The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-20 00:00:00

NIXON'S DUFFRYN SOUTH WALES STEAM COAL. 'RIPPED AT CARDIFF FOR LIVERPOOL AND BIRKENHEAD. These COALS are worked from the deep Duffryn Colliery, and exclusively from the celebrated Sean known as the "tipper Four Feet." One nnVorm and unmixed quality is thus secured. They are ex the English and French Government Lists, and are supplied to the Peninsular and Oriental, Royal Mail, (Cunard, eueific, Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia, •Galwa.y, asd other Steam Companies.—Apply to TOWNLEY & MARTIN, 3, India-buildings. =~ Comiittrrigl Salts. THIS DAY. This Day (Thursday), the 20th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, D Ile-street, r 4 Bales Surat COTTON, per sundry vessels from Bombay. Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. This Day (Thursday), the 20th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. 2, Dale-street 150 Bales Manila HEMP, ex Oshawa. On show Albert Dock Warehouse, No. 1. Apply to BROWSE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. This Day (Thursday), the 20th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, • 24 Bundles WHALEBONE, now lying in Strand-street. For further information apply to Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. , Merchants; or to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. TO-MORROW. Th-morrow (Friday), the 21st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, A Quantity of Damaged LINSEED and RAPESEED, Sundry Samples, &c. T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. Apply to To-morrow (Friday), the 21st instant, at One o'clock, at the Broker's Saleroom, IS, Chapel-street, About 195 Bales ordinal) , American COTTON, ex sundry vessels from New Orleans. Catalogues ready. For further particulars apply to DANIEL C. BUCHANAN & CO., Brokers. On account of whom it may concern. To-morrow (Friday), the 21st inst., at Half-past One o'clock, at the itrokei'i - Offlce, Corn Exchange-buildings, A Quantity of American BRAN, And a Quantity of Damaged WHEAT. H. 11. GOLDING, Broker. Apply to • 7a-morrow ( Friday), the 21st inst., at Eleven o'clock precisely, in the Wood Sales Sheds, South End Brunswick Dock, '292 Logs, measuring 154,200 feet, Mexican BAY WOOD, 60 LOG ENDS, being the Cargo now landing ex Ocean Guide, from Minatitlan. Apply to Messrs. James Graham and Co., Merchants. 144 Logs, measuring 63,650 feet. Honduras MAHO Belize.GANY, being the Cargo now landing ex Decisao, from Apply to A. Glassford, Esq., Merchant. 164 Plaks BIRD-EYED MAPLE, now landing ex Revenue, from New York. Apply to Messrs. C. W. and W. Gray, Merchants. 2 Cases BIRD-EYED MAPLE VENEERS, ex Liverpool, from New York. On account of the Importers. Parcels of City St. Domingo CURLS. Italian WALNUT WOOD. Honduras ROSEWOOD. LANCEWOOD SPARS, LIGNUMVIT.E, Pencil CEDAR, &c. EDWARD CHAL iNER, Wood Broker and Measurer. 6, East Side Queen's Dock. 'lra-morrow (Friday), the 21st inst., at Twelve o'clock precisely, hit t h e ground at the Toxteth Sheds, Toxteth Dock. 79 Logs •Pi+l , mc YELLOW WANE Y BOAT D PINE, }lnk landed Harmony, from Quebec. Apply to Messrs. Carr and Robitson, Merchants. On , ste Quay, cast side of the Brunswick Dock, .246 .bogs TIMBER, measuring 1,9861 feet, • sy •lIIASTS, 35 to 55 feet long, 6 to 7 inches diameter. 11,11A 1 SPARS, 21 to 58 feet long, 1 t) 5i inches diameter. .52 POLES, '352 BICKERS, 361 BOARDS, being the Cargo new landing es R. Wold and Huitfeldt, from boon, Norway. On account of the Importers. EDWARD CHALONER, Wood Broker and Measurer, 41, East Side Queen's Dock. On salt. ON SALE, PATAGONIAN GUANO. JOHN DAVIES, 8, Lancaster-buildings. Apply to -ELLIS & CO.'S ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT, 'HAIR BOILER FELT, SHIP SHEATHING FELT, SUPERIOR PORTLAND CEMENT, SOLD WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 14, STRAND-STREET, LIVERPOOL. ON SALE, SEVERAL PARCELS OF SUPERIOR SHERRY WINE, IN WOOD AND BOTTLV, WHICH WE CAN CONFIDENTLY RECOMMEND. HENRY BROTHERS & CO., Foreign Wine Merchants, 7, Dale-street. COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING. itte (§,atton The Liverpool Cotton Market to-day was ani mated, and prices were about id per lb. higher than on Friday last. The sales—including 320 Pernambuco at 81d to Ka, 50 Bahia at Bid, 200 .Maranham at 8d to 81d, 800 Egyptian at 71d to 11d, and 3,000 Surat at 4:11 to s;,d—amounted to 25,000 bales, of which 10,000 were on speculation and for export. gzioniat Probate Markt. The Liverpool Colonial Produce Market to-day was as dull for the principal articles as it has been for some time past, although we have more general business to report. Sugar : The market remained very inactive, the business being confined to 75 hhds Demerara at 39s 3d to 40s, with 350 bags Dates at 41s 6d per cwt. _ Molasses and Rum : Nothing to notice. Coffee: 270 bags Rio were reported at previous rates. Rice: There were no sales to notice on the spot, but 1,000 tons Rangoon for arrival (December shipment) were placed at 11s dd per cwt. The following were also disposed of, chiefly by Auction : Saltpetre: 2,260 bags at 41s 6d per cwt. for 5 per cent. and 43s to 43s 6d for 4to per cent. refraction. Myrabolams : 400 bags at 9s 3d per cwt. Tartar : A few casks, all faults, at 130 s per cwt. for cream and 106 s for grey. Sumac : 50 bags Palermo at 12s 3d per cwt. Lima Wood: 30 tons at £lO per ton. Fustic : 10 tons Jamaica, all faults, at £5 lOs per ton. Red Sanders Wood : 14 tons at £6 per ton. :Sago Flour : 150 bags at 18s per cwt. (Gambier : 50 bales sound at lis 3d per cwt. .Rapeseed : 300 bags Guzerat at 64s per qr. ttz Stare Barite. The Liverpool Share Market to-day was quiet but firm. Sheffields and Midland Stock were :still in demand. The transactions before three o'clock included—Birkenhead, 82 ; Caledonian, 981, 1; Great 'Western, 75k; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1218, I, 1, ;, 4 ; London and North- Western, 1021; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln, 56, 1,4, 4,2, a ; Midland, 136;3, 4 ; Ditto New Shares, 2 1-16 p; North-Eastern, Berwick Capital Stock, 1051; North Staffordshire, 2.1 d ; South-Eastern, 26 7-16 ; West Midland, Oxford, 50, 1, 1 ; Buffalo and Lake Huron, 4 15-16 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 64, 7-16; Great Luxembourg Constit., 7k ; Thames and Mersey Marine In surance, 1 5-16, The market closed at the following prlces : Sales after 3 o'clock. 82 Railways. Closing Pricer. Birkenhead & Cheshire Jn. 811 82, Caledonian 9B/ 98; Eastern Counties Great Northern 110! 111 Great Westerns Lancashire & Yorkshire . Leondon &North Western-1021 —102 L Mawchester, Shef., & Lin. 56 56' Midland Stock =Ditto new shares' .... 2 1-16 2- Nurth British North Staffordshire .21d d2l North Easters—Berwick lO5/ —lo 1 05 4 -I Dii. - Tirk ania N. Midland 941 961 Do- Lamas Northern 65 651 - South Eastern ... :: : : 262. —26 7-16 —l ltrieford, W.& Wolverhptn 501 '1 Mute& Rhenish: 2l --___ °2id (Great Luxembourg .. 7l 7 'Grand Trunk of Canada:. 6 4 7-1 - 6 61 — 'Ot.,W. of Cello& ..... 28 11/ lli Illinois Central . 27 1 d d 2 71 buffalo and Lake Huron.. - " 4 10-16 5 5 Great Ship 6s. Od.— Si.6d. Thames & Mersey M. Co i 3- 16 1 ;P ACCOUNT OR TICKET DAYS FOR DECEMBER, 1860. Loudon ...... 13 th & 27th I Liv erpool.... 1 3th & 27th PAY DAYS —Liverpool, 15th and 29th Dec. DAYS FOR BUYING -IN FOR THE ACCOUNT, the 13th Dec. Scrip......l7th Dec. I Transfer..24th Dec. LAST DAY FOR 27TH DEC. ACCOUNT.. 26th Dec. The Laudon and North-Western Railway traffi c returns for the week amount to £77,287, show_ ing an increase, compared with the correspondi ng week fast year, of £4,357. 75 1 1214, 1 1026 1361 7 p - Baltimore. Pig Iron, Bars, t Rails, are Chemicals and I Fine Iron Salt . Dry Goods if ardwat e Earthen ware Passengers s. d. s. d. 0 0...17 6 0 0...20 0 nominal. 20 0_ 0 0 20 0_ 0 0 0 0...10 0 £5 Os Nominal. Charleston, New Orleans. s. d. s. d. ' s. d. s. d. 15 0... 0 0 1 12 6... 0 0 0 0...17 0 0 0...12 6 nominal. 0 0... 4 0 0 o_2o 0 12 6... 0 0 0 0 _2O 0 0 0...15 0 0 0.,. IS I 0 0...5 0 Si Os. IES ss•to BS 105 Nominal. Grote. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. In the LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE to-day the Funds remain firm, and a further improve ment of y per cent. took place. In the other markets business was inactive. British Railway Stocks were again rather better. Canadas and French were active. The market closed at the following prices:— THE FUNDS. Consols Money „ Account (Dec.) . . . Exchequer Bills 5 3 dis Bank Stock Three per Cents 233 93k RAILWAYS. Ambergate, Not., & East. Junction 8 1 Caledonians - Chester and Holyhead 53-; Eastern Counties East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow . . . Great Northern 19 9, A. Great Westerns 754- 2 . Great Western of Canada . . .11 3-16 5-16 Grand Trunk of Canada . . . • 6 ! Great Southern & Western . . . 111 13 Lancashire & Yorkshire . . • . 121 k 1 Lombardo-Venetian - London & North-Western . . London & South-Western . • Leeds Northern 64, 5 Manchester, Sheff., & Lincolnshire 551 65 Midland Stock North British South-Eastern & Dover . . . York, Newcastle, & Berwick . York & North Midland . . . The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday : The English funds opened at an improvement of 5, and have been well supported by purchases on the part of the public throughout the day. In the foreign exchanges this afternoon the rate on Hamburg was a shade lower. There were again no bullion operations at the Bank.—Times City Article. The Times reports another important advance in Sheffield railway shares, chiefly from large purchases on provincial account. Midland, Great Western, and Lan cashire and Yorkshire also improved, especially the first, which left off at 1365. The funds were rather firmer, and an improvement of A per cent. was quoted throughout the day. In the other departments of the stock exchange much firmness we's shown. There was a good demand for money, at 41 to 5 per cent. for bills of a high class. The applica tions at the Bank were to a fair extent.—Daily News City Article. The accounts from Paris regarding the prospect of the Turkish loan being subscribed appear less favourable . Gold is about the same price in Paris as in London, and is about 1-10th dearer at Hamburg than at London. New York bills being quoted 104 to 105 for sixty days, there is a profit on sending gold to the United States. The shipments of specie by the Indus for India and China, on the 20th, will represent £203,415, of which £53,538 is gold, and £149,877 silver. In the city, yesterday's commercial advices from New York are considered as not varying materially from those of the preceding packet. The stoppage has been announced of Messrs. Dodge and Giandonata, an American house, in the India rubber trade, with liabilities of about £40,000, and assets of about half that amount. The failure has been caused by the losses and the absence of remittances from the United States owing to the crisis. The LONDON COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET to-day remained inactive. Sugar : There were no public sales, and the market was flat. Coffee: The sales of Plantation Ceylon went al full prices. , Tea : The market was dull. Rice : There was a little more inquiry. Saltpetre : The market was flat. The LONDON TALLOW MARKET to-day was quiet, at 60s for the year, 60s 3d for Jan. to March, 59s for April to June, and 58s for the last three months. At the LONDON CORN MARKET to-day sup plies of all grain moderate. English and foreign Wheat in fair demand, at prices rather against buyers. Corn decidedly against buyers. Barley also improves in value, and so does Rye. Peas and Beans stiffen with the severe frosty weather. Oats brings more money with healthy demand. In the DonouGH HOP MARKET to-day there was a moderate business in good and useful Hops of the present and past year's growth, at very full prices. All other kinds, however, move off at late rates. average price and England and Wales, C OR N AVERAGES.