The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-03 00:00:00

Comnuttiat A)att4. TO TIMBER MERCHANTS, JOINERS, &( Attractive SALE of Quebec Yellow and Red PINE SPRUCE DEALS, STAVES, Dantzic FIR SLATES, pa Friday, the 14th instant, at Eleven o'clock a.m., at Bir kenhead, on the Victoria Wharf and in the Great Float. 408 Logs Yellow PINE, 21,722 feet, 11 Logs OAK, 975 feet, 3,369 PIPE STAVES, Just landed ex Inconstant, from Quebec. 390 Logs Yellow PINE, 200 SPRUCE DEALS, 4i Fathoms LATHWOOD, 1,423 PIPE STAVES, Being the cargo just landed ex Hope, from Quebec. 146 Long Yellow PINE, 63 Logs Red DITTO, 999 SPRUCE DEALS, 1 Cord LATIIWOOD, and 1,172 PIPE STAVES. Being the cargo ex William, from Quebec. 215 Pieces best middling Dantzic FIR, 35 Pieces DEALS, 53 Pieces DEAL ENDS, 1,400 Pieces STAVES, Being the cargo now landing ex George, from Dantzic.— Apply to Messrs. Car and Robinson, Merchants. HOLME, SLATER and CROOK, Brokers. Canning-street, Birkenhead, and 7, Water-street, Liverpool. Important SALE of HONDURAS MAHOGANY', CITY ST. DOMINGO MAHOGANY, PRRA CEDAR, RIO AND BAHIA ROSEWOOD, BIRD-EYE'D MAPLE, PENCIL CEDAR, &c. On Friday, the 14th instant, at Twelmo'clock, in the Hon duras Sheds, Birkenhead, 236 Logs, measuring 154,525 feet Honduras MAHO GANY. 45 Log-ends and 2 Pied being the entire carg 12 Logs Honduras MAHOGANY, being an entire parcel just landed, ex Firefly, from Belize direct es Honduras ROSEWOOD, .o now landing ex Atlantic. 28 Curls Honduras MAHOGANY. Apply to John Carmichael, Esq., Merchant. 712 Logs and Curls City St. Domingo MAHOGANY, just landed, ex Rambler. 133 Logs City St. Domingo MAHOGANY, just landed, ex Arid. On account of the Importers. 236 Curls United States Black WALNUT WOOD ) just landed ox William Nelson. On account of the Importer. 40 Logs Para CEDAR, ex Isabella Scott. 35 Ditto DITTO. ex Princess Ro`•al. Apply to Messrs. It. Singlehutst and Co., Meichants. 99 Logs St. Domingo MAHOGANY, 7 Ditto Honduras MAHOGANY, 155 Planks Bahia ROSEWOOD, ex Laura. 95 Ditto. Ditto. DITTO. ex Busacco. Apply to Messrs. Jos. Toplis and Co., Merchants. 115 Planks Rio ROSEWOOD, 121 Planks Bahia ROSEWOOD, and, if in time, a very superior parcel of RIO ROSE. WOOD, per Thomas Mellor, daily expected. 109 Planks Bird-eyed MAPLE, 135 Logs Pencil CEDAR, just landed, ex Golden Age. Apply to Francis Foster, Esq., Merchant. 148 LANCEWOOD SPARS, ex Manchester. 60 DITTO ex Wilton. Apply to John Anderson, Esq., Merchant. 812 Moulmein TEIK BOARDS and PLANKS, 40 Pieces FURNITURE WOOD, 149 STAVES, just landed, ex Grasmere, from.3ifeulmein. Apply to Messrs. D. and J. M'Donald, Merchants. HOLME, SLATER. and CROOK, Brokers. Canning-street, Birkenhead, and 7, Water-street, Liver pool. 30th September, 1863. SERVANTS WANTING SITUATIONS PERSONS WANTING SERVANTS, should Advertise in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, CHARGI SIXPE N C E. Published every morning, at 19, South John-street, Liverpool, and 9, Princess-street, Manchester. TO CORRESPONDENTS No notice can be taken of anonymous communications. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer; not necessarily for publication, but as a guarrantee of his good faith. We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. All communications, Books for Review, etc., to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES WILLHER, and those from London may be sent to the care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1853 IF England had the greatest share of ministerial eloquence during the parliamentary session, Scot land has absorbed nearly the whole of these favours during the parliamentary recess. First, Lord J. RUSSELL, then Lord PALMERSTON, and lastly Mr. GLADSTONE, the three pillars of the administra tion, have delighted our neighbours, and in formed the world, by the grasp of their principles, and the frankness of their expression. They com pletely put Sir JAMES GRAHAM and his Cork orators into the shade. We can hardly venture to assume that these distinguished statesmen had a previous rehearsal of the terms in which they should ex- press their gratitude for the pouring out of munici pal honours. Still there were obvious coincidences in their language. Each dwelt in the same unifor mity of tone upon the success of our universal policy, upon the willingness of this country to strike in a just cause, and upon the decay of mere party. These are all exceedingiy grateful topics— they were chosen with discernment; and Scotland has done a service to the world by enabling the leading members of the Government thus to define their position. . _ Of these topics, that of most immediate interest is the assurance that, in case of necessity, we are able and willing to make our power felt. It is upon this certainty that .the other two really depend, for if we are pusilanimous, our commerce would not be worth five years purchase, and we should be distracted by faction and divisions. It may be, and is, an open question whether the Government have manifested so much vigour in our Foreign policy as was required by the circumstances. We are amongst those who think they have not. But they give us a rational, though not, perhaps, a conclu let us first exhaust all the means sive answer of keeping peace before we go to war." These means are, to a great degree, a matter of opinion ; opinion is influenced by temperament; and cer tainly Lord CLARENDON has been a model of Here, indeed, is patience and forbearanc the most asssailable point of the Government. We foresee that though they may be enabled to main tain the tranquillity of Europe, they will be exposed to serious animadversion in the next session of Parliament, for it has not yet been shown that the embarrassments of the Eastern difficulty might not have been solved eight months ago by a demonstra tion on the part of this country. But if peace is maintained these criticisms will be of no practical importance, and the power of the Ministry will be consolidated, we hope, for the purpose of extending the principles of our commercial system and pro moting the comforts of the people. It will be a new era in the history of this country to be governed without party. The attempt is be ing made, and it promises to be successful, though it is opposed to many of our traditions. Confi dence must be the bond that unites the people to such a Government. In other words the Govern ment will be on its good behaviour, under security to promote improvements, and bound by the con ditions upon which it exists to have regard only to the public benefit. This principle involves many great results. It implies the removal of all merely ,class interests, enquiring at least into alleged vested rightS, and the' adoption of pure political equity. Any 6overntilittit -- undertaking these objects will have no tinic:lii.give up to party. The addresses, then, of the three Ministers are to be considered in the light of an indirect decla ration of the policy, by which they will hereafter