Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-15 00:00:00

DECEMtEIt 15, 1859. REPORTED MARRIAGE OF GARIBALDI, PARIS, Dec: 14. , The report of the marriage of Gem Garibaldi 18 Without foundation. BOMBAY AND BARODA RAILWAY. At a meeting of the-company yesterday a satis laetory account of progress was read. About 123 bliks will be open in June. MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. On the Bth inst. there were 18 ships of war at Gibraltar. IRELAND. BANK OF IRELAND. From the li'veeman's Journal, of this morning.) DUBLIN, bee. 10. , The half yearly meeting of the proprietors was 'teld yesterday (Wednesday) morning, Charles Italliday-, governor, in the chair. A dividend -at the rate of V s per cent. for the half year, free of Ineomelt&x, was declared. UNIVERSITV OF (Nurithe 2nd Edifier of Scar cti ders's New.44ter.) DUBLIN, Dec. 14. The spring commencements were hdd to-day, .2hea an honorary degree was conferred upon stain M'Clintiock, RN., and the Right Hon. `fines Whiteside, N.P. kNOTHER,TTEMPT ia MURDER IN THE !KING'S 'COUNTY. PARqONSTOWN, Dee. 14. A bailiff, 'named Reid, a Scotchman, in the rent °Mee of the 'Earl of :Rosso was fired at on last evening, abort six e'olock, when passing through the farm-yard of Woodville-house., about half-a- Mile from 'this-town. He escaped uninjured, int , his murder - was clearly intended-since the assassin Was closeto Reid when he fired, end several slags Were lodged in the wall beside him. The cateds 'under Taasisterial investigation. 'MAIL NEWS. The ipon steamer, with the Australian , 'and zenitay Mails;-passed Hurst `Castle at MO a.m. • Thv-steamer Saxonica, from New York, :arrived at 00Vit'S this morning, and proceeded to Ham burg. On the - Bth instant she spoke the •steamer -ureratu, for New York. The Saxouica brings . 720r600 dollars of -specie, • 179 M2 of will& are for England. Her•advices, WhiCh are to the Ist • instant, hEme been anticipated. - - - CIIANGE-S IN THE STAFF OF -THE ARMY OF INDIA. 'come important changes in the Sidi' of . the Amy of India are abort being made. Lord Amy as is' well known, is about to return , to Tigland to. enjoy his well.-earned repose. - -Sir 11 . 0 nry Somerset has comPletecl his period of ser -I'lQe as Commander-in-Chitf of the troops-in the mbay prefiidency, and Generals BereSford , and. are:aitout resigning their dividanaleom trtands in the Madras presidency for ,a 'Similar l ' e ason. • It is already-settled that. Sir Hugh Rose 81 'eePeds Lord Clyde in 44-Le chief command, and ~t' Sir `Wiliam - Mansfield becomes Commander at Bombay, in..the room of Sir Henry Somerset, the office of chief of the -staff being 415olished. It is also protale that Majer-General Malcolm; CB., and -Major-General Spencer, CB, Vain succeed-Major Generals Beresford end Craigie itrthe Madras comutands, and that Mnjor-General ei; nynghame, C. 8., will, proceed ,to the'Borabay Command now held by Sif-Hugh Rose. , "'Sir H. Keating took the oaths yesterday, as elle -off the judges of-- the Court of Common %he following appeared in a portion (Tour ina Prutsion OfLy.saterday SPAIN. [REUTER'S Tr.L'EtiRAMS.] MADRID, Mee. 13. tike third Corps d'Armee has , disembarked -at-Ceuta. Lieneral'Prim lasi)een attacked on the road .to 'Tetuan. The '3tioors were repulsed with_ great loss. Tha'Spauish. uad izrty killed and wounded. MAIL NEWS. Thc.fealcutta:and China mails, via Afarseilla., - .virill be utliveava in: London early on- Tl;ursday mornitg. • 'THE _AMERICAN MAILS. Cetr k plaint is.matle in the Timm city article, that , the t ransinisSion of the mails to America, via . Cork, las not be gan Altecessfully. The , letters 'landed at Queenstown on Monday reached Liverpool on Tuesday morning., The L i verpool merchants will, therefore, be cut/bled to teply by the steamers ArageHungarian which leave on Wedneselay,while London no deliv.wylas, yet taken ;place. FRENCH 'CONTRACT FOR HEMP. The Dail g..Areles, says the French Government. has Just concluded a .e6lntraet with . Freach firms for the 841 PPly of ',Goo tons of hemp. As this quantity is COO tons in excess of _that ordinarily :comprised in the annual contract, it denotes an exceptional degree of ac-• :Aivity in the French dockyards. THE NATIONAL' DEFMCES. The Times anuouuces,' in a leader, that the comntis "lctu on f or tific a tions will,probably recommend 'works of 'Pehti ce for the dockyards of, the kingdom, and that a fi of £10,000,000 "is set down as the necessary cost of 'ae• A still larger amount has been named, but it ~iu no doubt be found that this is enough, and that 72' ( 43 0 00,000 will most likely be.asked for next year by ';', l4 e, Chancellor of the Excliequ.er. It is not stated whe 'th'er sum required !rill be raised by loan orndditional ,;"`loP• The Tiatesstatesthearguments for each course, and L t cs l 3la - tes that the opponents of a :lean will argue that; tne ,works cannot with any reasonable prospect of 1 6. 4 1:1(14y, or economy be completed in 'less than five years, give only £2,000,00e a year. 111 . 0 1ITT,11.1MBERLAND AND DIJItH4SI DISTRICT BANK. 4 TLE second r eport of the liquidators was issued Tester fro . It appears that 4587,227 has , been eitracted ,r the sh ar eholders ; that £40,000 more is expected fr ont the ,same,swirce ; and that £575,000 is calculates .„ 1111 ° 1 a, as the A'ault of an arrangement effected by' i t taln of the shareholders to carry on the Derwent 1 , r ,° 4 Works, making an aggregate of £1,202,227.. 'e assets to meet .outstanding liabilities, exclusive of s erest, are now :considered to show an excess ,of 2' 36 ,160 ; but it is said they will require peeuliar. ilr„e,ore and that their .collection cannot be completed c' 1 866. 45 4 Times announces that Mr. John Smith Mansfield, Poadiary magistrate, Liverpool, -has been appointed a f i giw.rate of Marylebone Police . Court. The vacancy a s been created by the retirenignt of Mr. Long. N t ,T llO Irraid reports that in the Colonial Produce Di rKet a steady business is doing, the tendency of t f ,es being s till in the sellers' favour. The clearances r e consumption are satisfactory, and in almost every t4ll ce show a reniarked increase on those of this "ft last year. It w • th at rumoured in political e i c les, says the JoAn: ger,t a Pro Posed scheme fo'r a bill to amend the repre to ation of the people in 'Parliament; appreVed by dative of the most distinguished meMbers of the Conser cailje connection, will be pUblished by our enterprising hr ill e a ni r. "arY7 Co; q(" l 2(h . ciut' oss 21 - ago,:we for . . LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. A good Playing Card for is. 6d. Sold by hlawdsley and Sen, 4, Castle-street. d 22 SAILING OF THE HUNGARIAN. The Montreal Ocean Mail steam-ship Hungarian sailed yesterday afternoon for Portland, Maine, U.S., with the United States and Canadian mails, a tolerable cargo, and about sixty passengers. CORONER'S ConnT.