Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-03 00:00:00

gptuntertiali T 0-M 0 it it 0 W TO-XORROW7 the ke 4th instant, at Twelve o'clock, id the Brors' Office, 2, Dale-s, 510 Bales JUTE. BROWNE, HUNTER, and CO., Brokers, Apply to On account of whom it may concern To-monnow, the 4th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Corn Exchange-buildings, Brunswick-street, A quantity of Wheat FLOUR, EMPTY SACKS, &C., and a large quantity of BURNT SACKS, suitable for Paper Manufacturers, being the remainder of the salvage from the late fire at Regent's Mill, and now lying on the premises. - Apply to H. H. GOLDLNG, Broker. WEDNESDAY, On 'WEDNESDAY next, the sth inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 198 Casks FISH OIL (for soap making), 200 Casks GINGELLY OIL, 65 Casks TEEL OIL, • 100 Casks CASTOR OIL, 1500 Bags MYRABOIAMS, 50 Bales SENNA, 48 Bags Blue GALL, 130 Cwt. SAL'ANwooD. BROWNE, HUNTER, and CO, Broera. Apply to On WEDNESDAY next, the sth inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Ottice, 16, Exchange-buildings, 979 Barrels American ROSIN (various qualities), ex City of Washington (s.), from New York.—Apply to Baruchson mid. Co., Merchants ; or to • J. H. RAYNER, and CO., Brokers. Oa WEDNESDAY next, the sth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker s Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, About 218 Bags GUM KAURIE, ex Marco Polo, from Melbourne.—Apply to J. H. RAYNER and CO., Brokers. NEXT WEEK Postponed from Wednesday, the On WEDNESDAY, the 13th instant, at the Brokers' Saleroom, , . . Oldhall-street, 195 Bales Fine Mozambique OItCIIELLA WEED, now landing ex Fernandez, from Lisbon. - Apply to Messrs. Leech, llarrison, and Forwood, Merchants ; or to ItOOKE, OKELL, and SPENCE, Brokers. AFTER NEXT WEEK, On WEDNESDAY, the 19th instant, and following Brost days, at the -street, 1,000 Bales East India and other WOOLS JOIIS L. BOWES & BitOi'HEß, Woo] Apply to OA WEDNESDAY, the 19th instant, and following Brokers' Saleroom, Atherton-buildings, Dale-street, 4,000 Bales East India • 1,000 , 600 „ superior liussia Combing Fleece LS ' WOO ... ~ Iceland, Egyptian, Syria, and other low 5,600 Bales —For catalogues, &c., HUGHES and RONALD, Wool Brokers Apply to On TaURSDAY, the 20th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at.the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 809 Tanned East India KIPS, 732 BUFFALO HIDES. BROWNE, HUNTER, and CO., Brokers Apply to xY ,sate. PATENT ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT. A cheap, durable, and perfectly Waterproof Rooting, ONE PENNY PER SQUARE FOOT. And PATENT HAIR FELT, For Clothing Steam Boilers, etc., by which a saving of one-fourth in the consumption of fuel is effected. WM. GIBSON, Successor to W. W. rowna 12, CABLE-STREET. Office and Warehouse CIIEESE, &c., FOR EXPORT, North Wiltshire, Truckle, Cheddar, and Cheshire Cheese, always in Stock, suitable for Export to Australia and Lauer markets.—Apply to B. CLIBBORN, 22 and 23, Harrington-street ON SALE, 100 Tons MANURE OIL CAKE For analysis and price, apply to THOMSON, BACiNALL, and BUTTERWORTH. .s, 30, Moorfields, ON SALE, A Cargo of MANGANESE, to arrive, about 160 Tons. COPY OF ANALYSIS MADE BY MR. OEO. C. HIISON, ANALYTICAL " Tested in the dry state it contains, " Of Peroxide of Manganese .... " Of water "Liverpool, 18th Dec., 1858." Apply to LEECH, HARRISON, and FORWOOD, 37, North John-street J. R. CAMERON, CIIRONOMETER MAN UFACT 1.1 ItEii AND OPTICIAN, 54, SOUTH CASTLE STREET, LIVERPOOL. MARINE CHRONOMETERS ON SALE OR HIRE. —— GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, SEXTANTS, QUADRANTS, BAROMETERS, TELESCOPES; &c, CHARTS FROM LATEST SURVEYS. WARM WINTER eILOTHING, _ • T HE GENTLEMAN'S OUTFITTING WAREHOUSES, 24 AND 26, BOLD-STREET P. L. JLICTAGGART INVERNESS WRAPPERS OVER COATS DRESSING GOWNS. DRAWERS ILND VESTS FANCY FLANNEL SHIRTS.' RAILWAY RUGS AND PLAIDS murrLuns AND SCARFS FLANNELS AND BLANKETS. • BOYS' WINTER CLOTHING t TO ADVERTISERS THE CIRCULATION OF THE NORTHERN TIMES LAST WEEK WAS 71,322, GIVING AN AVERAGE OF 11,887 DAILY. OFFICE : 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, December 13, 1858. AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.—THIS DAY. THEATRE ROYAL—Grand Comic Pantomime. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE —English Opera Company. ALLSOP'S WAX WORK EXHIBITION (Lime-street). LIVERPOOL SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS (Queen's Hall, Bold-street) HICNOLER'S CIRQUE VARlETE—Miscellaneous Attractions. THE PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOM.Y, Paradise-street. CLAYTON HALL—Carter's Mirror of American Scenery. ter For particulars see advertisements on first page. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Uhder no circumstances can We insert communications not accompanied by the author's real name and address, not neces sarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Durti j trit 2110NDA1 - ; ,T_l UAlty 3, 1859 THE DAY'S NEWS, The Persia arrived here on Saturday morning, with later news from the United States. Accord ing to the New York papers, there were some indications that the Atlantic Telegraph wire was setting into some kind of order. Renewed Intelligible signals had been reported at New foundland. The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was, w ith some f ew exceptions , believed by the press of th e United States to be settled. It is also stated by our advices that the imbroglio between Spain and Mexico had been arranged. What credit may be attached to this report, we do not take upon our selves to say. No new filibustering expeditions are reported. In the United States Senate, the Pacific Railroad Bill had been under discussion, and a proposal that the iron used in the under taking should be exclusively of American manu facture, was carried by a vo t e of 25 to 23. The French Spoliation Bill will again come before the senate, Mr. Crittenden having given notice to that Congress had adjourned for a fortnight, in consequence of the Christmas holidays. Members of, Congress were decidedly rowdyish; to use a ultimo, during a On the 17th lt Yankee phrse* debate on the House of Representatives, Mr. Shorter, of Alabama, called Mr. Washburne, of Wisconson, a liar. On the following day, Mr. E n g lish, Of Indiana, saluted Mr. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, when the latter replied, that he did not speak to puppies, whereupon Mr, English effect struck his antagoniA a blow over the head, knock ing him into the street. Montgomery on rising hurled a brick at English, but it did not hit him. The parties then seperated. A correspondent on board the United States steam-frigate Merrimac states, that since that vessel has been commissioned there have been fifty court marshals held in her, and that in every instance the accused parties have lost three months of their pay, and been sentenced to solitary confinement in double irons in the " sweat box." If this statement be correct, there must be a screw loose in the discipline of the ship James o the n S. Elliott,7 - by force the landing of fillib us t ers , an d to b e capable of contending with A mer i can s hi ps o f war, if necessary. A rumour, current in Paris, ha s f oun d it s way into a Belgian paper. It d oes no t comman d implicit confidence, yet d eserves a tt ent i on. Austria, it is said, through h er A m b assa d or i n Paris, has proposed a meeting o f th e E uropean reso lutions of the Senate and Sk up t sc hi na o f Conference, in order to decl are th e late tho thef November. N o V v e e e m d b o e n r . defaulter, A had E d againng English is h b ee n before Judge Russell, on a wr it o f habeas corpus, and, after argument s o f counse l, his Honour reserved judgment. Ad v i ces rece i ve d from Vera Cruz report no chan ge i n th e con di t i on of affairs in Mexico. ' The French Ad m i ra l, Penaud, had arrived at Ve ra C ruz , an d exc h ange d visits with Governor Zam ora , o f th a t city. lie is said also to be in active co rres p on d ence w i t h t h e French Minister at the capital. A " specie con ducts " was advertised to le ave M ex i co on t h e 3rd instant, for Point Mocambo, and it was rumoure d that on approaching the coast, it wou ld rece i ve a French escort. Alvarado had fall en i n t o th e h an d s of the Zuloagistas. There had b een no fi g h t i ng in the interior. General R o bl es was i n t h e c i ty of Mexico, and it was said that an i n te n d e d move ment in his favour had failed. Remittances - to Europe and the United States were ma d e w i t h great difficulty from the inte r i or a t 13 per cent premium. There was a rumour th a t th e B r iti s h Minister had demanded the dis m i ss al o f G enera l Miramon, on his own passp or t s , on accoun t of fresh insults to British subjects i n S an L u i s Potosi. The Atrato has arrived at South am pt on w i t hth e West India and Pacific mails. Sh e h as a l so near l y one million dollars in specie. Fr om J ama i ca we learn that the Legislative Coun c il was s till on session, and a bill to extend steam commun i ca ti on with the island was under discussion. Th e p u bli c health was good, but the crop had bee n d amage d b y rains. Trade was. animated at Grenada, an d a lage number of vessels landing thei r cargoes. Ship ping plentiful at Demerara, and freights low, averaging ls. for London and Bristol. Very littl e news from the South Pacific. Trade at V a lp ara i so reported unusually dull. A large part of th e c ity was deStroyed by fire on the 13th Novembe r , a n d some of the firemen lost their lives. Ecuador continued blockaded by Peru, the mail st eamers being the only . vessels allowed to enter or c l ear from Guayaquil. The Chilian Congre ss o p ene d squadron is mustering at Grey T own , w i t h t h e express determination, it is beli eve d, o f res i st i ng Servia null and void, as being contrary to the constitution of Servia, and infractions of the suzerain rights of the Sultan. How the pro posal was received by the French Ministry we are left to conjecture. The story, however, is in direct contradiction to communications from Vienna, which represent the Austrian Government as entertaining the hope of being able to induce the Servians to adopt an arrangement which would give the necessary pledges of security to Austria and Turkey. It is also stated that Turkey meditates interven tion in Servian affairs. It is looked on as untrust worthy. Moreover, it is a matter of perfect indifference to all European Powers whether the Servian throne is occupied by the Karageorges or the Obrenowitches ; and an attempt of either Austria or Turkey to send troops across the fron tier would, it is asserted, be instantly checked by the other European powers. . The Spanish Congress has adopted the Minis terial reply to the speech from the throne with just as large a majority as the Senate. exiTes Li return without being exposed to impri sonment before trial, in such cases as admit or demand trial. Disturbances have taken place at Milan and Pavia, where the political excitement is increasing. The Austrians observe a rather reserved and • cautious behaviour in face of this movement. The Siecle says it has reason to know that the commission appointed to settle the amount of indemnity to be paid by Portugal to France in the affair. of Charles et Georges, has report e d that the proper sum will be 336,000 fr. - of which 80,000 fr. are to be shared among the crew. On Saturday we gave a synopsis of the revenue. returns for the past year. The full returns are now published, and the favourable character of the national balance-sheet will give general satisfaction. The increase for the quarter is £1,386,933,_ from which a decrease of £261,437 under the property tax has to be deducted, leaving a net increase of £1,125,496. This is distributed under the follow ing heads : Customs, £619,169; Stamps, £268,000; Excise, £235,000; Miscellaneous, £19 9 ,264 ; Post Office, £50,000; Taxes, £22,000 ; Crown Lands, £5OO. Owing to the great relief afforded in taxation, the net decrease on the year is £4,103,347, and the falling off in the quarterly returns of the property tax may be attributed to the same cause. The general condition of the revenue is satisfactory, and the most gratifying results may be anticipated. The secret examination • of • .the young men arrested in Belfast, was proceeded with in the gaol on Friday, and Mr. Rea, the solicitor em ployed by the friends of the prisoners, attended