Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-28 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER 28, 1859. NOTES OF THE DAY The Italian Duchies, there can be no doubt, are the great difficulties in the way of anypermanent settlement of the whale Italian question. Not only does Austria insist upon the restoration of the three sovereigns, but the French Emperor, it would seem, has no objection to it now ; provided only it can be accomplished without the intervention of either himself or of his Imperial brother. The Grand Dukes themselves are to be left at liberty to recover their thrones, if they can, by themselves, — though not without such military force of their own as t l , h e y may. be enabled to employ,—yet such force being composed of Austrian or other foreign elements, if 112 ed be- And should Piedmont oppose them, -„e n. :._ us Austria to be considered at liberty to give h er Powerful intervention,— France to stand aloof, ‘, having accomplished 'her task in Italy," as Louis Na - Neon no— w declares. N a y, more than this,--should 411si& r ia herself be - able to recover Lombardy from Pied mont, Prance is to stand aside, and be passive, letting th is. e Emperor o f A ustr i a and the Ki ng o f S ar di n i a fi g ht it out out themselves. One can scarcely Emperor Napoleon can have agreed. to such terms as these,, b ut, if they have been .seriously entertained, r r en, at Biarritz, it is evident that the Italian question Is far from being settled. C onferences It is understood t o b e th e un p r oductive results of the at Zurich, and the impossibility there shewn tifoadjQstirig the present difficulties of the Italian ques- Gr; without th e i nterpos i t i on o f any ot h ers o f t h e hav e Powers th an those of Austria and France, that a V e occasio ne d the necessity cif having recourse to such Con fess l , as that w hi c h, it i s sa id, h a s been pro re,a.red to b e held at Brusels. This congress, we 1-. ii, is to b e composed of P r i nces , h av i ng th e -4-In , 1 4 ,1 f the B e l g i ans as it s P res ident, and Eng ttil to be represented by no less a personage than e PrPrimConsort. Thi s l a tter report, however, is amore than doubtful. We should much question its ex rii,..eneY under any circumstances, least of all where family interests are concerned, however indirectly. Very 111- tell better would it be for England, could she keep out betterltogether ; b ut, certa i n l y , h er P r i n ce Consort had have nothing to do with it. The fact of the British Governmen t h av ing been 1 ,„„ reu gbt into friendly official intercourse with France "" the subject of China, is one which may have a very salutary e.i . ; effect at the present moment. As on a former °e r , - ' ll We remarked it is extremely fortunate that the ..to`rsr,,,,unity has arisen for France giving employment -..e considerable portion of those armaments which s_he has be en prepar i ng w i t h so muc h energy and expe !aution. for the last few months. But as well as this, it .o:nost important that such occasion should have arisen 1 th e two nations being again , brought together in an active effort t • . fl ags, 0 vindicate an outrage upon both their deep,} and. in the redress of which they are both so to isp4ii,uentetretshted. Let us hope that nothing will arise most amicable, and therefore r carrying out such an object in the We quite agree the most effectual manner. measures, such as those ith the Times, that summary with his Doon tenantr which Lord Derby has taken not only " tremendo were sure to bring down upon Tate odium. Every m us criticism," but most invete duty, however important, an who does an obnoxious public be, as a duty h P°rtant, however indispensable it may tieis d e owes to society, must expect, not only to be ..,'erle more , but to be abused and alm to be hate All 141 re merit, therefore, is on t his s account duet o one Who has had the moral couragemaintains ob r L av o erdsupcherb's animosities.entlre 3 ,_ us tifieation on these solid grounds :—That if Derby's body of i ' ll autry, as a whole, connives at an act of murder, and give up the ruffian, it must take the con uene es ,fter of such a criminal sympathy ; that eviction, ..._,. e , all, is the landlord's withdrawal of a benefit to 7 1 . h the tenant has no natural right ; that the land is us o wn, to let to whom he likes, and that he is only l ung for 'egal ' a very good reason a step which he has a ~ . right to take without assigning any reason -"wig it f or the vindication of law and justice." ?efil ses ';o' T HE ELECTION OF ALDERMAN. fascination as " the daughter of the regiment," and her singing was, in all respects, as effective as usual in such characters ; yet, somehow or ether, those well known duets with Stdpizio in the first act, were by no means so telling as we have heard them on former occasions, more particularly on the French stage. In E this instance, the shortcoming was probably attributable to the character of the " serjeant" being in the hands of Signor Aldighieri, who, as an Italian, failed to bring out those points of military peculiarity and quaint humour which a French artiste knows so well to make the most of. The whole opera, indeed, has a French character about it, which gives to its per formance much greater congeniality in that language, and it appears to us to be one of the few lyric dramas in which the spoken dialogue of the Opera Cbmique is preferable to the recitative of the Italian stage. The second act, however, was gone through with much greater animation. The leading performers seemed more at home than before in their respective parts, and produced a decidedly better effect. Nothing, indeed, could exceed the enthusiasm of the audience at the point where Maria breaks through the musical trammels which her aunt, la Mareicesa, is endeavouring to impose upon her— crumpling up the piece of music she holds,.and tossing it in the air —then, breaking out into the old familiar " rataplan," shows that, in spite of her altered condi tion in life, she is still, as ever, " the daughter of the regiment." Signor Belart as Tonio, executed his two principal songs with admirable vocal skill, and exqui site sweetness of expression ; and, as well as Mademoiselle Piccolomini, received hearty encores. At the close of the performance there was the usual ovation of an en thusiastic call before the curtain, followed by a shower of boquets. The audience was large awl fashionable ; yet the house was not so crowded as at some of the pre vious operatic representations. The remaining perform ances, hoWever, are likely to draw very crowded houses. THE LATEST NEWS. NORTHERN FEDERATION. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 26 The Stadt has been opened to-day. The Pre sident, in his speech, said the Government and the Council of the kingdom had but to choose be tween federal execution and the suppression of the whole common constitution, in so far as it relates to Holstein and Lauenberg. Government has chosen the latter, although it does not recog nise the competency of the federal execution. EXPEDITION TO CHINA. The Loudon journal, entitled the Overland Mail, says that Major-General Sir Hope. Grant is to have the command of the expeditionary force to China. No troops, it says, will be despatched from England ; but a force of 10,000 men will be despatched from India, the selection of which will be left to the Governor-General and the Commander-in-Chief. FRANCE. THE FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, Sept. 27 12.5 P.M. Rentes 69.20 -,- The Bourse opens very heavy. 12.15 P.M. - The Funds continue to decline and Rentes are quoted 15c. lower. . . 3.20 P.M.—The market closes very animated, and with an unproved tendency. Itentes 69.35, or the same as yesterday, SMETHURST'S CASE. The Globe says that the delay in deciding on Smethurst's case, has arisen from the suspicions that there are other serious circumstances against him, which the police have received instructions to investigate. The election flll th e of Mr. John Buck Lloyd, yesterday, to va cant Alde rman i c c h a i r , cann ot but give very general Renleraausa.tisfaction, eminently qualified as that highl y es Is for the duties of such an office ; Ind so ViaS eVidelltilt 411 a p r i vate .iteemed, as he is admitted to be, both as iineniidoeurrstand, Y the and as a magistrate. This election t he Tow n spontaneous act of a majority of Mr. Buck Lloyd himself, we Council. much rather have declined the but he' N for various private and personal reasons ; sPensible dasuttdeemed so eminently suited for the Le vi-as resolved l e i s of such an office, that his appointment Perati en that had not the as a matter of advantage to the Cor nowteltilleis• There is no doubt, we believe, would have as an Alderman been thus ob tained, they at the been secured as a Town Councillor aPPpro h* nominate him a :s mg elections ; since it was proposed to Wouldwithout a candidate, under circumstances which 7 doubt, have majority of the Co Council his secured his return. The honourably elected lined, therefore, who have • him an kid now so Fated that expressionof ' erman, have but antici about to be made • the popular feeling !NY ' Oll ha • • , and we heartily 6 which was Nang obtained a congratulate them g o valuable an a • accession to their The attempt w e Accidental death" was re t urn ed. noticed Luc-Tulin BY M. H. SumimiN.—Yesterday evening, U 0 yesterday, to p n Mr. William BrOwn to prevail Mr. Hugh Shimmin delivered a lecture at the Working put in nomination for the allow himself to be AUSTRIA. Men's Institute, Bond-street. The subject chosen was, he vacant chair • The Vienna corresondent of the Times says that t ".The Homes of the People—what they are—what they See n, more clearly, is now • than before, to havewheat has p risen considerably, owing to the mice of mi ht b " There fully people present, were 200 artful dodge. The very been a most tthe last crop, which has disappointed g e% . Brown is held great respect in which M inferior yield of lmajority being of the working class. The chair was Danube and in Austria: r . by all expectation both an the ower taken by Mr. P. H. Rathbone, and amongst the gentle bun a formidablparties, would certainly haveln the Banat (considered the granary of Austria) mad e men present we noticed Mr. George Melly, and the Rev. e opponent the office. ___ _to any other candidate for crop is only about one-third of an average. George Beaumont. The Chairman, in introducing the stance, We do not suppose that even that circum- . lecturer, said they had met that evening to inaugurate it was the however would have secured his election ; but SICILY. • the Working Men's Institute. Some five years ago that Palermo, building had been used by several societies ;but from causes v._best, nay the only chance, the Liberals had. The chief of police having been hissed at not at present worthy of notice, an alOration of the hat would have • • arrested. more than mihtated against it, undOubtedly, some hundreds of persons were arres ol.jects for which it was intended took place. Numbers the Libera anything else, was the presumption of ' of the working men, however, had banded themselves 1 trio that sought to dictate to the DEATH OF THE BEY OF TUNIS. together, and . they had now come to the conclusion of Whom i t sh _ Council forming a Working Men's Institution. The working making (mid elect, and the unworthy expedient of [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] at : g the recommendation of their candidate, not his BONA, Monday.—The Bey of Tunis died . on the 22d . men were the great power of England;yet these work be nothing ifthere • . 