The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-12 00:00:00

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"DARKGATE.— TO he LF,T, a rod HOUSE, opposite the Dee, containing two kitchen., good cellars, butler's pantry, two parlours, o•"e drawing-room, nine bedrooms, with goof flower and kitchen gardens. The house has been papered an .t painted inside, and thoroughly painted out.—Apply to Mr. Johnson, 14, Duke street ; or Jones and Son, Noston. Also, TO be SOLD, two FREE HOLD HOUSES in Park-street. TO WHO , ESALE DRUGGISTS and OTHER 4 .—TO be LET, for a Term of Years, the MILLS, WAREHOUSE, OFFICES, SM., in Wood-street, lately occupied by Messrs. Edney & Raines, as wholesale druggis , s, including the Engine and Machinery, now ready for work. The Premises, which are very commodious, will 'be Let together or separately, and immediate possession can be siven.—For further particulars apply to Mr. George S. Sanderson, 13. James street, Liverpool. en ,*ate. ENTLEDGE.—A large and w Ojai.. Also, BALLAST (Piz' IRON WILLIAM F. SIM & CO., Sweeting-street '-assorted Stock always on hand, BLACK PONY, ELEGANT PRINCESS'S PARS PONY PHIETON, AND HARNESS, A BARGAIN!—Pony 13 bands, 5 years, sound and quiet, for a lady to drive, a Gelding— Price, wi h harness, 15 guineas. Phaeton, in condition equal to new, lone, low, and graceful, has turn-over seat—Price 27 guineas, or the whole 40 guineas.—Apply at Private House, 6, Upper Xowington. TO he S ( )LD by PRIVATE TREATY , a WAR EHOUSE and OF r ICES on the north side of Union-street, in Liverpool. The land upon which the property stands runs in front to Union street Ili yards, and in depth backwards 37i yards or thereabouts, and contains in the whole 435 yards or thereabouts. '1 he Vtle is Freehold of Inheritance.—For further particulars apply to Messrs. Juhn and Edward Whitley, Silicitors, Chapel-street, Liverpool. ADDRESS MR. PRIES l', BIRKENHEAD. HOUSE, I HOUSES 1! LAND! LAND !!—ON SALE, in large or small lots, variously situated, and ranging in price from about 1100 to €64,ooo.—See H. P. Priest's Cheshire and Lancashire Property Circular. Can he had gratis and free by post. Cheshire otlices, for the Sale and Letting of Land and Houses, Market-cross Clambers (one door from Market-square) Market-street, Birken head. Commtrctal THIS DAY Tan DAT, the 19th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange-bnildlngs, 500 Pockets Bengal LINSEE D, Si Quito, from Calcutta, 2 and 3, Albert Dock.—Apply to T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO , Brokers. Tuts DAT. the 12th inst., at Half past Une o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Corn Exchange-buildings, Brunswick-street, About 1600 Barrels FLOUR, •x various Vessels.—Apply to GOLDING k NASH, Brokers. 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It is stated that the soldiers of this legion will be set to work to make roads. Admiral Stewart, with three steamers, left for the Black Sea on the 29th July. It is asserted that he will cruise near Baltchik until the complete evacuation of Kars and the solution of the difference relative to the Isle of Ser pents ; it is also said that some French steamers will be sent to join him. A council of ministers has been held, which the English and French Admirals were invited to MANUFACTURER. I attend. 24 and 26, B 0 L D-S TR BE T P. L. NIACTAGGART SHIRT MERCHANT BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT.—At the sitting of magis trates yesterday, the cases disposed of were those of persons who were charged with being drunk and disorderly. The offenders were each fined in the mitigated penalties, and cautioned as to their future conduct. COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY.—(Before J. Pollock, Esq., Judge.)—This court sat yesterday, and disposed of a few adjourned cases. It was expected that a case possessing great public interest would have come on, but, for the con _ venience of the parties engaged, it was postponed until a THE forthcoming Free Trade Conference is o f future day. A e Y sterday evening, about half-past four, an paramount importance to the whole of civilised accident,CCEN I which might have been attended with serious Europe. There is not a State on the Continent consequences, happened in Castle street, just at the Town whose social and material condition is not sus- hall. A gentleman (whose name did not tranopire, as he d ceptible of vast improvement. Political discontent, r in e f o n v s e e l t t o o o tell s oo i n t) a e u it d he Li f l e i l a l g , or ou w b as is th b r a r k r ninoffthaebsutareetashiet anarchy, and bloodshed, all date from the want of was considerably hurt. He was immediately put into a remunerative employment, and enlarged develop_ c(2ab7,2, wwhiechthdinrko)vestoaowday, ap a i n u d y aaltlththeeatffiamir ite w a hg i policeman rendering ment of those resources, which are required any assistanee. I llis g official, too, when applied to by g to sustain the vast and steady increase of popula.. several gentlemen, who ran from the 'Change flags, for in tion. Fiscal burdens, which are ina de q uate for formation, could not give any, and in a very uncouth and . nnpolice-like manner he :old them so. We may remark the purposes of Government, become intolerably here, that in our humble opinion it was the duty of this oppressive where idleness is forced on a people by officer to make himself acquainted more with the details of their rulers, and the intelligence and energies of a t s h h e on zse i;e so ti a i s e to re a s fla t rd o i f nt t ra s t a io e n id i e n n t toe anything t s le e m rio a n n s community are manacled by prohibitive laws. instead of standing the most unconcerned of the spectators Giving expression to such household axioms in the We have also to observe, that the conductors of the omni nineteenth century, is most uncomplimentary to b u passengersss e s (without e either erto exception) ge t in a o r r e o f u a t u o l faulty in the e n v n e o h t i giving les. l, t v i m e e havef o r our Continental neighbours. But they must see had to record more than one fatal accident arising from sufficient indications on the surface of the this—we call it gross—conduct. Is there no law to reach offenders .i,u ,o 9 I N i n this respect ? countries intrusted to the ir care to convince ILANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. The continu them th ere is something radically wrong in the ous tall of heavy rain during the whole of Saturday, follow