The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-01 00:00:00

Commercial /palft4. TO SHIPPERS OF WOOD . TO AUSTRALIA AND _ OTHER PLACES. CHALONER and FLEMING have ON SALE, on account of the Importers, the most suitable Varieties of EUROPEAN and AMERICAN WOODS, for exportation to Australia, Cape of Good Hope, and other places. For particulars apply at the Office, No. 6, East Side Queen's Dock, Liverpool. THIS DAY. On account of whom it may concern, To be Sold by Auction THIS DAY (Thursday), the Ist instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Offices, 36, Exchange street, East, 14 Bales American COTTON, More or less damaged, ex " Tarquin," from New Orleans ; lying in Heyworth's, William-street.—Apply to Messrs. A. D=NtsToN & Co., Merchants, or to KEARSLEY & HADWEN, Brokers. TO-MORROW. To close Sales. To-monnow (Thursday), the Ist December, at One o'clock at the Commercial Salesroom, Temple-court, 2 Butts CURRANTS, 'sl's, 5 Butts DITTO, '62's, 6 12 Barrels Caroteels 1 CURRANTS, 'sl's, 3 8 Bo es Barrels } DITTO, 's2's, 116 Boxes old Valencia RAISINS, 160 Boxes } Bunch Muscatel RAISINS, 100 1 2 -Boxes in layers, 80 Drums } , Malaga FIGS 100 Tapnets 700 Boxes } Eleme Turkey FIGS, 230 Drums 40 Bags Black Turkey RAISINS, Apply to GEORGE BADEN, all faults. :CH, Broker. at One o'clock, Le-court, To-monnow (Thursday), the Ist December, in the Commercial Saleroom, Temp; 2600 4 and k-Drums Eleme Turkey FIGS, 27 Skeleton Cases, containing h Drums Eleme Turkey FIGS, Landing ex " Arabian " steamer, from Smyrna ; 1200 and 4-Drums Eleme Turkey FIGS, 14 Skeleton Cases, containing Boxes, Eleme Turkey FIGS, 107 Barrels Black Turkey RAISINS, Just landed ex " Teneriffe" steamer, from Smyrna ; 900 Boxes Bunch Muscatel RAISINS, in layers, 400 4 -Boxes ) 30 Boxes Jordan ALMONDS, 900 Barrels } Lexia RAISINS, 400 Baskets 130 Baskets Malaga FIGS, 200 Barrels Malaga Sultana RAISINS, Landing ex " Jane and Mary," from Malaga.—Apply to GEORGE BADENACH, Broker. WEDNESDAY NEXT. To be Sold by Auction, on WEDNESDAY next, the 7th inst., at Eleven o'clock precisely, in. Chaloner and Fleming's Sheds, Brunswick Dock, Liverpool, and before the Maho gany and other Furniture Woods already advertised and catalogued, 1750 LANCEWOOD SPARS, 60 Logs Havana CEDAR, 124 Logs Cuba MAHOGANY, Being the cargo now landing ex " John," from Cuba direct. On account of the Importer. At Twelve o'clock precisely, on the Brokers' Ground, Sefton street, near the Railway, 287 Logs Quebec PINE TIMBER, Just landed ex " Ellen." On account of the Importer. 3,747 Pieces St. John's PINE DEALS, 134,407 sup. feet, 19,763 „ „ SPRUCE DEALS, 623,384 „ J PINE and SPRUCE 1 1,376 ,) • 1 DEAL ENDS, j 18,097 „ 566 ~ „ SCANTLING, 10,580 „ 792 „ „ BOARDS, 7,245 „ 490 „ „ SLEEPERS, chiefly 9XIO X 5, 29,000 „ „ 4 4 -feet PALINGS, Being the cargo now landing ex " Regulator," from St. John's, New Brunswick. On account of the Importers. CIIALONER & FLEMING, Brokers. On THURSDAY, the Bth December next, at One, at iffr the Brokers' Saleroom, Derby-buildings, Fen " %./aci d 7i, wick-street, The beautiful Clipper-barque CHARLES EDWARD, 300 tons per register ; built at Boston, U. S., and is now in excellent repair; has recently had new decks, caulked, and re-sheathed with yellow metal ; she is copper-fastened, has excellent height between the beams, and full poop, well arranged for passengers. She is a very fast ship, and can be sent to sea immediately. Lying in King's Dock.—Apply to Messrs. TELO and PR ANGE or to TONGE, 'CURRY, & CO., Brokers. FOR SALE. The good Barque "JESSIE," 304 tons O.M. raj- 340 new ; built at Prince Edward Island in 1845, „Ara, and has just arrived from Quebec, where she has almost been rebuilt, on account of her having been burnt. al - _d is now in first rate working order. She carries a very large cargo for her tonnage, and can be reclassed at a trifling cost. 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All communications, Books for Review, etc., to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES WILLMER, and those from London may be sent to the care of Messrs. Simpkin,:Marshall, and Co. ,O.,tittlynt 196111 THURSDAY, DECEIVBER 1, 1853 AT the dinner given by the Burgesses of Aber cromby Ward to their liberal representative Mr. EARLE, many subjects connected with the adminis tration of our local affairs, were ably and dispassion ately discussed. Mr. GEORGE MAXWELL, the chairman, in proposing Mr EARLE'S health, dwelt briefly on the desperate struggle which was made by the opposition to the return of the liberal candidate. When the election was over and Mr. EARLE was triumphantly returned, his opponents cried out, "we made no effort to keep Mr. EARLE out." To this bold and singular assertion Mr. MAXWELL replied, " Don't tell me anything of the kind. I was at the booth all day, and you never fought an election with more determination to keep him out." • Here lies the truth and glory of this victory to the liberal cause. The enemy never fought an election with more determination, and yet they were beaten, signally defeated and manfully routed. Having thus achieved a most auspicious victory let us now count the gains. First of all, has been driven a mere conventional drone from an impor tant public office which ought at all times to be filled by competent, honest-minded, and liberal men of business. Secondly, we have gained a man who pledges himself to act independently and to the best of his abilities; and lastly, if he fails to give satisfaction to his constituents, he pledges himself to resign his seat in the council to some other candidate for municipal honoUrs. On these points Mr. EARLE'S supporters could . require no Juch pledge. He is too well known to them as an honourable and consistent man, worthy of public confidence, and an ornament to a public office. And mark the spirit with which he returns to the field of his former usefulness. Scarcely had he acknowledged the marked coin iptiments paid to him by the electors present, before we find him grappling with tho reckless prodiga lity of the Town Council, and he begins by ex huming the defunct " Highway Board," who Mr. EARLE reminds us . were guilty of the most infamous jobbing, for which purpose they were so strongly linked together by political friendship, that they kept everything in their own hands. By this " gallant crew " of sharpers and tricksters, he tells us that from £lOO,OOO to £120,000 of the Borough funds were squandered in paying for