The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-09 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANC E. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Jan. 8, 1861. Some very interesting information has been communicated from Berlin regarding the diplo matic negotiations which have taken place between the different European. Cabinets, with the object of putting a stop to the struggle which Francis U. still continues to carry on at Gaeta, at Messina, and in various parts of the Neapolitan provinces. The collectible measures agreed updri lii firis by the three Northern Powers, in favour of Francis 11., were decided upon in answer to a direct appeal forwarded by him by telegraph at one and the same time to Vienna, to Berlin, and to St. Petersburg. France replied that out of deference to third eiitirth which were friendly td the kit4a titNailleN. the Emperor Napoleon had not yet rectilled his fleet, but that his Majesty had come under an engagement with England not .• to . .interfere in a direct manner in the Of thata Of hal; and .conse ace _e conlente liinisel With prinuising the Ring of Naples that lie itiVe him a notice of a fortnight or three ihtits before withdrawing the squadron. These details tally with others which are current here, from which it appears that his ex-Majesty has been put in possession by M. Thouvenel of the intentions of France towards him, and of the tenor of the answer which the Emperor has given to the three Powers referred to and it is understood that the little Court at Gaeta is now in daily ex pectation of receiving the intimation that "time is up." It is mentioned that the Russian frigate, the AdmiraWeneral, arrived at Gaeta on the 20th ult., and was to be followed immediately by an , other frigate and a corvette. The statement that Francis 11. was in the habit of taking reftige every night on hoard a f4panish frigate in the Roads is positively contradicted ; and it is stated that His Majesty - is, on the contrary, displaying a degree of tolirtige which is bordering upon rashness- , ..-he &lone, out of the whole army, along with his tlueen and one of his brothers, continuing to occupy a building which is not bomb-proof. Am munition and provisiOns still hold out at Ctaeta, Spain, it is alleged ) has asaisted iii iteepitig tip the ireeggary. suptily of po*der btit it is not posi titiely known Whether that assistabee is giiiett 13y the Government; or whether the aftieles are slip:. plied OOt of the flitittt tontributed by the members of the iteytd family. It is remarked, however, ti ..iat the two Dowagers of Naples and Spain are living on terms of great intimacy at Rome—and that both royal ladies dined with His Holiness on the 27th instant. There are some very unfavourable accounts in circulation respecting Count ,favour's state of health ; and at the Bourse it was even reported that he was dead. One thing seems certain, and that is, the Count has had a very serious relapse. M. Farini, as is well known, has broken down altogether, and the important and herculean work of the organisation of a constitution for the new Italian Kingdom has fallen iiito other hands. Spain has owed France, ever since 1823, the handsome sum of sixty millions of francs (X 2,400,000), and M. de Forcade de Roquette, the new Finance Minister, has thought the present a convenient oppirtunity for presenting his " little bill" against the Spanish treasury, the coffers of which threaten to be considerably lightened by the answers which the Spanish Government is making to the demands for assistance from Rome and Naples ; and, what is more, the energetic new Chancellor of the Exchequer has quite made up his mind that the bill shall be duly paid, for it is observed that the amount of the claim figures among the assets of his forthcoming budget. A delay in the opening of the French parlia mentary session is now spoken of. It is said that the opening of the Legislative Chambers will not take place before the 22nd of February, and that it will be immediately prorogued to the 4th of March, in order to afford the Senate an oppor tunity of putting into shape the necessary mea sures for giving effect to the recently decreed enlargement of its political functions. It is rumoured that the Empress has recently taken several opportunities of manifesting the sympathy which she entertains for the young Queen of Naples, as well as for the Pope. She has expressed a strong desire to have a photo graph of her Majesty, and has declared her deter mination to devote the price of the residence and grounds in the Champs Elysees, occupied by her lamented sister, the Duchess of Alba, towards the St. Peter's Pence Fund. A propos to the re ception on the Jour d'cen, it is mentioned that not Only were the whole of the Cures of Paris invited to attend an that occasion, as is customary, but that the whole of the parochial clergy in Paris, without exception, received an invitation. It is easily seen that there must have been some motive for this change, and it might not be difficult to guess what the motive was. _ _ According to a correspondence of the _lndepen dence Beige, M. Venillot recently requested M. de P ers i gny to grant h i m perm i ss i on to establish a new religious journal in Paris, but the demand was refused. At the latest date there were no less th an f orty applications from diff ere nt parties to be all owe d t o start new j ourna l s . Accord in g to the same authority, the Syrian question is gradually producing a coldness between Russia and England, and a closer rapprochement between the former Power and France. Hence, probably, the rumour that the Czar and his brother the Grand Duke Constantine may be expected shortly to pay a visit to the Tuilieries. M. Guizot has just published in the _Revue des Deux Mondes, a very curious article on the subject of the relation s o f F rance with Russia under t h e reign of Louis Philippe ; and a remarkably inte resting letter from that monarch is brought forward to supplement the article in question. The letter referred to is dated May, 1840, and is addressed by the Xing to M. Guizot, in his capacity of President of the Council of Ministers. His Majesty thus expresses himself My clear President,--I find in the despatch of Weimar, from Polydore de la Rochefoucault, an error into which I must never allow my diplomatic agents to fall. This error consists in supposing that I wrote to the Emperor Nicholas in 1838 to induce him to interest himself in the marriage of my daughter with the Duke Alexander of Wurtemburg, and that my letter remained without reply. There is not a word of truth in this story. I did not write that letter, and I never wrote any letter of the kind, because previously to, and ever since 1831, the Emperor Nicholas not having had the courtesy to communicate to me the death of the Grand Duke Constantine his brother, I always from that time abstained from letting him know of any events which happened in my family. As, therefore, no communication of the nature alluded to took place between me and the Emperor Nicholas, it is of course false that any letter of mine remained without an answer on his part. Have the good ness to make a memorandum of this in you r Protocol Office." Poor Louis Philippe ! THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF INDIA. In a paper issued by the Financial Department of the Indian Government, dated Fort William, Nov. 19, 1860, it is st a t e d th a t th e G overnor -G enera l in Council has lately had before him the Sketch Estimates for the current year 1860.61. These documents have generally been found in former years to represent a close approxi mation to the actual financial results of the years to which they relate. They have been prepared this sea son with unusual care, and they foreshadow a result somewhat less unfavourable than had been anticipated fro m returns and calculations which have been for some tim e before the public; but they show more clearly than ever the imperative necessity which exists for the most active and sustained exertion to enforce economy in all branches of the administration, in order to bring the current expenditure of the State within_its incom e . The total income of the Government of India for the year 1860-61, from all sources, exclusive of income tax, is estimated, in round numbers, at-- 38,140,000 1,000,000 Income tax, at • • .. Giving a total income, from every source of .. The expenditure in India is estimated at .. That in England, according to the latest information received here, at .. Giving a total expenditure by the Indian Government in India and in England .. 38,430,000 6,983,000 £39,140,000 45,413,000 Thus leaving a deficit of income, as com pared with expenditure, of not less than £6,273,000 which must be met, for the time, by drawing on the balances in the Government treasuries. The deficit is equal to more than 16 per cent. on the total expected income from all sources, including taxes only lately introduced, and the. produce of which is, therefore, a matter of extreme uncertainty. As com pared with the income from 'permanent - sources (1. e., exclusive of income tax, which is imposed for only a definite period), the deficit would be nearly 161 per cent. But the fact that the current expenditure of India is still 16 per cent. in excess of the largest safe estimate of current income, does not represent, the full gravity of the present condition of out - finances. - I LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE LIVERPOOL LYING-IN HOSPItAL. AtNtAL MEETING. The annual meeting,of this charity was held yesterday at the hospital Hi Pembroke-plabe. Amongst the ge'ntlenieti present ire obsehred S. R. Grates, Esci., the Mayor; Mr. Councillor jub, Mr. Medley, Mr. Tilckef, Mr. Meikleham, Mr. Mellor, and the secretary, the Rev. Thomas Moore. The Mayor, who was called to the chair, said be did not know there was any duty connected with the office he liad the twin& to . fill, which was more agreeable than that of assisting in promoting mid Maintaining such institutions as they were assembled in that day; and the more he was brought in contact with those insti tutions the more be was convinced of their extre me value atd their (*Veit imeoitatibe to tile deititute poor of this toivn. Elnndal mectingS genera* were taken advantage , pi.trOse OnY ,reviewing the past workin g o f the, institutions; bat they Niier.e also useful in enabling the conitnittees CO tab stew for improving, the position of the institutions,asycEards the fu tore !, and he tboUght perhaps it,was well that .those VAC& vi-ete looked fOrWatd to With interest; beeause, after *all, those charitable „institutions were dependent upon the support of the public, and the public. who gave looked for in the repor t of those institutions, a condensation of the work accomplished, enabling thcm.to see how far they had received value for the subscriptions which they had given; and he found, on looking back to the past of this institution, and its present position, that considering the great field of usefulness opened, it had not fulfilled its mission as it ought, if properly sup petted. There were many institutions in this town having large and iniportant claims upon the public, but he did mot know of any institution which had stronger claims, or likely to be of greater benefit to the destitute poor, than this institution was, He found that this was the nineteenth