The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-03 00:00:00

. ?.-7y- ... , ,; Apply to ~,,.._ dzmmalial 2al s. THIS DAY. Ihis Day (Thursday), the 3rd instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 1,000 Bales JUTE. BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers,. TO-MORROW. 0-morrow (Friday., the 4th instant, at TwOlve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 3, Exchange-ones' North, Chapel-street, 250 Barrels ROSIN, .ex Paxton, from Charleston, Victoria Dock: Apply to Messrs. John S. de Wolf and Co., merchants ; or to 'DUMAS SILL, Broker. 'T ------- o-morrow (Friday), the 4th instant, at. Twelve o'clock at Noon precisely, on the Quay, east side of the Brunswick Dock, Liverpool, Measuring ;6,125 Pieces Ist quality Bright SPRUCE DEALS, 201,879 feet. .6,681 ~ 2d ~ „ PI „ 216,826 „ .5,467 ~ 341 ~ „ 185,796 254 ~ I st ~ PINE DEALS,' 10,063 „ 271 ~ 2d St ~ ~ ~ 10,950 „ 197, 9.9 3 d IP ' . II PI 6,677 „ 1,584 .„ 4th „ DEALS, 51,504 „ 3,036 ~ 6-inch DEALS and SCANTLING, 47,605 „ 7,110 ~ BOARDS, , 65,704 „ :2, 3r,s „ DEAL ENDS, 27,708 „ 23 M PALINGS, 13eing the cargo now landing ex Avon, from St. John, N.B. Apply to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., Merchants. 7,400 Pieces Ist, 2d, and 3 , 1 quality SPRUCE DEALS, , measuring 234;217 feet. 759 99 ~ „ PINE, 25 , 828 „ 1,163 99 DEAL END S , END S , 15,619 Being the cargo now landing ex Demand, from Westport, 91. • • On account of the Importers. measuring 48.8,74 Feet. 99 4,312 Ps 4,161 „ 801 Logs Yellow PINE, 90 Re d " 46 ~ Lake St. Clair OAK, 10 ~ Black WALNUT, 972 Pieces 3rd quality Floated PINE DEALS, 5, 328 „ Mer. Standard •STAVES, 7,N:fro „ ' , W.U.W.I. STAVES,, - s „ Cords Hemlock LATH WOOD.. being the cargo now landing cx City of 31 , nchester. from Quebec. • • On account of the Importers. 443 SPARS, 23 to 51 feet long, 4. and 5 inches diameter. 149 RICKEBN, 17 to 21 feet. • 12 . „ 12 to l 3 , Now landing cx It. Wold and Huitfeldt, front Soon. • On-accouat of the Importers. • For letting and further particulars apply to EDWARD CHALONER, Wood Broker and Measurer, No. 6. East Side Queen's Dock, Liverpool. NEXT WEEK. On Tuesday next, the Bth instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, American CHEESE, BUTTER, BACON, and HAMS. Apply to WILLIAM GARDNER & CO., I.lrokers. On Tuesday next, the Bth initant, at Half-past One o'clock. at the commercial saleroom, Temple court, 500 Firkins American BUTTER, Together with American CHEESE, HAMS, and BACON. Apply to J. MABATCH & Brokers. WednesJay next, the 9th instant, at the Broker's (Nike, 32, Exchange-street East, 29 Pecks, about 31 Tons, BEESWAX, just landed ex Braganas. Apply to HENRY GLYNN, Broker. On Thursday next. the I@th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Witte, Liverpool and London Chamber:, 02 Bales American MOSS, now landing ex Excelsior, from New York. Prince's Dock. Apply to JEFFERSON & TAYLOR, Brokers. LIVIMPOOL, RAG SALFS. On Thursday next, the loth instant, at Two o'clock. at the Brokers' Stleroom, Colonial-buildings, 36, Dale-strert, tales Egyptian Cotton RAGS, 4, „ 1S 91 -2n.8 „ Bombay „ White Woollen ~ tko Apply to MALCILM GREAME & BILBROUGH, Brokers (On Triltay morning, the 11th instant, at Eleven o'clock pre iciselyi in the Wood Sales Sheds, Brunswick and Toxteth Docks, Liverpool, TAO Logs Honduras MAHOGANY, measuring 131,574 feet, 10 LOG ENDS, 7 Pieces Honduras ROSEWOOD, being the cargo now landing ex Canrobert, from Livingston. On account of the Importers. .620 Logs and Curls St. Domingo MAHOGANY, • being the cargo now landing ex Orinoco, from Porto Plata. Apply to Messrs. Imrie and Tomlinson, merchants. 649 Logs and Curls St. Domingo MAHOGANY, measuring 62.816 feet, being the cargo now landing ex Karen, from the City direct. On account of the Importers. 57 Planks BIRD-EYE. MAPLE, ex Revenue, from New York. Apply to Messrs. C. W. and W. Gray, merchants. Cases BIRD-EYE MAPLE VENEERS, ex Liverpool, from New York. _ _ _ On account of the Importer. Parcels of City St. Domingo Curls, Honduras Rosewood, Italian Walnutwood, Lancewood Spars, Lignum Vitte, Pencil Cedar, &c. EDWARD CHALONER, Wood Broker and Measurer, 6, East Side Queen's Dock. AFTER NEXT WEEK. On Friday, the 18th instant, at the Brokers' Saleroom, Dale-aet, 1,300 Bales E as t India, Buenosre Ayres, and other WOOL. Apply to JOHN L. BOWES & BROTHER, Wool Brokers. Olt sair. ON SALE, PATAGONIAN GUANO. JOHN DAVIES, 8, Lancaster -buildings APPIy to ELLIS & CO.'S ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT, HAIR BOILER FELT, SHIP SHEATHING FELT, SUPERIOR PORTLAND CEMENT, SOLD WROLESALI4 AND RETAIL, 14, STRAND-STREET, LIVERPOOL. ON SALE, SEVER/11 OF B riPERIOR SHERRY WINE, IN WOOD AND BOTTLE• WHICH WE CAN. CONFIDENTLY RECOMMEND. lIENRY BROTIIERS & CO., Foreign Wine Merchants, 7, Dale-street. NIXON'S DUFFRYN SOUTH WALES STEAM COAL, SHIPPED T CARDIFF FOR LIVERPOOL AYD DIRKENIIEAD. These COALS are worked from the deep Duffryn Colliery, and exclusirely from the celebrated Scant known as the " tipper Four Feet." - - One uniform and unmixed quality is thus secured. They are on the English and French Government Lists, and are supplied to the Peninsular and Oriental, Royal Mail, Cunard, Pacific, Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia, Galway, and other Steam Companies. Apply to TOWNLEY & MARTIN, 3, India-buildings. Mocha at 89s, and 220 bags chitaged Rio ; 100 bags St. Domingo, to ttrtive, were also reported at 63s per cwt. Rice% This article continued neglected. At the auctions, and subsequently by private sale, the following took place : Madder Roots: 540 bales Bombay at 31s 6d for damaged and at 33s for sound. • Gambier : 650 b a l es at 16 s 6d to 16s 9d for heated and 17s for sound. Gum: 40 chests East India at 40s to 42s 6d. Sapan Wood: 25 tons Manilla at £6 7s 6d per ton. • Batts .of The Freight Market is inactive., and we have no operations to report this week. Rates arc unaltered for India •and China, but an advance may be looked for in outward rates, as the confirm ation of the peace with China leaves no doubt that many of the transports will be paid off, which doubtless will cause a fall. in homeward freights. Political and financial troubles in the United- States, and a severe frost here, closing our inland water communication for the present, has brought shipments to the United States' ports almost to a stand-still, and cur quotations are almost nominal. GENERAL FREIGHTS. s. d. s. d. Liverpool to Aden 33 0 to 40 0 )1 Hong Kong OO oto 0 0 Ditto fin Wales (nominal) 55 oto 0 0 Chnsan ~ Ceylon : Iron (nominal) 40 oto 0 0 ~ Bombay : Coals 32 0t033 0 Ditto from Wales 0 0 to 0 0 Iron from the Clyde 45 8 to 0 0 9 1 SUCZ 1; 3 8 l y e a lto e3 u ' rn or e t £3 128 €4l register ton, IP King George's Sound, Australia— 10 oto 0 0 Singapore f // , Ditto from Wales •• 3(,* oto 0 0 35 0 to 36 0 111 Gallo ~. .re - • 1/ Sh ang hai Ditto from Wales o Calcati•a: alt without consignment 40 0 to 0 0 , Ditto with • ditto 42 ,5 to 9 0 s , Ditto with Locomotives 45 0& 3 prct. o Calcutta : Iron, Engines, &c. Ditto ) Coals Ascension, from Wales „ Madras Ditto from Wales 0 oof '0 6 o Kurrachee, from Wales 34 0 to 3 . 5 0 „ Fernando Po, from Wales .......s at) 0 to 0 0 „ St. Paul de Loando 3 , ' .. 32 0 to 0 0 Callao, from Wales ..;,....,... 350t0 Oa St Valparaiso diem, !nPn Wales 32 6 to 0 0 lIIP Woosung • (nominal) 75 Francs. „ cram Wales „ 80 Francs. Liverpool to Mniocs: Iron, Ste., 40s; Clyde, 42 s Cal. INN Coals, 33s Do. from Wales 375. Liverpool to Valparaiso for orders, to' discharge there or at a Fort not North of Callao, 32s (id small ships; . Swansea to ditto, •40s. Tyne to Callao, Coke 50s, Coals 30s rd. Liverpool to New York, Coals, full cargoes, 8s and per cent. II 9 Moulmain, 90s, eak to U.K. ; or £7 2s 64 on , . the round, nominal. Akyab, option of Rangoon, Bassein, or Monlmain, to U. K. I 658 ad, or option of Continent, 67s 64 to 70s, • nominal. Calcutta to Liverpool or London, 60s Od. Guano from Chinchas to U. K. or Continent, 6.'Ss ; to Mauritius, 655. Bombay to Liverpool or London, 505.; Continent, 355.; Medi terranean, 60s (small ships only). . RAILS--BRISTOL CHANNEL. To Galveston (nominal) 25s and 5 per cent. To Mobile (nominal) To New York 18.4 Pd. To New Orleans lBs Od and 5 per cent. To Charleston lBs Od and 5 per cent. To Pernambuco 37s ^d. To Fernandina (Florida) do. 269 Od and 5 per cent. To Portsmouth (nominal) To Savannah (nominal) • To Havannah (nominal)...2ss. To Alexandria 255. To Cape of Good Hope 37a 6d. COAL : FROM LIVERPOOL OR BIRKENHEAD. To a. d. s. d. To s. d. It. d. Lisbon Malta l4 0 ... 0 0 Ancona Trieste Corfu Smyrnal6 0 ... 0 0 15 15 0 0 ::: 160 00 Genoa Venice ..... V 7 0 ... 18 0 Varna ............ nominal. Naples nom. 16 16 00 ... 1 1 7 7 0 0 Gibraltar Leghorn... nom. 1516 0 0 ... 0 0 8 Th j o an s .efinrioW 2B 0 ... 0 0 al es 17 0 ... 0 0 Athens Havannah l4 0 ... 0 0 Ditto fun. Wal es 30 0 ... 0 0 Cardenas Monte Video ships i small 140 0 Pernambuco 2B 0 ... 0 0 Ayres I Cape of G. Hope 35 0 ... 36 0 Buenos Constantinople.. 15 0 ... 16 0 Galveston Rails 25 0&5 p c Salonica l6 0 ... 17 0 &lexandriafmWls lB 0 ... 0 0 Trabizondo We are indebted to Messi for the following rates of fre Irs. Taylor, Tipper, and Co., eight to the United States:— Boston. New York. Philadelphia COMMERC lAL. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING. BLit Cotton Ftarket. The Liverpool Cotton Market to-day was rather quieter, and prices slightly easier. The sales— including 20 Pernambuco at 9d, 30 Bahia at Bd, 50 Maranham at B;Zd to 81d, 200 Egyptian at 8d to B g, and 300 Surat at 44d to sd—amounted to WO bales to the trade. tilt *art Bart& The Liverpool Share Market to-day opened firm, but slightly gave way on the announcement that the Bank of France had increased the rate to 6 per cent. ; afterwards, however, it recovered to quite the opening prices, closing at its best. The transactions before three o'clock included—Cale donian, 971 ; Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction, 8 5-16 ; Eastern Counties, lot ; Great IVestern, 741 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1191 ; London and North-Western, 101,1 c, ; Man .chester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 551,1 ; Midland, 1361,'-,,, ; North-Eastern, Berwick Capital Stock, 105,1,1; South-Eastern, 26 7-16,1, 7 -16 ,11,1, 5-16; (Wand Trunk of Canada, 64 s Liverpool and Lon don Fire and Life, 71P- The market closed at the following prices:— Sales after 3 o'clock. Railways. Closing Prices. Birkenhead & Cheshire Jn. 811 : 82 Caledonian Eastern Counties Great Northern 11 0 1: 111,1 Great Westerns Lancashire & Yorkshire London &North Western-1011 1011 Manchester, Shef., & Lin. 55y 55.1 551 Midland Stock l36± 1364- Ditto new shares -16p :North British. . - North Staffordshire — 2:ld —' North Eastern—Berwick 1054 1051 1051 Do. York and N. Midland 951 95;4 Do. Leeds Northern South Eastern ... 261 —26 7-16 26 7-16 Oxford, W. & Wolverliptn 49 --, 50 Dutch Rhenish Great Luxembourg 613-16— 6 15-16 Grand Trunk of Canada 5 11-16 5 13-16 -- Gt. W. of Canada ll ll Illinois Central Buffalo and Lake Huron 44 5 G rea t Ship , ss. Od.— ss. 6d. Thames & Mersey M. Co 1 3-16— 1 5-16 p---- ACCOIINT OR TICKET DAYS FOR JANUARY, 1861. London ......15th & 30th I Liverpool .... 15th & 30th PAY DAYS—Liverpool, 17th Jan. and Ist Feb. DAYS FOR BUYING-IN FO Tun ACCOUNT, the 27th Dec, Scrip ....31st Dec. R I Transfer.. 7th Jan. LAST DAY FOR 15TH JAN. ACCOUNT.. 14th Jan. The London and North-Western Railway traffic returns for the week amount to £66,532, show ing a decrease, compared with the corresponding week last year, of £6,011. At the meeting of the Colonial Bank, held in London to-day, the report was adopted, and a dividend of 5 per cent. for the half-year declared. Ztt Probisiou Narket, The Liverpool (St. John's) Provisions Marke ruled as follows :- 8. d. s. d. Beef lb 0 6 6 0 9 Mutton „ 0 4„ 0 9 Veal Lamb, , fore qr 0 0 0 0 hind qr 00„ 0 0 Fresh Pork Salmon Cod Fish ~ 05„ 6 0 soles Bret Turbot Haddocks „ 0 4„ 0 0 Fresh Butter „ 1 3 „ 1 salt ditto „010 „ 1 3 Filberts „ 1 0 „ 1 3 Grapes, " for. 2 0 0 0 " " Do. Eng 6O" 8 0 Cherries 0 0 0 0 Eggs 4112'4 8 6 9 0 Strawberries,V qt 0 0 „ 0 0 Gooseberries, „ 0 0 „ 0 0 Damsons „ 0 0 „ 0 0 s. d. s. d Currants,blk,p.qt 0 0 „ 0 0 Do., red & wt. , 0 0 „ 0 0 Potatoes, 44 peck 1 0„ 1 4 Peas, „ 0 0„ 0 0 Fowls, couple 3 0„ 3 6 Ducks, „ 3 0„ 4 0 Rabbits, „ 2 2„ 0 0 Pigeons, „ 1 0„ 0 0 Grouse, 14 brace 4 0„ 0 0 Partridges ~ 0 0„ 0 0 Black Game „ 0 0„ 0 0 Pheasants, „ 7 6„ 0 0 Geese each 4 0 „ 7 0 Turkeys „ 40„ 8 0 Wild Ducks 1 6 „ 0 0 Snipes Halts Lobsters... „ 0 6„0 10 Cucumbers, „ 0 0 0 0 Apricots, Pines, for., „ 0 0„ 0 0 Do. Eng lb. 7 0 „ 8 0 Asparagus, l 100 0 0„ 0 0 Ztt goitruita Vrnburc B,Carltet. In the Liverpool Colonial Produce Market to day there was not much busincs,s transacted. sugar : The market wls wit hum aniu7a lion, but, steady prices were obtained ; the sales comprised 320 hhds. and 210 bags Demerara at 42s to 45s for grainy-, and at 47s 6d (16s duty) and at 37s 9d for low brown refining ; 'also, 550 Cossipore at 46s 3d per cwt. Molasses and Barn : Nothing transpired. Coffee : The business consisted of 50 bales Pig Iron, Bars, t &c ) Chemicals and Fine Iron .... ) Salt , Dry Goods Dardwale , Earthenware Passengers s. d. s. d. 0 0...17 6 0 0...20 0 nominal. 20 0... 0 0 20 0... 0 0 0 0...10 0 £5 Os ominal. c. d. s. d. 15 0... 0 0 0 0...17 6 nominal. O 0...20 0 O 0 ..20 0 O 0... 6 6 £5 Os. Nominal. s. d. s. d. 12 6... 0 0 o 0...12 6 nominal. 0 0..35 0 10 0... 4 6 ,Z 5 Ss to LS 10s Grows. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVIVING. In the LONDON STOCK EXCIIANGE to-day the advance in the rate of discount by the Bank of France was regarded with satisfaction. The English Funds were firm at yesterday's prices, with little business. The value of other Public Securities was very well supported. As regards British Railway Stocks the tendency was to improvement, notwithstanding the languor of business. The market closed at the following prices : THE FUNDS. Consols Money 9? Account (Dec.) . . . Shut DAM , . }chequer Bills 'Tank Stock Three per Cents 92k k RAILWAYS. Ambergate, Not., & East. Junction 81 1 Caledonians Chester and Holyhead 53 Eastern Counties East Lancashire -- Edinburgh & Glasgow . . . Great Northern „ A. Great Westerns 74:Z ' 7 l Great Western of Canada . . . 104 11' k Grand Trunk of Canada . . . . 224 31 Great Southern & Western . . 111 13 Lancashire & Yorkshire . . . . 119 Z Lombardo-Venetian London & North-Western . . London & South-Western . . Leeds Northern Manchester, Sheff., & Lincolnshire 55 4 Midland Stock North British South-Eastern & Dover . . . York, Newcastle, & Berwick . York & North Midland . . . The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday : The English funds opened without recovery from the heavy prices of yesterday, but the market ultimately assumed a better appearance. The demand for discount at the Bank at the advanced rate was again heavy, although less than during the past few days. In the stock exchange there was not quite so much pressure, loans being offered at from 51- to 6 per cent. In the foreign exchanges there was a general though not very important advance, owing to the rise in the Bank rate. There were no gold operations at the Bank. The Cunard steamer on Saturday for New York direct is expected to take a further amount of specie for America. At Paris and Hamburg gold is 2-10ths per cent. dearer than at London. The railway market has been firmer. Great Western, Berwick, and Caledonian advanced 1 to a per cent., and other stocks -1 to .",-; ; Great No r th ern was rather ull. Business continues very limited. — Times City Article. _ The effect of the rise in the Bank rate of discount to 6 per cent. has already subsided as far as the stock markets are concerned. A better feeling was observable, and a recovery of per cent. took place in the funds. The market for British railway shares also presented a partial recovery from yesterday's fall. There is no doubt that the action of the Bank of England yesterday was intended to a great extent as a measure of defence against the necessities of the Bank of France, which is largely pressed upon for discounts, the proceeds of which go to Italy and elsewhere in the shape of gold. It is believed that the French Bum will shortly be obliged to make fresh contracts in this market for the supply of bullion, the large arrival announced is there fore the more opportune. The discount market con tinues active, and no business was done below 6 per cent. for paper having to run ; 61 to 6.§ per cent. was asked in many quarters. The market is scarcely expected to be any easier until the 4th is passed. At the Bank of England the applications were again upon an active scale, though not so heavy.—Daily Hews City Article. In the city yesterday the tone of the mercantile accounts front New. York was considered to be not so discouraging as previously, though the progress towards recovery was scarcely decided. The trade of the new year in the colonial and foreign produce markets has been entered upon with renewed caution, partly I hri)ugh the increasing value of money. The LoNpoN COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET to-day continued quiet, and iu some cases lower prices were accepted. Sugar : The market was flat at 6d decline ; 3,864 bags Madras were chiefly sold, Date (brown and yellow) at 32s to 39s and Native (ditto) at 33s 6d to 355; of 5,724 bags Mauritius a small part sold at 37s to 39s for brown and 44s to 46s for crystallised. Coffee : The sales were quiet, at is below the previous value. - - - T9a: At the sales 6,000 packages, chiefly scented, were offered, and prices ld to 2d below last sales. Rice : The demand subsided, and the market was quiet. Saltpetre : 170 bags Bengal 8 per cent. were taken in at 40s—only 38s bid. Pepper : 2,650 bags black Singapore sold at 31d to 4d per lb. The LONDON TALLOW -MARKET to-day was steady at 60s on the spot and for Jan. to March, 59s for April to June, and 57s Gd for Oct. to Dec. In the BOROUGH HOP MARKET 'to-day there . .POPPRbm" • s. d. s. d. 0...17 6 20 0... 0 0 nominal. 10 0...15 0 12 6... 0 0 7 6... 0 0 £3 15s Od Gross. Baltimore. s. d. s. d. 5 0... 6 0 8 0... 9 0 nominal. 10 0...17 6 0 0...12 6 4 6... 0 0 £3 59 toZ3 75611 Charleston. e. d. s. d. 0 0...15 6 20 0...20 0 hominal. 0 0...20 0 20 0... 0 0 0 0.,. 0 £3 10s toE3 15s Gross. New Orleans. Pig Iron, Bars, Rails, &c.... Chemicals and Fine Iron 1 Salt ' Dry Goods Hardware Earthenware Passengers was a good consumptive demand for most; •zwrop.--1- of Hops, at full prices ; the show was , aoderate. .1 In the LONDON CORN MARKET to-day the supplies were short, and every article was wiry firm at the full prices of Monday. CORN AVERAGES.