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dommaciai THIS DAT. Tuts DAY, the 20th instant ll- , ate the the Brokers' Saler oom , Oldha, 300 Bales Angola and Mozambique ORCHELLA WEED, Snst (landed. —Apply to Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants; or to R')OKE, OXELL, and SPENCE, Brokers Tun DAT, the 20th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 500 Bales Fine ROSIN. BIGLAND, SONS, & JEFFREYS Apply to THIS DAT, the 20th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 60 Bales Surat per sundry ships, from Bombay.—Apply toCOTTON, BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Cotton Brokers THIS DAY, the 20th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at 2, Dale-street, 400 Bags Sago FLOUR. BRO WNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers Apply to Two DAT, the 20th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, 258 Bags American CLOVERSEED, ex Neptune.—Apply to Messrs. A. Taylor and Co., Merchants; or to THOMAS SILL, Broker. THIS DAY, the 20th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 230 Half-chests Port ORANGES, ex Braganza (as), 200 Cases Messiva LEMONS, ex Express, 140 „ ?, „ ex Tiber, (ss), 200 Bags Turkey NUN, 100 „ Para 41 _-. .. GEORGE Ii ' ADE.TACTI and SON, BrOlen T 0 - M It It 0 W TO -MORROW, the 21st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, 174 Barrels Old CURRANTS, 25 Casks CURRANTS, 19 i-Pipes Barrels And sundry other Goods. GEO. BADENACII and SON, Brokers .kpply to To-monnow, the 21st ins .Brokers' Office, 3, Exeht tent, at Twelve o'clock, at the ange-alley North, Chapel-street, is Fine ROSIN, ex Webster, from New York Co., Merchants; or to Apply to Messis. Meade, King, and THOMAS SILL, Broker. TO-MORROW, t Ist instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel 350 Barrels Fine ROSIN, Amelia, fx id Co., Merchants; or to a Charle Apply to Messrs. Fraser, Trenholm, THOMAS SILL, Broker. 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BADENACH and SON, Brokers Apply to ON SALE, GUANO, from Bolina and California. JAMES GORDON, and Co„ Brokers, 11, Orange-court, Castle-street AMERICAN SOLACE. CHARLES TURMEAU 'AMERICAN SOLACE. AMERICAN SOLACE. rtr RT re TY.Y112%/111.47 AMERICAN SOLACE. AMERICAN SOLACE. CHARLES TURMEAU AMERICAN SOLACE. JISTORY OF THE WORKING CLASSES Every Saturday, in the NORTMXIIN DAILY Taus, Erie,. TO CORRESPONDENTS, Bader no circumstances can Ire — Ll;W communications no accompanied by the author's real name and address, not neces• sarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. NOTICE TO OUR CHESTER SUBSCRIBERS. OUR CHESTER SUBSCRIBERS ARE INFORMED TIIAT, IN FUTURE, THE "NORTHERN TIMES" WILL BE SUPPLIED IN CHESTER BY THE AGENT OF MESSRS. W. H. SMITH & SON, FROM THE RAILWAY STATION NEWSPAPER OFFICE. AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.—THIS DAY. ROYAL AmrniTußATßE—Election Meeting. LtvmarooL EXHIBITION Rooms (Post-office Place).—Adam and Eve ODD-FELLOWS HALL (St. Anne-street).—Mr. F. MacCabe. HOPE HALL (Hope-street).—Mr. T. Mason Jones. THE PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-street. ear For particulars see advertisements on Bth page. garthern Chao. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1859 THE DAY'S NEWS Parliament was prorogued yesterday. but not by her Majesty in person. The Lord Chancellor read. the Royal Speech announcing the dissolution of Par liament. The speech declares that her Majesty dis solves the present Parliament with a view to enable •her people to express, in the mode prescribed by the constitution, their opinion on the state of public affairs. A paragraph to the Commons conveys the thanks .of her Majesty for the liberality with which they have granted the necessary supplies, and the document concluded by alluding to the fact that in little more than a year two successive Ministries have failed to retain the confidence of the House of Commons. An important and very influential meeting of shareholders in the Atlantic Telegraph Company, was held on Monday, at the Clarendon Rooms, the chair being occupied by the Hon. Stuart - Wortley, chair man of the company. The right hon. gentleman detailed to the meeting the proceedings which has hitherto been adopted for carrying out this great national undertaking, and submitted a plan for rais ing a further capital for prosecuting the same to a suc . cessful issue. He complained of the paltry assistance which the Government had offered, and which he f u ll y exp l a i ne d . In the scheme for raising the additional capital necessary, the main feature was the issue of five pounds shares, with a view of popularising the great work. Mr. Bushell, after the chai rman h a d conc l u d e d , moved a resolution, approving of the suggestions, which was seconded by Mr. Ranki n , an d carr i e d unanimously, Mr. Charles Holland remarking that the Government had not acted fairly by the share holders who had so zealously prosecuted the great enterprise with so little selfishness or desire of gain. A report of the meeting will be found in another column. The election news, this morning, r adds very little to that already known. Very contest for . South Lancashire promises to be a of ersevere, if not a active already. close, one. The friends Messrs. Cheetham meetin and Heywood are very numerously and . highly respectably attende g d s, have been held in Warrington and Wi gan. There was a large and enthusiastic meeting at Manchester last night, and the Liverpool and West Derby voter s =will be addressed by both the gentlemen in the Amphitheatre this evening. The contest in Chester i s becoming very keen, and the result is at present very uncertain. Mr. Salisbury and Mr. Humbe rston are both actively canvassing personally. The former appears to have lost a gr e at deal of his popularity rin consequence of his connection with the Gas Com pany, and a recent advance in the price charged to the citizens. Earl Grosvenor's return is considered certain. There are still some whispering of an opposition in Liverpool. The name of Sir D. Seymour has been mentioned as still likely to be brought forward, but the leaders of the party