The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-05 00:00:00

witne to cot the N Ice are family continue their rus we en Switv great , 1 be surprised if tl eriand does not important ar Varia g kingdoms, and states, that Spain are put ( as, were ions at Biarrit . e on Spanish of Cabinet would be to a telegrapi that the dissolving th "adepts the res Minister at I pel the outward observance of allegiance to .Lonperor and his present outbreak in fy compel him to see ~__ A PRO .ti. froa WANTED, or in ( Cook Street UESDAY now !Raclin P J. ,NODDE Begs respe fril c Again do RIDA The Debats has an ficers, in which it ions for the new Cortes of until the month of February, :e just now, the d in a minority kccording spatch just received, we learn Madrid Gazette has published the decree and that another decree Spanish Cortes gnation of M. Conadi sbon. The news from Italy is still of an unsatisfactory lo not of preparation for war are ter from Vienna, in the' Cologne y measures that our and whic b do not )rps of the arm sh impul se to the sof Sardinia towards Austria. It ardinian army is to be increased ount Cavour has already addressed a Srtrri rs at Foreign Court us measure ha tharal continued Gazette, iment is on a war footi hostile sen in wl Udopted s, of tol 1 details of the n from Melbourn )lumn engaged )ry position endeavour to secure Mr. Du Lower several pub most gx the Acting Governor on t y, when h of th extradit with the ffy appears con ileney held a I d gave a ball and that h I Sta h resp ls renewed. Th to the Several local meetings of an i rian intervention in s by the clipper ship le colony of Victoria was in a healthy Nearly 1 the mem- xecutive Council were activel is in admirers having qualify him to sit in the popularity had, however id ordinate vanity 3 birthday of her lebrated 27tH of viewed to 1,600 Irago, arrived at Southampton )ers from New York to the e chief item of news je extra Congress „ - sembled, when the J‘epresentatives ,propriation had ratified the ai treaty with Baden, but postponed that Sandwich Islands until the next session. ateresting charm), par Lie Vlantelt. .9 to 80l and free d and I rehouse, Y , :rk.—For fort NETT, Broker! st One o'clock, at Golding ..hange, Brunswick-street, Barrels FLOUR. Sr M. HARNETT, Brc SDAY Twelve o ' clock, at Bushb' oildings, Date• B US ABY k CO., E CRITRCH k Ware Gentry of LiVer ,n are NOW READY 1111t0 IBER 5, 1856 room. Corn ATTER, SEPTI T sla to ief telegraphic d in the han y bring us deflnitc part political anarchy s see in the least t now, cause to dread and probably Fra government The I 9 of u. were held yesterday. One was that of the estry, who had been called to assemble for considering a letter from Rector Select V t the purpose Campbell, relative to' the elf tion of 3urial Board when Mr. Jac ), as will b( perceived by Martin's oblif.tec Walton Cemetery, would be lerable mvenience, and ce the n ociations for additional land I by the nu e Vestry finally greed ) , that for the r the interment of the poor of the n St:James's C emetery, instead of entering 2emetery of Walt 1 Dock Committee held its weekly meeting aving Dock accommod n, originated by the s, but the cc: littee came to the 1 that tl bock a commodati the port 1 then commenced Late, and contender tpon the dock as at present ma of unders low public companies a of the committee really although he spoke at some Ain away the ma abject dr , pped without anything definite being agreed in reference thereto. The proceedings of the Health Committee reported elsewhere, do not call for special notice The health of the boron state, and rather below the usual average gh is in a satisfactory has been lionising at Shef , nds anti affair came off in the %vas numerously attended audience measured terms of approbation figment of the by a large and .yor of Sheffield nd introduced the business of the extolled Mr. Roebuck's character in Roe. peecii in acknow- ented AVANNA 11 Elizabeth 810 Total , Against 65,000 bales last year, 29,062 The Liverpool Share Market was Very Weak in the early part of the day I towards the afternoon it improved, and eloged firmly at the highest prices of the day. The transactions recorded Were ! Blackburn, 8 ; Caledonian, 25, 6 ; Eastern Coun ties, 9i, t, 5-16 ; Great Western, 641, ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire Stock, 961, 7, 61, 7, t o I. Lancaster and Carlisle, 741 • Ditto, Third Shares, 6p; London and North WesterTi Stocks 1024,, g, `l_ 4 Ninnetho•-' - , field, and Lincol n , 33/4, 4, ; North British, 10, k ; t 1 1 . 8! '; Midland, '9l, 8, 80, 1, North Eastern, 20k ; Dovers, .6, 2, R , g, , Great Western of Canada, 241, 8,1; Ditto New, 2 1.16, bp. The closing prices are thus quoted Aberdeen, 132 131. Chester and Birkenhead, 151 16. Caledonian, 251 26. Chester and Holyhead, 161 161. Eastern Counties, 91 g 5-16. East Lancashire, gOt 201. Great Northern, 24 xd 241. Do. A, 101 102. Great Western, 641 ±d 642. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 971 972. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 18 181. Lon don and North Western Stock, 103 k xd 1032. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 331 34 Midland Stock, 84 xd 808 North British, 10 10k. North Staffordshire, 5 4d. South Eastern and Dover, 221 228. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 201 xd 201. York and North Midland, 281 xd 29. Leeds Capital Stock, 14 17f. Buffalo, and Lake Huron, 9 id. Dutch Rhenish, 21 21p. 'T , lstern of Canada, 241 24k. Ditto 2k 2 3-16 p. Great Luxembourg, Great IN erV ntiares, 10 9;cl. At Manchester there was a decline on yesterday's prices, and sales were made in London and North Westerns at 1031 4. Midlands, 80. Sheffields, 331 4. Dovers, 12 8 4. Leeds, 974. Subsequently the following sales were posted :—Midlands, 804 =7,- ft. Sheffields, 331 a Dovers, 22 5.1.6 I. Leeds, 971 4 4 4. Blackburns, 74. Eastern Counties, 94. _ No change of moment has taken place in the Money Market. The demand for discounts is still strong, and the rates required for good paper of short date full. A meeting of the directors, share holders, and depositorsoftbe Roy a l B r i t i s h B an k was held today at Mr. Paddiston's office, when it was agreed that a special meeting should be held morrow to decide upon the measures to be taken sent position of the undertaking. It 25 per cent. of the capital is not lost, THE COURT BALMORAL, SEPT. 2.—Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort walked out yesterday morning. In the afternoon her Majesty, attended by the Marchioness of Ely ar.d the Earl of Clarendon, drove to the falls of the Garr Valt. The Prince went out deer stalking. The Princess Royal rode out, attended by the Hon. Mary Seymour. The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Amalie of Hohenlehe Schil lingfurst, Lord and Lady James Murray, and Lady Augusta Bruce, dined with her Majesty yesterday, ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—Yesterday a man, name unknown, was found drowned in the Coliingwood Dock. It is sup posed he was a painter. THE £65 FROM Tom MAILLY.—This case, reported in our police intelligence, was resumed yesterday, when the priso• ners already named, and a man named Connor, were brought up and fully committed for trial. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday, a sailor, named Arthur Ahearn, fell from the yard of the Jane Glessin, lying in the Birkenhead dock, on to the railings, and was killed on the spot. An inquest was held on the body yesterday, when a verdict of "Accidental de tth" was returned. A BRUTAL FATHER.—A fellow named Thomas M•Killigan, was charged before Mr. Mansfield, yesterday, for having set on his son to fight with an idiot boy. The case being fully proved, his Worship censured the brutal conduct of the ruffian, and sentenced him to pay a fine of £2. FRIGHTFUL ASSAULT BY A HUSBAND. —Yesterday even ing, a female named Louisa Traynor, the wife of a man residing in a court off Saltney street, was most frightfully beaten by her husband. She was taken to the Northern Hospital, where she lies in a fearful state. The man is in custody. MADAME ANNIE.—This " lady," so well kuown in the annals of Hotham• street, was summoned by a police officer, yesterday, before Mr. Mansfield, who complained of her having used obscene language in the streets. The " Madame," of course, did not condescend to appear. A fine of £1 was imposed on her. _ _ THE WEATHER continues gloriously fine and rather (for the time) warm. This, however, will be of paramount importance to the agriculturist, and will prove of the utmost benefit to the lateward standing crops of corn. In the words of the farmer—" Another week of this weather will crown the world ; and from appearanc , s, as we have some Ways ago remarked, there is every chance of that happy consunitneion. C IRONER'S INQUESTS.- Yesterday the coroner held the following inquests :—On the body of Sim n Davis, who died in coming fi om New York. Verdict, " Died from natural causes." - On the body of Matthew Dinen, 22 years of age, a labourer, at the sugar refinery establishment of Mr. James Leitch, Ellenberough-street. On Friday last a sugar mould, with about 130 lbs. of sugar in it, tell, by accident, on the head of deceased, and he died in the Northern Hospital yesterday, from the effects of the injuries. Verdict, " Acci dental death."—On the bady of John Phythian, who died in the Royal Infirmary. The facts of this case has already appeared, and the jury found a verdict of " Accidental death.' —On the body of a man who died in the street. He was not known. He appeared to be about 25 years of age, 5 feet 7in. From the medical evidence it appeared he died from natural causes. Verdict accordingly DESPERATE ASSAULT ON BOARD AN AMERICAN SHIP.— Yesterday evening, a sailor, named Marlin Tobin, wa s brought to the Northern Hospital is a fearful state, from a beating which he alleged to have received from the mate of the American ship Gosport. At present the statement of tbe man is exparte, and is as follows :—He shipped in the vessel, and went on board yesterday morning, He says he w ent to his work, and that he was quit e sober; he adds, that the first'' salute" he got was a wh ac k of a belaying pin across the face from the mate, and that he was then beaten rn , st savagely from head to toe. One of our reporters saw him at the hospital, and h e p resented a very serious appear ance, being covered with blood, his eyes black, face and Lose bruised and swollen, legs and arms in the same way, and, altogether, the poor fellow seemed to have been trea ed most brutally. We do not vouch for the accuracy of his story. We give it as he stated it. Every attention was promptly paid to him by the surgeons at the hospital. From whatever cause, the man has been very badly treated. ang Lady kern Tim of to exceed .! 3 olding a long and able valuable testimonial pre :h he took occasion to refer to his own r, and to argue that he had done so ight keep aloof from .. ienee. se of Commons, ad worthy est member for Sheffi le of our readers who have perused Mr b. to tell us 1 our of the Pike water is to be ? That gen ian seems to think that he is not responsible the quality of the *a We are to have, nor say one word about quantity The whole supply is to be discoloured in the first instance, and it may be for weeks, by passing through nidised and dirty pipes. The filthy liquid i o be carried from tho reservoir to the pes, and from thence to the cisterns of the con- which we all 'st shot" from the 1 is generally ized 1 but the first of the Rivington water will scarcely e so much when we aet atest puzzl 2 or how it I and tY in accordance with the provisions of the Charter, the existence of the Bank as a corporate institution is terminated. There was great exJite ment this morning at six metropolitan branches o f the British Bank, as the suspension of paymen t yesterday was not generally known on that day. The event, as maybe supposed, is very disagreeable to the other