The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-30 00:00:00

MERICA. ')F THE NIAGARA North American Royal Mail ,ptnin Leitch, arrived in the lck yesterday morning, from bringing 901,670 dollars in rs, and advices from New on to the 18th, and Halifax ve. • .n, from Liverpool, arrived e 13th, and the Arabia, also rrived out. The steam ship oton, arrived out at New York 17th inst. The'British steam Attie, from Havre on the 31st aw York on the 15th. the steamer Daniel Webster at the George Law at New York, from California to the 20th of rge Law brought nearly two mil in gold dust. The news frotn is most exciting and important. ►n' a state of revolution ; the vigilance )I'lBsl has been revived; and the peo e risen en masse to 'expel from their midst amblers, vagabonds, thieves, and murderers which the city has been •long infested. The immediate cause of this popular commotion was ,the murder of James King, editor of the Bulletin, by James P. Casey, editor of the Sundry On the 14th of May, Casey met King in the c streets, and deliberately shot him An ainiele that had appeared in the Bulletin, ac , easing Casey. amongst other things, of having been an innate of Sing Sing prison, was the alleged cause of the murder. Mr. King 'lingered for about six days and died. In the . meantime the indignation of the people was thoroughly roused The excitement was un paralleled, and on the 21st of May, the day the, steamer sailed, continued unabated. The citizens organised themselves into military companies, and on the 19th of May proceeded to the gaol for the purpose of seizing Casey The sheriff and other officers dared make no resistance to such an im. posing force; whi(:'n numbered some two thoUsand rifles besides fie:4 artillery. Casey and Cora, the murderer of idle late United States Marshal Richardson., were consequently given up, and the two wretched beings were carried to the rooms of the -Executive Committee, whence, it Was generally believed, they would only go out to execution. The whole proceedings of the people are described as being solemn and orderly In the extreme. An Executive Committee has been in session night and day trying the ; prisoners, and it is said that, after they have been disposed of, all the gamblers in San Francisco Twill be driven from the city. We must await the :arrival of another steamer to learn whether this great popular movement will be for good or for evil. 'The press - of San Francisco, with the exception of the Herald, believe that a thorough renovation will be effected. From Nicaragua we learn that General Walker had removed his head quarters to Leon. It was rumoured that a revolution had broken . out in Costa Rica, during Mora's absence with the arm in its invasion of Nicaragua. The advices from Kansas, show that the rebellion in that district is gradually extending itself. Despatches from a reliable source, reached New York on the 13th, state that two free state towns (Ossawatomie and Palmyra) have been sacked by a pro•slavery mob, the most gross and unwarrantable •excesses have been committed. Great numbers of -Missourians were, crossing into the territory, ;and committing depredations in every direction, - without any effort on the part of Governor 'Shannon to stay them—one party having come under his observation f without any comment. Colonel Sumner had. succeeded in preventing the expected battle at last advices. but could not dis perse the belligerents. The investigating committee continued their labours, the testimony taken by them being of the most important character, and proving conclusively the illegality of a great majority of the votes cast at the election of the territorial legislature. A telegraphic despatch, published in the Boston Advertiser, of the 17th, gives a melancholy account of the state of affairs in Kausas, and reports that there is fighting in all the inhabitable parts of the territory. It also reports that a very large body of men in Missouri ..are preparing for, a descent upOn Kanzas, deter mired to drive out the free-state men at all hazards. 'They expect little or -no resistance, but if Colonel Sumner interferes they will drive him from the territory. The proceedings in Congress had been chiefly of . : a character to possess only local interest. In the Senate Mr. 'Crittenden moved to take up his reso lutions requesting the President to appoint General Scott to the command of the United States troops _in Kansas. A discussion' ensued, a number of senators maintaining that the presence of General Scott in Kansas : would have a tranquilising and beneficial effect on the whole country Othei s argued that : such a request would be an improper interference by the senate with the executive func tions, and that the difficulties in Kansas would soon cease if the people there would obey the laws and the people of the North would cease agitation, 'The subject was finally passed over. On a subse quent day,' Mr. Clayton offered another plan for the pacification of Kansas. He proposes to abolish the existing Territorial Legislature and elect a new one, the voters to be bona fide inhabitants of a l e territory three months, and of their respective districts one month previous to the day of electirJn. The laws of the territory relative to the discussion of the slavery question and the maintenan ce of the Fugitive Slave law are also to be aboli shed. The people are authorised to form a State rpvernment when the population shall have reackied the number of 03,420. This is the third Proposition presented in the Senate for the settle- Iraent of the Kansas troubles. Mr Trumbull wants to annex the territory to Nebraska; Mr Critten den believes General Scott can restore tranquillity among the squatter sovereigns; while Mr. Clayton is in favour of taking a fresh start altogether The committee of the Cincinnati Convention appointed to wait upon Mr. Buchanan and inform him of his nomination as a candidate for the PI e• sidency, had visited that gentleman at Wheatland, and performed the duty assigned to them. Mr Buchanan stated that he should reply to the announcement of the committee in writing. The New York Herald has later advises from Mexico via Havana. The struggle in the Assembly against the government of Cotnonfort, had termi nated in favour of the latter. General Alvarez had resigned his seat, and retired from the city in disgust at the conduct of some of the executive -officials, who were anxious to use his influence for selfish personal interest, instead of the general welfare. The Spanish Minister, Miguel de los Santos Alvarez, had reached the city of Mexico, but had not been recognised, and would not be it is said, while the Spanish fleet maintained its threatening attitude in the harbour of Vera Cruz. There was, however, much excitement and fear that Comonfort would be compelled to receive the Minister. 