The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-18 00:00:00

SLAVERY-WHAT IS SLAVERY ? 8 . TO TH E ED ITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES . are a free and 'enlightened people say th e „J great men . of our nation, in which opinion re e i'are so f ar engrossed as to make i t appear ear:St i ncontestable . I n ono sense o f the word it wi ii y e s ot he denied that we are such, for in many .opi e i e we have the privilege of enjoying our own it ed e ns, both on political and religious subjects, Ive 13 7_ eedoro of speech also, as the very air in which te e fresthe We again enjoy, to the fullest extent, fe e n r , e ,° and independent Spirit of the press, which of nntter countries can boast of, and in a variety haillPects this is so far true. Yet, on the other Rete e te king us as a b o dy, I sa y we are not alto - . Prov e ' d free and en li g h tene d peop l e , for, as I have fl'ore my previous correspondence that, so far tn g free, slavery exists, and far from being wh.-ened gr oss ignorance prevails. it, A i 41 ! after all this talk again of white slavery oche r , which f or som e time past our news 41e a l.B h ave been teeming with ; is there not, let „ sk, 48 much s l aver y b e i ng carried on, day by thp re -Rt engst the whites of our own realms as ever ; 1 4l IVam in America, •or in any other part of the by ee and are th ey h a lf so anx i ous ly cared about Tii c ` 4r 10 erty loving, free thinking countrymen ? txie t r i L e ture which I have portrayed is a sad reality aroli n ', 4 as it d oes t o a mos t lamentable extent Ma e us, and facts, stubborn facts, which I have Th at e ed ar e so far fully acknowledge d to b e c orrect, ev en fro m the commencement of my subject, not Bipan attempt has been made to obliterate a Draet,e `lark shadow—not one, whose nefarious WEird . r B I hav e expose d , h as d ar ed to come for - Th is ° refute w h a t I h ave sa id. to e xe c, is no fussy outcry that calls upon us nature " t uose important principles of our human Pare a nd which requires our active help and a re There are often many outcrys which lerte t r , -ine ntly mere crotchets of the understanding geod j g On the di sgu i se of something wise and of ter-se,s°lllething to move and excite the feeling s 'clee i :"er hearted and over-credulous people, or a attai n ° close other porsone eyes that they may Ct tSs own selfish ends. Not so in the p resent e t all e f'refore l et us en quire again, if we are not upon„P e Ti fora pplying so me rule to our neigh. lip%.;Teh we should like applied to ourselves — see the ri g ht s o f ou r fellow-citizens, and o 1 4 'ot° they are not trampled under foot to 1 7 and inconsiderate usur pe r s of their f eces, , aft, Let us not be lethargic in such :a te'" o us state of things, but let us look w,ll in " matter an d see that the overwrought zeal fa •°lll ( t kilirin g wealth does not cripple their mental tas asi rs, by which they are led on, in a great . ofte ati re, to misery, wretchedness, and crime, and 4 o(I. 41 ',e.a, as we have borne witness of, to hatred It rs Il i lau ce, towards those whose servants they 4lf It may be said that I ant arrogating to my viol at e' exclusive right of judgment—that I am f Ill ese mg sortie of the most valuable privileges t o_ ate who ought to be subservient to us—that 4 oci:ing myself a social pest in the scale of fio by showing that such sinful means of 1%41:3%0441g is an error to be so exceedr▪ ugly fer e ite& Whom does it concern then, to inter ae al in the state of those who are doomed to drink, gripi n le d, the cup of sorrow and affliction , while ,°Eisti„ - g avarice tramples on their very heart strings,_ ca stin g dark shadows between their souls and se vers Nevl . Whom does it concern, I repeat, if such de te ; "earted employers are so perseveri▪ ngie §ie a .Mined to shut the door of hone and compas , - , t o 0,, 111 t heir imploring faces ? If I may be allowed the")te Holy Writ, we read, " He that oppresset t We ei t t p °,: 3 l* to increase his riches shall surely come to pe a nd, again, ".Rob not flee poor because for th e '111;; neither oppress the afflicted in the gate, _ ° f rd will plead their cause and spoil the soul Ye s t hat spoileth them." Ve 431 )e 0 8 , some one ought to pity them—some th eir tight to stand up for their rights, and redress l 'Abi g ri evances and privileges, and not see them tek o ' e4 ed to the rough breath of unkindness which he„ "t eil sends a chill-like death to their trusting rcws are - 1 11, While all their Ike bare to with private griefs and a crushing weight unsharseodrhoaunldea d tO careless hands and tongues tha a t r s they t he n ', l ea n on me; I will shelter you.". Care h C and e s of °rite' " 4 ° You think, for the clasped „e a , 'riot Oh, or th e scalding tears of agony ? I fear I\4l w h ' the bitter, bitter bread of dependence t he Ctenme by the hearth atone—no welcome at th e e ard, the mocking tone, the cutting taunt, ee ae g e r udged morsel—nothing but the dregs of life ler' Bo hours, and days, and months, and years V l i„,° l. l. Alas, poor human nature ! Some may te e ': to themselves people should not get po . o t r ; if is s i". do they don't want to be bothered with n . It ttzt44reeable. They would rather see Dives than -tt at ar ns ; yes, so it is, and it is my opinion I t' the n, x e t ' will be gratified in that particular —it t d . th World, if not in this. They, on the other hand, art e : r Prefer friends who can stand grief . and s We e Yances, as a rhinoceros can stand flies- . friends theirs al so e arl bear their own troubles and. sharp ever,, fri ende who will stand between them a nd teie.ning disagreeable in life, and never ask anv : t, e girl return. To such friends they cling with in tli 'at touching tenacity—as long as they nlifif i ,„? l n—but let their good name be assailed, canit a teeiltole ue once overtake them, and their " moral exis t ep ee compels them at once to ignore tht thel,' rlC e until they have been extricated from all ,tri troubles, and it has become perfectly safe .t atee4"antageous for them to renew the acquaint L Such is th e way o f t h e world. hilt lets not be duped and deceived any longer, us . eont em Nate for a moment and askour eerve'' the question, again and again, how such an ' 1 35 , tavenOble aspect of things should exist finle, ta le YratinicOv ruling over, and crushing down,k.pt Po or e that are peer, and over those that are lss tioNv are such evils propagate& unless by the 1) 1 .4 , Stern, hard faced, demigods of trai Ivith',,P r oprieters of those elegant establishments, plate elase'"eir massive door ways 011 d mamm oth ters who free Windows —those imperious tat:krenasto stitch t he su ch destitute forlorn area-- sixpenny r, • e into a consumption over . s of tish; B ' and where, at such gigantic emporium e !'