The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-10 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and 'address of the writer ; not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of his good faith. We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. All communications, Books for Review, etc., . to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES WII:LIKER, and those from London may be sent to the care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. THEATRE ROYAL. MISS CUSHMAN will appear at this Theatre on THURSDAY next, 15th instant, in the character of BIANCA, in Millman's Tragedy of "Fazio," being engaged for that night only. Last Seven Nights of MISS FITZPATRICK, whose successful debut in London, and subsequent tour in the United States, have distinguished her as one of the principal artistes in Comedy —Tuts EVENING (SATURDAY), the 10th instaut, THE WONDER. Don na Violante, Miss Fitzpatrick. To conclude with THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM.—MR. BARRY SULLIVAN, who is engaged for FIVE NIGHTS ONLY, will make his first appearance on MONDAY, the 19th instant.—Admission : Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, I s.— Doors open at half-past six. Performances commence at seven o'clock precisely.—The Box Office is open from Ten till Three o'clock daily, for securing Seats and taking Private boxes, under the direction of , Mr. T. Shuttleworth. —Children in arms will not be admitted. ROYAL AMPHITIIEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr.. W. R. Copeland, 15, Great Charlotte-street _ IMMENSE SUCCESS OF PABLO FANQUE'S COMPANY! GRAND ROUTINE or EQUESTRIAN NOVELTIES, THIS PRESENT EVENING (S ATURDAY), December 10th,— Another CHANGE OF P I RFORMANCE will take place on MONDAY, December 12th, and the folloWing evening.— First night of the Ballet entitled MARCO SCIARRO ; or, THE BRIGAND QUEEN OF THE ABRUZZI. First Appearance of the TRAINED PONY and MONKEY. First appearance of MADAME ANTONIA.—Doors open at a quarter to seven o'clock, and the Performance to com mence at half-past seven.—Prices of Admission :. Dress Circle, 35.; Side Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Stalls, ls. 6d. ; Gallery,' 6d. Second Price—Dress Circle, 2s. ; Side Boxes, ls. 6d. ; Pit; ls. ; no second price to Gallery or Stalls. Second Price, to Boxes and Pit, at nine o'clock. ROYAL PARK THEATRE. Parliament Street, near St, James's Market. THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), Dec. 10th, will be performed, Shakspeare's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Mr. George Walton. Juliet„ Miss Marriot. To conclude with DEMON STATUE ; or, THE SKELETON HAND. Woolfgang, Mr. DOnald. Lestelle, Miss Marriot.—ln Rehearsal, the New Grand Local Christmas Pantomime of ORMSHEAD THE GREAT ; or, HARLEQUIN AND JENNY JONES, AND THE FLOWER OF SNOWDON. Columbine, Mademoiselle Rose; Harlequin, Sig. Guarrino ; Pantaloon, Mr. P. Anderson; Inimitable Clown, Mr. J. Appleby. Doors open at half-past six, commence at seven o'clock.—Admission, Private Boxes, 25.; Boxes, is.; Pit, 6d.; Gallery, 3d. HIGH, WATER .IN TIIE.XERSEY. Tuffs DAN —Morning, 7h. 23m . . Afternoon, 7h. 65m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1853, SOME. men, like, pictures, are better adapted for a corner than a full light. Especially is this_ the case when applied to corporate bodies. It has often been said, and with great truth, that indivi duals would disdain to act in a private as they most unblushingly do in a public capacity. But wo..need not go to the metropolis to become certified of this fact. We have only to look at home, and quietly peruse, by our evening fire, the reports from time .to time inserted in this journal. From the days of the eminent Satirist, VERNIAC, down to this week's Punch, civic dignitaries and corporate functionaries, have called forth biting animadversion and`bitter sarcasm, in.ltaly as well as in England. The genus is the same all the world "over; • nor •do we believe it will change until the crack of 'doom ! VEINUC, though ruined by law-suits, could not be prevailed 'upon to relin quish hie vocation, kle satirised a shoemaker--; " A coxcomb stuffed with pride "—who was so vain as to purchase a magisterial comthission: = . " What ! in the judge's awful chair shall we BARRES, his wax and leather sporting see ?" Whilst Punch has just been paraphrasing, or in other words,. adapting a very new song to a very old tune : "The days of other Mayors have faded, And Aldermen are past ; The Cit who hopes to do as they did, Is hoping much too fast. For London dooms the clique to ruin, She'll mind her own affairs ; And the Mansion House see no renewing The days of other Mayors !" Now if the head be doomed to decapitation, what, in the name of HERMES ! is to become of the inferior part? Does this await a more signal calamity? Or, like the good Saint DENIS, who,.as ancient Chronicles testify, carried his head under his arm, will it be permitted to exist in that abnormal condition ? Really, we do not envy Mayors, Aldermen, Town-councillors, and id genus omne, from riding a-cock-horse to Charing-cross— sWimming in turtle soup —or, like /ESOP's fly, raising a dust, as they think, during their brief tenure of office ! No paltry- pageant —no gastro nomic • indulgence--no ridiculous assumption of authority, can possibly -compensate for the irrepa rable loss of public estimation ; or of the gloomy foreboding created by the portentous hand-writing on the wall which peremptorily and continually admonishes " To-morrow be in readiness to go !" We arc truly grateful to Punch for the intelligence of the establishment of a " Turtle Soup Kitchen for Destitute Aldermen and Common-Councilmen" —the former to be supplied with a bowl of real, the latter with the same quantity of mock turtle ! We, too, shall be,happy to lay down our mite " as soon as the casseroles are got into boiling order!" But this by the way. In our impression of yesterday we drew attention to the Town-Council of this borough, in connection with Mr. BRADLEY'S case; and offered some com mentaries thereupon. In performing what we considered a necessary and imperative duty we have been actuated by no particular bias. We haVe no more sympathy for Mr. BRADLEY than for the RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT. If the gentleman in ques tion had been the veriest TOM NoonLE in the Cor poration we should have done just the same thing, and said the very same say. All that we know of Mr. BRADLEY is that he belongs to the school of 2ESCULAPIUS, and, we suppose, does foolish