The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-16 00:00:00

I,fTS-IA AND TURKEY. PROGRESS OF HOSTILITIES. 0 4., ( Prom our Second Edition of Yesterday.) at am ll . l t,ay37 operations on the Danube are at a end Still. The Russian hospitals are as full as icePriti: Russian consul in Servia, had announced th e i b ; e Alexander of Servia as a secret adherent to , ort e '" Va r i °ll t. ll 23rd of November the elders of the i 0 1: 11 , 8 Servian. districts held a meeting, and re .! et`.;(l to watch the Prince's movements. They tam the length of discussing the propriety of re itig i leha . Prince Milosch, who, from his exile at fro„,..er. le st, has lately come close to the Servian ~ , a A ST P I to pr. ETERSBURG, 2nd.—Rodzwitch, late secretary '` It i, 'nee Gortschakoff, had arrived with an escort. i,,' generally believed that he and another Pole, tr,„sed of having kept up a correspondence with ' eturks, have been shot. i The kt,Chronicle states that news had been received ti le '''. Petersburg that 30,000 Turks, who had passed 4 4 , 4 rnatchai, near Alexandrianople, had been ° r etr e n hack after a sharp engagement. They were /* 1,4 v e i a ting on Nov. 14th. It is also said that, in f 1 , 4 ',tier direction, General Brummer charged 7,000 th e r 's With the bayonet and completely routed 1 „lA, taking a cannon, standards, and a part of '' c o / rurkish train and ammunition. ( i ef 4SSA.—Advices also mention that the Russians 14 e ated the Turks at Agur, in the Caucasus. t i l e above accounts being Russian, the usual 11%. ances must be made for exaggeration. N , 4 e Times states in a leading article, that we %,ttill left to conjecture what was the precise C: 1 11t and character of the Turkish naval force I , l !°Yed at Sinope. k e excitement at Constantinople by the news tt ah e i ,c tides the idea that it was a mere convoy of lisPort 3 , or the hulks in the port; and it is de- Oo t ed by the Turks as " a flotilla ;" yet it does ii,, aPPear that more than two or three Turkish V il les were on that station at the time. It is re Vable, t oo , th a t with the exception of Osman PO in his own ship, which foundered on the k.,,,age to.Sebastopol; no mention is made of any to o res. All the other vessels are stated to have )t k , - ` 4 destroyed, and it is added that " the carnage of t ' 'rightful." If it should turn out that six ships k tt L i l e line directed their fire on transports crowded 11 14 troop s , and wholly incapable of defence, and it: Slaughtered those unfortunate wretches, whom 111 ''''- 11 (1 have been easy to take prisoners of war, ,e tit,„Russians would stand convicted of an act of th e l i llar atrocity, and the victory of which 4 1 , Y boast would cover them with disgrace. kt i e h news of the battle was brought to Con - Iti,;' 4 4ople on the 3rd, by a Turkish steamer cell escaped ; by her report the Russians began Ito t il l ttack by an attempt to cut out the Turkish with boats, but not accomplishing this r ation,ktti,, they brought their line of battle-ships to 44 1 ' 4 - The Turkish vessels were unable to If fe t o• the fire with much effect, and the Russians r ed principally from the fire of a battery tIY constructed for the protection of the S °ll r. The Russians terminated the engage- It tli t t by burning the vessels they had not already Qk t oy their fire. We may shortly expect to hear Ilk t ile English and French fleets are taking their kiiiieruise in.the Black Sea, and it remains to be seen it ~,t notice the cabinet of St. Petersburg will think 0 1)11 ' h take of this demonstration. There is no t ltt u q't in international laws for any remon- S'ee Russia may think fit to make. It has, N ev er, been more than once indirectly intimated S b t Russia would consider the entrance of foreign , m liti:„ i4 to the Black Sea as a declaration of hos " 11 —. Ile Times will be curious to learn on ‘ p 4 r t o g r ollnds she is prepared to contend for such g N josition The course which our vessels ; 43 tir s ,, a): _, may be compelled to adopt on this , 4 et, fl eet s ' depends entirely on that of the Russian ' 4 e ( ii.:?r it is certain that the attitude of the INb e .'ng powers will be of a strictly pro . off e r e haracter ; though if any opposition should ,4tr u d to the progress of our vessels, they have eWts which to meet it. The Time s has received t !kt i , i ' 4l cll makes it . distrust the partial Thecondi condition of a g: ar me d by th e Turks in . Asia. ee l , is b y b y no means favourable, and though it is iti as ;N h ; town of Akhaltsici has fallen, the Rus - NA bold the castle of that border fortress. Is 14 — " c e Woronzoff has recovered from his illness, W hile th e Turkish reports describe the army of gin and e!ii ,the the ßt Caucus us to n ' ou bneee thati a m n th o e s t critical ßusaian .k.a 1 is about to assume the offensive, and march hors and Erzeroum. sirtEi,e Turks have undoubtedly taken some small 1 )14 the rumour of their having gained deci kiq 4 dvantaaes was at least premature. It is 'ilti rti th ere is - a. want of unity and authority in the . , 4 N, 4 nd of the Turkish forces, whilst the Russian N . 14 Georgia always passed for a corps of picked 4E tt , The conduct of the Persians is precisely N 4 . ".,ad to be expected from that perfidious power; ;°thge circumstance of the march of an army N ti c frontier, and the suspension of an envoy's Illi 2 11 s to the Shah, as reported at Constantinople, hlitrero6 o babl Ay add still further complications in the f sia. LATEST PARTICULARS. ANOTHER BATTLE. SLAUGHTER OF 4,000 TURKS. 141 t trkklave received the following important tele "l7 a dispatch;ll I NTA, THURSDAY MORNING. — The Russian N e : 4l Andronikoff has totally defeated the fila, ill a battle at Akalsik, on the borders of Sh iiTc Armenia. A le ! , Turks left 4,000 slain on the field." I ' B , Aghalzighe, or G 14i 4 halzig, is a province of t 1 44 : Turkey,p~ s in Armenia, on the south-west con- N e , Of Georgia. It derives its name from the t own Akiska, a corruption of Akhissar, or St C astle; but it is called Taik by the inhabi 't ' This is a fertile and populous country, and caintains contain the richest minerals; how many depopulated villages show that it t : 4o e more flourishing. The aborigines are 101 l distinguish by uncommonly fine thick beards. l"" distinguish them from the new settlers, 4 t i e l ß With the latter they practise husbandry. A rig bees, and the culture of the silk - worm, It k t ° w l. l is open, and without fortifications, but „ a very strong and lofty castle, which the 1 0 :; kris endeavoured, about 30 years ago, in vain ke ; situated on the left bank of the river 4 (3 r Cyrus, which arises about twelve miles to Il kti c ; °4 th-west. Its inhabitants are of various did e tl ' , Armenians, Turks, Jews, and Christians, t hel ll '3' on an active trade with Battoum, a port on t Ne t k Sea, 100 miles distant, and intermediate Zit the beside mosques it contains two churches k i%t a T, s ,Christians ; and the Jews have a synagogue. k qli: l 90 miles N.N.W. of Erivan, 100 S.W. of t' • k t l s% eo the journals we learn that :—No fresh (le tt %, 1 - Leillated to throw further light on the action tli e ( pe have come to hand, and from the banks of ,anUbe we only learn the de facto suspen li,ll tq w ,Rostilities. Military operations are at a 1,44 4 41 1 everywhere, even at Giurgevo, where the , Ptt tt ll are engaged in the construction of a fort. k ike...."