Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-22 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER 22, 1859 of there extending :the' commerce of each coun try ; and we hope and trust it may excite in each nation that spirit of emulation in trade, and in eivilizatioii, which M. DE MORNY SO eloquently declarel to be that which it is the intention of the EMPEROR .to foster and pro rac'te• Disastrous as has been the catastrophe Ivllieh has bef a ll en th e com bined forces in the i) elh 6 , we rely upon Him " Who setteth up one 4 Putteth down another," thht it will work good 1)11 t of evil. Events are Illis,-Lthe instruments 1 1 Which they are wrought are man's. Through the treachery of the Chinese, so wantonly dis played, our intercourse Will yet be extended, and by this means Christianity, we believe, will be even tuallY propagated among that ingenious, and sin gular, yet often savage people, in a true CathOlic l iPirit by our Missionaries, and by Evangelizing Societies. NOTES OF THE DAY, It is most satisfactory to learn, as we do by the latest arri tals from the United States, that the audacious step 'wh ich General Harney took in occupying the Island of S ``• Juan, in British Columbia, on the pretext that it wa s • within the United States' boundary line, was wholly authorised by the Anaerican Government. It may be 1e 4 3 restion i n di spute to w hi c h co u n try th e i s l a nd really int erpretati on altb;ough we are persuaded that, under any fair of the boundary articles, it will be found w as from the first it has been understood—to be within e - -:r-orican dominions of her Britannic Majesty. 14 be this as it may, nothing could justify General gar net in forcibly t a ki ng p o ssession of it, in defiance of the British authorities in the neighbourhood. A hope been expressed, we understand, on the part of the :::I,,e_ra.l Government, that any dispute respecting the - "vereignty of this island may be amicably settled with (l'l4 much delay ; and we heartily concur in that, hope. 10 . ut great difficulty with a Government like that of the -nuitbed in an will generally be found to exist, not so much in any 'dealings with the Government itself, as in _pates which are created by the unscrupulonsandlaw ebs condu c t, ever and anon evinced by i ts individual offi and sometimes, indeed, by its private citizens. There 7 1 4 want of authority and discipline in the Republican `""erunient. Its own officers, even, cannot always be xestr a i ned from acting on their private responsibilities, i -s°lllet inles seeking occasion to originate disputes with 4 t re ra igu tio : ° i ;ernments, and thereby involving the Admi- J4 an no slieht trouble. We trust that this St. a ressp i ri c r o e ;tion will be met by our own Ministry in good will, though at the same time with a Tolhution to maintain British rights. pe D i p e 2 ta lian question is still; apparently; a matter of meat of to all concerned. Louis Napoleon's treat the At continues to . be very incomprehensible. If h as d 1 ! 1° Itr current in Paris be true, that his Majesty esir e d _ of re f usal tn the Victor Emmanuel to return an answer to s ardi 'uo proposed annexation of the Legations d rawin it is ev id en t th at th e F renc h Etnperor,is d g ill his horns, s i nce , f rom th e fi rs t, it h as b een It„ ec . ,7 r ed that th ere could be no such -thing as " Italian ZeePer Vence," so long as those Legations remained , their pre sent sovereigAties. Whether the Sardi te-4 ' k ing will su b m i t to the will of his Imperial ally, B „ illai n! 3 to be seen. I f he should not, then, we pre the alliance be broken up, and his Majesty of Sardinia be left to take his own course. The resump tion of the conferences at Zurich, after their suspension from some days, conse quen t on f res h arr i vals of couriers 4 2: ° rtl Paris and Vienna, has doubtless had reference to this question of the Legations. It Cannot be expected that the Emperor of Austria s hould, all at once, restore his confidence to his Venetian ouojects, whose recent disloyalty, not to say rebellion, cannot so soon be forgotten. Nevertheless, the Austrian Government has already resolved to dispense with any further enforcement of martial law, substituting for that severe infliction some "slight regulations," which are to be provisionally maintained,—until, we suppose, Austria is rather more reconciled to 'Venetia. " Italian Inde pendence," again, has been nothing but sound and fury here, as elsewhere. Still we are not done with the London Builders' We continue to remark upon it, because it is a , dint that is exercising a powerful effect amono. a ___ghout the kingdom at large, .nose of our own town, of course, not excepted. The fact of upwards of 4,000 men having been got to work lapon the terms of the masters,--that is, under the "De claration" which prohibits them from being members of Trades' Unions,—is very significant. This ought to content the masters, one would think, without their having recourse or necessity for any severe measures to maintain their just authority. • The disaffected—we had almost said the diabolical-- portion of the Irish Press, which has latelybeen hounding on Popular clamour against Lord Derby, for discharging from his estate of Doon, in Tipperary, all 'those tenants aud others who were virtually .the 'harbourers of the rauiderer of the man Crowe, has .not, after all, had any treat influence. . Several of the more respectable Irish Papers have come forward in defence of Lord Derby's iteridaet,---not only defendin g , i n d ee d , b ut commending as a stern but imperative ac t o f d uty. If it be true, we see it stated in •Saunders's News-Letter, that 'LL Irel an d the law is regarded by the great b o d y o f the Peasantry as an enemy against which they feel it an P er ative duty to contend; that the sole allegiance ey render is to the Ribbon confederacy, and that ?thef boy i n trouble is a person to whom the band . 