Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-05 00:00:00

bMMBFP, 5, 1549. a PPear to me to warrant the vast preparatioa s 4°l ° being made throughout this -countr-j. If. preparations are unnecessary tb'ey must be considered undesirable, and I 'am. almost afraid tha t the excitement connected. 'with raising these volunteer corps is calculated to produce those very fee lings of hostility between the two nations which, I N are all anxious to see allayed." Here, then, we an opinion asserted With no slight arrogance; -- °44 ing from such a quarter, that is at variande . , /I ' b i th the universal, opinion of the kingdom . of as it is also opposed to every element of seise, and every principle of patriotism. T, those preparations are Unnecessary, they must I'S considered undesirable." Now, we all know til yeur = if is a great peacemak-er. But then -I there must •be some reason - for the cenj ?an ction— and lee.re there is none whatever.. The prepara -1% are necessary— facts beyond all question Pr ove that they are ; and being - therefore neces -13437, as in the 'uni7;ersal judgment of the people England they are deemed to be, they lost b e desirable: . In whatever point. of vi ew, in fact, wr regard - this cetjunction, It only 'presents . itself to us as mere begging • °f the question. To suppose that to be prepared 1 ° defend our-country against invasion, is " calm ated to oroduce, feelings of hostility between 'two nations,'' is-altogether a most unfounded assump tie'l ; while it involves a principle which; if given ' 1 ' 4 3 7- to, Whether by a nation or 'by individuals, :(3111 d effectually prevent any ddfensiVe prepare-. Whatever,r , whether in the one case against headers, or in the - other ease . against burglars. 48 the DEAN of - CanusiE, who took part at the kleoting to - which we have referred, very forcibly ! el xiarked,.." in this .Volunteer movement we are. daring - no one, we are - insnltin,,e• no one; we art Illviting,war from no one, but iimply saying that are ready to defend ourselves from aggression. , il l other ,wordS we say—in the words of the S Mtch ;motto Wha dar -meddle wi' me ?" T his - .is the light in which to regard that I ' 4i - sing ' , of Volunteer Corps throughout the to tlntry, which haS already had so power al an effect in pacifying 'the Iniperial mind of Fr ance. There are no " feelings of hostility it ' that we can see, either towards our Gallic nei ghbours, or any other people whatever,—nor I Zed - there be. The only object is our own 6 fence.. And, surely, a free people have a right 4.. ()- Put-themselves in such a-position as.to be able offer effectual resistance to anyenemy that 121 !V dare'to invade their shores. Ile presumption of the honourable member "'" : T :Carlisle was, of course, a subject of very q'teral remark at the meeting to which his letter iv4 s , - addressed. And not the least effective, . Iva lik, certainly, it was the .most amusing 'exposure of the hollowness of his excuse, which IVas giyen, ...was that of a gallant soldier who . lleppers to be connected with our own "goad old lcr.Avn -of Liverpool "—Captain JAmEs of Barrack , t 4 dge—who said,-!-' 4 Mr. LAWSON must have e ll-'rreading ' a story of %which he was forcibly t (1 4h - idea at that moment '.A certain gentleman In eat away from home, leaving his wife behind. 4 gelling he said to the lady 'My dear, you may ° 'what you like-whilst Ism away, but on no ‘ : e ° l lnt attempt to that Newfoundland ° •g•'' .'.On, ;the - return of the gentleman he was 'll.larised: to find _his wife with two large kr atches on 'her arms .and bruises on her fe e. - 'MY :love,' said he, pray what have . been doing ?" Welt' she said, you fl uhardly believe it, but the truth is, -;try to ride Pluto,' and you - see t Consequences.' As there were no. ladies hr°sent's he should perhaps not give offence by hln b ,at the moral. - They all knew the " e akness.:of the female sex;; :and Mr. „Lawson ll Pl)iased --drat if we were --to ..set up a Rifle 9 I"Ps a -some 300 merlin Carlisle, it would be la pping . •our fingers in the face of the Emperor the French, for *which he would feel bound ° come over and chastise us." }fere, then, we say, is an illustration pleasant 444 piquant, 'as well as most conclusive, of the, absurdity of ..such a pretext as that which a °l. °tchety - young gentleman, in the exuberance f °f his Liberalisnrhas had the effrontery to offer 4 Meeting of sensible and patriotic „gentlemen ‘' ttl ho had been weak enough to elect him as representative in , Parliament. As an --'-ption proves the rule, sure we are that . ll only serve to prove . still more forcibly, t ot -sz taly the propriety, but the necessity ; of o a t .great Volunteer movement which is now tt 11° b 1 Y illustrating the. loyalty and patriotism People of England. PIE LATE - S 4 NEWS. AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] FRANCE. • 11 . 1 tI/4e Opinione-Arcitionale states that the cost of kte rii teneh expedition to China will be £6,000,000 OF: THE EMPEROR OF THE rbRCHAiI Elqat .TO THE FOUR LIVERPOOL "PALACE oh' TIDE 'TITILLERIES; Nov. 30, Messrs. Shaw, Mellortirviiy (sic) and ' k nell, merchants; at Liverpool : !lit,`:_entlemen',.--Yo u have addressed yourselves kf th l to the Emperor, to know what were his e a Tions as . : regards . E n gl an d : grea t fear, or t co nfidence, alone could expl a in this step. roZone side, you are possessed of imaginary t oil tt Which appeared to have sei z ed your th e y with the • rapidity of an epid em i c; _ an d, 4 to tri oter, you reckon on the loyalty of him :diont you desire a reply. It was, however, h a ll °l ' you yourselves to give it. If you had . ‘ L tlid r : e xamined the . trite cause - of your appre °,,llly—,llB, that cause you • would have found all the rumours created among your t4tio,-countrymen by the obstinate propa -41- of the most chimerical of alarms, tl•iizsei until now, under whatever .cir -14%411ee5, there was not a word nor an act of --ler ° l7 which could permit a doubt Of his sentiments, and consequently of his intentions towards your country. His conduct is invariably the same, and has hot ceased one moment al show him as a faithful and. • irreproachable ally. That what ,he has been he will (I de e ar° it to you in his name,) continue to be— witness again to-day of the approaching com-, munity of perils to be shared at a far distance by your soldiers and ours.. Thus, henceforth, fully re-assured, oppose an error too much spread. Great nations should appreciate but not fear each other. Receive, gentlemen, the expression of my dis tinguished sentiments.