!e'reria is held by 5,000 Turks. Nothing t Tri t. l raPortance has happened at Krajova or l v ti A ti e l credit accounts received from St. Peters -I\ll 0 , 53 e Turk s h ave me t w ith di sas t ers i n A s ia as l a s o en the Black Sea, but from the dates, as ti t ?; t o r t her circumstances to which it is . uuneces- V e fer, we may assume these accounts to be iveencitirely imaginative, or so distorted as to be A t , h e of all claim to attention. !li,NC,lebenburgen. Boten reports that General I, t'icl h ad been sent to Krajova, with orders to lis t li eq ß t e „ t he Turks from Kalafat. General Anrepp Rkik,. 'i t d. ' i II _eneral and aide-de-cam the reserve of the of light cavalry of of the 41 e t o I R et 11 -SSian S and Turks, in the States of the Powers, have been placed, by mutual under the protection of the Austrian 11 . 1 t t t ll a ° '4ll l ' tb. ' , 4 e --e Constantinople journals of the 2Sth - mari e \ie n i ns. correspondent of The Times thus the news received up to that date:— "The Turkish bulletin respecting the operations of the European army attributes the retreat of Omar Pacha to the necessity which there was for getting his troops, which had begun to suffer from the biting cold, into their winter quarters on the right bank of the river. On the 11th of November, on which day the snow had begun to fall, there was but one battalion with two batteries left on the island between Turtukai and Oltenitza. On the following day the Russians made an attack on the tete de pont on the island, but were repulsed by Hall Pacha.. The Russians sent in shells and grape shot for about an hour, but did no damage. Among the foreigners who distinguished them selves at Olteniza, in the sallies made against the Cossacks, were the Spanish Commander Pita del Corro and Captain Rhodes. General Prim and his staff rendered Omar Pacha great assistance. The inhabitants of some of the villages and hamlets in the. neighbourhood of Kalafat went to Ismail Pacha to thank him for the protection afforded them; and to punish them for this, the Russians billeted troops on them, and threatened to burn their houses over their heads, if they did not take up arms and enter the Russian ranks. On the 4th November, the day on which the Russians got so mauled at Oltenitza, a troop of mounted Cos sacks and Wallachians (from greater Wallachia) entered the village of Maglavit, which is a few English miles from Kalafat, and after ill-treating the inhabitants, plundered their houses, and killed their cattle. At the approach of Ismail Pacha, who left a garrison at Maglavit, the mauraders fled. " The bulletin relative to the army in Anatolia tells us that on the 10th. of November Ali Pacha, a General of Brigade, and Colonel Hassan Bey, marched against the fortress of Achalzich, which the Turks call Akiska. The Russians made a sally, but were repulsed with considerable loss. After the rencontre, the Turks occupied the village of Soklis, at no great distance from Achalzich. Some doubts naturally arise concerning the correctness of the Turkish bulletin, as we directly after read, that three Russian battalions and 1,500 horse, with 40 guns, had forced their way through the Turkish district of Loseo, as far as Bedleh, where they met with the Turks, under the Beys Izzet and Achmet. We are informed that the Russians lost 300 men. among whom was one officer and several non-com missioned officers. These skirmishes, for probably they were little more, are of little real importance, but not so the following news, if true :—When the Russians returned to Achalzich the gates were closed, and the inhabitants fired upOn them ; the troops, however, succeeded in forcing their way into the town, where they had a sharp encounter with the people. The notables of the place were taken as hostages, but one of them, who had kiiled four Russians, was beheaded. A corps, under the Mudir of Erdeham, met with 1,000 Cossacks, and killed some 50 of, them. The com mander of Divan, who has but 2,000 men under his command, has applied to the Persian authori ties on the frontiers for assistance against Selim Pacha, who is in the west and south with 7,000 troops of the line, and Schamyl, who is in the east. This same governor has arrested the Patri arch of Etchamiadsin, who is the head of the Arme nian Christians in Russian Armenia, because he did not seek to prevent the emigration of his flock to Van, on the other side of the frontier. This news will somewhat startle those who have hitherto be lieved that non-Greek Christians are happier under Russian than under Turkish rule. The Medari Tidjaret, the capture of which was mentioned yes terday, proves to be the vessel which was taken by the Bessarabia with a cargo, not of " pepper," but of copper on board. The captain, a Dalmatian with a part of his crew, put into a boat and left the steamer to her fate. The English engineer, the stokers, and some of the passengers, who refused to quit the vessel, fell into the hands of the Rus sians. The Medari-Tidjaret belonged to a Turkish company, and is said to have had 2,000,000 piastres as well as copper on board. It was sus pected, but not positively known, at Constanti nople, that the Pervas (she was taken by the Viadimar) had met with some accident. According to advices brought by the last Austrian steamer Europa, from Trebizond, three Turkish steam frigates had returned in safety to Sinope, after having landed a large supply of arms and ammu nition on the Circassian coast, near Ghelendshik (almost at the northern extremity of the Caucasus.) The mountaineers came down in thousands to re ceive the weapons. " It is also said that, in another direction, General Brummer charged 7,000 . Turks with the bayonet, and completely routed them, taking a cannon, two standards, and a part of the Turkish train and ammunition." The following also is from our Second Edition of yesterday— SPAIN—MADRID, 10TH.—The decree closing the Cortes read by the president on closing the session, made a favourable impression on the public. PARIS, WEDNESDAY.—The funds declined con siderably. Three per Cents closed at 75f. 15c., and Four-and a-Half per Cents at 102. THE PRESTON STRIKE. - On yesterday, the London trades delegates published an address to the operatives exhorting them to maintain the strike. An accident occurred in a coalpit at Wordsley near Stone bridge, early on Saturday last, by which four men, one boy and three horses lost their lives. An unfavourable opinion has been expressed of Samuel son's digging machine, by the Berwickshire farmers' club, after trial. No further deaths from cholera have taken place up to last evening, although the contrary had been stated through town. Her Majesty the Queen, in consideration of the severity of the season, and the excessive price of every necessary of life, has, with her usual royal munificence, announced her gracious intention of contributing £250 towards the funds of the association for promoting the relief of destitution in the metropolis. . FlRE.—List night, about half-past six o'clock a fire broke out in a hay-loft contiguous and to connected withthe exten sive brewery belonging to F. S. Eld and Co., Pepper-street, Richmond-road. Soon after the alarm was given, "reels" belonging to the Rose-hill station, were on the spot, and were quickly followed by the fire brigade under the super intendence of Mr. Hewitt, and the fire was speedily extin guished, but not until damage to the amount of between 430 and £4O, had been done. From the prompt attend ance of the fire brigade may be attributed the saving of a large amount of property. The damage is fully covered by the insurance, the property being insured in the Norwich Union fire-office. GENERAL HOLIDAY.