The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-11 00:00:00

IWANC'HESTER MECHANICS' INSTITUTION THE ROYAL FAMILY OF OUDE. EXHIBITION: The Art and I ndustrial Exhibition with which it was On Monday, Seyed Abdallah, the ca p oh w h ose he a d intended to inaugurate the new Mechanics' Institution at was surrounded by . a deep geld lace hat band, attended ,Ma.nchester was opened on Tuesday. Although Lord before Mr. Broughton, at the Marylebone Po ' lice-office, for the purpose of charging I%liona Allcaechler, who fulfilling was prevented by a family bereavement from has his engagement by presiding on this occasi e n, it , resides at a house in Warwick -road, Paddington ) with an 74 exceedingly well attended by season ticket holders of assault and alleged robbery of his purse. The applicant °e guinea nea each; and it speak s well for the success or the stated that on the previo us cv Thing he was at th e h ouse that amongst the first attendants were many in question, where resides a person who representS him :fnctih_e_l,ea.ding and most wealthy inhabitants of the town se lf t o b e an Indian prince. He *as in conversation pr es r d e e lbbeurboofi. "We noticed Mr. Olive r Heywood, w ith some of the inmates about the application to be W. the Institution, the Lord Bishop of Manches ter, NT, made in reference to the claims bf the royal family of ,_ m , W• Brown, M.P., Mr. Bazley, President of the Oude, when some remarks Were made about a large sum ~„uamber of Commerce ; Mr. W. Fairbairn CE , and of money being about to be Used for the bribing of °triers who have taken a warm interest in the institution ° f which was denied. The result was that he tsryears past. The principal portion of the company Witnesses , ,„4,v,!neg assembled in the lecture hall, after the national was seized hold of by the person against whom he , co th n a i- t ;;' . 11 . 4m had been given by a full choir, accompanied by plained, that he was forced out of the house, and " gan, his coat was torn. [The coat, which was produced by Air. Oliver Ileywood , the president, briefly o p ene d th e the applicant, had a slit in it nearly from the collar to the wish in a short address, in which he said—lt was the lower part of the waist.] He (applicant) sent for a dated • of the directors with whom he had been asso- policeman, who saw the latter part of the scuffle. e xpress s in th e erection of this building , that he should Applicant told the policeman that he had been robbed. the gratification and encouragement they derived He refused to take the charge, observing that the purse t re is. o_m , the presence of so many. friends. They had hoped might have been lost by the applicant out of his pocket. have their first assembling within these walls would ,Tve been under very different circumstances , and • stances, it was The purse contained a£s note and two sovereigns. He Te wish to connect the opening of the Exhibition with did not know the number of the note, but he had it from their I nauguration of the new building, and to avail them- the Westminster Bank. He had a witness who would elves of the opportunity which the occasion appeared so state that he saw the purse taken out of his (applicant's) ! 1 1?pily to afford of giving a new impulse to the work in pocket_ ,w.tech they were enraged. They thought that the tt us t •• - -ory of this'anatitution, which was amongst the o -42f its class, and which - had contributed so lar , - I ntellectual, social, and moral' improVPmer' kluoity, might be traced wit:h interest rem its day of small things, during a to, career, until, when 1 1 60 0 niernhpm._ ne It of the corn: advantri,e Mr. Broughton : Have you anything to do with the royal family of Oude ? Applicant: lam a Mahon-in-le -1— nd a native of the kingdom of Oude. [Applicant good English.] lam in the employment of the p ime minister of Oude. I receive £lOO a month for my services. A witness for the applicant said that he saw him (applicant) forced out of the house, and that he saw a person take something out of the pocket of the appli- Mr. Broughton : Did you tell the policeman so ? Witness : Yes, sir. Mr. Broughton : This is most extraordinary; there is a ch,rge of robbery on the King's highway. Sergeant of division D 6 said that he had heard some thing of the affair at the Paddington station. He was informed that the purse was missed in the house, that there Was a serious disturbance in the house, and that many of the parties were under the influence of drink. Applicant : No, never drunk. It is forb . dden in their religion. It is a crime in every way. Mr. Broughton : You only take wine as a medicine ? Applicant : Yes, sir. Mr. Jackson, of the D division, said it was likely that as persons in the house were connected with a foreign royal family, the constable thought it was his duty to decline to interfere. Mr. Broughton observed that a list of names of those in the establishment was sent by the Secretary of State to the Court. Mr. Jackson : Yes, sir ; and a list has been received by the superintendent. Mr. Broughton enquired if the person complained against was attached to the embassy ? Applicant : No, he is not, sir. The applicant was then asked to swear by the oath taken on the Koran, to the truth of his statement as to the assault. The applicant then held up his right hand, and took the required oath in the name of Allah. A warrant was then issued against the accused. THE BURIAL BOARD THE NORTHERN TIMES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—l wonder how any one knowing anything about vestry law can doubt the illegality of the late proceedings in the election of the Burial Board. A poll is demandable by right, and, if demanded, may, in the absence of other business, be taken at the time ; but not closed at the time. Where the voters are numerous, time must be allowed to give all the parishioners entitled a reasonable opportunity of voting ; and the chairman, not only may on his own authority, but must on his own authority, adjourn the meeting for this purpose, if the vestry refuse to do so, and if he refuses he may be compelled by mandamus. This has been ruled in the cases of R. V. D'Oyley, and R. V. St. Mary, Newington ; and the practise in Liverpool has been antly in conformity with this rule, that it may be considered as a standing notice, rendering an adjournment obligatory, so that the parishioners may not be taken by surprise.—Your obedient szrvant, CAusinicus. RUNNING DOWN OF A STEAMER IN THE RIVER THAMES. Shortly after seven o'clock on Tuesday morning a steam boat collision took place in the river, in Lower Hope Reach, two or three miles below Gravesend, by the running down of the Sydney Hall, screw steamer, an iron.built ship, of between 500 and 600 tons burthen, the property of the Patent Fuel Company, and commanded by Captain Michel, bound to Cronstadt, in ballast. The usual course for !—bound steamers was pursued ; but in consequence misty state of the morning, her rate was much td, which was further diminished by the tide, which [Fling against her. Captain Michel was on the look out platform, directing the navigation of his vessel; and ear the turn of the river called East Hope Point, a ssel was observed coming towards the Sydney Hall. .he course of the approaching steamer, which proved to be the Dodo, Captain Hanson, from Cork, belonging to the Cork Steam Navigation Company, and that she was proceeding at little reduced speed, Captain Michel hailed her to put the helm starboard, so as to avoid coming in collision with them. From some unexplained circumstance or other, however, those in charge of the Dodo ported, the result of which was, that she ran into the starboard quarter of the Sydney Hall, nearly abreast of the fore mast, with tremendous force, cutting her down more than two feet below her water line. Captain Michel got hold of tha Dodo's bowsprit, believing at the instant that his own vessel was going down, and was so taken off. One of the compartments of the Sydney Hall rapidly filled, and her foundering was momentarily expected. The mate, who had been thus unexpectedly left chief in charge, with great esence of mind ordered the engines to be reversed. The vessel went astern, and took the bank of the north or Essex shore as sbe was going down. The Dodo remained some time about the spot, with a view of rendering assistance, and having landed Captain Michel, she continued her course up the river to the Pool. She has sustained some damage in her stern. The Sydney Hall lies in the same spot, and at high tide her hull is covered with water. She is insured. None of the crew are missing. SWITZERLAND.