The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-19 00:00:00

• THE SMOKE NUISANCE. Q: TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. for c lr"*" . rho public are certainly indebted to you havea none g their attention, in the way which you one from time to time, in reference to the vcre s • 13 . sion of the smoke nuisanc.l. ti o r tit ' while I give you every credit for purity of publ.ves, knowing, as I do, full well, that on a w 0 ,,1e question - of F 0 much moment as this, you to bu'ildneither permit selfiz-h nor sinister influence sot i i , 8 1 3 " (311 in your Editorial capacity ; yet I can cuminv, to the conclusion, which I have la, after a carerul perusal of your leader hav e , lll „ (. iling, that the object is to puff a pretended ci en l,"un of a certain party, whom you 'have sufpi me t-„'Y (ri doate.l, without naming him, to enable th e " ' e oognise the object. The handwriting on wall is too transparent. ibt ) 14 , 81)10 h° is a nuisance in a large town can• i s ti o e „,""i-'d—that its suppression is practicable l ffitt ) ., - s ufficiently notorious—not by any of t t riati J Pat(nat nostrums palmed off on the unhappy al tuners, as infallible specifics, and which, d Therill.ost every instance, prove a dead swi ► of•, 1 bat one simple remedy for the prevention qi ian ri ? 4 e, and that is the admission of the requisite of e litY of air to the furnace during the process to t e . ()4ll) ustion. Here no quackery is require in t h -x on the already overburthened furnace owner t v s 1 11 , 1 1; 3 of a Royalty, for a so-called paten a e - r, i l-4 , l 'u Patent is neithm more nor less than h tho r ' 4 , - , / ooe, by the only man in England w o erlrehlighlY understands the theory an practice of W ho ii , 18t ,,1 )1 1 That man is Charles Wye Williams, ita; re, had a legitimate patent, but which has 1)1' . 1' 111 ," 8 expired. All the shoots which have di 11 (!ati - „'„ ' I P so plentifully of late are merely mod( R9tith, - ,,a' s o f I \lr. Williams' really good plans. T l 'enh:," l4l has long since declined to receive ally li4l,'"rition for his advice or assistance. The itil4 l le 'sion of the smoke nuisance is with him i a t ehee, - .i tt ?„ f love. and I feel convinced he will ass's ie rte every furnace owner who may exper hi e i e 411 Y diffienlty in complying' with the act, with Ar,‘"aluable advice, free of charge. The Smoke b , I S,t enti°ll Act must not be taken advantage of y filli n g °,F blarneying jobbers, for the purpos t eof f ae. ta ir own purses. have always se I'erh I "* l nst anything of the sort, and that is, y iNp e a ,, l l.. s, one reason why I am not now your smoke am, sir, yours, &e., [%-‘'reellaber IS. 1 856. JAMES ITDONA.LD. to this g,ettl qmil ltil have a word or two to say (4 0.-.... ertl E a 2 .l ._touching.his insinuations, in a day or " IN. T.] S ir, To T HE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. P e area ; P rnln articles that have occasionally ap- . ` le q 4 ., "1 Y'o'u' widely spread journal on this sub ili ter e " e Public must presume you take sorn ... 1311 ' tl B l l ill this matter. If so, perhaps you w m at zaitee! follo wing questions to the Smoke Co , Wh y .."; t,,',, t 'leY allow thi s nu i sa nce to go on from sentuav within the borough ?• and at the pre- A ct ti 4 11.1 ,,e it is as bad, if nc. , t worse, than before .t the At ! I•llatnent was obtained to suppress ill ' 0 ear l lie Y do not put their power or authority e e ati iri B, —cl iticol. when other towns in England b t a m v . 11, 4 tile nuisance to be abated, and by confi 4 et, t is e requirements of the Smoke prevention n ' factli inhabitaqts of densely populated .ma nu- districts have breAhecl an atmosphere Th ila P l ''gnated with unconsumed carbon . b otiri e to wn Mersey are of Liverpool and the River _ fro% darkened with the dense matter emitted 1 / 4 4 and marine furnaces.—Yours, Stc., SooT. -4° RD I NARY CASE-THE PUSEYITES. Sir TUE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. _ eee of l 'ew r ": l Your publication of Friday appeared a t pi Aie eA "ot Under the head "Police Intelligence, p apart — "Nei' where of fun for f oo l s , and to serve the bar parlo ur, o f Rill meet to d er id e th e W or d o f God, and to speemikevil e ° , :tble nl a an d nil people • and the more a man or w ra'o.rto manif es t t h e p'ower of Divine grace in an is theirthe lives 4 tri e l e e are they hited, persecuted, and despised. That !ape,: was snort for madmen. Having allowed it to PA i ie.,,:" Your columns, I bold you responsible for "` )11 . Now, sir, for facts. a had been _ to ha L v o ie n o, - h4 t l t ' t c l l 13 " Y an aged ' widowed mother ; d 'too l i e concerns to wind up, I was detained an there a tili c i i ' i t mger time than I could spare from my business, °'(.:l o , l , l eti me to travel by night. I left London at eight .tlir e r‘ nil the Monday night, and reached Liverpool at to ss clock in the morning, coming to the Lime street inn -one thing to save expense—having just e . ap e e- , ae to c ) e d (the circumstances of which you are well acquainted m en d that the tender mercies of the wicked are crue h l at *ro t v4lO show the same animus as your correspondent _ that ar ti c l e, who did ruin me for principle. 1 AI °f going to th e C ommercial, w hi c h I a lways di d , tilt 4 0 3" broke me by villany, stopped in the waiting-room ZlAect ile ., o'clock, then went and sat where I neve ,, ' • ,„ 6 ` , to and an agent of the " English Inquisition , thhaelree:o;ttlie 4, ) 0( i" it W as . I had bought nothing on the road from h h a f d some biscuits in my pocket, and some sailors d brandy which they generously banded round l i ttl e; 80 that the brandy was divided into twenty-four Ding, eight of us in the carriage. About six e knereowing it would be past eight before I got _e s rit , I thought I would have a cup of coffee ; orth this I -* este,„to night policeman of the London and N _ got a :" -(Ltilway Company ; he took me to a house whereeult '4 t hit he 011 P, he himself having part of one poured t tv,latne toffee-pot; I asked for no bread and bat er, oef ore " 4lo Was brought me on a plate ; I had been twice br ead at h ° alas house with the same man, and had had hi soh a nd butter %rid two e s—little did I thint there was bm. utt it, I ; Ir eetlA re e a . d . 4 A o a the bread and butter—but so it was, / th e ? i l:eing an charged him with putting something on Irishman, and generally greedy of gain, a larg er g tit was low Irish butter he had bought to make for ,Profit; to ibis he replied, I gave is 4d per lb. • °l3 th of them Al ot ~,. that T ' , reseed me to have some whisky in my did not 83t o - suppose take the bad taste away. n but to n ot succeed. I was in a lions den—yea, worse — kid 1 Preserved me. I stayed there near an hour, and d t h e Aolip e l i nY coffee, and I suppose the coffee and the whisky Ne t — man drank, both of whom knew me, bat not before of Wheanond agirl about 16, were introduced, with neithert rea son t a did 1 exchange one word, nor was there the leas there to b Judge they were of easy virtue. I went from got Y the East Lancashire Railway home, but before e _ waioCitne there were two pits dug for my feet, both _f if as preserved from. He that keeps His oays will, ° f aff'.! re In the path of duty, keep and preserve, in s k p e i e t p e crift‘ co.s `To thieves and brothel keepers, who profess to m Scff ae aut°v.Ps, throughout England. After I drank _ t y ,a," ffeie a" . " ) ," I ,e, the poison began to act with fearful effect, ` l ° ol 3' legs, feet, head, and calves of my w l e ef e s r , 441 t sev " e lY, I took large draughts of cold ( 1 0 ,1 Zairp::,nated soda with tartaric acid, and these means bad i:essed, s'id the poison was expelled, not vomited. I 'vas s'et ten days and was anxious for business ; to bed 1 4 , 1) )ut t e h in Pelled to ' go and had been and was there • , ° ' ll e. -- b ree hours. I went to Dr. Palmer's ; he wasfrom 1 7ore f i t .