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

Commercial Aiait4--Orbfg Bap, At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 2, Dale-street, about 9 tons Buffalo Horns.--Browne, Hunter and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the commercial saleroom. Temple court, a quantity of Fruit, consisting of Figs,. Fig Cake, Raisins, Almonds, Prunes, Sardines, and Cur rants.—Thomas Parry. At twelve o'clock, at the commercial saleroom, a quantity of Fruit, consisting of Figs, Sultanas, and Plums.— George Badenach and Son. At twelve o'clock, 40 cas.ts Gingelly Oil.—Finlay, Law. rence and Lance.: At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 27, Tithebarn street, 228 tons Shank and Leg Bones, and about 13 tons Cattle Bones,—lsaac Hadwen, jun., and Co. At twelve o'clock, brokers' office, Victoria-buildings, Hackin's-hey, 3i tons Horn Tips.—Corrie and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 16, Exchange buildings. 38 barrels New York Pot Ashes, and 14 bags Borate of Lime.—J. H. Rayner and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 1, Oldhall-street, 7,900 Buffalo Horns.—N. Waterhouse and Sons. ;At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 21, Oldhall-street, 100 hhds Gingelly Oil, and 49 hhds Rape Oil.— Buchanan, Brown and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 50,000 Ox and Cow Horns, 3,592 Buffalo Horns, and 1,200 Buenos Ayres Sheep Skins.—John and Samuel Beckwith. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Oldhall-street, 100 barrels Black Pepper.—James Bateson, Son and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 18, Chapel-street, 15, barrels Spanish Honey.—W. 0. Woods. At twelve o'clock, 645 bags Arracan Rice, 55 bags Niger Seed, 12 ditto all faults 1,061 bags Ground Nuts, 12 hhds Rape oil, 17 hhds Castor Oil, and 27 hhds Gingelly Oil.—Cox Brothers. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, York-buildings, 2,047 bags Bengal Rice, 5,00 bags Arracan Rice, 149 bags Singapore aack Pepper, all faults, 6 bags Sin gapore White do., all faults, and 53 bags Singapore White do.—Pattinson and Clark. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 13, Rumford street, 500 bags Black Pepper.—Whitaker, Whitehead and Co. At twelve o'clock, at 1, Oldhall-street, about 60 tons Cattle Bones, 20 hhds Shank and 12 hhds Knuckle Bones, and 15 hhds Hoots.—How and Barclay. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Exchange•street East, 8 cases Fine Picked Turkey Gum Arabic, 15 barrels Turkey Gum Arabic and Siftings, 9 bales Alexandria Senna, all faults, 120 bags Irish moss, 4 cases Gum Tragacanth, and 10 casks Tartaric Acid. —William Porter and Co. e'onimerctat *air t. THIS DAY. THIS DAY, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker.' Office, 2, Dale-street, About 9 Tons BUFFALO HORNS, ex Christopher Newton.—Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER & CO.. Brokers. TwistDsv, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom. TemplF-court, 100 Boxes Turhey FIGS, 50 Do. FIG CAKE, 70 Do. Muscatel RAISINS, in Layers. 75 Do. Jordan ALMONDS, ex Duero; 5 Barrels} PRUNES, 40 Boxes 20 Cases SARDINES, 5 Barrels CURRANTS, all far , " -06.• Agosl - AS TARRY, Broker. aa El 18 DAY, the 18.tt at Twelve o'clock, at the 2000 Box , ' - Co- ' .amettial Saleroom, 2)400 '*Runts I Turkey FIGS, 13 Cases, Boxes Turkey FIGS, 100) Drums Turkey SULTANAS, 39 Barrels Pets an DITTO, Landing ex Andes (s.a.); 10 Cases French PLUMB, in cartoons and bottles. GEORGE BADKNACH & SON, Brokers. T 0-M ORR OW To.sioaaow, the 191 h invent, at Half-past One o'c ock, at the Commercial Saleroom, TN mple-court, 30 Barrels American Leaf LA111), 31 Boxes American BACON, Cumberland Cut, 19 10. Do. DITTO, Short Middles, landing ex City of Washngton from Phi:adelphia.—Apply to Messrs Richardson, Brothers and Co.. Merchants ; or to GEORGE BADEN ACH ttr CO., Brokers. On FRIDAY next, the 19th lost., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. Apsley-buildlngs, Oldhall-street, 32000 Bundles RATTAN CANES, just landed .—Apply to Messrs. Thomas and John Hrocklebank, Mer chants; or to JEFFERSON & TAYLOR. Brokers. On FRIDAY next, the 10th inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 8, Lancaster-buildings, Tithebarn•street, 500 Barrels Fine nmeiicau ROSIN, ex City of Washington, from Philedelphia.—Apply to SILL & MEUGENS, Brokers. To-mormow, the 19th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, COO Barrels Fine Anir;can ROSIN, J. H. RAYNER & CO , Brokers. Apply to Apply to " DAN WEBSTER." Just imported from the Havana, Some Cases CIGARS, of ,his and other celebrated Brand•. App , y to It. MORRISON & CO., 3, Old Hall, Oldhall-ttrret. NORTHERN MIES PERMANENTLY ENLARGED DOUBLE ITS ORIGINAL SIZE. IT IS NOW AN EIGHT PAGE DAILY PAPER, [POSSESSING THE LARGEST CIRCULATION, AND IS THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN LIVERPOOL. SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS `SIXPENCE EACH. The NORTHERN TIMES is delivered every morning at Subscribers' residences, within five miles of the Liverpool Exchange, by special messengers, by Eight o'clock, for the Annual Subscription of £1 18s. Od. in advance. OPFICE, 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL. TEN SHILLINGS REWARD. T OST, LAST EVENING, a Grey Russian DOG 14 (in shape similar to a Scotch Terrier, but considerably larger); has Very long hair, and answers to the name of "JERRY.' .---Apply to R. tookson, 13, Leeds-street, Liverpool. THE LATE MR. GEORGE HOLDEN. AMEETING of the Friends of the Late Mr, GEORGE HOLDEN will be held in the Large Room, at Mr. ItADLEY'S, the ADELPHI HOTEL, THIS EVENING (Telussnev), for the purpose of RAISING a SUB SCRIPTION in behalf of his WIDOW and YOUNG FAMILY. Parties favourable to this object are respectfully requested to attend. The Chair will be taken at half-past Seven o'clock, by JAMES HOLME, Esq. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A SCOTCH Sonscarnaa's note has been received, but unacc , m. panics with Dame or address, both of which are always requisite. PUBLEC AMUSEMENTS.—This D.Y. Theatre Royal—" The Governor's Wife"—at . seven p.m. Royal Colosseum—General Entertainment—half past six. Philharmonic Hall—Thackeray's Lecture—at eight p.m. Queen's Hall—Hoffman's Organophonic Band—eight p.m. Liverpool Academy's Exhibition—ten a.m. to ten p.m. r • For particulars see advertisements in first page. Eije Rtirthan DECEMBERTHURSDA 18, 1856. THE DAY'S NEWS. In yesterday's issue we intimated that Parlia ment was to meet on the 3rd of February for the dispatch of business. At no time for a long period has it had before it such an am ount of business on hand, supposing it really anxious for the dis charge of legislative labours, inasmuch, as there is the neglected or dropped business of the last three sessions to be overtakes. It will be a some what curious thing to witness the organisation of the " House" in February next, for, to all appear ance, " Her Majesty's Opposition" has become almost, if not entirely, defunct. Yesterday's news informed us that the Governor General of India had declared war against Persia, and also that Persia had accepted the gauntlet thrown down. Thero is as yet little popularity on be half of this war with Persia ; for even the declaration of hostilities, as penned by the Indian authorities, deals more in a certain Weil ,known fundamental principle of a particular church—" the doctrine of intention"—than any tangible or real cause which it can bring forward as a justification to warrant British forces invading the territories of Persia. We have just returned from Russian soil, where, unfortunately, wo shed blood, and lost treasure to an incalculable extent—for what? Echo answers, what ! Now we are to go forth to another clime, and fight, by way of demonstrating who is right and who is wrong as to the interpretation of a treaty, which all admit to be loosely constructed. If we read that treaty aright, there is, no doubt, but the Shah of Persia has the right, if he has the slightest ground for suspecting that the Ameer of Cabul entertains designs hostile to the indepen dence of Herat, to march at once against him, and cause his expulsion by force of arms. Reading the declaration of war against Persia, we confess we are struck with the special pleading which was resorted to, in order to make out the semblance of a cause. We have felt from the commencement of the affair that Russia is deeply in league with Persia, and if it took both England, France, and Sardinia to compel the Czar to listen to reason in his European crusade, how will it be if England has to battle single handed in Asia against the mighty hordes of Asiatic barbarians, and particularly when the cause we have espoused is at best one of a very questionable character ? Indeed, the Indian journals look upon this Persian war as a deep laid Russian scheme to entrap England, and they do not hesitate to express their opinions and their fears that it is likely to be as disastrous as it will be costly. It is said that the two islands captured by the English in the Persian Gulf were those lately ceded to France. Should this be correct, we shall be curious to see how our " august and faithful ally" will act. There is not much local news of moment. The parties accused of garrotting Mr. Singlehurst at Birkenhead on the 6th inst. have been fully iden tified, and sent for trial at the next Chester Assizes. The Police reports of yesterday do not embrace any matters of moment. The chief case of the dny being a conflict on board a ship in the river, wherein the mate had exercised uncalled for violence towards two of the seamen, and was fined for his impetuosity. As usual in cases of the kind, there was hard swearing on both sides, so that the presiding Magistrate had no doubt a difficult task to execute in holding the scales of justice evenly be tween the parties. Some other cases of robberies, ill-treatment, Sta., in other parts of the country, will be found noticed in the columns of to•day's impression, W itte usual meeting of the West Derby Guardians was held yesterday, and, according to custom, there was another complaint against one of the officials. On this occasion, the delinquent was surgeon Fitzpatrick, a medical officer of the Union, whose return respecting a pauper patient was considered impertinent in the extreme. The main portion of the business comprised a resolution of the Board to consider the request of the Anti-Poor Law League, to join them in their efforts to abridge, if not entirely abrogate, the arbitrary sway of the Poor Laiv Com missioners.. It is certainly time that some refor mation was •effected, for, taking everything into consideration, we do not see what real good this irresponsible body effects for the benefit of the poor, or the administration of relief to the needy, the distressed and afflicted. We had a bottle of the Rivington Pike water, lifted at Chorley, presented to us last even ing, if a bottle of liquid matter, which has all the appearance of being lifted out of a filthy sewer, a presentation. Undoubtedly, its appearance is as we have described; its smell horridly offensive to the nasal organs and, judging from these two qualities, we earnestly pray that our fellow towns- I men may long be permitted to partake of the clear pure stream, taken from the red sandstone under neath the town. The sample handed to us lies at our office, and all anxious for an inspection of the same, can be gratified by giving us a call. The contest for Southampton continues. Mr. Andrews has at length issued his address. We have received a copy of the same. His political principles are those of " Liberty and Progress." He is in favour of household suffrage, the ballot, the abolition of church rates and ministers' money, a total repeal of the paper duty, and a re-adjustment of the income ,and property taxes. Should his opinions agree with the Electors, he tells them he is their man, and that if