—Th e : n m d s i ending S ; Saturday quan tity of Corn sold in imperial mea sure, for the wzrsk. Oats, 14,317 qrs., 22s ld : 9 l a 1 5 , t 6 , 24 - sv ecirres7,l3l:B9 e a 7 t d , ; 62,753 Rye, 152 qrs., 33 s 6d; Beans, 3,137 qr s ., 4 5s 6d; Peas, 1,825 qrs., 43s Bd. THE ',C. Vt 4l4•' - TEETH. The extraordinary success of Messrs. Gabriel's productions— unparalleled in Mechanical Dentistry—the remarkable sim plicity of arrangement, together with the wonderful amount of comfort enjoyed by the wearer, as well as the perfectly indestructible nature of the materials employed, which last a lifetime, have produced a host of imitations, and the usual results in such cases. Certain persons, unable to adopt Messrs. Gabriel's Improvements, have Imitated their Adver tisements, and adopted other methods, so as to lead the Public to believe they can supply Messrs. Gabriel's Inven tions. Messrs. Gabriel feel it a duty they owe to their Patients, as well us to themselves, to state that their pro ductions can only be obtained as now Advertised. Address as under. IMPORTANT NOTICE. MESSRS. GABRIEL, THE OLD-ESTABLISHED LONDON DENTISTS, have the honour to announce that they may be boxsuLTED at their residence, tar 134, DUKE , STREtT, LIVERPOOL, (Oppoite Berry-street,) Where their NeW Patented Improvements, and every specialite connected with the Profession, may be seen daily, from Ten to Six e'olock. (CONSULTATION G RATIS.) Messrs. GABRIEL feel assured that they have only to announce that the same principles, high. Artistic Work manship, First-class Materials only, and extreme Moderate Charges, which have hitherto characterised their practice, will be pursued to ensure from the Inhabitants of Liverpool and its vicinity a continuance of their patronage. Messrs. Gabriel's Self-adhesive Mineral Teeth and Patent Coralite Gung-coloured India Rubber Gums entirely supersede the ordinary methods, and are supplied without Springs, Wires, or Metals, and without Extracting Teeth or Stumps. Among the moreimportant advantages attainable by Messrs. Gabriel's Suction Prames and Air Cells, the following may be enumerated : Besides being preferable in all other respects, excel in point of economy, quality, and durability, as well as for the advantages they offer to those who, residing abroad or in the country, are not able to pay frequent visits to the Den tist. One set will wear longer than three ordinary ones, they act as supports to loose teeth, require no springs, wires, or metals, while for accuracy of fit, and increased amount of suc tion, they stand - unrivalled. The gradual change or absorption of the Gums, the loss o Teeth or Stumps, can at any time be made good without inter fering with the stability of the case, or the convenience of the patient, and requires no operation. The best materials, which are warranted to remain pure and sweet, with first-class workmanship only employed, while the expense is even less than half the ordinary cost. The attention of the Medical Profession and all interested s particularly requested. Every Operaticn pertaining to the Profession.• Stopping Front Teeth with the celebrated White Enamel, &c., at. the same strictly moderate rate of charges. American Mineral teeth, best in Europe, from Four to Seven Guineas per Set, warranted. The WHITE GUTTA PERCIIA ENAMEL, for STOPPING DECAYED TEETH.—This invaluable preparation, introduced by Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Dentists, may be had from the Inventors, or through any Chymist in the king dom, (observe their name on each box.) Price Is. 6d., with full directions enclosed; or will be sent free by post on receipt of 20 stamps. The GUTTA PERCHA ENAMEL is warranted free from all pernicious ingredients, and is, therefore, only requisite to be known to be appreciated. Will prevent toothache, and prove an invaluable boon to thousands suffering from this!distressing malady. PATENT WHITE ENAMEL CEMENT, the only permanent preparation for front teeth, which effec tually retains it colour (is. per packet). FROM COUNTRY PATIENTS ONE VISIT ONLY REQUI SITE FOR A SINGLE TOOTH OR COMPLETE SET. MESSRS. GABRIEL, (By Appointment,) DENTISTS TO THE PRINCE D'OTTAJANA. ESTABLISHED 1815. DIPLOMA. 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL; 110, REGENT-STREET WEST, 33 and 34, LUDGATE-HILL, CITY, LONDON; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM. Ztt rotisiint Vadat. . The Liverpool (St. John's) Provisions Market ruled as follows : e. d. s. d. Beeff-- lb 0 6 0 0 9 'little „ 0 64„ 0 si red Laub, „ o 7 „ 0 8 „ fore qr „ 0 0 „ 0 0 „ hind qr 0 0 0 0 Fresh Pork Pf " o 0 71 Salmon••• „ 0 0 „ 0 0 Cod Fish • 0 4 0 Boles '' Bret ******* '° 6 „ 0 0 Turbot Haddocks.. ° 0 Fresh Butter „ 1 3 ~ 3 , Salt ditto Filberts „ 1 0 „ 1 3 Orapes; for. ~ 1 6 ;..2' 0 Do. Eng. ~ 8 _ 0 „10 o Cherries OO,, 0 0 Egg 5......... ;$124 f: 4 „ 0 •ce Straw berries,V qt 0 0 ~ 0 0 Gooseberries, „ 0 0 /1 0 0 0 0 D amso ns „ 0 0 „ s. d. s. d. Currants,blk,p.qt o 0 ~ 0 0 Do., red ilk wt. „ 0 0 „ 0 0 Potatoes, speck 1 0 „ 1 4 Peas, r, 0 0„ 0 0 Fowls, IP couple 3 0 „ 3 6 Ducks, „ 3 0„ 4 0 Rabbits, „ 2 0„ 0 0 Pigeons, „ 1 0„ 0 0 Grouse, /il brae:: 4 0 „ 0 0 Partridges „ 3 0„ 3 6 Black Game „ 6 0„ 0 0 Pheasants, „ 7 0„ 8 0 Geese each 3 0 „ 7 0 Turkeys „ 4 0 „10 0 Wild Ducks 1 6 „ 2 0 Snipes Lobsters... „ 0 6„ 1 0 Cucumbers; „ 0 0„ 0 0 Apricots,.,, „ 0 0„ 0 0 "% F ~- Asparagus, 00„ 0 0 Do. 41 1 C•••• lb. 7 0 „ 8 0 01+100 0 0 „ 0 0 • , ttt Nrunittual Pro)nrt 111 . add. The Liverpool Agricultural ProdiiS Market to-day ruled as follows : sde. d. o, d. cd. say, old l. 0 . to 12} Potatos, kemps 40to 4 4 Ditto, new oii ... 1 1 Do. Seedlings. 3 8 ... 3to Ditto, clover 010 ... 1 0 De. whiterocks 3 6 ... 3 0 Green Clover 0 0 ... 0 0 Do. Balshaws 0 0 ... 0 0 Vetches 0 0 ... 0 0 Do. Beldrums. 0 0 ... 0 0 Straw, wheat i 1 ... ... 0 7 4 Do. cattle ......0 0 ... 0 0 Ditto, oat Ditto, barley 0 .. 0 6 Carrots 5O 0 — 0,, 0 Oats, in straw. 0 0 ~. 0 0 Mangelwurzel 0 0 -• 7 " 0 0 Petntol4 nuke , 4 7 ... 4 9 Manure • ... 5 0 ... gates of trtigtt. There is no improvement in the rates to the East and China, and these voyages are in con sequence neglected. For Calcutta, vessels have been chartered at a reduction of 2s per ton for Salt. There has been no chartering homewards from India during the past week. Shipowners are expecting high rates, as there is every pro bability of the transports in China being retained in Government employ. The Guano rate is still 655, but an advance daily looked for, as the present rate does not command much tonnage. Pacific freights are weaker : Outwards 35s from Wales to Callao being difficult to obtain. For the Brazils, tonnage offers very freely, and rates have fallen 2s to 3s per ton. In Freights to U.S. ports, there is. little do in g , an d tonnageas is abundant, we do not l ook for any improvement for some time. RAILS---BRISTOL CHANNEL. To Galveston (nominal) 20s and 5 per cent. To Mobile (nominal) To New York 18s ed. To New Orleans (nominal) 13s Od and 5 per cent. To Charleston lBs Od and .5 per cent. To Fernandina (Florida) de, 26s Od and 5 per cent. To Portsmouth (nominal) To Savannah (nominal) g o Havannah (nominal)...2.ss. o Alexandria 0 5s. COAL: FROM LIVERPOOL OR BIRKENHEAD. To s. d. s. d. To s. d. ii. d. Lisbon Malta l4 0 ... 0 0 Ancona Trieste Corfu l6 6 .. 0 0 Venice Smyrna l5 0 .. 16 0 Genoa l6 0 ... 0 0 Varna Gibraltar Leghorn... nom l5 Athens Havannah nom l4 Cardenas 0 ... 14 0 0... 03 0... 00 0 ... 0 0 0 ... 0 0 Monte Video y small 1 35 0 Buenos Ayres 1 shs.ps Constantinople 15 0 ... 16 0 Salonica l6 0 ... 17 0 Rhodes St Thos.fmWales Rio Janeiro Ditto frna. Wales Bahia li 0 ... 0 0 IT 0 ... 0 0 Trobizonde GENERAL 27 0 ... 0 0 30 0 ... 0 0 26 0 ... 00 Cape of G. Hope 35 0 38 0 Pernambuco 2B 0 0 Galveston Rails teMinal. AlexandriafmWit l 0 ... 0 0 Alicante FREIGILTS . 17 0 ... 00 s. d. s. d. Liverpool to Aden 3B 0 to 40 0 ~ Hong Kong 9t . oto 0 0 Ditto fm Wilts I (nominal) 55 oto 0 0 Chusan „ Ceylon: [i (nominal) 40 0 to 0 0 „ Bombay: 03 ais 32 0 to 33 0 Ditto from Wales 0 0 to 0 0 iron from the Clyde tf She: 45 0 to 0 0 „ Sydn bey orourne I£3 12s 6d register ton. Mel ft Singapore Ditto from Wales „ Galle ~ Shanghai 52 6 to 55 0 Ditto from Wales „ Calcutta: Salt without consignment 42 oto 0 0 ~ Ditto with ditto 45 oto 0 0 ft Ditto with Locomotives 43 0&5 pr ct. „ Calcutta : Iron, Engines. &c. 42 6to 0 0 If Ditto, Coals 36 0 to 0 0 Ascension, from Wales 2B 0 to 0 0 „ Madras Ditto from. Wales 0 0 to 0 0 Kum:xebec, Trom Wales 34 0 to 35 0 Fernando Po, from Wales 3O 0 to 0 0 Callao, from Wales 32 6 to .84 0 ~ Valparaiso direct, from Wales 32 6to 0 0 , Woosung (nominal) 73 'ants. from Wales , 80 rrancs. Liverpool to Madras : Iron, &c., 40s; Clytte, 42s 6d. Do. Coale, Sys Do. from Wales 375. Liverpool to Valparaiso for ordtits, to discharge there or at a Port not Nertk of Callao, 32s 6d small ships; Swansea to 'Mtn, 40s. Tyne to Callao, Coke 555, Coals 32s 6d. Liverpool to New York, Coals, full cargoes, 9s to 10s tifei per cent. „ Moulmain, 90s, Teak to U.K. ; Cr E . 7 2s 6d on the round, nominal. Akyab, option of Rangoon, Bassein, or Moulmain ' to U. K. 65s Od, or option of COntinent, 67s exl to 70s, nominal. Calcutta to Liverpool or London, 60s Od. Guano from Chinchas to U. K. or Continent, 65s ; to Mauritiva, 655. Bombay to Liverpool or London, 50s. ; Continent, 555.; Medi terranean, 60s (small ships only). We are indebted to Messrs. Taylor, 'tip for the following rates of freight te the Uni per, and Co., led States:— Bo6ton. New York. Pig Iron, Bars, Rails, &c. f Chemicals and Fine 1r0n..... Salt Dry Goods Hardware Earthenware Passengers s. d. s. d. 20 0... 0 0 20 0... 0 0 nominal. 10 0...15 0 12 6... 0 0 7 6... 0 0 £3 15s Od Gross. s. d. s. d. 7 6... 8 0 9 0...10 0 0 0.„10 0 10 0...17 6 0 0...12 6 4 '6... b 0 iston 7s6d I Gross. PROVINCIAL, &c., MARKETS, YESTERDAY; GLASGOW IRON.—Market quiet. No. 1,50 s Od to 50s 6d ; Warrants, 50s 7/d to 50s 100; No. 3,49 s 6d to 50s Od. CATTLE MARKETS.—EDINBURGH : Good show of first class Sheep and Cattle to-day, medals being offered for best of both descriptions. Extreme top price of top prize Cattle 9s 6d per imperial stone; ordinary top, 8s 4d; current, Bs. Extreme price of pri▪ ze Sheep, 9d per lb.; ordinary top, 8d ; current, 7/d; pri▪ ze Ca ttle . making £4O to £6O a-piece. Supplies: Cattle, .151; Sh ee p, 4,151.