The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-19 00:00:00

AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA 'rile British mail steamer Africa, arrived at this yesterday from New York with dates to 6th bringing 303,941 dollars in specie, and 36 Ugers. One passenger, Mr. N. Moore, died 'l' the voyage. -\\' nen the Africa left New York, the steamers a citie, Persia, and Union had not arrived. On the 17th February passed It M.S. Amerca going down channel. On the 18th, detained at Bar for five hours. The advises now to hand are four days later _ th an th ose l ast received, but they convey very little additional news. The Rouse of Representatives had been organised, the members having, on the 2nd, elected Mr Banks " speaker. One hundred and thirty three ballots Were taken to achieve this result—a result that se uld ha ve b een obtained on the first ballot col the fi rst day of the session as easily as on the sixtieth day. I'i the Senate, an Executive session had been held, to consider the nomination of Mr. Dallas to England. it was proposed to confirm the nomi nation without delay; but on the motion of Mr. Cla yton, will wish es to ascertain the views of the nominee qnestions of foreign policy, the subject was referred to the appropriate committee. Nothing new had transpired in reference to the .Central American question. Our accounts from Kansas are of a deplorable Character. Collisions attended with bloodshed have recently occurred ; all parties were arming, and a sanguinary intestine war seems indeed to be immi• tent. T he Washington correspondent of the New York Ilerald, Writing on the 4th, says— „ " It has leaked out of the State Department, that the e rrench government has assum e d a p os iti on i n re l a ti on to ti e l rt ain Russi an vessels that have been transferred since z e commencement of the Eastern war, to certain eiti t e ns of the United States, being at the time of the A.4ll"'ctrer in Ameri can ports, w hi c h i t i s l i kely will make a r auiy unless the President faints. A list of the eI s has been f urn i s h e d to Mr. Mason, our Minister th r aris, and the determination avowed on the part of , a e French and English gove , nments to hold them as it w is ful prize s of war if they are captured. Mr. Mason, 'lne reported, exhibits some apprehension on the subject. may corres pondence will probably be called for in a few s.), file Commercial accounts vary but little from iu.ase last received. The Cotton market continued :311. Quotations varied a little, but ranged from pet() 10c for middling uplands, and 104 e to 10ic o °l‘ New Orleans; closing chiefly at the i n t ts lcie figures for lots in hand. Flour was heavy eon-II-non grad es , and Mc to 12c per barrel low e r Wheat was quiet and transactions limited, with out quotable change in prices. Corn was t „,buut change of moment. Pork was heavy, and . 41 " made at lower rates. Sugar was quiet, while ;trunderate business was done in coffee. A mode rate business was done in freights to Liverpool in flour, and provisions ; while 400 bales of u .. 1111 were engaged to Havre at 6c per lb. The New York Stock Market, on the sth, was ve l a buoyant, and at the first ho ar d th ere were y transactions, ,Marge tr Th \ at generally better prices. l'T) e loney M ar k et cont i nued easy without any ,Ve in the rate of interest. The demand for 4'l:lnge on go of London wa s on t h e i ncrease, and t h e ations had further advanced to 108 k to 108f.,-,. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. COT TON. },H.;,, P o n receipt of the Arabia's news, a good demand set „ a .id large sales have been daily made since ; prices t, t r ,' e advanced, and close this eveninz, at ie. per lb. a --ve the quotations of last week, with but a limited quantity offeeng Th buying has been chiefly specu lativ with a • view * to reselling here, or shipping, in the !vela ()fan early settlement of the war. Our domestic ?:11ners !lave taken a fair amount. The French and e:intinental buyers have had no adviees Er +m their rerr e esponclents since th e SO not operi:tetainceg.prospects transpired,land onsequentl y • liTHEkx IVIAelc-cr • —The particulars of operations will he g,,iittli,ered ' fr?in 'i. the followi ng . bal— . u. L.,Ans,Feb. I.—lt i' l l eei . lits . f - o - r the . week 31,000 ae "' s ame week last year, 50,409 bales. Arabia's t e ; 'uns to hand, market excited ; sales 29,000 bates, ije" to to le higher. 2nd : S Iles to day 18,000 bales, . r i i v t,: e s . ten ding upwards ; middling 91c. Freight to '' l i r l ) " 1 , id in British. 9-161 in American vessels bales, Feb. 2nd —Receipts. for the week 2_, to' ' same Week List year 9,000. Total excess by our ba , , e , " 113 day, 660 000. Sales for the week, 30,010 receipt ' . Sales to day not included, 15,000 bales. After a.l, of a ivices per Arabia, prices advanced ie. lavre, 4, nv, Bic to Bac• Freight to Liverpool, 17-32 d ;to A.. 11,... 4' Exchange on London, 7 to 71 per cent. lijeSales to•day, 2,000 bales. Mfi iddling, e. NI since"l"vinc; IR a statem en t o f t h e movement i n cot „,. p revi ous three years:— 1 956, 1853 ' 4 P43 t -8 " the 0tt,..- ' t 245 000 t 329 000 - 1.9 4 6 000 Ss o Gre great 7l3 . .ooo 614 000 407.000 /00'000 Franc... ........ 231,000 137 090 137,000 1:i 9,000 Total E zuort a . o thpr For. P or t s. 17 6 000 96 000 89. , 00 128 000 e,. on hand ........... . 1.124.000 347.000 633 0001 087 000 • ............ 65' , .000 3,15 00 516,000! 619,006 Of wit! leh during the past week, included in the above k Meipt r .. t:rporta to Great Britain " Fr4nce.. ....... Other Fur. P orts Total R t:r ois 95 000 121,000 120,000 , 1.20.0e0 76.000 43,000 31,000' i L 73,000 8 000 9,000 Iq,oooi 1'. , ,000 9,0,0 6 000 5.000 , 10.000 93,000 58,000 52,600 93,000 fiu-------------- 660 I tY : Receipt s— l ncrease at the ports over last year z epo ° r 3 t ° hales ; d ecrease compared with 1853, 41,000. to Fame l--- Increas e to Great Britain, 99,000 bales; decrease 94 ,000 dates in 1853, 107 , 000 . I ncrease to F rance, to r... bales ; same ti me 183 3 , 92.000. Increase to other '''''' P o rts, 80,000 bales; same time in 1853, 48,000. hay.aß ongT b GIITS to Liverpool have declined, e ng a g e m en t s leen made at 3.16 d.; to Havre. Vic. per lb. W. P. WRIGHT. AIuItP:ARSTUFTS.