The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-30 00:00:00

TUESDAY 1110.RWING, AUGUST 30,1853, THE weathei WEEK has been more unsettled during the .week : bright sunny days alternating with brisk showers and high winds ; but the quantity of rain fallen has not been very great, and, should we have more bright warm days, no harm will have been done even to the wheat still out in the fields. The reports of the crops generally throughout the -country are of a very favourable character, the chief drawback being the diminished breadth of land in 'heat tillage. The rer ,orts of disease in the potato crop appear to have been considerably exaggerated ; for although this mysterious scourge has undoubt edly re-appeared, and in some places with much virulence, there are very large supplies of excellent quality available for consumption. The spirit of speculation has, however, been active in this staple commodity, and prices have, in consequence, gone up, a circumstance of not u this season of the year aal occurrence at We are now beginning to experience some of the ill effects of enhancing too Much the value of labour. It would appear that when wages are be- yond the limit of sufficiency for necessaries, the working classes reduce their earnings themselves by refusing to do so much work, and the evil is becoming evident in the collieries, particularly in the neighbourhood of Wigan. It is said that the quantity now obtained is insufficient for the de mand; that the boatmen, who are paid by the trip, are suffering from detention, and that ships in the docks are kept waiting, from the inability of obtain- ing the requisite supply, while the price is en hanced to the consumer, and must be more so. We have abundance of this valuable fuel within convenient reach of Liverpool ; circumstances have combined to give additional remuneration for labour to procure it ; and yet, so perverse is human nature, that the labourers have combined to hinder them selves from taking advantage of the improvement, and by so doing deprive the consumer of all the benefits which might be obtained from the proxi mity of the coal-fields. It is difficult to devise a remedy under such circumstances, for men cannot be compelled to work, if they choose to be idle ; but, perhaps, if they persist too far, they may find themselves superseded, either by additional sup plies of coal from other pits, or by the employment of fresh hands. It is to be hoped, however, that they will see the folly of their proceedings, and render a resort to such expedients unnecessary ; as they may depend upon it that, if, the masters are driven to such a remedy, they will not return to the old wages upon mere submission. An instance of this was afforded in the recent strike of the dock labourers in London, who turned out for higher Wages. The masters refused to submit, but ob tained a fresh supply of hands, and the old ones lost their employment altogether. The Dock Committee have prudently resolved to take the opportunity of purchasing some eligible freehold land near the canal, at a cost of £33,103 155., in order to provide beforehand for increased accommodation in connection with the flocks. As such a purchase involves a nominal illegality, until the requisite powers can be in cluded in an act of Parliament, Mr. nIGTIA3I has displayed a sudden fit of squeamishness which might well have been spared, considering that a prudent bargain for the benefit of the Dock estate, if not exactly en regle, will tell better on the Ist of November than an opposition to it. The same Committee, at their meeting on Thursday, ex-pressed wervrovill of the new Customs Act, as giving greater facilities to the Dock Trust in the collection of their dues and the prevention of frauds. They avowed their obliga- lion to the Chairman of the Board of Customs and the Secretary to the Treasury, for the great courtesy with which their representations had been received and acted upon, and passed a resolu tion of thanks to those gentlemen and the Solicitor to the Customs. Considering the neglect which Liverpool has often experienced at the hands of the authorities, it is gratifying to be able to refer to an instance to the contrary. The Health Committee have resolved to meet in future at half-past two, instead of eleven o'clock, notwithstanding an objection raised that the later hour would be inconvenient to the representatives of the press, and perhaps prevent such full reports of their proceedings being published. It will, per haps, be better for the transaction of public busi ness, as those who raise the objection are strongly suspected of indulging in long speeches in order to see themselves in print. The screw-steamer Brazileira started on Thurs day, on her first trip to the Brazils, and from her qualities as a sea-boat, the reputation of her builder, Mr. JOHN LAIRD, of Birkenhead, and the liberality of her enterprising owners, she is expected to make a rapid voyage. There is no surer way of extend ing the operations of commerce than by the estab lishment of a line of swift and powerful steamers between distant ports. It secures a speedy inter change of communications, and while providing for the transit of passengers, and the more valuable commodities, increases instead of diminishes the amount of freight by sailing vessels. In thus act as a pioneer to commerce, Liverpool has out f3triiTecl all her competitors ; and with her mag nificent steamers to Australia, Canada, the United States, Pa nama, the Coast of Africa, and other places, must shortly see her commercial operations extend far more KaPidly than even her recent great rate of increase. The weekly report of the medical officer shows a considerable diminution in_the rate of mortality in Liverpool, a circumstance which speaks well for the success of the measures which have been taken for the sanitary condition of the town. The sub ject is of more than ordinary importance just now, when that awful scourge, the cholera, is approach ing our shores at this critical season of the year, and has even appeared in London. It is, however, consolatory to know that the danger may be averted by timely precaution, as has been proved in several instances, The recent election at Clitheroe has shown that another Lancashire borough has followed the good example set by Liverpool. Mr. STARKIE, a Con servative, has been returned by a majority over Mr. JONATHAN PEEL—a renegade Conservative, and consequently something worse than an ordi nary Radical, for he has avowed himself to be not only a Free-trader, but in favour of an extension of the suffrage and of the vote by ballot. Such a fall in a once respectable man is another proof of the fearful consequences of the late Sir ROBERT PEEL'S political treachery. Some in lious contrivances, with the view of improving navigation, have been exhibited in the xehano.e Newsroom. One is a novel kind of k, by the removal of a anchor, in which t Purl, may slide towards the fink of double plates. 111 w hich the cab.- aers, and the f which are formed Another is a compound windlass, yeral times round two mlied by four handles . -- --- acting up on cog wheel chan ge ls that of a sere But the most striking amer with two keels a conical rudder, insteadv stern of each, and the f being affixed t a stern post ha n ging like a fan between the two propellers feasible ac .. - model, but requires actual experiment under a variety of cir- Ficagtal l " s i 1) 044 deciding ou Lt practicailitY• These contrivances, however, betoken a determina tion to step out of the beaten bath, and leave nothing untried to outstrip our Transatlantic bre thren in the race for nautical superiority. The " scene" which startled the last meeting of the Town Council from its propriety, seems likely to be renewed at their meeting next week. Mr. FERNIHOUGH, naturally indignant that Mr. Ro- BERTSON GLADSTONE should sate his revenge by an appeal to an inferior Board, soundly rated him for it in the presence of the TOWN-CLERK, and within the sacred precincts of the Town-hall. It is said that words ran so high as would have led to an order for "pistols for two" had we lived in the good old days. Mr. GLADSTONE is, however, no fight ing man ; he only threatens, and has promised to bring the whole case before the Council, but it may be that reflection will show him the propriety of allowing the matter to drop. The reputation of Alderman LANGSDALE ought to be too secure to require such an elaborate justification. THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, FARCE. —The Journeyof the Emperor in the north appears, says the Constitutionnel, to have been postponed, and it is now almost certain that the Empress will accom pany him. It is stated that the Emperor will visit Boulogne early in September. A telegraphic despatch from Marseilles announces the departure of the Chaptal, steam corvette, for Constatinople, having on board Rear- Admiral. Lebarbier de Tinan, who replaces Vice-Admiral Romain Desfosses in the command of the naval division of the Levant. It appears from the reports which a great number of Prefects have made to the Conseils G6n6raux, that the fears which existed respecting the harvest are altogether groundless. The quantity of grain this year is of average amount, and the quality is excellent. ITALY. A letter from Florence of the 16th inst., announces that 58 vessels laden with wheat, entered the port of Leghorn, from the Ist to the 14th of August. Nearly one-half of them were Greek vessels. On the 14th, 17 vessels, coming from the Black Sea, entered the harbour, and three others on the 16th. There were eight more in sight. The poniificial government has recently published two financial documents, which have excited much attention, owing to the rare fact of publication of any kind, for the court of Rome is not over partial to such things. The first of the documents in question is called Bilancio Generale della Pubblica Aministrazione del triennio dal 1845 al 1847,"—the budget, in fact, for those three years ; and the other, " Tabella Preventiva per l'Esercizio del 1853," or the budget for 1853. The present triennal statement of the Roman finances is full of inaccuracies, and the accounts are far from regular. It results, never