The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-30 00:00:00

!"+!~„" Commerrial Salt. T HIS DAY. Txis DAY, the Cometant, at Twelve o'clock, In the rcial, 3 MI Drums and Boxes Nene Eleme Turkey FIGS, Iso z,keleton Cases containing Boxes and Drums New Eleme Turkey FIGS, 1500 Drums New Sultana RAISINS, l an ding ex Teaeriffe (s.s.), from Smyma.—Apply to GEORGE BADENACH & SON, Brokers. Tots DAY, the 30th instant, at Twelve o'clock, iu the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 1354 Boxes 383 I -Drums }Fine Nevr Elena Turkey FIGS, 334 3-Ditto now landing ex Teneriffe.—Apply to Messrs. Whittall, Lenox St Co., Merchants; or to THOMAS PARRY, Broker. Tale DAY, the 30th Instant, at Twelve o'clock, in the: Commercial Saleroom, Temple.caurt, 65 Boxes Old LAYERS, ex Calpe, 120 4.D0. Old LAYERS, ex Tenertffe, 90 Cases SARDINES, all faults, 90 Doz. American BROOMS, 50 Doz. American WHISKS THOMAS PARRY. Brotrer, Apply to On account of whom it may concern. Tars DAY, the 30th inst., at Half-past One o'clock, at Golding and Nash's Saleroom, Corn Exchange, 9. Frunswick-street, 200 Barrels Damaged FLOUR, ex A. Z., from New York; Also, About 1500 Barrels FLOUR, ex sundry vessels. In store.--For further partlcutttr, apply to WILLIAM BLAIN & SONS, Brokers. On account of whom it may concern. TUIs DAT. the 30th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at Goldi ng an d Nash's saleroom, Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, About 3200 Bushels Red WHEAT, and 200 Barrels FLOUR. For further particulars apply to J. &M. HARNETT, Brokers. TO-MORROW On account of whom it may concern. TO-MORROW, the let October, at Three o'clock, at the Brokers' Saleroom, 10, North John-street, 14 Sheets Devonshire WOOL and TOPS, saved from the wreck of the Sarah. Also, 3 Bales Buenos Ayres I wo °L. 13 Bags Greek ABRAM GARTSIDE & CO.. Wool Brokers Apply to To-MORROW, the Ist October, at the Brokers' Saleroom, Oldhalkstreet, About SO Tons NICARAUGUAWOOD. ex Amazon, from Albata.—Apply to 3fessrs. Leech, Harrison and Fortwo,d, Merchants ;or to JOHN BARON & SON, Brokers, To-moastow, the Ist October, at Tweve o'clock, at the Public Saleroom, Exchange-buildlugs , 35 Cases Superior East India Refilled BORAX, just landed ex Robert Pulsford, from Calcutta; in Highfie Robert.street.—Apply to Messrs. Malcolm, Campbell and Co., Merchants; orto T. &H. LITTLBDALE & CO., Brokers. THURSDAY On THURSDAY next, the the 2n kers d O' Ober, at Twelve 4 o'c ock, at Bro Office, 2 10 0 0 Bags RAPESEED, I 2 Bags Yellow MUSTARDSEED. T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO.. Brokers ,pply to On Tut/RADAY next, the 2nd October, at Four o'clock, at the Brokers' S a l eroo m, Atherton -buildings, Dale-sti eet, MB Bales East India, 1467 Bales Buenos Ayres, Russia , Egyptian, Turkey, WOOL . Syria, Lisbon, &c., Also, 171 Bales WOOLLEN RAGS. HUGHES & RONALD, Wool Brokers. 3533 Bales, Apply to FRIDAY On FRIDAY next, the 3rd Ot., at Twelve o'clock, at the Broken Office, Lanc a te c r-b 8, s uildings, Tithebarn-street, 500 Barrels Fine ROSIN, now landing ex Orient, from New York.—Apy to SILL & M pI EUGENS, Broker. On account of whom it may concern. On FRIDAY next, the 3rd October, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 30, Excha Ige-street East, 1 Chronometer, 1 Clock, I Telescope, Compasses, Medicine :Chest, Muskets, Pistols, Swords, Bayonets, Deadlights, Magnets, Brass Plates, Earthenware, Kettles, Lamps, Looking-glasses. Life Buoys, Signal Flags, 9 Cushions, ship's Bell, Glassware, Knives and Fcrks, Plated Goods, Brass Kettles, Linen Sheets, Figure head, &c., saved from the wreck of the steam,r Spartan. The Goods lie for inspection in the Sheds for Wrecked Goods, north-east side Prince's Dock. —Apply to Messrs. Henry Dixon and Co., Merchants; Brokers to PERCIVAL, CAMPBELL & CO., Brokers to the Liverpool Underwriters' Association. On FRIDAY next, the 3rd OctobOffi er, ce, a Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' t 465 Bales Manilla HEMP, 19 Bales ALOE FIBRE, 9 Bales China GRASS. fn T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokere. On FILIDAY next, the 3rßrdoke:O ctober, Office at Twelve o'clock, at th e - rs' , M 8' Co. 684 Bales JUTE, all faults C 2 & 3 et Lochlomond, No. 2 and 3, Albert Dock.—Apply to', Messrs Malcolm, Campbell and Co., Merchants ; or to T. & H. LIT FLEDALE & CO., Brokers. NEXT WEEK TUESDAY, the 7th October. at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 800 Bags pantos COFFEE.' 200 Bags Bahia T. tk H. LI ITLEDALE & CO., Brokers. On TUESDAY nest, Apply to L ONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY, MARCUS'S ICHEAP EXCURSION LONDON FOR TWELVE SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE, FIRST CLASS TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS, MONDAY NEXT, OCTOBER 6, Returning from LONDON on THURSDAY, OCT. 9 NOTICE. air MARCUS'S SPECIAL TRAIN OFFICE, 19, LEIGH STREET, LIVERPOOL, T HE GENTLEMEN'S SHIRT WAREHOUSE, 24 and 26, BOLD-SIRBET• P. L. MACTAGGART, SHIRT MERCHANT MANUFACTURER. J. NODDER, Lt. HATTER, of public announcements, which the council is bound to guard against. The local disasters of the day are numerous and serious. Three cases of steam-boat collision have taken place, and an accident on the East Lancashire Railway is reported. Happily no lives, as far as we have learned, have been lost. The Railway accident took place at the North Dock Junction, about two miles from Liverpool. The collisions on the river were with boats belonging to Messrs. Willoughby, of the Tranmere ferry. The Cato, on Sunday night, ran in to the Monk's Ferry railway boat with the passengers by the last train from Chester; she cut the railway boat on the starboard bulwarks, and doing other damage. After this, the Cato got into collision with the Woodside ferry boat Liverpool, which was lying at her moorings between the Monk's and Woodside ferries. Misfortunes do not come singly. Accordingly, last night the Fanny, consort to the Cato, was run into by the Manx Fairy, from the Isle of Man, and cut down to the waters edge. We give else where, all the details of the mishap, which have reached us. We are glad to find that there is not loss of life by the disaster, although there was very great risk. How these accidents have taken place, it is as yet difficult to say. Certain it