The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-22 00:00:00

moamesstolmw!tvwtse,..a....... AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA, The British and North American steam-ship Asia arrived in the Mersey yesterday morning about three o'clock, with dates from New York to the 9th inst. The Asia brings 167 passengers, 1,628,645 dollars in specie, and £220 in English silver. On the 20th inst., in lat. 52.7 long. 6.15, she passed the steam-ship Arabia and the barque Albion. In the Senate, on Monday, the 7th inst., a joint resolu tion appropriating 10,000 dollars for the mail service between Charleston and Havana, during August and Sep tember, was paised. The bill providing for the improve ment of the mouth of the Mississippi river, which was vetoed by the President, was then taken up. Mr. Slidell advocated the appropriation. Mr. Cass spoke in favour of the improvement of St. Mary's river and St. Clair Flats, and charged the President with inconsistency with regard to his action on the subject of river and harbour improve ments. On the queston being taken on the Mississippi river improvement bill, it received thirty one votes to twelve against it. The Chair decided the bill passed by a two-thirds vote; but Mr. Mason objected, and contend e d that the rule required the attendance of two thirds of all the members of the senate. The decision of the chair was sustained—thirty-four to seven. On the following day the Committee on Territories reported the House bill for the admission of Kansas, with an amend- In , nt striking out the the preamble and all after the enact ment clause, and substituting therefor the slave State Kansas Bill, recently passed by the Senate. After some little opposition the amendment was adopted. - Colonel Brooks, of South Carolina. was on the Bth inst sentenc'd by the Criminal Court at Washington, to pay a fine of 300 dols for his assault upon Senator Sumner. The New Tork Herald publishes accounts from Texas of serious disturbances on the Louisiana border. The free negroes, mulattoes and white meo, to the number of forty, with the Sheriff at their head, who had been ordered to leave the country, have refused to do so, and have fortified themselies some four miles above Madison. They are reported to have a hundred guns, besides pistols and bowie knives, and to bid defiance to their opponents. Almosi every man is armed, and all are in continual apprehension from enemies. The Canadian Parliament was prorogued by the Governor-General on the Ist instant, to the 9th of August next. ' Mr. Herbert, member of Congress from California, has been committed to prison to await his trial for the murder of Thomas Keating, the hotel waiter. A numerous and highly respectable meeting had been held at the Merchants' Exchange, Philadelphia, on Thurs• day, to reciprocate the pacific feeling manifested towards the United States by the people of Manchester, Liver pool, and other, towns in England. The Mayor presided, and speeches were delivered by Judge Conrad and others. The steamship Black Warrior arrived from Havana on the sth inst. General Concha was busily engaged with his plan for a 'war with Mexico, as a means of putting a stop to the extension col the United States in that direc tion. The treasury was empty, and government had bor rowed 500,000 clols.• St. John's day was duly celebrated. The porter at Walcott's American House had been mur dered by a negro. Yellow fever was raging, and fatal to Strangers: I' 1 fr The vessel sent out by the New York, Newfoundland, And Loudon Telegraph Company, for the purpose of en deavouring to recover the sub-marine telegraph cable, lost in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, has succeeded in recover ing, in good order, a large portion of the cable. The extensive foundry and machine shop at Newburg, belonging to Messrs. Stanton, Mallory & Co., was de stroyed on the Bth instant, by the explosion of a boiler. Fortunately the hands were mostly at dinner, and no lives were lost.—Four or five persons were seriously injured. We read in the same journal the following account of an affray between Governor Wise and Mr. Hugh R. Pleasants in the capital of Virginia, on the 7th inst. Mr. Pleasants, formerly editor of the Boston Penny Post, went into the Executive Chamber of the Capitol, where Gov ernor Wise was engaged writing, and taking a seat by invitation of the Governor, said, after a brief period, " I thought gizzard foot was here." Governor Wise smilingly replied, "I am the man." Pleasants, rising from his seat and approaching the table at which the Governer sat, said—" By God ! I did not know you, and so you are Ebo shin and Gizzard foot." "I am," remarked Gov. Wise with a smile, " and you are Hugh Pleasants." Pleasants thereupon commenced abusing the Gov. without any pro vocation whatever, when the Governor ordered him to leave the room, but he refused to do so. The • Governor then rose from his seat, approached Pleasants, and taking hold of him endeavoured to push him out. Pleasants resisted, squared off and placed himself in an attitude to strike, when the Governor struck him with his fist under the left eye, and cut him pretty severely. He then seized him by the arm, turned him round, and kicked him. At this time the Messenger of the Executive came up and had him removed by order of the Governor. It is said that Pleasants was intoxicated. The Know-Nothings of the city are very indignant about this affair. The Governor and Council, of Boston, have refused to pardon Messrs. Coburn and Dalton, now confined in gaol for the assault on William Sumner. A dreadful accident occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on the evening of the 7th. The train was thrown off the track near the Relay House, in conse quence of the switch being half opened and broken. The engineer, James Gough, and Henry Neagle, newsman, were killed. Mr. Hedges, mail agent, Mr. Worthington, lawyer, of Annapolis, Wm. Bridges, confectioner, and a fireman named Russell, were badly injured. Several cars were broken up. NEW YORK MARKETS.-JULY 9 COTTON. --The same quietness which has prevailed to our market during the past two weeks has continued throughout this. The buying has been restricted to small parcels for our domestic con sumers, and here and there a lot for export to Great Britain, and the total does not exceed 4,500 bales After the Baltic's news, prices advanced lie to ic per lb , and closed firmly. The small available stock, 25.000 bales, and the impossibility of purchasing to any extent without causing a material advance even upon the present high cur rencY, will cause this market to possess but little of in•errst during the remainder of the season. To Southern markets the same remarks are also applicable. The exports for the week has been Pool. 4,237; Havre, 228; Palermo. 475. Total, 4,940 bales. SOUTUIERN MARKETs.—A small business doing in ea , prices A higher NEW ORLEANS, July s.—Reeeipts for the week, 2,000 bales; same week last year. 6,6(0. Middling, nominally 1 lic per lb. MOBILE, July s.—Receipts for the week, 500 bales; same wee lt last year, 10, 1 00. Middling, lOac per lb. F re i g h t to L i verpool, 5 16d. CROP.—The growing crop promises well. In some places where tF e complaint was backwardness, it is now admitted to be up to last year. The follosvinz is a statement of the movement in cotton since the Ist September last, as compared With the previous three years:— 1856. 1855. 1854. 1853. Receipts at the P0rt5...... 3 , 414 , 000 2.669,000 2,801,000 3,179,000 Exports to Great Britain .. 1,857,000 1,3 9,000 1,451,000 1,641,000 " France. 476,000 405,000 306,000 413,000 " other For. Ports 494,000 252,000 308,000 333,000 Total Exports 2827,000 2,046,0002,065,000,2 387,000 , Stock on hand. 160,000 204,0001 316,0001 223,000 Of which during the past week, included in the above Receipts at the Ports 17,000 49,000 11,000 Exports to Great Britain 28.000 10,000 26,000 " France.. 3,000 2,000 8,000 " other For. Ports . 8,000 2,000 10,000 'Total Exports 39 000 14,000 44,000 , SUMMA RY. — Receipts—Increase at the parts over last year, 775,000 bales; over 1853, 2615,000. Exports—lncrease to Great Britain, 488.000 bales; compared with 1853, 216,000. Increase to FranCe, 71,003 ; compared With 1853, 63 000. Increase to other foreign parts, 242,000; compared with 1853, 151,00 cal..s. FREIGHTB.