The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-24 00:00:00

LOCAL INVELIIGENCE. Exchequer whether ttle income-tax proposed by him in • . his budget is int;ended to be levied on the same plasm as ae , that at ' i temers't in force, and, therefore, not uranintornes Ph, . LIVERPOOL E , AGAINST THE BU DGET .— of less (ken £lOO p er a n num. NVe understand that 'this petition, very numerously Ttie Cnaiseeeeon, of the EXCHEQUER replied that the i signed, was fornett - tled yesterday evening to Mr. Horsfall for immediate presentation to the Dou se of Pommons. exemption of incomes a t ader £lOO wou ld b e cont i nued as heretofore. Llst of. PAsSENGERi per North Arterian, Captain Thomas Alton, from .Portiand tO Liverpool :—Messrs. The adjou rne d d e b a t e on M r. D u C ane ' s resolution was resumed-by •W. Morris, gamins F.. Orkney, I', Patterson, James Geary, Taffies A. itl'Aesett, Thomas Iligginson, John Mr; H uREA.E . D , w h o po i nted nut the advantages Thomas, -X. M. Monro, Bishop Chart:mm . lnd, Rev. Com . obtained by France in the treaty without a suffi- versa rfifilert, Captain J. 11. Eaglestou, Mrs. Morris, cient equivalent on our side, and condemned the provis Ars. Dense, . Mrs. Brian, Mrs. Kirkland, Mrs, tt-eary Sion that forbade our laying an export ditty ern. Coal. Mrs. - Brassett, Mrs. Nicholson and servant. Ile congratulated the French nation on their adherence AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH At BIRREiiiitAD.-011 o f the night Mrs. Mar.V Yebihalis, the wife of one to free-trade; .but he could not congratulate the English Of the band at the Itirkeilli6d Circus, died in- an aw- . • nation on having to pay 2d. in the pound income-tai fully . sadden. Manlier. At nine o'clock, she was sitting for giving a lesson in political economy to the Emperor to het chair at her lodgings in Leicester -street, the of the French. As for the remissions of the budget, 1 landlady, Mrs. Purniyal, conversed with her, when she however good they might be, we could not . at rtsoint . appeared, in perfect good health. At eleven o'clock afford them. He objected to the im Mrs. Yeomans was found sitting in her chair, dead. posta a the budget She had on her spectacles, and in her hand was ,a book Upon trading transactio ns , as . impolitic,. 'vexatious, and which she had. evidently been reading, Whet). the shaft involving much loss of time, lilt registration charge of death was levelled at; het 'Would b e de s t ruc ti ve to the etardler class of packages. R e Nom-masa 1104111.p.- 2, A Ai:Wt . :lel meeting of the then attacked theimerease, of the income-tax, saying that trustees of the Liv(rpool Northern Hospital was held yesterday at that fa s titutien, for th e p ur p ose o f e l ect i ng the reason the peoplet r o r e it hith er t o W as t h at t h ey believed :lit hOtintlly physician: The chair was occup ie d by Mr. th e word of the ~se who undertook that the . Brown.—The Rev. Mr. Bu r t on .h av i ng spo k en i n tax was-nOt,se - statesmen wto last at its present rate. Ile eonsplained. warm terms of eulogy of Dr. Waters, proposed•that that that par'y opposition stood in the wayef all amelioration gentleman be elected to the vacant office, and the motion having beep seconded by M r . 111,Vicear, there being n o tit Qt. income-tax against the leetattalities and injustic e of whi c h h e d ec l a i me d w i th much earnestness. He , other•candulate, Mr. W a t ers was d ec l are d to b e elected. —The proceedings occupied only a few minutes, and declared that any income-tax beyond 7d. in ; the pound concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. would be a griesisons disappointment to the just expecte- Sisteross-- ,. About half-past eleven yesterday morning, tions of the 'country, and protested against the many Marcus 'Wolfe, a man aged between fitly and sixty Provisions of the budget which embarrassed those trans- years, lodging at 25, Brownlow-hill, committed suicide ,by taking a quantity o f o il o f almonds. He was fountstf6tiots of trade and commerce which had rai se d thi s k 3 Otrntry to its pre sen t lying on his bed room fl oor apparent l y i n g r eat pain and prosperity. . foaming at the mouth. A surgeon was ininlediately Mr. BAINES said that the chambers of commerce sent for, but before his arrival deceased had breathed his of our great towns had expressed their approval of last. The deceased, whO had Weir in embarrassed cir the great, -proposals of the Chancellor of • the Ex- cumstarices, had of ;ate been very l ow sp i r it e d . A che quer , an d had ferther received general approval, bottle, contain ' ing oil of almonds, was found u p on time ties+, and en the dressing-tabl e was' a - letter addre sse d t o and whi c h were; i n hi s ! opin i on, as safe and politic as • Mr. Samuel, 12 Canni ng Pl ace. they were hold. lie would not•have the treaty reeip- List of Patents, amongst others, which passed the rocal as a matter of mere "peddling . " end bargaining, Great Seal during the week ending ,Feb, 21, 1860 : o A r . e l r . u G sh a i i n iti o. : 8 to lles, "Improvements minerdio in machines t ) b n e a r c s li i • I'M it was reciprocity in the best sense of .the word,i ii n i t il s a r te tu r ra b t r etl i s e ff each country making valeable concessions to the other. France gave more th a n W. did . W e morel —P. Salmon : " Improvements in locom o tiv e s, an d i n Y made an apparatus for warming trains of carriages connected advance in our coneste, while France reversed the policy thereto."—George Biley ! ',‘ Improvements on helical of 200 years, • . refrigerators, for - ceOling breWer s ' a n d di st ill ers ' worts. " Mr. BI, A : -. 13ITEN sa id th a t we were spen di ng enor - •. William Wheatstone : " Certain imp rovemen t s in har limns stms, in moniums."—George Il aw k s l ey : " I mprovements in order to induce France to take th e wares pumps."—William Henry Hill: "An improvement in 'of the iron and coal masters, and the manufactures. of time manufacture of boxss and cases, and in fastenings ki ittnitigham. for the same."—Geo. Pearson : " Improved machinery Mr. Masrtsn supported the blidg-et as promoting the - • • i . • • for manufacturing hoots and s ioes.—Comanommeated from P rogress of pew, arid checking that of war.ts • the .Patent-ofreB, 4, Clayton-squar e , Liverpool. HO ESFAL E, a fter a ll u di ng to th e h ardships caused a GRAND ;HE FANCY BALL.—As the, time approaches to many trades by tire actual Itgulations, and finding for this popular entertainment coming off, it appears to _fault with various parts of the budget, regretted that be rising in public estimation. The exertions of the be could not support Om resolution.. Had it been an committee have been nor; in'tting and their labours seem abstract resolution against the increased income-tax, he . • Could have given it his.adhesion ; but he could not join. new certain to be . crownd muting. and The services - of Mr. Streather's fine quadrille band have been secured In rrobating. the proposal for sweeping away'so many duties for the great hall, and that of Mr. Martin for the imive-' and restrictions which impeded the commerce and • '' . ' '' ' ' . s Wile ball up stairs. Another band has been appointed to ttogres.e. of the country. Ur. IIYSIG approved of the budget as one of the most play in the vestibule, which will be tastefully decorated % I P.prehensive. and most honest .ever -subinitted to the with covered evergreens and ex o ti cs . The stairs and corrid ors 'Country. will he with crim so n cloth. Th e a pp o i ntments Mr.BEACH'supported the resolution, of the sapper -room will be even more splendid than they Sir F. BARING defended the treaty against the charge were on Tuesday se'rinight • and, taking into account the . s well as the general favour with which the of being antagonistic to the principleg of free trade. novelty4l3. ball 1 • I • Ile regretted, however, that the chance had been lost Juvenile a has been received, and the demand for of concluding a s imil ar treaty with Spain. He pro- tickets, there cannot be a d ou b t of the entire success of the undertaking e•esl-ed to examine the details of 'the agreement, main- AA WORKHOUSE . COMMITTEF —The weekly meeting taming that in many cases the wrong articles had been board-room committee of the' Select Vestr held in' the 'to 'chosen for reduction on our side. He called attention- at the Parish-offices, - -hill, yester to the srnsatisfactory state in which the national finances day forenoon. MrS Overseer Ceit ey presided; and the w ould be left if the budget were adopted. Was it ether members present were—Messrs Denton, Peck, ogle source leave ten millions of revenue dependent upon the Williams, E. Byford, A. Byford, and Broome. From the i . 'lll- source Of the income-lax ? Since that tax was weekly return submitted 'lrti the governor, it appeared 4'l__ ll ttposed in 1842, , there ,bad been several occasions. that the number of paupers in the house this week was eu its revenue had been obtained with great difficulty OIL 'Various 2,250, being 53 less than last week, and 20 Less than the, Sin g l e year!) retexte and for brief periods, often' of only . a corresponding week of last year. The medical officers Anew lease of the tax was. now again reported that the number in the sick wards, per last re lations, for one year. only, while, upon the best calm s lations 'tport, was 713 ; new cases since, 171; .cured • and dis , appeared that the deficiency next year would . sse, as larg e .charged, 14 ,died, , , , cases. The 3 • 29. now remaining under treat as twelve and a huff millions. So far from !'ernitting the impost this time twelve months they would memberlll t:l7lo2t, destitutei cittdin g fever persons relieved and 10. sheds . in the : 3 1 7e_ u t„ . 2 . augment it to a shilling, and even that might during the week was p as :follows !---156 men, vagrant 44 women, ' 6 tti te. This was a most formidable position. It i sv . as . the duty oeand 16" children ; 'total, 216 : showing a decrease as corn- Government to look ' forward for, at ease, one year and not leave so serious a difficulty to be pared with the last week of 36persons, and as compares] with he corresponding period of teat ear of 20 persons. dtadt with next year, when there would probably be •a bew Parliament in the House, and possibly a new Con- COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY.—(Before IV. A. Iful stitution in the country. ton, Esq.)--CLAIM FOR Duarunassese.--This was an action Mr. Baionr characterised this speech 'as full of the brought by W. Murdoch a n d J ames D rayman to recover alarms and h o b go bli ns conjured up in speeches delivered the sum of £37 10s. from William Gibb: . -potato dealer, twenty years ago, when certain persons regarded with of this town, tor a detention of the ship Anna, occa terror those measures of free-trade which experience )ed by the alleged neglect of time defendant in movingre ever his cargo. It appears that in December last a' temlever slate bad shown to be safe and salutary. The cargo of potatoes was consigned to the defendant by time ution, he observed, was aimed against every arrange r ship Anna from Fort William. The vessel arrived in 4 rebt of the Government—the budget, the treaty, the Liverpool early in December, but the cargo was not dis- Atfil"dtictions; everything, in fact, but the scandalous expen- charged until the beginning of January. In consequence ILttre. It s success would i nvolve a change of Ministry, of tills,- the vessel could not take i n a f res h cargo , an d .ninrltase of indireettaxation, and a rupture with France. the wages of the crew had, of course, to he continued. : ec-Xpressed in warm terms his satisfaction a tthe conclu 'rah of the treaty with France—a treaty whieh equalled his ___ajr. Hinge,, who appeared for th e d e f en d ant , con tended that as ti me bill o f l a di ng did not spec i fy any t ' w u advises- given last year, and which, therefore, he day for thedischarge of the cargo, the plaintiffs could not regarded with, peculiar agitatiou. The advantage of sustain their action. He further showed that it was for that treaty to both nations, it was, he said, impossible ---,---------- 1 the interest of the defendant to discharge the cargo as t s ° calculate : While it was said in England that we soon as possible, and that he was therefore not likely to ;ere humiliated by the treaty, there were those in injure his own interests by any unnecessary delay. A 4 .,,rance who.regretted a transaction so humiliatory to their 'number of wit ness e s , w h o were ca ll e d b y M r. H i ne, ° - j ""try, and for whi c h they made sacrifices so large. . etateti, alsat they l ayo consider the defendant had been 1 ,, , . Would be•shewn thAs(cencession fortoncessiou) dot g ,„i ity 4% 1y del ai etamtging the , ein . „., ~. s. • did"'• Government gave up five times aserniich as we, _Honour, in remarkity , upon the case, said it w , We sacrificed duties on three - important articles much better if parties would prevent the (mecum - 116e of alone wine, brandy, and silk, while France reduced dutiee or abandoned p ro hibi t i on on a multitude of articles, on cases of this k in d by spec if y i ng in the bill of haling time eleven of whi c h a l one th e exports from this countrydate of discharge. lii determining whether the plaintiffs amounted to £95,00 0,000. No one could foresee the h a d a ground of action, be considered that the evidence amount of trade which would spring up in consequen ce , for t h e defence was sufficient to establish th e ex i s t ence The tariff e of Fran ce wou ld b as liberal as that of th e of a custom, by virtue of which th e d e f en d ant. was not United St a t es; and it should be remembered that to the limited to a day or two in dischargires, his cargo when United States we exported above twenty-two millions the bill of lading contained no specified time for such diseharge. H e must, therefore, re t urn a ver di ct f or t h e and a half. F ree -trade with France, which at present :Was almost nil, would raise itself to something like the defenda n t. R 'UK OF TILE BRIG ELIZ : t GRIEITES.