streets badly levelled, sewers laid down at random, and which have since been broken up, and for workmanship which was abominable. He next turned _to the improvements now going on in the Borough under the Board of Health, whose movements he seems to understand much better than many of the lead ing members of the Board itself. Such is the out line Mr. EARLE has given to his constituents of his acquaintance with their wants and interests, and if practical knowledge and experience be of any value in a public servant, we think that the town at large will soon have reason to be thankful to the Burgesses of Abercromby Ward for having sent such a man among the drones who are at present " linked together by political friendship for the purpose of keeping everything in their own hands." But Mr. EARLE does not stand alone among the Medes and Persians of the Council Chamber. The liberal cause has another able and sincere advo cate. One, too, of whom the oppositionists have been heard to say, " He is like all converts," by which they mean that he will be three times more difficult to deal with than a hundred Tories. They are for once, quite right ! Mr. ROBERTSON GLAD' STONE is as practical, unbending, and useful, as our pier head. He has every qualification to make him so ; and, above all, he is up to the " secrets of the prison-house." He can detect a job, as Paddy would say, " before it is in sight." That is, he' scents out a job before the public are called upon to pay for it; for, after all, the rate-collector is the best oculist, wherever the visual organs of the public are defective. This is, however, political badinage, for which we care nothing. Our duty is simply to direct pub lic attention to the high character and practical attainments of two public men. Mr. GLAD STONE went to the dinner with a bill of fare in his pocket. And notwithstanding that the viands were of the first order, the Burgesses seemed to relish Mr. GLADSTONE'S dessert amazingly. The worthy gentleman then, by way of a preface, said—" I have great abhor rence of the mind which can suggest nothing— which can only tread the old beaten track—oppose every object which in itself is calculated for the good of mankind, and then afterwards, when a measure is carried, shelters itself under this, ' It has become law, and it is my duty to bow and obey it.' I say you had better have representatives who are in advance of everything that has ever been, than to have such men as these, who are for ever trailing in the mire, The best course is to cut all connexion with such men as these." There is something in this that carries with it impress of greatness. Suchgrape and canister would make the Town Hall resound again. It is just what is wanted to drown the hum-drum fiddle-faddle of that drowsy how-do-you-do conclave. But Mr. GLADSTONE had another charge in his pocket, in the shape of a statement of the pur chases made by the Corporation of landed estates, houses, and buildings, the purchase of which he reminded his hearers had been paid for out of the till, or out of the pockets of Borough ratepayers; or else by money borrowed, the interest of which was charged against them in the annual account and current expenditure. He then read his state inent, in which it appeared that the sum so ex pended already amounted to 134,7631. 15s. 3d. These are the links which bind political friendship in the Town Council, and if we take them by bulk their power must be great. But strange to say, there is not one of the squanderers of this large sum that can point out the estates, houses, and buildings they possess ! . They know as much about them as they do of the territories of the King of the SandWich Islands. To reform this state of things, however, Mr. GLADSTONE proposes (supposing the estates to be in existence) on the payment of a fine, to convert all the leasehold into freehold property. Of the amount produced by tho fines he would apply one-third to the extin tinguishing of the Corporation debt, one-third to the credit of current expenditure, and one-third for the purchase of land in the environs of the town, where the Corporation might make their own streets, according to their own plans and width, without having to meet the objections of owners and the claims for compensation. Mr. GLADSTONE next goes on to estimate the value of the leasehold property of the Corporation, which he sets down at two or three millions; and at 1 per cent. he calculates on a return of £20,000 from his plans ; but he spoke with great caution. We are disposed, however, to think that 4 per cent. would be nearer the mark, and that, instead of £20,000, the income arising from the sources to which he alluded, would be £BO,OOO annually. This large revenue coming from this " great un known" source would be a prodigious' relief to the over-burthened ratepayers of the Borough. The speaker next directed attention to the " Church Establishment" of the Corporation. On this sub ject Mr. GLADSTONE made these apposite remarks : " It is unfortunately the case that the Corporation Churches, after giving credit for the very small amount of rent received, cost something like £3,400 per annum. Now, I think those churches might be disposed of. The appointments are gone. Perhaps you would ask, who would buy a number of churches which are bringing you into debt each year ? But • I have faith in the manage ment of private individuals over public bodies, who are generally imposed upon, and I think if these .churches were once disposed of—and at present they are an eyesore to almost every one who knows anything about them—l think it would be a happy circumstance for the corporation." Now if we pause for moment to take a retrospective glance at the diversified, comprehensive, and prac tical character of the speeches of Mr. EARLE and Mr. GLADSTONE, both. the necessity and propriety of sending such men into the council, must be admitted even by their greatest political and municipal opponents. In a word, the speeches to which we have devoted so much of our space, would be no disgrace to either houses of parlia ment, and the verdict of the public will be ita est THERE are a few individuals in this country whose hearts are really too large for their bodies— who would reform every abuse, and make all nations conform to their precise ideas on politics and religion men who would turn this waste earth into a beauteous paradise, and perform any good work, provided it could be accomplished