The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-28 00:00:00

Ja-AIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. UPPER SCHOOL, (re-opens on Saturday 28th of nualy.—Principal : Rev. J. S. HOWSON, M.A.—This School consists of two divisions (the pupils in which are on terms of perfect equality), providing respectively a complete education for the Universities, and for •commercial life. Four Scholarships have been founded, entitling the successful competitors to free education in this school ; and four exhi bitions (of the value of £4O or £SO annually), tenable at the Universities three years arid a-half.—Full information will be given by the secretary of the institution, Mr. J. Gregory Bones. BATHS' ESTABLISHMENT, Renshaw-street, Whitlaw's Patent Medicated, Sulphur, Hot and Cold Baths. Mr. J. GODFREY, Surgeon, Proprietor. On gale. The substantially-built American Ship p t 110; B. L. HARRIMAN, 642 Tons ; built in 1851; length, 144 feet ; breadth, 32 feet ; depth, 20 feet ; flush 'tween deck, 7 feet high ; -well-fitted cabin on deck ; masts, spars, sails, and rigging nearly new ; well found ; now discharging in Vic toria Dock.—For further particulars apply to S. & W. PEARCE, Washington-buildings. KENTLEDGE, Apply to GEORGE S. SANDERSON, Royal Insurance-buildings, Dale-street. A Pair of Marine side-lever ENGINES, Exty-horse power.—Apply to GEORGE S. SANDERSON, Royal Insurance-buildings, Dale-street. The Small Iron Screw Steamer , LUCIFER, • 53 Tons and 24 horse power. Apply to GEORGE S. SANDERSON, Royal Insurance buildings, Dale-street. FOR SALE, a few Half Barrels sugar-preserved CANADIAN OX TONGUES, containing 21 doz. each. Samples can be seen. Apply to FORBES Enos., 25, South John-street. ON SALE, SITES for MANUFACTORIES, on the London and North-Western Railway, three-and-a half miles from Liverpool, with a command of coal free from cartage. Cottages for workmen can be had in the locality. Apply to " E. 8.," NORTHERN DAILY TIMES Office. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated . _ by the name and address of the writer; not necessarily for _publication, but as a guarantee of his good faith. We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. All communications, Books for Review, etc., to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES WILLMER, and those from London may be sent to the care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. ,Rartytrit ,BlTlt4 tintto. THEATRE ROYAL. Williamson-square. THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. - _ Tuts Evanxmo (Wednesday), 28th instant, the Performance will tommsnce with TIME TRIES ALL. To be followed by the Grand Comic CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME! entitled THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL, and THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST; or, HARLEQUIN AND THE GENIUS OF SPRING I Founded on the Popular Poem by Mr. Roscoe, of Liverpool.— Harlequin...... Signor Lauri. Pantaloon .. Signor C. Laur . Columbine, I Madame Masotti. _Clown ....Signor F. Lauri. Admission—Dress Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, Pit. 25.; Gallery, U. The Box-office is open from Ten to Three o'clock daily, for securing Seats and taking Private Boxes, under the direction of Mr. T. Shuttleworth. Children in arms will not be admitted. Doors open at half-past Six, the performance to com mence at Seven o'clock precisely. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. HOLIDAY NOTICE. This Evaxitto (Wednesday), 28th inst., and following Evenings, the Entertainments will commence with. for the Second Time in England, It OE ROY! produced by Mr. Pablo Fanque as an EQUESTRIAN SPECTACLE! with new Scenes and Inci :ents introduced from the Novel. In order to proauce the Celebrated Drama in its new form in the most creditable manner possible, Mr, Pablo Fanque has engaged, at a considerable expense, the valuable services of MR. GOURLAY, the Acknowledged Successor of MR. MACKAY, for the representation of Scotch Character, and wuo will make his third appearance in Liverpool, This Evening, in the arduous character of BAILIE NICOL JARVlE.—Several of the ost popular members of the Metropolitan Theatres are engaged, among whom will be found Mr. Rayner, Mr. T. Kirk, Mr. Birken hoff, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Raymond, Miss Hodson, the popular vocal's', and various others. Rob Roy has been pronounced by the Press of Edinburgh and Glasgow never to have been correctly produced until brought forth by Mr. Pablo Fanque with horses. There will be Two Grand DAY PERFORMANCES, viz., THIS DAY (Wednesday), 28th instant, and Friday, the 30th instant. Doors open at One, to commence at Two. In consequence of the extreme length of the Evening Performances the Doors will Open at a quarter past Six, and commence at Seven o'clock. Admission Dress Circle, 3s. ; Side. Boxes, 2s, 6d.; Pit, Is. 6d.; Gallery, 6 d. Second Price — Dressi Circle, 25.',; Side Boxes, Is.; Pit, Is. ; no second price to Gallery. Second Price to Boxes and Pit at nine o'clock. ROYAL ADELPHI THEATRE, Christian Street, Islington. Tate EVeNING (Wednesday), the 28th instant, A VARIETY OF FAVOURITE ENTERTAINMENTS. To conclude with the gorgeous new Comic Pantomime of THE VALE OF GEMS; or, HARLEQUIN AND SINBAD THE SAILOR, AND TUB FAIRY op CORAL GROT (written expressly for this Establishment, by Mr. John Courtney, author of " Time Tries All," " Tricks and Trials," &c., &c.,) which has been in preparation for the last three months, with new and magnificent scenery, costumes, and appointments. Sinbad the Sailor, Miss Carre, from the Theatre Royal. Haymarket. Nautlia, Miss M. A. Egan. Harlequin, Mr. C. Brown. Pantaloon, Mr. Jackson. Columbine, Miss E. Gibbs. Clown, Herr Teesale. Sprite, Signor Sylvani.—Dress Boxes, 25.; Side Boxes, is. 6d.; Stalls, Is. Pit 6d.; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL PARK THEATRE. Parliament-Street, near St. James's Market. *.* EXTRAORDINARY CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION. Taxa EVLIIING (Wednesday), 28th instant, the Performances will commence with A POPULAR DRAMA, in which Mr. Melbourne, Miss Marriott, and the whole strength of the company will appear. To conclude with (third time) the New Magniloquently Grand, Comical, Local, Operatical, Cabalistical, and Anachronismatical CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, entitled, ORMSHEADTHE GREAT; or, HARLEQUIN & JENNY JONES, AND THE FLOWER OF SNOWDON. Written expressly for this theatre by the author of " Ye Siege of Leverpole," &c., with new and beauti ful scenery, by Mr. John Wright, from her Majesty's Theatre, Mr. Liver, and assistants; properties by Mr. Names; Music, composed by Mr. Hope ; Machinery, by Mr. Jackson ; dresses by Mr. West and assistants ; and the whole produced under the immediate superintendence of the Lessee, Mr. R. Edgar. Snowdrop, the Fair Flower of Snowdon, with a few "airs " which the author has thrust upon her, Miss Marriott; Lushiane, a doubtful specimen of a Fairy, afterwards Clown. Mr. J. Appleby ; Davydd Jones, an ancient Briton, r. Wilmore, afterwards Pantaloon, Mr. P. Anderson, from the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane; Edward Morgan, with a " terrific com bat." Mr. S. Lennox, afterwards Harlequin, Signor Guarrino, from her Majesty's Theatre; Jenny Jones, the Flower of North Wales, Sirs. J. Appleby, afterwards Columbine, Mad'lle Rose, from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; Sprite, Signor Vilderiul, the wonderful contortionist from the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. The remainder of the eharacters by the entire Dramatic and Pantomimic artistes attached to the establishment, forming the most complete and pswerful cast ever submitted to a Liverpool public. The Pantomime will be preceded by a grave Episode, in which the shades of Joe Miller and the Author will have very lively representa tives. Doors open at half past six, to commence at seven o'clock pre cisely. Prices of admission.