Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-25 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD. A MAD WELSH WoMAN. —Anne Evans, a strange specimen of the principality, from Llan some place spelled with all the consonants, w as r brought - up by officer 623, on the following charge. The Rev. Mr. 'England, of Grove-street, stated that, on Saturday week, the prisoner was engaged at his house as cook, although she could not cook a bit. On Wednesday night, after eleven, he went to see if the prisoner had done all her work, but lading she had some boots to clea n , h e t o ld h er s h e must do 60 before fr. ,. _ ed, she_refused, saying she would dye in the morning and do it. „a of trying, to get her up early, Al on her doing the work, when she very outrageous and disortierly, abused - nonage, said he was, worse than He then wanted-her to go to bed, and l at last be was obliged to call in the The officer said, whilst taking her to the station is hand severely, and kicked him in the shins iner made a rairiblin , -‘ ' get up. at hal . .He had ea:la and insis him with b - ad Sat* and like but. she refused ish accent, and ted atement, w named ZV Ali a strong iron her manner some doubt was !1w sanity, and she was ordered to stand by ERRAND Boy. —A miser able `looking lad, M Doherty, apparently about fourteen years liarged with baying stolen a quantity of ling postage stamps and post-office orders, from his' ethpliel.s . , Ittessrs. Lloyd ; and &ins, printers, Brc., 11, - St.'Arfne - -stteet. The lad was in custody of Mr. Cozens, the post-office detective officer. It appeared that the boy was a. messenger in Messrs. Lloyd's place for the last two.years, and since December last a num ber of letters . , containing altogether postage stamps and money orders to the amount of £2 ls. 2d., were extracted by him froth the letter box. Mr. Cozens was informed of the letters being missing, and he laid a plan to catch the thief, and the result was that the prisoner was foUnd taking the letters that morning,,one of which contained an order for 14.5. 10d. ' and the name of M essrs . LlO y d had been forged to it by the prisoner. He was remanded for the present. " TA.KING TIAB BY THE FORELOCK."—A dock duffer, named William Hough, was charged hy-,a Spanish sailor, named Attdrew - Cufles, with / having stolen a The complainant was here there were a num a friend, and held ,out , When the prisoner seized T' watch value £7 on the 'Prince's. Pi ber of hi hi :Ch, and p.— Ahe prosecu tor caught hold - of him and held him, when the prisoner put his hand behind hiS hack, as if to give the watch to some one, but, instead of doing so, he flung it into the basin. Of co - urse,- it was not recovered: The prisoner was sent to gaol for six mouths with hard labour. • 131tEAIC.ING INTO A STORE. --John M'Vey and Timothy Macharriara were charged for haviiim broken into the marine store of John Barrett, of Ifopwood-street, and. stealing a quantity - of lead therefrom. A few nights ago the store was broken open, and the lead taken. It was subsequently sold to another person by the prisoners. The case was clearly proved, and the prisoners were sent to gaol for three months with hard labour. " A POINT."—Two American sailors, named James Sullivan and John Melbourne, belonging to the ship City of Brooklyn, were charged with having taken up the bed of another sailor, and walked away with it. Mr. Bluck was for the prisoners, and asked the prosecutor when the offence was committed ? and he replied after the ship left New York. Mr. .131uck : Then your Worship has no jurisdiction in this case, as the ship is an American. His Worship agreed in this, and discharged the prisoners. Immediately after leaving the dock, they entered the witness box to prosecute a fellow named Ryley, a " duffer," for having stolen a pair of boots. Mr. Block in this case was also for the prisoner, and hoped he would. be as successful as in the last, but the case being too clear, his client was set ) gaol forone month --T-A 'well dressed female named Anue ail for six !mutt BEFORE MESI allowing, after a considerable deal of discussion among themselves, 7s 6d costs against the plaintiff. THE WATER WORKS ULAUSES ACT.—Abraham Woods, was charged with drawing water from a tap not property, namely, from a tap in the stable yard of one Thompson. The penalty- in cases of this kind is not over 110 for ea.ch offence. As this was the first easel brought under the act, the defendant was convicted in the costs -of the court only (3s 6d), and it was intimated that in future the full penalty would be inflicted. - • .Tgg TEN CROSSES OF CHRIST.—Kate Ilanlon, and Mary O'Rourke. are both Irishwomen, and neighbours to boot, each being the proprietress of a flourishing pig-sty. They are in the habit of quarrelling, and so late as on Thursday last, they came into collision, the result being that Mrs. Hanlon received a severe kick on. the shin, and Mrs. O'Rourke a bite on the arm. Mrs. Hanlon was summoned by Mrs. O'Rourke. Each endeavoured to fix the quarrel upon the other ; and Mrs. O'Rourke said that she was afraid of her life, as " Mrs. Hanlon had sworn by the ten crosses of Christ that she would have her life's blood." A witness for the complainant said, that she saw the fight—one was as bad as the other-and they were both a nuisance to the neighbourhood. ' Airs. O'Rourke had the satisfaction to be sent into bridewell along with her friend, until both obtained security for their good behaviour for the future. HEALTH COMMITTEE. The weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday, Mr. Alderman Dover in the chair. The other members present were Messrs. It. Shell, Crellin, Vernon, Avison, Crosthwaite, Anthony, Haydock, Bowring, Hodson, and Stitt. REPORTS, &C. The.Berough Engineer, Building. Surveyor , -and In spector of _Nuisances, reported various particulars of tho operations in their several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 131 nuisances complained of by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them ; 867 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 2,812 apartments, and 664 cellars, had been put under examination with the view of improving their sanitary condition, and 211 lodging-houses had also been examined and reported upon Mr. Fresh also reported that the following code of rules and regulations had. been agreed to by him and Mr. Rose for the guidance of the contractor's staff in the night time, in addition to those already in existence, and which, with the sanction of the committee, would be adopted, viz.:— _ _ _ " Ist. The inspectors must examine each and every midden after the night men have left the places, in order to ascertain if they have been thoroughly emptied, and to satisfy themselves that no damage has been done to the property, and that such property is left secure. ' " 2nd. That no private house midden shall be