Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-27 00:00:00

OCTOBER 27, 1A59. seeing the company to the greatest advantage, or 1) caring the 813e akers most distinctly, the orchestra wiltbe much prefer- Ale t ° any part of the hall. Every available place has now been •,appropriated,—indeed, the great difficulty here, as with the dinner tickets, has been how to discriminate amidst the countless claims for admission the corn kittee had to deal with. The galleries will be appro- Priated exclusively to an audience of gentlemen ; and this instanc e a l so , th e app li cat i ons f or ti c k e t s. h ave ex tCded ice are inf orme d, t en ti mes over the number, lia t ea. a be a ccommo d ate d . Th e dining hall is now being rapidly got ready, and r ? to-morrow- there is reason to believe it will begin to L re . ; : ea t something like the gay and festive appearance it bi d to present at the banquet. There will be a t ha a of music to play during dinner ; and we understand p e , i t a company of glee singers have been engaged to - 1 "ZnI durin g intervals between the speeches, after the b ri ° l): "' is withdrawn. Altogether, it will be a most 7 a nt affair —quite independently of the political —cobrtance that will evident y attach it. to a magtetet.nal arrangements as to the places of guests, as it i s , °f course, have not as yet been completed ; but a rt ; believed th e f o ll ow i ng w ill no t be f ar from the aria'aßetnent which will be carried out, viz. :—Chair theVrancis Shand, Esq., supported on the right by th e ' 4d . p 1.1 of Derby, the honoured guest of the evening; E ar i —arl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Eglintoun, the of tiardwicke, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Lord A re - 1 ,,;Y , General Peel, Lord John Manners, the Ven. l eac on Jones, the Right Hon. Joseph Napier, the tioats of Bath, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Grey De ge rait a ) l William J. Legh, Esq., M.P , Seymour Fitz- G ' M.P. ; on the left by the High Sheriff, Sir ell e i ni el : a rd, Bart., the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord rn or s 'rd, the Earl of Wilton, the Earl of ponough b ski'e Lord linvensworth, Lord Kingsdown, Sir John hr.t o klff o ° to ; Bart., M.P., Sir . Hugh Cairns, M.P., Sir „.°4l I N . orthcote, M.P., :Hon. Egerton, M.P., Sir 11 0 , i ; 4 . Jolliffe, Bart, M.P.,. Ift-:iforsfall, M.P., and -4 r• Lygon, M.P. TKO LATEST NEWS. FRANCE. , , • PARig Wednesday. T hep ; atric, of this eltilfi; ,say'sthat their or ajest ies will stay at Conxpeigne from the 30th , ttlOctober till the 30th of November.- - 11 , er e is no f oun d a ti on i n th e rumour that . the T A k tor. of A ustr i a i s expected at Compe i gne . th,; - „ e „. Grand D uc h ess M ar i a o f R uss i a will visit- Aerial Majesties during their ,sopurn at . ° , l , l3a lleigu e. Saint Qu een of Holland arrived yesterday at nt Cloud. sa k i t , ; tile request of Mons. the Spanish Ambas i;es, Paris, Marshal Bandon, the Minister of SZ 7 Y-,_' ae 'd- Materiel of war at the disposal of the 4 1 - p ril er sa Gtv ernment, and has declared that the Spain ° ., r will support the military operations of --' in the war against Morocco, by advances, !I, simlar 'wa r i Way as to Piedmont during the last It i s to th King that the Emperor will pay a visit e 4 %-ing of the Belgians. MARSEILLES,. Wednesday, Oct. 26. t iVi ees have been received from Constantinople to Le 19th instant. Four chiefs of the late , e° 4s , llB P i raev have been condemned to death, viz,, Ni t „ . : l 11 ,1, 41 Pacha, a mufti, a colonel, and an indi -45 who to have killed 'the Sultan. These e tZ,' -en inations provoked a fermentation amongst oPulace, an d di rec t th reats o f revenge had 7 ,1 e riously reached the Palace of the Sultan. executions hav e b een d e l aye d . T he Sultan hasthez thatritten a le tter to th e m i n i s t ers , reproac hi ng Ruprisli the reform s haVe been incomplete. Gra nd Vizier, a 11" taken office yesterday as P u t __l ) ,. il at the college Pacha was formerly a of Saumur in France. , Moth- . _ o ‘' ll ata . ou s ' l, the Cabinet are expected. All the be condition; nuder - which Ruprisli Pacha stated to mWillinglto enter the Cabinet, have been accepted. eat lo utenegri n a h ave began aga i n to comm i t ortZatrocities against the Turks. The members t l a , e commi ss i on for the settlement o f th e botui to: q u estion, e scape d them qu i te b y chance. A a rt e ,, P , ir aeY has b een di scovered at Aleppo, and °Ls have taken place there. THE FRENCH FUNDS. - PARIS, Wednesday, Oct. 26. do Bourse opens without any material altera 151tentes, 69 45. k iter atio ?. - -Rentes close at 69 35, showing no ruts as copared with yterdy, but in slight decline has taken peslacea. GERMANY. Th e CASSEL, Oct. 26. ' e qerci see°4(l Chamber in the secret sitting of take • --tc,43" l'esolved, with 21 against 15 votes, to 4 . 411. i "lisideration the proposal of the member for re .;' e lla to Present an address to the Elector pro stablishbi g the constitution of 1531. Th e l'e t )lo3l •7 Q o l. l , W it a : s r eferred to a committee to make a SARDINIA. Th e TURIN, Oct. 26. of Justice has tendered . his resig trAllazire,,„°4 a ecount of the Court of Cassation being Thy s ''ed to Turin from Milan. tle t* tater nent has been confirmed, that several °lkitles t ern e a t t 4 meeting yesterday, in order to , C 4ts the Gove rnment to accelerate the arma 114 to pursue energet i ca ll y the wor k of entral Italy. e Th MILAN, Oct. 25. the a i Austrians have evacuted five cantons of e - . " G argnano, on the Lago de Garda. tusiasrri of the inhabit an t s i s ver y great. - ..... SPAIN. Th 4 • - MADRID, O n c o t t o ice ber to 24 t . he ovq4 oash Consul had g i ve n . he Iv 14el lt of Morocco, on the 19th instant, that 4tarel: Etbout to quit Tangiers immediately. os 'Mie r , :11g orders have been given to the troops a -°loin the expeditionary corps de artnethe Naititc,,l,,ee, aPpointing Marshal O'Donnell to x.. kclecifl".