Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-04 00:00:00

iTS. Evo lo ' Assistant died tlu The ity• bleb it 15 , ber of the sated the mman I ' 4 le Passi4 gieger and s for 100 khrow: of p 6 1 150 stop?'" g u egr o f Lt h o inted' lellt In Irg. n the 000, ,E3do nt t i coti n h . 69 o o ; dolls - gg pl.l l ipOrt to 7 o f ip to to wile' 1 The for • e ig6 A ,he THE OPENING 1 PARLIAMENT. PARLIAMENTARY EN i'ERTAINEiE2r'TB. t4P:arl. Granville, the Lora P res id en t o f th e Council, as I. ,`Jeader of the AlUsterialist party in the House of 7 8 , gave a fi:Al-dress Parliamentary dinner on Wed al everting at his lordship's house in Bruton-street, ~ her e on the eve of the opening of Parliament. e r e Were present his Royal Highness the Duke of )pllbridge, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, the ir r ltlia of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the rgais Townshend, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Earl Clarendon, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Abing -81 the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Essex, the Earl bezne, Earl Spencer, Viscount Sydney, Viscount i ngton, Lord Portman (the mover), Lord Carew, TA: seconder), Lord Byron, Lord Dufferin, Lord Foley, Camoys, Lord Stanley, of Alderley, Lord Lilford, '`ict Lord Ward. After dinner Earl Granville read the I ,... te ch delivered by her Majesty at the opening of Par " Rent : d iscount Palmerston, as First Lord of the Treasury, full dress Parliamentary dinner on Wednesday even attr Cambridge House. The circle included the Right ° e• the Speaker, Mr. W. Martin and Mr. Ackroyd (the 'e r er and seconder of the Address), the Right Hon. Sir Grey, the Right Hon. Sir 0. Wood, the Right Hon. Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. H. l ii, ' l4 e2lchere, the Right Hon. V. Smith, the Right Hon 'U. Hall, the Right Hon. M. T, Raines, the Right °ll . W. F. Cowper, the Right Hon. W. G. Hayter, the of Mu sgr ave Viscount Castlerosse, Lord E. Bruce, r to A. Paget, the Attorney - General, the Solicitor -8441, the Attorney General for Ireland, the Right )4 11 - C. P. Villiers, Viscount Monek, Viscount Duncan, T. G. Baring, the Hon. E. P. Bouverie, the Hon. , trend, General Buckley, Mr. C. Clifford, Mr. C. 4or tescue, the Right Hon. H. Fitzroy, Mr. R. W. Gray i l lie r llight Hon. R. Lowe, Mr. Massey, Mr. B. OThorne, t IL D. Seymour, the Right lion, H. Herbert, Mr...T, 401 3, the Hon. G. Ponsonby, and Mr. C. Barrington, PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY. The opening of the session of Parliament yesterday by 1 ,7 Most gracious Majesty in person, was evidently ri ! a rded by the metropolitan community as something th : t e than a State farmality. The prevailing distress in ik Manufacturing districts, and the state of commercial 'irs in the city, tended in a great measure to damp the Zear of the vast concourse of people of every class who h. _ l tded the line of procession, and this circumstance Z ounted for the somewhat quiet manner, when compared C ti lether occasions, in which her Majesiy and the Prince n sort were received as they proceeded from Backingham lace to Westminster. The state of the weather was not 7 41 eulated to exhilara`e the spirits of the holiday ers, and although the sun shone out at intervals, it was to - 14. 411 respects a regular December day—dull, damp, and As the carriages of the different Ambassadors drove by 5 lnmates were received with more or less cordiality 8411 1sual. The Turkish, French, and Sardinian Ambas r6°rs were very formally recognised, as was Mr Dallas, American Minister. A similar discrimination was reined in regard to the leading statesmen of the day. 6 Marquis of Lansdowne and Lord Palmerston were 17goised and applauded, while some of the other ‘itisters met with the same favourable reception HOUSE OF LORDS. /l er Majesty entered the House cf Lords about two O c l ock. There was a very large attendance of peers and peeresses Z t the House, and of persons entitled by rank and privilege su be present at the ceremony. The doors of the magnificent chamber in which the l ords spiritual and temporal hold their councils, were fined at twelve o'clock, and shortly After that hour f 4 4% who were privileged to obtain seats began to arrive. ji o t he ante-chamber and corridors through which the 1 / 44 311 procession was to pass raised seats were provided, itsa very large number of persons were enabled in !tanner to witness the arrival and departure of her Jesty, The attendance of the members of the corps diploma tiV4e Was more than usually numerous, and amongst the A. arrivals were the Brazilian Minister, the Haytian and i lt tuguese Ministers, the Turkish Ambassador, the ~. t % iala Ambassador, the French Ambassador, and the 4 inien Ambassador. The members of the embassy 6 et 4l Siam were also preEento.and the brilliatcy of their u ttering gave an additional grandeur to this usually group. 4 great number of the Judges attended, amongst whom / t P ll 4l the L or d Chi e f Justice of England, Lord Campbell; o: t tord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas,Sir Alexander khurn ; the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Sir ' t ederiek Pollock ; &c., &c. T he Episcopal bench, in front of those occupied by the Foreign Ministers, was very fully attended. thamongst the peers connected with the Government, in 4 6 . house w h en her Majesty entered, were the following iloyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Lord Otleellor, the Duke of Argyll. the Marquis of Lens 4:tle, the Earl of Clarendon, Earl Granville, the Earl of o .o why, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of i o N lashend, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Earl of Abing :t the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Essex. the t . I of Shelburne, the Earl Spencer, Viscount Sydney, eeottat Torrington, Lord Portman, Lord Carew, Lord ti oll , Lord Dufferin, Lord Foley, L'd Camoys, Lord Z l eY (of Alderley), Lord Lilford, and Ward. Several - members of the Opposition were also present. The Lord Chancellor (Lord Cranworth), attended by his eiPal officers, bearing the mace and purse, arrived t o tt lY before two o'clock, and proceeded to the ante-room a wait the arrival of the Queen. ot ll l. e appearance of the house, just previous to the entry b h er Majesty, was gorgeous in the extreme, as the sun th 4 6 B just then pouring in a flood of golden light through magnificent stained windows of the chamber. 