emptied under any circumstances without first arranging with the occupier to that effect, and on all occasions of the men falling short of work, they must confine themselves to public court middens exclusively. " 3rd. That the system of inspectors making reports on slips of paper, and sending them to Cornwallis-street, must be abandoned, and in lieu thereof the inspeCtors must report on their sheets any impediment they may meet with, which must be further examined into by the superintendent, and by him reported to Mr. Fresh, if necessary. " 4th.' That in all cases of wet middens, the inspectors must cause the walls, &c., to be well examined by their men, in order to ascertain whether the midclens are already drained, and if so, they must cause the gratings to be carefully cleaned and opened, so as to prevent any further accumulation of water. This is a most important point as regards both the contractors and the public in terest, as wc•ll as those of the night-men, and must be strictly attended to. "sth. The inspectors, desirous of maintaining the credit of the contractor's staff, will see the necessity of strictly enforcing the above regulations, and any night-men who may without, order, open any door, or get over any wall, or in auy other way interfere with any private house midd.en, for the first offence must be suspended one week, and for the second discharged, and any case of neglect on the part of the inspectors will be promptly reported to Mr. Rose, and be by him dealt with accordingly. "That in addition to these regulations, those formerly in force will be strictly enfOrced, as the comfort and con venience as well as the property of private families, must not be in any way interfered with or invaded in these operations." . • The committee agreed to these regulations HEALTH OF THE TOWN Wilson, SITOP-LIFTIN with having stolen a piece of cloth, value £3 14s, from the shop door of Mr. John Rogers, 12, St. James's-place. The cloth was at the door, and the prisoner, having got an 'opportunity, ran off with it. She was followed, and the property was found in her Kelly, was elm possession. hard labou She was sent to CRALONER AND CROPPER rs' noirrs.—William Whittle, a pilots' apprentice, ied John Hogan, another apprentice, for having Mr. 'Jenkins was for the complainant, Cobb for the. defendant. There assaulted him summons in The medical officers of health . reported, that in the week ending 19th February, the .registered deaths in Liverpobl wore 239, being 12 less than in the previous week, and 10 below the average of the same week of the ten preceding years. In the parish the deaths were 153, in the out-townships 86. Of 79 deaths caused by diseases of the zymotic class, 21 weie from scarlatina, 17 from typhus and yellow fever—the same number as in the week preceding. and considerably above the average ; 13 deaths from hooping cough, 11 from measles, 5 from diarrhoea, 4 from small: pox, and 1 from influenza. Diseases of the lungs caused. 72 .deaths, being 18 less than the corrected average of. the same week of former ceded in two cases, J years. the ease by 'Hogan ne dais ago-the parties had had " someiliord _ . his hands a ch len IT , gar'took into ..ver; and it was supposed he intended to use it on the head of his fellow apprentice. This was the assault complained of, but their worships did not think it was an assault, and dismissed it. There was another summons against llogan, by the master of the pilot-boat, who sought to cancel he indentures, on the ground that the youth had taken tip the cleaver with the supposed intention of stri 'its comrade, but . as there was no other complaint a inst him, the magistrates at once dismissed f but told the lid to be cautious he would withdraw the summons of his client, against Whittle, and so the affair ended. THE REV.. MR.' WHEELER AND $T_ ANNE'S CHURCHYARD, —The following cases were This subject,was again before the board, but as it was a mere squabble between that, rev. gentleman and Mr. M‘Gowan, and as the public are sick of it; we only allude to it, to show that the time of the.committee was wasted for some time by this, very uninteresting subject. The committee, however, called in Mr. Smyth, one of the in spectors, and he fully bore out Mr. M'Gowan's statement as to the untenable position taken by the Rev. Mr. Wheeler. The committee passed a resolution to the effect that they were quite satisfied with all that Mr. M`Gowan had done, and that he was quite right all through the proceedings. NUISANCE. • Mr. Bowring called attention to an intolerable and dangerous nuisance existing in Eaton-street, Vauxhall road. He, with some other member3.of the committee, went into Vauxhall-road to inspect some old houses, and they came into Eaton-street, where they found, next to the street, ,which was a nasty one, a large receptacle for all sorts of abominable filth.. It was full to overflowing, and came out on the street, much to the injury of the health of the people who resided there. He wished to call the attention of Mr. Fresh to this dangerous nuisance. • The subject was referred to the inspector. Mr. Stitt moved a resolution, that £5O be presented to the fifteen inspectors of lodging-houses. This subject was before the board a fortnight ago. . _ The motion was carried, aid this, being all the public business, the board adjourned. TOXTETII BOARD . OF GUARDIANS A weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday, at the public offices, Park-read. The guardians present were—Thomas Urquhart, Esq., in the chair ; Messrs. Samuel Siddeley, Joseph Harrison, David Craig, William Baynes, - William Johnson; Alexander Miller, John Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Henry Layland, Arthur Giindrod, J. B. Hughes, M. A. Johns, John MosS and John Rogers. The relief of the poor of the township was the first business taken up, after which—.A letter was read by the clerk, from Mr. Alfred Stephens, one.of the medical officers, in which he stated that, though he had not previously communicated with the board on the subject of the resolutions which the guardians had come to, still he by no means assented to the new regulations, and he still reserved'to himself the right of adoptinr , anv course he might think proper, on and'quite a contrast with what they had last week. A letter was read from . the Poor Law Board approving of the payment of £7 10s. to Mr. E. Heath, relieving officer, in consideration of the extra services which he has rendered after the roignation of Mr . . Barnett." Mr. Moss moved that a cheque be granted for X 750 to Messrs. Kilpin and Montgomery, as afurtherinstahnent for the building of the New Workhonse. The returns of. the'building- fund shOwed• that there wAI a balance in hand of £1,313 lb's. .4 Mr. Moss said he had been given to under:Land by the Society of Friends, that they were satisfied with what the Board had done. Mr. Rogers : Are we to understand that they will take the land at your price. Mr. Mosi: Qaite so They will take it, as agreed on t to the approval of the. Board the last board d, of Health given notic , that th resolution of the Medical Committee, with respect to the election of a Dispense; should be rescinded, proceed ed too say, that it had been -thought by others as well as himself that there would be no met penser. He thought that it would .be mot yell as the ratepayers, or a d to the pall would advertise for to fitupa dispensary dispenser, for the would take £l5O to keep np stick an establishment ; and he found that they could be amply supplied with medreines that any of them could take (langhter)—that was if they were 1 • their . medical advisers f ___ prescribed . ))_ _ A. , .Bliter)-26 a lower , therefore, move that the resolution be rescinded and ttit supply of drugs contracted for. Mr. lim.;hei said he wished. to about what he had already said before the boaM, and also at the medical committee. Ile was of opinion that it weuld be a great unkindness to the poor people to oblige them to come to one medical dispensary. If half an hour or an hour should be lost in going to a central depot for word been en' THE NORTHERN TIMES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1859 medicine, in an Opidemic vase, it would be a serious matter. Mr. Ro'ers said, if , Mr. Wilson thought :they . would haia The druggists under control,' he wag niticli mistaken, as t they had no hold on, them that could compel them to supply any drugs but what they choose. The only thing you have power to do, is to say that their contract ceases at such a time. He therefore thought it necessary to have a dispenser. . Mr. Harrison expreseed himself grieved to find that a shopkeeper should reflect discredit on another, as much as to say there was not honesty enough to supply the medicines according to contract. Mr. Miller was of opinion that the matter should not be left to the mercy of the shopkeepers and doctors. It was an experiment to have a dispenser, and ought to be tried. Mr. John Wilson said, some members' of the board looked at the expenditure of £5O on that matter as .a great deal to the township, who would not object to lay out hundreds and thousands on others. He would say for them to appoint two, good medical men, and also a good man as their dispenser, and that would be the best thing they could do. Moss was of the same opinion as Mr. Rogers. They were there to provide the best medicines for the poor people. He had taken very little dru g s himself, and he wished the poor people would take less, Mr. Harrison had taken offence: at what he thought was an onslaught on the shopkeepers' honesty. He, however, thought, if they were as honest as gold, they were not too honest. He was sure, from what he had been told, that the whole matter would not cost more than £220 at most, £7O as salary for the dispenser £3O as house rent; and £7 or £8 for drugs ; and by buying their own drugs at first cost, they would have them at least with the saving of what a druggist would charge as profit, as well as being sure they would be of the best quality. He had much pleasure in giving his support to the confirmation of the resolution of the medical committee. The Chairman said, it was arranged at the last meeting of the hoard, that all properly qualified persons whether homoeopathists or allopathists, were alike eligible for election as medical officers. If in the wisdom of that board they should elect one homoeopathist and one allopathist, the dispenser would have much less to do than if they were to elect two allopathists. Under these cir cumstances, he thought it would be inexpedient to advertise for a dispenser at present. Mr. Moss said , the Poor-law Board were opposed to the syStem of homoeopathy. The Chairman said, the Poor-law Board had no objec tion whatever to any board of guardians appointing homceopathists if they thought fit. Mr. John Wilson said, the matter had been settled by a letter in the newspaper in which the Poor-law Board condemned the system. After some further remarks, it was as 'to postpone the election of a medical dispenser till after the election of medical officers, and, on the motion of Mr. John Wilson, it was agreed to proceed to advertise for medical officers. Mr. Johns moved, that the case submitted to Mr. Archbold, with his opinion thereon, and also the letters received from the medical officers, be sent to the Poor law commissioners, and their advice solicited relative to the Guardians proceeding in the matter. Mr. Hughes seconded the resolution. _ _ Mr. John Wilson moved, and Mr. Moss seconded, an amendment to the effect that such a proceeding would be unnecessary. Mr. Harrison's notice of a motion, at the last board meeting, relative to the election of a master and matron for the new workhouse, was withdrawn. Mr. Moss gave notice that he would move, on the next Board day, that a committee should be formed, to be called the Workhouse Committee, in which all matters connected with the new workhouse should be vested. Mr. Gough's report showed that the number of inmates in the house last week were 360, this week 356.; in the hospital 39. . . . This concluded the business. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL, LABOURERS' DWELLINGS COMPANY. The Annual Meeting of this Company was held yesterday, in the office 'of the Common-hall Philadelphia-chambers, Hackins-hey. Mr. John Cropper in the chair. The other gentlemen present were -Messrs. Bushell, S. Rathbone, R. R. Rathbone, Myers, and Oliver. Mr. Myers read the following ANNUAL REPORT. "In accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the company, your directors "have to place before the shareholders an account of the receipts and expenditure of the company since their last annual report, the accounts having been duly audited and found correct. • " The financial accounts of your directors, in conse quence of no new operations having been entered upon, are, however, exclusively confined to those connected with " Northumberland-buildings." The amount of rents collected from this property during the year ending on the 31st December -last is £326 6s 6d. From-this amount must be deducted the sum of £l2O lOs 10d for parochial rates, property tax, water rent, gas, insurance, &c., leaving the nett income of the buildings £205 15s Bd, which, upon its cost, enhanced by all the preliminary expenses in forming the company, would yield a dividend of 34 per cent. Owing, however, to the very low rate of interest upon the balance in the bank for the year 1858 (£36 14s 10d), the total sum which can be divided upon the paid-up capital of the company "will only enable them to make a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent., which your directors accordingly recommend. "Although the amount of rent received in 1858 rather exceeds that