The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-17 00:00:00

r 4 Commercial tattg._trbig Oat% At twelve o'clock, at the public saleroom, 237 bag Salt petre; and at one o'clock , at the brokers office, E xcha nee- chamber s, Tithebarn-street, 16 casks American Sperm Oil, and 20 tons Thick Tallow Oil. —Francis J. Eaton. At twelve o'clock, at the public saleroom, Exchange buildings, 220 tong Laguna Logwood, 214 bags French Sumac, 140 bags Sumac, and 75 cases Cowries. —Bower and Slack. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 2, Dale-street, 40 cases Gum Arabic, 794 bags and 16 tons Myra— bolams, and 97 bales Madder Roots.—Browne, Hun ter and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' *Alice, 13, Rumford street, 82 boxes Tineal ; and at the public saleroom, • Exchange-buildings. 800 bales Gambier, 700 bags Saco Flour, and 782 bags Saltpetre.—Whitaker, Whitehead and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 21, Oldhall-street, about 10 tons Redwood, all faults.—Buchanan, Browne and Co. --- At twelve o'clock, at the public saleroom, Exchange buildinr,s, 1,722 bags fine Saltpetre, 2,365 bales Gam bier, 435 bags Sago Flour, and 51 casks Gingelly Oil. —T. and H. Littledale and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Sweeting- street, 56 bales Horse Hair, and 100 bales American Pig Hair. —Arnold, Leete, Roscoe and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Tower-buildings. 47 bales and 17 serous Scuth American Hair.—John and Samuel Beckwith. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Lancaster buildings, 37 bales South American Horse and Cow Hair.—James G3rdon and Co. At twelve o'clock, at 27, Tithebarn-street, 25 bales South • American Horse and Cow Hair.—lsaac Hadwen, jun. and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the public sal-room, Exchange buildings, 190 cases East India Borax—H. R. Whistler and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the public saleroom, Exchange' ' buildings, 50 tons Cuha Fantle, 7 bales Persian Yel low Berries, '3O barrels Persian Yellow Berries, and 190 tons Honduras Logwood.—John Baron and Son. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, York-buildings, Dal,e.strcet, 436 bags heated, and 118 bags damaged riago Flour.—Pattinson and Clark. At twelve o'clock, 1,107 bags Sago Flour.—Cox Brothers, At7twelve o'clock. at the broker's office, 16, Exchange . alley North, 85 tons Brimstone.—Frederick F. Law. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 2, Chapel-street, 3 casks Palm Oil, and 200 bales Heated Gambier. — R. L.Clare. At twelve o'clock, - at the, brokers' office, 23, Oldhall-street, 100 bales East India gadder Roots.—Gladstone and Sergeantson. At twelve o'clock, 25 tons, and 1 ton Damaged Myrabo lams.—Finlay, Lawrence and Lance. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, A.psley-buildings, Oldhall-street, 4 casks Olive, and 2 casks Sperm Oil. —Edward Cox and Sons. At twelve o'clock, at the public saleroom, Exchange buildings, 50 bags Blue and 35 bags Green and White Galls, 90 bags Sago Flour, 32 bags fine Irish Farina, 10 bags Cutch, and 130 bags Half-ground and Leafy Palermo Sumac.—William Porter and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the public Saleroom, Exchange buildings, 125 serons Gum Gadda.—Robert Christie, jun. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 4, Chapel-street, t 7 tons tObaSco Fustic.—Campbell and Preston. At twelve o'clock,. at the public saleroom, Exchange buildings, about 30 tons Spanish Fustie, 1,075 bags First quality Palermo Sumac, and 14 bags White Galls; and at the brokers' saleroom, Oldhall-street, 40 bales Orehellaweek.—Rooke, Okell and Spence. kt one o'clock, at the brokers' office, 30a, Exchange-street East, 53 cases steel, about 400 boxes Tin Plates, a quantity of Railway Iron, a quantity of Yellow Metal 2 crates Earthenware, about 20 lo ts Damaged Manu factured Goods, also, Capstan, Copper, Brass, Side Light, &e. —Percival, Campbell and Co. onuncrral saitg. THIS DAY. THIS DAY, the 17. h luoant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Public Saleroom, 237 Bags SALTPETRE. now landing ex Mcdcira, in the Albra Dock.—Apply to FRANCIS J. EATON. Broker. This DAY, the 17th ins ~ at one o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 7 Each inge-chambers, Titt.ebarn.strtet, 16 Casks A m rican SPERM OIL, 20 Tuns Mick TALLOW OIL. FR tNCIS J. EATON, Brokrr. Apply to Tuts DAY, the 17 h instant, at Twelve o'eloc' Public Saleroom, Exchenge-buildings, 220 Tons Lagu , a LOGWOOD, ex Earkill, King's Dock.—Apply to Messrs. W. and J. Tyrer, Mer chants; nr to BOW Ell. itz SLACK, Brokers. This DAY, the 17th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. 2, ' , ale-street, 40 Cases GUM ARABIC, 7:4 Bags MYRABOLAMS, 16 lons Loose 1 ) 0„ 97 Bales MADDER. ROOTS. BROWNE. HUNTER & CO., Brokers. THIS DAY, the 17t mstapt, at swe ye o'clock, at the Brokers' Cffice, 13, Rumford. s'reet, 82 Boxes TINCAL,, now landing ex Medina. from Calcutta, Albert Dock.—Apply to WHITAKI 4 :ft, WHITEHEAD & CO., Brokers. Tats DAY, the 17th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2], Oldh'll s reet, About lo Tens REDWOOD, all faults, now landing ex Moulin. from Madras—west side Prince's Dock.— Apply to B UCI-PtNAN, BROWNE tk CO., Broirers. Hisl DAY, the 17th instant. at Twelve o'clock, at the Public Saleroom, 1722 Baga Fine S T.'ETRE, no* landing ex Princess Royal, Prince's Dock.—Apply to Messrs. Thomas and John Brocklebank, Merchants; or to T. & H. LIT Phi , DALE & CO., Brokers. Tats am t ., the 17th ins ant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Public Sil r( otn 2365 Hales 757 Raga SAG() FLOUR, now lanling ex Ardencraig rnd Leander.—Apply to 9 . & H LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. 