The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-20 00:00:00

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Our opting such hesitates to the British see in this uoh-talked- Atria cannot that public that under- categorical ardinia and price of the ation of the the contra e, the other at, for some ?d to declare the Paler st the same ion in Rom. of. 20,000 . replaced by ign Affairs ; )n his return oneture- 6, not to leave om the tomb appointed "to ave caused the number of gull ral navy," has 13th August. pence of the itract for her 1854 and 1861 and vessels, of :ions stipulated ted in a " sub• d with good, .ind, to be ap- Id 1):: appointed f the inspectors aents were paid such inspectors is, that it was e performance necessity that ted with tfr . the • 4,p err' 1/5. it seems .imber in her ea, and a large and unforeseen in the wording ty specified that in the building paid be entirely ity-second year and next wee); ' the National tee at Glasgow of September:, the Seortistk neoln's fnn i* :o Queen Caro homeell or from manufitetitrea e, to be ust - -'d istanee is about for " slack," It has not been should be laid of submerging' ppear3 to have nt. ce end Brett-re to, decide tlbe lice have iiiter- the suicide of a Tuesday for iterday, at -Rat- IV. G. Clarke, .ave been par- rIE POPE? bnie? Loro FAIXANUEL? jtsklians. The he will never ) desertion of utr is correct, his march to s pledged t ° the . Pupae,' • les's. GA Rr t to fnitilit- ods of others 'who will not be over nice in using" irresistible arguments to convince him of his duty. The French Euiperor's position and intentions are, as usual,- most difficult to understand ; but •we know his suppleness in backing out of his pro grammes, or, at least, in modifying them to suit circumstances. Nay more, has he not himself often caused to be brought about the very circum- stances, the inexorable logic of which he has subsequently pleaded as his excuse for the non fulfilment of his antecedently announced pur- pose ? That Louls NAPOLEON intends to allow the Italians to enjoy their proper capital is, certainly, not impossible. There are many indi cations of a change of policy which would seem to render that concession even very probable. French editors and pamphleteers are a sort : of Napoleonic antennae used by the . Imperial insect as it crawls about Europe to find.out what it can bite, what it ought to avoid, and where it may obtain a lodgment Perhaps Louts NAPOLEON. Wants to get rid of the Pope, consistently- with his own honour and the integrity of the Papacy as a spiritual system. But, at the same time, we do not believe he is prepared to allow Pius_lX. to take himself away whithersoever he listeth. Come •of it. .. - What May, his Holiness cannot be alloWed again to place himself under Austrian. influence or direction:. Wherever he. is, in Rome or out of it, we may depend upon it "the eldest. son ,of the church"' is too fond of the Holy• Father to _let go 'the firm hold he now possesses: We have always found that in employing the press to assist him in finding a solution for any knotty point, the Imperial spy throws out extreme suggestions, and ends - by acting upon amodification of them, regulated more or less by the nature of the opinions thereby elicited from such quarters -as he _considers, -of consequence.. This plan affords him_ an. opportunity of officially 'disc= ‘ Vowing'ulmost any proposition sUggested when it may. seem politic to do so; and, at the same time, in' a great measure, prepares the public mind for the course which he actually mean , follow and finally adopts. Some such Jesuitical process of sounding and changing the ehannel of public thought seems now being performed with reference to the settlement of the Roman question and'the disposal of the Pope. The Oinstitutionnel opens . the game by. de nounCing the proposal that the Pope should fly froth Rome. This is rather like a joke. We-all rem,ember when the yicar of Christ upon earth donned a fiunkey's toggery, and.having mounted into the servant's seat, got • himself rumbled out of the reach of his infuriated subjects in an old coach.' That was a very successful cheat ; but the French were not his keepers then. They are -en now ; and we should like to hear of his eluding th e eyes of such vigilant gaolers. " Catch a weasel asleep."' 'lt will need another miracle, we :opine,.. to accomplish that feat. No, no, — there is no fear of the Pope's flight. LOUIS NAPOLEON will see to that. On the other hand,. it. is hinted that Louts NAPOLEON has undertaken to protect. Rome only in so far ass it the residence of the Pope, and required for the duties of the Papacy. The presence of the French in Rome is said to be for religious and not for political purposes. It is a matter of piety and spirituality, rather than of territory and temporal position. If GARIEALDI and the Italians will insist upon obtaining 'Rome, what is Louis ,NAPO LEON to do? True, he is powerful enough to deny them the coveted boon if he ehose. But is it. notunfindispensable part of LOUIS NAPOLEON'S game to.: please the Italians ? He remembers ORSINI'S expiring shouts, and the more recent Toulon attempt. 'Moreover, the imperial conjuror hits brought into life a'Spirit he cannot lay at his pleasure ; and he is in some measure beholden to a creature of his own creation. Besides, are we to *suppose that ' Louts NAPOLEON has not ultimate objects in view the attainment of which he has Made dependent upon the unification of Italy and the satisfaction of the Italians ? Are we certain 'that -there is no secret treaty in existence for the aggrandisement of France, by adding to her strength in the Mediterranean ? Such a secret 'treaty has been given to the world, and although it has been denied, and denounced as absurd, are We sure that, it does not exist after all ? Has NAPOLEON 111. done so much to pacify Italy, and placed himself in so critical a pOsition at. Rome, merely for an" idea ?" Never believe it. Then, as regards the Pope, what more2does Louis NAPOLEON care for him than to keep him out of mischief if the Italians must have .Rome, if Louts NAPOLEON must have the Pope, and if the Pope also must be at Rome, the only :solution of the difficulty must be a compromise. Why not, as we suggested yesterday, give His Holiness a free establishment within the seven but without the municipality? He would then be what he is now—a petty sovereign— neither more nor less, while he would 'enjoy still greater facilities for devoting himself to pieti and to the study of ruins." Kept in his own corner by the Italians, and well watched by his French , friends, he would then cease from oppressing Italy or endangering the peace ' of Europe. Where else could he exercise his ipirituar functions with less chanceOf successfUl state intrigues, or with greater probability of his being left free from the domination and dicta tion of any temporal power ? ADVERTISE ! ADVERTISE ! ADVERTISE Method, decision, promptitude, readiness of combination, and manual dexterity, are.qualifica tions requisite in all tradesmen who desire to improve their business ; but in a large, populous, 4 kud commercial town like our own, there is some .. • still more necessary in order to attain to that thing liusiness which it is the desire of every success in ye at• Advertising has now "CiS tradesman to a. • the successful conducting of , a ar e now advertising become a necessity to .. every business. Tradesm , ijl proof of this 'who never advertised before, at , Aumns of the we have only to point to the co. " 4 4 fallacy Lady 7. l iinf. , s and of the pally Post. It l •,4 Arse to suppose that any advertisement inserted ,itt daily organ only, can have that publicity WhiL it is essential to give to all public announcements. F.ach daily organ has, in itself, a distinct circula tion, and if advertisers studied their own interest, they would advertise in each , not periodically, but regularly. Hundreds of advertisers in Liverpool can testify that their great success in trade is mainly attributable to daily advertising. There are many, however, of our leading firms who consider it unnecessary, from their large connection, to do so. This is a complete mistake, for if they desire to increase their business,—and what firm does not ?---we should strongly recommend them, if they wish to cultivate a cash trade, to advertise daily. Many hesitate to adopt. this plan, because of the expense. To all such we can only say, try it for a year, and we assure them they will be repaid tenfold. Adveriise by contract for the year, for, depend Upon it, the success of every trade and of every bLsinegs may be summed up in the one word— '''ALVERTISE AN UNCLE AND HIS TWO NIE THE RAILWAY PORTER VICTORIO 11 013,' ONE OF THE NIECES RECEIVED NOVEL CASTIGATION. A scene of a most remarkable nature, partaking as Inuch of the serious as of the ridiculous, and not a little (-4 both, occurred at Gran t o n on Saturda y evening last, °'n' short time before the departure of the 7 20 train t o - Edinburgh. In the course of the evening, two well dressed and respectable looking ladies arrived at Gran ton, in company with a ge ntleman who was evidently considerably the worse of drink. They entered a house rgether where, it is said, the y h ad som e stimn ue utmost pr o priety, 4 5 , 1 'ts• •They conducted themselves, however, with no suspicion being attached to the conduct or motives of either ; they were, in fact, about to leave when it was discovered that the gentleman had a considerably well-filled pocket of bank notes, and that the elder of the young ladies appeared to he particularly solicitous as to how she could get " her " u ncle to the trai n s a f e ly Present with so much money in his pos s_ion. Doubts were immediately in the minds of some to whether " the uncle " might not be in this ca se' as many others, a victim to the over-zealous atten- ... • : tion of his " nieces." These doubts were at once resolved by the appearance of a Herculean-looking carter - or porter, who seemed toknow the gentleman and those in his charge, the former well, as was evidenced by immediate and un doubted recognition ; the latter in such.. a w ay as to justify him in at once ordering them to, move oil. 