---SALroaD : There has been 13nowx itnd BAco:Nt most rqpectfully announce to their cuil tamers and the public generally, that they keep a large and' well-selected stock of articles required for Family Mourning ; and that all Funeralluid Mourning orders are attended to with the greatest care and economy.—.Maga4in : 81, 83, and 85, Bold-street.—Ado. 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Avoid pills and medicines; they invariably aggravate and perpetuate d v i u s es e sin as tig e f s tpy ; u t t h i e ran i a r er a; ss o c y t a ,so n to c d e i:n disappointment, and expense may be saved; and all doctor's Sh A o n r , d la ii r n e d ; Dr. Camp bell, and i c a h p , p o a t t h e a c a f t* y e w ' s pencebil avoided, d day,ed , bsya physic, cod liver oil, and all other remedies. Certificate No Norfolk, f o l ' j 1 k r. : ' of 31 1: D f t M.D. F 36 . , R -1 . 1 s 8 . : ; D W r e . H fin ar d ve i y t bell, We extract a few out of many thousand cures : Cure 1,771: Lord Stuart de Decies, of many years' dyspepsia. ;tlb e r. safestNV u r ze r; remedy. Dr. Cyeuarres,Noi..4d9e,sBc3r2ib: indescribable agony 3,algaorniayJolly, of Lynn front dyspepsia, ner vousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatuency, spasms, sickness, an d vomiting. Cure No. 47,121: Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 54,816: The Bev. James 'l. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion, and torpinity of the liver. Cure No. 46,270: James Roberts ' Esq., of Fernley, Surrey, o f thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derange ment, partial deafness. Packed in tins, with full instructions: 11b, 2s. 9d. ' • 21b, 4s. 6d. slb, Ils. ; 121 b, 22 5. ; 241 h, free o f carriage, 4 s. Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street; also, Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Piccadilly; Abbiss, 60, Grace church -street, London; and through all grocers and chemists. ou.oxßerar;me.lCi r a o n s a s ; s S o h n a ; rp c.. ~. _Agents in this district :— Nixon and Thew, 1, Castle - street; T L " ial ; J. Kirkus •, Forsyth;'' F. G. Jones, 5, Paradise-street; R• Sumner and Co. ; H. S. Alpass; E. Pearson and Son ; J. Abra ham, 37, Bold - street; Eva'ns, Sons, Higgins,and Co.,Wholesale agents ; t l ; L n i e r n o r w y eli t , id 7 d 2 ieto D n al . e Woodville, tea dealer; John Beyn en . , Thompson and Capper • J. Strawson, druggist; R a ,Bromlow ,san d a Co.n, Id, wholesale h o 0 l • e sCallaey druggists;a nd , Abra - London-road • Isaac F. Staveley, druggist, Price-street ; T. P. Walker, Ranelagh -Gstiiibecetrt; Brothers;l i inston , J. druggist, cruice ; Grace and Kelk ; G. Barber, 21', Great George-street, Birken head ; T. Fore, druggist B; J. Candler ; J. Dutton ; J. hi. Hargraves ; Sanders and ' Co., C. Jones; J. Green. Bold-street COLOURED FLANNEL SHIRTS, FOR SHOOTING, TRAVELLING, &c., A LARGE SELECTION or NEW PATTERNS. SHIRTS AND COLLARS o , .r9F 'EVERY STYLE MADE TO MEASURE, f °• A Correct Fit guaranteed. E. BURDEN, SHIRT AND COLLAR MAKER, 17, CHURCH-STREET, LIVERPOOL. mth BOOTS FOR -WINTER ! THE CHEAPEST BOOTS in Town (quality j.con sidered) aKelo be had of . . . ' T. KENNING, BOOTMAKER, 91, LORD-STREET. Calf Elastic Boots from 16s. Od. Stout Balmoral Boots from lBs. Dress Elastic Boots from REGULATION LEGGINGS. Lades' and Children's Walking add Di:ess Bciots and Shoo in every Variety. Philadelphia e. d. s. d. 0 0...17 8 20 0...0 '0 ntretoked. o. 0,,.20 0 20 0... 0 0 0 0...10 0 £3 10e to£3 158 Gross. a large show of Beasts, chiefly of very good quality, and prices were much higher, but ail was not sold. Sheep were scarce, and good qualities dearer. .Suptly: Beasts, 2,245;' Sheep, 4,230; Calves, 35. Best Beef 7d to 8d; middling, 6d to 61d ; inferior, 4d to sd. Sheep : Best Wedders, 3d to 81d; middling, 7d to 7ld • I Ewes, 6d to 7e. Calves, 6d to Bd. • CORN MARKETS.—Conic : White Wheat, 26s Od to 34s ; red do.. 25s Od to 30s; Barley, 15s to 20s Od; Oats, 12s to 15s 10d.—EDINBURGH : The want of light, occasioned by a heavy fall of snow, interfered much with the sale of grain at market. Home Wheat sold at fully is advance; foreign held for is to 2s ad vance, but sales only obtainable at is advance. Barley. rather dearer ; foreign inquired after at is advance. Oats, is 6d higher, with good sales. Beans and Peas without change. Flour unaltered.—GLA.soow : A good 'attendance at market, and moderate trade demand for Wheat and Flour at the advance of 6d per boll and brl. realised during the week. Barley scarce, and again the turn dearer. Beans firm. Peas in fair request at 22s 6d: many small buyera at 22s 3d. Indian Corn rather stiffer. Oats and Oatmeal unchanged in value. We have had .a heavy fall of snow, and up to close of market tire English letteis were not delivered. All forwarding business snowed up. tippittg cluteltigace, Wind yesterday, N.; at llolyhead, fresh ARRIVED. . . Dec. 19. kali*, M`Kenkie NeiYork Belnia, Stabb . —.Ceata City cif 3Thnchester,Ditchburn . , , Osprey (ss,), BertecliZo, Quebec Rotterdam i Tamaulipas (say Boril ,. ektr's 1 F . w,,PRO•M 0 L ao, CHURCH-STREET, (OPPOSITE PARKER*-STREETP, • VERPOOL, Has much pleasure in inforrnifig ittell) kind Friends and the Public Ilia be. tq his well known splendid STOCK of JEWELLERY, SILVER AND ELECTRO-PLATE, WATCHES, DINING AND DRAWING-ROOM CLOCKS, DRESSING CASES, WORK-BOXES, AND DESKS, CUTLERY; AND FANCY ARTICLES too numerous to mention, the following ehelcv!- Weimens of • art and workmanship, via The LirrOt"3,ii,.k Assortment of CORAL rt4.ole2iWs, BRACELETS, NECKLETS, HEAD CtSAMENTS, EARRINGS; STUDS, PINS, &c., &c., ever imported into Liverpool; together with , Some very Choice Specimens of • ONYX AND SHELL CAMEOS, ENAAELS, , all at extremely. moderate prites. Tlrs 'eletrated ta;lt • - FIRST`-CRASS AETIMINIIM fi'6611:4; his also teen it-agseetelt, l(& fib 'Midi:A Wry Complete in all its bktlidtiet P. W. i',..ivo l / 2 tld. fall particular,attention to his Stock of ' JET AND BOG OAK ORNAMENTS, which he can confidently state is the. handsomest and largest out of London. • - The entire success which has attended thp erpcnitt .q't . F. W. Promoli's New' Estah'ishment - hes !' i ftecka Kin' t 4aVe no exertion or cost to meet the tastes, ahtl N l eciuW.ti‘ttits of his many lihari frieefis e.frd and therefore every 'f.tolTlty,eff gehsdifs &led •to his usually very choice "Stnik. ef_i-.44lYft,A I plan on which his estabiishment is cofidtreted, in' the,advaritage he derives from CASH PAYMENTS, together with his long experience in business and connection with "Liverpool, will, he trusts, be a sure guarantee that a very moderate yolit will be charged on all his goods. A Manufactory for Jewellery, ,Stc., is attaelfecl to the Establishment, thereby ensuring Punctuality Economy in all Orders and Repairs. I,V•. it 0 M 0 L I, 30, CHURCH-STREET, (OPPOSITE PARKER-STREET), LIVERPOOL. OFF THE PORT. johannesberg, from New Orleans, Runnyiltiliniiiialbee (ss). SAIL ,14. Dee. 17. i'stav Marie, Johansen, Lady Russell, Mosher, Hampton Roads ,Neti• Orleans I Samoset , M'Nair ...Charleston Stromboli P.t), kelly...HaTre Adler, Konow Corfu Dec. 18. I . Dee. 19. otelgia, Mt Loon ...Savannah I Kangaroo (ss), Brooks, Diana, Joel Pernambuco I Nrts.V.'ett Alida. Jelen t stend Electra, Baker .., ........• .... Genoa Granville et Pordeaux,'Cdrllet, WH W k IWO% imith, I Granville Galvesttni FOREIBX YfORTs. Paracca, Leichten, linor...t.nd Valparaiso at Coquimbo Hamlet, hence et ONdl'i: for St George's Sound - Joseph, Mari% tna Governor Baron de There, all hence at Bruges Pritish queen (ss), hence at Havre Corinthian (04, hence at Palermo, and left fof ,Tetnj' Don Francisco, and Borland, both lkenvent *fayse Alfred L'>uis, hence at Goree A F Moore, Belle Doran, Crate Plekk, 'kerViia, Duke of Beau fort, Roderick Dhu, anti Etl*RfOrt, from Swansea at Coquimbo SY'OKEN. Mary Lre,„:lio".ntlkoutb-west, Oct 12, 12S, HIE Lepiintoy Catcliff for Singapore, Oct 2,30 S, 39W 4otntiard, hence for Calcutta, Oct 19, 158, E Greely, Cardiff for Callao, Oct 10, 128. 33W Helen Wallace, hence for Sydney, Dec 14; 411sTi 3 7117 OUTPORTS. Ocean Monarch, off Queenstown G W Duncan, hence at Oardkif Ter Surpass, from Venice at Dithßh.. Johanna, Irvin Quebec, ttnd tliistilM, from Benholm, both at Leith. Greenock, Pte. I`9.=-Xrrived: Birkby, from Miramichi. Sailed.: Bondicarb tot Jamaica; Alkmaar, Surinam; Rebecca (sn),Eigbetn. Belfklit, Dec. 19.---Sailed : Pauline, for Ardrossan; Cornelia, \'A - port; Henr;ch der Pelger, Troon. Wind, W.N.W. Queenstown, Dec. 19.---Arrived : Escort, from LVrfe.. l o`rl George, Quebec for Dumfries, and prttectledt Hkgi Lander, Falmouth for Cork. Sailed: White:ND:oqt, t.'6", - Calcutta; Cor delia, and Aurora, Liverpool. N.W., tine. MARIT.Mt _ LIVERPOOL, December 19. The IcarigttrM ' ( S), sailed for New York, to-day, with 02,000intpecie. 'PK dames Carthy, from Buenos Ayres for Liverpool, at 'Oecnstown with decks swept, master, second mate, and three men overboard. The schooner Granville et Bordeaux, hence ;Vt. Ort&Alle, capsized during the night on Ta„ylor's BaniK, and master and three men drowned. _ _ The sloop Crown, from Wiedfn, 'With potatoes, is on shore at Waterloo, IMPROVEJIENT IN GENTLEMEN'S HATS. TITIIEBARN-STREET, LIVERPOOL! GENTIEMEN,—I have given your Patent Easy-fitting Hat a fair trial, and I must say it is the /host comfortable bat i ever wore, particularly when crossing the water inn itin#q day, when with the old style of hat I iflvalfablSbo. a 'headache, I which with your new style is hot the raft. can, therefore, safely recommend it to tiny one, kkittitcularly to those subject to headache.-1 am, frentlehlen, yours truly. I fiat e'voi fiVi• some time one of the Patented Easy-fitting Hats /Rol'hi thy Mr. -, and I can testify to the advantage derived itom the absence of that unpleasant pressure, particu latly on the forehead, usually felt from the hats generally worn. - House, Cheltenham. (Signed) -. This letter is from a first-rate English admiral. The name is not given for obvious reasons. _ NOTlCE.—hire Pounds Reward upon conviction Al can ix , . fringement of my Patent. Simpson's Patent Easy-fltting Rats are rau.y had in Liverpool at No. 6, St. George's-cresc'eat ttto doors from the top of Lord-street), and at 9, Bale-street (opposite Royal Bank Buildings), and in upwards of 'ode hundred other towns, a list of which would mace this advertisement too long. The Agents in each place make themselves known. Atarriages, au geatts. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, forwarded for insertion, must be prop Hy authenticated with the name and address of the sender. The charge for the insertion of Births will be Six pence each. BIRTHS. On the 17th inst., at Rose Cottage, Hooton, Cheshire, Mrs. T. J. Bird, of a son. On the 18th inst., at 56, Melville-place, Oxford-street, Mrs. Charles Gillibrand, of a daughter. On the 18th inst., the wife of Mr. C. H. Wilson, ironmonger, 182, Bootle-lane, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 16th inst., at St. Michael's, by the Rev. A. Lawson, Mr. Norman 111 4 1.e0d, chief officer of ship Great Britain, to Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Mr. Samuel Jones, boat bader, Mason-street, in this town. On the 17th inst., at the Baptist Chapel, Myrtle-street, by the Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown, Mr. Henry B. Roberts to Miss Ann Barton. On the 18th inst., at St. Saviour;s, by, the Rev. G. IL Wart, Thomas, son of Thomas Clark, Esq., to Anne Amelia, daughtbt of Richard Rowlinson, Esq. • DEATIIS. , On the 6th inst., at Litherlaud, aged 87, Mt : . John Parry. On the 15th inst., at Shenley Lodge, Britton, aged 13, Flo rence, third• daughter of the Tate Mr. John Blake, of this town. On the 17th inst., aged 60. 