Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-12 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE. [7Pe fin rot Aoki ours^Tre'reSpoiisible for the opinions of our correspondents.] DECIMALS. TO THE EDITOR OF TILE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Sru,---;-Allowme, through, the medium of your columns, • to offer a few observations on that. portion of the recent report of the Royal, Commission on Decimal Coinage, which asserts the applicability of decimals to accountancy, • •under our - present monetary system, thus. inferring the needlessness of the change in it, sought and recommended by a numerous body of scientific, intelligent, and practical men, throughout the land. • In the report, page 24,-a-witness asserts that "with . out interfering with the existing thinage,. the use of deci mals is quite possible in commercial (leo - Ws." 40 he adduces a table of the reduction of pence into decimals, from one penny to twenty-four pence, which table being, as - he says, only 6 by 4 inches, any tyro would readily acquire by rote. Unfortunately, it is quite inaccurate, ' as will be seen by the following extract from it ' Id: = 4 mils, should be .00416 4d. = 17 77 . 01666 Bd. = 33 „ .0333* 10d. = 42 „ *04166 09583 . . And in. the - same page, £257 19s 3d. is rendered £257,962 ; but the converse of the latter is £257 19s. 2 88-100 d. Decimals, if adopted in mercantile sccounts ' must be rendered accurately, not approximately; and th e follow ing statement shows the manner in which alone it is possible to employ them correctly : LO 1 11 --- .0552083 0 1 0 0 1 11 0 2 0 - 0 - 6 8 0 10 0 0 13 4 •05 . 0958333 •1 .3333333 .6666666 .1989583 0 3 ill 4 £2 ;0 0 .£2.0000000 *. All items of money' ending in pence, except 3d.,, 6d.., ; 9d., when rendered into -deciinals terminate in repetends, - Which, in addition; of decimals, must be produced beyond . fixites, 4iid finish toii,ether—thus 6S. - 81.. by itself would be expressed by .3,'otie figure, but in, the ,company of :is. lid., the first line above, it must be extended to seven. Moreover; the. sum of first column on_the right, consisting of repctmds, must be increased by'as many units as there arc ones in it. Does, not " the, quite possible" appear quite ridiculous ? The existing. coins of gold and silver,. ,with the - addition' of a silver cent, or ten mils, *Quid . .enable accounts to be - kept decimally, and payments to be made without, copper, if the mils were abated, like the pence in the invoices of cotton. The greatest abatement, nine mils, would equal 2 4725. ---I am, sir,-8.7.C., CitA.n.LEs. . . LORD SHAFTESBITRY'S VISIT TO - LIVERPOOL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. SlR,—The great Christian peer, Lord Shaftesbury, whose life is a pattern worthy of imitation, having acceded to the request of our rich merchants to visit this town, must certainly have raised himself high in the esteem and affections 'of our Christian - community, 'not only with • regard to the noble object he had on this occasion in view, but also for the part he has taken, and is deter mined to take, in everything_ that has for its object the extension, not only of commerce and civilisation, but, abdve all, of Christianity. At the meeting in Hackin's-hey, your journal received the marked tribute from the noble earl to which it is so justly entitled. The noble and praiseworthy part taken in the Malta College reflects unbounded praise upon our merchants too, who value and love the true religion: But, ,sir, at the first meeting the friends, admirers; and supporters of our worthy representative, Mr. Hors fall, could not but feel proud of the sentiments expressed by the Earl of Shaftesbury respecting him. They were • ,' in these words :--" In moving a vote of thanks to Mr. Horsfall, let me say he is one of the most estimable men to be found in this country. He is invaluable as a member of parliament, and as a. member of English society. He is made of that solid sterling stuff that I wish we had ten thousand more such men as he to adorn our nation." , Such expressions as these respecting one i of our representatives, emanating from the lips of so high an authority as Lord Shaftesbury, cannot but endear Mr. Horsfall deeply to the great Conservative ' -party of Liverpool, whom- he-so faithfully represents in the British House of Commons. Well, sir, we have our excellent chief magistrate, since- his -election,- inaugurating that election- for the benefit of the Blue, Coat Hospital ; also attending the people's concerti, and presiding there ; visiting St. Barnabas's Schools, &c., in company with several gen tlemen of the council.; and, ' though last, not least, being present at the volunteer rifle corps meetings, with other distinguished men like himself, • administering the oath of allegiance, and inspiring into their Youthful minds the'diity they owe to their sovereign and their country. All these glorious manifestations have followed the the late great Derby banquet. I ask, then, what card the people or Englind for John Bright and his paltry' handful of " financial reformers ?" We care not for the threat of invasion,—we.defy it. Coniervitisni has been aroused. The apathetic spirit that seemed to have lulled it into self-security has fled, and, I trust, fled for ever. Thanks to a daily Conservative journal for this cheering dawn—this bright epoch in our history. The testimony of the Earl of Shaftesbury respecting your journal. speaks velum* and . prevents me writing another word in corroboratior of this fact. Hoping you will excuse the length I have trespassed on your valuable space, I am, sir, your obedient servant, YERITAS. A grenadier on duty near the Theatre du Parc, it Brussels, a few niolts back picked up a roll of papers, which he gave to the officer at the pard-house. Soon afterwards the sentinel saw a man rush out' of the the- atre, and address several persons, as if to enquire whether they, had found. anything... On appealing, to the grena dier, lie was informed that his roll of papers, which, as pit, appears; contained 100,000 francs in bank-notes, was • in the hands of the officer at the guard-house. On re= coverin! his lost property, he offered the soldier the • is (*si ent sum of If. 50c. - titAliGE AFFAIR IN NEW CALEDONIA.—Some very startling flaws has been received from New Caledonia, says the Sydney Morning Herald of October 1. Capt.' Padden, wile 'had been a settler and trader in that country before the assumption of sovereignty over it by,- ' the French, had landed at Moreton Bay from a whale boat, having crossed to that place from New Caledonia ' in ten days, with two white men and three islanders. His report was that the French Government had accused the English residents of 'supplying arms and ammunition to the natives p rnt!Aeflance of the pro clamation forbidding this traffic that three men, in his (Padden's) employ, who had been accused of this, `having surrendered themselves for trial, had been shot • by the express order of the governor, after having,been allowed but a quarter of an hour to say their prayers, and that, fearing a similar fate, he had fled With his his property, but even his boat's crew, leaving not only - bwi such' conflicting 4to to the above, family behind,him.