Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-02 00:00:00

The usual, fortni ---8E htl LECT—YESTRY. _ - - , meeting of - Select V , was held yesterday,g the Rev, Rectorthe Campbell in s the chair. The other members present were —Mesirs., Itairstow, Owen; Smith, Crellin, Gair, Byford, Critchley, Scott, Williams, Sackson,Whitt, Chesney, Melly, Syred, ChUrchwarden Cropper, Hughes Steele, Turner and Luft The Chairman stated to the board that he had written to Mr. Weightman, in reference to his accounts, and he got a l e tt er i n reply, stating that they would. be ready for delivery in the course of the ensuing month. Mr. C re lli n stated that he had seen - Mr. Weightman; , and he made the same promise to him, and assured him that the Vestry might depend upon having the accounts before th em in the course of February. WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the workhouse committee were read and confirmed without any special remarks. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The proceeding s - o f th e fi na nce committee were rea d, and on the motion of Mr. Owen, confirmed. Mr. Bairstow gave a no tice of motion to ad vance th e salary of Mr. Walker, relieving officer. INDUSTRIAL 'SCHOOLS COMMITTEE. The proceedinn of the Industrial-schools committee 'were road. liclur c i in li g airsto w move d th a t th e p rocee di ngs b e con fi rme d , the •acceptance of tenders for enclosing the Cloisters at the school. The persons tendering for the work were—Mr. Weber ior iron work, Messrs. Lingard and Meyrick for glass - and Painting, and Messrs. Wilson and Jones for brtckwork, Masonry, &c. The proceedings were confirmed. A. letter was read from the Poor Law Board, stating that they had received a communication from Mr. Luff an d Mr. Chesney, in reference to a vote that was tendered by the latter gentleman and refused by the chairman at the last meeting, in the case of the election of a relieving officer. The board wished to have a communication from the Vestry on the subject.. The Clerk submitted a reply which he had drawn up, and ' w hich contained a f u ll statement of the particulars of the F,;.:lse; the substance of which was that, on the l as t estr'Y day, the members were voting by ballot for the election of a relieving officer, and after the votes were all taken and counted, there appeared It blank voting paper. This, Mr. Peck said, belonged to Mr. Chesney, and Mr. Chesney upon that, although he was not aware previously that he had given in a blank paper, wished to record his vote in favour of one of the officers. The chairman refused to take the vote as in formal, and as 'it would have been a casting vote, and that too when it was known to the members how the votes stood. ruder these circumstances, Messrs. Chesney and buff wrote up to the Poor Law Board, objecting to the right of the chairman refusing the vote of a guardian. The Chairman said, he could not allow Mr. Chesney to vote openly, when the other members were voting by ballot. Mr. Chesney said, he had intended to record his vote on the paper, but he was talking to a member upon another subject, and upon the clerk coining suddenly for his-vote, he folded up the paper, believing he had written the name of the candidate upon it. Mr. Williams said he was near Mr. Chesney at the time, and he believed Mr. Chesney intended to vote in the same way as other members. He had the plan in his hand, and seemed quite confused when the clerk came up suddenly to him. Mr. ihesney said that the chairman refased to receive his vote, in order that he might give his casting vote in favour of Tomlinson. The Chairman said, that this was a deliberate "tie " on the part of Mr. 'Chesney. Mr. Chesney : Then I bec , to withdraw it. In reply to Mr. C ro pp er , ° Mr. Chesney acknowledged, that he did not know now, whether he had written the 'name upon the paper. (Laughter.) Mr. Cropper said he' had four resolutions, which, if passed, would express the opinion of the board in re ference to this matter. The first was, " That this vestry has the power to decide as to 'the manner in which vot es Sehecaollnd as b e w tak , en." There was no objection to this. The " That on this particular occasion it was decid e d that the voting should be by ballot," and to this no objection was offered by Mr. Chesney. Third. "As there was nothing to show by whom the blank had b een returned, the chairman was justified in refusing the vote afterwards offered by Mr. Chesney." Se ' e ral members ob jected to the words • . "Nothing to s h ow „ r ~,as not b e i ng th e f ac t. settmler't ,Lle 'ilesney moved that another election take place to matter. h ad t : nifty said it appe ar ed to hi m that a gentleman an ., b een elected w h o was not accepta bl e t o t h e b oar d , tatnewn.ould, not hav e been elected if the votes had been all _Mr. Owen said it was all disappointment, and insinu ,te_ci that several members lad been actuated by private I :: ,,, : ea though he (Mr Given)) !!Tuence in e ndeavouring*to hoist Mr. Penn into a situa able of Mr. Penn.. • Severe.l. members, he said, acknow had nothing to-eav unfavour able • him that they had voted for Penn, although 'lneff_considered Tomlinson the best man. „ Messrs. Luff, Jackso n , S co tt, an d C r it c hl e y, defended Inems elv es against th e i ns i nua ti ons o f M r . O wen , and Fated that they had voted for Mr. Penn because he had Z ° nen a good a n d faithful 'officer long connected with the i ta ve bnli.shment, and to such some preference should be ,Lue„ After some further discussion, Mr. Oritchley seconded ja:t motion made by M. Cropper. 14 % 1 ' 1 . Chairman read over r the resolutions before putting r. Chesney ob'ected to his name being in the second o M s o h itio „ . The Chairman Wane out. r -L'ir• Chesney again interrupted the chairman while e ad Th ing the resolutions. yo u i Ch airman : B e qu i e t s i r . lam sorry to speak to t no „ his tha Way, but you behave at this vestry in a way how - other member behaves ; you do not semi° know .. to behave yourself. You made use of an expression +^ cia° w hich was disgraceful to -.you but not digraceful Then I will leave your most valuable Mr. Chesney : I withdrew it. lThe Chairman : Well, sir, behage yourself as other bers. I must say I have always been treated with utmost respect on all occasions (hear, hear) ; and I r eyire y ou , sir, to behave in the same way. ur he second resolution was then put and carried, with Chesners name omitted. 4, S everal am en d ments were moved - on the third resolli 'On amid a lengthened di scuss i on , during which Mr. oe u elney kept reeating, "It just Ttuires a new ctio n." Ultim p ately, the resoluti q on, at the :uggestion of the : chairman, was put in this .s ; t erm tl!t -j As Mr. Chesney himself was not aware, until his ntion was drawn to it, and as he is not now aware, iterift:sftinill:e_ib.:s:lank paper was his the chairman was justified to receive the vote afterwards tendered by Mr. The resolution was then carried. T he was fourth resolution was, " That as the voting paper and informal, the vote of the person tendering was lost, ~i n not . calculated i n the votes." was carried without opposition. The proceedings then:terminated. iast Th e 0 1/ rd i i R XENHEAD COMMISSIONERS. ; nary monthly meeting of this body was held Laird7; ll „ al 6; in the Public Offices, Birkenhead, Mr. John Were....;"' the chair. The other commissioners present B Messrs. M'Donald, Golbourne, Harrison, M'Gill, -I:nett,Willoughb Baylis, Bailiff, Hardman, Keightley, Whirter, Cook. Y' TUE LIGHTING AND WATCHING COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were read, but con- The no matter of public interest. proceedings on the motion of Mr. Goibourne, were a d opted. , THE MARKET COMMITTEE. k Tl ?e c proceedi ngs o f th i s committee xere also devo id o f nbh interest,' and were, on the motion of Mr. Whirter, confirmed. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee announced that the I t l is e w regulations for car d r i vers had b een sanct i oned b y " Quarter Sessions, and had been adopted. On the motion of Mr. Baylis, the proceedings were confi rmed. There had been 42 deaths in the township, nine of W hich were from zymotic diseases. ROAD. AND IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. A , Prom the proceeding's of this committee, it appeared La at Mr. Laird, the chairman of the board, had asked Rermission to extend the coal vaults of his works in Church -street, for which he offered to pay a small rent, three feet beyond the parapet, which the committee had refused, and then applied to make the vaults up to the P ar apet, which the committee assented to. There was no other business brought before the committee. i Mr. Hind moved the adoption of the proceedings, and 4 11 _. answer to a question put by Mr. Baylis, it the 41 d, that in Liverpool, it had been customary Corporation to claim a small amount a s uch a privilecre, but the commissioners had found ,rraounted to suclia trifling amount, that it was not worth oublinm in. In this case Mr. Laird had only asked for toprivilF7ge which was granted to every landowner in the base The applicati on h a d, however, in this instance , a , __ e e n made, as M r . L a i r d was t h e c h a i rman; i n any other t Would have been only ma d e t o th e surveyor . 13a Ylis Wished to know whether the corporatio THE NORTHERN TIMES, WEDNESDAY, VEBRUARY 2, 1859 LiVEIII 3 Odft6LICE INTEVLIGtNtE BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD. A MISTAKE.—A powerful-looking man, named James Taylor, was charged with being.drunk and disorderly, in Whitechapel. The police-officer said he got the prisoner fighting with- two unfortunate feznalei, Whitechapel, and when he went to separate them, the prisoner charged the women with robbing him of over £lB in gold and silver. He took thent to the station-house,- and on searching the, prisoner the money was found in his own pocket. The parties - 3 - tere then turned out of the station, but the prisoner became so disorderly that he was obliged to be locked up. The - prisoner said he came from St. Helens, and got so much drink that he did not know what he was doing. He was fined .5s 4nd costs. Tnu - lisu 6 'ran: CANDLESTICK ' Thomas - Marlow wa s charged with having. assaulted Anne Connolly. Both parties bad their heads bandaged up, anchseemed to hale suffered considerably. :It appeared that the prisoner had lodged for some years past in the house of the coil plainant's family; in Eaton-street, and that on Saturday night the girl's brother' and Prisoner- had - Some difference, and in the absence of other parties,' he made an attack on 'the prosecttfrix, when she hit him a severe blow on the forehead with a candlestick, which opened the flesh to the bone. He gave -her into custody, and she was brought up before Mr; Mansfieldi. bit as, he did not appear, she was discharged. Soon after she went home, the prisoner attacked her with the same candlestick, and inflicted several wounds on her head. He was sent to gaol for' three months, in default of paying a fine of £5l " GOING TO SEE MY WIFE."—A respectable-looking person,...named Jabes Roebuck, a harness tinker and saddler, was charged by his father-in-law, Mr. William Long, of Southampton-street, under the followiltiCtir cuthstances. Mr. Bluck appeared'-for the complatnant. The, prisoner has been married to the prosecutot's daughter for four years ; but he behaved so badly to her, that, at the end of one year, her father had to take - her home. Since that time, the .prisoner had frequently annoyed the house of Ati. Long ; and althQugh , the present charge was nominally one for being drunk and • .•. disorderly, yet it was in reality one for the protection of Mr. Long and his family from the annoyance of the prisoner. ire called at the house last night, between twelve and o'clock, and created much disturbance. All that Mr. Long wanted was, that the prisoner should not go near his 'house, as the wife was quite' independent' of him, and did not wee any thing from the prisoner. Mr. Long stated, that between twelve and one o'clock, the previous night, the prisoner called at the house and created a great disturbance. They were very much annoyed at the house, and always - at unseasonable hours: The prisoner said he only wont 'to see his wife. His Worship censured the conduct of - the prisoner, and ordered him ;to enter into his own recognisance in £5O to keep the peace. ASTOUNDING CASE OF KIDNAPPING. - THE lIISTOWY OF A WOEXHOUSE Bauz. A wizard-looking hid woman, well-dressed, who gt-ve the name of Mary Anne Derout, who lives at 71, Ifornby-street, was brought up on a charge preferred against her by a female, named Ellen Graham, for stealing her child, and -also ' for obtaininvit under false pretences. Mr. Bluck appeared for the prisoner. It will be seen that the case was one of a strange and extraordinary description. Officer- Stewart, 34, said, at twelve .o'elock, the previo us night, the husband of the prisoner called on him, at the North Dock Station, and told him 'that his wife (the prisoner) had obtained a child under-false pretences, and had deceived him 'by saying it was her own. She had previously persuaded him that sheaves enciente, but "he found it all untrue, and he wished the officer to inquire into the matter. The witness then went to the house 71, Hornby street, and found the prisoner in bed, with a child, a month old, beside her. He asked her whose the child was. and she said, at first, it was her own, but subsequently she said she got it from a woman at the Workhouse. Mr. Mansfield remarked it was rather a , strange case. Mr. Bluck : The fact -is, she was very desirous of presenting her husband witli-a baby, and had previously informed him she would do -so (laughter), and the laboured under the idea it was so ; and, in order to carry on the delusion, she procured:the child, but with -every desire to take the greatest care of it. Inspector liehoe said the :prisoner went to the Workhouse and 'stated to the Matron that a respectable lady had sent her for a wet nurse,.'and to procure her a respectable woman ;at the Workhouse, who had had a baby recently. The • Matron produced a very young woman, named Ellen Graham, who had a baby about a month old ; and the prisoner took her out of the house, along with the child. She told Mrs. Graham the same story, and took her away. She took her into a public-house, and called for some ale, and then told • her that she should have better clothes before going to the lady. She got her a pair of slippers, and said she .would take the child ;home to her (the prisoner's) sister's, and return with the clothes for her, and then they would go in a cab to .the lady. The woman gave her the child, and she went away, but instead of returning with the clothes to the woman, she went home with the child, purchased a couple of bottles of rum and other christening ingredients—(laughter)— called in several of her friends, got into bed, sent for her husband, and said she had a young baby—(laughter)— and then they