Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-07 00:00:00

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HEFOItrIZESSICSAMON AND R.-GLA.DSTONE._ AFFRAY WITH SOLDIERS.—A soldier, named Thomas lohnstone, was charged with having violently assaulted polic e officers 122 and 748. The prisoner and the officer's heads were bandaged up, and covered with blood. All seemed to have suffered severely. The facts of the case were theSe :—Abo u t e i g ht o ' c l oc k th e previous evening, the prisoner, along with three other soldiers, not yet in custody, went into the " Atlantic" public-house, Regent- Toad, and almost at once commenced beating the-bar man. The police were sent for, and 122 went into the house to remove them. They went into the street quietly, but when they got out they fell on the officer, and knocked him down, and began kicking him: Officer 748 came up, and they. attacked him also, beating both officers severely on the heads with a logwood stick. After an almost deadly struggle, the prisoner was captured ; the others got away, and it was stated that one of them was even worse than the prisoner. The police said they could identify the absent man. Surgeon Wall, of the Northern Hospital, said the officers had several contused wounds on their heads ; he could not at present tell the result, but unless erysipilas supervened, he did not think there was any danger. The prisoner was remanded for a week, in order to see how the wounded men would go on, and also for the purpose of having the other soldier arrested. AN ADMIRER OF THE FINE ARTS. 1A young man, named• Henry O'Neill, was charged for having stolen a picture, value £5, from the shop of a carver and gilder, Tarlton-street. He took the picture and left it at a beerhouse, where it w as su b sequently found, and he confessed that he had taken it. He was sent to jail for a month- BORE MR. LLOYD. MR, C. E. SmIT EF H v. BENJAMIN TOWNDROW. —This case was called on before Mr. B. Lloyd, on Wednesday. It was .nominally a case of assault, but contained matter of more consequence. Mr. Campbell appeared for Mr. Smith; and Mr. Blackhurst for the defendant, who is his clerk. Mr. Smith is a well known and admired :sculptor, residing in Eterton, and he summoned the defendant for an assault. When the case was called on, Mr. Blackhurst said, I appear for him. Mr. Ander -ton (one of_ the clerks) : But he must appear himself ; the magistrate cannot go on without his appearance, as it is a case for a penalty, Mr. Blackhurst : But he cannot appear to-day. He is my clerk, and I left him to watch a case in St. George's Hall, whilst I came down here. Mr. Anderton : Then we will issue a warrant for his arrest,,to bring him here. Mr. Campbell :. Then I apply for a warrant for his arrest, as I am bound to do my duty towards my client, who has been grossly ill-treated. Mr. Bl ac kh urst : He cannot be here to-day, no matter what the consequence may be. He was about to make some further observations, when Mr. Campbell objected, and said, if you make any -obser vations, I will retaliate, as the case is important to my client.. Mr. Lloyd : 'Will you, Mr. Blackhurst, undertake to have him here in half an hour ? I cannot, indeed, sir. Mr. Lloyd : Then I will issue a warrant for his arrest .at once. Mr. Blackhurst : I have a witness from the other side of the water, not here yet. Mr. Campbell : I deny you hate any witness. Mr. Lloyd: will issue a warrant for his arrest, if you (Mr. Blackhurst) do not undertake to produce him. After some desultory dis cussion, it was agreed to let the case stand till twelve_ o'clock yesterday, Mr. Lloyd saying, if the* defendant did no t th en appear h e would issue a warrant and have him arrested. Yesterday, when the summons was called on, Mr. Campbell said, I am happy to say I shall not trouble you in this case, as the Zefendant has settled the matter to the satisfaction of my client. Mr. Lloyd said, he was glad to hear it, and the matter then terminated. [The case excited some interest, as many respectable persons accompanied Mr. . Smith:l BEFORE MESSRS. J. B. LLOYD AND J. A. TURNER. IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTS.—A large number of mer cantile firms were summoned under the -Act 21 and 22 Vict., cap. 92, sec. 88, which is the new Dock act, :and came into operation on the Ist inst. This act differs from the former in the following respect. It gives the merchant 48 hours- to remove his goods after being landed on the dock quay, and inflicts a penalty of ,ss. an hoar for every hour over the 48 that goods of any description (except timber) may remain there. There is no mitig Won of the penalty, and in some cases, if fines were inflicted yesterday, many would have been 2nulet in sums of £4O. This is most important to merchants, and their Worships hoped that the matter would go to the public, so that goods would be removed within the time, for, if suffered to remain longer, the magistrates were compelled by the Act to inflict the full dine, and had no power to mitigate. The 337th section of the act gave the magistrates th e power of mitigating penalties inflicted by any bye-law ; but the. other section was compulsory, and they should inflict . the fine. The act came on all the defendants by surprise, and, as it was the first time it was proceeded on; their Worships dismissed the summonses, but cautioned all to be aware of it in future. • DANGEROUS CRlMNEY.—WilliamDugdale, oflslington, was summoned for having a dangerous chimney. It was proved that the chimney was in danger of falling, and that wood in it was likely to take fire, and thus burn the premises. An order to take it down forthwith was issued. FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. The following persons were summoned yesterday before the above magistrates, by Messrs. Johnston and Freeny, the inspectors of weights and measures, for havinc , false, scales and light we i g h ts. In the course of the pro ceedings Mr. Lloyd spoke in strong and deserved terms of reprobation of the dishonesty of shop-keepers, who plunder the poor, by selling groceries, p rov i s i ons , and other nece ssar i es w i t h false weights and scales, and said he was sorry to find persons who, in the eyes of the world, held respectable positions in business, act so dishonestly. He said the bench was resolved to punish such dishonest rascality. Swine' B. Jackson, Great Crosshall-street. coal dealer, was summoned for having a false scale and light weights, Fined £1 and costs. Dennis Corry, provision dealer, 6, Cockspur-street, 'charged with having false scale against the buyer. Fined £1 and costs. Henry Ormsby, coal dealer, lly ge i a - s t ree t, c h arge d with having false scales. Fined 10s. and costs. Joseph C. Roberts, coal dealer, Everton, for false seal( Fined 103 and costs. Alexander Kennedy, Fox-street, was charged on two informations, for false scales. Fined £2 and costs. Michael Daly, grocer, 234, Vauxhall-road, charged for having scales against the customer. Fined £1 and costs. William Falking, grocer, 228, Vauxhall-road, false scales, fined £1 and costs. John Thornton, 56,. Collingwood-street, summoned on two informations for false scales. Fined £1 and costs. Fuller and Rickets, grocers, Great Homer-street, fined £1 and costs for false scales. William Windsor, grocer, 52, Dale-street, was sum moned for having two false scales. This man has been fined several times before. Fined £3 and costs. Peter Fegan, 12, Sparlin g - s t ree t, c h arge d for false scale. Fined £1 and costs. Winefred Leyland, butcher, James's Market, c h arge d for haring a f a l se scale. Fined £1 and costs. John Woof, fish dealer, John's Market, was charged 'with having false scale against the purchaser. Fined 10s. and costs William Greame, wool broker, Temple-street, was - charged with having a light 561 b. weight. Fined 10s. and costs. James Oates, .provision deal er , 18, R oscoe -l ane, -charged with having a flour scale 51oz. against the purshaser. Fined 10s. and costs. 