The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-14 00:00:00

0 TARY AND COMMERCIAL 1 11 e LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING. SeAtled o,lldOn Money market was in a very unl te4on fa te to clay, and a variety of political 1 1 ) , a tioil o re been adduced to justify the antica ;the h i , a f urther advance in the rates of discount `, l ,'"tiew . 'na cf England, and also to show the_ ,`,`, l e B e p o i i e,cessity for such a course: Now, with ",, ki ateC7 4 / aphorisms We can have nothing t- e leC e ti l ; 43 do. If our thanufacturera have orders t hey Ili `e for countries with which we are at peace, i f Poti t ,„ B t, n ecessarily, require accommodation, and f as to reasons, such as the apprehension o k, . s t o 6 - an aggressor on the territory of the TT: i lssist a ; urged a s an excuse f or th e bank refusing 4 kee c e to th e me r chant d o i ng b us i n ess with are relj e ; In dia, or Australia, the sooner our traders l'olitt_aduV"d from the thraldom. of these delicate Sensibilities the , better it will be for the (tlr e all y c 'nlluerce of .the British empire. kre a dY suffered enough from this source, and I ' ad vances in the *rates of interest (which ° full 4 Y expected) to the extent _of the p o li iF ell ities of the state, the end of our co m e pabarrassments cannot be _ foreseen. cr Politiciiiii;WCent. added to the present hilieV S for money, will be most disastrous in its ue elirs`i euc es• Hence the glaring necessity ag ain north—fa counter-balancing money power in the ' ll b,le e t,`e hope the growing importance of this R . ,° 1 4 r : 111 not be overlooked. The amount of 7 11 3ig e ived for the present week is about .131. itk, - ,' Further arrivals may be expected be -7:1-15keiweli: ends. • • is 'ue trZ'odon Stock Exchange was depressed. s',`'llid'actions very imited. Consolsiluctuated and ,The public, however , were .not sel ,ealers,- stock was consequently scarce , a nd l iT 4 l to meet the closing priced: for money, t, " 9a 92; New three and a-quarter per cents. , 924 91 0; iledueecl, 904. to 91; Bank Stock; 212 to i s : ( ; e llequer bills, 4s to Os prem. e etit:" t ,' 4ll Stock has at last fallen from to 1 per c e4t B ',i'ive per cents., 1121 ; Four and a-half per 47 ' 4. N.ll; llll Way market was more firm and active, as e r , ts ` t irk i i,!' e ell by our list of prices. The traffic re till' il l'Y re 7,,, s t published skew the following satisfac- Ikat '',,ts :---Increitse—Great No Ahern, £4,024 me} 7eFite r ,: v estem, , £3,386 ; London and North tae '' 3 ,11 .3 • 1 , L, £2,290 ; South Eastern, 2,374 ; Midland, 1 . I '_„, 41 8,1 10 : Caledonian and conjoined .lines, 11,614 ; Iliv IN neate r an d • • Sheffield, £1,539 ; • London, Sits 4 kd 611 th Western, £1,481; Chester and Holy -4 ' 12 0 and ~„ ._1 t 40,, .„, 8; London Brighton, £1,173 ; East '' t ,,,K ‘elll :l ,''biire, 607 ; Bristol and Exeter, £534 ; Bir ,ltlb,M 'A e Z t `t.,..nd Cheshire Junction, £209. Decrease ~ N t • rtartlepool, 152. tYt ' e" e has . • for 1 l \i %, been given of the forthcoming calls : ,?re tial ,_' l Palace Company, £1 per share, .11th kit 1 .1 1 1,) ie„ r• Central Peninsular Railway, (second 4 ;lege b < per share, 6th December. • Namur and Atl i • " A ailway, fourth - instalment of, £3 per share, a is er ( 1 4 c , 1118 t• Anglo-Australian Insurance company, 1 "' Th e w) £lper share, Ist November. lei da . 3.Liverpool Share Market was more active to eto R._ a a , • - 41, ~ the general tone of business firmer. The 0 0 . t _Th e . " 1 C otton be said of the Manchester Market. b e , o 11; A Market was better again to-day, V ' , e 4 4 111 ., ericans were in demand, and advanced. try qP. a les were 7 000 bales, 1,000 of which were _ ~ , ti 0 ,.. , C*,. t t i° r export, and on speculation. o iti lye Li dox MARRET AND 'FOREIGN EXCHANGES. lia.' 'Sq .s4 .give the current price of Gold, as follows, to if& t' ol .:' • the merchant in. calculating the rates of 0 , ttilt• l gn Exchange, by the actual current rates of .. i i„' 41 0 , , _ , and itt L et z l :s 77 las 9 t ( l•epo p rtd : ans, —. Hamburgh,--; Ara.- alit lit: la n', —4 Vienna, , St. ; Petersburg,. --- ; Ber l; >,.....; Mil an , • ; C o nstantinople, ---; Alexandria, N e "..i ipa ii ' Isombay, _ ; Calcutta, ; Hong Kong,— ; a r t i l ' \ey, 745. 9d. to —s. ; Port Phillip, 775.; Adelaide, ht , k , Victoria 775. - 6d • Ovens 76s 6d • Montreal • t ip., ~,, v . _, • , ~ • • A , , 'ori \... "rk, —; Boston, £3 17s. 9d.; San Francisco, di r e. N v:_; l3 ,lelico, —; Brazils, --..-. e k i_, subjoin a return of the Foreign Exchanges, k'tuated according to the London Mint price of 1. _ 17 s 101 d. the ounce ; )1 1 • " 0 1Sterdam, short, 11 162 to —l7 ; do, 3 ' months, 11 181 la ' , - 19 • Rotterdam, 3 m. 11 18 1 to —19 t, • Antwerp, Lid k2535t0 40 ; Brussels, 3m.2535t0 40 ; ' , iburg, 3m. 13 61 to -- 71; Paris, short, 25 sto 00; do, 3 m. 25 . 35 to -- 40 ; Marseilles, 3 m. 25 37i; to ‘ 2 k ; Frankfort, 3 m. 120,1 to 1201; Vienna, 3m. 11 15 t O,t,"• .‘„ Trieste 3m. 11 18 to 11 22; Petersburgh, 371, \ ,,, ;1-I,' 'kid '3 m 49r to 50 - Cadiz, 3 m 50 to 54 ; ....,,, -, , • ii , . • . - 1 4 ,,,.- ,, ,, a 1 4. 30 10 to 30 20 ; Genoa, 3m. 25 45 to 25 50; 3 11 ;"',1, 3 tn. 411 to 42; 'Palermo,, 3 m. 1241 to 1241; 1' 01 , 1 1 6 31 t ,!ll. 1241 to 125 ; Lisbon, 3 m. 52; 1 1 to 53; Oporto, F o ,'" ( fi t ', 531, ; R. Janeiro, 60 days, to —; New o i 'el i n 109 to 109 f ; Boston,. ditto, to ; ~ • Ocf Wild in bars, £3 17s. 9d. ; Mexican Dollars, P2,l ll r .st ' o g,:.ive r in bars . stand, Os. Od.; East India Com t, t,g,,,,L,• House Mills 60 days ; Calcutta Co's Rupee, - "luaY ditto 25 ; Madras ditto, 241. STATE OF TRAM MANCHESTER,.. THURSDAY. e Tuesday the market for yarns or cloth Dres RN euted no new feature. Few transactions tak eni'toci place, and prices are without change. 41 4 , - ,,,re accumulating, and. some greater anxiety itri c ,liested by producers, to make sales. The L 11. (1e,‘",,' is in a most unsatisfactory state, and old '3' ti l l ° , not fulfilled in time, are eagerly cancelled !Ilir iip , c) se buyers who are not over scrupulous, and hat e ro es complaints are . made, without, in many e liiqi' e es, any foundation, so as get rid of 4 .11 g contracts. Buyers generally are looking i hh 141 waiting the issue of this Russia and Turk qtlarrel, SHARE MARKETS.- -YESTERDAY. , ''itPOOL.-IVe have bad another very dull market •`' The s a l es a re :—Caledonian, 241 ; East Lanca ell4 4) , ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62 f, c 11 1 2 ; dg' 9a North Western, 102 i 2 24; Eighth shares , new , A ` l 2. ; Midla n d, 591 c 581, 81 1 ; Shrewsbury and Hereford , le). — l'uth Eastern Stock, 17,1 fc Bs. 9d. a I; Dutch Rhenish hl Bor ough . nugh Bank, 11i. ni t ,,,,t'enESTEß —We have to-day had a dull , inacti v e ` .4 ot .") a nd close weak at the qootations :—Caledonian, 242 ; 6 per cent. Pref. Stock B, 3 11-16 ; Eastern ";ftht'44 11 11-16 ; Lancashire and Yerkshire , 62 1 1 ; 0 4 1 1: M anchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 19 ; british, 6/ South Eastern, 17i le It ot1 ; Oar . 12.—Consols, 914 901 91 ; 34 per cent. ' 93j 9 3 • 6 ; Royal Bank, £lO paid, 17 ex div. ; D u blin 4 Iraq Junction Railway, 45 paid, 4 4 1; Great Southern estern 50 , paid, 50 1 • Midland Great Western, 4 74 Sc .t obn w in t - —lN.—Limited business yesterday, closing at a ( , t tat, r, l4 prices. C a l e d o nians £1 lower; Glasgow and South & I 55 .; Scottish Midland Junction 17 s. 6 d. T o-da y , '4: 4 Y) Caledo n i a n shares are quoted at 491; Glasgow 5.111.1, Westerns at 62. k LIVERPOOL MARKETS—YESTERDAY. Of t 004 -- Steady sales have been concluded to-day at I t , 411 e lates, consisting of 100 hhds. of Barbadoes, at 335. 6d. b it °, k . t , 60 hhds. Jamaica, at 335. 