joint-stock establishments, and fears are entertained that the position of one or two other companies is not so sound as could be wished. After this failure, and that of the Tipperary Bank, it is clear that implicit faith cannot be placed in statements of accounts which, by a little cooking, may be made to represent a flourishing position of things, while, in reality, the companies to which they relate are on the verge of insolvency. The Globe of last night contains the following : The Money Market may be considered to have presented features of increased tightness during the last few days. The demand, both among the discount brokers and at the Stock Exchange, has increased, but the rates current are not above those charged at the Bank of England. Favourable as the weather is for the harvest, the continuous remittances of the precious metals to the Continent show, that the drain has not ceased, and as the gold by the Kent will, it is beAved, be despatched as soon as it is received in London, no mediate mitigation in this respect can be anticipated. The late bank failures have unfortunately diminished confidence, and that of the Royal British Company, which has just occurred in the heart of the metropolis, with its numerous branches, will increase the apprehension of further difficulties. A number of absurd reports are in circulation with regard to other establishments; but it is to be hoped they are entirely without foundation. If appearances were less unfavourable than they are at present, this disaster would, no doubt, have exercised greater influence, but prospects generally are so good that it will not probably create any lasting effect. The excitement caused by the failure of the Royal British Bank has calmed down, and, on enquiry it appears that the affairs of the bank are cot likely to prove in so bad a state as was appre hended. It is rumoured that there will be sufficient to pay the depositors 20s. in the pound; that the total amount of losses does not exceed £60,000; and that it will be wound up favourably. The English Securities had a firmer feeling to-day, and recovered the depression of yesterday. Consols for the Account opened at 948, and then receded to 941; for money, 94i ; and up to 941 were paid The new Three per Cents were dealt in at 971, rose to 971, and afterwards fell to 954. We note the following closing rates : Consols Account, 941 95. Do. Money, 947 i 95. Exchequer Bills, 12 15. Three per Cents, 9 951. The 'London Share Market, although firm, was not active, and the sales going forward limited. We note transactions in Caledonian at 511 ; Great Northern, 85; Great Western, 64 ; London and North Western, 103); Midland, 801 791; York and North Midland, 57. A somewhat sudden tone mani fested itself at the close of business, when the fol lowing prices were marked up :—Caledonian, 511 52.• Edinburgh and Glasgow, 54 58. Eastern Counties, 9i wg. East Lancashire, 80 82. Great Northern, 951 961. Ditto A., 85 86. Great Wes tern, 611 65. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 971 97 . Leeds Northern, 17/ 17g. London and North Western, 1034 Dn. Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 334 34. Midland Stock, 80,1, 801. North British, 40 401. South Eastern and Dover, 721 73. York, Newcastle and Berwick, 80 81. York and North Midland, 561 57. There is very little change in the Manchester market. To-day the sale of Goods and Yarns was limited, but prices were unchanged. The continental demand for gold is still very active, and, although the remittance brought in by the Kent will not be in hand for some days 20,000 oz., representing a value of about 80,0001, has been sold for exportation. The residue is expected to be also immediately taken for the continent. The anticipation expressed that the shipments of specie and bullion by the Alexandria steamer to-day would he unprecedented in amount, is fully verified. The sum shipped on board the Indus, which left Southampton for Alexandria to-day, is no less than 835,3011, of which 26,7321 is gold, and 808,5601 silver. The largest sum ever previously transmitted by this route con sisted of 810,:522/ by the Euxine, on the 4th o July. Of the 835,3011 despatched by the Indus 488,429/ is destined for the three Chinese ports The particulars are subjoined, viz. :—For Alexan dria, gold, 19,900/. ; for Bombay, silver,ll.l7sl: ; 705f01:. for Madras, silver, 5,0001, and gold, 0 Calcutta, silver, 161 2091. ; for Penang, silver, 7,8064 ; for Singapore, silver, 36,0251. ; and gold, 9701., for Hong Kong, gold, 5,6951., and silver, 202,7011.; f or C 2 a 4 n ,, to 3 n 7 , u silver, 30,6621., and for Shenghae, euver, d out teemed. What we are to do with it it, appear in fac to be one of the s connect vhole scheme tis to render the supply we receive from other .hless for several days or w ks, what nhabitants to do? Who is to be responsi- , le to the town for the tunatel LEY says, that " I am , than in an engineering point of e to say when it will be available for the Again, he states, that " there will be the pipes. Other circumstances, too, ver which I am equally without control , may to interfere with tl of the water. For these r( asons lam unable to give any satisfactory answer to the last of the questions propounded by the Committee"— y, when will the Pike water be brought into the town ? Mr. HAWK 3LEY cannot answer this impor tant query. Perhaps the goit has presented' the same difficulties to his engineering mind, that it has to equally well-informed men of science. The general impression is, that the goit will give way with the first charge of water, and as Mr. HAWKSLEY has but little faith in oxidised and fractured pipes, we may not be deluged with greenish-brown water for some very considerable length of time. This, certainly, is the most agree able fact to be gleaned from the report of the Council meeting. The Pikeists in the Corporation may assert what they please, but their water en gineer will not guarantee anything. He will bring us the Rivington