'Mrs. Lyon, , relict of Mr. Henri' Lyon, of the 'Blue Bell Inn, Ifuyton. On the 18th inst., t.t her residence,:Dingle.hill, T0x, 6 4-park, aged 10, Isabella, daughter of the late Matthew-Gm' , Esq., bf L',VerpOol. '• • • • THE DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1860. PRESENTS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEVI/ 'ftAP- W, IL TOO K E , SUCCESSOR TO F. L. lIAUSBIJAG, In presenting the usual address at this Season, begs to return his best thanks for the kind and liberal patronage conferred upon him during the past year. To his extensive and unrivalled Collection of BRITISH AND FOREIGN MAN FACTURES hats brett•atided every ENGIABII AND FOREIGN NOVELTY, Ank 4 _ Oat eeatest care has been exercised in the SELECTION df the GOODS, to SECURE THE BEST QUALITY at the very Lowest Prices. Especial attention is requested to the large Assortmet4 of FANCY ARTICLES, including PARISIAN NOVELTIES, FANS; CASKETS, SOUVENIRS, BOUQUET HOLDERS, • and the Na'it Still: of HEAD ORNAMENT In the greatest variety. AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF FRENCH DECORATED CHINA, ALABASTER FIGURES, PARIAN DITTO. A Splendid STOCK of BOHEMIAN, ENGLISH, AND FRENCH GLASS VA S ES, LUSTRES, &c. The unequalled Stock of DRESSING-CASES, DESKS, WORK-BOXES, BAGATELLE TABLES, &c., manufactured on the Premises, will be found complete in all its branches. The assortment of ENGLISH AND FOREIGN TOYS, GAMES, DISSECTIONS, &c., is replete with every novelty, and includes a great variety of ORNAMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS TREES. - . W. H. TOOKE hopes, by his unceasing personal attention, to secure the continuance of that confidence and support which have hitherto been so kindly extended to him. OLD POSTOFFICE-BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL. HIGH WATER, THIS DAY, AT LIVERPOOL. Hour. Height. • MORNING 4h. 5m.) 12ft. 4in. EVENING .ciy, pail )) , (into. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1860. NEWS OF THE DAY. A meeting Is recorded as having taken place at the Tuileries last Monday between the Emperor Napoleon, Earl Cowley, Prince Metternich, — the Austrian Ambas sador to the French Court, and M. Thouvenel, the Emperor's Foreign Minister. The general, and probably the correct, impression ; is that the principal subjects discussed on this oteasion, had reference to the cession of Venetia, the negotiations connected with which are positively asserted to be actually going on at the present moment, notwithstanding not a few state ments to the contrary. In the meantime, we find Getierl Benedvek telling his troops that they must be ptelialtil for war in the spring, and that it is at Mantua that he intends to deliver Austria from all further fears of Garibaldi and his adherents; and the Turin Gazette declaring that no Ministry could aped to stand for a day that was satisfied 'anything short of the entire emateitratton of the Venetians by one means or stbv•:. Our Paris correspondent's letter of Tuesday last sup plies us with the heads of the new Austrian Constitution, proposed by the new Minister) M. fthmerling. The idea would appear to be fo'anded phr i tlY on the English ttvi pattlynii talted Sthtes model. Anyheit, it is a tierne'adits limp for Xuserih to. thke 'in n nonstktitiogal dirktiint. firci, s eYA news concerning Hungary is not a little extraordinary, and, it must be added, not a little con tradictory. The Conference which assembled at Grun t between the Austrian and Hungarian rep i r , esaaqei, has been closed with sreethes of a C:' , ,LpthatCry'rh.rabter, and afte):,l , .`Adhinicois bad been adopted, to re nest ~tk'e hiaperor to grant the Electoral Law of 1848 ; bin., on the other hand, we are informed that a pamphlet is about to appear in Paris, under the auspices of Prince Napoleon, advocating the dismemberment of the Austrian Einpire, while one set of Hungarians lected in Paris are offer' g the i6VeYeVrAty of heir country to .his ILighitess, and another body, Calm ► tfelf the "Pesth Connuittee," have made the same tender to Prince Constantine of Russia. Lastly, it is to be noticed that, according to the Patnie, the Pope, guided at length by a conciliatory spirit, consents to a revision of the Austrian Concordat. A correspondent of t MalaiEster Paper states that a private lettd tts treen received in London, dated the Itth dCtober, announcing the safe return to the allied camp of Captain Brabazon and Mr. Boulby, immediately after Sir Hope Grant had closed and sent off his despatch on the 14th. We know that up to that date Sir Hope expected the remaining prisoners to come in every moment. He says nothing about any further deaths Nerilill-tVeat:- ment, and in the abseWee Y;aitiite information it is ullotVAltt td 'assume that they had not shared the Cruel fate of Captain Anderson and Mr. De Norman. However that may be, we may depend upon it that peace was not made until the Ambassador and the Com mander-in-Chief had obtained their release, or ample evidence of their death. On the whole, we are inclined to take the most hopeful view, and to believe that the f next mail will give their friehels the best 'news they could have at this tenso'n—the news of their safe return to the head-Auarters of the Allies—thus confirming the agreeable intelligence to which we have referred. Twelve accidents have occurred to railway passenger trains since the Ist of November. Of these eleven have been collisions, all of which might have been prevented by the adoption of a simple rule—viz., that ne train should leave a station until it has been telegraphed from the next station that the line is clear. An action for assault, recovery of jewellery and *ear ing apparel, and for money lent, which has occupied the Court of Queen's Bench for trio days, and was finished on Tuesday, discloses an amount of moral filth nausea ting in the extreme, a large portion of the details being entirely unfit for publication. The parties in the case were Anna Hooper, plaintiff, and Mr. Warde, described as a magistrate in Warwickshire, defendant. In 1848 Mr. Warde, having been divorced from his wife, took the plaintiff at the age of seventeen to live with him as his wife, and it was in the interval from that time up to last year that the matters complained of °Court-ea—cart-whips, sticks, and such like gentle weapons being the implements of assault. A verdict was returned for the plaintiff—damages, £5OO for assaults, £lOO for the jewellery, and £BO mon4 £6BO in all. The Merehant Tnytors' COnipany gaVe a grand banquet on Tfteadity night in honour of Lord Clyde. The Duke of Cambridge, Lord Stanley, and 150 distinguished guests were present. The Thames Iron Works Cqz*Nay hate keeeived an order from the Ritssian doternment for an t iron-cased frigate of the Irarrior class, but larger, say 6,320 tons. builders' measurement. Other VesSelS'of the same class are to be fitted for Russia from year to year. The vessel is to be fitted with engines:of 1;250 horse power. A prospectus has been. issued of the East 'fhdia and. London Shipping Companyjoimed for the purpose of establishing a fast line of inexpensite vessels dirett to India, the only port of call betNteenLondon and t alotitta being Madras. The fleet of aukiliary strew steamships belonging to the late Australasian Company are to be transferred to this new company. The distress in Coventry is described as real-Ail in the.. extieme. The numbers out of Work throbgh the disttiet count, not by hundreds, but by thousands. Many of these and their families have beeit Kiund :in a state of. actual starvation. ManY'lnore. are Ifting oi r a pittance so scanty that it only enables them to procure the barest necessaries of life; and a nerhipsi Still much greater number, who by frugality .atd. .ilyittstry . In the past have made little accumulations, Which ' they hate invested in the loom machinety'ehiplOked iii the riband trade, are day by day eihattstittg the last tesotirtes which up to this time hate preserved them from the only alternative to starvation—charity or the union work house. When to thiS Wide-spread destitiitieri is added the stagnation—or rather the titter prostration-=of the general trade of CovehirY,. its .shops b'OitipaittPiety deserted by customers, the numerous'-untenanted houses in many of its streets, in other's, where the din of looms at work fell from every side on the ear of the passer-by, a silenee which is oppressive in the feeling of solitude which it gives rise to, the description would be com plete by likening the state of things to a large industrial community which is undergoing many of the sufferings incidental to a city in a state of siege. Over that town hangs now a dark cloud, rendered still more gloomy by its prospect of a continuance of its distress for the nett six weeks or two months, With, all the aggravations which the rigours of the severe winter.season can impart to it. . , At a meeting of gentlemen engaged in the silk trade, held in Manchester, on Tuesday, a resolution was passed, expressive of satisfaction at the terms of the Commercial Treaty with respect to the admission of English silks into France, and thanking. Mr. Cobden for his important services in connection with the• recent extended application of the principles of free trade. There is another and later account front America, The President's Message is considered " weak and unsatisfactory" both by North and South. Mr. Buchanan has succeeded in pleasing neitherparty. Georgia would appear to have receded from its ,contemplated secession. The monetary and commercial .intelligence is not of a satisfactory hue. , * * * Owing to the extreme length of our report of the meeting of the shareholders of the Borough Bank yesterday, we are again fOrced to keep back several articles and'other matters of importance. SHIPWRECK IN THE CHANNEL AND SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE. • We are sorry to have to record a very melancholy catastrophe in the channel. A French schooner, named the Granville et Bordeaux, hence for Granville, which sailed from this port on Tuesday last, capsized during the same night on Taylor's Bank, near the Light-ship, when the master and three men were drowned. It is not yet known whether all hands perished; but it is sup posed that such is the case , a s the schooner now lies under water. Four bodies ha ve been recovered, an d are now in the dead-house at the P rince's Dock. T hey are those of the captain, two of the crew, and a pilot n ame d Williams. We are not yet in poseSsion of full details of this distressing occurrence., y erg , -----'—,„ ..7"b 'll Esq., the d e p u t y a watch-spring m a k er, i n Oswald corCoOnßerO,NhEeßld'sreufßolTlowijnogrilinnquests yeste r d ay : —O n the body of John. Whit taker, eighteen y ears of age, who was ' an apprenti ce t o a p l um b er, be was engaged on a house in E ver t on , 8 l ived tre etl w i t T h he his d f e a c t e h a e s r e , d on some ice th a t was on t h e roof, fell w an h d en on he T s u l e i s p d p ay eyd off, and was fatally hurt. Verdict, "accidentally killed.':—On the body of John W a l s h , a shoemaker, Who lived at 312, Scotland-road. The deceased had been drinking very hard for some time past, and on Tuesday he was found hanging in the back kitchen with a silk handkerchief round his neck and tied to a hook in the wall. When cut down he was quite dead. c Verdict, " hung himself whilst labouring named under tem porary:t'll—On the b o d y of a three years old. I t appeared that the about the fi re i n a house in Sperling stephen in ß sa r n et i t 7 child was playing street, when his clothes caught fire, and he was so injured that deat h follo wed. Verdict, "accidentally burnt."