be pledged and bound ;'and to suh a policy, whilst allowing the utmost freedom of opinion as to its details, no rational being can hesitate to adhere. IF Winter may not be said already to have set in, ,sufficient indications of its approach have been given to make . us feel that, with the few exceptional fine sunny days which maybe enected, our sum mer is over. Snow has been lying thickly on the Grampian hills for upwards of a week, and the papers - from all parts of - EnropN assert that the Itsual heralds et winter, gales on lane and ocean, have been as violent as universal. Winter is indeed close at our doors, and there are circumstances in the state of theworld, commercial, social and physi cal, which induce men to regard With SOMething like apprehension .the pro4)6as of - the ensuing season. The prosperity which we have no* fOr long purled enjOyedtheeomparatielyi low prices of late years of the necessaries of life—the amount of demand in the labour market-- , --the inereased facilities of gaining a livlihood afforded to those who remained at borne, by the departure of so many emigrants—these things, in thentselveS, so directly conducive to social welfare, 11.01 V make the very idea of a reverse illore obnoxious and terrible ; perhaps, the rather so, as we fear, neither enl lectively nor individually, has so flinch been done as might have been done, in the season of prosperity to provide for a time of adversity. It is not often, either in the case of nations or of indiVidilals, that years of plenty are made to contribute their offering in periods of scarcity. Fortune wears a radiant face, but has a most improvident heart: That there are circumstances apparently to justify the somewhat sombre view of the dim prospects which seem to be generally adopted, cannot adinit of a doubt. It is certainly. wiSo to look these threatening evils boldly in the face, and to endea vour to ascertain how far they: maybe avoided or controlled. Among the foremost, and the soonest felt, must be classed the rapid rise of the prices in bread, and, partly in consecittence thereof, of the other necessaries of life: Here, however, we think a little consideration will prove that there is not much to be dreaded, unless it be indeed by these speculators in grain, who may be holding back in the hope of realizing unreasonable prices. It is true that not in England only, but in France, and in the countries bordering on the Baltic, the late harvest has proved deficient both in quantity and quality; but, should Peace be happily preserved, and our usual supplies from the shores of the Black Sea be forthcoming, there need be no fear of disastrous results. According to the calculations of a writer in the Circular to Bankers, the deficiency in the late harvest may be regarded as equal to that in 1846, and the importations of wheat and flour up to the end of September in the present year, in excess of these up to the corresponding period in 1846, by 2,196,673 quarters. Ot course the increase of consumption, in dealing with the question, must not be lost _sight of; but taking every thing into consideration, we repeat that there is no cause for alarm with regard to the probable price of broadstuffs through the winter. That the prices in the Liverpool corn market, for instance, should be steadily, as most - certainly they are, on the rise, proves nothing necessarily alarming to consumers, as that rise is in despite of large daily importations of grain from America and elsewhere. That the same, or similar causes, more or less occult, which have produced the rise in prices, and originated the somewhat gloomy anticipations of the coming winter, on which we have been com menting, should also have caused no slight panic in the commercial world, cannot be wondered at, nor can it but be expected, judging from the ex perience of former times, that Consols, which now stand as low as 91, will still further decline. As yet, however, there has been a general immunity from bankruptcy and insolvency, which plainly shows a generally healthy syStelia. To this sub ject, then, we refer, not in anticipation of evil, but in the earnest wish to. effect some good: and on this topic, it is to the industrial portion.of the community that we would address our observa tions. The disturbing agencies which have pro duced this panic in the mercantile world among the capitalists, must, in their immediate effects, operate seriously on the interests of the labouring classes. Our late prosperity was, to a great ex tent, the result of foreign demand for our produce, and this demand the cause of ready empld3iinent and good wages in the manufacturing districts. At the present moment, the glut of goods in the Australian markets, the state of affairs in China, and - even in America, together with the raising of discount to five per -cent, by the Bank of England, will undoubtedly prove but too efficient checks to our foreign commerce, and therefore to the full employment of our artizans and labourers. Is this then, we would in earnestness ask the working man, the proper time for strikes ? - Yet, looking at the state of 'affairs at Preston, at Barnley, at Wigan, or among the pitmen on the Tyne, and the Wear, to say nothing of minor demonstrations throughout England, it would seem as if labour thinks it may afford to riot in the very suicidal wantonness of irresponsible power. Our most earnest wish is, that the evils arising from strikes may not have to be numbered with the sufferings and privations of the labouring classeS through the ensuing winter. In conclusion, as far as the anticipated horrors of war, and epidemic disease, enhance the gloom of our prospects, it is cheering to reflect that Winter, with his iron hand, holds both at bay—Cossack and Cholera. A breathing time, at least, is thus allowed, and Spring may perhaps find us reasonably indulging in more cheering prospects. THE recent increase of trade from Central and South America, and especially from Buenos Ayres, Brazil, and the River Plate, has long since drawn European attention to that vast and comparatively unexplored region. Aside from the eternal Andes, and the sterile deserts next to it, there is a country extending 3,500 miles in one direction, and 1,800 miles in another, capable of an immense population, vast productions, and an almost unlimited trade; a large portion of this country is unrivalled in depth of soil, salubrity of climate, and navigable rivers. It abounds with the richest mineral wealth, includ ing gold, silver, copper, lead, and tin ; and by re cent discoveries it is ascertained that not one-tenth part of these mines are worked. The capabilities of the country to sustain a large population, may be inferred from the circumstance, that when the Spaniards first explored it, at the close of the fifteenth century, it was densely peopled, and abounded with many large cities; but the bloody policy of the Spanish Conquerors, and the vices and diseases they introduced, caused