Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-31 00:00:00

Satuia4, December 31, 1859. ° P i nion ; possibly be had not .13593, guilty of cal lating deliberately and befOrehand Upon cor ruption as one of his weaponS, :hid he allowed it when he might have prevented it ; he Was willing, to earn success, though by other means success. w as hopeless ; he said nothing when a word would a ave saved, him :from a • disgraceful complicity.. Laity in the 'Conduct of trade, hoWever, comes more home to each one Of us. It goes on pretty (It ' e l3r prosperonsly for ,a time,, but when t he crash . comes, it is with 'weight and. with a no i B e, that all of us -hear it, and many of 'as feel it. The fall of the Borough Ba nk . has, taken -its place:— though a mo- "' fl ed One----with the disastrous issue of several °tller " questionable speculations which hai-e marked with black letters our commercial calendar Of l ate: years. It fell among us like. a boinb-shell, I 4 ad could not fail of challenging an amount, of general- notice not less uncomplimentary than general." Well' for 'those of us who had no more Th an the interest of spectators and critics involved t he Miserable collapse ! Fortunes wholly wasted. 4W aY, like a snow house before the stn ; delicate I It°4l en thrown ,by one rude blast upon the world, ' ll) enniless, and many resourceless; age deprived °t i ts few remaining comforts, and even the mad.- house replenished with Borough Bank victims,— hee were the fragments of devastation WhiCh giant bankruptcy -scattered round it far and Wid e. It was no mere feeling of .re ve n ge that prompted these injured. persons, tt.*tten :they Awakened . in terror and. dismay from e first shock, and began to look about ll eol both at their present position and at that fro 'which they had. fallen, to turn round upon 4 ' cause of their misery and ask-Who is re- Ponsible for this ? Only think by how large • a 8 of the commercial world, and of those who tlireetl y der i ve the i r ma i nt e nance from i t, the, , 11 44 111 Y bond of secur ity possessed i s th e consc i ou s- Z se that thi s sense o f respons ibilit y ru l es an d 1 41 s rou n d i ts op e r a t i ons. Th e t hi ng was p l a i n , ,t °r if that somebody was responsible . for this; ' tit ir not, the confession of the opposite would be lit anount to a disruption of our present cora of 1'4 4 'system, and the final - relinquishment t ' 1 „ 4 ! 1 !; as: the instrument of trade.• For it Was fast as c l ear , th a t . scarce ly an y turn of tr til e463 _ could warrant an issue - like this in us of 4 . bank founded ; on an adequate • 4e4 6 ' . .„ , A bank has, not to struggle against any elcy of capital—the usual weakness under private concerns, that would otherwise in 11 p ro ~ability achieve •a, position of fair pros 4Nrit3',,lang i le uish and die ; nor has t' to struggle 4 4 nl 4. a : deficiency of , credit., It ;is always in i tB I ,er to steal a march upon its debtors ; while Ate 14 , 8 iness . relations are so extended; and ttle enclia character, that it is seldom brought to itf te necessity of " throwing good money l ikt e . L l3 - 441 -" If, after'sufficient trial, it . finds itself A t ule to Challenge a fair amount of business, it can, fast, wind up its affairs, without any disastrous tl ie le b ti°ll - There Can be no doubt, therefore, that it s 1 - r l . ol igh Bank — ought not to have fallen into 4 I ao Est disgrac e f u l ph ase ; an d that it was tn ebody's fault."" . • it re . ta pe mains, therefore, for commercial men, and Y those who are not: Unlikely to occupy :, tin ne of public trust for their follows, to take , p li eniselVe s the moral of this tale. by her e • no subjeCt that'admits of more sophis- . 6, • this vague, intangible, general one' of 417efa sp than usibilify." Th e r e i s no s t age more favour th44 °l ' the practical influence of this sophistry ra te : h at of a corporation. The vice of corpo pc4.4 , u `lies is proverbial. Men quite expect coy *v(„ilt""ns to be more insensible to justice, and 1101).° stS, than each Member of them would 1 11 4 , 11 1 144 individual .capacity,—that they will do *h ell 14 °re, and leave undone much more. But Ifr ett th s:laxity is introduced-into things that en nnnercial credit and even the means of xi; Oflar ge numbers of the community, peo- . ho ee : e nlY find out the violation-of honour and N era i"; it implies, and .cry out against it as'in t4 and deserving of punishment. llence li ttt ,_. e gai action taken against the Borough b e ks i re etors, which, in the individual case, t he f Per ha something of a hardship. But i• 4et these gentlemen. have met with pub t4a, Legal censure, not because they are 'worse t heir n • Jpyin neighbours, or .worse than many oc-, a li keiposition atrthis present moment in tr) as , • • 1 4 1; yet prosperous concerns in this v ery ktti louts of this *k atlabecause they happen to come out as great moral evil, and because law %tandara opinion,,- assuming the high moral . th em ; to 1 7 1 ' 1 ° 1 b6liti them, desires, through Tt a Y down a solemn and special warning. r ing vo . and tl ita h ! ,,att ilospher e o g , . c o mmerc i a l life .needs a .tte i tqko; Puiifieation. Public trust can-- sq no i n • pt Nqtation and -no encouragement ex \•;, th e . 