The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-08 00:00:00

to the echo announce - Ition is respectj nil nartie ithin four inges f the Vest 7, L? rerp She is th in which the W of large FRIDAY, I• 1.8 paddle universal at posiu Is, the lead d by steam alone ence to the paddle extent, given increased with our own ?rT reason to beli LONDON AND COUNTY BANK.—The usual half-yearly ag, of the proprietors of the London and County Bank ld yesterday afternoon, at the London Tavern ; am Nicol, chairman of the board of directors, Owing to the suicide of the late chairman was he Mr. W in the John S )tber circ susp'cions which that had excited in regard to the stability meeting had excited considerable and the attendanc was most numerous c'ors' report stated, on reference to the balance sheet, that the nett prof )f the hank for the past half year, after mikiurt due provision for bad and doubtful debts, amounted o £35,292 2d, which, with the small balance brought brward from the previous half year, would leave a li:posable sum of £35,400 14s 71 Tho directors had declared a dividend of five per cent. for the half year, free from income-tax, upon the paid-up capital of the bank, leaving a balance of £10,819 16s 7d to be carried forward to the next account. The following are passages from the report of Mr. Coleman, the public accountant :—" In reference to the debt due from the late John Sadleir, I may state that the original amount 117,s been much reduced, that the realization of securities is proceeding steadily, and I see no reason to doubt that the be discharged in the course of twelve months, whole iv' with the es, ion of a sum due on mortgage, which is the subject of legal proceedings; on the validity of this it would not be proper for me to offer an opinion." The report was adopted. and the meeting adjonrne TRANSFER OF PUBLICAN'S LlCENCES.—Yesterday, Mr. t Alderman Holmes and Mr. J. A. ToLin, held a court for the transfer of publican's licences. AMERICAN MAILS.— The royal mail steamer Africa, will sail for New York direct to morrow, with the mails, &c. Letters will be received at the General Post Office up to eleven and twelve with late fees ; additional late fees at the Landing Stage up to one o'cl,ck. Passengers go on board at twelve o'clock from the Landing Stage. THE EXCHANGE NEWS-ROOM.—A memorial to the com mitt, e, staling "it would add to the comport of the s were connected with a portion of sub9enbers f awning WAN , •nent engag, atislact 4i. New bath-street, Souti VTANTED. by a Mere V KEEPER, to go business, and w r.ad. wl art in the management of the hone y would b, referred.—A L; and address, to Box J. 56, Post.orf ce:Liieri with real nat. STUDENT t chester, wishes t, n his last year), at enter into an EN(iAGFMENT wit ie Medical '4e al Man, to as.ist, or tak a ge of a Pract months of August and September next (the : utumn recess most satiAfactory Tirws office. A PA RTM ENT eferences can be LOUR. w Co be Ed. Grate. —A, te. ri f 0 he JI. woi uoon the a• ose rinsinq the fixtures will be sol app.y to Mr S. Jones, Da4son-street, a.—Ap,ly A. 8., Northern FURNTH9D.—A DRAWING-ROOM and i'h one or two REE-ZOOMS, to be LEI', top ply at V, Mason-street, Edgehill. SC OT T. A N D.— FISH r'S G a r containing family. 'I raount , in sc Stewart. I h p , sa daily. excell«nt tog over 11T !enerv, and shed Res Oence in grouse, baeli either till 31st .1 cedar% to be le Galloway. New GROUND Cemetery. Cemet.r. itnate to Vnlcan-ereet, North Shore, WORKS T ex ensive husin,as this an e further suitable for an Iron-founder. soap- Rent, £9D. Fixtures to rs apply to Mr. Sidthll, 2, Any o'e ente, FURNISHED RESIDENCE, SHI)OTINGS, and -TO be 0 ET, with immediate entry, Cumloden, .asure Grounds, beautiful, bordering noon fin, ,elng witiin a mile . of Newton- steal* common cation nri.h and fro ght mires of Wigtow 1, adjoining the 'ries and Ayr Also the Shoot. corn ,, ri . si7g and the , partridges, phea.ants, woodcock., 8 good loch and river fishing. The I a.ry next, or to 31. , July, 1357. Further !- arti ed f orn John McMillan, Factor to the Earl of -Stewart, N.R.—Awust 4, 1854. On sate. SMITH DOWN-LAN ;oard are T Graves and Vaults. and for In•erments in the ab, _ . ,1e of charges apply < t the office of the Registrar, r to the Clerk to the Board, at the Public Office, .ADDR HOUR S MR IrST. BIRICENHFAD. 1101.1 , E , ! 0! LANDII-o'.l SALE. in large or t,d, and ran , ing in pricet:eno about 1100 to .e 6 '.l.oo.—See 14. P. Priest's C Property Circular. Can he had g ails and fret offices. for the Sale a , d Letting of Land and Hone Chimbers (one door from Market-square) Market-street. Birken head. re and Lancashire Cheshin HIS DAY On nccount of wh• m it may , oncern. at Golding and Nash's Saleroom, THIS DAY, the 81 n Exchange, Brun-wick-street, 216 S cks Spanish FLOUR, Hanover-street.—For furthPr particulars J. & M. HARNETT, Brokers. lying in Steer's Warehouse, apply to THE PRICE OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES IS NOW TO SUBSCRIBERS IN ADVANCE 38/ PER ANNUM. the World upon their breakfast tables every morning, should prevent disappointment, send and addresses to the Office, 19, South TERN DAILY TIMES can he 7 a penny the enve e same cost. The No RN TIMES is registered for transmission to fore;gn countries P J. NODDER, HATTER 81, CFIURCH.STWEET. R• 73 rPfinpetf.l l lv tn Inform the Nobility and Gentry of Liver- NEW SFYLES for the Season are NOW READY pnnl that for Tivene e J Ptil 111 I' iUGUST 8 to congratulate our readers on Liver 1 as . the port for the first foreign ) Vanderbilt la nips 1 her arrival h estimation in hipowners of r is n !cimen of fiat can be done w, in the propulsion Vanderbilt must to the I the &c f the g and overcomi sis+ance frequenters 3 always given the prefer The Persia has, to a great Coulborr a. W. B. Iluz, meetiwz of t to some sew, rage in C ,u!born is con- ) ur, and appearea w ....- -- presentment that more in future b &c, was signed yesterday, in the course )f a few minutes, by an influential portion of the subscribers o the ro-m. No doubt it would add to the comfort of the INSPECTOR FIELD AT ALLSOP'S WAX-WORE EXHIBITION. —Every one who had seen Palmer, declared that his Hie-- ness at this establishment is the best that is extant, and a day or two since, Mr. Field, the celebrated London officer, on visiting the exhibition, was at once struck with the exact likeness of that notorious person, and declared it to be the most perfect he had ever beheld.—ddb. THE LAST ENGLISHMAN IN THE CRIMEA.