'Changes had taken place in the Chiefs of the War and Treasury departments. As the Fnglish steamer left Vera Cruz, several Spanish vessels of war were entering from the offing. No improve ment in exchange. The St. John New Brunswick papers announce, that the elections in New Brunswick have been held and partial returns have been received. The St John Morning Freeman of the 16th, says :—So far, there are returned three members who approve of the act of the governor and two who condemn it, and one Mr. Perley who we believe will support the present government, and the teetotallers are weaker by'two—their majority being thus reduced by four. Commercial affiirs in New York were in a some what unsettled condition, in consequence of the uncertainty that prevailed in reference to the pro bable issue of the dismissal of the British Minister from Washington. and considerable anxiety began to be manifested to learn the effect produced in this country by the receipt of the news. Although few, -if any, persons dreamt of between the two • conntries, yet there was a general hesitation to engage in any new opera tions mitil the result was actually known. The New York Cotton Market had shown a gradually hardening tendency. In breadstuffs there was tint much doing, and prices were pretty nearly The Money Mallet was remarkably easy, ana when the uncertainty attaching to the Crampton business was removed, it was expected there would be a very large business in Stocks, at a war stationary greatly improved prices, The last return of the New York City banks was Very faVoUrable in regard to specie and deposits, which show a large ncrease The specie line is now larger than ever before, eXeepting just after the Mexican indemnity payinent was made. The average shows nearly seventeen millions and- a half, which is unprece dentedly large, and under any other state of the market, would inevitably produce an active and buoyant stock market. The deposits show a nominal increase of 1,000,000 dollars, Hilt in con sequence of the reduced amOnnt of clearings, the actual increase is about 2,500,000 dols. The ex pansion of loans continues, and would probably be larger if the demand for money was more active. The increase during the week is about 700,000 dots. The comparison with last week Loans. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. (Ink dole. dols. June 7...103,474 921 14 166,180 8.430,252 90,609,243 June 14..104,168,681 17 414.680 8,760 735 91,602,2 5 - --- - Increase 688,960 1,248,500 . Decrease 69,Z•17 In Money there is no change to notice. Capital on call was being pressed on borrowers at 6 per cent, and some loans were being made at 6 per cent, and no-one had any difficulty in carrying stocks There was' but little change in the market for foreign exchange, but if anything the quotations on 'Union were rather firmer, closing at 109 to 109*. Freights were rather lower. We annex our usual details of the NEW YOrtk MARKETS.-JUNE 17, MONEY AND VTlCS.—There was rather - more doing in stocks to-day, but the features of the market were much the same as on Saturday. The tendency generally was downward, although there were some exceptions. The bears are selling with considerable freedrati, in the anticipation of the effect of the news by the steamers to arrive in the next week or two, and timid holders of stocks are following their lead. With the present plethora of money, however, it needs but mo derately favourable political news from England to produce an entire change in the characteristics of the market. But for the present unsettl ed state of our foreign relatioiis, we should no doubt have had during this month one of the most ac.ive and buoyant Stock markets ever known in Wall Street. Peace in Europe, redtictiOn of interest in London, moderate exports and large receipts of gold and eighteen millions specie in the banks, could not have failed to produce the legitimate effect in inaugurating a more extensive speculation than we have known here for a long time. All these elements are now counterbalanced and neutralised by the fear of the manner in which Mr Crampton's dismissal may be received by John Bull. We may be wrong, but, in our apprehension, the chances of war with Great Britain are about as distant as with the King of Ashantee. Politicians in both countrie-, in their strife for place, may gamble with the question of war, but the great moral sense of both countries is opposed to war, and no admin istration could leave which favoured it. The Oregon boun dary question was a much more dangerous crisis, which we passed through safely, as we shall through the present. At the close there was a slight recovery from the lowest prices touched in some descriptions. THE NORTHERN TIMES arriving now hail been sold previously. The sales of lots on the spot from first hands are limited to a few parcel§ at about 80r, while jobbing lots bring about 82c to 83c per gallon. Lard oil is a trifle lower. Spring pressed, 83e to 87c, and winter pressed 85c to 90c, cash. Red oil, 58c to 60c, cash. Whalebone is in fair demand at 60c to 624 c for Arctic, 55c to 60c for Ochotsk, and 50c to 52c for South Sc'. Cuba honey and yellow beeswax are a i bout change, the tormer 67c per gall, in bond, and the latter 272 c to2Bic per gall. Hop , : The transactions are only of a retail character at our previous quotations. LATEST BY TELF6SAPFE NEW Yona, truhe 17, 6 p.m.—Ashes firmer. pots 6 dols 12.1 t e, pearls 7 dols 25c. Cotton steady. Pour closes 'firmer, sales 12.000 brls, corn to straight state 4 dots o.oc to 5 dols 35c, corn to good Ohio 5 dots 30e to 5 dots 80 • ; 800 brls mixed to goiid southern 6 dots to 6 dots 75' ; Canadian lOWer. Wheat firmer, Canadian white 1 dol 35c to I do . 35ic. Corn firm and wanted, sales 46 000 bush ; mixed 52 dols to 56 dots, fair to prime yellow 53 dols to 60 dots. Pork lower, sales 1170 br 2 s mess 19 dots. Beef firm, sales 1.000 brls, country mess 8 dols to 9 dols 50c. repacked Chiehago 12 dols. Lard heavy, 250 brls 101 dots to 11c. Whitkey 264 dols to 27 'doh. Fish heavy. Coffee firmer, sales 2,100 tgs, Rio 10 dots to 111 dots. Java 141 dots to 141 dolst St. Domingo 101 dols. Sugars Ire bighe'r, sales 1.703 hhds 600 . boxes and bris at 8c; musc 71e to Ma. PR 71c to 81e. Havana Sc to 91e. Molasses firm. PR 46 dots, muse 38 dots to 40 dais. lron-150 tons Scotch 31 dots to 32 dots, 6 months. Freights to Liver pool firmer. Stocks hitther and rather more active Illinois Central bdridS 86 ; Galena and Chicago 110; Aliehigan Southern 961; Erie 56i ; N Y Central 91it; Reading 99k ; Cleveland and Toledo 74. Money and exchange unchanged. CHARLESTOWN, June 13.-.. Cotton advanced in; sales R,662 bales ; ord to good ord DI to 10, lo* to strict mid 1•)1 to 101, good raid 111, ruid fair Rice—fair to corn xtremes 31 to 34, bulk o , sales 31 to 31. Salt 90c. Sales 60 bales gunny cloth at 16ic, arid 75 bales at 17c, this lot a good heavy article. Freights dull and little offering; to Liverpool Id for cotton in square bales. SAVANA, June 13.—Cotton dull. The shipments this week, 7,523 bales uplands, were principally of cottons that had been for some time waiting freight tooth ; low mid 91, mid 104. good mid 105 mid fir 11, fair M. Sea Islands 19 to 27c, mostly at 21c; stained Gunny cloth is very firmly held at 165 e to 17c, and some holders will not sell under 18c. No large sales, those effected were at 16%c to 17c. Freights —cotton to Liverpool id. NEW ORLEANS, June 16. Sales of cotton to day 2,500 bales ; mid 10ic to 101 c. Sugar 71 to Bc. Molasses, reboiled 49c. Flour dull and sells at 6 dols 62ic. Corn 50c to 53c. Mess Pork 18. Lard in kegs 12c. Freights to Liverpool 932 'Exchange 9} pm. HAVANA, June 10.—Sales 9th, 40 boxes 20 half do. cod fish, 3/ dols per ql; 16 fres corn oil for machinery, 9 dols ql ; 25 boxes tallow candles, 8 dots ql ; 24 brls large white beans, 74 dols ql ; per Saranac, ifiston. 24 large white round beans, 7/ ; from Nev York, 100 drums N.F. codfish, 5 do's, and 45 boxes smoked beef at 81 dots ; from store, 500 drums codfish. 45 dots; from Mantanzas. 