Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-14 00:00:00

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O? bell', 0 1°P t 1 01 - 1 00 °,a ,41 a PF,a,C, etQ 6 , le poi , , 11 30 4 , 2 ItirC• 101 • 1 !. 41 13° 4 t!, 1 :1 4 ' e r p t 5 111' ,i ° 1 90 C f r ,r , o to t , a t", :4 ' .070 0 0, , r di g od,' r ..01 4c .0 of rho Lis t a , app' ritl . ho o, t t co o e , o g ajo . : 0 1 de ? de ` ilal AMERIC A FROM O UR SP :eCIAL CORRESPONDENT. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY EVENING. O4be Steamer Ariel, en route from New York to , a 7 l , arrived to-day at noon with the American- 4 ,a11e, 160 passengers, and 30, 000 dollar s in s p ecie. aler advices are to the 28th ult. The news is of a rather interesting c haracter. G overnor a . Walker had a long and fr i e ndl y interview With the President. They discussed Kansas affairs ; length, especially relative to the propriety of sustaining the action of the Constitut ional Con !,ention in not referring the entire instrument to t he people. The distinguished gentlemen, though differing radically, parted friends, appointing another interview for the discussion of the same tiklect. Some of their mutua l friends ho p e for t he ultimate reconciliation of the ir views, but the hope is fallacious. The Governor's opinion of the Constitution is not founded on the slavery Clause, which is alone partially submitted, but o n the refusal of the Convention to permit a the people to vote ag ainst as well as lot the Constitution. He regards this as a viola tion of the Federal Constitution, of the Nebraska- Itansas bill, of popular sovereignty, and of the right of selagovernmena. The President insists that, as the Constitutional Convention was autho rised by Congress, he is bound to sustain its action, whatever it may be, while Walker holds that the application of his doctrine to sustain the refusal to submit the entire Constitution to the Popular vote, amounts to a simple assertion of the right of Congress to force any Constitution on the Territory, instead of leaving the people to decide for themselves ; for it is notorious that the people of Kansas would reject this instrument if they had the opportunity. He states that the Con stitution was signed by only forty-three out of Sixty members of the Convention—those refusing being Conservatives. The great majority even of the Pro-Slavery men denounced the action of the Convention as an outrageous and unendurable usurpation. Those in the Territory who support the Convention are believed to comprise a ridiculously small number, and vast numbers who never acted with the Free-Stafemen will refuse to participate in the December election. Governor Wa'ker has never yet seen the Constitution, and nobody outside knows what it is. All efforts of the Governor to obtain a copy failed. The Committee having it in charge may make it what ever they choose, without any popular check. There is reason to fear that its signers will be driven out of the territory, that it will be considered spurious, and that the State Government never can be set in operation under it unless by the Federal arms. Governor Walker declares that he cannot acquiesce in the action of the Convention without violating every pledge he ever gave, and sacrificing his honest convictions to make himself infamous. If resistance is made to the establishment of the State Govern ment, the President will necessarily call upon the Governor of the Territory to exercise force to put 'it down. This, with his sentiments, Walker cannot do, and will not, nor will he resign. The New York Times correspondent at Washing ton, thus alludes to the subject:—" If the President considers it his duty to force the Constitution, directly contrary to the spirit of the Kansas- Nebraska Act, in support of which Walker risked his political future at the solicitation of the Exe cutive, depend upon it the President will be com pelled to resume the responsibility of removing the Governor. The effect of all this, if the President persists, will be that the Executive will find himself in a minority in both houses of Congress, for Walker will be sustained by a decided majority in each. He cannot be thrown out of the Democratic Party, as were 'Reeder and Shannon." It has been suggestel of late, that the Adminis tration will insist upon an abrogation of the Clay ton-Bulwer Treaty, instead of agreeieg to a satis factory interpretation of the instrument. This, Recording to a New York paper, is a mistake. Mr. Buchanan, when Minister at London, only 18 months ago, repeatedly insisted that the Con vention should be observed according to its simple American interpretation, which he held to be that neither Great Britain nor the United btates should hold any territorial possessions there, or occupy, colonize, fortify, or exercise dominion over any part of the five States comprising political " Central America. If the recent significant articles of the London Times and Post foreshadow the present policy of the Government of England, and are to' be understood as indicating its readiness to accept this interpretation, and act upon it in good faith, the President will close the negotiation upon those terms without an hour's delay." Senor Escalante's mission to the United States is not deemed of any practical importance, the treaty with Yrissari having ignore 1 Costa Rica's right to a controlling voice in the matter of the Nicaragua transit route, and bound the United States to resist any attempt on her part to exert such presumed right. Sir Gore Ousley expects to depart for Central America some time in the course of the month of February, and was in the meantime seeking a suitable house for a residence for his family, during the continuance of his mission. A despatch from Washington, dated the 27th ult., says :—No arrangements have yet been made in regard to the transmission of the President's message in advance of its delivery. It is probable, however, that the newspaper press will he supplied with copies by the means heretofore adopted. All the reports of the heads of departments are in a sufficient state of forwardness for copying. The cotton fields of Red River, Texas, were greatly damaged by the late storm. Much cotton was blown out of the bolls, and not twc-thirds of the average crop will be gathered this season. Th e yield of sugar in the same section is a fair average. Telegraphic advices dated Toronto, Nov. 27, say—The new Administration was forme and sworn in tc-day. It is comp sed of Messrs d . John A. Macdonald, Premier and Attorney-General, Upper Cannada ; William Cayley, Inspector General ; Robert Spence, Postmaster-General G. E. Cartier, (Attorney General, Lower Canada ; J. C. Morrison, lie ceiver-General ; P. M. Van Koughnet, President. Excecutive Council ; T. J. J. Loranger, Provincial Secretary ; N. F. Belleau, President Legislative Council ; Charles Alleyn, Commissioner Public Works ; and L. V. Sicotte, Commissioner Crown Lands. COMMERCIAL INTELLI GENCE. NEW YORK, Nov. 27. The Money Market shows no material changes for the week ending this day, and the fluctuations in Stock values show that confidence is wanting, and that capitalists are awaiting the result of the financial crisis at home and abroad. There is great difficulty experienced by our merchants in negotiating paper declined by their bankirs. The rates on paper considered s trong, but not strictly A 1, vary from 1 1 to 2 per cent. per month. The Foreign Exchanges at this point continua unsettled— the margin between the lowest and highest rates being unusually great. While some drawers of sterling ask 1091, others are willing to draw at 107 to 1071. This unsettled state of affairs will remain until specie, the great regulator, becomes again quiet; and the import and export shall discontinue. We annex the rates on the prominent European ports :- 60 Days' Sight. Short Sight. 