The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-09 00:00:00

4 Commercial l'ala—i/rbf4 Oar. At one o'clock, in the commercial saleroom, a quantity of Fruit, consisting of Currants, Raisins, and Plums,— George Badenach and Son, At half-past one o'clock, at the commercial saleroom, Temple-court, about 500 firkins old Cork Pickled Butter.—Wm. Bardner and Co. At twelve o'clock, - at the broker's office, 7, Exchange chambers, 8 barrels Tapioca.—Francis J. Eaton. At twelve o'clock, at the commercial saleroom, Temple court, 100 boxes Fig Cake, 100 boxes fine Muscatel Raisins. and 94 :boxes Jordan Almonds.—Thomas Parry, Broker. At half past one o'clock, at Golding and Nash's saleroom, Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, a quantity of damaged Wheat. and a quantity of partially sour Flour.—J. and:M. Harnett. At twelve o'clock, 14 bags St. Domingo Coffee, all faults, and 5,558 bags Moulmein Rice.—Finlay,l Lawrence and Lance. At the broker's office, 1, Royal Bank Buildings, a quan tity of Russian Hemp, all faults, and a quantity of Coir Yarn.—J. A. Bencke.: At twelve o'clock at the brokers' office, 13, Rumford- street, 450 bales Jute, and 350 bags Linseed.—Whit taker, Whitehead and Co.:: At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 30A, Exchange etreet East, 650 bales Jute.—Percival, Campbell ;and Co. At twelve •o'clock, at 1, Old Hall-street, 22 bags Bahia, and 70 baskets Para Tapioca,—How and Barclay. At:twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Lancaster buildings, 700 bags fine new & Crop Valonia.—James Gordon and Co. it At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 9, Temple-court, a quantity of fruit, consisting of Currants, Musca tellea, Almonds, Figs, and Raisins.—Houghton and Levy. Commercial Silo. THIS DAY. Tars DAT, the 9th Instant, at One o'clock, In thej Commercial Saleroom, 63 Barrels CURRANTS, } ex Philligre, from Patras ; 105 Boxes DI ITO, 29 Caroteels DITTO, ex Arab, from Patras. All damaged by sea water. May be viewed in Gladstone's bonded Warehouse, Union-court.—Apply to GEORGE BA DENACH & SON, Brokers. Tins DAY, the gth inst., at half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, About 500 Firkins Old Cork PICKLED BUTTER. Apply to John Bristow, Fsq., Merchant; or to WM. GARDNER & CO., Brokers. Tuts DAY, the 9th inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's office, 7, Exchange-chambers, 8 Barrels TAPIOCA, now landing ex Rosamond, from Bahia.—Apply to FR A vCP; .1. RATON% Broker. Tats Dior, the 9th instant, at Twelve o'clock, in the Commercial Saleroom. Temple-court, 100 Boxes of FIG CAKE, ex Europa; 100 Boxes of Fine Layer Muscatel RAISINS, l ex Duero. 94 Boxes of Jordan ALMONDS, Apply to THOMAS PARRY Broker. On account of whom it may concern. Tuts DAY, the gth instant, at Half-past One o'clock. at Golding and Nash's Saleroom, Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street. A Q iantity of Damaged WHEAT, ex William Rathbone, from New York; lying In Burnley-Moore Dock quay. And A quantity of partially Sour FLOUR, ex I. A. Stowell, from New Orleans; lying in Ridyard'd Warehouse, Brancker-street.—For further particulars apply to] J. & Id. HARNETT, Brokers. TO-MORROW. To-moanow, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Exchange-street West, 120 Casks TALLOW, landing ex James Baines and Lightning, frcm Melbourne.—Apply to Messrs. H. A. and D. Sm , th and Co., Merchants; or to MACGR.EOOR LAIRD, Jun., nroityr. On account of whom it may c mcern. To-MORROW, the 10,h instant. at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 11 Bales S irat CO ITON, all faults, just landed ex Chevalier, from Bombay; in Albert Dock Ware house, Nos. 6 and 7.—Daly to BROWNE, HUNTER & CO., Cotton Brokers. t‘i TO.MORROW, the 10th instant , at Eleven o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 628 Large Boxes St. Michael's ORANGES, l ex Isabel; 43 Small Boxes Ditto DITTO, Jal & co. 912 Halt-chests Olhao ORANGES, ex Martha; 50 Chests Seville China O 8 ANGES, t ex Lerrin ; 150 Halt-chests Ditto DITTO, f 161 Large Boxes St. Alichael's ORANitESI ex Mirage; 11 Small Boxes Ditto DITTO, 30 Half-chests Lisbon ORANGES, ex Cintra ; 50 Boxes Malaga DITTO, ex Europa. 29 Cases Messaut LEMONS, 20 Bags Naples WALNU fS,I 80 Bags Sicily DITTO, 100 Bags Attssina NUTS,I Apply to JAMES ADAM, SON & CO., Brokers. THURSDAY. On Tnuasomr next, the 11th Instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Makers' Office, 2, Dale• atree., I's Case, CASSIA, 68 Bales MADDER ROOTS, i. ex Glenalva, from 14 Tons Loose 111YRABOLAMS, , , Bombay. 500 Bags RAPESEED, all faults, Apply to BROWNK, HUNTER & CO., Brokers. On THURSDAY next, the 11th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange-buildings, 3710 Bags 1186 Pockets } Bengal RICE, now landing ex Princess Roya', Iron Calcutta, west side Prince's Dock.—Apply to Mesas. 1 hoinas and John Brocklebank, Mer chants; or to T. & H. LITTLE]) ILE & CO., Brokers. FRIDAY. On FRIDAY next, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'cloch, at the Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange buildings, 657 Bales JUTE, now landing ex Princess Royal, from Calcutta, west side Prince's Dock.