--- B et/F. t R i SC level of the United States. He amused the House by quoting a gun (s.s.) Noisier BRITON.—The papers r eceived by •me passage of one of Mr, Disraeli's novels in North American contain N . h an ß in t teresti r ag t . i acco , u e n v t o f f t t i f i r i e which the writer lamented the absence of a comme'r , cial treatyl between France and England, 'and regretted that r F e a s i e z l ri a ,2 e ' v t e ' s e i t' h ' s i2 h i ca o p r s t i ; e d , "A e o wa : l4 l n e d i' a r ii ' d ‘ ,4 ` i , 4l . i ; ig . de e p eOuld not exchange our unrivalled porcelain for their a heavy gale on the 24th January. The vessel capsized t r M INIS wines. Nothing could show views more con- .at 11 p.m., so suddenly-that there was not even time to i t ae ted than;tbe objections to the export of coal. Could call the watch. It was blowing hard from the E.N.E., be believed that, with the world before her, France with a heavy sea. The captain and steward were below, blame the delays demanded by the' French Emperor for deck, or were drowned in their cabins, as.they were not e execution of the treaty, when he remembered the seen afterwards. The•chief mate (JoSeph Turner) rushed delays which rendered 'it necessary to Sir .Bobert .on deck, as (lid also some of the seamen forward, and Dees to postpone the abolition of the Corn Laws found the vessel on her beam ends. The rigging was r,,,r le three years after he. had .decided upon it. cut away,. but she would not right until site had filled :M•,,.! re were those in Paris who regarded this treaty with water. The decks were swept of everything — ladl the same feelings that extreme Protectionists once masts, boats, spars, &c.,' being all either emit or driven the repeal of the • Corn Laws. No treaty of similar away. The men passed the remainder o f th e n i g ht i n m portance had ever been concluded in so short a a .wretched state, being immersed in water and half ti me as had this of Mr. Cobden's, who had been frozen. On Thurslay (the following day) they held on, d ome as undecorated and unrewarded. It. was true subsisting Upon a barrel of flour mixed with ice. Oa ba s was not decorated.hy those stars so often gained by ea s • _Friday n q mght the wind increased, and it blew a perfect ad•eness, hut he was rewarded by ,the symnpathv, the gale until Sunday, when the wreck. was quietly settling . nnration and the gratitude of his When in time water hour by hour. A large steamer passed them ther ' deficit • - e was a in 1842, Sir Robert Peel reduced an on Sunda.y,,but did not see them ; and on Monday they im mense number of duties, thereby inereasing the. deficit, his trembli ng p ar ty an income-tax of 711. in the rAir. Gl a d s t one was now doin and then demanded sighted another vessel, but she al so e ith er did no t see ill o them, or did not care t o save . them. The bravest then ''' - - began to despair, as the weather, which had somewhat vu s . and. The scheme susceeded, and the income-tax had item • • modr•rated on _Monday morning, was again becoming s that time to this enabled successive ministers to effect I wm .,, c, - amid the, most dismal apprelicesions prevailed. Zatultitude of objects, bad and good. The Conservative Fortunately, however ; the steamer North Briton hove : ,',a r tY supported that policy in those days, and he called in sight, a boat was lowered in the charge of time first 1 •1 them still to support a policy from which the country • u ad d •officer, Mr. Smith, and they were taken on board, where ~i 4 erived such supreme advantages. Could they deny, they, received , a warm 'welcome from Captain Borland, • Oi d .en on theirown,grounds, that the advance' n the con- hiS officers, and crew. They had drifted 60 miles south on of agricultural labour was greater than was ever east of • Sable Island, and about 150 miles from where b''°Ntal before, not, but that he was sensible - of the great they were cap Sized. 4 ' ef the budget —a blot, which would render the Ileaern COMMITTEE.—Mr. Shell presided at the I , 4 ate of office of the ministry a short one., That blot usual weekly meeting of the Health Committee yester -44,,s the frightful and scandalous - expenditure. It was day, and time other members present were Messrs. Crellin. F 4 ,,_'d that thirty millions was not too much to pay Vernon, Avison, Beckwith, Stitt, Hodson, Crostliwaite, ti '''', the security of the country, but the country was Job, Ridley, Haydock, Bowring and Barton. The tl °‘ One whit more secure with the . expenditure of , medical officer of health reported that the low tempera eelr!Y millions than with one of fifteen millions. Sue thBa-ive ministries uniformly found the preparation of true which prevailed from time 9th to the 7th of Feb., inclusive, caused a considerable increase of mortality in v t , ei t predecessors ' imperfect and insufficient. ' The the week ending last Saturday. The deaths which , ea . "e le cry and panic of the war with France was a huge P isas Pesture, palmed upon the people of this country. the previous week were only 197; rose last week . to lth 3, about the average mortality of the corresponding week of the preceding ten years, and more than in any week s ait ler reviewing and blaming the Crimean and Chinese with he said that they at least shelved a close alliance since the severe weather, which prevailed in the latter. th at France, and now we conclude a treaty which binds half of Deceniber. Of the deaths last week, 170 were r ea ';'' alliance far closer than ever. To increase the esti in the parish, and 83 in the ant townships. The deaths from . t' diseases were 30; the corrected average .... -e under such circumstances was a great immorality zynor lc , 0 a base hyfiocrisy somewhere or other, - and if the posed had hit the blot. they had pro- being 58. Diseases of the lungs caused 102 deaths, against 85 in the previous week. • Fifty-one persons (14' a resolution denouncing this reckless expen died between the ages of 60 and 90 years; and of these e ss r s e, they would have deserved well of their not less than 10 were ascribed to the infirmities of estimates, With this treaty, on the one hand, ode these age. The mean temperature for the last six weeks It unates, on the other, there must be divided pnions had been considerably below the average.—The a t the Cabinet, which would be fatal to its existence. Borough . Engineer, Building Surveyor, and In coulwaas only by reducing the expenditure that they spector of Nuisences,reported various particulars of the I" hope to reduce the income-tax; they would never re cur • again to cuitome and excise. The income-tax operations in their several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 275 nuisances complained make the expenditure were inseparable. Let the House of by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken np f its mind to this. The scheme of the Chan celloer had not o beenthe Exchequer was a great scheme. If le boerenthat £ 3 0,000,000 what a scheme' to remedy them. 1,166 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 3,760 apartments and 650 cellars, it would have had been put under 'examination, with the view of It . relieved industry—it ' ex tended. the hand .. of friendship to . a great conel- improving their sanitary condition.—A deputation from tr ' cress it was a bright spot amid the general •dare- the . Liverpool Land . and House-owners' Association of Europe --it was an act of justice waited on the committee to protest against the adoption t r , England, and, by its influence, on the amities of of the amended bye . -laws ;. and, after some general n ations would be found hereafter entitled to the grati- discussion, the committee adjourned. annual ta ds of the world, meeting of the subscribers and friends of this society LIVERPOOL FEMALE PENITENTIAR Y.--The tt , AIL WHITESIDE said that the last speaker had declared t ; t a r t he supported the ministry. - The contrary was the RS held in the Charitable Institution House, Slater- ,' I s v treet, at noon,• yesterday. The Rev. H. J. }Lindley he e d Mr. was 'the ministry who supported hint. He th e e d Mr. Bright, who denounced onr expenditure en presided on the occasion, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Cropper. Mr. Abraham, the secretary, read the b ybole, why he did not attend when the estimates report, which detailed the operations of the society thQlqated, and undertake the glorious task of reduc l ieg during the past year. The report alluded, in congratu theim• Why did ho support a ministry, now engage( irt latory terms, to the altered lives•of those who had been ISta,Chinese war which he so severely condemned? . inmates, and who had been restored to that position in aiid' did he support a ministry which had a peace policy society which they had once forfeited. The number of a b oi ‘,lar estimates. He characterised the budget as t inmates in the house was seventy, and time health of all kr -,," experiment upon the country. Quoting against continued to be satisfactory. The earnings of the past inc o „,`"ladstone. his declaration that the effect of the ear, year, compared with those of the preceding one, only got '''estax waTinjurions and demoralising ; lie coal( varied in a decrease of a few ouds, this decrease being opi t4 7), usent to permit it to he doubted; and, with tha, in the sewing department. The n subscriptions slionied a . len, could consent neither to the nor treaty. trifling diminution, which the donations, however, had the'tt. C ARDWELL congratulated the country on the fact see t ' e _Whatever. succeeded, our military• and naval institution this year was considerably . less than re- . more than counterbalanced. The balance due to the ce em es were placed on a footing - satisfactory to the in 1858 hut that was chiefly owing . . lies count and not fettered by financial considerations, ' • • • • th e e t hey were not, on this account, to be hindered in the house Nineteen of those who completed - s th - • • •extra expenditure in connection with repairs in th e t mltse of financial progress. ' Approving strongly of his ts r eaty, he said it would mark an epoch in French left during 1858 ere . 4 . their e full time during the pest . year were known to be are J as Impprtau. as the downfall of - protection doing well in service, and of nine who , n a g ourselvee. they had continued good accounts. Those who had . gone air 4 t he motion of MT. NEWDEGATE, the debate was back to their old pursuits were few.