Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-07 00:00:00

TTISTORY OF THE WORKING CLASSES. Every Saturday, in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, Priel Oitil.enuy WARM WINTER CLOTHING, T HE GENTLEMAN'S OUTFITTING WAREHOUSES, 26, BOLD-STREET. P. L. MACTAGGART. 24 AND INVERNESS WRAPPER& OVER COATS. DRESSING GOWNS DRAWERS AND VESTS. FANCY FLANNEL SHIRTS. RAILWAY RUGS AND PLAIDS. MUFFLERS AND SCARFS. FLANNELS AND BLANKETS. 'BOYS' WINTER CLOTHING TO CORRESPONDENTS. Under no circumstance;Can - ;te insert ^ communications not accompanied by the author's real name and address, not neces sarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. THIS DAY AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &__ THEATRE ROYAL—Grand Comic Pantomime _ ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE—EngIish Opera Company. HENGLF.R'S CIRQUE VARlETE—Miscellaneous Attractions THE PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-street. MANDF.Itte MENAGERIE Foot of Shaw's-brow. TEUTONIC HALL (Lime-street)—Ascent of Mont Blanc. CLAYTON TrALL—chlisty , s Minstrels. (c,t— For particulars see advertisements on Bth page CO DortOm Eima. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1859, THE DAY'S NEWS The much heralded Pamphlet, " Napoleon 111 et L'ltalie," made its appearaece at Paris, on Friday, and we learn that it was selling like "Wildfire." The opinion of many politicians is that the Manifesto amounts to a declaration of war with Austria. As to the authority of the pamphlet, it would be affectation to palter with the universally-received fact that it is written by M. de la. Guerronniere, at the dictation of the Emperor. It is undoubtedly a very able pro duction. At the Bourse the pamphlet was the one absorbing subject of conversation. Almost every other man was to be seen reading it. Even the huissiers and porters of the establishment had it in their hands. Its effect upon the feverish market was disastrous. In Austria a very large portion of the army seem to be in movement in the direc tion of Italy, the troops from Hungary marching into Austria proper, whilst those from Austria proper are transferred to Italy, Tyrol, Carinthia, and Istria. This but little shows that Austria entertains ofa appr ehensionneutral either of a revolt in Hungary, or operation of Russia w ith France. The ll o ra V iennesec make demonstrations in the theatres in favour fan alliance with Prussia and Germany, and the Princes of the Imperial House,' as is said, j o i n openly in these A:u tre a perfectly demonstrations, which certainly , are tri us. The intelligible on the part of the quite so Prussian journals, on their side against enthusiastic about this alliance. Rec o n . o . t necessity, as they do, of protecting Ausirlaising the undue aggression, they continue to repeat a Austria has first to set herself right wthp that opinion in Germany, and that that opinion will never approve of the presence of Austrian troops in other Italian states to enable the government s t o withhold reforms. _ __ _ A wild and phrenzied dithyramb, composed in Corsica, by Peter Bonaparte (a red-hot revolu tionist, not countenanced by the Imperial family), is widely circulated in Italy. It breathes fire and blood. The poetry is of the prize-poem type exaggerated into a war-whoop. This " Cor sican hymn" is not allowed re-production in the French papers, though some Piedmont journals print it. The Semaphore, of Marseilles, reverts again to the proposal, originating with King Leopold of Belgium, for erecting the North Italy provinces of Austria into a separate kingdom for Archduke Frederick Maximilian (married to Duchesse de Brabant) ; but that plan is now too late in the field, and neither France, nor Piedmont, nor Russia will hear of it. The long expected diplomatic appointments of Prussia have now been made. They are all in favour of what is called. in Prussia a German policy and of an English alliance. The representative of Prussia at this Court, Count Bernstorff, who is an exponent of the same policy, and had no party connection with the late ministry, has been re tained in his important post. Telegraphic despatches from Madrid describes the victims of Bomba as still at Cadiz, waiting a ship for America. Has Spain any international right to become jailer of these Italians in its sea:- port ? Although the war in India has not yet termin ated the tidings brought by the last mail show that by the end of the old year it had nearly ap proached that desirable consummation. In Oude, for instance, Lord Clyde has pressed on northward as far as Nanparah, driving the Begum, Nana Sahib, and Bainie Madho before him into the Terrai. As a natural consequence of the with drawal of rebel coercion north of the Gogra, the local chiefs, as it was foreseen they would, have come in under the proclamation. The intelligence we receive respecting Central India is meagre. All we can gather is, that in their efforts to effect a junction, Tantia Topee and Feroze Shah have met with repeated defeats; that they had not as yet been able to fly into each other's arms, but that they had found brisk employment to the British forces in Holkar's territory and in Rajpootana. Tantia Topee, vainly, after making what looks like an attempt to reach Gwalior, had turned off towards Jeypore again; but we can glean no clear idea of the route pursued by Feroze Shah after his defeat by Captain Mayne. On Saturday a blue-book, in reference to Church Rates, was, issued. It consists of 460 pages. From this blue-book, it appears that on the 6th of Sep tember last, a circular letter was addressed by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to the several archdeacons, requesting them to obtain from the clergy within their archdeaconry, such answers to a list of accompanying queries as they might be able to furnish. The total number of parishes included in the return is 10,206. The gross amount expended during the last seven years for church purposes has been 4,159,5961 7s. ld ; the annual average is 594,2281. ls. This amount has been expended in the following manner :-2,138,0571. 3s. on the repair and main tenance of the church and churchyard; 1,151,365 Bs. ld. for the celebration of Divine worship ; and 628,0111. 