-in-chief of the military forces, is e °Wled t° aPpear in the official Gazette of to- W , e tk. ,The Marshal starts at the end of the l'eOplo "erieral enthusiasm prevails among the it - un.; are now prevalent in the o.it. --canes Th e li . \\ lli h "'",adrid journals state that the force with P itl l vt4° Government will commence. bo_stilitics 16 r -lorocco, will be 40 battalions of the line, .° rifien len, 11 squadrons of cavalry, 80 pieces of campaign artillery (more than half of them rifled), and a siege train. It was intended, it is said, to call out under - arms 60 provincial battalions. Intelligence from Morocco states that the French who were made prisoners, on the 31st August, were all burned alive, by the, tribes of Morocco. The French troops were greatly irri tated, and eager to take, vengeance. One of the Madrid journals (Espane) states that almost all the foreign ministers, and amongst them the minister of Great Britain, ha-1 called on the minister of foreign affairs to express the opinion that the war with Morocco was a just one. The Globe remarks that when Spain proposes to take possession, as it were, of a portion of the Mediterranean, to convert Ceuta from a landing place into a stronghold, and the nucleus of an Africo-Spanish territory, the question assumes dimensions which no British Government can undertake to settle independent of public opinion. The Globe adds, the commercial classes have too great an interest in the freedom of the straits not to make their voice heard in vindicating the right of free passage. CHINESE EXPEDITION. Colonel Ribourt, Chef-du-Cabinet of Marshal Randon, Minister of War, hag arrived in London, charged with a mission relative to the expedition to China. . ♦ ITALY. ZURiCII, October 26.. The Austrian plenipotentiary, Count Colloredo, expired this morning. THE CONGRESS. - The dest Deutsche Post, of Vienna, says that, even, if England should decline taking part in a Coniressi , ItEPabsention would not invalidate the acts of a , diplomatic meeting, which would in no oc6tipy itself with English interests. CAPE' OF GOOD HOPE. The mail packet Union arrived at Plymouth yesterday'morning, with advices from Table Bay to Sept' 20th ; St. Helena, 30th ; and 'Ascension, Oct. 4th. The Cape Parliament has been prorogued to Nov.-16th. At a gre,t' agricultural show at Cape Town, forty-two kinds of ploughs, all American, were exhibited. The first locomotive engine at the Cape was landed on the 14th Sept. _ Colonel Appleby had been instructed to discon tinue the despatch of horses to India for the present. Various corps of volunteers were forming with great alacrity. The English mail by the Norman arrived at Cape Town on Sept. 10th. The severe drought has ceased. Trade quiet. Forage high. Potatoes 375. per 1001bs. Ox Hides 20s. Wheat 335. per md. CONFLAGRATION IN DUBLIN. DUBLIN, Thursday Morning. A fire broke out this morning, between one and two o'clock, in the stores of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, North Wall, which is now raging, fearfully. The roofs and a portion of lofts have just fallen in. The wholesale spirit establishment of Messrs. Mills and Co., adjoining, appears to be in great danger. At the meeting of the Royal Mail Company to-day, the report was adopted, and a dividend of £2 per £6O shares was declared. The following appeared in a portion of our im pression of yesterday : FRANCE. ~. PARIS, Oct. 26.—The Moniteur, of this morn ing, says the letter which appeared yesterday in the Sleek (addressed to Pope Gregory XVI.), and the authorihip of which has been attributed to the Emperor, was written by the brother of his Majesty, who died at Forli, in 1831. THE WAR WITH MOROCCO. The Daily Hews endeavours to prove that, in going to war with Morocco, Spain is the instrument of France, and that a collusive understanding exists between. them. The consequence of this is, that the British Government, whose Mediterranean interests are involved in any terri torial aggrandisement along the Straits of Gibraltar, finds itself in the alternative of either calmly watching in tervening between progress of the Spanish army, or forcibly between the belligerents, now that its representatiOns have been set at defiance. THE CHINA SQUADRON. Letters from the squadron in China state that the crews of the ships are suffering severely from ophthalmia. The Chesapeake is said to have 200 on the sick list from this alone, and one of the vessels is said to have the whole of her crew, without exception, suffering from the sante cause. THE GREAT EASTERN. It is intended that the ship shall leave Holyhead on Saturday; and her arrival at Southampton may be ex pected for Monday next. The address of Mr. Black, M.P., at Edinburgh, on wages, trades-unions, and strikes, is highly spoken of in the leading article of the Times. Sir Joseph Paxton has written to the Times, from Spain, suggesting the removal of Mr. G. Stephenson's remains from Chesterfield Church to Westminster Ab bey, where a joint monument to father and son could be raised. A MADMAN'S FREAK.—Just before eight o'clock on Monday evening, a man in the garb of a sailor entered the shop of Mr. Chambers, watchmaker, in the Market place, Warminster, and solicited alms, which Mr. Chambers, seeing that he was an able-bodied man, refused to give him. Upon this the beggar walked outside of the shop, and deliberately, with his fists, smashed two panes of the shop window, scattering in all directions the various articles therein exhibited. Mr. Chambers ran out, as did also some of his neighbours who had heard the crash, and found the man standing in front of the window, without attempting to abscond; one of the neighbours began to remonstrate with him, and received for his trouble a heavy blow on the head, which sent him staggering. By this time several persons were attracted to the spot, some of whom secured the offender who be came quite infuriated, cursing and swearing awfully, and struggling most violently ; nor was it without some little rongh usage that he was detained until the police arrived, who conveyed him, still swearing and struggling, to the station. On searching him, a paper was found on him certifying that he had been an inmate of Maidstone County Asylum, and was discharged on the 10th inst. as cured. He is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and - has served several years in the navy. He attributed his insanity to the effects of sun-strokes. The unfortunate man was' taken off to the county asylum at Devizes. The damage sustained by Mr. Chambers amounts to above £2 10s. NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. , ST. ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND EYE AND EAR INSTI- Tvnoic—ltelieved the institution, 205 ; relieved at their own dwellings, 55. Total, 260. Visitors—Messrs„ E. Watts and George Jordan. Honorary Secretary and Treasurer—Joseph Kitchen, Esq. FlRE.—There was an alarm of fire yesterday, about 1 p.m., and the brigade was turned out. "It was a flat in the Georges-basin which lead caught, but the flames had been extinguished before the regular force arrived. ACCIDENTS.—A labouring man, named John Johnson, residing in Gildart-gardens, was admitted into the Northern Hospital yesterday, suffering from a contused ankle, sustained by a flag falling on him at the timber quay on the Leeds Canal—Robert Sweetman, a labourer residing in • Barmouth-street, was taken to the same establishment, suffering from a severe concussion of the brain, received by falling off his own feet in Great Howard-street, while in a state of intoxication.—A boiler maker, named David Allen, residing in Tarlton street, Everton, fell from the roof of a building at Mr. Pearson's foundry, Boundary-street, where he was employed, and sustained concussion of the brain. He is also under treatment at the Northern Hospital. STABBING A &W.—An inquest was held yesterday before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner, on the body of Joseph Walsh, aged 13, who resided with his parents at 25 Court, Lace-street. The result of the inquiry was a verdict of death from natural causes ; but the evidence (except that of the sur g eon ) was so opposed to such a verdict, that we think it right to give a brief outline of the case, as stated by the witnesses. Richard M'Dermott, a companion of the deceased, said that on Saturday, the Bth instant, he was at the Landing-stage, helping a man to take some potatoes to the Seacombe boat, when he saw the deceased standing on the pier with a boy named Ratigan. Some one threw . a potato, whic\ hit Ratio•an on the back, who immediately turned round and said to Walsh, "What did you do.that for ?" A struggle ensued, in which Ratigan stabbed Walsh with a knife he happened to have in his hand. He (witness) saw the blood flowing from deceased's neck, and en deavoured to staunch the blood with his pocket hand kerchief till the deceased could be conveyed home Henry Swift, the parish surgeon, deposed to being called to the deceased for a wound in the neck, from which he died on Sunday last. On making a post-mortem ex amination of the body, he found the jugular vein divided, but there was also disease of the lungs. He considered the cause of death to be consumption !—The jury, after considerable discussion, found that the deceased died from natural causes ; but one of the jurymen, it should be stated, refused to sign this verdict, as after the evidence adduced he could not believe the deceased died frompurely natural causes. THE " BRITISH LINE" OF AUSTRA.LIAN PACKETS.— We notice with satisfaction the laying on the berth for Melbourne of the splendid clipper ship " General Simp son," Captain Graham, as the pioneer of the above line of packets. It is gratifying to observe the increase of business which is being established 'between our port and 'the Australian colonies.. This, no doubt, arises from the very superior class of ships that have been put into the trade, and we are pleased to notice that the owners of the " British Line" are determined to uphold the - character of the ships, by commencing their operations with such a magnificent and beautiful clipper as the " General Simpson." This vessel waS built at St. John, N. 8., expressly for the Australian trade, and has, from her great sailing powers and roomy accommodation, been employed in her Majestys transport service, for conveying troops to * lndia, and in• that capacity has given the utmost satis faction. She will, on the present occasion, only take a limited number of saloon, second cabin, and intermediate passengers. Her saloon is a beautiful apartment, and is very elegantly furnished, each of her state rooms being ventilated, and lighted with a large port. The second cabin in the poop is a very spacious and comfortable apartment, and those who are' fortunate enough to secure passages in it cannot fail to be much pleased; while for those who . go intermediate, very substantial accommodation is found in the roomy deckhouse. Before concluding our notice of this truly magnificent vessel, we must not forget to allude to her worthy captain, who has served in the Australian trade for many, years as mate and commander, and from his great experience as a seaman, and his gentlemanly de meanour, he has endeared himself to all classes of pas sengers who have sailed with him. INQUIRY AT ST. JAMES'S CRURCII.—An adjourned meeting of the pew-ownerS was held last night in St. James's Church the Rev. L. F. Thomas in the chair, to: hear the defence of Mr. Clairingbold, clerk and sexton, against several grave charges made against him by the chairman, who is also the incumbent of the church. Mr. Clairingbold, who had been furnished with a copy of the book on which Mr. Thomas founded his statements, brought in a reply to the charges, and proceeded to give explanations of his , conduct, from which it appeared that the charges were unfounded, and that lie had acted in accordance with the instructions given by the complainant. Mr. Thomas afterwards replied at some length' to Mr. Clairingbold's defence, when Mr. Tollitt moved, and Mr, Cowell seconded That this meeting,. having heard both sides of the question, are now in ,a position to decide." He did not think it fair to the pew-owners that they should be called upon to wait there longer, as . the whole of the evidence was before them. Mr. Clair ingbold had called' no witnesses, and the reply of the accuser was contrary to all law and common_ sense.