The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-14 00:00:00

Cammacial Safts. THIS DA T. phis Day (Friday), the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' 0111ce, 16, Exchange-buildings. 1,500 Barrels Low, Medium, and C,onimon ROSIN, mow landing per sundry vessels, from New York, &c. Apply to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. 'This Day (Friday), the Blth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom. Temple-court, lgoo Half [leas T ;qhnn nnd St. - nes ORANGES, Ez Minho (s.s.) JA.4.L..0 & CO., Brokers. APP I Y to "Thiii Day iFriday), the 14th instant, at Two o'clock, at York-bnildings, Dale-street, 640 Bags Bengal RICE, 870 Pockets tx Vanguard, from Calcutta. iA Aal c yt sr o a: CLARK, Broken. TO-MORROW. To-morrow (Saturday), the 15th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange•buildings, 109 Barrels tine American ROSIN, now landing per City of Boston, from New York. Apply to Maclean, Maria, and Co., Merchants; or to J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. NEXT WEEK. On account of whom it may concern. • - OrPrciesday next, the 18th instant, at Half-pa-t One o'clock precisely, at H. H. Golding's Saleroom, Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, • 300 Barrels . City Mills FLOUR, per Anglesea ; And a Quantity of Da❑.aged PEAS, per D'lsraeli. Apply to J. & M. HARNETT, lirokers. On account of whom it may concern. On Tuesday next, the 18th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Saleroom, Victoria-baikling., ilackires-hcY, 11 Bales Washed Monte 'Video WOOL, ex Glory, 3 Bags Alpaca WOOL, ex Urgent. damaged by sea water. Apply to PERKINS & ROBINSON. Wool Brokers. On Tuesday next, the 18th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office. 1,000 Bales JUTE— T. & U. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. Apply to 'On Tuesday - next, the 18th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange-buildings, 428 Bales Slum HEMP, now landing ex Marta) , from Calcutta, w es t side Print's Dock. Dock. Apply to Messrs. T. an d .1. Brocklebank, M erc h an t s • or to T. & lI.LI TTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. on W e d nes d a y next, the 19th instant, at Tvivirc o'clock, at the Public Saleroom, Exchange-bnati ngs , 2,000 Bags SAGO ELI 'UR, 1,000 Bales GAMBIER, 500 Bags CUTCH, • v r ris. Apply to Messrs. Mamas and John Boocklebank Slernhants ; or to k IL LITTLEDALt ,& CO, Brokers. spnWednesday next, the 19th instant, at Twelve . o'clock, at the • • Public Saleroom, Etikaliike-buildings, 1,366 Bags SALIPET.R.b, now landing ex 3fartabax. from Calcutta, west side Prince's Dock. Apply to Mesa& nd J. Broeklebank, Merchants ; or to T. & 1.1. lATTrEDALE & CO., Brokers. ®u alc. ON SALE, PATAGONIAN GUANO. JOHN DAVIES, 8, Lancaster-buildings .apply to ELLIS & CO.'S ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT, HAIR BOILER FELT, SHIP SHEATHING FELT, SUPERIOR PORTLAND CEMENT', SOLD WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 14, STRAND-STREET, LIVERPOOL. ON SALE; SEVERAL PARCELS OF ;suPERIot. SHERRY WINE IN WOOD AND BOTTLR, WHICH WE CAN CONFIDENTLY RECOMMEND. HENRY BROTHERS & CO., Foreign Wine Merchants, 7, Dale-street. COALS, SALT, &c., FOR EXPORT. TO MERCHANTS AND SHIPPERS. THE Undersigned beg to inform the above that they have arranged to Ship, on the most advantageous terms, COALS, SALT, &c., with the greatest despatch, from the undermentioned Ports : LIVERPOOL (Garston), GLOUCESTER, BRISTOL and the WELSH PORTS, HULL, The TYNE. and GRIMSBY, . SUNDERLAND. Tonnage procured at the current rates of freight, very expeditiously, to . all parts of the World. Ships wanted to load geods at Birkenhead for Bombay, Calcutta, and Port Pair. Insurances Effected. COLEMAN, POPE, & CO., 1, Brunswick -street, Liverpool ; and at Hull. NIXON'S DIIFFRYN SOUTH WALES STEAM COAL. senarrsD AT CARDIFF FOR LIVERPOOL AND BIRKENHEAD. Mese COALS are worked from the deep Duffryn Colliery, anti exclusively from the celebrated Seam known as the •",Upper Four Feet." , One uniform and unmixed quality is thus secured. They are on the English and French Government Lists, and are supplied to the Peninsular and Oriental, Royal Mail, Cunard, Pacific, Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia, Galway, and other Steam Companies.—Apply to TOWXLEY & MARTIN, 3, India-buildings. COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING. Rt gen Waritt. In the Liverpool Cotton Market to-day there was a good business transacted, at steady prices. The sales—including 30 Bahia at Bid, 20 Maran ham at Nd, 50 Egyptian at Bkd to 9id, and 500 Surat at 3i,d to skd—amounted to 12,000 bales, of which 4,000 were on speculation and for export. akt *art Id anat. In the Liverpool Share Market to-day the tone at the opening was very firm, but soon afterwards prices gave way, closing weak at last night's quotations. The transactions before three o'clock included— Caledonian, 974, 1, ; Eastern Counties, 104 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1204, 4,4, d , 4, a ; Lancaster and Carlisle Con. Stock, 208 ; London and North-Western, 1023, 4 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 484 ; Midland, 1354, 6, 54; Newcastle and Carlisle, 115 ; North- Eastern, Berwick Capital Stock, 1054, 3,4, Ditto York Capital Stock. 94; South-Eastern, 25 9-16:; Warrington and Stockport, 94 ; Dutch Rhenish, 2 9-16, id; Great Luxembourg Constit., 6r.; Great Western, Birmingham Guaranteed, 77; Lancaster and Carlisle 41 per Cent., lip ; Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance, lic, 5-16 p. 'The market closed at the following prices:— Sales after 3 o'clock. Railways. Closing Prices. Birkenhead &Cheshire Jn. 811 82 Caledonian Eastern Counties . l Ol —10 t Great Northern llO4 1114 Great Westerns !Lancashire & Yorkshire-124 1201 1204 !London &North Western 1021 —102 Z :Manchester, Shef., & Lin 484 484 :Midland Stock Ditto new shares .... 1 15-16 2 p North British. North Staffordshire —21 d .North Eastern—Berwick .105 1051 Do. York and N. Midland 934 941 Do. Leeds Northern 624 —63 — South Eastern ... 251 —25 9-16 -- Oxford, W. & Wolverhptn 474 474 Dutch Rhenish -16— 2 1 d Great Luxembourg Grand Trunk of Canada 6 6 - ; -1 Gt. W. of Canada lll 11;-1 Illinois Central Buffalo and Lake Huron 4y 5 Great Ship Thames & Mersey M. Co 1 5-16-- lip - ACCOUNT OR TICKET DAYS FOR DECEMBER, 1860. London 13th & 27th I Liverpool.... 13th &27th PAT DAYS—Liverpool, 15th and 29th Dec. DAYS FOR BUYING-IN FOR THE ACCOUNT, the 13th Dec. Scrip.: ..17th Dec. f Transfer..24th Dec. LAST DAY FOR 27TH DEC. ACCOUNT 26th Dec. Letters from Manchester report the suspension of Mushlian & Co., of that city and also of Bradford. Al a meeting of the Court of Proprietors of the Bank of Ireland, held to-day, a dividend of 5 per cent. was• declared, free of Income-tax, for the half-year ending the 25th inst. Ztn effirsaiai 'Praha "Sada. The Livernool Colonial Produce Market to-day 'continued very quiet. Sugar : The market remained inactive, the sales being confined to 380 bags grainy Demerara at 45s 6d, ROO bags brown Bengal at 38s to 38s 6d, and 70 casks French West India at 40s per cwt. Molasses, Rum, and Coffee: There were no sales tm notice. Rice: Nothing was reported on the spot, but 1,500 tons Arracan, for distant arrival, changed harrids at lls 3d per cwt. Jute : About 5,000 bales were offered by public sale (part all faults), for which there was only a moderate competition, and 1,300 found buyers at £l4 los to £22 per ton, being about previous rates. Linseed: For 3,600 bags Bengal, fine Patna quality, offered at auction, 61s Was bid, but the whole Was afterwards sold on private terms. gates of Irtiot, Tonnage is abundant, and the Freight Market depressed in consequence. For India and Chi na fully 2s per ton lower is quoted, but no ships h ave been obtained at the reduced rates. Homeward s thei:v are no Charterers at the last rates paid, a s the adviees from India are unfavourable, and ships plentiful there. For Havannah some large ships have been taken at 14s for coals. For the Brazils several ships have been Offered and refused at 29s for Rio and 28s for Bahia. 31s can be had from Cardiff to Rio. To U.S. Ports tonnage is quite in excess of demand, and a good many of the recent arrivals !must leave in ballast, or take salt to Sout) - tern Ports at nominal rates. • RAILS —BRISTOL CHANNEL. To Galveston .........(nominal) 20s and 5 per cent. i To obit . . ............ ( nom i na l ) b New York ....................... His ed. To New Orleans..,.:"". (nominal) lBs Od and 5 per cent. To Charleston .. To Fe rn andina . . . (Florida.. .. a •,. 18s Od and 5 per cent. T o Portsmouth 71) :m 0 ii 0 iiat 26s Od and 5 per cent. T o Savannah (nominal To Havarnah (n ominal)...2sB. To Alexandria 255. COAL : FROM LIVERPOOL OR BIRKENHEAD. To 1 1 842 ' d oo d .......: 8 00 . 0 1 8 ‘, 1 , 1: 4 07 . 17: ........ .............. 1 2 1 4 . . d i o ) . • f' . 0 0 1 Lisbon Malta ..,:t •.•••....._ 14 o 0 Trieste Corfu 16 6 ... 0 0 Venice ............ 17 0 .:. 18 0 Smyrna l5 0 ... 16 0 Ge noa l6 0 ... 0 0 Varna Gibraltar rn Legho... nom. 15 0 ... 0 6 St Thos. fmWales 17 0 ..' .. 0 o Athens Savannah nom. 14 0 ... 0 0 Ditto fret. Wales 31 0 ••• 0 0 Cardenas ......... ls 0 ... 0 0 Bahia Monte Video i. small Cape of G. Hop e 35 ; 0 ... 36 0 Buenos Ayres 1 s hip s 1 Pern am buco. : 29 0 ... 0 0 35 0 Constantinople.. 15 0 ~. 16 0 Galveston Rails.• nominal. Balonica l6 0 ... 17 0 AlexandrialinWlsl9 0 ... 