137, Wolfe-street, light weight. Fined William Parry, tobacco dealer, Mill-street, charged with false sc a l es aga i ns t t h e purchaser. Fined 10s. and costs. Charles Hislop, butcher, Mill-street, charged with false scale and weight. Fined £1 and costs. TRANSFER OF PUBLICANS' LICENSES. BEFORE MESSRS. SINN AND J. R. JEFFERY. Yesterday, the f o ll ow i ng p u bli cans ' li censes were transferred : ---John Dagger, Albert-street, to Anne Mask ; Catherine Jones, Atherton-street, to Catherine Thomas ; John Whittaker, Batchelor-street, to Anson Williams ; Joseph 'Patton, Benn's-gardens, to Cathe rine Delemour ; William Rawlinson, Cable-street, to John Foster ; George Gibson, Chaloner-street, to Mary Rowbotton ,• Betsy Thompson, Cheapside, to Richard Taylor ; James Gore, Copperas-hill, to Thomas Topping; Mary Rawson, Cottingham-street, to Henry Williams ; John Horricks, Dickenson-street, to Jonas Beasley ; Elizabeth Jones, Dundee-street, to Ellen Hill ; John Crane, Edmund-street, to It. L. Crane ; Thomas Rogers, Ellenborough-street, to William Simpson ; James Hewtson, Fleet-street, to 'William Houghton ; W. 11. Pendlebury, Fontenoy-street, to Anne Chadwick ; Sarah Bowes. Frederick-street, to Hannah Swanson; Thomas Small, Kit c hen-street, to Jane P arry ; William Teterington, Lawton-street, to Mary Wiggins ; Robert Craig, London-road, to John Lane, jun.; Thomas Tattersal, London-road, to Philip Theabauth; Ann e L ow , L or d- s t re et, Edge Hill, to John Percival; Joseph Ball, Mansfield-street, to Henry Tullack ; William Bennett, Marybone, to Robert Armstrong; W. Wilde, Park-lane, to G. Ramsden ; Jane Booth, Park-lane, M. Wheatly , to W. R. Harrison;llarriso GeorE_Dinn, Portland- s t ree t, to James Brown ; Prospect-street, to John Pitcher ; Margaret Every, Red Cross-street, t o R o b er t Grit ; James Mason, street, to Michael Murphy ; George Gardiner, St. Anne-street, . to _William Martin ; Thos. Ch a th am , Seel-street, to G. Lyon; John Taylor ' Smithfield-street, to John Roberts . ; Thos. Wheewell, Standish-street, to H. W. Worneck ; Hannah Rushton, Vauxhall-road, to T. J. Clarkson ; William Barker, Whitechapel, to R. Bugginani. COURT OF PASSAGE.—YESTERDAY. BEFORE E. JAMES, ESQ., Q.C., ASSESSOR. ACTION FOR PERSONAL INJURY. - WRIGHT T. DEN NERLEY.— In this case Mr. Temple appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brett for the defence. From the evidence of Mrs. Wright it app . eared that she was a widow, and kept a spirit vaults in Liverpool. Having got, into difficulties a short time ago, she called upon the defendant,. Who is a hatter in Renshaw-street, to demand some money which he owed her. He told her to call again, and at the second interview he declared he did not owe her anything, threw her into the street, and kicked her. Defendant stated that the plaintiff demanded from him more than he owed her; and used very abusive language He admitted pushing her out of the shop, but denied ha v ing St ru ck or kicked her. The jury, after a brief consultation, returned a verdict for., the plaintiff; damasres 40s.'• CLAIM FOR DAMAGE ' FOR AN ASSAULT YOUNGER v. Senum.—ln this case Mr. Deighton ap peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Aspinall for the defence. Mr. Schulz is a sharebroker, carrying on business in Castle-street, and the plaintiff was formerly a clerk in his employ. The action was brought to recover damages for an assault committed upon the plaintiff by the defendant, who pleaded first not guilty, and secondly_ _ justification, because the plain tiff was ordered out of, the defendant's office. For the defence, it was contended that the plaintiff had insulted the defendant when at his office, .by telling him he' would swear that " black was white," in consequence of which, he put him out of his office. Mr. Aspinall said it would be a question of damages, and it would be for the jury to decide. If a . man was assaulted without any legal reason, he was entitled to such damages as the ii!juries he had received, and lie asked the jury not to give one farthing more than according to the injuries he had sustained. - He contended that the plaintiff had conducted himself in a most improper manner, and con sequently he ought not to receive much damages. The jury consulted a short time, and returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £l5. ALLEGED. FALSE IMPRISONMENT. SPRING AND ANO THER V. DmdirroN.—ln this ease Mr. Williams appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Deighton for the defence. Mr. Williams, in opening the case, said that the female plaintiff had been assaulted, arrested, and imprisoned for a considerable length of time. In the first count the husband claimed damages for the assault upon his wife, and in the second count, for assault and im prisonment. The husband claimed damages for being deprived of the company of his wife, and the expense to which he had been put, in consequence of her impri sonment. The defendant had pleaded first not guilty, and secondly, justification, under probess out of the County Court. He would be able to prove that an as sault and imprisonment had been committed on 'the plaintiff, and he did not suppose that that would be disputed. The defendant and other persons had taken part in the assault and imprisonment, and therefore *the defentlantwas liable for others acts, just as if he had laid hands on the plaintiff, and carried her off to prison, the thing being done under his direction, and with his approval. The plaintiff ifs this case, Richard Spring, was a stonemason, lnit was in bad health, and had been so for soma time past, and not been able to follow his employment. In consequence of his bad state of health, his wife had been obliged to look after the do mestic concerns, and to provide both for himself and husband at a much greater expense than it otherwise would be. On the 14th of August last, the female plaintiff was in St. John's Market, when two men came up to her, and she was ecmpelled by the m t o go t o th e County ourt office, where she was kept for some time in a room. Shortly afterwards the defendant came in and looked at her, and said she was the person' that was wanted, as she owed him some money. Elizabeth Spring was then examined, and corroborated the above statements, adding that her husband owed defendant 18s for rent. After she had been at the County Court office for some time, she was told she would have to go to Lancaster, and was consequently taken there, where she remained fourteen days. In cross-examination, she admitted having been sued in the County Court for debt. The defendant stated that he was sent for to the County Court, where he saw Mr. Howell, the high bailiff. He did not give directions for the plaintiff to be taken to Lancaster. He had previously sued her for debt in the County Court. A number of County Court officers were then examined,- and the books produced, from which it appeared that the plaintiff had been previously sued by the defendant for £2 10s., which case she lost, with lOs 6d. costs, which was ordered to be payed forthwith. She was subsequently ordered to be committed for fourteen days. Robert Roberts, County Court officer, said he received a warrant from Mr. -ROGAN THE Howell.to take the plaintiff into custody. The Assessor, to Mr. Williams : You have not got the warrant here. It is at Lancaster, and, therefore, your case is at an end. Unless I see the warrant, I cannot see any, justification. A juror was then withdrawn, and the case broke down, the Assessor remarking, that if the warrant had been produced, no doubt a verdict would have been given for the defendant: DECosza. v. COLE.