The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-30 00:00:00

a N N . . • • ._ . _.--- not de ft the to the one of ineally For served• aother, ;wished ries by n d by rather luring 18 56 to the Cowl' go. It Dnour s with o As 3 field of 1 " 1/ ;uraill or his .antes , ►f )y Yr' lleses► 3 have (Wel to us , bility ; , more mu. 4 irface vbich L ladyf spec'' lee of e plat' bly cf Ao ort to Bacott under to tie, /lifer , ade ° )a pefr ter of f 11i.4 i~~ ing" , oaf 10' pith FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Thursday, Nov. 29. Count Flahault, who had been in England, has returned, and yesterday had an atidiente of the tulperori nis nomination as AnibaSSador to ugland has,been confirmed; although it was said .Piat there Were some little difficulties to be got over, owing to the circumstance of the uountess being a peeress, of England is her own The Eniperot .gone to Comp6igne, but he ketlirng td-thOrrow. It does not appear that the Impress will return qilito so siihn as Was eirc led, but iii rio case will her Majesty's return be delayed bey and the end of nest Week: It ,becomes luore and more dotibtftil Whether the Etiiperor Rill go - to — England to escort " Seine People sad - that hiiyaj i esty had expressed a desire of dissipating as much as 'lP ' s'‘ible . the -uncomfortable feelings with which the English people are likely to regard the ' forthcoming announcement of the intention of the Fretich Government to devote a very considerable gum to the increase of the navy under the new ministry ; and that it had been suggested thatih 110 way could this wish be better g'rati'fied than by another iisit of Eoiiiit - § to 'Windsor; but this is Uotliing more than surmise. The appointMent : of M. de Forcade (who, if I mistake not, is a nearyelative of the late Marshal bt. Arnaud) to the command of the treasury was very unexpected, and M. de Billault is to be one of the five ministers without a portfolio. M. de Forcade has not yet given any proofs of his qualifications as a financier ; but he is a man of great intelligence, very devoted to the Emperor, and, although comparatively young, being not' more than 42, quite capable of undertaking the responsible part assigned to huh: The choice Of /vf. Magne as it Minister without a portfolio is Plailied by the fact, now quite certain, thatjhe question of Ate budget and supplementary credits Will be submitted to bona fide discussions; for, M. Ragne, though not a speaker, is intimately acquainted with all financial questions,.is very quiet and moderate in his tone and manner, and has the power of explaining the most complicated Pieces of business with extreme ability and clear- Me 13iRauh will act as Minister of the Interior till the arrival of M. de rersigny. Although the . Plena of M. llausmann assert that he has not te6i set aside, nevertheless; the accession of M. 'le Persigny to the Cabinet may considerably Weaken his position, for it is well known that these two,personages have no particular affection for each other. As-to M. de Forcade's successor in the office of Director General of Customs, a na:ne is mentioned Which was scarcely expected to be seen made the obje c t of such a choice, great as are the merits of the individual who bears it, viz., that of M. Emile de Girardin. The intimate footing on which M. de Girardin is known to stand at the Palais Itoyal, and in the personal favour of Prince Napoleon, and the large share which he has taken ja directing the political tendencies of the ad vanced school of which the Prince is chief, diminish the probabilities of this rumour being correct; but the appointment in present circumstances is far from impossible, that is to say, providing M. Girardin does not refuse the offer. A recent article in the Constitutionnel, I was sorry to see, Father diminishes the expectation of some relief from its present fetters being accorded to the press. The Emperor is rather puzzled where to stow the unofficed members of his new Cabinet. lie Went, over all the apartments in the Louvre on Wednesday to ascertain what would be the most suitable place to assign to them as quarters. The Motel in the Place de Beaveau, in which the dnister for Algeria was located, and the offer of Which, as a residence, has been refused by the Princess Mathilde, is also spoken of, but looking to the enormous amount of public buildings at his command for such a purpose, his Majesty ought to have no difficulty in accommodating not five, but five hundred, if necessary. Apropos of the new appointments, I may remark, as regards M. de Persigny, that .he is regarded by everybody as the most ardent and most decided partisan of the English alliance, and as regards M. de Forcade and also M. Herbert, Who has been appointed one of the Councillors of state, both these gentlemen profess, on matters °f political economy, to hold opinions in entire conformity with the doctrines which have brought about the treaty of commerce between the two nations. M. de Jaucourt, the Secretary to the French Embassy in London, will be the chief secretary of M. Persigny as Minister of the Interior. The Constitutionnel announces the following new arrangements in the organisation of the French army. It is intended, says this journal, to form the 103 regiments of infantry of the lino into four battalions for each regiment, instead °£ .three battalions, as at present. It is unneces sary to say that this new formation, which was Previously adopted during the war, will not increase the actual effectives, since the six com- Panics of the 4th battalion will be formed with the sth and 6th companies of the three first. In a Word, instead of three battalions, composed eight companies each, there are to •be four, formed of six companies. Only, this state of things will be definite and permanent, instead of beipg provisional, as at the periods of the Crimean and Italian wars. Each infantry regiment will thus have three active battalions constantly 'disposable,. and the fourth' battalion Will henceforth, and permanently, be -a. depot battalion.. This battalion, which will 'bnpla,ced Under:the orders of a major of the corps, will have six "centre companies, and none .of the elite corn- Panies ; -the three other battalions will each have four centre companies and two elite companies. The recruits of the different classes who arrive annually at the corps will not, for the future, be forwarded to the staff for inspection, nor to any of the active battalions, but to the fourth batta lion, whose duty it will be to equip the ,men and 10 instruct them, until they are qualified to pass 10 the war battalions, which will thus have no non-effectives. The foregoing arrangements are to come at once into operation. The conductor of another French journal,=this time a provincial one,—the Progress de Lyons, has been condemned to a fine of 3001. and expenses, for having published in his paper of the 2nd and 3rd November, the following sentence :—" As for M. Turgot, it is asserted that he has in his pocket his nomination as Ambassador to the Government of Upper Italy." One does not perceive much libellous matter in this sentence, but a French Paper must either be silent altogether or say what is neither false nor offensive. The proprietors of the Opinion Nationale were much more severely dealt with, and have had to pay very heavy fines, for publishing a false sma startling piece of in telligence respecting Austria. The following act of atrocity is vouched for by one of Garibaldi's generals, Avezzana, as having occurred in the late compaign. -The General, in t letter which was published in the Italian papers, declares he has had occular demonstration of the circumstan3e. " A battery," he says, " all the defenders of which had been killed, with the ex eeption of three artillerymen, was taken by a squadron of Neapolitan Cavalry. One of these artillerymen was cut to pieces, the other was burnt alive, and the third, Lieut. Castagna, had been already bound to a tree, around which straw Was laid, and was about to undergo the same fate, When he was rescued from the hands of his savage Captors by a company of Genoese Chasseurs." If I mistake not General Avezzana was at one time in Liverpool, which has led me to re-pro duce his account of this horrible incident. Prices underwent some fluctuation at the Bourse yesterday ; but they closed at those of the preceding day. The Espero of Turin says it is believed that in a short time diplomatic relations will be resumed between Russia and Victor Emmanuel. GENEROUS CONDUCT.—The French brig La Loire, of Nantes, Captain Cordier, bound to Liverpool with a cargo of wheat and flour, sprung a leak in a gale of wind, and got her pumps choked with grain, on the Bth inst., and continued endeavouring in vain to reach a Port or to obtain assistance,with a flag of distress flying, Until about noon of the 12th, when in lat. 49.5 N., lon. 6.20 W. the steamer Danube, Captain Duchesne, of Rouen, from Marseilles, Gibraltar, and Lisbon for Havre, bore down to her assistance and took her in tow. It ble w so strong, and there was so much sea running, that they parted their hawsers twice during the night. The steamer, however, would not desert her distressed coun tryman, and brought him in safety to Penzance, with five feet of water in his hold, on the following day. The steamer was detained in Penzance a day to take in fresh Coal, and has since reached Havre in safety. Mr. Pearce, the French vice-consul here, placed himself in Communication with the several parties. The value of the brig and cargo is from £4,000 to £5,060, of which the cargo' (more than one half of the value) is E ng li s h Property, insured at Liverpool. LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) FRANCE. Tltl LEGISLATIVE AND MINISTERIAL 01 - lANGES: The Paris journals are .dismissing 1 4 ith increased interest the recent Constitutional concessions, and. the Liberal journals adrifit the siibstailtial bene fits they are calculated to confer Upon the country, and the moral effects they are adapted to pro duce; and this Moral influence they anticipate must, in spite of legiSlation; mate itself felt as regards the press: . It is rumoured that there is a likelihood that li,rince lie la Tour d'Aiiverge, the French Ambas wpr at Berlin, Will shortly replace M. Thou yenel as Minister for Foreign Alfairs. It is 'generally reported, iii ,I s affi that the Ethel* Napoleon, will, pay visit to England before the return of the Empress. The French troops are taking up their winter quarters in Syria. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Nov. 28, 3.40 p.m. The Bourse has been more active to 7 day, and funds have slightly improved. The final quotti tion of Rentes was 70 35, or 15c higher thati yes terday': ~•, . . _ . 11-1 B PRENCH ARMY. The Constitutionnel explains the nature of the change effected by giving to each of the 103 regiments of infantry of the line four battalions instead of three. The effective force of the army is not increased ; there is no addition to the num ber of companies in a regiment ; but instead of three battalions of eight companies each there will be four of six companies each. THE POLICY OF M. CAVOUR. The Nord contains the reply of the Sardinian Government to the Prussian dispatch, iu which the late policy of Sardinia was censured, although the importance of national unity and. independence *as acknowledged. Count Caiiour insists that the question of the Marches, of the Umbria, and of the Two. Sieilies is purely an Italian question, and in no way affects the rights of other powers. He quotes cases from history, in which other European states have assisted discontented populations, and adds that Europe ought not to lose sight of the fact that the government of King Victor Em manuel is in Italy the only conservative power capable of overcoming the really revolutionary spirit. SPAIN. A Madrid despatch states that the limits of ,the Ceuta territory have just been arranged in con formity with the treaty of peace with Morocco. AUSTRIA. The official announcement is made that Count Apponyi, Austrian Envoy Extraordinary at Lon don, has been appointed to assume the higher rank of Ambassador to the same Court. SARDINIA. TURIN, Nov. 29. The Monitore Toscano publishes a despatch announcing that about forty volunteers from the Duchy of Castro had invaded the town of Azapendente. They disarmed the pontifical gen darmes, and hoisted the arms of Savoy. The papal governor escaped, but nineteen gendarmes were made prisoners. GAETA. The last accounts from Naples state that Admiral Mundy was ill of the small-pox. SARDINIA AND BREMEN. BREMEN, Nov. 29. A convention was concluded between the Hanse Towns and Sardinia on the 20th September, for the extension of their mutual commercial rela tion. This convention had been ratified within the last few days. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 21. The documents connected with the French loan have been signed by the Porte, and go to Paris to-day. General doubt is still prevalent here as to the conclusion of the affair. The rate of Exchange is still rising. First-class paper is very scarce. THE WAR IN CHINA. LORD ELGIN'S DESPATCHES. (Encl9siire 3:) The Bulgarian community propose to secede to Roman Catholicism because the Porte has refused them a separate patriarchate. A heavy storm passed over the Black Sea last week. Many wrecks are reported. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 24. The collective note of the Ambassadors to the Porte, urging reforms, originated with Sir H. Bulwer ; it was well received. Ferhad Pasha, who was recently tried at the instance of Itiza Pasha, died suddenly ; it is sus pected that he was poisoned. The chief of the eunuchs has been degraded for violently assaulting another official of tnc palace. The news from the provinces is pacific. Ex changes are falling. THE WAR WITH CHINA. PARIS, Nov. 29 The Moniteur publishes General Montauban's report from the French headquarters in China. The General states that the prisoners of the allied army who were carried to Pekin were well treated. On the side of the French, besides some soldiers of the escort, Colonel Grandchamps, the Abbe Dulne, and M. Delantine, were made prisoners by tee Chinese. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 29, 11 15 p.m. The North Atlantic steam-ship Atlantic, Capt. Gray, from New York on the 17th, has arrived off the Needles. LOSS OF THE LORD CLYDE. The ship Lord Clyde which sailed from Cal cutta for London August 12th, took fire, and was abandoned fifty miles off Cape Receife. The Prince of. Wales has presented 800 dollars to the Victoria - Wesleyan College, for prizes. The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday : THE' CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MAIL. PLYMOVTH, Nov. 29, • the Dane, Captain Hoffman, with the above mail, arrived at midnight. Her dates are—Table Bay, Oct. 22 ; St. Helena, Oct. 30 ; and Ascension, Nov. a3ti She brings thirteen passengers, £2,000 in specie, and an average general cargo. Sir Geo. Grey would leave Cape Town shortly for Kaffraria, whence he would proceed to Natal. Admiral Keppel was still at Mauritius. Her Majesty's ship Forte left the Cape on the 22nd of September, with naval despatches for the Mauritius. Debentures for £150,000, to be called for in London,• are to be issued on the Ist of January next. Cape Colony and Natal were preparing for the representation-of the South African Colonies iu the forthcoming international exhibition in Lon don in 1862. The Bishop of Cape Town had convoked the synod for January next. , The labour market at the Cape was much de pressed. Emigrants were in want of employ ment, and wages were lower. Meat and bread were dearer. Trade was reviving. The Dane brings a petition from the wine farmers to the Queen, complaining of the new commercial tariff. The wine disease was making its appearance and fresh fears for the vintage were excited. Dutch weights and measures were to be illegal after the Ist of January next. The eastern province was loud in its demands for separation. A demonstration meeting had been held on the subject. Paymaster Seveke, late of the Boscawn, who was transferred, had been drowned while cross ing the bar of Zanzibar, with despatches for Dr. Livingston. The Wasp had gone to the Mauritius for repairs. The Lyra was cruising along the coast. The Sidon was in Simon's Bay. The Lord Clyde had taken fire, and was aban doned fifty miles off Cape Receife. THE BURNING OF THE CONNAUGHT. The inquiry was brought to a close yesterday. At the conclusion of the proceedings Capt. Harris inti mated that his report might possibly be transmitted to Mr. Trail in about a week, but it would probably be some time before the decision of the Board of Trade was made. As, however, the master and officers of the ship stood acquitted of all blame, no inconvenience could arise from the delay. THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. It is stated in the monetary articles this morning that the stock markets, were yesterday, supported by the expecta tion of a reduction in the rate of discount to-day, and also by the telegram, two days later from New York, of a partial recovery from the effects of the disunion panic. Baron Bunsen died at Bonn yesterday in his 70th year. A movement has commenced in the ranks of the volunteers of London for the purpose of inviting the 7th Regiment of New York National Guards to visit England next spring. The Chronicle says that an official in one of the insurance offices has been embezzling sums of money to the extent of about £12,000, and, like the Pullinger frauds, the operation has in some way been by means of a pass-book. The Chronicle also states that a house of some repute has b een fraudu l en tl y ' obtaining warrants on post dated chequ es . Th e par t y was a few years ago a clerk, but he set up f or himself, with a respecta ble person for a partner, w h o i s un co n n e c t e d with the rnal practices referred to. The Board of Trade returns for October show a great increase in the entries of foreign and colonial produce for consumption, and at 'the same time that we are importing foreign breadstuffs very largely, thus pointing to an adverse balance of trade. The September returns of trade showed an increase of more than £2,000,000, or 17 per cent. over the same month of 1859 ; but the O c t o ber return just issued sh ows an i ncrease o f only £514 ler3noBe or 4 per cent. ove r same mont h last year. The increase for the whole tee Inontlis is,4 per cent. over same period in 1859. The following are the latest communications which passed between the Chinese Imperial Corn-, missioner and Lord Elgin (Enclostire " Retefted dept: lgfid. "(Translation.] " The Prince Kung, Imperial Connuissioner, With full powers, &c., makes a communication. " ' rhai, Prinee of I, and MA, President of die board of War, not baVitig nianaged matters satisfac torily, His Majesty's deCree has been received depriiing them of their Imperial conintission: The PrinCe Kung having hdd the henmir to be hatred Commissioner with plenipotentiary powers, will at once despatch Hangki and San 7 wei-wati to have an intei-view for the discns siOn of the question of peace. Let his E]teellenCY the British Minister temporarily sdspend hOstilities; in drder to the establishment of friendlY relations. " 'A communication addreSsed to his ticellenCY the Earl of Elgin, &c. " llienfung, idth year, Bth moon, 7th daY Sept. 21), 186d.' "Translatbel by TuoNtAs WADE, a Chinese SeCtetaty." " i'a-li-ehaw, Sept. 22, 1860. " The undersigned, the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in China, has the honour to acknowledge the despatch of his Imperial Highness the Prince of Kung, Minister Plenipotentiary, &c., under date the 21st of September. "The Prince must be aware that on the 19th inst. the chief authority at Tungchow was called on by the allied Commanders-in-Chief, to intimate to the various officers and gentlemen, subjects of England and France, who had not yet returned, to repair without delay to the headquarters of the forces of their respective Govern ments. It Was farther irithitated, throttgli the same channel, that if any hindetanee were offered to the safe and speedy return of any of the persons missing, the consequences would be serious to the Imperial Govern ment. " The undersigned has the honour to enclose a written order to all subjects of her Majesty now at Pekin at once to comply with the enclosed requisition. "Ile has only to add that until they reeppear he shall not feel at liberty to call on the commanders-in-chief to suspend hostilities, or to recommence negotiations upon the subject of peace. " (Signed) "ELGIN and KINCARDINE." "His Excellency Prince Kung, Imperial Commissioner, &c." (Enclosure 4.) "Pa-li 7 chaw, Sept, 22, 1860. "I, the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador and High Commissioner in China, hereby require all the subjects of her Majesty that may be at present in , Pekin, to return forthwith,to the head quarters of the British army; and should any attempt be made on the part of the Chinese authorities to detain them, Tauthorise them, individually or collectively, to protest against this proceeding of those authorities, and to warn them of the consequences. " (Sigxed) " ELGIN and KINCARDINE." THE RIGHT HON. FREDERICK PEEL AT BURY. (BY BRIT/Slt AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. Last evening the Right Hon. F. Peel, M.P., auuressed his constituents in the Theatre at Bury. The building was tolerably well filled, the committee having issued 1,500 admission tickets. The chair was taken at half past seven o'clock by Mr. 0. 0. Walker, the chairman of Mr. Peel's election committee. The• Chairman having briefly introduced Mr. Peel, the right hon. gentleman, after the cheering had subsided, said he understood the object of the meeting was to afford him the opportunity of addressing his constitu ents on the late session of Parliament, and the course which he had thought it necessary to pursue, as their representative. He was ready to attend the meeting because he felt it to be the only opportunity he had of acknowledging their kindnesses to him. They had always left him a wide discretion to vote as he pleased on any question. Very many members of Parliament had addressed their constituents on the last session, and he thought their speeches ware generally unfavourable to the work that had been done. He saw no ground for the complaint which some people had made respect ing the length of the speeches that had been delivered in Parliament, except in as far as related to the Reform Bill. The statute book for the last session of Parliament was a bulkier volume than any that had preceded it, and that was a pretty good test of the quantity of work done. There was the promised reform bill ; that for the conso lidation of the law; and that for the consolidation of the bankruptcy law. It was a misfortune that they had not been passed this year, as they must again come before Parliament in a future session. , The first vote he gave during the late session was in favour of the French treaty. With regard to the wines of France he thought they would never displace the hold which beer had upon the people of this country. He did not hesitate to vote for it, because he thought it would enhance the com mercial intercourse between France and England, and would promote the industry of the people of both coun tries. (Bear, hear.) It was surprising how small had been the commercial intercourse between England and France hitherto; but the treaty would turn the thoughts of the warlike people of France to peace and commerce. It had been said it was a one-sided treaty ; but the fact was, that if free trade was what they had found it to be in England, France would not rest till she had snore of the advantages of a free commerce. Speaking of the financial measures of the past session, he said they obliterated the last traces and vestiges of protection. They did