The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-08 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA By the Overland Mail, we have received files of papers from Adelaide (South Australia), to the 12th April, and from Hobart Town to the Ist of the same month. The Amazon, Government emigrant ship, from Plymouth, arrived out at Adelaide on the 10th of April, after a passage of ninety-five days, with 298 emigrants, all well, being one less than the number with which she sailed from England. The papers do not contain a line of political or general news. We subjoin the latest COMMERCIAL REPORT. Since ray last issue, under date 13th February, per Hellespont, the arrivals from England have been moderate, and the improvement therein mentioned has been fully maintained for all articles of general consum'etion. In fact, I may say that but very few articles-are now difficult of sale, and stocks that have been lying by and accumu lating for years are now gradually moving off at fair rates. The exportation of flour to Melbourne has been going on to a moderate extent ; and although, by recent arrivals froM Valp ara i so an d the States, the markets re ceived a temporary check, prices have again rallied, and I anticipate a large business in this article being done for same months to come. I think there is no doubt but that shipments of goods, well selected and suitable to the wants of the colony will come to a good market, provided precaution is used as to the quantities already gone for ward, and our present population. - With these remarks, I refer you to the present state of our markets for some of the principal articles of con sumption, and to which I beg your attention. SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER.—Brandy : The 'price has somewhat advanced ; stocks in bond of first rate brands being materially reduced, and quotations readily obtained. Sales of U. V. Proprietors' Company, in cases, have been effected to some extent at 33s to 34s per dozen. The stock of Bordeaux, in cases, so long entirely neglected, is now being worked off; this applies only to that of fair quality, showily labelled, capsuled, and pale. Gin : Booth's No. 1, in hhds and qrs, in demand, and fresh arrivals would realise 6s to 6s 6d per gallon : that which is in bond being discoloured, materially affects the value, and for which lower rates will have to be submitted to. Whiskey : Stocks much reduced, and in demand. Rum : West Indian still remains scarce, and wanted. Port wine, of approved brands, meets with a ready sale. Sherries : Pale, fit for family use, in fair request. Bottled beer in fair demand. Ale: Burton, Salt's, Worthington's, Robin soil's, and Abbott's, are being worked off, none of the ri.w brew having yet come to hand. Porter. in wood : Tru man's, Miller's, and other, approved brands, if sound, command good prices. EASTERN PRODUCE. —Sugar market completely bare, there being none in first hands, and the trade requiring very high rates for the small stocks they may have; loaf sugar has, in consequence, slightly advanced. Tea : The entire cargo of the Meteor, and greater portion of the Samuel Willetts, having gone on to Melbourne, the market offers a fair opening for a well selected cargo of black to arrive. Manilla rope exceedingly scarce ; nothing larger than 3-inch should be forwarded, and the greater portion should consist of small sizes. Cigars, 2 As, in fair request ; 3 As, entirely neglected. DUNDEE GOODS.—As this is the season when the larger proportion of grain is brought into the market, 3-bushel bags are in great demand, and easily realise from 22s to 23s per dozen. Wool packs maintain their prices. Ore bags and tw;ne is demand. Canvass still remains in heavy stock, mad neglected. .atETALS AND HARDWARE.—Galvanized iron in moderate request. Black fencing wire in fair demand, being preferred to the galvanized, No. 4 being the sizostly used. Holloware Well assorted parcels meet am eady sale. Iron : Stocks heavy; some of the larger sizes of square and round are in demand for machinery purposes. TIMBER, SLATES, AND COAL.—The prices of deals have been maintained, the arrivals having been moderate since my last, and a well selected cargo would readily find a market. Baulk timber is also in good request for build ing purposes. Coals : The market is firmer. Slates : In good request, and leave a fair margin to importers. Cedar : Stocks are being gradually reduced, and higher rates are looked for. PROVISIONS.—Butter : Sales to some extent in rose Cork have been effected at is 61d, and arrivals of moderate quantities of this article to the middle of June are likely to maintain the same figure; Gould's, Pimm's, Thornton's and Honan's, are the approved brands. Bacon, hams, and cheese, in good condition, are very saleable. Pork realises readily Xll per barrel, I may add that our farmers, having now turned their attention almost entirely to agriculture, neglecting the making of butter, and curing of bacon, &c., owing to the high prices of wheat, that all kinds of provisions, well selected, and not in too large quantities, will always find a ready sale at remunerating rates. B ARLEY.—English, fit for malting purposes, in good demand. Oats have somewhat improved. GROCERIES AND OILIIENS' STORES —Currants, raisins, and figs, in good condition, are much wanted. Salad oil, in pints and half pints ; mustard, in 1 lb and ilb bottles, very scarce. Sales of Batty's invoices have been made at 30 per cent. on list prices. Salmon, in Ilb and 2lb tins, not in great demand. Starch and Blue : Coleman and Lescher would meet with ready sale at high rates. Vinegar : Champion's, in bulk, enquired for. Tobacco : Market well supplied, Barrett's and "Eagle Brand " being preferred. Candles ; Novas, St. Petersburg, and Belmonts No. 1 in good demand. DRAPERY AND SOFT GOODS.—The market for all descriptions is lioproving. Calico and hosiery, and plain goods, in good demand, while fancy articles are entirely neglected. Boots and shoes suitable for the winter season are much enquired for, and well selected invoices to arrive would meet with ready and remunerative sales. In shipment of all these articles, as before advised, the packages should not be too large, but each to contain but one description of goons, COLONIAL Prioncrce.--Plour remains steady at from £22 103 to .e 23, and higher rates are expected to rule. It bad fallen to ..e2 I, and wheat to 7s to 7s 3d per bushel ; but at this price the farmers did not appear inclined to sell, and but little came into mat ket. F:xenaNnu.—The banks have increased their rates to 21 per cent. premium for drafts on London, 30 days' sight. Treasury Bills: None offering PHILIP LEVI. NEW ZEALAND `We have received papers to the sth of April. It appears that feuds have broken out between several of the nativ:t tribes in the province. Engagements had taken place between the belligerent patties, and it was apprehended that others on a somewhat extensive scale were pending. The Southern Cross says:—" A feud of a very serious nature is now raging at Tunapahire, Bay of Plenty. The contending parties are the Ngaitai, the chief of which is Putiki ; and the Whanunapanui, the chief of which Tiketikeriranga—the former numbering about 100 fighting men, the latter 140. Both parties have erected war pahs ; the former at Tunapahire, and the latter at these tr ll laraenui. Two er.igag ements have taken place between and three of the Whanunapanui f e ll ; i n the second the and was the heavier, th e l a t ter having lost seventeen, former one. The feeling of deadly hostility had not 'Lessened at the date of our communication, and no prospect appeared of an amicable arrangement. The cause is said to be disputed ownership of land." The same journal contains the following : —" The Kaipara dis trict is at present the scene of much warlike preparation, between two native tribes and their respective allies. The one party is the Ngatiwhatu tribe, the chief , of which is Paikea ; the other the Parawhao, the chief of which is Tirarau. The former has been joined by the Hokianga natives, and those along the shore towards Cape Maria Van Diemen; the latter by the natives of Whangarei, Bay of Islands, Waimate, and Ahuahu. The scene of operations is a