107 to 1094 1102 to 1111 5.30 to 5.161 5.171 to 5.8'4 London .................. Paris COTTON Holders are firm er ; 11 :lc is a nominal price for Middling Upland, but it would be difficult to effect purchases at this figare ; a small business was done on the basi;. of 12e for good Middling Upland. BRIUDSTUFFS : The detention of expected supplies from the Erie Canal, gives a firmer tone to our flour market, and today, holders opened with asking 10c advance; they accepted, however, the full price of Wednesday, and some 3,000 barrels super State for export sold at 5 dollars. Western and Ohio extras were quite steady. Southern was firmer, without quotable change in price. The sales include 800 brie Richmond City at 7 dols., and 300 brie Cross Middlings at 4 dole 90 cents to 5 dols. Wheat.--The offerings were quite large, and holders were free sellers at about steady prices. Corn is firmer, under apprehensions of a continued scarcity. Western mixed sold to a moderate extent at 87 cents in store. aad 88 cents delivered. New Corn is sold at irregular prices. Hors : Old are steady, but rather dull at 2c to 30. New : the market is well sapplied, and lots of prime sells at 6c t 9c. NAVAL STORES : Spirits of Turpentine : With a ver y quiet market, we quote a further decline, and sales of 2‘,,0 brls, at 43c. Common Rosins : 1,000 brie sold tic 1 dol 30c to 1 dol 35e for 310 lbs, partly afloat. Crude Turpen tine: No sales have take place. OILS : We hear of a sale of 100 Crude Sperm, at less than a dollar per gallon, but the actual price did not trans pire. Linseed Oil is quite dull at 50e for whole lots, and 53e to 55e for parcels to the trade. PROVISIONS: We have no change to notice since our last, many of our leading dealers are absent from the city with their friends in the country, and those who are here are not disposed to operate extensively. Pork is quiet and almost entirely nominal, at least so far as wholesale transactions are concerned, New Mess Pork is now getting in plentiful supply and held at 19 dole 50e for full weight ; short weight is held at 18 dole 50e Dressed Hogs are lower and sell at 6i to 7/, for still and corn fed. Bacon and Cutmeats : There is not much movement in either article. A. sale of 1,000 green Hams delivered in Number and December at 9c transpired to-day; present prices are 94c to 91c. Beef is rather heavy and but small sales are making. Lard is inactive and dull at lie to 12,3 for a'l grades of prime. Butter is quiet and common qualities are lower. Cheese is rather slack in consequence of the news from abroad. FREIGHTS : To London, 30 small hhds Tobacco 25c. A vessel to Jamaica and back with Sugar at 35c, and Molasses on deck 2 dols 50c. war, however, anxious to say one word with respect to the observa tions which the hon. member fer North Warwickshire had. just made, he was sure, in the best spirit. He did not wish it to be understood that the Government acquiesced in the opinion that it was in the power of the Government or of that house to meet the case of loca l or temporary distress by any specific measure. If the hon. gentle man's observations had reference to the general laws in regard Of trade and commerce, then he (Sir George Grey) did not disagree with him, for he thought it the duty of both the Government an 1 Parlia ment to see that no otstruction lay in the way of a proper develop ment of the operative skill and industry of the country. (Hear, hear.) He should add to his statement that he was happy to say the accounts which he was receiving from the country went to show that the distress was rather diminished, but it was as yet impossible to pronounce any definite (pinion en that subject. He, however, trusted that the conduct of the people you'd continue to be as highly creditable as it had hitherto been, and demonstrate that they appreciated the privileges of the Cmstitution under which they lived (Hear, hear.) THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LINERPOOL; IVION DAY, DECEMBER _l4, 1857. THE ROBBERY OF THE £3 000 IN THE MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE. THE TRIAL OF MR. DOHERTY. LANCASHIRE WINTER ASSIZES. SATURDAY. BEFORE MR. JUSTICE WIGHTMAN VITRIOL THROWING. AT MANCHESTER.—AIfred Doherty, aged 25, warper, and John Hall, aged 32 warper, were charged with having at Manchester on the 10th November, 1857, thrown a quant it y of vitriol at Charles Mason, with intent to do him grlevous bodily harm. Mr. Ovens stated the case for the prosecution, from which it appeared that the prosecutor, Charles Mason, was an overlooker of work men, who not very long age went into the employment of Mr. Beaver, who had a ledge mill in Manchester. The overlooker had the power of engaging the bends, and when: Mason came into employment e engaed some women the result of which was, that four or fi g ve men were dis , charged, who formerly worked there. Some of these men were members of a club calleld the Wit-pars' Club, which met at a beer-houge called the Shekspeare. On the 9th of November, Mason left his work about four o'clock, and came home, and shortly after he returned, the prisoner, Hall, whom he had never seen before, came and applied to him for work. Mason told him to leave his address. Hall left his name, and told Mason that he came from Preston. On the following day (Tuesday), the 10th of November, Mason rteurned from his work about the same hour, and between six and versa o'clock Doherty. whom he had known, came to see him. They conversed for some time, after which they weat out to gether. and when they came to a public hoese called the Blue Bell, Doherty pressed Mason to go in and have a glass. Mason, however, did not choose to go in there, but proposed to go to the Bay Horse, which was a little further up the street, and was kept by a friend of hia. Oa the way, .Doherty said to Mason, " Would it not be betters to have a comfortable shop, and not to be in everybody's mouth ? We will give you a free card to be a member of our club?" Mason understood this re be a proposal to him to quit the employment of Mr. Beaver. Doherty, said, "There are four men out of work now," and added, "Do not tell me anything I cannot tell again." Mason said he would take good care of that. They remained about an hour in the Bay Horse, and then they turned to come back to Mason's house. At about nine o'clock they passed the Blue Bell, and Doherty again asked Mason to go in, Mason consented, and they went into the snag, where they ordered two glasses of ale. While there Doherty again mate some allusion to the subject he had • spoken of before, and said it would be a curious thing if they could bring things round that night: When they had been about half an hour there, Doherty went out. Mason followed him and found him near the door, talking to a man, who was looking round the corner, and whom Mason, having had a full opportunity of seeing his face, would depose to have been the prisoner HalL They went back into the house, and Mason offered to pay for some more drink, but Doherty said he would pay for all that night, and then added that he had been sent to settle the whole affair—that he had no power himsolf, but that Mason would get a free card of the club. A comfortable shop, and £2O, if he would not start at Beaver's in the morning. Mason refused, upon which Doherty said it would be a very bad job. They then walked towa-ds Mason's house. and when they arrived in the street, Mason asked Doherty to come in, and have some spirits, but Doherty said they had got enough. Mason then bade him good right, and added, " Don't be a stranger." Doherty said " No," and as Mason was crossing to his house, Doherty gave a sort of cough. Immediately a man came out of an entry, and looked Mason straight in the face. There was a lamp near, and Mason could save that he saw him distinctly and that it was the prisoner Hell. The prisoner thre v something into Mason's face out of a b Atle, which he held in his han, aid which appeated to be a ginger-beer bottle. Mason felt himeelt Winded, and • made a rush to his own door. He could not reach it but his cries brought some person out who took him in. It was then found that he had been