heart's co re o f th e i r system. Wretched habitations' in g upon heav y showers and the thunder storms during s t e h v e e s r o al ag e o c f ed L in a g ue d a a sur , e fi a l a te d d C al h l es t h h i e re riv to ers ov a e n rfi d o s w tr i e n a g ms an in d scanty food, ragged r a iments, the absence of bustl - the south of Lancashire and Cheshire to overflowing, and ing trade, and humming industry are the unmis- led to vast fl)ods over all the low lands in the vicinity of takeable premonitors of popular discontent, and them. From the great quantity of timber floated down the river Jewell, through Manchester, during the night, there is coming dissolution of or d er an d soc i e ty itself. reason to believe that great losses will have been sustained There .is a royal road to this anomalous and higher up, but the only damage in the town was the flood ing of houses and washed d rk a s s h h o o p r s e cilun Salford, ebanks of the stream. A abnormal state of things, but whether we attribute it to regal blindness, or the political besotted toess f bu t t h 'et streams a e ra v evidently e w n e tl r y e 1 dead heea bodyin thewas water ws some time. Some of foreign statesmen, it is quite ev id ent t h at t h e i h i g h er t h an they have been known for thirty years past. and ptolonged contin uance of the present system 1 the traffic on many of the h tur t n er pik a e nd ro s a n d e s ffi w l a d a ß stoyped for and l t w h a e y r , ai i l n s s the e v e li r a e l i h h o h u o r u s r, , of commercial p roscri p tion is im p ossibl e , and that its obstinate retention, for even a were carried g awoaToydh,eosof as Tir ' o t c o od e e h ' o e m ad, was flooded, completely interrupt the traffic. limited period will be followed by ma n y con- The diwn express train from Sheffield to Mane f hester, at B se 2 n 3 ge p rs .m te . vulsions on the Continent. The few who claim orthat , 1 e g h r a a d p h t to telegraphed return r f n r i e t a o ds Sheffield,iaiaa ,Manchester tseormteo sayth p require protection" for their skill or industry, i accident to life or limb had occurred. The late up t r ains " constitute but a m i se rable fraction of the great , from Mancheste r on S a t ur d ay n i g ht had also to return, not being permitted to families of millions who have to sell in the dearest, I station. Workmen we proceed further than Hadfield re employed on the line all night, an d supply their wants in the cheapest market; effectingdam has been and there is reason to believe the b a ee d n ve s r o ti m se e d wh t a o t _considerable, inasmuch as a an d the present practice of legislating for the special train leave Manchester yesterdav special benefit o f a numer ically contemptible class i morning for Grimsby was not allowed to proceed, and fl or e d id ers au h t a i d i b fa e r e t n he g r iv o e r n de n r o s t tombookr. p Edward N t V h e a t line t e h s e te c r o d m a - must be wholly and at once abandoned if Europe passengers beyond Had is to enjoy contentment and repose. All that genius, pail 's general manager, proceededu skill, and superior taste in th e g r eat arts of life can morning by special train, to see that the most yesterday accomplish, must surely have been matured after steps were adopted to restore the line to worki ng or d er . ! short ' N e ar Stockport part of a co tagewas washed down by the so many ages o f fostering care. A veryriver Mersey. the waters of t which were very high, and aliquot part of a century has been enough to overflowed the banks considerably in places. Iflortlyrn TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1856 Iconvince England of the advantages of free exports and reduced import tariffs. We have not dealt honestly or wisely with our import commerce. But we are beyond all reproach in legislating for the free disposal of our domestic products. If foreign countries would only follow our example in this respect, what unincalculable relief they would derive from it ; and if they were to follow us in our partial and cautious approaches towards Free Trade, who will venture to doubt the happy results which would follow ? A. eery small reduction in their import tariffs would place them on a level with England. We sell every thing in this happy land, and few things are more constantly vended than public credulity. The British people were promised a full and complete measure of Free Trade, in stead of which, they have only received moderate reduction of the embar MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL, LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING. The Liverpool Cotton Market has been quiet but steady to-day, and prices remain without change. The sales amount to 7,000 bales, and include 2,500 taken for speculation and export. A moderate amount of business has been done in the Liverpool Share Market to-day, and prices closed steady at the following quotations :—Aberdeen, 14 14k. Chester and Birkenhead, 16.1,- 161. Caledonian, 291 Chester and Holyhead, 17 171. Eastern Counties, 10 10 1-16. East Lancashire, 21 $ 21t Great Northern, 241 24k. Ditto A, 101 101 Great Western, 03i 64. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 971 98. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 18 1 181. London and North West ern, 1071 107 i. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 341, xd 341. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., 11-16 13-16 p. Ditto Pref, 121 12-1. Midland Stock, 831 84. North British, xn 91-. North Staffordshire, 4141 d. South Eastern and Dover, 221 22,1 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 211- 21Z. York and North Midland, 29 30. Leeds Capital Stock, 18i 18a. Buffalo and Lake Huron, Ip. Dutch Rhenish, 21 21p. Great Western of Canada, 251 251. Ditto New Shares, 21- 2 11-16 p. Great Luxembourg, 91 91-d. The steamer Niagara, arrived here this morning from Boston, has brought 371,332 dollars in specie. Her commercial accounts Tay, upon the whole, be regarded as satisfactory, although there was a little more stringency in the Money Market. The last return of the New York City Banks showed an increase of 473,095 dols in loans, and 40,042 dols in circulation, and a decrease of 1,415,273 dols in specie, and 3,567,065 dols in deposits. Since this time last year, the capital of the New York banks has increased to the extent of 4,800,000 dols ; undrawn deposits, increase, 7,138,435 dols; to gether, 11,938,438 dols; add the loans have increased, 11,844,347 dols; comparative