Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-10 00:00:00

Comnitrcfat . batts. — Ebb Egan, At twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-aux% a quan tity of Fruit. —George Badenach and Son. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 7, Exchange-chambers, 7 pkgs. Bees' Waa.—F. J. Eaton. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 5, Exchange-buildings, 193 half-tierces Carolina Rice.—S•lishury, Turner, and Grey. At one o'clock. at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, a quantity of Fruit.—Thomas Parry. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 10, Water-street, 144 bags Black Pe i )per. —Hall and Jones. At one o'clock,l4 Wide. Tobacco.--Charles Lear. At twelve o'clock, at the Clifton Arms Hotel, Lytham, about 400 loe,s Oatmeal.—Ross, T. Smyth and Co. A; twelve o'clock, 300 bags Nitrate of Soda.—Cox Brothers. At twelve o'clock. at the bro":ers' office, 3), Exchange-alley North ., 100 tierces Carolina Rice.—Shand, Higson, and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Oldhall-strcet 12 bales Silk Chussum.—James Bateson, Sons, and Co.. At twelve o'clock, at the lr:•oker'e office, 3, Exchange-alley, It bales Cotton, all faults. —J. B. Thomson. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Royal Bank-buildings, 75 bales Cettoa, &c.—Newalluud Clayton. AMUSEAENTS, PUBLIC MEErIN33, &c. THIS DAY, Xtrirk AstPIITTETEATRE—Dramtati3 Performance-7 p.m. Hirgairza's CIRQUE VAltli;TE, Dale-street.-7 p.m. LII4LIEW.OL ACALEMY'S EXHIBITION, Post-office-place. Einar. coLoassum—General Entertainment-6.30 p.m. tar For advertisements see second pato. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. Persons seeking Employment, parties4requiring Servants, Assistant , 3 orClerks, and those in search of Apartments, or having Lodgings to Let, can best bring their wants under 61.,e notice of the public, by advertising in the NOILTIMEN TIMES, anti, which, from its:large circulation, is the most efficient medium of publicity in this distrki, The, cash price for this special class of advcrliseinents is now reduced to THREEPENCE FOR TWENTY WORDS, and for every additional five 'words one perow. Eke. ilortlimi (jam 2IICTSD.4I", DECEMBRa 10, 1837. TUE DAYS NEWS. 'We •publish additional despatches from India this morning. We regret to say that the news from Lacknow i& very disheartaing, Havelock's position was .unchanged as he was completely surrounded by the enemy. A number of the English had'been.slain in a. sortie from Alumbag, made for the purpose of establishing a communi catioaswith the Ilesidency, and Sir James Outram was severely wounded. The forces of the latter_ had dwindled down to a fearful extent. The correspondent cf the Daily Nees gives a very gloomy picture, indeed, of the psi:ion of Havelock. He•sayss--e" General Havelock is now occupying the position so \long held by our garrison ; but, of bie-whole .force, there are barely 700 fit for duty. while the attacking force numbers thousands, and is daily being reinforced by the baffled garrison of Delhi. These latter, although worsted in every encounter with our troops, aro creeping gradually -into Oude, determined to make their last and fiercest stand on the land of .their birth." The despatch to the East India House states that food was running short at Lucknow, and the garrison were under the feces shy of slaughtering their gun bullocks, " but relief was approaching." A large quantity of treasure, captured from the mutineers,had reached Cawnpore, valued above £KO,OOO. There is not much extra from Delhi. The King would be sent to Calcutta. Nena Sahib was still at work ; an agent of his had put hirneeli' AV-the head of the insurgents of the Gwalior contingent, and it was thought probable that he may form a junction with the Dinapore mutineers. Parliamentary proceedings yesterday were not of much importance. A petition was presented by Mr. Rossini' from the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce in•favour of the Bank Act Committee. A long discussion occurred on the resolution of the committee on Her Majesty's Message, con ferring a baronetcy on General Havelock, and asking fora pension of £l,OOO a year to that veteran. The general opinion seemed to be that the pension ought to descend to the son, as he had participated in his father's dangers and his father's glory, and had also won the Victoria cross. A nutnber of mem bers addressed the House, and ultimately the report was agreed to. Sir J. Pakington wished for infor mation respecting the administration of the Clive Fund for providing the Indian army with military cadets. He complained that, while some 600 or 700 officers had been thrown out of employment by the disbanding of the native regiments, that the East India House continued to send out numbers of cadets from this country. Mr. V. Smith, in reply, said that the East India Company had maturely considered the subject, and that they had not filled up anything like the number of vacan cies; besides, hon. members must not come to the conclusion that there will be no more native regi ments. Tile Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that there would be no objection to Lty on the table a statement of the expense of the war to the East India C:Kapany, the ihcreascd number of troops, and in what way it was proposed to be met: The report of Supply was agreed to. The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that be did not anticipate any increase in the war expenditure. The Bank Aet Indemnity Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. Vernon Smith read, in the House of Cbm moTs, yesterday, 4 telegraphic despatch dated Calcutta October 61st; in which it was announced that on the 21st October provisions were falling short jr. Lucknow—that the 'gun bullocks were' being killed to afford supplies ; but that relief wis approaching; and that Ncna Sahib is at the head of the Gwalior mutineers. A Great Parliamentary Reform meeting was held at .