—The last man of the Eeglish in the Crimea is said to have been one of the Land Transport Corps, who, long after the Crimea was given up and all had embarked, was found lying very drunk in one of the ditches. He was carried to the beach by six Cossacks, and puled off to the last ship quitting the port. So tipsy was he that he had to be hoisted on board. , INSTITUTION FORTH , RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF CLERGYMEN OP THE DIOCEASIS OF CHESTER, MANCHES TER, AND LIVERPOOL.—The anniversary of this society was celebrated yesterday. In the morning divine service was performed in St. Peter's Church, at eleven o'clock, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. William Qaeckett, A.M., Rector of Warrington, preacher for the year. In the evening the members of the society dined together at the Adelpbi Hotel, and the chair was occupied by Mr. Thomas W. Tatton, president for the year. THE GREAT PICTURE OF THE QUEEN OPENING THE Ex lIIBITION.—This fine specimen of modern art, painted by desire of her Majesty, by H. G. Selons, is now on view at Mr. Isaacs, Castle-street. As a work of art, it stands high in the opinion of the best judges. The colouring and shading are natural—the former being remarkable for its brilliancy, without overstepping nature. There are nearly 100 well known portraits in the foreground, painted with fidelity to the originals. We think the picture an excellent one ; and, although at present so well known and deservedly appreciated, it will, in aftertimes, be ranch more valuable, as the subject will endure for ages. The engravinz from it is executed in the first style of art, and, no doubt, will be possessed by every one who visit, to pre serve a faithful memorial of an e7ent so famously historical. WALLASEY LOCAL BOAED OF HEALTH.—The usual nonthly meeting of this board was held last evening at the ices, Mr. Poolev in the chair. The following members -et •—Mrssrs. Neville, Rev. E. Roberts, E. W. William . Chambers, and Single , clerk, read the minutes of the last A. desultory conversation, relative the district, took place, which ended without any motion being made on it. Mr. Coulborne mailed the attention of the board to the necessity of a dead house. They could erect a wooden house, at a cost of £3O ir XIO, which would answer the purpose ; and Mr. Roberts seed a parish hearse also. It was moved by Mr. • that an.estimate be taken on the sebject ; and it was also proposed to apply to the woods and forests for ground for the house alluded to. After the transaction of the eeneral and routine business, the board adjourned. CORONERS EscruEsra.--Yesterday the coroner held the following inqiiests.--On the body of a child named Mary Darley, two years of age, who was run over bra cart in the street. 'the unfortunate affair was purely accidental, and the jury found accordingly.—On the body of an hostler named James Ileslip, who was employed by Mr. Ford, p?blican, Oldhall—street. It appeared that the deceased told his mother that he was j ea l ous with his sweetheart for speaking to another man, and that he spent all his money on her, and had even paw ne d hi s c l o th es t o procure money for her, and that it was too bad she should think more of another man. He said on Tuesday night he would either take his mother's life or his own, and it would appear that he kept the last promise, for he hung himself in the stable aelonging to Mr. Ford. The jury f oun d a verd i c t o f se lf struction, whilst labouring under temporaryu aged in foursanity, reht on by jealousy. On the body pf aei named William Holmes, who was suffocated in a at the infant school, Great Homer -street, Th e bond a verd ict of accidental death, as the child falleninto the place, and they made a re and precaution should be used the persons in charge of the school. ildness to those whos , n this point, and e that favourable results le new- In ions sid ,comer will realis we have the des ption of the young mammoth which we the NORTEIERNI TIMES of Wednesday her paddle give in wheels make s "it was const 'could be got ou stating tha teen rev ered that t of her utions a minute, and evolutions In adilitioa to this it is alleged that " twelve of her revolutions were " equivalent to fourteen knots an hour, and with " 13 miles pn hour only, she would cross the " Atlantic in ten days." Here we have the neees_ f i,,ry data to enable us to judge of the difference between the theory employed in such cases, and practice of oCßanic propulsion. If, on her trial trip, the paddle-wheels make 18 revoiations, and 12 revolutions are equal to 14 , her speed would exceed, by a fraction, 181 knots an hour. This would reduce the time required for her passage to about six days and a ' If, on the other hand, her 12 revolutions are .auivalent to 14 knots, and with 18 revolutions nctual propuls equal cm through the water is only luite clear that there is a .on ; vet with n the paddle and th fast apprnaching wheel She is to car ,hould b f power we s a of th 0 tons burden, namely, tons of coal, and 800 Add to this 500 tons for boilers, ) tons of tons of water and stores, and we shall have an aggre. gate weight of 3,800 tons. Her engines tonnage is about immens e she will ac the nuts five hun our young aide of th hich, to set the other, like huma both count registered 5,000 tons, carpenter's nent, and her draft, when .fully loaded, xeeed 19) feet. The remainder of her Apiteity is devoted to passengers, and ommodate is set down at s the enterprisin g spirit of and active rivals on the other i re destined, it appears, acting one upon cannot fail to elevate of greatness and renown The maimum speed the Van'! 3 to attain, is eighteen koc I reach this speed in fine w etruc smooth water yen, it is not improbal „- - - her wheel propellers will, in time, give an average rough weather speed far above anything now With the fixed float•wheel, there is an thought of amount of r in entering and leaving the water, and in the rolling and pitching of a vessel, to be overcome, which cannot be avoided; and f-evident defects have been ob. until these Vllantat. bourh ,, od, a Situation, by a routine of he goner s lary with the p n the Firazi Tra, biqty of tutu e ress, H. A. C.. a BOOK lerstands his apable of takkg a one who has s of Man THE NORTHERN TIMES. ---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. viated, we fear the result of a trial trip will not be maintained on an Ocean voyage. The Vanderbilt will have ev rything in her favour, if MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING There has been no change in the tone of the Cotton Market to-day, and a fair business has been done at full prices. The sales amount to 7,000 bales, and include 1,500 for speculation and export. The Liverpool Share Market opened heavily, but improved during the day, and closed steadily at the following quotations:—Aberdeen, 141 141. Chester and Birkenhead, 16a 1-61. Caledonian, 30 301. Chester and Holyhead, 171 174. Eastern Counties; 101 101. East Lancashire, 211 21 13 16. Great Northern. 