The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-08 00:00:00

aters eartis CURRY HIP VALUERS, .2and —vessels from 50 to DERBY- BUILD' always on sale Ships 66 to ',SOO tons re J. GETTY AND CO SHIP L STEAM LIVERPOOL CUNARD, Cunard AUCTIONE Sr HALL STREET, LONDON. Ott Salt 1 / 4:‘ FOR SAL . aPPer Barry. 133 feet; bre his fine yes, IDJTISTER, -- 495 44 assed A arge carrier, and sails two suits of sails, and i rst-rato o-der early for an _ ER IL' A. MUNN & CO., Br Tara apply to BO 'Th;p4, 3, Yc rk-b .hel wit thor,ug CURRY & CO.), LLE op SHIPS, - , 3urt of Admiralty, NOS, WATER-STREET, 2000 tons ; Steamers. &c, CO., (LATE TONGE, CURRY and C 0.,) BROKERS FOR THE SALE of SHIPS, AND SHIP VALUERS, 1, FENWICX-STREET, Steamers, &c., of from ND SALVAGE BROKERS, AND SHIP VALUERS. EET, AND 17, , LONDON, .ante Agent 'HE SALE 0 - F SHIPS, AND SHIP VALUERS, D.I.LE-STREET, & AUSTEN, 'ILUERS AND BROKERS, ;ERS FOR THE SALE OF ZIPS, WRECKS, &c., AND 150, LEADEN tons. Length 1, 14 feet :1 in ch Lloyd's: is a ell found in stores, has is now being rec - ppered, L—For further part cu _ OR SA ers for the S, MOOR Aped and caulked ier spars k, and presents a strk I with S, . uer ta [ening, to the ..er capable of carrying the straining. Her frame is prinei sap, weal squared and bolted, and her She combines great capa argo with beautiful bites for speed, and will shift without her cabi . and forecastle are fitted, sn I she is now ready to atar k. free anking is unusually heavy She now lies in the Brunswick Graving-oock, pre or examination and inspec nvited to avail ng a most favourable opportunt or workm .nship, of which purchasers a nd sketch of fastening, &c., apply Mcssrs. CLAYTON ling& RIGAN, shipbuilders, or t 3ER.r A. MUNN & CO., Brokers for the Sale of Ships, 3, -buildings, Dale-street, Liverpool. r inveotori,s , FOR SALE. the beautiful Brig LUCIEN ; P.l, :k 260-234 tons measurement. Length 100 feet, breadth 21 feet 2-10 hs, depth 14feet 3-10tts. This very hand - some little vessel was built at Quebec. in the fall of the very hest materials, and no expense was spared in strong, serviceable vessel, and while she will cry gre.t stowage capacity for her tonnage, she fas sailer. She is at present lyin, in the apply to HOLDERNESS and rendering her a really be found to h,vi is also a rergarkal Xing's Dock.—For - particulars CHILTON. FOR SALE, the Steamer ARCHIBALD, 40 horse rower ; plying on the River Mersey, 4 1 .4,! be seen daily at the Albert Dora Wall App ly M t y o iashT:lsass.. SAMUEL & WILLI aM PEARCE andCo a ington-buhdings, Brunswick-street. FOR SALE, the ne CA.RIIENTA ; t., , v 22 at ash, gi h 194 feet 5-1 feet 2.loths ; 11 under apeial s arefully seleete, N. 8., of and th 'e sprue, ,est des4 workmanship, model and outfit copper to —ADE wick Ooc cri tion ; la d. and requires gallant fore- In Bruns. 3BS, BRIGHT" & co, —Length, 139 Eu6tratia. MERSEY LINE OF , - t4it n\V , . , other dates SYDNEY MELBOURNE AUSTRALIAN PACKETS gned will despatch the following and .st.c'ass Ships, punctually on their advertised LIBERIA Captain BELLCARRIGG.. CALVERT Tons. To Sail. 876.. Feb. 10 909.. R, b, 20, ADELAIDE.. Z kINISTROOII. SYDNEY HOFKILLt For terms of Frei Lions, apply to 633.. Marc ior accommoda- gs, Water-street t \ FOR SALE, the EGYPTIAN c o, 6 spru . und.r special sutve ation at Lloyd's on t a beautiful model • sails and carries w kpply GIBBS, 13%i,IGHT & CO. asseA reef unde A 1 s I can s ports with ailast. In ( 3BS, BRIGHT & CO Passage, ,vine su EDMUND THOMPSON, Zanitet Btates 1-10ths; breadth, 27 feet 6-10th3 ; depth, 19 felt; 8 tons; built tt St. John, N. 8., in 18i4 of bayshore er fastened, and In Brunswick FOR SALE, the new Ship BENCOOLEN— Length, 216 feet 7..10th5; breadth, 36 feet 8-loths ; depth 22 feet ; 1500 tons per register built u ider x.special survey at St. John, New Brunswick, of the alq and finished in a first class manner; a fine model, rime carries a larva r.argo at a very light draft, kneed; coppered, and boot are, and ran be sent to sea on Dock.— Anplyto GIBBS, BRIGHT & CO FOR SALE, the Brig SURPRISE ; l engt h , _ . _ t 7-10ths ; depth, lo built at Guernsey, lassed at Lloyd's r-fastened. This , and with the draft or P(IPPT GEORGE ARKLE ght or LINE OF PACKETS FOR NEW ORLEANS To Sail from Liverp 00l on the FIRST AND FIFTEENTII OF EACH MONTH A.CKET OF THE FIFTEENTH FEBRUA FOR SEW ORLEANS, The splendid A 1 American Ship .rafg• JOHN COTTLE, R. S. HALLOWELL, Commander; Burthen 1744 tons ; copper fastened ; now on her second voyage 4, from her fast sailing qualities, is an excellent conveyance goods.—Apply to__ only, Ef.A for d BOULT, ENGLISH & BRANDON. Agents in New Orleans, 31,ssrs. J. P. WUITNEY and Co., 61, Camp-street. itIGRATION U AIifEKICA : 4 4 ' :e4i)L IS I 111 X c. GRINNELL'S "SWALLOW TAIL" LINE ~: .VZ . .... 2 1;,... ri. fy o , OF PACKET-SHIPS. Plymonth Rock, Hammond,lsoo i Ontario, Wood (new 914)-1500 London, Hubbard.— ISA , Albert Gallatin. Delano —.1600 Auroraquntin4 (new ship) l5 ), j Ashbart .n, Bradish ll5O New World, Knight ......1500 ; Constantine, Macoduck 2000 American Union, Caldwell l5OO Minnesota. Allen FOR NEW YORK . 150 U Andrew Foster, Swift ..... 1500 West Point, Mulliner .....2500 Unde.writer, Shipley , Ticonderoga, Boyle Constellation, Allen FOR BOSTON. Weekly durilig the Season. The Subscribers continu weakly. Provisions will above Packet-ships, e passenvrs during the . Parties residing at a to dispatch the •ovave according to the a distance cart have berth, s for each person going. Pi theh friend., tr. b.— - remitt g a deposit of .4 Unfteb atatts. , . " BLACK DIAMOND " 4 . " LINE 01' PHILADELPHIA PACKETS, e - - - Philadelphia on the 15th of each Month. STALWART I uc•s ...... 1100 tons.. February —. 1 PHILADELPHIA Poor .1200 tons.. March 1. NONPAREIL DuNm...... 1500 tons.. April 1. MWM. CHAMBERLAIN SII ERMAN' ..1200 tons...Bfay 1. The Rhips of this Line are built of the very best materials, have superic: accommodation for passengers, and are commanded by men of experienee and ability. These ships will take steam up the Dela. Vat,. A ppi7 to RICHARDSON SPENCE & CO., Corn Excharive, Brunswick-street. STEAM TO NEW YORK, The Glasgow and New York Steamship Company's powerful and fast-sailing Screw Steam Ships, EDINBURGH NEW YORK 2,200 tons 2 050 „ WM. CUMMING, Commander, _ _ R. CRAIG 1,962 J. DUNCAN, GLASGOW The new screw Steamship EDINBURG H, Is intended to sail from • . GLASGOW TO NEW YORK, On WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH INSTANT. CABIN PASSAGE, including Provisions, hut not Wines or Liquors, which will be supplied on board at moderate rz tes, FIFTEEN GUINEAS. A limited Lumber of Passengers will be talien at EIGUT GUINKAS, supplied with Trovis ons of good quality, properly cooked. CARRIES A SURGEON. Freight to New York • and all trans.sh and Five per c be + aken B earrian from Liverpool to Glas. es there), 5 per ton measure- None but engaged goods will primage sssox, 58, South Castle-street .., or lading to be had at S. Apply to M. LANGLANDS, Glaogow; or to LANGTRYS & CO., 20, Water-street, Liverpool NEW YORK. PASSAGE MONEY, N BELGIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY. am.. 611 STEAM FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO NEW YORE. • The mazn: it Steam-ships, "'• GIQUE TUTION 3RABANT (now building) 2 5OO ie Steamers will sail every fortnight from Southampton to , rk ; will carry the Belgian Mail ; and are built for the ex- se of carrying .414; Third class, gers will he found, during the voy site, and with a first-rate Table (Wines and Liquors excepted). Passengers of tae Third class will have to pro vide themselves with Beds, Bedding, Knife and Fork, spoons and Cup only. all other utensils will be supplied by the ship. The Provisions will be supplied in a cooked state of the best quality, and mo-t liberal In quantity, so that Passengers need not provide themselves with any extra Provisions or Messing utensils. For Freight and Passage apply to SABEL and CORTIS, 17. Water-street, Liverpool; and OWEN HAZELL and Co., 6, Oriental-place. Southampton. N.B.