—On the motion of .11 11 1'ned, • - Mr. Abraham, seconded by D. Gee, the report was . Pa e , c ' e , Valuation of Rateable Property (Ireland) Bill unanimously adopted.—A vote of thanks was . cordially . passed to the ministers of' religion who had given then Thu through Committee. - services to the inmates of the institution, and who had Thu Souse adjourned at five minutes to one. made collections in its behalf. Thank's were also voted the officers and committees of the institution, and the committee for the ensuing year was constituted.—Dr. Gee alluded to the nightly _meetings in London, and suggested whether the various institutions in the town should not meet and consider whether anything should be done in Liverpool in the same direction. He advised that the Secretary should communicate with the other societies, and ascertain what could be done.—Mr. Abraham thought it would be well .to wait until they saw the result of the meetings in London before they took any action in Liverpool.—A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. - bo o4 hb "--1 - MAJESTY'S SECOND LEVEE.—Yesterday after -I'o,le c 'er Majesty held a secon d levee at St. J ames ' s _k • It was numerously attended. appj°ed story is told by the Chicago Times about the 41 4 i/bent of.. a post master in the same state. One son set s appointee was compelled to decline for the rea ledg e forth below :—" Dear sir.—Although I acknow that re honour of my appointment, I regret to say in t b "Ye yet a n unexp i re d term o f fi ve years t o serve letteringt? enitentiary, which compels me to decline y our Suer." RIFLE CORPS PRESENTATION a WEDNESnA.7. 7 -We omitted to mention in o i l y rep O rt, th a t for t y men Of tlin 14th Liverpool Rifle Volunteers--the Edge, , Dill Corn poty---finder the oopirittild of Captain Tyndall Bright, Were piemtit bit the above occasion. tnitaiwAti, RIFLES. —The Queer has been graciously pleased to approve and accept the services of a company of Rifle Volunteers in the parish - of Chil69ll : The corps is to be numbered it; the 42nd Laticashire,And its ffiaximum establishment will Consist of one c.tritelli; lieutenant, and ensign, and 100 men of 1 rankS: AcemENTs.-eE,dward a labourer, residing lrl Stockdale4itet, sustained a fracture of the ribs and Hue, from a truck which fell upon him yesterday In Little Howard -street. Lawrence Hornby, a labourer, residing in Ford, received a severe compound fracture on hoard the ship Demerara, in St. George's Deck, by a log of timber fa t li rg on hi m. CANNING DEBATING SOCIETY.—This society held a public debate on Tuesday evening, at St. John's school rooms, Birkenhead. The attendance was very good. The subject of debate was : " Has the French alliance tended to the hottodi; aiid :interests of England." Upon the votes being taken . there, appeared a large majority in 'favour of the negative side of the question. TOXTETH BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meet ing of this board was held yesterday, at .the Public-- offices, Park-road. Mr. H. S. Alpass presided ; and the other members present were—Messrs. Leyland, Carter, Ogden, Siddeley, Wilson, Harrison. J. Wilson, and Leyland. ; 'The governor of the workhouse having presented his - report. the proCeedings of the Building Committee were read and confirmed. This Concluded the business. BANKRUPTCY COURT —ha re Elijah Parry.—Yester day Mr. Commissioner Perry - gave his decision, upon the petition of Thomas and Charles Whalley, on the question whether a steam engine and machinert in the possession of the bankrupt at the timtlof the harlkrdptcy, and over which the petitioners held a bill of sale, were Or Were not to he considered the property of the assignees: Ills Honour, after reviewing the whole of the evidence in the case,- decided that Charles Whalley bad no title to ask that the assignees In removed from the possession of the premises. le. therefore dismissed the petition with costs. THE PRINCE OF ORANGE'S VISIT TO LIVERPOOL.— His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange arrived in Li verpool yesterday alterneon, and proceeded to thc Adelphi Hotel, He was accompanied by the following gentle-. men as escort His Exeellency Baron Bentinek, the Netherlands. Minister; Count L. de Bvlandt, Count de Recliteren, Colonel Seymour (equerry to the Queen), and Cul. Von den Bosch. Yesterday evening his royal highness dined with 'Mr. Sandbach, when some of the leading gentlemen of the town were present. We understand that the Prince will visit Birkenhead this morning, and it is believed that he will leave Liverpool by this evening's London WILJALBA FRIKELL AT THE THEATRE ROYAL That prince of conjurors., Herr Frikell, continues to attract crowded and fashionable'audiences to the Theatre Royal, where his astounding and incomprehensible per formances hold all his audiences spell-bound. The great "hit" of the performances is the famous coup de main in which the professor,' standing in the centre of an unfurnished stage, and without any assistants visible, produces from under a cloth two immense globes tilled with pellucid water, in which gold fish are swimming. The feat is certainly sui gencris. At the morning per formance on Saturday, . the children of the Orphan Asylums and the Blue Coat School, who have been liberally invited by Herr Frikell, will be admitted gratuitously. The principle of Marine Insurance has taken a per manent hold on the public mind, and, during the past few years, has been considerably developed. Some eight or nine associations of this kind have been ushered into existence, mid their shareholders have realised handsome dividends, as the astounding advance - in the value of their shares testify. There is yet abundant room f or t h e establishment of new marine insurance companies, even to eight or ten fold their present number, if :they are organised on a suitable foundation, and with every pros pect of achieving satisfactory and remunerative results. The London and 'Provincial Marine Insurance Company. from the eminence, reputation, and practical experience of its directors, and the reception it has already met with in the market, bids fair speedily to rival the most pros perous and successful of its predecessors. The present capital is fixed at £1,000,000, in .50,000 £2O shares, with power to increase to £2,000,000. .This company, we cannot but think it, will commend itself to the attention and patronage of our readers. SWEARING IN OF THE TOXTETTI-P ‘ltli RIFLE COM PANY.—ThE Tradesmen's Rifle Corps, which has lately been formed in Toxteth-park, was sworn in last night by Mr. Hutchinson, in the schools of St. Matthew's Church, Hill -street. The school was gaily decorated with banners bearing appropriate inscriptions, and the occasion was honoured with the presence of a great number of the influential tradesmen of the district. James Robertson, Esq., occupied the chair, and among the other gentlemen present were Messrs. 11. S. Alpass, John Wilson, J. D. Carter, J. B. Hughes, H. Harrison. James Winsor, the Rev. T. W. Moeran (incumbent of the church), Rev. Mr. Hartley, Rev. I'. C. Pizey, &c., &c.—The Rev. •T. W. Moeran addressed the volun teers in an impressive and very appropriate. speech. He remarked upon the rifle movement, and the good it was likely to produce throughout the country. The Rev. T. C. Pizey, having briefly addressed the corps, the oath of alleigance was administered by Mr. Hutchin son ; alter which, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Hughes, Mr. H. S. Alpass, and other gentlemen spoke in favour of the movement, and expressed their ft pproha tion of the effi cient state to which the corps had been brought, by the exertions of its officers. The captain of the corps, Mr. J. Winn, then moved the first resolution, which was a vote of thanks to the chairman for his kindness in pre siding. 'Yhe resolution was carried by acclamation. the Welsh volunteers who, under EM•ign Gibson, attended rta► - a guard busivr, wer , • h threellWarty ehoers. from the Totteth-pi . Pa , and a similar compliment having been made to the Wellington Rifles, under Captain Paget, the interesting proceedings were brought to - a close. We regret exceedingly that a want of space prevent us from giving a more ample report of the proceedings, and we can only add that, from the appearance of the corps last night and the taste they have displayed in the selection of a uniform, the Tox teth park Company will probably be second to none in Liverpool LIVERPOOL PEACE SOCIETY.--The annual meeting . of the members and friends of the Liverpool Peace Society was held last evening at Hope-ball, the chair being occupied by the president of the 'association, Mr. James Mulleneux.—The report for the past year, which detailed the various measures adopted to carry out the objects of the association, having been adopted, the Rev. W. H. ()banning moved the re-appointment of the committee, and in doing so expressed his own views upon the objects which the society had in view. He urged that each nation should first be prepared internally to adopt the views advocated by the society, and to unite • for the purpose of carrying them out; and though England had done more than any other nation to give every man his full rights, vet she had not attained per fection in this respect, and many nations bad not even begun to follow her example. It . was no use, he con tended, to preach peace doettines to despotic powers ; but if his hearers were prepared to adopt the peace doctrines • in their entirety, they should take positive measures, and go forth prepared to do all which the adoption of those doctrines rendered incumbent upon them.—Dr. 'nine in advocating the establishment of the principle of arbitration in settling disputes between nations delivered an exceedingly ingenious and argumentative speech in support. of his motion ; and having shown, by comparing present and past times, how small nationalities were being absorbed into large and united confederations, and how many dispute - ; which previously occurred were thus avoided, he urged that, though appeals were often made to arms,, disputes we re near ly a l ways se t t l e d b y con gresses. . Sometimes these congresses had been held with effect before hostilities had broken out, and on one or two 'occasions which he enumerated European wars 'had been avoided. The Rev. Professor Griffiths, the Rev. Mr. Peters, and Mr. J. T. Danson also addressed the meeting, and the resolutions proposed by the various speakers were unanimously adopted. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. Loom. BILLS.--The following proceedings with regard to local hills before Parliament have taken place since our last --Blackburn Gas Bill, reported; report to lie upon the table. London and North-Western Railway (so. 2) Rill: read a second time and committed. Liverpool Corporation Water Bill: ordered, that the bill be taken into consideration on Monday, the 27th of February. Petitions have been presented against the following bills, the petitioners praying to be heard by counsel : —Birkenhead Railway Bill (No. 1)-1, from the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company • 2, from the Great Western' Railway Com pany. Birkenhead Railway Bill (No. 2)—Froni the Oxford,' Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Com pany. Bolton and St. • Helen's-road Bill-1, from Baron Lilford and others; 2, from John Shaw Leigh; 3, from the surveyors of highways and others in Parr, Barton Wood, and St. Helen's. London and Notth western, Great Northern, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire - Railway • Companies' 'Bill—lst, from the St. Helen's Canal and Railway Company; 2nd, from the Midland Railway Company; 3rd, from the i t d h l e a r n n ei Manchester, Bradford, 'Wakefield, and Leeds Railway Company ; 4th, from the Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway C ont pa ny. shef fiLondon Neld, a n o d r t i l n ir c e o s i t n e s r h n ir Great r e a a n t d N m o r Railway Companies-1, from the St. Helen's Canal and ;e Bradford, Wak e fi e ld, on Railway C ompany. 3, front the L ee d s , Railwayßradford, and Lee ds Companyl and H l l 2 :C x o f ro j i m u ,a n n e t y ti h London and North-Western Railway (No. 3)-1, ; Whittle and John Shaw from the Corporation of Warri4n,gtforonm; 21,1rf.roimioDrtainnlieerl Willis. Manchester Corporation Water Bill.