The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-12 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer; not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of his good faith. We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. All communications, Books for Review, etc v to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES WILLMER, and those from London may be sent to the care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. Rartytrn Tuitto, THEATRE ROY AL MISS CUSIIMAN will appear at this Theatre on THURSDAY next, 15th instant, in the character of BIANCA, in Hillman's Tragedy of "Fazio," being engaged for that night only. Last Six Nights of MISS FITZPATRICK, whose successful debut in London, and subsequent tour in the United States, hare distinguished her as one of the principal artistes in Comedy.—Tills EVENING (MONDAY) 12th instant, THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM. Letitia Hardy,i Miss Fitzpatrick. To conclude with FORTUNE'S FROLIC.—MR. BARRY SULLIVAN, who is engaged for FIVE NIGHTS ONLY, will make his first appearance on MONDAY, the 19th instant—Admission : Dress Boxes, 48. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 1 s.— Doors open at half-past six. Performances commence at seven o'clock precisely.—The Box Office is open from Ten till Three o'clock daily, for securing Seats and taking Private boxes, under the direction of Mr. T. Sh u ttl ewor th. —Children in arms will not be admitted. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. IV. B. Copeland, 15, Great Charlotte-street IMMENSE SUCCESS OF PABLO FANQUE'S COMPANY! CHANGE OF PERFORMANCE, THIS EVENING (Mor)Ay), December 12th, and the following. evening.— First night of the Ballet entitled MARCO SCIARRO ; or, THE BRIGAND QUEEN OF THE ABRUZZI. First Appearance of the TRAINED PONY and MONKEY. First appearance of MADAME ANTONIA.—Doors open at a quarter to seven o'clock . , a:id the Performance to com mence at half-past seven.—Prices of Admission : Dress Circle, 35.; Side Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Stalls, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Dress Circle, 2s. ; Side Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit; ls. ; no second price to Gallery or Stalls. Second Price, to Boxes and Pit, at nine o'clock. ROYAL PARK THEATRE. Parliament Street, near St. James's Market. THIS EVENING (MONDAY), Dec. 10th, will be performed, MARY MARSTON; or, THE TRIALS OF POVERTY. Mary, Miss Marriot. After which, THE DIVIDED ROOM. To conclude with THE VOW OF SILENCE. —On TUESDAY, for the BENEFIT of MR. WALTON, FAZIO To conclude with the WIZARD OF THE WAVE. - —ln Rehearsal, the New Grand Local Christmas Pantomime ORMSHEAD THE GREAT; or, HARLEQUIN AND JENNY JONES, AND THE FLOWER OF SNOWDON. Columbine, Mademoiselle Rose; Harlequin, Sig. Guarrino ; Pantaloon, Mr. P. Anderson; Inimitable Clown, Mr. J. Appleby.— Doors open at half-past six, commence at seven o'clock.—Admission, Private Boxes, 25.; Boxes, Is.; Pit, 6d.; Gallery, 3d. HIGH WATER IN THE MERSEY. THIS DAY—Morning, 9h. 13m .... Afternoon, 9h. 34m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1853 , THE Turco-Russian war retains all its peculiar features. As far as Turkey and Russia are con cerned it is a bloody war. As far as England is concerned it is a perfidous, dishonest, stock-jobbing war. As far as France is concerned it is a war it which her existence, as a, constitutional empire, is at stake. To feed the dastardly ambition of one monster, a whole nation must be overrun with fire and sword. That monster,—we need scarcely name him,—is one of the family of European Kings. He, therefore, commands the sympathy and respect of his entire kindred. And all the " Conventions," " Conferences," "Notes," and "Ar mistices," are but so many snares, delusions, and traps laid for the unfortunate Ottoman people, The Mussulman resists a ll overtures and at tempts that are made to bring him into the great Church and State Convention of more enlightened nations. His existence is, therefore, looked upon as a blot on " the Orthodox Faith." NICHOLAS, of bloody memory, is sent to usurp his territory, and as the defender of the " Orthodox Religion" of Con tinental Europe, to demand the possession of . a certain " Key" from its lawful possessors. The inquiry about this notable relic of very doubtful origin, roused the ridicule of the world. The loud laugh of Christendom was too much even for the frigid and plodding ABERDEEN, and the " fabulous key" was thrown aside, but not before the sove reignty of the Turkish Empire had been violated, and her territories seivd by the defender of the Is this conduct befitting a great country ? We are a commercial people, and once we forfeit our character for veracity and consistency, we cease to be worthy of credit, and our status as a trading nation, except in blood, is for ever lost. That - England is to blame for the shedding of the blood of the Turks, no one can pretend to deny. Every effort that political craft could design has been re sorted to,for the purpose of stifling the expression of popular feeling on this most momentous question. A fleet has been sent into the Black Sea, but it is there only to witness the capture of Turkish ships by Russian men-of-war; and now an amistice is to be demanded at the hands of the SULTAN, in order that the " Orthodox Faith" of a mock POPE may not be outraged by the scimetar of a Mussulman. In writing the history of this fearful chapter of political profligacy, there are certain Royal influ ences as well as ministerial predilections to b e taken into account. The close intimacy between the courts of SL Petersburg, Vienna, Berlin, and the houses of Orleans and Bourbon, and the court of St. James', is a matter of no small concern to the Bonapartists of France. At a moment when we needed the cooperation of France to check the encroachments of Russia, Her MAJESTY calls to the head of her ministry the very man who was instrumental in restoring the Bourbons to the throne of France, and whose antecedents must necessarily render him more or less obnoxious to the present Emperor NAPOLEON. A man who is blessed with a daughter Dolly can never forget her; and thus we find it with LORD ABERDEEN. As a statesman the Premier commenced his career as our ambassador at the court of Vienna, whence he was sent for the express purpose of detaching the Austrian . Emperor FRANCIS, from an alliance with NAPOLEON I. and throughout the whole of his dispatches written at that memorable epoch, he expresses his most sanguine belief as to the speedy downfall of the Napoleon system,—and when this event did take place he was sent to France to sign the Treaty of Paris as one of the Plenipotentaries. The knowledge