—On the Ist May next, the regular service of the Brazilian Ilail Line will commence, of wig< + fiirther notice will be gir.3!_.: st class, .t'2l ; Second Second Class Passe ► LIVERPOOL & PHILADELPHIA STEAM-SHIP COMPANY'S IRON SCREW STEAM-SHIPS CITY riAL'I MORE 2367 tons.. Capt. Robt. Leitch CITY OF WAS lINGTON 2380 tons.. Capt. Wm, Wylie. CITY OF MAN CHFS:.ER 2109 tons.. Capt. P. C. Petrie. RATE 3 OF PASSAGE FROM LIVERPOOL. Cabin, In two berth state-rooms, Twenty-one Guineas each berth i Cabin, in three-berth state-rooms, Seventeen Guineas each berth ; Cabin, in forward state-rooms, Fifteen Guineas each berth—including provisions and steward's fee. All having the same privileges, an messing together. A limited number of passengers will be taken at Nine Guineas, including as much provisions as required; and these passengers are hereby informed that in order to satisfy the require ments of the Government Officers, the date tilled into their contract tickets will be in every case the date of the day preceding the fixed day of sailing. These steamers carry " Phillip's Patent Fire Anni hilator." An experienced Burgeon is attached to each steamer. Dogs charged ..e3 each. Freight per ton, anti Unmaaufactured Goods, &c., will be taken subject to agreement, payable here or in Philadelphia, at 4 dollars 80 cents p er P oun d ster li ng. Apply, in Philadelphia, to John G. Dale, 17, Walnut-strict, In Bel:ast, to Rlchardsou Brothers St Co.; in Dublin, to Cornelius Carleton ; in London, to Edwards, Sandford 1: Co, for passengers, and Pickford & Co., for goods; in Paris to Fred. Redfern, 8, Rue de la Pale; in Havre to W. Davidson; in Manchester to George Stonier and in Liverpool to WILLIAM INMAN, 1 and 13, Tower-buildings. N.B.—When the arrangements are completed, and sufficient woods offer, one of the above, or other steam-vessels, will proceed to BAL TIMOR R, caillna at NO l 4 P' l !,'"C, Virginia. or other ports on the Chespeake. going or returning. ilftira. - AFRICAN MAILS . A ‘ # -A3 NOTICE. bii.. , TICE. In consequence of the ETHIOPF.'S return, the NIGER will now be detpatelted from PLYMOUTH' on the 24th instant, and not from LIVERPOOL. WM. LAIRD & CO., 7th February, 1556. Agents in Liverpool. :sirous of transmitting money to drafts at sight for Jel and up- Cppt, etr -.. ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), THE LEVANI ?''' CONSTANTINOPLE, BLACK SEA, AND THE DANTTEE. Regular Line of First-class Clipper Vessels, for ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), the LEVANT, CONS rANTINOPLE, BLACK SEA,and the DANUBE, despatched by E. and J. P .SCHILIZZI, Jun. Destination. Vessel. Will sailabout the SYRA & sMY RNA CONSTANTINOPLE AND ' RESOLUTION l3th Feb. sALONICA 9th Feb. SALONICA, & sMYRNA.... CATII. MORRISON....2Oth Feb. 1 . PI LLGWE N LLY TREBIZON DE . BA LAKLANA. LIVELY L.E ...... MATARO . 15th Feb. CONSTANTINOP• • - • • . CONSTAN TINO ' ''' . .., N ; gth Feb. ... NORV,-.1. TREBIZONDE l :' 1 EARL OF DERBY.— 2 0 th Feb. G ALAI Z & 18RAii...:.. ' 25th Feb. For Freights, &c.i.Ply.i; "NIBE .. E. & J• P. BCHILIZZI, JUN., 8 Brunswick-buildings. ------___ eurlttp. Goods will be received, in Wpellington I^rity of arrival, at th e l oading berth, Dock. LEVANT SCREW STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY'S FOR First-class Steam.shio, GRECIAN. I ATHENIAN, ARMENIAN. CIRCASSIAN.I EGYPTIAN. CRIMEAN. ICA, CONSTANTINOPLE, & SMYRNA CALLING AT MALTA AND SYRA. EGYPTIAN .... ....Wm. M'MicREN, Commander, ca,ean h wards, payable ou our house at New Second Cabin, anr l Steeracte Passawe , apply t, BOWMA.N t GRINNELL & C0.,5 Reg—. dock, uis , rpot 1; and 87, South-st.eet, New York. N • ll . — PassenTers going tby these plcket- , hips canLhave their lutgagt stored Fre- in a warehouse attached to the ()Mae. For Cabin, Poop, s intended to sail from Wellington Dock, ou WEDNESDAY, the •ent,-oad, Clarence- 13th February FREIGHTS t•a Malta, Syra, Salon c I, Constantinople, and Smyrna; —Fine goods, grey goods, and twist goods, 55s and 10 per cent )rimaze other goods as per agreem( nt. PROM Emigration : o),\. LINTERP sT4 , r _ OOL TO THE UNITED ES AND BRITISH AMERICA, ORIENTAL WA.SHINGT ON" LINE OF PACKETS. DAVID CROCI iiiiii ::::::::::: Rrnin".• •• • • 16as 2 1 st Feb. WA. RATH BO N E ........ S Pr e :t e 7 ...... 1 1 , 6" • • nw WAS II I NGTON . .......... ....... --"()• • • •To fon D o e w rt qAS FLAN CABOT - ...... 250.• .••••••..watts. ...... ?TON ..Rus ...... 1 8t)0... • " • NDUSKY Bees ....... isoo.. • Robinson ....2000..:• [CHARD ROBINSON. .C.SCRANTON. 5n encer......2a00.. • At ONVICH OF THE SEAS " Chase ......20000 t PHILADELPHIA. DD Black Diamond" Line, on the Ist of each month. NEW ORLEANS. ,All Freights must he paid in Liverpool To prevent the possibility of after discussion, it is requested that Shippers will send a person to the Quay to see their Goods measured. **. In the event of these steamers being placed in Quarantine at any port, Cargo will, on the arrival of the Steamer, require to be immediately taken away and transferred to another Vessel or Depot, to perform Quarantine, at the expense and risk of the Shippers or Consignees. This also applies to Passengers. Bills of Lading are required to be at the Office ha Liverpool for Signature the day previous to sailing. Goods for the above-named Ports must have the place of their des. tination distinctly marked on them, in letters of not less than two inches, otherwise the Agents will not he accountable for mistakes. Shippers will please send a Shipping Note with each cart-load h e of r ,00r f reight Good a. . V, c , to reight or passage apply to Lewis Potter & Co., Glasgow; or FOWLE R & DAGNAI,L, 4, Tower-buildings West. ------___ -c IMAGO PiONI LIVERPOOL AND THE EAST SCREW STEAM SHIPS. Tons A ARCADIA ..... • Tons . -.1100 LACONIA l2( 0 tig , oll IREOTIA. • . ...... 1000 ORONTES ...... 700 - lONIA ........... 1300 THESSALIA.— „ 1200 FOR CONSTANTINOP LE AT MALTA SY ANDSM , RA A, CALLING The splendid first-class fast Steamer ARCADIA, CARI.YLE JUVENTA FRANKLIN KING SENATOR. 