$l-effield on Monday. Resolutions in favour of a rate-paying suffrage, the vote by ballot, equal. electoral districts, the abolition of the pro pertly qualification for_members of Parliament, and . triennial -Parliaments, were tathusiastically adopted. We have to record the death of . Mr. Hildyard, M.P.., an event which opens $ vacancy in the representation of Whitchaven. The deceased gentleman, who was a Dc.rbyite in. politics, repre sented that borough since 0347. Mr, Ser:-;ennt Shoe resignea. his candidature for Ashton yesterday morning, and. Mr. Mason, the late Conservative candidate, whose committee on Monday officially intimated his retirement, has, it appears, again come forward. Ve has no chance of success. . The nomination for the Paisley election took place yesterday, and the show of hands - was in favour of Mr. 'Tilley. A poll was demanded in favour of Mr. :C. Ewing, who, by all accounts, is safe to be eledted. 6 Mr. Bagethaw was elected, yesterday, by a large majority, member for the borough of aarwich. At the Assizes, yesterday, Andrew O'Brien, Charged with the murder of his mother-inelaw, was placed in the dock. The trial occupied the atten tion of the jury the whole of the day. The facts of *the case are already is the hands of our readers, and, after a patient hearing, the jury brought in a verdict of "Not guilty, oft. the yrouwl of insanity." The prisoner will be imprisoned during her Majesty's pleasure. _ The weekly meeting of th. West Derby Guar dians .was held yesterday, at which the salary of Dr. Nevins was increased by the sum of 303. per week, for tha Purpose of enabling that gentleman to pay for the services of an assistant. We tepday publish a corrected list of failures that have !Alm!' place .during the present commercial crisis. The catalogue is a. long one. We give no less a dumber than 110 firms, who have failed within the past two or three montlis. _ _ The Regi§tnirg Tpturpq announce that the rate of mortality in London has greatly increased during the last few weeks. This arises chiefly from the prevalence of influenza, as no fewer than one hundred persons died from that epidemic last week. However, notwithstanding the mortality, the number of births during the period exceeded the deaths by nearly four hundred. The Continental news this morning is not of any importance. The decree which has extin guished the Presse newspaper for two months is felt in Paris to be a most extraordinary measure, and we hear that the writer of the article which condemned the paper is likely to be elected to the Legislative Chambers, as the successor of M. Carnot. The Adriatic, which sailed yesterday for New York, took out £4,500 in specie. IT is quite evident now, that we shall not have a repeal of the Currency Bill of 1819, or the Bank Charter Act of 1844. Lord PALMER STON has said " You shall have money, at ten ' 4 ' per cent., to avert National Bankruptcy, but at "no lower rate." This is the language of Dictators. The First and Second GEORGE'S commenced their reigns under Whig principles, very similar to those from which we are now suffering in trade ; still, we believe that there is sufficient innate strength in commerce to make it the great governing power of nations. Merchant's can rule banks with as much ease as they create them, and establish principles of action in monetary matters for themselves, which well secure them against the ravages of a money oligarchy's panics. The spirit of CROMWELL, whose patriotism and truth were only equalled by his unflinching faith in the sacredness of his mission, and the blessings it would secure to mankind—still breathes in the English merchant. For all moral purposes this spirit is easily evoked► and, in the present hour of danger, may be employed to world-wide advantage. We shall, therefore, give our attention, as far as possible, to the actual state of the Markets for the great staple productions in which our merchants deal, and endeavour to show our Currency Quacks that, where there is a market, there are men who can enter it honourably and profitably without their dangerous aid, and without risking all on their treacherous counsel. The position of the Liverpool Cotton Market has -excited the special attention of the London Nioney-Jobbers within the last fortnight, and we think it necessary to keep our readers and consumer of Cotton as fully advised as possible as to the actual current of trade at home and abroad, as one of the practical means by which that trade may be rescued from the grasp of the supporters of a ten per cent. Whig Minister. The accounts received from America by the vldriatic represented the markets for every kind of produce as in a state of violent fluctuation. Brealstuffs had resisted the downward impetus the English news was likely to impart to them. This may be attributed in some measure to the near approach of the season when communication with the West is almost entirely cut off by frost. There was no great stock of Breadstuffs in the Atlantic ports, though the accumulation at Chi cago, and the intermediate stations was enor mous. This information will be of service to those financiers who make corn the standard by which they direct their operations. The most unsettled article, however, of American export is cotton. Indeed the prices in the different shipping ports vary to a surprising extent. The stock at New York was limited to about 5,000 bales. and the demand at that port was equally limited, appearing to proceed mainly from those spinners who were resuming their suspended operations. There were, in fact, no other buyers. From New Orleans shipments have been made pretty freely to England. The quotations according to the New Orleans Price Current, received by the .Idriatic, being 111 cents per middling Orleans, which with id freight, and 98 exchange for bill of lading