The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-28 00:00:00

UR aute7l. THE Advertiser, an experienced Purser, and well acquainted with the duties of a Shipbroker's Office, Is de•irous of an ENGAGEMENT as Out-door Clerk, or otherwise, in a Si rcantile Establishment connected with shipping. First-class references. —Address W 12, Northern Times office. -WANTED, an ASSISTANT BOOK, KEEPER—to make himself generally useful If req aired —good testimonials indespensable.—Apply PP, XY, Post. office. Liverpool. Co be Ext. GOOD BUSINESS PREMISES to be LET within ten yards Willie Wapping Railway Station Shops, Offices, and Sailronms ; aLv. Warehouse and Forwarding Rooms.—Apply to Mr. Creftin, 73, Lime-street. TO LET, a SHIPWRIGIIT'S YARD, now at work, in complete order, with the Stock on Hand, or a Partner to take half interest and management.—Address B 24, Northern Times office. SEAFORTH TO be LET, an excellent HOUSE, about three minutes' walk from the Seaforth station, containing two parlours, seven bedrooms, &c., with coach house and stable. Rent £4s.—Apply to Lewis and Mounsey, accountants, 3, Lord street. en Salt CHAIN CABLF.—Two lk CHAINS, 90 Fathoms each, ON SALE; best quality, proof cer tiecates.—Apply to W. W. Dorrington. 26. Nor.h John-street. KENTLEDGE. —A large well - assorted Stock always on hand. Also, BALLAST (Pig) IRON. WILLIAM F. SIM & CO., Sweeting street. ON SALE, several Valuable Lots of Freehold, Copyhold, and Leasehold PROPERTY.—AppIy to J. tievey. 25, South John-street. *4O tin Suitton. Important to Merchants, Captains, Hotel Keepers, ' Visitors, and Parties Furnishing. GREAT SALE OF ELECTRO PLATED GOODS, CHINA. GLASS, CUTLERY, &c. R b . y H AT J A C R T T IO h N as T r h e i c s e D iv a e y d jy a i n n d st fo r l u lo c iv ti i o n n g s da t y o s S a E t SELL the Birmingham Glass Company's Establishment, 2.1, Church-street, opposite the Compton House, Liverpool, the whole of that valuab'e STOCK of rich CUT GLASS, CHINA, EARTHENWARE. &c.. comprising handsome dinner sets, tea and breakfast sets. toilette bets, dessert sets, &c. ; rich cut Bohemian glass liqueur and pickle bottles ; also a variety of richly gilt and cut glass lustres, of the most modern patterns, papier mache tables, tea trays, bread baskets, envelope cases, tea caddies, &c.; also an extensive and valuable stock of electro-plated tea and coffee sets, toddy or hot water kettles, liqueur frames, cruet frames, toast racks, and plated salvors or waiters, card or cake baskets, electro-plated table or dessert forks. tablespoons, teaspoons, Ssh carvers and forks in morocco cases; _together with a great variety of ivory balance handle, ana German silver handle table and dessert knives and forks by the most cele brated makers. The sale to commence each day at Eleven o'clock • Catalognes to be had on the premises, 20, Church-street, Liverpool. N.B.—Cash advanced on Goods for iComediate and unreserved MANSION, FARM HOUSES AND LAND, FOR OCCUPATION, FARMING, OR THE ERECTION OF VILLAS. MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY & SONS Rill SELL by AUCTION, on Tuesday, the 16th day of December next, at Half-past One for Two o'clock in the after. noon precisely, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, Liver pool On one or m ,re lots, and subject to such conditions as may be then and there declared, if not previously disposed of by private contract, of which due notice will be given), All that important Freehold Estate, called NEW HALL, in the township of Thornton-Hough, and parish of Nes on, in the county of Chester, comprising Mansion House. Two Farm Houses, Stables, and Outbuildings, and about 270 statute acres of excellent arable and meadow Land. The property is situate at about six miles distance from Birken- head. one from Parkgate and Neston, and three from the Spital Station of the Birkenhead Railway. The Mansion House is roomy and convenient; the Outbuildings thereto comprise Stabling for 12 horses, Gardener's Cottage, and Lodge. The pleasure grounds and ggydens attached to the house occupy about 14 acres, and contain a well of excellent water. There are, also a larger Farm House of superior character, with Stabling for ten horses, Shippons, and very complete outbuildings and Cottages for men attached, and a smaller Farm House, a short distance from the Hall, with convenient outbuildings. The Land consists of about 270 acres, and lies 'moat compactly within a ring fence, being bounded on three sides by the well fre quented turnpike roads leading to Birkenhead, Chester. Parkgate. and Boylake. It affords several very eligible sites for Villas, and is well sheltered with Plantations of 30 years' growth. The poor -rates and other local charges are very low. Kin; of the Estate may be seen, and further particulars obtained, pn application at the offices of Messrs. Townsend, Ridley and Jackson, Fenwick.street, Liver; on! ; and Mortimer-terrace, Bir. kenhead ; of Messrs. Che,ter, Tonlmin and Chester, Solicitors, 11, Staple-inn, London ; of Messrs. Janson, Cobb and Pearson. Solicitors, Basinahall-street, London ; Mr. Wm. Cole, architect, Duncan street, Birkenhead; and of Messrs. Thomas Winstanley andVons, Church -street, Liverpool. iftortn. L IVERPOOL LOAN COMPANY HZAD OFFICE-LORD.STREET CHAMBERS, 87, LORD- STREELILIVERPOOL, InANcH Oarres-39, PRINCESS.STREET, MANCHESTER CAPITAL, £50,000 Loans advanced from ,e2O to .5(10, to be repaid in Twelve months, by weekly, monthly, or quarterly instalments. BILLS DISCOUNTED Loans advanced from .4100 to .41,100, to extend over a period of one, two, or three years, at 5 per cent For Prospectuses. &c., apply personally or by letter to JOHN ATHERTON, 87, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL 3ftailtoan e otictis LONDON AND NORTH-WE , TERN RAILWAY. BIRMINGHAM CATTLE AND POULTRY SHOW. MARCUS'S SPECIAL EXPRESS TRAIN from LIVERPOOL and BIRKENHEAD to BIR MINGHAM and BACK, on THURsDAY, DECEMBER 4. Fares for the Double Journey:—Closed Carriages. 6s. 6d.; First Class, 10s. 8d LONDON CATTLE SHOW. A Special Train to leave on Monday, December 8, Returning December 12. Fares for the Double Journey—Closed Carria ges, 17s; First-class, 375. Tickets and small 1111 s, stating the hour of departure and return, may be obtaiaed of Mr. Chadwick, booking clerk, Monks' Ferry Station, Birkenhead, and of Henry R. Marcus. Manager and Con. ductor. Leigh.street, LivPrpool. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. BIRMINGHAM CATILE & POULTRY SHOW. On THURSDAY next, 4th December, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Liverpool (Landing Stage) at... Birkenhead, at . • .. Cheater, at FOR BIRMINGHAM, Arriving there about 11 45 a.m. 7 0 a.rn 7 20 a.m 8 10 a m. The RETURN TRAIN will leave the Snow Hill Station, BIR MINGHAM, at 6 45 p.m., arriving in Chester at 10, Birkenhead 14) 30, Liverpool 10 50. FARES THERE AND BACK : First Class. Cov'd Car. Liverpool or Birkenhead . .10. 