filth as soon as he can, and if he cannot bring it at all, we know our loss will be Of this sum, upwards of 700,0001. as been expended, according to Alderman name over 1,000,0001, BENNEIT'S statement; and the sum paid annually on that amount of jobbery, calculated at 4 per cent. per annum, is 28,0001. It must be very invigorating to those who have had the fingering of so large a share of the Rate s' substance, to kno that there is now a MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING, Oui• Cotton Market continues firm, and holders are enabled to obtain full prices. To-day the trade nimation Compared with last 'riday's rates, took 4,000, viz he sales were 12,000 bales, of which speculators ;.:-1,000 American, a'd 3,000 Surat, 2,000, namely, 1,000 American, and The import since this day week is ito about 30,600 bales. Later advices were eived here this afternoon, by the Arago, arrived at Southampton. The New York Marhet is repre sented as being unchanged. The demand was moderate ' nd nothing new reported respecting sea is reduced to 28,052 bales, including the cargo per Coronet, put into New York, in distress, 12th August, deducting which will reduce the actual luantity to 24,730 bales ME w onLEA CHARLESTON uorouol.. St. Louis Warbler 3322!J0hn Frazer 2581 APALACHICOLA 1898,john Haven. OM E 2401 Antartib 2 160,Galhoun NEW le OR I, Jiosstith Western Chief .. J. G. Richardson 1919 Guy Mannering 947 Albert Gallatin 1201 1678 TOTALS. 19,2511 New Orleans- Mobile! 3412 Savannah i 500 1325, Chart gents ]9,251, 4,737 chicala 672 1,460 1,116 737,New York THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. INSURRECTION IN SWITZERLAND. An insurrection has taken place in the Canton of lieufchatel. The cry of the insurgents was—" Vive Le Rol !'4 The authorities are in the power of the insur- This rising is nu doubt in favour of the long standing claims of the King of Prussia to the territory of Neufc hatel. A special despatch, dated Carlshrue, received since the above was in type s informs its that the Royalists had, by violent means, re-possessed them selves of everything the Switzers had deprived them of. FRANCV. WEDNtSPAY EVENIN( A fact - of considerable gravity has been commu nicated to me from a good quarter—that several officers of the army have been arrested on suspicion being concerned in a plot for the restoration of the Orleans family, but I have not been able to obtain any details of the affairs The Moulines newsp, little riot in that city on give an account of a incirty Sothe P. arisian 'mit dealers, it appears, bought up all the fruit they could possibly find ; this made the article very dear, and a number of women and boys, assisted by some men, invaded the storehouses in which the fruit was kept; cast it into the streets, trampled it under foot ) and made a bonfire of the baskets which contained it. The appearance of the gendarmere and police put an end the hubbub, but one of the former was rather roughly handled. Seven or eight of the rioters were lodged in gaol. The affair, you see, was of no importance; but it is a disagree- able symptom of a bad spirit being abroad amongst the peasantry. On the Bourse to-day, there has been another deplorable fall in the railway shares. Compared with the closing prices of yesterday, the Orleans have declined 114 f, the Nord 111 f, the Lyons 20f, the Mediterranean 30f, the Southern 124 f, the Western 10f 1 the Eastern sf, and 741 for the old and new shares. These are cash prices. The cause of the fall was the sad manner in which the settlement in railways has gone off, and the despair into which that class of security has (only temporarily, no doubt) fallen. The decline in the Threes, are 35c for cash, and 10c for account. We have accounts from Constantinople to the 27th. They announce that M.de Boutenieff, the new Rus sian Minister, had been received by the Sultan, and had visited Fuad Pacha and the Grand Vizier. The English fleet continued to cruise in the Black Sea. The Russians had given up the idea of making a campaign in Circassia. The Persian government was about to send a minister to London, to make concessions to England, but subject to the recal of Mr. Murray. The Minister of War had resigned. A Marseilles letter says, that the quantity of wheat received in that port, in August, was 1,100,000 hectolitres. (The hectolitre is 21 ; bushels.) THE INDIAN MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY EVENING By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamer Ava, Captain Field, with the India, China, and Mediterranean mails, we have dates from Alexandria, Aug 21st; Malta, 25th, and Gibraltar, 29th. The Ava brings 88 passengers, among whom is his Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia, from Gibraltar; and a good cargo, consisting of elephants' teeth, gum, mother-of-pearl, wool, wheat, &e. On the 29th ult., the Ava was in collision with the brig Blanche, of Teignmouth, off Tarifa, dam aging the rigging of the brig, and carrying away one of the starboard water-boats of the Ava. The British transport brig, British Lion, 56 days from Balaklava, with government stores, for Deptford, sailed from Gibraltar on the 28th ult. The trans ports Tudor, Mauritius, and Thomas Hankey, jun., arrived at Gibraltar, from Malta, on the 29th ult. The British steamer Andes, five days and a half from Liverpool, arrived the same day. Lieut. Richard Wilson, of the 2nd York Militia, died at Gibraltar on the 28th ult. to whether the water will be fit for use reaches t town, and whether it can be The brought here under any el public have only to swallow the story about its tances being an unfortunate affair from first and last—to destroy the purity of the water, or cut short the supply, and hand out more money—say a quarter f a million This is what the hush ! hush ! of the Council are looking to, when they preach silence. They take fresh courage from every failure which occurs in the cx ecution of Corpo- ate works, because it leaves favourable openings