The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-26 00:00:00

ON SALE, SITES for MANUFACTORIES, on the London and North-Western Railway, three-and-a half miles from Liverpool, with a command of coal free from cartage. Cottages for workmen can be had in the locality. Apply to " E. 8.," NORTHERN' DAILY TIMES Office. TO CORRESPONDENTS Rartyttn 13gi1.4 fin. THEATRE ROYAL. Williamson-square. THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. Tsls EVEIVING (Monday), the 26th instant, the Performance will commence with TIME TRIES ALL. To be followed by tho Grand Comic CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME! entitled THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL, and THE GRASSHOPPER'S YEAST; or, HARLEQUIN AND THE GENIUS OF SPRING I Founded on the Popular Poem by Mr. Roscoe, of Liverpool.— Harlequin...—. Signor Lauri. Pantaloon.. Signor C. Lauri. • I Columbine.. Madame Masotti. Clown .... Signor F. Lauri. Admission—Dress Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, as.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. The Box-office is open from Ten to Three o'clock daily, for securing Seats and taking Private Boxes, under the direction of Mr. T. Shutticworth. Children in arms will not be admitted. Doors open at half-put Six, the performance to com mence at Seven o'clock precisely. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE Itir WONDERFUL ATTRA6T . I_O_N! .00 Boxina Nicer (Monday), the 26th instant and following Even ings. the Entertainments will commence with, for the First Time in England, R. 0 S R 0 Y ! produced by Mr. Pablo Fanque as an EQUESTRIAN SPECTACLE! with new Scenes and Incidents introduced from the Novel. In order to proauce the Celebrated Drama in its new form in the most creditable manner possible, Mr. Pablo Fanque has engaged, at a considerable expense, the valuable services of MR. tiIOUftLAY, the Acknowledged Successor of MR. MACKAY, for the representation of Scotch Character, and u • ho will make his first appearance in Liverpool on Monday Evening in the arduous character of BAILIE NICOL JARVlE.—Several of the most popular members of the Metropolitan Theatres are engaged, among whom will be found Mr. Rayner, Mr. T. Kirk, Mr. Birken. hoff, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Raymond, Miss Hodson, the popular vocaliss, and various others. Rob Roy has been pronounced by the Press of Edinburgh and Glasgow never to have been correctly produced until brought forth by Mr. Pablo Fanque with horses. There will be Two Grand Day Perforances next week, vis., on Wednesday, the 28th instant, and Friday, the SOth instant. Doers open at One, to commence at Two. In consequence of the extreme length of the Evening Performances the Doors will Open at a quarter past Six, and commence at Seven o'clock. Admission : Dress Circ!e, 33 ; Side Boxes, 64.; Pit, Is. 6d.; Gallery, 6d. Second Price— Dress Circle, 2s.'; Side Boxes, Is.; Pit, Is.; no secohd price to Gallery. Second Price to ' , loxes and Pit at nine o'clock. ROYAL A DELPHI THEATRE Christian Street, Islington. Tins EVENING (Monday), the 28th instant, A VARIETY OF FAVOURITE ENTERTAINMENTS. To conclude with the gorgeous new Comic Pantomime of THE VALE OF GEMS; or, HARLEQUIN AND SINBAD THE SAILOR, Aso Tn FAIRY op CORAL GROT (written expressly for this Establishment, by Mr. John Courtney, author of "Time Tries All," " Tricks and Trials," &c., &c.,) which has bean in preparation for the last three months, with new and magnificent scenery, costumes, and appointments. Sinbad the Sailor, Miss Carri, from the Theatre Royal. Haymarket. Nautila, Miss M. A. Egan. Harlequin, Mr. C. Brown. Pantaloon, Mr. Jackson. Columbine, Miss E. Gibbs. Clown, Herr Teesale. Sprite, Signor Sylvani.—Dress Boxes, 25.; Side Boxes, Is. 6d.; Stalls, Is.; Pit 6d.; Gallery, ad. ROYAL PARK THEATRE. Parliament-Street, near St. James's Market. *.* EXTRAORDINARY CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION Tura Evrlmmo (Monday), the 25th instant, the Performances will commence with a new Drama, entitled THE TRI A LS OF A HEART! in which Mr. Melbourne, of the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, will appear; also Miss Marriott, and the full strength of the company. To conclude with the New Magniloquently Grand, Comical, Local, Operatical, Cabalistical, and Anachronismatical CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, entitled, ORMSHEAD rim GREAT; or, HARLEQUIN & JENNY JONES, AND THE FLOWER OF SNOWDON. Written expressly for this the‘tre by the author of " Ye Siege of Leverpole." &c._, with :iew and beauti ful scenery, by Mr. John Wright, from her Majesty's Theatre, Mr. Liver, and assistants; properties by Mr. Hames ; Music, composed by Mr. Hope : Machinery, by Mr. Jackson ; dresses by Mr West and assistants; and the whole produced under the immediate superintendence of the Lessee, Mr. R. Edgar. Snowdrop, the Fair Flower of Snowdon, with a few "airs " which the author has thrust upon her, Miss Marriott; Lushiane, a doubtful specimen of a Fairy, afterwards Clown, Mr. J. Appleby ; Davydd Jones, an ancient Briton, Mr. Wilmore, afterwards Pantaloon, Mr. P. Anderson, from the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane ; Edward Morgan, with a " terrific corn. bat," Mr. S. Lennox, afterwards Harlequin, Signor Guarrino, from her „Majesty's Theatre; Jenny Jones, the Flower of North Wales, Mrs. J. Appleby, afterwards Columbine, Madill, Rose, from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; Sprite, Signor Vilderini, the wonderful contortionist from the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. The remainder of the characters by the entire Dramatic and Pantomimic artistes attached to the establishment, forming the most complete and Powerful cast ever submitted to a Liverpool public. The antomime will be preceded by a grave Episode, in which the shades of Joe Miller and the Author will have very lively representa tives. Doors open at half-past six, to commence at seven o'clock pre cisely. Prices of adsaission.—Dress Boxes, 35.; Front Boxes. 2s. Pit, Is.; Gallery, Gd. Half-price to the Boxes at Nine o'clock. Books of the Pantomime may be obtained at the Theatre. GAME PIES! GAME PIES !—The Celebrated Yorkshire Game Pies !—The greatest Treat of the season for Christmas Parties. Suitable for Ladies, as well as .Epicures, and everybody else. Made only by W. Liorrox, BEE HOTEL, Queen-square—who contracts for Public Balls, Suppers, and other large Entertainments—where will be found Good Beds, Good Viands, Good Wines, &:c . lIIGII WATER IN THE MERSEY. Tins DAY—Morning, 7h. 11m.... Afternoon, 7h. 41m Commercial /paid. TO-MORROW, TO.MORROW (Tuesday), the 27th instant, at half-past One, at the Corn Sales-room, Brunswick-street, About 4100 Bushels Polish Red WHEAT, 53 Quarters Barbary BEANS, 170 Barrels Prime Sweet Ohio FLOUR, 200 Barrels Prime White Jersey INDIAN CORN MEAL. ROBERT PROCTER, Broker. ®n gpiat. KENTLED GE, Apply to GEORGE S. SANDERSON, Royal Insurance-buildings, Dale-street. A Pair of Marine side-lever ENGINES, Sixty-horse power.