'roe nieces" insisted on their to look after their " uncle,"- and charged the carter, as • he :may be called, with five or six other men who had just come up, with an intention to rob him. The carter; on the other hand, with those in his company, all of whom seemed tp•knoW him, insisted that the nieces were-females of qestionable character belonging to Leith or Edinburgh, and that their object Was to deprive "the uncle " of his pocket-book. In a few minutes a cousiderable crowd collected, and a desperate scuffle took place as to who should have . charge of the gentleman. While the battle raged "fast and furious," it became all the more clear that the porters and people were right, and ."the nieces" wrong; nevertheless, the ladies fought like h ero i ne s ; again and again sec ured their victim, and probably would • not have left him had not a huge porter or dock labourer-0 horror of horrors ! how shall it be stated, or how can it be believed ? finding all ordinary • efforts of pushing back and driving forward the. Most obstreperous of the females utterly unavailing, laid her as coolly and easily over. his knee as he would do a four-year-old child, and there and then, amid roars of laughter and " Serve her 'right," administered a castigation such as only the naughtiest;, children are - accustomed to receive. The effect was marvellous. The fiendish excitement of the brain seemed all at once to be mass felted to another department of the system ; the eut raged female ran off in.hot haste to the police barracks to secure the assistance of which she 'stoodin need • and her sister, or associate under threats that if she.did not move off as quickly, she would be " skelped," too fol lowed her as rapidly as she could. On their return with. the police,, they gave 'in charge several pFrsoni, who were not taken up, and.finding the train in, waiting, they bolted off,- leaving the gentleman with the parcel of bank notes in the safe keeping of his friends. FOREIGN INTELLIGENC_E. FRANCE. (FROM OVA OWN CORRE4ONDENT.) PARIS, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 1860. The steam transports, having on board the 7th regiment of the line,. arrived and cast anchor in the roads of Civita Vecchia yesterday morning. They had also on' board a battery of artillery and a squadron of hussars,. General Goyon, and Gene ,ral .of Brigade. Ridouel, who were on board the, Asmodee, landed immediately and started for Rome by special train. The presence of General Goyon was very much needed. The report • was very generally spread in Paris yesterday, that the Holy Father was deSirous of taking his departure from Rome; rumour even went so far as to assert that he had actually left ; this latter is evidently. absurd, but there is un doubtedly nothing improbable in the' supposition that Pius IX., confined to that. single part of his territory which- is peotected - by the arms, of France, does not consider his position any longer tenable, and believes the rule of exile and martyr more conformable to his dignity than that. of a poor ,Savereign who owes solely to foreign bayonets the small portion of territory which his enemies seem to wish to •letive to him. It is asked whither 'in such a case, His Holiness will go, but this is a question much more easily asked than answered.. What is certain, however, is, that once the Pope has withdrawn from Rome and embarked, the corps of French occupation will immediately evacuate the patrimony of St. Peter, although most certainly the exile of Pius IX. cannot fail to entail grave embarrassment on the Govern ment of Napoleon 111., in consequence of the impres sion which it will produce among the Conserva tive and the Catholic party. Should the main rumour turn out to .be true, there would be nothing to hinder Garibaldi from carrying out his alleged declaration that he would not stop till he had proclaimed the annexation of the Two Sicilies . from the heights of the Quirinal at Rome, without being under the necessity of attacking the French flag on his way thither. Garibaldi can not be expected not to owe the French a grudge for checkmating him in 1849. One. would like to see a similar way of escape made for him as regards that part of his programme which refers to Austria, and I do not by any means despair of such being shortly found. At Turin the language that is now heard regarding the recall of Baron Talleyrand is, that the Government will .willingly put up with the affront,. provided the French Emperor, by his attitude towards Austria, will guarantee the non intervention of that Power in Italy. A letter from Naples, dated the 10th inst., enumerates a variety of decrees ,which have been issued by the Dictator, with the view of carrying out the necessary administrative, naval, military, and civil changes. By the 9th decree the Marquis de Bella is sent to Paris on a mission to the French Emperor, and by the 10th, M. Cataneo is constituted ambassador to the Court of St. James. A circular by the IVlinister-at-War invites officers and soldiers to present th emselves to the gover nors and commandants of the different 'places, and to give in their adhesion to the new govern ment. Those officers who . shall present them selves with the soldiers, are to receive the whole amount of pay due to them ; the others will he placed on a second class. Those who delay unne cessarily to present themselves will be excluded. All the acts of the Provisional Government are to be in the name of Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy. The Seals of the State are to bear the arms of Savoy, with the legend, Victor Emmaniiel, King of Italy. The public debt of the state is recognised. The public banks will continue their cash payments. Passports for the Mats-I.las of Italy are abolished. Those for the Italian States' (" encore sitjets") will be delivered and signed by the Director of Police. All the functionaries of the Judicial order will be considered as having resigned, if they are not in attendance at their posts within ten days. There are no longer any Royalist soldiers in Naples. On the day preceding the Dictator went up alone to the Castle of St. Elmo, which has surren dered. It is whispered that . a soldier drew his sabre or discharged his pistol at the Dictator, but the news makes little noise ; doubtless means have been taken to smother the rumour as inconvenient. Most people seem to believe that there is an understanding between th e Emperor and his Excellency. M. Bertami now acts, as Garibaldi's secretary. M. John Lemoine has published in the Debats a most brilliant article in favour of. the unification of Italy, with the sentiments of, which I entirely agree. as I also do in the good advice which he gives , at the same time, to the leaders of the movement. It appears that Prussia has considered the pre sent a favourable opportunity for endeavouring to open commercial re lations with China. News has arrived here of the arrival at Singapore on the sth August of the Prussian steam_ corvette Areona, from Dantzic. She had on board an Envoy Extraordinary, charged with the negotia , tions of .the treaty of commerce and friendship • between Prussia and .the Court of Pekin: A scientific commission, appointed by the Prussian Academy, and an industrial commission, named t die Berlin Chamber of Commoree, are on board the _ 44r,44, which was to start for Shanghai on the 7th.' She will probably. arrive at a very Zwootit for the accomplishment of t he o pportune niission of thos: l Who have. one out in her. A statement re,.'entlY Published, purporting t o eit to from the various be t. that the total receipts for the ochose of the pones ar Paris,etur n s o h f o t w h s e ree August exceeded nth of last year by 400)000 francs. .ponding ruo at the Bourse • • The stagnation month of ent turn in political affairs would but a prollllll e en immediate excitement. probably pro Pools, Wednesday, Sept. 19. 15th, says , that he has s.scer -1 !na tion of Garibaldi to the A corres from Genoa Oil the ondent o f the Constitutionnel, writing tamed that the proc a , __. i He also mentions Palermitans is apocryP na that M. Ratazzi has resPtec;tfully but firmly de and that the King clined to join the Cabine. _lures him, whom he Napoleon, in which he " a "not to abandon the has written a most pathetical.etter to the Emperor regards as his best friend, n to go as far as cause of Italy, and offers to act as he which have compelled (pousse) ini "nsula." It Algeria to explain in perseovnetheb.sacred reasons has done for the salvation of the Peninsula. is added that Garibaldi has in t ffic l e at Pallancini-Trivilgio to accept the sa me o Naples as is filled by M. Depretis at Palermo. e Afar uis to If the statements in last night's s a e pers are be trusted, Francis 11. (who is still styled King of Naples) has not yet quitted Neapolitan soil. He is reported to be somewhere betw een Gaeta and Capua, at the head of a body of troop s num bering about 25,000 men, amongst whom a re the R o yal Guard, the Foreign Corps, and the Corps of the Abruzzi, - which has just rallied round him. The ex-King has with him his two brothers, the Count de Trani and Count de Casarto, General Bosco , who had pushed a strong YeePri naissance between Fondi and the Roman fron tier. C apu a and Gaeta are stated to be thoroug hl y fortified and provisioned. and likewise As regards the States of the Church, the Pied montese are pushing their operations with great activity. Spoleto has been carried after a short defence, an d Ancona is invested by sea and land, Ithe Sardo-Neapolitan squadron being moored in the roads. The steam-frigate Vittorio Em manuele, carrying the flag of Vice-Admiral 'Persano, is. stationed .at the head of the line, and is moored at the extremity of the Great Mole,' 'about 1,100 metres above the citadel. According to the same accounts, Lamoriciere had recently quitted Spoleto, - at the head of 9,000 of the Hite of his troops, divided into two corps —the first being commanded by himself, and the other by General de Limodan—with the inten tion of directing his course upon the Neapolitan frontier, with the view of forming a junction .with the Neapolitan troops commanded by the King. This latter story seems to be rather problematical. A tourist in the Roman States is supplying some highly interesting particulars, regarding the. different places which he is visiting,,to one of the Paris papers. His last letters, which are dated from Spoleto and Foligno respeCtively, contain, among other things, various allusions to the con- - dition and composition of. Lamoriciere's forces, and .particularly to that. portion of .them which formed the garrison. of Spoleto. Your Irish friends are the special subjects of his notice. When the tourist was at Spoleto, the garrison pf that place amounted to 3,000 men, and consisted of a regiment of Swiss, a native battalion, and .about 500 Irish. The ranks of the latter, he says, were increasing every day ;- and General Lamoriciere was expressing his utmost delight . their fine appearance. " Avez vous at quels said the General .to btaux hommes, it me vient ?" him ; but, alas ! it seems their conduct was not always in harmony with their good appearance. In referring to the disorder and disorganisation which prevailed among the - Papal auxiliary troops, this observer thus singles out the Irish portion of them for remark : " The Irish are the most guilty in all these respects, although some of the Austrians and Swiss arc not pure from all stain. But the Irish themselves, are