by " a subscription." We give them full credit for good intentions ; but as to their practical wisdom and consistency, the less that is said about them the better. That newly-formed body, the " Protestant Alliance," has just held a meeting, in London, for the purpose of memorialising the Government on the aspect of Popery abroad, " especially with regard to the persecution of British subjects in foreign countries." Lord SHAFTESBURY and Sir CULLING EARDLEY were the " lions " of the occasion ; and, as our readers may have anticipated, there was a great display of vapid oratory, to which the senti ment of VOLTAIRE may not inaptly be applied :-- " A terrible thing that so much time should be wasted in talking !" However, the whole affair wound up by the adoption of a Memorial to Lord CLARENDON, calling upon him to redress the numerous grievances of which they complained ; and there is no doubt whatever but that the same will receive, upon presentation, a most polite, dignified, and ministerial response. But we should like to know who constituted those gentlemen guardians of their Protestant countrymen abroad ? We always thought that we paid a FOREIGN SECRETARY and Ambassadors for the purpose, and that whenever a foreign nation committed any ontrage upon a British subject, immediate redress and satisfaction were demanded. But it does not appear as if our governmental arrangements were complete or efficient, and that it became necessary for a self formed clique to assume the reins of power. Really those gentlemen would require a Secretary for Foreign affairs all to themselves. There is little doubt but that he would have more work than he could ever get through, even supposing each day were forty-eight hours long. We do not deny that the laws of Tuscany are intolerant—that those of Portugal and Spain are no better, if they are not worse —that they boar very stringently upon what Englishmen consider their inalienable rights, —and. moreover, that they ought to be either con siderably modified or altogether repealed. But, on the other hand, we must bear in mind that those countries are professedly Roman Catholic, and that the same obligation rests upon their several governments to uphold that system of religion by all lawful means, as upon our own to maintain inviolable the Established faith. Nor do we see how great blame can be attached to those governments as long as the interests of Church and State are bound up together. English law is decidedly more liberal and tolerant ; but it must not be forgotten that the penal statutes for merly enforced, both against Catholics and Dis seaters, could not well be rivalled in atrocity by the codes of foreign nations. , The Memorial complains of the revival of old penal laws by the governments of Tuscany and Portugal. But how can any reasonable man wonder at it? Has not England herself set the example? Has not our Legislature created new penal enact ments, and put them in force too, against the establishment of a Catholic hierarchy ? Has it not forbid Catholic ecclesiastics and religious orders from appearing publicly in the streets wearing any in signia of their respective orders ? Have not motions been repeatedly and perseveringly brought into the Senate for the purpose of violating the privacy of convents, and annulling the dearest privilege of the Constitution, "that an Englishman's house is his castle ?" In what country of the world do we meet with such rampant and insolent bigotry ? Do we not hear it on the public platform—view it chalked upon the walls of our streets—and even tolerate it from the pulpit ? What just cause, then, have we of complaint, if Continental countries take a page out of our own book ? Let us, at all events, be without sin, ere we throw the first stone ! Let those gentlemen who are so desirous of abolishing tyrannical enactments abroad, first of all endeavour to obtain more toleration at home. Let them first pluck the beam out of their own eye. What ?We enact penal statutes against Catholics, and we complain that other countries enact the same against us. We forbid a Jew from taking his seat in Parliament, because he cannot conscientiously swear " upon the true faith of 'a Christian !" and yet we rave and rant about liberty of conscience, and the rights of man—and are loud in declaiming against the GIUND DUKE of Tuscany ! When shall we be shamed into consistency ? Some of the reformed religionists of Great Britain having, in vain, strived to bring about union among themselves, have fortunately found a grand rallying point—" the Papal aggression " and changing their soubriquet have assumed the defensive. Those valiant champions of the faith regard with no jealous eye the workings of Jesuitical moles; and like the " nervous gentleman," fancy they escry danger on every side. And 'twould be hard to convince them otherwise. We know " all things seem yellow to a jaundiced eye," and that within the whole pharmacopeia no remedy can be found to suit the phases of monomaniacal distempers. But really Catholic nations have more to fear from English fanaticism than we have from theirs. One society labours to effect a revolution in the laws—another to overthrow the faith of continental nations ! How should we tolerate such pro ceedings on the part of the zealous propagandists of Catholic France or priest-ridden Italy ? This sectarian spirit is highly condemnable. It is productive of the most fatal results. It sets nation against nation—people against people—and effectually destroys that international good feeling which even commercial and political policy should, for obvious reasons, sedulously cultivate. We hope LORD CLARENDON will teach such a seasonable lesson to those bellicose representatives of " religious liberty" as his distinguished colleague did to the " fast" Presbytery of Edinburgh. Am - DE/vv.—Yesterday, James Morgan, a hawker, while walking from Crosby to Liverpool, slipped down and frac tured his leg. He is now in the Northern Hospital. FIRES.—The two fires mentioned in our yesterday's im pressfon, were duly extinguished, without doing any material damage. THE VALDiviA.---The Pacific Steam-ship Navigation Company's ship " Valdivia " sailed from this port yesterday. She had on board 59 passengers, and 30,000 dollars of specie, for Valparaiso. MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ASYLUM FOR FEMALE PENT TENTs..