anniversary of that institution, and on looking to the previous reports it *as impossible to come td o.or, cc eltisioii than that it had been merely dragging on an existence since its commencement. Taking one year with another, be found that the funds received had only been sufficient to keep the institution going on in the smallest possible way. Now, if they looked to other places, and saw what was doing there, it was impossible for them to come to any other conclusion than that, so far as affected such institutions as this, Liverpool was very, very far behind. He had taken the trouble that morning to see What they were doing in possess ing d much smaller population; and infinitely Inferior in regard to its wealth— , - - -that *as Dublin ; and he found :liekt that athotig ttiatly idstitdtidiis tif 1 siniilai luiture they posstsBtd; they had One institution Whith bad admitted within its doors last year over 2,600 women (against 171 in this institution last year), and that since its commencement there had been admitted within its walls over 183,748 persons. This he named, as one amongst others, to show them and the public the exer tions made, and the vast amount of good done in other places, and he saw no reason whatever why an institu tion should not be raised up in Liverpool to do an equal amount of good. Now, he had passed that house.many times, and really until within this week he did not believe this was the only hospital of the kind in Liverpool ; he believed it was a branch for that particular district, and he could easily understand why it had not been attended with a greater amount of success. He thought its situation was exceedingly bad ; he thought the medical officers would bear him out that in a sanitary point of view, nothing could be more unsuitable than its situation. Its size limited the committee to a very small number of patients. He believed it was impossible to admit over twenty-one at any one time. The report, he had no doubt, would go more into detail, and those details would to a large extent corroborate the statements which he had made. With regard to the ulterior objects of this institution, he had ascertained that a very small amount was required to enable a proper hospital to be built; and although in this town it did happen, and he believed in most other towns, that the support of charitable institutions devolves mainly upon a very limited proportion of the population, and he believed that on the list of donors and subscribers to every public charity in Liverpool would be found almost oue and the same set of names,—still he had never known any appeal made to the public of Liverpool that was not liberally and handsomely responded to ; and he trusted the meeting that day would be the means of stimula ting—he would not say the committee, for he was quite sure the committee had done all in their power to do— but he hoped it would stimulate the public to take up an institution which was calculated to do so much good, —and he could only state that if the committee decided to go to the public for the small amount required to build a new institution, it would afford bins great. pleasure to co-operate and assist in every way in his power. Nothing would give him greater pleasure than, during his year of office, to see the foundation stone of their new institution laid. The Rev. T. Moore, the secretary, read, as follows, le'report The committee desire, with feelings of thankfulness to Almighty God, to present to the subscribers and friends the nineteenth annual report. The medical board have submitted the following statement of the cases treated in the hospital, di-pensary, &c., during the past year :--- Labours 139 Confinements at their homes Special cases . Children born---boys. „ girls - 171 - 139 Twin cases Still-born Mothers died Children died Special cases died Wet nurses' register Dispensary cases 157 188'2 Improper applications rejected --2216 The committee would observe, with respect to the above statement, that, though in some former years mor, cases have been treated, vet in no year have so manv serious cases been admitted. The services of the medical officers, matron, and nurses have, in consequence, been more than usually called upon, and the most unremitting attention has been given to the various patents. The committee regret to have to announce three deaths ix cases of labour and two deaths in the special ward. The committee desire to express their thanks to the ladies' cammittee for the good attention they have paid to the internal administration of the hospital. While all the cases have received the attention they required, economy has characterised the expenditure. The ladies have been greatly assisted by Mrs. Mils, the active and int& ligent matron of the h os pi ta l? ' The committee desire to draw attention to the treasurer's balance-sheet. They are thankful to observe a slight improve ment in the funds; the subscription list being somewhat larger than at any former period. They are compelled, how ever, to draw special attention to the fact that while the annual expenditure averages £450 an I u wards, the reliable income of the present year amounts only to the sum of £361 12s. Bd. ' leaving a deficiency of from £BO to £9O t o be made up by such casual sources of income as legacies, &c. The com mittee would therefore impress strongly upon the present subscribers the importance of using their best endeavours to make a large addition to the subscription list in the present year, and thus prevent the hospital from falling into periodical embarrassments from wa .t of funds. As it has been in contemplation for some time past to build a new hospital, the committee deem it n..cessary to detail the steps they have taken during the past year to carry out this intention. In the last report it was mentioned that the site in Myrtle-street had been chosen, but teat, owing to a variety of obstacles, the purchase could not be completed. At length the purchase having been completed, at a cost of £1,838 12s Bd, plans were prepared and s x tenders sent in. The committee found that the lowest of them amounted to upwards of £4,000, and as only £1,700 remained for building of the sum of £3,300 raised by the bazaar and donations, they thought it advisable to give fresh instructions to their architect to prepare plans of a smaller building. The lowest tender in this case was upwards of £3,300. These latter tenders were ready in the middle of June, and during the remainder of the month the attention of the committee was given to the mole of raising the funds necessary to warrant them in commencing building. It was finally determined to give up the idea of building till the following year. It will, therefore, become the immediate duty of the new committee to take this matter into their serious consi deration. • The urgency of the case is very great, arising from want of proper accommodation for patients and nurses, and from bad ventilation. The nurses have not proper sleeping accommoda tion; and, in cases of death, there is no place to which the dead body can he removed. The attention of the health officers has been directed to the state of the drainage of the present hospital. Their report is unfavourable, and they acid that " there is a great want of ventilation ;" and " the situation is bad, being almost surrounded be ashpits at the back." The committee recommend that an earnest appeal be made to the people of Liverpool, for the purpose of obtaining the funds still required. The bazaar was originally intended to be supplementary to a subscription list, but the circumstances obliged to commence with the bazaar. In appealing to the benevolence of their f'llow-townsmen, the committee feel persuaded that if the obiect they have in view were appreciated as it ought to be, the required sum would soon be placed at their disposal. From the Treasurer's statement it appeared that the total receipts from all sources during the year had been £545 7s. 10d., and the disbursements £524 13s. 10d., leaving a balance in hand of £2O 14s. He also read the building account. There had been paid for land £1,608 12s. Bd., other charges £9 9s. ; and there were invested in dock bonds £ 6o o —making a total of £2,217 ; and there was now in the bank, towards the building, £1,149, Mr. TUCKER moved that the report, together with the statement of accounts, be received.—Carried nem. con. Mr. MEIKLEHAm moved a vote of thanks to the ladies' committee, the gentlemen's committee, and their medical board, for their services during the past year. The resolution also nominated the committees for the ensuing year. Mr. MELLOR seconded the motion. said there wag this in favour of an institution of that kind, that it could not be abused. It w.a.s not possible that a female could take advantage of it unless in a state of necessity, and he thought the charitable could not do a wiser thing than to support such an institution. Mr. Mellor urged that a more extended subscription list was of more im portance than large legacies; and said he was sure that if the institution were better known it would be better supported. Ile was sorry that there were so few subscribers on the books, that the institution was in jeopardy every year. Passead :o n t a e n e i f ul tl u an i l .' s to the The Guyresolution Medley smovedof clothing and other supplies during the past year. donors Mrs. Alfred King seconded the motion, which r. was carried. Mr. JOB said after the appropriate remarks which had fallen:from his Worship, he had only to move " That in the opinion of this meeting an earnest appeal should be m a d e to the people of Liverpool for the funds still required before the committee can undertake the responsibility o f building." The report pointed out the objections to the present building, and the absolute necessity for a new building. They had the foundation of a fund for the purpose, a handsome beginning; and it only needed an appeal to the public to enable them to carry out the project to a successful conclusion. It was very gratify ing to hear his Worship say that he would lend the influence of his high position to carry out the work ; and he was sure if othets would join his Worship; thikt thing would scion be Set afloat. It Was gratifying to find fioni the APCirt ihtit this 6litoi.reeoied the steady support of h iiublic., dt lame ;, It sh l ovved that. the, !ipproved „ of the charity, and tt,ai tli4 had CCinAdenpe in those, who manage it, ,J ci ooking,to the, wealth of the ti4U, and its populatidn, that we a...smltll ; but When they got into a new building, he had no doubt their subscription list materially sularge; • Mrs. Riley seconded the motion, whil 4d tznsnl• mously carried. The Rev. T. MoortE said, during the last three years the ladies had been very attentive in increasing the stibseilption list; and if any one would compare what it *hi before ttith It present state they would see that it had teen materially itheaFed: mooed a mate of thanks to his Worsliip rat4.ltig acid iiiesiditt that Thetriapis rust gi4eii,theM their coiintenanCe and stipport add thigy wefe In detted to no one more than the present mayor for what he had said iii his Ok4iiing, address. tie had np doAbt the comrrilttee would feel 6goihß(4e4, and would Mork with • more heart and consetiluence,.he enter tained very, little doubt but that by the end the ;idr • .