bills, would be equal to 8d per lb. laid down on the quay at Liverpool, inclusive of sales charges. What will the London Times say to this ? Our cotemporary will be glad to hear that subsequent telegraphic reports, received by the Canada give lower prices for cotton, both at New York and in the Southern States. The City of Washington's advises are fortunately better, despite the effect previously produced, and the discouraging, and, we will add, disgraceful new s from England, which caused purchases • for European account to be almost entirely suspen ded, and shipments td this country suddenly checked. The receipts at the S )uthern ports were in the meantime very light. It is said that the planters are careless of sending their .cotton to market until a better price can be realised for it, and their hands are more profitably employed in get ting in the balance of :he crop. One thing is certain, that the Planter ,is better able than any other producer to withhold his stuff from market, inasmuch as he is usually paid for it before the seed -is put •into the ground. The Factor, whose acceptances were cashed for this purpose, may be inconvenienced if, at their maturity, he is not in receipt of the cotton on which they were predicated ; but that is his affair, not the , Planter's. No one will doubt that, "It is ill " taking the breeks off a lighlandman," but that delicate operation will be almost as easy as getting down cotton from the Red River before the owner chooses to send it. The Factors appear, it is said, to have received considerable assistance from the Banks under the circum staneps; still that does not bring the Cotton to market, Whether it will be sent down more readily when the prices have declined under the weight of our adverse accounts, remains yet to be seen. As to the crop, conflicting statements are rife, as they usually are at this period of the yew, Messrs. T, J. $ tpwigt and Co., in their ' Circular, while professing their inability to name the yield of the new crop within a quarter of a million bales, either way, seem inclined to fix the maximum at three million bales. Frost accounts were coming in plentifully, and though they must be received with great caution, we think few of our readers will be of the opinion of the New York Journal of Commerce, who, while reporting a slight frost in Mississippi, observes that " a good frost would now be rather " beneficial than otherwise." But whatever may be the amount of the crop, there is little doubt it will all be required for consumption. The American spinners are fast recovering from the shock they have sustained, and in all probability the Cotton Mills of the Northern States will be all at full work within three months hence. Our English mills, on the other hand, are not checked or stopped for want of orders, but for want of money—for want of some representative circulating medium wherewith to pay wages— for want of credit to which they are so well entitled—for want of the accustomed facilities, now abruptly refused. Let the Bank of England reduce its prohibitory rate of interest, if only for a respectable commer cial appearance sake, and we shall soon see the cotton mills of Lancashire in full activity again. But Nre shall vainly look for the resumption of healthy remunerative trade, until we have seen the last of Lord OVERSTONE'S pet TENT per cent. The most we can do is to keep the com mercial public fully advised as to what the actual course of trade is. The relief the mercantile and trading com munities require can only be obtained by a sweeping measure of Parliamentary Reform, and as our money-laws are to be re-enacted in obedience to the foregone conclusions of the Legislative mind, the whole question has resolved into a matter of detail, which can offer no reasonable obstacle to the Reform movement. That the trade of Great Britain has as sound a core as it ever had, and that the panics to which we are now exposed, are systemised seasons of national plunder, we are fully prepared to prove. The London Times, in fact, does this for us, ex ceptthat it makes the crimes of its employers ap pear to be the vices of the merchant and the sins of the tradesman. THE SUSPENSION OF THE BAN;{ OF ENGLAND.—That terrible event, which has been darkly foreshadowed in these columns on various occasions during the past three weeks, has come to pass at last; the Bank of England has virtually suspended specie payments. True, it is not literally a suspension. The bank continues to redeem all its notes in coin, for the present. But it has been authorised to issue notes beyond the point of possible redemption, and it has, therefore, proximately or constructively suspended. Should business suddenly revive and confidence return, it might not be found necessary for the bank to issue ,a larger amount of notes than it could conveniently carry; in 1847, when Lord John Rassall, like Lord Pahnerstoa now, took the respensiblity of authorising the bank to break the law and overissue notes, very few notes indeed were issued, and the bank took care of them without difficulty. But should the present crisis last for auy great period of time, should disasters of still greater magnitude than those which have yet occurred befall the straitened commercial world, it might become necessary for the bank to issue such an amount of notes as it could by no common possibility hope to be able to redeem is coin. That contingency, which would be nothing less than the utter ruin of the bank, is now rendered possible. Of the attitude of the other European banks we have but few details. All are raising their rates of interest to the neighbourhood of ten per cent. 13at can they stay the storm with appliances of that kind ? We think not. The panic which caused the stoppage of the Bank of England must spread across the Channel; and it will be a piece of uncommon good fortune if the banks of France, Prussia, Hamburgh, and