Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-30 00:00:00

.P?'..?).! ,Ot; IT tr 4 - f.T. 1r...71 1 .1 0 7,1 NOVEMBER 30, 181)9. d We •hairb 710 fasts that, either the cynical and sardonic spleen, or the interested prejudices °f the Tinze - s, dat thwart that love of justice and ~ play so 'inmate in the English character. To accomplish this, there should be continued '4e tion,---unanimity of purpose,—association 'of I nterest,,-the sinews of war liberally supplied a nd kidiciou sly . applied----counterfoils promulgated t 0 the false and malignant statements of enemies 11 4. false friends ; and then we are sure that the tanly and just remonstrance of the Shipping I nterest, in its entirety, will arouse the public Vnapathy ; and that Which has been so arrogantly and insolently termed a " howl," will yet extort e 'ven-handed justice from the British nation. THE LATEST NEWS. I. II Y BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] FRANCE. THE FRENCH FUNS. • PARIS, Nov. 29. 12 pac--Itontes continue to improve, and open /14 . 70f. 30c. - f. 3 15 P.M.-A further rise has taken place in :Lutes, *which close at 70f. 50e., a rise 'of pe r ' t. since:yesterday. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Nov. 29. It is-stated that the Minister of War,'Goneral onia, has tendered his resignation, and that , the same has been accepted. It is also asserted' that 4 is to be replaced by General Hermanni. ‘ I3I J.NDERING OP THE LONDONDERRY SCREW STEAMER EAGLE. GLASGOW, Nbv. 29. (From ihe ..itartit Britisli'..baily lildil.) Prom what we-have been able to learn:the screw s teamer Eagle, :which left Greenock_%etween 'even and tight •on Monday night, for :tondort (lerry, with, between , passengers and crew, about eighty _souls on board. The night 17,13,.;', fine at 4 st, but afterwards becamosqUally,fraixed with -611.0wers. When off Holy Island, :and-jnst in thO Midst of a squall, and a heavy . shOwer of rain, a sailing vessel, with lights, was -discovered °II the Eagle's port bow. The vessels came into c ollision, carrying away the 'steamer's funnel, 8.114 immediately after' the steamer was found to v l 4 ) e in a sinking State. The two after &impart 111ents speedily filled with water, which shortly after 'found -its way into the compartments eon- taining the.. boilers and machinery, -and ' ex tinguished th e furnaces. The sailing vessel, the barque Cladda, from 'Quebec to Greenock, im- Ite4tateiy Jowerea. ner coats to retie.. ~,55i.,.....-, and succeeded in taking on board a number °1 the passengers and crew of the - Eagle. There . was not time to get 'the' steamer's li fe -beat launched before the vessel begun to B ettle down,: which she did in about ten minutes from the time of collision. At the time of will %ioll, a tug steamer was observed a.short distance o ff, but misunderstood. the signals, and stood "Ay. It is possible that, had the. tug come up to their assistance, a larger number would have b een saved. - The barque'S boats were efficacious 111 saving alarge number. As it was, out of about e ighty passengers and crew who are computed to have been•on board, about half of .that number 114 believed-to have perished chiefly deck and .B toerago passengers. One or two cabin passen gers are among the missing, but •we have not -.,- b een able as. yet to ascertain the names of those 1 2 . - , 11 0 are lost; this will be difficult, as. no full list F l-6 taken of the passengers on so short a voyage. 7 1 1 e steamer belonged to Messrs. AP : Connell and ' 'Laird of this cites.:cites.: .. , . ' .The following is a list of the passengers who ' i lk saved as far.,as can be ascertained:—Terence . I( avany, John :Sheridan, John Mitchell, Thomas Il ryson, James Wynn, William Brown, Robert .. 4 ° ll .nson, John Granny, Denis WGinley, Peter I ll erney, Thomas McMurray, William Gillon, ''. i laoma s Conally, Francis M‘Laren, john'Dougan, t' r'ick ,Boyle, John Bishop, James 31 , Ca,nn, W. 1, WlCenny, and John Wilson. Only one of the crew is missing—the-second kate. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY. RAILWAY. At a meeting of shareholders to-day (Tuesday), dividend was declared at: the rate of three per (1 1t• per annum on the Preference Stock. I'ROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. Supplement to this evening's Gazette contains : 11, 4 proclamation, stating that at the Court held at indsor to-day, Parliament was further pr0 ;1344 ; 134 4 I:l ed 'from December, 15, to Tuesday, January °T I Which day the said Parliament will assemble b °l. the despatch of divers urgent and imp o rt ant u. s i nem • . , MANNING THE . NAVY. s uPPlenient to the Gazette states that at the lilt held at Windsor to-day, the period for Pir 'ag bounties to seamen. which would have ex ed Dec-,ovember 30, has been further extended to I , i el:ober -31. The bounties remain the same, '; £6 to able seamen, and £3 to ordinary. Th., A ArZ following appeared in a portion of our im °la, of yesterday : THE CONGRESS. lob Prince 'Metternich, the Austrian Vale A ,"Lor, had an interview with Count qft' a i r : s li , the French Minister for Foreign pithto order to settle the last points at issue 4/1d p.lalleesPeet to the Congress beteen Austria e. These points appear to be now i~. i., . ~ -.~.... settka, and the : Ttmaining obstacles removed as far as they .affect these two powers. The correspondent of the Times says the letters of convocation will no doubt be is s ued on TnesdaY'(o.is day.) • [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] P:Ants, ituesday.—The letter's of invitation to the Congress Were despatched to-day. to the dif ferent Powers. The Congress will assemble in the early part of January next. • THE .ZURICH TREATY. . , [REUTER'S TELT:GRA:AI Ruus, Nov,. .29. The Moniteur, of this morning, publishes the text of the treaties signed at Zurich, the stipula tions of which are in conformity with these which have alreaey been 'made known to the public. ITALY. . The States of Central Italy have . 