—To promote the observance of a general holiday on Monday, the 26th inst., the Bank of England and the other bankers will present on the previous Saturday all bills that fall due on the 26th and that are not addressed at any banking establishment. It is understood that the transfer-offices at the Bank of England will be closed, and also the Stock-Exchange. Nothing has trans pired with regard to the intentions of the government. It appears now to be generally considered that the law would fully authorise the proclamation of a distinct holiday, and the convenience to trade would be universal if the latter were definitively settled in that manner. Uunder any cir cumstances, however, it is assumed that notices will be issued of arrangemeuts for limiting the duties of all the public offices as much as possible. VISIT OF THE RT. HON. B. DISRAELI TO THE EARL OF DERBY, AT KNOWSLEY HALL ,-Y-AB ,. we before announced, the Rt. Hon. Mr. Disraeli, the ehancell9r of the exchequer under the Earl of Derby's governmencarrived during the past week at Knowsley, on a visit to the noble earl, who has been for some time suffering from a very severe attack of gout, which entirely confined him to his room. The friends of the noble earl will be glad to learn that he is now so far recovered as to be enabled to attend to his ordinary avocations, although we believe the noble lord has not yet ventured very far beyond the precincts of Knowsley. The ex-chancellor left Knowsley on Monday last, we believe, for the metropolis • and it is said his visit to the ex-premier partook more of a political than a social or friendly character. The real object of the meeting of the tory chiefs, was to decide upon the course of political action to be taken in the next session of parliament. A prompt decision was essen tial on this point ; and as Lord Derby's illness confined him to his room, Mr. Disraeli's presence was required at Knowsley. REPORTED -DISTURBANCE IN SEEL-STREET CHAPEL. — Yesterday morning a report was in circulation that a dis turbance had been created in Seel-street Roman Catholic chapel, by a person who opposed the priest. It appears that the Rev. Mr. Furlong has been preaching at this chapel for some time past, and that considerable numbers attend daily at his discourse. Yesterday morning. about 8 o'clock, the chapel was full, and the priest was addressing the people on religious subjects, when a person stood up and used some language, which it was imagined was insulting'to, and ten ded to interrupt, the speaker. The circumstance caused some excitement, but it was soon allayed, the party being dis covered to be a person named Reynolds, who it appears be came so nervously excited as to stand up and utter some exclamations in praise of the speaker's eloquence. He was taken into the vestry, but at first there appeared serious symp toms of confusion amongst the people, as they imagined he was an intruder, but on learning the real state of the case order was restored. The above are the facts, which in the course of the day were much exaggerated through the town, HEALTH COMMITTEE-YESTERDAY, The usual weekly meeting of the committee was held yes- terday, at half-past two o'clock. Mr. LANGSDALE in the chair. Other members present: Messrs. Beckwith, Moss, Dover, Halhead, Holt, Nicholson, Fleming, Godfrey, McNicoll, Robertson Gladstone.. Mr. Moss inquired if Mr. Newlands had not now been in London a month ? He should like then to know whether previous to Mr. Newlands going he had intimated to the committee that his services were required in London ? The CnAIRM replied that they had received no such intimation. Mr. Moss considered that Mr. Newlands' omission was disrespectful to the committee, to say the least of it: Mr: BECKWITH observed that Mr. Newlands had to go to London in reference to the sanitary measures. He should, however, complain that any account of the expenses so in curred on such occasions were never laid before the com mittee, because it was by the direction of the committee that the expenditure was incurred. Mr. Moss : then has Mr. Newlands gone to London on our business ? Mr. BECKWITH : yes. The CHAIRMAN observed that he had only heard in an indirect way, that Mr. Newlands had gone on their errand. Mr. McGowAN explained that in the drawing of sanitary clauses much time was spent, and profes s i ona l information required, almost every moment, by the counsel engaged in framing the bill. It was therefore on that account, most probably, that the town clerk detained Mr. Newlands. The subject then dropped. Mr. J. H. HORSFALL waited on the committee, according to appointment, and again preferred his complaint in almost the same terms that he used at the last meeting against their officer, Freeny. He observed that since he h a d b een last before them, Mr. Mansfield had decided the point aga i ns t him, but as that decision, as he understood it, was purely on a point of law, it did not at all affect his complaint. The law directed that the party in whose hands the nuisance was found should be fined, but what he complained of was the statement on the ‘ part of the officer that the nuisance arose on his property. He was bound, however, to give the officer the benefit of the fact, namely, that though he understood him to swear that the nuisance did not originate in the house in which it really had its, rise, Mr. Mansfield said that he understood him to say that the nuisance did not Arise in any house belonging to Mr. Gillespie. Mr.:GAnNurr, clerk to the magistrates. who was in kt tendance, said that that was what the officer swore. Mr. Gillespie was the real complainant in the matter, and, in reply to Mr. Mansfield, Freeny said that the water did not flow from any house belonging to Mr. Gillespie. From the statement of Freeny, who was present to hear the complaint, it appeared that he did not imagine that the water could have come from any of the houses in the neigh bourhood, inasmuch as they were all sewered. He had in fact visited the house, from which it was now plain the water came, on the cleansing of a pig-sty which was on the pre mises ; but when he was there the place was concealed, and it was this fact which strengthened him in his error. Mr. FRESH said that he had been pressed by Dr. Suther land to look at once after the nuisances arising from stagnant water in the locality in question, and that any blame attach able to the officer, he took on himself,. as the officer acted under his directions. Moreover, the information, according to the law, could have been made in no form. Mr. GARNETT said that at the conclusion of the case, Mr. Mansfield observed that he conceived no blame attached to the officer, for that he had acted to the best of his ability. Mr. HORSFALL /said that if he had heard at that time that observation of Mr. Mansfield, he would not have so occupied the attention of the committee. Nothing but a sense of public duty had induced him to come forward, as he thought it was the duty of the officer to have summonid the parties who originated the nuisance, and so do away with it. Mr. FRESH observed that Freeny had been many years in the