had a regular jolnmtion. One said, " Oh ! what.a beautiful baby it is !" .:Another congratu lated the happy father upon the fine ready-reared little darling. A third protested it was the-very image of its daddy, and then took a pull at the rune bottle. A fourth blessed the new-comer, and prophesied it might get to marry one of the princes of the Napoleon family as they will be in :want of helpmates about the time this girl comes to be seventeen years' old. The prophet in :this instance, as a matter of course, got :a double allow- Ann of ruin. Ar_ old matron who was present all the ltime, but who up to this period was silent, made a better hit than the prophet. She foretold thatthere,would' be •no necessity to go to France, as there was hardly any aklubt that a son oriaueen Victoria would form an alliance with the house of Derout, in the year 16,75. This old lady did not get a double allowance of rum —no, she got a whole bottle at once, poured down her thirsty throat. A Air. Mansfield : What is this woman's husband ? In spector Kehoe : A tailor, working at Mr. Williams's, in Castle-street. When the jollification was going on, the husband asked the prisoner •who had attended her ? and she said Dr. Lucas. That gentleman was applied to, and he declared, that to his knowledge (andhe was sure he could not have done so with out knowing) he had not aseisted at the interesting-event, that had given the world ,an embryo Princess. Dr. Campion was then sent for, and he pledged his professional reputation that Mrs. Derout had not added to the superabundance of the population, and that she never would do so, as she was a regular Mathugati, Of course this set the poor husband on the fidgets, an& thinking something was wrong --,he was right there—he went and informed the police, and hence the appearance of the " wizard " old gentlewoman at the bar. Mr. Mansfield : Although at first sight this seems to be a serious charge, it appears to — be now more a practical joke than anything else. Mr. Black So it appears to me also,, sir. It seems to me, sir, that there was a great desire on the part of the husband and wife to have a child by .some means or other. (Loud laughter.) Oh, its no laughing matter at all (this of course considerably renewed the laughter), but at all events the child did not receive any hurt or harm whatever. [Here a well dressed motherly looking woman of about 30 years of age, with rosy cheeks, and piercing black eyes, came forward, and cried with a loud voice—" The child received harm indeed! No, not at all—its a great deal better—i fed it well, and the prisoner at the bar done ten times more than the mother could have chine for it. I made beautiful flannel clothes for it, and made it as snug as a bug in a rug.] (Great laughter.) The mother of the child was then called, and stated that the prisoner came to the Workhouse, as already stated, and took her out of the place to a public-house where she gave her some ale, and purchased a air'p of slippers for her. She said she would take the child to her (the prisoner's) sister, and come back with some clothes which she (witness), the prisoner said, would want before they went to the lady. She went away with the child, but of course never came back. She (the mother) cried, and roared, and bawled, and stopped in the public-house, and went out of the public-house to the poor-house, and then went back to the public-house again, but the baby was still missing. Mr. Mansfield : When the baby was found, did they give it back to you ? Oh, yes, sir, I got my darling, and here it is (hugging it in her arms, and kissing it as if she would have annihilated it altogether.) Mr. Bluck : No doubt the prisoner made an attempt to deceive her hus band, but there is no harm done. [The rosy-checked woman before alluded to : Harm done, indeed ! Not a bit of harm. I fed it with butter and sugar, and gruel and broth, and every thing nice—more than it could get in the poor-house.] Mr. Mansfield : It is a very strange freak, certainly, on the part of the prisoner. Mr. Black : Well, so it is, sir ; but, as I am instructed to say, they felt very anxious for a child—naturally they did. (Roars of laughter.) Oh, it was a very natural feeling on their part. Mr. Mansfield : If they wanted to procure children in this way, there are scores of children to be had in Liverpool, and probably there are plenty of parents who would be glad to part with them. But in this instance, the prisoner has hit upon a woman who does not wish to part with her child after that fashion. [The rosy-faced woman : So much the worse for the baby, for it would have been well done for.] Mr. Bluck : I hope my client will not take it very much to heart, for it is very miserable that she can't have children. (Great laughter.) It was clear there was no conspiracy to steal the child. His Worship agreed to this, and ordered the child to 'n given up to its mother, and the prisoner discharged. The Wizard old lady loft the dock, casting a longing, ' lingering look at thd darling baby—the bies'sed baby, that might in the course of the revolution of time have been , married to one of the Napoleon princes, or the son of Queen Victoria. PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN JOHNSTONE, LATE OF THE, EASTERN CITY. Yesterday a large number of the subscribers, including sonic of the principal merchants of the town, assembled in the . extensive show-rooms, belonging to Messrs. Elkington and Co., Church-street, for tie purpose of presenting Captain Johnstone with a:suitable testimonial, for his cool and intrepid' conduct in saving the lives of 227'0f the passengers of the Eastern City, which was totally destroyed by fire, at sea, during the later part of last year. The" pre:sehtatibii, which tookplace in the upper show reom, consisted of a breakfast service of plate, the article s being of the Elizabethan style, and on each article was tastefully and beautifully engraved the following insci ipti on : " EASTERN CITY, ' - - Rurnt at sea, " • On the 24th of August, Upon which occasion the PaSsengers and Crew, 227 in number, were, - under Providence, mercifully rescued, • By the calm and -intrepid' 'conduct of Captain D. H. JOHSTONE. To whom this Service, with a Purse of One Hundred Guineas, Is presented by The Merchants of Liverpool." Shortly after two o'clock, Mr. James Baines, of the firm of Baines and Co., in presenting the testimonial, said _ —I have no doubt but you all know for what we are assembled together On thiS occasion, as it is well known that a subscription has: been entered into amongst the merchants of Liverpool, , to make Captain, Johnstone an acknowledgment, and to mark our sense of his conduct while commander of the Eastern. City, who, under_Providence, by his calm and intrepid conduct, was the cause of saving the lives of 227 persons. (Cheers.) The feelings which he must have had on the occasion it. would be quite impassible for sic to describe. But it had pleased 'the merchants of Liverpool to mark - their sense of his conduct, under such circumstances;. and I now beg leave to present, in their Paine, Captain Johnstone with this' purse of 100 guineas, and likewise this silver service , of plate. (Cheers;) . Captain Johnstone, upon receiving this very hand some testimonial, said : I beg cave to return ton my best thanks for the' festnitoitial" you havi pre•- sented to me, which I can 'do but inadequately. I oil assure you, I am extremelrgrateful for it, but more so, for the gratification I have felt at receiving - the thanks of.. the