—T3ere is very little cotton shipping to Liverpool, aid the rate bas declined and is easy at 5-32 for compressed and uncom pressed bales. To Havre, ic. Excisesiess on London are dull at 109 to 110 per cent. On Pari s there is a lair d eman d at 5.16 # to 5.15. WM. P. WRIOR?. COTTON STATEMENT. From Ist September, 1855, to 9th July, 1856 1 Receipts. I Exports to Total Great Exportsto Stock and on Foreign Shipboard. Britain. Ports. I 3,442,787 1,858,538 2,669,546 1.368 675 . 2,831;484 2.046,140 1 57.000 239,897 Incr.. 773.241 1 469,86$ Decr.. . 7 .., 785,344 I I •-• ••• • • • 82,997 BREADSTUFFS.—The prevailing feature In the market, for both wheat and flour, for the fortnight past, has been that of buoyancy and firae-ss, and the quotations show a considerable improve ment in price. The export trade has been on the increase, and dealers have awakened to the fact that our supplies of the qualities suitable for shipment are not of an extent to last through the season at our present rate of export, hence the advance. The advices by the last two or three steamers from England are quite fovourable, and confirm our previous accounts of their light stocks and increased wants, notwithstanding large receipts and encouraging prospects of a fine harvest. By the Erie Canal, from the opening this season to the 22nd of June, we are 82,349 b is of flour and 529.6)3 bushels of wheat on the increase, and 109,413 bushels Indian corn decrease, from the receipts of last season to the same period. Our receipts of flour gen erally have teen liberal. but latterly hardly suffici e nt f or t h e demand, as th e h ome and export demand have been sufficiently active to prevent any increase of stock. Shippers continue to prefer a higher range of brands than formerly, and those descriptions have advanced more in proportion. In Canadian brands there is a light stock, and a incre disp on increased in to hold f or b etter pr i ces. Sout h ern ki n d s h ave also value, and are held higher. The market closes with a strong upward tendency tbr most descriptions For wheat the exp - at demand h on the increase, and the sales for that purpose lately have br en large. T he English orders are chiefly for prime red, which quality is not Panty. The reeeipts continue on a liberal scale, but the proportion of choi ce and pr i me is small. Prices have advanced, and the elpsing rates favor the seller. Rye is without Since the advance in freight. Indian corn has material change. been somewhat neglect d brebiPpers. The receipts from the west are large, but are chiefly elsediay the distillers, as the larger portion is n in condition for export- Strictly prime quality of yellow is scarce and in fair demand. White is wanted for local use, and held above the export rates. EDWARD BILL. ASIIRS.—Pot have continued in fair request, \vita sal,s of 150 hes at G dolls 50c to 6 dole etelc — the receipt s continue moderate. there eath n isg a some 0u 3 s e e cents, little Pe set are s till scarce and wan t e d. C9PPER.—There is a fair demand for an I yell ow metal 26, 6 mos. F or Ingot,new h enqui ry . Hu, es. —The market is well sustained, with few arrivals, and a chim e ; a eeeing stork. and some descriptions have further advanced. ,soe,s.—The English advice.s per Baltic. relative to the growing tetre"e","lB..lo4ked upon by holders as favourable, and the sales con eeeie , partly speculative, at advanced rates ; ha market 'Low e , above the vie ws of er, rather quiet, the present asking buyers. prices being Nolo no sales to re, ort. o. --.The market is very quiet, and we have I RON.—There is but little demand for any description, and the mar,et remains doll. a %Ju pigs sales include 500 Galena, at 6 dots 564 c 120 tons refined Germs, 6 dots 59c ;and r export, 100 tons soft, 5 50e cash, in bond ; 12 to 15 tons old brought 6 dole cash. NwvAr, STORKS. Turpentine is without enquiry, or change of Boy kind, Spirits Turpentiue had sold lower, but holders generally demand previous rates, and some refuse 37c for whole parcels, uhile retail lsts command 371 W3B cash—stock 6,000 to 7,008 brLs • TH Common rosin is dull, on account of the a4vance in freights. Tar continues inactive, and is only sold in lots as wanted: Paovisrom.—There has been an active demand, part specula tive, for pork, and with light receipts and nioclerate supply on sale, an advance of 12ic to 25c has been established. The beef Market is steady, with a fair trade demand and moderate arrivals. There is nothing doing in beef hams or prime mess beef, and our quotations are nominal. Cut meats ate firmer, and active. Shipping bacon is scarce and wanted. Lard is a shade firmer, with good demand. Butter and Cheese aro in fair demand at our quoted rates. Itlcs.—Hai continued in steady good dt -nd prices are supported. ad fur export and home use, k and bulk have been eunsiderabT.e, market is a shade easier. SALT.-LThe receipts of and ter fine I SUGAR. -T Lee our last h been rather inactive, bu e cloee there was more enquiry, and with great firmness on the of holders, who are tenacious of extreme rates, and offer their y. Prices may again be written one-eighth of a stocks very spa' cent per pound higher, TALLOW.—For prime with sales of 120,000 p emend for consumption, cents, cash. nitre is little or no enquiry for shipmen —The mark remain!, TOBACCO - FREIGHTS.—The r quiet, though the Great I ightly ad for bread ye.sels Mil ready ,gures. To Liverpool the engagernents _as grain, including several entire carvoe at 10d; 18,000 br:s. flour, Ms 6d to ^••ride figure • able transi lupply o: loyal en t at rem unerai :h about 240,000 bust at 92d to 10d, closing ‘,„. 2s 7id including a little at 2s 9d, an num..— 7,000 lb. bees' wax, 1-32 d to id; 50 bales bacon, 30s; 1,000 bales cotton, 5-32 d to 3-161; and by the Baltic, 200 tcs. hams, 6s 6d. Excuallos.—Business in general is net active. Bankers are ask ing 10 percent. for sterling, but the sales me very limited at that price. In continental, there is no great variation from former quo tations. We quote bills on London to 10 per cent. prem. LIST OF PASSENGERS PER ASIA.--MT. R. H Browse, Mr. and Mrs. E. Deeds, child, and nurse, Mr. A. A. Lowe, Mr. Treffry, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Yates and child, Mr. and Mrs. Olmsted and son, Master Runne, Miss F. E. Groves, Mrs. M. A. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Crowder and child, Mr. and Mrs J. Malcolmson, Miss Allston, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Cullen and two daughters, Mr. M'Kenzie, Mr. Sanderson, Mr. R. Vincent, Mr. J. Jones, Mr. James Jones, Mr. Thomas Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Ayliffe and son, Mr. and Mrs. Cuneliffe and son, Mrs. E. Reid, Anil Birkenmayer, Mr. Birkenmayer, Mr. G. Stitz and boy, Mr. Robinson ' Mr. Loughb r id ge , M r . Bischoff, Mr. G. Schodt, Mr. Mein, Mr. Little, Mr.. J. H. Stein, Mr. T. M. Wade, Mr. and Mrs. Longchamps, child and infant, Mrs. M'Gregor and son, Mr. Allston, Mr. C. Allston, Mr. J. P. Hayard and son, Mr. Crowther and son, Mr. D. Nicholson, Mr. Thos. Primrose, Mr. A. Malcolmson, Mr. Henklemann Mr. F. Hilbery, Miss Hayard, Miss Mallett, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Maitreim, Mr. Grace, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Betts; Mr. Rafael Montes de Oca, Mr. S. Jarvis, Mr. Valentine, Mr. Eli, Mr. B. Durand, Mr. Jos. Clack, Mr. John Gilehust, Mr. Broeck, Misses Taylors, Mr. Dodge, Miss Smith, Hon. Charles Reomelin, Mr. Taylor and servant, Mr. Charles Taylor, Mr. James Magee, Mr. Cunny Duncan and Mrs. George Brown, three children, and two servants, three Misses Robbs and Master _Robb, Mr. R. Smith, Mr. A. Ronyier, Mrs. and Mr. Zuaznava and Son, Mr. S. Mejel, Mr. J. Brodie, Mr. Crooks, Mr. Taliaterro, Mr. G, Daille, Mr. Echecopar, Mr. Terrall, Mr. Kensett, Mr. Kribbe, Mr. Pemanhan, Mr. C. Hodges, Mr. Boyce, Mr. A. Leitch, Mr. B ac h e , Mr. Chalmer, Mr. Bouillat (bearer of despatches), Mr. L. Lehmayer, Dr. R. T. Huddart, Mr. Duping, Mr. L. Heyworth, M.P., Captain Heyworth, Mr. H. Hol ford, Mr. Joseph Barber, Mr. Marshall Paine, Mr. G. Wood, Mr. John Genin, Mr. J. J. Taylor, Mr. D. Sin clair, Mr. L. Morris, Mr. Joseph Butterworth, Mr. W. Hobbs, Mr. Runge, Mr. W. B. Weir, Mr. A. T. F. Ferguson ' Mr. C. Todd, M r . E. A me , M r . A. S a l t, Mr. Benkest, Mr. W. J. Smith, Mr. E. Looke, Mr. Starke, Mr. Virginias Dabnery, Mr. Itna, Mr. Muire (her Majesty's Consul), Mr. and Mrs. Levy, Mr. T. J. Jackson, Mr. David T. Morgan, Mr. James Morrison, Mr. Baron de Wonsfiare and servant (bearer of dis patches), and Mr. M'Kinghi.