The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-29 00:00:00

6 AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA The British and North American royal mail itearriship Arabia, Captain Stone, which sailed frchn Boston on the 17th and Halifax on the 19th, entered the Mersey abo ut 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon. . She brings sixty-four passengers, the usual mails, and specie on freight amounting to 268,930 dollars. The steamship Africa had arrived at New York. On the 25th inst. passed a laru ' e steamer steering west, in lit. 51, 28 W., long . 22,45 W., supposed to be the Niagara ; and at 10 p.m. on SaturcliTt7 ; between Tuskar and Holyhead, passed the R.M.S. Asia. By this arrival ~ve have a variety of interesting We epitomise the leading events in :the . subjoined SUMMARY. CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS,—The proceedings in the United States Senate were not of an important character. General Cass had delivered a speech reiterating his ideas and sentiments on the squatter. .questien, after which Mr, Hale stated that the republican party meant to apply the principle of the exclusion of slavery in the territories in 1860, as he believed they would then possess the power to do so. In the House of Representatives the chairman of the Post-office Committee Teported a bill authorising the postmaster 'General to make a ,contract with Vornelius Van •clerbilt to carry the mail between New York and Liverp , of forjbe sum of 16,608 dole. for the round - trip. In case the steamers employed by Mr. 'Vey tdertkik tare unable to make as good time as ti " '` Kw, then 1,000 dollar. - • fog . ell (I hour o ' deductednert"Or ery are ..aose of same;4 3 ,. i to be ve aetention. In the InS (' teetering that all suggestions u—nri.etecron, t th f ;lave trade would s u bj ec t th e Christi:ralesto the 'execration of all civilised an d unwise _ eop l e , nd that it is inexpedient, ,latrary to the settled policy of the and C, rep the laws 41 , 61, prOibiting the Qf - d ' states to re fr .9., sla ve . . s trade , w v :4 1 " adopted by a vote k. i 52 to 67. The President had sent in a letter .om Governor' Geary: of Kansas, recapitulating his doings in the territory. He says peace has been restored regardless of expense, and he expects Congress will pass the bill. He eastigates Governor Shannon and Judge Lecompte for their alleged delinquencies. It was expected that a resolution would be brought forward calling for information as to the cost of carrying on .the war in Kansas, together with the expense of the prosecution of the Free State prisoners. A bill, providing for the extinguishment of the possessary rights of the. Hudson Bay and Paget Sound Companies in the United States, has been matured ; a quarter - of a million of dollars will be required for this object. It is said that a new French Spoliation Bill is in course of preparation, which its sup porters are confident of passing in spite of the President's veto A resolution had been passed in the Senate, calling fir the correspondence of Col . Sumner with the Secretary of War, and Governor Shurword, relative to Kansas matters, and a bill had been introduced into the House of Represen- t ttives for paying bills caused by the recent dig turbances in that territory. , It was understood that the struggle upon the general subject of mo difying the tariff. including wool, railroad iron, and sugar as free, shall commence on the first Tues day of January, and continue until the.question•is disposed of. The opposition to free wool is much more decided than 'has been supposed. Wool growers are operating silently, butjudiciously and with power. The iron interests are pursuing the same course. The committee - of ways and means of the House of.-Representatives will soon report a bill giving to each branch of Congress entire control over its contingsrit fund ; in effect making the auditing of the committee of accounts final, without interference by the first comptroller of the treasury, who, by virtue of his office, claims a supervisory power (as has been heretofore), and which the committee resist. THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION. This body met at Savannah. About 800 mem bers attended. At the first sitting, a number of resolutions was offered, among which was one in structing Southern members of Congress to vote for the repeal of the tariff and of all laws interdict ing the slave trade, which was laid on- the table by a nearly unanimous vote. A resolution was also brought forward for a Southern Pacific railroad. Other resolutions were also introduced, viz , to make Southern, State, county and city bonds, payable at home ; for a line of steamers to Europe ; to encourage Southern literature, &c. On the fol idwing day there was an important debate ou a reso lution to re-open the slave trade, which was warmly acii,"eated by several of the members, and as strenuously dpnosed by others. The resolution was finally lost by art overwhelming vote. Reso lutions were offered relative to a railroad to the Pacific. The first, whick declares that government has no power to construct a railroad, was adopted. The second, that a real should be made along the line of the thirty-second parallel of lavtitude by States, individuals, subscribers, and grants of land tor the federal government, &c , elicited much debate. The subject was finally recommitted, There was, also, a warm debate on a proposal being made to everything of Northern manufacture from the 'South,. GENERAL NEWS. A trial which involves, among other points, the question of the - power of Congress to prohibit slavery in the territories, had commenced at the Supreme Court of the United States. The action in question was bra nght by Dred Scott, man of colour, who sued to try his right to freedom. He claims having been man eipated by his master having taken him to reside in Illinois, which act, it is declared by the ponstitution of that State, operated to emancipate him. the Circuit Court decided against the plaintiff on the ground that by his return to Mis souri, his master's right, dormant whilst in Illinois, had revived, and that the constitution of Illinois was a penal law, which the courts of other States were not bound to enforce. The case was argued at the last session, but the decision was reserved to allow of arguments on certain points of law. The excitement in Tennessee and Kentucky, relative to the negro insurrections, appears to have nearly died out, but in other parts of the South it is as lively as ever. This negro plotting com menced down in Texas, near the Rio Grande, some three months ago ; but every one was absorbed at that time with the Presidential election, and the matter was passed over without comment. Since then ithas developed itself in nearly every slave State. Both houses of the South Carolina Legislature have disposed of the subject of the re-opening of the African slave trade, by allowing the com mittee to which it was referred to report at a future time. A bill to amend the law relative to coloured seamen, passed the Assembly on the 10th instant, after some opposition. It is stated that negro property is becoming so precious in the Southern States, owing to the machinations of the Abolitionists, that the slaveholders of Western Virginia are generally taking measures to guard