elected, he, as journeyman, foreman, and employer, as Councillor, Alderman, and Mayor, will do all in his power to promote the welfare and prosperity of the beautiful and rising town of Southamption. As yet, there is nothing definite respecting the murderer of Mr. Little. Our advises from Dub lin, dated yesterday, state that a day or two since a man named Dowd, an enginebdriver employed by the railway company, made a most important announcement. He says that after midnight on Friday he had occasion to go into a back yard in the rear of his house, when he saw a man muffled up come to one of the windows in the side of the building where the money was found on Thurs day last ; he shoved a plank through the window, and rested one end on the window-sill and the other on a high embankment in a garden adjoining. He went out by the plank, with something in a handkerchief, and returned in a quarter of an hour, entered the building by the plank which he pulled in after him, and closed the window. Dowd is under the examination of the police. William Snell, one of the defrauders of the Great Northern Railway, has been sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment ! ! There is not much news of importance from the Continent. Constantinople letters of the Bth, announce the capture of the fort of Soujouk- Kale by the Russians, from the Circassians, who have occupied it since the late war. Some Turkish vessels, most probably, engaged in furnishing the Circassians with contraband of war, had been searched and captured by the Russians, and con sular reports have been drawn up at Trebisonde. This sounds menacing, but we hope the Consuls will have reported in vain. According to letters from Berlin, it appears that Prussia does not, at least at present, contemplate the mobilisation of her army, though it is not denied that something like preparation is made for it. Her plans, in case she thinks herself driven to extremities, is to march an army of 60,000, or, according to some, of 100,000 men, through the territory of the States of Germany, who have declared their willingness to permit it, and to seize first upon the canton of Schaffhausen, partly situated on the right or German bank of the Rhine, which she then will hold, until what she considers the legal state of affairs in Neufchatel be restored. A telegraphic despatch, dated Paris, Wednesday, says Austria is the only power signing the treaty of Paris that has not named its representatives to the Conferences. It is generally believed that M. de Hubner will represent the Cabinet of Vienna. We are informed that the negociEttions between Lord Stratford de Redcliffe and Feruk Khan, the Persian envoy, have taken a more favourable turn, and that the latter thought it possible to pursue his journey to Paris, and to leave the settlement of the details till after his return. But our present knowledge is limited to this general statement. The official journal of the kingdom of tho Two Sicilies brings the official report respecting the Sicilian insurrection. If it does not consist of downright falsehoods, the statement of some of our cotempomies must have been false. Benti. venga's attempt, it seems, fell altogether to the ground, not from the repressive force of the Government, but from want of support on the part of the population. matters relating to life in the jungles. Its writers show considerable practical knowledge in navi gating unknown rivers, great graphic powers in describing those portions of Asia which have escaped the foot of the Eastern traveller and the vigilance of that most rambling body— " The Royal Geographical Society." It may be, however, that they find that war has an atlas of its own,' - on which are shown the rocks on which the mightiest empires have been wrecked, and the most prosperous nations suddenly reduced to beggary. They may have discovered that finance has its Alps, industry its shallows, and property its quick-sands—that a warlike expen diture is a bottomless gulf, and excessive taxation a whirlpool in which many a happy land has foundered. Our cotemporary must be possessed of some such chart to justify its proclaiming to the world that England does not know where and for what she is going to war in the Far East. But it so happens that we all know what we are about in the Persian Gulf. We know that great Britain has been set at defiance by the SHAH of Persia, who has fallen into the meshes of Russian intrigue, and relys on receiving the assistance of the Russian army advancing towards the frontier of Persia. This, certainly, ought not to give us much con cern, as far as the internal tranquillity of our Indian possessions is concerned ; but if Persian princes were to be allowed to treat our subjects n our wide-spread frontiers with contempt, we should soon find them exposed to bloodshed and plunder of the most revolting character. And should we be constrained to carry the present war as far through Persia as Herat, we shall not probably surrender that position to the enemy, should we be compelled to besiege and capture it. The march from the nearest point of debar cation for our troops on the shore of the Gulf of Persia to the city of Herat, will be a most costly and laborious exploit. The distance is great, the country through which our army would have to pass almost unknown to Europeans, and the climate anything but encouraging. Still we must either abandon our rule in India or main tain our supremacy at any cost. There is no mid-course open to us, and it becomes a question whether it would not be better to decide wars which originate in the interference of Euro pean Powers in the affairs of our Eastern posses sions, in the quarter of the world from whence they date than so many thousands of miles from home, where the waste of blood and treasure must be considerably more than it would be nearer home. If it should prove that the Czar ALEXANDER 18 the prime mover 'in Persia, and that his armies are ready to aid our enemies, the sooner we