difference, only 94,091 dols. The steamship Illinois had arrived at New York, with 1,649,896 dollars in gold dust, the produce of California. The total ship ments of gold dust from San Francisco for the six months of this year ending the 30th June were : To New York, 19,796,723 dollars 99 cents; to Lon don, 3,815,427 dollars 27 cents ; to Panama, 119.073 dollars 75 cents ; making a total of 23,731,225 dollars 1 cent. The San Francisco Prices Current of the 4th July, states The condi' ion of the Money Market has not changed in any material degree since the issue of our last steamer num ber. Money is still reported to be in abundant supply, although there are of course always those, who, from their inability to present unexceptionable securities, find it difficult to raise the funds they require. On the whole, however, we see no reason to expect any pressure in the market, the more so as with the limited amount of busi ness now being done, the demand for money cannot be very pressing in any event. The Commissioners of the Funded Debt of San Francisco have presented their annual report, from which we learn that the outstanding indebtedness (10 pe: cent. bonds) is at present 1,499 000 dols ; the redemptions during the year have only amounted to 10.500 dols, which was taken at par, the highest rate the Commissioners are allo Red to offer holders. The amount of loans outstanding is 86,049 dots. According to the monthly returns from the Custom house, from the Ist of January, 1856, to the Ist of July last, the imports of foreign merchandise at New York amounted to Add three weeks in July 15,368,820 Total in 1856 to date .... Against same time in 1855 $122.951.820 78 614,701 Increase in 1856 $44.337,119 The Exports of Domestic Produce and Miscellaneous Goods (including Foreign re-exported) from New York, from the Ist of January, 1856, to the of Ist July instant, were Add three weeks in July Total in 1856 to date ... Against same time in 1855 $45,441,308 35,944,884 Increase in 1856 to date The exports of specie from New York, from Ist Jan., 1856. to Ist July inst., amounted to 511,730,000 Add three weeks in July Total in 1856 to date Against same time in 1855 $14,948,457 . 18,402,106 Decrease to date in 1856 53,453,549 The receipts of gold from California at New York, from Ist Jan., 1856, to Ist July inst., according to deliveries made from the manifests of the mail and transient steamors, were Add since Ist July 1,790,30 ! Total to date A.g,ainst same time in 1855 $21,695,824 19.598,614 increase to date . The advices by the Brazilian mail contain nothing of striking importance. We have the fol lowing monthly review of the Pernambuco export market : Sugar.—Priees have maintained themselves throughout the month, and entries have been next. to nothing; we are now quite of opinion that the crop in this and the adja cent ports are quite at an end ; the stocks for sale to-day, including whites and browns, are considered 20,000 bags; prices are firm. Cotton—The prices have been firm, and towards the clwe the market has exhibited a firmer tone, although we have had no recent advices to warrant any rise. Of Paraiba's, about 5,000 bags have changed hands, but prices not transpired ; and of Maceio's, about an equal quantity at about 65400 per arroba In Hides, a stir has taken place, and up 215 rs. per lb. has been paid here, arid 6sBoo per arroba in out ports, latter f.o.b. Rum—This article has been in good demand throughout the month, prices have advanced about 6 per cent.; the entries are very small. Freights—We have had in consequence of the dearness of sugar and small demand, only two vessels for sugar and cotton char tered, with the exception of two that were taken up for the River Plate. Exchange—The transactions of the month have taken place thus : about -4' 31,000 at 27d, 60 and 90 days. and 25,000 at 27id, 60 days, payable in cash and credit. Discount—The Bank rate has ruled throughout the month at 7 per cent. per annum ; money is easy out of doors at I and 11 per cent. higher. The Funds today slightly improved, Consols being quoted 958 958 for Account, and 958 954 for Money. Exchequer Bills were firm, at 8s to 12s premium. The Bonds were 1004 1002 ; and India Bonds 9s premium. The New Three per Cents are 96 to 961; and the reduced, 958 958. In the Foreign Market there was an extremely limited business transacted, and prices were with out any important variation. Mexican rule steady at 22i 221. Russian Five per Cents declined to Ilia. Sardinian were 92k.. Turkish Four per Cents were quoted 104, being a slight decline upon previous rates. Peruvian Dollar Bonds improved I, being quoted 608. In Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares no change of importance took place. In the Railway Share Market business was very limited, although prices, in several instances, showed an upward tendency. The following are the latest quotations :—Caledonian, 581 581-. Eastern Counties, 94 10 East Lancashire, 86 87. Great Northern, 97 98. Ditto A., 82 83. Great Western, 633 631 Lancashire and Yorkshire,97B9Be. London and North Western, 10771 107 k. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 341346. Midland Stock, 83i 84i. North British , 9 9-1,. South Eastern • and Dover, 731 731. York, Newcastle, and Ber wick, 84 85. York and North Midland, 592 60. LIVERPOO', BANKRUPTCY COURT.—The Lord Chancellor has, on the nomination of Mr. Commissioner Stevenson, appointed Mr. Cornelius F. M‘Cann to be one of the ushers of the Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool. ACCIDENTAL DEATH. —Mary Rourke, the wife of a tailor, residing in Richmond-row, died yesterday, in consequence • of injuries she received by a fall which she got down stairs on Thursday last. An inquest will be held on the body this day. THE WEATHER.—As we anticipated in our paper of yesterday, the weather has again become fine, and the heat continues as strong as last week, The heavy rain of Satur. day, we are glad to hear, has not done any serious injury to the crops. Sunday and yesterday, particularly the latter, were extremely fine, and there is every reason to judge of a continuance of hot we ,ther. INSPECTOR FIELD AT A LLSOP'S WAX-WORK EXHIBITION. —Every one who had seen Palmer, declared that his like ness at this establishment is the best that is extant, and a day or two since, Mr. Field, the celebrated London officer, on visiting the exhibition, was at once struck with the exact likeness of that notorious person, and declared it to be the most perfect he had ever beheld.