The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-23 00:00:00

THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. A meeting of this bodying held•last night in Hope - - hall. The proceedings were opened by the singing of a hymn, appropriately selected for the occasion. [he Rev. Dr. Lowe occupied the chair, and there' was a large attendance of clergymen and laymen on the . platform and in the body of the hall. The CHAIRMAN said that he felt it no small honour to have the privilege of presiding over the meeting on that occasion, which he was glad td see was very Well • attended.:, Re.felt that,no meeting hovieVer large cold& adequately eipress the imhortatice of the object . for , Which they hdd met tii,i'ether. felt;.oo•Wre, I li° Ilie iniPottatice, tli4distuleVe Abject4ttie Evanelical Alliance. The principles on hlch the alhartee was founded, and which they had con trived tO ttlaint a i n , apPeared to hini to be, in the first place, evangelical orthodoxy in contrast with latitUtli narianiiin 'and indifference, and, in the licit place, evonge.lioal oomprehen,stvenees of fellowship iii,contrast yith higOtil and eicitisiieriesrl; .4 other Woi'ds of thd without hirrotry, ~and eemillit9Psll 7 ess .7/ 1 . 11 P14t thattot.e,y whim hilt that wAS riot it latitudinarian organisation ; on the edntrary, they repudiated such a spirit. They heldlby, and asserted the distinctive principles of their common Christianity : they would not give up the fundamen4ds of the holy religion fur any consideration whatsoevfer They tbfild not c o mpromise the great truths concerning the eiisteiide,,tiqtoio,4.l.ll4qo 344 tixd. ri24tf.'6loiis fhAritelf God! they I.,child licit• up the great{dtti. the Mode 'of their salvation, and their adeeptanca by the Most Hiah. They ,Maintained the great doctrinal dogma of the mediation and atonement, ny the great High Priest-4kb co-equality •With the , Diety of the second person—the Grid-man. • ' They also t. believed in all the great ,doctrinal degmas.npen which ▪ Ohristitnity was hese& ,These, 844 smite; Of ; the, great pt:itieiFdes i Tipor. which the tirganisntion, : titey _ , had, met .that. efening, to further. Jim" promote; . iTas • • , founded; and ,whi c h sheuld. jre 4ear,,te.cyerY. Christian. J;te, clid.,not Mean to Day that all Christians . . at,r l 7 l 7:d With the members of the Alliance on eycq peint, tied forbid it. They were not endeavour ing td constitute a church, or to lay down a new system bf salvation, or to make new articles of faith, but merely to manifest the distinctive principles of their" common Christianity, and they invited all•persons who agreed,with 'them as to thq irttpottande ths•iatikeiltdi:iff(thinietit . to corribine With WM id dssittiilgg Wid niabitainingthese principles. And while the 3; thus uplrel eranoeli&il orthoz • dozy of opinion, they should he au.' ions to cherish. Wren gelical comprehensiveness of fellowship. Siirelyi •if it were possible dr compatible with the present state 9f things that all these whO : pr o fe ss ed th e f a ith s f the,Ler,d Jesus Christ ilidUld a t gcee flie . tpitli ot 144 holy hotel; ttifti meow teliallinm, lie tildiktflit tteio was not . g Christian heart that would not rejoice and bless. God for the iiianifestation. They all sighed more and mote for union, and they all felt more and more the great desirable ness of mairitainino•thatnnity and he thought there was 7, no better way of bringing about this much to be vlished .-•! for consummation than by joining the Evangelical ance. This was the object the members of the Alliance had. in view, namely, to bring the children of Christ's church into closer friendship and unity, the importance of which object could not be overrated. lie , dWelt at consider , able length . . on the necessity, of the various clenorriind tions of the Protestant diiiircli rileroing their minor differences for the common Weal' of the whole Christian body. It might be asked Mi bond, what object have You. to serve—what good, will you effeCt by the various sects joining the AlliariCe Ito answered, that a great deal 8t ..geed would be attained by the The organisation had been started tith flint feeling that, in the 'first place, it wasre. very useful thing to maintain the un i on t o w hi c h t he had' already alluded; secondly,' it was a very useful thing by the maintenance of that union, to cultivate it and • increase and enlarge it. Next, it , was •a very, iseeful - , thing to combine in the maintenance end the aafertion of the great prineiplea of evangelical religiorti and fourthly and lastly, was it not a most useful thing to combine in the support and propagation of the principles • and in co-operating for every evangelical work in which it was possible for them to engage ? He then alluded to the hindrances which tended very! much'; to prevent unity amongst the Ch r i s ti an d enom i nat iO ns, ehief,smong which,was the question of church-rates, but he hoped. that a mere 'question of temporalities like that, would_ not be allowed to inte r fe re with th e p r i n ciples of the 'gloriekii and everlasting gospel of tho Lord SCsns - Qtrist, that. they would join in one common bond of unity; and join the Evangelical Alliance. (Applause.) • Dr. GEE, the secretary, then read letters from the Rev. Georga Seott and Mr. David Rowlands (member Of the 'committee), who . ipbite in via4ni terms of the excellence of the Alliance, and more specially illifstrated 1 "" the great good that had been effected by the recent •!! -Nottingham Alliance Conference. The Rev. Sa..liont, Misroil addressed the meeting and said that he felt every dal , convinced of the great penance. of ; Christian union, and of .the value of the Evangelical .Alliance .as a means of promoting that union, both by extending the spirit of union and afford . ins opportunities f or the exerc i se an d' ma i ntenance ' of it. Ile felt that he could speak in tob high terms of the scriptural character of the alliance and the importance of the work in which they were engaged, and he thought it somewhat inconsistent that any clergyman could stated aloof from it. He believed the importance of the society Woad' be seen by calling to mind tiy, beautiful expression of their Heavenly master--" By this shall all men know that von are My disciples, if You have love one: to whither." Now, they should reinark that this was a !' ditty not merely laid down, not merely insisted upon, but it was assigned a prominence and a position which was assigned to no other duty--ne Other Christian duty whatever, lie pointed out how necessary it was that every appearance of true genuine charity should exist between members of Christian communities, and esneci.; ally amongst the pastors of the churches. He concluded a stirring address by calling on th e m i n i sters of the gor e! to join the Evangelical Alliance. - •-• • - the Rev. .I . 43tzs DAVIs (one of the secretaries of the parent . society) spoke on the importance of the - Alliance, and detailed Many interesting particulars ,of the great success which attended the operations of the sociotria the British Empire, as well as on various parts of 'the Continent. The Rev. C. M. BIRREL also addressed the meetirig, and'apoke of, the united prayer meetings. He moved a • . vote of thanks to the Chairman and the, two gentlemen who had already spoken. Dr. 'WHITE seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. - . The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and . the meeting "all closed with the singing of the Hundredth Psalm. A collection was also made. THE SELECT VESTRY. • The fortnightly meeting of this body was held yester day, at the Parish-office.s, the Rev. Rector Cantpbell in the chair. The other members present were Messrs. Cropper, Owen, Jones, Smith, Satchel', Atkins, Dear, Denton, Bairstow, Hughes. Cook, 'Witty, Peek, Collins, Scott, Williams Luff, and Sy re d. The pr ocee di ngs of the Workhouse Committee, which have been already reported, were read and confirmed. THE MASTERSHIP OF THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. The main subject of discussion in the Sehooli Com mittee had relation to the arrangements which will be l i necessary consequent on the retirement of Mr. Coates s from the offi ce o f • super i ntendent of the schools. The minutes say—" At a special meeting of the committee on the 17th, a f ter a lengthened discussion as to the to steps rendered necessary by the resignation of Mr. and zRMrs. Coates, it was moved by Mr. Scott, and seconded by Mr. Turner, that a superintendent and a matron of the e.stablishment be appointed, upon terms similar Grp, those upon which Mr. and Mrs. Coates held office.' It was moved as an amendment by Mr. Owen, seconded •by lir. .Batchell, That the Rev. Isaac Ilolmes be called upon to discharge the whole of ' the - duties named in the report of the 31st of January 1855, as devolving upon the chaplain and head master, together with such duties hitherto discharged by Mr. Costes as this committee may hereafter deter mine ; and the remainder of the superintendent's dutie's be entrusted to an officer who shall be designated the hoagie steward, and who shall be removable by the Select Vestry. On a division, the amendment was lost by a majority of 6 to 7. Mr. Satchel) then moved, and Mr. Luff seconded, that the further consideration of the subject be deferred till next meeting. This was also lost, and the original motion carried by a majority of 7 to 5 ; and a' further resolution was passed, " that the consideration of the recommendation of Mr. Browne, her Majesty's Inspector of Schools, to reduce the staff of teachers, be deferred for the present." Mr. BAIRSTOW moved the confirmation of the pro ceedings. lie believed the schools had been in opera tion something like sixteen years, and Mr. Coates had - held the responsible situation of superintendent or mas ter of the establishment from the time of their opening till novi.. It had unfortunately occurred - at various periods of his service that dissaMsfaction had been expressed; but upon the whole the institution had been looked up to by the country as a kind of model. The management had been most unsatisfactory to the coin-. thlitele, • bat ho thought he inight•veryjustly say :with regard to. Mr. Coates, that he had been at all tinier exceedingly anxious to fulfil his duties with satisfactioti' - -to the Vestry. -In-the year- 18.53 7 -he believed, a sib ' committee was appointed to take into consideration the then positions of the schools; and on the 31st of January, 1855, after considering for about two years they submitted a report in which they came to the con s' elusion, that "They felt bound to report that the con dition of the schools was most unsatisfactory. - There 41. , ' was a divided authority, through disorganisation, and a -r , great want. of general supervision ;" and the report said that " the only effectual remedy, providing ' the staff Of officers be the same, was the trans ference of the chaplain of the workhouse to the schools, and that he be invested with 'authority over all the officers . ; with residence at the schools for himself as- and family." sow, the board of that day sent that '‘ gentleman to the establishment without at all curtailing • the duties laid down by the Poor-law Board for Mr. Coates, the superintendent. No doubt, to some•exkt, they had clashed ; and when th e y sent one o ffi ce r to • , supersede another in the performance o f part of ' his , duti es , th e y could 'n'ot expect that success which they 1 might otherwise look for. But in what position did they find the schools now ? They had not the grave corn er- plaints which they bad formerly, and the schools were much more successful than they were some years ago, in proof of which he need only refer to the number of children who had been placed out in various situations of the country; and who were doing credit to the •-• pariah. This brought them to what they , were to do now ; and in considering what was best •to be uene, they had to take into consideiation, also,' sr, the. report of her Majesty's Inspector of .Schools, as to a reduction of the school establishment. 