The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-22 00:00:00

THE LATEST NEWS. IBY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.I FRANCE. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Feb. 21. 12.10 P.M.—The Funds open steady. Rentes 67f. 95c. 3.25 P.M.—The market has been rather ani mated,. and closed very firm. The final price of Rentes was 68f., being nearly higher than yes terday. PRUSsIA BERLIN, Feb. 21 The new Prussian Gazette says, "We learn that a proposal of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, for the assembling of a conference of the five great powers, has been forwarded to Paris, and that Prussia has joined in this proposal." AUSTRIA VIENNA, Feb. 21. An Imperial decree of to-day concedes to the Jews of Lower Austria, Moravia, Silesia, Hun gary, Voywodiva, and the Banat, Croatia, &la vonia, Dalmatia, and the Littoral districts the right of possessing real property. They cannot, however, exercise the right of patronage, juris diction, or scholastic representation attached to such possession. They may become agricultural proprietors, if, in compliance with the law, they are domiciled upon their establishments, and cul tivate the land themselves. In Galicia, Boko wina, and Cracow, the rights enjoyed by Christians connected with the possession of real property are granted to those Jews who have been educated at the colleges, or at commercial, nau tical, or mining academies, or who are officers in the army ; other Jews may, at present, only acquire such real property as was permitted by the law before 1848, and may farm landed property belonging to the Crown,• but not real property of the kind styled Russkal farms. SPAIN. THE WAR IN MOROCCO. MADRID, Feb. 21. The following official bulletin from the army in Africa has been published :—The Moors having prepared to cannonade Melilla, Brigadier Bueeta, then convalescent, attacked and carried their positions. The Spanish loss was 31 men. Briga dier Buceta re-entered Melilla more indisposed than before, and confided the command to the colonel. The Moors being very numerous, recap tured their positions, but Brigadier Bueeta re turned and again carried them, with the loss of 182 men. RiEDINIONT. A commission of lawyers at Turin has reported that no Papal excominsuication can be received in Piedmont without royal permission ; and that /44y priest publishing an excommunication, with (3l4 such authority, is liable to prosecution. PAPAL STATES. ROME (viii Marseilles), Feb. 18. Twenty-five English Roman Catholic deputies have presented to the Pope a protest from the faithful, which has afforded great consolation to the Holy Father. News from Rologna state that 'the peasants complain of the Papal regime. The army of the Romagna has received rein forcements. The Archduke Maximilian has sent to the Pope 2,000 capotes, battery, and some cavalry. THE ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. The engine-driver who was so severely injured on the Eastern Counties Railway on Monday, died last night. VOLUNTEER CORPS. Sir Robert Peel has given notice of an amend fbr reducing the estimate of the charge of volunteer corps. ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST. The case of a Mr. Rosier, one of the brawlers at. St. Georges-in-the-Jipt o hp been taken into the Ecclesiastical Court. CARLISLE ELECTION COMMITTEE. This committee has been nominated, and will be composed as follows :—Mr. J. M. Cobbett, chairman ; Mr. Crawford, London, the Marquis of Hartingdon, Lord R. Montagu, and Colonel Pakenham. The following appeared in a portion of our impression of yesterday : THE BOMBAY MAIL. The advices from Bombay, which are to Jan. 25th, have.. ‘ been anticipated by the Calcutta mail received last riday. The chief feature of commercial intelligence is the d eclining prices of cotton and linseed, a continuance of th e use in freights, and the increasing tightness of money,\•,ll A general order by the Governor-General sanctions a ‘ . 0 60 of irregular cavalry for service in China, to be forpled out'oi eici4ing regiments of irregular cavalry. FRANC ! Paws ' Feb. 21. A circular of M. Billault says, the time has airivetl to put an end to the attempt at agitation on the Roman question. M. Billault instructs the prefects to prohibit, ac cording to law, the distribution of writings and pam phlets unless duly authorised, and to report to the Council of State whenever the liberty of the pulpit is abused. ne recommends them to combine moderation with firmness, as the Emperor desires peace and liberty for religion. A meeting has been held in Paris with the object of Supporting the temporal rights of the Pope. It was t)ttended by no fewer than 200 'persons, and included ilear t ifts, Legitamists, Bonapartists, and Republicans. herdEw& , e'wesent members of the magistracy, the bar, Public ''llifictinriefiN;' dp4 commercial men. A petition to the Senate 'Was' Aritvh • iii3,"p?flting •it • to intervene With the Government, op Op ground 't,h4 trot"attenit against the temporal sovereignty 'of the Pope is an at , tempt . against the liberty of conscience'. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Feb. 21. The official Weiner Zeitung, of to-day, contains an Imperial decree by which the right of buying and pos sessing landed property is conceded to the Jews of Lower Austria, Moravia, Silesia, Hungary, Voywodina, and the Banat, Croatia, Slavonia, Dalmatia, and the Lit toral districts. However, the Jews in Galacia, Boko- Nvena, and Cracow may acquire and retain real property, on condition only of having received their education in one of the Public Colleges, or of having the rank of an officer in the army. • • MA IL NEWS. The Wiwi mail arrived at Dover early this morning, anaVii , desliatched to Londoti at 6.40. TyrBUDGET. A petition in fai - our "ot the `bpdp•pt, from influential London houses in the Manchester trade, was completed yesterday for presentation. A great meeting of the wine trade is to be held to day, principally to consider the proposal of the alcho holic test and the question of drawback. ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. PP cp t idpnt yesterdayears to have been of a more shotkity charac pp er than kirrxs officially reported. It resulted . in he IoW iif'tliPed i lives, and " 1 94 8 ‘ )'. ' not fatal, injury to a number 'Ot r pers'oiiii: '" ' '6: " . ' • t -; - The tender and same Of.'tlie 'Carriages were heaped ep. FF47) , r,'`Eiyt*ftirifiecY An indegeribable Intis i s 'clf fOlik, ap e d • P can fit* pie 'Pupae 'eny"ero ped"e`iery ii 4 . , „..., „.. ~ . .• . , • iiiffig il4 4 14§9 RI . • Roatdes the eased which have ter • _ MIN @d 1 1 a Yll th" 8 t ••t are others which have occasional mucu anxiety : Professor Elliott, of King's College, Cambridge, sus tained a severe fracture of the leg, and other injuries. Mr. Hotehin, l iolicitar, bus both legs broken. Mr. Mauston, a miller, or 1144o:ion ? lies at the Ship Tavern dreadfully injured, and yestpFdayolpfnpon underwent amputation of a leg. Mr. Garrett, also a miller, a floddesdop, bap a thigh broken in two places, and he has on.stained serious in ternal injuries, The persons killed are Mr, Satzhell, Pcnchgreh7 street, London, Mr. Stokes, Saffron Walden., and the stok er . The catastrophe appears to have arisen from pure accident, occasioned by the breaking of ti tire of the left leading wheel of the engine. THE DIVISION ON MR. DISRAELI'S AMENDMENT. Sir W. Jolliffe had sent a circular to the Conservative Party, headed, " Certain and most important division," and most earnestly requesting their Atteaure. The Post remarks that the majority of h,s aguipot Disraeli in a house of 620 members, is no mere party tritunpla, but it cannot say that the attempt of the Oppo sition was not a party move. By this division the gouge of Commons avows its detertninetion to befriend a targe and liberal measure of commercial eatention. The Times regards the debate of last night as a dis cussion on the merest point of form. While in these days We look chiefly to the commercial aspect of a treaty, the French treaty will be best discussed in a committee L'u customs, which of course will not preclude a full "Iquiry into the political aspect of the measure. The Parliamentary debates. last night, dill nearly , t i li enty-three columns of the Times. I 0 the Commons, the question turned upon whether the treaty could be submitted to the House of Commons at all, except in the Way proposed by Mr. Disraeli. Mr. Gladstone, on the other hand, urged the amendment puerile and Pedantic, and asserted that the treaty will be submitted to the house, and in a form which an address to the Queen can be moved. This is the substance of the debate. Th e Ti mes trusts t h e h ouse w ill now a dd ress Itself to the treaty in good earnest, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.--YESTERDAY. The Lord Chancellor laid on the table a bill for the further fusion of la* and equity, and Lord Brougham a bill to render unnecessary the plea of "not guilty." Earl GRANNuLLE read a letter from Mr. Corbett, our Charge d'Affaires at Florence, stating that he had hot attended any reception of Signor Buoncompagni offi cially; but that, having known him from childhood, he had been present privately at one of them. The Duke of NEWCASTLE stated that, after some hesi tation, he was now prepared to advise her Majesty to give her assent to the act amending the legislative council of Tasmania. The Earl of SELKIRK moved for copies of the corres pondence between the. Earl of Elgin and the Earl of Malmesbury, relative to the mission of the former to China The Earl of ELGIN took the opportunity of vindicat ing his conduct from the attacks upon it in the House of Commons. He denied emphatically that he had used any harshness Whatever towards the Chinese. He had demanded a resident minister at Pekin, as neces sary to our permanent relations with that country. li e believed that when the papers were produced, they would show the difficulties of his position, and justify the course he had adopted. After a few remarks from Lord COLCHESTER, the sub ject dropped. The House adjourned at seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY Sir W. MILES gave notice that on the resolutions on the Budget, he should move the omission of the 16th resolution respecting the paper duty, and likewise to change the proposed tenpence of the income-tax into ninepence. Mr. PALK asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the communication made to her Majesty's ambassador was to the effect that, in the case of annexa tion of Central Italy to Sardinia, the French Govern ment was of opinion that it would be necessary for France to have some increase of territory on the side of Savoy. Lord J. RUSSELL reserved his answer till the matter came before them. On the motion of Mr. Kinglake, Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the vice-president of the Committee of Council on Education how soon the report of the Royal Commission on Education is likely to be presented to Parliament. Mr. LOWE replied that the report would be presented before the end of the session. In reply to Mr. Ball, Lord PALMERSTON said that it was