8 t° Berl • instant.ln consequence of the energetic measures mg men would it , e in the office, so much as his having ..uncentl taken by Rhaznodar, tranquillity for ces, , n, 7 presented to the town a splendid buildinc , during the interregnum, which lasted thirty-six hours. opportunity of carrying out their great strength and doe p h ' m ing the Public Library' and Museum. We The PresumßtiTe heir, Sidi Sadok, was recognised as powe r. What was now wanted was, that the working th e re ' r egret to fi n d th a t M r . B rown ' s failing h ea lth was successo r . .He was installed as Bey on the 24 t h instant, classes should use more self-reli ance — s h ow t h at t h ey were • as en which induced him to decline the overture thus and took the oaths to observe. the constitution and laws wo r thy of all that was being done for them, and endea inanspieio_ . granted to the country by his predecessor. your to educate themselves to fill a , higher and a better Well_k n ` l ' sl Y made to him. Certainly that circumstance, situation than that in which they now were. To do this, ow n • hi m i n reason; so, was, a position, is, of itself, a sufficient PRESS. It was only upon self-reliance they could depend, indeed out as hope, to get on in the world; and they were now estab doubt , ' well as this; Mr. Brown, we have no n Surlluk • [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] lishing an institution which he hoped to see self-sup made with true gentlemanly feeling from being PARIS, Tuesday. —The Moniteur of to-day says, under •- He then proceeded to dive ' a eat's-, porting. Illeh oc cas i on t — lv ef for merely party purposes, on any pretence that the . press is not free, several journals direct progress of the People's College in Sheffield, now in cannot just]. • The ,I__ 1, audacity of the transaction, — for we their attacks against the decree of Feb., 1852, which go active operation, and hoped to see a kindred institution aggravat ed I ) e'Laracterise it by milder term,—was beyond the extreme limits of discussion, and are want- flourishmg in Liverpool. Having done this, he intro any In in a respect for the law which is inseparable with duced the lecturer, who proceeded to deliver a very " Artful D Y the circumstance of the three with the Tc4gers" ~_the of one the loyal exercise of liberty. Th e Moniteur explains, interesting and somewhat humorous discourse. In the for his own c otul tu .s. affair, having no connection that, immediately after the which e ve gr t an e ted spent:.- course of his remarks, hetraced . the misery and degra eeehPation o i'' l';_ but being mainly conspicuous neously by the Emperor, .ii a _ h press from dation of the working t classes in Liverpool—first, to the chairmanship of „ 'flat most questionable position, the consequences of warnings received,the Government drunkeness on the par of the husband ; and secondly, to r ',Li e 41• • forebore to make use of the weapons at its command, that on the side of the wife, stating in evidence of this, Financial Reform Association." but it will nevertheless not fail in performing the duty the expensive, untidy, and discreditable manner in which Tlrm ------- " 6 " --- ------- . - --4 ITALIAN which is imposed upon it to make the law respected, she kept her house, and at the manner in which she and, therefore,informs the papers that it is decided no managed her children. The lecturer exhibited a very The ° PERA second series of - . -----..... • tolerate these polemical excesses, which can repulsive view indeed, of the management of working Royal, was commenced l ast ° longer to manoeuvres.. teens' households by their wives.—At the conclusion o menced last • Peru at the Theatre only be considered as party Reggimento." This o ul ght with ~ - the lecture, Mr. Melly moved , a vote of thanks to Mi . . Pera Shimmin, and took the opportunity of dissenting from hot of the two • • was Presented La- Figlia del INDIA AND CHINA. pnncip a i C h aracter, -- with the attrac- the lecture. He did not China mails have arrived. Letters the views expressed in by Mademoiselle • Piceolomini and R i : ei ne lnap er , nal The Calcutta andthe in h . h er earliest think that all the blame for way wic the' was not brought out alto h -- Mr Belart . o - ed for Liverpol and Manchester despatchedp working mens'• houses and families were kept, was the distinguished the rf g e t gath er with that e , but it trains. result of the conduct of the woman. He thought that, pe ormances of the first Which CHINA. t fortnight • th it was the working man himself who was the par +y to slum There was aco • •• ser ies The advises from Hong Kong are to August 10 .. ia headof the family, and if he, as he Preparation throughout,nsiderable' a since the affair blame. He was t e but more want o f Nothing of any moment had occurred ih Two gun- ought to do, brought home his wages whole, then he had first act. especiau fo _,, Mademoiselle Piccolo •'. o f,J i. the of June 25th, at the mouth-of the Pe o. hili the aright to see that his house was managed as it ought r ul all her exquisite 1 - ...Purse, put boats and a steamer remain in the Gulf of Pec , of thanks to the chairman concluded the P Wiliness and • • rest of the defeated squadron being . at anchor principally to be.—A vote irresistible off the entrance of the Ningpore river. proceedings. _ e _ GAZETTE NEWS The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Thomas Peosse, as Consul at Galway, for the United States of America. Two more persons have died from the injuries occasioned by the bursting of a steam engine at Lewes 4 6 The following appeared in a part of our impression of yesterday : GERMANY The Ministers of Bavaria, Saxony, and Wurtembirg, who lately assembled at Munich, propose, that in order to strengthen the military power of Germany, the Con- ,erat s tingent of t and a half per cent. of t %tion to two per cent FRANC: ?astoral letter,_ expresses The Bishop of Arras, in a the utmost confidence in the intentions of the French Government towards the Holy See, but indulges in severe strictures on the events accomplished in Romagna. The Bishop deploi es the untoward coincidence of such events with the success of the French. It ap- Also, or wir " I¢ttel , irit Of cen t. Cl‘ NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. One of the Hong Kong newspapers• states that Mr. Ward, the American plenipotentiary, was still on board his ship, and as little likely to obtain a ratification- or the treaty as Mr. Bruce. Another journal speaks of the probability of his, having gone on to Pekin. There has been a serious rnetite at Shanghai, in which several foreigneri have been killed, and others wounded. Amongst them was Mr. Interpreter Fa y , who is' in a precarious state. This riot is said to have arisen from the kidnapping of Coolies for the French vessel .Ger trade, but the master of that vessel asserts that the Chinese on board attempted_ to rob him, and he was compelled to 'fire in defence. The journal entitled the Overland China Mail, observes that both stoties are about equally improbable, and their truth or falsehood is of no consequence to the conclusion to be drawn from this affair. The French Minister had ordered the Coolie ship into port, for the purpose of strict investi- gation. , The correspondent of the Times says, the repulse of our forces has not as yet produced any, change in .our relations with the Chinese. Ii is stated that some of our wounded men were in the hands of the Chinese,, by. whom they were well treated. All remained quiet at Canton. HONG KONG, August I.