against their loss, by disposing of them to those who will early them beyond the reach of the under ground railroad. A few weeks since, Mr• Joseph S. Machir sold to Messrs. Stern, of Richmond, fifteen slaves, old and young, for the sum of 8,150 dole. Mr. William Lowe also sold to the same gentlemen two likely girls and a boy, for 2,450 dols. These negroes never would have been sold, had it not been discovered that they were making preparations to leave for a free territory. In reference to rumoured negro conspiracies, the Augusta (Georgia) Constitutionalist has the follow ing . paragraph :—" For reasons which are unnecessary to relate, we particularly call the at• tention of the police of our cities, the judges of of the inferior courts, and the magistrates of the several districts in the counties of the State, to a rigid enforcement of the Patrol Laws. " A word to the wise is sufficient for them.' The City of Nashville (Tennessee) has passed a very stringent ordinance on the subject of negro assemblages and kindred matters. This- ordinance was signed by the mayor of that city on the 4th instant. The negroes of Virginia, too, in one or two districts to a limited extent, are said to exhibit a spirit of in subordination. Five' atTests have been made at or near Williamsburg, and a similar occurrence is mentioned in Montgomery County, in the same State. A bill has been introduced in the Legisla ture of North Carolina, and it is believed it will pass, to re•charter the bank of that state. It has been found, we learn, that the bank has been an indispensable agent of the State, in furnishing means to meet the responsibilities of the Treasury. THE NORTHERN TIMES.—LIVERPOOL, NiOdicDAY. M ISGELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE , The Grand Jury in Boston have presented the Court-room of the United States District Court in that city as a nuisance, and as " entirely unbe coming the dignity of the United States in the exercise of the judicial powers conferred upon C ongre ss." Advices from Kansas to the 3rd inst., 'state that the free State militia bad been disbanded at their own request. Sixteen of the free State prisoners on trial for murder had been acquitted. Nine still remain to be tried. Christ church, the Protestant Episcopal cathedral in Montreal, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning.' A dry goods store and the Nun's building adjoining were also somewhat injured. The church was thought to be one of the most elegant 'awl costly buildings in Canada. It was not, however, equal in size to the Roman Catholic catheAral in Montreal ? which is capable of holding from ten to twelve thousand persons. The damage by the fire is estimated 120,000 dole—the insurance is 08,000 do' - church possess,ed a magnificent as large as that of In the superior court ~s. The organ, nearly .aem in Holland.-- ,f New York an interesting tried, involving the liability of e ers in cases where money is stolen from It was alleged on the trial that a gentle man who arrived from Liverpool in January last, and was a guest at the Astor House, had his trunk broken open on the night of his arrival, and four hundred pounds sterling stolen from it. He brought the action to test the liability of the proprietors. The jury were directed to bring in a sealed verdict. The New York Herald of the I.6th inst. says— The weather, which had been very fine for several days, took a sudden change on Thursday morning. A violent 9 storm of wind and rain set in early in the day, that lasted until evening, when it ceased, and the moon shone out brightly. In some localities considerable snow has already fallen. At Janesville, in Wisconsin, the snow fell to so great a depth, and drifted so much, as to put an effectual stop to railway locomotion for several days. In Massa chusetts the sleighing is capital, and the weather cold. question bad bP- - hotel kefty— gu,"-' CALIFORNIA. Advices from San Francisco to the 20th ult., had reached New York .by the steamer, George LaW, the intelligence, s of little moment. The Presi dential vote gave Mr. Buchanan a clear majority over both the other candidates. The following are the chief items of news from this quarter of the United States : _ A villainous but fortunately unsuceessful attempt was - Made to sink _the steamship Orizaba, on the night of the 9th. The scoundrels entered the ship at kw tide, opened the stops in the engine room, and allowed the water to run until she grounded. In the morning there was two or three feet of water in the hold, but by hard pumping the vessel Was speedily free. No clue to the perpetrators of this fiendish act. The great sale of ,the Folsom estate took place in San Francisco on the 13th and 14th. The pro perty brought very handsome prices, and the sale has had the effect to give a stimulus to real estate, which augurs well for the future. A tremendous crash alarmed the lower part of San Francisco on the evening of the 16th. It was caused by the falling of two largo structures on the dock, be tween Clay and Commercial Streets. The piles supporting the buildings were completely rotten. and unable to sustain theweight which pressed upon them. Two persons were severelyinjured,but no lives lost.' The damage done amounts to 10,000 dollars. M. Dillon, the French Consul, was to leave for his new station, Port au Prince, on the sth of Dec. The government officials and a number of San Francisco merchants intended tendering him a public dinner prior to his departure. La Paz, Lower California, was visited by a most frightful gale which commenced blowing violently from the southeast on the 16th ult., and continued with unabated fury until the morning of the 19th. The tornado tore down many of the principal houses in La Paz, and many people were seriously injured by the falling roofs and timber a. The shipping were driven from tnetr annuorage Rua. uestroyea. From the interior of the Peninsula the most sad reports have been received of the ravages of .the storm This gale has been the most severe that has ever been experienced. CUBA. We have advices from Havannah to the 10th inst., from which we learn that a very delicate question of law—the issue of which may seriously affect the peace of the island—had arisen between the slave owners and their slaves, as to the real value of a man wishing to free himself by the payment of " head money" in instalments. The wage is that the value is fixed by arbitration, before the first payment, and when so fixed is to remain undisturbed by any fluctuations of price in the market. The owners now wish to break through this custom and demand the value ruling in the market when the last instalment is due. The judges will have to decide the case, and it is thought that if the interest of the slave suffer, some bad consequenc s may ensue. The - value of Chinese coolies had gone up .from 102 dols to 276 dots in five years, and four hundred and seventy three were landed at Chucas lately. The con tractors were about to put screw steamers on for the trade. The reported loss of the Lyonnais had caused great excitement, owing to the fact of Senor Eulate, his wife, and Senor Diaz Comas having been on board. It is said that General Concha had positively forwarded his resignation of office to Madrid. The Afiicanisation scheme was again mooted. Max Maretzek and the La Grange troupe were