Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-23 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER - 23, 1859. necessary, as undoubtedly it is in no way desirable, to scout either the lessons of past history, or the recorded achievements of antiquity. 7 The Premier, it will be re membered, has lately turned up his nose at all m edieval notions in architecture, and implied thereby . hat we are not to receive instruction from past ages, .ust entirely to the ideas of the present,,and the Prin ciples of progress for the future. But surely this was not the part of true wisdom, whether in a statesman e ! a Philosopher. Besides, it is an utterly untenable posi tionaltoother. We c anno t, w ith an y a dvantage, disregard either the principles or the practices of past ages. We may develop them —we may adopt theii—we may im prove upon them; but without them, most of our great modern achievements—in art and science, at any rate — 'you'd never have been accomplished. It is quite true " there were no railways in the great RoMan '—that when Rome was the mistress of the aid, th ey had no steam engines or locomotives. But for, all that, th e y l a id f oun d a ti ons , without which we, l a t. as th ese mode rn d ays; m i g h t never have built up such th superstructure we have done. They showed us, in these days, how ma n y thi n g s m ight be done which they emselves had not advanced far enough to accomplish ; especially as regards architecture—in the middle v t o es more particularly—as so many still remaining le th of tho se ti mes so no bl y a tt es t. They taught sous to f u t ur i ty, of which we in th i s n i neteent h cen tiit". h ave availed ourselves, and for which we surely %Olt not to be unErrateful. Empire TIIE LATEST NEWS. FRANCE. Order s have been given for the construction, at Cherbourg, of a new first-class vessel, to be called the —°lf erino, on the same model as the Magenta, h -.Ow on the stocks at Brest. THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, Sept. 22. Rend s • commence at a further improvement, st tr ansactions being at 69.25 12. 10 —lncreased activity prevailed in thelll4rket, Without anT material alteration in I tent 4 .20 P . M.—The Bourse closes very Rentes 63, or about same as yester- firm and ClOsin e, ITALY. ttemade,ade, th at i) In PARMA, Sept. 22. con tradicti on to the assertions that have b een under the government of the riaze ucties, ma Parma, dintained. neutrality during the war, Par ma publishes a despatch from the Late min ister of foreign affairsto the representative of Parma at Vienna, dated Alay 26, which proves contrary. The same journal promises the Yablication of Other d ocuments o f equa l an d even e importance, concerning the rule of the 30118 in the Duchies, saying that such pub °xis are rendered necessary for the refutation ut statements made by their defenders. T he Paris correspondent of the Daily 84 3 7 8 it is believed that the speech of the King of Sardinia to the Romagna deputation, will not differ in substance from that made to the Tuscans. I le Will not separate the cause of the Leger fro m that o f th e other prov i nces o f C en tral Ita 3 . THE RUSSIAN ARMY. A letter from Poland states that, in consequence of the war in the Crimea, and the interruption of recruiting, the Russian army has declined to about one-half what it was The battalions are raised to their force effective of 1,000 men d the new recruitment will take place in November The following appeared in a portion of our impression of yesterday : THE FRENCH COURT LREUTER' S TELEGRAM.] „"l ISIARRITZ, Sept. 21.—1 t i s asserte d t h at the King of e liel2ials Prince Ri c h ar d M ettern i ch, and Count Walewski ' will prolong their st a y h ere unt il t h e depar ture of the Imperial Court, which will take place to wards the end of the month. PRINCE PONIATOWSKI LREUTEIeS TELEGRAM.] —Prince Poniatowski left Florence T RIN, Se)t. to-daUy for Biarritz LORD COWLEY. )recl d Cowley is not at Biarritz. It is said he is in by the English Cabinet to remain at Paris for "On the 6th May, Lieut. Hobson pitched his tent h beside a large cairn upon Point Victory. Lying amongst some loose stones which had fallen from the top of cairn was found a small tin case, containing a record, the substance of which is briefly as follows : This cairn was built by the Franklin Expedition upon the assumed site of James Ross's pillar, which had not been found. The Erebus and Terror! spent their first winter at Beechy Island, after having ascenced Wellington Channel to lat. 77 deg. N., and returned by_ the west side of Cornwallis Island. On the 12th September, 1846, they were beset iu lat. 70 05 N., and lon. 98 23W. "Sir J. Franklin died on the 11 th June, 1847. On the 22nd April, 1848, the ships were abandonede five leagues to the N.N.W. of Port Victory, and th sur vivors,a hundred and five in number, landed here under the command of Captain Crozier. This paper was dated 25th April, 1848, and upon the following day they intended to start for the Great Fish River. The total loss' by deaths in the expedition up to this date was nine officers and fifteen men. A vast quantity of elothing,and stores of all sorts lay strewed about, as if here every article was thrown away which could possibly be dispensed with ; pickaxes, shovels, boats,__ cooking utensils, iron w or k, rope, blocks, canvec t a dp circle, a sextant eng rave d " F re deric Hornby, R.N.," dip small medicine chest, oars, &c. . "A few miles southward, across Back Bay, .a second record was found, having been deposited by Lieutenat Gore and M. des Vceux in May, 1847. It afforded no additional information. " When in lat. 69 deg. 09 N., and lon. 99 deg. 27 W., we came to a large boat, discovered by Lieutenant Hobson a few days previously, as - his notice informed 4-11M113 ` It is reportedkßAT .