14s. Id. for " other purposes." The amount has been raised in this wise :—By church rates, 1,741,8721.45. 2d., the annual average being 248,8381. 17s. 9d. By special endowments 306,3151 Bs. 4d.; annual average, 43,7591. 6s. lid., ; by voluntary rates or subscriptions, 1,746,797/. 10s. 10d. ; annual average, 249,5421. 10s. ld. From a return juit published, it appears that the property and income tax assessments during the year ending 31st April, 1857, was £49,701,098 under schedule B, and £89,198,950 under schedule D—total, £138,900,048. The London Guidhall was crowded on Saturday afternoon with city electors, for the purpose of taking into consideration the question of reform in parliament. The Lord Mayor took the chair at two o'clock. Mr. Cox, M.P., and Mr. Tite, M.P., were amongst the gentlemen on the platform. The Lord Mayor announced that he had called the meeting in accordance with a respectably signed requisition of citizens, but it was intended that it should he confined to electors only, and if there were non-electors present,-he hoped, for the sake of themselves, and in justice to the cause of parlia mentary reform, they would abstain from taking any part in the proceedings. It . is understood that Sir John Ramsden will walk over the course for the West Riding. Certain persons were anxious for Cobden, and many for Lord Stanley, but the baronet, with his £BO,OOO a year, and the town of Huddersfield in his pocket, wanted the seat, and consequently no opposition is made ; and though he has no pretentions to statesmanship, is not popular in his manners, or of a particularly benevolent disposition—as his con duct at Huddersfield testifies, which he is, by his mismanagement, excluding from the improvement and prosperity in which it would otherwise parti cipate —the honourable baronet will slip into the representation of that large constituency without a contest. It is understood that the Hon. W. F. Campbell is about to stand for the representation of Hythe, and will receive the support of the liberal party. The seat will be vacated by the return of the present member, Sir John Ramsden, for the West Riding. No other candidate has as yet been announced for the borough. - - In the House of Commons, this evening, Mr. Henry Sheridan will ask Mr. Secretary Walpole, " whether it is his intention to recommend to her Majesty that Sir John Dean Paul and Mr. Strahan, the late bankers, should be pardoned, on the ground that they have already been punished to the extent demanded by the laws of the country .P On Saturday morning there was issued, by the parliamentary printers, a copy of the Convention between Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey, relative to the organisation of the .Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, signed at Paris, August 19, 1858. An inquest will be held in London, to-day, on the body of a man named Webb, who had been killed by the fall of a house, at which he was engaged in the erection. Three persons were injured. Locally the intelligence is of no great importance. On Saturday, Messrs. James Baines and Co. were fined in. two several sums, for having unsound provisions on board the clipper ship Donald M'Kay, on her voyage from Melbourne to Liverpool. • The presiding magistrate stigmatised the complaint as a paltry one, but still the act compelled him to inflict the fines. On Saturday, Mr. Whitehead, of the Albion, was presented by his brother reporters, with coffee-pot and tea-pot, manufactured by Messrs. Elkington, of Church -street. Mr. White head is about leaving Liverpool. Calanictrzial *Ars. Eis e 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, ", ..900 eases Valentia ORANGES, ex Thria (s.s 400 „ Messina LEMONS, ex Express 30 „ Naples DITTO, ex Taunt - 300 Bags Turkey NUTS. 80 , stained, 100 „ Bilboa CHESNUTS, ' 200 „ Para NUTS, 40 Black Spanish NUTS, GO Boxes Layer Muscatel RAISINS, damaged. GEORGE BADENACH and SON, Brokers Apply to Tuts DAY, the , 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 1,338 Barrels American rough TURPENTINE, sliding ex Neptune, from New York, north side Waterloo Dock —Apply to Messrs. Maclean, Maris, and Co., merchants ; or to J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers. TOMORROW To-moaaow, the Bth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 1,000 Bags LINSEED, 1,000 „ RAPESEED, 1,000 „ MUSTARDSEED. BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers Apply to On account of whom it may concern. To-MORROW, the Bth instant, at Half-past One o'clock precisely, at H. 11. Golding's Saleroom, Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, About 2,000 Centals Damaged BEANS. For further particulars apply to J. and M. FIARNETT, Brokers. WEDNESDAY On WEDNESDAY next, the 9th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at th Broker's Office, 7, Exchange-chambers, 976 Barrels Fine American ROSIN, ex John Bright, from New York.—Apply to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker. On WF.DNESDAT neat, the 9th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at 2, Dale-street, 12 Chests East India GUM ARABIC, Quantity SAPAN-WOOD. • BROWNE, HUNTER, and CO:, Brokers. Apply to On WKDNF.SDAT next, the 9th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 12 Chests East India GUM ARABIC, Quantity of SAPANWOOD, 5 SALTPETRE. BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers. Apply t, WM. S. SLATER begs to inform Cabinetmakers, Machinemakers, &e., • that the SALE of Honduras MAHOGANY, Porto Rico SATINWOOD, Rio and Bahia ROSEWOOD, WALNUT BURRS, and VENEERS, wily take place at Twelve o'clock, on WEDSESDAY next, in the Honduras Sheds, Birkenhead. WM. S. SLATER, Broker and Measurer for the Limited Timber Company, • Birkenhead. THURSDAY RAG SALE On Tur :Ist) AT next, the 10th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Saleroom, 25, Temple-street, 150 Bales Mixed Australian 100 Bales Egyptian and Trieste Cottons RAGS. 350 Bales Trieste Woollens 100 Bales Italian Knitted and Cloth Woollens 700 Bale —Apply to W. GREAME and Co., Brokers. To whom it may concern. On THURSDAY next, the 10th instant, at the Brokers' Saleroom, Atherton -buildings, Dale-street, Liverpool, About 7 Bales SHEEPSKINS, • damaged by sea water, ex Kelton, from Buenos Ayies.