—This was an action brought to recover the sum of S 6 from the defendant. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brett for the defence. Ii appeared that in December, 1857, the plaintiff, who is a shipmaster in Liverpool, had occasion to go to the defendant's house —the Masonic Arms in Waterloo-road. The plaintiff a short time since had a fast mare, and' a person named Flynn had another. On the night in question a match was got up for £lOO a side, of which £lO was deposited, and the race between the mares was to come off shortly afterwards. Flynn's mare died before the race came off, and the action was brought to recover the money, £4 of which, however, was deducted for another bet. Mr. Brett moved for an amendment of the record, which was granted, and the case will come on for hearing this morning. ACTION FOE. DAMAGES—KEOGH V. BURKE. case Mr. Brett appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. nail for the defence. The action was brought to recover —ln this damages from the defendant, by being run over by his' gig. Therplaintiff is a •boardinghouse-keeper, in Park lane, Liverpool, and the defendant is a doctor, residing in Great Howard-street, Li ver p oo l. M r . B re tt, in open ing the case, said the declaration charged the defendant with negligently driving his gig over the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded not gnilty. On Monday, the Ist of November fast, the plaintiff was proceeding along Great Howard-street, and when near to the Northern Hos- pital, she had occasion to cross the street ; she looked up and down the street before going across, and did not see any vehicle coming. Whilst she was crossing she was suddenly hit between the shoulders, and knocked down, and the defendant's gig ran ever her back, and at the same time threw her forward ou her face. The gig was being driven very fast by the defen- dant at the time the accident occurr j ed7len the plaintiff, corroborated the above facts, stating that she was taken to the Northern Hospital, and was seen by Mr. Wall, the housc surgeon. He Nrailleelllertoreniainj there, but she refused to do so, and went home in a car. She afterwards consulted Mr. Kelly, a surgeon, and was laid up in bed for a week ; and for six weeks she was _ - - unable to walk about and a tt en d t o b usiness . She bad suffered from palpitation of the heart ever since the accident occurred. The dress she had on was a French merino one, and it was much torn and cut by the wheels, In consequence of not being able to manage Tier business, she had been compelled to engage_ two -women. —one to look after her, and the other to rook after the business of which she had lost a good deal—the one she paid 7s. Per week, and the other 2s. 6d, together with board and 'lodging, which would not be less than ls. per day. Hugh Carroll said he was going along Great Howard- street on the day in question , when his attention was attracted by .a gig coming along the street at a rapid rate. He saw the plaintiff knocked down, and the gig run over her. The defendant was driving 'a deal taster than carriages generally do in the street. He did not stop before - the - people - called out " stop." He assisted in carrying the plaintiff into the shop. Dr. Wall said he examined the plaintiff when she Was taken to the Northern Hospital. He found she had sustained, a contusion of the knee. She was in a state of con siderable excitement from nervousness and fear. He wished her to remain in the hospital, as he thought the was not fit to go home. She was a woman of a highly nervous temperament, and nervousness might cause pal pitation of the heart. The plaintiff's mother stated t): la t her daughter's side was very badly hurt, and that she had "not been well since the accident, Mr.: Aspinall addressed the jury for the defence, contenk ng plaintiff bad not taken sufficient Care 71'en that the crossing the street. The defendant was era* ',d a t some length. He stated that there was a lorry in the street at the time of the accident, laden wia cotton, from the back of which the plaintiff emerged. He called out several times before 'he was able to stop his house. He was not going at the rate of more than six the wheel got over miles an hour, and was able to stop his horse as soon as ()their ,vv.itnP-,ses of the gig, find her. As soon as he could he got out rendered all the assistance he could. were examined, and the jury returned a vercl, 4 ' ter the Elaintiff, daniages, £lO. ' 1 • ' ACTION FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT.--JONES V. HOUGH TON.—In thi s ease, Mr. Littler appeared for the plaintiff, nd Mr. Deighton for the defence. It appeared that the plaintiff, on, the 30th of,October,last, went in company with her brother-in-laW to the hotise of the defendant, Wheie . oh ale each After their depar: ture, the defendant - missed a mat from the bottom of the stairs. He subsequently had the plaintiff taken into custody, and taken to bridewelly, where she remained for the night ; and on the following day, she was brought before the magistrates and dismissed, there being no evidence against her. She was put to very great annoyance, and to some expense in defending herself, and the present action was brought to recover damages for false imprisonment. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £5. ACTION FOR COMMISSION.—BIRCRALL V. SUMNER.— In this case, Mr. Conway appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Aspinall for the defence. The action was to recover commission on the purchase of certain houses. The plaintiff is a horse dealer and horse trainer, in Liverpool, and the- defendant is an architect, doing considerable business. The defendant, together with several other gentlemen, carried on a sort of model farm, somewhere near 'Southport, on a partnership principle. In May last, Mr, Fresh, one of the owners of - the farm, called upon the plaintiff, and took him to the office of the defendant, Mr. Sumner. An interview took place, during which Mr. Sumner gave instructions to procure some horses for the farm, and told him that he should receive a commission of five per cent upon the purchase. The plaintiff succeeded in finding out - six suitable horses, which were approved of by the defendant, and purchased by him for the sum of £lll lOs ; and the commission upon that sum, amounting to £5 1 ls. 6d., having been refused by the defendant, the present action was brought. The defence set up was, that the plaintiff was never employed to purchase the horses, and no, commission was ever promised to him for that or any other service by the defendant. Verdict for full amount claimed, namely, £5 lls. Gd BOURNE AND ANOTHER v. DALY.