burnt with vitriol. The prosecutor, who had one of his oyes bandaged, was examined by Mr. Lereische, and sated the facts as they ware opened by counsel. Mr. Wheeler, who appeared with Mr. Fernley for the defence, cross-examined the prosecutor, but nothing material was elicited. rzeveral other witnesses were celled, among whom was the police officer, who arrested Doherty. Tahs witness deposed that when he took Doherty into custody, the latter said that he had been m ide a tool of, and that he would tell all he knew. He stated that on the day before the occurrence he went to the club, and met among others a stranger from Claorley, named Hall, and that they had some drink, after which they went to the Blue Bell, where it was agreed that they should do something with Meson, and his (Doherty's) part of the duty was to get Aimee out and bring him to the Blue Bell, Doherty denied that he knew anything of what was subsequently done to M eeoa. The police officer also stated that he arrested Hall, and found in his house a coat and hat, which he produced in court, and which were burnt in several places apparently with vitriol. This witness stated, on cross examination, that he was examined before the magistrate sat Manchester, and had read the proceedings which took place there as reported in the newspaper, but added, amid much laughter, that the case was very badly reported. It was either in the Afanchester Gparcl;an or the Erami,ter but he could not reco lect which. A chemist was examined, who stated that the burns in the coat and hat were produced by vitriol. Mr. Wheeler addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner Doherty, and called witnesses, who gave him a very high character for honesty and good conduct. Mr. Fernley addressed the jury on behalf of Hell, for whom witnesses to character wore also called. His Lordship having summed up, the jury, after a short consideration, found both prisoners guilty. His Lordship, in sentencing the prisoners, said the jury, after having given the most careful consideration to the ease, had CORA to the conclusion that they were guilty of the crime charged upon them, and he believed that all who ha t heard the case, as well as himself, agreed in that conclusion. The prisoners appeared to have yielded to the influence of angry feelings caused by the proeceutor's having turned off some male hands who were at work in . his master's factory and employees women instead, coupled with his refusal to cease being employed at Mr. Beaver's, or to cease employing women. Tense motives appeared to have led them to adopt that cruel, that most malicious mode of revenging themselves. All men must know that in that free country, every master had the right of employ ing such persons, be they male or female, as he thought fit, and that no man had a right to cot sider that any such act would warrant revenge. He was sorry to find that on many occasions there had been attempts made. by means of combinations such as that, to intimidate w. I kmen from being employed at loss wages then the association thought fit to hold out as a rule. Combinations of workmen were legal to this extent, that workmen might agree, if they pleased, together, not to work under a cartel' amount of wages. A. workman had a right to choose his master and the rate of wages at which he would work. No man, hoWever, had a right to oblige any other not to work for a different rate of vagss or to adopt any par ticular course. This was a case of a most serious character, and one which should be visited with exemplary punish ment. The sentence of the court was, that the prisoner Hall should undergo six years' penal servitude, and Doherty four years' penal servitude. GAROTTE ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER. — John Dunn, Luke Burnt, Daniel Skevington, and James Flood, all young men, were placed in the deck, charged with having perpe trated a garotte robbery, in Manchester, on the Nth of November last. Mr. Kaye prosecuted ; Mr. Wheeler appeared for the prisoner Dunn; the other prisoners were undefended. It appeared that, on the 25th of November, the prosecutor, a gentleman named William Ramsden e residing near Holywell, in North Wales,went to Manches ter on business, but missed the train by which he intended to return that evening. Having, then, to• seek accommo dation for the night, he went into the Crown and Sceptre public-house, and was followed by two women, who had previously accosted him in the street. Hearing him ask for a bed. the prisoner Dunn ; who was drinking with another 'tan in the house, said that he could find him a lodging for the night,' and, after treating the woman and Dunn, he went off with the latter in search of the lodgings. They had not gone far, when Dunn struck him a blow on the eye, and, at the same moment, four other men rushed from an entry, and " garotted" him by placing a rope around his neck. They then dragged him into the entry, and took from him his watch and chain, and his purse, in which there was a considerable sum of money, and a bill of exchange for £2l. The proseoutor, when he recovered from the violence to which he had been subjected gave information to the police, and from his description ef his assailants Burns, Skevington, and Flood were arrested that night in bed—two or then dressed, and the third undressed —and Dann was arrested the next morning. The defence set up for Dunn was mistaken identity, and that the prosecutor was not in a sufficient eobee state that night to know exactly the persons by whom he had been robbed. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoners, against each of whom a previous conviction for felony was proved, were each sentenced to six years penal servitude. The court adjourned at half past five o'clock to ten 1 o clock this morning. de In Saturday's publication we gave some particulers of the robbery of upwards of oin the Manchester Corn Exchange, from Ur. E. Thompson, cern miller, Wakefield, by a man subsequently apprehended, who gives his name ac Charles Browness, a Wallachian, residing at Liverpool. On Friday the prisoner was placed in the dock at the City Police Court. There was a fall bench of magis trates, including h his worship the mayor Style Mackie, Esq.), Messrs D.Mande, J. Shuttleworth, G. R. Chappell, William Ross, C. H. Rickards, M. Kennedy, Sec. The prisoner is a tall lean, with very black hair, dark complexion, has a rather intelligent appearance, and upon the ahole good looking. He was dressed respectably in black, with his shirt collar turned dove, and a large breastpin in his cr tvat. Mr. Bent, solicitor, appeared for him. The court was densely crowded, the jury box being filled with gentlemen and merchants. The prosecutor, Mr. Frederick Thompson, deposed: I am a corn miller, and reside a t Wakefield; I ant a Partner in the firm of James Tho epson and Son, corn mill rs there. I was at the Corn Exchange yesterday, from half-past eleven to half-plat one o'clock. I had a pocket-book with me, which I carried in my portmanteau. I placed the portmanteau upon my desk or table, and for a moment I laid my pocket-book upon it, which was on my right-heed side. About half-past one o'clock I missed the pocket-book, having hid it less than a minute before My first idea was th it Mr. Raiford, a gentlemen at my left han a had joist removed it in a freak That not being so, I looked about, then searched my portmanteau to sea whether I could have involuntarily placed it there. Not finding it, I told my father what had happened, and requested nim to remain at my table, while I went to the deers, and got the porter to close them. Thera was no crawl about me at the time of the robbery; that part of the Corn E ;change is generally clear. lam certain I hal seen the prisoner in the Exchange, and he must have been near to me, as I had not moved from me place; I noticed him by the small moustache jest beginning to grow. The robbery may have been effected in this way; at the moment my attention h d been drawn by a customer on my