The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-19 00:00:00

4 Commtrefai gpaitis.--03€4 nap. At eleven o'clock, at the brokers' warehouse, Milford street, Great Howard-street, 800 barrels Newtown Pippin Apples ; and at half-past one o'clock, at the commercial saleroom, Temple-court. 90 barrels Ameri • can Leaf Lard, 60 boxes American Bacon (Short Middles and Cumberland Cut). —George Badenach and Son. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Apsley-buildings, Oldhall•street, 12 lons Redwood, 2000 bundles Rattan Canes, 58 casks Tincal, and 100 bales Munjeet.— Jefferson and Taylor. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 8, Lancaster buildings. Tithebarn etreet, 500 barrels fine American Rosin.—Sill and Meugens. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 16, Exchange buildings, 700 barrels and 18 casks fine American Rosin.—J. H. Rayner and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 10, Cook-street, 4,000 bags Bengal Rice.—Edward Grey and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 30, Exchange alley North, 2,000 bags Madras Rice.—Shand, Higson and Co. At 1300 ve o'clock. at the okers' office, 10, Water-street, boxes Pearl Sago br .—Hall and Jones. 1 At twelve o'clock, 72 boxes Pearl Sago. 250 bales Jute, 150 bales fine Sunn Hemp.—Cox Brothers. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 2,934 bales Jute, and 13 bales Sunn Hemp.—T. and H. Littl.dale and Co. At twelve o'clock,' 100 bales Bombay: Lawrence and Lance. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 4, Chapel-street, 87 tons Tobasco Fustic.—Campbell and Preston. At 'twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 13, Rumford 'Street, 1000 bales Jute, 82 boxes Tincal, 30 boxes Pearl Sag:, 20 bags Linseed, 1,40 0 bags INlvrabolams, and 200 Vales Gambier.—Whitaker, Whitehead and Co- , At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 2, Chapel-street, ‘1:40 tons St. Domingo Logwood L. Clare. At one o'clock, at the broker's office, Druid-court, Castle street, 40 tons prime new Valonia.—E. S. Knowles. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office. 27, Tithebarn street, 33 tons Cattle Bones, 128 tons Bone Ash, and 100 tons , Calcined Bones (second quality).—lsaac jnn., and Co. Commerctai ,Salt 4. THIS DAY. Tats DAY, th.. 19th instant, at Eleven o'clock, at Geo. Badenach aid Son's WArehouse,lford.atreet, Great Howard-streat, 800 Barrels Newtown Pippin APPLES. GEORGE BADENACH & SON, Brokers. ,pply to Tata DAI, th. 19th ins.ant, at Half-psst One o'c ock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Tr mple-court, 11 Barrels American Leaf LAIRD, 31 Boxes American BACON, Cumberland Cut, 29 l'o. Do. D!TTO, Short Middles. landing ex City of Washington from Phi'adelphia.—Apply to Messrs Richardson, Brothers and Co.. March nts ; or to GEORGE BADENACII & CO., Prokers. fats DAY, the 19,h test., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. Apsley-buildings, Oldhall-street, 2000 Bundles RATTAN CANES, fast landed,—Apply to Messrs. Thomis and John Brocklebank, Mer chants; or to JEFFERSON & TAYLOR. Brokers, Tuts DIN, the 19th inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' (Alice, 5, Lancaster-building., Tithebarn street, 500 Barrels Fine American ROSIN, of Washington, from Philadelphia.—Apply to SILL & MEUGENS, Frokers. DAY, the 19th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. 16, Exchange-buildings, COO Barrels Fine American ROSIN, J. H. RAYNER & CO_, Brokers. NEXT WEEK On TUESDAY next, the 23rd instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. 2, Dale•street, 227 Bales JUTE, 150 Bales Bombay HEMP. BROWNE, HUNTER & CO., Brokers. Apply to Apply to " DAN WEBSTER." Just imported from the Havana, Some Cases CIGARS, of this and other celebrate 4 Brand•. Apply to R. MORRISON & CO., 3, Old Hall, Oldhallatreet. THE NORTHERN TIMES P ERMANENTLY ENLARGED TO DOUBLE ITS ORIGINAL SIZE. IT IS NOW AN EIGHT PAGE DAILY PAPER, [POSSESSING THE LARGEST CIRCULATION, will arrange with those who have taken tickets this year we cannot say. The Dock and Health Committees held their uusual weekly ineetin,gs yesterday. There was nothing in the proceedings of the former to call for special notice. At the latter committee the medical officer of health presented a satisfactory return of the mortality of the town, showing, as it did, the great decrease of deaths when compared with previous years, and the increase of population was taken into account. The Rivington water, or rather its quality, formed the subject of a long conversa tional debate, when Mr. Holme endeavoured to ' induce the committee to proceed to Rivington to examine the water for themselves. He character ised the the remarks put forth in an anonymous letter signed " Aquarius," as a false statement. The committee, however, felt unwilling to interfere without the sanction of the Council. The matter, from what transpired at the committee will, no doubt, form the subject of a keen and animated debate at the next meeting of the Town-Council. The practice of " great frauds" has not been done away with, although the terrors of the law have been put in operation. London was yesterday subjected to considerable consternation, by a rumour that one of the principal collectors of the rates had been discovered, by a committee of inves tigation of accounts of the City of London Union, to have defrauded the board, and, of course, the ratepayers, of several thousand pounds. From hut very imperfect materials, but the accuracy ' of which can be vouched for, it appears that the guardians not being exactly satisfied with the receipts of the last half-year, were determined to institute a private investigation of the books and vouchers during the past year, notwith standing the signature of the local and government auditors in testimony of their correctness. The result has been that up to Wednesday discrepancies to the amount we are informed of from 12,000/ to 13,0001 have been detected, and yesterday the investigation was (resumed. Some extraordinary revelations will come out of the enquiry, and it is expected that more than one person will be found . connect