—The Secretary of the Emperor Chief du Cabinet, (signed) MocQuAnD." PARis; Dec. 4. Their Majesties returned to Paris to-day at -3.30 p.m., and met vita a cordial reception. THE FRENCH CHINA EXPEDITION. The troops for China service exhibit the greatest enthusiasm for the duty on which they are about to be despatched. THE CONGRESS. It Ns as reported both in Paris and Brussels on Saturday that Lord Palmerston would be first British Plenipotentiary at the Paris Congress. This intelligence was telegraphed from London to Brussels in. the_ course of Saturday. • . The French Government is strong-ly upholding the appointment of Count Cavour as Sardinian Plenipotentiary,- to the Congress. The Independence 13e7ge condemns as an ex orbitant pretension the attempt of one State to ' dictate to another the selection of a representative. SPAIN. The submarine cable which was to have. been placed by the Spanish Government across the Straits of Gibraltar, was dearoyed during the .Ere . on board the Genova • steamer, which was burnt a few days ago. A Spanish steamer, with -4S wounded men,l3o of them officers, and 110 sick, has arrived at Ma laga, from Morocco. ITALY. TURIN, Dee." 3. The affair of the delegation of the regency to M. Buoncompagni has been arranged to the,satis faction of all parties. M. Buoncompagni will proceed immediately to 'Florence, with the rank of Governor-General oftthe provinces of Central Italy. The functions of the Governor-General will extend to the command of the military forces of the line, and to Central Italy, with Piedmont and the foreign powers. Garibaldi had an interview with the Dowager- Empress of Russia at',Nice. SOUTH AMERICA LISBON, Dec. 2. The Oneida has arrived with the usual Brazil mails and advices from Rio Janeiro to 'the Bth Nov.- The - squadron of General Urquiza has forced the passage near the Island of Martin Garcia, and a battle had been fought between Urquiza, Garcia, and the army ,of Buenos Ayres. The Buenos Ayies army was beaten, and were in 'full flight towards the town, leaving the country open to Urquiza, who was marching to Buenos Ayres. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Exchange on London, 251 to 251; -on Paris, 375 to 380 ; on Hamburg, 720 to 725. . The Oneida brings a draft on the two former places, amounting respectively to £550,000, and 2,000,000 fran6. Coffee, 5,900 to 6;100 reis, stock 110,000 bags. Exportation tince-the depar ture of the last ,mail :—To the United. States, 115,775 bags ; to the Channel, 20,210 ; to Havre, 10,077.; to Marseilles, 19,992 ; and to the Medi terranean, 16,300 bags. SWEDEN. A -motion has he en brought forward . in the Swedish Chambers -fel! the suppression of nine bishoprics and the conversion of the revenues to ameliorate the conditiOn of workinn..e.lero t , T • PORTUGAL AND BRAZIL. The Euxine . ox-rived -at Southampton, this .morniug, with the mails from Portugal. -On the 27th Lisbon Exahange, on London was The Euxine was put into quarantine at Vigo in consequence of the Plata, 'West India mail steamer, having touched there with yellow fever board. TURKEY. TRIESTE, Dec. <3. The Austrian Lloyd's. steamer Vulcan, just arrived, brings advices from Constantinople to the 126th ult. Government had withdrawn the troops stationed in Thessaly, or the Greek fron tier, and transferred them to Mona:Stir. ANTIVARI, Nov. 27.. The Turkish and Montenegrin boundary com mission has arrived in Loscina ' and it is expected that its labours will be concluded in' two days. The commission will then leave for Ragusa. THE - MEDITERRANEAN CABLE. The Pa9s sof this evening says the King of Naples has authorised the laying of. a telegraph between Gaeta and Corsica, by means of which Naples will come into direct communication with Paris. LONDON, pee. 3. The report that Lord Palmerston would be first plenipotentiary of England at the Congress has made a favourable ;impression on the Paris Bourse. The annual meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Companrwas held :to-day, and the report was unanimously adopted. In the Consistory Court of London, to-day, ap plication,was made on behalf of the Itev.`•Brian King, rector of St. George's-in-the-East, to adopt proceedings against certain personsfor the offence of brawling. Application granted. One of _the cases was then formally brought in; but the court did not consider the offence charged suffi cient ground for process, and the application was refused. CORK, Dec. 2: The.express train, which left Dublin at . 12.15. p.m;, carrying seventeen mail bags for the Cunard steamer at Queenstown, arrived here at 4.25 p.m. The following appeared in a portion of our im presfoion of Saturday :--- [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE BRAZILIAN MAIL. LISBON, Friday, Dee, 2,—The Royal Mail steamship Oneida, with the Brazirmails,: - has arrived -here,' and I was to leave this evening for Southampton. She brings £9,853 in specie, and seventy-three passengers. CENTRAL ITALY. Turax, Dec. 2.—The separate Governments of the provinces —Parma, Modena, and the Romagna, are suppressed from, the Bth December. These provinces will have one sole governinent, With a ministry sitting at Modena, and a legislative commission and commander of the military forces of the line at Bolo g na. Baron Ricosali has arrived at Turin, and has had a long con ference with the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Austrians evacuated Rocca d'Aufor on the 29th ult. NORTHERN DAILY TIALEs THE CONGRESS. Roix, Friday, J)ec.. 2.