is, that the escape of the passengers on board the Fanny, was most providental, and truly miraculous Another topic of local interest to which we would allude, is the further examination of Mr. Tyson, at the Bankruptcy Court, yesterday. The case, from the startling revelations made at the former examination, in consequence of the bankrupt's monetary dealings with Mr. Pember ton, excited a good deal of interest, particularly among persons connected with the corn trade The further the matter is probed, the more damaging is the proof as to Tyson utter recklessness in the management of his business concerns—by paying a rate of interest for loans, which would ruin any one. Our news from Ireland informs us that at a meeting of the National Crimean Banquet Com mittee, on Friday afternoon, it was announce d that the subscriptions had reached £2OOO. The railway companies have offered to convey the soldiers from different parts of Ireland gratui. tously, the waiters of Dublin will serve at the banquet gratuitously ; and offers are made of the gratuitous loan of tumblers and glasses, and other similar necessaries. It appears that Ireland is rich in her mineral resources, and that another large nugget of gold has been found in Wicklow, by the same parties who were fortunate enough to make a similar discovery a few weeks since. The present one is said to weigh 2 lb " of pure, clean gold," and was found in the clay-slate rock. Pauperism has decreased so much in the Carlow union that the surplus of funds now in the bank enables the guardians to dispense with a poor rate for the present year. Affairs on the European continent are still unsettled. According to the last accounts from Marseilles, it appears that the vessels destined to form part of the squadron for Naples were assembled at Toulon, awaiting the signal for departure. From the same quarter we hear that Piedmont will also send a naval force to the Gulf of Naples. The four powers who figured at the Paris Congress, and who are most interested in the affairs of Italy, will thus appear together before Naples- The fact of the naval demonstration against Naples has, it is said, created a profound sensation in Vienna. Nevertheless, Austria will not join the allies, but continues to act as medi ator with the King of Naples, conformably with her line of policy; and if reliance can be placed in our advicA from Vienna, Baron de Hubner has given a report of his interview with the King of Naples which is of a nature to dissipate the hope of obtain ing concessions from that monarch. The Sardinian government has addressed a circular to all the superiors of the convents sup pressed by the law of May 29, 1855, summoning them to deliver up to the authorities all the title deeds, contracts, and registers still in their possession, it having been discovered that the clause of the above law relating to such documents has been in many cases eluded. A letter from Berlin, dated the 26th of Sept., and received in Paris, says :—The present monetary crisis has given force to the idea of selecting gold as the standard in all the German States of the Zollverein. It is well known that a proposition to this effect has already been made in the monetary conferences held at Vienna, where it met with many obstacles to its success. It is affirmed that it is now favourably received on all hands, if only as a means of avoiding the fluctuations in th e relative value of coin and paper. The tenor of our French advices are unims portant. The Emperor and the Empress had arrived at Bayonne, to be present at the dramatic representation which the town is now giving in their honour. We refer to the letter of our Paris correspondent for further information respecting the news from France. Matters are quiescent in Spain. We notice in the Madrid journals that in the engagement at Meililla, the governor of the garrison, General Buceta, was seriously wounded. The govern ment had determined to forbid all such isolated combats for the future, as even when successful they are of no real advantage; and it contem plated sending three steamers and between 5000 and 10,000 men to chastise the Moors. 81, CHURCH-STREET, it egg r espectf , illy to Inform the Nobility and Gentry of Liver 'scot that his NEW STYLES for the Season are NOW READY for Insneetion. - Abe lyrn fTitrieo TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1856; THE DAY'S NEWS Last night Mr. Wm. Ewart Gladstone addressed a large and highly influential assemblage, at the Collegiate Institution, on behalf of the claims of the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts. It is now fully fourteen years since Mr. Gladstone addressed the people Of Liverpool, and on the last occasion it was at the inauguration of the Collegiate Institution• The fame of the Right The semi-official Epocct says :—A Cadiz paper states that the sequestration placed on the property of the Queen Mother is about to be taken off. This is very probable indeed, after what took place in the Cortes. Where no categorical accusa tion against her Majesty was made, it could not be otherwise. Confiscation is abolished in Spain, and when it was condemned by the respectable govern ments of the liberal and conservative parties in the case of the Prince of Peace, it was impossible to apply it to the prOperty of the mother of the Queen. Such measures can only be adopted in revolutionary periods, but cannot be persisted in when the laws recover their empire, and the sound sense of the people regains its rights. Hon. gentleman as an orator, and his intimate connection with the town of Liverpool, brought together the important and respectable meeting alluded to. The Bishop of Chester presided, and there were several other influential members of the Church present. We give a verbatim report of of the meeting, and have no doubt that all our readers will be highly gratified by perusing the speeches delivered on the occasion. The Bishop of London has replied to an address from his clergy, presented on his preposed retire ment from the spiritual charge of the diocese. Both the address and the reply are couched in feeling arid affectionate terms. Whilst he is glad at being relieved from the onerous duties of his bishoprick, bis Lordship regrets that the legislature did not pass some general enactment, enabling old and infirm