The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-27 00:00:00

BSTRACT OF THE LOG OF THE R.M. SHIP JAMES BAINES, MELBOURNE TO LIVERPOOL, 411 - 7.—Left Hobson's Bay, Port Phillip, a t 1 p . m. , n autical ti me , i n tow w i t h t h e steam-tugs Black Eagle, j l,,d Hercules. At 8 p.m. came to an anc h or under u "tit Marth a , i n consequence of t h e n i g h t b eing dark, a a cl thereby could not proceed through the channel ; at a .rn- hove short ; at 5 a.m. tripped the anchor and towel th roug h the south channel ; passed the ship Glen- I:ba, from Liverpool, April 5, go i ng up , an d A mer i can P" Panama, Capt. Cave, b ea ti ng out . Wh en we got int o the rip, the steamers were unable to tow her through. m i nd right in ; h a d t o t urn b ack and anchor under light Bluff for the ni g ht. Thi s d ay en d s w i t h i ght breeze S.W., apparently going to fall calm. , 4 ug- 8, p.m.—Goes o n w ith li g ht a i rs an d c l ear Pietsant weather; midnight, de., do. ; at 4 a m. hove up the anchor; at 6.30 a.m. passed through the Heads; at 8 4 ' 111 ., pilot and steamers left us ; noon, breeze freshening, 1 L I " squalls. Shortland's Bluff bore distance 20 41 i 1 e3, and White Point N.W., distance 5 miles. Aug. •9-,—First part of this day fresheni ng b reeze an d he ar)T v ,, squa.lls, with rain ; at 2.30 p. m . C ape O tway b ore 1,.."•VV., distance 16 miles, fr es h ga l es f rom N . W., an d ' l anded small sails; wind at 8 a.m. into S.S.W., wore a ll iP to th e westwar d ; m id n i ght, less wind, set ror.is Bain ; noon, calm, an d h eavy swe ll f rom the , . Aug 10 p m —Proceeds with calms and a heavy swell k ir °rn the g.W., ' experienced a current setting N.N.W., 1 K. u ots per ho u r ; midnight lower strata, coming part ; ',,a l north, heavy bla c k c l ou d s ga th er i ng up in the ; 1 a.m , light breeze springing up from the north, !et all studding sails upon the port side; noon, freshen -I,ng bre eze , and dark gloomy w ea th er , li g ht s h owers of ` 414 at times. zI Atig. 11.—First tart increasing breeze, and dark f,, °° , 1 4 weathergales and heavy rain, , } ;' l ,,,,ued royals and topgallant sails, clearing up from 6 jA •W. ; 1 a 111 . wind into N.W., gale moderating ; a•au., heavy hail showers, set all possible plain sail ; 4.tn,igcl set port studding sails noon, fine and clear, and reez e i 7.1 to freshen, and hauliug into the north ward. athl I2.—This droceeds with mo bree gloomy weather, a a y heavy sea from the derate ze s north ; mid b'''ght, d o . ; w i n d an d weat h er at 8 a.m. commenced : e : avY rain, and lasted until n oon , th en c l eare d up, and "'nd began to haul westward. 6 4 , 11 g. 13.—First part fine and clear, wind veering and t h,". ll fing from west to north ; 10 p.m., squalls and ii - , l2ll ing rain, took in royals and skysail s sails ; Cl a 'm', squalls and small rain, with thick folding; 10 p.m., ge ari ng up and wind into west, and steady noon, ntl erbeeze, and clear, pleasant weather. 1 have rarely, 9P7vei seen the weather so mild in this latitude. Aug. 1 4, p • m —Proceeds with light a i rs an d h azy r• -GI", with occasional light showers of rain ; a ' l , l l4 fit, wind falling light, and heavy dew falling, great h1411.1' stars shooting to n or th ; 6 a . m ., ca l m, an d c l ear Z ks ant weather, sun v er y s t rong; noon , d o. d o., a great ' 4 ' l 2 , Cape pigeons and albatrosses accompanying us. le, e 4 at u i . s• 15, p.m.—Begins with ca l m an d fi ne p l easant \v at "er ; midnight, heavy dense log resting upon the ofy et', perfectly clear over head. 8 a.m., fog clearing andlight breeze springing up ; noon, light airs fine clear weather. e c ,;‘,,fig• 16.--Proceeds with fight a i rs an d g l oom y. 6 p.m. ti e ", ' corning up fast from N.E. ; mid n i g ht, ca l m h eavy ht"."' f alling. Barometer stands at 30 30, a m os t unusua l i d for these latitudes. 8 a.m. a light breeze spring from N.E. ; noon, light airs and andfine clear Barometer inclines downwards. °c o :4l4 g • 17 , p.m.—Proceeds with light airs from N.E., fa st s ional light fogs, thin mist passing over head very (forc e a b out 9) ; midnight, very fine and clear scud le t . l° TB' over the N.N.W. Heavy dew falling ; at 4 a.m. 1 4 4 Port studding sa il s ; noon , b reeze i nc l in i ng to aild fresh' d; . weather looks very like a f a ll o f snow , c l ear col talt ti g• 1 8.—First part dark gloomy weather ; midnight, si gns and snow drift ; barometer still falling, but no p e ir of any wind ; 8 a.m, ditto ditto ; noon, calm and A te lly smooth sea, and glassy. tt,: ai . l ig• 1 9, p m —Proceeds with calms and dark gloomy Ir s „,"ger ; midnight,: ' lower strata crossing the moon fast tv e , s () "; the westward • 6 a.m. a light air coming from the ilay sW ard ; noon, gloomy and sea perfectly smooth ; I li n e never experienced such a continuance of calms and me, t Winds in these latitudes; it seems most strange to N t i 4 s. 20, p.m.—Proceeds with light airs and gloomy ; 4 W e i i ght, thick fogs and mizzling rain, and a heavy ,i,eatts f rom N.E. ; noon, thi c k f ogs an d ca l ms; t hi s h et .ier seems so much more unusual to me, from the ke a , having gone the same ror.ste previously in all c,i )ti ".f the year, and never before experienced such a A nuance of calms and light airs. h r)l . ( i t ll i ß. , 2l.—P rocee d s w ith ca l ms and gloomy weather nt- tez gat, ditt o , w i n d an d w e ather ; 8 a.m. a light I/4 % e springing up from the east with sleet showers ; , t. ) breeze increasing, heavy clouds passing from 22 , p.m.—Goes on with dark cloudy weather, l•s titt Ah ~ ihl i very unsteady and coining in gusts; a heavy sea littl,'fnl.°g from N.E. ; it m us t h av e b e en blowing a long the eastward, to get up such a counter swe 1 N i t " Usually experienced in these latitudes ; noon, Itsr i i ng ° Rs and heavy rains, a tremenduous easterly sea t he ll ,g• 2 3. —First p ar t o f thi s clay, light breeze from il isg -ast ward, heavy rain ; 8 a.m : heavy rain and light-- Ik e th to the southward ; midnight, ditto, wind and Il 'ar 4 c f e r; 6 a.m. rain and wind hauling into the south titifidt. set all plain sail, and starboard . foretopmast, i; i ng sail , noon, gloomy with small rain, and heavy ,`ltizei-i;einuds•passing from S.E. ; pan , goes on with ` t 'itt, -t lg rain and heavy sea from the N.E, ; 8 . p.m. th e Tlni and weather ; midnight, dry and clearing up ; 6 a.m. wind hauling into the westward, N.' starboard studding sails ; noon, clear and pleasant, A 'e a gone down. 1'4414111R. 24 . —First part almost calm, and gloomy, wind ~i n g into the westward ; midnight clear and pleasant ; !Ity,,, set all studding sails upon the port side, from Nshll down, breeze inclining to freshen, and hauling :*•Xp e t t l ? N.W.; noon, wind at W.N.W., and freshening. aeretti enced an easterly current for the last three days, abc.tut E.S.E., half a knot per hour. I have 4 1 ' het an east er ly curre nt h e re before. ; a11: 1 . 25. —Fi rst part moderate breeze from the N.V., '}ll)t4el,o,,°lldy weather; 10 p.m. wind shifted suddenly Cnop;•, got and squally, accompanied with heavy sleet ' midnight, ditto wind a nd wea th er; 8 a .m., lok ' 0 1 ,, 11 , all starbo a rd s t u ddi ng sa il s , an d b race d u p s h arp 111111-,ne starboard tack, wind hauling into the eastward, er Y : 0 7,et sho wers ; no, ditto wind' and weather, and A , lb ad N ) . 26 . —First part light breeze from the eastward, i Ni th .. te t showers; midnight, almost calm and wind 01 1kt , - s In o the southward, barometer going up ; , r eced e g, e in the wind to the northward is always ce t e ,2 4 by a rise in the mercury, and to the southward A LI - "a; noon, light airs and fine clear day. ti -R ', 27 .—First part light airs and clear weather ; 8 'ltll'reeze increasing, with light rain, set skysail, 111 (1 1 ; n g sail, and sky staysails ; midnight, ditto wind 4 R, eather ; 8 1 a.m., clear and pleasant : noon, increas •l) A„ °° k in skye a il, studding sail, and staysail. y qc, P.m.