—The report that the Pope had already consented to be represented at the ap preaching Congress, and that Ms Holiness had appoint. d Cardinal Antonelli first plenipotentiary, is without foundation. The Toe has received the following from Paris : " Several of the Powers have already sent in their adhe sion to the official proposal to assemble in Congress." REPUDIATION BY A SPANISH AMERICAN STATE. The Drill!, News states that the state of Equador, in a decree issued in the name of God and liberty, has just deliberately incurred the infamy, of suspending payments. of dividends to her foreign creditors. THE GREAT EASTERN. The Times says the shares of the Great Ship Cern pany -continue to cleeline, and there are rumours that" some of the proprietors contemplate instituting pro ceedings in Equity, or through the Board of Trade, to ohtala a full insight in its past management. THE 'PRINCE DE JOINVILLE AND MR. • ROEBUCK. The Prince de Joinville writes to the papers from :Claremont, yesterday, a letter, of which the Diflowing is a translation : Sir,—Your number of to-day contains . an extract from a speech, delivered a few days since, by Mr. Roebuck, in which I am so clearly alluded to, that I feel obliged is reply to it. Mr. Roebudk's assertion is entirely devoid of foundation. I have not made any plan of the coasts of England; and, lastly, need I say, that I have not sent anything to the French Ministry. :I may add that, although I still consider myself a child of France,' I -should be the last to wish that the 'principles' which now rule her should pass across:the channel." MR. =BRIGHT'S SPEECH. The Tines, in a.leader on the Liverpool soiree, says, " Never was an affair so ill got up. Everybody, from the intended chairman downwards, was indisposed. The apologies were countless. On the platform were a few old fixtures, who might have been stereotyped, but that there were not half the usual number. The pompous address was to have been presented to three distinguished per sonages, and Mr. Bright had to do duty for the whole trio. The staple of his - speech was abuse of the coarsest and most gusty description. Mr. Bright himself must have been ashamed yesterday morning that he had been describing all who could not agree with him as liars, rogues, ignorant, small minds, low morality, ' conspira tors' against the common weal, and a good deal more, which does not catch our eye at this moment." The Times then shows - what it considers' to be the fallacy of his views, especially on the question of a duty of Bs. per annum on property above £lOO per annum, and says it never heard of a suggestion which seemed to do as much harm with so littl3 good. The Star , says Mr. Bright has answered 'his critics on the taxation - question; but it cannot be hoped . that .he has silenced them. The .Pailg News fears that Mr. ilright's budget, like his reform bill, is more likely to meet with cheers in popular assemblies, than. to obtain support in the shape of. votes in a tax-making and tax-rating House of Commons. The Hondo!. and Post also dispute the correctness of Mr. Bright',e views. Snow has•fallen in London during the night, and still remains on the ground. Mr.' T. M. Mackay, of Liverpool, has addressed a let ter to the 'Mites on shipping grievances. He says the real cause of the 'present distress is-over-production. The Marquis Laitico, a distinguished Sardinian diplo matist, died on Thursday, in I,o,tdon. He has. only been a few weeks in England on a speCial mission. Her Majesty's screw gun-boat 'Wrangler has been practising the last few days in the Harwich Watt.rs with her large rifled cannon. The practice, it is stated, has been extraordinarily effective both in range and pre cision. The Parliamentary Reform Connnittee intend to con vene, durinzliext week, a conference in London, similar to the one held last year, for deliberation and counsel. The meeting will be liMited to those who may receive invitations. LATEST FROM AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. The British and North American royal mail steam-ship Asia arrived in Liverpool, yesterday, from New York, whence she sailed en Wednesday, the 23rd ult. In addition to the usual mails she brings fifty-two passengers and $5,000 in specie. The Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Company's steamer Indian is reported to have been totally wrecked on the 21st nit., on the coast of Nova Scotia. Three men, we regret to learn, were drowned on the -melancholy occasion. COTTON. (From Messrs. Xcill, Brothers, and Co.'s Circular) New York, Wednesday Morning, Nov. 23rd, 1859. New York market has been quieter since our last, under the heavy receipts at the South and a pause on the part of buyers, who are anxious to see the course of Liverpool market under the large amount of cotton now at sea. Sales amount to 6,000 bales, closing at 111 c. to Inc. for middling Uplands, being a decline of 4-c. to c. from our last quotation. In transit parcels about 6,000 bales hale changed hands on the basis of 114-c. to 11tc. for New Orleans middling, and 9-16 d. freight. RECEIPTS continue on a liberal scale, notwithstanding the extreme lowness of all the rivers. For the week they amount to 152,000 bales against 136,000 l as t y ear . EXPOItTS.—The exports are again very large. To Great Britain for the week they sum up 93,000 bales, and for the season 376,000. Compared with the pre vious ,six years the aggregate exports to Great Britain from Ist September to date, are now as follows :-1859, 376,000.; 1858, 236,000; 1857, 161,-000; 1856, 122,000; 1855, 265,000; 1854, 137,000; 1853, 112,000. CROP ESTIMATES, PRICESi &C.