el with this serious matter. Nine parishes in the City, so far as is at present known, will be sufferers from these extensive frauds, but whether that they are the most wealthy of those in the union. In yesterday's paper we alluded to her Majesty's visit to the Resolute, returned from the Arctic regions, and presented to the British Government by the American authorities. It is said that the interview which took place between the Queen and the American Captain on board was a pleasing evidence of the prevalence of common sense. " Allow me," said the Captain, to welcome your Majesty on board, and, in obedience to the will of my countrymen and the President of the United States, to restore this ship to you, not only as a token of a friendly feeling to your sovereignty, but as a token of love, admiration, and respect." This was all on the one side. On the other it was not less simple and emphatic. " I thank you, Sir," said the Queen. Perhaps her Majesty would have appeared more pleasing in the eyes of Brother Jonathan, if she had been less curt in her reply. Two letters of political importance have just been published. One is from one of the Secre • taries of the Administrative Reform Association to the Chairman of the Society, in which Mr. Gussiot rectifies with considerable precision many derelic tions of duty on the part of members of the House of Commons. The other communication to which we have referred is another letter from Mr Cobden on the maritime law question to that Sheffield Committee which investigates our diplomatic policy. The Judge at the Maidstone Assizes has had to sentence three fellow beings to death, and from what transpired, there is no hope of mercy. Efforts are being made to induce the Home Office to reprieve, with a view of averting the death penalty, the Italians under sentence of death at Winchester, According to one of our Manchester cotempora ries, it would seem as if we were about to be em broiled in a quarrel with China. A statement has found currency that, a trading vessel, bearing the British flag, and registered at Hong Kong, was hoarded Py the crew of a junk bearing the imperial flag, and four of her men were taken into the city, where three of them were beheaded. After two days had been allowed for explanation and apology, which did not arrive, the imperial junk was taken possession of by armed boats from one of our men of-war. - A strong naval force is said to be muster ing at Whampoa, and some of the steamers and vessels of war have proceeded up the river as far as the depth of water will allow them. The fact of our being at war with Persia has already called forth a sound of opposition. It is likely that a series of meetings will be held to condemn the policy of the Government in the matter. Bradford has already spoken out, for the purpose of considering the propriety of continuing the war. The meeting has been convened by the Mayor, on the requisition of a number of merchants, manu facturers, and ratepayers. The walls of Bradford, it is said, presented a placard warning all soldiers against taking part iu the " piratical invasion." To the foregoing we may mention that on Wednes day evening a large meeting of the inhabitants of Newcastle upon- fyne was held, for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken by the people in relation to the menacing aspect of our foreign affairs. The Calcutta proclamation was denounced by all the speakers as an evasion of law, and the following resolution was unanimously agreed to :—" That, in the hopelessness of either prevention or redress by the Parliament, it is re quisite to appeal to the laws against the subordi nate agents executing lawless orders; and this meeting pledges itself, in case the expedition against Persia shall be persevered in, to bring to trial for their lives, before the Central Criminal Court, certain of the officers and soldiers engaged therein." A variety of interesting and important Conti nental news will be found in another part of our paper this morning. The Constantinople journals give a detailed re port of the capture of the Turkish vessels at Soujouk-Kale. The account is very confused. The vessels have not been captured, but plundered. Then the Russian general, to procure redress for them, sent them to Kertch, with a detatchment of Russian soldiers. But the Turkish sailors over powered the soldiers, and took them to Trebisonde instead; and thus it seems the vessels have not been captured by the Russians, but the Russians by the vessels. Who, then, has reason to com plain ? But we must wait for the Russian version of the affair. It is now stated, with what truth we cannot tell, that so far from the English Government wishing to deprive the French Foreign Minister, Count AValewski, of the presidency of the approaching Conferences, its desire has been strongly expressed that he should occupy that position, The assertions and contradictions on these matters of esoteric politics are curious. The English Ministry, it is added, have energetically repudiated the furious articles of their newspapers on this subject. M. Bourree, the French Ambassador to Te heran, has arrived at Marseilles on his way to Paris. He is perhaps the precursor of the extraordinary ambassador of the Shah of Persia, Feruk Khan, of whom it is known that he only awaits the permission of the French Government to come to Paris. According to our Paris advices, the article in the Moniteur on the Neufchatel question is regarded as the most important event of the day in foreign politics. If Switzerland persists in rendering negotiation impossible, France, by this announce ment, has solemnly bound itself to leave her to her fate. Another pledge of peace between France and Prussia is the acceptance by the Emperor of the French, of the King of Prussia's invitation to visit him in the spring, If the Swiss republicans have reckoned on quarrels between these monarchs they are mistaken. By a telegraphic despatch, dated Paris, Thursday night, we learn that the attempts to release the Royalist prisoners had inspired great fear at Neufchatel. The prisoners enjoy the greatest liberty. All persons wishing to visit them are AND IS Tllt :BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN LIVERPOOL. SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS SIXPENCE EACH. The NORTHERN TIMES is delivered every morning at Subscribers' residences, within five miles of the Liverpool Exchange, by special messengers, by Eight o'clock, 'for the Annual Subscription of 18s. Od. in advance. OFFICE, 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL. CLAYTON HALL, CLAYTON SQUARE. TUE FAREWLL CONCERT THE BROUSIL FAMILY TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) EVENING, 20TH INST., At Eight o'clock. Boxes, 2s; Stalls, Is; Gallery, 6d. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A. B.—On the Ist of January, 1801. AMUSEMENTS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, &c. TB IS PAY. Theatre Royal—Mr. and Mrs. Keeley—at seven p.m. Royal Colosseum—General Entertainment—half•past six. Queen's Hall—Hoffman's Organophonic Band—eight p.m. Liverpool Academy's Exhibition—ten a.m. to ten p.m.: Freemason's Hall—Gallery of Anatomy—eleven a.m. to ten p.m. *.* For particulars see advertisements in first page. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1856. THE DAY'S NEWS. Yesterday lour worthy stipendiary magistrate, Mr. Mansfield made a most important statement from the bench, respecting " Christmas Prize Lotteries." For some time parties in town have been getting up these schemes, but intimation having been given to the government, Mr. Mans. field has been instructed to take cognizance of the affair, and to have the parties getting up these lotteries prosecuted to conviction, when by virtue of an act of George 111., those found guilty will be sent to prison for three months as " rogues and vagabonds." From the emphatic i manner n . which Mr, Mansfield made known the illegality of these eating and drinking" schemes, it is quite evident that he will not hesitate to put the law io force. We believe that some of the parties who have originated these Christmas treat lotteries had no other than bona fide intentions, and, therefore, we cannot help thinkin g that it is a case - of extreme hardship upon them to come forward just at the last moment to stop those of the p resen t y ea r. Such matters cannot be got up without some cost, not to speak of the time and trouble bestowed upon them. All this is thrown away. Th e tw, whatever it is, should be obeyed, hut to to adopt its observance the authorities ought by no In cans to practice a course which savours very much i of petty tyranny. Some of these lotterie s are n their third or fourth year, and for the Government to permit them to be carried out for that period without any intimation, such as that given by Mr. Mansfield yesterday, and to allow those of the present year to approach within a day or two of completion without any notice, is not a line of conduct which we can approve. How the parties 7.7 THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. admitted. Several amongst them, especially M. de Pourtales Pury, have obtained a provisional parole. THE further reduction of the Bank of Eng land's minimum rate of discount will afford great relief to trade at this critical season of the com mercial year. All the country requires is confidence, to render us one of the most prosper ous, united, and powerful nations upon the earths Give us constant employment, abundant imports, and some well-devised token of our immoveable wealth, and we will find exports to command the gold of the world. We have the industry mud concentration of labour to supply the demand of the universe. We can also con sume more than all the other countries of the globe can send us. We want more cotton, at this moment, than is grown—more sugar than we can procure. We have been half starved for corn ; and it would save us millions annually, if we only knew whence we could rely at all times for enough of breadstuffs. We should be all the richer, if we had larger stocks of foreign-grown silk, flax, and hemp. Oil, tallow, lard, and some prime beef and pork would be acceptable. More coffee and wine would be an advantage; and yet, strange to say, the Legislature will impose upon us a currency system, and a volume of banking laws which, in practice, not only pre vent our merchants from sending out orders to supply our various wants, but which actually rule the prices the produce they have imported shall realise in our markets ! We are, therefore, grievously stinted in sup ply, and shamefully wronged out of the lawful profits of demand. This system originated with the Whigs. PITT threw it to the winds ; but the breath had scarcely left his body, before Parlia ment was hoodwinked into returning to Whig usury, and love of meddling with the natural current of prices. Labour felt the recoil first ; corn secondly, the fundholder next, and the holders of foreign and domestic produce shared the remaining losses. Industry has never since rallied—farming land has never recovered the shock—the national creditor has lost nearly one half of his dividend—and producers and shippers can scarcely venture to calculate, from one day to another, on a moderate commercial profit. All are depressed and surrounded by unfathom able doubts and dangers. If there be a shadow of truth in these allegations, the country must be very anxious to learn what Lord PAL➢iERSTON intends doing with the laws which have produced so many social evils. If the late Sir ROBERT PEEL were at the head of affairs, we can scarcely think that he would still cling to his bullion nos trums, after all we have witnessed from their practical operation within the last ten years. He would not have left the country pinioned in time of war. Ile was famous for applying the knife to the cords of State when he saw the strain becoming too heavy. He cared little for the wants of industry ; but he dreaded the mur murs of the manufacturer, the hostility of the merchant, and wrath of the middle and annuitant classes. They were not well advised during the great Bullion hero's lifetime ; but they have grown in knowledge since his decease, and it is really time that Lord PALMERSTON should decide