1 ellowship an d protection is extended, aye, even the nearest relations of his victim,"' —if this, b e S ay, be t rue, which is given, apparently, on . e " )(1 i Irish authority,—then, most u nd ou bt e dl y , i s i t talpe eratve upon all who would ac t un d er a consci ‘,B4ss of the obligation involved in th e popular serf riraec. nt, that "property has its duties -as well as its tkollts," to d o precisely as Lord Derby has done. As ' zi te merits of the case in detail have- already been given iec °litt h ' Paper, it i s unnecessary to dwell upon the sub- ere. the. operative builders throu .E APPROACHING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. . likely soon „,,Luing to an article in one of our contemporaries yesterday, the Conservatives of Liverpool are to be in a bad plight indeed, as regards municipal of one interests. Bendowever, is but a representation their would b e -who is no to Conservatism and who bst too glad, Nve dare say, to see it placed hors' de combat in oar Municipal Corporation with as little delay as possible. 'We shall not, at this time, enter at large into the question of our approaching Municipal Elections. There is every reason to believe that the Conservatives are 'alive to the importance of the occasion, every .per endeavour will be made to maintain heir present ascendancy in that important body. 'The and that town it. larg e is deet,„ly interested in this. In no municipal born' in the kingdom, we will be bound to say, have the corporate influences exerted, corporate privileges exercised, or corporate efforts of any kind, put forth been applied with a juster regard to the general prosperity of the town, or crowned with more complete success in every respect. There is no town in the king dom, either with a Municipal Corporation or without one, that for yea rs p ast h as made such extraordina in every thi ng that can make a town i mportant and dis r y progr ess tin guished, as Li verpoo l has done ; and this has been Mainly owing t o its Municipal Cor poration, in which there has ever been manifested an amount of intel ligence, and a degree off, public spirit, to be met with in very few similar public bodies, throughout this great country. All 'this, then, let' it not be- forgotten, 'has taken place under a system, in the direction of which the Conservatives of the place have had a preponderating influence ; and judging from this fact, were there nothing else, it must be ev,ident to our townsmen, that there can be no just reason what ever why that most salutary, and altogether advantage ous Conservative influence should now be set aside, to be replaced by a mischievous Radicalism, under the influence of which it would be impossible to say what evils might afflict the town in some of its highest interests. With respect to a stiggestion thrown out in the quarter referred to, as to the mode of filling up the vacancy in the number of Aldermen, occasioned by the lamented death of the late Mr. Chilton, it is open to more than mere suspicion. It comes from a quarter inimical to the interests it affects to promote: No individual could be more fittingly adorned with municipal honours than the gentleman named by our contemporary ; but if general opinion is to be received as any criterion of the popular desire, a higher dignity than the aldermanic distinction most probably awaits him. We are, of course, naturally anxious for a suitable successor to the deceased Alderman. With such a feeling, we are grati fied to hear it rumoured, that there is an earnest desire in the community of Everton to obtain such a successor in the person of his son, who is, certainly, in all respects, highly qualified for the ,office ; and there can be no doubt that, to carry out such an arrangement, would be a graceful act on the part of the Corporation, as some . acknowledgment of the eminent services which his father rendered to the town, during a long and active public life. THE DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN OF THE GREAT EASTERN STEAM-SHIP COMPANY. — The public of Liverpool gene rally, must feel a gratification, as well as a pride, in knowing that one of our most respected fellow-townsmen has been selected to fill the office of deputy chairman and managing director to the Great Eastern Steam-ship Company. From an early period, and more particularly since the time for testing the - " sea-going" qualities of the Great Eastern approached, Mr. Thomas Bold has taken a very deep interest in the success of the great nautical experiment involved in her general capabilities, and has devoted much of his time to secure the realiza tion of the expectations formed concerning her. -In doing so, he has evinced the high intelligence, and well regulated business habits for which he is well known in Liverpool ; and, on the admission of all concerned, has done much to forward the objects of those engaged in the enterprise. So satisfactory, indeed, were his efforts in this respect, that he was solicited to occupy an'onerous and im portant position in connection with the early part of her voyage. The duties of this position, it is needless to say, he discharged in the most satisfactory and efficient manner. He did More than this, however,—he seethed, as he has done in all other cages, the entire confi dence of those with whom he co-operated.; and