-141y last was on the 28th u l t i mo, per k • lea ; and f rom that date until Friday, our mar sofor fl our and wheat ruled firm. The transactions in ar were chiefly in the fancy and extra brands, suitable ffi k r Ihe home trade, on which a slight advance was n r , utl ' l led ; hut in the absence of any export demand of -Qasequence, no improvement took place in the corn co descriptions, of which our stock principally e te r/risi sta• The news brought by the Arabia, that Russia had accepted the terms off red by the allies, as th e "is for a tre a ty o f peace, were telegraphed from Halifax on Friday, an d h a d an effect similar to that st a Produced in th e E nglish markets. There was a complete gnation in business, and common brands of flour were fr erly offered at a decline of fully 'wheat 25c per barrel, and at 5e per bushel, without buyers. Indian corn . has been quUe neglected,ne and on receipt of the Arabia advices, was offd a decline of from 4e to 6c, with lout transactions To day, flour • wheat, and corn, ruled n :t i glY dull, and owing to the unsettled state of our _k ito . v ; s t j is iota tssible to give correct quotations. of va specuort7The market for pork, under the influence of thel e demand, sliaittly advanced in the early part th e nce'ha a s s a i r i , ain receded, and the prices are now about same Mail. There has been som e ex quoted by bestlast port those for the brands of tierce beef, at front 20 dull to 23 dole, while the other sorts the market is qui.,, quiet, and the price a shade lower. In the early part of the week, considerable sales of' bacon for shipment were made, at a slight advance on my last quotations, but the market now closes quiet, and prices have again declined. L rd is a Shade easier, closing at lOie to 10lic. Cheese is dull, at from 9c to 10e. Ott,s -....—Ther e is a better demand for crude whale, but Pric es rema i n unaltered. Oth sor qe ts are nealecteS. OIL CAKE. —Sm a ll parcels of w e -n thin oblong are pffered at 40 dols to 42 dols, hn. there are no buyers for expfirt. City is 11-14 firm at front 44 dols to 46 dols. NASAL si. •ttEs. —Common rosin bas been sold during The week at 1 dol 50c, but is now held with more firm t)ess, at 1 ,iOl 55c. Turpentine and spirits are rather d ull at quotations. ' Rica i s d u l l, an d more freely offered, at from 41e to Ai-c. ImpoitTs.—There is a better demand for sal sodl, and SRNi lots to arrive have been placed at from 1 dol 51ic t 0 I dot 62 c . Soda ash continues in inode rata request at from 21c to 9 3c. Linseed oil is dull u n d er the at rivices reCeived - by the Arabia, an d may be quoted 88c to 90 c . Pi g iron is hell firm, and in moderate A. CAMERON. detnand, at 33 d o l s to 34 dols. ACCIDENTAL AND SUDDEN DEATHS.—Thonrs Ashcroft, vibe was inkared by a wall f a lli ng en hi m, in Waer-street. thp 9 t h inst, died yfiste-day i n th e N ort h ern h osp it a l. Cook, a resident (if Lansdale -street, died suddenly yes daulY• There will be i nques t s h e l d i n both these casesthis Y• CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY, ANNUAL A 'METING LAST NIGHT. The annual meeting of the Church Pastoral Aid Society held in the Collegiate Institution, at half-past six The chair was taken by the Lord The Rev. Edward Auriol, M.A., G. S. Bull, M.A., Birmingham; and Rev. A Chester nb, Camb; e, attended as a deputa clergymen ant gentlemen upon )wing :—Rev. Archdeacon Jones, Among the oth lessrs. W. Polio( ek, T. C. Cowan, J. Tierbort, Is, T. L. Paine, J. Pownall, 1). Leveso I. Conor, J. Bardsh-y, W. Maynftrd, on, C. Gent. D. Wilinek E. Titterton, J. Bout- G. Ref - 0, R. H. Brown, R. srs. Edward Cropper, Adam Hodg- fl.)wer, Haines, T. Smitt ;ley, Scott"; M Dixon, J. K. W. Jones, W. Gregson, J. H. Webster, W. R. Jeirr A• Steain3, R. V. Sheldon, G. Beley, Sillitoe, raffia, &c., &c The proceedings were or ned by the Rev. T. C. Cowan with a pray( called'on the Secretary to rt, he wished mprety to pleasure it was to him to the Church Pastoral-Aid rsary, as on the many occasions when he of he had the p'easure of seeing that 'ley were favoured that night with the 3utation from the parent society. The of St. Drmstans, in London, one of the friends of the society, and whose name every place as Well as in Liverpool, I in t. tnev were ais,, let v ol,eu wil n me presence of the Rev. Mr. Bull, of Birmingham, a most, exemplary, zealou4, an , i efficient elertyrnan in that. large town, and also one of the long-tried friends of that society; and with the presence of Mr. Titcornbe. of Cambridge, whom he recollected when he was a resident there labouring zealously in a populous suburb of that .place, as he had no doubt, with God's blessing-, he was labouring still, and with the same success which attended his labours then. He was sure he might, both f ,, r the meeting and himself, bid those gentlemen welcome to Liverpool, and express his than' • - , 00dne ., :s in coming there '; and he thought he to them for their st the people of Liverpool might say to them, without fear of the m - wing not going along with.hiro, that Liverpool was a place which both greatly needed, and greatly d-s rved, snchlassistanee as the Pastoral Aid Society could give. He thought when he said it deserved that aid, that the friends whom he saw before him would join with him in what he was going to say next. When he said it deserved that aid, it was because he was glad to say io the hearing of the deputa tion, what his (r - ends around him had often heard him say before, but to which he felt convinced there was not a person present, who would not bear witness, that they were happy in having here in Liverpool, a body of cler.g.Y• men, who were labouring most zealously, most faithfully, and through God's blessing, most efficiently, in the work of their ministry. (Cries of hear, hear.) They were faithful to the Seriptural principles of the church, and they were indefatigable in their labours for the good of the people. among whom it was their duty and their delight to minister. (Hear, hear.) He was sure there was not a person present there, who did not feel in his heart, that he was only saying what was true of the clergy of Liverpool, speaking generally of them as a body. (Hear, hear.) But if they looked at the number of incumbents in Liverpool, in all the different districts, and how few were they in numbers, compared to the work they had to do, and the people among whom they had to minister. If these incumbents were left to work single-handed, it' would be quite impossihle that they could grapple with the work. Happily they were not left to work single handed, they had curates, and they had Scripture readers. How were they prci videci to them? Their Scripture readers, he was happy to say, were altogether, or if not altogether, in the main, provided through a local society of their own. A. meeting in support of that society was held there but a very few weeks ago, when he had the pleasure of seeing the room filled with fritnds of the Scripture Readers' Society, and of hearing his kind friend Mr. Gregsnn state their claims in so clear and forcible a way. that he hoped it had left an impression upon all who were present then, and strengthen the cause, and draw forth additional snp- port for the society. From that society the incumbents of Liv,nool had derived great help. They had a large staff of Scripture readers provided, lie was happy to say, by the people of Liverpool for themselves. Ire also acknowledged the great help which they derived from the Additional Curates Society, and from the Church Pasto ral Aid Society. Considering the immense population of the:town and the small number of incumbents compared with the population, as well as the scanty endowments which most of the ministry had from their churches, and which quite put it nut of their power to 'provide from their professional