-1, from Thomas Dalton; 2, from ratepayers of Droylesden ; 3, k D s it° a ou r gb id eari ll it arbour Board Bill—from from ,a I a t eSri TaitD dr s a , n fir E me ‘ Purchase, and Conservancy from the Shropshire tChleayßtoirikLenhAlc.aeir Mersey Company. Upper Mersey Dues, Union Railways and Canal Company ; 2, from the Birkenhead Railway Company. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting was held yesterday. The precautions to prevent the admission of any but quali fied shareholders were so rigid, that even the reporters were required to sign their names and give their address. Mr.. Love, the chairman, was received by one party with cheers, and by another with hisses. The malcontents are stated to have been in a minority. The chairman having moved the adoption of the report, M. Wad dington contended that it was utterly falla c i ous . Th e report was agreed to, after considerable dis cuss i on. —T he election of directors, the most exciting part of a very excited meeting, was proceeded with. After a long personal discussion—in which the claims of Mr. Love band and Mr. Goodson, the retiring 'directors, an d of Mr. Waddington and Mr. Gam' l e, the new candid a t es, were very freely discussed,—for Mr. Love nearly every appeared to be kept up, and lie was declared by t h e secretary, who put the motion , to' be . unani mously.eleetediands held Against i 111ei meeting Mr. Goodson er3 thereso v n ; were eight or ten emphatically declared against Mr. Waddington and Mr. Gam ble , neither of whom demanded a poll, notwithstanding the immense exertions they had made to secure their return. -- --40.----- A DISTINCTION.—A person, tried for high treason, as the jury were about to leave the bar, requested them to consider a statute, which he though t made v ery much for him. " Sirral," cried out one of th e judges, ,c I know that statute better than you do." The prisoner coolly replied, " I make no doubt, sir, that you do know it better than I do. lam only anxious that the jury should know it as well."—Soward. THE DAILY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 18G(}. LIVERPOOL' LAIIOURERS' DWELLINGS COMPANY. The einnual,m'peting of the ehdieholderS ,of this Corn ; pany was held at noon yesterday in the Coinnied-hall, Hackin's-hey, Mr. John Cropper presiding. Mr. Myers submitted the following report :—`, In the last!annual report your directors expressed their dis appointment at the result of the year's operations, looking upon the undertaking in which the company is engaged as a matter of investment, and they decided to take the experience o f ano th er y ear b e f ore express ing an opinion as to the future. It i s now , 'there fore, the duty of your directors to place before the share holders the result of that efprerience ; in doing which, they feel it necessary td remind the meeting of the fact, which has become patent to all who pay attention to these matters that the efforts which have been nude of late to improve the sanitary condition of the difiell ings and lodgings of the. labouring population, boili by individuals as well as by the local authorities of the town and neighbourhood, have never at any previous period been equalled ; and although the success which has undoubtedly attended these efforts MaYhave prejudicially influenced the property of the company, and rendered it necessary to make some reduction in their rentswhich, however, has been attended with success, 'inasmuch as the houses have , been more generally and permanently occupied —yet it is satisfactory to report that the result of the year's operations from the 0611'104 1 s buildings varies very little from that of the previous year, 1858 : The treasurer's statement shows the amount of rent produced from Northumberland-buildings, for the year ending 31st December last, to he £330 10s. 2d.; interest -on balance at the bank,' £3O 1 ls. 10d. ; making a total of £361 2s. After deducting expenses, £l2l 6s. 6d., there remains a balance of £239155. 6d.- to be divided, which amount, with some arrears of rent now in course of collection, will enable your directors to recommend the paymentof a dividend of 3 per cent. on the paid-up capital of the company, being the same as in the last year. Under these circumstances, and with the conviction that the dwellings of tha labouring classes have been greatly improved in their sanitary condition (they hope partly in consequence of the attention which the operations of this company have attracted), your directors do not pro pose to extend their investments at prSsent, and, in the meantime, they recommend that the srtcn of .5 of the balance n o w i n t h e h an d s of their banke - in vested in th e Li ver p oo l C orporat i on of dock bonds,' or other corporate security." On the motion of Mr. Matheson, seconded by Mr. J. W: Cropper, the report was adopted. On the motion of Mr. Booth, seconded by Mr. Mathe son, a dividend of three per cent. was declared ibr the year ending the 31st of December last. A vote of thanks to the Chairman brought the meet ing to a close. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YEsTERDAy. (Before Mr. lionotrros.) STEALING NEWSPAPEas:A youth named Robert ' Edwards, rather respectable in appearance, was eharged with having stolen twenty-seven copies of the Liverpool ' • CoPrier. The prisoner was employed as an assistant. to the advertising clerk, and on publishing days carried papers, from the machine-room to the shop. On the previous day three bundles of the Courier were seen in a hack passage, and a person who was ordered to watch saw the prisoner take them away, and he gave him into . custody. A news-agent stated that three or four weeks ago the prisoner came to him, representing that he was employed by Mr. Tinling to push the sale of the paper, and left some copies for sale. The next day he called, received money for what papers were sold, and took back those that remained. Mr. Tinling said the boy had been in his service three or four months, and was ' employed to take papers to a few subscribers, but not for sale. The prisoner was remanded with a view of being sent to a reformatory. A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.—George Williams was brought np by police-constable 669, on a charge of hav ing attempted to pick pockets on the landing-stage on Wednesday evening, and two witnesses alleged that they • saw him thrust his hand into a lady's pocket. The lady went on hoard the boat, and was not asked whether she had lost anything. The prisoner not being krown, was ' discharged. (Before Mr. CIIALONER.) BAD Frsu.—Mary Ramsey was summoned by Inspec tor Tyrrell for having exposed for sale in St. John's Market 6751b5. of unwholesome fish, and was ordered to pay .ss. and costs.—Sarah Parker was charged with a similar offence, and was fined 2s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. costs. CAUTION TO FARMERS.—The following parties were summoned by Constable Roberts, of the North Hay market, for having left their carts in the Haymarket after one o'clock on the 11th inst., and in each case a fine of ss. and costs was inflicted :--John Cartwright, 1 Speke ; William R o th we ll, Aughton ; Joseph L ove l a dy, Melling; and Thomas Atherton, Maghull. THE - DRAWBACK ON WINE DUTY PAID. MEMORIAL OF THE LIVERPOOL WINE AND SPIRIT ASSO CIATION, TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE WM. EWAktT GLADSTONE, M.P. CHANCELLOR OF HER MAJESTY'S EXCHEQUER, ETC. MERSEY ROCKS AMi HARBOUR BOARD, The usual weekly meeting otthe Dock Board was held Yesterday, Mr. Charles Turner presiding. The other members present were Messrs. Bold, Littledale„ Segar, Mondel,, Hutchison, Darlivshire, Rankin, Earnwortb, Brocklebank, Tobin, Arnold, Shand, Boult, Lockett, Langton, Rounthiiaitc, Bushell, Smith. 11 , 0RI1S td 3 ll‘iirtEii. , The phideJlingS -Of the Cotriiiiitt.k4e of Atdrks weie read, comprising the following recommendation, to accept tenders ter the - supply of the following articles, for general purposes, .viz.: —Coal, crucibles, sheet-lead. and lead pipes, spun yarn, and hemp rope; to accept tenders for plate-glass for skylights in roof of south shed, Victoria Dock; to issu'e advertisements inviting tenders for the construction of the Landing Stage, Woodside; to - authorise the purchase of three draught-horses for use at the works; to 1et.400 square yards land in Rake lane, to Messrs. Grayson, and Co., at 3 s . p er square yard, per- annum: On the niotiiiii of Mr. .orodklebank, seconded by Mr. Rankin, the proceedingS were confirmed. WAREHOUSE COMMITTEE. • The proceedings of this committee were read ; and on the motion of Mr. Arnold, seconded by Mr. Segar, confirmed. MARINE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Marine Committee were read, comprising a recommendation to accept the tender of Messrs. Wainwright Brothers, for repairing three iron buoys; a report of the Marine Surveyor, of his visit to the English and Scottish lighthouses ; and a report from the Engineer relative to relaying the deck of the George's Landiwr-stage. . The fo 1 I oviing is the Marine Surveyor's report :- 3t.Ammv. StiAVEYOH'S RI FORT OF VISIT TO ENGLISH AND SCOCTISH LiduTmoustt4 The Marine Surveyor reports that, upon receipt of the in structions of the hciarg (consequent upon the comparative view of lighthouses, of the Liverpool establishment, laid hero e • them in October last) he communicated with the Trinity Board and Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses, to ascertain what lights were best - calctilated lOr exhibiting the latest ina provemelits in lighthouse illumination and management ; the part•culars reluested were courteously supplied, together with authorities for - visiting and caviling at the estahl.shments named. From the list of lighthouses tarnished, those were selected for visltmg'which seemed calculated to afford the fullest infor mation; as well as likely to be - .accessible in reference to the lateness of the ceason. In the following table the lighthouses visited are digtin guishel according to the peculiarities of their illuminating apparatus. t . . • O . I V 1.1 Names. Fixed or 2 Revol., &c o o y n. •-• O A r...) Trevose Head .. Fixed' '2 2 ... ... Trinity Board South Foreland.. Ditto 2 1 1 Ditto. Governing Authority. tiirdleness Ditto 2 1 ... Northern Lights. St. Agnes. Revolving 1 1 ... Trinity Board. Covesea Skerries Fla,hing 1 1 ... Northern Lights. It will be observed that the lights inspected are three on the dioptric principle, three on th, same principle as our own, eatoptric, and one in which the electric light was placid experimen tally. 'the otifypOi.;t§ In which the dioptric lights are decidedly superior to the catoptric are in the compactness of their arrangements, and in circumstances where the whole or a Farge part of the circuit of the horizon is required to be illumi nated, s requirement not bolo iglu to our system, and there fire not. in that respect advantageous for our use. Greater economy in ex endlture of oil is claimed for the dioptric light in circumstances just stated, but even then Lhe system entails the necessity of a regular attend ince and relief of keepers throughout the night, lest the light should fail ; and although the chances of accidents to the lights by care are reduced to a minimum, yet one instance was brought to the knowledge of the marine surveyor, in one of the Szottisli lighthouses, where only one week before his visit, from a keeper on duty fal lug asleep the light became e.tinguished, sad so remained for a considerable tine. The arrangements of the catoptric lights visited are similar in all respects to those of the Liverpool est iblisha.ents. The oil used, both by th Tri.ity Board and the scottish light h-Juses, is ra ie oil, and is cheaper than the refined olive oil used by ourse yes. The disadvantag • of rape oil is its tendency to smoke, a disa tvantage which may be, to a great extent,' compensated by lamps constructed specially for the purpose; the olive oil, refined for burning by Bancroft's patent, burns without smoke ; two lamps for burning rape oil hare been ordered, arid are now undergoing a comparative trial at Bid stun lighthouse. The erectrie light, exhibiting at South Fore land, requires two steam engines of three-horse power each to work the magnets, and an auxiliary engine of one-horse power; the light exhibited, when compared with the South Sand Head light at a distance, presented no superiority, and unless considerably improved must be considered as a failure. The dioptric - or the catoptrie principles may be applied to any lights, electric or otherwise. Each principle possesses advan tages suitable to different situations.