looked for impatiently. The Havanna correspondent of the New York Couri4r and Enquirer thus writes upon the topics of the day : , "A joint stock company is understood to have been formed, for the purpose of extracting ,an oil from a spoies of soap stene, said to be found in large quantities at a distant part of the Island. I believe that I may, with con fidence, assure you, that the Captain General has sent to the Spanish Ministry his resignation of the exalted position which be now occupies here. The African Slave Trade appears to prosper, despite all the efforts made to check it. Scarcely a week elapses that we do not hear of. Africans having been landed in some one or other part of the island. Another contract is reported to have been entered into by a commercial house of this city, to bring I know not how many thousands of Chinese from China to this Island: Some of that class of persons who have ben here a year or two, have- amassed quite considerable sums of money, and, I believe, their masters, peihaps from fear of causing the Chinese to revolt, are now treating them with much greater humanity and kindness than was formerly practised towards them. The Spanish ship Hemigiante arrived yesterday from China, with 320 Chinese unfortu nates, doomed to life-long slavery." NEW GRANADA. By advices from this republic, we learn that the latest returns indicate the election of Senor Mariano Ospina to the Presidency of that Repub lie Nothing new has transpired relative to the difficulty with - Great Britain. but the general im pression pievails that a British fleet will not carry out the threatened blockade of New Granadian ports. The British residents at Bogota, in meeting assembled on the 17th of October, petitioned their Government against such a course. The corre spoudenoe between the Hon. J. B. Bowlin, United States Minister at Bogota, and Senor Lino de Pombo, Secretary of State, relative to the tax lately imposed by the New Granadian Government on mail matter crossing the isthmus, has been pub lished in the local prints. SOUTH AMERICA. In the papers now t , ) hand we have later ac counts—from the several provinces of South and Central America. The protracted dispute between the civil powers and the clergy had been brought, at length, to a termination by the submission of the bishop. The budget for 1857, approved by the Chiliau Congress, has been published. From this document it appears that the sums granted to the different departments during the year exceed six and a quarter millions of dollars. Advices from Peru to Nov. 11 represent that country as unsettled as ever. Revolution is its normal state. An out break, of which Echinique and Castillo are said to be the instigators, had occurred in Ariquipa, and the revolutionists had declared in favour of Vivanco. Thera had been a terrible invasion by a large body of Indians from the upper Amazon. The towns of Sanlander and Andoas were destroyed and some of the inhabitants kilted. The survivors fled to the woods and declared that if the govern ment did not afford them relief ; they would place themselves under the protection of Ecuador. ;‘,H:ll4pi.unian, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 16. Th e pressure f or money in the street among the b ro k ers , i s greater then at any previ o us peri o d of this se a s on . Thi s i s ow i ng in part to the disturbing of call loans consequ e nt upon t h e moveup . n , re pay off a portion of the city's indebt e d ness ; but tik;ie humid this a n ac ti ve demand for capii a l. The Southern [:auks are all urgent ` help to enable th em to make their etritomary ins Exchange sod will h e b orrowers unt il a f t .” •• hew ye,Le. Foreign Exchange is 10— CeottlAtitti to 1088 for commercial ski , — ' the 010E000 of the Paris, pall to 6 o ^ , ; bills on 1-r,ndon 108 to v t ° ' Antwerp, 5,16.1 ; ttisterdam, 41=1- to - • ; kfuv' Bremen, 791 361 to 36'1. Fran ,.. • I , 41.1 for bankers ; itures ; 1081 to 1 0° , thalors 72 2 to COTi'ON. In this market, the stock. offering is small, and holde , s are very indifferent about selling. Prices have advanced fully be per lb, and the sales I estimate at 7,000 bales, half being for our own domestic consumers. The market yesterday, closed buoyantly at the submitted quotations. The export for the week has been—to Liverpool, 3,924 bales ; Antwerp, 280. Cotton in transitu continues to be enquired for, as being cheaper than can be done in any of the Southern markets. The sales have been moderate, owing to the limited quantity of samples I quote for New Orleans, on the basis of id freight—middling, 124 c •, bare middling, 12e. Some sales of strictly good middling Tpland. with id freight, have been made during the past week, at 121 e. Yesterday, by the arrival of the Empire City, from Now Orleans, we received a fresh supply of samples, which are scarcely yet fairly on the mtrket. The Southern markets are alai() at advancing prices. Through the agency of the telegraph, we learn from New Orleans and Mobile, for a week later, that prices were further enhanced—middlings, on 'the 12th instant, being quoted in the former at 12e, freights 19-32 d, and in the latter, 1 14c, freights, 21 32d. This improvement is predicated upon tho assumption that this year's crop will be insufficient for the requirements of the world, and in the belief that as money grows cheaper in Europe, cotton must enhance in value. By telegraph the following has been received. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 11 : Receipts for the week, 66,000 hales; same week last year, 77,000 bales. Sales for the week 44,000. Middling 12c per lb. Market firm. Freight to Liverpool 19-32 d per lb ; to Havre, MOBILE, Dec. 19 ; Receipts for the week, 32,000 bales ; same week last year, 29,000. Sales for the week, 22,000. Stock on hand 113,000. Middling lljc per lb. Freight to Liverpool 21-32 d. Caor : The opinions from the South confirm the belief in a crop' omewhat short of 3,000,000 bales. The result of the pickings, from individual planters are so numerous, and so uniformly below those of last year, that I find many parties who have, thus far, been strong advocates in a crop exceeding 3,000,000 bales, yield the point, and perhaps lean too much towards the opposite extreme, RECEIPTS, though still free, are below last year, and below the corresponding week in 1852. At the interior markets in Georgia and Alabama, they are falling off rapidly. EXPORTS are on a moderate scale for this late Period of the season ; to Great Britain for the week 40,000 bales, against . . 00,000 bales last year, and 44,000 bales for the corresponding week in 1852. The total to Great Britain shows a deficiency of 176,000 .bales as compared with last year, and 192,000 bales compared with 1862. - - QUALITY : The advices for a week later, confirm my report of the falling eff in quality at the ports of 1%12 , w Orleans, Savannah, and Charleston. W. P. WRIGHT. BREADSTJFFS. FLOUR : The market has been firm since the date of our last circular, and with an increased demand, prices have advanced 5c to 10c per bbl, closing with an active inquiry at full rates. Western Canal and State, good shipping, 6 dols 30c to 6 dole 80c per bbl; Ohio, Indiana, &c., 7 dols to 7 dols 30c; Canada, 6 dols 50c to 7 dols 50c; Southern, 7 d.,ls 15c to 7 dids 50c; Fancies and High Extras, 7 dols 50c. WHEAT : The supplies from the West being terminated for the season, and our stocks small, holders have insisted upon higher prices, and we have to advance our quotations 3c to 5c per bushel. There continues to be some purchases for Spain and Portugal. Southern White, 160 c to 176 e per 60 lbs ; Genessee and Western, 165 c to 175 c; Canadian, 165 c to 175 c; Western, red and mixed, 140 c to 160 c ; Southern red, 150 c to 160 c. INDIAN CORN is without change,with moderate transactions. Yellow. 