Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-31 00:00:00

MITITSONIA.N HOTEL, SAT, COnter Of lIMISTom-sTar.er, Nsw Yon K. Ff Est e A l Ii hoaour of the SMITEBONIAN Established at WASNINSTON, by the U. S. CONGRE3S, With Fnmets bigusatlsod by JA NES SHITI ;CM, of EN'GL &MD, th 3 FrisuLlsh;p of the 0 NPICF.S3 of th: Narrom.tt, Issrt rz - rtom Is con luctei on the System of Hotels in F.NGLkND. CHAS. 11. SMITH. LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RA-ILWAY. RETURN TIOBETS.—The issue of RETURN TICKETS from the statiolis on this company's line; to Windermere, the Isle of Man, Harrowgate, Scarborough, Whitby, Riley, and Brid. I ington, W ILL CEASE on the 31st inst ; t Iso the irsas of Return Tic: ets to Reasure Parties at a Stogie Fare (ds advertised), for the Double Journey. By oral - . Super Lit ndent's Offic , , Victoria Station, Manche ter, Oct. 30, 1857. L ANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. ALTERATION OF TR tIN3 FOR NOVEMBER, The Public are respectfully informed, that on and after the Ist of November neat, the following alterations will be made in the rains : The 1.30 p.m. train from Liverpool to Manchester, will stop at The 7 p.m. train from Liverpool to Waterloo on Sunda — , and the 7 45 p m. train from Waterloo to Liverpool. will be discontinued. Various alterations will be made in the stopping of the trains at the road side rtations ; for all of which see the tine books and bills of company, to be had at any of the booking offices. By ordar. Saperintenient's Office, Victoria Station, Manchester, act 30, FOR SALE BY AUCTION, unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty, on Thu - sday next, the "JO , sth November, at Three o'clock, at the Brokers' Sale From. 5, York-build ngs, Dale-street, the well known Ship LYDIA Mc HENRY, 743 tons o.se 562 teas N.M. Length..l.l7 feet! fiches • breadth. 30 feet f ur inches ; -depth, 23 feet 4 inches. Built at Quebec in if 49, and chased All for Live years, and in 1854 was continued two years A. 1. She had extensive repairs in 1855, when she was specially surveyed, and claseed .IE l five years. Had mpwards of £1,700 expended upon her about four mouths since at Bombay, ii.clucting caulking and yellow metal she.,thing, to about 15 'feet. '1 his vessel carries a very large cargo, and base poop with two good cabins and toptallant forecastle. She is now in capital order, and looks like a ship only half her age, is well foand in stores, and C an be sent on a voyage immediately. L 3 ing in the Albert Dock.— S'or inventcrits, and further particulars, apply to CUNARD, WIL SON, land CO., B elders for the Purchase and Sale of Ships, s,',Tork buildings, Dale-street, Liverpool. AIIUSE 04E:ITS, PUBLIC -MEE CINUS, to. Tais DAL TriZATia Raria.—Professar Anderscn-7 p.m. 11141 AL ASt MITI! EATRE-11 r. Robs ns-7 p.m. DraLsit's ITAnt. , .TE, Dale-street. —7,lp.m. gr. Geofteres HALL The Peop'e's Corherts —8 p.m. LITIZTOOL ACADEXY'S EXIIIBITI OK, POStOffiee-pl4Cd. AlLiffBOP'S WAXWORK EXHIBITION-10 a.m. to 10 p.m. taerAL CoLasseu.kr —Geeeral Entertain:neat-6.30 p.m. For particulars sea advertisements. 1 1. " 4 • el ( IL PC SlTl''sirtiZetri SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. The last meeting of the Town Council, as at present constituted, was held yesterday, for the purpose of . w i n di ng up th e municipal business of the year. The first portion of th© business was thatio relation to the proceedings of the Finance Committee. The committee are sorry that they cannot sanction or recommend that £5OO be granted in aid of the Arno's Vale Reformatory. They also advise the di scont i nutwe of a Liverpool Office in tendon. The committee also express their thanks to the cheirraan of the year (Mr. Hornby) who is remota to retire from that office, Mr. Hornby took occasion to address the Council upon their future conduct ; he hoped that they would, now that they had lest the Town Dues, proceed with the utmost economy and avoid those expen sive Parliamentary contests to which they had of late been subjected, in fact, their income would, not allow them to enter into any large expense. A decided opposition was shown to the recommen dation of the committee that the London Office shoulik be abolished, and after some very pertineet remarks from Mr. Stitt and Mr. Graves, the subject was referred back. Much opposition was also shown respecting the decision of the com mittee on the application fur the grant in aid of the Catholic Reformatory near Bristol, and an amendment was moved by Mr. Stitt to refer hack plc AL 1- • t cmt. 31_344,11.4.,nt recommendation to increase the satiety of Inspec tor Keogh, a very worthy officer in the detdeive department, to £lO5 per annum, were confirmed The proceedings of the Improvements ComMittee, were arse coufirmeel, as were those of the Gardens, Chureh Expenditure, Observatory, Water., Library and Museum, Hackney Carriages, Bathe, and Gas Cesamitteee After some remarks from Mr. S. R Graves, and Mr. Alderman Holten., on the Birken hetta Docks, the proceedings of that committee were agreed to. The committee appointed to consider the .approaches to the new landing -stage, report—that they see no way to meet thedifficulties of the question but by a high-level bridge, in which conclusion a resolution from the sub-committee of the Dock Committee expressed concurrence. The recent clandestine visit of Lord Stanley, of Alder ney-, to Livia-pool ; was condemned by Mr Earle, • Air. Jeffry, and others. The Mayor's communica tions included .a letter from the War Office, to the effect that the new Battery at Liscard must be proceeded with, as a contract for its erection has been signed upwards of six weeks; also that as the Town Council had granted the laud for the purpose, they suety cannot object to the proceeding with the works. The Secretary of the War' Department adds The site is one which has been always considered most .suhrble for a work of this kind by every officer who has had to consider the •best means of defending the port of Liverpool ; and this-opinion has, more recently, been confirmed by a joint committee of military and naval officers specially named to consider the question ;' and, in the absence of any substantial military or other reason against the decision, Lerd Panmure would not be justified in suspending the