for extra drafts on t -ue Burgesses' pockets. But, iu this case, it is hoped that the idea of expending openly scouted by every honest man in the com. munity. Let the municipal electors give the Pikeists up to the Ist of November to complete their work —as guaranteed by Mr. HOLT —an d, if by that day, let them go to work at once to set their Corporate House to rights THE WEST DERBY GUARDIANS. We have received a note from Mr. Callis, complaining of the mission of his public letter to the board, in our report of the proceed ings in yesterday's NORTHERN TIMES. We assure him the omission was quite accidental, and, if it is any object to him, we have to say that it complained in measured terms of the proceedings of the special committee appointed to investigate Mr. Gough's charge against Mr. Lister. Mr. Callis's letter also indicated that he considered that the doctor had been the moat injured person of the two. . any of the great Mr. Roebuck seems proud of laiming—l have rep resented ,nd, and won my way through The speech (as we said etraitforward and AUSTRALIA. We have received our papers and private advices from Sydney to the Bth, and Melbourne to the 10th of June, Inclusive, per the London clipper-sh'p Kent, noticed in yesterday's impression of the NoatitertN TINES, and sub join an ample report of the more interesting, political, general, and commercial intelligence. 1 'VICTORIA. Our Melbourne advices inform us that political affairs in the colony of Victoria w ere t ame . S ev eral other • •• .. . • candidates for seats in the, refO;nl -4 1;gi . glaIu — r - ev.:(l madet their aPpearaince. The old council had been prorogued to the 3rd of June, and had been further prorogued, by proclamation in the Government Gilzette, until the Ist of July. It was considered that unless some new unforeseen circumstance Would arise, the old legislature would never meet again. Mr. Foster, the former colonial secretary. or prime minister, had become a candidate tor " lie was driven from once," says one of the Melbourne papers, " somewhat abruptly on the occasion of the Ballarat riots, for which at that time he was held mainly r , sponsible. From blame on this respect we think public opininn has since partly acquitted him, but public sympathy can scarcely be said to have been aroused in his favour. We apprehend that he *as too much given to Scheming and intrigue when in office to have Wade many ;ticere friends, and the general verdict seems to be that -e or twice wrongfully accused he has often'got oft ,lot free when he degivvecl flutrishment, and that, on the whole, the ce' - has -cusure he has unoei b — ,een in no way in excess of his deserts. He is almost certain to be returned for Williamstown however, having spoken with much ability and managed his electioneering matters with great tact and adroitness thare. Since his retirement there have been occasional symptoms of a burning desire on his part to re-enter public life ; and, take him for all in all, we shall hail the reappearance of so able a man in the Vidtorian Parliament with considerable satisfaction, although we do not think it possible that we shall ever wish to see him prime Minister again. Mr. Duffy's canvass at the West continues, aid it was said with every prospect of suedes, although !lis injudicious speech at Belfast had had a Most perni cious effect upon hill prospects, and the estimatiet in which, he is held. Iletelowing the sayings and doings ef Mr. Luffy in Victoria, the editor of a Melbourne journil, dated Sane 10, remarks :—" Mr. Duffy's opponents have taken advantage of his speech to quote to his prejudice a former phrase of his, that he was "an Irish rebel to the back bone, and to the spinal marrow," and even many of his most ardent admirers have had their. faith shaken at finding in their idol such vanity. and such carelessness of speech. The fact seems to be that Mr. Duffy was prostrated by what prostrates most new-comers, but which it was hoped his intellectual constitution would have been strong enough to have with stood—the mental fever of new chumism. Almost every new-comer fancies he is going to effect a revolution in our society, and never reflects on the generations of men with similar hopes and anticipations who have sunk into obscurity, and become merely atoms in the mass of our population. A fresh influt of men occurs, each of whom thinks himself the first missionary of civilisation in Australia, and each of whom is speedily gathered to his predecessors. Mr. Duffy's new-chumish feeling was aggravated by the greeting he received. Dinners and deputations succeeded one another, and Mr. Duffy became more and more convinced that he had imported the first consignment of real statesmanship which had reached these shores. He permitted this feeling to away him to the utterance of what betrayed recklessness of the public character of others, and much ignorance of men and things in the place of which he aspired to be the great political reformer. The consequence has been that his prestige has in a great measure vanished. No doubt he will soon recover from the new-chum sickness, and then his honesty and ability will place him in a high and appropriate rank. Yet it shows no great statesmanship to have thrown away so much of the political credit he brought out with him. Perhaps, upon the whole, it will scarcely be to his disadvantage to have destroyed all extravagant expectations of himself before enteri ng parliament." We observe that a proposition had been mooted for the employment of Chinese emigrants in the construction of railways. It is suggested that in lieu of the capitation tax now levied upon all Chinamen landing at any of the Victorian seaports, each celestial should serve a digging apprenticeship upon our railways, before being admitted to digging-mastership upon our gold-fields. The principal objection which has been urged alainst the scheme is the danger which it involves of establishing a dominant and an enslaved race. The Queen's birthday was