—The average price and quantity of Corn sold in England and Wah!s, imperial measure, for the week ending. Saturday last, were—Whe4, 70,203 qrs., 548 Od;- Barley, 91,2'17 qrs., 39s 7d; Oats, 13,474 qrs., 22s 6d; Rye, 145 qrs., 34s 7d; Beans, 2,315 qrs., 44s 10d; Peas, 959 qrs., 46s 9d. In their STEAM -SIIIP CIRCULAR, Messrs. Alfred Brett & Co., of London, say :—At the conclusion -of-our mummy-, in December; 1856, we expressed our firm anticipation that satisfactory improYe ment in 1860 would follow the long previous de pression of our Steam Shipping interests; and ' now, upon the advent of a new year, we are much gratified at having lid our hopeful predictio n very fully verified. Subject to those monetary and political discouragements and checks which more or less affect every branch of commerce,. increased demo.nd for Steamers of every class, for ! purchase or for freightage purposes, has been the. .leading feature of 1860; although.original values upon sale, or fully remunerative returns Upon freight, have not been attainable, Whether we now look at the steadily increasing results upon' the returns of the Board of Trade, which, owing to the delay respeCting the :terms of the French Treaty, have not yet obtained their full develop ment in our favour; or at the gradual absorption of the carrying trade, over-sea and coastwise, not only for higher class merchandise, but even to the descending cargo value of coals; or, again, at the. fact that, whilst fo - reign requiretnents for British Steam Shipping arc continually on the increase, and scarcely any new Steamers have been recently in the market ) we are justified in the belief that 1861 may be said to open for owners and pur chasers of Steam Vessels with infinitely more tavourable . prospects than have at any time existed during the preceding two or th years. Among other larger changes in the proprietorship of Screw Steamers, we may mention the announced pUrehase by the East India and London Shipping Company of the Golden Fleece, Jason, Queen of the,South, Lady Jocelyn, Calcutta, : Indiana, and Hydaspes, formerly the property of the',General; Screw Steam Shipping Company, The month now concluded, however, has not been an excep Lion to the usual dulness of the season, nor has it, ' on the other hand, been void of purchase transac tions, nor of such freightage demand as December may be expected to produce. Our Buildingyards are fairly occupied (especially if contrasted with the corresponding period of 1859)ybut not to an extent precluding eligible contracts; owners con sidered, for those who contemplate investments in new Steamers. Looking • forward; indeed, to apprehended events on the Continent, we incline to the opinion that delay in designed engagements to build will not be favourable to ShipoWners. On the whole, therefore, we close our remarks at the conclusion of 1860 with even ,better hope for the succeeding year than that we ventured to express twelve months since. Our interest in the prosperity of Steam Shipping. is unabated; our devotion to its attainment is undiminished; and no effort is ever spared by us to sustain it in the effective manner that the existing circumstances may permit. • PROVINCIAL; &c., MARKETS, YESTERDAY. MANCHESTER SHARES.—Leeds, 1191 L 3 Sheffields, 55,4, ; Midlands, 136/, e ; Caledonians, 97i; Londons, 101 . 4 ; Berwicks, 1056. GLASGOW IRON.—Market quiet. No. 1,49 s Od to 49s 6d; Warrants, 49s 9d to 50s Od; No. 3,48 s Od to 48s 6d. CORN MARKETS.—Cons : White Wheat, 25s 6d to 32s 6d; red do., 26s to 30s 3d ; Barley, 13s to 20s 6d; Oats, 13s to 15s Bd.—GLASGOW: This day's mar ket was firm. Wheat 3d dearer on the week. 28s 3d to 29s paid for Milwaukie, according to quality, and 28s 3d for choice Chicago. Flour also dearer : barrels, 30s 9d to 31s for extra western, and 31s to 32s 6d for Canada. Oats, 6d dearer. Peas have advanced another 6d, and they continue in fair request : 23s 6d paid. 24s 9d paid for Egyptian Beaus. Indian Corn (mixed) held for 235, but this is not yet obtainable.—EDlN -13URGU : The market to-day was quite of a holiday character. Home supplies good, and condition generally poor. Attendence small. Farmers demanding ex treme prices, which causes sales to hang. Fine samples of Wheat brought late rates ; inferior rather cheaper; foreign higher, but sales limited. Barley slow, at about late rates. Fine Oats sought after at is advance ; other sorts rather dearer. Few Beans at market: prices unaltered. White Peas wanted at full , prices of last week. Flour unaItered.—NEWCASTLE Market very quiet for all kinds of grain. Wheat held firm at full rates of Saturday, but without much pressing. Flour steady. Little doing in Barley. Oats, Beans, and Peas without change. CATTLE MARKETS.—lsTwensimt : Trade active, at extreme rates of last week. Prices—Beef, 6s 6d to 8s 6d ; Pork, Os to 8s 6d per stone ; Sheep, 6d to 8d per lb. Supply—Cattle, 674 ; Sheep, 3,980 ; Pigs, 382.—EDINBURDH : Supplies of both Cattle and Sheep extremely limited, and met an improved demand at advanced prices, with a total clearance. Prices—Best Beef, 9s per imperial stone, current, 8s to 8s 6d, inferior, 6s to 7s; best Mutton, Bad, current, 71d to Bd, inferior, 6d per lb. Supplies—Cattle, ;295; Sheep, 3,100. SALFORD : There was a large supply of both Beasts and Sheep, but they were of very inferior quality, and nearly all sold. BELFAST PORK.—There were 2,069 Pigs in the market to-day, and prices ranged from 53s 6d to 59s 3d. c sl,iippitrg Wind yesterday, E.; at Holyhead, E. VED. Jan. 1. Plantaganet (ss) Jamaica Aurora, Barker New York Jan; 2. shepherd Knapp ...New York Asia (s), Lott New York Arno (ss), Bain Alexandria E Dixon, Hamilton Islay Eva, Davies Nantes I Bessie Young ...Buenos Ayres orted as burnt at sea,) have been larftied here by the , from Liverpool. v. Li;bon, Dec. 26: The Queen of Britain, arrived here fanlike lithom Liverpool,enccunterod very he • tvy weather, hadtne of - he? -(r deck beams broken and seams started, through which water go; down and damaged the cargo, _ FOREIGI PORTS. Dirago, Brown, and Euterpe, Airey, both from Chinehas at Callao Augusta, Heys, hence at St Thomas Etna (ss), hence at New York Uncle Joe, Pinkham, hence at Savannah Enterprise, Thomas, from Rio Janeiro at Callao Bohemian (as), hence at Portland Spirit of the Day, Admiral Lyons, James Duncan, Emigrant, Transit, Robert Barker,* Ann Buckle, Garronoque, and Loo choo, from Chinchas at Callao, and all eight sailed for England Hope On, hence at Marseilles Irene, hence at Constantinople, and left for Galatz Elizabeth Ann Bright, and Queen of India, both from Mel bourne at Callao • Lempa, and Magdalena, hence at Guayaquil n Sopelano, Bevy, hence at St Thomas Salve, hence at Mayaguez Starlight, James, hence at Barbadaes Invents, Young, from Rio Janeiro.at Callao Monterey, Norton, hence at Savannah Regulator, Bee, ',man Monarch, Rockaway, M C Day, John Barbour, C S Pennell, and Award, all hence at New Orleans Guy Mannering, hence at New York Hamburg, hence at St Thomas Taumalipas (ss),•Finlay, hence at Bordeaux Triumph, Murphy. hence at City Point City of Bnton, hence at New York Ardmillan, from Sydney at Callao ~ • , J Bushby, front Texel at New Orleans ' Minnesota, Finn, hence at Charleston Atlantic (s), from Southampton at New York August, hence at St Thomas Powerful, Nixon, hence at Savannah Resolute, hence at New York. , Queen of Britain, C H Muther, Hercules, Tague, Eaten, Pauline, and Iris, all hence at Lisbon Maria, hence at Bordeaux British Queen (as), hence at Havre' Anne, from Guayaquil at Panama J Maria and Jose, hence at Ponce Jane Vesser, hence at Maracaibo Numa, Morison, hence at Genoa Arrow, hence at City Point Black Duck, Stenson, hence at St Jago SPOKEN. • Zigzag, Denia for Philadelphia, Dec 9, 31N:72W Segamore, bound south, Nov 15, 19S, 21W Mares Polo, Nov 14, 195, 31W Quiver, for St Michael's, 50 miles from St Michael's Eagle, hence for Adelaide, Nov 18, OS, 29W Ferdinand, for. Baltimore, Dec 30, lON, SW Helen Thompson, of Liverpool, Nov 26 North American, Dec 23, 51N,15W Samoset, Dec 23, 51N, 15W OUTPORTS. Defiance, from Calcutta, and Early Morn, from Natal, both at Deal Falmouth, Jan. 2.—Arrived Kirkdale, from Buenos Ayres ; Themis, lbrail ; Giovanni, Girg'enti ; Marie Rene, Nantes Queenstown, Jan. 2.—Arrived : Beatrice, from Prince Edward Island for Liverpool ; Julianne, Newport and Ballycottan for St Thomas.. , Sailed: Linwood, for Liverpool; Oncsiphorus, London; Henry Dupas, Newry; Helene, Cardiff. Wind, N.N.E., fine. Greenock, Jan. 2.—Arrived Pearle, from Seville; Don Pedro (ss), Lisbon; lliarie Charlotte, and Jules, Nantes. Sailed : White Sea, for New York ; and William Vail, St John, N.B. Kingstown, Jan. 2.—Arrived Vorvarts AllhOler, from Dan zic for Dundalk ; Albert and Celina, Nantes for Newry ; Lart lere Therie, Bayonne. Dublin,'Jan. Tryphena; for Dunkirk; Lambcr tus, Lyndon. Wind, E.N.E. E,NLARGEMENT ,OF PREMISES. N r iT . p R OMOLI, 30 AND 32, CHURCH-STREET, (OPPOSITE PARKER-STREET,) LIVERPOOL, Flatters himself that his many kind friends and patrons will be glad to learn that, having added to his own the extensive and commodious premises lately in the occupation of Messrs. Willmer and Smith, he has been enabled to INCREASE lIIS LARGE STOCK with a further splendid Assortment of GEM GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. BROOCHES, BRACELETS, NECKLETS, CHAINS, and every variety : of JEWELLERY,. from the most trifling to the most important and expensive Articles. . • • GOLD AND' SILVER WATCHES, of the best Home-made and Foreign Manufacture. CLOCKS, MUSICAL. BOXES, AND BRONZES, ' DRESSING CASES AND WORK BOXES, SILVER AND ELECTRO-PLATE, And a very large quantity of useful and ornamental Articles much too numerous to mention ; also the Largest Collection of MECHANICAL AND OTHER TOYS, GAMES, &c., &c., in Liverpool, both of English and Foreign Manufacture, which he is determined to let his Customers have at Ten per Cent. over the Cost Price ; and as he only intends keeping the Tel's, &c., during the Holidays for the convenience of his Customers, he will feel grea9y obliged Ipy an early selection, F. W. P. takes this ;opportunity of again returning bis best thanks for the kindness which has been hitherto shown him, and, looks forward with contidecce to. a farther. increased encouragement and support. Be good enough to notice the Address-r F. 'W. PROAtou, 30 AND .32, CHUItCH-STREET, (nypaslTE pARKEa.