—The Swiss Federal Council (says the Salut Public of Lyons) has just modified the import duty on rails and other iron. The duty is now lt. the Swiss quintal, without regard to value. _ CIIESTER CAND I T;ATEs.--Mr.George Wilbraham, junior, Mr. Welsby, Mr. Robertson Gladstone, and Mr. P. S. Humberston, are mentioned as probable candidates for Chester next election, in the room of Mr. W. 0. Stanley, who will seek to represent the Anglesea Burghs. A TREATY has been concluded between Hanover and Sardinia, on the terms that vessels of th e two co un t r i es are reciprocally admitted to the coasting trade in their respective seaports. This convention is a modification of a treaty between Russia and Sardinia, which the former concluded in the name of the Zollverein. CRIMEAN AND BALTIC BANQUET.—The Portsmouth ban quet to the Crimean and Baltic officers and men will be a more brilliant affair than has been generally anticipated. The funds are very handsome, and the intentions of the committee extend to 2,500 men and 200 officers, among whom are Generals the Duke of Cambridge, 'Williams, Campbell, Jones, Dacres, Burgoyne, Codrington, Simpson, Garrett, Windham, &c. IMPROVEMENTS AT DARTMOUTH. A meeting of the inhabitants of Dartmouth and neighbourhood was held on Saturday, at the Guildhall, to take steps for promoting a railway and an electric telegraph to that port, which has been rendered the more necessary in consequence of Dart mouth having been recently made a packet station. The Mayor presided, and resolutions in accordance with the objects of the meeting were carried on the motion of Sir Henry Seale and other gentlemen. THE UNITY BANK.—Mr. J. J. Mechi, the governor of the Unity Bank, has issued a notification to the public, in which, referring to the uneasiness excited by the failure of the Royal British Bank, he states that every depositor in the Unity Bank may have his money, if he chooses to apply for it; that the paid-up capital of the bank—£lso,ooo— intact, with the exception of the ordinary expenses, and that the bad debts made by the bank do not amount to £5O, although £150,000 worth of bills discounted by it have run off, AUSTRALIA AND THE PEAcx.—The Mel6ozerne Price Current and Shipping List, fowarded by Messrs. Miles, Kington, and Co., and dated Melbourne, J une 9, contains the following :—" The intelligence received of negociations for a general peace has had a perceptible effect in repressing speculation ; but at the same time the news has been highly beneficial in giving a tone of confidence to the mercantile community. It is here believed that on the restoration of peace there will be an immense emigration to the geld colonies, and nothing would be better for both the old countries a n d t h e new. The 300,000 peop l e that have arrived in Australia during the last four years are now comfortable and prosperous. We are anxious to receive andwould gladly accommod a t e as man y more . Th e re is literally no limit to the numbers that these fine countries could receiv e and p rov id e for and if the masses in the Unit-d Kingdom knew their own interest Australia would be preferr e d t o every other field of emigration. ' We ought to remark that the arrival of goods during the last: three weeks has be en cons i derable, and the reportsof further shipments, both from Am er i ca and Engl and,have increased the depression usual at this season." SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPOR- TATION. The following are the resolutions of the Select Com mittee on Tran , portation which sat last session :- 1. Thit the punishment of transportation is more effectnal and deterring, better adopted for the ultimate reformation of convicts, and more beneficial to this country than any other secondary punishment for seri- OU3 crimes Which has yet been tried) That the committee, therefore, recommend the con tinuation of the sentence of transportation, so far as her Majesty's dotninions may afford safe and proper facilities for that purpose. 3. That if such facilities can be obtained, sentences Of ten years' transportation should be revived. 4. That convict prisons beyond the seas ought to be regarded as places for carrying out the sentence of trans portation. 5. That every punishment by penal servitude should include—first, a certain fixed period of imprisonment and hard labour on public works to be undergone, at all events ; secondly, a further period, which should be capable of being abridged by the good conduct of the convict himself. 6. That, with a view to give full effect to this principle, the sentence of penal servitude prescribed by the act should be changed and lengthened, so as to be identical with the terms of transportation for which they are respectively substituted. 7. That the sentences of penal servitude now in force might be adopted with some few changes as the fixed periods indicated in resolution 5. 8. That the hulk system, which appears by the evidence to be already in a great measure relinquished, should be finally abandoned with as little delay as possible. 9. That the scale of secondary punishment would be more complete if a shorter period of penal servitude than any now in force were enacted as an intermediate sentence between the present term of ordinary imprisonment now usually indicted and the former sentence of seven years' transportation, or its equivalent. 10: That the system - of licenses to be at large, or tickets of leave, authorised by section 9 of the act, has been too short a time in operation in this country to enable the committee to form a clear and decided opinion either as to the effects which it has already produced or as to itt probable ultimate working. 11. That the system appears to be founded upon a principle wise and just in itself—viz. that of enabling the convict to obtain by co n ti nua l good conduct, while undergoing his punishment, the remission of a portion of his sentence, upon the express condition, however, that in case of subsequent misconduct his liability to punishment shall revive for the residue of the term specified in the original sentence. 12. That it spears from the evidence before the com mittee that bad effects upon the discipline of convicts on the public works have already been caused by the regu lations, under which it has been made known that no tickets of leave or other remission of sentence would in any case be granted to men sentenced to penal servitude. 13. That there has been much of misapprehension and exaggeration with regard to the conduct of persons released upon tickets of leave, who have been frequently confounded, even by several of the witnesses in this enquiry, under one common designation of ticket-of leave men, with convicts whose sentences have fully and absolutely expired. 14. That there is reason to believe that the conduct of a large proportion of the whole number of persons dis charged upon tickets of leave has hitherto been good, and that in other cases persons so discharged have relapsed into crime from the difficulty, arising from their former characters becoming known, of procuring or retaining honest employ men t in this country—a difficulty, however, which obviously applies to all persons once convicted, whether discharged upon tickets of leave or absolutely at the expiration of their sentence. 