The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

Ikl OR .1: fr KEN .11 Q CHO CL lished t only .e A DD It/ H 0 small lots Propert . offices, 1 Chambe lead. GWERSY I " LING itridge, Greeford Itailwav heuce ttlantio. WANTED, a Fr Months, e- Bedford nitnre Northensti WANTEC ttemar 3, FURNISHED APA street, Fa the Botanic Gar if satisfactory they R. 11, Post office, L rt.o BIT highi3 TO WHO sa Torl a of Years, Ei9. t in wood-at wholesale druggiso ready for work. T be Let together or Riven.—For fOrt Engine 13, Jam e-s:1;t1 4JRNISBED HOUSE. for a term of Six or Nine intaining two e ntertaining rooms, tWO or three J esides servants' rooms, &C., situated la or near cat a short distance from the town. Genteel fur- Garden and stables preferred.—Address M.B, 3TMENTI for a lady and gen ant, in Bedford-street, Canning- DOd situation between these and uts must be large and airy, and d during the winter.—Address Alfred Jac, ISTS and OTHERS.—TO be L MILLS, WAREHOUSE, OFF & Raines, and Machinery, now ry commodio - us, will and ni .e bedr and proper offices and conveniences. There are about ten acres of Land, wh eh would be sold with the house.—For further particulars apply to Mr. T. M. Penson, architect, Chester; or to Messrs. licincans pool. luarey and Blackmore 1, Exchange-street West, Liver Commental *airs. HIS DAY On account of whom it may concern Tats DAY, the 16th instant, at Ha and Naah's Saleroom, Cori ex John Clarke, from B UM DAY, the 16 and Nash now landing ex steamer to D.A. Mavrocorda, Esq 'clock, at Golding xchange, Brunssl rels FLOUR, arther particulars sr & M. HiRNETT, Bt:Aers, past One o'clock, at Golding ange, Brunswick-street, Ts BARLEY a Constantinople.—Appl, ,t, or to JOHN OMLINSON & SON, Brokers Tins t3l►'r, the 16th Inst., at Twelve o'clock, the Brokers' OfEe, Tower-buildings, 150 Tons VALONIA, * ex Haiti, from Trieste.—Apply to JOHN & SAMUEL BECKWITH, Brokers, THURSDAY the 18th instant, at One o'clock, at ti Brokers' Office, Exchange-buildings, 50 Bales COTTON, and, from Mobile; lying In Langs. gc CO., Brokers, FRIDA 'clock, at t mmediate' possession can be to Mr. George S. Sanderson, iTal ; qi Iton's Livery Stables, ;ed Stoc] M & CO., S at and ling-street HOOL-, anding a utiful view ains three entertaining rooms, ii, with stat s, email-house, On THURSDAY ner damaged by sea water, dale's Sheds, Seftoa-st, OD FRIDAY next, th 4 Brokers' 0 .change-buildings, CP • 250 Bales JUTE, - 'es Turon, frcm Calcutta, in 2 and 3, Albert Dock.—Apply to T. & H. LITTLE DALE & CO., Brokers On FRIDit nex. the 19th ex 'lamps at One o'clock, at the K WITH, Brokers, 1500 Barrels Extra S Tfine N ck, at G Canadian FLOUR, ON, Brokers T,, PENCE will buy FIVE __--- U 41.1 of SUPERFINE CREAM LAID NOTE QUIRES PAPER, at WHO II ARLES WILLMER'S C US TOM s: PAPER WAREHOUSE, SGS per Ream, at ULM' LIVERPOOL CHARLE PAPER, SEVEN WHOLE WILLMER'S SALE STATIONERY WAREHOUSE, COPY YOUR LET LETTER BOOKS C OPY] alt-boa require no Machine, FOUR SIIILLIN lAN EVEE mg _Fly GS EACH d, which CHARLES WILLMER, NHOLESALE STATIONER, SOUTH JOHN STII REET, LIVERPOOL THE PRICE OF THi NORTHERN DAILY TIMES IS NOW TO SUBSCRIBERS 0 ADVANCE 38/ PER ANNUM. Attention is respectfully drawn to the above announce• ment, and parties living within four miles of the Liverpool Exchange, who desire the latest news from all parts of the IVor id upon their breakfast tables every morning, should, to prevent disappointment, send their names and addresses to th^ John street, Liverpool. Office, 19, South Copies of the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES can be sent through the post by affixing a penny postage stamp on the envelope, or three copies can be sent in one cover for the same cost. The NORTHERN TIMES is registered for transmission to foreign countries G ENTLEMEN'S SUMMER LATHING. P. L MACTAGGART, 24 and 26, BOLD-STREET. SUMMER COATS. SUMMER OVERCOATS. SUMMER WATERPROOFS. BUM ME It DRES SU M ER DRESSING COATS. ING GOWNS R J. N ODDER, B. lIAI'TER, CEIURCH-STREET. Begs respectfully to inform the Nobility and Gentry of Liver pool that his NEW STYLES for the Season are NOW READY fir Inspection. Ithittlitru (giting TUESD y, SEPTEMBER 1(, 1856, HE DAY'S NEWS John Frost made ntry into London y esterday 'ars ag ,o, was sen- who seve he place of I to all the lws of Eng- on, paraded tenceil to be drawn on a 1 : public execution, and t hen su ind tortures which the a ird to the crime of high trea the streets of _the metropolis, applauded by h political partisans, the Chartists. On the part of Mr. Frost, the exhibition was nothing less than silly vanity—whilst his followers showed that they had not profited by the experience of his previous mad career, and that, although the nation has again and again emphatically declared against OUSI THE NORTHERN TIMES. ---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY I the seven points of the Charter, they are I still willing to run the risk of coming into con• tact with the constituted authorities, and madly agitate a political problem which an overwhelming majority of the , people of the United Kingdom regard with abhorrence. The Cha ist procession was most undoubtedly a 1 demonstrat inst the Govern for infl gated pu I the auth god deal of V of b a-trap ished up and spouted once again by and Co. We have given port t the affair at length in another column and we are glad to be able to , say that sed off without any accident, let, or hind. The police kept out of the way authorities, no doubt, being determined to ascer . _ tain the feelings of the rescusitated body of London Chartists, and the tone and tendency of the languag e they would employ on an ain bidding .Icome to their long exiled leader, and r pient the Royal clemency. In another column will remarks on the demonstration, and endency of the ( Turning from this matter to the Con the people olice esj e to ex 3 King and his ( iment, and that the ons of dislike are general in almo a of the are told that the Neapolitan troops gave he Fre s and Crimea, who landed E soldiers 'eturning ft Naples The people too, joined the troops in these manifestations. They dc are that - they could ive with open the Crimean heroes whose government at the _Paris Congress had expressed sympathy