- A great 'disadvantage under which the dioptric principle labours is the enormous expense of its lenses; !efforts are making to reduce the expense of manufacture, success in this respect will form an additional recomMendation, if, as our present reflectors and fittings become , worn out, the Board deem it right t, order a trial of the diltric principle in their establishinenti. 31 RRAY T. PARKS, Marine Surveyor and Water Bailiff. The following- report was read for the information of the public :. Dock Yard, 21st Feb., 1860. SIR.—I am desirous of commencing upon relayirm the deck of the George's Landing-stage towards the end of March, say from the 20th to the 21th, and I propose doing it in three por tions, commencing at the south end. Due notice wdl have to be given to the parties 'occupying tho.4e berths, and arrange ments wid have to be made by the ,tage-mast• r for affording them accommodition in conjunction with the other boats at the other berths.-1 am, sir, respectfully yours, The Chairman - qf the Marine Committee JOHN B. HARTLEY. ➢ir. GLSBORNE reported on Mr. Lindsay's experi ments, which had failed as tar as utility was concerned, although, by the aid of a very delicate galvanometer, it was found that a small current had passed over. the river without the aid of a conducting wire or cable. The following letter was read : • Liverpool, Feb. 22. GENTLEMEN,—III giving some account of my experiments across the Mersey, I may sate that we commenced laying the lateral wires and immeu sing the sheel on Wednesday, and finished on Thursday. The first trial was on Friday, and there was another on Saturday. We found the needle was moved, but it was alto aff .cted by electricity from other sources. To discover these sources we proposed to experiment on Monday, but found that our immer , ed sheets were cat tied away by the he tvy sea, caused by the storm on Sunday last ; and our further expel intents were in this way prevented. I may state that all our experiments, peel:jou:as. this one, have hoe," successful, and we have 'cosset! a distance not much less than the Mersey. I have to thank you for ;IP the facilities and aid :alluded tt;, and intend to endeavout4to discover the cause of the failure. - I did not anticipate the , c,s of the sheets, and mention that there were twenty of them; and, according to the account of Mr. Gisborne's men, only seven are safe. The sheets cost about ten shillings each; and the lost thirteen will thus amount to t. 6 10s. Pei haps you - will make some ail iw ance for this loss, as my object in these expeihnents is for the benefit of society, aid not for myself; and the loss of the copper sheets by the heavy gales, being exceptional, did not enter into my calculation of expenses.—l am, gentlemen, your most obliged a td obedient servant, J. 11. LINDSAY. To the Dock Trustees, Liverpool. - - - . - Mr. MoNnEr„ in moving the confirmation of the proceedings, said it must be very satisfactory to know that there was no better mode of lighting than was pur sued in this port at present. Air. DARHysnita: seconded the motion. Mr. Bour.T would like to-know whether the electric light referred to.in the report was 'the same as that ex hibited on the Landing -stage. The CHAIIIM&N— I V IS not. Mr. BOULT said it. might not be amiss to consider whether that light could not be adopted for the light houses of the port. No one whO has seen the lime light 'miming at the George's-stage could doubt that it was superior to any light that had yet been produced, if its continuousness and durability could be relied upon. Mr. Momom said the lime light was at present being tried on the George's Stage as au experiment, and when its cost and other particulars were ascertained, it would receive the attentive consideration of the committee. The CHAIRMAN Said the engineer reminded him that coal as was necessary f o r th e li m e li g ht, so th a t th e Board would have to provide gas apparatus at the several light-houses. The proceedings were confirmed, and Mr. Lindsay's letter was referred to the Marine Committee. REPORT OF ADMIRAL MINS ON THE CIIA.NNELS OF THE MERSEY The Annual Report of Admiral Evans, the Conserva tor of t'ie Mersey was rea d, an d f rom it we ma k e the following extracts :.- 330. The Navigation of the River Mersey continues in a satisfaccorystate, no twithstanding, the changes which are con stantly occurring in the Quicksands aad. Channels of the Port. 331. The most coespictious changes in the Sea Channels, during the past year, c•.nsist in the silting-up of the "old tortuous Inner Bar" of tae Victoria Channel, and the deepen ing of the supplementary Channel to 13 feet at low water. This gives nearly a straight run through the Victoria Channel from its outer bar into the Crosby Channel, with 13 feet at low water over all. The value, however, of this improvement in the depth n and ditherection is, in some degree, diminished by the contractio of supplementary Channel, to ;mut 110 fathoms in navigable width. - 332. The changes in he Queen Channel are principally the rising of the Jordan Flats (now dry a t l ow water); and their j causing an elbow at the unction of th e Queen and Crosby Ckannels, that throws the ebb tide nearly into the old Zebra Channel, where it is forming a deep water hay. This change is important, as foreshadowing the opening of another channel to the not thwart', from the same natural closes, which not only opened the Queen Channel itself, but for a lona series of years have formed channels to the northward of the old ones— namely, as the bars extend westward, they leave a less formid able barrier to the northward of them, through which both the ebb an' flood tide ultimately force their way. 333. It is as remarkable as fortunate, that the changes which have taken place in the Sea Channels, during the last twenty years, have been for the better, every new channel being a decided improvement on the old one. This desirable result may be fairly attributed to the careful preservation of the "Tidal Hack Water" in the up,-er estuary, and also to the prevention of any artificial works outside the entrance of the river, which would check or divert the volume of tidal wave from rushing ueimpetled up the river. As long as both these objects are p ro p erly attended to, and the '• con tracted vein " shape given to the entrance, there will always be a good and safe channel into Liverpool. 334. The Navigation of the upper Estuary, from Liverpool to Runcorn, Frodsham, and War r i ngton, i s i n a satisfactory state. The channels are deeper than at any previous period— a circumstance mainly owing to the river walls at Liverpool being constructed on the principle of the "contracted vein" (as explained in par. 246), by which a greater body of tidal back water is forced np the river. 335. This principle has been still further carried out during the past year, by the constructing of a River Wall from Sea combs to Egremont, at the expense of the ilkrsey Docks and Hatbour Board, which useful work is to be extended still fur ther towards the mouth of the river. And in order that the duty of maintaining the navigation of the port may be dis charged in-the most efficient manner, that BOard are about separating the office of Water Bailiff, who has the peculiar charge of such matters, from that of another officer, who has other and very' full employments ; and I anticipate great be nefit from the change. For the whole and undivided attention of one officer will now be given to the removal of wrecks, and other obstacles, for which purpose he will have ample autho rity, and the same efficient means, which were so liber a lly supplied by the Mu n i c ip a l Corporation while this duty was under their charge. 336. The light ships rode solely at their moorings during the heavy gales of last th^ only casualty being a slight col lision by the schooner Arva, with the Formby light ship. Nine buoys have been stove and ten sunk, all of which were immediately replaced from the duplicate set in stare for that Purpose. The old buoys were removed from the Queen Channel, and Mr. Herbert's large patent buoys substit u t e d, as proposed in par. 320 of last' year's Report. 337. The returns state that 48,473 vessels passed in and out of Liverpool during the year 1859, being an excess of 1,949 vessels over 1858. The Customs' Bill of Entry for the Foreign Trade shows an excess of tonnage for the year 1859 over 1858, amounting to 173,741 tons ; while a decrease of 32,283 tons appears in the coasting trade for the same period. Notwithstanding this prodigious number of vessels (averag ing 133 per diem), only one vessel i n c h arge of a pilot, " the foreign barque Tyrol,' was lost within the limits of the port. This barque was running in with a gale of fair wind, and was observed to broach-to suddenly, and run on the little Burbo, as if the stealing gear had given way. Unfortunately, all hands, together with the pilot, perished before assistance could reach them, so the cause of her loss will never be known. A few small craft were sunk in the river from collision or fire, during the last year. 338. The life-boats assisted eleven vessels in distress, and saved four persons d ur i ng the past year. The crew of the Liverpool life-boat were accused, by the turt-boat's crews, that towed them out t o th e b arque Tyrol, of not having done their utmost to save live. On inquiry, it appeared that the master of the life-boat was left on shore, in the hurry to get away, to which was attributed the want of energy complained of. The crew were, however, acquitted of blame. 339. The only survey necessary to be made in 1859 was that of the Ptuckington Bank ; and, although it showed several alterations in its shape, the area was the same as when last surveyed in IBsa. 340. - On Thursday, August 11, 1859, tht Inner Bar of the Victoria Channel having shoaled up to 8 or 9 Iva water, the buoys were removed from it, to other positions in the Victoria Channel. Black and red buoys were substituted for the striped buoys S. V. 1, NUR and Can, in such a position as to indicate nearly a straight run from the Outer Bar of the Victoria Chan nel, to its point of junction with the Crosby Channel. PROORES. , OF LIVERPOOL DOCK WORK IN 1859. 