—Begins with strong breeze and increas. gC ~a 9 P.m., st ill i ncreasing and gloomy, in all studding ; 1111 idnight, ditto wind and weather, handed skysail rils ° 1015; 6 a.m:, set all plain sail and port st u ddi ng l dark gloomy weather, and looks like a f a ll air exceedingly cold, and water below fre e zi n g 'th t ' t his being the locality where ice is generally met , 1 4 ,11 k. ;'`iii,:', 49 —First part clear, and air very cold, wind . kilthc,tight, and a heavy swell from the S.W.; mid tl 11°`'k in all studding sails, and . braced up sharp tr e4 h t ,. Port tack, drizzling rain falling ; 4 a.m., breeze tq t al ti l . t ig, with dark gloo . my weather and heavy showers 4: 11 4 !loon, thick fog, t and heavy s r i a a i n n d . It r i o s m here 1'34 i a havel 60 u:u e a l l s 1 3 t 7 titoi e 10 24 b east, and between the i qi: ls of 560 and GO' south, but at different seasons, 4 4., e they reach a much lower latitude. 4 4 1. e °' P.m.—Goes on with thick fogs, increasing h al t °p, heavy rain ; 8 p in., handed royals, skystil, iitilip;g,allant sails ; midnight, heavy rain, and wind . 4 ° , 41 t0 the west, with the appearance of clearing lt,„Pti,C 4l ., line and clear, set all plain sail again : 5.30, `'Ze astudding sails, breeze decreasing ; noon, gentle iki t : 1(1 fine clear weather. W 4 ; — First part, breeze moderating and clear ; 6 t r , la i ,`, l hauling into ' the eastward, in all studding 3 1111 4 ,1 4 al4ll.lgli, barometer lo . w, and falling fast, handed ho„,.,°Pgallant sails, thick fogs and drizzling rain, zii ng and coming in gusts. I believe there is a - ,„ as s,ing close to us, otherwise the present state 4 3 ; I '4 ,;. a tner indicates the near approach of a heavy 11 , 4 . 6 a.m., topgallant sails up ; noon, wind & - Ne' et t ' L liek dense fogs and drizzling rain, and at aey e ft , -S uowers. i4: l l'',') Pan —Proceeds with heavy snow showers, It q A ti qs l "Intnntion and wind very unsteady, coming , 1111( loi , lit ' do wind and weather; 8 a.m., 4 1 'lea' " :1 th:N E ; " heavy fall of snow; noon, fine -r • ba r •• ' 'se ; saw a shoal of Ash' otneter beginning to rise t 'ttql irst part almost calm, and a long heavy sea t l it 11 1 • ; • . w; Paidnight, wind hauling into the south ; , r eel'' northering and freshening ; noon, fresh k, 4b 'tu n r cl e. w Lnd at north, dark, gloomy weather, and pt No ice seen as yet. ho w t eez e . " F irst part of this day goes on with a freshen ts ' ati d squalls, accompanied with heavy snow P . 13 3., saw a small ice-berg to the north of THE NORTHERN TIMES.--LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. us ; midnight, squalls and snow showers, handed smal l sails; 3 a,m., tacked ship to the north and east ; noon , light breeze, and heavy dark clouds passing over the sun f►om the S.E. Sept. 4.—During these 24 hours, there has been a con tinuance of light airs, snow showers, and occasional squalls, with a very heavy swell f rom t h e N.W. S aan , wind choped into N.IV ; hauled the yards round, aild set port studding sails ; noon, light airs springing up from the westward, and clear weather. Sept. s.—This day soes on pith calms, sleet showers, and fogs at times; midnight, light airs from north, and then fell calm; 4.30 a.m., a light breeze springing up at south ; set all starboard studding sails ; noon, gentle breeze and fine clear weather, passed a large number of Penguins, Sept. 6, P.m.—Begins with strong gale, and sea all in foam, in all studding sails, shortened down to double reefs, very heavy squalls and snow showers; midnight, do., do., handed wizen course ; 4 a.m., showing and freezing very hard, thermometer at 25 degrees ; 6 a.m., less wind, out all reefs and set all plain sail; 8 a.m., set starboard studding sails, heavy snow clouds passing over from the S.W. ; noon, breeze increasing again, and snow showers, clear weather. Sept. 7.—During these 24 hours there has been a strong southerly breeze, and very Bold ; 4 a.m., the thermometer stood at 26 degrees, heavy squalls from the southward, attended with heavy hail showers, latter part clear, at times heavy black clouds passing over from the westward. Sept. B.—This day commences with breeze decreasing and squalls abating, with heavy snow showers; midnight, light airs, a very heavy roll of a sea from S.W. ; 8 a.m. do., wind. Sept. 9.—First part, light airs and gloomy, with heavy snow showers ; 8 p.m., a breeze springing up from the S.W. ; midnight, wind into N.N.W. and clear, passed two ships standing to the westward under double reefs, strong breeze and heavy sleet showers, took in skysail and royal studding sails; noon, passed a large ship under American colours standing to the westward, under double reefed topsails and reefed courses; noon, fine breeze and clear, set royal studding sails, experienced a current setting southerly one quarter knots per hour. Sept. 10, p.m.—Proceeds with strong breeze and clear, squalls at times, passed several ships standing westward, double reefed canvas ; 6 r.m. wind eastering, in all studding sails, and braced up sharp upon the port tack ; midnight, gloomy, with frequent squalls and sleet showers ; 8 a.m., light airs and gloomy, a large ship to the north of us, standing eastward under double reefs, and courses furled. I don't know why all the ships we have sighted should be under such easy canvas. Noon, light air and cloudy. Sept. 11.—First part light airs and dark cloudy weather, winds hauling into the eastward ; 10 p.m., tacked ship to the north and east; midnight, strong breeze and heavy snow showers ; 4 a.m., calm, and heavy swell from the eastward ; noon, ditto weather. Sept. 12.—First part calms and sleet falls ; 8 p.m., a light breeze springing up from the N.W., and clouds driving over the moon very quick, force about 7 ; mid night, set all port studding sails ; at 6 a.m. passed a large A merican ship standing to the eastward and north ward ; at noon, hull down and astern, light breeze, and hauling into the eastward. Sept. I3.—First part freshening and eastering ; 10 p.m., fresh breezes, took in light sails ; midnight, clear and (lark clo u d s p ass i ng over from NW. ; a.m., several sail in sight, standing to the north east; noon, fine clear day and moderate breeze. Sept. 14.—First, fine breeze and squalls, with showers of rain ; 10 p.m., breeze increasing, took in skysail and royal studding sails; midnight, squalls and showers of rain ; 4 a.m., set small studding sails, passed several large flakes of seaweed; noon, fine breeze and light haze upon the water. Sept. 15.—First part, fine clear weather and fresh breeze ; none of the Cape pigeons or albatrosses to be seen to-day ; midnight, wind hauling into the northward, and clear; 6 a.m., in all studding sails, and braced up sharp upon the port tack ; noon, moderate breeze and line clear weather, passed large quantities of kelp; it must have been carried over by the westerly current from the Falkland Islands. ..... . . Sept. 16, p.m.—Proceeds with gentle breeze and fine clear weather, wind hauling into the N.E. ; midnight, ditto wind and weather ; at 8 a.m., tacked ship to the north and west; noon, sloomy weather and threatening rain. Sept. 17, p.m.— Proceeds with wind eastering, and dark gloomy weather, a heavy sea from the N.E, ship plunging violently; midnight, heavy dense fogs and small rain ; 4 a.m , ditto wind and weather; noon, fogs at times and drizzling rain. Sept. 18.—First parts fogs, which lasted generally about half an hour, and then clear off and thicken in about every alternate half hour; midnight, fresh hrpe7.m and clear weather, passed a number of penguins ; 4 a.m., drizzling- rain and hazy; noon, clear and fine, and a heavy sea from the N.E. Sept. 19.—First part clear, middle part gloomy, and squally ; 4 a.m., passed over three patches of water very much discoloured, of a dark green hue. I think there must be banks hereabouts ; their positions will be about 38° 40s, lon. 31.20 W. Noon ends with freshening breeze and thick weather, threatcaing rain, a great number of whale birds about to day. Sept. 20, p.m.