—Dress Boxes, 35.; Front Boxes, 2s. Pit, Is.; Gallery, Gd. Half-price to the Boxes at Nine o'clock. Books of the Pantomime may be obtained at the Theatre. GAME PIES! GAME PIES !—The Celebrated Yorkshire Game Pies !—The greatest Treat of the season for Christmas Parties. Suitable for Ladies, as well as .Epicures, and everybody else. Made only by W. LA.WTON, Ban HOTEL, Queen-square—who contracts for Public Balls, Suppers, and other large Entertainments—where will bo found Good Beds, Good Viands, Good Wines, &c . THE NEW YEAR! A BARON OF BEEF WILL BE ROASTED AT THE MANSION-HOUSE HOTEL, 11, DRURY-LANE, ON THE 2ND OF JANUARY. HIGH WATER IN THE MERSEY. THIS DAY —Morning, 9h. 14m.... Afternoon, 9h. 39m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1853, THE Christmas of 1853 suggests many consi derations calculated to occupy the thoughtful mind. Our moral, social, and political horizon is overcast ; and even the very elements themielves seem to sympathise with the universal gloom. Crime, of an aggravated character, abounds to a frightful extent. The mania for wife and woman beating still continues, and each day but adds more horrifying details to the dreadful catalogue— already, Heaven knows ! hideous and heart-rending enough. No later than Saturday evening last, while so many were regaling themselves and usher ing,. in the festive season of Christmas, an awful tragedy takes 'place in Soho street, London, and a wretched being, after stabbing his wife; who had but just past her aecouchement, almost severs his head from his body. Our criminal calendar too attests the- existence of atrocities unknown to savage life; and the Liverpool Grand Jury has been forced to acknowledge the increase of the barbarous and revolting crime of child murder, perpetrated, not by • unfortunate women to hide their shame, but by the very authors of their existence, having no other inducement to the dia bolical deed besides the gain of a few pounds to be derived from a burial club ! Good GOD ! How is it possible that humanity can become so lost, not alone to every moral feeling, but to every natural instinct? How can parents become degraded be low the level of the most ferocious brute ? Fancy a mother who has nourished her babe with her very life-blood, and brought it into existence with throes of anguish—fancy her after, aye and before its birth, coolly compassing and maturely devising plans for its destruction; entering its name on the club-book, and then starving and torturing it to death ! Can the annals of crime furnish a counter part to such dark and diabolical deeds ? And this in our boasted nineteenth century ; and amid all our national progress, enlightenment, and Chris tian legislation ! But this is not all. Juvenile delinquency, female prostitUtion, and drunkenness abound to an alarming extent. In our own town nearly 200 persons were brought before the magistrates on Monday, charged with being drunk and disorderly on the previous day. The fact is our labouring classes do not know how to enjoy themselves. They rush at once into inebriety, and then fight and quarrel. Hence the disgraceful scenes which meet our sight on the evening of any festive day. It is not so in France, Germany, and other con tinental countries. Consequently foreigners, when they, come to England, become anything but favorably impressed with our national habits, and social manners and customs. These are facts which we cannot, must not, dare not conceal from ourselves. The best policy is to face those evils valiantly and manfully. They must be fear lessly grappled with and victoriously conquered. But there exist also other and fecund causes for serious thought and sober sadness. The food of the people is at famine prices. Our commercial prosperity, combined with 'a deficient harvest and unjust taxes, have rendered provisions unusually high, and coals dear; whilst labour in some of our manufacturing towns is almost at a stand still. The contest between labour and capital in Preston and other towns, continues as violent and as obstinate as ever. Employers will not yield— workmen will not yield—so the consequences assume a threatening aspect. If the sensible and practical letter addressed by Lord PALMERSTON to the representative of the working men of Preston, and the excellent suggestions therein thrown out to manufacturers, act not as oil upon the troubled waters of this long-pending struggle, we know not what ll be the issue. We arc certain, however, that it must be, and indeed already is, detrimental both to the one and the other. Besides, poverty and destitution, disease and epidemic are rife in our midst. Our social contrasts are alarming. In fact they are unparalleled in any other country under Heaven ! " England, viewed "socially," says a writer in the Westminster Review, "is a Mezentian_ coupling of life with death, great " wealth with great poverty, fastidious comfort with " hideous squalor, brilliant knowledge with revolt " ing ignorance, delicate refinement with repulsive "manners." Something must be wrong where such evils can take root, and be suffered to accumulate. No amount of commercial prosperity can guarantee the safety, stability, or renown of any country where such baneful influences diffuse their rank. ness and poison the sources of a nation's life. The strongest man can easily and instantaneously be destroyed by a minute portion of poisonous liquid. So the existence of the mightiest empire that ever flou rished may also be prostrated by causes simple and unsuspected. Nothing is more certain than that those opposing phases of human society cannot go on much longer together. We cannot consistently con tinue building and endowing churches and colleges, schools and penitentiaries, and sending missiona ries to the most distant part of the earth, whilst such astounding misery, destitution, and crime exist within the hearts of our greatest cities and most influential towns. However, although there are causes enough for despondency, we are not al_ together without hope. Amid the darkness we can distinguish a gleam of sunshine, which bids fair for a day of unclouded splendour. Society has become convinced of its responsibilities and duties, and right earnestly betakes itself to reform those abuses and ameliorate those miseries which its previous indifference and ignorance have called into being. From the benevolent efforts every day put forth in one quarter or another, we are inspired with confidence that the evils of which we complain will not only be courageously battled with but eventually overcome. Still all the labour must not devolve upon a few philanthropists. Every patriot and good citizen must put his shoulder to the wheel, and give a long pull, and a strong pull, and a pull altogether, in order to accomplish so essen tial an end. Every man must consider himself obligated, to exert all his energies to bring about a better state of things. Every member of the com munity has more or less share in the national disgrace, and has more or less contributed to the national calamity. Hence, each individual is morally bound to do what in him lies, to obliterate the one and exterminate the other. " Fais ton Fait"—" Do thy little stroke of work." This is the call of Nature to each man. The United States Mail Steam-ship Baltic, Captain Comstock, sails from the Mersey for New York, this day, with the usual mails and passengers. MATILDA. WATTENBACH.