The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-26 00:00:00

All SPAIN. MADRID, Dec. 20.—M. de Turgot, the French Ambassador, is recovering. M. Sartorius is now quite well. The Due de Montpensier has arrived here. BADEN. A letter from Friburg (Baden), of the 10th, states that the Jesuit missionaries have been ordered by the authorities to leave the place within a week, although they have produced certificates declaring that they have taken no part in the dispute be tween the government and the archbishop. INDIA AND CHINA. TRIESTE, 23an.—The steamer Bombay arrived at 9.45 a.m. from Alexandria. The Indian Mail pro ceeds this day from Alexandria to England, with dates from Calcutta of 20th ; Madras, 24th ; Shang hai, 2nd ; Amoy, sth ; Hong-Kong, 11th ; Singa pore, 18th ; Penang, 20th ; Galle?27th ; Bombay, 28th November. • BIIRMAII, 22ND OCT—The accounts from Burmah are more satisfactory. In Pegu tranquillity prevails, and the Dacoites are disappearing. Famine no longer prevailing. Viscount Melville is appointed to command the Sornhed district, in the room of the late General Godwin. The Peshawur forces . have been strengthened. Trade in Indigo, fiat. Exchange at Calcutta, 2s. ld. In China, the insurgents keep firm possession of Shanghai, but have been defeated by the impe rialists at Amoy. The Canton Markets have improved. Exchange at Canton, ss. 2d. Shanghai, 6s. 6d. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY. — The Peninsular and Oriental steam packet company's steam. ship Euxine (Captain Meehan) arrived this afternoon, with the heavy portion of the East India and China mails. Her latest dates are Alexandria, December Bth; Malta, 12th, and Gibraltar, 18th. She had on board 4.7 passengers, and on freight 11 boxes of specie, besides a usual cargo. The Euxine has, during both her outward and homeward voyage experienced very strong gales. Her Majesty's steamer Vesuvius was lying at Gibraltar. The Euxine passed the Indus, bound for Malta on the 13th instant. The British screw-steamer Tiber (Captain John Brooking) arrived at Gibraltar, from Liverpool. She reports that on the 17th instant, off the Bur ly's, she passed a British squadron, consisting of two line-of-battle ships and four frigates. The French schooner Hortense arrived at Gibral tar; reports having seen on the 12th instant a British line-of-battle ship and two frigates steering eastward. PENINSULAR MAIL, [BROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, MIDNIGHT. — The Pen insular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Tagus, Captain Joy, has just arrived with the usual Pen insular mails. Her latest dates are Gibraltar, Dec. 16 ; Cadiz, 17 ; Lisbon, 19; Vigo, 20.. The Tagus had on board 21 passengers. On freight there was £1,107 specie, and the usual cargo of fruit, &c. Exchange at Lisbon was for bills on London, at 90 days' date, 544; inscriptions, 391 Vessels of war in the Tagus—Prince Regent, Duke of Wellington, Anaphion, St. Jean d'Acre, Tribune, Impiereuse, Arrogant, Odin, Desperate, Valorous, Cruizer. The Natal, steamer, bound from London to the Cape of Good Hope, put into Lisbon harbour on the 17th. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS At the time of going to press no intimation had reached us that Lord Palmerston had acceded to the entreaties of Lord Aberdeen, and consented to resume the seals of Secretary of State. That_ office has been vacant for more than ten days. It has been refused by Lord John Russell; declined by Sir George Grey; and cannot be re sumed by Lord Palmerston except upon conditions which every true Englishman would approve ; but which, it is said, are, unfortunately, not consistent with the honour and convictions of her Majesty's remaining ministers. Let us hope for the sake of her Majesty, and considering the season of the year, that they may yet accept them. Several of Lord Palmerston's late colleagues have paid him visits during the week. Mr. Glad stone was the last. We understand the right hon. gentleman abounded in reasons why Lord Palmer ston should return to Downing -street. He distin guished between the opinion of the " Triumvirate" (Lord Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, and Sir James Graham) and the remainder of his colleagues whom nobody ever consulted, but who were prepared to assert their independence. We hear the right hon. gentleman was extremely ingenious, and would probably have been successful had he not ad dressed an individual who was in the habit of thinking before he acted. The cabinet is divided into two parties, the major rity having pronounced against the tyranny Of " the Triumvirate." _ _ _ Lord Granville, being too late by the train, was not present at the council on Thursday, which delay, considering that the ministers were five hours and a half in deliberation, was an adroitly managed accident. Lord Lansdowne, though he holds no office, and does not attend the cabinet councils, remains, we are assured, one of her Majesty's ministers, which is considered not the least remarkable feature of our matchless constitution. We understand that another cabinet will be held on Tuesday next. . The country still continues to enjoy the blessings of a strong government—Press of Saturday. The BEST PATTERNS and the NEWEST STYLES of READY MADE GARMENTS are to be had At Wm. EARP and CO.'S, 59 and 61, LORD STREET. A seaman, named Campbell Johnstone, was allowed to compromise a case of ship desertion at Belfast, by payment of a sum of £5 to the Sailors' Home. ACCIDENTS.—Between nine and ten o'clock on Saturday night, William Edward Wilson, the second mate of an American vessel, the Empire State, met with a severe acci dent, by which his thigh was broken, and he has received other contusions. Wilson was ascending a ladder belonging to the vessel, which is now lying in the Sandon graving dock, when he acc id en t a lly fell backwards into the dock. ° At present it is doubtful whether he will recover. Late on Friday night, a woman, named Mary Quinn, living at 55, Thomas-street, was crushed between a cart and tie wall, by which her arm was fractured, and she received some other injuries in the ribs. Yesterday afternoon a man named Robert Brewer, Tinemore-street, was conveyed from the Rosehill bridewell with a fractured skull. He had been in bridewell all night. The statement is that he met with the accident on Saturday, in Byrom-street, by falling, while in a state of intoxication, on th e b ac k o f th e head. When he is sufficiently recovered, we presume, he will be taken before the magistrates, and the charge for which he was apprehened and detained investigated, and not suffered to disappear, as the man did, who was so grossly misused in Lord-street, a short time since. From what we can learn of the character of the wound, it may have been inflicted by a stick. Loan PALMERSTON.