- - -li r e are receiving, more and more favourable accounts of the yield from all sections of the country.. Even in the most favoured localities of last year there appears, contrary to all ex pectation, to be an equal crop; and in localities which then suffered from any cause, the individual instances of large increase upon last year's yield are surprising. As the ultimate result will. depend on the continuance of the present admirable weather for.picking, we have not yet made our final estimate; but we may remark that the facts, patent to every one, seem to us to justify the largest crop figures which have yet been put forth, and we are glad- to notice that the quality is everywhere im proving, in consequence, doubtless, of the - outcry against sand, and the long spell of favourable weather for picking. It is a remarkable feature this season that:the largest estimates come from planters and factors. They generally admit 4,250,000 bales as tolerably certain; while of the buyers, particularly those acting for England, there are still a few who ignore all the facts which are inconsis tent with the theory of 4,000,000 bales being an outside figure. This under estimate will prove a serious damage to the trade. In the first place, it unduly supports prices in Liverpool and here; -and secondly, it leads to an excessive export to Great Britain, and, no doubt, to the temporary glutting.of the' Liverpool market with cotton which can hardly be expected to bring a profit there, in view of the largesupply going with and be hind it. The French, Germans, and Americans buy only from hand . to mouth. Had English shippers shown equal moderation, our quotations to-day would, doubt less, have been a cent per lb. lower than they are. THE LATEST. NEW YORK, Nov. 23, p.m. A despatch from Portland, Maine, announces that the steamship wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia, and stipposed to be the Delta, proves to be the °mai= mail tteatnsl:4 Indian, bound from Liverpool for Port land, and she is reported to be a total wreck. She went ashore at five o'clock on the morning of the 21st of November, on the rocks of Mary Joseph, off Gaysboro', Nova Scotia. Three men were drowned, but no further partiCulars izave yet reached us. The Indian sailed from Liverpool on the 9th November, for Portland. On our Corn Exchange this morning flour was a shade firmer, and the sales reached about 13,000 barrels, at prices ranging from $4 90c. to $7 256. per barrel: Wheat was quiet and firm at previous quotations. Corn was dull and drooping, and the business `was trifling at 75c. to 85c. for new yellow. Pork was firmer —Mess, $10.; Prime, $ll to $ll 12c. Beef is very firm. Lard dull and heavy, with - small sales at 101 c. to llic. In Cotton nothing of moment has transrired totday. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. A good Playing Card for ls. 6d. Sold by Mawdsley and Son, .4, Castle-street. d 22 • LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY FOR CHILDREN.—MonthIy Report, Nov„, 1859: Fresh patients admitted, 120 ; patients who have received treatment, 290 ; patients remaining . Under treatment, 115. Hon. medical officers, Mr;Stephens and Mr. Hey; treasurer, Arthur Dempsey, Esq. ; assistant medical officer, Mr. Rowe; hon. surgeon - - dentist, Mr. Newman. PEOPLES' LECTURES, CONCERT-HALL, LORD NEL SON-STREET. The success which . attended Dr. Lan kester's first lecture on Food, on Friday last, leaves no doubt that his audience this evening will be an increasing one. His- subjects are starch and sugar ; and Mr. Thomas A. Bushby„ sugar broker, who has made a very interestinc , collection of sugars for the occasion, will exhibit and explain their character. SUDDEN DEATH.—ATI inquest was held on Saturday morning, on the body of Mary Ann Jones, a servant to Robert Reynolds, keeper of the Cross-keys Spirit Vault. The dcceased , retired to bed on Friday night, apparently, in good health, and was found dead in the morning.: The evidence that was adduced did not throw much light upon the cause of the deceased's death, and the inquest stands adjourned till to-day for further evidente. LivEnrool. - ROYAL IsrinmAnt.—Return for week ending '3rd December, 1859 :—Admitted: In-patients, 36; out-patients, 18 ; surgical casualties, 26. Dis charged : Cured, 17; relieved, and at own request, 9 ; made out-patients, 3; irregular, 2 ; dead, 0 ; remain in the house, 169. Visitors for the ensuing week : John Cropper, and Charles Freer, Esqrs. - Physician: Dr. Vose. Surgeon : Mr. Stubbs House Surgeon : Mr. T. S. Walker. Junior House Surgeon : Mr. J. Allen.. Chaplain : Rev. Edward Pool. Robert Hut chison, Treasurer. N.B.—Donations of old linen for the wards, and cast-off clothing for needy patients on leaving the hospital, are much required, and would be very acceptable. Tilt 'CHESHIRE Riruts.—The Bbkenhead .4clvertiser says :—The _winter drill of all the four companies is going on vigorously, and the number constantly aug mented by fresh recruits, which will soon render each company 100 strong, enabling them to be brigaded. The Birkenhead Company drill at Monks' Ferry Hotel, and the Oxton and Claughton Company at the old barn at Grarigcmount, which has been liberally placed at the disposal of the company by Mr. Thomas Evans ; it is now comfortably fitted up, and well lighted with gas, forming a most convenient rendezvous, having also The advantage of a - temporary gymnasium. LIVERPOOL ARTISANS' ARTILLERY CORPS.—A reso lution has been come to by the artisans of Liverpool - to join in the volunteer movement ; but in order to be more united and independent, they have thought it advisable to meet - in their ranks only men of their own class, so• that they with stout hearts and strong arms may be equal to any other volunteer corps in England. In order that this may be carried out with effect, officers are to be 'selected from the employers of those who may contribute sixty from one establishment. In connection with this a number of men attended for enrolmentat the Hibernian Schools, Pleasant-street, 'on Saturday evening, and about forty names were entered on the list. A public meeting is to be held at an early date, in connection with the movement. .Titt GALWAY LINE OF STEAMERS.