open for either of the contracting parties to the treaty of commerce to propose modifications of the treaty, and, if agreed to, to embody them in a supplementary treaty. On the motion by Lord PALMERSION that the House at its rising adjourn to the morrow (Ash Wednesday) at two o'clock, Sir J. GRAHAM rose to a point of erder, saying that he believed that it was not competent for Mr. Du Cane to move his resolution in committee on the Customs Act. All amendments in such committees should be confined to revenue arising from the customs, which was not the ease with the portions of the revenue referred to by the resolution. lie thought that the resolution ought to be brought forward as a substantive motion. _ The SPEAKER said that the Chairman of the Coin.. mittee would be the right judge of the propriety of any amendment introduced into the committee, but it must be confined to the subject matter before the committee, but be had no hesitation in saying that the course recommended by Sir J. Graham was the one to be pre . . Lord PALNEusToti . said that so far as the ministry were concerned, thy were ready to agree to any arrange ment, and to allow the motion to proceed as a substan tive motion. Mr. Dr, CANE said, that as he should be nuiph disap pointed if precluded from touching on all the points . referred to in his motion, he theefore gratefully aeaspted the proposal of the noble lord. The eff.tbruni,on of the EXCHEQUER said that, in no ease, should 10 move the reduction of the spirits dir,ty to-night or before Friday.. Mr. BOUYERIE asked if the resolutioq wpnld be pro paged as a substantive motion, without notice. `file SPEAKER replied that it was not regular, 'but the House could permit it. The motion was.tlion agreed to. Mr. Dr; CANE then rose to propose his resolution, as follows :—" That this House recognising the necessity of providing for the increased expenditure of the coming financial year, is of opinion that it is not expedient to add to the existing deficiency by diminishing the ordinary revenue, and is not prepared to disappoint the just Rxpe,etntions of the country by re-imposing the income tax at su unnecessarily high rate." After declaring that he had no party object, he said his objections to tile budget were, that it left ns in a worse financial state than it found us—that it repealed imp 4444 datips at a most inopportune moment; and, lastly, that if was hosed on an unnecessary and one-sided commercial treaty. Ile ealfltlated that, under the arrangements of the budget, the 41444 of the financial year 1860-1 would be very nearly L 13,060,600.. >Supposiugthe proposed Reform Bill to be carried, such would be the difficulty the new reformed Parliament would have fp encpunter. It could only result in the imposition of the inconie-tae, as a permanent tax in its most odious form, or else in an ignorant impatience of taxation, which would end in that miserable economy which had already done so much mischief. He quoted against Mr. Gladstone his decla rations of 1853 against the income-tax, and declared that in the year wherein so much had been promised, a reduction in the income-tax, however small, would have come from him with peculiar grace. He contended that the rednction of the wine ,flutips vas most inopportune at the present moment when the Ripply of ono on the Continent was materially dimieished, and nitwit of the stock was prevented 'from finding its way to this . country. He did not, therefore , believe that 'the revenue under the reduced tariif would be what was ealeidated in the budget, Adverting to the paper duty, he oh? served that it was the duty of all others which, from their previous professions, her Majesty's ministers ought to have left untouched. Its. repeal assuredly ought not be bought at the price of the continuance of the income-tax. After quoting against various members of the ministry, their former opinions against the repeal of the paper duty, and the continuance of the income-tax, he declared that the budget bore the impress of the influence of a particular school ; and was as truly and commonly designated as a Manchester budget. He declaimed earnestly against the treaty, as contrary to the true interests of free-trade, and marked by a total absence of reeiproeity ; and as srerwgied into the House Without' permitting the epperium y ef fair disculisionl Vire i tudgei Mid i Been reeeuirneMle -•to them as a budget o'r peaCe ; he declared' ii 'eniPhatl alb; ris'rt budget of war. - Mr. LEyESON GOWER supported the budget, and retorted uppn the apposition that, whateyer. ;bight hp their professions, they 4411 held the doetrines 0 pro : tection. Mr. LIDDEjj, said that it was with greet pain that lip separated himself from his party, but he could pot shut his eyes to the political and eominereial advantages to be derived both from the treaty and the budget, Mr. Donsorr, although disapproving of many of the commercial provisions of the budget, supported it on the ground of the great political advantages which it involved. Lord Robert Montague supported the resolution, which was opposed by .Mr. BAXTER, who said that it was impossible to cal culate the advantages to the nation of the new commer cial arrangement. The restdutifin was opposed by Mr. Nwson and Mr. ffenneS4 ft'' siltipdttUd'hy "4? . .."cr001ey" 411' liir: Duff. • fled ' - '' - Sir S. NORTHOOTE said that though there was some things of which he approved, both in the treaty and the budget, the price they were . called upon to pay for those advantages was too high. They . were not worth the increased income-tax, and the other sacrifices the budget called on the nation to make. The natural progress of the customs and excise duties would of itself in time probably produce a surplus; but were it not so, a sevenpenny income-tax would cover the deficit; iNiefure, it was tkee pelre iv. the p0r,44.whi04 Iliey;w;ete e aid upon' to +ply' fet liie i ofanitiges' 6t h tlie )itidget. '''' If the sdliette' ' *eft' ektkieg , 'otit; --a. - shiiiing inch/Me-tax kvcSuld lie nee€ssary; and they cou l d hot avoid .. . . 010fipt PliYklYlol•9o' P4l, , T6.o'9ollllter RPt.l. yep];. -Ytr; .-1-41: 0 1 1. said that so long as the expenditure eon ,. ti.nupg at ? a r t r e e e s t en t t rate, it was vain to expect any . axritr.... He ich defended, ivg ard to t he e tt e i t e reduction ... . ttihoenporfoptoliseitdiountieosi otnhe=gand7spirits and the rernt'.!!" ll of the paper duty. He would not indulge in anticipa- tipl; ef the income-tax and o pose the resolution. - Rn 1 414 tr tfr kff., _ ohlol, the debate was 4 ~,J9,...e, „.„.„,,„„„,,-,.., ~,,,,..B,aW els: psiOsin'O . p popOliat they would - conld'to•tt tliViSion'rni that 'ef(iiiing. The Consolidated - . Eutd £407,649y 'Bill Was' read a flfiLd time and asked. • p 4 41i) gptipp tor going into committee on the Vain ation of Rateatple propl .4 t) Iliii; Mr. BP,c)11 13 COP*: gist the ~ill trapsferred Aharges frpm local l'Ods to the ponsoligated fund; to Which he Phi 6 cfCd , 044 poved as an anendtilefit, that the acnin3it l o le Nkell tl44t 4a six TiWilths• .. Mr. LA.13,10 explained that 141t 3 1/1914 3 y Mended was as much for public ao for local purp ct oso• The charge to the treasury would not exc eed 45,0 0. s l , V a i n ru d r, ou platartilion.satisfied delay. with the ex. Guß Y demanded w " further no t 0, 1 i C te o li l on p e a l rr tU a N p N n E t a a p n p r a o c v t e d o f o jfustthieceobwjehcitchofhathde been l'ised for leats. Col. Pre:y ; t4e4e;wis.e suprrtpl p l p IA q 44 ?4r. E. Grogan. ' Mr. Blackburn withdrew his amendment, and some clauses of the bill passed through committee, after which the house adjourned, at five minutes to one o'clock. It is stated by file wimp that Sir Oporge Plerk, per manent ;Under Secretary of State for India, will sucteed Lord Elphinstone as Qoyernor OflioMbay. Whe iatrst edition. Just published. Sent free per post for three sthmo, or Riy be had on application. T,EETO : THEIR Loss op RpT,Q#A,Tolf. pn tic kiit Means of restoring teeth, by the new principle of self-04491i, 4 1 0 h ypip,4oo‘ coloured Itulia,rnbber in heu of bongo or gold, ai4 4;(04.010.9f a fteaMp gum, without springs or wires, and without extract ing .root,s, be.lf the ordinary cost. By lges i sta. pentists to ,the Prlywo pott4pma. A multum in paryii bro chure, wbieb requirius p4p ihie. of a dentist Will do well to peruse, as, emanating from sµ7ll a :444, it may be confi iently relied 1:111,- - :1 1- itited Seine af&ZettG• Ppntal, meats : 134, Duke-street, Liverpool; 33, Ludgate-ill, mid 110,,Regent-street, London Note name and number. Estab lished 1815. Vide diploma. AMERICA. The royal mail steamship America arrived in the Mersey yesterday, early in the afternoon. We have received by her our files of American papers, from which we select a few items of in telligence, in addition to that which we• gave briefly in our impression of yesterday. Now that the question of the Speakership is settled, the Congress has at length got to work, and will, it is expected, proceed regularly to dis pose of the businessbefore it. The President had returned the joint reso lution passed on the last day of the last session, appropriating money for removing obstructions from the mouth of the Mississippi River. Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, in troduced the Post-office Deficiency Bill, with amendments; which was taken up and discussed at length, after which the Senate adjourned. In the house numerous private petitions were pre- j sented and referred to appropriate committees. The next subject of excitement is the Presi dential election ; as a preliminary to which the National Democratic Convention at Charleston is regarded as most important. "There has not been," says the New York Herald, " for twenty years so much excitement in advance of any election. And this agitation is not confined altogether to the politicians. There is a deeply settled feeling .upon the part of the people at large that - the country is going through a most important crisis, and that it is more than probable that upon the wisdom, the tact, and the sagacity of the members of the Charleston Convention will depend the perpetuity of our institutions, and,. pt rhaps, the actual existence of the republic. After a lowg and careful investigation into the came of the shocking catastrophe at the Pember ton Mills, Lawrence, Massachusetts, the coroner's jury have brought in their verdict. They find that the evidence does not warrant the belief that the owners of the mill were cognisant of its unsafe conditiOn. Without referring to the character or insecurity of the foundations of the building, they attribute the immediate cause of the disaster to defects in the cast-iron pillars which supported the floors, and the thinness of the brick walls upon which the floor timbers rested. The responsibility of the fearful loss of life which resulted from the fall of the mill is divided between Mr. Albert Fuller, the former contracting agent of the Eagle Iron Foundry, at West Roston, who supplied the pillars, and Mr. Charles L. Bigelow, the archi tect and superintendent of the building, whose duty it was to test, the quality of the 'rol, and