'kW letloll that a high sense of , z ,The 'll,eisq't:srlibi,ility resides among public men.' ass: e we are no worse than our neigh -1/I.l!keiir. ° I-le!igne, has . as . much to do with this et no„at it means"—:must t kly4 t ,, ' t his is merely a' matter of form, overt'- w h- • guide the con 11441:1"rPorations no. more than that of indivi too_ eon sll e i n c ~ -- -,1 3 Qta.raß ee haS a tribunal in the hoard her;e as in the closet. Indifference to I : then'`' 10; 'wheth er i n ' t h e one ; case or the B °oller or later receive 'its ses:ere and ‘ QllBll tnent; "11 111 14 eic tr6ea .p 41".iAots' TP.XPERANCE MEETING. —On cl 4l , i ti r aig a vety . pleasing and interesting event Coy'it kresemation . of a handsome writingt it , .11 seription; to Mr. James Glover; by the ' ati tAett ; I nalister of St. James' Church, Dock, sad ti tteen l wardens of the'. church, as- a token Of T b 18 11 1 ,a,!: 1 ); services in the•.,Sunday-schools rit6l t untowing is a copy:of the inscription : A ili k a rei ls or o s Mr. hales - Glover by the . Minister and 41 tne / anles' Church 'D k Cottages; as a 11 katui t h h h kqtri ot: „ -to us i t many servi c e • 3 rc rldered the iaboola; church, and THE LATEST NEWS. fBY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] • ANCE. The Emperor is expected to return to-morrow from Fontainebleau. THE FRENdII: NAVY. It is stated that Prince Napoleon will shortly be • 'appointed Grand Admiral in connection with the new organisation Of thu 'naval staff. A naval commission has been appointed to try experiments with a newly invented explosive gun fusee. There are now five slips vacant in the dockyard of M. Orient.- from which steam frigates have been launched.. FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Dec, 30. 12.15.—The B9urse opened with a better tone. Rentes first quoted 69, and have since risen to 69 15. 3.50 p.m.—Funds close - firm. Rentes 69 20, being a recovery of since yesterday. THE CONGRESS. The Pays announces that the Powers who were to have sent plenipotentiarieS to the Congress, have:been apprised that the meeting' cannot take place on the day, originally fixed, and that a sub sequent day will be appointed. THE POPE AND THE EMPEROR. A placard was posted at the . Paris Bourse yesterday, officially contradicting .a rumour that the Pope's nuncio had left Paris. • SPAIN. . . 111Amtii.) , Dec: 29. The squadron left Algesiras yesterday. Its destination is not known. via t:,3i01t3 r I: - 'fei - Fn&M ,I}4 !" ITALY • _JAI; r . Y. n bsni se won ,tu , • - ,•(:` •H - vf The French pamphlet has beea translated into Italian and circulated in great numbers in the Romagna, :i , orj ,„ , , „ AUSTRIA. , e Nord says that letters from Vienna assert that .the statesmen of 'Austria are beginning to perceive the impossibility of restoring , the Italian Dukes, and are almost reconciled to the idea of organising a State of Central, Italy, comprising theßoman Legations. The :Vienna journal, en titled the Ost Deutsche, Post,_ says the chances of the, Congress are, certainly not, r against the ideas of which the. pamphlet --/e Pape et le Congres is the organ. The schistmati cal Governments of England, Russia, Prus sia, and Sweden will support the propcisal as soon as France shall have given it her consent. Of all the great Powers, - Austricialone will defend the rights.of the Roman See. Of - the secondary Powers, Sardinia, and perhaps Spain,-will.follow the lead of France, Naples, and probably Por tugal, will side with Austria. Taking every possibility into consideration, we.do not think it inirn"; l ' l " *lint the PrPiwb Cabinet will decide in favour of the proposal of the pamphlet. A Vienna letter in the Augsbut g Gazette says, —The elite of the aristocratical party engaged - in office; have resolved on laying their salaries at the 'feet of the Emperor, that is to say, in serving gratuitously so; as to lessen 'the public burdens. The Archdukes who possess private property have, Wit; said, made the Emperor the 'same offer for five years. ' A • -not! • A Tv. PRUSSIA` ,nets lo 7 f - f!irr 7 .tssilt9: - 741 'Nff 1 I iiew '' - ' 1"1 " )a BERLIN, Dec. 30. The new Prussian Gazette- , says according to current reports, - Prince Hohenzollern Sigmaringen intends shortly to give up the Presidency of the= Council of Ministers, and to u§su.mer - the command of the 7th corps d'ar»tee. ,b6taflicl 2;w • • (Triff° yffsfal wed Iff -rco Mr. , "" ").4' iv * ilowi;n REw LlDca lot! IA. fulml) fp' -T !+ ,e/ I,od. 0,74,, .7 f:,: L i r /1 l t t co. • • • , MEM:, ", 7 f ; The Marquis de Villamarina having iefisild the post of Governor of Milan offered to him, qCOunt Gellina, Senator, has been raised to that dignity. M. de Villamarina has been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Naples. 1 , 1 -; I inns r-' rgro blaoiribtz MAIL NEWS. :3 -7 , rfornz ( M.)a itIO 19 101 )1-4)4 wt a PO/ • QtEENSTO'svN, Wa.m. • The Canadian and Montreal Company's Royal mail steamer Hungarian arrived ,off this port at eight a.m., took on board passengers and mails,, and is now clearing out of the harbour for Port land. She experienced very hard weather during her passage from Liverpool. The Fulton arrived at Southampton yesterday, from New York, and brought $50,000' for Eng land and $331,000 for France. i • 0 .1, r, , rsntit 915 7r,bBlifflT n •T•l7 `;fn ; . •-: - ;,, • 'LONDON Dee. 30. The Globe announces that Major-General the Hon. T. Ashburnham will succeed to the colonelcy of the 82nd Regiment. The death of General. Blunt, C6lonel of the 66th Regiment, raised Colonel Walker, Scots Fusilier Guards, to the rank of Major-General. A special jury ' Was , summoned to - day to assess the damages, laid at £5,000, in the libel case, Mears, founder of ." Big, Ben," v: Mr. E. Dennison, Q.C. After a; long discussion, it was agreed to•stop the case, on Mr. Dennison retract ing all imputations,' and ;paying, all Mr. - Mears's expenses. The 'Globe 'considers: the announcement that Russia has interfered -op behalf of the principle of Papal authority a very 'incredible assertion. , Evan Montague 13aillie, Es 4., now first paid ' attaW to her 'Majesty's 'Embassy at Paris, is g,azetted . ,to her. Majesty's Legation. at Rio neiro. •- The following appeared in a part of our ii,lpressiOn of yesterday : THE POPE AND THE COYGItESS. The Post has-received the following' despatch, ; dated Paris; Dec. 29th :—.6 4 There does not appear to be any truth in the rumour that the Pope's Nuncio had spoken of demanding his passports: Nothing new has transpired on the subject':of