of the previous year, yet your directorS feel disappointed that the augmentation has not been larger; they have no reason; however, to believe that it has arisen from anv defect or want of accommodation which the buildings afford to the tenants,' but chiefly from' the removal of a considerable portion of artisans and others to different localities more convenient to their respective occupations, and the general depression of trade. "Under the recent sanitary regulations and other, restrictions placed by -the _.town 'authorities upon: the erection of houses suitable for the labouring people, great improvements have been introduced into this class of property, and the attention of the public, havingalso of late been more particularly directed to rendering the dwellings of the poor more suitable to their moral and physical advantages, one of the objects for which company was originated has been accomplished. " The success of the operators of the company regaided as an investment do not justify the directors in recom mending the' erection of further buildings at present ; but, hoping that the depression of the last year may be regarded as the cause of so many of the houses remaining unoccupied, they prefer to take the experience of another year before•recommending to the shareholders any definite course regarding the future." . LIVERPOOL, Thursday Evening. - There any; little, if a change . ;notice in the state of our Cotton market. . The demand is moderately active and holders are not over, eager, in selling, pricei are consequently liven. maintained. The sales-to-day were about 8,000 bales, One-fourth' •of which was on speculation and for export. The business done in the 'Liverpool Share Market to-day was very limited, and, at the ClOse a decline 'was noticeable in the price of the leading Stocks and Shares. The business was as follows : .—Laneashire and Yorkshire, 951; London and North. Western, 951, 953,. '954, 953 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 371 ; Midland, 1013, 1011; North Staffordshire, 5• d ; Dovers, 22 1-16, .22, 22 1-16 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 71. The following were, the . closing prices :—Black burn, 111, 113 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 624, 63 ; Caledonian, 84, 841 ; Chester and Holyhead, 48, 481 ; Eastern Counties, 12 1-16,' 124 ; East Lancashire, '941, 951 ; Do. £9 shares, 4, 1 p ; Great Northern, 1044, 105 ; Do. A, 88, 89 ; Great Western, 564, 57 Lancashire and Yorkshire .Stock, 953, 953; Do. £9 shares, 1, p' • Loudon and North Western Stock, 951, 951 • Do. one-eighth shares, 15-16, 3d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 373, an; Midland Stock, 1014, 1013; North British, 581, 591 ; North Western, 131, 131 ; North Staf fordshire; 5 xd, 41 d ; North Eastern—Berwick, 93, 931 ; York and North Midland, 771 781 ; Leeds Capital Sto c k, 48, . 4814 S ou th Eastern and Dover, 22, 22 1-16 ; Dutch Rhenish, 43, 41' d; ' Great Western of Canada, .151 . 16 ; Ditto New ,Shares, 4 3 , d ; Great Luxembourg, 63, 64 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 73, 7 7-16'. The. General Produce Markets are rather dull, but prices are pretty well. maintained. Sugar remains without change. To-day the sales were 4,500 mats, 4,500 bags, and 105 hhds, at 38s 6d for Berbice ; 43s for Mauritius, and 25s for Paraiba; the latter to arrive, for the Clyde, in bond from the quay. Nothing was done to-day in Molasses, Rum, or Coffee ; and only 80 tierces.Carolina Rice sold at . 20s 3d per cwt. Spices met . with a fair sale, and 1,000 bags, Bombay Linseed were dis posed of at 52s per quarter, and „1,500. bales Jute, at £l6 5s to £22 15s per ton for common to fine. . • The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, adinitted that it- was not a very flattering one. At the same time, the directors were hopeful that something better might come out of the property. They, believed they had done good, so far as to stimulate benevolent men to build comfortable dwellings for the poor; and the con sequence had been an improved class of buildings for. the working population. Mr. Bushell seconded the adoption of the report. He said they were not discouraged, although in a financial aspect three per cent. dividend was not that which they would desire. But they felt that, in exceptional times, they had been engaged in a new work, and had a treat The half-yearly meeting of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Railway Company, will be held at the Monk's-ferry Hotel, on Saturday peat. From the report to be submitted, we learn that the balance applicable to dividend is £23,291 12s sd, out of which the directors recommend a dividend after the rate of 21 per cent. per annum, carrying over a balance ofi i £l,42o to the 'next account. The report also states that the capital of the ,company amounts to £2,588,145.- . The directers have applied to Parliament for powers to make a railway from Hooton to Helsby, with branches to Ellesmere Port and Tranmere Pool. The several questions in difference between the company and the Improvement CommiSsioners of Birkenhead have recently been amicably ariariged. The company's traffic has suffered in common with that of all other railways from the commercial depression of 1857-8, and from the competition of neighbouring companies. The directors have revised the local passenger fares, with a view of meeting the loss necessarily entailed upon the company in maintaining the small roadside stations. The London Stock Market opened firm at yes terday's closing prices, but subsequently became weaker, and closed with lower prices than at the opening. Consols at noon stood at 95: to 953, but closed at 951, 951 at which they remained after official hours. Tile closing quotations for other securities were-Three per Cents., 95, 1 „ 96; Bank Stock, 2282, 2301 ; Exchequer Bills (large and small), 35, 38 pm. The London Share Market, influenced by Consols, opened firmly, but with a small business prices gave way a little, and closed weak st the following quotations :-Ambergates, 63, 6tl ; Caledonians, 84, 841 ; Ditto pref., 103, 105 ; Eastern Counties, 60, 61; East Lancashire, 94, 96; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 701, 71 ; Great Northern; 104, 105 ; Do. A., 87, 89 ; Do. 8., 137, 138 ; Great Westerns, 56, 561 ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 95, 95:!.; Brighton, 109, 1091; London and North Western, 95, 951 ; London and South, Western, 911, 921 ; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 37, 373; Midland Stock, 101, 1013 ; North British, 58f1, 591 ; Do. pref., 112, 114 ; North Eastern- Berwicks, 921, 93/ ; Do. Leeds, 471, 48/ ; Do. Yorks, 78, 783; North Staffor4s, 5, 41 ; South Eastern, 731, 731 ; Turkish, 90, 901 ; New, 1023, 103 ; Great Western of Canada, 16, 16/ ; New, 43 41; Grand Trunk of Canada, 77,-, MesSrs.'Mackay, in their