the sitting only that he might protest and take his departure. This he did in the most respectful and becoming manner, and the inquisito rs p rocee d e d to business after he had retired. The reasons • which Mr. 1-tea assigned for taking such a course were as. follows : First, that it was contrary to the practice, and repugnant to the spirit of the laws of a free country, to hold any judicial in quiry in a common jail. Secondly, that it was derogatory to the position of an advocate to dis charge his duty in such a place. -Thirdly, that he considered his personal safety imperilled in the event of any conflict between him and the Crown in such a situation. Fourthly, that the Mayor of Belfast and the county magistracy were excluded. Fifthly, that it was unconstitutional to leave the adjudication of such a case solely in the hands of a stipendiary magistrate. It would appear that two of the prisoners have turned approvers. ' On Saturday the nomination of gentlemen to form the Mersey Dock and Harbour Board took place. Mr. G. Horsfall, in a neat and appropriate ' speech, proposed the names of twenty-four gentle- men as selected by the various associations of the. town, which was seconded by Mr. C. W. H. Pickering. Mr. J. Denton, as chair man o f th e ratepayers committee, begged to nominate Mr. T. B. Forwood and Mr. J. IL Lockett ; Mr. Francis olland k Bon also nominated Mr. W. M. Moss, C. Holland and Thomas Robinson ; ;11r.. Bibby proposed :Mr. C. Mclver ; Mr. Samuelson nominated Messrs. W. J. Lamnort, R. A. Macfie, T. C. Bowring, and C. W. H. Pickering. The polling xill take plac e ts• to-day at the Dock office, Canning-place. A special meeting of the Town Council was held on Saturday, for the purpose of electing meinbers to look after the public charities, the Church establishments, and other routine affairs. Henry Reid was executed at Kirkdale, on Saturday, for the mnrder of his wife, in Man- , Chester. The multitude was not so numerous as on former oceasiOns,of a like nature. The prisoner did not confess the erime.' TILE Public RevenueL9h4 prosperous condition, The Returns for the Year and Quarter just ended, an abstract of which we gave on Saturday, show a highly satisfactory state of the country's finances. Upon the last Quarter, as compared with the corresponding Quarter of the Preceding year, th e i ncrease is nearly a million sterli ng -- made up, too, of those tienzul itezus of Beveuue THE NORTHERN TIMES, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1859 which are the indications of ,improving times Customs, (to more than half the whole amount,) Excise, Stamps, Post Office. We are aware that the comparison of - the Quarter to which these Revenue Returns relate, with the corresponding Quarter of the previous year, is not a fair one upon the whole, since that was a period of great commercial panic and depression, and one therefore in which the Revenue was naturally declining. Still, as respects the two periods, it shows that the evil of the occasion has passed away—that better times have returned—and that the Revenue, so sensitive of the influences of an adverse state of trade, has now * not only recovered from its temporary declension, but is rising higher than before. This fact is attested by a comparison of the Quarter just ended with the corresponding Quarter of 1856, which still shows an increase, though at a smaller rate. This, then, is one source, and no unimportant one, of seasonable congratulation. We enter upon the New Year with, under all the circumstances of the case, a prosperous Revenue, generally the sure test of a satisfactory state of the great material interests of the country. Something is fairly due, one may not unreasonably think, to those who are entrusted with the rule and governance of the kingdom, and by whose hands not only the revenue itself is admi nistrated, but many of its sources are directed and controlled. We believe, indeed, that the country at large is sensible of this. Whatever differences of opinion there may be as to the political merits of the present Administration, — and there are, of course, very various and very opposite estimates formed of it in this respect, — there is yet, we believe, a pretty general acknow ledgment and appreciation of the regular, careful, and efficient manner, in which the public business of the country is conducted. Those who have occasion to communicate with any of the different departments of the public service, we believe,. are deeply impressed with this important fact ; and, be their political opinions what they may, feel constrained to admit it. To properly and success fully conduct the affairs of the nation, in its various public offices, has no doubt -a material bearing, in one way and another, upon the Public Revenue ; and we all know, how it affects, through different influences, the general prosperity of the country. We say this from no political feeling. We simply make the remark in connection with financial considerations. And although, where the fierce and generally indiscriminating spirit of political party prevails, such considerations are too apt to be overlooked, or to be set at nought, they are those which, in a great commercial community like that of Liver pooi, have everything to do with its welfare and prosperity. • THE EXECUTION at Kirkdale Gaol, on Saturday, was one of those public exhibitions which are calculated to produce so debasing an effect on our public mind, that, were there no other argument against capital punishment, their opponents can not but find an irresistable one in the evil, the have upon the crowd that collects to witness them. We say evidently have ; for no one could have beheld the conduct of the populace on this, occasion,—as, indeed, is the case on all similar occasions,—without being impressed with the fact, that the awful sacrifice of human life that was going on, was exciting none.of that solemn feeling which such an occurrence should do, if it is to serve the pur pose intended—that, namely, of operating as a warning and an example. The great bulk of the spectators of the revolting deed that was perpe trated upon the scaffold, were apparently of the very class to which the unhappy victim himself belonged. And the very mind in which they went to the execution—the