for the the Neapolitans. We see it mooted in certain quarters in Naples that the King had replied to the remonstrance of the Austrian Court by a demand for reforms in Austrian Italy, to corres pond with the concessions demanded of King sufferings of Ferdinand himself. Should this turn out corr will prove that his Majesty of Napl s has ac a crafty part, and, to some extent ; disarmed Austria from enforcing reforms in Naples which she will not grant to her own Italian subjects. The Piedmonte Government seem to anticipate at no distant day another military struggle in some quarter of the European Continent, hence it is making preparations for taking an active part therein ; not only is the works of the new fortress at Al essandria proceeding with vigour, but the Government has decided on having six steam screw frigates built of the same size as the Victor Emmanuel. Four are to be built in that country, and two in England Our Madrid advices continue to assure us that Ihal O'Donnell does not find hi: mgelf perfectly in h present position ; that there is not h enough to do all the Queen wishes, stablish a declared military despotism. relished by the Queen, but O'Donnell urges ion. Reports assert that the Government intends e the sequestration laid on the property of This is only a revived Paris nee contained in our i. on of the ante Matters correspondence about a fortnight ago. - between the Swiss Federal Council and Prussia are not yet settled. By a note addressd by the former power, to the Government at Berlin, we learn that it cannot enter into any discussion on the question ofNenfehatel,and that it will amnume t attitude towards Prussia in a th journals maintain that the with a met eject, we may mention that forms us, that.the Prus an Amb :!ornpanied itz, where This lo s very 1 etween the French Empe. issia on the subject of N The Emperor Napoleon, and the Empress and Imperial Prince are still sojourning at Biarritz. The papers deny that his health is suffering from any disease beyond some indefinable gout pains. Several topics of interest will be found noticed in the letters of our Paris correspondent, inserted elsewhere. The Burial Board held its weekly - meeting yes terday, but no business of any moment was trans acted beyond agreeing to the appointment of a secretary, who is to be a legal gentleman, at a salary of £5O per annum. Advertisements are to be issued for offers for land for a new cemetery. A correspondence which had passed between Sir George Grey and Mr. Jeffery, Vice chairman of the Board, as to the Walton Cemetery, was read. It will be perceived that the Secretary of State cannot exercise any control as to the opening of the cemetery, but that he can issue regulations for its management. Some of the members are for arranging terms with the Railway Companies for conveying the bodies of deceased paupers to the site chosen for a cemetery. IT would be difficult to conceive anything more destructive to the popular cause of this country than a revival of the old and insane Chartist agi tation. In pharmacy we have specifics for every species of malady, in which thousands seem to place a superstitious faith, but in politics there is no:panacea for world-wide ills. There is no such thing as rushing headlong to the goal of human ambition, or raising or lowering nations in the social and political scale by convulsive or momen tary efforts. Tho mind of man must bend and adapt itself to the current of events, and the genius of the age, to attain a desired object. There is a philosophy in every established order of things, which laughs, as it were, at numbers, and even Reason—clear and comprehensive— is the only foe the supporters of error, and friends of this or that recognised regime, have to And we have long hoped, and not vainly we trust, that the working classes were convinced that reason is their best ally, and that they were prepared to abide the issue of a great moral and intellectual struggle for the improvement of the material and political condition of the working man. Such a contest has been going or for a considerable time, and every step has led to some triumph of Free Trade has proved a great boon to the masses. It has made employment brute force. the popular cause more general, more constant, and, therefore, more remunerative. The impetus given to the education of the people, by peaceful agitation, has already raised thousands above the bar of that serfdom which belongs to the ignorance of the masses The release of the Newspaper Press, from fiscal embargoes, has placed the world's mirror in the hands of the humblest classes of the community• The rapid strides made in the arts and sciences have opened rich and boundless - fields to our opera tives of almost every known description, and there is no room to doubt that we are now crossing the threshold of an era of material progress, which will defeat all political obstacles to the steady advancement of the people's rights and prosperity. We have nothing to fear then, except from the rash s of unwise, desperate, and insincere orld has seen enough of Chartist aspect them. They cannot ask anything ;l1 not bring about. The five points novement men, and the N ers to which tim , f the ( DiOrl S, rter are nothing more than the commas► micolons, notes of admiration, and full political amelioration of idea advance of they are the 'nested by a glance at tie future, rather than by a retrospect of the past. Many of the darkest prophecies which Accompanied their early promulgation have been ..d, and but few of the minor objects their original promoters had in view, remain to be attained. Universal suffrage has not been adopted, it is true ; but the Parliament suffrage is so reduced, that the House of Commons has ceased to be a representative assembly, in a 'tutional sense, and must of necessity reform if, in order to maintain its moral and political realis MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING The Africa's advices have not exercised any immediate or striking effect upon our Colton het. The demand to-day Was tnoderate, and sales reached 7,000 bales, including 2,000 taken for export and speculation, were reported ' • there was‘not any change in prices. The