execution of a work vfhieli, though riewed.alone, may not appear at first-sight tile best that errn be devised, vet, as one of a number arranged at different points, is certainly essential to the completion of the views entertained by the beat judges, of such questions for the proper defence of the port." The proceed ings of the. Council terminatedeby a vote of thanks to the Mayor, for the courteous manner in which he had behaved towards the individual member's of the Council, and " last, though -not least," for the great hospitality be has shown during his mayorality--,vile Mr. Earle Mr. Alderman HOlme seconded the vote of thank's, and atter an appro• priate reply f10:11 his Worship, the labours of the present municipal body were brought to an end. A very intera;ing meeting was held in Toxteth park, yesterday,,convened for the purpose. of hear ing the opinions of the ratepayers with ,regard to the building of a new workhouse. It appears that the Board of Guardians are anxious to ,have a workhouse erected -that will accommodate 1,000 :persons. This the.majority of the ratepayers think much too large, and .the meeting of yesterday was held in consequence. ,Several gentlemen advised the ratepayers, and preyed from the statutes of a number of workhouses throughout the country, that a building to accommodate one out of every three Inendte d of the population was all that was requisite. The population of Toxteth-park was only 70,000, but it would increase ; and oven granting that it had reached 160,000, then there would only be required a workhouse to aecolnmodate 500 15lternately resoluti ons to t h e e ff ec t t h a t a building large enou g h t o hold 500 paupers, and an hospital to accommodate 100 sick, would be suffi cient for the wants of the pariah of Toxteth-park , was passed amidst acclamation It would appear that there is no sign of an early termination of our difficulties with China. The Emperor of the Celestials has, acco r di ng to a H ong Kong correspondent of the Daily Netts, endorsed all the proceedings of his Corn -nissioner, Yeh, a t Canton. The Pelst4 Gazette, of July 26, co n t a i ns a note froth Yeh to the Emperor, announcin g what he was doing, what preparations he was making in the way of raising men and money, and providi ng material, and the Emperor fiats it, "We agree to it." Yeb, then (anticipating that the circumstance s of the case may call for further and future exer tions), .goes on to state what further he intends doing, and the Emperor says, "It is on record." Thi s eorogs aprom of the statement of Lord Pal• THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER: 31; 1857.1r' MUNICIPAL ELECTION. EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD. MEETING OF MI MELLY'S FRIENDS. Last evening a meeting of the friends of Mr. G. Mellf, living in the locality of the Zoological Gardens, which comprises that pardon of the ward lying between Everton and West Derby, was held at a rojin called the Whitefield Hall, for the pur p ose of taking the necessary steps to secure that gentleman's return as the representative of the same ward, at the a , proeching municipal election, which will take place on Monday next. The meeting was con vened for eight o'clock, but, probably owing to the unpro pitious state of the weather, at that hour not more than a dozen persons had assembled, but shortly after, a great number of the electors arrived, and this large room was well filled. As Mr. Melly was not able to attend, a copy of the epeech he delivered at the meeting held on Wednes day evening, reprinted from the Noternaare TIMES, was furnished to each elector as he entered the room. At half-past eight o'clock, Mr. Thomas Corkhill was callel upon to preside. In taking the chair, he said tha electors were all aware for what purpose they had met together, that of electing a gentleman to represent them in the local parliament for the next three years. He thought they could not have a better person than Mr. George Melly. (Hear.) He then called upon Mr. Walker to move the first re3olution, which was to the effect that, Mr. George Melly was a fit and proper person to represent that ward 1n the Town C3uncil. He then explained the reason why Mr. Melly was absent, -the fact being that he was en gaged in important busttess in London, where his wife was sick. He then denied that the reformers of the ward. had been the first to disturb the peace of the ward by a contest, as it had been done on a former occasion by their oppo nents, when they had five Members for the ward of their owe party, and then tried to take the ward by storm, and have the sixth. He attributed the reason for for the Present contest was to have a balance of party in the Council, where everything was carried by the tnaj trity, whether they elected the man of money or the man of stu pidity. He then eulogised Mr. Melly as a man of pluck" and a man of " courage," who, as a large merchant, had ever descended to join and take a part in working mess' associations. Besides, he was related to the brother, who had estab:ished the water founraius, and who was well known as the great philanthropist of the day. Another reason was that he was the friend of civil and religious l berty. He sail that he hoped the man who had attacked him—a Mr. Bennett—who was a Scripture reader, as to his religious creed, would read his Bible more than he had done, and th-ri he would show that Mr. Melly lived by the Bible,while Mr. Bennett only took it as a thing for gaining his livelihood. He then expressed a hope that the electors would be early at the poll, and, without saying a word against Mr. Cresth vaite, vote for Mr. Melly, whom he bliend to be the best, by far, man of the two. Mr. WHITS seconded the motion, and stated that it was through their having sent Mr. Stitt to represent the ward, that Mr. Crosthsvaite had become an advocate of parks aud other amusements, as he had never said anything about th-m before. Ile earnestly hoood , that the'electors would do their duty, and elect Mr. G. Melly. (Applause.) Mr. JACKSON supp rted the resolution, and in the course of his observations stated that he had been informed, that while the Corporation was borrowing large sums of money at 4 and 5 per cent., there• was the Newstinm estate only paying one per cent. He hoped to see a - committee