`;usiness called me into the country, and I went, "ors "Dr bed than to be l out. I had not been out many , druggist ' s ufferin g B I went to Oliver Holden s, a , , u o severe] y. • ti tne e ' xp V re il ss re d town ; .told bin what I felt ; at the p nion that strychnine had been 40t slipshod to me. e m A r e o l i a l id I might rest assured it tell me hat he rYebbi ne , buteither could not or would not tel that he ae Via l: the symptoms perhaps it was the knowledgeh have e( )tnp a , 1111,1 t:g. 'et vzouldh ; ave been liable to penalties to froma 4 M(,ed,•;',eu medicine for me, though it was two miles twas ea need - i7 at Matt. He would fain have persuaded me don't, uzii,„ '7 ov er -exertion but this I did not, nor me• dical and in this I am i confirmed by three of the first t Zyu.tbalo4laiinshT-Averpoolt., ei l ne c es ontinued out all night a by one o'clock the next 4e.4 earne ing m y u home, posted my cash, entered my orders, tivegnat° directions. Ithen went to the detective police in Apt r il l p °l, , and saw ' ll hoe by whom I was grossly insulted kb." e' e ... (l but e • g i that I was determined not to be "Y Irish b; fi t ndin- nd ridicule, he sent me to Mr. aith er a; alad be banter d 8 f listening to my complaint, 44: R ig ' 11 it w as • tviwilittlmnaglanowdesnigtneednlity e ine, sends me to Mr. t_DeaCe'd, before l h Thursday, first t • , cts, dl'g to his clerk, Mr. Henr,F, he induced me to . go o . I'4r ' Ps e2lgh • I asked him had Nebo° reported the cirFum oat] e— ' 0 hi time detailing them. He said he t o not; all o t same g 0 hit ridiculed and bantered me, and told me to business for a fool. I told him bow Kehoe .Leld lohraved to me that way before, and before Mr. Mans the j a ;culd go— where, when I detailed for the most part ei2rres,,Qttuation contained in this letter, and which your ‘ue ie n dent has so distorted, why did he not insert alwaye-Vrtinent remark of Mr. Henry, " That I was t h e e at war with the clergymen,' which is not 01 * th a e i w ith tyrants, called clergymen, I have been; but afit • r f'rea SI X Month ' s, neither by word pr pfn _have_ I -11144 with them, though they, by their hired tools, a e ; and, as to the remark that I feared my life ~ogrenot rls ta kou away by Jesuits, 'cis airy fiction—l know ~edicOY name. Mr. Mansfield told me to proc9re al testimony. Why did you and the cunning Popish THE Mercury suppress it ; though to sell your papers, both put upon your show bills " Charge against the Jesuits for using strychnine." I never used the word Jesuits; but I tell you plainly, sir, I believe the men that have attempted my life, not far short of twenty times, are in the pay of men who, like some of the bishops of the Established Church, call themselves Protestants, but are Papists indeed and in truth. Medical. evidence of the first class—l immediately procured, and this was the result, and that medical man's examination it was not strychnine they gave you, but eantlaarides (French flies) to produce lascivi ousness. Had you drank the whisky, you would soon have felt it; and you, under the influence of that drug, would have been trapped, robbad, perhaps skinned, or some other end that they sought to attain, would have been accomplished. This I am prepared to swear, before Mr. Mansfiald toonoriow, and I will meet you at Mr Dod's , office, at one o'clock, to go there. He never came—the licentiousness of the press hal done its work—your report and the Mercury report (the avowed Roman Catholic Pest never reported it) had made me out a madman ; an object of pity; a subject for Rainhill ; —that medical man refused to come—these were his own words—after that exhibition, as reported in this morning's papers, I will have nothing to do with the case. I then went to three mare first-rate medical men; they concurred in testimony; and sail further, that the symptoms I descri' el coul I not be pro duced by na ural causes. Oa these statements, Mr. Doi, for me, applied to Mr. Mansfield for a summons to compel their attendance, why did your reporter not report this. Mr. Mansfield refused to grant the summons, and I could not get into court. I then went to at least fifteen medical m 'xi, men professing to be Christians of different parties, and to them, shame be it said, that for gold—paltry gold—they refused to attend before Mr. Mansfield ; because if the case was committed for trial they would lose a patient, for the allowance the Borough gave did not pay them. These, then, are facts. What is the sum total of the whole ? That in the discharge of a filial duty I returned from burying an aged widowed mother; to save expense I abstaitied from getting refreshments on the road ; for the same reason I stayed in the ladies' waiting room at the Lime street station ; for the same reason I sat with the officers in their waiting room. To prevent me prosecuting a tenant of Sir Thomas Hesketh's for perjury I am to be poisoned ; because I had declared I would prefer a bill of indictment for perjury at these grand assizes—this watchman being acquainted with him for this was his fist question, " Do you know Raiford ? —do you know Henry Bridge ? ' I say this was the motive that appears upon cthe face of it, and then all that follows appears as though it was a confederacy between the police authorities of every description, with the reporter for the cunning Popish Mercury, and your paper —on which is inscribed, no creed, no party—the ends of justice are defeated; and though these medical men declare there was but a step between me and death, the perpetrators of this atrocious outrage against the laws of God and man, are allowed to go scot free. *Do as you please, sir, about inserting this letter ENTIRE. Either in your columns, or some other. the p-ople shall have them, and by'the bearer I demand "y es or no." By inserting this you will rectify an error, if it is an error, of yours; by refusing it, yon make yourself partis criminis. Take which course you will, either will oblige, yours, respectfully, JOSEPH STONER. Ormskirk, Dee. 16, 1856. [We give the above letter verbatim et literatim, and are only sorry that the writer has been so inconsiderate as to rush into print, as he evidently has not improved his posi tion by the foregoing letter.