The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-17 00:00:00

fact, if it was not for the government and a few private grants, the great and natural genius of the Italians would be entirely neglected mid forgotten. And Why? Because the nobility and gallants of the present day, unlike those of the period of Charles V. and 'rancis 1., instead of having their rooms and boudoirs ornamented with the works of art, prefer to convert their . cabinets into a kind of hosier's shop, adorned with every variety and. colour or neckties, collars, gold or silver-mounted canes, trinkets of every description, French perfumery—in fact, sur rounded with all the elegant varieties and effeminacy of a coquette of twenty. These are the tastes of most of the young men of the nineteenth century. The hosier, goldsmith, per fumer, and casinos are lavishly supported, and the poor painter or sculptor is allowed to pine and die in the greatest misery. The nearer we approach the tithe fired for the meeting of the Northern Sovereigns, the more We flnd this subject occupying one of the most irdportant places in the journals of this city and Turin. For the last week the columns of these prints have been tortured with every imaginable hypothesis of the subjects that are to be brought under the consideration of the rulers of Ititstia, Austria, Prussia, and. the smaller derMan princes, and the effect they will have Upon the present question of Italy. As usual, the same columns do not forget to hurl their bitterest invectives and undignified language against Austria oa all those who differ from their politibal view of thi , Italian question, and whieh hag been more than I Once the subject bf the severest animadversicms bii the part of the French press, The Italians laugh at the idea of Austria declaring war against Piedmont, and rake up every grain of argument and rea§9ll to show the ...mute run of such a war to Austria with united _ltaly against her (?) The Italians affect to treat with contempt the preparations now making on the other side of the Mincio, in every part of the Veronese and Venetian pro vinces, as well as along the coast of the Adriatic, and throur,unlimited defiance . at the forces now concentrated in those provinces ready at a moment's notice to 'send forth the fearful thun ders of their etterniitiating artillery ; but the More the Italian press cry out against the Aus trians le More I know that they internally fear their 'enemy. The Italian journals will not allow their readers to imagine that Russia or Prussia will compromise their interests with France and - England in supporting Austria by putting a stop to the present revolutionary party now in Italy, or annihilating in such a manner tlie power of thLt party as to prevent i their spreading the con taeon in IlungarY and. Poland, which is the very raison. that Russia and the other German powers ail endeavour to support Austria in crushing the amnia, and uniting themselves into a force suffi ciently gigantic to put a stop to the profound cunning ambition which the ruler of France has before his eyes—namely, the further extension of the French frontier towards the banks of the Rhine. The discussion of the new law for the annex ation of the Marches, Umbria;, Naples, and Sicily, is Still before the Honse, Cavour not dar ing even, sfirronnded by men who are almost ready to vote in any way that this Minister Might &tate, to put the question before the ?Chamber in the form of a vote of confidence, knowing but too well that this would give birth to revelations not very flattering to the good faith or honesty of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The only speech worthy of notice was that delivered by the advocate Ferrari who brought before the House the hollow policy of Cavour and the Piedmontese party in so hastily desiring the annexation of two important States like Naples and Sicily without even giving time to the people to reflect or recover from the intoxicat ing effects arising from the present excitement before inconsiderately adopting a course which hereafter may give rise to similar scenes that are now agitating that part of the Peninsula. Ferrari advocated. the principle of an Italian Confedera tion, and. pointed out the immense advantages of such a system to the one now proposed by Par liament. The hon. deputy during his speech had to submit to the clamorous and organized interruptions coming from the servile followers and greedy expectants of the government, who like hungry birds of prey hovering over the fast expiring traveller of the desert, are ready to pounce down upon the body almost before the spirit has taken its flight. The President of the Chamber, in his zeal to the party in power, more than once feeling the force of the arguments and bitter sarcasms of the speaker which fol lowed the loud interruptions of the above party, .in a very nndignified manner jumped from his seat, and extending his arm and shak ing his hand patronisingly towards the Ministerial benches, said, Ti Oh, do not be alarmed, we have plenty of speakers to reply to him !" Ferrari concluded his discourse with a severe fexpose of the Cavourian policy, which that minister has not been in the habit of hearing in. Ore Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies. The fact Of bringing such a subject before the Chamber at the present moment, and with the •k - ettird consti tution of the house, is another part of the comedy. Who is to oppose it P Is it likely that the Piedmontese will reject the passing of such a law? Does not the acts of the government of Piedmont seem to realise the assertion of the Pungolo, that the policy of the government is not so much for the liberation of Italy as for the enlargement of Piedmont ; and the Punyolo is not a long way from the truth, all the principal and chief offices of Lombardy being now occu pied by Piedmontese, many of the late Lom bardian employes and their families being re duced to the most painful misery. All the chief offices of the Emilia are in the hands of the Piedmontese. All the chief cities and Royal Commissioners of the lately conquered Papal provinces are already occupied by Piedmontese —Naples and Sicily must be prepared for the same treatment and justice. The latest despatches from Naples inform us that Garibaldi, on the morning of the 4th instant, made a minute reconnoitre of the Bourbon posi tion in the direction of Capua, the line of the Vol turno being still strongly fortified by the Royal ists, notwithstanding their recent defeat, which is a confirmation of my letter wherein I gave your readers a few particulars of the engagement. The journals of Milan urge the Government to expedite as speedily as possible the union of the Piedmontese army with that of Garibaldi in order to stop the further unnecessary sacrffice of life and blood. Under any other circumstance this logic would be really laughable : these journals urge the revolutionary party to spread their doc trines in every part of the Peninsula, to place a revolver at the head of every man who dares to oppose them, and. bombard and set fire to Capua and Gaeta, because the Royalists have at last shown some pluck, and before some new phase takes place in this question by the interference of Europe. The system that they now promulgated to finish the question is to butcher as speedily as possible every soldier on the side of Francis 11., arid then say, "There, that's finished, and now I can sip my coffee after, dinner with more calm ness and pleasure." The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa tells us in its number 'of yesterday that Garibaldi seems, within the last few days, more easy in his actions, and less exeited, having now clearly established his understanding with the , King and Cavour, and that the - approaching attack of Capua and Gaeta will be in perfect con formity with the King's wishes. This piece of news was quite superflucnis on the part of the Corriere Mercantile, because every man of any sense must have seen that it was a perfect comedy from beginning to end, and as such I will leave it for the present. CLAYTON HALL. We have only to remind our readers that this week closes the engagement of that wonderful genius, Valen tine Vonsden, at the Clayton-hall. We believe that no ()Vier man could have maintained such an extended run, and with such brilliant success. We would therefore, advise all who wish to enjoy one of the most rational andintellectual treats of modern times, to see him before he toes. There will be a morning performance on Satuday. LI\RPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIET. Hara's beautiful oratorio " The Creation," Was played rid sung last night, at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, as-he tenth concert of this season of the Philhar monic Soiety. Madame Clara Novello was the soprano, as announced "for a farewell" 'performance, but she in will agin appear on Tuesday, the 13th of November, a miscellanous concert. Last night she appeared weak , either from'il-health or some other cause, and the result' was, we regat to say, spiritless. Mr. W. H. Cummings, as the: tentr, was very fair, and sung "In Native Worth" wit'Vaste but in other parts he was too tame. • Mr. Lawler vs the bass. He has a fine voice, of rich quality, but in very powerful. He was most successful in, the third par. The chorus appeared rather noisy, but "The Heirens are Telling" was very effective. The, concert Whe.l3th of November• promises to be as attractive aa Ad last night, which filled the ball in every part. It h announced as the last appearance in Liverpool of Madene Clara Novelle, and she will be assisted by the Lorton Glee and Madrigal Union, con sisting of Miss Eyls, Mr. Baxter, Mt. W. ,11. Cain mings, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Land ; solo violin, Herr Molique'; solo pinoforte, Mademoiselle Molique ; orchestra and chors of two hundred and fifty per formers. YOUNG MEN'S CIRLSTIAN ASSOCIATION. — The first of the present white course of lectures, in connection' with this association, was delivered last night in the Collegiate Institution by the Rev. J. B. Owen. Not withstanding the verb mfavourable state of the weather, the attendance was extremely large so great, in fact, that the body of the hill was crammed, and many were glad to find standing room. The subject of the lecture was it Haunted Houses;" a nd it included an account of the spirits which haunt the ale-house, the post-house, and the lonp horse. It would be impossible for us ' in a limited space, o convey to the r eader ,t he faintest idea of the discursi . e yet concise, pathetic but humorous, nature of the leture. The subject was, in the hands of the lecturer, an "inexhaustible bottle," from which he drew lessons fa every variety of character. The audi ence was enthuiastic throughout, and at the conclusion of the lecture gave a cordial vote of thanks to the talented lecture. After a similar vote to the Rev. Mr. Bardsley, who rresided, the proceedings were brought to a conclusion. LATEST •NEWS-. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MA.GNBTIC TELEGtRAPH.) DOWNFALL OF THE MAZZINISTS IN NAPLES; AND PROCLAMATION BY URGING ACCEPTANCE or VICTOR EMMANUEL. NAPLES (via Marseilles), Oct. 13. Yesterday, in consequence of the resignations tendered by the Pro-Dictator Pallavicino and his ministers, the National Guard went to Garibaldi and represented to him that disturbances were imminent. The Dictator ordered them to fire on any person shouting in favour of a republics The patrols which were afterwards sent throiigh the streets Were ialilted With shouts of " Down with !" " Down with Crispi !" The Dictator has published a proclamation, in which, after announcing the approaching arrival of Victor Emmanuel, he says--" Let us be ready to receive the man whom Providence has sent usl There will be no more discord; Italy United, and King Victor Enimaiiiiel galantuomo, may be the per petital symbols of our regeneration." A circular of the ministry, pressing the same opinions,. has also been published: • . • THE RESIGNATION OF THE PRO; DICTATOR OF NA,I I .LES. TURIN, Oct. 16. Letters from Naples explain the offer of resig nation made by the pro-Dictator Pallavicino, which has since been withdrawn. The republi cans accused Pallavicino of having prevented the enrolment of volunteers. Garibaldi, yielding to their influence, was about to dismiss his ministers and to convoke a provincial parliament for the 11th November, but he was opposed by public opinion. SICILY AND THE ANNEXATION VOTE. Despatches from Sicily announce that a decree had been issued, ordering the vote on the question of annexation to be taken on the 21st inst. This had givelf great satisfaction. Flying columns had been despatched into the provinces of Sicily to enforce payment of the taxes. GARIBALDI'S PROCLAMAtION .; .-THE ANNEXATION VOTE. The Italian papers publish a fresh proclama tion of Garibaldi. It is dated the 6th instant, and is addressed to the inhabitants of Molise. He calls them to arms, and says :—" You have four months .before you for warlike exercises. The fifth month, in March, - 1861, will re-echo throughout the entire Italian territory the hymn of liberty and regeneration." The Dictator's. Government is occupied with the preparations for the vote on the question of annexation. To prevent reactionary efforts, troops will be sent to the provinces to ensure the freedom of the votes. In rural districts official agents will collect the voting papers at the voters' houses. Operations on the Volturno will hot be resumed till after the national vote on October 21st. The King continues to make great defen sive preparations at Gaeta. SARDINIA. RUSSIAN AND PRUSSIAN PROTESTS AGAINST THE INVASION OF NAPLES. THREATENED WITHDRAWAL OF THE AMBASSADORS, MUNICH, Oct. 16. The official Nene Munehener Zeitung publishes• a telegram, dated Turin, 15th inst., asserting that great consternation prevailed among the mem bers of the Cabinet, as the ambassadors of Russia and Prussia had remitted formal protests against the Sardinian invasion of the Kingdom of Naples. The Russian Ambassador, adds the telegram, sig nified, in addition, that in the event of no atten tion being pain to this protest, he should demand his passports. THE ROMAN STATES. Advices from Perugia. state that the Papal authorities had dismissed many functionaries at Viterbo. The emigration of the inhabitants of Viterbo continued. ROME. The Pope. has addresseda most sympathetic etter to the widow of General de Pimodan. The Paris letter of the Daily News says, the opinion that the Pope will leave Rome is stronger than ever. MINISTERIAL CRISIS Al' VIENNA. VIENNA, Oct. 16. The Oesterreichische Zeitung announces that Counts Nadasdy and Thun have resolved upon quitting the Ministry. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Oct. 16, 3 30 p.m. The Bourse has been firm, but little business was done. Rentes closed at 69.15, or 20c. higher than Asterday. CHINA. OPERATIONS OF THE ALLIES.-THE ATTACK ON SHANGHAI BY THE REBELS. The overland mail brings advices from Hong Kong to August 26th. The news from the allied expeditionary force is to the 13th. The entrenched Tartar camp between Pehtang and the Taku forts was carried by the allied forces on the 12th, and the attack on the forts themselves had commenced. On the 18th August the Taeping rebels appeared before Shanghai and attacked the south gate. A party of French, stationed there, played on them with artillery, and drove them back with some loss. During the night they remained quiet, but on the following morning were quietly assembling on the border of the foreign settlement when they were again dispersed by the French with further loss. As a measure of precaution and defence the adjoining suburb was then fired and completely destroyed. Accounts of the ulterior proceedings of the attacking forces are anxiously looked for. Business was completely stopped, and immense damage has been inflicted on the surrounding country by the rebels, who butchered the inhabi tants and burnt every house and village all round the city. A large quantity of silk had reached. Shanghai before the rebels arrived, but the subse quent supply was expected to be seriously dimi nished. The capture and destruction of the city of Nantsin, in the centre of the silk districts, are confirmed. Ningpo quiet, though an uneasy feeling pre vails among the Chinese. Foochow busy and tranquil; Swatow calln but troubles may ar ise at any moment. The Lak Cheong pass, near Can ton, is still shut, either by the rebels or by the imperialist troops, and trade in consequence most injuriously affected. The correspondent of the Times says, the policy of the Western Powers in respect of the rebellion must now be declared. In the slight skirmish with Tart ar cavalry h a de tached from an entrenched camp, he Allies d fourteen men wounded, Capt. Greathead seriously. The English mail of July 16th reached Hong Kong on the 19th August. AUSTRALIA. Melbourne advices are to August 26th, and Sydney to the 22nd. The Government of Victoria had purchased. the Melbourne and Geelong Railway. A nugget weighing 834 ounces had been found . at Ballarat at a depth of 400 feet. About 1.00 ounces of gold, small nuggets, lay around it. At Melbourne a public meeting had been held to raise subscriptions for a sword to Garibaldi. At Sydney a public , meeting had been held to urge the Government to establish a militia force. The Volunteer Corps are being re-organised. Great damage had been done by another flood. Sydney commercial reports state that merchan dise of every description was . over-abundant, Consumption of imported goods decreasing, and trade dull. Several meetings for the collection of subtcrip tions for the Pope, have been held at Sydney. The commercial reports from Melbourne are very unfavourable. Goods of all sorts pour into the port and are laid up in store until forced intil forced into unprofitable sale. Cash is scarce. TH E WAR IN NEW ZEALAND. Advises from , New Zealand to July 21st state Wgeargeenient preparin g o f t h fo e r 2 thAfi final r u m g a g i l o e r . that there h ad. been ' no renewal of hostilities, but both parties Since the en e c Nelson, of the 40th, had kept pitching a shell in among the occupants of the Pah every now and then and at uncerta in bear this harassing ; th e intervals. have strength Nativ s under excitement, but little physical endurance. A correspondent, writing from Taranaki, New Zealand, on the Bth of August, says that the insurgents were no wise intimidated by the arrival of reinforcements. They had commenced destroying all cattle and farm property belonging to the settlers. INDIA. The Calcutta news are to Sept ember Bth. The import t ra d e ex hibit s a very decided improve ment, and se ll ers h o ldi n g on, with prospects. E x p or t t ra d e s till flat, but improving. silk, Jute,improv ing and oil seeds in better demand, though still at prices too high for the home rates. Money abundant. The harvest in the north-western provinces again in jeopardy. Advices from Oude state that jewels to a large mother, amount, the property of the rebel queen's had been seized and appropriated by the British Government. A bill has been introduced by the Legislative Council of Calcutta to provide for the supply o f Coolies to the French colonies in terms of the convention between France and England. . The famous crystal throne of Delhi has been sent to England, for presentation to her Majesty. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 16. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam• ship Alhambra has arrived from . - aibralta . r: She brings 200 tons of currants.. The steamer Em peror, with Garibaldian excursionists, in charge of Major Styles, had left Gibraltar for the island of Nisita. Her Majesty Queen Isabella and the royal family had left Barcelona for Lenda. The fitearner Emperor, from Hull, the cutter Susan. EtiAabeth, frorii Liteipnol, and the schooner Julia Ann, had arrived out at Gibraltar. At Gibraltar, on the Bth inst., Exchange on London, 90 days, was quoted at 501 i; Paris, sf. 30c.; Marseilles, 5 32 ; Genoa, 5 33 ; Madrid, Cadiz, and Valencia, par; Malaga, 1, pm.; Spanish Pillared dollars 3 per cent. premium, but no demand. Freights unaltered. _ _ . CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. lltnitY, Oct. 16. The Montreal Company's screw-steamer Anglo- S9,xon i with the Canada and United States mails, via quebee , ' ,Which pntt she left on the 6 th i ns t ., arrived in Loil,gh Fciyle about font o 4 cloek this morning: She tratigfettdd all her mails on . bodfd thb tender in Waiting; and proceeded im mediately. She passed the steamer North Briton on the 9th inst., off Fortean Bay also on Satur day, a steamer; supposed to be the John Bell: The City Of Baltiniore touched at Cdpe Rate oh the.4th Mit: Political neWs unimportant. The. Prince of Wales arrived at Washington at four o'clock on the 3rd inst., having visited on his Way Cincinnatti, Pittsburg, Hamburg, and Bal tiniore; at all of which cities he • experienced the most gratifying reception. The royal party was received at the depot by General Cass and two nephews of the President, and then drove to White House, where the Chief Magistrate extended them a cordial welcome to the national capital. The following day a reception was given by the President, in honour of his Royal Highness. The royal party took leave of Washington on the 6th instant, and proceeded to Richmond, ,Vir ginia, where they were expected to arrive the sa • ,me evening. - • The United States frigate Niagara, with the Japanese Ambassador on board, arrived at Loando, Africa, the first week in August, all well. The ship Erie arrived at New York on the 3rd instant, in charge of a prie and crew. She was captured by the United States steamer Mohican; on the, Bth of August ; with 807 slaVes on board; 30 of whom died on the passage, and the sur vivors were landed at Monrovia. Dates from San Francisco to the 22nd, have arrived. The steamer Uncle Sam sailed for Aspinwall on the 21st, with 204 passengers and $1,200,000 in treasure. There are about 160 vessels of all classes in the port of Quebec at present. Considerable activity is displayed in loading and getting them ready for sea, and it is likely the greater number of them will be ready to sail before the expiration of ten days. The next favourable wind will pro bably bring in the majority of the fall fleet, due at this port. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, Oct: and sterling exChangei unchanged. Stodes are \kith fair business: Flour heavy, and oc..ithVer; sales of 14,000; . 5.20 to 5.36 for Superfine States ; Canadian quiet. Rye., steady:, Wheat, Metter with a fair export demand Receipts, 119,794; sales, 120,000 bushels. Barley, steady, With sales of 4,000 bushels; States at 80c. Corn steady, and a shade firmer. Oats chill: f'ork and Beef dull. Lard quiet. Whiskey pretty Freights to Liverpool more ac'tie . : MONTREAL, Oct. 6.—Flour firm and in good demand ; 5.65 for No. 1, superfine ; 5.40 to 5.50 for No. 2; fancy,- 5.70 to 5.80. Wheat sales : Chicago, Offering at 1.15 to 1.20 ; Upper Canada, spring 1.25 to 1.251. Ashes in fair demand; pots, 5.65 to 5.70; pearls, 5.50 to 5.54. Freights lower; Flour, 3s. 6d. to 3s. Od.; Grain, Bs. to 9s. The first Cabinet council of the session will be held next Saturday. The 'coroner's enquiry into the Stepney case terminated this afternoon, in a verdict of wilful murder against Mullins. . Count Arrivabene was not kilted, but taken prisoner,. The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday : THE GREAT EASTERN. The report of the Great Ship Company states that any new voyages will be deferred until the work neces sary shall have been completed,, the cost of which is estimated at £15,000. One hundred and ninety thou sand persons visited the ship in America, and it is believed that When the amounts are made up it will be found that the trip paid its expenses. Captain Vine Ilan remains in charze of the ship till November, when his agreement terminates. CHINA. Telegrams were received yesterday in antici pation of the China mail. The troops were expected to commence general operations on the 13th August, and up to the latest moment there had been no sign on the part of the Imperial authorities of a disliositidn to treat~ exports of tea to date were 13,500,0001bs , an increase of 4,000,0001b5. ; of st l R, there were 11,500 bales, an increase of 4,000, The rates of exchange were 4s. 9d. at How= Kong, and 6s. 7d. at Shanghai. In the mQ.rket;for imported goods there was great heaviness. VICTOR EMMANUEL'S • PROCLAMATION. The Times says it is impossible not to acquiesce in the claim which Victor Emmanuel makes to have not only led but originated the It alian movement. He made a moral conquest of the 'peninsula long before Austria drew t he sword last year, and before the legitimate princes dreamt of any enemy more formidab le than hot-headed refugees ; their hour had come, and the kingdom had departed from their houses. The ,Daily. Nees contrasts the objects contem plated by the sovereigns who are about to meet at Warsaw with those embraced in Victor Emmanuel's proclamation. The sovereigns of the North meet at the. grave of a murdered riation to consecrate anew the sovereignty of force. In the proclamation from Ancona we recognise the voice of a man who loves his country better than his crown, and who is neither afraid nor ashamed to stake his crown upon the redemption of a people. The death of Mr. Sheridan Knowles is contradicted. The Times has a leader on Dr. Cullen's discourse delivered in Dublin on Friday last. The Post speaks highly of the selection of Mr. Laing as successor to Mr. Wilton at Calcutta. The reports received in the northern ports of the damage eiperieneed by shipping during a great fire At Constantinople; are.prObably etaggerated. A telegram received in London, announces the burning of twenty two ships, and another despatch says two only were burnt to the water's edge. One httount says twenty two ships caught fire; another, twenty-six. ANGULAR IRON-CASED FRIGATES. Some months ago our naval intelligence recorded with considerable detail the results of experiments made by Captain Hewlett, of the Excellent, in ogler to test the shot-proof powers of a.butt constructed by Mr. Jones, a Liverpool shipbuilder, upon principles which he pro posed applying to the Construction of invulnerable men of-war, and Which for that purpose he bad covered by a patent. The butt, it may be recollected, represented a portion of a ship's aide sloped from the water-line upwards at an angle of 52 degrees, and faced with plates of iron three inches thick. So succestful were these ex- penmen's that one of the plates took 17 shots on a spec of 5 feet by 2 feet before any part of it was removed, am._ then the iron was not effectually penetrated nor th e i woodwork behind t much injured. After thi s t r i a l, yielding as it did results quite unparalleled, the next step for the patentee to take was to demonstrate i n th e usual way, by working dyawings and .models, that his plan was a perfectly prrtic?.l one for ships of war and capable of being combie,-1 in them with the other in dispensable requirem ents of stability, fighting room on declfor engines mo d era t e draught of water, stowage accommo dationines and coals as well as the c rew , an d above all, high velocity. . Mr. Jones has accordingly produced two models with corresponding drawings, which leave no room for doubt in any mind of ordinary intelligence up on an y of these points. Impressed with the importance o f the subject, we have examined it with the greatest care, and we feel satisfi e d th a t th e kind of mail clad man - of -war which he proposes will be practically invulnerable, and that his plan possesses decisive advantages over tha t which the Admiralty are at present carrying this out. To make clear let us t a k e * the largest of Mr. Jones's models, that of a frigate 350 feet long, 63 feet beam, 324 feet in depth, of 6,600 tons builders' measurement, intended to carry up wards of 50 rifled guns of thelleaviest calibre up on her fighting deck, to be propelled by engines of 1,200 horses, and, to have a draught of 20 feet. It is quite a moderate calculation that such a ship ought to do 14 knots an . hour. She would, therefore, have the speed, and, being able to carry coal for ten days' consu mption, might be. made independent of sails and top gear, which must prove an immense obstruction and source of d a nger in any naval warfare waged under the new conditions imposed upon us by steam and rifled cannon and from armour. Ima gine a fleet of frigates of this class rising o nly twelve feet above the water, and with plated Bi des slo p in g inwards from stem to stern, at an angle of 50 deg., long and low, painted it might be to elude observation, sweep ing through the sea at an immense pace—a pace beyond that of our Royal Albert and Duke of Wellington, and yet able to go close alongside of these wooden sea- castles and receive, with comparative impunity at least, if not absolute indifference, all the hammering they could inflict. If we want to insure our maritime power against any enemy, it would seem prudent to have some ve ssels of this description. Th e " W arr i or " class are open to many serious objections. To get the requisite amount of displacement the depth of draught is 27 feet, the breadth of beam, and the heavily-plated perpendicular sides seem much less fav oura bl e to stability than the corresponding conditions of the plan proposed by Mr. Jones. Then it cannot be doubted that the Whitworth .80-pounder can drive a flat-fronted homogeneous shot through wrought-iron pl a t es i n a ver tical position, with even a wooden scantling of 22 inches behind them. Above all, the s t ructura l d eta il s o f the design upon which the Warrio r i s b u il t seem unnecessarily complicated. There are cer t a i n pos i t i ons in which h could ships b as e the r raked G e i b r ey wouldthe fire escape o f aan uninjured. en y, Shehe n such shee s isnot only a steamer but a sailing vessel, a combination which we cannot help thinking unadvi;able from the very moment that practical invnlnerability is secured, and to navigate and- fight her a very large crew will be required instead of one of moderate strength. What is required is to be able to strike the greatest possible blow upon the sea with the smallest possible risk to the lives of our brave sailors. Our wooden walls no longer help us to a solution of that . problem, but if w e can ge t a t it by the aid of steam and iron, and fail to do. so, we deserve to lose our naval supremacy.—Tinges. THE DAILY TIIIIIIS,,W,EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1860. A PEEP AT •THE CONTENTS OF THE FREE LIBRARY. PIE F OND ARTICLE.] • Everyone is fond Ol t irfticnrities ami curiosities. Philosophers neglect the realities of ever}'-tai' fife tp enquire into first causes. The geologist's belief is written in the eternal rocks. He despises everything else almost. The antiquarian loves only the dusty reliques lamer agfs. There are charms in defaced coins, in broken crockei . l ware, hi rusty theories, in everything he knows nothing of whiCii tibld hirft wells bound. To the archeologist, all the grace, the synimeliy and beauty of modern architecture, are but trash compared with tumble-down Roman, or Saxon, or Norman castles, or antique window arches of old churches. The bookworm draws solace from worm-eaten, time-defaced fragments of volumes published in the days of Caxton. The poet is happy if he can lay his hands upon old manuscripts containing Roman, Grecian, Bcandinavian, Persian, Arabian, Indian, or any other lyrids not known before. Everybody admires every thing bat the inventions and diseoVeries of modern days. Your liyrons and yottr Btepliertschis dte puppies who Optilate geniuses in the graie, and retohitimiise society. . , The cause of all this is vanity. Against oar own will, as it iere, we imperceptibly advande in Civilisation ; the winders of antiquity sink into insignificance beside our docks, our railways, our telegraphs, and leviathans; and we extol the wisdoth and enhance the fame of our forefathers, in order that our own monuments to our own greatness may stand alOne, iniposing, magnificent, without a parallel. We'detest those who are mightier than ourselves ; and we do all in our po 4"er to lay our Stephensons at our feet, so that they may not disturb our midnight dream, show us our own smallness, and prove our own vanity. Vanity, however, is human ; _ _ . . and in spite of the gods, we will still indulge in it, and will peep into the works of other days. Our first peep into the Free Library extended only to theology, morals, and metaphysics. We will now take a step in advance, and examine a few title pages of works on natural philosophy and mathematics, including pure mathematics, natural philosophy, astronomy, chemistry, niedicitie, and phYsicdclgy. The library boasts of nearly nine luindred works on uatnral philo- sophy, ancient and nioderri: The modern works may be of the. greatest importance to the Stildent and to the general reader ; still it is pleasant to peep: no\l7 and again into older volumes, which may have been for scores of years reclining under cobwebs on their shelves, until removed to the premises in Duke-street. More- over we will be humouring our vanityalt;.esame time. The student may revel through " Speculations on the Doctrine of Chances," "Essays on Probabilities," "Trea tises on Analyal Geometry," on "Logarithms," on "Algebra," or 0" Mathematics, practically applied," on " The Integral and Differential Calculus," " Conic Sec tions," " Fluxions," "Mechanical Philosophy applied to Industrial Mechanics," " Newton's Principia," " Me ch aniCal Theories df tdrrils," " Atomic Theorit4s 4 " " Phi losophy cif Sleep;;' and. aniongst"Stars grid Astrotianiy,'; "Cycles of Celestial Objects," "Microscopic Figures," and the " BudiMerits of Chemistry." With our reader's con sent, we will glance at the title pages of the works of peculiar authors. The first are " Sketches in Bedlam ; .