the destruction of millions of its natives. Again, the ruins of ancient cities, discovered both in Central, and South America, prove a dense population to have existed at some remote period of antiquity, and also that ahigh state of civilization there prevailed. There are found the remains of magnificent cities buried in the impenetrable forests, having hewn pyramids, sculptured busts, galleries, • sepulchral vaults, obe lisks, fluted columns, splendid terraces and cor- None, but a country full of people, and that people skilled in science and practised in the arts, could display such things. This shows us that this Southern customer has once seen better days ; and that the same soil which once reared up those mighty Monuments to the Arts, is capable of renovation—a new life and a new destiny. South America has been for 300 years a broad spread specimen of a good country., but turSed and withered by the Misrule and crimes of men. After being ravaged and robbed by the ruthless hand of Spain, for more than two centuries, during which time, brutal tyrAtltA and despots despoiled it, the dotintry became the scene of anarchy and civil war, from which she has not yet recovered. indeed, the blood of ManY generations haS been 'Poured out like water upon the land by the instruments of death, and the bones of the contending tribes cremibie in the dews, and bleach in the sunbeams. During all these intestine broils both the land and the mines haVe been neglected ; hence, it is no wonder that our coninierce with the country has been so limited. The cocoa, indigo; 6arSitparilia, chinchilla-fUrS, fiend 46-woods, were spontaneous productions ; and until lately these were Our Chief imports. Though the Magnificient rivers extend thousands of miles into the interki', the civil Wars have been such, that navigation has been neglected—no canals or railways constructed, and the internal communication of the country is the WaSt and MOst difficult in the World, not excepting the deserts of Sahara. • But we see in perspeCtiVe a better era about to dawn upon that much abused and neglected coun try ; and a rich harvest in reversidn to NOilliern England: Another element of improvement is now in course of development. Notwithstanding the re. cent rumour of French interference with the State of Uruguay, we have occasion to krithr, that most of the new Republics fife bortowing the constitu tions and jutiSptudence ot the United States, which are essentially English in principle, and we look, that these do work out a mighty change for the better. The NeWspaper Press, too, is greatly extending in the fairer portions of the country. Let us add to these, the great national project of linking the Atlantic and Pacific together, by the ship-canal, across the Isthlunus of Panama, or South Anierica. When the country shall thus be made an Island, and the commerce of the civilized world shall float all around it, the inventions, the energy, and the civilization of England and the United State, must penetrate it at every port, and the mouth of the Plate, and other great rivers, will become immense outlets to the productions of an empire, and inlets to the manufacturies of Britain. Already the South American and General Steam Navigation Company have established a regular line and monthly com munications by steam, and the commerce by merchant vessels is on the increase. Added to the articles they heretofore have furnished us, will soon be grain, hides, wine, brandy, cotton, oil, hemp, flax, fruits, gold, silver, copper, lead, tin, and, indeed, all the produc tions of a rich soil, shone upon by a genial sun, and most extensive mines. In return, as civiliza tion advances, inhabitants will require- at our hand, multiplied and increaing quantities of manu factved goods ; and Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, &c., will profit by the transformation., ARRIVAL OF A PORTION OF THE CHANNEL FIEET IN THEMA:UM—EarIy yesterday morning the Hague, Vulture, Valoras, Agamemnon, and the Imperieuse, arrived in the Thames from Queenstown harbour, which they left on Thursday evening last. A CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH.—On Saturday last an inquest was held, before the borough coroner, on tho body of a child named James Stinson, son of Mr. Stinson, of No. 33, Chartres-street, who died on Friday afternoon from the effects of some boiling tea, which fell upon him. A verdict of accidental death was.returned. FATAL Acc IDENT.—James Hampton, a shipwright, residing at 13, Exeter-street, Toxteth Park, fell into the hold of the ship Annie Armstrong eight weeks ago. He was taken to the South Hospital, where he was attended by the surgeons, and was afterwards removed to his own house, where he died on Saturday morning. An inquest will be held this day. " DARKNESS VISIBLE."—Last night, when it was attempted to light the lamps upon the George's pier and the landing-stage at the usual hours, it was found impossible, owing to the water not having been pumped out of the pipes, to allow the gas to pass through. The neighbourhood was left in darkness for more than an hour, beiore the defect could be remedied. THE WEATHER.—For the last few days we have been visited with very unpleasant and changeable weather, the wind constantly veering round from N.W. to W., and W.N.W., accompanied by deluging showers of rain and hail. Intense cold prevails, and everything betokens the near ap proach of a severe winter. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER.—The City of Manchester, screw steamer, arrived -yesterday in the Mersey from Philadelphia, after a fin of fifteen days. She encountered very severe weather. Whilst being hauled out of Dock at Philadelphia, the City of Manchester carried away her chains and sustained some slight damage ; she also got aground on the bar yesterday morning coming into port without a pilot, but was got off without sustaining any very serious injury. - The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, and family, after paying a visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby, at Knowsley, remained a few days at Childwall Hall, en route to the south. NEW YACHT.—A splendid Screw Steam Yacht, built for Mr. Charles M. Iver, agent for the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Ship Company, arrived here yesterday from the Clyde, where she was built. She is of 26 tons burthen and 10 horse power ' • length 70 feet, breadth of beam 4. The new yacht left Glasgow in com pany with the Jackall tender, and arrived in the Mersey yesterday, shortly after 12 o'clock. She is a beautiful looking craft. FIRE IN ANCOATS, MANCHESTER, YESTERDAY. Yesterday afternoon, a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Thomas Rowley, butcher, Great Ancoats Street. It was Bonn discovered by police constable 46 B, who immediately gave information to Mr. Rose, at the police yard, Clarence Street, Mr. Rose, with an engine and a strong body of fire men, were, within a few minutes afterwards on the spot, but their services were not required, the fire having in the m an time been extinguished by the neighbours. The damage done is trifling, and the origin of the fire is unknown. THI: GREEN3iAN.