'They were all aware that the salaries of the master, Mr. lio hues, and the teachers were paid by the Privy Council ; :an d M r . Browne, in one or two of his late • visits, had' intimated that the schools being so much • reduced in ilumbers, he must have a reduction of the expenditure, The committee were very neatly balanced , opinion, noPinion ) but th ey did by a majority say that in their .., for the good and efficient management of, the ..; schools, it would be necessary . 6. toi)officer to tak e the duties to appoint a competent of master, at a salary such ss ,Ji • had been enjoyed by Mr. Coates. He thought, at the ' same time, the committee would be in a position to give Mr.-Holmes the greati, • which ought to -bei-o Ins n r7tll-e ' greatest part of the duties E position and whirhe was sent there to Perlorm. The committee, therefore, It 3 thought they should advertise for . an officer competent to discharge the duties of superintendent Mr Ba •ir stow adde that there was not that cordial estiiniiticin bf Mr. Holmes on the part of her Majesty's Inspector, which was desirable ; and be might turn round and say, if Mr. Holmes was discharging :-some of the duties of iirlierintenderit, the :gOternmeht could nOilonger pay his salary. They should also have to appoint a hottst s,eward,.arid so increase the expense to the parish some thiit' like .£2OO a, year. As to the d'utie's of Matron, they were all agreed ; they must have t matron, and, he' -- trusted . they would get one whO would - look 'to the into-, restsiof l the /6stabli.ilitiieni, 'mkt Nith6 Would have that moral sway ()Ver . the girls which- would produce beOetj results than they had hitherto had. lie believed ?4r. and :Mrs. goatcri. lied 4 . 220 a year; and 'they oughti to • ~ivertise se' parat, , l3. fir a master ; at a salary of £1.176; or -XlB.O. .said if, v.' . Al - a r i - iettia that , thef . rite nifittdtt•Oditid be mad .antl ifh;.'iti.cttriseqqueuhe' of the actorhtnealation to 'oe afforded in the iellon. The Minatea'rdlatiag •to 'nelinees:lappointinent were referred to, and showed that he had to have charge tue traininm as well' as the moral car of the irlffiates; .but it was Stitildi that:lio bad been 140 r, fered With *hen attempting to eiereise that' power. Mr: liairstoves nicitiott hatins , been seconded,• Oliti! Mize;eo , diffnu thit the Inditstri ar referred to the appointment.of. a matron and siipOipterideitt 'he ndt 'eonlirmed ; but that the itilc.lSaac Ifolnies be called upon to perform the whole of the . ditties which dey'dlied upon him-nt the time- of his appointment. Mr.' S;crbifiiiiiVecdiided the amendment. Mr, Sco.ii. did not think it would' be right to put the - sole and nudilided control of the place under a cler4y tual , . - , ~ . ,„, i . •. Mr, Cool: and . Ir.louton supportedthe anienctitiefit; and a long and irregular discussion ensued; Mr. Wurrry O serviFtl that, amongst tharliities of the superintendent; was to t , _Tcive stores, such :is 'firiocliries, kather, &Tc., and it was hardly likely that they could ejell Upon a clergyman to discharge such duties. If Oeydid, it, would only withdrew him from more important difties: .• • • '. 'The boafdlheiii'di4ided Mr. Titri's , CAtricd by-d Majority dl io id 7 ; the vestry , &A' was 'directed to put 'himself in 'ooiritmliiica tien with the l'cor-law Board upon the subject.,-4For Messrs. SMith, Owen,- Satchel]; Cook, Denton, Atkin, Luff, Syied, AVillialiiS; and :Deai.-•.Aoin.§l. , Messrs. Cropper, Scott,,Baintow, Collins, lignite's Peek and *lntty.„ On the motion of Mr. Smith, Mr. WalinsleY, flour decilei; iqo cledted. ti ittenihef df the hard in place eflli:l7-hithy, disqualified by nott;attendAncei and Mr: Broonie Was re-elected: ' The vestry then , „ -~- mymtrooL POLICE COURT:-YESTERDAY: y • 3 (before 141. itAPFLES.) • • •.. AN IMITAAIQN OF BILYAN,O'LYNN'S WA*H A very: , niee-14king. young ! woman named Jane Harrison, was charged by an ,exzeedingly ugly-looking 1 . black man named Michael-Lawton, with having stolen ,bisw.atcli:', Mr. Cobb, defended the prisoner. The case was rather.a laughable one,„ and the difference in the appearance of the accused and the accuser caused. sitr prise and laughter. The ugly black man stated, with a " huch, beck," that he' met Dina in the street, and she appeated•to be particularly struek, with his appearance. (That Was a filet ararl events that could not be &spitted.) Mt. Cobb i Well, I don't Wonder:tit that, foy any One. would be attracted by your appearance. The witness said the pti:lonet pfaiSed his hartdnitie face- - (latighter)— . and said he was' quite nduck of a fellow .He . hiiihOdi huched, and asked her what she'd take; meaning, of course Sonieliquor, bat she took his watch instead: (Laughter.) Mr.' 'Cobb : Did you'see her take it ?• Yes. Why did 'you let, her take it? The witness latched again, and, said be could not help it. How did, she take., it ? screwed it off the'chain and . left'the chain hansring , out.. Mr. Cobbs Had you a Watch at all, sir.? Oh yes, a ticker. What sort of watch was it? A galvanised watch. (Laughter.). ; 111 f. .Cobb : Perhaps .it was an imitation of Mr. Bryan O'Lynn's celebrated ticker—but very *Much if you had *a watch at all. The blacky contended that he had at gal-ranised watch, and thathy some electric process the prisoner :coaxed it out of his pocket. Mr. Cobb r: Where did ; she ? No place, as , I , held her. Mr. Cobb contended that the prosecutor had no .watch; or if he had, it must be as described, liknO'Lynn's. Row could thnprisonet have taken the " article," and got rid of it, when the, prose cutor held her all the time? The prisoner was remanded, y in 'order to haVe a search made for 'the .galvaiiised " ticker." you N G SMOKERS. Two lads named Richard Davis and . . Geirity, were brought up by detective officer Senife; on a charge of, having stolen a box of cigars from the.shop of Mts. 'Banks, St. Anne-street. The• officer saw the lads watching the, shop, and soon after he saw one of them take bfr his clogs, and .steal. into the shop, take a box of cigars off the counter, come out and hand it to the other, when he at once . sized 'them, thus preventing them froM. enjoying. a smoke. It appeared that 'several boxes of cigars bad been recently 'stolen from the same shop. The, bOys were remanded for the present. (Before. Messrs. J. IX. 'SMITH AND BOOTH.) IMPORTANT TO SCOLDING WOMEN Mr. George Bridle summoned Mrs. Dinah Smith for having used abusive and threatening language toward him: Mr. "Ruck was for the complainant, and' 3.1 r. Cobb for the defendant.—Mr. Black proceeded to Open' t. , 11€1,, case, by saying the cpeuplainant was ernolo)led i under the Corporation of Liverpool,"aid the hilsbaua of Mrs. Smith was in the :same employment.. Some , difference took place between the men, but he could not enter into t44t, case. On the morning of the' 12th inst. the complainant was leaving his own house, which, ad joins that or the defendant, when. she raised .up her, window and Corrim6nedd . a furious 'attack of abuse on .him.—Mr. Cobb : I will 'shorten the case•—you cannot proceed, as the abuse was not in the street; that .actof Parliament says, in a street, lane, alley, &e., so the case must be diSmissa d. —Mr. Bluelt . : I knew that, but I thought to get over it.,—The ease was then dismissed. DEPOSITORY FOR WILLS OF LIVING PERSONS. By a recent regulation, sanctioned by the judge. of the Court of Probate, the wills of living persons maybe receiVed by the district 'registraes of . the forty country district registries of the court, for the purpose of being deposited for safe custody in the principal registry,, 6, Great Knight-rider-street, Doctors'-commons; which is the 'sole depository yet appointed for the lodgment, of such wills, under the 91st section of the Court of Pro r .__ bate Act. The following instructions haVe just been " issued on the subject : . The will or codicil to be deposited' must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, and delivered to one of the regis T tries of the'court, at the principal. registry,t; or to. district registrar, either by the testator biarlelf, or by some person specially authorised by him to deposit the same on his behalf. The will orycedieilise deposited will not be delivered up to'aily person, but must remain in the registry Until after the testator's death. In case the , testator himself deposits his will or . cedicil,'he will , be. required to sign his name in the presence of the registrar to an endorsement on the -enveloPein which the will or codyl,is enclosed to the following effect This sealedf)acket contains the laSti*ill and testament, or codfeil•to:the'iast *ill and testament, ordait.Will and testament and Codicil thereto, bearing date respectively (here"the dates of all' the -papers enclosed are to be -stated) of A B, &c., whereof .0 D, of &c., and E F,' of &C.: are aptthinted . executorS, and the same arc brought into the principal registry 'of her Majesty's Court !of Probate by me for safe custody, there to remain deposited until After nay decease.' (The residence of the testator and of the executors are to be set forth in this enders - ment,. and also ; the date ~ o f signature.) . Jr t case the` testator authoris es some other person to deposit his will or -codicil for him, he will be required to subscribe his name, in the presence of an atteSting 'witness, to an • endorsement, on 'the''envelope' ff which the 'will or codicil is enclosed 'to the following*., effect,:-.