under whose immediate supervision the entire work was executed. lt is manifest from the language of the jury that they place the heaviest responsibility upon Mr. Bigelow. The Herald thus notices the . commercial pros pects of the country :—The prospects of the Spring trade, thus far, haVe been rather satisfac tory than otherwise, The effect of the political excitement growing out of the ,lohn Brown raid, and the contest for the speakership, would, it was expected, have stopped altogether the Southern purchases. The non-intercourse mea sures adopted by the Virginia, and recommended by several of the other Southern Legislatures, of course tended to confirm the apprehensions entertained by our merchants on the sub feet. So far, these fears have not been realised. Not only d og * the Southern trade open with its usual briskness, but it is ob. : served that. the purchases are much larger than those made in any former years. Whilst western men are haying but little, the southern merchants seem to be investing all the cash they can spare in goods, which are evidently not intended for present demand. As there is a superahlindame of goods in the market, this disposition is fortu nate, for it makes up for the falling off in the western trade, occasioued by the lack of money in that regiop. cogivtEgow,. NEW Yoßg, Feb. 7. Stocks at second board continue heavy; U.S. b's of '74 1004; Erie cony of '7l, 28; do. 4th M., 50; Illi nois Freeland bonds, 98 ; Cumberland, 15; Erie 8; Pacific Mail, 79 ; New York Central, 701 ; Reading, 39; Michigan Southern, 6; Do. Guaranteed, 131 b. 60; Panama, 1301; Jllinois Central, 56i ; Cleveland, Coluinbus, and Ginn., 86; galena and Chi cago, 58; Chicago and Jock Island, 621. Ashes unchanged; sales 120 'barrels, pot $5 25c. ;. pearls, $5 37c. ' .Qatou quiet and unchanged, sales 800 bales, at 11 1 c. for mid. uplands. receipts 523 bills, sales 12,200; State and Western more actiye and Sp better, with a fair. specu lative .4erpand, unsound to #f ' Igc. • superfine State $5 to $5 Sc., extra state $5 29c. to $5 35p.. roipid hoop Ohio $5 35c. to $5 70c., superfine Western $5 to $5 10e. ; common to good extra Western, $5.20c. to $5 35e.; Southern more active, sales 2,100 bbls, mixed'to good $5 4Qc. to $5 70c ; fancy and extra $5 75c. t(*) $7 ; 1,000 ibis Canada extra 45c. to $6 75c. Wheat a shade firmer, with tuure doing, sales 27,000 bus. Milwau kee club $1 171 c. to 11 183 c., white Capda $1 38c, in store, Canada club $1 20c. delivered, white southff 4 $1 511 e. for choice. Corn quiet, sales §,3QO 1 4 us,, l ie w white hind yellow $BO to $B2. *el, steady ; sales, 625 brls. ; country mess, $5 to $5 25F.; prime,'sl to $4 Si. 2; repacked Chicago, $9 to $9 75p.; prime mess, $l7 to pp. pork more active; Mies, 4,40,.0 brls., including 1,909 kris. new mess ; buyer's option, 9f f 44TP 1 ! , and 1 , 40 n e w primp, same time, $l4 4Qp. i Mess, $l7 31e. l'or Old, $lB 12c. to 618 25c. new ; prime, '612 to sl2' 25c. for Old, $l4 37c. for new; Western prime mess, $l6 to $l6 50c. Cut meats, steady; shoulders, 7e. ; hams, nc. to 91e. Pacon, firm ; sales, 200 boxes ; long clear middles, 91c.; 10,0,00 Q lbs. shoit clear smoked do., 12 ; ic. for California. Pressed hogs, %c. to 7fc. for Western. Lard, firm ; k 0 5F bri . s., 191e.' 11e 7 ' Flutter, dull ; Ohio, 11c. to ; kitate, tbe. to 2Qp. Rice firm, sales 300 tcs. 3fe. to 42e. Sugar steady, sales 1,000 hhds. muscovado"' 7c. to 72c. Coffee firm ; sales 2,339 bags Rio 12c. to 121 c., 100 gOv't Java 151 c. Molasses dull ; 50 brls. New Qrleans 52c., 50 hhds. muscovado 26c. to 27c. Spirits of turpentine firm ; 400 brls. 44c. to 45c., crude nominal at $3 50c. to 56ic. Poinnion rosin quiet at $1 50c. to $1 6 . 0 c. '' iron firin ; Scotch, $24 to $25. Linseed oil,. 57c. to 58e. ; lard, 95c. ; sperm, $1 40c: 1.0'61 42/. ; whale,. 45e. to 's3c. ; 8.A.;'24e. ; Mg' Grande, `23e. ; Western snit, 81e. TOhaeco : 5p bads. Kentucky, 4c. to lie . Tallow firm at 104 c to lop. • •, • Frejghts to Liverpool firm. Cotton, 7-32 d. to Id. • flour, 2s. ; grain, 6s. 61d. P 1 1144 1 4ELP014 , Feb. 7. - 41 01 1 r LletiVe firm Rt #5 OP, to 65 87ic, Wheat firm ; white $1 60e. to $1 60e., red $1 32e. to. $1 34e. Corn active, and ad vancing; yellow 760. to 770. Pork 18c.; sides 91C., shoulders 73e. Lard firm at 111 e. to 12c. BALTIMORE, Feb. 7.-Flour unsettled ; Howard-street $5 371 c. to $5 50c. Wheat firm; white $1 35c. to $1 50e. Corn dull ; white and yellow 70c. to 73c. .Pro visions steady. Mess pork $lB, prime $l2 50c. to $l4, sides 10e. CHARLESTON, Feb. 7.-Cotton depressed. Sales da 1,500 bales. UnsoNis . A.Ti, Feb. 6.--Provisions firm ; mess pork held'de sls;', 'but' $l7 506: to 'sl7" 75e . .' only arered . by thOSe holding; 'cirddrS. ilacdu dill at 'gic. to . 9 . 4 e. Flour active, sales to-day 27;000'baleg . at 10 1 c. to Tic. fOr 21.1 gar firm, prices stiffer 14;t qtiotatiofis nii'ehange4.. M4Asse's 39e. fitprling 7/ to for clear bills fading; sight exOlarige on - NewTork to 1 dis., 69 days' 2to 2 1 dip. Freights to LivetPool . q4lyistoN; gall. 2q.-4Freiglits Two: vessels char- Wert for Liverpool at id.; a brig for tifeineu at 14C POTTON, (Fronz Tr. P. Wright and Co.'s Circular.) The Asia arrived on Sunday, and we have not yet the particulars of what the effect of her accounts has been on the southern markets. The extension of " free trade" in the commercial intercourse between Franco and , England and the recommendation of Louis Napo leon„ of the abandonment of the protective policy hitherto prevailing throughout France, ' w ets with general favour here, and important results are expected to grow out of these Peril kWahstireft. :: '" I 'in this market Ihe'demand during tbc last week was moderate from our domestic spinners and exporters, owing to the dull accounts from Liverpool to the 14th January per America. On Saturday, we had the news per North American and City of Baltimore, to the 19th January, and yesterday per Asia to the 21st January; sufficient time has not elapsed to test the effect of this news, the sales continuing on a moderate,scale, with rather more firmness on the part of holders, The sales for the week amount to 4,500 bales, closing at the annexed nuotatiops. Ttict Heat n~e~ fqr suriaUflmO' ha% 2;44 9 'Va l es o,kird;''‘,2,ol; Leu (HkoVet,'Bl7';, Ilimikieg, ' 672 ;. Bl'cnien, 480; Ant vierp; 22g. "Total,' 5,722 bales. 4 • ••• , COTTON IN TRANSITII - has . heen dull 0 C sg i e , mid • rips' p i Ne t ' h a te ijirik l qfe QAtcm f i n d °settiers of been oulpelle4 either to I go 9 10.6ya r c . l . AP,,c19c4netl, Tke result of the transit of Plioltl°lr "Yeunsatisfactory to holders. There ti l ii i p a . a rb b e.as e , greaton.___ lack . of , iiit r y i e H i g 's tl a ie wi pa a i s t a general thing New York 4,t , iil ray I week C v ° 80 6 o n i in ihiat, a mounted to 3,500 bales, a t t ile irr w e . g e u eic l7 p as rie r e e s : by 'liqbea ;q : u : : : ila w l7t. :41:1:614.16:5" ; . portOloy 11 '1 4 4 ' 4 Vfoet later a tj lain` to 'rd' irfrtaltt,'slioa - ` +ith more iu3dera'te sales. l O a n g. the" decline ns.atfantilt,ilt‘Yhelecib.iyii bales B .a a t l . ti x m e o w re o !s i t i e e a w ii s .s. causedTh e a reactiOn; and' led to a large I . ),iisiireis, 'say 12;000 bales at Mobile, 'and ?7;1( 4 ),O, Asia's news reached t t advised dl its etrect• , e south 74enfecleanf'rebc4:ived. t ll f l tl f 3 : H t t i B : ll°E ah °: f t ; t ellw i r l. 0 4.et° t : g1 h o ceTld : P i nl i l ese e. :: ;ka p r i 6--Q o l t4l 11 , 14e ; lo o ll ra n . iltia4 : l 11 3bes h e ti a r r :Yi n tgel ) d a l ! i b , 1100e°tnt. for e. : 0 0 11 : ! e el. b a a g ' .m b:T b es a a b a eE r i: i l i e k el l e i :la l e e. s. aetivc Sterling e S x a e l b es an t g o e - , na l y 0 , 7:1 2 t 7 0 , 00 10 0 8 b p a efi l r e r s eni . and 106 .to 107 with bills of lading atattactoteeddini.fq,laitdtvirhiinn—: 4potatioin3; — tiveq d ,?l l " f Liver' 'rife Mia's friss rer,eived; market 111 e.; strict g,o_ p 12C. Freight to Liverpool, 9-164, MouthE, Feb, 3.—Receipts for the week, 34,000 bales; same week last year, 29,000. Sales for the week, 18,000 Middling, 10P, yeT lb. for h week' to cir6tit reig~it to Liver= Bp .p 6 c bo!apin,ii:e`,3,o94uottA.o2:_44llloPans to -day, 12,59.0 ba es. mrket Middling, unsettled, a is ii o d l :z x c i) i e t r e dli:'l2bl.tyg4Pl:l' eI 1 7 .1 :: S at a lhi. g a lta4e 14iddling? ; f itript 1.044 Y.: ' Citi?P.—The estimates 01,P §P.o ll :::: ° o4 :::: si t u lt id. O .cu a .lfg . th oe :e w large receipts fOr weelq, New 4-1 millions, with some ' eve i higher, a r e r; in. The buil,: of the receipts coming in from -Red River and other tribut ar i es. 2xports continue large, France is now gaining apidly on last year. This week the excess is increased to 32,000 bales; next week a further material increase will be shown. To other foreign ports the shipments will also soon be in excess of last year ; they are now 39,000 bales less than to same dates last season. The following is a statement of the movement in cotton since the Ist September last as compared with the previous four years : _ • 1860. 1859. 1858. 1857. 1856. Rec. at Ports... 2,933,000 2,471,000 1,433,000 2.015,000 1,987,000 Ex. to G. 8.... 1,227,080 762,000 524,000 541,000 763,000 „ France 365,000 303,000 190,000 204,000 260,000 „other F. P. 177,000 216,000 126,000 143,000 . 190,000 Total Exports.. 1,719,000 1,281,000 840,000 888,01 Ni ,213,000 Stock on hand 1,040,000 920,000 612,000 786,000 Of which, during the past week, included in the above • Rec. at Ports ... ;65,000 132,000 110,000 72,000 82,00 I Ex to G. B. ~ France ~ other F. P 26,000 16,000 11,000 9,000 13,000 Total ExpOrts • 133,000 82,000 63,000 . 86,000 91,0.0 SUMMARY—REcEters..lncrease at the ports compared with last year, 462,000 bales. EXPORTS.---InCrease to Great Br;tain, 465,0u0 bales; increase to France, 32,000; decrease to other Foreign ports; 39,000. Total increase in exports, 458,000. F R EIGHTS.—To Liverpool for cotton, firm at 3-16 d. to 7-32 d. per lb. ; and to Havre, Ic. EXCIIANCI-M4.—On London, 1081 to 109 per cent. ; and on Paris, 5.171 to 5.181. PASSENGERS PER R.M.S. AMERICA, WM. F. MILLER, COMMANDER, FROM BOSTON AND HALIFAX.—Froin Boston :—Lieut Ropitolf, Messrs. A. S. Macropodri, E. J. Ileyer, Hugh Cullinen, E. Lord, jun., J. Davies, consul passenger, M. C. Eardley, Mrs. Eardley and maid. From Halifax :—Messrs. Bell (landed at Queenstown), J. H. Turner, S. Strong, J. S. Bessonet, Barron, J. Yen ning, J. Finn, McMurray, J. Lee, W. Dudman, C. J. Dewolfe, A. Bannon, E. Greenell, McGlenchy, G. Alexander, J. Hunter, Mrs. Heay, and Mrs. Williams and child. THE DAILY TiMES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1860. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. FATAL ACCIDENT.—Patrick Tierney, a labourer, re siding at 14, Midghall-street, who fill into the hold or a ship, in the Bramley-Moore dock, on Friday last, died on Monday at the No1111(111 Hospital. ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon Margaret Hughes, of 40, Stanley-street, jumped or fell from the garret window of her house, sustained a severe fracture of the right arm, a scalp wound, and other contusions of the body. SUDDEN DEATII.