service, and that a complaint had never before been made against him. A desultory conversation took place on the subject. No substantive resolution was moved, but it was the opinion of the committee that at the time Mr. Horsfall was summoned, the other parties should also have been summoned ; and that Freeny in not having done that was in some measure want ing in diligence. THE SMOKE NUISANCE. The following was contained in the report of the sub committee : "Mr. W. Connachie, civil engineer, who has acted for the previous health committee in assisting to suppress the nuisance (smoke), attended the sub committee, and explained that the smoke issuing from marine and land engine fur naces, could, without injury to the proprietors, be so far prevented as not to become any annoyance to the public ; and that by carrying out the necessary arragements for the purpose, a saving of fuel would accrue more than sufficient, in most cases, to remunerate for any outlay required to alter defective furnaces." The sub-committee recommended that the suggestion be acted upon. The CHAIRMAN said that on the river the nuisance was intolerable. On going on the landing-stage a few mornings ago, the atmosphere all around was one dense mass of smoke. Mr. Moss observed that after the very ungenerous way in which the committee had been treated by gentlemen in the council, he felt almost unwilling to interfere any further in the matter. He did not know what the motives of thoie gentlemen might be whether they arose from per sonal pique or otherwise—but whatever their motives might be, he hoped they would, on consideration, see the impor tance of giving the committee their countenance and support instead of throwing every obstacle in the way. He would propose that they should deal with the steamers first ; so that when they came before the council again they would be able to defeat the clique which had endeavoured to pre vent them in abating the nuisance. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE observed that the committee would be glad to hear from any members of the council any suggestions that they might offer en a subject of so m uc h importance to the town. But if any objections were made, he trusted they would not come from those who were positively contributing in their own bussiness to the nuisance; but that all suggestions and objections would be made apart from private considerations. Mr. GODFREY having asked some questions in reference to a point in one of the reports. Mr. BECKWITH remarked that if gentlemen attended the committee on Tuesdays they would have no need to ask such questions, and consequently no delay would take place in the business. Mr. GODFREY should object to such remarks—it was ri diculous to hear them. What brought them there but to discuss the question, and he should therefore protest against any such remarks as those used by Mr. Beckwith. The MEDICAL OFFICER of Health reported that the com paratively high mortality noticed last week from the unusual prevalence of inflammatory diseases of the lungs still con tinues. The deaths registered in the week ending on Saturday last were 241, being six fewer than in the previous week, and thirty-two more than the average of the same week in the preceding five years. In the parish the deaths were 180, and in the out-townships, 61. Of the total 241 deaths not less than 104 are from diseases of the lungs, the mortality from which has increased three-fold since the end of October. The deaths from zymotic diseases were 61, in cluding 15 from hooping cough ; 19 from cholera ; 7 from diarrhoea ; 6 from typhus ; 5 from measles ; 4 from scarlatina ; 2 from small-pox; and 4 from syphilis. The severe weather had been chiefly fatal to infant life, nearly 58 per cent. of the deaths having occurred below the age of five. Mr. Dentith requested the sanction of the committee for the erection of a slaughter house on the south side of Lydia Ann-street, he undertaking to construct it to the satisfaction of the committee. The medical officer of health having in spected the premises, was of opinion that no special objection exists to the site, on sanitary grounds. Allowed,—subject to the decision of the medical officer. Mr. RISHTON, the building surveyor, reported the inspec tion of 170 dilapidated privies and ashpits, 142 of which were undergoing alterations and repairs, and 28 of which re quired such, together with various other details in his de partment. - Mr. NEWLANDS, the borough engineer, reported nu merous particulars of the work done and in hand in his de partment. _ _ - Mr. FRESH, the inspector of nuisances, reported the emptying of 1,034 cess-pools, the inspection of 84 nuisances complained of by inhabitants, and the reference of 113 others to the borough engineer, for remedy by drainage, &c., with a detail of other operations of his staff, including par ticulars of a sanitary examination of 525 court-houses, and 331 cellars, formerly cleared of inmates in the lower parts of the town, and from which it appeared that the sanitary offi cers had made special examinations during the the week, of 1,280 different apartments in street houses, and 1746 rooms in court-houses in the districts named, for the purpose of era dicating unhealthiness therefrom, besides the cellar inspec tions above named. In answer to Mr. Robertson Gladstone, The MEDICAL OFFICER said that the cases of cho lera reported, had all occurred in the same locality as that in which the case reported at the last meeting had oc curred. At present, however, there was no fear of its spreading, as the ordinary and invariable evidences, such as a prevalence of looseness of the bowels, were at present al together absent. The cases occurred chiefly amongst drunkards, and though there were localities as wretched and as poor as that in which the disease now appeared (Vauxhall-road), yet he attributed its lodging there to the open and undrained land about it, which added an undue moisture to the atmosphere. The committee then adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING. TATTERSALLS -YESTERDAY EVENING, LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 9 to 1 on the field. 20 to 1 against Sir Peter Laurie (taken.) DERBY. 9 to 1 against King Tom. 20 to 1 against Ruby. 30 to 1 against Bojardo (all taken). DOCK COMMITTER—YEsTERDAY. The weekly meeting of the Dock committee, was held at one o'clock yesterday. Charles Turner, Esq. in the chair. A report was read from the committee, in reference to the construction of a new landing-stage . The committee produced a plan of Prince's-dock, showinc , the site which it was proposed to widen by 15 feet to the length b of 1000 feet, but the committee were strongly of 'opinion that the addi tional width would be carried through the whole length, and that the dock estate would receive some compensation from the council : [for which they instanced the land at the west side of George's-dock, being corporation property. The Prince's parade was at present 30 feet wide, and by throwing back the wall it would give 45 feet, which would be quiet sufficient, and would leave to the dock estate a width of 135 feet within the boundary wall, and supposing that warehouses of 90 feet width were erected that would be 45 feet left between the back of the warehouses and the boundary wall, which would be sufficient. The committee on taking the matter into consideration, thought it would be far