Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-08 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE. Last evening a public meeting was held at the Insti tute, Mount-street, for the purpose of inaugurating an extended scheme of ipstruction in the evening school. There was a very crowded attendance. WILLIAM BROWN, Esq., presided ; and ar:ongst those , on the platform we noticed the Revs. H. S. Brown, Thos. Carter, Chaplain of the Borough Gaol; W. C. Stally , brass, Griffiths, Harcus, and Mains -Messrs. T. M. Mackay, George Melly, .T. T. banson,. E. S. 'Samuell, M. Ilaylock, H. Shimmin, A. Macllveen, John Robinson, W. C. Miller, Professor Elliott ; C. Williams, W. J..Masony, George Masony, Chesney, Evans, Mur phy, Bateman, Professor N acdonald, of London, and Mr. Cariss, the secretary. The CHAIR3LAN came forward amidst loud cheers, and stated that he had been called upon by the direc tors to preside , on the present occasion. He was always ready to obey such an order, and to do all in his power to support a meeting like the present, which he regarded as one for the promotion of science-. It must be particu larly gratifying to those who were the earliest founders of mechanics' institutions, to find:those institutions from year to year becoming more popular and acceptable to the public, and rising into national importance. The LiverpOol Institute 'Was' one of the earliest of those institutions ; and now, from the position which that institute had at laSt attained, it must be particularly satisfactory to those who were its originators, that it had now attained privileges which admitted of pupils pur suing their studies at their own homes, whilst at the same time they would be in a position to go to London, and obtain honours in the London University, precisely in the same manver as if th.cy had studied in the uni iersity. itself. It was also gratifying to know that thi s institution had now opened its portals to those who be longed to other schools, and that, by availing themselves of the advantages now possessed by this institute, they had the opportunity of attaining university degrees. If theli looked to those parties whohad raised themselves in our government society to the highest, they must be convinced that it was vitally important that our large schools should be really and completely °nen forthe attainment of honours .by those who had sufficient talent. It was much to be re gretted, that in past times large numbers of the community who were of raising themselves to the position which tlieir talent's warranted, : and making themselves valuable members of society, 'solely in consequence of the absence of those advantages which this_ institution now held out. It had been said that there were three classes of aristo eracy in this country—the aristocracy of wealth, the aristocracy of title, and the aristocracy of genius and talent. Give him, the aristocracy of genius and of talent, and he was sure the others would follow. (Hear, and cheers.) He felt that on the present occasion it would be bad taste on his part to say much more. or to take up more of their time, because there were others to follow him, who were practically much better acquainted with the details of, the important question on which they were met than himself. He would only say that he felt particularly gratified, and particularly happy, to see so large an assembly of ladies and gentle men present .to hear the speeches, which would be made to them by those present, who were so well able to do it. He felt, for himself, that education not only promoted the moral good, but the stability of the country. He felt, indeed, that we were one of the most happy nations in the world ; we had more of the comforts of quiet and domestic life than any other country in the world, and this was induced by the opportunities for education which we now possessed.- Those opportuuities were eminently afforded by this institution, and if the rising generation did not avail themselves of them, it would be deeply to be deplored. (Cheers.) Mr. J. T. DANSON next came forward, and entered into an explanation of what was proposed to be done by the institute in connection- with the evening. schools, for the purpose of preparing parties for receiving university honours at University College, London. The Liverpool Institute had progressed from small begin nings to its present position, and now they had added their Queen's College, connected by royal charter with -the university of London. He explained how it was proposed to give 'the working classes the benefit of a classical education in the evening schools of the institute, so as to prepare them for university honours. Under the arrangements at the institute, in connection with the evening schools, it would not be necessary for any man to go out of Liverpool in order to obtain the degree of Bachlor of Arts, and he believed that it was the first time in the history of the world that such advan tages had ever been offered. The Rev. Professor GRIFFITHS next addressed the meeting on the same subject which had been referred to by the last speaker, but remarked that Mr. Danson had so entirely gone over the ground which he intended to have occupied, that he had left him scarcely anything to say. Mr. GEORGE MELLY, on coming forward, was loudly cheered. He proposed a resolution, to the effect " That the extended scheme of evening instruction now imaugu rated here, is worthy of the support of all men who are wouk interested in the progress and welfare of the people." prepareu _ Lilts blow -to my The Rev. Mr. STALLYBRASS seconded the resolution, requested he would discolirse of their philosophy. Which was carried unanimously. re-opened the volume, and read with becoming gravity, Mr. T. M. MACKAY was next introduced, and was The most learned men are decidedly of opinion that received with loud cheers. He said—Te those who are • the seat of human understanding is the stomach.' not what I may call constitutionally devoted to public arriving at my quarters, I thought that life, there are few trials greater than to address a large Young Hyson would prove fefreshing, ft public audience ; but there are occasions, and this is that,, in this, at least, I should Meet with nothing to one of them, when personal feeling must succomb 'to surprise me ; imagine my astonishment when I observed Social duty ; and . I therefore consider it a privilege t o that the ' favourite leaf' the Chinaman was about take a share in the proceedings of this evening. (Cheers.) to infuse, looked different to any I had ever seen, it The subject of education is one that haslong occupied my being in colour, a. dull