theless, from them, that, at the dose of the reign of Gregory XVI., the annual revenue did not much exceed 7,000,000 of oman crowns, while the expenditure was about 10,000,000, leaving a deficit of 3,000,000. But a change has taken place since then. It is seen, from the budget of 1853, presented by M. Galli, Minister of Finance, and modified by the Consulta, that the expen diture has increased ; it now reaches the sum of 12,496,837 crowns, but the receipts have also increased to 11,389,672 crowns, leaving a diminished deficit of about 1,346,125 crowns. The debt has unfortuately also aug mented. The annual interest, as shown by the budget of 1853, is 4,518,420 crowns, or more than £1,000,000 sterling, without including the interest on the last loan of 26,000,000 of francs, which is considered as the comple ment of the loan contracted in February, 1850, when the Pope was at Portici, in the kingdom of Naples. Two of the sums allotted for the expenses of the department of the interior, 200,550 crowns, or about £40,000 are for the police; and the item of special bonds relates to the main tenance of the Austrian army of occupation, which is fixed at 36,000 florins per month for 12,000 infantry and 1,400 cavalry, exclusive of the expense of lodging, which is paid by the communes ; so that the Austrian occupa tion cost the state 1,123,200 f. per annum, and the com nunes about as much more. As to the receipts, it has to be observed, that the proceeds of the customs and the farming of the salt and tobacco constitute nearly half the revenue; and if managed by competent persons that source of income would be much more profitable. The government has found no other means of supplying the deficit than by an augmentation of the property tax, and that augmentation proceeds from an additional charge over and above the dativa, and which amounts to two months import, as if the year consisted of fourteen instead of twelve months. SWITZERLAND. — An extensive plan of fortification is to be executed at Bellinzona without delay. The chief of the Federal Military Department and several officers have ar rived, for the purpose of superintending the operations. Companies of sappers from Vaud and other cantons, who had been originally called out for drill, are to be empolyed on these works. PONTITGAL.---By the steam-ship Madrid, arrived at Southampton on Thursday, we have dates from Gibraltar, 16th; Cadiz, 17th; Lisbon, 19th; Oporto, 20th and 21st inst. Lisbon letters of the 19th announce the closing of the Cortes on the 15th, by royal decree. The prospects of the country were very unfavourable, owing to the rapid and general spread of the grape disease ; the grape ship ments by the packets will not, it was expected, reach more than 10 per cent. of the quantity usually shipped. The screw-steamer, Albatross, was to leave Lisbon for Liver pool on the 19th. Two English frigates and a steamer were off Lisbon on the 18th instant, steering south. • AIISTRIA.—It is announced, under date of the 20th instant, that the state of siege will forthwith be raised in Austria, Venice and Lombardy. Count Buol, minister for Foreign Affairs, gave a grand fete on the 18th, to celebrate the birthday of the Emperor. All the ministers, and a great number of dignitaries of state, were present. RussiA.—A letter from Galatz, of the 12th inst. says:— " A Russian commission arrived some days since at the mouths of the Sulina, charged to examine the river, and propose a plan for improving its entrance. A French Colonel of Engineers, named Magna, has been for the last eight days at Kunkowitza, a frontier town of Bulgaria, near Galatz, directing the works of the fortifications. He has recently made a journey throughout the whold of Bul garia for the same object." TURKEY.—The news from Constantinople is brief and not satisfactory. The attitude of Austria is a new sub ject of anxiety to the Porte. Any complication of affairs is much to be dreaded at the present juncture, and the movement of Austrian troops, on points contiguous to the Turkish boundaries, is particularly calculated to delay an understanding between Turkey and Russia. Intelligence from Constantinople to the 19th inst., states that an alteration is required by the Porte in the collec tive note, and Colonel Ruff was to start for Vienna, on the 20th, with the note as modified by the Turkish Ministry. It is affirmed that the change is of a merely verbal charac ter, and will not affect the prospect of a definite agree ment. A letter from Prince Ghika, dated Jassy, the 14th inst., contradicts certain rumours lately published respect ing him and his relations to the Porte. He says, that having been desired by the Russian authorities to suspend his relations and to stop the payment of tribute to the Sultan, such acts being incompatible with the occupation of Moldavia by the Russians, he merely transmitted the letters containing these orders to the Ottoman Cabinet, without any remarks of his own. Morocco.—The imperial troops have obtained signal advantages over the insurgents in the interior. Two of the rebel chiefs have been captured, and decapitated at Mequinez. The Emperor, who is still suffering, has sent for his eldest son, who governs a large part of the empire. On the coast there is a good deal of activity in com mercial affairs. A British steamer has arrived at Larache for the purpose of exploring the rivers of Morocco. An ambassador from Morocco is about to proceed to London to settle some difficulties of a serious character which just now exist between the governments of Great Britain and Morocco. AFRlcA.—Letters from the Western coast of Africa, dated the 15th of June, give details as to the state of the country. The condition of the French squadron was good ; the number of captures for the repression of the slave-trade had much diminished, and commercial rela tions continued to be established with the different tribes of the coast. Several French merchant vessels had arrived with cargoes suited to the country, and had met with a fa vourable market. The King of Benm, one of the most power ful on the coast, was on the point of entering on a war with the King of Kosia ; but as the latter had claimed French mediation, it was thought that hostilities would be avoided. MA - carrlns.—The intelligence from Mauritius respect ing Madagascar, is not favourable, the Queen still rules with vigour, and is as rabid as ever against Christians and Christianity. Her son, who is her Prime Minister and secretary, is of milder mood, and softens down her decreees in execution ; but the dangers and sufferings of the native Christians are great and fearful. The weather has continued favourable, abundant rains having fallen at intervals ; and the coming crop in every direction of the island wears a most favourable aspect, con firming the belief that the forthcoming harvest will exceed 175,000,0001 b. The new canes planted for 1854 have been greatly favoured by the rains, so that without exaggeration y estimate the crop of 1854 at about 200,000,000. welNmDlA.—lntelligence has just been received by Overland Mail from Bombay to the 20th ult. e p e has a rs tbeene have Ava appears smubaLsThione;Kfainming ofe Pr° b c e l e i n in s ed tarv wj ed th in ß to ur prevailed at his capital, and was attributed to the con tinuance of our blockade of the rive r, which prevented the arrival of the usual supplies of rice from the lower pro vinces. He has set at liberty the British subjects who had been carried prisoners to Ava. The withdrawal of the blockade will not terminate the famine at Ava as the King expects, for owing to the dis turbed state of the country there was no cultivation in the lower provinces last season, and a scarcity prevails which is only prevented from becoming a famine by large and in cessant importations of grain from Calcutta and Moulmein. CAPE or GOOD HOPE.—By the Lady Jocelyn Mail Screw Steam-Ship, arrived at Plymouth, on Friday, we have intelligence to the 21st ult. On the frontier everything remains quiet. Sir George Clerk, the assistant High Commissioner, had reached Graham's Town, on his way to the Sovereignty. High prices continue to be given for improved breeds of sheep. At Graff Reint, in the centre of the colony, two large sales have recently taken place of improved imported rams, which sold briskly at prices varying from 701. to 1301. each. The revenue continues to increase, and there will be, apparently, a surplus in the year 1853 of 90,0001. or more over the expenditure. CHINA.—Our advices from Shanghai are to the 23rd of June, but we have dates to the 30th by an American clip. per, Flying Childers, touching at Woosung. The main body of the insurgents still remains at Nankin, Chin kiang.foo, and on the northern banks of theYang-tse-kiang. They had taken Tai-ping-foo, a city of great strength to the westward of Nankin. No movement had been made northward, or in the direction of Soochow and Shanghai. The imperial foreign fleet had returned to Woosung. Mr. Taylor, the American missionary, had returned to Shanghai from visiting the insurgent General Loo at CIUA-Uipg-f9Qa whq privircicti laitu gu tic) ;5 . P.14, 'QII 14 • THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER expressing a wish to go there. The tents of the imperial troops were distinctly seen from the walls of that city. Our dates from Foo-chow-foo reach to the 24th ult. The city of Yan-ping-foo, not far distant, had been besieged, and was supposed to have fallen, and all communication with the interior was stopped by the rebels. Great com motion exists at Foo-chow-foo, which seemed ready for an outbreak ; but the Tartar garrison were determined to make a stand on the approach of the rebel force. The inhabitants continued to move from the city with their property. A timely supply of rice from Formosa had relieved the distress. Our advices from Amoy are to the 2nd instant. The imperialists still held Chongchow and Tang-wa, where there had been constant fighting, with much slaughter. The insurgents held Amoy, and continued to extort money from the native merchants. Trade was entirely stopped. _ AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA By the British and North American Royal Mail Steam ship, Niagara; Capt. Leitch, which