____..... me. It appears that this boat had be en intended for the l ONS FOR CHINA. ascent of the Fish River, but was abandoned apparently Watt, and th at PlYrnouth that the C sar Jamesships,the sledge upon .Alexandria for teh szerland route to - Agatuemnon will convey 'n troops ' to upon a return journey to the which she was mounted being pointed in that direction. The first of thee She measured 28 feet in length, by 7-1- feet wide, wes t th e o hines uadron intended China. • most carefully fitted, and . made as light as possible, bu left Plya,,e, the screw -steamer for service against the sledge was of solid oak, and almost as heavy as the . , uth for her destinat: gun vessel Pioneer, six, boat. China la rge detaci nne will shod yesterd from the head n.t will shortl y b aY• i 4 A largequantity of clothing was found . within her, establishment, at Chaticluarters °f the Ite despatched to k letons. One of these lay in the after also two human s e a pile of clothing ; the other, panics, now serving inia_r.2to raise the BthYlal Engineers' part of the boat, under Chin raise to their re ‘• nd 10th corn- which was much more . disturbed, probably by animals, quired numbers. AMERICAN R was found in the bow. Five pocket watches, a quantity AlLyyreligious books, that forks, and a few Satterthwaite's circular states AY s. of silver harvest in the United States is that were also d but journals, pocket-books, found ;no 'aa abundantarticle of clothing. Two . double beneficial influence on the is already exercisin names upon an stood upright against the boat's side, Western railways are moving great interest. c l a e barrelled gu thehad been placed eleven years before. 'wheat, which is telling on the traffic great quantitiesof precisely as . e will return s d One barrel in each was loaded and cocked ; there was effect be much more apparentwhen and a n the ammunition in abundance also s. or • . _ 301 b 401bs of choco vnrn has to be moved. The th . passenger traffic do efi e Indian late,and tobacco. Fuel was not wanting ; a some tea no t ' drift tree lay within 100 yards of the boat. " Le present PRANCE AND SAVOY. [REITTER'S TELEGRAM.] tER 410i,Sept. 22.—The Sardinian Government has c , --- essed ' a circular to the Great Powers, denying the , 1 1; 1 1 : 7t. of the cession of Savoy to France, and declaring report to be entirely void of foundation. A THE ITALIAN DUCHIES. tr ,A corrected report was c i rcu l a t e d i n P ar i s , accor di ng f ta ,hieh the Count of Flanders is to have the three 'lan Duchies, and the Archduke Maximilian, Venetia, nth a separate .constitution. T he R ECRUITING FOR THE POPE. r . rn indtpenclente of Turin, states that the Pied powers Government has sent a protest to the Great Austria in the toleration and secret aid afforded by a in the recruiting of soldiers for the Pope. THE FRENCH NAVY. "g _ The correspo n d ent of the Times says the increase n atur e oing on in th e F rench navy is on a scale an d o f a ‘i,. inexplicable, except on the supposition that the ur,w7l!rnment contemplates as not very remote a struggl e. e twenty or with so me great naval power. There are now buildin p , s ail of the line, w . r . o rders to be built, in the French dockyards, pleted.in eighteen months. hich are expected to be com- LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. . - BANKRUPTCY COURT.—No business of the least interest was transacted at the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. THE INDIAN QUEEN. —The brig Contest, which has arrived at this port from Valparaiso, brings the follow ing passengers of 'the ship Indian Queen, which had been dismasted and damaged, through collision with an iceeberg, on her' passage from Melbourne to Liverpool, viz.:—Henry Coubery, Christopher Warren. and Thos. Mathby, in the cabin ; and 73 in the steerage. • DEATH FROM A SCALD.—Edward Joseph Berry, a child nine months old, residing with his parents at No. 4 Court, Walter-street, was sitting on his mother's knee at breakfast, on Tueiday morning, when he pulled over a cup of boiling tea, which burned his legs and arms. He died of convulsion's on the following day. At the inquest yesterday : , a verdict of " Accidentally scalded" was returned. FIRE THIS MORNING.—About three o'clock this mor ning, a fire was discovered in the premises of Mr. Dwyer, fruit-merchant, in Houghton-street. An alarm was immediately given; and Mr. Hewitt, with a plen tiful supply of hose, from Hatton Garden, and Mr. Barrett, with the West of England fire-engine, were speedily on the spot. From the prompt measures ad opted, the fire was speedily extinguished, although at firstit appeared very threatening. LARGE ARRIVAL OF AUSTRALIAN GOLD. The " White Star" clipper Blue Jacket, Captain Clark, arrived in:Liverpool yesterday, from Melbourne, after a rapid passage of eighty days, the fastest passage which has been made for many months past. The Blue Jacket has brought 36,000 ounces of gold, valued at £144,000; she has also brought 11,000 sovereigns, besides a large and valuable cargo consisting chiefly of wool and hides, together with other articles of colonial produce. Besides her valuable freight, the Blue Jacket brought eighty-six passengers, of whom seven were in the saloon. SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—George Murray, a labourer, was engaged at No. 3 Warehouse, Stanley Dock, on Wednesday. He had deposited some goods on the third floor of the warehouse, and was putting the empty trucks on the top of the stage to go down to the quay. The cage was in motion on the descent, when the deceased attempted to get into it, but it had got down about' two and a-half . feet. When he seen this, he.laid hold of the side of the flooring, and then the top of the cage came ilown and jammed his head between it and the warehouse. The cage was stopped, and the ... ... _ - . —. deceased put on it. He received severe injuries, and was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he died that night. At the inquest yesterday, a verdict of " Acci dental death" was returned, _ _ _ The following patents, ' • amongst others, passed the great seal during the week ending September 20th, 1859 :—A. G. Hutchinson, West Derby, for " Improve ments for counteracting damp in buildings ; " T. W. Miller, for " Improvements in blocking or securing ships and other vessels whilst being removed, examined, • or repaired; apparatus for grope: provements in rotary engines provements in steam-boilers, an W. Sinnock, for " Improvements in submarine and subterranean electric telegraph cables, and in machinery for the manufacture thereof; " W. M. Smith, for " The construction of fare-boxes, for the prevention of fraud on the part of drivers, conductors, &c." A com munication' from abroad by J. B. 