whether he will follow in the footsteps of the PEELITES, or the immortal Whigs, of usurious notoriety. The Bank of England's Charter stands in need of repairs, and it will hardly be considered fair to take the public by surprise on a question of such universal importance. The course the Bank of England is pursuing just now is not in accordance with the theory on which their Char ter and monopolies are based. They have, in fact, thrown aside, long since, all ideas of uni formity with regard to the regulation of their discounts. Formerly, the rates were advanced or lowered according to the amount of bullion actually in their coffers ; now, they seem to place extraordinary faith in anticipations of various kinds. For instance—if they think gold is likely to go out, they raise the discount ; if they suspect it will come in, they lower their pretensions. This is not precisely what PEEL and his sup porters bargained for. They wanted to keep the gold in the country to supply internal wants when there was a demand for it abroad ; but the Bank finds it impossible to raise the rates as a precautionary measure, while their vaults are full of the precious metal. They let it run off, and when they have no money to keep the springs of trade in motion, they augment the evil a hun dred-fold by raising their discounts to an inordin ately high level. The mischief is all over before the Bank Di rectors can venture to act up to the specious theory—for they dare not attempt to stop a drain of gold before it is at an end. It is too late then to " cause a fall generally in the price of all " commodities to bring back gold." Commerce could not bea • the pressure, and trade would perish under the weight of the parental screw- The " Beals - on 'Change may reap a harvest from the forced sales of the needy ; but, a sys temised depression of the floating p roperty of the nation is not what the Legislature desire. It would be nothing short of treason to suppose such a thing. We want to hoard gold when we get it ; but all our experience shows us that it is impossible to do so. Why, then, continue the attempt ? Why leave the country wholly depen dent on a commodity we cannot control, and allow usury to be resorted to in the pursuit of an impossibility ? There is nothing whatever in the turn which has taken place in the actual condition of the Bank of England's reserve, to justify, according to the theory of the Bullionist, the favourable changes which have taken place in the rates of discount. And if we are to be ruled by private judgment in monetary matters, those who ask to be allowed to decide the quan tity of money we are to have in circulation ought not to be permitted to regulate its price, which decides the value of every other commodity. These are grave subjects for Statesmen to deal with ; and it is generally hoped that Lord PAL- MERSTON has given them the attention the require. WE hare before us a bottle of the Rivington Pike water, with a label which contains this matter-of-fact intelligence :—" This sample of " water was taken from the Corporation Goit " opposite the Witbnall Factory, on Monday "morning, 15th December, 1856, by JAMES " FORSHAW, Chorley." To attempt to describe ;his concentrated esenc3 of the surface filth of a manufacturing district would be quite impossible. It appears to the sight and smell to be a mixture of guano, blue billy, coal•tar, and ammonia. The first of these ingredients seems to give the sample a consistency similar to that of our town- made cream ; the second a most abominable perfume, which is sufficiently strong to proclaim the presence of a deadly poison ; the third sup- plies a parafinaceous or fatty matter which floats with stern composure on the surface of the flask while'the fourth asserts its claim to attention in a subdued and rather an agreeable way. Taken as a chemical combination, it will be seen that the liquid in question is not as highly offensive as some persons may think. As a base for porter, we honestly believe that it would be found a ,housand times better than the noted water of hat valuable tributary to the Thames—the Flee' Ditch. Whatever it failed to extract from ma] and hops would be supplied from the admirable composition of the water itself. Of the dark colouring matter so much prized in prime double stout, there may be a slight superabundance in the Corporation's wells, streams, and fountains. But porter brewers know how to overcome this objection. Not so the lover of that limpid beverage which flows from the hope-inspiring spout of grandmamma's teapot. Those who like to see the natural oil of the coffee berry floating on their cups may find the Pike water a delicious adjunct to their dish of Mocha. But think of our housewives who have declared war against " them blacks " for genera. tions, when they find that their old foes are amphibious, and infest their water butts as well as profane the sacredness of the " hairy " and the cleanliness of the best parlour ! Are the Pikeists prepared for the consequences ? Can they not see the social revolution which is impending ? It is all nonsense to talk of filtering such filth. If the Pike water is seventy-five percent clearer and purer in every respect than the sample we have in our possession, it will impregnate and render their filtering beds useless. Tar floats, blue billy is not to be evaporated, and ammoniacal salts cannot be precipitated in running water on a large scale. Hence we have great chemical difficulties, as well as engineering absurdities, to overcome. We shall require a consultation of chemists before the Corporation can undertake to declare that the Pike water is fit for general household use. We do not hesitate to say that, if the water is only one-fourth as bad as that we have seen, before it goes into the filtering beds, it will never be safe to supply it to the town. The refuse water flowing from dye-houses and gas-works is deadly poison ; and the experiments made by the Commissioners of Sewers, with sewer water as manure, show very distinctly the very small pro portion of the refuse sewering of populous dis tricts which will destroy all traces of