better and more convenient to the public to give them a sight at the north as well as the south, and that the in creased width should be carried as far as the entire length, under which circumstances they thought it fair that the Corporation should give the dock estate a sum equivalent in land for the land thus given up. MR. GREGSON, thought that the dock estate would be benefited by the alteration they ought not to call upon the Council for any compensation. Mn. BROCKLEBANK, thought it would be as much an ad vantage to the town, as to the dock estate, and therefore, the Council ought to give an equivalent in land. MR. GLADSTONE asked under what management was the stage to be ? The CHAIRMAN : I apprehend under that of the finance committee, as they are to pay the whole of the expenses. The present landing stage is ~under our management, although we derive no benefit from it, as we have to pay all the expense. Mr. GLADSTONE thought the management would be far better in the hands of the committee. The CHAIRMAN : That will be for the finance committee to decide. Mr. GLADSTONE asked what quantity of land was pro posed to be given up. The CHAIRMAN said the sub-committee recommended that the whole 3300 yards, in round numbers, should be taken, but the council only applied for half, or about 1650 yards. His impression was, that the council thought as they were to expend £140,000 or £150,000, and take upon themselves the management of the stage there, the dock-committee ought to throw open the 1650 yards of land without asking for any compensation. Mr. EVANS was of opinion that the town would derive the whole benefit from the project, and that the dock estate might as well be asked to pay for the mayor's carriage. Why should the committee give up everything to the council? Had they not to pay the council for everything ? For every penny of advantage which the dock estate would derive from the work he maintained that the town would get £l. Mr. GLADSTONE asked at what price the land might be estimated ? Mr. HARTLEY said £5 a yard. Mr. GLADSTONE : I think it must be worth more. Mr. EvANs : For the purpose it is worth [more than £2O. Mr. GLADSTONE : I was putting it down at about £lO. The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Hartley had explained to him that he meant £5 as the value which, under the circum stances, they might ask of the corporation, but that the land was intrinsically worth much more. After some desultory conversation upon the subject, Mr. RANKIN proposed that the question be referred back to the sub-committee to confer with the finance committee of the corporation, with the recommendation that they in timate to the finance committee that the dock estate were willing to give up land 1,000 feet in length by 15 in width, but as a contingent upon the corporation taking the re mainder of the whole:length, at the same width, and giving an equivalent to the dock estate for the latter portion out of the land on the west side of George's dock. Mr. LrrrLEDILE seconded the motion. Mr. ROBINSON moved as an amendment, that inasmuch as giving up to the town council even the smaller portion of land in question would involve a diminution of the ware houses to be erected on the west quay of the Prince's dock, and be otherwise prejudicial to the dock, therefore a con siderable loss to the dock estate, the committee are of opin ion that the estate ought to receive compensation for the whole of the land so given up. Mr. Evens seconded the amendment. The question was then put, when there appeared 7 for the amendment and 9 against it. The amendment was accordingly declared lost. Mr. GREGSON moved another amendment, to the effect that the whole specified quantity of land, with any further quantity which might be required, be appropriated to the corporation free of all cost. The amendment was not seconded, and therefore fell to the ground. Mr. EVANS : Well, I am very glad we have got rid of that idea. That. has been disposed of now, and I hope it will never come forward again. (H ear, h ear, and laughter). Mr. BAXVISIII-I.Z. motive U.l 613u.0 rut, anti taw divided equally, there being 8 for it and 8 against. The chairman therefore gave his casting vote for it, and it was accordingly declared carried. Mr Evans protesting against the casting vote of the chairman being allowed to decide a question of so much importance. The CHAIRMAN explained that if the finance committee of the corporation did not agree to the stipulation contained in the resolution, the question would come back to that com mittee. The sub-committee produced a plan of the graving docks at the Prince's dock basin, together with a report, thereon, which were laid upon the table to be considered next week. The CHAIRMAN announced that tenders for building a schooner buoy, 90 tons, had been considered, and that of Messrs Rennie, Johnston and Rennie, recommended to be accepted. The tender of Messrs Conway and Co. was re commended to be adopted, for clothing for the dock gate men, and of Mr. Wm. Gibson, for hats. Some discussion arose in reference to the propriety of having Monday, the 26th December, made a holiday by the committee, as far as would be consistent with the discharge of their duties. The:CnAinmAN stated that he had attended a meeting of the sub-committee of the council, summoned by . the mayor, to consider how far they could co-operate in having that day made a general holiday in the town. Mr. EVANS : I dont like these encroachments coming with other things, with robes, and gowns, and cocked hats, and rubbish of that kind. (Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN said the mayor was going to direct that the public offices should be closed, and to recommend all the people of the town to observe that day as a holiday ; and the only question for the committee to consider was, how far they would co-operate with the mayor and chairman of the committee. Of course there were some duties under the com mittee which should be discharged upon that day, but they might agree to make it a holiday for any of their officers, whose duties could be dispensed with. After some conversation upon the subject, it was agreed that the sub-committee of the dock committee should be directed, as far as they could consistently with the discharge of their duties do so, to relieve their officers from attendance on that day. _ _ An account from the health committee, amounting to £993 19s lld was referred to the - works' committee. A letter was read from the Rev. Dr. Raffles, on behalf of the Seaman's Friend Soliety, requesting that the committee would grant a free site for the building of a chapel for sea men professing dissenting creeds, to be established in the neighbourhood of Wapping. The CHAIRMAN did not think the committee had any land, however anxious they might be to promote such an object, which they could grant. The council were in the habit of giving land for such purposes, and it would have been better to have applied to the corporation. Mr. HOLDEN said they could give no answer with regard to Wapping, as they did not know what land might be open for the purpose when their operations were finished there. Mr. EVANS thought public grants generally had the effect of perverting private charity. The committee finally agreed to express their regret that they could not comply with the request. This closed the general business. . COUNTY COURT.