0 0 TlebizOnd. - 0 0 LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. In the LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE to-day the Funds were steady at the closing quotations of yesterday, but business was limited. The fort nightly settlement in Shares and Foreign Stocks was in full progress. The principal alteration in prices was a rise of 1 per cent in Caledonians. Canadas were very firm. The new Turkish Loan was quoted par and 4 per cent., but no transac tion occurred, and the price was merely nominal. At Paris this morning the Three per Cents. opened at A- per cent. lower than yesterday, The market closed at the following prices THE FUNDS. Consols Money . . • • • • • ‘ 7,, s — 1 „ Account (Dec.) • • • • "i ..:, Exchequer Bills Bank Stock Three per Cents . 924 -7, RAILWAYS. Ambergate, Not., & East. Junction 8' ~.1 Caleomans 6 9 3 8 i , A - 4 3 E Ch as e t s d e t m er a eo ud vin li t e ie l s yhead 524 4, East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow . . . Great Northern 9t ~ A. Great Westerns , ‘ . • Great Western of Canada . . Grand Trunk of Gouda .. . -7, Great Southern & Western . , Lancashire & Yo r k s hi re .. . Lontbardo-Venetian London & North-Western . . London & South-Western . . Leeds Northern Manchester, Sheff., & Lincolnshire 4Bl 5 3 Midland Stock 13-5 t 4 North British 6 . 3 - ' s ki t South-Eastern & Dover . . . . 85 York, Newcastle, & Berwick -. '. 100 5 1 York & North Midland . t . . 931 4i, The following tip:ileatva it our later editions of yesterahr:-= The Times ropmrts, that the railway market yesterday was chiefly octupied with the approaching settlement. During lust fortnight the public appear to have operated to a limited extent only. The market closed firmly, especially for Lancashire and Yorkshire. Several other stocks also advanced. London and North-Western slightly relapsed. American railway securities rather dull. There was a renewed demand for the New Marine Insurance shares, especially during .the last hours of business. The English funds again opened heavily, and the first transactions were at an additional decline of 4, but the public made numerous purchases, and the market presented an appearance of firmness. About 472,000 of bar gold was taken to the Bank,—Times City Article. The funds were firmer, a somewhat more favourable impression being entertained relative to the course of affairs in America, and the purchase of gold by the Bank contributing to inspire confidence. An advance of A took place in the afternoon, and was supported at the close. The share markets were generally steady. British railway stocks were firm, and a further consider able rise occurred in Midland and Lancashire and York shire. The discoant market remains without altera tion. There was a good demand in the general market at 43 toe per cent. for the best bills, but at the Bank of England the amount of business was only moderate. —Daily Hews _City Article. The vague rumour of some application having been made to the Bank for special discount assistance, is ascertained to have been entirely without foundation. It is now said to have originated in the directors having been engaged In the consideration of some business communication from the Government. The prospectus of the New Loan for the Turkish Government was issued yesterday. The amount is £16,000,000, of which £.5,000,000 is offered it London at a price which, calculating all allowance for interest oninstalments and the early operation of the sinking fund, is about equal to £59 15s per cent. According to rumour the contract rate to be raised by M. Mires to the Turkish Government is only £53 10s. The Daily .Netes says the prospectus was received trith indifference. The terms acceeded to by the Turkish Government are considered too onerous. The LONDON COLON/AL PRODUCE MARKET to-day was inactive. Sugar : The market was quiet ; 2,580 bags clayed Manilla were bought in at 39s to 40s 6d ; and 1,234 boxes Havanna at 37s to 39s for brown and 42s to 44s 6d for yellow. Coffee : Prices were steady. Tea : Business was dull, with rather a down ward tendency. Rice: The market was inactive. Saltpetre : There were no transactions reported. The LONDON TALLOW MARKET to-dav was quiet, at 60s 3d on the spot, 60s 6d for Jan. to March; 59s for April to June; and 58s for Oct. to Dec. At the BOROUGH ROI" MARKET to-day, there was no change to notice in the value of any kind of Hops. Generally speaking, the business done was restricted to immediate wants. The METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET to-day was well supplied with Beasts, and all breeds sold briskly at an advance of 4d per Sibs. Sheep moved off steadily at very full prices. Calves were a dull inquiry at late rates. Beef 38 id to Ss 4d Veal 3s 8d to 4s 8d Mutton 3s 6d to Ss 6d Pork 4s Od to 5s Od Lamb __Os 0d to Os Od qpi BThs. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts m , 7,ors 7 , foreign „ foreign Sheep and Lambs 3,682 „ foreign. 1,850 Sheep, foreign 9lO 350 Calves 360 190 490 foreign PROVINCIAL, &c., MARKETS, YESTERDAY. MANCHESTER SHARE.—Leeds, 120 a, ; Lon dons, 1022, a ; Canadas, 111, to 5-16 ; Midland", 1331 Caledonians, 971. GLASGOW IRON.—Market lintt, No. 1, 505 3d to 50s 9d; Warrants, 503 to 51s 3d; No. 3,49 s 6d to 60s Od. CORN MARKETS.—Conx: White Wheat, 21s to 345; red do., 24s to 30s ; Barley, 14s to 19s 10d; Oats, 12s to 15s Bd.—MANCHESTER : Average attendance at market. American and French Wheat of best quality, commanded an advance of. 3d to 4d per 701b5., and English, if at all dry, must also be quoted Is per qr. higher; but secondary and inferior sorts as difficult of sale as ever. French and American Flour generally held for an amendment of sa per sack and barrel respectively, but the demand not active. English un changed. Oats and Oatmeal steady. The same appli es to Beans and Indian Corn.—BIRMINGHAM : A full supply of Wheat, and higher prices demanded. Barley dull, but not lower. Oats rather cheaper, Beans firm. Peas neglected. CATTLE MARKETS.--,--Gtxsoow: Supply of all sorts of stock larger to day than on Thursday last. Top Cattle in fair request at full prices, but middling and inferior sorts more difficult to sell, and last week's quo tations were scarcely supported. Good Sheep were again scarce, and sold freely at full rates. Ali other sorts remained without change in value. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. BENEFICES AND APPOINTMENTS VACANT RECTORIES. Oxford St. Ctentent : vaT.ii2o.pai: Lord Chancellor : Rev, E. A. Litton, pcom. Ulcombe„ Kent : dio. Canterbury : val. £379, with residence : pat. Hon. C. B. C. Wandesfurd , Rev. S. Mence, dec. PERPETUAL CURACIES. Islington, St. Matiliew.liiilalesex:Clinil.Ondon : val. £250 ; pat. P. C. of St. Paul, Balls' Pond : Rev. E. T. Alder, dec. Islington, St. Michael, Middlesex : dio. London : Rev. L. R, Ayre, prom. CHAPLAINCY. Batavia: British Consuli;;Ye;:i.E:Seott-Monerieff, dec. CURACY. Feliskirk : co. and dio. York. PROFESSORSHIP. Edinburgh TJniversity Ecclesiastical History : Rev. Dr. Robertson, dec. LECTURESHIP. 'Worcester Dicresan Training College : Junior L• cturesbip : salary £lOO, with rooms, commons, &c.: testimonials before Dec. 20. MASTERSHIPS. Cheltenham College : Elementary Classical. Helston Grammar School : salary 20 marks : testimonials to the Rev. R. C. Powles, Blackheath, before Dec. 15. King's Lynn Grammar School: senior: salary £l2O. Rocndale Grammar School : salary £27 and capitation fees : testimonials before Dec. 11. NEW INVENTION.—THE NEW FOUNTAIN Pan.—A greater annoyance than a bad steel pen can hardly be met with—the difficulty is to get a good one. Amongst the recent improve ments the new "fountain pen," just introduced by Rudhall and Co., is the best we have ever seen. By a simple but effec tive contrivance the ink is retained in a fountain, by means of a second inverted barrel, above the writing nib, and this barrel can be taken out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfectly clean w thou t any chance of being corroded. Another feature in this pen is, that one din in the ink will last for five minutes' quick writing. The pen itself is of the finest description, and in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in every place, it will be found to fill a want felt by every one up to this time. We have tried this splendid pen, banded to us by Mr. E. T. Hall, South John-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and we are sure all who use it will give a full verdict in its favour. • INFANT-REARING.—Miss Martineau, who, like all philoso phical ladies, has studied the matter thoroughly, says, that " in England alone, 40,000 babes die annually ; and cne-third more of that number grow up either idiotic, sickly. or de formed." The reason is evident, as mothers, through inability to nurse their offspring, resort to the administration of baked flour, biscnits, tops-and-bottoms,or pap. The infant stomach cannot assimilate such crude preparations, and frequently rejects them; but still the nurse or mother continues them, under the hope of soothing the child. Internal inflammation place—eructations, diarrhoea, and consumption appear—and fliost frequently convulsions are induced which seal the infant's Late. The Medical Times and Gazette, August 28, 1858, P. 215, conveys Dr. C. B. F. Routh's views on the same im and Children PAorrtataincta I s,ubject, and his opinion of Du Barry's Revalenta .. The human Dr. it ood r i d, as adapted to obviate the mischief effectually. physician to the Samaritan Hospital for Women This learned and experienced practitioner says : potassium. :x milk e , Idailll3, besides salts of lime, chloride of or chalk. An absel:nCercPerty* enjoys the c, hi common with carbonic acid, this salt of dissolving carbonate of lime very injurious to a of it in the food, as in wheat bread, :s the bones are soft; frequently it etally assimilated ahcaidnt'• * sickens, tim an e d gr ae o v u e - s re f a s t y , growingptbut child; hence, a child fe, on pep to m and i .k strengthen mg' en its g t c h o e m n _- table substances, that w hi c rnervene. Amongst the vege 'tion besides bein ore posi , phna dou b tp h,Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food potassium ; it a . . lso includes easei abundance, and chloride of ts constit is found in milk in 1 influence man parts r.Ongtaiisn'inwig thbolit ne, the same principle which its influence many '. 