—The following inquests were held yesterday :—On the body of Margaret Riley, a child of eleven weeks old, wlrom her mother overlaid during the night ; and on the body of Martha Briscoe, a child of one month, who was found dead in the morning in a similar manner. Verdicts, " Died from suffocation." THE AMERICAN. MAILS.—The Cunard steam-ship Canada sails for Tlalifax and Boston on Saturday next, with the United States mails. The letter-box at the General Post-office closes on that morning at a quarter to eleven o'clock. ' PLRE AT BIRKENHEAD. —On Tuesday evening, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out at the house of Mr. Sedgwick, Belmont, Oxton-road, owing to the back kitchen fine having become overheated and set on fire one of the rafters of the . back parlour floor. The police extingxished the fire, with the aid of buckets of water, in about an hour and a quartcr. The damage is said to be about £lO. Wnramforox RIMEL —The members belonging to this corps mastered last night for drill, in considerable numbers, in Richmond-hall, Great Richmond-street. It is proposed to increase this corps to the number. of 300 men, which will be divided into three 'companies. Recruits are offering themselves thick and fast; every fright sees an addition to the number already on the roll. The'first company is nearly proficient in drill, and the second company, which is the course of forma tion,is making rapid progress, being Already, advanced to company drill, preliminary to having thennflcs placed in - their hands. The appearance off the corps.last night was most creditable ; the precision of their movements, and the aptitude displayed, considering the 'short time they have 'been under training,augurs 'well for the position it will take amongst *he other corps in the strict. MAIL N'Ews.—Tire mails for 'the Azores (via Por tugal), Cape De Veld Islands, Madeira the Pacific, the West Indies, and California are made up at the Liveipool Post-office at 9.:se p.m. on Friday night. The man foi Malta (by French packet) is made up Tat 8.15 a.ra. on Friday.' " lit - NYAN'S HOLY W.w.n.' "—This was the subject matter of an admirable lecture delivered last evening, in the school-room of Myrtle-street Chapel, by the Rev. H. 'S: Brown. The lecture 'was characteristic of the rev. gentleman, and provoked repeated 'bursts of applause from - a numerous and discriminating audience. ST. BARNABAS'S METRICT.—Loot evening, Christo pher Bushell, Esq., lectured in the school-room of the above district on " Reading:" Although apparently a dry subject on which to address a body of the working classes, the refined and well-matured mind of Mr. Bushell grasped the sul ject in a manner so able, and so deeply interesting, that 'the -attention of the' audience '-was rivetted by the lecturer throughout the' evening. A small charge for admission is made at all the lectures in connection with this'ecairse ; and the numerous attend ance showed that the working classes, for• whose instruc -tion these admirable lectures are delivered, appreciate the boon that is offered to them. Mr. Thishell and the chairman, Mr. P. M. Dove, received votes of thanks for their services. ' SALE OF VAT:CT:V.IE' PAINTINGS AND' E)W.RA.VING'3. —From our advertising columns it wilt be seen that Messrs. Walker and Ackerley will sell, to-morrow, at their auction rosins in 'Church-street, a collection of choice modern paintings, comprising •admirable speci mens of J. Ward, R.A., H. O'Neill, °Buchanan, Boddington, 1. W. CariniChael, Rossitor, Woolmer, Williamson, Meallows, l Bouvier, and other - artists of celebrity. The collection also includes- a ' , number of splendid. engrav - In7,s, "among-which are seven cartoons after Raphael. The whole will be on view-to-day, and the collection will be four thwell worthy Of 'inspection. - LECTURE ON "TrtE - LONDON LOCK-OUT:-I,ast even ing, at the Coneert-hall e -Lord Nelson-street;., the Rev. E. A. Verity, of Habergham, Lancashire, 4lelivered a lecture, entitled." Labour and labour's rights .vcestes the great London leek-out." Mr. Turner, a- cooper, pre- Sided ; and in an admirable introductory address he urged on the meeting:to support the lock-outs in Lon don. The lecture of the rem. gentleman 'was' substan tially the same as the one he delivered at the Oddfellow's Hall, a few weeks ago ; and it . was loudly applauded throughout. The meeting was also addressed by Mr. J. Osborne, a delegatedrom the London Conference . THE NECESSMY OF THE PERMISSIVE (LIQUOR) BILL. .--Last evening .fir. TAV.. Freckleton lectured in the Argyle Rooms, Birkenhead, to a very crowded audience, , on "The necessity of the- Permissive Bill fee England." The fearful amount of misery- , --of pauperism, lunacy, and crime, resulting from drunkenness in this country, was vividly depicted by-the lecturer, who urged that when such facts 49 . these.c-were stated by the judges of the land to have'been the result of their 'observations, it was the duty ef the .I:egislature on moral and social no less than on Folitioalt rounds to stop the source from whence so, muoh •evil: Ikwe:3. . He 'showed that a permissive liquor bill was not a • , riovelty in England, and explained .•the provisions of the bill, - which has been so 'long before the • emblic, by which it is souedit to remove from • the justices the power of granting -publicans' lieenae3, and to place that power an the hands of the people. It was .proposed that whenever two-thirds of the adult people eof any city, borough, or other place, agreed in public, meeting assembled to adapt the bill, the public houses r should be eloseel e and.no licenses granted. The opiniqn of several eminent men e'was in l'avaiir of &prohibitory measure; and, amongst, others, Lord .Brougham had :mid e,--" Of intenaperanee, ,the baneful effectieneed not be ' dwelt upon in detail... It is the smallest part of 'the evil; that at the very least, ten times as much money is ant ,upon drink as upon publications of , all kinds, newspapers included. But• the far worse effects of this ,prepensity in . produeing disease .of both body and-mind, and. in filling our jails with criminals, our workhouses with ,' - paupers, are se dreadful as, loudly to call for the rip application of repressive measures. The law-giver is i mperatively boimd. to lend his aid, when it appears 3natifest that no paltiailves cameral Then the phil authropist mould. na.,leuger.. complain with taie. re corder of . 