things, just like other people. We might make a similar assertion with reference to the other members of the Council. In denouncing the intolerant proceedings of the Town-Hall Confederacy we stood up, not for an individual, but for a principle. And we are pre pared to defend that principle. The Corporation of LiVerpool, by a most unwarrantable authority, has wilfully degraded one of its members—and thereby virtually disenfranchised numerous Bur gesses. The heinous charge of bribery was preferred. One obstreperous individual, not satisfied with the finding of the Special Com mittee, positively made a motion to the effect that " legal steps should be immediately taken against Mr. BRADLEY." However, upon the Town-Clerk asserting that the evidence on the charge of bribery was by no means complete, the NEMESIS of the Corporation readily withdrew his motion, and subsided into his boots upon that tantalising defeat. Under such circumstances, we think the defamed and ill-treated councillor has a right to exercise his privileges, and attend any committee he thinks proper. The interests of his constituents demand that, he should take such an independent course. Who has the power to hinder him ? We should be glad to know. Were such a precedent as that afforded by the Corporation of this borough, to be adopted, who can conceive the immense amount of evil that would ensue ? The majority would have the power of silencing and degrading the minority ; a clique ship and clanship could easily be established; and the corporations of any city, town, or borough, might become the instruments of party faction or political intrigue. Then what is to become of the interests of the various constituencies thereby dis enfranchised, when they no longer possess repre sentatives capable of advocating them ? Little by little degeneracy insidiously creeps into corporate bodies. All corporations, even those of modern date, are more or less corrupt; but antiquated ones are falling asunder from sheer putridity and bloated peculation. Commissions of Inquiry have brought hidden things of darkness to light, and exposed nefarious practices that we once would have considered scarcely possible out of , a highly painted romance. But fact sometimes is stranger than fiction ! The good old times are gone, when city chamberlains and others could rob the public with impunity, and grow fat and fatuous on rich turtle and richer pelf ; and whose epitaphs, to be truthful, could boast of no worthier inscription than that said to be recorded upon the tomb-stone of TIMOCRATES—" Having eaten a great deal, and having drank a great deal, and having injured mankind a great deal, here lie I, TIMOCEATES, of Rhodes !" Or possibly the Hudibrastic distich, slightly altered, might be more expressive : " They knew what's what : and that's as high As aldermanic art can fly !" However, if corporations be corporations let burgesses be men. Whilst the present municipal law exists, it will be their own fault if they do not send " good men and true" into the Council-cham ber—men who will not debase themselves, or bring odium on their confederates by paltroonery of conduct; but with a high and disinterested pur pose study the interests of their constituents— living wisely and acting well. , With reference to. Mr. BRADLEY, the Council have done either too little or too much. If guilty of the malpractices alleged against him, the neces sary and obvious steps should have been taken to procure his expulsion from their body. If not guilty, he was clearly entitled to. enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities of a member of that Council. SINCE the Legislature have admitted the moral and social obligation of the state to provide for the education of the great masses of the people, much valuable time has been lost, and a fearful amount Of crime has been the result. In every paiiish throughout the United Kingdom we have a little education clique, who do not hesitate to declare that they would rather see our streets filled with lost women, and our gaols with the worst criminals, than they would be a party to anything but that system of teaching, or this line of education. Non conformists of every order, Protestants, and Ro man Catholics, are all pitted against what the people want—namely, simple scholastic struction. While, this enlightened discussion —and it must not be forgotten that the education wrangle has its pecuniary advantages—is going on, the uneducated are falling with fearful rapidity into the paths of crime. To establish the right of the people to education, rwas a work of no small magnitude. The men who first urged the subject on the consi deration of Parliament, were denounced as radicals in politics, revolutionists in heart, and propagan dists in practice. Those who had " sacred" reasons on which they opposed the education of the masses, adopted with the utmost avidity tie anti educational cry of 'the "finality" side of Parliiment. Luckily, however, ", finality" has become . a sort of moveable feast which belongs to the passover order. The great ball of creation rolls or., and presently we find Mr. Baron ALDERSON sitting as Judge upon our bench, contending for eduction as the panacea which is to save us from the knife of the assassin, and the profligacy of our streets. The Latin tongue knew not our wants, anti that language can give us no axiom to adorn our views, or guide our actions. We must take our counsel from our administrators of justice. Men learned in the law, and profound in the history of human vice. And what is that counsel? " Educate the people if you would save them from the gibbet." The Judge upon the bench•holding in his hand the lives and liberties of the criminal portion of our fellow-townsmen, sees the inherent cause of depravity arraigned before him, and he draws the finest thread of human ingenuity be tween the severity of the statute, and the mercy of all justice. MQn are stabbed in our streets without any shadow of justification. The act with all it horrors is described and admitted, but it is held, and justly so, to be the prevailing effect of a recognised cause—the want of education, or in other words civijisation. Impressed- with this opinion which the Judge says is derived from long official experi ence, how could he inflict the the extreme penalty of the law on a victim of a parent's and the legis , lature's neglect? The knife -is the weapon of an inhuman brute. To test his hunianity- a question is put to him in his mother tongue. He cannot answer it within the widest limits of toleration. He is arraigned on a written indictment