they lot to be pitied ? They arrive at Ancona, for all the world like great children, quaking before a ,foreigner. The Austrians arm them, the Italians feast them. But they are left at first to - themselves • no care is taken of them ; and they have no officer qualified to command them. , Is it to be wondered at that they should give themselves up to -disorder ? They learn only, the words "de Am" and "de cognqe," and gorge themselves with these liquors, mixed with the burning wine of Italy. Acts of drunkenness, like those so frequent in Ireland, occur ; a vast number of bottles and glosses are broken, ,and it has become necessary to change the Irish of the garrison several times. At this moment they are , pretty quiet at Spoleto ; they still cause no little terror ; but that feel ing arises rather from the remembrance of the past than from their present conduct. At bottom, the inhabitants are not hostile to them ; and it is a fine sight to see them in their green uniform and yellow lace—recalling, as it does, the green Erin, their country." Who will not agree with this writer, that these unfortunate men are fully aS mueh to be pitied as blamed ? Garibaldi is said to be "redoubling his acti vity," in organising his army, so as to bring up its numbers immediately to 50,000. Another letter from Naples, dated the 11 th inst., states that the manifestations of joy at his arrival continued, and that the city is illuminated every night, but that it is almost impossible to sally out into the street without encountering some, mad fellows (fiwieux) who fall upon . you, sword, musket, or loaded baton in hand, t.o force you to cry, " ` r ive Gari baldi." It is stated that a gendarme, who hesi tated to respond to this invitation, was hacked to pieces, and a veteran, who imitated his example, had his head dreadfully cut with cutlasses, two hundred yards from the house where the writer lived. A sentinel in the fort. of Calmo underwent a like fate, for refusing to kiss the cross of Savoy ; while the miserable looking .vehicles which tra verse the street of Toledo, covered with flags, are filled with monks, who cry " death to the Bour bons," and. with :priests, who wave tricoloured flags. Little or nothino-was known of the movements of the King, as the telegraph with Gaeta was interrupted, beyond the fact that his Majesty had anything but an agreeable voyage to Gaeta. Having met at sea with the ship commanded by M. Longo, who was reputed t.o be a faithful ser vant of the monarchy, he ordered him to follow him, .but instead of obeying this command, M. Longo got up all steam and set off at once for Naples, where he delivered up his ship to the Dictator. It is also said that when Francis 11. arrived under the walls of Gaeta, his soldiers were for some time very unwilling to open the crates of the fortress t o him .. Th e troops which followed° him are represented as daily desertinghis standard, and returning to Naples in small detachments. Some of them have sought service in the Italian arr ay, but most of them have taken advantage of the decree of the Dictator, which allows them, if they wish, to return to their homes. to the 'lmperial journey, I observe thaltnthreegianr4nded interview between the Emperor and Empress and Queen Isabella has miscarried, owing, as it would appear, either to the Queen not having reached the place. of meeting in time, or to the Imperial party having arrived before they were expected. Queen. Isabella embarked, on the evening of the 16th from Palma, in Majorca, for Mohon, in the neighbouring island of Minorca, but the Emperor had arrived at the latter place on the morning of the 15th. Their Majesties landed immediately, but not finding the Queen there, left a letter for her and ieimbarked at eleven o'clock. Was this contretemps the effect of mismanagement or of design ? I find not a word in the Paris papers, relative to the alleged attempt on the life of the Emperor at Toulon; but this silence is no positive proof that the circumstance did not occur. Although the Bourse was as thinly attended as ever yesterday, and the transactions as limited, the market showed no indications of diminished firmness. The rentes closed at 68f. On the previous day at 67-95. THE CHEAP PRESS. It appears that more than half the newspapers pub. lished in London are those of the cheap press, and tha, the total number of cheap papers established through out the kingdom to the beginning of the present year was within three of 500. Of these 323 are papers which have come into existence since the abolition of the stamp duty in June, 1855 ; 174 are old papers , fo rmerl y pub lished at full price, but now become cheap papers, making the total number 497. It appears also that 161 journals which have not come down in price quite to a level with the new ones, have adopted an intermediate price, and that many of the old provincial journals that still keep up the higher price publish two editions—one being a number which they call the "People's Edition," andissue it at a penny, and the other their old full priced edition, the circulation of which has, in many instances, been found to fall far short of that of the cheap edition. In the home counties, out of 76 papers only 25 are full priced ones ; 41 are those of the cheap Dress; and 10 are intermediate price. The six Norfolk circuit counties have 42 papers, of which 18 are full-priced, 2 7 are cheap papers, and 5 are intermediate price. The 27 cheap papers in these counties include six of the old ournals' which were formerly published at full price. In the western counties, where the newspapers number together 84, 25 are full-priced, 45 are cheap papers, and 14 are intermediate price. The newspapers in the eight counties of the Oxford circuit are 86 in number, 31 of which are full-priced papers, 47 are cheap papers, and 8 are intermediate price. In the six Midland coun ties, where there are 78 newspapers, 14 only are full-priced journals, 9 have established an intermgdiate price, and 65 (including 21 of the old newspaper family, exist ing prior to 1855) are cheap papers. In' the two great counties of York and Lancaster, out of 176 newspapers, 12 only are full-price ; while in the other five nothern coun ties the number of full priced papers and cheap papers is equal—viz.; 22 of each ; of the total number of cheap papers (114) in these seven counties, 70 have been established since the abolition of the stamp duty in 1855, and 44 are old papers, which were formerly published at full price, but are now re duced to the price of the cheap press. In Wales, as in the English provincial counties, the number of cheap papers preponderates, there being in the principality 7 full-priced papers, 14 cheap papers, and 4 intermediate price. Here. then, we see that i 4 England and Wales, while the number of cheap papers is 378, that of the full-priced papers is only 288, the number of interme diate price journals being 102. In Scotland, where the total number of newspapers is 138, 41 are full-priced ;73 are cheap papers, and 24 are intermediate price. 32 of the cheap papers in Scot land comprise those established between 1668 and 1855, and include the Edinburgh Ecenißg Courant. Caledonian Mercury, and other old papers which now form a large portion of the cheap press in Scotland. In Ireland, the number of full-priced journals has the ascendency, being 63 ; while the cheap papers number 34, and the inter mediate price journals are 32, making together 12£1 papers in Ireland. In the British Islands the news papers-15 in number—are all "cheap" ones, except three, which are intermediate priced jo urnals. Thusl it will be seen that the cheap papers throughout the kingdom and the British Islands to January, 1860, outnumbered the full-priced journals by more than 100. The total number of full-priced journals being 392 ; in termediate price, 161 ;, and cheap papers, 497. Since that time the number of cheap papers has considerably increased all over the country. AgMENT IN TIM RIVER.—At one o'clock yesterday morning, as the Nova Scovian (s.s.) was coming up the river, she grounded on a sand-bank in Bootle Bay. A steam-tug and fiats were despatched to her assistance, and she got off at 1 :30 p.m., without sustaining any serious injury. SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN BIRKENKE4.p.--AbOnt six o'clock yesterday evening, as Edward Edwards, a young man about, eighteen y ears of age, residing i buildings, was working at the dock railway, Birkenhead, a waggon passed over his thigh, inflicting sever e in j uries. Ike was immediately removed to the hospital. n Morpeth 13inic.F.NHEAD POLICE-COURT.---AI this court, yester day, a young man, who crave the name of Cha rles Sey mour, charged with picking th e pocket of a yo un g woman, named Mary It ea d. The young woman was on the Woodside ally, and she caught the prisoner's hand mar, in her pocket. e was sent to gaol for three months. A SINGING CLASS.—An evening singing ,4ais is in course of formation. It will meet for instruction twice a week. Mr. E. J. Eyres, of Lord-street, Edge-hill, is 'to he conductor. A lecture, in co nnection with this object, was delivered last evening, at the Liverpool institute, the subject being the tonic Sol-fa system of teac hing to sing. 'The lecturer was the Rev. John Cur wen, the editor of the isni col-fa Reporter . AMERICA.—The Liverpool, Nevi,, York, and Philadel . Pil32 screw steamer Glasgow, Capfain ThOinpson, left the Mew:: yesterday for New York. The Montfeill Ocean Stefims4iP.Company's steamer North American, • Captain Aiton, will sail for Que m bee• And Montreal this day, with the Canadian mails. . I .he letter-box closes at the Post-otlice at 1. p.m; letters eau be forwarded i. , ;,i Londonderry if posted by 9 30 p.m, THE DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1860. LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITIAR AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) SANGUINARY AND DESPERATE BATTLE AT ANC9NA.--DEFEAT & DISPE RSION OF LAMORICIRRE'S. TROOPS, AND CAPTURE OF GENERAL LIMODAN. [OFFICIAL. DESPATCH.—JESI, SEPT. 18.] TURIN, Sept. 19. General Lamoriciere, with 11,000 men, attacked to-day the positions lately taken by General Cialdiui, near Castelfidardo. The fight, which was short, but desperate, gives the following results : . The junction of General Lamoriciere's corps, with the remainder of his - troops at - Ancona, is prevented. 