The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-24 00:00:00

Co bt .et. To BE LET. a good SPIRIT VAULTS and PUBLIC HOUSE free &c.—Apply at the NORTHERN DAILY TI3IES OFFICE. Araiefs Bp Suction. BY JACOB & SMITH, • THIS DAY, (Thursday) the 24th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely, on the Premises, No. 74, Whitechapel, corner of Charles-street, THE entire STOCK-IN-TRADE of a GROCER and PROVISION DEALER. The Stock consists of Teas, Coffees, Spices, Pickles, Sauces, Cocoas, Rice, Barley, SpliPeas, Candles, Bacon, Butter, a quantity of Vinegar, Chicory, and Mustard. The Fixtures are of the most modern description, and comprise Counters, Shelving, Fittings to Windows, Canisters, Counter-scales, and other utensils in trade, together with some Bedsteads, Bedding, &c., &c. A quantity of Tea chests, lined with lead, On view the morning of sale, when Catalogues may be had on the premises, or at the offices of the Auctioneers, Messrs. JACOB and SMITH, 1, Parker-street. BY MR. THOS. W Y LIE. To-Monnow (Friday), the 25th instant, at Six o'clock in the evening, at Mrs. Massey's, the " Swan Inn," Old Swan, subject to conditions to be then produced, in one or more lots, ALL those Four DWELLING-HOUSES, Copyhold of Inheritance, on the north side of Spring field-steet, Old Swan, being 1,2, 3, and 4, occupied by Messrs. Ewing, Potter, Husey, and Groves. Rental, 361. Bs. For further particulars, apply to Rogerson and Radcliffe, Solicitors, 2, Chapel-street, Liverpool. TO CLOSE A TRUST. TO SOAP-BOILERS AND OTHERS. By Mr. SYERS, On WEDNESDAY, the 7th of December next, at Six o'clock in the evening, at the house of Mr. Taylor, publican 7, Earle-street, Liverpool, Lot 1. APIECE of Valuable LAND, s i tuate on the north side of Edmund-street, and west side of Earle-street, in Liverpool, having a frontage to Edmund street, of 24 feet 2 inches, or thereabouts, and to Earle street, of 104 feet 4 inches, or thereabouts, together with Two Dwplling-houses, a table, and Warehouses erected thereon."* Also, an undivided MOIETY in a Piece of LAND, upon which part a soapery, late in the occupation of Messrs. Vaughan and Staveley, stands ; which piece of Land con tains in front to Edmund-street, 10 yards, or thereabouts, and runs backward on the east side along the back of the before-mentioned premises, 34 yards 2 feet and 5 inches, or thereabouts, and on the west side 34 yards 2 feet and 8 inches, and contains in the whole 3481 yards, or thereabouts. Also, the ENTIRETY of the remaining part of the LAND, upon which the Soapery stands, which has a frontage to Earle-street of 19 feet 6 inches, or thereabouts, together with the whole of the buildings standing upon the said Land, consisting of the said Soapery and Sheds attached, and also with the Fixtures, Machinery, Vats, 'and other Soape r y Utensils upon the said premises. And together with the privilege of free access to and from the said Soapery, from and to Edmund-street, through a court called Whitehead's court, and the free use of a passage leading from Earle street, along the north side of the said Soapery. The whole of the above-mentioned pieces of Land comprise an area of about 925 square yards. 2. The remaining undivided MOIETY in the above mentioned piece of LAND, fronting to Edmund-street, and forming part of the Soapery, the dimensions of which piece of Land are given above. Further particulars may be obtained and plans seen, on application to Messrs. CHRISTIAN and JONES, Solicitors, 3, Harrington-street ; or, to HUGH MOLYNEU X , E sq . 119, Islington, Liverpool. Commercial Avato. TUESDAY NEXT. On account of whom it may concern, On TUESDAY next, the 29th instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, at the Brokers'-office, 6, North John-street, About 130 Hhds. Kentucky Leaf and Stemmed TOBACCO, Damaged, just landed ex Camillus from New Orleans, 30 Hhds. Kentucky LEAF TOBACCO, Just landed, partially damaged, ex Siddons, from New York. Also, at the same time, 183 Hhds. Kentucky LEAF, 3 „ Kentucky STEMMED, 13 „ Virginia LEAF, 13 , Maryland LEAF, 239 Bales Esmeralda TOBACCO (Stemmed) 1600 Bales Cavalla Greek and Turkey LEAF. For further particulars apply to PARRY & CROSBIES, Brokers. FOR. SALE, .Adek\ The Fine British-built Smack !Alt4l AMLWCII PACKET, 27 700-3500ths tons per register. Length 39 feet 2-10ths, breadth 13 feet 2-10ths, depth 7 feet 9-10ths ; is an excellent carrier, upon a light draft of water and well suited for coasting purposes; now lying in Canning Dock.