merchants for my conduct It is mere that lam deserving of, but I beg to return you all my grateful thanks for it. (Applause.) Captain Schoenberg beggedto be allowed to express the pleasure he felt at being present on' such an interesting occasion. In his past career, Captain Johnstone had prevel himself a man well worthy of the position he held, and he hoped, in his future careerin - the Marco Polo, as he was about to take the command of tnat ship, a ship that had traveller the world. as often as any ship afloat (cheers) —tlvit his future career would be as prosperous. He had proved himself worthy of all the respect which had been thown him. (Applause.) He concluded; by saying that he was proud to state that there was the most friendly feeling existing on the part of her Majesty's navy and the mercantile marincoand hoped that it would long continue. E having been proposed, and most heartily responds to, that three cheers should be given for Captain Joc ii stone and the Marco Polo, the company separated. The silver breakfast service was executed on Messrs. Elkington's premise 3, and were most splendid specimens of art and design, in the manufacturing of such articles. THE BANK ACTS TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—Your former kindness in inserting a:letter or two of mine, on the impolicy of these Acts attempting to limit the issues of bank notes, and to fix the price of the standard gold on which they are founded, induces me, as Parliament will meet this week, to lay down - the following incontrover tible proposition—that a phalanx of our gold coins, consisting of 44 rows of whole sovereigns, and one row of half sovereigns, 42 deep, ,will yield in number 1,890 coins, in value £1,869 sterling, and in weight • 401bs. troy—and that when their in trinsic value, as standard gold bullion, is on a par with their current value as legal tender coins. Tho par price of this bullion is 1,869 halfpence, or £3 17s 101-d per ounce. This par price is not, 'however, the market or world-Wide price of standard gold bullion, notwith standing that the Legislature has endeavoured to mako, it so, by enacting -that all persons having standard gold bullion to Eel, shall obtain this par price for it at the Royal Mint. Hence, when standard gold bullion is cheap and plentiful, the Bank of England, as the agent of the Royal Mint, is inundated.with it, by reason of its market, or world-wide price, being less than its home, or par price, and tiee :versa" when it is dear and.scarce. The par price of it is less than its market price ; and the Bank of England is deployed of its gold bullion, and of its legal tender notes, which are founded thereon. Hence,:the delusive expansions of our currency are sure to be followed by the most ruinous con tractions of it ; and the price of cotton is ruled, not so mush by the quantity of cotton in the market .for sale, as by •the quantity of gold which the bullion-dealers and hard calculators have had 'the modesty to leave in the banks. Thus also is it that the House of Commons votes seven hundred pounds a-:week for the support of• the Royal Mint, because the Legislature will not allow the Mint to support itself by purchasing standard gold, say at -,g3 ;Ws per ounce, when it is plentiful, and issuing the same, in payment of the Public Expenditure, at £3 17s 101-d per mince, either in the shape of pounds sterling or in Mint notes promising to pay the same to the bearer on demand. No one dreams - of altering or lessening the -weight or fineness of the pounds sterling as coined at the Royal Mint. But it is plain, that if the Mint, as the Agent of the Public Exchequer, had permission, when gold was dear and scarce, to issue Exchequer notes payable in pounds sterling , to the Exchequer on demand, the pounds sterling could be purchased with these notes at £3 18s or £4 per ounce. Hence, let the Royal Mint purchase the standard gold, which .our currency requires, with Bearer notes whenever it can, and with Ezekequer notes whenever it cannot —these Exchequer notes being legal tender in payment of the Public Revenue, but not legal tender in Payment of the Public Expenditure. In short, the Monopoly. granted by Peel's Art to the Bank of England and the other privileged Banks, must in these days of free trade, in banking and corn, be broken up, and their bank notes declared to be non-legal tender. This privilege being solely confined to the Royal Mint notes, and the pounds sterling which they purport to represent. And all Banks, present and prospective, should be raised to a level with the Bank of England, so far as respects their right to issue non-legal tender notes payable in sums of £5 and upwards to the bearer on demand.—Yours, &c., THOS. FURNIVALL. 17, Victoria Park-square, London, N.E. OPENING OF THE ROYAL WELLINGTON COLLEGE.— On Saturday the above noble institution was opened by her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort for re ceiving students. A special express train left London bridge shortly after nine o'clock, for the accommodation of residents in the metropolis desirous of being present at the ceremony. The royal family have taken a great interest in the building throughout, having repeatedly visited the place during its progress. A few days since Prince Albert went to the college for the purpose of inspecting the whole of the arrangements. EXTRAORDINARY AND USEFUL INVENTION.—There is nothing that housewives complain of with greater truth fulness, than the breaking of some favourite piece of glass, valuable china, or earthenware. In hundreds of cases such things cannot be matched, and of course cannot be mended. The latter want has been obviated by an extraordidary and effective invention, by Mr. Adshead, 01 Derby Pottery, near Derby .It is a cement that may be said to heal, in a perfect manner, all cracks and breaks in the articles spoken of ; and not only in these, but in mar ble, alabaster, &c. The benefit of this article need not be dwelt on. We have seen some of its effects at Mr. Hall's, our neighbours, and the glass that has been cemented by it is stronger in that part than in any other. The article is very cheap, and no house can be long without it. Mr. Hall is the agent for its sale in Liveryool, and all interested can judge for themselves, by looking in at his establishment. Agent for Liverpool, F.. T. each Hall, tr ,23, South John-street. Sold in bottles, s, ,or sent ee n receipt of tesien postage stamps. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL, LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Evening, The activity which prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market 'yesterday, . was resumed this morning, and a large business has been the result. The sales amounting to 10,000 bales, of which about 3,000 bales have been taken for speculation and for export. Prices have been very steady all day. The Liverpool Stock Market, although not very animated has been tolerably active throughout the day. The fluctuations in prices have not been material. The transactions 'were as follows :-- Caledonian, 851 ; Eastern Counties, 12 7-16 ; Lam ; eashire and Yorkshire, 951, 951 c. 951, 96 ; London and North Western, 951, 951 • Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire,. 371 ; Midland, 1021, 102 ; South Eastern, 22 1-16; 221 ; Dutch Rhenish, 5 1-16, 5d ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 81 ; St. Helen's Railway and Canal, 41 per Cent., D, 1001.; Liverpool and London Fire and Life, 97 p. The following were the closing prices : Blackburn, 111, 11 ; Chester and', Birk enhead, 671, 671 ,• Caledonian . 