6d., 25 hhds, Porto. k. G 4s to 35s 6d ., 2700 bags Muscorado, Manilla, at (1 . t • Act Al 0 les. per cwt. ll'o r ( t ) o L k it s.sics, we have to report the sale of 150 puncheons 1: 14 ico, at 18s. 6d. per cwt. ex quay. atg t , 4 „ a s been sold to some extent, the transactions amount ,l.; r° Puncheons Jamaica, and 90 puncheons Demarara, h 6 11 ct: 41 1 . 1 Prices. 1 4,j 4 cl . ;,' i ttle progress was made at auction to-day, only far ‘lta a i - s 4 Bengal being sold at 14s. 3d. ; and 230 . bags at 13s. 6d. to 14s. 6d. ; by private, 20 tierces 8. per are reported at 245. 6d., and 50 bags saltpetre at evt r0 tt ,„ 4, ...., 1 ,,* 4 per cwt. refraction. t o 1 ," Market keeps firm. Fine Congous are re. at le t l ast 'ave been opened in London yesterday at 2s. 6d. 11 ' 1' 3 ' C art Teas of - superior quality were difficult of sale Per lb. "c" - -The sales to-day amount to 7000 bales, 1000 -4 °O been taken for export, and on speculation. O qt A 16, ttt t iaari te "w PIG IRON' MARKET , OCT. 3. kt %i ht tl t Was without any material alterations yesterday , 14 '0 h , 111 . ,g quoted nominally at 64s cash. A limited "Ile at 63s 6d to 63s 9d cash. No. lis quoted thell44l-4 °P THE BOLTON FREE PUBLl i e ne L tit l u ß t ß e A d lt b Y y . ' lib e I , - IA rary at. Bolton, which has been afteh7t - ,414 Y0r and several other leading on ge w ntl e e dn me e n sda o y f ./Ce t , -4 ' Was opened to the public left t c1"11 t a ,. at AN - 13 0 ° 1 I TO 01INIBUS.—The omnibus which e t %,,• -l e On 4 . 1 t o'clock last evening for Edge Lane and t 1 '437 1 ' 118 of dens, broke down in . Lime-s e t o r f ee t t h , e o w pp h o e s e i l t s e ga th v e e Nei / Nel l 'lle railway. The axle of to „6'ved a 4 „ e4 nsed the break down. t t -i ne 1 I injury beyond the alarm N which was occasioned . one of the passengers INae.(ol_l' able'ere inside. The body of the omnibus kt INtxusde damage. 44 ( 1 4 1aa st T To AIR. GLADSTONE.—A . few days ago ha,,,ic e b, °lle received, carefully packed . in an oaken box, B c).'`` m nici. e j l , v eloped in many folds of tissue paper, a massive .11tinc-: silver Pok r It bore on the squared end th in trj en able tag l 're B en e ted o f stir the Minister to stir himself . --' Wluitry to stir a cheaper coal."—Puuch ad u,i3l FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, THURSDAY AFTERNOON I have nothing new. to • Communicate with regard to the state of our political relations—by "political relations". of course meaning our connection with the quarrel between - Turkey and Russia. Things are just in that sort of position in which a sufferer feels in the chair of the dentist, immediately be fore the rebellious member within being twitched by the remorseless grasp of the " forceps" or the " elevator." The catastrophe has not arrived, but we Eire upon the point of it ; and in the meantime are compelled to endure the inconceivable agonies of suspense. , The Cabinet, which yesterday sat from twelve o'clock till five—a duration which sufficiently marks the gravity of their deliberations, was occupied, as I am informed;exclusively with the news that had arrived the same morning, of the the Turk's hav ing declared war, and of the measures to be taken in consequence. The hope of peace is not yet abandoned; but mean while preparations are made for the opposite ContingenCy. On these two points the Cabinet have arrived at conclusions unani mously, though what these conclusions are " the external world can only learn by the developments of time. Immediately after the meeting," couriers were despatched to Paris, Berlin, lZienna, Constan tinople, and St • Petersburgh. I believe that al though hostilities may, have already broken out ; confidence is still placed in the efforts of diplo macy—in fact every thing possible is to be done to avoid precipitating Europe into war. But, a plan both of active and passive operations has been concerted between Paris and London, which plan, if the proceedings of Russia renders necessary, is to be vigorously followed. The object of it is, to finish the business in the first campaign, by powerful efforts on vulnerable quarters, for if the maxim is, that we cannot have a little war, it ought to follow that we cannot 'have a long war. In Paris public attention is almost exclAsively turned to this , subject. The speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at Manchester, has been received here with pro fonfid attention. Nothing could have been more appropriate than the right hon. gentleman's allu sion to the late Sir Robert Peel ; and a member of the Reform Club observed to me, a few minutes ago, that it was . more 'pacific than the Peace So ciety. Certainly there are passages in it which that organization may, if they choose, call in aid; but the general spirit which pervades the whole is that we are not afraid of nor unprepared for war, either in respect 'to money, materials, or men. The paper duties .are certainly doomed. Another Cabinet has been summoned, for Satur- I believe. • • . RUSSIA AND TURKEY Advices have . been received through the Sub marine Telegragh, via the Hague, stating that the Lloyd steamer arrived at Trieste on Wednesday (the 12th), with news from Constantinople to the 3rd instant. These advices confirm the statement that the Turkish manifestO had been issued; and they add that new levies of .troops have been ordered The navigation of the Danube and the Black Sea is stopped. The remaining Russian functionaries have left Turkey. A private letter from Constantinople of the Ist, says the Patric, states that " Reschid - Pacha had just been chosen by the Divan,. to go in person to General Gortschakoff, the commander-in.-chief of the Russian troop . % in the Danubian Principali ties, to make known to him the resolutions of the porte." A letter from Bucharest, of the 30th ult., in the Breslau Gazette, says Prince Menschikoff is ex pected here in a few days. It is said that Prince Gortschakoff, the commander-in-chief of the Rus sian army, has already announced that the Prince will take in hand the government of the provinces." Another letter of the 29th, from the same place, s'aYs—" The westward march of Russian troops through this city continues, and the number of arrivals increases: On the 26th, came four batta lions of Jagers,.and 32 six-pounders; on the 27th, eight battalions of Jagers, and to-day, three batta lions, also Jagers, with their baggage. To-day l e l t i- t - Prince Gortschakbff 'inusters tho- foevol and corpsSe • Aleko Ghika, Magurete, Kalugare n, banetschi. General Luders came here three days ago incognito." A private letter from Constantinople of the Ist, says that after the declaration of war the repre sentatives of the various Powers had paid a visit to the Sultan, His Highness requested them to' assure their respective Sovereigns that his wish was to settle. his . differences with the Emperor of Russia amicably; but he added ; that his ancestors had captured Constantinople with sword in hand, and that if fate or dained that it should fall to ano th e r master, the Turks would quit the country sword in hand, or die as soldiers for their national faith. FRANCE - The Emperor and Empress of France left Paris on Wednesday, for Compeigne, where they intend to sojourn for a fortnight. Their Majesties were loudly •cheered on their departure from the North ern Railway. The Constitutionnel is of opinion that should war take place between Russia and Turkey, England and France will actively join the Sultan in carrying on hostilities against Russia, Vet that Austria and. Prussia will not enter the battle field, their inter vention proceeding no further than the exercise of: their moral and diplomatic efforts to prevent the European equilibrium from being destroyed, as guarranteed by the treaties of 1840 - and 1841. The funds declined on Wednesday, the Three per Cents. closing at 72f. 65c., and the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 99f. 25c. IRELAND (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) . DUBLIN, THURSDAY. THE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Of