—' This s:. o , a d leT packet contains .the , last ,will and testament, or tcesintoleftiitch.,e a f tid &e t ; e , stament, or 'last will and hi e n : d ttei uthaonr and E d iso co( G lic i i: , th o e7to of me AB,of &c whereof arc appointed executors, , to deposit the same for Safe custody, registry of Her Majesty's Cerra of Pro ee r r in e c t i o Pa r l em i'e sin until after '. m ' y ' Acce'ase, Signed,. A - B, witness, KL. (The residences of the testatorand of the executors, and the I. forth i,.n..ptalikseetndeonintearnneinntg"ttheeq.:ii:na; stare, are to be set The'• accompanied by an affidavit from the at e t n e ( ::ir i l l o. n l i vrt l i t ie l s ) s o , to the''effect that the signature of the testat b or . tot the above endorsement,. witnessed by the; deponent, is in the proper handwriting of such testator, by him signed in: the deponent's presence en then dawnskeLt,ioned in the endorsement, and that the signature the proper handw r iti ng of t he deponent.. An affid .. t.N : will deposit the packet, to 'the effect iosryb t oe h ifn a ig t l ed t r h e i losa s ii e tc a es l dt e d: fso packetCourt custody produced i .forn the the' principalpix r purpose o r s e e g of,prpbdt,p, and on the back of which the deponent. has signed his name, is at the time of Making the affi.da:Y it prGGisPly in the same, state, plight', and con di t i on as when received by the depo nen t from the hands o f A B the testator, on a day to be mentioned as that on which he received it. The last 'mentioned affidavit is to be sworn before the registrai,.to whom the packet 'contain inn the will or 'codicil is delivered. The fees payable are, for depositing the will and receipt for Same, Is. 1d..; for drawing and entering minute of the registrar, 2s. 6d.; for filing each affidavit, 2s. 6d. Envelopes for wills,' with the necessary forms, are to be had on application. • MALICIOUS OUTRAGE 'ON THE GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY On Thursday, last, a most malicious outrage was pe r - • petrated by some person or. persons, as yet unknown; on the Great Southern and Western Railway. it appears that as the down train, which leaies. Dublin at 4 'o'elock, arrived at the place known as IVhitford's, within about six miles of Thurlcs, at a quarter-pa.4-eleven, it sud denly came in collision with a truck or lorry, which had been in use some short time previously, and was shunted off the rails, but by the agency of some evil disppsed persons bad been pushed on again so as to rest in' the direct course of the train. So great 'was the shock that the guards of thO engine were completely broken o ff and both the engine and tender sustained ierions damage; fortunately' no person was injured beyond 'the effects of the alarm which the. collision created, , and after.a Very brief delay the train proceeded on its course. At an early hour on the following Morning, J. 11. Bradshaw,. Esq., accompanied by Suh-lnsPector the . Superintendant of the Thurles Station, Mr, Tyddi.Went by special train' 0 the scene of the.outrage, and from the information then and there obtained, it is hoped the parties guilty of Whereby many liv es were t e h n i d s a n v g e e rs r r ed lei w n i o ll u b s ' e. c m ii a m d e e , amenable to justice. It was fortunate 'that' soinc' heavy timber, which was adjacent -to the spot either escaped the 'notice of the party, or was too heavy to be made auxiliary to the truck, as, had it been'so made use of, very fatal consequences might bave been the result. M. Brainue recounts in the Opinion Nationizle . how he witnehsbd tlietpVrforMance of Mr.!Squires, an Ameri can "Medium'," 'and had , ft table weighing some 501 b. or 80th. lifted o'4o pladed on his head at the mere *lll of the operator! " • : • - • - • - - MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. .7,, tfAII MEETInCI. On Monday -the anntild of fhb Mthietoskiii• -"Chainher . Of Commerce was held iin the board,toom., York-.chambers; the President, Mr. Edward Potter, in the chair, • There were also present---Messrs. J. A. "'ruiner, 'ALP.; T. Bazley, .0. Heywood, E. R. Latiefurthy, W. R Wood, Henry Ashworth, Edmund „Ashworth, 844-Stern, -Alderman.Mackfe, JOhn John Slagg, Malealm Ross, Hugh Mason, John Cheet haul, C. li. Rickards, M.'t,lladstedei Abel Buckley, f lt. W. It: eallepder, 3. S. MaysOit, W. liersfall Otifdeft-street)-, VteAteid, j: C. 'Hada, jun., J. Fildes,ql. j.LepPoe, It. A.. &lc*, W; dross, N. Gibb, &c. .• The Secretary, Mr. .11., - Fleming, read, the reports, of the directors and treasurer. The following is an abstract of the former `` Besoldtioit as to the future, government of India were, teo;,ved fte4.a Meeting- in Calsritta at the, close of iaS(yeals. dild *bre earn'Steil f i 3ft,..1.3et1ey M.l l . ' In consequence of the untleCeSadrilj , high eliargos ihsder the act- passed last session for 'the extension of handing privileges to-inlaridtciwnS,' the:Board memorialised the Government,, and a more satisfactory arrangement had been made.' 'The board compliment Mr. -William Gibb for his great exertions in the. matter. In February the Postmaster-Gerieral proposed some alterations in the Northein niaila; but- the board pointed out the incon .venierice of thew . and Met ik•ra OT/dossed / others being niade histead..The proposed deinge Ol fehdavoes of the steamers frOM the Isle o'fr St. Themes to Antigua had notbeen carried out, iii consetirienee of an expression of opinion against it, The 'board had addressed' a Memorial to Lord John Russell, praying him •not to witlidta* the alliedt stealier from the fiver 'Niger. 'On hie of February the 15 , dariel held inieeting, and ,expressed their satisfaction Witii. the Chancellor's budget and 'financial statement as a whole. The meeting also suggested that the taxes on income and property should be" raised 'in a more equitable and judicious mode. The board had petitioned in favour of the Upper Mersey Dues and Conservancy Bill, having for its object to relieve the trade of the Upper Mersey from contributing to the support of- the docks and other works at and Werv. Liverpool, and to apply the revenue to the 'citifiseriianey. of tiro tippet' Mersey, and fir the benefit of the docks, &c. on thatpart of the river. , The repoit then dresi attention to' the special report on the. French treaty recently pliblialied. '.An opinion being entertained - that the adMission of foreign paper, duty; free, from countries.wisich lay a - prohibitory duty on the eapoit of rags, would lie both unpkt and impolitic, the, directors passed the following tesolation That free trade • implies the; power of purchasing for ,the general good of the community in the cheapest market, and that the impbsition of duties on raw m'aterials, for expert by: foreign nations, ought not in any way to be allowed to affect our free-trade legislation.' In March, the silk manufactursrs of the district 'renewed an application for assistance in inducing the Chancellor of the Exchequer to repeal 'the invert' duty then levied on foreign ',silks. Sufficient time had not elapsed for the directors to take actionin the matter, when the Chanoellor of the f.:Yr chequer announced his intention of repealing the duties. In March last, on its becoming known 'that an increase of the Indian import ,dutieswas contemplated, a resolu tion deprecating such a coirrSc Was forwarded by the chamber to Sir C. Wood. A deputation also waited upon Sir C. Wood, atid samples and documents sub mitted to him, whieli he promised.to send out to India. Theboard regretted to state that though these docu ments and samples were sen t t o Sir. C. Wood on the 7th • !of . April, they were • not transmitted to India until the 17th of the following month. On the 22nd May a petition to the House of. Commons was adopted, pointing out the injurious effect of so high a duty as even 10 per' cent., and praying for relief. - In consequence of erro neous statements being - made by Sir Charles Wood in ilie , llO l uie of • Commons, the board memorialisea - Lord Palmersion, complaining of the made in .which . . the commercial relations of India were' being treated. The board also took an opportunity of 'Making.' Mr. Laing acquainted with their views, pre- . vious to his departure for India. As the result of these and other steps taken by the board, a new-tariff, applie- able to the ports of India, had been received, in which. the valuations had'been re-adjusted; end the ad vaZpron • principle largelyreeognised ; hut the duty still continued at•lo,per cent,.a rate which. the hoard deprecated. The board, petitioned egainst,the , Bleachers' Bill, but their Opposition had been unavailing. The hoard also_peti tioned against thesMasters and Operatives Bill, having for its object tlfeseitablishment of councils of concilia tion ; and the `Committee of the House of Lords, on receiving the petition, postponed . the consideration of 'the bill to'a future session. In July the directors' attention was called to a means of opening up the commerce. of Western China by establishing : a com munication through the British possessions 'ln - Pegu, and h 'letter *as forwarded to : Lord 'Palmerston, requesting him to take the matter into consideration.' A deputation from _the board attended the -Social Science meeting in Glasgow, and teek.part in the discussion of the 'Bankruptcy Laws and law affecting trades Unions. The sub-committee aPpointed at a recent meeting ,in reference to the Bankruptcy Laws, had' agreed upon a • memorial, containing, some important suggestions, which had been addressed 'to the AtfOrneyLGeneral. The directors had addressed a letter to Lord John Russell, requesting him to avail himself Of the opportunity afforded by the presence of eomtnissioners frern.Wrocco in,England,. with a view to the revi-ion of • the tariff, to impress upon the Emperor of Morocco the • adventrsgeri which:Worild result froth hiS adoption of a *ire liberal ,commercial. palicy. The directors had 'memorialised Lord John Russell, praying; that ,consuls might •be appointed at Paris, Havre, Rouen. Boulogne, Dieppe, Bordeaux, and Marseilles, and adding that the successi ful working of the treaty would he essentially influenced by the character and ability of the persons appointed." The President' said the Chamber was now in a very different position' to what it. was twelve months ago. During the last year the increase of our cotton exports was 31 millions. The decreaSe of exports to India would he about 20 percent. Last year, he said, the trade of India must not he, considered to be in' a normal state, because he thought it had been forced by large exports of specie owing to the mutiny. Therefore this decrease had not come upen Indian merchants by surprise. He • had never denied that the 10' per cent. day was a duty 'injurious measure; but he did not think they could lay much . to its charge . yet: Ile deprecated that duty to the utmest, and if it was continued it would injure trade. But lie thOught . there, was not cause for anything but hopefulness, except Eas regarded America. That was quite unexpected; though h e did no t sa y it was no t, `what most of them expected might..happen ultimately. Of course the affair in was quite a political One.; but its-commercial aspect was very serious to us. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps no internal commotion i n an y other 'country could have injured our commercial prosperity as much as th/t in America. There were three evils con :Pected with it. Ire the first place, America would take . _ our gold to a large extent, and, as there was no prospect of her 'taking manufactures instead, there *Mild.be.that • to:meet. America was our largest consumer ; but she would now throw her consumption of 4!