600 prisoners have been made; Six pieces of artillery and a flag were taken. The enemy's wounded, among whom is General Limodan, fell into the hands of General Cialdini. The loises of the enemy are considerable. A column of 4,000 men, who made a sortie from Ancona and took part in the fight, was compelled to retire. It is being pursued by the Royal troops. Our fleet has opened fire against Ancona. COMMENCEMENT OF THE SEIGE- OF ANCONA. TRIESTE, Sept. 19. The French steamer Seine et Rhone, which left Ancona yesterday and arrived here to:day, brings news that the attack on Ancona had commenced on the land side. Ten Sardinian and Neapolitan vessels had arrived off the town, and an attack from the sea Was expected. • FURTHER DETAILS OF THE SANGUI NARY CAPTURE OF PERUGIA. Details have reached. Paris from Perugia. There were 3,000 Papal troops in garrison when Fanti's columns scaled the town, but when they opened fire the Pontifical carabineers and native troops made a sortie from the wrong side, and escaped into the country, leaving all defensive work to the foreign auxiliaries, who were driven - by the townsfolks into the citadel, after street-fighting and barricades,. and surrendered towards the evening. FRANCE. PARK, Sept. 19. The Moniteur of to-day contains the fol lowing : • ALGIERS, Sept. 17.—Their Majesties have arrived here. The Bey of Tunis arrived-here at. noon, and was received by their Majesties. One of the brothers of the Emperor of Morocco is expectedso arrive in the course of the day. The Congtitutionnel gives a categorical denial to the reports that the islands of Sardinia and Elba arc to be ceded to France as an indemnity for the annexation of Naples and Sicily to Piedmont. A rumour was current in Paris yeSterdaY, that. M. Thouvenel may shortly be replaced by Count de Persigny, as Minister of Fort'Agn Affairi. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Sept. 19, 3.20 p.m... Although little business was done, the Bourse has been firm, and Funds have improved. Rentes were finally quoted 68f. 10c., or 20 centimes higher than yesterday. GARIBALDI'S PROCLAMATION TO THE PARLERMITANS. PARIS, Sept. 19. The Patrie saYs:—We are authorised to state the proclamation of Garibaldi, announcing that he will proclaim Victor Emmanuel King of Italy from the top of the Quirinal, . has really been issued. The same paper says General Lamoriciere occupies an important strategical position between Ancona and Macerata, very favourable for the battle which is expected shortly. SARDINIA AND THE ROMAN STATES. TURIN, Sept. 18. Up to the present no foreign minister, with the exception of Baron Talleyrand, has received order* to quit Turin. The 600 prisoners of war taken at Spoleto are Irishmen. General Schmidt has arrived here. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Sept. 19. , The Vienna journals announce the death of Prince Milosch. THE AUSTRIAN NAVY. • - . _ The entire Austrian navy has been ordered to rendezvous on the 20th off the Island of Lissa, in the Adriatic. It consists of 74 vessels mounting 900 guns. THE ROMAN STATES. The Debals says that in a few days the annexation of Umbria and the Marches will be an accomplished fact. FRANCE AND GERMANY. The Coloyne Gazette says all the Governments of the Zollverein have consented. that Prussia should enter into negotiations with France with a view to concluding a treaty of commerce beta eon that country and the German. Customs Union. MEETING OF CONTINENTAL SOVEREIGNS. BERLIN, Sept. 19. The Prince Regent will arrive at Warsaw on the evening of the 13th October. The Emperor Alexander, the Prince Regent, and the Emperor of Austria, will meet on the 14th October. AS regards the Ministers who are to accompany the sovereigns, nothing has yet been decided. SYRIA. CONSTANTINOPLE (yid Marseilles), Sept. 12. According to advices from Beyrout, Fuad P as h a —after having consulted with General Beaufort de Hautpoul—had called together the chiefs of the Mutuali, and prohibited their giving any refuge to the Druses. It was said that milit ary operations would commence after the hot weather. It was asserted that Fuad .Pasha had prev en t e d the outbreak of an insurrection at Naplus. Prince Couza is expected at Constantinople. The P ra „,_ sian commissioner has left for Beyrout. AUSTRIA AND TILE ROMAN STATES. The Austrian protest against the inva s i on of the Roman States has been received in Paris ; and the correspondent of the Daily N ews says it con firms the general anticipation that Austria will .not interfere at present, unless Venetia should b e attacked. The protest , howeve r, reserv es in the fullest manner the right .to send an army into • Italy ; and states that if Austria now abstains, it is in order not to be disag reeable to certai n Powers, but that she holds herself free to c h oose her own hour for attacking the revolution. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN • MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept.— 19. The steamer Pera, with the he avy portion of the above mails, . has arrived. The Crimea n arrived at Gibraltar from Liverpool on the . 13th. From the Barbary ports ther e is no news of interest. It wa s known at Mangan that the Emperor had prolonged the term for the exporta tion of grain. Trade was in consequence carried on with great activity, as there remained full forty days to continue commercial transactions. Gibraltar exchanges and freights unaltered. THE BOMBAY MAIL. The advices from Bombay are to Aug ust 24th. The general news is unimportant. 'Fhe death of Mr. Joseph Jackson, railway contract or , i s a nnounced. The cholera was raging in Nepa u l. Bombay commercial reports are unfavourable. Cotton piece-goods show a general decline, a n d the prospects of the market are not eucou rag i ug. Cotton yarns continue depressed. Vt 70 0.9 v ery dull, and stocks heavy, Copper lower. Bar-iron in better demand. In cotton and wool almost an entire absence of operations on English account. Linseed rather lower. The indisposition to ope rate in produce kept down freights, th ough departures of shipping were more numerous than arrivals. Quotations, 50s. to 525. 6d, for cotton, 455. to 50s. for seeds, for London and Liverpool. GARIBALDI'S VOLUNTEERS: P The steamer Alelazzo,lLzhotithT, Sept. e H Gari 9 ba l idi . an volunteers on bOard, put in here last evening to coal and water, and left this morning, it is understood, for the island of Capri. On her arrival there she will await the other vessels of the expedition. When the whole of the force have joined they intend putting on their uni forms, with which they are supplied, and pro ceeding to Naples. SUICIDE BY WHITE, THE ANTAGONIST OF CHAMBERS. Thomas White who was defeatVd at the rowing match on Tuesday, by Chambers, took his. defeat so much to heart that he committed self-destruc tion yesterday morning, at one 'o'clock, in a public house at Barnes, in which he had been drinking up to as late an hour as 8 o'clock. AMERICA. _ . quEENSTOWN, Sept, 19. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamer City of Baltimore, from N ew York ou the Bth instant, has arrived here, bring ing $387,000 in specie. There was no political news of importance. COMMERCIAL. " • NEW YORK, Sept. 7. Money unchanged. Exchange bills, 1091 to 110 on London. Stocks buoyant, and have closed at an advance. N ew York Centrals, 851 to 85/ ; Illinois, 861 to 86 1; Erie, 29 1 to 29t. Cotton sales to-day, 1,500 prices un c h ange d. Flour firm, but less active, owing to an advance of sc. to 11c. per brl.; sa l es , 20,000 barrels. Corn depressed. Provisions easier. Sugars heavier. Freights: Engagements light to London and Glasgow. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 19. The Vanderbilt, from New York on the Bth, has arrived. She brings sixty passengers for Southampton, and 123 for Havre; $237,112 in specie for England, and $567,104 for France. The City of Washington had arrived out. Ad vices from San Francisco report a steady business doing, and previous quotations were well sus tained. Intelligence from Mexico says a prokun eiamento for the elevation of General Comonfort to the presidency will soon be proclaimed. Ifavannah exchange on London, 1151 4. NEW YQRIf., Sept, 8. —Money Market u . changed. Exchange very ; 'London, 100; Stock Market buoyant ; general advance ii a Railroad Seearities : Erie; '291; New York .!ei tral, 851 ; Michigan, Southern, 471 ;'lllinois tral, 861 1 ; Panama, 126/ 127. " Sales of Colon, 1,400 bales, without change in price. Flour irm, Vprii buqyqnt, Freights steady. NEW . 01?:4-VANs,/ sept. 7th —Cotton firm : ;ales 17600 baks. Snle4 - 4i th 6 week 12,500 bales. - Freights to Liverpool, 11.-16 d. THE FIGHT FOR £2OO ASIDE. The contest for £2OO aside between Brettle and Mace was appointed to come off yesterday morning. A special train was chartered from the Great Western Railway, but in the hurry and confusion caused by a great assemblage of roughs intent upon travelling free, the commissary with the ropes and stakes was left behind. He followed, however, by . the regular six o'clock train, and reached Goring about half-past seven. There, however, the police interfered, and a move was made to Wallingford-road, near which the ring was formed, and the men duly entered. Six rounds were fought, occupying twelve minutes, in which m ar had all the best of the contest, when the po ice interfered, and the referee ordered the men to meet again this day ; till then the battle stands adjourned. MORE ABOUT THE " ABODE OF LOVE." Yeeterday morning an application was made at Judges' Chambers, on behalf of Mrs. Price, for a writ of habeas corpus, directed to her husband, the Rev. Lewis Price, to produce her before Mr. Baron Wilde, at his chambers, and to show cause by what authority he had forcibly removed her, and refuSed her permission to return to the Agapemone, and join brother Prince and other inmates. The judge.made an order for the issue of the writ. The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday : GARIBALDI'S MOVEMENTS. NAPLES, Sept. 15, rid Marseilles. 15,000 Garibaldiaus have gone to besiege Capna, and afterwards Aversa. It is said that 50,000 Neapolitans are behind Volturno. AUSTRIA AND VENEA. The Times says, that, whatever the result of an immediate conflict might be, time alone would be sufficient to wrest Venetia from the Austrian empire. Without an army kept upon its present footing Venetia is lost: with an army on its present footing the empire is ruined. Russia is just as deeply embarrassed as Austria, only with a social instead of a federal question. From that quarter no aid is to be expected in the case of an Hungarian rising. There is nothing .for it but submission to the tendency of events. THE POPE. The Times thinks the French would be glad if the Pope were to withdraw. The mission of the French garrison would then be at an end ; the French occupation would cease; Rome might become Italian at once; and Garibaldi might pro claim the unity of Italy from the top of the Quirinal. The Herald says that the retirement of the Pope from 'Rome, whether he withdraw to France, Spain, or Austria, could be but temporary ; but it would imply the removal of one of the 'most serious obstacles to the work of consolida tion, and it would wipe away the disgrace that is inflicted on the Italian name by the combined occupation of the Italian capital by a foreign torce. The Chronicle insists that. it, is the clear policy of his Holiness to remain where he is. If he has practically ceased to rule in the eastern portion of his territory, he can rely upon the French army of occupation to defend Rome itself against all corners ; and he has not ceased to be the chief of the Church. The Advertiser is of opinion, that if his Holi ness labours under apprehensions for his personal safety, or if he feels the degradation to be intole rable of remaining in a place in which he has been shorn of all his power, in either case his natural determination will be to seek a more congenial place of abode in some other locality. THE HOP TRADE. The first importation of continental hops of the growth of 1860, arrived yesterday, and haN4 been sold for brewing purposes at .