-167. [The preceding American intelligence was published in a Seoond Edition of THE NORTHERN TIMES at an early hour yesterday morning. BOROUGH QUARTER SESSIONS.- YESTERDAY The general Quarter Sessions for the Borough opened :the Crown Court, yesterday, at ten o'clock, before his Worship the Recorder, Gilbert Henderson, Esq., The following gentlemen were sworn in as a grand jury Joseph Hubback, merchant, Lower Castle street, fore man ; Wm. Bowman, merchant, Fenwick street ; Wm. Currie, wine merchant, Ansdell street; Thos. Clint, merchant, Sweeting street ; Thos. P. Dawson, broker, Exchange Alley; Wm. Dyer, shipowner, Hanover street; James Higham, merchant, Bedford street South ; Edward Johnston, merchant, Tower Buildings; Henry Jump, corn merchant, Drury Lane ; Edgar Musgrove, broker, Oldhall street; Alexander Powell, hide factor, King street ; John A. Smith, merchant, Matthew street ; Percival Tonge, broker, Fenwick street ; G eorge Ad ams Tinley, sharebroker, astle street ; John Shaw Clayton, broker, Dale street; Hugh Curry Rae, merchant, South John street ; James Rickarby, merchant, ditto. The RECORDER said : Gentlemen of the Grand Jury— Your duties upon this occasion will not be light. The calendar comprises the names of 10G persons, respecting whom you will have to hear and weigh the evidence, and then decide in what instances it is sufficient to put the parties accused on their trial. The felonies are, in general, of a light character. There is an absence of street robberies accompanied by violence, and of depre dations by breaking into warehouses. There are some cases of housebreaking, but they are not of an aggravated nature, and the plunder taken has not been large. Still, even in these cases, the poorer classes, who are the sufferers, arc entitled to every protection and security which the due vindication of the laws can afford. In a commercial point of view, the most important charges are two, in which it is alleged that some casks of palm oil were stolen from the dock quays, and then sent to be disposed of to Douglas in the Isle of Man. It is satis factory to find the police in distant parts of the country co-operating for the protection of the public; and in one case to come before you, it will probably appear that the police of Salford, by their vigilance and activity, seconded by the police of this town, hay) detected a system of frauds carried out against the gas-light company here. There are, as usual, several instances in which sailors and emigrants, acting incautiously, have been plundered of considerable amounts of money. It would be indeed well if these persons would learn and recollect the undoubted fact, that many of the women who accost them in the streets of this town are adroit pickpockets, and that the houses to which they lead them are fre quently dens of thieves. It may, perhaps, occur to you in the course of your enquiries, that some of the cases before you are of too trivial a nature to be sent here ; but I must warn you against too hastily adopting that conclusion by stating, that many of those accused of the most trifling offences on this occasion, are persons who have been convicted tan, twenty, and even thirty times summarily before they were sent for trial here. The list of misdemeanours is again swelled by a number of those disgraceful and shocking cases, in which men and women have been stabbed, or wounded and cut with knives. That so many are sent here clearly shows, that the magistrates will not deal lightly with these cases ; and it will remain for this court, after due investigation, to punish, with very great severity, such offenders. Many of these cases which are to come before you have their origin in brothels, many also in public•houses, in the number of which this town still holds a bad preeminence, although the magistrates of late years have steadily and, I think, most commendably set their faces against any augmentation of the number. Gentlemen of the jury, and you, Mr. Foreman, especially—l have now to call your attention to a new duty, which the legislature have imposed upon you, and which you, on this occasion, will be the first to perform in this county. Hitherto it has been the practice to swear ,he witnesses, who are to give evidence, before the grand jury in this court, and at a time when the grand jury were not present. But it has been considered that it would expedite and improve the administration of justice if persons attending to give evidence before grand juries were sworn in the presence of the grand jurors, who are to act upon their testimony, and, accordingly, an act received the Royal assent on Monday last, under which it is lawful for the foreman— and, indeed, he is authorised and required—to administer an oath to all persons who shall appear before the grand jury to give evidence to support any bill of indictment ; and the names of every witness so examined shall be endorsed on the back of the indictment, and the foreman of the grand jury shall write his initials against the name of each witness so sworn and examined. The duty cast upon the foreman may ba performed by any gentle man on the grand jury, who, in his absence, may act on his behalf. Gentlemen, I shall now band the act to the foreman, and if h e should feel any difficulty or doubt I shall be happy to give him my beat assistance to solve it. The grand jury then retired. The Council of the Royal Society has granted £250 from the Donation Fund for the purpose of lighting the. New Observatory, which is the property of government, with The case of Maria Tarrant, who was convicted at Reading Assizes, for the murder of her child—with the report of the learned judge (Wightman)—is now under the consideration of the Secretary of State. SARDINIA, PRUSSIA, AND THE GERMAN ZOLVEREIN.— The English flag remains subject to a high differential duty on goods if not exported to a direct port in Eng land, although we have a treaty of reciprocity with the most favoured nation. EXTENSIVE SEIZURES OF PAPER.—X2,BSO PENALTIES. —On Saturday, at the Guildhall, Doncaster, Henry Symington, of the firm of Symington and Pegg, paper m anufacturers, Tickhill, was arraigned on a charge of defrauding the revenue. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, rendered himself liable to penalties to the amount of £11,400. In consideration of the prisoner having pleaded guilty, the magistrates mitigated the penalty to one-fourth the amount—viz., £2,850. The prisoner's premises, &c., have been since seized. TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. ROYAL OAK BURIAL SOCIETY Last evening, a meeting of the members of the Liver pool United Legal Friendly Burial Society, NV is convened at the Queen's Hall; Bold-street, for the purpose of trans- acting the Yearly business of the society, and for the pur- pose of electing officers for the ensuing year. Long before the hour at which the meeting was called, the hall was densely crowded by the members, a great number of females being itt attendance. It was quite evident that there were two parties to be consulted before all the matters were settled—a fact soon manifested by the hoot- ing, yelling, and other discordant noises from the body of the hall, as any of the leading parties on either side made their appearance on the platform These iemonstrations, combined with both personal and filthy expressions, filled up the interval which elapsed the business of the evening commenced The Women assembled decidedly took the most part in the agitation, and at some portions of the meeting their conduct was almost fiendish—one side espousing the " Cullen" party and the other the "Shepherd" party —neither of whom was, however, permitted to address the tithe of a sentence to the meeting. As soon as each party had taken their places on the platform, which they did amidst the most tremendous confusion that was ever before witnessed, even at the most