6d 63 6d Chester. Children under Twelve Years of Age, Half Price. 'Mites may be procured at the Great Western Railway Com pany's Office, James-street, Liverpool (these ticxets will free pas teggers to and from Monk's Ferry). on the 2nd and 3rd Dec., and at the Stations on the mornings of the Excursions. No luggage }flowed. ft3ubifeat fon, TO ADVERTISERS THE FIRST NUMBER of a New Half.yearly MEDICAL JOURNAL will be published Jan. Ist, 1857. Terms for Adverti,ements may be known, on application to t he Pubilsher, Josbut Walmsley, 50, Lord-street. ONE VOL., 76. Elt NE S T MIL MAN A TALE OF MANCHESTER LIFE. London : J. F. Hope & Co., and 411 Booksellers. AUSTRALIAN and AMERICAN PAPERS by every arrival, on Sale at AYLWARDS'S General News Office, 82, Lord-street. Shortly will be published, a New song, entitled THOUGHT BEATS TELEGRAPH. Com posed by Joior VINNING. By the same Composer —" The Seaman's Daughter, or the Death of Grace Darling ; es My Heart is Thine," Arc. Another Song preparing for publica tion, entitled " My Child, my Child." N.B.—Just suggested to the mind another New Song, Palmer Fly Caught in the Winter." Poets and Musicians can col. salt Mr. Vinnina privately, for a short time previous to his return to his native county (Devon), between the hours of Ten and Four December 1, 1856 , will be ready, Vol. I. of TUE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND, Price 7 d. , Commenci ng Toll . N . CASSELL,s LIBRARY d Designed for the Cotta ge of , the Labourer and the Instruction of the Young. These Works are now re-issued, in consequen ce of the great de mand for healthy Literature among the vir °, 1 . 4 —olt Classes and the Peasantry of this count 3. The let Volume of the HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. price 7d., commencing the Series. will be ready with the Magazines, Dec. 1. The following List of valuable Works, comprising this series, will prove their suitableness for the purpose intended: — The History of England. By Dr. Ferguson. In 4 vols., 7.i. each. The History of SeotLind. By Dr. Ferguson. In 2 vols., 7d. end,. The History of Ireland. In 3 vols.. 7d. each. The History of France. In 3 vols., 7d. each. ural History of Man. By John Kennedy, AM. rn 2 The Nat vols. 7d. each. . The People's Biographical Dictionary. By Dr. Beard, In 4 vole., 7cl. each. The History and Sources of the Greatness of the British Empire. By Benjamin Parsons. In 2 vols., 7d. each. Tne Wonder of the Heavens. In 1 vol.. 7d. The History of the Steam Engine. By Professor Wallace. In 1 vol., 7d. Sailings over the Globe; cr, the Progress of Maritime Discovery. In 2 vols. 7d each. Footprints of Travellers in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. In 2 V 01.., 7d. each. A Volume will be published on the Ist and 15th of every Month, ant two of the Vols. neatly bJund together in cloth, Monthly, p ice le. ed. London W. Kent & Co., 51 and 52, Patefnoster How. AGENT FOR LIVERPOOL SCOTLAND ROAD PNTENT ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT.— A cheap, durable, and perfectly Waterproof Roofing, One Penny per squ ire foot . . ___ W. W. POWELL. OffiCe and Warehouse-8, CABLE STREET. T HIS DAY, R. J. NODDER Will respectfully offer his 'Selection ofliParisian` and English RIDING and WALKING HATS, BONNETS, and CAPS, with every description of Trimmings, Feathers, Laces, &c., of the most fashionable and tasteful kind. J. SHEPHERD; Commercial Lt.aitss.—ebl4 alp. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 1, Oldhall-street, 682 bags Linseed.—John Baron and Son. At eleven o'clock, on the quay, east side of Huskisson Dock, 1,205 Pitch Pine Planks.—Duncan, Ewing and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' mahogany shed, east side Brunswick Dock, 174 logs and curls St. Domingo Mahogany, and 268 Planks Bird-eye Maple.—James Houghton. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 13, Tempest-hey, 3 tons Emery Stone.—. John Rowlinson. At twelve o'clock, 120 tons Manganese, 50 to 56 per cent. —Cox Brothers. At the brokers' office, 36, Dale-street, 16 bales China Grass.—Bushby and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Apsley-buildings, Oldhall-street, 130 tons Campeachy Logwood.— Edward Cox and Sons. At twelve o'elock, at the brokers' office, 1, Oldhall-street, 36 bags White Galls.—N. Waterhouse and Sons.l At the broker's office, Royal Bank Buildings, 20 casks EXFF French Madders.—Alfred Walford. At J. A. Bencke's office, 1, Royal Bank Buildings, about 10 tons Clean Hemp, and 12 winches Hemp Yarns.— J. A. Bencke. Conunerciat THIS DAY. stant, at the Brokers' Saleroom, Oldhall-street, CB2 Bags LINSEED, now landing ex Matilda Wattenbach, from Calcutta.—Apply to Messrs. Leech, Harrison and Forwood, Merchants; or to JOHN BAUON & SON, Brokers. Tuts DAY, the Tura DAY, the 28th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at tie Broker's Mahogany Shed, East side Brunswick Dock, 174 Logs and Curls St. Domingo MAHOGANY, of large size and fine quality, comprising an assortment of Veneer, Table, and splendid Chairwood from Porto Plata; now landing ez Phcenix.—Apply to Messrs. J. H. Sehroddcr and Co., Merchants. 2;8 Planks BIRD-EYE MAPLE, of large sizes, and very fine quality, just lauded.—On account of the importers. JAMES HOUGHTON, Broker. THIS DAY, the 28th instant, at Eleven o'clock, on the Quay, Fast side of Huskisson Dock. 1205 PITCH PINE PLANKS, of superior quality and manufacture, now landing ex Lydia.—Apply to S. R. Graves, Esq., Merchant ; or to DUNCAN, EWING & CO., Brokers. SATURDAY'S SALES. Wrecked Goods, per Silas Wright, and S. Af Fox. Owing to the late gales, the Salvors have been prevented from working; therefore the Sale is POSTPONED for the present. THOMAS ft ARNOTT, Salvage Broker, Liver-chambers, Tithebarn-street. NEXT WEEK MONDAY On MONDAY next, the Ist December, at Twelve o'clock at noon, on the Quay, east side Brunswick Dock. 1081 Logs Sawn PITCH PINE, 71 Logs Hewn DITTO, lof prime quality, 311 Planks DITTO. now landing ex Gambia, from Ship Island, U.S.—Apply to Messrs A. E, Byrne and Co., Merchants; or to DUNCAN EWING & CO., Brokers. 