15. That to render this system of good conduct licenses adapted both for the reformation of offenders and the interests of the public, the conditions endorsed on the license ought to be enforced more strictly than appears to have been hitherto the case. 16. That every convict, on his release with a good conduct license, ought to be reported to the police of the town or district to which he is sent. 17. That full idormation on the regulations affecting persons under sentence of transportation or penal servi tude should from time to time be furnished by the Home Office to the judges, recorders, and chairmen of quarter sessions. EASTLAKE AND MUNDLER IN ROME The following extract from the letter of a Roman cor respondent is ominous, both as respects the National Gallery and the national purse. Eastlake and Mundler let loose amongst paintings of "the Byzantine period," will probably "enrich " anything but the National Gallery :—" Sir Charles Eastlake is at present in Rome with Mr. Mundler, observing what works of ancient art are disposable for the enrichment of the National Gallery. The British government, being in treaty for the purchase of the Marquis Campana's valuable museum, is desirous to have the best opinions upon the contents of its several branches, and Sir Charles Eastlake has consequently paid some visits to the Marquis's collection of paint ings by the early Italian masters from the Byzan tine periol to that of Raphael—a collection which, besides forming a most interesting history of the progress of art during that period, contains many admirable specimens of the rarest schools. The report of Messrs. Newton and Price, who were sent to Rome this summer for the purpose of examining the Etruscan department of the Marquis's museum, is already in the hands of the government, and cannot fail to give a satisfactory idea of that collection, unrivalled even by the Etruscan gallery in the Vatican; and Mr. Gibson, R.A., who is now in England, will probably be requested to give his opinion with respect to the merits of the Marquis's sculpture gallery, in order that some deter mination may be come to with respect to the acquisition of the whole museum for the British nation. THE SOUND Duas.—A. letter from Berlin, of the sth, says :—lu the question of the Sound Dues, France, adhering to the opinion of England, has pronounced herself in favour of the principle of purchase. VAUXHALL GARDENS.—The copyhold of the royal pro perty has passed into the hands of a gentleman who con templates devoting it to building purposes, and in a short time, therefore, Vauxhall Gardens, which have now ex isted as a place of public amusement for more than two hun dred years, will have become a matter of history. A TRANSPORT DESTROYED BY FIRE.—A letter from Malta, dated the 2nd inst., says :—" The Prussian barque Albion, Captain Broker, on her voyage from Constanti nople for England, with government stores, took fire on the 31st August, in lat. 17, lon. 14 E., about 70 miles from Gozo, and was destroyed. The crew landed here." The Westminster clock bell weighs 15 tons 18 cwt. 1 qr. 221 b., or 16 tons within a small fraction • which is nearly half as much again as the great bell York Minster, more than twice that of Oxford; nearly three times as heavy as the large bells of Exeter, Lincoln, and St. Paul's, and exactly six times the weight of " the great bell of B 3W." REPRESENTATION OF Co LC II ESTER .—Mr. J. Gurd on Rebow, of Wyvenho-park, has issued an address to the electors of Colchester, stating that as Mr. Taverner Miller and Mr. Alfred Hamilton have announced themselves as candidates, on the conservative side, for the vacancy which is expected shortly to occur, it is his intention to solicit their suffrages on the opposite side. He says:—" My political opinions, generally, are known to yon. They are constitu tionally liberal on all the great questions which occupy public attention at present. There is, however, one que.- tion, comparatively a new one, which is growing into national importance, I mean the endowment of Maynooth College, on which my opinions may not be so generally known. lat once state, therefore, that lam prepared to support the total withdrawal of that endowment by the State." He promises to give his watchful attention to the local affairs of the town. MYSTERIOUS Bonn nny.—On the morning of the 7th inst., Mr. William Liddiard, an extensive builder, re siding at 105, Back-church-lane, St. George's-in-the-East, left home in company with his family for Gravesend. The premises were carefully secured, not an inmate remain ing ; and when Mr. Liddiard returned the same evening everything denoted safety. On the following morning, however, when he entered the counting-house, and unlocked a small door let into the floor, he discovered that an iron deed-box and a cash-box had been, by some extraordinary means, abstracted. The contents of these repositories were 120 sovereigns, half-sovereigns, and silver, three bills of exchange, agreements for rent , , and vouchers for rents and taxes and ground-rents amounting to many hundred pounds. The circumstances under which the robbery was effected are exceedingly mysterious, not a lock presenting the slightest violence, nor is there any trace of a stranger having been in the place, while a great quantity of plate and jewellery, perfectly accessible, remained untouched. Up to this date not the slightest clue has been obtained to the property. CULTIVATION or COTTON.—A correspondent of the Norwich and Bury Poet, writing from the neighbourhood of Manchester, observes that the state of the cotton crops in America is every year a subject of intense interest to the population of these districts. The past season has been a fortunate one, but I am assured by some of the largest manufacturers here, that the demand for goods is now so enormous, that if next year's crop is not very much larger, the price will go up alarmingly. Even now they are working upon stock. Russia is increasing the number of her mills, and several of the best hands have gone out from these parts to teach the native workmen. The manufacturers appear to be still convinced that the growth of cotton in India might he greatly increased, if the East India Company would but show a little more enterprise, At present, the greater part of the crops grown there goes to China; it is shorter, weaker, and altogether of an inferior quality to the American cotton. Seeds of the latter have, however, been planted, and it is thought will thrive. I may also mention the fact that the experiment which is being made by the Emperor of the French, of growing cotton in Algeria, is being watched here with more than ordinary curiosity. pporting, fr In re, Vcb, nl " "dy anti Of a - es, the ht t h e emtury (le s ter that • 1311 ( .1, _ ~ cia auied fora qu to the c L....t. t.ie • - urea in this country for Ti4an,l Purpose) ;as found inadequate to meet the " s . °f growing community, and an appeal was _ dati e -,' assistanc-e to enable them to provide accom und e u r il filphrethose to whom, for . lack of space, they were elass,,, Th.tirtessity of refusing would admittance into the But i " (I th what success they perceive.(year.) • deviever gratifing? and instructive the might be, the conviction that the future welfare of th w i l ' tutt ° 4 must de end upon the intelligence an ,isdoin with which ') it was conducted ma-' s hould anxious that at their day of ,1, °1 ? 1 (1 be surrounded by so tZtinguished friends of popular education, that expression th is be given to the most enlightened v . iews i. on s subject which experience had taught that their future course r elight be marked out and their energies quickened tt,Pursue it' and they ventured to hope that the labours of fiesease , u thongb over, peace secured, and attention again 0, 04 - t ed to development of commerce and the improv.e tleve °I the people, the noble lord who, after so long a life r t ,_ ted to the public service, now directed the councils 9 ue nation (Lord Palmerston) would not withhold his consent to be present on the occasion, and to visit a t°l4tiiTt Which by its industry contributed so largely truth - national wealth, and of which he might say 7ith do that it was in advance of every other in this king fwhlll .in its provision for the social gratification and o")..ical well-being of its industrious classes, as well as for the Persevering efforts which it had made to secure_ e tht t iezt e t r ee , .and at its own cost, the advantages of a soul (Hear, hear.) The kindness with which .wouitloble lord received and assented to their request tleo, tot soon be forgotten ; and if he (the presi_ 461;8/0 forbore now to make more than a passing a th e ri to the deep regret with which they lamen he doelnoble lord's absence, it was because he felt that t to ci_es_,le bereavement which was its cause forbade them au: ve il uPon their own disappointment. They hoped, h h e -ever, that underliet visit was only postponed, and that ~ r eafter ui t , happier circumstances, and at no very s a n ,. _.,.._ r'r I% , ei c ' t'47, t he institution might have the gratification eehlbitiuoitlitig him within its walls. (Applause.) . The . 