hotly contested elections, Mr. Moses Cullen came forward for the purpose of addressing the meeting. (His appearance was the signal for loud cries of " Cullen for ever," re-echoed by " Cullen, you humbug," and interspersed with " turn that socialist Shepherd out," and groans, cheers, and hisses.) Mr. I'. Martin, who it had been agreed should take the chair for the evening, urged upon Mr. Cullen not to excite the meeting. Mr. Cullen (addressing the reporters) said : I, as the late President of the society, claim the right to speak. (Cries of "Sit down," groans, and cheers.) This meeting is called for the purpose of electing officers, and for looking over the accounts. We can't do that without we have a chairman. I will, therefore, propose that Mr. Mar tin take the chair. Mr. Sheppard then came - forward. (This gave rise to a fresh burst of indignation, spiced with a few such epithets as "Sit down you d—d scroundrel," " Who ruined the Druids," &c.) The uproar having in some little degree subsided, he said : I beg to second the proposition. T. Martin, Esq., then took the chair. [We need scarcely say that the whole of the above was mere dumb show to all present except the speakers themselves and the repor ters, not a word being intelligible to any other person.] At this juncture of the meeting a great brawny fellow attempted to get upon the platform, insisting on his right as a member of the investigation committee, but he was soon ejected by the exertions of Mr. Cullen, and others, who, in their over zeal, nearly upset the table, and the reporters as well. The Chairman then attempted to gain a hearing. (The yells and noises were then most discordant and continu ous.) In vain he said, ". Gentlemen—silence; will you permit me to address you ? " "No." All was uproar and confusion. At last, in the utmost despair, he resumed his seat, saying, " I will not go on with this noise," although he was requested to proceed with the business, and not to mind the members hearing what was done. Mr. Cullen essayed to get the chairman a hearing, but his efforts were in vain. After waiting patiently for some time, during which the noise had somewhat subsided, The Chairman said : Silence—order—unless you are quiet, the meeting cannot go on. If you have attended to hear the speakers, be quiet, and hear what is said on both sides. If you are not silent you will not be able to hear what is said, and, therefore, will not be able to come to a calm and dispassionate conclusion. (Hear, hear.) I have to request that you will listen to the speakers in solemn silence; let each side be heard. I stand here per fectly independent. Certain business will have to be done ; but if your conduct is so violent, it cannot be done. A person from the body of the hall suggested that the chairman should state, that he was not Mr. Shepherd, and then the meeting would be quiet. The Chairman : I am not Me. Shepherd, nor have I any interest on his side or on the side of the officers. I am here to see that justice is done on each side, and I will do so. Ido not care which side prevails so Meat jus— tice is done. You can't do that if you are not quiet, for if reason do not swell the sail, passions will be at the helm. (Cheers, uproar, and cries of "chair, chair intermingled with a desire that the chair should be sent to the regions below.) There are certain matters which must be done, such as the election of trustees, &c. These are matters which must come before you. The first business you will have to transact is the election of three trustees. Mr. Shepherd again came forward, when the storm which had for a few moments been a little calmed, again burst forth in all its fury. He said—"l have great Pleasure in rising to propose the following gentlemen as trustees." [Mr. Sheiheid, after repeatedly attempting ti . - get further, but was as often met with the uproar of the meeting, at last yielded his post, which was the signal for a tremendous burst of applause.] Mr. Shepherd again rose, when he was loudly greeted with cheers. After waiting for half an hour, at least, he turned to the reporters, and, addressing them, said, "in proposing - the following gentlemen, W. Rathbone, Esq., T. Martin, Esq., and F. Hall, Esq., as the trustees to this unfortunate society, I believe I shall not be opposed, therefore, I move their appointment." Mr. James Cu,•rie seconded the proposition. The motion was about to be put from the chair, when an almost indescribable scene ensued. Shouting, hissing, cheering, and waving of hats and handkerchiefs filling up the time for about half an hour, during which the chair man repeatedly attempted to put the motion, or to ask if there was any amendment. No business could be trans acted, from the confusion, and at last the chairman adjourned the meeting, which he did by the exhibition of a paper inscribed " This meeting is adjourned," being totally unable to gain a hearing. After the meeting separated , the utmost confusion pre vailed in Bold-street, but fortunately all passed off with out the assistance of the police being called into requisition. The cause of squabble in the street was, as to which hal the majority—each party claiming to be in that position, but from the uproarious conduct manifested at the meeting, the point still remains a problem. THE LATE DESTRUCTIVE ACCIDENT AT THE CYMMER COLLIERY. We have already given some particulars of the awfully fearful accident which occurred on Tuesday last, at the Cymmer Works, one of the extensive collieries worked by Messrs. Insole and Son, in the Rhondda Valley, Glamorganshire. At the time when the last particulars were despatched, the extent to which human life had been sacrificed was uncertain, but the examination of the pit having been concluded on Wednesday night, we are enabled to state the accurate loss, which has amounted to the enormous, and, happily, unprecedented number of 112 human beings. The last body got out dead was that of a boy named William Llewellin. His loss had been known ; but his death occurred so far in the workings that his recovery was difficult, and nearly two days wer e expended in the endeavour to get out his body. On Wed nesday evening, some men ventured to crawl on their hands and knees to where they could not venture to take a light, and they thus succeeded in finding him. This lad's body made the entire number got out dead 111, the number brought up alive but burnt nine, and about thirty who, from the circumstance of its being the last day of the fortnight, and their tram being full, were on the shaft side of the workings, escaped unhurt. Of the men burnt, one died on Thursday morning. From the appearances of the pit, the explosion must have been a very slight one, as two of the doors were not even blown down, and the entire damage to the works will scarcely amount to £lO. Tha cause of the explosion has not been satisfactorily found out, although, judging from a statement made by two of the survivors, it will probably be found that some of the miners carried a light, for the purpose of raising some tram plates into an unused and t'otbidden part of the works. It would seem that the practice of the colliery had been for three firemen to go down before the men and examine the works. When a stall was found all right, a tin label was placed upon it, which the workman was required to possess himself of, and bring in at night to the manager. When a stall was unsafe, a piece of timber was placed across its entrance, as an indiceion that no one must enter it The mine, it is stated, had been duly examined in this way on Tuesday morning. The workings are very extensive, reaching, it is said, nearly a mile, and the reason why the explosion, though comparatively a slight one, proved so destructive to life is, that it occurred near the entrance to the work ing parts, and thus exposed to the after or choke damp (the suffocating properties of which are too well known), the great body of workmen who were in its rear. The position in which the corpses were found, showed that, upon finding the air cut off from them, the affrighted workmen ran from their stalls to mingle and die together. At one spot twenty bodies were found, and at another thirteen, all lying huddled upon each other. In one stall an aged father and three of his