Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-05 00:00:00

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ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA. 0 Til s e Royal mail steamer Europa arrived here $ ll O -/tti rdaY afternoon, making the run from in t e n incl uding her call and detention at Halifax, br e e , ii h d aYs. She left Boston on the 23rd ult., and 1.11:;t,„,5.8 Passengers, but no specie . . India Ci ty of Baltimore, from Liverpool, and Yo r k: 4 ' from Sou,hampton, had arrived at New With thea exception of the loss of the Californian ti tt - ,: u er Central America, on her passage from as ib .; 4 l nh ab, and upwards of 400 lives, a full and t e r - r eport of which we publish, the news does •Cee, Pnße ess any feature of importance. Tne I ,, n'i 'NI A merica was the same vessel as that which to s lernaerly named the George Law ; she belonged employedtl's United States Mail Company, and was se e „ in the conveyance of Californian pas eccers and treasure from Chagres to New Yor k , t o In t'? at Havannah. She had a tremendous gale teeceonnter, in which she foundered on the 12th of %Prober, and it is supposed that only one hundred stat c fover five hundred passengers were saved. A at flie ut furnished byone of the passengers landed aim Iv4 unall gives the cause of the disaster. It tinßthat this ship sprung a leak, which ex th,,"lled the fi res , an d l e f t h er at the mercy of Tr ay "' the 1 1 ' g °v ernment has laeen cfficially apprised of p arts that preparations are on foot, in various of the country, for another fi libus tering for"-:‘ tstration upon Nicarague. It was a lso i th e ;; .l of the existence of a scheme in Texas for t o t i., l v y . s asion of the provinces of Mexico contiguous T err ''' - t'tio Grande, with the design of seizing upon ti o , A ,' l4l , l iPas. In view of this state of things, direc t° "ad been issued from the State department se eh t he Gov ernmen t offieers on the Southern tat:" "'d, to st op a ll expe di t i ons l eav i ng th e U n ited co a ,. s With the hostile intentions against any pen,,, tr Y with which the Government were at * este: le arn from Washington the terms G of t he clife ' ( ": e ut agreed upon between the New ra N et -ainister and the United States government. d Dt er „, v Ci :ranada regrets the Panama massacre, an p 7iSeS to punish the offenders when convicted. Ate ", 111 ; r uission is to pass upon all claims of 1818 an citizens against New Granada- from set, ,", () ,wri to the Panama riot. One half the sum is t„ ""Y paid by the Panama Railroad Company of ti_go towards s a t i sfying the claims. The balance 'vita 6 claims is to be otherwise provided for. The of bt ' °t ates government is allowed the privilege so; ,i l l,, ch asing an island in the bay of Panama for to Pot, and A mer i can c iti z ens and mails are tax,, e xempted from annoying and oppressive .°4 the transit of the Isthmus. t ies p is St ated that in the late Nicaraguan difficul -41:1 r ne ta Rica lo s t about 20,000 men, 15,000 of inklost their lives from cholera. ..The remain t)er,'°°° were lost in battle. This is a large ip ail s t age of t h e w h o l e popu la t i on , w hi c h amounts Of 6 to about 150,000 sou l s . Si nce the e xpulsi o n li ta,,teancral Walker, Nicaragua has received at the . a re 1 :„ °1 Costa Rica a provisional government o f t ier, i t lrY chara c te r , th e executors of whieh are 1p n t's Jer ez an d M art i n' - z. and enthusiastic meeting, mainly of th e b arge"), had as sem bl e d a t Stuyvesant Institute, I lrit:,b eit y of New York, to express opposition to Wa r " e nlistments in the United States for the Som e India, I ndia, and sympathy with the Sepoy mutiny. Work: v ery strong resolutions and an address to the d flpeenTg classes of Great Britain were adopted, an d ty rae ues Were made by Colonel . Doheny, O liv er _ e dit ~' 4 °d others. Mr. John Mitchell, formerly bee ii ° ' l ° l the United Irishman, at Dublin, having %set, 4 ,; ( uied to as one who should have been pre (leesl”rites to the New York Herald, saying :—" I koe ti n d needless and supeifluous to go to any "'„el) , ) nd y - , g order to prove that I sympathise with Russians, Persians, Chinese. (r any oth er to vY 1. 0 of the British government." li 1 . of a despatch from Kansas, dated Lecomp `?e e ,„' instant, announcing the orgamz ttion of t,1% %Ir St ated that the President of the convention, Bi l b,_'alho un . in his address, favoured the plan of Ts. ni tting the I,4otatlthere were Constitution to the people of the lis cr t rito ry for r atifixtion. Our readers are aware tw o parties in Kansas struegling tieti °rganization of this convention—the one bitarin to leave the matter to the bona file inha teeenatl a the Territory, and the other, the I :3 ' Liet s. who had determined that Kansas of t i t.ci be a slave state, without regayd to the will Mority sho u ld it be expressed in contra on to their viewe. 'th e h ave Haven nah advices to the 15th September. atic t ',ave trade was very rife, and the dealers most low fe sin their defiance of the laws. The yel eol4ver eontiaued to make eird ravages among the c l,tel . 4 3 ,_und sailors. The late panic in commercial ca g ,," had subsided, bat business was still dull. W:ekruled very high. te rJbha v e advises from Mexico to the 4'h Sep that t e i; A Vera Cruz correspondent writing on „.,`Las ( CY,. states that all idea of a war wi:h Spain away amongst the people ; but th the 4°4lo:Lent officers were still strengthening the " t t "lfi e - - 4 n ti cns of the city. Highway robberies and -Q ' n e Llte -L ,rions were very rife. The vomito was . see great ravages amongst the people in Tlf )4 lln Vera Cruz. e de h l , , N(l,, e ws from Central America is interesting. h 'eata n '' r lt Mo ra o f Cc to Rica, had punished his p e w 4hi e b rla itY proclam ation against Walker ander* , Chai na a sters. Robberies were very frequent . at mai At Honduras the mahogany cutting season :!, 4 ti e p',,,, ed, and the crop would only yield five millions 4 - "etif, - .`ueial feet, instead of' thirteen millions as i r o 4led The log wood yield . was short also; *t ele of weather was very wet, .with a dull trade General Walker's men were at Bitaz in a c ondition; and others of them had alrealiy s'er,,-s, n t 1 • 1 1-0 Ix was rife in the country. to t , a - Sindwich Islands, we learn that the er "l) had been attacked with blight, which d.the destruction of one-third. N w i NE LATEST BY THE EUROPA. e~til°Fttc SEPT. 2 ITEI, EVENISIG.—The European 11 R1if - : a b Y the steam-ship Canada, arrived at ; ta n' n - a l w ere publi s h e d in our journals this morn "` e xercised no Perceptible effect upon the „ 4 ets - 1 t as been quiet at about the rates current o emo:"44y. "Wheat is firm, and has an advancin, Flour and Indian corn are stead at i,lle fOr~°' rates. 4 rilbl„ r"n eY market has improved, and a consi 4eh a dvance has taken place in all kinds of "• g lre c , te all:1-ship A r i e l, f rom S ou th am ptor, arrived t -11 t he 23rd. 841 e It LEANs, Sept. 23rd Evening.—Our cotton 00 0 b. gas been ac ti ve t o -d a y, th e sa l e s footing up ttleB * Quotations are quite firm. c oURRCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Nnw - Y . ,. nx, Sept 22, T. to fi t,,ie W e 1 , IiONI TART AFFAIRS. '' , --4 erle e -, ° Pen., financially, under a less favourable ttl g 1",, t he r " , l 'in the condition of the Banking moved 4:' taa r k, * nd the accounts from mightp of a contt Pre,, sio ct for Cotton and Grain have justifi .d.Th e bl, i t : r t fr o tt ib , l ° . b . ! ascribed to •ho rebound fiorn other cities. The e 4=, u lade! If - I Boston, this morning, were quite 4, 4 i P the i- b ulat ;Y Lom P I t a he 'll iormer, where, on Saturday after• 11, - ,,,i,ai , d '- ' l3elB inn of ill., old Domestic Goods houses of Hacker, el i - Kbi r ,„ ° A '' and John Farnham and Co., were announced. k° tto ppe s d urptleot ro , A',Milliganand Co ~ i ndT. P.Remtngton, I.,tvhoos and and a house in the California trade, NI ° I nd Spat ' 4 1. re nt th:a4 Boston, of im portance, although the letters 14° 1 11 4 vv " Pressure fo r money as extreme. The Taunton , Pi o r i e the fir"' I Y. Ma.on manager, are reported in treub e. 1, 4 (I atd Co., aro of Commi e s are not large : Messrs. Cyrus W. i ° 'ell. paper , N 4 L ''''' partner , who rm,. mi le c lad% eh er, who is the principal in the concern, is now °I tiro o ,egtd in the affairs of the Submaiine Telegraph. ' - ' r firrna ate named, but with moderate liabilities. It is hoped that Mr. Field's suspension will