the sufferers in the Hospital, Miss Pack is still in a very low and dangerous state, owing to the supervention of erysipelas in the legs ; Miss Coffey has been despaired of, she being in the last stage of consumption ; Miss Farrell is .going on tolerably well; and Dr. Stokes's servant has been pronounced out of danger. THE ADJOURNED INQUEST._ - . The inquest was resumed at Naas yesterday. In addition to those present on the former day, Captain Tyler, R. E., Government Inspector, attended ; also Mr. Fitzgibbon, Q.C., with Mr. Carlton, attorney, on the part of Berry, the guard of the express train. Mr. Ilberry being re-called for re-examination, deposed to the following effect thought a train with twenty carriages could be stopped in half a mile on a wet night. When the engine broke down, the guard should have seen that there was a red tail-light on There ought to have been one on from Kildare, and the station-master there should have seen to it. On the previous nights there was a red light on, but he only stated that on the evidence of the company's servants. There was no invention to communicate between the guard and the engine-driver ; anybody who discovered it would receive £20,000. When witness went to the scene of the accident, he asked Berry why he did not use the fog signals, and he answered that he did not consider it neces sary, it was so lightsome. Gass, the driver of the cattle train, said that he did not think Berry's signal was more than 100 yards from him, and that he did all in his power to pull up ; he said he was about half reversed. One break with the break on the tender, was sufficient for the goods train. It would be impossible for Gass to pull up at 100 yards. The signal post at Straffan could be distinctly visible from where the accident occurred ; it is visible for a. mile at the Sallin's side of the accident; it would not be the duty of the engineer to slacken speed at two miles distance from the red light if he saw it then ; it would not indicate that there was an obstruction at the place of the accident ; it would tell him he was to pull up at that place ; he must come up to the red light, but not pass it ; the red light indicates that there is danger in the immediate vicinity of it ; a white light, a flag, a hat, or even the hand waved up and down, would be a signal to the engine to stop ; it would be Gass's duty, if he saw the red light at Straffan, and carriage tail lights, to creep on slowly, and to pull up immediately at half-a-mile distance. Witness was not aware that it is the order of the Government to have a break van at the end of the passenger train. Captain Tylyer—ln the reports of the Board of Trade, I think that there is such a recommendation. Mr. Ilben y—l recollect that after an accident on an Eng- lish line, with which I was connected, Colonel Paisley, tile Government Inspector, recommended that the break should be placed between the engine and the first carriage, where it now is. To Mr. Stephens—The guard has no instructions to 're quest the passengers to leave the train in the case of a break down. It is left to the discretion of the _passengers themselves in such cases ; the stoker takes his instructions from the engine-driver ; witness found a broken lamp on the line, which had been used, by Berry the guard on the night in question. [The lamp was here produced, and it had a red THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. pane of glass on one side and a white one on the other.] The witness remarked, that this coincided with the state ment of Mr. I,,inapp, who said he - saw a white lamp ; the white side was the one he saw, while the red side was turned• towards the driver • there was another kind 'of light that might be changed to green from white, and white to green. [The witness then produced one of the fog signals, which are placed on the line and explode when the wheel of an engine passes over them.] I heard that some signal was used by the station-master at Straffan on the evening of the accident ; the rockets might be very good if the g uards were prepared with them at a proper time ; it. would - be difficult to say whether they were sent up on the line . or at a gentle- Man's residence near it. •To Mr. Fitzgibbon—lf I had lamp and fog signals with me, seeing a train approaching . very near, and if I must neglect the use of any of my signals, it would be the ex plosive ones, thinking that the lamp would be most effective in such cases. Mr. Ilberry then gave Barry, the guard, a very high cha racter. He had known him since he (Mr. Ilberry) joined he company—more then six years ago. The man always yore a high character for correct conduct, and he had never mud a complaint against him. To Mr. Curran—l had never heard anything against Gass, but he is not in my department : he seemed perfectly ;ober on the night of the accident. Mr. Kennedy, station-master of Portarlington, examined —The express train left Portarlington station on Wedn(s lay, at thirty-eight minutes past four, the pick-up train arrived aVeleven or twelve minutes after fonf ; after taking in water it shunted on a siding ; I think it started about ten to twelve minutes after the express train ; the latter arrived seven minutes after time ; the guard of the waggon train has a book in which he marks the time he arrives at• and leaves each station; there is a time fixed for the arrival rid departure of the goods trains, but they are not bound to time ; if the goods arrives before the passenger train, and that we have no business for it, it is then allowed to go on ; it might start five minutes after the passenger train ' I was furnished with a written memorandum, setting forth the time of the arrival of this train ; sometimes the station masters are furnished with the time-table of the goods train ; I have no recollection of having received a copy of it if I have one it is not posted up for public observation. It is not usual for the express train to be seven minutes late, but it has happened. Berry was quite sober when passing the Portarlington station. Gass was not drunk, but witness could not say whether the latter had been drinking or not. He seamed to have drunk slightly. There is a pullic-house within 200 yards of the station. . Richard John Ball, station-master at Sallins, examined — I start trains as punctually as possible; if a passenger train is in five minutes before its time, we keep it till its time is up, and then start it; the policeman generally starts the goods train, but if I am there I see that it is not started too soon after the other train; I mean by " too soon" that they must stop five minutes before they can start ; the driver of the goods train can start after the time is up ; he is only under my control at the station as to going on or shunting ; goods trains rarely keep time like a passenger train; as soon as ready it is started ; I do not recollect' their ever arriving before time ; we would not allow them to start for half-an hour, if a passenger train were due at that time ; I do not say that the time table is of no use, but the goods train never arrives at the hour mentioned in it; according. to an entry in my book, the express train arrived on Wednesday at thirty-five minutes past five and left at thirty-seven minutes past five ; it was due at nineteen minutes past five ; the goods train arrived at 5.56, and left at 6.6 ; there was nothing the matter with the, express engine, as reported to me, on its arrival at Sallins; I cannot under take to say that there were lights on the express train. • John Heffernan, engine-driver on the Great Sout hern andWestem Railway, examined.