olive, having none of the usual attention, and I may say with truth has often occasionedbloom on its surface. I remarked on its' appearance , me much' anxiety, for I have been more than once in when my attendant quietly said- We never use painted commuication with pUblic men relative to the difficulties tea ourselves, but as the foreign merchants will pay a which surround every comprehensive scheme of national better price for it when the brown leaves are made of education, owing to our unhappy sectarian differences at one uniform colour, we of course have no objection to those periods (as at present). I was a large employer of i cover them with powders, especially as it Makes the skilled labour, in connection with shipping, and I usee I common witheredd - 104 lips the - best tea.' On drinking often to discuss with the intelligent workmen, a simple the infusion made from the pure uncoloured leaf, lat plan which arose in my mind, and may have done in many once resolved to others besides, for getting rid of this bone of contention, leaving the other and I will confess it met with very general approval. tion•" (Hear, hear.) I must mention, however, that the sug gestion was first promoted by finding the workmen so exceedingly anxious about etttinc , a trade for their boys, and some occupation for their girls, as soon as possible ; and when I used to inquire if they .could read and write, I was truly shocked to find so many, children poorly, and very many entirely, uneducated. Well, I determined to probe the ulcer, and the invariable explanation among even " well to do" people was, that the father - had to leave home in the morning so early, and came back so late, only dining with his family when his work was within a reasonable distance, that the training of the children was left entirely to the wives ; while these again said, with some truth, that before the eldest child was ready for school, there were usually three or four young ones round the fireside; and what, between looking after the house, washing no end of clothes, and nursing " that blessed baby," the eldest of the group had got a little beyond control, from want of looking after, and, as it was once expressively figured, "the peas had got above thesticks," and although put to school, played truant and went idling about the timber balks or the brickfields. Now these may be very fair excuses, but they are very bad reasons for parental negligence ; and when I pressed them as to the effect of a law which would prevent their children being. unless they in any trad e , or i n any d omest i c service they could read, writ e , an d Ci p h er, they invariably said they would be all th e b e tt er f or i t, an d wou ld b e quite satisfied to have it put in force, notwith standing their negligence heretof ore . Now, whence arises the anxiety of the educated cl asses to promote education ? Simply, from their own experience, they know it to be the only process by which the untutored mass of humanity can be ameliorated . and brought within the pale of the highest civilisation. (Hear, hear.) Let us take a restrospect of the last century or there abouts, and we find that all the most wonderful improve ments in science and art, which have altered the very face of nature itself, are due not to those who, to use a homely phrase, were born with a silverfrora the workingspOon in their mouths ; but to men who ha ve risen classes, and are indebted to education for their ad tacit of advance ment. It is really a dispensation of Providence for which we ought not to be unthankful, that by a sort h arrangement the aristocracy of rank a nd wealth rarely y enter the lists in those material occupations, en hi_ch. w the very existence of our national greatness depends The scheme which we are met to inaugurate this evening is not only for the simple stages of a plain education— . our aims are much higher. We offer advantages so conipiehensive and so collegiate in their character, yet at so small a cost in money, and so admirably arranged time,in that the student will find, in ..the very tran , ition, from the labours of the day to the elevating studws of the evening, a relaxation and ,rebound in his mental system, which in itself would be a rich reward. (Applause,) God has not gifted us in vain. link certain become a convert to this as Mon nese customs for future considera- LOUIS NAPOLEONT.:AND THE INVASION • OF ENGLAND. 8,A.; a guitlea long connected with si 3lr: J. A. Picton:tol fore-armed. , ssels sa Mt - i4r a l g l i l a iup ,t 1 ffejer eud a lecture on "The Policy he .chai: 1; and the 'Prof able lin briefly,intro- he pro led *Ake b :ent a times ad ciid he wished f64lrftva• attentiOri leis Id be awaliened o his Osigii id vicious mistimes of sa did Napoleon tClT'oledn said 'that . ' th despotism of to . occupy an unwiel pOleen wh thy civilisation eivilisatiOn• of the present f will : do, Naool( aitd 'pampettd armies ; Neives Stunted and' prescribed so . did Napolion. The ind kept not ;• so did - A • fine public buildings did Napoleon: They pies ; so did _Napoleon. Napoleon pia 'littered thase to each-ot the commissa. i standaid, --4---- Tho Worcester JOurnal states that a gentleman, long connected with that city and coinaty, has offered £5O towards filling the east Window of the cathedral with stained glass, provided that not fewer than eight other: persons will give the like amount. .If such`donations a r e forthcoming, the sum . already subscribed, about £6OO, would, with these additions, suffice for the pro posed object INCREASED PRODUCTIN'ENESS OF THE HOP PLANT. —The increase in the amount of hops produced from the plant during the last seventy years has been most remarkable. From the year 1792 to the ,present time the grbss produce of each decennial period has gradually increased, so that' the last eight years, from 1852 to 1859, both inclusive, have given a total duty of £1,852,000, or an annual average of £234,000, being an increase of more than. 40 per cent. over the average of the preceding twenty years.: But the most curious point is, that while the annual product has shown an increase of 40 per cent., the amount of area under cultivation has only increased 9 per cent., according to the. Board of Trade. The conclusion to be drawn from this would appear to be that much of the increased amount of produce obtained from the same source is attributable to the improved methods of cultivation and to the applica tion of fresh manures. It is true that the hop is pecu. liarly susceptible from attacks of vermin, and from violent change in the weather ;;_ but, inasmuch as the plant has been at various times during the past five years, especially the year before last, severely tried, and yet has produced an immense crop. the inference to be drawn is, that by improved cultivation its strength_ may bo so increased as to render it much more hardy and less liable to suffer from the vicissitudes of the English climate and the attacks of vermin.