the' Congress. The real state of affairs will yet re quire two or three -days to develope itself." THE WAR IN. CHINA. The Calcutta correspondent of the Times, writing on Nov. 24th, says Sir Hope Grant has arrived in, Calcutta to organise the Indian expe dition-to China. It is not to exceed 13,000 men, and will, probably, not exceed 10,000. Of these one-half wilLb e Sikhs. The 27th, 531* 60th, 76th, and 99th, with the Ist and 2nd Beng a l p ur bp eanF , have been warned for service in China. TVoe batteries of artillery are also to be despatched-a,nd all the Royal En gineers available; There-is talk, also, of sending a regiment from Bombay, probably the 3rd.Eure peans. No . appointments, have.yet been made, in the staff. The great difficulty will be the means of carriage. The steamer cannot 'ascend the "Peiho further than Tientsin ; . and from thence' to Pekin there .is 100' 'miles to be traVersed by land: Efforts will be made to send draught cattle from India. •. . . - . The war is not popular in India, and even the army-would have preferred,to,see - roorganisation, precede : a new campaign.. There is also an ideathat the difficulty of the task is underrated in, England. We have TartarS, not Chinese; to meet., this time, and nobody knows in. what numbers. .Any attack onTekin w ill demand a large siege train, 'for the city has walls,.'Which, tho Ugh old, are, from their thickness, almost as impreg nable to shot as earthworks, with' a deep canal or. moat in front, and a picked army behind them. .*: • • DEATH 'OF LORD MACAULAY. The'Dcidy News records , the stidden death of Lord Macaulay, at his residence, in Kensington, at 8 o'clock on Wednesday evening, from disease of the heart. Lord Macaulay was never married, and the title dies with him. He was 59 years of age. THE ALDERSHOTT AFFAIR: The inquest on the inilitiaman shot at Alder shott has commenced. The 24th Regiment are under orders to leave the camp immediately, for Cork, and , will commence their journey' this day. Telegraph messages were dispatched from the Admiraltyr yesterday for H.M.S. , Himalaya to return forthwith to Portsmouth, at which port they will embark for conveyance to Queenstown the second battalion of the 24th Regiment, con sisting of 27 officers, 9,00 .men, 62 women, and 60 children.* * The India and China mails haVe arrived. Let ters for the provinces were despatched by the earliest trains this morning. News anticipated via Trieste. • ; a i 1.- k, I ,zl .1~ tck er ~_ ►u• ;h °ll-' ,$ id. It, Lid : ty' in ul )if ,ei ijo ,be orY 414 . D 4 ot r oc Lb* 4 NORTIIERN DAILY rlimE‘t.' THE ROYAL • ORwrzit.--A farther sum of treasure .I THE PAKINGTON TESTIMONIAL has been , recovered from • this vessel, comprising 456 f sovereigns, 11 rupees, 4* ounces of gold dust., one small In our yesterday's impression we gave a brief de cup ingot and a piece •of an ingot of gold. cs ription of the testimonial presented to the Right lion. Conon - ma's COURT.—The following inquests were held Sir John Pakington, at Worcester, on Wednesday. The yesterday before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner :--On the body of James Mulligan, a labourer on board the ship testimonial, as there stated, consisted of a noble shield Monarchy. The deceased was: engaged in the hold of to ,Sir 'John Pakington in recognition of his services the ship, ; when a cask fell upon him from_the platform, for twenty-four years as chairman of the Worcestershire causing injuries of which he:died on Thursday, Verdict, Quarter Sessions. The presentation was completed, the " Accidental death." On the body of Crawford, a labourer nt Mr. Crawford's sugar house, Athol street.proceedings occupying until about half-past nine o'clock. InAhis case Mr. Cobb watched the case for.the relatives Earl Beauchamp, replying for the army, said they had of the 'deceased. It appears that on Saturday morning the authority of the Prime-Minister that the army had the deceased was engaged at his week, in the sugar never been in a more effective condition than it was at house, when • the iron frame used for hoisting casks i present. That inan — nriant movement—the`rifle corps-L. through the floors of the building fell down, and he was .. . , , • , was exercising a beneficial effect not only in this country, crushed beneath it —The ury fetind a verdict of ",Acs cidental death," and added: that they considered some but also on the Continent. (Hear, hear.) blame attached to the proprietor for not. looking more Admiral Hastings, replying for the navy, said it was closely after the different departments of his establish- now well known that the navy had not been formerly meat. Mr. Cobb claimed compensation for the widow so attended to as it ought to have been, and the right and family of the deceased,' and the amount is to be hon. baronet by the attention he had paid to it had determined privately. done much good. (Cheers.) The building of ships was now actively going on ;• but in the period previous to that at which the right hon. baronet took office the state of the navy was anything but satisfactory. It was then that for the first time in line-of-battle ships the navy of England was Rand to be inferior to that of France. This was now altered, and he hoped the' country would soon be in a perfect state of defence. The noble Chairman then proposed the toast of the evening, commenting upon_ the services which Sir John _Pakington had rendered to the country in his capacity of Colonial Minister and First Lord of the Admiralty, and as the promoter of national education. A more _loyal, consistent, or openly 'attached party man than Sir John Pakington did not exist ; but in his administration of the two offices With which he was entrusted by the Crown' he never allowed the slightest trace of party spirit to manifest itself. Lord .Lyttleton, referring to what had been done by Sir John Pakington during the time lie held office under