report of the Liverpool Timber Trade, issued this afternoon, say : Since the date of our annual circular, the Ist inst., the the trade in wood has been on the whole healthy, although probably not quite so large as the indications then made seemed to justify the expectation of. The manufacturing districts, however, are understood to be full of orders, and a profitable summer trade is anticipated in most branches. This belief, if realised, can hardly fail to exercise .a favourable influence on the wood trade ; but it is so completely dependant on what may not improperly be denominated accidental circumstances, that the utmost prudence and precaution are necessary to steer a safe course iu regulating the supply to the demand. The import has been comparatively small. Two vessels of 666 tons register have arrived wood laden from British America, against ten vessels of 8,685 tons for, the same period last year. Should similar caution in respect to imports be observed for two or three months to come, a large qi,lantity of the stocks now on hand will have passed into consumptive use, and the. market will have been brought into a more active and healthy condition than it has witnessed for some time past. The following is the return of the traffic of the Great Western Railway :—Traffic weak. 'ending Feb. 20, £25,269 ; corresponding week 1858, £23,562. The London public sales of Colonial Wool have commmenced this evening, and the attendance of buyers was tolerably goad ; the biddings have ruled steady, but by no means active, and the prices of the previous auctions were fully sup ported, with a tendency to, advance. The selling brokers were Messrs. Southey and Son, and they offered 22,95 bales, namely.: 14,44 Cape, 516 Port Philip, 250 Sydney, and 49 German. Cape clean sheeps, is 9d to 2s ld, • and washed,. is 71d ; damaged, is 91d to is 101 d; and washed skins, is 61d; damaged ditto, is 21c.1; Port Philip clean sheeps, is 71d to is 81d ; scoured, 2s ld to 2s 81d ; lambs, is 71d to lg 111 d ; ditto scoured, 2s 51d to 2s 81d; pieces and grease, is ld; Syd ney clean sheeps, is lld to is 111 d ; ditto scoured, is lld to 2s sd; damaged is 10d ; lambs scoured, 2s 3d to 2s 81d ; skin scoured, is 6d ; locks, is 3d ; grease, is to is 2d; Algoa Bay clean sheeps. is 5d to is 8d; ditto scoured, is Is9d ; greasy ls 3d to is Bd, and washed, is 40 to 1s 5d ; pickings, is ld to le 31c1 ; German clean sheep, is 6d to 4s 9d; ditto scoured, is 10d. to 2s ; skin, is Otd to is 3d. The Friar Tuck has arrived from C lbs. of tea ina, with 800,000 The. Stock Markets to-day were excited, increased sensitiveness being shewa to pacific rumours. On the announcement of Lord Cowley's mission to Vienna, Con sols at once sprung up 1 per cent., and an immediate advance took place in nearly every other department of the Stock Exchange. The English Funds left off 1 per cent. better than yesterday. The improvement in the Share Markets was likewise well supported. Many of the moneyed establishments are compelled to refuse to take in fresh loans _at present The Discount Depart of the Bank was idle. - There were no gold operations at the Bank to-day :• At Paris, to 7 day, the French Three per Cents. show a rise of to a, per cent. The fall in the Austrian Funds on the Continent is excessive. At Vienna, yesterday," - the reduetionrepresented 14 per cent., at Frankfort still More, and at Amsterdam 1 per cent.-- Daily _News City Article, Wednesday Evening The improved tone of yesterday 'afternoon - was main tained at the opening. The announcement of Lord Cowley being about to visit Vienna, to offer, it is presumed with the implied approval of the French Court, .the good offices of the English Government on the Italian question, another advance of a quarter per cent. on the least prospect of adjustment. The rise would, of course, be very rapid .with the present scarcity of stock and abundance of money, but for the fact that the French army and navy, if disappointed of employment in one quarter, may be expected to look for it in another. Any settlement that is not - accompanied by some positive undertaking for a reduction of armaments would therefore be viewed as a very uncertain good. Times City Article, Wednesday Evening. RUSSIAN LOAN.—The Commercial Gazette of Berlin states that it has good authority for believing that the _Russian Government are negotiating a loan of £5,000,000_ with Messrs. Rothschild. RAlLivia . TRAFFIC RETURNS.—The Great 'Northern, this week, shows an increase of £1,060. The, Great Western, an increase of £1,707. The London and South Western, an increase of £5OB. •s, summoned. the owners c Liamage done to the the 17th January. Mr. Hull appeared for the defence, and .took an objection to the Case tug Sampson for £3. inasmuch as the complainant was not owner, nor •The'objection was overruled, case' was proceeded with. The complainant. thy - in question, the tug went into There was an award for the part owner of 'the Sista and t stated that, on t' him and dor amount clam A person•named Defreyne, the captain of a Belgian ship, summoned the captain of a flat (named Williams) for damage done to his vessel. Mr. Clarke Aspinall, ~ptaina called witnesses who proved the case, an( defendali 8 15.3 was made against the BIRK.ENHEAD POLICE COURT-YESTERDAY S. FIELDEN AND COS, AND M JACK RUSE CASES, ST AND lIIIYANT -Richard Cumming, a beer-house keeper, was charged with having his house open before halt-past twelve o'clock, On Sunday last. The defendant keeps a milk-house, and this he averred was the reason that his door was open, and he swore that he did not sell, or allow to be sold, any beer on that day ; but two police officers deposed that they met a girl coming out of . the. house with a quart of ale. The defendant was fined in 5s a d casts. William Charlesworth was charged with permitting drunkenness in his beer-house, situate in Lower Traninere, and Edward Jones and Henry Hart with being drunk and disorderly. From the evidence „ . .tioer it would appear that he heard a noise in si of Charlesworth, at about half-past twel ve Saturdity night last. On. going to the spot, Hart and Jones, along with another man, Hart and Jones began to lifficulty they could be separated. had ju I for beinz drink and disorderly, The r-nce it was COLLI3IONS TN THE R .d before the above magistrates he = Job 1, captain of the flat Sist )r permitting drunkennes himsel s had been in Liverpool 1 over to Woodside by th Hart and J could d house o with drink. '1 it wortl 1. The illaii3trates but th fined him, Jone and Hart 5i and wadi fined 53 and costs fo tours on Sunday last. I AGIST Woods, -t on Monday : forenoon. with two others, were in a public-house at the when tbev began quarrelling, and ultimately A Police officer was sent for, and the were turned out. - He again rushed! into the and resumed ghting'. The officer again and two of the men were taken to bridewell, 