away with the differential duties in favour of colonial timber growers, colonial wine growers, English clockmakers, ribbonmakers, silk manufacturers, and many other branches of trade. These duties were the remains of a once powerful family, but they were not the less, at the present time, injurious on that account. He thought it to be his duty to vote for the customs duty on paper to be the same as it was to the English papermaker, for he saw no reason why the papermakers should not be put on the same footing as regarded protection as every other trade —(applause)—nor could he see why the price of paper in this country should be made dearer than it otherwise would be, through the medium of a tax which took more out of the pockets of the people than it put into the Exchequer. The financial measures of the late session were remarkable for the work of simplification of the customs tariff, which were commenced some twenty years err° under the auspi ces o f th e G overnmen t of which his 'father was the chief. At that period indirect taxation had been carried to its extreme limit, and then it was that the Government resolved to have recourse to direct taxation ; and the plan was then com menced which had been carried out ever since, to the complete relief of industry from the burden of that taxation, and no sooner was that course entered upon than the trade of the country revived. In 1840 the customs duties were levied upon 1,000 articles, but now they were onlylevied upon about twenty articles. (Hear.) He thought these changes rendered memorable the last session. He held that the House of Commons could not too jealously maintain its exclusive rights over the taxation of the country. (Hear, hear.) Through their representatives the people now taxed themselves, and with regard to the repeal of taxation he thought the House of Lords ought to be satisfied with a mere passive acquiescence.. The House of Lords, he believed, had been led to pursue the course they had on account of the majority respecting the repeal of the paper duties having dwindled down to what it did. He thought, at the same time, that the House of Commons had con sulted its own dignity i n recording the protest which it did against the cours e p ursued by the House of Lords. number pt g re e f yn o . s r a e u t i m o9 h nfo s e , nu b sc e te l si double session o v hou e fe d ba tsge s hr u t etebehaheetc olast oti. had haoBrneos3 seamen navy wav v mny e e ed r r net beennhvaaaand yell d v maa o (hfia t odr e rbidnett marines, sn y ee, Hodanreefy just d upon us mainly res u lt e d f rom our having to n en avy tai . le reconstruct our vessels of war in order to enable us to sustain our maritime superiority. The same thing to some extent might be said of the regular army, there having of late years been a complete revolution in the construction of firearms and ordnance. It was doubtful, however, after all, whether the volunteer movement had not been the means of winning from other nations that respect in which this country was now held. The failure of the Reform Bill was mainly attributable to the indifference of the country. It was a question surrounded with difficulties, but would not be allowed to sleep. Finality had long been given up. If they wished it, the laws of this country could no more c be stationary than the p ro g ress of the people. If they not have progress at the rate they could desire, at least they should have some progress. Progressive legislation was in favour at the present day, and he held until a demand would be mad e to them all o ff i n a it was wiser to remove them gradually, tha n to wiperemain day. The country felt alarm at the number s which the, late Reform Bill would have admi tted to th e franchise, but the more hands holding up the State the stronger it would be. He did not think the working cla sses wanted more than a fair share of political power— (hear),—or more than would enable them to act in harmony with the other classes for the commonweal. (Applause.) What had been the sympathies all well England with regard to the question of Italy The knew. of a malgamation of the Italian States had been the act of a great man. (Cheers.) The one o pinion had been that England ought not to interfere with the quarrels of the Italians ; passive herself, he should also insist that other nations should be the same. Th a t was the prin ciple of non-intervention, enunciated and laid down the very first night of the session, and declaredh er ed to since, and which they could only wish that it had repeatedly through the course of it, and steadily a d been observed in former times, as it was likely to be in the future. (Applause.) The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to justify his having taken office in the present administra tion, and afterw ar ds resumed his seat amid loud applause.ln reply t o severa l ques tions, the right hon. gentleman of ar stated that on th e q uestion of the ballot, when before the House, he vo t e d aga i ns t it ; that he was in favour legislative inte r f erence w ith the hours of labour, so f as it regarded women and children ; that he was opposed to the flogging of soldiers for trivial offences; and that he w as i n f avour o f so ldi er s, as he was of all other men, rising by merit in the trade or profession they had chosen. Wi t h regar d to th e permissive bill, he had not sufficiently well made himself acquainted with its effects to say whether, if it came before Par liament, he would support it. A vote of confidence in the right hon. gentleman having been passed, the proceedings terminated. On Wednesday last an inquest was held in Birken head upon the body of a child who died by falling upon a nail in the floor of her mother's house. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. A YOUNG LADY APPOINTED KEEPER OF A LIGHT HOUSE.—Miss Jane C. Martin has been appointed keeper of the Marblehead light. Miss Martin is a daughter of the late Captain Ambrose Martin, who kept the faker's Island (Salem) light fora quarter of a cen tury, and, as assistant to her father, gained a thorough experience in light-keeping.—Boston Courier. THE DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1860. LIVERPOOL SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF FOREIGNERS IN. DISTRESS. in t ntie:Vng." of the Friends of Foreigne rs Distresi Wad IYeld yesterday a t , th e; Phil a ileFpltia Citarri 7 . hers, Hackiti's fte7. 11 Worship tbe,Mayor, (S. R. . Graves, ,Esq.,) presided, and there was„ .yli,Vgrge Attendance of friends and supporters of toe O mthilution. Amongst the many gentlemen present we obs"rved Mcssrs. James Samuelson, F. Prange, F. Rawlinson, F. Stolerfoltt, G. A. Mullens, F. L. Hausburg, Rev. S. A. Steintlial, Dr. Ihne, li. Langenbach, . 11. Stoltcr- Hit; &e. His Wohstiff opened the proceedings with the fol 'miring speech i • Gentietheil,-4tidst the many duties *hich debolfe itpoti tile thief Magistrate of a groat community like otirs, there aft thine Mere pressitig of More onerous than, On the one hand, telieiing directly the Matty cases 11f *oe Arid puberty Which ate conti nually right sip; and, on the ether hand, encouraging; by eyed , Means in his pester; institutions Which the public recognise and adopt, as the institutions through Which they wish their charity to flow to the public. (Hear, heat.) The difficulties which encompa ss us are ,notmuch smuch in listening to and f es pe n di ng to the Many cases of distress Which dome before me as hi discriminating bet Ween the deserving arid struggling • applicant, and the Worthless and utter impostor. (Hear, hear, and applause.) . We all hate eiperiencea the starm glow of satiStactieri Which accompanies our co'n tribtitions when we knoW And feel assdred that the object of our benevolence is deserting arid N.i/Ottl4 ; ive also knevi acid feel the cold and indifferent feeling with which our contributions are accompanied, when we have doubts and suspicions as to those contributions being really deserved. (Hear, and cheers.) I find that the society over which I have now the honour to preside during my year of office not only meets oue of these cases, but that it meets both,—for not only it undertakes to distribute that charity which the public has confided to their trust, but it also undertakes to search out and investigate every case which comes before it, and to see that the funds of the public are faithfully, properly, and rightfully distributed. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I have myself experienced the value of this society within the last few days. I received some short time since a letter which was couched in terms that made me believe the case of distress mentioned by the writer spas a most deplorable one. I sent that letter to the secretary of this institution, with a request that he would be good enough to have an investigation made into the circumstances, in order that I might know whether the statement which was set forth in the letter was a correct one. The secretary made out the appli cant, and it was true that the writer was in a most deplorable state, but it was made deplorable through his own drunken habits. (Hear, and laughter.) And so far from him being a worthy and a deserving object to be the recipient of public or private charity, it transpired that he was obtaining money under false pretences, and is at the present moment Suffering a month's incarcera tion in the House of Correction, or bridcwell of this town. (Hear, hear.) We, all or any of us, don't wish to see distress in one's own country,—surrounded by one's own friends distress is hard t ) bear, and I sincet hope it never will be our lot; but when that 'distress comes in the garb of a stranger, where there is no com munity of national feeling, no community of language, no sympathy of kind and warm-hearted friends, then, I think, when poverty assumes that lowly garb, it has a most urgent claim upon those who are able to relieve it under such circumstances. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) Ido not think that such an institution as this whose meeting we are now holding, should be left to those whom we may class as foreigners in this town, but whom I would and should call adopted citizens. (Loud applause.) Pecans; if we look to the value of those gentlemen who reside here, assisting in building up the great commercial fabric of this port, and if we look to the 'lists of charities, we shall find their names, as often and as freely as our own names, recorded on those lists; (hear, hear,) and, therefore, I say that this is a society that particu larly claims not only the assistance of the adopted citizens of Liverpoll, but also the aid of her own native sons. (Enthusiastic cheers.) I regret that I cannot congratulate the society upon the state of its funds, but I can sincerely and cordially congratulate the committee of the institution upon the amount of good which they have done within the past year. I believe from what I can . see of the working of the society, that it only needs greater pecuniary aid and more funds, to extend very materially its sphere of usefulness ; and I do hope that the public will respond more freely than it has done, and that when your next annual meeting takes place, the chairman of that meeting may have the pleasure and privilege of congratulating the committee Of the society upon the more prosperous state of their funds. (Loud cheer:.) Gentlemen, I shall not detain you much longer with any further remarks of mine, but shall now ask one of the officers of the society to be good enough to read and submit the report of the proceedings for the past year. (Hear, hear, and continued cheering.) The Secretary then read the subjoined report. . . The Society of Friends of Foreigners in .Distress has just accomplished the ninth year of its existence, and during that' period it has continued to receive at the hands of the public that support to which it is entitled, and which it has everbeen the earnest desire of the committee