The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

I 4 ETTERPRESS, LITHOGRAPHIC COPPERPLATE PRINTING - ESTABLISHMENT, 16, CANNIY Castle -street and Sigh john-st, HENRY GREENWOOD Journal), bogs to maw , Benjamin Smith t; , - cations, natnr, .8,.1 3 am of Lit.... logues,Pc and Addrf PRINTINu, the shrirt.., ry and Scientific S c Lists, Placard! s Cards, Chentu 1 every otl. H. G. ' C used ___ ..,... ..,. Excise, and C.- Printer of the M g and N 's Weekly Dias , tion 48. 4cl. Pei ABOLITION OI DUTY.--ADVERI Gazette, and all other SENIENTS receive LONDON, PRO . 3 and PERIODIC GREENWOOD FOREIGN NEWSPA TIMPORIUM FOREI MANTLES, SHAWLS a MAC LENNAN. be NEW STOCK of WINTER SHAWLS would draw special attention to the Al which is unusually large and well asl and MATERIALS CLASS PARIS any lady t) greatest ci iLibtrpool #itank. FROM C TR LONDON CORRI me to 1 have prevail yesterday th, air of such rally most in 21 1ERSros - at mediatt district .ought whom I am indebted for nd from him I lear question QuEE.N':: patches from the Foreign-c adorn. PI are alr€ .EN DON'S of ready. My frie :ndicates an i: Ministers to for any DUDLEY S' ITART or BENJT HALL to call for them ; and hl sure on the printing-office displays a determination to to that step certainly before Christmas . _ Lord A it is added, will not sanction the active h►t natters y of this to send forth fir meeting If further confirmation wer state that I have seen to a Member of the 11 that T from Lord Jorux IttritsulA Lae a Ccnninefas, in which he state the work of legislation w 1 alnlobt to a certainty b, resumed before the close of t There is a simple " Said the old jackdaw To the young jackdaw," I wond late TIIO3IAB H placid JACOB BEUL whose harm. period, did n enture to eml tne present vocal at municipal anti.. ..ms ineir great testive anniversary, within the enscript walls of Guild, on Wednesday last-- the almost ludicrous proceedings of the City Corporation Reform Commission, of which I believe Lord Jolts , I SELL, by this time, is sick, would have formed theme. The new song ht have begun thus— Said the old Lord Mayor To the new Lord Mayor— Not that I liken either functionary to t► —certainly not the one of Minerva— commencement hereof. . gone, it has acted in a very soft manner. best ex-judges as legal director—Sir J. PATTESON— feIIow, being deaf, he was compelled to leave the bench in mid-time of his career. Sir J. PATTESON —notwith standing his remarkable likeness to the late Jour REEVE, the best comedian of his sort for the last fifty years—is dignified, calm, and sober always in his Judgment ! Well, the City Commissioners have this great legal authority pretty well at their head—cer tainly at their elbow. They meet and sit wide-mouthed in their stately chamber, lent to them for the nonce, and hear any antiquated, one-eyed, and spiteful gander, who chooses to offer evidence touching city iniquity. Copious word, which embraces within its ample and pendulous lip Bribery—Gluttony—Nepotism ! together with a thousand concomitant vices. Pshaw ! Sir J. PATTESON don't believe Why do you not inquire into the character of your The old Lord Mayor, the new Lord Mayor, ' 1 " inst. present, and to come, Com: it, witnesses As far as the said With one oi mon Councilmen full blown and in embryo, were a laughing at you during the Guildhall banquet. The: ACiAND, bd.( be sworn'—a n would not gobe-mouck _ ea, swears. Dlr. he vouchsafed a word, begged he might ACLAN .emony for a loose eviclence-gly ;Heves, swallowing ull, and on himself with an earnest- hiving succeeded in ness which none but your gobe-mouchi assume --makes other people believe in like manner markable to analyse. ACLAND'S evidence ; in all the s— ling points he is monstrously wrong. So-and-so is nephew to an alderman —no he ain't. That peaceful man HENRY CHILD, " friend and partner" of Alderman and Sheriff WIRE, is returning officer for Finsbury. No, I ain't, says Mr. CHILD ! Touching the election of Alderman CARROLL to the civic chair;—gross bribery there, swore Mr. ACLAND. Not a sixpence, answered Sir GEouGs CARROLL! The election of Alderman LAWRENCE, too, is charged to the top with bribery; it cost £6,000, swore witness ACLAND; the Alderman denies that his election cost so much as half a pint of beer ! These are only a few samples which, by-and-bye, will form a blue book to cost the country more than the £6,000, mentioned above, in hard cash. The Times newspaper, always " pitching" into the Corporation, sucks in this evidence. The expressed dislike —contempt, indeed—of the Times' people for the city.is marvellous, for one and all of them receive uniformly invitations to the best places at all the city banquets, and the parties referred to,— wheii they hay opportunities pourtray—no COBBETT used to ga. a the for as the Corr blemish, or wrinkle ; the Corporati , all; it is not on that account ti ActlziD) do not 1 to be Lords M ives and dnaghters il themselv as WILLIA show ;-71 seven o'cl s marked by then the BARINGS (Si Common Council and but we'll let that pass s the thing"—the La mentioned there was realit he sho' menus, b !th young NI Lotlier year or two. Until nearly all was sham. About the hour r—real turtle hot ; but I am for speak ill of the absent, is a sound How in: grim an Lord Syr d not As! eyes. Ti tam apt( girl, 'twa light and Sol t detect( f Justice of pastel .! She ha le awake 1 Co., whi eating f •ds —I said 11 :rson who sat next t lUSSEI Less parsnip came Lord CAMPBELL, who, like many a glorious took the goods the gods provided, and tried to be rms. Altogether, within our memory, there never turs+ , an n ,74‘11a... %.1, en passant, on the doings within thi College, London, may not be amiss. founded a few years since, to counteract the lax - - dopted at tl London I ed. At King's Coll to proceed in the acqn former [versify Aishment, " much famili ziving a students are not London University : better grounde Mars—it may be wiser r JELF, who was tutor to the King of Hanover, is Principal Df King's, and, of course, will one day be a bishop, if he Live long enough, he having a Pisgah view of the see. - He CE, a clever man, had filled asiastical history. We ar for some time the chair .e told, on the highest for hfinself so with Profess) it to have smelt of t were straightway brought before t s. and Professor MAVUIC t of a v ith my LORD MA is now wit different descript ompared Saturday evening to Lord ELPHINS on his appoint- y, bir the Eaitlndi Company, at the London Tavern. These banquets are the , ost recherche in the metropolis ; select in number, the flies to a man are either distinguished in the cabinet, or the camp. The speeches are always value they are brief, indeed ; the banquet rarely exceeds 'ours and a-half in duration ; the charge per head the senate ies from two guineas and a-half to three or four; every on and out of season is found on the tat ho is at the matured ge of forty- every de/A1,1.11 putt 411" Art that myth Quo, and a to attar rounds ex nquiry, in the Downing -5 in contact with 1 Forms e Marine 'et N12114.U1 ENGRAVIN( :cuted by BRITISH XNTLES ntb. PONDEN7 Rumours IPIIINSTONI if he will excuse the simile —made a sen ___ He said he should endeavour, first of all develone the resources of the country—to impart sound ni to the natives, and to advance secular edm and promote, as opportunity offered, those natives who had qualified themselves for situations in the public service. His lordship held his tongue about the administration of justice in the presidencies, and was equally mute touching the claims, real princes. 3 to be in capit JAMIE GRAHAM, who appea took upon himself to refer to the services performed by Sir WILLIAM PARKER and Commodore LAMBERT, and to descant on the sinuosities of the Chinese seas—to the right hon. baronet all " hearsay," of course. If Sir J. W. _ speak about India.