—l am the driver of No. 14 engine ; I am in the employment of the company seven years ; I am five years working that engine ; I was em plo_yed on the Grand Junction in England for nine years • and nine months ; on Wednesday . evening we started from Sallins, at nineteen or twenty minutes to six o'clock ; I knew I was late there ; I was twelve minutes late in starting from Thurles; we started at three o'clock ; at Sallins the guard started the train; he keeps a time-piece; the engine had not failed in any way previous to coming to that station ; it first began to fail at the second bridge from Straffan ; when I found that there was some derangement .in the gearing, I shut off the steam immediately ; we travelled near half a mile after shutting oft the steam before the train became stationary ' • when it stopped I examined the machinery, and found that one of the pistons was broken; I could not see' whether the cylinder was broken; one of the covers was ; it is not a very frequent accident— rather a very rare one ; it occurred to me before on this line with that engine ; it was about five years ago.. immediately after the engine came to us ; the first piston that was broken was composed of cast iron • the one broken now is also composed of the same material; I cannot account for if; I was going at the rate of twenty-eight or thirty miles an hour at the time ; that is not more than the usual speed, it is rather slower ; the engine has always been in perfect order, except a little job after every trip, such as washing the boiler out ; greasing the pipes, and so on ; it is a very good engine for the traffic of this line ; it was the same side that broke five 7 - Garb awe it is usual for an engineer to keep a look-out ; tare was light to uncouple the engine ; I was under the engine immedi ately before the collission ; the fireman told me to come out, that there was something: coming 'into me ; I would say that I was there twenty.. minutes from the time I came to the stand ; I think in seven or eight minutes more I would have got her all right, and brought her in ; one engine would be sufficient to bring.her in; two or three minutes after the accident the guard went down the line ; he came to the engine to light his lamp ; I saw the police sergant along with the guard ; he was a passenger in the train, and got out when the train stopped ; it was about a quarter of an hour after the accident that the fireman told me the train was approaching ; I was about' a second from under it when the collision took place ; coming from Sallins, if it is clear and no fog, I can see the Straffan light about three miles; it was lighting when I was going; I saw it about one mile and three-quarters; it was the white light I observed; I saw the Straffan light long before I pulled up ; on such a night a white light can be seen farther than a red one ; I could not call it foggy, but there were mists of rain now and then ; I could see a red light a mile and a quarter distant; the rails were in a greasy, slippery state that night, on the night in question it would take one mile and a quar ter to pull up . the goods train with twenty trucks • if Gass had seen the signal at the distance of a mile, and shot off his steam, and put on the breaks, I do not think that he would have done any damage, though he might have shaken the carriages ; I cannot say whether the lights were put on the train at Kildare ; when the train broke down, I then lit the red lamp in front of the engine, and two white lamps at the rare of it ; the latter are obscured by :the _carriages ; the lamps of the train might have been lit without my know ledge, but I did not see them lighted. To Mr. Meagher.—lt was in or about the second bridge from Straffan that I shut off steam ; if I observed a red light at a station, being about two miles distant, I would pull up immediately, particularly on a greasy . night ; it was quite sufficient for a person to go half-a-inile near the train which was advancing behind ; the train could not pull up in that distance ; the guard going back with a light half a mile might be seen another mile and a-half by the train : I have been checked by a man with a . rad flag, and. I have slackened immediately, blown the whistle, and reversed the engine; I could not say for what distance the guard with that red lamp could be seen. I should say the time he went back it could be seen about a mile and a-half; at the time of the collision I think it would be seen the same distance ; an engineer discharging his duty, and keeping a proper look out, I think would be able to see the light about a mile, or a mile and a-half; the fog signals placed at half a mile back would :not have prevented the collision; it would not have diminished the force of the collision, or the number of per ions who lost their lives ; he would have broken the car riages after all. To the Coroner.—The rails being in good girder, it would take three-quarters of a mile to pull up: To Mr. Meagher.—There are sometimes two breaks, and sometimes one to express trains ; it depends on the number of carriages; a train of twenty carriages would require two breaks for the safety of the passengers ; I consider two breaks little enough for twenty carriages ; they have often more ; the regular luggage train has three ; the passenger train would be more easily pulled up with the same number of breaks than the goods train. To Mr. Coffey.—The engine which I brought up to Dublin commenced to run at ten o'clock ; it had not been at work the day previous; the practice of the company is to work an engine alternate days ; I know it had been under the examination of the engineers the previous day ; I made a careful and minute examination of it in the morning, and found it all right ; I observed no defect in it on the journey to Thurles; there is a workshop at Thurles, and there is a staff of engineers and workmen there, to make repairs of engines ; after I arrived in Thurles I left the engine in the engine shed ; I examined it again before starting on my return, and it was in perfect working order, without any defect ; I had the stoker with me ; he has been with me twelve months last August; if I want anything done to the engine at Thurles, I report to the engineer, and he gets • • it 'ilone. To the Coroner.—l did not examine the pistons, for I could not. To Mr. Coffey.—On the lay-by . days there is a general over-hauling of the engines ; to give an, accurate opinion of the facility of pulling up, I should consider weight, speed, and gradient ; at the rate I was travelling, I•would be at Inchicore in twenty-five minutes after leaving Sallins. It being then six o'clock, the inqueit was adjourned to, this morning. Herr Glukman, the well known' photograpist has 'addressed a letter to the papers, stating that he has found out a plan by which the driver of an engine can be com municated with by tho guard, and that the experiment is in course of trial on the Chester and Holyhead Railway. MURDER.—On Monday night in Belfast, a man named Chapman, brutally murdered his wife, 1# beating her. It is thought he was intoxicated at the time. LISBURN ELECTION.—This election has, as I anticipated, terminated in the return of the Liberal candidate, Mr. Jon athan Joseph Richardson of the Island. His Tory names sake did not come forward at all, and a Mr. Birney, who was nominated in his stead, according to the Belfast _Yews Letter, has since retired. TiE AIDLY.—The six regiments about whose destination there has been so much discussion, have received orders to , hold themselves ready for the march. Whatever has been said on the subject, it is a matter of more than - probability that these : movements will have something to do with the state of things in the East... Whether they shall go further than Malta or Gibralter, will depend as much on the Emperor of Russia,': as on Lord Harding° ; and the general impression is that the matter has been so managed as to propitiate both peace and war parties. If hostilities com mence, they will be a sort of vidette, for a larger force, on the banks of the Danube, and if the contfflry resulthappens, it will be said that it was all along only a mere routine change of quarters. This is the common gossip in Dublin military circles. _ MAYNOOTH COHMISSION.