11 t hey opened to-day was the fifth which had dit,eaet_undertaken and successfully carried out bY th e by, , e ir B of the in Their fame had long gon s Yet I Psed by the grander c , nceptions of later time , th e 6 Elanehester might recollect with pride that she . was and t r k s t to set the example of these industrial exhibitions, to make the announcement which the directors were able Y,ear - s ak , e at the conclusion of the first—now twenty eY ~."ge--that although after having been visited t Nvilf,l)7ards of 60,000 people, it had closed withou e bert i ini n,,, of to any single article exhibited—led to the Mao - 1, 6 ef the Museum and other institutions in M r. _,.!ester, and was the circumstance upon which . for tt7 t elle, in the House of Commons, founded his motion It wae °Pening of the British Museum. (Hear, hear.) ttne re s 40 Prominent part of their scheme to pr . ovi e t 'With ttal'Renlent, but they did not think it inconsiste t n r to de vote Illgher objects to which they propc:Te . d . hereaf hereafter as this themselves to endeavour by exhibitions such c r k= to awaken new and nobler tastes, to excite th at, t ',.LY and enquiry, to emancipate from false pleasures in sh o " heart might be opened to the reception of new.- 7 in a n 11, to give a desire for knowledg,e by presenting it exhibiatt.tractive form. After expressing a wish that this ' W ant t thethough on an humbler scale, might suppl t y_a e thr en ( 1 :) , r working classes which they could not obai and e great and nobler efforts at London, Paris, the exmln! the President concluded by announcing that to% Atlan was open, and the company were at liberty Th s e s at pleasure through its various departments. °Peniiig cerer nony'Concluded with a concert.. _ no of le them opening they - EXPLOSION OF A STEAM BOILER ~ O n AT -eho °TlclaY, an inquest was held at the house six ipileittc.as -Vince, the Miners' Arms, Garforth, about_ l o _ .Toi ln B '...,°,111 Leeds, before C. Jewison, day h math, 39 years of age, who had been kil, _. Esq., on the body t ilra d 37 the explosion of a steam boiler, on the lc! , 144,,ti'onNicholson, Stourton Grange. PinsVor lvas connected with a steam e T n h; nb o used iler w for s Plae the Machinery of a thrashing mill, and in l th e farmhouse. Solith, alarge barn not far from of ti:B wire had been assisting in some as a. e thrashing, and he, after doing his day s 1 work and department , ali o , miner, went there to take his wife's place ther e ,_ ...1' to long go home, but he had not stiatleTrore the boiler burst with a tremendous b e e x en plosion, the a llot „ ln ,,g the engine hi pieces, killing him 0 Pas s i e •:, "Ying splinters, and itself, defying all resistance, nce Sts t%throug three stone walls, carrying destructi a o w n er in: laite:._ n• The shattered remains of the poor man _ men .or La.l 3 and c.onveyed to the Miners' Inn. Seyeral ,„ a f.. experience in the working of boilers and engines, e in,..."0 Practical engineer from Leeds, attended a h 'vest, after Plate s co were all very thick and strong, they could only haThig examined the boiler, but as the ,_ ale to the conclusion that the boiler had exploded "IA of i c of the ater, and the heating of the plates within reach from dept... aetlon w a shy fire red hot. A verdict of '' Acci f: fan1173,-"drattialt;t: turned. Smith has left a small 1,, 1 on Saiur of . 11 ION OF A MILL AT ROCHDALE r BY FIRE. Tn „, -L at tvi e l 4 -v, morning, between four and six o'clock, the . " Is Parr i ° lo' Lane, belonging to Mr. Thomas Livsey,. , hoil,„ „'a11)- destroyed by fire. It forms, with Mr. Livsey 's - , ',r e • ' l3 e , ) c aides of a square The centre, or south side, l 4 Marsb lll ai ` : ,( l of two liouses . , Mae occupied by Thomas ielf. O ver tile manager, and the other by Mr. Livsey him east. the top there was a store-room, and an aisle o e ast. ° l Pin the west wing of the mill to the wing on the f t lue fire originated in the west wing, in which as of Whi ite Most valuable portion of the machinery,. a gre , a par Roe~~•e fi . ,• c e WaS n ew. By what means it got on fire is unknown. teoeliidai,,°'cleek in the morning, two engines Preve n , ' Police stition were on the premis . es . ,and effectually of of the `c , . l the fire from spreading. Adjoining the por Thi e ), fruit that is burned down is a one -storey carding room, d4Ltn;4B°°,riplettly saved, and the engines have been i the ;vlhole of °Y water. At one end is the engine house, leei, w , s hich is saved, together with the main driving n oose - ;,:,in the other side of the engine house is the boiler . tb -- ”' acettching room, a two-storey building. This the e Machines are uninjured. The main portion of "°rice s a l ,t win g is, however, gone, a building six 'll . e (1:attl!?e is; and also the materials in the storeroom. m ulai ng ••"'' estimated at from £4,000 to £5,000. The the roa e b l • s n Itasered in the Leeds and Yorkshire office, and 1-, -° t he fu ' li er Y in the Imperial and the Phenix, but whether - ra ave t , , beci l - s a t : , ount is not known yet. The fire seems to m an ' r - Al, 'Ped in its berth in a most remarkable -out, - -out 1, ~,' will r out of employ - tO hanus ow P RIV ,—,_.,....... n i ~ T I NG 0 MINUTE,—The New ~rieans .p., 'lt THOUSAND SHEETS A the pbil, d',"/,/ene has ordered a four cylinder press ; and The ' latter a,re to cols,C.;Puia -Ledge r two twelve cylinders. teousati,l sh eets dollars, and will throw off together sixty 11)ress,s will an minute These hour, or one thousand a m I,..l'Rer th an & oe the largest ever built, being two cylinders J.ed ger e . the one ordered by the London Times. Th .n e the globe7B a larger circulation than any other pap e r i TRAD E itioN ~v . t /.. ToE SARDINIAN STATES,._ The trade of Pied -5,470,1615hr Holland during the year 1854 amounted to 0 506,67.71,i'inn0rt5, and 558,424 f. exports; with . Greece , 4or 1 imports, and 160,249 f. exports • with Sweden li` r , „ I %ay to 583,568 f. imports, and. 429,934 f. exports. imp„ Lilo latter country the Sardinian States annually irT„ l about 850,000 kilogrammes of fish, 12,266 kilos. of di r '. ,' a nd 5,600 kilos. of train oil. From Morocco, Sar -10 11a8trn ports about 50,000 f. worth of wax, w001,. t and furs. it a l s ' 4 ; owing to the interruptio ❑ of trade . wi with Russia, tiia countorycl.rew about 560,600 f, worth of grain Tint, th ' C'"E oF• UENRY CORT.—It is satisfactory to hear t'at the appeal Which has been made on behalf of the hrl,_,and two surviving daughters of Henry Curt, and et .,: n eti has been backed up by the approval of the most .s o,cts, he .ei.igineers and ironfounders in the kingdom,. 1 u hegining to tell. What is required now is merely '4 Rubscription to defray the cast of the publication of tol,'is_came, and application to parliament for the redress r1'.,.1.t1e great ir.justice which has been done to a great 'llonal benefactor. The names of Alessrs. Maudslay and Pield, a nd Mr. Robert Stephenson, are first in the list of contributors. .:-LIVERPOOL; THURSDAY. POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY, (REPORE MR. R. H. HARVEY PLUNDER BY A SERVANT.—Detectives Patrick and Horne brought up two persons, named Jane and Agnes Shannon, on the following charge :—lt appeared that Jane was a servant at Mr. Atcherley's, 148, Mill-street, draper, and that he missed goods several times ; and suspecting the prisoner was the thief, he told the police, and on searching the lodgings of the other prisoner (who is mother of Jane) a quantity of the missing property was found, and Identified by the owner. The prisoners were remanded for further search. SUSPICIOUS CHARACTIM.