13rininghara, thet; into whatever . path of benevolence we may Strike, , the drink-demon .:starts .up before him, and blocks . his way ; or compozing whet is cheerfully squandered upon the fuel of intemperance with what 2.5. gindgingly bestowed won :the Mums of mental improvement, lament to findten , .fO,ll the price of food to the mind.poid for poison to the 'body ;•,brt would delight to hear ,our poor, reclaimed from the worst excesses, free from,theyoke, of creel, though perfidious tyrant, declare as they did to the Amenearunissionary, that the law must have come from heaven, -for it.was too good to be .the work of man.", Throughout the lecture Mr. • F3.-eeklet3n was loudly' applauded, end at 'its conclusion I,e.reeeived a cordial' vote of Allarries. *. '• . , YA:VES , DEOTPING IN THE ASSIZE Coierir.—A pn soner named : Johnson, who was yesterday convicted of pacing base coin, and sentenced to tweln months' imprisonment, :was afterwards brought up from below to have en ipterview with his wife. The Wife leaned over the side of the deck, and for some minutes was engagedin earnest conversation with her husbariele' The turnkey' was, as :usual, present, together with Another gaol offiCial, arid they 'both heard all that passed ; but lunch surprise and lisgust was excited by the conduct 'of. several spectatora Who were sitting near, ,and who seeing what was going en eagerly peered forward, and Were even impertinent and curious enough to thrust their faces almost between the prisoner and his wife. The turnkey should certainly have checked an interfer ence sO rude and unfedlinl . ; and we feel coniiriced that had the judge noticed the he Would hate ord ere d them out of court. BlnicENnEAri OFFENDT:RS TRIED AT CHESTER ASSIZES. —At the Chester Assizes,' on Tuesday, the following eases were tried before Mr. Justice Wines :—George Jones alias Kippering,• was tried for a burglary in the house of Captain' Fisher, Prince's-terrace, Grange-lane, Birkenhead, on the night'of Friday, the 19th of August, `and being found guilty was. sentenced to seven years' p en al serntude.—James. Kelly was tried and acquitted on a charge of having . forged some pay ti c k e t s on M r . 31‘Coriniek, the contractor for the .11irkenhead Dock Works:--Ann Lockray was indicted for having stolen a shawl, the property 'of Thomas Jones. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced' to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labonr. Ms lordship observed that this case ought not to hare been sent to the 'assizes, but should ' l have been either sent to quarter sessions, or dealt with by' the justices under the Criminal Justice Act. It ap peared that the prisoner had been, on several - occasions; ' committed for being drunk and disorderly and creating disturbances, and that she would have been dealt_ with . , udder the'Criminal justice Act, but for 'her persisting' t in plc ;ding that the eb.ae\ - 1 was given 'to her, . CAR/sva.es CHEER.—Families residing within fi ve miles of Liverpool can be supplied with Burton m ild and bitter ales of the first brand, as also London stout, in 4-1, 9, and 18 gallon casks, by sending their orders, or callinn. at T. Bolton's, family ale and porter merchant, 110, Duke-street. WRECK or THE ROYAL CHARTER.—The following letter, relativa to the pressure of the atmosphere on the night of this melancholy event, has been received by Mr. Mansfield, stipendiary magistrate:— Traffos, Bangor, Dec. 5, 1659. TO J. S. MANSFIELD,ESQ. , Sin,—ln your report to the Board a Trade you mention a deficiencx of infermadon as to the barometer, and as I care fully renstere 1 mine on the fatal night I send it to you. This place' is (by ordnance map) 71 miles S.S.E. from Moelfra Island. On the 25th October the barometer and thermometer stood thus Earornefer. Oct. 23, at 8 20 a.m 29.10 .. „ 12 noon 2 99.10.. t , 5 p.m 23..0.., ~ 8 p.m 28.94 .. 10 p.m 28.86 Oct. 20, at 8 a.m 28.70 rising I am, your olamlient servant, J. WILLIAm.s. Thermometer. 33 had been 31 ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY.—ThiS society has just been deprived of one of its most useful members by the death of Mr. Charles Verelst. The meeting of the society last night was consequently adjourned, after a vote of condolence to his widow had been carried unanimously. THOMAS COURT, ESQ., ox "Tan OCEAN, AND OCEAN NAVIGATTON."—Thomas Court, E.eq., the secretary to the Liverpool Underwriters' Association in Liverpool, delivered a lecture on "The Ocean, and Ocean Naviga tion, .popularly considered," on Tuesday evening, at the Nautical Schools, Bootle. The Rev. J. Cramp, presided. Mr. Court said—On entering Liverpool for the first time, the greatest attraction to the stranger, notwithstanding the magnificent buildings which adorned many of its thoroughfares, was our ePlendid docks, in which were to be seen so many beautiful specimens of naval architecture. Having passed a high eulo . g•ium upon The members of the Dock Estate for the faithful and nfiicient manner in which they had directed those works, which were now brought to their very doors, the lecturer sail that the ocean was the great highway of nations ; it was directed by a higher power than that of man, -and therefore it was perfect and quite free from toll-bars. It was the great natural means of bringing one eountryinto communication with other onntriea ; ofeitending civilisation to barbarous climes; and it was the means of -supplying us with the necessaries of life. Raving treated of the ocean, Mr. Court nextadverted to navigation , 'which consistedf. twe branches, The first enabled the navigator to dinover his position- on the -chart so as 'to enable him to-reach his destination. The second ' , branch was the -skilful department, or that of good seamanship, which enabled a commander to pat his ship in that condition, hr steer ing and the. position of the sails, by which she could be propelled-,t-the, greatest rate. Now, to make sa good navigator it was necessary that these two branches of learningShonlalse closely studied, and itwas a knowledge of thesetwo branches that had improved the asereantile marine of thisasort and enabled them to take a position that was second to none. Having exhibited and ex plained-several descriptions -of compasses (one of which was a Chinese), Mr. Court spoke of the rapid strides - made in the construction of ships, • and gave it as his .opinion that the building of iron vessels would pi-egress. Having traced the history of navigation from the time when men ventured on rivers in ..canoes down to the - present period, which marked the construction of such gigantic vessels as the Persia and the Great Eastern, the lecturer exhibited a -number of specimens of electric telegraph cables, including the "sea serpent" which was to have connected Europe with the Western world. He referred to the establishment of the steani-trade between this country and America, alluding at -some length to the doubts at -first -entertained even 'by practical ;nen of the success of large steamers in crossing the ',Atlantic, for, as • was said by a •-friend of his, in epealing of the :Great WeStern, • "-she will be beaten to pieces by the waves." The -new practical men, =however, discovered that the safest part of .the • vessel swas the very part it was supposed would be broker up, for it was the broken watt' that gave safety-to the sponsors. At the close the -chairman said, on -behalf of the audience, he tendered his cordial thanks to Mr. Court >for the able, eloquent, and, al though he discarded 'the word scientific, -skilful lecture he had given them - that night---(applause)—and he loped that on some . future occasion he would again. gratify them with ariother-leeture. The vote of thanks was-carried by acclamation ; and, after "-Rule Britan nia" • had been sung by the audience,. the' proceedings terminated. HEZTGLER'S CIRQUE VARIETE.