1200....10th Feb ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK. EUDOCIA On thu sth and 20th of each month. --....25th Feb E. WeeklyQduurEß the season. Enclosed Rooms for families who wish to be more select, can be reserved for those who require them, Berths in the First and Second Cabin, and Steerage, can be . t , )3; , remitting a deposit of oe'l to the undersigned, who will '',formation respecting the p assage to the above ports, and G. n. CORBETT, Commander, passengers Will leave Nelson Do k, on Tuesday next, the 12th (unleas prevented by mit rteen eireum,tances), vrl h gm,ds and This Steamer has very superior accommodation for Pleat Class' Passengers. For freight or passage apply to the Agents PAPAYANNI & MUSSABINI, Fenwick-chambers, Fenwick-street. secur give to the interior . BABEL & CORTIS, 3, Itegent,road ; and 63, Fulton-street, Nos York. NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1866, STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND BORDEAUX, ;'CALLING AT NANTES AND CHARENTE. _ - . The WEST OF FRANCE STEAM NAVIGATION . - \ COMPANY have now completed arrangements for or , .. v it - gib l' \ placing their powerful steamers - .41116.4 k 6 Tons. Power. Captains. LOIRF 630. .100 Wm. RANI sAv, GARONNE.. 750 On this line very shortly. SABBATH DEFENCE MOVEMENT TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—lt is said that the late Mr. Joseph Hume expressed the opinion, that as the pictures in the National Gallery, and the objects in the British Museum, were paid for out of the public purse, and that as the labouring population were contributors to that purse, it should not be denied to them the only period of the week when they could conveniently view such collections, namely, the Sunday after morning service, and that at twelve o'clock on that day he would open instructive, useful exhibitions to the public, at the same time as the beer shops are opened, thus giv ing. the people the option of which they would frequent. I once had the misfortune'to spend a wet Sunday in London, and haves ill fresh in my memory, though several years ago, what a dreary range of desolate streets there was, and how comfortable and tempt ing -looking were the gin palaces, brilliantly illuminated. Can it be xvondered at if poor people turn into public-houses for warmth and refreshment, when all is cold, wet, and comfortless without? It may be said, perhaps, that the people might go to church on such a day as I describe ; but you cannot be in church all day, and if you do go, you are liable to hear such wretched twaddle, called a sermon, which no thinking man can listen to with satisfaction. ;I hese vessels are built specially fur this trade, and combine splendid accommodation for passengers, with great capacity for cargo. M•CLUNE & TAMPLIN. Managing Owners, Liverpool WEEKLY STEAM COMMUNICATION TO AND FROM LONDON, CALLING AT PENZANCE, FALMOUTH. PLYMOUTH, PORTSMOUTH, AND SOUTHA \IPTON. The LONDON & LIVERPOOL 8 - UAW SHIP • COMPANY beg to ar.nounce their i n t en ti on o f •1, despatching oe of their powertul vesse l s weekly - Ft .A.M"' from each port, or ottener as the trade may re quire, v z.:= Last Sunday, while walking in the country, I considered it a pleasant sight to see a large group of boys and some men playing at the invigorating and healthy game of hockey. - - It is quite impossible to drive people to church by locking up places of innocent amusement on a Sunday; and if you did succeed in forcing them to go, the chances are that they would go in a wrong frame of mind. - - Tons. Power. Captains. ANTELOPE ..1007 l5O REID. EMPRESS EUGENIE... 75, lOO W. B. Simrsom. TOWN OF LIVERPOOL 750 lOO W. JONES. 1 hese vessels are all first-class, and well known ; have superior accommodation for passengers, combined with great speed and capacity for goods. Every exertion will be made to deserve the liberal support pre viously accorded to this ape. M'CLUNE & TAMPLIN, Managing Owners, Liverpool. Far be it from me to cast any slight on public worship, but I say, that as now carried out in our churches, it is either tedious and ineffective, or elso made repulsive, by hearing a man from a pulpit abusing other sects. It is my firm conviction, Mr. Editor, that a virtuous, honest, sober-minded, working man, who has the real Christian religion in him, not forced into him by creeds or threats, but the spirit of Christ implanted within him, such a man, I say, bringing up a family in the paths of sobriety, honesty, and virtue, sheds a lustre in the sphere in which he moves, and by his bright influence and example, even though he does take his family a walk on a Sunday instead of going to church, does more real good than any rhapsody that ever emanated from the pulpit of any learned doctor or divine in this town, yes, or than whole bushels of tracts. I must apologise for encroaching on your valua ble columns, but I see so much hollowness in the religion of many of our so-called " saints," that I cannot help availing myself of your excellent me dium for exposing it.—Yours, &c., ONWARD. Liverpool, Feb. 6, 1856. PRIVATE FERRIES, v. MR. LOWE'S BILL TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—Both the writer and others have frequently had occ9sion to crave a limited space in the columns of your widely circulated journal, for the purpose of exposing the pernicious practices of ferry monopolists, and also to elicit the aid of the press in remedying so great an evil, alike detrimental to the interest, convenience, and comfort of the public, as injurious to the owners of property situate proxi mate to, and in a great measure dependant upon, the fre quent facilities of transit from thence to Liverpool. Hitherto every effort of the inhabitants to enforce amend ment has proved abortive, the proprietors of such ferries proving themselves inexorable to entreaty, and proof against threats, consequently matters remain in a state of strati quo. The main stay of their independence rests upon the tact, that the ferries are manorial right, hereditary property ; and that no power, whether private, municipal, or parliamentary has a right to interfere with, or abolish their hereditary privileges. _ _ The claim of the corporation of Liverpool to the exaction of town dues having the same basis, and the subject now occupying the prominent attention of the legislature, it hPboves all interrested parties to watch the progress of Mr. Lowe's bill. If the claim of the corporation of Liverpool is founded upon the hereditary right of the individual from whom it w-s originally purchased, and such right can be abrogated by an act of parliament, on the plea that the monopoly is adverse to the interest of shipowners, and the welfare of the community, the same plea will hold relatively good with respect to manorial right monopoly and house-owners, tradesmen, labourers, merchants, &c., and the same powers must be available for its extinction. I trust the foregoing remarks will rouse the attention of interested parties, and receive the advocacy of the NORTHERN TIMES.