—Adv. SMITH'S PATENT BUOYANT VEST.—There was a public trial of this important invention yesterday, at five o'clock in the afternoon, which far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the inventor. We may state that a gentleman, while out in his yacht, was unfortunately capsized, but, owing to his wearing one of the above vests, he was rescued, although he could not swim, after having been in the water upwards of half an hour. The Boston packet ship, Daniel Webster, arrived at this port yesterday. She brings cabin passengers as follows : Messrs. Farnham and Gaw, Miss Harper and Mi ss Farn ham, of Philadelphia ; Miss Fanny Parsons, Messrs. John M'Gavern, G. P. Realer, and Master Armstrong, of Boston; Mrs. W. Muller, and five children, of Valparaiso; Mrs. and Miss Bower, of Canada ; Mr. W. P. King, Dr. Wright, and Dr. Longstaff, of this country; Dr. Hyde and Mr. Rennes. THE NORTHERN TIMES. ---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. SPAIN a very goes laid upon trade. Still, we have gained largely by the changes which have been vouch and Continental governments may afed to us our track and sell, as we sold, with all safety. A Congress, convened for such a purpose, may be con- tread in sidered reactionary, and, consequently, what out of place at this particular moment ; and many ardent Free-traders, who have recognised the superlative perfection of the theory of com promises, may be loath to make themselves conspicuous in a great social movement, which requires retrenchment and reform to ensure some success In the three last Budgets, Manchester has com promised Free Trade in everything but corn, and if an eight shilling duty on that article had been proposed, it is hard to believe that it would have been strenuously opposed by the Corn-law agita tors. The originators of the Brussell Congress, however, invite delegates from all the mercantile towns of England. Their invitations are especially addressed to the Chambers of Commerce, and, amongst others, to those of Liverpool and Manchester. Whether our local chamber will comply with the request, we cannot say. Yet it is to be hoped that, if they should send a representative to the Conference, they will put the " right man in the right place." Gentlemen of modified opinions, and very yielding disposition, on matters of commercial policy, trad ing and financial questions, could scarcely do full justice to this great Free Trade community. The delegate from Liverpool should not only be a merchant, shipowner, and trader, but he ought to be a really intellectual citizen, full of sound con clusions, practical knowledge and experience, and capable of addressing a large body of the ablest men of the Continent. If the Chamber of Commerce cannot find such a Free Trade advocate, Liverpool can, and in such a case there would be nothing lost by transferring the invitation from the Chamber to the town. THE COURT. OSBORNE, August 9.—Colonel Foster, commanding Royal Engineers, south western district, had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday. August 10.—The Right Hon. H. Labouchere, arrived at Osborne on a visit yesterday, and will embark in the royal yacht as Secretary of State in attendance during her Majesty's cruise. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, attended Divine service at Whippingham church this morning. The Rev. J. Prothero officiated. PORTSMOUTH, Sunday night,—Her Majesty embarked on board the Victoria and Albert at five o'clock this afternoon, and left Cowes for Plymouth and the Channel Islands, with the squadron i❑ attendance. THE TELEGRAPHIC LINE TO ALGIEN9.-011 Saturday, while the operation of uncoiling the telegraphic cable from Sardinia to Algiers was going on, the cable broke, owing to an accident, but endeavours were making in order to find it, and persevere in the immersion. TAE DANUBE.—The first French ship which has entered the Danube since the freedom of the navigation of that river was declared by the treaty of Paris, is the Lyonnais, which has arrived at Turno-Severin, having got through the dangerous passage of the " Iron Gates," and is going up to Vienna. _ LATEST INTELLIGENCE• It would seem that the liberal resistance is now every where at an end, though the hopes of a new PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. and more successful resistance seem hardly weakened. The last Madrid Gazette contains the Monsieur de Turgot, the Ambas sador to Madrid, following bulletins:—" The remnants of the rebels has obtained leave of absence. of Barcelona, Gracia, Revic;, and other points, to the [This virtual recal has caused considerable sen- number of 450 or 500 f, penetrated into Arragon, sation, from the fact of it occurring concurrently closely pursued by the troops of Catalonia. A column consisting of a battalion of Ohasseurs and with the return of the Emperor.] 200 Cavalry, also marched out of Saragossa, in the direction of Mequinenza, which is occupied by the insurgents. The Captain-General of Aragon writes, on the sth, that 280 of these men had made their submission. FRANCE THE FRENCH FUNDS THE DANUBIAN PRINICPALITIES PARIS, MONDAY EVENING At the close of business on the Bourse to•day the Three per Cents. were quoted at 71f. A letter from Bucharest, in the Independance Beige, gives an account of the reading of the firman which conferred on Prince Alexander Ghika the dignity of Kamaikan, and says that the absence from the ceremony of Baron von Eder, the Austrian Consul General, and the non appearance there of any Austrian officer, had excited remarks, as a tacit protestation against the choice made by the Porte. Austria, as is well known, favoured Prince Stirbey, and, failing him, would gladly have seen the government of the province entrusted to Price Bibesco or Cantacnzene. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING A Vienna letter in a Berlin paper confirms what was said a day or two back as to the state of affairs with Naples not being by any means so satisfactory as represented by the Augsburg Gazette. Accord ing to this letter, the Austrian prime minister had positively warned the Neapolitan ambassador that if the King of Naples persisted in taking no notice of the representations of the Western Powers, they would break off diplomatic relations with him, and that Austria could not interfere to protect him from any measures they might afterwards think right to be taken for the common good. The Spanish government has definitively nomi nated General Serrans Ambassador at Paris, but he is not to come here for the present. It has been stated that the Russian government has sent a commission to explore the coasts of the North Sea in its own possessions and in Norway, in order to ascertain the best position for establish ing a formidable military post similar to Sebasto pol. A Stockholm letter, in one of our papers, says that its object is to get such a port into its possession in the hope of being able, in the event of a war with England, to disembark suddenly a large body of troops in the north of Scotland. The Dutch Chambers have voted the funds necessary for fitting all their ships of war with screws. The fleet consists of two ships of the line of 84 guns, and. three of 74, two frigates of 54, and two of 58, fify-seven smaller vessels, and 56 gun boats. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The Emperor arrived in Paris about half past six last evening, after an unusually long absence. The Strasburg railway station was tastefully fitted up for his reception. He was received by' the Ministers of State, War, and Foreign Affairs. He proceeded to the Tuileries, where the Empress was waiting to welcome him ; and they afterwards left together for St. Cloud. The Emperor, on passing along the Boulevards, was greeted with marks of respect. The Moniteur says that he is in perfect health, but other accounts, perhaps more trustworthy than the official journal, declare that he is not so well as could be wished by his friends. You will, no doubt, already have received a tele graphic despatch, informing you that the Govern ment has received one from Constantinople, dated yesterday,announcing that the Russian commander of Kars had notified to the Turkish authorities of Erzeroum that he was ready to give up the place to them ; also that the Russians had re-occupied Anapa, and that the inhabitants had taken to flight. It is said, by the way, in a letter from St. Petersburg, that the resignation of General Moura vieff announced to you last week, was owing to his entertaining views as to what should bo done with Kars, different to those of the Russian Cabinet. An official return shows that the gross receipts of the French railways for the first half of the present year were nearly 12,637,366 f. (upwards of £500,000) than those of the corresponding period of last year. The length of the lines worked was more by 1,000 kilometres (4.15 miles). It is very likely that Marshal Pelissier will be nominated Governor General of Algeria .—he is very anxious to get the post, and the Empress is said to have half promised it to him. The city of Paris intends to give a grand dinner. In consequence of the proceedings of secret societies at St. Etienne, the government has organised a new system of police in that town. General Falcon, chief of the late insurrectinary junta at Saragossa, who has arrived in this country, h a s been ordered to reside at Tours. Very great i nterest has b een excited in our literary and political circles, by a certain M. Jules Lecomte, a writer in the Independance of Brussels (in which, par parenthesis, he never loses an op portunity of speaking with flippant insolence of England) having complained to the civil tribunal of the editor of a periodical, called the Penelope, for having called him a " shabby scoundrel," a " swindler," and a " forger." After lengthened pleadings, remarkable for their extreme bitteof his rness, Yesterday Lecomte got a condemation adversary to 4/. 00 fine and for such t 2/. damageserrible accusa . This cer tainly was a pr result tion as the defendant mae, and it was further diminished by the fact, that d Lecomte was fined 41. for having libelled him. The reason why the affair has made so much noise is, that Lecomte is well known in these parts, not only for his con nection with the Independance , but for the singular history of his life. Trade continues very inactive in Paris, but some manufacturers of Articles de Paris have received orders from England, the United States and Spain. At Rouen, Amiens, and Roubaix, a certain degree of activity exists. The harvest is now concluded in some parts of the country, and advanced in others, and the result is that it is decidedly bad in the south, indifferent in the centre, excellent in the north, east, and west. Nothing has yet been settled about the establishment of transatlantic steamers. The Madrid papers give an account of the Queen's reception of General Espartero. It appears that, after keeping him waiting a quarter of an hour, she asked him in a mocking tone, " Duke, where have you been during the last few days ?" The Duke made an awkward reply about his devotedness to the Queen and country being unchanged, and then kissed her Majesty's hand, and went away. SHOCKING SUICIDE IN MOUNT PLEASAN T.--Yesterday morning, at an early . hour, a person named James B ou rne, a carver and g ilder, residing at 22, Mount Pleasant, put an end to h is existance by hanging himself in his work shop, which is at the back of his dwelling house. Some time before seven o'clock in the morning, his sister, Elizabeth Bourne, went into the workshop, and was horrified at beholding the bod y hanging by a rope from a beam in the shop. She at once gave the alarm, and two officers were in immediate attendance and cut down the body, but life was long passed a wa y . An inquest will be held on the body this morning. At present no cause is assigned why the deceased should have deprived himself of life. SARDINIA A project has been set afoot for a subscription to present the Sardinian Government with 100 pieces of ordnance for the fortification of Alessan dria, and has been recieived in other parts of Italy with enthusiasm No doubt the notification that the Government has entertained the idea favour ably, which was published in the official Gazette the other day, will further increase its popularity, as it will be interpreted elsewhere that the Sardi nian Government is ready to accept the gift for the protection of Italian interest. LORD MAIDSTONE AND ACCOMMODA LLS. (BEFORE LORD CHIEF BARON POLLOCK AND A SPECIAL JURY ) M A THER V. LORD M AIDS TONE, --On Saturday last this action was tried at the Surrey Assizes, Guildford, to recover the sum of £l,OOO upon a bill of exchange accepted by the defendant. The material defence relied upon was , that the defendant had given the acceptance in question in lieu of a bill for the same amount, which he had accepted for the accommodation of the Hon. Francis Villiers, but that instead of receiving that bill, a bill hearing a forged acceptance was handed to him. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Lush appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. E. James, Q.C., Serjeant Ballantine, and Mr. Holt were counsel for the defendant. Mr. James addressed the jury, and said that the plaintiff in the action was a betting house keeper, and he sued the defendant upon a bill of exchange, drawn by the Hon. Francis Lawley, and accepted by the defenda nt, and dated the lith of March, 1855. Lord Maidstone, it appeared, had been for a great many years on the most intimate and friendly terms with the Hon. Mr. Villiers, the second son of the Earl of Jersey, and in January, 1852, that gentleman asked him to accept two bills of exchange for his accommodation. The learned counsel read a portion of a letter written by Mr. Villiers to the defendant in which he stated that he was so " infernally bothered" for money, that he had ventured to ask him to put his name to two bills of exchange for his accommodation, telling him at the same time that he would run no risk, as the bills in question would never arrive at maturity, but would be strangled in their birth. Lord Maidstone consented to do what was asked by his friend, and he ultimately, in the month of January, 1 852, did accept two bills for £l,OOO each, drawn by Mr. Villiers, and for which he did not receive any consideration whatever, but merely a memo randum, stating that the bills had been accepted for the accommodation of Mr. Villiers. These original bills were of three months date, and it appeared that when they became due they were renewed, Lord Maidstone still continuing to put his name to the fresh billJ, and renew ing the old ones. And things went on in this way until the beginning of March, 1854. when a person named Edward Rawson Clark, called upon the defendant, and told him that one of Mr. Villier's bills, accepted by him for £l,OOO, would become due in a few days, and he required a fresh bill and the interest for the renewal. Clark was known to his lordship in connection with former renewals, and he therefore, having no suspicion, and imagining that the bill referred to was one of those that he had originally accepted for Mr. Villiers, and which had been renewed, gave Clark a fresh acceptance for £l,OOO, and:a cheque for £lOO as interest, to renew the bill that was then coming due. Mr. Villiers at this time was not in England, and Lori Maidstone procured the signature of the Hon. Mr. Lawley as the drawer of the fresh bill, and he accepted it, and it was upon this acceptance that the present action was brought. He had stated that at this time Mr. Villiers had left the country, and from circumstances, which the jury were probably aware of, this gentleman had never returned. Lord Maidstone was most unwilling to cast any obloquy upon his friend under such circumstances, but he had at the same time a duty to perform to himself, and when he discovered that a certain class of people were determined to make use of the position of Mr. Villiers to extort money, there was a point at which concession must stop, and, under the advice of counsel, and he had no hesitation in saying that he (Mr. James) was the person who had so advised him, he determined to resist the f re sent action, which was merely an attempt to plunder him. He had already paid a considerable sum of money in con sequence of his connection with these unfortunate bill transactions of Mr. Villiers; but, finding that there was a regular system of extortion intended to be practised, he thought it right,to lay all the facts before a jury, and if they should .be of opinion that he ought to pay this bill, he would do so. The learned counsel then went on to state that shortly after he had given Clark the new bill, the old one was handed to him, and, upon examining it, he discoverd to his horror that his signature had been forged. He had given a fresh bill for itso,shiaedabtnosssudlhtibgaittrphlhhosetOeuueygsaiblth:CiletlehdlfrueuotpqsuhtoehUbadneett for £lOO, and he applied to the plaintiff or his agent for tttwcohhi was egcs genuineuivmgei svttehrestitutioncircumstances uae upseepoch, being acceptance a o nhdn t ga h et dhetaah mentioned. s orev e enre gs i tn n eie onsr by rye, action ot i e tso n An t tl could be entertained. Lord Maidstone himself had paid one of the £l,OOO bills, for which, as he had told them, he had never received one farthing, and the friends of Mr. Villiers had taken up the other, so that there could be no doubt that the one in question was a forgery, but it was due to Mr. Villiers to state, that whatever his faults might have been on other matters, he was not. believed to have been the author of this particular forgery, and the jury would very well understand that when a certain class of persons became would n a o c t q ü b a e i n p t e a d r t w i c i u t h l a t r hhaeiennpdloetsaaci learned n i ni o enc ri dgl u o cd f aoeud a dnv l r. asbenyl V t ats i ght l ae l e i teliornmfsg, made an a ey tions T , o fe r w de f r u t r o tt e i x er tor o t bs m er o v n the virtual question for the jury was whether the plaintiff had given real consideration for the bill upon which the action was brought, or whether he was not cognisant of the nature of the transaction, and in that case he would not be entitled to recover. On cross-examination, lord Maidstone said: These two £1 .000 bills that I accepted for the accommodation of Mr. Villiers were the only ones for which I received no consideration. I accepted three others for him, one for £l,OOO, another for £l,lOO, and a third for £2,000, .end I had a portion of the proceeds. Th- £2,000 and the £l,lOO bills were running when Mr. Villiers lest, but they have, since been paid. I had never accepted any accommoda tion bills before. The two £l,OOO bills were of course renewed a great many times, and when Mr. Villiers brought me the old ones, I put them into the fire. I wrote a tremendous letter to Clark complaining of his not delivering me up the, old bill aft , r obtaining my acceptance and cheque. Mr. Francis Lawley, the drawer of the bill, is also abroad, as well as Mr. Villiers. I complained to Mr. Stewart of the bill having been pre sented at my house, and he explained that it was necessary for this to be done in order that the holders of the bill might have a remedy against the other persons whose names were on the bill. The signature to this bill is not at all like my writing. It is rather a desperate act sign ing a bill, and I always do it with a dash. (A laugh.) Re-examined: All the bills accepted by me for the ac commodation of Mr. Villiers have been paid and with drawn. I relied on his meeting them. I had no means of knowing into whose hands he passed the bills, but he always told me that they were "kept quiet." (A laugh.) I understood of course by that, that they were not circu lated. Clark did not tell me into whose hands the .