—The cour t on ly sa t f or a very s h or t time yesterday, and no business came before it of any public importance. THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF SALFORD.—We understand that the salary of Mr. Taylor, chief constable of Salford, is to be advanced to £260. INTIMIDATION.—CAUTION TO OPERATIVES.-At the petty sessions, at Hyde, on Monday last, John Walker, Isaac Ha milton, Samuel Partington, Samuel Booth, Joseph Walsh, Seth France, William Bowden, John Pearson, and James Whitlock, were brought up, charged with having, at Comp stall, on the 22nd of November last, used and employed violence to one Simon Barber, and used threats and intimi dation to the said Simon Barber, for the purpose of forcing him to contribute to "The Preston turn-out fund," and that on the above day, at Werneth, employed violence to the said Simon Barber, and used threats and intimidation to the said Simon Barber, for not having contributed to the said fund. Mr. Johnson, solicitor, of Marple, appeared for complainant, and Mr. W. P. Roberts, solicitor, of Manchester, for the de fendants. Mr. Johnson having stated the case briefly, Mr. Roberts said he was compelled to admit his clients had done wrong, and were guilty of the offence charged, but that they had acted through ignorance of the law, and they were ready to express their sorrow for the course they had pursued, and to pay the costs, &c. It was then agreed between the two solicitors that the defendants should pay complainant for his loss of time and expenses. Mr. Roberts also agreed that they should be bound over to keep the peace for six months. The Chairman expressed a wish that Mr. Roberts would use the influence he professed to have over his clients to prevent a repetition of such scenes, for he was informed similar scenes had occurred in Dukinfield, and they should be made acquainted with the illegality of their proceedings. Mr. Roberts promised to use his influence, and the parties paid the costs. We should remark that although Mr. Ashton was on the bench, he did not take any part in the above case he being connected with the cotton trade—Manchester Examiner. THE COVERING- OF SMITHFIELD MARKET, MANCHESTER. The great desideratum of a covered market for Manches ter is about to be supplied. The old Smithfield market is to be covered and roofed with glass, slate and iron, at a cost of upwards of £30,000. The market is to have four arcades, and when finished will have a handsome and elegant appear ance. The works are to be under the superintendence of our celebrated fellow-citizen, Wm. Fairbairn, Esq., C.E. The roof will be supported by about eighty pillars. Yesterday (Thursday) the foundation stone of the roof was laid before a numerons audience, and in the presence of several city councillors, amongst whom we noticed, Mr. Goodsby (chairman of the market committee), Mr. Mackie (vice-chairman), Mr. Thackray, Mr. Cottrill, Mr. Thomp son, Mr. Bake, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Craston, Mr. Worth ington, and Mr. McGill. Shortly after twelve o'clock the parties immediately interested in the proceedings left the market office for the spot where the corner stone was to be laid, in the following order : Ins Erectors of the Markets. Members of the Markets Committee of the City Council. The Contractors, (Messrs. Gilbert and Sharp, for paving, sewering, and flag ging; Messrs. J. and S. Pattison, for stone work; and Sir James Heywood, of Derby, for the glass and slate.) The Superintendent of the Markets, carrying a silver trowel. The Clerk of the Works (Mr. Henry Bake). The Engineer (William Fairbairn, Esq., C.E.), with a plan of the roofing. The Chairman of the Markets Committee (Thomas Goodsby, E. Officers belonging to the Markets Committee. The silver trowel, which was presented on the occasion to Mr. Goodsby, as chairman of the market committee, by Mr. Mackie, bore the following inscription :—" Presented to Thomas Goodsby, Esq., chairman of the markets committee of the city of Manchester, on the occasion of laying the first column stone of the roof of Smithfield market.—Dec. 15th, 1853." The trowel is the manufacture of Mr. Bots ford, jeweller and silversmith, St. Ann's-square. Mr. Councillor MACKIE said it was his duty that morning to present the chairman of the markets committee (Mr. Goodsby) with a silver trowel, for laying the first column stone for the roof of Smithfield market. It was a very pleasing and agreeable duty to perform, for he knew of no one who had taken a more active part in the affairs of the Manchester market than Mr. Goodsby, whose idea it was that the market should be roofed and covered. (Hear, hear.) The foundation stone was laid in the usual manner. Mr. Councillor GOODSBY congratulated the assembled mul titude on there being at last the prospect of a covered market for the great city of Manchester. The markets committee had been able to carry out this without adding a single farthing of taxation to the ratepayers of Manchester. (Hear). Three cheers were given for the Queen, one for the mayor of Manchester, one for the chairman of the markets com mittee, and one for Mr. Fairbairn, the engineer, after which the meeting separated. ME NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. THE GOVERNOR OF GIBRALTAR. DEPUTATION TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. Yesterday a deputation, consisting of the merchants and inhabitants of Gibraltar, and a number of gentlemen con nected with the Manchester trade, waited upon the Duke of Newcastle at the Colonial-office, in order to present to his grace several memorials respecting certain recent acts of the Governor of Gibraltar, Sir Robert Gardiner. The deputies from Gibraltar, Mr. William Carver and Mr. John Peacock, were introduced by Mr. Bright, M.P., and accompanied by Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., Mr. G. B. Carr, Mr. J. Aspinall Turner, president of the commercial association, Manchester, Mr. Henry Ashworth, vice-president of the chamber of commerce ; Mr. John Slang, director of the chamber of com merce ; Mr. Mosley, Mr. Fred. Jackson, Mr. David E. Power, Mr. John Ingram Travers, and Mr. Charles Blake. The'grievances complained of mainly resolved themselves into four articles. First, that the governor unauthoriscdly, unconstitutionally, and in direct violation of the express words of the orders in council has ordered duties to be levied upon wines in the port of Gibraltar, without warrant in law ; and that he has imposed arbitary res trictions upon the removal of wines, and spirits afloat, incompatible with the perfect freedom of the port. Secondly, that he has imposed arbitrary restrictions upon the egress from Gibraltar of vessels lawfully engageol in trade ; and in the pursuit of an impracticable policy, which he describes as " licit trade, free as air," (which, however, in reality, is fettered by the Spanish laws with wholly pro hibitory duties, as regards British goods) the governor has issued orders which interpose unnecessary and vexatious im pediments in the way of transacting the legitimate commerce of the port. Thirdly—That the governor, as president of the board of health, in friendly concurrence with the Spanish authorities, decided upon a quarantine of eight days obser vation, upon all vessels arriving at Gibralter from England, after the 14th of October. Eight days afterwards he pre cipitately, and without any notice, removed all quarantine, and