Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-20 00:00:00

r 4 :TiFF r) OCTOBER 20, 1859. THE LATEST NEWS, FRANCE. PARIS, Wednesday, Oct. 19. Dr. Kern, the representative of Switzerland, has arrived here. General Harbunordu, the Sar dinian Minister, held another conference with Count Walewski. General Fleury has arrived at Compeigne, to complete the arrangements for the receptions to take place there at the beginning of November. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Wednesday, 0ct..19. 12.15 P.m.—There is no deterioration to notice on the Bourse, which continues very dull. 4.25 P.M.—Rentes close heavy at 69.70, or about the same as yesterday. ITALY. PARMA. October 18. Justice continues to - be energetically carried out, and some new arrests, have taken place. The municipality has determined to the des truction of the column on which the head of Colonel Anviti wfs placed. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. The day of conflict being now at hand, political Partisans on both sides begin to exert themselves. Contests, feigned contests, have been got up in several wards by the Zi be ral section of the community, who evidently calculate on this device as an effective mode—whether a creditable elle or not we do not at present say—to put a stop to, t he exertions of the Conservatives.. This is a weak Su bt erfuge, an d one wh i ch the most sangu i ne of t h em n hardly expect to see prosper. Another, and not m are creditable one, is a recourse to misrepresentation Is to the motives which have induced. Conservative eaadidates to come forward, and a still more gross misrepresentation of the circumstances and auspices Hader which they are placed before the public. T hus in St. Peter's Ward an opposition was started for the purpose of frustrating the re-election of Mr. rfolme ; and Mr. Beloe, a highly respectable entle man, foe the was induced to offer himself as a suppliant suffrages of the electors of that ward, on the the that Mr. H o lme had resolved to retire f ro m "Ltc Council. In this case, as in numerous others, the ‘ ; t wisl i was father to the thought," and by such a bait r • Belo e .4) was induced to come forward as an opponent a gentleman who has admittedly served the ward Well and faithfully for many years. The false pretence seing now c l ear, as Mr. H o l me once more p l ac i ng him in the hands of the electors, many of the friends of 1 / 1 100 , who undoubtedly can obtain a seat in the vehetiever he chooses legitimately to apply for a express surprise that he has not withdrawn from a eant est so questionably begun ; and which both he 4 -n is 4 his friends must now feel to be a losing as well as a creditable one Lss i n Castle- stree . t ward, too, the pretending Liberals ert that the Conservative candidate, Mr. Woodburn, etisnies forward to solicit the votes of the electors, as the • to°lllthine"f a small clique of lawyers, desirous of dictating . t . e lay voters" of the ward ; and on this pretence it IS sought to bar Mr. Woodburn's admission to the 1; 111 4 61 . What, let us ask, are the real terms of Mr. tl ia , c '', h urn's candidature ? They are his declaration — 5 if elected, he will do his duty'as an independent member of th e C ounc i l. It i s true t h at a num b er o f hi s 13 4 : ber tf i : —fier- lawyers, satisfied that, in questions respecting e inte rests of the legal profession, they have no et i l s e nt of th e i r v i ews , and no asserter of their the on the con s id era ti on of the Council; and in p ort conviction of this t r uth they re s olved to sup- Wi th Woodb urn , as soon as th ey b ecame acqua i n ted a tile fact th a t h e was rea ll y i n th e fi e ld a s niecescandidate. T o o b v i ate, h owever, t h e inconve t} of such asser ti ons as th os e" put forth on e us e s PPosite s id e, we may ment i on as a f ac t th a t on Liv es a meeting of the practising attorneysin 140 was \vas held. The profession numbers about s Pre ',„ and the meeting of Tuesday was graced by the f ession —ee 0 f about sixty of the leading men in the pro ever th e , 4t the meeting it was complained that when- Coun e i 7g a l Profession made any application to the rnea eu ' l3 be allowed some say in recommending r es for the public good, they were met in a c e ls on . te t ' "us, if not even a hostile spirit, and their tion eee ei wer e at least rejected without apparent considera solic.t Thus, when a s h o rt ti me s i nce th e L aw S oc i e ty ea a conf erence w i th a committee of the Council, Sti o esider as to the propriety of appointing a second ai np"„,. — arY Magistrate, their memorial was treated he r lt fo lnd ifference, Mr. Steaius, the retiring mem t, r Castle -st ree t W ar d, endeavouring on the occasion ma ke electi oneer i ng cap it a l by a gross vituperation at the legal profession. In this course he was fillowed III; st ill more offensively—probably on the same 7 °ll Z lB , and with a view to a similar object—by Mr. R. Jeffery, who, it was stated at the meeting, k e e l, r misse s an opportunity of vilifying gentle connected with the law. It is to n) pur agaili it Was said, that that restless gentleman failed a g ai n in substantiating his assertions, he was still its ready as ever to renew his attacks. Under these cir ste leg a l °urn — "ea) the gentlemen. connected with the profession endeavoured to find a candidate who couldsentiments. receive -their confidence, and do justice to their entiments. At the meeting referred' to, Mr. Wood burn distinctly refused to pledge himself to any particular course of action, but expressed his desire to become, if ele e or ti, ted for the ward, a me di um b y w hi c h th e sen ti men t ; ee profession should be made knowhat the Council bl es The meeting, thereupon, passed a lution, % taring confidence in Mr. Woodburn, and reso pledging keg One prese n t t o support him by all legitimate aa s• The political opinions of Mr. Woodburn all well k nown to be Conservative. Yet gentlemen of e n x.a ties of p o liti cs , an d :o f very var i e d occupations, th ° ; elir in supporting him. Let them but continue in ' mind to th e polling day, and his election is secure. St. A nne ' s Ward a factious opposition has been got ti P i a " g a inst Mr. Ni c k son , an d a wor ki ng i m pl emen t o f a a t ri.. rn °veinent has been