— For particulars apply to RITCHIE, - MACKAY, & CO., 6, Cook-street. HOUSE AGENTS 114vING PREMISES TO LET OR SELL SHOULD ADVER T I S E NORTHERN IN THE DAILY TIMES AT A CHARGE OF SIXPE N C E. Offices-19, SOUTH JOHN STREET, LIVERPOOL; 9, PRINCESS STREET, MANCHESTER. SERVANTS WANTIN G SITUATIONS PERSONS WANTING SERVANTS, should Advertise in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, CHARGE SIXPE N C E. PdoUshed every morning, at 19, South John-street Liverpool, and 9. Princess-skeet. Manchester. NOTICE The Proprietors of the NOGTHERN DAILY TIMES have now completed their arrangements for securing the delivery of the paper at the following places _ .. every morning, at, or before eight o'clock. BIRKENHEAD WO OD SIDE TRANMERE ROCK FERRY WATERLOO S EAFORTH BOOTLE WALTON EVERTON FAIRFIELD AIGBURTII. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer ; not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of his good faith. We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. All communications, Books for Review, etc., to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CH.ARLES WILMER, and those from London may be sent to the care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1853. IN our impression of yesterday we published the CHAPLAIN'S Report of the,Borough Gaol, for the year ending the 30th September. As it happens to be an important document, and gives an account of crime and criminals in Liverpool, we shall lay before our readers some comments thereupon. It appears that crime is materially on the de crease, that the commitments are fewer, and that the daily average of prisoners confined in gaol have diminished by 100. This, would, indeed, be cheering intelligence were we not informed that such a condition of things is by no means attri butable to any improvement in the moral and social condition of our population; that it neither arises from " deterring influences or penal appliances," but is solely and wholly to be ascribed to a far different cause, viz :—increased. employment and remunerative wages. This fact speaks volumes. It shows that the causes which predispose to crime are most fre quently exterior; and that where one person is induced from innate depravity and lack of moral sentiment to perpetrate evil daeds, ninety-nine per sons are urged thereto by bitter necessity. Unfortu nately, are s, all more or less the creatures of cir cumstances. , nd there can be little doubt but • that many who..kow justly boast of great virtues, had they been exTosed to the contagious influen .4 •,..-ces of pover:y, disease, and filthy habitations, like ,sB.l our criminal population, would exactly be in a like position with thaie unfortunates. Society is a 7 - stern N - EmEsis. 'lt creates an abnormal social ..coudition; and then punishes the individuals who become deteriorated in consequence. It makes the offender, and demands satisfaction fo.rthe offence. And this is, Justice ! What Society should do is, to lay the axe to the root of the evil, and by removing the first cause of crime save itself from the inflic tion of criminals.. What can we expect under our present social regime? A teeming population, an nually increasing, is growing up in our midst. We know little about them, and we care less. The poor flock together in low, damp, dirty localities, where reeking miasma ever aboundswhere the demon of Pestilence loves to linger and riot—and where virtue is sure to expire. We fly the scene —inhabit fine villas and beautiful mansions—and fancy poverty and vice to be curses of people's own crea ting. True, we build fine churches and school rooms, and some kind people visit those plague smitten localities, and distribute coals and tracts. But the churches are useless, and the schools too ; and though the coals are sure to be consumed, the tracts are never read. Now, we repeat, what can be expected under such circumstances. We suffer a large mass of moral corruption to exist in the heart of our social system ; and we make no further efforts to remedy it than to erect prisons, and devise punishments, and inflict death ! Is it any wonder that we should be, as we are, the sufferers in the end ? The MALTHUSIAN theory is now exploded. That was a stupid and impracticable means to an end. As far as that goes, it would be a more effectual plan to collect all our criminals together, and fling them into the Mersey. But even this would not suffice ; for the same class would speedily accumulate again; and we might go on for ever without dimi nishing either the number of criminals or the ex- tent of crime. Get rid, say some, of the surplus population. 