-; millions hack upon us. The third evil was,-that any internal commo tion would lessen the supply of cotton. s This wouid'be very appalling; but he thought they would have some , .cause to blame themselves. Great efforts had been made by 'Cotton Supply Association, .and if it had done ,nothing else, it had drawn attention to' the growing of :cotton throughout the world ; and in a short time they would have to acknowledge that those efforts had I borne some 'fruit. The only possible place from , which a 'large cotton supply could be obtained, was India; but' meant must be taken to reform the . Indian Govern ment. If 'the supply from America failed, We should have to' depend upon India. As regarded the French treaty, it' was hoped, though it was not stated officially, that it would come into force sooner than was expected. France might, perhaps, be the means of supplying the deficiency of trade caused by affairs on the other side of ,the Atlantic. There was the bankruptcy question,. which it would be the duty of the Chamber to watch .carefully. There would also be questions brought before Parliament relating to - the law of partnership, and to false trade marks, and the question of the Combi nation laws.. He hoped all these measures would' be . _ watched carefully, for they, were all of great impOrtance. The President concluded by calling upon The Secretary, who read the following letter. from: Lord johnluisell, on the subject of cotton growing in • India : " Foreign-office, January 19, 1861. " ' Sir,' The uncertainty whiCh must necessarily exist as to. the effect that the present political crisis in the United States may have on the supply of cotton,' and I t y l e e re se to rio f, u l s , resultsisaf appear to t in () i ii gh a t r gest the expediency of making timely inquiry as to the possibility of. obtaining from other quarters such . an arnount of cotton as may compensate for any deficiency a e j u ( s )l u i e n Russell if that t s o7s P ug l y in the amount usually obtained from the United States. t' In compliance with the wishes,of the Cotton Asso ciation of Manchester, the attention of her Majesty's consuls, * was some time since called to the 'facilities which the' countries wherein they resided offered for the cultivation of the cotton plant ; and much valuable information on this point .has been, from time to time, communicated by the Foreign Department to the Cotton Association ; and it has been made apparent that, with proper encouragenient, a vast supply of cotton might be produced for the• British market , in many places not hitherto resorted to for that purpose. "It would seem, too, that, even without more than the ordinary encouragement to industry, offered by the prospect of a sure market, no small amount of cotton might at once be obtained ; and it occurs to Lord John Russell th a t i t would be of great convenience and adven t at fair toile et tage to the cotton manufacturers 'in this country, in countries, if supplyt l ey could w hieh it omwbitgearhient anticipation of a deficieiat supply from the United States, 'estimate w b e or p t h r n procured. the l d e fetch it. amount of "Lord John Russell,' therefore, desires to place at the disposal of 'the cotton manufacturers of this country the * t f o r° sTnd °t a i nd r services . or any of her • Majesty's Consuls residing rin countries which,l;f rom th e inforMation now in the pos- s m e s e s d i i o a n t eo supply, u t p h v e l y Cotton t Were, Association, necessary off offer a h P a oa u s pr recourse of im r se to them. "Lord Jelin Russell w ou ld not indeed think it right, that her Majesty's C onsu l s s h ould be allowed to. incur- any expendit ure o f p u bli c money on this account, or in any way to pledge the Gove rnment to the coll ectors'or' producers of c o tt on w i t hi n t h e i r districts ..that the fruit of their l a b ours wou ld surely find a : , British market; But the Consuls might ascertain what amount of cotton might be expected to be forthcoming in their respective districts to meet any sudden demand, or what amount might be brought into the local' market if the native dealers had a reasonable assurance of finding customers for it at a given time. " The attention of the Consuls, Lord John Rnssell conceives, might usefully be directed to these, as well as to other:similar, points whiCh might be suggested by your association in communication with the:General • Cotton Association, and also with the Chamber of Com merce of Liverpool. I "The practical knowledge possessed by'the•meniberri of the several associations will enahle them at once 'to judge whether any beneficial results would he likelyito attend such an inquiry as that which Lord John Russell, i o , they Choose to accept his offers is prepared to instruct qt.lAote , pgs Cdiistds at olive Inset oft font Lord hir Russell' Is da:ii tlidt,.. bit iiiiikiit ' tliis;oiKr, he is departing in some degite frAqhe n4ll jiE e . actiite;‘ birt it appears to His Lordship that the tact areofint Cr..tbe interest at stake, not only as regards the manufacturers themselves, but as regards also a very large proportion of the labouring Population of this country, warrants him in informing the parties wlio, from their position, take a lead in such .matters, that ho is prepared and anxious to afford them all the assistance, more partiou fatly at the present time, which the department under liis stiperiutemletiee is able to render.—l am, sir, put i most ohecli.ent hinnble servant, "E. ilAbimOND.! "rife Prey 4eo 0 the Maficliester • iia r inVer of Ceainefee.' Mr... A.' Turner, M41'. 1 said te &Wit 'that die,' would all agree that ,the diiectors had nab ~ , b eit icil, during the past year; and he could bear testimony, having watched their proceedings in London, to their having been diligent .on one question, concerning which they had been subjected to some animadversion on account of alleged negligence. He alluded to the important sub ject of th't tiffrease of duties in India, and the objection-. able mode of vafalig !;a'c'es. Ile did not wish to pass any heavy Censure upon guide : ail iflidhad many press ing .... and multifarious subjects to engage their M•ttfrtion ) but he must say that, all along, he had felt great dissatis.: faction and annoyance A t the way in which the subject had been treated by the Secretary 'for India. He thotight , that the right hon. baronet might have lat least fulfilled his awn promises, and have represented the ~ matter iii a more forcible manner to the government' of India. /t was one of the most atrocious acts he ever heard of, that 10 per cent. should be levied upon our imports to India, and an almost Uncertain valuation left to be levied on goods. The President had said that the , trade had been in some ItaS , negligent in former years with regard to anticipating the crisis which he (Mr. Turner) was afraid was coming upon them as to the supply of the raw material for their immense maw- - factures. He was still of opinion that India was the only country to which they could look with any sort of confidence. They might talk of Australia, of Natal, and even of the West Indies, but he questibnecll whether all three could keep a good sized cotton mill at work. If they were to have anything at all in any reasonable time, it must be from India. The subject had been pressed apon the attention of the old East India Company ; but Sir C. Wood, who was rim* at the bead of affairs, was not much more to be relied upon than they were. (Hear, heat.) They must really press the matter upon the attention of the Govern ment, and urge them to use the land they occupied and afford facilities by opening the communications of the country, and erecting quays for the conveyance of cotton to be shipped. He proposed the adoption of the report— Mr. Henry Ashworth, in seconding the resolution, also referred to the increased duties on exports to India, and_ the mode of levying those duties. A question which affected 40 per cent. of their cotton exports must neces sarily- be an important one. 'But the affairs of the government of India also called for particular attention, The expenditure for the year 1860-61 - would be 't45,509,000 ; and it was estimated that the revenue for the same period would be £39,000,000, thus leaving a deficiency of about six millions and a quarter to be made up by loans. The government of India were in fact incurring a debt as to which from year to year it would be 'more and more difficult for them to reim burse-themselves. If the -deficiency of six-milliona and a quarter was to be invested in permanent works, the borrowing of money for such purposes would be pardonable ; but, unhappily, this . was not the case. NO fewer than one hundred arid six works, which at this moment ought to be, going on, had been stopped, and they were going 'to expend £500,000 instead of, eight millions. More than half of the thirty-nine millions, which it was proposed to raise would have to be expended in preserving the peace. In a country' that required more than half its revenue for keeping its subjects in a state of tranquility, there must be some misapprehension as to the wants of the people. India was the place tkwhich we must- look for our supply of cotton;" but it bud not be obtained if public works were, to be. stopped.. If railways were made and, the , land irrigated, a large quantity of cotton would find its way to Manchester.—Mr. Edmond Ashworth asked for' some explanation why the deputation to Paris in' July were bound by a resolution that they should not commit the Chamber to any opinion as to the rates of duties which ought to be levied by the French Government on English manufactures.—The President said he was glad the question bad been put, because' there had been some remarks made upon the subject. The resolution to which Mr. Ashworth had alluded was passed at a very full meeting of the directors, and con firmed at the following meeting by a still larger number. the Supe'rieter Conseil in Paris wanted to 'kno . w , frorn the manufacturers the prime Cost of' all our. goods ; bit it was thought that such information ought not to be given ; and though all the gentlemen who formed the deputation were qualified to give that information, he was sure no two of them could have agreed as to what the prime cost of their goods watt, bedause every estimate differed from almost'' every other. The deputation did not go to Paris to give evi dence, but to assist Mr. Cobden and his colleagues. Mr. Morris thought the President's reply was insufficient. Mr. W. Horsfall said he was deputed by a number of persons engaged in the bleaching and dyeing:trade, to thank the President and the directors for the course they took in reference to the Bleaching and Dyeworks Bill.— Mr. John Pender said that he went to Paris to consult privately with Mr. Cobden, and to state to him what he thought, from his experience, the duties ought to be. The deputation did not go there to lay before an inquisitorial board all the details of their manufacturing system. There were members of the deputation who stated dis tinctly before they went that they would not submit to be so examine& • The resolution' of the Chamber not to gii , hiinformation 0) persons who 'here likely to become formidable competitors, was a very wise one. One part of the French tariff—the duty on prints—would work well ; but he regretted, and so did Mr. Cobden, that the duty on calicos was not more moderate, so as to allow of a large trade.—Mr. W. Gibb thanked the directors for the complimentary notice of his name in their report, in reference to the inland bonding question. His efforts showed how difficult it was to move the machinery of the British Government; but the result proved what perseverance could do in an honest cause. Since the charges had been taken off Manchester the increase of business had been very large. He wished to call the attention of the chamber to the' possibility of making Miinchester a place for the receival of imported goods, for the purpose' of importing foreign produce direct to Men chester. He would not alarm them by proposing a ship canal, or a deepening of the . river Irwell; but he believed that the practice which was adopted on the Thames, and Clyde, and other rivers; might 'be adopted in. the Mersey, viz. : transhipping foreign produce into Properly constructed lighters, and bringing it up 'the Mersey and thence to Manchester. There could be no doubt of success if the scheme was taken up in Man chester, The Upper Mersey Dues Bill gave a chance of doing this whiCh had not existed before. If they could only get the goods past Liverpool, the people of Liverpool would have no right to complain. (Hear, hear.)