sons were found lying side by side. The appearance of the men who had been burnt was very shocking, but those who had been suffocated merely appeared as if in a deep sleep. On Thursday, the funerals of most of the men took place, and never before has there been seen in the Rhondda Valley so sorrowful a day. All the colliers throughout that and the Aberdare Valley turned out to assist in the burying ; and the corpses, some of which had to be carried distances of six, eight, and even twelve miles, were accompanied by processions formed of hundreds of men and women singing hymns and psalms and funeral chants. A more touching ceremony than one of these funerals presented can searcely be con ceived. There was no artificial mourning, but hearts of all present seemed smitten by the deep solemnity of the occasion. The villages and straggling hamlets through which the corpses were borne crowded the road ways as they passed, and joined in the funeral dirge. The shutters of their houses were closed, and at some places black flags were hung out in testimony of sorrow and respect for the dead. As might be expected, great excitement prevailed throughout the district, and after some of the burials were over the men began to congregate in numbers, especially those from the Ab er d are co ll er i es. Some appr ehensions of a disturbance were anticipated, and messengers were despatched to the superintendent of the Glamorganshire county constabulary, at Newbridge, requesting the pre sence of a strong body of police. THEATRE ROYAL LAST APPEARANCE OF RISTORI Al6eri's tragedy of "Rosamunda " concluded the en- gagement of Malame iti4tori, last night. A brilliant audience assembled to witness her extraordinary tragic delineations; at the same time the house was not quite full, and we understand, with much regret, that the enter_ prising manager is not likely to be repaid for the heavy outlay which enabled him to secure a " star" so much in the ascendant, The poetry of Alfieri is undoubted in its fullness of pregnant diction, its singular passion and intensity, but though Rosamunda may delight in the closet, yet, when depicted on the stage with the force and fervour of a Aistori, the heroine is an unmitigated hyena, and, as the tragedy proceeds, the auditor finds he has "supped full of horrors " without a redeeming trait on which to pin a rag active I of reaard— abe was one of those " With whom revenge was virtue," and exercised the said virtue in its most revolting form . So much for the play.. The acting of Madame Ristori, in her ungrateful part, was up to all ideals of excellence, and can only be recorded in the same language which has been the feeble vehicle of description to the flashes of genius which have elevated men in Kemble, Siddons, Kean, Cushman, Rachel, et hoc genus omne. In her picture of the jealous, hating, queen and woman, there was a ser. pentitie devilry that would have appalled, but that it was throughout chastened by the utmost taste and beauty in pose, declamation, and vocal purity, irsq cotemporaries (particularly the proverbial for " kindness " to critiques of our Lo " leading journal ") which As is usual, th, artistes have som Lewhat damaged Ristori by too high sound ing praises which causes disappointment to the provincials, who pin their faith to such fallacious dictums. There is nothing more to remark in last night's performance beyond saying Mademoiselle Picchiotino acquitted herself as Romilda most admirably, and won the sympathies of the audience completely.—lf the management would favourably consider the question of lighting the centre boxes here, it would materially add to the comfort of those who have to study the libretti in those " abodes of E NORTHERN COURT OF PASSAGE.-YESTERDAY (BEFORE E. SAMES, ESQ., Q C., ASSESSOR.) This court sat at nine o'clock this morning HUGEIFS AND WIFE, v, WALKER.--This was a claim for damage sustained by the female plaintiff, who, through the negligence of the servants of the defendant, had her arm broken in Hattan- , garden, by some boxes falling upon her. The facts were not disputed. The plaintiff had been disabled for seven weeks, from pursu ing her calling as a wash woman. The jury returned a a verdict for the plaintiff, and laid the damage £lO. _t!Moimm■meilummoili ftinai m POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY (BEFORE MR. GLADSTONE.) PURE ENJOYMENT !—A fine-looking fellow, dressed as a sailor, who gave his name as Charles Radford, was charged by a police constable, who said—At half-past six on Saturday evening, he saw him run towards the Union Dock, and, before he could stop him, he jumped into the dock and attempted to dr o wn himself. In reply to Mr. Gla d stone, the prisoner said—l was a long time at away from my native country. Mr. Gladstone : Where were you ? In the Crimea. Mr. Gladstone: Where do you belong to ? To Liverpool ; so being a long time away, I thought I would go on a spree and enjoy myself. Mr. Gladstone : That was one way of enjoying yourself, by putting an end to your life. Prisoner : As for that, I don't know anything about it; but I think a good deal about that life, as I have carried it through some rough scrapes in the Crimea. His Worship cautioned him 4trongly as to his future conduct and then discharged him. THE WHOLE OF THE FAMTLY.--John Leech was charged with being drunk in Simpson•street, and with intercept ing the police, who were conveying. some prisoners t) the station house. An officer scud there were a man and woman fighting in the street, and when he took them into custody, the prisoner, who was drunk, attempted'to rescue them, and so did a young woman, not in custody. The prisoner said the persons taken by the police were his father and mother, and he naturally interfered for them. Mr. Gladstone : Father and mother, and sister and brother, must behave themselves properly in the streets. I fine you 2s. 6d., and 2s. 6d. costs, for your coniuct. A BRUTE PROPERLY PUMS ED.—A tall powerful looking fellow, named Patrick Foy, was brought before his wqrship charged with having committed a gross out rage in the Prince's-park. From the evidence of two respectable ladies, who reside in the Park, it appeared that the prisoner got into a garden at the rear of a house, and there acted in the most abominable and disgusting manner. They (very properly) called an officer and told him, and the constable having gone at once in search of him, discovered him coming from the corner of the garden, and he partly corroborated the evidence of the ladies. Two policeman stated that, about three years ago, there was a similar complaint lodged against the prisoner, and another about twelve months, but the police could never find him up to the present. His worship spoke in very strong terms of the brutal conduct of the prisoner, and sent him to gaol for three months, with hard labour. (BEFORE MR. E. CROPPER.) A FOOLISH SAlLOR.—Benjamin Watt, a sailo," charged another s n of old Neptune, named John Clarke, with having stolen £lO from him. The complainant had gt.'t paid off, and was at the railway station about proceeding' to London, when he met the prisoner, who induced him to go to his boarding house, kept by a Mrs. Jane Nl‘Entire, at 26, Denison-street, and whilst there, be stated that he got laudanum in tea, which set him asleep, and whilst in that state, he alleged that the prisoner took the money out of his pocket. In reply to Mr. Bluck, who defended, the complainant said he was asleep in the parlour from four o'clock in the day up to eleven at night, and no doubt several persons had been in the room during that time. He did not see any one take his money, but he was told by the landlady of the house, that she saw the prisoner at his pocket. This statement was utterly denied by the landlady; and Mr. Black contended that there was not a particle of evidence to inculpate the prisoner. The magistrate agreeing, the prisoner was discharged. rHE RECEPTION OF Mn. JOHN SMITH, OF BOLTON.