—In this case, Mr. Simon appearectfor the plaintiff, and Mr. ASOinall for the defendant Tire claim. " was for goods sold. The defendant had paid La 14s into court on account of of goods sold; and the only question in the case was in reference to the rent claimed by the plaintiffs, Messrs. Browne and Haigh, , brewers, carrying on business at Everton, who had, let a public-house to the defendant in Bevington Bush. At this stage of the proceedings the Court adjourned till this morning, when the case will be concluded. HEALTH COMMITTEE The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held yesterday. Alderman Dover presided. The other mem bars present were—Messrs. Sheil, Vernon, Gladstone, Crosthwaite, Beckwith, Bowring, Haydock, Stitt, and Clarke. IMPORT-OF TILE BOROUGH ENGINEER, The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and Inspector of nuisances, reported ,various particulars of the operations in their several departments during the week, , fiom whith it appeared that 102 nuisances com plained.of by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them.' 430 houses, in the unhealthiest districts, containing 1,529 apartment's,. and 281 cellars, had been put under examination, with the , view of improving their sanitary condition. HEALTH OF THE TOWN The Medical Officer's report stated the returns of mortality for the last week of 1858 present a somewhat unfavOurable aspect, the deaths from all causes having been more numerous than in any week since the beginning Of February, whilst ifie mortality from zymotie diseases was greater than in any previous week throughout the year, and that from diseases of the lungs exceeded the mortality of any week, with two exceptions, since the severe weather that prevailed in spring. The total deaths were 306, of which 208 were in the parish, and 98 in the out-townships, the number being 50 in excess of the corrected average of the same week of the preceding ten years. The increase is no doubt in part owing to .an actual increase of mortality depending on the damp and unwholesome weather, but it may also, to some extent, be explained by the fact that Christmas day fell on the last day of the preceding week, and that consequently the registration of a certain number of !deaths, properly belonging' :to that week, would be delayed till the week following, and that would swell the present returns. The deaths. registered in the previous Week were unusually few. Of 93 children and 13 adults who died from diseases of the zymotic sort, in all 106, 39 were children who died from scarlatina, 15 from measles, 15 from hoopin cough, 7 children and 7 adults from fever, 3 children and 4 adults from diarrhoea, 4 children and 1 adult from small pox. The deaths from diseases of the lungs were 97, against 66 the week previous. Daring the last quarter of 1858 the deaths registered in the borough, including 147 on which inquests were held, and 80 in hospitals, were 3,643, being about the same as in the corresponding quarter of 1857, but 230 more than the corrected average of the same period of the preceding ten years. The excess is pretty equally divided between the two classes of zymotic diseases and diseases of the lungs, the former of *hi& cased 1,137 deaths, and the latter 1,133 ; the corrected'average of the same quarter of former years being, for zymotic, 1,010, and lung diseases, 1,000 ; of the latter class, 339 were . caused by cdniuniption in the quarter past ended. Of the 1,137 deaths from zymotic diseases, 481 were caused by scarlatina, a greater number than in any quarter of the previous 10 years. Trooping-cough cured, 164 ; fever, 134 ; measles, 95 ; diarrhoea, 89 ; croup, 33 ; diphtheria, 32 ; small-pox, 24 ; mumps, 5 ; chicken pox, 2._ - Mr. Stitt regretted to find that fever had carried off so many persons, and he feared that much of it arose from the state of the streets, He called particular attention to the state of Grovp=street, going into Scotland-road, and said anything more horrible than the state it was in could not be imagined; in fact, it was a, plague spot, and he wondered that fever was not raging there. He under stood the houses!had no convenience, and the street was filled with all sorts of filth. • He understood that the street was not:-an adopted one, but the end that ran into Scotland-road should be attended to at once, as it must be most prejudicial to the health of the people of the locality. Mr. - Yemen : But what power have we to deal with it, if the street is not au adopted one ? Mr. Bowrim - ,r; From the state it is. in, surely some thing ought to be done to preser.ve health. Let it be referred to Mr. Fresh, and let us hear, what he may say on it. Mr. M'Gowan (deputy-town clerk) said the question would involve another; but Mr. Lee, who owned the property, would bo soon in Liverpool, and they would see what was to be done. If it were a nuisance, the owners of the property could be prosecuted. - The question was then referred to Mr. Fresh to report on it. In reply to the committee generally, Dr. Duncan stated that there was no class of disease less under the intiaence of sanitary arrangements than scarlet fever. It sometimes appeared in the best portions of a town, and carried off numbers ; but of course if it broke out in crowded courts and other places of that sort, the mortality would be greater. THE GEORGE'S BASIN SEWER: In reply to Mr. Stitt, the Chairman said there was to be a meeting of the parliamentary committee next Tuesday, and he would take care that this question should be brought before the committee. Mr. liowring, said it was a great nuisance, and should be remedied. The routine business was then transacted, and the board adjourned. CHLOROFORM AT THE ROYAL ACCOUCHMENT.-From a memoir of the late Dr. Snow, in the Medical Times, we learn that on April the 7th, 1853, he administered chloroform to her Majesty at the birth of the Prince Leopold. A note in his diary records the event. The inhalation lasted fifty-three minutes. The chloroform was given on a handkerchief, in fifteen minim doses, and the Queen expressed herself as greatly relieved by the administration. He had previously been con sulted on the occasion of the birth of the Prince Arthur, in •1850!„ but had not been called in to render his services, Previous to the birth of Prince Leo pold, he had been honoured with an interview with his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, and' -returned mach overjoyed with the Prince's kindness and great intelligence on the scientific points which had formed the subject of their conversation. Oa the 14th of April, 1857, another note in _the diary records the fact of the second administration of chloroform to her Majesty, at the birth of the Princess Beatrice. 'The chlorof....,rm again exerted its beneficent influence; and her 'Majesty once more expressed herself as much satisfied With the result. Inquisitive 'folk often oveiburthened Snow, after those events, with a multitude of questions of an unmeaning kind. He answered them with all good natured reserve. " Her Majesty is a model patient," was his usual reply ; a reply which, he once said., seemed to answer every purpose, and \vas very true. One lady of rather an inquiring mind, to whom he was adminis tering chloroform, got very loquacious during the the period of excitement, and declared she would inhale no more of the vapour unless she were told *hat the Queen said, word for -word, when she was taking it. " Her Majesty," replied, the dry doctor, " asked no questions until she had breathad very much longer than you have ; and if you *ill only go on in loyal imitation, I will tell you everything " The patient could not but follow the example held out to her. In a few seconds she forget all about Queen, Lords, and Commons ' • and when the time came for a renewal of hoStilities ' found that her cleier witness had gone home to his dinner, leaving her 760.1 Ow thirst for ipmflefAgo still ou, her tollulet -.. 