he thus acquired of the exact position of the leading parties in France, at that time, was doubtless the strongest reason that could be assigned for his appointment to office so soon after the elevation of NAPOLEON •111. to the French throne. And here it would be by no means unreasonable to assume that Lord ABERDEEN was a party to the recent reunion of the members of the houses of Orleans and Bourbon. This latter event, however, is one of very doubt ful expediency, as it can only tend to exasperate the Bonapartists of France, and make them view our conduct in the East with that distrust which up to the present moment it really merits. In proposing to make a NAPOLEON a party to a new Holy Alliance against Russia, we confer a favour on France which is not binding on the Bourbon ists or oAeanists ; and if NAPOLEON were to send his troops to the Danube, it is just possible that he might forfeit his position on the Seine. Coupling this view of probabilities with the well ascertained Bourbonist and Orleanist sympathies of the Court and Cabinet of England, we need scarcely look for any real succour for the Turkish people, except that which an indignant public voice can demand and enforce. The English peo ple have much at stake on this question, and the North should speak out ere it is too late. THE number of juvenile mendicants, sturdy beggars, and deformed and miserable objects, that infest the thoroughfares of large towns, is truly alarming. Their whining cries, fictitious tales of distress, and loathsome appearance, draw largely upon the impulsive sympathy and misplaced be nevolence of the passers-by, who seldom consider the vast evil that agrcrues, or the vagabondism they are increasing, by such eleemosynary aid as they confer. Sir R. CARDEN, one of the London aldermen, has endeavoured to mitigate if not abolish the evil— and for this purpose has begun with the young urchins, determined to render that class extinct, by inflicting summary punishment upon the un natural and unfeeling parents, who send them forth at this inclement season, half naked, to practice their system of extortion in order to procure means to supply their own vicious cravings, and gin chinking propensity But the difficulty is to find the responsible parties. The case brought before the cognisance of the Metropolitan magistrates on Thursday last, only shows how cunningly and craftily paternity can be evaded. Those little begging children have, as a matter of course, neither father or mother. They are all like ToPsY in this particular. Some kind uncle, or affectionate old aunt, invariably gives them shelter, and being too poor to maintain them, are obliged to let•them shift for themselves ! But the_ only, \NW for the magistrates to act is, to treat the reputed relations just as they would the others—and we think there is little fear but that, in the majority of cases, the saddle would be put upon the right horse ! One cannot pass a street without being beseiged by those young vagabonds, with the long and nasal cry of " ha'penny, Sir!" and really, sometimes, you are necessitated to toss them " a copper," in order to get rid of such disreputable pages, and their tormenting importunity. Our curiosity has sometimes led us to interrogate those artful " cadgers," as to their temporal condition. In variably have they invented most melancholy tales of woe ; but when we asked for their whereabouts, assuring them if their statements were true, some thing should be done for them, in almost every instance we had been furnished With a wrong ad dress. It is a common thing foridle, drunken, and de praved parents, to send out their young brood to beg, each one planting himself or herself in a particular locality for the day. In the evening the proceeds are placed together, which generally are sufficient to allow of a night's debauch. After a little training in the arts of lying and begging, a taste for thiev ing is speedily engendered ; and whilst the juvenile miscreant holds out one hand for the donation of the unsuspecting philanthropist he dexterously abstracts a pocketkerchief with the other ! Crime is progressive. One moral delinquency is invariably the precursor of a greater still—and our gaol Ca lenders but too painfully testify to the ultimate end of those who first began their. career by whining in our streets,or sweeping the crossings of our public thoroughfares. To relieve this class of beggars is doing a great social wrong. We thereby encourage their parents to live in ease, luxury, and vice destroy all moral sentiment, little as it may be, in the child—and make him for ever an enemy to society and a curse to himself ! But there other descriptions of street beggars, as objectionable, if not more so, who endeavour very successfully to evade the law which prohibits the asking of alms in public. We allude to the veaders of matches, and similar trumpery wares, as well as to the host of cripples, blind and halt, malformed and deformed—in fact, human monstro sities of every kind, who " drive a roaring trade" and receive far more money thereby than many a hardworking and honest labourer who contributes to the maintenance of the State. Really Mr. BULL is gullible to an almost inconceivable degree. His ear is always open to the wily tale of distress, let it be ever so fictitious; but the appearance of mendicancy in tattered garb, preternatural aspect, or like LAZARUS, covered with ulcers,melts his very heart, and he quickly unbuttons his breeches pocket to administer to the wants of the atlicted ; and many act thus who never subscribe one farthing towards the funds of benevolent institutions ex pressly intended to succour such miserable objects as are deserving. We think that we would not be far wrong in saying, that one-half the money indis criminately and foolishly thrown away by exuberant charity in the relief of every description of street beggars would, relieve all the really distressed objects in the country—fin ding them in suitable asylums,and providing moderately fur their wants. ' The general public have no conception of the nefarious arts practised upon their credulity. In fashionable squares the greatest scoundrels hawk religious tracts and put on as doleful faces as if they were at a Ranter's Meeting ! Mahomedans ".do" the converted Christian first-rate ; and draw many a shilling from the well-lined purses of pious old maiden ladies, who, doubtless, look upon " the miracles of grace," with up-turned vision ! Others take to grinding a wretched organ to the tune of the " old hundred," singing the while with drawl ing air and sonorous voices, and, by way of interlude, reading ever and anon two lines of the psalm. By this disgraceful mockery of religion these canting, crawling hypocrites turn their godly seeming into goodly gain! Others again, labouring under opthalmic disease, take up their positions at the corners of streets or on the centres of bridges, and, with the help of an embossed bible, spout away most stentoriously and solemnly, "from early morn till dewy eve," the moral counsels ; b u t no sooner is their day's work ended than they betake themselves to a neighbouring tavern and drink themselves blind drunk—forgetful of the excellent precepts. they have had, a little while before, " pat" upon their tongues ! Then, as to the loathsome and disgusting spec tacles that present themselves in our streets, how, is it that they are tolerated by the authorities ? Sometimes one's feelings are not only pained, but fairly shocked, by the scandalous and indelicate exposures which occur even at noon-day. 