—The Observer of yesterday says : Lord Palmerston has not ceased to hold the seals of principal Secretary of State, and we have the happiness to be lieve that he will continue to h o ld th em s till. H e . h a s transacted business at the Home Office during the week. it is highly probable that the Gove rn m e nt w ill a pp e a r a t the opening of Parliament in the same form and condition, in which they concluded this year, one of the most practically useful and triumphant sessions on record. THE LATE GENERAL SIR A. MA.CKENZIE has left a variety of munificent bequests for religious and charitable objects. Among them are—to the church pastoral aid society, £1,000; to the consumption hospital, £1,000; to the Scot t'sh hospital, £500; to the Northern infirmary, Inverness, „ea° ; in tht , poor of and of D:ufncali, Cl6O raeli : Rath tlistria tienevolt-nt institution, CJOIJ, tirviral annuities anti minor I,equests are then directed by the will to lw made, and the residue of the property, which was proved as under £BO,OOO, is left equally to his nephews, Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, and Mr. K. Murchison.—lnverness Advertiser. THE NORTHERN DAILY TITS. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. PROGRESS OF EVENTS (From our Second Edition of Saturday.) The Emperor of Russia has sent au auto graph letter to Prince Mqnschikoff, stating that it is with great joy that he requests Ilan to communicate to his (the Emperor's) brave seamen that he thanks them for the success of the Russianfleet, on behalf of the honour and glory of ituasia. . CONSTANTINOPLE, BTH.—The Furious and the Heron have returned from Varna. An Austrian steamer left yesterday for the Black Sea. It is said that she is bound for Sinope, though no one knows for what purpose. BUCHAREST, 10TH.—The Emperor of Russia has granted a pension of 1000 ducats per month to the Princes Ghikas and Stirley, and has paid Ghikas's debts to the amount of 50,000 ducats. The Post has a Vienna dispatch of 19th, contra dicting the reports of a sanguinary action near Orsova accounts of 14th, state that the Turks left 6000 men at Kalafat, when they voluntarily retired to Widdin. A Vienna despatch in the Daily News, dated says it was rumoured last night that something Fri day, unfavourable to the Russians had taken place in the Crimea. At first it was said that an attack had been made on Sebastopol by the fleets ; and after wards a rising in the Crimea was spoken of. Posi tive information is wanting. The Times, in a leading article on the subject of the battle of Sinope, states, that it has strong rea son for believing that on two occasions more vigo rous measures were proposed, and would have been taken, if the French officers had acceded to them. The first was some weeks since, when Lord Strat ford proposed to send a steam squadron, of three vessels of each nation, to cruise in the Black Sea. M. de Cour agreed to the plan, but the French admiral, on grounds of his own, first opposed, and then declined the proposition, which Lord Strat ford did not think it expedient to carry into effect, without the concurrence of the French. The second was the negative of General Hilliers to Admiral bundas's proposal to intercept the Russian fleet after the battle of Sinope. The same paper believels also that these statements are true, but that recri mination should be avoided, the circumstances only proving more evidently the necessity of a concerted plan of operations, and of a clear definition of the engagement we have contracted, or assumed ; and it is satisfactory to know that such an under standing has now been distinctly established, and that the measures to be taken in common, by the British and French naval forces have been agreed upon. Both cabinets have more thoroughly united upon the course it has become necessary to pursue, and the fleets are probably already in the Black Sea, to give effect, if necessary, to additional instructions they will shortly receive. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The following telegraphic dispatches were circu lated in London on Saturday evening ;- TRIESTE, Dec. 22.—The dispatches brought from Constantinople come down to the 12th. In that capital the dismissal of the Capitan- Pacha was considered as probable. The combined fleets were to enter the Black Sea, if the Russians landed any troops on the Turkish territory. A violent tempest had taken place in the Black Sea. An imperial firman confirms the privileges of Servia. The news from Smyrna is to December 14. It mentions the demonstrations of some ' fanatical Mussulmans of the interior of the province against the Christians. The declaration of war of Persia was expected. General Prim had returned from the banks of the Danube. .• VIENNA, DEC. 22.—Intelligence from Constanti nople, received by electric telegraph, announces that the combined fleets have definitively entered the Black Sea, to protect the territory of Turkey. It is not true that there has been a sanguinary action near Kalafat. According to accounts from Orsova of the 14th, the Turks left 6,000 men at Ka hifa,t, when they voluntarily retired to Widdin. Among the correspondence upon the subject of the Eastern war in the journals received yesterday, We find the following :—Official news has been re ceived of the combined fleets having entered the Black Sea. I was assured this mornin g by a high Public functionary that an order to that effect was sent by the French and English governments se veral days ago, the instructions being not to attack th e Russians, either at sea or in their ports, but Merely to prevent any new attempts being made upon the Turks in or on the coast of the Black Sea. If no attempt of this kind be made, and none is now probable, there will be no collision between the Russians and the combined fleets. The Patrie of Tuesday evening states that the Russians lost in the battle of Sinope a 90-gun Ship of the line, the Jagondib; she blew up at the same time with the Turkish frigate by which the was attacked. According to the letters from the coast of the Black Sea communicating this account to the Patrie, one of the aides-de-camp of the Turkish admiral lies dead of his wounds at Sehastopol, , and the admiral himself has had to underdo amputation. The first aide-de-camp of the minister of the marine is under orders to start at a moment's notice for Constantinople. The Vauban steam frigate is at Toulon prepared to start the moment ' 4 f his arrival. This gentleman will be the bearer Of the final instructions of the French Govern kent to its representative at the Porte, and they are of a character which will put an end to all doubts as to the future policy of France, and show th a t she is determined to act with the energy Which the position of affairs requires. It is a fact of some significance; that in all th e plans brought forward for the settlement of the question, the Russians always maintain that the Czar' will never withdraw till he obtains the full satisfaction that he has demanded. Surely this ought to show the other Powers that it is only to force that he will give way. The correspondent of another London journal " I am informed that the French