50,000 men under arms, , . The Tuscan .47flooitaur publishes a decree accept ing the resignation of General Garibaldi of his command of, the Tuscan army, but maintaining him. honorary . rank. [REUTER'S TFLECRANI.] MARSEILLES, Nov. 28. Letters received here from ,Rome confirm the tumour, that .Cardinal Antonelli will represent `the Pope at the Congress. The official journal of R6tyi., of 11-,‘ 94th inst., says, certain journals exa4erate the reforms which are to come into operation. The Propaganda has received reports from 'Cothin-China that perSraitions and 'ill-treatment of the missionaries have again taken plagie there. DISARAIAMENT. The Presse, a Vienna journal, referring to a recent rumour of disarmanient, proposed by France, Says, the 'no British Cabinet either would or could pay -attention to such a suggestion. Before the:ltalian - war France proposed to dis arm becauke it was then necessary she should ' Appear to be ,pecific and AuStria quarrelsome, and the same ; game is now being played with England, The Times 'shows the different meanings attached to disarmament in France and England. Were every. regiment disbanded, and every ship put out of Commission; France could summon a .„ new army of strained soldiers and a navy of good seamen in a 'fortnight , if: neede4l For her to disarm is only to give her men a- furlough, and save herself . their pay. Our soldiers and seamen would leave alown away-beyond the reach of. re call. It is 'the system of .France to- reducudis armament -to a mere name. With us it is a serious reality. The bare suggestion of our dis armament-is little more than a jest. THE FRENCH. PRESS AND EINGLAND. The Znies says the diatribes which. }rare rousing the French ariny and people into a lit of causeless exasperation against this country have suddenly. ceased at the bidding of the minister. This shows clearly the artificial nature of these attacks. The Mrnes alludes to the real cause of our complaint against France.' Whether wittingly or not, the . French have raised throughout .Europc the belief that they are bent on a war of aggression, most probably. against. England, but perhaps against the powers of Central :Europe. This belief it should . be their ;duty to dissipate. If the . . French Will restrain their. anger until` they. have good 'grounds of offence, the -relations of the two countries-will be far more •-satisfactory iodt two 'Tear. NAVAL AND MILITARY 'NEWS. . All -superfluous sails; as spare sails, are to be dispensed'. with on board. her Majesty's steam ships. A number of discharged artillerymen - frem the late East'• India serviCe; . who - arrived nt Graves :end; have re-enlisted into the Royal Artillery. • Theijourt 'Martial,' assembled ;to try - the seven men tharged with mutiny on board 'the PrinceSs Royal; on the-12th st., resumed its inquiry yes lorday. The case for the prosecution was closed. The Ariadne, which will be: undocked at Chatham in a few days, is to -be armed with Armstrong's . guns, ofthe largest, calibre, and is the first vessel of her class .furniShed with that • tremendous armament,. which, thiii be dis posed,--4wenty-foUr 84-cwt. guns., each ‘ ,9 feet 4: inches in length,' on the main deck ; and on the upper.deck will be placed, two 68-pOtinders,. each of '9 owt., and 10 feet 2 inches inlength. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. A good . .. Playing Card for is. Ed. Said by liawdsley and Son, 4 r Castle-street. • d 22 The Hadion's Bay Seal Skin Cloaks and 'hckets, One Guinea each, at the New Shawl-and Mantle'Ware= house, 40, Bold-street.—Shellard and Hodgson, Pris• prietors. THE UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN. MAILS.7---Th£ screw steam-ship. Anglo Saxon sails to-day, for Pertland, U.S., with the above mails. The letterbox at the General Post office closes this morning 'at 915 a:m. '• • LrvEnT6or. IiEILDING LAND CO3CFAN*4.—A meeting of this company was held at the offices,. Clayton-" square, yesterday, for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company ; but the proceedings were trans acted in private and therefore we cannot prosent a report of them. SAVE OF PAlNTlNGS.—Yesterday; Mr.IS.:F. Griffiths put up for sale, at his new gallery, 44,.Chure..11-street, a small select' collection of oil paintings, together with a few water-colour drawings, formerly part of ;the collec tion of J. B. Neilson, 'Esq. The number or lets was only 'twenty-four, including " Sportsman, with' Dogs and Dead Game," by Ansdell, which was sold for £l4 10s.; "Head of a French Peasant Girl," ly Solo mons, brought £l5 15s. ; series of eight spiritedly painted . Fox Bunting Scenes, by Dolby, £42; .a pair of extraordinarY water-,colour drawings of Landscapes, Ruins, and Birds, exquisitely finished, signed 1694, was dispoSeiref - art 10. CLArrox HALL.—Thsse clever violinists, the Dele pierre children, made their second appearance last even ing at the above mentioned hall, to a croirded and fashionable audience. Theyy were received with marked „enthusiasm,. and we should recommend all lovers of music to go and witness the performances of - infant wonders. In addition to the Delepierre family, Miss Grace Egerton and Mr. George Case {the cele brated concertina . player) appeared in a very clever entertainment, entitled " .A Christmas Party." PF4SEAVATION or Inox SHIPS.—A* paragraph has been inserted in several papers, professing to give an account of a trial of certain compositions on the West India Royal Mail Steam Packet •Company's steamer Atrato, namely, the coMpositions of Messrs. Peacock and Buchan, of Southampton, and those of Mr. John M'lnnes, of Liverpool. We have since learnt that that report was an ex parte, inaccurate, and unfair one. The; fact of nearly all the steam and sailing, Shipowners of this port, including Messrs. Maclver and Co., Bibby 'and CO. Inman and Co., Gibbs, Bright, and Co.; A l l en Brothers and Co., Bahr and Co., James :Moss and Co:, Fletcher and Co., Cotesworth John W. IL Dixon and Co., T'Apayanni and . Co., Laird, Vernon, James Jack, Jones, Palmer and Co., Prowse xiandd sod, garrison and'Co„ W. Jacobs, arid others—, us . h r . Mr.- Winne?! "green metallic soap," •in pre elc94 and Company's and all others, ought ferenee to R: of itself to be all disinterested 1 :1 that, out of •• _sulci4pnot e ni vi a d tw en i c t e is t a t: . fleet. 1f Liverpool, parties, of its v Ufa qua nx the whole iron foreea• hi q o wls float arc not there are not half-a-?".' • 0.%; s alsOall t coated with M'lnnes's gulth iron ( h i ps, ve snpernnosi nothing more hcluding the far need be said. Many co ,famed. Marco Polo, have alsolii PR age i outed M'lnnes's green metallic soap as a coating over-*: ',• the copper, and by gettino. —...1 4- he comer, to preserve • face—thereby to lessen the frictiOn or resi:Aance, and necessarily increase their speed. • a smog or and slippery sur . UNIFORH OP THE SCOTTISH VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.