'Tis all bosh! There will always be a surplus population. A population cannot be too great, provided a country be well governed. Marriage cannot be an imprudence, or children a burden, according to COLERIDGE, where such is the Society holds precisely the same position as a parent. And do what we might, we cannot relieve ourselves from moral responsibility with re spect to our criminal classes. The morally depraved, and the physically infirm, should meet with a similar treatment. But how do we act? Why, we build hospitals for the one, pay physicians and nurses to attend upon them, and afford all needful comforts until health be restored. So far so good. But we adopt a course diametrically opposite with regard to the other. We pack them off in closely-covered waggons to gloomy prisons, where the atmosphere reeks with moral poison, and where, if they are not starved, worked to death, or have not resort to suicide in order to escape the cruelties inflicted by inhuman brutes of governors, they invariably return to society seven times more wicked, incorrigible, and depraved. Only observe the fatal policy pursued with re ference to juvenile delinquents, with which Liver pool more especially abounds. After the period of imprisonment to which they have been con signed expires, they, for the most part, are suffered to go adrift, to prey upon society more effectually than ever. We say, for the most part, because here and there some private reformatory institu tions receive a few of the less vicious. The Chaplain of our Borough Gaol laments this, and states, that in the way of juvenile reformation little has been done, not so much for want of objects as for wane of suitable asylums to receive them. There exists little doubt but that such refuges are most imperatively requisite, provided we have a wish. to stay the course of crime. Ex perience proves how efficaciously such refor matories would work. In the Report it is stated, " that of 29 cases of juveniles, (sent to various schools of refuge,) 7 have done well, 11 are in the way of doing well, 7 are doubt ful, 2 have so far failed, and 2 are hopelessly lost." It is further asserted that, with one solitary excep- tion, all these, though young in years, were old in crime, and that no system of prison discipline at present existing would be capable of improving them. Parliament, it is to be hoped, will take this sub ject up thoroughly and effectually. A mighty evil exists which requires to be grappled with, and speedily, too. And we hope that our Legislature, at its next sitting, will devise some practical scheme whereby to effect so desirable an object as the re clamation of juvenile offenders. Were this end gained, thousands would be saved from becoming hardened in vice ; the number of criminals would be decimated; and society itself would be an in finite gainer. • " All crime is madness—madness is disease ;" therefore education and moral training are likely to become more remedial than the felon's cell, or the non•reformatory discipline of our associated gaols. The subject of Dock Management is one which is exciting the earnest attention of our Merchants, and the Rate Payers of the Borough generally. Greater economy in the expenditure, and increased accommodation for shipping within the present limits of our Docks, are' the two ruling requirements of the day; and amongst the inany'projects which have been made public on this . subject, we have noticed one by Mr. JOHN GUANTHA.m. This gentleman has recently published a pamphlet, en titled, ;"Improvements in Working the Liverpool Docks," in which he proposes to construct a high level railway, about twenty feet above the ground, running close along the edge of the Docks, on the east side, and extending, in the first• instance, from the Mersey Forge to the land opposite the Hus kisson Dock. From these termini the distance is about four miles, over which he proposes to carry the railway,. on iron columns. The railway to have six lines— four for passenger-trains, and two for goods in mo tion. The two lines nearest the 'Docks are to be used for siding, and on which the .trucks can load and unload. The covering afforded by the railway is to give sufficient covered 'space, to supply the place of the present shed's, while a roof or warehouses may be constructed over the railway, if advisable. Added to these advan tages, a complete syste►n of cranes which may be worked from the level