govern ment have received last night the official intelli gence of the entry . of the combined fleets into the Black Sea. The same dispatch which announces th a t fact mentions also that a great deal of excite ment prevails at Constantinople, particularly among the fanatical party The discontent and irritation prevailing am ong the general population is easily traced to the catastrophe of Sinope. It is not stated that any disturbance had taken place, and it was hoped that the entry of the fleets would allay the irritation, and show to .the Turks that they are not, as had been reported, abandoned at their utmost need by their allies." The Turkish Government, as well as the people, Were disconcerted at the result of the Conference of the Representatives at Constantinople. It was looked upon as so certain that the fleets would enter the Black Sea after the news from Sinope, that, as is mentioned in a letter from Constanti nople, the Sultan himself proceeded to a spot as Floss as possible to where the fleets were anchored, in order to be one of the first to witness their de Parture. When no movement took place, in con sequence, as is again asser ted, of the opposition of General Baraguay Highness returned overwhelmed with sorrow and indignation ; sorrow for the terrible disaster of Sinop °, and indignation at the conduct of the ambassador. It was asked What possible motive could have existed for the recall of M. de Lacour, if a second AI. de Latour Was sent to succeed him ? THE ASIATIC DOMINIONS OF ENGLAND. A. large exedition, says the corresp ondent of the K o l n er Zeituny, has long been preparing, under Pretence of an intended campaign again the Khan Of lihiva. Russian agents have for the last Years been busy among the Mongolian and Is.rgi kan hordes ; they were bribed and organised, ,iippledi with money, weapons, and officers, and lained to act in concert, according to the require ments of modern civilized warfare. It is now , I ..serted, on the best authority, that the various A.irisiau hordes which camp on the shores of dreg Caspian and infest the Altai, together with t Tartar tribes of Central Asia, 6an supply Russia not less than two hundred thon,and horst-own iourtd to hino-o• affil • , 1.11• I '4.tig ui 4.11 d earr . v . '.,11 a -ctit-etwd I.l. 3ttgllt, with the greatest dangers 1 Litt - - 41 " 1, fur tvith the help of the Along°limit hordes it v\o'ilti be easy for Russia to make a most ineon betient diversion by supporting the hardy and 'Ntile tribes of India. The enormous steppes of Central Asia separate, indeed, the Russian terri tories from the possessions of the British crown, but those steppes are inhabited by vagrant hordes of Tartar horsemen, and they are not, therefore, altogether impassable for a small Russian army with a large body of Tartar auxiliaries. APPLICATION OF GALVANISM, AS A POWER FOR VESSELS, TO SUPERSEDE STEAM. Dr. De L' Huynes, the French physician, who is now in Liverpool, and who Is the inventor of patented electro-medi cal apparatus, has not only studied ele:;tro-galvanism in a medical point of view, but for the object of general science ; and we learn that he has just made, amongst us, experiments of the highest interest, upon the application of galvanism to the locomotion of ships ; and that his experiments, made in the presence of five competent persons, have been crowned with full success. It is known that galvanism is produced by the presence of two metals, put in contact by a liquid acid, or 'water, keep ing salt in solution. The discovery of the doctor consists in lining the vessel with zinc and with copper, according . to a given plan ; and in forming, by them, an immense series of galvanic piles, or batteries, of which the liquid electro-motor shall be the salt water of the sea. _ _ _ This immense battery acts upon electro-magnets, of which the movement of attraction and repulsion much surpasses the force of our greatest steam-engines. This invention presents immense economical advantages ; the alleviation of the ship from the weight of the machinery and engines, besides obviating all danger from the fire, and saving the transport of coals, &c. Dr. De L' Huynes is a man of acknowledged merit as a man and a writer, and the remarkable cures which he has effected in Liverpool and other towns and cities afford incon testible proof of his great talents as a physician. The doe tor is soon to leave Liverpool on a visit to York, where he is expected; but in a few weeks he will return to our town, in which to form an establishment for the manu facture of his electro-galvanic and medical apparatus, and also to bring out his immense discovery. His fortune per mits him to do all, by himself, without the aid of partner ship ; and he is,. in this respect, in a position which makes an exception to inventors, who, for the most part, cannot push out their inventions for want of sufficient resources; for, besides a fortune parental, sufficiently ample, the doctor has a real one in the patients who, every day, flock to con sult him in all the towns through which he travels. We shall have occasion to speak again of his important invention, of which we shall follow the results with interest. THE ARCHBISHOP OF FRIBURG v. THE ENG LISH ROMAN CATHOLICS. To the Editor of the Times Sin—l see in your columns that the controversy awakened in the Grand Duchy of Baden is attracting the notice of the leading members of the Roman Catholic church in this country. An address has been forwarded to the episcopal Ultramontane of Friburg by such respectable noblemen as Lord Arundel and Surrey, Lord Charles Thynne, Viscount Fielding, Lord Petre, and many others of exemplary loyalty, expressive of their sympathy, their admiration, and respect. Had Dr. Wiseman or Dr. Paul Cullen sent such an address, it would have passed without notice, as at once natural and to be expected. But it does seem strange that laymen should sympathise with a proud priest fulminating the thunders of the Papacy against a civil government which refuses to be the serf of the Papacy. I always supposed that our English and Scottish laity, even though members of the church of Rome, had that love of civil freedom and British law that they would now, as they have often done before, side with their order, with the constitution, and with the laity, against the intrusion of extrinsic jurisdiction of any sort. But, for ' the first time in the course of many years, a body of noblemen and gentlemen have, in a public document, set forth their sympathy with principles which, if applied at home, would lay waste all the blessings of our great and cherished constitution. For the first time, and to my great surprise, I see Ultramontane sympathies where I thought they were unknown—among the Roman Catholic laity of England. I cannot suppose that the noblemen and gentlemen who sign this address to the Archbishop of Fri burg are ignorant of his published sentiments or of his claims. They have, however, endorsed the following pre tensions, published by the archbishop, in