provoked the Spanish authorities, in pure self-defence, to place vessels from Gibraltar under a quarantine of eight days' observation, instead of allowing them free communica tion as heretofore. The order of the board of health at Al havinS been at one carried into effect, to tho-erowe prejudice of the trade, and the comfort or tai, I.l.,,bitauts of the port of Gibraltar, the governor, without any motive which can be fathomed, crowned these proceedings by cutting off the land communication with Spain, thereby preventing the introduction of provisions and supplies into the garrison and city, through that channel, and reducing the poorer classes of Gibraltar to the deepest distress. Fourthly,—He has interfered with the inalienable right of British subjects, to assemble peaceably to discuss their wants and grievances, having prohibited the inhabitants from meeting even in their public Exchange-rooms, to memorialise her Majesty's Secre tary of State. The memorialists therefore prayed for the removal of all the recent restrictions on the transit trade of the port, equal commercial freedom with that enjoyed by the people of England, protection, against the governor's vexatious and harassing interference with the trade he is bound to protect, that the operation of the orders in council, relating to revenue now in force, may be confined, as heretofore, to the city, garrison, and territory, and not extended unauthorisedly to the port of Gibraltar ; and that the entire freedom of the port may be maintained inviolate. They also prayed his grace to appoint a commission, with ample powers to inquire into and revise completely the existing laws of Gibraltar ; to in quire into the state of the public receipts and expenditure of the colony, with a view to the immediate and permanent reduction of the unnecessary expenses of the local govern ment ; and to report to his grace upon the necessity of the appointment of a consultative council, to assist in preparing all laws and matters connected with the public revenue and the trade of Gibraltar. London Cum:ms.—The greatest inconvenience con tinues to be experienced from a paucity of landing waiters in the port of London, and the consequent want of facilities experienced by importers still occasions great loss and annoy ance. It appears that every person whom it is possible to make available has been pressed into the landing duty, and that large numbers of inferior officers are thus employed, the pressure is so great that the customs are obliged to give up the weighing of some goods altogether, and to obtain the accounts in the best way they can. SAVAGE ASSAULT ON THE POLICE. —On Tuesday, John Irayber, Thomas • Swift, John M'Lennon and Samuel Frodsman, were charged at the Manchester city police-court, with having committed an assault upon two officers of the police, named Harper and Howell. It was stated that about one o'clock in the morning, tho officer on duty in Poland-street, Oldham-road, saw a crowd of twelve or fourteen men standing at the corner of the street, and apprehensive that they meditated a robbery he kept his eye upon them. He was joined by another officer, and as they passed the crowd at the corner of George Leigh street, they were set upon by the party, who kicked them, knocked them down, and severely wounded them about the head and face. AU the prisoners were identified as being participators in the assault, and were committed to the sessions. THE MAIL PACKETS.—SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.— The Calcutta steam-ship, commanded by Captain John Goodall, and belonging to the General Screw Company, left this afternoon for the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Cey lon, and Madras, touching at Cape de Verds and Ascension, calling en route at Plymonth for the mails. She takes a large and valuable cargo of general merchandise, and £40,670 specie, as follows :—X28,200, gold, Mauritius ; £5,470, silver, Madras ; £7,000, gold, Ceylon. As a proof of the facilities that Southampton offers as a port for load ing and departure for steamers, this ship's loading may be quoted. All her cargo for seven different ports, under the able superintendence of Mr. H. J. Smith, was shipped in little more than twelve hours ; and the dispatches relating thereto, consisting of some two or three hundred sets of bills of lading, were completed and in the hands of the mer chants by noon, giving only 60 hours from the time of com mencing to the time of finishing the loading of cargo (inde pendent of some 150 tons of stores) and making up the ac counts of a steamer of 1,800 tons register. She will have from 80 to 90 first-class cabin passengers, amongst whom are the Bishops of Natal and Cape Town and their suites. STEALING HAIR FROM AN EMPLOYER.—A young boy, named John Carbine, was placed in the dock on a charge of having stolen from his employer, Mr. Brocklehurst, curled hair manufacturer, a quantity of foreign and English horse hair. The employer in this case obtained information that a quantity of foreign hair had been offered for sale at a marine store dealer's, and that it had afterwards been bought by another party. Upon this he made inquiry, and soon ascertained that some one was stealing hair from his premises. A watch was set, and the prisoner was caught with hair in his possession, and it appeared that he had been the instrument of employing another boy to sell the hair, which was a valuable article, some of the qualities being worth as much as 3s. 6d. per lb. The prisoner, in reply to questions put from the bench, stated that his father was dead, that his mother lived in London, that he lived with his sister in Back Turner-street, and that he had been brought up at the Swinton schools. He had been put apprentice to a Mr. Fullalove, a tailor, from whose employment he ran away twice. Mr. Brocklehurst, his present employer, said he had recently made inquiry into the boy's character, and had re ceived a very unfavourable account of him. The depositions under the juvenile offenders act, were in the meantime ordered to be taken, and the case was remanded till this day, IRELAND.-, [FROX OUR OWN CORRESPONi4.44 . DUBLI TTIURSDAY. . Mrs. Latham Blacker died yeiterklay, at the Rugsbridge Hotel from the effects se 4 L, received at the fatal Straffan accidetZ A faction fight took place at Mooi mon, on Friday, at which some severe were given and received. Several parties were taken into custody. A curious case occupies the Court of Common Pleas at present. It is an issue from chanCery, arising [from a suit instituted by a lady claiining her share of the effects of the late Captain Ivory Brown King, as his widow. Her marriage is, how ever, disputed by the heir-at-law, on the ground that Captain King was insane when he married the plaintiff. The case excited additional interest from the examination of the plaintiff, who was altogether over six hours in the witness box, where she evinced the greatest collectedness. In one instance answering a question put rather sharply by the attorney-general, in reference to the deceased she completely turned the tables, by shedding a few tears and saying—" Can't you leave my poor husband alone and let his bones rest. The Lord be praised, he's now in a place where there are no counsellors."