—Proceeds with rain, and wind shifted in a shower round to west, and fell light, set all port studding sails; at 10 p.m. calm and very dark, with heavy clouds, and scud coming fast over the moon from N.W., upper strata moving fast to the south ; at 4 a.m. a water spout passed close under the stern of the ship, but did not feel the effects of the breeze from it, as I have done before about Bermuda ; the column appeared to be about 15 feet in diameter, and revolving with the hands of a watch, the water around very confused and irregular ; noon, fresh gales and heavy squalls, and showers of rain, numbers of whale birds. Sept. 21, p.m.—Begins with strong breeze and heavy squalls, with fine clear weather; 4 p.m., falling light, and wind hauling into the westward, lower strata N.V., upper do. about south ; midnight, showers of rain, and heavy dark clouds from N.W. ; 4 a.m., do. do. ; noon, almost calm, and fine clear atmosphere. A great number of whale birds and Cape pigeons. Sept. 22.—First part light airs and clear, not a cloud visible ; midnight, sky overcast ; noon, calms, and clear. Thermometer standing sery high. Sept. 23. Proceeds with calms, and clear, sultry weather; at 8 p.m. a light breeze sprung up at E.N.E., and rain, heavy dark clouds passing over from N.E. ; 4 a .m,, do. wind and weather ; noon, gloomy, with drizzling rain, upper strata coming from north, and lower do. from east. Sept. 24.—First and middle part, calms and dark gloomy weather ; latter part, light airs frJtn the west ward, and dark hazy weather. Sept. 25, p.m.— Proceeds with dark gloomy weather and breeze increasing; midnight, fresh gales and heavy squalls, attended with heavy rain, split main top staysail, unbent and bent another, handed small sails; 8 a.m., less wind, with dark gloomy weather, set all small sails again ; noon, sultry, with rain at times, with heavy black clouds passing from N.W. Sept. 26.—Proceeds with gentle breezes and fine clear weather ; midnight, squally and heavy showers of rain, lightning to the S.W., passed several ships standing to the E S.E. ; noon, light breeze and fine clear weather; seen the first of the flying fish to-day. Sept. 27.—Passed several ships standing to the E.S.E. ; midnight, wind into W.N.W., and light, heavy dew falling, upper strata coming up from E.S.E., and lower from N.N.W. ; noon, light airs, sultry, and fine clear weather. Sept. 28, p.m.—Goes on with light airs and fine clear weather, not a cloud visible ; midnight, black clouds coming up from the north ; noon, ditto, breeze increas ing, barometer tending downwards. Sept. 29, p.m.—Proceeds with moderate breeze and fine clear weather ; midnight, ditto, wind and weather ; noon, clear, and upper strata coming strong from S.E. ; lower ditto, from N.N.W. Sept. 30.—Proceeds with light airs and sultry weather; midnight, almost calm, and heavy dew falling; 8 a.m., clear and sultry, upper and lower strata going as yester day, experienced a strong current setting to the north and west, about one knot per hour, endless numbers of the small nautilus about to day, such a succession of north and west winds in this locality seems altogether unaccountable to me ; noon, almost calm, and getting cloudy. Oct. I .—Begins with calms, and large white clouds rising all around, lower strata beginning to move from the eastward ; at 6 p.m., a n um b er o f l arge s ha r ks around the ship, caught thre e , measuring nearly ten feet ; at 10 p.m., a light air from th e eastwar d ; 8 a.m., c l ear an d gentle breeze ; noon, cloudy and sultry weather. Oct. 2.—Proceeds with light winds and clear ; a .m., ditto, wind and w ea th er; noon, gloomy, mid night, h ea vy dark clouds fro m th e east, and heavy dew falling; and threatening showers. Oct. 3, p.m.— Proceeds with light a i rs , an d close sultry weather ; 6 p.m., clouds all of a dark reddish hue, such as I have seldom seen before; midnight, wind into SE., and light, with a heavy dew falling, several meteors shooting to the southward ; noon, do., wind and weather; current setting to the north and west. Oct. 4.—Goes on with light breeze and cloudy; midnight, clear and sultry ; I saw the satellites of Jupiter with the naked eye ; noon, light airs and cloudy ; NW current ; 20 miles in 24 hours. Oct. s . —Proceeds with light airs and cloudy weather; midnight, heavy dew falling ; 8 a.m., clear and heavy sea ; swell from SW ; noon, do. wind and weather. Oct. 6.—First gloomy, with heavy clouds from the east ; midnight, heavy dew ; 8 a in., clear, and sun ex cessively strong ; noon, do. Oct. 7. These 24 hours begin with light airs, and sky overcast, threatening rain; midnight, a great deal of a nimalculai or phosphoreseuce to be seen in the water; atmosphere very clear ; satilites of Jupiter visible with the naked eye ; noon, clear and sultry ; current running N. and W., or about N. N. W. ; 22 miles in 24 hours. Oct. B.—Proceeds with light airs and Clear weather; midnight, ditto, ditto; noon, gloomy, and sky overcast; upper strata from N. N.E. ; lower from south. Oct. 9.—First part, light airs and gloomy threatening rain; heavy rain falling to the north of us ; midnight, clear and close sultry weather; b a.m., wind into W.N.W., and heavy rain ; noon, calni, and heat oppres sive ; current to the N. and W., as above. Oct. 10.—First part, shower of rain, and variable from all quarters ; midnight, clear, and light airs from S.W.; 8 a.m., ditto wind and m eather ; noon, heavy rain and wind at south ; swell from N.W. Oct. 11.—First part calms and heavy fall of rain, con. tinned up till 3.30 p.m. ; 4 p.m. till 5 heavy rain ; mid night calm and fine clear atmosphere, numbers of meteoric stars shooting northward, clouds perfectly motionless ; 4 a.m. light, and passed two ships going southward ; noon calms and sun very strong. Oct. 12.—Firt part calms, at times, followed by light squalls and showers ; midnight, heavy black clouds passing over from N.W., lower strata from E.N.E.; 4 a.m. ditto ditto, two sail in sight, standing to the north ; noon, calms and close sultry weather ; weather glooiny. Oct. 13.—Proceeds With calms and close sultry weather 4 p.m., light breeze springing up from the S.W. ; midnight, rain and heavy clouds passing from the N.W. ; 8 a.m., calms and sultry; noon, light airs from south. Oct. 14.—First part, calms and close sultry weather ; at 6 p,m., fresh breeze from north, and scud (lower) strong from N.N.W. (force about 6), whilst the upper strata was driving at the same rate frem the S.E.; 8 p.m., M.T.G., on the look out for the moon's eclipse, to regulate chrono meters ; found the first contact with the shadow to take place at Bh. 22m, 165., M.T.G , 13, sheaving an error in three chronometers of 10 secs. ; the last contact with the shadow was obscure, from heavy clouds passing over at the time ; eclipses at sea present a very simple method of finding errors in chronometers, and should ❑ever be neglected when opportunity offers; midnight, heavy lightning and thunder, and very black to the southward; 2 a.m., wind into S.E., and very heavy fall of rain : there was about 3 inches fell in three quarters of an hour; 4 a.m., squalls and showers of rain at intervals; at 10 a.m., spoke the American ship Abkendall, of Portland, from Corfu (Grecian Archipelago). hound to Callao, 40 days out ; noon, almost calm, and dark gloomy weather and very sultry. Oct. 15.—Proceeds with calms and dark gloomy weather ; midnight, very close sultry weather; a.m., ditto ; noon, calm and clear. Oct. 16.—First and middle parts calm and sultry; 4 a.m., light airs springing up from the north and east, probably the commencement of the N.E. trades ; lower strata from N.N.E. ; upper ditto strong from south ; noon, gloomy and close sultry weather. Oct. 17.—p.m. begins with light airs and dark gloomy weather ; 8 p.m., haze clearing off and breeze freshening ; midnight, gentle breeze and clear ; 6 a.m., heavy rain, three water spouts visible to E.S.E. ; all three columns descended within about 100 feet of the sea, and then began to disperse in the same manner as they descended; under them the sea appeared to emit something in the form of vapour or steam, which ascended in the form of clouds ; noon, gentle breeze and gloomy weather. Oct. 18.