—On Saturday", all the Epassengers by the Silas Greenman were landed, and the nglish and Irish emigrants went to their respective lodging houses, the Germans going to the Emigrant's Home, Moor- fields. Of the latter, eleven had been attacked with di'aiThcea, and were removed to the Hospital. No further cases of cholera have occurred amongst them. Until those at present lodged there are in a position to leave, no emigrants in addition will be received in the Emigrant's Home. Every precaution has been taken to prevent the spread of cholera amongst those who were on board the Silas Greenman. This week, the arrivals of German emigrants have been very limited in number. FIRE. IN BROUGHTON.—At a late hour on Friday night, information reached the Town Hall, Salford, that the premises of Messrs. Farnall and Griffiths, timber merchants, Broughton, were on fire. The chief constable, Mr. Taylor, with his usual vigilence, was in a few minutes afterwards on the spot, accompanied by the Nile engine, and a strong body of the fire police. On getting into the timber yard, they found that there was no water there, and no news of getting it there. U nder these circumstances, Mr. Taylor formed a line of men from the scene of destruction to the river, about a hundred yards distant, and in this way, buckets of water supplied the tub, by which the engines are got into operation, and the fire was speedily extinguished. It appears that the fire originated in the boiler-house, and it is supposed to have been caused by the overheating of a quantity of wood placed there to dry. The damage done is estimated at £4O or £5O. DEATH - BY DnowND:G.—An inqiiest was held be fore the borough coroner, on Saturday last, on the body of Mr. James Chapman, of the Sefton Arms, London-road, who lost his life under the following circumstances :—On Sunday week, he went with a friend, named Mr. George Barker, by the three o'clock boat to Eastham. After partaking of dinner and other moderate refreshment there, the party returned to the ferry, and - got on board the boat " Birkenhead," and the deceased, who, his friend swore, was not tipsy, said, " I will stand over here, George," getting over the bulwarks at the same time to a sort of grating before the paddle-box. Mr. Barker thinks that in getting over he overbalanced himself, and thus fell overboard. Although an immediate alarm was ~ r iven, and the boat stopped, deceased was lost. On Thurs day last, thebody was found at Seacombe Slip. The verdict was acidentally drowned, SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL On Saturday morning, a special meeting of the Salford TOWII Council was held in the Council chamber, Town Hall. The Chair was ocoupied, first by Mr. Alderman Senkinsoh, (in the iempordry absence of the Mayor,) and afterwards, by the Mayor, (Frank Ashton, Esq.) TJIE BOROUGH MORTGAGES In order to facilitate business (the meeting being held, on Saturday,) the proceedings of the committees since the last meeting of oOuncilwere net reads The Town Clerk, how dyer, - man a Verbal report as to certain proceedings of the finance committee, He said ? it would, tie is the recollec tion of the Council, that some linie ego, it was ordered that the sum of £10 ) 000 azyear should be ,laid i i licaciationsd the hiettgage debt cif the boreith: Tlid 'aith *as the day upon which the first instalment should be paid, and, accordiagly, tie sum of £lO,OOO Was provided for that pur pose. £3OOO of that sum fell by ballot to the lot of 111 r. Darwell, who had requested the Council to retain the money. Thus/ that sum of £3OOO Would remain with the Co oration; on security Of the tolls gild prdperty_ of the boiOugli; fOr the term of seven years, at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, interest. The remainder was paid off, .and they had reduced the debt by about £9;000; besides paying another person who *anted his money: NOMINATION OF BOROUGAREEVE AND CON'STABtES, The next business was the making out of a list containing the names of at least five respectable inhabitants, nominated as fit and proper persons to be elected borou ( -, •hreeve and constables of the township of Salford, which list will be presented by ,thc revtn Clerk to. the- nett Court Led of the hundred of Salfcidj WhiCh Shdll be Wan fdr the eleCtidii of officers for various districts, townsinPs, and place§, within the said hundred of Salford. The Towx CLERK said, it had been the custom, since he was appointed to the office which he then held in the Cor porltiofi, for the retiring borou,ghreeve and, constables to prepare a list of five gentlemen; (three of whom would be elected at the Court Leet,) whom they nominated a. their successors. Mr. Councillor CHADWICK, one of the retiring officers, nominated the folloNting _geriAenien Nathaniel Shel nierditie; Mr. Thdulas liro*nbill, Mr, Peter Gendall, Mr. R. E. Mottram, and Mr. James Rensha Mr. Councillor 81IELMERDINE begged that his name might be struck out of the list as he did not reside in the borough. Besides, he had accepted the office of councillor, with the dutieS of which he was not sufficiently acquainted to warrant his undertaking any other office at present. Mr. Cothicilhir CuAbwicit - said there were - no duties to perforirl The TOWN Cauit remarked ihat the ptineipal duty' td be pefformed was to entertain the Council on the Tuesday in Whitsun;week to a light lunCh. (A laugh.) The resolution proposed by Mr. Chadwick was seconded and, carried Unanimously; , the TthNN dLtai tgoi read. a report froof SPECIAL SANITARY COMMITTEE detailing the proceedings which had been taken by the committee since its appointment in promoting the health of the borough—especially - in regard to the removal of nui sances and the prevention of ° disease. The report stated that there had been formed a comentrated _force of all the authorities of the borough ) together With the Officers under their control.. The com mi tt ee , i n th e i r re p o rt ] ex pr esse da confident opinion that in a short time they would be able to bring their authority to bear upon the principal nuisances in the borough, and additional officers had been ap pointed for the purpose o f carr yi ng ou t th e o bj ec t i n v ie w . o case of cholera had hitherto been reported to the autho rities, and the medical officers of the borough, at the request of the committee, had kindly promised to give to the committee their valuable services in any way that might be required. The report then proceeds thus :—" There is every reason to believe that a large proportion of the owners of property in the borough are desirous to afford their aid in the important task of promoting the health of the inha bitants of the borough. But it is a source of regret to your committee, to have to