—Apply to GEORGE'S. SANDERSON, Royal Insurance-buildings, Dale-street. The Small Iron Screw Steamer ~& It-, I tol: 0.44 , 1 LUCIFER, -,--,''.-:- - 53 Tons and 24 home power. Apply to GEORGE S. SANDERSON, Royal Insurance buildings, Dale-street. FOR SALE, a few Half Barrels sugar-preserved CANADIAN OX TONGUES, containing 2 -1 doz. each. Samples can be seen. Apply to FORBES BROS., 25, South John-street. MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1853 NOTWITHSTANDING the auguries of some, and the misgivings of others, we have passed the first three months of our existence ! When the idea was mooted of a daily paper being established in the North of England, we confess it was regarded as perfectly Utopian. Some shook their heads— others shrugged their shoulders ; some smiled— others looked .serious ; some exclaimed " Don't attempt it !" whilst others we have no doubt re garded its originators to some extent as non combos naentis ! For the honor of Liverpool we are happy 'to say those " croakers" have been disappointed. - Never did Sibyl prophecy more falsely. Never has divination proved less prescient. The extraordinary advantages conferred by a daily journal have, after a few months, been seen and appreciated by the inhabitants of this great town, who, it gives us great pleasure to state, have neither been slow in acknowledging nor backward in rewarding our efforts. Indeed, perhaps no newspaper during the short period of its existence has experienced such a degree of public support and public encouragement. Not only have we won " golden opinions" from those whose political faith and liberal sentiments harmonised in a great measure with our own—but we have drawn encomiums from others decidedly hostile in'politics • and Conservative in principle—who nevertheless give us credit for boldness of speech and freedom from party feelings or sectarian bias. In our preliminary address ,to the'public we laid down a line of policy for ourselves from which we have neer swerved. We made a bold declaration of our social and political creed ; and we have faith fully and undeviatingly abided by our profession. 'We shall continue so to do through every circum stance and in every emergence—abandoning our principles only with ourpens. If probity of purpose —honesty of action —liberality of thought can win the last ! laboured and recondite tomes of ancient sages,. or the teeming productions of modern- genius. The Newspaper Press of the country now essays to perform the office of public instructor; and men look up to it not merely as the repertory of re markable occurrences, but as the creator of opinion —the scrutator of events—and the inculcator of morals. What a striking contrast between jour nalism in Queen ANNE'S And that in Queen VICTORIA'S time ! One cannot help smiling when looking over the newspaper collection at the Bri tish Museum, and perusing the editorial trash contained in the Craftsman, Postboy, and The British Apollo ! Lord ! how one stares ! One indeed then feels that the world has changed, and that the phases of English society have undergone a thorough and complete revolution ! Truly the Newspaper Press is daily becoming all and all to us—our Church—our Senate—our whole social constitution. Topics and themes—theorems and theories—formerly considered out of place except drawled from the pulpit, or dogmatised from the professor's chair, are now carefully examined, and coolly descanted upon by journalists. " The true " POPE of Christendom," says THOMAS CARLYLE, " is not that feeble old man in Rome, nor is its " AUTOCRAT the NAPOLEON, the NICHOLAS, with his " half million of obedient bayonets, but that man the real or seeming wisest of the past age, " crowned after death, who finds his hierarchy of " authors, his clergy of assiduous journalists, " whose decretals are written not on parchment, ",but on the living souls of men." In Queen ELIZABETH'S time, if she wanted to bring about any political measure she had recourse to a little jesuitical stratagem known as " tuning" the pulpits ! She issued her orders to her clergy, and they, as a matter of coursaiand to 'the best of their ability performed her behests. The measure, whatever its tendency, was carried nentine contradicente . Now, only fancy how futile similar attempts would prove at the present day ! Neither QUEEN nor Government any longer rules this country. It is governed by the popular intelligence_ and will; and that will and intelligence are chiefly formed by the Newspaper Press ! Journalists of the present day do not confine themselves to the exclusive discussion of social or political questions. Whatever relates to man is no longer uninteresting to them. Hence they take a scope wide as the univ erse, and commensurate with the aims and destiny of the race. Ethical philosophy, no less than . political economy, en gross their pen. Some diva into the depths of metaphysics—others hesitate not to descant, like ADDISON, upon the . highest and noblest of all sciences. And why not ? "Is the glory of heaven," says THAOKERAY, "to be sung o'nly by " gentlemen in black coats ? Must the truth be ' only expounded in gown and surplice, and out of " those two vestments can nobody preach it ?" Journalists now are the teachers and preachers— the apostles and inspirers of mankind. Theirs is an onerous and ponderous office. They cannot es timate it too highly, or love it too we!l. High and beautiful is the lot of the Instructor of the People His lyre is the world, and the strings on which he. plays are the souls of men. One of the finest panegyrics ever passed upon a free press was made by SHE RIDAN, in one of his in imitable speeches in the Senate Chamber. " Give ." them, (he observed) a corrupt House of Com " mons—give them a tyrannical prince—give them " a truckling court—and let me have act unfettered " Press, and I will defy them to encroach a hairs " breadth upon the liberties of England." And no doubt this is the most secure and impregnable bulwark the Constitution or the country can have. There are but two forces in the world, the Sabre and the Pen, and the latter invariably triumphs no matter how vigorous or prolonged the contest The victorious Sword at length boWs to the vic torious Thought !