74c to 76c per 561bs; white, 74c to 76c; western mixed. 71 c to 73c. RYE firm, at former prices: 88c to 91c per 561bs. R r.v.v • 1 9ne to 1 ROr par 4Rlbq CORN MEAL : 3 dole 50e to 3 dole 87ic per brl. RYZ FLOUR : 4 dole Mc to .5 dole 10c per brl. WOTHERSPOON, KINGSFORD & CO. PROVISIONS: Pork is lower, with sales of 250 brie at 19 dols to 19 dole 12ic for old mess, 19 dots 62'c for new mess, and 17 dole to 17 dole 50c for new country and city prime. Dressed hogs are heavy at 71e. Beef is firm, with sales of 250 brie at 9 dols to 11 dols for country mess, 6 dohs to 7 dots 25c for prime, 10 dols to 11 dols 50c for old repacked western, and 14 dole 5c to 14 (tole 75c for new repacked Chicago. Cut meats are unchanged ; 132 casks hams were sold at 91 to 101. Bacon is hi fair demand ; 1,000 boxes long middles, rib in, wore sold at 91, deliverable at Baltimore in January. Cheese steady at our quotations. Lard is easier, with sales of 250 brls and tierces at 12ao to 121 c. OILS ; Linseed oil is without important change ; sales of 15,000 gallons are reported by one house at 82 cents, but we learn of other sales at 80 cents, so that there is no general improvement. The advices from the Sandwich Islands by the California arrival are to the 15:h October, and we have reports from 115 right whalers (including those beard from by previous steamer). An intelligent and reliable correspondent has figured up the average catch of these vessels, which he makes out to be 545 brls per vessel. He adds : " Should the balance of the fleet yet to be heard from, maintain this average, it would, with the result of the southern fishery, give an import for 1857 of 150,000 brie against 195,000 brls in 1856. Since the commencement of the year up to the first of the present month - there have been withdrawn for consumption about 210,000 brls, and the stock on hand is estimated at 40,000 brls. In the face of this great falling off in the import, it will require ' all the influences at work' to induce much concession from prices at present ruling, which we quota at 80 cents for good cargoes." • We hear of a sale in New Belford on Saturday of 8 to 900 brls crude whale at 80 cents, and the purchaser is said to have made a like offer for another cargo. Bleached winter whale of approved manufacture com mands 88 to 90 cents, although several parcels from outside parties have lately-been closed out at a less rate. Winter sperm oil is selling at 1 dol 65c to I del 70c. NAVAL STORES : spirits turpentine are dull and heavy at 42g with sales of 170 bets, and small lots at 48 cents. Crude turpentine is quiet. Common rosin is unchanged ; sales of 900 brls were made at 1 dol 60e, delivered, and 500 brls No. 2at 1 dol 75c. Tar is dull and heavy at 1 dol 76c to 2 dols for Norfolk and Washington. FitmenTs : Grain freights are depressed, but there is a fair business doing in flour. To Liverpool, 20,000 bushels of grain were taken at 5 1 4 -,d to 51d in bulk and ship's bags : 3,200 brls flour is 61 ; 300 boxes bacon 20s ; 1,600 bales cotton id to 5 32d ; 140 do Sea Island at 7-32 d. To London, 5,100 brls flour were taken at 2s 9.1, and a Bremen bark took nearly as much more at tno same rate ; 200 boxes bacon 30s. LATEST MARKETS, BY TELEGRAPH. Nxw YoRX., DEC. 16, EVE.—Aelies irregular ; pot 7 dole 50c to 7 dole 681 c ; pearl 8 dole. Cotton firm ; sales 1,000 bales. Flour sel better; sales 9,400 bbls ; com to strait State 6 dots 30c to 6 dole 50c. Upper Lake 6 doss 45c to 6 dole 70c; corn to good Ohio extra 6 dols 85c to 7 dole 10c; extra Genesee 7 dols 40c to 8 dole. Southern firmer and active; sales 3,300 bbls ; mixed to good 7 dole 6c to 7 dole 35c; fancy and extra 7 dole 40c to 8 dole. Canadian firm ; sales 450 bblis ; superfine 6 dole 45c to 6 dole 70c ; extra 7 dole to 7 dole 75c. Oats 47 to 48 . and 48 to 50, Corn steady ; sales 18,000 bushels ; mixed 72 to 73 ,• white 75 to 76, old ; yellow. 76 for old; round yellow, 74 to 75. Pork lower; sales 650 bbls ; mess 18 dots 87ic to 19 dole for old ; l9 dole 37c to 19 dots 50c for new ; prime 1 7 dole to 17 dole 37c new. Beef firm ; sales 360 bids ; coun'ry mess 9 dole to 11 dots; mime 6 dole to 7 dots 25c; repacked Chicago 14 dole 25c to 14 dols 75c. Lard lower. ,Butter ; Ohio 17 to 22, state 20 to 27. Linseed oil in fair demand at 80 to 81. • SAVANNAH, Dec.l2, BVE.,-Cotton,stock 66,429 bales upland, 1,435 Sea Island,' last year 40,876 and 1841; week's sales 4,556 hales, quotations advanced t i c to le, ord to good ord 101. to 121, low mid llf to 111, mid 111 to 11i, strict mid 11,i to 12, good mid 12, mid fair 124, fair nominal ; 369 S I 20 to 32c. Flay 1 12a per 100 lbs. Freights to Liverpool NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15.—Cotton generally unchanged, sales to day 7,000 bales ; sales Saturday 500; middling 111 12, Exchange on London 81 pm. BLUCHER AND THE USIIHIST.—Of Blbcher the following anecdote was related by a Hungarian general : He told us some good anecdotes of the youth of Blucher, who, he said, was a man of enormous strength. He said he once knew him, when borrowing from a Jew to supply his passion for gaming, take hold of 'the little Israelite by the collar, and hold him at arms' length out of a high window.—Lift and Correspondence of Sir John Ikfalcolmt-G.C.B. ST. MARK'S CHURCH. TO TIE EDITOR OF THE NoRTREnN TIMES Sir,—A pevo occupier of St Mark's Church who's letter appeared in the NORTHERN TIMES, of Tues day last, says that the Irish clergy denounce rivd sects, and all who differ from them in opinion. The pew occupier is wrong ; the Irish clergy do no such thing They denounce the, teaching of some other s .cts, and not men and women of other sects. As men, women, and children, they love them ; by so doing, acktioWledge that all are creatures of th same God. A Sunday evening or two ago Iby pleasure of hearing an Irish clergyman sermon in a certain church in Livern that there never was but one '— the human family are pr creation. If all men its due considerati , stare of thine oler ..cat the preach a Jol. He sta'ed ,Lea'ion, and that all .oductions of that one d.nd women gave to this fact Jn we should have a very different ... The Irish clergy believe that some „Ls teach what is not true, and, therefore, . perfectly right and in order in denouncing such teaching Suppose Iwis an ,infidel, and b , lieved in my slut that I was right? I would be a traitor to t he cause if I did not do all in my power to convince others that I was right and them wrong—the Irish clergy do no more They believe that their teaching is in accordance with the Scrip' tires, and are perfectly right in doing their ,u most to teach men, women, and children so. Suppose a poor man came to my door and asked 'for bread—if it was in my power to give hiM some I would not ask him whether he was a Protestant or Catholic, English or Irish, but would at once perceive that he was the production spoken of by the rev. gen.tlemin in ques tion; I am satisfied the Irish c'ergy would do the same.