appointed, that would periodically show what the corporate estate was really worth, and how it was appropriated. He concluded by hoping that the electors would form themselves into sub-committees, as they had done in Lime street Ward, and each vote and take as many voters up to the poll, before ten o'clock, and thus secure the election of Mr. Melly, whom be believed to be a fit and proper person to represent the ward. (applause.) Mr. C. R. Hann then came forward and moved, " That this meeting pursu , every legitimate means to secure the return of Mr. G. Melly, as the representative of that ward, at the approaching municipal election." In his observations he wished to know who, out of the whole Council, had ever put a motion on the books for a park in each ward, , as he had advocated. Why, none; and the reason was that they had net the power of looking into the Corporation estate. He had looked into the accounts that had been published, but they had certainly, to some extent, con founded him, for they did not state how and what the estate and income of the Corp nation was ; nor could he, by any possible mean, ascertain whether it was rightly or wrongly apprepri ited, or whether it was so spent as to give saiis faction to the -electors. At the present.tinap there was a balance ill favour of the Borough fund to the amount of S160,00(5, which ie the hands of the burgesses might be well spent, hut there was no knowing how it would be Ix2 ol 'Fk i pPilikittifi re& R l PAV Ariiilfda"that - tt i tubM be the same in the Town Council as it was in the Houso of Commons, that the Town Clerk, or Treasurer, for he was the financier, should annually give a budget, the same as they did there, and let the ratepayers know what amount of money they would issue before it was collected. He next spoke of the edicatim question, which if carried out would pro Mote the moral happiness ofthe greatest number, and would have a tendency to diminish crime, and therefore what was spent ea that subject would be spared in the expenses o;* maintaining a large police and bridewells for the punishment of crime. He next alluded to the late contest, \shut Mr. Stitt was elected, when he had advocated that the estuary of the Mersey on both sides should be as one - , and stated that he was not one who regretted that the town dues had been taken away, because they would still be appropriated to the benefit of the commerce of the port, because it showed that the Corporation had not formerly expended the money properly. It would now come under the Conservancy Bill, and would be applied so as to be of the greatest benefit to all classes. He then apologised for the manner he had addrassaed the meeting, and concluded by hoping that all would strive to send to - the' Council such men es could comprehend the princi p les he had enunciated, and b e b e li eve d, t h at of the two candidates, there was only one, Mr. G. Melly, who had the pluck to do it. (ChePrs.) Mr. G. M'CONNELL briefly seconded the motion. Mr. Mmewano, the secretary, then expressed a wish to explain an error which had been made in the report of Mr. Melly's speech in the Daiiy Pose, on that all-imPoitant subject, the water supply. They had, by a mistake of the editor, or of the reporter, made Mr. Melly to say; " that iu quantity it was good, and in quality it was acceptable," when he stated, "that in quantity it was abundant, but in quality it was execrable." He hoped the electors would receive that correction. Mr. J. R. JEFFRRY, who had just entered th 3 room; was then called upon to address the electors with' the most enthusiastic spelause, and after a few preliminary remarks said, on coming forward to address that meeting, he had to apologise for coming so late to the meeting, but the fast was that he had been speaking at auothor meeting; and could not be there before: lie. then alluded to the candidate who was before them, with whom he had sat on committees, and a more valuable, a more honest, a more talented, or a better man could pot be found, and he was sure that he would ba a most valuable Member of the Town Cauca, of which he had bean a member.tor twelve Months, and had stood his ground through evil report, and through good report. He had also sat on Crramittecs with Mr. Crosthweite, and he was quite sure, that if that gentleman was asked, in a straigetforward way, whether he or Mr, Melly.could 'beet servo the rate payers of the ward, he was qeite sure that Mr, Crosthwaite would not hesitate to acknowledge that Mr. Melly eould— he was hit:melt too holiest, too straightforward, teedisevow that fact, He next cooratula`ed the electors, that they had such a men as Mr. Melly, who had $o ably expressed himself ou the water question, and then d tilled at great length what steps he'(s.lr. J.) had tekea on the same question, in the Town Council, and ke hoped that they would stand firm to such a man. Mr. Mes:4 was also a friend to civil and religious liberty, while Mr. Crostbwaite was of an opposite 'e: ling. He next eu'ogised the principles enunci ated by Mr. Melly in centre t's inction to those of Mr. Crosthwaite, showing that one was a Liberal and the other was a Tory, and war m ly ad v o cated t h e f ormer i n p eference to the latter. He then rated that after the next meeting he should advocate that the public should be present at the discussions, b:ciuse he believed it would be a check os some et the irregularities that were sometimes committed by some of the member,. He next alluded to the attend ance of Mr. Crokthwaite in the Council, and stated that he was not there when the important division- on the water question took place, which was lost by a majority of two, nor was he present on that day, when more-important business was transacze'd. Councillers were very fond of talking about money twitters, but when it was voted away they followed the example of those in a " higher p'ace," and then there was nothing but "empty benches." He called upon the electors to elect men who did their duty ; and be hoped that their candidate would be successful on Monday next, for it wanted such men as him where there was such. a large majority to watch the enemy. Mr. J., after a few other remark., sat down amidst much applause. The resolution having been unanimously carried, a .vote. of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business