—THE "PRINCE ALBERT."—This spirited Company had a demonstration on Thursday, on board the Prince Albert, which has been under repairs at the Birkenhead Iron Works, and sailed the same day- to resume her station between Galway and America, whence she will leave on the 10th instant. Amongst the speeches made on the occasion, those of the chairman (Mr. Harvey Lewis), .the Lord Mayor of Dublin,' Mr. Kirwin (Vice chairman of the company), and Mr. Weir (managing director), in the course of which.the origin and progress of the company were detailed, as also the great benefit it was calculated to produce in Ireland, where an example of industry and 'Enterprise. was beginning to show itself, and required to be encouraged and fostered. Very com plimentary allusions were made to Mr. Laird, and on the excellency of his work, as manifested in the " Prince Albert."—Bl4,:enhead Advertiser. .EVERTON AND KIRKDALE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN Ass OCIATION.—A meeting of the .above association, which has_ just been formed, was held -on Thursday evening last, in the Kirkdale Schools, Everton-valley, the rooms of the association, when a committee was elected, and a programme of meetings, &c., presented and" adopted. The object of the association is the spiritual, mental, and•social improvement of the young men in the neipbourhood, a want which has long been felt as a necessity. The means to be used are devotional meetings, Bible classes, essays, and addresses. The society was formally commenced early in - November last, and has been well attended. Young men are cor dially. invited to join, and all - information may be obtained at the rooms on Monday or Thursday evenings. TILE PRESS. The, inauguration dinner of the " chapel" of the Northern Daily Times, took place on Saturday evening last,- at the Star and Garter Hotel, Queen's-square. Thirty of the employe's of the paper sat down to an excellent dinner provided in the usual style of the cuisine of that establishment. The chair was occupied by Mr. Griffin, on whose right sat Mr. 111'Ghie, the printers and publishers of the paper, the vice-chair being filled by Mr. Chesterton, the overseer of the establishment. The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal and patriotic toasts ,were given and responded to. The health of the " Proprietor" was given and enthusiastically received, followed by "The Printers and Publishers," " The Overseer, " The Reporters," "The Managing Committee," &c. The ; evening passed harmoniously and agreeably, •and all separated wishing for .many such meetings—meetings which tend to create and foster that esprit de cops and good feeling - so necessary in large newspaper esta blishments. THE KIRKDALE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS.—This evening the interesting solemnity of administering the oath of military allegiance to her Majesty the Queen will take place in the school-room of St. Mary's Church, Everton-valley, at eight o'clock. His Worship . the Mayor (T. D. Anderson, Esq.) will be present, we understand. This attendance will, we believe, be in a high degree gratifying to the inhabitants of Kirkdale, as his Worship is one - bf the representatives of Everton and liirkdale Ward. Perhaps it is not generally known,. though it ought to be, that the Kirkdale Volunteer Corps is entirely composed of the hard working classes, such as carpenters, coopers,"black.smiths, joiners, brass founders, blockmaker, engineers, and other trades of men, in fact, who w ill b e equa l t o th e duty required of them, being as they really are, part of the bone and sinew of the good old town, and in case of actual invasion the very class of men to depend upon. In - addition to the Kirkdale band, by the kind permission of Captain Pagett, the band of the Wellington Rifles will attend on occasion. WOOLTON SCHOOLS.—On Wednesdaylast, by request, the little band of amateur performers, belonging to the Boys' National School, Much Woolton, repeated their public concert of the 16th ult.; of anthems, hymns, and songs, with an addition of two other pieces, selected for the occasion by their conductor Mr. A. J. Aldred... The music was' well chosen, and universally admired. The choruses were sungwith correctness and taste. The anthems" 0, Send outThy'Light," "Zion," and "I will Arise," as well as the so l o t a k en f rom th e Messiah, sang by one of the boys, were highly appreciated. The moral songs in the second part were very much admired, particularly "The Flowers are Bloom ing," "The Spider and the Fly;" "Winding Song," "Fast and Rest," "When the Day with Rosy Light," and " The Harvest Time." The two•pieces, " Sabbath Chimes" and "All's Well," performed. upon the violins and violoncello, by the conductor, assisted by Mr. G. Dickenson, Mr. Thothas Tuson, jun., and Mr. Joseph Hewitt- were very pleasing and satisfactory. The audience expressed their entire approbation of the enter tainment by frequent applause, and broke up highly delighted with havinr , had the opportunity of hearing another perf ormance gi ven b y th e pupils of the schools, under the able management of their conductor, to whom every praise is due for his unrculittQd cup. uud 4ttention to those plueti under his care, DEPARTURE of -TUB Amunic.k.—The Canard steam ship America, Capt. W. F. Millar, sailed for IfalifaX' and Boston on Saturday afternoon, with the American mails, and 50 passengers. CRIME AT BIRKENHEAD.—At the Knutsford sessions . , on Thursday, before Leigh P. Townsend, 2sq., chair man, Mrs. liewston, who had been committed for trial for a series of dishonest practices on tradesmen: at kenhead, pleaded guilty,, and was sentenced : to four . -months' imprisonment, with hard labour.