private letters brought by the Africa; and delivered this morning, do not differ materially froth the public reports contained in yesterday's NORTHERN TIMES. Most parties agree that the injury sustained by the late storm has not been of a serious or extensive char acter. No doubt the ticklish state of the Money Market, the fluctuations of the public F l undS, and the fear of an increase in the rate of interest, induce a momentary pause in the trade just now, but if these " intimidating causes" were once removed, no doubt can be entertained that a strong general demand would ensue, as spinners aro not too largely stocked with the raw material The dealings on our Stock Exchange to-day were of a trifling character, at the same time, business was, if anything, a shade more active than on Saturday, and the market left off at about the best t present points Of the day Blackburn, 71. Yorkshire Stock, 941. the actual transactions were )53 Caledonian, ti Lancashire and i. London and North Western, 1011 Manchester, Shef field, and Lincoln, 82t, e, 2, 4 , Midland Stock, 77i, 7, t, 8,1, 4,8, 11. Berwick Capital Stock, 191, to I. South Eastern, 21i, 1,1, Dutch Rhenish, 1 15-16 p. Great Western of Canada, 102. New, 2 1-16 p. In local shares sales were made in Royal Bank 7 per cent Prefs., 1111. Royal Insur ance, 2 : 1 premium. The following are the latest quotations:-Aberdeen, 131 131 Chester and Birkenhead 15115/. Caledonian, 25/ 26. Chester and Holyhead, 15* 16. Eastern Counties, sa B*. East Lancashire, 198 20. Great Northern, 231 23-1-. Do. A, 101 10*. Great Western, 621 63. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 948 94. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 172. 171. Lon don and North Western Stock, 101* 1011. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 32 321. Midland Stock, 771 771. North British, 9 9-2-. North Staffordshire, 5 43,d. South Eastern and Dover, 21 211. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 191 19*. York and North Mi dland, 27 271. Leeds Capital Stock, 17-t 17s. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 1-16 d 1-16 p Dutch Rhenish, 1/ 2p. Great Western of Canada, 24 241. Ditto New Shares, 2 2,1 p. Great Luxembourg, 101 101 d. At Manchester a better feeling pervaded the Share Market , as m a y be perceived from the follow ing sales :-Leeds Stock, 013, -7,-, 5 xd. Dovers, 1 x d• Sh.effields, 32g, 1,2, 20 15-16, 1, 21, r 3-, • 3 Midlands, 7 7 4 1 , Great Western of 49 W 1 1. The market closed rather firmly. Canada, 21i. We have not any new feature to report in the London Money Market. The demand for discount accommodation keeps active, and the banks ask full rates, even for prime bills of short dates. The Consol Market has not maintained the early rates of the day, and is reported to close weak. For money, the first quotation was 931, then a decline of 8 took place, after which the price advanced to -a, and again receded to 931. The dealings for the amount were limited, a decline of a per cent taking place, sales were made at 93, /, and The New Three per Cents were shut. The closing price of Consols for money and account, were 931 8, a n d Exchequer Bills, 14s to 17s premium, The London Share Market to-day was somewhat steadier, and prices manifested a hardening ten dency. The sales included :-Caledonian, 52 1 52. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 53. Great Northern, 961 to 961 account. Great Western, 621. Leeds Northern, 17. London and North Western, 1011 South Eastern and Dover, 69'1 2. York, Newcastle and Berwick, 78 77. York and North Midland, 51* account. The latest prices were as follows :-Caledonian, 511 - 4 . Eastern Counties, q East Lancashire, 79 4 81. Great Northern, 92 3. Ditto A, 80 2. Great Western, 62* 3. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 961 it. London and North Western, 101/ 21. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 321 it, Midland Stock, 778 3 North British, 381 91. York, Newcastle, and Ber wick, 77 9. York and North Midland, 541 58. There is still a continuation of fine seasonable weather, allowing farmers to complete the harvest under the most favourable circumstances. Indeed, in a week or two more, a n d th e fi e ld s w ill be com pletely cleared of all the outstanding grain crops The supplies of wheat, oats, andbarleyabnid.ought up at Mark-lane to-day w ere qu it e small, with an active demand, prices advanced ; but this we regard as only temporary, for in a short time our home supplies will be thrashed out and placed upon the market. Our London reports of the produce represent sugar as bringing late rates. Coffee is steady. No alteration has taken place in the market for tea.. Rice begins to find ready b uyers. The Tallow trade is quiet. In the Liverpool markets there is not much business going forward. Sugar, however, continues to improve in demand, whilst holders are obtaining rather higher prices. Compared with last year, there is a much larger stock on hands of most descriptions than at the same date in 1855. Molassses and Rum are also in excess of the sup ply at this time last year. We have received our letters and papers by the India and China mails. At Calcutta the Money Market was easier, and hopes of a further improve ment were entertained. The Directors of the Bank of Bengal had reduced their rate of discount 1 per cent. The rates were :—Loans on Government Securities, 5 per cent. discount on private in accounts, 6 per cent. The amount of Specie the Bank was increasing. The Calcutta Produce Market was buoyant, although the business transacted in most of the leading staples for the home markets not large. There was an improve ment and greater animation for British Cotton Piece Goods. Stocks, however, w ere quite equal to the demand, so that prices had not advanced. Metals found ready buyers, and Copper met a considerable advance. Freights to England were dull, although in other quarters a good amount of tonnage had been taken up. The commercial advices from Hong Kong inform us that in imports very little had been done since the last mail left. Yarn is lower. Sales of long cloths were made at a decline of 3c. to sc. on previous rates. Rice advanced, owing to the damage done to the crops by the severe weather. The total settlements of new congous to last advices were 36 chops, leaving 53 on the market. Prices latterly show a decline of 1 tael on the finer sorts, and 2 to 3 taels on the lower descriptions. The opinion previously expressed as to the inferior quality of the teas as compared with those of last year had been confirmed. Three vessels had left, and a great number are on the berth for Eng land. Freights to England were quoted at 3/. to 3/. 