of tte evening, three claim being given for Mr. Melly. SCOTLAND WARD. ast evening, the ratepayers favourable to the return of Mr. Liversidge, met that gentleman, and Rs he had on former occaq•ttiv, explained most fully his opinions on the public topics of the day. After rezolutions had been passed, binding the meeting to give all legitimate support to ensure his return, Mr. J. R. Jeffery addre,sed the meeting in a rgry eicquent speech, euforciil au claims of Mr, Livtisidge morston, that they intend trying diplomacy at Pekin first. "Does it not show at' once the utter' absurdity of such eta idea. When will stay-ate home talkers be -satisfied that they do not, and cannot, know or understand the affairs of foreign places as well as those who live and trade en the spot, and whose interests are bound up with the prospects and prosperity of the place ? John. Bull thinks he can learn everything in his study, and talk of it in parliament. But there are matters which he cannot so learn— amongst them, China and the Chinese.. - , Upwards of 500 officers and men of the English army, have already passed through Alexandria, , en route to India. A letter from the former place says that Mr. Holton, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's agent, has made such admirable use of his position to render the transit of troops across the desert efficient, that he is said to be ready to undertake to convey comfortably 2,000 English soldiers ,per month through the Pasha's sand steppes. The Pasha does not at all object to' English soldiers crossing his territory in the En glish uniform; but the government has wisely provided the men with white clothing, not allowing them to carry any arms across the desert. India is still an exciting topic for public speech Vying, and accordingly a number of our foremost politiaians are availing themselves of the oppor tunity to expound their views on. the subject Major-General Sir Frederick Smith, at Chatham, said, that under all circumstance, and whatever might bo the cost, oar power in India must be maintained. He would extend mercy as far as possibly could be done without entrenching upon justice, but, " not only must we punish perfidy, and fiendish atrocity, but at the same time, we must let it be plain to the whole of Asia, that England must be treated with the respect which she deserves, and that her sons and daughters, wherever they went must be respected likewise." Mr. Milnes, at Pontefract, could not talk so glibly as some of his friends on this rebellion, and he really had no theory but to see it put down with the utmost energy of England. His only pcint of view was to see regiment after regiment landing at Calcutta, and proceeding up the country to quell the rebellion. Until that was done,—until the rebellion was effeetually put down—it was nonsense to think of this or that as the best means of govern ing the country. Mr. Wood did not think it would be right to continue the East India Company's governing powers; the country should be under the control cf the English Government. Mr Miles and Mr. Knatchbull, the members for East Somerset, advocated the 'abolition of the double government of India and the direct government of she Queen. Our news from abroad contains the announce ment of the Sudden death of General Cavaignac, who died Suddenly during a shooting excursion. The Sardinian minister has officially declared that the Chambers, whose term of existence would expire in a year, are dissolved simply because the government wants an unambiguous expression of publics opinion on the important measures it has to bring forward. The elections for the communal councils in Belguim have resulted in a complete victory of the Liberal party. The resolution of the Prussian Government to bring the coinplaints of Holstein before the German Diet, has been followed by a direct application to Austria to make good- her promise .and support Prussia in this course. At the same time Prussia has declared her determination to act alone, if necessary. The States of the other Danish Ger man Duchy, Lauenburg, have resolved to bring their demands themselves before the Diet. Every thing depends upou the matter being exclusively in the hands of the Diet. . In this case the -worst that can happen is the advance of a Federal corps into Holstein, and that will never lead to an armed conflict. The Neufchatel affair now may furnish a useful precedent.. The Mexicith Government has accepted the mediation of En . gland and France in her quarrel with Spain. This cioud may be consi dered_as having blown over. . igt The news from Amerius, by the Fulton, arrived at Sonth•impton; is of a satisfactory character. The Monetary crisis. as a newspaper topic, was , beginning to run to seed. It was almost certain that there would be no extra session of the. New nor;i It appear', sa.,v no necessity for it at the present, but would hold the subject under advise meat At New Orleans, the run on the banks continn?d, bitt the "panic" and the " excitement" were dying out Money matters there was in a very unsettled state. The banks at Nashville andi Cincinnati had suspended, and a heavy run had been made on the. Missouri banke. A serious railway accident is recorded in the New York papers, by which several .persons lost their lives, and a number of them were wounded. Ac counts from Mexico state that Manuel Ruiz had been ehos,3n President. The insurgents at the South continued to hold out against the govern meat forces, and it was reported that Alvarez had been assassinated. The B tnk returns of last night show that the coin aid bullion in the Bank h-ts fallen to £9,369,794; being a decrease of £1114,684 for the week ending October 24th, but the decrease of the three weeks preceding £383,870 per week, " DELHI has fallen ! " was the cry a few days since. The commerce of England is Prostrate ! is the dismal response. It would be a work of supererogation to particularise, in such a crisis as the present. Liverpool has not suffered more than Manchester, nor' . can London hope to escape the . c6nsequences of h , collapse of confidence ancrcredit in the maritime and manu facturing districts. When the' commerce of a nation receives a shock, every class of its people feel it with equal force. Bankers, are only to blame, where the money-laws of