—For catalogues, Ste., apply to • • - HUGHES and. RONALD, Wool Brokers. On TNURADAY next, the 10th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Saleroom, 35, Dale-street, Liverpool, 62 Bales Austrian Army Clippings RAGS. JOHN L. BOWES & BROTHER, Wool Brokers, Apply to On TIIVIISDAY next, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 50 Cases I African GUM COPAL, 7 Casks -- • j ust landed ex Maggie Walker, from Sierra Leone, in the Albert Dock Warehouses.—Apply to Messrs. Burnett and Kidd, Mer chants; or to T. H. RAYNER Sr Co., Brokers. On sate. TO LANDOWNERS AND FARMERS CHESHIRE PHOSPHATECORVAVY lvecon7tantly ON SALE Nitrogenised BONE PHOSPHATE, and other valuable fertilisers.—Samples and prices may be had at the Office, 3, CABLE-STREET. Works;—LOWER BEBINGTON. J. R. CAMERON, CHRONOMETER MANUFACTURER AND OPTICIAN, 54, SOUTH CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. MARINE CHRONOMETERS ON SALE OR HIRE. GOLD and SILVER WATCHES, SEXTANTS, QUADRANTS, BAROMETERS, TELESCOPES, 4.c CHARTS FROM LATEST SURVEYS THE NOTES OF WAR THE Imperial pamphlet on Italy, the principal portion of which appeared in our columns on Saturday, will have secured, we feel persuaded, a very general perusal ; and the impression it will as generally have produced, we think, can scarcely be one of much confidence in the peace of Europe. Such is evidently the effect it has occa sioned in France. " The pamphlet on Italy pro duced great uneasiness," was the first intelligence received from the Paris Bourse, after the brochure had come forth ; and the next despatch, some two hours afterwards, an nounced that "the agitation on the Bourse was excessive, and considerable uneasiness prevailed among speculators." Its depressing influence, too, was immediately felt on the London Stock Exchange. And why so .felt, but because the pamphlet is regarded as an Imperial document that breathes strongly of war ? Its objects are such as, however desirable some of them may be, cannot possibly be accomplished, without a fearful exiflict. LOUIS NAPOLEON may profess to "seek Peace," but he will not " ensue it." His projects tend directly to war. " The voice is JACOB'S voice, but the hands are the hands of EsAu." Of course the pamphlet is to be taken as reflect ing the mind opens his manifesto the F renc h E m p eror . And h e Italy ni i festsooowith t. tahos ewhic hdeclaration, it isthasat im possible question of - possible to lull as to stifle,---that therefore the most prudent way is to study it, to mature it, to calm it, by means of an i mpartial and sympathetic _examination,—and that he has _undertaken this examination with the sincere desire of being useful in a cause which comprises the greatest political and religious interests of Europe. This is Louis NAPOLEON'S ostensible motive. Of his real mit, we may, of course, have our own opinion. His expressed object, itis- manifest, is the realisation of one of " the grandest ideas," as he himself styles it, of his uncle, NAPOLEON I.,—an idea which it appears he conceived, "in one of those glances which he sometimes cast upon the world from the top of his rock," and which he described as " the agglomeration, the concentration of the same geographical nations which had been divided and partitioned by revolution and politics." He thus explained it,—" There are in Europe, though scattered, more than 30,000,000 French, 15,000,000 Spaniards, 15,000,000 Italians, and 30,000,000 Germans. I wished to make of each of these peoples one single body of a nation. It is with such a cortege that it would have been grand to advance to posterity and the benediction of ages. I felt myself worthy of that glory: , But he was not destined to accomplish it. With him— " 'Twas but a bubble of the brain." But with his successor it is to be made a reality. At any rate, he is trying for it. He wishes to make of the Italians a nation of themselves ; and to do this, Austria must have her Italian territory wrested from her. Austria is a country of Germany—not of Italy. Austria, therefore, has no business South of the Alps. Her nationality is German. " I wish to make of each 'of these peoples," Germans and Italians, " one. single body of a nation." This is an object worthy ofLouis NAPOLEON'S glory. And for this it is that, failing the submission of Austria - to the dictum it involves— as such failing there inevitably will be—Europe is threatened to be plunged into all the horrors of NAPOLEON the FIRST, it is admitted, did not practice what he preached on this Italian question ; and one may not unfairly question if NAPOLEON the THIRD will care to do so, when opportunity offers. But then the illustrious Exile of St. Helena is reported to have explained, " from• the top of his rock," that " the union of Piedmont with Fiance, that of Parma, Tuscany, and Rome, had been only temporary in my thought, and had no other object than to watch, to guarantee, and to promote the national education of the Italians:" And it may be only "temporary " in LOUIS NAPOLEON'S thought. But would be 'allowed, think you, for' however " temporary " an object he might pretend it to be ? Surely not,—or anything congenial with such -an idea. And hence the imminence of war. NAPO LEON the FIRST, says this Imperial feeler, gave a reply, when offered the Crown of Italy which throws a light on this historic ques tion. "I have always,", he said, ""had the-inten tion of creating the Italian nationality free and independent. I accept the crown ; I will guard it ; but only for the time my interests shall require it." And so, to be sure, is Louis NAPOLEON ready to do—for himself, or one of his family—if Austria will only let him. And if she won't—why he must try, we suppose, to make her. Such, it appears to us, is the real state of the case as regards this Italian question, forming our conclusions from the testimony of the Imperial and self-constituted arbiter himself. It is one, we repeat, most threatening to the peace of Europe. Yet is it one, thank GoD, with which this country has nothing directly to do,—has no direct concern in the matter," as Lord DERBY has declared, " beyond that of a great maritime and commercial —a position, let us trust, from which nothing will be allowed to in duce our Government to deviate, either in one direction or another. Armed neutrality