disputed territory on the Wairoa, in the Kaipara district, where war pahs have already been erected on both sides. Both parties are mustering their forces from all quarters—the Oraki .natives, for instance, in our immediate vicinity, having left to join the tribes to which they belong —the Ngatiwhatu. When all collected, it is anticipated that each side will number 600 men fully armed. Of the dis pute which has given rise to this feud, we do not know the exact' nature, but it is connected, we believe, with the boundaries of their respective territories. It has existed for the last twelve months, and has been gradually increas ing in virulence, until it has arrived at a formal declaration vf war, accompanied by extensive preparations to carry it on with vigour. Mr. Fenton, the resident magistrate at Kaipara, arrived in town a few days ago, with the object of bringing the state of matters more prominently before the notice of the government; and we are informed that his excellency has taken steps to open a negociat ion with the belligerent chiefs. We are not aware whether these proceedings will operate injuriously on European interests, but settlers in the vicinity represent the con duct of Tirarau as imperious and overbearing." SCANDALOUS CHARGE.—A case which has created Considerable interest was heard before the mayor, Mr. J. ~18,"wn, and two other magistrates of the borough of 4 ,vv indsor, on Thursday morning. Mr. Graham deposed as ," 311 "'s :---He had been dining with the officers of the ` lrena dier Guards at their mess in the Infantry Barracks, Sheet-street, Windsor, on Saturday evening last, and on arriving in at the Windsor-bridg e , a b out half-past twelve o'clock the morning, a policeman named Ango took hold of him. and said, " I arrest you, Sir, for uttering counterfeit coin;" the officer at the same time charged another man to aid and assist in taking complainant to the stationhouse ; on their way thither, the policeman, turning round, said to Mr. Graham, " You are trying to swalloa something," and knocked him down. The: policeman and another man then knelt on Mr. Graham ; the policeman put his finger into Mr. Graham's mouth roat. , and thrust it ov er his tongue and do wn hi s th Complainant struggled to extricate himself from such rough treatment,orw.whaeh.nlehtheewperoeliceetmilalnvehriyt vhiismitlien ii o a w e ad a t b o e ii t glt 4 i u e p g , the face, the effects Complainant was then _alit he a s locked up gold and his pockets were searched, 83 6d in silver taken from th. until about half-past two o'clock itheorning, at room which time Inspector Eager came into nt heard the charge of the policeman, who said tad g_et e hi m defendant had given him two sixpences to lodgings, both of which were counterfeit. The in be Spector, on l oo ki ng at the coins and finding them t o good, a llowed him to go t o h i s inn, a f ter h e had told him his name. Ile was perfectly sober, and did not speak to a sin g l e policeman or any other person from the time he left th e b arracks until he was arrested. Ne" . givet to policeman or any other person any money t h a t night get him a fly to convey him to the Ch r i stopher Inn. The one month's imprisonment. ;ocietl p ost . , bel l ' NO° tiuni; orcheut treet ° ' t. Ca; ied h l ,l din e dine s with s t rß ' ean )131 iitteelo Ry l‘ t oi it of ,/ d tb ° 'of lyotif Prim NORTIIERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. THE COLLISION ON THE PAVER The excitement occasioned by this deplorable catas trophe is still intense. Throughout yesterday the coroner's court was crowded by numbers of the passen gers of the Mail, who fortunately escaped, but though a jury was sworn, and the bodies viewed, the inquest will not be proceeded with until Wednesday morning, when it will be opened at half past eleven o'clock, in the sheriff's court, St. George's Hall. The borough coroner, P. F. Curry, Esq., considering that so important an enquiry as the inquest no doubt will turn out to be, could not be conducted either with propriety or comfort, in the present confined court, which in hot weather is somewhat like a stove, applied to the Courts of Law committee for the use of the above room, and, as was to be expected, the request was at once complied with. It has been intimated to the coroner that Mr. Aspinall, instructed by Mr. John Yates, j in., will attend the enquiry i❑ his professional capacity, but on whose behalf is to be as yet seen. We have good reason far believing, however, that these gentlemen, Mr. Aspinall and Mr. Yates, will merely appear to watch the proceed ings on the part of the relatives and friends of those whose death has been caused, as at present informed, every oue believes by gross negligence in some quarter; but as the enquiry will be of a most important character and may possibly give rise to other legal proceedings, of a different kind, we abstain from offering any comment, or giving insertion to the many versions of the occur rence which are to be heard out of doors. It may be well to observe, however, that as yet only one version of the occurrence is before the public, and that a correct judgment in the painful and serious issue involved, can not be formed until the statements which will be sub mitted on both sides have heen thoroughly sifted by a We may state, that the licensed pilot in charge of the Excelsior as William Brewer, and that his return to Liverpool is expected by this day. Four of the six bodies taken in the first instance to the dead house have been identified, namely, those of Michael Syren, John Corley, Michael Doran, and Martin House. They will be buried this day, in St. Martin's churchyard. The bodies of Michael Syren and John Corley were identified by their brothers, who Were also on board the Mail at the time of the collision, and it was pleasing to observe the anx;ety displayed by them when before the coroner, yesterday, that the decent rites of sepulture should be faithfully performed towards their deceased relatives and friends. The assurance that everything would be done to meet their wishes on this score, was received with great gratitude, and it seemed to mitigate, in some measure, the suppressed but strong grief under which the poor men laboured. The dead house at the Ns est side of Prince's dock was a centre of attraction to the idlers and loafers of the town throughout the whole of yesterday. Crowds of people were continually gathered round, gossiping of the catastrophe which had given to this chamber of death so many tenants, and 'numbers there were who, to gratify their m irbid and insatiable curiosity, climbed up the sides of the building, and peered through the grated windows at the sickening spectacle which the mutilated corpses laid out side by side on the floor beneath presented. As to the men who were removed to the Northern Hospital, we were informed, on enquiry there yesterday, that Lawrence Darken, who was so badly injured as to have been at first almost despaired of, spent a favourable night, and that he may now be considered out of danger; and we arc happy to be able to state, that the same favourable report has been also made as to the state of the other sufferers. It was rumoured about the town, in the early part of yesterday, that twenty of the passengers are still missing, but we believe that such is not the fact. --- The following are the jury before whom the inquest will be held : Joseph Duckworth, foreman'Charles Caldwell Stephen White, miller George Wilkinson, publican William Brown, shipbroker John Williamson William Rawle, chemist Charles Robertson, merchant Godfrey Barnsley Shaw, cot- John Clay, merchant ton broker James D wyer, fruit merchant George Walker James Shaw Walter Charles Woodward, John Rimington jeweller Joseph Woodhead Before adjourning the enquiry, the coroner bound the jury over, each in his own recognizances of £lO, to appear on Wednesday morning. He also suggested that, as many of the sufferers, as well a 3 others of their fellow passengers, have been reduced to the greatest want, their case was one which called for the sympathy of a generous public, and he felt convinced, that as soon as the state of these poor people was made known, the inhabitants of Liverpool would at once extend to them a liberal aid. The jury expressed a like hope. The Corn market at Marseilles was Tiet last week, in consequence of the prospects of an abundant harvest. A rumour, that the Emperor of the French and the Emperor of Austria are shortly to have an interview, is revived in Paris. The MoniteurO f Saturday contains a long report of the Minister of Marine on the organisation and reform of the French naval service. The Belgian Government has declined to license a Credit Mobilier Bank, under the plea that it would afford a stimulus to gambling. THE IRISH RAILWAY FORGERIES —Thirty thousand pounds sterling will be lost by the Great Southern Railway, from Limerick to Cork, by the forgeries of the convict Knighting. —Limerick Chronicle. THE ORDER OF ST. PATRICK.