--William Taylor, a boatman, who lived in Leeds-street, was drinking in Evans' public house, in that street, on Monday, when he suddenly fell from the chair, and died before the arrival of a medical man. An inquest will he held to-day. Livutpoor, GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—The thirty-seventh anniversary dinner of this society took place last even ing, at the Angel Hotel, Dale-street, but as our reporter received no invitation to be present, we cannot give a report of the proceedings. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—A lecture, in connection with the above-named association, was delivered last night, in Hope-hall, by Profeiser Balfour, on " The Biography of Plants. " The lecture was illustrated with diagrams, and by the aid of these the lecturer was enabled to convey his information with peculiar minuteness. The subject was treated in a popular and entertaining manner. . YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT CLASS.—The usual meeting of this class was held on Monday evening last. An animated debate took place on the tollowing question ; "Is the perusal of works of flation beneficial or injurious ?" and, on the question being put from the chair, there appeared for the affirmative 10, and for the negative 8. The meet ing was closed by singing the Doxology. ''RIRRENHEAD ° CoNi7NutisioNEßs.—Y;terday morning a special meeting of "the Birkenhead Commissioners was held at the Public-oftices, llamilton,square, for the Purpose of considering the bill promoted . in the present session of Parliament by the 34 er§ey Docks and Barbour hpard, 4s the meeting was held with closed doors, we are amble to giye a c 4 llippArt qf the prqeeHinss, b u t it is understood that a petition against the hill was agreed to, so as to give the commissioners a locus standi in committee, with a view to a settlement of the long vexed question of inaintainhig, a clear track across the river for the Woodside Ferry-boats. LIVERPOOL RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.—COMPANY ON LORD ELcuo's PLAN,The following is a copy of the letter received .by Captain Dove :—London, Feb. 16, ISQQ. have the lionqiir to aelinewledge the receipt of your letter qf the 4th illt. , and tp ißtgrin yqq Nit her Majesty has been grapionsly pleased to approve and accept the services of a company of Rifle Volunteers in Liverpool, under the Act 44 Geo. 111., c. 54. This corps is numbered the 45th in the county of Lancashire, and its maximum establishment will consist of one captain, one lieutenant, one ensign, and 100 men of all ranks.—l am sir, your obedient serva nt, S EFTON .— We understand that the company will he sworn in on Friday week, the 2nd of March, at the Oddfellows'-hall, St. Anne-street, at seven o'clock - in the evening, by Vim. Preston, Esq., ti ! p late mayef. Mit. Cirruniuves F'xninrrinN GALLERY, CLAY TON-SQUARE. -- The want of a commodious and well-lighted place for the purpose of exhibiting paintings and other works of art has been long felt in this town; and it is, therefore, with plea sure we call attention to a building which has been specially designed for an exhibition gallery, and whish is, we can justly add, in every way silite'd to that objegt. The gallery consists qf a wilier of Fooms, two of which ore, perhaps, unequalled. The lain'er of these rooms is 35 feet 6 inches in length, by 34 feet 6.inches wide, 27 feet high in the walls, and 47 - feet to the crown of the dome. This room is lighted .by a circular skylight. The second room, which is also lighted from the top is 20 feet 6 inches high, by 19 feet 6 iticbP§ wide, qn.d 1 ? . feet bip;li Thp rpqms Opp. fpr . inspection. LIVERPOOL lIEMISTs ASSOCIATION.--A cpiiversozione, C 'in connecttoi3 with thiS soeiay, was held at the Royal Institution, last evening. We learn that a considerable , number or ladies and gentle men ass e m bl e d co,alqhft 9 ,4 the occasion, and that th e evening irmst meeahly an!! prigitghlY 71101 t, tlic Kqepclings being happily 4iyor,sitied .lay' promenades through the suite of rooms at the institution, partaking of refreshments, and conversations on a wonderful variety of scientific subjects. In the course of the evening, Mr. E. B. Bright delivered 'an address on the recent applica tions of electrical science; and, by way of illustra tion, the president of the association exhibited, in , series of interesting experiments, eleciriaf "diseliarges cifiiapffQ. The, Omission wys . by ticket;' and it is only beesirse we were not flavoured at our office with that requisite " open sesame," that we are precluded from giving . that ampler report of the proceedings which their intrinsic interest would no doubt otherwise have demanded at our hands. Our determination is to re port everything with strict fairness and due amplitude; but, in the absence of tickets, where necessag, ;and a timely intimation of meetings, 4., when riot mver6sea, we cannqt 14e helm tespcitisilile fur tatty omissions. ' P,TrIp..HARMONIC SOCIETY. The 6 0ietY Qklbscription eeneert hat night to very full house. Thu principal pert wavers were Ittad'lle. Ticeolomini, Signor itelart, Signor Cas telli, and Signor Aldighieri. The programme was as follows Symphony in A minor Mendelss,rlm. Duetto " Den Pasquale" I tourzetti. Aria " Ah fors' e lue" (La Traviata) Verdi. Duet from" L'ltaliani in Algieri" Rossini. • Four-part song " The deep repose Jr night" Mendelssohl. Duet " La ci darem" (Don Giovanni) . lttlozaAt u omanz a, " Pou r me R approcher " (La Fill;;.*Arr t'• - ‘ Regiment) Doa, Brindisi, t t L'' 1 4 1110' (La Travirita) V e nirdi. ttl. Overture and Bacchanalian Chorus (Robert le Diable) . „ Meyerbeer. Duetto; " Solis 'Pomba " ( Luc: a di Lammermoor). Donizatti. " COMP Balmy Breezes " .... 1 Four-part Songs t 4. Th e .p r i iiii . ose ', , ‘ MenrielnoLn. .. • " Homage t o Spring "......,... ' 1 **' '" ' A r ia, "Largo al Factotum" (it 114,03 i.re)" - . Rossini. Chorus," A AlotTy, LarreMnklcuifif",(Piteiosa).Webtr. Aria, " *. EceD'ltidvilte•" (11 Bar Were)" • - •' • • ' Rossini' I &aunt that I dwelt in Marble .• Ballad, Trails." ..... `.‘ .. '... t ...... - ' ... t • .... . ...... Balfe. Terzetto, " i'attP A iei!', i . i.' iil;fifill; i. M . 'Afg . Jeri) troisipi4 Overture, "Le lac 'cies fees" • • ' Aui,el'!.' Mendelssehii:s lleantip i l 3. 7 111p 4,4 1y ~44 , 4,1, 4 '4,14 pl9.yid, 40 1 iiegivollit; toe u d, an d l e ft no thi ng to b e wished for. Mad'dle Piocolomini is evidently as popular as ever, and was received with the greatest applause. Iler singing of the selections from "La Traviata" is too well known to need any comment, and has been too long admired to call for any fresh of ; but we did not at all like he r ren d ering ot Balle's well-known ballad, the true • feeling of Which she clestroyeti by giving a semi comic . turn to it, wili 14 '''''as iik u 4 ° . °l-l i t : of place. Of the othe r ifiligov s 6'.:licir Uhl • w s'Orthinfir the best ; his sitrixiN,4-06 `I an d, from " 1.11 Fine &I.' Itegitneirt,"-whs ei.ecediogly pleasing; and in the two dgets fronl a Traviata' and g Lueih, " sang with Matl'ile. Piccolataini, he was equally good. Signor Aldighieri we did not much like in " La ci darem ;" he was best in the duet from " Don Pasquale," and in "Largo al factotum." We do not, for our part, like so theatrical a style ,of singing as his in a Concert room. If so much "stage-play" is not absolutely necessary for the elucidation of the music, why int*+-0 it? And if it is necessary, ttiis.,. .1 ate ro# % Ai rt ubh better fitte,cl ic,r. 4e 4aeplikti Md etiiiiieft-itan." - Sigitor gastellf btly 'a t ty,i'ehred . tu the' ' dila at the bbginni ug of thecaticert,. and the . ter2ett'6 at the end, ; his voice ap'- peared to 'be of • d pleasing quality', and, we 811414 not have obleded to have heard b rib •e' Al*. Itietidels,sohn's lieautirq Part gilt, ‘i lie' I,Aeh Pvtioo ','. (cvAi4aeitiided, pi" 01414 `-`l4',litiilnini,'• ahnost 'like something world), was very well sung by the chalks, ii6Y4e the illiee little 'songs in prnise of spring, with the exception of a alight, misteadiness in the first verse of the third one, The bacchanalian chorus was most effectively given, but Weber's chorus from "Preciosa" is rather too light for so large a body of singers, who give l it a. soinewtat ponderous effect,- not at all in keep ing with the words. The echoes were very satisfacterity given by the horns, which have ltel:y; irtipropci i vb'q ninch ip steadiness and Aearilciiat iriire, ' .. ' 'X indirtitie*rfeenlArieei•4ith the Attiile vocalists, i 3 adv'ertisiid'for Satitrilay'next, 'the hall being open'to the public, who, we have uo doubt,. will, not fail to fill it.. • OP T.lol' 'ETAY-. The fortnightly meeting of the Select Vestry was held in the horthroom, at the Parish Offices, Brownlow hitt, yesterday forenoon. Mr. Churchwarden Jones presided; and the other members present were—Messrs. Churchwarden Cropper, Scott, Smith, Owen, Bairstow, Denton, Hughes, Peck, A. Byford, Hand, W. Whitby, Satchell, Melly, and Syred. WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee ]laving loon read, Mr. Cropper entered jute, an o;plaAatidn of-the dretith titans iecettt ediniant *made 'against, Mr. S,ainuel vaus, a Scripture-reader;' and one of the lecogni'Sed'iisithre at the . house, 'by - the Rev. Mr. Fleet ivood, the Roma'n Catholic priest, to the effect that, eQß trary to the rules, he had been expouTillgt tllit SPNiSkt,res Cloud, and distributing tw i ts t 9, the ttrantes, • IV4, 401.* moVtl PIO "the 7hdle tnattei: referred back with a vieqto, a tWough inves tigation. Mr. SMITH seconded the anrndtrten,t t IkrleA dome cconversation, tale twthpidu)oo iielecOd by the geneJ:4 pr0 . C004 1, n,g7 NY,cr,e. con, nrmou. ' ' ;Npus7tlA., op ;ISI The proceedings of this nommi,tttie inchideil the fol lowing minute HA(Eiiad a letter from the Poor-law Hoard stating that they had received from the Rev. H. Gibson, the Roman Catholic clergyman attending this establishment, a complaint that the History of England in general use in the schools, contained murepresenta- tions as to the doctrines and practice of the Roman Catholic Church, and that it is, in his. opinion, highly objectionable as a book of instruction for the Roman Catholic children." It was moved by Mr. Satchel', seconded by Mr. W. Whitby —" That this committee, having taken into their consi deration the letter of the Poor-law Board containing. the complaint of the Rev. H. Gibson aga i ns t th e Hi s t ory o f England in use in the schools, and having previously .deliberately considered the question, can see no reason for discontinuing any, history published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge." The motion was agreed to. - Mr. BAIRSTOW moved the confirmation of the pro ceedings, giving notice that at the next meeting he would move that the salary of Mrs. Lyon, a nurse at the Industrial Schools, be increased from £25 to £3O per annum. Mr. OWEN commented on the fact that the repeated increase of salaries only tended to discontent and more applications. With a view to putting a stop to the system, he moved a resolution to the effect that for the future • any increase of the salary'of the officers should by made in the month of May only. Mr. Byron") seconded-the motion of Mr. Owen. As Mr. Bairstow. had merely given notice of motion for an increase of salary, Mr. Owen consented to with draw his motion for the present ; and the proceedings of the committee were confirmed. FINANCE COMMITTEE, This committee also recommended the increase of various salaries; but the recommendations were each postponed until the board should decide on Mr. Owen's motion at the next meeting. The CnAtintAN said he had given notice that he would that morning call attention to the proceedings of certain Roman Catholic geutleinen in London with reference to parochial management ; but seeing the rector was not present, and as another individual whom he should like to see there was absent, he would defer the subject until the next meeting of the Board. This terminated the proceedings, and the Board adjourned. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. RAFFIJS.) PICKING POCKETS AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.—Jame Regan, Robert Jones, and Ellen M'Cininness, all indivi viduals whose characters would be worth lit:le if it depended upon their countenances, although an attempt had been made to hide their shortcomings in that respect by a profusion of fashionable apparel, were brought up by Detective Carlyle as suspicious persons. Mr. Cobb appeared fOr the defence. Carlyle said that on the pre vious evening he went to the Theatre Royal, where Ptofessor Frikell was giving his entertainntent. The place was crowded about a quarter-past eight. He saw the prisoners -go into the dress boxes, and shortly after wards into the upper boxes, where he was sitting. Having obtained the assistance of two other police officers, he took the prisoners tabridewell, searched them, and locked them up as suspicious characters. On returning to the theatre, he ascertained that a young woman ; who was sitting in the same place as the prison ers, had, lost her gold watch. In reply to Mr. Cobb, Carlyle said that -he knew the prisoners well, and, no doubt, they knew him.—Aunie Royden, the daughter of a publican in Pitt-street, said that she went to the Theatre Royal on the p rev i ous evening; and being linable to get into the pit, w hi c h was full, she went i n t o the boxes. She remembered seeing the prisoner Jones there, but could not speak as to the other prisoner. Janes sat immediately behind her. About three quarters of an hour afterwards, she missed her watch..—llis worship having . hoard Mr. Cobb for the defence, said he did nat think there was sufficient evidence of a felony, but he had no doubt that they wore there for an improper purpose. Pectpb a their character, alter having been transported, should keep away from stich placts. if they \very inclined to get an honest living. They must each go to•prison for three menths, and be kept to hard labour. BITING A MAN'S Noss OFF. - William McCarthy, a young man, was sent for trial for having bitten off a part of the nose of Henry Chilton, a fellow workman, during a fight which took place between them on Saturday night, when both were intoxicated. ASSAULT ON BOARD SHIP.—John Quinn, second mate of the ship Richard S. Ely, was clitii•.ged with having assaulted john Davies, bite' first mate of the same vessel. Snowball defended. The proseoutor alleged that on the 14th inst. he and the prisoner. had some words, and that some time afterwards the prisoner struck hint very violently on the head with a heavy weapon. In reply to Mr. Snowball, the prosecutor admitted that he had had drink, and that he threw the castor, containing a number of bottles, at the prisoner. The statement for the defence, which was corroborated by the evidence cif the captain, was, that the prosecutor was drunk,• and that the captain had, in consequence, suspended him, and promoted the prisoner to his place. This displeased the proseeufor, who threatened to take hi s life, and Intsciti him from the cabin with a fork. In self-defence the prisoner turned round, and in the fight which ensued the prosecutor received his injuries. The charge was dismissed. AN UNFOUNDED CIIARD . H.-4 respectahle-looking, woman, named Parkinsoi3, appeared TA bal to answer the charge of haying receivedt lawn le of clothes, stolen by a little, girl 'lamed Knight.—Mr. Bluck appeared for the defence, and said that he thought there must be some mistake, as he was prepared to call several respect able witnesses who would (rive Mrs. Parkinson an excel lent character.—His worship said that on the previous occasion he had some doubts as to her guilt, tin 4 lle should order her to be discharged, thinliing tha t t she left the court without the • slightest i t mputatiou on her chttractcf, *R. HQRSFALL'S LETTER TO TIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; TO TIII 1 3 .19/ 1( IiAtLY TIMES. 0 umber of Commerce. Liverpool, Feb. 21, 1860. you oblige me by inserting in your paper, to-morrow, the enclosed letter, which was addressed to me by our member, Mr. Horsfall, and which ought t - r lave.been read from th e c h a i r , a t the gc9erAl tiAycting on Friday last ; b u t I h a d mislaid .at time, a9, r d did not'find it until :.il4eo,9ntlx - , tYle nitre regret this because 4 - 9,v - timing expression of Mr. Horshill's 94iOn oil one or two points in the budget, which it was desirable that the meeting should have before them in coming to a decision.—Yours, C. ROBERTSON. " House of Commons 14th riru., 18(19,. "MY DEAR SI R , —I b eg you, h r. your favour of the 13th, and rap, glad . 4) . find We . agree in our views on the sn'ojeet 0 . 9 treaty as i•ga effect it will Ikaye upOn'tiipping. encTos'e yott . tbe copy Af 4 iv4t,c.o or given to-day by 'Mr, 1,.,415ay, FAO which lie eXpeets Will receive a very. goUora't support on both sides of I ( he AOuse, it dO,es itorappear to, ino to go quite far Mvzyg. iokehh4 the lava° carrying trade be- WPM • atiCe mid llunerkCa, and which I understand is at present almost entirely in the hands of the Americans. " I haVe several very strong letter:: from Liverpool, objecting to the id. duty on the export and import of each package of goods, as bearing very unecoally gn different parties. On one party, lam informed, i.tt amount to between £5OO and $6OO per Tintkiit; whilst on others, exporting, and ingAt,ird irtiolea of much greater value, it vitt roetinionnt to VO, There is also 44tY 011 spirits had been kept at 114 s. inst4ul of as, 11,, it would have yielded two millions more to the revenue ; anti that if the paper duty (for the repeal of which I have always, been an advocate) had been retained fur the present, an income-tax of 74 • would have sufficed i ns t ea d o f 10d . 411 tke, minor duties, for the r e p ea l of whi,el,l * ehanaier 'has anxious l rg,ht 'st(l,l have eonie oft, and the budget, as 16 10tote, eett more •steeeptable. i'shall, however, look iiiith'iUtbr4st and respect - to:the further disenpipr) µ ko, chamber on Fkiday w i e t 11,g * I T §jr, yourg vcry'gncerely, , (40; 1 1 6 4.1 WhkoimAs llouspAi.r.. OlArles *laprison, Es 9:, rresitietit of the Chamber of (\Oft:mere% Liverpool." THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRO PERTY AND AN INCOME-TAX. We are indebted for the following brief bat foible elucidation of this question t o th e Stan(arih -- :Property' which consists of land and - Co sof? caun o t,be jiticed in the same eateffary with propryt ! einhodr e d i n a tr a de. tir, , nv#4l*.! II tl4 ilt,ine.: (Zeit er 4 the twit V 1? propi:ty: descend, nitkiet to, liliS heir' O W trader may teal:6'9llin stock,' and a gOodwill of ilia business, and' Oat is all that survives him. The professional nien--,-dawyer, surgeon, artist, whose income was drawn from his brain—leave behind them, it may be, nothing but their reputation, the barren inheritance of their children. The pisition, then, of these three classes is - very different from that of the shareholders in :\ joint-stock adventure. The boat in lylii,ih they are embarked does not contain a cp,rarnen, cargo, tp be rateably divided. Whif, pr t otlem - has been acutely fli scr \ ss,e4:l lot An . Reuben Biowniug, with a view to ;thine '' 'au ''equitable' 'rate of taxation on .proper,tx • itheiname, and .he argues it under 1.4. sq?h rate heads of A, B, and, C. if A h6,l* g 443.3, Ga. 84. in COnsols, thAt fk\nd ' gi i vek hiin., ii;n income of 11,( Vgi " 4 ' . Yofti. ' At' Isis - denth his representative liar the ipnie 'advantage, and wittioat insuring his ' I4 I I QX: II 'S property undergoes no change . The der 11 may also have an income of £l,OOO a-year, derived from i entubination of capital, the devotion of his time and hpersonal labour, and from bu s iness connections he may ave formed. His capital will survive him, and some thin,- may be realised from the goodwill ; but he may not have a successor competent to - carry on his trad' , , and his personal value dies with 11;in. llioi:oeve, t he will, as a prudent mon, hoe insured his life, which anionnts ttka tii, tiiotigh'it is voliihthry. His position, taier f *c l ' .ia, evrQdtly ,- • feebler than that of A with', ,ClOnsoi§•;. while 'that of 0, - the, "professional tan 'IA inferior loth to that of H. and, A. . Ae 'income 0- the first' is permanirt, 0. 1 ( 4, t f Ao, latter. precirri-_ du s . It is, therkifoin manifestly unjust to stiViA the tWit ito tho, same rate 0 asesF.,lll4n4, Mr.. Kadstori hdq affirmed . that no, difference can be +net. ' 'Mr. BroWniir; iwicia a different opinion, and give; • a rule of proportion. This estimate p r i nc iple re ma i ns t h e same at 10 d . If A, B, `vats -wade when the tax was 7d. in the pound, b ut o f of £l,OOO a year, he de c id es i tt cl n u d rs c?h til li s fe each an inconae that A cught.to- pay-42- 18s. 3d. per cent ; B, XI as, 4d.; nude, lls. Bd.; or, in another form, if A pay 7tl. in the pound, B :di uld pay nea r ly ad, and 0 1-id. We give the :esults, but those Atn Nytsli to follow the whole process d the rearqug May Obtain 'the tract for - six. peace e qa shilling, • e . I. , - - - _ LIVERPOOL MUTED GA S -LIGHT CqIVIPANY. The hil i f-AcalY meetnl of the. proprietors. of this ; pompany was held in the offices of the company, 14\%:-: ingtou-sheet, yesterday, Mr. Batespn, depikty,e4irman,, p,residing. There was, U, numerous atelikolance, pf share- holders. M r , s, [l. LwD pad, .11e*))1,ewing report copyanYq. Mikes, Isiewington, fitlt 18(;0. d had tote an estimate of the r p o i r the eSi m PA II X f or lAke haltye.ar ending the 51st De iabef in aCP ) PitklAnn 'with the requirement of the Com pany's, Acs a P',1" 14, Alt, and - haying duly considered the Sill c § tAWS .. f ee l justified in recommending the proprietors to 4ecTa t re a ovidend of £5 for every Llnu stork, for the half•year ending astbove. The continued increase of the demand for gas will, if course, require an outlay of additional capital, and the directirs, therefore, reconunend the proprietors to autho rise the issue and sale of 500 £25 shares. HARDMAN EARLE, Chairmap. On the motion of the Chairman, the several recom mendatims, contained in the report, wtife teonfiraied,' and the neeting broke up, THE BUDGET. Mr. Gladstone has addresSed the following letter to "The Committee of Importers and others, Mincing-lane" : DOWNING -STREET, Feb. 21. 