disavow it. Advices from Alexandria announce the arrival there of the Bombay Mail, with advices to the 26th ultimo., which in some respects are highly satisfac tory, but in others are the reverse of encouraging. All traces of the rebellion are dying out, but in Bombay great discontent has been produced by the proposed increase in the import tariff. The telegraphic reports state that, great excitement had been produced by the receipt of the news, that immense meetings had been held to protest against the measure, and that strong memorials were in course of preparation to the Home Government and Parliament upon the subject. Advices from Naples of the 16th, mention that all hope for the life of the King has now gone. He has had the sacrament administered to him, and has finally bade farewell to his family. The question of "Peace or War" is now the all absorbing one, and since the declaration made by Lord Derby, a feeling of deep apprehension has arisen, and it is considered inevitable that England will be dragged into the quarrel now brewing be tween France and Austria. It remains, however, with the people of England to declare their senti ments upon this question, and this they will have ample opportunity of doing at the election meetings, which will now follow each other thick and fast. There can be no question that the feeling of the English nation is decidedly adverse to ary partici pation in the threatening strife, and if the - present government precipitate it into the conflict, they must be prepared to take the consequences. Let the con stituencies declare openly and unanimously for the principle of Non-intervention. With reference to the proposed Congress, the Moni tezer of yesterday contains an article which states that the different European Powers have expressed themselves on the following six points, as the basis of the deliberation of the Congress :—Firstly, to determine the means by which peace may be maintained between Austria and Piedmont. Secondly, in what manner the evacuation of the States of the Church by the French and Austrian troops may be best effected. Thirdly, whether it is expedient to introduce reforms in the internal administration of those and of the other Italian States, the administration of which may present defects evidently tending to create a permanent and dangerous state of uneasiness and dis content, and what those reforms should be. Fourthly, to substitute for the treaties be tween Austria and the Italian Duchies a confederation amongst themselves of the States of Italy, for their mutual protection, as well internal •as external. Aukria has since demanded the disarm ing of Sardinia, and then subsequently proposed a general disarmament. England modified Austria's pro posal, to the sense that it should only be necessary to admit the principle of a general disarmament, reserving the manner of regulating its execution until after the assembling of the congress. France believes that Piedmont could not be invited to disarm if she is not to be represented at the congress. The English government having, how ever, insisted upon it, France, willing to prove her conciliatory disposition has promised to request Piedmont to disarm on condition that Piedmont and the other Italian states be invited to take part in the Congress. The article goes on to cite historical precedence, and hopes that this proposal will meet with the unanimous consent of the Powers. France has even added that she is disposed to assent to a disarmament previous to the Congress. Everything, therefore, justifies the belief that, even if all difficulties are not yet removed, a definitive understanding will, ere long, be established, and that no further obstacle will oppose the assem bling of the Congress. The Globe of last night states that intelligence has been received by telegram from Turin to the effect that the recent negociations were brought to a close yesterday by Sardinia accepting the principle of a general disarmament. The Paris correspondent of the same journal states that the reported opposition of the masses of the French D pnplc. fn +ho nenaed war is a most gratuitous assumption. Advices from Belgium mention that the Ministry have succeeded in defeating, by 63 votes to 33, a bill brought in by the clerical party for small terri torial district hustings, by which the voters could be ready marked and controlled. The Ministry fol lowed up this success by a clause providing that votes should be taken in alphabetical order, and not by parishes. Advices have been received fro in Rome to the 16th. The departure of volunteers, which had hitherto been considerable, now increases rapidly. Two hundred and fifty young men have left Perouse for Piedmont. A seditious riot took place the day before yesterday, among the students of Bologna, and the troops were obliged to fire upon them. It is stated that several persons were wounded. Austria is increasing the garrison of Ferrara a f pro - The Ellora, with the Bombay mails, arrived at Marseilles at seven o'clock yesterday morning. The mails for England left at ten a.m. Thirty-three hours quarantine enforced. NEXT WEEK On MONDAY next, the 25th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Saleroom, 0 dhall-street, 120 Tons LIMAWOOD, now landing ex F. Gerstacker, Queen's Dock.—Apply to Messrs Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants ; or to JOHN BARON and SON, Brokers. 