—Yonrs, A POOR WELSHMAN. ..THE PEOPLE'S CONCERTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—The authorities have decidedly taken a step in the right direction in putting a stop to the gambling affairs in Lime street, the Chris , m u s Lorteries, &c., &c., but Ibis is a minor evil compared with a vast numter of the singing rooms and dancing saloons which infest all pats of the town. Our civic authorities, in a manner closed the Sa•urday Evening Concerts, in St. George's Hall, by the high rent eharged for it, and my humble opinion of the matter is, that the sooner they reduce the rent and enable some spirited individual to re open it again the better, and, at the same time, declare a crusade against the numerous nuisances_ which infest the town under the names of Balls and Concerts Yours, &c , ALPHA AND OMEGA. 110 W PATIENTS ARE CURED AT THE SOUTHERN HOSPITAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir.—l am sorry to trespass on your columns but the subject on which I write being one in which the public is concerned, is the only excuse I can offer. My wi'*e has been suffering for some time from extreme debility, consequent upon protracted diarrhoea, and as I am only a poor mm, and could but ill afford to pay for medical attendance, I exerted myself to procure her admi.sion into the Southern Hospital, as indoor patient. She was admitted, in consequence, about two mon hs ago, and all appeared to be progressing favourably unlil about a week since when the blowing events occurred :—I had been in the habit of visiting my wife as often as the regulations of the ins itution ,permitted me, and the I,st occasion on which I was there I accidently discovered that one of the nurses had been in the cinstant habit of wearing my wife's clothing. I thought that this course of things ought not to be tolerated and on my return home I wrote to the house surgeon acquainting him with the facts I had learned. I received* no answer from him however, and, in consequence, I wrote to Dr Cameron, the physician of the instituton, who, in answer to my letter, statal that, on inquiry, he found that the nurse in question had deen dismissed from her office. I shall say nothing now—nor did I at the time I learned of the circumstances of which I complain—abont restitution of stolen goods, although no individual has a right to suff-r any loss, however slight, from the drunken,' idle, disso'ute habits of careless and filching servants. But it is not of this I principally complain—there is a far more serious evil During the time my wife was in the hospital. she was deprived of the full allowance of wine and nu'ri ive diet which was allowed her by tha, visiting physician. This is a most. serinng circumstance. It cannot but have a most injurious effect on all patients, if universally carried out; and it is an evil which demands the most prompt and decisive efforts to remedy. I have been in Liverpool scarcely three years, and have expended in that time between one and two hundred pounds in doc'ors' bills And yet, in my last interview with one of the surgeons, I was told that the hospital was no place for my wire, as I could affoid to keep her out. Another matter of complaint is, the short time allowed for the friends of the inmates to visit them I believe an hour a week is the full time they allow, and yet this short period is sadly curtailed by the laziness of the officials in opening the doors to the visitors, and their eagerness to close them when gone.—l remain, yours truly, CHARLES ANLEY. 134, Hopwood-street, Scotland road. Emcra of PEACE.—We learn by accounts from the Sea of Azoff, that since peace was concluded, between that date and the month of October last, at least a million and a half chetverta grain (100 chetverts are equal to about 70 imperial quarters), have been conveyed in above one .o thousand vessels from the port of Taganrog alone. - The prices which beg an after the peace, in the month of May, at 23 rubles ( a s 'g nats) per chetvert, have now risen to 61 roubles 60 kopecks per chetvert ; so that many of the speculators have - bad to sacrifice immense sums of money in order to fulfil theii contracts. DREADFUL TRAGEDY.—On the 15th inst. a master baker of Casale (Piedmont) having discharged one of his jour neymen for misconduct, the latter swore that before he left the place he would create a sensation. Accordingly, on the day he was to leave he seized a knife and stabbed three of his comrades, whom he suspected of having ih. formed against him, in the abdomen, in each case ripping it open by a turn with the knife, so as to cause the bowels to protrude. The cries of the sufferers having brought together the other journeymen, they attempted to , seize the culprit, who retreated, pursued by them to the third storey, where he threw himself out of the window, and was killed on the spot. Letters written by some officers of the army of the Caucasus, and dated' from Grosnaja and Kislev, state that in those places a campaign in Persia is regarded as ex ceedingly likely. Ole of these letters says :—" GroSnaja is very agitated. Troops are constantly arriving and starting, and there is a constant movement of generals, couriers, and ammunition waggons. The best troops the regiments of Grenadiers of the Caucasus and the Dragoons —are being sent towards the Persian frontier. Schamyl keeps quiet: Since his son was restored to him he makes no move. Besides, he would find it' difficult to cross the triple cordon of our lines of Tohernomorie, the Centre, Wiadikankas, and the left wing." ALDERSROTT COOKERY.—After all the pains that were taken by Alexis Soyer and the French in the Crimea to improve the cuisine of the British army, we still follow the jog -trot system, and boil the beef of our soldiers. Toujours perdrix is very irksome, but toujours bouille is worse. Is there any extraordinary virtue in this eternal beef ? What a mockery it is to drum the men into dinner to the tune of " Oh, the roast beef of Old England." and never to let it be roasted! We have complaints on this score—legitimate complaints—from Aldershott. The men have learnt fifty ways from " Bono Frenchy," of cooking their food, but the obstinate cooks who were sent by Satanas to spoil the "meat that gods provide us," spare the jack and the oven, aud spoil the pot. Let us reform this altogether.— United Service Gazette. ONE OF 'MR USES of CRINOLINE —At the barrieres of Paris, there is, es every one knows, an octroi, or toll &elector, on most article's brought for sale within the precincts of the city. It follows, of course, that provisions, wines, &3., ars purchaseable at , a much cheaper rate on one side than on the other, and hence there is perpetual smuggling going on. The octroi men at the Barriere de Clichy observed, a few days ago, a handsome young lady most elegantly dressed, and wearing a tremendous crinoline, pass through the barriere and walk towards the' Bstignolles. After a while she returned, and as she walked with less grace th'n previously, the octroi men respectfully requested her to step into the office ' and there they caused her crinoline' to be examined by a female. It then turned out that she had a gigantic turkey secreted beneath the vast garment, the bird being fasteped by the neck to the lady's stays. The turkey was confiscated, and the lady was detained until the name and address were ascertained. ,She turned out to be Madame C—, wife of a very respectable man in the Rue d'Ame sterdam. On Fridsy she was tried by the Tribunal of Correctional Police, for the attempted fraud on the octroi and fined 100 f, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOI. BEF3RB MR. BB3g. CHEAP BUTTER !