of . the railway or transit sheds—is proposed. These cranes, Mr. GRANTHAM proposes to construct in a way which shall obviate all the obstructionS at present arising from the high bulwarks of the ships and low roof of the sheds. Here our author has touched on a very delicate point. The existing cranes in our docks are a source of the greatest amusement to the practical world ; and after entailing an immense outlay on the Dock estate, they are not only non-productive, but they are worked at a positive loss, which is increasing daily, in the same ratio as the trade of our port increases. And we do not know, in fact, of any branch of our Dock management which re quires more immediate revision than the crane department. The character : :given to these machines is perfectly preposterous, while their construction is open to the greatest mechanical objections. The strength of the different parts of a machine may have a positive value, but if the strength of its parts are lost in the mathematical configuration in which they are placed, the public are called on to pay for a bulk of material which is nothing short of valueless. This is precisely what we witness in our present Dock cranes, as Mr. GRANTHAM appears to have di"scovered. The High-Level Railway projector further pro poses, that branches should .be carried from the main line to the other three sides of the Docks, and that the main line should form a junction with the other railways connected with the town. These form the leading features of the proposal before us, and while we admit the enormous advantage which must accrue to the railway companies and to the public, from removing the heavy goods traffic from our streets to a railway, we must also confess that we see no obstacle whatever, in an engineering point of view, that can be fairly urged against Mr. GRANTHAM'S scheme. In dealing, however, with all such improvements, the time has arrived wilt n profit on the outlay of money, on undertakings of this kind, must be derived from charges based on a scale which shall decrease in proportion to the increased public accommodation it affords. This axiom applies with great force to all public companies, but with still greater cogency to our Docks, where the charges are at present by far too high in many respects, and we fear that Mr. GRANTHAM will find that any calculation of profits in this project which is based upon the present high rates of Dock charges, but more particularly those of cartage and warehousing, will prove delu sive, and perfectly untenable. In legislating on such matters, we are inclined to believe that parliament will be found to act more on the principle of decreasing tariffs, to which we allude, as the opposite system of incorporating companies with a capital which sounds large, and which is really so when taken arithmetically, is soon reduced to nil, and again becomes a hundred fold greater owing to the geometrical increase in the public requirements. If we take the position of the public in relation to life insurance, gas, water, and fire companies, we shall find a most urgent necessity for a strict application of the decreasing scale principle. And if we look a little into the future of our port, we shall find a thousand and-one reasons which may be urged in favour of its strictest application in the administration of our Dock affairs. We have gigantic competition rising up daily, and the hopes of success which encourage others, is the great good fortune which has attended the Mersey. As far as the High Level Railway is concerned, its projector has anticipated our views, and he offers the great advantages to be derived from his scheme at a very trifling and reduced rate of passenger traffic. " Supposing," says Mr. GRANTHAM, " that one-twentieth part of the population, or 20,000 persons, should average two fares per day upon the railway, and that one-fourth of these paid 2d., and the remainder ld., we have the large sum of £04,000 per annum, a revenue which, after meeting the working expenses of this department, would nearly pay the interest of money on the whole railway. While, as a matter of convenience and comfort to those engaged about the docks, and as a benefit to the Dock Estate itself, it would be a boon, the value of which can only,be estimated by those whose painful lot it is to spend their lives in pacing on foot from dock to dock." Finally, we quite agree with Mr. GRANTHAM, wllen he says " the Corporation have much at stake in this project, and that the welfare of the Docks and town are identical." 