—An opinion seems to have obtained currency that the cost of the uniform of the Highland Company of the Scottish Volunteer Rifle Corps, will be very great. This is a mistake. The price has, we understand, been arranged so as not to. exceed 10s. per man. This, we are informed, is in accordance with resolutions passed by the committee, and confirmed by a general meeting. The following gentlemen, members of the general com mittee, have been appointed to conduct the arrangements of the Highland Company, vi 7. : —Mr. James Robertson, chairman ; Messrs. W. D. Eyrie, James Maxwell, L. Stoddart, John Petrie, G. IL Mackenzie, A. N. Glass ford, W. D. Robertson, And C. J. Macdonald, any of whom will be glad to afford further information. LIE BALL FOR THE INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM. — The ball in aid of the funds of that excellent institution —the Infant Orphan Asylum—has been fixed to take place on Tuesday, the 20th of December, under the patronage of the Aldermen and Councilors of Great George Ward. The ball, for which the concert-room of St. George's-hall has been engaged, is likely, we under stand, to be a very brilliant affair. And when it is considered to what a charitable and humane purpose its proceeds are to be appropriated, there cannot fail to be a strong inducement felt on the part of those who enjoy such assemblies to give it their patronage. There is, perhaps, no institution among the many which do honour to Liverpool that presents stronger claims to the support of the benevolent than the Infant Orphan Asylum. Its object - is to afford a home for those who are bereft of parental care, and who, but .for the shelter and comfort afforded them at this asylum, might be lett to perish, or become outcasts of seciety. The recollection, then, that the ball is for such an object as this, must enhance its enjoyment in no slight degree.. WRECK OF THU ROYAL CHARTER.—SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.—We have beedme acquainted with rather a ~ ;, - ,mestanee in connexion with the lamentable wreck of the Royal Charter, more especially as-the party immediately concerned is. Mr, O'Dowd, the gentleman deputed by the Board of Trade to enquire Into the wreck'of that ship, and it is only by a fortu nate intervention that he was prevented from 'being one of the unfortunate persons in her, the majority, of whom met an untimely death. At the time the Royal Charter was at •Queenstown, on her way to Liverpool, Mr. &Dowd and his family were staying there with some friends, and -as he had occasion to visit Liverpool, Mr. O'Dowd thought it would be a most favourable opportunity to sail from Queenstown in the Royal Charter, as he would then have the somewhat rare opportunity of a short voyage in a large steam emigrant ship, and also be more free from the ilioagre'ments of a more lengthened passage. By the interposition of his family, he having also some business of importance in Dublin, Mr. O'Dowd gave up the -idea of going in the ill-fated vessel, and he has thus,•doubtless, escaped the fate of the majority of the unfortunate passengers. SERIOUS COLLISION AT SEA.—The following letter was posted at the Underwriters' rooms yesterday:— -" Nov. 29, 1859. "Dear Sir,—l write in haste the following particu lars, having only just come to hand from the pilot of the. Liverpool. William Evans, apprentice, No. 5, reports that the Neapolitan schooner Liverpool, ran into No. .5 Pilot-boat yesterday evening, while she was lying to, and the punt out, with the object of boarding the. Liverpool. Much damage was done to the pilot boat; the fore and main rigging on the starboard side, and bulwarks, were carried away. The Liverpool lost jibboom. .When the Liverpool .proceeded, No. 5 was not making water, and No. 1 Tilot-boat was lying 'by her. We have great hopes that she is in safety. When any further intelligence arrive, I, will advise you.— Yours, &c , ROBERT SI3IrSON, Superintendent. " Thomas Court, Esq." A later dispatch stated, that , at 9 a.m. yesterday, the Pilot-boat No. 5 was off the Ormes Head, The in jured boat arrived in port- in the evening, and we are sorry to learn that several pilots on board, of her had received injuries during the collision. THE GREAT STORM IN OCTOBER.—We believe some records are being taken with reference to . the storm of - the end of last month, and William Inman, Esq., the agent of the Liverpool, New York, and Philadephia Steamship Companies, has very thoughtfully - furnished the Liverpool Underwriters with an abstract'. of the log of the screw-steamship Cityof Baltimore, on .her last passage out to New York. This splendid vessel left Liverpool on the 27th of October last, at nine a.m., and taree Lu uuu C41.4V1. when there was a moderate breeze. On the 29th and 30th, there way a fresh breeze, and it was squally, with a cross sea. On the 31st, the wind _was strong from N.W. to S.E. and W. ; but at six a.m. the *lnd sud denly chopped to W., blowing a very strong gale veering to N., and approaching a hurricane. The barometer was 27.95. On the following day early, there were strong gales and a cross sea, and at midnight it was blowin g afresh gale, and' hard squalls. At noon en the second,' it was calm. During the three folloNVing days, strong gales, at times almost amounting to a hurricane, and cross seas tried the capacity of the noble ship ; but she braved the dreadful storm, and, .on the - 10th of November, came to an anchor off Castle Garden, New York. The . City of ,Baltimore would appear to have passed through the centre Of the storm at noon on the 2nd of November. .STh-GULA.Ift ACCIDENT ON ,THE LANDING-STAGE.—An extraordinary accident took place at the Great Landing stage, 'yesterday. At, half-past eleven o'clock, a van belonging ,to Mr. Cerkhill, of .Birkeuhead,. laden with more than a hundred pounds' .worth of furniture, and urawn by a horse; worth about £5O, proceeded to the north end- of the Landing-stage, in order to be taken across -by the ferry-boat William Fawcett. The stage was very 'slippery; and there being an incline towards the edge, the vehicle became too heavy for theliorse and pushed him, on towards the,water's edge. AU would have gone over, Vit.