—Yesterday, the annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of the above institution was held in the Town Hall, Ring-street, Manchester, when there was a very numerous attendance of ladies and gentlemen. Several reso lutions in favour of the objects of the society were agreed to. THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY. The fortnightly meeting of this society was held last night, in the Royal Institution. The attendance of members was exceedingly numerous. Mr. VERELST presided. Mr. Robertson, Mr. Bristowe, Mr. Mason and other gentlemen attended as a deputation on the part of the me morialists to the town council against the high-level bridge scheme, to present the society with two books of architectural drawings and engravings, in testimony of the aid they had derived from the society in opposing the above project. Mr. ROBERTSON, in presenting the books, said that he would explain in a few words why he appeared aniongst them. It was well known that a proposal had lately been brought before the town council, for constructing a high level bridge from Shaw's-brow to Dale-street ; but a number of the owners and occupiers of property in and about that locality, justly thinking that such a measure would greatly injure their interests, memorialised the council in opposi tion to the scheme. In consequence of that memorial he need not inform them that the project had been for a time abandoned; and the memorialists finding that there was a considerable balance remaining in hands of the money sub scribed for the purposes of the memorial, thought they could not better appropriate it than by presenting the' society with some small testimonial in acknowledgment o the benefit which they derived from it, in carrying out their views with regard to town improvements. (Hear, hear). The CHAIRMAN, in the name of the society, thanked the memorialists for the handsome testimonial, and for the good opinion they entertained of the public services that the society had rendered in the matter of the improvement of Liverpool, more especially with regard to that connected with the high-level bridge over Byrom-street. Opinions, doubtless, differed upon the advisability of this measure ; but looking as the measure by itself, the society, whose opinion might be considered as unbiassed, considered that it was not advisable. (Hear, hear.) • Mr. Ann exhibited some newly constructed door hinges, which he was using in a building in course of construction in Prince's-park. _ The CRAinmAx called attention to some very beautiful specimens of coloured decorations for rooms, and in doing so observed that he thought such decorations as essential, if not more so, to this climate than to Italy. Mr. Picrox said, that this matter was a very important one, and that the absence of such decorations afforded a strong proof of • the evils resulting from mistaken fiscal regulations. A century and a half ago most houses abov e the common had decorated ceilings, but they at once decline d on the introduction of the window case, in consequence o the necessity which was thereby created all the reflected' light possible. A MEMBEK exhibited a few drawings, illustrative of the transition in church decorations between the Normans and the early English. Mr. COOPER, of Manchester, exhibited a variety of speci mens of articles in wrought iron glassed over. It was a recent invention, and was patented by the Patent Tube Company in Manchester. The articles were of every des cription and in ever) , colour, and the great advantage of the invention consists in this :—.That the articles can be kept perfectly pure and clean. It would be most excellent as applied to cisterns and water pipes. A lengthened discussion ensued on this subject. All, however, concurred in the importance of the invention, and expressed a determination to resume its considerations on a future evening. TOWN IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. SUMNERS exhibited a very beautiful drawing and model of improvements which could be effected in the neigh bourhood of St. George's Hall. He observed that about three years ago, he had sent in a design to the town im provement committee, proposing certain improvements at St. George's Hall, a high-level road, and providing sites for a free library, and other public offices; but as he had drawn up the plan on an independent course, the committee, although admiring . the design, considered that it could not be put in competition, inasmuch as it was not in accordance with the terms of the advertisement. Since that time the subject of town improvements had become one of general interest, and much discussion had taken place on the ques tion of a high-level bridge. He thought it would be admitted that the improvement of the West side of St. George's Hall was now considered to be one of the best and most advan tageous that could be accomplished ; and on that accounthe felt great confidence in putting before the meeting, his present plan for improvement, which, he might observe, was based on his former design. Mr. Sumners then proceeded to ex plain his plans, which our space will not permit us t o des cribe in full. The principal features of the plan, however, may be thus summed up :----He proposes to construct two high-level roads, each 80 feet wide, from the north and south portico of St. George's Hall, by :a high-level bridge over the old Hay-market to Dale-street, and also a low-level road from Byrom-street, through the old Hay-market, to Dale-street. He proposes to remove St. John's church and other property in the neighbourhood—to cover over the burial ground there—to construct beneath the high-level roads a central fire depot, and having obtained a grand and extensive place in front of St. George's Hall, to group around it with artistic effect the free library, the salt-aths, and the other buildings contemplated in the town improvements. Mr. BENNETT said that he had seen the plan only that evening, and that he had looked at it with some anxiety to see if it in any way interfered with the contemplated town improvements ; but he was very happy to say that it did not. (Hear, hear). Mr. :PicroN thought that plans more beneficial to the town in an architectural and economical view had never been brought forward, and he therefore felt happy in givinc , to the gentlemen who had d es i gne d th em hi s mee d o f approbation. Mr. Picton then jokingly alluded to the position in which Mr. Robertson and the other memorialists were placed, for instead of one high-level bridge they