—Kentish Gazette. ' ficini its deir the =gilt ' tN next subjec derided the g that if he d. for that Corsica time, and •Empire 14 a Uor sli'eacE training, his ,else : wher Teprqsen had* been What tli of t could 4 France had no in check a. Continental enern for England IN7oted to the .may was Why ,had meaning of the c were, but 'pretext to pick like implements fc 2 cneapq 600,000 iuc France. pCfr Gaards, to This w great accumul tress ;. and, whits' made ready for And *hit had Ingh nO.OOO has only abou would be requir been able to ascertain that Liverpool 600 riflemen the resolution. . The Rev. H. S. Bnow.x. posed, " That this meeting men of Liverpool will wiliit . _ 313 Iti)ril nvest position in that amusemeii t. Liverpool, beside shovi the doh, addiessed tl portance of female - education women of this country were almost everyt hanks we The procecdi being sing. CHINESE CUSTOMS parison with our own ay, im nswered as I was inforn so in Europe, with a carried a faL of beads roue guage had n, of the book. HE Now is the. opportunity, afforded. for developmn . riches of many a _brain .ia.thi - 4..-assembly. The hid( 01 70 nlst be brought to light, and.. however, hard •.t, matrix which envelopes it„perseverance and industr will gradually dissolve ever difficulty ; and, if poi justly appreciate your victory;, you wile M,and before the - world a better son, - a hotter:11100:14 be:ttwttctli-ef, a better neighbour, atid,--greater ticatsffi.l, l a ' tian. (Loud cheers.) -- concluded by prop_ resOlution in favour of corleelite'eveaifit" Schools. •' ~ The Rev. Mr, ItiiNs •cante - foiward tccieiOnd tile re solution, .and said he was. .nnteh pleased yrith, all , that ha&taken place during i , ,the . evening. He felt a gre advantage in there, because the neighbour -, • which was the scene 'of his Ministerial labours low that he • was - seldom or ever in such an ar^ . atmosphere as surrounded him that-evening' become connected : first, with.. the, Insfitc since then the interest he, first felt it creased froth year to year:. lie 1w bad Ltetin .t had been i Ided by s vas caller: advantages now offeled;to " that he was able to speak of this .m of hope, but as a matter Of certaii been informed that from five to attended the elasseS: This, reason for Pleasure and joy , thOse who wished for the prosperi_, pool. He . hoped these large n um b ers frighten others away ; for if ever the numbc to such an extent that the institute should pros client fof their accommodation, he would ft with room for two or.three hundred person not agree with his friend, Mr. Stallybra , were of little good, thoiigb::the lecturing syst . ( been much abused; and' he was willing to take - his full i share of the blamo. But if people • insisted'' on turing, how could he help it ? (Laughter.) He the young men of Liverpool rational. amusemer care and moderation as fo the quality and quantity o ;,'that lectu many c advantages of education the people, and again 'Tiding the resolutlon. The Rev. W. 11. IDatcus seconded tt which was carried unaniwously. ACDONALD,, Of t length on the 6Taplained that the e meeting at so aing than the opposite sex le want of eau( then voted to the attri- I stranger luded by the National Anthem I THE - ANTIPODES OF ENGLISH giy given in the follow tug extract from;a.work publi.§hed;afirlacao "On inquiring of the bOainen: which directior st-nort 1. IV ,ut imp, he wind, 'e do. not say ine my surpri when in explaining the utility of the compass, the boatman added, that . The needle pointed- to the south. Wishing to change the subject, I remarked that I concluded he was _ about to_ proceed to ,seme _ high festival, ( pletely white. dejection, tha before, and that he was in the deepest mourning for:him On landing, the first object that .attracted my notice wa: a military mandarin, who wore an embroidered pettic2.4+ merry mking. He told me, with' a look of 'much ;r had ais only brothc xl thd week , withsonte dismay I observed.. him mount on the right side of his horse. On my way to the house, my attention was drawn ,to several old Chinese standing on stilts, some of whom had grey beafds. nearly all of them huge g delightedly employed group of boys were the innocent oeel oggling gpeetaeles ; they were paper kites, while a gravely looking on, and regarding Dtsirous to Ettion -of their seniors ratified people, I looked in )roPrietor told me time the IMl ncl I was somewhat astonished, to find him begin most serious and see the literature of so curiot at a book store... TI with the tentlon .ead the date of the publicatior fifth year, tenth month, twenty-third day.' We ar range our dates dieerently; I Observed, and begged he would speak of their ccremoniaLs., He conunenced by saving, When you receive a diStiiiguishedguest, do not fail to place him on your left hand; for that' the of honour ; and be cautious not ;to. uncover the head, as it Ibe an unbecoming riot . of, familiarit3 .' , Hardly Ipy days, done in fewer hours. was he to land ? But where was he not to land ? Our ,qu( was satisfied, 'after Eiat, 50,000' men could coniuliing *military author be _ landed on . tl before a for( could b disembarkatto at Cherbourg in seven hours ; to . cross tho channel, and tl noiselessly, that they would themselv,es be the messenger of their own arrival. He (the lecturer) had reason to believe that a point ,of landing had already been selected ; but, no doubt, 'for the purposes of diversion Troops might be disembarked at four or c could. rea differen places along the coast. M. Mejer then testiti,.. poputaa _ a war with ,England_ would be by the military and lower ordors in, France. ' was " probable : nigh unto P 1 to,th n invasion he thouglit . ; . "andheeautionedthe [lick" fie acknowlethted. people of this atry, wt against disproportionate self-reliant guard against danger, than strugl comes. (Applause.) A vote of thanks to the lecturer, proposed by th( terminated the.proceedings. chairman, + . , PRESENT OF THE LATE DR. DICK'S WORKS TO THE QUEEN.—The Queen has been graciouslY pleased to accept a copy of Dr. Dick's "Christian Philosopber," in accordance with a desire - eniressed by Dr. Dick on his detith-bed. At the ,same tune, Mrs. Dick sent to the Prince Consort a copy of Dr. Dick's " Celestial .ved by the Scenery," . which was folloWing •is an extract of; the letter ng receipt of the volumes, dated at Bal 4cptember, 1859 Afar I request that negoOduess to assure Mrs. Dick that the QUeOnfelt very strongly the reinembrance of her by Dr. Dick at such a - time, -and' , -that the Prince Consort was ACCIDENT TO THE AMERICAN CONGRESS, NEW YORK 'not less sensible -of Mrs. - Dick's . kind -wish to send her . LIKE or PACKET SHIP.