100 wonder, there fore, that under of the bod children affected with atrophy (wasting swayed. I have 7) and marked debility have completely recover give n it with the greatest advantage in suc h cases; an d, so far as I May judge f tic eftlly carries out what th 0 v r T il my own experience, prac . n led us to ant' er - . from a knowledge of its compio , eipate. it hens the bones, restori ng too Hides good muscle and strengthens the and bowels , e. healthy. regular action to the the system is complained constipation or a relaxed state of with full 4 °" C. B. F. Rouvii, M.D.—Packed in tins,instructio ns . lib., 2s. 94. ; 2 lb., 4s. Gd.; ls • 121 b., 225. ; 51b., I• , ... 241 b., free Co. 1 • f earn ire, 1,. Barry du Barry and . ~ , Regent-street • Abb . s 60, G ' is , raee a so Fortnum, Mason and Co., Piccadill y; church-street, London; and through all g roc ers and chemists. Agents in this district :—Nixon and Thew , 1, C a stle-street; T. Low; J. Kirkns ; Forsyth; F. G. Jones, 5, Pa radise-street; d 9 • R. Sumner Cross;. ; H. S. Alpass; E. CorePeaon and Abra ham,Oliver; W. Sharp, Higgins, and Clay .s . 37, Bold-street ; Evans, Sons, and Co., wholesale agent , John Beynon ; Thompson and Capper ; J. Strawson , druggist ; G. Bramwell and Son; C. Bromlow, 1, London-road; lsatu Woodville, tea dealer ; Raimes and holesale druggists; F. Staveley, druggist, Price-street ;T. Co.,' D. Walker, Ranelagh- Street ; J. If. Howell, 72, Dale-street; Hingston, druggists 8 0ld -street ; Henry Middleton; Gilbert Brothers; J. Cruice ; Grace and Kelk ; G. Barber, 21, Great George-street, Birken head ;T. Fore, drug g ist •B. J. Candler ;J. Dutton ;J. E. , ad Hargraves • ganders ' era and Co.; C. Jones; J. Green, PRESENTS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR H TOOKE, SUCCESSOR TO F. L. HAUSBURG, In presenting the usual address at this Season, begs to return his best thanks for the kind and liberal patronage conferred upon him during the past year. To his extensive and unrivalled Collection of BRITISH AND FOREIGN MANUFACTURES has been added every ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NOVELTY, And the greatest care has been exercised in the SELECTION of the GOODS, to SECURE TILE BEST QUALITY at the very Lowest Prices. Especial attention is requested to the large Amitment of FANCY ARTICLES, inclttcliiig PARISIAN NOVELTIES, FANS, CASKETS, SOUVENIRS, BOUQUET HOLDERS, and the NEW STYLE of HEAD ORNAMENT. in the greatest variety. • AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF • 'FRENCH DECORATED CHINA, ALABASTER FIGURES, PARIAN DITTO. A Splendid STO CK. - tot BOHEMIAN, ENGLISH, AND FRENCH GLASS VASES, • LUSTRES, Mt Unequalled Strick o 1 DRESSING-CASES, DESS, tonit-toxEs, BAGATELLE TABLES, &c., mannfacttrdd ottmises, will be found complete in all its branches. The assortment of ENGLISH AND FOREIGN TOYS, GAMES, DISSECTIONS, &c., is replete with every novelty, and includes a great variety o: ORNAMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS TREES. W. H. TOOKE hope; by his unceasing personal attention, to secure the continuance of that confidence and support which have hitherto been so kindly extended to him. OLD POSTOFFICE-DUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL.. CIiANDELIEt.S. LAMY'S, ,cc. AAr. H. T 0 e- ) K E.) SUCCESSOR TO - . F. L. HAUSBUR), Respectfully invites attention tto ifte (.14At risve STOCK of CHAXDELIERS, Glass and Metal ; LA&TERNS, BRACKETS, LUSTRES, of all descriptions, PATENT VESTIBULE AND OTHER LAMPS, INCLUDING TIIE CELEBRATED AUREOLE LAMP, Public Buildings and Private Residences fitted for Gas. Experienced Gastliters employed on the Premises, and all kinds of repairs carefully attended to in the Manufactory, 24, CHURCH-sTRF.ET. Crepy's Foreign Refined COLZA OIL, especially adapted for the Aur(ole Lamps. A large Assortment of TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, at the lowest Prices. 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WORKS: HARRINGTON-STREET, LIVERPOOL. 1861.-STATIONERY.-1861. PATENT ACCOUNT BOOKS FOR THE NEW YEAR. EARLY ORDERS WILL OBLIGE.] THE LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTMENT OF WELL SEASONED LEDGERS, BILL BOOKS, JOURNALS, LETTER BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, COPYING BOOKS, BILL OF ENTRY BOOKS, SHIPPING AND CARTAGE BOOKS, &c., In every size and style of binding. These Books are manufactured at H. G.'s own Works. The best workmen only are employed in the manufacture of these Books, and only the best machine and hand-made Kent papers are used. They are guaranteed to be well finished, to open freely, and to be most substantial and enduring. TIIE DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1860. special train. On at - 14ring, the royal party Were 'tort ducted to Frain-hall, the residence of the Prince of Wales. Shortly aftek, the Queen, attended by the Via 'Chancellor, proceeded to view the different colleges. some thousands of people gave her Majesty an enthu siastit reception. The Vice , Chancellor, and the Dean of Christ Church, had the honour of being invited to meet her Maiesty at luncheon. At ten minutes to tour o'cleek the royal party left. Her Majesty's visit was the first since her accession, and Was understood to be a tompli►net!tary one to the university atithorities by way of recognising the attention paid to 'the .Prinee of \Vales. The Morning NA authotititely totttradicts the report that the niarriatb of the Princess' Alice with Prinee Louis of Hesse parinstadt was to be gOleihnised in imn don during the ensiling 'season. The niiiaWte will not take 'place till 1864 when the Princess will haVe attained die aid .or i )tarp. Chamhers of Commerce of Marseilles, and four other towns, have again sent pressing representatives to the Minister of COmnielee; OalOt the l the of aWties cot witib lip alcoholic tests. The Pre- Ilent `dt Ile Association Viticole, of Burgundy, also summoned the committee to meet him at Beaune, for a similar object; and at Perpignan equal hostility is said to t exist, as their wines would be taxed 140 percent. more than those of Bordeaux. The Empress of the French left Claridge t Hotel on Wednesday evettint, db bek- ree6n 'to Her Majesty arriVed a l lnlest unobserred the itatlOn. 'One of the directors of the Soil th-Eas tc, in It ail ay, 'with Mr. Eborall, general manager, condtleted her Majesty to A resei'Ved Er St Class ispartnient in the Sard'innrs , . bight 'ina.6. train. The Empk - ess ivas dotonipanied to the station by the Puke of Athol. The fact of the Imperial presence was dot IrfloWn until just pre'vio'us to the mail leaving. As the train moved out, a loud outburst of cheering bade the august travellers good•sped.. Thp Empress 04t on Wednesday night it the PaVill - dii 1/Olbl, at Folke stone,. and e2+tt3.l4.ked yesterday morning for Boulogne, dh lidata the Imperial government •steamer "La Iteine Hortense," amidst deafening cheers. An address has been presented to Lord Palmerston from certain of the clergy of the A.rchdeacoury of Coventry praying for a division of the see of Worcester, and the erection of that archdeaconry into a separate diocess. • Lord Stanley, M.P., took the chair on Wednesday at a meeting of the general committee of the British Syrian Relief Fund, held at the Caledonian Hotel, London,,to receive a report from the executive as to the condition and prospects of the refugees. It was an nounced that her Majesty's government had made a grant of £5,000 in aid of the subscriptions, and that the lists presented a total of nearly £23)000. The re port showed that £27,000 persons *ere in receipt•of akin, the largest proportion being women, 17,000 of whom had been 'relieved in one day at Beyrout. A quantity of inaterial for clothing had also been sent but ) and the *omen and *ire employed in making it into garineitts. Resolutions approving of the report kvefe agreed to unanimously. The bankruptcies gazetted during the eleven months ending November 20th, number 1,141, being at the rate of 1,245 per annum. The average of the previous ten years has.been 1,090, so that the rate this year is some what above the average. The number or bankrtiptties gazetted in the Liverpool district this year has been 63; in tile Ai afittleitir, 57; in the Birniinghain, 1.85 ; in the Leeds,. 400 ;. in the Bristol, 88 ; in the Eketer, 45 ; in the NoiCastie, 34 ; and in the London, 569. These fignres are below the average as regards Live r p o ol and l‘ianehester,"and aliove the average in the other districts, more especially in the London and Birmingham juris dictions. • An accident of a very peculiar and at the same time of a fatal character, occurred on the railway ) near Alderley, on Wednesday, The result may serve as a cantiOn to railway empioyes=if anything can serve as a general tautiott to persons Connected with railways, either as passengers or as Company servants) A young man tamed Partitigton, engaged in one of the railway offices, rah tip to the train at Alderley whilst it was in motion. Ile caught hold of one of the carriages and mounted, and finding the front door locked, he tried to creep round by the buffers, fell between the carriages, and was, of course, crushed to pieces. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, FRANCE: @mom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, 13th bee., 1860. 'the follo*lng decree appeared hi yesterday's MOniteur, applicable to the future regulation of the duties on dry vegetables and their farina, or meal; imported into France Napoleon, St. 2 Considering the Article 34 of the law o f the 17th December, 1814, have decreed and decree— ART. 1.