— Ise he could, Si IMES Woo)) did—because he couldn't. dinner, I found myself sitting side by After the vith TOM LANDS JOHN I R, SIR ALEXAND w old dramatic friend GLERGALL, in COCKBURN screaming " at the first repre ntation of a new farce or little comedy. BIICKSTONE, to manager, poked remarkably spruce and well pleased ket Theat —the house was crowded. There will be two Italian opera houses in the ensuing season, so, at all events, I have it at present on the best authority. IA - m LEY, the old impresario of Her MAJEwry's, is to have a sort of management, without responsibility, but with a handsome stipend—say £1,500. FREDERIC GYE, who has been " skirring " the Continent, has re turned to town with some new engagements for the " Royal," at Covent Garden. His friends wish him well through the VAGNER affair (I spell as pronounced). The Berlin commission will cost £3,000 if a penny,—three, and six already paid, make £9OOO, a heavy drag upon the re ceipts ; though I remember £ll,OOO .being cleared one season at Her Majesty's Theatre, but it was before those monstrous things—Free-trade, Reform-bills, and Income tax—were thought of. SAMUEL PHELPS on Thursday evening received the gracious thanks of his Sovereign for the excellent manner in which Henry the Fifth was represented, a most diffi cult undertaking. Mr. BAETLEY, too, in repeating the noble chorus before each act, was also honoured with thanks ; the players " were well-bestowed ;" a good sup- of them were in town the same night. The play cost the privy purse about £250; and PHELPS paid every body in his establishment, whether at Windsor or not. Drury lane continues crowded, and even on Wednesday morn ing the Lord Mayor's show did not prevent a _ • cram. The Duke of YOU K'S scholars were present; their band—capital—executed several pieces of music in a spirit stirring manner. The boys, during an entre acte, had buns and ale. I think. given to them. the band playing all the time. I shall never forget the first trombone's sorrow, when he found, after blown).g away so long, all the buns gone ; the little fellow—a splendid musician—fairly cried. He had something afterwards. Sir EDWIN LANDSEER, this week, came out with a pair of companion pictures, " Free Trade—warranted sound," and " Protection after the last Derby day." Let me speak of them as works of art. Poor, broken down Protection is drawn with great skill—like a horse going to the knacker's. DIZZY and DERBY are truthful likenesses. rade—warranted sound" (? the latter words, Sir _ is a fine punchy animal —lots of such in Lance shire—bedizzened with ribbons. As works of art, they are matchless; but, with our quartern loaf at a shilling, the less Free Trade throws up his hoofs and snorts his own praise the better. Any decently dressed person, I believe, can see the pictures at JENNINGS', Cheapside, by going in.. COMMERCIAL 4 - MONETARY NEWS MONDAY NIGHT THE returns of the Bank of England last week again showed an increase in the stock of bullion to the amount of about £400,000. This has no doubt arisen from the diminished demand for discounts as shown by the decrease of £506,191 in " other securities." There were numerous reports during the week of hostilities between the Turks and Russians, but notwithstanding this apparent cause for depression, the Funds maintained their value with very slight variation. This firmness is owing to the scarcity of stock while money has been so abundant that the quantity on offer for advances on stock has not all been accepted. The Bank Directors have intimated that they will now discount the amount of the various petty stocks due in January, at the rate of three per cent., instead of four per cent., as originally proposed. From the manufacturing districts the reports are of continued dulness, owing to the turn-ont of the operatives, the apprehensions as to war in the East, and the disinclination to operate until some definite con clusion can be arrived at. - - The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the sth of Nov., gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits ... £4,077,159; Increase £448,350 Other deposits ... 12,171,032; Decrease 151,646 Rest 3,184,276; Increase 8,782 On the other side of the account — Government securities £11,498,152; the same as before. Other securities 16,749,699; Decrease 606,191 Notes unemployed ... 6,419,885; Increase 748,385 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,627,445, being a decrease of £359,905 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £15,679,545, showing ase of £408,861, when compared with the return. an incre precedin ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ... £29,047,330G0vernmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu11'n.15,047,330 Silver bullion £29,047,330 £29,047,330 BARBING D'EPAIITMENT, Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Gov. Securities £11,498,152 3,184,275 Other Securities 16,749,699 4,077,159 Notes ... 6,419,885 12,171,032 Gold & Silver Coin 632,215 Other Deposits )99,9511 835,299,951 The returns of the Board of Trade for the month ended 10th of October have just been published, and they again show a considerable increase both in imports and exports. The total increase of exports on the month, as compared with the corres ponding month of last year, is no less than £1,446,708 ; while for the whole nine months of +bp frirrense amounts to £12,596,291. Lilt jGd L WAG 1 ma. --- The articles of British produce and manufactures, estimated according to the declared value of expor tation, upon which the principal increase arises in the month's account, are as follow :- 1852. 1853. Increase. £964,182 £1,577,949 £613,767 '21.061 315,298 Haberdashery Woollen Mannfac Leather Hardwares 01,090 91,931 1,008,457 107,367 303,779 186,728 192,763 392,168 249,571 169,781 lachiners 114,862 88,138 434,981 49,410 62,843 54,919 52,383 140,521 483,426 Upon ( 64,737 72,921 28,451 28,668 24,318 59,475 189,114 22,006 there is a decrease of 5.999. 167,108 otton manufactui being from £2,399,646 to £2,2 Cotton Yarn a decrease of 107,474, or The only other £653,910 to £546,43( ich show a decrease are—Earthenware, alt, £2,832 ; Thrown Silk, £3,088 ; and Refined Sugar, £5,439. Upon articles imported and taken for home con sumption, there appears to have been an increase on most of those chiefly used for food, but a Lord These things THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. Animals, Sug decrease on Indian Cor Currants. The following are tl kr, and items LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. principa► 1853. ;eting of this societ )yal Instit dr. J. B:YAT: Es presided. er CI The Rev. Dr. HUME exhibited some interesting manu scripts from the Irelande collection ; after which Mr. dat4 •erpool The importation of raw mat, erials for manufal Mr. AIARRA.TT ely, and its character fully estab nhibited a new species of mineral. blow tures show a considerable increase on every article but raw Silk, on which there is a decrease from 575,926 lbs. in the month ended 10th of October, 1852, to 463,069 lbs. in the corresponding period of 1853. The following is a comparison of other )pearance under the is similar to that of Worax, and it has Lelt undi 1, but s lumix Mr. Cox exhibited s, 'clue speci )rm, which was very phos; )rescant. coins, and also The paper of the evening JosEnt Bo TILT, being a Wiseman of commerce articles s the: Flax, cwts Hellip,cwts T contended, citing crowded ii, CWtS pion, and that commerce engendered 'as u reality obstructive to the pro- Woql, lbs Tallow, c 91,021 There is also a considerable increase nortations of Palm ( - Metals, G end LeathE - manufactures and Timber Our SHARE MARKET hl during the week, and the advance noted last has been well maintained. Stock at the sett' ment now in progress is scarce, but, pert quite so much so as on the las' 2621 L 1 ,0 4 .2 I i 313741 13040 30529; 19340 5351 510 98122 j 86' 5 85 30111 267664!1622900 61911 2940 a great 10;fed, in which Mr. Toiison, the Re Mr. Ramsay, Mr. Forshaw, and oth d Mr. BOULT having replied, the THE was a g and, the niously argued, and the A diseu - sion fol- Mr. Robberds, the gentlemen took et,y adjourned. SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY. lig. of this I attendance, at George-street chapel. There The Rev. Dr. Raffles presided, opened with the usual ing having be report, which was very lengthy This stat he idea ol Rev. James Buck A owing to the advanced price of ships ng an additional floating chapel had been the energies of the committee would founding of a suitable chapel, with .g-room, on shore They, therefore, were compelled to make an appeal to the• port generally, in favour of the design, as the sum required would be about £5,000. The report then set forth the religious services held on board the various Australian emigrant ships leaving the port, and said, in respect to the public worship in the Bethel Union, that there was a marked improve ment in the attendance. With respect to missionary directed principally