—Apply to Messrs. Thomas and John Brocklebank, Mer chants; or to T. & 11. LITTLE & CO., Brokers. an bait. ON SALE. 25 Cases of SABIMNES, all faults. THOMAS PARRY, Broker. Apply to T HIS DAY, R. J. NODDER Will respectfully offer his Selection of Parisian and English RIDING and WALKING HATS, BONNETS. and CAPS, with every description of Trimmings, Feathers, Laces, &c.. of the most fashionable and tasteful kind. 81, CHURCH STREET. ABROADWOOD and SON'S Superior Semi-Grand Square PIANO-FORTE, Second— hand, but almost equal to new, will be SOLO for little more ! than half its original cost—Apply to JAMES SMITU, Piano forte, Music, and General Musical Instrument Seller, by appointment to the Queen, at his Royal Musical, Circulating, and Presentation Library, E 6, Lord-street. W INTER ASSIZES. Parties visiting the Liverpool Winter Assizes, and in want of a really cheap Piano-forte, would do well to pay a visit to JAMBS Ssiira's Piano-forte Rooms, 66, Lord.street by appointment to the Queen, where they may select from the most numerous, varied, and valuable stock in Liverpool, either as regards woods, style, or makers. Royal Musical, Circulating, and Presentation Library. THE NORTHERN TIMES P ERMA.NENTLY ENLARGED DOUBLE ITS ORIGINAL SIZE. IT IS NOW AN EIGHT PAGE DAILY PAPER, POSSESSING THE LARGEST CIRCULATION, AND IS THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM .IN LIVERPOOL: SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS SIXPENCE EACH. The NORTHERN TIMES is delivered every morning at Subscribers' residences, within five miles of the Liverpool Exchange, by special messengers, by Eight o'clock, for the Annual Subscription of L 1 18s. Od. in advance. OFFICE, 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, LivEuroot. Ely Portlitsm TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1856. THE DAY'S NEWS The Europa arrived here yesterday from New York, which port she left on the 26th ult. There is no political news of the least importance by this arrival. Of what materials is Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet to be composed ? What policy is he to pursue? Will he carry into operation the pro gramme laid downia the famous Ostend manifesto? These and similar questions were asked in print daily, and in all directions: nor are responses less frequent. Could we rely upon any of these, wo should naturally enough take them into con sideration, since they touch directly and indirectly on British interests. But this is far from being the case. The best informed politicians are at a loss in shaping out the future, and in foretelling the issue of that struggle which must take place, sooner or later, between the Conservative and the fillibnstering elements of the party that has raised Mr. Buchanan to office. For the sake of the peace of the world and the prosperity of the United States, both of which are seriously threatened by a clique of rash unprincipled demagogues, we trust the President elect will have firmness enough to follow moderate counsels, in spite of the pledges that must hang like a millstone about his neck. There has been much said lately in print respecting American occupation of the Isthmus of Panama It is not, however, certain that definite action has been taken, and we forbear therefore, to debate upon the manner in which such a proceeding might be interpreted, accord ing to the terms of the well known treaty. We regret to say that no tidings had been received of the missing boats of the lost La Lyonnaise. The Marion, which had been despatched in search w them, had returned to New York, without gaining the least information regarding them, and all hopes seemed to be given up as to their safety, in conse quence of the tempestuous weather then preva lent. The South Lancashire assizes commenced yes terday. Baron Al 'Jerson in the Crown Court. His lordship delivered a long and elaborate charge to the grand jury, in which he took occasion to ani madvert in no very measured terms upon that abominable and dangerous innovation known as the " ticket of leave" system He regretted that such a system was in existence, and explained his views on the subject. He prefers transportation beyond the seas, for " it is pretty well known that the number of persons transported, who recovered their good name in the colonies, and lived as decent and respectable people there, was a very large per centage, whilst of those who remain in this country and are not transported, but turned loose again, a very small, if not an infinitesimal. per centage has been found to reform With regard to the crime of garroting, his lordship intimated that in any case where there was a conviction he should punish the prisoner in the most severe manner possible. The domestic incidents of the day are rather interesting, if not melancholy Mr. Hadfield, an eminent sail-maker, whose place of business is in the neighbourhood of Brunswick" street, made an attempt upon his life in his office, yesterday after noon, by cutting his throat. Fortunately he did not succeed in depriving himself of life, but . ho is at present in a very precarious state at the Nor thern Hospital. A young man, who had been dismissed from his situation at a mill in Bolton, committed suicide by drowning on Saturday night last. It seems to have been a very premeditated act. The inquest upon the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. White, murdered at Rotherham on Friday, has not yet terminated, and no trace of the murderers has as yet been effected. With regard to the gold dust robberies, the latest information on this subject will be found in our columns of this morning. It will "be seen that Tester, for whom the police have been scouring Sweden and Norway, is at present in London, and has, through a solicitor, intimated his intention of giving himself up to morrow (Wednesday). Much stress is laid upon the fact that Lord Pal merston visited the Duke of Bedford (Lord John Russell's brother) on Sunday last. According to a metropolitan cotemporary, it is well understood that Prime Ministers, and other equally distin guished persons, do not go thither simply for the sake of convivial entertainment. The next question will be whether Lord John Russell will really condescend to enter the Palmerston administration and the House of Lords at the same time. We have been much amused by reading the prospectus of a magnificent scheme of Mr. Dudley Mann, whe proposes to deprive New York and Liverpool of their commercial supremacy, by transferring the trade of the two places to Milford Haven in Wales, and some port in the Chesapeake —probably Norfolk. The method by which this is to be