—A number of persons, described by the police as suspicious characters, were brought before the bench, and amongst these was a person named Henry Connolly, *ho. Was charged with being concealed in a carriage in the Lime-Street station. The case was fully proved by Mr. John Pugh, who got the prisoner as described, at four o'clock in the morning. The prisoner was committed for a month. ROBBERY ON SIIIPBOARD.—GiIbert Patterson, a ship keeper in the employment of Messrs. Stewart and Douglas, Bernard Shervin, and Peter Smith, Sperling street, marine-store dealers, were charged with having stolen and received 4 cwts. of ropes from the ship Fanny, belonging to the firm named. Police-officer 29, said he saw the prisoners removing the property from the ship, and arrested them. It appeared from a statement of Mr. Clough, that the firm mentioned had so much confidence is Patterson, that when one of their vessels came in, he was sent for to Scotland to mind the vessel and cargo. The prisoners were committed for trial. (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) JEALOUSY !—A rather respectable-looking female, named Mary Gobie, who resides in Llanrwt-street, was charged with having assaulted another tidy.looking female, nanied Rachael Whitehead, a resident of the same street. The parties are the wives of respectable mechanics. The complainant said she was informed that the prisoner and some of her ‘. allies" had attacked her house and were wrecking it. She called an officer, and went to the scene of action, and there saw the pri soner acting as general of the force , and in order to show them a good example, sh e was b rea king in the windows. On witness coming up the prisoner turned on her, struck her a blow in the face and knocked her down. The officer saw the assault, and arrested the prisoner. In reply to the charge, the prisoner said the complainant had destroyed her. Mr. Mansfield : How so ? Prisoner : She has taken away my husband. Sie has induced him to spend all his time and money with her. I did not believe it at first until I found them dinking, and worse together. The complainant denied the statement. Mr Mansfield (to the prisoner) : The woman has a husband of her own, and does not require yours. Prisoner : Oh, but she does--for she loves him. Mr. Mansfield : I fine you Xl, and costs; for the assault, or one month's impri sonment. THE KNIFE BY A WOMAN.—EIIen Ambrose, an Unfor tunate girl of the town, was placed in the dock, charged with siabbing another female, of bad character, named Mary Long. It appeared that police officer 700, abou t eleven o'clock on Tuesday night, heard cries of murder proceeding from the top of l3anastre-street, and that, on hastening to the place, he found the complainant bleed ing profusely from wounds in the arm and chest. The prisoner, who was attempting to escape, was pointed oat to him as the person who had inflicted the wounds, and he accordingly at once arrested her. He could not find the knife, but that she had used it, and was in the habit of always carrying one about with her, was proved by the complainant and another young woman who witnessed the attack. The complainant was taken to the Southern Dispensary, where her wounds were dressed, and Mr. Glover (the surgeon) stated that, had the wound in the chest been an inch deeper, it would have penetrated the cavity, and have caused death. Mr. Parkinson, in to answer to Mr. Mansfield, stated that she has before been up for fighting, She was committed for trial at the assites. THE MOCIC AUCTIONEERS AGAIN FURTHER CHARGE AGAINST THElC—Michael Nicholson, Robert Maxwell, Hugh Kirby, and Ellen Duff, who stood remanded on a charge of conspiracy, and for swindling Mrs. Jones, of Monmouth, were brought up yesterday, before Mr. Alderman Holme, at one of the police courts. The court was crowded, and all the mock auction-men and their satellites, in • town, were present. Mr. Snowball defended the prisoners. Christina Maxwell, a young married scotch woman, said to be the wife of a captain of a ship, was examined, and said—On this day fortnight I was induced to enter the auction shop of the prisoners, all of whom I saw there. There was another person, not now present, and he came with a pair of trousers, saying he was a clerk out of place, and was in great distress, i (here a young woman who accompanied the witness said, there he is, I see him in court. The person alluded to rushed out without waiting to hear anything more) and that he wanted to dispose of them The prisoner Nicholson said it was a bad place to bring such an article, as it was ladies who gene rally attended to his " respectable establishment." The female prisoner advised her to buy the trousers, saying, any ono would give for them. The prisoner Duff said there were great bargains going, and in proof of this she purchased a lot of silk handkerchiefs and cloth. She induced the witness to bid for the trousers. The prisoner Maxwell bid against her, and the prisoner Kirby handed the article about, and advised her to bid also ; she did, and the article was knocked down to her at 30s. She left a deposit of 7s Gd on it. She went to the shop three times after, and saw the same parties there. The woman told her she got a dead bar • gain of the trousers, as they wore worth £2 of any man's or woman's money. Mr. Snowball: You don't wear trousers ? No, but my husband does. Where is he ? He is not at home at present. Mr. Snowball : Then he does not allow you to wear the articles ? (Laugh ter.) No, but I wanted to keep them until he came home. —Mary Ann Rosa, a tidy, smart young woman, a friend of the last witness, was examined, and her evidence was to the same effect; and, she added, that the prisoner Maxwell seemed to buy a shawl, which he now held on his arm. She was induced to purchase a purse, at the solicitation of the fmale prisoner, who said it was worth eighteenpence ; went with the last witness three times to get the 7s. 6d, but they were treated most abusively by the prisoners. The last witness sent a captain to look at the trousers, and he pro nounced them "no good.;' Mr. Snowball: Well Miss Ross, you don't wear the garments ? Miss Ross smiled. Mr. Snow ball :We will not quarrel, I hope ? Miss Ross : Oh, no one could quarrel with you, sir. (Loud laughter ) Mr. Clough asked if there was any necessity to examine Mrs. Joues again ? and his Worship said there was no necessity, as he had a note of her evidence, and also a perfect recol lection of it. Mr. William Wilcox said he was a jeweller, and had examined the chain now produced ; it was gold, but of a very inferior quality; it was value for £3 10s. Mr. Crampton, who was examined on Saturday, proved that the watch was worth only £3 18s, lie was cross-examined by Mr. Snowball, in reference to an act of parliament recently passed, that allowed more alloy than usual with gold, and the witness said he knew of it, but it had reference to English made watches, and the watch now produced was not an English watch. Mr. Snowball then proceeded to address his Worship on behalf of the prisoners, and said the real pith of the case was in reference to puffers who were employed in the case. Chancery had decided that puffers were legal, but a court of law had decided that it was not legal to employ puffers, and that it was a fraud to do so. There was not an auctioneer about the Exchange who did not employ puffers, and if his Worship committed the prisoners for trial, there would not be a broker in Liverpool who would not be subject to committal also. Ho did not think there was anything illegal in puffing, and when it was called fraud, he thought that judge made law ; and although Lord Mansfield was a very clever man, he thought he was wrong when he so decided. A court of equity had differed to some extent with Lord Mansfield, and partly upset his decision. He cited some cases, and said if auctioneers were to be brought up for telling lies about their goods, they would have Lucas, Win stanley, and all the other respectable auctioneers in town brought up on that score, (A laugh). The lady bid for the watch and-- Mrs. Jones : I beg your pardon, I did not hid. Mr. Snowball went on to address the court, and charged Mrs. Jones with having sworn what was untrue, when she swore she did not bid for the watch and chain. He contended that no jury