to the central docks, leaving the ex treme north and south untouched. One hundred and hirty seamen's boarding and lodging-houses had been , ailarly visited, and tracts were distributed in them. been spent in the publicatiogs of the Religious a which during the year 40,000 copies Forty-four ship libraries had t out for the use of crews, consisting in all alumes. The chairman then read the trea which showed that the expenditure i3s. 11d., and the receipts £464 19s. dance due to the treasurer of £196 4s. J. M. Birrell moved the first resolution for adoption of the report, which was seconded by the A. Cromar, and carried ; and the meeting was sub tly addressed by several other gentlemen. had been ci been len WAFE.RTRE_E LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. LAST night the ordinary monthly meeting of the Waver- Board of Health took place, the Rev. W. Badnall, -- " i no— there were also present Messrs. Anderton, Bowers, - Chaffer, Davis, Gore, Hill, Picton, Rushton, and Witham. The meeting having been for some time engaged in consideration of the financial business of the board, reporters were admitted at a feiv minutes past seven. The public business then began by reading the minutes of the previous meeting. In the course of reading these, Mr. )3AVI9 reported, verbally, that the nuisance com plained of at Rose-lime had been greatly abated, and he had reason for believing that it would soon be entirely removed, as he understood a person would be proposed in a few days to give a tender for the execution of the work. TUE RAILWAY BRIDGE In reference to the resolution of the board, appointing Mr. 31Tonnel referee on its behalf, for arranging the terms of settlement between the board and the railway corn altering and maintaining the railway bridge, ar was read from that gentleman respectfully declin tn act, his reasonsbeing a multiplicity of engagements. pany, for t a le++, A conversational discussion ensued on this subject, in which several members of the board took part. It ended in the adoption of a proposal by 11Ir. PICTON, that, as the matter is not of pressing emergency, it may lie over for the consideration of another meeting, and that, in the meantime, Mr. Atherton, law clerk of the board, be instructed to communicate with Mr. Evans, railway contractor, and, if consistent with that gentleman's convenience, to secure his services as referee. COUNTY POLICE NOTICE The CHAT/MAN brought under notice of the board a sub ject which had engaged its attention at last meeting. He meant the notice posted in the village under the authority of Mr. Allen, superintendent of police, authorizing the inhabitants to remove middins and other nuisances during the day, and that without consulting the local board. A communication had been made to the superintendent on the subject, and that gentleman had written a letter to the board stating that tho notice in Question was msmint to apply to the rural districts, and was not intended to inter fere with Wavertree. Its being posted there was a mere accident. and should not be repeated. He also expressed his regret that the notice should, even accidentally, have been posted in Wavertree. INTERMENT AT DISITOP ETON The CHAIRMAN next brought under the notice of the board that an interment had taken place at the chapel of Bishop Eton, a place not in any way licensed for inter ments, and one in which it was conceived an infringement of the law had taken place, by which the parties had in curred liability to a penalty of £5O. Intimation of the fact had been made to Henry Sharpies, Esq., and that gentleman had sent the following letter in reply : " Oswaldscroft, 29th October. _ _ " Sir,—l have this morning received yours, of the 27th inst., with a copy of the resolution of the Wavertree Board of Health. I beg to inform the board that the chapel at Bishop Eton was built prior to the year 1848, and it was contemplated using part of the adjoining land for the purposes of burial for private parties, occupyin g the premises within the walls, but no actual interment was made. " In consequence of the intimation I received from your surveyor, throwing doubt on the legality of the burial, the facts were immediately reported to the General Roard of Health, whose reply has not been received. I trust this communication will satisfy the board that there was no intention of acting against the law, and, if it is absolutely r e q uired, the corpse must be removed ; but, as applica tion is being made to have the ground licensed for private burial, it is hoped this will not be necessary.—l am, &e. " HENRY §HARPtES. " To the Clerk of the Wavertree Board of Health." A conversation took place in connection with this sub ject, in the course of which Mr. PICTON suggested that the ground should be sur veyed, and the eligibility of applying it to burial purposes ascertained. This view was concurred in by Messrs. Rushton and Gore . VIE SEWERAGE REPORT, BY MR. NPIWLANDS. A report by Mr. Newlands, as to the means of getting rid of the waters in the tank was read. It recommended, as ma y be said, in general terms, the construction of a d r ain, 434 yards in length, to meet the main sewer in Oxford-street, with a fall of 1 in 222. The construction of this would take the water off about two feet below the lowest cellar. In floods the water might probably stand a little higher. This would secure an overflow, but if in superable difficulties occur in the execution of this plan, steam-power and a pumping apparatus might be applied to keep the water in the tank at a lower level. After some discussion it was agreed to remit the report back to Mr. Newlands, and to request that he would fur nish probable estimates as to the cost of the drain, and as to the annual cost of pumping. DANGEROUS UNFENCED PLACE, Mr. CHAFFER moved, and Mr. GORE seconded, the mo tion, that the Sandown Park Company be called on to fence a place called " The Happy Valley," which was a dangerous place in many respects. The motion was carried. • TRH BURIAL GROUND Mr. PICTON directed attention to the condition in which the village is placed with respect to the burial ground, which is so filled up that intimation has been given that no more funerals can take place in it. The village being thus practically deprived of any burying ground, it was to the great disgrace of Lord Salisbury, that he had re fused to sell one inch of ground for the purpose.of being made into a burying ground. A meeting on the subject of providing for this want had been called, but the pro ceedings had been characterised by such irregularities that it had been given up. Mr. ATHERTON, law-clerk to the board, read clauses of several acts of parliament relative to this subject, from which it appeared that the churchwardens were the proper parties to call such a meeting, which must be held on the requisition of ten ratepayers, after seven days' notice. Some other business having been disposed of, the board adjourned. TILE FLOOD IN IRELAND. — The Cork Examiner says, that the injury to property by the late floods in that city will exceed £60,000. The entire country near Macroom was inundated to even a greater extent than in Cork. BURY. — AII the mills of the associated masters in this town, except three, closed on Friday, and about 6250 more operatives are consequently deprived of employment by lock-out on the part of their employers ; and three other mills, employing 1200 hands, will close on the 16th instant. The operatives of Bury formed their union about three months ago, and gave notice of their intention to strike unless an ad vance was conce d e d . ROBBERIES.-- On Sunday evening, the premises of Mr. Lea, white-cooper, St. James's-street, were forcibly entered by thieves. They had broken in with a "jemmy" at the back, in Moor-street and ransacked theplace, but succeeded finding and carrying off eighteenpence.—Yesterday in, a farmer, from Cheshire, was enticed by four ,sed men into a, public-house in the neighbourhood and swindled by the " card trick" out of £4.- On SundaiTaig,an Irgh fruit dealer went with some girls into a house, near Williamson-square, and was robbed of £450. CASE OF STABBING.