celebrated with great eclat at Melbourne on the 26th of May. The•good•will and pint of the Age, daily newspaper, the Weekly Age, the Melbourne Leader, together with the plant of the Age jobbing office, were so'd by order of the official assignee, for £2,000, to Mr. E. Syme, one of the co-aditors. A gymnastic institution has been - opened in MQlbourne, on the system adop.ed by the best institutions of a similar character on the continent of Europe : and under the supervision Or a geinletnan wry) tias Owl 26 years' expe rience in the management of an European gymnasium, The instil ute is calculated to supply a great desideratum in the city, and to become a valuable agency for the development of the mental and physical capacities of the rising generation in Melbourne and its vicinity. NEW SOUTH WALES From Sydney we have accounts which state that the Sydney Hamlets election was exciting considerable atten tion. A public meeting had been held on the sth of June- Among the speakers was the Rev. Dr. Lang, who addressed the meeting for upwards of an hour and a-half, contending, with great earnestness, for the equalisation of the representatives of the people, and urged strongly that such equalisation could only depend upon a proper basis ; further arguing that the representation of a certain amount of population of any class must necessarily involve the representation of an equal amount of property, The acceptance of office by Mr. Donaldson and his eeL leagues in the Ministry the Rev. Dr. considered uncon stitutional, and he regarded the upper house as a spectacle which must awaken feelings of contempt and want of confidence in the minds of the people. The meeting finally resolved that Mr. Donaldson was not worthy to represent the Sydney Hamlets. In the Ne s w South Wales parliament Mr. Thompson entered into a long explanation of his conduct in England, with reference to the Constitution Act, and the part he had taken since his return to the colony, with regard to the initiation of responsible government. The legislature was adjourned to the Bth of August, the elections under the new constitution proceeding in the interim. The movement in favour of shortening the hours of labour had met with approval in Sydney. NEW ZEALAND. The only news from Auckland, by this arrival, is the defeat of the Sewell ministry on the 3rd ult., upon the reply to his Excellency's address at the opening of the General Assembly of New Zealand. Mr. Sewell, in moving the following reply, observed that the policy of the ministry was fully before the house, and that he and his colleagues were now on their trial:—" We, the Com mons of New Zealand, assembled in their House of Representatives, acknowledge, with sentiments of deep respect. the address delivered by your Excellency at the opening of the present session. We desire to convey to your Excellency the expression of our; gratitude for the prompt manner in which you have given effect to the principle of ministerial responsibility in the conduct of the executive affairs of government. We entertain no doubt that the relations proposed to be established be tween your Excellency and your responsible advisers will secure the efficient carrying out of that :principle. Fully sensible of the duty which devolves upon the General Legislature of the colony, of maintaining unimpaired the authority and functions which are reserved to the General Government by the Constitution, it will be our earnest endeavour, as one of the branches of that Legislature, to join in exercising those func tions in cordial co-operation with the Provincial authorities, and with as little interference as possible in all matters within their own municipal sphere. Whatever measures may be submitted to us through your Excellency's responsible advisers, shall receive our best consideration. And we pray you to accept this assurance of our desire to co-operate with your Excel lency in whatever may promote the welfare of the colony, and maintain the public credit." Mr. Bell seconded the motion.—Dr. Campbell then proposed, as an amendment, that the following be the reply to his Excellency's address :—" Fully sensible of the duty which devolves upon the General Legislature of the colony, of main taining unimpaired the authority and functions which are reserved to the general Government by the Constitution, it will be our earnest endeavour, as one of the branches of that Legislature, to join in exercising those functions in cordial co-operation with the provincial authorities, and with as little interference as possible in all matters within their own municipal sphere." Mr. Brown seconded the amendment. After an adjourned debate, the amendment was carried by a majority of one—an honourable member, however, was prevented from recording his vote, on ac count of having' been accidentally locked out when the division took place. An irregular discussion then took place, after which the House adjourned. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. MELBOUMNE, June 10.—Owing to the bad state of the roads, business here is partially suspended. Nevertheless prices have not give❑ way as much as might have been expected. The community Generally have p:u•taken of the prosperity of the colony. In the hands of all classes there is a large amount of surplus capital. Money is plentiful at 10 per cent, but the securities offering are limited to 8 per cent. We have auplications for Melbourne City Bonds at last quotations of 1024, but in consequence of the advance in price in London to 105, the principal holders have withdrawn from the market until further news from England, WooL : During the week a small sale has been held by auction, at which rates the following lots were sold, namely : Greasy wool, PS, 5 , bales at 101 d ; inferior fleec e , T , 4 b ales 'at 16d • mixed, OD, 2 bales at 91 ; scoured, F, 7 b a l es at TR, 40 bales at 201,d ; S, 40 bales a t 20d ; scoured labs, SL, 10 bales, bought in at 2211. The favourable advices of the home sales