—The commissioners held their sixteenth meeting at their office in the castle yesterday. The Chief Baron was sufficiently recovered to resume his atten dance on yesterday. A short-hand writer from Messrs. Gurney and Sons, of London, attended on the commissioners, and they have been engaged for a considerable time in the oral examination of the professors and officers of the college . THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES Aar.-The Right Rev. Dr. Walsh has just issued a "pastoral," addressed to the faithful of the clergy and people in the diocese of Ossory, calling for subscriptions towards the completion of a "magnificent cathe dral," now in course of erection in the city of Kilkenny. By way of evincing his respect for an act of parliament, this Dr. Walsh thus heads the pastoral :—" Edward, by the Grace of God and' ApOstolic See Bishop of Ossory, to our dearly beloved brethren and children in Christ—the clergy and laity of said diocese." • Q UEEN ' S COLLEGE, BELFAST.—Thomas Edward CR& Lesile, Esq., btrrnster-at-law, has" been appointed professor of Political Economy and Jurisprudence in the Queen's Col lege, Belfast, in the room of William Neilson Hancock, Esq., LL. D., who has removed his residence to Dublin. TILE MISSIONARY MOVEMENT.--A Roman Catholic priest named 0' Keefe has been committed for trial at the King's County quarter sessions, for assaulting a scripture reader named Edghill. LANCASHIRE .INSURANCE COMPANY. The first annual meeting of this company was held on Wednesday last, at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, in ac cordance with the deed of settlement. The chair was occu pied by . Nicholas lIALD, Esq. Mr. Kennedy, the general manager, read the report, from which it appeared, that since the establishment of the com pany in the spring of 1852, the safe and legitimate extension of the business of the company had unremittingly occupied the attention of thp board. The allotment of the shares had been carefully made, with a view to secure business. The very satisfactory results of the Liverpool office had justified not only the allotments made by the Provisional - Directors of that most important place, but had quite war ranted the establishment of a local' board ' there. The directors had succeeded in purchasing the entire busi ness of the late British Fire and Life Assurance Company, which had secured them an established position in the metro polis, where they:.had now an influential and important board. The income from the policies in the British Company amounted to £6,500, which this company had been able to maintain. In the West of Scotland, a local board had been appointed, and an influential proprietary obtained. After paying all losses, the necessarily heavy expenses of a new office, and £5 per cent: interest to the Shareholders, there was laid by for Life Reserve and Life Bonus purposes upwards of £7,500, and there was now accumulated the sum, including the premiums on shares, of nearly . £B,OOO for similar purposes in the Fire department. In addition to the large amount of Duty, the income of the Company from all other sources amounted to £32,593 12s. 11d. -They had issued 182 New Policies, assuring £110,105, and yield ing an annual income of £3,309 10s. 6d., and the business now doing was above the average of the past year. The report concluded with the following observations. The results of the past year's business are most successful and encouraging ; and they.take leave to add, that, having done their utmost to procure so favourable a termination of their first year's labours, they feel entitled to call upon each Shareholder to bring, by his infin.ence, at least one Fire and one Life Policy from others, in addition to his own direct business. The CHMIIMAN moved the adoption of the report, and that it be printed and . circulated amongst the share- holders, Mr. WILLIAM JENKINSON (Marlborough-square, Salford,) seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The retiring directors were re-eleeted, and seven no w directors were also Appointed. Resolutions tendering votes of thanks to the different local boards were agreed -to, and a vote of ,XlOOO to the directors, as a substantial mark of approval, of their services, on the 'part of the shareholders, was carried unanimously. The proceedings terminated, after a vote of thanks to the chairman. CONSECRATION OF CHRIST CHURCH. DENTON, NEAR MANCHESTER. YESTERDAY, the conceeration of Christ Church Denton, took place under circumstances of peculiar interest and at traction. The erection and completion of this new House of Prayer is mainly owing to the arduous and unceasing exer tions of the Rev. Richard Greswell, 8,D.; of Worcester Col lege, Oxford, and . son of the Rev. Incumbent of the old parish church of Denton. To do honour on the occasion of the consecration of the church, the Right Hon. the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, the Right. Rev. the Bishop of Ox ford,. and the intimate riends of the Rev. Mr. Greswell paid a special visit to Dent On. The weather was favourable, and the result was, that there was, throughout the whole of the proceedings, an immense concourse of people assembled in the immediate neighbourhood of the church. The church was crowded to excess, .and hundreds were obliged to go away who were unable to obtain admission._ It is a day which will be long remembered in Denton and the neighbourhood. Amongst those present on the occasion we noticed the Right Rev.-the:Bishop of 'Manchester, the Right Rev, the Bishop of Oxford, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer ; Sir William Heathcoate, Lady Heathcoate, Sir Stephen Glynne, the Earl of Wilton, the Countess of Wilton, the Lord de Ros, Lord R. Grosvcnor,.Lord Grey de Wilton, the Very Rev, the Dean of Manchester, the Vene rable the Archdeacon of the East Riding of Yorkshire (brother of the Bishop of Oxford), the Venerable the Arch deacon of Manchester, the Rev. Canon Clifton, Mr. William Entwisle, (Rusholme-house, Rusholme,) the Rev. G. H. G. Anson, Mr. Marsden, (St. James's-square, Manchester,) Mr. W: P. Roberts, (solicitor,) the Rev. W. Boardman, (chap lain to the Infirmary,) the Rev. W. Huntington, Mr. Wm. Slater, (Broughton,) Mr. W. C. Brooks, Mr. J. C. Herter, (Broughton New Hall,) Mr. Deflinne, Mr. Neil Macnish, Mr. John Peel, Mr. R. Gladstone, 'Mr. John Sharpe, Mr John M'Clure, Mr. Alderman Neild, Mr. Fernley, Mr. Hoyle, the Rev. R. Greswell, the Revs. J. Hayes, E Buckley ; Dr. Kearns, Hugh Stowell, T. Bently, N Pocklington, L. Smith, C. Rickson, R. Fletcher, Thoma: Corser, N. Milne, H. M. Birch, Robson, Booker, Aiche;, Darnford, B. Crompton, James Whittaker, JOhn Booth, Slade, Messrs. Swallow, Albert Mcgson, &c., &c. This new church is one • in the construction of which a successful attempt has - been made to give a correct ecclesias tical form, with substantial construction and genuine, mate tcrial, with the smallest possible quantity of architectural ornaments, such as those usually produced by plaster. The building is in the style which may be called the transition, between the early English and the early decorated. The church consists of a nave, with north and south aisles, each under high pitched roofs, and a well-developed chancel. A substantial tower and sinre . are erected at the N. W. angle. There are a thousand sittings, the seats are without doors, and those in the nave are free. The structure cost. about £5,000, of which, until yesterday morning, £1,200 had to be 'paid, and for the payMent of ;vhich thatev.l. Greswell made himself solely responsible. After the sermon yester day, however, a collection *as made which amounted to the' handsome sum of £427. The architect of the building is Mr. Scott, of Spring-gardens, London. The church is sur rounded by a burial-ground, in refeience to which Mr. Gres well has 'aken great pains. and upon which he has expended, we believe, upwards of £lOO. The ordinary consecration services having been gone through, in which the Bishop , of Manchester, the Bishop of Oxford, and the Rev. T. N. Farthing, the incumbent of the new church, took part, a sermon was preached by the Right Rev. Prelate from the diocese of Oxford, from the text, Acts xviii. and 10,—" For I have much people in this city." At the conclusion of the services in the church, a cold tiOntoolCPlacein the adjoining schools, provided • by M Johnson, of the .Albion • Hotel, Piccadilly, Mancheste We omitted to state in an earlier portion of this accoun that, during the services in the church, a great number ladies were present. COLLECTION OF THE. REVENUE.