11 2ate, JAMES BANKS, CASTLE-BUILDINGS, DERBY-SQUARE, LIVERPOOL. FENCING WIRE, Black, Bright, and Galvanised; TELEGRAPH WIRE and SIGNAL CORD, Wholesale and for Exportation. Apply to THE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. LORD PALMERSTON'S House of Commons has ceased to exist : the House which turned him adrift whom it was elected to sustain ; and which he has combined with others in inducing to decree the condemnation of his successors. It was not in reason that such a House should be expected to deal very leniently with a Ministry whose politics were so much at variance with those it was expressly constituted to enforce. It has, for a while, it is true, been as lenient as it could ; but this was only a tem porary expedient,—it was but making a virtue of necessity. It could not be expected to last ; and it was scarcely natural that it should. But it would seem more than doubtful that the Ministry will better themselves. " The elections which are prac tically decided," observes an able contemporary, "afford little encouragement to Lord DERBY on one side, or to constitutional Liberals on the other. There is no reason to anticipate any considerable increase of the Ministerial forces, and among their opponents it is evident that the noisy leaders of fac tion are taking advantage of the cry of Roform to assert their predominance in almost every constitu ency." But the question, altar all, is as to the practical value of that predominance. If it be only "the noisy leaders of faction" that are predominant, it is not a very reliable demonstration of electoral feeling to form one's conclusions from. The Minis terialists, it is true, are going to work in earnest, in all directions. Their candidates are coming forward wherever there appears the slightest chance of suc cess; and the Opposition, which are the Liberal party, will in several places find it requisite to put forth all their energies, in order to maintain their position. In preparing for the struggle, then, not a moment is now to be lost. The time is come when the work must be done in good earnest, wherever there is any thing to be completed. We now know the moment of action ; and it need not be pointed out, that what there is now to be done, must be done quickly, if it is to be of any avail. The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER thought it was important, that the writs should not be proclaimed on Good Friday. But a day beyond that would witness their issue; and early in the ensuing week they will have been proclaimed all over the kingdom, and the days of election in many cases fixed. Every expedition, therefore, has evi dently been used to get over a crisis which it can do no interest i n t h e country any good to prolong And that the t weitnhewthipsadrleisapmaetenht, may yiniasstseerms assemble ee in n f theopinion last day of next month. It is interesting to look back to the periods of time THE INFLUENCE OF THE BALLOT THERE is no question that is likely to exercise so powerful an influence at the approaching Elections as the Ballot. It is not, perhaps, that there are many real converts to it among the more liberal politicians of the day : on the contrary, they are proclaiming their aversion to it, upon principle, although they are yielding to its necessity in practice. We confine our remarks to the liberal party, of course ; because to that party exclusively the question belongs. No one ever thinks of any thing so preposterous, as to ask a Conservative if he is for the Ballot. No one, that we are aware of, ever heard of a Conservative being in favour of the Ballot. It would be quite out of character. And it is only very lately that any of the Whigs have taken up with it. Those who have done so, have apparently been influenced, not by any conviction of the propriety of secret voting, but by the expe diency of respecting what they see and feel to be a popular opinion. The Ballot has made its way very powerfully among what we may truly call the democracy of the country—using this term in no offensive sense, but as distinguishing a large and influential section of the body politic. The demo cratic is one of the elements of the Government of England,—and always has been ; though never to the same extent, or in the same form, as at the pre sent moment. It is one of those three great combi .AaLluilm, of vviileb. our hunted Monarchy is made up : and hence it has been also called a mixed Govern ment,—the Monarchy residing in the Throne ; the Aristocracy in the House of Lords ; and the Demo cracy in the House of Commons ; the design of such a scheme being to unite the advantages of all the three elements, and, by so uniting, to obviate the inconveniences of their separate and uncontrolled influences. With this section, then, of the common wealth ; or, rather, with its more popular extremities ; the Ballot has become a household word. And it is very natural the common people should easily be persuaded that it would be a great protection to them, in the dependent circumstances in which they are so generally placed. As DEAN SWIFT has said, —" Giving their votes by ballotting, they lie under no awe." And they do not want to lie under any, on such an occasion. But then the Whigs are not real democrats,—they never were they never can be. They may make great professions of respect for, and sympathy with democracy ; they may even be constrained, ever and anon, to make partial con cessions to its demands,—but they cannot, really and unreservedly, make common cause with it. And hence their strong antipathy to the Ballet. They are, it is true, being largely divested of such antipathy, But it is solely on their ordinary system of popular expediency. Sir JAMES GRAHAM has gone to his constituents at Carlisle in that position, —perhaps we might say, that predicament. He is not a convert to the Ballot. But his principal supporters there are Ballot-men ; and while he feels, perhaps he dreads, the awkwardness of the uncongeniality, he does his best to counteract it, by half persuading them that they are drawing him on into their own views in its As one of the right hon. baronet's friends said at a publivneeting at Carlisle a few days since, in furtherance of his re-election, —" Lord JOAN RUSSELL and Sir JAMES GRAHAM had both spoken favour out stronger on the , subject of the Ballot than ever they had done before, and it only required a few meetings of this kind, and in a year or two they would see those statesmen allied with the cause." And thus enabling them to live in hopes, they are reconciled for the time being. Lord Joint RUSSELL has, within the last few days, been speaking out " stronger than ever," with special regard to his re-election for the City of London. Not that he is yet in favour of the Ballot. "I ask you to trust me," he says to its advocates among his constituents,—" I ask you to trust me upon that important question, which