'Howson ' of New Orleans.—Calizmunicated from the Fatent Offices, 4, Clayton-square„ Liverpool. • SHOCKING DEATH. — At the coroner's court yester day, an inquest was held on the body of Frederick Hobhouse, a millwright at the Faulkner -street Mills. The deceased and a fellow-workman were down in the well of the mill. The other workman was hoisted up in safety, and the deceased was in the act of being hoisted up, when, within fifteen yards of the top, be cried out—" Oh, Jan, I can't hold on." He was, however, requested to keep a good hold. He replied "all right;"- but the next moment he fell from the saddle of the rope and was dashed to the bottom. Assistance was immediately obtained, and a search was made at the bottom of the well. He was brought to the surface, but life was quite extinct. His spine was broken, as were also both legs, and his skull was lite rally dashed to pieces. Death must have been almost instantaneous. A verdict of accidental death was re turned. WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting o the Workhouse Committee was held yesterday forenoon, Mr. Chuchwarden Cropper in the chair. The other members of the committee present werej—The Rev. Rector Campell, Messrs. Svred, Owen, Scott, Critchley, Smith, Byford, Broom, and Williams.—The different trades men's accounts were read over and passed.—The Governor's report showed. that the total number of paupers in the house was 1,704, being a decrease of 41. ,inn vesse " T. Ivory, for " Im- ' • 0 and 337 as compared with the corresponding week Of last -year.—The Medical Officer's returns showed that the number of deaths in - the house, during the week was 10, namely, 2 men, 3 women, and 5 infants under two years of acre. -The total number of sick paupers under treatment last week was 470 ; new cases since, 111; cured and discharged, 112 ; now remaining under treat ment, 459, including one case of small-pox, 19 fever, and 17 cases of itch. The number of paupers relieved in the vagrant sheds during the week ending the 17th, was 160 males, 41 females, and 16 children ; total, 217 ; showing a decrease during the week of 80 persons, and as compared with the corresponding week of last year, a decrease of 76 persons. The number relieved last week was less than in any previous week since the sheds were-erected. improve as yet ; but no doubt it will as the bettered condition of the farnaers,be.comes realized. EXPLOSION-OF A STEAM-TUG ---- At 4.30 yesterday, afternoon, the tun Fury, of Bristol, while lying alongside the Ant (bound for 'Quebec), was blown to atoms by an explosion of her boiler. Two of her crew are missing, and no doubt they have perished, and a boy lies in a precarious state. THE ISLAND OF SAN JUAN The Post says the possession by England of the. Island of San Juan is absolutely necessary to the security of British Columbia. Every vessel, going to and from Fraser's River, must pass the island. The Americans under General Harvey, no-doubt,, could wish to make it a kind of Gibraltar, to give them the command of this important inland navigation. STEAM-ENGINE EXPLOSION, At the Lewes great sheep fair, yesterday, there was an exhibition of agricultural implements ; and while preparations were making for working a chaff-Butter, the steam-engine blew up • and killed four persons on the spot, while two others remain in a dangerous state. WRECK OF A MAIL STEAMER The accounts from Southampton state that the Jersey mail steamer Express was run ashore in consequence of her filling so rapidly. After striking on the rocks two passengers were drowned. The mails and cargo were saved ; the latter, however, in a very damaged state. The vessel is worth about £7,000, the entire less of which will fall upon the company. FATE OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION. RETURN OF CAPTAIN WOLINTOCK, R.N The Fox screw discovery vessel (Captain 11I'clintock), which was sent to the Arctic Regions, at the expense of Lady Franklin, to discover traces of the missing expe dition, arrived off the Isle of Wight on Wednesday. On landing, Captain IWelintock at once came on by train for London, bringing with - him -two cases contain ing relics of the long-missing expedition of Sir John Franklin. The following has been received from the Admiralty : _ 22, 1859, 10.30 a.m. YATpH Fox, R.Y.S. -.SiTt,—l beg you will inform the Lords•CommiSsioriers of the Admiridty of the safe return to this country of Lady Franklin's final searching expedltion, which I have had the•honour to conduct. Their lordships will rejoice to heai that our endea vours to ascertain the fate of the "Franklin Expedition" have met with complete success. At Point Victory, upon the N.W. coast of King Wil liam's Island, a record has been found, dated April 25, 1848, and signed by Captains Crozier and Fitzjames. By it we were informed that, her Majesty's ships Erebus and Terror were abandoned on April 22, 1848, in the ice, five leagues to the N.N.W , and that the survivors, in all amounting to 105 souls, under the command of Captain Crozier, were proceeding to the Great Fish River. Sir John Franklin had died on June 11, 1847. Many deeply interesting relics of our lost country men have been picked up on the western shore of King William's Island, and others obtained from the Esquimaux, by whom . we were informed that (subse quent to their abandonment) one ship was crushd and sunk by the ice, and the other forced on shore, where she has ever since remained, affording them an almost inexhaustible mine of wealth. Being unable to penetrate beyond Bellot Straits, the Fox wintered in Brentford Bay, and the search—in cluding the estuary of the Great Fish River, and the discovery of 800 miles of coast line, by which we have imited the explorations of the former searching expedi tions, to the north and west of our position, with those of James -Ross, Dease, and Simpson, and Rae to the south, has been performed by sledge journeys this spring, conducted by Lieutenant Hobson, R N., Captain Allen Young, and myself. As a somewkat detailed report of our' proceedings will, doubtless, be interesting to their lordships, it is herewith enclosed, together with a chart of our dis coveries and explorations ; and at the earliest oppor tunity I