have caused a considerable advance in this market, and we have obtained during the week by private contract 20id and 221 for scoured wool ; prices are firm at our quotations, which are for superior fleeces, 17d to 18Ad per lb ; fair to good, 153 to 16,1 do ; inferior to average, 123 to 1411 do. ; scoured, 193 to 22d do ; handwashed and slipe, 121 to Iq-d do. LABOUR MARKET : Mr. Morgan reports :—The arrival of the emigrant ships, Fairlie and Earl Grey, has caused many employers to wait for the servants required, until they are opened for selection, which will be on Monday or Tuesday next. The Arthur the Great emigrant ship to Geelong W ta relieve the demand from that quarter. Although the demon _ has beets very fairly met by th e supp l y t hi s wee k, no altera tion in wages has taken place fr om t h ose quote d l as t week •"" Married couples, without family, f or p r i va t e h ous es or home stations, £B5 to £lOO per annum ; d o , d o , f a rms. &C, il to£Bo do ; do, with family, £6O do ; shepherds, £35 0 do; hutkeepers, £26 to £3O do; stockkeepers, £65 qr .6 1 do; pinughmen, 30 3 per week; gen e r a l f arm serva nts, 2 54 ' 3 1 or £52 per anntim thrashing and cleaning, is per bushel :I,'o no rations ; hay cutting and tr us si ng , 8 s d o ; ga rdeners, Xi dd per annum ; bullock drivers on stations, £5O to £55 d`'; tho Custom a ryroads 30s per week. rations, 12 lbs meat, I° ' flour, I lb tea, 2 lbs sugar. ts' BREAD:TUFF3, rn : We have had cemsidelable r r - r tions from Ad e l a ide, Tas man i a , an d Chill, an d price; rent°l,,. to fall. The extreme rate for Adelaide flour is £2l 105. a ti n . it would be difficult to realie £2O for other Colon al bo n , The millers quote [Taxan and Gallego at £25 per ton. _ importers, of course, c ou ld no t rea li se th a t p r i ce for aqu , ,„ t l 6 l Split pease are saleable at 24d per lb. Wheat realises 8' £ 6 Potatoes have advanced, sales having been made at per ton. • oto PROVISIONS Good English hams and bacon maintain a , previous quotations. The former, in fact, are slightl y I ' lo vancing. Butter is lower, partly in consequence of shipments, and partly from the demand being in some tre' ref stipplied by local production. Cheese : Good cheese is P0.',, c , : 0 and the best readily realises is 6d per lb. Sardines are ri at our quotation PAINTS, 011.9, AND COLOURS : Noble and Hoards """ nishes realise 25 per cent, advance on cost. prk METALS : The market is firm for iron ; sales of Rta i i g, shire have been made at £lB, and of hoop at £l 6 to •le, There are enquiries for corrugated iron, light numbers. A to arrive, has been made at £4B, but any large parcel e ° l l s in would affect the market. Tin plates are scarce, and 03 have been made at our quotations. Lead : Sales of she etl :o reported as high as £33. There has been speculation in article, and stocks are in few hands. BUILDING MATERIALS : Bricks have become very , c 3rC . e e' and the demand for several works in progress have led to a f r i consequence of arrivals, Countess slates have declined ,1 Timber is decidedly firmer, and some sorts have a dvance particularly de: - Js and Baltic flooring. There is come e pec ch lation in American !umber. Several houses are bolding l a n at tongued and grooved for £l6 10s, but sales are effect' lower rata; Rocynt AND Si;Olgs : Winter good,: and suitable invoiceB:o: ladies' goods are in dem,;2d at id advance. Thigh boots ar . _°, 11 worth invoice. Recent advice,: the Etates, but large unexpected im,:ortations from Cal i ric o report that prices are ri . s . i f u o i!i s have been pushed into the market, and IL. cre kept down P Hungarian realise full rates. Sour GOODS: Trade during the present sm., unusually well sustained. Old stocks have been elb o n bag Veil, %red °.ct, thetle goods realise fair prices. There is every PY7i of spring trade being prosperous, but shippers shool; very cautious in their consignments for the winter of 1135i' t hi SYDNEY, JUNE 7.—The amount of gold issued by' b o Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint during the past week been 20,000 half sovereigns, and the amoun t o f gold 00 imported in the same establishment for th e like perio d i 4 been 1,698 ounces. The Western Escort arrived this roe t i e s at the Colonial treasury, and delivered the f o ll ow i n g qua rt of gold dust • —From Sofala, 372 ounces, 15 dwts, 11 Tambaroora, 292 ounces, 9 dwts. Avisford, 447 ounceso dwts, @gra Total, 1,112 ounces, 15 dwts, 12 gm s , following circular was issued this morning by Mr. J. 8010°1°PP The quantity of gold received by escort this day is short to may be accounted for in consequence of the buyers reftlai,gef give the prices demanded by the diggers on the spot. A u cannot expect to get more for their gold than it is worth t ,,i advices from the various gold fields are very favourabl e, a that the yield is as good as ever; but still the old compla in the want of hands to work th em . Th e escor t b rou ght ' O 6 this day, viz.—Western diggings : Sofala, 372 oz. 1 5 d' y it grs ; Tarnbaroora, 292 ozs 9 dwts ; Meroo, 447 e zo o o r o dwts 6 grs; tot a l, 1,112 ozs 15 d wts 12 gm From ' 6 O Phillip, Northern diggings, by post and by private hands, 4 ' oz 17 dwts 12 grs ; being a total of 5,785 oz 13 dwts. Messrs. Mort and Co. thus write of GENERAL PlVlS r or sti The result of the London February Wool Sales having " c ol known, has had the effect of strengthening the ma rket, F e( creating a demand on this side, and a rise of fully Id to lO lb was established on the wools offered for sale this day' #6 would he well to draw attention to the cause of 6e t tell'; in the London market, which are tw o f o ld—let, the ot: ~ dance of numerous foreign buyers, and the low n T o rta stocks in the hands of manufacturers, both in Engla ° t hs! on the Continent ; and second, to th e important fac',.,,a4 there has been no period when the wool and woollen t"" is were in a more satisfactory and healthy state. T her u e r eo no accumulation of stocks, and