his protest of No vember, and are ready in similar circumstances at home and abroad stand by them : " According to the doctrine of the Catholic Church, her teaching, her worship, her government, belong to the Pope and bishops. " All laws of the country, to which the government ap peals, when contrary to this doctrine are usurpations ; the existing relations of Church and State were formed on a Protestant model, The State has no rights over the church. We loudly protest against the pretended rights which it assumes. " The bishop must do all in his power to bring about a repeal of the existing laws ; if he cannot do this by entreaties, the duty of resistance at once devolves upon him, and then the responsibility of a conflict like this falls not on him, but on the power which usurps the government of the church. _ _ _ . "As to the ordinance of the 7th of November in particu lar, the archbishop protests against being obliged to submit his mandates to the commissioner of the government ; this were to subject the church to a layman. He pretests against all the penalties which follow the violation of this command. " To apply laws of police to priests who should obey their bishops, is, in the eyes of all the world, neither more nor less than an act of violence. " To promise priests who obey the laws of the country protection against the censure of their bishops is as dange rous as impossible. No power in existence can conserve the funcions of a priest when his bishop withdraws those functions. "Lastly, the archbishop demands from the state a repeal of all laws in force upon this matter, and the abandonment of all sovereignty over the church, for no partial concessions will suffice for the restoration of peace." I am not surprised at the archbishop's assertion of these principles. He is most consistent. But what amazes me is the fact that Lord Arundel and Surrey, Lord Charles Thynne, and other eminent persons, should accept them. The archbishop took a solemn oath to the Pope, in which he swore, " The rights, honors, privileges, and authority of the Holy Roman Church and of our Lord the Pope, I will endeavour to defend, preserve, increase, and advance." He has also sworn to uphold the canon law and conciliar de crees. In the canon law the Archbishop of Friburg reads and fearlessly acts on what he reads, as follows :—"Ne de clare that you ecclesiastics are not bound by your oath of allegiance to your prince, but that you may freely resist even your prince himself in defence of the rights and honors of the church, and even of your own private advantage."— Corp furls Canonici , c, 31, p. 360, Leips., 1839. " The Kingly power is subject to the Pontifical, and is bound to obey it."--P. 190, vol. ii., Leips., 1839. Nothing can be more consistent and pontifically exemplary than the conduct of the archbishop. But I cannot believe that the loyal and eminent personages who sign the address to him in your columns are aware of the destructive prin ciples to which they have comm 7 .tted themselves.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN. CUMMING. P.S.—I observe that some of your cotemporarios are wondering and speculating . about br. Wiseman's absence from England and sojourning at Rome. It will set them right if I inform them that, in the oaths taken by him at his consecration, he swore, " I will, by myself, in person visit the threshold of the apostles (i. e. Rome) every three years, and give account to our lord of my pastoral office, and of all things belonging to the state of my church." The cardinal is, therefore, reporting to his s overe i gn i n Rome, the condition of his proconsulate in England, and receiving orders for the next three years. A HINT TO SIR JAMES GRAHAM. To the Editor of the Times Sin,—The value of property lying in the 'docks at Liver pool is reckoned by. millions. Its only defence is a small and not over strong fort at New Brighton. In case of the outbreak of hostilities with Russia, what is to prevent a Russian steamer, commanded by another Paul Jones, and under a false flag, entering the Mersey ? Half an hour would suffice, and ion would publish, in a third edition, by telegraph, that "the docks were in flames." It is not an invasion by a squadron, whose movements would be known and therefore intercepted, that we have to fear ; it is the possible mischief that a single armed vessel could inflict that has to be guarded against. Let our energetic head of the Admiralty send a single block-ship to be moored in the Mersey until the horizon of European politics brightens,—Your obedient servant, Manchester, Dec. 22. VIGILANS. Miss Burdett Coutts has arrived at Brighton, from Paris. The Duke of Newcastle left town on Thursday for Clum ber, for the Christmas holidays. len the Shrewsbury School case judgment has been given for the relations, and against the Rev. Mr. Morse. The Marquis of Lansdowne has a select circle assembled at Bowood for the festive season. The noble marquis, it is said, does not purpose coming to town until the latter end of January. CHOLERA IN SCOTLAND.—ChoIera, which hovered on the eastern coast of Scotland, is rapidly coming westward: and has at length reached this city, although not in its most virulent form. In Glasgow we learn several cases have been reported since Saturday. On that day a case occurred in Tylefield-strect, Gallogate. On Monday morn ing there was another case in Garngad-road. On Tuesday a second case occurred in Garngad-road. In the afternoon a second case occurred in the Back Wend. Three other cases have been reported, one near the Cross, another in Coweaddens, and the third in Bishop-street. The parochial boards have, greatly to their honour, completed their arrangements for energetic action.—Glasgow Constitutional. SHOCKING MURDER. AT GlRVAN.—Scarcely had the public mind in Ayrshire recovered from the sensation produced by the blind and atrocious affair which took place at Tfillinte, in ( %"""i" . 4 11,11,1 , was , ittiti2; at the loon', near the window of lier own house, in the town of Girvan, ,lie was shut at and killed. We have not yet received further particulars, beyond the fact that her husband was immediately apprehended, on suspicion of being the perpetrator of the murder,--North British Mail. POLICE COURT.