state that the agents of some owners living at a distance evidence much reluctance in affording their assistance in so important a work: "Without a cordial co-operation on the part of owners of property, the labours of your committee will be prolonged and rendered very tedious, and the expenses, legal and otherwise, will be greatly increased. These expenses will have to be paid either by the owners of property or ratepayers ; and it behoves all who have capital invested in the borotigh, to exert themselves to the utmost in promoting the sanitury improvement of the district. - Your committee beg respectfully to direct the attention of the owners of property to the repeated complaints made about obnoxious trades carried on in some localities, and beg to remind them that the practice of keeping swine in confined and densely populated districts, so as to be injurious to health, is strictly prohibited by law. And, inasmuch as it appears in the reports of the inspectors of nuisances, that there is a large number of pigs kept in confined localities within the borough, it will be the duty of your committee to institute legal proceedingsagainst the owners and tenants, to compel the immediate removal of these causes of complaint. Therefore, owners of property on which pigs are kept are earnestly desired to insist upon their tenants removing them without delay. Your com mittee :have also to impress upon owners of property the obligation imposed upon them by law, to cleanse and white v,-nor dioir rvor...ty, —a to mnity ‘111,1,..t Ziviwc dralua. The reports presented to your committee show that a large amount of property occupied by the labouring classes, is in a very dirty state, and requires whitewashing." Mr. Councillor BROWNBILL moved that the report be re ceived, and entered on the minutes of the Council's pro ceedings. lair. Councillor GENDALL seconded the motion, which was carried nem. can. LEGAL EXPENSES, Mr. Councillor GENDALL wished to ask the vice-chairman of the finance committee, whether, (in referance to a resolu tion passed some months ago by the general purposes com mittee, respecting the payment of the legal expenses of ob taining the Salford and Broughton and Pendleton Amalga mation Act,) any further payment had been made on that account. Because, there was a resolution agreed to, which stated that no more money should be paid until the accounts came in. Mr. Councillor MARSDEN understood that a certain sum of money had been paid to the parliamentary agents in Lon don. The Town Clerk stated to the committee, that it was customary to pay to those gentlemen money out of pocket. He believed the agents had not yet rendered their accounts. The TOWN CLERK : Yes, I have them. Mr. Councillor MARSDEN said, the finance eommittee resolved unanimously to pay to the parliamentary agents a certain sum, in order to reimburse them for money they had actually paid out of pocket. Mr. Councillor GENDALL : That was against the resolu tion of the general purpose - committee. Would the town clerk have any objection to lay the whole of the bills before the general purpose committee ? The TOWN CLERK said he had received the accounts from the parliamentary agents in London. The last came yester day (Friday) morning, and he was busy examining them. The accounts were very lengthy, and went very much into detail, so that it would take a considerable time to examine them properly. It hadbeen the customfor town clerk to exam ine the legal bills before they were considered by the committee. He was busy doing so at present, and lie was also preparing his own bill. The accounts might be brought before the Council in a week, but in his opinion it would be imprudent for the present Council to settle them. He thought the settlement ought to be delayed until the representatives of Broughton and Pendleton had joined the Council of Salford. These townships would have to pay their share of the ex pense, and, under all the circumstances, he thought it would be unwise to settle the accounts, until the amalgamation of the townships had effectually taken place. The parliamen tary agents, Messrs. M'Dougall and Youall, had advanced £5OO out of their own pocket, and he considered it would be unwise and unreasonable on the part of the Council to allow those gentlemen to lie out of that money. The agents were bound to pay certain heavy fees, and those fees they had paid out of their own pocket. . . Mr. Councillor GENDALL : —After the resolution come to by the general purposes committee, he thought it was not very respectful towards that committee to make a further payment without consulting them upon the subject. He submitted that the Committee ought to have the law ac counts before them at as early a period as possible. "What harm could there be in laying the accounts before the committee ? _ _ The TOWN Cr,Tatic said, he .was very much pressed in this matter. He was kept engaged in fighting for the bill up to August, and then he had to arrange matters previous to the amalgamation of the townships. In the meantime his own private business was neglected. He was kept in London for five months, and during that time it was impossible for him to attend to his private business. And then to press him to have the bills ready forthwith, and, to use the re marks which had been employed, as if he was keeping something back. He thought such conduct was not con sistent with that courtesy to which he thought he was fairly entitled at the hands of the Council, under the circum stances of the ease. The resolution of the general purposes committee, to which reference had been made by Mr. Councillor Gendall, was passed at a meeting of the com mittee, of which he (the town clerk) had no notice. had he been present, he should certainly have made such obser vations as would probably have induced the committee to pause or hesitate before they passed such a resolution. He would lose no time in making up the accounts and certifying them to the committee. But he thought he was entitled to some consideration at the hands- of the Council, seeing that some of the accounts extended over two years. And he wished to place the accounts before the Committee in such a way as to give no cause for complaint—in short, to pre sent them in such a form, as to be creditable to himself, and satisfactory to them. MONEY ORDER OFFICE FOR SALFORD, Mr. Alderman JENKINSON, asked whether anything had been done to improving the postal arrangements for the borough. He saw in some of the papers recently, that an expectation was entertained, that a money order office in connection with the Post Office, was to be opened in Cross laue. He thought, that that would be a very inconvenient locality for such an office, and was of opinion that there was some mistake, Oldfield-lane probably being meant for Cross lane, for Oldfield-lane would- be central, and much more con venient for such a purpose. He should like very much, to this matter have pressed upon the attention of