'l l O-MORROW. TO-MORROW. the 18th is s ant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Proker ' U fFre, 2, Dale-street, About 9 l'eni RU wFAIL.O HORNS, ex Christopher Newton.—Apply to BROWNF., HUNTER 14 CO.. Brokers. To-moanow, the IS th instant, at Twelve o'c:ock, in the Commercial saleroom, 2000 Boxes 1 Turkey FIGS. 2 00 Drums 13 Cases, Boxes Turkey FIGS, 100 0 Drums Turkey SULTANAS, 38 Barrels Persian DIET°, landing ex Andes (s.s.) ; to Cases French PLUMS, in cartoons and bottles. GEORGE BADRNACII Ar SON. Brokers. Apply to F It I D A Y. On FRI DAY n- it. the 19th inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Apsley-buildings, Oldhall-street, 2003 Bundles RATTAN CANES, Just landed.—Apply to Messrs. Thomas and John Brocklebank, Mer chants: or to JEFFERSON & TAYLOR. Brokers, On FRIDAY next, the 19th inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' C flier, 8, Lancaster-buildings, Tithebarn street, 500 Barrels Fine American ROSIN, ex City of Washington, from Fhiladelphia.—Apply to SILL St MMIGENS, Brokers. On FRIDAY next, the Ig:llloStant at Twelve o'clocv, at the Broker.' Office, 2934 Bales JUTE, 13 Bales Sunn HEMP, now landing ex Arracan and Harold, Prince's Dock.—Apply to essrs. Thomas and John Brocklebank, Merchants ; or to T. & H. LIT fI.EDA.LE & CO., Brokers. NEXT WEEK. On WEDNESDAY nest, the 24th Inst., at Twelve o'ctock, at the P. blic Saleroom Exchange-buildings, 200 Bales Bcanhay MADDER ROOT , I, )ust arrived ex Black Eagle, Albert Dock. —Apply to Messrs. Nicol Duckworth and Co., Merchants; or to T. & H. LIM EDALE & CO., Brokers. " DAN WEBS rER." Juqt imported from the Havana, Some Cases of Lhis, and other celehratel Brand•. Apply to R. MOttltlSON & CO., 3, Old Hall, o:dhall.ttr , et. T ilIS DAY, R. J. NODDER Will respectfully offer his Selection 'of Parisian - and English RIDING and WAI.KING HATS, BONNETS. and CAPS, with every description of Trimmings, Feathers , Laces, &c., of the most fashionable and tasteful kind. 81, CHURCH STREET. 6000 SHOPKEEPERS' HANDBILLS, 1.5 s Br CHARLES WILLMER, GENERAL PRINTER, NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, 19. gOtrni JOHN STREET, LIVERPOOL. PUBLISHED DAILY AT TWO O'CLOCK, _ -"THE EVENTS," A DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE MILLION PRICE: lIA I F-A-FENNY. OFFICE,-19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET. tfir The Trade supplied in Town or Country t Fourpen ce per dozen. 13 as 12. TRADESMEN having ANNOUNCEME NTS TO MAKE, SHOULD ADVERTISE IN THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. CHARGE—ONE PENNY PER LINE (PREPAID). TEE NORTHERN TIMES Is PERMANENTLY ENLARGED TO DOUBLE ITS ORIGINAL SIZE. IT IS NOW AN EIGHT PAGE DAILY PAPER, POSSESSING THE LARGEST CIRCULATION, BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IS LIVERPOOL. SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS SIXPENCE EACH. The NORTHERN TIMES is delivered every morning at Subscribers' residences, within five miles of the Liverpool Exchange, by special messengers, by Eight o'clock, for the Annual Subscription of £1 18s. Od. in advance. OFFICE, 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, LivEuroor. 12tOtic Ralt4tirten 5--eb 6 E 31,11. Theatre Royal—" Betsy Baker"—at seven o'clock p.m. Royal Colosseum—General Entertainment—at half• past six p.m. Clayton Hall—Brousil Family—at two p.m. Queen's Hall—Hoffman's Organophonic Band—two and seven p.m. Liverpool Academy's Exhibition-10 a.m. to 10 p.m. '*• For particulars see advertisements in first page. 0 4 e t 44 4 .4 tr , • ; , 8 c • IVEDNESD4Y, DECEMBER 17, 1836. THE DAY'S NEWS. The incidents of the day, whether we look at home or abroad, are both numerous, interesting. and important. At home, we learn that Parlia ment was yesterday adjourned with the usual ceremonies, and ordered to meet on .Tuesday the 3rd of February next, " for the consideration of divers urgent public affairs." We trust that the words of the Lord Chancellor, who thus spoke, may be fulfilled to the letter Certain it is ) that at no former period of the history of the country were the people so desirous that they who hold the reins of government should act as becomes true patriots and statesmen, by bringing before the Legislature bold and comprehensive measure of reform, whether as regards the social polity of the people, the pro motion and extension of education, the regulation and revision of national taxation, the administra tion of justice, as well as- a thorough cleansing of the ecclesiastical Augean -stable—all matters re lating to Church and State One of the parties (Wm. Snell) connected with the Great Northern Railway frauds, has been tried - at. the Central Criminal Court yesterday. He pleaded guilty, and by his counsel, threw himself on the mercy of the court, which took tithe to consider the sentence it would pass upon the. culprit ; of course Redpath must share a similar fate, but his case cannot come on until the next commission of the Central Criminal Court: Alluding to matters of this kind induces ns to state tnat in this day's impression will be found records of alarming crimes—we allude to a serious. burglary near Sheffield, and another great robbery on one of the railways in the province of Ulster. The records of the police court also show how much the wickedness of man prevails, and that diabolical attempts are hourly being made against person and property- The Liverpool assiws have terminated Happily no case occurred in which "His lordship assumed'the back cep Nevertheless, robberies, garrOttiug;and. burglaries :were among the main offences,.: and we: .I.re glad to know that -in each case where a conviction.for any of these crimes took place, punishment ;4 a severe and permanent cha racter was ordered to be inflicted. Whilst treatirg of criminal matters, we may as well allude to the clever feat of detectives Patrick anti Eaton, in cap turing three of those light fingered gentry yclept " swell," who ;o prowling about, fleecing