-‘-SATURDAY Patrick Tyrreyabourer, was charged with attempting to pick the pockets of several women in St. George's market, on Friday night. The markets at the present moment swarm with light fingered gentlemen, who no doubt expect to glean considerable pickings from the crowds of purchasers and sight-seers, who visit them. The prisoner said he had been for seventeen years in Liverpool, and had never before been charged with an offence. He was discharged with a caution. Ca*rim Blake, and Catherine .3P Donald, women of the town, were charged by a sailor, named Robert Johnson, with robbing him of eight sovereigns. The prosecutor, who was at the time somewhat the worse for drink, met the first named prisoner in the street, and was induced to accompany her to her house in 3 Court, Charles-street. In waking in the morning he found himself minus his money, and learned from the other prisoner that his companion hadleft him shortly after they had retired to rest. Catherine Blake was committed for two [months ; the other prisoner was dis charged. Sarah Magrath was committed for two months, for steal ing a goose on Friday evening, from a stall in St. John's market. The prisoner, who was cleanly clad, had a fine little child in her arms, and she seemed much more solici tous about its comfort than her own fate. Margaret Bennett, an old and wretchedly-clad woman, was remanded on a charge of stealing a quantity of wearing apparel from Mrs. Bolton, 21, Sun -street. James .M'Cartney, 18, was committed for three months, for having in his possession, in St. George's dock, a quantity of canvass for which• he could not account, and for assault ing the police-officer when arrested. The officer, No. 152, stated that when he arrested the prisoner he became exceedingly violent, and when he was bringing him along the street, a crowd gathered round them, and commenced to hustle them. They forced from the officer the bag containing the canvass, and had almost succeeded in rescuing the prisoner. PASSING BASE COIN.—A woman, of the name of Ryan, about 30 years of age, was charged with attempting to pass, at a chandler's shop, a base shilling. When arrested by the officerlshe immediately swallowed the shilling. She has been six times before the court for a like offence. t3he was five times acquitted, and convicted once. She was remanded for seven days. PASSENGERS' ACT.—Edward Gardner Willoughby and Seymour Willoughby, owners of the paddle steamer Britannia, were summoned for having allowed the above vessel to ply and carry passengers between Birkenhead and Liverpool on the 29th of November, without having a proper sailing certificate. Mr. W. Tindall appeared for the crown, and one of the Messrs. Willoughby defended in person. He admitted the fact, but contended that they should not be held guilty of the offence, inasmuch as he had applied to have the boat surveyed in October, and did not receive the current certifi cate until the sth of this month. The old certificate was in the boat, but it had expired on the 18th of November. The defendants were fined 20s. and costs, and the master, 10s. and costs. BIRKENHEAD COUNTY COURT-SATURDAY. A SHORING SMITH'S LIABILITY Taomes JONES v. JOHN SANKEY.—By this action the plaintiff, a dealer in horses, residing in Birkenhead, sought to recover from defendant, a shoeing smith and farrier, the sum of 35., as compensation, the value of a horse, which 'ivit - s on' the 23d of June last entrusted t o th e defendant for llhoeing, and which horse, through the negligence and care lessness of the defendant, did languish and die. The case for the plaintiff was conducted by Mr. Gates head, and the defendant was represented by Mr. Bretherton. For the plaintiff, it was alleged that he had, on the 23d of June, sent the horse to the defendant's smithy to be shod ; that by the carelessness of his servant, in performing that operation, a nail had been driven into the near hind foot, after which inflammation supervened, and the horse died in the month of November. Witnesses having been called to prove these pacts, Mr. PETER TAYLOR, a veterinary surgeon, was called, and stated : In the early part of June last he attended the horse belonging to the plaintiff. It was on the Monday. He found the shoe off the near hind foot. The shoe was re moved on the Sunday. The horse was in a dreadful state of agitation; its head was up • the corner ; its foot was much swollen, and there was a thickening round the coronet of the hoof. A portion of the hoof was cut away, but not much, because there was so much inflammation. About a quarter of an inch of horn was removed. The horse could not put its foot down. On the Wednesday following he removed a poultice which he had ordered to be put on, but the bone was then in a most irritable state, and he ordered the poul tice and bathing to be continued; and on the Friday follow ing.he again removed the poultice, when he found matter oozing . out of the coronet or upper part of the foot, and upon removing the horny part of the hoof, he found a small hole, which he probed, and found that it was connected with the coronet, where he had just discovered the matter oozing out. Hie Hozcon In yutu upiuion, what was the cause of that discharge taking place ? Witness : I have no doubt but that it was caused by a puncture made by some nail, or something of that sort. It could not be occasioned by a bruise or a crush. It must have been occasioned by a prick. The horse was in such a state that it could scarcely cat or drink. He attended the horse for a week, when he was put into the hands of the defendant. It would be two or three days after the prick, that the horse would begin to show symptoms of lameness. A tread would not produce such an effect. He could not say positively that the death of the horse resulted from that prick, but he had no doubt of it. He did not see the horse after he left off attending it. In his cross-examination by Mr. Bretherton, the witness said it would be impossible for the horse to have itself caused such lameness by running on a newly macadamised road, as the shoe would have protected the part where he had found the small hole which he had described. Pricking a horse in shoeing was purely accidental, and was frequently done by the most experienced smiths. Other witnesses were called to prove the value of the horse, and also to show that the horse had gradually got worse and worse from the time that it had been shod by the ; defendant, until it died. Mr. BREMERTON, for the defendant, contended that there was no evidence given that the death of the horse had been caused by the negligence and carelessness of the defendant ; and referred to a similar case—(Collins v. Rowding,)—tried before Baron Pollock, in 1845, to substantiate the opinion he entertained on the subject. Supposing that the horse did die from the prick, there was nothing to show that the prick was occasioned by any want of skill or negligence of the defendant; nor was there any evidence called to prove how the horse had died, which was essential, as the summons stated " the horse did languish and die," from the defen dant's neglect. What was there to show that there was gross neglect, or want of care ? The evidence being thus incomplete, he should submit, the plaintiff must be non suited, His HONOR, after briefly replying to Mr. Bretherton, upon the law of thelcase, submitted that the evidence went to show that the lameness had arose from the pricking, and that the lameness brought on death. Mr. BRETHERTON having at some length detailed the de fence ho should make to the action, which would show that it was a complete conspiracy against his client, called Mr. JOHN SANKEY , who stated that he was a smith, and that he had a man in his employ by the name of Rowlands. This