418 drums do., 44 dots ; lard at 15 do's to 16 dols per ql. N i charters. Exchange not improved, and the past first business day of the week, although there has Bern much anxiety to negociate, the terms have been more stringent, and I pre sume small wants have been supplied at 10 dig. ; business paper for the day placed at 84 to 91 dis. for N.Y., 60 days sight; on London 2 to 22 pm. COTTON In the absence of the expected foreign advices, our market durinz Wednesday and Thursday of last week was quiet— prices firm. On Friday the Ericsson's news caused holders to be less exacting, and including a list of Texas cotton, the sales were 'o a fair extent. On Saturday, after the Arabia's intelligence, a good demand prevailed, the transactions amounted to 4,000 bales, and prices advanced ac per lb. Yesterday the demand continued good, the advance was firmly maintained, and the market closed with an upward tendency, at the submitted quotations. A portion of the business is on speculation, and for our domestic consumers. but the bulk is for export to Great Britain, and based more particularly upon the effect which will he produced there by the course which our government has pursued on the enlistment question, and which is already supposed to be shadowed forth by the accounts per Arabia, with regard to the Central American difficulty. The total sales from the 10th inst to last evening, I estimate at 11,000 hales, and the exports during the same time amounts to 3,491 bales, viz—to Liverpool, 3,005; Havre, 215; Stock holm, 10; Rotterdam, 261. COTTON IN TRANstru: The princtpal portion of the busi ness, amounting to 4,000 hales,- was done yesterday, and embraced lists from Apalachicola, Mobile, New Or!eans and Savana. The terms are not suffered to transpire. Some 2,000 bales have gone forward on owners' account during the week. SOUTHERN MARKETS : In Mobile and New Orleans the buying has been restricted by the small stock and poor selection, the bulk consisting of ordinary and grod ordinary qualities— prices for even running parcels of middling are t higher than the quotation. In Charleston the limited receipt, caused an active demand, and an advance of ic. In Savana I no particular change is noted. 1 -e. per lb By telegraph the following has peen received : "N`zw ORLEANS, June 14 : Receipts for the. week, 2,800 same week last year, 13,000. Sales for the week Middling, 10Ic. per lb. Freight to Liverpool 17,200 5.16 d. 11oBtLE, June 14 : Receipts for the week, 1000 bales ; same week last yezr, 21.000. Market quiet. Middling 10,1-e. per lb. Freight to Liverpool, 5.16 C The accounts continue favourable The following is a statement of the movement in cotton since the Ist September last, as compared with the previous three years : Receipts at the Ports 3,4' 1 5.00012 53 4 ,000 2 7:03 000 3,150 00 4 ) Exports to Great Boutin .745 000'1 334 000 1 3 500 ~vg,004 ) France.. 469 000 399 0 . 0 278 000 402.000 " other For. Ports. 471 000 241,000, 2 , 5, •00 323 000 Total Exports. 2,c85.000 1 9'o 000 1,08 030 2 294.' Stock on hand Of which during the past week. inciudi-d anov ceipts at the Ports Exports to Great Britain " France.. " other For. Ports Tot al Exnorts 19.000 34,000 27. 00 5 000 162 000 30.000 27,000 LOOO 5 000 3,000 8 000 7,000 4'ooo 4, 00 74 00'i 37.000 39 000 SummAßY.—Receipts r Increase at the ports over last year, 867,000 hales ; over 1853, 255,000. Exports : Increase to Great Britain, 407,000 bales . ; compared with 1853, 176.000. Increase to Fiance, 70,000; compared with 1853, 67 000. Increase to other foreign ports, 228,000 ; compared with 1853, 148 000 hales. FREIGHTS to Liverpool are pretty firm, at 3-16(1 per lb. for cotton compressed or uncompressed, and to Havre, 4c. EXCHANGES are rather quiet on London at 1.091 per cent., and on Paris at .5-16 i. The following are particulars of operations in the principal southern market since my last circular : - - NEW ORLEANS : Receipts for the week ending Jam , 6. 7.268 hales. Exports to Liverpool, 37,697 ; Havre, 4.042 ; Hamburg, 1.985; Stockholm, 104 • St. Petersburg, 2,493 ; Vera Cruz, 683. WILLIAM P. WRIGHT. COTTON STATEMENT TO THE I9TH JUNE. Exports to Total to Stock and on Receipts. Great Britain. Foreign Shipboard. Ports. I 3,402,855 1,746,274 i 2,689,163 1 2039,558 1,3 0 838 I 1 984,429 272J82 198,082 863.297 405,436 1 701,734 I 74,480 BREADSTUFFS : Flour was dull subsequent to the date of our last circular, until the receipt of the advices per Ericsson and Arabia on the 13,h and 14th instant, when buyers for export withdrew, and the business since transacted has been small, prices closing 15c to 25c below our last quotations. Western Canal and .State, common 4 dole 50c to 5 dole 25c per brl ; good shipping, 6 dole 60c to 6 dole. Ohio, Indiana, &c., 6 dole to 6 dole 76c Canada, 6 dole to 8 dole South ern, 6 dols 35c to 7 dole 25c. Fancies and MA extras, 7 dols 75c ro 9 dole and 10 dole 50c. Wheat : Considerable pur chases for shipment continue to be made, chiefly of the poorer qualities of red and western white, badly sprouted, of which two descriptions the receipts principally consist. Prices are 5c per 60 lbs lower. Southern white, 160 c to 173 c per 601bs. Genessee and Western, 150 c to ;60c. Canadian, 135 c to 175 c. Western red and mixed, 125e ; t0 140 c. • Southern red, 150 c to 160 c. Indian Corn, in shipping condition, continues scarce, and for such full prices are paid. Yellow, 58c to 60c per 56lbs. White, 57c to 62c. Western mixed, 53c to 55c. Rye has been in good demand for export at rather h'gher prices. Rye, 80c to 83c per 56Ibs. aley, 125 c to 128 c per 481bs. Corn Meal, 3 dols to 3 dols 25c per brl. Rye flour, 4 dols 25e to 5 dols 25c per hrl. WOTHERSPOON, KING , FORD, & Co. PROVISIONS : Our last advices were per Canada 2nd inst., since which no general change of any moment has transpired in our provision market. The demand for export is not very large, owing partly to the advanced season, and partly to the high rates current here. Pork opened rather tamely, but with a speculative feeling and large sales of mess for future delivery, prices gradually improved, and close to-day unsettled at 16 dots 25c to 16 dols 50c for mime, 19 dots 25c for mess, and 16 dols 50c for prime mesa. The sales for future delivery were made at about 19 dols 50c for early July, 18 do's 50c for June and August, 17 dole for September, and 17 dots 50c for October. Beef is only in retail demand, but firm at previous rates. Prime mess beef is also ext►emely quiet at 15 dols to 19 dole for all kinds. Bacon remains inactive for want of supplies wherewith to operate. A few arrivals found purchasers at 101 c to 104 c for clear, and 9ic to 10c for ribbed middles. Cut meats are a trifle lower : pickled hams 91c to 91e, and shouldet s 71c to 7tc per lb. Lard : A larger supply brought into• market, on account of the high rates, had the effect of depress ing the article to to lc, but as the stock of strictly pima is very light, and controlled mostly by a few strong holders, and the demand for export having increased under the Arabia's news, an advance has again been established. The closing rates are : lOica to llc for strictly 'mime, and lOic to 11c for No. 1. Tallow : The opening of the Russian ports has checked the enquiry for export altogether, and prices favour the buyer. The outs de rate for prime city rendered is now 10c per lb. Butter : An ample supply is daily arriving, and rates aro barely supported. Ohio, 13e to 16c; common to choice state,. 16c to 21c. Grease butter scarce at 101 c to lle per lb. OILS : Fish oils remain dull and heavy at 74c to 76c for whale, and 1 dol 70c for sperm oil. Linseed Oil : Nearly all NEWS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA (From the Panama Star and Herald of Tune 3.) We have recently received various and very conflicting accounts respecting the successes and reverses of Walker's army in Nicaragua, and we have been only able therefore to give such accounts for what they were worth. Of one fact we have been assured from the most reliable source, that is, that the Eurydice never blockaded Greytown, al!hough she examined several vessels entering that port, principally, we believe, at the reqnyst of the agent of the Transit Comnany, There appears no doubt of Walker's retreat from Rivas, after a heavy loss, both on his part and that of the Costa Ricans. The latest intellizence informs us that Walker was in Virgin Bay with 700 men, about to invade Costa Rica; that he had 200 men in Grenada, end GOO elsewhere; that his force consisted altogether of 1,000 foreigners, and about 500 natives ; and that owing to the privations they were undergoing there was a great deal of dissatisfacrion among his troops. This is the sum total of what we have been able to gather by the 13ritish steamer recently arrived from Greytown, The same paper has also the following : By a recent arrival from La Union, we learn that the Central American States had at length formed a coalition to oppose General Walker, and that. 3,000 troops from Guate mala, 2,000 