—This splendid vessel, which left Liverpool about three weeks since, for Melbourne, with a number of passengers and a large mail, is reported to have put into Lisbon, with loss of topmasts, lower mast-heads, jibbooms, &c. Passengers and crew all .well. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—Yesterday, at the Salford town-hall, a young man about 19 years of age, was charged with hav ing committed a violent assault upon a person of the name of John Makin. It appeared that about ten minutes before one o'clock on Sunday morning, a person named John Makin was going along Upper Booth-street, when he saw a number of men round a person of the name of Yates, who was under the influence of liquor. On going up to see what was the matter, he was struck twice, and seeing the danger he was exposed to, from the daring character of the crowd, was abwit to make his escape, when the prisoner struck him a blow on the head with a poker. The injured man called " police ;" a constable was immediately on the spot, and the prisoner given into custody. The case was remanded. ROBBERY OF TIMBER FROM A WHARF AT MANCHES TER.—Oa Monday last at the Manchester city police court, two men named John Woodier, Row-street, Gay thorne, and Joseph Goodman, of Albert-street, were brought up before the magistrates on a charge of having st o le n a quantity of timber from a wharf in Castlefield, on Saturday night. The fact of the loss of -the property was proved, and also that certain timber had been sold to Mr. Parry, City road. The case was remanded for further evidence. Monday last was observed as a holiday in Manchester and Salford. The mills and shops were mostly closed, and there was a general suspension of business. A gang of swindlers dating from Fleet-street, London, are victimising farmers and others throughout the country, by advertising for consignments of poultry, butter, eggs, cte. They use the name of a well known salesman. They send advertisements to the provincial papers, which, of course, are never paid for any more than the consignments. Some parties in Dumfriesshire have been plundered by them. COTY COURT. -V_ ESTEILDAY. TILE STEAM-SHIP BALTIC. (BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE.) The court sat at ten yesterday. THE LIVERPOOL DOCK ESTATE v. BROWN.—This was an action brought against the owners of the United States mail steamer Baltic, upon the part of the trustees of the Liver pool Dock Estate, to recover damages for injuries done to the Bell buoy, against which the steamer struck. The case was tried in this court by consent. The dock estate was represented by Messrs. BLAIR and SmION, barristers ; and Mr. JOHN NORTH, solicitor. Messrs. ASPINALL and RAFFLES, instructed by Messrs. Duncan, Sqnirrey, and Duncan, appeared on behalf of the owners of the Baltic. Mr. BLAIR stated the case upon behalf of the plaintiffs, from which it appeared that the occurrence took place on Thursday morning, the 14th of April, when the Baltic was arriving in Liverpool. She had on board a pilot named John James Ellison, and owing to a misapprehension upon his part that the buoy had been passed, the vessel kept on full steam, and altered her course in such a manner that she struck against the Bell buoy, which was torn from its place, its hull completely broken, and injured so much that a dup licate buoy had to be put down on the following day. Mr. Blair handed in a statement drawn up by the pilot and given to the owners of the vessel, in which he stated that he thought he heard the bell sounding upon the port quarter and he therefore concluded that he had passed it. He therefore ordered the helm to be put to starboard in order to close the light, and finding that they closed he ordered the helm to be put a little to port. As soon as he had got the ship's head to the light one of the look oat men called out that the buoy was on the starboard bow. The captain called out to starboard the helm, and the pilot repeated the order, which was instantly obeyed. The night was dark and cloudy over head and on the water, although the lights could clearly be seen. There was not time to avoid the buoy, and the vessel struck against it. Onstriking, the engines were reversed, and coming on again the ship passed the buoy. The pilot stated that if he had not supposed they had passed the buoy, he would not have altered the helm, which caused the collision. All the orders given were obeyed by the crew. The steamer was going about twelve knots an hour at the time, which the pilot did not consider too fast a rate of speed, otherwise he would have ordered it to be slackened. The collision took place about two o'clock in the morning. Having read the document drawn up by the pilot, and stated the facts of the case, Mr. Blair pro ceeded to argue the question in a legal point of view, in ' order to show that the owners of the vessel were liable, and that the captain was partly culpable, in the transaction. He could not conceive, if recklessness of that kind did not make the captain liable, what could do so ; nor et - Add he conceive a grosser case of recklessness, than running at such a rate of speed, at the very entrance of so crowded a part of the river, in the Victoria Channel. He referred to a variety of cases of a similar kind, in which the decision of the admi ralty courts had borne out the views which he argued; and contended, that the mere fact of the Baltic having taken a pilot on board, did not exonerate the owners from responsi bility in a matter which was clearly within the province of the captain and crew. He contended, that in this case, no sufficient look-out had been kept, and in the second place, that the speed at which the vessel was going was of such a character, as must have been known to be dangerous to vessels in the way. It was quite clear that it was not with the object of steering the vessel in a particular direction the steam was got up, but for the purpose of getting sooner to their journey's end. If he satisfied the court that the speed at which the vessel was going was manifestly not necessary in order to enable her to shape her course, and that the captain must have been perfectly aware that such a speed was dangerous, and reckless, he thought then he should have established a joint default on the part of tue pilot and of the captain. He also contended that the look-out was part of the duty of the captain, and that the captain was required to see that such a look-out was kept as to avoid all damage. If the result of the enormous speed at which the vessel was going was such as to render such a look-out totally useless and unavailing, then he ap prehended that the liability was the same as if no look-out had been kept at all. If the captain was aware that the vessel was going at such a speed that a look-out was useless, because if anything came in the way, the vessel should go over it before the speed could be slackened, or her course altered ; and if the captain allowed that speed to be kept up without any expostulation, then he contended that was the same as if the captain wilfully navigated the vessel without having a sufficient look-out kept, inasmuch as lie navigated the ship at such a speed as to render any look-out useless. His HONOR : I understand the doctrine ; but I want to draw your attention to the fact that a case you have cited does not go to the full extent which you