81, CHURCH STREET tfr THE NORTHERN TIMES will be Per nzanently Enlarged to Double its present size, on or about the Ist qf December Ebt Rottlitru 'Tian FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1856 THE DAY'S NEWS We are again called upon to notify a further prevalence of crime and outrage. The catalogue is not only large, but alarming. Amongst the most atrocious is that of the Croydon murder, the par titulars of which will he foundiin another column. What motive could influence the human monster, is as yet a mystery. From the active exertions of the police, he will, no doubt, soon be cap tured. In the case of the Erith murderer, who poisoned himself in the Bridewell at Greenwich, a coroner's jury have returned a verdict offelo de se. To-day Marley, who stands accused of the Parlia ment street murder, takes his trial at the Central Criminal Court, London. There is nothing fresh respecting the Dublin tragedy, although everywhere the police are most energetic in trying to effect the capture of the barbarous assassin. The latest Dublin news about this affair mentions that a rumour, originating ,from respectable sources, was circulated on Wednesday, with great confidence, that a man bad been arrested, and having been brought before some justice of the peace, not one of the police magistrates, had been committed to the Richmond Bridewell, on the charge of being concerned in this murder. The police, however, in answer to enquiries made at a late hour that night, stated positively that there was no truth in the report, and that no arrest had yet been made. The investigations arecontinued with the most pos sible secrecy, but with the most persevering energy. There is no new fact, however, to communicate. It will be perceived that yesterday there was another excitement got up in Liverpool by the report that a second arrest had been made of the supposed murderer of Mr. Little, but from all the enquiries which our reporters could institute there is no ground to expect that the party detained had any thing to do with the murder beyond a few insane statements, the result, probably, of an attack of delirium tremens. No murder, in this country or Ireland, has caused such excitement as that of Mr. Little, if we except the cases of Palmer and Dove. We have further news of the Southampton elec tion, the contest in which is now exciting so much attention. The two liberal candidates seem as de termined as ever, although, from the reports which have regaled us, it is rather evident that Mr. Edwin James has rather got sick of the affair ; for he was to have met his friends and supporters at Southampton on Wednesday, but took suddenly ill—a circumstance which his opponents have not been slow to take advantage of, and to attribute to it an evidence that Mr. James must, and does feel, that his chance of success is daily on the decline. Terminate as the struggle may, it is certain that the electors of Southampton are un willing to make the representation of their borough the precursor of aspiring lawyers stepping upon the judicial bench clothed in ermine. Those who have read in the colums of a cotem porary, a series of articles entitled "Liverpool Life," will have become acquainted with many of the sayings and doings of the gaming fraternity of Liverpool. The proceedings in the Queen's Bench on Wednesday contains some startling revelations of gambling in the metropolis. A young man— Mr. John Sidebottom, of the firm of Sidebottom and Co., cotton manufacturers, Manchester, visits a house in Albemarle-street, and loses £25,000 or £28,000 in gambling. Th 3 mode in which he lost the money was by the gaming-house keepers using loaded dice and what are called despatches, so that in the game of hazard played at these places, a loss was almost inevit able to those who played against the gaming house keeper. The loaded dice were given to the party playing against the proprietor, and the effect was that he would be sure to throw the low cast, deuce ace, while the " despatching " dice, which threw the highest number, was substituted when the other party had to cast, which, when a young man was heated with wine, might easily be effected without being noticed. The court, after hearing the evidence, summed up very elaborately, after which the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. _ The proceedings of the Dock and Health Com mittees, at their usual weekly meetings yesterday, are reported elsewhere. Nothing of any import ance took place at the former. At the Health Committee, Mr. John Clare, jun., made a proposal to relieve the town effectually of all Smoke Nui sance but he stip u l ated that, i f he was success f u l in his plan, the Com m i ttee were to a d vance hi m £l,OOO sterling, and, as delays are dangerous, he only gave the Committee a fe w d a y s t o cons id e r of and accept his proposal. Our reporter facetiously remarks, that the matter ended wh ere i t b egan, i n smoke, no action being taken thereon. All u di ng t o the Health Committee reminds us that, yesterday, there were a number of summonses to be heard for NORTIIERN the non-payment of the Sanatory Rates of the Borough, and, as usual, the cry was—" Wanted, a Magistrate !" Full details of the matter, together with the proceedings on the hearing of the com plaints, will be found in another column. Our latest continental advices inform us that the Turkish Ministry is again reconstituted, still under Redschid Pacha—but for how long ? The Constantinople correspondent of La Presse now states as a fact, for which he can vouch, that the Porte communicated to the French Ambassador its resolution to demand the evacuation of the Turkish territories, in accordance_ with the terms of the Treaty of Peace, at the same time that the English Ambassador and the Austrian Internuncio received the assurance that it would not do so. This, of course, would fully explain the discrepancy in the assertions in the different ministerial organs. We suggested at the time that some such duplicity of the high Turkish officials might be at the bottom of this matter. According to the same correspon dent, the affair of Yenikale has been settled by a recognition, on the part of Admiral Lyons, of the right of the Russians to interdict the entrance of the Sea of Azoff to foreign men of war. From Berlin we have rather unpleasant intelli gence. The official organ of the Prussian Ministry adopts a tone of undisguised menace towards Switzerland. The speech from the Throne, by which the Prussian Landtag is to be opened to. morrow, will, no doubt, become the chief turning point of this unfortunate affair. The movements of the Government, as well as those of the people in Prussia, have been at all times sudden, because feeling rules there more than reason,and occasions for public display have always been prominent in the history of that monarchy. The relations of the States of the German Con. federation to Denmark, seem at present to be hardly much better than their relations to Switzer land. An additional element of danger works in this case. Not the slightest ill-feeling exists in the German nation towards the Swiss, but such feelings are largely entertained