—Mr. Hugh Mason said he was one of those out of doors who believed the directors bad failed in putting forth adequate, ~exertions against the acts of the Indian Government. The increase of the import duties involved thedestrue tio'n of our trade. When Sir Charles Wood made those erroneous. statements in the House of Commons, and neglected to send out the documents of the Chamber to India for so long a time, the directors should have called a public meeting,and passed a resolution condemning Sir C. Wood asutterly unfit,by his ignorance and indifference,to be President of the India Board. `He would move the fol lowing amendment :—That the following paragraph be added to the report : That the report cannot be concluded without deliberately stating that, in consequence of the indiffererice 'and the incompetence which have been shown by Sir C. Wood on various occasions, this Board consider him to he utterly unfit to be Secretary of State for India." [The amendment was not seconded.]—Mi. M. Rosa differed from Mr. Maihn, and belieiecl ,that ne subject Which had been brought before the Chamber during the last eighteen years had received more anxious attention or more disinterested exertions on the part of the Directors.—After a few remarks from Mr. 'William Cross, the resolution was passed unanimously. 34%, John Cheetham, president of the Cotton Supply. Association, moved " That this annual meeting of ,the Manchester Chamber of Commerce desires to impress , upon the new Board of Directors the importance of giving special attention during the, coming year to the financial and commercial affairs of India, and suggests the desira bility of conferring with other Chambers of Commerce and parties interested in the trade, with a view to united action." He said the Indian mutiny had left bahind it two Serious difficuliies—one, the setting of class against class in a still greater degree than before ; the other con nected with the great influence which India had upon the cotton trade of this country. During the last ten months the exports of cotton yarns and cloths to all parts of the world had been £42,100,000, divided between four or five different countries. The exports to China were £2,784,0001 nearly equal to the United States, which were £2,998,000. To the British East Indies we eiporied cotton cloth and yarn to the amount of £10,350,000, a larger sum by £2,000,000 than the exports to Europe, which, forty years ago, was our greatest con sumer. Taking the East Indies and China, the total exports were upward of £13,000,000. Our £3,000,000 of trade with America was nearly 'altogether in suspense at the present time; and, though this was not so dangerous as the interference with the production of cotton,might be, yet it would have an injurious effect upon our markets. If the trade with India were stopped, what would the consequence be ? It was their duty, to them selves and to those in their employ, to prevent any such catastrophe. There should be established in every pre sidency a Board of Works, for the investment of capital ; and affairs should be so managed that public works might go on even in the face of any financial difficulty. --Mr.' John Pender seconded the resolution. He looked upon India as•the hope of this country, and he trusted the Chamber would keep it paramount before it—The resolution Was passed unanimously.' ‘`,TOl :('/) 1 ".1, ,k 4 :'itr. Y,ll MI girl' THE DAILY TIMES, WEENESDAY7I-AN-UARY--23,----186.17-- THE ELOPEMENT OF MRSi URN • ' WITH HER FOOTMAN. cpur,T OF PROnATE • AnD DIVORCE—YEsTEr.DAY. GURNEY V. GURNEY AND TATLDIt. 'this was a snit instituted by Mr. John Henry Gurney, owe of the taemhers of the celebrated banking firm of du i *: affd C . d., at. Norwich anti other places in the county of NOff(tlk, Nfrarn'st Mary Cherry Gurney, his Wife, for a criisohilit',hoittiir girtiage by fta.scd of her adultery with the co-respotided f TaPois: BOth th,e,respondents had appeared to the snit; aina' illiattetl a denial to the adultery. • ,The Solicitor• General, with Dr. Waddilove and Mr. Couch appeared for the petitioner; and Mr. Manisty, Q.C., and Dr. Spinks for Mrs. Gurney; the co. respondent Taylor was not represented. :The Solicitor-General, in stating the case on the part. of the petitioner, stated that Mr. John Henry Gurney via? a gettferftati of wealth and station ; he was a mem ber of the &Mot OettneS , and'Co,, bankers at Norwich, and elsewhere in the Coi'n'ty of llotfolk. ' He was also member of parliament for King's and he sought a dissolution of his marriage with hi'd 1/44,e,- Mary Cherry Gurney, by reason of her adultery •iith the co-respondent. Mrs. Gurney was the daughter . of Richard Ilanbury Gurney, her father being cousin, to Gurney. The marriage took place on the 15th June, iB'46; Eft the church of All Souls, Marylebone, with full knowledge; cotsent, and in the presence of their families. At the time of the marriage Mr. Gurney was between 26 and 27 years of age; Ufillirs. Ourney between 16 and 17. Of the issue of the marriage tfiffe tte:e two. sons living, one about twelve years of age, and the other five. At the time of the marriage both parents" of Mrs. Gurney were living; her mother died some time after. By the death of her father, Richard HanbUry Gurney, in 1657, Mrs. Gurney came into a large fortune in her own right, and for life. William Taylor, the ce-respondent, was a footman 'in the sertiee 'of Mr. thirney, and had accompanied them on a' tour through the Isle of Wight; bat from some suspicion' of his. conduct in the month of November, 1869, Mr. Gurney dismissed him from his service, in which he had continued two or three years. Taylor, although only a footman, was the son of a respectable farmer, and had received a respectable cdtication., From the time of the marriage until November, 1889, Mr. and Mrs. Gurney had lived happily together. No particular cause was assigned for her alteration in manner towards her husband. • After the dismissal of Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Gurney continued to reside at Calton Hall until the 12th of December, when they returned to town, and went to reside at Kensington Palace-gardens. On the• following morning, the 13th , December, it was found that Mrs. Gurney had quitted her home, to which she never returned, and had consorted with the co-respondent, Taylor. On the even ing of Mrs. Gurney's leaving her 'home (the 13th of December), a letter was found in the letter-box directed to Mr. Gurney, in the handwriting of his wife, which was dated 'from 216, Marylebone-road, where she was afterwards discovered living With Taylor. The follow ing is the tenor of the letter : " Poor fellow,—l have indeed left you for ever. You know nay heart has long been another's, and therefore it is impossible we could live together. " Your miserable wife, , " I pray God to forgive me, and that he will protect you and my poor children through life. Send my luggage and books to Marylebonc-road." On receipt of this letter, Mr. Gurney immediately consulted his solicitor (Mr. Sharp), with a view at once to commence proceedings, when it was thought necessary to , obtain some person to see the parties with a view to their identity` for ulterior purposes, and accordingly Mr. Simpson, from the office of Mr. Field, the detective, was employed. He went, accom-• panied by the under-butler (Mayhew) and Mr. SharP,' to 216, Marylebone-road, where Mr. Sharp asked for Mrs. Gurney, upon which they were shown into the front room, where they found Mrs. Gurney. She was imme diately identified by Mayhew, as was also his fellow servant Taylor; it was then ascertained that the lodgings had been taken by Taylor of Mrs. Donsworthy, who was• a relative of Taylor's. She occupied the ground floor, which consisted of a front room, a small room behind, and a back bedroom, in which was a little bed, made up only large enough for one, in which Mrs. Gurney slept, Taylor occupying a small bed at the top of the house ; but during the day they were always togethei, and took their meals together. They were afterwards traced to the Ship Hotel, at Folkestone, residing together, and from thence to Boulogne, and ultimately to the Hotel de Louvre, in Paris, where they occupied the same apartments, and where they were again identified by John Whiteley; another servant of Mr. Gurney's, and Mr. Simpson, where the citation was served on them by a clerk from Mr. Sharp's office. Evidence having been given of the marriage and of the adultery, which pioved the petitioner's case, • Mr. , Mamsty, on the part of the wife, said that he could not resist the evidence. The learned judge pronounced a degree n isi for a dissolution of the marriage. The Solicitor-General asked that the degree should be suspended, to give an opportunity for an appliOation as to Mrs. Gurney's settlement. Sir C. Cresswell said that the power which the act of parliament gave him over the wife's property was a most embarrassing one, for he had no practice to guide his decisions. He was, in fact, embarking upon a sea without chart or compass, nor had the petitioner done much to assist him. It appeared to him that the hus band's property would be a material element in forming a judgment. If a husband had £l,OOO a year, and a. wife £lO,OOO, it would be reasonable that the wife should make some prOilsion for the children. lithe wife had £l,OOO, and the husband £lO,OOO, it would not be reasonable. If both had £lO,OOO, what would be the case then ? After some further conversation the case was then adjourned. THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND'S SUCCESSOR. RYVES V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. At the sitting of the court, - Sir C. CieSsWell said he had received acommunication from the clergyman at Liverpool at whose church the petitioner alleged that she had been baptised, and he Was sorry to add that the rev. gentleman declined to part with the register-book even for a single hour. Be could not say he was not justified in that course, but .the rev. gentleman was willing to come to town if he were sabpcenaed. Mrs. Ryves said she should be happy to procure the rev, gentleman's attendance in the way suggested ; and she would feel much obliged if his lordship would fix a time for the further hearing of the case. , Sir C. Cresswell, intimated that his learned brethren would be able to attend again on Thursday. The only difficulty would be in sending down the subpcena. Mr. Hall, a solicitor, who was present, said he should be happy to transmit the subpoena to his agent in Liverpool. Mrs. Ryies helieved that Mr. Bayford would send it for her; but if he could not, she would gladly avail her self of Mr. Hall's kind offer. The ease was then adjourned till Thursday (to-morrow). ALLEGED FORGERY BY A SHEFFIELD MANUFACTURER. John Nicholson, cutlery manufacturer, Allen-street, Sheffield, was charged at Sheffield on Monday, with uttering a forged aceeptance for £3l 15s. on the previous Monday. The prisoner, who is a partner in the firm of Nicholson and Brown, presented a bill of exchange to be discounted at the Sheffield and 'Rotherham Bank. The bill was drawn on the firm of Nicholson and ,Brown, at three months, and purported to be accepted by Matthew Henry Nicholson, cutlery manufacturer, 'Meadow Works. Mr. Chambers, the cashier, to •tvhom the bill was presented, chewed it to Mr. Brown, tpe manager, and the prisoner was requested to call again on the following day. Inquiry was made of Mr. N. H. Nicholson, who denied having given his acceptance to the bill. The prisoner was informed of this circum stance on presenting himself at the bank on the follow ing day. Prisoner then said himself, partner, and four others had become sureties to a money club, that an execution had been levied, and that the bill was drawn 'in order to raise money to pay off the execution. He offered to go to Mr. Nicholson, and Mr. Goodall, one of the clerks at the bank, accompanied him. He admitted not having obtained 'Mr. M. H. Nicholson's signature, saying he bad got a young man to write the acceptance for him ; and offered to give Mr. M. H. Nicholson a guarantee for the amount if he would assist him at the. bank. Mr. M. H. Nicholson replied that he could not be an accomplice in any such matter, and the prisoner was therefore, on his return to the bank, given in. charge. In cross-examination it was elicited that pri soner and his partner were executing an order to the amount of £8 foe Mr. M. H. Nicholson. The ptisoner was committed for trial at the assizes. Mr. Chambers, who appeared on his behalf, applied that he might he admitted to bail. The Mayor agreed to grant bail on recognisances to the amount of £lOO, with two sureties of £5O each. BULLION AND Corrox TABLES.