0.2 this branch of the subject we shall make a few comments on a future occasion. FATAL ACClDENT. —Yesterday a mariner of the name of Anthony Brownrigg, fell into the hold of the Jane Bryant, now moored in the Queen's Dock, and received such severe injuries that he died shortly after. An inquest will be held on the body this day. - THE UNITED STATES MAIL STEAM-SHIP " ARCTIC " AGROUND.--This splendid steam-ship grounded yesterday, in the Victoria channel, whilst running into this port. It was very foggy at the time, and the Arctic was heavily laden. She got off on the flood without injury, and anchored in the Sloyne about two o'clock. THE SARAH SANDS.—This fine screw steamer will leave the Mersey on Saturday for Portland, the port to which Messrs. M'Kean, M'Larty, and Lamont's line will run during the winter months. Notwithstanding the lateness of the season, and the extreme severity of the weather, such are the facilities afforded by this line, and the confidence reposed in the ships which compose it, that all the second cabin berths are engaged, and a large number of berths are secured in the first cabin. COLLISION BETWEEN THE U. S. MAIL STEAM-SHIP FRANKLIN AND A BRITISH BRIG.—The steam-ship Frank lin, from Havre, which arrived at this port yesterday, while going to her dock, ran into the British brig Eleanora, of Halifax, Capt. Nickerson, from Malaga, discharging at the end of pier No. 5. The brig's maintop-gallant mast and rigging attached, were completely carried away. Her star board bulwarks, rail, &c., were stove in, causing her to leak. She was subsequently towed inside of the pier, and listed to larboard, to keep her from filling.—New York Times, Nov. 11. THE DISASTROUS FIRE IN QUEEN'S SQUARE.--We yesterday gave the particulars of the destructive fire in St. George's Bazaar, in Queen's-square. We now lament to say that the whole of the property held by the various tenants, being mostly of a combustible nature, was entirely destroyed by this afflicting calamity. The misfor tune was no fault of the unfortunate occupants, and we. feel fully persuaded that a generous public will contribute in aid of the losses they have sustained. A few gentleman, sympathising with the sufferers, have organised a committee who will r e c e i ve s ubsc r iptions for their relief, and we shall be glad to take charge of any donations which may be for warded to our office. DEATH FROM BURNING.--Yesterday a child about four years of age, the son of Richard Gay, a rigger, died from injuries he had sustained from being burned. It appears that the parents of the child lived in a court in Regent street. On the previous day the child was playing with another child in a house occupied by Hannah Murray, when the latter heard violent shrieks, and upon going into the room she found the child enveloped in flames. The child was taken to the Northern Hospital, where its wounds were dressed by one of the surgeons of that establishment, but the parents declined to leave him there, and he was taken home, where he died the same night. An inquest will be held on the body this day. The ship William Tapseott, from Liverpool, arrived at this port on Wednesday, with 813 passengers. She had 62 depths during the voyage, principally from cholera.—New York Times, Nov. 11. _ _ _ SUDDEN DEATH—CURIOUS CASE.—At the Royal Infir mary, on Tuesday evening, an inquest was held before E. Her:ord, Esq., coroner for the city of Manchester, touchino• the death of Ellen Swindells, aged 76, lying dead at 50, George Leigh-street. Joseph Heaton, of Albert's Buildings, George Leigh-street, scavenger, stated that the deceased lodged with him about a fortnight before last Thursday week, when she was brought home by two young women. The deceased stated that on stepping upon the the kerb-stone of the street, she fell down. She went to her daughter's to sleep on the Monday following. She could not pay witness anything for her lodgings, and was greatly short of a bit of food. He never saw the deceased with anything but a sup of tea and a bit of dry bread. He was sure she had not sufficient food. He asked deceased several times to apply to the guardians for relief, and she replied that it was of no use, as they would not give her any unless she went into the house. Mary Bartley, the daughter of the deceased, stated that about fifty years ago, her mother's husband left her and went for a soldier. Witness was born several years after that. [At this stage of the proceedings one of the jury