some persons wish to make a connecting part of reform—l mean the question of the Ballot. I have always been ready to give my opinions in the House of Commons upon that subject, and I will not bind or tie my discretion in any way whatever. I tell you I am against the Ballot." He is against the Ballot—at present. "It is not my belief," he says again, " that it would be for the public interest "—at present. Yet would he do all he could, he tells them, to promote it. And he points out the way in which this is to be done,—the very way in which other popular questions have been carried : agitate, agitate, agitate ! "Itis a matter which I wish seriously to be discussed—it is a matter of considerable importance, although I believe its decision one way or another would hardly hav e the consequences which some hope and others appre hend,"—an opinion, by the way, not altogether in accordance with the belief he had just expressed, that it would not be for the public interest to have THE NORTHERN TIMES WEDNESDA.I, APRIL 20, 1859 that were occupied, on the three similar occasions to the present that have occurred within the last twenty-eight years. The first was in 1831, upon the Reform Bill; the second, in 1841, upon the Budget; and the last in 1857, upon the China question. In 1831, the division which defeated the Government took place on the 19th of April. In a House of 590 members, 299 voted against the Government and 291 for the Government—making a majority, against, of 8. Parliament was prorogued on the 22nd of April, only three days after ; it was dissolved on the 23rd of April, and the new Parliament was summoned to meet on the 14th of June, or 52 days after the disso lution. In 1841, the division which defeated the Government took place on the 4th of June. In a House of 623 members, 312 voted against and 311 for the Government leaving a majority against of 1. The necessary money bills were passed, and Parliament was prorogued on the 22nd of June-18 days from the day of the vote. The dissolution took place on the following or the same day ; and the dew Parliament was - summoned at the same time for the 19th of August, or 56 days after the date of the dissolution. In 1857, the division which defeated the Government took place on the 3rd of March. Ida House of 510 members, 263 voted against and 247 for the Government— making a majority against of 16. The House proceeded to pass the necessary money bills, and was prorogued on the 21st of March, 18 days after the vote. The aissolution took place immediately, and the new Parliament was summoned for the 30th of April, being 40 days from the date of the proro gation. Ia the present case, the Government defeat occurred on the 31st of March ; and as Parliament was prorogued yesterday, it has been 20 days after. So that Ministers, so far, cannot be fairly charged with having shown any disposition to delay the judgment that is to be passed upon them by the country, through its representatives in the Great Council of the nation. The Easter Holidays are a good time for the borough elections to be going on ; and the result of many of them will probably be known before Easter-tide is ended. the Ballot. And it is such vacillation on the question as this which constrains a liberal journal like the Star to say of this speech of Lord JOHN'S, that it "-may be regarded as a downright attack upon the Ballot, or it may be considered a remark able concession in its favour. We may quote it either way. Like the wig -wag-tail reflection of the sun upon the white-washed ceiling, it goes spatter ing and twinkling about, and does not give us the benefit of a single settled ray. Under such circum stances we cast only declare our own opinion to be that we do not know whether Lord JOHN RUSSELL is with us or against us, is on this side or on that. To believe that he is growing favourably inclined to the Ballot when he flatly declares he is against it, is a somewhat difficult task ; and not less so than to imagine he is going to aid the public in getting the Ballot at the very time he declares his conviction to be that the public will ultimately decide upon not having it." The fact is, it has become a formidable obstacle in the path of his ambition. There is scarcely a public meeting on Parliamentary Reform, among the many that have been held within the last few months—we cannot, indeed, remember that there s a single one —at which it has not been resolved, by acclamation, that no Reform Bill could possibly be satisfactory to the people which did not include in its provisions the Vote by Ballot. Its popularity, therefore, among the class of reformers whom Lord JOHN is so anxious to propitiate, cannot but weigh with him, in looking forward to his own success as a champion of reform. Besides this, there is the Ballot Society powerfully at work among his constituents, the Committee of which has just given to them its earnest advice; that he should not be supported unless he will give them a distinct pledge in its favour. This, as we have shewn, he still, in so many words, declines to do. But he certainly appears to have been anxious to console the advo cates of the Ballot with the persuasion, that, if they will only persevere, they are sure to win the day. And, judging from the past, there is every probability of it. The remark of the Saturday Review upon the subject is pertinent and just. "Lord JOHN RUSSELL," it observes, " would leave to the growth and maturity of public opinion' the decision of the con troversy between open and secret voting. We understand by this that Lord JOHN RUSSELL holds himself prepared to undergo conviction upon this subject whenever the supporters of the Ballot in the House of Commons shall approximate to a majority of votes." Adding—" It is a melancholy condition of the political prospects of this empire that public opinion should be grown and matured by Mr. H. BERKELEY and Sir JOHN SHELLEY, while Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Sir JAMES GRAHAM wait passively to be governed by the result." And so it may be. But how is it to be helped ?