—A useful and elaborate table has just been issued by Mr. Samuel Mendel, of Manchester, showing the amounts of bullion in the Banks of England and France during each month Of the past eight years, together with the fluctuations in the Bank of England rate of discount, consols, cotton, yarn, and cloth. From this it appears that the average of bullion in the Bank of England was £14,220,083, which is 42,446,620 in excess of the total in tlieJastr, return. Our stock, therefore, is now about 17 per cent. below the average from 1863 to 1860. The amount held by the Bank of France, on the contrary, is not below the average of that period. The average , was alsout £13,800,000, and the last return was £13,980,900. The difficulty which that establishment has to meet evidently consists almost entirely in changing its silver for gold. The average price of consols has been a fraction under 94 (93 15-16), and the market is now 21 per cent. below that point. The average rate of discount was 4 9-16, and the average price of cotton (Middling fair Orleans) was 7d. The highest year for the latter was 1857, when 94d. was touched, and the lowest 1855, when it went to 6id.) . • -- -ITERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT II ENGINEER • MSTATILISHMEN3VCHATHML, • On Monaa:t roOrriing .a .frightful' explosion occurred at Chathani in 1114 ' i i4:.rtiin; of tlici!Rhyal Engineer establiliment wliieh"fi'set 'apai`t, 1: 4 : the manufacture of hand-grenades; . fit , :e's;and Other mi, ,, ,fles ofrt dtsernetivA character, by which . a number of men' eniployeci In the, factory were severely' iaj are& sonic of th e eases .being likely . to terminate fatally. The part of. the. engineer . establishvient in which the accident 'occurred was'that thie worth gun she'd, a long building eXi'L'ailigarcnit nth - feet in length by between 20 and 30 in width, the interinf, - Vfilich is' not reqsaired for the guns and field pieces , used hY: , t'hb it'oyal Engineers, being set apart for the stowage of eegititering implements in u , e by the sappers and minefs - , -:i;1:1;1 the central portion is used as aMalltifactory for fuses, hand grenades, &c.; a number of the sappertef.the , itoyil'and Andian Engineers being under daily ins i truCtsonall the building. The working party, numbering about 30 men, and 'a few non-commissioned officers, nearly the whole being Indian Engineers; with onlj i a fey of the Royals, Commenced operations in the factory at th7ifslial /ram this nci'Mngi. The men were underthe dißectiOn of a sergeant, , instructor zihhind Adams, of the Royal Engineers, a man of great experietia,' Owl frt eiterY respect stated to be well :qualified for the rettonsikrlc post he fills. :The work chiefly performed by the en'ginee'fs consisted' in filling the grenades, shells, and fuses witfY #C6tepobAitiott previously prepared.. This composition, which cdfisjsted of fine powder, and saltpetre, in about equal parts, with, portion : Of sulphur, is knevin to be of a highly explosive character, and therefore great care is always , iecifitreti . ::l4 its rnanip'ulation., ,Special direCtiens were accordingly given to the turn employed in the factory to use the utmost care in filling the tubes, the sergeant instructOr by perSonal observations Ascertaining that 'his orders were carried out. The composition is dealt Oat to the men in moderate quantities, and placed hi Patcers by the side of each.. The tubes and grenades are 'then filled and rammed tightly by means of a copper rod: This operation which is technically known as"tamping," requires to be performed with great care, as any undue ramming of the composition will anvil it to explode.. Constant use and experieneetave enabled the men engaged in the work to know the exact nyrn:bef tiofblows which may,. be given to each fuse and grenade, and any beyond that number are likely to prove danger6its. littfytblng connected with the Work *deeded 'satisfactorily this ..morning until : shortly before .12 o'clock, When the frightful explosion took place. Just before the accident occurred, Adams noticed- one of the engineers, named Smith, performing his work in a rather careless manner, and reprimanded him for it. The. same man afterwards, finding a difficulty in ramming the composition into his . fuse, asked the man next him to assist him, which he did, the two giving blow and blow. Suddenly the composition of the grenade which Smith held in his hand became ignited, Smith, who appeared paxalysod with fear, continuing to retain his hold of, it. The fire from the grenade then communicated with the loose composition lying about, which immediately ignited a large quantity of powder in a barrel, when the whole, building blew up with a terrific explosion, resembling -the' discharge of artillery, and Creating the tamest dismay throughout the entire establishment. The first explo- . sion was followed by a number of other repecti as the . various heaps of grenades and fuses became ignited. The effects of the explosion were of the most serious character. The building itself was shaken to its foundation, while one entire side of the factory in whith the work Was being carried on, was carried com pletely away, and the woodwork blown a considerable. distance. The force of the explosion being sideways, the roof of the shed was not blown off, but portions of . it were lifted, and the lead work, for a considerable length, rolled and twisted in an extraordinary manner. Considering the number of men employed at the time, it seems 'surprising that several were not immediately killed, but as it is, about a dozen are more or less seriously injured. Sergeant Chapman mid Sappers Goode' and Elliott, of the Royal Engineers, on the instant of the explosion occurring, were -. blown ihrouglii i the side of the shed" and deposited in a - mallard some distance off. Chapman, with the exception of a few trifling bruites, escaped unhuit, but both Goode and Elliott are severely burnt and ,injured ; they were. both immediately conveyed to the hospital. Sapper Thomai Rogers, of the'lndian Engineers, is so severely injUred that he is not expected to survive.' ille was employed close to Smith when the explosion happened; and is' injured so much about the face, head, and other parts ,of the body that should he recover it is feared that his 'sight is quite gone. .Many of the 'engineers were almost entirely denuded . of' their 'clothing, which was blown 'off by the explosion, and two or three are suffer ing severely from burns, from their: clothes taking fire. One man had the entire front of his clothes blown away, : and was much injarOd. Sqon hien, who are suffering severely, have been admitted into the Royal Engineer' Hospital, at Brompton. Their names are Thos. Rogers,: LE:, 'suffering severely, and believed to be Mind George Smith, I.E:, much injured from burns; Jamea Goode, R.E., seriously injured ; Stephen Elliott, 8.E.,' slightly scorched, and suffering.from the effects of being blown through the shed ; James Mackenzie, 1.E., much scorched; William Ritchie, 1.E., slightly burnt; and Francis Macdonald, 1.E., severely injured. The two worst cases are those of Rogers and Smith, but :the others were on inquiry to-night proceeding. satisfactorily. Many of the men who escaped injuries had their clothes torn, and. Sergeant Adams, besides having his clothes partially destroyed, is slightly scorched- about the facer- As soon as practicable after the aceideht Colonel liar ness,'C.B., director of the Roya! Engineer establish ment, directed .a board of officers to assemble at Bromp ton to investigate the cause of the explosion. The officers charged with this duty were Major J. W. Lovell, C. 8., president; Captain ,11. Schaw, and Captain W. J. Stuart; of the Royal Engineers. The members of the board of inquiry were occupied until late this afternoon in the examination of the sergeant-inStructor and other , non-commissioned officers and men who were in 'the factory at the time of the accident, in order to' enable an official report of the accident to be forwarded to 'the. Duke of Cambridge. Fwm what was .stated.to the Court there seems little' doubt that the explosion is to be wholly attributed to the incautious manner . with which Smith, one of the men most injured, performed the process of ramming. Owing to the north gun ,shed bcing . retnoved from the main buildings of the barracks: .no injury to the barracks accrued from• the explosion. THE RUMOURED REMOVAL OF •.• THE GALWAY PACKET . . The Galway Vim-licator, in commenting on the. rut/inured transfer of the l'ackCt Station 'froth' Galway, says : • ~- - • , . 'A wretched paragraPh which appeared in Saunders' Newsletter yesterday, .. (171,iday),, dated from Limerick, • caused a good deal of small talk amongst the gossips of Galway. 'lt stated that Mr. Malcolnison had iurchased fr9in Mr. Dargan his.,interest in the Limerick and Foynes Railway, with a view of transferring the frail service by our, company's steamers from Galway . to ; the Shannon. .A . ;few unreasoning men, who take, every thing for granted because 'twas in the papers, believed • the abstirdity. Rnt every roan of intelligenCe sooitted the flimsy falsehood. We need not tell our readers that there was not the slightest foundation for such a ilia ,-cliievous statement. It is a fact that the Limerick people are again 'stirring themselves in the punMit bf a chimera, and trying to revive a dead agitation on a dub jeet"that has been . long a settled fact. If the Atlantic Company had entertained any notion of removing i-oin Galway, there is Cork harbour 'before. their eyes, Ivith all the requisites wanted fora packet . station. It is not . likely, then, that men., of business and experience in shipping matters would remove their magnificent vessels to a puddle near Limerick. We now state on the highest authority, that there is not, wallas there. been the remotest idea entertained 'from the commencement of the Project, of removing - from thirtfartintrla - (ital .- to make au American-pa ket ' station elsewhere.. ,The . whole agitation for a Pabket Station, for nearly'a quarter of a century, had in 4iew Galway , alone for, that Ilirpoe. ~, Atl i the i negotiations with Government, the debates in NreaMent, 'tlie i fOrnia- . ton of a company, and the subscriptions of : the pe . pple of Ireland and England, had reference to Galway only, the next parish to ...New Yotk. And, after all this ' labour had been accomplished, and success had crowned the exertions of Galway, some foolish people revive an . exploded fallacy, and talk about undoing the great work and the possibility of removing the ships elsewhere ! With shame we ha' e to state ailocal paper has been the main cause of circulating such' utterly mischieTous and unfounded statements. That paper and the lone .rick Chronicle are the veracious oracles who know every- I thing connected with the company and the intentions 'of Government. The circumstances of the Company arei, just ow-i• more favourable than. they have been from the ciont- , mencement. The Board'ot' Works, we believe, has on.:. kilted to.the expenditure of the £1,600 required foil the , moorings. In London, any amount. IA" capital rep red is at their disposal. Dr. Greys in Paris, this moil era,' 1. 