left-hand-side, she pock et book being to the right, and Mr. Radfor was also seeakine, to a gentlemen. Under thee° circamstancee a peraea might take the book. Jest behind my chair there is are iron pillar, and that might have hid the parson from ray sight. My pocket book Contained Bank of England notes, country notes, cheques, and one bill, the whole amounting to £3,111 ISt, all in paper. A gentleman said ho would fetch a detective officer, and went invediately. Sergeant Shanley, detective officer, said : I was sent for to the Corn Exchange yesterday, on account of a robbery; it was about twen y minutes before two o'clock. I was told that a large amount of money had been stolen. After mating some inquires, I took a cab, and., accompanied by Mr. Thorp (one of the gentlemen I sp eke to), drove to Galsealsla es railway station. The 220 p.m train had just arrived from the Victoria Station far Liverpool. I found a strangeraiad booked there with a first-class ticket Mr. Thorpe said that there was a person hi one of the first carriages which they looke 1 a', whom he had seen in the Exchange. I said, "we will g with the carriage," and got into it. There were two ladies, and the prisoner. Shortly after the train was in motion I addressed the prisoner. I asked, "Are you for Liverpool, sir ?" He replied, in broken English, that he could not understand me; and that he was a f•Aligner. I sid I could understand him I asked if he was coming from Manchester; upon which he shook his heal, and gave no answer. I reeked if he resided he Liverpool ; he was at that time looking at the railway guide, and mule no reply. I asked if he, being a foreigner, lived in Ilancae ter, or knew any person there. He said I was no geatlemaa, to put such questions to him. He was wearing a cap, and his hat was hanging from the straps above. I took his 'eat down, and looked inside, to see if there was any name, and who the maker was. He took the hat from ma, and sail I was a very imoertiaene fellow to look into any gentleman's hat. Ile said he was sure I was no gentleman, or I could nat address him in the language I had done in the presence of ladies. An elderly lady said she was not annoyed or disturbed by it, and that I might go on. I then said, " The fact is I am a police officer," and handed to the prisoner my card, asking ho understood it. lle replied " Yes ; I understand this; but I cannot understand yaurconduct." I said, "You will hare to get out with ma at the next station, and, if you are a respectable man, and can give me references to satisfy me that you are so, you can go on to Liverpool by the next train. Ho asked• " Caanot yon go with me to Liverpool ?" 1 said, "No; I cannot go further than the next stopping-place." The train then a-rived a' Newton Bride,e. I t id him ho would have to get out there, an 1 lie sail he would go quietly. Mr. Thorpe got out first, bat when I ant the prisoner got out, I told Mr. Thorpe to go in avail . ' ,and look under the cushions, but nothing was concealed. While I had hold of the prisoner's collar, I saw the corner of this (producing it) large pocket book, between the breast of his dress coat and top coat. I drew it from his bosom, and he said, " You hare got all; yea have all that 1 have get." He then struggled to get away, and I called Mr. Thorpe, who immediately came oat of the carriage to my assistance. I opened the pocket-book, but found It contained nethine but papers and memoranda. I throw it upon the floor, and, noticing the prisoner putting his hand under his topcoat to his inside colt pocket, I se zed hold of that hand, put my hand into the pocket, and pulled out a bundle of notes, saying, "This is what I am looking for." I Then took from his pocket two other bundles of notes. I said, " Yon are shored with robbing is gentleman at the Manchester Corn Exchange." Idi i not know the gentleman's name at the time. He sail, " You have got a'.l; iam a robber and a morderer !" I • I don't chug e you with that." He said, "No ; bat I tell you that I am," as determined l y as losable. I secured him, and took him into a small office in the station, waited until the next trio for Manchester, and b.oueht him here. During the time ws wore waiting in the office, the prisoner wan' ed to anew the amount that. he hal stolen, saying that ho did not count it, and should be glad to know how much it was. I said I coati not tell him, as I did not know myself. He asked me to count it, but I said he woul I learn the amount at Manchester. Notting more was said, and when we got back to Manchester, Mr. Tho npsou identified the pee' et-aook and money, the whole of which is recovered. The prisoner had £24 10 in addition, which he said was his own money. I afterwards went, by the prisoner's request, to tee Commercial Hotel, Dale-street, Liverposl, and brought his luggage from there that morning. Mr. Thorpe corroborated the evidence of the detective ()facer, and the prisoner was remanded till Friday nest. TO THE EDITOR OP TIIE NORTHERN DIILY . TIME S. Sir,—l shall feel obliged if you will insert the following in your paper tc-morrow.—l am, Sir, yours very re spectfully, J. P. G. Swan. Spring Bank, 13th Dec., 1857. Dear Sir,—l have this moment returned, after a week's absence in Sou thWales, upon business of the Borough Bank, and a paper, containing the report of the proceedings in the matter of John Doherty has been put into my hands, by which I learn that the case agtinst him broke down, in consequence of the want of my (vilence. The way in which the report reads would lead any one to infer that I purposely absented myself, which was not the case. I do not know who the solicitor was that managed the prosecution, but surely there must have been some neglect in not intimating to me that my evidence would be required. I was at the Bank daily until the sth ins`., and bad more than one in'erview with a messenger from these who had the case in hand and to whom I supp'ied all information he stated was wanted from ilia Ba , ile, and when it bt - ,.came known that I had left Liverpool, how was it that it did not occur to any one to write, or to use the telegraph, in order to recall me from Swansea, where business had taken me ?—I am, dear Sir, yours very faithfully, J. P. G. SMITH. To J. B. Aspivall, Rpq. Spring Bank, D2C., 12, 1857, 11 p.m. Messrs. Bradbury and Evans advertise a shilling edition of Mr. Dick - ms's " Christmas Carol." IRON ORE MINES IN TIM ULVE,RSTONE DISTRICP. — The masters in this district, since the great depression in the iron trade, have reduced their workmens' wages ten por cent.— U/verstone A dvertiser. CUTTING AWAY THE SUPPORT OF STREET SEWERS.—SOIIII3 rascals have wantonly endeavoured to destroy a large portion of the town sewerage, at Bdston, which has just been executed at so much cost, by cutting away the centre of seventy of the supports of the roofing of the sewers, so that either pressure or the effect of time would destroy them. This was fortunately discovered by a party of men who were sent to examine as to certain irregularities al leged to have taken place in the execution of the contracts. When this party left the works they were attacked by number of man, and treated with groat cruelty, being kicked upon the ground, and otherwise ill used. It was not till a body of police was called to the spot that order was secured.—Birmingham Dail/ Lyres& Fatairrrt - L BOILER EXPLOSION.