244 241. Ditto A, 101 lot Great Western, 64 041. Lancashire and Yorkshire. 98 981. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 181 184. London and North Western, 107 1071. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 348 35k. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., 11-16 13-16 p. Ditto Pref. 121- 13. Midland Stock, 841844. North British, 94 91. North Staffordshire, 44 41d. South Eastern and Dover, 22 3-16 22 5-16. York. Newcastle, and Berwick, 214 211. York and North Midland, 304 311. Leeds Capital Stock, 181 184 Buffalo and Lake Huron, 4 Ip. Dutch Rhenish, 24 Zap. Great Western of Canada, 251 254: Ditto New Shares, 3 1-16 34p. Great Luxembourg, 94 9d. There has n( - ) . been quite so firm a feeling in the Manchester Goods Market today, but prices for both goods and yarns were maintained. Mohr Brothers, in their circular, dated Akyab, Ist June, 1856, say— We rand again at the close of a commercial year, the most we think, in the short history of this place, wake which, it is to be feared, will para. vse our trade for several seasons, hut will, at the same time, g about such alterations in the mode of iss as will lessen materially the great risk hitherto unavoidab y connected with all adventures from here. With but few exceptions, commercial history shows that, wherever new channels have been opened to traffic, the pros --- and unbounded spirit of carrying losses in its we trust, tend to bpi carrying on its bu )f gain, great competition terpris and little gradually assuming their foimer dimen sions. The Emperor has appointed Consuls and Vice-Consuls at Genoa, Havre, Malta, Corfu, and Zante. The directors of the Riga and Dunaburg Railway yesterday forwarded documents con stituting the company to Committee of the Stock Exchange, but with the proviso that they are not to be published, the board urging that their publi cation would militate against the negociations now pending in Russia. It is presumed that the matter will come under the consideration of the Stock Exchange Conimittee on Friday next. We are informed that a difference of opinion has arisen in the board of directors of the Great Western Railway of Canada, which has led to the retirement of Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P. The question at issue is stated to he the propriety of entering into engagements with a new line in Canada, which Mr. Smith thought would be a valuable adjunct to the Great Western Railway, while his colleagues felt that after the strong expression of opinion in the resolutions at the late general meetings of the shareholders in this country, they .are precluded from committing the company to any new lines or branches without the previous sanction of the proprietors. The half-yearly meeting of the Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company is called for the 27th instant, at Worcester, and will be made special, to raise fresh capital and to convert the present debentures into de benture stocks. The committee of Spanish American bond holders have submitted to Dr. Robert Phillimore a ease referring to the position of the holders of Venezuelan bonds. Dr. Phillimore is of opinion that the bondholders have a right to claim the in tervention of the Brttish government for the recovery of the entire sum of 586.9881 , being the arrears, with interest accruing from the money, which has been unlawfully abstracted from the revenues appropriated to the liquidation of the debt. Mr. Richard Thornton, acting on behalf of the committee of Portuguese bondholders, now recom mends those bondholders who have not yet con verted their bonds to do so, the " government of Portugal having assented to the terms of the agreement proposed and accepted at the last general meeting." The Funds have not recovered from the depres sion noticed at the commencement of business, but it is probable that upon the completion of the settlement the Market will assume a firmer aspect. The heaviness apparent during the last day or two may bo ascribed to the adjustment of the account, the increased demand for money, and the general disinclination to continue speculative transactions at present. These, with other causes of minor importance, are sufficient to weaken the Market, which at this season is unusually languid. Con sols were quoted at the close of the day at 95a-- e of the present month The sunny days we are now enjoying are likely to last for some time, as very nearly an entire summer Is due to us, and the _ _ interest her first performance will excite, both in mercantile and maritime circles, will be unbounded. he has many honest steamships on the track before her, and the Americans in selecting the New Yolk and Liverpool line shew no want of spirit or rather daring ; still their model levia than will be as heartily welcomed in the Mersey as though she had been moulded into her majestic form by our own townsmen, and may her " swim over the oc an stream" be as prosperous as the most ardent advocates of scientific and mercantile Progress can desire. It will be our turn next year the largest ship in the world"—the and we feel assured that the to launch Great Ea American people would hail a visit from that boat lme spirit we propose to receive their 2st nautical wonder THE COURT OSBORNE, Wednesday.—Prince Alfred arrived ,at _ —. Osborne yesterday, from the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park. The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, and the Princess Royal, drove out in the afternoon. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Lieutenant-General Sir. W. Cod rington, Colonel the Hon. W. Pakenham, and Colonel the Hon. George Cadogan arrived on a visit to her Majesty. by being the anniversary of Prince Alfred's birthday, the band of the Royal Marines playe 1 on the terrace. The Duchess of Gloucester has been ill, but was better yesterday. Sir G. Grey left London on Wednesday for Fallodon. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town for the seat of Sir Edwin Stanhope, Holme Lacy, Hereford. THE NEW BISHOP.3.—The bishop elect of Gloces BriAol, and the bishop designate of Grist Church, New Z-!a!and, will be consecrated at the chapel of Lambeth Palace on Sunday next, the 10th instant. ter and REFITSAL OF THE 0- HOME SECRETARY TO INTERFERE WITH THE SENTENCE OF WILLIAM DOVE.