—Yours, W. E. EDWARDS. Poolton, Cheshire, 6th February, 18,56. The Northern Bee of San. 26, a journal published at St. Petersburg, contains the following passage :—" May God grant us peace ; but, should it not be concluded, Russia still has at her disposal sufficient means of resist ance to repel her enemies with energy. Russia desires peace, but she does not fear war " In the same number of the Northern Bee it is said :—" As regards France, it may be positively affirmed that the French nation loves and respects the Russians. The French prisoners, on their part, have been treated like brothers." MILITARY DISTINCTIONS.—We understand that Dr. Andrew Smith, Director-general of the Army Medical Department, and Dr. John Hall, chief of the Medical Staff in the East, are to receive the dignity of K.C.B. and that several other members of the Army Medical Department will be made C.B.'s. The Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour is to be conferred on Viscount Hardinge, Sir James Simpson, and Sir Edmund Lyons. The rank of Commander of the Order o n Sir *John Burgoyne. Sir George Brown, Sir De L acy E vans, Sir Houston Stewart, Sir Harry Jones, and other officers. Among those designated to the rank of Chevalier of the Order are Sir Richard England, the Earl of Lucan, Sir. H. Bentinck, Sir Cohn Campbell, Sir John Pennefather, the Earl of Cardigan. Sir William J. Cod rington, Sir Richard Airey, Sir R. Dacres, Sir James Scarlett, Sir George Buller, Sir William Eyre, and Major- General Windham. A large number of regimental officers and men will receive minor decorations of the Order, and we understand those who have served continuously from the commencement of the war will be especially consi dered.----Court Journal. THE IRISH JunicrAr. BE'eCH.—A report has been cur rent for some few days past in Dublin, the accuracy of which, although strongly insisted upon in some quarters, can by no means be vouched for as being anything more substantial than a re-hash of rumours which have pre vailed, in agreater or less degree, every day since the open ing of Michaelmas Term in November last. The report in its new form is, however, in every man's mouth, and is to the effect that a correspondence of another disagreeable nature has taken place between the Lord Chancellor (Brady) and the venerable Baron Pennefather, having reference to the motion about to be submitted to the House of Commons by an English member, with respect to the ages and length of service of the present occupants of the Irish judicial bench. Without paying any attention to the alleged substance of the communications which have passed between the two high legal functionaries, it will be quite enough to mention as the upshot of the business that the affair did not terminate to the satisfaction of the Chancellor, although his lordship, in the course of the correspondence, pretty plainly hinted at the probability of the government being coerced by the force of public opinion to offer no opposition to the motion of Sir John Shelley. ITALY.—A. letter from Rome, of the 22nd ult. says : "The Pope, yesterday, celebrated the holiday of St. Agnes in the church dedicated to her in the Piazza Navone. :on the very spot on which the church stands, she, according to the legend, was miraculously protected from the insults of two drunken soldiers, by her hair suddenly growing so as to cover her entirely as in impenetrable armour. The Academy of the Propaganda, in honour of the Epiphany, held its annual fete of languages on tho 13th and 14th. The ostensible object of these fetes is to celebrate in poetry and prose, in all the languages of the world, the mystery of the adoration of the Magi ; but, in order to avoid the monotony of the same subject treated year after year for centuries, one of the most striking religious events of the year is selected. Thus, last year, the adop tion of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception was celebrated, and this year the subject chosen was the pro vidential escape of the Pope, the Cardinals, and the pupils of the Propaganda in the accident on the 12th of April in - the monastery of St. Agnes. This interesting subject was treated with a good deal of spirit and variety. The first poem read was in Hebrew, and dwelt on the joy of Satan at the danger of the Pontiff and the pupils. The second was a hymn in ancieat and modern Chaldean on the saving of the Pope. Then were recited in succession a prayer of the fallen in Syriac ; an expression of Eternal gratitude,' in Armenian ; Fulness of the heart,' by an Arab ; 'Presents of the rescued missionary,' by a Chinese ; the Delightful spectacle of the Pontiff and his companions being saved,' in Georgian ; the annual pro cession in memory of the accident of the 12th April,' by a Peruvian; Two visions showing Satan preparing her vengeance,' by a Kurd; the Souvenir of the Rescue,' by a Hindoo ; Satan flying from the ruins of St. A gnes, when disappointed in his hopes,' by a Turk ; Three pre sents from his brethren,' by a native of the Soudan ; and, lastly, two Cophts of Memp hi s a n d Thebes, sang the who consoles Zion an d repa i rs all 'on to these productions i n th e lan rica, 18 in number, 22 o th ers in the ` ig C s a r rg a ue i issneoss.f,oAf In nihae addition o dd r i t d mi languages of Europe, commencing by modern Greek and ending by Italian, were delivered. The French poem was, however, not in accordance with the programme —its theme being the Sisters of Charity.' DOCK COMMITTEE.-YESTERDAY. ..........,„.____,._._ The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held at one o'clock, yesterday, at the Dock-offices; Mr. Charles Turner, chairman, in the chair. Other members present Messrs. F. Sh an d, Robinson, Brockleb an k, Ch aloner Rounthwaite, Robertson Gladstone, Lockett, Littled ale, Barber, Mondel, Holden, Rathbone, Anderson, Hub back, Rankin, Smith, Palmer, J. Holme, and Evans. The sub-committee of works, recommended that the tender of Messrs . Thomas Vernon and Son, for the con struction of two wrought-iron girder-bridges, to be erected at the North Docks Railway ; of Messrs. Johr and Thomas Thompson, for supplying steam and house coal for two years; and of Mr. D. Chadwick, for the supply of half-a-ton of yarn, &c., be accepted.-- Confirmed. The marine sub-committee recommended that £25 be given as a final grant to the widow of Cohn Edward, late second master of the Crosby light-ship, and that a new boat, twenty-one feet long, be provided for the ship, —Confirmed: The harbour's committee recommended that £1 be given to William Martin, gateman, for saving the life of a woman who fell into the dock.