done is the establishment of a line of weekly steamships, of 25,000 tons burden each, between the two ports. Mr. Mann resigned his post as Assistant Secretary of State of the American executive, and came over to England for the cx press purpose of inaugurating his scheme. But we doubt if he lives long enough to see it corn menced. The state department could very well afford to lose the services of an assistant who in dulged in such airy projects. Th e B os t on P os t, in emulation of the Welsh-Chesapeake scheme of Mr. Mann, makes an assault upon the other side of New York, by publishing an equally mag nificent project for establishing a mammoth line of steamships between Boston and Ireland, with one branch landing at Belfast and another at Galway. The Boston-Belfast line, it is estimated, would make a saving of time amounting to nearly a day, as compared with the passages between New York and Liverpool. But the great difficulties in the way of realising these paper plans are the existing state of things, the proximity of Liverpool to the manufacturing towns and mining districts of England, which can neither be transferred to Ireland, nor brought any nearer to Wales, and the natural advantages of New York, as well as the great system of internal improvements which connect her with the West. Unless these great advantages can be overcome, all thoughts may as well be abandoned of transferring the com merce of New York and Liverpool either to Norfolk and Milford Haven, or to Boston and Belfast. The gale of last night has prevented the arrival of our Paris correspondent's letter of last evening, and the continental news to hand through other sources is rather meagre. Telegraphic news from the East, which is always of a doubtful character, says that the Turkish Government has granted leave to the British fleet to winter at Sinope ; and, in direct contradiction to the preceding intelligence from Athens, and we now informed that the army of occupation will remain in Greece during the winter. As amnesties are the order of the day among continental sovereigns, the Duke of Baden, follow ing the example of more mighty potentates has granted a pardon to many of the offenders im plicated in the insurrection of 1848. The amnesty of the Emperor of Austria in Italy is much more extensive, too, than at first announced. The stern Swiss republicans continue insensible to the influence of these acts of grale. Information from a source, usually reliable, has been received to the effect that the insur rection in Sicily, far from being put down, has acquired very large proportions, and that it is likely to spread throughout the Island. There is every reason to think that the stoppage of the mail on the Cefalu road was a stratagem executed for the pur pore of making a diversion and drawing away troops from Palermo. Between Cefalu and Palermo there is one of the best high roads in all Sicily, and the former fort is besides readily accessable by sea. A worse spot could not have been chosen by insur gents who meant fig,hting. But the governor of Sicily seems to have fallen into the trap, for he at once sent a much larger body of troops than the Moniteur speaks of. Rumours about the forthcoming Congress are multiplying at Paris faster than ever. At one moment France is said to be in direct accord with England on all points, at the next she is her most determined enemy. These contradictions are not difficult to understand, a party tinge being upon all of them. According to Sunday's Moniteur, the Treaty of Paris has, in its application, encountered some difficulties which have given rise to differences in the views taken of its purport by the contracting powers, and have rendered necessary the re-assem bling of their respective representatives, for the purpose of facilitating the execution of the con ditions of peace. The greater part of the powers which signed the treaty have already, with this object in view, consented to the convocation of the conferences at Paris. It is therefore to be presumed that the conference may possibly reassemble before the end of this month, and everything justifies the hope that it will promptly succeed in re-establish. ing a perfect agreement respecting the points in dispute. Turkey seems to be the only power which has not sent in its adhesion to another Conference, but its assent is considered certain. The Debate infers from the note in the Moniteur that the Conference will confine itself to the con sideration of the questions raised by the execution of the treaty of Paris—viz., those relative to Bol grad and the Isle of Serpents, and perhaps the re-organisation of the Danubian Principalities. It will not entertain questions which are foreign to the treaty, such as the affairs of Naples and Neufchatel. The Federal Tribunal held its session yesterday at Zurich, to settle the preliminaries of the trial of the royalist prisoners from Neufchatel. The trial itself will not come on for several weeks, unless, which is not improbable, it should be hastened with a view to adjust the position of Switzerland before the same can come under the diplomatic action of the Great Powers. By a despatch received by telegraph, dated Paris, Monday night, we learn that it is generally supposed at Berlin that the Neufchatel affair will be mutually arranged. We have later news from the Brazils, by the arrival at Southampton, yesterday, of the Tamar. The news, taken as a whole, may be considered satisfactory, as the elections had passed off peace ably, and trade was rather brisk. Cotton and sugar had advanced in price, and a good business had been done in coffee at Rio Janeiro. We give full particulars in another column. The True Briton has arrived in the Channel from Australia. with Melbourne dates of the 10th September. Her mails are not yet come to hand. THE Spanish Government have applied to the capitalists of France and England for a loan of 300,000,000 