-Dry vegetables and their farina, imported either by land, or in French or in foreign bottoms, and without distinction of. origin or flag, shall pay not more than 25 centimes per 100 kilog. of import duty down to the 30th September, 1861. ART, ILL-Until 'the same date vessels of all flags which arrive in the ports Of the Empire laden with dry vdgetables Or thCir &Him) skali nut hirVe to pay tonnage duties: AR'r. nt.—The preceding articles are to apply to every-French or foreign vessel whose papers shall prove that they have been freighted with said vegetables, &c., and have left the foreign port before the 30th of September, 1861. ART. IV.-Our Ministers Secretary of State for Agriculture, &c., and for the Finances, are charged with the execution of the prtserlt dbdrtd; The same journal announces; in its ncin-official columns, that an Iniperial decree; dated the 10th inst., passed on the recommendation of the Home Seeretafyi increases the duties payable by authors and composers of such works as ate represented at the Imperial Theatre and the Opera. On and after the Ist of January next, the duties payable by authors and composers, which heretofore were demanded after the first representation of their works; have been fixed permanently at 600 f. It appears by a statement in the papers, relative to the recent proclamation of the amnesty to the press, that since the former amnesty granted to the journals on the 17th August, 1859, no less than twenty-one journals have received " *timings." A despatch frorii Sotithern Italy ) received by the evening journals, states that Garibaldi has refused to accede to the wishes of those of his friends who would have him to return immediately to Naples; and has now declared to them that he would; however, leave his retreat on the Ist of Math net in order to rejoin his Corripanias in arms, and to combat at their head for the deliverance of Italy. On the subject of China, the Patric mentions, but under all reserve, that according to recent information the Emperor of China ; at the last dates, was encamped at •Sinali, five days' march from Pekin ) on the road to Monkdeti, Rente closed yesterday at 68f. 85e., and the 4} per cent. 96f. 65e. PUBLICATION. THE BRtttsit VironxiktAx. Si±th Yearly Part. ------- London:. 1800. We have been favOured With the sigh kaily Ptitt of that excellent publication; "The British Workman." The title page bears a bold and well-executed portrait of Joseph Rogers, the hero of the Royal Charter, who is represented on the deck of the vessel with a rope around his neck; looking through the stern', the mist, and the spray ; to*aicis hind; tin the night of the fearful and fatal catastrophe~ "The Workman' s contents also admirable likenesses of Tenterden; the barber's boy, who bccante Lord chief Justice of ihigland ; Richard Reece, donlinniilt, balled Cheap jOhn, the itinerant who erected a teitiPerande hall of laroo site in Tredegar, South Wales, and who is said to have been at one time an officer in the Liverpool police force ; Dick Arkwright, the poor barber of Bolton, in Lanca shire, who was knighted by King George just 100 rears ago; Dr. Adam Clarke, John Bunyan, John Rennie, and James Watt ) the etigiOeet: During the sik Yeats of the Jr - m47l,tate* eiistehee, it has contained short, but well written biographical sketches of almost all the men who, from low positions in society, have by their exertions risen to fame and eminence as artists, professional-men, orl men of science. Imbued with the principles of morality and Christianity, all its articles must have tended to please whilst they instructed the - growing youth 1 and we cannot help believing that it has proe rooted more than any other , periodical 'of its class th. great purposes for which it Wits established i at an enormous outlay and risk,—viz., the health, wealth, did happiness of the British workman. I t AILURE IN MANCIIESTER.—Yesterday the suSpension of the firm of Mushlian & Co., of Manchester and Bradford, Was announced iti this toitn, LIVERPOOL TowN MissioN.—The following circular has just been issued :—The committee of the Liver pool Town Mission venture to appeal to the Chris tians of Liverpool for extended support. The object of the mission is to carry the Gospel to those who w i h n at numbers which we either have never acquired , or have lost the relish for live. The Tthhiengeos—mmtoitttheee hateanthotenneoefd to th state et a o t wn e of this class exist at our very doors; the field is pain-. fully great, but the income from ordinary sources at present does not admit of the employment of more than twenty agents. And wllen to these are added those supported by other s ocieties, by separate congregations, and by private individuals, the humbling fact remains, either that large numbers are totally neglected, or the districts assigned are so extensive as to render impossible that close house to house supervision so indispensable to the full influence of a missionary among such a popu :ation. From the strictly unsectarian character of the mission, the committee are cheerfully constrained to look more to the q ualifications than to the denominations of the agents they appoint. Chiefly by the liberality of friends of the mission, several school-rooms have been provided in destitute localities. Each room is placed under the immediate charge of one or two missionaries, who, aided by Christian friends in religious and educational efforts, make these rooms important auxiliaries to their house to house labours. The com nittee would earnestly throw themselves and their work on the generous support of the Christian public. The hag-tried and hitherto largely -blessed Town Mission eight to receive more extended support ; and, in these diys of special blessings, they trust that God's people not be baelward in remembering the spiritual des ti ution all ardfind them. Contributions will be reeei-ed b: any member of the committee. LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) ITALY. SUPPRESSION OF THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN THE ROMAN STATES. PEitutitA, Dec. 12. The decree of the Marquis di Pepoli suppress ing all the religions orders makes an eiception in favour of some orders *lnch hake deserved well Of the Odinitry. The sanie decree entalsts the tovernment with the charge of the religious treasury. The tonkrtiiit of hake been elOsed, with the aceptioti of seVeral establishments to be con verted into hospitals and schools. _ _ , Pensions are granted to themembers of the religious orders which have been suppressed. Itentes to , nn amot 0;f 106,000 . are deiigned in favonrof sotiAe cliaritathe of Uthiii•la. 'the surplus remaining in the religi ous treasury will be applied to religious works and public instruction, ACCOUNT BOOKS Made and ruled to order, and bound in any style, from the cheapest to the most expensive binding. 1 orders executed with expedition, and with the utmost care. MERCANTILE STATIONERY. Offices carefully and economically fitted up with every article in Stationery. First-class machine and hand-made WRITING PAPERS, for Home Use and Exportation. Law Stationery. Law Books, Periodicals, and Newspapers. Deed Boxes. Mourning Stationery. Wedding Stationery. Family Stationery. 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EDINBURGH FANCY BREAD AND BISCUIT WAREHOUSE, WATE RPROOF INVERNESS CAPES, A NEW AND EXTENSIVE ASiNtTAIENT. This ter's , tsetill )Vilt,pptr 1611 be foitnil 'to be specially adapted to the present Seitison-, ether for Walking, Driving; ck Travelling. AN ECONOMICAL SRI[, $. E, IktnDEX., txa,6B. AND TROWSERS MAI ER, altiCli-STREET, LIVERI'OOt, w, PnomoLl, :30, CHURCH-STREET, (OPPOSITE PARKER-STREET), LIVERPOOL, Has much pleasure in informing his many kind Friends and the Public that he has just added to his well known gpltiraid STOCK of .JEWELLERY, SILVER AND EL-ECTRO=PLATE, WATCHES, DINING AND DRAWING-ROOM CLOCKS, DRESSING 'CABES:, WORK-BOXES, AND DESKS, CUTLERY, AND FANCY. ARTDZLES too numerous to Mention, the following choice specimens of art . alid v The Largest and Finest Aortiiient of CORAL BROOCHES, II RACEI4,'TS, NECKLETS, HEAD ORNAMENTS,. EARRIINIGS,..STUDSI PIN! ) &c., CM imported into Liverpool; together with ' Some Very Chblee Specithens of ONYX AND SHELL CAMEOS, ENAMELS, &c., all at o'strmdly moderate . prices,... llic celebr4ted Stock o f FIRST-CLASS ALIT MIN lU . G.oo_lls , has also been re-assorted, and will be gqiid very coTpletc in . all its branches. F. NV. 1". *8",1 6 ..d tt i AtlYalcular attention to his Stock of 4ET AND BOG OAK ORNAMENTS, *Mob he can confidently state is the handsomest and lamest out of London. The entire success which has attended the opening of F. W. Promoli's New Estabishihent, has induced him to spare-no exertion or cost to meet the tastes and retptireMelits of his many liberal friends and supporters, and therefore every novelty of the seasons is added to his usually very choice stock. The economical plan on which his lu establisnent is conducted, and the'advantage he derives from CASH PAYMENTS, together with his long experience in business and connection with Liverpool, will, he trusts, be a sure guarantee that a very moderate profit will be charged on all his goods. A Manufactory for Jewellery, &c., is attached to the Establishment, thereby ensuring Panetwality and Economy in all Orders and Repairs-, . W. PROMOLI, , 30, CHURCH-STREET, (OPPOSITE PARKER-STREET), LIVERPOOL. THE PRINCE ov WALEs. Good by Walesl give our bye to your mother ! Good bye; he Virtliotis and you will be happy. You have Been borne very sensible men in this country, Mbett Edward, and you must remember them; you have seen nearly all of our snobs and lick-spittle; and you will not remember them. Nobody, besides such, expects you will. You