1111 t ;•• • .; • . •;vl, . '1 DR. GUTHRIE'S CONVICTIONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SORTHERN TIMES Sir,—Though standing by itself in this great commercial town, I am glad to gee your paper reciprocating so warmly the sentiments expressed in Hope Hall, last Week, by the Bev.. Dr. Guthrie of Edmbilrgh. Previous to my coming here, my home, for a short period, was in the Scottish metropolis, and I mn testify to the truth o f D r . G u th r i e ' s state ment regarding the advantages gained by Edin burgh through its Ragged Schools. It is known, as through tradition there, that at one time the streets swarmed from morning till night with hosts of " young beggers ; " but that no such thing is to be met with now I know from practical observation. - Now if this can be done in a place like Edin burgh, it surely stands to reason that muck more can be done in this mighty wealthy town of Liver pool. And why has it not been done ? This is a question which I have often asked, myself, and which I have as often failed to answer,. There is here neitheir lack of means nor lack of subjects, and subjects which none can fail to notice. They pester you on the streets, they disturb you in the counting house, they pilfer from the warehouses, and infest, like an infectious vapour, every corner, every crevice, where respectability dares to show itself. And until something better is provided for them theiwill remain as they are —a ;:et of semi- barbarian - s, nursed in the bosom of civilization. Unless we apply some remedy, nothing short of miraculous interference can keep these wretched. specimens of humanity from, some day soon, filling icp the breaches which the convicts' lot and the murderers' portion make in the ranks of crimi- nalit'y But apart from all the worldly advantages which would be entailed to the inhabitants by the existence of suitable Ragged Schools in this ,place apart from the fact that, under such treatment, Liverpool would assume an air of healthful re spectability rivalling that of other towns—does it not show a great want of natural fellow feeeling that next to nothing of this nature has ever been done or attempted. Would to God that some of our leading men had risen from that sect which they so much neglect ; then would they have un derstood better the awful wretchedness incumbent upOn its slaves, and they would have been more Willing in helping to emancipate them from their life of misery, —Yours very truly, Jan. 4, 18-59, SCOTCHMAN REVISION OF DOCK RATES TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—l beg leave to suggest to the Dock Com mittee, through your columns, the expediency and justice of reconsidering their rates on shipping for dock accommodation. At present the charge is ls. Gd. per register ton, for a stay, long or short, under four months. Would it not be desirable to reduce the charge one-half on those vessels which merely discharge, and leave in ballast, earning only a homeward freight, and occupying the dock only for a few days; or, simpler still, to make a return of say Gd. per ton for those vessels which are in port under a month.—Your's respectfully, Liverpool, Jan. 6, 1859. 'A 'SIIII'OWNER.. ANNUAL TRADE REPORTS THE CANADIAN - TIMBER TRADE. The stock of white pine wintering in Quebec is 11,290,478, very nearly the same as in 1857, and although the supply is less by five millions, the export shows even a greater falling otl, being about 13,388,380 against 19,246,480. A good deal of what winters over is poor in quality, although a more than ordinary quantity has been used for local purposes, many new wharves of large extent having been built last summer. Prices generally have been good for superior qualities, but through the season ordinary and inferior have found buyers with diffi culty at from 3 . ! i d to 5-id measured off. We fear more is manufacturing than prospects warrant, and we recommend prudence and caution to our friends on the Ottawa and St. Lawrence, and'more than usual care in the manufacture of what they bring to market. Red pine is much lower in stock than last season, but the price in England is by no means encouraging, and as long as freights are so much in favour ' of the foreigner, our red pine will find a dangerous competitor in the Baltic. Prices closed high, and of what winters over only about a third is of good quality and average. We feel certain a great error must have been committed in the exports of white pine of last year, but both in the stock on hand and in the exports it is difficult to arrive at any conclusive data. If a de duration at the Custom House accompanied a clearance as to the specific quantity, the statistics would be more correct no doubt. Oak is larger in s t oc k th an was generally supposed; the high price at which it opened in May, 20d., having induced many to manufacture in summer and consequently to bring down much that was inferior. The consequence was foreseen and prices fell from 13d. for fair ordinary quality to 15d. and 16d., at which it was impossible to close sales in November. - The greater portion of what winters over is poor and inferior, and very choiee parcel s are not procurableeasily at our highest quotations: Prices in England are far from remunerating, and we see little encouragement for another season unless things mend very much on the other side. El m h as been dull and difficult of sale all the year, although it closed better than we expected, the stock wintering is sma ll, b ut very good in point of quality and average. Tamarac has been a complete drug all summer, and was unsaleable at any price, but latterly some good parcels have been sold although at the low price of std. to TO. • for square, arid 4d. to sd. for fiat. Staves have been abundant since Jul`, and prices which opened at X5O on•nd,,all‘, receded to £42 10s. to £4s' for superior, a ° 11773 .Y 5 to £4O for ordinary quality. We have never known so much discrimination shown in the quality, and while ordinary lots were sold with difficulty at our lowest quotations, prime lots were placed easily at a difference of from £5 to £7 10s. per mile. In September and October a few speculative purchases were made, which had the effect of raising their value, but they afterwards receded, and closed dull at our quotations. Puncheons varied in like manner, and from £l6 prices fell to £l2 lOs. and £l3 10s., according to "quality. Stocks of both are abundant, and unless prices in England improve, we see little prospect of their doing well the ensuing season finless laid down here at a low figure. Deals have been .nipped as heavily this year as last; parties preferred them to square timber where vessels had to load on ship's account, but notwithstanding the low rate of freight, prices on the other side have not been remunerating. The quantity of 2nd and 3rds is in nearly every instance greatly in excess, and a decline of 20s to 30s per hun dred pieces has been submitted to in consequence, good specifications bringing £l3 lOs and poor ones only £l2 for floated. Bright have been in tolerable fair request, and the stock wintering is moderate, and composed principally. of 2nd and 3rd quality and odd sizes.. Spruce, in conse quence of the bad prospects last winter, were manufac tured sparingly, and the season w as •unfavourable from want of water on the South Shore, which has made them a very buoyant article all summer, and the quantity win tering is small.. Freights have:been low allthe season, and latterly most ruinously so, ruling in Oct. and Nov. at fr om 22s 6d to 2.1 s for Liverpool, and earlier at 25s to 28s 6d., Ship building has been a very unprofitable branch of business and tonnage in England is greatly depressed. But few keels. are laid down this winter, and we are glad to see the great ship building interest at last fairly aroused in England to the one sided view of free trade. which is altogether in favour of the foreigner. Perfect reciprocity shiould be insisted on, and if Canada and New BrunsWick, through their Legislatures, were to co-operate with the ship building interest at hoine, this matter would be placed on that broad principle of justice which should exact of foreign nations the same privi leges granted them, FORSYTH. BELL. & Co Mawdsley's school-boy pocket pencils in great variety, 3d, 6d, and ls. Also, writing cases and desks, from 56. 