-sTREET,) • LIVERPOOL. ENLARGEMENT OF PREMISES. CHANDELIERS., LAnps, &c, Wu lOOKE, SVCCESSOIt TO L. HAUSBURG, Respectfully invites attention to the extensve STOCK of CHANDELIERS, n Glass and Metal ; tINTERNS, 'BRACK,ETS, LUSTRES, of all descriptions, PATENT VESTIBULE A a ND OTIIER LAMPS, INCLUDING THE CELEBRATED AUREJLE LAMP. Public Buildings and Private Resiknees fitted for Gas. Experienced Gasfitters employed` on the Premises, and all kinds_.pf. repairs carefully attended to in the. alanufactory, CHU C:1-STItEET. Crepy's I.'orcign ,Refined COLZA especially adapted for the Aur6ole Lamps. . . ••• .A large AsSortment of TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, at the lowest Prices. The Stock of A , PAPIER MACTIE GOODS Includes rt' very exienSive assortMent of Articlue'selected from the productions 'if the'ltidat eminent Manufacturers in the Kingdom, ensuring the greatest durability, cxquisiteifinish, &c. OLD POSTOrk,ICE-T3U, LIVSItrOOL, MARITIME EXTRACTS. . LIVERPOOL, January 2. The Beatrice, from Prince Kdward Island for Liverpool, at Queenstown with loss of headrails, foregaffsails, &c. • The Julianne, from Newport and Ballyeetton for St. Thomas, at Queenstown with loss of foretopmastyard, sails, &c. The Bon Pere . Broussard, faint' Nantes, with floariwas on shore in Killough harbour, but got off without damage. The Perekop, from Bombay,•has Put into Bahia leaky, and discharging. • NeW YOrk, Dec. 18 : The New York Picket, M'Queen, from Manzanilla forTork, was seen :ashore, Dec. 8, on Mansanilla Reef, and not expected to be got off. The smack Nettle, hence at Plymouth, struck. the break water, but without much damage. • • . Milford, Jan. 2 : The Sovereign (s), of Liverpool, was towed in this morning by the Augusta, in a disabled state. . .• Lloyd's: 4ucen Victoria (ss), with the Rangoon tele graph cable, went ashore while going from Plymouth Sound to Keyham steam yard. . The Sourisquois has gone to pieces. Wexford, Dee. 31: Between 800 and 1,000 packages of cotton have been saved from the wreck of .the Golden star, some of them half and three-quarter bales; it is not expected that much . more will be saved. Queenstown, Dec. 30: . A disabled barque, coal laden, from Cardiff, is reported to be at Ballycotton. St. Thomas, Dec. 13 : The Wanderer, Lehman, &orb Liver pool for Port-au-Prince, with dry goods, put iri here on the ith instant with rudder damaged, and is discharging for 'repairs. The Mary Russell. Crocker, from New York for Liverpool, put in here Dec. 4 leaky, and discharging. The Rajah, from New York for London, has also put in here with cargo' shifted. Madeira, Dec. 26: Part of the crew of the Nottingham PRESENTS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR. We H. TOO K E SUCCESSOR TO F. L. lIAUSBURG, In presenting the usual address at this Season, begs to return his best thanks for the kind and liberal patronage conferred upon him during the past year. To his extensive and unrivalled Collection of BRITISH AND FOREIGN MANUFACTURES has been added every ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NOVELTY, And the, greatest care has been exercised in the SELECTION of the GOODS, to SECURE THE BEST QUALITY at the very Lowest Prices. Especial attention is requested to the large Assortment of FANCY ARTICLES, including PARISIAN NOVELTIES, FANS, CASKETS, SOUVENIRS, BOUQUET HOLDERS, and the NEW STYLE of HEAD ORNAMENT in the greatest variety. AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF FRENCH DECORATED CHINA, ALABASTER FIGURES, PARIAN DITTO.. A Splendid STOCK of 13011E3,1'1N, ENGLISH, AND FitENCH GLASS VASES, LUSTRES, &o. The unequalled. Stock of DRESSING-CASES, DESKS, WORK-BOXES, BAGATELLE TABLES, &0., manufactured on the premises, will be found complete in all its branches. The assortment of ENGLISH AND FOREIGN TOYS, GAMES, DISSECTIONS, &c., is replete with every novelty, and includes a great variety of ORNAMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS TREES. W. H. TOOKE hopes, by his unceasing personal attention, to secure the continuance of that confidence and support which have hitherto been so kindly extended to him. OLD POSTOFFICE-13UILDINGS, LIVERPOOL. NEWS. OF THE DAY. It was announced by telegraph yesterday morning that the Council of the Bank of France have advanced their minimum rate of interest and discount from 41 to 51 per bent: Intelligence had been previously received to. the effect that indication of pressure had re-appeared in, the Paris Money Market, and as the Bank of Eng land directors had carried their rate 'to 6 per cent., a movement on the other side of the Channel was fully anticipated. In other respects Continental advices were considered more reassuring than has' been the case within the last few days. It is stated that the negotiationS for a treaty of com merce between Belgium and France are happily ter minated. The duties on Belgian coal imported into France is to be reduced to 60c., that is to say •90e., but it is believed that the same favour will be extended to English coal. As regards cast iron, it appears' more and more probable that the reductions will not go beyond _those made by the Anglo-French treaty; that is to say, the duty Will be enly . 2f. iioc. instead of 4f. s@c. It will be observed that the Prussian press has at last spoken, and spoken strongly, en the Venetian , question: The Commercial Archives of .Berlin very naturally and properly treats the affair of the proposed cession of Venetia as a purely commercial one, and expresses the opinion, :which will meet with numerous supporters outside of commercial circles, that the prosperity of Many millionk Of men ought not to be sacrificed to legitimist and dynastic interests." M. Genero, a,banker of Turin, is stated by the Espero to have left that city for Paris, in order to negotiate a loan of 300 millions of francs:, Russia has shown unwonted and unexpected elasticity in a financial point of view. It is announced that the Government of the Emperor has succeeded in completing a new loan of one hundred million silver roubles, which has been raised by subscription entirely from the mer cantile and other classes of the Russian community. The Saxon Government has explained that it gave the order for the arrest of Count Teleki only after conside rable delay and reluctance, and in compliance with a spe cial request from the Vienna Cabinet, fbrwarded in advance of the Count's arrival in Dresden. This is an explanation which makes the case have a bad look as regards Austria, without improving the appearance of the transaction as regards the Saxon Government itself. A new coinage is just coming out, bearing the effigy of. Napoleon 111. in coronation robes. From this cir cumstance it is legitimately inferred that the Emperor's coronation, which has been relegared in the Greek calends, is likely to be brought on the tapis immediately, The last private letters from Vienna express hopes that some real amendment in the political and financial system of Austria maybe shortly brought abOut by the almost total change lately effected in the Ministry. Every State department, with the exception of that of Foreign Affairs, which is still retained by Count Rechberg, has passed into new hands, and the liberation of Count Teleki seems to harmonise with the improved expectations. " Our readers will perceive," says the Sew York Iferald, from which we insert an article of some length elsewhere, on the present condition and prospects of the Anierican Union, "that thbre are 'symptoms of a deadly conflict between the moderate men and the ultras of the Republican camp at Washington, and that war is expected to break outs Let it come, for the speedy dissolution of this anti-slavery Republican party would be the best of all compromises fer the Union." Before ni3 departure for horns, Mr. W. 5.1.4 - indsay sent the following letter to the Philadelphia Board of Trade : New York, November 21, 1860.-1 met the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce here, as you will perceive by the reports which appear in the newspapers of this day. I may state that I hare agreed with your GoVern meat on all the six points named (as also signals at sea), which will be sent by your Government to the Govern ment of Great Britain by the mail of next week, and I doubt not will be ratified by international treaty within two months from thd present tithe,' My visit, therefore, is likely to produce results of vast importance to both countries." The terms of this communication are strangely at variance with the disclaimers on the part of the pre- - sent Ministry, which followed upon the public announce ment of Mr. Lindsay's appointment to the post of amateur negotiator between the British Government and the United States, in reference to the shipping question. A telegram appears—but' from what source its con tents emanate, is not explained—denouncing the cur rent version of the recent Papal allocution which is noticed elsewhere, as a forgery; but until it is shown that' the telegram is itself authentic, the allegation which it conveys will not obtain much credit. It is with deep regret that we announce the sudden death of the Countess of Eglinton and Winton. The Earl and Countess of Essex received a telegram on Mon day from Scotland, informing them of the sudden death of the Countess, their daughter, who died at nine o'clock on Monday morning, at Eglinton Castle, Ayr shire. The lamented countess, so untimely cut off, was to all appearance in the best health on Sunday, aud, with her noble husband, was about to receive a large circle of distinguished visitors at the castle. Her late ladyship, Adele Caroline Harriet, was the only daughter of the Earl and Countess of Essex, and was born the 4th of March, 1828. She was married at Dublin Castle, in 1858, to the Earl of Eglinton, then Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland, , being his lordship's second wife. Her ladyship leaves issue .an only child—a daughter. It was blowing so 'heavily on Tuesday at Plymouth that the screw steamship St. George, 91, Captain