over all Germany towards the Danes, ever since the suppression of the late Schlegwig-Holstein revolution, Should the Ger man governments take up arms for the independ ence of Holstein, this would be at the same time an appeal to the national feelings, and a large war party, mistaking war for a means of progress, would most probably support them. At Vienna the policy of France was still con sidered unsatisfactory, for, instead of positively declaring that Russia must fulfil to the letter, the engagements of the 30th of March, she is endeavouring to mediate be tween the St. Petersburgh Cabinet, and England and Austria ; and it is said that, in the estimation of St. Petersburg, the Emperor Napoleon is a political adventurer, who may be of service to Russia, but neither the Court nor its official advisers feel any sympathy for him. The refusal of the Swiss Federal Council to release the Neufchatel prisoners has been published in an official form. It is full of significant allusions, not the least of which is that referring to the assur ances of good feeling which Austria, Bavaria, and Baden thought fit to express when they supported the demands of Prussia. The Federal Council have informed those Powers that they know how to appreciate these assurances. The result of Gen. Dufour's mission cannot yet be made public. The Federal Council have been unanimous, and there is no blinking the fact that this seemingly small affair grows daily in gravity and importance. From Spain there is not any intelligence of importance. At Malaga all was quiet, and the coercive measures adopted by the authorities were being gradually relaxed. The Overland mail has arrived at Trieste. A telegraphic despatch of the commercial intelligence has been received, but there is not any political news to hand. The screw-steamer Kangaroo arrived here last night from Philadelphia, whence she sailed on the 13th inst. She brings a large and valuable cargo, and upwards of 120 passengers. The Kangaroo's news will be found in another column. Mr. JOHN WYBERGH'S resignation has afforded the majority of the members of the Town Council an opportunity of displaying their innate love of prodigality. The late Borough Treasurer accepted his office and discharged its duties efficiently and faithfully for several years for a salary of 5001. He gave the required bond, and took upon himself all the responsibilities of his trust. His stipend was raised to 7001. a year as a reward for good service, and why this course should have been departed from on the appointment of Mr. TWEEDIE, none but his supporters in the Council Chamber can comprehend. There is a fixed determination, however, on the part of the Finance Committee and its clique to seize every opportunity that occurs of heaping expense on the town. By giving Mr TWEEDIE 6001. a year, they saddle the Ratepayers. with 1001. per annum which might have been saved without doing injustice to that gentleman. The new Treasurer had no right to expect more for his services than his predecessor received on taking office. But there was an opening left for the prodigals by M r. WrsEson's resignation, and they could not help making a job of the appointment of his successsor. Lavish expenditure constitutes their highest claim to notoriety. Without it they would sink beneath the lowest point of public appreciation. They therefore cling to the traditional fame of the spendthrift-order to which they belong. Had Mr. SAmusr. HOLINIE fulfilled his promise, and essayed to "pluck the leaves off the cauli flower," when he found the Reform favourite of Lime-street standing before him, the Burgesses would have been far better satisfied. But instead of this, Mr. J. R. JEFFERY took Mr. HormE in hand, and endeavoured to arrest the flowery Alder man in his career of habitual extravagance. "It has been stated to me," said Mr. JEFFERY, " that " the salary of 6001. a year was fixed in eonse " quence of the high amount of bond which it had " been determined to obtain from the treasurer. " I am told, and I must ask the indulgence of the " Council for my inexperience, that this gentleman, " Mr. TWEEDIE, whom I have not the pleasure of " knowing, is now in the receipt of 3001. a year. " I am also informed, that Mr. WYBERGH, when " first installed into his office, received, for not " less than ten years, onlr 5001. a year." This last sentence shews the prodigal design. An extrava gant bond was demanded from Mr. TWEEDIE to justify or furnish a paltry excuse for raising the Treasurer's salary. No attempt of the sort could have been made in the absence of some childish demand on the proposed occupant of the office. A bond of 8,0001. was consequently asked for, instead of the former bond of 5,0001, and for the nominal security, for it really is little more in this case, the Borough is put to the additional expense of 1001. If the Council had really b sirous of giving the Burgesses ample security for the funds entrusted to the Corporation, they would have adopted Mr. JEFFERY'S suggestion. That gentle man's recommendation would have rendered a bond almost unnecessary. He contended that, after the recent instances we have had, it becomes our duty to take every necessary precaution to prevent the funds of the Corporation from being drawn upon the sole signature of a paid officer, however high he may stand in the estimation of the Council. And he subsequently moved, as an amendment, " That " the salary be 5001. a year ; that the bond be " reduced to 5,000/. ; and that each cheque be " countersigned by the Chairman or Deputy " Chairman of the Finance Committee." The idea of asking for a bond of 8,0001. as security from an official who has frequently a balance of 100,0001 or 200,0001. in his power, and for which he may write cheques, is really very laughable. The Borough Treasurer might at any time draw on the Corporation's bank for twice or three times the TIMES.--LlVtlll 4 oota, suspicion amount of his bond without causing the slightest To talk, therefore, of 8,0001. as security to the tax-payers is ail moonshine. Let the Mayor and Chairman of the Finance Committee countersign every cheque drawn by the Treasurer of the Corporation, and then the public will have something better than a bond to rely upon ; and that.this obviously necessary practice has not been long since enforced, appears perfectly inexplicable. RUMOURS OF A MINISTEBIAL EMUTE.