—There are at this date four vacancies, unhappily, by the late demise of Knights of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick. First—By demise of the late King of Hanover. Second —The demise of the late Earl of Listowel. Third—The demise of the Hon. Baron Carew. Fourth—The very late demise of Right Hon. the Earl of Cork . EXTENSIVE FlRE.—Shortly before eight o'clock on Saturday morning, the stores of the Turkish Contingency Depot, in King-street, Westminster. were discovered to be on fire. Engines were soon on the spot, and vigorously worked ; but, notwithstanding, the damage done was considerable in value. The fire was occa sioned through a foul chimney flue. PALMER'S JIIELY.—Mr. Mayor, jun., the foreman of the jury, denies the allegation that the jurors had memorialised for compensation for loss of time, &c. He felt that the duty which it was their lot to perform infinitely out weighed the loss and inconvenience occasioned. He would, however, suggest that it would be a welcome and deserved tribute to those who constituted the said jury to receive a special immunity from service in the same or proximate capacity. THE LATE EARL or CORK. —It is a very remarkable fact that the Earl of Cork, who died on Sunday week,was tried at the Old Bailey for picking pockets. He was in Covent Garden on one occasion:about fifty years ago, when some expert light fingered gentry were plying their trade. An alarm having been made, one of the roofers succeeded in conveying a handkerchief, which he had stolen, into Lord Cork's pocket, and which having been found in his posses sion, the noble lord was placed on his trial. His brother officers attended, and of course he was acquitted.—Free man. The Debats has published an article which treats upon the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Mauritius to the Queen of Great Britain, praying that the use of the French language in the Courts of Law and in pubiic documents may not be superseded by English. It asserts that, after half a century of English occupation, the people affectionately preserve the customs, traditions, and language of France ; and, further, that although the French tongue has been proscribed for ten years the immigration of French is much more numerous than that of the English. ALARMING FIRE IN DUBLIN —An extensive fire broke out on Friday night, shortly after twelve o'clock, in the soap-boiling establishment of Messrs. Barrington & Son, east side of King's-Inn-street, and in a few hours com pletely destroyed the premises. The conflagration caused great alarm, owing to the quantities o f p a l m o il , res i n, &c., on the premises, which rendered it impossible to save the building. Mr. Montgomery's livery stables adjoining were also threatened, and strenuous efforts became neces sary to rescue the horses. The origin of the fire is not known. We believe the Messrs. Barrington are insured. Some thousands of pounds worth of property must have been destroyed. Happily, no li ves were l ost. ECCLESIASTICAL DIFFICULTY IN CANADA.—A difficulty of a very singular character has occurred in reference to the appointment of a clergyman to the Bishopric of King ston, lately formed out of the diocese of Toronto. It appears that the Secretary of State for the Colonies agreed that if a sufficient sum were raised for the endow ment of the Bishopric, the persons subscribing should have the nomination of the first bishop, and a large number of churchmen in Canada soon subscribed, among themselves, the required sum, upon the somewhat singular conditions that the clergyman selected should not be a Canadian ; and it was afterwards agreed that the money should b e handed to the Colonial Secretary, together with the name the Rev. Th omas Hi ucks, who consented to accept the can b?prie if he could be appointed without becoming a Iciate, or Presenting himself for election by any body i.7 l :i n er e gjiatrslaity. Th e Bi s h op of Toronto insists upon thus the __.l":eol3 being elected by hi s c l er i ca l syno d, an d r remains. ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, On Friday last, a sumptuous dinner was given by Mr. Peabody, at the Star and Garter, Richmond, to upwards of 100 American and a few English gentlemen, in cotii memoration of the 80th anniversary Of the declaration of the independence of the United States. The grand dining hall was fitted up for the occasion with busts of the Queen and of Washington, the American eagle, the standards of England and of the United States, and other appropriate decorations. Mr. Peabody took the chair shortly after seven o'clock, supported on the right by the American Minister, Mr. Dallas, and on the left by Mr. W. Brown, M.P., Mr. Steil, of .Manchester litr. Morgan, of London ; Mr. Somerbk, of Boston, United States; Mr. P. N. Dallas, Secretary of Legation ; and Mr. Croskey, United States Consul at Southampton, acted as vice presidents. Mr. John Macgregor, M.P., Mr. S. C. Hall, and Mr. J. E. Jones, the sculptor, were among the English guests. After the removal of the cloth, Mr. Peabody rose, and with some appropriate intro ductory remarks, passed round the loving cups, Mr. Peabody drinking to the guests from each State of the Union separately, and afterwards to those from "Old England and her Colonies." Mr. Peabody, in proposing the first toast, " The day We celebrate," called not only upon his own countrymen, but upon all who were friendly to the sacred cause of liberty and civilisation, to do honour to the memory of those great men who had pledged their fortunes, their honour, and their lives to support that cause. The toast was received with loud acclamation. Mr. Peabody claimed a bumper for the next toast, which, he was sure, needed no speech from him to recommend it. The toast he had just proposed was the only one to which he would have given precedence over the present. He had never yet known an American who wonld not drink the toast of Her Majesty the Queen " with as much enthusiasm as the most loyal of her sub jects. The toast was drunk with enthusiastic cheering. Mr. Peabody said, he should next give " The President of the United States," which was received with great applause. Captain Mackinnon, 11. N., proposed " The Memory of Washington," which was drunk standing, and in silence. Mr. W. Bro Vin, M.P., said—Before proposing the toast which has been placed in my hands ; H ermit me to con— gratulate you on tr.ling you to celebrate a day which will ever be remembered in the history of the world—a day from which we, the subjects of her Majesty, hate derived as much advantage as you, the citizens of the United States. (Cheers.) We are not answerable for the sins of statesmanship, for the grievous errors-of our forefathers ; and your illustrious Washington--wise in the senate, skilful in the field- - --who must for ever live in your hearts, is also remembered with profound respect by England as well as by the whole of the civilised world. (Cheers.) How rejoiced would he be, were he living at this moment, to see the prosperity of the cotintry which he may be said to have brought into existence, to see the enterprising spirit of his couati,„men lead ing them, now to ruake a Communication between the two great oceans—the Pacific and the Atlantic —now to bridge over lofty rocks, and now to explore the perilous Arctic seas. (Cheers.) I deny that England feels any jealousy towards the United States; we rejoice in your prosperity ; .we have wisdom enough to know that by the prosperity of