—Ed. N. T.] EMIGRATION RUNN ERS, TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. • Sir,—Your paper of 16 h curt , contains a letter signed " Observer," on the subject of Emigration and " Runners ;" his remarks, so far as they go, are, I doubt not, just enough ; but the question is of much more importance than he seems to attach to it—the root of the evil must be reached ;it is useless finding, fault with the administrati m of a bad law, the law itself must be altered. The Pazsenger Act, 1855, permits the intervention of a class of men, which in deno minates "Runner," but what the duties of this persoa are in working the machinery of the Statute, we are not told, the Act does not associate the "runner," with a single duty, hence the difficulty of arriving at a correct notion of what the man should be which the Legislature con templated as essential to the performance of some imaginary duty the "runner " is expected to perform. This being so, the government agent and magistrates must b 3 somewhat slow in determining who are fit, and who are not fit pers•ns, to hold the badge of the coMmissienees. In any event, the public has a right to look for character in those entrusted with authority—how far this essential quali fication has been kept in view, can be easily ascertained by the Most cursory observer, if he will but visit the localities pointed out by pur correspondent. My own opinion is, and I have had some little experience of the class o? men in question,—that if the town had leers' searched all over for a number of men of indifferent character, a more objection able selection could not have been made. There are excep tions, but talre them in the bulk, and I defy any man—un biassed, to justify the deposit of any authority whatever in such hands, as the existing race of Emigration Runners who infest the railway stations, docks, quays, and streets of the Borough of Liverpool. Your correspondent has not studied this question suffi ciently, had he done so he would have recommended that no lodging house keeper ought to have a "runner's" license ; nine-tenths of all the imposition practised upon the emi grant, has been inflicted by men calling themselves lodging house keepers; the fact that they are so, puts the unsuspect ing emigrant off his guard, ho is an easy dupe to the designing "runner," who shelters and protects him during his stay in Liverpool. Let the police records settle this point of the case. I appeal to them with the greates confi dence, for conformation of my position. The whole question is recommended to the notice and careful delibera tion of Captain Schomberg—a great responsibility rests on him. Let him see to it, that he exercises the powers _ placed in his hands, with a view to the protection of the people of Liverpool as we'l'as the emigrant, who requires no assistance from any " runner" whatever ; he is quite competent to mind his own business, if the legislature will only permit him—but it wont allow him to do this, and, therefore,,ought to provide men of character and reputation, on whom we may rely in case of need, But, for all parties, it is desirable that a clean breast should be made of the whole fraternity, now sufficiently numerous to excite uneasi ness, if not alarm.—Yours, &c., L. M. 17th Dec., 1856. LONDON MODEL YACIIT eel:FL—The annual dinner of the above club took place on Tuesday evening, at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet street, when a very large and highly respectable party sat down. Mr. W: Heskett occupied the chair. After dinner several toasts were proposed and drunk with the greatest enthusiasm, after which the company separated. HArreoex's NEW I'XSTAND.—" Beyond all other ad vantages there is especially that of cleanliness, and it may be used in private rooms without the risk of spoiling cloths and furniture."— Lincoln, .Rutland, and Stamford Alferewry. —ls BJ, 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s 6,1 each. IMPROVED WRITING INK.—What a delicious-treat it is to be blest with free, flowing writing ink. We have often been disposed to quarrel with our very finger ends when compelled to use some of those abominable quasi-fluids eallPd ink. Mr. E. T. Hall, of South John street, has pro duced an ink, which we have tried, and we do 'not hesitate to pronounce it one of the best kind we ever used. It flows freely from the pen, and is amongst other things distinguissd by its affinity and intensity of colour.— Northern Daily Times, 24th October, 1853.—501 d in Bottles, 6d, ls, and 2s each.--Advt. "THE NEW INIC:TAND.—We have used one of these admirable inkstands, and find that it surpasses ell that we have seen ; in a word, it keeps the, ink from the air, and thereby preserves it pure and free. The pen is preserved as well as the ink. It may be used in the midst of your papers without fear of blotting, and is so simple in its arrangement that it cannot get out of order. It is a boon to all writers, and those who wish to keep their table covers and carpets free from ink-blots should never suffer any other to enter their doors."—Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle. —Price Is Bd, 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s 61 each. AS MANTLES and JACKETS are so very generally worn this Season, J. MAC LENNAN, 36, CHURCH-STREET, (OPPOSITE PARKER- STREE T), Has made arrargemeats to have a Case of Paris MANTLES and JACKETS, in Velvets, Reversible Cloths, and all the other Fashionable Illaterials, delivered Every Wcek for the next Two Months; therefore, those Ladies desirous of having the Fashions as soon as they make their appearance In Pails. c ombined with moderation in prices, are respect fully solicited to inspect the Stock. JUST RECEIVED, from London, Two Cases contain ing about 700 MANTLES, commencing at the extraordin arily Low Price of 4s. lid. each. SHAWL AND MANTLE WAREHOUSE, OPPOSITE PARKER STREET; CLAYTON HALL) CLAYTON SQUARE. THE FAREWELL CONCERT THE BROUSIL FAMILY, TO-NIORROW (SATuirav) EVENING, 20Th INST., At Eight o'clock, Bozo, Ya c Sells lay Gallery, Bd. NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. per ton ; Alexandria, 5s 6d, beans, for small vessels ; Sicily, 17e, sulphur for orders, 16s to direct port; Mar seilles, 175., flour or oilcake, &c. Small vessels are still in demand for wheat from London to the Sranish and Portugese ports, the rates quoted being 5s Seville or Malaga, 4s 6d Lisbon, 4s 9d Cadiz, &c. Commertta 1 ntellttnce. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARK -LT.-DEC. 18 There has been an active market for Cotton to-day, and with a plentiful supply, prices are without change. The sales—including 160 Pernambncos 70 to 7jl, 80 Mayan hams 78d to 70, 320 Bahias 61 , 3 to 7d, 1,300 Egyptians 61d to 11d, 2,000 Surma Odd to 50—are reported 12,000 bales, of which 2,000 are on speculation and f, r export. MONETARY AND COMMERC!AL. LIVERPOOL, TIIttRSDAY EVENING. There is still an active demand for Cotton, but we cannot note any change in the prsce of any description. To- day sales to the extent of 12.000 b Iles were reported. The rates paid were 61 to 71d for Brazil, 411 to 51d for Surat, and 62c1 to l ld per lb for Egyptian. The market closed with an advancing tendency. We have t ) renort an improved feeling in our Stock and Share Market to-day. At both meetings on the Stock Exchange there was a considerable business, and in some of the leading lines more money was paid The transactions comprised Caledonian, 311, 1 ; East Lancashire. 24, 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 968, . 1, 2-, 6 4, 2.- ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 330, 1, I-, 1, I; Midland Stock, 821. -1-, 1,1, 4, 1 Berwick Capital Stock, 201 St. Helen's Canal and Railway, A. 56. Dovers, 22, 221, 1 1. Grand Trunk of Canada, 111. Great Western of Canada, 24 1. The'market left off with a firmer feeling, and closed at the best point of the day, namely : Aberdeen, 13 131. Blackburn. 7 71. Chester and Birkenhead, 171 171. Caledonian, 311 311. Chester and Holyhead, 19 191. Eastern Counties, 9 5-16 9 7-16. East Lancashire, 220 221. Great Northern, 22 22k. Ditto A shares, 9k 91. Great Western, 69 691. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock. 97k - 971 Liverpool, Crosby and . Southport, 184 18a Lon don and North Western' Stock, 1051 106. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 33 33k. Mid land Stock, 821 821. North British, 10 101 North Staffordshire, 51 - 51. South Eastern and Dover, 22* 221 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 201 21. York and North Midland, 291 30. Leeds Capital Stock 18k 181. Buffalo an d L a k e Huron, 1 ip. Dutch Rhenish, 11p Great Western of Canada, 211 241 Do. New ci t Shares. -21 2 5-16 p. Great 1.0 .mburg, 10-1 101-d. Our Produce Markets 13ave ' . - unifergone any i m p r ovement during the last or two. Sugar remains in limited request, and to day prices were rather easier. The dealings in rum, molasses, aid coffee are without much spirit. Rice sells steadily at full prices, and the sales of saltpetre reported are said to be at fully late quotations. The impression, yesterday afternoon, was gene rally against the idea that the' Bank of England Directors would, at their meeting to-day, make any alteration in the rate of discount. But when the subject came to be more carefully considered, and . it was recollected that, unless they availed them selves of the present opportunity, no modification could be effected this year (next Thursday being Christmas Day) some change of opinion ensued, and during the early part of this morning a reduction to 6 per cent. was spoken of as certain. This view has proved correct, for, after a very brief discussion, the directors separated with the announcement that the minimum was lowered to that quotation. The general position of the establishment was known to have improved in a degree that would warrant increased discount facilities being granted, especially as the Reserve of notes on the 6th inst., when the last return was completed, had risen above 5,000,0001., but it was thought that the active demand for money, the tenacity with which the authorities of the Bank of France retained their restrictive regulation, the continued influx of gold to the continent, and the advance in the rate of discount at Hamburg, might have induced them to defer the measure until the commencement of the new year. This relief, therefore, coming as it does earlier than was expected, cannot fail in affording the greatest satisfaction to the mercantile community, whose confidence. in a revival of business- early in the spring will consequently be greatly increased. The steamer Alhambra has brought in 21,4891. in Specie, and the Spanish screw steamer Ham burg() 20,0001, both from the Peninsula. It is now estimated that the shipments of specie and bullion by the steamer Indus will reach the sum of 450.900/. or 500,0001, nearly all in silver. This amount is very much larger than wits anticipated a day or two ago. It is apprehended in some quarters that the threatened war with Persia will tend to stimulate the efflux of silver to the East. Owing to the reduction of the rate of interest alluded to, the Consol Market opened firmly at a slight im provement, and after the decision of the Bank Directors was officially made known, a further advance took place, and prices remained buoyant, although the transactions were not very numerous. Consols have been 931 93i I, and 937 to 94 . Exchequer Bills have declined to 3s and 4s prem The Bonds were 981, and India Bonds is discount to 2s prem. Bank Stock ruled heavy at 217 k. The 'New Three per Cents 93t to 91, and the Reduced 93i I The tone of the-market at its close was one of firnmess with an advancing tendency. The business transacted in the London Share Market to-day was not extensive, but !Dives have in most instances shown a slight upward move ment, hawing been influenced by the reduced charge for discount announced this morning by the Bank of England. South Eastern advanced 10s. to 155., Caledonian 155., Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s., and South Western about 5s Paris and Lyons advanced 11., Namur and Liege 5s , and Grand Trunk of Canada ss. The East Indian lines rule firm. The transactions of the day comprise the following: .Caledonian, 629 3; Eastern Counties, 91; East Lancashire, 89 ; Great Northern, 889; Great Western, 699; Midland, 82; Berwick, 83i ; Dover, 731- 4.a We take the following from the freight circular of an eminent shipbroker's house in London : The freight market is quiet, as customary at this season, but on the whole the enquiry for tonnage is more active than usual so near the end of the year. There is less demand homewards from the East India ports, notwithstanding the improvement in rates advised by recent mails, the large number of vessels (about forty) taken up at Bombay for the purposes of tho expedition to the Persian Gulf having given an impetus to freights, and high rates are expected as the season advances. Outwards in this direction there is much firmness in rates, and for coal cargoes we note an advance, say Aden, from Birkenhead, 303: Wales, 31s ; North, 36?; Bombay, from Birkenhead, 18s; Wales, 19r; North, 201; Calcutta, from Liverpool, salt, 27s 6d without, or 31s, with consignment ; coals, 20s; Wales, 21s; North, 241, or 50a per ton from Wales for machinery ; Wales to Shanghai. 25s ; Suez. 506 ; Cape of Good Hope, 225, &c., &c. Homewards there is still some demand from the continent, the quotations current being Bombay to United Kingdom, 62s 6d, or 82s 61, with option of continent at 853, and Cronstadt at 1003. Ships to arrive by Ist May : Batavia and one other port in Java to United Kingdom or Contment, 80s; Calcutta to London or Liverpool, 80s; Manilla, 803; Moulmein, 110 s (teak), Chartering from the rice ports has ceased, owing to the lateness of the season, except for vessels on the way out. In the Australian trade there is still an active demand for tonnage, to load on the berth at about 606 per regiseer ton for British, and 50a for foreign flags. For coals the rates are 33s Sydney from Birkenhead; 37s ad from Wales, or £37 10s from the North; Melbourne, from Wales, 40s iron, coals, and coke; or 40s per ton from the Tyne, for coals, coke, and bottles. The last ships taken up by the Emigration Commissioners were the Eugenie, for Sydney, at £l3 9s, and the Grand Trianon, for Melbourne, at £l4 2s 10d. The advance in the rate for guano from the Chinchas has brought forward a large quantity of tonnage, especially Amer ican, and upwards of 40,000 tons have been engaged within the last fourteen days. The rate is still firm at 41 10s for English vessels to United Kingdom, or foreign vessels to the continent, the restriction as to size being no longer insisted upon. Far the copper ore trade the quotation is 51 15s per ton for the round—Swansea to West Coast America and back to Swansea or Liverpool. Outward freights to the West Coast have materially declined, owing to the large number of guano ships seeking outward employ ment. The latest engagements have been at 25s flagstones and 20s iron, Liverpool to Callao ; 35s iron, Wales to Val paraiso, &c. In the West India trade freights are weak, owing to the large supply of tonnage. The rates current are 70s for the round—Tyne or Wales to Havannah and back—or 50s home only; Pot,to Rico, 503 ; Barbadoes, Trinidad, .or Jamaica, 70s to 751 for the round ; Belize, 60s (timber) 10s additional from the settlements; St. Domingo, 60s, &c. To the West Coast of Africa from Wales the rates are—for coals, 32s for St. Paul de Loando ; 28s Fernando Po ; 23s Ascension ; 21s Sierra Leone, &c ; and homewards, 55s for barwood from Corisco, ; 80 palm oil from the Coast, &c. In the Brazil trade there is a quiet business, the rates at which charters have been effected being—Wales to Pernambuco, with iron and sugar back, 70s for the round ; Bahia, 70s for the round, or 50s home only ; Rio Janeiro, 42s 6d ; Rio Grande, 52s 6d