find a man to take Cronstadt the more blood and money we shall save. Probably the London Times sees that this is likely to be the sequel of the declaration of war against Persia. Our cotemporary may have found out that the shortest cut to another Baltic campaign is through Ilerat via the Persian Gulf. The Russian armies in Asia would scarcely be allowed to unite their strength with the Persian forces, as a matter of course. Such an act would call for an imme diate declaration of hostilities against Russia Proper, and if there be a Muscovite army co operating with the Persian troops at this moment, the CZAR is as much our enemy as though war had been declared between the two countries a thousand times over. This, no doubt, is the danger which has robbed the " leading journal" of all recollection with regard to the geography of Persia. It loses sight of the plausi bilities of a little Eastern crusade amidst the dangers of a great European war. It cannot see who are to be our friends or foes in such a contest. If Viscount CANNING has gone precipitately to work in the matter, he will have much to answer for ; but, if he had no other course left open to him to secure our Indian frontier from outrage, he must be sustained by the patriotism and loyalty of his country. The London Times may not have a superabund ance of those high qualities. Few have, who make no great boast of sincerity in any cause. Yet, if our cotemporary should succeed in finding us a benefactor who will " alleviate'' the wa r burdens which are now bearing so heavily upon us, before we enter on new scenes of bloodshed and waste of money, he will be entitled to our lasting gratitude. The military and naval chests of England will swallow up this year, the lion's share of the available means of trade. Either the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the trader, merchant, or working - man, must go hungry to bed. Australia and California cannot meet the demand for our present bullion taxation notwitheanding their amiable inclination to ,gratify our earnest desire. Persia will hardly be thought a sufficient excuse for a season of war panic, a usurious rate of discount, or protracted depression in trade. We must have something more majestic and alarming, to make men submit to evils which bring ruin upon large circles of the community. The London Times knows all this better, probably, than we do ; and its scribes would rather throw their patriotism overboard, than suffer an urchin like Persia to defeat those economic principles, which must disappear the moment any circumstance occurs, which will re require a bold and determined stand to be made by Great Britain for the preservation of her rights, interests, and opinions, as a great and independent Power. IN adverting to the deplorable fate of the steamships rlrctic and Pacific, it must not be supposed that we wish to enhance the triumphant success which has attended the British mail ships at the expense of the apparent defects and heavy losses of their noble rivals, Ocean steam navigation is in its earliest infancy. We have done wondere ; but time seems to be pregnant with wonders, and science repudiates the thought of that vulgar political cant, " finality." All that we have done thus far, can be viewed as nothing more than stepping stones to a world of greater wonderments. In THE London Times continues to confess its ignorance of the whereabouts of Herat and the precise objects of the Persian war. Few will credit that Printing House-square is without a map of the world c).- a modern Gazetteer. Our cotemporary is often luminous on the subject of swamps, anti particularly well informed on all TEE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. science, however, we must wait for the develop ment of a steady order of progression. We cannot jump at the vast desiderata which so many believe can be obtained by a push, a risk, or a bold act of foolhardiness. All our mighty ocean steam-vessels, together with their engines, boilers, and propellers, are constructed to a mechanical scale ; and from this critically correct arrangement of the great superstructure we can only obtain a pre-understood result; and this can only be arrived at by adhering rigidly to the scale originally laid down. There is no use lat burn ing fuel, wasting steam, and straining machinery in order to make a knot, which was never pro vided for in the computation of power or speed. The anxious American navigator is not convinced of the truth of all this. He " cracks on." His glory is the " shortest passage." Our English mariners are satisfied with safe runs. Our commanders of steam-ships like to be first, but they will run no risks. They are full of emulation ; but experience has taught them that they must be content with the average speed of the year's work ; and that if they are required to do more, the shipbuilder and engineer must supply them with the tools. And here, we believe, will be found the true secret of the suc cess which has attended the CUNARD Line cf steamers. We will not, however, pretend to say that their spirited competitors have run into the opposite extreme, or that they have been too niggardly to secure for their ships all the im provements which modern science has bestowed on our shipowners ; still, we cannot deny the truth of the assertions contained in the report of SIOKELS v. ALLEN. This cause was recently tried in the Circuit Court of New York, as will be seen by the letter of our correspondent, PARATEA, which appeared in the NORTHERN TIMES of yesterday ; and in the course of the proceedings it was alleged that, " the Arctic sank " in about five hours after the accident, during " which time her engines were still more than an " hour and a half, and, I believe, more than two " hours in motion. The air-pumps of the Arctic " were about sixty inches in diameter, and five " feet stroke, and that the quantity of water they " were capable of pumping out of that vessel, " was equal to her entire