— William Wheeler, who had been"committed for trial for stealing a piece of bacon from the shop of Mr. Simpson, provi .sion• dealer, Chester-street, Birkenhead, and also a bundle of braces from the door of Mrs. Dexter, in the same locality ; was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. — John Biliington, late green and general grocer,, Cathcart street, Birkenhead, was brought up on a charge of stealing potatoes from truck the property 'of Mr. George Davis. Mr.. Morgan Lloyd prosecuted, and Mr. M'lntyre defended. Billington went to the track and took-two carts of potatoes, and afterwards went - to weighing. machine where he had them weighed on behalf of the owner, but who was not, hOwever, at all awar'e of the transaction. In a day or two after Eillington's place was shut up, and his stock sold off, but no money was given to Davis. The defence was, that although it was not proper to take the potatoes-without -first acquainting the owner, the defendant had taken them with the intention of paying for them. As to the closing ot his shop, and the selling Off of his stock, he could not help himself, as the bailiffs seized upon his goods. As there was a doubt the jury gave the accused the benefit, -and he was therefore discharged. . • INsoLvEyrs.—lnsolvent debtors heard at Lancaster, on Friday, the 2nd da y of December, 1859, before Robt. Se . gar, Esq., judge of the said court. James Slierrock - , coal-dealer, Blackburn; James Scholfield, bread baker; Facit, near Rochdale; Joseph Sussmann tsried as Joseph Sussman), silk dyer, Salford ; Thomas Clarke, grocer and provision dealer, Warrington ; Thomas Palfreyinan, mechanic and general dealer, Salford.; Daniel Barnard, messenger. for the Guardian Society, Liverpool ;- Richard King, tea and coffee dealer, Manchester; Charles Bbrebam, cap manufacturer, Manchester; Betty Brierly, grocer, provision dealer, beerseller, and farmer, Hamer Bottoms, near Rochdale ;.Robert Broxup, flag dealer, Whitworth, near Rochdale ; Edward Pickup, custom-house pensioner, Preston ; John Ellis. Middleton (sued as Ellis Middleton), cotton spinner,. Oldham ; John ParkinSon, cotton waste dealer, Darcy LeVer ' near Bolton-le-Moors; John Barker, 'Millwright, Man chester; Thomas Brennand, cattle dealer, Wigan ; Christopher Lawson, corn miller and farmer, .Altham - Mill, near Burnley; Robert Hoyle, farmer, Bradshaw. Hill, near Bury ; Elias C. Lattes, commercial clerk, Liver pool ; Jas. Pontey, eating-house keeper, Manchester; Geo. Barlow Scholes, commercial traveller, Withington, near Manchester; Bromfield Kerry, olenderer, 'Manchester ; John Brearley, cotton waste dealer and agent, Roch dale ; John Reynolds (sued as John Raynolds), yarn agent and .dealer, Manchester ; George Taylor, coal agent, Littleborough ; Charles Mitchell, china and earthenware dealer, Manchester—were discharged. Michael Holehen (sued as Michael Holehin), pro vision dealer, Bolton-le-Moors, two months ; Henry Metcalfe, (sued as Henry Metcalf), boot maker, Roch dale, three months ; John Duckworth, licensed victualler ' Haslingden, six months. Daniel .Criuncll (sued as Daniel Crennell), joiner and builder, Wigan ; John Taylor, pawnbr o ker, Manchester—adjourned. John Hay ton, beer retailer, Manchester, dismissed. Adjourned Cases.--James Gernon, farmer and prop vision merchant, Liverpool, adjourned; John Taylor, bleacher and dyer, Radcliffe, near Bury, dismissed; Williani Mitchell Forrest,. joiner, Manchester, (sued as Thomas Mitchell Forrest,) and William Beattie, travelling draper, Blackburn, -both discharged. ROYAL ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS. The number of men volunteering for this popular , force is very large. We trust that in a very few Weeks the large body already enrolled will be in a position to show that, though other corps may equal it in efficiency, in numbers they are overpowering. In 'giving the following letter from Mr. James Walter to Mr. Copeland, respecting a very handsome offer made by the latter, we , need say little. It speaks not only for the, munificence of Mr. Copeland, but for the good taste of Mr. Walter : "LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY AND RIFLE BRIGADE. - 4, TO J. B. COOPER, ESQ., AND R. NIARRINER, ESQ., HON. SECRETARIES. ‘; DEAR SIRS,—I have the pleasure to inform you that, in a spirit of liberality worthy of public admiration and our especial gratitude, Mr. Copeland, the respected pro prietor and manager of the Liierpool Theatre Royal and Amphitheatre, has expressed to me his desire end intention to devote the entire proceeds of a performance at each of the theatres under his management to the volunteer cause in Liverpool, and has requested Captain . T. A. Bushby and myself to act as recipients -of the gross proceeds (free from any deduction whatsoever), and to apply the same in the manner we may deem best calculated to promote and assist the movement. "From the moment of first gathering the latte.force known as the • Royal Liverpool Artillery Volunteers,' composed entirely of young men, the clerks of Liverpool, I have studiously avoii!ed seeking public' contributions on their behalf. My steady aim has been to do"every thing in my power to swell the fund raising 'for the general purposes of the volunteer movement in Liver pool, and to promote; by all means in my humble power; a spirit of public liberality and general unity in the good cause. With a desire to continue this course of -stimu lating earnestness in the community, and with the hope of giyinc , the fullest range to Mr. Copeland's good exam ple, I have to beg that you will kindly bring this gen tleman's noble intentions under the name of the general, committee ; and inform him that Captain Bushby and myself, as Mr. Copeland's deputed distributors, purpose handing over to the general fend whatever moneys may' be the result of his noble munificence. "We should not be doing justice to the talented and generous manager of the Liverpool Theatres if We omitted mention of his warm sympathies with the cause of the large body of young men , forming the Royal Liverpool Artillery Volunteers, with which we are more especially identified. Their force deeply interests him. In order, however, that no limited or narrow bound be set on Mr. Copeland's patriotic liberality, we baVe inti mated to him that we shall pay over the proceeds of his bounty as his contribution to the general fund of the town.. Our so doing is the course most consonant with the feeling's and wishes of the 600 of our own artillery force, and is a becoming act of justice in dealing with Mr. Copeland's unshackled munificence.