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All communications, Books for Review, etc., to be for. warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher CHARLES WILLMER, and those from London may be seul to the care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. ,Tqlittljtrn Rift' tr)itin. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1853 TALK of the Inquisition in Spain ! Why we have it, sitting in solemn conclave, on the banks of the Thames. There, in murky back chambers, adjoin ing Somerset-House, whose huge piles of stone buildings obstruct the light of day,—a most appro priate locale for such a tribunal—sits the Protestant Inquisitor-General and his brother-officials of the " Holy Office," plying their unenviable occupation— deciding as to what, in the narrowness and imbe cility of their intellect, constitutes the heinous crime of "heresy," or, in other words, exercising the right of private judgment—fulminating ana themas upon their victims—interdicting the de velopment of mind—and limiting the boundary of thought—saying to it, " Thus far shalt thou come, but no further !" Generally speaking the world is really too busy to have its operations interrupted by mere polemical bickerings, and angry theological disputations, which serve no useful purpose that we know of, but rather the reverse. Nevertheless occasions sometimes arise, such as the present, when priestly dogmatism and intolerance require to be exposed to public indignation ; and we do not regard it as unbelonging or derogatory to the office of the journalist, to bring about so desirable an end. Last Saturday morning Dr. JELF, the Principal of King's College, intimated to the Students that Professor MAURICE'S Lectures on Ecclesiastical History, would thenceforth be discontinued ; and there exists little doubt but that the Council of the College intend depriving this eminent divine and scholar of his Professorship, if, indeed, they have not already done so. The fact is that, for a con siderable time, Mr. MAURICE has been an " eye sore" to the nambypamby officials of the College, who compared with him possess but " the intel ligence of soap -suds and genius of gambouge." He has been repeatedly accused of favouring all sorts of theological views, Socinian, Neologian, and Pantheistical; and his Essays were said to confirm the charges brought against his orthodoxy in cer tain quarters. PROFESSOR MAURICE has been long and favour ably known, not only as an eminent theologian and metaphysician, but as a truly benevolent man, whose labours were incessant in promoting the well-being of the lower classes. Earnestly has he laboured to demolish those conventional barriers which, in this country, so successfully separate the various social gradations from interchange of thought, or community of ac tion. Religion and humanity were to him prac tical, indubitable facts—not that wishy-washy sen timentalism which turns up its eyes in devotion, and at the sight of human misery and depravity sots withal the part of the priests and Levites, -1 ' passing by on the other side." We well remem ber, some years ago, -when Mr. MAURICE first began to put into operation his scheme for the amalga mation of class interests, being present at one of those public meetings convened for the purpose of explaining his views and plans. We shall never forget his dignified demeanour and extraordinary forbearance on that occasion, when a rough un kempt artizan told him to his face he suspected there was Jesuitry at the bottom of his designs-- for he could not regard a clergyman as entertain ing any benevolent views with respect to the class which he represented. The Professor replied that, he honoured the honesty and boldness which gave utterance to such an expression of thought; and concurred in the view that, generally speak ing, the clergy of his church kept too much aloof from the masses, and seldom interested them selves, in promoting their interests, or ad vocating their cause. A similar feeling of real benevolence induced Mr. MAURICE, in the early part of the present year, to publish some theological essays, exclusively intended for, and addressed to, Unitarians. His main object was to show how slight a distinction l ay , a f ter all, between their views and those of their orthodox brethren; and thus induce them to unite with the Established Church. In a work of this nature it must neces sarily have badurred that the Professor should touch upon very delicate ground—such as many who are loudest in'heir condemnation of his sentiments, would h,4 reared to tread, even did they possess the necessaTerudition, logical acumen, and criti cal aualysiii,:4o completely at the option of the writer. ciatis work Dr. JELF sat in council, a n d IA % upon his dial authority pronouuced 80344nde pef excommunication both against it and its distin guished author—placing the one in the index ex purgatorius, and the other beyond the pale' of the Anglican communion. Infallibility, it seems, has forsaken the Vatican and taken up its abode in a dark upper story of King's College ! Mirabile dictu ! However, there is every reason to believe that Mr. MAURICE does not at all acquiesce in the de cision of the venerable Principal and his colleagues ; and that both his work and the tenets therein ad vocated, will be quickly referred to a higher tribu nal, to be judged of by their merits and their agreement or disagreement with the . doctrines of the English Church. These religious warfares are by no means desira ble. Their chief tendency is to arouse the spirit of Bigotry, and disseminate ill-will amongst men, thus making " Religion's lovely face look foul beneath." In the " Gorham Case" we have had ample evi dence, without enumerating other instances, of the evils resulting from ecclesiastical legislation. It will be remembered that in re GORHAN, Clerk, versus the Bishop of EXETER, after the archiepiscopal and episcopal authorities had failed to arrive at any fixed conclusibn with regard to the doctrine of baptism, and Mr, GORHAM'S "supervenient" notions thereupon—it was a number of lawyers who had to examine the rubicon, study the Thirty-nine Articles, rake up whole bodies of divinity, and pro nounce a decision as to what was " heresy" and what was not ! We regret exceedingly, that the Council of King's College should have acted so injudiciously as they have done, in placing a ban upon so emi nent a clergyman as Professor MAURICE. Few men have distinguished themselves so highly— none acted with more potent or beneficial effect upon the present age. If petty intolerance like this be permitted in such