were about to be visited with two. He principally admired the plans because they did not interfere with the proposed im provements as respected Dale-street and Shaw's-brow. They confirmed his views, as they must do that of any one fully considering the improvement of the town at its eastern ap proach, that a straight road from Byrom-street to Dale• street was one of the first objects that ought to be accom plished. Mr. Picton then referred to the various contemplated town improvements, and said that without pledging himself to the details of the plans, he thought them fully deserving of consideration. There were some details connected the them with which he differed, but it could not be expected that they could be produced like Minerva from Jnpiter's brain, fully armed and equipped at all points. Such an op portunity might possibly never again occur, and the subject should therefore be brought before the town in every possible way. No doubt, it was desirable that the lanes and alleys should be cleared and opened up, but unless they concen trated their efforts they could accomplish nothing noble or grand. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, Mr. Picton expressed his resolve to give the plans his cordial support, (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. R. :JFFFERY said that he had given this subject every possible consideration ; and in considering the ques tion of town improvements, they should have regard to two matters—first, that the improvements were adapted to the requirements of the locality ; and secondly, that they should avoid as much as they could to depreciate the property at present in existence. (Hear, hear.) In considering this matter in the committee they were agreed that the straight road and natural thorough fare from the Lime-street station to the landing-stage, was through Dale-street, passing the Exchange, and down Water-street. And seeing th .t so much money had been expended On that magnificent building, St. George's Hall, it was naturally to be desired that every improvement should tend to its embellishment, or rather to the making manifest of its many beauties. Mr. Jeffery then proceeded at consi derable length to show how far Mr. Sumner's plans were adapted to the contemplated improvements, and, in conclu sion, warmly eulogised them. Mr. ROBERTSON and Mr. BRISTOWE declined entering on the consideration of Mr. Sumner's plans, but observed that they obviated much of the objections that applied to the first scheme of the high level-bridge. The plans and model are to be left at some public place of resort, for public inspection. The meeting did not break up until 10 o'clock. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington have left Paris on a tour in Italy during the winter. The Marquis of Lansdowne has returned to Bowood, from visiting Lord and Lady Ashburton, at the Grange. A select circle are about to assemble at Bowood. We regret to learn that the Earl of Kinnoul is still suf fering from indisposition at Brighton. THE CONNAUGHT SCRIPTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. ---Last night, a public meeting was held in the Corn Ex change, Hanging-ditch, Manchester, in favour of these schools, when there was a very numerous attendance. The chair was occupied by Robert Barbour, Esq. ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.—Last night, a sailor somewhat intoxicated, charged a lad with stealing his watch, in North John-street. The sailor immediately shouted, " Police !" But, as usual, when the services of those gentlemen are required, no police appeared, and the thief thereof slipped the watch into the sailor's pocket. Having regained his property, he chastised the offender himself. SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —On yesterday morning, at about 11, 30 a.m. ' a carter named James Peirpoint, in the employ of William Corfe, in unloading his cart, consisting of casks containing fruit, into Herbert's warehouse, New-quay, one of the casks, in hoisting with slings, not being properly se cured, gave way, and the poor fellow underneath received the cask on his head, ' which caused death instantly. The unfortunate man's remains were conveyed to the dead-house to await a coroner's inquest. A NEW SYSTEM OF RAILWAYS.—The Isle of Man is about to become the nucleus of a new patent system of railways. The cost of construction is to be half the present expense ; the speed of travelling double that now common on rail ways; the safety of the passengers quadrupled; no wheels (except " ONE PAIR to the engine), and no axletrees, springs, or their adjuncts; all is to go on the " sliding scale"—gems of sledges constructed to carry Two only in each compart ment, are to convey with noiseless motion, between Douglas and Peel, the " happy pairs" who may cross per Fairy or Mona's Queen to this ' pet-place," as well as her native in habitants. People are to glide over the surface of the earth, like a bird on the wing; as if the voice of steam and . the noise of many weighty wheels had sunk into sweet harmony, or had given way to a silence seductive to the songs of birds. COUNTY CO URT.-YESTERDAY. LYONS v. LYNN.—Mr.'llimE, who appeared for the plain tiff, a steward residing at Kirkdale, said he claimed from the defendant, as secretary to the Liverpool Economic Friendly Burial Society, the sum of £4 10s., as payment ou the death of a woman named Mary Keely, who died in 1853, at burrow, in the county of Carlow, Ireland. The defen dant had certified in writing that the money was due, and that it would be paid as soon as the proper certificates had been received from the clergymen of the parish in which the deceased had died. The clergyman was accordingly communicated with, and in his reply he stated that he had forwarded, on application, the usual certificates to • the de fendant. The defence set up was that by the rules of the society all disputes should be settled by arbitration, and that they required—though not a rule of the society—that in every case an extract should be furnished from the books of the registrar of deaths. His HONOR observed that they had no right to require anything except what their rules authorised. If these rules were defective they could have been altered, but at present the members were only bound to comply with those rules. The case was adjourned to Monday, in order that the books of the society might be produced, and that it might be seen whether or not the society had appointed arbitrators for the settlement of disputes. ISAAC v. HAY.