found in the person of Mr. I)°s itio "e Aspinall. W hat h i s pretens i ons to such a juouirn• may be, we do not st o p at p resen t t o to ' v ; but Wa cannot help thinking that one to i i ° ll ng and i nexper i enced in public life would- find it leav'S interest to cultivate his professional vineyard, and losh e : the Corpor a ti on garden in the hands of gentlemen, Rende P°si ti°n and avocations afford thean leisure to th e Ira..eletl la°trtee busines s o f the public. We may add that Aspinall be in reality so unwise as to go to ilte Wi ll find his pl a ce there tick likely to pat vacancies . tu r "wneh a ll, even a lth oug h th ere were fifty thn piping e s t att 84 1) d each of them .attached to a P he Eve eton and liirkdale has made up its mind not to brief i ' n er , made a resting-place for Mn. Sti t, in his ward s .. rer i . ",d of municipal consequence. The other cus ere w e also in such a state of active agitation, as to w ould e°?Position to the pseudo-liberal clique, which th e 'km clutch the ceovernance of the town, not for good, but -nit y , for the gratification of their own the a ' e Ship Dover Castle, 89 days from Melbourne to b r i r tart , Was off Plymouth on Tuesday night. She r ein gold-dust, valued at £332,000 and 100,000 sove- Re 11 N : Invernees Courier says:—"Mr. George Dickson, ol ) e t - a. :Lary and inspector of the Caledonian Bank,lms of t l i i it e,( l the appointment of secretary or chief officer . 6n e ,,'ink of Bengal. The salary, we understan , P r1; 0 " Per annum with an official residence at Calcutta. ita kn'Pointm t INt • ell is regarded as the most influential of .41. F in Indi a. " has renderost, the Accountant-General of Madras, Tallit,"n d ismissed i n consequence of his dealing in o"re to n&Harrison, the Ar t anu, r ' t leeeed L :lrerleral to the government of Bengal will "Irn• The changes consequent on the transfer t 7 ; f Ace ta ill -vne, Promotion to several of the uneovenan 'a of the Calcutta Treasury, and allow of the re o d u u t c . p,tge ac countant's salary to 2,500 rupees a m days several Z‘,, 1 4 ! - OP FORTUNE.—Within the past few . y eicn tinet -1408 filling comparatively humble positions in as gtat ivave fallen heirs to thousands, in a inann m. stance's e ttll as it was unanticipated. The circu _ to o f this strange freak of fortune are as fol- T.C.1:4-bout forty years since a max named Rodger li tekv atu ' r elated by different degrees of kindred to the e ircti' 4 , l}4 , rt ies, was iduced, in order to improve his solne ianees to o n to America. There he purchased sh ort n d> an ' d beim.. an experienced agriculturist he in 4 cve ro. "file exteneed his property, until it embraced and h thousand acres of the richest laud in Alabama, co n : r ose to a very elevated position in the State. His %fz e Ic lenee with his friends at home ceased after forte time, and as they were not aware of his improved la, st 1111. e, theY made no exertion to renew it. On Friday the .1s that in Clonmel were agreeably surprised by th ou intelli R „ gence that their relative died worth several am,,,-11;13 which, by his will, were to be divided sw, -- g s ' his relatives in Ireland. The will has been catcla imier_ £ 14,000, and there ore six claimant s, viz., 11„ lerine White, a maid servant of- Dr. Shiell, of 041 1 ,4_ 1 ' 11c l ; Arargz!fot Lc:Gby, .'Gratis, and his Tipperary .Eraminel. BELGIUM. ' BRUSSELS, Oct. 19. Intelligence from Paris, received to-day, states that the Emperor Napoleon has refused to grant an audience to the deputation from Bologna, now in Paris ; likewise, that the China expedition has been discussed in the Council of. Ministers. It was proposed to despatch a force of 18,000 men, but no decision was arrived at. These troops will not leave before the end of the year. SPAIN. MADRID, October 19th The Cortes has resumed the discussion of the budget. Government expects very shortly to receive an answer from Morocco to the demand for guarantees to the future preservation of peace. The war preparations continue, nevertheless. TURKEY. MARSEILLES, October 18 News from Constantinople has been received to the 12th instant. Ambassadors have continued, during the week, to hold conferences at the re sidence of M. de Thouvenel, and were perfectly agreed. A haughty answer was given by Hussein Pacha, when he was brought before, and questioned by his judges. This has given rise to the supposition that a fresh outbreak of the conspiracy may take place. Agitation prevails in Bosnia and some other provinces. The following appeared in a part of our impression of yesterday : FRANCE. The correspondence from Paris, this morning, is en tirely taken up with conjectures and speculations. Se veral more bishops have published pastoral letters on the temporal rights of the Pope. The clergymen of Ai; headed by their archbishop, have signed an address to his Holiness. THE C ONGRESS. The Independence says, that out] of 'compliment to the Emperor Napoleon, Austria proposed that the Congress should sit at Paris, but that this was de clined, .and the chances continue in favour of Brussels. It is now said that Portugal and Sweden will. not be represented. SARDINIA. The Communal Council of Milan has voted 100,000 f. towards Garibaldi's subscription of 1,000,000 f. for the purchase of muskets. It is said that the army of Piedmont and Lombardy is intended to consist of an effective strength of 100,000 men, exclusive of the rifle corps and the military-marine. In addition the kingdom will haye about 600,000 national guards completely equipped, a Eth part of which, in case of need, may be mobilised The military contingent of Central Italy is not included in the above, and its active army is about 20,000 men. THE ITALIAN QUESTION. The Morning Post has received the following despatch, dated Paris, Tuesday night, 9.50 p.m.:—Three distinct instruments will be signed at Zurich. The treaty • b - tween France and Sardinia will be signed in the course of a day or two. A tripartite treaty will be signed subsequently. The Times states that the terms of the treaty of Zurich are almost identical with those agreed to at Vil lafranca, and that the peace seems to settle no one of the questions :which disquiet:ltaly and Europe. The Post says that, assuming its information to be correct, the further proposals concerning the