—The Chairman contended that they were not in a position to decide ; and if they did not hear him, he •would stop there till twelve o'clock at night, and they would hear him in another court. Several gentlemen present urged that what he' was saying in reply, was a repetition of what they had heard at former meetings, and they could not wait any longer, when nothing new was to be biought up.—Mr. im Wilson said, as he was the senior churchwarden, and as Mi. Thomas had refused to put it, he would put it to the meeting, Was Mr. Clairingbold guilty or not guilty ? all who were in favour of the clerk's innocence to hold up their hands.—Nearly all held up . their hands, and none were • held up when the question was put for the op posite.—Mr. Thomas protested against the proceedings, and adjourned the meeting till Monday evening next, at half-past six o'clock. LIME-STREET WARD. A - meeting of the electors of this ward, convened by circular, was held last night, in the Star and Garter Hotel. It was very numerously attended, and Mr. Holmes, the chairman of the committee, was called on to preside. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by reading a letter from Mr. John Wilson, explaining that, in conse quence of domestic affliction, it was impossible for him to be present. The Chairman then, at considerable length, entered i n t o a rev i ew o f t h e con d uct of Mr. Jeffery as a member of the Town Council, contending that, from his numerous private avocations, and his in veterate habit of talking, he had not been able to enforce the claims or -4erve the interests of the ward. In the person of Mr. Wilson, however, the electors, he said, would find a gentleman of practical business habits—one not given to public speech-making, for the purpose of self-glorification—but a sound, clear headed man of business. The supporters of Mr. Jeffery, he said, and those of whom he was the leader, were in the habit, daily, of saying in this case it was a considera tion of measures, not of men. Of course, every one knew what the measures were—indeed, to do them justice," Mr. Jeffery's friends did not deny that the measures they wanted were, the election of Radical aldermen, and by that means a numerical majority of the Council. (Cheers.) This they would find, however, was not to be so easily achieved as they thought. A resolution was then moved by Mr. Chalk, seconded' by Mr. Leders, and unanimously carried, " That John Wilson, Esq., is a fit and proper candidate to merit the suffrages of the electors, and efficiently to represent Lime-street Ward in the Town Council." Active steps were then taken to carry out the objects of the resolution ; and after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting, which was a very harmonious one, separated. COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Alice, walked in the Home Park, at Windsor, on Tuesday morning. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort presided at a meeting of the Council of the Horticultural Society, held at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The following visitors arrived at Windsor Castle on Tuesday afternoon :—The Countess Blucher, the Earl of Elgin, Viscount Sydney, and the Right non. C. P. Villiers. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort will entertain a further select circle at Windsor Castle, from this day (Thursday) until Saturday. amariall•MMll SEVERE GALES. A GREAT NUMBER OF SHIPWRECKS, AND LOSS OF LIFE: On the night of Tuesday, and during the greater por tion of yesterday, a gale from the east to the north raged 'with much violence, doing great damage to shipping in and about the Nforsey; as well as along ,the wholeuf the coast of England generally. The following is an Outline of the disasters with which we are already acquainted LIVERPOOL.—SeveraI vessels got adrift in the Huskis son Dock; and drove against the quay, receiving more or less damage. The Renlomond bad her stern damaged. The roof of the Cunard shed in the Hrtskisson Dock was much damaged by the gale. Several packages of goods for the Unzuita, for Manilla, were damaged by the leaking of sheds between the Waterloo and Victoria 'Docks, occa sioned by the severity of the gale and the heavy rain which fell.—A flat was sunk off Seacombe.---A flat and two schooners are reported ashore off Hoylake.—The Semaphore (s.s.), arrived here from Belfast, lost fifty head of cattle overboard, and many deaths occurred amongst the cargo of pigs stored below.—The Oriental, schooner, for Lancaster, was driven ashore at Varyd. Crew saved.—The England, from Liverpool to New Orleans, and the Lipsey, from Chester for Drogheda, are telegraphed as ashore in the New Harbour, Holy head ; and the Marquetta (yacht) as sunk in the same place.—The barque Bahaman broke from her moorings in the Canada Dock, drove into the gut, smashed her stern and rudder, and drove in her side against the gabs.—The flat Jane, from Liverpool, with coals, in attempting to dock at Garston, sprung a leak, and sunk opposite the pierhead. Crew saved in their own boat.— A dismasted flat was off the Little Ormshead at half past three; with flag of distress flying.—The Catherine, flat, was driven on shore in Rhos Bay at 9 a.m. THE " WHITE STAR."—Among the dangers occa sioned by the gale to the shipping in the Mersey, the case which excited the most lively interest was that of the clipper, " White Star," Captain Kerr, bound for Melbourne. This large and very noble vessel sailed on Tuesday, but after proceeding to the mouth of the river, she had to put back on account of the fog which then prevailed. She had a large number of passen gers, and a very valuable cargo on board, and on putting back, came to anchor inside the Rock. Here, while riding at anchor, she became exposed to the fury of the gale. Her chains are reported to have snapped, and she was driven from her anchorage. Great Appre hensions were at first entertained for her safety ; and so intense was the interest felt in,the result of her precari- Ous condition, that half-hourly reports were - posted - in the Underwriters' Rooms, indicative of her varying positions. At One' time it was reported that she had touched the ground, on a Dine between the Harrington-. dock and Eastham ; but, fortunately, this