say I should go to. The circumstances were these—that although the vessel was under the direction of a pilot, such a look-out had not been kept as would enable the pilot to do his ol,sn duty, and the want of that look-out was clear negligence upon the part of the crew of the vessel, which the pilot could not supply by any amount of judgment on his part. Now, you ask me to go a little further. Ido not say that I may be oblige:. to go to that extent or not, but you ask me to say this, that the pilot is not responsible, but that the master is, for the speed which, according to your statement, both knew to be im proper, the speed being a thing which, by common practice, we know to be directed by the pilot. Mr. BLAIR contended that it was sufficient if he could prove that there was joint negligence, and said he would show that joint negligence did exist in this instance. His HONOR : I have no hesitation in saying that it is my opinion that the speed may be as much in the duty of the pilot, and to prevent the speed from being too great, as any thing else; because circumstances may arise in which it may be all-important to go at full speed—there may be such a state of the bar, of the wind, of the tide, the probability of meeting other vessels, or such circumstances, which may ren • der it absolutely the duty of the pilot to conduct the speed of the vessel. Mr. BLA.IR : It is for them to show that ; but I think I will show you that the facts of the case can establish no such necessity, but merely that the speed was put on for the purpose of making the voyage in a shorter time. Mr. Blair further contended that if there was negli gence in running down a sloop, there must have been still greaternegligence in running down a buoy, the situation of which should have been known. He referred to the dock act, in which it was laid down that for such negligence £2O should be forfeited, in adlition to making good the amount of damage done. His HONOR: But you are not proceeding under that act. Mr. BLAIR : I only point it out as tending to show the general Rrinciple of the legiSlature. Mr. Blair having con cluded his address, The document written by the pilot was read as evidence by Mr. Statham. The first witness called was Mr. William Lord, who was examined by Mr. Simon. Mr. Lord stated that he had been 17 years marine surveyor to the dock estate. Produced a chart of the channel. The bell-buoy was of iron, her ton nage 22 tons, and the bell 4 cwt. 3 qrs. She was moored at 23 feet low water on the 4th. April last. She was moored with a wrought iron welded stud chain, and an anchor of 12 cwt. A very slight motion of the water was sufficient to sound the bell, which was self-acting, so much so that when the gates of the Toxteth dock were opened it was heard to ring. On the 14th of April, about two o'clock in the morn ing, the depth of water upon the bar was 34 feet. Saw the beacon after the accident, when it was brought into Liver pool. The bow of the Baltic appeared to have crossed the bulkheads diagonally, and torn out a large hole in the bot tom. His HONOR: How do you suppose ,from the injury, that the Baltic came upon the beacon ? Mr. LORD said the Baltic appeared to have struck the beacon with her bow. The upper part of the mast head was broken, and he believed a cat-head was torn from the Baltic's bow, and the anchor fell upon the beacon, and getting fastened in it a great quantity of chain was dragged out, so much, he thought, as 50 or 60 fathoms of chain. Mr. SimoN : Of the Baltic's chain ? Mr. LORD : Yes. The masthead and the bell of the beacon were gone altogether, the mast was also sprung in the lower part, and the beacon's moorings were sprung. The beacon had been'repaired since At a cost of £3lO 18s. Should think the Baltic was about 17 feet draft, Does not think a vessel of the kind could have come up at such a speed as twelve knots an hour. The diminished speed should have commenced probably ten minutes or so before she met the Bell beacon. She should have reduced half speed probably. It is the duty of the master of the vessel to have ordered the lead to be kept going until after the vessel had passed over the bar. The bar is three quarters of a mile inside the buoy. The sound of the bell would probably have been heard a couple of miles upon such a night. It must have wanted about half an hour of high water at the time the accident occurred. The velocity at which the vessel was going and the noise of her own paddles might have prevented the sound of the bell being heard. Having heard the statement of the pilot he (Mr. Lord) attributed the accident, in the first place, to the pilot having mistaken his position, and principally to the great velocity with which the vessel was navigated. When the look-out man saw the beacon, before the course could .be altered the vessel was on her. Thinks sounding would most undoubtedly have enabled them to ascertain whether they had passed the beacon or not; but soundings could not have been made at the rate the vessel was going. It also appeared to him from the speed at which she was going that a look-out was of no advantage at all. At the stated time it must have been just about the time when the steamers would be leaving the docks, and it would be likely that many vessels would be about to cross the bar at the time. _ To Mr. ASPINALL : There might be some doubt about the THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Commercial Oalto. On THURSDAY, the sth January next, at the Brokers' office, 20, Exchange-buildings, 100 Tons Bolivian GUANO. 100 Tons Fine Patagonian } Apply to BIGLAND, SONS & JEFFREYS, Brokers. By order of the Assignees on the Estate of 2lPCurtin and Riley, Provision .Dealers. On TUESDAY next, the 3rd January, at Half-past One, on the Premises, 23,Matthew-street, 140 Barrels PORK, 18 Firkins French BUTTER, A MILNER'S SAFE, 8 Cases HATS, 4 Cases Single and Double Barrelled GUNS, Ship Sails, Sacks and Twine, with sundry Office Fixtures, Desks, &c.—Catalogues to be had by applying to GEORGE BADENACH, Broker, 18, North John-street. direction from which the sound of the bell came. His HoNon: How do you account for the mistake on the part of the pilot ? Mr. LORD: It must have been an error of judgment. His HONOR: What means had he of ascertaining accu rately his position with regard to the Bell buoy besides the sound ? Mr. LORD : By ascertaining whether the lights were to the northward or the southward. His HONOR : What lights are these ? Mr. LORD : The floating light and the Formby light. You cannot strike the Bell buoy unless you have these lights in a line. - His Horron : But I want to know what means had he of knowing, when he altered his position, whether he had come abreast of the Bell buoy, of had passed it, or had not reached it ? Mr. LORD : He could tell when he was approaching the bar by the depth of the water. His HONOR : Does the water begin to shoal rapidly towards the Bell buoy ? Mr. LORD : It does. His HONOR : Were there any means by which a person on board, having a competent knowledge of the navigation of the port could tell whether he was abreast of the Bell buoy or had passed it ? Mr. LORD : The first error in judgment was committed in coming rather to the southward of the Bell buoy than to the north. If he had been to the north he would then have opened the lights in such a way as would enable him to tell whether he had approached the Bell buoy was abreast of it, or had passed it. His HONOR : Were there any indications which would lead him to know, or any reasonable man to understand, that he was close to the buoy, or was passing it, if