—TWC/ pew and David Lawler, werA firkins of butter, ralr and Co. It am from Corl► oonsi— .ns, named George Dodd charged with stealing three -e £l9, the property of George King ~eared that a quantity of butter had. come Messrs. King sad On. being the carriers, ned to order, It was on the Weittington dock quay, and it appeared that the prisoners went with a cart to deliver some goods at the dock, and on their going away they managed to put three firkins of butter into the cart. The watchman missed the butter, and went in search of it, bat in the mean time the policeman at the gate bad stopped the prisoners and got the butter in the cart. Mr. Shaw, from Messrs. King and Co., said he wished to press the case, as they were subject to much loss from plunder. The prisoners laid the blame on each other. They were fully committed for trial at the sessions. . BRFORR MR. MiNSFIRLD. THE LATE MR. PARKINSON.—Mr. Mansfield said as the bridewell keepers of the town were anxious to pay a tribute to the late Mr. Parkinson, whose funeral they intended to be present at on Monday (this) morning, and as he wished to nay a mark of respect to the deceased, he would not sit until, 11 instead of 10 o'clock, so that the bridewell keepers might attend the funeral. SHOCKING BARBARITY.—Two fellows, named John M'Govern and Thomas Garnett, were charged with having committed the following abominable outrage on a man named William Eaton. It appeared the prisoners formed part of a company who were drinking in a beer-house in Marybone, kept by a person named Warnack. A dispute took place between the men, when Eaton, who is a blacksmith, was knocked down. One of the prisoners held him on the floor, whilst the other took a kettle of hot water off the fire, and poured it along the man's back. The screams of the m-in were awfu', but no one helped him until police officers 39 and 521 entered the house and rescued him. The prisoners were arrested, and the injured man conveyed to the hospital, where he at nresent lies in a serious state. Surgeon Grimes, of the Vauxhall dispensary, gave evidence as to the injuries inflicted on Elton, and said, at least for a fortnight he would not be able to move out. Some persons who were present at the diabolical transaction, were examined, but cave their evidence with such reluctance, that Mr. Mans field said they were nearly as bad as the ruffians who perpetrated the abominable outrage. The prisoners were remanded for a week. THE San' FLORENCE.—The boatswain of this ship had summoned the captain for compensati at for bad provision, supplied whilst at sea: Mr. Campbell was for the complainant, and Mr. Rohy for the defence. The case wan heard (and published) some days ago, and stood for judg ment. Mr. Mansfield adjudged the defendant to pay thirty shillings, being one shilling a day, for the time the pro vision was bad. FUNERAL OF THE MURDERED POLICEMAN AT BIRKENHEAD. On Saturday the mortal remains of Thomas Vaughan, the policeman who was so atrociously murdered on the morning of Tuesday last, were conveyed to their final resting place on earth The - township presented an un usually melancholy aspect, some of the windows being shuttered during the time the funeral passed, and every tribute of respect was shown, and many mournful coun tenances betokened the regret they felt-of the untimely end of one who was so well known and respected for his general kindness of disposition. Shortly after ten o'clock, the coffin containing the body of the deceased was taken from his abode, in Morpeth Buildings, and placed in the hearse destined to carry him "to that bourne from whence no traveller returns," amidst the grief of his friends and a large concourse of persons.— One mourning coach, containing the sorrowing mother and sister of the deceased, followed the hearse. The mournful procession then took its departure in the following order :—a number of the members of a lodge of which the deceased had lately become a member ; the hearse, containing the body ; the immediate relatives of the deceased in a mourning coach ; Mr. Greaves, the Rritlewell keeper ; Mr. Hodson, detective officer ; the whole of the members of . the Birkenhead Police force, nab Mr. Superintendent Bernie and Mr. Gwynn, the head-constable of Wirral, with a number of the officials connected with the public offices in the township. The funeral cortege passel through the following streets, accompanied by an immense crowd , of persons of botl, sexes, who behaved in the most becoming and decolous manner :—From Morpeth Buildings to Watson. street, along Price's street, down Hamilton street i.;lto Market street, then along Chester street through J•oy street, into Church street. At the Church of St. Ms'ry, where the body was to be deposited, There was an immense concourse of people awaiting its urrival The police force having formed a' avenue, the coffin was removed from the hearse, and on the shoulde•,•s of some of his brother constables, was conveyed into the church, where it was met by the Rev. Mr. Knox, who solemnly read the cervices appointed for such °cc:minim The re mains of the deceased were then carried to the grave, where they were finally deposited amidst the grief of an aged .mother, a loving sister, and a host of friends, amongst whom were his late comrades in the police force by whom he was affectionately esteemed. STORM ON THE ALGERINE COAST. A telegraphic despatch from Marseilles announces that a terrible tem pest raged on the coast of Algeria on the 17th. The overflowing of the Harrasch and the Chiffa had caused the inundation of the plains as far as Bouffarie. The sailing vessels the Allica, the Syndic, the Duc, the Fra tello, and the Marie Antoinette, are lost; the steam-boats Zivave and Algeria are damaged. It was feared that other disasters had taken place. The Gauges, which left Marseilles on MOnday week for Constantinople, had returned to Marseilles. after having had her machinery damaged by the bad weather, near the Straits of Boniface, to the south of the Isle of Corsica. The mails and passengers were transferred at sea to the Nile, which left Marseilles rot- Constantinople last Thursday. IMPUDENT ROBBERY BY CABDSHARPERS.