weight, in forty minutes, " if the injection holes into them had been suffi " cient to permit the passage of that quantity of " water from the hull of the ship." Now, there is so much said in these few words, that they seem to be in need of positive corroboration, of which, we are glad to say, there is no dearth. Counsel for the plaintiff supplied the confirma tory facts required. Ile said that, " ships of " the CUNARD Line have crossed the ocean with " holes in their bottom as large as that which " sunk the Arctic, and large enough to sink them " in an hour if the engine had broken down ; " and yet they went safely, because their pumps " could take up the water out of the bilge and throw it overboard, without difficulty." These are plain truths which cannot be questioned, and yet we should be sorry to believe that anything like mistaken economy in providing the Ameri can Steamers, in question, with proper pumps, was the cause of the melancholy fate which awaited them. If the Arctic's air-pumps were constructed as above described, the veriest tyro in the engineering world would say they were abortions; for it appears, that while the diameter of the bore of the pumps was sixty inches, the diameter of the inlet or injection-valves was only seven inches, and as a natural consequence, the pumps are said to have discharged only one-fifth of their capacity. This mode of construction is so obviously defective, whether adopted in air or water pumps, that it scarcely needs further com ment. It increases, if anything, the danger of the pumps becoming choked. "If a particle of solid matter," as was very properly observed on the trial, " got into this trap, the pump valve " would choke, and then the steam valve would " not work ; but, worse than that, when the " engine 'raced,' that is, ran too fast, as it always " does in a following sea, the pump has to act " with great speed ; and in all cases, in working " a pump quickly, how likely it is not to fill with ‘‘ water ! If it did fill, the steam valve would not " open until further down the stroke, and when " it did open the engine would almost certainly "go to pieces," All this belongs to the alpha bet, as it were, of the steam engine, and it would be a bitter reflection to think that those noble vessels we have named should have fallen victims to any such palpable mistakes. We should be among the last to entertain any idea of the kind. We prefer our own unbiased conviction, that our superiority in ocean steam navigation is attributable to a wide circle of causes, all of which tend to greater safety of life and property, and a higher general average of speed than the ships of any other port in the world have attained. The American shipowner is as much in the hands of the men of science he employs, as our capitalists— their captains wil lead the van of nautical enterprise if they can, just as our daring spirits will ; and, as the free discussion of their relative merits and demerits are likely to lead to the correction of error on both sides, we have willingly thrown open our columns to those who will venture to enter the field. As far as we are concerned, we most can didly confess, that we should like to see Liverpool beaten on the seas, if it was only for the novelty of the thing, and the immense strides it would lead to, both in the construction of ships, and in marine propulsion generally. But to think o ascribing the loss of the Pacific to any specific cause, is simply preposterous. There were defects in the Arctic's machinery which can only be avoided in future by giving them the utmost publicity, while we claim for our own ships that superiority only which time and experience has given them. Marochetti's monument, erected in Newport church by her Majesty's command, to the Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Charles I. Her Majesty, with Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, went this morning on board the ship Resolute, lately presented by the government of the 'United States to her Majesty's navy. The Queen was received on beard in Cowes Harbour, where the Resolute was moored, by Capt. Hartstein, of the United States navy, and the officers of the ship. Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, Commander in-Chief in Portsmouth, was also on board, in attendance on her Majesty. THE QU'EEN'S VISIT TO THE RESOIXTE.—The Queen's visit, on Tuesday to the Resolute, lying off Cowes, in the Medina Water, excited much interest among the inhabi tants of Portsmouth, Southampton, and Wight, and evi dently afforded cordial gratification to the American officers in charge of the ship. The Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, left Osborne at a quarter past ten o'clock, and drove to the ship in an open carriage drawn by fonr grey ponies. Her Majesty was attended by the Duchess of Athol and the Hoc. Miss Cathcart, and in her suite were Sir James Clark, M.D., Major. General Bouverie, Colonel H. C. B. Phipps, Captain De Ros, Mr. Gibbs, and Dr. Becker. The Resolute, dressed in her colours, was lashed alongside of the royal embarka tion place at Trinity Wharf. The English and American flags were flying at the peak, and as soon as the Queen set her foot on the deck, the royal standard was hoisted at the main. The Retribution fired a salute, the boats' crews " tossed' their oars, and the ship's company, stand ing on the rail, received her Majesty with three rounds of cheers. Captain Hartstein received the royal party at the gangway, and the officers, in full uniform, were grouped on eithee side. They were Lieut• C. H. Wells, Lieut. E. E. Stone, Lieut. Heinter Davidson, Dr. R. T. Macovvn, and Dr. Otis, Acting SecretarY. The following gentlemen .were also present :—Mr. Croskey, Consul for the United States ; Chevalier Vincent Pappalardo, Vice Consul ; Mr. Harling, Vice Consul for the U nited States at Cowes ; Captain Higgins, commander of the United States mail ship Hermann; and Mr. Cornelius Grinnell, son of Mr. Henry Grinnell, projector