•• • they should see the building opened, And he should be rejoiced to see it before the winter set in. • Mr. Tucker seconded the motion, which was carried. The MA - idu i iii rtthitlhe thanks, Paid if it became the means of bringing new life to the getting tip of the amount of funds required, he should be thankful that he had been permitted to come there. He did not hesi tate, as a Liverpool merchant, feeling that in commerce Liverpool was one of the principal towns in the world, all her institutions should be in keeping with the privi leges she possesses as a great commercial emporium; and he must say, Without` the slightest reflection upon the committee,. that hg held the ifistithtioll iiet=he medht the building; not the machinery at work—biit the ing and limited means afforded, ccinsiderifig the field before it,—as a disgrace to the town: He did nct think he could pie itiiiiiger Words If hbwcre to speak foi an hour. (Applatist,) The meeting then broke up. Before leaving, the Mayor, with his accustomed liberality, left a donation of £5O towards the building fund. BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Nem) In Re JOHN CUBBO N —This bankrupt, a joiner and builder in Liverpool, came up yesterday on an applica tion for his certificate, supported by Mr. Collins. Mr Watson ; for the assignees, was diretted to lease the case in tlid bands Of the Coda. Mt, Vollins having been hbard oil behalf of the bankrupt, the toiirt athrded a second-class certificate after three Mcnths l suspension. In re GEdRGE Rolf..—This bankrupt, foffiletly in business as a flint-lass manufacturer at St: Helen's, appeared kir his certificate. Dir. Thirrig,, %Vim Opposed on behalf of a creditor; ekarniiitd the bankrupt in. refe rence to some matters in the bahinae-sheet.- - -:Mr. Evans, for the assignees, offered no opposition.—His Honour granted a second-class certificate, with a suspension for nine months. In ye J. JUKES.—This bankrupt, an ironmaster, car rying on business near Wrexham, came up on his ad journed last examination ; but no balance-sheet having been filed, the case was adjourned to the 18th February. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) EXTRAORDINARY CAE. A respectable looking man, who gave the name of Edmund Robson, and who was described as a tea mer chant at Newcastle-on-Tyne, was brought up by police constable 170 on the following charge. The officer said: Last night I was on duty at George's Dock when the prisoner came up to me and another officer and said we had caused the accident on the railway, that had hurt his bead, and lost all his luggage ; and that he was killed and could not survive, and then he offered me his gold watch to throw him into the dock. I thought it right to take him into custody, as he was very excited, and on examining him there was no mark of violence on him, although he said his head was split open by the accident. Surgeon Weal' said he bad examined the prisoner, but could not say he was insane ; he Was very nervous and excitable, but beyond that he could not pronounce at present. Mr. Raffles (to prisoner): Have you come from Newcastle ? Yes, sir. Had you an accident on the railway ? Yes, and my head is very much hurt (here he passed his hands over his head), and I have lost all my luggage. Mr. Raffles : Where did the accident happen ? Near Milford station. Mr. Raffles: Have you any friends in town ? I have a sister. Does she know you are here ? No, not yet. Mr. Raffles having ascertained the address of the lady, ordered an officer to go with the prisoner to the place, and if the statement turned out to be correct, to leave him with his friends; but if not to take care of him, and telegraph to Newcastle about him. OUTRAGE ON AN ATTO►RNEI IN HIS OFFICE. A very stout looking fellow, named John Rodin, who said he was employed at Messrs. Fawcett, Preston & Co.'s foundry, York-street, was charged by Mr. God frey, attorney, York-buildings, Dale-street, with baying committed the following outrage in his office. From the evidence of Mr. Godfrey, Mr. Connor, one of his clerks, and a person who was in the office at the time, it appeared that about half-past three the previous day, the prisoner entered the office, and asked to see Mr. Godfrey. The clerk told him he was engaged, and to call again. The prisoner, who was drunk at the time, sat down for a short period, and then jumped up, seized a chair and rushed at Mr. Connor, swearing he would knock his brains out. Mr. Connor, not being in good health, was not able to resist such a fellow, and got into a corner, when young Mr. Godfrey came to his assistance, and after a little they got him out. He came back soon after, took up a chair, and commenced pounding it on the floor, and smashed it in pieces, and broke a square of glass in the office. Mr. Godfrey was engaged in his private office, with two clerks, a man, and a lady, and hearing the noise, he came out, when the prisoner rushed at him, kicked him severely in the shins, and tore the shirt off his back. The lady nearly got into hysterics with the fright, and the other client seeing Mr. Godfrey so assailed, went to his assistance, when the prisoner attacked him, kicked him, and nearly put his shoulder out. The office boy, in the mean time, had gone for an officer, and one coming in, the prisoner was captured, after a hard fight. Mr. Raffles asked Mr. Godfrey could he account in any way for such outrageous conduct on the part of the prisoner. Mr. Godfrey said he now remembered, that about two years ago the prisoner had instructed him to bring an action against some one, but not having the means, the matter dropped, and he knew no more about him. At first he did not remember either the man or the circum stance. The prisoner created much alarm in the building„ and annoyed the offices of several merchants. However, added Mr. Godfrey, so far as I am concerned, I have no wish to press heavily on him, although he has torn the shirt off my back. kicked me in the shins, and lamed me, so that I am obliged to use a stick, and besides that, the loss of my chair and square of glass, which arc broken into pieces. Mr. Raffles asked the prisoner what he had to say, end he replied—l have nothing to say ; it was all the fault of the drink, as I was drunk at the time. Mr. Raffles: I cannot do less in this case than fine you 40s. for each of the assaults, or in default of payment two months' imprisonment, for it was a gross outrage. The prisoner, therefore, in default of payment, will suffer six months' imprison ment. THE CAPTAIN AND THE MONEY-BOX. Alexander Graham, described as the captain of a ship, was charged with having stolen a cash-box and ss. 4d. from the dining-rooms of the Bear's Paw, Cable-street. It appeared that for some weeks past the prisoner was in the habit of dining at the house in question, and that on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday last, he went away without paying for his dialler. On Saturday he went away very abruptly, when a money-box that was on the chimney-piece to receive Christmas' presents from cus tomers for the benefit of the servants was missed. The prisoner was the last person in the room, and when he was followed he ran away. In reply to the charge the prisoner denied that he took the box, and said he could refer to Sharples, Jones and Co., whose ships he had commanded, for a character. Mr. Raffles said the evi dence was of such a description that he would not deal with the case, and sent the prisoner for trial, bnt said he would take two sureties in £25 each for his appearance. A FALSE CHARGE. John 11.Philmore, car owner and driver, was charged for having stolen 53. 6d. from a woman named 111•Ilugh. Mr. Bluck defended the prisoner, who was stated to be a respectable person. It appeared that on last Wednes day Mr. Superintendent Ride saw a woman named M'llugh lying drunk in Netherfleld-road South, and some other women along with her. He ordered one of the women to search her, when a sum of seven half crowns and a shilling was found on her. lle sent her home to Burlington-street, in the prisoner's car, as he knew the prisoner for some time. He gave him the money to give to the woman's friends, and it appeared that the prisoner gave the woman's husband five half crowns and sixpence, and subsequently the husband of the drunken woman gave the prisoner in charge for stealing the balance. Mr. Bluck characterised the w hole proceeding as one of the grossest description, and showed that the balance alluded to was the amount of the prisoner's fare, and some money that he spent on the ungrateful woman's friends. The prisoner was at once discharged. HOW THE DECORATOR WAS SERVED. John Jenkins, who said he was a "decorator" at the Amphitheatre, charged Isabella Hulton with having stolen a sovereign from him. He was going home the previous night when the prisoner met him in Tyrer street, and " done him " out of th e " Q ueen ' s " p i cture. She was sent to jail for three months. CAUTION TO PAWNBROKERS. Mr. John Empson, pawnbroker, of Scotland-place, was summoned under the Act of Parliament, for taking in unfinished goods. Mr. Bluck was for the defendant. It appeared that on the 20th of December some one in the defendant's employment took in pledge a pair of unfinished top boots. Mr. Bluck said the defendant was not aware of the fact, although he was of course liable for the acts of his servants, and he was a very respectable man. He was fined 3s. 6d. and costs. GRAND TRUNK RAJLWAY COMPANY OF CANADA.— Traffic for the week ending December 13th, 1860, and corresponding week in 1859 : Passengers, &c. Merchandise, &c. Total Miles Date. No. Anithint. Tons. Amount. Sterling. Open. 1860 11068 £3419 1 3 114461 £10252 16 8 £13701 12 11 970 1859 9495 3149 12 0 10672 8756 19 2 11906 11 2 970 Increase Gross receipts for 23 weeks, from July 1, 1860..L311,748 17 4] Ditto corresponding period last year 257,100 910 Increase £84,648 7 (q THE R I VER.—The Mersey yesterday presented a most picturesque appearance. The quantity of ice was greater than we reme m b er f or some years past. Large sheets of ice and froze n snow were taken by the e bb t id e to t h e Cheshire side of the river. From Rock Ferry slip to Woodside and Seacombe the river presented the appear ance of being almost totally frozen. The large blocks of ice and numerous smaller pieces which had collected were frozen together, so that en fact from Woodside slip at low water scarcely an inch of water could be seen, unless where a passing steamer broke the frozen surface. The flood tide soon dispelled this somewhat romantic vision of a more northern climate, and washed the ice up the river, Our readers will notice that the Rev. Mr. Bellew is advertised in our columns to preach this evening in Trinity Chtireli, Si. Anne-street, in aid of the Day and Sunday &heels cofinetted filth that Church. Lis OF PASSENGERS PER S6LEW-SIESIqFP. VIGO.— , tii,r: P. Buis, Mr., G. T. Muller.. Mr: , N. C: Huiton, Mi. C. J. Mayeocli, r. Ist. itop, gr„ Ed ward S.avige. ,Mr. M. Gra4eirtrd MO% Andrioff . and, sqvant, M F . Sohn • Boson, Mr: J. S. Norrisiii M'. R, P,Murphy, Mr. R.. X. Brown, . Mrs. Lowers; and seittffl-si?! steerage pas sengers., f" ..,. , , . , . . .. , GRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS.—A tea party Indjball took place on Monday night, at the Teutonic Mill; in Lime-street, in connection with the above order. The ball Ito e!pwded ; and after an excellent tea, which was supplied t h / •Mrs, Milbourn, the jocund dance proceeded right merrily, unit the ball was kept up with the greatest spirit till a late hour. THE HOLISE OF THOMAS BARTON AND SON, OF LIVER- Pvt.—lt is stated that it has been arranged that the estate of Messrs, Thomas Barton and Son, of Liverpool, shall be placed itt bankruptcy, The total number of creditor is PI, fejitesetitiug claims amountinp,. to t 20,0 0 ; ,i)t . thee more theft teveleVettlis; with claims equal to 0Q5,61g ., , , 1idd eiee4ed ill'e deed, but Messrs: Leyland [yid Bulling, tte Il i anlei74 . tertiaN &g to don't; no ottler i course is left open. Theft' debt anioiflits to £6;131. .- . ~. . .. . . A, Trtn Sr l tic,3 Tys,Tux. 7 —At the , 11,suAl, f9Ttr!ightly i meeting of Cne 04!ot,- Vestry., „Veldt yesterda ~in the board-room of the Workhouse, ifrewrilow- lino the following gentlemen were present : —Rev. Rector athip bell, in the...chair; Messrs. Cropper, Denton, . 'Witty, Smith, Bairstow, Scott, , Otven, Satchel], .Critchley, Aiken, Goodacre, Williams, A. Byford, Cook, Collins, Shai, torte ; buff, and Peck. There was no business of any importance lietia the board, - - LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—New Casts /mired advice and medicine at the institution : North, South, 173 ; total, 360. New cases visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine: North, 133 ; South, 67 ; total, 200. Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M., Pre sident ; Major Bourne, Vice-President of North Dispensary; Mr. R. A. Payne, Vice-President of South Dispensary . ; Mrs Francis Mill, Treasurer ; Mr. F. H. Lartgley, Secietafy: LADIES' CHARITf BALL.-=;The thihital ball on behalf of the Ladies! Charity tOok . plge last night at - the Town large 'number, of ladies and gehtkitieh were present, ,and IPSO . fair number of Juveniles. The atrangetnenti.Were,9f the Jno,at timieppipp able *rafter, and fefietted much credit uqn C0R1T11466 of management. ittfitabrdeiiiii of the best qualit l y were provided in abundance, and the festiiitiSci were pro= longed till early this morning. :The musical Bele& lions were varied and tasteful, including the host popular polkas and quadrilles extant. The whole affair was most successful. SENTENCES AT THB SESSIONS.—Hannah Stokely, for felony, seven months; Ann Gill, for felony, and John Crook, for felony, four months; M. Moss, for felony, three months; James Robinson, for stealing a gold tatch from Robert ndrsfall, Ate years' penal servitude. Mary Ann Ross Cotterill *as indicted for stealing some tomnaiits of velvet, aiid other goods; the propettji of Mrs. Isabella A: Harris; df Berry-street: Mr. Littler appeared for the prosediitidn,. and Mt. Deighton defended. The case itat fully repotted paper a sort time ago, when it was heeM at die PoliEe- court: he jury after retiring acquitted the prisdner; After leaVing the dock, the prisoner *as again taken into Custody upon a charge of forgery. 'INFIRMARY FOR CIIILDREN:—The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Infirmary for Children was held yesterday, at the establishment in Hope-street. The chair was occupied by Mr. Matthew Gregson. From the statement of accounts it appears that the receipts during the last year, including a balance left in the former, amounted to £464 ; expenses £4OO odd, leaving a net balance of about £2l. The number of patients relieved during the same term was 1,818; previous year, 1,479. The president, vice-president, gentlemen's and ladies' committee were appointed, and votes of thanks to those who acted during the preceding year were awarded. A salary of £2O per year was voted to Mrs. Gregory, the matron. STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY.—The COhtillUdDeC tlf the severe weather has created a sad drain upon the funds of this venerable and highly useful charity. The number of families relieved since the Ist of January has been 431, and of course at a very considerable expense. The liberality of the benevolent classes in Liverpool has never been known to fail on behalf of this excellent institution . ; but the present pressUre upon its funds compels the treasurer to make an earnest appeal for assistance. "He gives twice who gives soon," is a proverb peculiarly applicable to a charity whose wants are in fact dependent mainly upon such an emergency as the weather. Mr. Beloe. of 22, Lord-street, kindly receives the donations of the public, who are at the same time furnished with tickets for distribution. A HAPPY RESCUE.—WhiIe the coal flat Queen of Runcorn, laden with coals for Holyhead, was running the course of the Victoria Channel, from Liverpool, she was run into by a steamer. In a few minutes the flat went down, and the crew, three in all, were immersed. The flat's punt, however, floated past the floundering men, two of whom succeeded in getting into it, and the third, after holding on by an oar for some time, also managed to get into the boat. In this position—the boat half filled with water, the atmosphere so fearfully keen that their wet clothes were frozen to their limbs, which in a short time became powerless—the poor fel lows floated about until the following morning, when, after being fifteen hours in this dreadful state, they were rescued by the steamtug Enterprise, and carried back to Liverpool. The men describe their sufferings as being " awful." THEFT.—At the County Magistrates' Office yesterday a young woman named Esther Whitter was charged with stealing the sum of is. 6d. from Richard Morrow, the keeper of the toll-bar at Bootle. An interesting young woman, the daughter of the complainant, Margaret Morrow, was examined, and stated that she had missed several sums of money, and, one day last week, she placed the money in question, which she had previously marked, in the toll-bar box, and shortly afterwards she missed it, and on . giving the prisoner into custody the money was found in her possession. The prisoner was discharged with a caution by the magistrates, who took into account the fact that this was her first offence, and also in consequence of her extreme youth. The magis trates highly complimented Miss Morrow, the young lady already referred to, for the manner in which she detailed her evidence. It was not the intention of Miss Morrow or her parents to prefer the charge against the prisoner were it not for the interference of the police. APPEAL AGAINST AN AFFILIATION ORDER.--At the Borough Sessions, yesterday afternoon, before Gilbert Henderson, Esq., Recorder, Mr. Andrew Peacock appeared as the appellant in an appeal made against an order of affiliation which Sarah Lloyd, the respondent, had obtained. Mr. Conway appeared for the appellant. The appellant carries on business in Gt. Oxford-street, as a biscuit-maker, and the defendant is a young girl who has been in service. It would appear from the evidence that she became acquainted with him in the early part of last year, and used to visit him at his shop. Upon one occasion he took her upstairs, and had connection with her. In November last a child was born, and the respondent claimed some money for its support from Mr. Peacock. She spoke to him repeatedly upon the subject, and upon one occasion (according to her state ment) he gave her a shilling, and promised to pay what ever the law allowed. Subsequently, however, he refused to do so, and Sarah Lloyd then took out a summons. The case was heard at the Police-court, and the magis trates decided against the appellant.—in support of the case, the respondent was called, and also her step-sister, who gave corroborative testimony.—Mr. Conway then called Mr. Peacock, who denied ever having connection with the respondent, and deposed that the first time he saw her was in November last, when a little girl came to the door of his shop in Oxford-street, and said a person wished to speak to him. He went outside, and saw the respondent, who said to him, " Here is a child for you; my mother has turned me out." He replied : " I never saw you before," and returned to his house. A few days afterwards she came again, when he told her that there was a proper course for her to pursue, if she had a claim upon him.—Other witnesses were then called, who swore that the respondent had been upon the streets; and one man said he himself had had con nection with her.—The Recorder said he would decide the case to-day.—The court then adjourned. TRANMERE BOARD OF HEALTH.—The usual monthly meeting was held by adjournment tlast evening, at the public office, Lower Tranmere. The chair was occupied by Mr. Liversidge; and the other members present were Messrs. Morecroft, Mudie, Dobbey, Rimming, Nichol son, Hitchmough, Wright, and Williams. From the proceedings of the water committee, it appeared that the tender of Mr. Routledge, for the construction of the reservoir, was accepted. It amounted to £1,865 2s. 4d. The contractor undertakes to finish the work by the Ist of September next. The quality of the water in the well has been pronounced excellent, by Dr. Hamilton, on analysis. Mr. Rawlinson concurs in that opinion. The confirmation of the pro ceedings of the committee was moved by the Chairman, who announced that Mr. Routledge had commenced operations. The proceedings were confirmed.—A pay ment of £157 7s. preliminary expenses and £550 com mission at 5 per cent. of the whole amount of water works was voted to the Engineer, Mr. Rawlinson.—The sum of £l5O to Mr. Ilogarth, and £3 3s. to Dr. Hamil ton, were also confirmed.—ln consequence of the refusal of the Wirral Water Works Company to sell their mains and pipes in the township at the terms offered by the board, £2,409 12s. 6d., Mr. J. A. Picton, architect, of Liverpool, was appointed arbitrator on behalf of the board, the resolution being submitted to the Wirral Water Works Company, under a clause in their Act, for their concurrence in the selection of Mr. Picton as sole arbitrator.—The minutes of the Roads and Improvement Committee were confirmed, including a recommendation by the Secretary of State to desist from collecting rates in Dacre-hill until the limits of the Tranmere and Higher Bebbington townships have been decided.—There was no other important business transacted. THE DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1861. THE INDIAN PRIZE MONEY. It is generally understood that the prize money resulting from the capture of the cities of Lucknow and Delhi during the mutiny in 1857, will shortly be dis tributed. The committee's report will not be adopted in its entirety, we believe. As regards the proportions in which the sums realised should be distributed, they reported in favour of the new scale expressly framed during the Crimean war, but which, for the very good reason that no prize money was realised, was not then put in operation. The committee, as we are informed, were inclined to think that as at the time of the captures the Crown had not deprived the Court of Directors of its governing powers, one-half the prize money should be handed over to the Company; but the Treasury adhered to the opinion of the Judge Advocate General, that under any circumstances the Queen had an undis puted right to deal as she might think fit with prize money taken in any portion of her dominions, and the whole amount, therefore, will fall to the forces engaged, with the exception of the Nepaulese contingent, who plundered on their own account. Under the new scale, the private soldier will take a considerably larger pro portion of the money than he would have done under the old scale. The amounts realised are very large, and we believe we are correct in stating that more than half a million sterling will be distributed ; more than 35 lacs of rupees, or £350,000, representing the amount realised by the capture of Delhi, while 15 lacs, or £150,000, were produced by the taking of Luckndw. BROWN and BACON most respectfully announce to their cus tomers and the public generally, that they keep a large and well-selected stock of articles required for Family Mourning; and that all Funeral and Mourning orders are attended to with the greatest care and economy.