—Proceeds with light breeze and dark gloomy weather ; 6 p.m., begins to clear off, and breeze increases ; midnight, fine breeze and clear pleasant weather; 4 a.m., do., wind and weather ; noon, gentle braze, and heavy dark clouds passing from the NE. Oct. 19.—Proceeds with light breeze, and decreasing with gloomy weather, and close sultry atmosphere; mid night, clear and light airs ; noon, do. wind and weather ; experienced a current setting to the North and West, during the last day, at the rate of 15 miles per day. Oct, 20.—Proceeds with light airs, and gloomy ; mid night clear and dew falling; 4 a.m., almost calm ; sea very smooth ; noon, inclining to freshen and cloudy ; current setting to the westward, probably about WNW, at the rate of 1 knots per hour. Oct. 21.—Proceeds with light airs and clear, scarcely a cloud visible ; midnight heavy flash lightning to the E.S.E, and heavy dark clouds rising up ; 4 a.m., dark clouds disap peared ; noon, calm, and long heavy swell from the north ; current to the westward, 1 knots per hour. Oct, 22.—Continues throughout with light airs and close sultry weather, a long heavy swell from the north ; current to the westward ; steering a point to the east of the true north, to make allowance for the drift. Oct. 23.—Wind and weather continues throughout as the day preceding. Oct. 84.—Light airs throughout, and a long heavy swell from NW. Oct. 25.—Light airs and sultry, current to the NW; 15 miles in 24 hours. Oct. 26.—Light airs and calms; 4 a.m., light showers of rain ; midnight, several meteoric stars shooting to the westward ; noon, calm and hot sultry weather. Oct. 27.—During these 21 hours, wind and weather as the day preceding. Oct. 28.—Proceeds with gentle breeze, and heavy clouds passing from the westward, with a long heavy roll from NW., such as I have never before seen, except in the en trance of Saint George's Channel ; at 2 p.m., spoke the Hamburg barque, Cid, from Rio de Janeiro, bound to Hamburg, 26 days out ; midnight, heavy rain and almost calm ; 4 a.m., wind into north, with heavy rain ; noon, fresh breeze and clear weather. Oct. 29.—First part, light breezes from the southward, and hauling into the westward ; 10 p.m., calm for an hour, and heavy rain ; dark clouds from the north ; noon, fresh breeze and clear weather ; long heavy swell from NW. Oct. 30 p.m.—Begins with moderate breeze, and dark clouds passing over from the northward ; 4 a.m., wind at NNE, tacked ship to the ; a strange sail in sight, stand ing to the northward ; noon, clear and gentle b:eeze ; long heavy sea from north. Oct. 31.—Proceeds with gentle breeze and fine clear weather; midnight, light airs and heavy dew falling; 4 a.m., almost; 8 a.m., exchanged signals with the ship Lightning, having left Melbourne 18 days after the James Baines. It will afford an interesting discussion on the theories of winds and currents; noon, almost calm, and long swell from the NE. Nov. I.—Continues throughout with light airs and variable ; " Lightning" gaining upon us ; quantities of sea weed visible ; noon, almost calm. Nov, 2.—First part, fresh breeze and cloudy ; 10 p.m., falling light ; 4 a.m., faint airs and gloomy ; noon, calm : passed through quantities of sea weed ; procured some of it containing numbers of small crabs. Nov. 3.—This day continues throughout with occasional light airs and calm; long swell from N.E.; during the night saw several meteors shooting in all directions. Nov. 4.—First part, light airs ; sea from N.E.; midnight, almost calm ; 4 a.m., calm, heavy dew falling; 8 a.m., light airs from the north ; noon, do. weather, passed the American barque Charm, standing westward. Nov. s.—First part, light airs, and dark gloomy sky to the N.W.; at 8 p.m., a heavy shower, and wind out at N.W.; fell off to a calm ; 6 a.m., tacked to the N.V.; noon, breeze increasing and showers of rain; dark gloomy weather, and heavy clouds all round ; beginning to look changeable ; passed through great quantities of Saragossa sea weed ; experienced a southerly set for the last two days. Nov. 6.—Proceeds with light breeze and heavy clouds to the N.W.; midnight, ditto wind and weather; 8 a.m., dark gloomy weather; tacked ship to the eastward; noon, calm and gloomy. Nov. 7.—First part, light baffling airs all round the campass, with dark gloomy sky ; at 7 p.m., light breeze springing up from E.N.E., and small showers of rain at times; midnight, light squalls; S a.m., falling light and clear weather ; noon, almost calm, northerly sea on. Nov. 8.---First part, calm and a falling barometer, sky evercast ; 4 p.m., heavy dark clouds hanging to the S.W., apparently raining heavily, and probably blowing ; 10 p.m., light airs coming up from the southward, and accompanied with light rain ; at 4 a.m., ran into a tremendous short gabbling sea ; there must have passed over it, a revolving gale or cyclone, within the last 24 hours; noon, heavy black clouds hanging to the S.W.; I believe it is raining and blowing heavily within 40 miles of us to the S.W.; experienced, yesterday, a strong surface current about due east, at the rate of 1 a knots per hour; some empty casks being thrown overboard, drifted away due east from the ship, while she remained still perfectly becalmed. Nov. 9 p.m.—Proceeds with an increasing breeze and barometer rising; heavy back mass of clouds working round the stern to the eastward; 8 p.m. had to take in all studding sails and braced up on the starboard tack ; 10 p.m., in all light sails ; 11 30 p.m., split maintopmast skysail and carried away mizen topsail yard ; strong gale and a cross sea running from the NE ; midnight, ditto wind and weather, barometer rising steadily : 10 a.m., heavy dark clouds hanging to the SW and working withal to eastward ; sent new mizen top yard aloft, bent and set the sail ; noon, ditto wind and weather and sea from cast, short confused sea tumbling up in all directions. Nov. 10.—Proceeds with strong gales and short cross sea from the NE ; midnight, clearing off to tho westward, and dark threatening weather to the NE ; 8 a.m., ditto wind and weather, with light showers of rain at times, accompanied with heavy squalls, barometer still rising. I have never before seen my barometer stand within two inches of its present height, with the same strength of gale blowing. Passed a brig, hove to on the starboard tack, and a ship and a barque standing to the westward under double reefs. Nov. 11.—First part strong gales and hard squalls, with short cross sea from NNE ; 7 30 p.m., fell quite moderate and head sea gone down ; midnight, heavy squalls, dark clouds passing from east ; 8 a.m., ditto wind and weather. There seems an easterly wind setting in, from the state of the barometer; noon, squally and heavy clouds passing from east. Nov. 12.—Proceeds with light breeaesand squalls at times Nov. 14,—Proceeds with strong breezes and thick gloomy weather ; 4 p.m., tacked ship to the southward ; midnight, fresh gales and clear; small showers of rein at times and hard squalls; 10 a.m., ditto wind rind weather, handed top gallant sails and all small staysails ; 11 30 a.m., tacked ship to the eastward, passed a ship standing to the eastward, with fore top gallant mast gone ; noon, fresh gales and threatening rain. Nov. 15.—Proceeds - with fresh gales and increasing ; 6 p.m., moderated a little, set top-gallant sails ; midnight, clear and a hard easterly appearance ; 8 a.m., ditto wind and freshening withal, handed top-gallant sails; noon, fresh gales and gloomy all round, dark threatening weather, a ship to the north of tie standing to the north and east. Nov. 18.—First part fresh gales and thickening into the westward ; 7 p.m, commenced to rain, and wind hauling gradually to the southward ; midnight, heavy rain ; 4 a. m ., wind chopped into west, a long heavy roll of a sea from south, set all sail from skysail studding sail down ; noon, clear, pleasant weather and thickening into the eastward. Nov. 17.