in evidence of this, the directors of the company, in the most complimentary and flattering manner, requested that he would' allow himself to be appointed deputy chairman and managing, director of the company. This request he has, we understand, acceded to, and in entering on this new office, he carries with him, it is needless to say, the good wishes of the entire community of Liverpool. This is neither the place nor the occasion to enter, on a complimentary review of the, advantages which the " good old town has received , from, the well-considered labours of Mr. Bold, and we shall not attempt .it ; if it were otherwise, we should not be in want of numerous in stances to quote in illustration, but instead of doing so, we shall content ourselves with merely offering our con gratulations to him on the additional evidence thus afforded of the high esteem in which his integrity, in telligence, and business habits are held. THE LATEST NEWS. ZURICH CONFERENCES ARRANGEMENT of THE TERMS OF PEACE BERNE, Sept Advicos received from Zurich announce the arrival of a courier from Vienna; with instruc- tions to draw up the instrument for the treaty of peace, and the documents for the cession of Lombardy to Sardinia the Duchies No allusion is made to It is hoped that the treaty of peace will be signed in a few days --- SWITZERLAND. BERN'E, Sept. 21 M. Desambrois had a consultation yesterday with the French Ambassadors, after which a courier was immediately de s p a t c hed t o TuiiiL FRANCE. PARIS, Sept. 21 It was asserted that the result of the visit of the King of the Belgians to Biarritz was fully successful. Messrs. Blanqui and Boichot have arrived at Marseilles, stating their intention to avail themselves of the general amnesty. THE FUTURE OF ITALY. The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing last night, says the great report of the day, said to be based on private despatches from Barritz, is that Tuscany is to be reigned over by King Leopold's second son, and Parma and Mcdena under the Archduke Maximilian, son-in-law of the King of the Belgians, and brother of the Emperor Francis Joseph. These reports, though they have been widely spread, and caused an improvement on the Bourse, may, however, prove utterly baseless. Such an arrangement would be decidedly favourable to Austria. THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, Sept. 21. 12 a.m.—The Bourse continues without anima- tion. Rentes open at 68 95 3.30 p.m.—Reßtes closed firm at 69 5, a fur ther improvement since yesterday's prices of I per cent ITALY. DEPUTATION FROM THE ROMAGNA BOLOGNA, Sept. 21. The selection of members of the deputation from the National Assembly of the Romagna to the King of Sardinia has been made. The deputation is composed of Count Beutzog ho, Count Gozzidini, Marquis Fanari, Count Galvoni, M. Laderchi, M. Scarabelli, Vice-Presi dent, and M. Marescotti, Secretary to the National Assembly. MILITARY -COMMAND OF CUBA. • M. Serrano 4as.been appointed Capt.-General of Cuba. THE STEAMER NORTHAM. The mail' steamship Northam arrived at. Aden on the sth instant, making but little water, and she was to continue* her voyage to,Bombay the following morning Hughes, the attorney, of Gresham-street, who absconded with liabilities to the extent of about .1200,000, and had been captured by a London detective in Australia, was yesterday brought up at the Guildhall. The case was remanded for a week. The Overland Mail despatched on Monday for India, China, and Australia, was the largest ever knovin. It consisted of 204 boxes. The Paris correspondent of the Herald speaks of the scheme of placing a Belgian Prince on the throne of Tuscany as a ridiculous canard. The following appeared in a part of our impression of yesterday •-•• THE UNITED STATES QUEENST9WN, Tuesday Night.—The screw-steamer City of Washington, from New York on the 10th, arrived here at midnight, bringing 40 cabin and 233 steerage. passengers, and $613,429 in specie. Landed 44 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at one a.m. Political news unimportant. NEW Yoiuc, Friday, 9th.—The reaction so long pected in the Stock Market, begins to be . felt. The decline not yet heavy enough for special remark. There was a large business done in Central " to-day, - 4 - , at a decline of to Q from yesterday's prices.. Sales this morning were at 781. . Breadstaffs firmer, Southern Flour fair demand,. Rye firm at 83 to 84c, Barley quiet, Coffee firm. • Cotfon.—There was a pause in market dealers waiting private advices before doing much. Middling Uplands' 11-2, Pork firm, Beef fair demand, prices unchanged. 10,0001bs, at - 1 . 61 Tea steady, with good demand. Freights steady, and yather_ firmer to English ports. At New Orleans, Sept.. 9th, Cotton sales 3,900 bales; price§ steadier ; to 11 1 c. Corn dull. Pork steady. Sterling exchange, 9to 9f prem • Savannah Cotton Market inactive. THE BOMBAY MAIL. The Bombay mail of August 20th has arrived. The letters for Liverpool were despatched by the earliest morning train. English news to July 26th had reached Bombay by telegraph. In cotton an active business was doing at 5 to 6 rupees higher. The telegram from England was expected to cause some depression. Freights rather better. Cotton to Liverpool, 20s. to 225. ; for seeds, the rate to Liverpool, 12s. to 15s. Market for cotton piede-goods looking up: Grey goods improved in price and enquiry ; bleached' and fancy goods also advanced ; in yarns heavy arrivals had prevented a rise. Metals firm, excepting steel, which was slightly lower. The salt trade in India is expected to be thrown open, subject to an excise difty. • , - Referring