—,The new entertain ments introduced by - Mr. Hangler, as appears in our advertising columns, are well worth going to see. The programme is everything that could be - desired with res pect to its preparation;-and the judgment-of Mr. Russell is worthy of high encomium. Messrs. Williams and Clarke on their two favourite steeds, give wonderful - perforinances in equestrianism, while the Brothers. Elliott with the four gldbes, call forth bursts of applause from-.a generally crowded circus. Indeed, all the artistes acquit themselves admirably, and by . their exertions sustain the character of the entertainments. Saturday will be a grand gala day, his worship the mayor, T. D. Anaemia, Esq., being then to patronise the-circus. MOSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BoAun.--4)n the - Ist January, the following -members of this board will retire by rotation - 7 —Messrs, :Broeldebank, Graves, Smith, Maelver, FarnWarth, and Tobin ; and we are glad to say that they all, - with the exception of Mr. C. Maclver, have consented to offer themselves for re-election ; and in the-room of this gentleman, whose resignation we muehaegret to have to record, Mr. Benjamin Darby shire, a merchant of high.standing in this, town, has consented to be placed in !nomination, and the intimate knowisidge this gentleman !has of the requirements of the trade and commerce of the port, will render him an able representative, and one that will enjoy the eon& deice of the ratepayers. WEST DERBY BOARD OF 4GUARDIANS.—ThO weekly . meeting_ of this board was held yesterday, in the ?Boards - room of. he 'West Derby Workhouse; Mr.:Pitts:chair man of .the board, presiding. The other members present were—Messrs. Metaalf, • Abrahams, Roberts, Shaw, .Ledges, Wensley, Pilling, W are h am , P er kin, and Riehmond.—Mr. Gough, the governor, reported the number of paupers in the workhouse last week-to be. , 668 ; admitted since, 24 ;,•diseharged, 21; number•in at present, 669; ; 363 of whom are chargeable to Toxteth park.—The -hospital last week -contained 106 patients,; admitted "since, 20 ; ..discharged, 'O.; dead, 2 a number in at present, 1,1.5 ; .47 of whom belong to Toxteth-pails. In the corresponding week laSt year there were also 115. —The cheques, for out-door relief were—Mr. Pottg, £126 ; Mr. ~Olney, £3B ; Mr. 'Lythgoe, £22.—Mr.. Abrahams moved, that as Christmas Day will fall on Sunday, the inmates of the workhouseshould have their allowance of roast beef-and plum pudding on the follows ing Monday. The motion , was seconded:by Mr. Roberts, and carried.--Th.ere were two charges of neglect against Mr. Johnson, the medical officer, but _after enquiring into their nature, it was shown to the satisfaction of the :board that no blame attached to him.--Mr. Ledger pro , pissed that the . board petition Parliament for a modificaa ton of the power of the Poor-law Board. He said these powers.wOuld expire in a short time, and it was, usual for Parliament 'either to withdraw them, or con finale them for the ensuing term. They did not wish the.pater removed, bat as the PoOr-law Board had so often interfered with &ens, on the most , frivolous pre tencea, ,he thought their power shmild be modified. lie mentioned this that the members might have time to think over; the matter,—This terminated the Public business. . EXPORT OF VALUABLE BREEDING CATTLE TO CALIFORNIA. The great attention paid 'in this country to the provement of the breeds of cattle has obtained for us enviable obarapter, not merely in Europe; but the fame of English-bred stock spreads also among the enterpri sing and intelligent .citizens of the United States. So true is this; that every . .year we are" visited by some sagacionsamericans, for the purpose of selecting animals suited to improve the' breeds of cattle in the fertile prai ries of the Test. This species of traffic appears to be rising in estimation all over the anion ;_ and only last week, a considerable number of 'splendid 'specimens of the Durham short-horned breed, were conveyed from Liverpool for San Franeisce. They were shipped by Mr. Bell, of the Adelphi coaching establishment, m this town, on account of Mr. James Bell. The animals, as already stated, were admirable specimens of the 'short-horned breed, and *eregeletted - with great care and- judgment . from the hills of the most eminent hreeders. They showed all the marks of great purity of blood, and were, . 'we understand, the first ever exported from this country for 'California. Besides these, it affordS us pleasure to ndte that .Mr. 13c11 has also just completed an eNtensive shipmeit'of choke' _sheep, on hoard the' Ellen Sophia and the Norfolk, for the Riyer 'late, Theo latter NORTHERN DAM lIMES animals included Sixony, Southdown, and county Meath sheep. Judging from the wide distinction in the breeds of these, and also of others previously despatcbed to the same- region, it appears that the breeders there. do not grudge expense in oarryix.g out their plans for improving the staple of the woor, and also for producing an improved and better-flavoured quality of mutton. We understand Mr. Bell will in a few days ship a selection of short-horned cattle, Alder ney cows and Shetland - ponies for New Orleans. From the preceding notes it will be seen that a very consider able traffic in the export of breeding cattle of all classes is now carried on in Liverpool. While on this subject we have much gratification in giving the subjoined extract from The Country Gentlemen, published at Albany, in the State 'of New York, on the 29th of September last : " Kerry Cattle and Shetland ponies.