quarters, and on such grounds, there is no calculating the injury that might accrue to our Schools of Learning, and the great minds of which the Establishment itself might be deprived. If narrow boundaries are to be set to thought, and " doxy" take the place which true Religion should occupy, then welcome the " dark ages," with all their concomitant horrors ! Let us grasp the chariot-wheels of the world—stay its movement—and commence our progress—back wards ! THE Industrial Conflict which fills our paper daily with a variety of painful reports, appears to be as far from a sensible and peaceable termina tion as ever. The " turn-outs" are resolute, and the employers are resolved not to yield. And both appear to keep as far off from the propriety and possibilities of their respective positions as one can well conceive. The " turn-outs" say " show us that the state of trade will not admit of an ad vance of 10 per cent, and we will return to work at our former wages." The employers reply "give up your combinations and return to your work." This is precisely the position of affairs at Pres ton, where the most serious " strike" has taken place. And we feel assured that the tone assumed by the employers of that town has been mainly instrumental in producing the " strikes" that have since occurred at other places. Now the question is not a matter in which a dictatorial spirit should be employed. All things relating to pounds, shillings, and pence, should be adjusted in good temper as well as good faith. The employer who feels himself released from all the bonds which binds him to trade, must be in a position, if it is not actually about, to retire from business. We know of no manufacturer who is so indepen dent of trade as to be able to shut up his mill, unless he thinks that it is more expedient to suspend business than to carry on employment under the existing circumstances of the country. If this be the case with the employers of Preston, the peace and tranquillity of the country, and the prosperity of trade, demand that they should openly avow it. But from all we can glean from ill-advised speeches and rambling placards on the walls of the scene of action, we are very much disposed to believe the " associated masters" are as much the victims of a Cowell as the operatives themselves. In a placard which was issued at Preston, last night, in defence of the " associated masters," we have a long statement of the masters' grievances, which concludes with the following announce ment : The Associated Masters had no alternative but to close their mill, unless they were prepared to sit tamely down and see their members ruined one by one ; or the manage ment of their works transferred altogether into the hands of strangers, or rendered intolerable by their exactions and interference. In conclusion, deeply as the Committee of Masters deplore the suffering necessarily entailed upon the town, by the present unhappy state of things, and sincerely anxious as they are to obviate it, they cannot hold out the slightest hope of a resumption of work so long as the opera tives submit themselves to the guidance of their present leaders; many of whom are strangers in the town, others of them, being mere traders in agitation, and all, having a per sonal interest in the continuation of the strike. As this appears to be the determination of the associated masters of Preston—as they are in dan ger of being ruined one by one—and as they are afraid " the management of their own mills will be taken out of their hands, and transferred to stran gers"—the question is, what is best to be done to restore tranquillity to this frontispiece of that in dustrial agitation which is spreading itself over the face of the country? Already we are informed that it is the intention of the operatives of Preston, and other places where strikes exist, to form emigration societies, where, by the payment of a small weekly sub scription, the operatives will be able to take themselves and families to the Continent, Ame rica, or Australia, whichever may suit them best. This movement when once entered on by the operative classes will probably lead the em ployers of Preston to study those organic principles which govern them in their trade, and which ought to guide them in their dealings with their "turn outs." The demand for cotton-spinners, weavers, and indeed colliers and miners, is not confined to Lan cashire. Time - lias given to those orders Cif labbtr a universal value. We could name many coun tries which would not only receive such hands, but would actually pay their passage to new fields of employment; and if matters are suffered to remain much longer as they are at present, we may expect to see our skilled hands reduced very materially. In fact the Colonial Office has, at this moment, a sum of one million applicable to free emigration, and it would be better to see this sum employed forthwith to relieving several of the disturbed towns of a portion of_ their " turn-outs," than that the whole industrial business of the country should be convulsed by the fear, obstinacy, and ill-temper of a " Committee of Associated Masters,". We openly avow that our sympathies lean towards em• ployers, but still it would be highly criminal for us to shrink from the expression of opinions which they may deem hostile to their interests, when we see the whole of our productive system jeopardised by a want of cool discretion, and commercial fore sight. THE science of marine propulsion is destined, while yet in its infancy, to further the world's civilisation, by giant or magic strides. • The ac complishment of Ocean Steam Navigation, which brings the most distant countries, with miraculous precision, within a few days of each other, is an achievement which redounds to the glory of the present generation. In future ages, all honour will be done to the memory of the steam-voyagers of the glorious epoch in which we live. Yet, we must confess, that much still remains for science to do before we can attain the great ends of perfection. The science; of marine propulsion itself, has still to undergo a profound investigation, and all those deductions made, and improvements introduced, which our practical experience sug gests, and which the commercial interests involved actually require. The feat accomplished by the steam-ships, Argo and Victoria, in making the passage out and home from Australia in sixty-four days, does little more, however, than 'establish the fact, that a direct line of steam-navigation, between those valuable pos sessions and the parent State, is practicable. And when we come to compare