—During the last few days all sorts , of rumours have prevailed as to the posi tion of the Ministry. This, no doubt, arises, in some degree, from the frequent and protracted sittings of the Cabinet. Reports are current, in political circles, to the effect that there is a split in the Ministry, and there are persons in the West End clubs who assert, with a degree of confidence, that the subjects which have produced discord are both numerous and varied. Some aver that, several of the Ministers, being apprehensive that the intriguing and ver satile Premier, with the view of strengthening himself by an infusion of new blood, is desirous of casting them overboard, as a set of medocrities who, in the stormy coming session can be of no service—have offered resistance to the Palmerston scheme, and have got up a counter intrigue to bring Lord John Russell into the cabinet, in order that they may oust their present chief, or, in the event of failure, that they should make their downfall appear as the defeat of whiggery. Moreover, it is also rumoured that this discontented section of the cabinet has lately urged the necessity, so as to promote its plans, of introducing a Reform Bill, but it is said the noble premier feels quite indifferent on the subject, that he is opposed to innovation, and a convert to that policy which would tide over difficulties to a future day, so that, as long as it is possible, quiescence may be enjoyed. On the other hand, there are those in political circles who profess to have 13;en " behind the scenes," who consider the gossip about a new Reform Bill a mere invention. They, however, consider that our foreign relations, and the elevation of Mr. Buchanan to the Presidential chair of the United States, are matters which form the main topics of consultation and debate at the cabinet councils. We give all these rumours as they reach us, leaving to our readers to form their own opinions as to their truth or likelihood of realisation. HAYS TRH PUBLIC GAINED BY THR NEW COUNTY COURT Acr?—We have heard much of the vast benefit which the public would reap by the provisions of the New County Court Act. Such, however, would appear not to be the case, inasmuch as the new act gives to attorneys consider. able powers of fleecing needy and unfortunate suitors. They can, according to the statement of an intelligent correspon dent, make charges three times as heavy as before. For instance, an attorney is to have ss. for attending at the clerk's office, and entering a plaint; 3a. a witness for taking notes of their examinations ; and 71. for drawing up a consent, when the man could better go to the office and consent there, as is generally done. It appears that, after a certain court held this month, a leading attorney sent in his bill for the cases he bad been on, which were not more than 14 or 15 in number, and they exceeded in sm)unt the whole month's fees for entering and hearing 230 plaints, and levying 46 executions; in fact, doing everything belonging to the court. This is a monstrous piece of public iniquity. Indeed, there are many things in connec tion with these courts which should not exist. THE ANOMALIES OF THE FRENCH LAW.-011 looking over our French files, we find in one of them a curious point of law enunciated. As is well-known, French workmen are prohibited from combining together to procure an advance in wages. If they do so, they are liable to be fined in a sum not exceeding 3,000 francs, nor less than sixteen francs, and to be imprisoned from six days to three months. Some agricultural labourers were charged with committing this offence, but it appears that the law does not apply to them, they are specially provided for by another law, which treats their offence with much more consideration. The fine to which they are 1 iable cannot be higher than twelve day's wages, or the imprisonment of longer duration. By this it is established that the workers in manufactories and workshops are altogether on a different footing from agricultural labourers, in respect of combination for increase of pay. From this it is evident that the country labourer is deemed a much less dangerous character than his town rival. The French law is exceedingly strict in all that relates to the city ouvrier. The precaution alluded to may be good, but we mistake the French character very much if the time is not fast approaching when such social fetters will be 'rudely cast off, and the hands so long accustomed to restraint, will use with terrible strength their newly acquired freedom. STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE AT SOUTH AMPTON.—On Wednesday evening as the engineers were getting up steam in the Parana, one of the West India royal mail steamers, one of the boilers burst, which killed three persons, and wounded nine seriously. The full particulars have not yet been ascertained. CATHOLIC INSTITURE.—A literary soiree was held in the hall of the Catholic Institute, Hope street,last night. It was numerously attended. The chair was occupied by J. B. Aspinall, Esq. During the course of the evening an address was delivered by the Rev. James A. Stothert, on " Modern Science." HISTORIC SOCIETY.—There was no formal meeting of the society last night, but the members assembled at a cotaversa zione at the Egyptian Museum, 8, Co!quitt street, by special invitation of the proprietor, Joseph Mayer, Esq., F.S.A. A very pleasant evening was spent in examining the contents of the museum, which are various and most inter. eating. HOPE HALL Luc-runms.—The lecture last night was delivered by Mr. P. E. Dove, author of the " Theory of Human Progression," &e. The subject of the lecture was "St. Louis and the Waldenses," and in his treatment of it the lecturer was most happy in rivetting the attention of his hearers throughout the whole of his discourse. The chair was occupied by Mr. P. M. Dove. THE LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURTS.—There i 9 no court or other place of public business in Liverpool more, conveniently situated than the Bankruptcy Courts, but, unfor tunately, that advantage is almost more t nan counterbalanced by their very defective hearing, consequent on their proximity to South John street, and Cable street. South John street is one of the leading thoroughfares of the town, and from six o'clock in the morning until a late hour at night, the traffic through it is incessant. It is paved with square sets, and, as lorries pass along, the reverberating noise so fills the court that the husiness has frequently to be suspended, it being impossible for the professional gentlemen engaged in the cause immediately before the court to make themselves heard, even though they should speak at the top of their voices. The learned commissioners are also much incon venienced by it, and must find it very fatiguing in deciding the many points that arise in the conduct of a case. Yes terday, in Mr. Commissioner Stevenson's court, an exami nation could not be proceeded with for some time, in consequence of the noise in the street. The learned com missioner stated that the landlord was bound to put double windows to the court, and observed that it that were done it might be some imnrovement. Mr. Evans, Mr. Dodge, Mr. E. Banner, Mr. John Yates, jun., and other gentlemen professionally engaged in the court, also complained of the annoyance, and expressed a hope that steps would be taken to abate it. We think that the street should also be Macadamised in front of the court. It would be the most effectual remedy. PRESENTATION.