341. The new works, for which the sanction of Parliament was obtained last Session, merely comprise the excavation of the Docks for the carrying trade, and the half-tide basin, to the north of the Canada Dock, which is in a forward state, the masonry being commenced, and getting on well. The Branch Dock, out of the Huskisson Dock, is in a great ineii re exca vated, but the masonry has not been yet cOnimericerl:, PROGRE 4! OF THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK WORKS IN 312. Very great progress has been made in the Bit kenhead Dock Works during the year 1859; and, were it not found necessary to rebuild or strengthen every wall that came into the possession of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board,:by which so much valuable time has been lost and so heavy an expen-e has been incurred, there is no donh' but Mr. Hartley, tae eminent and indefatigable engineer of the Board, would have been ready to let the water into the Great Float at the period named in ,the Act of Parliament. T wo ' h un d re d and fifty lateal yardst of 111, river wall, fronting the Mersey, have been built on one of, the. riTost difilenit fonndati ms. ever dealt with. This is all backed up. In the Great Low Water Basin about threeourtbs of the material has been excavated. and the masonry is being commenced. The Lech and Sltiee Chan, nels, which cern/wet the Low Water Basin with the Great -boat, are about one -third constructed, and_ progressing rapidly. All this work, owing to the very bad nature of the ground, is on bearing piles; of these, about 3.850 have been driven to an average depth of 17 fbet.: .The east wall of the Great Float is nearly finished, and the embankment in front of it, which form d th, great .dam for drying the noel, is being fast reinayed ; 2,124 line tl yards of the new wall, on the north side of the Great 11.al, has been built, and only 400 yards remain to be completed. The masonry of the passage, dividing the Great .Float into two se, tions, is nearly finished, and the bridge, to span the 100 feet opening through it, is in a forward state. At the west end of the Great Float, •and immediately westward' of the Canada Dock Works, the entrances are being put into three new graving docks, so as to render them available as soon as the water is let into the Great Float. Considerable progress is making with the excavation for the' enlargement of the Morpetb Dock, and the 85 feet lock connected there with. Some progress has also been made with with the inclosure of Woodside Basin, and the filling rip of the space so in closed. This work has been very considerably retarded by the difficulty in deciding on the best method ofLeonstructing the carriage amiroaches to the Proposed landing stages. In giving this sketch of the progress of the works at Bir kenhead, in drawing up which 1 have received every informa tion from Mr. Hartley.. it is quite impossible for Ina • to-oonvey any idea of the amount of work done, there being quite as mach labour employed in removing the " debris" of the former ill-built walls, as in mating the new ones. THE RIVER WALL FROM SEACeMBE N-Itratly,,RoS. • 343.. This wall has been completed as far as Egremont Ferry, and has stood the winter gales exceedingly well. The remaining portion, north of Egremont, will he com menced as soon as the weather andlenzh of days permit. 344. The Electric Telegraph was completed during the year between Lirerpttol and Holyhead, bin owing to part of the submarine cable between Great Orinshead arid Point Lynas being injured, and , a portion of it lost; and i. benty also found very difficult to matittain a cable across the River Mersey (every one put down being injured), the telegraph is not now in working order.. Geo. E•Vast.s, bear-Admiral, Acting Conserva* 7 .:; No. 1, New-street, Sprirk-gardens, London, Jarruarrfrst, 1860. The Cuarnm.tsi said that the board, he was sure, would be glad to hen so satisfactory a report with re gard to the state 'of the channels and the approaches to the port. The proceeding were confirmed. PILOTAGE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Pilotage Committee, compris ing —letter from 175 members of the pilot service. solicit in.e the support of the board in the formation of a naval brigade. • • Mr. SHAND moved the confirmation of the proceed ings ; and suggested that the letter of the pilots should be referred to the Defences _Committee. The CHAIRMAN thought there should be some report from the Pilot Committee as to whether it would inter fere with the (Inky of the pilots, and also whether the support mentioned in the letter meant pecuniary suppott. Mr. SHAND did not think that pecuniary support was meant. Mr. BoLn . stiggested that the letter should he referred back to the Pilot Committee for a report, which was agreed to, and the proceedings were confirmed. DOCKS AND GOATS COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Committee of Management of Docks and Quays, comprising a recommendation to give notice' for letting Salisbury Dock dry on the evening of the 4th proximo. It appeared that a letter was read in the committee from Messrs. J. Bibby, Sons, and Co., stating that they were-now constructing additional steamboats for the purposes of their. trade, and that in consequence they - would require a further appropriation of at least 800 feet of lineal quay space. The Messrs. Bibby having had an interview with the committee, and having been heard on the requirements of their steam trade, it was resolved that the engineer be requested to attend the meeting on Wednesday next, the consideration of the question to he deferred in the meantime. Mr. LocKETT moved the confirmation of the pro ceedings. Mr. SMITH seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN said the Board would observe that the demands of the steam trade were vastly outgrowing the accommodation of the port. He was afraid they would not he able to give Messrs. Bibliy all the accommodation which he was afraid they would require. Mr. LOCKETT thought they had better wait till the question was discussed next week. Messrs. Bibby had already been told that they could have no further space. Mr. TOBIN StlgeSted that the engineer should state for the infornration of the public when the new steam dock would be opened. Mr. TIAETEisy—It will be fully twelve months before it can be completed. Mr. Bourir said he was sorry to say that the accom modation on this side of the river appeared to him to be totally inadequate; and it seemed to him necessary for the board to take immediate action in providing accommodation in the.shortest possible time. The ques tion was put to Mcsasrs. Bibby—,' Could you, by some. means, take your steamers to Birkenhead ?" and the answer was distinct, that under no circumstances would they take any part of their business there—that it would not -suit them at all ; and he was sorry to say that was the answer they got from everybody. Mr. ARNOLD said it did not follow that. because Messrs: Bibby would not send their steamers to Birkenhead, that the Birkenhead Docks Would be useless. Other trades would go to' Birkenhead,, and that would relieve the docks on this side. (Hear, hear.) ~..The proceedings were then confirmed. MASTER PORTERS COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee weze.aeitd, an 4 confirmed on the motion of Mr. Arnold. THE DEFENCES OF THE PORT.. The special committee on the defences .of the port brought up a report in reply to the letter from the-War Office, as to the proposed forts .on the Mersey: . One recommendation of the committee was, that floating batteries should he stationed is the Mersey in lieu of forts being built on the pierheads. irliThe Chairman of the committee (Mr. Hubbaek) was absent, and it was suggested that the consideration of the report should be deferred. Mr. Borna asked what was to be done with the floating batteries when they were not wanted ? Where were they to he put ? The CitAntict,N--Remember, it is only a suggestion. Mr. Boot - A . —Certainly they cannot 0.0 into any ()foul docks, and there is no anchorage for them in the. river Where are they to go ? Mr. 13 trstiELL—Put them in the ferry track, Mr. Boni t. (Laughter.) Mr. BotinT thought the batteries should be placed outside, and not inside the port. 11fr. Smarr again repeated, that the proper way to defend the port was to place batteries at Crosby and Leasowe. (Hear, hear.) The consideration of the report was deferred. THE LATE WATER BAILIFF, MR. COX. • The special committee on -the duties of the Water Bailiff, had ordered an advertisement to issue for a Water Bailiff at £2OO a year. The following resolution also had been passe :—" That Mr. - Cox having declined to resume the duties of Water Bailiff, the allowance made to him by the resolution of the Board, on the 23rd - December, 1858, of .£7O per annum, be discon tinued." Mr. Tobin moved - and Mr. Shand seconded the con firmation of the proceedings, which gave rise to a de bate, itt which Mr. Mondel, Mr. Boult, the Chairman, Mr. Bushell, Mr. Arnold, and Mr. Brocklebank, took part. Ultimately the matter was referred back to the committee, who are to ascertain the state of Mr. Cox's health, and whether he is physically competent to fulfil the duties of the office. A letter was read front Mr. Burgess, of the Town-dues department, thanking the Board for having increased hi, salary from £2OO to £250 a year. A letter front Mr. Gilbert Cummings, chief clerk in the engineer's office, was read. Owing to old age and infirmity Mr. Cummings resigned his situation, and asked for a retiring allowance. The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Cummings was a very old and very valuable servant of the Dock Board. (Hear, hear.) The letter was referred to the Works Committee. A letter frOni Messrs. Crewe and Williams was read, asking whether the D oc k B oar d would \ let laud near th e Great - Float at Birkenhead for timber yards and saw mills, &c. The letter was referred to the Works Committee. Messrs. William Gibson and Sons wrote to the board, suggesting the desirability of consulting the wants and wishes of the local chain cable makers before removing the chain, cable testing machines front Liverpool to Birkenhead. This letter was referred to the Works Committee. A letter was read from Mr. W. Inman, of the New York and Philadelphia Steamship Company, relating the circumstances connected with the anchoring of the Edinburgh in the track of the Woodside Ferry boats, and submitting a report from the commander, showing that the ship was not put there wilfully. The following letter was read from Mr. MacMillan : Glasgow and Liveriool Royal Steam-packet Company, 1, India-buildings, Water-street, Liverpool, 17th Feb , 1860, 11 o'clock a.m. GENTLEMEN,—To may extreme surprise and astonishment I perceive by the renort of the proceedings of your board, yes terday. which appears in the daily papers of to-day, that I am accused of having fraudulently omitted to pay town dues on 104 casks of tallow. In answer to the above accusation, I beg to state thus early, that until I aw the above report in the papers I had not the slightest personal knowledge that any omission of entry had been made; whilst I beg also to assure your board, that if any omission has occurred, either in making any entry or payment of dues, such omission has taken place through inadvertence, and not from :may fraudulent or improper motive on my part. I trust to your sense of justice that this explanation will be treated with the same publicity as the charge of fraud which has been wrongfully preferred against me.—l am, gentlemen, your obedie n t servant, JOHN MACMILLAN. To the Mersey Deck and Harbour Board. The CHAIRMAN.—Perhaps you will refer that to the Finance Committee. Mr. ARNOLD said that the letter must be taken for as much'as it was worth. He did not understand the un intentional omission which had led to the nonpayment of the town-does and the prompt demand of those dues front the consignees. He would remind the hoard that this was not only a question of what was due to this board, but a question of what was due to the public and the fair trader. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ItANKr& admitted the force of what Mr. Arnold had said ; and he might mention that the customs and the board were acting in concert in preventing many of those frauds. The letter was then referred to the Finance Committee Mr. Sotheron F,stcourt was prevented from attending at the House on MOnday night, by indisposition. A Pari despatch in the Po s t states that France and' s England are on the point of signing a convention tirela tive result from the expediti on against to contradiction to the rumour China.)e pri prises This which is may that the Governments would postpone the expedition..— The late Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden has, by her will, left the estate of Umkirch, near Friburg, to the Princess Hohettzollern-Sigmaringen, with rever sion to the latter's son. The Duche ss of Hamilton is to have the villa at Baden-Baden, and the Hereditary prinet„s of Saxony the estate of Mannheim, in which. are comprised the mansion and garden given by the town to the late grand duchess, and the edifice at present occupied by the Grand Ducal Institution f or y oung ladies. Liverpool Cough specific is an unfailing remedy. We con gratulate the inhabitants of Liverpool that so simple and effectual a means of relief is at last procurable. For years this great boon has been needed in this exposed part; and it being an undoubted .cure for the most harassing coughs, we can recommend ft.