1 , home. Ile was Served with a summons, 17eared. At the conclusion of the case, it was is had been bound over, in two sureties of £2O p the p‘_:ace for six month s , in the month of The magistrates ordered Wcods to be WOOds and no each Dec c kept -.An his Mail was estraigned. and that this was illegal, and the prisons Notice will have to be given. at thr. ;', - )r the estraignment. A.I I .LT:GF.it CRUELTY TO A ,HORSE- . Francis Chapman e township, was charged with ill-treat m that Chapman, a.s:ist.ei They were r hone taken from them by ssession of it, and II of worktn T colgintted to keep as alleged that Chapman M e body with a thick walking the bench stigmatised the en 1, and dismissed the yiltry 0a..3 summon halt-past to Tranmere; they met a strange idge, who inquired if they and they -took him They were not served officer Said, that on his going into the signs of drink having been :fendant showing for being drunk and t to show that the horse had For the --- many difficulties to contend with. The last year, in con- they could scarcely consider it otherwise than exceptional year. On an average, 10 of their dwellings out of 40 had been vacant during the year. This made a considerable inroad upon their dividend, and would explain to their proprietors why they were not able to do more than declare a three per cent. dividend. The directors thought they would best con sult the feelings and interest of the proprietors, by waiting a few months to see whether their present lot of buildings would be more successful before building others. They felt that, in engaging in this work, it was not possible for any combination, of the kind to build all the dwellings required for the poor; but their object had been largly accomplished in improving the dw e llin gs f o r . the poor—in constructing for the poor dwellings in which they might have health physically and Morally, .and they believed these dwellings could be maintained,' giving a fair interest for the investment so made, 4ncl when commerce should return to its regular channels they should be enabled confidently to recommend the contlinu ance of these. experiments in another part of the town. If they could do so, they would have great pleasure in The report was unanimously adopted. Mr. Orrell moved the appropriation of the divide nd as . . recommended in the report motion was secbnded by Mr•. R. R..Rathbone, and carried unanimously rote of thanks was then passed to the ch ind this concluded the business the directo Earl Cowley had an audience of Her Majesty on Wed nesday. THE ATLANTIC TELEGILAPIL—The Times states that, at a meeting of the Atlantic . Telegraph Company, on .Wednesday, the Right Ron. J. Stuart Wortley, M.P., the chairman, stated that within the last hour he had received intelligence of the success of the negociations with the Government, and that a guarantee will be given of 8 per cent. on £600,000, for twenty-five years. The guarantee will not be unconditional, and the precise Stipulations havenot been definitely fixed. YESTERDAY'S MARKETS LIVERPOOL PRODUCE.—Colonial &c. Our Sugar market continues , without change ; 105 hogsheads Berbice are reported at 38s 6d ; 4,500 mats Mauritius at 435; and a cargo (4,500 hags) of Paraiba to arrive,= for the Clyde, at 25s per cwt, in bond from the quay. •We are still without any sales to notice in Molasses or Rum. Of Rice, only 80 tierces Carolina sold at 20s 3d per cwt. Dyewoods : The business is confined to 20 tons Lima wood at £l5 per ton: Ashes quiet; Pots at 295, and Pearls at 32s per cwt. Nothing has been done in Nitrate qf Soda, Saltpetre, or Brimstone. 100 bags Palermo Sumac are reported at lOs to 12s ; 540 bags Sago Flour at 14s 6d to 15s, chiefly at the former ; 630 boxes fine small Pearl Sago • at 20s to 20s 6d; 30 barrels Bahia Tapioca at 19s 6d to 38s ; 60 bags Ginger at 5s to 17s, according to quality ; 160 bags Cubebs at 1255; small sales of American Beeswax at £9 2s 6d per cwt; -300 bags Singapore Black' Pepper, part all faults, at 4d to 48d for sound ; 260 bags White at fil i d to 8+ per lb. n tons Buffalo Shells at Lll ss; and 2 tons Whale Fins at £6O per ton. Oils, 4.c. : In Palm no change, Olive quiet, at previous quotations. 5 tons . Mare's Grease sold at 39s per cwt. Of Rosin, 1,000 barrels Common, to arrive, at 4s 9d per cwt. Seeds : 1,000 bags Bombay Linseed, at 52s ; 200 bags brown Mustard Seed at 58s 'per quarter ; and , 18 tons Timothy Seed at 31s 6d to 32s 9d per cwt. 1,500 bales of Jute have found buyers at £l6 5s to £22 15s per ton, for common to fine. LIVERPOOL CorroN.—The cotton market continues moderately active, without change in price. The sales— including 30 Maranham, at 84d'; 50 Bahia, at lid ; 200 Egyptian, at 8d to 9,0; 1,000 Surat, at 5d to 6d-- are reported 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 are on speculation and for export. SALFORD CATTLE.—The supply to-day consisted of 1,616 beasts, 4,517 sheep, and 520 calves. There was a fair demand for all kinds of stock at 644 to 74d for best, and 5d to 5/d for middling. Beef—Best wedders, 7d to 811 : 1; ewes, 6d to bid ; calves, 5d to 7d per lb. MANCHESTER .0 - ouN.—There was about the usual attendance at market to-day. In the value of good qualities of either wheat or flour, scarcely any change was observable, but buyers continued to act on the reserve, purchasing merely for their immediate require ments. Oats and oatmeal ruled steady, with a moderate consumptive business. Beans and Indian corn sold slowly at late rates. LONDON PRODUCE. —The market has not been active, but prices are fully maintained. Refined lumps, 52s 6d to 545. Coffee: This article is firm; middling planta tion Ceylon, 70s to 765. Tea : The market is firm, common Congou sold at 141. Rice dull of sales. Salt petre, firm. Cassia Lignea sold at a slight decline; first sold at 95s ; seconds and thirds, 90s to 935. Jute sold at rather lower prices, £l5 to 422 15s. Rum : The demand is limited. In other articles no material alteration. BOROUGH Hop.—We continue to have a fair demand for new hops, at very full prices. All other kinds moved off slowly, at yesterday's currency. METROPOLITAN CArTLE.—About an average supply of beasts and sheep was on sale 'to-day. Beasts sold slowly, and sheep steadily, at Monday's currencies. Calves realised extreme rates. Pigs met a slow enquiry. Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 9d; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d; veal, 4s to 5s 6d; pork, 3s to 4s 2d -per 81bs, sinking the offal. Total supply : Beasts, British 1,041, foreign 112 ; sheep, British 3,654, foreign 360 ; calves, British 120, foreign 92 ; pigs, British 310. LONDON Ta.i.LoNv. The market is steady. Annexed are the prices :—Town tallow 51s 9d, nett cash ; Peters burg Y.C.on the spot, 52s 6d; February to Ma r ch, 52s 6d ; March only, 52i 6d to 523 9d ; April to June, 52s 3d to 52s 6d ; April only, 52s 6d ; October to December, 52s 3d to 52s 6d. LONDON MlNDra.