—M. L. Hubert, French master in Mr. Wands' school, 7, Percy street, was, on Thursday morning, the 27th inst., presented by his pupils with a handsome gold pencil-case, on occasion of his changing his residence from Liverpool to Paris. Master Samuel Kerr, 33, Falkner square, in the name of his fellow pupils, read the following address before presenting Mons. Hubert with the pencil-case :—" Sir,—We, your pupilq, in Mr. Wands' academy, have heard with deep regret that you are about to leave this country and return to France, by which . change we will be deprived of your valued instructions in the French language, as well as the pleasure of meeting with you our kind and highly esteemed master. It is only since we were made aware that you were about to depart from amongst us that we knew how much we love and esteem you. Many times, we fear, we may not have been so good boys as you could have wished us to he, and rnay, also, in our thoughtlessness, have given you unnecessary annoyance. We hope, however, you will f irget and forgive all our faults, and believe that we have always held you in the highest esteem and respect. And now, when we must part, we assure you that you carry along with you our sincere wishes for your future happiness and prosperity. We feel desirous that you should also carry with you to your new h ome a small taken of our love an d a ff ect i on. H owever wor thless it may be in itself, we fe e l assure d you w ill va l ue it, not for its intrinsic worth, but for the affection which prompted the gift. We hope, sir, you will be pleased to accept from your French cl.,ss, att e ndi ng Mr. Wands school, this pencil-case, as a small token of their love and esteem." M. Hubert made a suitable reply, and both master and pupils were deeply affected at pat tiug with each other. FRI:DAY. THE MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING No new feature has manifested itself in our Cotton market to day. Holders continue to supply the market to a fair extent, and sales to the amoubt of 6,000 bales are reported ; of which 500 are said to be on Speculation and for export. Prices are much the same as noticed in yesterday's report. The Liverpool Share Market has been rather active, to day the sales were extensive, particularly in Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, the advance on which, was 7s. 6cl. Lon don Stock, and Midland Stock advanced 2s. 6d. Dovers also were in strong request, but prices were not much higher at the close than on the opening of the market. The transactions include the following :—Blackburn, 7 9-10. Caledonian, 291 -I. Chester and Birkenhead, 161. Eastern Counties, 9y 7.16. Great Western, 09k a. Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 961, 1, Z,l„ -Z. a, e, 1, Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 18i. London and North Western, 1051, a, I. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 359, 4, a. t, a. Midland Stock, 82Z, Z, 1, 1 1 t. Berwick =4, South Capital Stock, ~ Eastern and Dover, 223, 3, ±, 3,3, a, 2, 3, 3-16, N Dutch Rhenish, 1 7 16p. The market finally left off with a strong feeling, the leading Stocks and Shares all having an advancing tendency. Subjoined are the closing prices of the day :—Aberdeen, 121 121. Black. burn, 73 7 Chester and Birkenhead, 163 16-,1-. Cale donian, 293 293. Chester and Holyhead, 193 193 Eastern Counties, 93 93. East Lancashire, 201203. Great Northern, 221 231. Ditto A Shares, 01 01 Great Western, 693 693 Lancashire and Yorkshire Stick, 961 964. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 183 183. London and North Western Stock, 1051 106. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 353 35 3 Midland 5t0ck,823823. North British, 99-16, 911-16 North Staffordshire, 51 53d. South Eastern and Dover, 221 22 3-16. York, Newcastle, and Ber wick, 21 3 2li. York and North Midland, 30+ 301. Leeds Capital Stock, 183 19. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 3 3p. Dutch Rhenish, 1 7-16 1 9-16 p. Great Western of Canada, 243 243. Do. New Shares, 2 3 23p. Great Luxembourg, 103 103 d. There is not any change to report in the state of the money market. Discussions as to the pro bability of an early reduction of the Bank rate of discount to 6 per cent. have become general, and it seems to be generally felt that some measures of relaxation cannot be long postponed. When the rate was fixed at 7 per cent. for both short and 95 days bills, the mercantile community, though taken somewhat by surprise, acquiesced in the step, mainly in the belief that the Bank had been sub jected to fresh pressure, the extent of which could be known only to the directors. Upon the publica tion of the return extending to the following Satur day, however, it was at once perceived that, instead of being curtailed the Bank's resources had augmen ted, and the opinion was immediately expressed by many persons of judgment that, in face of the probability of immediate and enormous arrivals of overdue gold from Australia, the directors ought to have paused before deciding upon this fresh severity. The result proves the objection to be well founded, and the rescinding of the last reso lution is generally expected to be soon a lopted, the more especially as it is understood that the advance to 7 per cent. was carried in face of a considerable minority at the Bank board, including, it is whispered, the Governor himself. Some par ties are disposed to believe that the board, for the salZe of consistency, will maintain the rate of 7 per cent. for some little time longer. This opinion is confirmed by the fact that to-d ay the directors of the bank separated without announcing any change in the terms of discount. Although many were of opinion that a reduction of 3 per cent. would have been made, it could scarcely have been supposed when all the circumstances connected with the recent crisis are duly considered, that affairs had sufficiently improved to admit of any relaxation in the restrictive policy lately adopted. The amount of 4 ` other Securities" must be greately reduced, and the reserve of notes will have to be considerably augmented before any of the discount restrictions are removed ; and it is thought, therefore, that the lowering of the rate at the present moment would