• . . or charaCteristie Traits of Insanity." The book was 11obliShed in 1823. .The iiithOr.COtieealed hi s name , or erhaPs he zliglit before this hare jideti Mobbed, for telling lies, by the ratepayers of and their representatives. He asserts that if . 4 man, or me n , talk voluminously and incOhereutly, they are to be suspec ted; if sometimes singular. in their manner, they should be watched closely ; and if they quarrel among-st them selves, with all, everything, rind everybody; Oey should 'be Chained together arid confined in an risyltitii. " A Treatise lon Mental Maladies and Insanity" was written by E. Esquirol, translated by E. K. Hunt, and pub lished in 1845 at Philadelphia. The translator and the American publishers highly value the work, and affirm that it should be in the hands of every person. Per sonally, we cannot endorse that opinion. We hope, however, the publication proved beneficial to themselves. " Hints to the Siek,.the Lame, and the Lazy." This work was published in 1848. It is. a little. treasury .of good ag:ice, and sholild be liidelY eiretilated, 11l 1840 Dr. James Johnson published a volume entitled " Morbid Sensibility of (empty ?) Stomachs and Bowels." We have not read it. As a curiosity, we certainly recommend its perusal, sincerely trusting, however, that no student will ever again be in a position to confute the learned doctor's arguments. The Bath-etic treatise on the Pathology of Drunkenness, by Charles Wilson, is, we ritiderstand," widely read by teetotal visitors to the library. The authdr argues ,that the consumers of spirits, like niad dogs, are frightened at mater; ,eon eluding by asserting that the spirit will eventually be totally routed from the land. We had alivays believed that the human body was inseparably connected with man, and were a little surprised to find at the library a work by James 'Wilkinson, intended to prove that con nection. It was published in"losl—may we beg our readers pardon? in 1851. A volume by Dr. Thomas Young, published in 1823, treats of Nosology. The. "Lexicon 2Ethiopico-Latinum et Grammatica" was published in 1660, at London, by Thomas Roycroft. It is a curious volume; and we believe valuable. At all events, it is ekeeedinglY rare. In 1125 a History of Drugs, written in French by Pomet, chief druggist to the French King Louis XIV., was translated by R. and itnnlurlra Walgon ' ~act,.actptablialtod by ,ronri Wulhoe and Thomas Wa r d. It is dedicated to a Dr. Sloane, in return for aid in its compilation, and a pre: sent of a book on the natural history of the plants of Jamaica, embellished with 400 copper-plates of plants taken from the life. It is really a work of very great use and curiosity. The author commences with the history of the seed, its development into .a root-, and its gradual progression tog stem; the for mation of the bark, the leaves, the flowers, and the fruit. Then he takes gums; juices, animals, Metals, minerals, bitu mens , stories,. earths, &c., stating the drugs deriied froni each. It has one beauty at least, it treats all. things hi logical order, and. when we take into con sideration the state of natural history at the period it was written, the book immediately appears valuable, and the author_ learned in the peculiarities and in the history of plants and every species of herbage. The collection of phi'.osophical transactions from the seven teenth century Upwards is a literary. .treasure of incal culable value. . In it we see displayed the learning and the theeriei of the it; Men of this country, and Indeed of continental nations, for nearly three centuries. It forms a library of itself most interesting and im portant. At a glance, comparatively speaking, the reader traces the history of all the sciences during these remark able years, remarkable alike for the intellectual mist whi c h surrounded all things at their commencement, and the rapid advancement of mankind, especially of the English, from that state of almost impenetrable darkness to the refinement of this enlightened century. We wish we had space at our disposal in order to present a few quota tions; as it is we Must remain contented with one or two. Dr. Martin Lister, a great man in these days, contributed to the literature of his country about the year 1610 his theory Of thunder. "The breath of the pyrites," he says, "is sulphur, and it naturally takes fire of itself. The material cause of thunder and light ning: ii the sanie, and of earthquakes, viz., the breath of the pyrites (my theological fire-stones), the only diffe rence being, that one is fired under ground, and the other in the Then he Kaye " that the earth is more or less hollow is made probable by the natural cavities in the mountains. Again the great and small Streanis Which arise front tinder niotintains evince their holloWness; and that these subterranemis cavities are at certain times and in certain seasons full of inflammable vapours, the damps in mines s ufficiently witness, which fired, act just as in an earthquake." He then argues that there are pyrites in the air, and proves his assertion by relating' accounts of showers of iron in Italy and elsewhere. Can we not afford to be' vain when we take the ignorance of the seven teenth century into consideration ? These works Contain the particulars of a storm of thunder and light ning, which is said to have occurred on the 20th of March, 1692. The writer states--" A considerable storm of hail, thunder, and lightning, which set fire to the steeple of Oundle (in Northumberland\ was soon extinguished again !" At page 31 of one of the volumes there is an account of a woman with white blood. This consist; of serum, it appears, with which her blood became charged, after drinking a quantity of milk. The publislie:l refer to a further account at page 41. At that pug. these words appear :--" A further account of an ohs , : r:Aion of white blood. The substance of this paper is iia'orporated in a former account al pi gs 3 7. ,, Of course nithing relating to the subject follows. Th eie is a curious old volume by Edmund Gnmter, published , in 1636, being "A Description and Use of the Sectore "The Rudiments of Astronomy," in Latin, published in 1537, at Noremberger ; a treatise on Gymnasium, pub lished at Venetia, in 1573 ; and a great number of other old, curious, and valuable works in class B. We have. however, as we promised, named the most interesting. And when the bustle of the week is over we shall again resume our enquiries at the library and at the Derby Museum. THE PROCESSION TO-MORROW. —Men are busy a., work in Castle-street, 'putting up barricades for the procession to-morrow. The barriers will extend from the Town-hall to the end of Castle-street, a t t h e Crescent. This proceeding was found necessary, as t h e procession is t o m uster there. In common with th e universal public, we hope for a fine day to celebrate this great. national--for national it is—ovation. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—New eases received advice and medicine at the institution: North, 257; South, 147 ; t o t a l, 404. . New cases visited at their own houses and s uppli e d w ith medicine : North , 93 • South, 5 4 ; 'total, 147. Rev. Rector CaMpbell, A. 111., Pre sident ; Major Bourne, Vice-President of North Dispensary; Mr. R. A. Payne, Vice-President of South Dispensary ; Mr. Francis Mill, Treasurer ; Mr. F. IL Langley, Secretary. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.- - We are glad to see that the spirited directors of this deservedly favourite place of recreation and amusement have resolved, on the occasion of the general holiday to-morrow, to throw open the Gardens to the public at the low admission charge of sixpence. The dancing on the platform is announced to commence at four o'clock in the afternoon, and in addition to the usual excellent and varied bill of fare there will he a grand ball in the evening. FORGERY OR EMBEZZLEMENT BY A TOLLGATE COL LECTOR.—Yesterllay, at the County Magistrates' Court, in Basnett-street, an elderly decent -looking map, named John Stott, was brought up on a charge of embezzle ment on the trustees of the different toll-bars leading to the Cattle Market. From a statement of the case by a superintendent of police, it appears that it is the custom Of cattle salesmen not to pay toll as cattle pass through the gates; but tickets are made out, with a list of the amount dne by each dealer, which are sent on to the cattle market and collected. It was the prisoner's duty to collect these sums; but it appeared that for some time he had been in the habit of altering the figures to a higher amount, and putting the difference into his own pocket. Mr. Chambers, the toll -keeper at the Yellowhouse gate. proved that one ticket, for ss. 5 1 ,-d., upon Mr. Robinson, cattle dealer, had been altered to 6s. 541, and that sum had been paid to the prisoner. Several .other cases were proved against him , arising not only at the gate named, but at the Old Swan and Green-lane toll-bars, and the prisoner was committed for trial at the assizes. DIE 61A 4 11..