851, 861, ; Chester and Holyhead, 48, 481 ; Caledonian, Coun ties; : 12t; 12' 7-16'; East Lancashire, 95, 951 ; •L 9 .shares, 1, 2 p ; Great NOrthern, 104, 106; . . Do. 89, 90; Great • Western, .55, 55k; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 951, 96 ; Do. £9 shares, 1, H p ; London and North Western, 951, 95' 1 ; Do. one-eighth shares; 15-Is, 13-16 d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 371, 371 ; Midland Stock, 1021, 103 ; North British, 621 621 ; North WeStern, ,131; 131 ; ,North Staffordshire, 4g. 4 1 , 4't d ; North Eastern—Berwick, 93, 931 ; York and North Midland, 771, 771 ; Leeds Capital Stock, 48,481 ; South Eastern and Dover, :22 1-16, 22 1 ; Dutch Rhenish, 59, 5d ; Great Western . of Canada, 16, 161 ; Do. New Shares, 4i ' d; Great Luxembourg, 6 15-16, '7 - Grand Trunk of Canada,_ Bf, The Liverpool General Produce Market has been steady, and, and with a moderate business in most articles, prices have been steady 3,000 bags of Rice have been sold, and the transactions in Sugar comprise 1,200 bags Bengal at 41s. for Date, 465. 3d. for Beneres, and 465. 6d. for grainy. There was a. very 'fair attendance of millers and dealers at the Liverpool Corn Exchange this morning ; nevertheless, business was very slow, an& the prices Tor wheat were generally in favour 'of the buyer. Flour was dull, and prices tended downward. Other articles were also dull, and the transactions in genend were very limited in extent. The reports of the . Manchester Goods Market to-day, partake much of the same character as those last published. Buyers continue to purchase ,only just sufficient to supply pressing orders, thus operating to produce some contraction on the part of matufacturecs, but really giving little or no relief to prices, and thus the rates of last week have been very fully maintained to-day for both Goods and Yarns. The London Market for Public Securities opened this morning with some feeling of depression; but soon rallied, and Consols, which were first quoted _ _ . at 951, were done at an early hour at 954-, and at neon were steady and firm at 95;-1 to 954, with buyers at 95 7-16. From noon until closing there was no material change in the tone of the market, and the closing quotations for Consols were 954 to 951. After , Olicial hours they stood at the same %7: - London Market for Railway Shares, in fluenced by •1 he depression in Consols, opened tamely, but-rdlied as the day advanced, and about noon were generally firm. From that time until the dose them was considerable heaviness, but after official hours an improved feeling prevailed, and the final .elosino. prices were as follows : —Anibergate, 61; Caledonian 85 4 86 1 - 4 , ; 4 F ,astern Ocunties, 621 ; East Lancashire, 95, 96 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 69, 70 ; Great Northern :1041, 105 ; Ditto, A. 86, 88 ; Great Westerns, 551, 5E4; Great Western of Canada, 161 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 81, 81; Great Southern and Western, 105, 106 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 951, 954 ; London and North Western. t 05}; London and South Western, 95, 96-; Leeds Northern, 481 ' • Manchester, Sheffield, =and Lincolnshire, 374 374 ; Midland Stock, I'x'4, 1024; North British, 624 ; South Eastern -and Dovcrs, 73f, 731 ; York, Newcastle, and Bernick, 93,4; York and North Midland, 774, 78. Messrs. Alfred Brett, and Co., of London, in their stenta-ship circular for the present month, remarks The .first•lnonth. of 1859 has terminated with improved enquiries for steam ship property, both for purchase and litre ; supporting the opinion expressed in our late reports, that, in the last year, the lowest point of depression had been reached by the shipping interest of this country. During a protracted period the coasting trade, alone, offered the most obtainable employment for steam vessels ; and now, whilst that demand is increasing, it also begins to extend to foreign stations. Of the largest class of screw steamers, however, many are being laid up for want of remunerative freights, in addition to those already on the look out for charters. A few ship builders have entered into contracts for new steamers ; but the majority of the building establishments arc desirous of immediate engagements. Several sales of moderate-sized screw steamers were effected in January; and although we cannot announce any advance in mo ne y value, the tone of the market for this description of property is more hopeful than it has been. With the happy con tinuance of peaee, as an indispensable condition, trading interests may be assumed to have entered upon a sound And expanding course ; still, so long as uncertainty pre wails in the political aspect of the times, great cireum cpection will be exercised, and all mercantile engagements will be made on a prudently limited scale. ?he circular of Messrs. Perkins and Robinson, ptblished to-day, after alluding to the late Wool sales here, states : The business transacted by private contract during the month has been considerable, and includes large sales of Cordova and Peruvian unwashed and skin, Egyptian, &c:, at full prices. The demand for export is gradually im proving for most kinds of l ow W oo l s, an d w i t h any favourale ehange in the aspect of political affairs, we look for a further advance in prices. In Alpaca some considerable sales have been made, chiefly at 2s. 3d. per lb., but lately 2s. 31d. to 2s. 4d. have been obtained for parcels afloat. English and Irish : The Yorkshire markets for English Wools have ruled flat throughout the month. Bright haired Wools have receded in value from id. to ld. per lb., and could now be bought at 13d. for wethers and 20d for hogs. The English Wools offered here by auction, consisting chiefly of skin, were mostly sold at about id. per lb. decline. Scotch : The demand for Scotch 'Wools is very much restricted, but holders are not pressing sales, which indeed could only be effected at present on lower terms than the position of the market would warrant. We quote the following from the corn circular, of Messrs. Samuel Radford & Sons, of Manchester issued this day : This day, we commence the " Centel," as the one, simple, and only standard of weight for all descriptions of grain, floiir, meal, &c., on this market, and that by which in future all our quotations will regulated. In the list of prices [given in circular], we have, for the sake of present convenience, equalised the "Centel" quotations with the old standards of the several articles, and this w e propose to continue until the "Centel" become more familiar to our friends. But we shall be happy to supply any of our friends with our own card of comparative values (now in type, and will be ready in a few days,) which we have endeavoured to make as compre h e n sive and complete as possible. Some little opposition will no doubt be given in the onset to so radical a ch a nge as that : which the ' Centel" proposes, but no one can deny that good reason exists for some improve m e n t on the varied and numerous weights and measures at present current in the corn trade. Every one knows that while vaeasu ,e is still retained in name, in the forms of "bushel' proper by common con sent, standard fo r com " quarter," &c., yet in practice, the sale of grain by become now has long outgrown this old custom, and has sen, t almostand not u I n n ' e v a e s r io sa e l 7 be . Itfhteh onlyen w P e o is the course, on this Of mercial transactions, the question remains —What best given weight that can be employ e d ? point much diversity of opinion will exist, but the Liver being the simplest, easiest,s so c i a t mostiou convenient, adopted a l n o d o lb s. most a s towns, generally serviceable ; and in this view they have been supported by Hull, Glas tgboew,maonvdemsoenmte commencedot h other leading who will join us in in ns the w e trade, d that e, a n d a we cannot but wish success,believing to-day. For our own part; that one weight general, uniform weight to simplify universally adopted would tend mate riallyerrors lss liable, and calculations, economise labour, render business, ...