will present myself at the Admiralty to afford further information, and lay before their lordships the record found at Point Victory. I have the honmir, &c., (Signed) F. L. M'CLINTOCK, Captain RN To the Secretary of the Admiralty. The enclosure referred to above gives a minute account of the searches made by the expeditionary parties. The following describes what was found on the Bth May Most of our information was received from an intel ligent old woman ; she said it was ..on the fall of the year that the ship was forced ashore ; many of the white men dropped by the way' as they went towards the Great River ; but this was only known to them in the winter following, when their bodies were discovered." Further discoveries were subsequently made " Re-crossinc , the Strait - to King Williams's Island, we continued: the examination of its southern shore without success until the 24th of May, when about ten miles eastward of Cape Herschel a bleached skeleton was found, around which lay fragments of European clothing. . Upon carefully removing the snow, a small pocket-book was found containing a few letters—these, although much decayed, may yet be deciphered. • Judging from the remains of his dress, this unfortunate young man was a steward or officer's servant, and his posi tion exactly verified the Esquimaux's assertion that they dropped as they walked along." After relating that near this place were found several cairns, with nothing in them ,(probably the records, if any, bad been removed by the natives) the record con tinues : NORTHERN I)AILY TIMES. THE WIRRALL FARMERS' CLUB The first autumn exhibition of live stock, implements, and agricultural produce, in connection. with the Wirrall Farmers' Club, was held yesterday at Rock Ferry ; and from the successful character of the show, there can be no doubt that it will be continued annually. The entries of the different, classes .of stock exhibited, was not numerically large; but amongst the specimen shown, there were several very fine animals, both as regards horses and catte. Amongst the exhibitors were Sir Edward Cust ; R. C. Naylor, Esq., of Hooton Hall ; ,Christopher Bushell, Esq., Hinderton Hall ; Robert Rankin, Esq., Bromborough Hall ; John ,Bolton Case, Esq., Spital ; the Rev. R. M. Feilden, -of Bebington, and several of the leading farmers in the Hundred of Wirrall There .was a very superior collection of seeds any roots, more especially in wheat and barley. The judges gave it as their .opinion that the specimens of white wheat were some of the finest ever seen. The different specimens of potatoes were also much admired. Our townsmen, Messrs. Richmond and Chandler, ex hibited a large and splendid collection of agricultural implements, and were awarded the prize of £5. Mr. Banks, of Derby-square, also exhibited a large assort ment of garden and agricultural implements, fancy.iron seating, gates and hindles, which attracted much atten tion. _ The poultry exhibited, although limited, contained some first-rate specimens, especially iu the Dorking and Hamburgh varieties. As regards the attendance, it was highly satisfactory. In the morning, the weather was rather unfavourable, and this circumstance, no doubt, deterred many from visiting the show who otherwise intended to have been present, but. notwithstanding there was a very large, attendance, the show-ground in the afternoon becoming much crowded, and including, in addition to large numbers of ruddy-faced Cheshire farmers and others, several of the gentry of the district. Amongst those present, we noticed Major-General Sir Edward Cust, the Rev. R. M. Feilden, Rector of Bebbington, W. Hope Jones, Esq., Hooton : R. C. Naylor, Esq., Hooton hall ;-C: Bushell, Esq:, Hiraeiton-hall; &c., &c. There were alio present several ladies. An excellent band enlivened the proceedings, by per forming several beautiful airs during the day. The following is the list of prizes : HORSES Premium 2 : Best mare fo: Preiniuni 3 : Best foaled after Ist Janu! ly for agricultural purposes foaled after Ist January, 1858. I, w imam uaie, auuruwu 2, Thomas Parry, Neston. Premium 5 : Best roadster mare. and foal. 1, R. Rankin Bromborough Hall ; 2, Thomas Parry, Neston. Premiurn% : Best roadster, foaled 'after January, 1855. l, Robert Richardson, Claremount, near Spital ; 2, William Hope Jones, llooton. Premium 7 Jones, Saughal 1, John FEARFUL DISASTER AT SEA ABANDONMENT OF THE JOSIAH QITINCY. The Eddystone, which arrived here from Diadiguash, New Brunswick, brought the captain and crew of the Josiah Quincy, of Providence, which was abandoned at sea. The captain of the Josiah Quincy makes the follow ing report to the underwriters : The ship Josiah Quincy, Captain E. T. Sprague, left Leghorn, July 6, with a cargo of marble, rags, and other merchandise. She passed Gibraltar July 28, and proceeded on her voyage, experiencing a good deal of calm and light weather till Friday, Sept. 2, which com menced with light winds from the S.E., with fine weather. At nine p.m., it came on cloudy, with light rain, and the wind light and baffling—took in all the light sails. At ten p.m., the ship was struck by a waterspout or whirlwind, and dismasted. The whirl wind gave no warning of its approach, but seeneed to have formed directly over the ship. When struck, the ship had no headway, as it had been calm for a short time, and after the squalls, which lasted but a few seconds, it came on a dead calm again. A large swell was making from the north-west. The bowsprit was broken off at the knight-heads, .and fell aft on deck. The foremast broke short by the deck, and fell aft upon the forward house, breaking itself in two places, smashing two boats, and staving the house to pieces.. The mainmast broke short by the deck, damaging the pumps, and tearing up the deck. The mizen topmast went over the side with the head of the mizenmast. We cut away all the rig ging, to get the spars clear of the side. During the mght, the weather was moderate, the ship making con siderable water. The followinc , day, there were more strong breezes from the N.W., with squalls of rain, which continued during the night, the ship lying broad side to the sea, and rolling and labouring very hard, making a great deal of water at the pumps, the leak still increasing. Next