for his life, in strict accordance with the provisions of the statute he cannot read. Bah ! we say to such legislation. We are legislating for a people who cannot read our language. There's a want of fruit about this tree. It's not the thing for our soil. We must go back to the symbolic ages, and endeavour by means or art to make the horrors of death by the knife so appalling that even the worst savage would shrink from its infliction. Now what is the practical re sults of all this. The criminal standing at the bar of justice was guilty beyond all question. The Judge knowing his utter ignorance of the law, under which he had lived, dealt with him as he. would with a New Zealand cannibal, and instead of taking the life of the offender he . merely removes him from society. By this course the twofold ends of justice are attained. But where in mercy does the safety of the public lie ? The Judge, who is no radical, no revolu tionist, but a propagandist, says, the public safety lies in " a more general spread of sound education amongst the people." The words once recognised only as the language of Utopia, were scarcely ut tered by the sabled sage, than in rushed the grand jury en masse declaring that " the alarming increase " in crimes of violence, accompanied by the bar " barons use of the knife, the lamentable prevalence " of strikes among the working-classes, arising from " the ill-understood relations of work-people and " their employers, and leading inevitably to breaches of the peace, and other calamitous re " sults, have forcibly impressed upon the minds of " the Grand Jurythe great importance of extending " the means of imparting education to all classes of " the community, for it is their unanimous opinion that no solid foundation for any abiding and salu " tary change in the habits and pursuits of the " poorer classes in this country can be hoped for, " unless such change is based upon the education " and training of the young ; that the charge of edu " cation for this class ought not to be allowed to " rest to so large an extent as it now does, upon " the benevolent exertions of the wise and good ; " that there is a duty, and a peculiar responsibility " as regards education, which should rightfully de volve upon the state, and that this responsibility "is one which the legislature ought no longer to " shun." His Lordship then addressed the Grand Jury as follows Gentlemen, I think you have " conferred a very great service, indeed, upon so. " ciety by the course you have pursued in submit " ting this document. I will take care that it is "laid before the home secretary. You are now dis " charged from your duties, and the country is much " indebted to you.for your services. " To this we need scarcely append a single obser vation, and yet we are inwardly proMpted to say to the Scribes and Pharisees of our time, " mark, learn, and inwardly digest." Mr. John B. Lloyd, the projector of " The City of Lon don Brewing and Malting Compiny," is now going through the Insolvent Court. ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OP COAL.—The coal proprietors of Barnsley and its neighbourhood, have again advanced the price of coal ls. per ton, and they state that they are sting them at prices considerably below those of Staffordshire and other colliery districts.—Leeds Times. THE " LITSITANIA."—We are rejoiced to learn from a letter, by a passenger on board the "Lusitania," in her voyage from this port to Lisbon, that she has fully realised the expectations which were formed of her. In the letter, it is stated that they had the winds almost dead against them, accompanied with very,bad weather, and that, never theless, with the aid o f s t eam a l one , she has accomplished from 10 to 111 knots per hour. SUlClDE.—Yesterday, an inquest was held upon the body of John Thompson, a baker, living in No. 4 co ur t, Ren shaw-street. It appeared that the deceased was 45 years of age, and being out of work some few months since;his wife left him, and went to live in Leeds with her , relations. Latterly, the deceased had taken to drinking-, mid afte rwar d s was very ill, so much so that he sent for his wife to come and see him, which she did on Wednesday last, and at night she left him, to go to her lodging, and in the course of the night he got up, went to a looking glass, hanging against the wall, and with a razor cut his throat, he being the next morning found quite dead. The deceased had appeared in a low way, and, had been heard to say that he had taken to drinking in the hopes that it would kill him. The jury, in the absence of any direct evidence, found a verdict that the deceased died from cutting his throat, but there was no evidence to show in what state of mind he was in at the time. THE Loss OF THE MARSHALL.—There is no longer any doubt as to the loss of this unfortunate vessel, but happily the loss of ,life on board has been exaggerated. The masts of the unlucky ship are uow visible at low water, about three miles to seaward at the entrance of the Humber, and a few miles only from the spot where th e co lli s i on is known to have taken place. The " Marshall" had evidently— comparing the place of the wreck and that of the collision— been making for the nearest land, in which effort she had not been successful. But considerable exaggeration has existed as to the number of souls which went down with the ill-fated vessel. We have reason to believe that the passengers on board did not exceed forty, including the emigrants. The crew was about twenty. A large number of bodies have been cast ashore near the Humber. [The Eastern Counties Herald states, "we perceive that there is no over-water trace of the " Marshall." But wo have our information from a sure and direct source.—Ed. N. D. T.] THE ',Asir IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.