reals, and the terms on which the offer has been accepted by the Paris contractors proclaim the bankruptcy of the borrower, and expose the means by which the speculators hope to make the matter profitable. Never were political assassins or diplomatic buccaniers less troubled with that virtue called " public honesty." The mighty champions of the coup d'etat school must have money, They found 57,000,000 reals in the national treasury little over six months since. But what was that for the men who saved Spain from the horrors of anarchy and the claws of a rapacious Ministry ? The butchery we wit nessed in Madrid, a few short months back could not have been undertaken without money. Who would expect O'DoNxEm. to work for nothing, and then resign the glory of his bloody triumphs to a NERO—NARVAEZ ? We never thought of such a thing, as our readers are aware. We saw from the first that the 57,000,000 reals which O'DONNELL knew was in the keeping of ESPARTERO—the Honest. would disappear with a change of Ministers. We were right, it appears, and that is all that can be said on the subject at present. But what does the new proposal mean ? What European statesman, what nest of arrant impostors, has dared to offer to sell on mortgage the future production of Spain—of the Sta e, for 271 per cent. of the debt to be created in stock bearing 3 per cent. interest ? Spain, which has never been able to pay one per cent. regularly on her shameless heap of foreign debt, is to pay considerably more than 10 per cent. on bonds amounting to 300,000,000 reals ! Was there ever a more barefaced imposi tion, or more impudent attempt to obtain money at any risk short of highway robbery ? The Spaniards have a religious horror of a man who, l after he has eaten a whole ox, faints at the tail. The financier who has proposed this new loan scheme may, therefore, calculate on being popular with his countrymen until the day of reckoning arrives. When the dividends on the " new stock" are called for, however,the tale will change. The payment of the first instalment of interest will be descado como aqua de Mayo, but we fear the fervour of the national honour will be seriously damped by the usual announcement from the Treasury—" no effects The depth of the mon ster political fraud will then be found out. The London Stock Exchange and the Paris Bourse, if they should be induced on any intelligible grounds to allow the " New Bonds to appear in their official lists, will hold committee meetings, protest, call together the Spanish creditors, and send forward memorials to Madrid written in the .dljamia tongue, or Cornhill Spanish. All this would not be so very bad if it would bring the duped subscribers of Madrid lotteries a prize, but the plundered creditor might as well address a remonstrance or a candid opinion touching the honour and honesty of the financiers and coup d'etat butchers of Spain to the Prime Minister who guides the destinies of the nations, who we are told inhabit the moun tains in the moon. O'DoNNELL found a fair balance in his favour when he reached the high pinnacle of power to which he aspired ; and why not give NARVAEZ, that respectable, moderate, humane, and merci ful mortal something worth while counting among the good things of this life ? But to be serious. Can it be possible that there is an Englishman breathing who would lend his hard earned money to a Government composed of human butchers and lawless reactionists ? We hope not. The Spanish people, it is well known, are suffering the bitterest anguish from a scarcity of food, bordering closely on actual famine, and if we have anything to give to wretched Spain, let it be sent to her hungry and naked children in charity, and not to her political assassins and financial impostors—not to base liars, who called the restlessness of a starving nation an insurrec tionary movement, and who silenced a people's cries for bread by the roar of cannon employed to massacre thousands of men and women. It is bad enough to be compelled to inhabit the same hemisphere with such heartless and dastardly beings; but to lend them . money, or THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. give them the moral countenance of an en lightened and Christian people would be an eternal disgrace to the British name. Those who do not admire this style of reasoning, will probably look at the question commercially. Here, then, is an old, enslaved, abused, and worn-out State, which cannot pay one tithe of the debt she already owes, and having nothing left from the past, comes forward to mortgage the future. " The future of what ?" we shall be asked. This is precisely what we want to know. Few persons like to buy a Chancery suit at home, and who would advance money on the probabilities of a coup d'etat in Spain. No Englishman would be guilty of the crime of lending money to cor rupt the army of a friendly people, and perpetuate a reign of religious fanaticism and polictical terror. The Spanish Government have nothing more tangible or less fluctuating to offer, and here arises a very grave question—namely, ought we to be allowed to lend money to foreign countries for a political purpose without the sanction of the Legislature ? Nothing will ever be suffered to interfere with the right of the subject to employ his own in commercial enterprises and pursuits of a civil character ; but the time is not far distant when we must forego the impunity now allowed to the citizens of this ccuntry to lend money to foreign politicians at random, and not unfre quently for the most brutal anti-British objects. Stockjobbers may be amazed at the enunciation of such a doctrine, and unscrupulous speculators may laugh at our apparent ignorance of the advantages which this country has derived from her foreign loans ; yet, if all they can say on this point be true, they will have nothing to apprehend from submitting all their future proposals to