questions left open, which it is intended to submit to the approval of a European Congress, are of such a nature that the diplomatists at Zurich have only heaped up the materials of fresh difficulties. England can and will take no part in any congress of which the first principle be not the full, free, and unreserved recognition of the rights of Romagna and Tuscany, no less than of the Modenese and Parmesan States to self-government. The first cannon shot fired to force on the Romagnole, Modenese, and Tuscan people any other ruler than the Italian Prince in whom they so fondly put their trust, will be the signal of a conflict as deadly as the one just brought to a close. THE LOSS OF THE ALMA. The official report to the Board of Trade of•the loss of the-Alma certifies that it arose from the faults of the chief-officer, from not paying attention to the locality, and in not hauling the ship up soon enough to avoid danger. ILLEGAL ARREST. M. Colin, one of the French exiles expelled from Jersey in 1855, recently returned to the island without permission, and was arrested. The case was brought before the Police Court, and taken to the Royal Court, which decided that M. Colin should be discharged on the ground that the constable had no leg al order for his arrest. The Bombay mail is expected in London, via Mar seilles, about Friday next. The mail which has arrived from New Granada has brought no letters from the interior, owing to the con tinuance of a revolutionary movement. GALLANT CONDUCT OF A CRIMEAN HERO.—On SatUF day night, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, a man fell into the Liffey from the steps at Aston's quay, near Carlisle-bridge. Although hundreds of persons were attracted to the spot to witness the perilous state of the drowning man, there were none courageous enough to offer the required assistance, un til at length Police-constable William Kelly, 64 C, who was on duty at the time, hastened to the rescue, when, divesting himself of his boots and clothes, he plunged into the water, and succeeded in bringing the man to the steps, from whence he was con veyed in a car, in a seemingly lifeless state, to Jervis street Hospital, when, under the skilful appliances of Dr. Daly, the man revived and was able to tell his name and give his address, which are as follows :—James Byrne, aged twenty-five, trade a plumber, Aughrim street, Stoneybatter. William Kelly was late a private of the 21st Regiment of Fusiliers, received a medal and four clasps, bearing the respective names of " Alma," " Balaklava," " Sebastopol," and "lukermann." This gallant soldier is only thirty years of age, and bears the mark of a wound received in his left arm while in the trenches before Sebastopol. If this fearless and heroic I act, and during the darkness of the night, does not _advance Kelly in the police lorce,. it is to be hoped the 11111111/TIC Society may award him the usuid medal in I Well east,s,—k . cmilder6's Lublin Yews-Letter. y - , OP:l7ff 1 1 (4 0 NORTHERN.. DAILY r FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. PARIS, Tuesday Evening. It would not be correct to state that the an nouncement in the Moniteur of a Treaty of -Peace having been signed between France and Austria has caused any disappointment. Where no hopes are entertained, a disappointment is impossible, and up to the very last it has been self-evident that the Treaty of Zurich, whether Sardinia signed it or not, would be null as to, its effect on the settlement of the Italian ques tion—" // n'y a rien de change ; it n'y a qu'un, traite de plus.' It would be uncharitable to deal too severely with the work of the Zurich pleni potentiaries. The refusal of Sardinia to be a party to that diplomatic sham is sufficient con demnation for it. Solvantar rise tubulce. The treaty will be annihilated by the mere force of ridicule; and the Zurich Conference will go down to posterity as a dull diplomatic farce. The Presse to-night thus makes merry at its ex pense --- - - - A note inserted in this morning's Moniteur justifies both those who announced the speedy conclusion of peace and those who alleged that nothing had been settled. It states in laconic terms that peace was signed yesterday at Zurich, but only between France and Austria ; it does not tell us what are the questions that have been settled, or what questions have been reserved ; but as Piedra ont does not participate in the peace of Zurich, it is fair to suppose that the treaty merely con cerns the cession of Lombardy. Even the question of the debt must have remained in suspense, as had any engagement been stipulated on that score the signature of Sardinia would have been requisite. Th' Turin Opinione of the 16th has an article strongly protesting against Piedmont being an ac cessory to the treaty of Zurich, as the question of the frontier of Lombardy has been decided ac cording to the wishes of Austria, and no definite proposal is made as to the Austrian charges on that province. The Turin print comes to the conclusion that Piedmont should keep Lombardy, but repudiate the charges. The consequence of this is, that the Opinione has been seized by the French officials ; but I had the good fortune to see a smuggled copy. The semi-official papers to-night state that the reason why Piedmont did not sign the treaty con cluded yasterday is, that there are to be two others : one between France and Sardinia ; and a third be tween all the three Powers. As to the correctness of this I am not in a position to express an opinion, but it is asserted so positively that, judging from prece dents, I should feel strongly inclined to doubt it. According - to the Pays and Patric., the first treaty (signed yesterday) stipulates the cession of Lom bardy to France by Austria, in conformity with the Villafranca preliminaries ; the second treaty stipulates the cession of Lombardy by France to Piedmont, and the third is a " general act," recording that peace and amity henceforth pre vail between the three Powers. The Pays adds, that the three Powers being perfectly agreed as to the conditions, the only delays in the signature of the other two treaties arise from diplomatic formalities of a red tape and sealing wax character (desformalitigs de chaucellerie). A telegram from Zurich, however, reports a long conversation between