Frankfort do not find themselves under a positive neces sicy of suspending specie payments. The shrewdest financiers foretell the speedy suspension of the Bank of France by the last mail. We are thus in the same boat, and the London Tieees will probably revise the strictures it contained so:ne d.:ys since on the uncommonly mercu rial temperament of the American people, and their liability to be led away by gusts and flaws of panic. Even solid Jelin Bull, it seams, went roaring to his bank for the guineas. If the truth were known, indeed, we suspect that all the commercial and corporate rotten ness is not on this side of the water; queer stories about frauds and breakdowns in England are being whispered already ; the Royal British Bank, it is feared, was not a unique specimen. Persons whose station and character give importance to anything they say have openly expressed very grave doubts of the solidity of financial houses against whom it has b en rank heresy to breathe a thought ; and indeed, as all the private bankers of London and money operators generally have been largely concerned in oar railway schemes, it would not be very surprising if most of them ware found at this moment overloaded with such securities—on which, o f course, no money or aid could be now obtained. Public rumour likewise tolls some strange accounts of the manner in which the English joint stock banks have been managed, and the state in which they are at present : bat, as yet, all his is rumour. If the banks and bankers are solid, the action of the government has saved them ; if they are rotten, they are past salvation. In one point of view, the action of the British government creates a complication entirely unprecedented in history. Such a financial crisis, so wide-spread and so radical, leading to such terrible results, in the midst of profound peace, and bursting upon a thoroughly active and shrewd commercial community, is entirely without parallel in modern history ; and though Sir Robert Peel foresaw that the bank would in time of panic, be forced to obtain abnormal relief from the government, though in fact that relief was actually obtained ten years ago, the interference of the government at this crisis immensely complicates and embarrasses the imbroglio. It is utterly impossible to say how things may end. The revulsion may continue and may lead, after breaking more commercial houses, to a general social and political revolution, extending throughout Europe ; or it may end as it did here is a general liquidation and con• traction with occasional failures, and ultimately a complete stagnation of business. At all events, whatever chaage the virtual suspension of the bank may cause, it is suite evident that nothing can for the present restore to England the control of the commercial affairs of the world. That control has been vested in the United States by the force of circumstances. The priority of our revulsion Sere, and the suspension of our New York banks ; tle sudden aggregation of specie here, and the stagnation of trade have placed the United States in a position to command the world, in a commercial point of view. We can exact specie for our cotton, and Europe cannot do without it; we can keep all our gold, and England isamot take it from us. If our banks play their cards with ordinary discretion this crisis will crown the commerce of the Unfold States THE NORTHERN TIMES.= --LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1857 as the controlling power of the world's trade.—New York Herald. THE COURT, &c. ARRIVAL OF THE COURT AT OSBORNR.—A spebial Roya train, in charge of the chief officers of the South-Western Railway Company, arrived in the Royal Clarence Victual ling-yard, Gosport, on Monday, at 12.30 p.m., conveying Her Majesty, the Royal family, and the Court, to embark for Osborne for a brief sojourn before Christmas. The weather was exceedingly unfavourable. Prince Alfred, accompanied by his tutor, Lieutenant Cowell, R.E., met his august parents at the Clarence-yard, having proceeded thither from his residence at Xlver Bank (the mansion of the late John Wilson Croker), and accompanied them to Osborne. Tee Queen was received on alighting from the train by Admiral Sir George Seymour, K.C.B. ; Major- General the Hon. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8.; Rear- Admiral Marcia; Captain Superintendent Dacres, C.B. ; Colonel Forster, R.E., and Colonel Hurdle, R.M., C. 8., Aide-de-Camps to Her Majesty; Lieutenant-Colonel Wright, Assistant-Quarter-Master-General; Lieutenant- Colonel Conolly ; Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant-General ; Captain Seymour, C. 8., Captain Gordon, Captain Breton, and a guard of honour of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Fleming. The Royal yacht Fairy, under the command of Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, left Portsmouth harbour, with the Court on board, at 43 minutes past 12, and arrived at Cawes at 25 minutes past 1, where the Royal equipages were in readiness to carry them to Osborne, where they arrived at 10 minutes to 2. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS (DOWAGER) OF MORLEY.