the time taken in performing the distance between the port of departure in Australia and the port of arrival in England; with what we see achieved bi-weekly, by the British and American steamers sailing from the ports of Liverpool and New York, we find that there is every reason to believe that the passage to and from Australia may be accomplished in a _ _ much shorter time Our ocean-steamers make the passage to and from New York in about ten days, and the actual distance steamed would be but very little short of four thousand miles ; consequently, if these slips were capable of carrying fuel, &c., required for the sixteen-thodsand-mile passage to Australia, they would be able to make the passage in forty-five days at least, or in nineteen days less than the Argo and Victoria have taken. The necessity for employing vessels capable of carrying fuel for the whole distance, must every day become more manifest; and the growing importance of the Australian [trade is sufficiently great to justify our calling at once on the merchants, traders, and bankers of Liverpool, to bestir themselves, and not allow the whole of this valuable traffic to be carried away from our port. Southampton, by the patronage bestowed on its fashionable waters, has thus far taken the lead of that " - Vulgar " giant of the north —the Mersey. Milford 'Haven, hitherto unknown to commercial fame, is also a favoured rival to. the " eotton-lore6 port of Liverpool. And if steps be not quickly taken, this town will be shut out from the immense advantages to be derived from a direct steam communication with the Australian Colonies Thus far we have lost nothing by our apathy, for we see very clearly that vessels must be buit expressly for this trade, and if our ship-builders will only adopt all those improvements which ire known to have been made in marine propulsion, but which, owing to some strange fatality, ave not yet been used, the speed of ocean steaners might be increased by one-third. A four thomand ton steam-ship, propelled by a pair of whet are called " planetary paddle-wheels," would b 1 able to run at an average speed of twenty krotsan hour. On this point we speak ad v i s edly,having seen above thirty knots attained by wh., el s im mersed below the shaft, an d carry i ng two ton per horse in power. This improvement in the propeller obviates all the practical lifficulties which have heretofore stood in the ley of carry ing heavy cargo, or attaining increased speed ; and if the few inventions, necessary io render our port pre-eminent for the speed And burthen carrying capacity of its steam-shins; be really sought after in perfect good faith, No feel assured that this age will be found equal to the task of bringing to perfection the wonderful and beautiful science it has so successfully originated. Fortunately, the prospect of establishing a line of steam communication between Liverpool and Australia, affords an opporttnity to our ship builders of showing their superiority over those of the Thames and Clyde. Waile the profits to be derived from this trade are greater by far than on any other ocean-steam line in existenc The prodigious quantities of specie passing home wards and outwards—the extraordinary passenger traffic home—and the emigration to Australia, are all sources of profit which are scarcely credible. The Argo brought one hundred passengers, notwithstanding that grave doubts were entertsined as to the time the passage would occupy, and also as to the practicability of the undertaking. But once remove these doubts by offering tae ac commodation of ships with superior comforts, and in every respect adapted to the service, and we shall turn the whole trade into our own pat. We have more than once shown in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES what those principles are, and how the necessary deductions may be made to enable the employers of this country generally to meet the difficulties of the present crisis. We have, in fact, shown that, in some cases, sound commercial principles actually demand an advance in the standard of wages, while in others, where expe diency urges a similar course, the margin of profits raises no insurmountable obstacle. If these will not do, let all who are doubtful as to the future look to the state of the bullion-market—the abun dance in our corn stores---the increased powers of consumption accruing to our colonies and nearly every other co antry with which we trade. Where can we discover a d9ubt as to the possibility of being able to realise produce or bullion in exchange for our manufactures ? Australia is full of gold. America is overflowing with grain. The Cotton crops are promising—the Sugar crop is prolific— Rice is also abundant—Coffee crops are above the average of former years—Teas are equal to an enlargement demand—immense efforts are being made both in England and America to increase shipping to the full extent re- - - quired to meet the growing demand for addi- IxQuiny INTO Loss OF THE ANNIE JANE.—Yes tional means of transit, and in the face of all these terday an inquiry into the circumstances connec t e d w i t h t h e assurances of an ear l y d emand, and a l ong season loss of this vess el commenced at . the office of the local marine board of this port, before Captain Beeelly. The inquiry was of prosperity, we hope the "Associated Masters" held with closed doors, all the witnesses not being in attend of Preston will not be losers by the course they "ante, and it being considered injudicious to allow an ex-parte are now , following. statement to appear, Several witnesses were examined, A steamer sailing every month frorr Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide,may calculate en having— judging from the recent importations Jf gold from those parts—from three to four milliors of specie on freight. This, added to the large nuAber of passen gers a four or five thousand ton Filip could carry, would render the undertaking most profitable. We trust then, that a moment will lot be lost by our enterprising capitalists in suing about the good work, and that Australia will soon have reason to be as grateful as Canada, an-t our American posses sions generally, to Liverpool for the establishment of steam communication; commensurate with their present and future w aits. For heavy lines of steam navigation we have advantages which no other part of the kingdom can offer. An endless supply of the cheapest fuel—docks to receive the largest vessels, and facilities for loading, unloading, and repairing, nrhich are not to be equalled in any port in the vorld. But these advantages, to be