Earl Derby as Colonial Secretary and First Lord of the Admiralty, said, with reference to the coloiiieS, that having been in office only 10 months, it was impossible for him to carry- through any number of- important measures. After alluding to his local claims.: on the public, the noble lord gave the toast, which was most cordially received. • • The formal presentation Of the shield was then made. Sir John Pakington replied at great length, and, after:. alluding to the circumstances which had led to this de= monstration in his favour, his service for tweaty-four years as chairman of the Worcestershire Court of Quar ter Sessions, and pointing Out Lord Althorp, Lord Lyt tleton, and other noblem,en, as having oceapied a similar pesition, he said he thought these instances were quite sufficient to justify him in his statement that the office of chairman of a court of quarter see '-sions of , a large- English county was one which was honourable to the holder, and one the duties of which, if faithfully discharged, found its own reward. In con: . tinuation, Sir John said, I will now touch for a moment upori another subject. I cannot refrain from an expres sion of my wish that 'this day, so memorable and so gratifying to me—so memorable to those dear to me should, if possible,be of benefit to others. (Hear, hear.) I am one of those who -believe that we may always draw a moral lessen - from such proceedings as these.' (Heat hear.) There - are not a few of those who are here this evening, and there are Still more who : will read' what has passed here to-day, whose course of life is still before them. I hope that you will not think: that' I ain• '-guilty of presumption . or egotism if venture to touch for a moment on those principles of 'action to which I mainly attribute the honour which ou thu occasion it has been my fortune to receive. (dear, hear.) r Have I- attained those honours through the exercise of any great or transcendent talents ? Certainly not. Have I gained them as the reward of extensive' and varied acquirments Certainly not, But, if it, hu. Loom au k gvvci fort. azo 6o ;u~.. J alv a L cc tha6 favour which I have received from my most gracious Sovereign ; if I have 'deserved any portion of that kindness_ which I have received in this my native county ; if I have been c able to_ administer those' various departments of the. State which have been intrusted:: to - .me, and, which my noble friend in the chair has :alluded to in such flattering terms—if I have been able 'to administer them without -disad vantage to the public service, and without discredit to myself, I firmly believe that I am.indebted to the ex ercise of qualities and the adoption of rules which are equally in the power and compass of those who hear me," and of any man who is desirous to take part in the public affairs of the countrY: (Hear, hear, and applause.) I am indebted for whatever measure of success I have at tained in my public • life to a combination of moderate- abilities with honesty' of intention (hear), firmness 'of purpose (hear t hear), and steadiness of conduct. (Hear, hear.) If were to offer adviee to .any young mail anxious to make himself useful in public life, I would sum up the results of my experience in three short rulea-L rules so simple that any man may understanii them, aria' so easy that any, man may act upon them. My first rule would, be—leave it to others to judge of what duties you are capable, and-for what position you are Wed ; but never refuse to give your services in whatever capacity it' may be the opinion of 'others who are competent to judge that yo j i , i„may, benefit Our neighbours or'Your . country. My second rule isL-when you agree to take publicdutiegacoheentrate every energy and fatnity in your possession With the determination to discharge" those :thitita to the best of your ability. (Clider.) LastlY, I would counsel pan that in deciding on ,the line which yen. will take in /int lig:leaks, you should be: guidedin your decision by ths.t.WA)ch, after mature d e ration, you believe to be right, and not by that which, in -,the poising hour, may happen to be fashionable or popular. (Itenewed cheers.) Fashion has its uSes,'and is all very well when :applied to the light and trivial things to which it relates; but fashion in public affairs is out of place. Popularity in the. losieet .and most common sense is not • worth the having. Do * your duty to the best of your power. Win the appro bation of your own' conscience, and popularity in its best, and highest sense is,sure to follow. (Hear, hear f , and cheers.) • I-would not exchange the recollection Of this for' all all the acclamations that have greeted the most' popular man in England. In_conclusion he said-1 3 accept this splendid gift with a • truly gr i ateful heart. (Cheers.) So loag as life is spared me I shall value and cherish 'that gift as a memento of goad intentions honestly appreciated, of honest :services nobly re compensed, and of personal friendships and attach ments long cherished, and vrhich.:dan . only 'end with 'life itself.: (Cheers.) By my descendants I hope and ' believe that this present will,be regardeitas. one, of their pro dest possessions;_ but that , myi,deseendants will also regard it as an :incentive to thatl hotiOurable 'exertion which is the best attribute that'a 'citizen of a free State can give for, the welfare, of his Country, and 'the best practical acknowledgment that he can make to bluntiful Providence for the hlessings Which we *rd permitted to enjoy. (Louct-cheerc)' - ,The toast of "The Ladies" was responded' to 'by Sir John Pakington, and the assembly shortly afterwards broke up. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--The HOE: Geoffrey Browne, son and heir - of Lord Orranmore (Ireland), : will next week lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Guthrie , ' , only daughter and heir of the late Alex. Guthrie, Esq., of, Mount, Ayrshire. ERECTioN OF A SCHOOL )3Y THE QUEEN.