—On Sunday afternoon, as a sailor med Matthews, belonging to the ship Andrew Foster, 3 passing along Tithebarn.street, he was rudely pushed ;nst by a man named William Christie, a butcher, re - in Rose-pla ce , w h o was the worse f or d r i n k at the to altercation took place, during which several shied Christie, among whom was John Kane. and Christie were fighting, when the latter dfe from his pocket, and stabbed Matthews on the face. Christie was taken into ens "- ••Ascue him from the police. mall kt ze necK Ultimately, Limy were both secured, and taken to Bride well, while Matthews. was removed to the hospital, where his wounds, which bled very profusely, were dressed. The prisoners were, yesterday, arraigned before the police ma gistrates, but on account of the absence of an important witness, the consideration of the case `r - as adjourned, ad by the seer THE B OILER EXPLOSION B L _ACKBURN. was resumed of Mancheste: on Saturday, and r, gave his opinion Mr. Fairimairn, efik; as to ti ause of the explosion He said t I am relieved fro!' neertainty, by the to to the work it hz Secondly. It was old, of the waggon worst possible form to sustain severe pressure Thirdly. It was improperly and injudiciously stayed, reposing large flat surface to internal pressure. Fourthly. It had an exceedingly defective safety valve, and generally, it was totally unsuited in strength and form to work a non-condensing and high pressure steam engine. After explaining the operation of steam pressure on such a boiler, he said,—With things in this state, with and the the force applied on the one hand, avid the powers of re sistance on the other in direct antagonism, (if I may use the expression,) it appears that the lives of every one em ployed in the walls, or within reach of the influence of this explosive vessel, were, and had been for years, sus pended by a thread, which the least change of pressure might in a moment cut asunder. That moment arrived on the morning of the 2d instant, and fortunate it was that the catastrophe occurred at a time when the people were at breakfast, or a greatly increased number of suffer ers might have been added to the list. _ . Looking at the ruins, and the position in which- the boiler was found after the explosion, I am of opinion that the end next the steam-engine was the first to give way ; that an active fire was under the boiler when the engine was standing, and the only escape for the steam was through a valve 11 inches diameter. Now, this valve was totally insufficient to relieve the boiler from the rapidly increasing pressure which, for some time previous to the rupture, had been taking place in the boiler. After some other witnesses had been examined, the in quiry was again adjourned till this day (Tuesday.) HANDEL'S " SAMSON."—Our readers will feel obliged tous for remindingthem that this magnificent production of the prince of composers will be given on Tuesday next, in the Philharmonic-hall, by the full strength of the Phil harmonic Society. Such an attraction cannot fail to outrival the celebrated Grisi concerts, when tickets for admission were at a premium days before the performance. NEW MAYORS. —Manchester, Benjamin Nicholls Birmingham, Alderman Baldwin ; Salford, William Ross; Leeds,, John Wilson ; Oxford, Richard James Spiers Bristol, J. G. Shaw; Rochester, 'William Manclack ; Hull, Henry Cooper, M.D. ; Scarborough, J. F. Sharpin ; Wigan. Joseph Acton, Esq.; Newcastle-on:Tyne, Ralph Dodds ; Gateshead, David Hoggie ; Stockport, William Raynor, M.D. ENCYCLORAMA OF AMERICA. — The panoramic views of the course of the Mississippi, the greatest of North Ameri can rivers, is now open for inspection in the Queen's Hall, Bold-street. The panorama is painted with much atten tion to accuracy, on a very large scale. It embraces scenes representative of the peculiarities and perils which attend the navigation of that mighty river. Scenes illustrative of the different climates to be met with in the course of the river's flow are introduced. A lecture, descriptive of the scenes and incidents occurring in the picture, is de livered with much effect by Mr. Hamilton, and the exhi bition is diversified by well-adapted vocal performances, THE BRISTOL MEETING 1141 SE CA.si.—On Tuesday Vice-Chancellor Wood gave judgment in the case of the Attorney-General v. Clapham. This judgment was, in substance, in favour of the Conference party. It is re served to a further hearing to determine how it shall be applied to the circumstances of the particular case; but the decision is such as to secure in the future management of the Bristol trusts a large majority of trustees who are members of the Wesleyan society. The proportion will be fourteen to five. In two other instances, both arising in the Louth Circuit, it has been necessary during the last week to resort to legal proceedings, for the pro tection of connexional property. AN M.P. CHAPEL CLEEIC. — The Leeds Times is full of admiration of the humility of Frank Crossley, Esq., M.P., who, it appears, having brought a London preacher down with him, acted as clerk by giving out the Psalm in the absence of the regular official. Actually, however incredible such wonderful condescension may be, " the congregation had the pleasure of hearing an hon. M.P. give out, Let us sing to the praise and glory of God, the --- hymn.' It is not every day," our contemporary adds, "that au hon. M.P. so humbles himself,"—uor, if he will forgive us for saying so, that an editor makes such an ass of himself.—Stockport Advertiser. RESIGNATION OE THE GOVERNOR OP NEW ZEALAND. —lt is now known that it is the intention of his excellency the governor to proceed to England, on leave of absence for a period of twelve months. Sir George Grey has now been eight years the governor of this colony, during a pe riod of unexampled difficulty, in which questions of all sorts, affecting the well-being and even the very existence of the colony, were continually arising, in which he has had not merely to frame a policy and lay the foundation of the future stability and prosperity of the country, but by his prudence and sagacity to repair the disasters oc casioned by the grievous errors and misgovernment of his predecessors, as well as those mischiefs arising out of the folly and misconduct of the New Zealand Company.—Aus tralian and New Zealand Gazette. WAR AND WEATHER.—In order to understand in some slight measure the present aspect of affairs in the East, it has bernmo necessary to abandon the shifting and deceptive scenes of diplomacy for the realities of a military campaign. One of the most powerful arguments of the be lievers in a pacific settlement by ambassadors or plenipoten tiaries was, that the climate and the soil o'f the Danubian Principalities would preclude the possibility of immediate hostilities between the Russians and the Turks. Moldavia and Wallachia are visited in the autumn by violent storms of rain, which soak the loose and heavy ground, and render it impracticable for carts, artillery, or men. The rivers, swollen by these autumn falls, become im passable, and the marshy grounds of the Lower Danube are in lakes of muddy water. By a curious turn of sea sons, the autumn rains have not come down this year, the provinces are dry, and the Danube is so low that the ordinary mouths are closed to every sort of traffic. The warlike spirit of the Turks has thus been served by Pro vidential droughts, and diplomacy been worsted by the weather.—Leeds Times. PROTESTANT BURIAL GROUND IN MADRID.— The Paris correspondentof the Timeswrites, on theauthority of private letters from Madrid :—" You have been already informed that the:burial-ground question was definitively, and so far satisfactorily, arranged between the English Charge d'Affaires and the Spanish Government. The form of arrangement is, it appears, as concisely drawn up as possible; this is of little importance, as the principal points have been conceded. The proposition which was considered by the Spanish government the most obnoxious of all—namely, the celebration of funeral obsequies with a certain display of religious pomp—has been set aside ; but the bodies of protestants will be borne to the grave in the same manner as Roman Catholics are, in a hearse with carriages following. There is no permission for religious processions, and no clergyman is to follow in the streets dressed in his canonicals ; but once in the ceme tery, which will be enclosed, the religious ceremony may be performed in any manner the attendants may think proper. When we remember the propositions contained in the letter of General Lersundi, and the sort of insulting concessions which his government would only consent to, the present arrangement, should it turn out to be of the nature I refer to, may on the whole be considered satis factory ; and it is but just to admit that the Sartorins cabinet has, in this respect at least, shown itself far more liberal, more humane, and more tolerant than the one which preceded it." THE SLAVE a. THE MASTER.