— There have statements, states a paragraph of later as' to' the recent, events ,at New•Caledo*a,that it is it& possible 'as yet to say how the truth stands. A ccrdin;. to one account, the three men who have been shot were engaged in actual hostilities against' the French who-. xitie.s, and were' only condemned after . a ,careful and impartially conducted trial. Aciording to another, , they (or at all events two of them) were quietly pursuing their .way in a boat near the shore when ,they were arrested ; and the sole evidence upon which they were condemned was that of two native women—evidence which would assuredly have been but of little valve if it stood alone. It is very probable that the truth will be found to lie somewhere between these two statements ; that the arrest may have been made in the way indicated, but that therewas reliable evidence of complicity on the part of these men in the supply of aims and.arnmunition to the natives for service against the French. There has been the same conflict of evidence as to the attitude assumed by the ,French • authorities ~in New Caledonia towards other Englishmen, and as to' the general aspect of affairs there. Something more definite must be known ere long, but in any event grave considerations Will be almost sure to arise out of ,these occurrences. On the 12th of October the Colonial Secretary stated in the Legislative' - Assembly that the Executive GovernMent had not instituted . any investigation into the alleged . execution of B r iti s h subjects atNew Caledonia, but the Governor-General had prepared a statement of thelacts to be forwarded to the Home Government. LIVERPOOL ARTISAiIT f ARTILLERY The first meeting of this corps Was held at the Hiher- , nian Stools, on Saturday evening, aid there was a numerous attendance of mechanics. Mr. J. F. Wieland, one of the hon. secretaries, addresSed the men at great length, and, in the course of his observations, said he attributed the fact that the attendance was not much larger, to the circumstance that he had not invited any of the " great" men of- the town to attend and take part 'in the proceeding's ; and his reason for not doing so was thi • : That, compared with other classes—and he could noe'coneeal from himself the fact that throughout the whole country this was a class movement—the working classes formed a very large section of the community, and' whilst other sections were largely developing' the volunteer movement, the artisans of the country had not been pla a ced in a position to show their loyalty and patriotism. His desire, therefore, 'was that the artisans of Liverpool should of themselves take up the question, and by organising an artillery corps, show that they did not require any extraneous influences to be brought to bear upon them at such a time as this. The working men had a great voice in the affairs' of the nation when they chose to make it heard; 'and, therefore, in Liverpool, when they had formed a regiment of 800 strong, they might have a great meeting in St. George's-hall, and - then invite the "great men" of the town to come and see them. (Applause.) But there was some apathy on the part of the working classes, and they might be inclined to ask " Why do we move„in this matter; why not leave it to the aris tocracy, the land-holders, and the wealthy men of the country, who have everything to lose in case of an invasion ? " Now that was all very well, but it did not accord with fact. He did not fear an invasion, because they were preparing to meet the evil day, and being armed, they would effectually deter any potentate from executing a design so foolish and so wicked in itself. But in case there should be an invasion, it could be but for the purposes of sack and pillage ; it could never be a permanent' occupation, because the balance of power must be preserved—(cheers)— and no one nation would be permitted to occupy a country like 0111'3 for any length of time. It was, there fore, evident that, although the landed. gentry might be I deprived of their posses sions fora time, they would ultimately come back to them, and the extent of their 1 suffering would be comparatively short. Not so, how ever, with the working classes. These men were . de pendent for their living_npon their labour, andin case of invasion, trade being stopped, labour would be at a die emint,:and the great bulk of the working men, who lived as it were front hand to snouth, would see their families• starving, for the country could not in such an emergency support them. Thus, there was every reason why this great class, than whom there was none, more fit for the artillery service, should arm themselves, and by arming render an- invasion of our shores absolutely impos sible. En passant, he 'mentioned that the proba bility of an invasion appeared already to have been lessened to a wonderful extent, and that whilst in the West Riding of Yorkshire during that week he had found that manufactories were full of orders for the next six months to come, (Applause.) Now, in reference to this particular corps, he had pleasure in ,informing them that during . the week he had been to the War Office. had seen Lord, Ripon,., the secretary, for war, and had 'obtained for the Liverpool Artisans' Artillery Corps, advantages that were not enjoyed by any other corps. He asked Lord Ripon how many swords he would give the corps ; and his lordship replied, that he could only give them fifty—the same number that had been given to other corps. But he said to Earl Ripon—" My Lord, this is an exceptional case. These men are artisans who are willing after their day's toil to drill themselves for the defence of their Queen and country, but they are not able, nor should they be called upon to ply for their arms. Does your Lordship think the/ should?" The Earl of Ripon immediately replied, " .)40, I don't think they should. They shall have the other fifty, swords as soon as they can be furnished." (Loud cheers.) The corps really , was an exceptional' one, as was shown, from the peculiar circumstances under which it had been organised. It appeared that some of Mr. Viccars' men went to M r . 'Walters, and wished to join his artillery corps; but that gentleman said he must decline their services for particular reasons which he had,—he (Mr. Wieland) believed, because the ,corps mentioned was to be confined to clerks. Having been thus refused, those men asked him (Mr. Wieland) to take the matter up for' them,, and he had done so. (Cheers.) A large number of artisans had already enrolled themselves, and he hoped, in the course of ',three months, that they would hafe at least 800 men in 'that corps. (Hear, hear.) The artisans were the men. who were the most capable of - becoming artillerymen, and at the War-office he was told teat the artisans of Liverpool had been the. first of their class to ,come forward and enrol themselves as a distinctive, body of men. , (Applause.) Whilst clerks and others, un accustomed to great physical exertion wielded the, rifle, and others became horse soldiers, the artillery service *mild be efficiently formed from the class of Mechanics; and the adhntege would, be this—that,"instead of being - at a loss for troops - to airy - On any foreign war which might become necessary, the Government could call out the.volanteers and release the whole of the standing army for active service, thus -saving a large war ex f•enditure, and strengthening the hand of the Govern ment in remitting the taxes upon tea, stow.. 