prove temporary, ' as it will, no doubt. be wholly unexpected to himself. The failures referred to affected Stocks yesterday more than the Money Market. In the latter a fair amount of discounts were obtained at bank by regular dealers, and there was good sale for first class indorsed paper at 18 to 21 per cent. Single names go with difficulty at 24 to 30 per cent. The pressure of sterling bills is less marked than for Saturday's steamer, thouzli transient drawers are driven to submit to cheaper rates, 1064 to 1074, while standard hankers get 107 k to 108. France are equally unsettled, 5.30 to 5.20. Besides the lost gold to be drawn against upon the London underwriters—nearly .E 200,010 sterling—we hear of some considerable sums in Liverpool to the credit of our Cotton speculators in the way of profits, At the same time both the French and English orders for new Cotton at New Orleans are said to be peremp tory, and must immediately add to the supply +f Exchange. Messrs. de Coppet and Co , in their Money Circular for Europe, remark —" Since our last advice-, of the 15th instant, we have had a dull and falling market in all the sp culative Securities of the Stock Exchange. In the more solid shares, and in S ate Stocks, the variation iti prices has been small, and in some cases a -trifling improvement his tae en place. Ope rations during the week have been comparatively small, and principally for cash. An additional gloom was thrown over the market on Friday, by the news of the loss of the steam-ship Central America. with most of her passen gers, and the semi-monthly shipment of gold from California. The Banks of the city have very much strength ened themselves during the past few weeks, so much so that a further contraction of discounts and loans would seem unne cessary, the end in view having been gain d, that of diminishing the large shipmects of specie. There is a great derangement in domestic exchange, and an unusual dullness in all branches of trade. State Stocks continue active, and prices are well maintained. Money continues very stringent. We quote business paper from 1.5 to 24, with more difficulty to sell than in the beginning of the week. Messrs. Mafia and Kanz, in their circular of to-day, say— " Our last advices were dated 15th inst. Affairs seemed on the eve of improvement, when news of the melancholy loss of the steamer Central America, with its cargo of 1,600,00 d in gold, was received, and disappointed the hopes of those who had been looking forward to this important arrival as likely to allay the present crisis. The loss of the treasure total, about 1,000,000 doll. of which is beli.-ved to be insured,in London, and the remainder in the United States. The insurance com panies having immediateiy declared that they would waive the customary delays and gay the losses at once, a more quit t feeling followed the announcement. The money m irket, as yet, shows no favourable change in rates, but the banks have di'. coun:ed a little more freely, and there have been fewer and less important failures in this city. On the other hand heavy suspensions are reported in Boston and Philadel phia, and throughout the cities in the inte.ior ; in the eastern, middle, and western States, money is in the last'degree stringent. Thus far, however, the west seems to have with stood the crisis better than had been expected. In every part of the country the crops had never been so abundant as now, and it requires but a few weeks to realise upon them, to enable us to overcome the difficulties that at present beset us. The stock market has been inactive, and prices have Kain declined. Speculation, whether for a rise or fall, is almost suspended, and transactions are mostly confined to soles made for account of parties who are forced to sell. From Philadelphia, under date yesterday, we learn .—The week which ends to-day will long be remembered as the most glo iney and disastrous which the business men of Poiladelphia have experienced for very many years. Terre has rarely been exhibited, in the annals of mercan•ile intercourse, a mote total lack of confidence and generous suppart than has just been witpessed in our city, and the only wonder of a disenterested looker-on ts, that our business men have not made a move ment similar to that of tbe banks in 1637, bolting to a united determination to demand an extension of their payments for a short period of time. That such a movement has not been made, under the circumstances through which they have laboured manfully to meet their obligations, is in itself a very strong evidence of their real strength, and a cheering indica tion that the storm has expend. d its greatest force, and will shortly be followed by fairer weather. Chicago 15 50 to 16. Lard buoyant but in light ruttiest, bile 141 to 14-1 flacon steady, 141 for Western smoked. 114 for Cumberland cut, 13 for short ribbed middles, to arrive; hams 12, shoulders 11, scarce. Sugir in more inquiry, sales 900 hogsheads, muscovado 61 to 9i Molasses unsettled. Linseed oil unsettled, 76 to 78. Spirits turpentine steady, 255 b.ls 46c to 461 i; crude 4, 500 brie common rosin 1 85 to 1 871, tar 2 to 2 37k. Itou dull, no sales. &iota) 28 to 29. Lcad itesvy and nominal. Tobacco at sale to day for cash fully sustained t-o market for fine medium and o•diaary grades. itice dull, 41 to 54. Talkie, 60,000 lb:, lle. Freights to Liverpool dull, cotton- 5•32 i. flour is 6d, grain 5d to 6d in bulk. Money was more stringent to-day, and rates of discount higher, some endorsed paper hav;nt so'd for 21 to 24, and unendorsed for 30 per cent. up to as high I,s 36 per cent. Advices from B.istou and Philadelphia still have a depressing influence on our market. Produce on London for to-morrow's steamer were sold at 107 to 1081 :-;to'dka were dull at the first bpard, the sales quite small, and the decline general. At the sect) id beard there was a better feeling, with more activity, an 1 a slight advance in some storks. thaw ORLEINS, Sept. 22.—tjotton slightly dearer. Sales 3,500 bales, .middling 15; to 16c. Flour be-t-ter ; sales at 525t0 5 40. Pork firm. • t-rlinet Pieliango 7 pat. water submerged theme entire'y. This was was about nine o'clock a.m., and there was then between mine and ten feet of water is the engine room, We were- ably asststed alt the time by Mr. Charles M'Carthv, chief engineer of the steamer Golden Gate, who was a pasenger with us. The machinery b log now entirely useless, the fact was at once reported'to Captain Herndon, and our whole atten tion was given to baling water. had several consn'tations with Captain Hern ion and Mr. Van Psensel er, the first ofilser, wich regard to the con litiou of the ship, and everything tat was po a ble was done to relieve her. All the engineer's men, with the cew and pas amuse's, worked constantly and Li. wely to lies the ship from wwer, but wi bout avail. About 2 o'clock p,m., at near as I can recollect, a is bo e down neon us, we having a signal of distress dying. She proved to be the beg Marine of B eston, Capt. Burt, b mod from Cardenas to New York, Capt. Hansa n hailed him and requested him to hay by the steamer and take off .he passengers, wnich he promised to do. We had lost o - -e beat from the davits the previous night, leaving us five. Capt. Herndon ordered the boats lowered as soon as the brig rounded to, Two of them were lowered safety; the third was stove and rends ei use'ess. One mots who was toweled in her was resell d with diffi ulty. Tne foarth bo t wan launched them the u per deck safely. I was requested by Captain Herndon to assist io 1,-nnehing the filth and lan Uo.at, but-3 meteile one—which was successfully done, a he ivy sea carried the host tend r the lee guard and it was stove nd s ram? d. carrying me down with it. In a sheet time I regained tin. ip'. deck. • Tne saw chtlir n were thenoa deck' re idy for transporteti n to the brig, which had drifted oft, an i Was, I 'link, some two or three mi'e 4 distant. I then went wit'a Cap airs Hemden to his room. H • iriquirel of me if I was armed. - I answered that the only weapon I had was a knfe, whieh had been given to rue by a passenger in the morning. lie t' en silt be would try and borrow me a pair of pinto's, a dashed Mr Pyn., a passenger, for the lea , of his, and e ould have got teem bet for the fan that they were in hie trunk, and that was under water. The cap airs then easel me t assist in transferring the passan .ens to the b ig, and eirectel rlll not to let a single man get into one of the bath till atter the womee arid children were saved. Only