have been very indiscreet. At a later period of the year there is no doubt capital will become cheaper, but although it is very desirable to relieve trade from the shackles now existing, but at the same time it is equally important that undue encourage ment should not be given to speculation by a too precipitate action on the part of the directors The bank will make advances on stock during the shutting of the transfer books at 7 per cent. In the Consol market there was less activity and firmness to day. The dealings were somewhat limited. Most parties have been busy in arranging the half-yearly accounts in Railway Shares and Foreign Stocks. Consols for money have been 94a 3 and 941 3, and for the December account 941 have been the values. For January they have been 95 to 953 and 953'3. The Exchequer Bills have risen to 2s. and ss. premium ; the Bonds are 983 to 99, the New Threes 933 1, and the Reduced to 933. Bank Stock is 217, and East India Stock 2273. An active business was transacted in the London Railway Share Market this morning, and most of the principal lines have been buoyant at an advance of about to 1 per. The settlement of the account having now been nearly arranged, Caledonian, Chester and Holyhead, East Lancashire, Great Western, Brighton, and South Eastern, advanced los to 11. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western, Midland and North Eastern, and Berwick, ..tl. to £1 ss. The French lines also exhibited some improvement. Northern of France and Paris and Lyons being about £1 higher, The East Indian and Canadian:lines ruled steady at previous quo tations. We append the leading sales of the day : Caledonian, 571 ; Eastern Counties 94 ; Great Northern, 92 I ; Great Western, 681 ; London and North Western, 1044 ; Midland, 811 ; Dover, 73i ; South Wales, 79 The demand for most descriptions of Foreign and Colonial Produce is still dull, and the pur chases unimportant. The supplies, both here and in London, still keep light. The • high rates cur rent deter speculators from transacting business. Few arrivals of produce have again taken place, and deliveries are to a fair extent for the period of the year. A further increase in purchases in dye goods, and supplies keeping light, prices are looking up ; shippers appear to be the principal purchasers. A stiff market for metals, with impor tant transactions ; and there is every appearance of consumption further increasing. Russian pro- duce is not much in request by - speculators, but continues to be in active demand for consumption, and prices rule stiff. The official returns relating to trade and naviga tion, for the month ending 31st Oct., have been published. From these it appears that the total declared value of exports from the United Kingdom, for the month, was 10,066,9511., being an increase of 1,806,357/ , compared with those of the like month in 1855. The increase is per3eptible in beer and ale, coals and culm, cotton manufac tures, earthenware, glass manufactures, haber dashery and millinery, hardwares and cutlery, leather, linen, yarn, metals, silk manufactures, woollen and worsted manufactures, and woollen and worsted yarn ; but there was a falling off in fish, machinery, and soap. The importations of the principal articles were larger, as respects animal charcoal, clocks, cocoa,. corn, barley, oats, rye, flour, raw cotton, flax, currants, plate glass, hemp, leather manufactures, potatoes, rice, saltpetre, silk manufactures, cloves, nutmegs, brandy, Geneva, sugar unrefined, tallow, tea, wine , and sheep's and iambs' wool. There was a diminution, compared with the same month, in live animals, coff ee, metals, opium, dyeing stuffs, embroidery , provisions, rum, and tobacco. The return relative to shipping also exhibits some satisfactory features, a much larger number of foreign vessels having been employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom, as well as in the coasting business. In the commercial advises from the Continent, received this morning, a statement is furnished of the progress of the manufacture of beetroot sugar in France during the season 1850-7, until the end of October. It appears that 209 manufactories have been in full operation, or 15 more than at the corresponding period of the previous season, and that the production has been 15,000,000 kilo grammes. This has become a most important branch of French industry, and the article made has, of course, greatly superseded the foreign staple, the periodical returns of imports showing a steadyincrease in this respect. The Paris Bourse yesterday recovered from the weakness noticed during the two or three previous days, the invest- ..~~---:Y~.. ing public have again come forward as il • pfirciitiz o e With regard to monetary affairs a gradual imprve: ment is spoken of, and it is expected that the nes t monthly return of the Bank of France will she( some very satisfactory results. Telegraphic advices from St. Petersburg convey the disagreeable intelligence that, owing to the great difficulty interposed by the state of the i ce .: the prospect of the release of the ships 13 ,..e" 0 detained at Cronstadt was becoming fainter. T"l_ news has occasioned some movement in the tallo,w. market here. The price of St. Petersburg YLI • tallow closed to-day at 58s. 6d. in all positions ti. 11." lyear and for next spring. us that Commercial advices from Madrid in form the Spanish government intends to pur chase qt, in foreign markets to the amount of sixty milli°.9 of reals, or say 800,0001 sterling. The corn t hu is purchased is to be admitted duty free. Itfhis stated that the object of the government rn h extraordinary operation is to reduce the It . prices now prevailing in the Spanish tuat e o m We have never known any good to resu lt "' t . these attempts on the part of governments to ov iii rule the natural laws of supply and dema nd ' w ill the present instance, the measures a do p ted tra d e tend to deter merchants from embarking in 9, tra o6 in which they may find the Government COturti w with them The suffering classes inadiree SPe in ted have cause for thankfulness if these the efforts of the authorities be not attended wit h th e natural result of ultimately further enhanejug se e prices of the necessaries of life. But when W g e na ia the poverty-stricken Government of embarking in a new expenditure of this inage-Will the first question that suggests itself is , where the money come from? FOREIGN INTELLIGENC --.4......