- the van coming in contact with one of the slage staunphions, its progress was arrested. The horse, how . eizer,; plunged over the stage, and was hung by the harness suspended in the air. The only chance to save ,him was .to . cut the harness, which was done, and the horse fell into the river, between the Stage and the paddle- of the boat. By . directions, of Mr. William Rowlands, a, gentleman who was present, ropes were passed round the neck and under the body, of the horse; and, after great exertions, the horse was hoisted on , board the steamer in a very exhausted.'state, but was t i ,s'oon after revived by attention. Much cre dit is due to 1 Mr. IloWland.s for his exertions. • CORONER'S iCounx.—The following inquests were I held yesterday, -before P. F. Curry, Esq., the borough coroner : —O n - the body of Joseph Edward Bailey, a little boy,, who .resided in 15, Dalrymple -street. For some time previotio to his death, the "deeeased had been suffering from ; the effects of a violent cold, and on Saturday night he Partook of some paregoric, and died .on :Sunday morning: From the evidence which was ;adduced yesterday, ut would appear that the deceased .olied from an oTerdose.of paregoric, but the case has been 'adjouned till this day for a post mortem examination.— On the..bodv of John ,Dillon, a bricklayer, who fell to the ground from a height of about thirty-eight feet, sustaining injuries from which he died - shortly after his fall. Verdict, " Accidental death."—On the body of WilliaM Hewitt, who committed suicide, as stated in our yesterday's paper. 'Verdict, " Death from temporary insanity."--On the body of Mary 'Ann Hughes, a servant, aged sixty-four. She appears to have been .a strong, sober woman; but nn Sunday last, while per forming her.domestic duties, ,she fell downstairs 'head first, and died almost instantaneously. , A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned . -.=-Also, on the body.of William Woolfit, a coachman to Elkington, of Church-. street. The deceased fell into a: parry while returning , . home on -Saturday evening. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.: 'PEOPLE'S LECTURES.—A spirited-effort is being made by a number of gentlemen in this town, under the pre, .sidency of our respected chief magistrate, Thomas Darn ley Anderson, Esq., to provide for all :classes of the com munity first class literary and scientific lectures, to be , delivered by. men. of eminence from the metropolis. As onr:readers will. have seen in our advertising columns,. the first course of these lectures is to be delivered by the well known eminent lecturer ' Dr. Edwin Lankester, F.R.S., the subject - bein g Food." The charge for ad-. mission, to the .20UFSC: of six lectures- is tube &shilling. On Friday, the worshipful the Mayor , presiding, I)r. Lankester will lecture upon " Water," at the Concert hall; Lord Nelson-street, and •we entertain no doubt that-the mode in which the subject - will be treated will repay all who: are disposed to give their attendance. Dr. Lankester was one of the ," Adulteration. Cr:pails . sion," and, therefore, may be considered_ well able to ex press an opinion, which must , buvaluable on-all matters relating to,g,ood and sound articles of nutriment. It is also a subject of somewhat curious interest to know how the various gentlemen who hive so kindly,come.forwaid to support the undertaking and the lecturer, by, praC tical observations, -, will deal .with their respective articles of produce. _Altogether, we think this course of lectures will be fraught with great interest and instruction, r P • , , NORTHERN DAILY TIMES SALE OF WINE.—Soon after the sale of paintings a Mr. Griffiths's gallery yesterday, about 250 dozen of wines were put up -for sale by auction. The wines were of good quality, and the. prices realised, for port, varied from 455. to 955. per dozen, while sherry sold at from 30s. to 503. per dozen. Loss OF A LIVERPOOL Sirrp.—By the arrival of the Red Jacket, from Melbourne, yesterday, we learn that the splendid clipper-ship John and 'Lucy, belongbelonging to Messrs. James Baines and Co., at - this port, was totally lost to the leeward of Cape St. Roque, at the Garcas, on the coast of Brazil, previous to the 29th of October, and that the crew, and about three hundred' government emigrants whom she was conveying to the Cape of Good Hope, had been saved. One vessel had been despatched by the British Consul from Pernambuco' with one por tion of the emigrants, and the second . lot would be for warded as soon as the vessel, then in course of prepara tion was ready for sea. AUSTRALIA. - ARRIVAL OF THE RED SA CKET. This renowned clipper, belonging to IS.lessrs. Wilson and Chambers's " White Star" line of Australian and New Zealand ex-royal mail line of clippers, arrived in the Mersey yesterday from Melbourne, Makin° , the passage in 78 days, being the quickest run made by any sailing ship daring the season.' - On her way home the Red Jacket called at Pernambucco, from which - pit, 8° south, she has made the run in 25 days, bringing latest news. She brings 90 passengers, 46,000 ounces gold, valued at £160,000, and a general cargo, consisting of wool, copper, and other colonial produce. Captain Kirby reports the loss of the John and Lucy, on the Brazilian coast.;- the crew and passengers saved. The gold brought by the Red Jacket was promptly landed and immediately despatched by railway to London. SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF TT-TM CtOSPI.. ix rortmex DA_IVI`C A public meeting in connection with the above society was held last evening is St. Mary's Schoolroom, Kirk- . dale. Mr. Alderman Dover in the chair. The meeting being opened with prayer, The CHAIHILtiN proceeded to ~explain the objects of. the society, and stated that, though its operations were to be carried out, by voluntary subscriptions, he did not wish that any should give more than their circumstances would warrant them to do, but all could give something. He saw around him a number of gentlemen that were much better qualified to address them ,on the subject than he could do, and he would, therefore, call upon the Rev. Mr. Warr. The Rev. G. W. Wally, 'said that there were two particulars that he wished to bring before them in col:IL nection with the society; and one of them was that al though it was