—Just before his departure the writer saw at the Adelphi stables in that city several specimens of those singular breeds in charge of Mr. Bell, who was soon to ship them for the United States. They , had been purchased by Mr. Howard, of Boston, during his recent tour, in addition, as Mr. Bell stated, to thirty-two head of Ayrsbires, a fine Cleveland stallion, a number of the Scotch black faced sheep, and a Cotswold ram. The Kerry cattle were alluded to in a letter from Ireland. They will be re garded quite as curiosities here, from their stunted size, for they come from among hills where they can find only the poorest sustenance, and, indeed, they are said to require little more food or shelter than a goat. Scarcely suffi cient credit, by the way, has been given in this country to the efforts made by Mr. Bell in the shipment of stock at different periods for several years back, To his care and faithful attention the success of many of our most valuable importations have been due in no small degree." A Fox DECAPITATED BY A RAILWAY TRAIN.—A few mornings ago, as some platelayers were coming along the line, near Carnforth, Lancaster, they found a fox's head cut off, along with a portion of the shoulders. It is supposed that reynard had been out on an evening foraging expedition, and had been overtaken by the laq train, and the speed of the engine being too much for him, he thus fell a victim. As a trophy, the party nailed the remains of poor rcynard to the first telegraph post they came to. ATTE3IPTED SUICIDE, YESTERDiM—Yesterday morn ing, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock, Mr. Sohn Kelsey, aged 66 years, who resided in Montague street, Southwark, attempted self-destruction by cutting his, throat with a .ragor. The inmates hearing a strange noise in the room, entered and found him weltering in a pool of blood. He was instantly conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where Mr. C. G:abham, house surgeon, was promptly in attendance, but little hopes are entertained of his recovery. No .cause is assigned for the suicidal act. A FEMALE SAILOII.—A girl, about 19 years of age, named Annie Stewart, arrived at this port on Saturday by the steamer Oscar, from Bristol. She bad been transmitted to Glasgow, via Belfast, by an association in Bristol known as the "Bristol Caledonian Society." It appears that she had been three years and nine months at sea as a sailor, shipped in the•name of Tom Stewart. Her sex was only discovered by her falling from one of the yards-on her last homeward voyagg. She was quite tipsy . on Saturday, and talking in all the lingo and technicalities of seafaring . life, for which she still possesses the strongest passion. Her friends reside. in Glasgow, whither she was bound, but her birthplace was Malta ) . 4ere her father had been a soldier.—Northern Whig. TIM EMPEROR'S STUD.—The principal portion of the Emperor's stud has just 'been installed in the build ings of the New Louvre, where, on the side towards the quay,win the Cour du Vieux Louvre and the Cour Henri HI., every accommodationlas been provided for ninety horses, with coach-houses, a riding-school, and every necessary dependence. The stables are arranged on the most approved system, and all the fixtures and fittings are both ornamental and perfectly adapted to' their Tour pose. The partitions of the stalls are carved oak, the reeks bronie, the mangers marble, and the chains steel. The -columns are covered with a new kind of stucco, equal to marble for smoothness and polish. In the Cour Henri 111. there is an iron staircase, of a very gentle slope, by which the horses go up. to the riding-sehool, situated on a level with the picture gallery. SUICIDE AT WANDSWORTH.—The body of a respecta bly-dressed man was found on Tuesday morning on Wandsworth-common. A frightful gash was on the left side of the throat, and a razor in the right hand. Upon searching the clothes of the unfortunate man the following letter was found written in pencil :—" My poor dear wife,—When - you receive this I shall be lost to you for ever. it is far better that I should go be fore all is gone. I want to write a long letter, but my hand shakes so much I cannot. May. God bless you and make you happy. Pray for me ; pity me, and try to 'forgive me. Good bye.. Your poor lost husband, - CHAItiES BONVERMAN," The letter was addressed to " Mrs. Bowerman, 16, Bouverie-street, E.C." The body of deceased was removed to the Wandsworth and Clapham Union Workhouse, to wait an inquest. The son of Wright, a builder, of Battersea-rise, subsequently identified the deceased as his uncle. It is supposed that he • went down to 'Wandsworth by a late train, and *wandered about the common until he committed the dreadful act. He was about 45 years of age. TILE Loss OP A BOAT AND SEVEN LIVES.—The East of Fife _Record reports the loss of one of the Cellar dyke 'fishing-boats on Thursday last, by which seven lives were lost, and five families, with a wide circle of relatives, thrown into deep distress. The boats had been prevented by stormy weather from going to sea all the early part of the week. On Wednesday night, however, the storm abated considerably, and on Thursday morning the whole put to sea but before they had done with the fishing the wind again freshened, and continued to in crease all the early part of the day, during which they had to make their way homeward over a cross sea, in which numerous hairbreadth escapes were made, from the waves breaking in upon their undecked vessels and nearly filling them. One of the boats, less fortunate, having reached the mouth of the Firth, where they were considered in comparative safety, was suddenly engulphed in a huge wave, and overwhelmed in an instant. Another boat, about a stonecast distant, seeing the catastrophe, immediately bore up to give assistance, and succeeded in saving One of the crew ; but the rest, seven in number, perished. Twelve children and five widows are deprived of support by the calamity., Nouwicn M.AaTurierrunns.—We arc happy to state that all the mills have continued in full work through out the season, and that all the manufactures of the city have been in a prosperous state up to the present time, employing thousands of operatives. Messrs. Kitton and French have built a new factory in the Mill yard for the manufacture of Norwich crapes, and their looms have begun to work; besides the machines for ,preparing the material. In St. Augustine's the Norwich •Vrape Company hive made extensive additions to their establishment, and put in new machinery for the manu facture of crape on a larger scale. In consequence of this there has been a great demand for 'power-loom hands. The trade has been tolerably good in textile fahrics, especially in a new kind of goods called "reps," made by Messrs. Middleton and Answorth, Messrs. Wil lett and Nephew, and others. There has been the usual demand for poplids, paramattas, and plain goods. A good trade has been done in many extra wide fabrics and shawl cloths. All the city manufacturers are already busy for the spring trade, and very few looms are stand ing still.