- - A female school has recently:been built near tha • Lo e hna g at Dis tillery, at the expense of Hef M.aje a ty . - -F ORTIFICATIO NS AT PLYMOUTH. — A eurvey is being. made with the object of fortifying Plymonth on the landside. A staff'of enginee rs has been a ppo inte d 'for' this duty, and a house in Hill Park - crescent taken and 0 404 as an office. The plan proposed is the erection of a chain of forts as on the ,Cornish side of the Tiftr, 1101 1 1 togiag,,O o Ceaded with, RENT DAY AT KNOWSLEY: As his been customary in the olden time, the present Earl of 'Derby maintains the good practice observed by a long line of ancestry. He assembles his tenants' on the usual occasions when the the tenant, is expected to renter an account to his landlord; and to pay over to him the sum conelitioned• in his engagement. The rent-day on the Knowsley pioperties occurrednn Thurs day ; but the tenants being mortnumerous than could have been dealt with in one day (his lordihip taking , special care that the tenants shall be invited to partici pate in the season's hospitalities which are annually dispensed at Knowsley) they were received in sections at the hall on that day and yesterday, where they were treated with the hospitality and kindness which might have been expected froth the head of the house of Stanley.. The, good. feeling which prevails at the Hall, as it has done for centuries before, was not confined to, or• ex hausted by, the • festivities which are above - referred to. On Tuesday, the children connected with the district uehools of PrescOt, with their parents and friends, were entertained at an excellent-dinner ; and on Wednesday a like treat was given to the children of the Old Swan district. On Thursday the cottagers connected with the estate were feasted with a substantial dinner, prime old , ale, and other good things, and on that occasion, also, a pleasant and happy day was spent by a large assemblage. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON 'THE MERSEY. TWENTY--T,HREE LIVES LOST, An accident occurred yesterday on :the river- of the most distreSsing character, by which twenty-three lives were lost. The ship Grand Trianon, which had been in.Birkenhead dock getting her rigging set up and other repairs; was hauled out during the course of yesterday, And proceeded to the anchorage in the . Slovne. The figgera who had been employed - under.Mr B. T. Evans in - Making the- necessary repairs on the vosel, took her to her Inobrings with the' assistance of sdme labourers, and after the ship had been made snug they procuied a tWenty-One foot gig,.. belonging to Thomas, Mackey, Park,road, - with the intention of going. on shore. It appears, however, that Mackey, with his mate, Thomas Groom, went off with their boat to bring Captain Henry Clarke; the nisster of the ship, ashore, and while' they were waiting for him, the men got into the hofit . to the . number of twenty-eight; and. when. within .about 200 yards from the Brunswick-pierhead, a slight srpiall Came, ' which could' have been of no eonsegnenc4 'to the boat if the people on board had kept their seats. The water, however, was washed up against the men who sat to the Weather side Of' the boat, and, in order to 'es.cape; from the spray, they jumped up, the effect of which was, Con sidering the overloaded condition' of ,the brat and the force of the wind in the sail, to swamp the boat imme diately. Several persons, were on the pier at the time, among whom were Mr. W. Chamley, Brunswick Dock piaster, and officer 431 (V - arle), who threw ia life buoy to. a sailor, named O'Hara, Who. was ,rescues. Mackey, the owner of the bSat, was saved by fOur men named ThOmaS Slack, William Minchall, James God son, and - William Rice, who Went to the assistance of ;the drowning men. ; Captain Clarke was also got but, and he, with they sailor, John O'Hara, and a labourer aged 24 years of age, named Thomas Keeling, was taken to,;the Sputhern Hospital, where they were properly attended' to by Dr. Downs and his colleague. Thomas. Groom, 'the boatswain who was with Mackey, was picked up by some men in a boat, who, after they had taken him on board, „took the swamped boat in tow. They landed. GroviCat the George's Pier. Another man . named Ball was.able to go home, .as did the owner of the boat,.when he got ashore. These were all that are reported :to have been saved out of the ,twenty-nine persons who were in the boat. InspectOr Acton favoured us with the -following 'statement from Thomas Groom, -, Which , was taken down shortly, after i his arrival at the receiving-house':— Thomas'. Groom; 'Mann -street, T.oiteth-park, states that about' four o'clock *ad j . left the ship 'Grand Trianon, at .anchoz. in the river, it n F. - Mall' boat, in which he thinks there were twenty-eight passengers, most of them 'riggers, and the captain of the said ship. -They intended to land in the Cockle-hole. When they got to the river r wall the -boat filled with water and went down. He (Grooin) was picked up in, small boat by Wm. Hill, Win... Morton, Stephen Benjamin,. and a sailor. He was landed at George's Pier,. and taken to the receiving 7 house at. Prince's-dock, by police-officer 571, where he had a 'warm bath, and soon recovered ; a surgeon was knot required. The boat that *as capsized was landed onGeorge's-pier. Mr. Evans gave us the names of the parties who were in his employ, and who he thought were' among the 1 unfortunate fellows that lost their liVes—Win. Robins, Robert jones,.Wil liam Williams, ' John Twaite, James Irvine, George Wholom, Alexander Johnson, Daniel Waring, EdWakd Butler; William Brown, George Simmon., (a Jersey man, known better as French George), and a boywhOSe name he did not know: These are the particulars, 'so far as we could gather, up to a late h.otur last night. • • COURT