°11) You will see all kinds of stratagems used steel the public. For instance, a bankrupt's Zoiled bei n,g sold off at an " immense sacrifice'' e d to e des am t damaged goods skilfully announc such Posed of at a " terrific loss, by tUf e :"! and disinterested owners. ^lva sir' am not straying from my subje ct, I will 4 latt Y e °ll an anecdote, bearing in some way upon the t tge w hich I recollect having heard some in years Neil ° a quack d octor w h o, b y dintof perseverance fO r the off hi s abilities, bad ga i ne d great celebrity thu s tl. wo nderful cures he had effec ted, and by ia hi s ' lnra Peting to the world the skill he possessed ‘ v el " t e e managed to accumulate considerable r' t n t a - 1 7 ,e tin one oc c asion, a friend was dining with itself, et, e r, when a fitting opportunity offered t he liberty of asking the doctor . how he Dr° v ° esibly co by l ia er tY• " Why,” quoth contrived to amass such an immense his friend, taking him that e vert e aria, and leading him to a windowot see th at oolted a great thoroughfare, do you kne bees l'ea bed throng, streaming to and fro n °! the - "vo ? Are you not aware that two thirds ' 41 lea Y en 13 "Ple are fools, and by those fools rs it pr : i g." Such wasl get rkd the wily empiric's reply_ t a ssured, Mr. Editor , there is a great deal s 4 eri"t in all this—more than we fancy — fo r "P e e - n ° country in the world that is so easily atid a te ,„and humbugged as we are ourselves, e A stabi." l. ? our eyes open too. Look at our large tiee,,, - : ll rnents again, and is there not the r F,reai;: e rn going on day by day, ay e, a nd to a 'er e. extent now than ever it was practised be the l°l. i t is nothing else from the beginning end` but pug, puff,puff—advertisements without deT, lrr eepective of size and expense ; and to su ,,. Lip is this fools-bait carried on. that lam Cr"' - I ,?; rt ned one particular house in the town bea rs arev °- "aY of bet ween £2,000 and £3,000 a year s o eciferating through the medium of newspapers, to th i n a variety of other ways, their cheap goods A eel ! minds of the credulous , and cheap seeking he a ---cheep, did I say ? Methinks there must ! 3 ttre - Ei n e e r ew put on somewhere ere this extraordi : - Leiii ed 'ileaPness—if cheapness it is—can be ob f thos e - a nail rather driven to the very heart o Poor work ers who know most of sorrow, apd THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. who are handled as a fair target by the envious, the malicious, the selfish, and the crafty ; that heart, throwing out as it were, tendrils to elasp again nothing less than a crumbling ruin. I will now pause for a while, and in the interim let me advise your readers to ponder well these things in their own minds, and by such reflections convince them selves whether I have or have not exaggerated this gloomy reality of things.—Yours, & V c, ERITA.B. Liverpool, 15th Dacember, 1856. THE PRIZE PICTURE IN THE LIVERPOOL ACADEMY EXHIBITION OF 1856. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—Having very filmY ideas regarding art, will any of your readers be so good as to it me whether Pre-Raphaelitism means a slavish attempt to yender Nature as she is not, by making . that painfully prominent which she atmospherically subdues—to give to chestnut hair thd semblance of unpicked oakum—to " grey" hair the green hue peculiar to flshlines—and to flesh that of decompo sition ? to crush a subject into a frame in some fashion, though at the expense of making parties sit round a table, with their chins nearly touching it? and then the attitudes! What would Peter's be, were he stripped naked, whilst standing before the " prize.picture?" These things, in:my wonder went, suggested themselves, and obliged me to retire to a less crowded spot to have a comfortable groan by myself. Should any art-critic have the compassion to enlighten my benighted intellect, and tell me what course I must put myself through in order to ap preciate Pre-Raphaelitisin, as exhibited at the Liverpool Academy, I shall feel much indebted to him; buts pray do not let him quote Ruskin, for .that gentleman really gets so very hysterical when descanting upon art, that what he means to say becomes about as clear as mud to A Yours, H truly, THICKEAD. MAST MAKING. TO THE EDITOR or THE NORTHERN TIDIES. Sir,—lu the Exchange Newsroom there is exhibited a model of what the constructors term " Union Mast," with the names of Mr.'John Brown, a mast maker, and Messrs. Holderness and Chiltori's appended to it. Or a piece of card board is the following graphic illustration of its utility :—" While giving all the advantages of iron masts, in preserving the head from decay, has all the advantage of the elasticity of a wooden mast, and at a much less cost than either, and saves the rigging going round the head." F or the good of our Mercantile Marine, I will thank you to put the following questions to its inventors:- Ist, How can they give the advantages iron masts possess to a structure which is to be composed of metal and fibre ? 2nd, If timber will decay in masts, why make a mast of metal and wood, when the gentlemen state themselves the iron is to preserve the timber from decay? 3rd, If it be essential to have lower masts with elasticity in them, how can they expect to get it in iron ? 4th, How are they to overcome the nature of the fibre, when it absorbs and emits moisture? sth, Will there be no working between the metal and the fibre, especially upon that part of the mast that receives the greatest strain, which, in what they term the " Union Mast," will be the weakest P 6th, If the Union Mast will Oat less than masts made entirely of metal, what use can there be in the former if they have to apply the advantages of the latter to make the termed 1 ' Union Mast" serviceable ? If those gentlemen are labouring under ignorance of what iron is capable of doing for mast making, I beg to info hter thrm them that iron masts can b e made at least 26 per cent. ligan wooden ones, with a strength not attainable in fibre, and at a cost not exceeding the price of woolen masts, coupled with durability. These gentlemen appear to imbibe the silly idea that it is requisite to have ships and their masts to bend, buckle, and spring, to make them sail fast, A vessel's good qualities ought to be efficient from naval m arine architectural science ; the lower masts that rigid t tha their stability will ensure safety to the masts and spars above them. If this is not the case, why make use of stays, either before or behir4l the masts, &c. ? Are they mere o rnaments, and of no utility. JOHN CLARE, JUN. 21, Exchange Buildings, Liverpool, 17th Dec., 1856. AN INIPOMRTA.NT DISCOVERY AND ODEST PROPOSAL. We have received the following letter from a gentle man in town, to whom it was addressed, and as it is a curiosity in its way, we give it publicity— • Moreton Bay, New South Wales, Nov. 1856. Sir,—Some years ago I passed through Torres Straits, and during a period of ten days I had an opportunity of examining sea coast, I discovered gold in various localities, but in one particular it was in abundance. I have kept my secret for a long period, for certain reasons. lam now willing to go out there under the following conditions : • In the first place, I most have a schooner rigged screw steamer, of about 400 tons, and I must have comniand. Secondly. My expenses are to be paid from the day I leave here until my return here. Thirdly. I am to be found in everything as master of the vessel, such as masters or captains of East India ships are always found in. Fourthly. I am not to receive any pay as master. .Fifthly. My wife must have an order to draw for fifty tr-, per month, from the date of m y pounds sterli d epar ture from ° her until my return. Sixthly. I will take medical charge without pay, but must have an assistant. I should like to round the Cape of Good Hope about the latter end of February, at furthest. Now, sir, my wish is, that you show this letter to any of your wealthy merchants, and others disposed to form in the undertaking. The proceeds of the voyage to be settled hereafter.