M. de Bonneville and the Sardinian envoys yesterday after the signature of the treaty, Morocco has agreed to give satisfaction to Spain ; 'it would be premature, however, to fancy all danger of a war at an end. Nothing can be more easy than to find a pretext for a war against a weak and barbarous state, as Lord Palmerston well knows. The Pays to-night refers to a paragraph in the Patrie of last evening, which announced that deputations from " Central Italy " had been received at St. Cloud for the purpose of pointing out that those deputations were only from Parma,. Modena, and Piacenza :—" The Romagnas were not represented, as the expression Central Italy' made use of by La Patrie might lead one to suppose, and everything justifies us in supposing that no Romagnese deputation will be sent to Paris." Why ? Common civility ought to induce the Romagnese to send a deputation to Paris to thank the Emperor for his late speech at Bordeaux. The Pr•esse says in its weekly commercial re view :—" Although the revival of business pro gresses very slowly, the movement seems to be general. A good many purchases have been made in the manufacturing provinces. Prepara tions for the winter season cannot be deferred any longer, and although the shopkeepers are extremely cautious not to buy too largely, they are obliged to replenish their stocks, which are unprecedented ly low. Paris houses have received fresh orders from the United States, and promises of further commands before the end of the But certain articles of luxury are still wholly neglected. This branch of trade is always the first to be affected by a crisis, and the last to recover. It is remarked that the goods train on the railways are now carrying a good deal more merchandise than they were doing. The traffic in Belgian coal, which had greatly fallen off during the last six months, is becoming more active. The fall in cereals has not continued. Wines are still rising, and a brisk business in the vintage of 1858 is doing at Bercy. Some new wines have arrived, but the quality is very inferior, and they are difficult to place. The produce of Lower Burgundy, although it keeps up its price, is poor and of a bad colour. In Bordeaux the advance may be estimated at from 150 fr. to 200 fr. the barrel of 912 litres. In the Macon district the yield has been nearly equal to that of 1858, but prices are, nevertheless' well maintained. The Beaujolais country has also been favoured with an abundant crop, and of very good quality." • ITALY. PARMA, Oct. 14. Senator Plezza, one of the mcst distinguished men of Piedmont, is just arrived here with the object of advising the Dictator during the present difficulties. In 1849, when Charles Albert began his second unfortunate campaign against tl e Austrians, Senator Plezza was sent into this Duchy as extraordinary Commissary of the King. His civic courage, and his high qualities as a wise and determined adminis trator, made his name so popular amongst the citizens of Parma, that the Dictator thought proper to summon him here when he had made up his mind to enforce the laws of the country against the perpetrators of Count Anviti's assassi nation. As was to be expected, the opinion expressed by Senator Plezza is quite in accordance with the views of Farini ; all that has been done is approved by him, and he will support Farini's measures`of energy and determination. The demonstration which will be made to morrow by the National Guard will also greatly increase the moral influence of the Dictator. The address mentioned yesterday has already been signed by 1,400 citizens who belong to the civic army, and there is reason to believe that many more names will be added to them to-day. The conscription has likewise been carried out with unexpected success. In the south district of Piacenza, only two men out of 179 have not answered to the call of their country. Both the contingents of Parma and of the mountain districts of the Ap penines have already joined their regiments at Modena. The armament of these men, and that, of the volunteers, are carried on with such acti vity by General Fanti and Colonel Frappoli, that at the end of the year the two Duchies will be in a position to muster an army of 15,000 good fight ing soldiers. The chief difficulty, however, is that which arises from the financial queEtion, and this, it is to be feared, will become a serious one for Central Italy, if the precarious state of poli tical affairs is continued for the winter.- _ - - THE CONGRESS. The Pays of to-day, speaking of a Congress, says that the question of Italy remains " com plete and open," and that England, as a great power, could not well refuse to enter into a Con gress with the object of settling it. It intimates from its own knowledge that the re-union of a Congress is accepted in principle by the Govern ment of Great Britain. The only Powers to be represented in the Congress, besides the four great Powers, will be Piedmont, the Pope, and Naples. In certain eventualities, the admission of Spain might be natural, but Sweden and Portugal have no claim for admission. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE CANADIAN MAILS.—The screw-steamer Nova Scotian, Captain Borland, sailed for Quebec and Mon treal yesterday, with the weekly mails for the Canadian provinces, and 26 cabin, in adc'ition to a consider a bl e number f steerage passengers. TRIAL OF A NEW FIRE ESCAPE.—Yesterday there was a trial of a new and rather novel fire escape, the invention of a Mr. Ardray, from the top storey of the west side of Exchange-buildings. It consists principally of ropes, and the descent was made very rapidly. The only difficulty appears to be the fixing of it during the progress of a fire. ACCIDENTS.—The following accidents were reported at the Northern Hospital yesterday :—James Spelman Boyage, fifteen years of age, residing at 153, Limekiln lane, fell off the stage of a ship in the Sandon Graving dock, and sustained a severe fracture of the skull.—Alfred Lyons, aged fourteen years, residing at Linacre, was leading a horse through Bootle, when it kicked the boy on the head, inflicting a severe scalp wound.—Thomas . Cassidy, a labourer, residing in Bevington-hill, sustained a severe injury to his eye by a rivit flying, on board the steamer Arabia, in the Huskisson Dock. VISIT OF PRINCE NAPOLEON TO LIVERPOOL.