the realm are, made to sustain the solid welfare of the country in •seasons of unexpected pressure. The mer chant is not in fault in enlarging his business when prfces justify his buying, and the general aspect of commercial affairs shows that he is, safe in holding over his produce. Large stocks are essential to the tradesman's success in busi ness, and it is not his province to be incessantly . prophesying.a rainy day and no trade. One and all are constrained to take the same views, and to sustain each .other in their efforts to realise what they very reasonably expect must come to pass. There is no want of this mutual under standing and cooperation in the mercantile world. The huge breadth of credit given, and the c3mparatiyely small loss sustained, from causes purely commercial, proves that Bankers, Merchants, and Traders are alive to the identity of their interests, and the common obligation which rests upon alma to uphold each other in all that comes within the range of legitimate commercial dealing. How, Then, comes it that the commerce of this great and wealthy country can be shaken and paralysed to its ve:y centre, without any appa rently just or visible cause, Some demon must have invented a scheme to disturb that which statesmen, philosophers„and philanthropists have spent centuries in cherishing and bringing to perfection. • That our commercial system has arrived at perfection is demonstrated by the magnitude it has reached, the wealth, remune raitive gmployment, and comfort it heaps on millions of people who would otherwise be provided for and destitute. Whence, then, are we to look for the rea.cause of the often recurring commercial embarrassments and distress which befalls this country ? They are not the natural offspring or concomitants of trade. The funda mentalprinciples of commercial life are confidence in the integrity and foresight of the merchant. and' respect for the industry and skill of the trader. Actual wealth forms but a humble part of, 'nor is it essential to, the smooth and pros perous working of such a scheme of existence. Credit is the vital element of this artificial, life. The 200,000,0001. of Bills of Exchanges which are daily floating in the hands of the commercial public are, not only the life's - blood of commerce and industry, but they are the great circulating medium by which the dignity and power of the State are maintained intact. We have no other circulation—no other currency on which we can depend. What is 20,000,0001. of legal tender for a people who are carrying on a foreign trade of 120,000,0001, and a home trade of fully double that amount ? We hear a great deal said about the commercial dangers of this system of restriction ; but what are they compared to the political hazards the State runs in seasons of panic ? A Premier never sits so much at ease as when manufacturers are fully employed, and the Government organs can refer to the Board of Trade returns to show the vast amount of our exports and imports. And yet, when a combination of unforeseen political and commercial events abroad cause a monetary panic,' the men who are responsible for the evil working of the States'• Monetary system remain immoveable, and allow the storm to rage 'and exhaust itself, as though .it were a tempest sweeping over the ocean or the hill tops. The impending crisis is one, however, which must be averted. The Bank of England , has not the power of relieving or supplying the amount of money required throughout the country. The embarrassments of the present day are not local. We are not worse off, nor one half as badly, in Liverpool, as they are in other large towns we could name. England has lost 20,000,0001. by the money panic in America, and the place of this 20,000,000/. must be temporally supplied from some source. We are no alarmist, but we say empathically, that no more time must be lost in idle parley. It is enough for those in power to' know that commercial confidence is shaken, and all that is required to restore it is, to extend the issue of legal tender. We all witnessed its effects in 1847. .It saved Liverpool from ruin, and all Engla, received relief from the rescue of our stupendous commerce. We hittily deplore the existence of circum stances which have compelled us to notice them. We have, remained silent observers of events, limn that Which t. be a virtue in public journalists becomes a crime. But we should not now venture to broach the subject if we did not feel confident that where there is so much staked on the coolness moderation, and general good sense of the people of Liverpool, they will act with that commercial steadiness and consideration which becomes a mercantile community in matter of trade requiring their attention. There are a multitude of mischief makers, whose tongues are to be dreaded, going about our town inflaming the apprehensions of the timid; and, as there is no knowing the injury they may do, it is better, at once, to let the public know what really is wrong. As to our local banks, they are an prepared to meet their engagements, with thd exception of the Borough Bank, and even that we hope to see in full. operation once again; Locally; we have , little to fear. The difficulties of the times are national, and if all parties act 'rationally in Liverpool and extend accommoda= tion in trade, as far as possible, for a few days, the " good old town"' will survive the squall, and set a worthy' example *fo all other merCantile towns in the Kingd )m. The Government are fully alive to the embarrassing position it:v.:which the commercial world has been so suddenly placed ; and as they have the remedy in their own hands, we may hourly expect to hear that the Bank Charter Act has been once more sus pended, and relief given by simply allowing an enlarged issue of legal tender money. MANUFACTURE OF SARDINES.—Large quantities of sprat are r.eekly sent to London from ih east coast of Scotland to be manufacture,' into sardines. Young herrings are Eilio used ler this purpose.—Scotsman. . I LDWIS AND CJIWPANT'S YEW EiTABLISIIIIZNT 173 R Boys CLorisiNo.