—The demand for East Wheal Rus sell shares continues, and the price has advanced this morning to 20 to 21, after being officially marked in the Stock Exchange 21i. The market in other respects is decidedly active, numerous transactions having taken lace in shares in St. Ives Consols, Alfred Consols, heal Trelawney, East Basset, East Providence, Par Consols, and Cara Brae. The official list reports, in addition, transactions in some other descriptions. Linares Mining shares have been dealt in at 81. Foreign mining shares are generally quiet. LONDON MowEv.—Consols were very inactive all the morning. They opened at 958 to 955, and have con tinued without the least change. The last official quotation of the French Rentes was 681 20c, and after the closing of the Bourse, on 'Wednesday, they were done at 68f 30e and 68f 35c. CORN AVERAGES.—The average prices of grain in England and Wales for the week ending 19th February, 1859, were as follows :—Wheat 40s 104, barley 345, oats 23s ld, rye 32s 11d, beans 42s 10d, peas 42s 3d per quarter. _ _ _ - BIRMINGHAM CORN. —At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat, and the trade ruled dull, but lower prices were not submitted to for any description.- Barley rather cheaper. Oats realised quite as much money. Beans difficult to sell. Peas more enquired for. DUBLIN CATTLE.—The supply of cattle was larger to-day than on Thursday last. The demand for beef was steady, and fine qualities realized extreme quota tions. Second class was a shade lower, and more diffi cult to dispose of. The. show of sheep was but small, and the prices of this day week were firmly maintained, very prime making 8d per lb. A few house lambs sold from 25s to 303 each ; veal scarce ; beef, 45s to 63s per cwt. ' • mutton, 6ld to 8d; and veal, 8d to 9d per lb. Conic CORN. —A moderate business was done at the annexed prices ; White wheat, 21s to 23s ; red, 19s to 22s ; barley, 12s to 15s ; and oats, 12s to 13s 3d. COB.IC BUTTER. —There were only about 300 kegs at market to-day, which found buyers as follow :—lsts, 126 s ; seconds, 126 s ; 3rds, 103 ; 4ths, 83s ; and sths, 61s per cwt. GIASGOW CATTLE. —There were 925 cattle at our market to-day, being 200 over last week's supply. The general quality of the stock shown was not so prime as usual. Notwithstanding the increased supply the demand was good, and last week's prices fully supported. Although the number was very small of sheep, no advance in price could be obtained. Top Scotch cattle worth 63s to 65s per cwt. Top Irish cattle worth 58s. to 60s per cwt. Middling cattle worth 52s to 56s per cwt. Inferior cattle worth 40e to 45s per cwt. Mutton 7d to 81 . per lb. At market, 1,655 sheep—everything sold early. ChAsoow PIG Inox.—The market was quiet to-day at the following prices : Nos. 1,50 s 6d to 50s 9d; War rants, 57s 3d to 57s 6d ; Makers iron, 50s 6d to 50s 9d; and No. c, 50s 6d to 50s 9d per ton. THE POLITICAL CRISIS.-LORD COWLEY'S MISSION The symptoms are increasing of the intensity of the crisis, throughout which the affairs of Europe are passmg The Times does not doubt that Lord Cowley is sent to, :Vienna solemnly . to inform the Emperor that we have exhausted every expedient in our power to induce the E:nperor of the French to lay aside the wild schemes of aggression and conquest in Northern Italy, for which he has brooded till he appears no longer , able to defer their execution.. Lard Cowley will no doubt point out to Austria that she has nothing further to hope from any change of purpose on the part of the Emperorof the French. His pamphlet and his speech may, it is to ,be feared, be considered as his ultimatum ; and he is now awaiting, surrounded with warlike preparations, the answer of the Power to which he has so pointedly appealed. The Times does not doubt the commission of Lord Cowley is to endeavour to make that answer as favourable as pos sible, so as to leave Franca as much without excuse before the tribunal of conscience as before that of inter national law, for any military aggression she may commit. The Morning Star says the impression gained ground in the city, on Wednesday, that means have been found to extricate the. French Emperor from.the embarrassment of a perilous situation. THE ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN TO. THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—Havinn• seen amongst the police intelli gence, in the ARTHEN TmlEs, the account between the policeman and Mr. Birkett Thompson, I witnessed the affair, and I consider the policeman has committed perjury in saying the gentleman had assaulted him. I saw the policeman assault the gentleman, and the gentleman made no resistance whatever. The chain was not across the bridge, nor was there any likelihood of the policeman placing it there, as he was at the other end of the part of the bridge that was closed. I consider the policeman far exceeded his duty. I did not remain to see the end of the affair, as it was then twenty seven minutes past ten o'clock, and I wanted to catch the half-past boat. The gentleman is an entire stranger to me, I never saw him before in my life, but I wish to see justice done to him. ROBERT ROBEY, Engineer. Lincoln, Feb. 22, 1859. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE• HIGH WATER. F i e i g ht Morn. Even. • 438 6 8„Al WIND 2 MIS DAY At LrvEltrooL,—N.W.—Gentle breeze „ HOLYHEAD,—W.—GentIe breeze. VED. Robt Marsden Pheasant ........ Car ; Camden .... ... . • • C ar d Sarah .... . ..... Liinere . Glasgo w Opal • • P rt Napthali ....... .1•40 Ocean Queen...Workingtort Wm Campbell •Ne v/ P,A ° vr Eskham ...... . I gto n e Elizabeth ...... Uiversto e Victoria ri f erstoo l Lively Lass . Porthet Isabella ....... Enterprise ...... • • Caw: • Cap Gem , .......... _diff Mary Davies .... .uar rd iff Douro. ......... •. .C a r diff Favourite ...... Ca SAILED. Brothers Bride ..N Orleans China Baltinl are w John O'Gaunt ....Calcutta Anne Melhuish R Emeline Honduras Tickler ....Buenos A.. Bonita P Tunaa n iuc (ss) . . Puerto St.M v i i c Cabello i h e a n e ca s F Storklow Armenian (ss) .... es' Neptune New York Melita (ss)..Mediterra ll Blackburn Calcutta ARRI Busy Maceio Henry. Clay ....New York Heimdahl Gonaives Lizzie Grace Dunkirk Phcenia Antwerp Thos Lawrence. Copenhagen Union, Nantes Lavinia Antwerp Sprite Dunkirk Tiger .. . . Dunkirk Hawk Kilrush Gipsey Bridgewater Countess of Lisburne "Aberystwyth Mary Dumfries Millbay Swansea Gleaner Barrow Lark Villa Vicioza MARATIME EXTRACTS. LIVERPOOL, The Julia, of Liverpool, Beer, from Vera Cruz t ng Laguna at Liverpool,which vessel was reported a s bas Feb. r 2 o run on shore on a bank to the eastward of Laguna Dec., was got off and taken into Laguna, has bee t examined, and found to have received no dama g e w h ii B ,l; ever. She left Laguna Bth Jan., and the onlyElag - f vessel lying there was the Beethoven,' Suraptcal, - Liverpool. _ . The.Hoppett, hence for Gibraltar, has put back. the The Veloz, Jones, from Hong Kong, has mad e passa g e to Belfast in 96 days. The John M. Cushing, from Newport to Charles an toll with railway iron, has put back to the former port, ordered to discharge. p. SLIGO, Feb. 21: The Mary Eleanor, for Glasr o ff reported on shore opposite Oyster Island, has been got be and towed to the quay, surveyed, and ordered to discharged. HAVRE, Feb. 21 : The American ship W. EL Prese, ° o ., for New Orleans, in tow of a steamer, struck the J et and tore away some of the masonry this morning' o t leaving with a large fleet, but having sustained no dan lll ° proceeded on her voyag,e. l e d ANTWERP, Feb. 23: The Northman (ss), which 1, 1 , yesterday for Goole, came into collision last nir t ei Flushing with the American ship Union, and immen ia sunk. Master drowned. ST. ÜBES, Feb. 15 : Put in, the Maria, Bakker , f ,„ 1. 