the unwary, and in every instance plundering all who come within their reach. In the present instance the company comprised one male and two females. The narrative of officer Patrick before the magis= trate de velopes a part of the plan of the " profes sional" and accomplished pickpockets; a perusal of the entire case is worthy of notice. From matters of this description we turn to others of a much more gratifying character. We allude to the half-yearly distribution of prizes at the Royal Institution, yesterday, and the excellent speeches of Elias Arnaud, Esq., and the Lord Bishop of Chester. We are gratified to find that these excellent schools are in such satisfactory and prosperous condition. Akin to this topic, we may mention that the citizens of Manchester have been holding a meeting for the purpose of coining to some determination as to the outlines of an Educational scheme in accordance with the prin. 'ciples enunciated by Sir John Pakington in Man chester, We give the resolutions agreed to, and shall have something to say thereon in a day or two. The Arctic sh'p Resolute, found by Brother Jonathan, and presented back again to the British Government, has arrived at Portsmouth. She attracts great attention, whilst every possible arrangement bas been made to welcome the captain and crew who brought her back to British waters in a suitable and flattering manner. The Queen, herself purposes to visit the Arctic truant, thereby sealing by her presence that she goes forth and steps on board the spontaneous and much to be prized munificent donation of the United States, to indicate a nation's joyful acceptance of this pledge of peace. The celebrated Dr. Livingston, the African missionary and explorer, has met at the hands of the Royal Geographical Society a most enthusiastic reception, and from the council received that enviable literary distinction, the society's gold medal. On the same evening, Monday, the Law Amendment Society had an interesting meeting, for the purpose of hearing a paper of Mr. Frederick Hill, on the question—What to do with our criminals? He proceeded to make the very outrageous suggestion, that magistrates should have power to examine people on suspicion, and commit them for trial unless they could prove that they obtained a living by honest means. There is not much intelligence from the Con tinent. We observe in the assertion of the new Prussian Gazette, the ultra-conservative organ at Berlin, that Prussia will proceed to a military occupation of the canton of Neufchatel can be considered decisive- At present this statement rests on the authority of that ,journal alone. With regard to the re-assembling of the Confer ences, there is more delay. Originally a day between the 20th and the 24th of this month was named for the first stting. Now, we hear the s:h of January designated. The ostensible reason of this delay is that Diemil Bey, the Turkish i representative, has to await new instructions. But we are also told that the form in which the consent of Austria was given has rendered a new application to St. Petersburg necessary. This much 1 seems certain, that nothing is arranged as to what each Power should support in the Confer ences, and the boasts of our Ministerial journals to that effect were hollow. Even Sardinia has not altogether given up her freedom of judgment, and, inasmuch as the continuance of the Austrian occupation of the Principalities is to ba brought under discussion, it seems more than doubtful whether she will oppose the demands of Russia and France on this point. This question of the Occupation of the Ottoman territories and waters will most probably be one of the topics round which the discussion will chiefly turn, the other being—what is to be done with the future Govern ment of the Danubian Principalities ? a question of far higher importance than that of the regulation of their frontiers. We read the following in the Augsbnrg GazeJe —The overland mail from Constantinople convey to us certain details relative to the approachi conferences of Paris, which are not without' interest. The Porte, it appears, took the initiative in the question, and demanded the meeting of the. conference as the measure best calculated to re move existing difficulties. Acccording to an - ither letter from Constantinople, Russia had promised, the Porte to desist from its opposition in respect : to Bolgrad and the Island of Serpents, but on the condition that the Ottoman cabinet should engage itself to insist on the evacuation of the Principali ties and of the Bosphorous within 40 days of the closing of the second conference, and: also on the rigorous execution of Art. 24 of the treaty of Paris, concerning the convocation of the DiVans ad ito'c. The declaration of war by Great Britain against Persia, of which the Governor G.-meral of India has been constituted the mouthpiece, was pro claimed on the Ist November at Fort William It is sufficiently precise as to the reasons on which the declaration is founded. Persia, it is averred, has violated a treaty made between her and Great Britain in January, 1853, by which she bound her- ' self to respect the independence of Herat, and not to march troops towards it, unless foreign troops should invade it. Persia has marched troops to and besieged Herat, " the contingency which alone could justify such an act has not come to pass ;", and. as she has thus committed an unprovoked and faithless aggression, Great Britain sends a force to the Persian Gulf, to Show that engagements made with her are not to be violated with im punity. The screw steamship City of Washington, arrived here from Philadelphia yesterday. at noon, after an excellent passage of little more than eleven days, a performance hitherto unequalled by any vessel of her class at this stormy and tempestuous season of the year, and also demonstrating in a very telling and