bishops to retire into private life when unfit to discharge the duties of the Episcopate. His Lordship concludes by an earnest desire that the work of church extension may go on progressing as it has done for some years past. We have inserted in anoth er co l umn a letter from Mr. Lea, the projector of advertising on street lamps ; but, whilst doing so, we by no means anti cipate anything like the advantages which he, as the invento r o f the project, so sanguin e l y enter tains. Indeed, to our mind, there are reasons why the ;Town-Council should set their face against the proposal—not the least of which is the fact that it would create a monopoly in that description THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING. If we are to believe telegraphic despatches which have reached us to-day from Berlin, the difficulty between Russia and the Allies about Bolgrad, has been settled, by Russia consenting to give up the place to Moldavia. The same thing has, however, been said before. A Copenhagen despatch assures us that a con vention has been concluded between France and Denmark, by which the latter power cedes to the former a portion of the territory of Iceland for salting fish. Disturbances have taken place at Pesaro, in the Russian States, on account of the heavy burdens in taxation, and otherwise imposed on the people by the Austrian occupation ; but they were not at all serious, except as a manifestation of public opinion. They, nevertheless, resulted in the triumph of the people, who succeeded in prevent ing the levy of a peculiarly obnoxious tax. A Berlin letter says that the Russian Government has addressed a circular to its diplo matic agents, in which it shows itsclf dissatisfied with the threatened intervention in Naples, and with the prolonged occupation of Greece. This is the fir,t circular on European affairs, not directly concerning itself, which it has sent out since the peace ; but it has not, it is said, created much sensation in diplomatic circles. The Bourse has again been in a very bad state to-day, and the Threes closed at 90c for cash and time below the prices of yesterday; railway shares and other securities being also lower. The prin cipal cause of the decline was the fall in the Eng lish Funds, and unfavourable accounts from the German money markets, The Lyons Railway Shares fell at one moment as much as 40fr, and closed at 273 fr lower than yesterday's prices. This was owing to a report being spread that a very great robbery, similar to that of the Northern Railway, had been committed in its Bureaux, but the report was alleged to be unfounded. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. We are now told, on the authority of Vienna despatches, that Baron Hubner, the Austrian Minister at . Paris, sent to Naples on a non official mission, will not return to Paris so soon as had been expected. According to the same authority, France and Austria are perfectly in accord as to what is to be done with Naples, and the former has even undertaken that, from the projected intervention, the authority of the King shall not suffer too much. This, however, seems very strange, and before believing it, we may wait for the ;confirmation of it. It was said a few days ago, you will remember. that Austria was to take part in the Anglo-French demonstration, but this is now greatly doubted. It is to be hoped that it is not true, as the par ticipation of Austria would, in the eyes of the Italians, deprive the intervention of all its value. There is a talk of Austria having addressed a note to England and France, calling their " serious attention to the grave consequences which the threatened intervention in Naples may produce." This seems far more likely, but the Austrian warning comes too late. The Emperor and Empress have officially notified their intention to arrive at B or d eaux , on Tuesday afternoon, at five o'clock They are to be enter tainedj at a great banquet ; and there is a report current, I know not on what foundation, that to please that city, which is noticed for its ardent attachment to liberal commercial policy, his Majesty will make a speech, in which he will declare, that he will make larger reductions in the tariffs than he has hitherto affected, and that ho will express the conviction that in so doing, he will promote the welfare of the great bulk of the people, serve France, and, by drawing nations closer together, consolidate peace. But I only give you this as an on dit. The Princess Mathilde, the Emperor's cousin, has gone on a visit to the Kiug of Wurtemburg, her uncle. A report was current, a few days ago, that the Countess de Chambord, who, according to some notions, is the wife of the legitimate King of France, was enciente, but this is denied. The raising of the dividend of the Bank of France is naturally the great interest of conversa tion in commercial circles, and it is feared will keep trade in a state of great depression during the winter. At Paris there is perfect stagnation in trade, and retailers are only laying in such stocks as are strictly necessary. From foreign countries no orders have been received except from the United States ; from Germany, which is generally a good customer, none are expected, as its mone• tary situation just now is deplorable. At Havre, last week, the business done in cotton was very brisk : 10,920 bales having been sold, and only 11 imported. An advance of from lf. to 4f., according to quality, took place. During the war carricatures of the English at the theatres were dropped, but at present they are being renewed. In a piece now performing at the Gaite theatre, called the " Zouaves," two grotesque Englishmen (eurbans) are represented as figuring in the most absurd style in the Siege of Sebastopol —going everywhere with a company of Zouaves, though, of course, always coming too late, having a servant with them carrying a tea tray on which they make tea in the trenches, arming themselves with umbrellas to keep off showers of shot and shell, talking the most extravagant nonsense in the most monstrous French possible, and with the most atrocious accent, and perpetrating all manner of tomfoolery. The people applaud all this stupidity with delight, and generally believe that it is a bowl fide picture of Englishmen. The National Council, and the Council of