—a truth which the Emperor NICHOLAS will yet learn to his cost. No nation can. flourish in this epoch when the Press is not pre dominant.. In thOse countries where it is either' partially interdicted, or else placed under govern ment espionage, we observe the natural and pal pable results, in the absence of commercial pros perity and the mental and. physical inanition of their inhabitants. On the other hand, where it is free and unfettered and healthy in its tone, we find the fruits of social prosperity, energy, happiness, and progress in luxurious bloom. Oh ! it is a fear ful thing for any Government, AUTOCRAT, or POPE, to obstruct Goo's light from the souls of men. Of old the Scythian slaves had their eyes destroyed in order that they might work the harder. But to extinguish the human understanding, or place barriers in the way ofhuman mentality, is a far more barbarous crime. Who art thou, 0 man ! that thou should'st thus darken thy brother's soul? Yet this abominable practice is with the utmost hardihood carried into effect every day. The policy is trans-. parent. - Rotten thrones and tottering dynasties are only upliolden by such nefarious means. The light of intelligence would destroy them, just as the sun in ascending the heavens disperses the black shadows of night. Too many Continental Govern ments, now-a-days, ad opt the apparently politic, but invariably fatal, opinion of Cardinal RICHELIEU —" that subjects with knowledge and reason were " monstrous as beasts with an hundred eyes, and " that such would never bear their burden " patiently." In the great Republic of America that country of unexampled progress—the newspapers are al most unlimited. Brother JONATHAN, whatever be his faults—and what 'country is 'faultless ? is not slow to recognise the inestimable advantages con fessed by journalism. Hence whilst Great Britain and Ireland can only number,soo,.the United States can boast of 1,800 newspapers ! Will it be denied that herein lies not only a direct proof Of American progress, but an unfailing assurance of her ultimate consolidation and political power? Would that the British Government would see the propriety, policy, and equity of removing all fiscal taxation off the Press of this country. The Press taxed and bread stuffs free in 1853 ! Incredible ! We cannot conclude without tendering our ac knowledgments to our subscribers and readers for the amount of sympathy and support they hay( bestowed upon our exertions for the public benefit We trust we shall continue to merit their good offices, confidence, and esteem. We shall pursue the same liberal course—continue the same en lightened policy—advocate the same popular and progresSive views. We shall labour for and.with the public iu every national and social undertaking, lnd shall stand by the colours we have hoisted to The most important feature in the long list of IF ()veil Lit. 113% ial ini which was the only ship channel, connecting them with the ocean, they possessed. - In addition to these the republics of Peru and Bolivia, with a population of 3,000,000 expressed a. strong desire for greater freedom of intercourse with commer cial countries, while the government of Ecuador denied openly the right of Brazil to prevent the vessels of any nation from trading with the people by the mouth of the Amazon, any more than they had by that of the Guayas. Thus surrounded by claimants and disputants whose pretensions were warmly advocated by the representatives of the United States, the Brazilian government were compelled to concede that which they had so long refused to their own subjects and those of the adjoining, and the European States. In dealing with the question it was not required of Brazil, however, that she should open her ports on the Amazon to vessels of any other nation, or that she should forego ally of the advantages she derived from her geographical position in carrying out her commercial pursuits on the contrary, her right to lay a perpetual em bargo on commerce in her own ports was fully re cognised. But her right to exclude the other nations similarly circumstanced to herself, and whose very existence mainly depend on the full enjoyment of the only line of navigable commu nication with those other nations was very signifi cantly and very properly questioned. In speaking of the navigation of this stupendous river, we are almost lost in its beauty and magnitude. By the free navigation of the Amazon, a territory equal to 2,048,480 square miles, well watered, and perhaps the healthiest in the world, is rendered ac ccissible to the home-seeking emigrant—the enter prising merchant—the hardy gold-digger—the more skilful miner, artizan, and ship-builder. Of this vast territory, now added to the possessions of ci vilisation, the nations lying immediately round the Brazilian frontier, occupy about 800,000 square miles. In this broad area of land we find all the elements of an illimitable commerce and successful trade. In the immense expanse of the eastern plains and slopes of the Andes, which are watered by this majestic stream, in addition to the valuable mines of Potosi, an endless supply of gold and silver are only waiting for capital, Machinery, and labor, to add millions of bullion to our present in creasing stock. But to the manufacturer, the ship-owner, and the ship-builder, the opening of the Amazon pre. Bents an endless source of employment for capital, time, and skill. The unfolding of the internal re sources of the hitherto hidden countries on tyre upper tributaries of the Amazon, or the Maranon, as it is called throughout South America, will lead to an exchange of commodities which must impart new life to our powers of production—our means of transit, and to our natural disposition to increase the numbers and capacity of our merchant ships. In measuring the powers of consumption in distant nations, we must not be guided so much by what they have accomplished while laboring under re strictive embargoes, but by the quantity of products they Can send forward, under circumstances which leave but ono problem to solve ; namely, the means of transit or the power of distribution. For this purpose the trunk of the Amazon seems to have been designed by nature to provide for the greatest emergency the people inhabiting its banks have to contend with. Steamers of the first class can navigate its waters for a distance of 3,500 miles, while its forty five tributaries, more particularly the Beni, Ma_ deira, Ucayali, Huallaga, Pastaza, Napo, Japuras, Rio Negro, and Putamayo, divide and subdivide the whole face of the land with a sufficient depth of water to carry the largest steamers to the pier heads of every village or hamlet on their banks. Here, - then, is a field for the ship builder, and those who only await a favorable opening to be come ship-owners. In this promising direction we must naturally expect to. meet a long season of competition from the States, but as they can neither carry all or consume one-tenth of the products of the vast valley of the Maranon, Great Britain - must participate largely in that keen dip lomacy which may be said ..to be one hundred years in advance of that of the English govern ment. In all that we have read on the subject of a no gotiation fraught with so many startling advan tages to civilisation,, we have not'been able to trace one word from our Foreign-office. Nor are we at all certain that our Minister at Pao Janeiro is taking the least pains to see British . interests in the opening of the navigation of South America placed on the same footing "as those of the most favoured nation." But this is one of the first sub jects that must be inquired into