'Tis not long since two or three men, having the garb of sailors, stopped us in the street to solicit charity, and turned up their coat sleeves thrusting almost into our very face arms fearfully covered with reeking sores ! Many who are only fit subjects for our hospitals or Hunteriau museums, are suffered to prowl about our leading thoroughfares making a gain of their gangrenous limbs and hideous deformations—to the alarm of young married ladies and the horror of every observer. Now, why should such evils be countenanced or permitted ? Why should • our cities and towns be thus turned into out-door Lazar-houses, and refuges for all the horrible diseases which infest the world, and where " The Anthropophagi, and men whose heads Do grow beneath their shoulders," can find succour, and the miserable and diseased obtain means whereby to make life not only en durable but merry, with all their apparent suffer ings ! We should not wilfully breathe a word that would be calculated to impede the current of true charity. But we think it would be much better were the philanthropist to seek out uncomplain ing, enduring, and inobtrusive poverty, and when found, to relieve it, than by indiscriminate charity harbour a whole host of thieves and prostitutes— make deceit successful—and villany remunerative. Fictitious woe is always to be distinguished from that which is genuine. The one is boisterous, the other is tranquil. Deep distress like mighty rivers is silent; whilst affected misery, like purling brooks, is ever distinguished by its murmurs. By all means let deformed and diseased objects be re moved to fitting asylums away from public sight, not to harrow-up our feelings by their doleful whines and melancholy lamentations. We trust that the good work commenced by Sir R. CARDEN, will be extend to all other orders of street mendi cants, and that the magistrates of Liverpool will follow the London alderman's meritorious and praiseworthy example. These would be important steps in the way of social reform. Upwards of 20,000 head of cattle, of all descriptions, were imported into England last week. Upwards of 100,000 persons visited the Smithfield cattle show last week. The Porte having declined to receive any compensation for the repairs of the Friedland —repairs which cost 300 ,000fr.—General Baraguay d'Hilliers made a present to the Suitor of 2,500 Vincennes rifles. MARITAL BRUTALITIES —Mr. Wilson, of the Economist, recommends as a means of stopping the brutality of husbands, that the law should be made better known. We think this a mistake —w e don't believe there is a brute anywhere who is at this hour ignorant of the six months' clause. ACCIDENTS. —The following persons have been admitted into the Northern Hospital since our last publication, and are now under surgical treatment in that institution:.. James Welsh, Chisenhall-street, with a severe contusion, from a block of wood falling upon him, while employed on board the ship Tereen, in the Bramley-Moore dock. Horatia James, with a broken ankle, occasioned by slipping from a *tag e. John Webb, w ith a f ractured h i p, from a sack of corn falling upon him. Mr. COWELL began fa lengthy speech by addressing the assembly as "my dear slaves" (in allusion to a placard, headed " Cowell and his slaves," which had appeared upon the walls of the town during the week.) (Cheers.) How ever, be that as it may, we have got over another week, and it is now drawing very near to Christmas, and perhaps when Christmas gets turned we shall have a little better trade than we have at present, and then we shall have a scrambling for hands, and the millowners of Preston will wish to have us again, knocking our shuttles about, spinning our cops, and making the card rooms hum. This strike of ours, coupled with our obstinacy, is quite a God-send to them, say the manufac turers. They don't want you just now, they say; but they will in a little bit. But it's my opinion they want you now. (Hear, hear.) I have had some rather curious things told me this week. I have been informed that a certain draper in Preston, who buys his bleached cotton at a certain mill in this town, went to procure a fresh supply from the proprietor of that mill. His mill, however, hai been standing for seven weeks, and the consequence was that he could not supply the draper with the goods he re quired. The draper said, " I am very sorry you cannot supply me; I think, after all, you've done a bad job for yourselves." (Hear, hear.) The manufacturer replied that they were aware they had done so, but that they had got in the midst of it and they could not get out of it. (Laughter and cheers.) " Well," said the draper, " I shall be obliged to seek elsewhere for what I want, and if I get well suited you can't expect rue to come back to you in a hurry." (Cheers.) You may depend upon it, that whatever people say about the affair, it is Just touching these fellows in their pockets as much as it is pinching you in your bellies. (Hear, hear.) Suppose we just take a retrospective view of the year 1847, when nearly all the mills through out the manufacturing districts were closed against the operatives. And for what? At that period, you know there was a commercial panic, and the people had to suffer the consequences of that panic. Soup kitchens were erected in the manufacturing towns, and money was sub scribed in order to make soup for you. And, as good John Mitchell said, when addressing the Irish patriots—" When I saw the Irish people supping soup with chained spoons, I thou ght there was something radically wrong, and . that it was time for somebody to step forward and stop a system of that sort." Well, looking back to 1847, and remem bering the degradation, the privation, the misery, the wretchedness then endured, by the bulk of the working classes; contrasting your condition then with your condition at the present time, it seems somewhat strange that the press