'making final arrangements. with the French Govpms, meta, on French communication . with America,; by Waterford and Galway. The first of the 'few ships will sail on the 30th of March. All the .Director}' are acting unanimously and in perfect good faith ;'and if this state of things be considered discouraging., by those whose wish is either,to. the thought, we can only wi s h them a' littlemore under Standi n g, abet a little less of prating virulence, and mischief inAking4naking e•o4si ~. 0 P. COLLISION IN THE CirA.NNur..—A collision ' happily of no very serious -conse quence , took 'place t; Pabout two o'elocit on Friday :morning,. !off. Waterford ; Harbour, (about 22' miles from the:: beLveen the :Milford steamer Shelburne, bound for cork, and anion-built East Indian-barque, proceeding Eller homewa r di voyage to LiVarpool. The bews'of the latter are said to have run into the port paddle . of . the former, carrying, away ...the paddle box, and considerably damaging the wheel. The barque itself is suited to have escaped with theloss Of a few spars. Several hours were required to eilear .the steamer of the debris before she. could reFume her course ; and her arrival at Cork was, therefore, necessarily . ,. retarded. Fortunately, there were. but I•G'w pa&sev ers aboard her at the time. It is said that had she been struck in any other part of the hall ; th a n the paddle, -this fine vessel must, inevitably,' g have ono down. THE BOMBAY MAIL. By the arrival of the Overland Mail we are in receipt of correspondence and papers from Bombay to the 27th December. The discontent with the income-tax has almost given way before • the f ' . storm of indignation that has arisen on account :'of the monstrous grant of £520,000 awarded by • Sir Charles Wood to the descendants of Tippoo Sahib, of Mysore. A meeting of native dealers in piece goods ras held on the rith December, and was attended by most of the . , principal Merchants, as well as by some European% An 'arrangement was 'made, by the terms of which it was agreed that business should be resumed, the Europeans consenting to sign a petition which hcid btett^ prepared against the income-tax. There were, ac'cordi'ngly ; some large sales of piece goods next day, and business is now very brisk. The. Bombay .3lat7 gives the following necount of the agitation on the Mysore grant :-- ' Tile whole people of India, Official and non-official, European and native, have heard with deep and bitter r imlignation the 'news that Siri Ohurles Wood has,: not withstanding the spirited remonstrances of Lord Cen ning's Govan/mut, ordered that the sum. of £520,00, or:tnore•than halt the produce 'of the income-tax for this,year, shall be paid to the pensioned descendants of i TipPAO Sahib of My sore . Th e L eg i s l at i ve C ounc il, stung into independent action by the gross insult which the Secretary of State has offered to the Government attd*eople of this country by so shameless a waste of public' frkficy, has strongly and unanimously protested against the pant. sir Barnes Peacock declared in the Council thatthe'Mycore Princes had no claim whatever, 4, legal, equitable, or moral,' to the magnificent ,gift which Sir C. Wood—by what reasons persuaded, no one dares guess-has pressed upon their acceptanc e . Si r O. J ac k son condemned the grant in similar language. Sir Bartle Frere, though refusing to produce despatches which he held , to be- confidential from the home to the - local goi , ernment, and though asserting that the Secr e t ar y o f State alone should be applied to for information as to the seal nature of the grant, gave unmistakeable signs of sympathy with the opposition, and more than hinted at the propriety of calling public meetings to demand ex planations from Sir C. Wood, The press and the citizens of Caleuttahave .. notbeen slow to act in support of the Connell. Never has such umnimity been witnessed before .41a. India ; never before has theft been an opposition at once sa energetic and so reasonable to the arbitrary authority of the Secretary of State. They' who feel most sorely aggrieved are the Europeans and loyal natives who bave,heartily seconded the efforts of the Govern ment to reform our financial system by imposing new taxes., Is this the result, it is asked, of all Mr. Wilson's promised reforms, that every man with £5O a year is taxed 4 per cent. to swell the accumulated hoards of Mussulman princes who have already more wealth than they know what to do with, and who represent the family of one who was in his lifetime the worst foe of the English, and the cruelest tyrant that ever ' oppressed the south of. India ? It is not only that; more than half a century after Tippoo's death we are annoyed to find how ' even in his ashes live his wonted fires;'' how, even though dead, he yet - plunders us through his descendants; but this profligate and crimi nal expenditure of our money by Sir Charles Wood is of a piece with the whole policy of England towards India. At preSent '.the 'lndian Secretary of State is in reality the dictator of this country. He has effectually crushed his mock council at home, and now there is none to FaipsaT him. We 'pray in vain for the ' full pub licity' Mr. - Wilson dangled, before us as a bait to win our consent to be taxed. Immense sums are paid away out of the. Indian treasury for the Chinese war ; what guarantee have we that the money . will ever 'be returned,? India. is taxed for the.support in England of a Ihrge portion of the English army; but all statistics: which could enable us to cheek , the accounts and discover what we ought, and what we ought not to pay, are care fully withheld. Surely so n s .member of parliament will be You'rid with sufficient independence and public spirit to demand that thislnjustiee shall be redressed. THE RIGHT OF ADOPTION. Dispatches confirming the right of adoption by native princes have, been issued, and published in a supplement of the Bombay Times, which journal makes the following observations on the occasion : "The Indian. Government is stronger to -day than it wutyesterday; more than an army of 50,000 Euro peans: — The lair 7f the country sn the assurances of the Queen's procluAtion. of November, 1858, utterly shaken by the renibigtions i utterances of the Vice roy during his 'durbar progress in 1859, is for mally and finally reassured. The long-vexed ques tion 'of adoption is giappled with and 'Settled, and the• important despatches of the supreme and home ; governments, upon the subje4, - printed.,in our supplement, .determine henceforward - beyond the possi •bility of cavil or doubt, the rights conferred upon the native princes of India by the proclamation. Review ing the, history of the Viceroy's progress in the likht cast upon it by these despatches, it will be seen clearly that Lord Canning entered upon that progress withput understanding the nature or importance of the ;pee tion that 'was, agitating every native court in the country. It ii clear, too, that during that progress his eyes tecame slowly opened ,to 'the magnitide of the question, and the interest .felt theicin -throughout - India. As we never sullied our pages with abuse of Lord Canning's administration during the inutiny,.so aid we,steadfastly refuse to join the ranks of the unthinking flatterers who, a year later, from one end 'of Indii to the other, were trumpeting the praises of a progresi, r which but - sowed the seeds of mistrust broadcast over the' country. We saw clearly the mischief thoSe • durbar performances were . producing ; and though - standing alone in disapproval of them, never ceased to.condemn' them in terms as explicit and severe' as we believed the occasion demanded. The confession of 'their mistake is now made. Lords Canning at last Understands the error be committed, hnd has done his best to reverse it. The right of adoption is to be contested no more. The mistake of the progress was the assiiniptiOn of a paramonnt right on the. part he - Via:my to refuse - sanction 'to - successions •by adoption—a right which, if it ever existed, the riro clamation had explicitly waived. We deny that such a right did ever exist, and the mischief its assumption has worked in India is too well known to need illustration. Our quarrel with Lord Canning is over, and h ear tly d o iiie rejoice that theSe despatches are published ere his . lordship leaves The nines and Standard has at . `last achieved the . triumpli it ,has laboured-- for over the policy which produced the rebellion. The l'ontbajj Gazette says:— y Imre have been rumours in Bombay for at least a Inpth.past of a scandalous breach of discipline by some soldiers'of Lord Clyde's pet regiment, the 93rd, who are Sala, as the story generally goes, to have pelted their officers' out of the camp with their tin pots. ATTEMPTED MURDER BY SHOOTING.—OR Saturday a daring' but happily misticeessful attempt to commit murder . by shooting, was made by a lad named Francis Denovan,_ Is,..years of..age. Denoran is employed in the Dalmarnock frintWorks, and on that morning, while working, be - took a , loaded pistol he had in his possession, and taking deliberate aim at a follow - Workman named William Home, fired, but happily at that 'very !nioba'etit flume' stooped to adjust some. m'nchidety, - the 'eoiatents of the pistol passed over his head, and his.life was thus providentially saved. Furious at having been unsuccessful, I)enovan then ran at Hume, and abused and assaulted him in a very serious Manner, striking him repeatedly with the butt end of the pistol. Most serious, if not fatal injuries might even then have been inflicted on the assailed man, had this fellow-workers nOt •rushed on Denovan, and forcibly withheld him frnmiContinuing his mad assault., • LATE LORD. ELPIIINSTONE.—This deceased noble man, who died a few days since at Bournemouth, only succeeded his uncle, the late governor of Bombay, in July last in the Scottish barony. The late peer was the only son of the lion. Admiral Charles Flemming Elphinstone, son of John 11th Lord Elphinstone. He was born 17th of Deeembei, 1819, and was Unmarried. His, lordship was formerly hi the 17th Lancers, and at the close of the late war_held. the .rank of lieut.-colonel .commanding the 2nd Light Dragoons of the German Legion. The deceased noblemati is succeeded, we believe, by Com mander William' 'huller Fullerton Elphinstone, of her Majesty's ship Hornet, now 15th Baron Elphinstone, eldest son of the late Lieut.-Colonel James D. B.iF. Elphinstone; by'his second marriage with ,Anna MaTia, only child of the late Sir Edward _Buller, Bart., of Tren nant, Cornwall. The present peer is in his 3i-d : yert4. tiVaEcx Or run , HARDT ,BARQVE.