States of Switzerland, have unanimously resolved that the republicans of Neufchatel, in suppressing the recent Royalist rising, " deserved well of their country." The Federal authorities are determined, it appears, to maintain the doctrine that Neufchatel is a Swiss Canton, and in no respect subject to Prussia. The Madrid Gazette, of the 24th, which has arrived this morning, contains the royal decree which suspends the sale of ecclesiastical property ; it is very laconic, and simply orders the suspen sion for " high reasons of State exposed by the Minister of Finance." Contrary to the general expectation in Spain, it is not preceded by any explanatory report. The Belgian papers contain the text of the Russian circular mentioned in my letter of yesterday ; but I need not forward it, as you will receive it from another source before this letter. It has created some sensation in this city, from the firm tone in which it is written. THE LIVERPOOL WAITERS' ASSOCIATION—OUT attention has been called to a projected society under the above title. The objects of the association are highly praise worthy, namely, the mental and moral improvement Of the members, by the formation of a library, the establish ment of professional registry, and the abolition of the pre sent system of meeting in public-houses. The association contemplates having an office where the members will meet, and ithe registry of waiters wanting employment, and parties requiring the temporary or permanent ser vices of waiters will be kept. No one who reflects upon the responsibility of waiters, and the valuable property they have under their charge, but must hail with delight the movement in question. According to the old adage, " God helps those who help themselves," we trust that the Liverpool Waiters Association will prosper, and, by its judicious management, command the patronage and sup port of the upper and better classes of society. SUDDEN AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.—On Sunday morn ing, a woman, named Mary Hanocks, 42 years of age, the wife of a mason, who resides at 446, Scotland road, was found dead sitting, on two chairs in the cellar of the house. It appeared that the last time the deceased was seen alive, was about one o'clock on Sunday morning, when she was drunk, and could not be got to bed.—On the 16th inst., a man, named John Clarke, who t era railway, ay, died and on was Sunday, t ake n resided in Portland buildings, Roscommon street, was injured at the Waterloo station of th e tToAnthdeonNoanrtdhern Hospital,North from the effects of the injuries. — On Sunday, the b o d y o f ' a coloured man, name unknown, w as f ound in the Queen'sre s Dock. light H e a ppeared to b e a b out 35 years of ag e ws ' firee r , feetten inches high, black s h oot i ng coat, dark trowsers, vest, leather slipp ers, an d grey stockings. p from Philadelphia, B was uck, who e Wes where rn It is supposed he was the steward of a s hi p. --The body taken resided d the e d at t e: of a person, named James Wood, who cam e as a passen d- house, yesterday. lie di e d on board of the ship.—On Sunday Gilbert street, died su dd enly, Inquests will be held on the above cases by th e C oroner this day. passen ger n ash evening, i a man, n THE PIKE QUESTION AGAIN ! We perceive from a paragraph in one of our cotem poraries, that Mr. Hawksley has at last made a satisfactory report to the IN ater Committee, which was read at the meeting of that body on Saturday last. "What the actual nature of the report may be we are not prepared to say, but it is stated that Mr. Hawksley had charged the line of pipes from Horwich to Aspull Moor, and that net one single fracture or leakage had taken place. This is so far satisfactory, but neither Mr. Hawksley, nor his friends, must halloo till they are out of the wood ; we should sincerely rejoice that neither fractures or leakages should occur to any one of the pipes on the whole line of conduit. But we cannot disguise from ourselves that the exultation over this so-called experiment is somewhat premature, as we shall endeavour to show, solely with a view to put those on their guard who may feel disposed to place unlimited confidence in the reports of officials. In order that we may make this matter clear to the meanest capacity, we have gone carefully over the parliamentary plans of Mr . Hawksley, and had prepa re d roug h l ong i tud i nal section , showing th e l e y e l s o f th e li ne of conduit pipe at severa of the most important points. From this it appears that the highest point on the line at Anderton Folds, where the filter beds and equalising tanks are constructed, is 382 feet, according to the scale ; distance from the end of the tunnel about one mile ; from thence to Aspull Moor, the distance is only two miles, while the total fall at this latter point will not exceed some fifteen feet at most. What if the pipe had been charged without the proposed breaks at Aspull and Mountrey House to the Sankey Canal, where the column of water pressing on the main at that point is at least 310 feet, those conversant with hydrostaic science can readily infer. We know well the pressure of water at certain given elevations—we know that the weight of this fluid contained in one foot of Mr. Hawksley's forty-four inch pipe is 638 lbs. This will give, in a length of 310 feet, a pressure on each of these pipes of not less than 1,000 tons. While, on the pipes at present charged, on to the Aspull Moor reservoir, the pressure does not, at the utmost, amount to forty tons per pipe, or less than one-twentieth of that at the Sankey Canal. It would have been strange indeed if, under such a trifling pressure, there had been either fracture or leakage, so trivial is the fall, and so great the friction in pipes, that the water will barely flow over the highest point indicated on the plan at Aspull Moor. Assuredly :its velocity will fall fa short of Mr. Hawksley's calculations . ; besides, there wa not time to determine whether the pipes were really tigh or otherwise. There might be many escapes of water from even these pipes, the same not appearing on the surface for weeks ; water always prefers descending when there is any chance of its escape ; it is an element which ascends only through mechanical agency. It will thus be apparent that it is at all events