—At the Cheltenham county court, on the 6th instant, George John Micenright, aged 13 years, sued the drill-sergeant of the Cheltenham grammar school, and Dr. Humphreys, the head master, for two assults, one in O c t o b er an d th e o th er i n Novemberlast. The assaults complain,d of were floggings administered by the drill-sergeant, under the directions of the head master. The first consisted of twelve stripes, inflicted with a riding whip, for quarrelling with some of the boys belonging to Cheltenham college, with whom the grammar boys seem t o have been at feud. The second punishment was for thrOive ing a cracker in the fire during school time, for which he was ordered six stripes. The boy, however, refused to take off his coat, flung himself on the ground, and gave the ser geant (as he statd) four or five violent kicks. The doctor then said, " for his obstinacy give him eighteen, sergeant." The result was, that the boy's back was ; as described by on witness, "lashed from the neck to the waist, and had the appearance of newly-cut meat with a thin skin over it. It was in a dreadful state. The skin, however, was not broken;; there was no blood." The boy was confined to his bed the next - day, and vat bloods There was a Ttrdiot for 44, MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY ErlisgNG., The movements in our corn market continue to be received with great interest throughout the Northern Counties, and indeed by all parts of the United Kingdom and America. We are, in fact, the great accumulators and distributors of foreign bread stuffs, and on our reports of the state of trade, the operations of the foreign and home corn market mainly depend; and what is our astonishment to.find a price current before us from a highly res pectable firm, in which we find the following state ment :—" During the week there has been a steady demand for wheat and flour, and the depression noted in our last (dated Dec. 2) has been fully recovered." Now we do not dispute the steadiness of the demand for wheat and flour. We believe the trade are very steady in their dealings. They are not at all . speculative. With respect to the transactions in this, and nearly all the corn markets of England, however, every one knows . that prices have receded from 1s: to 2s. per quarter on wheat, and from ls. to 3s. per barrel on flour, and that the " downward tendency" noticed on the 2d inst., has continued up to this day ; and the true report of this day's business says :—" Both imports and exports of Foreign grain and flour are light this week. Of oats and oatmeal from Ireland, fair quantities have been received. The aspect of the trade since Tuesday has further brightened, and at' this morn ing's market the demand for wheat and flour began early, and large purchases of both articles were effected for interior millers, and to hold over on the spot. At the close of business the advance since Tuesday last was called 2d. per .bushel on wheat, and 9d. to ls. per barrel on flour, making the ad vance on the forced sales of this day se'nnight fully 4(1. per bushel on wheat, and is. 6d. per barrel on flour. Indian corn was almost without demand, and prices stood nominally as quoted on Tuesday. Oats and oatmeal rather easier to buy. Barley, beans, and peas dull." By this it will be seen that the advance of to-day has been 2d. per bushel on Wheat, against ls. to 2s. decline last week; and that the advance on Flour has been f'rom Od to is per barrel, against a declitie of ls. to 3s. in the pre ceding week. Having pointed out these facts we leave the trade to judge for themselves, and seeing the marked change which has taken place in the American money market in favour of speculators, we urge upon the trade the greater necessity for extreme caution. The period is just approaching for forced sales by farmers, when the question of supply will be decided. The Liverpool Cotton Market has been uni forrnly steady throughout the week, the sales averaging 6,000 bales per diem. The receipts are short, being 285,000 bales less than those for the same period last year; still, owing to the strin gency of the money market, and the " Bearing" of Threadneedle -street, the supply is quite equal to the consumption. Americans, under the prevail ing estimates, are worth from 5d to 61 per lb. Brazils are unchanged. Surats are in good de mand. Egyptians are heavy. The sales for the week amount to 3,120 bales American, 40 Pernam, 230 Egyptian, 260 Madras, and 2,820 Surat, ' were taken on speculation and for export, and 32,610 bales by the trade. The actual export is 630 . American, 60 Brazil, &c., and 2;490 East India—in :dl 3,180 bales. 2,000 Sea.lslands were offered by auction on the 7th instant, and only about 500 bags were sold at a decline of fully 2d. per lb., but at irregular prices. The sales to-day were 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken on speculation and for export: In our provision market a considerable decline in prices is noticeable. The trade are acting with great caution and the public are deriving consider able benefit from their prudence. In our produce markets the transactions are of the most legitimate character, and in the absence of any speculative demand continues steady and firm. In London, however, large public sales of fruit have taken place, but without promoting pur chases; such is usually their effect at this season. A. few parcels of old currants, of various qualities offered at these sales on outport account, to be cleared in fourteen days, have found purchasers, and occasionally at full prices. Though they have tended to weaken the market, they have brought the article more into consumption. Fine old 1851 fruit has found buyers at 105 s, in cases, but the holders of such fruit are very firm, and are not sellers generally. The 1853 Cephalonia fruit shows generally an improvement upon last year's ; it is selling at this port at. 90s. per cwt. There has been as yet an unsual want of demand, but currants can now he purchased at all prices according to quality. The stock has lately been considerably augmented by arrivals, but it cannot be correctly ascertained before the close of the year, when it will perhaps be found to be between 9,000 and 10,000 tons, against 8,200 tons on 31st December, 1852, and 8,700 tons on 31st December, 1851. Since the 23rd, twelve cargoes of currants chiefly. the fruit of 1853; have arrived, and also some further parse's of 1851 fruit from Trieste Six cargoes are known to be afloat, after which it is thought there will be a long pause. The clear ances for home consumption still present a meagre appearance, having been 200 tons in all November against 1190 tons in November, 1852. Those in bond have been 180 tons, of which 48 tons to our colonies, 110 to the Continent, and 22 coastwise. The clearances at this port are on the increase, composed principally of 1852 fruit. The Board of Trade returns for the first ten months of this year ending sth of November, show the importa tions into the United Kingdom to have been 1,400 tons less than in 1852, during the corres ponding ten months, and the deliveries for home consumption also have been 7,540 tons less, 8,030 tons in 1853 against 15,570 tons in 1852. The total consumption of raisins during the same period exhibits likewise a decrease of 50 tons ; 8,410 tons in 1853 against 8,460 tons