reached Liverpool on Sunday, we have intelligence from New York to the 16th, and Boston to the 17th instant. The U. S. steam-ship Humboldt, from Havre and Cowes, arrived at New York on the 15th instant. The Niagara brought 92 passengers, but no specie. The America, hence for Boston, was passed about 'M miles from the latter port. The weather was very hot at New York, the thermome ter ranging from 90 to 102. Upwards of 200 persons had died from the effects of the heat in seven days. The vic tims were principally Irish, with a sprinkling of Scotch and English, one of whom was named M`Donald, of Liver pool. The total number of deaths at New Orleans for the week ending the 14th, by yellow fever, was 1,530. The deaths on the 14th were 200. At Northampton, Mass., whilst the officers were in the act of carrying out the Maine ,liquor-law by destroying about 250 gallons of liquor, it was set on fire by some thoughtless boys, and four of the bystanders were badly burnt. At New Orleans the yellow fever was raging with great virulence. The total number of deaths for the week end ing the 12th was 1518, of which 1277 were from yellow fever: on the 13th the deaths were 174-153 from yellow fever. The despatches received at Washington from Commo dore Shubrick, who is in command of the United States squadron on the fishing coast, were of a pacific and satis factory character. The schooner Arunnah, from Bay Chaleur, arrived at Kennebunkport on the Bth inst. The captain reported the intentional collision of her Britannic Majesty's steamer Dveastatiou on the 28th July. It was clear sunlight, and the Arunnah was twelve miles from the land, near St. John Island. The captain of the De vastation had spoken her the evening previous, and ordered them to keep a light all night, which was not done. On the morning of the 28th the steamer was seen coming down for them, and those on hoard the schooner heard the order given to " starboard," which made her course directly for the schooner. The subsequent order of " steady, steady," was given, and the steamer struck the stern of the'schooner, taking off her main-boom and gaff, and doing other damage. Not a word was spoken on board the steamer, which kept on her course. It is stated, in letters from Havana, that the slave ship Lady Suffolk had escaped from the hands of the authori ties at Laguna de Terminos, and was again at large. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, AITOIISTI6. MolET.—The low prices that have recently prevailed at the Stock Board have induced fresh parties to come for ward, or else more speculation exists among those ope rators who remain to watch the course of events in the city. The sales have been large. Exchange on England very irregular, and in general at a decline of * to f per cent. We quote 1082 to 1091 as extremes. Con' (From - W. P. Wright's Circular, of August 16.)—Operations have been only to a moderate extent, owing chiefly to a difficulty in obtaining freight, while in some cases a slight yielding in price has been apparent, attributable to the prevailing strengency in the money market. The sales since the 9th instant have amounted to 6,000 bales, of which the bulk has been taken for Eng land. The export during the same time has been 4,183 bales, all to Liverpool. The estimated stock in port is put down at 70,000 bales, of which I think 30,000 are on shipboard, not cleared, or in store, sold, but not delivered ; our available stock I estimate at 4A),000 bales. BREA.DSTUFFS. — The foreign demand for flour having been checked by the stringent state of the money market, much difficulty was experienced in effecting sales in quan tity. On the arrival of the Africa, with Liverpool dates to the 30th ult., a decline of 18,1 c. per barrel was submitted to, at which considerable purchases were again made for shipment to Europe, and about half of the decline has since been recovered. Wheat is 2c. to 3c. per bushel lower. Indian corn has declined 2c. per bushel. PROVISIONS.—Pork is firm at $15,50 for mess, and $12,75 to $l3 for prime. For beef no change in prices. Lard dull. htoN.—The demand for Scotch and pig is good, but no change in prices. FREIGETS.—To Liverpool, for cotton, 5-16 d. to id. per lb. ; flour, 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d. per barrel ; grain, in bulk, 'ltd. to Bd. per bushel. NEW ORLEANS", AUG. 15.—Sales of the week, 2,500 bales. Middlings 104 c. The stock in port by actual count is only 16,000. CHARLESTON, AUGUST 15.—Sales to-day 300 bales, at unchanged prices. LIVERPOOL SUMMER ASSIZES. CROWN COURT.—TuEspAr, AUGUST 23. (BEFORE MR. JUSTICE WIGHTMAN.) SWIFT V. ROSTRON AND OTHERS (EXECDTOIIO.—The plaintiff, Thomas Entwistle Swift, is a solicitor at Black burn, and sought to . recover the costs in a chancery suit, " Yates v. Anderton," which had been decided against the plaintiff, since deceased. The action was laid against Elijah Rostron and others, as executors under the will. The case was an exceedingly complicated one, and had re ference more especially to whether the plaintiff had re ceived a retainer in the chancery suit or otherwise. After the case had been opened, and one witness called, it was as to take a verdict by consent for the plaintiff, sub ject to a certificate from the master in chancery, who should also have power to decide the retainer. _ MACKAY AND OTHERS v. BIRCHALL AND OTHERS. — The plaintiffs, Messrs. Mackay, are merchants and ship owners, carrying on business at Liverpool, and sought compensation in damages for an alleged illegal distraint on their property, consisting of collieries, &c., at Rainford, by the defendants. The defendants, Messrs. John and Thomas Birchall, and others, are the owners of the col lieries, which they leased for a certain period to the plain tiffs. The case for the plaintiffs was, that in 1848 they entered into partnership as coal-proprietors, and for that purpose took extensive works at Rainford belonging to the defendants. Among these works were the Victoria !collieries, at which the alleged illegal distraint had taken place. The plaintiffs were to pay - a certain rental for the works, according to the amount of coal obtained, which was to be estimated by measurement ; and under the terms of a lease drawn up between the parties the de fendants had power to recover by distraint any arrears of rent, after due notice had been given. In January last, when it was necessary to ascertain the quantity of coal which had been raised, some difficulty occurred in conse quence of varieties of the coal being obtained from different seams, and two persons were appointed to make the mea surements. The 'plaintiffs employed Mr. Mercer on their behalf, and a Mr. Bates acted for the defendants. The difficulty previously referred to prevented the measure ment from being carried on so expeditiously as it would otherwise have been, and the defendants, on applying for their rent, were made acquainted with this circumstance. Notwithstanding this intimation, the defendants' attorney, Mr. Mayhew, made a distraint on the plaintiffs' colliery, stopped the works, and caused considerable interruption to the business ; and it was not until the plaintiffs had paid a sum of money (much larger, it was alleged, than was due) that the works were released. The defendants' attorney threatened to announce a sale of the property unless their demands were complied with. It was on the ground that the defendants had been guilty of an illegal distraint that the plaintiffs sought compensation in damages. After the plaintiffs and another witness had been called, whose evidence did not materially advance the case for the plaintiffs, his Lordship intimated that there was no damage on which the plaintiffs could recover. A conversation then took place between the opposing counsel, and it was agreed to terminate the case by the withdrawal of a juror. JONES v. NicnoLsoN.—This was a case involving a question of mercantile law, upon which a verdict was taken by consent for the plaintiff, damages £2OO, subject to a special case. USING SLANDEROUS LANGUAGE.—DRISCOLLV.BODDY. —Dennis Driscoll was the plaintiff, and William Boddy the defendant. The action was• brought to recover com pensation for slanderous language alleged to have been used by the defendant towards the plaintiff. From the evidence for the plaintiff it appeared that the plaintiff, who is a basket-maker, worked for the defendant, a joiner and basket-maker, at Southport. In January last he left the defendant's service, in consequence of refusing to work overtime without being paid for it, and went into the em ploy of a Mrs. Taylor, carrying on a similar business in the same town. A few weeks afterwards, while passing the defendant's house in company with Mrs. Taylor's son, the defendant called out to him, You are coming to steal some more stuff, as you did last Saturday night but one ; you thief—you d—d thief. I have some more people to prove you took stuff from my premises, and took it to Birkdale station, and sent it from there to Liverpool." Mrs. Taylor's son was with the plaintiff at the time. Next day the plaintiff was discharged from Mrs. Taylor's service, Ind he alleged that ; he had lost his situation in conse quence of the imputations made against him by the de fendant. It appeared that some transactions had taken place between the plaintiff and defendant, which led to the latter being held to bail before the magistrates. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages Is. PITCHFORTII V. THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAv. — The plaintiff, who is a carter, in the employ of Mr. Bigley, of this town, claimed compensation in damages from the defendants for an injury alleged to have resulted from negligence on the part of their servants. On the 29th January last, the plaintiff, a youth about 17, was employed to cart goods from the warehouses of the defendants, in Love-lane. The plaintiff placed his cart close to the warehouse containing the goods, and a chest or case was lowered to a certain distance, and checked before it reached the cart. The plaintiff was unable to reach the case, and while standing underneath-, waiting for its gradual descent, it came down suddenly, without any previous notice being given by the men in charge of the tackle. The consequence was, that the plaintiff had one of his legs fractured, and received some other injuries. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, and it was some time before he recovered, even partially, from his injuries. It was alleged by the plaintiff that, owing to the person in charge of the jigger taking off the break entirely, the case had gone down suddenly into the cart, and so caused the accident. This view of the case was supported by the evidence of a witness. Several witnesses were called for the defence. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff —damages £l5. Tuol&roN v. REDnEAD. — This was an action to recover a sum of £5B Bs. 7d., being the balance remaining due of an account originally amounting to £124 Bs. 7d. The defendant had paid £l5 into court, The plaintiff is a shipowner and shipwright, and the action arose upon an agreement to execute certain repairs to the steam-boat, Helen Fawcett, of which the defendant is the owner. The question was one involving an examination of matters of account and charges for work done, and whether such work had been executed by the defendant's authority.— After the plaintiff's case had been partially gone into, the cour t adjourned at half-past six. from the plaintiff in April last. It appeared that the de fendant had filed a bill in Chancery in reference to some of the questions involved in the bargain. After the case had been opened, and the plaintiff examined, a conference took place, at the suggestion of his lordship, who foresaw that there was likely to be much conflicting evidence. The result was that a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, by consent, subject to a reference, the plaintiff withdrawing the count for slander, and the defendant his plea of fraud. THOMPSON v. TINDAL AND ANOTHEII.L. - In this case, the plaintiff, Johnson Thompson,'a ship joiner and cabinet maker at Sunderland, and the defendants, Mr. Peter Tindal , jun., and Dr. Hodgkin, residing in London, are owners of a ship called the Kangaroo, lately built at Sun derland. It appeared that the plaintiff was employed to fit up the ship in an elegant manner for the Australian passenger trade. He received from the defendants £212 whilst the work was going on ; since the present action was commenced they had paid £202 into court, and they pleaded that they were not indebted in any further sum. The plaintiff claimed £l4B 7s. 6d. beyond the amount which had been paid. The defence rested mainly upon an alleged overcharge for the work, which was not contracted for. At the close of the plaintiff's case, the court was adjourned. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr. Justice Erie, and a Special Jury.) TURNER v. TINDA LL AND ANOTHER.--In this Case it was sought to recover a sum of money for work done. The sum of £212 had been paid under the contract, and a further sum of £202 had been paid into court, which it was con tended was sufficient to meet all claims due by the de fendants to the plaintiff. The jury, by their verdict, awarded £95 to the plaintiff beyond the amount paid. ATTWOOD V. COLE AND ANOTHER.—This case was settled out of court. WIVArGHTEN . AND OTHERS V. THE MAYOR AND COR PORATION OP LIVERPOOL AND OTHERS. — Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr, Hugh Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Cleasby, appeared for the plaintiffs ; the Attorney-General, Mr. Knowles, Q.C., Mr. Cowling, and Mr. Milward, for the mayor and corpo ration of Liverpool; and Mr. Serjeant Wilkins for the other defendants, who were the contractors under the cor poration. The declaration alleged that the plaintiffs were possessed of certain bleaching, dyeing, and printing works, situated on the River Yarrow, and were entitled to the water of that river for the purposes of such works, and that the defendants dirtied the water, whereby the plain tiffs were injured, and unable to carry on their works. To this the defendants pleaded " Not Guilty ; " a denial that the plaintiffs had a right to the water ; a denial that they dirtied the water; and a justification, under the Liverpool Water-works Act of 1847. Sir F. KELLY said that the plaintiffs were calico prin ters and bleachers, and had carried on their works for nearly a century. The Corporation of Liverpool had ob tained an act, authorising them to construct certain large reservoirs, for the purpose of supplying the town of Liverpool with pure water. In the execution of these reservoirs and the works, they had inadvertently and un necessarily injured the waters of the river Yarrow, by let ting into that river large quantities of foul water, so that the plaintiffs were at length obliged to stop their bleaching and printing works. A supply of the purest water was absolutely necessary to their business, and so excellent was the quantity and quality of the water of the river Yarrow, that the plaintiffs and their predecessors had been enabled to produce goods which had obtained such celebrity= that they commanded the best markets, not only in this coun try, but on the continent. They employed 500 hands, and had laid out £30,000 in improvements in their works, and were possessed of a capital of £60,000, Up to August, 1852, the waters of the Yarrow were perfectly pure and fit for use ; but, during that month and September, they be came mixed with some deleterious matter, although only slightly and occasionally. During the months of October, November, December, and January, the water became im pregnated with some foreign and clayey substance, which injured all the operations at the works. They could not produce a clear white or clean colour, but only a dull dirty hue ; and the goods, instead of being of a first-rate quality, became second-rate, and unsaleable, and only fetched .a reduced price in the market. For some time the works were obliged to be stopped altoge ther. Inquiries were made as to the cause, and it was ascertained that the impure substances came from the operations connected with the Knowsley embankment at Rivington, as a portion of the Liverpool water-works. In the formation of this embankment a substance consisting of silicate of iron and alumina was dug out in large quan tities. The defendants had allowed this to become mixed with a stream called the Old Goit, and had, for their own convenience, made a communication between this and the river Yarrow, whose waters thus became impure. Com plaints were made to the corporation, but they ended in no satisfactory arrangement. Irresponsible corporations were very often-reckless of consequences to individuals who were less powerful than themselves. They said they found it necessary to do what they had done, and so had done it, and that the plaintiffs must seek their remedy elsewhere. For a time the plaintiffs were obliged to stop their works altogether, because they found that they could only pro duce an unsatisfactory article, which was calculated to in jure their name in the market. The defendants said that they were not the cause of the injury to the plaintiffs. But that it was caused by them would clearly appear, for dur ing a cessation of pumping the water into the Old Goit, viz., in February and March, the water in the Yarrow was as pure as ever it was. In April the Goit was again opened, and then again the water became foul, impure, and injurious to the plaintiffs' works. At the end of April the case was taken before Vice-Chancellor Sir Page Wood, who granted an injunction against the defend ants, which still existed, and from that time down to the present moment the water had been as pure as ever. The defendants could not contend with success that they were not liable, because they were empowered by their act to do all that was necessary in doing the works; or that if they had caused an injury to the plaintiffs, they certainly were entitled to compensation ; but that it was not to be ob tained by action, but in the mode directed by the act—in other words, that the present action was not maintainable. He contended that ,the defendants were bound to go to even an unnecessary expense so as not to injure the water of the river; in point of law they had no right to injure the waters of any river common to the Queen's subjects. They were bound to execute their works, doing as little damage as possible, and the only question was, was it pos sible to avoid the injury they had done ? It had been found possible to avoid doing injury in April, and he would ask, why not possible to avoid it altogether ? The corporation proceeded under the Waterworks Clauses Act, 10th Vic toria, cap. 17, s. 12. The proviso in that section was, " that in the exercise of the said powers the undertakers shall do as little damage as can be." Could they execute their works without this damage ? If they could not, then compensation was to be given in the way directed by the act ; but if they could, then the plaintiffs had a right to maintain this action. Mr. Justice Erie called attention to the words of the act, that the defendants " may from time to time make such other works as they shall think proper?' He sup posed that it would be admitted that nothing had been done which the corporation did not think necessary.—Sir F. Kelly said he would admit, if it were wished, that the corporation had done nothing to wilfully damage the plaintiffs ; but at present he could make no admission as to what might have been thought proper.—Several wit nesses were then called and examined for the plaintiffs. After which the court adjourned at six o'clock, till next morning at nine. ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON By the United States mail steam-ship Washington, Captain Fitch, arrived off Cowes on Friday, on her way to Bremen, we have intelligence from New York to the 13th instant. The Africa arrived out on the 11th instant. The weather was excessively hot in New York, and many deaths occurred from coup de soled. An awful collision had taken place on the Providence and Worcester Railway, in which twelve persons were killed and many wounded. _ _ The yellow • fever still committed ravages in New Or leans. _ - - . The fisheries' question continued to absorb attention. Despatches received at Washington from the commander of the American squadron were of a pacific and satisfactory character. The British squadron was actively employed in keeping the Americans without the prescribed limits. Her Majesty's steamer Devastation had recently seized an American schooner, and sent her into Prince Edward Island, where, after a short detention, she was released. An United States sloop was busily engaged in warning the American fishermen of the presence of British men of-war. The Lord Stirling affair was regarded at Washington as a very curious revelation. It was said, however, that Lord Stirling must first get his pretensions acknowledged by the British government before they would be enter tained by the American Cabinet. _ _ The City of Glasgow screw-steamer, from Liverpool, passed the capes of the Delaware on the 11th inst. The steamship Illinois had arrived at New York with the Californian mails, and specie value $1,103,000 on freight. Letters from San Juan del Sul announce the discovery of immense goldfields in Central America, near that port. This had caused great excitement, and tales of $l,OOO being made by each man per day were current. FOREIGN MISCELLANY. VALUE OP A TIEICK SKULL.—The Memphis Appeal states that a few days ago, while a barrel of flour was being lowered from the upper story of a warehouse, and when yet at a considerable elevation, it dropped and fell upon a negro ' striking him full on the head, and fo rc i ng out an eye. The skull was not even fractured, however, and the negro was doing well. A VERY INGENIOUS APPLICATION Of Dr. Maynard's patent primer for firearms has been made to a pocket re volver, with six chambers and a single barrel. It consists of a double tape, so to speak, of paper, between which detonating powder it isolated in small nipples, by a pecu liar process. These tapes are made up into spiral coils for nse, and there are thirty-six primers in a single coil as applied to the revolver, so that the piece can be fired as many times without the trouble of priming by caps. In the construction of the lock, provision is made by which the coil of primers is unwound, and a nipple brought up opposite the touch-hole as the aim is cocked ; and when the trigger is pulled, the hammer falls in the usual way, and the primer explodes. The aim cannot go off without the trigger being placed at full cock at once, as the primer is completely covered until the hammer is pulled up for firing. Dr. Maynard has received an order from the United States ordnance department to superintend the application of his invention to a quantity of arms now making at the state armoury, at Springfield, Massachus sets, a trial of two or three years having been given to them in the army in the west. Dr. M. took out a patent for Great Britain in 1845. TILE LARGEST RAILWAY IN TIIE WORLD will soon be possessed by Canada. That branch of it which is opened from hence to Portland, is, comparatively, but a small portion of the whole. Preliminary to the payment of the dividend, which has rejoiced the heart of the stockholders, the definite arrangement was made for the amalgamation of the following lines :—The Grand Trunk Railway, or that road which was to connect Montreal with Kingston ; the Toronto and Guelph road; the Atlantic Railroad, or that portion of the road hence to Portland, which lies in the territories of the United States. The Grand Trunk Company have not become possessed of the fee-simple of the latter road, but they have got what, according to the old English saying, is as good as a freeholder, a ninety nine years' lease, at a rent, calculated at six per. cent. on the outlay incurred by the American company, amounting to some $5,000,000. On the 19th inst. it is expected that the arrangements for incorporating the Richmond and Quebec Railroad with the rest will also be concluded. When that shall have taken place there will be under one management, finished, in rapid progress, or about to be begun, the immense extent of eleven hundred and twelve miles of railroad. We imagine that the first portion of the road now opened must be secure of an enormous pas senger traffic, passing, as it does, through the most roman tic scenery from the St. Lawrence to the sea. Montreal Herald. MORE COTTON AND MORE LAND.—Gen. John Wilson, who is well known to many of our citizens, and who re sides in San Francisco, has written to Governor Foote, of Mississippi, about a group of islands in the Pacific, known as the Navigator's Islands. With the letter Gen. Wilson sends to Governor Foote some pickings of cotton, taken from one of the cotton-trees which grow on those islands. This tree attains the extraordinary height of 30 feet, with a diameter of one foot, and branches spreading 30 feet. The boll is about the size of a goose egg. When the cotton-tree is in full bloom, it presents a superb appearance, looking like an immense snow-ball tree. The islands are on the route from California to Australia, about midway between this last and the Sandwich Islands, lying in about 14 degrees south. They are ten in number, have an agreeable climate, and are in habited by about 100,000 savages, divided into tribes who are often fighting each other. General Wilson throws out a hint for. a speculation there. Says he—" If one or two hundred discreet, just men were there, and would join in some of their wars with the better sort or class, a govern ment might easily be established there, after the fashion of the Sandwich Islands." Where is England and Mr. Stowo ? They have been in search of a new cotton country, and can supply our old friend Wilson with "two hundred discreet and just men" to forneut quarrels among the Navigators, and get them to eat each other up for the PVIIcAt Qg the coNcrti k -- --.-is7l sEl9l4if WEDNESDAY, TICORNTON 27. REDHEAD--This case (adjourned from the preceding day) was resumed, and after some additional witnesses had been examined, it was agreed that three of the jury should go down to the vessel and examine the work. They were to be accompanied by two surveyors, one acting for the plaintiff and the other for the defendant. After an absence of two or three hours they returned, and gave a verdict for the plaintiff for £2B 16s. ' in addition to the sum of £ 66, which the defendant had already paid. WI:Iin:IAN V. WIIITRAM.—John Sutcliffe Witham was the plaintiff, and George Witham the defendant. The ac tion was brought to recover a sum of £250, which it was alleged the defendant had received from the plaintiff in the course of some business transactions. The defendant pleaded a set-off; that he was never indebted ; that the plaintiff was not a partner; and also, that the statute of limitations barred the claim. It appeared that the plain tiff is the surviving partner.in a concern carried on under the name of the Apton Colliery Company, at Burnley. The plaintiff's partner, Cornelius Radcliffe, died in 1848, and some time afterwards it became necessary to balance the accounts. The defendant was then, and had been for some time previously, cashier to the concern. The accounts were made up by two eminent accountants, who were as sisted by the defendant, and up to the sth of May, 1850, the balance against the defendant was £627 4s. 11d. This was submitted to him, and he admitted its accuracy ex cept as to an item of £250, which was the subject of the present action. Several witnesses were called, and a number of books and documents put in, to support the plaintiff's case. There were entries of the £250 in some of the books, but it did not appear clearly whether the money belonged to the account of Mr. Cornelius Radcliffe, the plaintiffi partner, or to that of the defendant.—The jury gave a verdict for the defendant on all the issues except the statute of limitations and the set-off. A CLAIM POE SALVAGE.—LRPSON V. HARRISON.— This was an action to recover an amount of £5OO, alleged to be due from the defendant for salvage. The plaintiff, a mariner, was one of the crew of the ship Swiftsure, which ' sailed from this port in October last for Bonny, on the African coast. In January last, he, with another seaman, the surgeon of the ship, and some blacks, went to the assistance of the Lady Worsley, which was stranded in Bonny Harbour, the crew having made their escape from her, and she being a derelict. The defendant was the owner of the Lady Worsley. The plaintiff and his com panions with difficulty reached the vessel, which was then in possession of the natives, who were stealing the cargo, and at the peril of their lives cut away the masts and sails, by which she was lightened, and floated off at the next tide, ultimately saving the cargo, valued at £lB,OOO. It was elicited that - the plaintiff, and those who assisted him, acted under the orders of the - master of the Swift sure. For the defendant it was contended that no action could lie for salvage; that the plaintiff acted under the orders of his captain, and was bound to give his services as he had done; and if there was any claim at all it must be by the master or owners of the Swiftsure ; besides, if an action could lie, it must ,be jointly by the whole of those engaged in the service rendered to the defendant's ship. His lordship proposed that the opinion of the jury should be taken as to the amount to which the plaintiff was entitled, and that a nonsuit should be entered, with liberty to the plaintiff to move to enter a verdict for the sum so found, if the court above should decide that the plaintiff's action was maintainable. Ultimately it was proposed that, if the court above should decide that the action was maintainable, Mr. Tobin, the owner of the Swiftsure (plaintiff's own vessel), should then decide as to the amount to which the plaintiff would be entitled. This arrangement, after some conversation, was agreed to by all parties. In another action, arising out of the same circumstances, " Matheson v. Harrison," the record was withdrawn. ARNOLD c. BAINBRIGGE.7—ThiS was an action arising upon an award made a short time ago by Mr. Baron Platt requiring the defendant to pay the plaintiff a sum of £2258 14s. 6d. At the outset of the case his lordship stated a legal objection which was fatal to the defendant's claim, and a verdict was immediately given for the plaintiff. There being no more causes which could be brought over from the other court, his lordship intimated that, so far as concerned his court, the business of the assizes was terminated. The court adjourned shortly after three o'clock. NISI PRIUS COURT.