— Yesterday .forenoon, the Imperial French steam-yacht Dauphin arrived in Liverpool from Holyhead, having on board, the Prince Napoleon and suite, who had just been' on a visit to the Great Eastern. The Prince was accompanied by Count Branicki, Baron de la Ronciere, captain in the Imperial navy ; Mons. d%Chaucourtois, mining engineer-in-chief ; Colonel Pasim, aide-de-camp Viscount Clerc, equerry-in-waiting ; Mons. Wyatt, secretary to his Imperial Highness ; and M. Choiedcky. Immediately on arriving, the Prince and* his chief attendants landed, and his visit being entirely of a private nature, he did not avail himself of the hospi tality of his Worship the Mayor, but proceeded at once to the Adelphi Hvtel, when, having partaken of refreshment, 'they left for the railway-station, and set off thence to Manchester. In the evening, the dis tinguished visitors returned to Liverpool, and re embarked on board the Dauphin, in which they sailed for France. In course of the day, several of the Prince's suite visited some of the principal shops in the town, and effected a number of purchases. The visit of the Prince to Manchester is said to have had for its object the purchase of horses. VAUXHALL WARD.—A meeting took place last night, at Mr. Slown's, 127, Vauxhall-road, of the burgesses and supporters of the Radical member of this ward, Mr. Samuel Cearns. There were about fifty per Sons present.' The chair was occupied by Mr. Walter M‘Gregor, who opened the meeting in a short address, and then called upon Mr. Jackson to move the first reso lution.—Mr. Jackson, in doing so, highly eulogised Mr. Cearns' abilities, and moved—" That Samuel Cearns, Esq., baying accepted the candidature of Vauxhall Ward, this meeting hereby pledges . itself to use its best endeavours to secure the return of that gen tleman to , the Town Council on the Ist of November next." Mr. Kersk seconded the resolution. Mr. Dodson, Mi. P. H. Rathbone, and Mr. Melly, then addressed the meeting ; after which, the resolution was put and carried unanimously.—Mr. Cearns, after being introduced by the chairman to the meeting, in the course of a short address, said he should feel tenfold rejoiced in repre senting 'Vauxhall Ward 'rather than going in for any other Ward.—A vote of thanks was then given to Mr. Corbally, one of the sitting members, for his services in the Council during the past year. Mr. Corbally returned thanks, and the meeting then dispersed. THE ARCHITECTURAi AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. —The first meeting Qf this society for the present ses sion, was held at the Royal Institution last evening. Mr. H. P. Horner, the president, occupied the chair, and there was a numerous attendance of members.—Mr. Stubbs, the secretary, announced several donations to the library during the recess, and thanks were voted to the donors. He also announced that the sketches of five students had been received ; but as the requirement was that there should be six, the Council of the Asso ciation had not yet made any award. He called atten tion to some specimens of wood-work, executed by hand, and which are intended as a substitute for the Swiss flooring ; but they did not seem to be much admired.—Mr. Stubbs, the secretary, read an article from the Scotsman, as showing what an amateur critic might say of Liverpool as contrasted with neigh bouring towns.—Mr. J. A. Picton then made a most in teresting communication, bearing on what he had seen of architectural progress and restoration of old ecclesias tical buildings in a late town along the west coast of England. Incidentally, he lamented, giving all credit to Mr. Melly, the want of taste, as architecturally, in the water fountains of Liverpool. An interesting conversation ensued.—The PresilLnt, Mr. Homer, next delivered his inaugural address. It was a vindication, principally, of the use of such societies, and of the wide field of usefulness open to them. MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF MR. STEAINS.-Last evening, the friends of Mr. Steains, who seeks the re presentation of Castle-street Ward, was held at the Common-hall Hackin's-hey. The attendance was rather numerous, including Messrs. James Crosfield (in the chair), Avison, Thornley, J. J. Stitt, C. Corbally, R. Shiel, jun., Robert Clarke Aspinall, George Melly, Enoch Hanay, &c., &c. Several letters were read from various gentlemen, regretting their inability to attend. The chairman said they kad met that evening for the purpose of securing the election of Mr. Steains—a gen tleman who had represented them so faithfully,inde pendently, and zealously for the last three years. The opposition brought forward was a vexatious one—it was not on principle ; and Mr. Woodburn, who opposed Mr. Steains, was a mere nominee of the Law Society. A Delegate—And not a a representative of the ward. Mr. Thornley moved the following resolution :—" That the thanks of this meeting are due, and are hereby given, to Mr. Steains, for his able services on be half of the interests of the burgesses of the ward generally." The proposer of this resolution said it was not necessary to say much in favour of Mr. Steam. He had served them well, was an eminent merchant, and the pioneer of the India and China trade in Liverpool. He was a firm advocate for free trade, a man of progress, and a Christian philan trophist.—Mr. Corbally seconded the resolution. He had had various opportunities of observing Mr.. Steains' conduct in the Council; and on committees he could solemnly say that Mr. Steains was never excelled, if equalled, by any other member of the Council.—The re solution was unanimously agreed to.—Mr. Steains then came forward, and was received with applause. It was with feelings of honest pride that he noticed their kind reception that night. He would now render them an account of his three years' stewardship. He was per fectly astonished when he entered the Council to find the enormous amount of work—and fagging work, too— that had to be done in committees; and it was not until now, after three years' apprenticeship that he was thoroughly acquainted with the business of the Corpo , ration. He p rocee d e d t o g i ve a b r i e f s k e t c h o f hi s services on the various committees which he had been a member of. With respect to the late order of the Council for a return of all the Corporate property in Liverpool, Mr. Steains, as a member of the Finance Committee, was enabled to state that the return had been completed up to the letter P, alphabetically, and that in the course of another twelve months, there would be complete record of the wealth of the Town Council of Liverpool. In answer to a question by Mr. Bighorn, Mr. Steains said he was in favour of rating the docks for the poor, and he would rate all public property without exception.