'and coffee, all of which - were largely consumed by : the working classes. (A voice : "The introduction of , John Bright's principles," and some hisses.) In, reference to'a place for drill, Mr. Wieland said he had in vain appealed to Conservatives, but he-went to Mr. W. Rathbone, of Water-street, and, to his surprise, although that gentleman was a Quaker, Mr.' Rathbone said he would be very glad to allow the corps the use of the Hibernian Schools to meet in, and the playground for purposes of drill. (Applause:) Mr. Rathbone also said he was glad that the artisans were moving in the matter,' and that without' they were appealed to the movement could not, be thOroughly successful. (Applause.) The offer of Mr. Rathbone was a generous one, but, unfortunately, the premises were not sufficient for their !purposes, and he (Mr. Wieland) then saw Major Greig, who said the movement was one in the right direction, and gave him leave to arrange to drill at anyof the police-stations • --and accordingly he should on Monday try 0 - effect an understanding with the commanding officer of Mr. W. Brown's company to drill contemporaneously with them at Seel-street Station. In reference to service in case of emer gency he had made all necessary inquiries. There had, 'been a rumour afloat - that agents of "the' Government were being sent through' the kingdom to organise these corps', so that when the men became proficient at "drill, an act of Parliament Should be passed drafting them nokns volens into the regular army. (Laughter.) He wouldask if that rumour was not afloat amongst the working men ? (Several voices' " Yes.") Now, such an idea was simply ridiculous; for by an act of Parlia- , ment the volunteers could only be called upon to serve in the United Kingdom in case of invasion or rebellion. When at the War-offlee he had inquired of Lord Ripon whether in case of-being- called upon to act as effectives the, volunteers would be paid for their services, and he said 'that, the' *Orking - men, m cage of an i nvas i on , wou ld he out of iOrk, no doubt; 'that they would sustain no' peetiniary 'loss to entitle them to - ask for remunerati on; that the rd6ernraent had not yet determined the point, howe4er ; but, 'said his lordship, "You may tell the menfropi me that they will,be paid." (jl,ond cheers.) And he believed they would' be paid on a better . scale even' thin u tb.c 'common soldiers. (Applause.) - The question, of expense had entered his mind; and he pro-, posed to the corpi that there should ,be an entrance fee of 2s. 6d. and a subscription of Is. a mouth. Did they think that too much ? (Cries of " /co,'?) ,He should think not too, w h en h e t o ld them,that heintended, out of that sum, to provide a 'drilling ground, storehou se , and a concert, reading, and ball-room--(loud cheers)— where the members of the corps could read, the news- Rapers, drink their" cup of coffee, and learn to tileigi3oollaeyeeLP,e actedad ift income of:* c or ps , would might th e y gave a few con certs, su rely, an occasional £3O made the d deup l yfenrs the e shillings of those who would come to of their se country. (Laughter, and l oud applause) But how were they to get a site, for their drill ground Major Greig had told him that he should apply to Lord Sefton the lord-lieutenant of the country for a s li c e off the Par! liament l street fields—(applause)---and, he thought,' they might succeed, for no 'lord-lieutenant, bearing in mind the state of public opinion would venture to refuse an application on. behaltof a_purpose so noble as theirs Was. (Hear, hear.) The speaker went on to; allude to the question: of uniform, and exhibited a very neat bearskin hat, a cap, coat, and trousers. It was not intended that ; the men should pay for their uniform, but that a request should be"niade to the. General Volunteer Committee for a just prOportion 'of the common fund now bag raised in the town, and as appeal addressed to the employers of labour for their co-operation and assistance. (Cheers.) He might say that one large firm, Messrs. Bathgate and Wilson were contemplating paying the entrance fee and subscriptions—(applause) ---of every one of. their 'men who entered the - corps ;—(loud cheers) 'and if such a noble example were generally followed,. there would be no lack of means to enable, the corps to carry, out to the fulleSt, extent the, scheme he had in, view. (Applause.) There was one 'other matter to which he wished to refer, and that was that , the men should voluntarily parade at their place of drill on Sun- . Clay morning, and after going threugh a short drill march en masse to church. (Loud applause.) Some formal business connected with the corps was transacted, and the meeting broke up. < LIVERPOOL POLIC;4'..COURT.-:A-TURDAY. (Before J. S. MANSFIELD, Esq.) STEALING A WATCH.—William Daisy, a Yankee seaman, was brought up on the charge of stealing a watch from Thomas Jones, also a seaman. It appeared that they had been engaged in a drinking bout with a number of their own class on the previous ddy. Jones either having a weaker head or a greater swallowing capacity than his companions,. became, in the course of it, entirely oblivious. On recovering his senses 'he found his watch gone, and gave information to the - police, who apprehended Daisy about half-past eight in the morning offering to pledge it for a sum of money.— Mr. Mansfield sent him to prison for two months. RUFFIANLY OUTRAGE.—WiIIiam M'Givan, a tall powerful fellow; and' his wife, Elizabeth M'Givan, who from her diminutive stature presented a striking con trast to her husband, were brought up on the charge of committing a most • unprovoked assault on Catherine Sheen, a servant in' the employ of- Mr. Fowler, board ing-house keeper, Slate-street.. The poor woman pre dented-a, most pitiable appearance, her head was entirely swathed in bandages, and h piece of plaister stretched from the centre of one cheek over the point of her nose to the centre of the other. She stated that on the previous evening there was a fight between the priso ners and some other parties equally respectable, in the vicinity of .Fowler's house, and she offered her good offices to make peace amongst them. About one hour after this occurrence she had occasion to go out. When at some distance from the door the female pri soner rushed out of a public-house after her, seized her by the hair, and dragged her to the ground. The male prisoner then came up, and while prostrate on. the ground gave her several kicks on the head and face. - A number of witnesses corroborated these statements, and a surgeon from the Northern Hospital said that when the prosecutrix was brought to the house she was suffering from severe blows or kicks on the head, and hernose was split. The prisoners were sentenced to imprisonment for six months with hard labour. • NEGLECTING. TO JOIN A SEM —John Montgomery Cooper, a seaman who had signed the articles of the ship Coquette, for the west coast of Africa, neglected to join her at the proper time, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for four weeks. •(Before Messrs. CASTELLAINE and PEEL.) POLICE-COURT REFOR3I.