proved untrue. At a little before three o'clock she got alongside H.M.S. Hastings, and remained till she obtained assistance, and was ultimately removed in the Sloynp. The south landing-stage sustained considerable damage in its deck, and a portion of its shed roof was destroyed. At one time, lively fears were entertained that this stage would be driven from its moorings, and I much anxiety was evinced on this account, as well as from the circumstance that the ground-swell was heavy and very trying. , In town the effects of the gale were also very severe, creating as they did in numerous instances great alarm, and no small amount of danger. In Church street, shortly before noon, the royal arms placed over the shop of Mr. Howell, bookseller, was blown down, and fell on the foot pavement with a fearful crash, greatly alarming, but fortunately not hurting any of the numerous passers by. Several signboards, and not a few chimney pots and slates were blown down, but fortunately, .so far as we have been able to learn, no serious personal injury was sustained. While the storm was at its height, soon after mid day, a considerable crowd assembled in St. George's Crescent, attracted by a rumour that the spire of St. George's Church was swaying in the wind, many of the spectators believing that a slight increase in the con tinuance of the gale would prostrate the finely propor tioned spire, which is at once an ornament to the church and a pleasing feature in the street architecture. As the afternoon wore on the storm abated, and the ferry steamers, whose trips, had b?.en suspended during the 'early period of the day, began to ply as usual, and the atmosphere once more assumed a tranquil aspect. THE COAATE4.—Accounts from different parts 'of the coasts on each side of the island prove that the storm by which we were visited, has been extensively as well as violently and fatally felt, as will be seen by the following details. The French and Belgian mails have not arrived at Deal. During Wednesday night there was a heavy gale from the south. Yesterday morning one or two vessels were missing ; the rest appear to have ridden well. MARGATE, 26.—The Mary Ann, from Newcastle, struck on a rock last night and went down ; crew saved. John Abbey, of Poole, went ashore last night ; crew lost. DEAL, 26.—The Atlas, of Stockton, slipped from her. anchors and chains and proceeded for Ramsgate : wind, W.S.W., strong, but more moderate. DOVER, 0ct.26.--The Pilot; of Milford, on entering the harbour last night, struck the pier, and went to pieces ; three lives loSt.—A brig, laden with tobacco, supposed Spanish, went ashore near Dimchurch ; crew drowned.—The Active, from Shields to Stettin, foun dered off Flamborough Head Oct. 21; mate and two men drowned, and master and three men arrived here. NEWHAVEN, Oct. 26.—The Ariadne, of Scilly, from Malaga to'Leith, is totally wrecked; crew saved; cargo (fruit) washed away. DARTMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Elizabeth Lass, of Waterford, Nugent, from .Kinsale to Lymington, was totally lost yesterday afternoon at Redlap Cove, wo miles west of this harbour ; one man drowned. _ _ ST. IVEQ, Oct. 26.—A terrific gale last evening and night. The Severn, of Sunderland, wrecked on Hayle Bar, from Sunderland to Rouen ; ten men drowned, one saved.—Rapid, of St. Ives, on the 'bar.—Martha Jane, of Plymouth, wrecked on the rocks near St. Ives ; crew saved. BIDEFORD, 26TH.—The Eleanor of Cardiff, with cargo of tin, has been lost. Crew saved. Cargo expected to be saved. CARDIFF 2 6TH.—The John St. -Barbe, with oa t s , was totally wrecked last night, and one man drowned.—A brigantine, laden with pitwood, has been totally lost. Crew drowned.—The Kingstown, of Cork, Louis Albert, (French brig), and the Four Brothers and Four Sisters, of London all stranded, and considerably damaged.—A Polacco brig has sunk in Cardiff Sands. HARTLRPOOL, 26TH.—A heavy gale from nine o'clock last night till four this morning. Now quite calm. Forty-five ships are ashore in both harbours, five of them being total wrecks. BRIDLINGTON, 26TH.—The Jessamine, from Hartle pool to London, founde r ed in th e bay last night. Crew drowned.—The Enterprise, Captain Thompson, from Middlesbro' to London, had one boy drowned, the cargo being saved. YARMOUTH,. 26rm—The Paragon, of Stockton ; the Elizabeth, of Rochester ; and the James and Jessie, of Gordon, are all ashore, the two latter wrecks. LOWESTOFT, 26TH.—The Lord Douglas, of Dundee, ' with pig iron, is ashore, and is expected to become a total wreck. FALMOUTH, 26TH.—A most violent gale yesterday. Jane M. Thurston, American barque, was driven ashore, but was got off this morning by a steam-tug. Lavinia, from Taganrog, was driven ashore, but was got off when lightened. A telegram received at Lloyd's states that forty-five vessels had been driven ashore off Hartlepool harbour— five of which are total wrecks. BEARS IN Wisconsizi.—The bears are committing such ravages in the wild parts of Wisconsin that the settlers are flying from their homes. The newspapers declare that the animals no longer confine their visits to farmers' pigpens, but boldly approach their dwellings, and apply for admittance at kitchen doors and bed-room windows. CONVICTIONS UNDER THE FACTORY ACT AT HUD DERSFIELD.--"At the. Magistrates' Court, Huddersfield, on Tuesday, Mr. Bates, factory inspector, preferred complaints against the following parties for infringement of the Factory Act, and they were mulcted in the penal ties named :—Messrs. Monk and CO., silk spinners, of Apsley, Huddersfield, for having seven females working after slx o' c l oc k at night, were fined £1 10s. each, amounting to £lO 10s. and costs.—Henry Hurst, jun., of Turnbridge Mills, for. having three young persons similarly e ngaged after six 'o'clock, was fined a like penalty, amounting to £4 10s. and costs.--4Ohn Shaw and Co., of H u dd ersfield; for h aving four young persons in their e m pl oy, whose names were not entered on the register, and f or whom no . medical certificates had been obtained, we re fi ned in penalties amounting to £4 and costs.