of the American Arctic Expedi tion• All were presented to the Queen by Captain Hartstein, who then addressed her Majesty in the following words—" Allow me to welcome your Majesty on board the Resolute, and, in obedience to the will of my country. men and of the President of the United States, to restore her to you, not only as an evidence of a friendly feeling to your sovereignty, but as a token of love, admiration, and respect to your Majesty personally." The Queen seemed touched by the manly simplicity of this frank and sailor-like address, and re plied with a gracious smile, " I thank :you, sir.'' The royal party then went over the ship, and examined her with manifest interest. Captain Hartstein traced her course on a map, and indicated the most important dis coveries of the American Arctic expeditions. In the course of conversation Prince Albert observed that Lady Franklin was very anxious for another expedition, to which Captain Harstein replied that he was not sur_ prised that she should be so, for he thought it very pos sible that Franklin or some of his comrades might still be alive among the Esquimaux. After completing the in spection of the ship the royal party retired amid the enthusiastic acclamations of the spectators. It was origi nally intended to request her Majesty to take luncheon on board, but the idea was subsequently abandoned through a diffidence as to whether the proceeding would be quite selon les regles. But, after the withdrawal of the royal party there was an elegant dejeuner in the wardroom, at which the following toasts and sentiments were given among others :—" The Queen and the Royal Family," " The President of the United States," " The Union Jack and the Star-spangled Banner," " The Health of Mr. Cornelius Grinnell," " The future success of the Resolute, and may she be again employed in prosecuting the search for Sir John Franklin and his comrades." This last sentiment was proposed by Captain Higgins, seconded by Mr. Grinnell, and evoked cordial applause. Captain Hartstein was invited by the Queen to dine and to spend the night al Osborne, and all the officers were invited to visit the grounds at Osborne, a privilege of which they availed themselves at three o'clock. The Resolute was to return to Portsmouth and go into dock. tar Majesty, as a mark of hor regard, and in honour of the alliance which is to take place between the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick of Pruss'a, is about to confer upon the hereditary Prince of Prussia, the father of Prince Frederick, the order of the Gat ter. Sir Colin Campbell has been appointed to convey the order, with an autograph letter from the Queen, to the hereditary prince. Sir Colin starts upon his mission this week. The public will be pleased by the selection of the envoy, as a proof of the manner in which the Queen takes every opportunity of doing honour to the heroes:of the Crimea. MR. THACKERA.Y IN GLASHOW.—NOW that the accounts connected with Mr. Thackeray's lectures on the " Four Georges" have been made up, we are enabled to state that the Glasgow Athenaeum has cleared nearly £5OO by the speculation. For his four lectures Mr Thackeray received only £lO5, having at the same time come under an ot liga tion not to re-deliver them, or to give any other lectures in Glasgow during the present winter. He considered that he had been " done," and, according . :to all accounts, was but indifferently successful in disguising his emotions. Mr. Thackeray had previously received x 2,00 for delivering the same lectures in Edinburgh.—Glasgow Citizen.;; OUR NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES.—On Tuesday even ing the Hon. Judge Haliburton, of Nova Scotia (author of Sam Slick), addressed a full meeting of the members of the Manchester Athenaeum, in the library, on the position and prospects of the North American colonies. At the close of the lecture, a vote of thanks to the learned judge was moved by Mr. James Crossley, who said the address had been full of " wit, humour, information, and amusement," and seconded by Mr. Alderman W. B. Watkins, who announced the presence of the Hon, Mrs. Halihurton. MISS LACY GASKILL. This distinguished and truly accomplished musician givcs a concert on Saturday evening next in the. Assembly rooms Great George's street. Our advertisinesolumns intimate the bill of fare which the good taste and musical discrimina tion of Miss Gaskill has selected for the occasion. The songs, ballad?, and glees are all first class, and from our past acquaintance of the ladies and gentlemen whose services will be given on the occasion, we are certain that the ear of the most accomplished musician must be pleased and gratified. Miss Gaskill is a talented and rising musician, and it is only a du'y which Liverpool owes to native talent to patronise by a very large attendance. W. e are certain that all who go to the Assembly Rooms, Great George's street, on Saturday night, will not regret spending an hour in the company of such gifted musical artistes. COURSING MATCH NEAR ST. ASAPII.—We learn that by the kind permission of R. H. Hughes Esq., a grand coursing match will take place this day, on the Kenmel estate, at ten o'clock a.m. precisely, at the Four Crosses on the Toryd road, ithuddlun Marsh, near St. Asaph. The soots of the day will be wound up by a dinner at the Plough Hotel, St. Asaph, when hest Kenderdine will cater in his usual excellent style, and provide a substantial and well prenared repast for his guests. The chair will be filled by J. Price Roberts, Eeq. SOUTHERN AND TOXTETIX HOSPITAL.—WEEKLY REPORT. D , :c. 17, 1856.-10 patients Discharged : Cured 18 ; relieved 1 ; at own request 2; irregular 0 ; dead 2 ; entered 17 ; under treatment 66.—Out patients : Cured 38 ; entered 46 ; under treatment 39. Treasurer : James Houghton, Etq. Visitors : Rev. T. Robbertls, and T. andor ar y s C u h rta apla n i n s : f oRr the T . w De week. B : ar ß ry r. , Roger s, l3.A. P E tiicia s y ci s .ll ns on Cameron, and Mr. Minshull. House Surgeons : Mr. Edward C. Garland and Mr. William Townsend. LECTURE THIS EVE;I;(3(THURSDAY)I3Y THE kali. J. B. OWEN LONDON.