4 4 .1. i flourish of trumpets, and the firing of a royal salute, 41 1 4° atleed that her Majesty had entered the palace, and t kt t e t lY afterwards the great officers of state in procession Jed the house, and her Majesty, who leaned upon the °f the Prince Consort, was conducted to the throne. t t i tit i a Crown was carried on a velvet cushion fringed with by the Marquis of Lansdowne—the sword of State Granville. e Qta Royal Highness the Prince Consort occupied the bold aa the left of the throne, and the Earl Granville, 1 1 1 , 41 11 'g the State sword, took his position between the e 4 and her Majesty. The Lord Chancellor stood upon , k i :Potstep o f th e throne, and the Duchess of Sutherland, ot tt esa of the Robes, occupied her position on the right th e noble and learned lord, and the noble Marquis who d th e Crown, the Lord Privy Seal (the Earl of liar altbo 1)0 1 . 4 4 ) , and the Lady in Waiting, formed the remaining 4: 11 of the group round the throne. Majesty, who looked extremely well, was attired in 11:;'te brocaded silk robe, richly embroidered with gold. eel Majesty also wore a robe and train of purple no / , t ' t rimmed with ermine, and embroidered with gold 6". Majesty P e a having intimated that the peers and m4 Bße a might resume their seats, the Speaker and the a t Of era of th e H ouse of Commons were summoned to the A ir tbeir lord s hips' house to hear the Royal Speech. tot th illt arval of three or four minutes having elapsed, the .h 11 9%7 °48 , headed by the Speaker and chief officers of the t ikl4 a nd accompanied by a large number of members, goo l ' appearance. 1 / 4 7 3 gat the persons near the Speaker were—Viscount 1 6t4311 , the Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Castlerosse. , Alouck, Viscount DUUC4II, Lord Ernest Bruce, L 17 :: . .t Alfred Paget, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Right Hon. R. V. Smith, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere,the Right Hon. Sir C.Woo d, the Right Hon. Sir B. Hall, the Right Hon. H. Fitzroy, the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, the Right Hon. W. Cowper, the Right Hon. W. C.T. Hayter, Sir Richard Bethell, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, Hon. Henry Brand, Hon. C. P. Bouverie, Hon. C. P. Villiers, Sir Henry Keating Mr. Wykenham Martin, Mr. Ackroyd, Mr. T. C. Baring, General Buckley, Mr. Chichester Fortescue, Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald (Solicitor-General for Ireland), Mr. R. W. Grey, Mr. Massey, Mr. Bernal Osborne, Mr. H. Danby Seymour, Mr. Henry Herbert, Mr. James Wilson, Hon. Gerald Ponsonby, Mr. Charles Clifford, Mr. Barrington, &c., &c.. The Lord Chancellor then advanced to her M jesty, and on beaded knee presented a copy of QUEEN'S SPEECH MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, Circumstances have recently arisen, connected with the commercial interests of the country, which have induced me to call Parliament together before the usual time. The failure of certain Joint Stock Banks, and of some mercantile firms, produced such an exten t of distrust as led me to authorise my Ministers to recommend to the directors of the Bank Of England the adoption of a course of proceeding which appeared necessary for allaying the prevalent alarm. As this course has involved a departure from • the existing law, a Bill for in demnifying those who advised, and those who adopted it, will be submitted for your considera tion. I have observed, with great regret, that the disturbed state of commercial transactions in general has occasioned a diminution of employ ment in the manufacturing districts, which, I fear, cannot fail to be attended with much local distress. I trust, however, that this evil may no t be of long duration, and the abundant harvest with which it has . graciously pleased Divine Providence to bless this land, wilt, I hope,in some degree, mitigate the sufferings which this state of things must unavoidably produce. While I deeply deplore the severe suffering to which many of my subjects in India have been exposed, and while I grieve for the extensive bereavements and sorrow which it has cause. 3, I have derived the greatest satisfaction from the distinguished successes which have attended the heroic exertions of the comparatively small forces which have been opposed to greatly superior num bers, without the aid of the powerful reinforcements despatched from this country to their assistance. The arrival of these reinforcements will, I trust, speedily complete the suppression of this widely spread revolt. The gallantry of the troops employed against the mutineers; their courage in action ; their endurance under privation, fatigue, and the effects of climate; the high spirit and Self devotion of the officers ; the ability, skill, and perseverin g energy of the commanders have excited my warmest admiration, and I have observed with equal grati fication that many civilians placed in extreme difficulty and danger have displayed the highest qualities, including, in some instances, those that would do honour to veteran soldiers. It is satisfactory to know that the general mass of the population of India have taken no part in the rebellion, while the most consid erable of the native P2inces have acted in in the most friendly manner, and have rendered important services. I have given directions that papers relating to these matters shall be laid before you. The affairs of my East Indian dominions will require your serious consideration, and I recom mend them to your earnest attention. The nations of Europe are in the enjoyment of the blessings of peace, which nothing seems likely to disturb. Th. stipulations of the treaty which I concluded with the Shah of Persia, have been faithfully carried into execution, and the Persian forces have evacuated the territory of Herat. GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, I have given directions that the Estimates for the next year shall be prepared for the purpose of being laid before you. They will be framed with a careful regard to the exigenices of the public service. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, Your attention will be called to the laws which regulate the representation of the people in Parliament, with a view to consider what amend ments may be safely and beneficially made therein. Measures will be submitted for your consider ation for simplifying and amending the laws relating to real property, and also_ for consolidating and amending several important branches of the criminal law. I confiiantly commit to your wisdom the greit interests of my Empire, and I fervently pray that the blessing of Almighty God may attend your councils, and m/y guide your deliberation to those ends which are dearest to my heart—the happiness and prosperity of my loyal and faithful people. Her Majesty remained sitting during her delivery of the speech, and read it in a clear, firm voice. At the conclusion of the speech, which was listened to with profound attention, her Majesty returned the copy of the Royal Speech to the Lord Chancellor; and, the procession having re-formed, her Majesty and the Prince Consort quitted the house, and the ceremony terminated Their Lordships then adjourned until five o'clock. The Speaker, on his return to the House of Commons, read her Majesty's speech, and adjourned until the usual hour of commencing public business. THE NORTHERN TIME S.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1857 HOUSE OF LORDS -YESTERDAY Their lordships re-assemble l at five o'clock for the purpose of discussing the address to be presented to her Majesty, in answer to her most gracious speech from the throne. NEW PEER. Lord Macauley took the oaths and his seat. THE ADDRESS. Lord Portman rose . to move the address. The noble lord, after claiming the indulgence of the House, pro ceeded to refer to the Government letter to the Bank, contending that the step which her Majesty's Ministers had taken was necessary to restore confidence in the money market, which had been almost destroyed by the failure of joint stock banks. He held that the Bank of Eugland had done all in their power to avert evils arising from a drain of bullion by raising the rate of discount, but that did not meet the emergency. Her Majesty's Ministers had taken the only course left open to them for the preservation of the credit of the country, and he did not think their Lordships would hesitate to pass the Bill of Indemnity alluded to in the Royal Speech. The noble lord proceeded to refer to the measures of Reform promised in the speech ; and expressed his satisfaction that they wore to expect, in the present session, a reform in law as well as in the representation. With regard to the estimates, he recommended that a wide economy should be exercised, while proper provision was made for the public service. Referring to the mutiny in India, he observed that it will be the duty of the Legislature to consider the question of the government of India, the civil and military affairs of this portion of her Majesty's territories, and that these subjects would be considered in no narrow view, and he thought it the duty of this country to advance Christianity in India so far as could be done consistent with a safe and judicious policy. The noble lord then entered into a defence of Lord Canning, con tending that he had done all in his power with the limited force at his command. In coneusion, he alluded to the paragraph of the speech which refers to our foreign rela• tions, and expressed satisfaction with its purport, conclud ing by expressirg his hope that the alliance with France would long continue. Lord Derby declared that in the whole course of his political life he had never enterei upon a session of Parliament under circumstances of such varied interest they had overwhelming distress at home, and the Indian empire, shaken to its foundation abroad, and he was glad to find that there was no European war to increase the calamity. It was, perhaps, a calamity to the noble lord at the head of the Government that the nations of Europe were at peace, and nothing seemed likely to disturb it, and he suggested that if there was any anxie y to maintain the peace of Europe, allasions should not be made to visionary intentions of oth-r powers to take advantage of the difficulties of England. He expressed surprise that after the Premier's language about China, nothing had been done; and in regard to India, he referred to the actions of the military officers in terms of eulogy, and repeated the charge made against Lord Canning of want of energy. The noble earl then alluded to the gallantry of the troops in India, and paid high tributes to the heroism of their commanders. In regard to the Bank Act, he did not find fault with the Government for the course which they had pursued in suspending the operation of the Act of 1844, but demanded explanations of their intentions in regard to any contem plated alteration in their Charter. A complaint was made by the noble Earl of delay in the transmission of troops to India, and of the refusal of the Government to avail themselves of the facilities offered by the Emperor of the French and the Peninsular and Oriental Company. He also touched upon the misery of the labouring classes in the North of England; the promised Reform measure by the Government, to which he promised to give his best consideration ; and the other points referred to in the Royal Speech in detail; and amongst other points recommended that in the future government of India no interference should be made. wi h the religion of the natives, by persons in authority, but that the extension of Chris tianity amongst the Hindoos should be left to missionaries. Earl Granville replied to the speech of the Earl of Darby. In regard to the reference made by the noble earl to the misery of the working classes in the north, he remarked that there was a general confederation between masters and operatives in order to mitigate the severity of the approaching winter ; and added that it was a consolation, to which the speech referred, that Providence had blessed the land with a plentiful harvest. He charged the noble Earl with exaggerating the state of affairs in India, though he agreed with all that he had said respecting the heroism of the army in India, and with them he would couple a large majority of the civilians. He defended the Governor-General, contending that he had accomplished as much as could haver been accomplished with the force at his disposal. With regard to the despatch of troops to India, he stated his belief, that the means most consistent with the safety of the forces had been adopted. The other questions which it was intimated would be presented to the consideration of Parliament, would not be brought forward in the early part of the Session, and it was not, therefore, his