—A moderate trade doing in Canton and Hong Kong. _ Foo CHOW.—The news from the north has led to some speculation in'tea. Congou had reached 4to 5 tales above the lowest point. At SHANGHAI new black teas 30 per cent. higher than those of previous seasons, while quality generally somewhat inferior. Up to date the export of tea to Great Britain this season was upwards of three and a half million pounds, against little over one million pounds same period last LIVERPOOL PARLIAMENTARY REGISTRATION.—The Revision Court for the Parliamentary Borough was re sumed yesterday, at St. George's Hall, before Thomas Shaw Brandreth, Esq., rivising assessor, when the list of householders for the township of Everton was pro ceeded with. The Conservatives made 284 objections, struck off 246, and withdrew 21. The Radicals made 9'5 objections, struck off 58, and withdrew 19. The Conservatives paid £2 ss. in costs, and the Radicals £1 ss. In claims the Conservatives made 2, and sus tained 2 ; the Radicals made 26 claims, and sustained 7. The court adjourned till to-day. tiClDENTS.—Yesterday, a boy of about thirteen years of age, named John Breaney, whose parents reside in Bispham-street, was taken to the Northern Hospital, in consequence of a waggon having passed over his feet in Great Howari-street.—Another little boy, named Thomas Fisher, of the same age, who resides in Banister-street, was taken to the same institu tion, suffering from compound fractures of the fingers, received in the match works of Messrs. Martindale.—A man named Currie, residing at 20, Ashton-street, Tom teth-park, slipped off the footpath in Peter's-lane, yes terday, while under the influence of drink, and fractured JAPAN In Japan affairs have assumed a very unsatisfactory position. On the 11th July the treaty was duly ratified. Since then the Japanese Governor had attempted to evade it by seeking to confine foreigners to a small island about ten miles from Yeddo. They have further sought to establish a new coin as the only one to be used. in com mercial dealings with foreigners, although, according to treaty, foreign coins are to be received at their intrinsic value as metal : the present arrangement of the Ja panese produced a depreciation of 66 per cent. Mr: Alcock, - the. British Consul-General, has issued a protest and stopped the trade for the present. INDIA. The Calcutta advices are to August 22nd, and have partly been anticipated. The correspondent of the Times says that no official requisition for troops for China had been made up to that date by Mr. Bruce ; but, in anticipation that he would take this course, the Calcutta Government had warned her Majesty's 67th and the Buffs to hold them selves in readiness. The writer adds, that the dis charged soldiers, even if allowed to volunteer, would not receive bounty. CALCUTTA, 'A* 22nd.—Indigo' will be short petre lower. Rice dear. Silk also higher. Import markets dull: stocks accuniufating. Copper steady. All other 3narkets dull; SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. F. C. Clarke sailed - froth Calcutta August 13. Euroelydon arrived at: Madras. Aden arrived at Hong Korig August 2 Melicite, Rajamahar, and gniglii Errant, arrived at Calcutta. The ship Sovereign of the Seas, from Bombay for China, is a total wreck in the Straits of Molacca. Cargo, chiefly cotton, partially saved. No loss of life. AID 'TO ITALY, The Earl of Shaftesbury has advised thepostpone-' ment of any movement in favour of material aid in behalf of Italy, though he is of opinion the arguments against it are wanting in force ; but he -adds, if these things are, not taken up at once and by acclamation, they cannot succeed : they are more matters of feeling than logic THE BUILDERS' STRIKE On Monday the Trades' Conference distributed,£2,32B to the builders on strike-6,454 in number, exclusive of Trollope's 'men. The recipients were fewer. by 501 than last week : they were paid at the rate of 4s per man. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. CORONER'S- COURT.—The following inquests were held yesterday before H. Statham, Esq., deputy coroner : —On the body of John Neal, aged 40, shipkeeper in the employ of Messrs. Wilson and Dawson, who was found drowned on Saturday last. The deceased was addicted to excessive drinking, 'but it did not appear that he had indulged to excess on the nieht of his death. In addition to the particulars of this cake mentioned •in our Monday's paper, the police-officer stated that on the back of his head was a cut, and, on searching him, he found 18s. , 9d. in his pockets.. The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned."---On the body of Jane Gracy, who was found dead in bed by her husband, Samuel Gracy. It appeared that the women was quite .well when she retired to bed on Sunday night. Her husband having occasion to go very early to his work, rose at 12 p.m., when his wife spoke to him, but in so rambling a manner that he supposed she was in drink. He went down stairs, and on returning to the bedroom, he found she was dead. Mr. Charles Hill, surgeon, stated that he made a vest-mortem examination of the body, and found the cause of death to be apoplexy, arising either from natural causes, or alcoholic liquors, but there were more of the usual effects of drink perceptible on the stomach. New North Docks, who came by his death as ited in our yesterday's im- pression of James Duckworth, who di( the sp s irit vaults of Mr. Lows from the evidence, that v O'Toole, Iv his .14 TREAT TO SCHOLARS.