in 1852. Several cargoes of Valentia raisins have latterly been sold at 475. to 48s. Though the arrivals of Blacks, and the offering of large quantities at auction haVe caused a nominal reduction in "price of 3s. to 4s. per cwt., the only sale which has met the public eye has been that of 30 barrels of good fruit, forced off at auction on the Ist inst. at 30s to 325. at . which there are no other sellers, good to fine fruit; being held at 355. to 40s. Shipments have com menced to Australia. Muscatels are also somewhat lower. Old Chesmes continue neglected. Denias, in baskets, are likely to be scarce when wanted hi January ; present prices nominally 335. to 355. The stock of figs is much reduced by large clear ances in face of very short arrivals. Fine figs obtain high rates ; low are almost unsaleable. Present quotation is 50s. to 80s., according to quality. Greek figs held at 40s. 7 The Liverpool 'hare Market ought under the present circumstances of the country begin to assume a respectable " Bull" appearance, and ex hibit a little more legitimate activity. Railway and other shares are surely worth as much in Liverpool as they are in Manchester or London, and still the amount of business done here in the way.of investment is absolutely insignificant when compared with other places. The market for the week has been better generally speaking, and this is all that can be said. Owing to the extreme pressure on our space we are compelled to refer to the official quotations of .the prices in the London Stock Market, which will be found in another part of our paper. The fol lowing are the latest rates of FOreign Exchange : Amsterdam 11.15 1 to - 7 1 ; short 11-141 ; Paris 25.25 to 5; three months-25.25 to 27+; Hamburgh 13.5+ to + ; Frankfort 1181 to 19 ; Leghorn 30.20 'to 25; Genoa 25.2+ to 74. Rates about the same. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS An Aceount, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, December 1, 1853. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Credit. Government Debt . Other securities Gold Coin and Bullion . . . . I 1,015,100 2,984,900 14,406,590 Total .... £28,406,690 lEPARTMINT. Credit. Government se curities .£13,622,039 Other securities 16,586,818 Notes 7,200,790 Gold and silver coin Total .... £38,095,624 ;how tho following resultw when compared with the returns far the preceding week. Notes issued,. increase 12,5651. Bullion, both descriptions, increase 12,5651. Rest, decrease, 8;511/. Public Deposits increase 125,7451. Other Deposits increase 467,7301, Seven-day and other Bills, decrease 40,1251. Active circulation de crease, 140,881/. On the credit side the Govern ment Securities have increased 133,0021. Other Securities, increase 270,956/. Unemployed Notes increase, 150,965/. THE WIGAN STRIKE. [PROM OUR OWN REPORTER.] WIGAN, FRIDAY. —This morning the associated cotton spinners and manufacturers of Wigan and Hindley held an adjourned meeting at the Victoria Hotel, Wallgatc, Wigan, Mr. WM. JOHNSON in the chair. The proceedings, which lasted about an hour, were conducted privately, but we believe the substance of what was done was as follows : Statements were made respecting the number of applications made at the different mills, by the operatives desirous of returning to work at the prices offered them. It appeared that in - a few cases, almost the full complement of hands were willing to resume work, but in others only a very small proportion of the hands had applied. It was decided not to open th 6 mills on Monday morning, as had been resolved upon, because the number of hands was not sufficient. But it was agreed that the time for receiving applications should be extended to Monday week, and that if any individual member of the association then considered that he had enough of hands, he should be at liberty to start his mill irrespective of the others. On 'l:hnrsday the Wigan police force was increased by twelve additional officers, including an inspector and a ser geant, making 23 in number altogether. THE PRESTON STRIKE. [FRO➢f OUR OWN REPORTER.] MEETING OF SPINNERS. PRESTON, FRIDAY.—A very large and enthusiastic meet ing was held on Thnrsday evening in the Temperance Hall. The building was crowded to excess. Mr. ROBERT RICHARDSON was called to the chair, and opened the proceedings of the evening by remarking that in ,this county capital had usurped every privilege, and screwed down the workers to the lowest pitch of endurance. The spinners of Preston were perfectly justified in their move ment to obtain an advance. The speaker then read the fol lowing selection from a bill which appeared on the walls during the week:— " For the ten months ending. the sth of November, 1852, the declared value of all kinds of goods exported was £59,247,104. For the ten months ending the 6th of Novem ber, 1853, the declared value of the quantity exported amounted to the enormous sum of £73,155,755. This sum represents an extraordinary degree of activity in trade, of which your branch has certainly derived its proportionate share of benefit. Now, let D 3 look at the aggregate value of all kinds of goods exported in the month ending the sth of November, 1852, and the corresponding month of the present year. For the month ending the sth of November, 1852, the value of the goods exported was £4,855,666 ; for the month ending the sth of November, 183, the value is returned as £6,168,626. For the month ending the sth of November, 1852, the value of cotton manufactures exported was £1,460,483 ; for the month ending sth November, 1853, the value of the same kind of goods was £1,560,791, being an increase over the corresponding mouth of last year, of goods to the value of £103,308." Mr. JOHN WHITTLE moved the first resolution :—" That we, the operative spinners and minders of Preston, do pledge ourselves again to stand firm for the ten per cent, and our 'union." Mr. JOHN RICHARDSON seconded the resolution. The manufacturers of Preston sent goods to a foreign market, and the Blackburn manufacturers sent theirs also to the same market. The manufacturers of Blackburn paid an advance of wages ; they paid higher wages than the Preston masters, and yet these two classes of factors had to meet in the mar ket of competition. It would be foolish to suppose, if the masters of Preston succeeded in beating their operatives, 'that the Blackburn masters could continue paying the ad vance.xtihre. battleoEs HOWARTH T iL lier o efo op re rcA i s t ut b oTn e il e . ame the battle of Blackburn, as well a s next addressed the assembly. He was pleased to find that their hearts did