have heard that tone " Ged Save the Queen" a great many times, P,enfte:, tht you have persistently, whistled Di*lJs Land." Yon have been VeiyMntli . istneeied, 'Albeit Edward, and it will be gtrld fOT Yoki.. You have been robbed against, and 'Pt kill make you bright. A great many stories have been told 'abont year, Mr., Wales, some of which are true and some false. Yod hive Worn cir 3, toed tlothes, bat not ft handsome hat. Yoe. have ridden about with Borne very good horses, and you have received some of our choitellt variety of mud turtles to take home. You have visited institutions which you didn't care a snap about, and you have danced with some of the best dressed old ladies in America. You like to dance, but you don't dance the Lancers very Well. Still you are a pretty clever fellow. If you lived in this country you would stand a Charlet to be ruined, Albert Edward. You, would certainty join a fire company, and then you would be sent to the Comrami ,Colincil, and then you might be Clotted to tongress, and you would lose your self.respect, and you would be done. Reporters - hate bothered you very much you say, Albert Edward. They have bribed your chamber maids and bought up men of your euite. You have been a godsend in the way of "items," Albert Edward; and in behalf of the reporters of Boston I bid you an affectionate farewell. Ich Dien" is played out on this side, Albert Edward, and you have taken home something of "E Pluribus Unum." One thing to your credit, Albert Edward, you have paid your bills with remarkable promptness, and you hate done your tont. in good shape. You seem to have any quantity of money, anti you put it Otit freely , . Yes, sirree----se freely, that some think you Waist hate dealing with the l3utterman. You have been "gtqnp it," and now you may go—on these terms t send along Kelly per next steamer.---Bosfon lierald (improved). THE BUTTER PLACE ---tOP OF WILLIAMSON-SQUARE. TO CORRESPONDENTS. In our list of the Grand Jury, yesterday, we omitted the name of our townsman, Matthew Gnascm, Esq. HIGH WATER, THIS DAY; AT LIVERPOOL. Hour. Hefg7l4. lailiiigitro• • • Oh: Om: I Oft: Oin. EVENING .Oll. rAILL. Itft. Oin. fflc Paily Einm FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1360. NEWS OF TEE . DAY. We rejoice to leach that England, Pranbe) and a majority of the great Powers, bate united in request ing kiancis 11. to cease his fruitless defence of Gaeta, which, according to later accounts, was being defended as stoutly as ever, the young Queen herself not hesitating to expose herself to the fire of the enemy's batteries, in her endeavours to encourage the garrison. A letter from Toulon states that the steam corvette Cyclops has sailed on a secret mission: tt is reported that she is bound to Gaeta to take on board King Francis and his family. The Piedmontese Government has suppressed, with a few exceptions, the whole of the religious orders in those portions of the Roman territories which it has annexed. The members of the suppressed establish ments are pensioned off. A grant of 100 ; 000 lire h as been made in favour of certain charitable institutions ; and the surplus of the proceeds of the confiscation is to be applied to the promotion of works of religion and public instruction. The justice and propriety of this strong proceeding will be more appreciable when it 18 fftn in what manner, and in What spirit, the surplus funds are appropriated. Steen bishops, including five cardinals, have in the meantime protested against the measure. It is 'curious to observe the different feeling with which the officers and soldiers of the late Neapolitan army have regarded the revolutionary movement. W e have another example of this in the ease of troops wh o withdrew into the Papal territories. The offlcers have transferred their allegiance to Victor tinitandel, and the men have joined the insurgents in the Abruzzi. M. Pisanelli, Director of the Department of Grace and Justice at Naples, has addressed a report tn M. Farini, in which he recommends, with some 'slight modifications, the publication of the Sardinian law on the press. In the course of his report he states that a law against the abuses of the press is necessary, to pre vent the intrigues originating in vulgar passions; but that he has considered it necessary to maintain flit . principle of trial by jury in all prosecutions of the press although that institution has not yet been organised in the kingdom of Naples. We learn that the Marquis Mario at Candis, ritthtt Of I the celebrated tenor, M. Mario, has been appointed by King Victor Emmanuel Commander-in-Chief of the military division of the island of Sardinia. It is stated that the governmment of Prussia "has commenced a state prosecution against eleven English gentlemen, residents of Bonn, who drew ttp a protest against the scandalous speech uttered by the Proettrehr du Roi, and inserted the same in the local papers" "Now, although according to the international law," observes the Times, "an Englishman residing in Prussia must yield obedience to the laws of the land, even although they be unreasanable and severe, yet in this case we think the accused are entitled to the consideration of the British Government. The real offence has been the comments of the English press, which perhaps gave M. Schwark courage to expose the misdeeds of which the imprisonment of Captain Macdonald was one of the least. Should the government persist in this proceed ing, it can only be looked upon as a deliberate attempt to enforce on the numerous English on the Continent the same silence respecting what they see and hear as already prevails among the well-drilled Prussians." A very extraordinary and fatal accident occurred on Sunday, on the Northern Railway of France. The driver of a luggage train, being behind time, and fearing to be overtaken by the express which leaves Valen ciennes at ten p.m., threw down several petards on the line, in the hope of making the fast train pull up. M. Delpouille, an army contractor, who was travelling in the express train with his young wife, being alarmed by the explosion of one of the petards, opened the carriage dOor, and either fell or threw himself out. A train passing at the moment on the other line of rails crushed him to death. His wife slept on unconsciously for a quarter of an hour after the accident, and when she missed her husband she uttered piercing cries, which were heard in the neighbouring carriages. She learned the fatal news at the Douai station. The new Hillsea lines for the defence of Portsmouth, its harbour, dockyard, and arsenals, from the attack of an enemy landward, have made considerable progress during the last summer, and the completion of the inner or mail line is now being pushed forward with great vigour, 1,500 men being at this time employed in their construction-500 in laying material and 1,000 in pre paring it. The Queen and the Prince Consort, accompanied by Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, and Prince Louis of Hesse, left Windsor for Oxford on Wednesday morning, b THE PAPAL TERRITORIES. RomE (via Marseilles), bec. 8. Colonel Masi has evacuated Orvieto, which it it is said will be occupied by the French. Tlie brilistthents. for the ne* Papal artily are being acti\ei y carried On. half the N - eapolitim army hkd tAlceti reOge in the RoalaA telTithy haVe Anittepl the country., Most of them joined the, inpUrrec- Nnary bands in the Abruii. Many of their officers have joined the army of king Victor Emmanuel. • • Siiteen bishopi of the Marches, five of whom are cardinals, have protested against the presence and the measures of the Sardinian Connnishoner in those pioirincei, GAETA. GAETA (via Marseilles), Dec. 8. The bombardment of Gaeta has recommenced. During the night shells reached several build ings, and even the hospital. The Queen hurried from one battery to another encouraging the soldiers. The King insisted on her withdrawing to the casemates. The fortress of Gaeta ener getically returned the lire of the Sardidiaii batteries. FOREIGN INTERFERENCE TO STOP THE SIEGE. NAPLES (via Marseilles), Dec. 8. It is asserted that England, France, and Russia have requested the King of Naples to cease his fruitless defenceL tTAtY. It is announded that Viotdr Emniannel has designated General Cialdini for oCei i iping Rome in the event Of the departure dt the Pope , . An Englishinaii formerly in the service of Garibaldi has been assassinated. SICILY. PALERMO (via Marseilles), Dec. 8. The Lieutenancy Council has officially de manded the maintenance of distinct laws for Sicily until the assembling of the Italian Par liament. OFFICIAL COARUPTIOIst-il4 AUSTItIA. VIENNA, Dec. 13. ludgment was delivered to-day in the case of M. Richter. M. Richter was found guilty of the charge of having induced a public functionary to abuse his official power by corrupting General Eynattan. He was acquitted for want of proof on the charge referring to the bills of exchange; and was declared " not guilty" on all the other charges. The attorney for the Government recommended him to the favourable consideration of the eolith - TIIE lUIINE DUES: CARLSRUIIE, Dec. 13. 