he had gone to the southward ? Mr. LORD : There are no cross-bearings. All he could do would be to slow the vessel and listen for the sound of the bell. Mr. jouN JONES was next examined, and deposed that he had commanded a merchant ship and merchant sea-going steamer, and was a master of a man-of-war. Had been for fourteen years assistant marine surveyor to the Liverpool dock estate. Went out on the day after the occurrence to put down the duplicate bell beacon. When he arrived out he could not find the old beacon. It was found upon Sunday, the 17th of April, about 80 fathoms to the east south east from her station. The bell was broken off, and the hull was torn from the keel up to the gunwall. The only way he could imagine the injury was done was by the anchor hooking to it. Mr. Jones corroborated the opinions of the former witness with regard to the Baltic having come up at too great a rate of speed. Going at full speed up to the buoy was necessarily attended with great dama,, , re of running ships down, running the bell beacon down, and running herself into the bank. A great number of vessels were always in the Victoria channel, particularly at that time of tide. The fact of vessels being generally in that channel, must have been known to persons coming to this port. Thinks five knots an hour as great a rate of speed as would be safe in coming up that channel ; and it was highly necessary to go slow, and make sure of the beacon. If he were coming up there with a vessel, he would prefer going to the northward. The engines should be slowed, and a look-out kept for the bell beacon, bearings taken to the northward of the lightship, and sounding taken with the lead. Mr. BLAIR Whose duty is it to keep the lead going ? Mr. JONES : It is both the duty of the captain and of the pilot. If the pilot neglects doing it, it is the duty of the captain to see that it is done, and they do so. If the vessel had been kept at a proper rate of speed, with a proper look out, is of opinion that the accident would not have happened. Any person in the habit of coming up the river, should know that such a rate of speed as was kept up by the Baltic on that occasion, was dangerous. This witness was not cross-examined. A boatman, named Joseph Rooriquez, proved the finding of the Baltic's chain and anchor, about 150 yards from the station of the Bell buoy, about a week after, the 14th of April. Mr. Charles Cox deposed that he was a master in the navy, and water-bailiff to the port of Liverpool. lied been some time assisting Mr. Lord, as marine surveyor. Is of opinion that the speed at which he has heard the Baltic was coming up the channel was dangerous. If she had come at a proper speed, and that the proper look-out had been kept, thinks the accident would not have occurred. Knows Capt. Com stock, of the Baltic, by repute. Should think he is acquainted with the navigation of the river. His HONOR: I think that may be assured. Mr. Aspinall is not likely to set up as a defence, that the captain of the Baltic is not acquainted with his duties. Mr. Cox stated that he had heard the evidence of Mr. Lord and Mr. Jones, and he agreed with them generally in the opinions they had expressed regarding the cause of the accident. Mr. GEORGE EVANS deposed that he was a captain in the navy, and is acting conservator of the river Mersey. Has a thorough and exact knowledge of the port of Liverpool, and the channels leading to it. Sailed the first steam-ship in the royfvl navy. Took the first steam vessel out to the West Indies in 1833. Has heard the statement of the pilot read with regard to the speed at which the Baltic was coming up the river upon the occasion of the accident. Considers that rate of speed to have been hi g hly imprudent, and the im prudence was made much more so by the fact of its bein g in the night. In approaching the Bell buoy there could be no doubt that the speed should be reduced—no man in his senses would have attempted to run for the bar, at the full speed, without getting hold of the buoy first. That was evident to any man, even of the meanest capacity, in a ship. The speed should not have been increased until they got free of the bar; and at night, he should not have gone at more than six miles an hour in that place, where she was likely to meet the whole trade of Liverpool coming out of the docks. Any one acquainted with the navigation of the port would, no doubt, have been aware that the speed which was described was dangerous. He could hardly conceive a man coming on at twelve miles an hour at such a time. .The steamers generally a d ver ti se t o sail within two hours of high water, which would bring them to the bar just at the time that the Baltic was there. His HONOR asked, whether having taken the cou rse which she did, th er e could be any indication obtained by the Baltic of her being close upon the Bell buoy, except from the Bell buoy itself ? Mr. EvAsts : No, there is not ; and, therefore, there is the more necessity why she should have come slowly up to it. That is one of the principal reasons why she should have gone slowly up to it. Mr. THOMAS HODSON deposed that he had been for some years harbour-master of Liverpool, and had previously commanded a sailing vessel. Has an intimate knowledge of the navigation of the port of Liverpool. In Lhis opinion, the general rate of a vessel's speed should be regu lated according to the extent of vision from her deck. Agrees with the previous witnesses in the evidence they gave, and the opinions expressed by them. Mr. WILLIAM WILLIAMS stated that he is captain of the Windsor steamer, belonging to the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, and has traded here for twenty-two years. Has heard the evidence given, and agrees with the opinions which have been expressed generally. Decidedly would not pass the Bell buoy himself without stopping the engines to look for it. Does not think a vessel is ever safe in running on without knowing where that buoy is. Would slow the engines, of course, when approaching that buoy, and keep the lead going. It is not very prudent in such a time as has been described, to come up at such a rate of speed, as the Baltic did. Should think that any vessel accustomed to the port would know that it was dangerous. His vessel takes no pilots. To the Court : When coming up at night always slows his engines, and listens for the bell. Never runs into the channel, under any circumstances, without making the buoy. Would have slowed a mile, or a half mile from the buoy. This closed the plaintiffs' case. Mr. ASPINALL then addressed the court on behalf of the defendants. He submitted that it was not a case upon which the court could act. It was not a case which could be sent to a jury, and taking his Honor as a jury, and suppos ingit to go to him in that capacity, there was nothing in it upon which he could properly act. It was a question which had often arisen in that court. It might be stated broadly that having a pilot on board, unless a fault was distinctly proved to have been committed by the captain or some of the crew, who were the servants of the owners, the owners were exempt from liability. He now contended that there was nothing whatever in the case to show that there was any fault or any neglect of duty upon the part of the captain or the crew of the Baltic, which could have the effect of ren dering the owners liable. What had caused the accident was distinctly stated. All the witnesses agreed that it arose from a mistake in judgment of the pilot in the the first instance, regarding her position, and next from the velocity at