not faint, or their courage grow less. At one firm in the town policemen were placed at the gates and ordered only to let four into the watch-house at a time. The morning came; the books were opened, and only two went, and one of those ,two was a sweeper. (Laughter.) It was reported in the town that some of the masters were got to the last twenty pounds at the bank. Poor souls ! He could do more than that for them himself. He bad signed teetotal, and kept it, and (mild do battle with them for six months to come, although he had a large family. (Cheers.) Mr. G w A o L ul L d All . E o lt n th b e e n mad a "domino" e lon w gpe ith s t e h e e h, in which he said, it masters. The condition of the agitation Was such that the operatives would struggle to the last, feeling assured their cause was that of truth and justice. Mr. JOHN WHITTLE proposed a vote of thanks to the hands of Messrs. Horrocks and Miller for their determina tion, which was seconded with three cheers. Mr. GALLAHER proposed a vote of thanks to the various trades of Preston and other places, for the noble manner in which they have assisted .the. operatives, -seconded by Mr. Gums HOWA.RTII, and approved. A vote of thanks was proposed to the reporters for their attendance, which was passed. Ootirm ------ .c 2 4:1/NDON, AND NORTH-WESTERN RAIL ' ' "WAt-BIRMINGIIAM CATTLE AND . POITL r, WOW, the 13th, 14th, and 15th . December.— PENAL; TRAINS will start each day from the Lime ' trect Station, LIVERPOOL. at 720 A.M. WARRINGTON 810 „ HARTFORD 835 „ CREWE g' WHITMORE STAFFORD. lO 5 ~ " WILLENHALL. lO 58 „ NEWTON-ROAD... ll 10 ~ Arrive BIRMINGHAM Returning from BIRMINGHAM each day at 6 0 r.m. FARES FOR THE DOUBLE 'TOURNEY. PROM LIVERPOOL, First Class, 12s. 9d. ; Covered Carriages, 10s. 6d. 'General Manager's Orrice, Euston Station, 3rd December, 1853. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN COLNSHIRE RAILWAY.--At an EXTRAOR DINARY GENERAL MEETING' of the Proprietors of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln s hi re R a il wa y Com pany; held at the Corn , &change, in Manchester, on Wed nesday, the 7th day of December, 1853, - The Right Honourable the EARL OF YARBOROTJGH in the Chair, The following Resolutions were Passed : 1. That the Report of the Committee of Consultation be received and adopted. 2. That in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee of Consultation, the Directors be requested, and they are hereby authorised, to make such terms with the Defendants in the Humber Ferry suits, with a. view to a final settlement thereof, as the Directors shall consider most advantageous to the Shareholders. 3. That the- thanks of the Meeting be given to the Committee of Consultation for the diligence they have shewn in the prosecution of their duties, and for the Report they have presented. YAIII3OROUGH, Chairman. Lord Yarborough having lift. the • Chair, it was re solved— That a cordial vote of thanks be given to the Chairman for the satisfactory manner in which he has conducted the business of the Meeting, and to the Board of Directors for their attention to the interests of the ComPany. EDWARD ROSS, Secretary COALS. —BEST HOUSE COALS. First Quality, 16s. Second, 145., Third, 13s. per Ton. Discount, FIVE PER CENT. for READY MONEY. Br S. 13. JACKSON 41, DALE-STREET, and 21, MOSS-STREET. Conimtrrfai -§iTfrc THURSDAY NEXT. On THURSDAY, the 15th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers Saleroom, Derby-buildings, Fenwick-street, The Barque "JUPITER," 303 tons N.M. Built at Finland; but in 1847 had a thorough and complete overhaul, when she • had new topsides, decks, Se., new rigging of the best Russian cordage; has just been thoroughly caulked and sheathed, with the 'beSt:tzitte over felt; —Length 98 feet 7-10ths, breadth 28 feet 3-10ths, depth 15 feet 64.0ths.— In Victoria Dock,-.Apply to • TONGE, CURRY, & CO., Brokers.. FRIDAY NEXT. on FRIDAY, the 16th instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, at the Brokers' Office, Chapel-street, 24 Pipes . -4 half do. 1 PALM OIL, • 28 Barrels Just arrived , per " Golden Fleece."----For further particulars apply to. . CORRIE & CO., Brokers. JO ACIIOVLTITRISTS AND OTHERS,, On SALE, shout 130 Tons BONE ASH, daily expected to arrive from the River Plate, and stdtable for Manure. Apply to TSAIC RADWEJF, Jun., & CO., 33, Tithebam-atrect, Liverpool. TO OUR MANCHESTER SUBSCRIBERS. Our Manchester friends acill please observe, that our Publishing-office in that town will, on Monday, December 12th, he removed from 9, Princess -street, 'to 'No. 91, MARKET-STREET. On and after the - same date, the NORTHERN DAILY•TIMES will be iieliveret4 an Manchester every. morning at' Seven Mock'. • tIiARLES WILLMER, PUBLISHER. Dec. 9th, 1853. THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Debit. Notes issued .. £28,406,590 £28,406,590 BANKING D: Debit. Proprietors' ca pital Rest Public deposits 7,659,924 Other „ 11,480,162 Seven day, and other bills Total .... £38,005.624 Thu forc6 . oing returas OPEN-AIR MEETING. A numerously attended meeting took place in the Orchard on Thurday afternoon; Mr. Waddington presiding. Mr. K. SMITH announced that the Blackburn burial society contemplated presenting the Preston operatives with £lOOO in Christmas week. , "(Loud cheers.) Mr. COWELL communicated the result of his visit to Lon don this week ; but the purport of his address was to de scribe the meetin g in London, of which we have already given an abstract. THE " LOCK-OUT" AT PRESTON.—We have now arrived at the eleventh week of the " lock-out," and the sixteenth of the strike, with but little prospect of an early settlement, judging from the small number of hands who have applied during the week for emyloyment. Subjoined is the weekly return of the disbursements of the six committees : Power-loom- Weaver.? Committee. No. reliered.. Amount. 7825 Weavers, at 4s. each £1565 0 0 849 Winders and Warpers, at 4s. each 169 16 0 224 Twisters, at 4s. each 44 16 0 50 Dressers, at 4s. each lO 0 0 77 Weavers, at 3s. each 4 Hand-mill warpers, at 4s. each.. 856 Helpers, at 2s. each 22 Reachers, at is. each 1 2 0 Spinners' and Self-actors' Committee. 821 Spinners and Minders, at 7s. each 287 7 0 838 Piercers, at 3s. 6d. each 796 ,Bobbiners, at 2s. each _ _ _ .. ... . . Card Room Hands' Committee. 1322 Hands, at 3s. each.... ..... ............. 198 6 0 24 Do., at 2s. 9d. each 3 6 0 229 Do., at 2s. 3d. cv h 286 Do., at 2s. e lt.ll 28 12 0 18 Do., at is. 6d. each 23 Do., at ls. each 1 3 0 Throttle Spinners' Committee 360 Hands, at 3s. each 54 0 0 38 Do., at 2s. 9d. each 6 4 6 26 Do., at 2s. 6d. each 7 Do., at 2s. 3d. each 1 Do., at 2s. 33 Do., at ls. 6d. each 2 9 6 Tape Machine Sizers' Committee. . 