AND OFFICIAL ,INTELLIGENQ& Lord John Russell and Mr. IL FI Howard arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. H. F. Howard had anaudience of the Queen, to which he was introduced by Lord John Russell, her Majest's Sec retary of State fit Foreign Affairs. Lord. De Tabley and Rear Admiral Sir H. Keppel were Lord and Groom in Waiting. In the evening the Royal dinner party included •the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, Lady Caroline Barrington, Lord John Russell, Mr. H. F. 1/Lollard, Major General the Hon.. R.. Rime, and Lieutenant Colonel Keppel. The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance, and played during dinner. Her, Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the drawing-room. The Queen and Prince Consort walked in the grounds of the Castle yesterday morning. The Prince of Wales, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Princess Louisa, rode in the Riding-house. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and the Prince and Princess of Leiningen visited: her Majesty. Mr. H. F. Howard left the Castle in the forenoon. Lord John Russell remains .on a visit. • ANOTHER .ELOPEMENT.- ;Intr• ,54.3 • We regret to hive this week to record the elopement of the wife of Mr. Smith Bannerman (a gentleman of large property living at Hunton, near Maidstone), with the Rev. A. W. Green, curate to the Rev. Canon Moore, at Hunton. It seems that the painful fact was dis covered by Mr. Bannerman on -his return from a day's hunting; and there can be no doubt that the elope meat had been planned many weeks before and only put off for -a favnurable opportunity. The guilty couple were traced to Gravesend, but they had got four • hours' start of their pursuers, and Mr. Bannerman only learnt that they had crossed the - water in• a boat that had been off Gravesend for some weeks. It is stated that they had been seen with a brace of loaded pistols as if determined upon extremities in case they had been ' overtaken. The affair has occasioned the most painful feeling among all classes of the community in the neigh bourhood where it occurred. The curate, Mr. Green, had always been looked upon with respect for the faithful dis Charge of his clerical duties, and Canon Moore; the rector of Hunton, had a particular regard for him. The lady has property in her CAL - 91 nght amounting to ,£100,000, 1 ---Kentish Oblert4r of yesterday. Lini Liv( Shi • Sntu Niksi sett Mon Sate Tue Thu art' 5 CONSERVATIVE REGISTRATION ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the members of the Conserva tive Registration Association of the Manchester polling district was held in Mr. Capes's sale-room, Clarence street, yesterday. Mr. William Entwisle (banker) occu pied the chair. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said the committee had prepared a report specifying what the association had been able to accomplish during the past year, and he would at once call upon the secretary to read it. Mr. Sudlow read the first annual report, which stated that the attention of the committee had been directed to the "faggot votes." 2,419 objections had been made to the votes and claims of the Radicals, of which 1,648 were sustained ; and the general result of the revision in the Manchester polling district was a gain of 1,628 votes by the Conservatives, subject to a small reduction for reclaims, which would affect the result very slightly. The committee remarked that 179 per sons, professing to derive their qualification from " faggot" vote property, illegally exercised the franchise in the Manchester polling district at the recent contest for South Lancashire. From• .information received from the accredited agents in the various other polling districts in South Lancashire, the total Conservative gain in the late revision was 4,092, as follows: SALFORD HUNDRED. • Polling District. Conservative gain. Ashton Bolton Bury • 219 • • . ,f•ci Radical gain. Matichester 1628 Oldham l5O — . Rochdale 2870 1 .4: ffllig .4,C. . • t • e ' - r, .• ;t1 W VC' T DER 11Y 111.111131rED. - Liverp00l Newton Ormskirk B6 -)ilt4;if Southport 36 St. Helen's Wigan --- 1270 Conservative gain 4140 Radical gain Total Conservative gain 4092 The Chairman said he thought the general result of the operations which had taken place could not be re , garded as other than satisfactory by the memb er s „ Al. , generally. or. Upon the motion of Mr. Sewell, seconded by Mr. Crippin, the report was adopted. TAU Mr. Norris moved a resolution declaring that such an association was urgently necessary, and requesting t- • 6 the committee to persevere in the course which had a already produced such satisfactory, results. • n Capt. Clarke seconded the resolution, which was carried. - A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, , he, in returning thanks, said Manchester raised a very . .. large proportion of the expenses necessary for con ducting the last South Lancashire election, in the Conservative interest. • a ; ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. , The special services will 'commence at St.' Paul's% set Cathedral on Sunday, when the sermon will be preached •:qxo by the Bishop of London. %It An address to the Bishop of Peterborough, numerously ::IGT signed by the clergy of the deanery of `Framland, en treats his lordship to use his utmost efforts to resist the . attempt to effect a revision of the Liturgy. 