—This accomplished and most felicitous orator is to deliver this eveninPs lecture in Hope Hall. The subject on which he is to expatiate. is, " The Literary claims of the Bible." Many who appreciate and revere the inspired volume as an infalible revelation from heaven, may, notwithstanding, be unaware, that of all books, it is also the most elotinent. Whether it address the under standing, be heart, the will, or the conscience, its eloquence is of the simplest, the most ;irrestive, and the most effective character. We doubt not, that the well known and highly appreciated sterling merit of the reverend lecturer, as a public speaker, as well as the theme of his dissertation, will attract many to the rich intellectual banquet he has pre pared for them. The Rev, William Pollock is to take the cbair. THE COURT, &c. OSBORNE, DEC. 16.—The Maharajah Duleep Singh left Osborne yesterday, attended by Sir John Login. The Queen and Prince with the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, drove to Newport in the afternoon, to.inspect Baron - - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE' TRADE WITH THE EAST. the manedi . ci severala i Pasha cap of pa ba: — f le Yesterday, Colonel Mess' Oud Bey, Chief of the sta . 1 of making statements and giving information as to the e ° r nt io Cho Holland, Esq , the President of the Council, presided. 60 From the remarks of the colonel, and the converss; itiiteise si Bagdad, u ft, interested r a et t hs t t e ee n d d p e i d : ht a ha lei m es e uo e b t fj i e n cß g t i g o fod f ar cith. the e C° pt ol : that ensued, it appears that the object of his mission t° , t se country is to obtain steamers for the navigation °ler, Tigris and the River Chat el Arab (so called after thej ' .l tion of the former with the Euphrates), between Bab e e pasoe ll and Bassorah, to tow rafts laden with produce, '°- ' do ll gers, and for the protection of the trade froneP itin rio t, the Arabs, who are in possession of the ban ks of the ~a e and who levy black mail on the articles Pass in g " _ do:A'n. resources of theiliglso country ice abundant, coarrne, verytand chealhtbe es g , rse„astisnitllesEee d °ll,bif3 t e i i r e lli The ' ei aluv h i e a he l mp, &c. is a Port being glad to for wages of 31 per day. Basso rab, the et at the entrance of the river, was formerly a Pla ce ° e f e r c iose il magnitude, having a population of 400,000 souls , '", te el in walls sixteen miles in circumference ; but Wri te ° 0 foi only 5,000 or 6,000 inhabitants. Its accotaOtlati°o fed ca P ert P po i iso n tsp g tmuh i l s ie,gthb g i oat o nr o b d aoe , ft wpßaeil Bagdad within tidin i ma t permitting n sa: g at thed v pi e ru s es s sw e eo l anf s ttefi d ri ts r li a yna w bsmi i o n duie g l tebses,ei being ofotj_e!e deeper' w 3 t T o h hh i tile 6°l° la and, couid i n n o t t h s e tate col ; be offered the nativee, no doubt it would soon be l i es VI introduction of oenaeil);st though, c : p aiinfnidtohne, energyi i n t d u o c n e inducement n na t oe ; re f 1 o l r a pc b ci o rtt , h I : e:s tj . resources of the country: n ili te" . i. l The President observed that, though Europoet teo'„ hence may assist, yet, after all, such develop A,'; depend mainly upon the inhabitants thenrsci le do 0 0 ; enlightened, liberal, and itro»g government e an , e of r s , .1 to encourage and promote agriculture and the rist' t i t eta° products. What commerce can do is to offer taiga., to°l of price. He should say particularly, as a Pr 9e ,,, e th tsteli s :f that if•the Pasha of Bagdad would tree ' d in the 1 ,, - , didt,eil Mehemet Ali of Egypt, and open out trade, a° ""ithe'e making such arrangements with the cultivators ° ess i ; a h Oer e f t th as to enable him to offer to contract with El3C"' - 1, 0 -0 0) for the delivery of such articles as wheat, rice, o° l oo - flax, &c., free on board ship at Bassorah, there W° ee to want of buyers. e e Ar il e - e lli In illustration of the disposition of the ne' l l e n e sl", - e, work, the colonel stated that when one of the ° ° ""ie li ssoT e ll was brought down from Mossul for shipment endt the v e - ee the boats and rafts were attacked by the Arabs, uc lera 'ig, sunk ; yet, afterwards many of these very re ar % ast i g, ° oo engaged on daily pay to assist in recovering tbbipereoloti He himself had superintended the recovery and 6 „ g eteo, o ol board a French barque ; the materials and °Pt' a ilP e et to be prepared on the spot, piles, ropes, tackles, eniolto plans, and shipping wharf, &c. ; and in this Oh to the Arabs received the low wages named abefeee oet10)1 On the close of the interview, a cordial! cgrostioet# was passed to the Colonel for the valua ble in f° o Ohs° had afforded ; and he promised to forwa rd to th ~,, statistical information of the trade of Bassos ,ie n t h It was elicited during the conversation, ~,,, 1 ot Colonel's opinion, there are no guano islands 11''' 0 ( eel Gulf, but that the weather, with the eeceepl o 7 lt rat two months in the year, is almost entirely Yl itb 40 • , 0 i s ; l l ' THE LATE Mn. GEORGE HOLDEN.---Tare a. 2 . 