9ENTLEMEN,—I have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 17th. I must beg you not to construe the present com munication as the answer of the Government to your representation. It is intended only to narrow any apparent ground of difference between us, and to suggest the course of proceeding most convenient with a view to the progress of public business. Your letter refers to that portion only of the financial proposals of the Government which is intended to meet, by compensating charges upon trade and exchange in one form or other, a share of the loss anticipated from the approaching remissions of duty. . You comment more or less adversely upon the Penny Registration Due, upon the charges fOr removals and operations in warehouse, upon the stamp proposed for Dock Warrants and fig Contract Notes ; and besides, you observe that any tax meant for revenue should be imposed, not upon traders as a class, but upon the community. I distinguish carefully between your particular and your more general objection. And with respect to the latter, I respectfully ask you to consider whether the financial scheme of the Government, viewed for one moment as a whole, is really open to the charge of relieving- the community at the expense of traders as a class ; and whether, on the contrary, the head and front of the att a ck s upon it b e no t. this, that it too greatly relieves trade, and therefore relieves traders also in a primary and special sense, and this by means of a tax to be imposed on the community. - It is with reluctance that her Majesty's Government recommend to Parliament any new charges upon trade in any form. But the case is a very simple one. They found that in order to give the requisite breadth to their scheme, and secure some of its main ends, it was neces sary to give a relief from present taxes amounting to nearly four millions for the year 1860-1, and to nearly five millions if we include the residue to take effect in 1861-2. They found that they might obtain this great relief, and along with it largely reduce establishments and patronage, and effect collaterally-great administrative reforms, at a change of something over three millions to the revenue of the coming year. They did not conceive that they could ask for more than about £2,100,000 from that revenue, with the present high scale of expendi ture, even for the great purposes which they had in view. It is therefore no wanton infliction which they suggest ; but tle are desirous to arrange, with your assistance and that of others who are well-informed, a beneficial commutation. They rely with confidence on your willingness to venture something for the public good. They wish carefully to consider with you how , to; keep the pecuniary demand within bonnas, and, above all, h ow t o prevent creat i ng new obstructions to the course of trade where their main object is wherever possible to destroy old oust, I now pass to your comments upon details. Most or all , of the. Resolutions on which you comment may require to be modified, but you. will agree with me that definitive modification had better be reserved until it can Express the final intentions of the Government. Nor will you be surprised or offended when I tell you that, as the Minister most directly responsible, I am reluctant to ask my. colleagues to give the subject their final consideration, until I am myself able to pay a less divided attention to the details than will he possible until the rion,se of Commons shall have dealt with the larger and mare vital questions involved in the scheme for remission of duties. I may, however, give you certain limited assurances, on which you may rely, apart from anything that the necessarily technical language of the resolutions may appear to suggest. With respect to the penny registration due, its basis is this. We have (I trust) arrived at a stage in our legislation. when the whole pressure - Of Customs duties will cease 'to be felt beyond a vely narrow list of articles, and when the largest share, possibly four-fiftlys of more, of the entire import and export trade of the eountry, thus absolutely relieved, will continue to receive important services from CristOnis' establishments that (including auperannnations) cost the country above a million a year. The Registration Due is intended, without affect ing the operations of trade as duties do,. to make a mo derate contribution from trade itself towards the heavy charge. The requisite classification is of necessity, but,{ inadequately, expressed in the resolution. I am satisAesl. that it will not be difficult, and that the measure is in principle generally admitted and amoved. • The warehousing charges. aim at the same end ; 'and likewise at establishing a greater equality between certain claSses of places, with regard to warhonsing 4dvantages, than now- exists. I admit that many of them. are too high. I further admit that it may he imen to consideration whether, in respect to sortie p,f thorn, at least, and especially in regard. to removals, a different form of proceeding may be preferable. A most respectable deputation from Liverpool has urged that all dealers in bonded gucycla should be required to take out an annual license; _and the Government are desirous to obtain the opinion of the commercial world upon this suggested alternative. With respect to Dock Warrants and to Continct Notes I refer to what I have already said respect ing. the proper time for definitive explanation or improvement. I beg, however, to, assure you that the former are not kiitended to be liable. to those • - fcequent repetitions of the charge imposed which has been 'apprehended and, in rgarcl to the latter, that it is not, and mer has I,ePI, the intention of Government to, ask fora tax even of one penny upon bills 4 parcels, ax. ntien anything that essentially belongs to, that class, inasmuch as the transactions to whio they relate are already regulated, and when they exoNti forty shillings, are taxed by law. Should the faithful application of this pledge be found to diminish the estimated fruits of the stamp, it will, nevertheless, be redeemed. After giving your obliging enusideration to this letter You may, perhaps, hti autWA to. 4 1 aw iuto more specific forms any sirg ., ,stlops . 4 may be agreeable to you to na4e. sh i ail bp Most ready to communicate with you, ; boat in writing and personally, at the proper time ; and it is for the general convenience, rather than that of the Qcvernment, if I venture to recommend that by mutual communication the classes best informed and most directly concerned should as far as posi,itile represent to us on behalf o f L on d on and.otlm•pl.icestleir collective wishes and opinions, As this.lettsr. eppeOltip t s wholly tp. matters tit general intoTe4 I make no, apol og y f or s.cn,di Ag i 4 ssuoe c ox pagication ; and A have the. hollow 40, remain, gentle men, Ivith rutich respect, yew. yery faithful servant, W. R. GLADSTONE. ORILLIERRY ON TkIE FRENCH TREATY. • The following were the remarks on the French Treaty with which Lord Derby concluded his eloquent speech in the House of Lords on Monday night f ant not going now .to discuss the various Wigles of the treaty. ' There will be a more ample opportnnity for considering the merits of Ow treaty,: the anionnt of reciprocity ob tained lly it, and the benefits. which our commerce • is to dcrixe. Nom it. Ido not intend in the slightest 4egtee to ntider(talue or deprecate the advantages— on the contrary, I rate them very high---of extending and increasing our commercial relations with . 'Fraw ;, but if this be effected by treaty at all,. VI it be done by a treaty whiCh bears some safipp i ec of ertniva r . lent benefit and reciprocity. (t.l t ea,N, hear.), The noble. Secretary for ForeigrA, rit a passage to whi,eh I have refeßecl i clown very distinntly, wht•ti arguing sorhst treaty, the danget there would ho in the ease 9f a treaty of; .the French heingt apt to consider that their interests were sactitleed to those of England. On ' the other. lia,nt 3 / 4 ,, it has beet impressed on us that the great ehject o,f This treaty is, not to obtain harmony and good nu s ilerstaittlillg_ between the two Gov ernmen t s , b ut hainiony and good understanding between the two people, and to prevent the chance of their ever quarrelling. Now, it appears a strange mode of attain. ing that object to make a treaty which, according to the. confession of the noble lord the Foreign Sceretaq, would lead the French people to believe. that their interests were sacrificed to oars, (Hear, and a laugh) And what is the greun,d put forw,ard for thia being made a mattey ef treaty.. Why, that the changes will be NOM uppopplar in France that loge ()lasses of 01 P . 1'91),1c Will he violently opposed to and' so Sertowt will lie the objections felt and s o great the difticalty recurring to the ordinary mode of legislntion ;a France, that the Emperor, with all his mower and appliances, would be unable to pass these • redactions through the French Legislature ; and it is, therefore suggested that you should assist hint, and make that matter of treaty which you your.:,elves have declared ought not in principle to bp made matter of treaty: (Hear, hear.) The; Li spite of your own principle and the eiTeteil in Franco, you will enable the Fa - yea - or of. the French, in accordance with a specyt,ll,itw. op the subject, by the execution of the treaty, t() give to his 'acts the power of law, that, law beino, one which he would be unable to Iytsa in the ordinary way. If there be mny truth in these statements, the mode ailopo l A eertaraly appears a singular way - of C9•ll6 l ‘DitiAg' the lwoiile of Vranee, and of commonl y tire treaty to, their approval. (I-lear, hear.) I wish now to be itifwied by the noble earl opposite what steps the exoyerriment propose to take to give effect to the 20th article of the treaty. I think I have succeeded in showing that it is absolutely necessary that the assent of Parlia, meat should , be given to the treaty, not itapliek, positively and absolutely, and by pgkshttixe enact ment, not dealing with partiorlai; pyrrts, of rt, bet xe, citing the whole treaty ;,rick cwieting' the assent of Fur-. liament_ftete, Slioild he .glad toheat.that the Oovtrirna t eitt have made up their mina to adopt Atria w • arse; fir Dien there . Wegld - be ample tkiao to consider the treaty in all its bearings and A cAli ; As:, - itlre the Govern input that there ilia . 44c, on, ray part, or on the part of those n910 . 10'4 near nte, to slot with any factious spirit or, caw. enibarrits,sment to the Government. The first ttttestmn whicbprosents itself to my Mind is whether it was wise, with respect to any financial arrangements, to hind o h niselvesand and foot for ten years; and the ext question that occ4rs is whether, however desira.hk it may be to extend and increase oar commercial tions with France, the present is the proper 111i>141341t to make these alterations, when we have an cnerinous deti- Cit in the revenue to meet, and when, to obtain the ad vantages of this treaty, we Innst largely increase and, in point of fact, make permanent a system of taxation which has hitherto been reserved for periods of emergency and war, bd, titic t ia . if you impose at 10d. in the pound/ in the time of peace, you are establishing as a portiPu, of the ordinary revenue, never to be got xtd of,. and are dePriv.