£l4 14s. per cwt., duty paid. The quality and flavour are alleged to be excellent. A large importation is expected. On the Ist of January next, the customs duty on foreign hops falls from 455. to 20s. per cwt., being only 6s. per cwt. in excess of the excise chargeable on. British hops of this year's growth. Sir Harry Smith continues in an extremely precarious state. The Daily News says that Messrs. Cartali and Co, merchants, of Manchester, have stopped payment with liabilities computed at about £40,000. The Emperor has given orders for the construction of a road round Paris, within the fortifications. It will be t wen ty miles long and 120 feet wide. The footpaths will be bordered with trees. [A description of this new road was given iu our Paris correspondent's letter of Tuesday last.] THE MURDER IN COMER Thi s tragical affair caused considerable sensat ion y es terday, and the Police-court was crowded with persons anxious to see the accused and hear the details of the case preferred against him. His name is Thomas .Neesham, described as a porter, and apparently about thirty-seven years of age. He appeared dreadfully affected at his terrible position. In addition to what appeared in our paper of yesterday, Mr. Kehoe, in open ing the case said the prisoner is charged with the wilful murder of his wife, by stabbing her to the heart with a knife, in Gomer-street. Three weeks ago, the prisoner and his mother and wife, took a cellar at 29, Gomer street, but it seems the prisoner does not do any work, but deceased used to go out washing. He then stated, in su b s tance, what will be found in the following evidence. Mary Clay, widow, 29, Gomer-street, said—The priso ner and his wife lived in my cellar for three weeks. I never saw the prisoner do any work, but deceased was an industrious woman. A little before nine, last night, I heard the prisoner ask for tobacco. She called him a prig and a transport, when he called her a drunken —. Heard the prisoner run at her as if going to strike her, and directly afterwards heard the deceased say " Oh, oh." I heard the tongs as if it had been used and fall on the floor. The deceased shouted out " Look at the knife in his hand," and immediately afterwards she cried out, " Oh, mother, come and keep me." The mother said, " I will go out and look for William, and have you both put out." I was coming with some butter, and saw deceased come out of her own celler, and saw her fall in the street about five yards from the cellar door. I thought she was drunk. I saw the prisoner come out of the cellar before her and pass me, but he did not say a word. He went up the street, and I did not see him return. From the tune the quarrel commenced until she died was about ten minutes, He asked if she were dead, and said he did not intend to kill her. He had a knife open in his hand. Mr. Kehoe said be had several other witnesses to examine, but would not do so now until after the in quest, but he would call as much as would enable his Worship to remand the prisoner until Friday. Mr. Superintendent Tomilson was examined, and said—About a quarter before 11 o'clock last night I arrested the prisoner in a passage in Soho-street, and I told him what I took him for ; and he said, " Yes, I stabbed her, but I hope she is not dead." I said she was, and he said, " I am very sorry, for she was a good wife to me, and supported ma for the last two years. She aggravated me—in fact she was drunk, and I unfor tunately stabbed her." I asked him for the knife, and he gave it to me out of his pocket. (He produced it.) Mr. Kehoa—ls there blood on it ? There is. The prisoner appeared to be much troubled, and sorry for what happened. Dr. Gill, of Islington, said he was called to see the deceased, and found a deep wound iu her side. She was dying then. No doubt the wound caused her death, and it must have entered her heart, or he would not have died so soon. I have not yet made a post-mortem examination. The wound is only about an inch long. Mr. Raffles—ls it deep ? Oh, yes ; I can put my finger into it. It has penetrated into the cavity of the chest, and no doubt entered the heart. She was in the last gasp when I saw her. This knife would have made the wound, and I find blood on it. Mr. Raffles—Prisoner, have you anything to say ? Prisoner—Yesterday morning she went to work, and I went about three o'clock to look for her, but they said she was not there : that they had sent her with a shawl to another place. I went there, and they denied her. About six o'clock she came intoxicated, and fell on the top of the stairs. I asked her where she had been, and she said, at Syke's brewery; and I said she was not, when she agreed to go with me to the p lac e where she was working, and she then too k me to a brothel where she had been. We quarr elled then, but had some glasses of ale after that. When we .went home we quarrelled about some tobacco. One thing fetched on another, until it came to blows. She aggravated me very much, and I had a knife in m y band cutting tin tobacco when she called me a —, and a returned transport. T went to hit her, but God knows / did not know if I had the knife in my hand or pot. I have been in bad health, and not able to work, and for the last twelve months I am under Dr. Adams and Dr. Games. God I knows she was the best friend I had in the world. ' The prisoner was then remanded to Friday. • It appears that the prisoner was flied in 1849 for stealing £137, and was sentenced to ten years' trans portation. He had also been committed six times, and was discharged six other times. n- ACCIDENTS ON TUESDAY.—David Taylor, a sailor, re siding in Denisou-street, received a severe stab wound in the neck by 'a man who is now in custody, in Water loo-road. Eliza 110fahon, residing in Sherwood -street, the Clarenc e D oc k slipped off the footpath and s ev e re ly in j ur ed her knee. Thomas Pellian , a labourer , re sid i n g in Stevvart-street, fractured his a lea b} falling down at gates while' in state of intoxication. Arthur K en n ay , .up..oh4 tamn..rtsiding in r• N37-,s ..noelLea num. 4 by a car in,_, A llale-str..eet, and . sastailled a severe inury to were i a f!eeiie--• at he ~drthern pis nee .' pie above cases I :Hospital, ' ' SOCIAL SCIENCE. A meeting of those interested in the promotion of social science was held yesterday, in the Grand Jury room of St. George's Hall. Mr. Joseph Hubback was called to the chair ; and amongst the other gentlemen present were—M essrs. T. S. Raffles, Henry Booth. F. Chilton, I. Heyworth, the Rev. Cecil Wray, Rev. J. S. Howson, Rev. Dr. Hume, Philip Rathbone, and George Melly. The CHAIRMAN said it would be in the recollection of many then present that at the last meeting of the Society for the Promotion of Social Science there was a strong feeling that it would be very desirable to have a local standing committee to continue the good work which. Was inaugurated on that occasion. At a meeting of the council held at that time a resolution was carried to that effect, and it was resolved to recommend to the to ff association to appoint local offers, with add to their number. In consequence of that resolu tion, a committee was appointed. The result of the appointment of which committee wa.§, he believed, well known to many of the gentlemen present. He believed that the town at large was indebted in a great measure to the able paper which was written by Mr. Howson, and submitted at the third meeting of that association held at Bradford last year. He would also refer to another matter—the efforts which had been made and carried on in Liverpool by Mr. Philip.Rath bone, in inquiring into the working of trades unions. The information acquired by that gentleman was embo died in the general report on Trades Unions, also sub mitted to the association. It was eventually thought desirable that the committee should be dissolved, and a society organised in its place. For this purpose a sub committee was appointed, to draw up rules for the regu lation and working of the society in Liverpool. , That had been carried out, and the report was now to be submitted to the meeting by Mr. Danson. It had been thought desirable that the report should come before the people of Liverpool, who took an interest in the subject, previous to the general gathering of the association. He then called . upon Mr. Danson to read the report. The report which had been drawn up contained rules for the guidance of the Liverpool Society; these related chiefly to the reading of the papers, and the discussions upon them. The report having been read, Mr. Denson proposed its adoption. Mr. CHILTON seconded the motion. He was sure that all present must be sensible that without a noble society, founded for the promotion of social science, and governed by definite rules, the great question of social pro gress could not come forward and be understood in the way they wished it to . be. They all knew that the annual meetings of the association were very interesting to attend, but they must be well aware also that social progress was a question for quiet work in the first place, and if their great social' meetings were to be of any interest they must have a collection of facts from which correct theories could be deduced. Such facts were only to be got together by local societies similar to the one it was now proposed to .form. Mr. RAFFLES asked to say a few words in support of the resolution. He was very glad to find that this movement had been taken up; he himself took a great interest in a certain department of it, which would come under the cognisance of the local society. He would be glad to give any assistance he could to them in that particular - department. It was quite clear that in a large town like Liverpool, there must be a great number of facts to be collected ; and he hoped other towns would follow the example of Liverpool, by having local societies also. He bad not heard the whole of the report read, and was, therefore, to an extent ignorant of what had been proposed, but he had confidence