-4dd. 1 Liverpool, 14th February, 1860. Six,—At a meeting of the 'Wine and Spirit Associa 'ion, held this (lay, to consider the changes which it is proposed to make, affecting. the Wine and Spirit Trade, it was unanimously resolved, that. the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer should he respectfully, but urgently called to the following subjects. It is understood to be the intention of her. Majesty's -Government to adhere to the terms of the Treasury minute of 1813, and to give a drawback on stocks of wine, duty paid, to those only who have complied I.rik - . the terms o f that. minute. ..To what e x t en t th at m i nute has. been fully complied' with, is uncertain, but there can be no doubt, that dating back as it does for seventeen years, and from the improbability of it ever being applied to the circum stances in which wine merchants now find themselves, has- led to a very general, if not to an universal neglect of its provisions. It must be admitted that, looking at the financial position of the country for some years past, in connec tion with the 'general prevalence of the vine disease, nothing could appear m ore improbable than any pro posal to reduce the duties upon wines. The Government itself, until within the last few months, had probably no idea of negotiating such a treaty as that which has led to this important, and (as your memorialists arc willing to acknowledge) generally beneficial change. Had there been the usual foreshadowing of coming change, it might have been possible to prepare for the event; but nothing of this kind has occurred, and the conseqUence is, that wine merchants find themselves in possession of stocks upon which duty has been paid, and which, by a sudden and unexpected act of the Government, adopted for the national advantage, will be seriously depreciated in value. These stocks must be brought into competition with wines which will have paid a much lower duty, if the stringent terms of an almost obsolete minute be rigidly enforced. It can be abundantly proved that there arc stocks of wines in the hands of respectable dealers, which have been so kept that no compliance with a formal minute could afford more certain evidence than it is possible to supply, that such stocks are as fully entitled to a parti cipation in the drawback as those upon Which the Go vernment are, under certain circumstances, prepared to give. Nothing can he further from the intention of the wine trade than to ask for drawback upon any stock which, after the fullest evidence and examination, both as to the quality of the wine and the place and mode in which it has been kept, shall appear to he of a questionable character. But where evidence, by the production of books, war rants, &c. can be furnished that there has been fair and honourable dealing, and the. quality affords proof that such wines have paid the high rate of duty; then it is earnestly hoped that the Government will do an act of simple justice to the honest and respectable trader, even if he should not have adhered to a technical and formal observance of a condition, which very few could have supposed necessary for the protection of their just interests. Thel Customs regulations prohibit the bottling of wines in bond for home-consumption, but permit such bottling for exportation. In many cases the spirit of the law has been evaded by the bottling in bond and exportation to adjacent ports, such as Hamburg, Havre, and Jersey, of large parcels of wine, . which, without ever having been landed in the ports referred to, have been re-imported in the naked bottles, and returned not only into the bonded, but into the BINNED cellars of the mis-called exporters : and which wines, having escaped the loss of interest upon the duty paid by other houses, are now to be admitted for home-consumption, at the proposed reduced duty, to the serious prejudice of the merchant, who has complied not only with the letter, but also with the spirit of the law. The treaty which has been made with France, has been made with the view to the promotion of the peace and general prosperity of the British nation; and it would be a grievous wrong that a body of traders, whose business has contributed so largely to the revenue of the State, should he made to suffer a direct and immediate pecuniary loss, by a change which is intended to be for the national advasitage. In addition to tne above, the Liverpool Wine and Spirit Association, through their deputies, de s ire t o confer with the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon the following points, and to request permission for the deputation, verbally, to express the opinion of the association upon them, viz.:- 1. The proposal to levy the duty upon wine by its alcoholic strength. _ _ _ 2. The charges to be made upon operations in bond. 3. The desirability of compelling the German, French, and all other foreign venders of wine, who compete with the English dealer, also to take out a license. By request, on behalf of the meeting, I have the honour to be—Your obedient humble servant, W. PRESTO N , _ __ _ NOTE.—Presented on Saturday, 18th February, by the Deputation, consisting of Messrs. Christopher Bushell and Charlton It. Hall. SNOWSTORM IN THE Nowrn.—The night mail that was due at Aberdeen about half-past three o'clock on Monday morning, was found embedded in a snow wreath, near Dritmlithi, by the morning train coming south, by which the few passengers were brought back to Laurencekirk in safety. In Dumfriesshire, in some .cases, the , starving sheep have taken to munching each other's wool. , _ ....,.. RECTOR OF MARISCHAL COLLEGE, ABERDEEN. - At a preliminary medium of the students of Marischal College Aberdeen, held on Saturday, for the pur pose of nominating candidates for the office of Lord Rector, the following were proposed:—the Earl of Airlie, Mr. Disraeli, and Lord Panmure. The Earl of Airlie is presently Rector, and there is every probability of his being re-elected: IMPORTS OF COtTorr.—A parliamentary. return issued lately gives the quantities of cotton imported into-Great Britain duritio• five particular years as fol lows :—ln 1814, 538,72 T cwts. ; 1815, 899,189 cwts. ; 1 1844, 5,768,8.51 cwts. ; 1858, 9,235,198 cwts. ; an d last year, 10,916,331 cwts. ' Of the latter quantity .8,586,672 cwts. came off from the United States ; East 200,705 cwts. from. . Bra Ail ; 5,288 cwts. fro m British West India Island s and British Guiana ; 2 ,149 cwts. from the We s t C oa st of Africa; 19 , 69 7 cwts. f rom British posSessi ons i n South Africa ; 11 , 8 94 cwt. f rom the Mauritius ; 1,717,240 cwts. from the Briti s h America .. from West w fr as om le o s t s he t r ha e n oun fr t o r m ies. Indies; 336,313 cwts. from Egypt; and 66,373 ts ei l th n a lB ß l4 ta t z h il e s o u r p t p h ly e India Wands. "«"~,;. . LATEST BETTING. TATTERS.% LL'S. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 10 to 1 agst Anath; (t) JO to 1 agst Zanthus (t) 12 to 1 ... Jealousy (t) 15 to 1 ... Brunette (w) 20 to 1 ... Maria Agnes (t) 26 to 1 ... Bridegroom (t) 31 to 1 ... Kilcock (t) CITY AND SUBURBAN. Bto 1 agst Chere Arnie (t) 123 to 1 agst Nucleus (t) 40 to 1 ... Egbcrt (t) THE CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agst Satellite (t) I 2 oto 1 agst Viatka ( )t, 25 to 1 20 to 1 ... Tame D eer (t) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 9to 2 agst The Wizard (t) 1 sto 1 agst L upu l lus (o) sto 1 ... liucc anneer (o) I 9 to 1 agst Umpire (t) THE DERBY. I 9to 1 agst M a i nstone (t) 11 to 1 ... Rummer (t) Il2to 1 ... Thermanl:4" (t) 12 to 1 ... The Wizard (o) 20 to 1 .. Limnllns (t) 1 25 to 1 ... High Treason 33 to 1 ... The I , rone (t) 33 to 1 ... Upperhand (e) 33 to 1 ... Cramond (o) MANCHESTER BETTING. THE DERBY. 40 to .1 agst Lanehester (t). CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Chere Arnie (t). THE GREAT WATERLOO COURSING MEETING, OVER ALTCAR, - - THURSDAY, FEB R LIAAT 23, 1860. President: e Ea a fton. Stewards : Capt. Bathurst, Capt. spencer, C. Randell, Esq., J. Gordon, Esq. Field Steward : A. Gralrini, Esq. Flag Steward : N. Slater, Esq. Director of the Ground : Mr. William Warner. Judge : Mr. Dalzell. Slipper : Mr. Roper. The GREAT WATERLOO Cur, value £1,600 (in specie), by sub scripti,4l of £25 each; 'lin winner to receive £3OO, second • £2OO, two digs to receive £5O each, four £3O each, eight £2O each, sixteen £lO each, the Waterloo Purse and Plate £360; total, £1,600. The winner to give three dozen of claret to the dinner. . TIIIRD TIES. Mr. Catlerall's Altermire beat Mr. Haywood's Hardy. Lord Sefton's Sa►dpler beat Mr. Hammona's Dread Nothing. Mr. Dunlop's Cardinal York beat Mr. Haim ree's Wildflower. Mr. Brundeit's Bird of Passage beat Capt. Spencer's Skittles. Mr. Croft's Red Lion beat Mr. Daintree's Lancewood. Mr. Blacksteek's Maid of die Mill beat Mr. Holmes' Hidalgo. Mr. Moore's Balmoral beat Mr. Cooper's Caurither. Mr. Russell's Blue Hat beat Mr. Vipan's Rebel. FOURTH TIES. Lord.SefLon's Sampler heat Mr. Catterall's Altermire. Mr. Du,lop's Cardinal York beat Mr Brundritt's Bird of Passage Mr. Blitekstoek's Maid of the Mill heat Mr. Croft's Red Lion. Mr. Russell's Bed flat beat Mr. Moore's Balmoral. The WATEeLoo PunsE, value £2.00 (in specie), taken from the cup, for the thirty-two beaten dogs in the first round for the cup; the winner to receive £100; second, L5O; Iwo, £l5 each ; four, £lO each ; eight, £5 each : total, £26). winner to give one d ozen o f champagne to the dinner. Mr. Thomp son ' s A nnoyance beat Mr. Grenfell's Sweetbriar. The I Mr. Jefferson's Java beat Lord Grey de Wilton's Greek Fire. Sir. Gibson's Ayrshire Laddie heat Afr. Dodd's Lazy,Lad. Mr. Simpson's St. Aubert heat Mr. Thomas's Derwent-lake. bliss Borron's Billet Doux beat Mr. Taylor's Dodo. Mr. Hyslop's Ramathon Roy beat Mr. Gelderd's Camden Town. Air. Irving's t-t mmore heat Mr. Bake's Lucy. Mr. Homily's War-whoop beat Mr. C. Jardine's Snap. Mr. Jenes's Joust heat Mr. Lewis's Waterloo. Capt. Bathurst's Trip-the-Daisy brat Mr. Cass's Daniel. Mr. Gregson's Ravensworilt beat Mr. Storets llapp3 Joe. Mr. Spink's Sponsor be a t M r . C unningham s CilVilliVE . . • Mr. uldell's Bowman beat Mr. Wightman's Selby. Mr. Hod , on's Gil Bias heat Mr. More .ll's Middlehain. Mr. J. Jardines Orator beat Mr. Steel's Bird of Prey. Mr. Bardcart'c thrilldoll Villnp bceol Mr. lino wlce Dac n , blvativa . SECOND TIES. Mr. Thomeson's Annoyance beat Mr Jeff. , rson's .Tara. Mr. Simpson's St. Aubert beat Mr. Gibson's Ayrshire Laddie. 1 M r. ilyslop's Ramathon Roy heat Miss Borron's Billet-dour. Mr. Irving's Stanmore beat Mr. H orn by' s Warwhoop. Capt. Bathurst's Trip-the-Daisy beat Mr. Jones' Joust. Mr. Gregson's Ravensworth heat Mr. Spink's Sponsjr. Mr. liodson's Gii Bias heat Mr. Blundell's B neman. Mr.l..Jardine's Orator beat Mr. Bankart's Camde i Villas. The IVATEni.on PLATE, value ENO (in specie), taken from the Cup Stakes for the sixteen beaten Dogs in the first tie, of the Waterloo Cup. The winner to receive £l5, the second £2O, two £7 10s. each, four L.'i each ; total, £ WO. gs Mr. Borrogs's Bloody H ea rt heat Mr. Hyslop' s C anopy. Mr. Peacock's Penrith be a t Mr. Cariwright , s gilt ton: air.) ixon's Daylight beat Mr. Graham's Penny.a.Li ner. Mr. Boote's Wild Wave beat Mr. Randell's Perfecti on. Mr. Brocklebank's Wilberforce beat Mr. Dixon's D a yb reak. Mr. Brown's Beranger beat Mr. Campbell 5 Canaradzo. Mr. Blanchard's Bailie beat Mr. Gordon's, Cazzerina. Mr. Grey's First Blood heat Mr. Lander'b Alice Hawthorn. LATEST BETTING. GREAT WATERLOO CUP. 2 to 1 agst Maid of the Mill (t) I 3 to 1 agst Blue Trat ( 0 ) 3to 1 Cardinal York (t o) I 3to 1 ... Sampler (o) WATERLOO PURSE. 3 to 1 agst Annoyance (t) .5 to I agst Trip the Daisy .5 to 1 ... St. Aubert (t) .5 to 1 Rlvensworth 3to 1 ... Rainathan Roy (t) 6to 1 ... Gil Bits 6to 1 Stanmore (t) 3to 1 ... Orator Offers to back three against the field. WATERLOO PLATE. 3 to 1 agst Bloody heart j -1 to 1 agst Beranger 4to 1 ... Baffle I6to 1 ... any other Bloody Heart, Baffle, and Beranger, backed against the field. COURSING FIXTURES FOR 1860. FEBRUARY. Place. County. Judge Meetin.T. waterloo (Altear) Lancashire Mr. A. Da1ze11....23, 24 Brinkbarn NorthumberPd .........................23, 24 Didion & N. Berwick East Lothian... Mr. J. Hay • ............ 28 Abergele Denbighshi re .. M r. Warwick ....213. 29 /lornby, Bainesse, &C ,Yorkshire Mr. Crandall .....,28, 29 Kendall Club (K. 5.)... Westmoreland Mr. Bennett....... 9 Cofton 'Worcestershire Mr. M`George... ......... 29 Kyle Club (Auchiek) Ayrshire Mr. J. Dunlop 29&M.1 MARCH. Spiddal lreland Speithorne Wilts 1-Ir. ..... .. Wiek . . ... ... . 