---- FRANCE (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENO* glisb There is another denunciation of the press in the semi-official Constitutionnel this red ing. The press in England in general is bli cl and For making odious contrasts between Engla ti qs ok• France, and the respective institutions, for attack' ing the government of the empire, arid fn. r , t ,' l ond to overthrow the Ministers ; and the forte• Tuti " er Morning Post are specially denounced — thS c ncl for having vapoured about the power of r) ll C ,lfl the in terms. " offensive to the . ear of anlly the second for having had the insolence to W t t n - v ern: French Government that the p rece ding ments of France which separated frorn r' n ,°„ s oel, were overthrown. According to the Constitntesto the manner in which the English press;ifeel' France and her Government causes a b ad s and ing, not in Paris alone, but in the prov in f., - Qtria ° is likely to endanger the alliance. The - 0 -, 1 :1 1 for press is also abused as well as the Eng" s rs ent• attacking the immaculate French Gr° /e ., r13 ,1 1 The moral of all this is. not that the Fre'd the vernment is unreasonable in complaining 1:1 " g to English press, or that that press is 14 ', ° t hink! speaking of France as it conscientious*: ci d 60... right, but that the alliance between E"gla- For France is decidedly in a rickety conditiol4Booh the English press to abuse France, an d the ri.og semi official press to be constantly g rultib the English press, is evidently not the best to o. in the world for consolidating friendly r e t t ion 4 If the English Government and people h e % - pres l/ to maintain the French alliance, the Eng i " s atedli must, as I have before remarked, nh" °- eoPl i ' the P io tbe change its tone. If, on the contrary , the government, and the press think that, in presence of the undisguised and scandalous do loll of France to Russia, of her scarcely l ess sesli.od o f protection thrown over King Bombs , her embarrassed internal situation --- a ra r the alliance be desirable, why not make t he t° t o Lure at once and openly ? To profeas to d lrent keep up the alliance, and yet to abuse the og icail Government, as the London papers do, is iIL ° and ridiculous. The German papers, and some St. Pet e ts for letters received to-day, say that arrangell3lol3 a new Congress are nearly completed• 0000, to day, on the contrary, and from a g- ,°° " ) I ° o ll a° too, that, in . all probability, none will be jo g t° the different Powers are on the point of c° 113 00 00 6 an understanding on the questions in 1 8 1 0 03 1 1 h ' about which so much- noise has keen rnau•c o gl/ 0 " If this be true, it will be a triumph for the x' Cabinet. DoO rt t Some of the papers announce that I \ l ' ogl e French Ambassador in Persia, is abu t %%- c oy'. c i t t , Paris. This is true ; but it is said his official quarters, that he will return t° to o 1119 his object in coming being to en" offtli t ‘ j :r Government as to the real state of P ets Up tholf The Emperor and Empress are t o take nest' f residence at the Tuileries, on SaturdaY •ch th winter. t 0 11 t• The Marquis Turgot, French Minister % is poss sets out this evening on his r eturn P,, te d I.llsl° 'n According to all accounts, the fst oili ( - 0 between the two branches of the OP" i f it W : e f i Spain has not much chance of success. 0,0 to be effected, higthhees highest displeasure. Governme nt W be en withit the h ttti /e A be t Constantinople letters of the l'V.inriberet•otpdo. distributed to-day. It will be rev 3e "i e to P- Seis the French Ambassador addressed a h e- ii lack s i t e chid Pacha, calling on him to cause t he .d hf or and the Principalities to be evac.„ Bll . t d e sohi a ,° ° o o, English and Austrians. This note Il e , w in's' dot municated to the Austrian and Engl i % o3 bas s e t, of and they told him to tell the French 'f ie A ll that as soon as Russia had executed t &p ing o ,' peace, by giving up Bolgrad, and a b i t t ; fiee t st on . pretensions to the Isle of Serpen ts ' e . e at C ( fibre army should leave. The English for - d 0 ~0 1 0. s iote ier vet o tinople and in the Black Sea con large ships of the line and thirteen sw i ttion , b The United States frigate, the Con ste— a , arrived. s had r v e- da IP A Berlin despatch says that ne',... - nt the - ° or ' that city from Berne, to the effect to" t to a cc3e ha te ` Council has unanimously resolved 0 ° - sell. ° t od the demand of Prussia to set t i er e d tha t At prisoners at liberty, and has orcl, r ; co urs e ' o pen shall be brought to trial in the regil ltl xs ess t 4 d acl the same time it has manifested a reaulaia on 0 negociations with Prussia, and to re ut- . de rea terms with her. 00 1 ,W° A New York letter states that it Wa til d be P likely that Grelet and Carpentier ' NT° up, but not the other prisoners , 41 146. ' i 1 , _ tig It is said to-dal l ! Works to the Ern i t 3 o urp r o a rs to allow the railway in a report from the I\l year, or two,conta' - prolongations, commenced, Emperor, tW_Evs,:ineA. Ittivliietine:s.:loli)o iniste..lo.o , without• ensuing se and .atingompoies w og to funds for caiv.rtylyireg on, dilpr,, line4' the an d embranchaleot9 l'l,;llefic.l-e4. execution) of the ,111'; 1101 which cannot be s` t ' pg ril' t throwing employ. tens I The of thousands the een'r„pers' very lowest stun . ~,,,, I) , will require is, rail‘,,,, i . is, according to A bs: ...C12,000 0 , 00 in English money. i,) F ' last Oe fe" The metallic reserve of the Ban - f c i .44 increased ver considerably during the ri- till. date than 90 da ln y e s days—as . much as £1'20,000 it is State o fesi. l. ,l 0 , 1 .1 . increase, comb' generally, causes it to be espected. Oa' Dorte t a 5 shortly recommence bills a a discounting ~ 0 1 The Bourse a t odtlJ' prices of has been very anin3ate ~,. all securT have advance . . , 4 41t 1 ' i rec< the d""- 00°' The approaching jitter with settlement o. 13 g reater ~e Russia is expected, even wit o t nat e nu ,rice than •it was yesterday. Cover- vernulea• lam • • gil , en to understand that the of has th• • etch' 13 Is day received a telegraphic Oa formingit, . it, officially, that the troops of the , th ° Persia have captured Herat. tha" lie The A lsemblie Nationale announces lo f Duke Alexander, of Wurternburg, hileb,A,fiat Vtidi, late Princess Marie, daughter of Is-'ll"cobilrrf Philippe, and the Duke Augustus of Sax e o the r husband of the Princess Clementine, ¢o o a ecdo his Majesty's daughters, have refused l',. a ose A the pensions of 8000 f. a year, which the gyp, ao Emperor obtained a law to confer on tiltOportio; recommence for his confiscation of a gre it , o f Ai ° of the late King's property in 1852, 011 ",,t5. sat' property the two Princesses' had settlenle" NOP- The 111 oniteur announces the receipt of at; of er f sum of 270 f. (rather more than 1 1 ) 540 6 pool, for the fund for the relief of the '-'d the inundations, ti, as so atanpriernsepnrot.vistiatttnhoinr voitiei