—Yesterday, at the hour of eleven o'clock, about 400 school children, male and female, of the Crescent School, William Henry-street, left the South Landing-stage in one of 'the Eastham ferry steamers for a day's recreation and pleasure. The boys were marched in procession from the school, as were also the females, under the superintendence of Mr. White, the head master, and the schoolmistress. It was pleasing, indeed, to see the respectability of the children and the excellent decorum that characterised their con duct. After spending a pleasant and happy day at Eastham, the whole party returned at seven o'clock, pleased and delighted with the day's entertainments. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS' COMMITTRE.—The usual fort nightly meeting of this committee was held yesterday, at the schools, Kirkdale, Mr. Bairstow presiding; and the other members of ie committee present were— Messrs. Satchell, Whitty, Owens, Archer, Critehley, W.Whitby, and Turner.—The governor's report showed that there were in the schools 437 boys and 405 girls, making a total of 842 inmates. Of these, fifty-six were sick and in the infirmary. The committee agreed to accept the tender of Mr. Carruthers, Scotland-road, for . the supply of locks for the institution ; and also the tender of Mt. Edwards, for plumbino . work. Some , t, con versation took place relative to a bonnet which had been taken from a child in the workhouse, and which Mr. Cropper thought too expensive to be worn by a pauper. The matron was called in, and she informed the com mittee that the article of dress in 9uestion had been given to the girl when sent out to service. This was all the business. SOLDIERS' WIVES FOR INDIA.—The Horse Guards having determined to send out a number of soldiers' wives and their families to India, have entered into arrangements with the Emigration Commissioners to carry out that intention; and the Commissioners having adver tised for tenders, two Liverpool shipowners have obtained the contract—viz., Messrs. Fernie Brothers, and Mr. Jacob. The Clifton Belle, of 1,081 tons, belonging to Messrs: Fernie Brothers, has been - chartered for Kur rachee ; 'and the Accrington, of 1,932 tons, belonging to Mr. Jacob, has been charteredfor Calcutta. The majo rity of the women and children intended to be sent out in these ships have already embarked at Birkenhead, having arrived there vid the Great Western Rail way., Both ships are now lying in the river The women and children, besides being brought to Liverpool without cost to themselves, are gratuitously supplied with necessaries out of the funds placed at the, disposal of the Commander-in-Chief by the Central Society for Bettering the Condition of Soldiers' Wives. Yesterday afternoon, it was rumoured that a serious com plaint had been made by one of the soldiers' wives, as to the treatment she had received from some of the crew, and the case was at once communicated to the Hcrse Guards. A telegraphic message was received from London ordering Colonel Rogers to investigate" the matter, and that veteran officer went at once on board the Accrington: This is all that is known at present of the affair. BRUNSWICK LITERARY SOCIETY.—The third annual soiree of this society was held last night, in the school room under Brunswick Chapel, Moss-street. After the company had donc justice to an excellent tea, a hymn ng; and the'ltev. George Seott, chairman, in some brief remarks introdUced the essayists. In doing so, he took occasion to say that he much regretted this was the last occasion on which he could be present, as he was shortly to change his district and remove from Liver pool. Mr. Cockhain was then introduced, and delivered an essay on " The Power of Kind Deeds," which was listened to with great attention, and repeatedly ap plauded by the audience. The succeeding essay, by Mr. Snape, was, however, the favourite of the evening, at least if the applause by which that gentleman was re peatedly interrupted was any criterion of the audience's favour. The succeeding essays, also, met with - much approbation, and were listened to with . undiminished in terest by the audience. The 13roceedings were en livened by the singing of, several hymns, composed for this occasion by the society. Notwithstanding the liberal tea of which the company had partaken in the earlier part of ,the evening, a second course of refreshments ap peared to give variety to the intellectual portion of the entertainment, and seemingly was much relished by the audience. ' The proceedings were concluded by singing a hymn, and the audience dispersed after spending a pleasant tpiu . l social evening—one which will, no doubt, be long and happily remembered by all who were presen?. LECTURE ON JERUSALEM.—Yesterday evening, a lec ture was delivered in Hope Hall, by the Rev. A. A. Isaacs, M.A., Honorary Secretary to the Palestine Model Farm and Industrial Institution for Jewish. Converts ; Adam Hodgson, Esc sere were a present the Revs. H. Carpenter, W. Leveson, J. M he expressed _his regret that he was not able io,preside being d The C j hairman b - riefly - introduced the lecturer M‘Neile. He then proceeded with a description of the country . around Jerusalem ; and afterwards entered into a description of the city itself. One very remarkable conclusion was come to by the lecturer relative to the excavations discovered to exist under the town by Dr. Barclay, and that was that these had been formed in quarrying stones for the building of the Temple of Solomon. This was proved by Mr. Isaacs inform ing his audience that the marks of the workmen's tools were to be found to the present day on the stones ; and that it would have been impossible to have con veyed them across the valley. The lecture was one of much interest to every Bible student, and it might not be out of place to say a word in--connexion with the lecturer. The society for which he is the honorary secre tary was commenced in 1857, for the purpose of giving employment to Jewish