very motives by which they were actuated, and the very feelings which affected them, could one but ascertain them and analyse them--would not, we feel well assured, give promise of any good result whatever, but only of one which, in its various ramifications, is most vicious and demoralising. One is entitled to speak thus, from the signs and symptoms of such effects which the crowd so unmistaka- .bly betrayed. There was .no resisting the conviction, that the people were not being solemnly and salutarily warned, but only wantonly and dis gustingly brutalised. They showed it .by their language—they exhibited it in their very looks'. Of course there would be here and there excep tions to this demoralising state of feeling. But, take the aspect of the crowd as a whole,—take it, and looking into it with any degree of care and closeness,—and the more carefully and closely .examined, the more powerful the impression,-- it was undeniably one that was_ deriving, in the gross, any thing but what was good, wholesome and improving, and yet this was the very class of society for whose special benefit, as a solemn warning and example, the execution was made a public exhibition of ! • ` • 3 There was another reason, in this instance, why this horrible and most vicious scene of strangulation might have been spared, and yet justice 'not slighted. It was somewhat questionable whether or not the deed for which . the wretched man suffered really amounted to one of murder. The jury evidently wished to return a verdict of manslaughter. And when, through the interference of the judge, they were prevented from doing so, they accota . . _ _ panied their verdict of murder with a recom- mendation ',mercy on the ground of the man being druuk,—the woman, his wife, whom he killed, being drunk also, and using all the provo cation at which a. drunken women is generally so great an adept. We know that, in the eye of the law, drunkenness is no excuse for any crime. But here, without excusing the dreadful crime that was committed,-it might, under all the circumstances of the case, have been allowed to reduce it to one of manslaughter; involving, as it might, a sentence of penal servitude for life. ,altogether, then, this execution wa s a most unsatisfactory ng in itsvery charac ter, as all such public exhibitions ere—demoral izingsatiBfactory Revolti affair. u the very classes on in its influences upo whom it was designed to have a wholesome effect,—surely there could be no commendable policy in all this, but one most painful and most pernicious ; and one only all the more deplorable, since it might, with great reason, have been avoided. MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD ELISCTION. As many members of the different assoc:iated bodies, appear to consider themselves bound to support the Association List, we would call their attention to the following paragraph in the letter of the Chamber of Commerce, in answer to the letter from the Rate payers Committee :—" The list agreed to by the meeting of delegates, is simply recommended to the consideration of the electors, and every elector , is, of vonne, not only perfectly free, whatever may be the recommendation he receives from any associated body, but is, as the Council conceive, bound to vote only for those he deems the best LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. U i tEAT FOG. - Yesterday morning there was a dense fog, and continued nearly all day ; but from 5 o'clock upwards, it was exceeding dense, and vehicles in the streets had to be very cautious. The river steamers ran great risks, but we did not hear of anything serious. FATAL ACCIDENTS. —On the 16th December, a man, named Thomas Levy, who resided in Back McGee-street, was hurt in Vulcan-street, and was in the Northern Hospital since, where he died on Saturday morning. A child, named Negarty, the daughter of a provision dealer in Vauxhall-road, died on Saturday, from the effects of scalding.. The body of a man, name at present unknown, was fouuddead on Saturday morning. LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY. —Return for week ending January Ist, 1859. Admitted : in-patients, 42 ; out patients, 20; surgical casualties, 23. Discharged: cured, 17 ; relieved, and at own request, 10 ; made out-patients, 5 ; irregular, 0 ; dead, ; remain in the house, 179. For the ensuing week. Visitors : Messrs. W. Perkins and W. S. Caine, Esqrs. ; physician, Dr. Vose ; surgeon, Mr. Stubbs ; house surgeon, Mr. T. S. Walker ; junior house surgeon, Mr. J . Allen ; chaplain, Rev. H. J. Garrod, A.B. Robert Hutchison, treasurer. ELEGANT EXTRACTS. —ln the advertising columns are published a series of testimonials, which will be read with deep interest by all who tread either the paths of literature or the rough ways of the journey of life. Mr. Siemms, it will be observed, has made the extracts with the greatest care, and is at all times ready to acknowledge the sources from which he takes them ; whilst the brief abstract's are made with such delicacy that those from whom they are taken confess with Hamlet that, " He could take nothing from them they would more cheer fully part withal." AJLLIEN'S FAREWELL CONCERT AT THE PHILHARMONIC HALL—Mons. Jullien gives a single concert—a fare well concert—at the Philharmonic Hall this evening, at which he will introduce Herr Wieniawski, a Polish violinist of wonderful power, who has excited an im mense enthusiasm in Paris, London, and wherever he has appeared. Madame Anne Bishop, the widow of Sir Henry Bishop, will be his vocalist. She has only recently returned from tire continent, where she has been starring in various places for somo years past. The favourite movement from Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony will be performed, and a selection from " Der Freischutz," " Martha," quadrilles, a popular movement from another great symphony, waltzes, polkas, galops, and all kinds of attractive music will be rendered, without doubt, in a most effective manner. ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday,William Ashton, a labourer, was admitted into the Northern Hospital, in consequence of having received a severe fracture of the leg, by falling off the footpath in Limekiln-lane, whilst in a state of intoxication. Thomas Thistleton, a labourer, residing at No. 7, Upper Milk-street, sustained a severe fracture of the leg by a bale of cotton falling upon him at the Huskisson Dock. Yesterday, Elizabeth Double, residing at No. 8, Court, Ariel-street, sustained a compound fracture of the skull, in consequence of the hit of a poker, which she received at her own house, during a "sqlkabble. She underwent an operation at the Northern Hospital, but her recovery is doubtful. Duncan McDonald, a sailor, was passing the end of Denison-street, on Saturday night, when he •was- attacked by three ruffians, who ill-used him in a very shameful manner. He was admitted into the Northern Hospital, where he lies in a very precarious state._ • __ "PEOPLE'S CONCERTS.—The thirteenth concert of the season took place on Saturday 'evening, and the attendance was very numerous when we take into con sideration the state of the weather, and, it must be added, the present state of the approaches to St. George's Hall. The principal performers were the celebrated Brousil family, Miss Fanny Huddart, Miss Dyer, Mr. H. Haigh, Mr. Rosenthal, and Mr. J. B. Robinson as conductor. The entertainment included several selections from Flotow's " Martha," some exquisite instrumental performances by the Brousil family, and one or two finely-sung ballads by' Mr. Haigh. Many of the vocal and instrumental performances were followed by en thusiastic demands for au encore ; and the concert was, upon the whole, one of the best arranged and most successful of the season. THE BURNS CENTENARY, TO BE CELEBRATED LN ST. GEORGE'S HALL, ON THE 25TH, JANUARY, 1859. —The Second Meeting of the Committee for the great Dem onstration to be held in St. George's Hall, on the 25th instant, in honour of the above event, which has already elicited so much general interest, took place in the Clarendon Rooms, on Saturday last. The Meeting *as most unanimous,—and the heartiest warmth of feeling prevailed. A Sub-Committee was appointed to carry out the objects contemplated with the fullest effect. From the known energy of the sons of the north, we feel confident the re,ult will be most satisfactory. We may say the fullest concurrence of the Mayor and many other honoured names, irrespective of nationality, were received. We may so far anticipate the programme as to state that in the evening there will be first-class vocal and instrumental music, chiefly, of course, of a national charaAer, and illustrative of Burns' deathl( lyrics. The rooms of the noble edifice will be t _ll'OWll open en suite. There will also be an' exhibition of relips of the bard, and an exposition or oration, &c., concluding with a ball. We also heard it stated that it is the general wish of the committee ,that as many as possible of those assembled appear in the Scottish National: Costume; the suggestion we think admirable, it will give life, colour, and picturesqueness to the scene. A feature of not the least importance in these arrange ments is the contemplated purpose of handing over the surplus funds to certain of the charities of the town. We look forward, with thousands in all parts of the world and where has Burns not admirers ?—to this event with very pleasurable anticipation indeed. EARLY DISCOVERY OF ANTIQUITIES AT HOYLAKE.— The notice of Dr. Hunie's intended publication, in the Literary Gazette, has drawn out a communication from a venerable antiquary in the south of England, Philip B. Ainslie, Esq. In 1817, he was a merchant in Liverpool, and a fisherman named Buchanan. who resided n+ aL - Great D. 'cols, brought him large numbers of rings, crosses, Roman fibulas, buckles, tongues of buckles, &c., a large number of which still exist in the collections of Mr. Ainslie and his friends. The objects were chiefly .of lead, brass, and bronze, and some of the rings were obviously enamelled. , These are the earliest objects that can be distinctly traced, though tradition mentions numerous large " finds" now irrecoverable. The collections by the old man named Archy, commenced in 1849, and comparatively fei articles of value remained in 1845. It is possible that other sets may-come to light, but of several, like that of the late Mr. Shaw, of Mount Plea sant, no clue will remain after the death of the possessor. BALL AT RUFFORD HALL.-Sir Thomas Hesketh, of Rttfford Hall, near Ormskirk, gave - a• grand ball and supper to his respectable tenantry, and the upper classes of servants at his establishment. The ball was throngly attended, and the ball room was tastefully fitted up for the occasion, with festoons of flowers and evergreens, having various and appropriate devices, amongst which were " Long life to Sir Thomas and Lady Hesketh," " Long life to the heir of Rufford Hall," &c., &c. Dancing Commenced . at eight o'clock, and was carried on with animation up to twelve o'clock, when Mr. Peter 'Stubbs of the Royal Standard, Cable-street, with his celebrated earohug, went through the place ringing out old '5B, and met coming in '59. Afterwards Mr. Stubb's band performed several qua drilles and other . dances. The old Christmas carol, "God bless the lord of the house, and the lady also," was given by the whole c oi :t p a ny. About one o'clock 350 sat down to supper, served of the best old Christmas cheer, and after ample ju s ti ce h a d been done to the best of viands, dancing was resumed, :Zild kept up till five in the morning, when the company separated, highly delighted with the whole festivity. lb.:. Porter, the steward, and Mr. Love, the butler, were itiach complimvnted for their successful efforts to please everyone. A LOVE BUSINESS.