effective manner that the ships of this line are not only excellent sea boats, but fast sailers;- Of their comfortable character, and passenger •accoter modation, they need not any notice here. The City brought us three days later news, includ ing the report of the several Secretaries of State in the American administration. These documents ai e of an interesting character, so that we devoted considerable space to an ample synopsis of the whole. To these, as well as the general news, we would direct the reader's attention. Since the above was written, we have news from Constantinople, dated Dec. 8, which states that the Persian Government has issued a proclamatien cccepting war with England. The British have captured the islands of Ormuz and Kirack, The Russian General Philipson has retaken -Soujuuk- Kaleh from the Circassians, after a desperate defence. THE Continental Reactionists appear resolved to employ the sword wherever an opportunity presents itself, or they can create an excuse for the use of arms. France has had her revolutions —Russia her aggressive war—Spain her coup d'etat, and Switzerland her insurrection. In these several struggles the animus of the domi nant parties have been distinctly developed—the ruling idea made manifest. And the King of Prussia, moved by the common impulse, seizes upon the exercise of lawful authority by the Government of Switzerland, as a fitting opportu nity to exact conditions, on behalf of his rebellious subjects, which no independent State could concede. Having made all his preparations for war, he demands terms which render all conces sions impossible. Einen dcgen tragen, and to use a sword are, however, very different things . The Swiss are not popular _throughout Europe, Their hand - has been turned against every people whose rulers have been able to pay for the !Ser vice of Swiss bayonets. Their legions of mer cenaries are to be found wherever a despotism is to be upheld, or a day's pay to be had. This national degradation owes its origin to a degree of moral turpitude rarely met with among really free and independent nations. But, notwith standing Switzerland's practical antagonism to the cause of civil and religious liberty, she can not be put down as- the Republics of Cracow and Venice have been. When Prussia. talks of having made prepara tions for war with the Swiss, she can scarcely mean to say that she is prepared to invade the territory of a warlike people, who can bring 2Z0,000 men into the field in less than three day's notice ! Disturbing the tranquility of Europe may be a secondary consideration with the government of our late .‘ neutral friend.'' Prussia may want some grand diversion—some thing more, probably, than those at a distance can understand, and she, therefore. resolves on enter ing into a great war in the heart of Europe. She disregards the common interest of one entire quarter of the world—looks with contempt on all the social, political, and religious elements which will be set in motion by her threatened onslaught. But, Switzerland has but little to fear from surrounding foes. Her protracted existence as a Republic cannot be ascribed to the moderation and sufferance of her neighbours She owes nothing to the generous sympathy of foreign friends, or the mercy of her armed enemies. Her independence belongs to the geography of Europe, and the devotion and bravey of her sons. And should Prussia attempt to dispute the truth of these generally acknowledged facts, we shall see a great war between a mighty Power and a little Republic. The petty Canton of Neufchatel is not, scarcely, worth such an exhibition of folly. There must be some more weighty object in view. The current of reaction runs deeper, and diplo macy seeks something more comprehensive. The swiss peasant cannot be made to believe that WILLIAM TELL is dead. Ile says his de liverer only sleeps, until his country needs his presence in the Council of the State, and in the field. And the Court of Berlin seems to be the victim of some less pardonable superstition, and less innocent tradition. Going to war about the sovereignty of Neufchatel, will be a repetition of the old story of shooting at the apple ; b u t i n this instance the peace of the world will be staked on the issue of FREDERICK WILLIAM'S aim. If he risks a shot, and misses his object, the Continent must be prepared for a protracted struggle, which will call into active life all the conflicting conventionalities and political pas sions of past eras. How we are to escape from such a misfortune, does not appear to be very clear. The dogged demands 'of the KING of Prussia, if persisted in, must lead to bloodshed. The Swiss cannot release rebels taken with arms in their hands within the territory, which, whether right or wrong, was in their possession when the THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. insurrection took place, without surrendering their title to independence as a nation. And it looks as if the words put into the mouth of the KING were designed to avoid the possibility of negotiation, or foreign interference between the two Powers. Prussia, then, must either alter her imperative tone, or the Swiss must take up arms and prepare to resist an attack upon their rights as an independent nation. FREDERICK WILLIAM may not have been aware of the dangers of the times which he was en countering, when he decided to accept nothing less than an unqualified release of a number of rebels, who had dared to shed Swiss blood on the national hearth. More distinct and unwarrant able acts of rebellion were never recorded against any set of blind enthusiasts, than those set down to the account of the Prussians concerned in the Neufchatel insurrection; and to give up those men on the bidding of any foreign government, would be a most dangerous precedent for France to suffer Prussia to establish. The frontiers of