two men attempted to ge nto the boat at this time; they were both wsit rs, one c loured and the other white. I ordered them away; p-rhaps I drew my kein at the same time; think 1 might hay. dune ss ; an i they left. I i tee meantime, t e bri had di Mei for to the leeward, ma trig it ne etsary for i bests to lei a long time in rea hieg her. While the boats were gone with the ladies, Ceetain Herndon and myself were on the upper deck. The captain said they meg .t o have a clo er connection with the brig. i s it to him the' if I maid be of a .y service in any manner, I was at his deposal, He then asked me to go n the next boat, with the three eszna.ning tidies, and as ma 'y men as weal" fill the boat, to t e brig, and do all in my power to iuducs the captain to bring his vessel n arer to the steamer. When t e boat ret true I and the pas sen ,ers a ere put on board I got in with th m, all asked Mr. el ceary to go a ringside and es ist me. He did so, and I think after the boat had re, eived her full complement, two other passengers jumped on board just as we were shoving off tee steamer Mr. Payne was in this boat with mys If and the others. Just as we shoved off Capt. Hern:lon repeated his in tructlons fo me to try and get the beg to come neater. Tnere were, I think, tweeve or thirteen passengers in the boar I 'eft in. 0- our way a, t e brig a erect many ael washed abitard of as, and kept two ,f us balling a onstant y. We arrived safe on beard the brig, a though tee sea wes at the ,iM3 making a c sweep over her deck. I sated to Capt. Burt the or. ere I had re eseved. He -aid 1 could have is boat, but that It was on't a yawl, and cou'd not live a minute in such a s-a; said he would do all in his po ver to bri itt his vess. 1 rester to the steamer, but he was in a ceppl d condit os, having lost his maiimird, maintop-all, a a jib boom, and coal] not wore to the windward. While consulting C.pt. Burt the boat that I came in left for the steamer, in chwee of the boat wa n. I exp - geesd my ineermination to return in the next beat. wiech soon ca ee alonetide and pit he passengers on boars the brig. Herer.w at t to same time jumped on bo and the br g, leaving only a q tamertnaster in ea hbo t net sas then. along-id: the brig. I ho •we gum - term asters weie Finley Frare tied David Raymond. Tne b gets t u ripe I against :he sde e f the brig wits every sea. I orde ed the men into the b ate t r take me to the steamer, and save as m any lives as possible, hut they nue ly refused. CA, t. Burt also tried o mike hem etnrn to their du ye but without avail. I was therefore left powerless, and w.B comp stied t remain in the brig. he two b tats were droep.d seem - , nd b led out, bat one of th tm broke adrif. during the night. About 12 o'ei ck (midnight) the b ,at in chalets of the bowswain reterned to the brig in a damaged condition, and wi b out any passenrers. fie reported hanitg spoken the steamer, and explained his disabled co sdi ion to Capt. Herndon, who told him to keep off. Ile did it ep off. bet remained near the steamer till she win down. Who he returned to the brig lie abandoned the heat and left her ado it. The brie worked down toward the plane of the wreck duriog the ni ht, but swv no per-onen the water, and nothing weatever except the t „ht of a schooner several miles die t snt. He also sew the 3 hopper M the morning. Ste Was then jest vl iMe Duties, the trying hours preceding the to al di-abling tsf the st tame 's eng nes, I was sbly an i menially seconsel by all my Sills ants, eve's , one of whorl we keit wit lout cessation, so long at anything could Pe done to save the ship. Inasmuch so errone .t2B and us j test s:atemetes have been,made iii rag tel to my c nduct Upon leaving the steamer and a ter leaving her, I • eem it prop r to refer to Mr. Payn-, Mr. McCarthy, Judge Munson, Capt. Burt of he Marine, and Mrs. Marvin, all of whom are familiar with the course I p aimed on re cheer the brig, and t e twit brat named of whom' awl the orders given to me by Cash thermion. The conduct of the chief engineer hid, however, been very severely censured, se .t was said that he hal done everything to -ave h s own lif e. a el aid not seem to care tor others on license A. Mr. tree ner, w ho wee a pesseaeer from Aspinwall, says: after the -chief engineer go' ea board tee brig tesy say he attempted to drive the men back into the boats and chased one man all aeout the yes el with a drawn knife. Tar boatswain got three men to return with the bot, and they di I return. but his boat was leaking and he cool t reader no ahsleance, and he toll the caetain to when lit hailed him.' He had two me bailing at this time. He lay by and saw the ship go down, wnen he re uritel to the b ig. I remaiseil neon the steamer till she went d awn, and 1 went down pith her. Jtmt before she went down the see ni mate got the captain a life preserver, and got some sky rockets and tried to set them off. &me would not go off at all; awl some went up half as high as the smoke eta-k. Captain Hendon remained on the wheelhotr e and went down with t shi she sunk at hill-past eight by the steamer's c oak. I put on al fe prey rver when they were takine the worrier, on bci trd the brie, and worked at the buckets as mush as I W3B able to from the time we were calle t u ill the vessel sunk. I WAS be ide else wheelhouse, s tting down and holding on to the scuttle when she went down. Abo it an hour of er she •unk I saw a light, supposed to be the Him gian barque Ell. n, on which I was saved. When the eeseel sunk I want down with he , and a goo t way deem but den't know how far it mutt have Leon fifties or twenty fe t. I was under a gool while, and could hardly keep my bre ale while and r. When came up there were hundreds of hunnvi heads floating all around me. I was in the wa er in ail ab uttevea hours It was above one "oar after shaking that I saw a light, nd about six hours a ter ties I was to :co on leotard When I csme up •ut of the water Meer the vessel a ink, the men about me were a 1 sere citing fur A4si3ta co Teems wre no lights 111331. I could see some of their atruggleng forms. The e was no moon, but it was clear everheati ; the stars shoe bight, s e that it was nit very dark. I had cramps in my limbs ag. eat deal and a, one time hid cramp' in both legs at once. I happened to fi)atnear the barque El ea. and the s Coss threw me a rope, and I grabbed it, and tied to hold on to it, but had not strength .nough to hold on to be drawn up ; at I got bold of the r pe, two men got bold at the same time; t cashed them t . let go, and they did so; I then got the rope alone aid twisted it around my waist, and itel lit so until they pu led me uo. I, 0 not know wheth r the men who let go if the rope when I requested them to, were save d er not ; I do not know who they were; ween I got aboard of the barque Even ,hey helped me d wn to the cabin as I was no eels to walk ; I went to sleep irnmed,ately on getting into the cabin, I was so comoietely p o trated. The next day we spoke the bargee S.x ny, boiled for Set , tnnah. reported the loss, and get tee barrels or hard bread and a brrrel of beef from then. We tree (erred four men on board or her; Ido not hno , their it -men. The captain tacked ship and lo Mee for fli ting survivors, bat cools nit find air. The t ext da7, Monday, we spite the American barque E len, fro.n t harleston, iadeu with United States neva' stores. S e was dismastee, and we sent a man aboard and ask d if they wanted any assistance, and they said no. Tee sailors wanted to de ere the ship, but the captain, would net al ow them. lie . aid as the be qua was tight he would pot leave ter. On the 11th we spoke th propeller Th imam Swann, bound for Char lemon. We asked for provision; and w iter. They as el they c mid not lot us have any ; tie y, were short of provisions arid their water was bid. We asked them what they wattle theme to tow us to Norfolk, and they said they could not do it as they hid only thirty-1m hours coal _on hate t. We put on for Norfolk, and arrived there on Thursday near noon. We got asm ell steamer- no tow . us up. The Norfolk a kei eOO doliars to tow ties men up from the Heals, which was, p rid. , As we were towing up, the steamer Empire City was co 'lag down fur us The captain had to run down and come up again, when tie esme alongside the barqu e and took on board of his vessel all the pas casein w.shing to go on board of tier and rut to sea again, e'er giving the cepts n of the barq me some provis ens. As we seem co nem doses we m t a propellor towing the