intention to enter into any explanation of them. The Earl of Ellenborough asked whether it was intended to introduce any measure in the present Session fur the re modelling of the Government of India. Earl Granville could not enter into any explanations on the subject• The Earl of Derby was surprised at the manner in which the Government had thought fit to deal with the subject, mentioned in a paragraph in the Speech. The Earl of Ellenborough then made a complaint against the Government for delay in the transmission of troops to India, and declared that if Lucknow had fallen the Government would alone be responsible for the horrors that might have been perpetrated there. The Duke of Argyll stated, that after the news that Delhi was in the hands of the mutineers, no•undue delay was chargeable against the Court of Directors, or the Government in sending out troops. The Earle of Hardwicke said, the charge which they had made kainst the Government was, that they did not at first attach sufficient importance to the danger in India. Earl Grey believed that this second suspension of the Bank Act of 1844, would render ituseless, and that, there fore, it ought to be expunged from the Statute Book. He regretted that it was not the immediate intention of the Government to introduce any measure at least deter mining by whom and under what circumstances the sus pension of the act should take place. Lord 0 verstone took a E imi la r view. The Earl of Eglinton thought the Government should have a permissive power to relax the restric,ions of the Bank Act. Lord Monteagle was prepared to give his support to the Bill of Indemnity. He expressed an opinion that if the Government had not taken the course which they did, there would have been a stoppage of the Bank. The Address was then agreed to. Tho House adjourned at 11 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-YES.TERDAY, The house met for the transaction of business at a quarter to four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. Byng, for Middlesex, and Mr. W. J. Fox, for Oldham, who were elected during the recess, took the oaths and their seats. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Mr. Hayter, new writs were ordered to be issued for Harwich, Paidey, and East Kent, in the room of Major Warburton, deceased, Mr. Archibald Hastie, deceased, and Sir E. Daring, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. On the motion of Mr. Knightly, a new writ was ordered forNorthamp ton shire, in the room of Mr. Stafford, deceased. On the motion of Mr. Thomas Baring, a new writ was ordered to issue for Thetford, in the room of the Hon. Francis Baring, deceased. NOTICES OF MOTION. The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice, that to morrow he should move that the House should resolve itself into a Committee, with a view to the introduction of a b ll indemnifying the Bank of England ; and also, he should move the re-appointment of the Bank Committee of last session. Mr. Headlam g.tve notice, that on Tuesday next he should move a resolution to the effect that the principle of Unlimited Liability, forced upon Joint• Stock Banks by the present law, creates a species of credit dangerous in character, prejudicial to the management, and otherwise injurious to the public. Mr. 31. Milnes gave notice, that to-morrow, he should put a question to the Government re'ative to the detention of British Engineers in Naples. Lord John Russell gave notice, that on Thursday next, he should move for a Committee of the whole House to consider the Oaths taken by Members of Parliament and the disabilities of the Jews. THE ADDRESS. Mr. Wykeham Martin, who appeared in the uniform of an (Meer of the Yeomanry Cavalry, then roee to move an address to the Crown, in answer to Her Majesty's Gracious Speech. The honorable member commenced by alluding to the immediate cause of the sudden summoning of Parliament, and entered into an explanation in detail of the circumstances that led to the breaking of the act of 1844, by the Bank of England. That act had, he observed, been twice suspended ; it had been suspended in the present year, it was suspended in 1847, under circumstances of peculiar difficulty, and from that time to the present, notwithstanding the Russian war, no incon venience had been felt by the country from the operations cf the act; but in• the present year, the drain of bullion to India and China, the commercial failures in America, and subsequently in Dublin. in Glasgow, and in London, had induced the Bank of England to apply for a relaxation of the restrictions of the act of 1844. The Government had thought it their duty to accede to this application, and he had no doubt that the House would pass an act to indem nify the Bank of England and her Majesty's ministers. Passing to the affairs of Ind a, the honourable gentle man, amidst much cheering, enumerated the heroic deeds of Sir A. Wilson, - Sir Henry Havelock, Sir James Outram, Lieutenants Willaught)y, H 31119, and Salkeld, and Serjeant Carmichael, and Corporal Hughes. To uching upon the various paints of the speech, he eulogised the conduct of Lord Palmerston. in persis'ing in the introduc tion of a measure of reform ; and in conclusion referred to the last words of the speech, imploring the Divine blessing on their deliberations, as being particularly appropriate at the present time. Mr. Akroyd secon , lei the address, and expressed his opinion that the present emergency was even more critical than in 1847. Notwithstanding the great influx of gold from Australia, our fitel price tad prevented us from profiting, as France had, by this circumstance, to 'avert the danger. A measure of reform had been promised, and admitting that there ware some not possessed of the franchise to whom it might be safely extended, he expressed a hope that such a measure would give satis faction. Mr. Disraeli wished to know, before they were called upon to pals the Bill of Indemnity, whether the Govern - ment intended to introduce a new blll in lieu of the Bank Act of 1841? Because, if such were not their intention, he should object to be a party to the violation of the leq. , r of the law, and he would not consea' to repeat the proceed ings of 1847, the only result of which would be, that after a ,iepetition of the misery and mischief, they would, perhaps, be called to repeat it again in 18(17, and he therefore trusted the Chancellor of the Exchequer would re consider the motion