hides, with salt from Cape de Verds at 25s ; River Plate, 455, with coals from the Tyne at 301 per keel. In the Mediterranean and Black Sea trades business continues very limited ; Odessa, 45s ; Azoff, 555; or 82s 6d to 92s 6d for the round are the nominal quota tions ; Danube, Ws 6d, with iron out from Wales at 40s LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—Dec. 18 SUGAR : The market remains inactive, and only 300 bags Benares sold at 52s to 52s 91 per cwt, being rather easier MOLASSES, RUM, or COFFEE : We are still without any ransactions to notice. Rion : There is a steady demand ; the sales comprising 2,300 bags Necransie at Ils, 650 bags Moulmein at 103 3d, 2,400 bigs Bengal at lOs to lOs 6cl, with 200 tons to arrive, the price of which is not reported. SALTPETRE : 850 bags have been disposed of, but the exact terms have not transpired. PEPPER : 60 bags white sold at 3d, and 350 bags black, part all faults, at &id to 441 for first class damaged, and at 4-11 per lb for sound. CASTOR OIL : 17 casks, all faults, sold at £39 to £39 ss. RAPE OIL : 60 casks East India sold at £46 to £46 2s 6d all butts, and £47 for sound. GINGELLY OIL : 127 casks sold at £42 to £42 10s all faults, and £45 per ton for sound. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET.-DEC. 18 Per st,,ne, 201bs. Per 90045, s. d. s. d. S. d. a. d.tPolatoes, Seedlings 37t0 3 9 Hay, old ... 0 0 to 0 0 Ditto, Kemp .... 310 to 4 2 Ditto, new.. ..... 0 6 to 0 8 Ditto, Whiterocks.. 3 1 to 3 3 Ditto, clover 0 6 o 0 6 Ditto. Balshaws .. 211 to 3 1 Green Clover Vetches 0 0 to 0 0 Ditto, cattle Straw, whe4t 0 24 to 0 3 Per tots. Ditto, oat .. Ditto, barley .... 0 24 to 0 24Carrots Oats, in straw .... 0 0 to 0 o'4:angle wurzel 17 0 to 18 0 Manure 5 0 to 7 0 MANCHESTER CORN MARKET.-DEC. 18. The attendance was limited, and the market inactive. English white wheat being in damp condition receded Is to 2s per quarter. American was 2d to 3d per 70 lb lower. Nothing doing in flour, although la per sack lower. Oatmeal as before. New English beaus Is to 2s per quarter cheaper. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. —DEc. 18. SUGAR : The market has opened with a dull appear ance at the decline of is to 23, which was established yes. terday. CorAE: The market remains firm, and the public sale is going off steadily. TEA : The market continues to have an upward ten dency ; fair common Congou quoted 9d. Rica: The public-sales went off at full prices. Rum: This article is firm; Demerara proof 2s 9cl to 2s 10d. COTTON : "251:1 bales sold the last two days. SALTPETRE has been out of demand, and prices must be considered partly nominal. JUTE sold in public sale at previous rates, .t'l4 to £2l 10s. In other articles no material alteration. LONDON TALLOW MARKET.—Dsc. 18. The market is stead; at the annexod quotations :—Town tallow, 58s 6d nett cash ; Petersburg Y. C., on the spot, 593; all this month, 58s 93 ; January to March, 58s 9d. LONDON MINING MARKET.—Dsc. 18. The market for British mining stocks remains good in character, and prices are firm. The downward movement in the value of money,. is calculated to give a stimulus to the market. Business is moderate, but not active. Linares shares have been inquired for to-day, and are marked Bk, 8, and Bt. In the Stock Exchange National Brazilian shares have also been dealt in at 3i, and Sortrigge Consols at li. _ _ Subjoined is a list of yesterday's transactions in the Mining Exchange :—Alfred Consols, 174 ; Boiling Well, 54. Lt, ; Carnewas, lOs ; East nose, 13i, ; Great Alfred, 134, 4, 4, i, 4 ; Great Baddern, 30s, 32s 6d ; Great Vor, 44, 54, 1 ; Lead and St. Aubyn, 35s ; North Basset, 36 ; North Crofty, 4,4, 4; Sortridge Consols, 11, ; Tamar Consqls, 183 ; Trehane, 103 ; Vale of Towy, 143 6d, 15s, 163 ; Wheal Grenville, 263 27s 6d, 281 6d ; Wheal Harriet, lOs 6d, II s 6d ; Wheal Kitty (Lelant), 114, 12 ; Wheal Margaret, 40i. the Stock Exchange :—Alfred Consols, 17i ; Sortridge Consols, 14, 2 ; Great Wheal Alfred, 134; Boiling Well, 51 1 , ; Wheal Grenville, 29s 61 (call paid). BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, Dec. 18 There was a ftir supply of wheat and all other descrip tions of grain and grain produce, prices of the former were is to 2s per quarter lower; barley was in rather more demand oats were 61 to is per quarter cheap:r, and beans 2s below last week's currency. CORK CORN MARKET, DEC. 18. The demand for nearly every article is sluggish, and prices favour the buyer. We quote white wheat, 283 to 33s 3d; red do., 31s to 323; barley, 22e to 235; oa's, 13s to 14s. CORK RITITER MARKET.—DEc. is. The supplies consist of 2.200 kegs and firkins, and prices were well sustained, we quote—Firsts, 121 s ; seconds, 120 a ; thirds, 1083 ; fourths, 102 s ; fifths, 993 per cwt. GLASGOW PIG IRON.—Dzo. 18. The dealings are limited, and we have only one Eale to report at 733 per cwt. LIVERPOOL TIMBER TRADE. AMERICAN TIMBER. At the date of our last circular we stated that the amount of import was in excess of that for the same period of the previous year, and since then the arrivals have still conti. nued very large. • This, as might have been expected, has had a depressing influence on the market, which, without doubt, would have been felt to a greater extent than it has been, if some relaxation in the money market had not in terposed to re-establish confidence. The rate of discount has already been reduced one-half per cent., and the expec tation of easier terms at the Bank of England has led to greater accommodation on respectable securities : good paper is now negotiable for periods to run which only a short time since no one would accede to. The advantages thus afforded, added to the prudent forethought of those who, confident of an early return of better times, preferred storing cargoes instead of pressing them on a dull market, have been the means of maintaining a comparatively healthy and hopeful condition of the trade. In these views they were encouraged by a knowledge of the fact that cheap markets induce a large consumption, and the further information that the chief imports of the season have already arrived, while the facilities for procuring money and the general condition of the manufacturing interests of the country furnish the best reason for anticipating a better trade after the turn of the year. PINE TIMBER : From Qttebeo 64,516 logs have been imported against 50,749 logs at the same date last year, the supply is fully equal to the demand; the chief portion of the late arrivals are for account of the retail dealers, and conse quently few entire cargo's are on sale ; there is but little variation in the value to note. From St. John, N. B , the import is 31,553 legs, against 33,698 last year; the demand has been fair, and for good quality steady prices have been realized ; 18 inch average is worth from 4d to 6d over the average girth. Of LOWER PORT the supply is 6,857 loge against 4,866 ; there are no sales of the latter to report, RED PINE : The stock is heavy, 40 feet average is sale. able at 21d per foot, OAK AND Ear : The former is worth 22d to 2s 41 as in quality, t he latter at 21d to 22d per foot with the cargo. HARDWOOD St. John of large average has been Kid at full prices in small lots ; 14 to 15 inch is worth 18d to 19d per foot. Of Lower port there has been several parcels sold at various prices, as in quality and size, from 14d to 18d per foot. N. B. AND N. S. PINE • AND SERVOS DEALS : Since the Ist February, the import sums up to 4,463,814 pieces of Pine and Spruce, against 4,351,820 