should now be so much more profuse in its lamentation or your behalf than it was on the former occasion. But in 1847, weavers were not in receipt of 4s. per head, and spinners, of 75., as they were now. Judging from some of the articles that appear, you would fancy that the operatives of Preston were now re duced to a race of skeletons. (Laughter). Preston is not reduced to that state of starvation. I visited a family last night and inquired their position. They said they had never wanted a halfpenny yet, they had never wanted a meal's meat ; they had always had a bit of something, though it might not be so rich ; and all they were terrified about was, that they should ;have to resume work before gas was done away with. (Hear, and cheers.) The speaker here briefly alluded to the fact that not more than 200 applications for employment had been made at all the mills in the town. These, he said, included fire-beaters, mechanics, sweepers, an d o th ers w h o not beino' interested in this dispute, were of course di sposed to go in. Although deputations had been going about th e t own , prom i s i ng half a-crown a-head, and in some i ns t ances a mess of b roth along with it,—notwithstanding this, they had not been able to induce more than 200 to register their names. (Cheers.) " Ignorant populations, (said the Times) are always on the brink of misery." That was the truest sen tence the Times ever wrote. Wherever you find an ignorant class (remarked the speaker) you will always find them "hewers of wood and drawers of water." You will always find men of wealth taking advantage of them—grinding them down to the very dust. Before this strike commenced nine-tenths of the factory operatives of Prestoon were " a week worse than nothing." It may be asked how I can prove that. Go to the trust-shop ledgers —go to the pawn shops, and you found them literally crammed before the strike commenced. Go to these places, and then let me ask if the working classes have anything to lose ? There are four prevalent evils, and would to God they were abolished, I mean " popping," "scotching," (dealing with packmen,) drinking, and " shopping" (taking credit). After somestrictures on an article in to-day's Times, Mr. Cowell thus concluded : Are you tired of playing yet ? (Cries of " No.") All you who are wishful to play until the masters give you a full and fair ten per cent hold up your hands. (The entire crowd responded.) Mr. GALLAHER informed his hearers that they might anticipate roast goose or something of that kind for their Christmas dinner, inasmuch as some of the districts were reserving special funds to send to Preston on that occasion. He exhorted them to be firm, and to say to the manufac turers : " A ten per cent, and no surrender, And then to you our thanks we'll tender." (Laughter and cheers.) Mr. GRIMSHAW announced that he had visited Sheffield, and the first place he went to they granted him £5O for the Preston " revolters." Mr. WADDING and Mr. WALTON having addressed the meeting, the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. There were no less than two cases of pocket picking de tected in the Roman Catholic chapel, Seel-street, yesterday. On Saturday evening, the body of a female child was found in Disley-street. EAST INDIA COLLEGE.—The examination took place on Friday last. The church of Moretonhampstead, Devon, is to be fur nished with an organ ; th e l a t e M r . Ponsford, an old inha bitant, having . by his will left funds for its purchase. Mr. Frederick Glennie, resident at Mexico, is appointed to discharge the duties of her Britannic Majesty's Consul in that city. STREET SWEEPINGS.—In a case prosecuted by the parish authorities of Southwark on Saturday last, it was sworn that street sweepings acted as a deodoriser. MR. FERGUS O'CONNOR.—On Saturday an order !was made by the lord chancellor appointing the official manager to sign conveyances in the matter of the O'Connorville state. THE GLASGOW BRIDGES. —The people of Glasgow—a committee acting on their behalf— have proposed a bill to establish the " pontages " o r p a yments on their bridges. ; 3 1 , s will still be payable on the suspension bridge. .IACCIDENT.—Rosanna Brown, residing in Cotton-street,was knocked down by a man in Newhill-street, and sustained a .racture of the arm. The above case was received at the Qouthend Hospital. _ _ _ The Queen has conferred the honour of knightood on ieut.-Col. Archibald Bogle, of the East India ;Company's Service, Bengal Establishment, Civil Commissioner in the Tenasserim and Martaban provinces. WEEKLY RECORD or CIioLERA.--The disease during the past week has, in the provinces, continued to produce about the same mortality as has been recorded during the past fort night. Scotland is still the seat of pestilence, and new cases have occurred in several fresh localities during the week. In the case of Mr. Temple, Q.. C., and chancellor of Durham, the court of chancery has decided that he is entitled to the fee of £lOO per annum formerly paid that officer by the bishops of Durham, but which the recent legislation has interfered with. ACCIDENT IN WEST DERBY-ROAD.—Last night an acci dent, which might have been attended with serious conse quences, occurred in West Derby-road, near the Zoological Gardens. A whitechapel coming from the direction of West Derby ran against a hackney coach with such violence as to completely overturn the former, and precipitate the passengers to the ground, one of whom was seriously injured. The announcement in the Monileur yesterday, of a proto col having been signed at Vienna , on the sth inst., by th e representatives of France, England, Austria, and Prussia, excited considerable attention in Paris, and the funds ad vanced in consequence, notwithstanding great doubts exist as to any beneficial results arising out of the " accord" in question. SUDDEN DEATH.---An inquest was held at the Royal Infirmary, on Saturday, by Edward Herford, Esq., coroner for the city of Manchester, touching the death of Thomas Archer, of Albert-street, ostler, aged 53 years. Matthew Meadows, of Albert-street, ostler, stated that he lodged at the Menai Bridge beer house, and that the deceased had lodged there about three years. On the previous morning, about two o'clock, he heard the deceased coughing, and at five o'clock, when he got up, he found that he was quite dead and cold. The deceased had had an asthmatic com plaint for many years, and had been worse lately, but he would never have a doctor. He had no friends or relations there. Verdict, died from natural causes. SUDDEN AND SINGULAR DEATH.