2 - , . 3 Ilordley I. Salop S. Hodgson,.Esq....3 Baldock (Sapling) Hertfordshire.. Mr. Warwick ............ Thorney (Sapling) Lanarkshire ..12, Arc 1114Georg.e: ....... ~., 7 Lanark (Open) Ashdown Park (Ch.) Berks . Coquettlale (Open) NorthumberPd Mr. Warwick ....Is 6.r . Ardrossan Club Ayrshire ......... Mr. Patrick ' - County Louth Club.... Ireland ........................................ : . 1 .... . 1 4 5 Limerick (Ctoraine).... 1re1and.........., Mr. Ilawkes ....... 14, 15 Diamor Meath 1re1and._......... Mr. Owens ......... 21, 22 Altear Club Lancashire ....................... 21 Lanarksitire.„ ........................2i, 2 4re- Biggar Champion APRIL. Caledonian (Open) Edinburgh Limerick (Knockrue) lrelan d lreland.. Mr. llawkes ll, 12 25 , 26 LORD ItEDESDALE'S LIG HT -WEIGHT rui,L. The following is a copy of the bill, intitulecl ." ..‘,ll Act to Prevent the Entering or Running 'Horses carrying very Light weights for any Plate or Minlee' : —, Whereas the' practice of running horses Barr very light weights for plates, prizes or sums of money has very stanch increased of late years and the same has contributed very much to the incre a 4 o f gambling and &shiiest proceedings, strong and useful hors e , i s and the breed of prejudiced thereby, be it e n acted-1. That front and atter the Ist day of January, 186 i, no person or persons whatsoever shall enter, start, or r im any horse, colt, mare, filly, or gelding for any plate, prize, or sum of money, or other thing, unless such horse, colt, mare, filly, or gelding shall carry ist. weight or more, computing liths. to each stone Ott;wei and if any person or Perso ns shall enter, start, or run any horse, colt, mare. filly, "r gelding an y other thino., for any plate, prize or sum of money, or carrying less than the weight hercinbcfore directed to h e en c . _ tied, such horse, colt, mare, filly, or gelding' or the \ N a no 'hereof shall be forfeited, and the person or Persons sn enter ing, starting, or running the same shril' forfeit and lose th e sum .C 200.; provided always, that such forfeiture or penalty shall not occur to be recoverabl e by reason of any horse, Polt, mare, filly, or gelding being found atter any race shall have been run to have carried th:,rein, or during any part of such race, a l ess weight than seven stone, caused by any alcident during running, or otherwise, and not if such deficiency shall h ave been from any wiful act or order of the person or persons entering, starting,-.or running the same. 2. All p e nalties ?i• forfeitures incurred by: uny•person or persons for any ofteiir! bill, this act shall be stied for or recovered by an acTrceb„irtiti plaint, or information i t any of her Majesty's courts 0 er f,..) at West- Ininster, or at the assizes, and shall he &la's 1 1 who shall • I'' ' ' ' rt ' Y 'thereof to the use of the person or persons .lit for a si ' : 19r the same, and the other as a prize for a ' ' ' wclg . Li- race to k Place where be run over the course on which the race to",..p time, ere such 1 penalty or forfeiture was incurred, at such lor eachaid under such conditions at to the stake to be paidhorse e en tered for the same,' and As to the we i g hts to bcarried„, as the stewards of the Jockey Club at Newmarket W ra y!rotn time to • time determine. , 3.' That'll 'wry action, bill,Pi IL, o _ a 1. 1 ,,.r i nforma tion to be brought or commen ce d by v i r tu! of act, over and above the Penalties an d f or f e i tures t o be recovered the plaintiff or - informer shall recover hi s or her double costs,, CORRESPONDENCE. [iVe do not hOrd ortrsave•cr responsible for the opinions of our carrespondenal THE BUDGET.- 7 VIE EDh r Ok OF THE DAILY TIMEs. Ste,—ln the tokirse of your remarks in to-day's paper, von say, " the budget Is Certainly not framed to benefit the countrygenerally," and in thisopinion most of your readers will concur. The Times says everybody in the country is to pay 10d. in the pound incom e -tat, in orde r' that the manufacturers may bring up their incomes from £60,000 to £lOO,OOO a year. Most of the interests affected have had their say ; and, ma y I ask, why the income-tax payers do not speak out ? Is there nothing to lie done in Liverpool ? Mr. Horsfall will do his duty, by Voting_ against the budget; but will Mr. Ewart do The =tie ? I rather fear the latter will vote for any thing. sd that his friends are kept in otpice ; just as the manufacturers would Vote everybody to pay a 2s. income tax for the benefit of the manufacturers' returns. What has become of the talked-of town meeting ? Might not this opportunity be taken to give Mr. Ewart a hint? It. J. 0 February 23, 1860. THE DIVISION ON MR. DISRA.Eus AMENDMENT. to TOE PDITOR OP Tor. DAILY Mits. Sio,—TVhile the people of Liverpool are justly pr ou d of their worthy borough member, and the members for the county, for their votes on the Conservative interest in the Home of Commons, I :it aware that th ere are many, very many, Irishmen like myself, resident i n Liverpool, to whom it must be truly gratifyin g t o know that, on the late division, so many . of the Ulster members were at theinposts and on the right side. Belfast has every reason to be proud of her two representatives both Conservatives, viz., ,Sir H. M'C. Cairns, the late Solici tor-General for England, and Richard Davison, Esq., who were both in their places and voted with Mr. Disraeli. I am truly gratified at the conduct of my honourable and noble fellow-townsmen, wh o' ever , since they.onstOthe Tennents and cilighl4olicals from the Alpusentithen of Belfast, hav9,Conaselves worthy the connence and sopport<6f that, great constituency. The speech of Sir fiukb, as reported in the London Times, is a masterly piece of sound constitutional rea soning, and does credit to the head and heart of this erudite, ptofinindoind finished lawyer. I cannot but think that, at no, distant day, he is destined to t a k e a position in the great councils of the State, for which his learning and eloquence eminently qualify him. Mr. Davison, the honourable colleague of B.ir Hugh, is also possessed of great mental attainments, and e9nally and deservedly popular with the Conservative s of .Belfast. Then, again, among the Ulster members in the divi sion, we have the Mm. Colonel Maxwell, brother to Lord Farnham, and the Hon. Captain Anneslev, brother to the Earl of Annesley, Hon. Colonel Cole, hi -other to the Earl of Enniskillen, and Captain M. Arehdall, members for Fermanagh; Lord' Edwin Hill, brother to the Marquis of Downshire, and Lord Claude Hamilton, brother to the Marquis of Abcrcorn, supported Mr. Disraeli, its did also the following members :—Sir Edmond Hayes and Colonel Connelly (Donegal), Sir F. Heygate and Mr. Dawson (Londonderry), Hon. H. Corry, uncle to the Earl of Belmore ('Tyrone) Sir Sir W . Verner, Bart., and M r . Close (Armagh), K M r . (Downpatrick), Si r G eor ge Foster and M r. Leslie (Monaghan), Messrs. Macartucy and Packenham (An trim), John Boyd, Esq., (Coleraine), with the members for Carrickfergus and Dungannon. I think, sir, it is must gratifying to note that the Earl of Derby may rely on the support of such a host of good men and true, from the North of Ireland. .The only exception to every county and borough in Ulster being represented by Conservatives, is the " Maiden City" of Londonderry. • For many - years Sir R. A . Ferguson has represented this ancient eity,, unmolested, and undisturbed; a fact which appears to me to be an anomaly. But I trust the day is not far distant when the City of the Foyle will shake off this incubus, and proclaim her deliverance from Radicalisin.--L4 am, sir, your obedient servant,. AN ULSTER CONSERVATIVE. Liverpool, Feb. 22, 1860. ttg g cure. ECCLMASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. The funeral of flit late Bishop of Rochester took platy y(s'erday, at twelve o'clock, at the Mensal Green Ceree-- tery, where there is a family Vs%ft. The vicarage of Michael, Isle of Man, vacant by the death of the Rev. Joseph Brown, 111,A,, episcopal regis trar, has been presented to the Rev. James Butler K. 'idly, M.A., domestic chaplain to the tot* Bishop. It has already been stated that Lord Pal/mentor? hag submitted the name of the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, Jute head master of Harrow, to the Queen, as Bishop-trlect of Rochester. "As to Dr. Vaughan's opinions," sap the London Guardian, "he is generally classed among; broad,' we may say, very broad Churchmen; but fro= the correct' arrangement of the chapel at Harrow, we slimed augur that he is not the man to put down zeal ous and hard-working clergymen because they pay some regard to the decencies, and even elegancies, of public worship." The 4 .hishop of Exeter moved lately for a return of "copies of any addresses which may have been presented to her Majesty by any parishioners of St. George's-in the-East on occasion of the late tumults in that parish." The return. which was issued on Wednesday morning, is contained in the single word " Nil." The Lord Bishop of Manchester has licensed the fol lowing clergymen to the stipendiary curacies, set • • site to their names:—Rev. Cornelius Benjamin Hol,r, to the sole charge of Walsden; Rev. Charles Henry Wainwright, to the stipendiary curacy of parish church, Eccles ; Rev. John Atkinson, to the stipendiary curacy of St. Peter's, Preston ; Rev. William Holmes Orr, to parish church, Walsden ; Rev. John Shaw. to New church, in Rossendale ; Rev. Kingsford Beauchamp Sidebottom, 8.A., to Christ Church, Todniorden. The Prince of Orange is travelling in South Wales. SUICIDE OF A YOUNG WOMAX.,---On Tuesday morning, about six o'clock, a man on the steps of London-bridge, trear Fishmongers'-hall, observed a woman rush down to the water and jump into the river. The unfortunate woman sank, and drags were procured. The body was , not recovered till life had departed, it being found that, with unusual determination, the wretched woman had cut her throat in two places. She was about twenty-four. RECENT. BUDGETS.—The following table exhibits at a glance the reduction and imposition of taxation be tween 1843 and 1858: Year. Taxes Repealed or reduced. Taxes Imposed. 1843 1844 184.5 1846 . 1847 1818 1849 1850 1851 1852 18.53 1831 1855 1856 1857 1858 The large range of the figures in the years 1854-5-6-7 is of course to be attributed to the Crimean war; but taking the whole period there appears to have been a nett reduction of taxation of no less than £12,226,701. .Notwithstanding this very considerable remission, the nett revenue paid into tfie exchequer advanced from £ 5 2,582,817 in 1843 to £61,812,554 in 1858, so that the revenue-yielding powers of the empire would seem to have increased in the 16 years about 40 per cent. £53.270 2,000 600,000 3,3',6,383 9,954,643 5,225,907 ARTIFICIAL TEETH, GUMS, AND PALATES. PROTECTED fly DER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LEIIF.I:S MESSRS. GABRIEL DENTISTS, 131, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL, Opposite Berry-street : Mg" 33, LUDGATE-HILL. LONDON WEST-END BRANCH, 110, REGENT-STREET. Observe Numbers particularly. ESTABLISHED 1815. —SEE DIPLOMA. • TEETH, EIR LOSS. 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GABRIEL, THE OLD ESTABLISHED DENTISTS, VW* 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL 33, LUDGATE-HILL, ILONDON, ra" - 110, REGENT-STREET, Attendance daily from Ten to Six atarriaffes, 110 Ptatbs. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, forwarded for insertion, must be properly authenticated with the name and address of the sender. The charge for the insertion of Births will be Six pence each. BIRTII S. On the 18th inst., at Upper GrOsvenor-street, London, Lally Maria l'onsoisby, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Liverpool, the wife of C. J. Astley, Esq., of a song stillborn. MARRIAGES. On the 21st inst., John, only son of John Bradburn, Esq., of this town, to Emma, youngest daughter of John Maddock, Esq., of Sutton Hall, Cheshire. On the 21st John H. Thursbv. late 90th Light Infanty, eldest son or the Rev. William Thursby, Ormerod House. Lancashire, to Clara. youngest daughter of the late Colonel Williams, R.E., and niece to the Hon. Mr. James Williams. 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