—The friends of William Dove have been unremitting in their ende , vours during the present and past week to induce the Home Secretary to spare his life. However, Sir G. Grey, on Wed nesday afternoon, expressed to his solicitor (Mr. J. M. Barrett, of Leeds), his final determination not to interfere with the sentence of the judge. The unfortunate man will, therefore, be executed at Yurk, on Saturday next, at twelve o'clock, at noon: LATEST INTELLIGENCE• " -T SPAIN A despatch, dated Madrid, August 6, mentions that Generals Echagne and Garcia have received the decorations of Grand Cross of the Military Order. Distinctions have been conferred on other military officers who esponsed the Governm - ent cause in the late movement. Three incendiaries had been executed at Re- oseeco , General Ros de Oleneo had resumed the com mand and general direotion of the infantry. PRINCE ADA.LI3ERT OF BAVARIA. His Royal Highness the Prince Adalbert arrived in Paris yesterday morning, en route to Madrid, for the celebration of his nuptials with the Infanta of Spain. The Prince, who is attended by a suitable cortege, travels incog. under the title of Count Andrechs. THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING, The Funds at the close of business on the Bourse to-day were thus quoted :—Four and a Half per Cents., 94f. 80c. ; Three per Cents., 70f. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Count Walewski, minister of foreign affairs, is expected in Paris this evening, on his return from holiday-making in the German watering places. His presence will give animation to the political and diplomatic circles, and so put an end to that dearth of news under which we have been suffering for some weeks past. So great has been the stagnation of the last month or six weeks, not only in France, but all over Europe, that scarcely any despatches have, as I am informed, reached the government from any of the ministers , abroad, except the one in Spain. The conduct of Russia, with respect to Kars , and the Isle of Serpents, has caused considerable displeasure to the French government ; but it is not believed that Russia means anything serious RUSSIA. Letters from St. Petersburg state that- M. de Boutenieff is invested with full powers to arrange, on his arrival at Constantinople,• the differences which have arisen relative to the Isle of Sepents. The accounts of the state of the crops in the interior of Russia are excellent. The Borsenhalle of Hamburg says :—" The last accounts which have reached the. Ministry of War of RusSia state that Sefer Pacha has not thought proper to obey the injunctions of the Porto ; he still maintains himself at Anapa with a numerous corps of cavalry, and makes excursions in the neighbourhood. It is thought that General Mouravieff will soon direct an attack against the Caucasian army commanded by Sefer, and the reduction of Anapa will depend on the result of that attack An imperial ukase has just been issued for• bidding the Jews from taking service in the fleet. It results from a report addressed by the Minister of War to the Emperor that the militia is now disbanded throughout the whole of the Russian empire. At the period of the battle of Traktir t the number of the . militia . under arms was 356,00,0.. Had the war continued the militia would have been increased to 800,000 men. .GETIMANY, The Germanic Diet adjourned on the 2nd until the 30th of October. The question of the fortifi cations of Rastudt has been settled to the satis faction of all parties, by - a unanimous vote, declaring that Rastadt is to be not only a fortress, but an entrenched camp. ' • THE FERMOT MU4DEII• —The soldier, Charles Macredy, c'nvicted at the Cork Assizes for shooting his sergeant in Fe rmoy Barracks, was on Monday sentenced to be executed on the 22nd of September. REPRESENTATION OF MALDON.—No fewer than five gen tlemen have already announced their intention of contesting this borough at the next general election, namely, Mr. Peacocke and Mr. Bromley- Moore, the present members (both conservatives), Mr. Thomas Sutton Western, of }Eel vedon, Mr. J; J. Meal, of Tiptreelnll 2 and Mr. M4Enteer, the barrister ,all liberals. The Committee of Works recommended that the tenl.rs of Gardner and Son, to paint the residence of the d , ek master of the Prince's Dock, and of M'Gee and Corcorin for the purchase of old ropes on the quays. be ace/el:re& Confirmed. They also recommended that the surveyor be authorised to take measures to prevent the rock on the north-west side of lifilbre island; froth being washed away by" the action of the sea, and to let the Canning half-tide dock run dry on Friday 15th Ordered. The Warehouse Committee recommended that the west front of the quay of the Wapping warehouses, be latticed in the manner suggested by the surveyor, at IL cost of about £2,000 Ordered. From the marine department, a doeument,giviug the rise and fall of the tide, as shown by the tide guage at George's Pier, for the half-year ending June, 1856, was presented. - The Harbour Master's department recommended that for the future, no vessel be allowed to book for a loading berth, Until finally discharged. The Chairman explained that great inconvenience arose from the present system, as it was almost the general practice to retain some of the cargo on board fora long time after the vessel was entered for a loading berth. The proposed arrangement was at the suggestion of the harbour master. Tr After some conversation, the words "and jerqued were substituted for "removed from her inward twralf after which the recommendation was confirmed. A letter was read from Messrs. Jona.thanplundelt and Son, applying for information relative to the al the tiumber to be erected, the charge, &c. It was referred to the Work's Committee. A letter was read from Mr. Rendel, on be half of the Compass Committee, suggesting thit a_ black ground should be painted around certain of the figures placed along the line of dock quays, to enable ships lying in the river to more eas'7fy see them in adjusting their compasses.—Referred to the Work's Committee, with instructions that an account of the cot incurred in this matter be laid before the board at its next meeting. A memorial was read from the dock-gatemen, tak 4 exceptions to some observations which fell from At r. Mondel; and which were reported in last Friday's Mercury, as to their unfitness for pier and (lock masters. Mr. Mondel said, that his remarks on the subject in question had been somewhat misrepresented. His obser vations were very general, and, without intending to e.