—On Saturday fore noon an inquest was held by Mr. Herford, coroner for the city of Manchester, touching the death of George Thornton, 11 years of age. It appeared that the deceased was stand ing in the shop of his father, a hairdresser in Clifford-street, whilst a man who was waiting to be operated upon, was describing a severe cut he has received in his lip, which caused effusion of blood, and had to be sewed up by a surgeon. The man had only got thus for in his narrative when the boy fainted and falling upon the fire-place pulled over upon himself a vessel full of boiling► water, from the effects of which he was so severely scalded that his death was the consequence. He had never had fits, but his father stated that he was a boy of tender feelings, and the narra tive of the person in the shop seems to have upset him. Verdict, accidental death. Police-officer 176 stated the prisoner was the previous night given in charge for stealing a pistol, and when appre hended, he abused the officer and injured his finger. It appeared the defendant entered the gallery when in a state of intoxication. and quarrelled with the keeper, who ordered him out, when he took away the pistol, which, upon being overtaken, magistrate over take orderednheda damaged it. to it. The pay 18s. for damaging the pistol, and costs, or in default of payment, to be imprisoned for on month. ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A SOLDIER.— Thomas Griffiths, a soldier belonging to the 82d regiment, was charged with stealing 275., the property of a butter-dealer, named Peter Field, livinc , in Cheshire. The previous evening the com plainant met the defendant, and asked him to go and have a drink with him, which he did, and when the complainant had got pretty forward, he pulled out his money (about £l3), and counted it upon the table of the public-house. He stated the soldier took up 275., and refused to return it. It appearing that the complainant was in such a state of drunkenness, that he did not know what he was about, or what money he had in his possession, the magistrates dis charged the defendant, telling the complainant that if he had lost any money, he had brought it upon himself, by getting into such a state of intoxication, and keeping such company._ • _ Docx ROBBERY.—Christopher Thomas was charged by police-officer 493, with stealing a piece of copper from the Clarence graving-dock. The Magistrate : Have you found an owner for the copper ? . Police-officer : No sir, we never can get the people to swear to their property. The boy was consequently discharged, with a caution. OBTAINING GOODS BY FORGED ORDERS. —The man Lyon, who was remanded on Thursday last, was again brought forward, and several charges were preferred against him, all of a similar character. Ills method of proceedure was, to write an order, purporting to come from some person in the country, requesting to have so much flour or bread for warded to him; for which he would pay, on his coming to town on the following Saturday. These orders he pre sented himself, and obtained the goods. There were only three charges entered into. That for obtaining goods of M. Allison, Richmond-row, by an order purporting to come from Mr. Chamberlain, farmer, Kirby; Mr. Reynolds, Scotland-road, and Mr. Jackson. These charges having been clearly substantiated, the prisoner was coinmitted for trial. PICKING PocxErs. —Two prostitutes were committed for 14 days imprisonm.nt, on a charge, clearly proved, of picking the pockets of a sailor, who was about to accompany them home. SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS. —Margaret Crews, Ellen Mat thews, Charles 11 7 .;rren, and John Crews, were charged by inspector Russell, of the detective force, with being in com pany together, for the purpose of picking pockets. The inspector stated he had followed the prisoners from Lord street to Duke-street, when he saw the female, Crews, go up to a person very drunk, but being " covered" by the others, he could not see .vhat she did. Tie went up to the man after they left 1,...u1 and he said he had been robbed of £1 65., but being so drunk, the officer did not take his name. Afier that, he again saw the prisoners together, and apprehended them. The two Crews were known to the police, but it having been some time since th e y were "i n difficulties," they, with the others, wer e di sc h arge d, w ith a caution not to be seen together any more. CAUTION TO PAWNBROKERS.— Catherine Magrath, and three other prostitues, were charged with stealing a jacket, from a sailor. The sailor, it appeared came into this port on the previous day, and upon his leaving the ship he met the prisoner, whom he told he had no money, but she con sented to his going home with her, which he did. The following morning he missed his jacket, but was provided witL one while he went for some money. On his return he paid 55., and was then presented with the duplicate of his j a eket. The magistrate dismissed the case, but directed the pawnbroker to deliver the jacket up to the complainant, and censured the pawnbroker for taking such things in pledge from common prostitutes—as they only, by so doing, gave them encouragement and assistance in robbing poor fellows. Several females were in attendance to affiliate their chih dren, but as such cases are neither amusing or of the slightest public interest, we refrain from publishing them. FIRE AND Loss or LIFE.—On Saturday, a fire occurred in London, in the neighbourhood of Grafton-street and Fitz roy-square, upon the premises of a baker, named Musterd. A man lodging on the second floor was prostrated by the body of the flame, and being unable to extricate himself was in the course of a few minutes burned literally to a cinder. Another man was also forced down by the heated air, when the flames seized upon his body and burned him in such a shocking manner, that he was obliged to be removed to the hospital, where he at present remains without the least chance of recovery. The origin of the melancholy catastrophe is en veloped in obscuaity. About 3 o'clock p.m., on the 6th instant, a female carrying a child in her arms, was met at Knotty-ash, West Derby; Sergeant Bundle of the county police, who was then passing looked at the child and judging it had not long to live, went with the m o th er an d child immediately to the surgery of Mr. Fitzpatrick, who happened to be in, but while the surgeon was looking at it, it died in its mothers arms. The police officer then brought both to the police station, where the body remained until the inquest which was held on the Bth instant, before W. W. Dri.neld, Esq., deputy coroner, when a verdict of died of concussion was returned. The coroner and jury expressed themselves in every respect highly satisfied with the discretion and humanity mani fested by the police sergeant. COALS. —BEST HOUSE COALS. First Quality, 16s. Second, 145., Third, 13s. per Ton. Discount, FIVE PER CENT. for READY MONEY, BY S. B. JACKSON 41, DALE -STREET, and 21, MOSS-STREET. WATERPROOF COATS. 72, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL. 'n MYERS' genuine Reversible Waterproo 1.1 • TOP COATS, all sizes, 14s. to 255. Many gentlemen complain that the Coats they_ have pur chased arc not Waterproof. All Garments sold at this Establishia . ient are made from the genuine Patent Material. The Genuine Waterproof OVERALLS and LEGGINGS, at 6s. 6d DANIEL MYERS most respectfully informs the Gentle men of Liverpool that his STOCK has been REPLENISHED with the most choice and fashionable Materials for the approaching season : TOP COATINGS, TROUSERINGS, WAISTCOATINGS, Superior Black CLOTHS, for Frock and Dress COATS, warranted to retain colour. The new ALBERT COAT, 365. to 525. DANIEL MYERS, having devoted great attention to the correct fitting of Gentlemen's Trousers, the ease, elegance, and gracefulness of the fit is at once obvious in the style of these gar ments, as they retain their position in either riding or walking, without the aid of straps, keeping close to the heel and falling full upon the instep. Riding or Walking TROUSERS ....... ....18s. to 28s. Genticmon's superior Dress DITTO 2ls. to 28s Warranted to retain their shape. MOURNING ORDERS executed at the shortest notice. Families, requiring three or more suits waited upon within a distance of fifty miles free of expense. NAVY UNIFORMS made to the latest regulations. OUTFITS FOR AUSTRALIA, and all parts of the world at the most reasonable charges. MERCHANTS and CAPTAINS SUPPLIED with CLOTHING suitable for the COLONIES, upon advantageous terms. No goods meet with a readier sale, or realise so great profit, as good Clothing. Observe the name— DANIEL MYERS, 72, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL. No c onneetion with any other house. Commercial 'ales. THURSDAY NEXT. On THURSDAY, the 15th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Saleroom, Derby-buildings, Fenwick-street, The Barque "JUPITER," ~.kA\ 303 tons /cm. Built at Finland ; but in 1847 ea t 'et had a thorough and complete overhaul, when she • had new topsides, decks, Me., new rigging of the best Russian cordage; has just been thoroughly caulked and sheathed, with the best zinc over felt. —Length 98 feet 7-10ths, breadth 23 feet 3-10ths, depth 15 feet 6-10ths.— In Victoria Dock.—Apply to TONGE, CURRY, & CO., Brokers. TO OUR MANCHESTER SUBSCRIBERS. Our Manchester friends will please observe, that our Publishing-office in that town will, on Monday, December 12th, be removed from 9, Princess -street, to No. 91, MARKET-STREET. On and after the same date, the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES will be delivered in Manchester every morning at Seven o'clock. CHARLES WILLMER, PUBLISHER. Dec. 9th, 1853. " Orthodox Faith," Invading the soil of the Mus sulman . . with the cry of " Orthodox Religion" was a deep political design. It had a twofold object. It was meant to enlist the wildest passions of what is termed " heresy," and to turn the opinions of those who profess orthodoxy in favour of the AUTOCRAT'S designs. Luckily this ruse failed. But had it succeeded, what would have been the result? The heretical and orthodox people of Europe would have sane tioned the entrance of the CZAR into Constantino ple in triumph. Certain members of our present Cabinet must have known all that Russia was con templating. The London press knew it and ex posed the whole plot; therefore, we may fairly infer that Lord ABERDEEN was not in the dark on such a grave national subject. And as he did or said nothing to check the CZAR'S designs, we may attribute the failure of the Muscovite's attempt to revive the religious feuds of this country and the rest of Europe, to the popular feeling of European nations. With this feeling both Lord ABERDEEN and all AUTOCRATS have still to combat. Luth erau and Latin Churches know the history of Russian Orthodoxy ! The former know full well that NICHOLAS would be a Pope. And the latter see that he aims at being a C2ESA.R, for whose moderation they are not inclined to take the gua rantee of our Athenian PREMIER of the nineteenth century. " Give us the rogue we know," &c., is an English adage, and it was never applied with more sincerity or with greater effect than it has been by Europe against the impious designs of the CZAR in the present instance. When Christendom repudiated the " Orthodox Faith" of the god of Russia, what was next to be done. Notes had been exchanged by all the " great Powers." " I will take offence at the lan guage of those notes, and will still hold possession of the Danubian provinces," was the CZAR'S quick resolve. The telegraphs were called into hourly use. England's interests suffer both at home and abroad. Stock-jobbing is carried on to a ruinous extent. The Turks take the field—battles are won by those who were marked for murder. The British lion is now seen rampant, while my Lord ABERDEEN comes forward to sooth his just anger with a feudal air on the Scotch pipes. But in the meantime, the Russian Bear is suffered quietly to walk away with upwards of one million of English gold, the fruits, in all probability, of several months' stock-jobbing, to slaughter a people whom we are bound to protect. THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. TILE PRESTON STRIKE. [FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.] GREAT MEETING OF THE UNEMPLOYED. PRESTON, SATURDAY EVENING. - This afternoon, 'there was an immense gathering in the Orchard, where, notwith standing the inclemency of the weather, the people remained for two hours, attentively listeninc , to the addresses of the several speakers. Mr. Brocklehurst, b of Stockport, was called upon to preside. The eIIAIRMA.N commenced the proceedings by asking the people if they were tired of playing yet ? (Loud and general cries of " No !" _ _ _ PRESENTATIONS TO THE REV. T. MAJOR LESTER. The Rev. T. Major Lester having been appointed curate of St: Mary's, Kirkdale, the following testimonials were presented to him upon his resignation of the curacy of St. Barnabas A sliver pencil case, the most costly of the kind that could be procured in the town, was presented by the boys, and an elaborately carved paper-knife, by the girls of St. Barnabas' schools. A silver pocket communion service, bearing the following inscription :—" Presented to the Rev. Thomas Major Lester, 8.A., by the ladies of St. Barnabas' coneregation, as a token of their affectionate regard. Liverpool, 1853." The following books, elegantly bound in Morocco, viz.:-- " Christ on the Cross," and " The Lord's my Shepherd," by the Rev. T. Stevenson, and " Tupper's Proverbial Philoso phy;" in