—On the body of a child named Stowell, that was accidentally suffocated i n b e d , i n Thomas-street, on Tuesday last. 'Verdict accordingly.—On the body of James Murdoch. The deceased was the foreman of the cotton porters at Mr. Peter Joynson's, Exchange-street East. On Tuesday he was engaged at some cotton at warehouses in Bedford-street, when a bale (about fot.r cwt.) fell on him, and he was so much injured that he died in consequence. Verdict, "accidentally killed." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. (FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, 18th Dec., 1860. The opinion and belief that Francis IL will quit Gaeta in a very feW days becomes daily more general and decided, but the same degree of uncertainty and indistinctness as heretofore pervades all speculations as to the future of the Pontifical Government. The French semi-official journals of yesterday evening declare not only that it is not true that the French -troops have evacuated, or are about to evacuate, Viterbo, but that they are about also to occupy Aquapendente, Bagnarea, and several other points. The strife between the several parties in the Sacred College of Cardinals still continues. Some of the cardinals, upon whom influences - of divers kinds have been brought to bear, are for an arrangement with Piedmont, and even wish, it is said, that it were possible to induce Pius IX. to abdicate the tlii'one of St. Peter to make Way for a Pontiff, who, hot having come under the same engagements as his predecessor, would probably be more . at liberty to treat arid come to terms with the Sovereign of the new Italian kingdom. Others Of theili, on the ~eont rary, tire' degdedlY Of opinion that the Holy Father should protest, by a flight and voluntary exile, against the spoliation to which . he has been subjected by his enemies and by hiS allies, who, after having allowed him to lose a great Portimit of his territories, offer frith only ik.. limited and illusory "protection. Itastly,,there is a third party, at the head of Which. ii Cardinal Antonelli, who pro nounoegfor the niaintenance of the guilt quo ; and it is . thii laSt course ithich will be .adopted, at least ili t& mbar H tithe' by the ely. tatheki , Aeich.dill& 16 dbcP'atblies received from- Vienna, till programme of Chevalier Schmerling, who has just joined the Austrian - Ministry, has been adopted, and will be put in c2repntion in four months. By this plan tie ; Austrian. Empire will, for the 'Utilre have an Upper thatiibori or 110.tcr , M obles, composed , for the first time, o 200 members, with respect to whom the here ditary -principle will be admitted, as in the English House of Lords ; and a second,. or Elective Chamber, which will consist of 230 members, to be chosen by the .dill'erent .provineial assemblies, in nitinbers ptOportidned to the impOrt- EtOoe 4#401. , 6:f theseWSSeicillliest Vridei thi4 arrahenient AUstria Will lige, singularly enough, like, the United States, a double representation — of which one will have to deal with the special interests of each of the provinces, and the other, with the general interests of the empir k e t ,...— .„ The °placate, of rytiiitt, hag W., rolloWiiik on the .premeAt hint„ i'ir the relations between the Emperor Napoleon and Francis II.: Everybody in Italy well knows that France, by send ing her fleet into the Gaeta waters, had only one object, that of providing for Francis 11. a means of retreat. The Emperor has not waited until now to counsel Francis 11. to renounce further resistance ) while pro mising to keep a free passage by sea for hirn to leave Gaeta. However, FratiCe has ended 4 iiiduie { king to VranciB tI. )int 44, Ye htis cleCthiept,to, take this whOleAonie adviCel the rteliCh fleet 4dit Oneti, and that theli the Italian squadron would no longer meet with any obstacles in blockading the place. This determination of the Imperial Government of Paris cannot fail to accelerate the capitulation of the fortress, and spare the army and the inhabitants of Gaeta further sacrifices and disasters. I am glad to see that the Inclipendente of the same city completely p,ontradi4tEt the news,of the loss of tAe Dora; With the TOO Gatibaldiaiis on boitil None or the steamers of the company to which the Dora belongs have met with any accident whatever. _ A letter from Naples, dated the 12th, describes the Abruzzi and other parts of the Neapolitan kingdom as being in a very disturbed state— most of the governors as incapable, and the .well disposed inhabitants as urgently entreating, Governor Farini to send additionfil trOOps to preserve order amongst them. As to the state of the police of Naples; it could hardlY , be,NVOrse. In fact, this s'erViCe; ieSPeets irte4"el7C add effectiiretetS; tem& to be in AO Way stiperihr to that of the pketechng Government. The young Frenchman who was assassinated the, week before last in the Lago San Pasquale, and who turns out to have been M. Gustave Revol, of Lyons, a nephew of the commandant of the Rentiere, was buried without the authors of his murder-being discovered. An officer of the Bersaglieri has also been assassinated at the city gates v and down to the present mometit thh aii.thaii Of the Mut.- deroUs attehipt on the life of General Dunn, whose condition is still most alarming, have not been brought to justice. In consequence of the extreme weakness of the patient it has not been considered safe to attempt to extract the ball. The whole of the Garihaldiaa troops; With the exception of the Infigarians, are undergoing the probbs§ d dissolntiOn ' but perhaps this circum stance dOes not afford much cause for regret, all things. considered. The news of the conclusion of the peace from China imparted some animation id the Bourse, but the eAciteMent bas lirlly or d teiliporary cha rheter: Rates yesterday closed at 68 80, and the four-and-a-half 86 55. CHANDELIERS. LAMPS, &c. - - . TOOK SUMS/S0 R TO • F. L. HAUSBURG, Respectfully invites attention to the extcnsve STOCK of CHANDELIERS, of Glass and Metal ; LANTERNS, BRACKETS, LUSTRES, of all descriptions, PATENT VESTIBULE AND OTHER LAMPS, INCLUDING THE CELEBRATED AUREOLE LAMP. Public Buildings and Private Residences fitted for Gas. Experienced Gasfitters employed on the Premises, and all kinds of repairs carefully attended to in the Manufactory, 24, Cuusc 11-STREET. Crepy's Foreign Refined COLZA OIL, especially adapted for the Aurdole Lamps. .. • A large Alsortment of TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, at the lowest Prices. • The Stock of A PAPIER MACHE GOODS Includes a very extensive assortment of Articles selected from the productions of the most eminent Manufacturers in the Kingdom, ensuring the greatest durability, exquisite finish, OLD POSTOFFICE-BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL. JEWELLERY, PLATE, &c. W. H. .11 OOKE, suCCESSOIt TO F. L. HAUSBURG, _ _ Having completed the selection of his Stock for the season, in which will be found all the greatest novelties in fashion and design, solicits in • inspection of the same, comprising an extensive collection of • DIAMOND AND GEM WORK. LONDON AND OTHER JEWELLERY of the very best quality. . SILVER AND PLATED GOODS, of the newest styles and designs, from the first makers. ENGLISH. WATCHES, combining all the latest improvements, and guaranteed to , perform with the greatest accuracy. GENEVA WATCHES, from the first manufacturers. • • .• , W. H.T. would direct attention to his former connection with the WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING BRANCHES, and likewise to the fact of his making all his payments for .PROMPT CASH, by which he is enabled and determined to submit his goods at -•-•" . • , SUCH MODERATE PRICES that no other house can offer such advantageous terms. OLD POSTOFFICE-BUILDINGS, LIvRYLPOOL. In re DRONZE!! No'r "BROWNS." ripllE following Correspondence, between Lord ' Palmerston and the BUTTEAMAN, explains itself War-office, London, 10th Dec., 1860: Da4o. Krwr,—The Duke of Cambridge requests me to learn 1i yo#re ;prepared, to ship on board the Chi -2: s , nese Aid& 4pernain-y7kri-key, in the George's Dock, r/fen tons: of -YELLOW, at £73 per ton; for the use of army; wintering in Pekin. Payment, on ... receipt of bil's of lading—Bronze—less 4 mo.— reply ptompily.,-Yours, as heretofore, PALMERSTON. r No: 2. The Butter Place, Liverpool, 11th Dec., 1860. All right, My Lord—l accept your terms—the Butter shall be shipped—Bronze is, the very thing I want—l'll Five you gold or notes for any you have to spare. Yours,' as usual, KELLY TIIE BITTTERMAN. No. 3. FROM pALMERSTON TO KELLY. War Office, 12th Dec., 1860. KELLY,—You're a brick, all the year round. You must know that the new coinage did not go off so freely as we wished (all because we did not introduce your etyle of 'a double T) ; several bankers refused it even at a discount of 10 per cent. ; the Chinese order was merely a feeler ; arid'your reply kas given great pleasure up here. On submitting it to the Duke, he was so delighted with your "pluck" that he would bring it under the notice of her Majeity, who said (to the best of my recollection),— • ' "Kelly is a good subject—worthy of a place in " enterprising Liverpoo!. Let him, thereforp,_not " ship any Butter to China, but supply it, as before,' "to my worthy people—of England; and send him " half a ton of the new . Bronze;with thanks from me." Accordingly, yon lucky dog, I send the half-ton of. Bronze (viz., £250), per night train, L. and N. W. R. ; you'll have it to-morrow ; acknowledge receipt; and don't tell how you got it. Yours as formerly, PALMERSTON. No. 4. [TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH.] KELLY TO PALMERSTON. " ACCEPI." Liverpool, 13th Dec., 1860. PUBLIC -The Half Ton of BRONZE Is now at the BUTTER PLACE. EDWARD` KELLY AND Co. 14th December, 1860. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS. TIIE WINTER &MIZE& CROWN COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Justice KEATING.) SENTENCES. John Robinson, a returned convict, and George Robinson his brother, who were found guilty, yesterday, of a violent assailli t:ipett the &lice at l'te*tori, en the 21st of AugUst lait; were sentenced; the former to penal servitude for life; and the latter CO two years iniprison ment with hard labour. William Leniai-d 08) gii ilty; the,advice of his douilsel, to at Li+erpobl, kin the 16th of Noltelnter lasi, canna unto one John luinn a certain bodily harm, dangeious to life, with intent to kill and murder him. Several witnesses were called to prove the powerful influence drink had upon the mind of the prisoner when taken by him, and who was, consequently, compelled to be a teetotaller, but had, upon the day the crime had been committed, to which he had pleaded guilty, broken the pledge, and commenced drinking heAvily: The prisoner *as sentenced to four years' Thomas Simms (21), who had pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in the house of Richard Astley, at Bolton, on the 3rd of November last, was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment With hard labour. A special meeting or these iniprotemeitt donilpssioners aij th , efe Was a was: held - ette.rday, ,In. the P:ubli-oflicesi. Hamilton gootla-:ea'ttettMda.ncjetiOliftithle a m li e d irib ti e r rs eri . . ided . ") , a t t ha t t he iii c e om th m e e e n i c ie em g commencement been proceedings; Th e s g ta A tll ' - the -propose _town-11a.. cailetl tti dnto t tsid i e e i r atlot irk ti o i ti e w cs d il..bjebt it o e f would briefly bring the matter before the board, and leave it to take what course it pleased.: The proposed Site for the Torun-hall was Hamilton-stjuare, in which there are 03 honses: if the protkisal :were to be carri e d eat he hellOed that tile OWIIOI tlf pidtleity iii the would get considerable benefit, as the centre of it, instead of being in the almost discreditable state in which it now was, would be kept in order by the com missioners. If a Town-hall were built in the centre of the square he could not help thinking that the property surrounding, Would be Much iniprovel Some things might be objectionable, lant in Etny bargain or tratiSa€tion of this kind both-parties had to" put up with something. .SO far as, his own family were concerned h e w ou ld b e tluite thai the thing shMild ,gO on; provided the to riimisM.on6is take it tip. With -go to the, owners of the property some of them had been seen and Others had not, but he believed that if the commissioners decide to go on, there would be little difficulty in getting the consent Of the *hole of them. He would suggest that the. Centre be devbted id Et. large . public office, piiblio library, and a large tooth far 'dill@ meetings; and he, thought it might he so arranged that a building could be got up which would combine these advantages, leaving large room for future • extension es the town increased in population. It had been stated that no building could be put up for less than £40,000 or £50,000 ; but he believed it could be done for £20,000 or £3,000. The town was now in that position that the want of a large building for public meetings was much felt. An attempt had been nude to go oil With the Music Hall, but he did not think it was still going on. The town now contained 30,00 d or 40,090.,pe0p1e, and the poptilation Wits tepidly incredaing ; indeed lie did not know any other town of the same impottade in the 'country which was without some building or other. As to the manner of raising the £30,000, it could be done by having a maximum rate of 2d. in the pound. In 1859 the amount of rateable property in the township was £144,000, a rate of 2d. upon this would produce £1,200 a year. He did not think the would begin the building within the Next fire years; acid thEtt would give time for the township to advance in rateable pfdperty. He himself thought that id. in the pound would be found sufficient, .but he had thonght it better to fix 2d. as a maximum. Another condition would be the dis posal of their own land on the other side of the terrace which was held tinder testiintion. - He thought the parties holding those restrictions should agree to with draw them, and sallow "the'land' to be sold by the com missioners. It would only - be fair that that should be done, as it would at ()nee . releaSeihUt piece of land, and would, so far, be benefiCial to the township. Individually he had no wish- to Bee this, carried :out ; . one of the largb owner s o f property iii the square had signified his intentention of not opposing the Wish of the board, and he (Mr. Laird) .was in: their hands. If the commissioners thought it undesirable to go on with this, he did not press it. The rate was a question for the ratepayers, and it was for the board to say whether it would go on with the project, and take the opinion of the ratepayers before lodging the bill in Parliament, or whether it would decline putting its seal to the bill. His own impression was, that would be well to consult the ratepayers, of whom, no doubt, many were favourable, and some perhaps, opposed to the scheme. If a rate were levied, he would, individually, ho as great a sufferer as anyone. The board was at liberty to act as it pleased. If it decided not to go on there was no loss- to the town or to itself. Mr. Coot asked in what time these offices would be taken ? The CHAIRMAN replied in five years. A commissioner asked whether it would be imperative for the town to commence the erection of the building in five years ? The CHAIRMAN said it would be then time to do something. Mr. HARRISON opposed the proposition. He said Birkenhead was just coming out of a mess, and he thought it was bad policy on /heir part to go for any thing that would increase the rates of the district, without the consent of the landlords could be got, and the board could guarantee that it would go on with the Town-hall. In the meantime, they would have to keep up the gardens, and although that might be carried out, lie did not think they had, at present, sufficient money to go to Parliament. There was scarcely sufficient money to keep some of the roads properly, and he con sidered they should look to those things before going forward for any increase in taxation. The ferry itself was very expensive, and was now becoming more so. This would, of course, have to be borne by the township. If the hoard gave time for the ratepayers to hold a meeting, and a large majority of them chose to be taxed, he would not think of opposing. The CHAIRMAN said the question now was about depositing this bill. Before the bill was proceeded with there ought to be a meeting of the ratepayers, and it was for them to say whether they wished to adopt the bill. If they did not wish the Commissioners to go on, he had no objection to the whole thing being quashed. If the owners gave up the property to the town, they would require some definite time to be fixed for going on with the erection of the building. Mr. HARRISON thought it would be better to post pone the question for twelve months. Mr. M‘Gim. concurred in this view. iotiert tettin (26},. described in the calendar as imperfectly instructed, was charged with having, at Pendlebury, on the 24th of October Wit ; feloniously assaulted Eliza Ash, a little girl only ten years of age, and violently against her wish committed a rape . , upon her. Dr. Wheeler, Q. 0., assisted by • Mr. Higgins, appeared to prosecute ; the prisoner was defended by Mr: Pope: The i proseci,itrix, Who is employed at Megsrs. Armitage's Cotton factory, iiear Peridlebiry,Wris home froni, her work bet*eeli seven ancl,eiiht 9 4 ,004 on t tlig,na'ght,in 4i es way of foot p ath along the rivr Side; and bounded by some fields; 4iien' as allege,d oil behalf of the prosecution, the prisoner, *ho is a Mai ried man with a family, overtook her, and began asking her some questions about a man whom he said had passed; but the child, observing that he was in drink, ran away towards the residence of her parents as : uickly as she could. The prisoner followed her, and on again overtaking her he threw her down ; and committed the clArge impUted, him. The, little gixl ran how erytrig and told her trinftadther W 1 11 01 o'cCurred: She imiribdiatelY informed the W Of the eircunistatide, who, on making inquiry, found that the prisoner had been seen by several witnesses coming from the direc tion of the fields at the time the offence was alleged to have been committed. He was apprehended, and on being brought before the prosecutrix, she immediately identified him as the man who had assaulted her. The prisoner-was found guilty of an assault with intent, and senteneeci to eighteen months hard labour: BURGLARY WITH TidLENdg AT &BR-DARWIN. John Doran (20), cad read, Thdnias Atkinson (22), iniperfectly ifistrdeted, And John Warden can read, ,tree. desPerate-lodking CliaraCCers, Were<ellarged With having ; at OverLDarwerl, on tq Oat of Nelitmber; biirglariotisly broken and entered the dWelling-hOiisti of John . Singleton, with intent to steal the goods and chattels of the said John Singleton; and with then and there feloniously 'assaulting one Agnes Singleton, with intent 'to kill and murder her. Mr. Hay prosecuted; Mr. Pope defended the prisoner Warden ; Mr. Torr was counsel for Atkinson ; the prisoner Doran was not re presented by Connsel.=-Mr. flay stated the circumstances of the case; and afterwards called etidente to prove his strittrilenti The idioAeciitoi, who is an old nian apparently 60 years of age, is a small farther residing with his. Wife, upon a farm k noi'n as Stepbank, a house standing in a secluded part of the hills, and distant about two and a half miles from Over-Darwen. The situation of the house renders R Very bellutifiil . during the slimmer months,itrid is greatlf frequented by pie-nit partieh Min all parts Of the district, Who invariably secure a larg e room on the ground floor of the house, to have tea. It appears that about nine o'clock on the night in question, the prosecutor and his wife retired to bed after fastening the premises ) and soon afterwards fell asleep. About two hours after going to bed; the old woman iVria wakeried 14 a noise &Jam stait. , She instantly roused husband; whli lighted thb. Candle, afid was in the act of looking at his watch, td see the time, wheilthfee men entered the room, armed with a gun and a hammer, and after exting uishing the light, and throwing the bed clothes over his face, demanded his money, and threatened to blow out his and his wife's brains. The prosecutor' handed them hiS waisteoat, which contained 17s. 6d. in silver; and, after securing the money, they again went down stairs, and bottimenced searching the horse; but not being stietesstal in .finding anything of value, they returned iipstairi• and In é nieriacingnianter told the old woman they ' he t file mithites to pray if she did not produce some nfo'fn ill.thret. The old woman being frightened that they would carry their threat into aectition if she did not comply, told them to look in her dress pocket, and they would find a £5 note. They still& tier a severe blew across the face, and then got the dress and the note ; and after Come more dnsue beisful attempts to obtain some more niorieli they proceeded doWn stairs, where they got a gill bottle Of , whiskey, and, after further examination through the house, left: The old people would identify each of the men. But he would net leaie. the cafe upon their testimony; but would prove that hetrfeen eight and nine o'clock on the night in question the pri soners were at an inn in Over-Darwen drinking together, and at that time stated that they had no money, where upoli Atkinson's mother pulled out a shilling and paid for the drink ttie lidd , th'deted. girt shortly after the outrage had been committed, it. 