income a staff of additional curates to assist theta in their work, he thought he would be justified in saving to the members of the deputation, that Liverpool hal a claim noon the assistance of the Pastoral Aid Society. He thought it was one of the cases which the launders of the Pasoral Aid Society contemplated. It was not intended that that society should gather from every place in England so much money, and return exactly the same a.mount back to each. There were many places in England (G , d he thanked), well provided with the ministrations of the church, places which had a minister well endowed, and with such a small population, that the one minister was able to attend to all, or if he n ful,l curafc charity. to reeelve uch places whose r, or perbaps, not In th,t point Liverplol mieit )wn C than it con- tributel. At the same time, his - lordship exhorted his hearers, to exert their influence among their relatives and friends not present. so that they might contribute hack as much as they received. He declared that the _ sound in every object of patriot _..gion, and general philanthrophy, and charity, and he expressed a strong hone that th.y would owe the Pastoral :Aid Society nothing, except that gratitude, good will, and love, and a wish' that that soniety might prosper in other places, as it had through G- is blessing, pros pered there. His lordship then concluded, amid loud applause, by calling upon the secretary to read the heart of I,iverpnol wa report. The Secretary, Rev. J. C. Cowan, read the report, from which it appeared, that local grants had been made and ten Scripture readers, at a , while the returns, including. ,time accounts not yet received, had been 1,6521., the largest sum ever raised by the Liverpool association. The report urged that much service could be done, as had been already done. in some instances here, by the formation and active working of branch associations. The funds of the present society were 1,2001. below the usual amount at the end of January : 346 curates, and 146 lav assistants were maintained by their grants for the aid and pastoral care of 2,900,000 souls; 52 applications for aid could not be granted for want of funds. Mr. William Gregson proposed the first resolution, which was the adoption of the report, and the appoint ment of a Liverpool committee. Mr. Gregson advocated the claims of the society in an eloquent address, in which he pointed out the peculiar simplicity of its organization which adapted it so wonderfully for the work it took in hand. He reminded the meeting of what they owed fo the society, and called on the people of Liverpool while they agitated for the great town dues which they claimed to themselves, not to forget the small town does which they were bound to contribute to the Church Pastoral Aid Society. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. Edward Auriol, M.A., Rector of St. Dunstan's in the West, London, seconded the resolution. He said that the society never grudged the rrants given to Liver pool, because from the character of the men to whom the aid was given here. the society were sure that the true objects for which they were associated were carried out. It the same time, the discrepancy between the sums ”anted to, and that received from, Liverpool had often en matter of remark, and as it was clear that there re certain small and four districts which could not con- Atte in the same proportion in which they were aided, as t communities like Liverpool would contribute in proportion, not only to the erants which - "•eil from the s-ciety, but also their wealth and. . gentleman then proceeded to con -oat wants of the country, and illustrated ttution by stating that notwithstanding the extent the society had increased since its establishment ve.os ago, there were still applications for and 'shes in their books for more than two years, uo to the present there was no possibility of enter .iring in• on them day gratifying testimony to ~.ey also showed the neces _ .ions on the part of its friends in en espond to the growing claims on it. 'ln illus _ of the good tesul's which had followed from its labours in London, he took the parish of Whitechapel. In that. narish not many years since, there was but one church 4; there were 10 ministers instead of 4-e 11 Scripture readers and city 269 voluntary teachers, and 52 Scripture ere were 23 schools, instead of as formerly 2, ,holars had increased from 466 to 3,65. I Referring to the argument'vvhich Dr. Cullen, ` . minted to base on the statements of spiritual 'destitution of the 'entry, anti to prove from those state ' nrotestantism and the inefficiency of 1 cure yearly charge of were certa tribute it w. o he hoped that they r populatio sider the, ('he rev to which from par' after day while they bore of the abling now there w readers. and the (Applause of Ireland y. in describing the mPnts t the Established Church in England, - hesaTil;emfghi appeal to Dr. Cullen, and ask him whit had Popery done for those countries where it so long had full sway ? (Hear, hear.). Some years ago Cardinal Wiseman came to this Country, and set forth that his object was to do good to the people in the " slums "of Westminster. Now they had had several years' experience of what had been done by Cardinal Wiseman, and others of his class, and yet he did not think they had ever heard of any great moral improvement among the people since they had Cullen 's they had their operations. (Hear, hear.) In fact, a ° Ol Y to ao to Rome to find a refutation of Dr. - at Rome, that it depraved ecclesiastic s rgoments ; for surely it was not from want of them go into the Aus w tr a ia s n and d, hear.) Let moralised cities 1 'n Europe. (Hear, `into Portugal, where Po . ' one of i n t t h o e s p m n o i most popery alone prevailed, and he felt J. H. T NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1856 assured that, however sadly demoralised a large number of their own population might be, they would bear cona pari-ton with the inhabitants of those priest-ridden lands. Bu' - , in fact, it was not Popery which would improve the moral or spiritual state of any country, or any land, but the Gospel, the pure Gospel, of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Applause ) The resolution was unanimously adopted. A hymn was then sung, and a collection made in aid of the Society. The R. J. H. Titcomb, 8.A., incumbent of Saint Andrew-the-Less, Cambridge, moved the second resolu tien, which was to the effect, that the meeting believed that the low-spirited state of a large mass of the people was the chief source of their greatest isocial evils; that the clerical _pastoral work was a powerful means for raising men frOm this unhappy condition; that lay agents under the guidance and direction of the clergy was a most imporCant. secondary aid; and, that they therefore desired to record their deep sense of the value of the Pastoral Aid Society, whose grants maintained nearly 500 labhorers, clerical and lay, for the sole purpose of carrying the blessed Gospel of Christ to the homes