— On Thursday a frightful boiler explosion took place at the extensive works known as Bullock's Farm Colliery, West Bromwich, which resulted in the death of a young man named Webb. From the facts elicited, it appeared that the deceased, who filled the situation of stoker at the work above mentioned, was teen by a person named Ray standing between the two boilers used about eight o'clock on Wednesday mor:n; ing. Shortly after a terrific exp losion took place, whici. shook the ground fir many yards round, shattered and into the the solid brickwork , an d p itched the boiler the air like a plaything , burs tin g all the rivets, and ripping up the iron plates as if they had been made of paper. The unfortunate man was subsequently found lying partly under the boiler amongst the bricks and other debris. His face was shockingly disfigured and scalded, his head most severely contused, and his neck broken. He has left a wife and child to lament his loss. As far as can be at present ascertained no blame seems to be attachable to any person. A foot race I as been engaged to come off about the 18th. between G)loae! Ashley, iste Scots Fusili r G lards, and Mr. John Parker Taylor, of Ps sage West, for £lOO a side, and £25 forfeit. —Cork Constitution. HONESTY REWARDED. Daring last week, Mr. William Wilcock. the keepsr of the Town Hall, at Mackbarn, found in the hall the halves of two .1:20 Bank of England notes. He promptly handed them to the Town Clerk, who posted a notice on 'Change, and the notes were claimed by a cotton spinner of the town, who generously rewarded the poor man with the handsome sum of one shilling? BY TELEGRAPH. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27. Cotton slow of sale, and prices without noticeable alteration, but if any change in favour of the buyer. Sales to day 1,500 bales ; sales of the week 43,000 bales; receipts of the week 04,000 bales. Beccipts at this port up to the present time as compared with those of last year fall short 159,000 bales ; ditto at all Southern ports 327,500. Sugar firm at sto sic. Molasses dull at 231 c. Flour steady at 5 dole 10c to 5 dole 20c per brl. New White Corn 50c and Yellow 05e, Pork firm at 17 dole 50c. Lard in barrels 12 c. Rio Coffee, 9c to 10c ; sales of the week 11 500 bags ; stock 95 500. Sterling Exchange 1031 to 1041. Exchange on New York 972. to 98. COLLISION IN THE STOUR VALLEY TUNNEL. On Thur. day, the 12.41 Liverpool third class train left the New street station, Birmingham, at the usual time. Five cr six rcenutes afterwards the driver of an engine which had just been detached from an in-comin; train, wishing to proceed to the Crescent engine shed for a supply of coke, asked the signalman at the station end of the tannel whether he might proceed. Receiving an answer in the affirmative, he drove his engine and tender np the tunnel at the usual speed. Within sixty or seventy yards of the other end, he suddenly came in collision with a train on the same line of rails, and this, it turned out, was the one which had shortly before left the station for Liverpool. The concussion was a very severe one, though much lels than if the train had beets stationary. Occuring within the tunnel, thel;alarm felt was, of course, greatly increased. As soon as the train emerged into daylight, it was found that a good deal of damage had been done both to person and property. The passengers were greatly terrified, and this was heightened by the bruises and wounds which it was seen many of thorn had sustained. The sufferers were speedily taken from the carriages, and surgeons being sent for, the injuries of all were attended to on the spot as far as possible, while a man and. woman, who seemed the most seriously hurt, were sent to the General Hospital. As we have said, the train was a third-class one, and as is usual in accidents where this is the case, injuries were sus - Wined by a large number. At least sixteen cr eighteen persons were more or less injured. Mr. J. Brown, connected with the store department at Euston-scriare station, had his nose split and knee contuse I ; a woman named Goldstraw, from Glamorganehire, who was goiog with her husband and family to Stoke—on—Trent, received a compound fracture of the leg; a gentleman from Liverpool was badly bruised ou the head; five or six others had bruises about the head aed upper part of the body, which Mr. Hoskyns, one of the surgeons called is, deacribas as somewhat serions ; and the remainder had contusions and wounds of a trifling character. Fortunately there was attached to the guard's van a carriage full of railway officers' cloth ing, and this helped to break the concussion. The guard was badly shaken, and the driver of the engine {Charles Ward) had his lip cat. None of the carriages were thrown off, and but little delay was caused; for as soon as the van and empty carriages could be detached, and the excitement somewhat allayed, those of the passengers who were uninjured, and all who were not hurt badly, once more took their seats, and the train proceeded to Liverpool. AGRARIAN OUTRAGES. Judgments in ejectment in the superior courts having been obtained at the snit of Mrs. Graves, Cloghan Castle, against several tenants, and writs of Inhere having been 'ssued, William Cuffe, Fsi., Sub sheriff, attended on Monday last, at Cloghan Castle, for the purpose of executing them, in consequence of soms well founded apprehen sions es to resistance being offered, Mr. William Cuffs deemed it advisable to procure the assistance and protection of a party of police, and accordingly he was accompanied ky a head constable and thirty constables and sub-constables, under the command of Sub-Inspector Hill, Parsonstown. Eleven families, consisting of nearty sixty individuals, were under this process put out of their residences and lands. Nine dwelling houses were levelled to the ground ; two houses remained standing for the reception, &c., of the caretakers. There was no actual demonstration of resistance against these proceedi:gs ; but the demeanour of the peasantry whilst witnessing them indicated strong feelings of resentment, which within a few hours were practically developed by the setting on fi e of the best of the two standing houses, wh , ch took p'ate on that night, and resulted in its entire destruction. The irritation in the minds of the people in VIM locality arising from these occurrences has excited apprehensions as to future and more formidable agrarian outrages —King's County Correspondent. . _ _ Tile King's County Chro aide , gives the following aenuit :—" On . . Sunday last, at noon day, on the public highway near Dunkerrin whilst the people were going to prayers, thre3 confederated ruffians, with the evident intent of murdering him, attacked in the mist determine.; manner Mr. Denis Egan, a man of the kindliest ditposition, and who is well known and highly esteemed by his neighbours of all classes excepting those of them who are moasbers of that association whose leading objects are assassination and murder, against whi h, when resolved upon by this terrible confederacy, neither the benevolence of the victim nor the grief and misery which his death will occasion, exercise the smallest consideration or occasion the least hesitation or re.norse. Many of our readers are aware that Mr. Denis Egan resides at BrOoklawn, near Dinkel rip, from which former place he was proceeding, shortly before twelve o'clock, to the chapel at Dunkerrin, being accompanied by his wire and niece. He and they had arrived within about a quarter of a mile of their destination, and were close to the residence of the 11ev. Michael Maher, P.P., when three man rushed out fee m behind the hedge on the roadside, having crossed over to the read by a stile, the foremost of whom was armed with a pisto', which he presented to Mr. Eg .n's head and snapped; most provident ally the pistol was not so discharged. Mr. Egan immediately endeavoured to avert the muzzle of the weapon from his person and also to obta possession of it from the assassin, who had made this attempt on his life. Mr. Egan being a large, heavy, and powerful man, was more than a metch for his cowardly assailant, had got him down aid was throttling him, when he was attacked by the other two rascals with bludgeons, by whom he was re e eatedly struck with a ferocity and v,olence which left no doubt on the minds of himself aril his wife and niece that their intention was to take his lite, which murderous intent they would have accomplished but for the courageous and determined assist ince which he received from his two companions, who, by their struggli❑g, stopped several deadly blows, and