--zt any slur on the dock-gatemen, he generally observed, th they were hardly the body to select pier masters fro+n• He would be the last person in the world to objet to good man being promoted, no matter what his previous position, and whenever such a man came forward as a candidate for the post of pier master, he should hive the office, whether he was a deck-gateman or not. Mr. Bold: Two of our best dock-masters were dock= gatemen. • - Mr. Mondel : I do not doubt it; in all services some oe the best men have risen from the ranks. The Chairman observed, that he understnod Mr. Moe del 's observations as in no way disparaging to the dock gatemen. (Hear, hoar.) Mr. Robertson Gladstone : At the same time it would be well, perhaps, if they were now told that " self praise is no commendation?' (Laughter.) Mr. Brocklebank questioned the propriety of the employees being allowed to take up in such a manner the' observations which might fall from metnbers of the com mittee in the course of their discussions. The matter then dropped. The . Chairman announced, that they were bound by the' act this year to revise the several subcommittees. awl to make a financial revision for the vessels not using the docks. This concluded the business, CHESTER ASSIZES.-YESTERDAY. (BEFORE MR. JUSTICE CROMPTON.) CHARGE OF MIIRDFR —Thomas Cross was indicted for the wilful murder of Greening Saunders, an officer con nected with the Wirral Wapentake Court, Birkenehead. The details of this case have already appeared in our paper. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Welsby. and Messrs. Davis and Jackson prosecnted. After a lengthy trial, the jury found a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, with a strong recommendation to mercy. The learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. On Wednesday morning an accident took place a few hundred yards north of the entrance to the Watford Tunnel. The Worcester morning express, consisting of an engine and tender and two large composite carriages, due at Euston at 11 15 a.m., was approaching the Watford Tunnel from King's Langley, when, from some unexplained cause, the engine and tender left the rails, and took their course along what is technically called the " six feet," between the up and down lines. The carriages were pulled off the rails, and the whole train ran fully 200 yards along the permanent way before the coupling broke. The engine and tender then ran on alone about 200 yards further, but most providentially both engine and carriages "keeping their feet," the whole train came to a standstill without any person having received serious injury. One gentleman got a contusion on the arm, but no bone was broken, and no other accident was reported. The driver and stoker kept their posts manfully throughout the few terrible moments between the engine leaving the rails and coming to a stand, and to their intrepidity in all pro bability may the freedom from serious disaster be attri buted. Tt , e worst effect of the accident was the stoppage to the traffic, occasioned at a critical moment of the day. After about three hours' delay, the engine and carriages were re-transferred to the metals, and the disabled train arrived in London at half-past three o'clock, MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. CHFLTENFIAM, Wednesday.—The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the members of 1 he British Association for the Advancement of Science opened this day. This meeting is held under the presidency of Professor Danheny, M.D., F.R.S.; and the Vice-presidents are Earl Ducie, F.R.S., F.S.G., Sir R. I. MurcLison, F.R.S., F.G S., Mr. Barwick Lloyd Baker, F.L.S.. of Hardwicke, near Gloucester, and the Rev. F. Close, M.A., incumbent of Cheltenham- The general committee held its first meeting at one o'clock for the election of officers and other routine busi ness, but the active Linproceedgs commence this even ing, at eight o'clock p.m., the Cheltenham College, where the inaugural address will be delivered. The meeting will extend over six days. To-morrow the different sectional meetings will commence and will be continued daily until and inclusive of Tuesday next. Evening meetings will be held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. On Friday evening, Colonel Sir R. Rawlinson, F.R.S. will deliver a discourse on " Recent discoveries in Assyria and Babylonia." On Tuesday evening the members will dine together under the presidency of professor Daubenv. The concluding general meeting will be held on Wednesday, at three o'clock p.m. One day will be devoted to excursions in the district. The Cotswold ridge of hills, which almost infringe upon the town of Cheltenham itself, abounds in geological specimens, and the antiquarian has close within his reach Gloucester Cathedral, Tewkesbury Abbey, Sudeley Castle, Chepstow Castle, Tintern, Worce4ter Cathedral, Hereford Cathedral, Berkeley Castle. &c. Although this is not the " Cheltenham season," this beautiful town is rapidly filling, and some distinguished strangers are announced as among the expected visitors. At a meeting of the Manchester Town Council, held on Wednesday. it was agreed to repeat the invitation given to the British Associa , ion, a few years ago, to visit that city. The intention is to invite the association to hold its meeting in 1857 at Manchester. and a committee of the Town Council was nominated for that purpose. THE LATE COLLISION OV THII RlVER.—Yesterday after noon, the enquiry directed by the Board of Trade, with the circumstances attending the fatal - collision between the Mail and the Excelsior steamers, was resumed before Mr. Mansfield and Captain Schomberg, at St. George's Hall. After proceeding with the reading of the depositions, and the questioning of several of the witnesses, the enquiry was further adjourned until this day at three 0 1 E1'4 - NUISANCE AT EGREIKONT FERRlr.