— We regret to learn that intelligence has been received of the death of the Countess (Dowager) cf Morley, who expired on Monday night at Saltraw, Devonshire. The late Countess was daughter of Mr. Thomas Talbot, of Gonville, Norfolk, and married on the 23rd of August, 1809, John, Ist and late Earl of Morley, his marriage with Lady Augusta Fane being dissolvel in February of the same year. By her marriage her Ladyship had surviving issue the present Earl of Morle3. PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . THEATRE ROYAL. The Italian artistes, who are to appear at the Theatre Royal, to-morrow evening, in Verdi's opera " LA Traviata," have been creating the greatest furore in the city of Hamburg'''. Speaking of Mad'lle Piccolomini, a corres pondent of the Musical World says :—" I need not inform you how original this young lady's notions are in all she undertakes, and you may surmise that she found many new effects, and that her performance differed materially from her prelecessers." Again, " Piccolomini surpassed herself in the estimation of all who had previously , seen and heard her; she entirely enraptured the hous, and was re-called once—twice—thEce, indeed, many time. The sensation at the end was prodigious." In referethe to Giuglini, the same authority says :—" The house ' rse at him,' encored him simultanously, and re-called lim three times. He delighted everybody with the beaut' of his voice and his expressive sioging ; it was a genine triumph, and I have rarely seen a more excited audence out of Italy." In conclusion, " One feature in the denon stratien was altogether strange to an English tleatre. Several times during the evening, when the favourite( were re-called, a flourish of trumpets proceeded fron the orchestra, and added greatly to the excitement )f the scene. I do not think I exaggerate when I state that Piccolomini and Signor Giugliai were sunmoned forward thirty tithes." * AN HOUR 'WITH vOI7SDEN. Mr. Valentine Vousden, the great depictor of tie charac ters of all known nations—whose representations in this town, London, and Dublin, caused more attraction than any single performer living, has produced a nev and, it may be added, a very superior entertainment. For the last couple of months, Mr. Vousden has been resticatiag in Lancashire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Sze., and he has taken the opportunity of building a new structure on the celebrated old foundation, " The Unity of Nations!' No solo performer has ever attained the altitude reached by this great pollynationalist, in his former entertain ment, and from an hour at a private rehesal of his new piece, there can only be one opinior, namely— vast improvement. The scenes, dialogue, alai characters, are new, and a variety of songs —words and !allele from his own prolific and gifted .pen —are all gems in their line, and cannot fail to become universal fa•ourites, as the sentiments and infleence reaches all clases. We have ventured some prophecies, all of which timed out correct, and it will not be too much to adi, that when Mr. Vousden appears amongst us again (mich will be soon, at the Queen's Hall), that he will corn with one of the most exquisite and popular entertainnents, national and natural, ever offered to an intellecual and discerning public, SAILING OF THE ADRIATIC.—The Ariatic sailed yester day afternoon for New York. She had nearly £5,000 in specie. on freight, aud twenty-two rassengers. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. PEAKS, CF THE GATF.ACRE GAS WORK3.-0a Thursday evening hst, the friends of Mr. Perks, assembled at the Bear inn, Gateacre, for the purpose of presenting that gentleman with a testimonial, for his praiseworthy exertions in introducing gas into Gateacre. Mr. Joseph Stubbs o,cupied the chair. After doing justice to the substantial things on the table, the Chairman proposed a number if appropriate toasts, and proceeded to the business of the . evening—viz., to present Mr. Perks in the name of the nha' itants of the tow_eshin with a magnificent gold watce and appendages. In the caurse of his remarks he said—l awl most happy to bear testimony to Mr. Perks' abiities as a gas engineer, and when I look back upon the ndoimnitable spirit displayed by him in the introduction of gas into Gateacre, I cannot but think, that man deseving the highest regards of his fellow men. Aft(r alluding to the free gift of the two public lamp is the township by Mr. Perks, he proceeded to popose healtb, long life, and prosperity to Mr. Perks, aid to couple with it the wishes of the inhabitants that, he closing of his career at Gateacre may open a wide! field for his labours elsewhere. "I now beg, in the name of the subscribers, to present you, Mr. Rrks, with this;old watch and chain, purchased with the proceeds of theitsubseriptions, and hope you may long live to wear this to.en of our esteem and regard." The watch bears the fclowing inscription : —"Presented to Mr. Joseph Perks for his individual enterprise in introducing gas nto Gateacre, June and Oc tobsr, 1856. Pie3nted December, 1857." Mr. Perks bri fly replied as follows :—M r. Chairman and Gentlemen,--It would 'e impossible for me to acknowledge in suitable terms the hgh honour you have conferred upon me in deeming my jumble endeavours worthy of your notice. If I have tended to improve or impart comfort, economy, or any othe!beneticial effect to this locality, then I should have been amply paid by your approbation, the recollection of whicl will stimulate me to further exertion. To you, Mr. Chairrnn, gentlemen, and those kind friends to whose genentnit. I am indebted for this kind present, I beg to tender na most-grateful acknowledgments, and assure you that the event of your kindness will ever be inserted within tie tablets of my memory. Mr. Chairman, I cannot let the 'resent opportunity pass without publicly thanking you to: the warm interest you have ever taken in my welfare, aril for the many kindnesses I have received at your hands, when a stranger is you all. But I regret, for the sake of 'our own village and the surrounding locality, that the strenuous opposition we met with in Woolton deprived us of catering for the watits,of the locality in gas supply, as jr am confident that, from position and practice, we could have supplied a cheaper and batter material, the wants of which have been for many years experienced; but being now realised, I hope that you may still go on encouraging every good thing that may tend to the advancement of the people, that Little and Much-Woolton may vie with other townships in their useful institutions, the prosperity of which I will always do my best to pro mote, encourage, and maintain.