'yesterday, the representatives of the States on the banks of the Rhine assembled for the purpose of signing a convention by which the Rhine Dues hare beets considerably diminished. THE STADE DUTIES. HANOVER, Dec. 13. England has accepted the proposal of Hanover that the third million of thalers for the redemp tion of the Stade Dues be distributed among all other states, except England and Hamburg, according to their maritime importance, SIVITZERLAND. BERNE, Dec. 13. to to-day ' s sitting of the Council of the States M. Alineras, from Genevif, gave notice of an interpellation on the state of the question of Savoy. RUSSIA AND GERMANY. Russia does not' intend to fill up the vacancy caused by the retirem6nt of M. de Trowton, its special representative to the Germanic Diet, The functions of that post will be confided to its Minister at Stuttgardt. Many even of the secon dary powers have ao.,,eaaoa t. tkaL Assembly ; and from this proceeding of Russia it appears that the great Northern Power no lottger attaches the same importance to. the Ger manic Confederation as forttlerlys FRANCE. The Moniteur reprints, in large type, an article from the Morning Star, which expresses the con viction that the Emperor intends to restore par liamentary government to France in its complete forme THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Dec. 13, 3.40 p.m, The Bourse continues very dull. Rentes closed fiat, at 68f. 80c., or sc. lower than yesterday. EMBARKATION OF THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. The Empress of the French embarked at Folkestone at 10 a.m. yesterday for France. TIN WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTOX, Dec. 13. The mail steamship Atrato brings $1,475,978 in specie. She left St. Thomas on the 29th tilt. The yellow fever had abated at Jamaica. The weather at Trinidad and Demerara was fa' oiirable for planters, At narbadoes the trops -were promising. Exchange, thirty days, $490. All was quiet at Chili. The Copiapo silver mines continued to yield well. News from Peru indicate an open rupture with Itolivia, The 'United States Minister to Peru had demanded his passports: Tranquility had been established in thiayaquil. A severe shock of earthquake bad been fe . The commander of her Majesty's ship Cadmus had attempted to enter the city of Carthagena, but was reftsed admission. The governor thought he intended td attaek the city, and ordered all the English residents to be miectited immediately the first English shot was fired. Business was dull at Valparaiso. Specie scarce, A rise in the rate of interest was anticipated. Silver bars, pure, were quoted $lO 87f c per mare. Exchange cm London, sixty days, 431 per dollars Freights to England, 3ss. T 1 it IiciMDAY ITEAVY MAILS. The Indus, with the above mails, left Gibraltar on the morning of the 9th instant, having been detained two days at that place by bad. weather. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. MARSEILLES, Dec. 13. The Victis, vith' the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 7 p.m. The mails leave for London at 10 p.m. CHURCR BATES. The P.atriot, an organ of the Nonconformists, referring •to mr. Disraeli's new movement on the question of Church -rates, says that their abolition must now be made a overnment measure, and that the Dissenters have it in their power to make this perfectly understood in' DoWningestreet i and the end will then soon come. The Earl of Aberdeen is worse. The folloilring appeared In our later editions of yesterday FRENCH RENVOACEMENTS FOR CHENTA. 'The 600 men who had prOteeded to Alexandria en route for China, and who were suhserpiently connter manded and had returned to Toulon, have again received orders to proceed forthwith to China via Suez. This is btit an instalment of the force intended for the country. nig rENINSULAR MAIL. BOtiTHAMPTOII, Dec. 13. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamer Alhambra, Captain Stewart, atrited with the above mails, eleven passengers, and £7,366 in specie. She experienced heavy north-easterly gales on her passage. She spoke the Ceylon, of Oporto, on the Bth instant. The screw-steamer Ibernia, bound from London to Oporto was lying in harbour off Vigo, unable to enter the Douro on account of the bad weather. The American brig Volante, the screw-steamer Britannia (eight days from London), and several small ships, were also lying in Vigo Harbour vvindbound. • _ Her Majesty's steam yacht Osborne sailed from Lisbon for England on the 6th instant. The channel squadron was to sail for England on the sth.instant. At Lisbon on the 7th instant exchange on London, three months, was quoted 541, Paris 5.27, Amsterdain 422, Hamburg 48, Genoa 5.26. Rentei three per cent. interest paid to 31st December 464 deferred 371, coupons 454. Bank of Portugal shares 560, Bank of Oporto 2.58 THE LONDON AND NEW YORK MONEY MARKETS. The Times says the belief in the capacity of the Mew York money market, to supply bills on England at a heavy rate of discount for any amount of specie that may be shipped thither, is beginning to subside, and that, instead of £200,000 being despatched yesterday, according to the anticipations expressed, the amounts were under £60,000. EAST INDIA RAILWAY LOAN. The East India Railway Company have notified their desire to borrow P,500,000 on 5 per eetit: deberftdres, at par, redeenfable in five years, With an option to the holden tO defiland a iefiewal fdr a second term of five year: I'ifteeti c .thoitsglit afy etigdted oft the tie*. lilies for the didetibe of ortstiloiithi The itibotpniatitili of the Tipperary Artillery into the Royal Artillery is strongly objected to in a letter in to-day's Times. It is a War-office measure, and does not originate with the Horse Guards. Mr. Reresford H0pe,.11.P., and Sir Arthur Elton have written, to the Guitrdian newspaper declaring opfluons adv,crse te, Mr: Pi.si•aelite iebently announced policy of hlitirbh The China mail, via Marseilles, is due in ton on to day. The Shanghai dates of this mail should be Oct. 22nd. Shanghai is the nearest mail packet station to Pekin. The arrival of the mail at Marseilles has not yet been telegraphed. ANOTHER JACK SHEPPARD. DARINU ArivENtußts. O 1 A GAOL- ErttAltEß: CLEVER CAI nn - it OF' A R S NER i • - WHO NOW AWAITS HIS TRIAL AT THE ASSIZES. John Robinson, the prison-breaker, who is now con ' fined at Kirkdale Gaol, awaiting his trial on a number of indictments, escaping from Dartmoor Gaol amongst the rest, is about. ,thirty years .of age; Ac t is a tall, mnscnlir creature, ef,the bull,cloa rather than the thie, ,th the physiognomy of 'fom sayers iii the areria, or of the most disfigured of the heroes of the English ring, and with a countenance which strongly reminds 'the observer of the most brutal and determined of the banditti and murderers hung and unhung. He is celebrated in the annals of crime, and a little of his history may be interesting. He is about five feet nine inches high, stoutly made, with dark brown hair, irre gular features, a low, slanting, irregular forehead, broad cheek bones, and puffy round cheeks. Ile has broad shoulders, an expansive pliest; and muscillar leg'S, arid arnisi Add, td this a cast ill the left eye', add his like: 'fess A Coriii3lefe. .He was born something over a quarter of a century ago, in the city of York. In his early infancy he was associated with thieves; and in an inconceivably short space of time he was known to his inveterate enemies, the police, as one of the wildest, most troublesome, and incorrigible of the city Arabs. Nothing definite is known of his parents. It is surmised, however, and not Without reason, that the hearthstone was the school in Which he -ins trained in the mysteries of his profession. He • maintains a prominent position On the.pOlide records of York, and he was freqtiently an unwilling . gdest at the gaol. The governor and assistants remeniber his preebatir, dexterity, and perversity pretty well. At length York became too hot for him. He was now an adult, and dexterous in all the departments of his profession, from picking a pocket to garotting a lord. He had known hard times, and moments of prosperity ; but it was evident that if he wished to maintain his reputation without the uninvited assistance of detectives and newspapers, he must change his name for an alias, and remove from the scenes of his boyhood and the companions of his youth, to some dis tant, _secure, and more profitable sphere; Accordingly he left.Yotk; and *as nietanlorphOsed ilitd the tiOrlinliitions andlord of the "Lord Raglan," at Newton Heath, near Manchester. Here for years he enjoyed the society of his friends, sheltered and assisted the unfortunate and the "hunted," aml traded on his own account in perfect security, and without attracting attention or giving rise to the slightest suspicion on the part of his old enemies. However, it is a long lane that has no turning; and the retreat of Robinson was discovered. His house became known as the rallying home of the thieves and burglars of the northern towns. From York, from Sheffield., from Birmingham, from Manchester, and occa sionally from the towns of the south and west of ngland he was irisited by his frlends i former associates, and brothers by profession, ftom Whom he received the title of my "Lord Raglan," of Raglan Hall, Newton Heath, by which he is best known to the class amongst whom he has moved,—in short, his house became famed as a rendezvous for the worst and most desperate characters. But circumstances and the police obliged the shelterer to seek shelter in his turn. About six years ago he visited his native city, and "got into a little trouble" for a burglarious offence. He was sentenced to fourteen years' penal servitude. •Somehow or othet—it is not very Cleat how—he speedily obtained his freedom. Ilowever i he was again convicted five years since, and sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude in Dartmoor gaol. That gaol is notorious for the intri cacy of its locks, the numeral and real strength of its bolts, and the height of its walls ; and those in attend ance on prisoners there are generally the strongest and sturdiest of Yorkshire turnkeys. Robinson was always a desperate individual, especially when his liberty was at stake; and he had a few compatriots in the gaol of the same character as himself. In consort they Watched and obtained a favourable opportunity to pick the locks. ' withdraw the bolts, scale the walls, and em brace the freedom of the