—Number of boys clothed for weak ending aturday, October 24th, 475 ; corresponding week last year, 80, which was the first week this establ;shment was °Locoed ; increase, 195 boys. Tito Nacw COURT FOIL THE BUSINESS OP THE COUNTY MA.titsroATEs. —We think every one who ever 41, or i likely to have, occasion to visit the Count! Magistrates Court, will be glad to learn that tile business of:that Court is no longer to be con-heed in the small, dingy, and stifling back room in Clayton Spore. The new an capa cious court and offices erected iu Rsinett Street are now completed so far that the County lilagistrates will sit there for the gist time to-day. PUBLICANS' CA.;ES The following cases were yesterday disposed of at the Police-office, by Mr. Alltin Mr. Glover, Highfiel(l-street, for - Sunday trading, fined Se. and costs.—A.kxander Ar•Calusont, Copperauhill, for Sunday trading, fi.led 10e. and cos:s.—Rabert Tucker, tlygia-street, charged with Sunday trading; case not proved; dismissed.—William Heaton, School-lane, Sun day trading, fined lOs and costs,- - 'l n here were several bee:- house cases disposed of. The details were void of itterest DEATH OF TITS Ray R. ALFRED 'VAUGHAN, 13. A This distioguishtd young minister died on Monday, at his house, Alexander -street. Weatbourne-park.. • lie was son of the Rev. Dr. Vaughon, principal cf the Lancashire Independent Collego. kle took high Honours in University College and the London University, and he en'cred on the ministry firs: (in 1848) as the co-pastor of the Rev. William Jay, of Bath, whence he removed in 1860 to Stee!-houst, lane chapel, Birniingham. His health failing 11,e rosined his charge in 1855, and devoted himself• exclusively to literature. He was the author of many brilliant article. in the British Quarterly Review, of which his fstber was the editor, an i he published two vAumes of great learning and ability mitled "Hours with th e Mystics." beyond that of Mr. erellin. The meeting concluded by a vote of thanks to the Chairman. SAINT PAUL'S WARD. MEETING OF MR. WILLIAM BARTON'S FRIENDS Yesterday evening, the friesela of Mr. William Barton held a meeting at Mr. Kirkpatrick's, Paul Square, for the purpose of forwarding the el , ction of titat gentleman. The meeting was moat respectably attended, there being upwards of 100 of the respectable voters of the Ward present. The chair was taken by Mr. Savage. The CHAIRMAN then addressed the meeting, and thanked them fur the honour conferred on him. He was glad to see so large, so influential, and so respectable a meeting as he then had the honour of presiding over—(hear)—and he hoped that on Monday next the ward would show its appre ciation of their candidate by his triumphant return. (Hear, hear.) He must say that their opponents were working hard, and if they worked fairly, he did not care about that. (Hear, hear.) They did not do so, however, but re sorted to other than fair and open means. They said that Mr. Barton was the representative of only flat men. So said Mr. Isaac Hadwin, jun. But that was bad manners—however, as that gentleman was only a junior, it was to be presumedthat as he gre elder, he would be guided by more sense end judgment, (Hear, hear.) Tha meeting of that night was, however, the best answer ho could give to the calumnies of their opponents, which showed that the people of the ward were net to be tampered with by any clique, in their right to chose a fit and proper parson to represent them, such as Mr. Barton was. (Loud cheers ) Mr. Mason acted as secretary tethe meeting. The Chairman thea called on Mr. Lancaster to propose the first resolution. Mr. Lancaster then read the first resolution, which was to the effect:—`• that it is essentially necessary in the present. state of the corporate funds, end when questions of inaportatee to the great body of the inhabitants are likely to occupy the attention of our representatives, that we should return, as our member, the one best qualified to express his sentiments en these questions, and at the same time to study the wishes of his constituents. He said the resolutien was a speech in itself, and left little to add. He adverted to what he designated the unworthy means resorted to by the otter candid ate, and he said he could not understand the eenduet of Mr. M‘Guffie, nor that of Mr. Oliver Holden. (Hear, hear.) He did not think it the duty of a councillor to interfere at all in the election, and if gentlemen did not know how to obey the law in that resp7et, they had no right to a seat in the Cauncil. (Hear, hear.) He refuted some calumnies sail to be heaped on him, end wosld meet Mr. M•Guldie or any of his friends on that point. (Cheers ) He said it was !nerd to two gentlemen, by Mr. Oliver Holden, that Mr. MeUufrie said he would not again effat himself, and the two gentlemen, to whom ha said so, were Mr. George Ilethel and Mr. Henry Cowan, and he defied Mr. Holden to deny it. (Cheers.) Mr. HENRY Cower; said be put the question to Mr. Holden if Mr. MtGeffir intended to stand or not ? and be said Mr. M-Grutiirs replied he would not stand, but that it was over a glass of grog he said so. (Cheers.) A Voice : That's physic. (Laughter.) Mr. Lancaster prece.Ccled at some length, and said it would ho better for Mr. lA'Guffie to give an account et! . his stewardship than to calumniate other people. (Load cheers.) He eulogized the business habits of Mr. B irton, who weuld watch over their interests in the council chamber. (Cheers.) He stated th.t in the hard frost, three years ago, Mr. Barton had a large contract with the Corporation, but, in the first instance, it was a verbal contract.