each volume is inscribed—" Presented to the Rev. T. Major Lester, 8.A., by the teachers of St. Barnabas' Sunday and day schools, in testimony of their esteem of his character as an ambassador of Christ. Liverpool, 1853." " The Lord bless thee, and keep thee." - -Num., c. 6, v. 24. A highly finished rosewood desk, with fittings complete, also a silver inkstand. On the lid of the desk appeared the following inscription :—" Presented to the Rev. T. Major Lester, 8.A., by his Sunday and Wednesday evening classes, together with a few members of St. Barnabas' congregation, as a mark of their regard and esteem." On the instand are the initials of Mr. Lester's name, and his crest. It is impossible to speak too highly of the manner in which Mr. Lester has uniformly discharged his pastoral dUties during the period of his connection with St. Barna bas' church and district. His great attention to the schools, his daily visits to the poor, proclaiming to them the glad tidings of salvation through Christ, and relieving, so far as his means enabled him, their temporal necessities; the anxiety he invariably manifested for the sick, both at their homes and at the hospital, together with his unceasing exertions in promoting the spiritual welfare of the people generally, have won for him the warmest esteem and affec tion of all classes, from the princely merchant to the child of poverty. It is satisfactory to observe that Mr. Lester is a member of the University of Cambridge, and that during the time he officiated at St. Barnabas Church, was engaged under the local curates aid society. SOUTH LANC.ASITIRE WINTER ASSIZES. SECOND COURT. (Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.) THE STABBING IN TITIIEBARN STREET. William Christie pleaded not guilty to a charge of feloniously wounding and stabbing Daniel Lamb, a sailor, in Tithebarn-street, on the 13th of la s t November. Mr. Simon prosecuted, and Mr. Atkinson defended. The facts of the case, which were fully stated in our police office reports at the time of the occurrence, are simply these: On that day the prisoner, in company with two other men. one of whom was drunk, was passing down Tithebarn- street, when they met with three sailors, who were coming in the opposite d►rection. In passing the drunken man wilfully jostled the prosecutor, who immediately knocked him down. A row instantly ensued; the prisoner and his companions savagely attacked the prosecutor, and during the fight the prisoner was seen to withdraw to a short distance, and open a knife which he took from his pocket. He again took part in the row ; and there could not be the slighest doubt, but that the wounds which the prosecutor shortly afterwards received were inflicted by his hand. The prisoner was then convicted, and sentenced to six years' penal servitude. _ noin , iB Moore, acquitted on Friday, of the murder of his two step-children, by throwing them into the canal at Stock port, was again formally arraigned. His LORDSHIP told him that so far as an earthly tribunal was concerned, he was acquitted, and that the matter now rested between him and his conscience. There was a higher tribunal, however, before which we shall all app ear on th e great and awful day of judgment, and where no secret act or thought would be concealed. It behoved him, then, to prepare for that day ; but in the meantime, would warn Lim that if he were brought before a court of human justice for any offence against his wife, or father-in-law, who appeared against him, his punishment would be deserv edly severe. The prisoner was then discharged. This terminated the assizes. POLICE COURT.—SATURDAY. DAMAGING A PISTOL—John Browne, an itinerant vender of walking-sticks and umbrellas, was charged with damaging a pistol, the property of M. Vogers, the keeper of a shooting gallery, No. 3, Houghton-street. _ MONETARY AND COMMERCL • By the steam ship Mersey this morning, we have advices later than those previously received. • Til e ; 01 .0 . reports the arrival of the Atlantic at Nol.v i "AO the 29th, and the City of Glasgow at Pl n e e ptli on the 26th ult. The specie brought by W . ,. amounts to 665,796 dollars. By this all l` learn that the American banks had relas„"a t A L rici vr ia, o ‘ oz i S c u h li a n i a.:i i i. o ls6. o stringency, and the effect was to cause a ward tendency in the market for breadstutts4l,4 effect, however,. was very slight, and 1111151 / I ;.,irolt / ' on the arrival of further advices from l-J ce The rapid movements of bullion may ad v . ati , i s 0 1 prices of grain, but the question of scarcity Ven d well understood to exercise any ma.terial ies either at home or abroad. If gold contialhd flow into England as it does at present!n n, quantity will be taken for home consuraPtl° prices will be ruled by demand solelY . lo rick view is taken by the leading papers of 0 11, The business of America generally is rePol'hee veg . as is the case always at this season of Money was more plentiful, and a br' prevailed on the Stock Market. The London was firm at 1094 to 110. T Mr. Russell H. Nevins, the head ing house of Nevins, Townsend, and nounced. The papers also mention of Philo Shelton of Boston. The lit dolls: returns to amount to 100,000 doll returns are expected however, fro' and California. The most import , of the advices, received by this arri which relates to the movements of bt receipts of gold dust at New York, is The Bavaria from Melbourne, 6000 01 steam ship Prometheus from Californi dollars. And by the California Packer telegraphed from New Orleans, 2,750,' Total 4,620,000 dollars. This amour the entire shipments for the first nine 1853, makes the produce of gold 49,` lars. This taken with the amo is to complete the shipments from. for. the present year . will make thi amount, for 1852-3, no less than 101,-1 The production of such a vast amount so short a time must produce a posits the trade and commerce of the world and merchants should look to it in ti ditor interest more especially. LTA creased demand, and sales of 600 to Scotch pig, are reported at 34 to 35 dot 36 to 37 dols. 50 cents, 6 months. On of the Atlantic's advices higher prices iv The New York cotton market was most descriptions were in demand at of k to 1 on the prices previously reported', Atlantic's news had produced some slight krity in the quotations. The steamer Victoria is reported to have 3 • at Falmouth from Adelaide, South Australita, 100. passengers and 190,000 ounces of gold; about ‘ 76o,ooo/. This is the largest arrival precious metal we have had from that por t ' commercial advices brought by this ve ssi looked for with great interest. From Adelaitl come down to September 21, and the CaPe Hope, to November 7. On Saturday the London stock market W ant, and the quotations show an advance in Consols were done at 95-: to 95-:;" 7 for the e n ' but they subsequently receded, and closed to 954. New Three-anda-quarter per cerit, 98 ; Three per cents. 