46 Hands at 7s. each l6 2 0 3 Do., at ss. each 12 Do., at Bury, at 7s. each • 4 4 0 Power-loom Overlookeri Committee. 182 Hands, at Bs. each 72 16 0 14,972 £2,820 8 0 Present week— number of hands Previous week do. do. 14,972 14,299 Increase in the number of hands receiving relief.. 673 Present weeek—amount paid £2,820 8 0 Previous week do. do . .. 2,723 13 4 Incre Ise in the funds for the relief of the hands £96 14 11 From the above it will be seen that there is a large in crease in the number of hands, the weavers alone exceeding the previous week by 466 persons ; their funds have, how ever, not only met this large demand upon them, but the committee have a balance in hand of £156 ss. 7d., which would have paid 781 more hands, at the rate of 4s. each. The weavers' committee have also, we understand, this week contributed a sum of £4O to necessitous cases not included in the above return. The increase in the number of spinners is 144, their committee have a balance in hand of £57 7s. 9d., and have this week invested £5O in their "local fund." We notice that the committee have been assisting- several families to remove to other localities. There is a small increase in the number of card-room hands and throstle-spinners, and the former committee have this week spent £2O 14s. as a gratuity to a number of hands not included in the above return. Erom the same source we learn that whereas, the total outlay in assistance in the first week of the strike was, for power-loom weavers £BO ls. 30.; it was in the fifteenth week £2027 12 Oid. The spinners and self-actors, sametimes, £147 68. 101 d. and £595155. 50, The card-room hands, same times, 112 9s. Bid., and £293 14s. 6d. The throstic-spinners, same times, £8 6s. 3d., and £7O 17s. 4d. The tape machine-sizers, £6 135., and £22 15s. sd. in the same times; and the power-loom Over. lookers £l7 ls. in the first week, and £7B 7s. ficl• fifteenth. The power-loom weaver and overlookeri course, out the same time, viz., 15 weeks to la t Sat t ; l 4oo the spinners and self-actors, ten weeks; the car',. l . the hands, 13 weeks ; the throstle-spinners, 11 wee i t,,,„ s ' tape machine-sizers, the same. The total expeneu' o e• the 15th week was £3,089 2s. 5d., and since the comet meat £26,434 3s. 4d.—Preston Guardian of this dan ho , [We understand that th e t o t a l num b er o f hands ivii ° ., o ll applied for work, is from 200 t o 300. tip to TuesdaY "' lll w here 99 had applied at Messrs. Ilorrocks and Miller, largest number was expected. F ew h av e applied at 01ie mills, and some none.] MEETING OF. LONDON DELEGATES. .0 On Thursday night a me e ti ng o f d e l e ,ates,from vo l oi o trades of the metropolis w as h e ld a t the Bell 111"' the ~ Bailey, to receive reports relative to steps taken dur in gti past week in aid of the P r e s t on Operatives, and to tak e ° y r , steps - necessary for the promotion of the same object °DI GREEN, (one of the executive . com m itt ee of the Ile - United Trades' Association) in the chair. 0 111 Several newly accredited delegates took their se a- ' about two-thirds of the whole number present b:onraitt, erc money from their respective societies, but the generally were not large, alth oug h th e reports receive d /v ot of an encouraging character, many of the societies bat to announced their intention of sending subscriptions dir ee pil, Preston. It was stated that the Bricklayers' taken up the yiestion through the whole of their bran' • about twelve in number. aitei Mr. MATTnEws, of Heywood, re)orted that he had of upon the compositors, at their reqUest, on IVediiesd_, 3 Pf u ill as far as they were concerned, a s si s t ance wou ld be ebe'6,4 rendered. Representatives were p resen t a t the w e ' , , 3 o from nearly all the London newspapers, and promised to 'j o t collections in their various " chapels." He had als ° ,lbeif upon the cigar makers, who had promised to collect in coi c , shops, as no trade meeting at which a grant could be tioned would be held until after Christmas. Mr. Buior, secretary, said, that du r i ng th e past w `;'„ tY, number of trades visited amou n t e d t o 22, making 47 i - 0 ,4 whole since Monday fortnight. A s near as he cOuld rfT, the amount actually collected by them amounted to 3 53 41 3d., and they had sums promised which wouldt n l3le „, l ' total of 600/. subscribed, in littl e b e tt er t h an a felit i e! (Hear, hear). Judging from this, he had n o doub' t i,ge would raise in London alone such a sum as would sin: 4 o lo gentlemen in Lancashire that they would not be all° starve their operatives int o su b m i ss i on. (H ear, h e ar)• p the A DELEGATE said : We will keep them for three 1: 0 on London alone, if that's all. (Hear, hear). b • Mr. PARKER said, he attended as delegate from t- e d London Branch of Engineers, who directed him to e s t r o the their intention of rendering every aid in their-1)0 0 ';1, 0 men of Preston. The exec u ti ve comm it tee h a d "c, ° ',4113' they knew already, 2061. f rom the genera l find that' society ; but the members were not satisfied wit t i i t iool They had resolved upon a wee kly su b scr i pt i on in n, and he knew many m e n w h o would give 25., Is., anu, - week each as long as the strike m i g ht last. (CheerN• foi e trg: engineers had recently be e n engage d i n a sim il a r e; 6 „01 themselves, in which they had b een warm l y supPo.r ai l if other . trades, and felt bound, in return, _ energetl fr support others so situated. ver Various other reports ha v i ng b een rece i ve d, the t e , 0 14 which led to the conclusion th a t a s t ea dily in Cr ,; o l 44 aniount of subscriptions might b e fi rm l y re li e d nr" C O some considerable time to come, should the necessity tinue. Mr. 11, ;ton, Mr. iowmAN, a delegate just arrived from Prey: the masters, in conformity with th e i r reso l u tio n of ' ll 'o l last, had opened their mills at 10 o'clock on Mond ing, that such as were so i nc li ne d m i g ht ma k e aPP lic i for employment. Up t o M on d ay n i g h t, howeftr. the e lf number of applications so made only amounted t ° o 64 (cheers), and they were persons connected with n° io 4l receiving relief, but were, on the contrary, of an obrio character. Six of them are sweepers, whose sole ocelio o was to sweep the floors, and who were too old to d° ( s l3o ' injury to any man, while the other two were womcn,,A ters of one of the managers of Miller and Horre c ,, k ;er (Hear.) Up to last Wednesday night the whole n u l",o l '' applications to return to employment did not exceed2v‘a tbr i Mr. MATHEws (delegate f ro m P res t on ) said, he hl et' day waited on the edito r of a newspaper, who had co that he was still ignorant of the real facts of the eas t ' bed" (Mr. Matthews) had offe r ed t o se t hi m right. (11e3,nr'iet; The editor told him that th e P res t on operative 3, prepared to show that the man u f ac t urers couldt_tvo ' o martial sense, afford to give the 10 per cent. den l3 ,:d ir e in reply, he had offered to get documents forwe r ,) Preston which would have that effect. (Hear, oPe r 'i; A DELEGATE inquired ho w it was th a t the A" , g t i lr r est ° tives received a much small er a ll owance t h an those o as it seemed to him that they should share alike. ot . Mr. MATirEws said had made one demand of 111 the two cases were differe,a;a n rev ce° operatives of Preston hadand had demandedcons i consistently tl per y e adhered entan t d o , ti en ; 1 while rej To stc7 h o the r , to give it, demanded 10 p er cen t . more li ci t i lfe be e3de delegates from Preston, had remonstrated iv,i;‘ p e r at Wigan upon this policy, w hi c h th ey cons i° fectly suicidal. (Hear, hea r .) The meeting then adjourned. the the " offe , Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, M.P., o ri s ra7c e eJanuary. . , rated at the approaching annua institution, which will take .—These assizes will ternu!" na m AND i ; E i tn : l7 4 .- 9 1 T ie u ' i a s L ffi .8 e d r ds e . weTseku3EreAVlNTg Eq ER . e As 3ci. ITS day, there being. but one or two cases on the r°' m remainin g ding week, 1852, £343 lls. Bd. — At the opening of the Presbyterian college on Which, as already stated, the celebrated Dr. Merl ° )1 0 11 f r ney addressed the audience, the sum of £7OO wa s rv ,oo ; WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY.- - ; turn for the week _ending Dec. 3, 1853 :---L17 1 , 4 (29 miles open). Corresponding week, 1852, 4 u o ir (13 miles open.) leg s t be .THE MAGEE COLLEGE.—The trustees of this eo l os tamed a site of considerable extent, in perpetil i stl ) ,,,ic Strand-road, much nearer the city of Derry than viously fixed on. The college, which will be in „ style, will face the Foyle, and command a view . b d ye the town, and adjoining country.—D err y Standar Th ... SUDDEN DEATH.—A woman, name d S ara h n al es - telP in No. 3 Court, Granville-street, died su ddenly Ydiete' fr It appeared that she had of lat e b een ver y m uch nu ns 0 0 3 drinking, and been lately very unwell, so much s° her quire medical attendance. She was found dead in Pi by her children. Verdict, died f r o m na t ura l cause s ' e a° 'l , CORONER'S INQUEST.—Edward Hereford, Es (l 4' t ret i iif r' for the city of Manchester, held an inquest at the ',. B o b r road inn, Stretford New-road, touching the death o .` ars , Messenger, son of John Messenger, aged seven f, e t it oe was burned to death on Tuesday morning. Verw e ingly. 0 „ 119 COAL PIT ACCIDENT.—Abo u t t we l ve o'cloc., ate s , last, the body of a person name d William "c:eo.3lleo found drowned in a dib-h o l e a t th e b ottom 0' "„ p r, belonging to Willi am Fl e t c h er , E sq., Little lie: } , - ,.ag" n2 Ol- Bolton. The deceased it a pp ears f e ll f rom a a fall which was three yards deep of water. Offe?: FOREIGN CATTLE.—An extraordinary importatl t stock from abroad has taken place during the ,„„,, The arrivals comprised upwards of 4,000 head O ' nte to cows and nearly 13,000 sheep, with other stock, 9 44.Ji! collectively to nearly 20,000 head of ca ttl e o f all ki. e6 tel: 2 . The Farmers' club had their annual dinner ,),15,1 evening, at the York hotel, B r id ge - s t re et, 13 ' 9 0 5 0 The only noticeable feature of the prooceediog s rs Mr. 'Pusey was very warmly received by the far tn iot) were present. This is a " sign of th e times," fot yID at the Smithfield club dinner, M r . P us ey / 1 , 0 4e. howled at by the protectionist landl or d s w ho Ic„,,e on that occasion. Speeches w ere ma d e by )Ir. Mr. Sidney, Mr. Tattershall and others. ia s „t' t icl CIVIC HOSPITALITY.—On Wednesday, the ir' f mayor of Manchester entertained at dinner, 3 1 1, ty , House, Messrs. Councilors Bowker, M‘Dong ll Hichcock, Flectcher, and Clark ; the Rev. J. Captain Mitchell ; and Messrs. Edward ward Herford, William Woodcock, H. J. LePre,,, i . .nev A Bell, John Morris, Alexander Ireland, and terso" Strauss. And on Friday evening, the mayorj ri liet t e at dinner, Messrs. Alderm en W a tkins, `i t Walker; and Councillors, Howarth, Aspden, Be' "„ W/ Jones, Wadsworth, Neill, Simpson, and Lucas ; 1 .4 C. Richson ; and Messrs. Henry Bazley, E d° ece 4 cross, and Sidney Potter. - i s Or i f. The silver brought by the West India packet „e . , , last Sunday, was chiefly from Mexico. Its ,'! t h o . ll o oo' 50 tons 8 cwt. It was the largest quantity, l'i tt ry' i t two exceptions, that was ever brought to this coo od a ce p ship. The coal which the Orinoco took on 130 ; e ltel to Ij , Thotims, and which was consumed before the P rove d / reach Southampton, was American coal, and Ps t . T I3 of inferior quality to the English product ; at or tl O packets. eh it was impossible to get any other 04' -- A SCOVVI GAME PRESERVES DESTRUCTIVF.— g farmer," through the columns of the Daily e f l e' otP: the injury done to farmers in the Highlands o a the system of game preservation, which has 13 ? ° I , s 00 a s 10 insisted on in Scotland. There are more whit t 60,4 sheep on the Grampian range, and five har es pasture as one sheep.as The grouse are flume ,nto 00505 There are at least 500 rabbits on every farT a t t her the food of 20 oxen—not to speak of game 0 1 _ 54 . 5 s o _a F. feathered and otherwise, and the deer f ° !.. u t l 'his ecY , extended. He calls for the destruction 01 legislative operation. At tP- „ 0 ; 10 1 CAUTION TO PASSENGERS BY RAILWAA:._,, 010. ch ester city police court, a respectable looliri7d w itu it 0, / Jonathan Roberts, an eneine-fitter, was c ll3 fi e e hef. id' from Crewe to Manchester, with a wrong . , vo ve '4 O l peared that he took a third-class ticket at u chaster, and that he rode in a second-clas! __c4of difference between the former was Is. sd. tniar,..cs_!A of the company stated that there were three the 'tQ the defendant ; first for being drunk while second for riding in a second-class carriage! , the P7,, 4 1, 1 _, a third class ticket, and third, for getting e in s t_y d t he 5 ' 4 0 while the train was in motion. Mr. Mai . id t . n f a er , ' of the company were to blame, for permit (I 2s. stet? of intoxication to enter a carriage. X'" 1~ st y ~. T l , fl;