—In the course of a case which followed the above, and in which Mr. Cobb ap peared fur the defence and Mr. Lightfoot for the prosecution, it came out that the latter , gentleman had been tampering with the client of the - Millie; and had also endeavoured to press what had passed between them into the -evidence. The consequence was 'a very warm dispute, which if it served no other purPose, ex posed the dangers to which parties are exposed who have cases pending before the magistrates, of being entrapped by some of the numerous hangers-on who lounge about the . puTlieus of the court, and who for a small com mission, induce the unwary to give their cases into th e hands of men who have no standing or respectability in their profession. This state of things is most unsatis factory, not only to plaintiffs or defendants in causes, but also detrimental to respectable members of the pro fession, and derogatory to the reputation of a court to justice. The magistrates accordingly ordered, &note of be sent to Major Greig, requiring a policeman to be placed at each entrance to the court, to serve as a check to such malpractices. THE 'EMPRESS'S APARTMENTS.—A Paris letter, in the Indep6ulance of Brussels,. says :—I had the good fortune the other day _to obtain a view of the private apartments of the Empress at the Tuileries, lately deco rated anew ; they- are on the first floor, running parallel • with the state apartments, and consist of an ante-cham ber, a sitting room for the ladies of honour, an audience room, and lastly her Majesty's private drawing-room. The Empress has had the whole ornamented in the style and taste of Marie-Antoinette, which she prefers to any other. M. Lefuel is the artist to whom the whole adorn ment has been confided, and he has admirably succeeded in repeating all the excellences of the , Trianon. Every .part:of the furniture:and the fittings is in harmony with the decorations; The first sitting-room preients a pale green ground with arabesques of a rather deeper shade of ,the same colour. , The panels contain -birds painted by Appert. The ground of the second saloon is a pinkish white, with pink arabesques. The Empress's private drawing-room is of a ,light green ground, and the panes contain portraits of her ladies of honour, - painted by Dubuffe ;-• then comes another room for her Majesty's use, which is hung with green :tapestry, and contains many valuable pictures. The doors of this closet and the next are amaranth and dark' rosewood, with bronze mountings admirably chased, which will ha'hnonise well with the furniture. The staircase lead ing to these apartments is all stucco, and accompanied by . a balustrade of iron andlgold, which looks like a piece of guipure. In this ,staircase there is a group of three children by Mme. Noemi Constant. These apartments; which the Empress is now about to occupy, are certainly one of : the master pieces of decorative art in modern times. WILLS AND BEQtrESTS.—The will and codicil of the Right Hon. Edward Jervis,- Viscdunt St. - Vincent, of Meaford - Hall, Stone, Staffordshire, were proved in the principal Registry of the CoUrt of Probate, on the 22nd of-November, by the Hon. Mary Anne Dyce Sombre, the daughter, and' the . Hon. Edward S wynfen Jervis, the son, the executors.... + The_personalty was sworn under £25,000. He has bequeathed tohis son Edward the vase presented to him by the Aston tenantry, to he held as a heirloom with the Aston Hall estate, together with four silver dishes and covers with the. Earl's crest, the bust of the late Earl St. Vincent, and allows him to make 'a selection of furniture from Meaford Hall. Leaves to his daughter, Mrs. Dyce Sombre, for her life; the portrait of himself, presented. to him by his kind neighbours, and friends ; and to his grandson, the present Viscount, as heir loom with the Meaford Hall estate ; and leaves to his said daughter .his horses, dogs, and other domestic . animals, in confidence that she will not kill them - so long' as they can enjoy them Selves. All his, letters, papers, , 'fossils, and seals, he leaves to his son Edward, and. daughter, Mrs. Dyce Sonibre. He, bequeaths his old real china (except a large dish, having the arms thereon) - to his son, daughter, and grandson, as well as all the wine and liquors, to divide amongst Ahem. .To his . daughter Maria, the wife of Dr. George Wilkie, M.D., he leaves £4OO a year, and one half to the husband should he survive her... His son Edward, ,and his Iwo daughters, Mary Anne , and Maria, may make, .a, selection from the library. There are many specific - and pecuniary legacies to his family and friends. ..The residue of the furniture, plate, and other effects at Meaford Hall, he -leaves to his grandson, the'-present, Viscount; and ,devises to • his said grandson his real estates at Stone, except such part as he has left by the codicil to his son Edward; whom he has appointed residuary legatee of ,both the 'real and personal estates. will and codicil of Henry Raphael, Esq., of .Tavistock-square, was proved . in London, on the 26th of, November; by three of the executors—John Raphael, the' .brother,. Abraham Nathan Myers,. of Finsbury-place, and Solomon. Hyam Tabor=HeiFy Lewis Raphael, the nephew, alio an executor having renounced.. The per sonalty was. sworn under Z 100,600. -He b.as f bequeathed • to, his wife the. interest, of m,OOO, with the house hold and effects and a portion of the plate, and an im mediate legacy of £5OO ; and has left legacies to his brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces, immediate and , reversionary.„ - Has left instructions. with. his executors. to give to charitable and religicm institutions a sum" of £3OO, but not to exeeed nineteen guineas to any one, and to give nineteen guineas to the poor, to be at their discretion. The residue of his property he leaves . to his brother, john Raphael. The will was made in December, 1858, and the codicil on the 16th March, 1859.-The will of William James FelikTolle mache, Esq., late of Hal House, Surrey, was. proVed, in London by his uncle, the Hon. Frederick James Tollemache,- M.P. for Grantham, and the Rev. Jacob: Montague Mason, M.A., rector of Silk-Willoughby, Lincoln, the joint executors, who are to convert his estates, real and personal, into money, the proceeds to be invested, and the dividends and interest paid to his aunt, Lady Francis Emily Tollemache, for her life, and •at her decease to the children of his, sister Caroline, the wife of the Rev. Ralpli William Lionel Tollemache, • RA. Absolutely leaves to each of his, executors a legacy of £5OO. the personalty was sworn under £lO ,0 0 0. The dated Jan. 6, 1858:—Illu.strateer frin News, F BOROUGH SESKONS. , (Before J. 8., AEPINALLj Esq., Deputy Recorder.) The following prisoners were tried, and sentenced on Saturday: --Joseph' Price,.. alias aumbleby, aged 24, traveller, and William. Fowler, aged 30, upholsterer, for stealing a watch from Lonax Hutchinson ; nine _months each.—George. Smith, aged 15, labourer, for stealing a biscuit and a _half; seven years' penal servitude,— Margaret- He an; aged 24, charged with stealing 225. from. Hugh Philips, was acquitted. —John. Smith, aged - 2 . 9, labourer, for passing base coin,, six months.