which he had that evening given no ice of. Ho received gratification from the expression in the Speech, "The nations of Europe are in the enjoy ment of the blessings of peace, which nothing seems likely to destroy ;" though s )me of his f iends thoight that it conveyed an expression of regret on the noble Lord's port (Laughter) —with regard to the occurrences in. India. In 1848, it was said that France was say d by its army More truly might it now be said that India had been saved by its army—an army that owes nothing to the Cabinets of London, or the Councils of Calcutta. The right hon. gentleman highly eulogised the heroism of the Indian army, and reiterated his former declaration, that the mutiny owed its origin to the annexation of Owle. Lord Palmerston defended the course which the Govern ment had taken in regard to the Bank of England, but refrained from touching in detail upon the circumstances of the case, as a full explanation would be given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in moving the introduction of the Bill of Indemnity ; ar, dhe denied the statement that he h d made remarks at the Mansion House, expressing apprehension of hostility from any foreign Power. Of the Government of France he could not speak too highly, as they had not only offered to send troops to the succour of India, but had also offered facilities for the conveyance of English troops through French territory The sentiment he made use of, he believed, expressel those of his countrymen; and to them, therefore, he would adhere. It would be his dtVy, as soon as the forms of the House would permit, to bring down a mclrr.ge from tho Crown, recommending that provision should be made for Sir Henry Havelock, and he had no doubt, from the pro position which he should make, that he would receive the support of the House. As to Sir A. Wilson, the East India Company claimed to deal with him as the home Government dealt with General Havelock. With regard to the other points, upon which Mr. Disraeli sought information, he was sorry to say that he could give no information ; the subject would not be br aught forward in the first part of the Session, and, in the meantime, the right honourable gentleman might amuse himself with his speculations upon them. The noble lord concluded by expressing a hope that the address would be unani mously adopted. The address was then unanimously adopted, and a committee appointed to carry it to her Majesty. The House, then, adjourned at a quarter to eight. The liabilities of Messrs. Ullberg and Cramer are esti mated at 12,000,000 of macs banco. STOCKIIOLM , Dec 2 —The houses of John and Co., John Bergen, Stroemberg, Fils Merck, and others of less im portance, are declared bankrupts. OP FNINO OF A NEW CORN Exc FLANGE AT NEWCASTLE ON-TYNE. —ll3 new corporate buildings in St. Niehnlas - square, Newcastle, which were commenced in Au gtist, 1855, are row nearly c-mpleted, and on Saturday, that portion designed for a corn exchange, was opened to the rlealers and farmers of the district. The market hall in 161 feet 3 inches by 63 feet 9 inches, and about 21 feet high. Light is admitted throle,ii twenty-two 1 .rge windows on both sides of the building, and through the same number of mezzanine windows immediately surmounting thorn. There arc five entrances and offices for the market clerk, a telegraph office, and sitting-rooms for the merchants. Immediately above the market-room is a spacions music hall, capable of accommodating 3,600 persons. The rest of the building is to he appropriated to the whole of the corporation officeve, council-room, firmerp,' club, school of design, and to the Tyne commissioners, • who have already taken possession. The cost of the whole is nearly £30,000. AN UNFORTUNATE DEPOSITOR:—On. Saturday last, as a small but thrifty farmer, named Patrick Bull, was return ing to his residence near Fethard, he was robbed of 55 sovereigns, which he had draWn out of the bank in Clonmel the day previous, being alarmed by the panic which seemed for the while to revolutionise the commer cial world. Poor Pat, for once in his life, fondly imagined he had taken time by the forelock on this occasion, in transferring the golden coin from the safe keeping of the bank to his own pocket ; and afraid to even venture it in the ground, lest some curious eye might witness the ope ration, he determined that about his person it should remain until the monetary crisis had passed. For many years misfortune had trodden hard on Paddy's heels, scattering his hard-earned guineas as fast as he could hoard them together. His first savings, £4O, he entrusted about ten years ago to a shopkeeper in Fethard, who in a short time after levanted to America with the deposit, leaving Paddy to bemoan the loss of his entire wealth. Instead of allowing this circumstance to operate on him depressingly, he set to work with greater energy, and good fortune for the time seemed to favour his efforts. He de termined not again to trust a " friend," but sought within the precincts of the Tipperary Joint Stock Bank a place of greater safety for his savings, which had now reached the sum of £2OO. Poor mistaken Paddy I came to Clonmel, and in an unlucky hour entrusted it to the safe keeping of John Sadleir and Co , and was told that it would, in that bank, increase from year to year by the addition of weighty interest. The smash of the " gigantic swindle" well nigh upset poor Paddy's brain, who took to heart most keenly the loss of his £2OO. Time, however, softened down the affliction, and the poor fellow again " put his shoulders to the wheel " Fortune again smiled, and having amassed about forty pounds, he once more visited cne of our branch banks at Clonmel, and obtained the Manager's receipt in return for his money. But the late plusgy panic destroyed his peace of mind, and induced Paddy—who before had been the victim of too much confidence—to draw his little balance." With coniieerable self composure and self satisfaction he returned home, when the third misfortune overtook him. Overjoyed, no doubt, at having the golden prize safe in his possession, he on the way unfortunately took a drop too much—a most unusual thing with him, who was proverbial for saving habits and the closest economy and sobriety—when some one managed to extract the gold out of his pocket as he wended his way home, leaving him for the third time bereft of his dearly prized store, to begin the world anew ; for, no doubt, he will make another trial, and once more venture to gather a little together.