-Ca ' l )tain Mather, commanding husband's work to him. Dundee :Advertiser. •' the eAm w eri h e Tal. rg CT a ig,i nd. .ess from London, bound for -.N m f ew Po E T-ri,oKING ON A. NEW PRINCIPL E . —Numerous York it passengers, arrived at Portsmouth are the means resorted to by thepocket-picking frater on Thursday, and reported his ship having gone ashore nity for the accomplishment of their_ nefarious designs, during thick weather on the Shoal of the Lead, near the but we know, of none Which in. depth' and cunning of Owens Light-veasel, where she r ema i ne d. Application execution exceede d an instance of 'robbery in this town was at once made through the Ame r i c a n Consul at on Thursday last. On the evening of that day, two Portsmouth to . the proper _authorities of her Majesty's resp ec table females were ,Standing . near Myers's Circus dockyard for assistance to.get the ship off again, and the in Sandford-fields, when „their pickets were picked by Government steam-tug Echo, with barges in tow, con- some of the light-fingered. community, who managed to taming warps and anchors, was immediately despa ' tched abstract from one the sum of . 155., and from the other to , the scene of the,. disaster. , The wind on Thursday , 4s. 10d. It appears that a mock row was got up by the was easterly, with thick Weather, Which. will. no doubt thieves and their confederates, and the females in ques cause a heavy roll where the ship'lies, but no fears are tion becoming, frightened, accepted the offer of three en t er tained of her ultimate safety. It is stated that. respect a bly-diessed men to escort them to the gate. A dons of hei.false keel came up alongside soon short time afterwards the young women discovered their some d Th after the shiP struc k the groan e .Amenea.n. c0 n ..., loss, and, of course, attributed it to the gentlemen'.' • vessel of about 1,900 tons register , and is one who had so kindly chaperoned d them to a distance away gress AS . • • • Shaw, and Lowther's line of packet from the :" assaults. an annoyance 91 the vulgar crowd,"' —Cheltenham Examiner, : h f: s em ePehnilhLoPnf3cls'on and New York, Prince: The acknowledg 21st .l have-t :Sou Linlv to NOR, they .feaied ;7 so did crs Made war in soldiery ; ition, nndhenee of incapacity k.ustrian war rather lie pas so did, does His, despotism was more refined, hat Of the Roiaan emperora. ism, were • bA be startled-I) great reliance whiff nay, said he had been itinent, with the over y nowassame. Large Auld not•speal ar of an invitation to The Press was degraded, vas now sunk in, flu said Napoleon's ;isely that which led him be the )eople here altogether but all concurred in would get a licking; odthe shores Of gin's antecedents Ind die in, ti `3CotCh b sharpened in his room he him- He was a but waited . his t lived to see every imperor was only 'ormidabto foe Lure of guns )slime speect umense Peet ? get in keeping iuid only-be meant :Ilion francs been he northern coast ? used in iron, and Ind what was the' fortifications Of Ant quarrel with England anon, and steam rams, got up . _ as it for I BIRKENHEAD POLICE coc:RT got ready the 1 ! S-. .11 lv sendi A.!iTizi,p't A 'reneli territory to arms 3f arms and accoutrements in pro- -the garrisou St guards, and --,.0-..-- JACKSON, Esq..] HMI:II4.OC ROIMRy.—At the Dirken .eady for head Police-court, yeSterday, two young. /ado; named Bell and Starkey, were brought up, charged with 4sources of attempting tnrob a woman, named Elizabeth Hughes, of National in Con,park. It appeared frota.the evidence, that the Emperor, had wonum.had been at Higher Tram - acre, looking for a situ ation, and was, proceeding homewards, when the prisoner armes; Bell took hold of her, and demanded her Money; and on A larger her refusal, he snatched off her mantle and ran off with it. She then called for assistanee, when the police-officer on the district came up, and, learning- the mrcumstances„ set off and succeeded in capturing Dell in Company with. Starkey.—The magistratei said % as Starkey had net. taken any,active part in the. affair, they would discharge him, but the other prisoner was to be irnprisoned for twenty-onedays: • A sailor named Honly was charged by'a man otthe same calling, named . George King, with robbing him of _a sum of money at New Brighten,-The case. was 'remanded to Thiirsday next. THE ROYAL FAUILY.—We (Scotsman) untlrstand that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is:expected to arrive at Holyrood on the 10th or 12th instant, and her Majesty and the Court on the 14th.' EXPORT OP CALICOES, YARN, AND THREAD. 1n the month of August last 3,892,426 yar&of plain and 2,267,233-._ yards of printed calicoes, 5,306,592 lbs. of cotton yarn, 1,043,524 lbs. of linen tread and yarn, and 1,300,970 lbs. of woollen,and worsted yarn, were exported from_Hull. . _ SHIP-BUILDINGS FOR Russra.—Altheugh since the termination of ihelate war with Russia, a considerable portion of the orders of_ both the Russian government and the jointstock companies of the empire, has passed into the hands of American and French building yards, yet the extraordinary efforts which have been made since the peace of Paris, to develop the internal resources of Russia have created a demand for steam vessels, which cannot be supplied without the assistance of 'English skill and labour. There are at the present time, both on the Thames and at the Northern building yards, considerable number of vessels building for the. Russian service, some of them ships . of war, others private yachts and steamers for navigating the rivers of the empire. On Saturday last, a fine iron steam vessel named the. Delta, built, and filled by Messrs. Samuda, of Millwall, left the Thames for her destination in Russia, having previously had several trials of her machinery.—Steciin 'Shipping Chronicle. THE COAL SUPPLY TO THE METROPOLIS.