morning (Sept. 4th), the weather was more moderate, but with a large swell. At seven a.m., a ship hove in sight and bore down for us, and asked if we wished to be taken off. The crew were called together and asked if they would stay by the ship, but they all decided upon leaving her. We had no sails, spars, or rigging,-with which to get the ship into port, and she was making water very fast, in addition to her having four feet water in her hold. The ship proved to be the Eddystone of Bucksport, Captain Grant, who took us off and brought us to this . port." The Captain .of the Eddystone reports :—" Sept. 4th, in lat. 41 52, lon. 51 36, W., fell in with the ship Josiah Quincy, of Providence, It. 1., Captain E. T. Sprague, from Leghorn to Boston, with a cargo of marble and rags. Ship dismasted and breaking badly, with several holes in the deck ; boats stove, and the ship otherwise damaged. Took off the officers and crew, with the sails and rigging that were on her, and some cargo, viz.: some carved marble, some paintings, and some boxes'of preserved citron." -_.#.----- ilousEKEEßEns.—The Coffee sold by Thompson Brothers, 5, Elliott-street, at ls. 4d., is better than you pay is, Bd, for at any other establishment, Best foal for agricultural purposes Beat foal got by Victory or house, Burton, sire Victory - tainhow. 1, 'Thomas 2, Charles Adcoek, Neston Premium 8 : Best short-honied bull, calved after Ist Janu ary, 1856. 1, Richard Barton, Caldy Manor ; 2, Richard C. Naylor, Houton Hall, near Chester; 3, Robert Richardson, Claremount, near Spital. Premium 9 : Best short-horned bull calved after Ist January, 1857. 1, Messrs. Hart and Dale, Thornton Hough, Cheshire ; 2, William Burnham, Spital, near Chester ; 3, Robert Rankin, Bromborough Hall. Premium 10_ Best y?arling short-horned bull, calved afte • 11.11--.,.,rssor 7•Zactnrt • Ist January, 1858. 1, James Loomiurc, 2, William Burnham, Spital, near Chester. Premium 11: Best short-horned cow, in calf or in milk. I,' John Bolton Case, Poulton Hey, Spital ; 2, Ditto, ditto. Premium 12 : Best Dairy Cow in calf or in mlk. 1, Henry Brown, Grange, near Birkenhead; 2, Rev. mil M. Feilden, Bebington. Premium 13 : Best pair of Heifers, calved after January Ist, 1857. 1, William Totty, Heswall , near Neston; 2, William Burnham, Spital, near Chester; 3, Richard Barton, Caldy Manor, near Birkenhead. Premium 14 : Best pair of Heifers, calved after January, 1858. 1, Richard Barton, Caldy Manor, Birkenhead ; 2, ditto. SHEEP.—LONG WOOL. Premium 15 : Best Ram under four years old. 1, Richard C. Naylor, Hooton-hall ; 2, Robert Richardson, Claremount, near Spital. Best Shearling Ram. 1, Richard C. Naylor, Hooton-hall. Best Pen of Three Ewes. 1, Charles Stanley, Denhall, Neston ; 2, John Dale, Thornton Hough, Cheshire. Best Pen of Three Tup Lambs. 1, Charles Stanley, Denha near Neston, Cheshire Best Fen of three ewe lambs Neston. 1, Charles Stanley, Dent Premium 1( Best ram under four years old : 1, John Dal Cheshire ; 2, William Hope Jones, Hooton Best shearling ram: 1, William Hope Jones, Hooton, ne Chest( 1, William Hope Jones, Hooton, Best pen of three tup lambs near. Chester. Best pen of three ewe lambs Hough 1, John Dale, Thornton PIGS.---LARGE BREED. Best boar under four years old : 1, Byrom !hester; 2, Mark Cordiner, Puddington Hall Premium 17 near Chester Best boar under four years old : 1, R. C. Naylor, Esq., Hooton Hall; 2, Richard Barton, Caldy Manor, near Birken head. POULTRY Premium 18. Best dorking cock and two hens : 1, Thomas Jones, jun., Hinderton Lodge, near Neston; 2, Mrs. Stanley Denhall, near Neston., Best black Spanish cock and two hens: 1 and " Jones, jun., Hinderton Lodge, near Neston. Best game cock and two hens : 1, Joseph Foden, Brombro' ; 2, Moses Robinson, Ilinderton, near Neston, Best pen of any breed, cock and two hens : 1, Thomas Jones, jun., Hinderton-lodge, near Neston, silver-pencilled Hamburg breed; 2, Thomas Jones, jun., Hinderton-lodge, near Neston, golden-pencilled Hamburg breed. Best drake and two ducks 1, Richard Barton, Caldy Manor, near Birkenhead ; 2, Moses Robinson, llinderton, near Neston. Best gander and two geese : 1, John Rowe Dutton, Saughall, near Chester; 2, William Hope Jones, Hooton, near Chester. Turkeys, best cock and two hens : 1, Richard Barton, Caldy Manor, Birkenhead. SEEDS AND ROOTS Premium. Best two centals of white wheat : 1. Edward S. Knowles, Little Neston, near Neston, after turnips, grown with superphosphate of lime. Best two centals of red wheat : 1, Edward Stock, Ness, near Neston. Best two centals of barley : 1, Thomas Mealor, Ness, near Neston. Best two centals of oats : 1, Dalzell, Landican, near Bir kenhead. • • Best twenty round potatoes : 1, Robert Rankin, Brombro'- hall, grown after oats, with 17 tons of farm-yard manure per statute acre. Best twenty kidney potatoes. 1, Robert Rankin, Brombro' Hall, grown with farm-yard manure, about 17 tons per statute acre. Best six Swedish turnips. 1, Robert Rankin, Brombro' Hall, grown with 17 tons of farm-yard manure per acre ; highly commended, Henry Mowbray, New Hall, near Neston. Best six mangold-wurtzel. 1, Robert Richardson, Clare mount, near Spital, Chester ; highly commended, Charles Stanley, Denhall, grown with stable manure, tons per acre. THE DINNER took place in the assembly rooms attached to the Royal Ferry Hotel, when about 300 gentlemen sat down. The chair was occupied by Charles' Stanley, Esq., of Denhall, supported on his right by the Rev. R. M. Feilden, rector of Bebbington, Mr. Charles Congreve, the Rev. Ralph Congreve, Mr. R. Barton, Mr. Walter Congreve, &c. ; and on his left by Mr. Edwd.• Mostyn, Mr. William Congreve, Burton Hall ; Mr. T. B. Case, Mr. Edward Houghton, Mr. Sharman, &c., &c. The viands, which were most sumptuously and profusely supplied, reflected the highest credit upon Mr. Huntris. The cloth having been drawn, The CHAIRMAN proposed '.