most Continental States have undergone some changes within the last half century ; and small slices of territory, which once belonged to this Kingdom, has become a part of that Empire. And are we to be told that, when a few " restless spirits" chose to take the law into their own hands, and endeavour to overthrow a recognised government in the name of their discomfitted KING, that they should be allowed to escape the punishment the law they have offended awards to their treason ? This doctrine is not altogether new ; but it is, nevertheless, a most dangerous one, and the PALMERSTON Cabinet view it, no doubt, in this light. As a reactionist movement, it may answer its purpose. It leaves nothing for Congresses to deal with ; and if war should be the result of Prussian arrogance, it will show us that there are two currents of diplomatic intrigue, both equally threatening, running through the Courts of Europe. SOME of our largest steam employers have been fined heavily for neglecting :what our Liverpool officials say is sufficient to satisfy the require ments of the Smoke Nuisance Act, namely, " careful stoking, and keeping furnace doors " open." The extravagant waste of fuel, as shown in the excessive loss of steam power which this system of smoke prevention entails on those who use a large amount of power, will not do for practical men outside of this borough. The magistrates of Manchester, Bolton, and some other large manufacturing towns have not been so ready to levy penalties for an offence which could only be obviated at a ruinous cost to the mill owner and others using large furnaces. Every street urchin knows that letting the cold air into a fireplace will lower the temperature and check the generation of steam ; yet our smoke authorities say, " keep your furnace doors " open, and put your green coals on lightly." And this childish rubbish is swallowed by the Liverpool Bench, and men are fined for not adopting advice which would render nine-tenths of the engines in the town perfectly worthless for the work for which they were designed. Lord PALMERSTON never intended to do 'so much injustice to the steam owner when he took upon himself to carry the Smoke Nuisance Act through Parliament The PREMIER was satisfied that a practical remedy for the sanitary evils complained of had been found, and one which would do a vast deal for the country in economising fuel, before he took the matter up. That the noble viscount was right has been proved after several months' trial, and on the largest scale, in this town. The manager of the goods department at the Waterloo Station of the London and North Western Railway Company states, in an official letter, dated August last, that the plan adopted by his company has realised all that was promised before it was tried ; and he adds—" the man " who has charge of the engine reports that, " notwithstandsng the reduction of one-half Of " the superficial area of the furnace, as compared " with the old one, the steam can be got up in " much less time than was required by the old " furnace, and that there is now no difficulty in " keeping it up to our ordinary pressure of 45 lb. " per square inch. We are now consuming, on an " average, 101 tons of coals per week, our former " consumption being 15 tons, thus effecting a " saving of 44 tons per week. In compliance " with your request, I hand you the following " dimensions and other particulars connected " with our Waterloo engine and boiler, viz. : Diameter of cylinder 243 inches Length of stroke Number of strokes 19 per minute Pressure 45 lb. per sq. inch Length of boiler 30 feet Diameter of do. Superficial area of old furnace 36 „ Of patent do. lB Working hours per week 84 Consumption of coals per week, loi tons Here we have something to rely upon—some thing which shows that there is a known principle which steam employers may be compelled to adopt with profit to themselves. The facts brought to light by the report to which Mr. CARTER'S name is attached, justify the magistrates' fining all those who suffer their chimnies to smoke ; but not for neglecting to keep their furnace doors open and their fires down to a point at which they become almost useless for steam purposes. The saving of fuel mentioned by Mr. CARTER, is an immense national advantage ; and we are glad to learn from the -g' , Manchester papers, that the same furnace has been adopted with complete success by the emi nent engineering firm of HICKS & COMPANY, of Bolton. Flere, the plan adopted by the London and North Western Railway Company, at their Liverpool Station, has been tested on the premises of one of the most distinguished engineering firms in the world, and found to fulfil all that was promised before it was used. The invention is simple and inexpensive, and since, it is said, that the Government are about to emyloy it in their steamers and stationary boilers, the Liverpool magistrates need not hesitate to tine all who commit a nuisance ; but I not, we reiterate, for neglecting to keep their furnace doors open and fires half out. Our readers may remember that we have repeatedly directed attention to this subject within the last two years ; and we would now earnestly recom mend the steam-owners of Liverpool to dismiss all little prejudices, and adopt the plan which the first establishments in the world have in use, and declare to be all they want, and the law requires. We have studiously avoided mentioning the suc cessful inventor's name ; but every one interested in the matter can go to the places we have men tioned in Liverpool and Bolton, and judge for themselves. COLLISION ON THE RIVER. Yesterday, a collision took place on the river, which was near being attended with the most serious consequences, an-I might have been the cause of the deaths of a large number of persons. About noon, yesterday, one of the Canadian screw-steamers, was about to