—The evening was enlivened by several humourous songs, toasts, &c. Mr. G. Fleetwood, in a neat speech, proposed the health of the worthy chair man, which was drunk with musical honours. The Chair man, in proposing the health of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory, complimented them in very high terms for the recherche style in which the dinner was served, after which several other toasts were given and responded to, when the company concluded the evening' s enjoy m e n t s by singing, with might and main, " God save the Queen." TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. THE DANUBIAN QUESTION: Le Nord says, that negociations are actively going on between the Cabinets of France and Eng land with a view of coming to a common under standing before eonvokieg the Congress of Paris. One point of agreement has already been estab lished between the Powers. The Commissioners of the Principalities have received, through their respective Governments, the notification that the wishes of the Divans in favour of a foreign Prince cannot be admitted. The Invalide Busse says that the question, though difficult, will be solved by diplomacy and by means of reciprocal concessions. BENGAL. CEYLON, Nov. 0. At this date, between 4,000 and 5,000 troops had passed on to Calcutta, and troop-ships were continually arriving at Point do Galle. FRANCE. PARIS, DEC S. The Courier de Paris, the organ of what it calls the Constitutional Opposition, pursues its task► and thus far without molestation. It declares that the fulfilment of the Emperor's promise to crown his edifice by liberty would be the utter ruin of all the parties opposed to his dynasty. LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW ESTARLISFIMENT POE BOY S' CLOTHING.—Number of boys clothed for the week ending. Saturday, December sth, 710; corresponding week last year, 424 ; increase, 286. ERRATUM.—In our policireports 'of Tuesday, the name of the little canin, who was sent for trial for stealing money from a letter, was printed Thomas Graham—it should be Galian, the former being a respectable person connected with the office. We are requested to state that the David Rober`son, under whose deed of assignment the payment of a dividend was advertised in our yesterday's impression, is David Robertson, of Liverpool, Ship-owner and Master-Mariner, and not Mr. David Robertson, Merchant, of 20, North John Street, Liverpool, and Derby Road, Bootle. LIST OP PASSENGERS PER ADRIATIC, roa NEW YORK Mr. J. S. Gilbert, Mr. J. N. Wood, lady and infant, Mr. J. M. Mors, Dr. J. N. Worthington, Mr. Wm. Carrere, Mr. K. R. Smith, Mr. J. Ramsden, Mr. Buckley, Mrs. Stills and infant, Mrs. Wood, Mr. R. S. Fay, Mr. Zerega, Mr. H. Dorn, Mr. Gray, Mr. P. 0. Furd, Mr. W. Armstrong, Captain Galloway, Mr. C. S. Homer, Mr. T. George. THE ALLEGED DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT.—III the Parliamentary proceedings of Tuesday night, as published in the NORTHERN TIMES of yesterday, the 7elcgraph reported that the Ministers had been defeated, whereas the opposite was the fact. Clause No. 2 to the Bill of Indemnity was not struck out. Thera were 100 for the clause and 18 against ; not 100 for the amendment, and 18 for the clause, LIVgRPUOL DISTRIC I' PROVIDENT SOCIETY. —WS have much pleasure in announcing that the management has mr.st liberally declared its intention of giving the profits of the next " Peoples' Concert," at St. George's-hall, on Saturday, December 112th, as a donation to the funds of the " District Provident Society." We hone, thereto e, that the f iends of the society and the pubic in general, will, by a numerous attendance, shew their appreciation of this public spirited offer, aad their desire to assist in relieving the present distress.—Rev. Richard Appleton, and the Rev. W. Banister, Secretaries, Dec. 7th, 1857, A NAME MISTAKE:T.—At the Sessions, yesterday, Mr. Cobb had several prisoners to defend, hut being engaged at an early hour elsewhere, one of his clerks sent the names of the clients to the Clerk of the Peace, saying ho would be present in due time to defend them. Amongst the prisoners were a man and his wife, named "Nolan," and the name returned to the Clerk of the Peace, by mistake, was " Norman." Tile parties were tried, and the woman was acquitted in the absence of Mr. Cobh. The latter gentleman coming into court soon after, and learning she mistake, explained it to the Recorder, and at once returned the fee to the woman, the Recorder saying it was quits like the gentlemanly conduct always shown by Mr. Cobb. TEsTlatoeriae.—Among the officers of the Leviathan, known up to this time as the Great Eastern, is the chief engineer, Mr. Alexander M'Lennan, who formerly be longed to the Great Britain, screw steamer. °Annie Gray, of the latter vessel, testified his gratification at the appeintmei:t of Mr. M'Lennan to the Leviathan, by the presentation of a splendidly wrought silver snuff-box, menu factured by Mr. Wells, Jeweller, of Bold-street. The lid of the box bears the following inscription :—" Presen ted by Captain John Gray, of the Great Britain, screw steamer, to Alexander M - Leunan, chief engineer, as a token of undivided friendship, having sailed nearly six years together, on his appointment as engineer to the Great Eastern, October 7th, 1857." The workmanship of the testimonial is highly creditable to the skill of Mr. Wells. RECKLESS USE or FIREARMS.