— A case of great in terest was decided in the Covington Circuit Court recently. We have been at some difficulty in obtaining the facts, which are as follows Sam Norris, a coloured man, has been living in Covington about five years, has married a free coloured woman, and has had by her several children. He belongs to a Mr. J. N. Patton, of Virginia, who per mitted him to come to Covington and engage in whatever services he thought proper, on condition that Sam would pay him, out of his earnings, a stipulated sum per annum—we believe $lOO dollars. The surplus, whatever it might be, was to belong to the slave. Sam was punctual for several years. He was sober and industrious in his way, and very prosperous. About two years ago Mr. Patton came west on a visit, and agreed with Sam that if he would pay him the sum of $4OO within four years he would give him his freedom. Sam gratefully accepted the proposal, and' . at once paid down, out of his hard earnings , $135, and has since given his master some $4O or .$5O more. Patton now comes forward to rescind the contract, and claim his,slave. The case was yesterday decided by the Hon. Judge Pryor in favour of Patton. In delivering his decision, his Honour stated the following facts :-1. That the laws of Kentucky recognize but two modes of liberating slaves—by will, and by deeds of emancipation. 2. That a slave cannot make a contract. 3. That the contract was executory, and the time fixed for the negro's freedom future and contingent. 4. That so long as Sam was a slave, the master was entitled to his services, and the money he (Patten) had received was, in law his own. The opinion was able and elaborate, and the authorities numerous and decided. His Honour charac terized the case as one of great hardship and cruelty, and every one in the court-room seemed to sympathize deeply with the poor negro. The case, we understand, has been appealed to the Supreme Court of the State.—Cincinnati Corn. ROMANCE IN REAL Lim—The Galway Vindicator of Saturday says—" The barque Clarence yet remains in the Roads, wind bound. She carries over 100 emigrant passengers for Nest York. On Thursday, a remarkable and interesting scene took place on board, which is worth recording. It appears that a young man and woman, of the peasant order, had for some time past entertained a tender feeling for each other. Both are represented as being fine specimens of the class to which they belong —the woman comely, and the man tall and athletic. Some family circumstances having forbidden their union an elopement took place. But the elopement only reached the length of the pair going to a friend's house at some distal , ' where the bride that was to be was given i n e l, the wife of the young man's friend. It subse., turned out that the seemingly fickle swain refused to marry the girl, owing to the persuasions of his relations and her friends, indignant at the slight cast upon hr fitted her out for a higher matrinao.. Atlantic. Her passage was paid it,_ luggage on board, the vessel only IN vourable breeze, and the comely lass leave of her friends and was ." deck of the emigrant shin the spirit of the - clusterea aV La!, P.M, VA 41 shores they might . never ial market acrc New Yorl ting for singl soon neared the Clarence, when he prang on deck, and before the surprise of the young woman and passengers was over she was clasped in hie nrillg. A iar of whisky was hoisted on board from th( passenger drinking to the neattns or tIIUSe wno nad re. newed their love at the last moment. The pair were married the same evening, and thus some naturalised Irishman in New Torii lids been 4(1)1'40 of alx * and loving wife ALL PHIL HARMONI C. H TO THE PUBLIC. TICKETS can now be had for TUESDAY next. the 22nd instant, when Handel's sublime Oratorio of SAMSON, with a Band and Chorus of 250 performers, will take place Madame VIARDOT GARCIA will sing "I Seraphim," with Trumpet Obligato STRIKE 1110 T 1 and E it the 1) ifENT AT WIGAN. WIGAN, MONDAY lions of the dele Committee of the Miners' Association, the strike of col liers in Wigan and the surrounding district, which has been carried on upwards of two months, is daily being brought to a close. The resumption of work by the col liers employed at the collieries of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, at Haigh, has been the cause of the miners of other collieries in this neighbourhood making applica tion, at their respective collieries, to resume work. This morning, about 20 colliers, and an equal number of draw- ers, resumed work at the Moss-hall colliery (Messrs. R Christopher and Co. ;) and more than that number Of men and boys also resumed work at the Gravel-lane pit, belonging to the Ince-hall Coal and Cannel Company. Upwards, of 20 colliers, and an equal number of drawers, also commenced work at the Kirkless-hall Coal and Cannel Company's coal-pits, in Ince. The colliers engaged at the Rose-bridge and Kirkless Collieries have also signified their intention of resuming work to-morrow (Tuesday) morning. The Whole of the colliers who have resumed work at the various collieries in this distrilt, have gone in at the prices paid previous to the strike, except in the case of Messrs. Blundell and Son, of Pemberton, where the men received an advance, which placed their wages on an equal scale with the prices paid at other collieries in the neighbourhood. On Saturday the members of the Miners' Association Committee issued the following ad dress, which was posted in the outskirts of the town : " To the public of Wigan and the surrounding district. " We, the miners of Wigan and its vicinity, beg to state to a misguided public, and the masters also, that the rumour now abroad that we are going to our work on the same conditions that we came out, is entirely untrue, with the exception of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres's men. But, as a body of men, we are deter mined to stand man by man until some amicable arrange ment is made between masters and men, as we have before stated.—Yours, respectfully, THE' MINERS' COMMITTEE." We are fully prepared to deny the fallacious argument put forth' in this address, by the testimony of the oal proprietors at whose collieries the men have resumed work within the last few days. The whole of the mills in this town still remain closed, except that of Mr. James Gillow, of Ince, which com menced on Thursday last. Early this morning a. number of the operatives assembled in front of the entrances to several of the mills (Messrs. H. Wood's, T. Taylor and Brother's, and N. Eckersley's), to ascertain whether the mills would be re-opened ; but, after waiting upwards of an hour without the gates beinc , opened to them, they returned home. It is expected that some, if not all, of the mills will be opened in the course of the week, at nearly the same prices as given previous to the strike ; at which time several of the masters were paying rather higher prices than others, and refuse to do so any longer; consequently, in some instances, when the mills are again opened, some of the operatives will be subjected to a re duction. To this they at present refuse to submit • but we think they cannot hold out much l onger , th e distress among them being very great. STATE or WIGAN. —The greatest portion of the military called into Wigan on the occasion of the late riots, de parted en route for their head-quarters, Preston and Manchester, on Saturday last, leaving two companies of the 31th regiment at the Public Hall and Sawmills. The town remains quiet, but the authorities are afraid of further outrage beimg committed, and acting upon a recommenda tion of Lord Palmerston, nearly 500 special constables (men of all ranks) have been sworn in. This morning Peter Rutter and John Leadbetter, two colliers appre hended on a charge of being concerned in the late riot, were again brought up before the May or , T. Eckersley, and N . Eckersley, Esqrs. On the recommendation of the chief constable, the priso r Rutter was discharged to give evidence. The evideiligkof Rutter and a man named Levi Collier, proved that the prisoner, with two other colliers, had led on a number of young men down the Hall gate, where they destroyed the street lamps ; broke several panes of glass in the shop windows ; accused the witnesses of being spies, and had thrown a number of missiles at them whilst making their escape. The prisoner denied the charge, and was remanded till Monday next. WRECK OF THE CALIFORNIA. — The California, which left Sligo on the 18th september, with emigrants, was wrecked on the 4th' inst., about 150 miles from the Island of Achil. The passengers and crew left the vessel in three boats, two of which arrived at Achil on Tuesday morning. There were about 60 persons in the two boats, 15 of whom died—some at sea, and some since landing. The survivors are in the private houses, in a wretched condition. The third boat had not been heard of when the last accounts had left the island, but no fears were entertained for its safety, as its crew had a compass, and there was a good stock of provisions on board. The vessel sprang a leak, and sank instantly. The ns in the two boats which arrived had suffered dresvl fully from want of fresh water. JUVENILE EXTRAVAGANCE IN THE NAVY.