—James M'Mahon ' aged .34, for a similar offence, six months:— 4 Mataret Williams, charged with stealing money from H. Sheridan; Rose Gilmour, charged with stealing money from James Smith ; Sarah Chapman, Ann Bentley, andi Agnes M'Leod, charged with stealing cotton-print, were all discharged.—Sarah Martin, aged 17, servant; James Martin, aged 26, musician.; and Mary Martin, aged 28, were charged, the first with having stolen, and the . other two, with having received, a gold watch, chain, &Q., the property of Susannah Rogers. Sarah Martin was sen tenced to six months' imprisonment, and James and Mary Martin each to three years' penal servitude. • (Before Mr. L. TEMPLE.) • Thomas Crossley, aged 18, upholsterer, for stealing wearing apparel, the property of John Phillips. 12 months. Mary , Ellis, aged 20, for stealing sixteen and sixpence from John Yoxton; six weeks.—Mary Mennis, aged 40, for stealing wearing apparel from John Pyke , two months. Bridget Fitzpatrick, two months.--Marga ret Thompson, four months. Mary McGrath, five months.—Bridget Grippon, nine months.—Mary Healey; six months.—Daniel McLoughlin, one month. STREET ROBBERY FROM A COTTON BROKER —Mr. Peel prosecuted, and Mr: Charles Russell (instructed by Mr. Cobb) defended the prisoner. John Woods, beer house-keeper and slmemaker, was charged with aiding and abetting a woman, not in custody, in robbing Michael Hanlon, cotton broker, of the sum of £lO in gold and two Bank of England . notes of £2O each, making in all £5O. The robbery was committed on the night of Wed nesday, the 23rd November, in a court off Temple-street, at about nine o'clock at night. The facts were published in the Northern Times at the time of the inquiry before the magistrates at the Police-court. They are shortly these : The prosecutor met the woman in question, and accom panied her to a court off Temple-street. - While convers ing in the street with the woman, the robbery of the prosecutor was committed by her, and the allegation against the prisoner was, that, he was by at the time as " protector," and after the robbery was effected went off with the woman. The prisoner was not then appre- - hended, but the next day he was shown to have offered in several places a £2O note. He was afterwards taken into custody, when Mr llanloa swore to his •identity. No money was foand.—Mr. Russell, for the prisoner, contended there was nothing extraordinary in a man like the prisoner, who kept a beerhouse, having a £2O note ; and the open manner in which he had offered it to several persons who knew him well made in favour of his inno cence. As to the identity of the priso ner as b e i ng the man who was at Temple-court there was no safe evidence on the subject. The prosecutor admitted he had never seen him before, and the occurrence in question was said to have taken place. at nine o'clock at night. As to the prosecutor's oath on the subject, he went to the Police office, having been told that a man who had offered a £2O bank-note was there, and he was therefore prepared to think, and so fell easily into the belief that such a Man was identical with the one whom he had seen at Temple-court. Several witnesses were then called who bad been in the prisoner's company on the night in question; and about the hour of the robbery, in a public house in Williamson-street.—When Mr. L. Temple had charged the jury, they asked permission. to retire, and, after an interval Of three-quarters of an hour, they brought in a verdict of not guilty. The priSoner was then discharged. THE WESTMINSTER PALACE HOTEL.—NOW, that the strike is over, the works at this large building are being prosecuted with renewed vigour. There -are now up wards of 300 skilled artisans, foremen, labourers, and boys, engaged .in the various operations, included in which are 53 carpenters,.ll2 plasterers, 11 plumbers, 5 . modellers and carvers, 60 'labourers, and 42 "hawke boys." The excess of the number of plasterers and boys arises from the fact that the entire facings of the exte rior of tit structure are being executed in Portland cement; and when completed., will embody one of the most ornate displays of architectural development in the profuse French Renaissance style in the metropolis.— Building News. A PIRL PASSING . AS A BOY.—An extraordinary case of a girl concealing her sex for many years has just been brought to light at Poitiers. Augustine alias, A.ugustus Baudonin, a yonng person of 17, - was known in the town .and neighbourhool as. a . particularly, smart active lad,: and had frequently been in place in respect able houses as ," odd boy." This individual was lately tried - and convicted for a robbery. The prisoner. lodged an appeal, but before it' came on the prison authorities conceived some, suspicions and ascertained her to be a female. On being asked what reason she had for wearing men's clothes, she said, she' had observed - that men got their living easier than women, but she refused to give any information as to her birth - and parentage. She was removed over to the female wards of the prison, but her repugnance to show herself in woman's attire amon g her fellow prisoners was so great, thit she committed suicide by hanging herself to an iron bar with a pocket handkerchief. She had led a chaste life.—Eipreis. THE HOUSEICEEPER AtiD THE BRIDE.—On Wednes 'day morning considerable excitement was caused in the village of Goxhill, in consequence of a marriage. It appears that the bridcFroom's housekeeper made the discovery that her ancient master intended taking to himself a young bride, was exceedingly irate thereat, and determined to prevent the wedding if possible. We are told so close was her surveillance that she would not trust him out of sight, that she followed him out early in the morning, across the fields, hedges and ditches, and not in the most fashionable toilet. This chase was kept up.for hours, to the no small astonish ment of the parishioners, till' one of the bridegroom's worthy friends brought up a conveyance and toot( up the bewild.ered man. The housekteper, however, was resolved to go with him, and, attempting to get into the vehicle, was thrown down, but was rescued from being run 'over , by some persons there. The party . then drove with all speed to Barton, - where the marriage knot was tied: - The 'thicOnsolate servant was conducted home to her master's house, but only to receive notice • tO quit the next - day,' after a'serviee of upwards of twenty years.—' Hull Advertiser. ' THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICE.—We have to an- , nounce that a fresh change of great importance in the Australian postal service is now contemplated. It is obvious from the details already given that the general position of the contract is unsatisfactory and even critical. The Peninsular and Oriental Company, which deserves due credit for the increased regularity, with which recent voyages out and home have been per formed, have now, we understand, taken steps to ascertain the feeling of the colonies upon a proposal which, if acceded to, will, at a small trifling expense, give Aus tralia the iniportant advantage of A fortnightly instead of a monthly communication with the mother country, as well as with India and China. , By either the last packet, or the last but one, ('we are not sure which), the company sent instructions to their agents in Australia to suggest to the several colonial Governments that the five or six steamers which are now engaged on the " through. route" betiveen Australia' and 'Suez—a distance of , about 9,000 miles—shall run merely between Australia and Point de Galle—a distance of only abOnt 5,000 miles. If this suggestion, '9,e approved and' endorsed by the colonies, ,we have reason to believe that the com pany are prepared , in consideration of an addition of £25,000 to the present subsidy, to run steamers between; Australia and Point de Galle twice a month, instead of once, as now. At Point de Galle the Australian passengers , and mails would be transferred to the boat from Calcutta,: the arrival of which at Galle may be Calculated upon almost with certainty to within a few hours. The passengers and mails from Calcutta, China, and Australia, would then be brought on to Suez in one vessel. The dates of the arrival and departure of the Australian mails at both termini would be' precisely' the same as those of the Calcutta and 'China mails ; e., mails would' be sent out for Aulstralia from Southampton on the 4th and 20th of the month, and . from London via' Marseilles on the 10th and 26th and advises from Australia would be chie in London via Marseilles on the 30th and 15th of the month, and due at Southampton ,on the 4th and 20th. The Aus.- tralian colonists would, in fact,' (apart from the . fort nightly serlace between Bombay, and Suez) be put upon .1 precisely the same footing as the residents in India and. China, :hose, superior facilities they, have long envied.. The alteration in the service from once to twice a month, could be accomplished without delay, and, without_ tb.e Fe r s ° ; ds t;Ta n t 9 w f 'we are e N r ,e m ry ea f ns ao b u y ra tll y e ctmpany. , ens impressed wlr',l suggestion.—Australian Mail. A FEW HINTS TO THE HASTINGS ' - RIFLEMEN. Br ONE OF' THEMSELVES. [The subjoined article, which appears in the Hastings and St. Leonards ews, -embraces so much of good sense and sound practical ad,vice, in connection with the broader features- of the rifle movement arrange ments, that, although- designed for the instruction of , parties: co-operating in th e movemen t, i n a locality I . distant.:from this , neighbourhood, that we make no apology for giving it publicity in our columns, and ' also in directing att en t ion t o it.] - 1 You have now completed your first company, -and have begun to think of a " supernumerary" list and a Second company. -- - -Believing the volunteer movement to be the offspring of a true atriotism, alike sanctioned by religious principle and national' expediency,"l would ex hort you still, in Yankee - Phrase; to " go a-head" —only seeing that, , yon2consolidate as yon ge on, and do not diffuse your energies to the sacrifice of your strength. Hitherto all classes amongst you have done nobly in this work of consolidation. Your 'withal, forbearance, your general good sense, _and the reciprocal cordiality and respect-manifested by the men of different social grades, have been highly creditable to you all. In this respect you have happily differed from the people of seine towns, where the volunteer movement has consequently failed. Here, you have felt yourselves, whilst under arms, to be comrades and friendsmen whose temporary equality, was decreed by the_ sympathies of patriotism, and sanctioned by all the nobler sentiments of your English manhood. Let this feeling last, and your organisation will he, complete and permanent. Some of the things which I shall take the liberty of saying to you will have ref erence r ath er to many- who may hereafter join your ranks than to yourselves—to persons who may enter the service with less earnestness -than .the bulk of the present body, and who will try to make it a mere medium of fun than a mode of national service—who will seek among you their summer pleasure more than the gratification of a solid:Sense of duty. The .first thing I wish - to offer a word about is the question of numbers. We have not reached, numerically, anything like the position which we shall occupy in due time. But let me caution you against any feeling of dis appointment in not seeing what you may consider a fair proportion of metnberain a population of 22,000 persons. Remember, that a large number of those who contribute to that total are visitors ; many more are non-combataiats, _living in service at lodging-houses, and others belong to • the fishing population,. from which class. little -help in this Movement can; -in the nature of things;.' be expected. - liaking • these deductions, you vwill reduce -that part of our, population capable of personally assisting us .to a . -very much Smaller dimension than at first appears when- we look at the grand-total: - In-many towns the popula tion is more fixed. than ours, and has fewer of these pe culiar exceptions to capability of - service. Considering these things, few toWns_have done so well as yours, and _ Most have remained far'below you. , Still, there is more - of the manhood of the borough to come- yet.: But don't press people too, much. Let them cpme because they feel it a duty to come, or -they wilt be of little use: Let them wait, as you have waited, - till a sense of obligation leads them to make it a matter of principle to join your_ band.. Such alone are the men who will make the right class- of vohinteer defeneers of their hearths and country. Some good - men and true cannot yet see this enrolment to be their duty. But their sense of obligation will grow, and they will come to us. And these are the: men who will give solidity and cohesion to the elements of which our volunteer companies are composed. Next, as to uniforinity—in dress, accoutrements, and arms. The first movers in this affair had to inquire, debate, and resolVe in these matters, for those who fol lowed. They were the pioneers ; and what they have settled, and got sanctioned, others who come after them - have only to copy. The preliminary questions must not be re-opened by every new member—else every matter of • detail will have' to be continually re-argued and re-settled ad nauseam. The dress of the Cinque Ports regiment . has been discussed at three meetings of deputies from the Ports and their. members,, and, finally approved by our estimable Lord Warden; the Marquis of Dalhousie: New members have only to get the pattern, and to -follow it. Indulgence in private taste_ would make us look like a motley crew of anything but soldiers. Some of us think we could have improved the dress, Very likely.. When will it be otherwise ? Many would then have improved our improvement—and there would be no end to per , plexities and petty differences. The thing has been fairly settled by the votes of the representatives of the Ports, and with the result we have every reason to be content. Of the accoutrements the same may be said: The local officers of, Mach emany are the referees on: this matter,--,on .which no room 'is left for the indul gence of private oaprice, ! --.--else were all the - long and' anxious deliberations of committees andsub-committees in vain.