• It is only a part of a political system that has become the order of the day. Like many other things, the Ballot will have to be yielded upon compromise. A little more pressure upon our Lord JOHNS and Sir JAMESES, and their concurrence is certain. At the hustings, therefore, next week, there can be no more appro priate cry, than Three cheers for the Ballot ! ROYAL COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint a commission to inquire into the expedi ency of bringing together into one neighbourhood all the superior Courts of Law and Equity, the Probate and Divorce Courts, and the Court of Admiralty. The Queen has also appointed commissioners to inquire into the laws regulating the sale and consumption of the excisable liquors in Scotland. Commissioners have also been appointed to inquire and report on the civil, municipal, and ecclesiastical laws and customs now in force in Jersey. PROVINCIAL EXAMINATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LON DON.—The Council of Queen's College, Liverpool, under authority from the university, will hold a matriculation examination, at the College, Mount-street, Liverpool, in July next, simultaneously with the examination in Loudon, on the same days and at the same hours. The following information is taken from a paper issued from the College : The University of London was founded, by royal charter, to extend to all classes and denominations those encourage ments to the pursuit of a regular and liberal course of education which academical degrees afford, and which pre viously, in this country, could be obtained only by a pri vileged few. The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge being sectarian in principle, their literary and scientific honours were restricted to the members of the church with which they were connected ; and the expenses of residence, college fees, &c., closed their doors to all, but the wealthy. The establishment of the University of London pro vided largely for those who were thus unable to obtain the degrees of the other universities. Recently the university has received from the Crown a new charter, whereby still greater facilities for graduating have been created. Formerly none could obtain the degree of bachelor of arts without producing a certificate of student ship during two years after matriculating, either at a metropolitan or at one of the few provincial colleges con nected with the university ; and two journeys to London to undergo examination, occupying a week on each occasion, were necessary. Under the new charter, no certificate of studentship is required. By this change, and by the insti tution of provincial examinations, there are few who may not aspire to the degrees of 8.A., M.A., and LL.B. Those who cannot command the advantages of collegiate instruc tion, may pursue the requisite studies at home, and with due attention to professional and business engagements. Appli cants for any of the degrees in arts, law, or medicine, must first matriculate, unless they have already taken a degree in arts in another of the universities of the United Kingdom. Candidates for Matriculation must have completed their six teenth year, and must pass an examination in the following subjects :—Mathematics : Arithmetic, algebra, as far as simple equations; the first four books of Euclid. The elements of natural philosophy and chemistry. Classics: Passages from one Greek and one Latin subject to be translated into Eng lish, and simple and easy sentences of English to be tran slated into Latin. Also, questions in grammar, history, and geography. The grammatical structure of the English language. Outlines of English history to the end of the 17th century, and of modern geography. Translation of French or German into English. The Examination at Liverpool will commence at Queen's College on Monday, July 4, and continue during the four following days. Sealed packets, containing the examination papers, will be sent down from London and publicly opened at the commence ment of the examination. These packets will be entrusted to a sub-examiner, who will be responsible to the senate of the university for the proper opening of the papers, for the conduct of the examination, and for the collection and seal ing up of the answers at the close of each examination. The answers will be returned to London in sealed packets, so as to be reviewed by the examiners in London at the same time with the answers of the London candidates ; and the total results (including the local as well as central) will be made known by the examiners in London on Monday, July 18th. Candidates who pass the matriculation examination may afterwards compete in London for honours and prizes of the value of from £lO to £6O. Tho matriculation fees are £2, payable to the University, and a local fee of £l, payable to Queen's College. Non-residents of Liverpool are admissible to the examination. .Degree of Bachelor of Arts : None are admitted to the degree of bachelor of arts until they have passed the matriculation examination and two subsequent examinations. None are admitted to the first B.A. examination within one academical year after matriculaaon, nor to the second B.A. examination within one year after passing the first B.A. examination. Prizes, varying in value from £lO to £BO, may be competed for by those who pass the first B.A. examination, and university scholarships and prizes of the value of from Lit; to £l5O by those who pass the second B.A. examination. Further details may be learned from the University Calendar, or by applying to the secretary of the college. GREAT FIRE IN LIVERPOOL. Last night, about ten o'clock, a fire of great magnitude broke out on the premises of Messrs. Bond and Co., the extensive coopers, of Tabley-street and Mason-street, which for several hours considerably alarmed the whole neighbour hood. The engines from Hatton-garden, accompanied by Mr. Hewitt, a reel from Seel-street station, also from. the Brunswick Dock, and the West of England fire engine, were quickly at the scene of the conflagration, and a good supply of water being close at hand, they went bravely to work, and after great labonr succeeded in extinguishing the flames. The origin of the fire is unknown, and the amount of damage it is at present Unable to estimate, bat it is believed to be insured. M,jor Greig and several of the authorities were quickly on the spot, and afforded great assistance by their exertions and directions. THE COURT WINDSOR CASTLE, Monday.