—John Smith, one of the "everlasting family," who said he came on his second visit to Liverpool at half-past eleven on Sunday night, from Bolton, charged Margaret Thompson and Margaret Nicholson, with having stolen £5 10s. from him. The complainant said, on' his arrival in town, as above, he did not know where to go for lodging. He met one of the prisoners and asked her fot a "highly respectable" lodging, as he had some money about him. She told him she could bring him to one of the very first class houses in England,—(laughter)—and suggested a cab ; this he agreed to, and they proceeded to that very highly respectable street called Banestre, where he was introduced to the " other lady," to whom he related the important fact, that he had money and wished to be safe and respectable. She assured him, Sd far as his money was concerned, it was as safe as it deposited in the vaults of the Bank of England, in Threadneedle-street, London, and as to respectability, tha Hotel de Lille, at Paris, could not equal it. (Loud laughter.) Being satisfied ou these points, he went to bed ; but when he awoke between five and six in the morning. he found his c!othes " afloat" on the floor and the money e I cone. M Bluck, who defended the prisoners, cross examined the complainant at great length, and kept the court in a roar of laughter, but, from the nature of the evidence we cannot indulg the public in this respect. The learned gentleman contended that Mr. John Smith, if not " served'right," deserved what he got, and there fore he argued that his clients ought to be discharged. The prisoners were discharged - and Mr John Smith, of Bolton, vowed he never would pay a third visit to " respectable and safe houses" in Liverpoll. PLUNDER BY A SERVANT.-Sarah Mullaney, late a ser vant to Mrs. S. Alsop, the wife of a car proprietor, re siding in Christian-street, was charged with having stolen a considerable quantity of wearing apparel and other property, belonging to her mistress. Tne prisoner got up about five o'clock on Saturday morning, packed up the property, and went off to Manchester with it. She was followed, and apprehended with all she had taken in her possession. She was fully committed for trial at the Sessions. PLATE STEALING nit A SERVANT.—Sarah Williamson, a housemaid in the serv i ce o f D r. Chalmers, of Everton , was charged with stealin g th ree silver forks and three' ladles of the same material, the property of her master. It appeared that the family of Dr. Chalmers are at present in the Isle of Man, and that on Saturday evening the prisoner was stopped at Mr. Byford's pa wns h op , Dale-street, where she was o ff ering the articles for pledge. Alexander Hill, coachman to Dr. Chal mers . proved that the property belonged to his master. The prisoner said she had a boy to support, and being in want of money, she took the articles to raise a temporary loan, but she intended to have taken them out of pledge in a day or two, when she got money. She was remanded for seven days. SPEC/AL JURY A COLLISION CASE.—GAILVIN AND OTIIERS, V. STIIONG AND OTIIERS.—In this case, Mr. R. Garvin, shipowner, and several other gentlemen, who were the owners of a ship, called the Sebastion Cabot. were the plaintiffs, and Joseph Strong, and others, the Royal Steam Tug Com pany, were the defendants. Mr. Blair and Mr. Aspinall were for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Brett and Mr. Bremner for the defendants. This action was brought to decide who were the parties liable for the repairs of a ship which had been injured, through, as the plaintiff alleged, the gross neglect and misconduct of the servants of the defendants. The damages were laid at upwards of £1,500. The defendants pleaded not guilty in all the pleas upon which issue had been joined. Mr. B.air, in opening' the case to the jury, said he would not detain them with many observations, but briefly state the facts, which would be more clearly defined by the several wit nesses which would be brought before them. The plaintiffs were the owners of the ship Sabastion Cabot. On the 20th of December last, she was bound on her voyage to Calcutta, from Liverpool. The defendants were the owners of the steam tug Victoria, and on that day she was engaged to take the ship out of the C dock basin into the river, and thence to sea. The steam tug had been engaged on the previous day by Mr. Chap. man, whose evidence, by the consent of each party, had been taken in writing, as he was absent. At that time the ship was ready for sea. The pilot went on between seven and eight o'clock, and soon after, c !anning the crew, (the crew consisted of 31 persons,) all of whom, with the exception of one, were sober, and in very excel lent trim. The tug took the vessel in tow—the pilot was in his proper place. On leaving the basin, there were twe flats lying to the northward. To avoid these the 141 m of the ship, and the tug were pet to port. the con sequence was, that the tug went round the ship and got ahead, and came round a broad on the starboard bow. • After that, the steam tug let go the hawser, although he was repeatedly told not to do so by the pilot. It was a rough morning. After this ) another hawser was placed on board the steam tug, which soon after broke, and the ship ran against the Prince's-pier, doing considerable damage. Another steam tug, the Constitution, was hailed, and eventually the ship was taken into the Sloyne. The injury done was alleged to have been caused by the gross neglect of parties on board the steam tug. The evidence of the captain and mate, which had been taken in writing, was put in and read. The pilot underwent an examination, and was cross-examined at considerable length, in the course of which, he attributed the blame to the parties on board the steam tug. Other witnesses were called, who spoke to the same effect. Mr. Brett argued that there was no case on which they could involve his clients in the liability for the damage done. lie argued that it was improbable that the defendant, a poor man, but who had by his own exertions raised himself to his present position, would risk damages to the amount of £1,500, for which he only gets £lO, particularly as he had delivered to the person who engaged the ship a card, stating, that th-y would not be responsible for damages that might arise, as was the usual practice. The question they would have to decide was, whether the parties should have let go the hawser as they did—secondly, were they blame able in not going up in time ; and thirdly, could the plaintiff's expect such a reasonable care. He then pro ceeded to comment upon the evidence, contending that the tug had lost her funnel, and was, in fact, in a state of danger, that she was justified in letting the hawser go at the time she did, and that no damage occurred to the ship from letting go the hawser, nor from the fact that they had come up too late to render any assistance, for she had gone up—had a hawser connecting them, and had rendered assistance by going between the pier and crossing over to her port side, before the struck and pulling against which the second hawser was broken ; therefore it was, that he denied that any blame was attached to the tug, but was attributable to there not having been reasonable and proper care used on board the ship, as they had not placed the anchor in its proper position, after leaving the dock gate. If he proved the above facts, he should ask the jury to give him a verdict. He called Captain Williams, who had the management of the steam tug Victoria, at the time of the occurrence, as was also John Sennett, the E neer, who folly corroborated the statement of defence, which was corroborated by other w witness was under examination, when the jury said they were quite tired of the matter, as their minds had been made up for some time. The. Assessor said his had been going the same way. Mr. Blair, not wishing to compli ment his own eloquence, waived his right to address the court, and the jury found a verdict for defendant. COMMON JURY. WILLIAMS V. MULLENS AND CARMICUAEL.