-T he quantity of coal carried to the Metropolis by rail, for the three months ending the Ist of. October, has just been published, from which it appears that the total weight conveyed during that period -has been 264,495 tons 2 cwt. '• of Which the London and North-Western proportion has been 114,956 tons 5 cwt. ; the Great Northern, 91,184 tons 6 cwt. ; Eastern Counties, 23,326 tons 17 cwt.: ; Great Western, 20,193 tons ; Midland, 8,587 tons ; South-Western, 3,313 tons 19 cwt. ; South-Eastern, 1,901 tons 15 cwt. ; and Tilbury and Southend, 293 tons. The North - Western still re tainsits position as the largest carriers, and during the month of July they - conveyed 34,174 tons ; in August, 41,378 tons 12 cwt. ; and in September, 39,403 tons la cwt. In July the Groat Northern _carried 29,852 tons 17 cwt.; Eastern Counties, 9,964 tons 11 cwt. ; Great Western, 8,559 tons ' • Midland, 2,449 tons ; South-Eastern, 959 tons 17 cwt. ; Tilbury and Southend, 293 tons. In. August :—Great Northern, 29,232 tons 7 cwt. • Eastern Counties,._ 7, 652 tons 1 c wt . ; Great Western, 11,174 tons ; Midland, 2,372 tons ; South-Western, 2,093 tons 9 cwt. For Septem ber :—Great Northern, 32,099 tons 2 cwt. ; Eastern Counties, 5,710 tons 5 ewt. ; Midland, 3,755 tons; South 'Western, 1,220 tons 10 cwt. ; Great 'Western, 1,190 tons ; South-Eastern, 941 tons 18 cwt. As compared with .the corresponding three months of 1858 there is an increase of 4,130_ tons 15 cwt. ; but taking the whole year up to the Ist of October there, is a decrease, as compared with the same period of ,1858,. of 0,599 tons 14 cwt., the traffic. being, for 1858, 857,149 tons 9 cwt., and for .1859, 846,549 tons 15 cwt. The decrease during the year upon canals has been 2,460„ tons 10 - cwt. ; or by rail and canal, 1 3 , 060 tons 4 cwi.;less than from the Ist of January to the Ist of October, 1848, roman spies, and , people apoti defect knew a s a. nt9 France, Hughes-street ho constitutec azland. Th, LIVERPOOL_ POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAT. [Before Mr; MAi4srtimo,] Anon of EMISEZZLV4EN't:—A young man, named Thonias SalisbAry, clerk to Mr. M‘Laughlan, an agent for the Albert and Plate Glass Insurance Companies in South: , John-stree4. was , . charged with embezzling the sum. . of £1.8g . r.:-ci, On the 21st of August the prisoner received £lBs. 6d. frorn Mr, James Ditchdeld, a publican; being the amount of_hisurgice on some plate glass. The money was. apt accounted for to Mr. ll‘Laughlan.—Mr: "^hh who anneared for the priioner, said thit the money.was not entered in the books purely through a Mistake, acid asked fora remand, which was - ~..ranted. The prisoner was allowed to 'go out . on bail for seven days, in one security of £25. • • A QUAItiCEL ABOUT RELlGlON.—tofril Duff, a soldier who wore ft number of medals on his, left breast and John M'Donnell, a diminitive Irishman, were charged With being drunk and disorderly, and with causing a isturban9 . ,igYra/ker's jitiblic-house, Whitechapel„ the pi r evioniiiight: A polie'i-offieet saftiqhat he was led into Walker's public-house the previous evening, and-the prisonens were at the counter arguing - 4nd quar relling about 'religion.. He (the officer)• endeavoured to induce .them to leave the place, but MiDonnelli said he vrauldnot stir an 'inch until he •had thrashed the bar-' man. Mr. iNfansfiefol' - There was a dispute about re ligion, and - the only witytolsettle it was by thrashing the batman." M‘Donnetwas very violent indeed, and ac cording-to-the police offiber;le was more like a nindhTin than-a sane individual. The soldiei, howeVer, was-vary quiet MiDonteL when asliedwhat hehad to say, replied, Somberly said to with tine , Pope and Popery r and as I held the barman • responsible for such' language; I thought-it my duty to thrasliihinit.." (Latighter.)—Mr. Mansilild discharged , the soldier; Uitt inflicted a penalty of 40s. and costs on the. littlb Irishman, who was conti mitted fbr two months in 'diaftuilt of payment.' • (Before- Messrs. CROSTLIWAITZ and SHA*D.3 AMIE TERATED COPFEE.--Williant Lloyd, grocer; Pitt-street; was charged witbharinrsold a quarter of .a pound of adulterated coffee. Prom , tie. evidence adduced, it appeared' that, on. the-Ist offiCer'from the excise in London visited the shop of Mr Lloyd, and asked for. a'quarter of a pounded coffee:. Mr. Lloyd's son, who , was in the shop at - the. time, went to a canister, - but found that it was empty.• He then took a quantity of , --coffeir belies , from another . canister, purthem- into a coffee mill;.antt ground them ; after which-he' furnished the f to► the applicant. The coffee• vrastaken to London; and, when analysed, was -found- to: contain six -per cent. of chicory. Mr. et.tneron, who appeared for, the Grown, proved the above facts. , Mr. muck, who appearedfor Mr. Lloyd, said, as a, matter of course, a mast er was-liable for his servant. If, the coffee-suppliedwas ad ulterated; it was so by acci dent. The yonng - raan 'who had soldithe coffee, finding that there was none ground on the• premises, put some pure coffee berries into the in ill and ground them. The only way in., which they c( Auld account for the coffee containing chicory - was this—. -there must have been some ground coffeeandehicory in , the mill' before the berries' were-put in, and - consequent,ly all got mixed together. The mill was Ordered' to be cl eaned out each time it was used ; and unfortunately,_oa t his occasibn, thisoperatiOn ifiad been: neElecte Under these- oiretunstance3; he retreated theinagiStrates to g ive Mr. Lloyd the bf;nefit & the doubt, and'diSnyiss the c ase:—Their worshipi said hey did, not think that Mr . Lloyd had intended any fihnd ; but' accorclino-, to the :act, ihey - were compelled. -to convict, and.`= they should therefore- inflict a penalty YL'BLTUANS" .I:fp Arn. risELLEES'' CA„Sin3. - PenucANs..--•-Thoarias Pierp oint, Btvington-hill, fined 2'o§. and costs, forselling at a n hour.—Michael Coyne, BaCk-iortland-street, Sainday trading, F acquitted. • - -S.: Lennox, Vrteeniand-street acquitted: - • BtEitsELLnriS. Sme. Wright, Beiington-street, charged with permittiir drtmly.ennese, fined' 25.. fa, and 25. 6d. costs. John Watson, Drycren.street;. ebar,ged. with Sunddy trading (the fourth time, was fined 20s. and costs Wry: Muttons, Stanley-street; charged with Sun day trading: and costs.—Patrick; Cohen, Chis enhale-street, charged, for the fifth , time fined 20s. and tosts.—Tridget Walsh, Park-street, charged with SUnday..trading, . was acquitted.—Ann! Dbrhyskire, Texteth-park, charged , . willsh Sunday trading, was, fined.. 20s. and costsk,--Joha leGrundy, Lower Harrington-street, convictedi of Stittelb.y trading, was fined Ios. and costs. [ln this , . case • tika-idefilandiant ..had 'put ss. into- the hands of a Poliitemam mot to' prose " eute]—M Griffith-stanhope-street,- ch aryldi With per ' mitting dnulkenness: fined ss. and costs. -rESTEZDAY ALP:,, anal Jogs )gular troops i ,in Ireland 7,900.