—The Queen and the Prince Consort, with the Princess Alice, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, the Princesses Helena, Louisa, and Beatrice, attended by the Ladies and Gentlenxen in Waiting, arrived in the Castle about half-past four o'clock his afternoon from Buckingham Palace. A deputation in reference to the union of the Universities and Colleges of Aberdeen had an interview with the Earl of Derby at his official residence in Downing -street. The Hon. John Kent, Commissioner for the Newfound land Fisheries, had an interview with the Earl of Car narvon at the Colonial-office. DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT COIN ON THE PRINCE CON scarf s FARM.—A field, called the hospital field, belonging to the Shaw-farm estate, in the possession of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and abutting on the Long Walk, has recently undergone the process of thorough draining, the earth afterwards turned in, and the ground rolled. Three boys were subsequently employed to collect the loose stones, when on Friday last one of them picked up something on the surface of the recently removed earth which appeared to them to be a lump of lead, and they were about to dispose of it as such, but upon further investigation it proved to be a leaden cas containing up- wards of 150 pieces of silver coin, principally half-crowns, of the reigns of Elizabeth, Tames 1., and Charles 1., most of them being in admirable preservation. The boys divided the coin among themselves, but on the discovery becoming known to Mr. Tait, the steward of his Royal Highness, the coins were collected and forwarded to her Majesty, and the lads suitably rewarded. VISIT OF PRINCE ALFRED , TO SnuusALE.m. —On the 22nd ult. Prince Alfred and party paid a visit to the Mosque of Omar, at the request of the Pacha, and although it was the last day of the pilgrimage to Neby Moosa, when all the fanatics of the country are assembled, and the mosque enclosure was full of men, women, and children, not an uncivil word was spoken to any one. On Friday, 23rd, a lovely morning, the whole party set out for Hebron. First the cawasses, then the Prince, the English Consul and his lady, Major Cowell, &c., escorted by a body of infantry, mounted as body guard, and last of all a party of irregular horse for honour. It was a very pretty sight indeed. In front were two of the cavalry drummers, fellows in the most original costume, with conical felt caps, beating the little kettle drums at their saddle bows with leathern straps, making the valleys ring again. At Nar Elias, the Greeks of the convent had laid down carpets and placed an arm chair for the Prince, under the olive trees where there is a view on the right hand of Bethlehem, and on the left of Jerusalem. The convent bell was rung famously, and a crowd of Greek and Russian pilgrims were gathered to see the Prince. But at Bethlehem his reception presented a most wonderful and interesting sight. The whole popu lation, in their picturesque dresses, turned out to see and welcome his Royal Highness, and his numerous cavalcade rode through a crowd of eager people, men in their red and white turbans, with holiday robes of scarlet cloth, women and girls in dark blue and red, with gold coins on their heads, and bracelets of gold and silver on their arms, on every terrace and roof, and many a prayer of " God preserve him to his mother," or " God lengthen his days," was heard iu an audible voice by the bystanders in their verna cular Arabic. One man even ran forward and spread his garments in the way, but the Prince, with delightful tact, turned his horse aside so as to avoid treading on them. As the party proceeded the mass of people followed, so that when it reached the Church of the Nativity, the fine open space in front of it was thronged. Here the party were met by the Latin, Greek, and Armenian monks, bearing huge lighted wax tapers. All the places of interest, in cluding the Grotto of the Nativity and the dwelling place of Jerome, were visited. After resting, and accepting the hospitality of the Latin superior, the party proceeded to Urtas, supposed to be the site of Solomon's gardens, and now the industrial farm belonging to the Jerusalem Agricultural Association and to Mr. Meshullani, who resides on the spot. On the hill side the Sheik and people of Urtas met the party, and, with their long guns, fired a feu de joie, to the great amusement of the royal party. Mr. Meshullam had the Union Jack flying over his house, and had the honour of entertaining the party at breakfast. The visitors were so much pleased with the place and their reception that they expressed their intention of returning thither on their way back next day. Hence they went towards Solomon's Pools, the goldfinches pouring forth their song from every branch and thicket. These pools are splendid pieces of water, the largest, as was observed by one of the party, capable of accommodating two first-rates. At Hebron, the troops were drawn out, and, after the colonel had paid his respects, the party moved on —not to the town, hut west wards to the great oak, called Abraham's oak, where tents were pitched in readiness. Presently a pack of jackals began to cry among the vineyards, and their voices had hardly ceased when the plaintive cry of the plover was heard, and then came the barking of a fox, the hooting of an owl with a voice like a bell, and all other sounds spc. encampment. Next morning the party returned to Jeru salem by a different road, first visiting the unfinished build ing called Abraham's house, supposed to have been begun by David before removing to Zion. The doorway is 176 feet wide, and all of Jewish style of building. Shortly before reaching Urtas a hare was started, and a brisk bat unsuc cessful chase ensued. At Urtas dinner had been prepared by Mr. Meshullam, and the butter, honey, and