brig Mail iv, with tee women and chis'reu on board. The p opel er aske 1 5 0 dole, and the captain paid 300 dots. I sent word to my mother that I as sa e. Ties was the first mime the knew whether I was 'oat or ravel, and it had been five days since we ranted. The c meant o • the Empire Coy wend not al ow toe chef en ,sneer of the Central met ma tigo on beard his ye eel, although he tate he could clear himse f when he got to New York. After re. eiving the paseen gers we put to sea. and arrives rff S Insy Hook on Saturday ermine We co Id n t get a pilot until this morning. We ran t t Quarentine and then tame t the city. I arrived at the eletroeol tar El ,tel a mut heir-past ten o'clock On Suaitsy morning. There wire no cementer on b i aid, and no tto s to :e f und to make b x l limps ; I thi k we might all have been Bevel hat the lumps been ie good or her, and hid the vessel been supplied with c .reenters and toots, we co 1,1 then have se, t her up antil assistance reech , _d us. In my oeiulon it was not the ate m that destroyed her. The steamer Empire City, weich war awsi e t with so much anxie y, arrived off Sandy Hook on Saturd ,y night, the Leh Wean's. Sunday morning the steered up to cm aniline. was board d by the hea th officer and twelve reporters, a ter which she proceeded d rest to New York. There were on b ere 92 p issengers a eyed from the Central Ame lea, by the brig Marine and barque Eden. 0" those. 35 were women, 26 eh hire°, and 36 omen ; 14 of these ladies had hus bands w th them on board the Central Arneric ; 4 of the said hus bands rre kuown to have been steshd. lhesr enfortena e, and yet forte ate women, wire en expression of the greaten 3 dimes; it was dot an obtrusive aorrow, but cairn, deep, and par:acting. Ss:welly one of them bad a ceet e f mcn-y, anti tone a change of any description of clotting; they trees just as they had got into toe bout fi o is the C:ntrel America, dem. et of skirts, and wearing unruly an outside draw. Some wept as they apgroac led Now Yo k city, overcome with pest me some- and their unexpec-ed tondition. They had left California till lent in word h reel rice in the reciprocal e joymeat of affection th-y a rite d here devoid of Measure and overburdened with sift e ion. F. r their . right on iZipStiO a hey tied the severest suffering, and soolstna extremeat penu -y. Not the lean pie one was the sight of the infante. Some of them were perfectly risked, merely wrapped eroeni by acuities , bla tket taken fern a berth. Oth' rs were merely girt about the lo ns with linen, ssh le others wore a feller dress. Many of the mithe a seemed quite unwell. S nose were t king gruel, a there were giving it to their babies. Tre despe t sedne•s perva led all. A few e uld only speak with tears ; others bad bows to Eh .ck tee outwa'd semblsrce of their inwsrd grief. Spine wire had laced death In the ho it of their peril with cheeks un• bla cited could not s, elk of the catastrophe and the loss of a loved use without tears. lu looking at the coo bon of those raved from the unf etunate ship, one a tad more fully realise the greatness of the calamity. Alt the pasten„ers, male ant iemale, spoke in the highest terms of their treatment on beard the Empire • sty. When ihoy arrived oil tee Battery it was reported that the pa imagers wend not be allowed t laud tit to day. This announcement, to eel - sons in their condit on, was anything tint agreeab e; it began to annoy thmn conside ably, as they thought they hi-d come to an end of their." ti tale by sea," but In less than a minute a Me en tug was seen making for the steamship, into whi h the passengers leaned a ely rushed, and were conveyed to the city, pleased at least, to be once more safely lodged on the firm earth. .1. A. Van Dyke and oth re were on the ground with cart iases to convey the shipwreck el pa seterws without charge twwhatever place in the city they desired to go. The New York herald Staten that hopes are entertained of the safety of the captain of the Central Ame Ica. Up to the departure of the En o d a ' Ha were known to be saved , and upwards of 400 were , it was Lared, drowned. WRECK OF THE STEVIER CENTRAL THE - NORTHERN . TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1857. " HE PRES-EN:IV STATE OTTHE RitYLIG TON COTTON. The sock of cotton in this market is no•v about 6,000 bales ; the sales, therefore, are necessarily confined to small lots, and amount perhaps to 3,000 bales during the week. Our own spinners cannot oparate, and several shipments are going forward from first hauds. Last week's quotations are con tinued, at which holders are firm. The export for the week bas been—to L verpool, 1,292 bales, and Bremer:, 375 The Southern markets are bare of cotton ; every bale being bought up as fast as it arrives ; prices are fully maintained ; par.iculars by mail are given under seperate reports, and a week later by telegraph will be found below. ORLamers, Sep'. 19 : Rev irs of the week, 10,000 bales; same week last year, 16,000. Sales for the aeck, 8,500. Middling, 113: per lb Cotton sold as fast as received Exchange on London, 108 per cent. Freight to Liverpool, 11. MoBILE, Sep'. 19: Receipts for the week, 1,000 bales ; same week last year, 5,000. Market irregular. Middling 153 to 153 per lb. Caul , : There is no new feature to report on this subjre', the weather is favourable in most places. though we hive complain:s from some sections of Alabama and Georgia. The backwardness of the clog mikes its position very critical. An early frost this year would cruse a serious cu - tailineet, while under favourable weather and a late frost tha probabilities are adverse for more than an average yield. The question has become one of weather entirely. \o r gard should be paid to any esti - nate put forth until after the period of frost, and until its effects are fully known. Rec tee's, ExPoaTs, Bt.c.—The receipts at the ports continua on a very moderate scale, being. but 6,000 bales for the past week, against 21,000 bates same week last year, and 41 000 bales ►he year before. Tee export to (fir at Britain for the week is only 1,030 bales, and will be quite small for many weeks to come. Nothing yet ex,aored to France. The following is a statement of the rtraveinent in Cotton since the tat SepteJaber last, as compared with the pre vious four years : 1857. 1858. 18SS 1431. 1853 Recelpt4 at the Porta 8,000 30.000 71,001 1A.003 Exports to G. Britain 4,000 6,0,0 29.030 11,'.03 25 00) " France. .. 3,900 1,000 1,0 )0 other For. Pts. 1,000 4,0 $0 3;00'1 500 1 5,000 TAM Exports. .... 5,000 10 03 1 35 011 120 0 Sto-lc on qa0d...... 34,000 60.0u0 14, 000 , 90.400 B+,ooo Of which during the past week, included,in t above : jtectipts at the Ports 6,600, kO,OOO 41,000 10;101) 10,000 Exports toG Brash, 1,000 2,000 10 000 8,0,0 8,0011 6 4 Fra'ice.. 2,oo'J' " other F. Porte 1,000 2,000, 2, 6 00 2,000 Total Exports l,OO 3,000 11,000 1 , ,000 10,000 SllMMART.—acCeipts : ,Docreise at the po..ts compted with last year, 22,000 bales. Exports : Decrease to Great. Britain, 2,000 bales ; decrease to other foreign ports. 3 no h ties. .To -al decrease in exports, 5,000 bales. W. P. Wutoser. BREADiTUFFB : The tu tiket is favourably influenced by the fo .eign news, and notwithstanding the co aside all, receip.s, the turn is in favour of the seller. The sales include 2,000 brls extra State at 5 dole 90s, and 700 brls eon:ln:iota extra St. Lottis at 6 dols 25e. : The receipts repined amounted to ahou 200,000 bushels; and under Ow foreign news the market was excited and irregular. For prime shipping samdles of -ou born an advance was ohtaine.l; Western r&d was drooping en I White lower ; sales 200,000 bushels Chicago Sprin t ; at. 1 dol to 1 dol 5 ; 11,000 bushels Western red at 1 d )1250 to 1 d 30c ; 14.000 budi Michigan white, 1 (1& 2.5 c to 1 dol 35e ; 2,700 Ohio white at 1 dot 4'2e; 5,000 bushels red Tenuessee, 1 dol 34,t to 1 dol 41c ; 8,09 J bushels Southe,n white, 1 (1,1 45c to I d(1 53c—the outside figures for both led and white Southern bcing quite extreme. Colt : The market is more steady, with m iderate sales West( rn mixed at 80c. HOPS are as inactive as ever, and the only sales ro ikiog are retail ones at 5c to 8.: fur gro(ith 1856, and 10 to 12t for crop i 857. IRON Scotch Pig from yard is quirt at 28 dollars to 29 dollars, 6 inns, as to bran]. NAVAL SToRZS : We have to report a better feeling in the m ket for Spirits Turpentine and Common Rosins, kr no'. a great deal of activity in either, owing to the con7inued stringency in money matte's. Spirits Turpentine charged hands at 464- to 47c, mostly the inside rate though mos' ho!ders were demaudirg the later. Common Rosin at 1 did 82 to 1 dol 874 c. No. Ito White P.ile at 3 dohs 75 to 7 dots 25c, usual teams. Crude Turp mine is quoted at 4 (lois, with more sellers than buyers Tar is inactive at 1 dol 87 is 2 dais 371 c. and Pitch do 2 dais to 2 dohs 25,.:. Off.s : Tho market is very quiet, and pric.ni are nearly nominal. RICE: There is a moderate business doing to the trade at 4fc to 51e. AJGARS: The market was quiet to day ; the sales 230 hhds Cuba Muscovado in bond at Sc net cast, for txport ; 49 do 81c to 9c for consumption, and 170 boxes on private terms. FKIIGHTEI: Rates to Liv,rp)ol firmer•, r.nl more activity is displayed. About 40,000 bushas of wheat were taken at 51 in bulk and 61 in bagssortle shippers asking more at the clo.e ; 1,000 bairels of flour at Is 61, 1,200 bales of co' ton at 5-321, 300 boxes of cheese at 22s 6! per ton, 50 tons oil c Ike 155. To Loudon 1,003 barrels crude turpentine at 2s 91, and 50 tons oil cake at 22s 61. BY TELTGRAPII. Nzw YORK, Sept. 22, p.m.