—From a Parlia mentary paper recently Issued it appears that in the year ending the sth January last, the charges of collection on the revenue amounted 'to £2,638,733. MEETING OF THE MASTER H Alu-D RESSERS.—A meeting of the master hair-dressers, was announced for yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, in the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street. .At eight o'clock, about half the trade had assembled, and much desultory conversation took place. The general feeling seemed to be that it would be very difficult to comply with the request of the assistants to close at seven o'clock, but an exceedingly . kind and liberal feeling was shown by the masters, and a wish to give the assistants' memorial, which they stated was most respect ful, a careful consideration. Mr. Astler, of Bold-street, said that he had taken upon himself to summon this meeting, because he thought such a measure just. Several masters said the assistants were better off as to hours than drapers'' shopmen, who, though they nominally closed at seven, did not get away . for an hour and a half afterwards. One gentleman obseived that he thought most of the assis tants were young men disposed to improve themselves, and that they ought to have the privilege of attending the Mechanics' Institute, and all useful public lectures. They were brought into contact in giving tneir services with the highest classes of society, and the more intelligent and cultivated they lecome, the better for their. employers. It was mentioned that one ore two houses would not close at the hour named, whatever resolution that meeting came to. Our reporter waited until half-past eight o'clock, when nothing definite having been concluded upon, he left. DOCK 'COMMITTEE. The ordinary weekly meeting of this committee was held on yesterday. C. TURNER, Esq., in the chair. The other members present were, Messrs. Grcgson, Bighorn, Royden, Hind, Robinson, Brocklebank, Chaloner, Barber, Holden, Langsdale, Rankin, Evans, and Still. The sub-committee recommended in their report, that Mr. George Holme be declared the contractor for erecting the necessary work on the land taken by Messrs. Zodd, Naylor, and Co. A communication was read from Mr. Booth, stat ing that he had submitted the letter of the Committee, in reference to the Wapping Station, to the directors of his company; and that he had given Mr. Poole, the Goods' - manager, instructions to comply with the requirement of the committee. Mr. LANGSDAL observed that they should keep the com pany still in mind of this matter, otherwise no good would come of it. The CHAIRMAN said it was of very great importance, and a matter of very, great injury to the estate, and great incon venience to the public generally. The sub-sommittee also, rcportedthat the Marine depart ment required 3,000 p•allons of refined olive oil, and recom mended that the tender of Messrs. Bancroft and Co., for its supply. be accepted. They also recommended that the tender of Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co., for the supply of chains, and other materials required, be accepted, confirmed. The Surveyor reported that the vessel used as the Liver Buoy. Tender was unfit for work, that she was thirty years old, and had received no repairs since 1845. And the sub committe recommended that a vessel, not exceeding 90 tons, be built for the service. Mr. BIGHIM inquired if the vessel were to be of iron or Mr Romps would recommend wood, though, at the same time, he had no disrespect for iron. (Laughter.) Mr. BROCKLEBANK suggested that the further consider ation of the subject be referred to the Marine Committee. Mr. EVANS hoped that the tenders for the construction of the vessel would not be confined to Liverpool, but that it would be extended to other places.- The exactions of the carpenters, and also of a few - of the masters, had now ar rived at that point that it was absolutely intolerable. In faet, there were now journeymen carpenters making 12s. a BIGIL&M said that in support of what had fallen from Mr. Evans, he could state that a new pilot boat had to bo built a abort time since. The Pilots were deeply . interesied : in getting the best boat that could be had, consistent with economy, but such was the price demanded in Liverpool, - that they were absolutely forced to have her built in Ipswich, the difference between the two places being some thing like £5OO. In Ipswich, the cost was £l,BOO or £1,900, while in Liverpool the price demanded was £2,300. A communication was read from the Harbour Master, in reference to the letter of the Coroner about the want of life buoys at Stanley Dock. The Harbour Master stated that there were three or four buoys always in the Dock, and that at the time the boy was drowned, there were two life-buoys within forty yards of him.. The sub-committee further recommended that the ap plication of the Messrs. Richardson for 2,000 feet of quay age at the west end• of the Wellington Dock, for storing coals for their own vessels, be granted in the usual terms. The sub-committee also recommended that the following men be appointed dock-gate keepers :—William Rogers, Richard Stephenson, William Connell, and Joseph Anderson. Confirmed. Mr. BIGHAM asked if there were any report from the Harbour Master's Committee in reference, to the two men whom lie (Mr. Bigham) had mentioned last week. He heard since that these men were engaged, at the time of the accident, in the performance of some duty by the order of their superior officer. They perforined that duty successfully, and so saved several thousand pounds' worth of property from destruction, for which the estate would be held liable ; but, unfortunately, while they were so engaged, several of their limbs were broken. He therefore thought that the committee would not refuse to continue to them their wages, as a stimulant and encouragement to others to imitate their example—to perform their work with zeal, and by extra exertions, at all times, to endeavour to save the property of the trust. The CHAIRMAN said that the subject was under considera tion, but that it was thout better to defer it until the return of Mr. Lockett. Mr. STEELE wished to call the attention of the - Committee to .a matter of not much importance to them, but of great importance to the timber trade. The system in the Hus kisson dock at the cranes, was to charge the same price 1 per lift, no matter whether it was ten feet or fifty feet of timber. Now, as they were offering such immense anvantages to re move the prejudices of the trade generally, he thought they should adopt a more liberal policy with respect to the lifting of timber into floats, that the charge at the crane be at a certain price per ton for all timber. The CHAIRMAN suggested that it would be better to bring the matter first before the Harbour Master's Committee. It was a matter of importance, and he believed that the system recommended by Mr. Steele would be adopted. Mr. STEELE further suggested that the charge be 1(1. per ton. A evtiamuilitotivit nom Chu 00211.1100i012.GL0 uppvintod to enquire into the local charges on shipping was then read. It stated that they would be in Liverpool on the 19th inst., and that they would commence their inquiry, which would be open to the public at 11 o'clock on that day. The Mayor received a like communication, and, in return, informed the Commissioners, that accommodation would be provided for them in St. George's Hall, to hold the inquiry. The Committee then rose. H't ~ SQr .4 BANK- I - EXTRAORDINARY ...WV RUPT TVIT.Ag aßca4B77cf_9_p Yesterday morning intifl4eliee44 iatabltb.c firm o f Messrs. Ashurst and Softyssolieit y, of the capture of Michael ThotaitCBt*e . " — 414440v14.:4. mpton, under the following cirdtitat - eifizAri.