Bethlehem wine were mach approved. After dinner the line of march was resumed, and Jerusalem re-entered after dark. Next day the whole party attended divine service at the English church on Mount Zion, where the bishop preached, and the church was filled with pilgrims and strangers then sojourning in Jerusalem—even some of the Tarkish guard ventured in. In crossing the square of the castle opposite the church gateway the guard turned out to salute, and on leaving the church the Prince was received by a dense crowd, chiefly Armenian pilgrims, desirous to see the Queen of England's son, and on his way back honoured the bishop by returning his call. On Monday, the 28th, his royal highness left Jerusalem for the Dead Sea. As soon as the sun was risen, crowds assembled to see him depart, and the terraces and domes of the houses were covered with spectators. The troops lined the street, and when his royal highness loft, the consulate the castle guns fired a salute of 21 guns, and another when he passed out of the St. Stephen's gate. At the Garden of Gethsemane the heads of the Armenian and Greek churches were waiting to take leave of the Prince, who proceeded then to the Bend Sea, and thence by Bethel, to PATIP§Cari• ial to an 1 LOCAL INTELLIGENC FIRE, LAST NlGHT.—Shortl y after ten o'clock -last night' a fire was discovered to ha v e broken out in a stable, sit the at the top of Carruthers-street, Vauxhall-road, bu t t o t, engines from Hatton Garden being very soon on the 5 1 ) the flames were got under without doing much damage•bed SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY FlRE.—Last evening the clothes in a house in Spitalfields, Whitechapel , t°°' and a woman who was in the room was so severely burned that there are doubts of her recovery. She wa s:ll3 :of Simmons. The fire was subdued with a fe w bucke water. -p r i ends MR. EDWARD M. `WITTY, author of " - - o p Bohemia," and who is well known as an exertol pungent newspaper writer and critic, sailed front Le',org. Mr. yesterday for Australia. Mr. Whitty is the so n of ld J. Whitty, editor and proprietor of the Daily Pt's" Journal, BEGONE DULL CARE.—It will be remembered tha t till :, is the last week of Mr. MacCabe's celebrated entertoinalen gs ll ° and that those who wish to enjoy a hearty long - h An w z se instruction, should not miss the opportunity of r 1.11;, evening with him, to drive away " dull care,' lcm most assuredly will accom_plish. + To SHIPPERS AND EXPORTERS.—A mos article of export, to warm climates especially, e cleansing Charcoal Filters, patented by Messrs. tr oc: and Co., of 16, Parker-street, Liverpool—in fact invaluable wherever there is bad water. S. and Co. Celt' %re tn e ar, deo Sa a liberal discount on export and wholesale orders. olio EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH.---The American lad Ncemie, Captain Johnston, arrived here on Saturd s ",,„. o o and docked on Sunday in the Stanley Dock, ha and board 1,900 bales of cotton, which were discharg ed legit short space of 16 working hours, under the exec manageinent of Mr. Lore, the warehOuse-keeper. MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AgRICI7LTTIRSL Sect' —A meeting of the committee of this society was A sa the Town-hall at one o'clock yestenlay. society 1 3 t ele Gardner presided. The secretary announced tuareselit amount of subscriptions to the local fund up to they P 000 amounted to upwards of £5OO. There was no o P business of any interest. toy „, to. COMPLIMENT TO A SIIIP'S COWL—Mr. Sohn Glen r cook of the celebrated ship White Star, arrived her.e 10 0 1 Melbourne, was presented with a warm add res ) for handsome compliment, by the passengers of the vet: r eef' his attention, and the able manner in which he di se 'Jfil his duties on the voyage. Mr. Glenton had been O r i , - r es. a steward at the Sailors Home, where he was 1 ,1 , 11e ; '„ z the petted. It is satisfactory to find a man thus ,73'11—` respect of all with whoni he has to deal. g C 5 1 " .; ELECTION OF A CHAPLAIN FOR THE Won-;;. ° ,, k bow- Yesterday morning, a special meeting of the COnaMittee was held for the purpose of electing a c, - ,`;l s oa , for the workhouse in the room of the Rev. M „,,r. its 4 Mr. Churchwarden Cropper occupied the chair. 0 10 a full attendance of the members. There were,,"vs. candidates, out of which there were nominated the " e and IV. Scott, Leicester; W. J. Patterson, of St. field' ; e lye tw F. Folliott. On the votes being taken, there wer e , n for votes for Mr.. Scott, eleven for Mr. Patterson, an Mr. Folliott. Mr. Scott was therefore the sac sessl candidate. The re i P EXTRAORDINARY AND USEFUL INVENTION. - "' offs' nothing that housewives complain of with greater trt f , c o, ness, than the breaking of some favourite piece o p 'sac! valuable china, or earthenware. In hundreds of 0-5- . s ii des; things cannot be matched, and of course cannot be It, L os The latter want has been obviated by an extraordi n3i) ,,, -ell t effective invention, by Mr. Adshead, of Derby Po tte % Pet' Derby. It is a cement that may be said to heal, ill no of , feet manner, all cracks and breaks in the articles sP ° 'T he and not only in these, but in inarble, alabaster, le benefit of this article need not be dwtlt on. e ll some of its effects at Mr. Hall's, our neighbour W 's , a t psti rh o h os glass that has been cemented by it is stronger in than in any other. The article is very cheap, an c , 1 . 11 ,. ‘ 10 5 1 1 : can be long without it. Mr. Hall is the agent '°` i f e3V in Liverpool, and all interested can judge for the Ai l, P' looking in at his establishment. Agent for LiverP°"eacb, T. Hall, 23, South John-street. Sold in bottles, 15 ,1. , f. or sent free on receipt of sixteen postage stamps. o s. None are genuine, except bearing the signature, ; LOCAL MARINE BOA R D. A meeting of the -dam r- Local Marine Board was held on Monday last, t iti b io provisions of the 241st secti o n of the Merchant s e fe Act, 1854, to investigate charges of drunkennesq r 'ots c '' by the Association, at Lloyd's, for the Protection 0 , ~ cial Interests, against George Lang, late master droist, t Worrell, of Liverpool. T. M. Blythe, Esq., preside", t ISM by C. J. Preston, Esq., deputy stipendiary magistothe• e will be recoliected that Captain Lang was tried, at Sea o f Bodmin assizes, on the charge of inciting the crof ve t° a ce 5" the ship, but was acquitted on the ground of so, local intention, he being intoxicated at the time. board, after a careful investigation, found that tm,:d to t"", of drunke nness - was f u ll y prove d , an d recommell"tot th Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trecle , ii „ : $(/ certificate of competency, as master, of George 6,223, should be cancelled hel a em tli ttf e CORONER'S INQuEm.