from Salvador, and 1,000 from Honduras were actually in march for Nicaragua. These forces are to loin Costa Rica * in which event we see little chance for Walker's party. There is, however, one opening for him, of which be probably will avail him self. He is already aware that the British man of war Pre-. sident had sailed from Punta Arenas, leaving that port unprotected, and he may therefore seize the Sierra Norede, and tr nsport his troops to that point, where he could doubtless effect an easy landing. Once on shore, he has a grand field for pillage before him, and he could, in all probability, reach unopposed the plains of San Jose, where, with lots of suppli , s at his command, he could maintain himself for a length of time_ We trust, however, he will not succeed even thin far, for although certain of defeat afterwards, i; would, in the meanwhile, have an opportunity of inflicting an almost irreparable amount of damage on Costa Rica. WRECK OF T SHIP PALL S-SEVENTY TWO LIVES LOST. HALIFAX, NOVA-SCOTIA, June 14, 1856,—The 813;p Pallas, Captain Spillane, f r om C or k to Q oe h ec, with one hundred and twenty passengers, sighted the coast of C 'pe Breton on the morning of the 30th of May. In the after noon it was discovered that the compasses varied from one another, and the course of the vessel was then slimed between Cape North and St. Paul's. At ten p.m , she struck on the breakers at St. Paul's and bilged, the sea washing over her. The passengers became panic-stricken, and rushed into the boats, which sunk almost immediately. Seventy-two persons were thus drowned. In the morning the superintendent of the island sent off boats, and rescued the remaining passengers. A vessel has left Sydney to con vey them to Quebec. The ship is a total loss. THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT The Bank of England on Thursday reduced its minimum rate of discount from 6 to 4/ per cent. This_ step, of coursA, has, not surprised any one who has watched the rucent changes in the money market, and the large arrivals of specie to .his country, since the previous alteration was made on the 29th of May. The bank had scarcely any alternative but to adopt the course which it has taken, owing to the c mpetition which it must now encounter with the banks and discount houses for a portion of its business. So long as the bank could dispose of its spare capital to the government at a high rate of interest, there was but little danger of meeting with any effectual compe tition ; but the monied world will now assume a totally different aspect under the influence of peace, and the hank will no longer rule the other money establishments of the kingdom, but simply become a competitor for business amongst them. ' Under the present aspect of things, there will doubtless be a temporary accumulation of specie in the bank coft-rs, and a reduction in the rate of interest will be the conse quence ; but the extensive movements made in the com mercial and financial world cannot fail to operate with considerable influence upon these increased supplies of the precious metal, and probably preventany material reduction in the mercantile value of money capital. If we were to assume that the entire I rodnce of gold from the Australian colonies would be retained in this country, the result would be such as to create an entire revolution in our commercial and fin , ncial system ; but as only a certain proportion can be retained by us, the extent of the changes produced will he in a great measure determined by what that proportion may be. The Bank of England is again performing one of those " cycles" which some of our monetary philosophers con sider to be a law of nature, superseding he necessity of human skill and judgment. We do not profess to belong to th's school, but we would rather look upon many mf the monetary changes which occur as nothing more than the result of various causes which can be accounted for upon the most unquestiopable arguments, and as the consequence, in a great degree, of a combination of circumstances, extremely simple in their origin. The only power which carries with it the essence of something Divine is to he seen in that wonderful change which the discovery of gold will ultimately exercise over all the civilised nations of the world.--Bankers' Circular. LIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ORATIONS.-Mr. W, A. Wilkinson, one of the members for Lambeth, has given notice of a motion for next Tuesday .—" That, except upon the introduction of a measure to the House, no member do speak for more than half an hour at one time upon the same question ; nor upon any occasion for more than one hoar.'' PROTECTION OF LIFE FROM FIR - E.—The annual meeting► of the Royal Socif tv for the Protection of Life from Fire was held on Friday, the Duke of Wellington presiding The renort stated that during the past year the escanes had attended 368 fires, and had saved 59 lives. Since the establishment of the society, twelve years ago, the escapes had been increased from 6 to 45, 2,832 fires had been attended, and 340 human beings rescued from de ,th. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP. —J. Daglish and W. H. Carter, St. HeleLs, Lancashire, land and mine surveyors. H. Royston, J. Armitage, and E. Armitage, Barnsley, Yorkshire, iron me chants. E. Jones and R. Ballantvne, Liverpool, timber merchants R F ilows and R. Revitt, Manchester, estate agents. T. Hokin and J. F. Fenton, Sheffield, silver platt'rs. A. Schofieb and W. Schofield, Manchester, commission agents. W. Jacunchikoff and M. Stepanoff, Liverpool. W. Isherwood and J. Ashton, Over Darwen, Lancashire, nail manufacturers. ---LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. THE NEW POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH AUSTRALIA, Our Australian colonieq have great and just ground of complaint as to the insufficiency of the postage arrange ments. By the last mails it appears that the colnny had been without any news of the mother country 107 days. a fact, considering the facilities of steam and the speed of our English and American clipper vessels, can scarcely be credited. Fnr the la , t five or sift years the subJect nas peen constantly pressed upon the Governtnent, but unt it wit hin t he last few days without any practical result; and even now there is but too much re ison to believe that our Australian brethren will haVe yet to, remain as they are for some considerable tithe longer: It will be remem bered; previous to the war a contract was entered into with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Packet Company, by which the company contracted, in conjunction with their steam communication with India, to establish a bi monthly mail to Australia by the Po;nt de "Galle, and round Cape Lluis to Melbourne. This was carried on for some time, and gave general satisfaction to the colonists. although they wished that the mails were more frequent As it was, howeier, Melbourne and brought within fifty days of each other London were But this ment from the comp , ny were found to be lon low to be remunerative, in addition to the increase in the value of freight for coals, and the price of coals was al s o g rea tly enhanced. .rurther than this, the government required so many of the company s ships for the transport service, th a t the com , ny was compelled to throw up V--" .at toe pal., a, .Jiliproeu con• tract, and to pay the penalty which the government enforced. A contract was then entered into with Baines and Co., Liverpool line of clipper ships, which have per formed the voyage in from 60 to 70 days, but sailing vessels are liable to the vicissitudes of the elements, and it appears by the last accounts that the colonists were more than a hundred days without their usual news and letters, a delay which, it' of frequent occurrence, would be almost destructive of the commerce between the colony and the mother country. At length, the government deter mined upon