„.so promote the general interests of thatindeed, lea W 0 Could wish, all ai ie would retain that power after tlleeniratiop of thepresent lease? _ _ _ Mr. Hind ,eiplained that that Aemotion had not come before the committee. The Chairman 'said, he thought it right to statethat, in making the application, he was only asking for that which was granted to every other ratepayer. Mr. Baylis wished to knovi - Whether the corporation would retain - the right to make vaults aftei the epira tionof the present lease ? The lAN-clerk said that question had not been con sidered by the - conunittse, and could only arise at the expiration of the lease. ' The , Chairman said he should not have - thought of asking for anything that was not customary, without paying for-it. Mr. Hind said the application was so very customary that it could not, ba disputed. L 2 1. '!"-:" FINANCE .COMISLITTE/ The proceedings of tnis committee were real They mentioned the appointment of Mr. Pleise, as accountant, at a salary of £l-15. The 'appointment to take place from the Ist of February. Keightley . moved the ._confirmation of -the proceedings. Mr. Baylis asked if there had:been any means taken toga the Monksferry Hotel. • , The Chairman said he did not think there could be anything done at present, until the settlement of the difficulties with , the •Railway Company. Nothing, hoWever, could be done until the whole matter was brought before the board for discussion. The proceedings were then confirmed. THE FERRY COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee were read, and from them it appeared that the - ferry. receipts for the month ending January, 1858, were £3,.935 15s 3d, -and for the same period for the present year, £4,126 3s 7d. Tie receipts from the 24th of April, 1857, to' 18 . 513, to the 31st January then following, respectively—to January, 1858, £24,759 10s 4d; to January; 1859, £23,546 'Ts 11d. The expenditure during the above period, ending January, 1858, was £16,229 17s 10d; and, for. the same period, 1859, £17,394 3s 10d. _ _ . . Mr.'Harrison moved the adoption of the proceedings. Mr. Baylis said he was exceedingly plca33d to see that there was such in improvement in the accounts. The Chairmah said, there was an improftment of nearly £l9O. (Heat, hear.) In answer to Mr. Cook, Mr. Harrison said; before there was any alteration made in the working of the Feiry from the contemplated alterations, the matter would: be brought 'before the board. ' • THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE, The proceedings of this committee were simply of a Tontine character, but, in moving their adoption ' Mr. Baylis read the anniixed statistics for the month ending the 31st of January, which showed the following results-: —Number of borrowers from the lending library, 3,641, being an average for '29 days of 140 per day. gunaber of readers in the 'reference library, 387, being an average of 'l5 per day. Total number of readers now on the loooks, 2,195. Total tnum ber of works in reference and lending departments, 5,178. GAS AND WAlrillt COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee were read. Mr. moved their confirmation Mr. Baylis, in seconding the motion, said he done so for the sake of giving a little explanation about the - water supply, resultin g from some enquiries he had made. It appeared that the water supply was given •five days in the week, and was turned off two days for the purpose of repairs, but the surveyor had a plan, which would be carried out inseven oreight months, dividing the town into six districts, where the water could always be turned on, except three or four hours in lire day, for the purpose of repair. Then and not till then could' they have a convenient supply of water, as in the case of fires, if they should occur. At present it was turned off two days in the week, and the committee ' under the present circum stances, could not do more than that. The present quantity of water supplied to the town was 800,000 ; gallous a day. This was an enormous supply, and it gave to every, man, woman, and child -25 gallons each ; and when they added to this, that it was one of the purest spring waters in the kingdom, the supply in Liverpool, enormous as it was, was far short of this. (Hear, hear.) The proceedings were then confirmed. TILE ar-rarrox OF A NEW COMMISSION'EIt. The Clerk said .that he had received a copy of a mandamus from the Court of Queen's Bench, calling on him to elect a commissioner in the place.of Mr. Eddowes. By that mandamus, it would appear, that the proceedings for a new election had been taken upon the provisions of the Birkenhead Improvement Act, and directed that the election should take place on the 3rd of February ; but, the provisions of }that act, relating to the point, had all been repealed, and he had muck doubt whether an election under-that mandamus would be legal. He had taken an opinion upon it, and that, opinion connrmea his own, that the •election would be a,:nzality ; therefore, he had not issued =any notices. Mr. Keightley• . wished to know what••could be done ? The Clerk: Have the present mradanties amended, or a new one issued. _ _ Mr. Harrison wished to know whether they had any power to go on -? The Clerk replied that they had not, but he did not think that any objection would be raised to either course. Mr. Baylis could 'hardly think that the Court of Queen's Bench would issue a mandamus unless they knew on what they were ; proceeding, and regretted that the matter had not been settled before. The people were becoming perfectly disgusted with the proceedings. (Cries of "No, no'.l , After a few words. from Mr. Cooke, The Chairman said the Commissioncrs had acted verfectly right from the first to the last, /3 the inlndanzus then issued fully proved. They had acted. on the advice of the law clerk, in net allowing Mr. Garrgh to take his seat, and if they had :they would have been doing that which was illegal. On the motion of Mr. Cooke, seconded by Mr. Harrison, the law clerk was instructed to confer with Mr. Gough's solicitor, with a view of having the mandamus amended or A new one issued. After which the oaceting separated.. ICOi/MUNICATED.] VICE-CHANC LLOR STUART'S COURT, .LINCOLN'S INN, MONDAY, 31sT JAN., 1859. LISTER V. BELL Mr. Malins said : In a ease of Lister v. Bell, I have to ask your Honour for the costs of a summons in cham bers, which was adjourned ;into court. It was au appli cation by the plaintiff in the cause for a special jury. The case is a very extraordinary one, and it-has been before your Honour in chambers. I will tell your Honour what it was. It is a case of very great importance to my client, the defendant, Mr. Bell, and is considered by 'the plaintiff to be important. It is a most oppressive pro ceeding as against my client. Mr. Bell is a merchant of high reputation in Liverpool, and