the proper authorities, as great inouyeuience was felt by a large num ber of the inhabitants of the borough / not only as to the present arrangements for the pdstal of letters; blit, from the want of a money order office and place,,s for the sale Of postage stamps: He lately went to the .post office at - Windsor-bridge fox' some stamps, but the person whb keeps the office said, he did not sell them yet, at some of the gin shops they would see in the windows, a notice to this eflect;.". postage stamps sold here," which was tin indheenient for, people to go into these shops. He hoped soniethiiig vionld be dem fol' the j2urpo§e of prevent ing the evils of which people complained. Mr. Councillor CHADWICK would do all he could in as sisting Mr. Alderman Jenkinson.to get a money order office, which was mueh wanted in the - borough, A receiving House .liad ,been recently established ill Cross.lang, .at the ileq . ifeSE Of file inhabitan in that, district. They me , ; inorialized the Postmaster General on the kbjeei / and; with the assistance of their excellent representative (Mr. Joseph BrOtherton,) gained their object. Butwhat was chiefly wanted by the inhabitants of the boiough was a money order office. And, he felt certain that if the post office authorities should 'sanction such an e,stablishment,,,they would expect tile tO,grtlut a buli t ain g for the ptirpose. . There was a committee already appointee to idlie charge of this subject, (and he• was a member of it.) ,At the. last meeting ; of that committee, the. Town Clerk was instructed to write to the Postmaster General on the, subject, and he (Mr. Chadwick) thought the coraniittee woul late beep called together long before this time, to have reported to them the feat,: ~ The TOWN CLERK said, when he was in London Mr. Bro therton shelved him the petition from the inhabitants of Opossi : lane for a biaxial feeeivingthouse in that locality. ile (the town Clerk) then stated the reasons which had been - Urged uPoii the.Pogtoig.ster inhyour of the establishnient of a money order office. we'nfihat very day to the Postmaster-General, and received from Jai du di/B*er tq' the effect that a' receiving-office would be opened in Cross-lane. He had not even seen Mr. Brotherton since then until a few vfeeks, ago ; when he did him (the Town Clerk) the honour to call upeit hint no asked Mr, protherton what had been done in reference to the application for the, opening of a money order office. The Hon. Meniber said he kad made the application to the Postmaster-General big had, not yet received an answer froni him. As to the Sale of postage, stamps; he knew that none were to be had at the office at Windsor bridge. The man Who kept the shop said he did not keep stamps. Mr. Alderman JENKINSON said, he got nothing by retail ing them, and, therefore, would not - keep them. The Tows CLERK said he thought it would come to this, that they must all keep stamps at their houses. _ Mr: Councillor CHAl)wicKsaid he hoped the Town Clerk would seen Call together the committee appointed on. the subject: The great object Was to get a money &der office establiShed: The TOWN CLERK said there would be a ,Meefiti,g tit the general purposes committee held on Monday, and he had invited MrCßrotherten. to attend it, and give the committee the benefit of his advice, The subject then dropped, end the council bioke up a few minutes past 10 o'clock. ACCIDENT TO THE ISAAC WRIGHT, EMI GRANT SI-HP -PERILOUS POSITION UP THE PASS'ENGERS. By the arrival of the ,I7encaster, Captisin Hadfield, yes terday, froni St., John's, N. 8., we had intelligence of.a pain ful nature, relative to the well-known emigrant ship Isaac Wright, Captain AbeeL belonging to Baring, Brothers, & Co. The Isaac Wright sailed from the Mersey for New Yorki on the 20th ult., with upwards of 600 steerage and 10 cabin passengers, and encountered the gale of Sunday week in the channel, hilt tithOttt sustaining any injury. She proceeded on her voyage without interruptioni up td the evening. of Tuesday last. Mond a y a nd Tu e sday were Very foggy days at sea—during the entire of Tuesday, the fog was so dense that au object could not be discovered a yard ahead of the Ship, but everything went on well up to about eight o'clock in the evening, when the mate found the v sel close on to shore, and immediately gave the order, "abes t ship," The helm was put hard up, and the ship was rounding to ; when she struck a rock aft, unshipping her rudder, and sustaining severe damage l which caused her to make Water rapidly. At this time, owing to the denseness of the fog, the precise position of the ship could not be ascertained, but the captain was under the impression that the Vessel had struck on sonic of the rocks in the vicinity of Cape Clear: After striking the rock, and unshipping her rudder, the Isaac Wright floated off, but as it was impossible to control her movements, the ship was allowed to float in the direction which the current of the sea might take her, no sails having been hoisted since the accident. She was found to be making water rapidly, and all hands turned to at the pumps, for the purpose of keeping her afloat. From Tuesday evening till Thursday morning she remained in this position, with signals of distress flying, and although several ships were in sight, none of them answered the signals, until the Doncaster fell in with her. The cabin passengers, ten in number, consist ing of the Messrs. Harvey, of Cincinatti ; Mr. Adair, his wife, four children, and two servants, were conveyed on board the Doncaster, where they were received, and treated with extreme kindness by Captuin Hadfield, his wife, and sister, who were on board. The Doncaster then bore up for Liverpool, and arrived here yesterday afternoon. Imme diately after his arrival_ Captain Tradflata to the owners of the Isaac Wright of her dangerous posi tion, and, in the course of a few hours, the steam tug Con stitution was got ready, and proceeded under the command of Captain Dixon, of the Fidelia, in search of her. Captain Hadfield states that he fell in with the Isaac Wright about 40 miles off Cork, and 34 miles from the Oldhead of Kinsale. Captain Abeel was on deck when the vessels struck, and nothing could be more praiseworthy than the efforts of him self and his crew in endeavouring to keep the vessel afloat, and sustain the drooping spirits of the emigrants. From the time the vessel struck, until the'cabin passengers were taken off, Captain Abeel had never left the deck. The Isaac Wright, when Captain Hadfield left her, was very deep in the water, and from the fact of the cabin, passengers leaving, without an article of dress, except those which they had on, we may infer that it was impossible to reach the baggage. Prompt assistance was absolutely essential, and we trust that the steam tug may reach the sinking ship in time to prevent such an awful sacrifice of life as would be involved in her going down. We have gleaned the foregoing parti culars from two of the lady passengers of the Isaac Wright, who are now staying at the Grecian Hotel. The Doncaster encountered very severe weather in the Channel on Saturday. ACClDENTS.