- . The question of arms is a more serious and ,a more open one: There are two things to be borne in mind, however, which restrict the openness of even this ques tion. The first is, that the Enfield is at present (and may be for years) _the. Government arm, and that its use on actual service,, will be made imperative—what ! . ever weapon ,volunthers may choose to practice with. The ,second is, that, let the rifle be what it may in ; other respects, it must be one ,capable of carrying a_ bayonet,. either the regulation or the sword. There is no - reason, for thinking that riflemen will always fight at long bowls, Ittr is there any reason why they should shrink from the idea of possible close quarters. Englishmen_are at least as good at close fighting as other people,—they used to be better, and why. not.nowl7--and the science learnt by foreigners can be as Well learnt by us., We have better muscle,. and surely not less sense, or what our Saxon fathers expres sively called " wit.". The bayonet, then, must be carried, and, its use learnt. Be it yours to escheW fancy-rifles and sporting playthings. Get a good serviceable, piece that you will be, sure of finding ammunition for in the day of bustle and need, and one' hat will be strong enough to - bear a charge of bayonets. DO- not be influenced too Much by what you read about different rifles. - Every '.. . ~. tieee has its. advocates,'—as every piece ,has its7advan ages. The GOiernment had to balance these'advantages ; and, considering all things, they did well to.ehoose the arm Which Is now adopted., in , -ourservice. .No better piece can he foUnd in any - nuinber in Continental armies. The snperiority.of other rifles, which a few *ions are `rich enough to adopt for their private use,. will be found a poor compensation for thedoss of, the important 'quell s ties of economy, uniformity of ammunition, and general serviceableness. ,The Lancaster rifle is a good piece, and it will be wise to adqpt it if the Government should make it the standard arm. Breech-loaders come under the -,same category. : But it would be awkward to carry into action an exceptional piece t however great its merits, if We had to depend on our, own pouch and ,pockets for a supply, of ammunition. And if we hive: no eye to the jaassfbility of service, why. are we enrolled? Those who have these 1 uperior. pieces for private practice ~should .have are tion one, as: well, for active service. The Whitwort rifleis, :perhaps,: the best thing yet made. t j a But it-costs £2O:, A good Enfield, with bayonet, can be got at any sum from three guineas. !EMS is an,important_ l o consideration when hundreds:of thousandS of men have to "he armed:: and, I repeat; Scarcely, any advantage can compensate tot; the - 10 of the,Preient uniformity through , out the .entire service. These special arms are;enly as yet introduced into' select Government corps which. are sure to have_means to supply themselVes from their own special- stores ; and, diem introduction is yet .more a matter of experiment than anything else. 3fr: Whit worth has formed a rifle company( for the manufacture - of -his, piece, and. a factory is :.now being built for that ' purPose. But even then, he cannot promise a rifle *at' less than £lO. Amidst all these discussions, you cannot do better than keep 'to 'the Governmentarm, the Enfield : Get ,a : good Enfield, keep it clean,. provide right am- ' munition fOr it, and learn the use of it, 7 -and you will not regret your chOice. . . . A word on the.times and frequency of drill. Most of. you are in busines_s„ and, many. of / you are laudably en gaged besides in working - for 'lke, - social good of your fellows in various literary, and philanthropic institutions: drill-nightsnighthopirsaegls\3:l:wil frequentetn aka t Y th ia . s those so O d fr i yonil,l both who ear leavel y You are rightly anxious that 'this new work should . superadded to 'your previous engagements, and not be allowed to supersede them. Were 'this latter the case, :Society would lose in one way quite as much as it - gained in another. - Follies and doubtful recreations may be, given up with advantage, but not domestio and:sootal' duties, A man: should not be the worse husband, friend, or philanthroPiii," for his becoming a rifleman. Ti!: should, be borne in mind, when you make your official managers of drill, or your of useful societies will look_ sa e .k l e , ' e e n nii j o Yeo i e li ' y hm o ai r ,se o nu r no g ivn a e n ,et is wes a osa tit r ) i n iy =a of n w d oi w rt e hany c e a drp n ey n doioa o dp : . asked for every t I should say, Beep to your two : • u will be able to continue. m oarisoinf w w e orfida i duh t nni b ifedyeetcho a an cohylefameroe friendss yu v oiralune officers dyhe the a : , n e BeginwilirlF4l,.;hkosaelt'etohtfeo.3b,doceusct.iodfet;h ebrau_as Y a u n .the ci iat e , summer, engagements,Ay 0 su with may. •'DECEMBER 1859.. . . more tinie' ean easilv arrange fOriti;ie frequent' meetings privately--a squad of you,—,for Mutiial improvement'' drill; but, as a, corps of men variously engaged in othe, things, you would find th a t a ' greater num b er o f o fAcisi drills; in this!winterseasOn of Lectures and nightly mee t ; ings of several kinds,would f result in many evils, e ia. wouldgive no time for attention to other duties of puolic life: If some among you recogniie no other duties'" which I should be sorry to believe of any of you—ti e is no'reason why you should not organise your own Pr' vate gatherings for self-tuition in the lessons given Ye° in-the Government Manual for Volunteers. Get that Manual, and study it at home. You will find the drill easier for such study, and your progress more rapid. V some of your younger members, I, may be permitted to say, do not be too hasty in believing that you know yoo exercises merely because .you.youhave learnt the theory of them, and have done them once. Frequent practice P required before you can be said to have learnt anything well.' - The man who lincrers most patiently and perse; veringly Over the elementary' lessons of , his drill, and who does them smartly before he goes on to further lessons, will make the best soldier. The three lectures of Colonel Wilford are published in a cheap volume ( 1 1 Parker and Sons), and you cannot do better than live', two shillings in their purchase. Alth oug h we m ay no t endorse all that the gallant colonel says about the cape' bilities of the rifle, yet nowhere else will be found con' densed - so much common sense on the subjeet. And now I have done. Forgive me if I have tired you, or have seemed to presume in any way on apparent right to teach yen. B e li eve me , I f nothing of the kind. - I. have talked to you as. ..1 man should to comrades to wh om hi s h an d and bean are oPen ; and have but given you credit for tiae same earnestness and sincerity in this work which am conscious of possessing myself. Conducting our; selves . in all things as men of principle, honour, an d character, let us prove that we are men w orth)" of the respect of our fellow-townsmen and the sanction of our Queen. If ou r u n i on i n arms means whe t it should, it means that we regard the honour authority of our lawful Sovereign, the liberties and well-being of her subjects, the independence o f our beloved country, and the sanctity of our homes, a s dearer to