—Clonmel Chronicle. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. We yesterday gave a brief outline of the intelligence received by :telegraph, on the arrival of the Orinoco. Since then we have received our despatches. The Orinoco brought 1,478,608 dollars in specie. Her Majesty's ship Imaum was at Port Royal, Jamaica; the Tartar at Port au-Prince, San Domingo ; the Arachne at Belize, Hon duras ; the Jasper, Basilisk, and the Jaseur, on the Coast "of Cuba; and the Brunswick at Colon. • t The intelligence from Jamaica by this steamer, which left on the 11th ult., is of no interest whatever. :Governor Darling had convened the Legislature on the 10th, when he opened the business of the session with an appropriate speech, which was listened to with much apparent interest by the members of both branches of the Legislature. The present session, it was expected, would be a very prolonged one, as there were many measures of the greatest impart anee which would demand much deliberation from both Chambers. Much fever prevailed, and there had been some fatal cases, especially among Europeans. An officer, Lieutenant Lloyd, of the Royal Artillery, succumbed to an attack in twenty-four hours, and his remains were interred on the Bth ult. The white Artillerymen stationed at Port Royal had been removed to Newcastle, on account of the fever having shown itself. Mining operations continued to present a favourable aspect, and parties connected with mines entertained very sanguine hopes of their success. Mercantile business was rather more lively than it was at the departure of the previous mail. The Military authori ties had been active in raising recruits to proceed with the 2nd West India Regiment, under Colonel Whitfield. who arrived in the packet, to the seat of war in the East Indies. At Grenada the only event of the fortnight worth notice was the opening of the Legislature, with a speech by Lieutenant-Governor Kortright, and its subsequent adjournment to the 15th of December. The planters were busily engaged in preparing land for new cultivation and in setting their manufactories in order for the ensuing crop. In many places the canes will be short-jointed, in consequence of the weather having been rather dry in October. During the last fortnight the weather had been showery. Some damage had been done in the prostration of canes by high winds and flooded rivers. :There was very little shipping in port. _ _ The Court of Policy at Demerara had met twice since last mail, but the business transacted was of no public importance. The commissioners who went on an exploring expedition in the interior of the colony had returned. They had made some valu able discoveries, and found golf', platina, and iron in; the British territory. The w t continued fine, and was favourable for ripenin; the canes. Manufacturing operations were being carried on with vigour throughout the colony, and produce was coming in rapidly for shipment. Imports were in fair supply, with limited demand. Exports were coming freely to market. The supply of tonnage was ample.'; g < •• The St. Thomas's Tidende of the I Ith publishes a decree from the President of the Dominican Republic, placing under blockade all the . ports of Santo Domingo, exceptir g that of the capital. For the other West India Islands the intelligence is wholly devoid of interest., The islands generally were healthy. CIIILE. Valparaiso papers are to the I.lth. Since the new Ministers have entered on the discharge of their duties, perfect tranquility has been restored, and all parties are united in co-operating with the Cabinet. An extra ordinary Session of Congress has been called to consider the estimates for lBse. To consider certain new laws reforming some existing ones, and transact other businesr. The Mercurio of Valparaiso says : Our economical situation has not improved, but nothing' has occurred to make it worse ; on the contrary, con& deuce in the stability of our institutions and the preserva tion of public order, has imparted fresh vigour to capitalists, and permitted the operations of credit which so easily disappear before the slightest shade of danger. The articles of first necessity maintain high prices, to such a degree that in the South, the centre of our agricultural produce, the moans of misery have been heard, on which account Govt•rnment and a board of beneficence of Santiago have sent breadstuffs to the provinee of Maude to be sold to the poor at moderate prices. Fortunately the coming crop, which was considered in danger for want of rains, is now regar ded as quite assured by the copious showars with which Providence favoured us during the last fortnight of Sep., the only remaining difficulty being the agriculturists' obtaining the requisite funds for gathering the crop in December and January. The Board of Directors of the Southern railroad has presented the general meeting of shareholders with an account of the works executed up to the present moment. From this document it appears that the Board has received in dividends and loans the sum of $990,848, 93ets., and' has invested $915,044, 62cts., there being a residue of $75,804 34 cts. Twelve miles of railroad, as far as San Bernardo, are open to the the traffic having produced from the 16th to the 27th of September $11,705 42cts., a quivalent to the average daily product of $976 45cts. Government has granted D Juan Itippel an exclusive privilege for navigating the river Valdivia by steam-boats during four years. , RIVER PLATE PROVINCES. The first portion of the Western railroad was inaugu rated on the 29th of last month, amidst flowers, shouts of joy and triumphal arches ; it is hoped that next year it will extend to 21 miles distance from the city. Govern ment has subscribed four millions of dollars paper money for this work. Another association is being organised for constructing the San Fernando railroad, which will have another 20 mites in extent, whilst the navigation of the rivers is promoted in every direction. Protection continues to be afforded to immigration, and for this purposegovernment has been authorised to sell public lands at low prices, as also the property which, on ac count of the trial instituted against Rosas, must fall again into the nation's power. CONFEDERATION.