—Dear sirs, - faitliftilly yours, " JAMES WALTER. Quarters of the Royal Liverpool Artillery Volunteers, Lancaster-buildings,. Tithebarn-street, • December 3rd, 1859." WOOLTON PETTY SESSIONS.-FRJDAY. (Before ROBT. NEILSON, Chairman • EDWARD GIBBON, THEODORE RATHBONE, and F. W. EARLS, Esqrs.) John Johnson Armstrong, of the Lamb Inn, Waver tree, was summoned for Sunday trading. Mr. Worship appeared for the defence, and contended that the sale had not been sufficiently proved; but, the magistrates over-ruling this objection, Mr. Worship strongly argued , that there was 'no wilful intention on the part of the t d r e a f te e defendant to c t u o rr evade n r r. infringe \vursh pt argument; the summons. . . Men T t h ; e md dis missed m i agis WIVE BEATlNG.—Nicholas O'Brien was brought up, in-custody, charged with cutting and wounding Laura Donohue, his mother-in-law, with intent to de her' Sortie bodily injury ; and alSo with violently assaulting . .his wife. Mr. Worship appeared for. the prisoner. Thi s; was a painful case, and occupied the attention of the magistrates for a considerable time. Mr. Worship. con tended there was no "malicious" intent on the, part of the prisoner, and the more serious charge was, therefore; not-supported ; and the magistrates, though viewing the prisoner's conduct with great disgust, taking into consi deration all that had been so ably argued in his behalf, thought that justice would be satisfied by a sentence on the prisoner of three months' imprisonment with hard labour. FATAL ACCIDENT FROM MACHINERY.—AbOiIt eight o'clock on Tuesday morning an accident of the most frightful description, 13' years terminated fatally, occurred to a boy years old, named George Owen, residing in Nuttall's-court, Queen-street, Salford. lle was employed at the Eagle Works, Salford, and while on a ladder in the act of reaching over to light the gas, the shaft caught him, drew him round, and completely tore away the -flesh of the fore part of his body. He was removed to the ji o yal Infirmary, where he died in a few minutes! 5 COURT AND ,FFICIAL INTELLIGNCE. Oa Saturday marnino. b , at eight o'clock, :the .Queen and his Rove .dig,hnessthe Prince Consort, accompanied: by their iyal - Highnesses the Prince and Princess Frederic William of Prussia, together with the Prince of Wai ,s and the Princes Alice, left' the castle. for the I•Vina i sor station of th e G rea t Western Railway, and travelled bv,a special train. to London. On the departure of. the Prince and Princess Frederick William from the Paddington' terminus, the Queen and -. Prince Consort, with the Prince of Wales and Princess' Alice returned to Windsor, attended by -the Lady and Gentleman in Waiting. - - The Prince of .Wales . afterwards quitted the castle, ~ and attended by the Hon. Colonel Bruce and his Equerry,' in Waiting, proceeded to Oxford University. . To-day cMonday) the Queen and Prince Consort,with Prince Artnur, Princess Alice, and the younger Members - of the Royal family, attended by the ladies and gentle men of the Court, will, it is expected, leave the Castle - for the royal marine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight. A Cabinet Council will be held to-day (Monday). Vis= 'count Palriierston gave last evening a dinner, at which • several of his colleagues were present: at his residence, Cambridge-house, Piccadilly, Earl • Granville has left London for Brighton, where the Countess Granville is at present residing - . • The noble Lord 'President is ex pected to -return to town to-day, in order to atten_d the . . - Cabinet Council. - The committee of the Cabinet on the Reform Bill had a lengthened meeting on Saturday, at the Poor-Law Board, in Whitehall. • ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE-. The fund raised for the; restoration of the octagon and lantern of Ely Cathedral, as a memorial of the late Dean Peacock, now. amounts. to nearly £3,000. The plans delivered by Mr. ,G. G. Scott will,, however, in-, . volve an expenditure of, £5,000. The Bishop of Columbia, in addition to appointing the Rev. John Garrett his general commissary in . England, has requested. the Rev. Henry Mackenzie, rector of Tydd St. Marc, and the Rev. Henry R. Nevill, incumbent of Great Yarmouth, to act as his . commissaries for selecting clergy for his distant diocese. A correspondent of the London Guardian dr,aws attention to the progress choral services are making in the college chapels at Oxford. Not very long ago the services, saving New College, Magdalen, and St. Jolla's, were conduQted in the , : most cold and careless manner. At Christ Church, since the coming of the present Dean, the service has been Wholly choral. At Exeter and Queen's a similar change has taken place; and at Baliol and Merton also the undergraduates are moving_, for choral services. • , . A memorial window, by Lavers and Barraud, has recently been,, given to the chancel of Christ Church, Wharton, Cheshire, by the rn congregation and other friends, "in grateful and affectionate remembrance of the Rev. John Lowthian." As the liberal subscription more than covered the cost of the window, the surplus was applied to the erection of the two tables of com, mandments, beautifully illuminated, thus completing , the decorations of the chancel.. THE LIVERPOOL WORKHOUSE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES:. several of the statements made by Mr. Rountree in the Liverpool papers during the past week may produce an exaggerated and unfiivourable impres sion of the Workhouse and its officers, I think it only due to the