—Circum stances have been stated to us connected with the above which reveal a sad system in the navy. There are many youngmen of from 15 to 18, whose friends, regardless of the real welfare of their charges, administer to their ex travagances in a manner surprising and lamentable. The evil does not stop there. Those of lesser means, includ ing sons of naval and military officers, enticed by their wealthy messmates, rush with them into dissipation and ruin. In vain are appeals made to the feelings of these infatuated young men. They care nothing whom they impoverish so long as they obtain the means of indulging their vicious propensities. Other young officers, who have no friends and but slender private means, are in the mean while placed in the most galling position. Unable to com pete with their aristocratic or plutocratic compeers, they either retire from the service with dismay, or eke out a most uncomfortable existence, denying themselves, often amid the jeers of their thoughtless associates, the luxuries in which their messmates freely indulge. A few years ago a wine bill was a thing almost unknown in a midship man's berth. It is now more common than a milk-score. In every particular a youngster's necessary expenses are increased. His washing bill is tripled, the expense of his servant is nearly doubled, and his bare necessa ries increased at least 50 per cent. If added to these there is wine and • a dozen other of incidentals to be paid for, it is clearly impossible for a young man to pay his way without a very full exchequer to draw upon. The subject has been frequently urged upon the consideration of the Amiralty, and some captains. of ships, in compliance with instructions to that effect, have taken no small trouble to abate the evil. But we fear that such captains are exceptions to the rule, and that the gene rality give themselves no concern in the matter. The Admiralty standard of allowance to a young gentleman is ample ; £5O a-year is sufficient for all the legitimate wants of a midshipman under the age of 19 ; and if the Admi ralty were to insist that that sum should not only be the minimum but the maximum allowance, a wonderful check would be put to the demoralizing and highly injurious prac tices now in force. We are no advocates for meanness, but its opposite extreme is so highly to be deprecated that we would rather see a return to the discomforts of half a cen tury ago than witness the reckless expenditure now carried on in many ships. Those who value the welfare of the rising generation of young officers will, we hope, avail them selves of this hint. The service cannot do without the ad mixture of plebeian and patrician—poor and rich. The friendless officers may be designated the active partners in the concern. Drive them out, and the service would certainly not be increased in efficiency; and driven out they assuredly must be unless some steps are taken to arrest the wild career of extravagance now prevalent among the junior classes of the navy, more especially in the Channel fleet—United Service Gazette. A PICTURE PROM THE SCENE OF WAR, NEAR SIIUMLA —Rostchuk is a large town in Bulgaria, of some 30,000. inhabitants, situated on a promontory advancing into the Danube. From the roofs of its houses a splendid view may be obtained overthevast winding river, which is sufficiently deep to carry merchantmen of large size. An immense number of vessels are constantly anchored along the quays. From a distance the town has a magnificent appearance ; but, as usual, the streets are narrow, dirty, and dismal. The lower parts of the houses, as is the case everywhere in Turkey, are without windows. The shops are generally tolerably well supplied with merchandise. .Travellers bound for Constantinople hire horses at this place, and put themselves under the guidance of a Tartar. The distance to Shumla is reckoned generally 22 hours. The road is picturesque, and for some time after starting the Danube remains in sight. Between Siniouscha and Tomlak it is descried, however, for the last time from a lofty table land. The road then enters the valley of the Lom, bor dered on both sides by precipices and carpeted with ver dure. As you proceed the ground rises and the path - leads across hills and valleys, here and there. covered with brushwood. All the country is thinly inhabited. Now and then Bulgarian villages may be seen in the . dis tance; but on the road are only one or two solitary khans. The neighbourhood of hidden inhabited places is indicated by wells on the roadside, from which paths lead up into the mountains. Women with jars upon their heads are sometimes seen coming down for water. The first halt is usually as Razgrad, a town inhabited by about 15,000 Moslems and a few Bulgarian families. As a rule the Chris tians, whose occupations are almost entirely agricultural, are disseminated in small villages throughout the country. Their number is estimated at between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000. The Turks, infinitely less numerous, are con gregated in the great towns, but there are some villages here and there entirely Turkish. As they are generally placed in commanding positions, they are probaby inha bited by descendants of old military colonies, established to keep the country in subjection. Beyond Razgrad there still continues a succession of valleys and hills. The latter in crease gradually in height until, from the tableland of Buratlare, the height of Shumla and the long range of the Balkans stretching with the uniformity of a wall be hind come in sight. A little further on the view suddenly "•"'" f + and the eye, following the magnificent weather the deep g . a steep_ rangeai at Tlbr which 0 He Adis, distingiiishes in fin e come at iengt. orks of Shumla, to reach onsiderable curve. —Dickens' )y many such fortifications — the great def — . Mold Words. • HOLLOWAY'S PILLS A SAFE AND EFFECTUAL CURE FOR DaopSY.=Phis insidious disease arises from various causes, and frequently from some obstruction to the free circulation of the blood, generally ex hibiti n g itself by a swell in g of the feet and armies. ascentlin ,, zradually until it affects the whole it account day ?,ast Lan- There are a preponder^ tendency of p lce of buy( A decidedly up —Caledonians, 27* annex quotations cashire, 161; Lancashire and lorionire, v=im s 4 ; Lancaster and Carlisle Thirds, 111 p ; London Stock, 1021 ; Sheffield Stock, 201 ; Midland Stock, 61 1 ; Dover Stock, 18 3-16 Dilanchester,Sheffield and Lincoinshir - St. 'Helens R. and C. R. and Goole, 214 Debenture 6 per cent 1 9-16 p. COTTON.—The sales during the week were 5 per cent ; Quebec 1044 ; Shef and Riche. Royal Ins e preceding Mutat great, Cl CA LCII V Lilau r ..---- 0 week, averaging about 5,500 bales each day to the trade, and prices have also i qualities of America being a improvement has taken place in continued strike in the manufacturing districts and the many conflicting reports of warlike opera tions in the East. The weather has, however, been fine, and the corn-markets throughout the raproN [e face of the country are declining.—To-DAY t] Asia showed lower markets on tl there were contradictory statemel crop, and very little ( market ices b; other side, but is respecting th€ feet was produced on this The demand here was brisk, and though much firmer, as current - rates were more readily obtainable. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, including about 1,000 on speculation and for ex but vourable weather, there beinc , a thick fog over Liverpool nearly the whole of the day. The fol lowing are the comparative prices between pi rates and the corresponding rates of last year New Orleans, middling 5 13-16 d. E 6 3-Bd. E IMPORTS , DESCRIPTION.! PRICFS.t Week., rrevi- YVCEK ; I 1 . . I . ' r.S P O d ir i I ° l 1 1 3 6 ) 1 • Y r . 1 :1 2 1 Year. INov:11 STOCK Sea Island l4 ca 34 Stained 6i Boweds 4 71 Mobile 4 6 New Orleans., 31 ij Pernams, &c.l 6i 8 220 1""1 10, 1540 793 ‘ 493318 10340 4266931/ 4330 2623801} 16850 882200 3941' Cll 6364: 926047 Bahia, &c... I6* 6, Maranliam 6/ 8 Demerara, &c Egyptian.... Co ni.W.l.&c. 1030: 46100 1140, 38430 al io 7 I Surat . Madras Bengal . 1147701 109101 45060'20884801 9170 1914094' 681660 PRODUCE.—The markets during the week have presented very little deserving of notice, with the exception of Tea, in which there has been conside rable excitement, owing to the intelligence from China of the patriot party havilar , got possession of Shanghae. TO-DAY there has been a better feeling in our Sugar market, and the sales effected have been at prices not previously obtainable, the busi ness comprising 140 hilt's. Barbadoes at 32s to 395, 500 bags white Benares at 37s 6d to 40s 6d, and 450 bags dates at 33s to 33s 6d per ewt. 80 puns. St. Lucia MOlasses have been sold at 15s 6d per cwt., and a small lot of Demerara Rum at previous prices. Since the arrival of the letters this morn ing we have had a large inquiry for both common and blackish leaf Cougou, the former at is ld, and the latter at is 6d to is Sd, but with few sellers, otherwise a larger business would have been done ; there is also more inquiry for low and common greens, at improved rates. There has again been an extensive demand for Arracan Rice, 30,000 bags havinc , changed hands since Friday at 12s 9d to 13s, besides 800 bags Bengal at 15s to 15s 3d per cwt. We have also to report 300 bags Sumatra black Pepper at 44d. per lb., and 40 tons Lima Wood at 212 12s to £l2 17s 6d per ton. WooL.—No change to notice this week : the transactions are again very limited, and prices without alteration. Since the improvement in the London sales, noticed at the commencement of last week, a rather better feeling has been manifest in this market ; and we hope to see more animation shortly. Import for this week, 1,042 bales. MrrALs.---There is still great activity in the Iron trade, owing to the large demand for all descriptions for exportation, and prices have ad vanced, Scotch Pigs having reached £4 per ton. Copper has increased in value no less than £9 10s. per ton, and a further rise is expected. THE WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL.—A design for the testimonial, proposed to be erected in Liverpool to the great Duke of Wellington, has been made by Mr. Thorpe. It represents a portion of the globe, upon the apex of which, elevated on a pedestal, is a figure of the Duke in an animated attitude, and surrounded by ten of his prin cipal compafiions in arms, including IJord Combermere, Lord Hill, the Marquis of Anglesey, Sir Thomas Picton, &c. ; and on the front of the pedestal is an inscription, " Glory to God on high : on earth peace, good will towards men." The design is left for inspection at Mr. Walmsley's, in Castle-street, and it is proposed that it shall be erected on the vacant space at the top of Shaw's Brow, so that, when the improvements are completed, it may form an elegant termination to the vista from the Town Hall. NEW PL.tNET.-Mr. Hind has discovered a new planet in the constellation Taurus, about two degrees south of the ecliptic. It is rather brighter than stars of the ninth magnitude. This planet is the ninth which he has dis covered since the commencement of a systematic search in 1846, and raises the number of that extraordinary group of worlds between Mars and Jupiter to twenty- seven. OCEAN STEAMERS, t&C.—At the last meeting of the In stitution of Civil En g ineers , a paper was read "On the Speed and other Properties of Ocean Steamers, and on the Measurement of Ships for Tonnage," by Mr. A. Hender son. After alluding to a paper brought before the insti tution in 1847, by the same author, in which the fallacy of using registered tonnage and nominal horse-power, as the index of the capabilities or speed of steamers, was shown, by a comparison of their relative proportions and elements of resistance with the steam-power employed, the present paper referred to a tabular form, containing copious details of dimensions and of general information, as to the form, proportions, and speed realized by ocean steamers, compiled from documents emanating from the department of the surveyor of the navy, and from the returns made to parliament, by the Post-office and the Admiralty ; showing that, between the years 1845 and 1851, on an aggregate mail service of 1,271,000 miles, the speed realized only averaged 7.945 knots per hour, which was far short of the speed generally sup posed to be maintained by mail steamers, the highest speed being 81,- knots per hour, between Marseilles and Alexandria, by H.M. mail packets, and the lowest 7/ knots per hour, between Ceylon and China, by contract steamers. Reference was then made to a tabular statement, published by the Committee on Steam Communication with India, showing the station of each steamer, including six packets of the Indian navy, running upwards of 325,000 miles, at a speed of B'oB2 knots per hour, and eleven contract steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany, running above 533,720 miles, and averaging 7'792 knots per hour. By the same table the speed of the iron steamer Pekin was shown to be 7'733 knots per hour; the old timber steamers, Lady Wood and Braganza, realizing only 7'378 knots 7'249 knots per hour respectively. Some observations were offered on the various proportions, forms, u. ante of ocean steamers, and the difficulty of obtaining a fax criterion of relative efficiency ; with suggestions, tha' information might be obtained by recording the particular, required in the columns of a table, similar to one which was exhibited, from which it appeared that the proportions of vessels varied from five-and-a-quarter to eight times their breadth to their length. That the length of the five steamers realizing 8* knots per hour averaged less than six times their breadth. while that of those which realized less than 8* knots averaged upwards of seven-and-a-half ' times their breadth. The second part of +b' - " On the measurement of Ships." the present register of particulars, by =Atm gave less information than the old register ; tions of tonnage deduced from internal measurement mu. show discrepancies of ten, or even fifteen per cent. between r 411 a Aid resist- It was contended that ig the deptq that ealeula- the computed tonnage of' timber and of iron ships, of tne same size or external bulk ; therefore, it had become neces sary to introduce a method of computation, deduced from bothinternal and external measurement, so as to combine the capacity for stowage, and the weight or the load, and the disPlßCenacUtV, that art 1 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1853. I LATEST INTELLIGENCE., MONDAY EVENING, N 0 MBEs ELECTRIC TELEGB A.STERN Olteni 9,000 Turks occupied the quarantine ouw-u—c, fortified redoubt, situated in the plain near the as well as the village. From their position th.e poured shot and shell among the RUSSI3II3 oth; success up to the very en t r ance of the villa'i k e c General Dannenberg was directing the attack. lue seurs of the Turkish force, armed with Vincennes ca r made terrible havoc among the enemy's o fficers ' also stated that the battle continued the 7, urther details are wantingol this secou" II in a the sth. bat ; but if the news prove correct, it woau measure, explain the ±. Omar Pasha to General Gortschakoff, about propositions as the PriuciPlitls over to the Turd ad eracuati .nna correspondent states that the The Times' victory, which was owing to treachery', was r il°l ,l, th p ete than is generally supposed. The outposts ii—Dok, i river were Poles, and they not only permitted the to cross without giving notice of their apProach',;,. sisted