in Mr. Danson. He (Mr. Raffles) would be glad. to co-operate with this society, or in any way forward its objects. Mr. THOM said that at the meeting of the Association for the Promotion of Social Science, held in Liverpool, there was a suggestion thrown out, which at the time was considered a valuable one. The suggestion was that the working clauses should be brought into con nection with this Social Science Association in some direct way. In other words, that the working classes should be looked upon as expounders of their own wants. He would like to know whether that suggestion had been yet acted upon. The CHAIRMAN replied that he had himself assisted at meetings from time to time called together by Mr. Philip Rathbone, on the subject of Trades Unions. On each of the occasions there was a considerable gathering of working men, who appeared to appreciate the motives of the gentlemen who were enquiring into the subject. With those exceptions, he was not aware that the working classes had been called upon to assist the association. Mr. DANIEL GUILE said he believed he was the only working man in the room. As a working man, he was glad to hear his friend suggest that the working classes have a direct connection with the society. He would say, that although those classes had not been in direct communication with the organisation of the society, they bad held several meetings; more particularly on the subject of Trades Unions. Theie was now a good feeling growing up in the minds of the working men with regard to this society ; at first it was not so. The movement was met very coldly by working men, and even rebutted ; but he was proud to say that that ng was dying away, that they now began to feel feeling rtrue position, and that their interests were identical with the interests of those above them. He was glad to notice that there was a rule for the local society, which would bring the working classes into close con nection with it ; and he would do his utmost, as a working man, to forward the interests of the association throughout the town. Mr. DANsost stated that twelve months ago Mr. Thos. Jones, a working mason at the Free Library, sought his advice with reference to forming a self-supporting society like the one alluded tos If the society did not at present exist, it was solely due to the man's want of bodily health and strength. Mr. PHILIP RATHBONE moved the second resolution. It was to the following effect—" That, from the progress which social science has made during the last few years, it is more than ever desirable to constitute a local Society for the Promotion of Social Science." Perhaps hardly any place, not even excepting the metropolis, could supply more important_facts than Liverpool could. The collection and collation of these facts would teach what we ought to do, and what we ought to avoid doing. There had been errors made, but those, he hoped, would be avoided in future. Of one of those errors he wished particularly to speak. The Earl of Shaftesbury's Acts for the Registration of' Common Lodging-houses had not yet been, acted upon in Liverpool. Thefe was an old act of Parliament which was, to a certain extent, carried out ; but Lord Shaftesbury's acts, while they had been found so beneficial in the metropolis and in other large towns, were not at all acted upon i n Liverpool. Those who knew anything at all about the matter must be aware of the importance of those acts, and he could himself bear testimony to the beneficial manner in which they had operated in the metropolis and elsewhere. He could not doubt but that the magis trates would act in consonance with the law, and he was informed that at the present time informations were about to he laid under these acts. Within the last few months a most important part of these acts had been brought into operation—namely, the registering of the numbers in each room, thus preventing an unhealthy crowding together, and procuring, also, a proper sepa ration of the sexes. These acts, when brought into operation, cleanse the very poorest of dwellings, making them decent and At for the reception of their tenants. Mr. M'GoWAN wanted to know whether this subject came within the fair scope of the resolution. He did not think it did, but if it did he.was able to reply to it. Mr, RATHBONE said he did not wish to pursue the subject any further. He concluded by expressing his pleasure at proposing the resolution. Mr. GEORGE MELLY rose to second the motion. He would 'add to the terms of the resolution not only "science," but that upon which legislation was founded. It seemed to him that they had. certain practical objects in view, and he hoped that the local society would do something towards improving the legislation of the country. He alluded to the Bankruptcy Bill, which, he said, received almost unanimous support, and which was withdrawn, owing to a pressure of business, to be carried next session. If they went to other sections they would find that there was no voice so effectual with the Council of Education as that of their society. They had been enabled to carry that grant to the indus trial schools, and they had secured an advocate in the House of Commons, and they had got the ear of the country. The questions which the society would venti late were, questions of fact, and the legislation could not be founded upon those facts until they had been fairly tested. This society aspired not only to theoretical, but to practical powers ; it would change or modify several of the laws. It had already solved the question of juvenile crime, and it would turn its attention to that of adult crime. They would see whether a notorious felon ought to be sent to gaol for one month or for six months, with a consciousness that when released he would be as bad as ever. Mr. M'GowAN said he fancied the object of the present meeting not, to be for the purposes of discussion and controversy, but to see whether a local association should be formed. He would therefore confine himself to saying, that with reference to the statements of Mr. Rathbone upon the lodging-houses, there was an entire difference of opinion between that gentleman and himself. He expressed his conviction that it was most desirable to form a local association, and had no doubt that the resolution was one with which they would all agree. gr. LAWRENCE IeIEYWORTH moved the next. resolution. He said the object of the institution was that men migh‘ come from all quarters and give information upon things about which they would necessarily know more than the society could know. Thus it was proposed that the in formation should be placed before this society, and sub sequently referred to the general association. The main objeCt was no doubt to ameliorate the condition of the people, to correct the evils which exist in society, and to discover, if possible, the source of these evils. To see also that which is lovely, and to endeavour to retain it. He was most happy to propose this resolution ; and he trusted that this beginning would not end simply with the arrangements they were makiag, but that they would find hereafter that their society was flourishing in those pecuniary means which are necessary to every society. The resolution was, " That such of the ladies and gentlemen as give in their names at the conclusion of the present meeting shall form the Liverpool Society for the Promotion of Social Science." Mr. HENRY BOOTH briefly seconded the resolution, after which Professor CRANBROOR addressed the meeting.. He . wished to mak e one remar k w i t h regar d to tee which the society had in view. The remarks which were made by Mr. Melly with regard to the practicalnot purposes and ends of the society seemed him to nstitution altogether consistent with the a and purpose of the society. They bad the well-being social science, not social progress, the motive far in of society generally. That may be hut the promotimi clueing us to join the society;and the promotion of of social science is one thing,__ hedad constitution promot of the general rather disappointed at thee b movementshad been read from time to society. The papers will , as social progress another. He must say that he was to show a great deal of time were certainly been destitute of that scien the title of the society they benevolence; tific cbaraete but wb t e h b e y s f i r l h o c a l d tbe remarks of Mr. Danson, t. e hoped that the Liverpool had a right to exp l e i society would keep just so far as we could ascertain the that it wiN only to re that we would be able to accorn with regard to time c haracterm of the papers. He thought plisli the purposelaw T s h o e f 11a o f the society. was then' put and carri e d unan i mous l y , was also the one referrin g to the report. as The Rev. Ai r . Howson moved th e a pp o i n t meu t o f Mr. Arch ibald Bri dg e as t reasurer, Lind Mr. Philip Ratlibotte as honorar,y sec.retaq, The Bev'. SeCoUaed the.rcetionoxhich was car Tied by acclamation. vote a 'thanks to the chairman terminated A cordial the proceedings. VOLUNTEER MOVEMENTS THE CHESHIRE RIFLE PRIZE MEETING. Although Lancashire had its grand fete at Knowsley, —which, through the liberality and munificence of the Earl of Derby, was a day that will ever be remembered, not alone by every volunteer who had the pleasure of taking a part on that occasion, but also by the tens of thousands of spectators who received such delight and amusement. in witnessing the evolutions of the volun teer corps 'as they treaded the green sward of that ancient and noble barony—the display by the Cheshire Rifles, on the common of Leasowe, was a sight which, - if not on the same scale of magnificence, will still be chronicled in the history of that county.. If there is one thing more than another that Liver pool has to be proud of, it is being the first to inaugurate this great national movement, and our friends on the Cheshire side of the Mersey may equally well be proud and boast that they so speedily took up the cry, and can now with truth say, if not as to numbers; they possess as fine a body of volunteers as any county in the kingdom. On the Leasowe Common yesterday were assembled the "crack shots" of the Cheshire volunteers. how they performed their diffi cult.duty will be best seen by the subjoined details of the points scored by each man ; and as we do not profess to be fully up to military tactics, our readers will be able to form their own opinions the points excellence and proficiency the Cheshire Rifles have attained, without any comments of our own. After Knowsley, yesterday was a great day in the volunteer movement. Cheshire has nobly come forward and set an example to other counties, an•l when we say that the day's amusement—amusement for the million, bat of practical utility to the volunteers —was got up under the supervision and patronage of the following distinguished noblemen and gentlemen, it is quite sufficient to say that their exertions and efforts were crowned with success. Amongst the patrons we observed the names of the Marquis of Westminster, K.G., Lord-Lieutenant of the County ; Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere ; Earl Spencer, Lord de Tabley, Earl Grosvenor, M.P. Major- General Hay, Colonel Wilbraham, C. 8., J. Tollemache, Esq., M.P., Hon. Sir Edward Cast, W. E. C. Egerton, Esq., M.P., P. S. Humberston, Esq., M.P., Hon. Cap tain Egerton, R. v., Robert Vyner, Esq., Earl Shrews bury and Talbot, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord Eger ton of `fatten, Lord Elcho, M.P.. Col. Clarke Kennedy, C. 8., Sir P. Egerton, Bart., M.P., Cornwall Legh, Esq., M.P., Sir Richard Brooke, Bart. J. C. Ewart, Esq., M.P., J. R. Shaw, Esq., Sir Charles Shackerley, Bart., Lieutenant-Colonel' Fielden, John Laird, Esq., Capt. W. Chambres, 3rd C.R.V., Capt. H. A. Grey, 4th C.R.V., Capt. F. P. Jones, 4th C.R.V., Capt V. A. King, 2nd C.R.V., H. H. Laird, Esq., S. Led*ard, Esq., John Ravenscrott; Esq., Capt. J. CadeTl, Ist C.R.V., Joseph Aspinall, Esq., Capt. Edwards,. 