-4:,,,,,../ , Isk il '. • --.,..- - ~ p sf Some years ago, We ~- 1 .;:,.-a,‘,._ .. - ...tt , Avon the petition of Messrs, Whi '4' ,. co., litioaCe ware housemen, 108, Cheapside x ' ~ I:‘liglail )1- - er:i . cyfly disposed of his stock, &c., as , a . aran4, .t Whicli. t .buSiness ho ,had carried on •in the toWnNon itoirifoid)..ais'cx. He ab sconded, and in due course was proclaimed au. - outlaw, and nothing - more was heard of him until about three weeks or a month ago. From information then received by some of the very clever London " detectives," it was as certained that Welsh,. after his bankruptcy, had gone to Dieppe, and finaly made Australia his place of refuge. Here he became a:dealer in gold, and was so successful as to amass above 8,0001. He returned to England about a month since in the Indus, having travelled by the Overland route. He visited the metropolis, having a large sum in his possess ion, and lie was " tracked" with great ingenuity from place to place by the "detectives." He gave champagne dinners and suppers at the Tavistobk, the Siii'acen's Head, and other first-rate hotels, and his lavishness to the cmp/oyes impeded in no Small degree the Officers in eliciting-information. A satis factory clue was at length obtained to his movements, and Mr. J. B.Walker (of the firm of Boyd and Co., Friday-street), one of the trade assigneess under the bankruptcy, proceeded on Wednesday night to Southampton and found that Welsh had taken a birth on board the ilermione, lying in .those docks. Mr. Walker succeeded in effecting his capture, when it was .found that he was possessed of above 7,0001. ill gold and other property. Yeiterday morning Russell, the detect ive officer, was despatched with a warrant, signed by Mir. Commissioner Evans, to bring the delinquent up to London, with the view to his committal to Newgate. Of course, this remarkable case will undergo investigation, and the credi Ors under the bankruptcy will now' obtain their de'• full. . - TVIIIAI?KET "RACES Handicap Sweepstakes -YEsl St. Faith King David Sweepststakes 10 sovs, Half lib. M Roanli Mouser Twelve rar Mateh—Dadchick beat Physalis filly. Sweepstakes 10 SOTS ; , .2 year olds PEACE CONFERENCE IN EDINB URGH. The Annual Conference of the Peace Society was held in the Music Hall, Edinburgh, on Wednesday Afternoon, when there was a large attendance of membersandvisitors. Amongst those on the platform were the following members of Par liament :—Charles Cowan Esq Richard Cobden, Esq., John Bright, Esc., George Hadfield, Esq., Charles Hindley, Esq., J. B. Smith, Esq., Jas. Bell, Esq., Edward Miall, Esq., Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., Joseph Crook, Esq., Thos Brigs, Esq. ; besides these, there was a numerous attendance of distinguished strangers from England ; Clergymen of various denominations, &c. On the motion of Mr. COBDEN, the Lord Provost of Edin burgh was called to preside at the meeting, and on taking the chair, that gentleman delivered a brief, but animated address. The Conference was afterwards addressed by Mr. Miall, M.P., Mr. Richards, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Hadfield and others. MR. COBDEN ' who was the principal speaker, was fre quently cheered during the delivery of his speech. He took credit to the Peace Society and himself, for their predictions respecting Louis Napoleon and this country having been realized, and then proceeded to refer to matters in the East. lie said, that the present position in which this country was placed with reference to the Russian empire, was distinctly to be traced to the foolish conduct of those people, who, nine or twelve, months ago,stated, that Louis Napoleon intended to invade England. That which bad been done in the East by the Emperor, was done on the deliberate calculation, that it was impossible that England and France could unite again. (Cheers.) Referring to the probability of this country engaging in war against Russia on the Turkish question, the honourable gentleman remarked Now, if you go to war at all, it is of all things necessary to know what you are going to war for, otherwise you may incur the expenses of a war, and find that you ,may fail to accomplish the object which you expected. I can tell you that, not only not all the horses of the king's men, but all the horses of all the kings in the world, cannot maintain the Mahommedan population of Turkey in Europe. There are seeds of &Pay founded in that population, which, in the very nature of things, you cannot combat by fleets and armies." (Cheers.) * * • • I want to show you, if you are going to fight at all, what you are going to fight about. You are going to fight about Mahommedanism in Europe. I say the laws of the Koran are in opposition to the laws of nature and of God, and the Mahommedan people subjected to that Koran cannot be- perpetuated in Europe alongside the Christian population. (Hear, and cheers.) I don't wish a religious war. I want you to leave them alone, and if ' you do, you will soon see the operations of these laws. In Turkey there are from ten to twelve millions of Christians, and three or four millions of Turks. Well, the Turks have been for many thousand years a dominant race. They have had all the power of the country. They have administered the laws. They are the sole part of the population who have been armed, and the Christians have .been treated like dogs, and are called so. They have no ocial status whatever. The Koran acknowledge* no .elationship between Mahommedans and Christians when ;übjected to its authority. Well, in spite of all this, what a the remit ? At this moment the Turks are a decaying Lamartine ' who is disposed to be friendly to them, ;ays that Turkey is declining for want of Turks. Notwith ;tanding all their advantages, ,the Turks are declining and liminishing in numbers, while the Christians are constantly increasing by their side." The hon. gentleman, after stat ing that there was no treaty binding England to defend Turkey, and asserting that Turkey was no more our ally than Russia, concluded by expressing his conviction that we should have no war before April, as November was not, from the nature of the climate, the time to commence hos- tilities. The council met again in the evening, w hen spiritei addresses were delivered by Mr. Bright, M. P., and. othe] gentlemen. HER MAJESTY'S RETURN FROM SCOTLAND.—Her majesty and suit were to leave Balmoral yesterday, by Ball der to Banchory, whence the royal party would proceed by railway. Great preparations were making by the Deesidc railway company. The train was to leave Bonchroy at 11- , 40, Aberdeen about 12-35, and was ex p ected to reach Edin., burgh about seven o'clock last evening. The youthful pima Arthur and Leopold, and the princess Louisa, were also tc leave Osborn, Isle of Wight, yesterday, for Windsor Castle so as to be in time to meet their illustrious parents on thei arrival from Scotland. This morning the royal party wi] leave Edinburgh for the South, and will arrive at Presto] station at two o'clock, where her majesty will remain fo fifteen minutes to take huacheon. Four ran Pillion LATEST BETTING CAMBRIDEGSHIRE. 