sustained, pzust be fed by kindred enterprises, and whenever a legitimate opportunity presents itself, such as we now have before us, we should grasp at it 1-efore the prize is carried away by others. TH 1 4 : NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. THE PRESTON STRIKE-ADDRESS OF THE MASTER SPINNERS' ASSOCIATION. PRESTON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The following address on the cause of the general closing of the mills in this town, has this day been issued by the Master Spinners' Association : TO THE PUBLIC " In consequence 'of the numerous misrepresentations that have been made respecting the cause of the present unfor tunate position of the town, the committee of the M as t er Spinner's Associati on b eg to state, for the information of the public, such facts connected therewith as must convince any unprejudiced mind, that the responsibility rests not with them, but with the same designing and irresponsible body who originated, and still continue to be the cause of the stoppage of the mills. "In a placard, under the head of Causes of the lock out,' Mr. Cowell informs the public that at this period (middle of August,) all the mills but those on strike (six or seven) were perfectly satisfied with their advance.' The committee of masters feel sure that the public, on reading the following statement, (every word of which they are pre pared with proof of) will be of opinion that if all the others were satisfied, these six or seven (the cause of the turn-out under the dictation of Cowell and others) ought to have been so too; as in: every instance they were offered the full wages of the town, and in some instances considerably more. " Messrs. Swainson Brothers weavers, at their mill in Water-street, had settled with their masters the terms on which they were to work, but on the matter being referred to the Committee,' the arrangement was disallowed, and they were ordered not to go to work unless the weavers of the same firm at their mill in Leighton-street, were also allowed to resume work, and at the latter mill the weavers refused to work unless an alteration was made in the ar rangements of the same, which Messrs. Swainson did not think proper to concede. The spinners in the same estab lishment, who were earning nett wages of 28s. 6d. per week, were offered an advance of 5 per cent. ; or the option, after the advance had been given -through the whole town, of being paid equal to the highest paid Spinners in it ; both these propositions were refused, and the men struck work. "At the time the general advance in wages took place, Messrs. Birley Brothers offered to their Weavers, along with others, the advance agreed upon ; the sum actually offered and refused was 81d. per piece, for what they had previously been paying Bd., and Messrs. Birley Brothers were given to understand that unless they paid 9d. per piece (or 14 per cent.) their weavers would turn-out, which they afterwards did. The weavers in this establishment were allowed to be best paid in the town, and the only reason assigned for their conduct was, that when the wages had been forced up, they were to be made the standard by which to equalize the wages of the other mills in the town. In this concern, the wages paid weekly to the the weavers alone, amounted to about £2OO, and the advance offered on that sum was only 265. 11d. or three farthings per weaver per week, under 10 per cent. " In Messrs amongst the BashalPs case—lt was well known that they were paying a higher rate of wages than many in the town, but, nevertheless, they offered to pay the additional price per piece which others did, but this advance was re jected, and the parties ultimately left their work. It is presumed this was a further step preparatory to the threatened process of equalization, " In Messrs. Taylors' case, a portion of the weavers were ofered an advance of ld. per cut upon 11 id., which they refused, although th e same advance had been offered by other casters upon the same description of c:oth, and accepted; the only difference being, that previous to the advance, these masters were.only paying 11d. where Messrs. Taylor were paying 112 d. The remainder of the weavers in this.estab lishment did not object to the advance given, but turned out in a body and without a minute's notice, because Messrs. Taylor took the liberty of discharging a weaver, whose ser vices they did not require, and of subst.tuting another of whom the unionists did not approve. " The case of Mr. Naylor's spinners will further illustrate the system attempted by the unionists. Mr. Naylor a few months ago, on application from his spinners, advanced their w ges 5 per cent., with which they expressed themselves perfectly satisfied ; but shortly afterwards they demanded a further advance of 10 per cent. Mr. Naylor offered them 5 per cent., (the two advances making together the full advance . be paid by others) which the spinners refused; stating that his case had the special attention of the 'Committee,' rho had ordered them to say that they must have 10 per notices, w earnings of these men, without the proffe re d a d vance , was cent. (in . ad h d ic i h tion th t e o y th af c te s rw pr a e r v d i s o th us d ly . gi T v h en e ) average e give n weeklythetheir 2Es. lud. per week. bin John Clayton's case is somewhat similar to the pre- He some time ago advanced the wages of his spinners, and on their application for a further advance, at owe made them an offer which was rather more than 10 per ceit. upon what he had been previously paying. The offer was rejected, and full 10 per cent., without reference to the alvanee he had previously given, was insisted on. "In all the above cases, it was well understood that the .peratives were acting under the orders of the committee,' though Mr. Cowell would now wish the public to think other wise. He says, khad we been consulted at the first, more than one firm would now have been working' ; and to con vince the public of his sincerity, he has been paying the parties of whose conduct he professes to disapprove, 6s. each per week for several weeks. "Mr. Cowell also omits to inform the public that it was the openly expressed intention of ' the committee,' (and that at the very time when he states that the operatives at all the mills excepting six or seven, were perfectly satisfied,) as soon as the advance had been obtained generally. to agitate for an equalization of the wages paid throughout the town, taking of course the different firms one by one. Independent of the wages question, many gross cases of insubordination, and of direct interference