consequently manufact „,„ iti have been enabled to increase the price of their fabric's' a greater degree than the cost of wool. The belief, the/ et°l. o 6. that wool is one of the staples likely to maintain its valu e ,: th°, Tullow Market, ham bocn iimetivo durin g the poetdie transactions being confined to purchases on account, trade, and for shipment to Melbourne and New " 4 ; Offers have been made for several parcels for shils r . eo oo South America, but holders have not accepted thern!, English market entirely depends upon politics, whic h t he towards peace, yet there are few who would be surprised ' negotiations were to fail, in which case t Mow must ad" l3ce t price. Again, if peace, so much to b e d es i re d, takes plo e ' t he doubtful if the market would be materially acted 51 40 n ti , lowness of stocks is considered, the requirements for the c m ° jtf , and last, not least, th e accumu l at i on su pp o sed t?_„ Russia and neutral ports, it is ascertained to be far less t 1)31 been PROVISIONS : By the arrival of the Liberia, from tiverrei we notice a parcel of hams, bacon, and butter. The f' lit' are in demand, at is 5d to Is 6d ; the latter dull of sale' is 4(1 to is 5d SYDNEY LABOUR REPORT : No further arrivals supply of labour have occurred during the past week. i two shiploads are now due, and m a y be h o u r ly exPec f.e .; t o o6 , the meantime, the demand for thoroughly useful de , c!',s s e of labouring men for th e coun t ry di s t r i cts cont i nue s bri"' ro .• married couples, without children, are in request eVeirlhe AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ABAG-a SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—The United StateS.i4 Steamer Arago arriv e d h ere t o -d a y, w ith NeW,3 ' "7, advices, to the 23rd u lti mo , 123 passengers, and "" 1" - dollars in specie on freight. The n e w s by this arrl ice d two days later than that brought by the Kanvroo , af f . ,„to o at Liverpool, and is rather interesting. Our Wash; ; ;;:trO; advices inform us that Congress had met for the ordinary Session on the 21st ult. The Senate ag 4 ":o ported in favour of the Army Appropriation Hill, 2. ":,;1,1 1 ` connection with the President, endeavoured to CO td House of Representatives into voting rheueJ gi enforce the Slave Territorial Laws of Kans-„As of the point of the bayonet, to use the we l- P'' a New York paper ; but the house was stubborn', witl membc , rs, by a vote of 93 to 85, passed the bill, but to o the house's proviso, thus leaving matters as they i s /0 0;f before. The two houses are at a dead lock. The ' t e of Representatives have declared its readinese to ire t do; the money needed for the support of government , b u n tt'," to send federal dragoons into Kansas to exec ute le e oe e j peaceable settlers of that territory, the inhurha n ,,ese which the border ruffians of Missouri have i rti Ler, fi t ; upon them. The Senate refuses to permit the g - ni alr A f ment to be carried on upon such terms. It n e d - 5 0,," that these laws shall be enforced—that the H° for d Representatives shall supply the means for their e s lob ment—or that the wheels of' government shal L ipo r l e We have later advices from Kansas. Several sang eat 0 conflicts had taken place. The Free State men aP9 I , have gained some slight advantage. Notwithstana ii n ' t 4 exertions made by the emigration board of New IC S' 01 stop the plunder of emigrants by unprinciPl e he en catchers, the nefarious runner system bas of late ' , to p to full force. The board have determined to put a e v er this state of affairs, and had consequently arrested s' g rily persons for omitting to obtain a licence as eon runners or brokers. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. go t° NEW YORK, Aug ust 23 .— W e have no further ell bci? notice in rat es o f i nterest, b ut money is in good delll3nlatofr; for regul ar b us i ness operations and the purposes of sPe°,l,,, Many ca pi ta li sts are now return i ng to the city summer excursions, and there is more capital 06 , 1 . 1 „ - street discounts, and loans on call. Foreign Ex"Y"'", been in better demand, and rates are a little firw er ibq he mrreial bills on London, 109 to 109 ; hankers dot 1091; Paris, 5.17 to 5.15, mostly 5.181. Ovvit'gi t y banking movement at Hambu rg exc h ange - on that as bee been in demand at higher rat es ; most o f t h e b us i n ess b fo r done at 36'4 to 34 AsriEs are firm, with sales of 36 brls at 6 dols 4 Set , 'ae pots, and 75c for pearl s . ae - 1 BuwAnsruFFs : State and Western flour in nj ° , — an' It request, and prices on t h e r i se. W heat has advance"!,s for in more activ e demand, in anticipation of short 01'0 ' g few weeks. C orn i s f i rm at full prices. „Y or A ig P O l4 PRovisrotis : Pork is l ower , w ith sa l es o f 1.70 fa dols 25c t o 19 dols 37,"- - 2 c for mess, and 17 dols 87t;', te r for prime. Beef i s h eavy . L ar d i s hi g h er . 7 °''' t he cheese are without farther change. bo' jai COTTON : The market has been s t ea d y in Prie" ce ,ter sales are li m it e d . O n Th urs d ay 80 0 bales, aud 1,000 bales changed hands at about the rates of tb" ' hot 0 00 FREIGHTS : There has been more ac ti v ity t0'(1"10), 6 5 ' 1 , f 10 business was done in a very quiet way ; t o Livern 7 00 bushels grain were taken at 7d, in ship's bag s ; jot , 1 0 0 6 flour, mostly at is 6d; 300 b r l s ros i n, i s 9d; c ° 1 50 . at per bale. To London, 2,000 brls flour at 25 . ; rice 253. To Lisbon, a v esse l was c h arter ed vot ll 19c, in ship's bags. T he ka t r P e p . ll! SUDDEN DEATH.—Simon Davis a watehtilt, suddenly in G a lt on - s t reet. Th d e ceased ee—wiirtg New York on Tue s d a y, an d it appeared he was a 1 pa° the way on the voyage. /65, ytiti SUDDEN DEATH.—O R T ues d ay , p o li ce officer , a to A 0 a man in a fit i n th e s t reet, an d h a d hi m con v a " i e s 002,1) 8 Royal Infirmary. He died there yesterday. cggd not known. His linen is mar k e d BOK " Royal Lancashire Militia."