-011 Monday night, as the master of a vessel was sitting sipping a glass of ale in an apartment in the shop of Mrs. Stewart, head of East Quay Lane, immediately opposite to the Railway Station, one man entered the room and took his seat, and then other three. The three pretended to be strangers to the one, whom they induced to play at cards. It was made to appear that the one man had staked and lost all the money he:had in his possession, consisting only of a few shillings, and he began to complain bitterly of being left quite destitute of the means of ever paying his railway fare home. He appealed to the sympathies of all who were in the room, and at length the. skipper first referred to, thinking the story-true, drew out his pocket-book to give what appeared to be the victim, a few shillings. In doing this he happened to display eleven one-pound notes from his pocket book ; and he says that he had no sooner done so than one of the three men snatched the notes from him across the table, and instantly disappeared, and when he made an effort to follow, he was caught by the other two men, who prevented hire from going. The party, minus he who had darted off with the notes, were conveyed to the police office, where the skipper made the above statement; and it appeared that on searching the room, one of the notes, which had fallen from among the others, was found there. On the other hand, the two men who were detained, and who are well known card sharpers, who have been haunting this locality for some time back, admit that they were playing cards, and say that the skipper had played with them, staked his money in the usual " fair " way, and, lost it. The ten notes are off„ and the victim has no means of proving his allegation, and another lesson has been given to verdant strangers by the occurrence.—Greenock Correspondent. MECHANICS' INSTITUTE—INAUGURATION CONCERT Orr Trtursday evening lost a family concert was given in the institution room, Chapel street, Chorley, the proceeds, . after paying expenses, being given to the funds, The vocalists were Mr. John Green, Miss Jowett, Miss E. and Mi. , l J. Jowett, Mr. T. L., and Mr. Jeremiah Jowett, from Preston, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jowett,of Chorley, assisted by Miss Wiatt of Liverpool. Miss J. C. JoWett and her brother presided at the pianoforte. The pr"gramme eomprised a sacred selection of songs, glees, and choruses, which were sung very creditably, this being the first appearance of the vocalists in public, with the exception of MiSs Wiatt. In the " Postman's Knock" Mi's Wiatt was encored, as were also Miss E. and Mr. T. L. Jowett in Parry's duet, " Sol fa." A duet upon two pianofortes was beautifully played by Miss J. C. Jowett and Mr. Green, and rapturously applauded, which, but for its extreme length. would have no doubt been encored, as it richly merited. The " Perlin Echo Chorus" concluded the first part, and was loudly encored, The second part commenced with a solo and chorus, entitled " Merry Christmas," the words taken from Herrick's " Hesperides." The music of this piece is in M.S., and is the composition of Mr. J. C. Jowett, of Chorley; it Is highly appropriate to the words, which are quaint and descriptive of the festive season of Christmas. The composition is very creditable to the author, and was deservedly encored. " The desert flower" was very prettily sung by Miss E. Jowett. This lady is very young, and gives fair promise of excellence In the vocal art. Mr. J. Green sang a comic song with considerable humour, and wAs encored. " Kathleen Mavourneen" was sung by Miss Wiatt with considerable pathos and feeling, and the remain ing pieces were all favourably received. The concert con cluded about ten o'clock with the National Anthem. The thanks of the public are greatly due to the Jowett family for having provided such an agreeable evening's entertain ment. The room was tolerably well filled,though not crowded, the audience being highly respectable, and testifying 'by repeated plaudits their appreciation of the performer's efforts.--Preston Guardian. FASHIONS FOR JANUARY. PROMENADE COSTIIME. 1. High dress of violet coloured • silk, with narrow black horiiontal stripes; the skirt is very long, and has two deep flounces. Manteau of brown vicuna, the bottom edge slightly festooned and finished by a narrow black velvet ; two deep frills are set on, forming capes, which terminate in the front of the arm covering the armhole which is cat lengthwise ; they are festooned and edged with velvet; the Ilfanteat4 is fastened uP the front by straps of velvet. Bonnet of white silk, and trimmed with lace and flowers. - _ 2. Dress of lavender silk, the skirt with two deep flounces, each trimmed with two rows of narrow ball fringe. Casavo of ruby velvet, trimmed with the same black fringe as the dress. On the skirt of the cartaius a row of fringe is put on iu vandykes, giving the appearance of a second and smaller skirt; Tho body is double breasted, and closes with small black silt buttons ; it is trimmed with fringe in the form of a cape pointed at the back,•and on the shoulders, and terminating at the waist in front close to the buttons. Wide pagoda sleeves trimmed at the bottom with fringe; a second row is put on in the shape of a vandyked cuff. Bonnet of Napoleon blue velvet with deep curtain ; a white lace is hunt(' back from the front* and the curtain, which is lined with very stiff net, has a lace set on full at the edge : the bonnet is trimmed entirely Ton na with blue feather trimming; blond cap, with loops of blue chenille. 3. Pelisse a la Duchesse, of rich claret velvet • the 101 l fitting tight, closes to the throat, fastened by black silk butt ons- The sleeves are of the padoga form, very wide, with deep cuff turned back ; the cuff is looped all round by bands of b lack velvet, with silk buttons in the point of each Cape ala berikg trinamed at the edge with a plain band of black velvet. The skirt is very full ; it is cut in the half circular form, and lai d in large hollow plaits at the waist, at equal distances from each other ; in the centre of each plait, near the bottom of the skirt, is a strap of black velvet, the ends pointed, and finished, by a small button. Bonnet of black velvet with feathers at each side; the front edge is turned up lined with white ac' looped with light green velvet; tulle cap with fuschias. CARRIAGE, OR PROMENADE COSTUME. , - Dress of rose-coloured silk with two deep -flounces a diaposetion. Casaque of black velvet, the body fitti n g tight : the skirt is cut in the circular form, so that there ar e no plaits or gathers at the waist; it is trimmed with two row s of silk fringe intermixed with jet, and ha . ving a narrow j a i / heading; the bottom row of fringe is not put to the eV e` the skirt but laid on it, the velvet coming a little below th e fringe. The small cape a la berths is trimmed with fring e, and a narrow jet trimming finishes the top of the cape. Sicel' of the pagoda form, with two rows of fringe. Bonnet of viol e . velvet, the crown plaited in the form of a shell: it is trio:tall with velvet flowers of the same colour, black lace, and a small bow of white satin ribbon. YOUNG LADIES' PROMENADE COSTUME. Frock of light fawn-coloured cashmere, trimmed oft h robins of green velvet : Caraco of the same material trimm ed with velvet to correspond. Pagoda sleeves with velvet Cal'' Small hood of green velvet, pointed at the back, the P °l3 , . • finished by a small silk tassel, fawn colour a nd green mixed the Caraco is fastened at the chest by cashmere tabs edr 4 with green velvet ; the buttons should be green silk. MORNING COSTUME. Dress of green silk, the skirt long and full is without t trimming. High jacket body fastening at the back : the fro is trimmed from the shoulders to the point at waist by en rosettes of black velvet, narrow bands o f w hi c h cr oss the fr°l,, from three of the rosettes : the edge of the jacket is finished u a silk fringe, and rosettes of velvet are placed at equal tances, from, each of which fall two ends, reaching to the 'il l , of the fringe. The sleeve has a large puff at the elbows ir bell-shaped epaulette and frill b e low th e p u ff, the ed g e' trimmed with fringe; the epaulette is trimmed witb reset and velvet bands to correspond with the front. EVENING, OR BALL COSTUME. Dress of pale blue glacee silk ; th e s ki r t is, extr amei/ f full, and has four narrow flounces of white /ae e ; ribbons; the same colour cross each other from flounco to flounc e ' e O. point finished by a bow with a pi n k china-,, s t r e in the c ce v r e r Low pointed body with deep lace flow , w aist, 0 at which fall loops of blue ribbo n ; ver . short sleeve with lee of the bottom : the top of c o r sage i s lace ; bows of ribbon with chir `finished by a doubl e ra .o'o 'co at the and centre of corsage; ae.,d-drer,s, brOad lace lappets, D of ribbon and chiati-astsi,„, mixed with strings of pea rls. :a-astres ornament the sboui.'