adopting the route permanently by the way of Suez and Red Sea, the Point de Galle, and Cape Louis. They issued advertisements for tenders ) and had four sent in. of Which two were from coinpanies who had no ships, and who required eighteen months to provide them. The Peninsular and Oriental Company also tendered, but they were rejected because they required three or four months' delay until their ships were released from the transport service, and would not lend themselves to the stipulation which the Government required, and which the experience of the last contract taught them they could not keep. The tender that has been accepted is that of a new Scotch firm, Messrs. Anderson and Company, who bind them selves to despatch the first ship direct by the Cape to Melnourne, from Southampton, in Aurust, and to opetl up the regular mails in January, 1857. The time allowed per voyage, is from Southampton fifty-three days, and they guarantee to take the mail direct from Sonthanipton, instead of from Suet, as was originally proposed by the Government. The amount of their tender was £45,000 more than that of the Peninsul , r and Oriental Company. The decision of the Government in favour of the new company, as against the old, has been severely criticised in the City. Merchants who have long carried their goods by the old company have the most perfect confidence in its soundness and capabilities. It has the finest fleet of ships in the world, and in the best possible condition. The delay asked by them of the Government was regarded as but reasonable; the Government, for its own purposes, had crippled their hands by taking their ships for the transport service, and therefore it does appear hard that they should be made to suffer for that which is the fault of the Government and not their own. ft is further alleged that the new company cannot possibly be in work ing order until January, if then, for they have ships to build or to purchase; that the Peninsular and Oriental Company would have been prepared by that time also; and, therefore, that the rejection of their tender on this ground was an act of injustice, especially as theirs was £45,000 lower than that of the Scotch company. How ever, be that as it may, the question is nova settled for five years at least, the period, of the contract. The vessels are not to be of less than 2,200 tons burthen, and the penalty per diem for delay is to be accumulative, that is £5O per day for each day beyond the fifty-three days allowed for the voyage from port to port. The service is to be monthly. The bxpense is borne both by the Home Government and the colony, the latter paying rather more than one-third. Although the terms of the contract may not be altogether satisfactory, still the fact of there being a prospect of a regular mail between Australia and this country has afforded much grattfication to those merchants who have had their operations almost paralysed from want of an accurate knowledge of what was going on in the colony. For instance, last advices brought inteligence of a fall in the price of provisions and necessaries, equal to quite 50 per cent. Not, however, knowing this, valuable cargoes have been despatched, which will probably only serve to produce a glut on the market. By the rapidity of com munication we can now successfully compete with America, who, from her great proximity, were rapidly taking the lead in the commerce of the country. And further than this, constant and rapid communication will tend to keep alive the love to the mother country, which some time since, owing to the admixture of so many different nations, was considerably declining. This steam line will will also be gi nerally made use of for the trans port of the gold, which is now being produced in larger quantities than :ever, especially since the application of steam power to quartz crushing has come into general use. Supposing, then, the Government have made a wise choice in the selection of the tender, the additional •45,000 will not be too much for the increased advantages of more rapid communication.—Observer. FEARFUL CASE OF STABBING, On Saturday night, another instance of the fearful use of the knife was added to the many with which the crimi= nal records of our town have already been sufficiently disgraced. The wounded man and his assailant are both slilors, had been shipmates, and lodged together apparently on the most friendly, almost brotherly, terms at the Pilot boat Tavern, in Denison-street. From the inquiries made bY our Itepotler, we are enabled to state that the two men, whose names are, Henry Hanks and Charles Adams; had been out drinking together an Satur dal afternoon; and that Hanks returned to his lodgings alone. After he had sat about an hour his shipmate, Adams, came in brandishing a large sheath knife. His face was bleeding, and he had all the appearance suffered in a melee. He said to of having flanks, " See, what I have got on your account," p ointing, at the same time, to the injuries he had received. Rinks enquired quietly who had done it, when Adams instantly rushed upon him and stabbed him in the breast. The poor fellow immediately fell, bleeding profusely. Toe alarm having been givel, Birch, an active member of the fire police, stationed at the Prince's dock, was quickly in attendance, and the assassin was secured and conveyed to the mai❑ bride Well. The wounded man was removed to the Northern Hospital, and promptly attended by Mr. Wall, the house surgeon. On exarnmation, the wound was found to be of a most serious character, in the immediate region of the heart. Had it been of a trans verse instead of an upright nature, death must have ensued on the instant. Yesterday morning, Mr. Wall consi dered his unfortunate patient to be in so critical a_position that he deemed it necessary to communicate with the po. lice, with a view to the depositions of Hanks being formally taken. Accordingly, the authorities attended at the hos pital for that purpose, but, on their arrived, the sufferer was asleep, and the medical attendants would not permit him to he disturbed. Consequently, no information has, as yet, been obtained from him, and the origin of the dis pute remains unexplained. Last night the poor fellow was somewhat better, but the hope of his rallying, are still of the faintest description. To-day the prisoner Adams will be brought up for examination before the magistrate, when, doubless, some further light will be thrown on the sad transaction. ATTEMPTED MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.—OR Saturday afternoon, shortly after five o'clock, considarable con sternation arose in ',h.: Lion-road, from a report that a sailor had just attempted to Ziurder a comrade, in Burgess-street, a thoroughfare leading ff pm London-road pf into Pinch-street. An immense crowd of rsons had collected, who followed the police officer on the 1347.'t to the residence of the injured man, whose name is Michell, about years old. It appears that Michell, along with other young men, had been engaged in breaking up some iron plate, just in front of his dwelling. While thus occupied, other persons Carne up, including the young man who subsequently made the attempt. Not succeed ing in smashing the iron quickly, the young man twitted Michell upon his lack of skill and strength ; a good deal of bantering ensued, and ultimately the parties agreed to fight. After a blow or two had been exchanged, Michell was knocked down, and at , once exclaimed, " I'm stabbed." On raising him, blood issued from his left breast, where there was a deep wound evidently inflicted by a sharp instrument, supposed to be a knife ; and had it not for tunately struck one of the ram, there is reason to beliiwe that fatal results would have been the consequence. The name of the man who used the knife is not known, and he managed to escape; but a description of his person, dress, &c., has been given to the police, and no doubt he will be apprehended. THE CAMP AT ALDERSHOTT.