—Messrs. Alexander Beaumont and Co., of Pad dock, for ha v i ng a girl in his employ unregistered, and without certificate, was fined £2 and. costs. CORRESPONDENCE. [Fre-do not hold ourselves responsible for the &pinions of our correspondents.] • 4- THE DERBY BANQUET. T. THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. SIR;-I don't know if there is to be any procession on Saturday to meet his lordship and escort him to the Hall ; if not, there ought to be, and one on a grand scale, with music, and flags of old England flying at the mast heads. The route should also be known, so that those friends, on the way should have the chance of showing their respects from their windows, &c.—Yours, truly, A CONSERVATIVE. ST. PETER'S WARD. TO TILE EDITOR OF TRE.NORTHERN DAILY TIMES S I R, —Let me just observe, with respect to Mr. James Holme, as the candidate for this ward, that he waited a re quisition. He is not the min to rush into office. He is one of the most practical men in the Council, from whom an idea is worth a year's talk of the inexperienced, and we cannot afford to lose his services. On the Ist No vember he must be elected, despite these factious mono polists ; and I hope, on the anniversary of that day, the electors will show their disapproval of Mr. Bowring's present conduct, by placing far below (Beloe) the oppo nent lee will then meet.—Yours truly, A No-PARTY-MAN. LIME-STREET WARD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Sin,—The retiring member for this ward has again issued his address to the electors, in which he gives us a long list- of his doings—or misdoings ; and as an elector of this ward, I wish to ask him the following questions :—First,----Did he not want to put the Town Council to the enormous" and unnecessary expense of putting down a double set of water pipes? and, secondly, Did he not want to vote £2OO from the borough fund to the Arnos-vale Popish Reformatory—an institution in which this town has no interest whatever? Are these things in accordance with his promised Liberalism and economy ? I hope the Protestant electors of this ward will tell him on Tuesday next that they will not allow their pro perty to be wasted, and their liberties endangered, by a sham Liberal, popish nominee ; but will come forward and elect a man that will endeavour to protect our in terests, and preserve our• Protestant constitution, for which our forefathers so nobly fought and bled.—Yours truly, AN ELECTOR. October 26, 1859. -o - EARLY CLOSING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTRERN DAILY TIMES. SIR,--The manly article on this subject, which ap peared in your valuable paper of Saturday, cannot but be gratefully appieciated by the great body of young men whose cause you so nobly advocated, and we hail this opportunity of adding another word or two in favour of the cause. That a great, reason of the failure of our educational appliances, in reaching and benefiting those for whom they are intended, is attributable to the late closing system so prevalent in, this town, cannot be doubted ; but the evil does not rest here alone, but, like a fell and pestilential disease, its influence spreads a moral con tagion on all sides, and stagnates every effort at self.. i improvement. Long ere the unseemly hour at which the startling statistics quoted by "B. 11. G." show that so large a number of the establishments at the north-end of the town close, every avenue to pure and healthful recreation is barred. What are the assistants to do ? "All work and no play," says a time-honoured maxim, " makes Jack a dull bor." Where is this recreation to be obtained, and when ? In many instances it is sought for in places where virtue is a stranger, and at times which should be held secret from the world's pursuits. What wonder that, with no means of obtaining moral instructions, and prevented by no moral restrictions, many of our young men, just freed from absent parents, yield to temptation, and, by pilfering, supply themselves with that wherewith to gratify passions which would never have predominated had harmless recreation been secured to them. What wonder that, with nothing to lighten their in cessant and protracted labours, no gleam of sunshine, no ray of consolation to cheer their path, many of the assistants plunge into the vortex of dissipation, and en deavour to drown their cares amid profligacy and vice. What wonder that our religious ordinances, our Bible classes, Sunday schools, &c., are all but deserted, when many of those who would have been regular and willing attendants, are, by the baneful practice of late shopping (particularly on Saturday nights, when it is often pro tracted beyond the boundary of the Sunday), prohibited from the enjoyment of their birthright privileges; and, what wonder that, as a class, our assistants are .physi cally decrepid and' sickly, when every invigorating bodily exercise is reserved for their more-favoured brothers, and when, with bodies enfeebled, minds stunted, and moral natures uncultivate 1, they are expected withal to be hard working, little grumbling, and exemplary young men. Would that our philanthropists and social refor mers began their work at the right end, first preparing the soil before sowing the seed ; let them but give the , young men of Liverpool the means and opportunities of making use of the noble institutions for the diffusion of knowledge, &c., which this town possesses, and they will soon see how their benevolence is appreciated ; to act otherwise, to furnish instruction without giving, at the same time, the power to avail themselves of it, is but a mockery. It has been well said, "If there were no shoppers at late hours, there would be no late closing." Let the pUblic and the press take up the matter with hearty sympathy and earnest zeal ; let them lend their aid to that of the employers mid employed, to endeavour to blot out this disgrace to our humanity, our civilization, and our Christianity. F. A. L. 26th October, 1859. TTS , ‘ TTTriTX SEAS. MURDER Q. - 11.1r1 .11.11Jr.s. Yesterday, before the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Williams, at the Central Criminal Court, London, Charles Annois, a Portuguese seaman, was placed at the bar on an indictment ch arg i ng hi m