committee and officers of the "Workhouse, as well as to the public of Liverpool, to state, as a disinte rested party and as a.plergyman of the Church of Eng land, that I have visited the Workhouse for several hours daily, in the absence of the chaplain, during the past 'week, and also for several weeks on a former occasion, that Lana thoroughly familiar with the whole, and have been most favourably impressed with the perfe4 order, and exquisite cleanliness of every part, and alio with the admirable sanitary arrangements, as well as those intended to promote the social comfort and moral and, religious well-being of the inmates. Having visited various similar institutions, I think the Liverpool Work- ; - house in these respects will compare very favourably . With any institution of the kind, and that the respect and confidence of the public are due to the committee and officers for their arrangements and exertions. Mr. Rountree complains in his letters of a "manifest. want of genuine sympathy between officers and the paupers under their care." Of this lam not aware, and think it a slight mistake, which may have arisen from a. superficial view of that due suhordination of all and each of the several . officers and inmates to superiors, w hi c h . must be strictly observed in an institution where there • are between 2,000 and 3,000 souls; while, from its size, frequent changes of inma,es, and different classes of social and religious character, the family principle is rendered less apparent and - possible than in smaller institutions. But, even here, " genuine sympathy " is by' no means wanting ; and no stronger proof can be given than was witnessed in the grief and con cern expressed throughout the house at the sudden death of a pauper nurse on Monday morning last. A few re marks were made on the Subjeet in the sermon on Wed nesday evening, and the deep and solemn attention that was paid by several hundreds of the inmates evinced the interest, may I not say, "ge:iuine sympathy," that was felt for her. Her remains were also followed to the grave by several of the most . respectable officers. witnessed similar, though less general, expressions of sympathy for a nurse who.dici.suddenly two months ago of fever. The apparent desire to prevent speaking to the paupers, I, think, arises from a perfectly natural readiness on the part of the officers to step forward as a matter Of courtesy and reply to the inquiries of visitors, and on this I make no further remark. I am unable to say how far Mr. Rountree's sugges tion of other industrial employment than the corn mills can be carried out ; the . mills, we are assured, have worked well, and cured several of the evils which existed before their introduction. The bread supplied to the healthy, paupers I have frequently .tasted, and it is but jirst'to say I never found it musty, while only a fraction of 'that on which the thirty-three Officers are •said to live is consumed by them ; all the children under three years of age are supplied with it,'and also the sick, t, the number of 300 and upwards, in the medical, surgi cal, and infirm wards, nurseries, and hospitals, at the discretion of the physicians. Thv classification of the epileptics and lunatics is complained of as insufficient. Of these, the latter are only here temporarily, previous.to removal to asylums ; and of the former, frequent change, light employment, and abundance of room,. render particular classification . less necessary. Mr. Rountree speaks of the condition of "those who have been better off," and of "some who have expressed to him how keenly they feel the change and monotony , of their concluding days of . dependance." Such com plaints would arise anywhere, and' perhaps conic from some who never. before were so well off in their. lives. I am happy to say I have much more frequently heard expressions of gratitude and content, - especially from the aged women on the Mount -pleasant side of the_ house, and whose comfortable and retired apartments it is a. treat to visit, and which I could almost think Mr: Rountree had not seen. And, moreover; it •is pleasing tuknow, and perhaps he is not aware, th a t th e c l ass to • w hom he alludes, both male and female, have certain little indulgences allowed them net necessary to be named. Among the pleasinc, features of the establisment, to a Christian mind, i s the° fact that all the wards are supplied • with Bibles and Prayer Books of excellent type, besides other-useful bo o k s ; periodicals, and tracts, as Hall's " Come to Jesus," " Leisure Hour," " Sunday at Home,' "Family'Treasury," ,'.Chambers' Journal," "All the Year Round," Tracts of the. Christian Knowledge and Religious Tract Societies, most of which are furnished by the committee though sonic of the periodicals and tracts arc the , gifts of visitors and Christian friends. These are greatly valued by those who can read, and who, not unfroquently, exercise their talent for the ben:fit of others. Hence the periodicals, books, and other moral and religious rendes employed, it may be hop e d w ill lead to an enlightened enjoyment and consistent practice o f th a t "Godliness . which is profitable for all things, and which has the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." In conclusion; while no one rejoices more than myself in the welfare of the poor, I think the excellent ma eagement of the Liverpool Workhouse, whatever . improvements it may . ad m it of, reflects he highe s t credit 'A the committee, governor, and officers ; while the food; clothing, lodging, and general condition of ' the inmates present a strong contrast to the filthy, des titute, and wretched condition of many of the poor outside. I have been induced to pen the above, as few things are more easily evoked than a spirit of dissatis faction against' public bodies , and officers, and few things more. difficult to repress.—l am, sir, yours very truly' ' W. B. KEEIL 3; Trinity-place, St, Anne-street, Dec, 3, 1859,