could convict tbo prisoners, and he, therefore, called on the magistrate not to send the prisoners for trial. In reply to his Worship, Mr. Clough said he would ask for an additional remand, for the purpose of procuring evidence, that it would not be prudent for him at present to state. Mr. Alderman Holme said the case was an important one, and he would see that the public should be protected from this most infamous system of swindling—for most unprincipled swindling it was beyond doubt. There was, therefore, quite sufficient evidence at present to warrant him in remanding the prisoners again. Mr. Clough would ask a remand, and he must say at the same time that he did not think the observations made by Mr. Snow ball, in reference to Mrs.jones, were warranted. Mr. Snowball : Mr. Clough mind your own business, and I will mind mine. I say she told a lie when she swore she did not bid. Mr. Ald. Holme : I am fain to say that I do not think that observation warranted, as the lady gave her evidence most fairly. Mr. Snowball : I say she gave it most foully, when she said she did not bid. Mr. Alderman Holme :I do not think this at all warranted, but we shall not handy words about it now. The lady's evidence is clear and fair, and we have it hero written down• I shall remand the prisoners to eleven o'clock on Friday morning, when Mr. Clough can have his additional evidence ready. The prisoners were then remanded. The missi on a t N ap l es , vacan t b y Si r William Temple ' s death, w ill , we hear, be reserved for Si r H enr y Bulwer, after he s h a ll have returne d f rom his present temporary employment in the Principalities. CO NSOLIDATION OF THE CRIMINAL LAW.—The eight bills of the -Lord Chancellor, laid on the table of the House of Lords at the close of the late session, to consolidate certain criminal offences, have recently been printed. They relate to offences against property, against the person, against forgery, and also to accessories. In the last-mentioned bill there is:a clause to the effect that abettors in misdemeanors shall be indicted and punished as principals. WEST DERBY UNION. The usual weekly meeting of this board was held at the board-room, yesterday. Mr. H. Edwards, in the absence of the chairman, presided. The other guardians present, were— Messrs. Lunt, Medcalf, Elias, Wilson, Johns, Craig, Rich mond, Abrahams, Wensley, and Batten. THE OFFICIAL RETURNS. The Clerk reported that ho had examined all the books kept by the several officials connected with the union, and found them correctly made up. The Master of the Workhouse reported that the number of paupers in the workhouse last week was 622, since when 36 had been admitted, 40 discharged, and 3 had died. This w eek the numbers were 615, and for the corresponding week of last year GOO. The Master of the hospital reported that the number of patients in that establishment was, this week 62, lagt week 89, and for the corresponding week het year 50. Cheques, to the amount of £2OB, were voted for the relief of the out-door poor, within the several districts of the Union. THE CHAIRMAN DECLINING TO PRESIDE. At the last meeting of the board, a communication was read from the General Poor-law Board, relative to the administer• ing relief to the poor in sections, instead of by the whole board. At that meeting the chairman was unanimously requested to write to the board, informing them that the guardians con ceived tint such a course was most advisable, and requesting to have an order passed to that effect. This wish of the board the chairman complied with, and has since received a letter from the board, acknowledging the receipt thereof, and, at the same time, enclosing a letter which had been sent by Mr. Richard Shaw, of Everton, on the subject. The General Board stated they should reserve giving any opinion on the suhj ct, until they had the opinion of the local board on Mr. Shaw's communication. The following is a copy of the letter referred to:- 40, Everton-road, near Liverpool, August 30th 1856 MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,---At the weekly meeting of the Guardians of the West Derby Union, held at the Work house on Wednesday last, a letter was read from your Honour able Board, dated 26. h August. 1866, on the snbjzct " . parsuel by the Board of Guardians of the West Derby Union, in hearing applications for relief by sections of their body." As the practice in question is not authorised by any law or order of your Honourable Board, and seriously affects the interests of several townships in the Union, f trust I may not be corsidered presumptuous in thus addressing you. At the commencement of each meeting of the Guardians, it has been the practice for some time past to move that the Board divide for the purpose of hearing applications for relief, which, to a casual observer, does not appear objectionable, but the mode in which it is tarried out by the Guardians, is not only so to tho ratepayers but to the poor themselves, The usual attendance of Guardians are from twelve to fifteen, nine of whom are G uardians from Toxteth-park ; and when the Board divide, the whole of the Toxteth-park Guardians rgit and adjudicate upon the cases from their own township only ; and the amount of relief given by them to their own paupers is generally less than the amount given by the other section of the Board to tho paupers from West Derby, Everton, and Kirkdale ; and when any Guardian has considered it right and his duty to attend with them and give an opinion as to the amount of relief that should be given, he has generally been insulted for so doing. It is also notorious that parties (whose settlement could not be found) have removed from Toxteth park into adjoining townships in the Union for the purpose of obtaining a larger amou n t o f relief. Having been a Guardian for sixteen years, and knowing the injustice that has resulted from the practice pursued by the Guardians, and not seeing any benefit to be obtained by an alteration, except it be for the purpose of breaking through the orders laid down by your Honourable Board, which is the ex pressed cieterroination off' certain Guardians, I trust your Honourable Board will not sanction the relief to be given to applicants otherwise than by the whole Board. I have brought this matter repeatedly before the Guardians, and pointed out several cases of injustice. I have also suggested that the Guardians of Toxteth-park should hear applications for relief from persons who reside in West Derby, Everton, Kirkdale, &sc., and that the Guardians of West Derby, Everton, Kirkdale, (Itc., should adjudicate upon the cases from Toxteth-park, or that there should be one standard of relief fixed for all the townships ; these propositions, I am sorry to say, have generally been scoffed at by the Guardians of Toxteth park, and not met by any argument. Under the above circumstances, should your Honourable Board feel disposed to acquiese in the wish of the Guardians, I hope, before giving your decision on the subject, you will be pleased to direct the Poor-law Inspector to visit the workhouse and enquire into the working of the system now pursued by the Guardians. I have t h o honour to be, my Lords and Gentlemen, your most obedient servant, RICHARD SHAW. To the Poor-law Board, Whitehall, London. The Olerk said : This letter was brought to me by the Rev. M. Badnall, who is - very much hurt by the interference of Mr. Shaw, in writing the letter to the Board, to say nothing of the untruths it contains. He also wishes mo to carry to the Board that he shall decline taking the chair until the matter is settled ; and that, if it is settled contrary to the express wish of the local board by the general board, that it is not his intention of again holding the office of chairman. The Deputy Chairman : I think the chairman has acted perfectly right. It was suggested that the Clerk should answer the letter, and point out to the general board every falsehood that it contained, but a general opinion was expressed that the board should, by a vote, mark its disapprobation of such conduct. It was then suggested that Mr. Batten should answer the letter on behalf of the board. Mr. Batten said : I do not wish to