10s., Exchange on England, 4s. 1011 to 4s. lld ; on India at 231 r. to 232 r. The market at Shanghae for imports was at a standstill, and nothing had been done in teas, none of the new crop having arrived. The arrivals of new silk had been large— upwards of 12,000 bales, and 5,000 to 6,000 bales more were expected before the end of the month. Prices remain unaltered. Exchange had advanced on England from 7s. 4d. to 7s. 5d ; on India from 350 r. to 352 r. Freights to England-31. for tea, and 6/. 7s. for silk. Our letters and papers by the West India mail were delivered to day. From Arica and Iquique, we have the following commercial advices : Commercial operations during this month (July) has been extensive. The market has been well stocked with merchandise by the last importations, and considerable sales have taken place. Besides this, all fears of distur bances in Bolivia had ceased, and speculators had ac quired great confidence. During the last days impor tations had taken place in the Cassiterides and Alexander Hall, from Liverpool. Taking cargo for Europe are the Bella Cubana, Mathilde, and Lady Evrington. The exports from Iquique have been during the month of May as follows :—To France, 37,303 tons saltpetre ; to England, 15,249 tons do.; to Hamburg, 10,158 tons do. Total, 62,710 tons. Six ships were taking cargo, and had already 40,000 tons on board. This port advances daily, and the shipping of saltpetre is easier since the fever has com pletely disappeared. The opening to commerce of a new bay named Junio, was spoken of; it is situated between Pisagua. and Mejillones, and nearer to the saltpetre beds. We have received Akyab advices to the close of July, and quote from Mohr, Brothers, and Cr .'s circular as follows : Since our last report we received the mail of the 26th May, and the telegraph via Bombay of the 9th June, the former reporting an improved tone in the rice market, and the latter an advance of 9d per cwt., with a rising tendency of prices. Should this be followed up by a further advance, the losses on cargoes still afloat and unsold will be greatly diminished ; for the stability and soundness of next season s business, however, it is to be hoped that prices at home will keep moderate. We have no arrivals or departures to report, and our harbour, entirely void of shipping, save the govern ment steamer stationed here, and a barque, Em inactivity, made wears the appearance of total made more dismal by the heavy rains of the S.W. monsoon. At this period of the year, when the natives exchange the boat and oar for the yearn and plough, the absence of life in our port forms a sharp contrast to the activity with which the country round about, and the whole province is stirring, and already the new crop may be seen springing up in the lumuriance so peculiar to the tropics, during the rainy season. The arrivals of rice from the interior are now merely nominal ; the few coast loads sent to market sell at 42 rs. to 45 rs. (equal to 5s and 5s 4d per cwt. f.o.b) for consumption. The weather, so far, has been very propitious for ploughing and sowing. We have had an abundant fall of rain, and, at five months hence, another crop will be available to supply the demands of the shipping. If no extraordinary circumstances in. tervene to cause an unexpected rise in prices in the Euro _ markets, everything points to moderate rates, and to a sound and legitimate business for next year. Exchange 2s Id, for six months credits. We take from the Liverpool Customs' Bill of Entry the following statistics of the trade of this port, during the week ending September 13 ENTERED INWARDS 13n Sept. 1856 l'iteek ended No. of Ships, Tonnage. 27,368 40,026 ,crease in ships, 21 ; decrease in tonnage, 12,658. 13th Sept. 1855 LEARED OUTWARDS. No. of Ships. Week ended Tonnage _51,574 .54,356 se in ships, t 4; decrease in tonnage, 2,782. REPORTED INWARDS. 13th Sept. 1856 13th Sept. 1855 Decrea- From Ist January. No. of Ship 3. Tonnage 13th Sept. 1856 3,026 13th Sept. 1855 Increase in ships, 11 ; increase in tonnage, 239,786. Power in the State y ballot will scarcely be resisted atter . . rength exhibited in the last division on show o charter is meant to accomplish will reach us in the due course will follow the moral and material elevation of the working classes—it will come with the spread of education, and the increase of our population—it will be found to be the handmaid of that social improvement we see going on around -- side. We deplore, therefore, - the tempt made in London, yesterday, to revive the - -eting humbug to gratify the vanity of a few visionary demagogues. The pertinacy with which they cling to what can at this date, be considered nothing more than mere crotchets, ought to con vince every thinking man that the movement just set on foot is not wholly free from sinister, if not dangerous, designs towards the cause the Chartist leaders espouse. There is much to be said about the connection which exist between the friends and even children of certain lecturers, and the system and government to which they would have the world believe they are so implacably opposed. We regret, also, that the return of a man, who received an unconditional pardon, and immediately on his restoration to liberty violates the confidence placed in an Englishman's sense of honour, cele brated publicly. Happily the proceedings of Mr. FROST'S friends in London, yesterday, passed off in perfect peace and harmony. The procession was allowed to take place, and the Government did not offer the slightest opposition to the childish affair. Mr. FROST'S claims to popularity are very slender, indeed ; and we hope to hear no more of those exhi bitions of adulation, which are invariably thrown away on really great men, and which only make small mortals dangerous to themselves, and the few who confide in them. The working men's )f time. n eve monster ii progressing triumphantly. /rally, it is advancing with gigantic strides ; and, litically, it needs nothing more than moderate lc e and faith in the gains which can be iy co Ited. We hope, then, most fervently, 1 -^Qes of Lancashire will keep 3 is, we repeat )rbearanc that the working C aloof from those movements, which can only tend to strengthen the hands of their enemies, and sanctify the adoption of a reactionary policy, which cannot otherwise be attempted. If we are to have no coups d'etat in this country, the people must keep clear of blind guides, and knavish coun- sellors. —.