‘'The Queen," a toast dear to the heart of every Englishman. The toast was drunk with three times three. The other loyal toasts having been proposed and drunk, The CHAIRMAN again rose and proposed, "The Army and Navy," and in connexion with it he would name the rifle corps of Birkenhead, Claughton, and Rock Ferry. He wished to say a few words about the rifle corps, and alsr to Pow& with the toast the name of Mr. John Laird, of Birkenhead, who exerted himself very much in assisting And uniting the three corps, winch were amongst the first to come forward in the country to offer their services. He thought that the existence of rifle corps was a great advantage to this country. They were a body of the community who formed a large numerical portion of it ,at present, and he thought that, by their uniting together in case of neces sity, which, however, he hoped there never would be — but they never could tell , when there might be a neces sity, when they saw other countries keeping up their armies on a war principle, making us feel that we knew not when we might be attacked—they would be of great use and service to the country. When he was travelling abroad a few years ago, he could assure them that many of those with whom he associated did not speak in the most complimentary manner of this country. They called us a nation of shopkeepers ; but, he trusted, that by the existence of rifle corps, the " shopkeepers" would be able to give them a warm reception should circum stances ever render it necessary. (Loud cheers.) He concluded by proposing the "Army and Navy," coupling with it the name of Mr. John Laird and the three rifle corps, which was drunk with considerable applause. The name of Mr. John Laird was called out, but that gentleman wa s not present. The CHAIRMAN said he now rose to propose the toast of the ev ening " Success to the Wirrall Farmers' Club." (Great cheering.) He had had the honour of proposing that toast years ago ; and he could assure the meeting, that the interest he too k in the societ y at t hat time, had not in any way abated. It was very satisfac tory for him to have seen so goad an attendance at their first meeting, as he might call it, considering the difficulties with which they had to con.: tend. Their small district was limited to Nant wich ; and, therefore, he thought that the committee had done themselves great credit in the show which they had seen during the day. • He, for one, who had seen how attentively they had worked, felt' deeply c siefl smallcy andevo propertyte also d t o by mercantilen obliged to them. He was also delighted to see himself supported by the gentlemen and farm ers of the district, gethe gentlemen e c m ou e tds h ; a N d vbhu o ot n s e l y,t who, perhaps,im neeveßas hr a ri I belesse r liberal - > rs t^ this society theless, were very subscrh,- L , (Hear, hear.) He was satisfied that if they continued to exert themselves as they had done, they would next year have a most excellent show. He con sidered this soeiety, for a number of • years, standing only on one leg. Last year 'they added draining and ditching,. and now it might fairly be said that the society were standing on two legs.; and he had .no doubt that next year their spring meeting would be a very interesting one, taking into consideration _ the advancement of commerce, and of agriculture, which seemed to him to be entwined in each other. What made. the mercantile operations of this country stand at the head of all the world, was .the great improvements in their machinery ; and they might depend upon it, that it was to the improvement in their implements and machinery that farmers must look to,. in order to be able to stand their ground and. maintain their position. If gentlemen of landed property would givi assistance to the committee of this society, he was sure they would lay out the money which might be subscribed with advantage. It would, in his judgment, be likely to lead to a great improvement in the land, and also to an improvement in the breed of cattle. It was, in these days, very desirable to have a good breed of cattle, for with an improved breed of cattle the farmer was enabled the sooner to turn over his money,, He had a strong opinion that, looking to the future, the farmer would have to turn his attention more to a better breed of cattle, than to the cultivation of wheat.crops. (Hear, hear.) After a few further remarks, he concluded by proposing " Success to the Wirrall Farmers' Cl,-' which he hoped they would drink with all their hearts. The toast was drunk with three times three cheers, lie CHAIRMAN again rose, and proposes zistrates of the county there was less crime in the 'Hundred of Wirrall than in any other part of the country. He concluded by pro hprilth of the chairman. and predicted that the exhibitions of the 'Wirral Farmers' Club would be come one of the most important in Cheshire. The CHAIRMAN having acknowledged the honour, T. JOHN BOLTON district, _he could speak with confidence of the liberal their tenants. He thought that all who had seen the exhibition of the day, would agree that this, the first .of their autumnal gatherings, had been a most successful Mr. CONGREVE acknowledged the toast on behalf of the landlords, and concluded by proposing "The vice-Pre sidents and Committee." _ _ thanks in an exceedingly practical speech, and advocated the introduction of 'machinery for agricultural purposes, and related his experiences on his own farm in favour of it. He concluded by proposing "the AVirrall Agricul tural Improvement. Society," coupling with it the name of Mr. Russell. Mr. RUSSELL returned thanks in a lengthened speech, and in the course of his remarks enforced the importance of leases, and the better ob§ervance of the relative duties of landlords and tenants towards each other: . . Several other toasts were proposed in succession, in- eluding " the tenant farm thanks to the Rev. Mr. Redhead, and the local loud, for the use of the.road for the show," "the town and trade of Birkenhead," &c., and the proceedings terminated about nine o'clock the judges of stock were Mr. Longton, of Rainhill ; Mr. R. Birch, of Netherton ; and Mr. Richmond, of Thornton. Mr. Hindson, 'of Barton House, Everton, was the judge of poultry. At the close of the show, in the afternoon, a sale o stock, by Messrs. Jones and Son, of ,Neston, took place There were, several sales effected, the horses bringirq about 45 each; bulls, £35; cows, £l6; foals, £l6 and sheep, £5. Between during the day.4,ooOands,ooo people visited the show ground, CHAMBER OF, COMMERCI STATISTICS RELATIVE TO THE CENSUS OF NEW ZEALAND. We have received from