immediately on the opening of Parliament. The navigation of a far less stream is of much greater importance to England than it is even to the United. States. The creation of new vents and markets for our prodigous productions is the real safety left for • their existence. When the spirit of enterprise which hes marked our career for the last century seized upon our country, it was backed by those great and comprehensive views which left no rational idea of doubt as to the expansion of which legitimate trade and commerce wen; susceptible. But the sagacity that saw the greatness and success which was then looming in the distant future has forsaken the haunts of our statesmen, and the ad vancement which we may hencefOrth expect ap pears destined to be forced upon us bythe wisdom of the councils of other lands. A new treaty of trade and navigation between Great Britain and Brazil is now indispensible, and let us hope that if it should be entered upon even at the thirteenth hour, that it will embrace all those points which America has secured, and which are of such vital importance to the capital, skill, and industry of the British people. EAST GLOUCESTERSIIIRE.—Mr. Holland, Liberal, and Sir M. 11. Beach, have expressed an intention of going to the poll. The last contest for the division was in 1834. NOVEL IMPORTATION.-Thirty puncheons of Liverpool whiskey have been imported into Dublin, and it is said under 3s. a gallon. TIIE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN OF BOYS' and YOUTHS' CLOTHING, beautifully made, At Wm. EARP and CO.'S, 59, and 61, LORI) STREET. The British and North American Royal mail steam-ship Canada sailed on Saturday from the Mersey for Boston, with the usual mails, a large cargo, and upwards of 80 passengers. INSTALLATION OF THE LORD BISHOP OF DERRY AND RAPHOB.—On Monday evening the Lord Bishop of Derr7 and Raphoe arrived at the deanery, Londonderry, attended by his chaplin, the Rev. William Edwards, and was installed in the episcopal throne of the cathedral. Mu. COLEMAN'S ENTERTAINMENT.—This gentleman will repeat his wonderful " comic ' mimic, vocal, and scenic en• tertainments," in the Music Hall, Bold-street, on Monday vening next, and during the week. The entertainment, which is entitled " Masks and Faces," is altogether of a novel character, and exceedingly clever and amusing. As described in the announcement, it is graphically "illustrative of the men and manners of the age," and having seen the enter tainment ourselves,_ we can with confidence state that an evening could not be more agreeably spent. There are at present 14 officers of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines employed on the recruiting service in various. parts of the country, and they have been so successful obtainingin and sending to head-quarters a number of fine young men that the allowance of recruits for this division has been filled up, and they are now acquiring a knowledge of the duties of the profession they have chosen torrit , ,ry M1,1;10 r 'AcTos,—Aftcr inneb. diffi -11..c,,,d,tt iit ideptifyiug. hie body. it 1:;10,1 :IEI-.41 11111•Se.11,,ir 1111 ' 1, I'lst :I_'' rl' 14 vrars, 1.11.. List ei2.llt rvail in the pine, /1,1, rind a deseiiption of the I..fdy f.tind at .\,•t.i ii , hastened thither, awl identilied it a, L1i,,1 I . him illiivein4;lll,l7 -the nigjority 111110 I.entollig 01' 81 Apply to great commercial views entertained by the United States is her treaty with Brazil, by which they secure for their trade the free uair4 gation of the Amazon river. The arguments employed to wring such a eon( were unanswerab ssion from the Brazilia i . 4overnment It was first urod that THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. THE DIPLOMATIC DUEL, A duel has lately taken place at Madrid, between the Mar quis de Turgot, the French ambassador, and Mr. Soule, the American minister at Madrid, in which Lord Howden acted as second to the Marquis do Turgot. Another duel had pre viously taken placebetween the Duke of Alba and Mr. Soule, jun., son of the minist er , ar i s i ng out o f t h e quarrel which took place some time since at the French ambassador's ball. It will be remembered that the Duke of Alba was overheard by Mr. Soule speaking disparagingly of the dress of Madame Soule, whom he compared to Mary of Burgandy. At the time the Duke of Alba declined the cartel sent to him by Mr. Soule, on the ground that the quarrel was a political one ; but since then he seems to have reconsidered the matter. The parties fought with small swords. The affair lasted three quarters of an hour. At length Mr. Soule fell, when the duke, with the point of his sword to his breast, forced his opponent to retract. It appears that the duel between the Marquis de Turgot and Mr. Soule, sen., originated in the same affair; so that the Duke of Alba, by one joke dbout an American lady's style of dress, has contrived to get up two duels. FURTHER PARTICULARS. An account of a duel between the Dec D'Alba and the son of Mr. Soule has been going the round of the papers, but, according to a letter in the Paris Constitutionnel, a duel, attended with more serious results, has taken place between Mr. Soule, United States ambassador, and M. Turgot, the French ambassador. It is stated that Mr. Soule, in conse quence of the fracas which took place, as already known, at a ball given by the French ambassador, thought it neces sary to demand satisfaction from M. de Target, as master of the house. A meeting took place with pistols, and we regret to say that M. de Turgot received a ball in the thigh, about four inches above the knee. The ball, which was lodged in the tendons and muscles, had not been extracted when the account left. . There was even a rumor yesterday in Paris, that this affair had led to another duel between the same Mr. Soule and the Duo D' Alb a. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings 'at the Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury, at Guildhall.) HUNTER V. MILNE. Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Manisty were counsel for the plaintiff : Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Willes were counsel for the defendant. This was an action to recover £lOOO, alleged to be due to the plaintiff under the following circumstances : In 1851, the plaintiff chartered a vessel called the Satisfaction (then on a voyage to Suez), from Suez to ports in the eastern Archipelago, and thence to Londbn. The defendant was the broker, by whom the charter was negotiated for Mr. Michael, the owner • and application having been made to the plaintiff for an advance of freight, he accepted two bills of £250 and took from the defendant an undertaking that the ship should be 'further insured, and that the policy should either be deposited with the:plaintiff or kept in the defendant's hands on account of the plaintiff, as a security for such advances. The policy in question was effected, but was not deposited, and the ship having been lost, the plaintiff demanded his policy, but was met by a statement that the defendant and his principal expected he had him self insured, and a refusal to indemnify the plaintiff,who had renewed ;.his original acc e pt ances , an d given orders, by which his original, liability was greatly i ncrease d . The defence in . the action was that the plaintiff had dis charged the defendant from his undertaking, on the occa son of his soliciting the option of changing the course of the voyage, in considerati on o f w hi ch he agreed to insure the vessel himself. The case occupied the greater part of the day, and some hours of to-day, and eventually terminated in a verdict for the plaintiff for £750. THE ARMY. It has been finally determined to reduce the leviathan standing army at present held in Ireland, and the infantry regiments now under ord ers f or f ore i gn service will only be relieved in most instances by depots, or at most a troop of cavalry. The cavalry will, however, be kept up to its pre sent strength, although of consequence they will be more dispersed. (,Colonel Roberts, of her majesty's 98th regiment, has been before a court of inquiry,:cousistin g of Colonels Gough, Brooke and Stewart, upon charges which arc not published to the world, but which report gives out to b e connected with having intercourse with th e wives of men u n d er hi s command. The result of the investigation has been, that Sir "William Gomm has allowed the colonel to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. The charges against Colonel Roberts were contained in a letter addressed by private Haggard, of the regime:A, to the commander-in chief in India. We understand that almost every infantr y regiment now stationed in the land are un d er or d ers for foreign service, whilst orders have been sent to every corps at home, cavalry and infantry, to hav e th e w h o l e of their subalterns examined as to their eligibility and fitness for promotion. This savours much of 2d battalions, and 10 troops to a cavalry regiment. The following regiments are held in readiness to embark, as, follows : —l2th regiment, Ist battalion, at Belfast, and the 46th regiment at Dublin, for Van Diemen's Laud, to relieve the 99th ; the 21st fusiliers, and the 63d regiment, both stationed in Dublin, to embark for the Cape of Good Hope to relieve the reserve battalion of the 12th regiment. The 27th regiment now at Enniskillen is to relieve the 22d, the 82c1, at Stirling, to replace the 96th, and the 90th light infantry, in Dublin, to relieve the 98th regiment in the Bengal presidency. The 35th, royal Sussex, at Ports mouth, to replace the 25th or King's Own Borderers in Madras. The Renfrewshire Road Trustees have made arrange ments for causing all the bridges through that county free Of toll. The Barnett Theological premiums to be "awarded, or rather to b e wr i tten for in the ensuing year, in Scotland, will be £1,600 for the first, and £BOO for the second. It is supposed that the adjudication will be necessarily postponed fo a year and an h a lf. LErcEsT ER TRADE —There is rather more doing, and more disposition to purchase goods. The high price of food, it is fea red) will lessen the demand for goods for home consumption. 'When bread is dear, .the Leicester trade always suffers, the middle and working classes being the chief purclia.sers.of worsted and woollen stockings.—Leicester Chronicle. HIGHLAND WIT.—A Highlander, having lately observed in the newspapers that the Prince of Wales was styled pre sumptive heir to the crown, was struck with astonishment. He might well enough be called a presumptive monkey," says Donald, "for I hae seen him mysel', and he looks a presumptive monkey frae the sole o' his foot to the tap o' hiS head. But a presumptive heir, that I canna sec."— Banphire Journal. A. Facr FOR ORNITUOIOOISTS.—The salubrity of the Enzie and the geniality of the climate in:this quarter, and at this season, is again verified by the fact that another curi osity has to be added to the chronicles of this district, in the shape of a bi r d' s nest, conta i ning one egg, namely, that of a robin, which was found in the beginning of this week deposited beside a turnip in a field belonging to Mr. Turner, at Arradoull. When found, the egg was perfectly fresh and warm. The boy who found it, with a desire to pre serve poor robin's untimely wish to produce its like, pulled none of the turnips around the nest; but for all his care, the poor bird forsook its nest, the next day the egg was found to be destroyed by the frost. The nest has been pre served, and also the egg, by Mr. T., with whom it may be seen by those curious in such matters. MAILS FO R HELIGOLAND.—GENE RAL POST OFFICE, DE CEMBER, 1853.—1 n consequence of the withdrawal of the con tract mail packets between London and Hamburg, the mails for Heligoland can no longer be forwarded by those packets, as hitherto. The correspondence for Heligoland will therefore be sent in future by private ship diirect, or via Cuxhaven. Let terg will be liable to a postage of Bd. the half ounce, increasing according to the scale for charging inland letters. Newspapers will be chargeable with a postage of one penny each, if sent by private ship direct to Heligoland, and with a rate of two pence each if sent via Cuxhaven, Upon both letters and newspapers thepostage must be paid in advance. Books, magazines, re• views, and pamphlets cannot in future be sent to Heligoland, except at the ordinary sates of posta g e charge a bl e f or l etters. GOLD MINE I N ENGLAND. --A discovery of gold is re ported at East Wheal Russell, near Tavistock. It is said that a series of experiments have proved that the gossan contains from ono to two ounces of gold per ton, and as the lode is a very large one (about 35 feet wide), and the gossan holds down to the present bottom of the shaft (72 fathoms), the length of the sett being also several hundred fathoms, an enormous quantity of the auriferous mineral is said to exist at the mine. It is calculated that 630,000 tons of the gossan are already dis covered, or laid open, which, at an average of only half an ounce per ton, would give 315,000 ounces, or £1,260,000, and the expenses being taken at £1 per ton, although it is said they will not exceed 155., the clear profit would appear to be £630,000. MURDEROUS ASSAULT NEAR BEIM —Ol the night o Friday last, Elizabeth Paterson, a young woman, who acted in the capacity of domestic servant at the farm of Highgate, near Bcith, went out about seven o'clock. At ten she had not re turned ; and, supposing her out with a sweetheart, the place where the keys of the different out-houses hung was examined. when it was found that the key of a house connected with a thrashing mill, which stood by itself a considerable distance from the dwelling-house, was wanting. Two servant men belonging to the establishment, who had just returned from spending the evening in a neighbour's house, proceeded to the building, which they found locked ; but groans were heard from the inside, and, on obtaining entrance by a window, they found the girl lying insensible, with her skull dreadfully smashed. The perpetrator of the horrid deed appears to have locked the door afterwards and thrown away the key, as it was found a few yards distant. A cast metal iron bar, about two feet long and of a peculiar form, with which the murderous assault had been committed, was found on the outside of the door. The bar was covered with blood and hair ; and at the first blow it appears that the da , tarilly assailant had pattly Arm]: the wall and hriikeii a pie. se fin' the bar. NN hitch uithillll.d. No trace of the guilty jarty nt, 1...c0 hot the authorities are actively engaged in hying to unravel the mystery.