—....... THE COURT BALMORAL, Sept. 13.—Her Majesty and the Prince Con sort drove out yesterday. In the evening her Majesty and his Royal Highness, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, Princess Louisa, and the Prince Alfred, went to A.bergeldie Castle, where her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent gave a dance The Marchioness of Ely, the Hon. Mary Seymour, the Earl of Clarendon, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Co!onel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Lieutenant Cowell had likewise the honour of receiving invitations, and were in attendance. - - DARING FOBBERY.-0a Saturday afternoon a most daring robbery from the person was committed in Leece street. A lady had occasion to take out her purse when a man snatched it from her, and made a precipitate retreat up an entry through to Oldham-s`xeet, where he was lost --- ~ sight of, 3INIITTED.—James Sweeney , alias Thos. T HE SWELLS C R en telson, and Mary S i nc l a i r , alias M‘Farlane, were brought up yesterday bef 're Mr. Harvey for final examina tion. This was the third time they had The been broughtwere fully committed to take their trial for the offence of which they are accused. CONFIRMATION Kr BIRKENHEAD. —The Lord Bishop of Chester held a confirmation, yesterday, in St. Mary's church, Birkenhead. About five hundred children, belonging to the church schools in and around Birkenhead, werecon firmed. To-morrow, he will attend at Bebington church, for the purpose of administering confirmation to the children of the district of Tranmere and Bebington. SUDDEN AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.—Mr. Hug ed h Thomas, a c mtractor for the corporaton the Walton - road , when he ion for drainage, was engag with some m en yesterday suddenly fell down and expired. His remains were at once conveyed to his residence, 47, Brightstreet, Everton, to await an inquest. He was 56 years old, and appeared to he in good health previously. —A person named Sweeney dropped dead on Sunday, in Sawnypope-street. —John Bennett, a sailor on board the transport ship William Jackson, lying in the Sloyn3, fell overboard, and was killed. —A boy named Wm. Herod, a sailor on board the ship John Bright , from America, died on board, it is supposed consequence of injuries received a fall into the hold. Inquests will be held in the above cases c y ases this day. A FALL ON FLOUR BUT NOT ON BREA D ! —Yesterda y morning, about 10 o'clock,' a lorry, loaded with flour, was proceeding from the top of Lord-street, when one of the barrels fell off, and spilled the contents about the street, which was full of gutter at the moment. Little boys and girls filled up their caps and aprons with the article and the entire soon disappeared. A wag remarked that, as there was a fall on the flour, he hoped to see the bakers follow the example, and reduce the price of bread. (Although the remark was made in jest, there was a great deal of meaning in it. We don't think the reduction alluded to will take place until the public rise 03 masse, and proclaim against the present monstrous price of bread compared with the price of flour. It ought to be looked to at once). Loss OF THE S. S. ZERRA.--OFFICIAL ENQUIRY.—It will be remembered that late in July last, the above steamer was lost on her voyage between Havre and Liver. pool. She had twenty four passengers, besides a crew, with officers, amounting to thirty nine persons, all of whom were saved. Yesterday, an official enquiry into the loss of the vessel, ordered by the Board of Trade, was held in St. George's Hall, the court being composed of Mr. Mansfield and Captain Schornbem Mr. Tindall appeared on the part of the Board of Trade,N.r. Aspinall was for Captain Betts, the master of the vessel, and Mr. Brinson was present on the part of the owners. Captain Betts, Mr. Kennedy, the ch i e f mate of the vessel, Mr. Cole, the third mate, and Mr. er, and a cou ple of other witnesses were P a tterson, eng ine examined. The facts elicited in reference to the loss of the boat were the same as alread the y o recsaidord ; they and, at would take the con clusion of the evidence, court time to consider what report they would make on the subj,-ct. RT.—The Coroner read the followingCoaoraarterday :—" Liverpool Workhouse, 15 th am bi g uous note yes perhaps 1856. —Sir,—I am directed to acquaint you with the of a child named John Dixon, which occurred here day last, under circumstences that may, nn of an enquiry.—Youro, &c., G. r , wARR , the case of a man found drowned, ' on whose body a n inquest was held o n Saturday, it has been ascerta i ne d the deceased had lodged n Mrs. Crosby's, a widow, residing at 295, Great Howard street. He went there about five weeks ago, and said he was working, or g oin g to work, in the London and'North Western Railway station, in Lime-street. nati H ve of D e said his name at one of the L on d on ' was Andrew Anderson, that he was a umfr an d had a bro ther in the railway, stations. Ile got in debt there to the amount of between three and four pounds, when the widow, Mrs. Crosby, told hi m she was a p oor woman, and could not allow him go an y further in debt. He left last Saturday week. In a no t e in his p ocket book he alludes to Mrs. Crosby. He says, " God bless her; only for this good woman I should have perished of hunger long ago." Sept cleat' on S b Governor "--- In AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL COMPANY A meeting