proceed into the graving docks, Birkenhead, when, by some accident, she ran foul of the steamer Nun, ferry boat, which was then being freighted with passengers at the railway slip. For a moment, the alarm was great, and some little confusion of necessity took place; but, fortunately, the ferry-boat had not left the slip, and, therefore, the passengers were all able to land hi safety. The Canadian boat was to some extent injured by the collision, but not so much as the terry steamer, which will have to lay up for repairs for some time. There is a rumour about town that the ferry boat was cut down to the water's edge, and that many persons were drowned, but we are happy to say that there was not the slightest foundation for such a rumour. PROROGATION. OF PARLIAMENT, Parliament was yesterday further prorogued by Roya l Commission until Tuesday, the 3rd of February next , then to meet for the despatch of business. The Royal Commissioners having taken their seats at the foot of the throne, the Lord Chancellor directed the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod to summon " the Corn • mons "to hear the commission read. In obedience to this direction one of the clerks and the doorkeeper of the lower house attended at the bar, as the representatives of her Majesty's most faithful Commons, and the commission was read accordingly. The Lord Chancellor, in compliance with the terms of the commission, then declared that the parliament of Great Britain and Ireland stood further prorogued until the day already named, and that it was her Majesty's royal will and pleasure that the said parliament should then be held and sit at Westminster for the despatch of divers urgent and important affairs ; and the lords spiritual and temporal, and the knights, citizens, and burgesses, and the commissioners for shires and burghs of the House of Commons were required to give their atten dance accordingly. The ceremony was simply one of form. THE COURT, &c. OSBORNE, DEC. 15.—Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alide, attended divine service at Osborne yester day. The Rev. G. Protheroe officiated. PROBABLE VISIT OF TIIE QUEEN TO MANCHESTER.—We have authority for stating that the executive committee have reason to hope that the Qieen may honour the Art Trea sures Exhibition of next year with a royal visit, and thus further evince her M ijesty's most gracious desire to encou rage this great national and educational undertaking. We are informed that the committee are empowered to state that his Royal Highness Prince Albert has expressed his intention of honouring the opening ceremonial of the exhi hition, in May next, with his presence.—Local peper. His Highness Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, Prince of Lahore, accompanied by Sir John Logit', has arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from a visit to her Majesty, at Osborne. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond an I Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox, and the Princess EdwarCof, Saxe Weimar, leave town this day, for Goodwood, for Christmas. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe- Weimar, who is at Aldershott, will join the family circle next week. The following marriages are about to take place at Paris :—M. de Remusat, son of the ex-minister, with the daughter of M. Cibiel, a person of great wealth ; Baron Gourgaud, son of the general, with Mdlle. du Taillis, granddaughter of a general of the first empire ; and Lieutenant-Colonel Abbatucci, son of the Minister of Justice, with Mdlle. Rey de Forestas, daughter of the Director of the Mediterranean Railway. A letter from Vienna, in the Presse of Brussels, says : " The Princess de Rohan and the Marquis Canetella, have gone to Frohsdorff to visit Count de Chambord. You are aware that the Connt de Paris has demanded in marriage the hand of a Princess of Dlecklenbourg, and that the King of Prussia, uncle to the princess, has declared against the demand. It appears that the visit of the two personages above-mentioned to Count de Chambord is connected with this matter.", The Dowager Lady Raglan, widow of the lamented Commander-iu-Chiet of the Army iu the East, is about to erect a monument to the memory of her gallant husband, in the beautiful little church of Badminton, in Gloucester shire, where the remains of the veneratel general are deposited with those of his noble ancestors of the house cf Beaufort. The monument is of elegant design, and em bellished with warlike attributes. A. mural tablet is also to be erected in the military church in Birdcage-walk, St • James's-park, to the memory of the respected Field- Marshal, opposite to a memorial erected by the officers of the Guards to the memory of his son, Major Fitzroy Somerset, who was killed at the battle of Moocikee. It has been reported that the late disgraceful robberies of jewellery, &c., perpetrated in Paris by some " Spanish dancers," were committed by persons belonging to the troupe at the Haymarket. " Such an assertion," writes Senora Perea Nena, " I beg to state is utterly without fonudation or truth, inasmuch as the offenders themselves and those connected with them are not, and never have been, engaged by or known to me " BANKRUPTS. From last night's Gazette. ROBERT YALLINVLY BARNES, City road, Middlesex, floo , cloth manufacturer. ABRAHAM JACOBS, JOHN JACOBS, and HENRY JACOBS, Crown street, Finsbury, merchants. MORRIS ROBERTS SYERS, JAMES WALKER, and DANIEL BACKHOUsE SYERS merchants, Ball-alley, L =bard street, City, and Liverpool. TtiomAs CLULEE, Aston Manor, near Birmingham, builder. JOSEPH LOADER, Walworth place, Walwortb, uphol sterer. RICHARD GRIFFITHS, sen, and RICHARRD GRIFFITHS jur, Firitton well, and St. James' walk, Clerkenwell. HENRY CHRISTIAN, MiPCing lane, coffee merchant. JOHN JONES, Aberystwith, Cardiganshire. draper. CHARLES HENRY DAVIS, New