--Beery and Norwich Post. A SAILOR'S ADVENTURE.—A letter from Yarmouth, referring to the Sailors' Home established there, describes the sufferings of three sailors who are now being taken care of in that institution. They were recently rescued from the mast of a sunken vessel to which they had been clinging for more than sixty hours: For three nights and two days they held on this uncertain support—about eight feet above the raging sea—without food and almost without clothing. The vessel had gone down in Har borough Sand on Friday. They climbed the mast, and clung to it. A boy who was with them was unable to endure the fatigue, and was drowned. On Sunday they were tantalised with the hope of immediate succour ; a vessel saw their signals and heard their cries, and sent a boat to their relief, but, after buffeting with the wind 1 and tide, they had the mortification to see her give up the attempt and return to the vessel. Then it was that black despair took possession of them, and they gave emselves up for lost ; but clinging to their frail sup port for an hour or two longer, they heard a gun fire. This gave them fresh courage. The vessel stood in and I ,th communicated with the shore, and a boat put off to search for them, but they were such a speck on the ocean that, night coming on, they could not be seen. For the third night, therefore, they had still to cling on, expecting every moment that the mast would go over and bury them, in the deep. .On the Monday morning the shore boat made anOther attempt, fell in with them at ten o'clock, and landed . lietia at Pulling, , more dead than -alive. TRIAL OF THE FINSBURY MURDERER. James Moore, described as an umbrella-maker, aged twenty-eight, was indicted yesterday, at the Old Court, London, before Mr. Baron Watson, for the murder of his wife, Mary Anne Moore. On being asked the usual question whether he was guilty or not, he exclaimed " It is false." He afterwards pleaded not guilty; He is a quiet-looking young man, and betrayed at this time. no symptoms of insanity. Mr. Clark prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh defended the prisoner. The learned counsel for the prosecution detailed the circumstances, which are familiar to the public, having been so recently reported in the Police-court. He de scribed the manner in which the prisoner communicated to Mr. Turner, his landlord, the fact of the murder. He took Mr. urner to his room, and drawing aside a counterpane, showed him the body of his wife, whose head had been completely severed. The head was after wards discovered in a basin with about a pint of blood. At the police-station he made a statement declaring that some one had been in his room while he was out, and that he knew nothing about the murder. He had, however, previously said to Mr. Turner, , on show ing him the body, "Look there, that is my work." He stated also to Mr. Turner that be had come out of a lunatic asylum at Hoxton on the previous Wednesday. On searching the room, a shirt was found which was bloody, and his trousers had blood on them, which some one had attempted to wash off. On examining the head, it was found to be very much bruised, and this had probably been done by the tongs, which were found to be bent. The probability was that after she was stunned the prisoner cut off her head. He (the counsel) believed that there would be no doubt about the main facts of the case, but that the defence would be that the prisoner was insane. If that should be proved, nothing would be more satisfac tory to those who prosecuted in this case. Mrs. Turner was called, and in the course of her evi dence said she heard cries of murder proceed from the prisoner's room, and she supposed they were quarrelling, as she heard violent noises. _ _ Mr. Sleigh asked the witness only one question ' viz., whether the prisoner and his wife did not live on affec tionate terms, to which she replied in the affirmative. 'As the witness was leaving the box, the prisoner said he wished to ask her a few questions, upon which Mr. Jonas, the governor, informed. him that Mr. Sleigh had .been entrusted with his defence. Mr. Sleigh, addressing the court, said—l appear for this wretched man, but of course he does not instruct me. I have been instructed on public grounds. Baron Watson.—Yes, of course.. The Prisoner.—l would rather conduct my own de fence, and put my own questions. I know nothing of that gentleman. Is it usual for a prisoner's counsel to call him a wretched man before his case has been in quired into ? I don't look wretched and I don't feel wretched, and I ought not to be condemned before it is seen how the case stands. I should like to ask that witness how it is that when she heard noises up stairs and cries of murder, she did not call assistance ? Baron Watson put the question to the witness, who said it was because she did not think there was anything serious between them. The Prisoner—lf I leave my case in the hands of a gentleman who calls me a wretched man, I may be sacri ficed or put down. I don't like such remarks, because I never was wretched even in the worst of my days. Baron Watson—Any one who stands in that dock upon such a charge must necessarily be in a wretched position. The Prisoner—Yes, I know that; but that is not what it means. Mr. Turner, who was called, said that when they were going along to the station the prisoner said, " This is a plan to put me away again," and then communicated to him that he had just come out of a lunatic asylum. When he first saw the body of the deceased, her little child was sitting by her side. . In answer to .Mr. Sleigh, witness said the prisoner was perfectly calm at this time. Mr. A.l'Bride, the chief usher of Worship-street Police Court, described the appearance of the body when he saw it immediately after the prisoner and Mr. Turner came to the police station. The body was lying as al ready described, and had evidently been partially washed, as it was smeary with blood. The head was in a basin with a pint of blood, and had upon it three large bruises. Seeing that he had a clean shirt on, they looked for another and found one which had blood on it, and which had been partially washed. There was a pail in the room containing. water and blood. The prisoner said—" I hope they won't make it appear that I have done it," and then stated that he went out at half-past seven o'clock in the morning, and • that he knew nothing about the death of his wife, which must have occurred while he was away from home. By Mr. Sleigh—The prisoner did not appear at all horror-stxicken at this dreadful scene. Evidence having been given to prove that the priso ner was insane, he addressed the Court at great length, and in an intelligent and connected manner. He denied that he was insane, said he knew nothing about the manner in which the blood came upon his clothes, and urged that no one saw him commit the act with which he was charged. After the Judge had summed up, The prisoner, addressing the court, said—l dare say ion are aware that I am partially an instrument—that is, that if providing I stand in or between a circle or a triangle anybody can make me an instrument. He would have proceeded farther in the same strain, but the judge being Indisposed to hear him, the jury retired. After an absence of a quarter of an hour they re turned into court, and acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity. The learned judge ordered him to be confined during her Majesty's pleasure. A CoNseirtkrrious junon.