4, Castle-street. The Exhibitton of 1861, says the Town-Talker of the Illustrated News, is a fact It will take place, and be admirably well carried out. The Fifty-one Commission ers will, with the produce of the people's freely-bestowed shillings, come,. on the 26th inst., all efficiently, to the aid of the Sixty-one Commissioners. The site is settled — not at distant Sydenham—not at ague-covered Battersea— but on the very ground bought by the Comm; s .. sioners of Fifty-one, through the shillings o f the people. Who that ever saw has forgotten th' d liya o Park Palace of 1851 ? Nor will the Palace of 1861 be for..o.otten in 1871. The site for Sixty-ono is better than the site of Fifty-one. It is only over the way, other side of the great thoroughfare loading to kingly Kensington, the Star and Garter at Richr:iond, and Wolsey's time honoured Palace at Ilan;,,on Court. A railway is already in formation for il:: e purpose of pour ing in the well-informed, but ' l : e nsely-crowded, inhabi tants of the manuffctnrilut, llstricts of England, MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Evening. There was not so much doing in our Cotton Market to-day, but prices were well supported. The sales w - ere about 6,000 bales, including 1,000 an speculation and for export. in the Liverpool Share Market to-day business was restricted, and at the close, prices were hardly so- firm.. The demand for money has slightly decreased, and the general appearance of the market is easier, although the terms asked for negotiating commer cial bilis show no quotable variation. It seems to be generally expected that 2 per cent will continue to represent the _ value of accommodation, on good - security, for some time to come, for, although the requirements• of trade at e coin- paratively moderate, loan instalments and railway calls trench largely upon the available resources of the market. The effect of the dividends payable next week, however, remains to be seen, but it is understood that a large amount will have to be returned to the Bank authorities, on account of loans obtained on Stock until the Transfer Books re-opened. This operation; together with liquidation of the commercial bills due on the 4th, has probably caused an important dimi nution in the Stock of other securities, lodged in that establishment ; and if so it will tend to allay the anxiety of those who, intimidated by the sudden addition to that item of the weekly balance-sheet, imagine that the directors will soon be compelled to return to a three per cent. mini- The market opened dull and languid, in con sequence of the threatening aspect of affairs between France and Austria. Prices, however, subsequently improved, and closed fractionally better. Consols were quoted at 964, and the New • Threes, 964 to 96a ; Exchequer Bills steady at 37 to 40 pm. The London Railway Share Market opened to-day rather weaker, but afterwards went sightly batter, finishing, however, rather flat. Chester and Holyhead shares were better; Indians heavy. Foreign Stocks left off lower. Banks, Mines, and Miscellaneous shares dull. The following are the closing prices : -Ambergate, 6y, 6:3 ; Caledonian, 88, 883; Do. Pref., 103, 105; Eastern Counties, 623, 633; East Lancashire, 96, 97; Edin burgh and Glasgow, 693, 703; Great North ern, 1061, 1091 ; Ditto A. 91, 92 ; Ditto B. 133, 133; Great Western, 561, 57 ; Lan e ashire and Yorkshire, 981, 981; Brighton,lll,ll3; London and North Western, 961, 97 ; London and South Western, 94, 93 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 391, 40 ; Midland, 1024, 1031; North British, 601, 61 ; ditto Pref., 111, 113 ; North Eastern-Berwick, 93, 94 ; Leeds, 481, 491; York, 77, 781; North Staffords, 41, 4 ; Dovers, 74f, 751 ; Great Western of Canada, 161, 161; ditto New, 4, 31 p ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 9, 9 1 ,-; Turkish, 90, 901 ; ditto New, 105, 106 ; Bank Stock, 225, 2261. At a meeting of the Colonial Bank yesterday, Mr. C. Marryat in the chair, a dividend was de clared for the half-year 'ending in June, 1858, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. There was a short discussion, chiefly upon the subject of the reserve fund, some of the proprietors objecting to the appropriation of the sum of £16,320, out of the profits of one half-year, but it was stated that after £50,000 shall have been reached, the directors will be satisfied to make more moderate additions. Messrs. Littledale and Co., in their annual review, thus allude to the article of Tea : The course of the tea market during the past year, with very few exceptions, has been one of the most dis astrous and unsatisfactory experienced since the opening of the trade, not only to importers but also to speculators and dealers. At various periods it was almost impossible to effect sales, however cheap. The high prices which were given in China last year will ever be regretted by many. We are glad, however, to observe that the same reckless course • has not been followed this season, looking to the extraordinary low freights, combined with the more favourable rate of Exchange. The few arrivals of new crop congous, to London, have paid well, should the total exports turn out to be an average, 'or shipments later on prove large, present prices will not be supported-on the contrary should the almost unanimous accounts from China prove correct of a very deficient season coming on the back of our decreased stocks, and increasing requirements, a higher range of prices must be looked for, as specu lators will not lose sight of the reduction in duty of 5d per lb. in April, 1860. The stock of Tea at this port is 4,912,605 lbs. against 8,204,520 lbs., which is less than we have had for the last fourteen years, and quite inade quate to the capacity of this market. Respecting Silk, the same authority states : - There are few articles of import that appear to have improved less in price than raw silk, and this is the more remarkable, as in no previous year has the consumption of China silk been so large-the use of it far exceeds all other descriptions -the deliveries being 80,950 bales, and yet prices have not fluctuated more than from 5 to 15 per cent ; the present stock is only 16,130 bales in which is included 2,720 bales Canton, and 470 bales China thrown. From the annual trade circular of Mr. G. F. Martin we make the following extract : In reviewing the past and present position of the Hide trade we may state that the past year opened with a depressed trade, a dull leather market, and a disinclina tion to transact business, the result of the panic, from which it took some months to recover, although there have been some disasters in the tanning trade in conse quence of the depreciation in value of the tanned mate rial, yet tanners generally have held that high position which have always characterised the trade. With 4" e.., are, that taking into Consideration the smallness of stock, both here and in the United States, the good de mand that now exists, and the general prosperity of the country, we look for a brisk trade, higher prices, and a p ros p erous year , b ot h f or our home trade and exporters. At the meeting at Dudley, a somewhat sanguine feeling was expressed that the prospects of the Iron Trade were good ; and there are many indi cations of a character to induce this supposition. There is every probability of a better demand for America and other foreign markets, notwith standing some hostile tariff's which are said to be looming in the distance ; and as regards our colonies, India and Australia especially, the quantity of iron required for railway purposes will unquestionably be considerable. With reference to the manufacturing trades generally of this town and the district, the prospects are encouraging. Money is available sufficiently to promote industry, and to further legitimate enterprise ; whilst the low price of food, and a well-em;ployed population, cannot fail to be power ful stimulants to every branch of commerce. At the same time there is a deep-rooted aversion to speculation, which will materially contribute to the restoration and maintenance of trade in a healthy action. The metal market is firm. The amount of Duty paid at the Belfast Custom house, for the week ending January Ist, was 6,203/ 9s. 9d. against 7,1511 2s. 6d. the previous week, and. 7,1801125. 