10 to 1 agst Nabob 13 to 1 agst Orestes 15 to .1- agst Invasion 16 to 1 agst Ilaco 15 to 1 agst Mistletoe 20 to 1 agst King Pepin 25 to 1 asst Bahownie 25 to 1 Grey Tommy ;st larbatus 100 to 1 agst Dilogist 103 to 1 tvrst'Lambton 100 to 1 Huncamunca CONCERT AT THE CLAYTON HALL.—Last evening, Arthur Napoleon's Concert took place in the Clayton Hall. Though we are not the most enthusiastic admircis of " Youthful Prodigies" in any particular, still,' we confess, that in the performances of this "juvenile pianist," there is much to be wondered at and admired. THE FEMALE PENITENTIARY IN FALKNER-STREET. —We regret to have to call attention to the pressing neces sities of this old and most valuable institution, as indicated in our advertising columns. We hope that the appeal there made will not be in vain. DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF A CHILD.—On Wed nesday night, as a little girl was passing along Oriel-street, she found the body of a male cbild, wrapped up in an old black shawl, and directed to Thomas Cluror. The child was about five weeks old. ACClliENTS—Yesterday afternoon, Thomas Burke, a carter, who lives at 98, Toxteth Park, was hurt by a cart . falling npon him in the Prince's Dock, by which he received a severe wound in the . back.—Last night, Bernard Doherty, a sailor . belonging the . ship Europa, fell into.the hold of the vessel, in the Queen's Dock, while dis charging her cargo, and fractured his skull, besides' receiving a severe scalp wound. . • . -(Before Mr. r.—Mr. Collins BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTERDAY Commissioner Steveson.)—ht re appeared for three creditors,' and .sought to prove a 6 _ the bankrupt's P'' 4 of three promissory notes, -en. security` for the bank ')sectuently heard. Mr, 'd that he would not CASSIDAT ;tate the amou with costs, for which they had rupt, Mid upon which they we Rymer, who .was for the assig oppose the application, but he was not quite sure whether under the late act, costs could be considered part of the original liability. The claim was allowed.. CHOLERA.—The most favourable reports are still being' received as to the health of the town, from the district medical officers, as will be seen'from the proceedings of the health Committee yesterday. There had been no additional admissions to the. cholera .wards of the workhouse up to eight - lout ovunine, and l.ur. tvrrn - _ chiefly emigrants, remained in the hospital, but of these a very large number are reported out of danger. In . fact, of all those now under. treatment, some half dozen only are in a dangerous state. - The deseaso sCenis to :have - subsided in Newcastle and Gateshead, .Imt.is, on the increase in several districts in London. Several cases have alSo occurred in Edinburgh within the last few . days. - - Du. CAHILL'S LECTURES.—Dr. Cahill delivered his concluding-lecture last:night .upon the Social Condition of Ireland. The galleries - and body of the hall were densely thronged. The lecturer went through' the history of Ireland from the period of the invasion of the British in the reign .of Henry the Second down to the present day. He argued, that in every period of the history of the country, internal war and mis-government had prevented the improvement of agriculture, extension of commerce, and spread of education which alone could render a Country prosperous and happy. The unfortunate result of the condition of the country in late years, he contended, arose -not from any fault of the Irish people, but from the system of government pursued by successive English monarchs, and partly in late years from the extravagance and the tyranny of Irish landlords. The lecturer illustrated his argument . bv examples drawn from the different periods of the Irish history to .which he alluded. Throughout the whole of the lecture, which lasted two hours, the audience was most enthusiastic in their applause. THE WAGES MOVEMENT IN PRESTON— PROBABLE CLOSING OP ALL THE Corrox.Mmis.—lt is to be feared that the dispute between the Preston master cotton-spiners and their men, will not soon terminate. On Tuesday evening, a meeting convened by the party of men who disapprove of the present union of mill hands,was held at St. Paur sSchool ; Mr. John Lutenar, overlooker, in the chair. Amongst others, there were several clergymen present A resolution was then moved. by factoif operatives, and carried unan imously :—" That a deputation, composed of hands from various mills, and others, should wait upon the masters to ascertain on what terms they would be willing to continue work." The Rev. S. F. Page, incumbent of St. P,aul's church, and the Rev. W. Walling, incumbent of All Saints' church, formed, part of the deputation appointed. On Wed nesd.ay morning, one of the members of the deputation waited upon the secretary . of the masters' association, to as ertain if they would receive the deputation, and subsequent y a resolution of the masters was forwarded to the deputation o the following effect :—" That acting upon the principle hat has hitherto guided the associated masters, this com mittee, with a due appreciation of the benevolent motives by which the gentlemen named as a deputation are influenced, s unanimously of opinion that any such interview as that uggested by 'the St. Paul's School Committee is, the )resunt temper of the operatives, undesirable." it is under tood that the reason why the masters refused to receive the leputation is, that *the great bulk of the, operatives are mder the influence of parties from other towns. . The nasters declare that they will close their mills until the nfluence which'strangers has gained over the men is entire- Ly removed, and as the men refuse to withdraw themselves From the association of strangers, it is believed that all the mills in Preston will be closed. tomorrow. Should this prove true, thousands of men, women, and children, will be thrown out of employment, the consequences of which it is truly fearful to contemplate. READY WlT.—The Morning Herald says of- Mr. Gladstone's Inverness speeches, "The nail-blue-cholera-col lapsed condition of his speeches 1" Is not this not ready wit? Wit at the finger ends ?—Protelt. APPLICATIONS OF THE NEW STAMP ACT.—The new Stamp Act, whioh came into operation on Tuesday, besides enacting that a uniform penny receipt stamp shall be put on all receipts for £2 and upwards, has relation to other duties. In case of any insurance for lives, a stamp policy is to be made out, and the officers of insurance companies are to be answerable for any default. A reduction is made on articles of clerkship to attorneys of the country palatine, which may be stamped for admission into the superior courts on the pay ment of the additional duty. Additional inventories in Scot land are to he charged with a certain duty. Licenses to perform divine services while churches are 15eing repaired are to be free from stamp duty. Where property is sold subject to any mortgage, the mortgage money is to be deemed part of the purchase money whether agreed to be paid by the purchaser or not. Where property is sold in consideration of a redeemable annuity, the redemption money isrto be seemed the purchase-money. The Commissioners of Inland Revenue may adjudge what deeds are liable to stamp duty. Officers of the Post-office may, on being authorised, now sell postage stamps. Playing cards must not be sold without the stamp on the ace of of spades. The stamp duties in Ire land are now made: perpetual. Such is an outline of the new duties which came into operation on Tuesday. RUSSIA IN LONDON.—It is said that the - agitation for the constitution of a Greek empire is the politic work of Russia. That if others supply the eloquence, the Greek fire of talk—it is Russia that.stands the shot.—Tetnch. _ liarriagt4, anZr 3tatb4. We shall only insert such notices of Births; Marriages, and Deaths, as may be originally forwarded to us by authorised parties: DIED, ' wife of Mr, William 31edle3, 71, On the 10th inst., the Chatham-street,