otherwise interrupted their attacks. This gallant resistance was evidently more than was calculated upon. They called out, Finish him—ho will not take land again.' Whilst they were thus is conflict some people appeared at a dietance, who were coming up on their way to chapel, and seeing them, the intended assassins made off with them selves, but in so doing they showed no precipitation or apprehension, and took little or no precaution aga inst recognition. Before leaving they informed Mr. Egan that this was on'y their first visit to him, and that when they came again, which they would do if he kept the land he would not get off so easy. Mr. Egan was conveyed to his home where he was tom after attended by Dr. Powell, of Roscrea, who ascertained that his skull was slightly fractured. He had also received several cats on the head ; however, no immediate serious caner quences are apprehended. Informaton having been given of the outrage to the Roscrea police they used their best exertions to discover and arrest the intended assassins, being out through the neighbourhood the entire of Sundaynnight ; they had ascertained that shots were fired during the night close to a stack-yard of Mr. Egan, weich is near the Roscrea Union Work house. it was conjectured that these were discharged by his assailants of thiemorning. From some circumstances of suspicion the police soon after arrested, near Timoney - and this place, a Man named Brien, who has since been identified by Mr. and Mrs. Egan, and their niece, as being the man wh3 presented and snapped the pistol at him. It has been since discovered that Brien is from the neighbourhood of Templemore. from whence, a distance of 12 miles, he was brought by this murderous confederacy to do this job. Mr. Egan hid, it appears, given some offence to the ruffian Ribbon Society, ,by taking land from which a tenant had been previously evicted. by Colonel Bernardi for non-payment of rent. Mr. Egan, soon after, of his own impulse, offered the tenant compensation for his lost occupation, and that being refused he actually lodged the sum of £7B with the parish priest to be applied to that purpose. During the year of the famine, end the period immediately following, the people had become thrifty and industrious, but the prosperity of the farming classes of late years has not been always attended with the results which were to be hoped for. Drunkenness is again becoming a prevalent vice; agrarian outrages and other indications of the spread of Ribbonism arebecom ing more frequent, and there is manifesting itself a spirit of disloyalty and disobedience to the law which Mutt produce a fitta further increase of agrarian and Ribbon crimes." LADY HAVELOCK. Mr. D. Griffith wished to express a hops that in drawing up the new resolution on the subject of the Havelock annuity, government Amid consider whether they ought not to make provision for Lady Har.elock in case her ladyship should survive her gallant husband. THE DUBLIN ➢METROPOLITAN POLICE. Mr. Grogan gave notice that he would on an early day in Fabruary move for an inquiry into the management of the Dublin Metropolitan Police. _ . JOINT - STOCK BANKS. Mr. Headlam gave notice that ha would on the llt'i of February move for leave to bring in his b:llon the subj set of Jolnt•Stock Banks. CORPORATION OF LONDON" Sir G. Grey gave notice that he would ou Thursday, the 4th of February, bring in a bill for the better regulation of the Corporation of Londin. THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Mr. Wyld asked the First Lord of, the Treasury if it was the ntention of her Majesty's Ministers, to propose any alteration in the present government of India. Sir G. Grey said it had already been intimated by his hon. friend (Lord Palmerston),that the government would state their views on this subject immediately after the re-assembling of parliament, and that until then he would prefer not making any further statement on the matter. 71111 STRAM-SHIT AUSTRIA. Colonel Sykes, in moving for a copy of the reports of the Fast India Company's Surveyors upon the screw steam-ship Austria, upol which she was engaged for the conveyance of troops to India, together Ns ith a copy of the ship's register, said that he did so for the purpose of removing the misapprehensions which exi3ted in respect to thi steamer. She was a vessel of 2,335 tons, ald had been surveyed and reported on by the East India Company's surveyors, who were men of very high repute as engineers. She had a British register, her owner was a naturalised. British subject, and the surveyors had reported her to be in an effective state. Well, the vessel went to Cork, — and thence with the 94th regiment on her way to India. Unfortunately she, in the Bay of B'scay, entoun'erel a severe storm, the sea struck her decks and broke down her bulwarks, and com pelled her to put back to Plymouth for repairs, her engines being still unharmed. Having been repaired, she again put to sea, and again experienced the storm, and unfortunately in the middle of it the main pin in one of the engines gave way ; the piston descended to the bottom of the cylinder, and struck the shaft of the screw, in come quene3 of which the ship became helpless, and had to be towd back to Plymouth. This was the history ot the affair. It had been stated that the East India Company had demanded that an upper deck shonld be added to the vessel, in order to afford increased accommo dation to the troops, but this was not the case. On the contrary, it was the proposition of the owne s that suchilan addition should be made, and the surveyors of the East India Company opposed it, and said it should not be carried out. The papers for which he now moved would put the Hoase in possession of •all the facts. Sir W. Frazer did not profess to be an authority in ship-building ; but he had gone on board the Austria the day after her first return to Plymouth, and he would tell the house what he had there observed. (Hear, hear.) In the first place it at once appeared manifest to Lim that she was not at all such a vessel as should have been employed to convey troops. There was hardly a door or panel in the shit , that had not been partly destroyed ; she had no bulwarks, and the light iron railing that had been substituted for bulwarks had been washed away. (Hear, hear.) Fouriout of the six boats originally 1 / 4 belonging to the ship had been washed away, and altogether she seemed nearly as bad a wreck as she could be. (Hear, hear.) Cne of the men of the 94th had bean washed overboard, and the wonder to him (Sir W. Frazer) was that others had not teen. (Hear, hear.) The hon. and gallant colonel had stated the vessel's tonnage, but had not stated her number of men, which was certainly much below that which a ship of such register ought to carry Toe number of seamen on board her was 18, and the number of men employed ireithe engine room, including engineers and stokers, was 22 ; and out of the entire number, the 18 and 22 put toge:her, only three could speak the Fnglisb. language. (Hear, hear.) The captain appeared to him to be a very intelligeat man, and from all accounts seemel to have acted in the most gallant manner, and with the greatest intrepidity. (Hear, hear.) He (Sir W. Frazer) heard that for 48 hours he had not left the deck, and that it was owing to him and the chief en gineer the vessel was savei. (Hear, hear.) There was a story in c'rculation in Plymouth to the effect that during the storm the greater number of the men employed in the engine-room were for giving up, declaring that there was no use in working, as the vessel must go ; but that the first engineer, an Englishman, procured his pistols, and exclaimed that he would blow the brains out of the first man who should attempt to go up the ladder. (Hear, hear.) The report further stated that if he had not done so, the vessel would inevitably have been lost. (Hear.) Mr Hudson wished to know from the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he, in his official capacity, had had any knowledge of the facts just detailed by the hon. baronet. (Hear, hear.) Sir C. Wood said that the vessel had been taken up by the East India Company, and the Admiralty had no knowledge whatever of vessels so taken up. (Laughter.) 