—The plaintiff, for whom Mr. GROCOTT ap peared is Mr. John R. Isaac, 62, Castle-street, engraver, and the defendant is Mr. John Hay, 1, Cable-street, architect ; and the action was brought to recover ss. balance of an account under the following cir cumstances : The plaintiff sold to the defendant on the 10th October a number of architectural books for £7 ss. They were sent to his house on the 29th October, but when payment was demanded, he alleged that he had purchased them for £7. The plaintiff then sent his servant with the receipt, and directed him to get either the money or the books. The defendant, however, would not return the books, and getting the receipt for the purpose of looking at it, he retained it in his possession, and left the messenger no alternative but to take the £7, which were t en d ere d him. The defendant did not appear himself, and the only defence set up was the possession of the receipt, which was produced by a gentlemen who appeared on his behalf. _ _ _ His - HoNon observed hat the defendant had no right to retain the books unless on payment of the sum invoiced to him. He was sorry that the case should have been brought into court, and he should give a verdict for the plaintiff, with costs. CATCHING A TARTAR. —M'CONVILLE v. DORAN.—The plaintiff is a clockmaker, residing at 25, Carpenter's .row, and the defendant is a carter, living at 60, Pitt-street; and the action was brought to recover 15s. 2d., for goods sold and delivered. The defendant treated the claim very cavalierly, and when it was established and a verdict given against him, he indignantly left the box, and exclaimed, " I will go to jail, and pay it there. " His HONOR : Do you wish to go to jail now ? DORAN : Yes, at once. His HONOR : - Then let him be locked up. [Doran was then taken into custody, and appeared not a little surprised at being so taken at his word. Previous, however, to the rising of the court, Doran, considerably calmed down, came into court and apologised for the ex pressions he had been guilty of.] His HoNoit; after receiving the apology, said : I wish you had not been so foolish as to so misconduct yourself. You are at liberty . now, and it does not give you greater pleasure to go, than it does me to discharge you. BRYCE ALLAN AND ANOTHER V. DAY AND CO.—MT. Almond appeared for the plaintiffs, Messrs. Allan and Gilles pie ; and Mr. Edwards, for the defendants, Messrs. Day and Co., Prince's-buildings, North John-street. It appeared that in the month of last September, the plaintiffs were assignees of a vessel called the Universe, which was then dis charginc, a cargo of corn in the Albert dock. The defend ant had the discharging of a part of the cargo, and in order to facilitate their doing so, the plaintiffs sent down to the Albert dock warehouses, 500 sacks, to be used by the de fendants as 3ccasion might require. The sacks were used on several occasions, but when returned, it was alleged they were short by 54 ; and the present action was accordingly brought to recover £4 2s. Bd., the estimated value. On the part of the defendants, it was admitted that they had used 196 of the sacks on one occasion ' • but that they had returned and paid for them. They had employed the Messrs. Gardner and Co. to discharge the cargo for them, and though it appeared upon the evidence that some sacks had, subsequently to the first transaction, been delivered from the Albert dock warehouse, it did not appear that they were delivered on the order of the defendants, or applied to their use. His HONOR held that the defendants were not liable ; but intimated that it was a question whether the claim could not be established against the' parties at the Albert dock ware house or the Messrs. Gardner and Co. Tho plaintiffs were accordingly non-suited. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. lr - _ESTERDAX. BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER PERRY. - . IN RE WILLIAM RAINFORD.-111 this case the bankrupt, an upholsterer and cabinet-maker, in Renshaw-street, came up for his certificate. - Mr. DODGE, on behalf of the assignees, expressed his entire approval of the bankrupt's conduct before and since his bankruptcy, and trusted that his Honor would think fit to award him an immediate certificate of the first class. The assignees had not lost confidence in Mr. Rainford, but on the contrary, were affording him their assistance in carrying on his business, which he had recently re-commenced. The COMMISSIONER said he had very great satisfaction in assenting to the wishes of the assignees ; that the bankrupt left the court without the slightest stain upon his reputa tion, and he trusted that success might attend him in his future exertions. The certificate was accordingly granted. SAILING OF THE ARCTIC.—The United States mail steam ship Arctic, sailed yesterday from the Mersey for New York, with the usual mails, a very large carso, and 93 passengers. SHIP LAUNCH.—A fine ship, named the Margaret Diane, intended for the Brazilian trade, was yesterday launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Rennie, Johnson, and Rennie, Brunswick dock. The Margaret Deane is owned by a company in Manchester, and is to be commanded by Captain Green. THE TNETOTALLERS OF LIVERPOOL AND THE PRESTON TURN-OUTS.—Last night a public meeting was convened at the lodge room, Circus-street, at which two advocates from Preston attended, on behalf of the teetotallers of that town. There was but a very small attendance. The chair was taken by Mr. John Carter, who, in stating the objects of the meeting, said the subject, or rather object, for which they were collected together that evening, was one which he, as chairman, had not taken an active part, but having been invited to take the chair, he bad had sufficient opportunities of reading and contemplating on the conduct of the working classes, and of the masters and employers of the town of Preston. Having read on this subject, and understanding it for himself, he felt most deeply—most acutely for the condi tion of those men who had been so long deprived of that remuneration for their labour which they were led to expect would be returned to them • the masters of that district were blessed with prosperity. in the year 1847, if he (the chair man) was not mistaken, the masters of that district reduced the wages of the operatives seven per cent. To this reduc tion the