( The number of reileznelTbe had not a laugll ho 16,d been'told :00,000, had only th a_populatio' shout th ;ountry , • there. were about 40,000. At the end should have one. hundred ArmS troxek; gun our fleet was immense, but it was scatt the end of the year there would be one steal But Napoleon nel suddenly, troops, wl of another year, we Of course, I abroad." • At Ile struck ansDort o could - now be t coast. long resist their t be shipped woaid suffice here so It wa§`better to le with it when FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER Muslin is now seldom seen for walking dress ; :if worn, it is accompanied by a bournous of a light colour, • either, in cashmere, wadded and lined, or in .I:gerine striped material of a bright colour ; these have often a line of gold or silver between each striPe. The former 'aremace with round hoods or Pelerines, the latter have squaii'Arab hoods with tassels. This is the season for Indian cashmeres, which will always be' aristocratic , and' diking-nes: Not Withstanding, we now find our 'fair fashionables • arrayed in warmer peignoirs in 'the morning, we still see them at noon in lighter dresses with 'their many narrow flounces, or trimmed with ' pliises a la,veille or fluted ruches. Some very simple; - yet beautiful, evening dresses are made, of .clear white checked organdis, the. checks formed merely with a thread ; the angle Marked with-a shamrock, a Maltese crass, or a star embroidered. Sometimes the line form ing.: the checks is of gold colour, or of other colours - to match the figure on the dress, White, pink, blue, and , lilac grenadines; white or coloured tarlatans, with one or two skirts with little flounces, bonillonneS, or tithe, are still worn. Some beautiful trimmings, suitable for autumn= mid winter dresses, have just been introdUced. Ribbons- of silk and velvet, chines, and striped velvet, will be amongst the great novelties of the season. .Plaits Of grog-grain silk, fourrageras, tassels, large buttons, trimmed with lace or guipure, aiguillettes, jet gimp,_ are all in.fogue. Autumn shawls made of velvet, trimmed With a thick chenille fringe, look- exceedingly hand)- some. Lace-ii also very much used. Shawls with deep' lace frills are- very generally adopted by the Parisian , fashionables. A. trousseau is quite incomplete without lstee shawl and lace flounces. - The facility Of using the latter successively as a trimming for -al shawl, a- winter mantle, a ball or visiting dress, makes them extremely useful. An effort is , being made to simplify the trim ming on the skirts; so that many are only trimmed quite at the bottom with a wide ruche a la• veille, whilst others have five or . six very narrow flounces. This ;style will lead to-' plain skirts, which will, however, be exceedingly full,. and trimmed up the front with passementerie, or large buttons trimmed - with lace, which are very pretty trimming. The newest autumn materials are Made with narrow or wide stripes, of one or more colours, flowered and chines ; the front breadth is of a deeper shade; with three wide stripes at the bottom, crossed with narrower ones the same as the rest of - the dress. This style is worn flatter round the waist, waning at the bettors Stripes are as much made in woollen material as int silks. A shawl; very distingue forneglige, is a large- square of cachemire or of black China crape, trimmed round with a band of black silk or moire, about half a yard wide. No fringe or lace, only a hem about two or three inches: They are now trimming silk dresses of delicate colours with a wide ribbon, or band of silk; of a bright colour - round the bottom and up each side •of the front, leaving a small space on which are -plaCedlfive or seven bows of ribbon of the sameeolour as the trimming surrounded with black : guipure. The same kind of trimming . is made for dresses of barage or printed muslin, in which case the ground of the ribbon should be black or white, - with wreaths or bunches- of flowers, and the bows trimmed round with black or white guipure. The sleeves,.opening square in front of the arm, are trimmed to match, with a bow at the top of the opening and another on the shoulder. The Polonaises, generally abandoned with thelight summer dresses, are gral-ually re-appearing. For walking, they will be made rather shorter; with the dress of the same material. For in doors they Will be Worn very long behind. —The bonnetsof the present season are both handsome and simple, as will be seen from the following descrip tion :—A , .plain velvet, of a very delicate shade of peach colour, lined with green velvet, and trimmed inside with a bandean of peach velvet, and a bouquet of geld brown flowers. The outside was ornamented by three green feathers and the strings were peach colour: Another of white imperial velvet, trimmed on the out side with a ponceau velvet across the top, the' ends, forming - brides. A ponceaui velvet bow on -the inside ' 'of the front fastened a curled' feather, passed under the oatside-trimming and hanging on one side. The our tain of white blonde. A more simple bonnet was- of white iraperial velvet, trimmed with a long white feather-round the edge' of the front. The crown, was . full, and ornamented- by a bow of blonde and veli.et; and a blonde curtain. A velvet bow was the only trimming . inside. A very pretty one was of light pink velvet, trimmed on one side- with a bow of black velvet, held by-an agraffe of pink. velvet. From this . side a scarf of blonde fell on one- side only. The inside was ornamented with pink velvet. The strings were alSo pink.. Hats are very much worn in the country and at the seaside. It is said they will be generally adopted thisminter ; but this, we believe, is at present quite un deciltd.—Le Follit: MR; , DISRAELI IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE The annual dinner of the Royal Bucks Agricultural Association was held on Wednesday, at Aylesbury; the Marquis of Chandos in the chair, He was supported by the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., and Mr. W. G. Cavendish, M.P. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having hien given, The Chairman proposed the health of ° the county 'members. . • 73.1 r. Disraeli, on rising. was received with loud and long-continued cheering ; The right hon. gentleman, after returning thanks for the honour done to himself and his colleagues, proceeded,toSpeak of the benefits nesulting from Agricultural Societies, and to vindicate suchocieties from the taunts of opposition. - He said : It is now generally admitted, that En ,land is a country which takes-the lead in the cultivation of the soil, and: there are many other points with respect to which we have been in the habit of assuming- superiority. Withoitt now entering into any controversy as to whether that assumption - is. just or not, I think that superiority has been questioned. upon many other points by continental nations and; critics; with respect to agriculture, never; and for this simple reason,, the test of the superiority of the agrieule titre is the amount you produce from, the soil of the country, and that country which produces the most from its soil, is held to be the most skilful in agriculture. That being the case, the condition of miicultnre in this country is suoh that for a very long period of 'years. we have been famed for the cultivation bf the soil, and for the prowess which England, has made in that respect. The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to speak of the high position occupied by Bucks as an, agricultural county, and resumed his seat without reference to polities. THE NEW MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA.—The _Daily News says there-is an impression that the govern 'dent are disposed to re-consider their recent decision, which indefinitively postpones the establishment of a - new mail service between .England and Australia. ",., --- 7 - MONUMENT To JAmEs HOGG. — The funds for the proposed monument to the immortal Shepherd of Ettrick Forest are steadily on .the increase. A further sum of £lOO will suffice for the completion of the enterprise, and this amount will, doubtlesi, be `speedily realised. Among recent contributions are the names of the Duke of the Marquis of Bieadalbane,,Sir Thomas. Macdougal Brisbane, Bart., Captain Mitchell of Stow, and - the sons - of Burns. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A DIVER.—RAMSGATE, WED- Ntsisay.—An inquest was held on Tuesday, at the Town= hall, Ramsgate, before Mr. R. I. Emmerson; coroner for the district, touching the death of Maurice-Alward, a diver, which took, place in consequence of the burst ing of the air piPe while he was under water. The deceased Was, on Monday, emPloyed in examining the wreck Of the. Robert Gardiner, and was attired carefully. in the usual garb of a diver. On its being discovered that the pipe had burst, he was immediately brought to the surface, but, he had then ceased to live. The wit nesses could give no opinion as to the cause of the accident. The jury returned their verdict "Accidental deatk.from suffocation, in consequence of the bursting of a pipe." A BITE FROM AN ADDER.--A singular accident occurred in Kingsley on Wednesday, the 28th ultimo, to "a man named Charles Chandler. It appears that three men were digging potatoes on some ground, the property of 'Mr. Charles Maybee, between ten and eleven a.m. ; two girls were also there, and seeing a rabbit start from the hedge and run into a hole, the girls called the men, and told them of it. Chandler went to the hole and put his arm in, when an adder bit his forehead. A man, by the name of Colver, immediately killed the reptile. The poor fellow's face commenced swelling to a fearful ex tent. He was conveyed to Alton at once, and on reach it, i i ni g dm ß bs i e ti i in s n t k e g a ti d oni l i : r e :h was rei e sn nature s n t, e hu a ra r et l y with the ' Mr. Daniel Inwood the matter o w f balins the case, supplied the poor fallow with some adder's fat, and 'applied it to his face, a medical man, who gAve him some other remedies, which relieved him to a great extent. 'Be was taken to which relieved him. We are happy to say the man i,9 I no w dcing well. --, ;rest Sussex gazette ' , . . . OCTOBEIt 8, 1859. PRESERVATION OF' LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK " ' at OnThursday, a nteeti s iva the Royal i•;"atienallifebe Institution was held at its house, John-stx&t, Adelphih, Thonaas„Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., in the : chair. gir• Lewis,, the secretary, having read the: minutes of the previous meeting, 'a 'reward - of £3O wart voted to - the crew of the institution's lifeboat stationed at Sotithiroa and.the silver medal to John Craigie, .her coxwain, for their gallant services in rescuing, during a. strong gale of wind and heavy sea, the crew - of ten inn, and the master's Wife, from the Prussian brig, : Lutinde; w hich Was wrecked of Misner - Haven, on the night of the I.ith tat. The officer of the Coast Guard reported that the lifeboat had behaved nobly en the ogeasion, as . wella s the boat's crew. The boat was several times burie d in the seas, and once so , completely so, that it was believed, she had disappeared altogether ; she soon Sho wea herself again, rising with her living. freight like a cork' —A reward of £l3 was , also voted to the Ciew of tile society's boat, stationed at Bridlington, for rescuing tween i three and four o'clock, - on the niorning of t al 16th ult,r the crew of six men from the ,brig - - • . a S l u h n e d a e v;f r 1 V ale , which of w A reck rtw ed ar or o n f ri l d i fin l g4e s rz, lai do elo ri n e , voted to the crew of the Castlcto*w. Isle of Man, life boat,- which belongs to this institution, for puttini(o6l on the night of the 30th of Airgast, and rescuing thl t 'P' men from the Norwegian brigantine - Opieisning e . n ' which, during - naudden . gale of wind; had' eoothe abled.The Wick lifeboat, which in on the institution;s plan, was also reported to have saved recently a isbil s crew, during a heavy gale of wind. The boat wa s under the command of Captain Tudor; R.N., who, fo r a previous act of bravery in rewiring life, wear 3 ,_ society's silver medni.,,Rewards, amounting to 115 10 50 were also. voted to the crews of the, society's lifebonc s ' stationed at Fleet Wood, Dover, and Milliner, for putting of in reply to signitis• from veSsels howev r, did, not require the boats' aid.—The Itainskate lifeboat, which is also on the institution'splan,, had recently, in con unction with the harbour commissioner's steam -tu g Undisome loggers, succeeded in' britoing.: into harbo ur i fromr the Goodwin Sands," - the brigiginickstep , London.