11th C.R.V., Capt. G. Harrison, Ist C.A.V., Cape, W. Hope-Joues, 14th C.R.V., Herold Littledale, Esq., Capt. Nicholson, 30th C.R.V., Capt. W. Laird, C.A.V., Capt. Reynolds, 3rd C.A.V.; Wm. Inmau, Esq., Colonel Clarke Kennedy, C. 8., and W. Hadfield, EN. The morning, as far as the weather was concerned—and that is no small item in a day's pleasure when enjoying a rustication--was all that could be wished for. The ground for the rifle practice was well selected, the targets being placed just below the Leaso we embankment of the Mersey, with ranges for the riflemen varying from 300 to 600 yards to the south. To the east of the butts was to be seen Leasowe Castle, which, with some of its antecedents, has been thus described by it . local historian :—" A fine old building, pleasautly situated on the sea coast, four milea northwest of Birkenhead, between the rivers tree and Mersey. Some parts of this castle have a very anti quated appearance, whilst others are evidently of a more modern construction ; Visitc,re are allowed to go on the roof, from which they have a most delightful and exten sive view of the .sea and of the neighbouring country. f l easowe Castle was formerly the seat of the Egertons, and races were held in its vicinity until the year 1768. It is now the property and country residence of Colonel , ' Sir Edward Oust. - About a quarter of a mile from the ' castle is a substantially built lighthouse, which displays a fixed light at an elevation of 118 feet, and is seen fifteen miles off. A mile or two from Seacnmhe a monu ment is erected in memory of Mrs. Boode, of Leasowe CaStle ; it has a small spire rising from it, and an in . scription on the base informs us that it was raised for the purpose of commemorating a fatal accident which occurred to that. lady near the spot." ' The business of the day commenced shortly after eleven o'clock, and the following regulations were observed :—Those prizes competed for by the volunteers of Cheshire : the companies to send those only who are bona fide effective members, in the following propor tions : each company numbering sixty and upwards, three,—and each company or sub-division below sixty, two ; each competitor to pay an entrance fee of five shillings, which, with local subscriptions, is to meet the expenses, The prizes were competed for with long or short Enfield rifles, of the government pattern of 1853, with minimum pull of 3 lbs.. There .were six ranges viz. :—A, 300 yards ; B, 500 yards; C, 600 yards; D, 700 yards ; P., 750 ; and I', 800 yards. The shoot ing at range A was off the shoulder ; at the other ranges from the knee; and in all ranges Hythe position. The size of the targets were--A, 300 yards range, 6 feet by 4 feet, with S inch bull's eye, and 2 feet centre. B, 500 yards, and C, 600 yards ranges, 6 feet by 8 feet, with 2 feet centre. Remaining ranges 6 feet by 12 feet, with 3 feet centre. The following prizes were offered for competition at ranges A, B, C Prizes given by ,T.'Laird, Esq.—One Lancaster j Rifle; one. Westley Richard's Rifle; and one Whit t worth Rifle. _ Prize ,given by Captain Y. A. King, 2nd C.R.V.- Twenty five Pounds. Prize given by 3rd Cheshire Rifle Company, to be called Wallasey Prize.-Twenty Pounds.. Two Prizes given by. R. Vyner, Esq.-One .Fifteen Pounds, and One Ten Pounds. Each competitor to have five shots at each of the above-named ranges, and he placed in order of merit according to the number of points made. The Prizes to be adjudged as follows :- To the best shot at A, 3io yards 1 Lancaster Rifle. B, 500 „ 1 westley Richards Rifle. C. 600 ~ 1 Whitworth Rifle. The money prizes (or plate if preferred) shall he adjudged as follows, according to the aggregate number of points made at ranges A, -B, C To the best shot, Ca )t. V. A. Ring's Prize £25 To the second Walasey Prie £2o To the third R. Tyner, Esq.'s Prize £ls To the fourth R. Vyner, Esq.'s Prize £lo These prizes to be shot for with short or long Enfield rifles, and the competition to be confined to the winners of the three rifles at ranges A, B, C, the winners of the £25 and £2O, £l5 and £lO prizes, and the ten next best in order of merit by the aggregate number of points at ranges A, B, C. The following is the result of yesterday's practice, as far as it could be officially obtained from the- committee room, at the conclusion of the firing, about 4 o'clock :- FIRST RANGE, 300 YARDS.-.4nd Cheshire Artillery Volunteers: Sinicock 3 ; 3rd : Willins 2 ; 4th : Grey 4, C. Willins 4 , sth Bevis 1. Ist Cheshire Rifle Volun teers Watson 7, Brerely 5, Golbourne 6 ; 2nd: Knight come 1, Whittings 5, Lunt 5 ; 3rd : P.ollett 5, Lloyd 4. Bradley 3, Cunliffe 4. Total-59. 'SECOND RANGE, 300 YARDS.-sth Cheshire Rifl; Volunteers: Borley 2, Hill 4, Beresford 7; 6th : Far ren 5, Weaver 5, Littler 5, Prescott 3, Wakefield 6, Ingrain 2, Ward 5, Corrop 4, Hughes 1; Bth : Aits head 4, Adledhead 2, Gibbons 4, Barker 6. Total-65. THIRD RANGE, 300 YARDS.-11th Cheshire Rift( Volunteers: Gregory 4, Webb 5, R. Webb 5 ; 13th Ashworth, 4 ; 14th : Jones 1, Littler 5, S. Frost 6 ; 16th Woolf 2, Plant 3 ; 17th : Johnson 2, Walker 3, Shaw cross 3; 18th : B. Jefferies 2, Turner 1, HugheS 5.- Total, 50. FOURTH RANGE, 300 YARDS.-20th Cheshire Rifle Volunteers . Waring, 2; 22nd : Marshall 3, Bradbnrne 4 24th : Hitchen 2, Lanceley 4, Stewart 2; 26th ; Worthington 6, Davis 2; 27th : Grey, 3; 30th Dolby, 2, Morgan 3, Roberts 5. Total-38. FIRST RANGE, 500 YARDS.-2nd Cheshire Artillery Volunteers : Simcock, 2 ; 3rd : Williams, 2 ; 4th : Grey 1, Briggs 1, Wilkinson 2 ; sth : Bevis, 3 ; Ist : Watson 6, Bierley 6, Golbourne 4; 2nd • Kingcome 1, Williams 2, Hornen 51 3rd: Rolle 3, Lloyd 4, Bradlepil ; 4th : Bower 2. Total -45. SECOND RANGE, 500 YARD9.-sth Cheshire Artillery Volunteers : Bailey 3, Hill 3, Beresford 2; 6th: Ferrer 7, Weaver 5, Little 3, Prescott 1, Wakefield 5, Ingram 5, Ward 3, Cowop 6, Hughes 1; Bth : Adshead 3, S. Adshead 3, Gibbons 5, C. Barker 1-56. THIRD RANGE, 500 YARDS.-11th Cheshire Rifle Volunteers : Gregory 5, Webb 4, R. Webb 3 ; 13th : Ashworth 3 ; 14th : Jones 3, Littler 4, Frost 7 ; 16th : Plant 1 • 17th : Johnson 2, Walker 2, Shawcross 5 ; lath: Jefferies 2, Turner 1, Hughes 2-44. FOURTH RANGE, 500 YARD9.-22nd Cheshire Rifle Volunteers : Captain Marshal 2, Bradburn 3; 24th : Kitchen 2 ; Stewart 2 ; 26th: Worthington 5 ; Dower 2; 27th : Grey 3 ; 30th : Roberts 3-22. • On such occasions as this it would he out of pla:e to criticise the arrangements ; but we may say that, as far as the public were concerned, they were, perhaps, the worst. that we haVe ever attended, the whole object seemingly being to get money by every possible means, and that often done without much connesy. The number of visitors was not large, and those speculators in ginger beer and ginger bread stalls, with the proprie tors of the rifle galleries, and Aunt Sally's grounds, did not reap a rich harvest.. The following is the programme for this day (Thursday) :- Competitors to be b0;24 fir& residents in the county, or members of Cheshire Volunteer Companies. Each competitor to pay an entrance fee•of £1 ; one-half of which is to be appropriated to other prizes, for all comers, as the committee may decide, and the balance to go towards the general expenses of the meeting. There shall be three ranges, A, B, C. The shooting at range A shall be off the shoulder, at the remaining two ranges any position, but no artificial rest will be allowed. The following prizes shall be offered for competition (and others if the funds admit of it) :- To the best shot -S. Ledward, Esq.'s, prize of £2:5. To the second best shot-John Laird, Esq.'s, prize of a Whitworth rifle. . George Francis Train, Esq., a Colt's revolver. Competitors to fire five shots at each of the ranges, and the prize to be adjudged according to the aggregate number of points. The above prizes, open to all-corners, may he shot for with any description of rifle, but magnifying sights or hair triggers will not be allowed. Ties shall be decided by firing one shot at range C until the best shot be returned. SCOTLAND WARD CORPS.—A meeting was held on Tuesday evening at th e comm itt ee - rooms , Groat Nelson street North, for the purpose of furthering the above named corps ; James Crellin, F.,41. in the chair. The secretary gave an outline of the rise and progress of the corps, after which the chairman made an excellent speech cornwudatory of the Volunteer m ovement, and concluded by handsomely subscribing ten pounds towards the expenses of the corps. It was then moved and carried—" That this meeting views with satisfaction the progress already made in the Scotland Ward Rifle Corps, and pledges itself to use every exertion to encoM r. urage and promote the same." A voie of thanks to Crelliu for his kind support and conduct in the chair concluded the proceedings. Tier. Citeorcrserrn VOLT'NTFYR Rrvt . r.w.