-TIIESDAY, AUGUST 23 (BEFORE MR. JUSTICE ERLE.) ONIONS V. 6iowLny.—The trial of this cause was The jury gave a verdict f or th e d e f en d an t . re sumed this morning, the plaintiff's case having been heard Ee—The plaintiff was Walter Ri c hd. dfendant Thomas Nathaniel Webb. il and. r yL a E ti lr on yt. w hWe as for the goodwill of a business, and for t oCri h n e eetl s cid t hloi o elne c k ecdalaYll' and fixtures of a business sold and given up by the plaintiff to the defendant, and for money,paid and on an account stated. There was also a count for malicious wor ds spoken by the defendant of the plaintiff. The de fendant pleaded that he never was indebted, and that the plaintiff caused him to enter into the supposed contract, and to incur the said debts by fraud. The plaintiff is a starch manufacturer and manufacturing chemist, carrying on business at Openshaw, near Manchester ; and the de fendant, Mr. Webb, was formerly a bookseller, but at pre sent carries on business as a manufacturing chemist in j3jAc t Otccii-Arect a LiyQrPool, wbich busiuer a puNage4 THURSDAY. The trial of this cause was resumed this morning at nine o'clock. Mr. Thom, one of the plaintiffs, was ex amined and cross-examined at some length. At the con clusion of Mr. Thom's examination, a conference took place among the counsel engaged in the case, with a view to shorten it, when it was arranged that the question whether the defendants had caused damage, and, if so, the amount, should be referred to an arbitrator, and that the only question to be decided by the jury should be whether the defendants, assuming that they had done damage, were justified in letting the water go into the Yarrow in the way they had done. Engineering witnesses were then called in support of this proposition.—Mr. Serjeant Wilkins, who appeared for the contractors, said, as his clients' interest was the same as that of the Corporation, he should not trouble the jury with any re marks.—The Attorney-General, for the defendants, con tended, that notwithstanding the censure passed upon all corporate bodies in general, and the Liverpool Corpo ration in particular, by Sir Fitzroy Kelly, he should be surprised if the jury did not come to the conclusion that nothing had been done more than what was proper and perfectly right. The legislature had given the Corporation powers to supply the town with pure water, and had ac companied those powers with a direction to give compen sation to injured and prejudiced rights. The legislature had prescribed the mode of obtaining that compensation. The plaintiffs might obtain it quite irrespective of this action, which was, consequently, wholly unnecessary. Why should not the plaintiffs take their compensation as prescribed by law ? It would be immaterial to the plain tiffs, while to the defendants it was not, for they could not grant compensation in this action without admitting that which they most emphatically denied, that they had done a wrongful act, for which they were liable to an action. Under the act of parliament the Corporation were made the judges of the nature of the works to be executed, their powers being only limited by restraining them from exercising it to the damane of others. The works to be:executed were on the largest scale, for no less than 700 acres would be covered with water, and the extent along the valley would be no less than eight miles. It behoved those who had the execution of such gigantic works to do so not only with regard to individual i nterests, but also with regard to the safety of the surrounding districts—for great catastrophes had occurred and might occur again in connexion with works of this description. They had taken every means in their power to prevent public accident or private injury while they carried out a great public benefit. He asked for the fair and impartial judgment of the jury, whether those intrusted with the direction and execution of these works had exercised a wise and sound discretion in what they had done, and he thought the jury would come to but one conclusion, and give a verdict for the de fendants. Several engineering and other witnesses were then called to prove that nothing had been done but what was proper in the execution of the works, and that the district was liable to extensive floods. At half-past six o'clock the court adjourned. FRIDAY, The court sat this morning at nine o'clock, to hear fur ther proceedings in this case, and after consultations amongst the legal gentlemen engaged therein, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said happy to inform the court that an arrangement had been come to by which the jury were to be discharged from giving a verdict upon all the issues except the plea of justification, upon which a verdict was to be entered for the defendants. The plaintiffs to give up all claim to compensation for the past, and in consideration thereof the defendants to give up their claim for costs; all litigation to be put an end to, All well with the Corpor'ation a; with the contractors. All questions of future damage to be referred to the legal ar bitrator. He (the Attorney-general) hoped that the de fendants would be able so to conduct their works that no necessity for future litigation would arise. Sir FITZROY KELLY concurred in what had fallen from the Attorney-general, and said that tne term. vuwc M. , IN ern such as would secure the plaintiffs from further damage so far as the Corporation could possibly do so in the con struction of the works, and if they were compelled to use the goits, they were as soon as possible, if the circ admitted of it, to give notice to the plaintiffs. • ALLEGED ILLEGAL ARREST.—WOODCOCI WILDERS BURTON BREWERY COMPANY.—This action brought by George Woodcock , a beerseller kat residing at t9ke-upon - I l reUtr tp ;tom divulge' for V. TH having been arrested under a judge's order upon the false pretence that the plaintiff was about to leave the country. The plaintiff was non-suited. INFRINGEMENT OF A PATENT.—HEATH V. SMITII.— This action was brought by Mrs. Heath, as the representa tive of her late husband, against the defendant, for having infringed a patent, taken out in 1839, for improvements in the manufacture of iron and steel by the use of carburet of manganese for converting iron into cast steel. The jury, under his lordship's direction, found a verdict for the defendant. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1853. bpe adei v- i formed, at Brussels, on Sunday. It took • P''` - ' the re °, at ten o'clock the following morninm, previous to ~A . siastical ceremony in the Collegiatelturch of St : uu vr li, In the centre of the lofty nave rose a baldl tap seemed nearly a hundred feet in height ; huge o ld ti tries, half faded With the lapse of centuries, elfr o s I space in front of the altar. A dim religious lie,n' n o f m ro as m siv th e e ea dull adela that the antique painted windows allowed to P e rr o , unf b ell p d o l ur y thousands of wax-lights on the whole legions (rieriO clad in white, who thronged in perfect order the ascending gradations of the altar, in the front of in_Pai eoduttehre a li ir g , h b t u o t f athloasngayaril, est.o the Cardinal Archbishop of Mechlin, Primate o f t! i t 'o dom, on a gorgeous throne, surrounded by hi' Sl 7t e 6 bishops, with their high golden croziers rising' °_, c pose heads. In the centre space, under the ba/dar_ the chair of the King, and kneeling c ushions f or an pair, all as rich as gold, velvet, and embroidery efesero, them ; while on each side the diplomatic corPsl d i b y et , the court, the camp, the city, were all represe l l t ,,o, 0, less tiers of dignitaries, in stars, ribands, fea'" t ii and brilliants, "the delight of the ,oftbeholde" 3. ref e tal historians say, and not less the delight e tive wearers, if all were confessed. lO rj As mid-day approached, low distant huzzas V il a t ? 1 with dh at ais theles and gvea v t a ga ul t t e ed ve r e oo ei f vh s. from time to time, louder again, and louder snu_j n ag noise from without reached the echoes of the V - ofp A prolonged blast of trumpets of full into th e a single flat note, regaled our ears, and the '' lid , Duchess, with long held train of silver cloth,:touil P • rinces, moved up the livinc , avenue to their 1 )13L 4t• °I lob' ity' the canopy. The bride and bridegroom the, i n 8 ear-- 0 the ceremony commenced with a praVer.„,,, - ";, / , - -e o , Hi t Archbishop, when all were read a- ' seated, a • 0 0 0 " A royal pair, monitory of things needful in Oleo ea t o , igilthee ArKienhgbanishcrtbwe Pnilicitto and highly responsible position, which was lis t° ,;,1 all the decorum requisite on such an occasion. 0 , poP t i The marriage service was then read, an d ,ls o f pl benediction pronounced, after which the deep 1 7:0 ch i ° g organ were heard, and a subdued but subliraejl4, 0, c i swelled on our ears, the incense curled ol l ,:lrOg re , intervals a salute of 101 guns measured t" . „, i 'd ore IC the scene. Last of all, with both organ "'" - iver ft evcameresuTceh D a e v u i r tory La o u f d t a h n e zu m s, uswiethovtelil.llliiheifsg., the liner, and the jeweller ?" BO PARIS FASHIONS FOR SO (FROM THE COURT J0UR105).,_,„,, 17 r TEE natural history of the modistes v' e compared to that of the singing. birds c' t , e lvit` e # month of August is their silent month ; v iol, id they flutter not from street to street, theY 1 ;1,, t and thither for their daily crumbs of news "‘ 0 remain quietly within their shady w orkroom:, the y" the dames de reception the task of waiting °"00 of foreign ladies who invade the magasins 0 t t he si? l able milliners, to carry off the remnant al priltats provisions of faahion, which they do in g en " <u 11 " liberal a hand. This stillne ss a mongst th e b e 00' 0 0 tering, restless population of modistes rag icyz ists the same cause as that attributed by ornithoi,olo% silenceofthe feat workh feathered tribes at any during the 111 °00 11 , 41 ,0 1 , necessity of harder o ther - toe luy year. They are preparing the warmer O s peW er t, coming change of season; they are devish 4 more brilliant plumage for the fair flutterer beck taken wing for a time, but are soon to t ltter 46 j eager for fresh temptation, and clamorous for 11 `.0,0' ammunitionwherewithto fight the two old eultell?",,;(0 Custom. We have been fully occupied, durim,dre,a, night, in visiting the great workrooms' , a n , al ige the result of our observations. The great eiidden,y facon of silk dresses seems to consist in the ° Q . a o!