to the case of the discharged soldiers, the Bombay Gazette says,sthat in the Bengal regiments 5,800 men have taken their discharge. About 2,300 are ex pected to embark from• Madras, and 2,100 from Bombay. Two vessels were to sail for England in a few days, with about 450. men 'on board each of them. ' It is at this juncture that the Ambassador at China has applied to the Governor-General for troops, but the Gazette asks where they are to come from. _ _ The expiring movements of the rebels are confined to predatory excursions in bands of 50 to 500. - The excitement in the Punjaub amongst the Mahom inedan population seems to have passed away with the festival of Mohurrun. The sth Madras Cavalry, chiefly composed of Mahom medatis, threatened to create disturbances. THE ITALIAN QUESTION. According. to the Times there is in Italy an. increasing expectation of some early announcement from Biarritz of an adjudication of the Italian question, which will be followed by'the introduction of financial proposals in the markets. both at Paris and. London. A NEW SQUADRON BUILDING AT PEMBROKE. The building of a perfect squadron of men-of-war, is being carried on with unremitting activity in the Pem broke Dockyard. There are on the stocks a magnificent three-decker of 121 guns, and two 91 gunships, three first-class frigates of 51 guns, besides five smaller vessels. NOttI'HEEN- DAILY '.TMS. IHE BUILDERS' STRIKE At the weekly meeting of Master. Builders, - yesterday, the returnirom 30 masters, who strictly adhered to the declaration .showed that they had in their employ 4,242 INDIA AND CHINA. Through the attention of Messrs. Smith and Son, we have received papers by the overland mail from Bombay to the. 20th August.. The news of our disaster on the Peiko had reached India. The Ponzbay Gazette says "To guard against any emergency . that may arise, the Hon. Mr. Bruce has applied to the -Governor-General for. troops ; but where are they to come from ? Having been presented with their discharge, about 10,000 men are at this moment on the point of leaving India." • THE REBELS From the 'districts traversed by y the rebels, we have.scarcely any news. If we may credit some letters that hdve been published in the Bengal papers, - they are almost in a state of starvation. They prowl about in bands of from 50 to 500, and are dispersed over the lower ranges south .of Nepaul. A letter from Rohilcund in the Bengal Hurkaru mentions that Balao Rao, brother to the Nana, Hurdut Sing, Talookdar of BhOwne, near Baraitch, and the Nawab of Nujeebahad, have died from the effects of the climate near Dhoker. in the Nepaul territories, somewhere near Book wal, where the. Begum is. The Nana is suffering from fever. The Begum still holds out bravely, and, it is said, will give us some trouble should the rebels succeed in getting out from their pre sent abode into Tirhoot and the. Santhal Per gunnahi. This is unlikely, however, as they are at present - doing their utmost to avoid the plains, where they are sure to come in collision with our troopi: A letter in the Mofussulite from Etawah, on the frontier of Goruckpore, states that " Intelligence is regularly received at all the Prin cipal outports of the remaining few of our late antao•'so - the Pandies. They seldom, if ever, venture beyond the frontier. The only considerable body of them who appear at, all disposed to be mischievous, is commanded by two rascals called Bullie and Bulkurren Singh.. Their gang of six hundred is reported to be hanging about somewhere in the vicinity of To wleea, where the nature of the country would render a surprise on them at this season almost impracticable. A report is prevalent here, said to have originated from reliable authority, that Balla Rao has cheated the hangman, and died from jungle fever. This is to be regretted, as there was a price set on his head. The clemency policy of government surpasses human belief." MADRAS A very painful investigation has been made into the conduct of the accountant-general, Mr. G. L. Prendergast, charged with using official information, for his personal benefit, in the pur chase of Tanjore bonds- The inquiry was con ducted by a . commission appointabY thdlearas ggvernment. The supreme government have di rected thei.immediate removal of. Major E E. Miller;.depiity-assistant commissary-general, and Superintendent of police, from his appointment in the Mysore division. This is supposed to have resulted from certain late exposures of the system on which the administration of the Bangalore cantonment police-office was conducted. A native Meeting has been held at Madras, at which an address to the judges of the Supi;eme Court was adopted, praying that in future natives might constitute a moiety of both the grand and petty juries. _ THE MADRAS CAVALRY It is said that the sth Madras Cavalry, chiefly composed of Mahometans, threatened to create military. disturbances at Hyderabad, similar to those that took place in the North-West Provinces, if the government did not take froin them the greased cartridges which were lately served out to them by mistake. Placards were put up in the public streets, which showed that a movement was on foot for drawing the sword in defence of their' religion, and killing . all the Christians of the place. These facts give us a glimpse under the surface of Mahometan political society. The festival of the Mohurrum passed off very quietly here; but in the Deccan and elsewhere great dis content at the position they hold under the British Government has been openly expressed. —Bombay Gazette.. MISCELLANEOUS • It is•said that the troops in Oude are to take the, field