premature, from the facts stated, to look upon the charging of the main as anything like a satisfactory proof of the stability of the, conduit when subjected to the enormous pressure it will have to bear at other points. It is apparent that the line from Anderton Fold is all but a level to the point at Aspull Moor, where the main crosses he road, opposite the Hare and Hounds public house. Here there is a break in the pipes for several hundred yards, where the Aspull reservoir is to be constructed ; this reser voir, as we have stated previously, is not yet commenced, and as has been said formerly, Mr. Hawksley dare not venture to charge his main with the Rivington pressure until both this and the other reservoir at Mountrey House are com pleted. He knows, as well as we do, that such a procedure would, of necessity, prove most disastrous. Aa neither of these reservoirs were contemplated when the scheme was originated, and their situations are not indicated in the original parliamentary plans, it is impossible to say to what extent they are calculated to relieve the pressure on the main at the most dangerous points, even allowing it to be considerable. Still, great risk of fractures must ever exist in many places, which will still be subjected to a pressure of a column of water from 200 to 300 feet in height. When these pipes have been submitted to, and stood, this test for six or twelve months, there will then be some room for ex pressing s atisfactory opinions as to the result, but assur edly none such exist at present, in so far as the charging of the pipes from Horwich to Aspull Moor is concerned. We have already stated that the whole of these costly reser voirs were after thoughts on the part of Mr. Hawksley, and that they formed no portion whatever of his original plan. In adopting them, however, he has shown that in practice he has been compelled to recognise the correctness of the opinions expressed over and over again by those who were opposed to the scheme, as to the great risk, nay, the absolute certainty, of serious fractures constantly occurring in the line of conduit. This view, as is well known was at the time scouted as being utterly groundless, or got up for the sake of opposi tion. Experience has, however, induced him to change his opinion, and he has in practice, at all events, acknow ledged that his opponents were correct, and that it was himself who was in error. He is a most talented gentleman, and in the present instance his usual ingenuity has been prominently displayed. No doubt the statements which have, from time to time, appeared, regarding the actual condition of their works, forced upon the Water Com mittee the necessity of demanding an explanation from their engineer, who, finding himself driven into a corner, hits upon the clever expedient of charging the pipe before allud ed to, and, before the pipes were well filled, he transmits a report to that body, congratulating them on the success of the experiments, and the manner in which the pipes had stood the test. But, unfortunately, he did not inform them under what circumstances. This most important gap in his report, we have deemed it our duty to fill up, and its value, as an experiment, will be appreciated by the Council. To-morrow the Council will be called upon to sanction an expenditure of some £17,000, for the construction of the two reservoirs above alluded to. This, be it observed, is irrespective of the cost of the land. Will the Chair man of the Water Committee state frankly whether these formed any portion of the original scheme, and when he thinks they w ill be completed THE GARSTON BOARD OF HEALTH, The Garston drainage question continues to occupy—and properly, too—the serious attention of the inhabitants of the district. We have already alluded to the matter in these columns, and gave insertion to the letter of Mr. Gibbs. To day's NORTHERN TIMES contains another letter from that gentleman on the same subject, and also tws interesting communications—one from the late Mayor of Reading, and the other from Mr. C. Dunning, of Furnival's Inn, London. Coming, as these letters do, from men who are thoroughly acquainted with the matter in all its practicalTdetails, it be hoves the Garston Commissioners to pause ere they plunge the ratepayers into an enormous and uncalled-for ex pense. The doings of this body, particularly in reference to the drainage of the township, smells very much like a job. In this opinion we are sustained by the fact that, when the plans were under con sideration, and the premium awarded, the reporters for the press were excluded. Furthermore, it is not only a little 'singular, but rather suspicious, that the plans selected are said to have been drawn by a clerk in Mr. Newland's office. This enabled the board to carry out the preliminaries of the scheme, to which Mr. Gibbs refers, without detection at the time. But the pro position was too outrageous to be allowed to pass unnoticed. The grand objection to the scheme, which the Garston Commissioners desire to adopt, is two-fold. First, it is uncalled for, and secondly, it is quite too expensive ; and, even it were carried out in its entirety, there are grave doubts whether it be the most efficient mode of draining the township, and thereby promoting the good health of the inhabitants. On the first of these points, the remarks of Mr. Brown are very emphatic and convincing. He says :—" To attempt to apply the system of large sewers, and the total abolition of cesspoools, is a matter that should scarcely be entertained, except in thickly populated districts, and where the rateable value is high, in proportion to the area ; when the benefits would be comparatively greater, and the expense compara tively less. In all cases a good supply of water is essential." Equally strong are the remarks of Mr. Dunning, on the same subject. They must satisfy the most sceptical that the course pursued by the Garston Commissioners is highly objectionable—that the ratepayers should manfully resist any attempt to saddle upon them a tax enormous in amount and permanent in character. Besides, as Mr. Gibbs justly remarks, " there is nothing so urgent in the sanitary con dition of Garston as to cause the Board of Health to rush into premature expenses without due consideration." If the Board have nothing