other nations, particularly as regards the United States, we are as much benefited as they are. (Cheers.) The notion that the fortunes of one country arise from the misfortunes of another is, I trust, by this time exploded. True, some slight differences exist now between us, but when we find gentlemen like his Excel lency, for whom we all feel the deepest respect, and the Minister with whom he has to negociate anxious to get rid of those differences, there can be little doubt that they will soon be amicably adjusted. (Cheers.) I beg to propose " The health of his Excellency the American Minister," whose character stands so pre-eminently high both in his own and in this country. The toast was drunk with loud cheers. Mr. Dallas : It is extremely difficult, amid expressions of so much personal kindness, not to loose sight for a moment of the great national demonstration on account of which we are assembled, and I return you my most hearty thanks for the personal compliment you have paid n (Loudm et tcoh Cheers.) celebrate er s) vir e the r e anniversary r o y f , to me. I rejoice to find in this land so many ardent and o patriotic A e n m d e e n r i c c e a . but 80 years of age ; we are at this moment honoured by the presence of one of the leading men of America, who is only one year younger than his own country (Gen. Mercer) (cheers); but, notwithstanding the youth of our country, how justly proud may we be of her ! (Cheers.) At the time of her birth she was a puny creature, sickly, feeble, diminutive, Look at her now. (Cheers.) She then contained but 2,500,000 people. Her population is now 27,000,000! Her territory was then a margin of the Atlantic. It is now an immense continent ! Her wealth was then comparative poverty. Her resources are now actually exhaustless (Cheers.) Her moral greatness, too, bears a fair proportion to her physical development. There is in her physical configuration every thing to delight the eye and exalt the imagination ; she has the noblest mountains, the most extended lakes, the widest rivers, the richest prairies. And in harmony with this is the progress of her genius and of her moral principles, and the great elevation of her political maxims (Cheers.) When Americans look back at the short period during which their country has existed upon the theatre of the world, they have, therefore, some reason to be proud (cheers): nay, I go further, this great country. whence sprang the chief stock of the United States, has reason to be proud. (Cheers.) In all our great charac teristics we may be said to resemble the people of Great Britain. We are brave (cheers); we are commercial; we are free ; and, perhaps in some respects we transcend them in .having carefully separated civil and religious liberty. (cheers.) But resemblances of this sort, gentle men, instead of being the cause of harmony and union, are often the cause of difficulty and dispute. Two brave men are equally fearless of each other; one will never yield to the other on a point of honour, and, therefore, they sometimes come into collision. Two merchants pu , - suing the same course of adventure will sometimes find their interests clash. The spirit of the Press, too, which in free countries should ever be free, often brings on a state of feeling which requires to be dealt with by the wisest and most conciliatory measures. It is a matter of sincere regret, but perhaps it is in the order of Providence, that the freest nations are net always the sincerest friends. I cordially concurred in the first, second, and third toasts that were proposed. With regard to the second, permit me to observe that if there is one feature of the American character more prominent than another, it is the heartiness with which they receive the toast of the lady whose name is always foremost in the hearts of Englishmen. (Loud cheers.) I ask my countrymen who are acquainted with the universal spirit of America, who know the extent to which we carry our civilisation, whether we do not always drink a double bumper to the ladies in prefererce to the gentlemen ? (Cheers and laughter.) As to the present toast, gentlemen, I thank you for the manner in which you have received it, its only merit being that it comes from William Brown, of LiOerpool. __(Loud cheers.) _ General Cadwalader was the next speaker. He made some references to the military education of the American people, and expressed a hope for the lasting friendship of Great Britain and the United States. He said—l am con fident, if her Majesty the Queen or her Royal Consort (for the Queen is a lady and the American people are a gallant people) should visit her dominions in Canada and return home through the United States, that the royal progress would be everywhere hailed with as much respect and as much enthusiasm as would be shown by her own loyal subjects. (Loud cheers.) There is, in the United States, a large Conservative class, who are entirely re moved from the arena of politics, and I can say that these good people think that the public press in America and the public press of England can well afford to consult the national peculiarities of each other. Allow me, sir, to propose the toast I have in iby hand—" Great Britain and the United States ; frank intercourse. cordial friendship, and perpetual peace between them." (Drunk with immense cheering.) Mr. John Mq,ggregor, M.P., proposed the health of his friend Mr. Georte Peabody, who was a most active pro moter of that amity which ought always to exist between two nations speaking the same language, and descended from common ancestors. Mr. Peabody, in returning thanks for the very kind reception given to the toast, said that ho was exceedingly gratified at being 'urrounded on that glorious day by so large a number of his countrymen and his English friends; that he was most happy to witness the perfect harmony which had prevailed throughout the proceedings of the evening: and he trusted that it ever would be so, and that his life might be spared to meet his friends on many similar occasions. (Cheers.) Mr. Corbin, with a few appropriate remarks, then gave " Our English guests," which was drunk with all the honours, Mr. S. C. Hall replying►. The next toast, " Professor Morse," whose name was associated with the wonderful improvements in the electric telegraph, having been responded to, Mr. Peabody proposed " The hon. Mr. Cameron, of Canada." Mr. Cameron, in returning thanks, observed that he was happy, as a colonist of Great Britain in the New World, to tell them how proud the Canadians felt of Old England, and how attached they were to their sovereign— feelings which arose from the kind and fostering hand whicl4 England extended to them, and to the perfect freedom she had granted them in the management of their own affairs. (Cheers.) The concluding toast of "The Ladies " having been given by Mr. Peabody, the company separated shortly before twelve o'clock, all of ,them highly gratified with their evening's entertainment The national airs of the two countries were played at intervals during the evening, by a very efficient band. LORD CAMPBELL AND THE TRIAL OF PALMEIL—A large number of practising solicitors of Wolverhampton, several days ago, transmitted an address to Lord Camp bell, expressing their entire disapproval of the attack made upon his lordship and Mr. Baron Alderson, in the very scandalous letter purporting to have been issued by the Rev. Thomas Palmer. Lord Campbell returned a suitable acknowledgment.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. ESCAPE OF JAMES SADLEIR.