.o BALL COSTUME. n 'nk -'crt 4 :tle fi nest tarlatane, worn over a joy s fo A Bros A r aeas ;at the bottom of the dress are live f pilings of tarlatane ; at a little distance above this , sr° e°rfav, fulling', an d aga i n t hr ee; on eac h f u lli ng are small be tt, 4 bow', of pink gauze ribbon, placed at equal distances• tlui rage of pink gros-de-Naples, the waist a poiale both ad back and in the front ; the very short sleeves are fl niA „ e a narrow blond : the berths is formed by three fill"lrt, tarlalane, ornamented by small bows, the same as on the I Head dress of white blond. t 2. Dress a deux japes of pink glacee silk ; each skirt black flounce of white tulle, .the edge finished by two rows 0 ' re : taco set foot to foot, and a wreath of small roses in the cen e° t over the top flounce is a third jupe of tulle; this skirt f to . long to allow of the bottom edge being tacked to the t o p ° n od flounce, so that it may fall over in a puff; it is looped at eCtbef the distances by a trimming of black lace, to correspond "! of edge of flounces. Corsaye of pink silk, with stotooti'erbA fulled tulle c pointed capes of silk, forming &TIM at t h° of and trimmed with lace and roses ; very short full s letv- ,, id tulle trimmed with black lace : the neck of tbe corsag finishedfulling of tulle and' roses. 3. Dress of white gUleee silk, the skirt with three dr.Ptbs flounces, the top one set in with the gathers at the wali t ' t he other two headed by a silk ruche. Corsage of whi te si waist a points; the sleeves are extremely short, °n d A sa entirely covered by the deep silk berthe; the berat e 1 . it: with a narrow silk ruche, has another of lace falling Pvlbeor scarlet poppies ornament the centre of corsage, fora °g tiful contrast to the pule white of the dress. , esc 4 4.—Dress of pale green satin, the skirt a deuxitiPes;th the' skirt is nearly covered by a rich flounce; set ill % o der waist is a skirt of very fine Brussells net ; it is turneatho left to the top of the flounce, and falls over in a Puff °n h as the side it is ornamented by a group:of roses. The low body es waist a pointe ; there is no sleeve 9 but a broad lace lby S round the armhole : the top of corsage is fi ni e je i a" deco• drapery of lace, with roses in the cent re and on the s hpt • • EVENING COSTUME. • • Dress of rich white silk,.the skirt with two flounces, oak fully embroidered in blue silk. Sortie ds Bal or 00 r j e teit 00 of white terry velvet; it is cut in the form of , a, lo ° sd ,, pd • 7 11 and lined throughout with blue satin wadded and (1°""icl and trimmed round with blue satin quilted, the edge festoeg es gab trimmed with a very narrow fringe. The, slew is glit • N ted eOl and has a deep quilted cuff of satin, with long ri- d eep" left loose : the hood is lined with' plain satin, 'and 1° , 5 , 0 burg'' quilted band turned up round it ' it is pointed a t t " the point finished by a tassel of blue silk. , 1 - 1 ,014 41 ~, ,ma ' - The three eldest daughters of the Dukc and m - of - Montpensier have been decorated with the cortionii, ladies of the Royal Portuguese order of Sain t Isar o f elf The Presse, remarking upon the curious fact th e v oltse r. the Powers in Europe, the one most favourable tfl° tra cts.d land is the Power which has definitively Le n ' ti - ee f( 0 7 .1 matrimonial alliance with Prussia, saps:—`` o nlitiTt this -of what little weight in our day, in w ere balance, are alliances of this sort, which form er'Y such high importance." nd eS , t . ANOTHER CLERICAL PERVERS/ON.—A. COrr eC r yjea' says : We understand that the Rev. R. H° las t I °, °/ „ of St.' Veep, near Lostwithiel, has, within tr lo ca ges '- days, become a catholic. This is ono of those Na y t ° o which every, consideration has been made to gi v : o f th ° „ s conscientious conviction—tor Mr. Howell is ° I 'd eve r ; men who had every prospect of preferment, 3 , 13 4 , deta` - t . thing in his immediate circumstances calculated etbef him. If the truth were known, there are not a " 00 qtY clergymen who would follow in his steps, in th e c to sat" Cornwall, were they to allow honest convietioa he, mount other considerations.—Plymouth Journal,' 10 4 t i a A RATTLESNAKE .— Last fall a woman res t .. .: 0 a ee vicinity of' Worcester was picking blackberries I ere a o t near her house, having with her her only b aba S ' eyed little fellow of less than a year old. " .. .I elaSs , upon the ground, amusing itself with grasnini i i4 ber,'"ge of yellow weed that grew within reach, and e a ' brought him from time to thne by his mother , se aroa - to a at length, intent upon gathering the fine fruit, Pa s s hoat 10 a rock which hid her child from view. She Was r ov/i n g return to him, when hearing him laughing a nd c he great glee, and thinking he must be safe as w as. Bn t u et . happy, she remained a little longer where sh e n ietnens denly the little voice ceased ; and after anotirr,nd 10°.r-of delay, the young mother stepped upon the Neap. " inst eal e - d• over, expecting to see her babe asleep; a rl 'e s ea r ": a which he was sitting perfectly motionless, his “P or ess& and his wide, open eyes fixed with a singul,a,r.eto diseec'' upon some object which at first she was un i t Ul' o r s aut% Yet who can judge of her horror - when, on ci e t i . 'On" a she perceived, some four or five feet frorn „Ohio and rattlesnake, with his glittering eyes fastene d u ß v on. 'r at nearing him by au almost imperceptible me; he r, t t ! o p ysee fase i n att sight of her darling's peril so nearly paralss for an instant she half believed that dreadful t hat 001e 0 0 had extended to herself; but. the certaintY, he ; he she was the instrument of salvation to her e n h ,, i ' v iers• , 4. 4 inevitably lost, in some degree restored bellr - b e u sed - t ie glanced wildly round for something that migut r , ve notn ° lo weapon, but nothing appeared, and already t h e I reptile had passed over half the space which divided be log from his victim. Another moment, What could be done ? In her hand she held a oug ht' S oo an d all wool t h ' e thou n t cove and springing frow the rock, quick as it to pr ele red the snake with it, and stood upon fed , awai to escape. The charm was broken—the child no vo timeairi. to one side, and began to sob. At the 8a ret mother recovered her voice and screamed for aide of he ing her position until it arrived, when th e 4,1;., terrible fright was despatobed.--New York AO'