operatives consented, with the understanding that when the trade revived, and times became better the wages would be advanced again. That time of prosperity had arrived, the mills had been well occupied, but up to the pre sent moment the masters had not taken one single step to return to the poor operatives the 10 per cent., although those masters had accumulated large fortunes—although they had added mill to mill, and he might say estate to estate—yet they still persisted in withholding from the eratives their just rights. The working people of that district had ap pealed to those masters, but the masters had refused to lis ten to them, and the result was, that between 20,000 and 30,000 of the industrious artisans, were thrown out of em ployment—not because the masters could not afford to give it, but because they had waxed fat and stuck with death like tenacity to the profits. No, instead sympathising with the poor operatives, they had shut up their mills, and said by their actions, "We will not redeem our promise—we will not consent to an advance—but we will shut up our mills, and compel you tu our terms, or we will starve you to death." It was not the wish of the operatives to deprive the masters of a just return for the capital they had invested, all they wanted was a proper remuneration for their labour, in order that they might feed and clothe their families, and properly educate their children. They had met together that evening to appeal to the public of Liverpool for sym pathy, and also to contribute their mite towards the sup port of the poor teetotallers of Preston—men who richly de served the sympathy of all. The meeting, he regretted, was 'email as to numbers, but that, he was proud to say, was no criterion to judge by, as to how the people of Liverpool sym pathised with the disheartened—for he was informed that the deputation had been most warmly met, and contribu tions had been given by private circles. Unfortunately the working classes were viewed in a different light to those who moved in higher circles, and of all labour mental labour was paid the best. He would instance the town of Liverpool.' Here the comparison would appear most lamentable. For instance, they had it in evidence, that the salaries of the officials of the corporation had been much increased, but the increase had not been made in the salaries of those who toiled and did the labour, but to those who did little and were well paid before the increase took place. It was given to men who were well paid before. One man, who was receiving £2,000 per year, could not maintain his family respectably with that amount, and they gave him £2,500. Another could not live, considering the dear price of provisions, on £5OO per year, so the corporation made it £6OO ; but when the poor men, who had only 20s. per week, asked to be advanced 25., only 2s , to enable them to get the common necessaries of life, no heel was paid to their appeal, but it was said, 20s. per week is quite sufficient for you. That showed that the higher classes looked to themselves, and the sphere in which they moved, and it was just the same with regard to the em ployers of Preston. He concluded by saying, they were called upon, as teetotallers, to give their assistance to a few of their teetotal brethren in Preston, who, through the conduct of the masters, were in a most deplorable condition. Several speakers afterwards addressed the meeting, detailing the distress that existed in Liverpool, earnestly asking for assistance, after which the meeting separated. MONETARY AND C031_11E4161,' 1 Y i LIVERPOOL, WE DNESDA . , 85 exported to-day from this country. Th e s . The large amount of nearly Cambria, which left this port for lisc re '_,,, Stet; out 340,000 dollars, and the Pacific Company's steamer Valdivia, also from 0 : 0. carried out 30,000 dollars for Vair' rai ,l'o steamer which left London for Rotte!;o morning, is said to have taken out.lD,ru,, account of the Russian government. 1; drawal of this sum from the Bank of E ll, supposed to close the Emperor of Russig S A with that establishment, which has acte bankers since the failure of Messrs li e e ll , Co., in 1846. It is also reported that the ~. closed his account with the Bank of Fray 74 The London Stock Market was deposs„. to-day by the combined influence (f lit% ''' stock for money, the altered state of a ll ';b0 East, and the large export of s pecie , bin' v er ,l the increased difficulty of obtaining ra°l3,e;,l the increased rates of discount denlants: doors. On 'Change it is c alculat eu re a $ European merchants have already s' tied tie° amounting to several millions, in consey Russia's aggressions. The Paris li l l u fd purchases until the month of who work for the German marke ts " t s bs, scarcely any sales during several ra,,e u „." oto Russian merchants, who continued the-ber 244,000/. te m , SeP t lir tl have now ceased altogether, and til e , -g °- 0 0 received in Paris are from the south co fr" America. t b e calli?..nsol With these circumstances we co: prised to find the Stock Market as it i s • rio t's as low as 941 to 94i, ors below yes, te „,9g, e q tions. The New 31, per Cents., 9 5 c - P - 0 Cents, 93,3 to 94i. Bank Stock, 2 1 '' Bills, ss. to Bs.; and India Bonds, 11 " India Stock, 250; and South Sea S' R Th Nat e ar o; l a - eh: r rh C ons with N at Oth th e ". ''tit. The business done in the Foreit was only nominal. Russian, 111 to cents., 97 to 99. Spanish New De. Grenada Deferred, 71, and Dutch 2 Mekican, 248 to 245. There was a decline in the railiva. owing to the feverish state of cons' ney market. Great Northern, 85 to and Yorkshire, 66 to 66k. Dutch Leeds Northern; 131 to 14. Lon Western, 102 to 1021. Manchester Lincolnshire, 23 to 24. Midland, British, 302 to 311. York, Newcast; 61 to 65. York and North Midlan, ledonian, 542 to 55. Ihe miser market was inactive, and exhibite , tendency. The London produce markets W and prices better sustained throu West India sugar ',was in fair 38s 6d. Refined brown lumps al Foreign—the sales were limited a , Coffee was in good demand. Nati to 47s 6d. Plantation, 71s to 765. firm. Congou, ordinary, is 32 d to 10 upward tendency, Rice, Madras, 1 5 0 0 1 13s 3d to 13s 9d. Bengal slow of sa le 15s 6d. Cotton—little done, but po ces o tamed. Tallow dull—P Y C 55s al the spot. Th( Eflterg to -ne number of vessels preparing •-- di* wards, from Gravesend, for Australil l '.o ll ', month of December, amounts to 60, gate