the Hon. Francis Egerton, in the Sound, recently stationed in the Mersey, was riding with two anchors down, and the sheet anchor clearedready for dropping. Steam was got up on board the screw steam corvette Jason, 21, Captain E. von Donop, to assist her anchors in case of need. The Lord Chancellor has ordered the name of Mr Warde, of Clopton-house, Warwickshire, the defendant in the recent disgraceful case, Hooper v. Warde, to be struck out from the commission of the peace for the above county. After receiving an answer to a letter addressed to Mr. Warde, calling upon him for his defence, the Lord Chancellor decided that, in his evidence given in the trial referred to, Mr. Warde showed a recklessness of conduct, and an unconsciousness of the distinction between right and wrong, which proved him to be a person wholly unfit to be intrusted with the power of taking part in the administration of the criminal law. This step which Lord Campbell has thus taken must meet with the general approval of society. Mr. Cardwell addressed his constituents at Oxford on Tuesday. He spoke of the satisfactory condition of Ireland, and the encouraging prospects of the future in the sister kingdom.. The revenue accounts from India are stated to be so far satisfactory that there is no probability of any aid being revired beyond the £3,000,000 which the Presi dent of the India Council is at present empowered to raise. The Times says that Captain Forbes's new work on Iceland, which offers some remarks as to the advantages of making that island a station for our telegraphic com munication with the United States, also disposes of the supposed difficulties arising from icebergs or shore ice. A preliminary meeting of the Jews of England, France, Italy, and America has been held at the Mansion }louse, London, for the purpose of concerting new efforts for the restoration of the child Mortara to his parents. The Undaunted was successfully launched from Chat ham Dockyard on Tuesday. Although nominally classed as a frigate she is considerably larger than the line-of battle ships now afloat. • ller armament will be an exceedingly formidable one of 50 guns. Her Majesty's annual, distribution of food and cloth ing to about 660 poor persons of the Windsor and Olewer parishes took place yesterday, in the Riding house of the Castle. The members of the clothing clab (established under her Majesty's patronage) received at the same time articles of clothing according to the amount of their contributions, as on the former occasions, with the additions provided by her Majesty. The Bishop of London has appointed the Rev. Alfred Cay, Theological Associate of King's College, London, to the sole charge of the parish of St, George's-in-the- East. Since Mr. - Hansard's resignation the services have been taken: by life Itialiiiii*Ahaplains and other clergymen Who have offered their *stance. Mr. Cay was ordained by the Bishop of Winchester in 1857. He has recently been officiating as curate of St. John's Church, Deptford, under the Rev. C. F. Money. Mr. Cay is Evangelical in his theological views, and very strongly opposed to the ritualistic observances to which Mr. Kin was attached. It is understood that the rector on his return will insist on a restoration of some portion of the ritual which has been discontinued in his Church, he having stated in his recent letter to the Bishop of London that he cannot be expected to obey the monitions on this subject issued in his absence by his lordship. Mr. King left his parish on Wednesday) the 25th of July last, so that next July his twelve months' leave of absence will expire. 'An agitation-we doubt not foinented by local dis-, senters—is being got up at Rossendale, in opposition to the payment of Easter dues, which, on the one hand, the Vicar of Whalley appears determined to enforce, and which, on the other, a portion of the inhabitants of Rossendale are determined to resist. The Countess de Persigny was safely delivered of a daughter, on Tuesday morning, at Albert-gate House. The countess and infant are progressing favourably. >~ ~... THE DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1861. I.IIPROVEMEA T 1N GENTLEMEN'S EATS. nrnmianx-srit'Ev.v, LlVElirnt 3 m. GENzmnitx —I hate given your Patent,Easy-titting Hat a fair trial, and I must say it is the most Comfottable hat .1 e\ - cr wore, particularly when crossing the wattin a ivinO , cloy, ..,when with the old style of hat I inVariMf laud a headache,. .which With your ntiv style fa net the case. I can, therefore, safely recommend it to any one,,particularly to those subject •to headache.—l am, gentlemen, ours truly I have worn for some time one of the Patented Easy-fitting -Hats sold-Isr.liclr..---,r, and Lean testify to the advantage derived from the absence of that unpleasant pressure, particu larly on the foteheaa, usually felt from the hats generally worn. -- nouse,'ChelUnhani. (Signed) —'--- ..,T);05 letter is flk.nallal,:ra!e English admiral. The name ... is not given for o vious reasons. NOTlCE.—fire Pounds Reward upon conviction of an in fringement of my Patent. Simpson's Patent Easy-fitting.. Hats arc oioy had in Liverpool at No. 6, St. Getirge's-crescent (two doors from the top of Lord-street), and at 9, Dale-street (opposite'ltoyil Bank .Buildings), an 4 in dokards of one hundred other towns, a list 'of which would make ciiis advertisoillenetoo long. The Agent's in each place make. themselves known. .. . ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. . , BENEFICES A ,0.11):0INTINIENTS VACANT 1:I t rbO silll'. Oxford, Lincoln. College pats. the Fellows : Rev. J. Thomp son, tiet. E. ECTORIES. _ Buckorn-Weston, Dorset : uio Salisbury : ral £360 with rest denee : pat Lady Stapleton : Rev. J. 11. L. Cameron, prom. Choldertoi4 West, Wilts: dio Salisbury: vat £225 with real , r dentin : pate Oricl Colle•ze, Oxtord :•IteV..l. Fraser, resigned. •Tivyforei, Bucks : dio oNford : gat 1.7.21 - . with lei,itience nexed to.the Rectorship of Lincoln College, Oxford) c Rev. - .7.7libiiilKOri, D. D., dcc. 11 VICARAGES. Bugthorpe, co and dio York t Ekli pit Archbishop of York : Rev. R. Kitching, prom. Canterbury, St. idqtartt: vitt : pat Archdeacon . of Can terbury: Rer. 3. C. r ranks, resigned. • CURACIES. i.."ontngton, Kant : dio Canterbury. arportaTcco snd dio Chester.. Thetford, Cainbridge.shirc : dio. Ely. • OVERCOATS FOR VOLUNTEER RIFLE COPFS. HAYING,made it an object of. special study, the undersigned has succeeded in producing A REALLY GOOD AND_ USEFUL lIEGULATION OVERCOAT, 'WITH FULL CAPE, AT THE plItT, LOW IfItICE OF T W .0 G,ll I. N E -9: S , And respectfully invites ()Meets and Members of Rifle Corps to.thopect the same. 1;1 X. BURDEN, No. 17, CHURCH-STREET, LIVERPOOL. BUTTERMAN'S CAROL ! CHRISTMAS AIR-"'WIDOW MACTIREE." • KELLICy myjewel, just listen t 9 me— . . Och, hone' hcliy, rnachree ? While I tell you what mighty quare things I did see,. Och, hone? Kelly, machree ! • As I could not expect • - You your shop to neglect, • ,I went out to inspect, . • (My own time being free;) And what sights met my view I'll describe now to you, Och, hone ! Kelly, machrec ! From home then 'I started on last Saturday, • Och, hone! Kelly, .machree 1 And first to the markets I wended my way, Och, hone! Kelly, machree! I ne'er sacs such a lot • . Of quare things in one slot; half their names P.ve forgot, . For they quite bothered me ; So all I can do, Is to speak of a few,' Och, hone! Kelly, machree To describe such a sight, faith I have not got words, Ock, hone! Kelly, machree There was dead bag and mutton; grid all kinds of birds, • hone! Kelly, machree Och ! 'twas odd to see those •• Things all hung up in rows, Like so many scarecrows On a branch of a tree; - There was every fowl, From the lark to the owl, Och, hone! machree They'd pigeon, and widgeon, and paycocks, and snipe, Och, hone Kelly, machree And on some of the stalls saw illigant tripe, Och, hone! Kelly, machree They'd raisins and figs, And eels they call sings, And nate sucking pigs As I ever did see, . . And Jobeterk, and crabs, Periwinkles, and dabs, Och, hone ! Kelly, machree The animals looked very purty when dead, Och, hone ! Kelly, machree Cards weid - Oft theni to tell Where they'd been " bred and fed,' Och, hone Kelly, machree • There were apples and pears, There .were rabbits and hares, And. other small wares, . Such as,oysthe:s and tea, Wax candles and coffee, And Evortom toffee, •1 Och, hone ! Kelly, machree After that, I went offlo the great BUTTER PLACE, Och, hone ! Kelly machrce To "iave left that unseen would have been a disgrace, Och, hone ! Kelly raachwe, Och ! the bust you'd got there, In my whole the I ne'er, • •In a fancy Buazar, Such a threasure did Fee, 'Tis yourself's wide awake, ' Let me now my leave take. Oe, hone ! Kelly machrce T~TJEWELLERY, PLATE, &c. T 0 0 .E SUCCESSOR TO • F. L. lIAUSBURG, Having completed the selection of his Stock for the season, in which will be found all the greatest novelties in fashion and design, solicits an inspection of the same, comprising an extensive collection of DIAMOND AND GEM WORK. , LONDON AND OTHER JEWELLERY of the very best quality, • SILVER AND PLATED GOODS, of the acwesi styles and designs, from the first makers. ENGLISH WATCHES, combining all the latest improvements, and guaranteed to perform with the greatest accuracy. G-ENEVA WATCHES, from the first manufacturers„ W. II .T. would direct attention to his former connection with the it'HOLESALB AND MANUFACTURING BRANCHES, and likewise to the fact of his making all his payments for • PROMPT' CASH, by which he is enabled and determined to.subrait his goods at SUCH MODERATE PRICES that no other house can offer such advantageous terms. OLD POSTOFFICE-BUILDINGS, L4v.6.1'001. • 111011 WATEE., THIS DAT,. AT trittitrooL. Hour. Height. MonNtxu, to: 31m. 1 16 • ~., ft. 01n. EVENING ...... THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1861. =g" , ommt; THE DISASTROUS REFORMATION. WHAT heart ban itiriain unmoved by the perusal of so mournful a document as the Allocution of Pio Norco, pronounced in Sacred Consistory last month, and an English translation of which has been largely circulated within these few days. The purport of the Address is to expose the real state of affairs, sacred and profane, as these seem to affect the unity of the Roman Church and the authority of the Roman See. The present aspect of the world, " the Holy Father" does not hesitate to tell his "venerable brethren," inspires him with well-founded fears, it agitates him deeply, and fills his soul with sadness. His Holiness, before entering upon details, dis courses on the fact that the Church has, from its origin, been assailed by fierce and continual tempests. Historically, therefore, it is implied there is nothing inconsistent or wonderful in the Church of our day having been made the sad object of the attacks of enemies, great and numerous—whose hatrdd, long since existing, whose rage,.swollen to its height, appear to have been let loose, all entire, against the Pontificate. But, to be more specific, we are told exactly the origin of the present calamity to the Roman See. In fact, says the Pope to his brethren, we have to deplore the invasion of perverse doctrine which, sprung front the principles of the disastrous Refornzation, has acquired almost the force of public law ! The disastrous Reformation ! Pro testants will universally accept this bitter lament as the highest compliment that has ever been paid to the immortal memory of MARTIN LUTHER, and perhaps the most conclusive evidence given to this generation of the marvellous, ever-endu• ring, and still-extending blessings reaped by the world from the solitary studies of that once cloistered monk, and from his gloriOus labours as the founder of the " disastrous Reformation." Could LUTHER now rise from his grave, and, after calmly surveying the unprecedentedly perilous condition of the system against which he hurled his " disastrous" Protest, listen to the Head of that Church confessing that the impending ruin is the result of the principles and doctrines of - that Protest, how would the lion-hearted champion of the truth rejoice over the strong seal thus set upon his great mission! What a triumph, to hear from the lips of the Roman Pontiff himself that the "perverse" doctrine of Protestants had at last acquired almost the force of public law ! Nor is this all. Who are the men who have been active agents in propagating these " false" doctrines which scr terrify the Holy Father ? Have they been thorough-bred English Protestants ? Or have they been apostates and renegades who have re nounced " the one faith," and now seek to anni hilate the Holy Mother who reared them ? Neither the one nor the other. These evils inflicted upon " the Church," we are told by Pius IX., are due to the "perversity of impious men, who proclaim themselves the sons of the Church !" —in other words, LOUIS NAPOLEON, VICTOR EMMANUEL, et id genus oinne. Does not the first-named potentate proclaim himself " the eldest son of the Church," and does not the other still profess his respect for the Spiritual Father? " Yes," says the Pope, " but we must call them the sons of darkness." The old gentleman has finally lost his patience with his unnatural and cruel children, and has thus remorselessly handed them over to be tormented by the proper sable authorities. And, yet, without the protection afforded by the bayonets commanded by the eldest of those " sons of darkness," the Holy Father could not maintain his throne for a single hour ! The "false" doctrine of Protestants, to which the Pope chiefly attributes this sad state of things, is that which holds " that the Church is a sort of corporation (collegium) existing in civil society, enjoying no rights with the exception of those which are granted to it by the civil power." Now, we are not aware that, as here stated, there is any such doctrine necessarily attached to Pro testantism. But it does not practically differ much from the truth. At all events it is not so wide of the mark as his immediately following assertion that, "in reality, the Church has been instituted as a true and perfect society, which is not circumscribed by the boundaries of any state, or subject to any civil power, and which exercises its power freely and for the salvation of men in all the quarters of the world ;" a doctrine in sup port of which he quotes as applicable to himself alone, the solemn words, "All power has been given to me in Heaven and on earth." We shall not dwell upon the ludierotis aspect of such a claim, put forward by an old man so nearly bereft of all power of every kind. It may not be out of place, however, to refer to the fact that a claim essentially similar has been put forth by "highflying " churchmen at home. They also would set the ecclesiastical above the civil authority. Let the advocates of such extreme views reflect on the fact to which all history as well as passing events testify, that practically the thing is impossible, and that every attempt to realise it must finally be disastrous in proportion to any partial success it might meet with, and the doggedness of its adherents. This grand error in ecclesiastical policy led to the dis ruption of the Established Church of Scotland ; and a recent attempt to act upon the same funda mental mistake has involved the majority who seceded in a fresh conflict with the civil power— a struggle which cannot fail to end in the entire defeat of the would-be ecclesiastical despots. Could the Puseyite party in the Established Church of England gain a :majority, we should soon see another disastrous illustration of such high pretensions as to the supreme and indepen dent power of the Church over, and apart from, the authority of the civil magistrate. While the Holy Father seems to have been deeply moved—as well he might—by the spread of what he considers false doctrine, and on account of the state of the Church, not only in Italy, but in the Grand Duchy of Baden and in Syria, in the kingdom of Corea, of the Chinese Empire, and the countries bordering on the tropics, the full strength of his wrath appears to have been roused and kept warm for an outpouring against " a most infa mous pamphlet lately published in Paris," which it is lugubriously added, " has just come to add to our sadness." It is denounced as opposed to truth—as containing absurdities and contradic tions—as only fit to be'thrown aside and despised —as intolerably audacious and impious —as tend ing only to overturn and rend the unity of the Church ;—and all this because the writer pro poses the foundation of a national French Church, but which should still to some extent recognise the Pope's spiritual authority. The Pope groans agaig as he reviews this "condemnable" papa- , phlet. At last he reaches a most characteristic climax, when, with reference to the cause of all this audacity and wickedness, he exclaims, " Be hold the end of these translations of the sacred books, everywhere scattered to corrupt the faith —this host of most shameful books, made to poison the morals of youth—the removal from the autho- rity of the Bishops of the education of youth," and so forth. These, in the Pope's " infallible' opinion, "have no other end than to sap the foundations of our Holy Religion 1" Thus, what ever otir " Holy Religion" may niean in the Pope's vocabulary, it clearly does not mean the Religion of the Bible. •^q"~sJtST~s'c{Aa:.'R tlfM.rw.i.. DEATH OF THE TUNG OF PRUSSIA. PittbEnibk kin g of yrussia, has at lengthpassed' away. Ori Monday night Ms state lidatne so alarming that the Prince Regent and the other Princes at Berlin repaiied t 6 Sans S.onci, and a telegram now, arrives informing us of his long7expe4ed death. His late Majesty vas bOrn Oii the 15th Of dctober; 1795, being , the ioil iiffiedeikklndia III: At ti age he was admitted into the Council of State, Where the affairs of the nation were discussed prior to the establishment of a parliamentary system. Called to the throne by the decease of his father on the 7th of June, 1840, he distinguished his accession by repair ing several of the injuries which had grown out of his father's repressive system of government. The aims of Frederick William IV., in behalf of the German Unity, of which he aspired to make Prussia the keystone and himself the head, subsequent to the re volutionary crisis of 1848 i. Were of a very lofty character; but when the National Assembly at Frank fort passed over his pretensions, and elected the Arch di ke John Lieutenant-General of the German empire, he became convinced to all appearances that,' German unity,' such as is desired by the enthusiastic students of Germany, was a game too difficult for him to play; and that as a king he would better consult the interests of his kingdom, by giving more of his attention to Prussia, and less to Germany, than he had been in the habit of doing. The policy which his Government pursued during the Crimean war lowered greatly the preBtige to which his kingdom had attained, and lessened the rank which Prussia had reached in the councils of the Great Powers. In the year 1867 symptoms of mental aberration were observed by the physicians of his Majesty, and them symptoms continuing to grow stronger, it was at length deemed necessary to establish a regency ; and on the 9th October, 1858, the King's brother, Prince Frederick Louis, the heir'presumptive to the throne, was inducted into that office, and took the necessary oaths amid the general satisfaction of the people. The King was married, on the 29th November, 1823, to Elizabeth Louisa, daughter of the late Maximilian Joseph, King of Bavaria. There has been no issue by the marriage, so that, after the actual Regent, the heir presumptive to the throne of Prussia is the Prince Frederick William Nicholas Charles, married on the 25th of February, 1858, to the Princess Rdyal of England. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Jan. 1, 1861. The Moniteur publishes an Imperial decree, dated the 22nd ult., declaring that the premium allowed by the law cf the 6th of May, 1841, to steam• engines of French make, entered for internal maritime navigation, shall be paid on the basis and according to the quota of the duties applicable to steam-engines used for navigation, of British origin and manufacture, imported by French ships. It is announced that after the first representa tion of the new melo-drama at the Cirque, at which the Emperor attended in state, his Majesty caused M. Victor Sejour to be sent for to the Imperial box, and congratulated him on the success which he had achieved by his new play. The Patrie of this evening announces that des patches have been received from China, stating that the city of Pekin had been entirely evacuated by the French troops. The French forces had been divided into two corps, one of which em barked for Shanghai on the 15th of November, and the other was to remain at Tien-tsin for the winter. The marines 'forming the garrison at Shanghai were to be relieved by the troops coming from the north, and afterwards sent on to the French establishment at Saigon. A letter written by a French officer attached to the expedition gives some extremely curious details of the richness and magnificence of the objects found by the allied armies in the summer palace of the Emperor. In the gardens there were discovered, among other objects, some elephants in enamel of the size of naturcit Amidst other objects of the greatest value is mentioned also, a full suit of Damascus armour, the helmet ,of which is surmounted by a pearl of enormous size, and of the finest quality. This armour is, it is said, intended for the Emperor. The " looters"• like wise came upon a magnificent salon, furnished in all respects d la Louis Quinze, with portraits of the ladies of the court of that reign, having the names of each lady inserted at the bottom of the frames. Some apartments of immense size, decorated and furnished with fabulous luxuriousness, contained some gilded bronzes, and procelains in considerable quantities; but all these valuable effects were completely forgotten and neglected in these magnificent apartments, and were covered by a thick layer of dust. The ambulance carriages which accompanied the army, happily not being required, for the purpose which they are intended to subserve, were used to carry away a portion of the plunder ; the low ,depth of water in the canal which connects Tien tsin with the capital unfortunately not permitting the gunboats to come sufficiently far up the river. After reading the foregoing account, your readers will, I daresay, be tempted to ask how it. is possible to reconcile it with the statement of the Commander-in-Chief himself, when he declares that the French divided everything fairly with their allies. THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY AND THE CANADIAN LEGISLATURE. • Annexed is a communication regarding the bearing of the proceedings of the Canadian Legislature on the interests of the debenture holders of the Grand Trunk Railway : Sir,—A perusal of a recent publication in London, termed " The Acts Incorporating the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada," if not attractive, cannot fail to instruct and alarm the holders of any Canadian security held and issued under authority of a Canadian Act of Parliametit. The embarrassments or that railway form no part of the causes of alarm I refer to. ` wh T o h directors me were eno of that railway, dhythoc a s n i a x di o a a n t G ef o v twelve n o t f , by exhibiting a Canadian Act of Parliament, dated December, 1854, issued upwards of £2,000,000 deben tures in this country, and, while it is obviously , impos sible here to enumerate all, the following describes some of the conditions, privileges, and foundations on which they were to rest:—£2oo in shares was to be issued for every £lOO debentures; that proportion was to be main tained, and the total issue was .strictly limited to £4,864,800 stock, and £2,090,700 debentures. As a first lien over both, the Canadian Government were to advance a loan amount not exceeding £2,211,500, and no more bonds were to be issued interfering with the rights and privilesei of the said debentures, without the written permission from each holder of the said debentures, A series of five acts, the last dated 1858, of the intro duction and passage of all of which, until the present Publication, not one of the debenture holders was aware, have produced such organic changes in everything relating to these debentures, that one looks in vain in the pale, attenaated, robbed, and ruined debenture of 1858, for one feature that calls to mind the hearty and substantial debenture of 1854. By these five acts the directors were, on their petition, permitted to bring about the following results :—ln addition to £3,115,000 provincial aid, £9,115,000 pre ference have been issued above the debentures, with unlimited power to issue more ; and in place of £4,864,800 shares there are only £2,781,000 issued, and in place of £2,090,700 debentures there are now £2,403,987, if not more. The permission in writing has never been asked, and the government directors, after passing most of the said confiscatory acts, are withdrawn. Much more injustice could be pointed out,. but I respect your space. The questions inevitably arise, are all bonds and securities issued in this country under Canadian Acts of Parliament, whether by government, municipal, railway, or bodies corporate, subject to a similar process of secret legislation and legislative obliteration, and how far the practice has been carried on ? Can and have any other bodies of Canadian directors presented themselves in this country with a Canadian Act of Parliament, issued bonds, and then returned to Canada, and petitioned the govern ment to alter, weaken, reduce, or obliterate the Act on which they had raised money ? The evil and danger are so imminent that I trust you will consider them of sufficient importance to call public atsention to them. Your obedient servant, YELRAH• The weather has again changed : on Tuesday night a hard black frost set in. It was fortunate that the foot ways had been thoroughly cleaned after the previous thaw; and but for that pedestrians would have had a poor chance of getting along. The heaps of snow that had most unaccountably been left in the streets have become quite hard and slippery. It is the wonder of everyone that some effort had not been made by the proper authorities to remove the snow from the streets. There was a good deal sun out yesterday, but towards evening the atmosphere bocame thick and gloomy. Per haps another fall of snow not unlikely. It was not, however, very cold yesterday evening. THE LIVERPOOL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF COMMERCIAL INTERESTS, AS RESPECTS WRECKED AND DAMAGED PROPERTY. The fourth annual general meeting of this association was held at noon, yesterday, in the Underwriters' Com mittee-room, Exchange-buildings; Philip H. Rathbone, Esq., deputy chairmau, presiding. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, the Secre tary wits called upon to read the • L ; COMDIITTEE'S REPORT .FOR 1860.. Thelcommittee beg to present the following particu lars of 'wrecks and casualties, which have been placed in charge of the Association during the past year : WItECIr. LIST PoR 1860.—Aan Michael ; Liverpool to Bombay, wrecked on Arklow Bank. Salvage claims on portion of cargo settled. Further portion of cargo saved by divers. Proceeds of cargo already distributed, £7,828 2s. 10d. Some additional salvage is expected in the spring of 1861. Ship total loss.—Arethusa : Cuba to London, with mahogany, &c., wrecked near Bunnell'. Ship total wreck. Salvage claims on cargo settled.—Britannia : Savannah ,to Liverpool, stranded near Darmouth, The captain of the ship retained charge in this Case. An agent from this association superin tended the discharge and forwarding of the cargo and the getting oft the shag.-'-Charles Brownell : Singapore to Liverpool, stranded at Fleetwood. Cargo discharged, and ship floated arid taken into Fleetwood.—Charles Holme Liverpool to Mobile, wrecked at Aberbach, near Fisligilard; in 1859. A considerable portion of the iron shipped by this 'Vessel has been recovered by divefs its Weather *Mild Periiiit; arid brought to Liver pool for sale for the benefit of those Concerned.— Emerald (s) : Wrecked in 1859, on the Isle of Man. Cargo of iron saved, and forwarded to its destination,- 1 miiy : Savannah to Liverpool, stranded near and Garston. Assistance rendered in g e tti ng on her to Liverpool.—Fanny Bloomer : Newfound land to Hamburg, assisted into Ramsgate, with damage, &c. Cargo partially discharged, and ship towed to London.—Ferdinand Brumm t Iquique to Liverpool, put into Queenstown, with loss of roasts. Discharge of cargo at Queenstown prevented. Ship towed to Liver pool. Correspoudence with Prussian Consul-General in reference to Conduct of agents at Queenstown.—Go ward : Liverpool to Ha'ana, put into Holyhead, with cargo shifted. Re-stowage of portidn Of barge superintended.— Haidee : Liverpool to Tobermory, stranded &jai- Black pool. Cargo saved, and put in place of securitY.--:. James Alexander : Liverpool to Calcutta, wrecked near Padstow. Portion of materials saved and sold.—Lei cester : Charleston to Liverpool, wrecked near Holy head. Portion o f cargo saved and forwarded to Liver pool.