and hearts of two millions nine hundred thousand of the people of England. In moving the resolution, the rev. gentleman considered at. some length the unequal distribution of church pastoral aid in England and \' ales, and calculated that it would require upwards of 33,000 curates to bring the unequally supplied districts of the country ou an equality with the more fortunate parishes. He observed that he did not say it was necessary to do so, but still it showed hoW great was the want or pastoral aid in numbers of parishes, and that the society alone was the only quarter from which it could be hoped. He testified to the benefit which the society had confered in his _.own parish, and narrated several instances wl,.q . e the low and humble, had been spiritually converted through the instrumentality of its teachers. The Rev. G. S. Bull, M.A., of Birmingham, seconded the resolution, wilich was unanimously adopted. The meeting closed, with the blessing - fromi his lordship ENGLISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELE GRAPH COMPANY. ANNUAL MEETING, YESTERDAY The ordinary general meeting of the English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company was held in the Clarendon Rooms, at one o'clock yesterday, Mr. H. Harrison in the chair. The Chairman apologised for the absence of Mr. J. C. Ewart, M.P., who was prevented from attending by his parliamentary duties, and for Mr. Cropper, who was kept away by a sudden engagement. Mr. Crosby, who was also applied to to take the chair, was unfortunately suffer ing under bronchitis, and under these circumstances he (the chairman) had to occupy the chair on a moment's notice. The Secretary, Mr. Bright, read the advertisement calling the meeting. The Chairman said the directors had no report to give. The accounts would explain themselves, as' the proprie tors had all received them, and any further details which any one might wish he could have upon applying at the office. It was not thought advisable to publish more detail in the accounts. Several gentlemen had been requested to come to the office and inspect the accounts— there was a difficulty in getting gentlemen to do so—but some dozen or more who had been there expressed them selves as highly gratified with the manner in which the accounts were kept. The same explanation would be given to every member who choose to ask for it. The directors looked upon the company more as a private than a public company, and, therefore, they did not think it neceszary to expose all their details at the meeting. The following statement of accounts was then laid before the meeting o o ft, 00 2, e„ . 4 ~ ~~ -~ w ,~ 3 y ~ ._. -r - ;1-›.tAr!, co~w~ fD ~ 3✓~o O ~* .e r. ,0 %-v- , ;72 ALLEGED MURDER AT HOXTON On Sunday night the body of a young girl between thirteeen and fourteen years of age was discovered in the coal cellar of a house, No 17, Lenton-street New North-road, lloxton, The throat of the deceased was cut in a shocking manner. It appears that the unfortunate girl resided with two foreigners, Charles Sommer, aged 29 years, and Celestine Sommer, his wife, aged 26 years, both of whom have been taken into custody on the information supplied to the police by the servant girl of the house in which the transaction *took place. According to the statement of the servant girl on Saturday night, when in bed, she heard a scuffle and loud screams as if proceeding from a distance. Shortly afterwards some person stealthily entered her bed room, and passed a hand over her face, as though to ascertain if she was asleep. She pretended to be so, and the intruder then retired. On gAting up the next morning she missed the girl, whose body was subsequently found, and her suspicions being aroused by what had occurred, s'e.e took an opportunity towards evening of leaving the house, and bringing in the police, by whom a search was mule, and . the body of the deceased found as already described. The prisoners were examined before Mr. Corrie, at Clerk enwell, yesterday. After the evidence of the policemen had been given, Rachel Mont, the servant, said that her mistress went out on Saturday night, and told her to go to bed. She, how ever, sat up making an apron. Shortly before her mistress returned home she put out the candle, and when her mis tress came in she said, are you in bed Rachel ? She made no answer. ller mistress went up stairs, and came down with a little girl. The witness then proceeded as follows— " Mistress went into the cellar, and the little girl stopped at the kitcl:en door. She said, lam not afraid, but it is a strange place to me, I have not been here before. When they were in the cellar the little girl said some one wanted to murder her, and mistress said shall I cut your throat? The girl said, oh, you want to murder me, and called out murder several times. She afterwards said, the devil will take you—the devil will take you; you will kill me— you will me. lam dying—l am dying. Mistress said hush, and I then heard a noise as if she was breathing hard. Mistress then put out the candle, came into the kitchen, walked about, and said, I will kill you. She came in and lit the candle, and went into the cellar again, but I never heard the girl speak again. Master was out at the time, and did not return until one o'clock. The little girl I had seen once before on one Sunday evening with my mistress. After stopping there some time with my mistress they both went out, and then returned with a box with three bolts on it. Mistress then went out with the girl, and had a big stone wrapped up in a piece of cloth. Mistress told me to go to bed that night, but finding that I did not go she took the girl away. and told me to sit up for her. After my mistress came out of the cellar on Saturday night, she said you will not tell any more lies about me. She then came and touched me, and said she had been out to market to get change to pay her the money, but would not give it her then." Mr. Coale said there was no evidence against the man, and he must be discharged. The female would be re manded for a week. CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION BILL The Superannuation bill introduced by the Chincellor of the Exchequer, is printed with the parliamentary votes of ysterday. It lays down the scale of remunera tion as follows : For those officers entering the service subsequent to the 4th of August, 1829, the scale is, for ten years ser vice, sixteen-sixtieths of the salary, and one-sixtieth for every additional year, until 35 years have been com pleted, when the allowance would be forty-sixtieth; or two-thirds of the salary. No addition to be made for any further service. For those entering prior to August 5, 1829, an addition of one-sixtieth shall be made for each year's service, from 34 to 49 years, and for 50 years service full . salary shall be given. A special scale of allowance is designed for offices re— quiring " professional or other peculiar qualifications" to which it may be for the good of the service that persons should be appointed at a more advanced period