—Proceeds with light breeze and dark gloomy weather; midnight, clear ; 8 a.m., light showers of rain ; noon, gloomy and dark threatening weather to the S.E., a long heavy sea from S.W. Nov. 18.—First part light, and dark gloomy weather took upon deck, and bent 80 and 50 fathoms of bower chains ; midnight, clear, with heavy clouds from west ; 4 a.m., ditto wind and weather • noon, dark gloomy weather to the west, wind veering and hauling from west to south west ; 4.50, sighted the old head of Kinsale bearing E.N.E , distance 6 miles ; 2.30 a.m., passed Tuskar 1 mile off; 11 a.m., Holyhead S.S.E. distance 8 miles ; noon, Skerries S. by W. 3 miles. TESTIMONIALS PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN M'DONNELL, To Captain Charles 11P:Donnen, C6,ilmander of the fames Baines Dear Sir,—We, - the undersigned saloon passengers on board the James Baines, from Melbourne to Liverpool, have extreme pleasure, on approaching the termination of our voyage, in expressing our feelings towards yourself. We admire your professional character as a seaman ; the skill and ability displayed in the management of your ship, which we can with confidence pronounce one of the fastest sailing, easiest and safest vessel afloat. The assiduous attention, and unwearied effort to seize every opportunity for forwarding us on our course, the patience exhibited under circumstances of unprecedented trial and delay ; and the equan i m it y an d j u d gment d i splayed on occasions calling forth your energies and experiences, are be yond our highest praise. We contribute to the many pre vious testimonials you have had to your high gentlemanly character, your courtesy, your agreeable bearing towards your passengers, and your kind efforts to secure their comfort and happiness. We also, before leaving you, offer you our united sympathies in consideration of a long and very protraced voyage. It is beyond the power of man to command the elements, and when we reflect that we left Melbourne confidently expecting we should be aided with winds in every way favourable for a speedy voyage, and that in proportion, as our hopes were high, our disappointment has been correspondingly great, and that where we were entitled from past experience to look for strong and fair winds, we have been driven off our course by head winds, or more frequently been delayed by calms—our wonder is not that we have not long ere now reached our destina tion, but that you have been able to accomplish what you have done, and that we have even now the prospect of finishing our voyage so soon. In bidding you adieu, we cordially wish you every success and happi ness , an d our desires are for your future welfare. At the same time, we request your acceptance of the accompanying purse, for the purchase of a piece of plate, as a testimonial, the inscription for which is annexed. We are, dear sir, yours faithfully. [SIGNED BY ALL THE SALOON PASSENGERS.] Nov. 19, 1856. To Captain M'Donnell, of the James Baines. Dear Sir,—We, the undersigned second-class passengers, on board this ship, now approaching the termination of a long and protracted voyage, occasioned by unusual contrary winds—unexpected at the season we left Melbourne—beg to express our feelings, for your courteous and gentlemanly conduct to all, during the voyage. The skill and ability displayed by you as commander, is worthy of the highest praise; anti we only regret that, we have not had more favourable weather to test the powers of this fine vessel. In bidding you farewell, you have our best wishes for your future success.—We remain, dear sir, yours faithfully. [SIGNED BY ALL THE SECOND-CLASS PASSENGERS.] November 19th, 185 G. To Charles 31Tonnell,_ Esq., Commander of the 11.31.8. James Baines, Sir,—We, the undersigned intermediate passengers, on board the ship James Baines, from Melbourne to Liverpool, beg leave to express our sense of your constant kindness and attention during a long and protracted voyage, which, not withstanding its duration, we have passed in great comfort. Of the sailing qualities and general arrangements of the fine ship under your command, we can speak most favoura. bly, as she has, at all times, fully borne out her former cha racter of a first class sailing vessel.—Wishing you every success, we beg to subscribe ourselves, sir, your's faithfully, [SIGNED BY ALL THE INTERMEDIATE PASSENGERS.] Nov, 19, 1856. REMARKABLE TRIAL FoR MURDER IN CANADA An extraordinary trial for murder, at the late Toronto assizes, has excited a very strong feeling in Canadian society. Mr. Thos. Henderson, an attorney, had seducd the wife of Mr. George Brogdin, of Port Hope, a member of the same profession. Brogdin and Henderson were young men, they had been schoolfellows, and pupils in the same office. Brogdin, who is now 25 years of ago, was married two or three years ago, and has one child. Henderson was paying his addresses to the sister of Mrs. Brogdin osten sibly, butin August last he persuaded Mrs. Brogdin to elope with him, and afterwards, in letters to his friends, boasted that he had made her his mistress. He also told several persons that he always carried arms, and that Brogdin was a poor fool and coward who did not understand the use of them, and that if they chanced to meet it would be the worse for Brogdin. These remarks came to the hearing of Brogdin ; indeed, the affair had got into the local newspapers, much to Henderson's glorification. Some weeks passed over before they mat. Henderson had pistols about him whenever he went out, and often talked of fighting with Brogdin. Arrangements were made by Brogdin, after his wife went away, to settle an income upon her, as he said he loved her too well to let her die in a ditch, which she would do if she continued with Hen derson. When Henderson heard of this, he said he did not care for anything Brogdin could do after that, because he was perfectly satisfied that such conduct towards her would preclude Brogdin from getti ng a ver di c t aga i nst him in an action for crim. con. On the very next day, Sept. 23rd, they met accidently at the steamboat wharf. Henderson nodded insolently to Brogdin, and said, " flow d'ye do, George ?" Brogdin immediately drew a pistol from his pocket, and shot Henderson dead. These were the facts proved in evidence, without contradiction, and the Chief Justice told the jury that he could not imagine "a plainer case of murder." " The law," said his lord ship, "does not admit that Henderson's conduct was any excuse for murder." The jury, however o declared that Brogdin was "not guilty'' of the murder. The Toronto Globe comments upon the ease in the following terms : " This was the form of their verdict, but we all know that their meaning was—" Guilty of the killing, but it was justifiable." It would have been better if the jury had rendered a verdict of guilty, with a strong recommenda tion to mercy. It is an alarming precedent to declare a man innocent of all crime, who has taken the life of a fellow-creature. But this is not the feeling of the com munity generally. There is a strong, healthful detestation in the public mind of the seducer. There is no redress against him as a criminal by law; and when the injured relative of his victim takes the law into his own hands he has the sympathy of the community. The jury at the trial were, no doubt, influenced by this reasoning." BODY FOUND ON THE RAILWAY NEAR RAINIIILL.—On Tuesday morning, about one o'clock, the body of a man who appeared to have been a corn dealer, was found on the London and North Western Railway, at the Newton-in-the- Willows viaduct works. When discovered, the body was quite warm, and it bore no indications of external injury. In the pockets of deceased were £2 75., and a pass for three months between Liverpool and Rainhill. It is supposed from this pass that deceased had inadvertently been taken past the Rainhill station, and then jumped from the train, with the intention of walking back. FISHERMEN BEWITCHED.