—N. B. Mail. GREAT FIRE AT A PAPER MANUFACTORY. AT ESHER, Information reached London at a late hour on Saturday, that a most tremendous conflagration had taken place at Esher, on the premises of Mr. W. McMurray and Cel, about 18 miles from London. The first intimation given was from a drunken min, having called at the Watling-street station about three o'clock in the morning, but after repeated questions put to him, his authority was, as a matter of course, doubted. However, as is usual on Saturday, the foremen of the four districts of the London Brigade met at the chief station, when, from the intelligence received by that time from the London warehouses of the firm in Queen-street, Cheapside, the dread ful destruction previously announced was proved to be too true. It appeared that the engines from Richmond, Teddington, Twickenham, Esher, and others from private resources, were sent to the scene of the fire, and fortunately, there being large tanks of water at hand available for the use of those attending the engines, every effort was attempted to stop the progress of the flames; but such was the inflammable nature of the pro perty that had ignited, and the fearful progress made by the flames, that it was very improbable any portion of the great establishment could be save d. _ _ Mr. McMurray's establishment is insured, but notwithstand ing this ho will have to sustain great inconvenience and loss for himself and workmen, as they had many orders on hand at the time of the outbreak of the Jim. It is stated that the fire was seen at Putney this morning at four o'clock; yet, strange to say, no authentic information reached the London establishment and West of England autho rities till about midday, and then only by the mere casual ob servation of a passenger by the South Western Railway. The lose is supposed to be about t 10,000.—London Paper. TRADE AT BELFAST. -SATURDAY YARN TRADE.—The demand for yarn this week has con tinued brisk, as is usual at the present season ; no change in value. LINEN TRADE. —Sales in the linen trade during the week, but especially this day, were rather dull. Stocks of light yard wide cloth are getting heavy; the demand, however, for coarse goods, adapted for drying and brown finishing, is much better. At last Ballymena market, the supply of cloth was fair, and was well bought up. _ FLAX TRADE.—Supplies during the week at the different flax markets of the provinces were not large, the general quality being inferior. At Belfast market, on Saturday morning, about ten tons milled ; prices 10s. to 16s. per 241 lbs. A cargo of Riga flax was offered for sale by public auction, yes terday, but was withdrawn for higher prices. PROVISION TRADE .—Supplies of pigs for this week have considerably fallen off—the number being 4962 against 7557 carcasses last week ; and, although prices of bacon and other cured meats have given way generally 2s. per cwt we must quote green pork at Is. 6d. per 120 lbs. higher. HOME PRODUCE.—Grain supplies small. Prices of wheat higher ; those of other kinds of produce stationary, at late high rates. FLAXSEED. —A few sales have been made of Riga flaxseed since our last—of course on speculation—at 40s. per barrel We quote Dutch seed at 68s. to 70s. per hlid. The importa tion of Riga seed into this port was never so large at this period. The London law courts offices have closed until Tuesda next. THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF WINTER GARMENTS in LIVERPOOL, of Superior Cut and Workmanship, At Wm. EARP and CO.'S, 59 and 61, LORD STREET. The hon. Henry. Elliott, now secretary of legation at the Hague, has been appointed secretary of legation at Vienna. Mr. Niven Moore, consul at Beyrout, has been promoted to the rank of consul-general at Syria. Txn OLINDA.—ThIS much prized vessel has put back to Liverpool, after her recent mishap iin the Channel. It is rumoured that there has been some difficulty between the crew and, the officers. The Olinda is now in the Bandon Dock. There is now a project broached of laying dow n a t e l e graphic system by the Orkneys, Faro Island, Iceland, Greenland, Davis's Straits, and Labrador, to America. We question whether this scheme shall ever be carried out. 700 tons, outer-bound with cargoes of great value. Her Excellency the Countess of St. Germains distributed p bl a a r n is k h e s ts of a c n as d waeanrm c ocka lo n t d hi c n h g ap to el 2 iz o o o d a p t o .t o h r e j;e ri rs ce o g n al s .L fr o o d m ge t o h n e yesterday. The King of Hanover has sent £5O to be distributed amongst the poor of the parish of Kew, to-day, to enable them to enjoy the pleasures of Christmas. THE DUKE Or NEWCASTLE.—We understand that his Grace the Duke of Newcastle has contributed no less than £BOO during the present year towards the restoration of various churches not immediately connected with his own estates.—Nottinghant Review. ~ --- - -- LITERARY GENIUS.—It is said that Mr. Warren, Q.C., has recently declined an offer from an eminent publisher, of 2,500 guineas, for a new novel. AGES of EUROPEAN SOVEREIGNS.—The following are the ages of the princip a l reigning sovereig ns : —Her Majesty Queen Victoria, 34 ; the King of Wurtemberg, 71; the King of the Blgians, 62; the Kin,g of Prussia, 57 ; the ; artkh,e4R4 i.ng , of Swed t e h n e an E d mp N e o r r o w r a o y f , s E 3 m ; p t e h r e or K o i f n it g us of sia D , e s n 6 m King of the two Sicilies and the' King .of Hanover, 33 ; the Sultan, 3 0 ; Austria, 28 ; the Pope, 60. K i n o u g i s 0 Napoleon , apol Bavaria,eon, 4 4 4 0 ;; t t h h the HONESTY REWARDED.—An elaborately finished silver medal, made by Mr. Chapman, of Essex -quay, has been pre seated to Mathew Whelan, car driver, on account of the honesty evinced by him in returning a sovereign given him in mistake for a shillinc , by a foreign ge n tl eman d ur i ng the Great Exhibition of 1853.' 3649 marriages were celebrated by the late Mr. Shultz in three years, eight months, and eighteen days. Mr. Shultz was a German in holy orders, who resided in Dublin, and earned a livelihood by celebrating clandestine marriages. LORD CAMPBELL AND Ms TENANTRY.