—Lindisfarne : Liverpool to Pernambuco. Portion of cargo (iron), thrown •everboard on Dulas rocks, recovered and forwarded to Liverpool.--Loire :.Nantes to Liverpool, towed into Penzanoe, leaky, by French steamer Danube. Salvage tfialnial settled and cargo sold.—Lydia : Liverpool to Monte Video, wrecked heat Wexford. Cargo being discharged by divers, and for warded to Liverpool.—Monkton : Liverpool to Wick low, abandoned on Arklow Bank, and afterwards taken into Milford, derelict. Salvage claims settled • ship and cargo forwarded to destination.—M on ti ce ll o : New Orleans to Liverpool, burnt outside the Mississippi. Surplus proceeds of derelict cotton, taken into Mobile —supposed from this vessel—were obtained- from the District Court at Mobile, and distributed.— Neptane : New Orleans to Liverpool, wrecked in Bally teague Bay. The captain retained charge in this case. Ship a total wreck. Cargo saved, and forwarded to Liverpool.—Oberon: Maceio to Liverpool, wrecked near Harlech, after being upon the' Sam Badrig. Salvage claims settled. Large portion of cargo saved, end for warded to Liverpool. Ship sold.—Princess Royal : Para to Liverpool, towed into Milford with damage from col lision. Arrangements made to tow vessel to Liverpool. --Queen - of the Seat Santander to Liverpool, put into Swansea `With cargo shifted, and leaky. Arrangements made to prevent total discharge of cargo, &e.--Tribune : 'Clyde to Ohba ; put into Holyhead leaky; and afterwards into Falmouth leaky. Ship taken to 'Plymouth to dis charge, and cargo re-shipped into another vessel, —Vermont : Dalhousie to Liverpool, stranded do BerA nard's Wharf, near Fleetwood. Cargo partially dis charged, and vessel taken off and iuto Fleetwood.--a Victoria : Mogadore to Liverpool, stranded near Wal lasey, and afterwards totally wrecked near Egremont. Salvage claims settled. Portion of cargo saved, and proceeds distributed.—Wave : Clyde to Saltney, wrecked on Hoyle Bank. Portion of cargo saved by divers, and forwarded to destination. Besides the above, some minor cases have also engaged attention. The increase in the number of casualties placed in the charge of your committea will afford satis factory proof that the operations of the association will become more and more extended as its objects are better known. The shipment of dangerous articles without proper notice, and the subject of fires on shipboard, continue to receive the attention of your committee. A "Report on the frequent occurrence of Fires among Cotton, before and after shipment from America, with Suggestions for their Prevention," which was received from your valued correspondent at New York, has been reprinted by the London Association, with the concurrence of your ccrm. mittee, and a number of copies have been distributed, The amicable relations which exist between this assd-g ciation and the corresponding associations in London and Glasgow have been found mutually advantageous. By the friendly communications which are exchanged much valuable information has been obtained and disseminated. ,By this means also the despatch of more than one agent to a' wreck is frequently prevented, „ Information has been obtained or communicated respecting the 145 ships which were enumerated. The Congress on the subject of International General Average,. at the Glasgow meeting for the Promotion oi Social Science, which was alluded to in the last annual report, was held at the time appointed, and was attended by delegates from the chief commercial associations of this country, and from America and from the COntinent. A series of resolutions, tending to the attainment of uniformity in general average practice, was 'adopted by the meeting, and arrangement werp made for drawing up a bill to be submitted to the legislative authorities of the different nations of the world, with a view to its being enacted into a law. A synopsis of the general average practice of different countries was prepared and distributed among the different Commercial associations interested in This sub ject, and was of much assistance to the delegates who attended the Congress. For most of the details of the continental practice your committee are indebted to the active assistance of the committee for managing the affairs of Lloyds. A revised edition of the synopsis, including the average practice of Boston, Charleston, Mobile, Bordeaux, Brest, Bologne, Hamburg, and Bel gium, has since been printed. Part of the expenses incurred in printing will be reimbursed by the sale of copies of the synopsis, the price being fixed at Os. per copy. The expense of printing the synopsis, and some other charges which are shown in the financial statement, have tended to seduce the balance of profit for this year. Your committee propose to continue the usual subscrip tion for membership for 1861. The retiring members of the committee are the chair man, Mr. Alfred Holt, and'Mr. W. T. Jacob. These gentlemen are eligible for re-election. P. 11. RATHBONE, Deputy Chairman. The financial statement was then read, and showed a balance of profit for the year of £ll6 7s. 2d., and with the reserve fund a balance to credit of £1,091 2s. 9d. After the committee's statement and report had been read and eonfirmed, the subject of the renewal of certifi cates of competency to masters and mates, who had been convicted of drunkenness, was discussed, and, ultimately referred to the committee for their consideration. The 'thanks of the meeting were then voted to the Chairman, _Mr. W. M. Moss, to the members of the committee, and to the officers of the Association for their'services, and a special vote of thanks was awarded to the Deputy-Chairman, Mr. P. 11. Rathbone, for drawing up at the request of the committee a synopsis of General Average practice in England, America, France, and other countries, and for the time and labour which he had given as chairman of the inb4ommittee to the subject of International General Average. ANNUAL DINNER TO THE SOHO-STREET RAGGED SCHOOL CHILDREN. According to his annual liberal custom, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P., gave a capital dinner to the children belonging to the Soho-street Industrial and Ragged Moels yesterday, at the Oddfellows'-hall, St. Anne street. There were in attendance a large number of subscribers, friends, and parents. The children, boys and girls, were tidily and prettily dressed, and their general appearance was clean and healthy. The mem bers of the band wore their distinctive clothing, and their perforniances before and after dinner were highly creditable to themselves and tutors. The children sang pleasingly, and gave every indication that great pains had been bestowed on their culture. The quality of the dinner was excellent; meat and pudding were in abundance, and were _ highly appreciated. About a dozen pretty little girls, daughters of patrons and sub scribers to the institution, acted as waiters, and did their duties intelligently and well. The sight during dinner was a most pleasing one. Everything was orderly, and the pupils behaved decorously, indeed in such a manner as they might have been expected to have done if they had all their lives been used to plated spoons, the best victaals, and the most attentive servants. After dinner Mr. Hubback, the secretary, occupied the chair, and proposed the usual loyal toasts ; the success of the Soho-street Industrial and Ragged Schools was responded to with great satisfaction. The CHAIRMAN then addressed the children, the parents, and the public. He urged the children to attend school regularly, behave properly, and instanced some boys, formerly pupils at the school, who had ob tained respectable and remunerative situations, and were at present respectable members of society. One of these was getting £1 per week, and he had attended at Soho-street some time ago, anti had given the children his history, and very appropriate advice. Another boy he (the chairman) had taken out of bride well : that one had prospered in life creditably. A third obtained a sum of money with which he paid his passage to Australia, where he re ma i ne d unt il h e had acqui re d the sum of £l,OOO. He returned some time since, placed his money in the bank, repaid the amount he had borrowed, got married, and re turned with his wife to Australia. The chairman dwelt upon the importance of the parents sending their children to school with regularity, in pre ference to keeping them at home to take care of younger members of their families. To the public he returned his sincere thank for their continued support, and mentioned the fact that the receipts of the bazaar, held a month or two ago in St. George's-hall, amounted to £5,000. He paid a tribute of respect to the memory of Mr. Horsfall and Mrs. Wainwright, liberal sup porters of the schools, who had died in the course of the year. In conclusion, he briefly alluded to the recent controversy in a local contemporary with respect to the boy Stephenson, and the usefulness of reformatories. He could not conceive how it could be deduced that juvenile criminals never ripened to adult criminals. Visiting the the Borough Gaol in his capacity of magistrate, imme diately after reading the controversy, he was struck with the fact that the first person he met there was a young girl 22 years of age, who had been convicted eighteen times; and he asked was it probable that she had received the benefit of an education such as was afforded at ragged schools and reformatories, conclud ing that, under other circumstances, if she had been so cared for, she would have been at this day a useful member of the community. "Mr. T. B. Horsfall" was then proposed to the chil dren, who cheered the toast lustily. The Rev. GILBERT SA.NDBACH afterwards addressed the children. The band then played some lively airs, and the proceedings terminated. •