the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce here copies of tables forwarded to that body from the Colonial Secretary's office at Auckland, containing certain principal results of the census of the colony of New Zealand, taken on the .24th Dec., 1858, and published in anticipation of the annual volume of statistics of New Zealand (for 1858), now in course of preparation. The total population in 1858 was—males, 35,043 ; females, 26,156 ; total, 61,199. The total number of acres held by Europeans, fenced and cropped, was 235,541. The stock was as follows :—Horses, 14,112 ; cattle, 137,204 ; sheep, 1,523,324; goats, 11,797 ; pigs, 40,734. - - - - —• The population in 1851, was only 26,707. The cen tesimal increase is 121,86. The' increase of stock and Drops have been on a still larger scale. COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Her Majesty gave a ball at Balmoral on Monday evening. Several of the neighbouring gentry had the honour of receiving invitations Lady Lyndhurst and the Hon. Miss Copley are now an a visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby at Knowsley Park. Prince Napoleon and Princess Clotilde have arrived at Geneva, and intend remaining several days in that city. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE 1 Siff Wednesday, being St. Matthew's day, the Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman Carter, and Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Hale, accompanied by the governors of the royal hospi tals, Mr. W. Gilpin ' the treasurer, &c., attended Divi ne service at Christ Church, Newgate-street, where an e l oq uent sermon was preached by the Rev. E. T. Hudson, M.A, of Trinity Colege, Cambridge, Second Master of St. Paul's School, and a former scholar of Christ's Hospital, from Matthew, chap. x., verse 9, " Follow me. After the sermon, the Lord Mayor, &c., proceeded to the great hall of Christ's Hospital, where a numerous company had Assembled to heal - the annual orations delivered by the senior scholars, under the superintendence of the Head Master, the Rev. Dr. Jacob. We learn from the Morning Post, that a new and im portant movement in connection with the Church of England has just been commenced, and is likely to be, well supported. The whole metropolitan circuit is to be divided into twenty districts, and it is proposed that an incumbentsannu . a lf t general ing asi n c meeting eoancshu tsee epsa s sr h iax a t te l e l ei ,district, take ry place,tnresident for of th e t p h u e rt hp s e oe v rs tel no a appom to adopt measures for the tlefence of the Church against attacks in and out of Parliament. Accordingly, where practicable, it is proposed that an assooiation should be formed in every parish, with the usual officers—the pre sident or chairman of each being appoiitzd by the incumbent. In order to secure united action among the several parochial associations, it is further pro posed that an annual general meeting should take place of the several incumbents in each separate rural deanery, for the purpose of appointing as consultees sonic convenient number of laymen resident therein ; the duty of such local or provincial consultees being to attend, at such times as may be deemed advisable, for the sake of joint advice and common consultation with the clergy. By the rules of the association (which will be submitted for the consideration of the bishops of the United Church), the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Winchester, for the metropolis ; and for the country, the bishops of the several dioceses will be solicited to sanction annual general meetings of the clergy for the purposes required. The "Church Institution," which will be the title of the new association_ , " will encourage socia l p rogress, premising that such progress, to be salutary, must rest upon sound religious principles." COAIIESPPNDENCE , (We do rot, hold ourselves, responsible for the opinions of our correspondents.] THE EARL OF DERBY AND ins IRISH ESTATE TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES R a Fiat g a e d n ic t a j o l:P Bt i r:e i t s s i s a' l in r r is D u4 h u t b po lri ccelu,n.has Sin,— . been. lavish ing its inveterate philippics against. the Earl of Derby, for the inflexibility he has evinced in the orders he has bourhood of the vill age of Doon, to have hi s esta t e in is suidtoTtillie e perty in the neigh that country cleared of a gang of assassins who, no doubt, are carrying. oat th e man d ates o f t h e Ribbon fra ternity, in the destruction of th e i r f e ll ow - cre atures, as has been -lately the case with re gar d to t h e un f or t una te man Crowe, who was only a few week s ago , in broad open daylight, made t h e v ictim of one of them. The determined step thus taken by his lordship, can not not but commend itself t o ever y right-minded man in that country who has any respect for life and property; and if the example thus set by the noble lord were gene rally acted upon in Ireland, it would soon have the desired effect of bringing to nought a system which has been the bane and curse of that fine, yet unfortunate country. I refer to the Ribbon system, through whose diabolical agency many a family has been violently be reaved of its parental head. The improvements made by Lord Derby, and the encouragement given to his tenantry in Ireland, carried out as they have been by his excellent agent, have been Such as to make the property at present comparatively unremunerative to his . lordship. Yet, with all these palpable verities staring them in the face, the tenants seem to applaud and sympathise with the assassins. It had been supposed that the famine and the pestilential years of 1846 and 1847 would have had their influence upon the minds of the Irish populace of the south and the west, when a great superintending Providence showered upon them the vials of his wrath. But no sooner were these' fearful dispensations and visitations removed, than they lapsed ag ain _ into their former guilt, and the red hand of the murderer - and the assassin, com missioned by the Ribbon delegates, began again its work of destruction. As a landlord, Lord Derby has made his Irish pro nprty second to none in the kingdom for its extent ; and - whe - re once the village of Doon, and the property sur rounding it, appeared wild and uncultivated, it now 3 : W ) mas . carr one of the bast of landlords and if there be reason to complain at all, it must be admitted that the fault does not rest with him, but with those who are the abettors of the murderer. lam satisfied that when these incon trovertible truths are enunciated, and widely ventilated through your influential journal, the English public hi Lord Derby their warmest gratulations for taking. so determined a step to crush the diabolical of the prowling assassin.