—l am, sir, your obedient servant A , LEXANDER LANE, M.D. P.S.—A. reply is requested, I am living here at ease and in affluence. -- -.- DEATH FROM DESTITUTION..-rA shocking case of death from destitution has just been brought to the notice of the paroc hial authorities of St. Mary, Newington. The deceased person is a Mr. Alfred Burrell, aged about 47, who was formerly a solicitor well known in Newington, Camberwell, &c , having on one occasion contested the latter parish for the office of vestry clerk. For some years past, having addicted himself to intemperate habits, he had become a deplorable object, and was chiefly supported by his friends and acquaintances. A few days since he was found by a police-constable in the Walworth road, apparently in a dying state, and was removed to the work hones, where he shortly afterwards expired. He had not slept in a bed for months, but spent the night wandering about the streets. HOW TO MARE NIAGARA FALLS USEFTJL.—We lately heard an idea suggested, of such a held and extraordinary nature that it struck us with awe, from its very magnitude. Of course the originator is a Yankee, for no one but a Yankee could eliminate such a gigantic idea. The propo sition is simply this, to construct an immense water wheel at Niagara Falls. Not a small, temporary affair, but one large and strong enough to use the entire power of the falls. From this, with proper grading, be would lay down a permanent shaft through the state of New York, terminating at Albany. Those in want of power could theta " belt" on ad libitum, ad infinitum. What a splendid row of pitline ies, m anufacturing cities, would grow up a long the whole of the shaft. Steam engines would then belt' owhere, and as for those paltry water powers called " prleges," they would be like children dismissed from school by an indulgent master, henceforth to play at leisure, running through their co u r se" without a restraining dam,—.MontrealTransorips. THE GALLOWS VINDICATED. —ii newspaper scribbler, writing in the Times, utters the following inhuman senti. meats. He well and truly designates himself "A. London Scoundrel," when he writes thus That good old insti. tution the gallows reared its honest head once again, to my great satisfaction, in the Old Bailey this morping-7its first appearance since its late severe indisposition from diseased sympathy. A. wretched brute was hung like a dog, as he deserved to be ; and as his dreary nt and swa yed in the eager no rth wind, it was a pleasa cheering thing to think that nobody could now give him a ticket of leave, and let him loose again upon society, He was disposed of once and for all, in the cheapest and most effectual manner. It was, sir, a fine wholesome corrective sight. I thonght of this shattered, senseless victim—of the bloody work by which that poor was smashed and killed—of that awful night at the hospital, when the grating trephine set free a flitting consciousness, and the identity of the assassin was established; and as the brute fell with the drop, and his muscles contracted with one short terrible spasm, I wondered bow he liked it." TEE PORT or LoNDoN.--The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the week have comprised seven vessels—four to Port Phillip, one to Sydney, one to Adelaide , and one to Hobart Town, with an aggregate capacity of 5,448 tons. The rates of freight exhibit rather less firmness. In the general business of the port of London during the past week there has been little activity. The total number of vessels reported inward was 177, being 94 less tha n in the previous week ; and the total cleared outward was 117, showing an increase of 28, the number in ballast being 17. ocrovi.l ,ti d-sid a of MONETARY AND COMMERCM, LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING The tenor of our East India advices seems to have induced spinners to act with greater activity in our Cotton Market. Although the offerings are still plentiful, holders aro very firm in price. To-day the sales reached 10,000 bales, of which speculators and exporters took 2 000, the market closing with great steadiness The prices paid to daY,.were as ifolhiyl , :—Brakil, 61- to 7k ; Surat, 4f to 51 , and Egyptian, 7 teeBl per lb. Although •a fair extent of business has been transacted in Railway, property on -Ppm Stock Exchange to-day, the market is in a worse condi tion than it was a week ago. Holders of Stocks and Shares on the leading lines manifest a desire to realise, hence prices have a declining tendency. The market opened fiat, and prices receded as the day wore on, closing at the lowest point. The sales were—Caledonian, 311, 1,4, 1,1, e ; East Lancashire, 224 ; Great Western, 69 1; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 97, 7, 61 ; London and North Western, 1051, 1,1; Manchester, Shef field and Lincoln, 34k, 31, f;, Midland Stock, 821. 4 , 1 , k. 2, 18, I, 1; Berwick Capital Stock, 208; South Eastern and Dover, 221, 22,11, 2, Ik. From the foregoing quotations it will- be perceived that business left off at the lowest rates of the day. • Subjoined aro the latest closing prices : Aberdeen, 13 131. Blackburn, 7 76. Chester and Birkenhead, 178 171. Caledonian, 31 311. Chester and Holyhead, 191 19k. Eastern Counties, 9 5 7 16 9 7-16. East Lancashire, 22k 221. Great Northern, 22 22k. Ditto A shares, 9t 9/. Great Western, 69 691. LanCashire and y g rkshire Stock, 961964. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport, 181 .18a. Lon don and North Western Stock, 105 k 1051 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 331 331 . . Mid land Stock, 811 81k; North British, 91 10. 'North Staffordshire, 51 sd. South Eastern and Dover, 211 22. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 20k 21; York and North Midland, 291 30. Leeds Capital Stock 18k 18k. Buffalo and Lake Huron, -1-„ gyp.. Dutch Rhenish, §- Great Western of Canada, 24k 241 Do. New Shares, 21 2 5-16 p. Great Luxemburg, 10: lokd The demand for discount accommodation con tinues brisk, and it is expected, under the eir stances, the bank directors will not lower the minimum rate of interest to-morrow; and consider ing that the next Thursday will be Christmas Day, no alteration will, probably, take place this year. Owing to the increased activity in the silver market the price of that metal has risen is 8:1 per ounce. A further parcel of 10,0001 in gold was taken from the Bank yesterday, for the purchase of five franc pieces on the continent. The English Funds exhibit rather a heavy ET. pearance, and as business is exceedingly dull the market tends downwards. To-day a few small sales have been effected, which, together with the further decline of 1 per cent. on the Paris Bourse yesterday have occasioned a decline of about 1 per cent. Consols have been 93 f /, 93 / a , and 9 4 3! t Exchequer Bills are is lower, viz , 4s to 7s prem., and the Bonds are 988. The New Thr3e Per rents have been dealt in at 93f 1, and the Reduced 93k 1. India Bonds are 2s prem. There has been but little business transacted in the London Railway Share Market, and with one or two exceptions, prices have rather tended downwards. Caledonian, East Lancashire, Great Northern, North Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, North Eastern Berwick, Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton, and South Eastern have all declined shout 5s to lOs per share. (ireat Central of France, Northern of France, and Paris and Lyons are also at reduced quotations, and -Grand Trunk of Canada have advanced about ss. Among the sales of the day were the following—Caledonians, 63, 62k; Eastern Counties, 98 ; East Lancashire, 89, 88; Great Northern, 80, 88i ; Do. B Stock, 121. 21, 11; Great Western, 691, a,l; London and North Western, 1 0 51; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 341, 4 ; Midland, 821, k ; South Eastern, 74, 24. There is still a very quiet and tame demand for both the home trade and exports of Colonial Prodnce; To day we had rather a better enquiry for sugar, and prices were steady. Some Santos and Mysore coffee sold, the former at 525, and the latter at 55s per cwt. The market for textile fabrics are firm, and a pretty fair business is doing therein The. sales of drugs and dyes to day passed off satisfactorily. Laguna logwood brought Ei 7 , and St. Domingo 51. The value of saltpetre is well supported. There is not much passing in Russian produce. Accounts from the manufacturing districts re part increased firmness in the ()loth markets and Manchester, in consequence of favourable advices from India relative to the import trade, and also to the advancing tendency of cotton at Liverpool. 'Goods suitable to the Indian and China markets have been in request, and a large business is in progress.' The Leeds markets are in a very satis factory condition, and the inquiry is of an average character. Wool is exceedingly firm, at late rates. The meeting of the shareholders of the Cont. mercial Bank was held yesterdays, for the special purpose of appointing a director, in the place of Mr. Oxenford, whose protracted absence from this country rendered it necessary that his place at the board should be filled up; but as it was known that the directors would take the opportnnity of denying the various adverse rumours which have recently been circulated with regard to the stabi lity of the concern, a considerable number of the shareholders was present. The chairman replied to these prejudicial statements in a manner which elicited inneh applause, and fully restored the con fidence of the proprietors as well as the'depositors in the soundness of the establishment. Mr. M. Hunter said that the Bank had lost nothing what• ever by Messrs. Fox Henderson, and Co., that no application had ever been made to Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co. for assistance, or in fact to any others ; and that the Bank of England never sat 'for two hours in deliberation on the subject of lending the establishment 180,0001, all of which reports had been industriously circulated after the failure of the Royal British Bank. A. vote of thanks was passed to the Direct° , s and the manager, arid the meeting separated, fully satisfied with the ex planations that had been offered. The commercial accounts from India to-day ate generally favourable. At Calcutta large sales of manufactured goods had been effected at full prices Three days' later intelligence had been received from China s and the rate of exchange at Shanghai still presented a declining tendency, the quotation being 7s, ad, to 7s. 7d. By our recent accounts from the Cape of Good Hope, we have satisfactory accounts of the progress of Natal, especially as regards the growth of sugar. Three steam mills were in full working, and the aggregate result of their operations for the season was likely, in a great degree, to meet the con sumption of the . colony. Several others were about to be put up, and additional orders were in course of execution. The culture of the cane was rapidly extending, and it was hoped that next season the production of 'sugar will be at least double the quantity hitherto imported in one year. Arrowroot was likewise attracting increased attention, and the year's production would be 40 tons. Its luxuriance of growth in the soil of Natal, and the simplicity of the mannfapturing process, render it popular with persons of small capital, and there was a prospect of its being rapidly extended. At the same time the modes of preparation and packing were receiviug the requisite cat-c. Tallow has also proved a satisfactory article of export, several shipments made to England in 1855 having turned ont satisfactory. PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE.—M. Boulanger, judge of the Imperial Court of Paris, who lately died at his resi. deuce, No. 3, Rue d'Alger, has, it appears, left not fewer than 95 wills I - As he was of very parsimonious habits, he wrote many of them on the backs of letters, tradesmen's bills, and prospectuses. Not a few of his legatees are perfect strangers to him, he having selected them from amongst persons mentioned in the newspapers as having distinguished themselves by acts of virtue or devotedness. In one of his last wills he expresses the desire that his family will not attempt to dispute his bequests. A singu lar circumstance is related of the deceased. He himself wrote letters to his executors and most intimate friends, announcing his death, with the day of his decease left blank; and he ordered his servant to fill up the vacant space the moment he expired, and to despatch the letters, which was doge• SUSPENSION OF THE KIDDERMINSTER OLD BANK. The operations of another private hank in this district have been brought suddenly and unexpectedly to a close. Last Saturday morning the old bank at Kidderminster, carried on in the name of Farley, Turner, and Company, was not opened for business as usual, but an intimation was pasted outside to the effect that in consequence of the death of Mr. Turner, there was no one invested with authority to carry on the bank. Up to yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon business had not been re sumed, although the doors of the establishment have been kept open for the purpose of answering inquiries; in the meantime, sufficient has transpired relative to the state in which Mr. Turner's affairs are left to preclude all possibility of the bank being again opened for business. The bank of Farley, Turner, and Co. was established, we believe, between fifty and sixty years ago. Amongst the original members of the firm was one or more of the family of Farley, of the banking house at Worcester. A few years ago that connexion was broken by the retirement of Mr. Farley from the firm at Kidderminster, and about the same time a gentleman named Jones, who had been for many years a clerk in the house, was taken in as a partner. At the time this arrangement was made, it was understood that Mr. Jones did not take any money into the concern. He did not survive the date of his partnership more than three years. By his death, Mr. Abraham Turner became the sole member of the firm, and his death at Cheltenham, last Thursday, has brought about a stoppage prematurely, but I which was inevitable on no very distant day. It has transpired that Mc. Turner has died intestate ; of the fact that he was insolvent to a considerable amount, there is, we fear, no donbt whatever. The bank had the privilege of issuing notes to the amount of £14,300, but it is supposed that the number actually in circulation will not amount to more than £B,OOO ; the liabilities are estimated at a sum not exceeding £70,000. As to the value of the assets, or their nature, nothing whatever is known ; but for 80iTIO time prior to the stoppage, a disposi tion had been evinced on the part of the management to restrict operations as much as possible, the consequence in all proba bility of the limited means at command. The London agents of the house, Messrs Robarts and Co, were, it is understood, Prepared for what has occurred ; in fact, Mr. Turner's want of means had been no secret for some time prior to his demise, so that the town agents would be sure to provide agaiast any accident. Indeed, it is net improbable that they had a balance ; for, if we are correctly informed, Farley and Turner's notes were cashed in London on Saturday morning. In Kidderminster the loss and inconvenience consequent on the stoppage will be very severely felt. As the news spread early and rapidly on Saturday morning that the Old Bank had stopped, hundreds hastened to see the notice posted on the establishment, before they could credit that which they were reluctant to believe. Saturday is pay day at Kiddermin ster, and many persons were dependent on a supply from the Bank for the workmens' wages; they had seen the house open as usual on Friday afternoon, paying and receiving in the ordi_ nay way, and Saturday morning found the doers virtually closed. As usual, in a acore such cases that might be men tioned, there was no suspicion of the Old Bank ; and at this establishment the funds of moat of the public institutions of the town (including the Corporation) were deposited. Instances of peculiar and individual hardship have reached us as the consequence or this stoppage ; of funds paid into the bank on Friday for the advice of acceptances, which, of course, remain unadvised ; and, in many ways, has been a sever' p blow, as may be expected, in such a manufacturing community as Kidderminster. The Stourbridge and Kidderminster is now the only banking establishment in the town. We are glad to notice that the management has behaved with as much liberal ity as circumstances would admit of, to parties most seriously affected by this unfortunate occurrence. Thp stoppage of a bank under the circumstances above detailed is very rare, if it is not altogether an exceptional occurrence. It may be pre sumed that the winding up will take place under the direction of the Court of Chancery. The late Mr. Turner was a magistrate of the county of Worcester, and in other respects he occupied socially a high position in his neighbourhood.— Birmingham Paper. Comnierttal Intelligence. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARIcET--DEP- 17. There has been an active demand for Cotton to-day, and with a rather plentiful supply. Prices are very firm. The sales—including 60 Pernambucos 71 , 1, 20 Bahia 61d, 100 Maranhams 71d, 1,200 Egyptians 7d to 8 J, 1.600 Surats 41d to 54d -- are reported 10,000 bales, of which 2,000 are on speculation and for export. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—DEc. 17. SUGAR : We have no change to notice, the market still being very inactive ; the sales are confined to 250 bags of Benares at 53s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES or Plum: No transactions to notice. • Come: We have to report 100 bige Mysore at 555, and 180 bags Santos at 52s per cwt. RICE : Nothing has taken place. PEARL St,oo : 350 boxes to arrive are reported at 241 per cwt. GAMBIER : 1,100 bales found buyers at 17s for heated, to 17s 3d for sound. MYRABOLAMS: 30 tons at 7s to Is 3d. SAGO PLOUR : 400 bags at 18s for sound. MADDER ROOTS: 200 bales East India at 33a to 40a: G'U'M ARABIC: 10 eases at 18+ 6d to 265. BERRIES 7 bales Persian at 50s. SUMAC): 500 bags at 11s 3d for Palermo. SALTrirran : 100 bags at 48 per cwt for 2 per cent refraction. BitimsToNa: 70 tons at £6 2a Gd to £6 5s from the quay. LOGWOOD : 20 tons Laguna at £B, and 50 tons St. Domingo at £5. GINGELLY OIL : 50 casks at £45 to £45 5s per ton. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET.-DEC. 17 Per stone, 20Ibs. Per goitis. 2. d. ■. d. s. d. s. d.) Potatoes, Seedlings 3 7 10 3 9 o 0 to 0 0 Ditto, Kemps 310 to 4 2 tl 6 to 0 B:Ditto, Whiterockl.. 9 1 to 3 3 O 6 :o 0 61Ditto, Balshaws .. 211 to 3 1 O 0 to 0 01 Ditto, Beldrums... 2 8 to 2 10 o 0 to 0 o,Ditto, cattle ...... 1 2 to 1 3 o 26 to 0 3 , Per ton. O 21 to OSi Turnips l7 0 to 19 0 O 2i to 02i Carrots 0 0 to 0 0 Mangle wurtel 17 0 to le 0 ,Manurg ts 0 to 7 o Hay, 01d...... Ditto, new.. Ditto, clover.... • Green Clover .• • Vetches Straw, wheat Ditto, oat .. .• • • • • Ditto, barley .• • • Oats, in stray LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. —DEc 17. SUGAR: The market bas.a quiet appearance, and the public sales are progressing without spirit. COFFEES The public sales are going off steadily. TEA : The public sales concluded at the full prices of yesterday. The p rivate nontract market has an upward tendency. and it is now difficult to purchase common Cmgou at 90. RICE : 700 bags of Bengal sold at lOs 6d, and a fair amount of business done by private contract at very full prices. Rug{ remains firm. • C ASSI A LIGNEA : 900 boxes were offered in public sale, and about half sold from 91s to 100 s. COTTON : We are again without transactions to report. SAT.TEETAP : No sales reported to•day. in other articles no material alteration. LONDON TALLOW MARKET.—DEc. 17. The market is firm :—Town tallow, 588 6d nett cash; Petersburg Y. C., on the spot, 593 ; all this month, 58s 91 ; January to March, 58s 9d , buyers. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.--DEc, 17. The market is very firm for fine hops. LONDON CORN MARKET.—Dac. 17. Tho attendance of buyers in Mark lane this morning was Small, eN en for a Wednesday, and, although the foreign arrivals of barley and oats have been light, there was no life in the trade for either article, and quotations remain nominally the same as on Monday last. The receipts of foreign wheat and flour have been liberal, and, in the absence, of any demand, holders refrained from pressing sales; had they done so, Is. to 2s. less money would have been taken. Beans and pease a dull sale. ARRIVALS INTO LONDON FROM DFC. 15 TO DEC. 17. Wheat. Barley Oats Malt . . English and Scotch I Irish. 5230 •• 411 2750 .... Foreign. woo 2100 3990 Flour, 140 sacks, 6,070 barrels. LONDON MINING MARKET.—DEc 17. The market for British mining shares continues well sup ported. There is a fair general inquiry, and, as regards dividend stocks, buyers decidedly preponderate. In this branch of the market business is only limited by the unwil— lingness of holders to sell at present prices. In the Stock Exchange to-day Sortridge Consols shares are marked 2. In foreign and colonial mining securities no business is reported. Subjoined is a list of yesterday's transactiocs in the Mining Exchange :—Alfred Consols, 171, ; Great Alfred, 13k, ; North Crofty, 4, I; Portkellis, 104. ; Sortridge Consols, 2, 11; Trewetba, ; Wheal Edward, 21; Wheal Grenville, 22s 6d, 25s Wheal Kitty (Lelant), 114; Wheal Ludcott, 275, 28s; Wheal Mary Anne, 444, 45. In the Stock Exchange—Alfred Consols, 174; Sortridge Consols, 2, 14. 2 ; North Basset, 35/, 4 ; Great Wheal Alfred, £l2 18s 9d (for cash), 131 (for account) ; Wheal Trefusis, 8; Wheal Edward, 21, 1; North Crotty, 4. CORK CORN MARKET.—Dec. 17. Influenced by the general feeling of the trade, the mar ket here is dull, and hardly any business doing. We quote White Wheat, 263 to 33s 9d; Red, 329 to 335; Barley, 21s to 235; and Oats, 13s to 14s Bd. CORK BUTTER MARKET.- DEC. 17. The supply to-day consisted of 1800 kegs and firkins. The demand was active, and full prices were paid. In fact. the better qualities have advanced. We quote as follows : —Firsts, 121 s. ; Seconds, 120 s. ; Thirds, Io7s. ; Fourths, 1025.; Fifths, 99e. per cwt. GLASGOW CORN MARKET.—DEc. 17. Our Market was moderately attended. For wheat there was only a :low sale, and prices were 1 , 3 Gd lower. Flour was offered_more freely ; but barleyof inferior quality, sold at a decline of is per brl. For oatmeal there was more enquiry, and prices remained unchanged. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—DEC. 17 We have still to report a dull and inactive market. There is nothing doing, and we quote sellers at 723 9d, and buyers at 72s 6d. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, Dims:tit/Ka 18. Mon WerniiLitlorn. 3 97—Even, 4 2 —Hewitt. 13 ft. 5 in OPP THR PORT AND INWARD BOUND. Jenny Jones. nom Iquique; Josephus. St, John, N.H. ; May Queen, Mobile ; Coneautino; Simoon, New York. James .. . J. NV P.E. Island Sir Howy - Palermo Italian is a.) .. Havre Gannet (s s.) ..... • ... Rotterdam 'aka .. Ellz bah Neath Jahn Royle Swansea raudon ...... ' .. Kilrush Exuma Lanra ... Neath Orion . Venus Duchess of Gloster .. Port Madoc liter of the Sea .„ • .., Arklow ,H. B. SO:twe . . .... Newry ILance .. Wicklow SAIL" Dee. 17. Ann E. Hoop r........8a1tim0re Lueonia (Lc) . Alexandria Mary Stenbouse Bombay Melanethon Nottingham Bombay Lizzie.. Callao Clare J. P. Morse .. New Orleans Constellation ...... New York Inez . St. John. N.B Ann Rankin . lit. John, N.B. Vigo St. Stephens Northern Empire St. Stephen Duke of Malakoff;.. Puewash Matilda ,ED. Dec. 17. Sir Robert Peel ........Lytham Megunticock R'o Janeiro Eleanor Lanc.ster Kingaroo (s.s.) A i, . Phil o elphia Henry Volans ~ „ Drogheda 0t0m0c0....... W nice and Callao Mark Quee a Genoa Joh . ... Barrow Majestic . ......., „ . Boston et. George ...... ...... Guernsey Peter geno„ - -Demerara ' oftus . Barrow Chilton Bilboa Amity ...... Aberystwith ENTERED FOR LOADING. Dec. 16. Ashisnd .. , New Orleans Male Caroline ...... ...... Charleston City or WaShington.... New York , Washington i Ireperial ...~ Ed. O'Brien New Orleans Mldd'eton Savannah Artzan.... . New Orienns,Cr cilia .... Seville OUTPORTS. Gravesend, Dec. 16—Arrived—Mischief, Twiney, from Deme rara—Sophia, Cephalonia—Eliwood Walker, New York—Brothers, and Castle Eden—both from Cionstadt. Dublin, Dec.. l 7.—Arrived—The Jane, They, f rom Leourcle Queenstown. Dec. 17.—Arrived—The Anaconda, holes St. Andrews for Liverpool—Kate, Quebec—lsabella, Palmouth—Martaban, Tyler; and Minesota, Deehow, New o,rieans. Waterford.—Arrived--Thistle, Murphy; and Lavinia, Reilly, both irom qt. 4ohn. N.l3.—Cardiff Lass, Jones, Galatz Filmouth, Dec. 16.—Arrived—Margar e t and Elizabeth, Nichols. from New York. for Bordeaux, with loss of rudder. Sailed—.. The Amy, Robsart e and Confideece—both for Live pool. Belfast, Dec. 17.—Arrived—The Miranda, and iris—both from Riga. Sailed—The .A thine, for London. MARITIME BETH/km. Liverpool, Dec. ;6.—the City of Washington 18.8.), arrived here on Tuesday last, passed a large icebe , g, Dec. 8, in lat. 45 N., lon. 53 W., apparently aground in 4.1 fathoms water, and about 500 feet :above the level of the sea. The Matilda, arrived here, reports on the 14th Dec., off. ftistar, saw a vessel, apparently about 1,200 to 1 400 tons. di-masted and abandoned, decks blown up, &c.—The Duke.. of Malakoff. arrived here from Pugwash, wit' erlogged. —Toe Rydal, arrilv.-ci here yesterday, experienced very severe weather since Dec. 1. Dec. 7 and s, In lat. 46 N. lon. 22 W. en. countered violent galeg from S.W. t o W.N.W ., attended with heavy rain, thtintleT, and lightning. Dee. 9, in lat. 49 N. ion. 17 W., had veil unsettled squally weather from S.W. to N.W. Calcutta, Nov. B.—The Calabar, Williamson from Raogoon • wit:eh arrived' here Oct. 10, had been aground in the Gulf of Ai artaban, rubbed off some of her copper, and came in here with 8 feet water in her hold. She has been docked.—The Warrior Queen is golne into dock with the view of finding a leek. Taganrog, Nov. 26.—The Petrel, late Baxter, has been seen a' anchor off Turcotf, apparently in open water.—The masters of the five vessels which sailed a few days ago have not yet succeeded in reaching their vessels. Genoa, Dec. 6.—Accounts from Sardinia announce the the total loss of the Louisiana, Lynhilt, fur Liverpool. Beattmarie, Dec. 16. -' The crew of the barque Mary Ann, Brown, , from Livexpoof to Gibraltar. with coals, which put into this port leaky, having refused to p r oceed on th, voyage, have been com mitted to prison. —A vessel's stern board, marked " Thermoyle," apparently with a black head, with a collar round it, hasbeen picked up S.W. of the Fastnett. C,rdelia, eltLeod, from Ibrail et* Malta woh cargo shifted and to stop a leak. having ettriped up Indian corn, for Queenstown -or Falmouth.