an assembly of upright and honourable men. The British Parliament would be able to decide the exact value to be placed on a mortgage of the future production of Spain. They know the history, resources, and general character of that State, and their confirmation of the worth of the pro posals submitted to the people, for whom they legislate, would be a great advantage to the bor rowers on futurity. NARVABZ might, for example, get a three per cent dividend guaranteed by Eng ' land on the strength of O'DoNNELL's endorsement of the contract. A query might be raised as to whether posterity, i. e., the people who belong to the " future " of the Peninsula, would recog nise their obligation to repay the principal advanced for the prosecution of their ancestors. But these, we contend, are the very subjects which ought to be discussed by Parliament, not with a view to curtail the tights of the citizen, but in order to protect the unsophisticated and credulous classes of the community, who are but too often swindled and beggared by lending their money to foreign Governments without any better secu rity than the frantic hopes of a falling dynasty, or the flimsy prospect of a savage demagogue's, wresting the reigns of power from the feeble hands of some besotted knave. As the meeting of Parliament approaches speculation increases, as to what Lord PALMER STON will do to keep the House of Commons employed and in temper. All went off smoothly last Session. The noble Viscount knew his course. Serinones suos festivitale et lepore con diebat. He had no immediate dangers to appre hend in any quarter. The Conservative party expired at his feet, and the Cabinet's supporters had nothing to fear from their constituents. Every man wore a crown of victory after peace was declared ; and the member who thought he looked best in the diadem of triumph, was per fectly satisfied with regard to the safety of his seat. Things have slightly changed since then. The war has left its heavy burdens behind it ; and between the lovers of Reform and retrench_ ment, and the bellicose advocates of large mili tary and naval estimates, the PREMIER will have a busy time enough of it. To think of govern in without an Opposition, would be absurd. There can no more be a vacuum in politics, than in the atmosphere we breathe. If Parliament cannot afford to support an Opposition, the pub lic voice will oppose itself to the unanimity of the Legislature. But there is little consolation in all this for a Ministerial Job. Lord PALMERSTON knows full well the nature of the task before him ; and it is very generally thought that the noble Lord will lead off with a startling measure of Reform — something with which he might venture to go to the poll, should the Manchester and peace party make a bold stand on the budget. The PREMIER can rely on the support of the Conser vatives on the military and naval expenditure, no matter how excessive it may be ; but this will not satisfy the constituencies, and then many a trembling ally will begin to enquire after the whereabouts of his seat. A division may also be provoked in favour of a reduction in the pre sent high, or war rate of duty charged on sugar► the renewal of the Bank Charter Act, and the operation of usury, as developed by Mr. GLAD STONE'S Act in connection with taxation and the employment of labour. It would be well to drown all those questions together by raising a demand for an enquiry into the effect produced by legislative interference with the current of prices in trade, as sanctioned in our banking laws —in some noisy political clamour about a Reform measure which can be readily compromised in the first or second session after a general elec tion. We have no wish to be taken for sooth sayers ; but we cannot help giving publicity to what we think interests a large circle of our readers. The Paris Conference, if at all " fast" or "loud,'' will help the PREMIER through with the supplies, which threaten to be the heaviest affairs of the session. Not that the country lacks loyalty and patriotism, as we saw abundantly proved last year ; but because they love frugality more, and have had ample proof of the torturous operation of war taxation and panic in times of profound peace. We will not, however, pledge our veracity that all, or any, of these things will come to pass. The Conservative party may be resuscitated under the leadership of Mr. AUGUSTUS STAFFORD, who thinks, and justly so, that the farmers of the United Kingdom ought to be allowed to manu facture their produce, as well as the agriculturists of other countries. The idea of native-grown tobacco so completely intoxicated the London Times, that it absolutely called Mr. STAFFORD " a fool ;" and the thoughts of a crop yielding a return of 1001. an acre, may have the same effect on the agricultural interest. Landlords love a good drop of " Old October" and genuine malt whiskey. The tenant farmer says he can make the malt at a large profit, and brew and distil it to still greater advantage, just as the west country people make their cider, and the French and Spaniards good brandy and wine. The exciseman is the only obstacle in the way of the British husbandman's turning his crops to the greatest advantage ; and, should a prac tical plan be devised, of guaranteeing the Exchequer against loss, such, for instance, as making land contribute its fair quota of taxation towards the support of the State—we do not believe that Lord PALMERSTON would think much about removing the exciseman, in his present obstructive form, out of Mr. STAFFORD'S way. But here again we are running away into awful auguries—frightening some people with what other people think ; yet, we feel fully assured of this, that Lord PALMERSTON will take the Parliamen tary Constituencies by surprise. If he would relieve the Empire of the baneful operation of the Bank Charter of 1544, and Mr. GLADSTONE'S Act for the Abplition