£l,OOO bill was paid. The witnesses for the plaintiff denied the charge of forgery, and gave indifferent evidence as to the regularity of the transaction. The Lord Chief Baron, in summing up, said, that if they believed the plaintiff had made out. to their satisfac tion that he had given value for the bill in question, he was entitled to recover the amount. His lordship then called the attention of the jury to the facts adduced in evidence, and said the question they had to decide was whether the plaintiff was a bona, fide holder of the bill or not. _ _ . . The jury almost immediately returned a verdict for the defendant, at the same time expressing their opinion that there had been a fraudulent conspiracy in this matter, by some persons or other, but they were unprepared to say ly whom EXTRAOADINARY ATTEMPT AT SlTlClDE.—Yesterday, a woman named Mary Spoukes, was brought before Mr. Mansfield, on a charge of having attempted to destroy her life in the following strange manner :—lt seemed that the poor ere stare had not been right in her head for some time past, and that, yesterday, she went to London road, and watched an opportunity, when she saw a carriage drive along the road, and at once she prostrated herself under the wheels, with the intention that the vehicle should go over her body. In this she was, however, disappointed, for the driver managed to prevent the carriage from rolling She was remanded for further exami n ation into hr state of mind. ov er her. DELEGATE MEETING OF POWER-LOO N WEAVERS OF NORTH AND SOUTH LA-I\r On Sunda morning a meeting took place of this body, 34 the Temperance Progression Room, Bolton, having boil convened by the central society. The time fixed for th 3 commencement of the business was ten o'clock, but th e chair was not taken befora eleven o'clock, in cots' quence of there being a very meagre attendance of delet only Blackburn, Chorley, and Bolton being repro: that time. However, before the meeting broke u number was augmented to about twenty persons ; am whom were two delegates from Clayton, near Droyls and Mr. Mortimer Grimehaw, and Mr. J. B. Horsfall, professed to represent " the executive committee of po's loom weavers." One of the Bolton representatives appointed to the chair, and read the circular caling meeting, the purport of which was to take into considi tion the propriety of presenting a memorial to the emplo for an advance of wages. One most important declare was made in it as to the impolicy of strikes, and ss must be most satislactory, as affecting the rola' between employers and employed. We gladly tix that portion of their circular which s :sr; : -t! can be shown that the trade is in such a posioe to justify us in asking for an advance of wages, o persuaded that the employers will not deny us tionate part of the profits derived from it, if we ask a proper manner ; however, we are of opinion that course be adopted by the factory workers generally, we do better than waste our time, energy, and money, in s , porting strikes and lock-outs. We hope the time is' approaching, when such things will be unknown amen, us. In our opinion a friendly feeling and mutual una' standing between employers and employed is much to desired, and we pledge ourselves to encourage it to the b of our ability ; hoping, at the same time, the employers w (when they have it in their power) give us a reasonal share of the profits derived from an improved state of trst thereby convincing the factory workers that they are incli r to allow them a fair remuneration for their labour." Tt whole tone of the meeting appeared favourable to W I portion of the circular. One of the delegates from Bise burn, and who officiated as secretor), rose to explain ite the meeting had been convened. The power-loom sse nv of Blackburn, Preston, Chorley, Bolton, and the rounding districts had met in Blackburn on the July, and agreed to form themselves into a central s as they thought the time had come when they would be fled in asking their employers for an advance of Wfiges. C l r c lars had been sent to all the surrounding mann lac: u ring .s trict and consequently they expected the districts would first' the meeting with delegates to discuss this important subject This circular had been receivsd most courteously, an d frO promises mode by local associations, they had exp' very large meeting of delegates. It was the opinoo. t o central society that " strikes " had been most detriraeu, l both to employers and employed, and in future it ca n s deemed most advisable to adopt the course set out, ul ) ,, which they had met this day to discuss. However, act political horizon of Europe was not so promising as it held, a fortnight ago, when their preliminary meeting was V ile t The Russians did not seem inclined to adhere strictly to tc.r. treaty made at Paris; and wi:h the gloom hanoing se them, be thought it would be advisable to adjourn 1,4 meeting for the present. He therefore moved—" Tha t question upon which they had that day met, be a jou rl ; i 5. until the political aspect of this country appears more sl Lit factory." A question was here asked whether it was intention to give up the 10 per cent. advance, and it a ' r j s s o answered in the affirmative; but it was not intended tort,s up the objects of the present meeting; it was only a ponement for a short period. fel t A Delegate from Chorley said that, for his part, he s puzzled with the resolution just made. It would P u el damp upon his fellow-workmen in Cho, ley • ' but the gre at o publicity having been given both north and south to t o e meeting, if the trade had been over anxious to ask for 0, advance of wages, they would have been present and ,I . o s dered their assistance. It did not appear that some of o r were willing to reap any benefits with their employers, r itn t ss in adversity or prosperity. He would rather adjourn meeting until the afternoon, and if no other delegates l' o e appeared, he thought Chorles would have to ask for advance itself. The Chairman said Bolton had done so nine weeks Pc9 and again only a few days