--the frost caused a strike with the colliers ; the contract was Ss a ton for coal, but coal rose as high as 25s a ton, and then the Cerpration wished Mr. Btrton to sic a contract, but he said, "No. 1 will supply you, as lam bound as a man of honour to do so, on .my word." And he did so, although he lest over £1,500 by it, yet he fulfilledi his word. (Cheers.) Mr. Barton was a practical man in c'ay, mestry, miniug and geology, and he trusted all would exert themselves in procuring his return, (Cheers.) Dr. OSBORNE secen led the resolution, and was of opinion that the ward war quite justified in opposing Mr. MeGuffie. He considered it a farce the way the Health Committee carried u the business, and he trusted to roc Mr. Barton ou that Committee, and that he would do some , thing for the Sanatory condition of the ward, which at present required it very much. The resolution was carried amid applause. The CHAIRMAN then introduccd Mr. Btrton to the Mec:ing. He was greeted with hearty anplause for some moments. When silence woo restored, he thanked -the meeting for the co dial reception given to him. He had little, however, to say in addition to what he had alteady said, and to his published address tvll;nl.4 nnritainad w.r. 1A•VO was (he said) an allogmion made that he employed Mr. Oliver Hellen to canvass for him, but he strongly repu diated the notion, which was a pure faction. (Beer, hear.) Had his opponents done their business, instead of traducing him, they would be doing more service to the town and to the ward thou they could eT c. by calumny. (Cheers.) He bad already spoken on the general ques ions of the town, yet be could not help alluding to two great questions of paramount importance to the town and trade of Liverpo —(hear, hear)—aud these questions were, coal :Lod water. (Hear, hear.) Ile would allude to the question of water brat. They used, heretofore, to be supplied with the fine red sand stone, water. (Cheer;:) It was said that supply would fail, but it was not so—(hear, hear)—but it would not fail, and he could, by a very simple process and contrivance, flush that red sand stone water into every street in Liverpool, under their very feet. (Loud cheers ) was asserted that that water was evaporated from the sea, but that was not so, as he could procure it from the natural bed in a never failing quantity, and he need not tell them that the quality would be very different indeed from that collected at Rivington. (Loud cheers.) He thought that was quite sufficient for him to say in regard to the question of wa er. In regard to the coal trade, a few observations might be made. In the first place, the amount of capital brought to bear in that respect was most important—(hear, hear)—and he must say that the interest of that trade was quite neglected in the Town Council considering its great importance and influence. His opponents say they do all in the Council that they were asked to do, but that was not enough in his mind—the representatives of the people in the Council should do more thah that—they should do everything that was requisite and necessary to be done, for the local and general benefit, without being asked at all. (Loud applause.) He considered coal and water to be.the two great props of this country, and to possess a direct influence on her commerce and mercantile prosperity. (Cheers.) Let them look at their relations with America and other countries—what was the great mainstay of the commerce that existed, but coal and water, which propa gated steam, that made this, country the master of - the world. (Chess) He was told by his opponents that he would lose his election—he heard somethipg spoken about his honour, and he trusted he knew soneething about the feelings of an honourable man. (Hear, hear ) Let him lose his election fairly and honestly, but at any sacrifice he would preserve his honour. (Loud'applause.) He would net resort to any paltry tricks or subterfuge to gain their confidence or carry his election. (Renewed cheers) Ile was also told that on Tuesday next, after the election, he would require a prescription. (Laughter.) Well, if he did, he hoped it would be one that wou:d allay all enmity—(hear, hear)—and that, when the contest was over, all bitterness would subside—(lear, hear)—and as for his part, if returned, he should not• feel the least towards his opponent. (Laughter.) These were his sentiments, and it they agreed with the feelings of the voters, he trusted they would give him their hobourable supp mt. (Loud cheering for some time.) Inn Houghton then proposed the following resolution. He regretted it was not put into abler hands, but it spoke for itself, and contained all he could say on the subject : Resolved—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that the talent and business-like qualifications of W. Barton, Esq., render him a fit and proper person to represent the constituency of See t Paul's Ward in Council, and that this meeting unanimously pledge itself to strain every nerve to secure the triumphant return of Mr. Barton.' The resolution was seconded by Mr Sharp in an able speech, who said a green coat had been put on a man in order to influence the Rernait Catholics of the Ward, but he trusted that such a sieterfueet would be scouted, and that on Monday next the ward would return their candi date triumphantly. (Hear, hear.) The motion was carried unanimous'y, and some questions as to local improvements having been put to Mr. Barton, and he having replied in a sati s f ac t ory manner, and some other business having been transacted, the rneetiag separated, giving a hearty vote of thanks to the Chalet/tan, who replied in appropriate terms, and the meeting then gave loud cheers for Mr. Barton. THE POLLUTION OF THE CIVIC CARRIAGE. TO TII3 EDITOR OP TEC NORTIIIIRN TIMES. Sir,—Will you allow me, through the columns of your journal, to ask Hr. George Melly, now that he calls himself a " Christian Unitarian," if it be a whit more " impertinent or vile" in an 'elector putting his brother electors in possession of the fact, that Mr. George Maly is this "modern phenomenon," than it is for this " Christian Unitarianian" to oppose a tried and faithful "Christian" servant in Mr. Gros thwaite, especially when " Christian Unitarian" influence robbed the poor man's child of his Bible in the Corporation Schools? %Vas it a whit mare " impertinent or vile" for an elector to inquire if Mr. Melly was an " Unitarian" than it was for that " modern phenomenon" to utter an untruth ? I did not say the civic carriage WAD polluted. I did ask, Wore the doctors pie to t pared to see the civic carriage go he Ueitarke " . Chapel again?" and they all said No.