—The Deputy-Corone r hn Sc' following inquests yesterday : O n th e body of beg' aged 61 years, who wa s a s hip-k ee p er . He 11.8s t:ts : g lir d the ship Joseph Tanant on Sunday n i g ht, and " ifotil ) " posed that he fell overboard when tipsy. Verdict/ f s fe/ drowned." On the body of Ma r y O we ns, 40 Ye 31 1,,;: ci who Hied with a labourer named James Smith (a s „ive a at 9, Court, Ford-street. She was very much * e °- drink. She was very drunk about a fortnight sille;e01 from that time her face swelled. Oa Monday`e' smoking a pipe, and dropped down dead. : e aill te ig l tural causes." On the body of Thomas Hughes , t, 50 years of age, who lodged at 12, Sherwood-stre e boar died suddenly. Verdict, " natu r al causes." th lth i t fe cl sawyer, of Thomas Gibson, 55 years of age, a wo ° Blundell-street. Some ti me ago, he was kuoeked d d ied and ran over by a spring cart at George's deck, e from the effects of the inju r ies. Verdict, " killed." Cdf., BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTERDAY.—PtfOr e r r ;I II ';,O missioner Perry.)—Re W. B. Jones and ,'„°,lders bankrupts, who were shipowners and shill - 7 - 4.es? fr J Liverpool, came up on application for their certivica'near"" were supported by Mr. Hull. Mr. Evans, for the assignees, offered no opposition. M r ; ;n2 . B of the behalf of several creditors, opposed the grar i " . "l.'ftlPt* c a certificates. His Honour considered that the ban'' l ,lll o ' ; ,. ° the time they renewed several of their bills, sh° ll ,, i , tit ascertained the state of their affairs relatlTe - on t : ( i Who Ptre, solvency, and then have suspended paymen t m s asP e t ' e s ground. that they had not done this, he sheul' a tific' 3 „ . o their certificates six months, with protection, their,, e 'r e sra`,"4 to be second-class.—James Livingstone, forniery.,,plieu, on business in this town as a shipstore dealer. Thaf l 7, pass his last examination, but the balance-shee tn ? n dsli t ' o f been filed, the case was adjourned to the 27 15 Thomas Hughes, cattle-dealer, of Tyddyn. P ti g o ' n , r and Llanbelig, Carnarvon, passed his last examula certificate meeting was fi xe d f or th e 12th off il iV e l irrrb iy ar3 aL t y : s , , f GRANGE-ROAD HOME MISSION. —Since October, 1858, evening classes, on Tuesdays have been conducted in the U • 1 o°ll3 ' • ay Schoo -r and .-4,,net1P.„1111 head, in connection with this mission. The ins i c on bigot. - been entirely gratuitous, and the classes have e pre ere successful._ ho On the first evening eleven pupils wer f e 7o / I „ e ici T number gradually increased, until upwar d ' °- it onee".o - books, with ages ranging from 13 to 3 5 . As to b e .. 0 well hardly attendedbe hueenxtpliveldienatotieeicdart during October, :ail: sessiono, t h swi e lshmveasmn classes obrrom uowgohowtitii.illstdioacso t n i i t e i ny lie hale bet, alt e Tus du au l e . a i s n ld. g ay t T, he winter, they will only be continued ev er i o nd / 14 b a e e e-°Pe ge rv. they 1 lose c'' bout day evening, by a tea party, which was attende,derhaf ;wo; gi,,visehn presiding a mbyatn a nd t e thes:h Mr. oTla.rorgan.sll. 100 scholars, parents, and friends. After tea, se.,. o u t a of sacred music were performed in the church , lu x ' crav e - AfterwardsT Bowen leß exhibitedev" brief address, and a number of a priate recitatiouiv, 31r, W i n. Brous t en _.° wer e t rtailan ie • o iag rable dissolving views • and the evening's en e 0 goo brought to an an ' , eeable close by the whole compa i ~/bill " God Save the Queen." 1 at'IDIC INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS CON ' The u suili =-- 00 MITT/X. 311 ' sili meeting of this committee was committee was held yesterday. ges r a il tl e in th • _ e chair. The other members present Wer e. ; $O l Scott, Critchley, Chesney. Sped, Williams,_ l' grue e 1111 i `Witty, and Jackson. The returns showed tight, the nu ber of children in the establishment last fortnig te re li ef : boys and 424 girls, making a total of 870. T id 9°l° s admitted since, 19 boys and ° 2o girls, di- Qeharged aiserviceo, friends, 15 boys and 15 girls, died 1, plac ed in 4 g ir aseshorooel;roofe oetclivoio, d 4l The boys and 14 girls, now remaining 442 19eys an to t b f, total 856, of whom 74 are sick in the infirulagi chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Holmes, sent a communiea.... oritiab committee, asking them to give him instructions were, coil,' in reference to what they considered his duties, ~ w o ; e , lit' sidering he was not to be transferred to the vinr c oioa ; the assertions that had been made during the al a nt • that subject, he was afraid that le w °llld his i u nless The able to fill his office satisfactorily, n ittee• n el &It' ies wer laid do b the co f the l it matter was deferred for wn the consideration o electio n ... committee, which would be appointed after ihe., [l . • PIT, Easter, A letter was received from the RevI:olio &in..% asking the committee to appoint a Roman Ca' bilil , 7 two c it , et teacher, and also to inquire into the case of _ or kbo•- t _ named White, who had been admitted into theZotostan; and stated that Mr. Carr had entered them as . 10 i iit bers t i ; c 1 1 while they were Roman Catholics. Several l i r ititig 6 64 pressed their disapprobation of Mr. Doyle 7, s dicia. o 4 letters to the committee, and considered he i ,v 1 : 1 . 0 . e e ton , to the committee ; and also preferring a e',7 f'..euili t, Mr. Carr. Tim letter was referred to a en" . _ This wall all the busi !,$s of tiny interes4