—Mr. J. J. Stitt moved the second resolution, viz., " This meeting is of opinion that Mr.. Steains is qualified for the representation of ilastle-street Ward in the Town Council, and pledges itself to use every legitimate means to, secure his elec tion."—Mr. Avison seconded the resolution ; and after some remarks from Mr. Clark Aspinall and Mr. George :Melly, the neetine , separated, a vote of thanks being voted to the chairman. TA THE AFRICAN MAIL.—The screw-steamer Athenian wasail for the West Coast of Africa, on Wednesday, the 26th ult. The box at the Post-office will close at 9 15 a.m., but the Receiving-house on the Landing-stage will be open to 10 a.m., on payment of a late fee of 6d. - - - THE UNITED STATES MAILS.—The British and North American royal mail steamer America, will sail for Boston, vin Halifax, on Saturday next. The box at the Post-office will close at 2 15 p.m., and letters will be received at the Receiving-house on the Landing stage, till 3 p.m., on the payment of a late fee of 6d. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, ST. PAUL'S-SQUARE.--A Course of daily sermons is now being preached in the above church, which are principally suited for the working classes. We are gratified in being ab!e to state that the attendance is everything that could be wished, and it has had the desired effect of very materially increasing the Sunday congregation. Every inducement is being held out in this place of worship to the poorer classes, to attend more studiously.to " those things that make for " their " eternal and everlasting peace." CONCERT HALL.—A miscellaneous concert was given in this hall last night, for the benefit of the sufferers by the late fire. His Worship the Mayor (Mr. Pr€ston) and several other influential gentlemen were present. A letter was read from Mr. Samuel Holme, apologising for his absence, and containing a donation of £5. It was pleasing to see that so worthy an object met with a hearty response, as the attendance was both large and respectable. The artistes were—Mrs. J. Skeaf, Mr. J. Skeaf, Miss Fletcher, Messrs. Hughes, Bankes, and Braunhelder, all of whom kindly proffered their services. Mr. Hughes, an amateur bass stirrer, was repeatedly encored; as were also Miss Fletcher and Mrs. Skeat. Mr. J. Skeaf presided at the pianoforte, and under his guidance, we may be . sure, .the concert was in every respect a most satisfactory one. WEST DERRY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meetino of this body, yesterday, Mr. Pitts, the chairman, presided ' ; and the other members present were—Messrs. Roberts, H. Edwards, Ledger, Medcalf, Hayes, Bolshaw, J. Edwards, Wareham, Roscoe, Perkin, Smith, Abrahams, and Pilling.—Mr. Gough, the governor of the work house, reported that the number of paupers in the house last week, was 635 ; admitted since, 39 ;..discharged, 20 ; dead, 3 ; this week, 651; for the corresponding week of last year, 661. Of the 651 paupers in the workhouse, 354 belong to the Toxteth Park Union. From the hospital return it appeared that the number of patients was, last. week, 75 ; admitted, 5 ; dead, 1 ; this week, 82 ; and for the .corresponding week of last year, 91.—Cheques for out-door relief were granted as follow :—Mr. Potts, 42120 ; .01ney, £36; Lythgoe, £22. —The business of the board consisted almost entirely in the consideration of applications for relief. ROYAL PARK THEATRE.—Tho performances at this theatre last night were, through the generosity of Mr. Campbell, the lessee, for the benefit of the funds of the Southern Hospital. The performance was also under the special patronage of the Mayor, Mr. Alderman Cooper, and Couirillors Messrs. Rogers and Wagstaff. So charitable a purpose drew a crowded and highly respectable audience, who evinced their approbation of the entertainment provided, by enthusiastic and repeated applause. The order of the evening was comedy, the ,principal characters in each piece being sustained by Messrs. Hawkins and Clements, each of whom was honoured by a call before the curtain. The theatre never looked more neat than ,on the present occasion, when a large and respectable audience assembled for the charitable purpose we have mentioned ; and we feel sure the actors exerted themselves in such a manner as to leave a very favourable impression on the minds of their audience. BANKRUPTCY COURT.—In Re JOHN GREEN.—This bankrupt, described as a newspaper proprietor and letter-press printer, of Birkenhead, came up on his last examination yesterday, before Mr. Commissioner Perry. Mr. Hamilton Bardswell appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Charles Bretherten on behalf of a creditor ; the bankrupt was not represented.—His Honour directed the attention of the solicitor to the assignees to the loss sustained by the bankrupt through his connection with a Mr. Clarke, and desired Mr. Bardswell to examine him.. In answer to questions by Mr. Bardswell, he stated that he advanced in 1857 to Mr. Clarke, the pro prietor. of the Birkenhead Advertiser newspaper, the sum of £143, and in consequence of his not repaying it, an action was brought, but which was afterwards referred to arbitration, and resulted in a further loss of £lO2. The bankrupt afterwards became the proprietor of the newspaper, and was so till shortly before his ' bankruptcy.