— rri • s h i p, of 700 tons, 'of 'Glasgow, outward bdund for Denmark, became a total wreck on Monday morning ? the 20th instant,—there being a dense fog at the time,--1 e t,r4 n Swanage and Weymouth. Mr. Sym R, the officer: ii charge at St. Alban's Head station, and a stAffiof coast guard men, boarded her at two p.m., ; and found all hands had left her. The ship was full of water, and 'had a falLgeneral cargo, including, some Government stores. If the weather, continues favourable i in a row' days most of the contents will be discharged; but, should a south-westerly gale set in. it is. Mated Nom good authority that the vessel must break her,hottrnn being already much broken,.and rudder off, , When'the coast-guard men boarded the ship the boats were gone. The crew and one or twoladies and a c hild are sup pdsed to have left. the Ship in the boats, and to have •been taken up by a brig seen in .the Channel about ,the time the vessel was wrecked, as no traces of them 'are to be found. • n s e o x:e.oi r ft l e CARDINAL WISEMAN AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC 0 n C L t E h l is i o t nt h e i , n iacac t n h olu e onn i tg as_ o t fti f li e nt w ßh w aov e mi e .na k n : t o y e considerable c O l F er 1111 :6 reA n ni t tl h ic'h m . . 11— a s r l k eV , become known 'that strong effort is now being made at Rome by Cardinal Wiseman to remove Bishop Grant to the 'north' of England, as 'the successor at Beverley of:the:late Bishop Brings. On Tuesday Week a special Anc.et,ing of,the " Chapter" of the diocese of Southwark was held at St. George's Cathedral, to adopt measures with a view of preventing the . cardinal carrying out his itong-threittened intention of obtaining the reinoial of Bishop Grant from his present position, where be is highly "esteemed; not only by his ele'rg-y and the members of his'faith,,but all who have the pleasure of his acquaint ance. Some few years ago a siniilar attempt was made, hut defeated at the time, mit! the object 'of Cardinal Wiseman Was to obtain complete control over that part of ya w l a n , without the intervention of a suffragan bishop. Should he now succeed: in his intention to carry . out what he has 'already recommended to the the suppression of the Roman Catholic bishopric of Southwark and the creation of a new see of Southampton, and it is rumoured that Dr. Hearn, of Warwick-street chapel, is already named for the post. 'When' the Roman Catholic hierarchy was first estab lished in England in 1850 it was the wish of Cardinal Wiseman to govern South wark by it vicar, and not appoint a bls • hop but in this he was o v err u l e d by:th e late Cardinal Fra asoni. • The revenues of the diocese of Southwark are larger tha n t h ose o f an y other Roman serious di Catholic diocese' i n England, I d 'a vent fier epee has existed between the Cardinal and Bishop Grant since his appointment on the 'subject of the revenues, which was referred to Rome. Should the proposition to stippresS, Southivark be favourably carried out, that portion of itfrom which the funded property is derivable will be placed tinder the immediate control the' Car dinal. t also stated that he pro t bishopric of Iteithampton' Poses o eqpTees the 3 LATEST NEWS. (T3T I3RITISTI AND 'KISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GAETA. FRENCII INTERVENTION AGAIN AT WORK. ROME, Jan. 20. Admiral Barbier De Tinan has prevented the departure from Gaeta of a steamer laden with cannon and soldiers destined to aid the re actionary movement in Calabria. The reactionary movement in the Abru z zi is directed by the Queen Dowager and Count Trapani. Several members of the San Fediste party have left for the Abruzzi, whither arms and ammunition have been sent from Rome, in charge of Ricci, the chief of the San Fedistes. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Jan. 22, 3.17 p:m. -- The Bourse has - again been rather firm- and animated. The final quotation of Rentes was 60f. 40c., or 10c. higher than yesterday. GARIBALDI AND THE SPRING CAMPAIGN. THE VISIT OF GENERAL TURR. General 'Purr has returned to Turin from his visit to Caprera. lie. was received on the 19th by Count Cavour, and. was on the next day to have an audience of the King. It is known that he represented to Garibaldi that disembarkation on any part of the Adriatic coast would be fol lowed by the passage of the Po by the Aus trian army, to which the Sardinian army could oppose but a feeble resistance. A report is current in Paris that Garibaldi has that he cannot adjourn the work of the deliverance of Italy unless the Italian Parliament relieves him of the solemn engagement he has contracted in the face or the world. It is, however, the general opinion that Count Cavour's Ministry is sure of a majority, and consequently that this release will be readily granted. PRUSSIA AND PRUSSIAN' POiA4tl,l The representatives in the Second Chamber of the Polish Duchy of Posen intend to propose an amendment to the address to the effect that they shall be allowed to enjoy under William I. the same rights which William I. claims of Christian VII. for the Dano-Germans in Holstein. VIENNA, Jan. 22. The Grand Cross of the Order of St. Leopold has been conferred on Count Apponyi, the Aus trian Ambassador at the Court of St. James. lIUNGARY. PESTII, Jan. 22. The Imperial manifesto of the 16th was read in yesterday's sitting of the Committee of the Comitat. It was unanimously resolved to adjourn the discussion of the same to the General Assembly of the Comitat on 11th February. _ . T;. - J; AUSTRALIA. ' ' PLYMOUTH, Jan: 22. The Wellesley, fropi Melbourne on the 4th November, has arrived in the Channel, en route for London. She brings 33,000 oz. of gold, and landed eleven passengers. A great robbery has been committed on board. In the South Pacific she passed an ice island seven miles long. r "-IU TrJORA BOHEMIA. PRAGUE, Jan. 22. The municipality of Prague assembled to-day, in order to discuss and sign a petition rega r di ng the responsibility of ministers, and the early con vocation of the Imperial Diet. lIUNGARY. PESTH, Jan. 22. The official Pesther Zeitung of to-day publishes the imperial ordinance for the convocation of the Hungarian Diet, which will assemble on the 2nd April at Buda. As regards the election of the members of the Diet, the sth article of the Electoral Law of 1848 remains in force, with some unimportant modifi cations. THE UNITY OF ITALY. TURIN, Jan. 22. The Opinione contains an article showing that all combination for the formation of an united Italy will be in favour of France, to whom Italy is naturally allied. The same article expresses a hope that the French Chambers will coincide with the policy of the Emperor. The deliverance of Rome will then become more easy, and the tran quillity of Europe be better assured. MILAN, Jan. 22. The Persevcranza states that Garibaldi recorn_ mends the conciliation of parties, and that he declares himself ready to act in political unison with Count Cavour. Dr. Stokes is gazetted one of the pli.) sieians in ordinary to Her Majesty. The following appeared in our later editions o f yesterday : GAETA. 9P PARIS, Jan. 22. The Moniteur, in its bulletin of to - day, say,, the presence at Gneta of the Ministers of Austr ia , Spain, Saxony, "Bavaria, and Portugal, was not foreign to the resolution of the King to conti nue his resistance. The Moniteur also states that all the foreign vessels, even those chartered by the King, have left Gaeta. THE BOMBAY MAIL. The Bombay advices are to Dec. 27th, and Calcutta to the 18th. The indignation caused by the grant of £520,000 to the descendants of Tippo Sahib is very great. It was opposed by Lord Canning's government, and is the work of the Council of India at home. Money market tight. Exchange 251. Large business in linseed. Cotton had been low, owing to unfavourable advices from England, but was becoming firm. In the import Market, opening after a suspension of six weeks, large transactions in cotton piece- goods, but at pric es -i trimme .. caso lower than before the suspension. The depression of the markets is general, with the except/1 of a few articles. - Freights, which at one time had fallen very low, had risen, owing to extensive speculation. The quotations are £2 12s 6d for London, and £2 5s for seeds to Liverpool, and £2 12s 6d for cotton. THE BANK OF FRANCE. It is stated that owing to arrivals of gold from Turkey and Italy, the position of the Bank of France during the, past few days has eiperieneed some improvement. The accounts from the manufacturing districts of France are not satisfactory. ribind weavers of St. E t i enne are i n the The. tress at this m oment. • • The Tim es remar k s t h at th e A m erican revolu tion is a d vanc i ng w i th such ra pid strides to a consummation, th a t w ithi n a greatest .die- tiroor we week ' may expect to hear of civil war betweeq: c States of the Great RepUblic. TILE DEANER Y or EXETER. -- This appointment, which bag . - become vacant by the death of the Venerable Thomas Hill Lowe, M.A , • is Worth £ l,lOO a-year, and is in the gift of the Crown.: The «leceased dean was edueatc'd.cit TrbiiifOollege Oxford, where he graduated in -1804. . He i *As formerly vicar Of Griml47with- Hallow, in thy diocese of Worcester, and was appointed to the Deanery of ExOter in 1819, during the time of Lord Melbourne's administration. SUPPOSED Loss'OF TWO HEEL VESSELS AND FORTY LIVES.—The screw steamers Bothnia and Wesley, of to Messrs. Wilson, Hull, there is little doubt, have been wrecked in the late severe gale. The Bothnia vas a fine vex ed ,only 'abot tweve months old belonging Sons u , and Co. She was , 1.000 tons barthen, 300 horse power, and was under the command of Copt. Marshall. She had on board twenty-two ands, and was on her way from Dantzic to Hull. The Wesley was a ship of 600 tons, belonging to Mr. Z. C. Pearson (ex-Mayor of Hull). She had on board eighteen hands, and her captain was named Herring. She was coming to Hull from Copenhagen. Both vessels were l ast be of at Elsinore, about three weeks ago. passr has since ed Enore within three hours of each °Sq . , and neith been heard of. Although no official information has been received by the owners in either case, yet there is not the least doubt that both vessels have gone down with all hands. Tun GREAT FAILURE OF Iftssits. FRANCIS ED; SoN, & Co.—The cou rse to be adopted with regard to accept th the affairs of Messrs. Francis Ede, Son, & Co., has not without yet been finally decided. Meeting,s of the friends o f the house were held on Mondays and Tuesday. From seie. co nsideration,rlli the statements prevalent among he Greek interest it is apprehended that the transactions are of such marmi- It th i e s responsibility,tude that fwanwdillit b:eefmoismdto w b i e llin fe g lits t t o ielnat, c a e s r si t s a t i a n n ly ee a in gu t e h st e iol c i o f m o p r le d t e e s e t p penardteizeivsowurhotornsatyruigdgenletiroynowleimllseplrvoevsexvalltioh aared nearly those e give h : .a it n th u e nrivalified assent, Particularly when engagements of the house here and amount of liabilities will, of it arrange ment,is ll t alleged £1,000,000. A certain have to be adjusted ;bat in the East tfiaaeal, mess will be too lame represent ila e bl admit ' . course, run off, and others t still the aggregate of indebte and greater part of the sopoudndbumsina mea sures being of any temporary, can be obtained, dence, 20s. in tl On the other hand, *f un • Pffected, the estimates l anof imm ediate e. If the requisite assistance the estate is managed with .pru eichaitehaltrqetudJy n , been of at from 3s. 6d. to 10s. 6d. in tll:eepnotand, a SIM ss. pro bably being the closest ap roiimation. The firm has y er - s bd e oti r n e ef al t i , io e t ti d ,:pr a i e : sde to rrte h hd e e. for many years maintained P a high character in Liverpool and Manchester _. - ~ `,.