is all that can, of right, be expected from Great Britain in such a unless, indeed, by her friendly mediation she could avert the threatened calamity. St a t e , THE NORTHERN TIMES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1849 THE SHIPPING INTEREST ONE of the most important practical questions that must very early in the Session that has just been opened engage the attention of Parliament, is that of the Shipping Interest ; and it is very satisfactory to know that there are some members of the House of Commons connected with that Interest, who are not disposed to take a prejudiced or partial view of the subject, but will be ready to regard it in a liberal and comprehensive light. They feel, as all engaged in Shipping just now cannot but feel, that it is a depressed Interest at present, and that there are anomalies and unfairnesses in the case, as it now stands, under the operation of a more liberal and enlightened policy, which ought immediately to be removed. But they do not conclude so unjustly as to attribute all their grievances, whatever they may be, to free trade. They not only do not give way to any ideas, so . contracted and so self-interested ; but, taking a general view of the whole matter, in all its bearings, they see that the trade of the country at large, with which their Interest is so intimately bound up, is in a sound and thriving state, and that the causes of their own complaints are those of defects in the new system, which do not in anywise impugn its fundamental principles, and which it is quite pos sible to remedy without abandoning a single one of them. A very prominent, and a very able member of that body is Mr. LINDSAY, the representative of Tynemouth in Parliament, who, in addressing his constituents alew days since, pointed all this out in a very forcible manner. He referred to the Memorial which the Shi . powner's Society of London are about to present to the Legislature, in which it is shewn that during two centuries British Shipping has been conducted • with unparalleled success, and that it has' increased beyond all precedent under the laws by. which the British Shipowner was protected from indiscriminate competition of foreign Shipping ; and he does not hesitate to say, that " if such a statement is founded upon fact, then the policy which we hare adopted is an erroneous policy ; if it is not founded upon fact, that the policy which we have adopted is a sound policy, and it is a policy which it is our duty to persevere in." And he proceeds to show, by the statistics of Shipping, extending back to a sufficiently remote date, that the very reverse of that statement was the true state of the case. He takes, for instance • their own period of unexampled success, when British Shipping increased beyond all precedent. " Let us take," he says, " the last fifty years, and let us deal with it fairly and as men. We will take from 1807 to 1857—that is the last fifty years; and we will divide it it into two periods of twenty- , five years of protection, and twenty-five years of, to a very large extent, free trade policy. We find that in 1807 we owned 2,238,000 tons of shipping. We find that, twenty-five years afterwards, in 1832, we owned 2,618,000 tons of shipping. In 1857, we owned 5,531,000 tons of shipping. Now, what is the fact ? During this period - of unex ampled success, when British Shipping increased beyond all precedent, during that twenty-five years Shipping increased 15 per cent. ; but during the twenty-Ave years of a free-Oade policy, Shipping increased 110 per- cent." This, then, is a very different story from that which we are too much in the habit of hearing of the Shipping Interest. • And it is a - story that is authenticated by unquestioned statistics of the case, —and statistics, too, be it remembered, in the hands of a practical man, -himself a large shipowner, and intimately conversant with, as well as deeply interested in, the whole question at issue, in. its _ practical bearings. " You must all be aware," he says to them, " that I myself am deeply interested in British Shipping. • All the capital I have in Shipping, is in British Shipping ; all the stock I hold, is iu British stock. 'I hold no foreign stock. My interests are essentially and personally, independent altogether of my political opinions, in British Shipping, because I am a British shipowner myself to a very large extent. And do you for one moment imagine that if I thought, as a British shipowner, that I would gain' by protection, I would not adopt the views of the Protectionists ?" The testimony of one thus circumstanced, therefore, on the side of the question which he' here feels it his duty to take, must, from his particular position, be as impartial as it is important. And the fact, adduced upon such testimony, of our having built about 1,000,000 more tons during the period of free trade, than we did during the same period before the repeal of the Navigation Laws, is one that speaks volumes of itself in support' of the present policy, let others of less liberal, and, it may be feared, less enlightened views, rail against it as they may. At the same time, we repeat, there are anoma lies and there are wrongs in the state of the case, as it stands in practical operation, which must of necessity be corrected. There are certain unjust burdens which oppress the Shipping Interest ; and these must of. course be removed. There is the duty on timber, that is an oppression, and in the present circumstances of that Interest alto gether indefensible. There is the payment of light dues; and there is the question of pilotage, —the Shipowners have just ground of complaint in both these matters. They have also but too much reason to complain of the denial of recipro city by other nations. As the hon. member for Tynemouth justly remarked, " we have given to other nations our all. We have thrown open our ports to . other nations, because we thought it for our own interest to do so; but notwithstanding that we have thrown open our ports to other nations, many other nations have not thrown open their ports to us." This is certainly most unfair. It is altogether undeniable, indeed, that there is still much to be set right, as regards justice to the Shipping Interest ; but which may be done, there is no doubt, without any invasion of the prin ciples on which the national policy respecting it has been placed. The whole question of these practical, these incontrovertible grievances Will be brought under the consideration of Parliament during the present Session, and there is every reason to expect that full justice will be done to this great staple Interest of our country. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Mr. J. Stoyle as clown " A la Grimaldi," on Wednes day next. THE GAME or THE SEASON.—Third edition of the amusinc , card game of " St. George and the Dragon" now ready. Sold by Mawdsley and Son, and all book sellers. MR. EWART intends to propose to the louse of Com mons, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, that on every. Tuesday and Thursday (being nights on which govern ment business does not take precedence) the house do not sit later than twelve o'clock at night. SODDEN DEATH AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursday night last, a man, named Martin Ranigan, residing at Birkenhead, retired to rest in his usual good health, and on the Friday morning he was 'found dead in bed. Au inquest will be held on the body this day, (Monday.) BTEANI-SHIPPING.—Messrs. t3 rett and - On. state:in their monthly circular, that the first month of the New Year has ended with improved inquiries for steam-ship pro perty, both for purchase and hire, thus supporting the opinion that in the last year the lowest point of depres sion had been reached by the Shipping Interest. EVANS'S, UPPER DAWSON-STREET.—The novelty for the week is Mr. Smith, a real negro. He sings the best Ethiopian melodies, as sung by. the Christy's Minstrels, and has been a great favourite in London for several years. His proficiency on the • "Tibia" has procured for him the appellation of " The Black Picco." A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.—Ann Mallin, a little girl, about nine years old, residing with her parents at No. 1, Anson-court, Anson-street, was severely burned on the 2nd February last, by her clothes igniting. She was conveyed to the Infirmary where she remained up till her death, which took place on Friday, the 4th instant. FATAL ACCIDENT.—A shipwright, named John Brown, who was employed in Nichol's saw mills, and while engaged on the 29th ult., driving an iron dog into some timber that stood on 14 feet elevation, the timber sprung, and knocked the deceased backward, and he fell to the ground, sustaining very severe injuries. He was con veyed to the Royal Infirmary, where he expired about six o'clock on Saturday morning last. Although it is the month of February, 1859, most people admit we are living in hard times, hence it should be the study of every one to ask themselves the question, " How can I save my money ?" We reply, without hesitation, buy your steel pens and other sta tionery, at E. T. Hall's wholesale steel pen warehouse, 23, South John-street. John Gillett's, Thomas Lowe's, G. W. Hughes, and other maker's pens at is per gross. Good Pen Holders 2d per dozen. _ BIELi.ENHEAD POLICE Couu:r : —On Saturday last, a •man, named John Grady, a labonrer, who had been for about eight years in the employ of Mr. John Laird, was biought up and committed for trial on the charge of stealing a quantity of lead from Mr. Laird's establish ment. It was stated in evidence against the prisoner, that Mr. Laird had allowed him ss. a week for a length of time, when he was unable to work, and he was not long returned to work when he committed the present offence. PEOPLE' S CONCERTS.—The entertainment on Monday evening afforded a pleasing change from the customary vocal and instrumental performance. It consisted of a musical lecture by Mr. G. A. Cooper, of the Polytechnic, London, entitled ' Melodies of many Lands " In the course of his remarks Mr. Cooper touched on national mosio in general, and, the character and Style of that 0,, England, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, the Tyrol; Scotland, and Ireland in particular, , of each of which some capita illustrations were given in a very pleasing manner. The lecture, being written in 'a popular style, met with the unqualified approbation of a numerous audience, and concluded with the National Anthem. Mr. Macfarlane, the usual conductor, deserves well of those in the habit of attending these concerts for the agreeable change he afforded by the engagement of Mr. Cooper. Bath and Cheltenham Gazette, Feb. 2, 1859. LIVERPOOL Rorm. INFIRMARY. - Return for week ending Feb. sth, 1859.• Admitted : in-patients, 37 ; out patients, 18; surgical casualties, 23. Discharged: cured, 20 ; relieved, and at own request, 13 ; made out-patients, 4 ; irregular, 0 ; dead, 4 ; remain in the house, 296. For the ensuing week. Visitors : Messrs. M. C. Jones and W. , Gregson ; physician, Dr. Turnbull sur geon, Mr. Bickersteth ; house surgeon, Mr. T. S. Walker ; Junior house surgeon, Mr. J. Allen; chaplain, Rev. H. J. Garrod, A.B. Robert Hutchison, treasurer. • A Die IN THE STREAM.—Yesterday evening, abbut nine o'clock, on the arrival of one of the Woodside ferry boats at the landing-stage, a man, who was much the worse for drink, accidentally fell into the river. Constable Charles Gallagher observed the perilous situa tion of the, unfortunate man e and at once leaped into the water, and succeeded in rescuing him from drowning. He was taken to, the police-station, where a warm bath was administered, and dry clothes provided for him. Had it not been for the brave conduct of the police officer, it is more than likely that we would have had a different tale to tell to-day. As it is, however, the man is out of danger. FIRE.—On Saturday, about twenty minutes to eleven o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Thomas Croft, 7, Comus-street, which are used as a soapery. The fire was confined to the first floor over a large cellar, nearly forty feet deep, used for storing purposes. On the first discovery of the flames, intelligence was conveyed to Rose-hill, from whence the fire reel proceeded, and a short time after an engine arrived from Hatton Garden. In less than half an hour the flames were sub dued ; but had the accident occurred at night, instead of the day-time, it is to be feared the result would have been much more serious. As it was, however, very little damage has been done . ACCIDENTS. —On Saturday, a labouring man, named John Short, residing in Brock-street, fell into the hold of the ship Florence Nightingale, lying in Prince's dock. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where it was found he had received compression of the brain. A short time after a man named John Cosgrove, residing in • Birch-street, was brought to the same institution, quite dead from a fall into the hold of the ship Shamrock, lying in the Iluskisson Dock. He was brought to life again, but it was found he had received a compound fracture of the skull. Yesterday, a woman, named Mary Ann Park, residing in 9, Court, Chisenhale-stieet, received a compound fracture of the nose by a blow of a sling-shot, in Great Howard-street. She was unable to tell from whence the shot came, or who it was thrown by. She remains under treatment at the Northern Hospital. THE SHIP ISAAC WRIGHT. —COMPLETE SUCCESS OP PALMER'S PUMP.—Some time ago, we recorded an unheard of feat performed by Palmer's pateut pump, in pumping out a sunken steamer, in the river, in about a quarter of an hour; and we have now the satisfaction of stating that this wonderful machine has been triumphant beyond all question, and must ever remain so. It will be remembered that, a short time since, the fine American ship Isaac Wright took fire, in the river, and had to be sunk; in order to preserve the hull, &c. Nothing could be done at her since, in the way of removing the cargo from - the hull, as she was full to the deck level with water. However, at an early hour on Friday morning, the tide answering, Palmer's patent pump was got to work on the sunken vessel, and, in about twenty-six minutes, there was not a pint of water left in her. Nearly 3,000 tons of water were pumped out in that brief space, and it would have bean accomplished in half the time could the engine have been worked at full speed; but, in con sequence of the position of the ship, the engine was only able to work at half speed. This great operation enabled the men to get the hull up high and dry at the beach, near the Newferry, when a large number of men were set to work to take out the cargo, which consists of railway and other iron, bale goods, pottery and other wares, and it is expected the vessel will be got over into one of the graving docks this day. This a triumph of science, applied to the mechanical powers, that cannot be surpassed, even in the present day ; and we prophecy that no well- regu l a t e d s hip in a short time will bb e found wanting this pump on board, as it can be worked by hand as well as by steam, with equal effect. The value of the operation in the present instance cannot be overrated, for without it the valuable cargo and the vessel would never have been recovered, whereas both are now saved. THE FIRE AT SIR JAMES Pow Ele S DISTILLERY, —ln addition to the abstract we have already given of the above fire, we have the following particulars of the catastrophe. It may be remarked that the news of the calamity was received by a large class of traders in our town with much regret—as the - house is well known and extensively engaged here—through its re . - speited and intelligent agent, Mr. T. Tracy (who also represents the eminent brewery of Darcy and Co), upon whom a large number of traders called, to sympathise and learn the particulars. Had the spirits, which it appears was stored underneath, caught fire, the whole locality of the distillery would have been blown into the air. It seems that every exertion had to be used to prevent the fire extending to the long range of corn stores and malting houses. The entire space surrounding the places in which the fire raged most violently was deluged with water, and the damage done to the four large stills is very great. Large copper pipes and vats are burned up to cinders from the intense heat of the fire, and the complicated and expensive machinery is all but destroyed. One part of this splendid concern is in ruins, and such was the fury of the flames at one time, that no human power seemed capable of preventing the total destruction of the entire establishment. Hundreds of puncheons and casks of whiskey were rolled into the streets adjacent to the distillery, and every precaution was taken to prevent the fire extending to the spirits. The fire engines began to arrive at nine o'clock, and in a short time the engines began to play most effectively on the masses of flame that arose from the section known as "the stills," where the fire originated. The constant stream of water, which was kept pouring on the flames from the fire engines, supplied from the hose reel affixed to the mains in the streets, began to become effective in checking the fire about two o'clock. The fire was got completely under at four o'clock, but the engines continued to play on the smouldering ruins. The damage done is estimated at many thousands. It was erroneously stated that the fire was caused by the bursting of one of the stills; the real cause is attributable to a portion of the woodwork having accidentally ignited. It was most providential that this fire did not take place at night, at in that case the consequences would have been fearful both to life and property. DUBLIN TESTIMONIAL TO 'MR. T. WHITEHEAD, OF THE " LIVER POOL ALBION."