of life than the officers comprised in the ordinary scale. This scale is—for ten years' service, thirty-sixtieths or one half, with one•sixtieth for each year's additional service up to 20 years. when two-thirds may be granted, but no addition is to be made for services of more than 20 years duration in this class. The conditions on which a superannuation allowance is to be granted are the attainment of sixty years of age, and bodily or mental infirmity. These allowances may be varied by the Treasury, having regard to special circumstances appearing on the records of the department, but not otherwise. The power of increase to extend to the amount of the full salary at the period of retirement. The Treasury is also empowered to give gratuities, Rcc., in cases of abolition of offi,v, of ill health, and of injury received in the discharge BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY (BEFORE J. S. JACKSON AND R'CHARD BRYANS, JUN., RECI,RS.) EXTRAORDINARY IMPOSITION ON THE PARISH OFFICERS. —Catherine Dayton, a poorly-clad, sickly-looking woman, far advanced in pregnancy, and carrying a child in her arms, was charged with obtaining relief by false pretences. Mr. DiMierney, the relieving officer, stated that -early in October last the prisoner applied to him for relief, alledging that her husband had left herself and family in great distress, and that she supposed him to be in America. She added that she had not heard from him for twelve months, and showed two letters from him, dated September 15, and 19, 1854, as the last communication she had had from him. Upon these representations he (Mr. M‘Nierney) ordered her relief to the extent of 6s. per week, and this she had received up to the present date, obtaining altogether from the parish £l5 14s. From information he received a few days ago he again questioned her as to when she had last heard from her husband, and she persisted in her first state ment. He subsequently learnt that she was receiving money from Messrs. Baines and Co., and he had her apprehended on a charge of imposing upon the parish. Mr. Walker, cashier to Messrs. James Baines and Co., deposed that the prisoner's husband, John Day:on, was in their employ as cook on board the clipper ship James Baines, daily expected home from Australia. He was now in his second voyage in her. When he started on his first voyage, he left a monthly note for £3, for his wife, and during his absence, the prisoner received the amount regularly every month. He sailed on his second voyage on the 6th October last, and on that occasion he also left a monthly note for his wife, but this time only for 42. On the 7th October, the prisoner received the first monthly payment of £2 on the order, and had received a similar sum every month since. 'Die prisoner pleaded tbat she.had, from peculiar circumstances, been in great distress, and compelled to apply for relief in addition to her monthly allowance. She added that she had no intention to defraud, and that her husband would repay the money when he same home. The bench re marked that her persistance in her false representations to the relieving officers showed a clear intention to defraud. It was a case of base ingratitude; in fact it was robbing the rate payers to a good extent. Even if what she had stated were true, she ought to have matte these statements about her dis tress to the relieving offieer, and not have deceived him so grossly as she had done. The magistrates bad no alternative but to commit her for trial, and, considering her condition they were sorry that hers was the first case of the kind that had occurred. but perhaps her punishment would be a warning to others. The prisoner repeated that her husband would re fund the money. The Bench,—We cannot compromise cases of this sort. The prisoner was then committed for trial, but it was intimated that bail would be taken for her appearance at the Knutsford sessions, herself an £5O, and two sureties of £9,5 each. James Dyer, a young man of good address, was also com mitted to the Knutsford Sessions, for stealing a coat belonging to ➢ir. Webster, of the No w-ferry Hotel, whore he had been sleeping. He had been committed to gaol for a similar offence last August, and Mr. Jackson remarked that he was sorry to see ono whom he knew to have been brought up respectably, pursuing the road to ruin. A PAINFUL SCENB.—Anne Tasker, a girl of seventeen, was charged with robbing William Orrell an elderly man. The complainant said that ho went home to his lodgings tipsy about two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, with five half crowns in his pocket. He went up stairs and was put to bed, and awoke on Sunday morning to find that his money had hcen taken. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had been staying at the same house for four or five days. and was, on Saturday morning, without money to pay for her lodg ings. She bad put the old man to bed when he came home tipsy, and the same afternoon paid the landlady two shillings, for her lodgings, with an injunction to " say nothing about it." besides giving a woman three half-crowns to take care of for her. These circumstances becoming known, she was appre hended while drinking with some men in a public house on Sunday evening. The prisoner row admitted the robbery. As the police officials know nothing about her, she was about to be remanded for inquiry, when it was intimated that her mother was in court. The bench called the latter forward — she was an elderly woman, and had traces of care on her countenance. In answer to the bench, she said, sobbingly, that her husband was a cabinet maker, and that their daughter bad been a great trouble to them. She would not take any good advice, and was now being beaten with her own rod. She had been turned away from her last place in disgrace, but the parties had not prosecuted her, out of consideration for her parents. She had very bad companions, and persisted keeping their company. Upon hearing this, the magistrates said 'they thought the best course would be to commit her for trial, in the hope that she might learn better ways in gaol. TRADE REPORT.