7d. the corresponding period of last year. YESTERDAY'S MARKETS LIVERPOOL PRODUCE. Colonial, &c.—Our Sugar market re mains inactive, the sales being confined to 100 hogsheads Demerara, at 40s 6d to 425, up to 45s and 45s 3d for grainy ; 50 hogsheads damaged St. Lucia, and 350 bags Bengal, all faults , at 37s 6d to 39s per cwt. Of Ifotasses, 350 puncheons Trinidad have realised His 3d per cwt, and 50 puncheons Demerara Runi are reported without change. At auction, 2,000 bags Bengal Bice brought Os to Ds 3d per cwt. In Dyetroods, only small sales of St. Domingo Logirood, at £4 lOs • s ome Lima-wood, at £l4 to £l5 ; and some little purchases of red Sanderstrood, at £5 Is to £5 lOs ; - with 15 tons African black Ebony, all faults, at £7 per ton. In Ashes, retail sales of Pearls, at 32s to 32s 6d. Nothing doing in Saltpetre, but a good business going on in Nitrate of Soda, at 14s 9d to 16 s 65 iwr cwt. 30 tons Brimstone are reported at, £7 15s per ton for best seconds; 10 casks Oporto Placed at 014 . to £92 per tun ; . Taganr og; 100 35s ; 11 pr.ekages Bees'-lenx, at £8 17s Gd to £9; 200 bag p s e S r .. l red Argo ts, at 40s 6d ; a few ba 3b l 9 e a s glo o ss f m; l n o io m tteh o li a n, y 7p 3 t f ern, oattic7elian olive _ z F omi l dl o y ti o. i: f , p r 2) le l , ii. s n s q,, pu2cooft: quoted s ; z3h ar teo B b l e e i 1 150 barrels Spirits of Turpentine have been sold at 386 ,6A 20 to 2i -d; potatoes Kemps, barrels common Rosin, at 5s Gd per cwt. In Seeds we have to report 7 50 bags American red Ooverseed, at 52a to 53s 6d ft:h. fair Tallow firm, at 524 Gd for P.Y.C.. and 51s Gd for 28s per quarter. AciItICITLTCRAT. PRODUCE. — Hay, old, 7id to ,s, , ; uou ditto, , Gd to 9d; ,ditto, clover, 7d to 7id ; straw , wheat, 3d to 3id ; to :ror.‘l. Medium ; and 50 bags Teel-seed, at 2s 9d to 3s ; ditto, Whiteroeks, 2s to 2s d • • ..., i s lld to 2s ;17s, flukes, 3s ld to 3s4d" , ditto, nalshaws, ditto, oat, 3d to 31a ; ditto, barley, mauglewurzel; to 18s ; manure, 5s ; turnips, 18s to 20s ; to 7s. LIVERPOOL COTTON.—We have to report dull Cotton to-day, without material amarket for sales—including 90 Peru b '-' change in prices. The am uco, at lid 3O Bahia at 7 5-16 d; 200 Egyptian, at nd to 8d ; SOO Surat, at 514 to 6d reported 6,000 bales, ofwhich - are 500 are on speculation and for export. KootS, a this morning, and a firmer feeling prevailed for English Wheat, CouN.—There was a fair attendance at markot MANcniesTER for which an advance of is to 2s per qr. was demanded, r 4 ne, but on the Oats and oatmeal foreign 2d to 3d per 70 Ibs, but the s al e was slow. Miller*. y s g a e l n es era m ll a y de he n ld ot flo m u o r re fo t r han ls ped w s as ack ob to i r n e ed m . o sold slowly at previous prices. English beans ruled steady* Egyptian selling at an a d vance o f i s t o I s Gd per qr. Indiail Cap was Is per qr. dearer. LONDON PiioncE.--;ugar : There has been but one public sale to-day, 1,300 b oxes H avannah. The refining qualities sold at full prices; other sorts chiefly bought in. Refined lumps, 52s 6d to 545. Coffee : The public sales. are going off without showing any material alteration in prices, Tea : Thii article has a firm appearance. Public sales will take place to-morrow. Rice : 1,400 bags Rangoon offered and bought in at 6s 6cl. Cotton : The sound part of the public sales, was bought in, the damaged, about 500 bales, sold at their full relative value. Spices have a firm appearance. In other articles no material alteration. METROPOLITAN CATTI.E.—Thu supply of beasts is short, and the average quality inferior. Trade is not brisk, yet Monday's quotations are fully supported. The number of sheep is very ; the demand, howev er , i s not large, and we =mot quote Prices. about the same as on Monday. are 70 beasts, 250 sheep, and The number of Mileh cows is Tom Germany and Holland th , 4 calves, and Spain 61 beasts. LONDON TALLOW. —The market is firm, at the annexed pies : -Town tallow, 51s nett cash; Petersburg Y.C. on the April 52s ; January to March, 51s 9d ; March only, 52s 3d; toJune, 51s 3d ; October to December, 51s to 51s 3d. Lizygiztom Mtxxxo.—The mportaruining market to-day p resents no alteration of striking i uce. East Bassett shares are still inquired for, Cono n ls hare ve been dealt in in the Stock E xc h ange at 190. Phra marked It; andlGi. There have also been some transactions in shares in East Cam Brea. East Tolgus, and Alfred Consols. The shares of the North Rhine Copper Mining Company of South Australia 'rye been dealt in at prem. BIRMINGHAi CORN.—At our market to-day there was• an acreased supply of wheat, which sold readily at an advance of s per qr. Barley was unaltered, but nere was rather more nquiry for oat..;. Beans were is per qr. higher. Peas dull. GLASOW IRON.—Prices were rather lower to-day, wltieh educed a barge business at 53s 6t/ cash, and proportionate rates >r open • time. No, 1, G.M.8., 52s 6d; No. 3, G.M.8., 52s 3d. rr tnr% BIRTHS. On the 2nd inst., at her residence, he wife of Captain J. N. Jackson, of a son and heir. On the Gth inst., at Green-lane, North Egremont, the w Ir. A. G. 11----- Beaumont Villa, Seaforth, DEATHS 2nd inst., the Right Hon. George William Evelyn ' of Rothes, aged 23. He had gone to Edinburgh to efit of medical advice about three weeks ago, and - recovering, when he suddenly relapsed and 'ceeded his father in 1841, and as he died un and estates devolve on his only sister, Lady setta, born in 1832, also unmarried, who is now Countess of )thes in her own right. The deceased nobleman was not a ember of the House of Lords. On the 3rd inst., the Earl of Aylesford. His lordship was born pril 24, 1786, and succeeded to the honours as fifth earl on the !ath of his father in 1312. He married, in 1821, Lady Augusta. reville, daughter of George Earl of Brooke and Warwick, and s left issue, Heneage Lord Guernsey, on whom the title (lewd ; Major the lion. Daniel Greville Finch, and Augusta ountess of Dartmouth. Lord Guernsey (now Earl of Aylesford), so was formerly M.P. for South Warwickshire, married Jane, ly child of the late Mr. John Wightwick Knightley, of Off urehbury, in the county of Warwick, by whom he has several ldren. On th ,eslie, Ea btain the ber .erred rapidl Spired. He F. On the Gth inst., aged four years, William Albert, the only son. of Mr. W. Lewis, Gleave-street, Everton-road. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE THIS DAY HIGH WATE Morn. 1 2 WINE; At LIVERPOOL. IsT:I4:VV HOLYHEAD,-N.N.W Ann E Hoop, Catherine .. Curlew . ARRIVAL Baltimo] Arldo National Guard .....Galv Coruna. Even. Heigh 1 19 15 :Moderate Moderate 3. Queen (ss James and Mary SAILINGS Fanny Forsyth, Campbell I 14ce ander (ss Bombay Braganza (ss Emily, Roach Wasp It Mobile MARITIME EXTRACTS, Constantinopl ;) Ilavr Penzance Wicklow New Orleans Trieste Oporto Buenos Ayres 31elbotime , Jan y. G. Captain Tate, of the ship Memo, reported LIVERPOOL burnt at sea on the 28th Nov., has arrived at Southampton, and reports his crew all Rata_ The Jane and Sarah, Rawlings, from Charleston for this port, reported whore in Carnarvon Bay on the 6th Dec., has been got Off, after throwing her cargo overboard. The Evangeline, Fairlem, hence for Calcutta, was left on m lN: i e n c d in s e . s l d N a r. }: l i i n g o h ti . ning, off Holyhead, by the steam-tug Blaze r ; TONSBER6, Dec. 27.