intended by its opperations to take charge of our own fellow countrymen, it by no, means confined its scheme to British.settlers only; but 'in ac cordance with the scriptures, to go to regions beyond them. Every one 'knew the force of example. Thousands and millions of Christian people had gone out amongst the heathen, and unless these people were " known and read of all men," it was not to be believed that the Gospel could be spread by them, for the poor heathen people would have regard to the conduct of these men, and not to what they pro fessed. There was an idea gone abroad that the society intended supporting clergymen in rich colonies for ever ; and it had been very justly said., why should the poor people of England send out to and support the clergy in rich colonies, that should support the clergy for themselves. The society only proposed to support the church in the colonies while it- wanted its support;. but gradually to withdraw it from them, as soon as the true principles of the church were struck into the hearts of the people. He had himself the happiness to, be, one of the, society's missionaries for a few years, about ten, years .ago, 1 1 / 4 Torth America. The amount paid to some of b the, missionaries was £l5O, and to others, as in his own case, £lOO. Two years ago 156 clergymen were still being paid, but this year's report showed that not one of these were being paid by the , society ; not that any had withdrawn, but that the dio- 1 cese had become self-supporting, and there were, there fore, in Upper Canada 150 or 160 clergymen not reedy- , ing one farthing from the church at hOme, who had been grateful 'enough to return them their thanks. (Ap plause.) The reason that the mission had been so suc cessful in Canada was, because it was older than that of Capetown, and they were to wait and the same amount missionaries were being selected the object was to ffna out good and faithful men and then to pay their passages to the - place of destination. (Hear, hear.) From the moment they landed at that place the bishop or people took charge of them, and in that' way the Church reproduced itself. It was a great pleasure for him to be able to say that, wherever the Church of England had been planted, it Lad always been successful ; and go where they 'would, abroad. in the colonies, they should find some trace of its exist ence ; and the people, though poor, were contented to assist in the work connected with the Church. Very few of the grants from England assisted in build ing churches or schools ; all they had to do was to give a certain amount for the support of the clergy, and it had been found in reference to all the missions established by the society, wherever they had been placed, not one of them perished, but as sure as the Gospel was preached, the Church tea firm root and extended. Dr. Living stone, though not belonging to the Church, saw that there was work for her to do in Central Africa, and he went to the great Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and showed that there was a way open for missionary work amongst the aboriginal tribes, and that it was the duty of the Church to embrace the opportunity, and the result would be that a bishop would go out accompanied by ten or twelve clergymen of the Church of England, and set up a standard of truth amon g st the poor blacks, and thus make a complete Church, so that when a young man was to be ordained the time and expense of coming to England for that purpose would be saved. Another bishop had been appohrted to go to Columbia, where thousands of people were rushing for gold. He had sailed with a staff of clergy, and with them was gone to take possession of the country. There was another appointed to go to St. Helena, and one to Brisbane, and the later was going there with the promise of a salary of only £2OO per annum. He thought if the working members of the Church of England only knew the good -that society had done, they would take a still greater interest in it. When it was considered that the Church of Rome was making such great exertions, they who -possessed the blessings of the Reformation—the Re formed Prayer-bOok, the open Scriptures, and with them Ged's blessing, because they taught the truth—why should not the same feeling be manifested in them, the teachers of truth, that was shown in those who believed in error ? He concluded by hoping they would extend these blessings to others which they themselves enjoyed. The Rev. J. WELSH stated that it was about ten years and a half since he first undertook the office of missionary for the society at this port. It might seem strange, that a society, which was principally con in - cerned with the emigrant as he is found foreign ports and British colonies, should require a missionary at home ;" but the reason was obvious. There were, and are still, many thousands of emigrants constantly passing through this port previous to their embarkation in the emigrant ships; and it was, therefore, the very best thing the society could do to begin with these people as soon as they arrived here, and continue their religious instruction until the moment of their departure. He could tell them of the many discouragements with which he had to contend ; but as it would, perhaps, be more en couraging to show both sides of the picture, he would give them a brief sketch of his first attempts. 'n the very first day he started, there were eleven large Australian ships lying in the river, outward bound. He was quite unknown to the captains, sailors, .hoarding-house keepers, and others, through whom he night possibly have obtained an interview with the emigrants on the subject of religion. He was determined, however, to begin, and accordingly procured a boat, and visited th e diff erent s kip s . His reception was not in general of the most warm description, but he did neeasionally meet with captains and sailors Who we quite willing that he should come and tell them about their souls and salvation. One occasion • in particular he should always remember , on account of the peculiar circumstances which were connected with it. It was the case of an Ame r ican t ship which was lying in the river, and , to which, while lie was y e t unknown, he made application for admission t o the , emigrants. The captain good humouredly told him that his passengers were then . in goorspirits, and he did not think it Weald do any geed to set them * grieving and moping, but he had no objection to his making an attempt. The' attempt was made, and he could well remember the indescribable soleninity and beauty of the scene, as those emigrants knelt down under the beautiful summer sun that was beaming so brightly upon them, and repeated after him the simple, though eloquent, petitions which are embodied in our liturgy. At the conclusion of the . 