„ 1 ', donment of flounces, which have held so 0 0 , c0 0 3 e 4 puted a reign. One deep flounce, originate f ree' of above the knee, has taken the place of t he t ce the ;? four deep ones, which have held sway ever shltsijOter) ning of the past winter. This deep fl oun ce is cu thf the bias, not enough to divide it entirely fr° lii t ioct;t , t of the dress, as formerly. It is headed b:‘,' II0 0 11 :„ .1 , of ribbon laid on en arcade ; the skirt "' ifrj into scollops in order to fall into the pattera;thoBoso flounce is also cut to meet the rise and fall °' This trimming must remain select ; few ere .p i li pe!" best of our Paris couturieres dare veh tu `' d e''o l confection. The design is at once hold LT tbe adding to the grace of the walk, and dinna of the waist more than any other ornainea.l.',. v , l fallen under our notice for many Years . 4/ who was the first to introduce this exeec*ll'ese trimming has been making latterly som e of ~costi en arcade for the Court of Russia, with, t !:;!el e ff,j the flounce transparent, the silk being cut °- o ,bre' e A upon net, the flowers being marked by brian the finest black jet, and a ribbon of some g7e. colour laid on beneath. The effect is adr ahl e d 1 2 16 flounce made in light dresses of stuffs is c all „ e ath sanne. It is of double material, gathered tee the ins of quilled gauze ribbon. The breadth w ithia, that of ordinary flounces, the last quillos,oe inches of the waist. We have seen one o '„` 0fr.,,i0 made in grit de tin crepe oriental; the heaat,s,' t pV ribbon, which produced the most charming e'' . '"„ re ss °,lO One of these dresses was worn also by the e 17 0 00 4 reception at St. Cloud. It was of white gl l e 'd having three volans retrousse's ; the two at ,j of the skirt headed with blue ruchings, the last te."oo by toques of ribbon, with long ends placed at h ceded about six inches all round the figure. The c°,6, made low in front, and cut square towards the 5 70 fr with no other ornament than a stomacher of i r3l intersected with ribbon; the sleeves short, au a pe l t likewise of bouffans up to the shoulder; be, tl ;; l i l orT bouffant a row of blue gauze ribbon, Le ea ds el ? in a coque from which depended long, t ' 0 11 1 ; ing much airy lightness to the whole •tol' e y'd ece, t o variety of new materials, both for moraiwgos• dress, is now displayed in our first-rate 0 ,1 vegil an' of Eastern fabric promise to be the 01,01.4 0.1 61 It have the pros d'alep of twilled tissue ° A 4 0)" . a o tio wool, of the most exquisite fineness an d with • 11 principally manufactured in light coloarZar wincc, stripe, or cafteau, of some tranchan t op violet-gre,;.t!l lieves the ground. Thus vert chows b e en al' e crimson, light blue, and rose Tivoli, havenrousse, de d mired. Then we have the bourre liars are t, fabric from the looms of Delisle. The e c, dis but varied with bright cheeks. The chine Aso ist,f.ooi dark ground, with bright chini sense; fi t mired. All these new inventions are ~°2_,7 7.es tot 1 1 , Meanwhile the heat has induced our fair, tiu" vol ieb f lA to their summer costume of white muslio, than a so general as to have become a mania morefl The carriage costume most in vogue ig IL as last month, entirely of white Tarrare, lBl i fln9ll long jacket, caraco de Modene with v o s, over the hips. The Empress wore this eo„-; 70 . the day of the review, as well as on that of d her ISt; so did her ladies in waiting, and so 0; 04 honour. This will prove how highlY P ° P " i s . belbei fashionables this exceedingly simple toilet ; '40,2 Bonnets are even smaller than last ' Do ts o f l iot l e i worn closer to the face, and small holle e t i 0 4 0'1 have replaced the flowers which have bee, through the whole summer. This Chang be° r , • ll the transition to autumn costume. Th e . „7 e lelfije'':il mixed satin and blonde are considered very her elegant capote worn by the Empress in 0 ,5 c° 10 4.9 promenade through the Champs Elysc'es , Ao o. one of the most charming of these produen white blonde, laid across the passe in veil ir",tea 01 :4 by bands of watered ribbon, each band ternon;fliete side by a small bow. The crown was left col b y o ole , 1 7 .1 ; 0 and over it were three falls of a broader led t o were suffered to badine without ean l " r , i- cl r"„ - follettes of marabouts fell over the ear s ' i lvss ,;$ inside of the brim a marabout triniming tor,, ocd intermingle with the blonde. Across the 1 1 :,". 0 wreath of white rose buds connected the.,; " o f )10 ,1 1 trimming together, and imparted a ll 1 11* 140 freshness to the whole. It is impossible 0 0 ,0 ch a,,,4 thing of more charming conception the d the i l iP t le) capote. So light an d y e t so rich it is elu ,e for tlie e •eJ l i i e grand monde, and well deserves its name' Th e o tt aristocratic taste could alone appreciate it. ne ar • et ic a dy , in flowers and head-dress have alre an° tg*Y l , Californiennes have been both Pr 6— They are of the lightest fabric of gold fr tas te , foi , ; 1 0 hug, but deadened with the most exclu i?i ,,,! m a• a coiffure which, intermingled with sa.' ll- 7 the co is composed of two bunches at the side 0 q.00 1 .e je y i , falls in long tendrils over the shoulders. I d V eli c r i el ed belly '•te fo of gold chef which cross the chign° n eit is d os"- of cress‘-cressi have suggested the , r actisti! chasseresse, which is a chef d'eeucre ? f ° ' o st of a flat wreath of broad leaves stag is the forehead, and being transparent , f eg Dr, shadow over the hair and brow; the 1 1 1 tr e k floss . r as they descend towards the ears , i ltb e h , o o ° , of the pomegranate or any other A o o l .a tlle pit? mingled with the foilage ; quite tiC° f10:P : in the neck, the flowers in full 1 -' l `f:e ti r il lbb olls, a larger size are mixed toge,--O.ni tufts, from which depend two il o 'iffarc ever u 4 ii ing over the shoulders. Th is n , I la a th't d r t! the most stylish and striking, e ces s an dmr d :l : fipl ' e a hrtt s smertl e any a a g p e pearan rly ado m p . ted ca b p y s the r— u. are time past. red o f has been the mode for a long tin ? eoulP °s rcle r ` I vaco had tit lt is sflpaart ea m nnt u df c all h oa : i u fn c: oel s ,: s r • Pivacoe e h a ir, of This fall is brought forward te round flat coque of ribbon, the toed i „ 015 1 ,0 • I' o e , bosom. Much velvet will be el °Y the laa n ctii gea of caps for the winter, and alrea busily en, the D et, St. Etienne and Lyons have been thas et ' l' tr vir e have ~„a r e 4 0 inventions for the puroese• " • a traa'r bloc a l 3 si l t shaped pattern, the velours outr - e pearl Pa i t r ' el e° I Ixion of black and gold, cut o auetnmul and g o l d ' go ciL ci eP .; a bea n u e t w iftil nu v a e n lo ce urs ) esracarabobsseeed in m sh an ap t es les ar ha e but th ere .in are the S °reg most spoken of at present, ~e c Uet . and the Princesse-Palatine. The nev rest baJn ier , GENERAL OBSERVATIONS:— e mbrOid ere" i e P le f j jef the je tt , kerchiefs are frilled with an vsecarascelyyeytetunip:tfregrgronaicei l e J d u , t little t wo . i a e the ring of the smelling t . y pass through . . _ _.„„ urity tro. q o a o co o handkerchief hangs thus m tif At manyl,Breebklina Brabant L,lvceer thosee rntdandreei7f;ocorve7thyeer,ou:s‘!,dl.ethaoarna3ptri,:ol;ocilooio,l with gold, are decidedly not b e • pe ll ' Joins and n .4110 should stand out a la J h' loves are sgivcol ter drop over the bosom. Swedis 5 _ de „„i.lo o ft Silk cravats, made of the ribehnesptomrtaies; the ofroce t 7 :a s r f e or n ra e i l :f l :; gr a ile' vo l °1 duurfaingt, the ura hesost gathered a ea th t e h re er d , a a t n t d h a e r sd e id u kne o es t o ri pe m n nun slee g ves o ends are good, worn inside the br e qu,,,,, b , , 4 0, tVheeilsboonnf coloured but one only is allowe d, plac . a, rars'i v ecp oußrelac v:e_iroeft vwer),,deroti:ceof —nment should be pertaltw'' • - and ha v `• h KY c°l ! e h av e be en adoP:edoi bleached thread nettin6 our merveilleuss as a caprice, Ulu -- e l l e,. cess ; they are lined with sky blue or_, 0 401 0; e , silk, the handle either of ebony iqrlVie: a re ,# pearl or carved rosewood. crinoun.- o de av,4, mauvais ton. The shape of the figure_sl/'.. of w to be thrown outwards towards t only. Hence the success which J UQWIVQ en arcade raelltiOned ADOTet the W tt e timacd u ..c SATURDAY. VALIDITY OF A CORN CONTRACT. — NCURTIN AND ()TITERS V. lONIDES.—The plaintiffs were corn-merchants in this town, and the defendants represented a firm of Greek merchants, in London, the action being brought to recover a sum of between £BOO and £9OO, the alleged loss which the plaintiffs had sustained by the defendants re fusing to perform a contract into which they had entered with respect to a cargo of Indian corn. The cargo was one of Ibrail Indian corn, and shipped in a vessel called the Aghios Nicolaos (Anglice, St. Nicholas). While on its voyage it was sold by Mr. Lyon, a broker in Liverpool, to the plaintiffs ; though, before they purchased it, it had been offered to a gentleman named Mongredien, a broker in London, who received from Mr. Lyon the names of the ship, captain, and other particulars. Mr. Mongredien, however, had no client at that time to whom he could sell the corn, but it was afterwards sold to the plaintiffs, who, of course, having it to trade in, were anxious to sell it again, and so they wrote to Mr. Mongredien on the sth November, 1852, to the effect that they should consign to him the cargo of the Aghios Nicolaos at 295. 