in view but the welfare of the inhabitants, they will pause in their present career; but if they desire to perpetrate a job, they will, despite of warning, proceed in the construction of drains, and carry out a second Rivington scheme. We would, in conclusion, draw our readers attention to the letters on the subject - 'in another column. STABBlNG. — Yesterday morning, a Manilla sailor, named Mariano Huto, was brought before the magistrates on a charge of having stabbed a person named Smith, in Frederick street, who is reported at present to be in a dangerous state. The complainant was not able to attend. Don Francisco Tomaso, the interpreter, was present, and stated that the prisoner admitted the fact, but alleged that he had been insulted in the street, and he then ran with a knife in his hand, striking at every one he met. He was remanded for a week, MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING There was an animated and extensive demand for Cotton to-day. The sales reached 12,000 bales, of which speculators and exporters took 4,000. Prices were, in some instances, per lb. dearer, and the market closed with much firmness. The Liverpool Share Market is still inactive, and prices continue to decline. The dealings to-day were chiefly in Lancashire and Yorkshire Stocks. The following are sales as officially ) reported :—Caledonian, 274. Eastern Counties, 9. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 951,1, -I. 5, 5;4, ft i . London and North Western Stock, 1011 102, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 314, Midland Stock ; 764, t t Newcasi ' le and Carlisle, 1011. North British, 94. South Eastern, 20,i, *- 2 -, In Local Shares we note sales of Royal Insurance at 24 premium. The present position of the Money Market is far from being satisfactory. The raising of the rate of discount to 9 per cent. at Hamburg has greatly added to the uneasiness previously entertained with regard to the future course of monetary affairs throughout Europe. The various Continental journals have called attention to the growing scarcity of money, and to the growing inconvenience it has occasioned to traders in general. At present no expectations of improvem , nt are entertained. Indeed, there are parties who believe that we have , oot yet passed the t ura nig point, and that we have to pass through a more serious and unfavourable crisis. During the present discouraging aspect of the Money Market buyers of Consols hold alooff with a view to purchasing at the lowest possible point. Meanwhile, uncertainty as to how far the financial embarrassments of the Continent may effect our own position continues to exercise an unfavourable influence upon the market, and to induce speculative sales. Nevertheless, it is still believed that the public not only refrain from selling, but gradually absorb stock. To-day the dealings were limited, and business was done in Consols for Account at 031 to 931 and about the same figure for transfer. The Globe of this evening contains the following :—The position of monetary affairs on the Continent, especially in Germany, although perplexing, scarcely warrants the vague feeling of alarm which in many quarters is unhesi tatingly expressed. There is no doubt a severe pressure, and something approaching a money crisis may be imminent; but if the course taken by the various State Banks be equal to the emer gency, they may not be of such long continuance, nor produce such disastrous effects on commercial prosperity as many have predicted. The extraor dinary demand for silver certainly partakes of the character of a mania ; and from the unprecedented nature of the new movement generally, the difficulty which is found in forming an opinion of the future probable course of events increases the uneasiness and depression. With regard to our Money Market, there is a general impression, which is no doubt correct, that it will continue stringent for some time to come, and that the minimum rate of discount will soon be advanced per cent. ; but as that measure has been con sidered impending for some time past, its influence, whenever it may be determined upon, will be comparatively trifling. It is impossible to refer to the Board of Trade returns just published, without feeling some degree of confidence in the satisfac tory state of our commercial relations with all parts of the world. It is evident that the vast expansion of trade since the conclusion of the war has contributed in no small degree to the prevailing dearness of money. The value of the merchandise exported during the past eight months, exceeds by nearly 2,000,0001. that of the corresponding period of 1855. The imports during the same period considerably increased, and in the tonnage of vessels employed in the foreign trade there has been a material augmentation. Whatever may be the state of trade on the other side of the Channel, that of the United Kingdom, although not active, is healthy and remunerative. The Public Securities opened to-day at a decline on Saturday's rates. The depression was chiefly caused by the continued downward movement in the French Funds and the tightness in the Money Market. This is " Account day " in the Share Market, and the rates of continuation to next Account are heavier than they were on Saturday. Consols opened at 921 921, and there were sellers at 924 for the Account ; they are now 922- 921 Towards the close of business a firmer feeling sprung np, and the general tone of the market improved, Consols being offered at 9.2 , :t to T- b for transfer, and 924 to 92: for the Account. India Stock was marked 229, Exchequer Bills Os to 12s premium, and Exchequer Bonds 09', 2 ,. Foreign stocks were generally flat, with limited transactions. The sales included Mexican at 21!; Russian Four-and-a Half per Cents at 96-1 ; Sardinian, for the 17th Oct., at 91; Spanish New Deferred Three per Cents, 231- for the 17th Oct.; Turkish Six per Cents, 99-,. ; ; ditto for Account, 17th Oct., at 1001, 1, and 1001; ditto, Guaranteed Four per cents at 101. The Railway Share Market, under the depressed state of the Funds, experienced a decline of about 1 per cent in the leading Stocks. Great Western, 021 Great Northern, 92. London and North Western, 101. London and Brighton, 104. Mid land, 76. Caledonian, 54f. North Eastern (Ber wick). 