waa held at Glasgow last week of the com pany engaged in the new. Atistralian mail contract. At its first formation it bore the in'apnropriate title of the European and Columbian Steam 11 - avlgatiori Company, and its capital was £410,000. It is now styled the Euro. pean and Australian Royal Mail Company, arid the capital is to be £500,000, with power to borrow to the extent of one-fourth. The increase of capital has been deemed expedient, in consequence of the company having acceded to a request of the Government to pro vide a steamer to carry the mails between Malta and Marseilles, while they have also resolved to increase the capacity of the vessels intended for the service between Southampton and Alexandria from 1,600 tons and 350 horse power, as originally proposed, to 2,300 tons and 500 horse power. They likewise contemplate having five steamers instead of four to perform the work between Suez and Sydney. Under these circumstances their ultimate outlay is estimated as follows Two steamers, European, 2,380 tone, and Columbian, 2,300 tons .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••• 2100,000 One steamer, Oneid I, 2,323 tons .. .. 60,000 One steamer, arranging for with Messrs. J. and G. Thom son, of 2.860 tons, builder's measurement, and 650 horse power, Clyde measurement .. 86,750 One steamer, arranging for with Messrs. Scottand Co , of 2,320 tons, 500-horse power, Clyde measurement.. 70,000 One steamer, arranging with Messrs. Lawrence Hill and Co., of 2,320 tons, 500-horse power, Clyde measurement 70.003 One steamer, for service between Malta and. Marseilles, say 25,000 Expense of refitting three steamers .. • • .• 20,000 Expense of fornisnin g th ree new steamers, say ••• 10.000 Six barges for coaling at Aden .„ 6,000 If the fifth steamer is built for outside service £477,750 70,000 Supposed amount X 547,750 The contract is for five years, at £185,000 per annum, and the continuous monthly service between Sydney and England is to commence in January next. The outward passage from Suez to Melbourne is to be performed in 39 days,tand the homeward in 35, under penalties of £5O for a delay of ono day, £lOO for two days, and a progressive increase of £5O for every additional day ; such penalties, however, being limited in the aggregate to the amount of subsidy applicable to the individual voyage. The offeriof the Peninsular and Oriental Company was to perform the service for £140,000, but under certain stipulations which were deemed inadmissible. Upon the refusal of their terms the latter company protested that the Government had thrown away £45,090 per annum, since the new com pany would be unable to maintain the promised speed, and had undertaken the contract only because the extra £45,000 per annum would cover an amount of fines such as to enable them to be several days behind time on each voyage, and yet receive more than the Peninsular and Oriental Company had demanded. In reply to these assumptions the new company have addressed a letter to their shareholders, denying the right of the Peninsular and Oriental Company to make a charge against their competitors of a deliberate intention to break faith, and pointing out that the penalties in question were not assented to until after the government had been urged to adopt in preference the usual test hitherto practised of ascertaining the speed of the vessels to be employed before admitting them to the service. " Having agreed to them after vain attempts to substi tute the speed test for them, the company," it is re marked, " cannot be expected to submit to the latter also." Under all the circumstances, and especially taking into consideration the advantages to be hoped from the line being independent, and, through a part of the route, competitive, there is reason to believe that the government have made the best choice in their power. This admission, however, must not be held to affect the argument against the unsoundness of the contract system generally. A. strong opinion prevails that if the govern ment had declared from the first that it would leave the ocean conveyance of letters as open to competition as that of other articles, allowing shipowners to charge whatever the merchants and others might think warranted by their relative speed, fleets both for passengers and mails would have rapidly grown up in proportion to the demand, and the disgrace of all the delays of the past four or five years would have been avoided. But it is now too late to revert to the experi ment, and some arrangement like that just concluded was unavoidable. The route via the Cape, however, is at present free from contract boats of any kind, and there are experienced persons who predict that, if the Govern. went will but issue a notification that it shall remain so, private enterprise will soon achieve results, as far at least as the passenger traffic is concerned, far more satisfactory than any that have yet been contemplated.—Times. CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—We understand that Mr. Fane, one of the commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, and chairman of the Newmarket line, is likely to become, even if he be not already appointed, chairman of tke Eastern Counties line, in the room of Mr. Waddington, resigned. THE BIRMINGHA M HOAX.—.' Mr. Wyndham," the gen tleman who was represented as having hoaxed the people of Birmingham, by pretending to be an agent of the Queen of Oude, writes to a cotemporary :—" Suffer me, for the present, simply to contradict your account of the ' Bir mingham hoax and to say that I have Captain Brandon's authority to state to you that a misunderstanding had arisen, the particulars of which, when published, will fully exonerate me from the grave charges which have been made by those distinguished indefatigables,' Messrs. Collis and Harrison." ROYALTY AND FASHIONABLES AT BADEN.—I do not know that I have ever seen Baden 'so full (says a letter from that place). The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary are here, flitting about among the company in the most unstately manner. Daily on the promenade is to be seen a hale, hearty old gentleman, in a brown wig, who goodnaturedly returns every salute, and smiles pleasantly when, as is frequently the case, the band plays selections from his music—for this is Rossini. And bearded Albert Smith is bustling about everywhere, looking for character, in a place where, as Jerrold said "there was plenty of it lost." , ARCHDEACON DENISON'S CASE.