1 service the people crowded around, and a.sked him if he I;. could not possibly accompany.them on their passage? They even offered to raise a subscription and pay his expenses, so completely were they overwhelmed by a senSii• of ' their spiritual destitution. .But, lie did not find all- 7 —or indeed many of his attempts as successful as the one he had described. He was happy to say that an establish ment had been founded in Birkenhead for the especial use of emigrants, arid the missionary had now much less difficulty in accomplishing his mission than when he entered.. upon the• Work single-handed and alone. The reverend gentleman extended his remarks to a considerable length, and was listened to with great attention throu g hout. The Rev. H.' Longs then rose and said—lie would' confine himself to one branch of the subject. .Theyihad. all been interested in the Account given of the fate of. the late Sir John Franklin, who had been endeavouring to discover the north-west passage . . About 200 years ago, a person named Hudson went on the same errand, and eventually found himielf in a bay, which afteriVards received his name, Baffin also attempted it, and, like Hudson, a bay ,was called ; after him. A Frenchmen suggested to .his countrymen that the coast s o ma de • known. by these - explorations might be 'valuable as a place to form a settlement, but the proposition was not entertained. He afterwards obtained an introduction to Prince Rupert, who received the .pro: position favourably after the favourable reports that reach.ed him, and a fair trading company was tablished. He made these' observations because he had been, asked to speak of. Prinee Rupert's Land ris a scene of missionary labour. The earth in that'place was not thawed more than five feet even when the thermometer stood at 90 degrees. There were a number of British people , residing there as well as Canadians and Indians. The latter was. divided into . a great many tribes, the "Esquithaux being one. At a place called Red River there was a settlement,. and it was there that Bishop Anderson 'resided, who was , for some time :curate of p.p.a1.42:c..% of tolav ario, 71r,A11:1 and was „in extent 370,000 square miles; the .income Of the see was only £2OO, only two of the twenty clergy , being.paid,by the society,. beAides, the bishop. He then proceeded to give a deScription'of the many trials that, the missionaries were subjected to, and at the close of his address the meeting separated. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The tenth subscription concert . of this society took place last night, before a yery well filled house. The programme was a very good one, and none the worse for containing a larger . proportion of instrumental music than usual, especially when the solo players were such accomplished artistes as Miss' Goddard and Mr. Remenyi. There was no symphony, the concert commencing with Weber's "Jubilee" overture; :but the place of a sym phony was very well supplied by Beethoven's Concerto in E flat • a work which rises in style almost to the level of a grand orchestral composition, and which was ren dered by Miss Goddard in a manner frilly worthy of its ;merits. • This lady played also 'Meyer's fantasia on air§ from " Il Trovatore," for which, when encored, ,she sub stituted " Home, sweet Home." Of Mr. Remenyi's play ing we have spoken in a previous notice, and we need only say that our previous admiration of him was consider ably increased by his performance last night, especially in Mendelssohn's andante and rondo, his reading of which was most artistic, 'and showed that he possesses very fine feeling as a musician, as well as great command over his instrument. Madame LemmensSherrington, who sus tained' alone the part of principal vocalist, pleased us 'most in the song from Macfarren's " May-day," which suits her voice - very well; Meyerbeer's air " Ombre legere" she sung very. well, but in rapid passages she rather wants power, and her high notes have a tendency to become thin and screanty. The chords sang .all the pieces allotted to them very well, particularly Mendelssohn's part-song "Alone," which was given with a very careful attention to light and shade, equally creditable to the singers and the conductor. Miss E. Stirling's glee " All among the Barley," is nicely written, but has nothing particular to distinguish it from some score or so of glees of the same nature. The overture to " Die Zauberfiote" . was very well' 'Played by the orchestra, and was - all the better for not being taken quite so fast, as is usual with most con ductors. Auber's pretty and brilliant overture to the " Crown Diamonds" concluded the concert. We are very glad to see that Alendelsshon's splendid " Walpurgisnaeht" is to be performed at the next is s na v v r ak ulßy , eraloj. u t i llia i xeaa n The twelfth, and Mrs. Lackey, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Thomas are already engaged. X. MAGENTA AND SOLFERLNO. A lecture on a visit to those famous battle fields, was delivered last night in the Argyle-room, Birkenhead, by the Rev. R. H. Lundie, M.A. The proceeds to assist in erecting schools in connection with the Presbyterian Church, Birkenhead. The audience was most respect able, and the room was crowded in every part. Major- General Sir Edward Cust, Bart., of Leasowe Castle, was expected to preside, but shortly before the hour of meeting, Mr. Lundie, as he informed the audience, re ceived a communication from Leasowe Castle, informing him that Sir Edward, from several unforeseen circum stances, was unable to be present on the occasion. Mr. Carr, however, one of the school committee consented to take his place. The meeting having been opened by prayer, the chairman at once introduced the lecturer. The rev. gentleman opened his lecture by a very graphic descrip tion of his descent from the Alps, and progress along the plain to the field of