- nig yourselves of a most powerful, engine for, raising an extraordinary revenue in time of war. (Cheers) its l, object to sow articles in the. treaty on their ol.vn ea nter e aconiideeteiv,ethe thaters i n t o i t i, o n n ot, th t e 4. i e r licipownnonklitertitos.,e,bitiettr I;ieetosstteiel. stipalations; and, if it were, is most tate you propose tcr e the . reqpisik revw•P . , , objeetion44.. 4ce l 7s-). I consider tha I),kNrKitilPTS. Peck -Wihia?, pa j i a n c t o e b r, i T il i rn rn ibe e r ' , C and in ding's-square,gmlzienrl,-road, New GeorgeGosweitil-irionaodn,s watchand ntousteisfacSiturnreorns.s, Deodatus Richard "[Alley, Birmingham, coachbuilder. .S an t. d. 3l c ic t l ; e g l e, . s 4 D E v 9 l ;to so i n , i tic ivi en ici se d tvi sb c o t ruo ll :hr: John Goodfellow, Coventry, cabinetmaker. John James Holt, York, tobacconist. Nckear(bihu4r thelndera)n,‘dlilozlieLli e astthe,T Stevenson, s s o st i :o m a n d - , John Henr y ll ß are lin k g , Francis Henry eCrasradniff,d carpenters. ~,,- Y u lo 4 er ki .ss r ieh i rope manufietarer. ' an Staffordshire, and builders, - John h 1 a e Lake, s eS t kl e a rf k t im b timber merchants, joiners, IItELAND. THE LORD MAYOR'S INAUGURAL BANQUET. DUBLIN, Feb. 21. Last evening the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor gave his inaugural banquet in the Round-room, Mansion house. Between 400 and 500 gentlemen sat down to dinner. The Lord Mayor having proposed the usual loyal toasts, which were cordially received and duly honoured, gave " His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, and prosperity to Old Ireland." His Excellency, in returning thanks, alluded to a charge brought against him of not investing the office he held with sufficient solemnity and gravity, and said—l confess that this is not the precise charge which I should most readily have expected from that quarter. (Laughter and cheers.) As to the real value of such a charge, I feel that the time is fresh within the memories of most of us. The days of national gloom and distre ss , w hen the shrill wail of famine and the loud moan of fever rose in almost every street and thrilled through every hovel—: when the unwholesome produce rotted in the untended field, and the graves scarcely sufficient for the negl ec t e d dead—know, then, that predecessors of mine were con tented to give the long hours by day and by night to the toil of devising remedies for the numerous evils and for lessening the sufferings of a stricken at least, an d popul a ti on. But now, when, to speak comparatively gret in admitting fully that there are still cases o dividual suffering and privations —nay, and rnf a orcover, in certain districts, limited I am justified in saying, the occurrence of outrage and crime still calls fur daily vigilanee=yet, looking to the c ondition of the country generally, now that under the blessin of the Almighty, the sore pressure and the da r k b lot of the old evils have been alleviated or removed, now that the earth yields her harvest, and the clouds drop their fatness— now that the rewards of industry are daily increasing— now that your workhouses are all but ereiltied—(hear, hear)—and your gaols greatly thinned of' their inhabitants —(h e a r , hear)—now I feel, as we are told by your own poet, " Erin has a smile as well as a tear in her eve." , (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I know that lam n o t lower ing my position—(hear, hear, and loud cheering) —but act up to all its requirements by the fullest sympath with y every pulse of your gladness as w e ll as of your sorrows— p (hear, and cheers)—and be the subject which calls for Wray your successful energies what it ay be —if t h e im rove meat of your agricultu re , th e extension of your trade, y lerated now about . I hope 'to receive a greatl impulse—(hear, hear ) — th e s p re ad of youracce advoca tion, the progress of architecture, the spread of your literature; or the feats of your heroes —into all y with ou will I enter—(hear, hear, and l ou d cheers 11 bas myself in the brightness to whi c h I know there' is nothing that I can contribute.-Baundeee ye as Lette r of yestesday. • THE SHREWSBURY ETATES. In the Court of Exchequer Chamber, on Saturday, the Lord Chief Baron gave judgment in t h e ease, Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot r. Hope Scott and others. The late Earl of Shrewsbury by will demi se d the 'm a se . and lands known as Alton Towers, in Staffordshire, to the defendants in trust, for the son of the Duke of Norfolk. The plaintiff, who had established his right to the title, also claimed the estate in que s ti on, contending that, as heir to the title, he was also heir of, and entitled to, the Alton Towers estate. An action of ejectment was accordingly brought against the defendants, the trustees under the will, and as the case rested entirely upon documentary evnle.Ooe, a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the court above. The case Was accord ingly argued in banco ; and, at the conclusion, the court unanimously gave their judgment for the plain tiff. The case was then removed by writ of error into this court, and the case was again elab orate l y argued by Mr. Serjeant Shee, the attorney - geueral, and ether learned counsel for the defendants, the court. timating that Sir F. Kelly, for the plaintiff, rieed not then address them on the arguments urged eta the other side, but that if the Court wished to hear hint they would let him know. The learned counsel was not called upon, and the Lord Chief Baron delivered the nnani ' mous judgment of the vourt in affirming the judgment of the Court o Cimino» Pleas, and the plaintiff's rktlit' to the property. Judgment for the plaintiff accordingly. A Correspondent writes that on • the receipt of the decision of the court, at Alton, the greatest enthusiasm was displayed :—" The church bells struck up their merriest peals, and vo ll eys o f cannon oued - on the rocks which overhang the beautiful valley of the Churnet, quieklymade the. news known to the country round, At night the scene was illimuinattal by bonfires and fireworks, and the Villager& assembled in crowds round the blaze, and drank, amid hearty and prolonged cheers, ' Lore q; life and much prosperity to the Earl of Shrewsbury." Almost all the houses in the village were gaily 4i . essed with flags and banners, and a general feel* of satisfaction prevailed that the earl, whose ir i tarcoarse with the tenants of the estates had gained Dar him their thorough respect and esteem, was At last declared to be legally entitled to the PosstVii,on of the estates. The decisio n o f t h e judges having been unanimous, and the Earl of Shrewsbury's counsel not having been called upon by the court to reply, gives rise to a pretty confident a n ti c i pat i on that the snit is now really at an end; and that the Roman Nhelie devisees will at once resign possession of Alton Towm, anti not attempt to carry their opposiw claims to the House of Lords." CONVOCATION OF THE CHURCH. - - The two TlohAea otOonvocation met again on. Satur day at WestiAilaster. UPPF,II HOUSE. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided, and the r e were present the Bishops of London, Oxford, St. David's Ltaiidaff, Chichester, and Bangor. , CHURCI3 - n-t.TEN , -' a Oxford th e f o l lowing On the motion of thOiiis' l 4 resolution was agreed to : That tbiA house has , read and Considered the representation of the pwer noose on the subject of . C hureh-rates, and concur \\AIN the Lower House Li the great importance of retaining for the parishioners of the parishes of this land, in vestry assembled, the right of assessing themselves for the maintenance of the parish Phurehes and the public services of God therein. TRANSLAToRS' PREFACE TO TILE minx, The Archbishop of Canterbury presented a petition from the Bishop of Exeter in favour of printing* the translators' prefitce in all copies of the Mlle having marginal readings. The Bishop of Oxford said it was perfectly essential that every Bible that had marginal readings to it should have, at lout, th a t par t o f th e t rans l ators' prefaoe print'od with it, which explained what was the mewling owl value of those marginal readings. Re therefore moved :---- . That the most rev, the president be prved to draw the attention of the curat ors o f the press at. Oxf ord - to the publica tion of the Holy Biblo without the marginal readings, and without the translators' preface, and to urge that editions of the pible of all size s s h a ll b e 'm i nted with the itutrgina,lK A a ings, and with a t least stkoh portions of the translators' preface - as are neces sar y t o th e t rue unde rstanding of th e i r i ntentioni what they give as, our Bible. The Hishop of St. David's thought it questionable whotbei;. any edition of the Bible should be publi s h e d without the marginal readings. Aft er a. f ew wurds from the Bishop of Llandaff and the Bishop of Chichester, the resolution was agreed to. MISSIONARY IIIsHOPS. On the motion of the Bishop of Oxford, the fallowing resolutions were also agreed to :-- That a committee of this House he appointed to consider, the report communicated to this llouse ii.a. report ot• e „,,.. mittee of the Lower. douse on tt,o subject of mistouary Bishops, and to report thereon to. this House at its; next session. That such committee consi,st of the Bishops of London, Winchester, Exeter, ht., Davi,d's, Chichester, Oxford, Llandaff, Salisbury, Glinn.sester apd, Bristol, and Bangor. -'1 bat it ho referred. to, this committee to consider, and report on the I,e , gal. question, of the power by the Church of England tt stint, bisluips into heathen territories beyond the limits of the ltr►tish dominions, and of the mode in which it should he dpc►ded when it is oxped►ent to send forth such bishops, and the ruics which shouid govern their appointment, and the relations or the native churches to the m other church, and the guarantees for maintaining between them the unity of faith axed discipline. The schedule of prorogation was than rood by the Mils() was, in accor- Registrar, and their Lordships' accor dance therewith, prorogued till Thursday, the 7th of June next. LOWER HOUSE. The blouse met at 11 o'clock, and, alter the tronsac timt of some business of a merely formal character, and hot calling for a report, it was prorogued, 'with the usual forms, till Thursday, the 7th of June next. THE NEW STEAMERS FOR THE GALWAY LINE..