pieces at same date last year. A large quantity has arrived during the last fi at. night, and prices are again decidedly in favour of the buyer. Yarding bas been to a considerable extent resorted to, or in all probabilty the market would have been still further depressed ; prices do not generally transpire when entire cargoes are sold. The late auction sales will give some idea of the value of these articles. On the sth instant, the cargo ex lonian, from St. John, N. 8., was sold from the quay by auction, in small lots, at from £8 to £9, and aboat an average of £8 lis per standard. QUEBE C DEALS have been sold at £l5 17s 6d per stan dard, for first quality, with the usual reduction for the lower grades. _ _ SPRUCE SPARS are sold, when of proper sizes and fresh in quality, at 14d per foot ; they have been sold at 10d when wanting in quality. PITCH PINE : A cargo from Ship Island has been sold at 23d. per foot. TEAK Woon : No sales to report ; the stock small. Since our annual circular, dated Ist February, 392 ves sels, 296,346 tons register, wood laden, have arrived from British North America, TiZ., 107 from Quebec, 141 from St. Jan, N. B. and 144 froi date last year, 330 vessels, 295. TABLE OF From Ist F-bruarv, 1 n other ports ; ,296 had arrived, I at PORTS. 18r.6. to thia date. A the same . . .. IMPORTED bo ° „, - 4 a" 0 a- ra , t ea. 0 M 11 :".• op PROM . .-1.1 441 ..tt Ase.= rft. --------_____- Quebec 54515 6347 3605 5097 969 437 I 3 29531 .. St. John, 19.13 34553 8739 2665449 2592 Other Ports_ 6857 • • .. • . 9159 1728365 - - Total 95925 6347 3605 5097 969 18335 4791345 2592 Same time last year. ai IMPORTED ro Cb 3 G OOY re A rt I .5f 0 -7. 0 at O 5 FROM Oa. •••7 71 . P.l -- - - 50749 2602 4402 3607 31 36 341801 St. John, N. 8., 33698 .. • . • • 16874 2640068 Other Ports..., 4866 .. 6959 1711752 - - - - Tots' 89313 2602 4402 3607 31 176E9 4693(121 BALTIC TIMB tit. The imports from the north of Europe have employed, 22,908 tons register this season against 10,117 last year. A few small parcels have been sold, prices do not transpire. Tne stock on the. let instant exceeds that of the same date last year about 80 per cent, " Si , Aus are dull Of sale, unless of good quality and suit able sizes. DEALS AND BATTENS : The supply exceeds the demand and prices are lower. Several parcels have been yarded by the importers LATHWOOD is worth 355. to 40s. per fy)t. STAVES: Riga Crown Pipe have been sold at £l4O per M. Since lat February 74 vessels, 22,908 tons have arrived, against 35 vessels, 10,117 tons, to date last year. A. F. SCD. MACKAY. EXTRACT FROM A WOOD SALE CATALOGUE. SALE TOOK PLACE, IN LIVERPOOL, ON TH E 18 TH DECEMBER, 1856. " From a Circular (v;z., Mr. Edward Cbaloner's own) relating to the last auction of Whitewoods, I beg to refer as follows : - "Liverpool; Qleen's Dock, Dec. 2, 1856. " If the measurement was always uniform, or the party performing_ this quay measure disinterested, cargoes would not be destined from British America ti the Liverpool market under a guarantee that they are not to lose more than 3} per cent. from the in-take measure, partieularly when taking into account that, in the thickness alone of certain deals shipped as two or three inches, the buyer may be legally entitled to from 161 to 25 per cent. tare, irrespective of further allowance in his favour for all wanes and shortness of lengths, (in which nothing under the foot is chargeable), and these condemned deals, as it were, may, perhaps, be as convertible for most purposes, as those that do not admit of any reduction whatever from the original measure. . " I do not mean to assert that there are not others in the wholesale trade, who give an honest quay measurement ; but when we see woods used for the same purpose, varying in their mode of measorement to the extent of sixty seven per cent., it shows that it is as needful to know the meaFure as the prig, and the desirability of a more uniform system of measurement." In reference to the preceding, which which we find quoted in a catalogue published by Mr. Edward Chaloner, and with which we cannot believe there is more than one man in Liverpool who would associate his name, we can only say we should have taken no notice of it, its worthless absurdity being its best refutation ; were it not that such statements, falling into the hands of uninformed parties, are apt to cleat° prejudices, to obviate this evil effect, we can only say that a tissue of more ridiculous insinuations against the character of a respectable trade, never were strung together; parties at all conversant with the Timber Trade of Liverpool (and they are numerous), know that each particular kind of Wood, whether Hard or Soft, is measured by a standard peculiar to itself, which standard is uniformly applied in all instances, unless, indeed, the author of the circular referred to, prove an exception to the rule, and apply an auctioneer's " eiding scale" in particular in stances, instead of the standard and established rule of measurement. TRIAL OF A SOLDIER FOR SHOOTING HIS COMRADE. At the Maidstone assizes, o❑ Wednesday, Thomas Mansell, a private in the 49th regiment, was indicted - fur the wilful murder of Alexander M'Burney, at Hougham, in Dover, on the 27th of August last. It appeared from the evidence adduced that M'Burney had been a lance corporal in the regi ment in which the prisoner served as a private. They had been on bad terms for some time previous to the death of the deceased, in consequence of a charge which had been preferred by the prisoner against M'Burney, of having appropriated to his own use a pair of new boots which had been delivered to the prisoner in the Crimea. On the 27th of August the regiment was encamped in the Hospital Meadows, at Dover; and early on the morning of that day Mansell Was seen to leave his tent, and approach that in which M'Burney was stationed. On nearing the tent he deliberately raised his rifle and presented it at M'Burney, who was engaged at the time in cleaning his accoutrements. A soldier in the same tent acci dentally stepped between the prisoner and M'Burney, and Mansell then. lowered the gun, and walked nearer to the tent On approaching to within three yards of M'Bnrney he again raised the rifle and fired. M'Burney received the charge in his side, and exclaiming, "Mansell has shot me," he fell to the ground. He was conveyed to the hospital, but expired almost immediately. Mansell was at once secured, and made no attempt to deny the crime which he had committed. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the judge passed sentence of death upon the prisoner in the usual form. SERIOUS CASE OF STABBING AT BRIGHTON- A t the Brighton Borough Bench, on Wednesday, a tail, gentlemanly youth, who gave the name of Charles Henri* and who is 19 years' of age, and son of Lady Girdlestone, was charged with stabbing a girl of the town, named Julia Blundel Paine. The girl had been removed to the hospital, and, owing to the injuries received, was not in a condition to he present to give evidence. It appeared, from the evidence, that the prisoner had been seen parading the streets, brandish ing a knife, and threatening to stab the first who interfered with him. Having met the unfortunate girl, Paine, the prisoner went up to her, and said, " llolloa , old girl, how do you get on ?" making use of very obscene language. The female said, "I do not know you, sir." The prisoner hid got a knife open in his hull and he mado an underhand stab at the girl, saying, " How do you like this ?" Tho female stood for a moment, when she cried out, " Oh, you have mur dered me." He was then taken into custody, and the female, who was found to have sustained a wound in the left groin, about three-quarters of an inch in length, was removed to the hospital. The prisoner was remanded t) Saturday, when it is expected the girl will be able to attend, bail being refused. ARCHDEACON DENISON AND THE BATH JUDGMENT. It has been discovered that the judgment of the Arch bishop of Canterbury pronounced upon Archdeacon . Denison, even if it be confirmed by the Judicial Committee of Privy Council, will only apply to the vicarage which he holds, and will not deprive him of his higher offiee, that of Archdeacon of Taunton. Burn, in his " Eccles iastical Law," vol. i., p. 69, has this sentence, " Arch deacons, by the 13th and 14th, c. 2, c. 4, are to read the Common 'Prayer, and declare their assent thereunto, as other persons admitted to ecclesiastical benefices, and also must subscribe the same before the Ordinary, but they are not obliged by the 13th Elizabeth to subscribe, and read the - Thirty-nine Articles, for although an arebdeaconry be a benefice with cure, yet it is not such a benefice with cure as seems to be intended by that statute, but only such benefices with cure as have particular churches belonging to them." The Arch deacon's friends will rely upon the non-napplicability of ehe statute to the office of an archdeacon, to vitiate the whole judgment of the Archbishop. A committee, consisting of the Earl Nelson, Mr. A. J. Beresford Hope, Mr. T. Gambier Parry, Mr. F. H. Dickinson, and the Rev. J. Keble, has been formed for the purpose of collecting and disbursing the funds required for' the prosecution of the Archdeacon's defence in its future stages. SCREW CoLuaus. —Arrangements are being made on the Tyne to introduce a class of vessels into the coal trade which if the experiment prove successful, mu t materially affect the fortunes of this branch of our mercantile marine. The present class of screw colliers carry from five to six hundred tons ; but Mr. Hugh Taylor, the chairman of th e L on d on Coal Exchange, and other gentlemen engaged in similar operations, hai e determined to build a fl?et of vessels to be employed in this trade, capable of doing more than double the duty performed by the moderately sized vessels now in use; and, from the standing of the parties, and their great experience in this trade, there is just reason for beli ev i ng that the movem en t i s i n t h e right direction. Messrs. Chas Mitchell and Co of Walker, are building th e fi rst o f t h ese vessels. She will be 250 feet long, 35 feet broad, and of corresponding depth, and will carry 1500 tons of cargo, and snfficient fuel for the voyage. The bottom of the ship will be made double, end will be constructed on the cellular tubular principle, the same as adopted in the Great Eastern steamship building at Millwall. The space between the double bottom will be made available for carrying water ballast on the return voyage, of which there will be 450 tons. Messrs. Mitchell and Co. are also building another class of iron screw colliers, to gp with cargoes above bridge n the Thames, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. :yen. 4 56 —freight, 12 ft. 4 in LIVERPOOL, 11'0 El WATER-MOM. 4 28 C'EcEMBEN. 19. Pec. 18, Saranak ..PhilVelph 4 Jenny Jones lqu'qu America New York Falcon .. •• .. ........ ...Ceara Cheshire . phers Sinn bee ..... • ....New Orleans ‘uchincruive .... ...... Newport May Queen .. .......... .Mobile Convivial Renner .. ... ...... . • Porto Ric , Prince of Orange • ...Loadon Yetna,see Charies,o. Elizabeth Conway Simoom . - Jew York William Rodger Cardiff Ellen Austin .. . New York Ad e li a A an .. Cardiff Jnseplins St. John, N.P. Mae Flower N Eventhus Shunt ork. Newfotridlandl tlugg.er •Cardiff A1etta........ .......... Leghorn Fortitude .. ........ Bridgewater Jove 11 Pepita Barcelona, Samuel .. . . ...Card•ff .. Cardiff .......... Rainbow R'ga Fl zab et h Cowa n , "• C ardiff .. .....C ar diff Vercinessne .. Hamburg Favourite% ..... Robin Hood ..Abzrdt-en George Harp er': . Circassian (s.S.). • .. CI ) de Sus anna ...... .... ......... .... • h SAILED. ...Neat Sea ...... ...... ........ .Lucia Milan (s.s ) ....T r i este CaAtries :.. .. .......... St. Luhia cia Selina • •..• Ceara Hindoo ............ Pern M. A. Follett.. .... ... I ..C a l cu tt a ) anabLco Dec. 18 , ENTdItED FOR LOADING. Storm..... .......... I%.l..o.n.t.er,Voidrie: Diuntless Jane .. • Rarhadors Henry Cook ...... .. New Orl p eans Leon Raymundo Car'iz, &c ieuthampton ......... New Yo r k Arracan .. Bullfinch Havanuah Mersey Sydney, N.S. W. Panama .. Hobart Towt. F.ageme ........ Callao Hannah lis on Leo Waverley........sl e lb ourne &to Dec. 17._ OUTPORTS. Queenstown, Dec. 16.—Arilved—Isabella. Davis. from Ibrail. Fa mouth, Dec. 16 —Arrived—Queen Victoria, Reed, from Alex andria. with boat stove—Marco Polo, Irving, from M laga—Oly.phi Estebe, f orn Havre to Gusdalope, with los. of two boats, bulwarks. s.ils &c.—Mary, Leadly, from Taganr g— Lady Dlona, Hail, Buenos Ayres—. nn M . Kinnon, from Glasgow at Trieste, with cargo shi:ted. Off—The Hastings, Robson, from Mauritius for London. Lt aterford, Dec. 15 -Arrived—Orpheus, Wilaans, from Liverpool. Hol head, Dec I 9,—Ar rived—Catherine, Roost., from Carnarvon for Dub!in, leaky—Jane and Mary, Jones. from Carnarvon for Dub lin, wi h mast head and rigging careied away—Puel a, Evans, from Liverpool for Santander—Fanny Bailey. from Liverpool for Leghorn —Orkney Lass, Pennington, from Liverpool for Bahia. Allet,ford, near Alineheau, Dec. la.—The larboard head-board of a veasel of some size, with Stad Antwerpen upon It, and nearly new, has been picked up cff this place. Queenstown, Dec. /s.—Arrived —The Senator, Scrular, from Greenock for Bombay, with loss of boats, mai.yard, and a man washed overboard. Belfast.—Arrived —The John Wray, hence for Santander, with loss of sails, spars, and bulwarks. G:im , •by, Dec. 16 —Sail-d—Surat, for Bahia, after repfdri.e. flor.l.—Arrived Beynon, Barrett, from Seville for Liver_ pod, with loss of buwarks, &c. MARITIME EXTRACTS. Liverpool, Dec. 17.—The Coronet for Venice has put back. Plymouth, Dec. 16. The Beticola, from Liverpool to Trieste, which put in here leaky, will go into harbour and drscharee part of her cargo. Pr on, Dec. 15.—The Louisiana, MiNerl. from Liverpool to Genoa, which went ashore near this place, Dec. 8, has been condemned. Waterford, Dec. 13.—A large mast and five balks cf timber have been washed ashore on this coast. Dunearvon, Dec. 13.—The Seabird, Kenny, from Halifax to Liver pool. which, Went ashore, Dec. 8, has been got off and does not appear itriur d. Tobermory, Dec 13.—The Commandeur Hoelfeldt, from Liverpool to Bergen, with salt, went down at her anchor, Dec. 9, near Coll. Crew saved. G ARM, Dec. 2.—A lighter, sai S to have a portion of the cargo of the Falcon, Johns, Ott want bound, on board, has been totally lost near the Norte Buoy, Selina. Several other lighters have been lost. Limerick, Dee. 17.--The Holyrood (s.), arrived here from Liver pool, after being ashore in the Shannon, and being lightened. Loss OF A VESSEL BY SPONTA2IEO/7S COMBUSTIOII.