79i. North British, 37g. Great Western of Canada, 231. Bengal, 3-16 prem. Calcutta, 1-10 dis. Ceylon, 13-16 prem. Euphrates, 3-16 prem ; and Riga, ! I prem. This being " settling day" in the Share Market, operators were busy in closing their accounts. The following are the ruling quo tations :—Bank of Egypt, 3 dis. Ottoman Bank, 21 dis. London Discount Bank, dis. National Discount Bank, prem ; and Crystal Palace Shares, 1 15-16. The downward tendency of the Corn trade continues ; at Mark-lane the trade was slow at our late prices both for wheat and flour. Other articles of the trade were in sluggish request. We have not any new feature to notice in the state ofour Foreign and Colonial Produce markets. The usual Weekly Returns of the trade of the Port of Liverpool were published in the Customs' Bill of Entry this morning. The following are the results : Entered Inwards Week ended 27th Sept., 1856 _ _ _ No. of Ships: Tonnage. ....92 27th Sept., 1855 , Increase in ships ...29. Increase in tonnage 26,914. Cleared Outwards. Weed enderi 27th Sept., 1856 No. of Ships. Tonnaze ....79 45,805 , 27th Sept., 1855 lO4 55,437 Decrease in 5hip5....25. Decrease in t0nnage....9,632, Reported Inwards. From let January. Ships. Tonnage. 27'h Sept., 1856.. 27th Sept., 1855 3,169 .1,572,029 Increase in ships.. _64. Increase in tonnage ....271,259. Owing to the inconvenience caused by the rapid efflux of the French silver coin, the French mint has undertaken to furnish the Bank of France with two millions sterling in gold pieces of five francs. This supply is to be furnished at the rate of 70,0001 o p p er er d a i t e e m. as a A p s all f i a a i t . h a .e s t o t h t i i s l m e easure g inconvenienceit will occa sioned to the retail trade of the country by the scarcity of silver five-franc pieces. It for ms, however, only a species of interim measure, for it is evident that changes of a much more sweeping character must ere long be effected in the French system of coinage. The Paris Bourse closed on Saturday with great heaviness, after a further decline in all securities, which was partly caused by the reported fall in the per n C e e y n a t n l d te A n c t c e o s u f n el t l , English iosihF about undosn. one The pei, T cent.hrefeer making a total decline during the week of about 2 7 1 per cent., and lowering the monetary value of the French Funds to a price which they have not attained since the war. Railway Shares left off at the following decline on previous quotations : Northern of France, 12-kf ; Eastern Old, 171 f; ditto New, 15f; Lyons, 22M; Midland, 2if; Western of France, 16f; Grand Central, I ; Ardennes, 223 f; and Orleans, 10f. Credit Mobilier declined 25f. The Oneida, the first ship belonging to the new, line from England to Australia, will leave Southampton for Melbourne and Sydney on the 18th of October, Captain Hyde, late of the General Screw Company, being appointed to the command. A suitable banquet will be prepared by the Mayor on the 17th proximo, the day previous to the departure of the first vessel, which will be attended by the directors and other gentlemen connected with the European and Australian Company, and by many official profes sional persons interested in the progress of steam navigation. FRIGHTFUL COLLISION ON THE RIFER' SINKING OF THE BIRKENHEAD FERRY STEAMER FANNY. One of the most frightful collisions it'has been our do t, ' to record, took place on the Mersey last night, between the Isle of Man steamer Manx Fairy, and the Birkenhead steamer Fanny. It appears that the latter vessel left the Landing Stage at half-past eight o'clock for Birkenhead' having on board a large number of passengers , a rid lit about the same tim e th e M anx Fairy, w hi c h had J ust landed her passengers, was proceeding to her moorings the river, and when a short distance the stage, the Manx Fairy came in collision with the Fanny, strikln her on the st ar b oar d b ow, cutting her (1°:11 to the water's e d ge . A s soon as the ° ~ vessels had got disentan g l e d, th e F anny proce eded en hert passage across the riv er , an d it was at once evident thal she had received such damage as rendered it doubtful she could float, and ma k e t h e passage to the C heshire shore. Fortunately, h owever, she reached a point nff ,, tl3 : Birkenhead docks, where a s hi p h a d j ust come to anc hor, and here a most frightful scene of confusion and 313 „ r , in was witnessed. The passe ngers, we un d ers tand' e " -- ceeded in getting on board this vessel. Immediately afterwards the crippled vessel Fanny was taken in t° ; by the Britannia steamer, belonging to the Birkenhee, rs F et Fe, erd a , . n Ti a vh b ee o r Bp u t or oi t tl , h a n o tne i s na a d, mere witha i a m t sh e sei s t tF h a e anne Woodside in a F s e r o l t t made ,for Bi r k en h ea d F erry, but had not proctow,' ee thcleen4 tt far, when she wen t d own head foremost, hetw ee Woodside and Monk's Ferries. It is said that the diate cause of her sinking was the snapping of the " . r , rope. As yet, w e h ave not b een able to ascerta i n whettioe any passengers have b een e i t h er lost or injured; 11t ~, have we been able to l earn w h at b ecame o f the crew of the Fanny. It is s a id th a t t h e B i rkenhea d stelnie' had on board a numbe r o f h orses, and i f so, no dell ar bt exists but that they we n t d own w i t h t h e i ll - fate d stearn—. LATEST PARTICULARS. that From enquiries whi c h we h ave i nst i tuted, we find the horses which were on board had been landed at La Y er pool prior to the sailing of the steamer for the Cheshire side of the river. Th ere were t wo carts on b oar d, whi c h went down with the Fa nn y w h en s h e sunk. N o lives w e r e lost. It i 3 said that th e s t eamers were not covered by any assurance. THEATRE ROYAL, THE ORCHESTRAL UNION. The instrumental troupe, formed under the direction of Alfred Mellon (who is now being regarded as the first Eng ll' , conductor), with the title of the " Orchestral Unioe,"l% junction of the elite in instrumentation, and has been d ee d, the most perfect combination of the kind attempted in E n g ia .