since. His employer said if t i lt s could find any manufacturer in the town paying more fnf ij a same fabric of work they were working, he would be S it , is to give the advance , but as it happened no other perseit9,l,o the town was making the same description of work, h 5 chairman), therefore thought it would be better if the slu tte r trade throughout the various districts would take the nix up, and no doubt the advance could be obtained. opinion the advance could be well afforded, as he was nr` o l s tably informed that the manufacturers were at present 1 ' de icing very large profits, he had been told 50 per enil t ' s o some instances ; and no doubt if a depression of treAle th el again experienced they wo u ld h ave t o su b m i t t o a fur reduction, therefore it behoved them t o o b ta i n the ads.' of 10 per cent., which they hatl boa tskeu from t henc• f A Delegate from Bolton said th a t if tra d e was j;:i prosperous a state as rep r e sen t e d , w hi c h no dou bt it would it not be better to wait at once upon their emplo::',e and have an answer from th em; if re f use d , t h en ton d again upon the subject. He therefore moved as an artl eil went That the employ e rs b e wa it e d u p o n wit h memorial upon this question." to Delegate from Ch or l ey qu it e agree d t h a t it ou ght a simultaneous proceeding on the part of the whole distilet and feared that if it only emanated from the few Cli 3tl :, ' , represented in this meeting it would not have the d o " result. 27th c A De!egate from Blackburn said he could not ' 1 ,4 strongly support the first resolution ; but, front what he ge t gathered, he believed there was not a very bright pr" 6 o ' o lf before them ; they were as a vessel at sea abiding the r,i o ot of a storm. He should, therefore, second the re sole , `,o as to make a false or unwise step at present would be I'„ detrimental to their future welfare. nE A desultory conversation took place as to the pro 6 7ole the manufacturers, in which it was shown from the ' A O reports that the profits, at oresent, were not so enorrac''i t el represented, and a general feeling being expr,ssed 0180 steering a reckless course, it being deemed far prefer av ol . obtain the confidence of their employers, as then they ‘` t i i el be certain to succeed much better, by letting them sec studied their interests as well as their own. The resolution for adjournment was then put and carried unanimously, the amendment not being seconded. v or A resolution was then agreed to for the adjournitlf ri ili o the meeting for a fortnigt, to meet at that time r o t a te , , Progression Room, Bolton, at eleven o'clock in the V noon, to reconsider the question upon which they thiThes day met. 10 1 l delegates from near Droylsden having arrived or at the meeting, explained that their object in being t ;410 sent was to lay before the meeting particulars of a B A 0 6 they had then on foot, caused by what they eons idereuei tyranny , of their masters, and asking counsel of the Ine' t e, upon the subject. It was, however, explained to theto4fo a minute had been passed at the last meeting of the ce P iV. society, which prevented them taking any steps in a st iee unless the grievance had been brought before the corn lll ,;pi o , previous to the strike taking place ; they did not rtnieF strikes unless previously agreed upon, as many r' c tO strikes had taken place, and it was most desirak ,ie o r carry out a good feeling between the employer an d plowed. , The late strike at Messrs. Johnson and Filele,", Bolton, was then introduced, and Mr. Mortimer u' shaw and Mr. J. B. Horsfall denounced that strik e tt t a most unju s t one, and attributed the f a ilure o ,' tti t g present m ee ti ng t o its not having been ca ll e d throu g h S executive of the power-loom weavers, which had neve r ot been dissolved, and of which they were m embers. 1 .) itd)hee vsei Horsfall being the secretary.—Mr. George Cowei ll „ t itt advisederd strike,bMr a n G i ri mh he h aw was toa Iscomememberov e r to of ßolton the r e e s s e C e c tj ' etie il having it e meeting tendered hitshartesitghtleareli°l.a—sl a t n y Was ex , e e h: 6 ' l l9f existence—that committee were appointed when the l lt ; strike took place, and, as a matter of course, beeal l " it i s n o t m en e tio v n ery to sha ta rp ke rem solved when that dispute ended ; and Mr. Cowcill b e :l taken a situation as " cut-looker," bad stated it was 11 , 1 (1 0 1 anya partremarks werein anymal male uponrther proceee r,3 "l conduct of Messrs. Grimshaw and Horsfall, and they informed that the present society did n o t rec ogni s o former executive, of which it was stated the only rena . members were Messrs. Orimshaw and Horsfall. " in?, then adjourned until three o'clock in th e afternO'l the purpose of discussing " private grievances." general delegate meeting to take place in accordanc e the resolution previously passed, O P ; BODKIN, Monday.—This morning Nevan, the 1 1 04 who was convicted l ast assizes for shoot i ng a sE"olltp' of the Royal Ma r i nes, on boar d h er Majesty %1' Runnymede, at Salt as h, i n th e Harnoaze, PlY — eti r suffered the ext reme penalty o f t h e l aw ; he appear be deeply affected, an d di e d s t ru gglin g violently. n,15011 THE CANT ERBURY SETTLEMENT.--From the 11 , f ° statement of th e p rov i nc i a l secretary fo r th e cur t eni 5 01 we glean the following satisfactory particulars :—V e o, total of income for the financial year, from all siti rC e off estimated at about £12,300, and the expenditure fof a rt°, ing on government in an economical and efficient II for the same period at about £6,800 ; from the £5,500, the sum of £ 3 , 000 , which is to be sent to VT /. 5 t for emigration, and a sum of £1,200 for education, r ' 3 , 0 11 0 deducted, leaving a sum of somewh ere a b ou t £ l, ' e c° pu d b l i The works of p r i mary i mpor t an ce r t d• el l c e te w d o , rks. mended by the committee of public works a moul j ec i £6.000. Under these circumstances the I"„ cr e°, Secretary stated that he had wr itt en t o th e nar o ?; the Union Bank to know if he could make an a to the Provincial Govern men t t o ena bl e th em t o g o O t these works, The mana ger rep li e d th a t h e wa s n Ilf situation to make such an arrangement-but he we'li`„a o a rto, to the inspector at SArey for instructions. The %1 3-, r i , ; imports had mach increased, and there appeared ae r ie" pect of a further increase f or th e present year,--0$ and New Zealand Gazette.