vegetation. Three to one, and in some cases five to one, were the proportions required in diluting sewer water for manure. There are cases recorded, in which two parts pure water, and one from a sewer, was found to de stroy grass. What, then, are we to think of this concentration of sewer and surface filth which has found its way into the Pike works ? That which would destroy vegetable life cannot be fit for the human stomach. Every one acquainted with the manufacture of gas, is well aware that the ammoniacal liquor produced in the smallest works would be enough to destroy all the lives in Liverpool. Rats cannot stand the smell of it and if only one :drop gets on their bodies, it takes the skin off and eventually kills them. Fortunately, there is no chance of the Pike water taking us by surprise. It is not likely to be here for a considerable time to come ; and unless it improves in quality very much indeed, the public should insist on its being carefully analysed by competent chemists, before it is suffered to enter the Borough. FIRE ON SHIPBOARD IN THE QUEEN'S DOCK Yesterday evening, a report was made to the fire police authorities, in Temple Court, to the effect that a serious fire had broken out on board a large ship lying in the Queen's Dock Basin. The idea of a fire among the shipping in any of our docks suggests fearful forebodings as to the consequences ; for, should a ship burst out in a sheet of flame, there is no exertion which could arrest the progress of the devouring element, every thing around being of an inflammable character. Having reached the scene of the reported fire, we found that the ship was the Ides, commanded by Captain Wescott, which arrived here from New Orleans on the I Ith instant. The Ides is a ship of about 700 tons register, and is owned by Messrs. Klingendu of Rumford Place. The Ides was in the act of discharging her cargo, cotton, and being permitted to have lights on sufferance," a lamp was used. One of the bales having struck the lamp it broke, and the light came in contact with the cotton and spread with fearful rapidity, so much so, that at one time very serious apprehensions were entertained that the ship would ultimately burn to the water's edge. Immediately on information reaching the fire brigade, Mr. 'Hewett, with his engines, lost no time in starting off, and on arriving at the Queen's Dock Basin, immediate'y set to, and water being plenty, the hose began to pour immense quantities of water on the burning ship.— The fire, however, was entirely confined to the hold, and from the greet weight of water which was poured into it, the ship soon heeled over to the larboard side. With the view of pre venting the total destruction of the vessel, it was determined to scuttle her on the starboard side, this was, after consider able labour, f ffected ; but as she was lying on the other side it became necessary to secure ropes to the foremast, and by that means haul her over on the other side, so as tJ bring the scuttled holes below the water's edge. After a consider able amount of labour end exertion this was effected. By this time water was being poured into the ship ou all sides, and ultimately the fire was got under, and completely extinguished. The loss, of course, will be considerable, as all the cotton i❑ the ship must be more or less damaged, whilst it will take a pretty considerable sum to set the ship herself all to rights again. Mr. Alfred Burrell, formerly a London solicitor in good practice, died in the Walworth road, London, a day or two ago, from sheer starvation. He was forty seven years of age, and having no home, spent the most of the night walking about the streets. THE COURT. OStORNE, Dec. 17.—The Queen, with the royal children, walked in the rounds yesterday. Colonel Foster, com manding Royal Engineers at Portsmouth, Captain the Hon. J. Denman, R.N., and Captain Hartstein, United States Navy, had the honour of dining with her Majesty in the evening. Han MAJESTY'S Snip RESOLUTE.—On Tuesday, after the departure of the Queen, the ship was thrown open to the inspection of all who chose to avail themselves of the opportunity of inspecting her and about 3,000 persons of all ranks visited the ship and partook of the hos pitality of Captain Hartstein and his officers. At night Messrs. White, the ship-builders of Cowes, illuminated their premises and wharfs with flaming tar barrels, and gave their men a liberal allowance of liquor, to drink success to the union between Great Britain and America. The officers of the Resolute entertained the officers of her Majesty's ship Retribution at dinner, and some most loyal and gratifying sentiments were changed. On Wednesday, between one and two o'clock, the Resolute was taken in tow by the government steam tug Echo, and left Cowes harbour vociferously cheered by the inhabit rots on both sides, and by the creris of all the craft afloat. Her Majesty's steam frigate Retribution, and the steam tender Sprightly were in company. The former, on passing Osbarne, fired a royal salute, when the American and Bri tish ensigns at the peak of the Resolute were thrice dipped. On passing through Spithead cheers greeted the passage of the Resolute from all the vessels assembled there, and on entering the harbour's mouth a royal salute of 21 guns was area in her honour from the governor's battery. The Vic toria pier was thronged with a well dressed multitude. As soon as Captain Hartstein dropped anchor in Portsmouth harbour, abreast of the king's-stairs, he assembled all his officers around the table in the stare cabin below, and in a bumper of champagne proposed " The health of the Queen of Great Britain. God bless her !" which was most vociferously responded to in cheers. Her Majesty has sent Captain Hartstein £lOO to be distributed among the crew. Colonel Eyre, and the officers of the Royal Artillery at Portsmouth, have invited Captain Harstein and the other officers of the Resolute, to dine with them on any day most convenient to them, during their sojourn at Portsmouth. A deputation waited upon Chevalier Pappalardo this afternoon from the inhabitants of Portsmouth, to invite the crew of the