of the Usury Laws, the Noble Viscount could not do either with the present House of Commons. He may, by some little coaxing, get them to give the total asked in the budget, but the PREMIER cannot trust them beyond that on a division. He must look abroad for stern political, civil, and religious Reformers. The PEEL-RUSSELL-DERBY-ABERDEEN-Commons cannot be the men fora statesman to work with, who wishes to end a progressive career with the greatness with which he commenced it. For his reputation, as a consistent legislator, he must seek safety in the multitude. If the PREMIER can overcome the influence of family compacts, and appeal to the nation as the First Lord of the Treasury, as a statesman who is ready to deal practically, but with moderation, with the great social and political anomalies, against which he has struggled long and manfully, both at home and abroad, he will succeed in raising a majority —a really national phalanx, which will give him that legislative power every Government ought to possess. We will promise him two good and staunch Reformers for Liverpool, and no concern need be felt about the rest of the North's doing its duty. KIRKDALE SATURDAY EVENING CoNcETr3.—The concert last Saturday evening was well attended. Mr. Steains oresided, and made some very practical and telling remarks. Between the first and second parts Mr. Artis, of London, read a drama which he has just written called " Life's Trials." His readir g was very effective, and called forth the loud applause of she audience. The meeting broke up with the usual vote of thanks. SCHOOLS FOR ST. STEPHEN THE MARTYR'S CHURCH.—We would beg to call the a`,tention of the public to the efforts that are at present being made by the Rev. Drummond Anderson, incumbent of St. Stephen the Martyr's church, and ,other gentlemen, to raise a fund sufficient to erect. schools capable of accommodating 600 pupils—accommoda tion quite small enough fur the wants of the district—that of Edge hill, Paddington, &c. The schools in connection with St. Mary's church we Ttite fall, and eager applicants for admission are continually turned away from the doors. Mr. Anderson is about making a vigorcus effort to remedy this state of things ; but, to do this, the benevolent pubic must aid him. I 3 is congregation is poor. It has done much, however, and will do more; but it cannot accom plish this without assistance from the outside. We hope to hear of the success of Mr. Anderson. ACCIDENTAL AND SUDDEN DEATHS.—On Saturday night *land, named M ary Cullen, four months old, was over_ lain in bed in Maguire street. On Saturday evening, a married woman, Bridget Robertson, 29 years of age, was going along Upper Parliament street, when a sign board was blown fr im over a shop door, by the violence of the wind, and, unfartunately, falling on the poor woman, killed her on the spot. She had a child in ber arms, whieh escaped unhurt. On the 191 October, a man, named Edward Williams, a watchman, was injured and had his left thigh fractured. He was admitted into the Royal Infirmary, where he died on Saturday. A female, named Winifred McGuinness, residing at 12. Midgehall street, died suddenly on Sunday. John Tomilson, a butcher, 37 years of age, died suddenly on Sunday, at 71, Allison street, E verton. Inquests will be held in tho above cases this day. CONVICTION OF SI , NEY JONES AND HIS BROTHER FOR FORGERY.—The trial of the notorious Sidney Jones, alias Alfred Jones, alias Edward Saxby, alias John Wilson, alias William Allen, and his brother, William Ray, alias Walter Jones, whose swindling transactions for a series of years have been recorded on the books of the London Association for the Protection of Trade, took place at the assizes at Stafford, on Saturday, before Baron Watson. They were charged with forgery and conspiracy, and thereby obtaining from Messrs. Hale, of Bristol, and various other firms, numerous articles of merchandise, with the intent to cheat the owners. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Kettle (with whom was Mr. Mottram), and the prisoners were de tended by Mr. M'Mahon and Mr. Scot'aud. Witnesses from different parts of the kingdom were present, who had been victimised by the prisoners, but Mr. Kettle rested the case against them on the evidence adduced in the case of Messrs. Hale. Mr. M'Mahon, and Mr. Scotland objected that the acts of the prisoners did not amount to forgery, citing tho case of " The King v. Bonteen," in support of their view; but his lordship ruled that, if the name was used for the purpose of fraud, although the real name would have answered the purpose, it constituted the offence of forgery. Mr. M'Mahou addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoners, who were found guilty, and each sentenced by his lordship to four years' penal servitude, THE LIVERPOOL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY. The usual monthly meeting of the members of this society was held last evening, at the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street. Mr. Roult, in the absenle of the chairman, Mr. Edward Jones, presided. Before the business of the meeting was com menced, the Secretary said he was very sorry to say that their president wos not in attendance on that occasion. A day or two after the last meeting he had by note called his attention to the duty which devolved upon him, in accordance with the eighth rule of the society, by which it was expected that he would deliver an address at the close of the sessi )n. He had not received any answer to that note. He had also sent him a circular convening the meet ing, but had not had any reply. He would say, in con clusion, that this was the first time the president of the society had disappointed them on such cccasions since the society had been established. He was very sorry for it. The Chairman • From his silence we must presume that he is absent from town, or that pressing