'Would lie sthoUin in evidence, that the ! prisoner Doran had a quantity 6f silver upon him; and; Meeting With a fellow-lalietirer mined John isliglitirigaleo he treated him several times to drink be fore they sePgfated; gdie Mtn sense nioneY to save for him until the following itiofilingi ail also told that he and Warden and Atkinson had that night been at Old Hag's (a nickname for prOsecutrix) with their fades .aiikeiied, and lied there got a £5 note and some lloose money. Thy; other trio prisoners were seen in a state of inebriety at a lidefikinse, kept by a female named Cotham, at Over-Darwen, Vies delock on the morning after the robbery, draining the coniefila Of a bottle of whiskey, exactly corresponding with the one belonging to the prosecutor. On the following day Atkinson had said to the landlord of the house where he has lodging that he " need not be afraid of his Sloping 136 the way some of the other lodgers had done, because he had plenty of money." He then went upstairs, and on coming doWn again reniatiked to the landlord, i3einard Sheridan, that he had plenty of Ifidnek; ,ds his , nucle had giVen him £2O, at the ' same time Wading tiff' sovgeigns. It would also be shown that the pnsonet Warden had been to his father, to whom he owed a debt of £2 ids', and teu-: dered a a note, similar to the one stolen from the pfct secutor, in payment, and received the change. . 0 a infor mation of the robbery being given to the police, Inspector M'Donald went and made an examination of the house, add finding several footmarks near the back part of the premises,' where the attain had been effected, com pared them with the boots of Doran and Atkinson, and found them to exactly correspond. Mr. Toff, in address ing the. jury on behalf of the prisoner Atkinson, still mitted that they had no safe opportunity to enable them to folloif the old people in the oath they had taken-as to the identity of' the prisonef, inasmuch as it was stated that the very instant the meri entered the light was extinguished, and -there being no other light in the room, by which they might have been assisted in the identification of the prisoners. Doran also made a short statement to the jury, after which Mr. Pope stated at some length the defence for the prisoner Warden, and donitherited upon the evidence.—His Lordship summed up, pointing old the most material points of the case. The jury found the prisoners guilty, the foreman saying that the jury had agreed to recant- Mend the prisoners to mercy, because they did not be ! lieve that they were regular housebreakers, nor did they think they were habitual thieves.—His Lordship inter rupted, and observed that that was a question for the Court. Previous convictions of felony were proved against the prisoners Atkinson and Doran. His Lord ship eipressed his entire concurrence in the verdict, and sentenced the prisoners Doran and Atkinson to 20 years' penal servitude ; and Warden, against whom no previous conviction was recorded, to 10 years' penal servitude. The Court rose at half-past seven o'clock. It was expected that the case of forgery against Richard Woodward Powell would have come on to-day, but in consequence of the voluminous evidence in the last case, it was found impossible. • • Mr. Coox thought the owners had better be consulted first. He would not agree to tax any ratepayer in Birkenhead without taking his opinion. He did not think it should be decided by a mere holding up of the hands at a meeting, but according to the rateable value. to Mr. Richardson, the Manchester agent of the Inter- Mr. RAE said that one of the owners had intimated national Life Assurance Company of London in the city his intention to oppose the bill at every stage. In such of Manchester, for the loan of £l5O, under a life policy, a case they would be put to a very great expense, and which he proposed to obtain on that account from the it might be that at the last moment the bill would mis- society. It has been the custom of the International to carry. He did not think the board was justified at the advance money to persons who became policy owners, on present time in laying out any money which was not collateral security for repayment of the interest on the absolutely necessary. A gentleman of large property principal sum borrowed, the regular payment of the had told him that the first question gentlemen asked in premiums due annually upon the policy and the other coming to look at a house in Birkenhead was, what is security. The learned counsel stated that the office Wag the rent ? and the seoond, what Are the rates ? He not singular in this particular, although one of the first thought that by now increasing the rates they would to recognise the principle, Negotiations were e ntered, in all probability check the growth of the township. He into, and Harrison having been previously informed ° also thought it would be more prudent not to go any the different modes by which he might execute his par. further with the matter this year. pose, chose to effect a policy for the sum of £7OO on th e Mr. Hminisorr said that by so doing they would give halfpremium paymentprinciple,which enabledtheins 95 fired r time for a conference with the proprietors. whose premiums amounted annually to £iso, to pay •,, Mr. HIND said it was no doubt true, as the chairman only, the remainder being deducted from the amount 01 had stated, that a rate of 2d. per pound would secure the policy at his death ; and proposed a collateral £1,200 a year in the gross. But in calculating the security of one-tenth of a reversionary interest of an actual value of those rates it was necessary to deduct estate to which his wife would become entitled at the one-fifth from the gross, lie did not believe a respect- death of her mother, Mrs. Cooper, Mr. Pointon becoming able building could be erected for less than £OO,OOO ; security. At length Harrison refused to pay the pre and when .the ratepayers considered the matter, they mium and interest, and application was made to 3 1 r . would probably hate to make up their minds for a rate Pointon, who paid them on one occasion, and when t he `of 6d. instead of 2d. If they agreed to that of course application was repeated in June of this year, b ° further steps could lie taken. . requested the office to receive the principal. After some Mr. Cddk suggested.that before further steps be taken consideration, the office determined against their usua l the opinion of the majority of the ratepayers be aster- custom to receive back the £l5O, provided the prerain° tained. He accordingly moved a resolution to that effect, for last year were paid also. Mr. Pointon refused t ° which was seconded by Mr. Willoughby, and carried pay the premium ; hence the action. A long list of wit' unaniniottsly, nesses was called, and the case occupied nearly the whole This being all the business the meeting terminated. of the day. Mr. Harrison and Mr. Pointon affirmed it W -- 6 understood; *hen the doctitlient was draWn um, that it was stipill,ited that this iirintial niiglit he paid by OP defendant, or recalled in by the plaintiffs on sii Moil( notice being given on either side. Mr. Pointon further swore that Mr. Richardson led him to understand that it was so, and he signed the deed, without, however, reading it, or having it read, on that condition and that only. A document was put in by the defendant purporting to b e a copy of a letter sent by him to the office in Ma}, stipulating that they would . be obliged to receive the principal back after six months' notice. Plaintiffs , on their part, stated that such a letter was never re ceived by theitt, and their counsel suggested that it Was a fraud: The jtiry. tetttrricd ,u Verdict for the pinintiti far the *hole amount claimed. LIVERPOOL POLICE COUItT.-YESTERDo• (Before Messrs. Ancirr, MILLS, and G. MELLY.) CURIOUS CASE ABOUT ANDY CARNES'S WIFE. Andrew Carnes, a foreman fitter in Jack's found* was charged by Patrick Caldwell, a man in the same employment, with having illegally pledged a jacket, muffler - rand other things for His: Mr. Gluck appetite° for the prisoner.. The fact of the pledging was admitted, but it was sought to be justified after the following fashion. The prosecutor 1°4.0 with the prisoner i° Paget-street, and the latter came to the conclusion that Mr. CaldWell had a great affection for his wife (describe d uttdgdiii6 that she illegal reciprocated the feeling. This dfsdol;Ci+, bf not calculated to improve either the feelings or tempe r of the prisoner. However, the following cross-examitia' tion of the prosecutor, by - mr. MUCK, WILL uesau L...., • illumination on this affaire die cceur or the loves of the angels of Mrs. Carnes and Mr. Caldwell. Mr. Bluel t i (to prosecutor ink f~ahoitl ~ Do you knot the, prisoner's wife; *hert lodged With lief, Did ton he* li tt er very, pargcnlarly 3 Witness The prisoner thongb) so, at , all events. ,Air ; Pluck :,But were you, sir ? ; can't tell ,yob; Mr., Pluck :..Did, you run away with her, ? Y9n. walk; away yroith ?, ynti ga arnl tritht htt! Nq. Did ! yOu drive aferap with her ? No. Mr. Pluck i How did. tea go With be then ? Witness : She went away, and I went aftei' het' (Laughter.)' When did you see her last ? This morning: Where? • In Scotland-road, Was it by appointmeaV Yes. Mr. Black : Were you ever caught in her bedroom ; Well if 'Went to bed drunk and that she came to me, hey podlc~ help it. (Laiighter): Uh fttrther efaminattou the :ivitheis , admitted thet,lle,Ofteti gave the jacket , giberthirlga td the Prisoner's wife to Plec(ge., ,Th pawnbroker who took the PidPefif, Plaid the Prisoni told him to whom it belonged, and that the proseentoi had run off with his wife and taken everything e xcept the things pledged, and he pledged them to get food' It appeared that the prisoner sent the ticket of the articles to the prosecutor. Mr. Pluck then addresse d , the bench and called a female who proved beyond so doubt that the loves of the prosecutor and the prisonde lidndsome wife took a tarn other than that of platonic , and she stated that the prosecutor aften gave the jacket Arid &lief prdPetty td be pledgSd by the wife. Tkie Witness also proved that the. woman -and the prosecutor had lerarited" one; on on Monday morning last. The Magistrates at thice Ori heating this, discharged the pfisotith THE RESULT of A IktiGHT REFORMAT d RT MEIETINu . George H. Hammond, was brought up on reminidi charged for having committed a dangerous assault on female named Ellen Reynolds, on the night of the 25th of November. The woman had been in the inflemarl since, and Was not able to appear until yesterday. The details of this case were published in our paper at the time of the transaetiott. The facts are ac follows ;--The paitiet Hied telgetlier its Man and wife in 8-grille/el& street. On the night of the 25th ult., the woman welt to a Midnight reformatory meeting of females in Lino street ; on her return she met a man with whom sh e got tipsy, and when she went to the house where tr plisonet was;. he beat her With a poker, inflicting verl! severe injuries on her body: Two surgeons proved th e injiiriesj and the