w i t h t h e mur d er of Philip Barker on the high seas. A second indict ment charged him with wounding Joseph Cummings with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. The pri soner pleaded not guilty to both indictments. On being asked whether he preferred to be tried by an English jury or a jury composed partly of En g li s h men an d partly of foreigners, he said he should prefer a jury composed en tirely of Englishmen. The foreign jurors who had been summoned were then allowed to depart. Mr. Sleigh, who conducted the prosecution, stated the facts, which he said he should be able to prove. Richard Faux said he was second mate of the Mar garet, an English vessel, belon - :ing to Hartlepool. Philip Barker was the master of the vessel. There were thirtean hands on board. The vessel sailed from Har tlepool on the 9th of July last with a cargo of coke, and reached Lisbon on the 28th of the same month. At Lisbon the cook was taken ill, and it was necessary to send - him to the hospital on shore. On the 10th or 11th of August the prisoner joined the Margaret as cook and steward, to take the place of the man who had been sent on shore. The vessel left Lisbon on the 11th of August. Matters went on quietly until the 18th of August. On that day, some words passed between the prisoner, and the men forward ; there were angry words, but he did not know what they were. Upon this, the captain (Barker) came out, and inquired what was the tie matter, aythaa u w p a o s n matter. The men told him that the prisoner had re fused to wash the dinner things, and that he had called them opprobrious names. The captain said he would not have any such work on board the ship ; and that he a w n o y u l m d nnot they allow eny h ought board. He to the H p e r cisossomi said prisoner ntoa e e imposednt him kn ow . H e that if then told the prisoner that he must wash the dinner things up for the men every day. Cummings was one of the men present on that occasion. Things went on quietly on board until the following Sunday, the 21st of August. The captain walked the deck from eight o'clock till half-past nine at night. He left the deck at half-past nine, and went to his cabin, which was on the deck on the starboard side. The , chief mate's cabin was on the port side, opposite the captain's. Witness's berth was on the starboard side, Joining the captain's, on the forepart. The prisoner slept underneath witness's berth. The men slept on deck in the forepart of the ship. After the ;aptain went to his cabin, witness remained on deck till twelve o'clock, when lie was relieved by Mr. Sharp, chief mate. At twelve o'clock he went to the laptain's berth to report to him the state of the weather. Witness then turned into his own berth. The prisoner was at that time in his berth underneath. ffitness slept:till four o'clock, when he. w.as aroused by __ kir. Sharp, the chief mate, to relieve watch. He got The prisoner.was at that time s itti ng on witness's • hest putting on, his clothes. Witness went on deck .as soon as he was dressed, and saw prisoner go to .he galley about ten minutes after Sharp - had turned .n. The prisoner went into th e ca bi n w h ere they lived. On coming out again, he went forward on he starboard side and turned round, apparently to See whethe r witness was watching him. When he >aw witness looking at him, he went back to the ,galley. Witness walked to and fro, and the prisoner went for yard on the port-side. He went forward for a minute talk to the men, and he heard a scream. On going to the direction' from whence it proceeded, he saw the , prisoner with a five-barrelled revolver pistol in his hand, holding it up. He had a knife in his mouth. He was standing near the door of the cabin where the men lived. Cumming was standing at the door. (The revolver and the knife, which was a cook's knife, were produced.) Cummings was covered with MOO on the fore part of his shirt and his cheek. He said, " The villain is murdering us." Witness then ran into the cabin to rouse the captain. He called out " Captain Barker " twice, but he received no answer. The door was open—it had been open all night. He went in, and on taking hold of his leg he felt the blood run under his feet. He then 'looked to the captain's fa ce . His throat was cut, and his head was nearly off his body. The body was uncovered from the chest up wards. He then went to call the chief mate, and found his door shut. He then called out " Mr. Sharpe" twice, and he answered. He said he was locked in, and witness found it to be so. There was no key in the door. He burst the door open. He noticed marks of blood on the keyhole. He looked for the key but could not find it. When the chief mate came out he saw the prisoner standing at the midship talking to the men. He and the chief mate went into the captain's cabin, and when they saw the prisoner corning aft they shut the door until they got something to arm themselves with. The prisoner had the revolver in his hand at that time. There were no other firearms on board than the revolver. Witness took a screwdriver and the chief mate a sword, and they went on deck to secure the prisoner, who was there threatenin g t o shoot the men who hadi been on the watch below. Witness got the men of his watch together, and armed them as well as he could. The prisoner then ran into the cabin and they shut the door, keeping him in. The men armed themselves with anything they could. He saw him break the captain's drawers open, also two writing-desks. The chief mateilwas at this time looking through the skylight watching the prisoner's actions. The mate broke two or three panes of glass, and threw the glass in the prisoner's face. The prisoner, snapped the caps of the revolver at him twice. The caps. went off. The mate said, " Ah, you villain, it's not loaded." The chief mate called upon witness to look out, as the prisoner was going to the door. Witness. opened the door, and the prisoner came out, and threw his arms up with his back towards the cabin. He said, "Me kill the captain—me kill no more people." net prisoner was then secured. He had a sash round his waist. He searched the sash and found a knife con cealed. He