—Asher, pot 7 87, pearl 7 12. Cotton dull, sales 350 bales, 151 to 15k for upland F, 15i for Orleans. Flour closes easier, sales 6, 8110 brls corn to s ra'tert state 5 50 to 5 55, com to er ra Ohio 5 80 to 6 15, extra Go neset 625 to 7 60; Southern unchanged, sales 1,800 brls, mixed to good 6 75 to 6 10, faney and extra 6 30 to 7 70; Canadian quiet, saes 400 brie, superfine 5 35 to 5 60, extra 6 to 7 10. Wheat generallylower, hut irregular; sal e s Southern white 146 to 150, red 130 to 135; Western do 125 to 140, red winter 1 25 to 1 28, spring Ito 1 6. Corn closes lower and dull, sales 25,000 bus, mixed western 80 down t 076, part fo: export. Pork freely offered and lower, sales 130 ()Ili, mess 24 90 to 25, prime 20. Beef heavy and dull, sales 100 brls, repacked AMERICA. LOSS OF UPWARDS OF FOUR HUNDRED LIVAS. By the Europa we have revelved full details and parti culars of the wreck of this magnificeni steamer, and the loss of upwards of 400 lives. She foundered in a hurri cane off Cape Hatteras sn the l2th Sept. In addition to the melanch.ly less of life, vessel, and cargo, fully 2 003,000 dollars worth of gold dust went down with her. The account of the disaster is very disjointed, as it contains narratives by many of the passengers saved. The vessel left Havannah on Ties 'ay the 'th of September, and pr ceeded with a fair wnd all that day. In the n ght, however. the wind increas d, and con jelled doing se until the 10. h, whyn i. bh w a complete harri'a te, yet no fear of danger was emertalae I by th: crew or passengers. Th s was on the Thursday. During that night the st r,n still increased in fury, but ev rythinr. as tar as the pas se ,gets were aware, was wed with the ship. In the naming, about 11 u', lock, every one was startl d i.y the captain C4:li g upon the passengers to come on de k. as their assiAanee wa• neces sary. At this time the ship lurched over on her side. but none of the passengers k ,ew the cause of this change in the ship's veto-. Tire captain then ordered all the p ssenge s to stand on that side of the ship which was h ghcst out of the water, in order th .t they might thereby contrib.' e their weight to r ght her, and thi. orde• being ca-red out, the object was effected which th 3 c ptain desired. About an hour of er t al hands even pulled up nto bate out the water. and were told at the same t me tlt t every possible rate; tion on their part was n-cessary, as the ship had sprung a leak, and the tires of the engine were already extlagnishitt by th 3 water which had rushed in throu;th the leak faster than it could be pumped out. Buckets were nos an 'plied to two hundred roes, who set ai work at bailing the water r ut after they had formed fines by waich they passed the buckets along from the hold of the vessel to the b 11- warks, where it was emptiei into th sea. So hear sly and of is was this work ca^ried out that it was soon found th t they ware gain ing on the leak, and in he course of the afterno n they were enabled to re ight the fires, but not sufficiarrly ro enable them to get no steam and the ship was c seseque - sty as mu. .h at the mercy of the waves now as the had b?.e t sit C 3 the tires wire eat inguished. 1 his work of bailing was c mtihned all th o the night between Friday and Searles, and the parties who pert .r.ned the work were relieved alternately, the captain and his offiers making every arrangement necessary a-ad co-tributing b, their conduct and bearing to increase the hopes and ke p up the spirits of the p r :gingers. In tke course of the day on Siterday it was known by all the passeng. rs t at the ship was in a sinking condition, but still there was Meets, and very i tie evidences ref fear, tent amid this state of feeling people might be seen sh k ng hands with each other, whi e others were °ewer, ed to pray or occupy their time as i it was their last. Towards evenii g a sail hove in view. All eyes were strained towards her, and as she approached it was seen that she was a s " fore and af." schooner, but even 'his ves.el appearing at such a critical tine, rester •• d conduce e to ever: one, and even had the effect of producing cheerulness. She at eng h approached battling wit's the storm, so close that the caetaia se eke to her. He t Id her captain that his own ship war in a sinking state, and that he wanted a beat to send a me of his passengers to the schooner. The c mtain of the latter rep led that "he hal not a boat that he c ruld rope" and before other words c .uld be exchanged the fury of the storm had rose parated the vessels that all hopes of obtai ing r.lier from tie s.lionner were abaedone . and while she kept on her course, those on board the Central America relapsed into their former tate of glories and anxiety. About h if past four o'clock in the evening another vessel appeared. She also fippruached the Central America. The captain spoke to her, too. She proved to be the brig Marine, bound f..r Europe. The capt in then tell I.er commander the condition of tir. steamship. He rep'ied that "he would give what help was in his power to save the 'tree cf those on boare the steamer." The brig n stopped and lowe ad her boats. a d the capta n of the Veemer a solewerei her t,oa s and a rangements w,re at once m.de for conveying the wornea and children to the brig. All the beets were felled with them, but the see was so high and the ereakets se furious that many persons almost pre e• ed remaining on board the ship to venturing in the small boa s, wh eh appeared as if they were tossed by the mighty waves only to be over tirned at any instant. They were, howe. er, a'l soon cllel, a d 'they passed an t repassed for about a, hour or more, until th. y perish, d. one atter the other. About this time, writes a 'weenier who was saved, I mood on the deck of the sinking eh p watching for an oppor tunity of getting my uncle, an ir firm old man e aho was attacked wi h rheumati in. into ono or the boats, and in cleseqeence of this I m .de no exert on up to the preseat time, to save myse f The boat in which the b atswain of the steamer was, was the last teat was els .bled; but her turn came too, and the boatswain returned in her for the last time about six o'clock, but announced o the captain that his b rat was stove in, and that she could not carry a single passenger. row I saw that there was no chance of my being able to render any assistance to my nac'e, and I began to think of the test plan of preserving myself Several men were at th s time doing all they co ild to construct a r al 1 did what I could until about a quarter past eight o'clock, when the yes el was so ow in the water that almost every wave broke over her and tole sod her decks of almost everythi g; and I, with several other eas.enger., was swept off also at this time by one monstrous wave, which also cleared away the planks, &c., which were on the dace for the purpose of malting the raft. It was now entirely dark ; the storm r .god i r the height of its fury ; the brig was Wag fence out of s , glit, with the passengers who were so fortunate as to be pit tee board of her. I felt my elf alole, at th s time, a good distance from the wrece, c lag ng to a plank of which I tad taken hold immediately after I was swept into tee sea. Mr. Lee continaes : A few minute a after I had left the ship she foundered, and at this tme I was abort; two or three hun red s ards from her. I was iMMe diateat dragged un er water by the whirlpool canoed by the sinking o the vessel, and