man left him on the 18th of June. Ho recollected the defendant having a horse called " Bobby " to be shod. Rowlands fitted two shoes, and Jack knocked two of the shoes on. That was on the 16th of June. The man who put the shoes on was in his employ for seven years, and was capable of shoing a horse. He had never heard any complaints against him. On the 2d of July, by accident he called at the defendant's house for a glass of ale, when he said, "You have made a pretty mess of my horse, either you, or some of your men have .pricked him, and he is going to die of lock-jaw." He went to the stable and saw the horse. The witness then detailed What he had prescribed for the horse from the 2d of June to the 11th, at which time he left the horse, telling the plaintiff to take care of him, and he would soon be all right. The horse had been at the smithy twice, and he had left the near hind foot quite sound. After this the off hind foot of the horse became diseased, and on the 27th of July the defen dant attended it, but none of his instructions were followed out, and on the 3d of August he gave up the job, because he had so frequently to complain of the inattention of the plaintiff in not doing as he directed, alleging, as an excuse, that he was short of hands. He never heard of the horse being ill from the 27th of July last to the 3d of August. Mr. EvANs, veterinary surgeon, corroborated the evidence of the last witness, as far as attending the horse, from the 27th of July to the 3d of August, during which time they had to complain of neglect on the part of the plaintiff in not fulfilling their instructions with regard to the horse. Mani; other witnesses were cilia' for the defence, to contradict the defendant's statement, and for the purpose of proving that on the 23rd of June, the day on which it was alleged by the plaintiff that the horse was shod, and the nail driven into his foot, the plaintiff's son took the horse from the cart, after a hard day's work, and ran it a three heat race over a newly macadamised road, which the defen dant alleged was the cause of injury in the animal's foot. It was also proved that the animal died from falling into a ditch in such a manner that it could not extricate itself. Mr. GATEHEAD replied to the evidence for the defence, contending that the plaintiff's case remained uncontradicted —namely that the defendant had shod the horse on the 23rd of June, when the animal had been pricked, .from which injury it died. His HONOR, after carefully recapitulating the evidence, in the course of which he censured the conduct of the plaintiff, in which he had shown gross neglect, in not properly attending upon the horse, held that the farrier was liabl e for the damage he had caused in not having the horse _ . - amply s►tffirient. to corr . !. the Id:image he had fl►is rase lasted the entire day and excited ►nuuh The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have a family part s assembled at Trentham for the Christmas holidays. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll and the Marquis and Mar chioness of Stafford are with their grace,. RETORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AMERICAN TREASURY. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, December 6, 1853. The estimated receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1833, were as follows : From customs - - 649,000,000 00 lands - - - - - 2,000,000 00 miscellaneous sources 300,006 00 Balance in treasury July 1, 1852 - 14,632,136 37 65,932,136 37 And the estimated expenditures - 60,560,056 86 Estimated balance, July 1, 1853 - 4,372,079 51 This balance to exist after applying $7,199,477 77 to the redemption of the public debt. The actual receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1853, were as follows, viz. : From customs - - $58,931,865 52 lands - 1,667,084 99 miscellaneous sources 738 ; 623 89 Making the total receipts - - 61,337,574 40 Add balance in treasury July, 1852 - 14,632,136 37 Total sum for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1853 - - 75,969,710 77 The actual expenditures for the fiscal year 1853, were, viz : Civil list - _ - - $4,784,396 93 Foreign intercourse - - - 699,030 14 Miscellaneous - - - 11,792,369 70 Department of the Interior - - 6,529,535 59 Do. of war - .. - 9,947,290 87 Do. of the navy - - 10,891,639 59 Public debt - - - 10,482,555 39 54,026,818 21 Balance in the treasury, July 1, 1853, $21,942,892 56 (As appears by the accompanying statement A) The estimated receipts for the year ending June 30, 1854, were as follows : Prom customs - - $49,000,000 00 lands - 2,00U,000 00 uliocellutleollB sources 200,000 00 Add estimated balance July 1, 1853 - 5,372,079 51 Total estimated sum for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1853 . - 56,572,079 51 And the estiuuated expenditures were : Balance of former appro- priatious - $6,879,883 28 Permanent and indefinite appropriations - - - - 9,172,829 68 Specific appropriations asked for - - 30,151,040 64 46,203,753 60 Which would leave an estimated unexpended balance in the treasury on July 1, 1854, of 10,363,325 91 The actual receipts for the first quarter of the fiscal year 1854, ending September 30, 1853, were as follows (as appears by statement B) viz.:— From customs - - - - $19,718,822 00 lands - - - 1,489,562 05 miscellaneous sources - - 147,994 87 Making total receipts - 21,356,378 92 To which add the actual balance in the trea sury, on the Ist July, 1853 - - 21,942,892 55 Making the total sum of - 43,299,271 48 The actual expenditures for the same first quarter were as follows, viz. : Civil list, foreign intercourse, andimiscella- neous, &c. - - - $4,381,091 62 Interior departments, Indians, and pensions - 846,213 01 War department - - 2,935,861 40 Navy department - - 3 , 140,129 35 Redemption of public_debt - • - 3,778,088 32 16,081,383 70 Leaving a balance in the treasury, September 30, 1853, of - - - - $28,217,887 78 The estimated receipts for the second, third, and fourth quarters of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1853, are as follows : From customs - - - - $37,000,000 00 lands - - - - 3,000,000 00 miscellaneous sources - - 300,000 00 40,300,000 00 , . To which add the balance in the treasury, September 30, 1853 - - 28,217,887 78 Making a total of - - 68,517,887 78 The expenditures estimated by the departments for the second, third, and fourth quarters of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1854, are as follows, viz : Civil list and foreign intercourse, &e. - $13,570,833 54 Deficiencies in the post-office department • 1,895,445 63 _ Interior department - - - 2,629,350 10 War department - - - - 12,874,817 22 Navy department - - 8,135,280 67 Public debt (interest) - - - 3,145,556 00 Do. (redemption) - - - 15,000,000 00 Total estimated expenditures - 57,251,283 16 This will leave an estin4ted balance in the treasury on the Ist of July, 1864, of - 11,266,604 62 The balance of the appropriations for the year ending June 30, 1853, which remained