—Magazin ; 8), 83, and 85, Bold-street.—Adv. TERTIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION AT 14ALIFAX. ' One of the most terrible boilei ettosions which ever happened in Halifax took place oti 1 4 ,1ef:dlij ti'cofnitrg,. at the premises of Mr. J. D. Hutchinson, odd ilibinifae turer, Albert Mill, Cavalry Field. A great ateOlPrit of damage has been done, but what renders the occurferith more melancholy is, that a fatality is likely to ensue frotti)t. The explosion happened a minute or two after si± o'clock, before all the hands had got to their work ; hid it occurred Inte the consequences might have been moire nielanchdly: The bells?, about 40-horse power, t'' Ceded Withiti a' shed in the rani ? On one side of the yard :!4 w fi.Ve;stpiq ni li, tWelie Windoit's in height; and at the end of antl'orposite th'e hofferilhaNse, is a two-storey building; g.4.'l 4 iibt's length: A considerable portion of the pretigsS, VfithpeVer, was let to tenants in various branches of manttra:ti'ffe: The other side of the yard is bounded by a shrubbery. 14 boiler was blown completely off its seat. The exhibi t ftotqf, the power of the explosion is marvellous. The iron pritiht,fortning the cylinder of the boiler appears to have beetibeiSt open' like so much mill-board, blown right and left, dee h a iliagailnst the mill chimney a few yards distance, while 114' - diliti half Was Mown among the trees in the shrubbery. Tl4"e' MS' of the boiler, together with the flues which pass tlifdikilit'ilfeire'hllo,Wit twenty yards, being lifted over a lot of tredi The flues are perfect, not the least collapse having taken Piare"e: The • dome of the boiler was blown off, lifted a great height into the air over the five-storey mill, and fell upon the eaves of a Cottage about fifty yards distant, and was smashed ill the wall Aare the window sill. The steam still mato distance, fell upon a gas lag!), 4/Vietrof Coarse was' shitered, end then upon some palisades, Wgili v7de In'oli'en: The window and roofs of many houses within S d?sta:n6e df 106 yards were broken by bricks and large stone Elvs stefghing several tons were carried to a greet mSfa'nee ; the neighbourhood, in fact, was strewn with bricks, slener, , ashes, &c. Next, however, to the actual damage to the boiler and shed was that to the two-storey building to which we have alluded. By some portion of the boiler being blown against it, or by some other means, the side of about half of this building was battered inside, the sequence being that the floors and roof fell in, reiidefing the premises a sad spectacle of destruction. The fiVe-storey Ohl tves scarcely damaged; the engine &lid was uninsured, it being within that mill. A fore man .ot Mr. Hatelririson i s, /mined hales Cordingley, iebY is Vitra to have heed in the srafd when the ex plosion took Ong* W die, Only person Injured, He, however, was scalded ifemily frOM head to toot ; his head was fearfully cut, and selete fgys Were fractured. He was removed to the infirmary, wheee , ffa:s• dscet , tained that some of the ribs had lacerated his lungs, A! medical consultation took,place, but no hopes were given of 129 fe&Yery. The actual /fremage to the property must be over £l,OOO. The mills *PH` }rare to stand until another boiler has been put down. The wryular opinion is that the explosion has been caused by tie' ftost but it is impossible to say yet what have been the eiatt circum stances leading to the catastrophe. • DARING ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES. Chi Saturday, et the Tfristol quarter Sessions, Margaret Carter, was thafged with stealing seven £5 notes from the person of Mr. Motet Parker, a fernier, of Winford; and Charles Russell, a waste b'aket, of Rristol, was charged with feloniously receiVini th'eni.. At four o'clock in the afternoon of the 13th of Deceth'ber last Carter was in the High-street of the city with het Md.: lady, another woman, named Ford, when the prosecutor' came along, and Carter asked him to treat her ; he con sented, and the trio repaired to a little public house in the vicinity. The farmer had on two waistcoats, and in the pocket of the under one he had seven £5 notes. He was perfectly sober at the time. In an inner room at the inn some beer was supplied them, and Carter began pulling prosecutor about. He requested her several times to desist and to he etintent with her beer, but she persisted, and ultimately undid his Waistcoat. He had two or three times satisfied himself that his notes were safe, but presently Ford left, and almost inatriediately after Carter ran off. Prosecutor instantly missed his notes and gave chase, but missed the girls in the crowded streets. He, however, described them to the police, and on the following day they were apprehended. The next morning Ford made a statement to the effect that she saw Carter take something from prosecutor's waistcoat pocket and put it into her (Ford's) pocket. She sub quently found a roll of paper there, and took it to a publican named navies, who told her that it contained six £5 notes. She desired him to keep them for her, and then went home. She there found that she had another note in her pocket. Presently Russell came in, and she showed him the note and told him she believed Carter stole it and six others from prosecutor. Ile said, "Oh, right; let me have the note, and I will get it chlnged." He pressed her to fetch the other notes for him, but she declined to do so then. Carter nest came in, and abused her for showing the notes. On the morning after the rotrbcry Russell gave Ford three sovereigns and Carter one, anti Ford gave him the six other notes. The police thereupon apprehended Russell, and Ford being allowed to give evidence against the other two, she was liberated, while they were committed for trial. On Saturday last Russell offered prosecutor anything in reason not to appear against him, and offered Ford £2O if she would go to Ireland, or would prevaricate in the witness-box. Mr. Ribton, in a forcible speech, contended that Russell could not be convicted on the unsupported testimony of Ford, an accomplice. The Recorder carefully summed up, and the jury fotind both prisoners guilty. Russell was sentenced to three years' penal servitude, and Carter to eight months' imprisonment. ARRIVAL OF THE TRANSPORT EPSOM.—PLYMOUTH, Monday.—The transport ship Epsom arrived here this evening in tow of her Majesty's ship Spiteful, with 120 naval and military invalids, in charge of Captain Sweet, of the 21st Madras Native Infantry. The Epsom left Hong-Kong on August 5, the Cape on the 18th, and St. Helena on Nov, 28. She touched at Falmouth, and telegraphed to this port for assistance. The Spiteful was accordingly sent. The invalids will be landed to-morrow. FUNERAL OF THE LATE COUNTESS OF EGIINTON AND WINTON.-011 Saturday the mortal remains of the late Adela, Countess of Eglinton and Winton, were interred in the family vault of Eglinton, in Kilwinning churchyard. The obsequies were of a private character, only a few of the relatives and immediate connections of the family being present. After the hearse, which was drawn by four horses, containing the body of the deceased, came the carriage of the late countess, empty ; then came Lord Eglinton in his private carriage ; Lord Montgomerie ; Lord Mahlon and the Hon. Mr. Capel, the late countess's brothers; the Hon. Mr. Seaton Montgomerie; George Montgomerie Hamilton, Esq., of Sundrum: Lord Ingestre; the Hon. William North ; the Rev. Dr. Campbell, minister of Kiivrinning ; the Rev. Mr. Somerville, of Irvine, and the servants employed at and about Eglinton Castle. On arriving at the ancient burial ground the coffin was borne from the hearse to the family vault, into which it was shortly thereafter lowered, the solemn and impressive service of the Church of England, of which her ladyship had been a member, being read by the Right Rev. Bishop Wilson, of Glasgow and Ayr. The pall-bearers were the Earl of Eglinton and Winton, Lord Montgomerie, Lord Mal den, the lion. Mr. Capel, Lord Ingestre, the Hon. Wm. North, Vernon, Esq., Captain Alexander Montgo merie, G. Montgomerie Hamilton, Eiq , of Sundrum; Patrick Boyle, Esq., of Shewalton. The shops in the town were closed during part of the day, and hundreds of the inhabitants, dressed in mourning, lined both shies of the street along which the cortege was to pass. All met to pay the last marks of respects to her who was much loved and respected in life, and now deeply lamented in death. THE WEATHER AND THE PARIES.—The scenes that took place in London on Monday on the ice in the diffe rent parks were such that can with difficulty be desfribed, more especially the proceedings of that night upon the Serpentine river in Hyde-park. About 8,000 persons were bold enough to venture upon the ice, but after eight o'clock at night several hundred persons- formed themselves into skating parties, and each carried a lighted flambeau. The light thrown up by so many links burning at one time bad a most extraordinary effect. One sheet of fire seemed to stretch from the bridges sepa rating the Serpentine from Kensington-gardens to the bridge near the Albert-gate. Every precaution had been taken by Mr. Williams, the superintendent of the Royal Humane Society, to prevent accidents. Dangerposts were placed in those parts of the ice not considered safe, but in spite of which several of the more reckless climbed the poles and affixed fireworks to the top, which were ignites, to the danger of drawing scores of persons upon the most treacherous portion of the frozen surface. During the torchlight and pyrotechnic display several of what are termed " express train" matches were per formed, in whicn several members of the Skating Club, a great number of ladies, and volunteer riflemen took part. ENGLAND NOT ALONE TN HER STrAmE.—Drunken7 ness is the beginning and the end of life in the great French industrial centres. Against this vice, what can the salaries of women and children do ? The women's labours help the drunken husband on his road to ruin: The child is born with disease in his bones, and with evil example before him. Shut up the wine shops, autocratic mayors of manufacturing towns have cried ; but the evil lies deeper than the art of a locksmith can reach. The root of it, not the surface, must be attacked. The root of it lies in the absence of virtuous. homes. The girls who work in the factories are the children of a drunken father, and, probably, a mother lost to the sense of shame, which belong to women from nature. These girls mix with drunken apprentices—need we add a word to describe the result? All that the young cou ples want is a hole to lie and sleep in. 