4.: The Lord Bishop of Salisbury has conferred on the ::tar Rev. Dri..Caswall, vicar of Figheldean, the "prebendal (mit stall of Redminster and Redelitre in the cathedral chrirch siw of Sarum, vacated by the resignation of the Lord • Bishop of Brisbane. !dr., . The Union states that the Rev. Bryan King has re ceived a letter from the Bishop of Exeter, sympatising with him under his troubles in his parish of St. George's in-the-East, and expressing his full approval of his'a(.l sermon on "The Sin of Sacrilege." ' • : . It is stated that on Sunday week, in consequence of, 'czt, • the illness of the Rev. Mr.''Morgan, the Welsh evening e . :11 service at Llandegai Church—Of which the Bishop of set Bangor is' cx Yficto the rector—was • performed by two 'silt `Jaymen. The sermon, which is' described as having • been excellent, was delivered by ai quarryman. An energetic and powerful movement has been earn rds - mo. ood for 41,0 virpirle of protecting the Established :Jain Church of England against the aggressions which -11 are from time to time made upon it. The arrange- ;:o1 ments have been some months in progress, and last 1 week an influential meeting was held at the Freemasons' hall, under the presidency of Earl Nelson, to fOrm. "The Church Institution," which it' was considered desirable to establish before the meeting of Parliament. ra It may be mentioned that during the last session of Par- aide liament joint meetings of • the clergy and laity were held -imit at. Sion College (iiiiderthe presidency of the Archdeaeon • • t e of London) and elswhere; at which 200 laymen of the . '!i(10 archdeaconry. of LOndon, and 300 of the archdeaconry making). clergysoo for as e diocesetheensl t eson c of London, huieh .-; owfer)\.elindodml Middlesex, ed bythe matters • and upon the recommendation of the laity - of Ist the arehdeaconry of Middlesex - the influential meeting . 2'' over which LbrdNelson presided was convened. Amongst the principal speakers were . hir`, Henry Hear,..Mr..A. • BeresfOrd•Hope,'and G. Hubbard, M.P.. These gentlemen urged the necessity of avoiding all topics connected with Variety . of religious opinion. Three - subjects were put forward as suitable for the new asso-. ciation to take aCtion on—tho inaibtenanceof the Church against the' attacks of the opponents "of Church-rates, the defence of the* Praygriaook against innovators; . • and the upholding•uf the 'Marriage 'law.`` It' was ' nounced 'that the Archbishop of Canterbury and the• Bishops .of London and Winchester were greatly in favouriof bchnbineeeneigetic actibn on the part of the laity such as the institution .proposed. • ' , ten; BANK. UIVS_. Lcveet, - Daniell-street, onthwark, patent wad- ' ding manufacturer. Th om as,Bigglestoitkrinirddicf, irc4ef.i 4 1 . - Thomas 4sfr?n,`Willenhall,'Sigfotd.§bire, ttlgitieerr.) .Christopher Price, VirtiiverkainptOp.; butcher7;7/- trif.7:l" George.Ellis,'Shefilleid, baker. • • if . t n. •gar 04 lute] • ;)- 8 Ifferat, , . • RACING AT AINTREE. -1"1' .• - •, • The Races advertised to come off on Monday last, at Aintree; • Came off yesterday, and drew together a very large compaay. The first race was the TRADESMAN'S SHIVER CUP. 'Gentlemen riders; entrance, • £l, td earry 12 stonlvesch. Two miles. Mr. Croft's Red Herring! c ; ,.k Mr; Ford's , 2 • M T r. li N e a- f P o i l e lo r ":iT s ii g iS :l ß so7ra e" itet 7' -f. " l:,Villinies The Cossack, Mr. M'Cloveran's Maria Day, Mr. Owen's The Roman, Mr. Beck with's. Loyola. A Match, £25 a side, was afterwards riin between Mr. Rosedale's Plinny W. Plymley 1 'Mr. Ammes', King Parr Mr. Dymo n d 2 • The talent mustered in strong force, and more money was sported than for some time past. 'The objection to the 'Anne*? has yet to be investigated ; and the result cannot fail to satisfylrl 1.1) every racing man, as it is left in the hands of men , whose char - ,•5 acters are above suspicion. FISHIMIAN. , .' ~ ... , ~ RACING FIXTURES,FORI3O, ' • ' ' " rnucaltr.- '- • ' - " -1 ;oin Spring _ls'l NOW NOWA FDerby sprtag • n • . ' 'I • . . f . I 2 P , 11. 1 • I • MAE!Ca• .. h . 1)601 Spring: , :6 1 coyentty Spring 13 !Northampton 27 ',", a -,, •- : , , I . : , Warvriek - Spring 20 • Croxton Park 30 ewsbury 'Spring I , ' , . r ' • , „APRIL, vinarVit C,''9 ! Thinik '. ' • 12 i Epsom SlPrint lO 1 `..eriek -Bridge' a! Donaaster spring 17 ! • Newsn'kt P. s.. 2O •, , ~ 1::' '. r ' IitTNTIAG ... APPOINTMENTS. '! - - T !It ' 'CHASE. ' .. ,' SIR WATKIN WILLri'M WYNN'S FOX HOUNDS WILL MEET ON . irday, Dee. 31,•at ' ,-, • - Erddig ' At half-past ten. , • , ter ; Sir W. 1 , . W i rin., lart. Huntsman': John'Walker. ' •'''''''' ' T H E CHESHIRE HOUNDS ' . • i,_ 1111. L. MZOT ON : ,relay, Dee. 31, at ,day, Jan. /; at . ' , . 'Patton Park inesdaY, Jan. -4, - nt • . : , ' Ashton Hayes , rsday, JsniS, at ~ , ~ •, , Duddon Heath, inlay, Jan. 7, at ~..; , reover Hilt kthq At half-pa§t ten. - • . .:•: rpm , HR. MEYII2LL ,INGRAII'S HOUNDS " tiq't . 2::iU WILL MORT ON • T !, irday, Dec. 31, at •• I .4onley At a quarter. to eleven. THE ALBIIIGHTON FOXHOUNDS , . WILL 'scar os ,i Lrday, Dee. 31, at ' ' ' Longford Hall sday, San. 3, at Hunningten, near Bagley ,raday, Jan. 5, at . , Shcritf Hales irdaY, Jan. 7 , at •• • • ............. B , ,rnel Oreen At a ‘itrter*.o 'lawn. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. LAMPS FOR Ilirta.—Now, and , during the season, Lamps,, in every shade, and variety,, ell to burn in . same, can be had on moderate terms at "the New: Light Company, 19; Great George-street. ' ' djl.6 CHRISTMAS CHEER.—Families residing• within five miles of Liverpool can be supplied with Burton mild and bitter ales of the first brand, as also •-London, stout, in 41, 9, and 18 gallon casks, by sending their orders, or calling at T. Bolton's, family ale and porter merchant, 110, Duke-street.• ' • SHIPWRECK AND 'Loss OF LlFR.—lnformation was received in Liverpool yesterday, that the barque Sir Henry Pottinger, Captain Burns, from, Caldara for this port, laden with silver ore, struck on Carmarthen bar, on Thursday, and is likely to tecOme a total wreck. One man was unfortunately drowiled: • COLLISION AT &A.—The Robert Ihuias : (5.5.), , was in contact about midnight on the 2.5 th of December with the schooner Esther and Marie, from Newperkto, Liver pool, when the crew of the schooner with.the exeeption of a boy, who was subsequently taken off, got on board the steamer: ' ""' SALE OF HUNGARIAN RELICS.