—Confirmed. A letter was read from Mr. Robert Lamont, requesting to be informed what the cost would be fir whitewashing the roof of the shed occupied as a permanent berth by his company, in connection with Messrs. Burns and slaclver, and also the principle on which the committee refused to do it themselves. Mr. Lockett replied that the committee had refused on the principle, that as it 'was a permanent berth, the parties who occupied it should do the work ; and also, because though the expense in this instance would be small, yet if it were granted, the committee would be called on to do the same to every shed in connection with the docks. Mr. Rounthwaite thought it paltry economy, and not worthy of them as a public body, to refuse a request which was in itself so proper. He did not think that the fact of its being a permanent berth, affected the principle. The question should be, was the work necessary for the efficiency of the shed ? He thought it was, and besides that, the request should have been granted because of other work h av i ng b een d one to the sed at the instance of Messrs. Burns and Maclver. Mr. Mandel observed, that by not whitening the sheds they shortened the working time in the day, during the winter months, fully an hour. He, therefore, thought was bad economy not to do that which was essential to their thorough efficiency. Mr. Gladstone said, that the privilege of having special appropriated berths, was a great advantage to any company, for r ue to h a ex b p e e n c e t fit. thatTthheeyy made woul use ddo 8 0 as warehouses, and he felt s ure that if the law enabled them to put special berths up t o auction, they would get a large sum over and ab ove th e 'M t the hi s n t g e and d i s n , return it w fa a e s t, rates for the privilege. The Surveyor, in reply to the chairman said, that the expense in this instance would be £l4, but that if all the sheds were to be whitewashed, say once every two years, the cost would be between £4OO and £5OO. He thought it would be injurous to whitewash the roofs.i ... No resolution was come to in the matter, but the secretary was directed to inform Mr. Lamont, of the principle on which his request had been refused, and the estimated cost of the work. A letter was read from Mr. W. Evans, complaining that the tender of Messrs. Conway and Co. for clothing, had been accepted, though his oiler was lOs per suit less. He imputed no partiality to the committee, but declared that as he believed foul play existed somewhere, an investiga tion into the matter would be welcomed by him, and other tradesmen of the town. Mr. Lockett said, that the committee had no reason to doubt the integriy and impartiality of the gentleman who examined the samples, but in order to prevent any suspicion for the future, they had resolved to put their own private marks on the goods, before submitting them for inspection. A letter from Mr R. J. Sibbald, requesting permission :o place on the landing-stage, his ship-communicator and ife-buoy, was referred to the marine committee. This concluded the general business. Sultria. FOR TRIESTE, The fast sailing American Clipper C U RRITUCK, 59 . 3 Tons Register; Captain FORSTER ; Coppered and Copper-fastened, First Class, And presents a good opportunity for Shippers of Fine Goods. Apply to SAMUEL and WM. PEARCE & Co., Washington•buildings, Brunswick-street Cbitta. Has half her cargo engaged, and w:11 he desp , tched 20th inst. FOR LIOAG KONG, DIRECT, The splendid Aberdeen.huil' clipper Ship sToktNowAy, H. L. HART, Commander ; 593 tons register; A 1 at Lloyd's thirteen years. This beautiful vessel, well known in the trade as having made the moat rapid passages on record, is the best opportunity for shippers desirous of quick dispatch. Loaning in Salthouse Dock.—For terms of freight, &c., apply to Messrs. Syers. Walker, and Syers ; or to W. 0. YOUNG. 19, Dale-street, Liverpool; 54, Cross-street, Manchester; Sun-court, Cornhill, London ate b auttion Very valuable LAND, near the new ship building yard, Birkenhead and in Claughton, near the Park. MR. BRANCH will SELL b y AUCTION , on Wednesday, the 13th inst., at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, Liverpool, in the following or such other lots, as may then be agreed upon, and subject to the conditions of sale to be then nroduce.i. Lo'. I. A piece of building LAND, situate on the north side of Abbey - street, west side of Priory-street, and sou h side of a street called St. Mary-gate, in Birkenhead. The land contains 4,580 square yards, or thereabouts. Tenure, freehold of inheritance. 2. All that extensive piece of building Land, on the north side of Ball's-road, a short distance above Slatey-lane, near Claughton Park, and on the boundary of Oxton, containing about four acres. Tenure, freehold of inheritance. Lot 1 is situated within a short distance of the new ship building yards at Birkenhead, and is adapted to the requirements arising from the establishment of those works. A conttm'lated extension of works of a similar description, on the banks of Trannaere Pooi, imparts an additional value to this lot. Lot 2 is admirably adapted for the erection of villas or terrace houses. For further particulars apply to Messrs. Townsend and Ridley, solicitors, Fenwick-street ; or to Messrs. John and Henry Gregory, solLitors, 3, York-buildings, Sweetiug-street, Liverpool. STEAM TO PRESTON AND LYTHAM. The LIVERPOOL St PRESTON SCREW STEAM COMPANY will Commence Running their New a, m, Steamers, the YOUNG ENGLAND.. 225 Tons.. Capt. B urt . R a. LITTLE DORRIT 225 Tons.. Capt. WBBBER, In March next, with Gods and Pas,enceis. These vessels are built expressly for this station, and of extreme light draft of water, to enable them to deliver their cargoes along slue the quay at Preston at all times of the tide. AGENT IN PRESTON—THOS. MITCHELL. AGENTS IN LIVESPOOL—M'CLUNE & TAMPLIN. cotlattri. STEAM BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. The Glasgow and Liverpool Royal Steam \ packet Company's werful Steam-ship - ,44111r PRINCESS ROYAL, • 7.fr Captain J. NITHLERY ; is intended to sail as under:— Unless prevented by some unforeseen occurrence, From CLARENCE DOCK, LIVERPOOL. PRINCESS Saturday .... Feb 9, at 1 o'clock, Afternoon PRINCESS .... Thursday .... Feb 14, at 4 o'clock, Afternoon PRINCESS Tuesday Feb 19, at 9 o'clock, Evening PRINCESS Saturday Feb 23, at 12 o'clock, Noon PRINCESS ....Thursday Feb 28, at 3 o'clock, Afternoon N.B.—t•oods for shipment must be alongside the vessel one hour before appointed time of sailing. Fares:—Cabin, including Steward's Fee, 155.; Steerage, 6s. Servants 'n Cabin, Full Fare. ROBERT LAMONT, 17, Water-street, Liverpool. Coastiuise. RHYL, DENBIGH, HOLYWELL, AND ALL PARTS OF NORTH WALES. W , ,\ i . The quickest and cheap es t rou t e i s b y ' Re" , THE SATELLITE, TO MOSTYN. SAILING FROM LIVERPOOL. Saturday .. Feb g, 10 30 a.m. Tuesday Apply to Mr. John Watkins, B,Strand-street; or to DANIEL JAMES, 22, Union-street; THE LEEDS TIMES. INCREASE OF ClRCULATlON—averaging from 9,000 to 10,000 Copies Weekly. The LEEDS TIMES is now at the liead of all the Yorkshire weekly journals, one of the best family papers, and an excellentmeditim for advertisements. P.S —Copy forwarded on receipt of four stamps. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE -*--- TATTERSALL'S.YESTERDAY EVENING, LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 8 to 1 agst Harry Lorrequer (taken) 33 .. 1 ... Boundary (taken) 33 ... 1 ... Dangerous (taken) CHESTER CLIP 1000 to 20 agst Stork (taken) METROPOLITAN CUP 11 to 1 agst Van Galen (token) DERBY 1000 to 32 agst S. Day's lot SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE -.*--- LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 8 WIND YESTERDAY—West South-west, HIGH WATER—Morn., 12 28 —Eveg. 12 51—Height, 20 ft 0 in OPT THE PORT AND INWARD BOUND. Asiatic, Cluny, Kennebec, Hersilia, and Laura. ARRIVED. Feb. 7.