he undertook for Mr. McHenry, a gentleman of large commercial transactions, to collect debts in America, amountin g to £lOO,OOO. He did go to America to collect those debts ; he rendered, -as he says, most* faithful accounts; he was charged, by the other side, with fraud, detention of money,. and every malpractice which could exist, under the circumstances ; and yet those grave charges were not insisted on at the hearing of the cause. He collected £100,000; he had a special contract for the remuneration he was to receive for the colledion of the accounts in America ; he has charged a certain amount of remuneration, which was objected to by the plaintiff before your. Honour's Chief Clerk. The Chief Clerk has allowed him the utmost farthing he claimed, and has disallowed all the plaintiff's charges as to erroneous statements. After the Chief Clerk had decided the matter, the plaintiff took out a summons, before your Honour, that there should be a special jury to decide the question. Briefs were prepared, at considerable labour and expense ; and I had a consultation with my friend, Mr. Wood, thinking that the motion would be brought on the next day, and they having- given us notice to read documents of great 'extent. They gave us notice that they should read all the affidavits in chambers, and other documents. Then, after all that, the same evening they gave us notice that they meant to abandon the motion altogether, after we had gone to considerable expense Therefore, what I want is the taxed costs of the proceedings in, chambers, they having abandoned their whole case. Mr. Bacon said : My friend says it is the practice of the court to give the costs of an abandoned summons. The Vice-Chancellor said : Ido it constantly in cham bers. What a monstrous thing it would be that one person should put another to £lOO of expense, in defending himself, and, when he 'has done so, to say, " I abandon the motion." It is not a matter for discussion. If a summons comes on in chambers, and is abandoned, justice and the course of practice require that the person summoned to chambers, when the summons against him is abandoned, should be indemnified in respect of the costs of that proceeding. When the summons is adjourned into court, the same practice must prevail. But neither forty shillings, nor any other sum, has been fixed by the practice of the court as the costs of an abandoned summons. I have heard of no authority for any other course of practice than to say that a person summoned into court to oppose a summons, and being told after he has incurred considerable expense in prepar ing to oppose that it is abandoned, must have his taxed costs. It seems to have been a Summons of an unusual kind. Mr. Malin said : It was intimated to me strongly that I could only be entitled to 40s. costs. The Vice-Chancellor said : I think you u.re outitled to the taxed costs. opportunities had been given, by meetings in the various - large towns: of the-country, to canvass .more fully the merits of the proposed change, and so obtain a more general concurrence of opinion than we fear is at present likely to be given, but now that: the change has been made, we hope that our country friends will be induced to assist us in carrying it out by themselves, adopting it as far as prac ticable. The weather, during the past week, has been mild, w ith occasional frosts. In the general features of the trade we have no alteration, either in demand or prices, to note. At to-day's market there was, a moderate attendance, and generally a fair business done.. Wheat in rather better retail demand, and last quotations fully supported. Flour without change in value, and in moderate consumptive demand. Beans and Peas remain. firm. Indian corn a little more enquired for, at late Imports; No American arrivals. T. 8.: The ssies effected at this day's market were all, or very nearly so, by the ." Cental," and we found but little difficulty, comparatively, in adopting it ourselves. It will be observed, by our report of the Liver pool Corn M irket, that M ssrs. R. M ilcin and Sons also transacted business upon the uniform standard of the " centaL" PDREIGN EXCHANGES , Amsterdam Ditto Short ll ... 15 to 11 ... 15 Throe Months.. 11 ... 171 ...lif 9, 11 ... 11 ... 171 , r, 321, ... 25 .. 37; Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels , lianiburgh Paris Three Months Marseilles Frankfort 1181 10 ... 60 10 ... 62 Vienna Petersburg Madrid YESTERDAY'S MARKETS LIVERPOOL PRODIIC Colonial, & —There contin' moderate demand for Sugar, but without alteration in prices ; 1,200 bags Bengal are reported, at 41s for Date, 46s 3d for Benares, and 4Gs 6d for grainy, 800 mats brown Mauritius at 395, and 1,550 b Pernams - , in bond, at 21s 9d to 25s per cwt. 01 Molasses,,2* puncheons Barbadoes have changed hands, at ISS 6d per cwt ; 45 puncheons D ,merara Rum have also been disposed of, without'thange- The business in Rice consists of 3.000 bags Bengal, at Bs to lls 3d per cwt. Nothing has transpired to-day in Dyewoods; the sales of Ashes reach 250 barrels (Pots), at 295, retail sales of Nitrate of Soda at 15s 3d per ewt, and no business to notice in Saltpetre. Of Brimstone, •20 tons reported, at LS per ton for 3rds • and a little doing in Palermo Sumac, at lOs 9d to 12s Gd per cwt. At auction, 630 bags Singapore Black "Peppe , realised 3d to 4d per lb. We have also to notice 950 la& Manilla /Temp (including 200 all faults), at £25 for soun d ; 35 tons Cotton Seed Cake at £7 7s 6d per ton. Oils: Palm at £l2 to £l3 per ton ; a moderate business in Olive, without change; and 10 tons Linseed sold at 30s 6d per ewt, in town casks. Tallow at 516 to 51s 6d for P.Y.C. 300 tons of Lard have been taken at 56s to 56s 6(1. and 58s per cwt paid for line. Of Rosin, 930 barrels common at 5s 2d, and 1,500 barrels on private terms. Spirits of Turpentine quoted at 39s 6d per cwt. Seeds : 500 bags Niger Seed, at 37s per quarter, LIVERPOOL Ccn-rox.—We have to report a good demand for cotton, and prices arc steady at yesterday's advance. Thee. s ales—including 30 Pernambuco, Rid ; 70 - Bahia, 6d to Td ; 10 Maranham, 8d ; 103 Egyptian, 7id to lid; 400 Surat, sid to 51-d—are reported 10,000 bales, of which 3 , 000 are on speculation and for export. OL CORN .—We had a tolerably fair attendance of the trade at our market to-day, but business in general proceeds slowly. Wh?ats are in moderate consumptive demand, and we quote no variation in the intriasic value from the rates of this day se'nnight, though, if anything, the tendency is rather in buyers' favour. The same remarks appl3 , m Flour. Beans, oats, and oatmeal, without variation. Indian' Corn in tolerable re quest at steady prices. Our quotations are now regulated for the " Cental,' or uniform weight of 10j) lbs., for every descrip tion of grain, flour, and meal ; and this change has been as generally complied withC as could have been expected on the first introduction of so important as alteration. MAKIN & Som. LIVERPOOL SCOTCH PIG IRON MARRET.-011P market for War rants closes at 53s cash nett, sellers ; buyers at 53s less a com mission; three months open,. 53s 9d to 51s. The shipments from Glasgow last week was 7,000 tons; ditto in corm polding week of 1858, 10,514; ditto in 1857, 6,919. Total shipments from Glasgow from Ist January, 1859, to date, 31,228 tons; same period of 1858, 43,687 ; decrease, 12,459. Price this tune last year, 51s 6d per ton. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.