% A peculiar modesty h as , h owever, attended t h e enterPr is i ; which seems to have confined its fame and success to the cire t ,, of appreciati ng ar ti s t s , or t h e li m i ted number of spec ially sr te loving people. It is time, now, that the "popular clona l? : °lO infused into the audi ences o f t h e "U n i on ,' and that the v i ", ! , body of the people should sympathise with a movement scbid s gives them the b e st mus i c , Irut hf u ll y per f ormed, at prices 3161d nominal. The first of a ser i es of six concerts (ei cii 0 evening of the p r e sen t wee k at eight o'clock) : given last ni g ht, em b rac i ng a selection from the g reat s works of Beethoven, Alendelssho n , W e b er , a nd I tesa- t i e with the sparkli ng a ddi t i on of some lighter °Para, and dance mus i c , re li eved b y the delightfu l veal' ' i, of Madame an d M r. W e i ss—the latter is now the fi rs t bass , England, and Liverpool should feel honoured to claim h i6l a townsman. He sang with Madame, " Crudel Per che f Benedict's " Rage thou Angry Storm," and Shield's old I sr of " The Wolf" with great e ff ect ; b ut we wou ld ask Mellon to spare him a littl e i n t h e accompanvments ‘l3;fr. were really too loud, and anything less stentorian than for . Weiss' powerful organ would have been swamped. The P er o e , mances of this little band were almost invariably mixceP ti° . s ol, The overture to" Der Freischutz" was t a k en crisply, tie/riviatt i and forcibly. Th e Ad ante, f rom Mendeleshou's ra ged i symphony, w a s a p er f ect gem o f i ntegr i ty ; and t h e Adagi o d Scherzo, from Beethoven's Italian symphony, were Pillthe with melodious precision, which developed broadly all richness of the composition. A selection from the " Tr aca r t e ° l i r t t) embracing the best piec es ( t h e arrangement o f Mr. 1/I.t;ect gave general sati s f ac ti on . A nove l an d p l e asant e the . was produced here by the performers aing it l rAtP distant sniserere, while th e swee t a ir be' la snorle Ognora flowed on from the cornet. We wo ol ", r ise be repeating laudit ory express i ons were we to partie n b l ec o each piece, suffice it, that no such treat has ev er 0 / obtainable at the p r i ce h ere. B ut we not i ce one n l r of namely, the exquisite sin g i ng o f M r. P ratten on the 1111-6 06 airs from " Marie Stewart," whose tone and exPre ss lrho admirable. We regret that a thin audience reviar d '; - o ot efforts of the " U n i on ," b u t we f ee l assure d t h a t it W il l be thus all week. THE PEOPLE'S CONCERTS The announcement that the St. George's ITO ti e mitten has granted th e use o f t h e Hall, for the purOftecil holding Saturday E ven i ng C oncerts, has given the satisfaction ; and as the ti me approac h es for givios ter inaugural concert, the desi re t o b e present upon the t ion increases. With th e v i ew of 'givir , addition a ' s v ec 1' s or to the affair, we have reason for believnig that his Oest, ship the Mayor will atte n d th e concert on Saturday diog and that it is not improbable but several of the le •00' c members of the Council w ill a l so be present. R e g a : 3lo :, as we do, the St. G eorge ' s Hall Saturday Eveni n % certs as a step in th e r i g ht direction, and their moral and social ad van t ages cannot be c'retr'elgies mated, we are delighted to l earn th a t the c i v i c aut b " n ,:til r of the "good old town" will mingle with the peoPl e , t heir people's Hall, and g i ve t o th e i mportant preiec" -it4 countenance and support. It w ill b e a t ru ly 1°1 4 50° spectacle, to witness som e th ousan d s o f our ' n o l9 townsmen and townswomen congregated in tba t ; 0 10' hall, for the purpose of hearing some of the most P t o°, and pleasing concerted music o f th e d a y ; magnificent organ will reverberat e th roug h the v" t elr its mighty peals, brough forth b y th e we ll and ae cti hi ra th e t educated fingers of Mr. B es t. N o one w h o beh °l " s o I. sight, and for almornent contemplates the s pectacl e will present itself, but m us t regar d the pro j e ctor ° I° fet, " Saturday Evening Con cer t s f or t h e M i ll i on ," as 14 :d 03e; of his country and his ki n d. W e are almost afra; the charges of admission are too low ; but, o f Oa rs. ; Ili' 9 is matter for the man ager t o d eterm i ne. We Sec every possible success, and hop e t o see a cro wded ;‘, blage, presided over by c ur wor th y c hi e f magistra"; Ptiv that complete success w ill crown M r. Reyno lds' °- popular project. CLAYTON HALL, Last night, Mr. an d M rs. Henri Dray ton 033,6:ter firstti appearance at the: a b ove h a ll , in their big 1131'i" es This This." Operatic Di a l ogue ,'" wh i ch is as inter estiv 6 oo lcfr is anginal, is divided i n t o t wo parts— " Put your 811 ,, T D ; to the wh ee l," an d " N ever j udge by appearan ce9.ol'' impressive feeling thrown i n t o th e " art i s t's dre him - jet ft- , the former— the:energy whi c h animat e sin 1119 to Fanchette of his de vo ti on to his art and his itLicittelf for pursuing it, are equalled by the sweetness of ti— de l "; 1 quotation of " Jupiter and the waggoner,'' as er t :: his perseverance, and proof of "putting your ' W u "Never it2(ltsi, the wheel. The second piece, entitled"Ne tr appearances," is a co m bi na ti on of the Co medetta . s c e n e l opera. The perfect piece of acting in the last Mrs. Drayton, whefo the Countess throws off t ile t -li f ir t i ; ter of the coquette, and assumes gracefully t 11 3; ° e loving wife, elicited earnest rounds of aPP lau e OP!,, t° l performance is really worthy of support, ' and v6 ' l l ll ll v o l, see, during the remainder of the engacren ent, th e n ' t li er o ; o filled. This would be nothing more ° than en t itle d ment deserves, nor the performers are justly V I O . / IP: LANCASHIRE AUXILIARY OP TliE LONDON 0 , t ee SOCIETY.—The thirty-third anniversary rnee t ` f 7e's society, was held in Dr. Raffle's chapel, Great Ge ° ,,7'ty c og. , last evening. The chapel was well filled, the mad o, -pr. audience being respectable ladies. Charles itc )b ' sc/;bie ll was called to the chair amid applause. T“ e • e tl, ' . 0 0 41 Raffles proceeded to read the roport of the se el- yerPriel' t tie Dr. Malty, of Manchester; Rev. J.pars he did in detail. It showed that the body WaS Ina perous state. The meeting was then addresse,,,,,,,n-ru; d i e.; S. M'Auliff, Nottingham, and the . Rev. NV-Irani 0 0 '10 I wor who spoke in eloquent termsdetailed the - a fter , and the society The meeting separated shortly o'clock, nnS, 0"