business has been the cause of his absence. A patent machine for grinding oho. micals was then exhibited and explained by Mr. Scott. It is patented by Mr. Goodhall, of Derby, and appeared to be a very simple and ingenious contrivance . . A vote of th anks was accorded to Mr. Mercer for having granted permission for the machine to be exhibited. Mr. Sellers, of the firm of Messrs. Sellers and Hartley, of Baltic-buildings, exhibited a very beautiful model of a machine f or we i gh i ng grain. He briefly explainedits construction and its applicability fur weighing and measuring of grain. The Chairman stated that he had seen a working model on the premises of the agents, in the Baltic Buildings, and tho ug ht it was an exceedingly simple and very use f u l mac hi ne. A b r i e f con versation followed, after which a vote of thanks was accorded to the exhibitors. The Chairman then offered a few remarks on the conclusion of the session, but expressed a hope that the closing remarks he should offer, would be excused, as when he had entered that room he had no idea of occupying the position he did. The Chairman then gave a resume of all the papers that had been read durin g the last session, upon which he offered a sew brief obser vations and comments. A vote of thanks concluded the business of the session. THE COURT. - OSBORNE, SATURDAY ~. , D EC . 6.—The unsettled -O' inclement state of the weather prevented her Majesty or !., of the royal family from venturing far from the palaeenas The ftteen and Prince Albert promenaded in the grein.be in the forenool, and the royal f am ily were also out it! ' 0 neighbourhood f immediately adjacent. The weather Poo rough this afternoon that it is not expected tha t any o r the Court will be able to leave the house. The time f° arrival of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of ge n . 0 . the Isle of Wight is not yet fixed, the royal duchess reollr: ing at Frogmore in anticipation of a visit from her daug h p r e g , Her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlo`le bangent,"°dl from the Continent. Lady Fanny Howard has relieved Augusta Bruce as Lady-in-Waiting to the royal ducheni/' PUNE VAL OF MR. GEORGE HOLP2S' the much The funeral rites of this -lamented gentleniee.loos untimely close of whose career we announced with Sloe/ Saturday, took place yesterday morning ill St ' let / cemetery. The hearse and funeral coaches left theortlf residence of the &ceased gentleman in Rodney Street / 4 the before ten o'cloek and proceeded to the cemeterlr'noet gates of which the procession gas joined by a large 1100 of Mr. Holden's friends. More than 200 lad ies and ge tit t - itl/ thus testified their regret for the loss of their friend; ; f ool of whom had been long associated with him in, i he beJ undertakings connected with the profession in whieu she distinguished himself. Several members of tbe O r " isd Philharmonic Society, the Festival Choral Societherfed other musical institutions were present. W r iv e ,f t t, bs Si ° among those in attendance Mrs. Morgan, Mies ""'illilee n t Williams, Miss Lacy Gaskell ; Messrs. Armstrong' to rdel Jones, Roberts, C. Reynolds, (late of tbe *O l evening concerts, St. George's Hall) and M e l ia P I who had similar opporturiries of appreciating " de ow;', fessional talent and personal qualities of the 2 f e i letw gentleman. Forming a procession, the assenibleu f the followed the coffin to the chapel, where a Pnt /Kin :sell ° burial service for the dead was read by the c- ree etit in attendance, and a requiem sum, i n which than Ple,the joined. The body was then conveyed to th e g ti of pe° 00 1 procession again following. The remaining service for the dead was real over the grave , ec ter ueg i : a number of the ladies and gentlemen Pr e , e ; ll ; b 9 1 ;1 1 mourning chorus from the oratorio of St. Pail', '-: ej e le' i a solemn and deeply-impressive manner. gani., send in moistened among the groups who stood arouneohb this last tribute to the friend who had so M en /Ilia f r d f; endearing qualities, and who was sosuddenlY eth amongst them. The late Mr. George 1 1 °I de° •rit iSt• twenty-six years occupied the situation of 0 1 0 11 wi st 011 George's Church. He was not only the ondac pverpool Festival Choral Society, (of which be'Oli d . ' junction with the iudefatigible secretary , 0 1 1' may be said to have been the founder), but ' f lee v -b t , active member and secretary of the Appoi l° "4° °° 7 He commenced in his musical profession when "eLty, chiefly under the intronage of the Conservative ,ra tote the amongst his warmest friends and patrons was : Of id . t i James Aspinall. He was considered ° ° , 4 " '0 best full score readers of the day, a n ,',0 1 0 0 1 ,0 t at an early period, he took the musical f r t he ; by surprise. He was the compcser of some of the bpo glees extant, and among these was the frielivA ‘• Watchman," which will never be forgotten bY eie u l' i ; whilst memory holds dear. Mr. Holde was 51 . 1-19 01 11/ :ll at his decease. He has left behind him ent a ' ir f etiti . ,d ) manuscript music, the nublication of which, W e e - berell" be made profitably available for the benefit of h" and amiable widow. - ----. rtittsf T. THE QUEEN'S HALL, BOLD' S .,,g — HOFFMAN'S ENI'ERTAINME:w d t ell 0 :1 Byron or some one else has said the aim % a ss._ jf " )I lives is eating and drinking—true, so far as the i el :the), is concerned ; bat the mind must be fed as well ; w oe I t i an lif the intellect receives but scanty or unwh ° tot i°) the result need not be stated. The advocates for ei gn 0 enjoyment diineul are ty li c u s s innu providing n g a s the a h :lir n e ti n t to ri g e e tte for e li 0: the mind. There are plenty of entertainments, but tu oi de o " tial points are wanting. Vice is too frceplen ri tl Yb o rd l l t o transparent in public entertainments that it n ee ", n efi l '! r d covered at all. Human nature i. prone enough. is des me need not be t..rnpted, and therefore a reformaton,,agcle,"eg by all good men. The public appetite must be sli c ii s h w' s i i tell° way, and it becomes important to relish a "°"• we meet it. Mr. Hoffman may be called''tbe.,,-ribiche:s Soyer of the day, for he has produced a be' (1 o f " Tbi' of i not fail to please the most fastidious gastronoral,' 0 0a e ,,,, really wanting in Liverpool, and it could not 7 h ' e ' fio t ,,lpg at a more befitting time than the present, when ,- cs"' d i the juvenile portion particular)y are u in t r- il s ot. ° ; o l ' 0 ,1 out for amusement . The • enteitainmPent l' AO 00.