--• The way that Mr. James Sadleir effected his escape from the surveillance of the police, who were known to be upon his track, is thus related. He had been stopping at Bray, and occasionally visited Kingstown Harbour to have a row. On the occasion of his last pull from the shore he went on board a yacht, which immediately sailed into the bay and has not returned. It is said that Sadleir was put on board an outward-bound vessel for America. THE ENQUIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP PRINCESS ROYAL, tt will be painfully remembered that this fine vessel, one of the passenger steamsl*ps plying between Liverpool and Glasgow, was wrecked in a fog on the coast of Wig tonshire a few months ago. Peculiar interest is given to the subject by the scene of the disaster, which is at no great distance from the spot where the remains of the ill fated- Orion still lie. An enquiry was ordered by the Board of Trade tinder the provisions of the Mercantile Shipping Act, and the case, in its bearing on the ship's officers, has been thoroughly investigated by an influ ential and intelligent bench of magistrates, with the able assistance of Captain Brittain, R. N., as naval assessor. The Court met in the Town-hall of Stran raer ; Colonel James M'Douall, of Logan (late Colonel of the 2nd Life Guards), Major Maitland, of Freugh, Mr. Nathaniel Taylor, and Mr. Charles Kerr were the acting justices. Mr. Skene, collector of customs, appeared as promoter of the enquiry, in his capacity of district receiver of wrecks, under the direction of the Board of Trade, and Mr. M'Neel Caird, procurator-fiscal of Wigtonshire, and Mr. Adair, attended on the part of Captain John M'Chlery, the master of the Princess Royal. The case was conducted with great ability by Mr. Skene. He opened the proCeedings by stating that the object of the enquiry was to ascertain whether the loss of the Princess Royal had been caused by any wrongful act or default of the master; and he thereupon required that the master's certificate of competency should be deposited in the hands of the Court to await the issue of the investigation. This demand was immediately complied with, and the examina tion of witnesses then proceeded. From the clear opinion formed by the court at the close of the evidence, Captain M'Chlery's certificate of competency was immediately restored to hini, which seemed quite in accordance with the popular feeling; and on the ceremony of its restora tion being accomplished he received the congratulations of his friends amid strong demonstrations of applause from the crowded audience. The court and the naval assessor unanimously concurred in the following resolu tions, which were drawn up in the shape of a " Report to the Board of Trade : " The Court, having fully investigated the whole matter, heard the evidence adduced, and considered the same, beg unanimously to report to the Board of Trade as follows, viz. :-- l. That the ship ran on the Seaar Laggan Rock during a fog so dense that neither the beacon on that rook nor th e lan ; of it were seen till immediately before the ship struck. • 2. That the courses stated by the master to have been steered are completely confirmed by the other witnesses. 3. That it has been proved by all the witnesses who were competent to give an opinion on the subject, that these courses ought to have carried the ship five or six miles clear of the land and of the rock on which she struck. 4. That the evidence points decidedly to a deviation of the compasses as the probable cause of the ship's loss. 5. That this was the ship's first voyage northward after the adjustment of her compasses, so that het officers had nQt had full opportunities of testing their accuray by per sonal observations of the landfalls made on that course. 6. That it is acknowledged by the master that the 1; ad was not hove to take soundings; that the explanation given by him on this point is, that there is deep water close in shore; that the soundings shown on the chart, in the position in which he believed himself to be, correspond so nearly to the Soundings close op to the rock on which the ship struck, that the'heaving of the lead would have been of no practical use; that, being in a tideway, he would, by stopping the ship when going parallel to the shore, have risked the loss of his position ; and that from his intimate knowledge of the coast, and having sighted land at Portpatrick when he was nearly two miles off land, neither he nor any of his officers had any reason to doubt, from the course they were steering, that they were five Miles from land imMediatCly tiefae the ship struck. These reasons were fully supported by the evidence and practical judgment of the professional witnesses, and the Court are satisfied that they are well founded in the particular circumstances of this case. 7. That in the whole circumstances of this case the master stands honourably acquitted of blame as to the cause of the accident; and the Court have in consequence returned his certificate. _ 8. At the same time, the Court cannot but regret the practice which exists among passenger steamers of rim ning at great Speed in time of fog; although satisfied that in this ease the speed was not in any respect the cause of the accident. 9. That the attempt made by the master, although unsuccessful, to run the ship through between the Laggan Rock and the shore, when her critical position was discovered, was probably the only means by which she could then have been saved. and evinced promptitude and judgment. 10. That credit is justly due to him for his coolness and decision after the ship struck; for the manner in whkh he maintained discipline among the crew and order among the passengers ; for the condition of his boats and tackle ; and for the consequent success with which he brought to shore every human being on board without a single casualty. To these findings, in regard to the master, the Court think it proper to add that, while the action of the com passes may have been impeded or influenced by the foggy state of the atmosphere, it does not appear that the adjustment of the compasses in this case was made under the most favourable circumstances for obtaining, as far as possible, a continuance of their accuracy, more particu larly as it appears that at the time of adjustment the weather was exceedingly unfavourable for accurate and steady observation ; that the ship was not then loaded, or in the state in which she was intended to go to sea; that she heeled to one side during the process, thus probably rendering the adjustment inapplicable to her normal con dition when upright ; and that part, at least, of a quantity of scrap and bar iron, which wore then in the after hold near the compass (as temporary ballast till the ship should come to be loaded) had been altered in position, and some of it landed after the adjustment was made; all or any of which causes may account for the deviation indicated by the rest of the evidence. For these reasons the Court submit to the Board of Trade, as worthy of consideration, whether means ought not to be taken to place an operation of such extreme delicacy and importance as the adjustment of compasses (especially in iron ships) under some authorised control or inspection. The Court, on reviewing the whole circumstances of the case, further recommendation to the Board of Trade that Mr. M'Chlery, the master of the vessel. should be allowed the expenses incurred by him in his defence. PATRICK MAITLAND, J.P., Chairman. JAMES M'DOUALL, J.P. NATHANIEL TAYLOR, J.P. CHARLES KERR, J.P. GEORGE BRITTAIN, Lieutenant, R.N., Nautical Assessor. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE STOURBR EDGE RACES.-YESTERDAY. PRESTWOOD STAKES. Indian Queen Eight ran. STOURBRIDGE STAKES. Goldhill Seven ran. THE SOUND DUES AND ONE OF THEIR COMPLEMENTS From the Economist. The fc;'lowing letter brings under notice one of the many impediments, chiefly derived from the olden times, still thrown in the way of trade. When every branch of it has been violently compressed the instant it budded into existence, been diverted from its natural direction, as in spite of obstacles it would grow, and been made at once stunted and crooked, the protectionist classes, who have tried to train it to their purposes, or have lopped it at their will, declaim against it as ugly and stunted. That, trade, as one of the great branches of industry, for the protection of which government exists, should pay its fair proportion of the expenses concerned in its protection—that if it require peculiar protection, such as is supposed to be given by consuls, and peculiar services, such as are rendered almost exclusively to foreign trade by mail packets, should pay for them — seems quite fair; but in feudal times it was tolled and taxed, as if it were an alien enemy which tried by some kind of magic to plunder or to conquor all who allowed themselves to be drawn within its