which the vessel was going. Now it was quite clear that the owners could not in any way be held responsible for a mistake upon the part of the pilot. From that they were perfectly exempt, and they had nothing whatever to do with it, it being just precisely one of the cases where the Pilot Act made them exempt. Then the velocity was one of these things which was under the control of the pilot, indeed exclusively, and not under that of the mate, nor had the mate the slightest right to interfere, unless in the case of gross misconduct or incapacity upon the part of the pilot. There appeared to be a fallacious opinion upon the other side that because Captain Comstock was a gentleman who knew the port he therefore had some special duty and right to interfere with the control and directions of the pilot. Now the duty of the pilot was exactly the same whether he was bringing in such a ship as the Baltic to Liverpool, or such a ship as the Golden Age, which had never been here before, and was never likely to come here again. The pilot's duties were well defined. The right of the master to interfere with him was well defined, and there was a fixed law regulating the conduct of the pilot and the control he had over the ship, which was quite irrespective of the familiarity which the captain or the sailors possessed with the port which they were entering. If they allowed any other rule to be established, it might be said that if there happened to be any one of the servants of the company on board the ship, from the captain down to the very lowest seaman, who knew the channel, that fact would have more or less influence upon the position and authority of the pilot. The owners were clearly not bound to have any one on board who knew anything of that particular port, for which they trusted to the pilot. It'would be laying down the newest possible law if it were to be said that there was any com pulsion upon the owners of the vessel to send a captain in her to Liverpool who was acquainted with the port. The position and authority of the pilot must be determined perfectly irrespective of any accidental knowledge on the part of any person on board the ship. It was the duty of the owners to have a captain who was competent to navigate, but it was not their duty to have one on board who was intimately acquainted with the port of Liverpool. If the pilot was drunk, or did something grossly improper, something which the captain and every seaman could see must bring him into collision with another ship, then it might be fairly contended that it was the duty of the captain to interfere ; but it could not be - contended, merely because the captain happened to know something of the port of Liverpool, that he was there fore bound to interfere, in a totally different case, with the authority of the pilot. In order to justify his interference, there must be the grossest possible negligence or misconduct upon the part of the pilot, such as could only be accounted for by something like drunkenness or insanity. In point of fact, to entitle the captain to interfere with the authority of the pilot, there should be some cause nearly, if not quite, equivalent to that which would justify an inferior officer in the ship in• interfering with the authority of the captain. He contended that with a pilot on board, it ceased to be the duty of Captain Comstock to look out for lights or beacons, or to found any calculations upon his knowledge of the port, or to offer any information to the pilot. With regard to the velocity, the pilot himself distinctly stated that he did not consider the rate of 12 knots an hour too great a rate of speed. The only question then was whether the amount of speed was so great as to prove a total incapacity on the part of the pilot, which would entitle the captain to interfere, and take the control of the ship out of his hands. It did not appear that, in the course they were taking, soundings would be of any use whatever, and therefore no question would arise on that point. His Horton: I think none, Mr. Aspinall. I think, upon -the evidence, it is clear that they might not improperly take the course they did, and that soundings would be useless, or all but useless, in that course. Mr. ASPINALL said there could therefore be no negli gence alleged upon the part of the captain, in not having interfered, to order that soundings should be taken. The whole question was therefore reduced to the rate of speed, and whether the captain should have interfered to prevent it. On this point Mr. Aspinall contended that inasmuch as the whole occurence arose from the mistake of the pilot with regard to his position, it was rendered utterly unimportant to the consideration of the case at what rate of speed the Baltic was going, as no col lision with other vessels did occur, and the actual injury done to the Bell buoy was all they had to consider. Mr. Aspinall cited a great number of cases bearing out the views which:he urged to those adduced upon the other side, and concluded his statement for the defence. His HoNoR observed that he would not say there was not such evidence as he would feel bound, if he had a jury, to lay before them. He was therefore bound to lay it before himself, and consider it carefully, to see whether it went the full length of attaching liability to the owners of the vessel. Mr. Aspinall had exhausted the points for the defence, had urged every point which arose in his own mind, and brought forward some, in which he did not agree, in a very ingenious manner. He could not say, however, that there might not be some evidence which should be laid before a jury Mr.. ASPINALL said he would call as evidence the captain of the Baltic. Captain COMSTOCK was then examined by Mr. ASPINALL: —When he saw the lights were brought in one, he asked the pilot why he altered the course, and the pilot ' answered that they had passed the Bell buoy. Immediately afterwards he had the buoy close aboard on the starboard bow ; sang out "hard a-starboard," and at the same instant stopped the ship, but the collision occurred almost immediately on seeing the buoy. Cross-examined by Mr. BLAIR :—Passed Point Lynas near eleven o'clock, and came at full speed from that point. Has been master of the Baltic for three years, and was mate in a sailing vessel trading to this port four years. Never navigated inside the Bell buoy. Knew they were approaching the Bell buoy when he spoke to the Pilot. Witness was standingbetween the paddles, near the bells which lead to the engine room. Always takes charge of them when it is necessary to convey positive intelligence to the engineer. The pilot stood alongside the wheel. It was near high water a o t f the time. spa agses,e ag . Thought though Wlasate ve r ry yy wasthir anxiousty probable they would meet vessels in the Victoria channel. It was an average length thirty-six x t u h o g u e r t s u than s the sipo u pre cedingas of li th th a o t k an a ii ce e r ty ta a in nd tim ot e he t r o u ses that the s u p e e n e e d e . possible. ea get from the north-west light ship to the Bell buoy. Never bet a dollar on any steam-ship, though such bets are very common. To Mr. ASPINALL : I have run in on the last voyage at the same speed and under the same circumstances. In 99 cases out of 100, when the lights are seen, steamers come in at full speed. To the COURT : I could have seen a vessel five miles off' on that bb d. Nruionyg. alterationnight.wo nh n When i linaasses:aa t wldtwna h wo e izahthkdh) pilot re.nees otridvoep:t c lwbha a i leuat m hi dgotyle:hv what . at o psate n etielnhh b rd aea o r odrat a