—Yesterday, whilst Elizabeth Kelly, a little girl, aged nine years, was sitting at the kitchen fire, in her father's house, in atkinson Street, when a spark flew out of the fire and ignited •her clothes ; her chest was severely burnt. She was removed to the Southern Hospital where she is doing well. REvisioN ov THE CITIZENS' LISTS, MANCHESTER. —On Saturday, the citizens' lists were revised in one of the committee rooms of the Town-hall, before his worship the mayor (Robert Barnes, Esq.), and Messrs. Nicholas Earle, and Thomas Taylor, revising assessors. The only ward to which any interest was attached was that of St. Michael's, in which a strollg contest is being proceeded with between Mr. Charles Ashlore, the retiring councellor, and Mr. Hugh Warburton who aspires at the honour of taking the place at present occupied by Mr. Ashmore, who again solicits the suffarages of the citizens of the ward. Mr. Sudlow, of the firm of Messrs. Crossley and Sudlow, solicitors, appeared for the conservative party ; Mr. Wheeler, barrister-at-law, represented the liberal interest. The objections were made chiefly on the ground that the parties on the list who were objectd to, had not resided long enough on the premiseis in which they lived. On the part of the liberals there were 28 objections, and on the part of the conservatives 63. The conservatives sustained two objections, and the names of the parties objected to were struck out of the list. They failed in all the others, on the ground that the notices served upon the cittzens objected to, were not made in compliance with the act of parliament. The act requires that the notice served upon the citizen objected to, should be addressed not only " to the town-clerk," but to the person individually as well ; for instance, "to the town-clerk or Robert Bagnall." It appeared that the person who signed the' objections, signed them before the names of the persons objected to were in serted in the notices, although after the signature the names were inserted. This was held a fatal defect, and the objec tions thus raised were held by the court to be inrolled. The 28 objections preferred by die liberals, all failed in conse quenceof one informality in the notices. On the part of the conservatives there were 8 claims, in which they succeeded in 6, and failed in 2. There were 4or 5 claims made by the liberals, and they sustained 2. THE FIRE BRIGADE—NEW REEL-CARRIAGE.— On Saturday, a newly constructed reel-carriage, was exhibited for inspection before the members of the Watch Committee, Town Hall. The credit of its design is entirely due to Inspec tor Hewitt, of the Fire Brigade ; and its improvements have excited considerable admiration,notmore for their variety than simplicity. It would be impossible, within the compass of a paragraph, to enumerate the many points of superiority which this carriage possesses over the old engine ; but they may be summed up, in stating that it induces greater con venience, greater speed, and vastly increased power. It carries three reels, (the old form of engine only carrying one) two of them running parallel', and the other transversly at the end of the carriage ; and on them may be wound hose to any extent. In addition to this, hose, to some hundreds of yards, may be coiled within its interior, while in front, it carries sledge-hammers, axes, branches, all most admirably classified, besides the many other apparatus .which apper tain to an engine. Seats are also provided in front for the men • and from the elevation of the carriage, the hind wheels being more than four feet nine inches in diameter, the hose can be worked with a degree of facility heretofore unattainable. Compartments for scaling ladders are also provided ; and, in fact, nothing is left to chance, which foresight and the best directed human care can obviate. In a court or alley, or where the fire has communicated itself to one or two buildings, the advantages of the present im provement would at once manifest themselves ; for while the old engine can at first only pour one stream of water on the burning mass, by the carriage, the subject of our notice, three streams on as meny different quarters, can be simul taneously poured. And we all know that, if not in a battle, at least in a fire, all depends on the vigour of the first onset. Models of this carriage have been sent by Inspector Hewitt to the Dublin and New York Exhibitions,and we trust that no oversight on the part of the public, will fail to award to it the praise which it deserves. ilf O.VE TA RY AND COMMERCIAL Liverpool, Saturday Evening.. lay the Asia, from New York, our commercial advices are dated Sept. 21. She brings 236,000 dols. on freight, which makes the imports of bul lion into this country, for the last seven days, the enormous sum of X 1,006,000. This we think is a Satisfactory result for those who wish to' see our stock df gold increased to absolute repletion. That the precious metals, both gold and silver, /nue , accumulate iii England to an extraordinary degree is most certain. indeed if it was not for our metallic monetary system, the value of gold would be so much depreciated that its production would b e , iiiireV remunerative; bui; as long as we can Eiffofci W £3 17s. 101 d: an ounce, we need not be at all uneasy about a scarcity of bullion, under existing circumstances. The American letters are of . ith iiiipfirtatit and cheering character. • On the arrival ol` the Atlantis at New York an inimediate re-action took ptice the grain markets, and prices generally- declined very materially: The stocks on hand are nt.;*je , and tmleSs illereitants give way to the wildest spirit of speculation, prides are not likely to advance in the Anierican Markets. In addition to the large stocks lt the states,_ we have a large quantiiy ready for any demand in C‘anada . .. The New York money market is reeOveng frOM the late depression caused by the nofehy of an excess df bullion. Money is reported more plen; tiful and considerably easier for trade purposes' , The actual: possession of bullion is less essential to the Weill ' I'6 Of _tilde and cOrtinicrce in the States than it is in any anei country With the exception of Scotland, where they merely hold enough to meet the very limited and act al aitiOnht of eoin required for incidental purposes. It is thereford impossible for the bullion holders of the States td keep rip its value or to cripple trade by its posseSs sion. A Mail or WO will enlighten us on this' sub ject. Money on call still titles at 7 per cent., and was freely Offered. Bill brokers demanded 8 and 10 per cent. for first eftis-g paper, and as much as 10 and 12 on secOficlifate hills: The bankers anti cipating a heavy demand for the A. id, had demand ed higher rates, and the exhangc on England