113 had not heard the facts referred to till they were stated to the house by the hon. baronet who had jest addressed them. The motion was then agreed to. ADMISSION OF B IRON ROTHSCHILD. Mr. T. Duncombe gave notice that he would, on Tuesday, the 9th February, move his resolution respecting Baron Rothschild. (Cheers.) LIGHTHOUSE AT GODREVZ, IN ST. IVE'S BAY. Mr. A. Smith moved for certain returns connected with this light house. Mr. Lowe sa'd that, in order to prove a case which he wished to establish, the hon. member only moved for a portion of the documents relating to this lighthouse. Fault was found with the Board of Trade for .anct,oning the erection of a lighthouse on G:drev.: Point, instead o" on a certain shoal near it; but, in arriving at the con clusion which they had adopted, they had -acted on the advice of eminent engineers ; besides which, the exp-nse of the lighthouse which they had sa•_ctioned would be only £B,OOO, while one on the other proposed sit. would cost .-c 50,000. He had no objection to produce all the papers if the hon. gentleman would be sitisfied pith that. The motion, as amended on the suggestion of Mr. Lowe, was then agrotel to. LIGHTS ON SAILING VESSELS. In reply to Mr. J. Butt, Sir C. Woo I said that it was proposed by the Admiralty, in accordance with the recommendation of a committe e which sat this year, to issn) an order requiring sal'ing.velsels to carry a white and red light on each side, as is already required in the case of steam-vessels. The house then, at ha'f-past four o'clock, adjourned till the 4th Of February. BRITISH SHIPPING IN THE BRAZILS, It has been the practice of late, in some Brazil ports, to decry the merits of British shipping ; and, as there are many notable exceptions, we publish the following certificate from the Rio merchants, who received cargo in the Liverpool ship " Bomar sand," which is equally as creditable to the master as to the ship. She was loaded by Messrs. Naftali, Mors, and Co. with the largest general cargo that eve► left the port for Rio, and is the property of Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and For wood : Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 15th, 1857. . . We, the undersigned merchants o f this city, do hereby acknowledge having received our goods from Liverpool, per barque aimarsund, George Thompson, commander, in excellent order and condition, and can, with confidence, strongly recommend the said ve3sel for the safe con. veyance and delivery of fine goods or general cargo, having just delivered one of the largest general cargoes ever brought into this port. (Signed.) Samuel Brown, Canter, & Co. Naylo r, he r, Brotrs,' is' CO. Kerr, Colngs & Co. Come Paeluco, & Hill, Phipps B-os., & Co. J. Daglish, Thompson, & Co. James Freeland. Arthur Moss, & Co. Hoge, Hargraves, & Co. Durham Perrin, & Co. Plowee, Sou, & Co. Alexander Fry, & Co. Bradshaw, Jordan, & Co. F. G. Frasenderes. Watson, Spruce & Co. Ashworth Bintley, & Co.: Andrew, Edwards, & Co. Wiliam Lubbars, & Co. Rostron, Dutton, & Co. Kerstein and Sibeth. Howden Newlands, & Co. Aranaga, and Bryan. John More, ! , z Co, Dome, Successores de Rocha & Co W. H. Petty, & Co. Warne, Scluvinde, & Co. Clegg, Greenup, & Co. Antonio Pinto, Comas, & Co. The Gazdte announces that the Leeds Reformatory at Adel, near Leeds, in the West Riding of York, has been certified by the Secretary of State as fit to be a reforma'ory school, under the provisions of the statute 17th and 18th Victoria, cap 86. ROCHDALE AND THE NEW REF )RM BILL.—In the curse 01 two days, a requisition has been signed by several of tht magistrates, twenty-five members of the town council, John Bright, Esq., M. P., and ZOO to 400 other burgesses, requ,sting the mayor to call a public meeting for such a comrehensive measure of reform as shall secure the compl.te representation of the people in the House of Commons. The meeting is to be held early next week TKPERIA.L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-SAVIRDAY. The House met to-day, for the purpose of the royal assent being given by commission to the Bank Issues Indemnity Bill. The commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Breadalbane, and Earl Granville. The House of Commons having appeared at the bar, the royal a sent was duly given to the Bank Issues Indemnity Bill in the usual form. LORD CANNING AND SIR COLIN CAMPBELL. Lord Panmure : Before the house adjourns I wish to perform what I consider a public duty, and which would have been performed by the illustrious duke at the head of the army, had he not unfor tunately mistaken the hour at which the house was to meet. He supposed it was five o'clock instead of three o'clock, and appointed at the latter hoar a levee which he cannot leave, and which has prevented him from being present on this occasion. It was his intention to set right before the public a distinguished and gallant officer of the army, and to have made to your lordships the statement which lam about to make. He has authorised me to make it for him in justice to that gallant officer. Sir Colin Campbell ; and, I, on the other hand, nut only make it in justice to that gallant officer, but, as a member of her Majesty's Government. and a colleague of Lord Canning, I make it in justice to him. Your lordships mutt be well aware that, for reasons I shall attempt not to divine, ce,tain persons hay: attempted most industriously to persuade the public that disagreements existed between Sir Colin Campbell and Lord Canning. It is almost in vain to give a distinct denial to this an the part of Her Majesty's Government. Such denials have, however, been made, and they have been generally believed. Bat what I shall now read to your lordships, which is an extract from a lette: from Sir Colin Campbell, will put the matter beyond a doubt, and must quench for ever in the public mind the malicious intentions of those who invented this story. It is an extract from a letter from Sir Colin Campbell to His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, dated Octoter 26th, 1857, and written upon the occasion of that gallant officer's quitting Calcutta to take the field at tha head of these troops that I hope that there is every prosp3ct of his leading to victory. The following is the passage : Now that I am on the point of leaving Calcutta I would beg, with the greatest respect to the Governor-General, to record the deep sense of obligation I entertain towards his lordship the Governer- General. Our intercourse has been most cordial, intimate, and un reserved. I cannot be sufficiently thankful for his lordship's confi dence and support, and the kindly manner in which they have been afforded, to my great personal satisfaction. One at a distance, not acquainted with the ordinary mode of transacting business in this country, cauld hardly esti nate the gain to the public service which has thus been made. Bat I new a'lade principally to my own feelings of gratitude. Thus the gallant general boars testimony that Lord Canning, setting aside the ordinary mode cf transacting business in that country, has afforded him a support which has tended to the advantage of the public service. I thought it my duty to me Won this statement to your lordships and the public before parliament adjourns, in order to vet at rest at once and for ever the calumny that has bean circu- lated, that between the Governor-General and the Commander-in. Chief disagre3menti have existed. (Hear, hrar ) The house then adjourned at a quarter past three o'clock. HOUSE OF COONS-SATURDAY. The Speaker talk the chair about three o'clock. NEW "WRIT FJK BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. On the motion of Mr. Hayter a writ was issued for the election of a member for Buckinghamshire, in the room of the