have it left to me. I am one of the parties accused, and I do not wish to sit as judge in my own case. I deny the imputations cast upon me and the board, and likewise reprobate the conduct of the writer. If the guardians recollect, about four years since, a resolution was passed with regard to persons writing privately to the board. It was then considered very reprehensible, and it must be thought so now. I would suggest that a similar resolution be forwarded to the board, with a full refutation of the allegations. Mr. Abrahams : It is a charge against the Toxteth-park guardians. Surely they can answer it. Mr. Johns : As one of the guardians for Toxteth.park, and on behalf of the whole body of guardians, I think it my duty to rise on the present occasion, and in doing so I have no hesitation in saying, that this letter of Mr. Shaw's is from the beginning to the end a tissue of falsehood. (Hear, hear.) I am surprised at the presumption (to use his own words) of Mr. Shaw taking upon himself the writing of such a letter on business connected with the board. I think it an unwarrantable liberty. He had no right to take such a liberty. Now, with regard to the letter itself, it is full of falsehoods. He has stated in it that the average attendance of guardians at the board is from twelve to fifteen. I have before me the statistical account of the attendance, prepared by the Clerk for the pre sent year, and I find that during that period there has been 434 attendances, which will make an average of twenty and sixteenths, instead of twelve or fifteen. Toxtetb-park has nine guardians, their attendance have ,been 131, while West Derby and Everton, who have seven guardians, the attendance has been 123, so that their attendance by far exceeds that of Toxteth-park. That I think will answer him as far as that part is concerned. It is well known to the board that Mr. Shaw has always accused the Toxteth.park guardians with being too liberal to their paupers--in this letter he tells the Commissioners that we give them less. He has always taxed us with being too liberal. What inconsistency. What can be thought of such a man ? What could have induced him thus to disgrace himself, as he has done by this letter? What right had he to write, and hurt the feelings and insult the chairman, the clerk, and every member of the board? It is most disgraceful on his part, and I cannot see how any man can, after such conduct, recognise him as a member of the board in future. I beg to move that the letter be referred to the visiting committee, for them to report thereon. The Chairman : That will cause a delay, and as we have no chairman until the matter is settled, I should wish to see it settled directly. Mr. Johns : I am sorry there is not a full board present, that it might be settled. M. Bolton thought that the charges were of such a grave nature that the board should request the inspector to come down and examine into the whole of the allegations. Mr. Johns : There is another point. Mr. Shaw scarcely ever attends the meetings until after all the relief cases are disposed of. That ought to go forth. He comes at twelve o'clock, when the reporters come, just to get his name into the newspapers. Mr. Lunt : And then he finds fault with everything that has been done. Mr. Wensley suggested that the clerk should reply to the letter. The Clerk said he should prefer it being answered by the board, as, if he had to do it, he should have to accuse Mr. Shaw of uttering falsehoods. ~ - be was unanimously agreed, that th e f o ll ow i ng gentlemen should After adop t s e o d me in fur f t o h r e w r a c rd on i n v g ers a ati r o e n ply a s to othteh egmenoedrealthbaot board, it compose a special committee to a nswer and refute the aliegs tions—Messrs. Bolton, Edwards, Johns, Lunt, Mcdcalf, Wenslcy, Craig, Wilson, and Elias. There being no other business, the board adjourned. REDUCTION or THE ARMY —According to a circular issued by order of th elCommander-in- chief, we believe the reduction of the army will take place from the Ist of October, when all regiments of the line that served in the Crimea will be placed permanently on a peace establishment of 12 companies. As these reg i ments had been raised to 16 compan i es , t h e reduction of 12 c ompan i es w i ll necessar il y se nd a large num ber of officers on half pay. N o minally, the reduction of men will, howe ver , a pp ear greater than it really is ; for, o f course, all the vacanci e s i n o th e r regiments will be supplied, so far as they can, from the regiments in course of reduc tion. Henceforth the strength of the regiments of British Infantry will stand at 1,000 rank and file. TRADE REPORT. -WEDNESDAY. LIVERPOOL. Corrolv.—The market continues very active, the daily demand IN large, but being liberally met, pricer are without change. The sales —including 100 Maranhams did to 7d, 20 Bahian 60, 100 Egyptians 6RI to 7d, 1,000 Surats 4id to kid, 60 Sea Islands 12d to 12ad—ars reported 10,000 bales, of which 4,000 are on speculation and fot export.' s coml.—A better feeling prevails, with rather more disposition to purchase, but holden; at present seem indisposed to meet the MU , ket..nl the sales are confined to 150 mats MaurPius at 47s per cwt. RIM. -90 puns Jamaica have been disposed of, but the price has not transpired. COFFE N.—Nalhtng has taken place. RICE.—The sales are confined to 300 bags Bengal at 12s per cwf. SALTPETRE.-700 bags are reported at 31s to 34s per cwt for 4i to 7 per cent refraction. GAMBIER.-50 bales brought 20s 3d. MYRABOLAMS.-600 bags, part all faults, brought 10a 6d to 10. 9d per cwt for sound. Ft/orig.-150 tons Savanilla brought ses 5s to £5 10s. Loowoov —lOO tons fine St. Domingo brought 4 2 5 los. rr j. "' LIMA WOOD.—I3O tons brought £l5 2s 64 to £l6 10s. SA PAN WOOD,-10 tons brought .420 2s 6d to en as. Jugs.-200 bales brought £l6 per ton. MuN.rear.-150 bales brought 32. 6d per cwt. Scorcu PIG laox.—We have a very quiet market. The sales are limited, and we close tamely at 71s 6d for warrants, cash. LONDON. StroAn.—The market hag a very firm appearance and buyers are freely paying the closing prices of yesterday. Corpise.—There has not been a public sale to-day, but the article haS a steady appearance. SALIIYETItg.— 3,400 bags were offered in public sale, and bought in at full priest: Setcas.— 3 00 bags 'of 'pewee offered in public sale, and about half sold. Singapore sold at .1;d .!c. 5d Penang bought in at 411 ner lb. Nutmegs sold from I. 104 to 4. sd. Mace, Is lld to 2s Id. Pimento, sid. Sago bought in at 2Ss to 2I 6d. Rice. —The market is steady, but not aetiv"..'. 'Wm.—Prices are supporte 1, with a limited business. Proofs, 2. 3d to 23 Id, accorcing to quality. CorroN.-300 braes sol d, Coca INEA t. has sold steadily at fully previous rates.' In other articles no mater a! alteration TA Lt. , )w.-1 he martzet is firm, w t'i more dispo'ition to buy for the end of the year. Tovtn Jailors , is quot , d 53s nett ,7wh ; Peters• burg Y.C. nn the spot, 525; September, 51s; October and December, 49s 6d to 49, 9 1. BOROOOff Hor.—Abont 1,000 porbets of the new growth or bops have arrived at Market. the greater portion of which remain unsold; they are of variotis gnalities, and are offering from 30e to 70a pet e.t. It is expected tlint shortly there will be some good ripe bope at market, when prices will he sett/ed. The duty is estimated at about .4 270.000, but many think it overrated. Coasr.The receipts of all descriptions of grain and flour. since Monday, have been small. The atteneance in Mark-lane this morn• ing was limited, and although the transactions in wheat and dour were not numerous, the full prices of Monday were obtained. Oat* were in moderate request, w th the turn in price against the buyer. Barley, beans, and pease underwent no change worthy of rent .rit , Arrivals into London from Sept Bto Sept. 10.--English and ScOfeh __Wheat, 390 qrs; barley. 60 qrs; oat', 70 (Fs; malt, 310 qrs. Foreign—Wheat, 540 qrs; barley, p5O gra ; oats, 320 qrs. Flour, 1,210 brls. MINES.