our hearts than ease, and fame, and life. Th e cold sneer of the supercilious 'fool, the empty jibe of the ignorant witling, the indifference. of mercenary men, or the disapproval•of a few good but mistaken peace-advo cates, will prove utterly powerless in moving you from your purpose to build up one of the best Peace Societie s . of which the country can boast. F o ll ow G enera l ILLY advice in sticking - to your proper work with earnestnes s, and .eschewing_" brass bands and luncheons." Strive t° make tho English Volunteer a model man in all that. 15 , honourable atithinble; Mid you will do far haVe COntribute c to the respectability, manhood, and strength of our dear Old England.. You will thus help to preserve our countrymen from 'periodical panics, do the best thing' that can be done to make war unlikely, and be learning' how to discharge your duty as Christian Englishmen' should any crisis suddenly d eman d th e pu tti ng f or th 0! all the energy of our ." National Defences." • MIDLAND CIRCUIT. NORTHAMPTON, Dec. 9, MURDER OF TWO CILII.I)4EN BY A, MOTHER, Martha Ann Lewis, 24, wife of a bootmaker, was 0; dieted for the' wilful murder of her infant son and daughter, at Fiaedon, on the 17th of -August last. Mr. litaunsell. prosecuted ; Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoner. The' prisoner was., the wife of a shoemaker a t Finedon, and up to a short time before this ocourj rence, she was an affectionate mother and a caret' wife. But. about July last . a great change was ntr ticecl both. in her manners and appearance ? . she ,beil at times low and dejected, - and at " others she wool be laughing. On the 17th of Angust last the prisoner, being, missing from her home,-her brother, Joseph Nall" ington; and another man Went to look for her. Th e y found her standing =tear "some -rails, about 150 yard s from_ from a pond in-the grounds of7Mackworth Dolben, -r-A s ` l ; She refused . to go home, and Wallington asked her Were her children iwere. - She said, "Down lower," pointtj towards the pond. She seemed. dull and strand. Shortly afterwards her father-in-law, Ephraim LeT e arrived, and on his asking her where her baby was, She 'said, " They are both in the water. Lthrew them . l ll , l The children, one a b u y of t wo an d a h a lf y ea rs ow , and the other a girl•Of four 'Months old, were found to the pond quite dead, and on, furthe r que,stioning, he prisoner said she, put them in about three o'clock, 7., ~ that more than-three hours elapsed before they 08 ' found: • • • FOr the defence, it was shown that a month prior the :17th of August many peopre 'in -the village' observed -the change in the prisoner, who frequentil complained Of pains in the head. She was e l pecialli strange on the' preceding - daY'and :the -Saturdayhef°,; After remaining kw the, county. ;gaol for some dayF k. c prisoner was removed to the NOrthampton "Luu?,t l Asylhm, the medical Superitittnderit of which establish , .ment, and the surgeon of-the . gaol,:both were of opilll' o f that at the time she , committed this act she was unsound mind. - • The Jury acquitted the pri s one r o n th e groun d Of insanity. 'She was-ordered to be detained during her 1119,j01P pleasure. • • . . k.,` 14 ~~ ~ ~,. .. . - J MR.MACREADY'S SON ON THE AustiLALIA.N STAOP: . , We extract the following from field's Life in Victoria •,, t , "_ At 'the_ Theatre . Royal; Ballarat, on- Monday nif, g ; Mr. Edward Macready, a son of the eminent trageal i made his debut' as - Claude Ifelnotte, in the " Lac') d - Lyons." The manner in which_the character was sustaill e j evidenced considerable attention and study, bat fan t to convince us that the' de'bidant is yet tialrfiell to' 7777:"'''" r"'"'"7777,"—• .1 • •• 1 , 1 ( sp - qc at pie corielusioh of tolae piece, 'however, 0 . 'lliatreadY simply made' his firstappearante'-' as pro f 0 0 - sional - aeterinot as an experienced performer,' and is these grOunds; if only but of resifect to his father, he sure to meet with an encouraging reception." ' wo g A WILD Gint.- 4 4.. ,Avfiss.jogrnal has the follo strange story : I z - -kirdollinnti - of'Saint Margaretben , e the canton of Saint - Gal--on entering a wood near i. 5 I affewidays;:ago, perceived some branches ' .49 ' 1 : 0 8 had been placed against a fir-tree move, as if sprite a ed "Were beneath'iliem. - He, though licit - without feat, rvl e - ti , then ; and ,to ;his Attonishmedt folind ealy clad, and benumbed with cold. :He took her to house, and sent for 'the' inthbrities: of the vil Ls /01 4nd ;they placed' .hat 'in th 9 :Workhouse, The t he then made a statement, to this. effect :—She iso daughter of what are' Called - lieimailidie , 'pater i a tols sort of pariahs who belong to no particular C, 3 , 0 0 —and neither :they f. nor tAierserj layer lived be" o ref a roof. She.,knew not their name, and they had 11 0er, cailedler anything else than Ofttre one); . 0 of age is eightetrr,)ltt she has_not the slightest :110% ,t hef religion. One. day a *dent quarrel between her Di tter, ana Mother took - idde,' - ' - atia l 'the fcithier killed *NI a knife. On - that she.(the girl) took to ffigrt"-t9,i o had ever since wandered about the woodk and Inc:M a o: 4 ; living on wild fruits aMl44gbiables pilfered fronl P e ", s all To explain how she - waVnot-discovered sooner, fi"' r ce an d,toP t bo that her custom wits to hideduring the day, about at night. -SwlB4-journals, in relatr a tod strange affair, call-to-mind-that Buffon in his a fir History speaks of:4;gittvrhof , ltyktpentury was fow l ,n a forest in Champagne. tY STUDY' or STORMS.—A few weeks se e d/ _ _ ,111d$ I' I L A 1 1 ‘ 41 ►; -Afigbdiailbe Jai lthe • Advancemeni7 ol T -Sei c c o ' ll; rlassed 4 ;resoluti on, praying, the Board of Trad e t ° sidei the - pOsaibilityz of - watching the rise, for°2, cO e direaioi orittOims;; an' the means, for sending', '' n o til e c of sudden danger, a series of warning telegr a mplol ol coast. A few days ago, at a meeting of the 00w i eor the aiioolatkit tticklagham Palace, the Prince t f o r this reso lution was again br,ough o cioi ward, and, after same 'debate, was referred as"tt Thel s/reeciteinendation to the- care of-the Board of - Trade. •iYiKeck of the- ,Royalve ( has quickened p4b ,;, t' o itrt,', terest in" a topic alwnys of vast importance to time people. That unread iness at Margate;i tOI lif e was sa crificed - oft - tile - North Foreland, sh °, tb e %ho t ugii(Bo, ties- A va f of o r -doing allithat, is-kheOreticailYz how much mightbe_lloßo_ with comparative svriloce, and sage. The recommendations of Bc ci L til e ( haeted by the t itifluenee of the Prince Consort, o dd ' o f eagerness of the ~.pUblie, :zioyr /3° liont.he Many points have to be weighed --- w - ' - of .set have to be - eoUsulted—all that is know': n f to ' t o set-of, the' prevailing :winds,:the:kise and ,fali' - ari cl a t ,P,Oratur? .round, our shores the, raip-fall. iti• •ao inontlfs and at various dso see: the! teeth' iit,a "day. Yet' we' '-artero the ,As4eva4liat ip.n case sq , iirgent, _for Royal Vi o bile goino• - dowp. and even ' Channel fleets in "Per , ae liher%ii geutfethen of '.thelßtrard of Trade compare and 40 ,0° n.4.time will be-lost. As the. eed is pressi4g, hould be'sYrift, as lien as sure, —4theneetio. NORTHERN DAILY TIMES