--All the provinces are in peace, which is all they require for their rapid progress. The maritime movement in the port of Rosario during the month of August, amounted to 3,646 tons entered and the same amount left, which announces considerable advancement. The sum of 400,000 dols., loaned by the Brazilian Govern ment to the Confederation, was daily expected to arrive, Congress was assembled in Parana. BO LIVIA. The revolutionary party in this Republic under Dr. Linares, appears to have almost succeeded in their endeavours to upset the government of General Cordoba, who, according to the published accounts, is almost driven to the last extremity, and will be soon compelled either to flee or surrender. There appears to have been a good deal of hard fighting, accompanied by murders, robberies, and other outrages committed by the Indian followers of the two armies, but it is hoped that order will soon be restored. At last accounts, Linares was following Cordoba from CochabamlA to Orur. The city of Sucre pronounced in favour of Linares on the 28th of September. PERU. Dates from Callao aro to Oct. 26th. The revolution appears to be no nearer its termination than ever. The siege of Ariquipa is still progressing, and promises to hold out as long as those of Azoth or of Tror, or any in the old times, and longer, perhaps, than those of Delhi or Canton. The newspapers report that there is much loss of life on both sides, which we doubt. President Castilla is said to have had a horse killed under him ; had the ball hit the rider, it might probably have tertninatel hostilities. Provisions in Ariquipa are plentiful, but very dear, Trade in Tacna was suffering, owing to the revolution in Bolivia. • THE HEIGHT or ASSURANCE--At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, which took place in this city cri Friday, one of the members who rose complained in s'rong terms of the want of bank accommodation in G!asgow, while that gentleman had been allowed to overdraw his account in the Western Bank by £6i,000 ! Sime of the members, as a mirk of disapprobation, rose, and walked out of the room,—Glasgow Daily Mail. _ _ WEsnassTutt PLAY.—The Adeiphi of Terrence will be represented by the Queen's scholars of St. Peter's College, Westminster, on Tuesday, the 15th ; Thursday, the 17th ; and Monday, the 21st instant, on the two latter evenings with the addition of the Prologue and Epilogue. On this occasion new scenes will IA exbibited, from drawings taken at Athens and Pompeii, by Mr. C. R Cockerell, R.A., under whose kind auspices as an old Westminster the restoration has been effected. LANCASHIRE WINTER ASSIZES. YESTERDAY • His Lordship, Mr. Justice Wightman, took his seat on the Bench at 9 o'clock, when the following prisoners were placed upon their trials: — ASSAULT AND ROBBERY AT SALFORD.—Richerd Pickup, aged 20 a dyer, and William Love, ag-d 25, a striker, were charged with having, on the. 13th of October, feloniously assaulted and robbed Maria Bowman, add stolen from her person a shawl and is. 61. in money. Between two and three o'clock on the morning of the day in question, the prosecutrix, a decent, respectable, and rather good-looking young woman, the wife of a rent collector, living in Broom-street, Salford, was looking for her husband, when she had to pass the Angel public-house, in Chapel-street, where she saw five men Aandine. As she was passing along the Oldfield Road, they followed her, and one of them (the prisoner Pickup) kicked her ancle. She asked him what he was ab:ut, when she was knocked down in the mid 'le of the rows, where he, with the other prisoner, Love, attempted to take liberties with her, and robbed her of three half crowns and a shawl. They then ran away, three going one way, and the two prisoners the other. When she was near to her o ern house, the two ag tin attacked her, when she called for assistance, and they ran away. The witnesses for the pro secution having been called, His Lordship said : In this case, as in many others that I have had to try at these Assizes, it appears that when the prisoners were examined before the magistrates they had not been asked what they had to say in answer to the charge, and therefore they had not made any statement. Magist ates ought to know that they had a right to ask them what they had to say. The Aet of Parliament was imperative, and if it is not done it was a neglect of duty. It is an injustice to a person not to do it. For the defence, it was contended that the prosecutrix's moral character was not good, and that at the time of the robbery she was out of her house, drinking about the streets His Lordship having summed up the evidence, the jury found Love guilty, but acquitted Pickup. Sentence deferred. INDECENT ASMULT UPON A Cerere—James Johnson. aged 22 a collier, was indicted far having assaulted a child, named ilary Dolan, of less than ten years of eg e The evidence not being sufficiently conclusive, his Lordship directed the jury to acquit the prisoner. ATTEMPT TO MURDER AT BLACKBURN.—James Farraday, aged 37, a tinman, stood indicted for having, on the 15th of September last, feloniously stabbed and woanded Agnes Lakeland, with intent to murder her. The prisoner and the prosecutrix were related by marriage, the prisoner having married the woman's sister, who died soave years ago The prosecutrix was a married woman, but had lived with the prisoner as his wife for some years up to the 12th of September last. They lived together on comfortable terms, but on that and the following day there had been some quarrelling between them, and she threatened to leave him which made him very angry. On that night she got some of her clothes away, but went to her work on the Monday as usual. She again talked to him about leaving, and said if he would go to Belfast, she would find him money, for they had better part before something uncom fortable occurred. She was led to make that statement in consequence of his having before threatened, that if she ever left him, he would follow her to wheresoever she might go, and would murder her. This he had threatened to do frequently. The prisoner, who had been drinking, refused to li ten to that proposal. The prisoner went to bed about six o'clock in the evening, but between one and two in the morning the prisoner was heard to go down stairs and strike some matches. After vs ,ndering about the house for some time, he went to the bed side, where the woman was lying, and putting his hand upon her head said, " Agnes, love, I want to speak to you." She then felt a gash in her throat, and c-ied out,' Oh, I'm