—This ferry has be come such an intolerable nuisance that the public ought to rise en masse in reference to it. Yesterday evening we witnessed a scene that could hardly be equalled in any country, not to mention "" civilised England." On her arrival at Egremone, the half past six boat could not come within six or seven hundred yards of the broken down, battered, and utterly disgraceful thing called a stage, and in order to land about a hundred passengers, a most villiannus looking tub, which it is a libel to call a boat, was put off to the steamer. Several r.f the passengers—the majority being ladies—got frightened in this vile machine, and it was quite a wonder that the w, etched vessel was not upset, and many lives lost ; and what added to the clinger, was the brutal conduct of the wretches who shoved the boat with long polo, and who made rough jokes on the fears exhibited by the ladies. We put the following query to the collector— " When will this nuisance be abated," and he replied "in ten . minutes," but he knew it would not be remedied during the night. We have heard this dangerous nuisance corn plaikted of, but the only way to remedy it, in our opinion, is this—let tho,e who value their lives remain ;tway , fps Egremont ferry, ,o—the prominent feature of the present century — Jaye, sooner or later, caused a crisis, which never yet failed to carry with it its own remedy, and to establish business on a firmer and safer basis ; of this California and Australia have given the latest proofs, too fresh in the memory of merchants to require any further comment, The present crisis in our trade would probably have occurred a year or two ago, but for the late war between the great powers of Europe causing a steady rise in all Breadstuffs, which was pushed by speculation far beyond the limits justified by the exigencies of actual want. The principal drawback on our trade we consider to be, thA circumstance of bills not being negotiable here. The communication with C sicutta by land not allowing the transmission of specie, all funds have to be sent by sea before the estimated due dates of the vessels for the purchase of whose cargoes these funds are intended. We take this opportunity of expressing our regret that hitherto Government has apparently taken no other interest in this province but to realise the greatest possible amount of revenue, doing little or nothing for the improvement or• even the pre- servation of our port. A regular monthly steam communi cation with Calcutta has been kept up for five or six months yearly, offering the only opportunities for the transmis sion of funds, except the casual chances of sailing vessels. It is to he hoped that a regular line of steamers between this and Calcutta may soon be set on foot. The establishment of a bank here would be the first great step to facilitate our trade, and to lay the foundation of a more sound and safe mode of business. As soon as bills can be realised here, the principal obstacle to executing limited orders will be removed. Hitherto the agent, when his limits allowed him to eff.'ct a charter, leaving at the same time sufficient margin for buying the rice, had to write to Calcutta for• funds, and in case of the market advancing in the meantime, had either to pay the difference himself or to keep the chartered vessel on his own account. Limited orders, therefore, seldom lead to business, and the consequence was that all adventures had to be entered into months before the season opened ; charters had to be effected, funds to be laid down, and the transaction once entered into so far, had to be carried out. regardless of prices. Herein we have to look for one of the orineipal reasons of prices this season not having been affected, 'n the slightest degree, by the successive reports of falling at home ; with but very few exceptions, the anven tures entered into could not be redressed or cancelled, the demand continued, and prices, with decreasing supplies, reached a point before unknown. Another circumstance which materially contributed to the rise in prices, since the middle of March, was the want of labour, in consequence of cholera, which, although making its appearance in some degree every year durinz, the months of April and May, visited our province very severely throughout this season, spreading, with great violence, amongst the labourers—Coolies—who left in such numbers that large quantities of the crop could not be unhusked and be made available for shipment ; the supplies in consequence, began to fill off, at a time when the largest quantities are generally brought to market, and the season closed fully two months sooner than calcu'ated upon, leaving large stocks of paddy in the intetior. With regard to the establishment of a hank here, it is hardly necessary to point out the advantages which this place offers to an institution of the kind; it would command nearly the whole of the monetary transactions of the place : and the amount of funds required is such as to give the transactions of a bank ample scope. Calculating the exports from Akyab during the last ten years, at prices which we estimate to be about the average of the season, we find that the following amounts in specie rupees were required to purchase the same :- 1841-47 1847.48 1848.49 1849 51 1850-51 - 12,89,750 15 35.4'6 11,18.536 16.72 890 22,74,080 1851-52 1852-53 1853-54 1854 55 1855-56 Co.'s 13s ..26,89,995 31,5,4,780 35,54,376 73,31,150 85,13,375 The project of establishing a bank here has been already entertained by monied men on the Continent ; it is to be hoped that it will soon be carried into effect. The enormous losses on this season's shipments, at an average of £3 per ton giving the sum of £458,412, and the depressed state of the in Europe for our article, wibout any reasonable grounds for an early improvement, will debar even the most sanguine from entering into this trade next season with a view of speculating on the merits of the article or its position. Cleaners and shipowners will for the first ho our exclusive customers, provided the former do not find ample opportunities during the summer, when the bulk of the shipments from this coast arrives at home, to satisfy their wants for a long time to come, at rates which they expect to be below what they would have to pay here next season, and the latter—shipowners — will not think of sending their shins out here, even with tair prospects of realising a good freight on cargoes on ships' account, should they meet with paying freights at home or elsewhere. The extraordinarily low prices of rice in Europe, as co mpared with those of wheat and flour, although partly attributable to the circumstance that large quantities of rice were expected from the East, which depressed the markets, may, on the other hand, be taken as proof that the consumption of rice is still of a very circumscribed nature as compared with that of wheat, and that certain districts and certain classes only have been using it more extensively as a substitute, in some measure, for wheat and rye. Arracan cargo rice at 98 9,1 per cwt, converted into meal, stands in about 29s 64 per sack of 2301 b, whilst good flour costs 60s per sack of 2801 b. Bread, of six parts flour and one part rice meal, gives a compound which is scarcely to be distinguished from pure wheaten bread, and which makes the bread, at the above prices, 6-1 per cent. cheaper. A mixture of flour and rice meal, in the proportion of 6 to 1, has been tried by bakers in England. Should this become a regular and universal practice, England alone would con sume about 400,000 tons rice per annum in the admixture with