—At York assizes on Mon day, on swearing the jury, one of the jurymen refused to take the oath, on the ground that he had conscientious scrupleg. His Lordship (Mr. Justice Wightman) .-" What scruples ?" Juryman—" I consider it contrary to the Bible in several places." His Lordship—" Do you object to take the oath ?" Juryman—" Yes, I do." His Lordship—" Very' well, then, you can leave the box; but you must sit there (pointing below it) and remain every day till the end o the assizes. It would be very easy for anyone, by stating that he had con scientious scruples, to escape the duty of a juryman altogether." The juryman accordingly took the place assigned to him, amid considerable amusement in court. SINGULAR ASE OF POISONING.—The Meuse, of Liege, reports the following singular case of poisoning : " Aterrible event, wrapped in the deepest mystery at present, has just occurred in our city. .On Wednesday evening, two yourig, men, coming from Germany, alighted at 'one of our chief hotels. Half an hour after their arrival they went to one of our theatres. When the performance was over they returned to the hotel, and ascended to the chamber that had been prepared forthem. On the following morning they didnot make their appear ance. About eleven o'clock, a chamber-maid, thinking they had gone out, entered their room, and started back appalled at the frightful - spectacle that presented itself. One of those young men, half inclined out of the bed, his head resting on a marble slab near him, ap peared lifeless. In the other bed lay his companion, in the midst of disorder of every kind. Being instantly informed, the owners of the hotel sent for several medi cal men, who soon ascertained , that the first young man had been dead several hours. The second was still breathing, but was in a most pitiable condition. Every attention required by his state was paid him, and a f ew andad been w h ofi which a e hadcvaiousleen had o t f thes such h poison. a B illness f hours later they happily succeeded in placing him out o f forf glance,danger.ckin,,„ s th a l w e T s eh the a y youths , uth s, symptoms now had where, when, and how, had it been taken ? This is still unknown. The young man wh o escape d d eath relates ' that his companion and himself were on their way from Berlin to Paris, and thence to London, where they they proposed to found a bank. On the day of the ' fatal event they had dined at Aix-la-Chapelle, and taken the train for Liege in the afternoon. After their din ner, they had eaten a little pastry at the Verviers sta tion, and again in our city at the refreshment table in the theatre to which they had gone. At the hotel they had taken no kind of refreshment. On returning at night, being very tired, they had qone to bed, and soon fallen asleep ; when, about midnight, says the survivor, he felt all the symptoms of having been poisoned-- vornitings, fierce pains in the abdomen, &c. He got up to demand help, but his strength failed him and he fell on the floor senseless. The one who has survived is a German by birth. His name is S—, age 28, and he was born at - Hamburg. The other, M. A—, was an Italian, and only 22 years of age. They were bearers, ' it appears, of a letter of unlimited credit on one of the 1 'chief banking houses of Paris. This mysterious affair has created teat excitement in our city,' THE' SUICIDAL STRIKE IN THE BUILDING} TRADE., — On Tuesday evening a meeting of delegates from various trades in the metropolis was held at Shaftesbury-hall, Aldersgate-street, City, for the purpose of contributing towards the funds of the conference. Mr. Potter secre- tart' to the conference, said that the struggle still con tinued and was likely to do so, notwithstanding the repeated assertions to the contrary. It was 18 weeks since_ the "lock-out" commenced, and upwards of 5000 mea opposed to the declaration were now out of employment. Last week the conference seriouslyconsidered the propriety - of adopting the declaration although counsel had given a decided opinion as to its illegality. The conference, after much deliberation, however, came to the conclusion that the declaration should not be adopted, knowing well that the majority of the men would never sign that obnoxious document. The conference also resolved • to send more men into the country to cause a " revi val," and on Monday morning last six delegates wers sent for that purpose to various parts of the provinces. The conference also unanimously adopted the following. resolution :—" That the labourers having failed to bro duce a plan and security for their future conduct, this meet ing is of opinion that they receive no further dividend from the funds of the conference ; not on account of their being labourers, but because they have acted in such a violent and dishonourable manner." The funds sub scribed' last week from London and the provinces to amounted strike adi i nd of 3 6d. a to £3so, ve andht is enabled nn t o the 2, conference 3oo mechanics. The report of the employers, that 15,000 men were at work under the "declaration" and 4,000 under -a " shop rule," was Aintrue. Out of the 10,500 locked out not more than 2,500 had returned to work, and nine-tenths of those men from the co Se l N l • n e r t d ryw e h l e o ga w t e e r s e ha a vi t n w g o a rk dd rneesyseedr s t a h w e m th e e et d in ec g la in rat s i n o p t pert of the strike, it was moved by the delegate from the, bootmakers, and seconded by the delegate from the hatters, " That inasmuch as it has been reported in various quarters that the strike against the declaration is at an end, the chairman be requested to inform the newspapers to the contrary." The motion was agreed to. A number of subscriptions were then announced. STARLIGHT CAPTURE or A SA.emoN.