-Y°111.1.... Jont4 BOO' 81, Great Homer-street, Oot. 29, 1857. THE CORPORATE PROPERTY RETURN• TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. tin g Sir,—May I. request the favour of your illserbso the enclosed copy of a letter, whic h , forwarded to George Molly, E_y r s truly eq. Oil 305 4 Oct. 29, 1857. RoI:EAT HUTCIII TO G. M ELL Y ESQ. tor Sir,—My attention has been 'di re e:ed to the rent r , your speech last evening, is which, speaking °„'orater Gi adstone's motion for an inventory of the ° ll— you stte : y e " Oar y Conservative easelidate at this election state s .o other night, is the ward in which I live, On; 't see too much trouble, and too great expense, and he di n that it would be of any advantage when it was got.'r As I am the individual alluded to, I have tre o e l . e that I did use the words imputed m to e , upon wh ic ' proceeded to comment ; but will the words actually bear the interpretation you placed upon them? .0113 What I sta'ed was, that to furnish the return " filnr involve much time and expense, and there S' ht difficulty about it." I spoke from practical experience, acquired by at te q. 3 ' r a eir at many public boards, of the ditThaall °btitbst elaborate returns of such nature ; hut it is hard l y probab le cootir I should wish to convey the impresiiou that the return tbo P be of no advantage, when I candidlya proved tY" primiple of the motion.—l am, sir, Soars r ° esPen tiul , l •;ll. Oct. 29, 1857. ROBERT HOC EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WAS' TO THE EDITOR Or THE NORTHERN TIIWNS• t oft SlR,—Will you kindly permit me to correClitor serious errors contained in th e Daily Post 0f 1„P of lay, in its report of Mr. G eorge Melly 's spev - Everton. t 0 ii Speaking of the Mail, Mr. Melly referre-, is as " that interesting paper, the Mail," " 11 _, ere'- b 5/ the Daily Post he is reprted to have saia , , ‘ liilte infamous paper, the Mail." Referring to W e t ee' water, Mr. Melly stated, that " qualitY W as . s sid , rable;" but the Daily Post reports him to hal' - that " the quality was acceptable." tli The misuonstruetions that may ar ise frof'l.daica errors are likely to provoke an unmerited Pr*a.- - against Mr. Melly, if the y are not co lle° O' I am, Si r , & 3 . C. MI L LW A RD, no TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. By Submarine and British Telegraph. DEATH OF GENERAL CAIT.A.IGI'IAC. PARIS, F E " . tf, General Cavaignac has died suddenly. TURKEY. 2 9 ' MARSEILLES, Oc r L, , 21 0 The Courier de Constantinople of bis. n l 6 er at,i t y announces that a great financial op projected by the Turkish Government of 41 Ottoman Bank. It is to involve a lo to 200,000,000 francs at 10 per cent., desti,edraf liquidate the debts of the civil list, to witilstpre a portion of the paper money, and the exchanges to their normal state. TRIESTE, OCT' Intelligence from Constantinople, of th ‘ f ti e inst., states that the negotiations, ente r ?: reg il ,: with France and Russia for rescinding ti:`,„,,se'' lation whereby the passage by night 01 f a iled' through the Dardanelles is prevented, has THE FRENCH BUDGET FOR 185 5 . PARIS, FRIDAY W 1,4-IN OI C' to . The Monileur contains a report, add res h - o cli e r, the Emperor by M. Mare, relative to.thoy e (3 , for 1858. There is an' excess in the forty-eight millio n s o f fr ancs; ten O u r - deb t ' which are applied to the li qu id a tion Of t lle n t fip The financial review of the country isictioo extremely favourable charact e r. The r eu c u poid' of the floating debt is assured, an d all loan'.' LATEST FROM. NEW YORK' - . NEW YORK, SAT URD A Y M O RNING', oc r / The .Asia arrived here thi s m o rn ing af te ';, l l ,o° '' tracted and very stormy passag-e 'from lAiv; . 16 ' a t NEW ORLEANS, leg' Sales of cotton to-d a y, 6,000 or 7,00 0 L' a irregular prices. lO . The run on our banks has Subsid e "' further failures were reported to-day. WEST INDIA MAILS• e't' SOUTHAMPTON, Fo ll3 Nire st - The Li Plata (s.) h as arr i ve d with th e br iae India, Pacific, and Mexican mails. she gall, specie value 987,705 d o ll ars , aa d pear ls ll 13,164 dollars. H er d a t es are —Janalli c9. o dr 0 ct. ; Colon, 9th ; D emerara , 10th' T rin i 6tb' 10th ; Barbadoes, 12th; an d St. Thono' u i fO l The Atrato had arri v ed a u t o n the 1 61 ' r Soul hampton. • , 10°1 . Jamaica market languid. Sugar crop E r - ,,. 11 ,r -5 4 well. Coffee 42s to 44s per 100 lbs. Wt - do" t 09 0305. Island healthy. Exchrnge on v i ° , l , 5 13 days 1 per cent. premium, 66 Jar"' days 2 per cent. , C , ' ° e$ At Demerara the season was ra ther d r Y' , Pr'' n ' healthy Manufacturing operations 'v er- e I°' ceeding: vigorously, and I ' lliii Produce co 14 1° pidly in. At Barbadoes busi n es s was d u l. ' M 31.1‘ ,. et5 `` 'l' or all kinds of breadstuffs. Political n e '' 5 till portant. .. THE BRAZILIAN MAU . ). SOUIIIAMPTON , 1"1/117 . 14.1*° ' T e Petropolis ( s s), h as arr i ve d. Da tes • Oct.. Ist; Bahia, 6th; Pernambuco, SO' 00 0' Vincent, I6th ; and Lisbon, 26th. Sh e 111 0 01) K general cargo for Hamburg, abor t bags of coff ee , a s hip' s letter m ail, 311c1 d is fifty passengers in all. Business at Rio was ra th e r dull. S° ll or, of c.iffee sold at 5,100 to 5,200, be v t te ' at 5,300 to 5,400. Freightsdull o: 274- to o bo e , No advices received from Bahia or Per ° , o hdr At ) Li-bon bu s iness i n stocks limited, oncy and former quot a tt o ns pres ervec. r ece' changes, for bills at three months, 541' was on the decline. los t , ;4 Wag ilo' Tun AM P lIITII Witt —Ma. ROB SOS.—Thie i night the public of Liverpool will have an °Prig is v ire teeing this highly gifted actor for some time., 0 0 01 , 0 r, since any performer has appeared among us a' sor t could more eagerly desire a longer stay. . 6 ',.„ 5 „' thi t A this cannot be given at present, we can only public will avail of the opportunity afforied toCam,►on% v Robson will repeat his famous "Daddy Ilara li nngni„ the most remarkable of ail his cL,aracters, ruinf l i ot Ott/ of the most peculiar elements of his geniug• W ing pI Mr. Robs: Ws benefit drew together an overo.,ret enthusiastic audience. It is a subject of some re e ls area that thi very crowded state of our columns 031:1,1endn" piss over the perform mess of this singuli" rts artist with such brief notice. „ 'o o °lon . ST. Gs olio FALL.—The second of the Pe4 3- 1 ur i ; comes off this evening, and nothing his been l e thi oi wi t phystrthoneapgerombeostteorws bestowed d o r o e a nde th r e it oineanlilngrenspigeher liberretvir, no o e cti st he euncgtsigaosit he e r pe th o e p r e h e e a r n e e to er f te ore is Er s reach,r i(fil • et enterprise of the ,promoterswithin of all, a class of entertainment heretofore 0 4 ; 1 : t his e t ,' i ll by the wealthier .classes. The pragrasyneb: Attie ping is attractive and varied—the names t-7 couldhopafst putha nott be sofEcient to refer to.