Resolute to a dinner, to be given on the day after that given to the mayor and corporation to the officers. The de putation were afterwards presented to Captain Hartstein, on board the Resolute, by the consul, when Captain Hart stein expressed his warmest pleasure at such a mark a hospitality, and gave his cordial consent to the acceptance of the invitation, saying at the same time he felt sure that any mark of respect shown to the American people would be as warmly appreciated on the other side of the Atlantic as it would be tendered by the people on this. SKETCHES FROII PUNCH. ETIQUETTE FOR EVENING PARTIES. Recollect, punctuality is the soul of evening parties. Be careful, therefore, always to arrive to a moment at the time you are invited for. If the hour be not specified as is occasionally the case, it is considerel good breeding to call the day before, and make inquiry of the servant. Your conduct in the supper room must depend on cir cumstances. If it be a half stand up affair, ladies business first and gentlemens' pleasure afterwards, you will be ex pected daring the first part to do duty of course as an amateur waiter ; when, unless you- practice well beforehand, you will no doubt contrive to cover yourself with jelly and confusion. But if the repast be a sit down altogether one, you may eat and drink in comfort, if you only take care not to have a lady next you, otherwise, of course, you will have to minister to her wants instead of satisfying your own. In taking your departure, don't forget to mike an offir of your thanks for the pleasant evening you have spent ; and if you then proceed to shake hands all round with such of the guests as may remain, you will do much to confirm the favourable impression which previous behaviour will doubt less have produced. In fact, it you act strictly in accordance with the advice that we have given, you will soon be esteemed quite an acquisition to society ; and, in short, to use the language of the advertisers, no evening party will be thought complete without you. It is a point not yet decided whether, in conversing with a girl you have not met before, it be be etiqaiette occasion ally to use the word " Miss." We think ourselves it sounds respectful to do so, but we cannot state with certainty whether the practice has obtained at ALMACK'S. On going to a house, where you have not previously visited, and where your person might not be immediately recognised, it is usual before making your entree to the drawing-room, to hand the footman your card and note of invitation, which, as proofs of your identity, he will carry to his mistress, and you may then be assured of being smilingly received. QUEEN'S HALL, BOLD STREET. IforrmAN's ENTERTAINMENT.—The more we become acquainted with this entertainment, the better we like and appreciate it. At first, we saw it was an entertainmen t never before introduced, and what we ventured to predict of its excellence the public have amply endorsed, by the crowded and fashionable attendance at the beautiful hall every night.. Mr. Hellman appears to be a prophet in regard to taste, and therefore knowing the wants, be supplies them with unsparing hands. In addition to the intellectual viand° already to be found here, he has introduced a piece ciged the " Smiths and I'illberr3s," in which the surprisnag genius of Mr. Tlaurton appears to perfection. lndee.d, we e only express the public opinion, when we say this portion ni the entertainment is lir and away the best of the sort, ever witnessed in Liverpool ; and, in the hands of Mr. 'Murton', e rs it partakes of all the characteristics of life, in its . amusing and classic shapes, without any of its vulgarities. The human band continues to possess its great magnelsill: and the best proof of the value of the whole is the erowden and respectable houses that nightly witness the perforna!oc:l; Early next week, the new and attractive Monodrama will " perfect, and will offer one of the richest public treats, Pe r leaps, ever presented to a Liverpool audience. publics ALLEGED STARVATION O 1 A CHILD II" BOARDING SCHOOL. On Wednesday, Mr. William Carter, the coroner for - Surrey, held a long enquiry at the Swan Tavern, Battersea Bridge, on view of the body of Maria Bailey, aged nin ear l who it was alleged had been starved to death. The le e b e . coroner, in opening the proceedings, said, that he hoped % jury would dismiss from their minds anything they mighthaTe heard out of the court respecting the case, and be g uided soe' : by the evidence that would be laid before them. The Or en r , and jury then proceeded to view the body, and upon their tuin to the inquest room, the following evidence was take n ' a i Mrs. Hannah Bailey sad, fer that she was the wife of a ge ner i4 merchant, having offices in Crutched Friars. They a m. resided at 21, Townsend row, St. John's Wood , r husband became a bankrupt, and the deceased was P ia v e under the care of a Mrs. Meeres, in August last. Sh e 0 l then living at Wellman Green, in Middlesex.' She madetaa arrangement with Mrs. Meeres to take the deceas ed to sari ear e• and educate her. She was to give her 18 g uineas Per ee lot and, with the extras for washing , mu sic, &c., it would aroesent to 25 guineas per annum. T h e deceased, when she We e °pe r to Walham Green, was perfectly healthy, a nd had I ?, r g o t change of clothing. From th e time she went, witness daiolos see her till Wednesday l ast. The da y p receding, she re :f the a message that her child was d y in g , and, in consequence di information she received, she p roceeded to 26. Farnbor terrace, Battersea, when she foun d the child l y ing on !der sofa speechless, dressed in an old dirty n i g ht g own, and a oa lf knet e tain only over her. The deceased was eonscious .own o old , witness. Mrs. Meeres, her two daughters, and two g. ,a o jl4 sons were in the teem at the time. 