unexpended on that day, and which is liable to be expended in the year ending June 30, 1854, is - - - - 17,630,758 75 The specific appropriations for the year amount to - - - - 34,051,269 58 The indefinite appropriations for the 'year are, as far as ascertained by actual payment, to October 1, 1853 - - $5,100,425 75 As estimated for the residue of the year - - 6,365,526 95 11,465,952 70 Making the whole amount of appropriations liable to be expended in the year 1854 63,147,981 03 The estimated receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1855, are as follows : From customs - - $51,000,000 00 From lands - - - - 3,500,000 00 From miscellaneous sources - - 600,000 00 Making the sum of - - - 55,000,000 00 Add the estimated balance in the treasury on the Ist of July, 1854 - 11,266,604 62 This makes the total estimated resources for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1855 - 66,266,604 62 The estimated expenditures for the same year arc as fol lows : Balance of former appropriations, which will be expended this year - $6,865,126 44 Permanent and indefinite appropriations - 8,285,716 14 Specific appropriations asked for this year - 35,909,434 54 51,060,277 12 This sum is composed of the following particulars, viz.:— Civil list, foreign intercourse, and miscella neous - - $12,161,436 09 Expenses of collecting revenues from customs - 2,200,000 00 Expenses of collecting revenue from lands - 129,900 00 Deficiency in the revenues of the Post Office • department - - 2,700,000 00 Army proper, &c. - - 11,989,397 50 Fortifications, ordnance, arming militia, &c 2,049,334 00 Improvements, &c. Indian department - 311,500 00 - 1,784,471 84 Pensions - - - - 1,876,072 95 Naval establishment, including dry-docks, and ocean steam mail contracts - - 12,712,358 74 Interest on the public debt • - 3,145,806 00 Making in all the sum of - - 51,060,277 12 Leaving an estimated balance in the treasury, July 1, 1855, of - - $15,206,327 50 To be increased about ten millions by that part of the ap propriation not expended within the year, and subject to any reduction that may be made in the tariff for half the year, or to any sum which may be applied to the public debt during the year. _ The public debt on the Ist of July, 1852, was as follows - $8,198,686 03 - 6,222,931 35 - 4,999,139 71 . 26,214,056 00 - 15,740,000 00 - 5,000,000 00 - 5,000,000 00 Loan of 1842 Loan of 1843 Loan of 1846 - Loan of 1847 - Loan of 1848 - Texan indemnity - - Do. not issued - • 71,374,807 09 Old funded and unfunded debt - - 114,118 54 Treasury notes outstanding - 132,161 64 Debt of corporate cities - 730,000 00 72,401,087 27 The sums paid for redemption of the public debt during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1853, and the premium, &c., were as follows : Loan of 1842 - - Loan of 1843 - - Loan of 1846 - - Loan of 1847 - Loan of 1848 - - - $167,495 60 - 4,296,862 50 - 68,200 00 -1,668,650 00 - 193,300 0.0 Total stock redeemed 6,394,508 10 Premium on the same, $420,498 64; since which time and up to 3rd December, 1853, the public debt has been reduced to $56,336,157 52, leaving the public debt on the 3rd Decem ber, 1853, as follows : Loan of 1842 - $6,872,135 54 Loan of 1843 92,800 00 4,048,400 00 14,444,491 80 Debt of cierp..nite citic ' ) 4,1100 00 114,118 54 114,511 64 Old funded and unfunded (irk Treasury notes outstanding - 66,336,167 12 ENGLAND AND FRANCE. WE published in our impression of Saturday a statement respecting the intimation of the Times, that the sluzgi of the British fleet in the Bosphorus, and their a.O of the Black Sea upon the announcement of the affair of Sinope. The statement was a denial, upon the part of the French nation, that the intimation of the Times was true, and that in reality it was the French who were anxious to "go a-head." Subjoined is the answer of the Times, and it is conveyed in such close and precise language as to show that the original allegation was not made without official inspiration, and that the administration of Lord Aberdeen has not been the cause of that inactivity which has been so gravely increased by the country. The tone of the article in which the Times speaks is indicative of the perfect accor dance which now at least prevails between the governments of England and France : " The French government have shown, we are well aware, a strong desire to act with this country in the East, and on one or two occasions they have even suggested measures to which the QUEEN'S Ministers did not think it their duty to accede. Both governments have given very large powers to their representatives on the spot ; and, in a case like that of the attack of Sinope, it is obvious that the cabinets of Lon don and Paris are physically unable to give any directions whatever to meet such an emergency. But, whatever in ference the public may draw from the fact, we have the strongest reasons to believe that on two occasions more vigo rous measures wereproposed and would have been taken, if the French officershad accededto them. Some weeks ago, and be fore M. DE LA COTJR. left Constantinople, Lord STRATFORD DE lIRDCLPFFE had proposed— as was well known and publicly stated at the time —to send a steam squadron, consisting of three vessels of each nation, for the purpose of cruizing in the Black Sea. M. DE T agreed to the Pan, and it is rinu. obTivua now useful such a .pi.aro. Luignt nave been to observe the movements of the Russians, and perhaps to prevent the collisions which' have since taken place. Upon grounds of his own, however, Admiral HAMELIN first postponed and then declined the 'proposition, which Lord STRATFORD did not think it ex-- pethent to carry into effect without the concurrence of the French. Again, when the proposal to .put to sea was made by Admiral DUNDAS on the 2nd of December, it was nega tived by General BARAGUAY HILLIERS, and the oppor tunity of intercepting the Russian fleet on its return from Sinope was lost. The organs of France in this country, who are far more zealous in defence of Louis NAPOLEON'S policy than of that of England, may dispute these facts with their accustomed urbanity of language. We believe them to be true, and we will add that, if true, they have pro bably caused more regret and annoyance to LOUIS NAPOLEON than they can do to us. We do not doubt the sincerity of those who are acting with us, or direct accusations against men in a difficult position, who have acted upon their own sense of duty. Such recriminations should, we think, be entirely avoided. But these circumstances only serve to prove more evidently the necessity of a concerted plan of operations, and of a clear definition of the engagements we have contracted or assumed. It is satisfactory to know that subsequently to the late events, and by the last deliberations of the British Government, such an understanding has been distinctly established, and that the measures be taken in common by the British and French naval forces have been agreed on. If any difference of opinion has occurred at Constantinople, it has doubtless arisen from an excessive desire not to prejudge the great question of peace and war, which remained to be decided by the governments. But the cabinets of France and England were never more tho roughly agreed upon the course it has become necessary to pursue, and the fleets of the two nations are probably already in the Black Sea, to give effect, if necessary, to the addi; tional instructions they will shortly receive. ST. MAnTmes MEr, SCOTLAND-ROAD.