—The balance sheet appearing correct, he was allowed to pass. The certificate sitting was appointed for the 17th November. ST. ANNE'S STANLEY WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION. —On Tuesday evening, a tea-party in connection with this most successful institution was given in St. Anne's National School-room, Old Swan, the Rev. T. Gardner being in the chair. The room was quite full, and many were unable to obtain admission. A presentation of a beautiful Bible and Church Service, with inscription, was made by the working men to the honorary secretary of the society. Mr. Charles Harding, accompanied by an address (which was read by Mr. Spencer, one of the members,), thanking him and all the gentlemen who have devoted their energies to teaching the working classes of the neighbourhooi at the night school, and promoting their interests. The meeting was addressed by the president and secretary, also by the Rev. .T. 0. Powell, the Rev. Mr. Pickles, Mr. Melville, and George Stone, Esq., the latter gentleman at the same time volunteering a second very liberal donation to the funds of the association. The evening was much enlivened by a series of choruses, glees, &c., by the working men's singinr , class and the Stanley Amatuer Choral Society, who, at the request of the committee, had very kindly consented to sing. Both these classes were conducted by Mr. R. S. Harding, who responded to a cordial vote of thanks proposed to the singers. All .the arrangements appeared satisfactory, and the meeting broke up at about ten o'clock. SALE OF CORPORATION PROPERTY.—On Tuesday, pursuant to instructions from the Corporation, Mr. Walker, of Walker and Ackerley, auctioneers, exposed for public competition the property situated immediately to the west of the Town-hall, including the block of buildings which, having its east front immediately opposite the Town-hall, stretches westward to Rumford street, being bounded on the north by South Chapel street, on the south by the back wall of the offices which form the south side of Exchange-alley. In fact, the whole property on the quadrangular piece of land mentioned, including the Main Bridawell. The whole block of land contains 1,941 square yards, exclusive of that portion which forms the north-west corner of the block amounting to 310 square yards, thus reducing the quantity exposed for sale to 1,631 square yards of area, in probably the most valuable situation to be obtained in Liverpool. The present buildings are to be taken down and replaced by new edifices within three years according to a plan to be submitted by the' purchaser and approved of by the Council. The Cor poration agreed to grant a lease of 75 years, subject to the usual covenants. There was a large attendance of gentlemen at the sale. The corporate surveyor, treasurer, and several other officials attended. Mr. Walker, the auctioneer, after asking the consideration of the gentlemen present, consequent on a severe indisposition under which he was suffering, pro ceeded to open the sale. He described the pro perty as being, on one of the most valuable sites in the town, adding that it wns scarcely necessary for him to say anything in favour of it, seeing that it was so well known, from its advantageous situation and locality. Offers were requested, and after a short delay a gentle man named Williams mentioned the sum .of £15,000. The next bid was £16, 000 , from Mr. Smith, to which succeeded the following offers :—Mr. Picton, £17,000, Mr. E. Musgrove, £ 18 , 000 ; Mr. Picto n , £ 19,000 ; Mr: T. Haigh, £20,000 ; Mr. Musgrove, £21,000 ; Mr. H. Banner, £21,500.• As there appeared no inclination to advance upon the last-named figure, Mr. Walker intimated that the reserved bid was £50,000. Mr. _Picton having offe r ed £50 , 050 , an d Mr. Musgrove £50,150, the sale was then declared to be an open one, .and that the property would be knocked down to the highestbidder. The bidding then lay between Mr. Picton and Mr. Musgrove, and a spirited competition ensued between those two gentlemen. The advances made were chiefly at the rate of £5O, but in some instances they reached as high as £250, £3OO, £4OO, and £5OO. Ultimately, Mi. Picton became the purchaser of the property, for the sum of £60,150. The property, we understand, was bought by Mr. Picton, for himself; but that gentleman,_ with a great amount of self-denial, felt it his duty to offer the first refusal of it to Mr. William Brown, who has, we also understand, agreed to take it. It was considered by competent judges that the property had realised a fair value, the price per square yard being at the rate of £37 ss. The amount paid for the site of the Liverpool and London Insucance buildings, in High-street, was considerably , higher ; but this was property of a' different dc,seription, a great portion of it, we understand, being freehold. 5 v -NT .I,T • PRESENTATION.—On Monday last, the 17th instant, the pupils of the Rev. A. Ramsay, of Highfields, West Derby, presented that gentleman with a handsome (opal and gilt) Argaed lamp, together with an address expres s/ye of their sense of his uniform kindness and attention towards them, and his zealous efforts for the promotion of their intellectual improvement and Eocial comfort. They at the same time presented Mr. G. P. Sutton, one of the assistants , with a handsome ring as a token of their esteem. DESTRUCTIVE FlR—'—vE AT THE - CITY SOAP WORKS. — Yesterday morning, a fire involving a great destruction of property, broke out in the extensive premises belong ing to Mr. J. Scott, proprietor of the City Soap Works, Upper Whitecross-street, City. The damage done is officially reported by Mr. Braidwood, as follows :—The back-warehouses and the rooms over burned out, kitchen seriously damaged, and front of house damaged by smoke, &c. The contents were insured in the Phcenix-office, and the building in the Hand-in-hand office. The same factory was on fire on the 16th of October, 1857, and again on the 23rd June in the present year. A FLOCK OF GEESE AT SEA.