said that a person named Daniel Swindells, the name of the husband of the deceased, lived with himj. This observation occasioned some surprise amongst the jurymen, and on in quiry being made, it turned out that the Daniel Swindells referred -to was about 80 years of age, that he had enlisted a short time after he was married, that he had been a soldier in the East Indies, that he had returned to this country and ascertained that his wife had a child, upon which he declined to live with her. One of the jury . promised to take steps to find out whether the Daniel Swindells, last-mentioned, was the same Swindells that married the deceased, The daughter of the deceased proceeded to state that the deceased was very badly off, that she herself was unable to assist her, that for some time she had out-relief from the parish which was withdrawn from her by Mr. Whitney, relieving officer, who gave her an order to go into the workhouse, which she de clined doing. Witness went to see Mr. Whitney about nine in the morning, but could not see him till past twelve o'clock, and when she got back her mother was dead. Wit ness did not doubt that if the deceased had had proper food she would have lived longer. The verdict of the jury was, " that the deceased died from the effects of an accidental fall ; the jury recommended the coroner to forward the de positions now taken to the poor-law board in London, with a view to inquiry being made into the correctness of the statements as to tae withdoawal of the woman's relief. CHATHAM-STREET SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MANCHESTER. Yesterday afternoon at four o'clock, the distribution of prizes for the session 1852-3, to the students of this school, took place in the Lecture-room of the Institution, before a numerous audience. The chair was occupied by Dr. EASON WILKINsoN. The following is a list of the scholarship prizes and certificates : MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY.—Senior prize, Mr:J. Ash. burner, Manchester; junior ditto, Mr. J. K. Cheetham, Rochdale. SURGERY.— Senior prize, Mr. J. Ashburner, Manchester; junior ditto, Mr. J. K. Cheetham. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.—First prize, Mr. Edmund Taylor, Urrnston ; second ditto, Mr. William Berry, Man chester; third ditto, Mr. William Sellers, Bury, Mr. T. Platt, Romiley, Cheshire ; merit equal. Certificates of merit, Mr. T. Perkins, Manchester ; Mr. H. Quarmby, Oldham. Certificates of merit for Dissections, Mr. William Sellers, Bury; Mr. Thomas Platt, Romiley, Cheshire ; Mr. T. P. Bott, Bury ; Mr. E. Taylor, Urmston ; Mr. T. Perkins, Manchester ; Mr. William Berry, Manchester ; Mr. G. T. Saville, Nafferton, Yorkshire ; Mr. H. Quarmby, Oldham ; Mr. J. Steele, Manchester. CHEMISTY.—Prize, Mr. E. IL Pitman, Eastbourne, Sussex, Certificates of Merit, Mr. T. H. Bott, Bury ; Mr. J. Ker shaw, Manchester. PRAcTicki., CHEMISTRY.—Prize, Mr. James K. Cheetham; Mr. Thomas B. Bott, merit equal. OBSTETRIC MEDICINE AND DISEASES Or CHILDREN.— Senior Prize, Mr. James K. Cheetham. Junior Prize, Mr. Daniel Mc Nulty, Manchester. Certificates of Merit, Mr. Thomas Platt, Romiley, Cheshire; Mr. G. T. Saville; Mr. William Sellers. MATERIA MEDICA.—Prize, Mr. E. H. Pitman; Mr. W. Sellers, merit equal. Certificates of Merit, Mr. Thomas Platt, Romiley, Cheshire; Mr. T. B. Botts; Mr. J. Pritchard, Manchester. FORENSIC MEDICINE.—Prize, Mr. James K. Cheetham. BOTANY.—Prize, Mr. Alfred Gallimore; Mr. E. H. Pit man, merit equal. Senior Scholarship, not awarded. Junior Scholarship, Mr. William Sellers, Bury. Certificate f ,1 erit, Mr. E. R. Pitman, Eastbourne, Sussex. COMPLIMENTARY ADDRESS TO MR. PETER MTUBBIIV, CHIEF STEWARD OF THE SARAH SANDS. The following Complimentary Address, testifying to the efficient manner in which Mr. M'Cubbin, Chief Steward of the Sarah Sands, performed the duties of his office on the last outward voyage of the ship to Quebec, was unanimously adopted by the cabin passengers, whilst the vessel was pro ceeding up the St. Lawrence. As the comfort of the passengers during an ocean voyage, depends altogether on the efficiency and conduct of the Chief Steward, the testimonial must not alone be testifying to Mr. M'Cubbin, but highly satisfactory to the owners of the vessel:— To Mr. Peter APCubbin, Chief Steward of use Steamship Sarah Sands. Sit—We, the undersigned cabin passengers on board the steam-ship Sarah Sands, feel it to be our duty to express to you our approbation of the manner in which you have discharged