— 111 r. Booker, Lord Campbell's local agent, has just called upon us and stated that Mr. Kincaid, who was sent over to value Lord Camp bell's Irish estate, has not increased the routs, and that, on the Barna property, a considerable reduction will be made. We are very glad to find that such is the case; but as we had our information as to the raising of the rent from what we considered undoubted authority we felt bound to take cognizance of the matter.—Galway Packet. POCKET-PICTiING AT A RAILWAY STATION.—On Saturday, at the Manchester City Police-court, a fellow, named William Parker, was charged with having, on the previous day, stolen from the person of Miss Anne Jane Barrow, a purse containing £3 12s. in gold and silver. Miss Barrow was called and stated, that she lived at South Bank, Pendleton. On Friday night, about half-past nine o'clock, she arrived at the London-road station, and whilst looking after her luggage, she suddenly felt some person at her pocket. She then put her hand into her pocket, and dis covered that her purse was gone. As she did so, a man rushed from beside her, and she called out that he had picked her pocket. The man was pursued by one of the porters at the station, and caught. John Milner, a porter at the London-road railway station, stated that he saw the prisoner put his hand into the lady's pocket, and take it out again. He endeavoured to seize hold of him, but the prisoner sprang off and got away. lie pursued him, and while he did so, the prisoner seemed to throw something across the rails. Eventually. he caught him. Joseph Leech, a coach-driver, stated that he got a lamp, looked round, and found a purse, which was open, and a quantity of gold and silver was strewed about the place. The purse was identified by Miss Barrow, as her property. The prisoner was fully committed to take his trial at the sessions. CIIILISTMAS-DAY IN MArleugsmn.---Yesterday, the great est festival in the Christmas year, was held in Manchester and Salford, in a manner which reflected credit upon the inhabitants of both towns. On our correspondent calling in the afternoon at the various police offices for information he was told that much greater order than was usual between Saturday night and Sunday had been observed. To-day, (Monday) will be generally observed as a holiday in Man chester and the neighborhood. SUICIDE BY HANGING.—An excavator, 56 years of age, committed suicide by hanging himself in his own house, Dale street, Stretford New-road, Manchester. On Thurs day morning, about six o'clock, the deceased got up and went down stairs. One of the sons wont down stairs about twenty minutes to seven o'clock, when he found that the the fire had not been lighted, but that a candle was burning on the table. Ho was going to get breakfast, when on turn ing round he found his father hanging with two handker chiefs fastened round his neck, the ends being fastened to the ledge of the door. The son then wont up stairs for one of his brothers, who cut down his father. CLO AIDS, PONCHOS, SACS, AND PALETOTS, of superior Cut and Workmanship, at Wm. EARP and CO.'S, 59 and 61, LORD STREET. • KINGSTON .HARBOUR.— Mr. Barry Gibbons, engineer of this harbour, says it is a mistake to suppose that Kingston harbour is especially useful to the shipping interest of Dub lin, Dundalk and Drogheda. It is vastly more i mpor t an t to the English and Scotch trade. Of about 70 sail that took refuge in the last gale, more than one third were from the Clyde and Liverpool, amongst which were ships of 900 and FOUNDERING OP A STEAMER IN TUE CHANNEL.—lntelli gence was received at Lloyd's of the foundering of a steamer, called the Perseverance, Mr. Keens, master, in the Channel, off Dunmore, Isle of Wight. She was an iron boat, and left London, on Tuesd a y l as t, f or Gl oucester. On Wednesday night, when about six miles off Dunmore, one of the stokers rushed upon deck and reported that the vessel had sprung a leak, and was fait sinking. Such was found to be the fact, and the crew had only just time to lower the boats,_ when the vessel went down in t wen ty f a th oms o f water. The crew succeeded in reaching Ventnor at three o'clock on Thursday morning Tim itocuDALE SAvulus BAsx..—On Friday evening, a meeting of the depositors took place in the Public Hall, About throe hundred persons' were present ; .Ur. Etiw,trtl Taylor in the chair. The olpi,el- t., .C 162 had beelf l'XII•ill11.11.~t i porrt,pundener, printing . , &c. It 'ivai for theibommittee to press their appli cation during the approaching session of parliament. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY E !alt o Owing to the continu e d i n fl ux o f go ld, the "j, of our public securities h ave b een Tess d e press e , than they would otherwise have been, under te . ; extraordinary complication of affairs in politi c , circles. With regard to the p os iti on o f affairs l a the East, great and increasing anxiety is felt, an . if it were not for the promis e o f p ros p er ity befe" e us, in other quarters, the reign of the Aberde? ministry would be attended by a state of things the stock market that few are at a ll. aw are 0. Under the influence of our monetary and conuner cial position, the London stock m ar k e t f or tunate/ showed a better feeling on Saturday, and co nsols closed at 931 to 941. The new Thre e - an d- a -quarte l, i , per cents 95f to 95k, Reduced 93; t o 941, stock for account has been 219. Exchequer bL 3s. to 6s. premium. The foreign stock market was not active, 03 4 prices were a shade lower. Ecuador, 5 ; Greneu , deferred, 8 ; Mexican bonds, 24 ; Russian Five I )e ' cents 112 ; Danish. bonds, 104 ; Spanish new a,e ferred, 22—Passive, 40; Dutch Fo ur p er cen ts, "; The Share Market was heavy, and in some cas e ' the decline was considerable, while the advance! were very light. Great Northern receded show 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, * ss. ; Midland,' 10s.; North British, 11. ; Northern o f F rance so u , the Paris and Strasburg, ss. cheape r; S ou th Efts"; erns were higher; North Westerns, 103 i; Gres; Westerns, 83+ to 831; Great Northe r n s , 841 lands, 631 631 ; Grand Trunk of Canada Bond s (2nd issue), 1021. The miscellaneous Shar e Market was more active than the market for rail' way shares. Mines were dull, but i n Great Polgooth Mine there was a ris e o f 10 s . B an k t , Australasia improved 10s. Bank of New Sent' Wales, 43 to 43+; Australian Agricultural Compaq Shares fell 10s., and S. A. Land Shares, 391; Crystal Palace Shares, 2 prem. United State; Gold Coin was quoted by Messrs. Haggard i an d Pixley at 765. 3id. per ounce, b ar s il ver , a t ss. lle" and Spanish Pillar dollars at ss. 6d. per ounce. The Bank of England has given notice that to-morrow will be kept as a:close holiday at that es . tablishment. The Stock Exchange will also 11 1 closed, and it is understood the Cu s t om -h ouse an d various docks will observe it as a holiday. NO ° of the produce markets will be opened in the city. The Chozeringhee has arrived from Port Philipwhence she sailed on the 6th of S e pt em b er , wit' gold to the value of nearly 240,0001. The amount of silver - exported from Londen i , during the week to Thursday l as t was 69,50' ounces ; and of gold 1,650 ounces. Other sum s went from the outports. The amount of bills drawn on the Presidencies , by the East India Company, by th e ma il w hich leaves this evening, is 56,2821. A call has been made upon the class A, or pit" ference, shareholders of the East India Iron COlll - of 2/. 