had ranged from 1091 to 1098. Money continued to accumtilate in the Treasury, and at the elo§e of the month amounted to 28,000,000 dols. Freights were considerably easier _ From the West . indies i We have advices to the 9th of August: they dd tebt contain atlything of interest to the commercial community. Our private advices from - Braxii, by the gwords fish ; are . dated, Pernambuco, Sept. 3td, i Bahitt ? Attgtigt 81st:, and Rio Janiero, August 25th. Did country w then quiet. The following are tlld rates of freights and exchang6:—Perambuco sugar in cases, 455. ; bagS iri proportion. Cotton, to Liverpool, I to 5-10ths. Exf3hatige 23. Bahia. sugar, 40s, and 355. to the channel atid . Mdiiitef.; raneati, Cotton to Liverpool, fie. Rosewood ; 40g: the ton. tcliange looking down, sugars getting • scarce. At Rio ; the freighta to the States ruled al 50 c. Eltchange 38. The Prospero arrived at Rio on the 16th of August, from Liverpool. Not Withstanding the depression in other mar ketg, there has been a good business this week in Mining Sluff:Bs, and prices generally have been well supported. The French have been large buyers of lead, and the Market has risen £2 per ton. Other metals are firm, and int good demand. These circumstances, with a greater inclination oil the part of the public to invest in mines, have given a better tone to the market, though the demand is chiefly confined to dividend shares. Alfred Consols have reached £23 to £23 10s-, Devon Consols £3BO, Condurrow £l4O, West :Providence £47, Trelawny £45 to 50, Eagiebrook £9O to £95, North Toomey 17s. 6d. to £1 ; Comforts have ad vanced from to £35, Bell and Lanarth £ to £lB, and a large business doing ; Sydney £8 to £8 10s., West Caradon £230 to £235, Kirkcud bright £4, Great Sheba £l5, United £235 to £245, East Basset £46, Mary Ann £46 to £4l, Butterdon £4 10s. to £5, Chiverton £8 to £lO, and inquired after. When the stamps go to work it is reported good returns of tin will be made. A good lode has been met with at North Ding Dong, worth £.O to £2O per fm. In the Metal Market there hag been no material alteration in . prices for the week, nor has there been so extensive a business doing as of late, and, money being scarce, less specula tive transactions will take place. Copper, tin, hnd lead are frill, at the quotation last made. peiter £22 per ton for arrival; Scotch pigs £3 2s. The tone of the provincial and London railway markets was decidedly more steady at the close of business to day, and as we have contended that there was really no grounds for the alarm which has shown itself in the public mind for the past month, we now publish a return of the current railway receipts for the United Kingdom, which amount, for the week ending the 24th September, to 368,2771., showing an increase of 45,7021. or 14.2 per cent. over the receipts of the corresponding period of last year, while the total receipts from the Ist of January to the 24th September, amount to the enormous sum o 12,481,1021. against 10,995,8821. for the same period of 1852, thus showing an increase of 1,514,7801. or no less than 13.79 per cent.. on th e corresponding period of 1852, throughout which year the markets were remarkably steady 'and prices well supported. The following are the companies in which the in crease in receipts are most remarkable :—Birming ham, 3,003/. ; Great Western, 6,4451.; South Western, 1,2381. ; Midland, 2,5021 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1,706/. ; Brighton, 1,465/. ; Dover, 901/. ; York, 3,9771; and Caledonian, 1,3191. We trust this statement of such growing prosperity will not be thrown away on the shareholders of the country. The Banking Shares have fluctuated this week with Consols ; the Land Companies have tended upwards, and the Gold Mines have been steady- All of these securities closed well. Australasia Bank Shares have been this week 73 to 69 ex. div.; British North American, 52 to 591; Chartered of Asia, 31; Chartered of India, Australia, and China, 14- to 11; Colonial, 17 ; English, Scottish, and Australian, 71 to 71; London Chartered of Aus trrlia, 13f to 15 ; London and County, 30*; Lon don Joint Stock, 23 to 22; London and West minster, 351 to 34; Oriental, 46+ to 45; Provincial of Ireland, 491; South Australia, 37 to 38; Union of Australia, 60 to 64; and Union of London, 174-. Australian Agricultural Shares have during the week been 281 to 35 ; Australian Royal M a il,3l to 4 ; Crystal Palace, 5 . 4 to 61; Ditto New, 21 to ; General Steam, 30; Netherlands Land, 21 ; N. B. Australian, LI to I* ; Peel River, 4*; to 5; Scottish Australian Investment, 2 to 21; South Australian Land; 30 to 33 ; and Van Diemen's Land, 14 to 15. St. Katherine Dock Shares have been 95, and Vic toria 71. The latest prices of Mining Shares are as follow :—Agua Fria -1 to prem., Anglo-Aus tralian Gold 1 dis. to par, Anglo-Californian 4- to 1 prem., Australasian lk to dis., Australasian Coal Mining 4- to 4- dis., Australian 2f to 24-, Australian Cordilleral to 4- dis., Australian Freehold f to 4-dis-, Ave Maria 4- to 4,- dis., Baden (Grand Duchy of) + dis. :to par, British Australian Gold 1 to 1 dis., British Iron 7 to 9, Brazilian Imperial 34- to 3f, do. Cocaes and Cuiaba 2+ to 24-, do, St. John del Rey 321 to 331, Carson's Creekfl to dis., Cobra Copper 42 to 45, Colonian Gold ft to prem., Copper Miners of England 55 to 65, Copiago 101 to 111, English and Australian Copper 2+ to 21, General 14 to 16, Great Nugget * dis., to * prem., Great Polgooth 21 to 2 dis., South Australian ft to dis. . . Private letters from Boulogne state that quanti ties of American flour had been bought up in that port for re-exportation to England, at prices varying from 42f. 50c. to 43f. By the latest advices received by Messrs. Thomas Lloyd & Co., whose circular we have before us, we are enabled to ftirnish exclusive intelligence from Leghorn, to the 26th September, and from other ports from the 22nd to the 24th ultimo. Confirming the last advices, we have now to announce the arrival at Leghorn on the 25th ult., (Sunday) of the Rothsay, Captain Munn, in 30 days from Tub Harbour, Labrador, with 3,600 qlts. soft cured codfish, and sale following afternoon at equal to about lls. 3d. on the usual credit. Other vessels supposed to be with codfish were in sight, and at same time as the Rothsay, two cargoes of Spanish pilchards arrived. We are sorry we cannot hold out prospects of early improvement in the market, and the advices from the neighbouring ports were not encouraging, being to the following effect : Genoa, to 24th Sept. Arrival of a third cargo, 93,000 kils. French cure, sold at same price as the last, say £ll per 50 kils., less 3 per cent. supertare, and 3 per cent. discount, including interest on credit, which we make equal to about 9s. nett, per 21b. British weight. Naples to 24th Sept. Arrival 22nd, of about 500 qlts., ex Faith, from Leghorn, THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES IY i ~ * i ~0; Ot t bsy