—A reward of £5 was likewise. voted to tbep crew of a Harwich smack, for their-valuable assists] in saving the crew of seven men from .the brig Faule, South ghields, which Was wrecked - 'on' the Shipwr Sands, during hazy weather, on. the Oth itittition decided to station_ a new lifeboat - at Silloth , near Carlisle. Sir J. Grahant, Bart., M.P., hadioffered l3 4 . o ., co-operation to the humane-Undertaliinz:i The so ci°k 7 also ordered a lifeboat to be• built for Portheawl, neat Cardiff. The establishment had received the very lib Support of Talbot, - 111. P:, Lord-Lieut, of the tY"Vr 3 ' 11 anirother mentlemen in the locality. The socit.:r the ported to be making an urgentaPpeal to the seamen 0 - ,„ c , merchant service, to assist it in placing and maintailiw4 lifeboats on every exposed part of the coasts. of t' life 1t n ot f the United Kingdom,. as who better than sailors ean!o/1 3 elate the comfort of knowing where to run for when on ale° shore ? We trust tl6,t this appeal be made in.vain, as well to the officers and men.ui - t royal navy ; for it" is a fact not generally known,- t il ! r during. the last fifty years, an average of seven ship& l annum have been lost from the royal navy. This ce,r„.l. year, her Majesty's vessels Sapplio Heron, and Xv-" ds , have been wrecked, with the loss of Heron, hundreds of Ivan, If all those, therefore, who go to.sea, or who have fell: tions (and who amongst us have not ?) at sea, N'; contribute their mite towards the support of lifebo%t that they may not be lost on our coasts from the of a lifeboat, the funds of this philanthropic instituti ° f would receive a considerable permanent accessio n ° t fundsi towards the support ofits eicrlity-seven lifebonf —la 0 establishments.. PaiMents amounting to upwarc xi,opo, for lifeboats and their accessories, having ordered to be made, the proceedings closed. EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.- THE WATER WALK The announcement, though made by a well-kil o resident of Toroxto, that he had invented an appar 3 „ r , whereby he was enabled to walk ,upon the w a rp was received with some caution. Since -then, in-, „i ; . presence of several members of, the Press Mr. -16 13 - c ' - - has given evidence of his ability to do all ' that he Pr; raised. On Saturday afternoon the party invited pri,t ceeded to dm Don station, with some amount of (1.043;( upon their minds as to the result of the trial :Seg e a them expectedthat Mr. Hickok would travel at a r e h t; speed, or that his new-fangled invention . would er l3 " him to dance -to the music of the waves, had there . b e any wherewith to dance to. But on arriving at then indicated, the hest possible evidence wasArnishec lo e it would was iiL theenable wouldm uddle hime tot. o the wal Don;k upon a t ki he nz w h a is te: c . , a f v ag ortl he e the currenti' which at this place runs rather quicklY• soan neaxedthe party, and when Within speakillg ose. tanCe, turned round with the greatest possible- u gh He had in his hand a small poll, scarcely large eTh° 1 1 0 to afford. him any assistance, so far as preservi4t balance was 'concerned. That he- 'cOuld do with. a - *as soon provea, for he tnrew it 'from. roc': f o 3 lieu thereof, from a man who accoinpanied hint ed boat, a walking-stick of ordinary" size. c omaie apd a return down the river, proceeding very steadilY l he s abitost as quickly as a pedestrian: upon, dry be walking, at a moderate pace.. Befoie going ' 3 „ r vi ed threw the stick from him; but shortly afterwards res-well the pole. To the onlookers he appeared to do quite 3s tePs , without it: When nearly out of sight he retraced hi 3 9,00 and again came opposite the panty. In reply tag(l ll , e ; i sr asked, said; he was not at all fatigued. replay nading for it few minutes more, having been °- t a nd w; water at least half an ho he got into the b ° ,- 3 - .6 0 91; i was rowed. to. land. The apparatus-used by 3 1 r• is the first he has made, so. that, as in all new t "116 1 there i 5 room. for improvement. The fact is establisty that a man may, with this invention, walk te fa n it t water, and there is nothing to indicate that thetiz attended with any peculiar difficulty. It apPe 3rs <atie ll as easy as walking on snow sh oe s, the- motion o f ov er it somewhat resembles. In the crossin,g of arrae s rivers, and in passing the st re ams of a new coun t q be that- traversed by the Californian emigrant, it swlbost invaluable. The shoes are of tin, we understan d ' four feet long, and can be easily packed' into small 01) --Toronto Globe, Sept. 19. y in° in IMPROVED APPLICATION OP MOTIVE P A NE Yri of Tuesday a.trial was made in the dock .at Bristw bee° model vessel, to which an inVentionoihich 1 0 b e en patented by Messrs. Newcombe and Lovell, 10,crefr applied. The model, which was propelled with out ireli or paddle, was 10 feet in length, 1 foot 6 in7 a tecl breadth, and 1 foot in depth. The pr i nc iple n''.; o ' e gy, by the inventors dispenses with all external ma c ot' shafts, cranks, bearings, &c., and thus avoids the' ce i f e mous expense incurred in constructing, v essels o ,fi r eatli, such apparatus. It can be applied to shiP s built without altering their lines, and as an the tr► power to sailing vessels will be very valuable . of the:model was eminently successful. r the THE SCOTCH HARVEST.—:n the reports o s ("i°° quarter ending the 30th September, the estilnot,,ee'pro' of the corn and root crops indicate that tu; a4 'sr i e duce of the cereals and leguminous er°r-orteui below the average. Potatoes are variously retrerlt 'both as to produce of tubers and the n repo t the blight ; while the turnip crop i 9 - s fen, generally as not exceeding half of an referr'r crop. In most counties a deficiency of fodder is w iete,, to in connection with the keeping of stock during:oa th'_ and spring. The deficiency in the turnip crop., short supplies of hay and straw, account forlt i 9 fel the price of horses, cattle, and wethersheeP• 1 859 b a r apparent from the reports, that the season, of tll s _ prove an unprofitable one to the arable.farnier,;cant in many instances the loss of capital Will 14.4 ri ' nearly, if not the whole of, the rent of the lan euiturist. an colonleo DEFENCE OF AIISTRALIA..—OUT Australian are giving proof of their earnest desire to ce 1 ° r• mother country of all anxiety as to their de.e n poi° ni ariti.ill e to the she becomes involved in war with any • ddiOn feat steps mail brought intelligence that, 1 11 1 . 01 steps that had been taken to put Port Jag - rer zi, lr rehe: ca,e position to repel an attack, - the Victoria n ' ree . had passed laws for increasing the troops o f the ro, sh e army, enrolling some 6,000 velunteers of 311 ,t o t erecting powerfully-constmeted batteries bo,oob3oa Heads of Port Phillip and at the entrance t _; ) o st gpnd Bay, where usually lies at anchor a fleet a' ni na cre gather iliitish, of some half a million of ton : many millions Of value. The nom Captait,n 1-00(11).1f ILE., at the request of the colonists, has be' n be half the Duke of NeWcastle the commissioner on I.chas e !P . the-province to conduct .the selection. and P r t e i nn i n ite o w ) , ,Europe of the arms and munitions of e ar was ' tor ° tl/ Complete these defences. Captaln Clar n k, vra , Noe° years Surveyor general in Australis, ?, toriit a member of the Provinc ial Cabinet of ic