—The John o' Groat Journal says that some fishermen who had been drinking in a public house at Pulteneytown fell out, and being prevented from fighting, " they gave vent to their wrath in curses loud and deep ; and one made a threat, the fulfilment of which has been the means of giving him an unenviable reputation among all the superstitious old wives in his neighbourhood. He was not yet, he said, done with t'other one ; he (the other) had hitherto been successful at his white fishing, but he w ou ll not b e so no l onger —th e fi rs t, second, and third nights ensuing he would come ashore with his lines, but, by the ' turning of a staney,' he would make safe that he came not ashore with them on the fourth ! And, sure enough, it did so happen that his words came true. On the fourth d a y a f ter t h e 6 row, when the man had his lines all out, a gale came on, and he was compelled to cut and run, to avert worse consequences—verifying thus the threat of the oth er , w h o h as b ee n looked on w ith suspicion ever since." with light drizzling rain ; midnight, ditto wind and weather ; 8 a.m., light rain and thick hazy weather, tacked ship to the southward ; noon, wind and weather as above. sea perfectly smooth. Nov. 13.—Proceeds with light winds, small rain and light squalls, with dark gloomy weather; 7 p.m., tacked to the eastward ; midnight, showery and clear ; S a.m., wind hauled into south, veers and hank from south to ESE ; noon, light and clear, experienced a NE drift ; 14 knots in 24 hours. THE CURRENCY QUESTION. LETTER NO. XII. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—l think it was Doctor Johnson who remarked, that experience was the great test of truth, and that it was con tinually contradicting the theories of men. Tried by this infallible test, I have proved to your readers, in my former letters, that the theory of the bullionists is the very antipodes of truth. What does it teach us? That gold or silver, and promises to pay in these metals at a fixed price, are the only instruments of commerce that can be relied on for performing their work with certainty and safety. What has it done for us ? According to the Times, it has brought upon us that which is " equiValent to a great zietural disaster." It has produced a greater amount of inconeenierce i!:an famine, pest, earth quake, floods conflagration, and ship wre ck." There, says the Times, " inflict local or personal injury," but "a high rate of interest, in a country where such a thing is unusual," inflicts greater injuries than these. "It affects the whole atmosphere of trade." The princely merchant trading with his tens of thousands, and the humble shopkeeper with his two or three hundreds, are alike subject to its malefic influence. It may prove equally fatal to both; Servo them right, says the Times. " Of course a rise to seven per cent. must seriously affect those firms that •carry on their trade with borrowed money, and that have founded their calculations on five per cent." "It is the present tendency of trade itself, in its most legiti mate form, to Lecorne more and more speculative. There is no living to be got in a small way if you would not be smothered by the leviathans of trade. you must compete with them." It goos on to show that, for such competition, credit is indispensable. But those who avail of it arc rightly served, especially, if they have founded their calculations on a Ave per cent. Such is the reasoning of the Times. Prudence requires that the trader who would not be smothered by his great competitors must do as they do, and borrow Money to extend his trade, for, as it very truly says, " there is no getting a living in a small way." But if they do so, yielding to:the demands of prudence, though they may escape the smothering, they must expect to be strangled by a rise in the rate of interest. The fact is, as explained by the Times, there is a Scylla on that side, and a Charybidis on this. It is imprudent to trade with borrowed money, and it is imprudent to trade without it. Why? Because without it, you Will be trodden under foot by the increasing numbers of your competitors. And with it, some day or other, you may be blown to atoms by a violent contraction of the currency. It's very fine to talk about prudent traders always haying a perfectly accessible reserve, but the Times forgets, or wilfully conceals the fact, that a perfectly accessible reserve, with money at five per cent , is rendered entirely inaccessible, with money at seven. And it is the theory of the bullionists embodied in the act of 1819 and 1844, and not the imprudence of traders, which ruins those who have borrowed Money for the legitimate extension of their business, and who have unfortunately founded their calculations 'on a five per cent. late of interest. For if they had founded their calculations on a higher rate of interest, they must have founded them on a scale of profit which competition would effectually prevent them from realis ing. No, it is not the imprudence of traders, it is the destructive character of this commerce_blighting theory, of which the Times is the champion, that brings upon us all those evils which the Times would persuade us are " the sure opera tions of the laws of trade." I have shown already, in my fourth letter, that for the thirty-five years ending 17th May, 1839, the rate, which is so imprudent to calculate on, was never exceeded—that until the passing of the act of 1844 the minimum rate of discount was never less than four per cent, and the maximum never more than five. I have shown, on the other hand, that from that period to the 18th of October, 1855, no less than thirty floe alterations were made in it, ranging from 2 up to 91 per cent. And since October, last year, it has been down to 41, and is now again up to a minimum of 7 per cent; and some bills (as good as gold), if having more than thirty days to run, are rejected by the Bank (miscalled of England) as worthless trash Such is the result of the bullionists theory. Such is the contradiction that theory receives from experiences. It was to check improvident speculation. It makes trade in its most legitimate form improvident. It was to secure the just reward of industry. It taxes that reward, and compels it to pay the tax in the product of a foreign soil. It was to prevent fluctuations in money, and render panics in the commercial world all but impossible. It makes money more fluctuating than it ever was before, and as for panics, it renders them impossible, only by familiarising us with the perils that produced them. Did I say of this theory that it was contradicted by experience? Even the Times itself proclaims its condemnation to the world, it says "the distances of commerce are now so great, and the returns so slow, that you must shorten the one and anticipate the other by a free use of the discounters ; you must either increase your business, or seo it shrink into nothing." There is " Hobson's choice" for you merchants of Liverpool. If you do a largo business, a long continuance of the present rate must wholly destroy your profit. If you are content with a small business, you must shrink into nothing. This is the alternative placed before you by the Times. And it is the only alternative left you by the legislation of the bullionists. I have subjected their theory to the test of experience. Ex perience has contradicted its most positive assertions. I have brought it to the bar of history—to the bar of common sense. At both of them it has had a fair and impartial trial. By both of them it has been condemned as a monster, inflicting more injury on:tbe commerce of a country, than either " famine, pest, earthquake, floods, conflagrations, or shipwrecks." And will the Times, after joining in this condemnation, stand up in the face of the world to defend the criminal ? Will it dare to shew cause why sentence of death should not be passed on so great an offender ? Yes, it sticks at nothing to serve its purse-proud clients. It sees the merchants and tradesmen of this great nation writhing under the torture of the discount screw, and while it trifles with their sufferings, and while it feeds its mirth with their pangs, it dares to