the duties of your office, during the voyage from Liverpool to. Quebec and Montreal and also to bear testi mony to your courteous and gentlemanly demeanour to us throughout a- long and tedious voyage, now happily so near to a close. And in taking leave of you, we beg to assure you of our sincere wishes for your future welfare and prosperity, trust ing that you will ever meet with that encouragement and success which a faithful discharge of your duties so richly merits. • Steam-ship Sarah Sands, Oct. 11th, 1853. This address is signed by Edward Mr. Mallock, a member of the Canadian House of Representatives, and 49 other cabin passengers. STEAM -SHIP " GOLDEN AGE." MAIL FOR AUSTRALIA. AMERICAN VESSELS AND THE CARRIAGE OF ENGLISH MAILS. Our readers are aware that for some time past, a difference of opinion has existed between the English and American government as to whether or not American vessels were bcund in virtue of a particular provision in a treaty between the two countries, to carry a mail from one British port to another. Captain Porter was the first American who ven tured to deny the right of England to compel American vessels to carry these mails ; and it was in consequence, brought under the immediate consideration of the British government. We are enabled to announce, that a note from Lord Clarendon has just been received at the American em bassy, stating that on mature- consideration, finding that the enforcement of the provision in question would lead to an unpleasant controversy and be productive of much annoy ance, it will be considered as withdrawn. Captain Porter is therefore at liberty to make what terms he pleases for the performance of the service of the Post-office department. It will be observed by our advertising columns, that the steam-ship Golden Age, will receive letters for Australia, free of postage if sent down direct to the vessel. The shop of Mr. James Thompson, grocer, Gallowgate, Glasgow, was broken open on Saturday night last, and £22 10s. in notes, gold, silver, and farthings carried off. The thieves have not been discovered. A death took place in Glasgow on Monday, from Asiatic cholera. The victim was a little girl, and the place of death the cholera hospital of that city. The first monthly meeting for 1853-4 of the Glasgow branch of the educational institute of Scotland, was held in the High-school on Saturday last. The body of a seaman, named William Crean, was found in the Lagan , near Belfast,on Monday last. He was missing since the 30th ult. The electors who voted for Mr. Richardson, at the late election for Lisburne, the Belfast Mercury states, have been "pulled up" for their rents "in a very summary manner," while those who voted against him have not been called upon. _ . The Marchese d'Azeglio, late minister of Sardinia, to this country, was allowed to land at Genoa, on the 18th, without pratique while all the other passengers were forced to un dergo that annoyance. Surely this proves the absurdity as well as the injuriousness of the regulation. The Duke de Bourdeaux, (Henry V.) head of the elder Bourbons, is 33 years of age, and has been married since 1846, but is childless. The Count de Paris, grandson of Louis Philippe, was born in August, 1838, and is now enter ing on his 16th year. The shipments of pig iron from the Clyde, from the 11th , to the 13th Nov., was 2,482 tons foreign, and 1,276 tons coastwise; from Grangemouth, for same time 1,273 tons, all foreign, and the total for one week from the Clyde, Grange mouth, and Ardrossan, 6,066 tors. A correspondent writing to the Daily News from Liver pool, and signing himself L. F., quotes a letter from Gib raltar, complaining that "eatables" are 50 to 70 per cent. in Price over the rates of last year. The defalcations discovered against Le Grand, the stock exehan ge broker of London, up to this time amount to £25,000. From one of his sureties £250 have been recovered; the attempt to recover from the other would drive him to bankruptcy. WIFE SENT TO GAOL FOR BEATING HER HUSBAND. —ln the Boston police-court, Sarah Flynn was charged with a severe assault upon her husband, James, with a chair. It appeared that Sarah was a second wife, and much the more vigorous of the two. She was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in gaol. Police statistics show that in Christiana in Norway, the arrests for drunkenness for 12 months, reach 1,497, of which only 68 were women. And comparing this with the arrests in London for the like cause, we find that the proportion of Norwegian drunkenness exceeds those of London by 1,400 per cent ! The female tipplers in London exceed the Nor wegian proportion by nearly 10 percent. THE USE OF THE KNIFE IN LIVERPOOL.