—The total the ground, ;Artillery, , number of issued, wasof troops on accordin ---Of Cavalry, 440 g 21ho ; 2nd do., 1340 •.3I . d do., - 380; Ist Brigade. R if l es, LES; total, 6093. Some of them were an hour or two after the .appointed time in arriving on the ground, through ra il vi o &lays or other ,carpes:,: but, Pqnsidering the extraordinary pressure on the railway resources the arr angements were wonderfully carried out. The'spec tators are estimated at 15,000. The sight was a splendid ,one. On the level turf, in front of the stand,. were the volunteers in solid masses, officers in brilliant uniforms in frOnt. It. pleased and excited people on every side. The meandering Severn, a fUll flood tide forming a natural barrier, and in the distance the ridge of the Cotswold-hills, with Churchdown-hill and Robin's Wood hill, prominent outlyers in the foreground. The whole formed a deeply-impressive scene, and one of which England and Englishmen might well be proud. Major- General Hutchison congratulated the volunteers on their success, and the proceedings terminated wSth three cheers for the Queen. A MAN'S HEAD BLOWN OFF. On Tuesday morning, about half-past six o'clock, as the Stourport Volunteers were starting off to the Glou cester review, a frightful accident occurred, which induced several of them to abandon the journey. This volunteer corps went to Worcester by water, and then proceeded to Gloucester by rail. The barge which conveyed theta to Worcester was mounted with a small cannon. This was fired twice as they were about to st ar t, an d at the second time of firing the accident occurred. In starting, of course the vessel rocked about a little, and, just as the cannon was fired the second time, the motion of the vessel raised the mouth of the cannon in such a way that instead of the material with which the gun was , rammed being stopped by the bank of the river, it unfortunately went above, where a great nam bet.' of persons Were assembled. The charge caught a man named Felton, and took off all the upper part of his head, bespattering his blood and brains over the horrified spectators of this lamentable affair. The vessel containing the volunteers was stopped when the cry was raised that a man was killed, and the utmost glOom was cast over the whole party by the sad acci dent. Felton was an engineer, and his master was . amongst the volunteers who were in the vessel. Of coarse nothing could he done for the poor fellow but to. convey his lifeless remains to an adjacent inn, there to. await the coroner's inquest. DOCK LINE OF RAILWAY OMNIBUSES., TO TH,F EDITOR or THE miry Trurs. SlR,—When a serious accident occurs on the railway omnibus en t er i ng through the gateway into the Prince's Dock some day—which I and many others fully expect —our local authorities will probably remedy the evil, take some steps to Why does not some member of the Mersey Boara, on the score of humanity, bring the subject forward rtud, get the arch altered? W. K. iECOND PERFOIi BIANCE OF THE LON DON SAVAGE CLUB IN AID OF. THE BROUGH MEMORIAL FUND. ) Men of thought are ever giving fresh contributions to the imperishdole treasures of the drama : literary heroes are ever multiplying examples of ma gnan i m i ty of soul. The members of the London Savage Club are again coming forward in the cause of charity to assist the widow and children of the late highly gifted Robert B. Brough. Their efforts in such a noble cause are Worthy of the support of the Liverpool public. The London Savage Club is composed of men well known in literary circles—men who are daily stampinc , ineffaceable im pressions, as the result of loftiness of conception and., grandeur of deed, on the memory of the world. Un. Tuesday next they will appear at the Theatre Royal in the burlesque of the " Forty Thieves;" and those who, desire a treat, (as they will assuredly have one,) shouldi secure seats at once, the box plan being now open,. The members of the Liverpool Literary and Dramatic. Society will form an additional attraction on this war sion, as they will appear in Sheridan's uneq . milbscli comedy of " The School for ScanOal." THE LATE MR. JOSEPH LOCKE, M.P. The eminent engineer, Mr. Joseph Locke, M.P., was. born at Attercliffe, near Sheffield, in 1805 ; educated in Barnsley Grammar School, and apprenticed to a civil engineer of some repute. He distinguished himself iui the school, in the ogee, on the works, and, at a com paratively early age, obtained employment noder the father of tailways,—that great and natural genius, George Stephenson, who, at the opening of several of the northern railways, alluded in very flattering terms to the ability of his assistants generally, Mr. Locke particularly. He continued under Stephenson for yeara, and at length became an independent engineer and con structor of iron roads. His name very shortly became famous, and he is now looked hack upon as one of the, great pioneers of the railway system of the world, Honours we re heaped upon him from all quarters. He was made a member of the Royal Institution of Civil Engineers ; director of the Glasgow, Paisley, anti Greenock Railway ; and in 1845 the King of Prance invested him with the Cross of the Legion of Honour. His political career commenced in 1847, when he was returned for the borough of Honiton, of which he was Lord of the Manor. His political creed was Liberalism, though perfectly independent. In 1853 he voted for the ballot ; in 1857, against church rates; and in March, 1859, in favour of the Reform Bill introduced by the Earl of Derby. His illness was not o f long duration, and he died on Tuesday, at Beat tock, fuller of honours than of years. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting of thin body was held. yesterday, at the Board-rood at ,the Workhouse. Mr. Heves occupied the chair ; and the other guardians present were—Messrs. H. Edwards, Ledger, Roscoe, Roberts, Smith, Pilling, Wareham, Abrahams, Jeffries, and Richmond. From the Governor's returns it appeared that there were last week 304 inmates in the workhouse ; admitted,. 23; discharged, 15 ; dead, 2 : this week 308, against 269 in the corresponding week of last year.---The Master of the Hospital reported that, the inmates in that esta . blishment last week were 40 ;. admitted, 2 ; discharged. 4 : this week 38, against 60 in the corresponding week of last year.—Cheques for out-door relief were granted as follows :—To Mr. Potts, £112; Mr. Roberto'', ; and Mr. Lythgoe, £22. A SMALL " SCENE." Before the regular business commenced, a member called attention to the fact that Mr. Smith was copying something. (It was, we believe, the weekly provision account.) The CHAIRMAN, rising, said—You must not copy it,. sir, without permission of the board. Mr. Sxtrru—l will do as I please, sir. The CHAIRMAN — Take it from him ! On this, Mr. Roberts, assistant master in the , work house, advanced to where Mr. Smith was sitting, and after a straggle, forced the document out of J - Ntr. S.‘ tnith's hand, and threw it to the chairman. Mr. SMITH—I have put a mark upoß it. The CHAIRMAN—We are afraid of you tearing our papers up. Mr. SHITII (rising to leave the room) said.—You may well be ashamed of them. Mr. LEDGER—Axe you off ? Mr. RonEnTs--Bid Mr. Smith good Morning, Mr_ Chairman. The CHAIRMAN—I shall be very glad if he dots not come again. ALLEGED STARVATION.—SINGULAR CASE. Mr. Joii. (JouGt.' BROWN, a scripture-reader, attended in reference to the case of a woman . named Mary Anne Walker, residing with her husband at 3, Anne. 7 street, Mill-road, who he had found sick, and in a state of complete destitution, although her husband who lives with her, is in constant work as a porter. and as such is in the receipt of 245. a-week. She was removed with hey . two children to the workhouse, where she died on Monday night. The father of the deceased woman and her husband were in attend done at the board. The husband denied that his wife was pinched for food ; but she was very ill, and he had engaged a nurse to attend upon her. lie had given the nuri=e money to buy what was required, and it was her aalt if there was any want of medicine or food. Mr. BROWN stated that there was not a morsel of bread in the house. Mr. EDWARDS moved that the Coroner be requested to hold an inquest over the body. Mr. LEDGER seconded the motion, which was carried ; and he then proposed that the husband be forthwith taken into custody for neglecting his children. Mr. EDWARDS said the fellow had murdered his wife, there was no doubt, and seconded the motion, which was also carried, and its execution entrusted to Mr. Bramham, the relieving-officer. MISCELL kNrous. Mr. ABRAHAMS drew attention to the fact that Mr. Phillips, the contractor for the supply of meal to the workhouse, was not performing his contract to the satis faction of the governor. He understood that he had had more trouble with Mr. Phillips's contract than all the others put together. The CHAIRMAN—When does his contract end Mr. CLEAVER, the clerk—On the 29th of this month. Mr. ABRAHAMS—AI the same time I think it should be taken notice of. The meal sent now is not fit for pigs. A special meeting of the Finance Committee, it ap peared, had been held, to consider a plan for reducing the salaries of the relieving officers; but the delibera tion had ended in a resolution or report that the com mittee saw no reason for making any reduction , in such salaries, for the reason amongst others, that within a recent period there had been a reduction of fire officers on the workhouse staff. Mr. AIIRARAMS moved that the report be adopted. In addition to what was stated, there had been a reduc tion in the hospital establishment of seven paid nurses and a housemaid. The motion was seconded and carried. Mr. Charles Howell, assistant overseer of Kirkdale, wrote, resigning his situation as collector of rates, as he had not time to devote to the increasing duties of the office. On the motion of Mr. Abrahams, seconded by Mr. Roberts, the resignation was accepted; and it was agreed to advertise for a successor. The salary is £lOO a year. ' his willingness to • Andrew Hamilton, the superintendent of out door labour, wrote explaining resign, but asking for a month's notice.—Agreed to. ri rgs N ot i ce a ori T, (llno eg i venoef a nast of the proposed appointment of M r . R o e b e t e or book-keeper. ieldaetrtention to th e f act, t h at at a the committees on F r id ay, a very m m .n. p s wa g assistant a , • . tan i question would be raised—that was as to the pro priety o f having an industrial es t a bli s h ment, to Which the children might he removed from the workhouse. Mr. LEDGER threw out the suggestion that the hospital would make a good tu.natic asylum. There were about 100 pauper lunatics chargeable to the Union; and by the proposed conversion, they may pro bably effect a great saving to the ratepayers. The CHAIRMAN thought they couldbe kept cheaper n asylums; and a resultless conversation ensue'. The board broke up shortly after one o'clock. Telegrams from St. Petersburg quote the price' of Tallow higher at 50 roubles for all September: The exchange was quoted 361 d. The annual meeting of the Society for the Propagr., Lion, of the Gospel in Foreign P?xts, is to be , held in the Hall of the Collegiate Inctitution: on Monday evening next. Two colonial bishops (Mauritius and Labuan) the Dean of Ely, Dr. Francis ilesgeY, atia Rector Campbell,. are - announced as the 'speakersl—and we do not doubt the friends of the. society,inalsten tO their statements. that there will be a large - and iak,ential attendance of We are requested to state that th e l ower ga ll er y will be reserved far the Subscribers to the society, and any. friends isbo may accompany them, 1