converts in Palastine and the East. In the autumn of 1856, Mr. Issacs was enabled to purchase a valuable.property of about forty-five acres .of land in the neighbourhood of Jaffa, during a visit to that place ; and the title-deeds were drawn in his name as a British subject, acting on behalf of the committee in England. In the spring of 1856, Mr. P. J. Herson, with his wife, left England for thepurpose of managing the farm, and Dr. Macgowan, physician to the hospital of London Jews' Society at Jerusalem, testifies to the excellent con dition of the establishment in the following language : " I was much struck with the beauty and healthiness of the situation, the excellent condition of the garden or orange plantation, and with the capabilities of the arable land adjoining the same. The house was in the Course of being completed, and seemed to me to be well calculated for the object in view, and I may say the same of the whole establishment. In Mr. Herson your committee possesses an able, intelligent, and devoted agent, 'who seems thoroughly to understand the important' duties of his office, and to enter into the spirit of the work. His Christian character, and that of Mrs. Herson, r,ender, them, as believing Israelites, in an especial ma nner qualified to be at the head of such an establishment, which Las for its object to bring the lost sheep of the house of Israel into the fold of Christ." This establishment has made a strong impression on Jewish minds in consequence of its being conducted by Christian Israelites, and it is likelyto have an important missionary influence. The meeting concluded by thanks being voted to the rev. lecturer, and also to the chair man. an explosion o f fire_damp 4 SOCIAL S CIENCE ASSOCIATION. —N o fewer than 250 Rapers h ave b een received by the C ounc il of the Asso ciation, with th e v i ew o f t h eir b e ing read, in the various sections, at th e f or th com i ng mee ting at Bradford. SERIOUS EXP LOSION IN A COAL PIT.—On Monday longing to Messrs. Knowles and Hall, Bank Top, near BurY , by which four men were so dreadfully burned that their liv es are d espa i re d o f . took place at the colliery be- ANNIVERSARY. DINNER "OF VIE LOYAL SAMARITAN . LODGE AND 'INTEREST ING PRESENTATION. r. the T o he rd a e n r n o u f ab di ru n id nz w oLth h e el U d n ia it s e t d n S ig a h m t a' a r t it t a l ilL h o O d us g e o o o f f Mr. Godfrey, the Clock Vaults, in tithebarn.-street, when about 70 members and friends sat down to a most excellent. repast. The chair was - taken-by Mr. John Kinghorn. The cloth having been removed, and the usual loyal toasts proposed, the Chairman proposedthe toast of the evening, " Prosperity to the Lodge and the memberi thereof." After allnding 'to the suc cessful operationS of the Lodge, he referred, in compli mentary terms, to the service which Mr. Hivey had rendered to it, and at the, conclusion of his remarks presented him with a handsome -testimonial, consisting of a silver cream ewer, tea-pot, and basin—the expense of which was voluntarily contributed by the members of the society. The testimonial, which was supplied by Messrs. tlkington, of Church-street, contained the following inscription :—" Presented to P. D. M. Hivey, by the Members of the Loyal United Samaritan Lodge, No. 216, of the Order of. Druids, as a token of respect for his valuable services, its secretary, during a period of nineteen years." Mr. lirvEv, in returning thanks for the compliment, said that it was more than he deserved. It was true that he had taken a deep interest in the welfare of the society, and for a period of nineteen .years had been connected with it. Mr. Sivey then read the following statement in connection with the working of the society: Cash in Savings Bank 71 Treas - urer's hands Due by members Total . In reserve for funerals 16 8 1 15 5 9 £l9l 13 10 332 9 6 £524 3 4 Increase of Fund Amount paid to sick Brothers during the year New members admitted this year .. . Total members on the.books He concluded by stating that as he had hitherto been so should he be in future, desirous of exercising his best powers for the interests f the society. The CHAIRMAN next, in a complimentary speech, pro posed the health of Dr. Marsh, the medical officer of the society, which was received with much applause. Dr. MARSH, in responding to the toast, said that in what he had done for the society, he- had only done what was his duty in assisting the sick. In so far as he was concerned personally, he assured them that he was as little disposed to see them professionally, as they were to see him. (Hear, and laughter) . - £23 17 8 The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of Mr. Lumb, the treasurer. • Mr. LUMB briefly returned thanks. The health of the District Master, Mr. J. Moon, was next given, and responded to. The Press, and other toasts were given. Numerous songs were sung during the evening, and the company broke up, after spending a very pleasant night. CORRESPONDENCE [We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our correspondents.] PRESUMPTION TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Stn,—Never was there a fitter group to represent the above personal quality in all its refinement than the deputation which waited upon Wm. Brown, Esq., yes terday. The three tailors of Tooley-street overmatched, at last! A greater intuit could not have been offered to the Town Council of Liverpool, or to Mr. Brown himself, than that which was offered by this precious trio. Mr. Brown has shown how he estimates it ; I. trust the Town Council and the people of Liverpool will do likewise.