in October next against the Nana., The north-west journals complain of the stop page of all public works of an expensive nature in Oude. It is reported that Lord Clyde returns to Cal cutta very shortly, preparatory' to his departure for England. The question of Bible classes in government school's is attraeting attention both among Eu ropeans and natives.. The Madras Native Asso ciation have held a meeting, and adopted a me morial to the Secretary of the State, on the subject. Mr. Arbuthnot, the director of public. instruction, thinks voluntary classes open to objection almost equally with compulsory classes. Sir Charles Trevelyan is strongly •in favour of Our present prohibitive policy. Mr: Elliott takes the other view: It is said that Lord Canning intends appointing a native under-secretary to government. SHIPPING. INTELLIGENCE DEPARTURES FROM BomßA.v.—August 3rd, barque Liverpool, S. Stock, to Liverpool ; ship Palemon; F. Gignoux, to Marseilles. sth,' ship Herald, J. W. Wen nerholm, to Falmouth. 7th; ship Pio IL, E. Yacq, to Havre. Bth,. ship Veteran, A. Duncan, to Liverpool. 9th, ship Maria, J. Tenloit, to Moulmain ; ship English man,, W; Thompson, to Liverpool.' 10th, ship Alma, F. Wilson, to Liverpool. 11th, ship Ann Buckle, J. Tomlinson, to London ; ship Ann Mitchell, J. Howit son, to Liverpool. PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. The Ellora, steamer, Captain Christian, has arrived, with Lisbon mails of the 17th, and Vigo 18th. • She did 'not communicate with Oporto, on account of bad weather. She brought 15 passengers, including Mr. HOward and Mr. Baring, M.P.:. ' £6,059 in specie. In Ist. 45.10 N., long. 7.49 W., passed the Sultan, steamer, bound to Vigo, and the ship Vic toria Itegia, steering westward. The Duke of Oporto had left Lisbon with the steam frigates Estefania, Bartholomew, and Dias; to take part in such operations at MorocCo as may be necessary to protect British subjects. Lisbon Exchanges.--On London, 42 '1 . to, 42i ; Paris, 541 to 542 ; Genoa, 534 ; 'Amsterdam, 4 417 3 ; Hamburg, 46t. THE STEAMSHIP NORTHAM. - The Peninsular and Oriental Company have received intelligence of this vessel's arrival at Aden on the sth inst., all well, and the ship making but little water. She was to continue her voyage to Bombay the following morning. ACOMENT TO THE STEAMER EXPRESS.--SOUTHAMP TON, Wednesday Morning.—lntelligengo has been re ceived from the Channel Islands to the effect that the South Western Company's steamer Express, which left Southampton yesterday morning at six o'clock, went on a rock off- Jersey, where she, is. now stranded. The mails and passengers are safe. The company has - sent the steamer South Western with men and materials to render assistance. It is hoped the Express will be got off by the morning. LOCAL INT ELLIGENCE. GREAT SALE OF LAND IN TRANNIERE t —Last .even in, a large piece of land, called Inkerman-park, situate, ,at . Holt-bAI, in Tranmere, was put up to auction at Dodd's Hotel. The land is beautifully situated on an eminence, commanding extensive views of the river and south'of Liverpool., It was offered 'in elocpient terms by Mr. J. Churton, the celebrated auctioneer, of Ches ter, and for sonic of the lots the bidding was spirited, and several were sold at good prices. The property belongs to Mr. R.. Hughes, land agent, of Birkenhead, who, the auctioneer stated, was disposed to treat pur chasers with liberality, and, from the indications 'mani fested, no doubt the remainder will be speedily dis posed of. LIVERPOOL REFORM CLUlL—Yesterday. evening, the ,members of this cliib held a meeting ih the London, Clayton-square. Mr. Francis Boult occupied the chair. The following was the question for discussion on the notice-paper :—" Town-councillers neither useful nor ornamental.—Election after election certain wards of the town return as representatives to the council, men who ign,ore the duties they have undertaken ; who shirk the labour of committees always, excepting those of finance leases, and avoid the meetings of the council, save when salaries are about to be raised, or party questions decided. Question.—Do not men, in accepting a seat in any public body, morally pledge themselves to fulfil the duties attached thereto ; and is not an avoid able abSence from a division a manifestation of political cowardice, or something worse ?" Previous to the dis cussion of the question, the reporters were informed that a special meeting of the club was to .be 'called to •consi der whether the Press was to be admitted to the weekly meetings, and on this intimation they retired. TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.—On Tuesday evening, a few of the members worshipping in St. Paul's District Church, Toxteth Park, presented the Rev. J. A. M'Allister, M.A., the officiating minister, with a gold watch, as a token of their respect and esteem. On presenting the testimonial, an address was delivered by Mr. Evans, as follows :—" Honoured and well-beloved Sir,—lt is no mean thing that you have been able to win and seoure the affection of so large a portion of the industrial classes of this populous locality. This, how -ever, is the reward of your unwearied and persevering efforts to promote their temporal and spiritual welfare. Ti 'effect an amelioration of the temporal condition of those who too seldom enjoy the comforts of a happy home, or the smiles of those they love, is an achieve ment worth aspiring to accomplish ; but it must be still more pleasing that you should be privileged to look upen those, who, through your instrumentality, have been made partakers of those heavenly blessings which