—The market does not present any new features of importance ; the tone is decidedly tame, buyers only filling pressing orders, and producers desiring to contract. Friday's rate,; are just maintained, and no more. Loxpox PRODUCE. —The large public sales of sugar areiWogress ing without showing any material alteration in prices. Refined lumps remain at 53s to 54s 6d. Coffee : The public sales are going off steadily. Tea : The market is extremely firm, but we have not yet heard of any business of importance done. The bulk of the public sales was bought in, but subsequently a fair quantity sold at a shade lower prices. The public sales of saltpetre were withdrawn for want of buyers at full prices. Rum : A moderate business done, at fully previ ous rates. Cinnamon : The quarterly sales of 2 , 000 bales Ceylon met a good demand, and nearly all sold at Id to 2d advance ; first sort Is 2d to lb Ild, second Is to is Bd, third Ild to Is 4d, fourth sort 8d to 10d. LONDON TALLow.—The market is flat. Petersburg, Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 53s ; January and March, 535 to 53s 3d ; March only, 53s 6d, "sellers;" April to June, 52 s t o 52s 3d;_ Apt it and May, 535, "selle rs ;" October to December, 525. LONDON MINING. —The mining market to-day is steady, but not active. The principal transactions have been in shares in. Rosewarne, Providence Mines, East Basset, Ding Dong, and Alfred Consols. Linares mining shares are inquired for; and are marked BR. There have also been transactions in GeneraL Mines (Nova Scotia) at 211 ; Port Philip Mining at les ; and the shares of the North Rhine Copper Mining Company of South Australia at lOs prem. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Monday. the 7th February, a special settling day in the shares of the Scottish Australian Mining Company, with the privilege of quotation in the official list. - LEEDS Coax.—At our market to-nay, there was a fair show of wheat, which met with a steady demand at last Friday's rates. Fine heavy barley was in request at full rates. Beans rather dearer. Other articles unaltered in value. HULL CORN. —There was a fair supply at market, and prices were about the same as last week, but buyers were cautious, so that little business WAS doing in wheat. Beans were firm with out change in price. Peas rather dearer, especially for boiling sorts. Best Hull made linseed cakes quoted at £9 7s Gd per ton. NEWCASTLE Con:s.—There was but a small supply of farmer's wheat at our market to-day, which met with a ready sale at Saturday's prices. In south co un t ry very little was done, and Saturday's rates were ba , ely maintained. Foreign was held beyond views of buyers, and was a slow sale at late rates. Malt ing barley was held firmly with a slightly improved demand. Oats brought fully last week's rates. Beans and peas were un changed. NEWCASTLE CAME..--The supply of beef comprised 991 head. Trade was brisk, at an advance of 3d per stone, at the close of the market, all being sold. The number of sheep at market was 3,810, for which an active demand was experienced, at an advance of Id per lb., with a total c l earance. We quote beef 6s to Bs, pork, 5s to 7s per stone, and mutton, 7d to 72d per lb. DUBLIN Conx.—The supply of home grown wheat was about an average to-day, the demand for which was quiet at the rates of Friday. Barley was moderately inquired for, and if any change can be noted it was in favour of buyers. Shipping qualities of black oats were dearer than on Friday, but white was unchanged. GLASGOW Inox.—The shipments this week, were 7,000 tons against 7,503 tons corresponding week last year. The market was quiet to-day, nothing being done. No. 1,51 s Ed to 51s 9d. Warrants, .52s 9d to 535. Makers iron, 51s 3d to 51s 6d; and No. 3,51 s 3d to 51s Gd per ton. BANKRUPTS. William Cook, senior, Great Harrowden, Staffordshire, grazier. James Miller, plumber, Cambridge-street. Samuel Thomas Horton, builder, Routh, Glamorganshire. John Morris, Great Bridge, and Wednesbury, Staffordshire, shoe manufacturer. Thomas Barnett Bartlet, tailor, Knightsbridge. Adam Bannister Goss, Ormskirk, Lancashire, brewer. Charles Hirrat, Royal Exchange-buildings, Bow-creek. Henry Follet, Dartmouth, builder. John Holles Banes, Stourpourt and Dudley, tanner. William Allen, Wellingbro', shoemaker. Henry Curwia Salmon, late of Plymouth, share dealer. Joseph Beasley, the younger, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, ironmaster. Arthur Rogers, Dundalk, Louth, and Castleblaney, Monaghan, Ireland. DEATHS On the 23th ult., at his residence, 100, Falkner-street, aged 43 years, Mr. W. Brown, blockmaker, of this town, formerly of Maryport, much and deservedly regretted by a large circle of friends. On the 29th ult., at 65, Pulteney-street. Bath, Emily Harriet, eldest daughter of the Rev. Cyrus Morrall, vicar of Northleigh, Oxon, aged 24. . _ On the'3oth ult., at his residence, Brookfield House, Lydiate, Joseph Matthews, Esq., in his 80th year. a Berlin BARON HUMBOLDT. —The more Baron Humboldt possessed a black advances in years, the more every line ho writes, every We ather word he utters, and every—even the most trifling —e vent concerning him, is recorded in the German press. Th e August of Saxe Weimar. followingi)arro presented r e s anecdote o him h a s _ just years beenago bgyivetnhebgy The of p ce r l i e l b ss r i a a t , ed Kar s i av A an ag t of the : P — rit:eess Baron Humboldt was very fond of the bird ; and return ing home the other bayd from a dinner party, he was dis agreeably surprised findino. the parrot sitting droopingly ing the cage,_ 'which ofaeob,' he said, approach us two is likely to die first?— ' Pray, your Excellency,' 11 e ency,' remarked the old valet, ' d not speak to the bird serious o boldt tur of such matters.' Hum lied away '1 tl • • men ), taking up a book. Half-an wards, afterwards the bird , suddenly turns round, looks at its master, and—drops down dead. At this moment, poor black Poll is being stuffed at • the University Museum for his afflicted survivor." REPRESENTATION OF THE WEST RIDING.—In conse quence of the death of Lord Ripon calling Lord Goderich to the House of Peers, and so rendering vacant one of the seats for the West Riding of Yorkshire, a meeting of the e xecu ti ve committee of the West Riding Liberal Association was held at Leeds on Saturday. It appeared from the testimony of gentlemen from all parts of the Riding that Sir John Ramsden, of Forrybridge, Kent, at present M.P. for Hythe, would be the most acceptable candidate who could •be named. The g eneral committee will be called together on an early dav, when it is expected that Sir John Ramsdell will be unanimously called upon to become a candidate, and a confident expectation is entertained that he will accept the invitation. Sir John is a Liberal, in favour of Reform, commercial, fiscal, and Parliamentary. He is also in favour of the abolition of church-rates, i s opposed to all enactments which " trench on the right s o f c onscience," and he voted for the ballot in 1 863. A meet ing of the Conservative pa r ty was he ld at Wakefield a l so on Saturday, and gave rise to the canard that Lord Stanley will be invited by the Conservatives. E. og. t Ara 01 ?.rooto , hoover wilt at r eigh t t goon td weU 6 feet ueen'' masc. , rithold, 13 feet :'anadi lETA; •th 181 100tbsr surveY one cop P er rock.-- y , the ?,rootu , built g i s ter; twelve metal; l 4 feet nust , ' , " gone built now p ° LchinF• 22 fee t 94 top s a light do wil iculsc ai 3fe; ...... 0 " nets• ?ff > diStto r out ritllo tioll ,t° gag ic by 0- , g S 5 xogrip