—The schooner Lauritz, Christensen, from Svendborg for London (barley), which put into Laurvig Dec. 23, with damage, and pumps choked, has been surveyed, and recom mended to be discharged. Cli RISTIANSAND, Dee. 27.—The (schooner) Argo, from Stockholm for Trieste (iron and tar), has put into :Handal leaky, and with cargo shifted. PETERHEAD, Jan. 2.—The Elizabeth schooner, Simpson, of and for Sunderland, from Thurso (stones), struck on Rattray Head this morning, but got off soon after, and has been brought into this harbour, being leaky. Seto, Dec. 25.—violent gales have been experienced on the coast during the last week, and many disasters have taken place. The Turkish brig Fathalta, ilatal, from Alexandria for Constan tinople, has boen wrecked near Chesme; two men drowned. The Stoliviano (Austrian barque), Matcovich, from Odessa for Falmouth, for orders, has been wrecked; crew saved. ANTWERP, Jan. 4.—The Oasis (French schooner), Semevile, from Marseilles for Algiers, sank near Drogouera Island, off the Spanish coast, Dec. 13; crew saved. The Monarch (English brig) got on shore of La Perle, in a fog, but was towed up to this city in the afternoon by a steamer. [Mem.—The Monarch, Scott, from Newcastle, reported arrived at Antwerp Jan. 3.1 JERSEY, Jan. letter from Brest of the 27th December informs us that during several days a hurricane prevailed on that coast. Masses of water like waterspouts had fallen on the town of Brest, and turned the streets into torrents. The winds shifted with the greatest rapidity from south-west to west, and from west to north-west and north. It was announced at Brest. that an English ship-of-war was in a dangerous position on the coast of Cape de la Chevre, at the entrance of the Bay of Douar nenez. The Soullieur, of the Imperial Navy, got up her steam on the 27th, and went to her assistance. The frigate Didon, under orders for .the Chinese Seas, and the screw transport Loire, under orders for the W es t I n di es, sa il ed from Brest on the 28th, but were forced to put back the same night in consequence of the hurricane. GREENOCK, Jan. 4.—When the ship General Neill, Black, just arrived from Montreal, was about eight days at sea, a young seaman belonging to Newport (Mon.) while aloft hooking the clewline on the port mainyardarni, fell into the sea and was lost- This was between three and four o'clock in the morning. The iron tillerhead got loose, and broke away from the rudder, and the rudder was soon after carried away, doing some damage about the ruddercase. An effort was made to steer the ship by means of hawsers swung over the taffrail, and shifted from quarter to quarter, but this failed. They then lost the foretopsail and fore and main.lifts. The light condition of the ship was against her, and the crew were kept working hard between pumping and other duty. The fresh water was stove in in the hold, and com pletely lost, and an ingenious device had to be resorted to to preserve the rain water and melted snow and sleet for use. At length, after knocking about for a long time, without any means of steering the ship, the cross-jackyard was got down, and to it spars and clumps of wood were bound by iron chains, and the weather moderatmg, this temporary rudder was fitted, and the ship was most ingeniously made to steer as easily as if she had had been provided with a complete rudder. OUTPORTS. PLYMOIriII, Jan. s. —Arrived: The Sovereign, from Lisbon Robert, Rotterdam. QuEENsTow - N, Jan. 6.—Arrived: The James Stewart, from Bahia ; Robert Jones, Rio Janeiro ; Thomas Boyden, Mauritius ; Clyde, Pernambuco; Maja, Guatemala; Parsee, Callao; Bra ganza, Iquique; Orphans, Marseilles. Sailed: The Matanzas, for Bristol ; Sarah, Tralee ; Luther, Greenock; Henry, Limerick. Limantick, Jan:EL—Arrived: The William and dOs St. John, N. 8.; Fulton Park, Constantinople. BELFAST, Jan. 6.—Arrived : The Princess, from Alexandria Minho (ss),lot, hence at Oporto Dec. 25. Rhone (ss), Glover, hence at Gibraltar Dec. 27. Ilarnninie, Sege lken, cleared at Gibraltar for Liverpool Dec. Hawendale, Evans, hence at Genoa Dec. 31. Anna, Famnlaro, from Odessa at Malta to D United Kingdom ; put in to repair damage. Invincible, Johnson, from Sydney at Melbourne Dec. 31 Koh-i-noor, sailed from Melbourne for Guam Oct. 23. Zoe, sailed Melbourne for Mauritius Oct. 26- Rienzi, sailed from Melbourne for Moulmein Oct. 27. Titania, sailed from Melbourne for Mauritius Oct. 30. ' Simonds, sailed from Melbourne for Akyab Nov. 1. Alma, sailed from Melbourne for Calcutta Nov. 1.. W 0c N t. 0 3 v 0 . . 3 Marion, saccess, s f a ro il ni ed m frlm ri .l ti l u e s lb a o t n 3 rn ie e lbo fo u r r. Co e l . om 8 ,. irida Leichardt,A m s t h n e l a l yi e j a (as p .. , ,), f ,i t t -o for Melbourne o ni ,mbait,ho o Town for ' Sir W. F. Williams, sailed from Hobart Shanghae, C a a t ic A u d tt e a la a i t ae S . ydney. ni nat Auckland, Oct. 13. Oct. 2. Invincible, from Melbourne at Sydney, Oct. 20, and left 23rd on her return. vdney for London Nov. 4. Marian, from Glasgow at Melbourne Oct. 20. Dream, from Glasgow at Melbourne Nov. 5. 3113 lightr ia sotff3 Judah, alhia Age,nsta, sailed reroodiam f romLsd London on at t t S) d a Sydney e. Nov. 8. Anglesea, from London at Melbourne Nov. 6. Africa sailed front Melbourne for Bombay Oct. 23. 25, for the Mn. J. BRIGHT. —Referring to this gentleman, in its last number; the Saturday Review says "It is not the aristocracy alone that he has att; ek !d, His reckless calumnies are directed against the whole property and intelligence of the country. The principles which he has enunciated are .those of a man who is bent on subverting the whole framework of political society. The doctrines which he preaches are those which history and experience have proved to be destructive of property, liberty and order. When he tells an ignorant and ex citable audi ence that the House of Commons has uniformly laid the burden of taxation on the poor, while it exempted the rich, he says that which he knows to be false, and which he intends to be mischievo us . H e k nows • • • tue very first Parliament in which he himself sat, Sir ROBERT PEEL, as the political leader of the landed interest, imposed the Income-tax upon the wealthier clasies, in order that he might lessen the burden which pressed upon the industry of the people. He knows that, since that period, the spirit of that legislation has been systematically and self-denyingly pursued. Of the bur, dens of the poorer classes there has been no increase ; and it is, as Mr. BRIGHT very well knows, by the voluutarl acceptance of extraordinary imposts on the Batt of 0t enfranchised classes that those burdens have War and beneficially diminished. He tells au - knows no bettor, whose udE.-,ntontsik '- mendacity, and whoAepasatotta that they have no part in greatly ..ssembly that d e distorts by his —; inflames by his rhetoric, -de increased expenditure which _ajust taxation. Yet he knows that ..easures and the educational rates of the ears have been passed e xclusively from a egar .ie interests of those whom he labou rs to exasr a per ate a nd mislead." is defrayed by an tho gukitasy last tea v THE NORTHERN TIMES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1859