Cross road, Deptford, • HARRIET ROSE, Lynn, Norfolk, mlliner. WILLIAM FRARER, Leeds, cabinetmaker and upholsterer. SAMUEL GIFFORD, Mark lane, City, sailcoth and canvass merchant, and sacking manufacturer. Tom FOWLFR SLATER, Bradford, Yorkshire, grocer. WILLIAM EAMES HEATUFIELD and WILLIAM ABUEROW, ' p r inces rquare, Finsbury, manufacturing chemists and traders. RICHARD WILLIAMS, Liverpool, tailor and draper and licensed victualler. JOSEPH LEEMING, the younger, Hartlepool, whitesmith and ironmonger. THE CHEAP PRESS AND IHE PAPER DUTY. —A meeting of proprietors of cheap newspapers published in London, Birrni lgham, Manchester, Liverp:ol, Newcastle, Edin burgh, and Glasgow, took place on Monday evening, at the Clarence Hotel, Manchester, for the purpose of con sulting as to the best means of obtaining the repeal of the paper duty, and for the consideration of other subjects bearing upon the interests of the cheap newspaper press. MR. THACKERAY'S GEORGE THE SECOND. Mr. Thackeray delivered the second of h is course oi, lectures at the Philharmonic Hall last night. The subject' was, " George the Second." There was a considerably larger audience than at the delivery of the first lec ture., Mr, Thackeray commenced by requesting the audience tO imagine, after the manner in which a favourite novelist usually opened his romance, two horsemen riding all the road leading from London to Richmond . One attir in the jackboots of the period , was Sir Robert•wsipole; hit whose ride the lecturer humorously sketched, and - visit to Richmond, to inform the Prince of Wales that hSS father had died at Osnaberg. The Prince rose f rom hiti bed with many oaths, exclaiming in a s t r ong 'aernil accent in reply to the courtier's announcem ent, wa s thy is vn bg lie I' f (Laughter.) Nevertheless, it fact t o hat i that little gentleman was King of England the e for 33 years afterwards. Here the lecturer outlined the c'iaracter of George the Second and the P oints which he resembled his father—his coarseness, "se sensuality, his low estimate of men—so low that 0 ,2 1 1 was pained to think how true it was of those aroaTLi him, He was not a hypocrite ; he did not c 4 r e ; for 'the fine arts; but he never pr e t ended to " so. Careless as he was of religion, he affected little reve ence for the bowing bishops around him. It was, Per hali l not unlucky for England that the first Georges were . 11. 0 0 ambitious and un English, because they left Englata herself. Our troubles chiefly began wilen wandme to 138 0 a king who boasted that he was a Britort; because S e had been born in the country, assumed at, new her government. Of Queen Caroline, me: Thackeer spoke as a woman who was accomplished Anu,, hearted, rejecting even the hand of an archduke, ad"; o f sequent emperor, when proffered, with the coditional:if, changing her religion, even although her own Prote st , a a relations most urged it on her; as a woman who Wa g s l a st and faithful to her husband, as he in his own brutal fa d was to her, even to the last. She was a pleasant fait,‘ P a court where one saw few pleasant faces. C l lll attachment was something quite extraordinary g io charm had the red-faced little princeling, for vet her had rejected one who was to be an empero r, over 11 e*,,, fee - When suffering from gout she used to bathe her 17, cold water, at risk of her life, to_ walk with him; as - 1; • companied him through life with one unbroken, anseltis4 uncomplaining love. Dr. Young, the celebrated ac til la u i " Night Thoughts," absolutely burst into tears 10 , o r Pulpit, because the defender of the faith and elisP s s e sa . st' bishoprics fell asleep during one of his long sermons:" So the heavens and stars, and the vanities of the worIZ ao ie f wonder that, amidst all this levity in high places, "„icale. left the insulted temple to worship on the b'nbis (Cheers.) One was scared as he looked arattlittig• society—at this flaunting vice. Whit with starts cassocked harpies, ever hanging round the lott the palace, ready to fawn or bribe themseiv e6 t4 o folf bishoprics ; women intriguing, and courtiers f t he down in solemn reverence before the picture' 04ais# King and Queen, sneering at her lady in waiting IN o cgo a basin for her on her knees ; the very air stifles' $ o with a sickly perfume. In contrast to all this'Ars Thackeray paid a just tribute to the altered niall ° ' a loe the present court. There were some absur d cereal 000 about our court at the present day, at which he o ul a t the but laugh, but he added—as an Englishman looking 70e11 past, shall I not acknowledge the change th at has 'debt place ? What a contrast does such a cour t and,stos tit Queen present to that in England now. The niis", e . Lb* St. James's passes me to-day; and there I see atl l good mother, the good queen, the accomplished ' a ftiitne tbl enlightened friend of art, the tender sympathiser W;ongsd glories and griefs of her people ! " (Loud aisd Prtue,tet, cheers.) The lecturer then turned to some pleasanttlito of the time, introducing the maids of honour josa ' period, who smile at us out of history. Bu t still, Floacti was a pleasanter place then than now. W hen one at, of the games at tennis and cricket which came o rs, 1 0 0 James's Park, with kings and ministers as PlnY e fand wonders how they get through with their business', Lord Palmerston playing, with his coat off, a t hoenef o sif St. James's Park, and Lord John Russell throvringood the ball. (Laughter.) Yet that was the fashion 400ese statesmen then. Then there were merry fairs anger ogate and Maypoles, round which the girls ran races in veil, a ecT, attire, and bears danced, and parsons looked of thought it no particular harm. And there was % L obe wainscotted room, and a fiddler, and a beau tak ili gh tbelt women, one at a time, and dancing solemnly 1;;:" The watering places round the English coast welob