-7011, my young friends, hoer :delightful is the beginning of a love business, and how undignified sometimes the end. What t; romantic vista is before young Damon and young PhithiS middle aged ditto ditto) when, their artless loves made kziowa to each other, thr4y twine their arms round each other's waist and sv:rvey that charming pays du tendre which lies 'at their feet ! Into that country, so linked together, they will wander from now until extreme old ar•g. There may be rocks and roaring rivers, but W;ft not Damon's strong true love enable him to carry 'Sweetheart over them ? There may be dragons and dangers in the path, but shall not his courageous sword cut them down ? Then at eve how they will rest, cuddled together, like two pretty babes in the wood, the moss their couch, the stars their canopy, their arms their mutual pillows ! This is the wise plan young folks make when they set out on the love-journey ; and, 0 me ! they have not got a mile when they come to a great wall and find they must walk back again. They are squabbling with the post-boy at Barnet (the first stage on the Gretna road, I mean), and, behold, perhaps Strephon has not got any money, or here is papa with a whacking horsewhip, who takes Miss back again, and locks her up crying in the school-rooM. The parting is heart-breaking; but when she has married the banker and had eight children, and he has become, it may be, a prosperous barrister—it may be, a seedy raff who has gone twice or thrice into the Gazette when, I say, in after years Strephon and Delia meet again, is not the meeting ridiculous ?—The Virginians, No. 15. "The PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS;" a Weekly Record of the Progress of Photography. Price 3d; stamped, 4d. The PHOTOGRAPIC NEWS aims at the collection and publication of all intelligence instructive and interesting to photo graphers. It chronicles all the discoveries made in the various arts and sciences allied to+ Photography, and reports, when desirable, the proceedings of Photographic Societies, thus forming a permanent work of reference, invaluable alike to the professional operator and the amateur. The following selection from the articles which have already appeared in its pages, will show the compre hensiveness of its contents : Mr. Fox Talbot's New Discovery : Photoglyphic Engraving, with impressions on plate paper from specimens supplied by Mr. Talbot. Xylophotography, or Photography applied to Wood Engraving; by W. Crookes, F,C.S. The Stereomono scope ;by M. Claudet. The Future of Photography ;by M. A. Belloc. On the Calotype Prodeis. Notes for Alpine Photographers. On Copying Paintings by means of Photography ; On Dry Collodion : by M. Collard ; Nitrate of Uranium in Photography ; Steresoscopic Pic tures from Flat Surfaces Positive Printing ; Fothergill's Process ; The Stereoscopic Angle ; Steel Facing Cop per Plates ; Commercial uses of Photography, &c. The following are also being continued weekly :—Lessons on Colouring Photographs; Photographic Chemistry; Dic tionary and Catechism of Photography ; Photographic Notes and Queries; Photographers' Difficulties and the method of overcoming them, &c. The Photohraphic News it published every Friday, by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, at the Office, La Bello Sauvage Yard, Ludgate E.C. Also The Photographic News Almanack for 1859, price 6d., which is now on sale. Nearly the whole of the First Edition being exhausted, those who wish to possess copies of the Almanack should order immediately, as, from the expense attending the composition of the letter-press, it may not be possible to issue a Second Edition. THE FESTIVAL OF SCOTTISH is with great pleasure that we direct the attention of our readers to the fact, that our worthy and respected Mayor, Mr. William Preston, Esq. bas become a patron of a series of enter tainments, during the present week, at St. George's Hall, which, from the programmes already issued, we doubt not, will be as attractive as any entertainment that has lately taken place in that noble edifice. It is a most suitable selection to inaugurate the new year, seeing, at the present time, throughout almost all England, preliminary meetings have been held for the purpose of celebrating what is termed the Burns Centener s y, and in which our own townsmen have been active ; and from what has already taken place, we cannot doubt that the 29th of January, the natal day of the popular Scotch bard, will be duly and honourably commemorated, not alone by the people of his own " heather land" resident amongst us, but by the public in general ; for his songs and ballads are universally admired and appreciated. These entertainments may be considered as exceedingly well-timed, as they will be a suitable prelude to the demonstrations, and will also afford a most delightful evening's amusement. The entertainment is properly termed " a Grand National New Year's Festival of Scottish Music ;" and for the fully carrying out of this object, arrangements have been completed with the principal performers of Scotland's national music, and Highland dancing, who have had the honour of appearing before her Majesty and the royal family, at Balmoral, and on whom the Press has passed the highest encomiums. The cempany consists of twenty performers, each of whom will be clad in the costume of his respective clan, together with the royal pipes and dancers, thus, beyond the music itself, giving a nationality to the entertainment, which will render it 'pleasing and effective. The principal vocalists are, Miss Esther Jacobs, and Ml's. George Keef, who, amongst other popular and delightful songs, will sing—" I know who," " Welcome my Bonny Laddie," " Jock o' Hazeldean," and many others. There will be the reels, the strathspeys, sword dancing, and Highland flings, by the Scotch violinists, introducing the gathering of the clans, pibroch and march, and violin solos, includ ing " Charlie is my darling," the very airs of which give delight and inspiration to the Scotch, and afford great pleasure to all. COUNCIL SUMMONS. —The following is the business set forward in the council summons to come before the monthly meeting of the council, on Wednesday next : The proceedingi; resolutions, and reports of tie finance committee, comprising —Recommendation to purchase from R. A. Macfie, Esq., 41 square yards of land, portion of the site of a warehouse on the north side of Tithebarn street and east side of Silkhouse-lane, for the sum of £5OO ; recommendation to purchase a leasehold house in New Bird-street, belonging to Mr. J. F. Williams, for the sum of £135 ; the proceedings of the sub-committee on the Newsham-house estate ; recommendation that, in consequence of the death of Mr. Fox, the staff of the sur veyor's office be arranged as follows—Mr. S. B. Parry, assistant, with the following duties, namely - the charge of the estate plans, the register o f leases, the survey of property for new