defend the wicked laws that compel the Bank of England to apply it. There was sonic excuse for Mr. Muntz imagining that it had made some progress towards rationality in currency matters, for in the leader which called forth the masterly reply of that gentleman, the Times, by a singular lapsus penny wrote that " gold is, after all, an article of commerce, and must follow all its laws." As Mr. Muntz very justly observes, if the writer had said that gold ought to be an article of commerce, and should follow all its laws, every currency reformer would have agreed with him. This is in fact the he bfl y. k r os s ei t uoy v atuot e sli udrnsr. putting h e , of i m ss without theat humble ifivscreteositaurdpcailnsoi correspondent, ki e do r eneuogn e l we f th:l tde a atd l i no: acknowledgment, radicaletej:journal currency nda l: Tinges making,tnou bhs eta:i tgi reformer s nsuhtsioitlseltyeaondwooi own so base a theft ! But the theory of the bullionists is not only contradicted by experience, and condemned by history and common sense, having first pleaded guilty in the columns of the Times, to the charge of haying poisoned the whole atmosphere of trade, it has also its contradiction and condemnation, in the fact, that it is impos sible to reduce it to practice. Let us suppose that the present pressure should continue, that the drain at gold should go o❑ a little longer—a contin gency by no means impossible—that the bullion in the Bank should be reduced to about a million sterling,—an occurrence which has once taken place, and may again; let us suppose all this had come to pass, and what would then be the value of the promises to pay in gold the £14,000,000 of its notes that would still remain in the bands of the public ; against which it does not hold—and never did hold—and never can hold, a single ounce of that metal. Where, then, would be the boasted convertibility of its paper ? 'What change would the editor of the Times get for the note he got at the bankers, on the 19th instant? Perhaps he would then tells us frankly, which he liked best ; a note based on the wealth of the nation, or a promise of the Governor & Co. of the Bank of England, to give him a certain weight of gold ? It is all very well to say, that Government would then step in—after many a stately house of commerce was levelled to the ground—and interpose the shield of an order in council, between the Bank and the holders of its notes, authorising it to dishonour all its promises —even tho ono which the editor of the Times got at his Bankers, and held up to the admira tion of all men, and, as he thought, to the eternal confusion of psor Mr. Muntz, as a specimen of the best possible currency in the world, solely on the ground that it was always an equivalent for a certain weight of standard gold. No doubt such relief would he afforded to the Bank. But then, what would become of the boasted convertibility of its notes? What of the doctrine--that the promise to pay in gold, is a tower of strength and a citadel of safety? A nd where would the editor of the Times get five sovereigns for his beautiful note ? Every one must admit that such an interposition on the part of the government, would amount to an abandonment of the theory set up by the Bullionists, would, in fact, he equiva lent to a repeal of the law which has been founded thereon. Under that law as it now exists, Fourteen Millions of promises to pay, are made to rest on a foundation that renders their redemption impossible, namely, on the emphatically inconvertible basis of a non-transferable debt, owing by the government to the Bank. The remainder of its issues being based entirely on the precious metals, and principally on gold, of which the combination of a few capitalists may at any time deprive it ; it is clear that the impracticability of the bullion theory, was, to a certain and very considerable extent, felt and admitted, by the framers of the law, or they would not have sanctioned the issue of Fourteen Millions of promissory notes, which, as such, are a great fraud on the public; it being, as we have seen, utterly impossible for the Bank to redeem them under certain circumstances, which have arisen in times that are past, and may again arise at no distant day. Indeed there never was a more ingenious myth, or, pe lue r i h r a o p os s n , ls ; shonld rather call it a more impudent falsehood, p a l me d as gospel truth upon the credulity of the public, tha n th e asser rt real asser tion, nel d,thattype pnd e a t ofhb that tn national t is o f England na I therefore, wealth, e at n h note solelyt e sa i is, to oa on alldtexceptintentsi s account i t and e, t p e a promise to pay in gold which can always be immediately purposes a ful filled, quivalent —gold. The Times insultingly calls upon Mr. Muntz to hold up his head; to look it in the face, and to answer its question. I have not forgotten the question to which it demands a reply. It was asked twelve months ago. What said the Times to the currency reformers, " what are the few cabilistic words to be B e n n g t r , ay s e a d i d o n t t h h e e p o a r p a e c r l there pray words—l pr om i se to pay £5 on demand, which will not be i s s e t a t] e fo t r ii c e e m a n a d m s o i n m g p s l t i y2 ty u qn e vtehse. " That palters with us in a double sense ; That keeps the word of promise to our ear, And breaks it to our hope." The currency reformers are really indebted to the Times "for teaching them that word," as it is certainly without • parallel in the English language, for the fitness of its applica tion to the "philosophical formula" of our Bank of England note, meaning—" I promise to pay, so long as I find it conve. nient to do so ; but, when my stock of cold shall he nearly exhausted, I shall ask the government for a dispensation to suspend my specie payments, and then coolly inform you, as you impatiently demand the fulfillment of my promises, that they were given in a cabalistic sense." Now, all this untruthfulness and fraud are the result of the theory that money possesses necessarily an intrinsic value, and that it must always consist of the precious metals, or be based entirely thereon, Then,why, I ask in the name of common sense—of caramel: prudence, and of common policy—why make the prosperity of the country to rest upon an impracticable theory, already' contradicted by that experience which is the great test of truth. Merchants and traders of Great Britain, which do you prefer —money that is an article of commerce, and subject to all its laws, or money that enables you to buy and sell all the articles of comic:cc, regulated by laws of its own, which render it as infallible instruuipt for conducting the trade of the country, and for circulating aml increasing all its waalth ? Which note do you prder—that with " ONE POUND LEGAL TENDER" engraven on its surface, which will pay your Customs' duties, your Excise, your Income tax, and eYery thing else you want to pay to the value of twenty shillings, of a note which only promises to pay the bearer a certain weight of gold on demand, and may keepor break its protni..7e acoordinif to circumstances ? Which will you have, a currency amply sufficient for all the purposes of your peat commerce, or a currency limited by tho quantity of gold that you can accumulate at home under the operation of a law that cempels the Bank of England to sell it, as long as foreigners can find Bank notes to buy it with, at £3 17s 91 per oz., without reference to the price it bears in other parts of the world And now that I have redeemed the pledge given in my last, and answered the question of the Times, and finished my twelfth letter, I shall leave your readers to digest at their leisure all that I have written, as I shall be unable for a ter, weeks to go en with this series of letters. In the meantime, I leave the field clear for my friends —" CoRNELtus," " A SPARTAN," and IL," the apocryphal; expressing a hope that my friend, "the real a t e l ; the ‘‘j- P . H." will stines who say they are Curreney re f ormerg ' , an d AM not, once