—We are enabled to announce, on authority, that the venerable Archdeacon of Taunton (the Rev. G. A. Denison) does not intend to insert a retractation of his alleged error in the registry of the diocese of Bath and Wells by the lat of October, as ordered by the Archbishop of Canterbury ; so that on the 21st of October—the day appointed for the next meeting—the Primate will have no other course to pursue than to pass a sentence upon tha Archdeacon, depriving him of all his clerical appointments. It is fully expected that this will lead to a complete breach in the Established Church. ADOPTION OF THE COUNTY CONSTABULARY Acr BY THE WEST RIDING.—on Friday, at a meeting of West Riding magistrates, at the Court House Wakes (tbe Rev. J. A. Rhcdes presiding), it was resolved to place the riding under the Act of the 2nd and 3rd Victoria; the total number of constables to be 420 ; and the salary of the chief constable £5OO, with an allowance of actual travelling expenses ; also ten superintendents, each at £l3O, with £4O for a horse ; ten others at £l2O, with the same horse allowance ; twenty-two inspectors —ten at £75, six at £7O, at six at £65. The remaining 418 constables, in three classes, at 18s, 203, and 21s per week respectively, exclusive of clothing. Th ese f ac t s an d figures are to be embodied in a report, to be laid b e f ore t h e mgistrates.of the riding at a special session, to be held at Wakefield on the 24 t h of o.;tober, when th e mag i strates w i ll doubtless ratify the revolutions of Friday. TILE RAVAGES OF THE CHOLERA IN MADEIRA.-Mr. D'Orsey, one of the chaplains in the island, writing on behalf of the sufferers by this dreadful calamity, states that the late outbreak of cholera in the island was one of the most fearful on record :—" In three weeks there were 5,000 cases and 1,500 deaths, in a population of 100,0!10; and 116 deaths in one day in Funchal alone, a town of 26,000, which would be equal to 8,000 deaths a day in London. To relieve this aw ful visitation, doubly severe on a half-starved peasantry, the Portuguese government, though making great efforts, can effect comparatively little. The landed proprietors of the island are almost entirely ruined by the failure of the vines since 1851—and the English merchants, formerly wealthy and always gene rous, pre unable to do what they wish, from the cessation of the:wine trade, caused by popular error in England, that because the crops have failed, the wine is not to be had, and thus thousands of pipes remain unsold." FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING. The Moniteur publishes a report from th e Governor-General of Algeria, on the recent risi9 of the Kabyles. It announces that, on th e fi A day, they were repulsed with a loss of 40 killed ' and 32 prisoners, and on the second day, with 00e which was " very considerable." I have told you, in contradiction of one of Y°ll„r, London cotemporaries , that it is absurd to a eetle the French Government of having enco uraged Prussia to get up the insurrection at Neufch atel inasmuch as, apart from political cons ideratio ns ' no friendly feeling exists between the Freile., Emperor and the Prussian King. In confirtna tie : of any allegation, it is worthy of note that the C ° :;l‘ stitutionnel, of this morning, in publishing a sor i t ` a summary of the Neufchatel affair, displays niar''a hostility to Prussia ; and this article being Eig lle r by the Secretaire de la Reduction of the evidently emanates from the Government itself. By the Berne papers we learn that the replY, o o the Federal. Council of Switzerland to the Pruse la f note, reserving the King's rights to Ne,ufchsteii was to the effect, that the said reservation Cee rette a not be admitted, and that the Counci l re ; that such a 'document should have been presen.tew at such an inopportune moment . In a n intervi % which the Prussian Minister , M . de Pyden! 11)1'0 with the President of the Federal Council , be expressed a wish that the prisoners s hould To treated with kindness and tried caltnlY• „, this the President replied tha, any such observation, and that ti 2 land, which, for political offences, e laws of SwitP.o t he could not ae4 r , those of any other country, would be Pxec uted ' ; The Moniteur, for the first time , met t' t) c -s ,b visit of the Emperor and Empress ' to San l P -65 tian a."e milder 1135 The wine producers of Montpellier have inv lie : l ; Mr. Oliviera, M.P., to a grand banquet, a s , - he acknowledgment of his exertions to o btain abolition of the duties on li:reneh wines in Engl al3 ,l l The Austrian Cabinet has pressed the Fr ee o Government not to allow Manin, the Italian patriot, to fulfil the design he has announced Italian the English papers, of receiving, at his reside l3 , h d in this city, subscriptions for the support of g Italian cause; but the French Government uss,, declined to do anything of the kind. It has, 'wage ever, promised not only to do nothing to ei.:0 111 ; iG the subscription, but to take care to preve;:l from being announced with ostentation. Many persons are of opinion that the Dire dt tol of the Northern Railway ought personally made to bear the loss of the 200,0001. or ra'ter occasioned by the robbery of the cashier CarP eil h ol and his subordinate, inasmuch, as if theiL e o exercised proper caution, it would have ~u; to impossible; and inasmuch, also, as they ollgb` o o, have known, that for two years or more the IP, o f though only in the receipt of salaries of 2 0 " of thereabouts, were living in the style of m eli „00, 3,0001. or 4,0001• a year, keeping horses , serve sg, and mistresses, gambling high, and giving P' nificent banquets. PARIS, SUNDAY Ev The Emperor and Empress, I am told, Biarritz on the 27th of this month, and will at Bordeaux on their way home. They will o° o l a fortnight at St. Cloud, and will then go to Ciiot piegne and Fontainbleau. Their intention is c lof to return to