'Witness took the l roloi out of bed, and found her very thin. Witness 435e ,, a p aido that she had murdered her child, when she l au g hed an` she "Do you call that gratitude for nursing t h e c hild ?: ot t he received a letter on the previous Monday, stating to 8061 quarter was up, and asking for the schooling. She sisr°,flittee' in the letter that the child was suffering from W e ' goat s fever, but that no danger was apprehended. Witness d ir t be Mr. Richardson, a surgeon, who saw her , and be said e i t ei had seen her two days before. She hired a nurse tot e tee with her for the night. She sent several night gown° house, but when she asked for a clean one to p ut on U" and examined her clothes, she could find none, "'heti Meeres replied that they were somewhere about the Wi se d ' .00, deceased died on the 14th. She made search a nd for os ee• of her clothing in a dirty condition in the kitchen, and, nl) . o e pd 'Witness said to her, " Fetch the remainder of my clotue:ob, one of her sons brought in two or three things,which she l l ' 0 0 , out of his hand, She gave Mrs. Meeres four sovereigl, sent she west to see the r'.eceased, and she had not previelesieerese any account in. Witness received a letter from gra' e 0 informing her that lthe had removed to Chelsea; w"tibese wrote to know how she dare 1 to take her child to s uch an n o obi thy neighbourhood. The beds in the house were all l 0 a ,fit> state, and so was the deceased, and her head w as em/ e re se d vermin. Tle re were other children there, all verydutoste, one seemed to be dying. There was a full growng Thei also very dirty, and she begged her to prote ct hel'iieeee s deceased was in such an attenuated condition t hat she ve d ese she had been kept without sufficient food. Her 11 10 7; 0 0Y been away only six weeks, and the deceased was Pig l intel Mrs. Meeres' care before he was declared a bankrupt. "6110(11 wrote to Mrs. Meeres to bring the child to her, hittstsieed,.l not. She did not know how the child had been ° di d few The full grown girl was a hoarder, aged 25, but Sh e gee% appear to be more than fifteen. Witness saw 1% 1 °40 , last on Saturday night. Thos. Becking, police serge an be fe e t V, said that from information he received last ThursdaPtbe de e r to 26 Farnborough terrace Battersea, when he foun d erase e 1 open. He went into the lower room, and iu one c • th Tio a found the deceased lying on an old sofa covered w i s t ecee d appeared to be rags, and in another corner h e easy deceeeei child. Both were very dirty, more especially the e eeie f ft whose head was coated with dirt. Mrs. Bailey Inadeb-sd b e , in the presence of Mrs. Meeres, that her child say tbe t e i le murdered. Mrs. Meeres said, " How ca n you sed,aba Witness asked her if she was the owner of the born e , 1 , 0 replied that she was, and added that she was a vi, je° efit:be children appeared to have been grossly negleetee• s oich a ' ret l said that ho should search every room in the imag e, 110 d po, objected to, and wanted to know by what authoritithe even to enter her house. He, however, se arch e c d• and found five other children, and a girl name d 05 Peg said that she was twenty-five years of age. S b i e , t he f',4tel ingly dirty, and so were tee other children. 00 of Mrs. Bailey he took Mrs. Meeres into Cue to b l o . l:s B o je were also two other girls and a young man in the ~m , icif oo o appeared to have been fed well, but all dirty. : he tes t the other children, except one, which was Airs. -a` ra i isse be d child, appealed half starved. There was a g ene , Wre tc e rsi clothing and comfort—in fact, ho never saW t . su : the i r ec ° l o ! place in any part of the metropolis. er e- ba t te,v ia iies appearance of the children, he should sal The fce,'-eseb neither circalar beenwas handedp roperl ytofetdh the o c r ar a o t a t e e r nd b e y d t t h o e • pc4iceed. sen i f o r to showing by what artful means the pupils were ohtl ac ated t heta Meeres receives twelve young ladies to be e" t hO m her own daughters ; it is her anxious ea l e d ied fl ve tender plants intrusted to her care may be earliteligiPitiise grace of God) to feel the deep importance of vi t i el to str ei tte rg , that the course of instruction pursued may te" f th e h P the mind, and to form the character and man .i .n ers° ll.le rre t se t , s l/ been partly educated on the Continent. Fre° elegant and accomplished gentlewoman. manure is 0 1 0 8 1- , tteo d spoken by her young friends, and Professors a ol d 6 , 4 instruction in the Latin, Greek, French, Gerna a .7,, ao d 0 9 languages. The harp, pianoforte, singing, dra w i l :jes sur- 00, 1 ” painting, are cultivated as delightful sources 0 j ot bl amusement, and the hours of recreation are Taeotsof til l ° little and instructive pursuits. Reference to Pa r re fer OP and many Christian friends. Mrs. M. hegan°,,elide, letter from the Dowager Lady Waterpark, A r ' ` ,l o ( ` ' , Derbyshire." The letter was dated 18, Il e er ; t :ter re3 s eife:t Fair, signed J. Waterpark, and spoke in n'g the stl". e ; Meeres. Mrs. Eleanor Bell said that she w a h e o tee el o t j medical assistant, and was residing in S ent ':d I°t c l e et j' he Euston square. She placed a daughter, pan'. aosr et er i , Mrs. Meeres on the 3rd of last September, e° d a er scholar, at sixteen guineas per year. 5he.,,5a,„,3 gr o ,00 00 last time yesterday, and had seen her at NY a`u - iii ths" o bs he " last time she was in the Union. She was n°4-eeos oeo -00 of body as when she placed her with Mrs. „jell she iti e• much thinner. Vs hen she went on one 1) 0 ° 0 01'0e she had to wait three quarters of an he ts ur b i ed h h ee t if e d ' e sel brought to her, and then she appeared as if e ' d e e e b e "ight /The By Mr. Reynolds, the solicitor who attendela teas „et, parish authorities. Witness said that her eh' • E rb ° orio ding 'ell • t of age, and had been previously at a be ar st sat at e t e ke te Coroner said that the case was assuming a ° l a ree l ; e tfe' te do and he would recommend that the child sh eu ati t ee/ re ge e h ' e o/0 union until they :ant again, which would Pr e ' do ' 5. o sc' oul d flor tampering with her. Mrs. Bell said she W, b o o La ie e te: for she was better taken care of than she h a ", e resi` - r s. P - a ce; Hannah Maria Ribton, aged 13, said that sl o t gd treat ' ° maker street, Cripplegate. She went to och bs,rotoritoo, at Walham-green. She deposed to the ;Tel l a olip th itfrifte given by the previous witnesses. 