-Mr. Thomas Whitehead, who for many years has filled the office of chief reporter 'and assistant editor of the Liverpool Albion, was, on Saturday, preSen- . ted with a testimonial of plate, by his colleagues of the Liverpool Press,. and other friends, on the occasion of his leaving Liverpool for Nottingham. Mr. S. J. Meany presided, and the meeting (which was held at Mr. Anderson's dining-rooms) was attended by a large num ber of gentlemen. In presenting the testimonial—a very handsome coffee and tea service—the Chairman said that Mr. Whitehead's 'colleagues and friends regretted the severance of a connection which had now lasted for a long time, and which they looked back upon with pride and pleasure. Mingled, however, with this regret, was the hope and expectation that Mr. Whitehead, whose conduct, while residing in Liverpool, had shed so much lustre upon the profession to which he belonged, would in future enjoy, in the wider and more varied sphere in which he was about to move, that happiness and prosperity which he so eminently deserved. In selecting a souvenir which would bring to mind his old friends in Liverpool, the Chairman said, they had selected those articles which, bearing in mind Mr. Whitehead's own pure and simple tastes, would be most acceptable to him ; while in hours of social intercourse and domestic happiness, they would be suggestive of pleasant and happy memories. The Chailman then presented the testimonial, and read the inscription, which was as follows :—" Presented to Thos. Whitehead, by, his colleagues of the Press, and other friends, upon the occasion of his leaving Liverpool. February sth, 1859." Mr Whitehead's health having been drunk in bumpers, he briefly responded, expressing his high sense of the feeling which had prompted the presentation, and his thanks for the courtesy which he had experienced on all occasions at the hands of his brethren of the Press in Liverpool. He came to the town a per fect stranger; but he soon found that there were in this great city the same human sympathies which moved man kind everywhere, and that if a man was desirous of doing his duty towards his fellows, and of acting in a straight forward manner, he would gain their good-will and esteem. Carlysle seemed to think that society was coin= posed of " rags and tatters, and festooned shabbiness," and that there was no genuineness in it ; but he (Mr. Whitehead) believed that amongst all classes of society there was to be found a genuine sympathy with every one who endeavoured, in an honest and manly way, to fulfil the duties allotted to him. The hoaltt of Mrs. Whitehead and family having been proposed by Mr. Redmond, and enthusiastically responded to ; Mr. Lee proposed, as a professional toast, and appropriate to the oemaion, "The Newspaper ptem,,t lie took ueemion to allude to the fact, that Mr. Whitehead wa s , about to undertake the proprietorship and managemen t of a newspaper, the Exchange Gazette, in Nottingham , established by his brother, and which was likely t°, have an important influence upon the commerce an d manufactures of the Midland Counties. The Chairman, whose name had been connected with the toast, briefly responded. Mr. Haram proposed "The Town and Trade of Liverpool," to which Mr. Parr (of Messrs. Lava , Fletcher and Co.) replied, expressing, at the same time' the high estimation in which Mr. Whitehead was held by the many friends, beyond the circle of his profession , t° whom he was known. Mr. M'Carthy having proposed the health of Mr. Baker and Mr Edwards, to whom the arrangements with regard to the testimonial had been mainly confided, the company separated.' The artiele 3 forming the presentation, were from the establishment Messrs. Elkington and Co.,.Church-street. AT THE AMPHITHEATRE, on Saturday evening, the world-renowned " Trovatore" drew a very tolesuble audience to witness its presentation. Miss Fanny Reeace , on making her first appearance on the stage for die evening, met with a hearty reception, the public testifying their pleasure, at her recovery from indisposition, Vf three good rounds of applause. This seemed to put the lady in good spirits, for she sang the music of Leonor it with g reat force and expression, being encored in "'Toma s night all around was still," and " Breeze of the night," and, indeed, pleasing us more than we had been on the previons representation of this piece. - Mr. Elliot Galer, as Manrico, was in good spirits and voice, and infused into the part of the troubadour a fire that he sometime s lacks, and although possessing the qualifications for a goo" rendering of this character, yet the unappreciativ e audiences of Liverpool seldom induce him to bring i! out. The applause was universal at his singing sevel; of the well-known air; and " Strike down that pyre was re-demanded with one spontaneous burst of entha siasm.. Madame Maud Bishop confirmed her favourable impression in the part of Azucena, the gipsey mother , and particularly in the third act, gave, with good dramatic effect and mus i ca l f orce , " Relentless fiend, unloose these chains." Mr. Co rr i, as Ferrando, " told the story" well, and throughout was equally effective. )fr• Borrani, as the Count de Luna, was as great a favourite in thecharacter of the avengeful duke as ever, "The tempest of the Heart" (II baton) being loudly encored. 'fil e " Miserere " went tolerably well, and, as usual, had to be repeated.—This evening , "La Traviata," and th e "Beggar's Opera "—the former, as well known, of deep interest, and the latter one of the prettiest of the ola opera's now performing.—On Monday next, the neW opera of Herr Meyer Lutz, entitled " Zaida, the Pearl of Granada," will_be produced, and from the portions w e have already had time to hear, can speak favourably o ' , the music. THE AMERICAN CONSUL AT LIVERPOOL, IN Sr" ; Youx.—The New York correspondent of the .N Orleans Picayune, in a letter, under date of Dec. 31st., gives the following account of a dinner given to Beverley Tucker, Esq., which will be read with interest, by the Consul's numerous friends in this city :—Last evening $ sumptuous dinner was given to " Bev," (as everybody v( 11° , knows him calls him), by Mr. Cranston, the proprietor of the " New York Hotel." Twenty-two gentleman sa t down to the table in the famous "Room No. One ;" an d when I mention the names of a few of " the c hoice spirits" present on the occasion (I don't mean those which were drunk), the character of the company, the compliment to Mr. Tucker will be well appreciated by all , who know him. And who does not ? Postmaste r Fowler presided at one end of the table, with his acene: toured dignity and heartiness, and Hiram Cranston s; the other, whose wit is as sparkling as Sheridan's, an d who caters quite as well for the ears as for the a ppetites of his guests. Then there was Dr. Carnochan, the firs t surgeon in America ; Lieut. Nelson, (the "might/ Nelson ") of the navy ; Colonel Charley May, o f the army, who rode on his famous charger like " Nolan's sus hundred ;" Mr. Speaker Orr, as lively- and companionabl e out of " the chair" as he is dignified and popular in ltl A. D. Banks of Virginia, one of the rising