—A corresondent of the Edinburgh Courant sends the following account of a late starlight capture of a clean run salmon, which, we have no doubt, will be interesting to those who delight in salmon fishing : " I rose and hooked a fine-looking fish . at Kirkback, below St. Boswells, Newtown, at 3.15 in the afternoon ; he immediately, on feeling I had struck him,, made a rush up the river. I managed in about ten • minutes to turn his head down stream; he then, on my. checking him, started off at railway speed towards an ugly fall below Kirkback. I was fortunate enough to bring him over the easiest part of it, and got him into one of the pools below. He lay here for half an hour, boring down with his full weight and force to the bottom of the same, occasionally rushing up and throwing a somerset, splashing the water into a foam around him. After repeated endeavours to free him self, he took a desperate rush down the river towards the woods, going over two other falls in the river (at that time it having become quite dark) ; and at 5.35, just two hours and twenty minutes from first hooking him, I had the delight of landing him at Craigover, nearly a mile from first hooking him, the last hour's fight between him and I having been conducted in perfect darkness (save a few stars), and having nothing to guide me as to his whereabouts, save the feeling of the quantity of line on my reel as indicating his being near or distant from me. At Craigover I brought him into the shallow water, and my companion—the keeper—skilfully brought him out in the landing net, a beautiful fish, as he proved afterwards, and weighing 221 b." ROBBERY AND SUDDEN DEATH.—There lately resided in the parish of Melferd a man, between seventy and eighty years old, named Copsey, who had for some years gained a comfortable livelihood by selling the produce of a large garden, includin e e. a quantity of wheat. There lived with him only a deaf and dumb son, and as the father had had several slight paralytic fits, he wished for more assistance, and a week or two since invited another son (also deaf and dumb, and a married man) to live with him. On Monday, the sth, the family removed to the old man's cottage, and the daughter-in-law, at the father's request, went over the house to take down the articles of furniture, &c. On looking at a large hutch where his clothes were kept, he found that a sum of money, amounting to between £6 and £9, had been taken. There was a hole in the thatch, and a broken pane of glass, where it is supposed the thief had. entered; but Copsey had not missed the money, which he had saved to pay his rent at Christmas. The poor old man uttered an exclamation of grief, went down stairs, sat on a chair near the fire, fell on the floor, and expired in a few minutes. No clue has been found as to the perpetrators of:this heartless robbery, which has pro duced such a sudden and painful occurrence.—Essex Standard. • • PRIESTLY TREASON IN CORR. COUNTY.—The co,q, Reporter—au independent Roman Catholic journal— denounces in strong language the conduct •of Father Fielding at a chapel meeting in Cloyne, on Sunday last. The Reporter calls the language held on that occasion. " balderdash." Mr. Fielding said—" The GovernMent knew very well that the people of this country hesi tated very little, or would not care much, if Napoleon 111. would step into this country at any moment. The Government knew very well that the Government of France would be as acceptable to the Irish people as the present Government." (A Voice, " That's a fact.") The Rev. Mr. Fielding—" We arc loyal, and only too loyal ; but we would be more loyal if protected. As to the peace of the country, how can the people be expected to protect it ? When the poor man is turned out of his house and holding, and sees his wife and children wretched, what can vou expect from any one in his 'miserable state ? Putting myself in such a position, if I saw this what would Ido ? I declare I do not know what I would do. When the wild spirit of revenge prompts a man, what will satiate it ? It cries out ' Give me justice or I will justify myself.' " (Great cheering.) Now we (Cork Reporter) ask honest, impartial men, of any creed, or any party, is this sort of language to be endured ? Is property or life safe where such appeals can be made with impunity to a people— not naturally ill-disposed, but excitable, ignorant, 'and suspicious—by persons to whom they are accustomed to look up with such deference and respect as the Irish Catholic peasant does to the Irish Catholic priest ? sp'orting HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. THE CHASE. THE CHESHIE,E HOUNDS WILL MEET ON Thursday , - Dec. 15 'Patton Park. H Saturday Dec. 17 Cal - rclev al!. Monday i Dec. 19 Church - Minshull. Wednesday Dec. 21 Wrenbury. - Friday ... Dec. 23 Citolmondeley. Saturday Dec. 24 Mere. • A Half-past Ten o'clock. SIR WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN'S HOUNDS WILL MEET ON Dee. 16 Dec. 17 At half-past ten Master : Sir W. W. Wynn.---Huntsman : John Walker. Friday Saturday Nialpas, Lightwood Green COURSING. Amicable_ Club -, - 7 COURSING FIXTURES FOR 1859.—Dr.c.uuEa. Ardrossan C. (S'hurphill), Ayrshire; Mr. Patrick, 15. Selby, Yorkshire ; Mr. S. Cundall, 15, N. I) 11'ddl sex • Mr. Warwick, 15, 16. (liampton-court), ~ 1 e , Mountainstown • Mr. W. O'Wens , 15, 16. 7 , Aiid-Auntiridale:Dumfriesshire ; Mr. Slay, •15, 16. - Bryn-y-Pys, Flintshire ; Mr. Warwick, 19. Tyne Sick Club (Kirklcy) , N orthumberland ; Mr. A. Dalzell, T re d eg ar Park (St. P ~ ierre Chepstow), Monmouthshire ! Mr. Warwick, 20, 21 . . , --- r. A. Bennett, 22. 1 b 3 e i r t; .n c, I .1 r e ' Gi,e Cheshireo rge ,2 l, :22 m . , Barton-upon-Ylumber, Lincolnshire : Mr. Warwick, 22, 23. Pem b ro keshire Club (llaverfordwest), Pembrokeshire : Mr. Warwick, 27. Kenil4vorth, Warwick - shire : Mr. 31:George, 27, 28. - Berkshire ( sh C ir o e m : S c orton, Cattelick (Open), Yorkshire : Mr. Headley, 27, 28. C a ledonian Club (Open), Ediaburgh : Mr. A. Dalzell, 27, and following days. • Bishop's Castle, Salop : Mr. Warwick, 28. Newhall North of England (Grecnridge), Northumberland : Mr. Colon, 28. Great Crosby, Lancashire : 29. • Chillington, Staffordshire : Mr: Warwick, 29, 30. • 1 • 1-- . . STEEPLE CHASE FIXTURES FOR 1860. JANTJAItY. ....4 1 Aberystwith.24, 26 . ' , B I Grand Military. Blanchester: - • FEBRUARY. . , I (N'tbampton) 29,30 y at;t i h im ens an hi d re.7, 2 9 3 I Tenby MARCH. • Ca T p en eTrmb by 1 I Pembroke Annual I Coventry • 14 13 Birmingham _l2, 13 I The 'Southport (o.lillre.Mown) Coursing Me e ti ng, yesterday, was postpone d in consequence of the frost. • The s t ewa rds have arranged for it to come off to-day (weather per mating); shou:d this' day rat be propitio,,s) a fresh arrange ment will bd decided 4011, fixed for