—Emily, Tut,co.M and Queenstown—Pe-tche.Lee, 151ay.... Queen of the Exe, Bahia—Success, Macelo—Byzantium, Honduras. SAILED. Feb. 7.—Lebanon (s.s.), Constantinople—Plymouth Rock, and Chancellor, New York—Abyssinia, Cuba—Jos. Terra t, Melbourne. OUTPORTS, Queenstown, Feb. 7.—Arrived—Kezi, Ewart, Callao—lnverna (6.), F ristol. Milford, Feb. 5. —Arrived—Jane, Liverpool. MARITIME EXTRACTS. Liverpool. Feb. 7.—lt blew a heavy gale last ni ht and early this morning, from S.S.W. to S.W., and very violent squalls.—The Clangregor, from Calcutta, went on shore near Crosby Point, and re mains, with rudder unshipp^d, stern port damaged, and ship very muchshaken.—The Ocean Rover, from Charleston. went on shore near Crosby Pont, and remains, making a little water.—TheColum bia, from New York, dragged her anchors, went ashore near the Hug kisson dock wall, and remains.-1 he Commerce, of and for Con. way, frcm St. Helens with coals, was t owed into l%fostyn very l ea k y, wi.zh loss of mainsail, by the Point o f Ayr lifeboat.—Warbler, for with loss of jury, foret opmast, and bowsprit. L Messina, has put back.—The Ann Bald w i n, Johnson, from Fl am i ngo, arrivedamh, la h s ere, Feb. s.—The Pilgrim, f rom St. John, N. 8., to L iter. pool, put in here with loss of boats, & c., and waterlogge d . The Spanish ship Lima, from Liverpool to Bordeaux, Is at anchor off Fleetwood Light-house, with foreyard and wheel damaged. The Sarah Anne, from Brazils, is on shore near Pwllbeli. Crew saved. Pagel, Jan. 17.—The Wellfleet, from New Orleans to Liverpool, put in here to-day waterlogged, having 14 feet water in her; has been placed in quaeantine, not havin, a bill of health.—The Gibson Craig, from Calewla,to London, was towed is here by the schooner Scout, Jan. 14, with loss of mainmast, foretopmast, jibboom, &c., rudder damaged, and leaky, having encountered a gale on Jan. 8. She was admitted to pratique to-m,y.—The Milheiru, from Manilla, put in here on the 2nd inst., and was blown off again same day and has not since retnrned.—The a mfricdri brig Keying, for Ilamte, with cotton. put in here on the 1 lth inst., with loss of foretopmast, bowsprit, &c., and rudder damaged.—The American barque Warren, for Cork, with corn and meal, put in on the 11th inst., with loss of for-mast, bowsprit, &c., and rudder damaged, leaky, pumps choked, and part of cargo thrown overboard.—The American barque Sump ter, from Charleston, put in on the 15th, eaky, pumps choked, cargo shifted, was blown out again, and is now in front :of Praia. Jan. 21.—The Sumpter came in on the 18th. St. Niichaels, Jan. 25.—Since the 21st the weather has continued stormy from V.S.W. to N. W., and shipments have in consequence been suspended. Six vessels are at anchor, the others have been blown off, and some have left both anchors in the roads. Porthneigol, near Pwllheli, Feb. 6.—The Henry Pratt, Emery, of New York, from Mobile to Liverpool, came on shore about 5 o'clock this morning, in a heavy gale from W.S.W., and remains with masts cut away. SPOKEN, Lanercost, hence to Callao, in lat. 19 N., lon. I 0 W., Jan, 20.—. Ara:es ,s.s ), hence, in the Straits of Gibraltar, Jan. 30. FOREIGN PORTS. Hortense, Mills; andjAdelaide, Dumble—both hence at Fayal. Susan Bayley, Row; and Persian, Hacking—both hence at Smyrna. Karnak (s.s.), from Constantinople at Smyrna, and left for Alex. andria, Jan. 24. Afelita (s.s.), Anderson; and Egyptian (s.s.), WMicten—both from Alexandria at Malta Balbec (s.s.), sailed from Malta for Balaklava, Jan. 27. Louisa Ann, Evans, hence at Cagliari. Bitlington (0.5.), Thompson, from Malta at Gibraltar. Vulcan (s.s.), Dodds, trom Marseilles at Gibraltar, and left for Lisbon and Liverpool, Jan. 29. Wendilina, Hilbrand, from Venice; and Mary, Russell, from Missolonghi—both at Algeciras. Emperor, hence at Milford for Constantinople. Birgen, hence at Barcelona. Letitia, hence at Messina. Marvel, and Zouave—both hence at Beyrout. Helen Limisay, from the Cape of Good Hope at St. Helena, and sailed for Liverpool, Dec. 24. MARRIAGE. lear We are authorised to state that the announcement of a marriage having taken place between Mr. William Field, and Miss Jane Dawson, at Walton Church, is wholly destitute of foundation. No such marriage has taken place. HEALTH COMMITTEE.-YESTERDAY The usual weekly meeting of the committee was held at half-past two o'clock, yesterday, in the council chamber, town-hall, Mr. Dover in the chair. Other members present--Messrs. Beckwith, Godfrey, Hodson, Robertson Gladstone, M'Guffie, Haydock, Halhead, Johnson, Sheil, J. Holme, Crosthwaite. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. HEALTH OF THE TOWN. The Medical Officer of Health reported that the health of the town was in a satisfactory condition. The mor tality of last week was lower than in any week of the last three months, the deaths from zymotic diseases having been fewer than for six months, and for typhus less than for twelve months, previously. The deaths from all causes were 214, of which 144 were in the parish, and 70 in the out-townships. The corrected average of the same week of the seven years preceding was 236. Of 51 deaths from zymotic di seases 23 were from hooping cough, 12 from scarlatina, 3 from measles, 2 from typhus, 5 from diarrhoea, and 1 from cholera. No death was registered from smallpox. From diseases of the lungs the deaths were 75, being 24 less than in the previous week. Three deaths were registered from rheumatism. The temperature of the week was two and a-half degrees lower than the average. The Borough Engineer, building surveyor and in spector of nuisances, reported various particulars of the operations in their several departments, during the week from which it appeared that 119 nuisances complained of by inhabitants had been inspected and means taken to remedy them. 1047 houses in the unhealthiest dis tricts, containing 3330 apartments and 650 cellars had been put under examination with the view of improving their sanitary condition, and 70 lodging-houses had also been examined and reported upon. THE SMOKE NUISANCE. Mr. Beckwith said that during the past week their officers had carefully watched the town and the landing stage, and that they had reported they could not And a case in which they were called on either to issue a summons or caution the parties on account of the nuisance from smoke. He conceived that that showed, first, that the committee had no desire to harass manu facturers, or steam boat owners, and secondly, that the act was working beneficially in Liveroool. The Chairman expressed gratification at Mr. Beck with's statement, and said he believed that the general feeling among manufacturers now was that the opera tion of the act as carried out by the committee had been beneficial to them in compelling their servants to con sume no more fuel than was requisite for their business. A lengthened conversation took place in reference to the nuisance caused by the deposits of gas refuse and chemical works. It was stated that the wor=t