0 0 - a t and want of food, her evidence being. str °4 o% abe t ,.,pt d e : 00 h th o a u t se, tn. s 00 c ot and let a room to a person named •' be ese , as ° for of No. 20, Duke -street, Chelsea, meele ' ,be six weeks ago. Mrs. Meeres came to he r be i eedn' 0 0. ,De'' dren were brought in at night. She Maret. :a. a geisha given to understand, to put some furn cio l d oe eshe j 0 school. The children were miserably tlec nl r a l l6f" They appeared hungry, and witness ga` le t . t he eh r lj , r . e tlic e : . . Volt could afford it. She bege,ed and praYe d e a „mre t o to take them away when they came saw bread, rice, and potatoes only broug ra ce% 0 0 0 t had seers the children huddled together, sad r 0 le o or: potatoes with the peel on. The children s ure t h . Sho "'out the 120,,et and uncombed. By the Coroner • e y went Wer e t Ast e children were half starved, and whe n t h e ot v til each other's clothes. She had spoken , Jo c ola e en4 a l ,, o l) e b condition of the chtldren, and she said sloe col e sq uire i n to t l 7_ o olY 4 ,le, money in. At this stage of the proce ch adjourned for the attendance of s ortie t been in the school. other an adult. Inquests will be held tu° reported at the coroner's botoi:41:0:°, ne s court, yesterd a odoesetlll3 6 Tdh divine a r e nxdpErs(Pisxeon:fccish. ogabr,. -viu,-;:littolyefie,ibi.ee_itec, 01)0! ;DreinPdLeiamretdokoennTofureessdpieye• tes;ocrnitengis,cabnydtb'etifPlsollcellry: tsj ATIIs. —Two cases of s udde rt 1 1 0 their) ) e at►ng St George's hall at the recent Bible 03 tl Un e r D i s , e n p s D a p eE ss c e Nt e o t rß e D d NCE tawdßdonauai Sbdcycls BEWARE ! Beware of playing Billiards with a man who carries h's own chalk, and calls the marker JACK. Beware (if you have corns) of waltzing with young ladies who prefer the trois temps, and are accustomed to perpetrate the exploded Caledonians. Beware at genteel dinner-tables of asking for cabbage under any other name than greens. Beware, unless you speak French fluently, of entering a shop in Paris where you see the notice " Inglis, Spokken.' Beware of hailing empty omnibuses if time is an object to you. Beware of taking Country Cousins shopping, unless you are prepared to turn light-porter, and carry home their parcels for them. Beware of laughing at a joke made by a professed punster, if you have any wish not to hear another. And, finally, Beware of bringing home old schoolfellows on cleaning days, unless you are prepared to pay your wife for their dinners at SWAN AND EDGAR'S. MODERN IMP ROVEM ENT.—WO venerate our Saxon forefathers ; and yet, by their own showing, they were a sad lot. Verstegan says, that in Jandary wolves were peculiarly dangerous to his contemporaries, " for that through the extremity of cold and snow these ravenous creatures could not find other beasts sufficient to feed upon." Other beasts! Verstegan, thou wast a satirical rogue. IGNORANCE OF THE HIGHER CLASSES.—How few of all those ladies of rank who attend Her Majesty's Drawing Rooms know how to clean their own white ostritch feathers ! A WHIM AMONG WOMEN.—Some difficulty has been experienced in endeavouring to account for the fact that the less rational portion of ladies who are not very young. generally make a mystery of their age. One can only suppose that they wish their age to be regarded as uncertain by reason of a dislike to be considered of a certain age. THE TALISMAN OF TEMPERANCE. I wish I had a ring to wear, Whose magic energy was such My finger that 'twould pinch, whene'er • My next drop would be one too much. Then should I hit the happy mean Aimed at by every man of sense, And evermore walk straight between The states of Beer and Abstinence. CAB MEASURE. THREE furlongs Two miles One half-crown fare (when charged in this way) . make One mile. f One half " " 1 crown fare, „ One swear. The house duty in the year ended the 31st of March last was £728,689. BOROUGH SESSIONS.—The following is a list of the pri sone,s tried and sentenced before the Recorder on yesterday and Wednesday :—Catherine Gray, 4 years penal servitude ; Mary Ann Rice, 7 months imprisonment ; John Lewis, 14 years transportation ; Jane M‘Donald, 6 months imprison ment ; Thomas Starkie, 12 do ; John Rushton, 6 do ; William Bromley, 15 do ; Elizabeth Harrison, 4 do , Elizabeth Mitchell 6, do ; William Calliett, 15 do ; Margaret Sloune, 8 do ; Mary Kirk, 6 do ; William Nicholson, 15 do ; Maria Genmain, 3do ; George Hughes, 6do ; Mary Ann Bayes, 4 years penal servitude; Thomas M'Mahon, 6 months imprisonment ; Eliza M'Mahon, 10 do ; Ellen Murray, 3 do ; Ellen Comer, 12 do ; James Jackson, 10 do ; ; tir j e oh n n ot i l i ce cA tli d e am ar ' r 3 iva d l o. of the screw Marylßo NsE Thompson,rAi r3_ 1 1 1 0d . o steamer Circassian, sister ship to the Khersonese, the pioneer of the new line from Liverpool to St. John's Newfound land, Halifax, and Portland. This—the second of the line—is a fine vessel of 2,300 tons, and 350 horse power, and, if her performance is to be taken as any criterion, will prove a very fast ship, she having steamed from Greenock to . the North West Light Ship in 19 hours, and that against a strong head wind far a great porticn of the way. She was built by Messrs. R. Hickson and Co., of Belfast, under special superintendence. Her engines were con structed and fitted by Messrs. Randolph, Elder, and Co., of Glasgow, and every improvement that skill or science could suggest have been brought to bear, so as to render her second to none of her class. Her dining saloons and sleeping berths are planned so that the passengers will not be inconvenienced by the vibratory motion so common to screw steamers, they being placed amidships. This novel and ingenious plan is a step in the right direction, and likely to prove a greet feature in screw steamers. Her cabin fittings, which are to be put in here, will, it is intended, be such as to combine taste with comfort. She is owned by Messrs. James Johnson, James Alexander, and Weir Cochran and Co., of this town, to whom, and the line, we wish every success.