influence. Society has not yet got over the old prejudice which continually shows itself in objurgations, where power is limited to vilification, and in new restrictions, where it is united with the means of imposing them. To increase a revenue, while luxury, classed as a vice, was repressed, or a foe subdued was considered the very acme of political wisdom and was the theme of continual eulogy. Sound Dues and tolls on rivers were recommended to unenlightened but ♦ery presuming rulers, by their quality of checking a vice, keeping men and goods at home, for the nse of the state, as well as by their sup posed effect in filling the sovereign's coffers. In Europe most of the tolls on rivers have been commuted or have fallen into disuse, and at length, after ages of submission, the Sound Dues are found to be no longer bearable, and means are about to be adopted to get red of them. But if land tolls over the narrow isthmus, where commerce must pass, are to be substituted—if the rail is now to fall under the clutches of the Fise as the highway and ship formerly did—trade will not gain much by the change. The tolls by Which Denmark impedes the trade between South Western and North Eastern Europe across the narrow neck of which canaries, at Hamburg and Lubeck, the waters of the North Sea from those of the Baltic, have, we believe, been made the subject of investigation by the committee sitting under the chairmanship of Mr. Villiers to enquire into the Sound Dues. The greatness of these two Hanse towns was in former times partly due to their situation on either side of the isthmus, and now that steam has facilitated, at least in the summer season, the cot-nullifi cation between the two seas of the Cattegat and the Sound—always, however, a difficult and dangerous navigation—it would be scandalous were Denmark to be countenanced in continuing tolls on the passage of goods between Hamburg and Lubeck : which, as the trade of the two extremes of Europe increases, may in the autumn and spring be more required and extended than ever. These tolls are some of the latest examples now in existence of an endeavour to direct or stop trade by peculiar fiscal burdens, and are well described in the following letter TO TAR EDITOR OF THE ECOHOM/ST. Sir,—The question of the Sound Dues being at present under consideration, the time is not inopportune for calling attention to a similar duty levied by Denmark on goods passing overland through Holstein and Lauen burg, principally on the road between Hamburg and Ltibeck. This transit duty stands in so close a connec tion to the Sotind Dues, for the protection of which it was originally introduced, that if the one be abolished, the other ought not to be allowed to continue. The road between Hamburg and Lubeck has always been one of the principal highways of commerce between the western and northern countries. Passing over the short isthmus of land which separates the North Sea from the Baltic, it constitutes the shortest and safest communication between the two seas, saving the long dangerous voyage round the Cattegat and the Sound. Until recently this road, which has to pass through some portions of the Danish territory, was entirely exempted from toll by ancient treaties ; the road was nevertheless always an object of jealousy to Denmark, as competing with commerce through the Sound, and lessening the revenue from the dues levied there. For this reason Denmark kept the roads between Hamburg and Lubeck for ages in the most wretched condition, and when at last it could no longer refuse the construction of better roads, it took care to check this line of commerce by imposing on the hitherto free land transit, an equivalent to the Sound Dues. Thus was introduced, in 1839, the transit duty in Holstein and Ltmenhurg, amounting to 6s, Holstein currency per 100 lbs gross weight, with 6 per cent besides as dues and and perquisites (equal to about 41d sterling per cwt). It was important for Denmark to gain the favour of Russia for this measure, and therefore certain articles, princi pally the staple goods of Russian produce, were alone exempted. All other goods passing between Hamburg and Lubeck have to pay this duty, which is so heavy that, now that a railroad connects the two places, the duty at present exceeds the actual cost of the carriage on this distance. Through this transit duty, the Sound Duos have in in fact been transferred to the land, hut without even the slightest equivalent; in the case of the Sound, Den mark at least defrays the expense of the lighthouses and other burdens for the benefit of navigation, but in return for the transit duty levied on the railroad between Ham burg and Lubeck, Denmark renders no service whatso ever. This railroad, not even excepting that portion of it which passes over the Danish territory, has been entirely constructed at the expense of Lubeck. That the real object of the transit duty was to protect the Sound Dues is quite evident, from the fact that only that part of the traffic which is carried on in the direction between the two seas is subject to it, while the traffic from Hamburg to Prussia, passing over the same Danish territory, pays only one-fifth of the same amount. The transit duty being thus evidently considered, even by Denmark, as a substitute for the Sound Dues, it should by no means be allowed to remain in force whilst the Sound Dues are abolished. Injurious as it is at present to all the trade going by way of Hamburg and Lubeck, the freight of the railroad between these places being just doubled by the amount of the duty, it would become intolerable, if maintained, after the Sound passage is made free. The commerce of all the coun tries, especially of England, is doubly interested in pre venting the freedom of one passage to become a barrier to another commercial highway. Thus, after the naviga tion through the Sound shall have been at last released from toll, trade will be injuriously affected, if the pas sage overland by the way of Hamburg and Lubeck is not free. " For the transmission of goods, this commercial route, at all times important, is of the greatest advantage during the autumn and spring season, when the naviga tion through the Sound is dangerous and difficult. Ham burg and Lubeck have always been the principal markets where the northern countries take their supply of transatlantic produce and British manufactures. Nearly one-third of the whole import of Sweden goes by the way of Lubeck, and the commerce of Finland is also to a great extent carried via Lubeck. Both Hamburg and Lubeck offer the greatest facilities to commerce •by their numerous steam boat lines to all parts of the north. It would; therefore, be most injurious to allow this road to be obstructed by Denmark through the maintenance of the transit duty, which is in fact nothing else but the Sound Dues in another shape. If Denmark is now to be paid large sums for the abolition of the Sound Dues, foreign countries may reasonably stipulate that the whole of the commerce through Denmark should be free from these oppressive transit tolls by land as well as by sea. The abolition of the Sound Dues would be a most incomplete measure, unless it provided at once for the entire freedcm of the intercourse between the North Sea and the Baltic. For this purpose, the removal of the transit duty between Hamburg and Lubeck, must be insisted upon as a natural and necessary consequence of the redemption of the Sound Dues.