-ARRIVAL OF THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS. Throughout the week a very general impression pre vailed that it was the intention of her Majesty and her illustrious visitors to witness a grand review of the troops at Aldershott on Saturday. Accordingly, on Saturday morning there was an unusual rush upon the trains to Farnborough, Many were the disappointments caused by the annoucment at the railway that her Majesty was not going down at alli and that, as far as could be ascer tained, there was to be no field day, or unusual demon stration of any sort. Those who - went down to Aldershott, though deprived of a grand review, came not away without being present at a sight of sufficent interest to far more than repay them for their journey from London—we mean the arrival of the Coldstream Guards at the camp, after an absence of two years and four months from the land of their birth. The villagers were dispersed in numerous groups all along the dusty road which led from Farnborough station to the camp. Nor was the manifestation of welcome confined to the working rural population ; on the contrary, there was a large attendance of the ladies and gentlemen of the country, who had driven over to receive, with their presence and congratulations, those troops whose great sufferings and greater achievements are now matters of historical renown. The men of the Brig ish Foreign Legion, the German Legion, the Rifle Brigade, Dragoon;, Artillery, and Militi a were assembled in, large numbers near the toll-gate leading to the North Camp, to see the Guards pass, and indeed, all along the route. The band of the Rifles awaited the arrival of the Guards at the station, and beyond these there were not a dozen at that place. The regiment arrived in a special train at a few minutes after twelve. As it slowly halted at the station, the Rifles struck up " Home, sweet Home." There was a little hurry and contusion for a moment as the various privates struggled in the recesses of lurcage vans with impracticable parcels; but such rectangular obstacles overcome, the men soon turned out, and formed in the space outside the station in a very short time. While waiting here, we inspected the men closely, and, speaking of them as a body, we may say that we never saw any corps—even the celebrated Coldstreams who left here in 1854, and who were different men to those who yesterday returned to Aldershott—in which all the men looked more robust, healthy, or in harder working order. But it would be vain to pretend that these are the men who left London on the dawn of a March morning, 1854—the Coldstreams who " paraded" on the heights of Alma—the Coldstreams who were almost annihilated at Inkerman, who suffered the dreadful winter on the heights, and who, when they marched down to Balaklava at the end of February, 1' 4 55, were only 56 strong to follow the drums. The Coldstreams left England 850 strong. They suffered much at Varna from cholera, where, with the Grenadiers and Fusileers, they received a dr 4ught of 150 men each. At Alma their loss was comparatively slight—at Inkerman the regiment was almost destroyed, and, as a regiment, completely so in the winter which followed that victory. Soon after the winter the Cold streams were reinforced with 400 men, and again with 300. The battalion now returns (including officers) 1,100 strong, out of which number there are only 112— officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates—who left England when the war broke out, and who have witnessed the whole campaign. When the Coldstreams quitted the Crimea the heights vt ere remarkably healthy, so that only sixteen sick out of the whole battalion were left behind, and none of these were serious cases. Before the regiment quitted the scene of'" its fame and its glory," on the heights, a last tribute of affection and respect was raid to the remains of those officers who fell at Inkerman. On the cold sunny day in the Crimea that followed the victory of the sth of November. two square pits or deep graves were dug in the rearof the Guard's camp—between it and the Windmill. Towards evening, the corpses of fourteen Guards' officers, wrapped in their watchcoats and blankets, were laid to rot in those pits. At the same time the bodies of Cathcart, Strangways, Seymour, and many another gallant soldier, were laid under the turf on the bleak high mound which overlooked the besieged town. This mound has since been transformed into a ceme tery, replete with monuments, or the yet simpler tokens of affectionate admiration for the brave who have passed away. Before the Guards left the Crimea, all the bodies of their officers were removed to this cemetery, which contains the ashes of as'rnany heroes as Westminster or S*. They were exhumed for this purpose, and placed in shells. It seems most singular, but it is strictly true, that when the bodies were taken up, after remaining a year in the ground, they were but little changed. The uniform of those buried in regimentals were tarnished, and very mouldy, but this was all, except, of course, that the hair and beards had grown very long. With those buried in their blankets, their beards had gone quite through the woolen coverings which formed their simple shronds. It is strange that the teeth and hair. the first to decay in life, should in the grave so long survive the dissol u ti on of the being from whom they sprung. The Guards had a remarably fine passage home, and as we have said, the men are in splendid condition. The privates wore their new uniform, but many of the officers had on their old tail coats and epaulettes in which they quitted E gland. The men's things seism to have been well taken care of. All were in heavy marching order—heavier indeed than they ever marched in since quitting their native land. Some had Turkish dogs or Russian—many had little Turkish pipes, and some goats from the city of the Sultan tollowed with the baggage. Our metropolitan sight-seers will, we imagine, be much surprised to see many of the men without medals, and still more with only one clasp. In fact, with the exception of the 112 we have mentioned, none have been present at the whole campaign. The veterans can be distinguished at a glance by their flowing beards and thick moustachios. The rest of the battalion, with very few exceptions, is composed of mere growing lads, rather sunburnt, but still most juvenile in appearance and in gait. As the battalion marched through the camp, all the troops turned out to watch and cheer them. The band of the Rifles marched at the head of the battalion, playing 't Home, sweet home," the whole way. The Greoadier Guards and Fusiliers, which, it is said, have arrived at Spithead, are expected in camp by Mon day. it is also rumoured that the Queen will visit Aldershott on Tuesday. The three Battalion of Guards will make their triumphant entrance into London most probably on Wednesday or Thursday next. Her Majesty's choice of the day will only be signified to the railway authorities the day before, as all the details for bringing the men to the Nine Elms station have already been made. They are to arrive at Nine Elms at ten in the morning, and proceed to Hyde Park, passing en route through the enclosure in front of Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty will follow tit , - troops to Hyde Park, and officially inspect them, after which the three battalions will return to Nine Elms at three, and from thence pro ceed back by train to Aldershott. Tee police arrange ments as to the routes by which the troops will go to and leave the park, have not yet, we believe, been arranged. _ It is expected that the three battalions (upwards of 3,000) from the Crimea will make their entry into London on Wednesday or Thursday. THE ISTHMUS OF SUEZ The International Commission for opening the canal across the Isthmus of Suez has adopted a number of resolutions, of which the following is an abstract:— 1- The Commission has rejected the system of the indirect line across Egypt, and adopted the prinoiple of the direct communication between Suez and the Medi terranean. 