to deserve. The subscrip tions received have exceeded by £2B 9s. those of any previous year, amounting to no less than £434 2s. It is true there is a heavy decrease in the donations as compared with the last last year, but it must be remembered that 1859 was an excep tional one on account of. the festival dinner, which took place at the Adeiphi Hotel, on the 7th December, 18:58, and from which resulted a large addition to our income. Before noticing the principal Matures' of the past year, the eu:smittee are anxious to pay a grateful tribute to the memory of an old and Much regretted subscriber, the late Daniel Willink, Esq., whose executors have transmitted to them his munificent legacy of £lOO. They likewiFe wish thank fu ly to acknowledge the liberality of the Royal Hanoverian Government. which has consented to become a regular sub scriber to .this institution through its consul at this port, Henry Plaw, Esq. Thanks to the large balance on hand at the beginning of the year, the Treasurer has been enabled to invest £242 17s. 6d. more in railway stock, thus raising our reserved fund to about £340. In a previous report allusion was made to the sums privately contributed by members of the committee and subscribers to cases where the sub-ccmmittee did not feel justified ( for rea sons of economy) in exceeding a certain amount. These sums are to be taken into account in order to form a correct - idea of the extent of relief afforded through the instrumentality of the socie•y. It may be stated, therefore, that extra donations, to the extent of over £6O, were distributed by the secretary with out passing through the bo iks, being principally additions to allowances made to pensioners. The aggregate number of applications has been 801, being twelve more than last year. Of these 738 were granted and 63 refused. The total amount spent in relief (including £30. 15 5. as loan) has been £369 16s. Ild. against £345 19s. 9d, in 1859, which gives an average expense of 10s. per case—a rather high figure as compared with our previous reports. The amount granted in the shape of Mane, now an excep tional mode of relief with us, is again somewhat considerable, some comparatively large sums having been advanced to -Parties many years established in Liverpool, and whose reSpre-• tability, on the one hand, and state of want on the other; had been carefully ascertained by the officers of the society. Although the number of foreign emigrants passing through this town on their way out has steadily diminished of late, still this class of applicants has been a source of increased ex- Pense to us, as our society was called upon to assist :Several families in cases of extreme destitution. Of returned end grants the number has been very nearly the same as, in 1859, and we have had only two craves of shipwreck. A German widow, nearly blind, with one child depending on her, ha& been added to our list of pensioners, making four in all, namely, three Germans and one Frenchman. One of the most gratifying features of the whole year is the extraor dinary decrease in the number of ill-treated foreign sailors on shrob'Pard, only three cases having come to the knowledge of the society during the last twelve m !nths. In one df them; the Liverpool magistrates inflicted a fine of £lO upon the offender, and directed that one-half of it should be handed over to the society for the benefit of the victim, a Bohemian, who was subsequently sent home. Owing to the :constant recurrence of impositions practised upon charitably disposed persons by foreign mendicants pre tending to be in distress, the committee were compelled to issue the following special circular on the sth of. September. last : The committee have ascertained that frequent appli cations have of la'e been made to benevo'ent individuals by f , reigners apparently in distress, but who, in the majority of instances, provel to be impostors and professional beggars. The committee, therefore. reiterate theirrequest that relief may not be granted to such applicants without first ascertain sing that their cases have been mvestigated by their secretary, Hartmann, who attends daily at eleven o'clock, at their roems. ,, They take this opportunity of again impressing upon the subscribers and the public at large the absointe-neeessity— of referring all such applications to the officers of the society. if they wish to assist in putting down the deeply-rooted evil of professional mendicity. ~I , Vhile on this subject the committee would mention that soelety has hoen instrumental in preventing losses to mer• eantile firms abroad, who had made inquiries from them, by exposing the real character of associations of foreign swindlers established in this country, and whose fraudulent attempts to obtain consignments of goods from the continent have been alluded to on several occasions lately by the English press. The committee cannot conclude the report of their rear's labours without expressing a sincere hope that their benevo lent friends will continue to enable them under Providence to Prosecute the good work they have in hand. His Weilt§iilP then called upon the treasurer to read his statement as to the financial condition of the Associ ation. The report gave a somewhat cheering account of the operations of the society, and during the past year the donations and subscriptions to the funds were given on a larger and more liberal scale than during any previous year of the existence of the society. After Paying off disbursements to a considerable amount, the treasurer has at the present time remaining in hands a balance of £93 18s. 2d. Notwithstanding this apparent prosperous state of the funds, the treasurer stated that they were far from being over abundant, and be hoped the generosity of their friends would not be withheld, as the requirements of the society absolutely demanded increased funds. Mr. F. PBANGE moved the first resolution, "That the report just read, as also the abstract submitted by the treasurer, be received and adopted, and that the report be printed and circulated." The resolution was seconded by H. Stolterfoht, jun. • Mr. SAMUELSON proposed a resolution to the effect that Mr. F. 'Prange be requested to act as Vice-presi dent, Mr. J. A. •Bencke as treasurer, and Mr. C. Pictet as honorary secretary for the ensuing year; and that a number of gentlemen (whom he named; including Mr. • Bahr), be appointed a committee. • Mr. P. L. llntsnußG proposed a vote of thanks to MeSsrs. Prange, Beucke, and Pictet for their services during the past year, which was seconded by the Rev. S. A. Steinthal. Dr. Iline proposed and Mr. 11. Langenbach seconded a vote of thanks to the gentlemen who served on the - committee and the officers of the institution, more, especially Mr. Julius Hartmann, the assistant secretary. Mr. Stolterfoht proposed and Mr. Rawlins seconded, a cordial vote of thanks to the Mayor for his kindness in taking the chair on that occasion, which was carried with acclamation. It was announced that his worship had given a very munificent donation to the funds of the society. His 'Worship acknowledged the compliment as follows —Gentlemen, I receive your thanks as a proof of the kind feeling which is always entertained in this town for whatever gentleman may for the time beinn• r , hold the office of chief magistrate • and it is most gratifying to me to find that whatever little services I may have rendered have been appreciated by you, and that they are thus so handsomely recognised by those with whom I may come in contact. (Hear, hear, and applause.) In coming here to-day, in supporting your society, I was influenced 'to some extent by a national feeling, ,because I believe that the best mode of providing for the wants of British subjects in foreign countries is to provide for the wants of foreign subjects in our own country. (Hear, hear , a nd applause.) I thank you most kindly. The proceedings then closed. .A MAN Rug, ‘OVER. —Yesterday • afternoon John Woodford, residing in Milton-street, was knocked down hy a gig, near the Georges Dock. He was found to be in great pain, and was removed to the Northern Hospital. CHESHIRE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. — A general meeting of the members of this corps was held last night, in the Sehool-room, Argyle-street. The meeting was called for the purpose of making the preliminary arrangem e fit s of the corps. Mr. 11. Ifornblower presided. Th e pro posed,dress consists of scarlet tunic, dark•grey t rowser s with red stripe, a busby, belts, knee - cap , &c., at a cost of three guineas. This dress was exhibited by Mr. David Walker. A committee was appointed to draw up rifles for the &deice of the corps. PASTOR CIIINIQUY IN LIVERPOOL, Last evening, in the llall of the Collegiate, Pastor Chiniquy, "the American Luther," related the ifery of his labours in Illinois and amongst the French Canadians. The chair was occupied by Mr. Percy M. Dove, who introduced the pastor to the audience in a brief sketch of the movement—the revival movement—in the great quartets of the globe. Father Chiniquy, who is in the prinie of life, .and speaks with a French accent, yet perfectly intelligibly,, briefly sketched his otrn history. Born in the Itoman Mirth in Canadd; editcated for the priesthood, and ordained jut 184 he had °hiring his best years Hired a consistent, sincere, and tntinisiastic Catholic, and it would, he said, not beconie him now to speak one word agairist his brethren Of the toman Church, Whom,,. heweVer, he pitied, and *mild if possible convert them in the spirit of, arid With the bible which the Romari Ca tilt:ale priests eondeinned by, refusing , its use to the people in their Vernacular tongue. lie reeited some very stirring and extraordinary personal incidents bearing upon his conversion to the Protestant faith ; the . antagonism of the bishop of his diocese, the trials lid endured, the darigers he had eiPerieticed, big riariOw escape from the revengeful arid bloodthirstY hands of the quebeC Roniariist pdpiildee; Arid the Unasked and munificent did *Mil lie litid 'reeeiVed front the British people through the COlonidl Missionary Society. Seven congregations had left the Church of Rome around him, numbering more than 6,d00 souls. That Was not the work of man ; but of God. He had been invited by' more than 100 ,places iii the United States, and more than 100,000 French Canadians had been willing to be excommunicated in order to hear him preach. Now, the work was too large to be covered by the present agency. There were 20 colleges , and academies in which to train priests for Rome, but not yet a college worthy of the name in which to provide ministers'of the gospel - for the 1,500,000 persons speaking the French language in America. He appealed to the British p eo p e to assist him with the means to raise such a college for thirty or forty young men ready to enter in, and become soldiers of the truth. Himself and others had fought the battle for years, and lost everything. His bad had been taken from under him, and sold in the market place of Kentucky, so that he had to lie upon the floor ; his library was seized by the sheriff, and he had to part with his only table—in fact, everything but his dear Bible, and in that he found his Saviour promising that if he sacrificed anything for His sake, He would restore it a hundredfold in this life, and eternal life in heaven. If help *as afforded him to accomplish his object, he believed the God of the gospel would bless the givers. The rev. pastor was frequently applauded, and a vote of thanks was passed to him at the close. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. At the weekly meeting of this committee, yesterday, Mr. Alderman Dover presided; the other members pre sent were Messrs. Siddeley, Sheil, Crellin, Beckwith, Haydock, Crosthwaite, Bowring, Nickson, Steel, Ridley, Job, and Barton. The minutes of the last meeting, and of tie meetings of the sub-committees having been read, The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and In spector of Nuisances, reported various particulars of the operations in their several departments during the week, from which it appeared that 108 nuisances complained of by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them; 1216 houses in the unhealthiest dis tricts, containing 3728 apartments, and 596 cellars, had been put under examination, with the view of improving their sanitary condition. MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT. The medical officer (Dr. Duncan) reported that in the week ending Saturday, the deaths registered in Liverpool were 193 against an average of 226 in the sa me wee k o f the preceding ten years, showing, after correction for increase of population, a difference of 59 in favour of last week. The deaths in the parish of Liverpool were 130, and in the out townships 63. Diseases of the zymotic class were fatal to 24 children and 4 adults, in all 28 ; being fewer than in any week of the previous five months, and 44 less than the average. Of these 4, died from typhds, 3 from diarrhcea, 3 erysipelas, 3 diphtheria, 2 scarlatina, 2 croup, 1 hooping. cough, 9 measles ; of the 9 deaths from measles 7 occurred in the Liverpool work house. From diseases of the lungs, with consumption, the deaths were 82, being 10 more than in the previous week. One death was registered from gout ; and an infant, six months old, died from the effects of vaccina tion. The mean temperature, which in the beginning of the week was 51 degrees below the average, gradually increased till Thursday, when it was 21 degrees above it, and afterwards fell to the point from which it originally rose. The rainfall amounted to 43-100ths of an inch. A letter was read from the Audit Committee, respect ing the number 'of banking accounts kept open by the Health, Water, and Improvement Committees. The letter was referred to the General Purposes Committee. APPOINTMENT OF A PUBLIC ANALYST. The CHAIRMAN said that an important subject—the adoption of the Act for the appointment of a Public Analyst—which was referred to the General Purposes Committee, bad been referred back to the Health Com mittee. The committee to whom the subject was referred no doubt hesitated before taking action upon it. Mr. BOWRING thought that the only way to arrange the matter was to refer it to a Special Committee, which committee was to report to the General Committee. Mr. BECK WITH seconded the motion. The following gentlemen were then appointed to serve upon the committee, Messrs. Nickson, Barton, Ridley, Steel, Bowring, and Beckwith. SHAW'S BROW, , Mr. BOWILING moved that the name of Shaw's Brow be changed to Wm. Brown-street. This was the least tribute of respect that the committee could pay to one who had done so much for the town. Mr. HAYDOCX seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN suggested that the subject be post poned for a week, to ascertain whether there was any objection. This was agreed to, and the public business terminated. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. RAFFLES.I STEALING A MEDAL.. John Brew, late a bell-ringer at Christ's Church, was brought up on remand, charged by Mr. Wm. Caldwell, the clerk of the church, with having stolen a medal value 10s. The facts of this case appeared a few days ago. The prisoner was employed out of charity, and the gratitude he exhibited was stealing a quantity of property and amongst other things the medal. The case being clearly proved, the prisoner was sent for trial. - • AN ILLICIT DISTILLERY AT EDGE-HILL. Thomas Bobbie alias Johnston, of 88, Chatsworth street, Edge-hill, was charged for keeping an illicit dis tillery. Mr. Tyndall appeared for the Inland Revenue ' • and Mr. Deighton instructed by Mr. Anderson for the defence. Mr. Tyndall said the information was laid under the 23rd and 24th Victoria, chap. 48, sec. 114, and contained two counts, one for a penalty of £2OO for being the tenant of the house, and another for a like sum of £2OO for the still being found there. He said the defendant took the house No. 88 from Mr. Brown ' house agent, Edge-hill, in the name of Thos. Thomps on , and he subsequently took No. 86 in the name of Thos. Wignall, and it would be proved that when the officers made the seizure, some children of the defendant claimed some blinds that were there as belonging to them.' Th e defendant took the house No. 88 as he stated for the purpose of carrying on the wholesale confectionary business. He then called the following witnesses t o sustain the use. Thomas Middleton, supervisor or excise, said : 1 went to 86, Charlotte-street, with a .- /- search warrant on the 24th October. Went to No. 88 first, and saw several children there—(laughter : —and some one sotto voce—that's a clear case of distillery, Laughter.) The witness went on to • say, I saw a girl about 16, and asked her who live d there ? Mr. Deigh ton objected to this evidence. The witness went on to say-L6ot'into No. 86 and found a still in the cellar ; it would hold 47 gallons, and was,set up with brick work, and appeared to be recently used. There were three hogsheads, casks with. wash made from treacle, and in the back cellar there were casks -of wash in variou s stages of fermentation. He described some instru ments for trying the gravity of wash, spirits, &c., and other things connected with distillation. To Mr. Deighton : Never saw Bobbie there. Mr. French, an officer of excise, was examined, and said he was at the seizure made of the distilling materials. Mr. Cameron, the collector of excise, .said he knew the defendant who had grey hair and a lame leg—(laughter) —and met him in Church-street, by accident, on the 24th October, and told him we had paid him a visit that day, when he replied, "Yes, but you got nothing? , Charles Frost, a lad from Mr. Brown's estate office, Edge-hill, proved that Mr. Thompson lived at 88, Chatsworth-street—(laughter)—and that he paid rent for the house No. 86. (More laughter.) Mr. Thomt,.. son's sons paid rent for the house. Mr. Deighton wished to know what that had to do with the defendant? He really never heard such evidence in his life. m i .. -Brown,- house agent, was examined as to the letting o f the houses to a man named Thompson, the supposed defendant. Mr. Hardon, from Messrs. MeFie's, proved that a man named John Thomp son, who was bald ' an d had light hair, used to purchase treacle there—(lau g h _ ter—and gave his address Chatsworth-street, Edge-hill. Several other witnesses were examined with the view of identifying Thompson as the defendant. Mr. Deighton submitted that there was no case made out against his dicta. Mr. Tyndall said he omitted to call one witness. Mr. Deighton objected, as the case had closed. Mr.--Raffles said- he would hear the evidence, but would take a note of the objection. A man named W. C. Kitchen was then called, but his evidence wa s not material, as he knew nothing about it, just likethe other witnesses. Mr. Tyndall then - endeavoured to convict the defendant by putting in some documents as his handwriting. Mr. Deighton again submitted that there was no case made out ag ainst the defendant, but hisworship was of opinion that the case was proved, and fined' the defendant in a mitigated penalty of £lOO. Mr. Deighton gave. notice of appeal in the case. [lt appeared that the defendant had been previously con victed of a similar offence.] THE CASE ABOUT THE BILL Of EXCrIANGE. II J. Willett was brought up on remand, charged with froml haying obtained a bill of ex chan g e for £25 odd B. Imhoff. Mr. Cobb appeared for the prosecu tionand Mr. Bluck for the prisoner. In addition to the details published in out paper of yesterday, Mr. Cobb said there was another charge of obtaining a bill for £23 from William the same prosecutor. He called Mr. Bettison, of the firm of Griffiths and Bettison, who said.--The risoner gave the bill to my partner to get discounted. We refused ; but in consequence of his pressing him •30s. on account us ' money, I gave and owing us it except he count of the bill. I would not give said distinctly he had the bill to us. He Held the bill against lad given value for it in marble. until I saw what the his account, but did not enter it the bill was the pr se result would be. Mr. Cobb said bill to get money property of the acceptor, as he gave the prisoner was to have a He asked the prosecutor if the replied not a penny. 1 7 portion of the money, and he the bill belonged to the ir. Raffles said he doubted that certainly, but the difficul ty acceptor. There was a fraud was how to reach it. He thought there was a f a l se pretence-in passing the bill to Messrs. Griffiths, and saying_ for value in marblit was a bone fide transaction Mr. Blucksaid Griffiths his client would pay the '3os. to Messrs. Griffith s , ner had got other bills, and Mr. Cobb said the priso was clearly attempting to swindle.. Mr. Raffles said e the sziid prisoner had better not try such a game here. sufficient, and discharged the not think the evidence prisoner. A Berlin leder says there is more and nthe proba . bility every day of seeing the annexation effected by Piedmont recognised by Prussia.. THE DOCK BOARD. The usual weekly meeting' of this hoard was held yestOth,,si at the: Nek-offiees. Mr. Charles Turner presided satin the rifiiooripmh%-ts Resent wew—Messrs. Inman; Potts{; ifkl44'; Stfiith, Broctitle banki-Larigton, itabback, ;41:1 - 11 1 , , .Qtrbyshire, !Tobin, Forwood, Farn worth, and Rottfiiti4slifte: The proc&(,l:.g, thr.e 9 mmittee cot,' w:)l,li s clAntirrEE. prised reCom mendation to lay tempt7:2s ruilvpn the south quay of + tho a - e Great Float, west of Duke-acv btitige, for the use of the coal trade ; and that the water pipes It the Dock Cottages, Birkenhead, be relaid by Mr. Getley, afiditnitt in good order for. twelve months, for the sum of £132. A report having been submitted from th e eng i neer i n reference to the new graving docks which it is proposed to construct at Birkenhead, it had been resolved that suggestions as to the most convenient mode of completing the side Walls be obtained from the Master Shipwrights' Association,—:the plans being for inspection .for that purpose at the Docit , yard.—A deputation from the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Hallway Com pany, consisting of Mr. Shand, Mi . Lees, with the Manager; Mr; Edward Watkin, having attended the committee on the subject of . the company's traffic, had been informed that the subject would be taken into' consideration upon the return of the engineer. Mr. Brockleliank haling moved the Cortfirniation of the prodeedings, Mr. Bovi.r said there was a plan in tise in the American Graving Docks of haVin..side cradles, which were moveable, and they obiriate% the necessity for blocks on which our ships rest in.Grafing tiocks. The plan, he was infornied, was superior to our min, hedatise the operation of a ship resting upon her keel . Was to , force up the garboard streak. He bad been told by several persons that the American plan would be a very great, improvement; and he hoped that some plan of the. sort would have the consideration of the Works Committee. They might as well make them as they ought to be as they were throwing their money away. As to the railway company he would have the committee see if they could not make an arrangement aS to the land at Birkenhead and the Garston project which that line were patronising, so as to get them to fix their minimum rate of carriage from Manchester to Liverpool. (Hear.) He thought the thing could be done : at all events it ought to be tried; and it would then release us from the mischievous effects of the combination against us from which we are Suffering. He bad heard that a rough cargo from Ireland to some part of Yorkshire had been actually delivered through another port for 3s. per ton less than it could have been carried by rail if it had come to Liverpool. If they could relieve themselves of such an incubus they ought to do it. The proceedings were then