—l am, Sir, your obe- AN ENEMY TO RIBBONISM. September 1859 THE ENSUING ♦ MUNICIPAL ELECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, I quite ag T with your correspondent, on the part of the Conservatives at the ensiling Munici pal Election on the Ist of November. The Conserva tives have so long held the reins of government in Cor poration matters, that they appear to have become comparatively apathetic. They seem to think that because they had a majority in the Council-chamber, they need not pay much attention to the tactics of their opponents. The consequence has been, that the Conser vatives have rested too much on their supposed superior numerical strength ; until now when, having awakened from their dream, they discover that they are in immi nent jeopardy, and that they must struggle for their very existence as local leaders. Not so, however, the Liberals. They have certainly of late years be en work ing assiduously,—it may be under false prdences ; but still the fact remains incontrovertible, that they hale a large number of members in the Council—too large for the perfect security of the Conservatives. The latter, however, are now aware of their danger ; and I feel the elections on the Ist of November will s tke leaders in local onvinced reinstate the Constitu ,onal party politics. According to my calculation, the Town Council is now constituted of 36 Conservatives and 28 Liberals, giving a majority to the former of eight votes. On the 9th of November, immediately after the appointment of Mayor, eight aldermen, all Conservative, retire ; and thus the party will be reauceu uy V II4GC, posing, therefore, that the Conservatives, on the Ist of November, hold their own, without any accession of strength, and that the Liberals (ex neeessitat6 s ei) do the same, both parties will, after the retirement of the Conservative aldermen, be equal in numerical strength. While parties are in this position, the election of alder f.irpQ nines_ and whichever side gains-that point, it will be in the majority for three, and most probably for seven, years at the very least. Every one will, at a glance, see the critical nature Of affairs, and observe that if by any mischance the Conservatives lose even eye seat at the next election, they will be beaten on the appointment of aldermen, and will consequently be placed in a minority. This need not, and will not, I trust, be the case. There are nine Liberal and seven Conservative councillors who retire on the Ist of November; the Radical party have determined to oppose the re-election of many of the Conservative candidates, and it will be the duty of the Conservatives to do the same by the Liberals. The Liberals who retire are Messrs. Stitt, Woodruff, Holden, Steains, Earle, Jeffery, Mellor, Clint, and Anthony ; and the Conservatives are Messrs. Shimmin, Charles Turner, James Holme, Alexander Shand, W. P. Jeffreys, Tobin, and Robertson. In my humble opinion, the services of some of the Liberal councillors may be dispensed with, without seri ously curtailing the efficiency of the Town Council ; and I would commend Messrs. Stitt, Woodruff, Holden, Jeffery, and Mellor to the especial consideration of the burgesses for their rejection. Everton Ward, from which Mr. Stitt retires, I hope for ever, has hitherto reeen a hpisub warmest lic sup is man, he - been deemed the very stronghold of Conservatism, and Mr. Stitt got into the cou ncil throu g h the culpable negli gence of the Conservati ve p art y . Mr. Stitt has now, admit that they are disa pp ointed in him. H e got into the council under the delusion that he was a good speechmaker, but his specimens of oratory have foundhow however, t e o r , be run a his signal course failure,—even ; and, , as v degenerated into mere talkativeness—a qualification not at all desirable for a public man. In his place might readily be placed a better man, while, at the same time, the electors Of Everton Ward would retrieve their cha racter as staunch Conservatives. Mr. John Woodruff, a worthy enough man in his dispensed with, of co urse with man y thanks for kis p ast w oh a a y m , h better s suited e f r o r e they o on e e s i ll l o e r c t w v e h s o t s r e s t e h r a v n i e t e h s e m c i o; h n t c b i e favours. When he entered the council, in 1856, it was generally supposed that he was a Conservative, or pro bably his admission to the chamber would have been rather doubtful ; but, as soon as he was elected, he turned round, like a weather-cock, to •the Liberals ; he deserves to be ousted for his pains. Against Mr. Oliver Holden I have at present nothing to say, further than that he is a Liberal, therefore should he go. Has St. Paul's Ward forgotten the last contest between Mr. John Clerk and Mr. Thomas Rigby ? and domes it know that its disqualified Liberal representative (Mr. Clerk) does not make his appearance in the Coun cil-chamber, because he would be subject to pains and penalties ? - But I am afraid I am trespassing too much upon your space, and I will now conclude,—promising, howe ver, if you will permit me, to return to the subject. —1 am, &c., TELEMACIILTS. ortinr Ante Myna. RACING FIXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER 23 I Brecon 26 I Whitchaven .7 I Walsall Manchester Autumn Belford ............... Newmarket F.O ....... LATEST BETTING, CESAREWITCH STAKES. 25 20 to t tg 11 1 against tt Ro pitool y ine a sau l ta S r o c v t ri .dle gn (t ( ) t . ). 25 to 1 against Prioress ( an (t). 30 to 1 against Clydesdale (t). 33 to 1 against Tiara. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 12 to 1 against Volta (/). Owing to a press of important matter, we are compelled to omit the programme of Manchester races to-day. has Ind Of