stars in tlle, political horizon; Colonel Buford of Illinois, formerly co the U. S. Academy at West. Point ; S. F. Butterworth, $ man " fit to _handle bullion," and who is " coininf money " immensely (for Uncle Sam) ; George I'' Sanders, who requires no definition or qualificationj Ralph Newton, one of the " merchant princes" and " solid men of Boston ;" Andrew Mount, whose "Icnoe down arguments" are familiar to the thousands who frequent his auction room ; Peleg Hall, of New York, , 11 leading merchant and a "jolty good fellow, whic h nobody can deny ;" Richard Schell; -- better known 55 " Dick," the brother of " Gus," and who carried the bag in the last presidential campaign, &c., &c., &c. Nod wasn't that a party to appreciate a " No. one " dinner at the New York Hotel, prepared by Jim Sanderson, given by Hiram Cranston, and to Bev. Tucker ? If all the good things sung, said, eaten and drunken on the occasion could be reported—well, I reckon something, of a sensa' tion would follow that report ! This evening the .swine party are invited to the h os pit a bl e h ouse o f the i mm ortal Sanders, to meet Messrs. Douglas and Orr, the two pre' minent candidates for 1860. As a suggestion, merelP the question may be asked, how- would both do on the same ticket ? Mr. Orr has been ten years in Congress, and is now only thirty seven years old. He would mak!, an admirable President of the Senate for eight years, and then be just ripe enough for the Presidency. Young America has resolved upon two things, viz.: never to vote for a man over fifty years for President, and never t o place anothier bachelor in the White House. Let e very' body follow Mr. Buchanan's domestic example and th e human race would soon cease to exist ! I forgot to wel l ; tion that when last evening's " feast of reason and Ile" of soul " was about to close, and while hands we re clasped for the "Auld Lang Syne " benediction, in flashed George Francis Train, like a streak of lightening , ' who had that moment arrived from Boston, when, 1 1 . unanimous consent, he " took the chair," standing upon the seat ; and then recitations, speeches, songs and impre" visations, flowing from his lips like a shower of brilliante' t became the " order of the night." Train is the livelie s man I have ever known—a perfect " lightning buo and in embarking with him, next week, for Euglan c d, lll the steamer Asia, I shall feel sure of being buoyed safe l l over the Atlantic by Train's specific levity ! Au revoir THE GALWAY ELE CTION. The correspondent of Saunders's News Letter , writing from Galway on Friday evening, says I reported to you on to-day, by teleoTaPhic despatch" that Sir Thomas Redington had retired from the contest, leaving Mr. Lever master of the field. This is ce rtaiell; to say the least of it, very praiseworthy on the part Sir Thomas, as a contest at the present time was glue , ' to be deprecated. Do As it may appear strange in the eyes of persons w t know little of Galway politics, that any one would g e t the slightest support here in opposition to Mr. Lever, may as well inform you how Sir Thomas came to ha l ' e some, friends among the electors. When the late memb er was unseated, it was supposed that a writ would be ir et mediately granted, and the only candidates then were' Sir Thomas and ;Colonel French. Sir Thomas go t $ great many promises of supp or t a t th a t ti me for th e next election; and as that has been pending for the last eighteen months, some parties thought their pledge : : still biuding, while others thought otherwise. Thomas, of course, took good care to i m p ress u p o n WI that they were pledged to him for the first election, as this was it, their pledges were'still good. Howeve r ( ' the demonstration in Galway was too strong for him, or' he has been compelled to retire under the pressa re a ' s There cannot be the slightest doubt that if Sir Thom had persisted in going to the poll, serious consequeo ee t would have been the result, and he ha s ac t e d a no ble pa r in resigning in favour of Mr. Lever. After my despatch left on yesterday, the train fro m Dublin arrived, which contained the Rev. Mr. Daly. v a his arrival, as the friend o f M r . L ever , h e was 'cliaireo through the town with every d emons t ra ti on o f j o y. guns from the large vessels boomed all the while, and th noise and confusion was very great along the line of Pro cession. After landing him in the hot e l beside Mr. Leverj it was announced that the reverend gentleman We ni tf address the meeting on the following d a y, w h e n hear t y cheers were given, and the crowd dispersed. In the evening Mr. Lever assembled his friends and VT, porters by placar&, and addressed them at length in 1 1. 11 1 0 roy's rooms. There was a splendid illumination from t , vessels in the roads, which had a mos t beautiful eff e . e a At the meeting, which was very large, every one °la with each other in enthusiasm, and plans were l e a for their future guidcfnce ; but as a great deal dePe n pro on the support to be gi v en by Fath er D a ly, d o ubts w - 0 expressed if he would show favour to either side. It t i t well known he would support the steam project, to support Mr. Lever in an electon was another offe,V, however, he came out strong, and laid finishing stroke on the election. A public meeting 7 0 , held this day at 'the court-house by Mr. Lever's 1 11 porters, and after some very stirring speeches, ewe' eu t one from the Rev. Mr. Daly, a deputation wits. s ,, f is to wait upon Sir Thomas Redington, to know if it ~,Do his intention to carry on the contest. Sir Thomas, to o was at the board of guardians, received the deputc to in a very gentlemanly manner and accompanied th e bl e d the Court-house, where he s t a t e d t o th e p ersons asseTwra, that, knowing the feeling which prevailed through 0 it would be useless for him to contest the represe i a tion. On the announcement b e i ng ma d e , the cheer the was tremendous, and con ti nue d f or nearly five ea ',7 the The joy -bells were r ung s h or tly a ft erwar ds, and tioll canon on board the steamers proclaimed (liqt tie elec had closed in favour of lir. Lever, r norl tad had 2 nd Colt bo u loss th e rep, ea st 1 7t1 roue tow A. f the " Ti I] T A lec E rev tCe, 'Opi Pat rie c alb an