-MONDAY, of duty Persons of 60 years of 'ago may be 'permitted to retire up , m the scale of sunerannnation to which they are entitled, and every officer must retire at 65, unless in special cases. Persons are not to have their claims to superannuation endangered by transfer to other .employment,.under the Crown. The Act contains a schedule of offices to which the Act is not to apply. These offices are of a political character, or in some respects of a military or legal character. ROBBERY AT SEA. On Saturday last James Thomson, and Thomas Jones, two seamen, were charged at the Thames Police Court, before Mr. Ingham, the presiding magistrate, under the following circumstances :—Captain Levi Brachett said he was master of the Berkshire, East Indiaman, which ar rived on Wednesday in the port of London. In August last the ship was at Pondicherry, a French settlement, and Captain Richard Orlando Legg, who was then com mander, had occasion to go on shore to transact the business of the ship, and clear her. Captain Legg was unable to return to the ship that night, in conse quence of the heavy surf. Witness, who was then chief mate, turned in at midnight. He turned out again at five o'clock in the morning, and missed the lifeboat and two life buoys. He made inquiries, and discovered that th e prisoners and three other seamen had deserted the ship, and gone away in the lifeboat in the course of the night. Soon afterwards Captain Legg returned to the ship, and on opening the cabin door discovered chests had also been broken open. the hinges and lock of the writing desk were forced off, and the ship's papers, and 146 sovereigns, twenty-five half-sovereigns, and about 71 in s il ve r, all in English money, abstracted. The captain also missed a diamond ring, worth about 101. Information of the robbery and desertion was given to the French authorities at Pondicherry, and all the thieves were taken after the ship sailed for England. It appeared that 341 of the stolen money was found ou Thompson, who was sent home in the ship Balarat, which arrived in the Thames on Monday. Jones, who is a ticket-of-leave con vict, arrived in a ship at Liverpool on Wednesday, and singularly enough, he was immediately identified as one of the most notorious thieves that ever infestA that town. Carlisle, a detective officer of Liverpool, handed to Mr. Ingham a list of summary and other con victions against the fellow, whose real name was believed to be Holland. At the request of Mr. Clarkson, the prisoners were remanded for a week. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE • TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY EVENING. LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. 9 to 1 agst Omar Paella (taken) 9 ... 1 Ginsel (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 8 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie (taken) 20 9 Etnigrant (taken) 25 ... 1 S -qtm in (taken) 30 ... Jemmy the Black (taken) 30 ••• 1 ... Potter (taken) 25 ... 1 ... Jean du Queene (taken) 50 Black Swan (offered) 50 ... 1 ... Dangerous (offered) 100 1 ... Minerva (taken) ; METROPOLITAN. 15 to 1 agst Pyrrha (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 7 agst Bier (taken) GREAT NORTHERN. 7 to 1 agst Fandango (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 30 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 7 2 Fly by Night (taken)' 8 poimoodie (taken and offered) 1500 even between Yellow Jack and Fly by Night CFIESIER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Yellow Jack 33 1 Court . enay (taken) 66 . . 1 Cockatoo (taken) DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Wentworth (taken) 8 Ellington (taken) • 10 1 ... Fly by Night (8 offered) 1 5 1 Yellow Jack (taken) l b Rogerthorpe (taken) LIVERPOOL. CoTrox : The cotton market to-day has been eery steady, the demand has been fair, the supply moderate, and prices are the same as on Friday The sales—including 400 Pernambuco, 6to7i ; 200 Bahia, 61- to 6; ; 50 Maran ham, 61 to 71 ; 200 Egyptian, 51 to 01 ; 3000 Surat, 4to 41 —are reported 8000 bales, of which 3000 are on speculation and for export. COTTON STATEMENT.-FROM SEPT. 1, 1855, TO FEB. 6, 1856. P: 1 Total Exports to Exports to , Stock and on Receipts. Great 0.1 I Foreign Britain. Shipboard. Ports. 1,901.017 11,121,' 32 1,244,3 ,2 845,783 712.913 6 1,832 i 5,673 366,472 Incr.. 657,625 276,252 ,101,111 I 272,':01 Dec • I SCOTCH Pies IRON : The market for warrants closes at 65s 6d to 665, cash ; three months, open, 67s 61 sellers ; Sales were subsequently made at 663 3d, cash, in one month. UGAR : We have had more business doing, especially in foreign kinds for export : the transactions. including Satur day's sales, comprising 90 hhds 200 brls Demerara at 35s to 365, and at 393 6d to 42s for grainy, 800 mats Mauritius at 363 6d, 550 bags grainy Bengal at 39s to 403, 500 bags Dates, price not reported, 275 bogs Madras, all faults, at 30s to 30s 61, 110 hhds Porto Hie() at 35., 6d, 350 boxes Havana, chiefly at 243 to 25s 61, and 4100 bags Brazil from 20s to 21s per cwt in bond. MOLASSES, Rum, and COFFEE : Nothing has transpired. COCOA : 50 bags Guayaquil are reported at 47s per cwt. TEA : There has not been much passing, but a plentiful assortment of all kinds is upon show ; common congou is not offered under 21 per lb, but at this price there are few buyers. _ _ _ _ _ RICE: 1100 bags Bengal have found sale at 103 34 for good broken, and lls 3d Its 9d per cwt for middling white. Saurprran : 200 bags at 33a 61 per: cwt for 31 per cent refraction. Pi NTO : We have also to report 80 bags, all f au lt s , a t m E 4d to 4,-Id. - - PEPPER : 100 bags white at 711 per lb LOGWOOD : 300 bits Jamaica, to arrive, (to be taken with all faults) at £6 17s 6d per ton. CATTLE. - Our m:rket, in conjunction with all the other English markets, still continues to decline, and the general tendency is to lower prices for all meat. Beef today, although not a heavy supply, could not ba all sold, even at a smart redaction is price; and mutton, with rather a better demand than for beef was also sold at less money. 2351 beasts at 4-11 to 6id for strictly prime ; 6530 sheep at 5-Ad to Od. LONDON Coax : A short supply of English wheat was speedily disposed of, at is to 2s per qr.abore the rates of Monday last. Foreign Wheat must be quoted is. dearer. Country sack flour was saleable at Is. advance. Barley was fully as dear as last week. The sale of oats was less brisk than at the close of last week at the advance then quoted of 6d per quarter. Beans and peas sold slowly at previous prices. PRODUCE : The private contract markets have not been active since Friday, a limited business has been done in Sugar for exportation, and about 300 bales of Cotton sold • and there have also been a few forced sales of common dongoa tea, at BP. for cash. OiLs: Seal, pale £96 to £56 10s.; yellow, £5O ; brown, £47 to £4B ; sperm, £125 to £126 ; cod, £47 ; t.outh Sea pale, £5O ; olive Gallipoli, £53 10s. to £ 54 10 s. ; Spanish and Sicly, £5l to £52 ; cocoa nut, 37s to 33s ; palm, 38s. to 418; linseed, 33s 6d ; rape, pale, 48s to 494 ; brown, 465. TALLOW : The market continues heavy. with little demand from the trade, and less for speculative delivery. Prices are quoted as follows: Town Tallow, 51s ; Peters.. burg YC. on the spot 60s. ; February to March, 60s to .59s ; March to April, 55s 6d. to 553. CATTLE : The supply of beasts was rather smaller than on Monday last, consequently prices advanced a little, but trade is by no means brisk. The number of sheep is smlller. The best Downs are fully 4d per Blbs. dearer. Other kinds have not advanced so much, but trade is more cheerful for all descriptions. Calves are scarce and dear. From Ger many and llolland there are 285 beasts, 50 sheep,'ll calves ; Spain, 315 beasts ; Scotland, 450 ; Norfolk and Suffolk, 2 000 ; Northern and Midland Counties, 100 ; and 200 from Ireland. Her : Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that although the tr ide