are secured to us in Christ. Working men, dear sir, are not devoid of gratitude ; and, as a proof that we duly appreciate the value of the exertions bestowed upon us, we beg to present you with this watch as a trifling acknowledgment of your services : rendered, we believe, in imitation of - Him ' who came to seek and save that whi c h was lost.' iVishing you, dear sir, a long course - ef happy and successful labour in your sacred vocation, we are, in the best of bonds," &c., &c Mr. M'Allister having replied in very feeling terms, which manifested the worth at which he estimated the gift, the proceedings .terminated. Within a short period, the rev. gentleman has received from the same class of per sons in St. Paul's district, books of the value of £6 ; a silk gown, value seven guineas ; a large Bible which cost 50s, • and now this watch, proving that the work- ing people appreciate the labours of a diligent and at , tmtive clergyman. —Communicated. Mir Tott. tiff CAPk qP Goon. HOPE.—A notice has CfNiRT ANIS —OFFICIAL INTIILLIGENOV been issued at the chief office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, that an additional mail for the Cape of Good mope. and, Madeira will be made. up and despatched by the Inipe rador screw steamer, appointed to leave Liverpool on. the 25th inst. All Letters and newspapers, &c.,, mast. be specially addressed " By the steamer Imperadoz.” THE AmEaICAN AI , .TD CANADIAN MAILS. The screw steamer Hui - Tarim sailed for Quebec and Montreal yesterday, with the weekly Canadian mails., and about 90 passeng,ers. The screw-steamer City of Washington - arrived off Queenstown yesterday, with New York adviees to. the 10th instant, and 630,000 dollars in specie. A summary of her news, received by. telegraph, .wid be found in another column. ACClllENT.—Yesterday, a man, about: fifty years of age, named George Murray, residingat 3, Calton-street, and who had been employed as a-labourer at the Stanley Dock Warehouses, was trying to remove a truck which was in the way of the cage that is used in, lowering goods. While endeavourN to do so, the cage came in contact with his head and jammed him to the wall, by which he received a compound fracture of the skull. He was removed to the Northern Hospital, where he died a few minutes after his arrival • 'Her Majesty, the Prince. Consort, the Princess Alice, and the Prince c.f Wales, attended Divine i .senvice Sunday in the patieh church of Cratbie, attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the household. The- Rev. A. Anderson officiated- The Chancellor of the Exchequer has retuned from London to Penmemmaur, Conway, North Wales,. It is stated that General Mansfield will be appointed commander-in-abief of the Bombay army. We regret to announce the death of Ms. Spencer Percival, eldest son of the late Right Hon.. Spencer Percival. Re joined his family on Thursday last at Weymouth, app arent l y in good health, and: died on Friday night, after a few hours' illness. Colonel 'Wildman, of Newstead Abbey, died on Tues day morning, suddenly. The deceased was. the intimate, 'friend of the- late Lord Byron, and purchased the ances tral, estate (Newstead Abbey, where Lora Byron spent much of his time during the period that he was a minor) ,for £90,00. The deceased was an o ld W ater l oo o ffi cer 1 belonging to the 10th Hussars. , eldest regrets son The total amount subscribed in France to . the fund for the relief of the wounded of the army in Italy is, up to the present time, 4,035,853 f. announce DEATH the 31 it death S o E f il e of the late Right Hon. Spencer Percival. He jcined his C Mr. R Spenc e rrEßC t V --r Percival, family on Thursday last at Weymouth,' , apparently in good health, and .ied on Friday" night, after a few hours' illness. THE GREAT ,EASTERN.-=CAUTION.— Subscriptions are being solicited in behalf of the families of the unfor tunate sufferers through the accident on board the Great Eastern,. by two men fraudulently representing them selves as. authorised agents of a committee sitting for that purpose. The suburbs of themetropolis have been chosen as the scene of their swindling operations, and the numerous, in too many instances successful, appeals made to the sympathies of the benevolently disposed inhabitants of Clapham and Brixton, have led to inqui ries being instituted in official quarters, eliciting the fact that neither the directors of the company or any influential persons connected with the vessel have sane tioncd the proceedings of these men, who have availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by a great cala mity to practise a heartless exposure. -- FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. The registrar of friendly societies'in England begs to call the particular attention of the officers and members to the following abstract of 'the provisions of 18 and 19 Vic. c. 63, s. 24 and 13,- which apply to all friendly societies :—" If any officer; member, or any person whatsoever; by false representa tion or imposition, shall obtain possession of any moneys, securities, books, papers, or other effects of any society, or, having the same in his possession, shall withhold or misapply the same, or shall wilfully apply any part .of 'the same to purposes other than those expressed or directed in the rules, he may, upon complaint made by any person •on behalf of such society, be ' summoned before two justices, and if the justices shall datermine the complaint to be d, they shall ad' -nd order him to deliver up proves. --Judge a.