—Mr: Branch's . .Aale of this extensive colleeticin was resumed. yesterday.. The attendance was very good, but the bidding did not show much improvement on the preceding, day's sale. The greater portion of thee. articles has 'now been disposed of, and;the remainder' - will be soreto 7 daY. ' - THE ROYAL INSURANCE • COMPANY'S • ALMANAG.=- Thii company, which has its head-offices in Liverpool, has 'issued an admirably-arranged and !beautifully got Up Alnianac for 1860: .Of course, a considerable portion of its pages are devoted to an account of its own unpor tant and'influezitial conipany:, But it also contains a great deal of general information, of great value and interest, and several pleasing varieties which combine to constitute it a most attractive little publication. . . .tsuna,L, D oust erna.tuni was created on Thursday . evening in Key-strect f by the return of .a corpse' which had left with a Very respectable train, for interment in Smithdown Cemetery. - It appears that the minister was at the cemetery gate when the funeral party arrived, at a quarter; to four o'clock. They were toldthat they had arrived too late.., The minister on being interrogated yvhy the corpse -could not , be interred, stated "they did not come at the , appointed hour." Remonstrance was -uSelessi . conieqUently the eorpse had to be taken back to-the house from whence it' was brought.. It was, howeier, buried yesterday. . • THE LIVERPQQL IRISH . RIFLE Bnia-a,DE.--This rifle corps, now in course of organisation, is ,in co-operation with the. London Irish Brigade—a body, that is under the presidency of a distinguished list of Irish noble Men and gentlemen. There is a divisional working committee . for. Liverpool, which is already, we understand; at work ; and, having power to add to their number, it will no doubt in a short.time be greatly augmented.. It will'be seen y the advertisement, which appeared, in our columns yesterday, that the cominittee have flied their head 'quarters at " The London," Where forms of application will be supplied by the honorary secretaries. The Mar quis of Donegal, is chairman of the London General 'Council ; and the Liverpool brigade, being in connection 'with so influential an Irish corps in the English metro polis, will doubtless assume an important local position. MORRISH'S CHRISTMAS' 'BARON.—This, which has now become one of the fixed Christmai festivities, was roasted and served up yesterday, at Mr. Morrish's Merchants' Dining-rooms, Tithebarn-street, in his cus tomary style of comfort and liberality. The baron, which was an admirable one, weighing 'fully 500 lbs., was cut from a West Highlind ox, fednnd bred by the Earl of Galloway, at Galloway-house.' The carcase at= tracted much attention, and Seared 'general icemmenda tion, while it was exhibited at the stall of, Mr. Lowthitin, in St. John's Market: The expectations formed concerning it were fully borne out. It was rich in flavour, and tender as well as juicy. In the roasting of it, Mi. Morrish, and his skilful chef de cuisine, Mr. Child, introduced a somewhat novel agent .as a roaster- I We mean gas. ;From the able and judicious application of this Culinary aid the process of cooking was_ much simplified. An exactly regulated application of heat .in the quantity wanted, and at • the points required, was' easily main tained, the result being an admirably cooked joint of the best quality and of large dimensions. ACCIDENTS:—The • following cases ' were reported at the Northern Hospital last night :--Hrigh Hughes, a labourer, residing 'at 40, Upper Moon-street, Toxteth parlOustairied 'a severe contused back, by falling eff a jigger -loft in a. warehouse in Clegg-street.—Patrick. Grant, a labourer, residing in Brook-street, received 'a severe scalp wound by falling into the, hold. of the. ship 'Ellen Ewing, Prince's 'Dock. SALE or WlNES.—Yesterday, a sale of wines took place in Mr. Griffiths' rooms, Church-street. The stock offered included choice samples of champagne,' claret, burgundy, ports, sherries,.and hocks. The attendance was good, and the prices realised, although not quite equal to expectation, were fair. The biddings were spi- Med, and, as a whole, the sale was satisfactory. • ADELPHI THEATRE.-This theatre his produeed a . pantomime this season quite equal to any of previous years. , It is entitled "Cherry and Fair Star, or the Singing Apple and Golden Waters," &c. The, gorgeous scenery—more particularly the tranformation scene on its first presentation created quite a furore, and that sensation continues; coupled with the beautiful appear ance of the House—just newly and elegantly decorated -this will doubtless prove attractive. 'The pantomime is exceedingly well put upon the stage—much credit' being due to the scene artists, Messrs. Bickerstaff and.' DearloVe, ; 'junior'; ' also to Mr. = Henry'Egerton,' the . stage manager. Prince 'Cherry is sepresented by Mi.- Lloyd, who looked and performed the part to, perfection. Fair Star by Miss Henderson,' is equally entitled to praise. Mr. Lloyd, as the Villainous Prince of the Burlesque, also deserves mention for his admirahle buffo-acting and singing. - Iris, the principal singing fairy, peponated by Miss Ada Mordaunt, requires especial notice. She is new to this town; bUt is evidently well aCquaiiited with the ''stage; 4na:ii a vocal artiste of considerable ability. We must ne conclude without saying that' the comic portion: is well' done; void of 'Vulgarity; creating roars Oflaiighter ; 'the pantominilits' being :—Harlequin, Mr. Moreland ; Clown Mr. Gardner Bolen° ; Pantaloon, Mr; W. Stacey ; and ColUmbini,( .l Miss Beacheicli and all being idniiribte in thcit " respective roles. ' It would be injusticenot to 'Mention the excellent ballet . arrangements, which are ' replete with pleasing effects'; and the dancinic of Miss Clark, as :the Premiere Danseuss of the fairy tribe.