is not so brisk as a few years past, still there is a fair trade doing, and prices are fully maintained. COAL : Eden II aia, 173 ; Walls End Gosforth, 15s 6d ; Walls End H aswell, 183 6d ; Walls End Hetton, 18s 6d ; Walls End Tees, 183 6d-15 fresh ships at market. YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. BELFAST CORN : A small supply from the farmers of wheat and oats, and the turn dearer. CORK CORN : Oats, 123 4d. CORK BUTTER : Ist, nil ; 2nd, 4 ; 33, 81 ; 4th, 104 ; Stb, 33 ; 6th, 1. Prices no change. DUNDALK CORN : White Wheat, 40s to 41s; Red, 883 to 89s; barley, to 20s; oats, 13s to 14s. •t. „, b CO M •-• CAD O 1 CA CO •••• V GO DP of. CP Wb.7 .0, DP 09 C. OD co ...11 01 e . •en tar " wax m••-• o. E.; no to co co to co, ca co ca tO w Z. c ' ..; n. - 4 o. t 7, co gy • r, Co co •-• • • 2 The Chairman moved that the accounts be adopted, which was seconded and carried unanimously. . Mr. George Al'llonnell was elected auditor in the room of Mr. Bewley, deceased. The following directors, retiring by rotation, were re elected :—Messrs. J. G. ' Horfaby, Lansrton, Barton, 11PI)onnell, and O'Connor. The Chairman begged to call attention to one subject. The company had been instantly and incessantly perse cuted by every parish they had gone through; if they went a few yards through a parish with their wires, the parish was down upon them for rates in a moment. The directors always resisted the payment of rates, and they selected the parish of St. Luke's, in London, as being the most prominent to try the question in. He must say that it was by the perseverance, research, and assiduity of their secretary, Mr. Bright, that that trial had been brought to a favourable termina tion. On Friday last, it came before the court at West-' minter. The parish had put it off, and tried to wear the directors out .from time to time, but at last they had to appear. The only witness examined was Mr. Bright, for three hours, and then the counsel for the parish gave in, and instead of being rated at 25/. per annum, they got only a nominal verdict fur one shilling. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) An execution was previously laid upon the office of the British Company for 41., which they had to pay. (Lanahter.) Several other parishes had been pre paring to take proceedings also, and in fact, some of them sent iii their demand in legal form to the ,office, but were met by the judgment given in the court at West minster. Mr. Sandbach observed that on the starting of. the Company, 1.0001 a-year was voted to the directors, but, in Consequence of the circumstances of the company, and the smalln6ss'of the dividend, they consented to forego their claim to:that grant. So far as the ordinary directors were concerned, he thought the act quite reasonable, but there were some who paid such constant attenti on t o th e affairs of the company, that he considered them entitled by their I,LbourS to some remuneration. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Chapman concurred with Mr. Sandbach, and thought it would be bad policy not to give every stimulus to the directors in the good management of the company. He would suggest that the sum of 5001 be placed at their disposal, to - be divided as they might think fit. , Mr. Crosby remarked that the vote, if passed, should be a prospective one, as the sum to be carried over this year by the company, would be something l ess than 2001. The directors, however, were large shareholders in the company, and no remuneration could increase their interest in its well working. Under the present circum stances, they would rather that no vote was made in the matter. After some conversation it was - _..uusly resolved, on the motion of Mr. Chapman, that the thanks of the meeting be given to the directors for their past services; and that Mg be placed at their disposal for;the coming year. The Chairman observed that they would see by the accounts, that a large increase had taken place in the receipts of the past half year as compared with the pre vi , us six months, and he could assure them, that if the rate at which they had been working for the last six weeks were continued throughout the year, it would give them a dividend of six per cent. (Hear, hear.) The meeting then separated after a vote of thanks to ithe chairman. VI qg 0 CO ,t 1,?; ;;" " • :..". ; l. l = " k 403. ea. z tt, y 9 a. ) ) a , p 0 IMPERIAL HOUSE OF LORDS.- P.\ RLIA.Mr MONDAY COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGE The Committee of Privileges me and ,hear evidence respecting the but beyond the papers alluded to importance occurred. The • committee Monday next. Their Lordships assembled for the transaction( ,his day to Leydale Peer st weeK. nothing of I journed till business at five o'clock PRIVATE BUSINESS On the motion of Lord REDESD ALE a resolution wa3 passed to the effnt that no Private Bill should be read a second time after Tuesday, the Bth July, and that no bill confirming any provision ordered by the Board of Health, or authorising the inclosure of land under special report of the comin - z year of the inclosure comm'issioner England and Wales, be read a second time after the 15th of July. PIRACY AT SINGAPORE The Earl of AtmEmAutt presented a petition from native and European merchants of the , British settlement of Singapore, praying for protection from piracy. They asked what steps had been taken to comply with a memo rial from the merchants of Singapore, dated June, 1855, addressed to the Admiralty on the subject of piracy Earl GRANVILLE replied that the Governor-Gene despatched a war steamer for the purpose of suppressing piracy in the Indian Seas, 'and arrangements to the same effect had been made by the Board of Control, which he hoped would be effectual. The Trial of Offences Bill. Committee of Council on ,Eu Commons Offices Bill, and the . severally went through committee ral had t of the cation Bill. the House of Metropolitan Police Bill Their - Lordships rose at about ten minutes before six o clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS The SPEAKEIt took the chair at four o'clock. CRIMEAN P OSIOTIONS, In answcr to Mr, LAYARD Mr. PEEL entered into some particulars relating to the lists supplied of officers who had distinguished themselves in the Crimea, principally in the attack on the Redan, which was published in the Gazette in September, 1855. General Simpson had been requested to recommend officers for promotion, but, instead of doing so, sent some lists supplied by the generals, leaving the Government to make their own selection. IRISH CHANCERY BILL On the motion for the second reading of the Court of Chancery (Ireland) Bill, Mr. S. FITZGERALD presented a petition against the [I moved an amendment that it be read a second measure, an time that day six months lition of the Encumbered Estates Court, uhi d not a creditor a court, and was member also condemned ihe new arrangements for the of Chancery, by which the number of judges was r though the work was increased by the addition of the b of the Encumbered Estates