Paris, for the season, until the 011 November or the beginning of DeceMb'er. ci ftg The Moniteur says that Prince Napoleo n, ' a l . passing through Sweden, by the Gothaeet-beti* embarked on the 10th, at Suder Kwping. tae despatch says that he went to Stockholm, an received by the King. ee' According to the Marseilles papers, GOO,OOO h e at tolitres (the hectolitre is 2/ bushels) of w' t he have arrived in that port in the course °' present month alone. f the If we are to believe Constantinople letters °- , 0 0 4th, the English Ambassador has undertakell.fi-eio to insist on the union of the Danubian 13 1 0 0 palities, provided the Turkish Government vo,"tidi sanction the cutting through of the Isthmus a ',got and will grant the English a railway to the 17 : ° ,„,, - 'O lll Gulf. He has also, it is said, manifested cli at the warm reception given to Baron Ta ii/ "Adec l, the French agent in the Principalities. itis that after long being hostile to the Turkish vDot net, he had suddenly declared in favour of i t. wegi as these statements emanate from French 50°1iee they must be received with caution. The °l o ci Constantinople news is that Sir H. Bullverft ft 7f arrived there, that Admiral Stewart had left fob Malta, that Admiral Lyons was about to leivv e ae cif the same island, and that English e°l ° ).lo 4 charged to survey the railway to Bag d: u' ili or i !, arrived. It is added that there had ho°ll, ver) shocks of earthquakes at Broussa, nucl violent one in the Caucasus. ibe 11 The German papers assert that Prince ‘t of Bavaria, has definitively refused to itee e P n - 13 ° ' accession to the throne of Greece, on condit' tlO changing his religion, but reserves it fe l. children he may have by his recent marriag° oov a Spanish Princess. These papers add that + 9 ' 0 ,0 0 ference is about to be held at London, b e ,.„, u France, England, and Russia, as the Pit - n e ciii i ° powers of Greece, to come to some undera"a on the subject. tO ti g e The weekly commercial report says tha- pc i continues very slack, and is, in fact, con fl nei what is necessary for consumption, the order foreign countries being almost null. I t i‘ js t fc)a that the construction of a new cattle loaf-L(3" nj Paris has at last been resolved on, in 1 3 " - g pit%' the two which have heretofore supplied th e and which are at a distance of some miles'arA fall in the price of wheat has been prett)Co tt ov - during the week. At Havre, business in .iio' the beginning of the week was brisk, and ,t i ,i j ole' took place. The sales amounted to 4,0 ' There were no imports. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE . of ols o of Advices from St. Helena communicate par— r the unfortunate affair of the Senator, of Bonitoo,„V' i. eo ° o ll ing to one of the first houses in Liverpool , Brothers, and Co., which put in there on July se c 0 0 the captain in irons, on a charge of wounding t h at °e t' s , mate. From the enquiry before the magistrate s ' iter r, that the captain ordered the second mate to, ci e trim, but received a rude reply, which , e do vil i vii altercation, and the mate struck the captain h is l i g the deck several times. The captain retired to o i r to clean his wounds, and, resolving to order the 9 1 01 mate to the forecastle, he armed himself wi th ,:ed i/i ki in order to intimidate the ruffian," and, Pre"„ 4 o,l o 'o the deck, ordered the second mate to the foree'" t he,,,r that moment the captain's foot caught in a sa il ; broll'A F being dark, and he stumbled and fell, the pistoi.o• 40 1 4 at the same time, and wounding the second 133 , h - ree captain instantly steered for St. Helena • but, '," 0 0. after, the crew mutinied and put him ' in ,1 1 : - se ° ,4 o ,. magistrates resolved to submit the to tu e v t he ' 6j in October, and detained the mates a c n a d e part 01 Vg - ct r o The ship will come home at once with °t he he rr • i 0 although there seems no doubt, from the hie,, e c lot v je; of the captain, that the event was, as he o ,`,," a otv id iv ll y accident. Considerable regret at this inisat:; a - srilj, felt in the shipping circles, as the captain - ae' a CN esteemed for his amiable and good qualitiet r esY; P: 0 1 native of Liverpool, where his family are muelL i 'y 1 1 ;; It transpired that on the voyage out to Holp,"„ - s ti 0 1' t ,;0 to put this second mate in irons for insubord,76o to do hisOuty himself. The mates, and the;%ere.,jre,4 s ' crew, were natives of one place (Wales), and ',.`" s tr doubt the captain and his friends will insist on ; a chy" gation by the Board of Trade, in order to his v'" ----- — ow __OS ti„,c; A HARE CAUGHT IN THE RIVER MERSET." t he i r t o afternoon, a hare was observed to spring o ve l y r Fe t o ' e t, opposite the vacant ground, North end, in Ro ck on t i* on to the esplanade, from which it bounde d the o f i ) 0 shore, proceeding at full speed to the edge end f i i then at low wat er . A steamer arr i v i ng at "' r aj° 8 1 10 f slip at the time, the loud expressions of eil v e rri; g th e t passengers, caused h er t o t urn t owar ds Ne l ,: r eeP' ; :to 0 0' the edge of th e r i ver ; b u t , some boys i ll ' -- et 'dia l , course, she took t o the wate r , swimming but 0,r16 stream. A bo a t p u t off f r om the L,zarett o ! t oth. , succeed in taking her ; a second boat in par i d,iisg . ee t 4 When taken on board, pussey was alive and ' s oy ° poor thing swam out bravely until rescued. 0 the 0 0, GLOUCESTER FESTIVAL.—From all acconil fr ratp A of the Gloucester festival appears to be fi i r v s e arle ° t ;r o ,,oo second miscellaneous evening concert on L e i its „ Vr 0 0, , ,, common-place iu materials, and is describe reP,;or tv from the number of encores. Clara Novello s (10 81 TVA from " Figaro," and Alboni's great ." it,, 11 „ Tho, n rs p o- 0 4 from the Semiramide," were the hits. ii" ! 2 lus" 6.1 , 1;1 the Cathedral, there was an immense crovill_:;; 1 0 1 4 1 6 it was said. The collection at the doors ",. of t ie , ,, the performance included the first par 0, Olfor " Creation,' the whole of Mozart's Retl u— ts 'o et) Mendelssohn's " St. Paul," and of Mr. Coe' yool i pt a miscellaneous selection of some of the best 00 0 pieces.] AThe festival terminated on Frido