flour. Could rice, like wheat, be manufactured into an article of food, which could be bought by the poorer classes ready made like bread, it would long since have become of vast importance, and herein, we think, is to be found the principal reason why its value is generally out of proportion with that of wheat and flour. We subjoin a table of the total exports of rice from Akyab during the last ten seasons, from lit November to 31st October, showing at the same time the exports to Europe only during the same periods. In May, June, July, and August last-year we exported 54,583 tons, of which 51,962 tons to Europe; during May this year 10,197 tons, all to Europe, whilst in the next three months the exports will not reach beyond 2,000 tone, and little or nothing can be exported in September and October. This falling off of exports in May, June, July, and August this year is mainly attributable to want of labour to unhusk the paddy, owing to cholera. There is no doubt that large quantities of paddy remain in the interior, which cannot be converted into rice until after the rains in September and October. The high prices realised by the natives will give another stimulus to increase production, but with regard to prices next season we hardly venture to express an opinion. That the same, with large stocks of paddy remaining over, and with prospects of another large crop, will be reduced materially, is to be expected, particularly as under present circumstances but few ships and orders will bo sent out from Europe. markets Co.'s Rs markets OF BICE Flioll AICYAB DURING THE LAST TEN ~rl~l~ - -I-- EXPORT SEASONS From Ist Nov to Tons. Tons Tons. Tons Tonsl Tons. Tons. Tons 31st Oct. 43731 44 18a6-4 ,09 . —.--.l_______ " 6 .... 411 6032 1817-48 11 , 75 , 847. 15741 1849-50 2524 1461 781 .... 231 15149 4880 2263 145 •.. 12154 1848-49 4927 .... 586 f 2152 F 49 .... .... 9214 1850-51 6975 2915 2662 5374 1608 734, 550 2 808 1851-52 27067 1 1 85 5676 8. , 891 2341 23961 6911 49825 1852-53 33064 10809 9550 82971 4001 1661 1086 681 4 8 1 ,, 53-51 389:g 104351 2689 tg 61 4084 21471 16621 63923 1854-55 1 01244 20629; 19741 09641 6072 25531 6541157867 Fro , l I.t Nov. 1855 93315 to 31st ay. 1851 142719 1 sooq I* seetemin-. October, 226111 141231 5046 j 62031 14201 Estirn3ted exports in June, July, Au gu.t, probably a 1 to F,uVopl Letters from St. Petersburg mention that the commercial relations with foreign countries which had been suspended during the war are by little 951. The Bank Board, after a protracted sitting, has broken up without announcing any change in the rate of discount. The Foreign Stock Market has been inactive, and prices have sympathised with the decline in the English Funds Much Activity has been exhibited in the Railway Share Market this morning, although prices generally have receded about 4 to 1 per cent The following were the closing quotations ; Caledonian, 501 601. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 61 63. Eastern Counties, 10 108 East Lanca shire, 86 88. Great Northern, 971 98.' Ditto A., 82 83. Great Western, 631 631. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 98 981. London and North Western, 1071 1071. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 341 351 Midland Stock, 84 841. North British, 36 37. South Eastern and Dover, 731 741. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 861 871. York and North Midland, 611 62j by it. It is said that the government intends to take the opinion of the councils-general of the depart. ment (they are a sort of petty parliament for local affairs) on the subject of the proposed measure of prohibitions from the French tariffs. The Emperor, at Plombieres, has lived with a total absence of etiquette, and it is on that, account that he has declined to receive political person. ages, and has been surrounded only by his most intimate personal friends. One of his favourite amusements has been to take solitary walks into the country, and to get into monversation with the peasants. At dinner afterwards be used to relate these conversations with high glee ; and, unless he dressed them up a good deal, they were all inter esting, and some curious. There is hardly anything at all doing on the Bourse just now-rto-day it was quite deserted A St. Petersburg despatch says that General Mouravieff, at his own request, has resigned the command of the Caucasus and become a member of the Senate of the Empire ; his successor in his command is General Prince Baryatinski. The St. Petersburg Journal announces the diplomatic appointments which have long been known to be made—Count Chreptowitch to London, Baron Brunnow to Berlin, M. Boutenieff to Constantinople, &e. But it is not a little strange that the name of an Ambassador, ; o France does not figure in the list. ' Madrid letters announce that sixteen insurgents had been shot at Gracia, in Catalonia, for . having massacred a number of the Queen's officers The fetes which. the Belgians are giving, in honour of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the King's assension to the throne, are continuing. Today, the King and royal family were to be present at those offered by the town of Namur. FOREIGN INT ELLIGENCE SPAIN We have advices from Madrid to the sth inst. They inform us that the Catalonian bands are either hemmed in or dispersed. General Falcon has retired to France. Several generals will receive castilian titles. The Marquis de Albaida (M. Orense), who, it was said, had been set at liberty, was still under arrest at Vale & ncia. The Gazette, in announcing the execution at Gracia of sixteen insurgents, says that the reason why they were shot was that they murdered the military commander Raven, and six officers, who had given themselves into their hands. , The Gazette also says that the escaped insurgents of Barcelona, although they proclaimed the Repub lic at the barricades in that city, have placed them selves under the orders of Carlist chiefs. _ _ _ The progressists are much displeased at M. Olozaga continuing iu the embassy at Paris. A royal commission has left for Marseilles, to receive Prince Adalbert at Bavaria, who is to marry the Infanta Dona Amalia. The marriage is to be celebrated towards the 20th of this month. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held et the Town Hall, yesterday. Air. Alderman Dover pre sided. The other committee-men present, were Messrs. M , Guffie, Beckwith, R. Shell, Halhead, Haydock, Robertson Gladstone, Stewart, and J. Holme. The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed. The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and Inspector of Nuisances, reported various particulars of the operations in their several departm.nts during the week, from which it appeared that 142 delapidated privies, and a.hpits were altered and repaired', 1.131 cesspoo , s had been discharged, and 134 nuisances complained of by inhabitants had been inspected and means taken to remedy them, :1 297 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 3,97 S apartments, and 376 cellars, had been pit under examination, with the view of improving their sanatory condition, and 50 lodging houses had also .been examined and reported upon. THE HEALTH OF THE TOWN The. Medical Officer of Health reported that the 1 continues in a satisfactory state; the deaths registered in the week ending Saturday, August 3, being, only 201 below the average of the same week of the last ( years. Zymotic diseases occassioned 68 deaths of t there were from measles 8, scarlet fever 9, (Ilan' , ce: simple fever 6, typhus fever 2, hooping cough 4, crop small pox 1. Convulsions, apoplexy, and disea: brain, caused 34 deaths ; diseases of the lungs, sumption, 37 ;_ debility and old age, 28 ;. disea heart, 5; lead colic, 1 ; dropsy, 4. The highes' of the thermometer was on Saturday 84 degrees in t shade, being nearly 4 degrees higher than on any da) during the preceding ten years. Mean reading of the barometer during the week, was 30.17 inches. lodging house, No. 9, Pennington-street, and another al No. .4 Court, Bolton-street, were reported by the medi Officers to be over-crowded, and proceedings were ordere' to be taken against the parties oecupvins the same. In reply to a question put by Mr. Halhead, Dr. Cameron (who is acting for the. Medical Officer.) stated that the town was perfectly free from cholera cases. iiI9CELLANEOUS. The Clerk was instructed, by the following week, to Trn cure all the necessary information from the Burial Ilo? as to what churchyards had been closed, and what had been ordered to be closed by the General Board. The Borough Engineer reported that the, following streets would require to be paved during the ensuing month :—.Thekson-street, with boulders, at an estimati d cost of £130; Paul street, do., •51:1; Riehy-street, do , £620; Midgehall-lane, do., £3B; Sawney Pope .teeet, with square sets, £633; and Gordon-street, do., £451. After some little conversation, in which it WWI stated the repairing of these street would be efficacious to health, it was ordered that they should be done, as the committee considered that the health of the town should stand paramount to all considerations. Several other streets were also ordered to be repaired, without any comment. A letter was read Mr. Gladstone, from Mr. Mahe requesting the board to consider the propriety of pavtnX the ton of Scotland-road, with square sets, instead of boulders. The matter was referred to the Tuesday's committee. Some other routine business was transacted, and the board adjourned. DOCK COMMITTEE.-YESTERDAY, The usual weekly meeting of this body was held at one o'clock yesterday, in the dock offices. Mr. C. Turner, chairman, in the chair. Other members present—Messrs. F. Shand, Palmer, Robinson, Littledale, Chaloner, Robertson Gladstone. Holden, Hubback, Anderson, Rankin, Rounthwaite, Evans, Barber, Bold, Brocklebank, J. ,Holme, Mondell, Llckett, and Grcgson. The minutes of the last meeting were read and con firmed. COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY (BEFORE JOSEPH poLLoc K. ESQ., JUDGE.) WILLIAMS V. COLLARD, EXECUTOR OF GRAY.—This NO 3 an action brought to recover £35 for goozla sold and delivered, and, on account stated. Mr: Rohy appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Aspinall, Instructed by Mr. Holden, for the defendant. The plaintiff is,the adminis: trator of the late M?. John Williams, hairdresser and perfumer, and the defendant is the executor of Mr: Wit- Liam Gray, parish ()Meer. It appeared that Mr. Wiiiiarne was intimate with Mr. Gray, and that he was in the habit of supplying to him, or on his account, goods for the use of his household. Of these an account was kept in 0 . small passbook, and from it it appeared that a balance of .€25 I ls. lid. remained unpaid. Mr. Wiilianas's sister was examined, and she stated that at the time of bet brother's death Mr. Gray admitted that he owed WO over 420. Mr. A.pinall said that after the evidence bi' client was now satisfied that there was something (leer and he would therefore agree to a verdict for-the amount not barred by the statute of limitations, Mr. Holder the executor was not present, not feeline justified, further. His Honour gave a verdict for the' plainti. £8 12s. 2d., the amount not barred, with liberty to mov e that it be increased, costs to be given on the larger sum j. Several other cases were di s p os ed of' before the coa l ' adjourned. BIRKENHEAD -POLICE COURT (BEFORE IHE HON. SIR E. CUST AND REV. MR. COXON., FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEasuaEs.—At the .instig,itio of Me. Griffith, the Inspector of Weights and neasol for the Hundred, the following persons were summone t ,. for infringing the , act of 'pailiament. Robert Peters, ; fish dealer, of Neston, for h av i ng a ,quar t an d a pint measure in his possession, each of which were more ttia half a gill deficient.--Ann Gray, a provision dealer, Chester-street, Birkenhead, and Bridget Ford, of Albion street, provision dealers, of the same township, were ea- e i summoned for havi ng d e fi c i en t we i g hts i n th e i r shops, :4 which the purchas ers were muc h d e fraud e d. Th e part were severally fined in mitigated penalties. r FINDING TanntsTs.---John Martin Devine, a labotin e , , e , was charged by police officer Hodgson with having 1 ", ( 1 gaily pawned s ome t r i n kets, which he had f oun d, of having, as he should have done, endeavoured to vela, cover an owner. Mr. George Craven,v inn., of N Grange-lane, Birkenhead, stated that on the 9th of his wife and himself were standing by their own d° ° :ci when his wife crossed over to .the chapel opposite, 8 ; 5 , , on her return she stated she had missed the trick 01 They both looked for them, but without success. n G last Hodgson, the officer, heard that the defena:' Monday 1 . had been en offering them for sale, and he apprehended l'! ie g Th e prisoner acknowledged that h e h a d f oun d th e artit'„„e on the night they were lost, and had kept them for s c i,a t i m e, when he had pledged them. This was found to the case, and as a reward of lOs had been offered , lief the defendant pleaded that h e cou ld not rea d or and did not see the notices offe r i ng t h e rewar d, he 1 1 r after a severe admonition, discharged. There was uaother business of public importance..