—Yours, June, 1856. A MERCHANT TRADING TO THE BALTIC. THE TRANS-ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—The Secretary of the Navy has ordered the United States propeller Arctic, Lieutenant Berryman, now at Brooklyn Navy Yard, to be fitted out immediately to make soundings for the New York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Company, between St. Johns, Newfoundland and Valencia Bay on the Irish coast. The officers appointed to the vessel are Lieutenant Commander D. 11. Berryman, Lieutenant Strain, Acting Master J. G. Mitchell, Passed Midshipman Thomas and Midshipman Barnes. Eighteen able bodied seamen have been advertised for, and it is expected that the steamer will leave on her expedition in about four months. It will be recollected that it was Lieutenant Berryman, who, when in command of the Dolphin, made the deep sea soundings between the American and Irish coasts, and we believe that it is on his report that Lieut. Maury founded his well-known theory of the existence of a continuous bar acro ss th e Atlantic formed by the deposits of icebergs. The deepest soundings taken by Lieut. Berryman was 2,700 feet, but as he was then in the Dolphin, and had many difficulties to encounter which interfered with the accuracy of his calculations, it is believed that other and more favourable results will be arrived at when he has at his command a vessel like the Arctic, officered and manned as she w ill b e. There are strong reasons for arriving at the conc l usion that as soon as the correct soundings to Valencia Bay are got at, they will not show a greater average depth along this bar than 2,000 feet. Thus nature seems to have specially laid down a foundation for the great wo r k which is henceforth to connect the two h emispheres. On this submarine cause.. way the telegraph cable will repose as firmly and securely as if protected by an artificial embankment. We look forward to the result of Lieut. Berryman's labours with great interest. They will, in all probability, disclose some new facts tending to diminish still more the difficul ties of the proposed undertaking. In any case his report will be of great importance in a scientific point of view, and will protably complete the discoveries of which the inquiring and suggestive gen i us o f Li eut. Maury h as given us only the first conception. POLICE v COURT. -...ESTERDAY. BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) A MILITART " LARK." —Mr. Robert Robinson, and Mr. Edward Bromilow, two officers of the 2nd Lancashire Militia, which has returned from Glasgow previous to being disbanded, were charged by Police-officers Nos. 540 and 346, the first named gentleman with creating a disturbance and pulling down part of Startup and Brown's shed, corner of Roe-street, on Saturday night, and the other with attempting to rescue his brother officer. Both defendants appeared to be very young men. Officer 540 stated, that late on Saturday night he saw Mr. Robinson tear down part of the shed in question, and that when arrested he refused to give his name. A crowd soon collected, and apprehensive of a disturbance, the constable whistled for assistance. Officer 364 soon came up, and advised the gentleman to give his name, but he still refused to do go, and called out for "some of the Lancashire (militia.) men to come f or w ar d an d l et d ay li g h t i nto the peelers. 4 (Laughter.) Mr. Bromilow who, at the time came to the rescue of his brother officer, also called out for some of Capt. Littledale's men to do the same kindly office for the peelers, and strove to take his friend from the constables. Officer 384 deposed to the same effect. A person named Carney, who keeps an eating-house near the nril ic,t, corroborated the statement of the officers, and complained that his trowsers had been torn, and that he had also received a few kicks in the scuffle. When called on for their defence, Mr. Robinson admitted having pulled down one of the boards of the shed in a lark, but denied that Mr. Bromilow had anything to do with that act, or that he attempted to rescue him, or urged on any of the men of their regiment to that end. The constables had certainly stated much that was correct, but they bad also greatly exaggerated the affair, for so far from encouraging their men to interfere with the police, he and his brother officer had done all in their power to restrain them. Many of the men were about at the time, and had he or his friend called out for their assistance, as stated by the police, they (the police) would, in a moment, have been swept away. Had it not been for the interference of his "fat friend"—(laughter)—the witness Carney, who improperly tripped him up, nothing would have occurred: As for himself, he had been shoved and kicked when down, as his back could still painfully prove. (Laughter.) Mr. Bromilow gave the same version of the affair, and, in the most positive manner, denied that he or any other person called out for "any of the Lancashire men to come forward znd let daylight into the peelers." On the contrary, he restrained the 127" from interfering with the police, and had he not done so they cont.: ::ot have stood a moment. Another officer of the same regiment, whost; lame was not made public, was examined in support of the defendants' statements. He corroborated what they said in defence oilhe occurrence. Mr. Mansfield observed it was to be regretted :.hat the matter should have occurred, as it would serve as a sort advertise ment to Startup and Brown ; but he, at the Ban.: time , believed that it had been much exaggerated. He ordered Robinson to pay 8s 6d, the amount of the damage of the shed, with costs, and dismissed the complaint as against Mr. Bromilow. WIFE BEATING.—WiIIiam Halloran, a tall muscular mad, was placed in the dock charged with having committed a brutal assault on his wife, by striking her with a tongs. The cow- , plainant's head was completely bandaged, a convincing proof of the cruel treatment which she had received at the hands of her husband. He was drunk at the time he committed the assault, hut his wife, who did not wish that he should be severely dealt with, nevertheless admitted that it was not the first time he had so ill-used her. He was committed for a month. (BEFORE MR. ANDERSON.) Catherine Flynn was committed for one month for stealing a pair of boots from Anne Riley, of Marybone. Mary Abbott was committed for ono month, for stealing £2 from John Couch, in Peter-street. Margaret Baker was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for stealing a coat from a house in Mann-street. John Wright, a young lad, was charged with stealing a pieco of carpet from a house in Islington. The prisoner, when arrested, was found in an entry cutting up the carpet. He was committed to gaol far three months. CHARGE of FORGERY.—Richard Bibby, who was charged on Saturday, with having forged the name of his father to a bill of exchange for £3OO, was again brought up. The particulars of the case wore not gone into, but it was ad journed for a week, the prisoner meanwhile being admitted to bail. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL, JULY 8 WIND YESTERDAY—South West. Hien WA - rim—Morn., 2 57—Eveg, 3 17—Height, 13 ft. 5 In. AARPi'ED. July 6.—John and Henry, Catania—Warlock, Trinidad—Tagus, Lisbon—Swan, Dieppe—Erahla, Krageroe—Auguste, and Edouard, Ghent—Nyverheid, Ostend Mathilde, Nyklobing —John Moore, Quebec. July 7.—Ericsson (U.S.ALS.). New York—Caspian, New Orleans—Laura, Windsor, N.S.—H.M.S. Gorgon, Portsmouth. SAILED. J u ly 7.—lsaac Webb, New York—Kestrel, Lima—Mary Bibby, Demerara—Bcetia (s.a.), Constantinople—Typhcon, Bombay. OUTPORTS. Gravesend, July 6 .—Sailed—Royal Thistle, Liverpool. Portsmouth, July s.—Salle 1-13ahiana (s.s.), Liverpool. Queenstown, J u.y 7.—Arrived—Ajax, Constantinople—MorrisonS, Syra—Eleven, Athens—Elize, Ibraila—Gulielmos, Lscata—Levere. tiomes, Alazagan—lres, Galatz—Niko, Ibralla—Exceptance, Con stantinople—Linea, Monte Video—Thetis, Trieste—Anna Bell, Pi raeus—Helen. and Odessa, Syra—Moska. Constantinople —Nicoll. Alexandria—ls tbel, Havana--Araminta, Calla"). Dublin July 7.—Arrived— Favourite, R o tte r d am —A lcxande - , Prince Edward Island—Brittania, Portsmouth—Josephine, Sylph (s.s.), and Isabella, London—Belvidere, Ghent—Jessie, Leghorn— lparel Frederick, Ityalla. Sailed—Ondine (s.), London. Kingstown, July 7.—Arrived—Havannah, from St. John for Dun dalk—Fanny. Memel. Belfast. July 7. Arrived—Zebull m, Constantinople--llue Bonnet, Dordt—Eupinosyna, Riga. Sailed—Englishman, Glasgow. I iGreenock, July 6.—Arrived—Victor, Newfoundland—Koh-i-Noo., Matanzas—Arabian, Hantsport, N.S.—Victor Emanuel (s.s.), Lisbon --Norval, from Barbadoes and ordered to Liverpool. Sailed, July s. —Dante, Newfoundland. July 6.—Schiedam (a.s.), Schiedam. MARITIME EXTRACTS. Liverpool, July 7.—The Ericsson (U.S.M.S.), Lowber, arrived from New York, has 201,0 0 dollars on freight. New York, June 25.—The brig Guardian, from St. John, N. 8., to Liverpool, was spoken, June 12, in lat. 43, lon. 58, with loss of deck load and leaky.