fields. On a dark winter's night the turnkey was violently, almost fatally assaulted,- and the prisoners made good their escape. This occurred in April last. A hue-and-cry `Was raised, Robinson, for he was the worst of the escaped convicts, was advertised in the police records, but no trace of his whereabouts was discovered for months. In May, however, P.S. Mooney, of the Lancashire comity as 011 duty in tne neighbourhood of Fairfield. One evening he met an individual under tattier suspicious circum stances. He had never seen him previously. He scru tinised him as a detective can, made up his mind with out the slightest proof that the stranger was " no good," and finally handcuffed him, and took him into custody on the charge of " being about to commit a felony." Next morning the " stranger " made his appearance at Basnett-street Mice Court. The presiding magistrate was Mr. Preston. The detective told' his story ; and the prisoner made such a plausible defence, combining the pathetic with the indignant, that the kind magis trate immediately voted him his freedom unconditionally. Robinson, however, could not keep his hands at rest. Ile appeared to imagine that he was the light-fingered child of misfortune, and the pet of adversity—to-day enjoying the spoils of a robbery, to-morrow suffering on its accounts In a few days after the date of his dis charge by Mr. Preston, 1 1 . S. Moss met him on the high road, driving along two fine, fat pigs. Moss did not relish his appearance, and after a bit of circumlocution he concluded that the pigs were stolen. Robinson found himself again in the clutches of the law; and previous to his examination before the county magistrates he was recognised as the escaped convict. In due course he was transferred to Kirkdale. Knowing the determination of this desperate character to be free made the officials more wary of him, and he found it next to impossible to escape. However, invention is the child of circum stances. He hit upon one of the most original plans ever heard of in order to recover his freedom, and carried it into execution cleverly. He conceived no other idea than that of turning maniac. He talked incoherently, looked wildly around, took no notice of the officials in his presence ; screamed, laughed the wild laugh of a madman, and occasionally muttered such nonsense as is heard only in the asylum. He was examined by the surgeon, who concluded that he was really delirious, if not irrecoverably mad, and he was forthwith sent to Rainhill Asylum. He remained there some time, and hopes were entertained of his ultimate recovery! One night, however, he escaped from his custodians and successfully mado his way to his old retreat at Newton-heath. This was his second or third escape from custody. An officer, however, recognised him, and atteropted to take him into custody; but with the assistance of his brother, James Robinson, who also awaits trial, he daringly assaulted and eluded the officer. The assault was very dangerous. Strenuous efforts were put forward to recapture him by the police authorities, but their efforts proved for a time fruitless. Stratagems were invented, but it was of no use. The police ,were baffled in every direction. His portraits were freely distributed amongst the officers of the forces of the kingdom, but all was of no avail. At length, however a detective in the county constabulary, resident in this district, became acquainted with one of the pri soner's " talleywomen," residing in Peter-street, Liver pool, Her house was known to all the criminal train; and she appears to be a little notorious for the assistance she has more than once rendered to escaped convicts. It was thought possible that she might know Robinson's whereabouts—but what if she did ? Would she give any clue to his enemies ? Not very likely, the reader will think. We should have thought so too, and so we believe would everybody else but detectives. This detective determined to turn the lady to "some good" once in her lifetime, even against her own consent, and with the assistance of a Manchester "Bobby," he con cocted and carried out the following stratagem, which our readers we are certain will coincide with us in thinking is one of the cleverest ever conceived. We have read the "Experiences of London Detectives," but, in our opinion, it has never been equalled. However, we will proceed. It was, as the novelists say, on a dark, foggy, gloomy, and cheerless night that the detectives, attired in the most ragged, dirtiest, shabbiest clothing obtainable, met in Basnett-street, LiverpOot They disfigured their faces and rendered their clothing, if possible, more miserable in its appear ance, and finally linked their wrists together by means of a handcuff, and proceeded stealthily to the abode of the "lady" in Peter-street. The door was immediately opened, and the strangers claimed assistance. "We have just escaped from gaol, and you must shelter us." The patriotic woman scrutinised them closely, and seeing I their manacles and wretched appearance, welcomed them heartily to her home and board. " Where did you escape from ?" "Kirkdale." " When?" "Why, just now." "What were you in for ?" "Oh, a little bit of affair in —street." And then they told how they " sold" the turnkey at Kirkdale, scaled the walls, and safely , arrived, through the coming and going throng, at her door. At length they claimed the acquaintance and friendship of Robinson, adding that if they could but get to him they would feel satisfied and all right. The landlady in her glee immediately produced a letter his address at Sh e ffi e ld. from Robinson, containin" Can we take it ?" "g Yes." And the detectives secured the letter. An attempt was then made to break the handcuffs; but their efforts proving unavailing, it was determined that they should go to a certain black smith, residing in a certain street not far away, and as he did little jobs of the sort for suffering humanity, get him to do the business. They left, unlocked the hand cuffs,the next train proceeded to Sheffield, where and by they had the tifi..catioolhitobfascekcutorinkg,ißobinsonhis rt h al - e, where - he retreat. He was D. ought , make the surgeon believe that he was again managed to a maniac. He fore, was , therZ' sent to Bedlam, near London. He returned about a fortnight ago, in order to be tried at the assizes. Since his return he appears a little better, but he has stated over and over again that he will carry on h is little g a me in court, and get himself removed permanently to an asylum. Hov he will carry out his intention remains to be seen. The gaol surgeon now pronounces him perfectly sane, PLAvixa CARDS.-Ifitherto the keenly nentested whist cribbage, 100, &c., exhau s t e d the use of the playing r. cad N ow , however, the beautiful, instructive, and chaste designs imparted to their exterior, teach the form, colour, and pc/Vida of plants which have enriched the commerce of Great Britain. Those manufactured by De la Rue and Co., are peculiarly rich in design, and can be had in great variety at Benson and Dial lea's, commercial stationers, 10, Castle-street. THE WINTER ASSIZES. CROWN COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Justice KEATING.) BURGLARY BY A BOY. Richard Green, a lad of 14 years of age, and described in the calendar as imperfectly educated, pleaded guilty tti a charge of fblotiiottsly sttaling one pair of stockings, and 4s. 6d. from the dwelling-house of John Settle, and afterwards burglariously breaking out of the said house• His lordship sentenced the prisoner to be kept in prison for 14 days, at the expiration of that time to be sent to a reformatory for five years. •, AT LIVERPOOL. Paul itinnali (26), who 4 - di described as being "oi l instructed, pleaded guilty to having, at Liverpool, on the 2nd of November, burglariously entered the dwelling' house of William Powell, and stolen, therefrom two watches, two chains, and one cash-box, the property 0f the said 'William Powell. Sentenced to eighteen moan' , imprisonment with hard labour. . IiuROLARVA Mary Ann Filcher (0), , iniperfectly instructedt pleaded guilty to ttcharge , 14+1, ng z ba rg lariouslY entered the house of John Duckvoith; aril Stolen,er chair and thirteen chimney ornaments belonging to tl said John Duckworth ; and one chair of the goods ao chattels of John Harrison, on the 16th of September last. Several previous convictions were recorded against the prisoner, who was sentenced to five years' pena l servitude, ttrEsslVE ROBBERIES BY A LETTER•CARRIER. .oharlei Richard titips (19), , a respectably-attire d Y'oung clesCilieci- in the palOdar, as imperfectly ini3tructed, p,lcad6l to chargeVrereired 000 him by PostniasteMienef9.l of stealing post l'etter at Manchester. His Lordship, in sentencing the pOso• ner, said that after having read over the depositions , • and after mature constu Iv—. , tion of his case, ho thought it was one of the worst charges he had known of the same nature. The .learned ouunsel for the prosecution! , Was in a position to prote 11d less than 21 againOt Alio*ed. very Op*,tlftit he ,t ppceeded pport , mode.opelling every letter he Boiiiti st lily hands dpross,and stOing large quantities of jewellery and tank tidtb, .wifibhffi abstracted from letters entrusted to the Post-oce by the public. The prisoner had certainly received a good character, but in such cases as the present good characters were of little avail, because he could not have obtained a situation in the Post-office unless he had a good character, which he had afterwards taken advantage of and plundered from those Who had placed confidence in hint Annther painful, part of the ease was the exhibi tion hi , his father n the. Witness box, which s howed that, he could ilot ekcuse hiniself.on, the g,rotind of bad example, because on the