— all such moneys, securities, boob, papers, or other effects, or to repay the amount of money applied improperly, and to pay, if they think fit, a further sum of money not exceeding £2O, together with costs not exceeding 205., and in default the said justices may order the said person , so convicted to be impr,;soned in the common gaol or house of correction, with or without hard labour, for any time not exceeding three months. Any trustee or other officer or person aiding or abetting in the dissolu tion or determination of any society, or the division or appropriation of the funds thereof; except in the way directed by the 13th section of 18 and 19 Vie., c. 63, will, on conviction thereof by two justices, be committed to the common gaol or house of correction, there to be kept to hard labour for any term not exceeding three calendar months." IMPROVEMENT IN GENTLEMEN'S HATE Liverpool, April 15, 1859 ➢lessrs. KINNEAR and SIMPSON, St.'Georg GENTLEMEN,—The Hat yin sold me three days since I pro nounce the most easy and comfortable Hat I have ever pre viougy worn—in fact, it is a luxury to put on and take off the head.—l am, Gentlemen, yours truly, Bootle, April 20, 1859. Messrs. KINNEAR and SIMPSON, Hatters St. George's-preartimt GENTLEMEN The Hat you made for me fits me better, and is; more comfortable, than any_ new Ilat I have ever had or •" ' your new worn prior •to this, and I wis invention.---Yours truly you success vi., Signed,) . Commander Ship This letter was accompanied with a present of a very rich and beautiful otter skin. THE TRADE OF FRENCH PORTS FRENCH SHIPS ENTERED. (Average per year.) No. Tons. 4,121 428,463 6,441 .. 679,763 8,351 .. 1,011,839 10,971 .. 1,676,917 10,535 1;568,396 FOREIGN SHIPS ENTERED • (Average per year.) No From 1827 to 1836 1837 to 1846 1,847 to 1856 Tons. 4,596 .. 530,343 7,993 .. 995,553 9,325 .. 1,273,931 14,755 .. 2,484,860 13,542 .. 2,236,030 FRENCH SHIPS CLEARED. (Average per year.) No. Tons. 4,170 . . 402,283 5,520 . . 584,699 6,549 . 815,687 7,010 ... 1,213,822 9,27,0 . . 1,496,471 FOREIGN SHIPS CLEARED (Average per year.) No. 4,024 5,316 7,076 8,987 From 1827 to 1836 „ 1837 to 1846 „ 1847 t 0,1856 From 1827 to 1836 „ 1837 to 1846 „ 1847 to 1856 Ffora 1827 to 1836 „ 1837 to 1846 „ '1847 to 1856 338,272 506,779 803,526 1,376,344 1,482,816 10,696 On the 31st December, 1856, the Mercantik Navy of France exhibited the following figures 206 ships of 500 tons and upwards . 100 to 500 less than 100 tons 262,939 12,724 998,996 The number of French Ships on 31st December, 1857 (last official return,) was— 232 ships of 500 tons and upwards 2,905 • „ 100 to 500 12,038 „ less than 100 tons.. 152,562 631,484 268,489 15,176 1,052,535 CORRESPONDENCE [ fire do not hold ourselves responsible for the . opinions of our correspondents.] - THE BANQUET TO EARL DERBY TO THE EDITOR Or THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, heard it -- stated yesterday, in circles likely to be `well: informed,' that it Wits the intention of the com mittee for managing the dinner to the noble leader o the Coniervative 'party; to charge the tickets three guineas each. For the sake of the cause, I sincerely hope this is not true. If it is - true, the effect will be a failure of the-object in view, which, it is only reasonable to sup- pose, must be the spread o principles which have raised this country to her present pro-eminence among'the nations of the earth, as well as a compliment to him who has so ably and so, boldly maintained them, amid much obloquy and derision, from unprincipled opponents. The higher classes have fre quent opportunities, owing to their position, of hearing the brilliant eloquence of the noble chief in the British senate—not so the middle and trading orders—more especially a large class of young and active persons, who have always been ready to " put -their shouldets to the wheel" in our political struggles, and rendered most efficient service—l mean mercantile clerks and small tradesmen, whose means are comparatively 4mited, and who cannot afford such an extravagant sum, even for the honour of dining with the noble earl. Besides, it would look too much like that exclusiveness of which the aris , - tocratie class have been accused, rightly or wrongly it is not for me to say, and which, doubtless, has driven many a waverer into the ranks of Radicalism. Trusting you will be able to find a corner for these few hastily penned observations in your excellent, able, and widely-circulated journal—l am, sir, yours obe diently, A CONSERVATIVE September 21, 1859 THE DEFENCE OF THE PEIHO POnTS.—Tile following is an extract from a private letter received from an officer on board one of the gun-boats engaged in' the recent operations at the mout h of the ham river "Our little craft was riddled with their shot. Ten carpenters have been at work upon us three days, plug ging up our shot-holes. The heaviest shot we received weighed 561 b. Several balls were cut out of our second gig, which several officers, among whom was Commander Commerell, declare are Russian rifle balls. We shall have hotter work next time, as their forts are progressing in size and number fast. I was working the howitzer, and a ball carried away my watch and chain."—Suirsex Express. EMBARKATION OF SOLDIERS' WIVES FOR INDIA large number of the wives and children of soldiers serving in India embarkedlast Monday off Tilbury Fort, in the ship Vortigern, and are now ready fur sea. The vessel is fitted with Dible's ventilating apparatus, which dis- I tributes fresh air throughout the 'tween decks, with large and commodious baths, and with berths oz the most approved plan for the accommodation of women and children. Each woman had previously received the government allowance of .