Magenta. When he entered Italy the inhabitants were in a state of great excitement from the visit of King Victor Emmanuel, and the freshness of the newly acquired liberty. He would not, he said, enter into any description of the battles, as they had been graphically described when they took place, but would only give a sort of general idea of the state of the country on the spot where they were fought. Ten weeks had elapsed when he visited it since 'the battle of Magenta had been fought, and everything gave indica tions of the severity of the struggle, and the devastating effects of war. Vegetation was completely destroyed, and the trade of the town of Magenta was entirely ruined. The peaceable inhabitants had scarcely yet got the better of the terrible fright into which the fact of the town being the centre of the battle had thrown them. All, however, bore testimony to the wonderfully kind treatment they received at the hands of the allies, considering the state of fury and excitement they were in at the time the post was carried. Only eighteen persons were killed by mistake in the general confusion and velie. Along the whole field, and 'scat tered in the vineyards, were to be found memorials of the conflict,it the shape of shakos, cartouch-boxes, sword sheaths, and all the etcetera of military 'accoutrements. His attention was drawn to two very large graves, one e f o h a l spot g i fd l Im e e or i n r e e tt anhwdowra B:ihonuyue gmrblthvhyh Italians. alighted,n s. wasfir first t placethe o e no who is h h t o e_ measured 45 feet, and these were the only tombs on ch in which there were any attempt to raise a memorial. On a stone over the large one was the simple inscrip tion---" 83 Austrian soldiers lie here, killed on the 4th of June ;" on the other there was rather more feeling; it was as follows—" 12 Braves of the Ist Grenadier Guards." On visiting a field of battle the thought naturally arises—where are the mourners ? On this field of Magenta there is but one. A small solitary mound marks one spot, and the fact that it is detached-shows that some distinguished person reposes beneath. It is d a ed sol t i e ier' s s elf d e e r a in th e .. at til e e T gr en a , ve an o d f u h mr e ea sr ftoeuprnr proceeded ee t et h e inhabitants "all or whine. It is an African dog, which belonged to the the spot, bu yG t oeu t r h in e nE r d e sPti h hn e easni l s i oe es un. , G u leo t r te a r t there i e n a g rl y e ; oeowri never ivne'gr,latev e 'mournful leaves his master campaigns, when h a e nd fel r l e ; fas h e ed had e leave F ge r followed n o e m ra t h l sing country gentleman, but that the Pas v i t e t h e h , r e o o u n h g a o h e u c s o C e u o n: lhoae o h:lc a f sli st a visit from Gen. Garibaldi; court yard; re ilafiddl of fsSt was in a state of dilapidation, as it had been a defended post, and. round shot and shell had done terri ble execution upon its walls. Seven weeks only had elapsed from the day of the battle, and no rain had fallen in the interim. The ground was, consequently, in a hard baked state from the trample of the feet of w h a a d s a r a 2 large w i b t h r o w n mark, a v k e 1 , e s n h e o e w over 350,000'men. Under 'each window of the chateau the whole i a n n g d 'w b h lo e od re t h h e e in c g on m fl o ic s t t profusely shed. These marks were general over field. The peasantry were in a dreadful state of alarm during the battle, as the unexpected return of the' Austrians did not allow them time to 'escape. ' In one house which he entered, he found an old woman, on whose face the terror suffered dUring that day seemed not yet effaced. She told him, and 'he would never fbouete, rniget;, said theenapehhase, w is withere crashing v‘rhilih in he which she spoke, ""the 'the window. These children 'weie crowding in the corners. Their mother was distracted ; she died that day ; she was not struck clown by a bullet, but the battle killed her; she was not afraid for herself, it was her feari for the children' j Relics, are very scarce; the peasantry have collected everything which can possibly be made merchandise of, so closely does commerce in this age follow upon the heels of the direst events. After dwelling at some length ' upon the peace of Villafranca, the characters of the Emperors Francis Joseph and Louis Napoleon, the rev. gentleinen concluded an eloquent and interestincrlecture by expressing the hope that the shores of England would 'never be visited by a foreign foe; but the most efficient way to guard against any such contingency was to be prepared for it, therefore he would say success to our volunteer corps, and he would address to them the same advice as had been given of old—" trust in Providence 'and keep your powder dry." -,• After votes of thanks to the lecturer and chairman, the proceedings terminated. THE SHIPPING INTEREST. IMPORTANT MEETING, YESTERDAY. Yesterday afternoon a general meeting of shipowners, shipbuilders, shipmasters, shipping tradesmen, and others interested in shipping, was held at the London Tavern, " to take into consideration the present ruinous condition of the British shipping interest, and , to adopt petitions to Parliament praying for a comprehensive, searching, and impartial inquiry into the actual state of British navigation and the causes that have led to its present depression, as well as into all the laws and resolutions under which it is now conducted." Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., presided. He was sup ported by Mr. W. S. Lindsay, M.P., Mr. Soames, M.P., Mr., Bramley,Moore, Colonel Sykes, M.P., ,Mr. Duncan Dunbar, Mr. James Beasley, Mr. J. Smith, and other gentlemen. Th. 01...a.;:r...a. ortia *ha+, no ono of Cho representatives of the City, of London, he had come there at the request of; many gentlemen whom he highly respected. Wien it was first proposed to him to take the chair he expressed his fears lest his views on the subject of pro tection and free trade might clash with those of the meeting, but the gentlemen who had invited him had assured him that it would be quite consistent with his Views to attend, and he should be ready at all times in his place in Parliament to advocate the claims of the shipping interests. -He was in the earlier part of his life an extensive ship-owner, and could well understand the difficulties under which the shipping interest laboured. It was not for him to anticipate the observations which would be made by . the, movers and seconders .of resolutions, but he might briefly call attention to the state of the question as it stood in reference to Parliament. At the close of the session of 1858, he gave notice that early in the next session he would move for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the operation on shipping of certain Acts of Parliament, particularly Lord Campbell's Act, which was never intended to have reference to shipping, the Merchant Shipping Act, and the Passenger Act. Mr. Lindiay siibiequently gave notice for a committee to inquire into the fiscal burdens on shipping ; for instance, parsing tolls, local•dues, duties on timber light dues, and other imposts of that kind. He (Mr. Crawford) waived his committee, and that proposed by Mr. Lindsay was appointed: They met, and selected an admirable chairman in the person of Sir George Lewis ; but they got no further, for Parliament was sent about its business, and several members were not returned. A committee would be re-appointed this - year, and he trusted that gentlemen who had grievances to complain of would attend before the committee with a clear state ment of their grievances. One should show the grievances of the Eastern trade, another of the Ame rican trade, another of the Continental trade, while others should, point out the legal difficulties which surrounded them, and the restrictions imposed upon them from which foreigners were exempt. He repeated that in Parlia. ment he should be glad to give the shipping interest all the assistance in. his power. Mr. Soames, MX., moved the, first resolution, which affirmed the continued depression of the shipping in terest, a depression which threatened' absolute ruin to all who were engaged in it. He was well acquainted with details, and the resolution had his' hearty concurrence. He could only say that if eome immediate remedy were 111LCrelit as a uuuy, 'do In uest would, soon have to, be held on that body. (Laughter.) The Chairman said that the resolution was to have been seconded by Mr. Digby Seymour, the member for Southampton ; but that gentleman was 'unavoidably absent. Mr. Bramley-Moore seconded the resolution. He had opposed the repeal of the Navigation Laws in Parliament, and nothing had since occurred to change his - opinions. The country was ignorant of the real bearings' of the questions, and he suggested that "a hand-book" of their case should be published for the enlightenment of the provinces. So far from the repeal of the uaiiption laws having cheapened carriage by shipping, it had increased it, while it had placed the foreigner, at an advantage with the British shipowner. Having instanced various foreign countries that favour their own ships at the expense of British bottoms, he went on to argue that the efficiency of the navy and the security of the nations demanded that the existing system. should undergo a material. alteration. Not one person . in' ten thousand was aware that the coasting trade Was gra dually drifting into the hands of foreinmers. o ne advantage' which the foreigners enjoyed at expense of the British shipowner was trading. with our colonies upon equal terms, although entirely free from.the burdens of the state. lie advocated the principle of reciprocity adopted by the rnited * States: He was as much a free trader as any man, but he would stipulate that he should have the right of selling to, as well as purchasing frcim the foreigner.. We imported £14,000,000 of the manufactures. of Fxance; but_in return France only took £4,000,000 of our raw material. Such-a state of things was grossly unfair. Mr. Lindsay, M.P., claimed the right to address the meeting in opposition to the resolution, as he could not allow at to go forth that the distress of the shipping interest was attributable to the existing system of maritime commerce, or the repeal of the navigation laws. The resolution and the memorial presented to the crown last year were fallacious. He was favour able to "reciprocity ; but not enforced reciprocity, because that was protection in. its: worst form. It would revive the war of classes and the system of com merce which prevailed in the time Of Cromwell. (These opinions provoked' conSiderable uproar and a general cry of " Turn him out.") Mr. G. F. Young rose to order, as Mr. Lindsay was travelling from the business of the meeting. The question Mr. Lindsay was raising he had challenged Mr. Lindsay to discuss with him in public, and Mr. Lindsay had declined the challenge. The Chairman thought Mr. Lindsay was not out of order, but left it to the meeting to decide whether they would hear him. Mr: Lindsay continued to speak amidst repeated in terruptions. Mr. 13eazley, of LiVerpool, contended that the Pas sengers' Act, and Lord Campbell's Act, had given the foreigners such an advantage 'over the British ship owner, that it was impossible to compete with foreigners. Re read several extracts from a letter, written by Mr. The r. o resolution F . Young,w a saMr.nultimately 0. t Taylor, Potts, e a r Lindsay to an Ameriein correspondent,' stating that he could obtain advantages for American ships to the e a f d S op u t n e d d erland.; Mr. J. detriment' of -British vessels: [So great was the uproar of Tynemouth ; Mr. l a o d r :ocates of the shipping taetthfoelrlotwheetrtho proceedings 6 a di n g o u s n e c o men b t e that it continued.]seemed doubtful i s n n t il ere th s , t, of in l cl i u v d erp ing oa; Digby Seymour M.P., and Mr. Cave, M.P., a l so ad dressed the meeting at some length. A petition to Parliament, setting forth the grievances complained of, and praying for inquiry, w as agreed to, and entrusted to the chairman for presentation to the House of Commons. The proceedings occupied the whole of the afternoon. BANKRIJPTS. Samuel Weldon, Manea, Cambridgeshire, machinist. John Ronald Lyon,. Cainbridge, brewer. Henry JOhnson ' Stoke, Newington - green, and st. 'James's-walk, Clerkenwell, builder. Abraham Cross, West Bromwich, ironfounder. - William Durand, jun., Birmingham, harness furniture maker. Johit Cartwright, Dunstan, Lincolnshire, corn merchant. James Lomas, Bolton, draper. • BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED, Samuel Johnston, Burslem, tailor. • George Corbett, Suotteswell, city salesman. 0 0 i be r.