2. It likewise rejected the plan proposed for supplying the maritime canal with the water of the Nile, and decided that it should be fed from the sea. 3. The Commission discussed the advantages and incon veniences of a canal, wi , h banks, continued from one sea to the other, and ultimately decided that the canal should have no banks in its passage through the Salt Lakes. 4. The interposition of the Salt Lakes left open having for its effect to weaken the currents of the tide, the Com mission was of opinion that sluices at the two extremities of the canal, at Suez and at Pelusium, were not indis pensable. They might, however, be established at a future day, if considered necessary. 5. The Commission maintained the width of 100 metres at the surface of the water, to a distance of 20 kilometres, which is to be metalled between Suez and the Salt Lakes ; and it reduced the width of the remainder of the canal to 80 metres. 6• The outline sketch of the first project, prepared by the engineer of the Viceroy, was moreover maintained. 7. Entrance on the Mediterranean side by Port Said. The Commission adopted for Port Said the system of niers proposed by the members who repaired to Egypt, With this difference, that the width of the Channel is to be reduced from 500 to 400 metres, and that a dock is to be added in the rear. 8. Entrance on the Red Sea by the port of Suez. The Commission adopted the line and direction of the Channel. Its width, however, is to be reduced from 400 to 300 metres, and a dock is to be constructed in the rear. The piers will extend into the sea, until they arrive at a depth of six metres at low water, and a broad channel in the direction of the piers will be dredged to the depth of nine metres. 9. The Commission declares that the establishment of p"oper lighthouses at every landfall along the coasts of Egypt and of the Red Sea, ought to be the necessary con sequence of the opening of the canal. iO. A port for revictuallina, refitting, and repairing, is to be constructed in Lake Tirnsah. As respects the auxiliary canals of fresh water, derived from the Nile. :he Commission, guided by considerations of art, would have preferred its being supplied by the canal of Z og,zig, near Belbeis, but has declared its willingness to leave the choice of the best mode of execu tion to the appreciation of the engineers who are to direct the works. 12. Finally, it appeared from the information given by the naval offiers, members of the Commission, that the navigation of the Red S,m, is as safe as that of the Medi terranean and Adriatic. This i. the opinion in particular of Capt. Harris, who performed 70 voyages between Suez and the East Indies. AUSTRALIAN MAILS CONTRACT.- It will take a fleet of seven or eight steamers to convey the Australian mails be' ween Southampton and Melbourne, the distance via Chile being 11,100 miles, The price to be paid for the conveyan. e of the mars amount to nearly 144 per mile. It will take three steamers to convey the Australian mails between Southampton and Alexandria. CONFESSION OF PALMER. —At the mdinary meeting of the visiting justices of Stafford gaol, on Thursday, the Rev. Mr. Goodacre, the chaplain of the prison, presented a report respecting his interview with the late convict William Palmer. The report is made up of extracts from the diary of the reverend gentleman. No order has been given respecting the publishing of it. We understand that the chaplain found Palmer not no frequently suffering intense mental agony. He ,was particularly so on the Thursday morning previous to his execution. The rev. gentleman gave him the best advice he could, showing the disti-ction between private sins and public crimes, and pointed out that the latter dematided - a confession before man. Palmer seemed to feel the force of the chapl tin's remarks, and made use of the remarkable words—" It it is necessary for my soul's sake to confess this murder, I ought also to confess fee others," adding, after a short pause, " I mean my wife and brother." He then threw himse fon the pallet in the cell, and buried his face in the clothes. The chaplain proceeded to a'k him whether he was guilty of the murder of his wife ? Palmer made no reply. The rev, gentleman then asked him whether he was guilty of the murder of his brother ? A significant silence again betokened the prisoner's guilt ; and when the chaplain could not forbear uttering the ejaculatory p-ayer—" The Lord have mercy on you !" he responded will a deep sigh. He shortly afterwards some what rallied, and evidently calling to mind what had passed, observed to the chaplain that he must not take advantage of what he had said, for he had neither denied or admitted his guilt. An application has been made to the chaplain for permission to publish the report or some of the extracts. POLICE COURT.--SATURDAY. (BEFORE MR MAN - FIT:LB.) STABBING BY A FEMALE.—A female, named Mary Wiingh. was charged wi h having stabbed another female, named Catherine Collins. It appea*ed that the parties resided in Mason's row, Albion-st ree t, an d t h at on Friday they had some drink, aft-r which they west to tea A dispute ;pose between them in reference to their husbands, and the prisoner having a knife in her hand, inflictel two or three incised wounds o n th e cem ., plainant's face. A certificate front a surgeon was pat in , which stated that the wounds were serious, hot at present there was no immediate danger apprebeuled. The p isoner was sent for trial ANOTHER A,SAULT BY A FEMALE —An elderly well./ dressed woman, natned Mrs. O'Toole, who resides in Blundell -street, was charged with having assaulted a hoy, named Edward C !molly_ It appeared that a son of the prisoner had been playing with other boys. anti that one of them ran off with the lad's whip. She accused the complainant, but he denied it. She then took up a VII can and struck the boy a violent blow on the fore head. Mr. Jones, one of the surgeons belonging to the Southern Dispensary, said the wound was a smart incised one on the temple. At pre=ent he did not apprehend any serious consequences. The prisoner was fined 5s and costs. (BEFORE MR. AFREN.) AN OLD HAND:—A well-dressed young woman, named Anne Clarke, who had been several times before the court, was charged with having picked the pocket of a lady, named Anne Lee, who resides at Liscard, of a purse, containing 12s Od. The lady was on board the Egremant steamer, and the prisoner was there also. When leaving the boat at the landing stage, the prisoner passed close to the prosecutrix, who at once missed her purse, and gave the alarm. The prisoner was arrested, and at first she denied having the purse, lint afterwardd she handed it to the lady. In reply to the magistrate; the prisoner said, " I stole the purse, and I want to get transported." She was committed for trial. " A FRIEND IN NEED."