* O M'WsiAbG HTER AGAINeT ME. EVAN THOMAS. • At the Birkenhead Police Court, yesterdc.?,lo. Clarke Aspinall applied that bail might be taken for the appchi ance of Mr. Thomas. He (Mr. Aspinall), said he had a letter, fikyri the Mayor of 'Chester, and also from the clerk of Ali. kartdo , Mome f bath of whom were quite willing to be bail for AV,' Thomits: As, however, they would prefer some one well knoirn d in thg,neighbourttood, he proposed Mr. Owen Williams, of the Yostki&e, 3lotel, Birkenhead, and Mr. Roberts, of Seacombe, who' carti,,3 on business as a saddler in Liverpool. Mr. Thomas was accordingly bound over in two sureties of £250 each, and hirmelf in £5OO, to appear on Wednesday, the 24th inst., 'when' the . Me will be investigated by the magis trates. THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST MR. OATFIEtiI.. The hearing of this case was resumed yesterday at the Birkenhead Police-court, before Messrs. Case, Younghusband, and Derbyshire. Mr. Bretherton having called Mr. Samuel Downing, that gentleman said—There was disease in the right 'ventricle of the brain. We cut away the surface of the brain to get to the ventricles, as they are deeply seated. I did not Consider that disease of long standing. I did not tell the coroner that that disease might have been of fi month's standing. /do iiot think it could have been of as long as a month's standing. It is impossible to tell exactly of hoW long standing it *ag. It Would have been .mote extensive had it been of longer than a month's standing. I think the bldody tumour had nothing to do with the diSease in the right Ventricle of the brain. • The disease in the right ientride or the brain was, sufficient to cause death. / don't think I stated this to the coroner.. The disease would have - Ultimately caused Mr. Whelan's death if alloWed to go on . uneheoked ; but I do not think it could have canned his death at the time at which it took place. I will not take upon myself to swear that the disease in the right ventricle did not cause death. Mr. Bretherton wished to ask their worships if they would allow him to call his witnesses before addressing the bench. This having been assented to, Mr. Alfred Higginson of Liverpool was examined— He said I am a medical man residing in Liverpool and am a lecturer on Anatomy in the Medical School. I heard the whole of the evidence .yesterday, and I do not think that the blow deposed to was sufficient to produce the ecchymosis. I think it far more probable that it was caused by the rupture of a small vessel during the fits spoken of by the witnesses. The witness here related an instance *illicit occurred in the Southern Hospital. A Child was being piit under the influence of chloroform, and before being completely asleep' contulsiorts ensued ; from the force of the circulation ,and the rupitire of some stnall,4,essel in the ear the child had bleeding from the ear. In this ease: the vessel was near the surface, but had the struetilre been . internal there would have been no mark to indicate Wel eCchydosie had taken place. He did not think that the ecchymosis would Dave produced death. He did not think that in this case it could have accelerated death. Dr. Baylis was next called. His evidence was in all material points the same as that of the last witness. In answer to a question, he said he would have great difficulty in persuading himself that the ecchymosis was the cause of death. Another medical man was called upon • but not being present, Mr. Brethett on said he would not detain the court lfj waiting for him, as his evidence was merely confirmatory Of that df the receding witnesses. He therefore proceeded to addreei Ventli on behalf of Mr. Oatfield. He would first thank ili6 ulagietrates for the patient manner in which they had heard the evidence throughout. They knew that in cases of this kind—whatever was the result—they entailed upon the man an amazing amount of mental anxiety, and to a certain extent also, depreciation in the eyes of his fellow men. He would also render to the poor man who was dead the sane just tribute. of praise, not as coming from himself; kit as cotting from the unfoltunate man who had brought about this enquiry; The totld ask the bench, after healing the eiridetied they . had heard, Whe• titer there WAS any reasonable probability of obtaining a conviction front any . intelligent jury. The evidence as it now stood did &it by an means pOint . td the blow inflicted by the prisoner, as the Whioli had caused death. It was a strong feature in faifotir of Mr: Oat field that the coroner, who was so experienced in those cases, would not venture to send him for trial upon the result of that inquiry. Mr. Bretherton then proceeded to comment upon the evidence. The first witness Weasey, in describing the blow, said it was one that could not hurt• any one ; he said that it struck the deceased on the right side of the head. On the Friday foll Owing thetle6C4ed gas at. his business, also on the Saturday, and on Suriday lie •tettt to church. of the witnesses—the nepheW or Toitifg—Leonid say positively on which side the blow was struck ; aiid if so, what became of the doctor's theory about the ecchymosis being caused by the blow. After reverting to the fact that, after taking the medicine, the deceased became worse ; and also to the fact that a certificate of death from apoplexy was given, Mr. Bretherton called upon the Bench to discharge the prisoner, and. not send him for trial. The magistrata trie fetivedi and upon their return to court stated that they Considefed the ease should be sent for trial. Bail was accepted fa Mr. Oatfield's appearance. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDA' (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) " THE UNHAPPY MARRIAGE." Robert Hughes, a cart-owner in Gibraltar-street, was *aged by his wife with -having assaulted her. Mr. Bluck riPpeafed to prosecute. 'This was a painful case, and the facts were ai fo4toty i . —The complainant was formerly alt; wire or a carter in tine sank street; any ne died some years ago. The prisoner was in her eMploy- ment at 245. a week, and being a good-looking fellow, about her own age (somewhere about thirty) she took a liking to and married him, thereby conferring all her property on him. It a ppeared that the mellifluous thirty days, alias the " honeymoon," had not elapsed until the marriage proved an unhappy - one. Violent delights, they say, have violent ends, and in a short time the comedy of " Three Weeks after Marriage" was performed in the Police Court, where the husband appeared oft a Charge. df having broken not only the a vows h e made to c herish her, but algO lid head, ith poker. She, howe ver, for g ave him on that occasion, and it seemed they, with some friends (when he was set , at liberty), retired to a public-house, where they drowned their grievances, and very nearly drowned themselves also, with " ardent spirits." Since that time he has been several times in prison for beating her, and on one occasion lie suffered three months' imprison nient in gaol for having assaulted her. On Monday night he agdin " thraehed her; dml for this he now stood before the bench. 'the complainant having told her story, the prisoner told his as follows f was due of th e happiest men on earth at 245. a week driving darts, - until I had the misfortune to marry that woman. She would.have me at any price, and I married her out of pity, and then she began to drink and thrash me. Oa Sunday night, she got drunk with a lot of young drivers, and they pitched me over the yard wall, and I was obliged to sleep in a petty until day-break, and when I came in I got one of the drivers half naked on a chair, drunk, and she in a corner with another young driver lying asleep On her lap, and I should like to know who Would put rip With that ? Mr. Raffies i If you bring Me evidence to prove this statement I could etedit it, but at present Lcannot believe it, and I think you are making things worse by bringing such charges against your wife. However, that is an affair I have nothing to do with. Mr. Bluck : There is another court, if he has any complaint of that sort to make. Prisoner : It is quite true, and I got her in a garret and morning with another of the drivers, and I can prove it. She races Molt about the young drivers than she does about me. Mr. Raffles : l have nothing to do with this. I Can only deal with the assatilt ; and as you have been so often here for having assaulted your wife, I now fine you £lO or three months' imprisonment; and at, the expiration of that time, you must find two sureties for £2O each, to keep the peace towards her for three months more. The prisoner was removed in custody. WHAT IS A CLOAK ? Pat Lavelle was charged by James Murray with having opened his skull with some deadly weapon, mis called a life preserver. The complainant said, when he came from his work the previous evening he found his • wife and the prisoner's wife "at it like hammer and tongs!" Mr. Raffles----At what? Wallopping one another like two Billy-welters, I put my wife into the house and locked the door on her, and then the prisoner came home and I asked him to take away his wife. I will, says he, and take yeti away, too, and at the same time he hit me a lick of some thing called a life preser t ver, hat n early knocked my brains out. This statement was corroborated by three or four other wit nesses. The prisoner said—Whey I came home the firt salute I got was from that fellow, who said I was only a " cloak." Mr. Raffies—A what ? A cloak, sir. And I'd like to know who'd stand that? Mr. Raffles— What is a cloak ? The prisoner leaked at his worship with great astonishment, as much as to say, don't you k no w what a cloa k is ? Mr. Cozens, the crier of the court, however, enlightened his worship by stating that "a cloak" was a man who acted as a "bully" to an infamous house. Surgeon M'Caul gave evidence of the injury to tee prosecutor's head : which was severe, and advised him to go into the hospital. The prisoner was then remanded until the wounded man vas out of danger. "SETTLING A POLICEMAN." Police-officer 367, lll'Donald, brought up three fellows, named Richard Redman, Patrick Clarke, and George Booth, charged w ith havin g nearly killed him. The o fficer said that about twelve o'clock the previous night there was fight of some ten fellows in a public house in. Great Howard-street, and the prisoners were a mongst them. They were put out of the house, and he separated them, putting some down Denison-street and walked down that street immediately after. S ome o ne came behind and struc k him, and lie turned round and caught the man who did so. He was then sur-. rounded by a lot of men, amongst whom the prisoners were ; they knocked him down, and kicked him in the face in a savage manner. His nose was nearly broken, and his face and head much injured and swollen from the kicks, and his clothes were torn to pieces from has body. He swore to two of the prisoners positively as having kicked him when down. Lupowoman a publican in Great Howard - street, and a yg who saw the assault on the officer, proved that the three prisoners kicked the man when down. —They were remanded until some other persons who had also assaulted the officer could be arrested. LIFTING PROPERTY FROM A SHOP. Martha Hughes and Mary- Thompson were charged with having stolen a quantity of silk handkerchiefi from' Messrs. Ingham's shop, Scotland -road. The prisoners went t o the shop for the ostensible purpose of purchasing some things, and one of them did purchase some small things, and whilst engaged in the purchase, one 9f the prisoners was seen to put some silk handkerchiefs into her pocket. They were then given into custody, and on searching them at the station, six. silk handkerchiefs, the property ot l Messrs. Ingham, were found on one of the prisoners. Mr. Kehoe said the prisoners gave a wrong address, and he wished a remand until f arther inquiry could be made about them. They were remanded for a week. • Tun Buszfaunv.