—The G. W. Lawson, from St. Jago to Trieste, was wrecked at Cat Island, June 5. Crew saved. The Queen, from Newcastle to Alexandria, with coal and coke, was run into by the French steamer Parue,a off Gibraltar, and foun dered. Crew saved, and landed at Gibraltar per Pamela. Abyssinian, from Bombay at Ascension, for London, leaky, mak ing upw_rds of 2i feet of water per hour. Cargo sound. FOREIGN PORTS. Ricot, Benson, hence at Curacoa. Tamerlane, Holmes, hence at New Orleans. I la, Wescott, from Barbadoes at Mobile. Alexander, 13airne, hence at Baltimore. Frowning Beauty, Harrison, from Iquique at Hampton Roads, for England. Monsoon, Bogart, from Manilla at New York. Bostonian, Maling, hence at Boston. Nimrod, of Dublin, hence at Buulcgne, after being ashore at Berque. Cintra, hence at Oporto. Ellen Hughes, Hughes, hence at Dunkirk. Jeannette Melanie, Denduyts, hence at Ostend. Gustavia Adolph, hence at Elsinore. Canaeleon, hence at Havana. NEW CANADIAN BISHOPRICS.—The consent of her Majesty's government has been obtained for the erection of two new bishoprics in Canada, by a subdivision of the present diocese of Toronto. It was intended that they should bear the names of Kingston and London, but the bishop has suggested that Westminster and Portsmouth will be more appropriate, there being already a see of London in England, and of Kingston in Jamaica. THE POISONING CASE AT BOLTON, At the close of the inquest on Friday evening, held at the Borough Court, Bolton, touching the death of Mr. Daniel M'llullan, flour deJer, Moor-lane, the accused, Betsy M`Mullan, his wife (who had during the inquiry been confined in an upper room of the court), was immediately waited upon by Mr. Briggs, her solicitor, and Mr. Snape, the medical gen tleman wbo had been watching the case on her behalf, who each condoled with her in her trying position. The prisoner had been deeply affectedduring the day s being enabled from the room in which she was confined to see and hear the large crowd of persons assembled about the court room. Her father under took the painful task cf making known to her the decision of the jury, which she received with calmness, but on being informed that bail could not be accepted for her appearance at the assizes, she wept bitterly. She has continued throughout to protest her innocence of any intentioi; to commit the dreadful crime imputed to her. During tfd evening the Rev. W. H. Davison had an interview with her for the purpose of condolence, and at nearly midnight she wee removed to the old lockups, where she has been confined from her apprehension until the morning of the inquest, where her father, sister, and brother-in-law had an interview with her for about half-au-hour. After her friends had left she retired to hod, hut did not sleep well during the night. About five o'clock in the morning she arose, and partook of a cup of tea, and shortly afterwards she was escorted by a police-officer, in plain clothes, to a cab, which was immediately driven off to the Chequerbent station, on the London and North Western Railway, being about three miles from Bolton, and very retired. On leaving the lockups on her way to the cab, she was perceived to shed tears. Her removal at ea early an hour took place in order to prevent a large concourse of persons being present, and it was effected almost unobserved. As the cab proceeded up DerbY-street, her father also entered it, and they all proceeded by the 7 20 train from Chequerbent to Liverpool, an d th e party arrived at the gaol at Kiikdale, about one o'clock that morning. The prisoner has been attended by women during the whole period since her apprehension, and during that time she has partaken sparingly of food. The remains of her deceased husband were interred on the afternoon of Friday, in the Roman Catholic Chapel burial ground, h o being a member of that faith. A large crowd of people assembled to witness the funeral. PARIS, Saturday.—The Senate has voted ten millions of francs for repairing the damage by the inundations. ARCHDEACON'S DENISON'S CASE.—The proceedings in this case, which has become so notorious, will be com menced in the Guildhall, in the city of Bath, on Tuesday, the 22nd instant, and will, if permitted to go on, extend over several days. It is expected, however, that the whole affair will go off in technical legal diffi culties. Dr. Robert Phillimore, M.P., will appear for the archdeacon ; and it is understood that he will at the outset of the enquiry, submit to the court that the Archbishop of Canterbury, the promoter of the suit, has not complied with those preliminary regulations which entitle him to proceed. ADDRESSES TO THE REJECTED.—G. B. Mathew, Esti:, lately occupying the post of H. B. M. Consul at Phila delphia, sails on Wednesday next in the Arabia, for Liverpool. We have great pleasure in putting it on record that a farewell complimentary address, very numerously signed, has been presented to Mr. Mathew, on his leaving the scene of his official duties; and that on Thursday of last week, the Philadelphia Club enter tained him at a splendid banquet.. Mr. Mathew, in short, however " unacceptable" to General Pierce and Mr. Cushing, has contrived to enlist amongst his friends a large proportion of the respectability of that city. It seems to us that, somehow, the dismissed Consuls go off with flying colours, whilst the dismissers themselves have just cut a most sorry figure before their own political friends at Cincinnatti.—New York Albion. THE WRONGS OF A MIDWIFE.—In the Marylebone county court has been heard the case of Timpson v. Ne alet. The plaintiff is a monthly nurse, and the defendant is an aged gentleman of great wealth, residing in the vicinity of " Tyburnia." The Nurse : I claim for a month 's services. In March last I engaged with the defendant's wife to attend her in her confinement. She told me that she expected to be confined at a time I should have been dis engaged. I have waited and waited until I got tired, and have refused other ladies. She is not confined yet, nor never will be. (Laughter.) The Judge : Well, Mr. Neater, is this true ?. D e e ( f iß e s n oi d na a rt n sh t eo : ffaNlarniuyigiwYht-i we f e ra. i )y s n To o r h t en ojtu.fid The ge conned : h d a o s n n ' k t n d o e • e w id lf ed sh . As the doctor has not been abl e t o d ecide perhaps there is y do e e t tor l no chance of this lady's services being wanted, and then, you know, she may have to wait for a death before a birth. (Laughter.) The Defend an t : T he doctor has nothing at all to do with it. (Laughter.) The Nurse : His wife told me she expected it every hour, but the doctor had told her several months before that there was nothing the matter with her. It was a longing fancy —that's all. (Renewed laughter.) The Defendan t : My wife does not want this woman's services until she is confined —let her wait. (Laughter.) The Nurse lam ready to attend your wife, but take my word for it, she is no more in the family-way than you are. (Laughter.) The Defendant : I sent for this woman one night, and she did not come till next morning. The Nurse: It was a false alarm. I never had a lady so disappoint me like this before. (Laughter.) . The defendant's Housemaid I heard my mistress agree with the nurse to attend her in her confinement. I went one night for her in a hurry. and she did not attend till next day. The Judge : Well, did any thing go wrong through her not corning at night ? The Housemaid (blushing): Nothing happened. Nothing is likely to happen. (Laughter.) The Defendant (pas sionately): How the devil do you know ? (Laughter.) The Judge : Well nurse, you un d ers t an d these little domestic afflictions better than we do. is anything likely to happen to this lady ? The Nurse : Not a bit of it. (Loud laughter.) The Defendant : No matter, she did not attend when sent for and is bound to wait. The Judge : Well, it appears this woman was engaged without any prospect of .her service s b e i ng called upon. Sh e i s not bound to wait years for the happy event. (Laughter.) You must pay this woman. Judgment for plaintiff and costs. s, 19 ht ich zte rial urt any to nice n itl 0 r at° t t he t. •-' le th e field' )2, o f Tone d edical