tonnage of 42,350. The corresP° tti‘ll ment for the previous month s howed 4 vessels, or 46,942 tons—so that w fo r "‘ December shows a slight decrease. n s ; P s f s el' the total was 114 vessels, or 67,717 t o y s se if tember, 118 vessels ; and for August' „iiee d ,,i In the London Corn Market the 5 i1 1 4 t0 4 ", t 7 lish and foreign wheat we re not hallo v ot the business done was very limited. Jo o ° so o continue to buy, but very sparinglY*. s les, sales were confined to retail. Malt sr e ' o seit,io I for. Barley and oats were difficult i ; a sabr,o and Beans remained unchanged. / g "itis ll o official returns of the arrivalS 111 890, foreign 9030, British barley lti".11 British oats 310, foreign 3390, s 9 British flour 470, Irish oats 100, 5110 barrels. t oo East Lancashire, The Mancester Share Marker °d fez~v~ and the public shoiir - fin :;i s te at ' we hope, if only for the be maintained. Calo"" l3:nj‘se qt 61061'4 to ; set erd rem and. ; I\l M o i l d 'e:l l:u sle d :dr b e ' ,s1:111 Dovers, 18. s t y The Liverpool Cotton Market was to-day, with a fair demand for varle ll ,o The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, of l' rt. were taken on speculation and for elcl/? lf ot i t y The Liverpool Share Market was dtp, it ioll descriptions of shares showed a disPe" cede from yesterday's quotations. oa The traffic returns of the Lancashiretp.6o 161; Lancaslure and Vitit.i shire Railway show the followin g O s lo , 1 week, 17,0211. Same period last ye Increase, 9381. SHARE , aMARKETS.—YEsys-v LIVERPOOL.—The market was the reve'';,„o) yesterday, and closed fiat a t th e quo t a tions 6 " 6 6 1 0 donian, 27 - 0 -„ -I; Lancashire and Yorkshi re Lancaster and Carlisle, new shares, p 11 1 1; North Western, 1021 i; Midland, 621 11'8 4 0, British Tit 13-9 • South Eastern Stock,fee_ it) Ca h ti l (11 York and North Midland, 241. The closil4 'ISM follow :—Caledonian, 274 -2-; Eastern Countiest rti , T , l , cashire and Yorkshire, 66t- -a ; London and IC ° 3. ;' , 1021 t ; Midland, 621 2 ,,, ; South Eastern, 18 ' 6 ' . th e and North, 24,1 1 ; Sheffield Stock, 234 4. so ,iitV MANCHESTER.—The following was the " cs l / 4 ; sacted to-day :—Belfast and Ballymena,_ x•e• 'd) yo 271 ; I;_ East Lancashire, 161 ; Lancashire ae,, 4 1i 1 ,1 4 , 654 ';•: 4 _ , 1 '; Ditto, pref. 6 per cent., 4 e , 4 4 and North Western, 1021 a; Manchester,_ °,,,, 'O, Lincoln, 23b, f 1 -4- 4 3-; Ditto, new £6 pref. gr l ;' , " Railway Consols, 62 . 1 :; : ,:, ; South Eastern, / 01 1 5-16 1 5-16 1. for ; f? — "'DUBLlN.=Consols, 941; 31 p er cen ts. 96, sif ' 9th Dec., 958 ; Consumer's Gas Co:, 6 pai d ip,-0 0 Cork and Bandon Railway, 50 paid, 14t; 13e „ a , 6 , 45 paid, 46 454; Great Southern and Wes c ' e ,; a tli 51f ; Eights, 6 per cent. pref. 61, paid 81; ,', l " 51' 12 paid, 68; Midland Great Western, 50 psi'' , 0 0' SHARE MA SS s 0: iG PRICE , i. be 7 'o 'ednesday. Novel,`. ~, 1 1 London and N•.„ , . , i London and S.,%_ ia ' ' t it! , '0 I Manche-ter. `h am .g / i Lincolnshire '.• .0 Midland Stock .• •':„., North British .• •• .. Do Preference•' . ... Norfolks .....•*l . ; '. North StaffornAnirsi I Shrewsbury an, gtl#'P ; Do. L. and N • "., e . 7 .• South E. and D l'iter''' York, New., and - ... a Do. Extens iou••• ..0 , ,i Do. Proferenee.4,o York and North "' 4,i, i Do. Preference' '0 1 " 4 41 0 FOREIGI 4 e 1 Mexican.... :,• . 4 .* i i ;t ~5 Spanish New . i'''' ~. ' , 1 . Do. t'assives ,• • ''..•''l, l . 0 Do. Threes. ••• ' ' .• • :'' Russians ..... .. . ....... I Do. ....... • aol": A f LAND '-' ...•:, h Agricultural.• • •;:ot• • • . North B. Austra...., ~ d Peel River e r , s o u th Aus t r alia Izeturn i ,c r 0 Lancashire, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire" 0 84. 1 ti poilili trainy,oati4 week, £7,579 ; corresponding week last yea r v , tu ras t y London and North Western Railway—r()e6 0f Cr d week, £46,233 ; being an increase of £ 2, '" , s o c ) Ar - . , responding week of last year, ,„.004 di ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER 5...- - riz hit, 9;4 COLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—This morning 9 " r ilane".,,,,sr: occurred to the mail train on the above- 13°1 ms' r og p which it is feared will be attended With 1 iel several of the passengers have been serioubissula (fa 0 1 4 i there is c a ons sidi e appears that the mail train which leaves - ,7 - ' depP;4'd left the New Hclland•station in safety, " hian tation atrod usual time for London. Between Go- 11 1 , 6 04 8 ,j0g ' V st a Hollanddin g , ( I n t i i c u e ') vertently put the points wrong, the mall the b C0 ,P 1,4' gathered a fair amount of speed, ran in to ,,, t _elss g o or with such terrific violence that one of the l' - `' anderi alarm st was broken in twain. The greatest s , ou ting, he 1 0 1 prevailed, added to the din of the official:reheip. . 011, 1, screaming, and the wounded calling f an io pef o s jo t was instantly shut off ; and on making aers hi k u n inie ti i ill ascertained that several of the P assell 'were 'lel e severe fractures of their limbs; those _, etice t_ o_l on t w he hich e sniaa p o t ilia iy , removed to New Holland station, from •Cu se who f? and the to .0 , conveyed to the Hull infirmary ; ney ell i o slightly bruised continued their jou?' ... ,, rr olY re pod The engine -driver and stoker escapeel% houf; id ito o / i , lives. The mail train was delayed about " h j a ntes b e- pboll s pi damages, and arrived in London 40 fault melsev oe The pointsman, through whose fat! u stedl . .,,,j , " renc took place, has been taken , into c ue be obtain are the only particulars that can as ) of last night. THE FUNDS, STOCK AND CLOSI ENGLISH MARKET. Consols Account )941 Do. Money ThreeEß a .p n coh k e St qai o ne c ar k ßam . Ls Quarter jip 2 elsr7 cent. - 953 3 RAILWAY SHARES. Ambergate, Nottingham, and Eastern Junction 42 51 Caledouim 541 5 Do. ereference Bristol and Exeter East Anglian l3 Ea4tern Counties East Lancashire Eastern Union, A Do B. & C Edinbro' & Glasgow Great Northern B5 8 Great Western 82/ I Lancashire & Yorkshire 66 / Do. Fifths ..... 6f f Leeds Northern London .. 13nghton and __ _ South Coast 97 8 S , Bt i iall 10 too ° l l3 ' .1214 Thy A , ferrew e e `Etter per i t aid t1 '4] i th e ay , 0 ,1 s ols , Pro, , 8 6 • e 115 A, 134 ,1 . n g ado 1/ f lick ttea. Sr, b.,1 t0 ly kt ti ke i r d, •I S z , ,ti qiv' , :elh ll/ je" ' )1 .111 ,e d e .0 41 14 reje _whoa J, eft t 4 3s 6 4 1 at f ris tive 'i( o 4 Tee d . tf:k Fl