-This was an action of trespass. The plaintiff, Williams, was a grocer. The defendant, James Mullens, was also a trader, and the other defendant was a sort of a hedge lawyer, practising much cheaper, perhaps, than the regular lawyer, in getting up cases for the County Court. The plaintiff was assistant to Mr. Williams, who occupied two shops in Simpson-street, belonging to Mr. Fraser, but upon his marrying Miss Fraser, shop No. 16, in the same street, was given over to him by her father, on his paying for the fixtures, as a marriage settlement. Some time after this Mr. Fraser fell into difficulties, when a meeting of the creditors was called, at the office of Carmichael's, and on that night, he and ayr. Phillips took posse of all the property in Mill-street and Simpson-street. They owed Mullens some money 'for grocery goods. Jane Williams, the wife of the plaintiff stated, that in June last the defendant Carmichael came to her house, when she told him that they had taken the shop from her fa , her. After that the bailiffs came in with Mr. Mullens, and she retired upstairs with Carmichael, who took some bills from off the fila. After a conference, Carmichael said he was satisfied, but Mullens said he was not, and afterwards the goods were seized under a County Court warrant, directed to Mr. Fraser, at the suit of Mullens. When he asked Mullens for the receipts he had got, lie pointed to his pocket, saying he would see bim d- first. The property he took was worth about £25. For the defence, it was urged that all the goods seized were the property of Mr. Fraser, and was a fraud to swindle the creditors. The jury returned a verdict against the plaintiff as to the defendant Carmichael, but for the plaintiff as against the defendant Mullens, with £l5 damages. ••••=6•EMPICS...2Ift THE BISHOPS OF LONDON AND DURHAM On Saturday was issued a return, pursuant to an address of the House of Lords, dated 17th July, 1856, for copies of all correspondence which has passed between her Majesty's Government and the Lords Bishops of London and Durham, touching the resignation by them of their sees. The correspondence is as follows : The Lord Bishop of London to Viscount Palmerston. Fulham Palace, 18th June, 1856. My dear Lord,—l think it proper to communicate to your lordship my desire, on account of continued illness, if allowed by law, to resign the bishopric of London, upon being secured the enjoyment during my life of a clear annuity of six thousand pounds. If this proposal should be approved by your lordship, I trust that you will take ,proper measures for carrying it into effect.—l have the honour to be, my dear lord, your lordship's very faithful servant, (Signed) C. J. LONDON. The Viscount Palmerston to the Bishop of London Piccadilly, June 19, 1856. My dear Lord,—l have to acknowledge the communi cation of your wishes to resign your see, on the conditions mentioned by you, and I will take steps to carry your wishes into effect. - My dear lord, yours faithfully, (Signed) PALMERSTON. The Lord Bishop of Durham to Viscount Palmerston. 4, Upper Portland-place, June 21, 1856. My Lord,—ln consequence of the great failure of my sight, and other infirmities incident...to a very advanced age, I am anxious, if allowed by law, to be relieved from the fatigue and responsibility of the high office which I have now enjoyed for the last twenty years. As I shall relinquish a very much larger income, I am persuaded that your lordship will not consider the annual allowance of £4,500 per annum as by any means unreasonable. Upon the assurance that this will be granted, I shall be ready to resign the bishopric of Durham on any day not earlier than the Ist of August. I could have wished to have named a later day, for I fear it will not be in my power to complete arrangements for leaving Auckland at so early a day ; but Lord Chichester informed me that it might be inconvenient to the government, therefore I acquiesced, in the confidence that I should not be hurried unnecessarily, and it may possibly he desirable that my successor, whoever he may be, should have an opportunity of conferring with me before I leave Auckland upon the state of the diocese.— I have the honour, to be, my lord your most obedient servant, (Signed) E. DUNELM. The Lord Bishop of London to Viscount Palmerston. Fulham Palace, 23rd June, 1856. My dear Lord,--I have the honour to acknowledge the yonr . lordship . s letter of the 19th instant, and to receipt of express my obligation for your prompt acquiescence in my proposal.—l remain, my dear lord, your very faithful se rvant, C. J. LONDON. --------- The Government Emigration Commissioners have chartered the Severn to sail for Portland Bay from Plymouth on the 25th proximo, at £l2 13s a bead. The Nabob, for Adelaide, from Birkenhead, on the 25th of August, at £l2 17s 5d a head ; and the Kate, from at Plymouth to Syd ne y, on th e I st o f S e pt e mber, £l2 12s a head. night.'' FAREWELL SOIREE AND PRESENTATION TO THE REV. FRANCIS BISHOP. A soiree took place last evening in the Tuckerman Institute Rooms, Bedford-street, Toxteth Park, for the purpose of commemorating the departure from Liverpool of the Rev.. Francis Bishop, in order to afford an oppor tunity of presenting to him a testimonial expressing the regard felt for him by those he is about to leave. An exceedingly crowded attendance testified the feeling enter tained towards the rev. gentleman, the large room being filled to its utmost. capacity of containing. Tea was served in a lower room, after which the sompany again assembled above. Oil the motion of Mr. William Rath bone the chair was then taken by Mr. William Lamport, president for the current year of the Liverpool Domestic Mission Society. Among those on the platform were the Rev. F. Bishop, William Rathbone, Esq., Alfred Higginson, Esq , M.D., the Rev. Henry Sally, of London ; the Rev. Franklin Howarth, of Bury ; the Rev. John Robberds, &c., &c. The Chairman, after expressing regret at the absence of the Rev. Mr. Thom, who was originally to have taken the chair, declared the entire sympathy of the Domestic Mission Society with the object of that meeting. He stated that in a few days it was the intention of the wealthier subscribers to that mission to present Mr. Bishop with their testimonial, that of the present assem bly being the offering principally of working men. What ever might be the relative value of the two testimonials, he felt suae that now about to be presented would not be less valuable to Mr. Bishop. He paid a high tribute to the character and labours of their loved and honoured friend, and declared that the true monument to his worth they would find by looking around them —on the good he to room, o a ni, committeeproceeded composed pporseesde present the men r h a d achieved, the consciences he had t ouc h e d , and the hearts he had softened. (Cheers.) M. Jones who frequented then on behalftha the testimonial to the Rev. W. Bi s h o p. H e called upon his hearers not to imagine that the money value of that testimonial represented in any degree the feelings enter tained towards Mr. Bishop by those who knew him best. The testimonial consisted of a valuable edition of the Greek Testament, in four volumes, with a critically revised text, digest, various readings and marginal refer ences. Within the covers was the inscription :—" Pre sented to the Rev. Francis Bishop upon his leaving Liverpool, by a number of the working people connected with the Domestic Mission Society, with whom, and for whom, he has laboured during the last eight years, as a small token of respect and affection for him as their minister and friend.