—Her case still proceeds, the amount of personal property concerned is about .7,000 The Exhibition building is to be opened for a winter garden and promenade for the first time to-day. The viceregal party will be present, and six military bands will attend. A few very obscure individuals are about to get up a " banquet " in Dublin, to commemorate John Mitchell's escape. Monday evening is fixed for the event, when we may expect plenty of " Talk." Apropos to this, I may mention that it is well known here, that your convenient city of Liverpool has, within the last twelve months, been favoured with more than one visit, under the rose, from banished young s„ Irelander _ _ RtseoNism -Several additional outrages have been reported from the north. A shot was some days ago fired into the residence of the Rev. Mr. Rossborough, of Rathfriland, fortunately without doing any damage. A reward has been offered for the discovery of the offender. Three or four accounts of waylaying and beating have also come to hand, and some arms have been seized by the constabulary in the proclaimed districts. A SCENE IN COURT. On Tuesday, in the Court of Exchequer, a scene occurred which cannot be very pleasing to the Lord Chief Baron. In the case of 'Tuthill v. Gabbett, Mr. Whiteside, Q.C., asked a witness, named Wallace, a question in reference to the handwriting of one of the parties, whereupon The Chief Baron ruled, on an objection made by the counsel for the plaintiff, that the question was not admissible, but expressed his willingness to take a note of it. Mr. Whiteside contended that it was clearly ad missible, and said, if his lordship persisted in his ruling, he could not proceed with the defence of his clients. The Chief Baron : I will not allow the question to be put. Mr. Fitzgibbon . As many years as I hare had the honor of pleading in these courts, I have never known such a question to be objected to. It is clearly admissible according to law ; and it will be quite useless for me to hold my brief in this case any longer, if the court is of opinion that such a question cannot be put. The Chief Baron : I have taken a note of your objection, and I will do no more. Mr. Whiteside : Then, my lord, we cannot carry on our defence, and must throw up our briefs. Mr. Whiteside, Q.C. ; Mr. Fitzgibbon, Q.C. ; and Mr. Richard Armstrong, counsel for the defendants, then retired from the bar, and were on the point of leaving the court, when Mr. O'Hagan, Q.C., withdrew his objection, and these gentlemen accordingly returned. In the assault case, in which a priest, named Foy, was plaintiff, and a Presbyterian clergyman, defendant, the jury returned a verdict for the former, £5O damages. In the Incumbered Estates Court, a small por tion of Sir John Carden's property in the county Tipperary, was sold, and brought 27 years' pur chase. A house fell in Bride's-alley, in Dublin, yes terday, and killed a woman, who was sleeping in it. A man was waylaid a few nights ago near Lough rea, county Galway, and beaten so that he died. A party has been arrested charged with the murder. The Tenant League has had a meeting, at which Messrs. Cantwell, Gray, Lucas, Duffy, and O'Bren nan (of un-tract-able memory) spoke. There was nothing beyond the usual hacknied topics, John O'Connell coming in for copious abuse be sides. The bridge at Dunkitt, near Waterford, on the line of the Waterford and Kilkenny railway, is nearly completed. THE BELFAST AND BALLYMENA AND PORTReSH Ex- TENSION LINE.—At present, a large number of men are busily at work upon various portions of the new line between Ballymena and Portrush—about 1,500, we believe, in all. Mr. Edwards, the able engineer who ,has the direction of the works, under Mr. Dargan, has just made a full inspection of them, and reports satisfactorily; and as speedily as hands can be put on the works will be pressed forward without delay. We may consequently reckon that in the course of next autumn the line will be opened to the sea.—Belfast Mercury. There has been an extensive seizure of distilling materials, and illicit spirits, in Belfast, immediately adjoining the terminus of the Belfast and County Down Railway. THE FUNDS, STOCK AND CLOSI SHARE MARKET, LONDON i 42- PRICES. "huraday, December 15th, 1853. London and N. W 10.11 4 London and S. W7B 9 Manchester, Sheffield, 1k Lincolnshire 24# 51 Midland Stock 631 4 North British 34 5 Do. Preference Norfolks sf 1 North Staffordshire Shrewsbury and Birm. Do. L. and N. W. guar. South E. and Dover 63 4 York. New., and Ber 64 5 Do. Extension Do. Preference York and North Mid 481 91 Do. Preference .. FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexican 24i Spanish New Deferred 46# g Do. Passives 22/ Do. Threes 4i 5 Russians Do. • 98a LAND SHARES. Agricultural 45 7 North B. Australian Peel River South Australia ENGLISH MARKET. Consols Account 1 941 Do. Money J Bank Stock ... 220 2 Exchequer Bills, L. • • } 4 7 pm Do S. Three and a Quarter per cent. 96 4 RAILWAY SHARES. Ambergate, Nottingham, and Eastein Juncti - on .. 5/ Caledonian s6i Do. Preference.. ... 100 4 Bristol and Exeter .. East Anglian Eastern Counties.. ln East Lancashire 1.... 65 Eastern Union, A Do B. h C Edinbro' & Glasgow Great Northern -84 i 53 Great Western 834 4 Lancashire & Yorkshire 671 8 Do. Fifths Leeds Northern l3} London Brighton and South Coast 99& 100 SHARE MARKETS. -YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL.—The market was flat all day, and closed heavily, the same spirit prevailing all day. Caledonian, 281; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 681 c k; Leeds Northern, 14 ; London and North Western, 104 c; Midland, 64k 1; North British, 8.13.9; South Eastern Stock, 19.3.9 Ic -3-9 1. The closing prices were :—Caledonians, 28 1 8 ; Eastern Counties, 131 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 68 ; London and North Western, 103/ 4; Midland, 64 1; North British, 81 A„ ; South Eastern, 19 k ; York and North, 24-k ; Sheffied Stock, 251 • MANCHESTER.—The following was the business done:—Caledonian, 281 • Cork, Blackrock, and Passage, x.d. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 681 + 1; London and North Western, 103 1 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 25 1 1 ; Midland Railway Consols, 641 . 1; South Eastern, 19- 3-1 6. DUBLlN.—Consols for account 9th Jan., 941; 31 per cent. Stock, 961 ; Belfast Junction Railway, 45 paid, 46+ ; Dublin and Bray, 15 paid, 91; Dublin and Drogheda new Thirds, 25 paid, 21 d. ROCHDALE MARKET. -MONDAY, DEC. 12. We have had but a thin attendance of buyers to-day, who have shown a great unwillingness to purchase except at reduced prices. WooL is quite as firm as it was the pre ceding week, and the manufacturers evince no disposition to buy but for immediate use. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.—TUESDAY, DEC. 13. The market has been attended by very few buyers to-day, and the business done has been correspondingly small. " At this particular season the market is not usually brisk, so that no surprise is felt at the slackness of the demand. Heavy goods for winter wear are what are mostly inquired for, and of these about the usual quantity is selling. Wool, moves oft' slowly. HALIFAX MARKET.-SATURDAY, DEC. 10. - • The attendance of merchants in our piece hall to-day has been very limited, and few goods of any description have found purchasers. Owing to the firmness of the raw Ma terial, there is rather more doing the, YARN. Woors are not active, and the staplers are asking higher rates. ,e leaf! decr s unINP , c ow ~sslSgal ' me te',"