—Yours, &c., - T. C. CHRIST CHURCH, HUNTER-STREET TO TILE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES Srn.,---Forming,one of the congregation of the above church, on Sunday morning last, who heard it notified by the rev. incumbent that the Liverpool Volunteer Rifle Corps, Class 1, commanded by Captain Bousfield, expressed a desire to attend divine service in military costume—a wish which has been acquiesced in—a spe cial service has been fixed for them at three o'clock on Sunday, 2nd October, when a collection will be made by request. I think the selection has been a fortunate one for size, the interior being well arranged, lofty, and commanding ; the instance of having double galleries sufficiently explains this, and will seat the largest con gregation in Liverpool, say 3,000. It is presumed they will make this permanently their church whenever they muster together. A suitable sermon will be preached, which I hope will be appreciated, and have its corre sponding fruits on those gallant voluntary defenders of our hearths and homes. As all of us like a good sermon —lucid, forcible and communicating, plain and instruc tive, not crammed with abstract ideas, never rushing up to airy, inaccessible heights, so as our less cultivated brethren cannot understand—but plain and intelligible, every word alive to the beauty and force of divine truth, as was the invariable practice of our Blessed Lord and Apostles in the primitive days of the Church. In all my humble pen has described, in what a sermon should be, they will learn from the lips of the worthy incumbent of Christ's Church. C. D. P. THE GREAT EASTERN Le at Weymoutl in forw - arding the iepairs on board the great ship, doubts are sometimes expressed as to the possibility of completing her by the Bth of Oct., the day on which, ac coreing to the advertisements, she is to start for her trial trio. Had she been within hail of a London ship- yard, then it might have been otherwise ; but so far from the home of her childhood, and among strangers, she is not so manageable. The length of time occu pied in refitting her, is greater than would have been necessary for simply repairing the damage done by the explosion, and may be explained by the fact that every addition or improvement in her machinery which experience can suggest is being made by the directors without regard to difficulty or cost. The coal bunkers, for instance, are being supplied with an arrangement of vertical pipes, by which it will always be possible to ascertain their temperature at any part. ested This improve ment, which was, we understand, sugg by the Board of Trade, will, of course, make assurance of safety from fire in that quarter doubly sure, but the ship was not originally supplied with it, because the Welsh coals which she is intended to carry have scarcely, if ever, been known to heat. The fact, however, that the directors have at once adopted the proposal, and are proceeding to put it in practice, is another indication of the laudable care with which they make every provision which human foresight can suggest for ensuring the safety of the invaluable living freight which will be entrusted to their keeping. Another improvement of_ more importance than this, is being made in the feed water machinery. In most steamers, even in those of a large size, the boilers are first filled in a very simple manner. A valve of a pecu liar construction, known as the Kingston valve, is fitted into the ship's bottom, and a pipe leads directly from it into the boilers. Now, as the boilers in almost every vessel are below the water line, it will be seen that when this valve--which opens outwards, and is therefore kept perfectly tight when closed, by the pres sure of the water—is opened, the sea water will rush into the boilers and fill them in a very few minutes. Once full, they are kept so by means of a feed pump worked by the engine itself. On board the Great Eastern, however, neither of these arrangements were adopted. To machinery of such stupendous magnitude the Kingston valve was considered inapplicable, and was dispensed with. Donkey or auxiliary engines were erected for filling the boilers; and these being there, it was, we suppose, thought needless to attach a feeding apparatus to the main engines. In consequence, how ever, of the ill behaviour of the said. donkeys, this is now about to be done, and the engines will not in future be dependent for subsistence on the whims of such . untrustworthy machines. There is some probability that before going to sea OR her trial trip, the great ship may go round leisurely to Southampton, as much for the purpose of a ffording t.t population of the southern counties additi onal facilities_ f' or seeingihr rgrruffled her, etr a plumesa as i f d o ir twit enabling h thThethe the a sssai assistance ao e de corators ; and gold, and glass, and . pnn e asc r ie ' r i a l et s fo o crimson cunningv e ° l nu t g danergde speedily erasing the signs of the late accident. RACING FIXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER. Walsall NEWMARKET RACES.-TUESDAY EASTERN COUNTIES HANDICAP. Penalty New Brighton Montebello Newstead we elherbound Nimrod Twenty-one ran. TRIAL PLATE GRAND DUKE MICHAEL STAKES . North Lincoln Promised Land Madame Eglantine King of Diamonds Orlando, Bastion Tom Bowline Dapple F. out of Slight HOPEFUL ST .IKES Six ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES BUCKENHAM STAKES. SWEEPSTAKES walked over - - - MATCH E2OO. Lord. Coventry's Virago colt beat Mr. Robinson's The Baron. MATCH £3OO. Mr. F. Robinson's Actaeon b Mr. Wynd- MATCH £3OO. Mr. Saville's Roesia beat Mr. F. Robinson's Apollo. LATEST BETTING CESAREWITCH. 14 to 1 against Clydesdale, taken. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 14 to 1 against North Lincoln, taken PROGRAMME OF NEWMARKET RACES WEDNESDAY Second year of the ELEVENTH TRIENNIAL PRODUCE STAKES of three year olds ; colts, Bs. 71b.; fillies, Bst. 41b. ; the owner of the second horse to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent. on and the third a sum equal to 5 per cent. on the whole stake, 43 subs. 10 sous. each, for the produce of mares covered in 1855, for the whole stake. A.F. Sudbury .f. by Stockwell--- c. by Filius *Luff As you like it Sauvage Kid Assiduity c. by Windhound or Relic c. by Barbatus Melbourne Cal- Isthmian Maid of Masham Hope "May Morning f. by Barbatus--Se- The Covenant Boiv The Lark norita La Travalta •AI ou ravieff f. by Teddington--- Sequidille Magic Miss Sarah, by c. by Pyrrhus 1.