—A deputation of the Royal Atlantic Steam Navigation Company (Limited), Consisting of Dennis liirwan,D.L., chairman of the Irish committee, :John Conelly, and Mr. Wier, managing director, accompanied by Captain Nicholson, proceeded on Thursday from London to Newcastle-on-Tyne, for the purpose of inspecting the magnificent steamers now in course of erection by the Messrs. Palmer for the Galway line. The ship most advanced is the Connaught, and the deputation, arrived early on, nay morning, spent the greater part of the day in examining this sup er b vessel and her twin, sister s the Leinster, in their several details. The two. great ocean steamers now being built in the building yards of Mes.'srs. Palmer are in an advanced stato—theConnanght, to which we have already referred, will he ready for launching early in Ma rc h , , ind the a i m . th e Leinster, will be ready in a few weeps after. The Connaught has already all her tu ae hi nery on board, all her berths fitted up, h er splendid saloon nearly completed, and is so nearly itnished t h at within ten days after her launching in March she will b e able to take the 4ep, The Connaught, as well as her sister shia3, the Leinster, are so l emid specimens ofnaval archit ec t ure. The teitowino, ar e the all dintensi B ons feet of the Connaught -Ler length over is 37 length between perp e ndieulars ! af t o, fe4oet; fee bre t adth, th which is specially suit e d for great awed, ; dep of hold, 32 feet. The te nuacre of this splendid steamer is 2,860, tons, and the n om i nal horse power of her etomes, which are already placedlier, is equal to 800 1 / 4 The principal sateen is 110 fin eet long, - anit is capable of di n i ng w i th comfort 200 persons.. The fitting up of this magnificent apartment is already far advanced, and many of the s pl en did m i rrors .are situ,. Tile oil paintings,. representing Irish and American scenei); knteluleti to adorn the walls, are A l ready and are execut e d with great taste and ability:, in addition to this accommodation for passengers, she is also provided - wi t h everything switahle for the traffic of the w coast of lrela n d , and will he able to give ample aceomest_ moelation to four hundred intermediate and steerage passenge rs , f or whose comfort and convenience every 'provision is being made. The twin sister ship oh. Leinster, which is pressing close on the heels. or die other ship in point of advancement, 41 e4ily in a few weeka alter the Connaught, and AV" by as near as passible of th e same dimensions 0 4 Power, • I t i s con fidently expected that theselviemaguitifent vessels will be afloat and ready tot; sea in two inontns-,,, and that they will be the fafiVS .NeE9l steamers t °l t l waters. After the to Newcastle the d ePV 4 ." l, Ne4t to Run to it!it t leßet the 'two steamers nctl . by the almre. Bimuels6. Those Wftieis, though not so far manced as the vessels 90 aro:bmig i ctriketed by the state, will be Messrs. Palmer, are in for .,T w i firt ready in a short time. Dile, the will. be laue e b e d at the cps neementotinarch, ha she will he. Launched without her engines, and will, /080 to wait for the per, TO WOW( steamer., the fecting oilier. machinery. *lister, building also in the. Messrs. , g a forward condition.; and do-Putial3Qn were also equally gfatifto i at pr ress•wh. - -ieh the Messrs. Sa the. contract.muelpon, had ; rode. * 04* „.... ARTIFICIAL TEETH, GUMS, AND PALATES. PROTECTED RY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. MESSRS. DENTISTS, GABRIEL gar 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL, Opposite Beiry-street 33, LUDGATE-HILL. LONDON WEST-FICI, BRANCII, V - 47' 110, REGENT-STREET. Observe Numbers particularly. ESTABLISHED 1815. -SAE DIPLOMA. TEETH, THEIR LOSS. And as now restored, on the new minciple of self-adhesion and capillary attraction combined, by means of a soft flex ible lining, with CORALITE OUX-COLOTTRED INDIA-RUBBER in lieu of bone or gold, without springs or wire, and with out any operation; THEY ARE WARRANTED PURE, WHOLE SOME, AND ENTIRELY FREE FROM SMELL; they are easy and comfortable upon the most sensitive gums, and may be worn for many year> without being in any way affected. The materials used are of the best quality, the workman ship of the first order, and are supplied at less than half the ordinary cast. • New Edition, just published. " Gabriel's Treatise is of importance to all requiring the dentist's aid, and, emanating from such a source, it may be confidently relied on."— United Service Gazette. "Thousands requiring artificial teeth are deterred from consulting a dentist, fearing the anticipated cost or dread of failure. To all such we say, peruse Gabriel's treatise." Civil Service Gazette. Published by Messrs. Gabriel (gratis on application, or sent on receipt of three postage stamps), at their Establish— ments. F'IWM COUNTRY PATIENTS, ONE VISIT ONLY REQUISITE. FOR A SINGLE TOOTH OR COM PLETE SET. . _ PATENT WHITE ENAMEL CEMENT, the only per manent , preparation for front teeth, which effectually retains its colour (sg. per packet). PREPARED WHITE ourrA PERCHA, the best stop ping for Decayed Teeth or Toothache. This invaluable stopping is placed in the cavity, when perfectly soft, becomes hard as the tooth itself ten minutes after inser tion, and renders the decayed member sound and useful in mastication. Is. Gd. per Box, or sent ou receipt of 201 stain ps. . The ROYAL,. TOOTH POWDER, Is. 6d. p er B ox . '3* The above preparations may be had from any chemist in the kingdom. Stopping Decayed Teeth, Scaling, Sc. MESSRS.. GABRIEL, THE OLD ESTABLISHED DENTISTS, r/I:.ir• 131, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL 33, L DGATE.• II I LL, LON DON, HO, REGENT-STREET, Attendance daily from Ten to Six. • Alarriagts, and Dm*. Births, -Deaths, and Marriages, forwarded ,for insertion, must be properly authenticated with the name and address of the sender. The charge for the insertion of Births will be Six pence each. BIRTHS, On the 15th January, at Bombay, the lady of Lieut. Jos- Havelock, 6th Bombay N. 1., of a son. tan the 18th inst., at Cozy Cot, Bleak Cottage, Evertor-road, Mrs. George Barker, of a daughter. On the 19th inst., in Sydney-terrace, Tranmere, Cheshire, Mrs. Andrew Legg, of a posthumous son. MARRIAGES. nn the lath iust., Thomas Love, Esq., merchant, to Agnes, only daughter of Thomas Houghton, Esq., of Ribblesdate— Ow, Preston. On the 20th inst., Mr. It. Martin to Mrs. Hudson, both of Kirkdale. DEATHS. - On the 14tk inst., at Gibraltar, in his 73rd year, Thomas' Drinkwater, On the 15th lust. aged 21 years, Sarah Ellen, second daugh— ter of `Mr. George lust., 2, Lowther-street. On the 16th inst., at G 6, Windsor-street, aged 59, Mr. James' Chambers, late master mariner. William On the 18th inst., at Falkner-street, in his 73rd year, Mr. Searisbriek, bookkeeper, of this town. On the 19th inst., at Out-lane, Great Crosby, Mary Ann, the. wife of Mr. John Tannieliffc. 54p in A.titelligenrt. MANCHESTER BETTING. CIIESTER CUP. 106 to 4 ag•st Satellite (off) 50 to 1 agst Flitch (tk n f reely) 21) to 1 I Viatka (off) Nothing doing, with the exception of Flitch. Wallace NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 1 I Longlegs 2 Stapleton Fifteen ran ; won by a length. STAND PLATE. 1 Spicebox 2 . Nine ran. TRIAL STAKES. White Rose Five ran. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. 1 I Job 2 Ten ran. Confusion. Rat tl Golden Pippin llogerthorpe, winner of the Goodwood Cup in-1856, is offered for private sale. The Mersey Stakes will be rim on the second day of the Liverpool July Meeting, and the Nursery on the last day. Woman in Black, formerly the property of Mr. Alderman Copeland, but lately in J. Lowe's stable at Ilsley, ran away whilst at exercise on Monday last with a lad named Fox. who, being pitched off against a wall, was so severely injured that he expired shortly aftewards : the mare herself was much hurt. The three horses in training, belonging to the late Lord Londesborou,gh, were sold by Messrs. Tattersall last week. sammerside was first put up, but "hung" for some time at £5OO, when some comparatively brisk bidding ensued between sir Henry lies Vceux and Mr. R. C. Naylor, and the mare was eventually knocked down to the latter at 800 guineas. The two two-year olds, Ellerton and Gavazzi, fetched precisely the same piiee. 420 guineas each', and were purchased for Lord Stamford. The followinsr match has been made. at Bradford gen tleman bets £5O to Ilts that Mr. John Howard, of Bradford, the celebrated jumper and runner, does not leap over "twelve horses " without the assistance of any springboard whatever, but only from a firm block of wood or stone ; the match to. come off us some_ equestrian establishment in England, and. within one month from the Rth instant. Howard to give three clear days' notice when the match is to come off to the gentle-. man that bets the £5O. Theodine, 15 hands high, who has stood the wear and tear of training and running for nine consecutive years, showed at Slough what a little horse with a good heart could do. Within 2G hours this horse ran in four steeplechases, over ground unusw ally deep and holding,:uid won tnree, carrying homy victoriously 12st 41b in the first race, 9st 131 b in the second, and winning the third by twenty lengths with 12st 11Ib on his back. This game little horse, on the 31st of October, 1856, won two steeple chases at Worcester, carrying list in one and 10st 131 b in the. other, and both run and won within an hour. Bita.ta.su TounNAmEst.---International matches are now* all the rage, - One between the crack billiard players of Albion, Gaul, and the United States, is on the tapis. it is proposed. to bold a billiard tournament in New York during the coming summer • and invitations have already been sent, and their ' recipt acknowledged by John Roberts, the English champion,. andeharles Berger, the celebrated French player. Prizes of considerable pecuniary value will be awarded to the best players, and liberal amounts for travelling expenses allowed to the European Mayers It is anticipated that this tourna ment will be the means of bringing together Michael Phelard, the American champion of the game, t.nd John Roberts. 4.101,4: AND Iforsts.---Various have been the opinions upow the difference of speed between greyhounds and race horses, if' opposed to each other. and wishes have been indulged by the sporting world that a criterion should be adopted by which the , superiority of speed should he ascertained. The following cir cumstance, which accidentally took place in December, 1800„ affordS some information upon what has been considered a matter of great uncertainty :---A match was to have been run Aver Doncaster race course for a hundred guineas; but one of the horses having beeh drawn, a mare started alone, that by running the ground she might ensure the wager, when, having . run about one mile in the four, she was accompanied by a greyhound hitch, which joined her from the side of the.course„ and emulatively entering into the competition, continued to. race with the mare for the other three miles, keeping nearly head and head, and affording an excellent treat to the field by the esesgetie exertions of each. At passing the distance post,. 5 to 4 was betted in favour of the greyhound; when parallel'. with the Stand it was even betting, and any person might: have taken his choice from 5 to 10; the mart , however, had the ad vantage by a head at the termin a ti on of the course. 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