£l, and 10s. for, each child, to provide the requisite outfit for.the voyage. They were all most comfortably clothed and equipped. The most suitable' of the women had been selected to act as matrons, - teachers, nurses, and everything has been done to ensure them health and comfort durin t m the voyage. LORD ST. LEONAD'S NEW TRUSTEE . RELIEF ACT.— Lord St. 'Leonard's new act, further to amend the law o property, and to relieve trustees, is an important measure. With respect to leases, it is provided that -where any license to, do any act, which, without such license, would create a forfeiture, or give a right to re entry, under a condition or power reserved in any lease heretofore granted, or to be hereafter granted, shall at any time after the passing of this act, be given to any lessee or his assigns, every such licenSe shall, unless otherviise ett to be an fi t e e b n r d e a o o n h l y o t f o a t o h y e p proviso er m iss i o o r n c actually t g i ni v a e d n e; o o r r l b aw e ne m ysss a ep d de e e , eix or to the actual assignment under lease, or other matter thereby authorised, but not so as to prevent any proceeding for any subsequent breach, unless expressed, and all rights in the lease shall remain in full force, and shall be available as against any subsequent breach of covenant and condition not specifically authorised, or made " dispunishable" by such license in the same manner asif no such license had been given, and the right of re-entry shall be and remain in all respects as if such license had not been given, exceptin respect of the particular matter authorised to be done. There is a restricted operation in the act of partial licenses. Where an act is to be done of assigning or underletting to one of several lessees or co owners, the license is not to operate, or destroy, or extin guish the right of re-entry. Where the reversion of a lease is severed, the reservation legally apportioned, the assignee of each part is to be entitled to the right of re-entry on certain conditions. The other parts of the act have been already noticed in regard to policies of insurance, &c. To relieve trustees, it is enacted that every deed, will, or other instrument, creating a trust either expressly orby a indemnit implication,nd reimbursementshall be dee med to -contain clauses for the the trustees. The act does not ex tend to Scotland, and it is considered by the legal profession to contain several of d y improvements. Messrs. KINNEAR Asn Simrsozi, DEAR have great pleasure in bearing my testimony to the comfort afforded me by your .improved Hat, and in windy weather it holds comfortably and firmly to the head. Yours truly, Goree Piazzas, Liverpool, April 28, 1859, Lancaster, June 30, 1859, WWI'S. KINNEAR AND SliatiSON Liverpool GEN+LExad,---I have much pleasitre id informing you that the Hat which I received from you through Mr. satisfies me in every respect. The improvement in the head-lining renders it, in my opinion, one of the most comfortable and con venient Hats ever yet produced ; and I beg to assure you that I can confidently recommend it to the public: , --Yours faith fully, The above letters, with numerous others, in reference to SIMPSON'S EASY-FITTINO hqvp Itcott receiyed by Messrs. Rinnear and Simpson, amj may be seen at their shops, 6, ST. 0 EORGY,',SI.CRE9ENT, and 9, DALE-STREET Li VERTOOL 41tirttiginr.e. ING FIXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER Monmouth Mauchestei Belford •. • • Autumn Newitiarket 1.0. 22 Brecon 23 Whitehaven 26 Walsall LATEST BETTING. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 15 to 1 against Royal Sovereign (t). 20 to 1 against Polestar (t). • - ••• • 25 to 1 against Knight of the Taurnay (t). 2.5 to 1 against Prioress (t). 25 to 1 against Roman Candle (t). • 30 to 1 against Tunstall Maid (t). • 30 to 1 against Magnum (t). 30 to 1 against Clydesdale (t). 40 to 1 against Pan (t). 40 to 1 against Gaspard (t). 40 to / against Special Licexse (t). 40 to I against Tiara. CAMBRIDGRSIHRE. ' Volta only inguired'after ; anything over 121.0.1 would have been taken about her. LEICESTER NURSERY STAKES. 5 to 1 against Mixture. 6 to 1 against Ben Webster. 6 to 1 against Cavarina. 8 to 1 against any other. Fravola Tyrant LEICESTER RACES.-WEDNESDAY BRADGATE PARK ST tKES, Five ran. LEICESTERSHIRE HANDICAP Archduchess .... Verndale . Woman in Black Seven ran. HANDICAP PLATE Appendix .... Stir Pudding Little P 011.... Five ran. LADIES' PLATE Katherine Logic Little Agnes The Dane Seven ran. BELVOIR STAKES Tease , Mr. Sykes Three ran. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT LEICESTER• f. th e Com Commodore, theorKe,innGieftrs,iey, and Rove ß r in , S g o l e e e t r . sides, Tame Deer, Quesn INTELLIGENCE EXTR A. The BEDFORDSHIRE STAKES. jgesday, Sept. 27. If the Glared by 12 o'clock at noon on ss t 121bs, it will be raised t .) proportion. Forfeits t0 t b : e ....66 d 5 e- 1470 highest weight accepting Age st lb 4...9 3 The Greek 4...8 11 Pan 1 4 5 5 5 : .. .: .. ... 88 1! 1 4 :1 39 B R E : r irt,i Olympias ad Target Artless e c m pt a i a k . Beauty ..... ... 4...7 12 Liveryman 3...6 1 a... 7 12 Neva 5...6 0 a... 7 9 Yellow Rose that weight, and theEtoithnDgeFrbseOinitdp RAICniEle!: 4...7 7 Flash in the Pan - . 3...5 .. 7 4. - ,?7 2 Regius Professor 4...7 2 Sir Harry 3...5 2 3...7 2 PolOnitis • 3 .5 2 3...7 0 Wildgrave 0 I Coxcomb 3...4 12 Age st lb . 3...6 11 . 3...6 9 . 4...6 8 . 3...6 8 Lifeboat ..... Starke ........ Blue J Land Happy Kinnersley Killigrevr ..... Borderer ...... Wrestler ...... Romeo Polestar Young Hopeful York T. P: Cooke Julia - 3...6 7 Gaspard Clara Webste Malacca Babylon