leases, and the examination of accounts for work done by tradesmen, salary £2lO ; Mr. G. H. Rollett, as principal draughtsman, with the charge o f the buildings in progress, and of repairs of property in posesssion, salary £2lO ; Mr. Andrew Watson, at present and since the year 1851, a supernu merary clerk, as assistant-draughtsman, salary £130; By miler. The following motion of which notice has been given, by Mr. J. R. Jeffery, to rescind or vary the following resolution of the Council, passed on the 7th Of 'July last :—" That the Council sanction the following principle in reference to the mode of dealing with the leasehold property of the Corporation, in those cases in which, in the opinion of the Council, that principle may be applied with safety and advantage to the Corporate Estate," viz.: "That in lieu of receiving th e gross amount of purchase-money or fine upon the granting or renewal of a lease, a rent be reserved, payable either quarterly or half-yearly, such rent being calculated at a proper rate of interest on the amount of fine not paid or deposited, as hereinafter provided ; and, in addition thereto, such further rate per cent. as shall be sufficient, by accumulation of compound interest, to equal at least the present value of the gross fine, the Council reserving the power in all cases to which this principle may be applied, to require payment or deposit at the time of sale or renewal, of such Dronortion of the grnsg amount of fina as the circumstances of each case may seem to require." And to move that every case in which, in the opinion of the Finance Committee, the principle of that resolution can be adopted with safety and advantage to the corporate estate, that committee do make a special report to the Council, stating what proportion of the gross amount o f fine or purchase money ought to be p a id in money, and the rate of interest which the balance should bear, and the amount of redemption money to be added to such interest in the shape of rent, to be reserved in the lease previous to advertising any property for sale ; and that the Council's decision do form part of the conditions of such sale. The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the watch, lighting, fire police, fire prevention, hackney carriage, licensing, and gas committees, Comprising recommenda tion to renew the contract with Mr. Superintendent Burton for removal of prisoners at £BOO pe annum, being the same terms as heretofore for two years, subject to determination at any time previously on six months' notice from the Watch Committee. Also the proceed ings, resolutisns, and reports of the following : Health Committee; Courts of Law and St. George's-hall Committee; Markets' Committee; Education Committe, comprising Recommendation to increase the salaries of William Hignett and Thomas Robinson, teachers at the So u th School, the former from £3O to £4O, and the latter from £4O to £5O per annum ; Gaol and House of Correction Committee ; Town Hall Establishment Committee ; Gardens, Library, and Museum Committee, comprising recommendation to levy a Library and Museum rate, not exceeding one penny in the pound, under the provisions of " the Library and Museum Act, 1855." Water Committee ; Baths' Committee ; Special Commit tee on Removal of the Public Offices from the Town-hall ; Preliminary Report of the Special Committee relative to the Clerk of the Peace ; the Coroner's Account, amounting to £39 16s ; the Mayor's Communications. The following motion, of which notice has been given : —By Mr. Stitt—That a special committee be appointed to examine and report upon the present irre gularities in the rating of the different districts of the Borough, with a view to provide a remedy for the same, with power to confer with th e proper authorities relative to an assimilation of the Poor Rates SPECIAL TOWN COUNCIL. A special meeting of the Council was held in the Town., Hall, at eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, in accord-, ante with the provisions of Acts of Parliament, for the following purposes : " The appointment of a trustee under a local act of 9th Geo. IV., for enabling the trustees of Mrs. Ann_ Molyneux's charities in Liverpool to grant building leases, and for better vesting the estates in them ; for confirming exchanges, and other purposes for the benefit of the charities. • " The appointment of three trustees under the local act of 7 Geo. IV., for establishing St. James's cemetery. " The appointment of two members of the Council to execute the powers given to the mayor and senior alderman by the local act of 10 Geo, IV., cap. 15, relating to the School for the Indigent Blind of Liverpool, and the Chapel attached thereto. " The appointment of forty-one members of the Council to be commissioners under the acts relating to the Churches of St. Paul and St. John. " The appointment of commissioners under the Income and Property -tax Acts " The mayor's communications." The Mayor, William Preston, Esq., presided, and opened the proceedings by taking the opportunity of wishing all the members " a happy and prosperous new year : " ‘, _ _ The first trusteeship was filled up by appointing the Mayor. The Mayor, Mr. John Stewart, Mr. Alderman Gardner, and Mr. Francis Shand, were appointed trustees for St.' James' Cemetery. Mr. Alderman S. Holme and Mr. Alderman Bennet were re-appointed trustees for the Blind Asylum. The Councillors already appointed as commissioners, for the Churches. of St Paul and St. John were re appointed, with four exceptions, where members were no longer in the Council ; Mr. Ridley was appointed in the place of Mr. Godfrey, Mr. Clarke in the room of Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Job in the room of Mr. John Lawrence, and Mr. Cropper in that of Mr. Hilton Halhead. Mr. Alderman Bennett, Mr. Alderman Bramley-Moore, Mr. Alderman Holme, Mr. Francis Shand, Mr. John. Stewart, and Mr J. R. Jeffery, were appointed commis sioners to perform the same duties regarding the salaries' of corporate officers as are performed by the Income and and Property-tax Commissioners for the general public. A letter was read from Mr. Garnett, thanking the Council for his increase of salary. An application from Mr. R. L. Sheil, for the nse of the Town Hall Rooms, on