- , novel, but pleasing in the extreme, , pin e a variety of amusing incidents and 01 ' TbsP.,, r d scenes, admirably enacted b i Mr. Murton . ..0100 gramme of last evening, in consequence of the or " . Tbe f i be not working smoothly had to be altered, and '';,; ( rog . o played admirably in several characters, i ec , - dd l ili en i s t to " Smiths," and kept the house in a roar. 1 !,, - ,; g bt no ' r this, Hoffman's " Organophonic band" w oul d ur— fiei te `o l requisition, and a more delightful treat it .notottletis side to imagine. Every description of musica l 1 ... d 00 1 4 is imitated to perfection by the human v° l c e7 .. a . 1 . 1 , 0 0 0 If a d th en ° J ii is portion of the performance, description would t L 1 any idea of its beauty—it must be heard, an,_ ba ll- 00 can it be duly appreciated. The fitting up of to ic is° keeping with the excellence of the entertainment ;; 0 el, gorgeous scene from the ent ran ce at the door tO the top, and would be worth th e price of admission to if D;11 There cau be no hesitation in pronounci"ts f" 4 one of the most interesting entertainmel! fooPfor, classes, that has perhaps ever been offered to til l , por o bie public, and of necessity must become Olin° r i e spee t io li m ost viv id vis The house was crowded last night by a da te-. tie audience, and the applause bestowe lon the A .... plainly that the entertainment was duly aPP re- esie ts tl e shall have to refer more in detail to the to res esi e d, actors and all—ot this very pretty house, but treat jeflbe say whoever misses this entertainment loses a , plot ° ,OO l We may as well give the f o llowing outline of tfo t i o ell e r second part of the entertainment, which ( , r b it t „ t of stated) had to be omitted last night, but li bje lts 90; tpeltedhis portionw il I be of t q h u o i te entertainment ready for this ev b e e n s in u g n ; w eJ f ul l ori:: Mr. Jolly—" a jolly old cock" - mayvery f°l3lfdel°sll,stil°°•l4 —is hot suppers and foreign curiosities. He bog t, s pirt keeper, a lady that believes considerab l y D' A f Ol e " ardent"), and an Irish servant in the sbaP e - o'Driscol A rattling, roving blade, id; Who of never a thing is he ever a fra l A v g h e o n ,d tle b m e a a n ri b c o h rn m , aann! scor ns a tra e ' If his debts were paid ! of 0 0 0 :ble b The master" comes home with aig countless to p lod foreign curiosities, and eats a hearty al e ilrise, e s i or 4 b a f t succeeds an addition of nightmare. Dani s - ; e ht;',lseP called on to" stand by" his master for the n if lbtr bs o' d to keep away the " ghosts," tries to keePJ:t ' l4- m I : Y examining the contents of the " huh] -e ' eerle ) a da n are finds contain " smoking Turks, ,, tight roP" t o other small gentlemen," which Mr. Denis inlaK es sr e ,hot " good people" LRRICREENS," or a s the 611 _ 1 u os ;Of ° , Of course he gets into innumerab!e screP es— r esi Lski S f i vulgarly set down to Irish blunders--b,rll ha Tlie d b o l ruckshins, without any absurdity . bi le, - ot- bs t automatons bother poor Denis sorely for a f ill15F 0 0 1 ,, 1 " 0 0 not the worst of the battle in the end; °, O - 0. dr , prejudices in favour of fairir s results in a o r; • Pi!' f completely eradicates the nightmare from op° doubt will set the audience in a roar n' fl oe enough to dispel the rips for a fortnight', 0 0 1 1°- se d ;st Mr. Thurtoo, from what we saw last nigh" nu ai o no, P": 51 attract, and his wonderful powers of vent,, die" rapid changes of dress and face which he. u , •' l , o dis" secure him a high plane in public est im tt i t ° 4 l°lll only one opinion last night amongst the e' - present—u qualified praise at the whole. ciaeb ec 0 'at t he - e ft° ill i t o behaved nna commander,yh T ata v i metEehreaCabuAtoi utmost o r s admirable;ar tAp confidence t o n vessel,afi h es highest terms ; in a terrific ga'e on Frina'edile:vonilli 7 A. 1 ds p g ?t e ha n ke t sl ecourage r h who ne n rid a f.o - ,: : : : : n er, A.b nth on of t a h i e n s ß h. allantine, in verY offic i:: o .o a st r lop. a and as he has had some experience, P 4.1 5° .1! valuable. . 4 0._ Ay de i n p c , e h t e o r aellapotnainb,n,isorst, 11,..0141 r rh COT, 113 1 `;,/ WA VERTREE BOARD OF HE l‘i"„ 0 0 '; met in the Board-room last night. th e ";:;re in the chair, the following gentlemen ,edeleff... Messrs. Chaffer, Rishten Bradburn; u.. a t Prbetl i ,te Swinden, Halhead• The board ordered e ' e sc - r otio s itti o ' s , be instructed to put up gas lamps on the 11 , u e 3 a re 05 Mosely Hill and Rose Vale, and in which u e . 0 6.5 5 0 rated to the extent of £313. The othe r /3°Bl 01 .6° f f roP important. trial e io ;o l ,e HARRISON, THE LEEDS WIZARD.'-`l:*frernenol3llderiitorooo.oo' for Bigamy will take lace in the (Wedresda3) at the York assizes. It le f i - rs t re la t r he e . s . go the defence will be to show that the s ori s , q tlene r g 1 13 • the prisoner cannot be proved, in ne e fir, rrie n ;ag e ; of both the attesting witnesses ; that P- 3 t narr' lin s 0f - s We • at r oe to Sarah Ann Brown is consequently that his subsequent marriage wiqi Mari a steel,,den - h d be Pr - y his l°- at P o f on other grounds, to which it would not mo le (r oe to advert. Harrison will be removed p s ige; D corpus this morning, in the custody of na g ' of the prison.