feature of this nuisance is that it lasts for years, and that even where the deposit had been covered over with sand and earth, the mass below continues to smoulder, and emits an intolerable stench. Houses and courts built on such land are found to be very unhealthy, and the borough engineer stated that rihen excavating in such places for the purpose of sewering. the men employed on the work are always attacked with serious illness. The deputy town-clerk was directed to report next week on the most effectual means of suppressing the nuisance: THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. Mr. Gladstone brought before the committee the unsuitability of the council chamber, as at present ven tilated, for the meetings of the council. Its atmosphere was almost pestilential, and he scarcely ever attended a meeting of the council without being in the evening and next day affected with headache. If ro adequate remedy were provided he thought Mr. Woodruff should be urged to bring forward his motion for holding their meetings in the concert room, St. George's-hall. (Hear, hear.) Mr'. J. Holme concurred with Mr. Gladstone. He could say for himself that he was never subject to head ache unless when he attended the council meetings. The other members of the committee expressed the same opinion, and eventually Mr. Gladstone gave notice that at the next meeting he would move for a sub-com mittee to consider the subject, for the parpose of bringing it before the council. The committee then adjourned. BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT, Yesterday Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, the Revs. R. M. Fielden, M. Coxon, and Messrs. J. T. Jackson, and J. T. Case, assembled at the Town-hall, Birkenhead, for tho purpose of disposing of the criminal busineess of the district. STEALING COALS.—Nancy Gaughan, alias Masterton, was charged with stealing some coals from the dock quay. Evidence was adduced to prove that the prisoner was an old offender, and had been repeatedly detected in stealing coal. On Tuesday last she was caught in the act, and was taken into custody. During the investigation the prisoner attempted to excite the compassion of the bench by feigning illness, but it was so clumsily done that it had not the desired effect, and she was committed for fourteen days' imprisonment. SHOII;I7*EIGHTS.-Ellis Parry, a beer-house keeper and dealer in provisions, was fined 20s. and costs (being the second ;nformation) for having in his possession a pair of false balances, by which purchasers were considerably the losers. THE TOWN L'UES TO THS EDITOR Or THE NORM 'ERN TIMES. Sir,—My propil:qic views are now a b out to be rea l ised, and the dues of our town must give pia, ce to a rate on the borough. The question will now force itself upon the unth?k - The N , ice ing—How have these dues been expend e d ? out of a president of the Board of Trade says, that has been revenue of £105,000 per annum, only £4OO spent upon the sources of their ex ac ti on , w Ciiist the remainder has been expended for the benefit of ti le rate- payers. I regret, however, he did not descend to show where this benefit was derived. The poverty of our charitable institutions acq oj .! the corporation of this charge, and Mr. Ald erman Dove' says, in his speech at the council, th a t f or y ears b e tweell £20,000 and £30,000, have been an n u a lly conce d e d W the shipping interest, in the shape of ex e mpti ons to Lila poor -rate. The judicious remarks of Mr. Picton on the introduc tion of this stibject, are in strange contrast to those of Mr. Robertson Gladstone, who invites a discussion of the principle, and descends to vulgar abuse. The govern ment have declared the principle of their interference ; and I apprehend it will be for the speakers at the forth coming meeting, to combat those principles. They draw a distinction between the property of private individuals, and public bodies. They remind us upon the passing of the Municipal Bill, they suffered this property to pass from the honours of a self-elected body, to a popular constituency, and with the fable of the wolf and the lamb as their precedent, they say, " if you did not muddy the stream, your fore fathers did—and this is sufficient for us to pounce upon our prey." In Sour leading article of this day, you assume that 2s 6d in the pound will be added to our rates. Surely we are all bound to avert so great a ca l am ity. . . _ . I hope the inhabitants of Liverpool will be enabled to show to the government and the country at large, they have not deserved the imputations cast upon them by Mr. Lowe, and that the expenditure upon their town and docks has had a national advantage, and whatever may be the errors of expenditure, should form no argu ment for depriving them of their birthright.—l am, &co February 7, 1856. A TRADESMAN.. M. F. tie Lesseps has put forward an advertisement, intimating that the " International Commission'' for the construction of a canal through the Isthmus of Suez are to meet two months hence in London. Early in March, Mr. E, Miall, M.P., will move that the House of Commons resolve itself into a ,committee, to " consider the temporal provision.S made by th e _ l a w for religious teaching and worship in Ireland." We observe that the Provost ant: Board of Trinity College, Dublin, have conferred the honorary degree of LL.D. on Sir James Shaw Willes, the ns?wly appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and W. 11. Russell, Esq., the Times' correspondent at the Crimea. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—Dr. Whitay C.EI who is well known as a surveyor in the Incum.bere t : Estates' Court, has brought an action f or breach °,l promise of marriage against a Mrs. Warburton, which will be tried in Dublin in a few days, and is expected to afford more than the usual entertainment such cases generally give. COURT MARTIAL IN THE CRIMEA.—At a general court martial held at the head-quarters of the Highland Divi sion, on the 16th, Private Hugh M'Pherson, 93rd, was tried upon the following charge :—" That he did, at camp' Kamara, in the Crimea, on or about the 7th day of Jane , . 1856, feloniously, wilfully, and of malice aforethought, kill !and murder John Chalmers, a private in the 93rd Regiment of Highlanders." The Court found the prisoner "guilty of manslaughter," and sentenced him to undergo a punishment of penal servitude for a period of four years. The sentence was confirmed. FIRE Orrtces.—The directors of our fire insurance companies have taken alarm at a propositioLs offered 131 the managers of a French fire office who have opened a branch in London, to the effect that they are ready to issue policies in England without the payment of the duty of 3s. per cent , to which the English offices are subject' This innovation has led to a written correspondence with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which has hitherto been deemed unsatisfactory; and endeavours are:now making to obtain a personal interview with the right hon. gentle man, in the hope of having the case brought under the immediate consideration of the government. At a very considerable sale of autographs, which ternife' nated on Saturday, in Paris, a letter from Michael Angelo went up to 281 f. ; one of Henry VIII. of England to Anna Batten, 262 f. ; Talmo to Ducis, relative to Mdlle. George on the forthcoming niece of Macbeth, 501. In it Talmo declares that Mane. George will have much to do to throw Mrs. Siddons into the shade, but that the French actress will certainly have the advantage over the great English tragedian in beauty—a decision in which few persons wb 9 have seen Mrs. Siddons will be inclined to acquiese. NARROW ESCAPE OF GENERAL CODRINGTON.