—ln the bill of are for the grand banquet on Thursday will be found a monster baron of beef, about 400 lbs., which has been supplied by Mr. Lowthian, of St. John's M arket, for Mr. Motrish,- the caterer. The " baron" was exhibited yesterday- and caused much attraction, as it is one of the finest joints an epicure could delight t too look on. It will be on being cooked fo r th e grea t view this morning previous banquet to-morrow. IVg MUNICIPAL ELECTION. WESIr D IthY' WARY. hitt' MEETIXG OF THE FRIENDS OF ANDERSON', ESQ: Last eieh`teg; the electors and' friends of ,the above named gentlemanor addresi has already been phb lished, and a most active; E . *. T O the present time, to secure whose return to our mu n i to cipal parliament on the first of November next a most satisfaCterle,anvass has been instituted—held a preliminary meeting of Mr. Marshall's, the Edge-hill Coffee-house. Edge-hill, :fol the pnYrbEie of hearing-Mr. Andersen express his views on the poptfiat lent is pies at, present on the Lapis. The weather was exceedingly unpropitious, and that, com bined with many influential geutTeitierkeonnected with the ward being engaged in making preparations for the forthcoming opening of the Free Library, preveneed many from being present who would otherwise have attended. But i notwithstanding these drawbacks, there was a large meeting of the ward electors, amongst whom we observed —EdwardWhitley, Robert Norris, Thomas Atherton, Thomas Cortliit JBOll5 Ewart, T. Wignall, James Parnell, George P. Id‘Fnight, Thomas Barrow, Thomas Page, William Norris, Chailt i parker, John Procter, John * Marshall, J. W. Morgan, trottc Cer/ett, J. S. Branch, W. M'Clelland, Thomas G. Sutton, john Cor lett, Edward Marshall, Charles Rowley Cheshire, 43'. 0. Livingston, William Ratcliffe, and John Sutton. . Mr. Josvpir HOLLAND was called upon to preside; and, in taking the chair, he observed that as all t he ratepayers had been apprised of the objects for which the meeting had been called, it would be a waste of time to dilate on the subject. Therefore be would call nyori Aff. I: O.- Dart to DEOID the first resolution. Mr. EwAler canto forward i and was greeted with the greatest entl uslasin. He said he had great pleasure in moving the adoption of the' first resolution, which was, "That Mr. Weir Anderson is a fit and proper person to represent the West Derby Ward in the nnuncipal council ; and that this meeting pledges itself to me every exertion to secure his return on the Ist ilovernlyer next.' The niover of the resolution: reiterated his opinion that through the ti ' ay the'reprasentative Of the ward (Mr. Beckwith) had condtieted hihriself, all the rates had increased. With regard to the eevier-rate; it had been fixed at tenpence in the pound, but there vfas rt t guaran- tee that it would not extend to a much larger admit: He quoted statistics to show the enormous increase in the rating which had taken place since 1856, and contended that if the Money raised from the ratepayers of West Derby had been properly applied, there was no necessity for an increase of the rates. As an illustration he referred to the Newsham House Estate, Which had paid to the Corporation about one per cent.. but stated that had it been properly appropriated, the same as the waste land in Birmingham, Hull, Glasgow, and Halifax, a much greater per centage might have been „made of the money. The Corporation of Liverpool had made roe' per cent. of the expenditure of that estate; b'u't, If they lied done their duty and appropriated it pro perly,' they nuigiit Bate had from five to ten per cent. for their money: Let theta take alone the assessment for the totinship'pf West Derby---all knew that that ward had increased in its assessments, mid hating so increased had a right to' be rei:reSeitted ; in 1848 the assestrnent of the ward was £75,0013', btit noW it Was nearly doubled —it was £114,000. That alight to be looked into'. He then went on to show that Trimly distiicts v4Tere the aristocracy lived, which, he said, had been drained and sewered but the poorer districts had not been so treated; and alleged as the sole cause that Mr. Beckwith bad not paid a proper attention to the interests of the ward, He concluded by saying that Mr. Beckwith bad not fulfilled the duties of the office of town councillor for the ward, and would, therefore, propose that Mr. Weir Anderson is a fit and proper person to represent the West Derby Ward, and that the meeting pledges itself to use every leg'itima'te eteiticrn to secure his return. Mr. Atherton: in a few words seconded the adoption of the resolution. The Chairman then put tu. i'Milittion, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. WEnt ANDERSON then entered the road, and he was greeted with the most enthusiastic applause. lie' said he had been requested to come forward to repre sent that ward, and perhaps they would be surprised when he told them that this was the first occasion he had to address a meeting of which he knew nothing about until the present but he would clearly and expliaitly, expound, to those who had objected to his "biggt right" of becoming a member of the Town Council of Liverpool. (Laughter.) Mr. Anderson then went tiff td eiplairi that he was a Tory ; that was the chief complaint against hini; but he would tell them that, although he was a Tory, he had received a requisi tion from all parties, or he should iiet haVe come forward to take a part in the meeting. it Was true that he had been called a Tory. It was true he had been acting for the Tory or Conservative . party as their assessor. (Cheers). That was to be in opposition to the liberal side of the question. But he had nothing whatevet to do with either'the Liberal or the Tory side of rive gestion 4 the simple , fact was, that if they pleased to el'eCe On Jig their representative for the ward, he would perform the duties as their repre sentative to the best of his ability. His belief was, that in supporting Conservatism they Wete doing their best to support the interests of the queen .arid the country. As a point of duty, as a candidate for the' ward, he alluded to an article which had appeared in the „lien/my a few days since, and which was to the following effect—but instead of quoting it he had better teed it entire-it teas : "It is Wl' years since there was any contest in this ward, and a feW of ifieso persons who feel quite at home when they are spending o'tlrex * people's money in the heat of a contested election are determined to leave no stone unturned in the endeavour to get tip an opposition to Mr R. M. Beckwith, who has served the ward faith fully for the last twelve years. Much against the advice of some of the most influential men of his party in the ware, :tn. -Trelt Anaemia IIi.LJ I=ll pixy LLIJULI LO issue an address to the burgesses. The new candidate is a thotough , ,going Tory ; and, although in his address he prVesses to eschew politics, these are the only grounds Upon Which lie can claim the preference of the electors. • • "As to the good taste at • a ze'nereman of Air. Anderson's position allowing himself to being& the tool of the class of men who have brought him forward there is no neces sity now to speak. We have a far more formidable objection to the candidature of Mr. Anderson. Our objection is that he is not qualified to become a candi date for any ward in this borough at the forthcoming election. Even if he should go to the poll, and a majority of votes be recorded in his favour, all these votes would be thrown away, and his opponent would, in law, be declared the sitting member. As a statement of this kind without evidence would not be received in any court of law, we now proceed to the proof. On the Ist of March last, Mr. Weir Anderson was elected on the part of the Tories to revise the municipal list of voters with Mr. Driffield, the Reform assessor, and the mayor. This week the revising asseesors have revised the list of voters, and it would be a monstrous thing to suppose that the law would allow a man to revise the list of electors ; and then present himself to the notice of the electors as a candidate. In the year 1838 the late Mr. Thorias Harvey Was one of the revising assessors. After revising the list of voters he, on the 15th of October, paid £5O, resigned the office of assessor, became a candidate for Rodney-street Ward On the Ist of November, and defeated Mr. Henry Law- • rence by a majority of nine votes. On the 15th January following Sir W. Follett applied to the Bail Court for a rule calling upon Mr. Harvey to show cause why an information in the nature of a quo warrnnto should not be filed against him calling upon him to show by what authority he exercised the office of town coun cillor of the * borough of Liverpool. On that occa sionawl t . g i g ht th e court omitted a rule nisi, and the case was argued ni N an ov n e p m p h o e se r d . th T e h r e ale A . ttor T n i e le y y - Gner al theand I%,contended f t o r l . 