right m al l ie b il u , ek no lo t o sp n ar h in is g a e r v m e o n ur th a o u te d , but aro of the scho o l o f t h e bullionists. He knows s o l r a z u ' g g in h how to strip these jackdaws of theit borrowed plumes, :tad I leave them for the present to his tender mercies, reminding them, for the last time, that their oft repeated and oft ecinfrita4 statements about the insecurity, inconvertibility, ir:edeerniz bility, and so forth of the national note, " pass by um it tbi idle wind, which I regard not." The note that 1 ha*e Wed advocating, rests on the solid rock of all the prcrpirti of the Empire. It would owe its existence, not td the necessities of individual landowners, or to the dividend-seeking proprietors of a joint-stoctc company'; but to the will of the nation, expressed through its representatives in Parliament. Its characteristics are, as I have already intimated, security conveniency convertibility. The Queen will receive it in payment of all her revenues. Every body will receive it in payment of every thing that is due to him. It will impart stability to the operations of commerce. f t will enable the merchant to calculate with certainty the utmos t limit of his means. It will gladden the hearts of the indus trious population, by enabling them to add taxation to price, and thus securing for them the just rewards of their industry. Find me a standard to measure its value, and I will find you a stanclaid to measure the value of a life-buoy thrown to a drowning man just in time to rescue him from a watery grave. I am, sir, yours, &c., J. W. Liverpool, 25th November, 1856. SurrosED Loss or A SCOTCH STEAMER, WITH ALL HANDS.—It is feared that the steamer Roslyn, which left Stettin on the Bth inst. for Leith, and which was duo at the latter port on the 12th, has been lost in the late gales in the German ocean. The only hope of safety is that sbe has been cast on the coast of Norway, whence communication is not easily attained. The Roslyn was a new vessel, of about 700 tons burthen, and was fitted up with all the latest improvements. HORRIBLE DEATH OF A CHILD. —OR Tuesday, Mr. Wakley held an inquest on the body of William Fillmore, aged four years, who met with a frightful death. From the evidence it appeared that deceased's mother had gone out for a few minutes, leaving the child playing about the room. Upon her return she found him all in flames. The poor child was immediately conveyed to University College Hospital, where death soon terminated his sufferings. Verdict, " Accidental Death." FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR-THE MIRFIELD RAILWAY STATInS. —About mid-day on Monday, John Fitton, the number taker employed at the Mirfield Station, was standing on the line at tho Bradford junction, watching a train come in, when he was warned that an engine and tender were coming the other way. Unfortunately he stepped on to the line down which the engine was coming, and was caught by the buffer, and hurled some distance. He was immediately conveyed to the Huddersfield infirmary, when it was found that he had sustained a compound fracture of both legs, and both thighs. He never rallied, and expired about three o'clock the same day. THE HANGING IN SPORT AT BATLET.—OR Tuesday, before the West Riding magistrates, at the Leeds Court house, three lads—Benjamin Preston, aged 11, Abraham Sharp, 13 years, and Joshua Firth, 13 years of age; were committed to take their trial for the manslaughter of a lad named John Harries, 13 years of age, in a mill, at Batley. The lads had been larking together in the mill, and one of the prisoners proposed to " Palmer" Harries, and fastened the rope attached to the crane round his body. Just at this moment, the men in the lower part of the mill c)mmenced hoisting up a pack of wool, by which act, deceased was carried to the top of the beam, and the upper part of his body was dreadfully crushed. lie died yesterday morning, at the Leeds Infirmary, and the inquest will be held this day. ERNEST JONES'S POLITICAL SOIREE AT ST. MARTIN'S HALL.—On Tuesday evening the third of Mr. Jones's soirees took place at St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre. The performances, which chi; hall was not near so full as on the previous occasion. Whether from want of faith with the artistes, or from other causes, we cannot say, but there was no pianist or vocalists last evening ; and when Mr. Lowry sang " We are so low, so very, very low," one of the audience sang out, " And the piano won't go." This was apparent, gsutahl.a that abusive u d s itivcea ducal language, house ous e from the fact that the solo singers were accompanied . by an ophiclede, the only instrument, with . the exception of r m oc u e s e . c d a e l d his ! a l ways oandng, w Fr h e i n ch c h we h r o e rn v s e , ry p s i c e a sc n n ty t. , M A r. ft j er on t e h s e p strongly protesting against . every porson who had any property. which It se t wasout had been and always would be guilty of murder. In this b in y " s t t h a e tin u strain the lecturer continued, but it would be impossible , without libelling several distingui s h e d noblemen, to give , even an abstract of Mr. Jones's speech. AS MANTLES and JACKETS aro so very generally Worn this Season, ___ J. MAC LEN NAN, 36, CHURCH-STREET. (OPPOSITE PARKER-STREET), a Has made arra,gements to have a Case:f4 oth and JACKETS, in Velvets, Reversibl4- ry ‘Veek for the other Fashionable Materials, delieeL:l e i , 1 Ladies desirous of next Two Months ; therefore, h make their appearance having the Fashions as soon as moderation le prices, are respect fully solicited to inspect fr t o n . b , o London, Two Cases contain- JUST RECEIVED, ; f 4s. I id. each. arily Low Pr ic e 0 AND MANTLE WAREHOUSE, SHAWL oPPOSITE PARKER STREET. log about 700 MANTLE'S, MAC D I As A socI R ATI:s 4 A • IG TEACHER OF V ATION AND NAUTICAL ASTRONOMY, 4BLY ASSISTED, PRACTICALLY. BY CAPTAIN A. MACNAUGHTAN, LIVERPOOL MASTER A M C AR AB I n N nd E Et R hi‘e S I ' 24, GREAT GRORGE-SQUARE. LIVERPOOL. 41 • + Inv:tint - or full copy of prospectus at stay of the Opticieus, a easily matched by any more philosophic formula that we are aware of." I think that I have demonstrated pretty clearly, that their force is that of falsehood, their simplicity that of fraud. For unless the bank retains five golden sovereigns in its coffers, for every five pound note it issues to the public, the "philosophic formula" is all moonshine, and the " matchless words" which. It which carries —thes el r h eaaavl letter eyat I:::cabalisticafdyom referred one eend ds words ofuf Tr the compose it a gross imposture. Are we, then, to be fooled out of our common sense by a superstitious reverence for this so called "philosophic formula"' furnishing model for a new national currency, is complete without them.. Theiknignglisipoos witht a t g o e a n s t h t e a ex m c oe p lt , lhee ru t to, without promising to do so. It is the best model of a national note. It performs, instead of promising. This is precisely what we want in a national currency. Something that shall pay, without promising to pay. A pound p a y men t , i nstead of a pound promise. A species of money that shall NS payable and receivable by every one at its nominal value, without any cabalistic nonsense being engraved on its surfaee a a species of money that shall circulate the wealth of the country, just so far as the postage stamp carries its letters ; that it, everywhere within the limits of the United kingdom. For such services no "cabalistic words," neither few nor ninny. are required. The simple words, " One Pound, legal tender," will be found more than a match for the "philosophic formula" of the Times. So the currency reformers have no need to cast about for any "cabah6tz • •c words" to be engraved on the paper. I feel as if I could not easily part with this word" cabalistic." The dictionary gives us t o un d ers t an d th a t it signifies some thing that has an occult meaning ; something, in short, like the juggling jargon of the witches addressed to Macbeth—