also found pistol balls and percussion caps concealed in the folds of the sash. In the captain's room they found a blue frock belonging to the prisoner. He had worn the frock that morning. Witness showed. the prisoner the two knives, and asked him which he killed the captain with. He said, " The big one." He asked him what he was going to do with the small knife f ou nd i n hi s sash. He said, to stick some people suppose they struck him. The knives were ship's knives, one a carving and the other a table knife. They had both been fresh sharpened on the grindstone. At the same time ho showed the prisoner the blue frock, and asked him how it became torn and lying in the captain's cabin. He said—" When Igo to cut Joe's throat (Cummings), Joe tear him." Th e y buried the captain on the fourth day, and sailed for Falmouth, The ship, during the time he had men tioned, was iTon the high seas. Cross-examined by Mr. Metcalfe, who appeared for the defence—They had sailed from Lisbon eleven days When this happened. They were going to North America. They went back to Falmouth after the murder, because it was the neatest English port. The captain was very kind to the prisoner and to the crew generally. He never said the captain spoke crossly to the prisoner, but he was very particular. The prisoner after the murder was placed in the long boat for two days. The Prisoner never appeared to be excited, except when he was smashing the drawers and the desk in the captain's room. He Knew ef no cause for the prisoner's conduct towards the captain. He never saw any Symptoms of insanity about him; He always gave proper answers, and attended to his duties. Re-examined—The revolver was not loaded, but it had caps on. An interpreter was called, and translated to the prisoner the whole of the evidence from the judge's notes. The prisoner said—Me liked the captain very much. The chief mate struck me, and me went to tell the captain. Me told him mate call me bad names, and he prevented him. Me no kill the captain. Me no break nothing. After a lengthened trial, the prisoner was found guilty of the charge of murder, and sentenced to be executed. sporting NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. WEDNESDAY. 'RE.V, HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 20 sous. each. Last half of R.N. 6 13 Tightfit 6 8 Brown Middleton Seven ran. SELLING HANDICAP Villikins Sicheus • . ' 1 2 1 Three ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Twang SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sous, T.Y.C.eA Gleesinger HANDICAP SWEEP SP ;iKES of 15 sous. each. First half of Ab. mile. Little Nat SWEEPSTAKES of 50 soya. each. D.M. Thunderbolt _ 1 I , £5O PLATE. ifeboat It: Clair FREE HANDICAP S WEEPSTAKES. lonfectioner lentle ......................... .... . ..... .. . NURSELATESTSTARES E — T F T IR I N s TG. CLASS. Even on Lupellus. 3 to 1 against Black Cloud. NURSERY STAKES—SECOND CLASS. 3 to 1 against Lady Evelyn. 5 to 1 Bar one. LIVERPOOL CUP. 8 to 1 against Meg Merrilies. 160 to 8 against Sam Spode. 16 to 1 against Bevis. d•A reaching the .MBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.—DESCRIPTION OF THE RACE. i A crowd of pedestrians and equestrians , . as usual. assembled at the starting post, to scrutimse the condition of the compe titors, for the last time before they commenced their jour ney. When Mr. Hibbard, however, took up his flag and called upon the horses to take their places, the mounted spectators in his vicinity went further towards the winning chair, in order to witness the finish of the race. The starter was soon left with a clear Reid, and aftei wheeling round to the left, the horses began to form in a line. The only really fidgetty animal at the post was Australian Maid, the mare that broke away in the Second October week, and ran through the tovra. She was led to the post, and scarcely any persuasion could in duce her to join her horses. After a very little impatience even on the part of the most refractory animals, for the joekies behaved admirably under the command of the starter, the signal was given, and the lot were despatched at exactly six minutes past one. The first on her legs was Maud, who went away about two lengths in advance, attended by Red Eae Ditto, North Lincoln, Lady Alice, Petra, Benbow, and Geologic, Prioress and Mutineer being at the tail of the ruck, and Australian Maid half a dozen lengths behind. They had scarcely reached the Criterion Stakes starting post, when Ditto joined the rear lot, mid Red Eagle took up the running, followed by Lady Alice, Petra, Geologic, M me a r u ri d lies }lon N e o y r , th Ari L a in thi c Lincoln, Sianinth S e lx)cednet'rbeeßrooefrnotbhlwrsea' locoanht,itndhggeolli,i,tige th as e w l e e l a l de a r s , anything.followed owewa e d Honey and Duke's Stand, Worth Lincoln was beaten, then drew towards - Benbow also dropped away ; Ariadn i e . Sam Spode. Lady Alice was and creating a -1 " - darrying ou the running to th a e end, length. Meg sie sensation by winning cleverly by half far from her Sam rrilies was beaten three lengths, and as Spode (fourth) and Lifeboat (fifth) was formed by 'Yeas., Gracchus, cords, and the race was left to the three placed, Red Easd. front of the next lot. Nor th 'nwithPetra, Artless, Mazzini, and Honey wore running i the second division in a were well up with the fift t b h , L lia co u bi a , ana. Lady Alice were in ' and Brother to Bird on the Wing. On startiag. Montebello, dence struck into Sam Spode's heels and nearly knocked Indepen him down. g y eb i e t .ha e et r er r n i ; neared .lesitsi, Schism l i L e s a m d m y a te n Cluster, and the lot Pulllngup r ob by os sis. ett eht goe. GREAT SHOOTING MATCH FOR £ lOO . Yesterday, at Hornsey Wood House, M e ssrs. Harris and Lang, jun., met to shoot f or £ 5O a side, at a hundred pigeons each-750 to be 1 - i(4. at from 5 t r ap s , placed 5 yards apart ;25 shot at front t t an d T traps ; 25 yards rise ; guna ; each yardB rise ; able runs the use of both bUr r. e is--- ;tod to b using lioz. of shot. Mr. Lang won —killing 58 to Mr. Harris's 41. The betting was 6t04 on Mr. Lang. Barber supplied the birds, and first-rate ones they were.