with the management of several establishments in the town might be adduced, consequent upon the state of things at that time. " The associated Masters 'had no alternative but t 9 close their mills,' unless they were prepared to sit tamely down and see their members ruined one by one; or the management of their works transferred altogether into the hands of strangers, or rendered intolerable by their exac tions and interference. " In conclusion, deeply as the committee of masters de plore the suffering necessarily entailed upon the town, by the present unhappy state of things, and sincerely anxious as they are to obviate it, they cannot hold out the slightest hope of a resumption of work so long as the operatives submit them selves to the guidance of their present leaders ; many of whom are strangers in the town, others of them, being mere traders in agitation, and all, h av i ng a personal interest in the continuation of the strike." November 1, 1853. THE RIOTS AT WIGAN. [FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.] WIGAN, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. No outbreak has occurred since yesterday, although _ap prehensions were entertained th a t th e res id ence of Mr. Peace, (the agent of the Earl of Baleares) and other master colliers would be attacked last night. They were fortunately guarded during the whole of the evening by the military and the police. _ _ Up to nine o'clock last night, there was not the slightest attempt at a disturbance. It ought also to be stated that at nine o'clock on Tuesday night, about one hundred rank and file of South Lawrence Hussars (Sir John Gerard's regiment) arrived at Aspull House, the residence of F. S. Gerard, Esq., which is about a-mile-and-a-half from the Saw Mill, and they still continue on duty at Aspull to be ready in case of outbreak in that neighbourhood. This morning, two bodies of turn-out colliers went through the streets...of Wigan, each party with a cart drawn by eight or ten men. They stopped opposite provision, grocery, bakery, and other shops, while two or three of the colliers went in to ask for provisions or money. The shopkeepers in most cases acceded to the request of the men, being afraid that a refusal would bring mischief upon them. In the course of the day the magistrates met at the Public Hall, and gave instructions that this intimidation should be put a stop to at once. It is stated that the colliers in the employment of Messrs. Y. Blundell and Son, Pimberton (about 150 in number) went to work yesterday morning at the old prices, it being understood that they should receive an advance in a month. At noon to-day, the six rioters in custody were brought up at the Moot Hall, before the Mayor and a full bench of magistrates for further examination. Evidence was given as to the sacks of the shop of Mr. R. Liptrot, provision dealer, the stealing of a portion of the contents, and the return of the mob down Standishgate to the end of Church-street, where they were dispersed by the police who came up. It was proved that Baker was one of the mob, and ran into a house when the police came, and that he had some of the stolen tea, &c., in his pocket. Birchall was caught running away, and he pulled three stones out of his pocket and threw them down. Some sugar, biscuits, &c., were found upon Hughes and Lacy, but the special constables who searched them mixed the whole articles together, and could not swear that any particular article was taken from 'either of them. There was no evi dence. against Clayton and Norris, who were discharged ; Hughes and Lacy were remanded to Friday; Birchall was bound over to keep the peace for twelve months ; and Baker was committed to the Sessions. THE ANTI-STATE -CHURCH CONFERENCE iS to meet at the London Tavern to day. The Executive Committee will furnish a report, reviewing the operations of the Asso ciation during the last three yeaes, and the ecclesiastical event occurring within that period, and furnishing sugges tions relative to the future conduct of movement. Papet s will be read by Mr. Miall, M.P., on the present aspect of the question in relation to Parliament ; and by Mr. Kings ley, descriptive of the recent efforts of the committee in Manchester and the neighbourhood. Resolutions were sub mitted on the following topics :—The Regium Donum; the Clergy Reserves (Canada,) and Ecclesiastical matters in the Colonies generally ; Church Rates ; Ecclesiastical affairs on the Continent ; the present condition of the Church of England, and the policy of the Association as affected by it; Organization ; Finances. The constitution of the society will undergo revision, and the council, committee, and o-ffi cers be elected. EMPORIUM for FOREIGN and BRITISH SHAWLS AND MANTLES, BOLD-STREET J. MACLENNAN begs to intimate that he is now SHOWING his new STOCK of WINTER SHAWLS and MANTLES, and would draw especial attention to the MANTLE Department, which is unusually large and well assorted, both in Styles and Materials, having made arrange ments with a first-class Paris House to send all Novelties as soon as they appear in Paris. N.B.—An inspection is invited, and on no account will any lady be importuned to purchase, but will meet with the greatest civility. Yesterday, the Lord Mayor elect of London, (Alderman Sidney), accompanied by the Recorder, the -Sheriffs, and several members of the Court of Aldermen, was presented to the Lord Chancellor, at his residence in Upper Brook Street, Grosvenor, square. The civic cortege having been formally introduced to the Lord Chancellor by the Recorder, his lordship was pleased to signify her Majesty's approval of the choice of the livery. A silver eel, Measuring three feet five and seven eights inches in length, and eight inches in circumference at 'the largest part, and weighing three and a half pounds, was taken frora the Croton water pipe, in NOW York, lately. MURDER OF A LIVERPOOL POLICE OFFICER. Yesterday, an inquest was held before Mr. P. F. Curry, the borough coroner, on the body of Richard Sunderland, police officer, No. 732, who was stabbed on the previous day by a young man named Thomas Copeland, in Cavendish street, under the circumstances detailed in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMILS of yesterday. After the jury was sworn they Proceeded to view the body, and immediately after the follow ing witnesses were examined. Copeland, who was in cus tody at the time he stabbed Sunderland, is a youth apparently not more than 18 years of age, of small stature, and exceed ingly repulsive appearance. Some time since he was tried and convicted for stabbing