—Margaret Conne was charged by Agnes Smith, the wife of a butcher, residing in Trowbridge-street, under the following circumstances:— It appeared, that about three weeks ago, the woman Smith was charged with, and convicted of, an assault on one of the parish surgeons, and was sentenced to pay a fine of 10s, or to be imprisoned for twenty-one days. The woman Conne, being a friend of Mrs. Smith, offered to do her any service she could. She was, therefore, sent to the house of the latter, who informed her of a certain place in the house where two sovereigns were hid, and she was instructed to get the coin and pay the fine. It appeared that she obeyed the instructions, to far as procuring the money was concerne d , but and became qu aj 9blivious in refer e n ce t o th e appropr i at i on of a part of it:nati;fly, the payment of the fine. She not only did not pay the fine, but she spent the money in drink, and not satisfied witi !hat, she stole half of the property in Mrs. Smith's house, ai disposed of the proceeds in drink also. Mrs. Smith suffered ;:pr twenty one day's imprisonment, and on being liberated she mede the discovery that she had been deceived and plendered, and then, with the aid of a policeman, she discovered the prisoner, who was now remanded on the charge. (BEFORE MESSRS. BRNN AND 7. AMES ) BRUTAL CONDUCT OF A GERMAN PROFESSOR —A tall, h n „ i i ngti Lzr looking G e rm an , w h ose car d b ore th e f o l d lowing i on either s i, - ;e." Charles de Kerchherg, P ro f esso r t de Piano," and " Count tic; Magnieris," was pat forwata before the magistrates, c h Iged w;:12 having committed the following outrage:—The prisoner was handsomely dressed, and exhibited some apparently valuaLle jewellery. He was, however, rather repulsive looking, and what added to this was, a black patch was tied across one of his eves. Several Germans attended to hear the case. Mr. Campbell defended the prisoner. An exceed ingly interesting looking, and very intelligent child, named Elizabeth Sewert, said she lived wi,h her parents, near Bolton, and she was at present on a visit during her holidays from school, st the house of Mrs. Drummond, No. 11, Ash:on-street, Pembroke place. She is (she said) nearly eleven years of age. On Friday evening she and Anne Drummond (Mrs. Drummonifil daughter, a pretty child about ten years of age), siedi out to walk; they were passing from London road h Pudsey-Street, when the prisoner spoke to theni, an asked her to go into Devon-street to take a small parce for him and lie would give her sixpence. 'the eoni plainant at first refused, hut he at last succeeded lei inducing her to go with him, on the praini , e of money, cakes, and sweet things. The three then proceeded to No 1, Devon-street, and the prisoner took out a key and opened the door ; he told the little girl Anne Drummond to wait in the street, and she did so. He then took the complainant into the parlour, hank the black patch off his eye, and shut the door. She then detailed the brutal con luct of th prisoner towards her. She called out, and asked to he let go out, and at that moment a knock was heard at the door, and some one talking, and then lie let her go, and she immediately ran into the street and called her little friend, to whom she told what had taken place. Her little friend at once called a police officer and told him. Mr. Wybergh : You did very tight, my good little girl ; you acted very properly. It appeared that the prisoner attempted to escape, but a large crowd of women collected in the locality, and had they been allowed to act as they wished, there would not have been any necessity for the assist ance.of a constable, for they would have " Lynched " him on the spot. Police officer 549, who took the prisoner into custody, said when he arrest-d him. he offered the child a fourpenny piece if she said nothing about it. The evidence of the complainant was fully borne telt by that of her juvenile friend, Anne Drum mond. Both children elicited the applause of all who heard them, and the utmost disgust was manifested at the beastly conduct of the prisoner. The magistrates asked Mr Campbell if he had any defence on the part of his client ? The learned gentleman made an ingenious speech, but said, from the nature of the case, it was impossible he could call any witnesses After some consultation, Mr. Benn delivered the judgment of the court, and said it was one of the worst class of cases of the sort that had ever come before the court. He censured in deserved terms the conduct of the prisoner, which he designated as brutal in the extreme. The highest punishment allowed by law would be inflicted, and that was a fine of £2O, or in default of payment, six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. In reply to Mr Campbell. Mr. Wybergh said the punish ment was inflicted under the act, fur the punishment of aggravated assaults on women and children. Mr. Campbell hinted something about an appeal from the decision. [We are satisfied that no court, hearing the details of the case, would for one moment hesitate in confirming the very just sentence pronnuced by the magistrates in this case; and, although the punishment was the highest the bench had the power of awarding. yet it was not at all an adequate punishment for the con duct of the prisoner.] (BEFORE MR. S. ROLME.) EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SHoPMAN —Henry Rankin, who had been remanded, was again brought before the bench, charged with stealing a very large quantity of drapery goods, handkerchiefs, gloves, &c., the property of Mr. Naylor, of Church street. Povey and fki‘Cullocb, the two detective officers who had charge of the case, and through whose vigilance the prisoner was detected. gave the same evidence as on a former occasion, which was reported in this journal at the time. It was to the effect that they had watched the prisoner, and upon his being apprehended, took from his possession upwards of 100 pawnbrokers' duplicates, all relating to property purloined from his empl,yer df.iring the last twelve months. A great quantity of the property was pro duced and identified, and had been pledged at different pawn offices. The depositions having. been taken, the prisoner was committed to take his trial. THE NEW STREET NUMBERS. TO TRE EDITOR OF THE NORTH ERN TIMES . Sir,—lt will be in your recollection that the numbers of a great many houses have been changed by the Corporation. Now, as July is close at hand, I should be glad to know whether such change hal not vitiated our votes for the borough, and whether we are expected to lose the best part of a day in attending the Register's Court for the revision of votes. Same of u 4 have small freeholds in other e( , untiea as well as in Lancashire—are our votes thereby liable to be objected to ?—and what course are we to Lk:, to some them ? —I am, sir, your obedient servant, FRANCHISE. Liverpool, 28 - h June 1856. _THE HERO or K ARS .—Th e Lord Mayor has issued cards of invitation for a dinner at the Mansion House to Sir William Fenwick Williams, the hero of Kars, for Wed nesday, the 9 h of July. The Duke of Cambridge will honour the Lord Mayor with his presence on the occasion. CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE._ . .I he report of the select committee on civil service supei annuation will be made public to-day. We have some reason fur anticipating that the principal recommtindation will involve the grant of a fair scale of retiring allowance without arty deductions for superannuation, as well as a revision of the salaries of all the public departments. THE MELT.,N MuiteErts.--The examination of the wit. nesses in the Melton Mowbrav murders case was conclud-d on Thursday evening last, when the prisoner was called upon to in :ke his statement. lie most positively denied that he committed the offence, but admitted having had some coversation with Edward Woodcock, at the Thorpe Toll-gate, on Tuesday week, two days prior to the com mission of the murder. On Wednesday night, about seven o'clock, he said that he passed through the bar near to Waltham, on his way to Nottingham, at which town he slept. At a short distance through the bar he met a man to whom he gave tha clothes (wilich had been produced and identified as having been the prisoner's) and a shilling. After getting up in the morning, at Nottingham, he pro ceeded to his sister's residence there, and the same afternoon left for Leeds. The magistrates announced their intention of committing him for trial at the Leicester assizes, for the wilful murder of Edward and James Woodcock, rney the he )arts The the yet 00f. sar n of? dis-- lean 8 to ~000 rian ,s of the long poli it, is the n to n of Lt. A terS hick lus mrly very ) ,:en 3nde to of takes rand: tied,. ions the -s to 1 at ONVII t is iglo and tria, h to i net the sor sue, nch the Lion- stry taia his , t of Lien that the rare the e of the sed rely ,ges Ind 'old was Stet* the inz, 329, lee, I of i as N as