—A fair amount of business is going forward in British mining stocks. North Basset, South Wheal Frances Great South lgus, Sortridge Consols, and Great W heal Alfred shares, continue in good demand. In the Stock Exchange to-day. Cobre shares have been dealt in at 56 ; Linares at 7,1. Subjoined is a list of yesterday's transactions in the Mining Exchange :—East Frongoch, ss, 7s 6d; 38.he Console, alIBnstshe l! S2 1 8 : 05 : k 9 290 d E . East Tolgus, 50, 523; Great Alfred, 83. 3, •8,3. 3; Great South Tolgus, 10, a, gi. 103, 10, 3; North British Australim, gs, 10.; Port e x Wheal h a l6 n e g e a 1 3 Grenville . el ; h i I S e l it e t 3D P l h oz il ; li ow, United, 2 h s e , a 2 s2l 21 s, r ; 23,2.A Sortri dge esndn e; l Basset. 2813, 283; West Basset, 3^e; Wheal Mary Ann 383. SI; Sortfdge Consols, 22, 13-16 ; Trewetha. 3 g. 16; Great South Tol. gus, 92, 10; Par Consols, 203 ; Gre a t Wh ea l Alfred, a 8. 3,8, 4 ) Wildberg, 20s. YESTERDAY'S Af A RKETS, SALFORD CATTLE. —The market to-day was supplied as follows —Beasts, 1,424; ;peep and lambs, 8,988; calve', 82. The demand for all articles of an inferior quality was dull, but the better sorts of beef and mutton sold quickly. We quote prime heifer beef. girl to 7d; madding, 6d to bad; cows, Sd to 6d; best wedder mut. ton, 7d to 7,1 d; heavy weights, 6il to 7#d; ewes, Sid to 6d; lambs, 6id to 7d; calves, 61 to 7d pe lb. CORK BUTTER.—We had a large ;apply of butter at this day's mar. ke', viz,. 1,800 casks and firkins. Tui• demand was moderate, at almost former rates, say—Firsts, 108 s; SecOnds, 103 s; Thirds, 98s; Fourths, 945; and Fifths, 88s, per cwt. GLASGOW Pio laow,—This market keeps exceelirigly quiet, with very few sales repo-ted., There are sellers at 71s 9d, and buyers at 71s 3d per ton. These may he considered Liu closing prices. HOP INTELLIGENCE. (From the South Eastern. Gazette.) Picking has now become general through all the hop7grawint districts, and they seem to carte down faster than most people an , icipated, being got much easier than last year. They are like►y / therefore, to be secured in better condition; the quality generally' being far superior. Of those picked last week, however, and sent to market there are complaints that they were unripe, weight light, and are by no means in the best state for keening. They are n•wr matured in favourably situated plantations, and will be perfectly ripe everywhere in a few days, should the presznt fine weather con. tinue. With regard to the probable yield there are conflicting opinions. Messrs. Beeman and Oxley, of the Borough, inform us that the esti. mete of duty in London on Saturday last was .4'280,000. Our Can terbdty chrrespondent states that the general opinion in that quarter is in favour of £300,000. A well-informed writer from Horsmonden say; that an opinion prevails there that the duty is much over-set ; and an extensive planter in the neighbourhood of Maidstone tells us that he believes it will not exceed £250,000. No difficulty has hitherto been experienced in procuring pickers; and a strike which was attempted in the neighbourhood of Gonda hunt on Thursday I..st, was promptly met by the offer of a number of other hands to fill their places. In fact, the whole of the hop die. tricts swarm with applicants for employmant. From Farnham, Alton, and tl:e country districts, we are informed that picking is now very general. The quality is first rate, but the quantity falls short. It may be added that, althoiigh the crop of last year left a large surplus over the year's consumption, scarcely any growth, exceed. ing .e.:00,000 dirty, has been, in proportion, so nearly sold from the grower as that is at the present time. It must, therefore, be for the advantage of the planters not to press sales at an early period this season, and thus force down the markets; since the quality is now more than usoally good, the samples are likely to keep, and mer. chants and brewers will thus be Induced to keep tap their stocks. especially as there is every prospect of a great reduction next year in the arca of plantation. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE LITCHFIELD RACES.-YESTERDAY. BIENNIAL STAKES, St. Dunstan walked over. QUEEN'S PLATE. 111 r. Sykes walked over. GOLD CUP, Woalebone 1 I St. Clair 2 1 His Piper. LINCOLN RACES.-YESTERDAY. GRANBY STAKES. . 1 I Pera Nena OS Five ran. Brompton .. Manganese. •. ****** .. 2 Vtuitic. ..... Clara.. BROWNLOW STAKES. ..•••1 I Prince of Orange Three ran. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. • • 1 I Marchioness Four ran. CHATHAM RACES.-YESTERDAY. Vulcan. MEDWAY STARES .. ...... 1 J Vestige TRADESMEN'S PLATE. 1 f Caledonian 2 1 Buckingham ... 3 Three ran. • •••• •• 11 A joint-stock company of a novel character is in course of forma tion at Newmarket—a company for the breed of horses. It boasts (says the Cambridge Chronicle) of high and honourable names among its committee the Duke of Wellington. Lord W. Powlett, Mr. C. C. Greville, and Mr. W. J. Goodwin, of Hampton-court, for instance, besides many leading gentlemen of the neighbourhood; and it has the great advantage of the Hon. E. T. Yorke, M.P., as anditor. The manager secured is that excellent judge, Mr. Alfred Eyson, of Hambledon, near Horndean, Hants. For such an under taking Newmarket presents itself, naturally to one's mind. as the very best spot in the world. " The soil and climate," says the prospectus, " are the most favourable to blood stock. It is the fountain source of racing. The best horses in the world are to be found there, and it is the regular resort many times in the year of that class most Interested in promoting and encouraging the breeding of thorough.hred horses. It is also of easy access by rail to foreigners and colonists who visit England for the purpose of put. chasing blood stock." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL, SEPTEMBER 11. Mon Wens R—liforn. 8 29—Even. 9 2—Height, 11 ft. 3 in ARRIVED. Sept. 10.—City of London (s.), from Malta Rattler (cc), Lisbon. BAILED. Sept. 10.—Hastings, for Quebec—Lousitania, Riga—Amy, Cron. stadt—Kangaroo (s.s ), Philadelphia—lndian (BMA.), :QtlebeC—. Sir W. F. Williams, Hobart Town—Angelina, and Provenir, sar i . tander—Amer!ca, Barstow, New York—Bessie Young, Calcutta Alitol, Wasa —Egyptian (..s.), Constantinople. Sept. g.— rrived—Marehmont, :from Quebec. Sept. - oUTITMT. New A York. 10. MARITIME. EXTRACTS, Liverpool, Sept. lo,—The Yamacraw, which sailed on the 7th instant, for Savanna, has put back, mAing. vrat.r in her bow ports, sarisqun of their being bad!), caulked —City of London (s.), ed heze from Malta nigh tr - , (fops, part of the Anglo-Italian Legion. from Greenock, sam pso n, FOREIGN PORTS. Lebanon (s.s.), Sel.kar, and Typhoon —all hence at Constantinople. Teneriffe (s.s.) Senator, from Bombay; Thomas Sparks, from Calcutta ; and Coral sailed from Constantinople for Liverpool, Auguat 211. Isle, from Akyab —all at St. Helena. Linda, Elizabeth, and J. H. Mayer—all hence at Cron sta Caroline, henc e a t Hamburg. Sylph, hen, e a t S enegal. A ug ust 28. Manta (s.s.) s a il e d from Malta for Liverpool, at. &V y • On the gth i ns t . , at thel‘CfaAthßolßiclCAhuGreEh; Bula.,y, of tha B D uff itc ol h k i , n by the Bev. Brindle, Mr. George Le wis Palmer, of Liverpool , tq Ann, yo ungest d aughter o f William Cuddon, Bungay- DEATHS On the 7th inst., sud denl y , Nt' years, ...re. Elizabeth Back house, sister of Mrs. w ood, Tar leton.street.st., 70 Park-r On the 9 h in at . oad, a ge d 30, 'zeds, wife of Mr. Alfred Pickup, pawnbroker. aged 81 Births. Marriages, and Deaths, are only inserted when sent to our Office duly authenticated. eve N n n o v: PthikeTEtNhTinNnVe s A t T E n textureP ROOF , I N m ci a ybe rendered p er f ectly may now be seen in th e shop window o f M r. D. Myers, 72, Lord street. The great de sideratum of thi s met h o d i s, t h a t any garm en t or f a b rics waterproof without affecting or preventing the ventilation. and at a very trifling cost. This improvement will be found of very great importance and comfort to those whose occupa tion leads them out of doors; and to gentlemen accustomed to horse riding, shooting, cricketing, or any other exercise that causes full circulation and moisture, it is invaluable, as the gar men t s ma d e waterp roo f by this new proces, admit free exhalation, and, at the same time, impervious to water