Monday, the 7th of March, for the Roman Catholic charity ball, was referred to the Town Hall Establishment Committee. A memorial was read from the inhabitants of Limekiln lane and the vicinity, calling attention to the deplorable condition of that thoroughfare, its narrowness, and the number of unprotected cellars there. Mr. Alderman Parker supported the prayer of the memorial. Mr. Sheil moved that the memorial be referred to the Improvement Committee to report on at the Council in February. The motion was carried Presentments were read from the Grand Jury declaring certain houses ruinous and dangerous in New Bird-street, in Greenland-street, Jamaica-street, and. Simpson street. The presentments were referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. Shand asked if it would not be possible to take the. formal business of that day at the regular January' Council every future year, to save members the incon- venience of attending twice The Town Clerk Said the First of January was fixed by the Acts for the Appointments which had just been made. This concluded the business. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS The Atrato arrived at Southampton on Satur day, with the West India and Pacific mails, fifty three passengers, and nearly $932,000 in specie. Her latest dates are :—Havannah, Demerara, and Trinidad, December 10 ; Jamaica, December 11 r Porto Rica, December 16; St. Thomas, Dec. 19. Business at Jamaica very li m it e d . S ugar range d from 19s to 21s; coffee, 38s to 505., at which over 500 bags changed hands. East India rice 14s, and Patna 17s. Freights very dull, nothing offe r ing. Exchange on London, 90 days, 1 per cent. premium; 60 days, 1 ditto ; 30 days, 11 ditto. Crops dama ged by heavy rains. Public health good. Legis lative Council still in session. A bill to. extend steam communication with the island was before the house. Trade was animated at Grenada, and a large number of vessels landing their cargoes. Shipping plentiful at Demerara, and freight low, averaging ls, for London and Bristol. The Chili COngress opened an extraotdinary session on the 7th Nov, to consider the budget a n d other measures. Both the government and opposition parties mustered strong, and some warm debates took place. The Mercurio dee - Vapor thus describes the session, and the existing state of politics in the country. The arrest of some of the soldiers of the Civic Guard in Santiago for not dressing ac cording to regulation, gave rise to a mutiny? on which, the journals say, " several misfortunes occurred." A dreadful conflagration, which took place on the 13th of November, has destroyed . a large part of the city of Valparaiso, causing damage to the amount of nearly $3,000,000, of which $1,726,000 was covered by insu rance. The entire range of buildings from the Pasaje Edwards through the Plaza del Orden to the Quebrada de San Juan de Dios has been burnt, and an immense amount of valuable property destroyed. The fire originated in the Union Club, about ten o'clock in the morning, the wind was blowing fresh, and heavy rain fell during the entire time the flames raged. Unfor tunately, some of the firemen lost their lives in their endeavours to check the fire, and a number of persons were also seriously injured. General Echenique has issued a circular in. Bolivia, where he still remains, assuring his friends of the aid of President Linare's towards carrying out his revolutionary movement against the Castilla government. Ecuador still continues blockaded by Peru, the mail steamers being the only vessels allowed to enter or clear from Guayaquil. No attempt at war had. yet been made, beyond blockading, although the cuatorians appear to be rapidly raising an army to meet the forces of Peru. FREIGHTS FROM CALLAO.—Large vessels, no demand. The British ship Star Beam, and barque Holyrood, and also the American ship Helen McGow, have succeeded in obtaining guano char ters for Mauritius, " terms private.' The French ships Seine and Nuebel Alfred for wood to Central America and back to Callao. The brig Camana is loading in the bay for Liverpool. We hear of £2 Leing offere d a small vessel to l oa d guano at Chin chas for Singapore. The Oliver Cromwell also obtained £2 sterling for Australia. SPANISH PASSIVE DEBT. MADRID, Dec. 30. The monthly redemption of the' Passive Debt (Interior and Exterior) took place to-day. The maximum prices fixed by Government were : First-class Interior, 18 25; Second-class Interior, 12 50. Public tenders were accepted at 17 24 to 17 75 for Firit-class Interior ; 11 99 to 12 5 for Second class Interior; 10 42 to 10 59 for Exterior. BYCHTON COLLIERY, MOSTYN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—Having given you a glowing account of the above property about twelve months ago, and stated my conviction that I was sure it would turn out a first-rate colliery, and pay a large per tentage, I now feel pleasure (after a visit this week to a friend s in the neighbourhood of the colliery) in being able to say that what I stated in. My former communication on the subject of this property, has been fully borne out by its present prosperous results, and rapidly improving con dition. And I find on inquiry that, notwithstanding the panic in the money market, and the opposition and false reports by interested parties in that locality, the Bychton Colliery is being successfully developed ; and I am credibly informed the mine is now making at the rate of 20 per cent. profit, and th a t i s only as an undertaking i n i ts i nfancy. When any new undertaking i s s t arted, we all s peculate as t o it s u l t i mate success or therefore nat ura ll y am pleased with the fufilni rt e l of my p re di ct i ons respecting this pp f m ai o l r u e re or . less i The success o f a new and large under taking like the Bychton Colliery, whi c h g i ves e mployment to s o many of the working classes, r l oe; nt must be a source of pleasure to every well-wisher of lly the labouring m an ,—l am, sir, yours respect , A COLLIER. R] A roon thost and werc P. 1 Rev. Leic Cool Chad Will Bou F. spin tion type pers in o (He men beco hav( that appl oche and to li made Or 111 the time with pare War( With to hi , rev ( chap mini pellE whi( to ti the were belii lJni Woe COn; and bril the