his brother with a shoemaker's knife, and sentenced to three months imprisonment. He was present during the proceedings, in the custody of the police, Jonathan Evans, publican, Cavendish-street, said he knew the deceased, Richard Sunderland. The municipal election took place yesterday. Was in the neighbourhood of Cavendish street, in Shaw's public-house, Scotland-road, about three o'clock. Three of us went into the house, one afterwards went away, (we were to wait there for a voter.) Alter being there some time, a great many persons, about ten or a dozen, assembled about the door. Thomas Copeland, the pri soner, came into the house, and asked the witness for some drink. The others had gathered round the tap outside. When he walked in, he called witness by name, and threatened him if he did not give him drink. Witness remonstrated with the prisoner, and begged of him to leave the house, b u t t o no pur pose, and, apprehending a disturbance, he advised Mrs. Shaw to send for the police. He went himself to fetch them through a side door, as he feared to go by the front door, the men being around it. He met an officer on the road, who told him he had better go to Marybone for more, and proceeding there he brought two officers with him to the house ; the same lot of rough lads were still about the door, and the prisoner amongst them, taking a prominent part in the proceedings. The police told them to disperse, and then drove them on towards the town. They went, but prisoner hung back very much, Wit ness turned his back to come away, and whilst he did so, the crowd went up an entry, and witness heard a noise. He went to see what was the matter, when he saw the prisoner brought down the entry by the officer struggling very hard. He saw hi m from the bottom of the street strike one of the officers several times, and soon after there was a cry that one of the police was killed. He then went away. Mr. Corner, of Chisenhall-street, corroborated the first wit ness' statement, with respect to the threatening language to Mr. Evans, by prisoner. He saw that officers, 63, and 94, whom he identified in the Court, were the two Mr. Evans brought up from Whitechapel. William Thornton, inspector of scavengers, was in Scotland road on yesterday evening. Some parties said they were going to the corner of Edgar-street. Witness followed them quietly. Saw a number of people standing at the corner of Edgar -street. Saw officers bringing prisoners front the corner of Edward-street to Cavendish street. Another party of officers were engaged in dispersing the party at the corner of Edgar -street. Saw the pri soner there. Most of the others went away quietly when ordered by the officers to do so, with the exception of prisoner. They cameto Cavendish-street. Prisoner after striking Walsh ran up No. 8 Court, Cavendish street. Witness assisted Walsh in ap prehending the prisoner. A struggle took place between Walsh and prisoner at the bottom of the stairs in the house where they apprehended him, and then Walsh called the deceased, Sun derland,out of the street to his assistance. The deceased took hold of prisoner by the collar, and 'Walsh, on the left side, held him by the hand and collar, so that prisoner's right hand was at liberty. Witness walked behind them, and deceased's brother walked behind, advising his brother to go , quietly. They walked on in this way till they came to the parapet. No one else was near them. When they reached tire bottom of the entry, witness turned round to put back the crowd that was standing there and heard some one cry "Oh !" He turned to look, and saw the blood running out of deceased's trowsers bottom. Saw prisoner struggle, and jumped and got hold of him. Deceased let go prisoner, and staggered three or four yards back on the edge of the path. Witness went along with Walsh to Bridewell with prisoner. Saw the deceased afterwards at the Dispensary. From the position the parties were in it would be impossible that deceased's brother could have given the blow. Patrick 'Walsh, (officer 63,) gave evidence to the , same effect. James Byrnes, (office 94,) corroborated all the principal statements of the last two witnesses, but he, no more that andhthi l e l y fall. sawhe died e Aede b si l ins o t w eadb o c iin t i u t allycata,irrizsitiguinck him; he estaof s te a r w h the g t deit e stpi d ne e gn c s e a z yt o o d i nth staggere Rose- dis pensary. - He never spoke after they raised him up. Elizabeth Atkinson, examined.---Was in Cavendish -street about 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, saw two policemen bring a man out of a court there. [ldentified prisoner as the man.] He was struggling with the officers; the policeman who is dead and another, had hold of prisouer one on each side, and he had one hand at liberty. Observed him put the hand which he had at liberty into his pocket, and afterwards made thrust at the deceased ; observed blood immediately gush down deceased's trowsers. He said something which witness could not; hear; and he immediately let loose his hold of the prisoner". She ran and offered to staunch the blood. He said " the Lord bless my soul," and fell back against the shutter. Witness said it was with the lett hand that prisoner struck the deceased. Mary Ann Yorke, a very intelligent little girl eight years old, was examined as to the nature of an oath, and then related she knew the prisoner, Tom Copeland, ho lodges in the same house with her, in a court off Cavendish -street. He came run ing into the house in a great hurry abont 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. One of the " blues " came in after him. Saw a knife lying on the table just before he came in. [ldentifies the knife on the table.] It belonged to the woman doWn stairs. The prisoner took hold of the knife and put it in his pocket. A second officer came in and they took him out of the house, and witnesss followed into the court, While the police took him in the conrt she saw the prisoner stab the deceased with . a knife which he held in his hand, and he fell. Ann Turner, anothor chid, deposed to seeing the beginning of the affair, and to being witness to the prisoner sticking the knife into the deceased's side; she described the manner in which the stab was made, by taking up a pen in her hand. The blow was a back-handed one. Sarah Walters deposed that she saw prisoner in the hands of the police, and saw the prisoner draw the knife from his pocket and throw it away. _ Ann Evans, was in Cavendish-street yesterday, and saw a man take a knife out of his pocket and stab the officer. She would not know that man again. James. Williams, is an inspector of police, he got the knife now produced in the house where Copeland lived ; a person, who said she was his sister, was washing it. She threw the knife away as soon as she saw witness ; there were no marks of blood on it when witness took charge of it. John C. Somers.