—Clemantbe, Decent, from Trieste at Malta with cargo shifted aid loss of sails, for Queenstown or Falmouth. Dublin, Dec. 15.—The Catherine, Leighton, from Liverpool to Gibraltar and St. Domingo, which was docked Dec. 12, after being ! ashore hash en slur eyed and ordered to discharge. The schooner Blerm, id was wrecked last night on West Doyla ; crew saved by their own boat. Viscount Lambton, from Odessa at Constantinople under average, having been in collision with the Phcebc (11.5.), wh;ch arrived pre vious to the 2nd. BURNING OF A BRITISH SHIP AT SEA.—The Royal Family, Har rison, of London, from Calcutta for Bombay, was destroyed by fire on the 30th of October last. It appears that the ship left the Sand heads on the, 23rd of October, and that on the morning of the 30th the second mate observed smoke proceeding out of the fore hatch way, which was immediately opened, and the ship found to be on fire. Every exertion was used by the officers and crew to subdue the fiames, which now broke out, but notwithstanding their united efforts, the tire continued rapidly to increase. At noon, the French ship Rose hove in sight, and Captain Harrison went on hoard, when the Rose bore down on the burning ship with all speed. In the meantime the foremast fell over to starhoard, and all bands were compelled to take refuge on the Hoop; soon after the mainmast fell over, when the nese hove to under the lee of th e R o y a l F am i ly, and took off the crew. At 4 p.m. the ship was one mass of fire from stem to stern, nrthlng standing above the deck but the embers of, the stanchions and the wreck of the mizenmast. At 5 p.m . the rio,e made sail and stood to the southward. All the hatches had been battened and locket down since the ship left Calm ta, consequently, no one mild have gone below with a light during Vie period of four teen days. It is, therefore ; the opinion of the master and officers that the ship was lost through spontaneous combustion of the cargo. SPOKEN. Arglo Saxon, hence to Melbourne, twelve miles W.S.W. off Holyhead Dc. 15, at three, a.m. Wind N. 1., light breeze. Sarah, hence to Bombay, off Waterford, Dec. 16, at 4 a.m. Wind 3.3. W. light, by the steam tug Blazer. FOREIGN PORTS. Rita sailed from Bilboa far Liverpool, Dec. 1. Iris, hence at Trieste, Dec. 12. Anna, hence at Genoa. Dec.lo. William and Mary sailed from Smyrna for Liverpool ; Dec. 3 . Fitajanaes, from London at Plymouth for Sydney, to embark emigrants, Windsor Castle, Bruce, hence at Suez, anchoster, Power, hence at Arica. Carperrtarii, hence at Aden. Portland, Hoge, hence at Apalachicola. Meander (s.s.), Brooking, hence at Trieste. Thebes, hence at Alexandria. African (8.a.), Richardson, from Constantinople, hence at Alex andria. Arcadia (s.e), Oifeur, hence a•. Malta, and left on the 6th for the Levant. Frankfort (r.s.), sailed from Genoa for Leghorn Dec. 10. Fiche, cleared at Charente for Liverpool Dec. 11, but remained in the river with the Given Jones and Priscilla Eliza, in consquence of much weather . Sir Alexander Hill, hence at Malta. British Queen (s.s.), Alartyn, from Alexandria; Lebanon (s a.). Cook, from Trieste; and Alps (s.s.), Inglis, from Smyrna, and all three sailed for Liverpool. BIRTHS. On the lath Inst., at Ringstend Lodge, Croyden, Mrs. Henry Groombridge, of a eon. On the 15th Inst., at Christchurch-road. Brlzton-hill, Mrs. John Monteflore, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 13th inst., at St. George's, Hanover.sqnsre, Phillip W. Taylor Esq., of Merrifield, Herefordshire, to Marge r y Y a pp, fifth sutvlving daughter of the late John Downes, Sag., of Woodend Court. On the 13th inst., at All Saints' Church, Norwood, David Murray, Esq., of H.M.'s Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, to LuCy, only daughter of James Huxley, Esq., of the City. DEATHS. On the 14th inst., at Ashby de la Zouch, Mr. Edward F. Hemp, late of this town, aged 30. On the 15th inst., et Can,berwell, Surrey, aged 92, M ar y, r e li c t of Mr. John Roberts, formerly of Spitalfields, silk manufacturer. 8.1.7. Births. Marriages. and Deaths, are only inserted when sect to our Office duly authenticated. EMIGRATION RETURNS.—The official return of emigration from the United Kingdon for the month of November gives the 'kfollowing numbers .—To the United States, 7,049 ; to the Australian colonies, 4,610; to British North America, 365 ; to other places not enumerated, 502 ; making a to+al of 12,526 persona who have left these shores.—Ein(gration Record. ANOTHER NEW STREET IN PAT/18.—A great scheme is talked of at Paris for the construction of a new boulevard, to begin at the back of the Palais Royal and terminate in the Rue St. Lazare, in front of the Havre Railway station. An English Company, with Mr. John Masterman at its head, is said to have undertaken this work, without expecting any pecuniary aid from the government or the municipality of Paris. The capital of the company is fixed at 270 millions of franca. MILITARY REFORM IN RllSSlA.—According to recent advices from St. Petersburgb, we learn that a reform in the military administration of Russia, rendered necessary by the scandalous abuses so often detected in that department, has just been adopted. The commanding officer of every regiment has hitherto been charged with the entire cqnip. went and provisioning of his men, and has had a certain sum allowed him for that nurpcse; he was not required to account for the expenditure of the funds entrusted to him, but was held responsible as a contractor for keeping his regiment in a proper condition. This system having been found inconvenient, the government has now commenced a different one in the Ismailovski Regiment of the Guards ; a rezimental finance committee, to consist of a Chef de Bataillon, another superior officer, and four subalterns, will have the management of the fends, and give an account of them to governmeut. AS MANTLES and JACKETS are so very generally Worn this Season, J. MAC LENNAN, 36, CHURCH-STREET, (OPPOSITE PARKER-STREET), Has made arra , ,gemtats to have a Case of Paris MANT GEC and JACKETS, in Velvets, Reversible Cloths, and all the other Fashionab!e Materia's, delivered Every Week for the next Two Months; therefore, those Ladies desirous of having the Fashions as soon as they make their appearance in Paris. combined with moderation in prices, are respect fully solicited to inspect the Stock. JUST RECEIVED, from London, Two Cases contain ing about 700- MANTLES, commencing at the extraord;n.. arily Low Price of 4s. lid. each. SU. AWL AND MANTLE WAREHOUSE, OPPOSITE PARKER STREET. mACDIARA,ID • TEACHER OR NAVIGATION AND NAUTICAL ASTRONOMY, • ABLY ASSISTED, PRACTICALLY. BY CAPTAIN A. -lITACNAUgHTAN, ACADEMY, and the LIVERPOOL MASTER MARINERS' ASSOCIATION'S ROOMS 24, Clara.? GEORGE-SQUARE. LIVSRPOOL. Inanire tor full copy of prospectus at any of the Optician*, APPROPRIATE CHRIS I'm AS & NEW YEAR'S GIFT. "TEIR BIBLE IN THE FAMILY." Now ready, enclosed in tandsome case, with "KEY," Price . Is. 6d. (free, by post, Is. 10d ), the THIRD SERIES of UNDAY QUERIES. Compiled by Mrs. BIRRELL The First and Second Ser'es !of which many thousands have already been sold), may also be had at the same price. Po'sessed of a box of "Sunday Queries," emigrants can pro. Stably and pleasantly pass th e h ours of the Sabbath during the voyage. "We do not wonder that the success of the first series of Sunday Queries' should have led to the publi-ation of a second. We know of no pleasanter or more ef f ectual method of communicating Scrip tural knowledge to the young; and there is this great advantase in the queries, that while the least instructed teacher or parent may use them, In the way of simple question and answer, they afford scope for the exercise of the highest amount of skill and attainment, in those who are differently qual fled. It will be hailed as a boon In every religious family."