—About four o'clock last evening a bullet passed through the window of Mr. Wearing, chemist, Parliament -street, shattering a large plate-glass pane to pieces. The bullet struck the opposite wall of the shop, and fell on the ground. Mr. Wearing ran out of the door, and observed that, in the open space on the opposite side of the street, known as Par liament Fields, two young men were hurrying off, and several persons, whom the crash of the window ha I startled, perceived that the shot had been fired from that direction. Some police officers, who came up, crossed the fields and succeeded in overtaking the young men, who were found to have a pistol with which they were prac tising. They were take.' i .to cue ody, and wine brought up this morning. Th danger arising from such reckless conduct need not be pointed oat. The street was crowded with passengers at the time, and there were some persons in Mr. Wearing's shop. A gentleman who passed the shop window just at the moment, stated that ho felt the bullet whizz past him. STANLEY VILLAGE LECTURES.—On Tuesday evening, the fourth of the present course OF lectures was delivered in St. Anne's National Sehoel-room, by Mr. N. S. Glazebrook, to an exceedingly numerous and attentive audience. The subject selected was, " The Evils of Intemperance, consi dered ph)sically socially, and morally." A v,ry clear and comprehensive account was given of the direful conse quences on the human frame caused by the too free use of alcoholic liquors ; and the lecturer proved how much misery and disease result from tae dreadful and prevailing habit of drunkenness. In a social point of view, Mr. Glaze brook called the attention of his hearers to the fact that, by far the greater part of domestic discomfort and unhap piness may no doubt be attributed, directly or indirectly, to the inordinate use of intoxicating drink. To prove the moral ills arising from drunkenness, the lecturer very aptly referred to the opinion of eminent justices—that were it not for the evil named, our gaols and pribon houses would be comparatively empty, and crime most materially diminished, On concluding, Mr. Glazebr)ok received a hearty vote of thinks. The Rev. Mr. Gardner made some remarks on the lecture delivered, after which the meeting separated. Next week, Mr. Clirehugh lectures oa " Life Assurance.' LIE LAIRD TESTIMONIAL.—A few months since, the inhabitants of Birkenhead, and other persons interested in the prosperity of the town, determined to evince their sense of the great benefits conferred upon it, by the talents and public spirit of Mr. John Laird, the eminent iron ship-builder and Chairman of the Board of Commis sioners, by presenting him with a suitable testimonial. In a short time, upwards of £5OO was subscribed by about 2,000 persons, in sums varying from a few shillings to five guineas. The order for the testimonial was given to Mr. J. Aspinall. the agent in Liverpool for the celebrated firm of Elkington and Co., of Birmingham ; and yesterday, the various articles comprising the testimonial, and which are well worthy of the fame of the manufacturers, were exhibited at the shop of Messrs. Bevan and Weare, jewellers, Birkenhead. They consist of a richly chased silver centre piece, a pair of silver wine coolers, a pair of silver claret jugs, and a plate-chest of handsome polished oak, inlaid with brass. The total weight of the various pieces is 830 ounces. The larger pieces bearing the following inscription:—" Presented to John Laird, Esq., by the inhabitants and others interested in the welfare of Birkenhead, in acknowledge meat of the energy, public spirit, and great ability with which, for many years, in defiance of obstacles, opposition and discouragement, he has promoted the interests, enlarged the prosperity, and vindicated the rights of the Township.—Dec. 15th, 1837.' The presentation of the testimonial will take place in the Town Hall, at a meeting of the subscribers, on Tuesday next, the .15th inst. We may here state that early next spring Messrs. Elkington and Co. will open magnificient new shops and show-rooms, now building in Church street, where they will constantly keep on band a stock of goods, which will never be less in value than £lOO,OOO. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—WEDNBSDAY. The House of Lords sat for a short time, daring which the Bank Issues Indemnity Bill was received from the Commons and read a first time. HOUSE OF COMMONS—WEDNESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at a few minutes after twelve o'clock. THE BANK icr. Mr. Horsfall presented a petition from the LiverP° °l Chamber of Commerce in favour of the a pp o intment of t °6 Bank Acts Committee. GENERAL HAVELOCK'S PENSION. the The report of the resolution of th e C omm ittee 0 0 Queen's Message was brought up by Mr. Fitzroy. t i t to Colonel North said he should have rise n last have supported Mr. Briscoe's motion, for extending i" pension granted to General Havelock to his next success had he then known the son of that gallant officer the participated in all his father's battles, a n d h a d earned 1. " Victoria Cross, the dignity of Baronet would descend to the son, but he would not have the means to support it. Mr. Bagwell, while considering that such pens i°°° ,, should not be hereditary, th oug ht th ey s h ou ld continue beyond the short life of a veteran officer. • ed Mr. Kinnaird concurred in th ese remar k s , an d clelel from the Government some reward for the administrative talent of Sir John Lawrence, through whose instruinen ta. lity the fall of Delhi was accomplished. Mr Gladstone joined in the expressions of approbeti cel ' t in regard to the achi eve m en t s o f G enera l H ave l o ck, h ri suggested to hon. members, that the time for conferr i i, l l such rewards, and th e i r extent , s h ould b e determ i ne d by the Executive. Mr. E. Ball supported the remarks of Colonel North' Mr. Farquhar had watched attentively the marches Gen Havelock, and his g alla n t b an d, an d h e was convinee'i their achievetnents were unrivallel in history. The eon 0 General Havelock had parti c ip a t e d i n hi s f at h er ' s dange rs d and glory, and he hoped th a t th e f at h er ' s pens i on descend to him. Sir John Pakington could not assent to the argument °f Mr. Gladstone, and he hoped the right hon. gentlemeile