confirmed. THE WAREHOUSE COMMITTEE. • The proceedings of this committee having been read, Mr. Hubback moved their confirmation, when .some conversation took place in reference to an order which had been given that all vessels in the Wapping Dock should be berthed with their bows to the northward. A report from Mr. Ayer, the master of the dock, was read upon the subject. He stated that by the regula tion nine ships out of ten would have to be discharged by manual labour, thereby rendering the last three hydraulic cranes useless, and making the cost ,100 per cent, more than it would otherwise be. After a few remarks from Mr. Boult and Mr. Arnold, from which it appeared that the order had been too literally construed, the Chairman observed that the matter could easily be arranged by a meeting of the Works Committee and the Docks and Quays Committee. The proceedings were then confirmed. THE MARINE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee comprised a recommendation to erect a fog bell on the George's landing-stage, at a cost of £7O ; to grant a retiring allowance of 10s. per week to James Adams, the keeper of the Puffin Island telegraph station, with permission to reside in the house free, on condition of keeping it in repair ; and to connect the submarine cable now laid across the mouth of the river, from New Brighton to Bootle Bay, with the land wires at each side, at an estimated cost of £230. Mr. MoNDEL, in moving the confirmation of the pto ceedlngs, thought the satisfactory testing of the cable, after it had been laid for fifty days across the Mersey, justified the committee in recommending its alliance with the land wires, so that when completed they should have direct . telegraphic communication between Liver pool and Holyhead. In answer to a question by Mr. Brocklebank, Mr. Mondel further stated, that previous retiring allowances to the keepers of the old telegraph stations had been Bs. a-week ; but as this man was completely isolated, and could get no other employment, they thought they were justified in giving Milt, the extra 2s. The proceedings were then confirmed. THE PILOTAGE COMMITTEE, We gathered from the minutes of this committee that in consequence of a notice from the Marine Surveyor pilots bad been instructed to avoid anchoring vessels in the vicinity of the telegraph cable.' The proceedings were confirmed. THE DOCKS AND QUAYS COMMITTEE: The proceedings of this committee comprised a reconi mendation to brick up the west bay of the shed at the Clarence Dock used by the steamer Trouba&mr, to repave and fix a slide to the shed on the south-east quay of the' Clarence Half-tide Dock, and to .dress off the walls at the entrance to the . Clarence Half-tide Dock. it was also recommended that the Customs should be charged rent at the rate of £6O per annum for the portion which they occupy of the Huskisson Deck depot. The proceedings were confirmed. THE MAF-TEIC PORTERAQE COMMITTEE Mr. AILNOLD, in moving the confirmation of the pro ceedings of this committee, said it had come to their knowledge that bribery and treating had to some extent been used in connection with the weighing materials. Abuses were sure to arise if some parties gave and others did not. The committee had resolved that in all cases where bribery or treating was proved against their servants, the charge should be followed by instant dis missal ; but in such cases it was considered that the party offering the bribe was the more guilty of the two ; and they had determined that if a master-porter, through himself or servants, should be detected offering a bribe, his license should be withdrawn. Mr. TOBIN asked the solicitor whether the law whiCh was applicable to police-officers, and which rendered them liable to a criminal prosecution for accepting a bribe, would not apply also to their own officers. He believed that if such a prosecution were instituted, it would have the best possible .effect. -Mr. NORTH was not able to give a definite. answer at once ; but stated that he would consult .the law upon the subject. COMMUNICATIONS. A letter was read from Mrs. Ashton, widOw of the late Mr. John Ashton, master of the Collingwood Dock, setting forth .her destitute condition, and appealing to the board for assistance.—lt was referred to the Works Committee. . • ' The, following letter was then read from Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co.:— • TO TILE CHAIRMAN Or TILE MERSEY DOORS AND HARBOUR BOARD, LIVERPOOL Stn,—We beg to hand you an extract of Messrs. A. Gibbs and sims' letter, which shows how much the presentindemnity required at Birkenhead interferes with the guano trade. Without this we . should long since have been able to fill the shed. Trusting that it will be withdrawn on the 3rd proximo,' We are, sirs, yours, &c., GIBBS, BRIGHT, &. Co, Liverpool, 26th November, 1860. . (Extract from Messrs. A. Gibbs and Sons' letter, London, 24th November, 1860.) "'We also note that the Dock Committee do not intend to take the question of the indemnity into consideration until the 3rd proximo, in consequence of which we have ordered rive vessels .(out of about twenty-four, arrived at Queenstown within the last few days) to London, which otherwise would have been sent to your port; and only two, for which the -ownerk.ll.l=eQUQC ato "the requisite indcrunitr. have. been directed to the Mersey. The CHA IRMAN said Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. were quite mistaken. The question of indemnity had been taken into consideration by the board; and after consulting the proper officers, they had come to the decision that it would be impossible to make any altera tion consistent with safety to the ships, and of course the board, previous to the 3rd of December. .The• Dock Board could have no desire to prevent vessels going into the dock, but they must take care how it was - done. They were smarting under a payment of something like £20,000 to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. 'for what had been alleged to be a default on the part of that board ; and if they withdrew that indemnity, and damage were to follow, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. would be the first to claim upon them. There would be 5 feet more water in the Float on the 3rd of December. A letter was next read from Mr.. Alexander Ross, pointing out the great necessity which exists for a new proving establishment for chain cables being erected and put to. work without delay. It was in 'fact becoming the rule for chains to be proved at a public machine ; consequently, the present one at the King's Dock was very much run upon. He had to supply a good number of chains, which - had to be proved there ; and there seemed to be a certainty, from the length of time which he had to wait till the chains before his were finished, that they would lie too late for the ship. The Superin tendent did all he could to expedite work, but the appliances were inadequate.—Referred to the Works Committee. A note from Mr. Pilcher was read, reporting the death of Thos.-Gremson, an assistant in the transit sheds, and requesting the nomination of a successor.—Referred to, the Warehouse Committee. The CHAIRMAN produced a letter from a labourer, who said he would not put his name to it, as it might deprive him of bread, questioning the arguments used at the meeting of the corn trade, and stating reasons why the request of that trade could not be complied with, without damage to the port.-As the letter was anonymous, it was resolved, in accordance with rule, to take no notice_of. it. - The CluntmA.N said the next subject on the paper was the notice of motion given by Mr. Shand, ,for exempting pilot boats from payment for the use of the gridirons. Mr. Shand, however, was not present, so that the motion would,, for the present, fall to the ground. It might be revived, however, by a subse quent notice. _ . This was the whole of the general business. THE WORKHOUSE CommirrEE.-The usual weekly meeting of the Workhouse Committe'e WaS . held yester day, in the hoard-room o f th e workhouse at Brownlow hill. Mr. Smith in the chair. Th e other m e mbers of the board present were M ess rs. Denton, P cck, Owen, Critchley and Goodacre. The governor 2 reporteds that the . n u273b6e4r;inintehreeahse7s7e9l;asetorwreesek was d 2 ; at pre sent,same.period last year, 2,111 ; increa.se,e2the 1 u A t; 3 number F renalt thethe last report medical report it appeared that since ; there were 29 fever cases in tli;dl, 21 had been received since; cured and discharge d + 1326.; died, 2 ; and 32 case of remaining under treatment at prescri itch are now under treatment, The. clerk reported that on Mo h n - a ß n ° x dressed cases. workhouse in sailor's attire, presented . and dr asey :I ra ' r sa e t tn e as the l Shortly after being and a stranger in Liverpool.aerdeclared that the male door, and solicited to be admitteed, being quite destitute admitted the pseudo -sailor _, d and that her real name character was merely native of Glasgow, and about five was Annie Stua rt., h a er native city, assumed male garb, years ago she left .l in Greenock as a seaman, and fulfilled that position up and ' joined a vessel in Grecnock as aseaflian, and fulfilled that' p o sitiOfl up to within a short time ago, when her wn through an accident she sustained in sex became from kno vard-arm. The reason she assigned for t a raiin step, was that she might succeed in taking this s falling Members of her family who had previously tricing some She state that se d fiVe bas gone to se a. board ordere d d that h she ha be provided rothers with sailors. The ; irt su itable to her sex. After the disposal of the r aiment routine rose. board ti n e business, the ' ' TOXTETII GUARDIANS; The usual weekly ifteeting of the Toxteth Guardians was held yesterday, in the . board room of the public offices, Texteth-Park. Mr. Alprisg occupied the chair ; and the other members present were Messrs. J: Wilson, I. D. Carter, George Hunter, H. Laylanu, eel J. B. Hughes, The -trarb.r in the house was reported to be lasi • r c4.11e 358=a; ti since, 29; born, 1; discharged, ,317. The p the.69nitniffee were confirmed. - Mr. HUNTER eal V e EUICe that e the neat meeting of the board, he would Mole fdi• rAtiftih by the reliertng officer of the number of applichtlioni - for relief from to week, number relieved, and the' atibunt' paid. A ler!et rota the Poor-law Board was react; #ndlosing copies of ciiiiikattes awarded by the Committee of Council on Edura4r, with reference to the qualifica tions of the schoolmaste7 aio schoolmistress, and •speci fying the rates at which gill& It ould be made. In th year ending March, 1861 Aft. Chtttles. Bedford will receive frOm the Local Board £39 7g.i AT being added by the Poor-law Board, and Miss Tonge'*ill'receivd X 44, Xl4 being added to the salary 'Of £ 3O gicci by t'lle Local Board. The following letter was read by the chairman. /o.tut cnrArr.M.V.v ANIi 110/A la 10 p tn'A I2DI ANS, T oxTrro-PAnk• • 103, Grafton-street, Nov. 29, 1860. GEI4TLE3tEN,—A demand bale' been made by the collectors on rrie for 4 , 1 IN. 71d. for poor rates ; &e.. If it does not appear Upon your books as paid / I bold a receipt far it. I wrote to Mr. Alpass, telling him o f the aboVe demand; and his '/MPres sion is that the rate for 1860 is uniraid., I hold a receipt for that ratie also'; and I am ready, to wait on the board With the receipts at any time they name. Make a searelling inquiry ir td these irregularities, es they may be of great disadifantage to the board. I hope the report ers o f t h e press will report it, for the benefit of the ratepaferS. 