10s. payable on the 16th January. The Cyclone, a fine vessel loading in the Land," docks for SydneY, takes out Capt a i n W ar d e , Mr. Ralph Hunt, and other employees, with ti . `" entire apparatus and material for the royal mint t f i be established at Sydney. A ge n tl eman connecte d with the establishment started l as t month in tm , " , Maid of Judah to make the necessary preliminwi arrangements in the colony. The sailing of the new steamer City of Mt, from the Clyde for Melbourne, is postponed to 3rd of January, in order that she may halt,. boomerang fitted instead of a sc r e w propeller. P' Thomas Mitchell, the colonial surveyor and inver t tor of this mode of propulsion, t a k es a passa ge ° li in her. A telegraphic dispatch received in Paris, 01 ; nounces that the proposition for the suppress i° of certain excise and tonnage duties, which °COI pied the Chamber of the Dutch St a t es Gellert: was rejected on Wednesday last by 44 to 24 voter From the sam e source we l earn th a t th e effects -0 the French imperial decree' reducing the duties of iron began to be felt in November, the quantitT, 1 cast iron imported, w hi c h was only 16,540 Ineti:o quintals in November, 1 . 852 , h av i ng increase", 01 79,886. Of these E ng l an d supp li ed 17,59510 We quintals, Belgium 56,246, &c. There was no perceptible change in til e „. the chester markets on S a t ur d ay. B us i ness 10' our most part keeping the direction indicated. last report. WitiloUt The Liverpool co tton market change. re taken for export, an speculation. c e h r l l , e s s oo ol l ' v 3 e - esterday amounted to fi a ef: 67 1 rec O e u d i e • d sha su re gh m t a ly r_he c t change. a c l l e o d se o d ni l a v n it s h , ou 2 t 7; s 3l t i s e r es ; London and North Western, 103-, 4; Midland,O 3 V x3l; North British, 73-, 8 ; South Eastern, 181 ' 1; bales, coun ti o e f s Lancashire and Yorlishire, g , York and North, 24, ; Sheffield Stock, 24, 1. SHARE MARKETS.—Saxtrimiy. LIVERPOOL.—The business opened heavily at t ri prices of the previous day, and after the receipt of ne A from London, receded conside r ably. Th e mar k e t re coYelvi again, and closed at the prices of the morning. Belfs4 1111 . „4 Ballymena, x.d. ; Caledonian, 271 ; Lancashire ""d Yorkshire, 67 1 ir 7 78 4; Manchester, Sheffield, a n , Lincoln, 24; Midland, 63-1 3 3 ; South tern Stock, 18R _1 11-3 K. MANCHESTER.—The following was the business do to-day :—East Lancashire, 16?-, ; Lancashire and Yorksiul 671 1 ; London and North West ern , 103 i; M anc h es t e r sa a Birmingham, (C Qrs.) 5-16 p ; Manchester, Sheffield, a ll , Lincolnshire, 244 4 ; Ditto, £6 pref. tnp ; Midl an d ftalla l „' Consols, 63 1, ; Oxford, Worce s t er , an d W o l ver h am ptr New 6 per cent. pref. 168; South Eastern and Dover, 18;' THI FUNDS, 'STOCK AND SHARE MARKET, LONDO N CLOSING PRICES. Saturday, December 24th, NO: ENGLISH MARKET. London and N. W. 1033 • Consols Account Do. Money } 932 t Manchester, Sheffield, & Bank Stock ..........219 20 I Lincolnshire Exchequer Bills, L. :: }, 6 pmNMoidlrthanßdriSttirhk Do Three and a Quarter per Do. Preference cent. 954 f Norfolks ...... RAILWAY SHAR ES . North Staffordsh ire Ambergate, Nottingha m , an d Shrewsbury and Birm.Do. L. and N. W. guar Eastern Junction 554 South E. and Dover ..6a 3 York, New., and 11er..611 2i Do. Extension Caledonian Do. Preference.. Bristol and Exeter East Anglian .... eastern Counties.. East Lancashire .. Eastern Union, A Do. Preference 13/ i York and North Mid 471 _.. 83 64 66 Do. Preference 4 die P'm FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexican 231 ii Spanish New Deferred 461 vii 5 • Do. Passives • 211 2 Do. Threes 41 , Russians 8 f D 0.... 1 Do B. & C Edinbro' & Glasgow Great Northern .... LAND S 11A.B.ES 6i Agricultural North B. Australian Peel River 09 100 South Australia 45 6 i 1 i t 39 0 Great Western Lancashire & Yorkshire 67 Do. Fifths ... . Leeds Northern London Brighton and South Coast LIVERPOOL MARKETS.--SATURDAY. (Written expressly for the Northern Daily Times.) d In foreign produce n o sa l es i n any ar ti c l e h ave trans pire, to-day, and as the ma r k e t is now cons id ere d to b e c l ose d f°.' the Christmas holidays, it is probable- that very little bus h ness will be done during the ensuing week. Should Of: thing of moment occur, however, we shall of course &I" report it. COTTON.—The market is without change. The busine s6 done was fair 6,000 bales, of which were for export and ° II speculation 1,600. In a case in the Court of Queen's Bench, last week, Campbell stronglycensured a barrister for having been c °m r ; cerned in "rigging th e m ar k e t," i n th e case o f t h e ce y ,„ - Land Company. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.—On Christmas eve the puP ii i : of this excellent institution were rewarded by those estio t, ble gentlemen who take an interest in the managenia, with a Christmas tre a t. Th e you th s w h ose d e p r i vat i ons rent der them so interesting to the benevolent, were assem bledlj, half-past seven o'clock ; when the pupils we r e refreshed vf' o buns-mince pies as large as pumpkins, and had wine a" given them to commemorate the occasion. AUSTRALIAN EmionATioN.—The last Australian D l .„ g • brought to Limerick a numbe r o f reg i stere d l etters, enc los; bank remittances for sums varying from , 201. to 501. e 3 /0 Many of the parties making th ose rem itt ances were enlibloot by the ship Africa, which sa il e d h ence prev i ous to te Christmas. The accounts from the sonth of Ireland 6t il l e that these parties have been eminently successful both at diggings and in business. ft loi UIIRISTMAS TREAT • .A.ND TIIE AGED POOR. —Yes „ .,- „ ; be (Sunday), the Rev. Canon Wray, with that enlightened of benovelence which is always the acc ompan i ment o f genu o l piety, gave his usual dinner t o th e aged poor who Atteof the services at the Manchester Cathedral, daily. The ~lln ill which consisted of roast beef and plum pudding, and g aol; of beer to each person, t oo k p l ace i n the Todd-street SC:00" room. About thirty a ge d persons sat down to the %V at the close of the morning service, their ages ranging 0 0 1 ! 60 to 95 years. The old people, both ma l e an d seemed to enjoy thomsolyes very much, and Ipro)fired "" i , J e" gratilled at the kiii) ll lo , pitulity 4)l' an old :41141 1V friciol. Rev. Canon .......I were properly attend •ent was assisted by four ainiuble. uleinber6 d t" fancily, two _of the Misses Wray, his daughtyrsi an • Misses Taylor, his grandchildren. AM