954 to 96 ; Bank sto ot : 221 ; Exchequer bills 6s. and 9s. prom/ 10 ' India lnF b o o t n .e d ig s n 2s. sto a c n k d s s t s h . e p r r e e l m va i s um. veil little bU done, but prices were well supported. 4* per cents 08* ex-divide n d, an d Bueno s .' 66 and 67. Grenada Def erre d Bonds 81, 25 to 251, and Peruvian t o 781 . Sard/ 33 Z - o f ,e -at the n advance Russian to 91. atid Dutch Boyd' SpanSpanishPerre to 47. - dealing. neve The London Share Market was k Great Northerns were quoted 103 high.sln* d Friday ; North• Western, 10s. to b l a r ' r i i s. p ' ton, British, Oxford, and nd North Eastern, Caledonian, and - Y° l a are up 10s. to 11. French Shares were bet 0 5 il l . ° in the morniug, but have gone back The Gold Mine Shares w ere veil, tv generally. - ',and Compani e s are we l l tained. •st The Liverpool Cotton Market closed ( 1 1/ ,, 1 6 firm on Saturday, the sales amounting to gly of which 500 were taken for export and e n lation. A at • Our Share Market continued unchange d closing of the week. OP ' SHARE MARKET, 1,0• 4 . G PRICE.% at fir 165 3 i Saturday, Decembe r 1— jOi m L m o ia n dn d le in ed, a ts netrdo.Sheff ~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, London and S. IV. • • • Lincolnshire • • • North British ....... • __Do Preference ..... • THE FUNDS, STOCK AND CLOSI ENGLISH MARKET. Consols Account Do. Money J Bank Stock Exchequer Bills, L. •• 16 pm. Do= S. Three and a Quarter per cent. RAILWAY SHARES. Norfolks .. ..... North Staffordshire 1121 j, Ambergate, Nottingham, and Shrewsbury and Birni• Do. L. and N. W. guar. South E. and Dover • •1.1 6i York. New., and 13cr. Do. Vatension ...... Do. Preference ••-• o i York and North Mid •• "" Eastern Juncti — on 5i Caledonian 5B 7} Do. Preference...... 100 2 Bristol and Exeter .... East Anglian Eastern Counties East Lancashire Do. Preference.. • • •• FOREIGN ST°C ilf Mexican. ............. •'464 Spanish New Deferred •: Do. Passives ..... • • • ' Do. Threes ....... •• • 11•• 1 • Russians ........ • • • '•'.9l 9 Eastern Union, A .... Do B. & C Edinbro' & Glasgow 613 Great Northern Si 6 Great Western 84 / 4 Lancashire & Yorkshire 68/ i Do. Fifths Leeds Nortnern London Brighton and _ Do. ...... LAND SHAltr'S 4g Agricultural ........... • I North B. Australian .• • • I J o Peel River .......... • 3 3 4 South Australia ...... • • South Coast 1 SHARE MARKETS.—SATunDAv. LIVERPOOL.—The market on Saturday wle;lej, change. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, X,r 4 'i s tie J t , d4i; Caledonian, 28i 9 8 . 4 1 ,Chester and . 11 ,, ° 1'0„ (- ; 174; Eastern Counties, 13.11.3. ; Lancashire anl / 6 , 11 shire, 68,1- ; Lancaster and Carlisle new shares, P: h iff e ) London and North 'Western, 1031; Manchester and Lincoln, 25 i t- ; Midland, 644 4 -1 ; 5 44 1 :11 ; 1S li British, fq4 13-9 ; South Eastern Stock, tBl-, 19 9 18 9 . The following were the closing prices' o st donian, 284 a ; Eastern Counties, 13 8-9 11-3 ; and Yorkshire, 67i?-, a ; London and North 1031 4 ; Midland, 64i,13 4 ; South Eastern, 184 i" and North, 25 : I f , ; Sheffield Stock, 251 e l r; MANCHESTER.—To-day the market opened "reA but closed easily. For, Saturday there was a ; 00 1 er e"; amount of business transacted. The following r ye sales :—Bank of Manchester, 29s 0 share - Blackb u 'r Caledonian, 281; Lancashire Assurance, '=-?- 8 p ; and Yorkshire, 69 ; London and North Western, I° 4 3 iir ie f, chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 25 Railway Consols, 65 43- 5 ; South Eastern au"' g 18-Z- 15-16 19 18 15-16 ; Union Plate Glass, ji 301. g4li pUßLlN.—Consols, 95,1„ for account, 9th Jan., 317 per cents, 971 ; for account, 96 a 7 - 97g- ; Bank Stocl o sie l p Steam Ship Building Company, 50 paid. 48 , 1 ; 0 10174 Gas Company, 6 paid, 82 ; Cork and Passage BA I ';i111 0 a paid, 174; Belfast Junction, 50 paid, 46;::-; rol Junction, 8 paid, 6 , 1 ; Midland Great Westerol ,etle 501.—The Railway weekly traffic returns show ," improvement on the corresponding numbe r last ye"' LIVERPOOL MARKETS.— SATuRD° A P (IFritten expressly for the Northern Daily I:: - eforrA In foreign produce we have to repo r t the sale ol vt b0 ; thousand bags of Arracan RICE, at' 13s 3d l eel and 850 bags Bombay LINSEED, at 54s 9d qr. The s ' jot CorroN.—There was no variation in prices. 3 0 0 were 5,000 bales, of which 500 were on speculateort export. n 9 '.0..f DUBLIN CORN EXCHANGE.—FRIDA:s 7 P te J We do not alter our quotations of Tuesday 'l3s "„p ° po r n "re description of grain. Prime qualities of all fully s v - e ' r lo l " t e, their prices. Inferior not nominally - cheaper, bu t , e f ed (14 1, 0 difficult of sale. White wheat, 38i 6d to 41s 6 0 ; " t i ( 1 ,, t t0 36s to 40s ; barley, grinding, 12s to 17s; ditto 1 1 . 1 , 31 5 ", -I . l ei t ',t to 20s; bore, 15s to 16s ; oats, white, 12s to, 0 - ;tio e Y tawny, lls to 14s ; rapeseed, 27s 6d to 29s 6a; c orn' 14s 6d to 16s ; bakers' flour, 22s to 235; Ind ian 480 lbs, 40s to 45s 6d. 110 r. PRICES OF PROVISIONS IN ST. JOHN'S 31A SATURDAY, 10th DEC., 1853 ; 8. a il . r atwg s. d. e. rt. to s„ Beef ....front 0 .51 . to 0 8 per lb. nine Turk •••• to 0 g o• Mutton osto 0 8 .. Rabb ...... _ to r . d . , Veal L•unb ooto 0 0 .. Asparagus •• to 0 0 •l e rl Fresh V. , rlc I.obsters Haddock Bret n 0 0 to 0 0 1,1• 4 . Turbot Soles C uti Fish Fres Butte r , 1 3 to 1 4 .. H a rr 0 0to 0 0 e , " Salt Ditto o9to 1 0 .. Tres, Foreign•:;• 0 0 to '0 0 . ‘ t„ E;gs bo c Yotatcrei F.lherts 2 6 to 0 0 per lb. Pigeon 5.....• to 0 Grapes, f oreign 16to 0 0 .. Partridge •••• o to 0 000 E.tgltsh 2 6 to 0 0 .. Pheasants 6 6t0 0 0 af Fowls Ducks Chickens 0 0 to 0 0 each. Ltrks ••• ° 0 B to Geese 3 4 to Snipe. ...... 11 Stl a L 4ll A h. 'Le .r: 4 044 C; (lay s , of ietter f g e 0 11 (I '&0 11 1 of am eNChe xe‘ of th e Or n th i Co., 'opire h t o f the . ire • bilitl e la 1, • 4, ars• ilk 41 r, eu A LI ' t lk I t t i nt P c) t iol t rival , 15 IV, y ih . )u11i0n..4.0, Ltte tai as fop', eS• # I N • of )Urle /1 ; i.a, 1 71 ti t, of drop 0 d ° 11 1,0 adde ut o tb s, , D ier! ,3079 3j d kfi e , m olt 'r. califo,go k er 11 le lig r ( 0 15 ' to 105,3 63 id ill it of ,e e e Live e- l o ng' befor e err 4 the jfr • , Wit- SOO t°P of ► A n d 1 4J( It efl 511 ' t IA )13. _. ec ei tt, the I vele s o °fid 4 ,q4k‘44l l ay , ci pe ; ;fi t,, , ; e t4ki Joi slight Ifl ' k4ta N,L l have nr • t s ot 6 1 ice in u the a cc t 94 k4' 1811 . a e :eticz o s°l:: : : irtfu.. 2 d :9 5 14.15P1 ' c'st • t 'jk'k IL' e r t s ;1 • 31. „di 4 130 , , , t tinian 4 113 tt i 'heren s t ke active' an 11 017. 0 Lia ll t r