'Marriage is far from being de rigueur. The evil lies so deep, that mothers of illegitimate children are tempted by the Benevolent Society of Amiens with a monthly gift of 7f. to suckle their offspring. This temptation is necessary to keep the poor babes from nurses, "au petit pot," that is, nurses who feed their charges on goat's milk or cow's milk. There are manufacturing towns (Lille for instance) where the women have followed the example of the men, and have added drunkenness to their other vices. It is estimated that at Lille, 25 out of every hundred men, and 12 out of every 1 00 women, are confirmed drunkards. Here there are even women's wineshops, where the unfortunate frequenters drink coffee and spirits, while their babes lie drugged at home with a " dormant," as the popular infant's narcotic is called.--Dublin city Magasirs, // LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) FRANCE. THE LAST NEW PAMPHLET. PARIS, Jan. 8.. The Patric and Pays assert that the pamphlet, "Rome et les Eueques" is the work of a private individual, and has no official origin. RISE OF THE BANK OF' FRANCE'S RATE OF Discoun, PARIS, Jan. SY TT.sfl a.m, The Bank of France has just railed. it® late of discount front 51 to 7 per cent. THE FRENCH FUNDS. • PARIS, Jan. 8, 3.35 p.m.- The Bourse has hewn very dull and depressed,. owing to the rise in the rate of discount at the Bank of France. ltentes closed flat at 66f. 900. r or 30c. lower than yesterday. THREATENED DISTURBANCES AT ROME. ROME, San. 5. This morning placards were discovered on the walls of the City, exhorting the Romans to await the aid of the Sardinians. The report is current. here that Mgr. Bella, who is detested by the people, will replace Mgr. Merode as Minister of War. The Neapolitan soldiers have received • order to return to their homes: The French have discovered a depot of arms in tbe Foro Apple. THE GAETA ARMISTICE. TURIN, Jan. 8. The Gazette di Torino says it is asserted that ' the Sardinian Government, deferring to the wishes of the Emperor Napoleon, has suspended hostili ties before Gaeta until the 19th January, with the object of negotiating for the surrender of the place. It is said that the French feet will leave — immediately, one vessel alone remaining off Gaeta until the 19th instant, to guarantee the execution of the armistice. If the endeatours for avoiding farther effusion of blood should fail, the oPera- • tions of General Cialdini are to be vigerovaly supported by the Italian fleet. IMI,II I II SARDINIA AND VENETIA. BERNE, Jan. 8. It is asserted that Sardinia has offered guaran tees for severing Venetia against Garibaldi on condition th a t th e gre at powers place no obstaclA to her action before Gaeta. PROTEST OF DALIVIATIA AGAINST ANNEXATION TO CROATIA. Spalato and sixteen other communes of Dal matia have protested against any annexation to Croatia sinless supported by instructions given by the Dalmatian people to their representatives. THE KING OF PRUSSIA'S Mn NIFESTO. BERLIN, Jan. 8. A proclamation of King William 1., dated Berlin, 7th January, has been published. 1,;• is headed—" To my people." The Proclamation commence* by recalling the severe sufferings of the late King,, and the pro found grief at his death ; how with free and royal munificence he granted instituttions, the development of which was to realise the hopes of the country. The Proclamation continues as follows : "To the King, who knew how to lay the feani dation of such great things, and whose never-to— be-forgotten words, I and my house, will serve the Lord,' have filled my soul, a prominent place is due in the glorious ranks of those monarchs to whom Prussia owes that greatness which made her the true representative of the German mind. I will faithfully guard that solemn bequest of my ancestors which they have founded, and augmented with unceasing care, with their best energies and at the risk of their lives. With pride I see myself surrounded by such ft br a ve and faithful peopl e an d by so glorious an army. My hand shall pr o t ec t th e we lfare and the right of all in every class of the population. it shall be extended to protect and support the' precious life of the nation. It is the destiny of Prussia not to devote her life to the enjoyment it acquired good. The conditions of her power ern foul ded in the exertion of her spiritual and moral f o rces, in the seriousness and the faithfulness of h e r religious feelings, in the combination of obedience with freedom, and in the strengthening of her military force. In this manner alone ca n she take her rank among the States of Europe. I remain faithful to the traditions of my House in proposing to myself the mission of elevating and strengthening the patriotic spirit of my people. I will consolidate and build up the rights of the State on their historical ii bases, and I will maintain the institutions which King Frederick William IV. has brought into life. Faithful to the oath I took on assuming the regency, I shall protect the constitution and the LI laws of the kingdom. May I, by the merciful rr,A. aid of God, succeed in leading Prussia to new - honours. My duties towards Prussia coincide with my duties towards Germany. As a German Prince I am bound to strengthen Prussia in the position which, according to her glorious history and the development of her military organisation, she must, for the good of all Germany, oc cu py among the German States. Confidence in the peace of Europe is shaken. but I shall endeavour to preserve the blessings of peace. Dangers may nevertheless arise for Prussia and Germany. May the courage which trusts in God, and which has animated Prussia in her great periods, then manifest itself in me and in my people, and may the latter then stand firm by my side, and follow me with faithfulness, obedience, and perseverance. May the blessinr , of God rest on the mission which His highest will has entrusted to me?, THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN STAR. WATERFORD, Jan. 8. Some bales of cotton, part of the cargo of the Golden Star, wrecked on the Wexford coast. on the 29th ult., have been washed ashore at Dun orran Bay, and are in charge of the coast gneds. None pf the bodies arc reported as having Q_ been picked up. THE SOLDIER _MURDER AT PLYMOUTH. PLYMOUTH, Jan. g. The inquest on the body of Jones has been adjourned until Friday. The jury refuse to pro ceed with the case while the magistrates prevent the attendance of Hacked. Jones was buried this afternoon with military honours. GAZETTE NEWS. A notice from the m — berlain directs the Court to go into mourning to-morrow, for they late sing of Prussia, and to continue till the 31st instant. The conga (l c eXire for the election of Dr. Philpott to the vacant see of Worcester was published in last night's Gazette. Dr. Stokes was, last even fng, gazetted Physician in Ordinary to the Queen in Ireliand. Lord Palmerston, yesterday, laid tilt' fotttrdation. stone of the Hartley Literary and Scientifk in tr tution at Southampton. At high water, yesterday, Bugsbv's Hole, tit Blackwall, Greenwich Reaches, and the Poole were covered with floit!ing ice, and the navigation is almost suspended. 'nue is• also a large accu mulation of ice in the ciNks, and business is greatly interrupted. The following appeared in our la:ter .editions of yesterday : THE MONEY MARKET. The Daily l'ei's and Herald refer to the M arket. features and future prospects of the money m.. The reasons assigned for establishing a rate of dist:trot so high as 7 per cent,' are enumerated. The Bank of France is in an unsatisfactory.position,*the effect of the American panic having relatively been quite as much felt in France as in England. There is also the fact that the reserve of notes in the last return of our own Bank showed a falling off of upwards of a million. The news from America is supposed to have had chief influence in the Bank parlour yesterday. Sums were' expected to be sent to New York during the week. The exchanges there, which had risen to 105 on the arrival of the Persia, had subsequently relapsed t. 104: The drain is not likely to cease so long as money at New York is 12 per cent, higher than in London. The Times says the Bank• movement has created no dissatisfaction : there is not the slightest symptom of internal pressure or discredit. Commercial me bus n are disposed to believe in the prosperous course ofbusiness later in the year. The same antkority also says that the , Bank yesterday sold .£200,000 wor!ll of silver for transmission to India. The joint stock baiafa and the T. ,,, s ,if c r iu c u o t pt. r b .. l vr i a s e h twe n s : c os n tt. t aa s tiel h os a w i t ' a e hnac d te e fv,f'eo,rhrr while d oe a tn u hs n e t ar i ne l a t i to- e U nr u o ' cs : the • aily slightest appearance of panie t , Ti a or f e ee p lly ni o y f discouragement and uneasiness it a si n wf d epaarerdt otf tth feni further Bank.th becomingerstrong Some action may be necessary on thegre greatest effect, t even in apprehension is felt as to occasioned by the struggle for sound condition of trade, France, markets t) fore th a and dadAvmanerciecain, theY in Yesterday w bullion orld, b o e i t o l s v e ee o r f i E t h n e g t i l a ze , a e t s m3 e o.. r rin6 a iti y higs a . fterno7theexcha_ ll 7 from Paris came quoted per cent. higher than. Dr._ Wilson's Gnv.AT MAISERN.—t)r. Sturnmes having j untelnitresident phy. slcllTydronathic Establishthent. where he haa practice at n s nee 184'3, is continuing the "hydreP a " until his n ew his private residence, Abbey Villa, Mal ;. e the privilege establishment is completed. His patients "~". S wry ly erected he of using the public douches and ot her by CANADA.-THE EXTRADITION CASE. THE ACCIDENT TO THE EXPRESS ON THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTEtiN RAILWAY. On inquiry . on Monday night, at the Euston Hotel, it rf±s ascertained that Mr. Appleby, of Sevenoaks,who was injufed.about the head and face, was progress ing faVoniably uhiler tli6 tiatds of the medical officer of to rail ivay coMPani,' and in: a' tail Way . of speedily itcOVerieg;bBl4 able .. to' sit up, read; and coVerse, ft is heed' thatin a few days he will be able to leave fOr the company have . fOrivarded an official account of the calatiroiiiii to tie Railway Department of the Board of Trade, pfiat tAI the Visit of the government inspector, who, between this and the adjourned inquest, will inquire into the circumstances connecled tiff/ the accident. In the meantime, dining all Monday and nalffyi the engineers and officers of the line, in pursuance of ti 4 Atlornendation of the coroner and jury, have been instituting a tied investi gation, and report, so far as they have been aSte td. ascertain, that both the rails and the road were free from obstruction, and that there was no undue strain upon the couplings ; nor is it considered by any means Piotatle Mat dill intense cold of the night, in conjunc tion tiiicitie attain, could have had the effect of causing them to' snap' asfindet ,AS,Vpp$T TITE CHATITAX.! . , TEYNHAM, Monday. Another victim t'eff Vedlt added to the number of deaths caused by the sad acci dent which occurred near this station to the last down train fftnt Vittoria Station, at a late hour on Saturday' night, the engine' driver f William Mathewson, (not Pattison, as was previously st'i&O.7.having died from the effects of the injuries he had receivei, at of T ate hour on Sunday night, making the third death in colimicrtioii with this accident. All the three men have left wives and families. During the whole of Monday, numbers of workmen were employed in putting the down line in oidef, and in raising what was left of the disabled engine and tender; d work of great di ffi culty. Under the direction it llh. finnigali, the manager, the line was perfectly C.iedied, and the traffic resumed cm both lines' on , Monday night. . 