—July 21, 1856." Mr. Wilson addressed the meeting in further expression of the feelings of admiration, and regard entertained for the Rev. Mr. Bishop. The Rev. Mr. Bishop, who was most enthusiastically received, then accepted the testimonial, and proceeded to express his thanks. He said, to say he thanked them was indeed a miserable, meagre, and inadequate expression of his feedugs at that moment, and yet he feared that he could scarcely say more than that he thanked them from his heart—most cordially. But he consoled himself under his inability and weakness, which now pressed him down, in the thought that they did not need him to tell them he appreciated, moat gratefully and warmly, their gift, any more than he needed that tangible expression on their part to - assure him that he would .carry away with him to his new home their friendship, their good wishes, their love, and their benedictions. (Applause.) That gift was dear to him for its own sake. It r•ould be a valuable addition to his library, and one to which he should often gladly recur, and find of great service. It was dear to him because he looked upon it as an indication that they regard that mission as he had ever regarded it, and as its founders and supporters had ever regarded it, as founded on the broad basis of religion, and aiming in air its instru mentalities, primarily and especially, to promote reli g ious ' objects and ends. (Hear, hear .) He valued that gift especially because it would ever be associated with them. It would ever remind him when he looked upon it, and it would remind his children, too—for ho should have sometimes to direct their attention to it—of scenes of homes, and of persons who would ever be enshrined in the inmost sanctuary of his heart, amid the fondest and its most sacred memories. (Applause.) It was indeed, a saddening thing to part from them. To have passed eight years among them, to have been with them as he had been, and to have derived such deep and solemn experiences, and to be able to part from them without emotion, would indeed make him feel sorry for himself. He had been with them in the sick chamber, he had knelt by some of their sick beds, he had been with them in seasons of bereavement, had stood with them around their household graves, and still cherished the memory of many of their dear departed ones. He had mourned with them, and had rejoiced with them. Strange, then, it would be, if he could now leave them without emotion—it after such an experience, he could sunder the connection, without the most serious and solemn reflections. (Applause.) The speaker then glanced at the reasons which led him to consent to transfer his sphere of labour to a Missionary Training College in Manchestef; and, after an eloquent, and most expression of his reg re t f o r th ose h e left, hi s with them, and h o p es f or th em , b a de th em s fe y e m li p n a g thy farewell, resumed his seat amid the most warm and general applause. The rev. gentleman was several times deeply affected, and more than once compelled to pause during his address. Mr. E. Baines spoke to a sentiment—" Th e ho mes o f th e working men,' with much eloquence, and was loudly applauded. Mr. John Williams addressed the meeting upon the subject of the temperance movement, which he urged upon the attention of all as the most vitally important question of the century. Mr. James Davis spoke to the sentiment of the recrea tion of the working classes. The Rev. Henry Solly introduced the subject of domestic missions, and in doing so, took occasion to con dole with those around him on the sad serious loss they were about to suffer in losing the Rev. Mr. Bishop. That loss, he observed, was made the more serious by the fact, that with such cordial zeal, energy, and ability, Mr. Bishop had worked, that it would be a very bold man indeed who could venture to take the vacant place with any hope of carrying on the work with equal power. He called upon the meeting to exert themselves, individually, the more to endeavour to supply that loss, for never could they hope again to find a man who could achieve the same success it had been permitted by God to Mr. Bishop to achieve. (Hear, hear.) The speaker then addressed the meeting upon the general subject of domestic missionary institutions, their origin, spirit, and aim, which he illustrated sad explained in impressive and eloquent language. Several pieces of music (among them a cemposition of Mrs. Ames, of Liverpool), were sung by scholars of the institution during the evening. The Rev. Mr. Robberds delivered a brief address, after which a hymn was given out by the Rev. Mr. Bishop, and the proceedings closed about half past ten o'clock. The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company have recently issued the following notice to their servants : " Lancaster and Carlishßailway.—Notice.—The directors desire it to be distinctly understood that every man in the company's employ is expected to be a member of some benefit club or society (other than a burial club), and that in case of accident or otherwise, if a man in the company's employ should be disabled or killed, the company will not make him or his family any allowance whatever."— TV estmoreland Gazette. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT Bow.—On Sunday morning, at an early hour, a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Hemmings and Co., portable church and house builders, Tredegar-road. Bow. The premises occupy a lar.re space of ground, and contain a great number of portable houses, intended for exportation. There was a good supply of water, but owing to the inflammable character of the buildings and stock, the fire was not got under until a considerable amount of property had been destroyed. The loss will fall partly upon the Norwich Union Insurance office. (BEFORE MESSES. CROPPER AND BENN.) HUSBAND AND WlFE.—Anne Wright, the wife of a hair dresser, residing in Boundary-street, was brought up on a warrant, charged by her husband, John Wright, under the following circumstances :—From a statement made by Mr. Bluck, who appeared for the complainant, and the evidence in support of it, it seemed that the parties lived very unhappily for some time. They had been married about five years (each having been pre viously married to other persons), and the complainant alleged that out of that time his wife was for 200 nights absent from his house, and that he frequently found her in bad places, and amid bad company. On the Ist July a dispute arose between the woman's youngest daughter (by her former husband) and the complainant's youngest son, about the mode of cooking something for breakfast, when the prisoner interfered and created a row. Her husband begged she would be quiet, when she flung a cup of hot coffee at his face, and it scalded him considerably ; she then seized a knife, and inflicted a wound on his head. After that, she absconded, and was not heard of until last Saturday. After a scene of mutual abuse and charges of each other, it. was •ultimately agreed that they should separate, the com plainant allowing her a weekly stipend. So the matter terminated. Poisompto IN FRANCS.—The Court of Assize of the Somme has been occupied with the trial of Geoffrey Lambert, a farmer, aged 25 years, and his wife Clemen tine, aged 43, for the murder by poison of the wife's father, mother, and sister, between 1847 and 1851, in order to obtain the property which belonged to the wife's family. This wicked design had been carried on by them for several years ; the father, Honore Nollent, was first destroyed in 1847 ; the mother died in the fol lowing year, and the married sister in 1851. The only remaining obstacles to the inhuman cupidity of the murderers were the sister's husband and son. Arsenic was given them in January last, in some soup prepared by Clementine Geoffrey ; they were in extreme danger, but by immediate m idical treatment their lives were saved. The wretched pair, when convicted of these hideous crimes, each attempted to acccuse the other. They were found guilty, and sentenced to death. The execution will be at Amiens ; the woman will be executed as a parricide. THE BALLOT. —The result of the oos ition made by Mr. Berkele y, I" .. to the Corrupt Pcac pp t i ces Prevention Act, has b een to drive the government to promise that next session an enquiry shall be made into the working of th a t act . T h i s is a step gained—for the government, when they i n t ro d uce d t h e bill, had assuredly no i nten tion of instituting such enquiry. Mr. Berkeley having obtained this pledge, and finding that many of his usual supporters were absent, would not risk a defeat on ths ballot clauses of which he bad given notice. The Ballot Society are in possession of evidence of the ineffi ciency of the act teOl elections; nt this bri d bribery, and e m t o h re ey p savritlilcbue lparrepcaoreedrctioon. at bring before the intended committee. Re membering the effect produced on the public mind by the evidence taken in 1855 by Mr. Grote's committee on bribery and intimidation, there can be little doubt that if the friends of the ballot are diligent in the conduct of the proposed enquiry, that measure will be materially advanced towards success. The agents of the society are actively engaged in distributing tracts among the electors of Dorchester and Dorsetshire, preparatory to the approaching election for that borough and county.