1 o that as by the provisions of the Municipal Act the duties of the revising assessor were necessarily to end on the 15th of ectober, and in fact did in the case before them end on the 13th, nine days pre vious to the acceptance of his resignation, which was on the 24th October. Mr. Harvey got rid of the objection which might otherwise have existed as to his eligibility on the ground of the office of revising assessor. Lord Denman, the judge, observed that the spirit of the act seemed to imply that no man should revise the lists of electors and then present himself to their notice as a candidate. He therefore ordered the writ to issue. Acting on this decision, Mr. Harvey declined further to contest his seat, and after legal opinions had been taken on the question, it was decided that the votes given for Mr. Harvey were had, and Mr. 11. Lawrence accord ingly took his seat, in council, without another election, in the place of Mr. Harvey. "If Mr. Weir Anderson wishes to get into a nice and expensive lawsuit., he will proceed with the election. If not, he must retire from the contest and wait till he is not legally disqualified before he again seeks municipal honours." In answer to that, as Mr. Anderson said, most 'foolish and absurd explanation of the law of the case, he quoted the 1 Vic., c. 78, s. 15, which showed that no burgess was eligible to hold office as assessor ; and the sth and 6th Wm., c. 78 ; s. 37. which showed that every assessor should continue in office until the first of March follow ing his election : but by another act of parliament such an assessor, if elected as a town councillor, could not be rejected or superseded, provided he complied with the act of parliament. Having with great minuteness explained the legal points in case, and said that after consulting several legal gentlemen, some of whom were on the opposite side, because he did not think that it was advisable that doctors should always administer doses to themselves, he was perfectly satisfied in saying that if it was the ple asure o f th e ra t e p a y ers t o .elect him—althonzh an assessor he could resign, and pay the fee of £2s—he would do his duty, and no law could remove him from the position of their represen tative. He concluded by pledging himself, if elected, that he would not Allow the West Derby Ward to be "snubbed" by the Corporation, as it had been, but would do his utmost to promote its interests. Mr. Anderson resumed his seat amidst the most enthusiastic applause. The motion was put and carried by acclamation. Mr. M'KsrnlfT then moved that the following gentlemen he constituted a committee to secure the return of- Mr. Anderson : —Messrs. T. F. Anderson, Henry Bremner, James Gaskill, Wm. Radcliffe, Edward Whitley, George Arkle, John Buck Lloyd, Lawrence Peel, Thomas Corlthill, George Ashworth, Richard Bennett, Edward Byford, John' 0. Evart, Edward Marshall, James Darnall, George Thomas Barrow, Isaac Simm, Robert Wigna k ll, Thomas Page William Trevitt, .T. Marsden Buck, G. H. Horsfall, J. G. Livingstone, T. Ridley, Johin . G olard P. M‘Knight, Morris, Councillor Nickson, Joshua Ashley, Richard Addison, Ellis Jones, S. Ellis Ibbs, Henryherton; Hugh Walker, William Norris, Thomas Addison, Richard Welsh, James Booth Gaisusil:le,r,Sammuoesl. R. I' 4' re A ct , John William rcher, John Williams, Locock, 'John Sadler, William Addison, Will r t hin k. Hadrian,. George Winram, Mal let, Capt. Bissett, Ellis Brammall, Charles Phillis, Thomas Wilson, E. William Jackson, \v almsley, John Corlett, William John Sloane, William Thnrnborrow, Walmsley, Joseph Elijah Foulkes, Charles Wright, B. Sears, Gra ham, Edward Peter Rowson, J. A. Minshall, Chas John Hammond. James Lott, Henry Grice, - James Richard Pafford, low Thomas e Ryder. Rowley Giles ' 9 seconded themotion,l• in ant • abrief thought the '- ward ' Mr. Cortirthr, d 1h Mr. Beckwith. The ward, he 'hie but forci had . been ,, one of the largest in . the borough, with one said, way Issessinentarnonntir to above a quarter l a . ( i l r d e re j ss . , B s t.. a: e Morgan, exce ption ; the , . present . , .., , time ,' of million at the humbugged by w twelve years ago, althotigh lie recollected the ward for tthe last thirty years, Mr. ' Beckwith bad, when then elected, pledged himself' that he would do his utmost to keep the rates down ; that he would stop the Pike—a scandalous piece of jobbery—(hear, hear, and laughter) ;—and that he would look after the interests of the poor man. The fact was, he had not done so, but, although he (Mr. Corkill) had never before voted for a Conservative, he would do so on the present iii'stance; because from the principles he had enunciated he believed' Mr. Anderson, to be a good and faithful man to the tistertyers'i and . under the jurisdiction of such a member far the' watd,. it would he relieved from its ,present excessive taxation, and become "great, glorious, and' free.' ; An irrelevant discussion then took place relative to the distributiOn of the'funds raised by the income from the ' waste lands,—which was fully explained by Mr. Cork hilt virhvi entered•ifito 'details showing that the commis sioners iteletiging to that &ilk had benefitted themselves —as they elected cash other—at - the expense of the general community. In answer to a question plat by Mr. Ryder, Mr. Anderson stated that he would do hts utmost, if elected, to secure a library and baths in the district , an d also g- . 4. ` support to the diminution of the great salaries of the high' Corporation officers, and increase those of a lower grade, a atitement which was most enthusiastically received. A vo t e cf t h an k s w as then passed to the chairman, e and the proceeCatin concluded. _ may add, th a t a ll assem'bied expressed the most perfect confidence that Mr. W. Ailbratan would be returned by a lar ge majority. CORONER'S COURT. Yesterday Cite Coroner held the following inquests - On the body of Elizabeth Wainwright,- 3 fears old, the child of a cooper; living in T a tlock-street. The child died in consequence of injuries received by her clothes having caught fire on St-turday last. Verdict accordingly. • On the body of James Cleary, 28 years' of a shoe maker, who lived in Fairhurst-street, Cheapside. The deceased was a drunkard, and went to bed in that state on Saturday night, and he was drunk on Sunday, again on Sunday night, and it appeared that while in th a t state he set fire to the garret in which he slept, and he was suffocated and burnt so that death followed. Ver dict accordingly. Oh the body of James Millet, 60 years of age, an ostler, who lodged at 25 Court, Crosshall-street. It was shown that he fell into one of the holes on which the bridge of George's Dock Basin works, and sustained such injuries that he died in the Northern Hospital froth the effects. Verdict to that effect. SELECT VESTRY. The usual fortnightly meeting of this committee was held at the Board-room, Brownlow-hill, yesterday. The Rev. Rector Campbell presided. The other gentlemen of the Vestry present were—Messrs. Churchwardens Smith and Cropper, Owens, Scott, Whitty, Bairstowe, A. Byford, Dalton, Satchell, Goodacre, Cook, Peck, E. Byford, Syred, LuV, Lightbound, and Jones. The proceedings of flit Workhouse, Industrial Schools, and Finance Committees Were read and confirmed with out comment, the chairmen of `the first two committees (riving notice that at the next meeting of the Vestry they * should move the increase of several of the officials' salaries, when that question would be discussed. 111 Z REV. RECTOR CAMPBELL AND THE OPENING OF THE MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY, A' ARTISTIC NEWS AND GOSSIP. An English version of "Il Trovatore," and another of Gounes ce Paest,"" ate in' rehearsal at the English Opera, Covent Garden. THEATRICAL AHCSEMENTA Iti" PAHIS.—The receipts of the various theatres, concert rooms, and other places of public amusement in Paris during the month of Sep tember, amounted to 1,358,8031'., beitte an increase of 182,316 f. over those of August. After many years of anticipation it is again reported that Meyerbeer's " Africaine" will be produced at am early date in Paris, at the Imperial Opera, bat under ! the title of "Vasco di Gama." This work is said to have been written previous to "Le Prophete," but withheld from a want of confidence in the previous management at the " Grand Opera." Madlie. Tedesco. and M. Niemann are to be the soprano and tenor of the; occasion. A work of great interest has just appeared at Paris under the title " Documents et Pieces Authentiques ' laisses par Daniel Mania ;" it is in two volumes, and quite calculated to attract the notice of the public at the present moment. The book is edited by a lady, Madame Planet de la Faye, a friend of Manin, who has carefully revised the papers which the former President of the Republic of Venice brought with him into exile ; she has caused a translation of these papers, and thus has compiled a history of Venice from the years 1848 and 1849, which furnishes the most exact and minute detail of this epoch that has yet been written. "The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, afterwards Mrs. Delany, with many Distin gins • hed Persons of Her Time," edited by her grand niece, Lady Llanover, are about to be published by Mr. Bentley. These memoirs extend nearly over the whole of the last century, viz., from 1715 to 1788, and present pictures of the court of George the First, George the Second, and Queen Caroline, and of George the Third and Queen Charlotte, whose friendship Mrs. Delaney = enjoyed; interesting original letters of Swift, Welsey, Dr. Youn author of " Night Thoughts," Lord Lans downe, the g, poet, Frederic Montagu, the Duchess of Portland, the Countesses of Bute, Cowpe r, and Gower, Hon. Mrs. Bosenwen, &c. The engravings include some of the Welbeck miniatures. Messrs. Hurst and Blackett, of Great Marlborough street, anno unce th e following works in their list of pub lications forthcoming :—" Memoirs of the Courts and vF C o a ai la nis i . n il e y ts ,,Ds o to ufed uinies W e il ni rltiiszife„ IV. and Victoria, from original by th e bDyuktheeoafutuocr of "Johnkinghrim,2 Halifax, gentleman," 1 vol. ~ Memorials, Personal ' and Historical, of Admiral Lord Gambier," with original Letters from Lord Chatham, Lord Nelson, Lord Castle reagh, Lord Mulgrave, Fox, Canning, &C., edited, from Family Papers, by Lady Chatterton, 2 vols. "British Artists, from Hogarth to Turner, being a Series of Bio graphical Sketches," by Mr. Walter Thornburv, 2 vole. "A Book about Doctors," by Mr. J. C. Jeaffreson, 2 vols. " Six Years of a Traveller's Life in Western Africa," by Francisco Valdez, 2 vols. " A Saunter through the West End," by Leigh Hunt, 1 vol. " The English Sportsman in the Western Prairies," by the Hon. Grantley Berkeley, 1. vol., with illustrations. "Two Years in Switzerland and Italy," by Frederika Bremer, translated by Mary Howitt, 2 vole. " The Valley of a Hundred Fires," by the author of " Mar garet and her Bridesmaids," 3 vols. " Katherine and Her Sisters," by Lady Emily Ponsonby, 3 vols. " The House on the Moor," by the author of " Margaret Maitland," &c., 3 vols. " High Places," by G. T. Lowth, Esq., author of the " Wanderer in Arabia," &c., 3 vols. The winter season at Her Majesty's Theatre, which includes both English and Italian operas, on alternate nights, opened on Wednesday last, with the Titiens and Giuglini party in " 11l Trovatore," when a new baritone, Signor Briani made his first appearance in London, of whom—though he was suffering from a slight hoarseness —the journals speak very favourably. On Thursday, Mac farren's long-looked-for opera, "Robin Hood," was pro duced with a strong cast, including Madame Lemmens Sherrington, Madame Lemaire, Mr. Simms Reeves, Mr. George Honey, Mr. Patsy, Mr. Parkinson, and Mr. Santley. Thehouse presented a brilliant appearance, being crowded in every part; and the music, as well as its execu tion, gave universal satisfaction. Mr. Sims Reeves, the critics inform us, has a part admirably suited to his voice and the general character of his style, and he came through the ordeal with all his usual success About the acting, as well as the singing of Madame Sherrington, the gentlemen of the press seem to have gone wild. For our own part, we have always pointed to the stage as the position she ought to assume, and are therefore not surprised to hear how thoroughly successful this, her first essay in opera, is considered by those best able to judge. Mr. Halle, in his office of conductor, comes in for his due share of praise. And so the gifted Mactarren has at length been fairly heard, and given further evi dence that England may still be proud of native compo sition,—that the dramatic element has not been exhausted in a Parcel, a Bishop, a Balfe. or a Wallace. ,3tlrrrtitzff Antettigenct. CURRAGS FACES. YESTERDAY. SCURRY STAKES. Hetty ... ..........