—Th e ' latest news from the Crimea conveys the account of an almost miraculous escape of General Sir W. Codrington and his staff on the 19th ult, when another portion of the docks at Sebastopol was blo wn u p i n th e p resence o f the general and his staff. The Russians soon discovered, by the nm.,her of horses present, that some great men wer e among the spectators of what was to be done. Thor► therefore, just as the explosion took place, began to throw shot and shell in great quantity across the harbour; and one shell in partic u l ar was so we ll di recte d t h a t .„ burst in the very centre of the gentlemen of the staff, but luckily neither they nor the general were hurt. THE HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN PORTLAND-STREET , '" After the examination of the unhappy murderer, Wlllie n Bousfield, before the magistrat e a t M ar lb oroug h- s treet police-court, he was removed to one of the cells at th: basement thereof by Welch the g ao l er , w h o , i n or der prevent the prisoner from dashing his brains out against the walls, as he had previously attempted at Bow-streeL+ took the prec au ti on o f pl ac i ng t wo po li ce - consta bl es 11 the cell with hi m . Th e pr i soner re f used the refreshme nt which was off ere d t o hi m b y W elch, and did not utter ': single word until th e ce l l door was opened by the jailor , 0 I°l on the arrival o f th e pr i son van, when, as he was le(i the latter, he an x i ous l y i nquired whether he should be brought up again Upon being told he would, he gave $ shudder, and said " he dreaded the crowd more than all; thing." He was th en pl ace d i n the van by Serjean y Bradford. He was in such a weak and desponding state' that that officer did not think it necessary to keep t l 'S handcuffs on any longer. Th e p r i soner was then conve yed to the house of detention. Since his incarceration he has r e* fused to hold the slightest communication with any on e ' and has not in th e l eas t d egree a ll uded to the dread crime with which he stands charged. MADAME JENNY LIND-GOLDSCRMIDT•--A rumour which has got abroad th a t h er M a j es t y ' s Th ea t re i s to b e ope he s this season by Mr. Lumley, with Madame Goldschmidt 3 the prima donna, is, we have every reason to believe, d eg' titute of foundation. No such arrang e m en t h as been ma d e' nor is there any likelihood th a t J enny Li nd will c h a nge her deliberate and fixed resolution to abandon the stag e ' During the last two w ee k s M a d ame G oldschmidt has g i v e° a number of conc er t s i n t h e provinces—at Reading, E x eter , Plymouth, and other,places. They have been attended bl o great crowds, and the " Nightingale" has been everywh e n r t received with ac c l ama ti ons. At R ea di ng an accidu'ilt happened, whi c h f or t una t e l y did not prove serious, ° showed Jenny Lind's kindly disposition. As her ca rriag e was leaving the Town-h a ll a ft er th e concer t , a boy' "ci knocked down and fell under the wheels. He was cartie,, to the hospital, and was f oun d no t t o h ave b een dangero usv o hurt. Madame Goldschmidt showed the utmost concu, r , and anxiety on hi s accoun t, an d i mme di ate l y sent £5 t o u° used for his benefit. THE IMPERIAL CRADLE.—The municipal authorities,, Paris have al rea dy given o r d ers f or a magnificent crae'r to be got r e ady f o r the e x p ec t e d i nfant of the EnlPer°,‘, and Empress. It will surpa ss , it i s said, in taste an d quisite workmanship the famous one presented to to King of Rome. The following is a brief description of t oe work in question :—" It will be in the form of a boat, the principal emblem in the arms of the city of Paris. At :be prow will be a silver eagle with outspread wings, and ', 3 1 curtains at the head will be supported by an ImPe t „ l crown, also in silver, held up by two children, one weail v ," o a helmet, and the other bearing round its head an 011,,,, branch emblematical of peace. The body of the ersc l ;t stands on two columns, one at the head and the other ill the foot, and unit e d by a ra il b enea th. T he columns eta be in rosewood, beautifully carved and ornamented vv i o foliage in silver. The upper edge of the cradle will 113 tae a border of s il ver fil agree work, having on either 5-00 about the middle, s ma ll escutc h eons in silver bearing '4r, initials of their M a j es ti es . F rom these medallions ff-of lands of flower s i n s il ver w il l lead to the foot and hea"ce the cradle. The curtains will be of point d'Aieneon r i p and blue silk e m b ro id ere d i n gold. The composit'd direction, and superintendence of this beautiful ple e ,, e bi• workmanship ha s b een conf i ded to M. Baltard, the at— tect of the city o f P ar i s. " re LISBON, FEB. I.—(E x t ract of a Letter.)-- ,, A great se il sation has been cause d h ere by the barbarous assass''„, tion of the Co unc ill or M. Ildefonso Leopoldo Bayard. :ca Portuguese Minister at th e C ourt o f Rio Janeiro, vl„iiit, took place on the 25th at about eleven o'clock at 1 1'Soil upon his Excellency's returning home from the Li s be il, Club. It would appear he reached his door, rang the ri d and was shot i n the head by some one who had o Pe bf the door f rom i ns id e . The n e i g hb ours being alarmed 3,0 the report of the pistol found the unfortunate gentlenlocl stretched in a senseless and dying state in the street , be although life did not become extinct for several ho nre : r eci gave no sign of consciousne ss. N o direct evidence aPPe"B, h re o c l e d n recently amardazeo, raandndupmoandebedinesgpeorradteereedffoo to indicate the assassin. Suspicion from the first s, ee te r , however, to have rested upon the servants, who were l i e b d ested in legacies left to them in a will M. Bar r( ' thu, valet, under pretext of going to his room for cloth e " al° suicide ; and before the officers could take the razoravo,l odd him inflicted several wounds on them, and cut 1315 bib i g throat so frightfully as to leave little hopes of ss! -/I beiril, life. M. Bayard was universally respected, and, d iov" inoffensive and kind-hearted in the extreme, I Flom the considered less likely than any one I know to bec°, sl assassin's victim. Only a few hours before he had speaking to me in his habitual good spirits rfftstotportscooh„::ooo. 14' Printed and Published by CHARLES WILLMER, o f 21 ' °ll9' street, at his General P r i n ti ng and Stationery Establ i s hni South John-street, Liverpool. PIILWAT, FKBRUARY 8, 1850.