7 4 remain, yours respect fully, WSLLIA3I Avis. • The , o . nialt4AN condemned` the system pursued by the poor 'rate collectors, of not ptomptlyi collecting, as the bills became dde, urging that prompt collections 'would be the.mcans of lessening the rate by 3d. to 4d. in the pound. CORONER'S COURT. Yesterday, an inquest was held before P. F. Curry, Esq., borough coroner, on the body of Julia Ann Red man, 31 years old, daughter of Mr. James Redman, hatter, 17, Kensington. On Mandl evening last, about half-past seifen, the mother was taking the deceased up stairs to bed, when a customer came in and she turned back, leaving the child on the stairs. When the child went into the bedroom, where there was a fire, she commenced placing some playthings she had in her pinafore on the mantelpiece, and whilst doing so her pinafore caught fire. The mother hearing her screams ran up and pulled a blanket off the bed, wrapped it round her, and put the fire out. She was badly burnt over her face and arms, of which she died on Wednes day.—Verdict, "Accidentally burnt." A Mosi DISTRESSING CASE.—On William Abra ham, aged 511 years, residing at 53, Rostock-street. The deceased was formerly in the employ of the Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lancashire Railway Com panies, but was obliged to leave in consequence of hay --ing—u—sore leg about Christmas last, since which time he has been employed occasionally as a dock labourer, hut was never in the receipt of a fall week's wages, and, having, a family of five children, Was reduced to extreme destitution. For the last five weeks he had been under the dispensary surgeon suffer ing from giddiness of the head and general debility. The surgeon said his ailment arose from want of food. On Saturday last he went home and told his wife that he was going to work again on Monday at the railway. The family had received relief from the parish in the early part of the week, and this prevented them from again making application. Early on Monday morning he went to the north dock goods station, to the office of James Jackson, the timekeeper there, to give in his name to start work there at seven o'clock. Jackson observed the deceased to be very ill. He spoke to him, but he could only say " Oh," and then he fell down on the floor. Police-constable 779 was called in, and removed the deceased to the Northern Hospital, where he died on Wednesday. Oa Mr. Blake, the beadle, visiting the house, he found it to be in a most deplorable state of destitution. In answer to -intjuiries,by.the..coroner, the widow said she had five children, the eldest thirteen years and the youngest only a few-months old, and they had often been in want of the 'common necessaries of life. The surgeon froth the hospital said the deceased had died from apoplexy, the result of natural causes, but that the body appeared in an awful state of debility and weakness. The coroner and the jury deeply syinpathised with the poor widow, who gave her evidence with great modesty, and evidently suffering from want. The jury made a subscription, and the coroner, with his usual humanity and kindness, ordered her 10s. from the poor box. Verdict, " Died from natural causes."—The deccased was a brother to the Late Mr. Thomas Abraham, superintendent in the Liverpool police force. FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE VICTORIA STATION. A frightful accident, terminating in the death of ,one, of the oldest servants of the London and Brighton Rail way Company, took place on Wednesday, on the arrival of the London and Brighton Railway at the Vic toria station, Pimlico. It appears that the deceased, a man named Henry Gallop, between 30 and 40 years of age, was engaged in the onerous dutyof examining and oiling . the points and transverse plates. He was stoop ing down for that . purpose, not having observed that an empty train had been shunted on to the line upon which he was engaged,, the engine of which having stopped, the empty carriage came silently up the line; the buffer of the foremost carriage struck the deceased, threw him round on to the rail, the wheels of the carriage running over him, and literally cutting him in two. From the nature of the injuries, death must have been instantaneous. TILE SHEDDEN CASE.-THE JUDGMENT. At the conclusion of the case on Tuesday, the learned judges retired and held a short consultation. On their return the Judge Ordinary delivered a very able and learned judgment, concluding as follows : • I think, then, said his Lordship, that in the first in stance the evidence in support of the petitioner's case is very flimsy ; that contradictory and conflicting reasons have been given to account for the secrecy of the sup posed marriage, as it suited the purpose of the petitioner at different times ; and that everything has happened as in a true story it would have happened with reference to the death-bed marriage for the purpose of mak ing the children legitimate, to the letter of the dying man concerning the guardianship of his son, and to the reason why that letter is not produced. With out the least hesitation, therefore, I must pronounce. that Walter Patrick Ralston Shedden is not the legitimate son'of William Shedden and his mother, and that he is not a natural born British subject. One word as to the position in which the parties are left by this judgment. From the manner in which the case has been conducted by the elder petitioner, and in which he gave his evidence, I 'can have no sympa thy with him. He may have become excited, he may have brooded over his fancied wrongs until the faculty ofjudging was disturbed; but the course he has pur sued in other matters, where no such excuse is open to him, leaves him without any title to the sympathy of the Cdurt. For the female petitione.: Ido feel most. deeply. I have no doubt she has been bred up in the be-• lief of the truth of her father's story. From the intimate and familiar knowledge she has displayed with every article of evidence connected mediately or immediately with the case, I have no doubt that for years and years her mind has been devoted to its consideration ; I have no doubt that she has received her father's statements with the unhesitating confidence of a dutiful.and +ll.‘, holy, hx.e.ft.,. . her very nature. What is to he the consequence to her of this judgment ? One of two things. If she is not convinced by it she will live under the harassing Sensa tion and conviction that she has sustained a grievous wrong, and is unable' to obtain any redress. Such a position is sad enough. But, if she is convinced by it, she will have to mourn and lament over a mine of con duct which has embittered the last days of an aged man*, Who for a period far exceeding the ordinary limit of human life has lived honoured and respected, and with integrity unimpeached ; and she will feel that she has been instrumental in submitting him to a relentless per secution, carried on by means of unfounded aspersions and most unjustifiable litigation. Justices Wightman and Williams expressed their entire and unhesitating concurrence in _the decidok of the Judge Ordinary. On the application of Mr. Bovill, The Court granted costs to the respondents. The case had occupied the exclusive attention of the Court for fourteen-days, *William Patrick, Esq., writer to the signet, Edinburgh, the owner of large estat es i n the county of Ayr. • • t MUTUAL AlD. —T his matter of mutual aid is a prom much to be considered. Self-reliance is a great thing, but it may sometimes carry us out of our depths, The most successful men are commonly those who have known best how to influeneetheir fellows—how to turn inferior agency to good account. After all, that which any man can do by bitriself is very little. You must turn thq energies of other men to account in furtherance of your -own. The right thi ng i s t o id en tif y th e i r in terests with yours, and n o t on ly t o ma k e th em b e li eve that by helping von. they are helping themselves, but really to insure that it is so.—" Cornhin 21fagaibie" for December. MONKEY 1.3-N colimorg, MASSA !—ln .consequence of the election of Abraham Lincoln as •President of the United States (bravo, - hooray, 0 my brothers!), it is announced that SOnth' Carolina, ' ni an ecstacy of slave-owner' s r age, has ordered a solemn day of burniliatiOn, on 'which all the slaves in the' State are to be flogged; and all the copies of the Scriptures burned. - Moreove r , s he calls a Convention, and declares that - sh& is going to separate from the Union, and be an independent State, and have representatives of her own at the Courts of Europe. We hear that her first 'demands on England are, that to show our sym pathy in her - bate of the President, Lincoln Cathedral be pulled down, the county of Lincoln be re-christened and called Breckenridge County, that all Lincoln and Bennett hats be immediately smashed in, that Lord Lincoln be transported and that Falstaff in the play speaks of “thieves in 'Lincoln-green," he be ordered to say, "President , Lincoln's black . thieves." Anythin to please the -l ove l y Carolina. .—Punch. g EXAMINATIONS FOR THE INDIAN ARMY.—The fol lowing notice has been issued from the Horse Guards :—The competitive examinations hitherto held of candidates for the artillery and engineer ser r vices of the I n di an Army will cease, and all mai:- dates for the artillery and engineer services generally will, in ftiture, have to rio throtigh a course of instruction at the. Royal Military Academy, 'Wool:- wich. The next competitive examination, in conformity with the annexed re gulations, will commence on 7th January, 1861: The number of vacancies to be coin peted for is 70. Applications of candidates, as required bg. Art. 8 of the regulations, will in this instance be received until th e 20th of-beCember next. The suc cessful candidates will be admitted, in the first instance, to the 'Royal Military c o n e , e, Addiscombe, and'even- Wally transferred to the Boyal Military. Academy, -Woolwich. As in the prospectus formerly issued for admission •to Addiseombe College, it was provided that candidates migh t b e examined in the use of astro -noinical and surveying i nstruments, 'there will be an e xamination in that subject for such as desire to take it l ip in January next; after which date, however, it, will not be included among the subjects of examination for admissionllotted to Woolwich. Seven hu n d re d an d fif t y ma rks will be ato this subject, as heretofore.—W. F. FO4BTEB, Military Secretary." -- CORRESPONDENCE. FURIOUS AND ILLEGAL DRIVING. TO THE EDITOR. OP 1148 DAILY TIMES. SIR,—My vocation takts me at all hours through the• streets and environs of Liverpool, and I have had some. experience of London and other large towns; but, much. at - I appreciate the general efficiency of the police andl conotaNittry of Liverpool, I am obliged to declare — gainsay it Who• may—that there is no town . in England} techachtlfsisoaking, " the road is so badly kept.'" All over the town and saburbs, the drivers of waggons,. lorries, and farmers' carts sot as if they had a " vested! right" to do as they please, and drive as th e y pl ease .. Instead'of being close up to theirlitorsts' heads, you will see theme lazily shuffling along, saint twenty to fifty yards behind, thus allowing the animals to take any course they please. As they have by " usage" consti tuted tbsinSelves the "authorities ' " all sensibl e gent l emen 'drivers prefes pulling up, and letting their lorryships pass on, rather thnn have, in addition to a collision, a volley of abuse sucfi av only a Liverpool carter can bestow. Now, considering the risk to life occasioned by this negligent driving, not to speak of the immense hitidianee to traffic, it will not be deemed impertinent in me to• suggest a simply remedy. It is this. The polit'eand cOnstabidary being the paid and authorisedl regulators of the driving, that the head-constable and! superintendents of constabulary do at once issue rovera-- tire orders to all ender them, in and about Liverpool, to summons, without fail, every driver who is negligently driving to the endangering of life or hindering of traffic.. By tkis course the carters would learn that the roads are not kept up for their exclusive use ; and the horses, being in many cases quite as intelligent as their drivers, would get into the way of keeping close to their proper side ; and as the streets and road are generally wide enough for vehicles three abreast, there would be no difficulty for lighter conveyances to pass safely and expeditiously. lam confident these increased facilities would be an immense gain to the mercantile community, to whom, as to myself, I presume, very often that time is money, Any one who observes our more crowded thoroughfares, as about the northern line of docks, see constant hindrances caused by negligent driving.. Does it never h appen th a t the lost minute in getting; goods alongside must detain the ship, or the lost minute in reaching the post-office involve the loss of thousands my suggestion would, moreo ver, occasion no hardship to the driv ers , as they can as easily keep their own side as be all day long hoarsely " g ee -hawing" and " woing ;" while the only difference to the police would be, that, instead of watchi ng the maidservants, they would have to look after the drivers. I hoe every respect for the police and constabulary, but I consider they neglect a very important part of their duty, in not regulating the traffic.