it was with the utmost difficulty that I cent I hold qn t my plank. On rising a,,ain to the surface, the scenes presented to my view were horrifying—men, some holing planks, and others without anything, were toss d about through the sea for a 'great space, and appeared to me 1 ke so many corks, whi e the cries of despair which were uttered by al. faintly reached me. I could not ' describe my fee'inge at this awful moment. For hours Icing to this pl ink, suffering intensely from thu cold, every inch of my body being iminervd in the wa'er all the lime, with 'tit seeing or hearing any tai , g except the roari et of the dreadful Aortal, or the faint c yof some of my companions in misfortune, who, rise me, had so much lack t get old of a plank. and were ales tossed about in tee same manner About five o'clock in the mo ning I saw a vessel ; she was hove to, t rein; up teoseraylia were on she planks. My tare cam, too, and all wen were spared up to this time were taken on bested this vessel. which proved to be the N,r we _Lin barque Ede r. We were all elated by 'hi- clang() of fortune, and sot about making whit chenees we could in our clothes, tec , and we were then conveyed by the barque to Sam:awn-reeds where we arrived on the Friday following, amid the storm, which e rnriauee unebited ne to this time, and we were t• en t ken by the steamer Faripnra City and coeveae i to New Yee k. ' When I saw toe Central America or the last timZe there wee f air m - on h:tr hurricane deck two of whom I recognised as tee captain and Mr. Fraser, tee mewed mate, but I could n .t mike out whit, the others were. I must sey of the captain of the Central America, that he ac el with the grey est ca'mress in limes of the most cancer, and t east his coaduct throuachout t'e ent re of the disaster was in every ruep e. worthy of the highest ecomium. The c rptaia oft ho barque which brought us to Hampto.eroads, treated every one with the greatest kindness in his power. tie to dme the following incid nt, weich occured ime e lately I Afore he fell in wi h us, as we were drifting about at the mercy of the w yes on our planks, &c. The captain said :—I was fore d by the WI d to sail a MU , nut of my course before I came up with you, and on altering it a small bir I flew across t e ship once or twi , e, and then °arts 1 Into my face. I how ever, to .k n notice of this circums"ance, end the same thin; occurred again, which caused me to retard the circum tin a as something evraordinary. and while thinking on it in this way, the mlste boos b rd far the third time appear rd and went throngli the same extraor- dioary menuvres. Upet,this I was i 'dated to re alter my core sat t the orign al one which I had been a eir ng and in a short time I heard no son, an 1 en try ng to dis..ove weat they proceeded 'torn, d's 'overed , hat I was in the iniiist or eople who hid heenshipw ecked." Wien the bo its were passin- fr , na the b ig to the steamer every one wind rush to the si 'es of the ch p as each beat came to take awa% her omp imeut or pas engars. Some would lock round wa ly and a k f r t reir trlen4s before th.y would step i to the bolt which was to convey th mto the brig ; but in mos instances to one responded to t is p.acing call or it they did, their yokel was deuwned in the gene al contusion. oth ri m ght be seed running for the tr.asure of 1 idiea who were gong in the brat, in order t at they might be in time to 1 t them have it b fore the bo it pushed off. tint considering the awfa , circrtmstancesin which all were pia ed, the order that was preset veld, and the desire to render mutual atais'ance, which was mat lotted by alt, have few parallels in the lii,tora of shipvrei ki I , lost eveeything but my life; so did most of th se who were picved up . by toe b ague. The chef engineer of the boat. W. As' ley, has pub' ished the , 01- lowing narrative r—We 13 t flavannah on the Bth of Sept tither, at 910 a.lll. the ea Me. end bailers o: the s ip were n perfect order, and worked we , l up eo Friday, the 11th, carrying an average of 15 pounds ot steam. Our m idumam working power was 2) petards to the inch, but we m ran as h'gh as that under the m at favour . b P circum tanos. Frid .y, Sept. 11. —The day commenced with Vie win 1 blow'ng a perfect burro tne from ti.e N N.E., wth some r, in. At g a.m. I is covered that the shia was making consi erable water—more than the oroinary results from the ti ippiegs of (Efferent parts of machinery. I repo ted thi4 fact to Captain Herndon at once, aid then ate ted all hat di in pa sing coal into the fire roam in buckets and baskets. Capra n Herndon, at my equest, sent d neatly all the waiters to assist in passing coal. The ship was se listed over to V e eta bourn that oar coal Larroxs were u eless f.s pas ing colt'. We then etarted s'arboi.rd Worthinc ton l ninp and b lee it jection, t king sterm from the large boilers t his was about 10 o'clock. The water in tee shili was In n qui e hot from being in contact with the boilers, I suppose, and In consequence of , er list being all in tile starboard bilge. The ump took wee-, and worked freely- still the water gained on us I then inspecte 1 al t to t apes aid their connect one, and found them tight. At ab uc 12 u'oleck th • waier ove , fl wed the coal bunker &ore, both f ward and aft, making It impossible for the men to work, the steam from the water putting out nearly all oar 1 imps. I reporteo to Captain Herndon the state of affairs in the engine-room, and a, once r.i ected the a-sistant engineer to get up steam In the den ey tot er, wh eh was dote at once. At the same time .s gang of balers, consisting f passe: gore, was organised bi t ep'ain Herndon, and another gang were at work breaking up steerage be the for fuel. At txo o'clock the S es of the sta board toila - s were extingnis'red by water. Another g ng o balers were then set at wo kin the after catin etches, and still anoilier in the lower steerage—engineers, men, and passengers, a I working with a will. Ihe engineers con tinued wo king nit to one o'clock p m., when they stopped for a tew m.tes f. r want of steam. Ire, soon star ted agila with Cl) pounds of steam, but having only the port fires to depend upon, the steam was soon used up. at'e then commenced firing up with wood, and coutineed to do sot 11 the water rose so riga usto put oat all the fires, when tire engines stopped. This was between ton and five p.m. The Wor.hiegton pumps, wed h had been previously worked by steam from ;he main tot e , s, were then worked by the donkey bailer, and c intloneu to work till about eight o'clock, with several stoppages of a few min tie each, which were made necessary to free the feed pipe of the boiler from obstructions. When the donkey b Her finally stepped the feed pipe become so choked up that it was nrcea ary to cut arid repair It. Du ing the night ail hands wet eat work baling. The rot ing of the ship cansee a small leak around the starboard shaft, which was atrpp d with blankets, and a sail wrapped around the shaft outside, in the wheel. SATURDAY, 12th.—Barrels were rigged with a whip and and worked in the engine room, and the hatches in other parts of the ship, at lr isting water. Mr. Keefer, 'he secohd a sistant enginesr„also cut off the es ape pipes andrigged them as pumps in the sie,rince. one of which worked we 1. Early in the morning steam WA* maingot on the donkey beer, and. the pampa worsed till thwainclis gar WORKS. TO THHEDITOW OF THE NORTHERN TIMM have just returned from a somewhat extended and careful survey of the Rivington Water Works, and. shall lay before your , readers a faithful narration, of the actual condition , in. which I found the water,. and the various works.connetrted wi la the supply to Liverpoo% without the slightest attempt at colouring or exaggeration, beginning with TELE. PIETER; 16E1)3 AT HORWICET: I find one of these dry. and the sand in , course of removal, in order.that its place may be supplied with sand newly washed, large quantities of which are stored up on the embankments for this purpose. this is the first time that the:sand has been entirely removed from any of these filter beds—hitht rto, a slight scraping of the foul matter collected on the surface having been deemed sufficient ; now, how ever, it has become necessary to change the whole mass, not only in this, but in all the other filter beds in rotation. As was predicted, this be omes a seriou3 permanent charge on the (Jorpo ration. There is no sand of the quality required for rep'eenishing these filter-beds to be found nearer than