them in fighting. There is no la ter authef sew from Asia. but Turkish successes are spoke'l °spectea'. Wallachia InaYL be ure e d tbs of a general enga geirient The Globe's Paris correspondent Emperor of the French, whilst still e e 3. Ola f ' R4s' desire for honourable peace, has thought the gone too far, and that h, hand when neither honour nor interest wou ld Per 1 1). sword of France to slumber any longer in the n nosea It is stated that the French Government has ' d or d the English Cabinet to at once act with ene the entrance of the combined fleets into t ha L e c .ror The Moniteur, containing the reply to thugsr;lo Russia's manifesto, was sent off by the it,:rithlri. sailor per special courier to St. Petersburg hour after its publicatioi A Constantinople letter, of Octobe states that the Sultan's determination to the spring hicreas is popularity, and the enthusiasm prevailed. (From the Second Edition of the rirshee}dye The Moniteur confirms the accounts P ubi to. day of a victory gained by the Turks near Olte'P,„6e Turks numbered not more than 9,000. Gen. 9 ' f commanded the Russians, who sustained 3 1055 1,31a.0A men, killed and wounded. Nearly all thellus 7 in coot command, and several colonels, were wonad e- ' .se-- Gort off had started for Oltenitza. It plation to attack the Turks this day or to-110 force of 24,000 men ,h `'r°,o (From the Second Edition of the illornW I'l%l' Our correspondent writes :—" I understand ,0 policy of the French Government w i t h respec t t° lo s is becoming daily more and more vigorous• it s ra' mated already to Russia, that it will cons ider 01 11 Lehi if the Principalities be not at once evactistel;tioll has moreover called upon Austria for au esl)l':2 0. to 4 the part she will take in'the struggle, should gle ensue." Our Vienna corresponden t espondent tel; Sunday the following the repor ts • wa rp-- battle, and the taking : of Bucharest by the ""-, Go t till now unfounded." On the 3d instant, Pr iTle- 11 chakoff received orders to assume the offensiTet, jects of compromise having proved uusuccessfc'rvl Austrian Journal's correspondent says koff, accompanied by his whole staff, advaut-- to Oltenitza on the Bth instant. The Turks Irc:er-pel siderable masses of troops across to Rartalaii. attack from the Turks ;as hourly expected T 5 TATTERSALL'S BETTING.— lir 1 ,' SHREWSBURY COLUMN HANpicAP 7 to 1 apt Kiteflyer—taken. Bto 1 Catherine Parr—taken. 9to 1 Alonzo—taken. 9to 1 Nerva—taken. SHREWSBURY HANDICAP. • 7 to 2 agst Little Harry—offers to take. 12 to 1 Goldfinder—taken. 14 to I Cleveland—taken. DERBY. 6 to I agst Autocrat—taken. 9to 1 King Tom—taken. 95 to 1 Nevi le—taken. 40 to t Beeswing. FUNDS, STOC V K e , rY A: I . ~r• - --Sin—a MARM' The receipt of further remittan ces laims of Sclor i , coupled with the Bank intimation that 4.7 cock , would, iiiil little doing - Annuities, and holders of other Pe",,rated favoullh future, be discounted at a per cent., opera dvance d ',,r 6 ) oArstspecie front ddb' , English Funds, and the market speC,dilY a lOf v - Irti with undiminished firmness at an inoprove_r wercitrl'o Money abundant and Stock scarce. R. Gays r l i during the morning and afterwards becatne ar.e 2 ,, . iir t, generally good. Gold,i Land, and Bank Sh i a : l ooW 0 9 " in the f low er i ii ., 6 11, better, but business very limited. Swedish and Sardinian improved. MeXiCari CLOSING PRICES• . ••' 'l'fr Consols, Account .. 1 041. 21Bank Stocl,c ... .. 5. Do. Money.... I 942 5 [Cullen. Bills, , - 4. Three&QrperCents 95k 2 ii i i FOREIGN STOCKS. ,_.,.......0 25 i Spanish Pa55n......, i, Russian ..... .••• 21$ i Swedish ..... . 444 5 ifti 1 rg.,Nottingbarn ß , AlLWAY SH don & I '. . lie a"' . 75 Ambe Lon• and E. Junction 4 i London &S• SI' / : Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Do. Preference .... IS alves•••. / East Anglian Eastern Counties 54, i M L an in ci c i o e East Lancashire 64 6 Do. P re . • Eastern Union A Ditto B and C — North Stafforo ~ F r Edinburgh & Glasgow Shrewsbury 8 "...•: . /,,,, t Great Northern Bli 21 minghanl • Vigils:, r Do. A — Do. L. &N. d Pi v o ti 64 Do. B — S. Eastern „ a ntle, ' 1 , ~ i Great Western - .. •co A l s n '' s h S tr; • •..:.' ::, •' 6 / 1 9 Lane. and Yorkshire. 64i 2 Berwick • te lisl 0 f i , , i Do. Fifths 7i 7 p°• prefol e , l' ad / Leeds Northern DO and ~ si 3 O c e London,Brighton,and York ,'„• „fees / South Coast „go 7 Do. r r ' MINING SHARES. .. .....:., , i ugget • , _ 1 N .... .. B. Australian•..• Free h o ld • • . • ~.... Australasian ••... ~ Colonial .• • • •::.,.• i i dis Waripo sa • • •• • LAND SHARES. ••••• Australian Agricultural 40 2 Peel Itiver...,lian '. S. Australian Invest. li 21 South Ausf:fiso *' Crystals - Mexicans Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes Novean Monde Registered Cordel i era ..• • Ave Maria .. . .. Carson's Creek . ...... Port Philip 'or 1 1 1 01 5 1 11 CORN MAR IC „„,' t the 040 The show of English Wheat is scantY , u:d foiieo 0 1 ,6, foreign liberal; trade for both English, n y 'ry st c pp o V i de firm at an advance of is per qr. Flour ,! S i t y 0 5 „I 0 0 1 4 rates. Barley, Beans, and Peas are. I". iiro , o rile o P e o Peas are less active. The Oat trade is„: ' The,, 10 ( tO advance has taken place. Seeds are du e n_ an dl., Do closed firmly, and higher prices are d w s o ste. Jo , Barley and Oats are fully as dear. P ea ~1 rather higher. Other afiticles are unaltery; 1:0074 Wheat Barley 2838 031 1r Oats 1036 31 0 00 Malt 3170 -- En l g 4 l B4 ish. 9O 4 i . 4 , : „ , .1 a r Beans - Peas 633 -- •0l I v te , it ct, i s o ' p i , Flour . 2225 or l l . lli , Ar e t lie 1 FROM KINOSFORD A'ND L s 50 0 4rei.4 1 1 .5, r, The supply of English Wheat wale of 1 ii ,ye e t o t prices of this day week. The arri,Bo,,,trY dvanet;itle,so( but having a good attendance 0,,... ,„ g an e e re 5 5 t o li ', .i Proved tone and price of FridaY , n a st, 0 and r• re I f daY o jet ref , r rel instances, of Is to 28 upon Non — c a r te des 09 'a good bnsiness done. Barley 510 nver' quarter cheaper. Beans 2s per 4 5D er altered. Oats dull. New Corn I :leek ,J' il , meets with a fair inquiry at late f" g T• pro il pri f t if ' k bO n ii, e ' l :9 PRODUCE „oort; in ,- ,, e e oug li e l i Sugar is much wanted fogio 2,lsi ar ops e v e ' v iol o , s ooJ 20s to 203 6d, white at 22s u•-,, r oWn ,n a tive i f Co ~; more doing for consumption ; L' A .. l O ; , solln* Asik 448. Coffee is quiet but very ~.0 0. 00 1 i tt cre 468 6d to 475. Tea is animated 'fo r t / to ~ j, ing at is to Is id. The demand Bengal brought Iss to 16s. ____ ~,.,,,, _.41). 40r ...---- ic . p..0.• ow eel f " . In Tallow there g a ef ) ii. CATTLE -01-tp, svhile.os so, to t isiijittle°2?in:sisA":ll;irr. she eso• t o i The Beast trade is a little be l i ;ferior ' 3 3 ii i j to, readily. Good Cah es sold bettek;ai ...... 35 Beef 2s 6d to 4s 6' l I pork ••' • " ..•' ' Mutton 3s fid to 5s 2- c , i v es •• •• .., Beasts 5618 1 ' 1 PiX B • • Sheep AnatvAL'' . .••,;,:tiv 50 0 CNaotrnfbolrkidagnetd Leicester,St... ampton Beasts Scotch Beasts . Irish Beasts .. • Holland Beasts Do. Sheep . Do. Calves , Do. Pigg• • . Spanish Beasts , Do. Sheep ff°llc le s Lincoln' ts . .* ' ''''''' 14 . . .1 5u French Beasts MANCHESTER STOCK BN-''ll ' itt Caledonians, 2 731 La ncashire and Vri P ra ' chester, Sheffield , an d Lincoln, new pre-, an d Dover, IS 3 -I 6 ths , i ASO 1: 0 LEEDS STOCK ENCIT A v ire 0P" Eastern Union B, 8*; Lan Midland, 61 The market G i lA s quiet but C sPea l F l y. I T A T e e il Wheat: millers and dealers are pretty in more tone. Oats and Oatmeal very LATEST SHIPPING IN GALATZ, OCT. 31.—The Ava, fr into the 'er with, suffered damage from bilge water, ANTWERP, OCT. 12.—The Robert went ashore, but has been got off. LWERP92,bes'aaf Oithe body. Those who are thus sallictect s n ouiti inuneui ately take Holloway's pills, This invaluable medicine part- Printed and Published every fies the blood and invigorates the s y stem, so that man y of Proprietor, ROBERT PENRSO,f,t the worst cases of dropsy have been cured by their means. Percy-street, at the STANDAR D Females at the turn of life should have rezourse to these ex- OFFICE, No. 4, ST. GEOROE'a cellent pills, being the safest and most effectual remedy used. Titesday, November 13, 1e53. Ralf. 4 o , el Ad n ? s aile r aily 41 aY b C 4 il,ll Pull the Ly ~. I~\ ,t I 1) 'lc tl A qZ l mei s ' ! t4l ( 4"t- T_ „s, Of H TR Dositi o n Car a( on Sbak, Arne