—Your obedient servant, CONSTANT RI; 5T.&. Nov. 27,.1860. THE BANK OF ENGLAND AGAIN, TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILIC TIMES. Sin,—The Bank of England, to the astonishment off many, reduced the rate of discount I,per teat. ye s t er d ay. What its nest step will be, no one can tell. Th at the directors should have taken this last step in the- face of the adverse accounts of exchange from Amevibai. indeed a puzzle. Three months ago it was evident/ ttiatt. .there would be a drain, but the bank took n o , action till it became alarming, and then, in one week,, raised the rate of discount fifty per cent., from four to. six. All this seems very childish, and truly, Punch, ins; yesterday's number, has bit off admirably the manage— ment of this, what otrOt to he, national institution, that is, for the nation's good, But these fluctuations are highly injurious to trade, and plainly show that the directors do not know what they are about, for the infeience is, that if they did, they would surely look ahead, and avoid these unnecessary fits of alarm. If to-day's accounts from the States are corroborated by the next steamers, we may look out for a considerable drain of bullion from that quarter, and then what will the bank be forced to do in self defence under Peel's act.—Yours, &c., Dina SAM. THE AKBAR REFORMATORY.. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES. SIR,—As an admirer of the earnest and philanthropic attempts now being made on all sides for the remedy of the social disorders which prevail, I am pained b the perusal of the letters of the Rev. Mr. Rains which Savea appeared in the daily papers. I cannot but think that if his object was really con fined to that of procuring the release of the boy Robert: Stephenson, he would have advocated his cause in a. more moderate and charitable manner. Those who know the character of the members of the committee and of the superintending staff of the Akbar, will require very different facts and arguments from his to shake their confidence in the good management of that institution. I hope the present agitation will induce tire public to go on board and judge for themselves, in , which ease I confidently anticipate that they will most faTonrably appreciate the admirable management and usefulness; oil the Akbar Reformatory.—Yours, &c., ONE OF THE PCELIC.. TAM O'SHANTER AND SOUTER JOHNNY.—Thntr is now on view at the Eldon Dining Rooms, South John.- street,- We excellent pieces of sculpture by Mr. Thorn r off Ayr, Tam o'•Shanter and Souter Johnny. We belies= those are the original pieces of sculpture exhibited here: 9 t years , ago, , and are similar in size to those at Burns" Monument, Ayr. We should recommend all lovers of art to go and see them. .LivEitroon TNEIIWARY POE. CHILDREN.—We are glad to hear that on Sunday last the Rev. W. M. Falloon kindly noticed the claims of this excellent charity on the public support, of which it now stands much in Reed, and announced that as it was not included in the list of Charities," among which the simultaneous collection is divided, plates would be held at the church doors for, voluntary contribution. Tle result was, that the handsome sum of £2O has. 1))esIs handed over to the treasurer as a donation from dint congregation of St. Bride's, for which the committee: desire to express their thankful acknowledgments. COLOSSEUM THEATRE.—Variety is the talismanic•- agent which all theatrical managers employ to charm the public within the walls of their theatres. This is • not neglecte4.by the management of the Colosseum.• Within the last few weeks there has been a rapid suc cession of successful engagements, the engaging—or rather engaged---individuals being one and all " the renowned" in their particular line. Pint came Mr. Gardiner Coyne, a genuine delineator of Irish character, whose abilities had•been most favourably notimd by the Times and other respectable metropolitan journals. The experiment was highly successful : and then followed a performing infant (not the Stalybridge), in the shape of Miss Ross, announced on the posters as " the wonderful! child actress," engaged "positively for six nights only.'" The " Infant," though meeting with a fair share of sup— port, at length gave way to the African Opera Troupe r and•now legitimacy has resumed its former position ow the hoards, and is quite capable, from the support. awarded 'to it, of holding its own. If variety is the. word, surely here is plenty of it. Last night " The , Corsican; Brothers " was performed with the mechanical/ effects peculiar to the theatre. To-night " The Lady of( Lyons" will be played, and to-morrow evening Douglas , Jerrold's ever attractive drama, " Black-Ey'd Susan." Mr. M'lntyre,'-who is now leading the business and .becoming a great favourite with the audiences, will sustain the principal characters in each of the above pieces,• while Mr. bawler, the low comedian, will nn doubt contribute his important mite with ability and judgment, and materially aid in the success of the entertainment. cribbage, 100, &c., exhausted the use of the playing card. Now, however, the beautiful, instructive, and chastg designs imparted to their exterior, teach} the form, colour, and growth of plants which have enriched Ole commerce of Great Bairain. Those manufactured by De la Rue and Co., are peculiar?" meh in design, and can be had in great variety at Benson and Mat lett's, commercial stationers, 10. Castle-street. nOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT.—In angry or indolent sores, and all skin diseases originating in impure or welk. blood, or depraved secretions, the joint agency of Holloway's• Pills and Ointment is perfectly irresistible. It is of little con— sequence how long ,these disorders may have lasted, or how sluggish, obstinate, or malignant they may seem, the daily application of the Ointment to the parts affected, and a course of these matchless Pills, will most certainly effect a cure, not temporary or superficial, but complete and permanent. Both the Ointment and Pills are composed of rare balsams, unmixed with mercury or any other deleterious substance. They are, accordingly, as ,mild and safe as they are powerful and efficacious. CONSUMDTION, COUGH, ASTHMA, AND BRONCHITIS CURAHLV. -" I believe that the preparation of Balsam of Horehound and Aniseed (ac prepared by Mr. Martin, of 22, Copperas hill, Liverpoold will prove of more value, in cases of bron chitis and incipient consumption, than any other remedy extant. it relieves th.. , most irritating cough sue few minutes; and, although it contains no preparation of opium, it induces sound and refreshing sleep, soothes the nervous system, and restores the healthy action of the lungs." Recommended above all other medicines by Sir Alexander Tralles—see Thomson's ifateria Medico, page 175, vol. 2. The following is from Dr. Brett, the eminent chemist :—" I consider the balsam of hore hound and aniseed, as prepared by Mr. Martin, an elegant and efficient cough remedy, and I fully agree with Sir Alexan der Tralles and Dr. Anthony Todd Th)mson, that, in conjunc tion with cod liver oil, it is an admirable remedy for con sumption and delicate constitutions."— );;,. H. Brett, Ph. Dr., M.R.C.S., late Lecturer on Chemistry and :Medical Jurispru dence, Liverpool Royal Infirmary. The balsam of horehound and aniseed is prepared only by T. Martin, chemist, 22, Cop peras-hill, Liverpool ; but, owing to its great and increasing sale. . agents have been appointed in all principal tOms arid cities. It can be procured wholesale from Raimes an l Co-. Edinburgh and York, from Sutton and Co., London, e macott, Manche-ter, and wholesale and retail from themnex facturer, as above. Price, Is. 10., 2s. 9d., and 45.6d.0 t.fN The lozenges in box at Is. lid.* free by post, ls. 6d. INFiNT-11}1ARING. — Miss Martineau, who, like all philoso— phical ladies, has studied the matter thoroughly, says, that. " in England alone, 40,000 babes die annually; and cne-third more of that number grow up either idiotic, sickly, or de formed." The reason is evident, as mothers, through inability to nurse their offspring, resort to the administration of baked flour, biscuits, tops-and-bottoms, or pap. The infant stomach cannot assimilate such crude preparations, and frequently rejects them; but still the nurse or mother continues them, under the hope of soothing the child. Internal inflammation place—eructations, diarrhoea, and consumption appear—and most frequently convulsions are induced which seal the infant's fate. The Medical Times and Gazette, August 28, 1858, P. 215, conveys Dr. C. B. F. Routh's views on the same im portant subject, and his opinion of Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, as adapted to obviate the mischief effectually. Dr. Routk is physician to the Samaritan Hospital for Women and Children. This learned and experienced practitioner says : "The human milk contains, besides salts of lime, chloride of potassium. Now, in common with carbonic acid, this salt enjoys the peculiar property of dissolving ci.rbonste of little or chalk. An abs:nee of it in the food, as in wheat ',read, :s very injurious to a growing child; hence, a child fe,.: on pap for a time grows fat, but the bones are soft; frequently it sickens, and severe symptoms supervene. Amongst the vege table substances, that which conies closest to milk in its com position, beside's being more easily assimilated and strengthen ing, is, without doubt, Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food. , containing both phosphoric acid in abundance, and chloride of potassium; 'it also includes caseine, the same principle which is found in milk in its constituent parts. - No wonder, there fore, that under its influence many children affected with atrophy' (wasting away of the body) and marked debility have completely recovered. I have given it with the greatest advantage in such cases ; and, so far as I may judge from my own experience, practice fully carries out what theory, from a knowledge of its composition, led us to anticipate. It gives good muscle and strengthens the bones, restoring tone, and a healthy, regular action to the stomach and bowels, whether constipation or a relaxed state of the system is complained of." 'C. B. F. ROUTH, M.D.—Packed in this, with full instructions : llb., 2s. Pd.; 2 lb., 4s. Gd.; 51b., Ils. ; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b., free of Carriage, 40s. Barry do Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street ; 'also Fortnum; Mason and Co., Piccadilly; Abbiss, 60, Grace ehhure-street, London ; and through all grocers and chemists. Agents in this district :—Nixon and Thew, I, Castle 7 street ; on _roaa Low; J. Kirkus ; Forsyth; F. G. Jones, 3 . Parad is e - street; It. Sumner and Co. ; H. S. Alpass; E. Pearson and Son Oliver; W. 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