'the ,bodiesof the deeeased then of the station to a*ait coroner's inqnesf; dtiee liaving,lieen fOiiiaticied to 'Sir . . T. Hills, the coroner for West Add: A MAN KILLED AT ASTLEY'S BY A LION. The following are the particulars of the terrible en counter which took place at Astley's Amphitheatre on Monday morning :—An under-groom named Smith was literally throttled to death by one of the lions which play so prominent a part in the holiday entertainments at that fay iirite place of amusement. The lions', three in nuinber, die confined in rt cage at the back of the stage. "When tlie night *atihinan left the theatre on Monday morning a fer'i fdinntee before 7 he repotted " all right." Shortly afterwards milli, the deteaSed, entered the place and found the lions prowling about. They had torn off a heavy iron bar which crossed the front of their cage; and then burst open the door. Smith was alone, and nut being familiar with the ani mals, he attempted to escape into ail adjoining stable yard. His situation was a frightful one, dnd most men would have acted precisely as he did under similar circumstances ; but the probability is that if he had stood his ground boldly his life would have been saved. Unfortunately one of the lions—that which is known by the name of Havelock—caught sight of his retreating figure and instantly sprang upon him. It seized hint by the liattriches i pulled him to the ground, and then fixed its teeth in his throat: Death mist hate been almost instantaneous, but, as Smith Was found a good deal cut and bruised at the back of the head it is supposed that the lion, after burying its fangs in his throat, dragged him about and dashed his head against the ground. It seems, in fact, to have worried him, though the wounds inflicted by the brute are neither so numerous nor so severe as might have been expected. There were no cries for help, but a sort of shuffling noise was heard by a man in the stable yard. He sus pected what had occurred, and did not venture to open the door through which Smith had endeavoured to escape, but he gave the alarm, and in a few minutes was joined by several grooms and other persons con= nected with the theatre. They were all however, too much afraid to enter the place, and nothing, was done to ascertain the fate of Smith until the arrival of Crockett, the Lion Conqueror, to whom the animals belong. As ma as he reached the spot he passed through the door alone, none of the others daring to follow. The body of Smith was lying face upwards a few feet from the door, and Havelock was crouching over it as a hungry dog hangs over a piece of ,meat. Crockett immediately threw the animal off and dragged the body into the yard. It was still warm, but life had been extinct for some time. A surgeon was sent for, but of course he could render no assistance. Crockett lost no time in securing the lions. They allowed him to capture them easily enough. Even Havelock did not offer any resistance, and the other two, which had taken no part in the terrible scene with Smith, seemed rather afraid than otherwise. In a few minutes all three were back in their cage again, and on Monday night they went through their usual performances before a crowded audience. Smith was unmarried. There will, of course, be an inquiry into the circum stances which attended the unhappy man's death. (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) On the arrival of Mr. Crockett he rushed to the stage, where the lion was running about with the unfortunate mar, Smith in his mouth, to all appearance quite dead. Mr. Crockett instantly seized a stable fork, and dealt the lion a heavy blow on Vie side of the head, which caused it to let the man go; but, instead of running away, he turned round, and seemed inclined to spring upon his master. Another powerful blow, however, made the enraged animal turn round and run away. Medical aid was immediately sought for poor Smith"; but on the arrival of the surgeon, life was found to be extinct. After the body of Smith had been removed Mr. Croc kett went in search of the three lions who were now roam ing about the theatre. One was seen running about at a remote corner of the stage, another was in the arena, and the other could not be seen. The lioness was the first that was attempted to be secured; but this was a work of ex treme danger and difficulty, as the assistants were all afraid of even approaching the beast. On seeing Mr. Crockett the lioness made a dash through the pit saloon, whence she rushed up the box staircase and entered one one of the private boxes, and took up a most threaten ing attitude. Nothing daunted Mr. Crockett entered the box. placed a leathern collar round her neck, and having secured her head, she was hauled out of the place by ropes, and finally placed in security. From the private box Mr. Crockett saw another of the animals playing on the stage with a quantity of ribbons and stage properties, and with comparatively little difficulty it was placed again in the cage; and after a few minutes' search the third was recaptured. THE DEAD OF 1860.—During the year just closed death has been more than usually busy in the ranks of the aristocracy, the clergy, and men of letters, science, and art. The naval and military professions, too, have both lost several distinguished members. The following is a list of some of the most prominent among them : On January 3rd Lord John Scott, died, aged 51 ; on the 9th of the same month the remains of Lord Macaulay, the historian, were interred in Westminster Abbey ; on the 15th Lord LOndesborough died, aged 55 ; on the 20th Sir W. C. Ross, one of our most dis tinguished miniature painters, aged 66 ; on the following day Captain Harrison, commander of the Great Eastern, was drowned; on the 23rd the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, M.P. for Leeds, aged 60 ; and on the 30th Dr. Todd, the celebrated surgeon, aged 66. On the Ist February, Dr. Alexander, Director-General of the Army, died ; on the 2nd Dr. T. Foster, writer on natural philosophy, aged 70 ; on the 3rd Sir T. S. Brisbane, astronomer, aged 86 ; on the 4th Captain Moorsom, inventor of the celebrated shells; on the 12th Sir William Napier, the military historian, aged 74 ; on the 16th the Bishop of Rochester, aged 76 ; on the 20th Mr. H. Drummond, M.P. for West Surrey, aged 73. On the 12th of March Mr. Baron Watson died suddenly, while presiding at the Montgomery Assizes at Welsh pool, aged 64; on the 14th the Countess Granville; on the 16th M. Jullien ; on the 17th Mrs. Jameson, the authoress, aged 66 ; and on the 27th the Earl of Longford. On the Ist of April Colonel Mure, author of "The Literature of Greece," &c., died ; on the 13th Mr. John Finlaison, the actuary, aged 77 ; and on the 18th Dr—Andrew Amos, Professor of Law at Cambridge. On the. 4th of May Dr. Musgrove, Archbishop of York, died, aged 72; on the 12th Sir Charles Barry, aged 65; on the 19th Lady Byron, widow of the poet ; on the 23rd Mr. Albert Smith ; on the 30th Mr. S. G. Goodrich, known as "Peter Parley ;" and on the 31st Lord Heytesbury, aged 81. On the 3rd of June Field-Marshal the Earl of Strafford died, aged 82 ; on the 9th Mr. G. P. R. James, the novelist ; on the 11th the Rev. Mr. Baden Powell; and on the 26th Mr. R. B. Brough, the author. On the 19th of July Lord Elphinstone, late Governor of Bombay, died, aged 53, and on the 31st Miss Vandenhoff, the celebrated actress. On the 2nd of August, Sir George H. Ward died, aged 61; on the 3rd, General Sir H. Wyndham, M.P. for West Cumber land, aged 70 ; on the 11th, the Right Hon. James Wilson, Finance Minister of India, aged 55 ; on the 24th, Mr. Jesse Hartley, engineer, aged 80 ; and on the 27th, the Dowager Countess of Craven, formerly known in the theatrical world as Miss Brunton, aged 78. On the let of September, Mrs. Yates, the actress, aged 61, having survived her aunt, the Dowager Countess of Craven, only three days ; On the 7th Sir G. Simpson, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company; on the Bth Mr. Her bert Ingram, M.P., proprietor of the Illustrated London News, in consequence of the steamer Lady Elgin being run into by a schooner on Lake Superior ; on the 13th Mr. Jardine, magistrate at Bow-street; on the 18th Mr. Joseph Locke, civil engineer and M.P. for Honiton; and on the . 29th the Rev. Alexander Fletcher, the eminent Dissenting minister. On the Ist of October Mr. Ebenezer Landell, the wood engraver ; on the 4th Mr. A. E. Chalon, R.A., aged 80 ; on the 12th General Sir Harry Smith, aged 72 ; on the 21st the Duke of Richmond, aged 69, and on the same day Lord Manvers, aged 82, and on the 31st the Earl of Dundonald, aged 84. On the 6th of November Admiral Sir Charles Napier, aged 74 ; on the Bth the Bishop of Worcester, aged 77, and Sir Charles Fellows, the archaeologist; on the following day Alderman Wire ; on the 11th, Mr. George Scharf, the artist, aged 72, and General Lygon, Colonel of the 13th Dragoons; on the 24th, Dr. Croly ; and on the following day the Duke of Norfolk. On the Ist of December, Sir H. Marsh, M.D., and Lord Rossmore; on the 6th, Lady A. K. Murray ; on the 10th, Sir T. D. Lugard; on the 12th, Major- General Freke Williams, aged 68; on the 14th, the Earl of Aberdeen, aged 76 ; on the 18th, Sir G. Carroll, aged 76 ; on the following day, the Marquis Dalhousie ; on the 20th, Mr. Alfred Bunn, for many years lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, and Lieutenant-General Willes, aged 71 ; on the 25th, the Earl of Mexborough, aged 77 ; on the 26th, the Rev. Dr. Thompson, rector of Lincoln College; and on the 31st, the Countess of Eglinton. THE WRECK OF THE QUEEN VICTORIA STEAMSHIP, On Monday the fiatriid of Pratte flegve4 the offi c'al report of the receiver of wieci . el. Plymouth, containing the sworn deposition, as requiredby. the' Merchant Shipping Act, of Captain G. P. Lambeff; commander ct the Queen Victoria, screw steamship, 1430 tons, which was wrecked in leaving Plymouth Sound for Kevham. ' The ship still remains fast, and is, being rapidly cleared of all moveable stores and cargo. Captain iiumbert considers that the casualty was caused throtfgh Want Of en'tnion «nd judgment on, the part of tpc pilot. when' na'vigati'ng d Vessel of such length and tonnage' ineeiV,er, sAtnitting the report to to' the l3bard , of Trade, writes to' thp eßeet that the easuirity . appears . to have hem' eatisedb . the vessel hal ing been ktpt tit . futl sped when approaching the Van guard buoy, which, tgrOdrei . with the great length, prevented her from rounding fl"ftt litpy sbelosely as is . necessary to avoid running agrounc , thh: ohkeltes shore. The ship and cargo, it is stated, are Itifftted at' Lloyd's and other offices for upwards of £lOO,OOO. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Toronto was held on the 19th ult., in St. Lawrence Hall, in that city, for the purpose of expressing sympathy with the fugitive slave Anderson, and of taking steps with a view to induc i tire government to prevent his being returned to a state of drafety. The Torohto Globe says :•—"The weather was tibtt iielement, such as would have made a large meeting for an/ ordinary purpose impossible; but, in spite of the storm and rain, the hall last night was crowded with as numerous an iSstiobrage as almost ever convened within its walls, .evidencinc. the deep interest felt in Anderson's case by all classy: of oar citizens. The same thing was shown by the hearty enthusiasm with which the sentiments uttered by the Various otntets were re-echoed by the audience. As Might have been expected, the meeting comprised a con , ilderable miniber of met coloured citizens." r The Mayor was called to the chair. ittenintions• it favour of the objects of the meeting were carried enllni§iastically, and, the following petition to the Governor-Genetel was unanimously adopted : " The memorial and petition of tl undersigned most respectfully showeth : L "That as inhabitants of this free British province; and *artily attached to the British constitution, we feel &epl'Y Concerned in any event, or act of civil adminis tration,•hy which the reputation of our country as one whose eoll cannot be polluted with slavery, might be tar nished, or the intfuende ofEritish laws given directly or indirectly to the uplutkl;ing of a cruel oppression. "That, alarmed by the manlier' it which the rash, and as four petitioners believed, impteiter act of a local authority in Canada, in arresting and detaining under an alleged charge of murder in the State of Idiesouri, the person of Anderson, now in gaol in Toronto, has been' affirmed by a majority of the Judges of the Queen's Beall; yonr petitioners gladly betake themselves to your tteelletty as the head of the executive govern ment, in the carnet"! The' that such a decision may not prevent your Excellency &era disposing of the case in harmony with the spirit of can' laws and the dictates of eternal justice. "That your petitioners believe that a just as well as liberal interpretation of the Ashburton Treaty wonkl excernpt the accused party, Anderson, from the range of its applieatiou;: and they are strengthened in this belief, not only by . the authority of a judge of long experience on the Queen's Berth itself, bat by the opinions of emi nent practical lawyers in Ca'aada, and by decisions in analogous cases both in Britain and the United States ; also by documents extant and accessible, igastsating the meaning of Lord Ashburton and other parties elesely convected with the arrangements of said treaty. That were the prisoner in question remanded to a foiled States latry in the circumstances alleged, and in the pr'esen't slate of the elm law, the prisoner's oppor tunities of obtaining impartial jndgment are so small, and so diminished beyond ail that could have been fore seen by the parties in the Ashburton Treaty—especially since the decision in what is Inoveu as the Med Scott case, which affirms that a coloured person has no rights that be can assert, or which citizens of the Republic ere hound to respect—that his rendition on the evidence alleged would be to recognise a state of thiugs never contemplated by those who framed the treaty. And your memorialists submit that where so match as a doubt of the reading of the treaty exists, the bettett shoed, as usual, but especially where such momentotis interests are concerned, be given to the accused : and the ease, so far as it happily comes for preliminaryjudgment before our own government, should be decided in a large and lerimarre construction of the clauses of the treaty and the acts of parliament bearing timer it, rather than by mere technicalities. lliattEractmsequences of disposing of this cause other wise, cannot / your memorialists hope, but appear to your excellency and your government most dangerous to the sacred interests of lust liberty, in rendering the condition of many industrious residents in this province one of extreme peril. Nothing being easier than by means of such evidence as has been brought forward in This case to drag them hack to bondage, or subject them to the cruel pains of a law which gives no equal protec dcifi to the slave, whether as regards life, chastity, or religion and then to render our happily, free territory, a hunting-grottnd for persons whose crime may only have been that they dared to be better than slaves, and defended, at the risk of their own lives, or with possible danger to the lives of aggressors and smilers, their inalienable rights and their dearest domestic relations. "That, reposing confidence in the generous and British like spirit of your Excellency, and in the belief that your memorialists plead only for what is just and right, accord * to the law of nations, the sacred demands of religion, and the frnereading of international compacts, they pray your Excellency to release the prisoner aforesaid, and hold him not liablo to he rendered up to foreign autho rities as claimed." At the conclusion of the meeting te Mayor said he was exceedingly gratified at the manner ire which the whole proceedings had been conducted. lie hoped, however, that they would respect the law. The law must be treated with respect ; but if he read the treaty and the statutes aright, Anderson would never be given up. ((Loud cheers.) They were met that evening as ona man, without respect to politics or party, and he was confident that the news of such an influential and unanimous meeting would cause a bright ray of light to penetrate the prismier's dark cell. (Great cheering.) A Toronto telegram of the 22nd ultimo says :—" In the case of the fugitive slave Anderson, his counsel, in die Court of Queen's Bench, to-day, gave notice of . the intention to appeal from the decision of the court. Chief Justice Robb's= said there was no rule upon which an appeal could Ie claimed, but if the Court of Appeal chose to entertain tlie' matter, the Court of Queen's Bench would offer no opposition. The pri soner remains in the meantime at the disposal of the Government. and will not be surrendered until all legal means have failed." restnitentnsulits ELECTION.—The High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire has fixed the nomination of candidates for Pemb`rolieshire, on account of the death of the late Earl Cawdor, for Monday next. The candidates are Mr. G. Lort Phillips, in the Ceilservative.interest, and Mr. Owen, who avows himself a "ffiotierate Reformer," sod a supporter of the present Govertheeet The contest excites an unusual amount of interest in the eounty, and is expected to be very severe, both parties declaring their determination to go to the poll. A contest for the representation of the county is a very rare occurrence in this district. Tile tiest FROZEN OVER.—The river Ouse has been blocked up by masses of ice and frozen snow for the last week or ten daye i presenting a most picturesque appearance. Navigation is entirely suspe nded. Foot passengers were able to walk over on Saturday last, and, in spite of the temporary thaw df Monday, the ice is so strong that since Wednesday vehielesi marts, &c., have been driven across it, both at Howden and Booth Ferry. It is upwards of 20 years since a sninally intense frost was experienced. THE ACCIDENT TO MR. BREWSTER, Q.C.—Accounts received in Dublin on Monday morning state that the right lion, gentleman passed a tranquil night, and is progressing favourably. It appears that the accident occurred in this way :—Mr. Brewster was out shooting with a breech-loading gun, and had taken aim at a pheasant, but found that the piece would not go off. Supposing that the charge had not been sufficiently driven home, he proceeded to ram it down more tightly, and in doing so unfortunately struck the needle, which immediately caused the gun to explode, and the contents hand_.were lodged in the palm of his right h. Dr. Hemp hill, of Clonmel, was at once sent for, and was proinptly in attendance. Hopes are entertained that the accident, although rather serious, will not involve any penile:tent injury. The symptoms hitherto presented are of a favourable character. DISASTERS IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. -- The Ellen, of and for Stroud, sailed from Bristol with a general cargo on the evening of New Year's day. On reaching the mouth of the Avon, the wind was blowing a gale, and the cargo having shifted it was found desirable to run inside the Dunball till the vessel righted, and she went to anchor outside and awaited flood tide. On the following morning she got under woy and sailed, but when between Kineroad and the Stones, a squall caught her, and she suddenly capsized, turning bottom up. The crew consisted of four persons, Henry Beard (master), James Knapp, Henry Niblett, and Andrew Holden, all of whom perished. The value of the cargo is estimated at £2,000. A French lugger was reported to be aground yesterday morning off Walton Bay. MTADYEN THE Munpenea.—On Saturday the Lord Provost of Glasgow received a communication from the Secretary of State, intimating that the sentence of capi tal punishment recently passed upon the lad M‘Fadyen for the murder, by drowning in the Clyde, of the poor child Shields, had been respited during Her Majesty's pleasure. The Lord Provost immediately proceeded to the North Prison and communicated the intelligence to the murderer, who appeared quite indifferent about the matter and made no reply. The sentence thus respited will in all probability he commuted to imprisonment for life. The prisoner since his condemnation has evinced no anxiety regarding his fate, and his behaviour through out has been marked by a degree of stolid unconcern and apparent incapability of realising his position which has hardly been equalled in criminal annals. A." SCENE" IN THE CORK COUNCIL CHAMBER.— We find the following "scene" reported in the local papers as having been enacted at the last meeting of the Cork Town Council:—When the Town Clerk read a _ _ passage in the minutes stating that Mr. Sheehan gave notice to make a crossing in a street not named, Mr. Sheehan rose in a very excited manner, and sail : That is not true, it is an infernal lie • you ought not be pitting them lies in the books.--Mayor : I insist that you must sit down—you are out of order.—Mr. Shee han : I won't be put down, and be d---d to ye, ye pack of devils.—(lmmense confusion.)—Mayor (rising): I won't submit to this any longer. Call in the Mayor's men ; Mr. Sheehan must leave the room. --The Mayor's sergeants entered, whereupon Mr. Sheehan rushed towards the Mayor in a menacing manner, exclaiming : I'll see you ull to the d— I first : I'll knock ye all down.—Mavor: Put him out.—[A scene of terrific uproar ensued, Mr. Sheehan turning fiercely on the pretorians, who presented a threatening appearance, and made a dem on s tration of p h y sical force—seized a chair as an offensive weapon, and, holding it suspended for a moment, seemed inclined to hurl the weighty missile at the heads of the civic servitors. yielding, however, to the pacific council he received from some gentlemen round him, his heroic mood abated, and he stammered forth an apology.] Mayor (sternly) : Do you apologise ? Mr. Sheehan (meekly): I do. your worship. I won't do it again.— The Mayor : He has apologised.—Mr. M'Carthy As he has apologised, I hope your Worship will not pro ceed any further.—The arrest of judgment sued for was granted, and Barney resumed his seat. rte _.