0 0 knew the late Mr. George Holden but held hir° air i° °4 and esteem. An advertisement in to dav's P n f b e e Aci e lil us that this evening a meeting will be hell of at ;fief f °r o te Hotel, to take steps to devise means re - p r tro he r e e respected widow, who, unfortunately, has bee n en t ho s elf vided for. We are glad that such a more in `" s it r' p m tarl a oe d vn e et , s and most earnestly hope that the objec t i° Or' kli so l been instructedof successful.te lat and e ll m i r g . amusedh Holden they can to an object praiseworthy bereaved and distressed widow—let all a thenweli CO Fi n t°l4 o bli ci t a e bl its ill. an d coma° e so ° '' every point of view. for 0 0 A NOBLE SHIP AND A BRAVE COMMAND gl !ritst e olt days past we have been receiving detail'', e " 0 0 1;0 respecting the vehemence of the storm in the Ir' w biela PO and of the dangers and the difficulties through 3 ,40 b li coasting trade. Our readers are aware that the o f , P .t , at sea had to pass, particularly the steamers the f' ste test i l io Windsor, belonging to the City of Dublin time weesti'ls aohnldydetnlh:ew,exreirechiseanol t P b f 8 ; 0 1;1 storm raged at its heieht, she performed her p ei y i lesv,o regularity and ease. It is well known that the " he de'",, that 6 er an exceedingly steady boat in a storm, and , I d stag, tleo between this port and Kingston. During the asree f i t/ the worst of weather. Her ceptain too, is an ' n ti feeee o io long, indeed, has he bcffetted the reeze, 90 With o f dangers of an angry and a maddened sea. _ben ° or everything goes like clockwork, and. , go . lo o g steamers either fear to face out of port i ll tha Wi t n e d to make a protracted and dangerous pas , ag e ,: en enotete ° ' speeds along, and Captain Williams is t ''''' o Of r fit/ e ; display his sterling merits as a sailor and a n l3 „, o rtse ro lee The Windsor was for a time in the French tran'r ri ioi°. fof Since her return she has been overhauled, and 6144 in cabin accommodation. She is now a sP d e 0 not seethe cabin and second-class passengers, and we sho uld a° o oel f , the exertions of the City of Dublin Compaq . o ,of st e e pl e ' warded by the patronage of their Kingston' 11 ble P all str` V If a good and swift ship, ample and accommodation, an able and courteous caPte ln e ' o eita ° eel l e Mr. Wilson—attentive, kind, and truly on o , th comforts 9 e teso ot ioe are inducements in taking passage to 9° emphatically say—travel by the Windsor. 9 0 _______ 4 --- 8 Y ear in the I a T ab h o e u d t a a ug y h ea te r r ag o o f j a oh fi n s a ti v e r _ e _e n l u a r. " : - '4 : . ° oro e t el:i li w ° 49or t e : oo THE HOUSE DULY.—The house Anti ~ A , 113 0 4 the 31st of March last was £728,68 9 . 1 16:'eoll r e"0 11 ONE EAcn.--Ntre read in the Yorerao-„eie, dee z i wt e o x h t ao r c a mc o o r au d rn i r n tie. ary fact has just occurred in the it -910., ilea of Conteville, for which scientific men w il e i- efar` c e ,seir a n a gs t ii yearul p o pn f idN a Gtb n o E yl N. n gTiTiHshEhe NORTH.--By o o Or l o ßm n Te y nr , . —i h s a ßN e vy .i h tl it e e t i g ik iv e e `i be O' 0 6 bi et the latter black like the father. rasa . 6 0 0 it river police there are nut Jar short Of "07 c r , e 6o, o " e , the Tyne at the present time ; there ar e e is iejeti° - e Shields harbour aloue, whose eeimated toan a t e ale h ' i ppi°; The seamen on board will amount, at a rough of,Peereii" to 6,743 persons. Above £3,000,000 W e d r ,, t el 111. property is insured in the north on the 131"' ios, 0 11° ' r principle. re4olf e m most ef fin al h e li °Vv # signed by a great number of the inhabita r., tr e,. 9 th .f h a a p ne T u g p b g to ba c n o k n e s r id s : fac to o , lige etw e9o s ,o tl e oicn l ,m x i c en o ec e tli r un e dgi T ,n AX, —ln compliance with is o f deo g o F & r c i . d , a t y he ev m e a n y in or g o n f e t x h t e . belrnouig3ihrrinshtilahnisegeihits:srraUed, B ois 1 ; 7, b ie so t ke l . : o l :: o Will OP die( obtaining an abatement of the income t 0 ' o ei e ce , 'e h' s' with a requisition, signed by the princiPe` die Til e f f o e chants, and manufacturers of the borough, The 4010, convened a public meeting, to be held on her 14 0 0 0 "to consider the propriety of mmorialisiegiutioee e 4 the present income tax, and of passing re s „ n is trati, ° „ ti. jteit ° l l natorymovem movement the t aa, against t a t n h d e the wa mode rni ne p o e f il i c ts e t i l s d s ' n p ;" 90( e t i b u e g oit ' e e top tl o apl and probably will become general beg the 018,1105 parliament. Dublin leads the way, an d , t e , recluii eel county. met yesterday, in pursuance °' - CO - it" dressed to the high sheriff. • e g of t he gedt in t l io THE DOVER MURD ER S.—The winter as 9li e do f ie, to t of Kent, commenced on Tuesday, vohe c . ° t eurc i e ;po ll , ° ;et , was placed at the bar, indicted rer bar ee te'v e diou'oe sweetheart, Caroline Back. To this ° rt:see'" Te tt e pleaded guilty. He was then charged uP, ° Decl>. e 58 merit, with the wilful murder of 14° ,ejote il le e t tn oto t second indictment the prisoner pleaded ' , r t o ° t ee 3 ,1 prisoner that the effect of his pleadieg Comee' i ii i t eti tl •lo charge would be that the law would th le° r to" e el Baron Bram well directed the in terpre,:tiiiry t; to Poe upon him the sentence of being heeeed by erieoueto lee to was dead. He also directed him to tell t eit,f t: bat oe to de s could obtain no benefit by P'ead inir g ui being gi i ° o P ie d b e merely be sentenced without any evidenc.e 4 if .vi ii ~o, make out the charge, and on the other,hea°,4;oge " t oo E lo not guilty, it would be necessary that Oa ' riot er, oft eC io , proved against him by evidence. Th! P i st ate. ode i tt i e r peered in a dreadfully nervous a Wi t : 0 01 0 110 ° gO persisted in pleading guilty to the chari,e,, w oain e ire, ° , o o observations of the learned judge bad Veen o f wi lt . i !pOt fiel upon Caroline Back. His Lordship said be .. 0 ,) too sentence upon the prisoner at preseut,sen.,lo rer.oque°,6l a little time for reflection, and he wt, „: ° ,,0 sup,: c earp e e, the bar. The prisoner, Thomas Alanse"ent s elii2.oe placed at the bar, to plad to an indict antler ~ filedc A IWO ' dib l Y eov him with the wilful murder of ee vie _nor ~,, pe ee to The prisoner pleaded ~ Not guilty?' -'-` ae d t te tnell it he had any counsel to defend bitu hoti ld4 r. ft"P re 3 g d i e li t c hl t re' learned cool replied that he had not, but he said he ' cour t, i Pestle e t' counsel ; and, at the rcqinst of thetriel het el P a ° °P tfl it ' i the wee 4 e 'Je t ttundertookuoni thety o f following rtehaedi reading dg i s a o y n ts he to o ' s depositions a° course should be adopted.