--- Scent Don John Pergularia (dead) Chapelier *Dullingham f. by Chanticleer— Fleur d'Amour Helia Canezou Mayonaise Villaret f. own--Old Point St. Clarence B Bess (d) Woodview f. by Cotherstone— c. by Weatlaerbit-- Boomerang Catalpa Sneer (dead) Heroine f. by Surplice-Tam now Harleston bourine by Bay The Rover • Crafton Middleton (dead) Aneurin Melbourina Productionor the Oaks, 51b; extra`; The ST. LEGER STAKES, of 25 soya each, for thre e y ear o ld s; colts, Bst. 71b., and fillies, Bst. 31b. Th e w i nner of the o f Luck- Guineas Stakes Epsom, Derby, or Doncaster St. L eger t o carry 71b ; of the Two Thousand horses which have never won a Plate or Sweepstakes Allowed 51b. D.I. 17 subs. c. by Alarm--The The Heroine of Luck- Empress now *Mazeppa Carrier Tangier Thames *Lull . Gamester Reynard .Zaretan Graceful *Queen Charlotte The GRANBY STAKES of 30 soya each, 20 ft. for two year olds not named in the Rutland Stakes ' • colts Bst. 71b, ; flameflames_ ' Bst. 31b.; the winner of a sweepstakes, value 200 ~._°_,T s su w ch eluding the winner's own stakes, to carry 41 b. ; .o f two stakes, 71b. extra. From the torn of the Lands M . .. . , . y Mr. C. Alexander's 'Thunderbolt Lord Clifden's or l: ey. t . u (41b. extra) Louparon —i• m e rry's Thormanby (41b. Count Batthyany's *Rose Mid. Mr.., . e xtra) dleton (41b. extra) Colonel Tevis's Crocus. Mr. E. 0. Harrison's *Skelton. f Ab.M.- - Lord Portsmouth's MATCH, 300, 208 ft. First half, : A r ethusa, sister to Ariadne, Sea King agst Mr. F. R obinson Bst. 71b. Aft F - -- Duke of Bedford's 'Harry ' 33 - ••• - ',"' MATCH, 103, h. • Coventry's Wanderer, 4 yrs, ,st. 1110. Bst. 71b., agst LOTd . , t First half of Ab.M. Lord Portsmouth's M4TCII, 300, - tis f t. 71b. agst Mr. F. Robinson's Aurora, sister Plum-pudding, ,:. On by consent. to Five Musjothid, er sract. -u. es have yet to enter for --Belle Sharper Sir itercules La Traviata 'Don Cossack Viking hrunflofriirat etoinktelepe rNYoto:dm inclinedaoyr,e as ttoh sheantr trust os has a se S c occasion. tNr toshown erse THORMAN or T H UNDERBOLT must win in the Granby Stakes; a n d G AMESTER c an scarcely make a mistake in the St. Leger Stak es. g oe m Stakessh o uldpanfeyel "Fun - M.I(AX." TROTTING A Handicap, Sweepstake of ten sovereigns came off yester day at Aintree, when Dreadnought defeated. Cambridge Chief and Mr. DeCosta's brown mare, in gallant style. COURT' :2kND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE We team from Balmoral that her Map Sty, accont-. Dallied by the Prineesses Alice ana Helena, drove to the Falls of the Garri3alt, on Saturday, attended - by 'Lady Churchill. The Prince Consort, 'accompanied by Prince Arthur and attended by the Gentlemen in Waiting, drove to the Abergeldie`Woods, which were driven for deer. ' • Viscount Palmerston left London yesterday - afternoon, for his seat, Broadlands, Hants. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE The Bishop of Chester performed the . following. ordinations at his cathedral last Sunday :--Deacons Thomas Joseph Clarke, B:A., of Trinity College, Cain,' bridge, licensed to Christ Church, Southport - ; Thomas: . Francis Fergie, Queen's College, Cainbridge, to St, Catherine's, Wigan ; Thomas Whitby, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge, to St. Paul's, Chester ; William Robert Worthington, 8.A., Corpus Christi College, to Cheadle ; Wm. Theophilus Giles, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin, to St. Mary's, Chester ; John Kennedy, 8.A.; Trinity College, Dublin, to St. Catherine's, Wigan ; ; Thos. William Kidd, 8.A., Bishop CoSins' Hall, Durhain,, tq Halton; John George Wood, theological student, ! Kinoi .: College, London, to St. Cross, Knutsford; Richard Pos- i 1 tance, literate, to Holy Trinity, Toxteth-park; Rion. George Benson, licentiate of theology, University of Dur ham, by letters dimissory from the Bishop of Hereford. Priests : John Capel Sewell, M.A., of BrazeßOSe Col lege, Oxford ; Henry Charles Bull, 8.A., Jesus College,_ Cambridge; Wm. Finch, 8.A., St. John's, Cambridge; Geo. Thompson Nurse, 8.A., Caius, Cambridge; John Berm, St. Bees ; Octay. Pickard Cambridge, licentiate of theology, University of Durham ; Richard James Lord Fox, St. Aidan's, Birkenhead ; John Harward Jessop . Handcock, ditto; Henry William Jones, ditto; John Jackson Lucas, ditto ; George Bartle, literate ; Peter Wild, literate. The Rev. Henry W. Jones read the first lesson in the morning ; the Rev. Capel John Sewell, the second lesson ; the Rev. Thomas Whitby, the gos pel; the Rev. Canon Slade preached the ordination ser mon. The Rev. Octavins P. Cambridge read the first lesson in the afternoon; the 'Rev. William Finch, the second ditto. " The Bishop of Oxford has given formal notice of his intention to issue a commission addressed to five bene. ficed clergymen of his diocese to inquire into certain charges alleged against the Rev. William Simcox Brick-. nell, vicar of Eynsham, Oxon, by Mr. Joseph Druce, yeoman, and ex-churchwarden of the same parish. The offences specified are reading the morning and evening prayers and lessons in the pulpit, instead of the desk; not rehearsing the Ten Commandments, nor reading the Epis tle and Gospel at the north side of the communion table, and "suffering the reading-desk to be desecrated " by a number of common bricks placed there to protect the desk from the action of a stove, introduced for the pur pose of drying the walls and rendering the desk fit for use. The commissioners named by the bishop are the venerable Archdeacon Clerke ; the Rev. Dr. Leighton, rural dean ; the Rev. Dacres Adams, vicar of Bampton; the Rev. Daniel Goddard, vicar of Burford, and the Rev. W. E. D. Carter, vicar of Shipton-under-Wych wood. BANKRUPTS John Sail, Star-corner, Bermondsey, currier and leather seller. Joseph Yardley Vernon, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, draper. Charles H. Baker and Joseph Aguilar, Water-lane, Great Tower-street, City, and Duke-street, Adelphi, soap manufacturers. Joseph Richmond Bradway, Norton,' Derbyshire, corn factor. John Machin Hall, Sheffield, paper-dealer and general, decorator. Joseph- Morris, Feckenham, Worcestershire, needle manufacturer. . . Robert Squire, Kendal, draper. .Sporting nttlligtart. de )tbil the ,forth sod a t 0115 P otri" 1)1 te ,rofo s only