—A number of the good people of the quiet little port of Harrington were some what startled from their accustomed propriety by wit nessing a scene at sea of rather an extraordinary charac ter—namely, a flock of tame geese navigating the briny element, with apparently as much unconcern as though they were quite at home. The geese eventually landed at Salterbeck, about a mile north of the town, and were brought to Hari ington by a lad named Duffy. Subse quent inquiry showed that they were the property of Mr. Gunson, of Tarn Plat, near Whitehaven, and it is supposed they have been two or three days at sea. EXPERIMENTS WITH CAPTAIN NORTON'S MISSILES. — A series of experiments were made at Brompton Bar- - racks, Chatham, on Tuesday morning, with the newly- - invented gossamer seamless cartridges of Capt. Norton, s i o p r t o e o r o t f o r a i w o e ; ta n o i w n b t he be in i suitability g served o for ut b the yio new de - govern ment to the various volunteer rifle corps, and also for the purpose of showing their superiority over all other cartridges for sporting rifles—and, indeed, any arm now in use. The chief superiority of the cartridges invented by Captain Norton lies in the quickness with which they are ignited by the fire from the cap. This was abundantly proved during the trials which took place this morning, several rounds of the ball car-• tridge, with the elongated shot, being first fired from an ordinary percussion pistol, and afterwards a -number of blank cartridges from the same arm. The results in each case were equally satisfactory, the cartridges igniting as readily as loose powder, and that, too, without any necessity for the bottom of the cartridge net to be bitten . off. The experiments were pronounced to be exceed ingly satisfactory by the persons who witnessed them. Captain Norton's invention can be also used in breech loading shot guns, and in any other arm where rapidity of fire is desirable. _ . Loss OF THE BRIG SEA.—Captain Sutton, of the brig Llewellyn, which has arrived at Gravesend from Gib raltar,.reports as follows the loss of the brig Sea, on the 9th inst. :—" October 8, wind veering from N.W. to N.N.W., bar, 29 3-10, came up with the brig Sea, Clark, of Hartlepool, from Garrucha for Cardiff. The captain stated his vessel had sprung a leak, and was making water at the rate of sixteen inches per hour in moderate weather, the pumps constantly going, short of provisions, and most of the sails split. He begged me to lay by him and to send two men to assist pump ing ; but being short-handed I could not comply with his request, so I promised to lay by him till the weather moderated. Finding he could not keep up with my vessel, I offered to take him in tow, veered away a line and hauled his tow-line on board ; 4 p.m., took him in tow, and made all possible sail ; 10 p.m., the wind fell light, with a heavy north-west swell, the tow-line was cast off to avoid collision, and we lay by him. Midnight Light winds; lowered our boat, and went on board the Sea to ascertain what condition she was in ; found her in a most deplorable state— the topsides and wooden ends started, and -the waterways and covering-board fastenings broken, the pumps constantly going, and the crew completely exhausted with fatigue. The captain and crew stated that if the gale recommenced they should not be able to keep the brig afloat, as the leak was fast gaining upon them ; at two p.m. I returned to my vessel. 9 At six a.m. sent the mate with boat's crew and a few necessary articles to assist in heaving the cargo over- - board, and to relieve the pumps. After four hours' hard work they found the leak rapidly gaining upon w i e n at t l h ie e r ; ho so ld u . n thethem, ded p u i a n n p d s e a v n e ry d f a o p u p n e d a ra s e feet o heavy w a teyr It being impossible to keep the brig afloat, the captain and crew were compelled to abandon her, and were safely brought on board the Llewellyn in our boat, thoroughly exhausted. Captain Clark shortly after returned to his vessel, and found the water up to the hold beams. At two p.m. the weather much worse ; the brig Sea foun dered a short distance from us, in lat. 44 45 N., long. 11 1 30 W., Cape Finisterre bearing S. by E.,. distant 141 miles." arting lattlftgente. RACING FIXTURES, 1859. Newmarket, 11 Worcester Autumn Upton-on-Severn Hereford OCTOBER. 24 NOVEMBER. .... 1 L'.verpool Autumn.... 4 Shrewsbury Autumn KELSO RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The TRIAL STAKES of 3 sous. each. First Lord Ripon The ROXBURGH HANDICAP of 15 sovs. each, with 200 added. A mile and a-half. 6st. 9 lb. Gaspard 5 0 Meg Merrilies 5 9 Souvenir IPSWICH RACES.-WEDNESDAY. INNKEEPER'S PLATE. Lady Kingston ➢iarmalade .... Four ran. RACING STAKFS. 1 Little Nat.. SCURRY lIANDICAP. Pactolus Volatore.. 1 2 LATEST BETTING. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 8 to 1 against Honey. • 10 to 1 against Artless. 13 to 1 against Maz tini. 15 to 1 against Ariadne. 15 to 1 against North Lincoln. 16 to 1 against Lady Alice. 20 to 1 against Geologie. 20 to 1 against Mutineer. 20 to 1 against Ambush. 25 to 1 against Sam Spode. 25 to 1 against Volta. 25 to 1 against Orcus. 50 to 1 against Black Tommy, , WEIGHTS FOR THE LIVERPOOL CUP. Fisherman Underhand . Lifeboat Special Licence Starke Vanity Sunbeam Strathnaver Fright Longrange Master Bagot . Tunstall Maid . Rogerthorpe Des Chiles Defender Electric Herne Physician • Riseber Gladiolus Broadlands Sam Spode Adam - Bede Eskdale Ticket-of-leave York Dilkoosh Hamlet Toddy The Brewer....• • • Twilight ............ Polestar ........ Independence The winkfTeld . .......... Satinstone Aston Mazzini Nimrod Coroner • Spiteful Dick Sampson Satellite Comforter Worcester' st lb 9 2 Bevis st lb 6 0 9 0 Pensioner 8 8 Schism 5 12 8 3 Magnet 8 0 Prince of Denmark 7 12 Cytherus 7 10 Gleesinger 5 10 7 8 The L • epei 5lO 7 6 Happy Prince 5 10 7 6 Villikuis 5 8 7 6 Queenstown 5 8 7 4 The Slave 7 4 Julia 7 0 Daniel 6 12 Honey 6 10 Accurate 6 10 Gammon ...... . .... 5 8 6 10 Ronconi ...... : ................ 5 6 10 Mutineer ..................... 5 6 6 10 Souvenir .................. 5 6 6 10 Tiara .. .. .................... 5 6 6 10 Gorsehill 6 8 The Squire ........ 6 6 4 8 HP:it:6s. ..................... ................ 6 7 Conductor 5 2 ........ 6 4 Mouravieff ........ . ....... 6 4 Bankrupt 5 0 ...... 6 4 Liveryman 5 0 ....... 6 4 Pillager 5 0 6 4 Cincinatti 4 12 6 4 T. P. Cooke 4 10 4 10 6 2 ....... 6 2 Widg•con 6 6 2 6 A litt u ieg ir n 10 6 6 2 Rara Avis ..................... 4 10 • 6 2 Timandra ................... 4 10 6 0 Fly by Day ............. .4 10 •• 6 0 Broadbrim ............... 4 6 0 Harlcstone .............. 8 6 0 llelwith 60 4 6 6 6 2 0 A Si n r eu lla ri :r . y . . .....,.....: ................ ....... ......... 44 4 8 Mileganrhraiim:‘ileasicl ........... 5 2 Ninety-one subs. Maid of Dement and Jordan pay forfeit. Forf , . , ts t , be Occhrecl the 25th instant. If the highest weight accepting is under Sst. 121 b., it will be raised to that, and the others in proportion. • r:s rT. ;.~