remarks would have no effect in preventing members from expressing their approbation o f th e con d uct o f the gallent officers in India. He agreed w ith hi s h on. and gain friend that, considering the a ge o f G eneral Have l oc k, 8° the gallant conduct of his son, the pension about to be granted should descend at least to his son. °L i would take that opportunity of Fitt i ng t h e ques tions ° which he yesterday gave notice, and tf asking for inform s tion as to the administration of the Clive Fund. Sir H. Willoughby rose to order. The questions of th e right hon. gentleman had no reference to the subject tni def discussion, and could not be put at that time. a The Speaker decided that the r i g ht h on. b arone t 5 0111 not be in order in putting his questions. THE INDIAN WAR. Mr. V. Smith then announced the receipt of a deePa from Calcutta, with news f rom L uc k now to t h e 21st of t October. At that time pro v i s i ons were running short, and the gun bullocks were bei ng kill e d, b ut relief approaching. Nena Sahib was at the head of the G -04L ' ° mutineers. Sir H. Willoughby supported the observations of ° l ' Gladstone. The report was then agreed to. SUPPLY. On the bring:ng up of the report of supply, Sir John Pakington said, he believed he should now be in order iu putting his questions. The funds given /9/ Lord Clive, for providing the Indian army with a n umbe r of military cadets, had for the sake of patronage at hope been employed in sending out 100 military cadets, evbi le j the disbandment and mutiny of most of the Berg' regiments, loft 600 or 700 officers to be provided for. l l° wished to hear this subject explained by the governm ent Mr. V. Smith said it must not be considered that 1, 1 , future there were to be no Native R.gineepto-:e subject to which the Right Hon. gentleman hsci:v attention, had been maturely considered by the '° ll-rt tl O te Directors, and they had been far from filli ng uP 16". vacancies that had occurre i. Sir H. Willoughby wished to know whether it would be possible to lay on the table a statement of the expen se t f the East India Company, of the increased nurnbe r ,. o . troops, and in what way it was p ro p ose d to b e met. su'v asked the question because he feared that, ultimately) the cast would fall upon this country. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said there would be no objection to lay the information wished I° ' before the House, and he might state th a t som e change / in the shape of advances would appear on the Ar ilif t Estimates for the present year. He was not aware that any expense from Indian wars had fallen upon the re" fe e nue of England, and he thought they might look toti c, continuance of the state of thin g s as soon as India 13 , 61 , passed through its present c r i s i s . In case of neceseltr he should have no hesitation in appealing to the geuer °slti t of Parliament, but he did not at present anticipate Is he should have to make any great demand upon revenues of this country on that account. The report was then agreed to. TiIE BANK ACT INDEMKICY BILL. On the motion of Mr. Wilson, th e n av y and A Ol3l Estimates were ordorel to be laid before the House u se On the motion for the third r e adi ng o f th e Bank Indemnity Bill, Or e Sir H. Willoughby expressed an opinion that th e l for $ passing this through the House rather in a herd measure of such importance. ce Mr. Vance spoke of the satisfactory s tate of fias ll Ireland, which he thought did great credit t° country. e Ac t Mr. Hudson observed, that the virtual re peal of t h- ; of 1844, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, bad ° t it great satisfaction to his constit u e n t s , b u t he th °l4 ,, - tflo was now the duty of the Gover nmen t t o l eg islate be subject, that a repetition of this proceeding m i g ht obviated. tOt Mr. Phillips (HaverfJrdwest) expressed an ophii °/j Are st the cupidity of the people, i n l oo ki ng f o r large ant upon their money, had produced the late panic. inept Mr. Bagwell expressed his hope that the Govern would make no change in the Irish banking system' After some remarks from Mr. dirk and Mr. M ew , The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply to a q u o te' urged by the previous speaker, repeated his fort: ol ' o 6 o e ment, that it was not in consequence of any repre s ci ell ifl efe: from the Bank, or from mercantile firms, that the ',00 13 ; ment were induced to issue their lette r . The & le ; auk acted upon authentic facts of the positi on of the , if do England, and their anticipations of their tende t t;, steps were taken by the Government i n the al°taeglett complaint had been made to him that the Bank had refused discounts. The bill was then read a third time and pas si3 i , cl ; fo 033 General Havelock's Annuity Bill was broug" read a first time. The house adjourned at three o'clock. -a tv ia thG Winter has set in with considerable sovenvtlie upper northern and western states of America, portion of the Mississippi river is gorged with ice' p la a stop to navigation for the seaso n . THE REPRESENTATION OF ASIITON - ITN l :t i L i tt q l ee ll ft:::n i l li consequence of Tuesday being market day ja and the gentlemen of Mr. Gibson's co n ot verY 111; absent on business, the cuivassinr , was proceeded with. It was , however, resumed h ° o re sult Wednesday morning, a lth oug h such bad be ea t, st what ° of their labours up to Monday night, that no dor Tties ds ever exists of Mr. Milner Gibson's return. O i l co d tlal a Mr. Booth Mason issued a statement upon C at he I °o he had retired in favour of Mr. Astley, retirement been deceived by that gent eman a req ui st o therefore ready to contest the borough 1 ' a nd to he la should be presented to him. ' U~d E y ~ght get 0 4 _trese CAI ~ said =•Po rt e ev et w e( we ro ; tif„ rr, the the k4 c l th 'est r, •Piol 11; \ th t o ef h . ih t ' e lVE b