1 Trieste for Rotterdam, short of provisions, and to ell' her bottom. vets OPORTO, Feb. 17: The Hamburgh schooner P .. . 1 .0 Catharina, Foek, from hence, is on shore near M el Bar, but there is some expectation she will be got o h t o Turns Feb. 13 : The French brig Amphore,whie wrecked 'during the tempest of the 10th and 11th i was got off Bth inst. the ST. HELENA Dec. 30: Put into the r oads,: he Benares, with her ' mainmast sprung, and fished wit u „' e foretopmast and her lower afteryard and her mize?`,;.` o : mast broken in'half. Jan. 6 : The French ship . 5- , s ; home, having arrived at this port in a leaky st."l,' e r discharging cargo to effect repairs. The ship lia n° 'o l ; from Calcutta, which got on shore on coming int ° ,, t ts harbour, was subsequently towed off. The ernigLlip (322 in number) were embarked in the American 5 Marmion 31st Dec. GRAVESEND, Feb. 24 Arri ve d UT : The Alnwick C3stl :: from Calcutta ; lona, Patras ; Jassamine, St. 11fichae'H Cumberland, Cronstadt ; Agnes Garland,' MaUritias ? Harrier, Pernambuco ; Melino, Gottenbur ; haven, Grebbstadt ; Bever, St. John's ; Vivid,'Abbevio- Kelso, Whampoa ; , Queen of the Chase, St. Michaeri, Assyrian, Shanghae. Sailed . The Eliza Mary, f° Calcutta ; Luna, Oporto; David, Rio Janeiro. DEAL, Feb 24: Anchored and Passed, Sonor a, fr ° l! CalcUtta to London ; Steadfast, St. Kitts to L oad° : Scottish Maid (ss), Rouen to north; Jeune Constaa,,e' Nantes to London; Hotspur, London to 'port -F h T i la i t ' l Fratell from Constantinople for orders ; o ° bc , Barrow, and Par, both London to Swansea ; El„Pi r s s; Shields to Chili ; Persia, Shields to Agra ; HOIY O° .„. ,h s 119! London to Limerick; Era, London to Swanseaj, - "% - o e t; Kerr, London to Clyde • Johann, London to iNe w i'A r to Eliza Mary, London to Calcutta ; Elpes, SunderlanEl - Constantinople ; Orontes, Sunderland to Saloniea • Dorado, Shields to Callao ; Barton, Shields to It r en t "; Hampshire, Sunderland to Constantinople ; 1. . Bremen, to Saint Martha. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 24: Arrived, Aritisan (ss), fr(lfollir Cardiff for Cork; Cupido, Alexandria and Falmouth,,ot. Cork. Off, • Lapardo, Liverpool for Boston, landed l 5 0 . and proceeded. Sailed, Enoch Train, for New 014 Pantlemon, Limerick. BELFAST, Feb. 24 : Arrived, Volez, from Call t°l. Sailed from the Lough, Delfano, for Aden; Aurora London. rom DUBLIN, Feb. '24.—Arrived : The Susan Allen , if ' e f• London ; Swift, Gloucester; Hoyle (s), London ; gen Orevene, jsrantes; Carolina Monisset, Rouen; Strll The Lady Eglinton (s), for London. f WATERFORD, Feb. U.—Arrived : The Mars ( 5 ,,5), , ,,, r ,rdt Liverpool ; Elizabeth, Llanelly ; Charles -r- , "" p iv; Chester ; Cornish Lass, Llanellv ; Rambler. 1 ,1 , 311 ; 5j a Courier (s), Milford; Vivandiere (s), Cork. ° 3 : 1 , -e o. The City of Paris (s), for Milford; Dublin (s), 1 -' °ll7 se l4 GREENOCK, Feb. 24.—Arrived : The Cuba,fronl,„ico ; York ; Boadicea, Trinidad ; Frances, Porto T ho Newcastle; Tapnrog; Arrival, Nantes. Sailed' Ellerslie, for Barbadoes oj lea FOREIGN PORTS William, Thomas ; and Camelia, Fiquet—bt— from Nantes for Liverpool to Feb. 19. we e Istok M., Paicarich ; and Sarah, Anning—both at Trieste Feb. 16. Norden, hence at Trieste Feb. 17. f oo l Ber Worsuch, sailed from St. Nazaire for Lif e ''' Feb. 18. 1, 1 9 . Caitif, sailed from St. Nazaire for Liverpool Feb . Bonne Esther, hence at Bordeaux Feb. 49. Argo, sailed from Antwerp for Liverpool Feb. 2 -* Rita (ss), from Santander at Bilboa Feb. 18. Salis, sailed from Bilboa for Liverpool Feb. 1 8 . , gel. Catherina, ready for sea at llelvoet for Liverpo ol 20. Euphrates (ss), sailed from Trieste for LiverP Feb. 17. Fe b : ./4/ Emma Jane sailed from Nantes for Liverpool,. „a) Mary Blair sailed from Paimbceuf for Liven- Feb. 20. Charles Marie sailed from Paimbceuf for Lice r f ° Feb. 20. l9. Union sailed from St. N aza i re f or Li ver pool, Fe b 'Fe b . Marie et Jenny sailed from St. Nazaire for Li•Ye'r Feb. 19. 19 ' Hector sailed from St. Nazaire for Liverpool, Feb' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LINCOLN RACES. —YESTERDAY. d , for THE SCURRY STARES, of 3 sovs. each, with 20 au,' s tste' all ages. If 10 subs., the second to save li ri t s c loi e The straight run in, about half a mile. 1° and name as for the Queen's Plate. Joan of Arc ... •••• * ;; _ Polly Johnson, Eight ran. • i ; P I ; The HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 5 sovs. with 25 added ; free for any horse ; the secon d a ftet to save his stake ; the winner of any hurdle rac e, i olb the weights are publi s h e d, t o carry 71b ; of t' o 2' o bso extra. Two miles ove r s i x fli g ht s o f hurdles. `,, - 4 of whom declared, and pay forfeit. .••• Tee 5.............. • • 1 I Harry 81uff.............. Five ran. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. Bel Esperanza ... 1 I F ears : . .2 I Broadlands.". Twenty-ope ran. Won by half a length. r ol d s HER MAJESTY'friI PLATE of 100 Guineas ; three 91 a r 6st 91b ; fou r , 9 s t 21b ; fi ve , 9 s t 111 b ; an 10st 21b. Two miles Shafto ... 1 ! Lifeboat ...... • Seven ran. n At, Shafto is objected to, being short of weig. ,l Gill claims for Mr. Sykes, as Lifeboat did. not en'a enclosure. LATEST BETTING. °IC' NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.-8 to 1 on LIVERPOOL STEEPLR CHASE.—No chang field' the TA.TTERSALL's.—Nothing doing. 1 / 44 The Morning Star appears to be in some fear les ev ite' Palmerston's speech to-day (Friday), on t he mrdi lig o f re— ment of foreign crisis, may have the effect of the Reform Bill. oilr At Her Majesty's levee, on Wednesday,irin the h° ll tbe s tro rg e 'd so knighthood was • conferred upon Mr. - inventor of the new rifle gun, who is further deselfince' Engineer to the War Department for rifled ° l- `" ry sir The Times remarks that this appointment is 3 very nificant fact. ti • - "J' t §t, 1 4 k, ' k,e