tnaglf.if,rdes sent the Prisoner for trial' CHARGE UNDER THE 2stili sECTiOtt_ ME . VERCHANt ACT, Mr. Tyndall appeared Y on behalf of the Board e) Trade, to prosecute Matilda Owens, the keeper of"' boarding-house in 9, Court, Mann-street, for a breach of the above section. From his statement of the cased It itepiated thatli sailor,. named Butler, had-shipped board a 4essel ntinte,d the /Mosta, and had receie4 XS 10s. advance, Her met defemialiti who iticluceu, him to desert the ship and spend the trio'hei be? house. Such conduct as this was calculated to put fil e merchants and ship-owners to great expense and inco! venience. Formerly it was a more prevalent offence' but since the appointment of Mr. Murphy to tbe' superintendance of the out-door staff of the LocIP Marine Board ; and his very efficient management, the offence was considerably reduced. It was very bar& however; to bring the charge house to offenders, becat they acted so' cautiodsly: In the present case he wo!1 1 be elite tq prove the offence, the penalty for which Of ffutler Was then examined, and said—l 0 3/ engaged as cook orl board the ship, and signed artick g to be on board on last Wednesday: I got some and went to the house of defenciEitit, I told her I he' shipped, and she was aware of it. I think she kneW, A l heel got the advance note cashed. I spent part of tl money at her house. I was at her house on Thursal and Friday. Mr. Parker, for the defence, cross-examine the witness, lint did not alter the case. Mary Anne Beaman,- at Whose houe the man had lodged 1 0 ° A eiaminecli and proved that the defendant had harhoure the man, a/thengh Silt denied to witness that ke the house, at a time when he *at there. Margare t Beauman, the daughter of the last Witness, chrrobbtate the statement. David Roderick, from the' Sailor, Home, proved that he got the man in bed at defendant!' house, , although a girl in the house denied that ke' wg there at the time. This was the case on the part of tb e prosecution. Mr. Parker endeavoured to show that tb e a defeffdanit did not use any influence over the man, an( called some witnesses ;: bat the magistrates were opinion that the case was proved,. and fined the defendant AO and .costsi or one month's imprisonment. COLLISION IN THE RIVER. Captain Owens. ? of the steamship ".Brian Boroihmei belonging to the Drogheda Co., summoned the owned of the Antelope, R.M.S., far Xl7 lie. 7d. damage dov e by a collision at the Salisbury pier, on the 14th Jell laid Mr. Tyndall appeared for the claimant, and Mr; Squarey far the defence. The hearing of the case last & a considerable dive ; the . facts being very short. On t be morning in question tbe complainant's vessel lc! moored at the pier, when the Antelope came down 0 " her and caused the damage stated. Witnesses W O called at both sides, after which the be b. decided 0 allowing the claim made in full. (Before Mr. SHAND and T. EARLE). CHARGE or ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICEMAN: Martin Kehoe summoned police-officer John Lowry' , No. 477, for haying assaulted him. The complains!: stated that on the night of the 12th instant, he Iv" assaulted by the defendant, who knocked him dow o ' and left a large mark an his forehead. Mr. Block, fo r the defence, produced 'witnesses who proved that on the night in question the compiainant was drunk, wbes the officer caught hold of him to lock him up, and 011 the way to the station he released himself, and on run; ning off, he fell afid cut his forehead. The complai9 was therefore dismissed. TAKING DEPOSITIONS. In a case where a person was sent for trial, when the depositions were read, Mr. Aiken, who committed the pnsouer, said he had to compliment the clerks of the court for the accuracy with which they took down the informations, not only in that, but in every instance that came before him as a magistrate. Surgeon Pope, who was formerly house-surgeon the Southern Hospital, and subsequently held e l) appointment under the Poorlaw Board, and who iva c , recently in practice in this town, has given up h' 4 profession here, and proceeds to London, where a wide, field of practice awaits him. It will be remembere d that Mr. Pape, amongst other important cases, wa s ' engaged in the case of Winslow, who was tried for the murder of Mrs. James, • and that the medical cross' examination was formed by him, and on which O . ' Digby Seymour, the prisoner's counsel, made such a successful defence. He was also engaged in the late case of Mr. Evan Thomas, who was acquitted of mull: slaughter at the recent Chester assizes. Mr. Pope 'w friends, and they are many, wish him every success. SNOW STORM IN LIVERPOOL.—EarIy yesterday morui ing there was a heavy fall of snow, which continue' without intermission for about three hours, up . to o'clock in the morning. A sharp frost also set in, an rendered the roads, is the latter part of the day, very. dangerous. Great caution was used by the drivers of omnibuses and other vehicles, or we would, in all pro" bability, have had to chronicle some severe accidents' Several horses slipped down, but there was no acct, dent of a very serious nature. An old lady siipP e down in Great George-street, and broke her 0111; In the interior of the country the railway lines vie,, r , partially blocked up, and the trains were conseq uently detained for some hours. In Kensington a horse siipP7 o down and was rather severely injured. One or t 0 drivers who had omitted to take the needful precautlfo of getting their horses' shoes, were obliged to tT, off the shoes of the fore feet. In the middle of L'ic day a slight thaw set in, but it soon began to free again, rendering the footpaths and sides of the strects very dangerous. PLAYING CARDS ,— hitherto the keenly contested card. cribbage, 100, &c., exhausted the use of the playing • $ Now, however, the beautiful, instructive, and chaste d,ng*To imparted to their exterior, teach the form, colour, and of plants which have enriched the commerce of Great . B . ri r o Those manufactured by De la Rue and Co., are pecultari.lo4.... in design, and can be had in great variety at Benson 1).n" lett's, commercial stationers, 10. Castle-street. NEW INVENTION.—THE NEW FOUNTAIN PEN.-A gr e lli c e annoyance than a bad steel pen can hard ly be met with-ce, difficulty is to get a good one. Amongst recent iniPr ° ,, ba ll mcnts the new " fountain pen," just introduced by ltno, ec . and Co., is the best we have ever seen. By a simple but eL: two contrivance the ink is retained in a fountain, by me b a bel a second inverted barrel, above the writing nib, and this bnt; l f can be taken out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfe.uu'i:, clan w thout any chance of being corroded. Another fea`tes, in this pen is, that one din in th e ink will last for five fnni u s od Tack wriiipig. The pen itself is of the finest descriptio n !. in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in every place, be found to fill a want felt by every one up to this all, have tried. this splendid pen, handed to us by Mr. E.,TL,ntre. South Job n-street, and can p ronounce it perfect, and sure all w bo use it will give a full verdict in its Wow: NISI PRIUS COURT.-YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Justice BLACKBURN.) CARDWELL V. HAWKINS AND CO.—Mr. E. James appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Monk for the de fendant. Mr. Cardwell is a shop and beerhouse-keeper in Leyland, near Preston, and the defendants are manu facturers, residing in the same locality. The action was brought to recover compensation for the loss of monetary interest incurred by the plaintiff through the death of his son, which it was alleged was caused by the negligence of the defendants servants. The boy was engaged as glazier, and earned 7s. per week.. In June he was employed by the defendants to insert some panes in the windows of their mill, and whilst he was thus engaged a number of men were in the act of hoisting weights by a cotton rope and winch to the top of the building. The deceased and the manager of the mill were walking around the building in order to test whether the panes were inserted properly, when the contents of a " buffalo" or basket, four weights of 561bs. each, fell, through alleged negligence, and 'inflicted fatal injuries on the deceased. The legal liability was not disputed; but the learned counsel for the defendants contended, with much plausibility, that the boy, who was nineteen years of age, was not productive of mone tary profit to his parents. The jury, however, found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £2O. SYMES AND CO. v. POINTON.—This action was brought in the name of Symes and Co. on behalf of the Interna tional Life Assurance Company of London, to recover from the defendant, Mr. Pointon, £22 odd shillings and pence, under the following circumstances, spoken to by Mr. E. James, counsel for the plaintiff, in his open ing remarks yesterday. In April or May, 1858, a Mr. Harrison, flour dealer,, residing in Macclesfield, applied LIV Yesterda: contributor at noon, ib koricton tri inaring the showing tb progress In expiration winding up was a large The Ciia read the no been done, the meeting sent Were t question Wi of the slim chairman tl the meeting The liquid the shareholic dur ng the p; affairs of the rendered at years. Upon a toll last reaboitr v oil. Dion of the a: in the surplu continue the this surplus. matter of opi no forethoug It may be of the loan, appears still whilst that been extingu October, 1061 The two in a higher rate ih 1860; and 11 2 - 4 reduction of sented to allo or ginal rate wise have be 4 dators in red save to the b; ments of the The genera the face of affairs of the The assets rei cannot be pre for their reco that before th to make a beF portion of the In April, obtained the instlectioo, bftte, And do " fbr the purl bank had be holders." In pursuani spected the made a very e The report Unitary last; counsel co, isti The solicit( that opinion, or *sonic ,tha should be dee llo h expect .t . b c onsult, their timloncui ref thtd.2s.,lt t4l The liquids Purport of th, it " strictly ( tors of the sh: T liable to the to the loss of df the bank; for baying de That they We rafoffeit fhe tlyPy. That t id dividend Lastly. That neglect of th been sustaine The liquid due to the shy lowed up th best legal opi order that thi bias of any fields and Die' they would a , Messrs. Fri to the liquids 14th of May, the pTispect directors liab encouraging, tit the bank t Cbstly, d filet The liquid. the sharehok subject, and Newman to think best fit Accordin gl of June last embracing a referred to, they laid bet A. Kek ewiet The opini( July, after present. The opinio directors cou duct arnottnt tiOn to the d, was no proof that any evic knowledge o al we 9 lost, departure in evil consequ , without the company. The couns appeared to dividend mil shareholder: these matte: who actuall; only to the cumstances to be institu very ennsid4 instituting , ' and they ad . nicated to t' that proceec of the Mast The Niue shareholders with an ioti Not wishi only further lies at the o Chambers, who may be Mr. H. went of ac THE L' Dr. To GENERA Promisso on dep letters Creditors £2OO . 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