—ls house-surgeon to the St. Ann's_dispen sary, Rose-hill. Was there soon after the deceased w•as bronght in. Ho was dead when witness saw him. He discovered an incised wound in the upper part of his left thigh, upwards of three inches in depth, and nearly three inches long. Has since made a port-mortem examination, and has found his death had been caused by hemorrhage, from the femoral artery — of The the which was nearly divided. The wound was inflicted by a wshaasrpa healthyd imnsatnr. B name njmien c e aRs Ride, divisional ument. In all other respects the deceased d S S u p u e n r d i e n r t l e a n n d d a , n t h of e was P o l o i c n e e . police force. Prisoner examined his sister Mary Copeland as to wh a t s h e o a fd aR e ar was doing when Inspector Williams came in at 3 o'clock. She swore he searched the prisoner's house wtih others, and got the knife and threw it behind the fire, then he took it up again and laid it on the table. The witness was taken herself. She can prove that it is not the knife, and other people living in the house can do the same. The coroner in summing up the evidence, took occasion to say that he was sorry to find that the crime of stabbing with the knife was becoming very frequent in this country. It was very frightful to find a civilized country becoming subject to a practice which shonld only exist in a barbarous nation. For his part he could never wish to see people going out to fight a pitched battle, but he would rather see a hundred persons engaged in pitched battles, and one half that hundred killed, in what a learned judge called a fair stand up fight, than one case of assassination by the knife. The jury, almost without any hesitation, returned a verdict of wilful murder against Thomas Copeland. Inspector Ride mentioned that a sister of one of the young female witnesses, a Mrs. Rolinsons, had complained of a mob of low characters assembling at her house in Bent-street, near the scene of the murder, and threatened to take her life if she suffered her sister to give evidence. In consequence of thil it was with difficulty that the police brought forward the child to-day. The Inspector said that the police would affored her every protection, and the coroner ordered that the child should he sent to the workhouse till the time of the trial, He warned the public that any person making such threats, put themselves in the position of the prisoner himself; and became accessories after the fact. Thomas Copeland was committed to Kirkdale jail. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. To the large amounts LIVERPOOL, of L specie '' Magdelina steamer, from the West Indies and o f W. o Gulf of Mexico, and the Bombay, from MelbO worth about £231,480, the enormous Om t rVO,WEDNbErSoDuA.gIC h EtV by ' lj ta. l L e . £3,000,000 will be added on the arrival of the nit /West India mail. In addition to this , a B is . ee ~ £500,000 may be expected within the neat ;lit f from Australia, exclusive of the large go ld fre shipped by the Cleopatra. These large impori . s hoo the precious metals, it is to be hoPed, wl" ~ :of volt out favourably in the next returns of th e _ l f of England. The greatest'interest manifes ts 11'` . in the public mind on this subject, and all el If are turned towards this great focus nf will e t ' . the bank has received anything like a fair Pr' 0 portion of the gold imported within thelB fortnight even, a reduction in the rates of discoed fairly a t n h t e ic b ip an a k ted sh ; mayt bullionhe be fali the Bank of England will advance its ra te . 1 e i w f' s a on fu t + eaP interest, and the - commercial community fyol i look for aid on fair commercial terms , ' c ea t tile , A EI the Private and Joint Stock Banks, as 0 , , thi ,, must be the recipients of the t i l ii r• . '"' . ' tg, quantities of specie so recently brought t° - ' ' is e" N, t country. That this gold has been banked be .. ettitv, tain,andthe only question to be answered i s -4. b :- wll.l l ' has it been deposited? k , Vi ti Stskt i ttle The large arrivals of bullion continue to 6 je s ii : A the buoyancy we hane noticed for the last fo l 0 to hep e , rt he he o r tli d er ea ll eso o s in the London Stock Markets. Consols closed '?,' , 14'600 to 931 for transfer, and 931 to 93f for account-, n el'ZeN h ,, l 3i per Cents. 941 to 941. Reduced, 9 1 4 0 ;: 1 4 pr t 't Bank Stock, 215. India St o ck, 248. Indittt -Ve 1 ,, 4 . heavy at 2s. dis to 2s. pre m , E xc h e q uer BP' itt,, 4 Bß to ss. prem, O f itif'';'' t h In the Foreign House a large business 0 9 ; • ' 1 416 • by capitalists in Mexican Stock. Some W I Y fl kd tipo l 1 chases of Passive Stock have been reported• d ev4., 111 following are the closing quotations :—Dl e 'i tr . : 4 261 ; Buenos Ayres, 58 ; Granada Deferred 11 0 1,,. are Peruvian, 71 to 711. Spanish, 45 : Passiv e ' 4 1 aide Deferred, 214. Sardinian, 22i. Dutch l,,`'Dar ci Cents., 62 to 64; Eitto 4 per Cents., 93 to s ' iir g N:: I 4Z t , The Share Market was flatter throughout t , ' ',Nlt Ai The Great Westerns and Caledonia n s are cf, t 4" 1/. per share lower, and the Great N or thero s o3l ht o ll declined 21. since Monday. North W e sterns ' 103. Midlands, 601; South Easter ns 59i. i: A \ : 4l shares were also lower. Northerns, 33/ ; i ,Nl a Zkl and Lyons 11, lower. East India improvedei ‘ii,:', h A. good business was done in gold mine s e V ; 4 4 Q , 6 ‘ 11 4 advanced prices. Bank of Australia Shares,..,4 ' l4 ltii hands at 75, but subsequently fall 21. uIA ~ Australia were dealt in at 721. AustralhaV Ta,,tiz ei Australia Company were 21. lower. Crystal' .til e Shares were more in demand. . ilor In the London corn market business was„ : t t lh: t4 t h , to-day to the immediate wants of the tran; 4 04 e the quotations of this day week were barew t ,ltii ° tamable. In the Liverpool Cotton Market there ~ ~k , , change to notice in any descriptio n to-4Y , t'e ll ;‘oi market continuin g precisely as it was on . B j;,' 1 41 kt t ; t The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, 1,000 0 1 , is, the was taken on speculation. The monthly ~ l'e, t l just issued by the Manchester traders says :, , e 5 # 161 11 4 ' e P( foreign friends will be glad to see that pri' r j,,, L ici t , 4 the whole keep up very well, and that ° ce p% N tli ghl limited at considerably lower rates than r e d i L . prevalent, do not stand much chance of helou e j /93 , , i ecuted. Cotton, so far, has been well maintal o 4 41 , , Liverpool, considering the great reduction,...o 10 al l consumption caused by the " turn outs," va." tale by no means on the decrease. The purchal 1),:.. . pasti s n u g ita th bl e yforG month were ec , lli eaflnydcionndfi India.. d 1 t: ) ..40 , 1 , . 