stabbed." She was bleeding profusely from the throat and attempted to go down stairs, when the prisoner followed her, and turned her into the yard, where she remained until the arrival of the pslice ' who found her almost senseless from the loss of blood. Several witnesses were called to prove the above facts, after which Mr. Kay addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, arguing that at the time the offence was committed, that he was in such a state, brought on by drink, as to render him incapable of following any delibera'e intention to inflict injury on the prosecutrix. A number of witnesses were called to show that, previous to this charge, the prisoner was a quiet and well behaved man, and much respected. Mr. Cross replied, contending that drunkenness was no excuse for committing an offence, and as to insanity, which was a'so set up, hr did no' see that any reliance could be placed on it, and said the reel question the jury wouldehave to decide was whether the prisoner, at the time he committed the offence, inten lel to kill the woman, or whether he only intended to 'do her mere grievous bodily harm. His Lordship summed up the evidence with great minuteness, and earnestly directed the attention of the jury to the principal points of the statements which tended to criminate the prisoner. The jury having retired, land kept in consultation for upwards of three quarters of an hour, returned into court with a verdict of guilty of cutting with intent to kill. His Lordship then proceeded to record the sentence of death against the prisoner, and in doing so, addressed the prisoner to the following effect :—The jury, after a very careful examination of the case, had come to the conclusion that he had been guilty of the most grave and serious charge of cutting and wounding the prosecutrix with intent to kill and mur. 'er. Ho had had the benefit of being de fended by able counsel, who had urged every topic in his favour that ingenuity could suggest, but he could not see, after hearing the evidence, how they could come to any other conclusion, for it did not warrant the plea that was set up. It appeared that he had formed an unfortunate attachment with this woman, who stood in near relation to him, and that he had threatened, over and over again, that if she left him, he would murder her, and he had made that attempt. That was a most dangerous offence— dangerous to society, and must be punished. There was nothing to show that the prisoner had at the time lost the use of his proper understanding. This was one of the very few cases which still remained capital by the law, but in this case it would not be carried out, but in all pro bability, the prisoner would be transported for the period of his natural life. BIGAMY AT PRESCOT.—Thomas Leather, aged 25, labourer, stood indicted for having, on the 24th August last, feloniously married Elizabeth Byron, his firmer wife, Elizabeth Leather, being then alive. The two certificates having been put in and read, witnesses were called to prove the respective marriages, and also that the second wife was aware of the first wife being alive before she was married. Guilty. Three months imprisonment, with hard labour. - STABBING AT PARR.—Nary Ma'ouy, agcd 30, stood indicted for having, on the 24th of Octobr last, feloni ously stabbed James Farrington, with intent to murder him. In this case the prosecutor was a carter, living in the village of Parr, and the prisoner was the wife of a labouring man, living in the same locality. On the day in question, the prosecutor was out with his cart and left it in the street for a short time. While he was in the house he heard the horse moving on, and, on going out, ha saw a boy, the son of the prisoner, going away with it. He ran after him, ar.d gave him a slight tip. The prisoner then came, and threatened she would have his blood before night, when he would be served out. About five o'clock on the same day, he was passing the prisoner's house, when her husband came out and attacked him, but as he was the strongest of the two, he got the best of the fight when the prisoner came running up to him with a knife in her hand, and stabbed him in the right arm. He called out murder, when the prisoner expressed a regret that she had not cut his throat, and then beat his head most severely with a stone and much injured him. These facts having been proved by the prosecutor and several other - witnesses, the jury re. turned a verdict of guilty of unlawfully wounding. Three months' imprisonment. WOUNDING WITH INTENT AT SUTTON. -- Patrick Gilfoy, aged 24, a labourer, stood indicted for having on the 25th of October, feloniously cut and wounded William Critchley, with intent, &c. In this case, the prosecutor was a glass maker, and lived at Sutton On the night in question they were in a public house in the `town, whoa the prisoner commenced quarrelling, and the landlord, having a lame hand requested the prosecutor to tarn him out. Ho did so, and fastened the door, but soon after he again came into the place, and struck him a very violent blow on the head with a spitting di3h, by which he was rendered insensible for some time. Six months' imprison.. ment, with hard labour. The court adjourned until this morning at nine o'clock. The utmost difficulty was experienced by the reporters from the want of some appropriate place where they might have some chance of hearing what is going on during the ti me , he witnesses are standing in the box to give evidence; and, besides that inconvenience, on more than one occasion they had to run ab ou t t h e court i n order to get t h e sen t ence passed upon th e lordship'd add ress h av i ng b een heard i n th e repo r ters' prisone rs , no t a s i ng l e sentence of his gallery. COMPENSA.TIIN3 IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.—By a return just issued, it appears that the and -rmentivned offices have been abolished in the Court of Bankruptcy, aril the fallowing annual sums are paid by way of c.)mpensltion to the recent holders, Nix :--To the Rev. Thomas Thurlow (formerly Patentee of Bankrupts), £7,352 143 GI ; to Clement Tudway Swanston (formerly ex-Commissioner), £200; to John Turner, f)r the like ) office, £200; and to William Learmouth, £2OO. The total amount of these compensatory allowances is £7,952 14s 6d. None of the foregoing gentlemen now hold any office, with the exception of the last, who fills the situation of Lord Chancellor's Messenger.