—The brig Mary Howell, tom Cardiff to Alexandria, with a cargo of coals, founiered at sea off the coast of Barbary, in lat. 37 20 lon. 4 55 E. She had experienced very sever.: weather far several days, in which from heavy straining sod lurching the brig sprung a leak. This increased so much from a continuance cf strong gales, that It was found to be utterly imeosslb , e to relieve her with the pumps. On the morning of the 2nd bat., the cr-w were rescued from their perilous poition by tho Sir Alexander, Capt. Hill, and they had scarcely left the Mary half an hour when she sunk, with an expl - sion, and throwing up a dense volume of smoke as she disappeared; from which circumstance there is no doubt the Coal had ignited, and tl:e internal heat had most likely opened the vessel, and increased the leak. The crew arrived at Malta on the 7th Inst. The American ship Julia Howard, Patterson, from Boston for New Orleans was wrecked on the 6th ult. on the Ginger Bread Shoal., off the Bahama Banks. She struck on the rocks at half past eight o'clock in the morning, going on with a be..vy sea, and wi:b the reaction cf the waves she fe I a-stern and sunk imme diately in !even fathoms water —one of the most singular cases on record; crew landed at Havannah. Tiro sohooner Swift, Handford, which sailed from Smyrna 21st ult., to load Valonea on the coast, is reported totall► lost in the Straits of Solo; master and crew saved. Fahnouth.—Arrived—The Araminta, from Liverpool, with loss of sails, bulwarks, and other damage, baud to Africa. Retort of the Robt. 11.nary.SPOKRN. Beaton, oista arrived here fro - n Dec. 15, 15, off Cork it bearing Nby W, nt 20 miles, spoke the Mary Ric~ards, from Greenock, out 2 days. Dec. 16, Dungarvon, bearing N. 15 miles, the China. feom Liverpoll, su,posed to r alti more. Dec. 17, passed the wreck of, a vessel, 8 miles west of Holyhead, stern and part of bulwarks above water. and very dangerous to the inward and outw.rd bound vessels, it being right in the track. Dec. 2, in lat. 44.6 N., lon. 32 W., slapped a tremendona sea, which stove the galley, smashed the bulwarks, and did other great damage. It becoming more moderate thought of running the sh p, when we again pooped another heavy. sea right over her stern, washing the mate cff the deck. the rest of the c cm narrowly esc4ping also being washed off but who was p ov daqialiy saved. We having suffered extreme hard.hip, not 1), ing able to cook anything for three or four days. Dec. 9, in lat. 50 20 N., lon. 20.45 W., eiip straining and labouring veryheavily w th an awful cross sea (sprung - at tillingSt).. shipped a heavy s e a , w hi c h gutted the cabin, tearing the cabin doers, line the cabin a ith water. and washing off the tarpauling off the after hatches, the ship being at times completely wider witer—ship all tight. R, port of tie Nottingham, Robinson, arrived here from Bombay— Aug. 23.. Rar en s cra i g, from London to Madras, In lat. Lon. out 94 days 19 2B 5..77.37 R. Sept. 23.. Emma, of Nantes Sept. 36..Japara, from Amerhast !shod to Rot terdam . Q 4.34 5..25.01 B. Oct. 4.. Brit n's Pride, from Troon to Monte Video ... • •.• • • • • 6.01 5..23.55 E. Nov. 25.. No. 640 (3rd distsnt pendant), from Bremen to New 0, leans 9 3.25 N., 35 44 W. Dec. 3.. Ju n o, o f Bristol, to Bermuda, out 32 days 35.23 N.. 3 3 .5 8 PoBEIGN PORTS. Maunder (s.s.), and Iris—both henca at Trieste. Anna, hence at Genoa. William and Mary sailed from Smyrna for Liverpool, Dee. 3. Fernandes sailed from Lisbon for St. Übes and Liverpool, Dec. 6. Indian Queen, hence at Venice. Allegro de Minho. hence a, Gibralar. Josephin- sailed from Bordeaux for Liverpool. Dec. 13. Lydia, Alt Henry, fence at Aden. Reviresco, Canning , and Anna Hegn, Karopman—both hence at Genoa. - Euphrates (as:, Bruce, from Trieste at Corfu and left for Alexandria. Rhone (s.s.), Viatkem, hence at Corfu and left for Patras. Damascus (s.s.), Bell; and Moscow (s.s.) —both hence at Con. stantinople. Thessalia (s.s.), frcm Constantinople at Smyrna. Nepanthe, Atkinson, hence at Constantinople, after being ashore in the Dardanelles and assisted off by a steamer. Radiant, and Minua—b3th sailed from Savanilla for London. Nov. 13. Wm. M'Gowan s 'Bed from Savanilla for Liverpool, Nov. 17. Index sailed from Smyrna for Liverpool, Dec. 6. Al Glenbervie, and Lilly Louisa—both from Australia a t C a llao. e ' r s ia tr . e c l. h e n s t r e a r g h a o n l z in a e , H a n , dC. Montgomery—allli dsto Paragua y , Lill e L a V*J a s, l King of David G. Fleming, from Antwerp; Rob Roy, from Sydney; Brans combe, and Bosworth, Loth from Valpara so ; and Achilles front Malta—all at Callao. aid sailed for Chinchas Tamerlane, from Chinchas at Callao, and sailed for England, Kingston, from Aliifoial at Chinchas. Tadrnore, from Landon ; Hoogli'y, from Australia; Catherine.and Enterprise, both from Valparaiso; Star, from Payta Wide -Awake from Rio; and Transit, fr,m ..:hinchas —all at Callao. Patr'ot King, Factory Girl, and D n Ricardo —ail hence, at Valparaiso. Hy irtspas, hence and Faik'and Wands at Valparaiso. • Wild Wave, from Cobija; and Helvetian, from Hamburg—both at Valparaiso. Parker, and Ilos—both hence at Demerara. Georg/ Metcalf sailed from Callao for France, Oct. 31 Jhelum sailed from Valparaiso for Iquique, Oct. 15, Mary Garland ailed from Valparaiso for Iquique, Oct. 25. Bangal - re sailed from Valparaiso for Caidera, Oct. 16. West Indian sailed fror Valparaiso for San Francisco. Oct. 16. Rover's Bride sailed from Valparaiso for Sydney. N,S.W„ Oct 16, Othella sailed from Valparai s o for Lota, Oct. 17. Black Prince sailed from Valparaiso for Valencia.. Oct, 17. • Salvadora sailed from Valparaiso for Conairabo. Oct. 28. Mary Woods sailed from Valparaiso for Callao, Oct. 30. S. &J. Hobart sailed from Jamaica for Liverpool, Nov 11. - Enterprise sailed from Demerara for Liverpoo', Nov. 24. Dayiesford, from Calcutta at Demerara . Pandora, Wale; and Placec ix - bath at Savannal. BIRTHS, of a On sthn e 14th inst., Mrs. Th omas E arl IligneV, Cresswell-street, o. On the lith inst., at Broad Green, the wife of George S. Miller. Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. On the lath inst., at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. W. M. Pal. loon, Carl Edwar,l Julius Peahul, of Stettin, to Elisabeth Jane, third daughter of the late Mr. Daniel Charnley, of this town. On the 16th ins - . at Ha'lin Church, Flint s hi re , J osep h, t hi rd son of Mr. Richard Manley, of Rossett, near Wrexham, to Hannah, third daughter of Mr. John Bella, of Helyganuchaf, near Mold. DEATHS. On the 14th inst., at the Cavendish Rotel, London, Charles Edward Walker, aged 32. late Captain in the 2nd Dragoon Guards. eldest son of Joseph Need Walker, Esq., of Calderatone near Liverpool. On the ]6th inst., Mrs. P:llen Cowan, London, relict of the late James Cowan, Esq, of Carrickfergus, Iceland. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, are only inserted when sent to our Office duly authenticated. The amount realised by the fire nsurance duty in the year ended March last was £1,280,441. THE CHESTER M IIRDER.—The condemned criminal Jack son will u n d ergo the extreme penalty of of the city gaol of Chester to-morrow the law in front (Saturday). Al though doggedl y sullen during his trial, b e very shortly afterwards sh owe d signs of penitence, and admitted the Justice cf his sentence, although be neither confessed nor denied the actual commission of the crime for which be is to die. Several of his relatives have visited him in prison, and be has paid marked attention to the minis. tralons of the prison chaplain. No petition for the corn• mutation of the sentence has been prepared, and from the enormity of the crime and the• tenour of the judge when p ass i ng sentence, there is little probability of any more being made to bring the case of Jackson before th e game ElecretarYg