•.... Nightingale ................ Orestes:— ........... 1 2 3 Nine ran. EGLINTON STAKES. Bendarier... Ballyedmond Five ran. SELLING STAKES. Aqua Marina Keerawn Easter Monday Six ran. HER MAJESTY'S PLATE OF 100 GUINEAS. Daniel 1 ‘,. Eight ran. KIRWAN STAKES. Shamrock Toggery .. Baugh 3 $ Three ran. The day was very unfavourable, a very cold and high wind prevailing, and heavy showers of rain falling at intervals. As might have been expected under the circumstances, the attend ance was very limited. LATEST BETTING. MANCE CAMBRIDGES 5 to 1 agst Duleibella (0) 18 to 1 agst Stamped() ( t) 20 to 1 agst Maggiore (t) 20 to 1 agst Thunderbolt (0) 20 to 1 agst Sutton (o) 25 to 1 agst Contadina (t) 25 to 1 agst Prelude (o) ESTER. TIRE STAKES. 40 to 1 agst Rocaia (t) 43 to 1 agst Ticket-of-Leave (t 40 to 1 agst Benbow (I) 40 to 1 agst Maid of theMtst(t) 50 to 1 agst Moorhen (t 50 to 1 agst Lady Trespass (t) 50 to 1 agst Moorcock LIVERPOOL CUP. 16 to 1 a,9;st Chere Arnie (t) 25 to 1 agst Moorcock (t) 20 to 1 agst Viatka (t) 33 to 1 agst Moorhen (t) 20 to 1 agst Gladiolus (t) 33 to 1 agst Lady Trespass (t) 20 to 1 agst Chance Shot (t) 133t0 1 agst Alderman (t) 20 to 1 agst Optimist (t) I 33 to 1 agst Ariadne (t) 20 to 1 agst Heiress (t) I 33 to 1 agst Flitch (t) 20 to 1 agst Killigrew (t) I 33 to 1 agst Master Bagot (t) 25 to 1 agst Syringe (t) I 33 to 1 agst Joskin (t) 25 to 1 agst Herne (t) I 40 to 1 agst Napoleon (t) LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.—FRIDAY, Nov. 9. 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Bold-street ; Evans F. G. Jones, 5, Paradise -street ; Bone & Co., wholesale agents; Joh Capper; J. Strawson, druggist ; Rromlow, 1, London-road , lielginn : Thompson ai G. Bramwell & Son ; C. . „sac Woodville, tea d al sty • F. C Cl' ; Primes & Co., wholesale. drinTg i. . s t Stnveley, druggist, Price-street ; 'l'. D. NN . ; . 1k ,,, 11 , ;n , e17 1 1-street ;J. H. Howell, 72, Dale-street ; Dinestan, , ( . 1 l_gglst, 80ld -street; Henry Middleton ; Gilbert G. Barber, 21, fi r otherb e , ct „T Great drr ° • l7 .l: ' druggist ; B. J . Can e J. G " Jones; reen. entice ; Grace & Kelk : ,7eti Birkenh-ad; T. Fore utton; J. E,. Hargraves Sanders &Co.; C. FREE LIBRARY. The CHAIRMAN said the invitation committee for the openinr , of the Library and Museum on Thursday next , considering the position he held as the chairman of the Yestty, had involved him in a certain amount of embar rassment, as they had totally ignored him as the Rector of Liverpool. He did tot, however, make the slightest complaint, but simply said that they had ignored him as the Rector of Liverpool. He had received no invitation from that committee ; and when he met the church warden the other diy, he was asked whether he would walk with the vestry, and he had replied that most certainly he should, considering the respect he had for the select vestry. (Cheers.) He had not received any invitation as the rector, but he had since been asked whether he would go with the cler:gy, and he replied that he did not know that they Vol been invited, and was told that they were to take a part id this , procession with the clergy and other minis ters. Thus, as he had not been invited as the rector, he was placed in an enlixirrassing position as the Select Vestry wished him to walk with them and the clergy did the same. He could not cat himself in two, there fore he was placed in an embarrassing position. Mr. Churchwarden Cropper, Mr. Bairstow, and other members of the Vestry, said although they should feel greatly honoured by the Rector walking with them, under the circumstances, they hoped he would adopt the course which was most pleasing to himself. Some routine business wasilthen transacted, amongst which was the Vestry giving their sanction to the boys of the Industrial Schools, with their band, walking in the procession. A brief conversation took place as to where the Vestry should meet on Thursday morning, prior to taking part in the procession. The Vestry then broke up. • CORRESPONDENCE. THE ROUTE OF PROCESSION ON THE EIGHTEENTH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES. Stn,—/ hope to be permitted, through the medium of your paper, to express the regret the whole of the inhabitants of Pembroke-plaee, Daulby-street, Moss street, and Islington, feel at the alteration from the original-named route, for, by coming down Islington it would have given the various corps an opportunity of passing in so large a body the old barrack ground, the scene where originated the first spark of the Liverpool Volunteer Movement, under the direction of Colonel Bousfreld ; and called to mind the pleasing associations MULL r u IIId ULLStae aavo forgotten ; and I am quite sure it is not too late for such an arrangement to be made, to the great satisfaction of very many would-be spectators in this highly respectable locality.—l am, &c., " A RIFLEMAN." Liverpool, Oct. 16, 1860. A CAUTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES. see in Birkenhead placards and bills con spicuously displayed and ingeniously worded, which are liable to lead the public to believe that Herr Frikell, the celebrated conjuror, is about giving one of his performances in the township. Having reason to believe that Herr Frikell is at present on the Continent in bad health, I think it advisable to drop a hint to those who fancy they are about seeing that famous "professor of magic."—Yours, &c., ARGUS. BANKRUPTS. Ebert Lambley, tailor, Charles street, Soho-sauare. Robert Edw. Martin, surgeon and apothecary, trighton. Moses Moses, merchant and commission agent, Devon shire-square. Alfred Silvister, photographic artist, New Dorset-place (not Dorset-street), Clapham, Surrey. Frank Adams, lighterman, Chancellor's-wharf, Hammer- smith. Joseph Matthews, innkeeper and brewer, Holywe Flintshire. fohu Turner, grocer, Halifax, Yorkshire. John RowbottOm and James ,Shaw, picture dealers and booksellerq Winchester. - Walter Lawrence, cowkeeper, and late flour merchant, Budock, Cornwall. Henry Edgar Morgan, confectioner and biscuit dealer, Oxford-street. William John Cox, grocer, Fetter-lane. MR. WILLIAM BROWN AND THE LIVERPOOL PHILO. MATiIIC SOCIETY.—This society, which has from the first shown as high an appreciation of the munificence of the founder of the Free Public Library, as any other of our local literary associations, has elected Mr. Brown an honorary member. There is one fact which renders the compliment more emphatic and gratifying—the fact that this society has always been very chary indeed in elections to honorary membership, while in some other literary societies honorary members are as plentiful as blackberries. During the thirty-six years of its existence, for, with the exception of the Literary and Philosophical Society, the Philomathic is the oldest of our literary and learned bodies, it has not paid the compliment of honorary membership to mere than half a dozen individuals. The Philomathic Society was one of those which presented addresses to Mr. Brown on the occasion of his founding the Free Public Library. ALLEGED CRUELTY BY A STEPFATHER.—Yesterday, at the County Magistrates' Court, a man named Richard Boyse, residing in Cherry-lane, - Walton, was charged with cruelty to a little boy, three years and three months old, an illegitimate son of his wife before their marriage. Mr. Lythgoe, relieving officer, said that, a police-serjeant bad brought the child to him, as it was said to be much neglected and ill-treated by its stepfather. It was dis coloured on its back in two or three places, and had a black eye. He took the child to the Workhouse, and the guardians had ordered that the prisoner should be proceeded against. The child had not wanted for food, as its grandmother lived near it.—Ellen Baker, the grandmother, was called, and said that for the last four or five months she had observed at different times that the child was a mass of bruises from the head to the heel. She had warned the mother that if she saw it in such a state again she would give it to a police-officer. —The prisoner here interposed, and said the bruises were caused by the child falling down stairs. —Joseph Townrow said in July he heard the child crying bitterly, and on going to the place found it in the doorway, tethered with a cord to a table, or something of that kind. There was no one in the house. The prisoner said he had tied it there because it had been wading in a pit. and be was afraid it would get d r owned.—Thos. Balmer said the child had been locked up in a shippon about a fortnight ago.—A variety of other evidence was called, but none of which seemed to bring home the charge to the prisoner. The child was too young to give any account of the affair, but, when questioned about his bruises, simply said that " daddy did it." The magistrate expressed himself satisfied that the prisoner had used the child with great severity, and ordered him to be imprisoned for seven days. THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM —:' •e Chamber of the States-General of Holland has just had laid before it a bill for the improvement of the navigable passage from Rotterdam to the sea. STATUE OF FRANCIS I.—The Municipal Council of Cognac have just voted a sum of 20,0001'. for the erection of a statue of Francis I. on one of the public squares in that town. THE RAILWAYS AND THE GOVERNMENT IN AUS• THIA.—The directors of all the Austrian railways held at Vienna, a few days ago, a meeting to deliberate on the means to be adopted in common to prevent the loss occasioned by the conveyance of troops. The Govern ment pays so little for that set-vice that the sum does not cover the cost, and the ordinary passenger and goods traffic of the companies also suffers inconvenience. It is said that the directors resolved to send in a note to the Government, demanding a larger allowance for carrying troops and war material. B ISH OP CCEUR . S DEATH.—The death of Mgr. Cann., Bishop of ,Troyes , w as caus ed b y an attack of paralysis. The venerable prelate had gone to Charpont to spent a few days with M. de T r uchy. On the day of hith he had gone to his own apartment before aintier, having asked' Mine. de Truchy for a certain book which 'he wished to look at. On her return with it, she found the bishop lying on the ground, with his head supported On a chair, his mouth drawn on one side, and his voice almost gone. Medical aid was sent for, hut it was of no avail. The bishop w as able, thought with diffi cu lty, to confess, and after receiving extreme unction became I 'speechless, and in a few hours after expired.