unen r unecl until a ase t lrkke P odnsie. r o aamde itilwfnihute he wanted tltLdhwc immediately, ios y eaapu n tonßere a utesl tlahnaeds asked observed e h r t i v o m e o a t s h; ld that seaman m wa a s n th on el b v o a a te r h d and when he told me, I returned to My Post can not say how long after the course was changed observed it. on the starboard bow on the night of the collision, and that K rth en t z h i on seeing the buoy, he immediately called out. declaration tie wasthe o n f r Al ea e d x . an lt de s r et N f i o ‘ Mr. BLAIR and Mr. SIMoN then applied themselves to the T ß he al combat the law of the case, as laid down by Mr. Aspinall. His HoNoR said that he should desire to consider his judgment in the case, as he conceived it to be of much im portance to the trade of Liverpol. He would, therefore, not deliver his judgment until Monday week. MANCHESTER CITY SESSIONS. -YESTERDAY. The general quarter sessions of the peace for the city of Manchester commenced in the Court-house, Brown-street, yesterday (Tuesday), before the Recorder (R. B. Armstrong, Esq., Q.C.,) and the following magistrates :—Messrs. W. B. Watkins, Joseph Peel, M. Kennedy, and C. J. S. Walker. The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury : —Messrs. John Lowe, Paul Cababe, William Chambers, John Carver, jun., John Dacre, Matthew Dobson, Thomas Forshaw, E. Charlton Harding, John Robson Toy, John Leisler, Henry Lee, William Benjamin Newland, James Neild, Thomas Oram, jun., Joseph Parker, Ashworth Peas house, William Thorp, and William Warburton. The proclamation against vice, profanity, and immorality, and for the encouragement of virtue, having been read, The RECORDER charged the grand jury. He said, five weeks only had elapsed between the last and the present sessions, and they mighthave expected that on that account he would have been able to congratulate the grand jury that their labours would be lighter than that of their pre decessors. But he was sorry to say that he was unable to offer such congratulations, for during the interval that had elapsed there had been committed for trial on charges of felony no less than 74 persons, and on charges of mis demeanor no fewer than 7. And in respect to the calendar he found that the greater number of the committals had taken place during the latter portion of the period referred to. During the last three weeks there had been committed fifty-six persons on charges of felony and all the misdemenants, making the number of committals from that time upwards of twenty per week, which was more than the average during the time he had the honour of presiding over that court. The cases generally were light; but there were six cases of breaking into houses or warehouses and stealing property therefrom. He found that amongst those committed for trial on charges of felony there were seven who had been previously convicted, which was a subject of regret. Generally speaking he had had to regret that at Manchester the proportion of women to men, amongst the persons charged with the commission of felony, had exceeded the ordinary average one-third. But on the present occasion, he was glad to say, that the proportion of women was less than one third. With regard to education, the government had expressed a desire to be informed of the number of persons brought for trial wly , could read without being able to write, and he found that amongst those committedifor trial on that charge,he found 21 who were absolutely ignorant, 11 that could read, 39 that could read and write imperfectly, and 3 that could read and write well, or, in other words, had received such an educa tion as might have been expected to produce a beneficial effect upon their conduct. Of those who were charged with misdemeanors two could read, three could neither read nor write, and two could read and write but imperfectly. As to education he thought that if they could only get children educated, they would very much improve the morals of the country. But that was a matter in which Manchester had taken an interest, and it was not requisite for him then to dwell upon it. The grand jury retired to their room. The attention of the court was next occupied with the hear: ing of appeals, none of which presented any feature of public interest. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH NATIONAL SCHOOLS.—The annual tea party and meeting, in aid of the building funds of the above schools, was held last night, at the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street. The hall, which was crowded to excess, was tastefully decorated for the occasion ; the Rev. G. Read presided. After tea had been removed, the assembly was addressed by the chairman in a few remarks. He then called upon the Rev. J. B. Lowe, who impressed upon the minds of the audience the necessity of schools in St. Paul's district, for the religious instruction and, education of young children, and entreated them to contribute towards the building of those schools. The speaker next referred to Sunday school teaching as absolutely necessary, and as an additional means of scriptural instruction ; and farther implored the Sunday school teachers to instil into the minds of the young children who are committed to their care, the Gospel of Christ, and especially to look after their welfare. He would advise the Sunday school teachers to furnish themselves with anecdotes, in illustration, as it is more difficult to teach the younger children without those means than those who are older. The meeting was subsequently addressed by several e other gentlemen. After a vote of thanks to the h • man, the assembly separated. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. * LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING• The holidays tended, with the state of eontioe tal politics and local circumstances, to make til e Share Markets little more than a record of the fee' transactions done. The intelligence by the Ind o mail was not commercially important. The Funil s improved as the day advanced, and closed at 94 to 1 for the account. Shares also were more buoyant as the day pre' gressed. We have advices from Alexandria to the 1 8 ° inst. On the 14th the shipments of grain, since the permission of the Viceroy for the export of the quantity 'actually in Alexandria, have been —t o Leghorn, 1,430 ardebs beans, 10,341 ardebs wheat; to Malta, 3,295 ardebs wheat; to,Trieste and Venice! 4,000 ardebs beans, 6,155 ardebs wheat; to Mar' seilles, 2,065 ardebs wheat; to Liverpool, 3,66 5 ardebs beans, 3,178 ardebs wheat ; •to London , 6,700 ardebs wheat; to Falmouth, (for orders) , 5,962 ardebs begis, 24,162 ardebs wheat, 2,14 6 ardebs linseed, .2,098 ardebs barley, 1,827 coci• Of the different kinds of grain in all-77,02 4 ardebs, equal to 46,000 quarters English; b es ides these there is shipping in port for about 240,00 0 quarters. Freights for England at present stand lls., calling at Falmouth for orders. The following , are the latest quotations of the rates of the foreign exchanges :—Amsterdam, three months, 11 15f. 16 ; short, 11 14 14; Hamburg, L 3 41 I : Antwerp, 25 174 20 ; Paris short, 24 9 5 25 5 ; three months, 25 25 30 ; Frankfort, 1111 I; Vienna, 11 35 40; Trieste, 11 37 43. The Liverpool cotton market was firm to-day, with a fair general inquiry. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken on specir lation and for export. The imports of Cotton this week so far are 7,990 American ; 1,900 Pernam ; and 319 Egyptian. The receipts into the ports for the week ending 14th December, advised per Europa, as per Nei' York shipping list, are 71,352 Against 145,499 The Exports to Great Britain are...... 24,686 Against 55,167 The quantity of Cotton now at sea for this port, amounts to 82,584 bales, viz.:— From New York „ Charleston Savannah 3,897 „ Mobile ... 