3d. per qr., less one per cent. for his commission. A long corres pondence took place between the parties, which was read. It closed with a letter on the 20th November from Mr. Mongredien, of which the following is the substance : "I have finally arranged with my buyer to pay at once for the Aghios Nicolaos, at the rate of 295., without guarantee of condition ; immediate cash, without interest, on either side. Enclosed is the contract ; please, therefore, on re ceipt, forward the documents, as the money is ready. If you send the documents to me say how the amount is to be remitted." A cgpy of the sale note was also sent, which was couched in the usual terms, and was to the effect that a cargo of Ibrail Indian corn, about 2,900 imperial quarters, of fair average quality, shipped by Agassiz lliilessi andCo.,of Galatz, on board the Aghios Nicolaos, had been sold by order and for account of Messrs. M'Curtin and Ryley, of Liverpool. The plaintiffs had intended to sell without any guarantee of quality ; but 'Mr. Mongredien, according to the note referred to, had inserted the words " fair average quality." Mr. M'Curtin, on receiving the note, took up his pen and struck out those words ; and afterwards wrote to Mr. Mongredien to complain that the latter had sold on such terms. It was pleaded by the defendants, that, in erasing these words, the plaintiffs put an end to the contract. On reference to Lloyd's books, they had discovered that the vessel, after touching at Athens and Nauplia, had put into Malta on the 28th October, and had not left that place up to the 11th November, which, being in direct contradiction to Mr. M'Curtin's report as to the vessel, his (Mr. Mong,redien's) buyers declined the cargo altogether. Mr. Mongredien added :—" I much re gret this, but you ought to have informed me that the vessel had touched at so many ports, and had stayed so long at so suspicious a place as Malta." The defendant re fusing to take the cargo, plaintiffs tried to get rid of it on the best terms they could, and ultimately they sold it in Ireland ; but, in consequence of the discredit which had been cast on the cargo, they could not sell it without guaranteeing the condition ; and when the vessel arrived at Cork, as she had met with very bad weather, and the corn was much damaged, the plaintiffs were compelled to annul their contract with the new buyers, Messrs. Burke Brothers, and pay back the money. The cargo was after wards sold by auction, but at a difference of £894 between the price actually realised and that which would have been realised had the defendants performed their contract. The present action, therefore, was brought to recover that dif ference, or such proportion as the jury might consider the plaintiffs entitled to.—Several witnesses were examined, whose general evidence bore out the above statement of facts. It was contended for the defence, that in reality no contract could be established. If the sale note was held to be the contract, there were no names on it : it was merely "Sold for Mr. Curtin and Company to my prineipals."- 1 His lordship concurred in the latter view. It was decided to take a verdict for the defendants on the first and second pleas, viz .: — that they " did not promise ; " and. second, " never indebted ; " and to give a verdict for the plaintiffs on the others. This concluded the business of the assize. NOTES, NOTICES, AND OPINIONS. BY JOHANNES JLUSTICUS. 111. LIE DECIMAL CO INAGE.—As it seems we are to have an alteration in the currency medium, I should hope there will be an effort made to issue such coins, and such only, as will most conduce to the comfort and convenience of the community. Some of those at present in use are so near in value to others that they cause mistakes and losses, and may advantageously be dispensed with ; while, on the other hand, we require a greater variety of gold coins than we have hitherto had, or than is proposed under the new system. For instance, it would very much facilitate the large payments of gold, which are every day made in mercantile houses, if we had a larger coin than the sove reign, and if we could have a crown in gold, instead of the present cumbrous silver one, it would ease us of the bur den of a quantity of small change. Nor would these coins be found inconvenient either on account of the largeness of the one, or the smallness of the other, as those who have handled the twenty dollar piece and the gold dollar of the United States will be ready to admit. It will be desirable, also, to affix such names on new coins as will be short and distinctive, and enable us to do away with such compound terms as half sovereign, fourpenny piece, half penny, and the like. IV.LANTI-ENGLISH SPIRIT OF THE Thant Pi:a.m.—l do not think that the Anti-English spirit of the Irish press is sufficiently noted and commented on in England. In no other country in Europe would it be permitted to insult and abuse and vilify the executive government, and stir up tumult and disaffpction among the people in the way that Popish journalists in Ireland are accustomed to do ; and though the liberty of the press is a very fine thing, it is quite possible to carry it to a very great and dangerous extreme, when it would become a curse rather than a blessing. To condemn a government for objectionable measures, or to seek to influence it to adopt desirable ones, is oue thing, but to counsel disloyalty and union with foreign foes is another ; and it is the latter course which is adopted by these organs of Pope Pius IX and Pope Cullen. They are in raptures at a rumoured invasion by the French, and assure Louis Napoleon that he will not be opposed by the Irish, but rather welcomed,—they urge the United States to " annex" Canada, and assure them of the ready assistance of the Irish,—nay, their hatred of English. Protestantism even goes so far as to overcome their here ditary antipathy to the Greek Church, and they point out to the Czar how easily he may drive the British forces from India. Now this is not the natural feeling or lan guage of the Irish,—the Irish Protestants are as loyal subjects as the English themselves,—it is the language and feeling of the priests,—the Maynooth-taught priests, whose affections are at Rome, and whom nothing can or ever will satisfy but the complete extinction of British Protestantism, and the subjugation of the whole realm to the triple tiara of the Pope of Rome. COURT AND FASHION. o MAJOE-GENERAL WILLIAM STAVELEY, C. 8., has been appointed commander-in-chief of the forces on the Madras establishment. LORD GASCOIGNE CECIL was elected without opposition, yesterday week, for Stamford, in the place of Mr. Herries, who had resigned. Ma. R. INGERSOLL and Mr. Buchanan arrived at Os borne on Wednesday from London, and had audience of her Majesty. Mr. R. Ingersoll delivered his letters of renal as United States' Minister, and Mr. Buchanan was presented by the Earl of Clarendon on his appointment to succeed Mr. Ingersoll. Tam MAnatatia of Charles Henry Mills, Esq., of Camelford-house, London, and Hillingdon-park, Uxbridge, to Lady Louisa Isabella, eldest daughter of the Earl of, Harewood, was celebrated at Harewood, near Leeds, on Thursday, the service being performed by the Lord Bishop of Ripon. THE LORD BISHOP or LONDON, and Mrs. Blomfield and the Misses Blomfield, arrived on Saturday, at the Island of Cumbrae, on a visit to the Countess Dowager of Glas gow. The bishop and his family are on a tour in the highlands, and proceed from Cumbrae to Bishopstown, Loch gilphead, on a visit to the Bishop of Argyll. ALIYNOOTH COLLEGE.—The commission of inquiry into the College of Maynooth is to consist of the Earl of Har rowby, Mr. Justice Patteson, Chief Baron Pigot, Mr. Commissioner Longfield, and Mr. James O'Farrell. The Chief Baron and Mr. O'Farrell are objected to by the Morning Herald as being Romanists. The latter is also a member of the committee of the new Romanist University. ANOTHER ROYAL RESIDENCE.—We understand that his Royal Highness Prince Albert is negotiating for the purchase or rental of a magnificent building, the property of Mr. Child, the banker. It is situated on an eminence between St. John's-wood and Highgate, surrounded with luxuriant woodland, meadow, pasture, and arable land, and commands extensive views of the beautiful scenery in and about the metropolis. It is intended, we believe, as an occasional residence or " nursery" for the royal children.—John .Bull. _ ROYAL COMMISSIONB.—The London Gazette of Tues day 'contains the appointment of three commissions :-1. To inquire into the state and practice of the county courts, consisting of the Master of the Rolls, Justices Erle and Crompton, Mr. Under-Secretary Fitzroy, H. S. Keating, Esq., Q.C., J. H. Koe, Esq., Q.C., Sergeant Dowling, J. Pitt Taylor, Esq., and J. R. Mullings, Esq. 2. To inquire into the law of bankruptcy, consisting of the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, Sir G. Rose, Knight, C. T. Swanston, Q.C., M. D. Hill, Q.C. , J. Ba con, Q .C., Mr. Commi s s ioner Holroyd, E. Cooke, Esq., and G. C. Glyn, Esq. 3. Relates to Birmingham Borough Prison, and to inquire into cer tain charges of cruelty preferred by some of the inhabi tants against the governor of the gaol. The governor resigned on Thursday. The commissioners are—W. N Welsby, Esq.,. barrister - at - law ; W. J. Williams, Esq., in spector of prisonsW. ; and W. Baly, medical superin. tendent of Millbank Prison. MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF BRABANT AND THE ARCHDUCHESS MARIA OF AUSTRIA. On Saturday week the Duke of Brabant, accompanied by his father and a proper escort, met his bride, the Arch duchess Maria of Austria, daughter of the Archduke Joseph Palatine of Hungary, at Verviers, on the Prussian frontier, and conducted her in great state to Brussels. The ,Duke de Brabant is still very young—only eighteen Pears of age, but of tall stature, with quite a Bourbon face of a Lous XVI., or a Duke de more elongated type of -+or thefuTultillty:tire —not the rounded Cont Bordeaux, but aplomb longing which he has, be The Archduchess f thirty Maria is of middle heigl ine healthy complexion - , aid of a most pleasing expression >f countenance. She wore a costume of blue and white. sm along the road at Mechlin, &c. There was a great display of ent all the chief towns—Verviers, Li( Louvair The Archduchess Maria was not sufficiently reco vered from her journey for the civil marriage to be por-