—Liverpool Catirier. "To family circles, Bible classes, and Sunday schools, we cordially recommend It as designed especially to improve and advance their knowledge of the word of God "—Liverpool Mai!. " A. a Cliristmns present for children, n ot hi ng can b e more appropriate or useful. Liverpool lllereury, "Admirably calculated to promote an interest in the acquisition of Scriptural kilowledg-e.”l—Bristol Mercury.' t-lr Printed and Published by HANKY GREENWOOD, 10-, Canning-place. Liverpool. HolmsroN and STONEMAN, Paternoster-row. may be had througo any Bookseller. London: Anl ACCOUNT B OOKS Foa 1857. Ledgers, Journals, Cash _Books, Zte In every style of Binding, now ready. Books f,,r Banks, Mercantile Houses, Public Offices, Tradesmen, &c., made to any pattern, by experienced workmen, in Russia, Vellum, Calf, &c., with all the latest Im provements, and of the best Material and Work. mandlip. 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E CONOMY IN PRINTING O AIMERCiAL FORMS All'Cutfnm•hotcae, Mercantile, Marine. and other Commercial Forms, sold Wholesale and Retail. ,Cheaper than any :other Establishment in Liver_ pool. Customs Forms, with name of Firm printed in from 15s. Gd per Ream. [ESTABLISHED 1849.] ADVERTISING AGENT TO ALL THE PRINCIPAL MERCANTILE FIRMS & TRADESMEN OF LIVERPOOL. THE undersigned respectfully announces, thar he is the RECOGNIZED AGENT in Liverpool fo receiving. ADVERTISEMENTS for all the lending London, proxies cial, Colonial. and Foreign Newspapers, to which business h devote.. the experience of a Quarter of a Century. H. G. has a direct con nexion with nearly 500 newspapers throughout the world CONTRACTS entered into for series of Advertisements ext-nding over a large number of papers. PILES of all the principal News papers kept for reference. Advertisements for the District Papers of the following day received up to Seven o'clock, every Evening. HENRY GREENWOOD, GBN.E.RAL ADVERTISING AGENT, STEAM PRINTING WORKS, 16, CANNING_pLACE 16. HANCOCK'S NEW I•ESTAND.—" Beyond all other ad vantages there is especially that of cleanliness, and it may be used in private rooms without the risk of spliling cloths and furniture." Lfncok. Rutland, and Stamford Merour 9 1 - -Is 8.1, 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s 6d each. IMPROVED WRITING INK.—What a delicious treat it it to be blest with free, flowing writing ink. We have often been disposed to quarrel with our very finger ends when compelled to use some of those abominable quasi-fluiee called. ink. .11(r._.E. T. Hall, of Smith John street, has pro duced an ink, which we have tried, and we do not hesitate to pronounce it one of the best kind we ever used. It flows freely frthn the pen, and is amongst other things distinguised by its affinity and intensity of colour. —.llrortlurn Daily Times, 24th October, 1853.—501 d in Bottles, 6d, Is, and 2s each.—Adel. " THE NEW INxsTANn.—We have used one of these admirable inkstands, and find that it surpasses all that we have seen ; in a word, it keeps the ink from the air, and thereby preserves it pure and free. The pen is preserved as well as the ink. It may be used in the midst of your papers without fear of blotting. and is so simple in its arrangement that it cannot get out of order. It is a boon to all writers, and those who wish to keep their table covers and carpets free from ink-blots should never suffer any other to enter their doors."—Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle. —Price Is Bd, 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s 61 each. PRUDENCE.—HOW much regret, pain, and evil may be avoided by timely forethought ! If it be desirable to economise time and money, is it not still of greater impor. tance to look to your health ? During this inclement season we strongly advise the use at the Aromatic Spice Plasters on the chest. Coughs, colds, asthmas, shortness of breath, pain or tightness of the chest, affections of the lungs, &a., are effectually relieved, and in many cases entirely prevented, by the timely application of these invaluable plasters to the chest, which are far superior to the common warm plasters, and in many cases entirely supersede the use of internal remedies. No person during the winter ought to be without one ; persona about to travel by rail road, &c., in particular. 6i, Is, and is 6d each. To be bad only from F. G. Jones, Chemist, 5, Paradise street, and 94, London road, one door from Seymour street; where also may be had the HorehOund and Squills, so celebrated for coughs, &c., in bottles, is lid, 2s 9d, and 4s 6d. Mr. Jones can show any party interested a number of testimo nials of the great benefit derived from the Aromatic Spice Plasters and the Horehound and Squills, in affections of the chest.—Adet. CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.—NO sooner is a medicine wel established in public favour than a host of imitation spring up. The Essence of Horehound end Squills, Pectoral Lozenges, and Aromatic Spice Plasters, are sold only at 5, f Paradise street, and 94, London road, and one agent in most towns in the kiugdom.—.Aclet. AN INFANT CHOKED WITH A PIECE OF APPI.E.—On Saturday last, an inquest was held at the Spread Eagle n lo n n_ Elivim gavel Manchester olothTit riyasi elwo era choked ori ekl s pas t ea r i ( rdi e aii e nonp t ng , gi e O ci tnehl someC. the t h So:01ra previous hvpp o . i apples s t ei a h te tyr e : .nh b ntouo o offr : that day, and that it was im mediately afterwards the mother Observing from its mouth, but choking, endeavoured to take the appleut with it to the nearest being unable to do so, she ran no of Holl . nwood, however, doctor. NIL Garlicb, surgeon , and she informed him of the clr was passing at the time, took the boy into a house adjoining, child'sto street, i itn - i n outh, and the apple from the throat, but the child died before he could aecomplih without effect, for r e t eeased was only twelve months old. The his object. The juryturned a verdict re cumstances, and he and attempted to extract s Y nds A a l o y a f . n j c h o : T e e p h t ehe; z