Hon. C. Ca.ven_ dish, who had ac,:epted the stewardship of her Majesty's manor of Northetead. THB DIBATE ON THE FINANCIAL CRISIS. Lsrd Palmerston having moved the adjournment of the house ti the 4 la February, Mr. Spooner begged permission of the hops e to reply for a worthy friend of his, who had been very unfairly dealt with in the debate of the previous night by his (Mr. Spooner's) right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The right hon. gentleman read to the house a portion of the evidence given by Mr. Twells before the Bank Committee ; however, the portion selected by the right hon. gentle• man consisted of answers given by Mr. Twells to what might, by some, be called his (the Chancellor of the Exchequer's) " leading questions," bat which he (Hr. Spooner) should call his " misleading" questions. (Lauehter.) Thus a different complexion and bearing altogether was given to the evidence to those which it would bear if quoted in extenso, or even in part, but consecutively. His right hon. friend had not only contented himself with portions of the answers given to the misleading questions, but had further omitted to quote intervening passages, and had in this way made Mr. Twells appear to be the advocate of an unlimited inconvertible paper cur rency. Now, Mr. Twells did not advocate anything of the kind. His views on the currency question were precisely Hole which he (11r, 1 Spooner) himself held. He w s for a paper currency, guaranteed by 1 the State, and convertible into everything but gold, which paper currency should be taken in payment by, as it would be given in pay i ment from, the Government. This currency to answer all our f • home and domestic purposes ; while a paper currency, convertible i t into gold would answer for our foreign payments and exchange!. These were the two currencies which *Mr. Twells would wish to see established; bat his evidence in respect of the former was made by the Chancellor to apply to Bank of England notes, which ' his worthy friend land never intended. For instance, his statement, that it would be necessary to remove from the face of the note the words " payable on demand" was not meant by Mr. Twells to apply I to the Bank of England, but to the suggested State paper or Exche quer Bills ; yet, by the manner in which his evidence was cited by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, hs was made to appear as if speaking of Bank of England notes. (Hear, hear.) When Mr. Twells had stated to the committee his opinion in favour of a State 1 paper currency, he was asked by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, `' What do you conceive to be the adynntsge of an inconvertible note of that kind over a convertible note p tyable on demand ?" To which Mr. Twells replied—" It would prevent the drain of bullion, when it is required for our foreign trade. It w :uld be very deairesle to have a domestic currency which would not be influenced by any foreign transactions whatever. If France or America want a supply of gold, that ought not to interfere with our domestic trade ; our merchants and traders ought not to be burdened for America's want of gold." Now these expressions were applied isy the Chancellor of the Exchoquer to the notes of the Bank of England, while such an opinlon was never, in regard to the Bank of England, held by his worthy friend, (Hear, hear.) Mr. Twells was an experienced and high•minded gentleman, and one net at all influenced by political views on the question of the currency, and it was rather hard that his valuable evidence should have been held up to are amusement of the house during a dull debate, and a turn given to it directly the contrary to what it really bore. (Hear.) He (Mr. *Spooner) fa t obliged to the house for having given him an elope:Welty of making this explanation. (Hear, hear.) The speaker accompanied by several hon. members, having pro ceeded to the House of Loris, on the usual intimation from the Usher of the Black Rod, heard her Majes'y's assent given to the Indemaity Act, and on his return raper' ed the same to the House. 3 CHURCH RATE 1. Mr. T. Duncombe inquired of the noble for 1 at the h.ad of the Government, whether it was his intention, daring the present session, to bring in a bill em the subj act of Church Rates, and also ve,ether he intended to take any steps towards mekieg the Corrupt Pratt ces Prevention Act more effective. If any acclthnt happened that would put a sudden termination to the existence of the present , Parliament, it would be most desirable to have this act effective. Lord Palmerston : Sir, in reply to my hon. friend, I have to say that her M jesty's Government hops to be able to submit to Par liament a bill cn the subject of Church Rates; but I cannot make any positive engagement, as our coarse must depend on the state of other business. With regard to the other measure alladed to by my hon. friend, I announced last session that we intended to go on till the end of the present session with the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act as it now stands, and because we thought that the inquiries of election committees last session might teed to throw light on the matter, we postponed the appointment of a committee to inquire as to what alterations may be required in the act. Of corers we shall carry out - the intentions which we then expressed, and move for the appointment of a committee this session. (Hear, hear.) But, with regard to the contingency which my hon. friend anticipates, namely, an appeal to the country—l should hme from what has passed in this house, that there is not any likelihood of such an event coming on so suddenly. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) • Sir J. Trelawney thought that after the answer given by the noble lord on the question of Church-rates, it was hopeless to expect any measure on that subject from the present government. For the last two years they had been making promises Cu the subject, and so far from having fulfilled them, the pledge just given by the noble lord was much less binding than bis promise of last session. The question had been before the country since 1833, and it was full time it was settled. The noble lord should at once say what horse he intended to name as winner. If he were the head of a Conservative party, let him say so ; if of a Liberal party, let him declare it. He had a large majority, and he ought to come forward like a men, and not suppose that the country was going to be gulled in the way that the neblo lord's treat ment of Church rates would seemto indicate. The house was laughed at, and the people of the country treated like children. SEWAGE OF LONDON. Mr. Wingfield not having been present on the previous day, when the First Commissioner o` Public Works was making his ztatemen t with respect to the s wage of the metropolis, wished to sal that, in his opinion, while care was being taken of the metropo.is, regard should be paid to the health of those near whose habitationsit was proposed that the outfalle should be. (Hear, hear.) THE COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. Mr, Newdegate said he wished, before the house separated, to mention he had reason to beleve that distress was increasing amongst the operative classes, and that he was sure every member of the house would be h - ppy to give his sanction to any measure which might b 3 adopted by the a)vernment to relieve that distress. Sir G. Grey said that it had been stated in her Majesty's Speech from the throne that a great deal of local, and he trusted what might turn out to be temporary distress, had been:occasioned by the commercial failures, which had had the effect of throwing a large portion of the population either altogether out of employment, or out of employment on full time. (Hear.) He was bound to say that, notwithstanding that melancholy circumstance, the conduct of the working classes had entitled them to the strongest sympathy of that house, and the sympathy he was eve they had. (Bear, hear.) He