Chorley, distant from Horwich about six miles, the cost of cartage being considerable while at .present there are some twenty-five or thirty min employed on the works. It is now an admi:ted fact that, notwithstanding the great e3st of these filferF, and the unremitting pains taken by the effiiials connected with the works to main rain them in a state of efficiency, they exercise no beneficial influence on the colour of the water, although they may, and eettainly do, prevent much of the grosser impurities from finding their way into the equalising tanks. But the most careful observer can discover no &if rence in the colour of the filtered .trorn that of the unfiltered water. From the filter-beds and equalising tanks, I prc ceeded to view the lodges; the first in my line being— TAE RIVINGTON RESERVOIR. In fact there are two reservoirs so named, the upper and lower. The latter being next to and in close proximity to the filter beds. I found the water in this last much lower than I had 'Anticipated after the recent heavy rains. believe I am not far wrong when I stall., that on the occasion of my visit on Wed nesday, the water level was at least ten feet below ,he ove!flow point at the waste vein, alth - nigh the quantity abstracted for the supply of Liverpool comparatively small, under one third of the esti. mated capacity of these reservoirs. I was forcibly struck with the altered appearance of the water in this reservoir, which on my former visits appeared comparatively clear, now, however, the colour was nearly as dark and mossy as that of the Anglez Ark water itself. I was at a loss to account for this at first, but the cause soon became apparent. It appears that the draft on the ltivington had so far reduced its volume as to induce the authorities to turn in a' portion of the Anglez irk w tter, and, accordingly, on r: aching the embankment at the Black Bay, I found a stream -of water flowing through Cie culvert from the latter reservoir to the extent of some six or eight million gallons, during the twenty-four hours. Although at thi3 point the water had comingled with that of the Rivingcon upper reservoir, yet the colour ►vas that of a deep mossy-brown, and very dirty. rhe dark colour of Rivingt'n water, was thus easily accounted for, as well as the increased depth of water which I was informed had uccumulited 'n the latter reservoir during the few days prior to my visit. After a cursory inspection of Mr. Mar tin's splendid establishment, on the banks of the reservoir—in the centre of which a beauti:ul little laland has been formed and planted for the accom modation of the numerous flocks of geese, ducks, swans and other web-footed animals, domestic and foreign, wild and tam 3 who disport themselves in the water, apparently in the enjoyment of the most perfect security from all aggressors—l reach the Knowsley embankment, which serves to im pound the water in THE GREAT ANGLEZARE RESERVMR. This is one of the most stupendous, and, as it has proved, one of the most costly undertakings in in connection with these lurks. The contractors for this embankment, were Messrs Scott and Howell; who, according to report, undertook the job under the impression that solid metal for a foundation, could be reached within a few feet LE* the surface ; but, ere this object could be accomplished, a depth of nearly 80 feet had to be reached. The contrac;ors were ruined, and the Corporation took the works into their own hands and completed them. Protracted litigation h ensued, the result of which is not yet known. This is by far the most extensive reservoir in the whole chain ; and it cannot but be Matter of the deepest regret, not only to the Water Committee but the whole t )wn, that the water impounded ) in it is of such a quality as to render its use for domestic purposes altogether out of the question. It is only necessary for any unprejudiced person to look at this water, in order that he may be satisfied of its utter unfitness for every household purpose. It would only be sheer affectation for ine to speak in qualified terms concerning the colour and quality of this water ; if I did so I would belie the professions I made at the commencement of this communication. ; and I shall - neither be guilty of. exaggeration on the one hand, or a suppressio yen on the other. The colour of this water is as dark as I believe it poSsib!e for rams water to be, at least I never saw it da►ker; its taste is that of stagnant bog water, and, in many placee, there proceeds from the mosses of decayed vegetable matter. which line the banks, exhalations of the most offensive an- meter. This is more particularly the case at the mouths of such brooks as flaw into it ; at one point, close beside the Chorley Lodge, the stench is positively disgusting, as i 3 the unctuous and putrescent matter which ooz as like slime from numerous veins in the neighbourhood. Every per. son in the district, even the water offiials them selves, admit that the water impounded in this reservoir is, in its present state, totally unfit for human use, and many have said bluntly, in answer zo my inquiries, that it was not fit for brute beasts o d ink ; and no known system of filtration has any effect in Improving the colour of this water. A close examination of the sources. of supply will shew that Mr. Duncan was, in a great measure, correct, when he said in his report that the water owed its impurity to the nature of the gathering ground on the hills ; in army places it will be found that there are ex tensive tracts of bogs, quagmires, holes, ravines, gulleys, and foul ditches where the dead water stagnates for months together; exposed to the action of a summer sun, decomposition rapidly - akes place, asd the mass turns with the lower orders of vegetable and animal organisms of the most insiduous and disgusting description —a flood comes, and the whole mass of putrescence is at once swept into the reservoirs, rendering the water foul and unsuited for human use, as we now find it ; nor is there any remedy for this state of things, except by constructing works of a costly character, capable of conveying all such filthy waters clear off the reservoirs, for so long as the washings of these hills is allowed freely to incorporate with the really good and pure water which is found in very considerable quantities in the district, so long must the latter be rendered repulsive and distasteful. But, however effective a system of mountain drainage might prove, in carrying off the impure washings of the hills—yet, in the case of the Angle zark reservoir, there'exists a difficulty which would appear to be insurmountable—namely, the nature of the bed of the reservoir. The sinking fa. the foundation of the Knowsley embankment, and the piling to form a foundation for the support of the Chorley main pipe, proved that the water in this important lodge-rests on a bed of solid moss, from sixty to one hundred feet deep, and until this mass is excavated in its entirity, it is more than hope less to expect that water impounded over such a depth of peat, could be other than moss water. During the past summer large quantities of peat have become detached from the mass, and, g to the surface,has been conveyed away by thebarges of the• Corporation. Regrets are now idle, yet it ishardly poesibloto. do other than deplore the blind atality w hich. prompted the constructionstreuch a work, in such a place, and under such cireum erwoces. Taking a last look at the dark water in the Anglewirk Reservoir, I could not repress a heartfelt sigh when I called to mind same of the darker deeds which-111d been perpetrated in regard to it. But this-ie no place for moralising. I now come to , THE GOIT, which' connects , the Anglezark Reservoir with the catchment lodges, known as the Rake Brook and Roddlesworth . Reservoirs. The extreme lenwh of this goit is about four miles, and dining its entire length it skirts the base of the Anglezailt range of hills on the right,. where there is little or no culti vation, and scarcely an inhabited dwelling, whil e on the left, are numerous viPages, manWactorier, and farms, and,. of course, a very con- siderable population. This goit, as I have already explained, is merely an open cutting, conitructed, doubtless, for the double purpose of conveying the water from the two upper into the lower reservoirs, and at the same time intercepting the numerous beautiful springs which flaw from the hills all along its course. Had it been possible to have conveyed the whole of the spring water produced in this