4,299 „ New Orleans 82,584 Against 260,000 last year By telegraph from New Orleans 12th December, sales-12,000 bales. Middling, cents. Freights , / to 13-t6. A Savannah private circular of 10th December , states We have had a storm in the Atlantic States this week, accompanied by heavy rains, and as a good deal of rough weather was experienced in the Gulf States during the week preceding , some of the open Cotton is undoubtedly lost, and it is quite possible the picking may be limited to 3,000,000 bales. There are lower estimates the this, but none well founded Lupon the deve' lopments at present before the public. The bad weather is the more to b e r egre tt e d, as it `vii defeat the expectation of some improvement in the quality—much needed." We quote the following from the circular ° Messrs. Talcott, Brothers, of New York.— " There have been but few opportunities sill& the season opened for the execution of foreign orders, even at the most liberal limits given O r small quantities, based as they have been on th e A supposition that the crop would be fully 3,000,0 0 u bales, whereas the present action is based 00 °, crop not to exceed 28 to 2,850,000 bales. Thos e , who are waiting for increased r e ceipts an d lours: prices, of course advocate higher figure s , an d thu i while the o n f ie op g i a t r iion in s a r t ee pL p es t e e nt an a d dv e o x c p a o te r d ts by is I ti v l e o es:J _„ v, and outs, is from 2,700,000 to 3,100,000 bales. Ale o e'''',: widening, and (whatever the crop may ultimate l y prove) must continue to do so until the South rivers rise. The deficit at New Orleans, as 1 13 , ii : 0 , up on the 9th at all the ports, was 465,000 btu" and is probably now much greater; but nothi , later in reference to the rece i p t s h as b een rec Our attention is called by our f r i en d s ei i Orleans, under date of 30th ult., ftr va - from Ist comparison of ' t.'" I " : ".' rniPt' * i ..' from the Etittri:bginteod d ; a it t T e erd , i and bß t u h tiva is eriresa. nd and Yazooa last t do. year, Tenne s sCumberland e . a tin : First 3 mos, in 1853, 11,971 6,090 178 .'• 2 4 9 Do. This do c . ompai n i tt n, 102,824 certainly 2 e 2 s j ta s b l lis t, e s s os th - e 3 c ac t that receipts are this year delayed by low rivers' but it proves no mo re . Th e op i n i on we find fr,.„ i 'l °ll our correspondence to be a ve r y genera l one , ti`, a the yield in the sections above referred t o will 1 this season materially less than last, and a ll adi° l o that the receipts at New Orleans will fall f r om 1 -` l ;t to 250,000 bales below year. Several of our leo , reliable correspondents, whose opinion for a sere! of years have been proved to be very accurate, es ti ; mate New Orleans at 1,300,000, and Texas s ,„ 100,000 bales. If these figures are correct, the er ° „J' cannot exceed 2,850,000 bales. But the questi°: of crop, whether 2,800,000 or 3,000,000, is of litt: importance as affecting - value, compared with UP great questions which at present agitate Europe' and on the early and favorable solution of whit or their protraction, hinges the condition o f tb il manufacturing districts of Great Britain. A fuvi supply, when trade is prosperous, is n o cause of alarm but when mills are closed, the ears are als" „ to the cry of short crop. The Liverpool Share Market was dull to daY! few persons have returned to business in the StoP Exchange Caledonians, 271 8; Eastern Counties' 1311 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 674- 1; Londo n and North Western, 1034 4 ; Midland, 631, 1 ; Norti/ British, 7f, 8 ; South-E as t ern , 181 1; York 1 111 ` . North, 24 8, ; Sheffield Stock, 24 4-,. ROYAL PARK THEATRE. The pantomime produced at this deservedly popular estl; blishment, is from the pen of a rising young townsman, Pi author of last year's pant om i me f or th e same th eatre. It a 4 ' entitled, " Ormshead th e G rea t, or H ar l equ i n and .Jeff Jones, and the Fair Flower of S now d on ." Th e plot 11,1.0 the dialogue are equally i n t eres ti ng an d amus i ng , As t.," title indicates, the scene o f th e story i s i n North Virgin, The first scene int ro d uces th e spectator to " t h e d e al bridge, and an old g l en a t th e f oo t o f S now d on, " b eaut ifulg executed by Mr. Wright. The story of the piece runs thtt i o i The fairy queen Sno w d ro p (Mi ss M arr i ott ) h as ejected fr9n. her palace Lushiana, (Mr. Appl e by) a " ti pp li ng fairy," vibr unable to revenge upon Sn ow d ro p, pl o t s aga i ns t t h e h a PP'; ness of Jenny Jones, her protege. With the aid of a deo% band, she excites young Ormshead (M r . D en tith) early Prince of Wales, to propose marriage to t: fair Jenny. but she scornfully rejects his suit, and prays '° the return of her faithful lov er , Edward Morgan (Mr. Le n ' nox), who is ploughing the " salt ocean." In the m e antiol:i Queen Snowdrop is apprised o f th e i n t en ti on o f t h e wick a Lushiana, and contrives to shipwreck King Ormshead 01 3 , his suite in the very storm got u p f or t h e d estruct i on of -9,i0 ward Morgan, who is eventually restored to the arms of " true love," after undergoing a series of storms, battles, P al perils. The transformation then takes place, the Ormshe fi being changed to the mount a i n w hi c h now b ears t h e i r n ape , Lushiana becomes the clow n , D av ydd J ones t h e pantalcoo, e , Edward Morgan, Harlequin , an d J enny J ones, ael an ibic,, Signor Vilderini, who appears in the opening as a " frog' makes an exceedingly clever sprite. The opening dialogue abounds in several humo urous and pointed allusions to the politics of the day, in which ° l4 , belligerent neighbours in the eas t figure rather conspieuoa_ s 4 Thus Edward Morgan, in vindicating hi mse lf and Jel' Jones from the treacherous Ormshead, exclaims—. " Ye black faced swabs, why 1 could take the rise From out a thousand such loblolly boys. Thus British pluck against the World can stand, And ever lend the weak a helping hand ; We know our strength, and that mayhap is why Our NOBS in Foreign matters fight so shy ; Once roused, let despots quake, their grasping paws. Will smart beneath the angered lion's 'oLA we.' , Whene'er 'John Bull' turns 'Turk' he'll pl ay the u 1 1 And make old Nick himself soon find his level. Our brave old flag in honour's cause unfurled, Shall proudly float defiance to the World." 4 1r The masks, machinery and general ge tti ng up o f the rtP o e tomime, reflect much credit on the en t erpr i sing spirit °itii,p management, and many of the scen es are execu ted '''' s et degree of taste and truthfulness, whi c h we h ave seldetoii surpassed. Amongst them may b e no ti ce d a v i ew o f " 0, 0 den, from the Pass of Llanberis, the Vale of Llangolleil' o l " the Sylvan Retreat of the Fairies, and stalactite cap' 4t the interior of Snowdon," i n w hi c h t h e open i ng o f the i'j tomime closes, and th e h ar l equ i na d e i s introduced., roil°, transformation havin g t a k en p l ace, we h ave t h e usua l c o of drollery, in whi c h severa l l oca l scenes an d o ld ts e ditiki , introduced. The pantomime throughout ran eite. e ! c bef') smoothly, there bei ng an a l mos t en ti re a b sence o f hi` ro le t e peculiar to a fi rs t p er f ormance. Th e h ouse was Coo from pit to ceiling., and several hundreds left the having oaen unable to gain admission. W e antic] are ti