Court. So far from the 1 effecting a saving, be was con officers removed from offi• - payment to the new,officials, the expellee would be immensely increased. .h the pensiong easure, and .t, Mr. P. URQUHART seconded the amendment DEasY supported tho original motion, believing that the bill would facilitate the transfer of land in Ireland, and benefit the Irish people. Ho divided the bill into three propositions :—The perpetuation of the powers of the Encumbered Estates Court, the transfer of those powers to the Court of Chancery, and the internal reform of the Court of Chancery, by the abolition of masters' officers, and the sub stitution of the judges, uniting the judge an d mas t er i n one. Of each of the proposals he expressed his approbation. Mr. APCANN said no objection had been made to the Encumbered Estates Court. No petitions had been presented against it, and be therefore hoped that the Holm sent, for a short time at least, to let that court, wh would c given such great satisfaction in Ireland Sir F. BARING warned the }L proceeding before them, as it prc otioue to ex doue more good to Irc of that boos xl.to alter 'droved tho pr moasure to in the memory of a: Mr. WHITESIDE practicable. He had obtained the opiniota agreed v gentlemen on the subject, that it would be impossible for the Court of Chan, to transact the arrears of business of the Encumbered E Court. He referred to the new offices created under the I complaining that the masters turned out of office. were to thrown upon the mercy of the government, while in the new offices the frieade of the administration were to receive high salaries. The hon. and learned gentleman than alluded to the ages of the Functionaries who would be deprived of office, shewing that there were from 40 to 52 years of age only. Mr. STAFFORD remarked that the objections made by Mr. Whiteside were mere matters of detail, and therefore should be left for consideration in committee. The Encumbero Estates Court required alteration, as under present circurn stances, if the Estates were sold together, one encumbere and the other unencumbered, the encumbered estate would produce from two to three years purchase more than that which was unencumbered. He did not think any one would pro pose the abolition of this court, which had been found so beneficial. and he would, therefore, support the proposition for transferring its power to the Court of Chancery. Mr. GEORGE instituted a comparison between the bill of Government and the five bills introduced pointing out some points comrnou to both 1 Estate 3 Court shout( abolished, but should be transferred to the Con: though he objected to the pl for makin mediately, preferring that it should not be done until the Encumbered Estates had worked off its farms. He made some suggestions for the alteration of the proposed Court of Appeal, observing that it should be an appeal against the decision of the Lord Chancellor, as well as of the Master of the Rolls and Vice-Chancellors. He held that their objections were not objections of detail, and unless by got an assnrance from the Government that the subject would be referred to a select :ommittee, he should not vote for the second reading. Colonel DUNNE also opposed the motion for the second reading. Mr. BLAND supported it, declaring, however, that this was the third attempt to make a transfer of the powers of the Encumbered Estates Court to the Court of Chat that was merely a question of detail, he should, when they :ery ; but, went into committee, move an amendment, postponing this step till the arrears of the EncumberA Estates Court were disposed of. Mr. F. FRENCH denied that the Encumbered Estates Court deserved the credit that had been given to it. It had sold amount of £1,000.000 annually, for a total amounting to £14,000,000 or £15,000,000, and the debts amounted to £23,000.000. Thus there was a loss of £6,000,000 or £7,000,000, which fell, in most instances, upon widows and orphans. Mr. M‘MAilow objected to the principle, that a man with a bad title should have facilities offered to him, for making the title a better one. If however such procet be countenanced, they should be left in an unexceptionable and constitutional court, and not be placed in the hands of the Court of Chancery , roperty to ti: gs were to Mr. MALINS observed that there were nine distinct objects in the measure, some of which he approved of, and some to which he oejocted, and he found it difficult to decide upon what course to pursue ; but, after consideration, he had come to the conclusion that the measure ought not to pass i❑ its present form. Ile hoped that, under the circumstances, the Government would agree to submit the measure to a Select committee. Mr. 11. HERBERT supported the motion. Mr. CAIRNS, as a member of the commission upon the report of which she bill was founded, explained the course taken by the commissioners, and replied to some of the arguments against the measure. With re - gard to the difference of legislation for Eng land, it wes idle to talk of abolishing the Eummbei•ed estates court altogether, and while such - Ireland was differently placed to Elglaud. details to which he objected, and he should propose in committee. He -vas perfectly indifferent as to house decided to send his bill to a select commits what he believed was that if the five measures o were referred to a select committee with his, tribunal existed, • would pass. Mr. NAPIER stated his intention of onn it was not decided to refer tl There vrer:) some ng, the motion if lls to a select committee Is from NI BENTINC K , lELI did not see w h y any division el.__ __- place, as he understood that the Government had acceded to the general wish of tha House, to refer the bill to a select committee, and he thought the proper course would be to refer the bills of the members for Enniskillen to the same com mittee. After a few r Mr. Dis The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a select committee. The Drainage Advances Act Amendment Bill ; the 'Turn pike Trusts Arrangements Bill ; and the Commons Inclosure Bill, were seveir.lly read a second time. The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to. The Charitable Uses Bill went through committee. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION On the motion of G. GREY, a select committee was appointed to inquire into the present constitution of the ecclesiastical commission, and into the expedie nc y of con tinuing the same, and of consolidating the Ch urc h Buildings Commission with the Ecclesiastical Commission. The House adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock. Toy NAVY.—Rear Admiral, the Hon. Sir Richard S Dundas, K.C.8., was yesterday appointed to be Com mander-in-Chief of th e Bl ac k S ea Fl ee t. Captain the Honourable Frederick Pelham, C. 8., is to be Captain of the Fleet in the Baltic. Rear Admiral R. L. Baynes, C. 8., is to hoist his flag for service in the Baltic. Rear Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, K.C.8., is to be Com) mander-in-Chief in the East Indies,