district, without admixture, to Liverpool, it must have been most acceptable,as the quality is faultless and the quantity con: iderable• Unfortunately this is at present impossible, and, hence, the good. water becomes completely polluted by an admix ture with the refuse of manufactories, and other sources of pollution It was confidently assered some time ago that works had been constructed. purposely to convey the refuse water from all the villages and manufactories along the line of this canal I searched in vain. for such works, or any indications of them. In fact there are, as yet, at alt events, none such in existence. The pre sent state of this cutting is certainly noth ing to boast of. In fact it appears tha most slovenly portion of the whole works. In several places the mountain torrents have washed down large quantities of sand, gravel, and debris, which hits settled in the bottom of the eut, and will tend aniously to interfere with the flow of water when the works are in full operation. I have heard grave doubts expressed as to the rtnentiven6ss of certain portions of the embank- rnents of this canal, and at one point in particular th, re is great reason to apprehend a serious .eakage, THE RAKE-BR3OIE AND RoDDLES WORTH RESERVOIRS. These terminate the chain of the "Rivington Water Wolk]; they are comparatively steal►, and have been constructed more with a view to com pensations than anything "else. Their capacity may be inferred from the fact that recently, during one night's rain, water was impounded to a depth. of upwards of furty feet. The quality of the water likely to be impounded in these lodges will, no doubt, prove superior to either the Rivington or Anglezark, and if it could .be conveyed in its natural state to Liverpool, might be unobjectionable; but, of course, this cannot be done, or it must pass along the goit, and then cotningle with the foul water of Anglczirk,.when; of course, its purity wilt he at an end. The embankment of 'the 'ltOddles worth reservoir give indications of weakness some twelve months op from some slip or defect in the foundation. - Fortunately, it contained no water at the time, or the results might have been serious. The defect has .been apparently made good by Messrs. Isherwood and .Dudbury, the extensive contractors, who competed their con tract some time ago. They have still, however, a !urge body of met; at work on what is called extra woik, not specified in their contract; and a con siderable time must yet elapse ere that can be completed. The only other portion of the works calling for special notice is THE LEAKAGE AT THE MILLSTONE 13 iNK. It will be reoollecte - I that this was described, some eighteen months aizo, as a mere trumpery afftir of no moment; and that a few days, or, at most, weeks, would suffice to remedy it. Un fortunately, these confi tent predictions have not been verified by the results, so far. On the contrary, the prospect of stopping this escape of water appears as distant now as it was when it first broke out; at present there are about 100 men employed on it, and the cost for wages and materidl must in the end amount to a very large sum. The engineers in charge of the work appear to be groping altogether in the dark. and have hitherto signally failed in grappling with the difficulv ; according to present appeal - anees, years may yet elapse ere this leak is finally stopped. I have heard since my re' urn that orders have been given to fi 1 in the immense excavation which has been made with puddle. It is not for me to com ment on the wisdom of this, or any other portion of the proceedings connected with it, at the same I cannot help thinking it highly probable that the puddle will have ere long to come out again. No doubt this has been a source of much anxiety and vexation to the Water Committee, and they would gladly resort to any expedient to get rid of it, which is not to be wondered at, when the pro ceedings at present are entailing an outlay of soma £6,000 per annum. I now hive to bring the narrative of my survey to a close, and I have strictly adhered to the resolution I made, to state such facts only as come under my own observation, honestly, and faithfully, leaving you and others to draw such inferences as these may seem to jusliry. The publication of facts, in connection with this subject, can ne longer be obnoxious to any party. On the cotrary, a full developetnent of these, in my humble opinion, more likely than anything else to lead to a satisfactory solution of a subject which has hitherto been productive only of strife and bitter uess.—l am, sir, yours, Sc.!. AQUARIUS. Several English gentlemen all cle.gymcn connected with the Foreign Ail S city have arrived in Turin lately, with the object of endeavouring to establish a chaplain there of tie Church of Fug land. D'. Charles Mackay lef; Liverpool on Saturday f the Uni el States and Canada. A. series of let ers and ske'ches of his travels will be transmittei to the Muse tra!ed London News, to the succ ss of which journal his literary and editorial labours have largely contribute d In America Dr. Mackay is ping to ltcture on Bangs," and to read a new rarrative poem. FATAL CCID7NT.-011 Saturday, an aceilert, attended with fatal consequences, occurred in S eward-street. William Johnsor, a draymar, in the employ of Mr. Josself, brewer, of Meltou-street, fell down, and the dray, which was heavily laden, possd over his head and other parts of his body. He was immediately conve)ed to the Northern Hospital, but expired on the same day, from the injuries he sustained. An inquest will be held en the body this day. coin see.-On Saturday, a sailor name I Wi lawns Gibbs, belonging to the Lady Franklin, in the Prince's D eck, fell from the ship and severely injnrel his knee.— And on Thursday, .L.mas Corrigan, of 23 Court, Chtemen hale-s'reet, f-tl from the roof of a house and dislocated his hip.—John Babe, a seaman on bard the ship Tuscarora, in the 'Waterloo Dock, foil and frctured his skull.—Lawrerce Do3le, of the ship Swi valeta& fell into the hold of that vessel, and was s.verely ir pared. These cases were Van tted i• to the hospital. Yes'erday evening, about eight o'clock, a man named Daniel Stafford, about 67 years of age, residing at 11. Hunter-greet, fill off the east side of the large Landing stage into the river. Mr. William b, rf Upper Hill street, jumped into a hoe, and with t e assistance of police constables 418 (13:.ckley), and 759 (Davenport), rescued la , rn from the w ,t-r, when he was immediately taken to the receivi g house, and Dr. Brown, from the dispensary, hiving attended hi n for some rime, the man w-s resusei ta:cd, and there is no doubt of his ultimate recaver3 from. the eff eta of his immersion. THR JENNEIs PuopanTY.—Tle right heir to the enormous wraith of the J-nnens family has at last been found in rho person of Mr. Jo eph Martin ; and an e minent law firm of Liverpool have recently obtained a dministration for the heir-at-law from Doctors' Cotn mons, to Eliz aheth Minch, otherwise Jernene, the daughter and htiress of John Jennens, of Celebeete-, who was the last mate heir ent . .il and heir gene•al of the Jennens. The personal property to which this administration will extend is supposed to amount to over £16,000,00 0 . The teal estates are equally large, the rental being estimated at £150,000 per annum. The principal landed prolerties are situated in Birmingham, Edgbaston, and in the counties of Warwick, Stafford, Woretater, G'oncester. Salop, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Flint, Chester. Suffolk, and Essex. The appearaice of a direct p ersonal creopnrseidseenratbatlieveutnoeathsienJesesnnienns'aserea4e influential persons, and will, in all probability, end in will,arg It circleist thought, g h h i t i h and the discomfiture of a host of active claimants and anxious expectanas who have been for years seeking to obtain al, share of this almost fabulous accumulation of wealth. PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON.—The Peninsular and Oriental atcamer Tagus, Captain Christian, has arrived with the Peninsular mails. She left Gibraltar on the 20:h, Cadiz 27th, Lisbon 29 li, and Vigo 30th. The Tagus brings 20 passengers, .R 1943 in specie, 50 doubloons, and a cargo of lemons, almonds, raisins, figs, grapes, &is. The Ripon left Gibraltar for Alexandia Sept 23. 'Gibraltar Exlhanges were quoted as follows : 50i Paris 5f 37e, Marseilles, 5f 38c. and Genoa r 39a. Lisbon xchanges on Paris M. Amsterdam 421, I Genoa 527, Hamburg 481. Stock market languid.