14 : 1 4 D o l i c t l the middle o f t h e month an active enqu ; "l : i l r e e r Mules for India had the effect of causing °' r, 6 1 ,. r1 l rise; the usual qualities sold at 9d. to 91d• PI A `ti ‘ . ' t ic and the better 40 Mule at Old. to 91d., high e Vy 10 0 1) 0 11r elt; bers in proportion. Water TWiSt, up to:e" N v • were also in fair demand, and met an t e' buyers at market prices. The season, for s i irs, before winter to the North of Europe i s , . \ c,- k k t Lo vanced, hence the willingness to pay theli l e• Cie 4 41 asked. in order to secure,..immediate de v i lovv`i Pi,V,' The better qualities of Yarns keep trL e '$ It ' ( 'rto' , w e which they have maintained for wee l ', e De'. A 'te , The chief inducement to operations have d f a lot i , l 1), better account. from India. and diminislleo it 3 4 ,;et-i d uction of 'goods. The lighter fabrics 'of 39-4s 'e , Ace ° ,,, 4 1 . 4. Shirtings, up to 7-8 to 711bs. have been lo ''. %Veil ab - 0 demand, and the makers are now working to ° I ta e l kly tw prices for this description of cloths are a e liot ee : higher. The transactions in other goods havq j ht limited, and 9-8 Printers and Shirtings could t t :714 4 4 41 bought at somewhat lower rates than last f i ll 1 44' Cii' l a Our market is, as usual under such circuins "f a tf. itii , th at very irregular. Goods, which are much inda f l , 16 ei eti . r - by the present " turn-outs," maintain fil?)"', t ki t t :' l C, and are scarce, while others, of which stcs c ° . T N ' s eii accumulating, remain neglected. DomeSt" 01 4 ,qt t tinue heavy of sale, and with great oif. h t, 4 ," 4 1) r o larity in prices. Long Cloths remain in. ~e 1 N„ t ''' l' : mand, with prices in favour of buyers. The P,, , ke tt 'lrk, makes of Shirtings, though not produced l ,. r d N,, 41 )0 t1 quantities, barely maintain former price: l s ,F i ;A i ,,, ° 011 bought 81b.. 6oz. Cloth of good material at ' r h t li l li e per piece, and other weights in proportion. 0 ;3 9 : t:'i t t i ' veries of Cotton to Great Britain, for 10 0 sltr i t y; , ef t 'Pre ending October, 1853, 37,457 bales per weel; i t :"4,," 14 j , rn't, 10t8 ditto for 1852, 32,363 bales per week. or . "tAt N The Liverpool Share Market has been r e 4 1 10 4 : 1 ably firm all day and closed at its " best P 0 0 r 4 1 . 1 e, This we some days since anticipated, and Nc ° ij'' 4 re m ' t. to , predict that it must continue to. improve. , , t o l t tk t 1 1! BULLION MARKET AND FOREIGN EXCHANO-110 1 'Opt, ', We give the current prices of. Gold, as f ° ,o' t4fl'e the .5 to assist the merchant in calculating the ri l Lo k i 4 . ,c, Foreign Exchange, by the actual current l'"' 4 % - ' PtAi °els bullion, as last reported : , , , 1 1, 1 : I 1 o ' London, Th. 9d.; Paris, —; Ilamburgh,- - T 11( 1:1 11 ' II . sterdam, —; Vienna, —; St. Petersburg, ---•" 1 ; o i N't Ki e l lin, —; Milan, —; Constantinople, • A lO .4 l itt l et Whi, Bombay, ; Calcutta, ; llong'lionglie j 'o ll '(l4 k i Sydney, 745. 9d. to —s. ; Port Phillip, 775. 6d; A A ," / tt,t 4 ; the b —; Victoria, 765. 9d. 778 ; Ovens, 765. 6d.; Mont eel'' %%; 4 , 11 t o New York, —; Boston, £3 17s. 9d. i San -"r 7 r' il q " l ‘ 4, —. ; Mexico, ; Brazils, ; Geelong, i. l. th - , oh e4l''f• Fingal, 725.; Melbourne, 775, 6d. ei ' . , i ii ili„ t Y p i We subjoin a return of the Foreign .E2coPite' S t lir a calculated according to the London Mint V' 1 ‘ , 01 e) 4 of £3 17s. 101 d. the ounce : 1 1 kid q 1 ki ts _Lh a l f ill e rtiß. f,kr• y , 11,:lki b ° ' i ! , 1 0 0 ''ltt ex 41 41 . . ) 4 Itte tl i kw , lip, heal lqetih i chttql "-}l tt tl l , tY O N I : of ,4'er '111 , 3' q ge e ' 41 tike bkillttir, 1 % le d , ' q! tq' l Yir l ! t i , ,l S i c4st 11 R tlil'll t '!ad ea: i ° PPor Qti tY r e d , i 1 1. Amsterdam, short, 11 16t, to 17; do, 3 moutllo9oo4 to 19 ; Rotterdam, 3 m. 11 18f to ; 3m. 25 35 to 40 ; Brussels, 3 m. 25 35 to , 5 ), HamburO- - ^-1 A 7I • m. 13 .4) 6 rang, 81- .f - 10 j do, 3m. 25 35 to 40 ; Marseilloq, 3 111. 1/' . to 421; Frankfort, 3 m. 1201 to 1201 ; Vienna, 3 0 41, to 19 ; Trieste, 3m. 11 18 to 11 22 ; Petersburgb to r) t 0374 ; Madrid, 3 m. 491 to 50; Cadiz, 3m. 5° ; 13 Leghorn, 3 m. 30 10 to 30 20 ; Genoa, 3m. 25 45 to 1 0 1 Naples, 3 m. 411 to 42; Palermo, 3 .m. 124 f t ° o 4 Messina, 3 m. 1241 to 125 ; Lisbon, 3 m. to 541 3 m. 531 to 531 ; • R. Janeiro, 60 days, 28 to 2 9 :64 York, ditto, 1091 to 110 ; Boston, ditto, to P i o Gold in bars, £3 17s. 9d.; Mexican Dollars, Os. 9 0 •' in bars stand, Os. Od. ; East India Company's Billo• lo Bills 60 ds ; Calcutta Co's Rup ee , 2 s . 41d. ; B om bay u 'Ft Os. 15-l6ths, ; Madras do., 2s. 41d ; Hong Kong, I; Os. 101 d. ; Sydney, 30 ds.l dis., 1 pr. ; Adelaide, 3 0 50;4 0 pr.; Launceston, 30 dis., 1 pr.:. Hobart Town, 4 0 dis. 1 pr. ; Wellington, •o dis. 1 dis., 2 pr.; pr. ; Alexandria, 99/ ; Shanghae, 7s. Od. t o Os. 14,,u r 7s. 9d. to—. ; Victoria, 24 ; Jamaica, 91 ; St. Thomas's, 32. 0 4? " THE ALE KINGS 'OF BURTON."—TweIV e ijr th e ago Messrs. Bass, Allsop, and o th ers , anno unceo 0 consequence of the unusually favourable conditioll brewing trade, and the cheapness and a bundanec o r e articles of life, they intended to raise the wage s a pt 2, man in their empl o y 10- p er - ten t. A no th er cir, c , now emanated from them. Trade is as brisk as osn' e ci in their ease, can be no higher, they have inerne # 10 per cent. within the last year, but malt and undoubtedly dearer; so they announce a rise!„ r ets" r ii; barrel in their cha rge f or bitter ale. They dorl i „ri i io say that the cost o f th e ma t er i a l s o f a b arre l o f P'Dot 6s. since last year, or anything like that sur i t O A plead that it is a mos t conven i ent amoun t to 1) 6 ; Or fir former charge—the re b e i ng 144 h a lf-p ence in 0 il l quarts of ale in a barrel.—" A THIRSTY Sot' Times A Cabinet Council will be held at th e Office on Monday at 2 o'clock. NEW SPANISH AMBASSADOR AT CONSTA SII O I V, The Madrid Gazette of the 26th contains rolt i 0 : tl i d e g relieving M. Nebier, on account of ill healthy of Spanish Ambassador at Constantinople Riquelma, Under-secretary of Foreign Alf o' ' and nominating M. Caballero, member of the ".'" Under-secretary for Foreign Affairs. krkt ] ;: 141,_ 4110,1 g,