o all the fashion, and at Bath might be seen--throu,r t tar r, window of his chair as he passed—the awful, gaUL s ot terrible frown, and terrible Roman nose of the 'alto d bar - tot commoner, the elder Pitt. All history went an a i a at there—Chesterfield and Harvey, Pope and Swift,' tbe Smollett leaning on the arm of Quin the actor-" 4 " e to 110 lecturer, in his own unapproachable style, Mol e s dient * and move, to be witty and trifling, before the a' n i c k* He then read passages from several quaint old chr°4 it' showing the fearful severity of punishment toed, fantastic discrepancy, men and women 4 " w aerg attorneys in the pillory, a duel of three in Prelatic'. d oe. enemies who had been vainly bound over Of* aes 4 , to keep the peace discharged their pistols, and all fell to the great advantage of their neighbours; a e ° ,,,l e be transport, liberated from the hulks, bcause "an es , - toss been left him ;" and, finally, even the prices of e ne, and sugar. Of the court and its heartless an d jai". groups, Mr. Thackeray drew a picture almost hot° impressive. The deathbed scene of the Queen wa s aaPef taus the colours of which looked ghastly from the h', ll ': ng artist. lie went on to say that the old Pagan• hang his promise to his dying wife, and never m arrieu b_ A r Bat, at sixty years of age, he gave fetes in bonn e favourite Lads , Yarmouth, in which be himself oPri t 15 14 s e e dressed as a Turk, she figuring as the Sultana. a,sitew Turkish kind of lie went on till he was finally found:it:oo But he never lost his love for his wife through all % a $l O frailty. He said be had never seen the We whey dfit worthy to tie the shoes of Caroline, and 97 "`" v., ‘ " ordered a side of each of 4 ..eir coffins to be taken en sew the 17th of Oc'ober, 1760, when he was seventy.sefe" 'll.O of age, this little unconscionable Bajezet passed e gi gi page went in with a cup of chocolate, and, bell 4 0 01 most religious gracious king was lying on the floor-ad, Go; Majesty was but a lifeless corpse. The King was f le d save the Bing! But, of Course, there were poets en, o ns, du el gt who duly bewailed the dead one in verse or se o r r ui eot tl; which we can only laugh or be sad. One Pr. F nie Sitt, 6 o learned divine, and afterwards a bishop, in s ' — e fra verses, west so far as to describe his life on eart"01 00 0 which came nearest to heaven. It he bad bee r :AAP:O just, and pure in life, and wise in council , coll' go o te Ao g and divines have said much more ? Clergymen csietabe.sai grave, and claimed heaven for the poor old itiel t ; pot ;he , below. Here was a man who had neither nor learning—who tainted society by his bad e s ""'his tj• was neither a good husband, nor a good father it! ds enrij dren or people—who, even in old age, was low ° n ot' F r io and yet, according to Dr. Porteous, earth let s , n• sd enough for him, and his only place Wee hu; s e bo o blo Thackeray concludei a lecture, which c oolie" on ly ; 0 , hour in delivery, and of which we have bet a ke ttic. to present bat a very feeble shadow, amid gen ,grateciso Many of the most sparkling, many of the most 0 ; we incisive, and truthfully inspired satirical P 3ss9ge, had to leave wholly a unnoticed. ee to g e ° : It may be well to add that much dvall' a 0 ts. re 4 comfort would be felt if many of the audience t he o v punctual in attendance, and did not int erruPt and the listeners by crowding in after the lecture -I COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—"issTsO' Gibraltar ........ •• •' . g 0 Leghorn ••• • • • .... ..„ Genoa ••• • • ••' ••. •. .•• / Milan.. ...... ••• ' .., 4 0 1 Naples .......... • .;,, 1 , 0 1 Palermo ..... '.•• :..• pi Messina ........ • ' i Lisbon • • •••• •• ' • .••• / Oporto ••••• • ' ' • ..• •••• / Rio .k n eiro .• • " ' • .: ... Buenos Ayres ••'• ~ oglit / New York, 6) dar . , 0 , , Philade l p hia •• 0 '' • . ;O a 1/ 9 , 1 0 t PRICES or fo r „ ' 0 u Foreign Gold, in. .. 0 0 0 Portug al Gold Co 0 , 0 {Mexican Dollar s '' • .. ,° 0 0 ci. T s fIREE AGED New pe ll a" ':::. ° Silver, in emil: • ..„ f lif -------"—'!"--." f 16 " tb 6 BO 0 o , few miles of Sl e sT ac E h ßS t t at present, in one of the most e levate d ,i2ing v to al , cnunty of Perth. There a re three sisters "-- o asel'" 09 faculties—whose . Ter , the full P .ated 0 al their . . a ns. e ~ fifty five uh T ne rihireedaenardgaler.sne ia:irs:attiwe;:shturiiich::: fears, or eighty, eighty Wl' . esteir respectively. bleal g es ho day to present our readers w ith a comnr abe dlia tes °l t° TILE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Vi r e were enable -- tit the Message from th e President of the President Pierce. While t,iving tr n ite . 13 ' n , 0 l ia et Senate, on the opening of congress, the cla s e l a lbe f i fote ci a'tention of our Liverpool correvondent, w h e COO 0: d u e credit ' ar e ina o to( in a large degree to the Magnetic TelerP e uc3 B ! ° ,, n a . tt lf i ' their proniptitude and despatch on tu a 1 ba ll- P a v el P-' message was not landed from the Niagara u nti w-e9, 511 -'i g '. when it was immediately placed upon though only two instruments were engJg gd in f o ae al ' e s i ll their, the i' traalod iel er Ol O OOO sion, tie entire of the summary, commercial rtport, extendinc , to two of oura nd a til ape length, was delivered in Lond on in one b o na & gel.. B or ~,ar 0 I —a feat, even in this advanced age, feel it due to make these remarks, not 00 7 a c omp D O Ilia our admiration of the arrangements of the Iti o o without:tespre o. also of thanks to their o ffi cials for tbeir eie occasion.—Morning Post, Dec. 16, 1856. • Amsterdam ...... 11 14 Ditto, three months 11 174 Rotterdam.... Antwerp Brusse's Hamburg .. l3 74 Altona Paris Ditto, three months Marseilles .. .... 25 67i Bordeaux Frankfort-on-Maine 11 ci B9rlin .. Vienna ...... 10 40 Tries. e Peteisburg M drid Cadiz Barcelona Seville