contrary his father i^as a WI of excellent conduct, who had served his country, an appeared decorated with medals for faithful service. Therefore he had no doubt he had had everything 0 2 keep him in good conduct, and to dissuade him from all evil courses. He had taken every circumstance of the ease into consideration, and the judicious remarks of the prisoner's counsel, but he felt that he would not be dis charging his duty to the public if he did not pass upo . n him a severe sentence, which was that he be kept in penal servitude for three years on the first count, and all additional font years on the second count. OURGLARY AT WINSTANLEY. Thomia" Speakman (39), imperfectly instructed, a nd James Houghton (26), who neither reads nor writes, were charged with having at Winstanley, on the 27th of July last, hurglariously broken and entered the dwelling house of John Devonport, and stolen therefrom one dress coat, two waistcoats, two pairs of trowsers, one cloth overcoat, one pilot coat, and two shirts, the goods and chattels of the said John Devonport. There was also another charge against Speakman for larceny in the house of James Forshaw, at Blackrod, on the Bth of August last& The prisoner Speakman pleaded guilty to both. ihdictnientg . Lind was called on behalf of the prosecution as a witness the etliei: prisaiiert whd denied the charge. From the opening statement of tlis learned counsel, and the evidence afterwards adduced, it appeared that on the night in question the prosecutor was sitting in the parlour of his own house, when two men, answering the description of the prisoners, coolly entered the room. He immediately enquired what they wanted there, but before he had got the words off his lips the men decamped by the front door, and as they were going away struck him a blow upon the face. The prosecutor then locked the door, and suspecting that all was not right he awakened his daughter, and then made an examination through the house, and discovered that the articles mentioned in the charge were missing. In formation was given to the police, who, having seen the prisoners hanging aboUt the prosecutor's premises, set off in pursuit of them, and traced theni to several public houses, and to a pawn shop at Warrington, where the,' had pledged the goods. Several previous convictions were proved against the prisoners, who were sentenced. Speakman to ten years' and Houghton to four years' penal servitude. .110USEBREAING: Thomas Wheelhouse (18), imperfectly instructed, pleaded guilty to a charge of having at Salford, on the 22nd of August, burglariously broken and entered the dwelling house of Ann Myer's, and stolen therefrom one basin and one glass the property of the prosecutrix. The prisoner, who is evidently an experienced house breaker, was found on being taken into custody to be fully equipped with all the implements necessary to gain admittance into a house, as well as successfully resist any person who might attempt to secure him — including a pair of goloshes, several skeleton keys, a policeman's baton, a box of lucifer matches, and a dark lantern. He bad effected an entrance into the prosecutrix's house by means of the window of a room an the ground floor, and was searching the room when he accidently passed his hand over the face of a servant girl who , was in bed. She immediately roused and courageously seized the prisoner, and held him until the remainder of the inmates came to her assistance. Sen tenced o,—. years' penal servitude. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY IN curFERAS-HILL. John Green (50) was charged with having, at Liver pool, on the 12th of August last, feloniously assaulted, in company with three other persons unknown, one George B. V. Nash, and stolen from his person one watch, one chain, and certain sums of money, the pro perty of the said George B. V. Nash. The prosecutor, who is a medical student engaged at the Infirmary, was returning to his lodgings in Daulby-street, by way of Copperas-hill, between 12 and 1 o'clock on themorning in question, rather "fresh" in drink, when four men, who pretended to be intoxicated, accosted him ; and the prisoner, who the prosecutor swore was one of the men, after asking him to go and have something to drink, proposed to introduce him to " a pretty little French girl called Desdemona." He refused both these offers, and proceeded on his way home. The men followed closely after him ; and when he turned down Whitemill street, two of them seized him from behind by the throat, whilst the other two rifled his pockets and decamped. The prosecutor pursued them, and on reaching the prisoner, who was some distance behind his accomplices, he fell, whereupon the prisoner stopped ; and on the prosecutor regaining his feet he gave him in charge. The prisoner replied that he had come to render him assistance, but he was ' conveyed . to) the bridewell and searched, but nothing found on him. The defence set up was mistaken identity; but the jury con sidered the prisoner guilty, and, being an old offender, he was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE AT SALFORD. John Metcalf (21), Michael Sherridan (19), and Thomas Kennedy (20), were charged with having, at Salford, on the 28th of August, feloniously assaulted one Joseph Benton, putting him in fear and danger of his life, and with violence stealing from his person 17s. in money. Mr. Pope appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Torr defended the prisoners Metcalf and Sherridan, and Mr. R. Scott was counsel for Kennedy. The case, as stated by Mr. Pope, for the prosecution, was briefly as follows :—The prosecutor, who is a tailor and draper, with a wife and child, residing at Soniton, had been on the "spree" at a boat-race the night previous to the occurrence, and was returning home about two o'clock, when he met three women of ill-fame, one of whom, named Eliza Williams, he accompanied up a dark street known as Brownbill's-buildings, and while there the prisoners came up. and demanded some money from him. Before he had time to reply, Kennedy struck him a severe blow across the mouth, which knocked him insensible, and while one of them robbed him the' others seized the girl by the throat, dragged her away by the hair of the head, and also robbed her of the money the prosecutor had given her. At the conclusion of the evidence, which was of a conflicting nature, Mr. Pope and Mr. Scott contended to establish an alibi on behalf ' of the prisoners ; after which his Lordship summed up, and the jury, after an absence of about a quarter of an hour, returned a verdict against the prisoners of guilty of assault, with intent to rob. Previous convictions were proved against Kenne,dy and Metcalf, who were each sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour. The prisoner Metcalf strongly requested his Lordship to increase his incarceration to three years, as he said he had no work, nor n o t ra d e l earn t b y whichl he might obtain an honest livelihood; but the learned judge refused to comply with the request. ANOTHER ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. John Smith (24), described in the calendar as well educated, was charged with having, at Salford, on the 6th of September, feloniously assaulted one John Gibbon, putting him in fear and danger of his life, and with violence stealing from his person 3s. 10d. Mr.i Higgins appeared to prosecute ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Pope. The prosecutor, who is an undertaker, had been paying an account to a creditor named Corp . , a coffin maker, residing at Salford, and was returning about eleven o'clock to his home in Chapel-street, Pendleton, and on reaching Windsor-bridge at Salford, he was accosted by a woman, but afterwards leftler and turned down by the side of the canal. He had proceeded but a short distance when four men came up to him, one who the prosecutor said was the prisoner, seized him by the throat, and while he was insensible some of them robbed him, and then decamped. Mr. Pope contended, and afterwards called witnesses to prove, that the prisoner was not the person guilty of the offence, but was playing from nine o'clock at night until two o'clock the follow ing morning, at bagatelle, along with several other respectable persons, at the George and Dragon Inn, a house situated about a hundred yards on the contrail side of the canal to the place of the alleged robbery. The jury, at the conclusion of the evidence for the defence, immediately, without troubling his lordship to sum up, returned a verdict of not guilty, at the same time expressing an opinion that the prosecutor was mis taken in the identity of the prisoner, to whom he had so earnestly sworn as the guilty man. His lordship observed that he would probably make a better witness after he had had a little more experience. CHILD-STEALING. Isabella Beck (18), pleaded guilty to a charge of having, at Bolton, on the 16th of October, feloniously stolen a certain female child, of the age of 15 weeks. The prisoner's counsel excused her on the ground that she was suffering from a certain disease, which had the effect of causing her to appropriate children. His lord ship said he had seen the surgeon of the prisoner, who informed him that she was labouring under some dis ease, yet it was not sufficient to render her irresponsible_ for her acts. Taking into consideration the length of time she had been incarcerated, he would only pass lenient sentence, which was that she be kept to hard labour for fourteen days. The grand jury ignored the bill ag ainst Luke Gannon,LuilceMilton on a charge of cutting and wounding p with intent to murder. STABBING TTNINTENTIONALLY.—YesterdaY, at the Birkenhead Police Court (before the Rev. Mr. Fielding, and Messrs. 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