—This market, which is situated in a densely populated neighborhood, chiefly inhabited by the poorer classes, was amply supplied with all that was substantial and useful ; and if the meats did not possess such an immense quantity of " rough fat" usually exhibited at this season of the year, they possessed a far greater quality—that of providing a good dinner without material loss to the buyer. The principal display was on the right hand side as you enter the market, where Mr. Wil liam Lowcock exhibited two fine Cheviot sheep, bred by the Duke of Buccleuch, and what may fitly be designated as " a monster pig," fed by Mr. Sharpies of West Derby. The other exhibitors who had an extraordinary display were Mr. Trimmer and Mr. Harvey ; the meat, comprising beef, mutton, pork, and lamb, being excellent as to quality. From the preparations that are being made by all the occupants of this market, there can be little doubt but there will be a grand display this evening. THE PRESTOS STRIKE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) PRESTON, DEC. 24.—N0 change can yet be reported in the position of the contending parties. The returns show that the number of unemployed hands relieved this week was 15,781; last week 15,608—increase 279. The amount paid to the hands this week was £2,938 12s. Od; last week £2,908 7s. 3d.—increase £3O 6s. 9d. Subjoined is a list of the total sum this week disbursed in relief by each of the six committees, NO. RELIEVED. AMOUNT £ s. d. Power-loom weavers' committee 10,121 1,921 9 0 Spinners' and self-actors' committee 3,016 601 2 6 Card-room hands' committee 1,908 259 .0 6 Throstle spinners' committee 689 Power-loom overlookers' committee 189 58 13 3 29 0 0 Tape machine sizers' committee 15,781 £2,938 12 0 To the above-named sum of £2,938 12s. must be added the expenses incident to the conduct of the agitation, consisting of the following items :—delegates, committees, and col lectors, £79, 3s. 6d. ' • rent, postage, and sundries, £l3 2S. 31d.; printing reports and posters, £67 10s. 9d.; additional relief, £ll5 2s. 7d. It thus appears that the total expendi ture of the week amounts to £3,213 11s. 1 id. The expenses exclusive of relief are about five per cent on the snm collected. The operative spinners had a meeting in the Temperance Hall last night, when, after a series of speeches, the annexed resolution was adopted :—"That we, the operative spinners and minders of Preston, do still resolve to have our just and equitable demands before we resume work." Votes of thanks were passed to the trades of England, and to the Blackburn masters; the proceedings being wound up with cheers for the ten per cent. _ GENEAAL OPEN-AIR MEETING A general meeting of the unemployed was convened in the Orchard at half-past two this afternoon. As usual, there was a very large attendance—Mr. Waddington, of Preston, presiding. Mr. COWELL, after some introductory remarks, continued thus : There has been a great deal said in reference to our reports, in reference to our honeity and our integrity. We have now a portion of the press attempting, to the utmost of its ability and power, to shake the confidence of the people in their leaders. They know full well, that if they can in duce the people to form a baZ opinion of those why stand high in their estimation at prestnt, they will accomplish their object. In reply to the calumnies which have been promulgated, I beg to say, that if there is any gentleman in this assembly who will have the kindness to come forward and audit the two reports I now hold in my hand, to which special reference has been made, he shall have ten sovereigns for his trouble, if he can show that the funds are not ac counted for in a proper and systematic manner. (Hear, hear.) Now, a full examination of the balance sheets shows that the working expenses, however, exceeded 81 per cent. And,: let me tell this respectable meeting, that were it not for our printing expenses, these reports costing £4O every week, I have been to several towns during the week, • and I hive heard resolutions passed to the effect that the operatives of those towns are determined, to the utmost of their ability and power, to support Preston, whilst you are determined to stand true to your committee and to them. They feel. the vast responsibility resting upon their shoulders as well as the vast responsibility attaching to yourselves. They are• perfectly cognizant of the fact that a vast amount of suffer ing, privation, and misery, is being endured in Preston, and they are doing all they possibly' can in order to alleviate that suffering and privation. In almost every town throughout the manufacturing districts, they are determined that you shall have either a Christmas gift or a new year's gift. In all probability, the receipts to-morrow week will far exceed those of any former week. - All that . is required on your part is, that you should put up for a little while with these privations. A good time is coming—you may depend unon it. No great prize was ever won, but some have had to suffer for it. Your ancestors suffered before you. You who are prepared to play—who are prepared to li ve u p on the union allowance, small as it may be, and to wage war with the manufacturers until an unconditional 10 per . ; cent. is awarded to you—hold up your hands, and don't put them up unless your heart and soul go with them. (The response was unanimous and followed by cheers.) LMr. BA..xn.NDALs stated, that trade had been gradually improving each week for the last three weeks. Large orders were coming in from India and China, and there was scarcely any cloth to meet them. The consequence was, that it was getting up in price. That was encouragement for them to persevere in this movement. If they were kept out of work for two months longer, cloth would get up, so that it would be their duty to demand an advance of 20 per cept. instead of 10. (Cheers.) MEETING OF CARD-ROOM HANDS. The card-rom hands held a meeting this afternoon, in the Temperance-hall ; and after several delegates had delivered addresses, pledged themselves to persevere in this struggle, ErsT AND 4' ii ExpEsT sT4 K or . \v - I NT Er 001'S in LIV.ERI'4 lot „ :it Ny nt. - EA I; I. „ m i . '4 1,,5, :)!) aml 61, 1 , '4 II: 1► sTitEri STEAfI CONEMCS RATION A,,NI) THE -A: NI CM(' vext, says a Belfast paper, will be ol)sorvod :IS a gon, , ra . , holiday, the Belfast and flectwood st,amers will not ,ail. The Telegraph will not sail for Liverpool, nor the Vulcan for Morecambe, on that day, but will next day. tb° red .1.