—The deadly use o the knife in Liverpool continues frightfully on the increase. From a return moved for by the watch committee it appears that during the last three years there were no fewer than 233 cases of stabbing and attempting to stab; the number of actual cases of stabbing being 174, and attempting to stab in stant, the During the last twelve months, up to the 18th the number of actual stabbing cases was 71, and attempting to stab 28, in all 99. Of the 71 actual stabbing cases 8 were sent for trial to the assizes, and 8 to the sessions ; 3 were summarily committed, 18 were fined, 1 remains under re mand, and 33 were discharged. The 28 cases of attempting to stab were disposed of at the discretion of the presiding magistrates. From this return it will be seen, that dividing 'the number of cases in the two first years of that period equally, it gives to each 67, so that the last year is 32 in excess of each of its two predecessors. THE NORTHERN _DAILY TIMES. 313irtb4, Olarriaqts, anti Dtatijg. BIRTH. On the 21st instant, at Kilkenny,' the wife of the Bishop of Ossory, of a son. MARRIAGES. On the 19th instant, at St. George's, Hanover-square, Alfred Greer, Esq., of Dripsey House, in the county of Cork, to Peggy, the only daughter of the late Major John Brown Colthurst, of Dripsey Castle in the same county. On the 22nd instant, at St. George's, Hanover-square, the Marchese Don Odoardo Frederic Francois Raffaele Gadaleta, to Thomasina on'y daughter of the late Walter Newton, Esq., of Dunleckny House, county of Carlow, Ireland. On the ',2nd instant, at St. Peter's Church, Dublin, by the Rev, Mr. Nixon, the Hon. Edward Stopford, to Harriet, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Edward Nixon. DEATHS. On the 23rd instant, at her residence, Cazneau-street, in her 80th year, Ann, relict of the late Thomas Marton, Esq., tanner, of this town. On Sunday. at the res:dence of her husband. Mary Brown, the be loved wife of Mr. Alfred Brownless, of this town. On the 4th August, on board the ship Chrysolite, on h's homeward voyage from China to this port, io his 15th year Thomas. eldest son of Mr. Oliver Edwards, of the Liverpool Po,,t Office, and Oiver-street, Birk enhead. At Argyll-street. in her 73rd year, the Right Hon. the Dowager Lady Arundell reli , t of the Right Hon. James Everard (Ninth) Lord Aruodell. of \Vardour Castle, Wilts. On the 16th ult., at St George's, Bermuda, of yellow feve:, Captain George Srott Manson, of H.M. 56 th Regiment, third and beloved son of J. 0. Hanson. Esq., of Dorset-square. aged 30, On the 2lst instant, at Cambridge, Mrs. Jane Hayles, in the 90th year of her age. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL, LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING. By the steamer Arctic we are in possession of advices from the United States two days later than those contained in our telegraphic despatch of Monday last. The Arctic _brings 89 passengers, and 401,358 dollars on freight. Her commercial and monetary intelligence is important. In the progress of business the rise in breadstuffs re ported by telegraph, per Niagara, consequent upon the news brought out by the Franklin, was not maintained, holders began by asking an advance of from 12-i- to 181 cents ; upon these terms but few operations could be effected, and consequently prices receded. It is thought, however, by many of the merchants, that Only for the scarcity of money a great business would have been done. The advices taken out by the America had caused a rise of 181 cents for best, and 121 cents for common flour brands ; but these advances must give way to.the pressure for money. The money market is said to have gained strength, but there was the same difficulty in borrowing; only call loans could be effected, and these almost at the same high rates of interest—say 12 to 14 per cent. The stock market has shown some improve ment, but its continuance is doubtful. Bills on London active in demand at 109 k to 109 k, inferior have been done as low as 1071. • The cotton market was dull but firm. In the political world it is said to be understood that Secretary Guthrie is in favour of a reduction of the duty on iron of all kinds to 25 per cent. ad valorem. It is also said he will recommend that salt, dye-stuffs, mahogany, and other furniture woods, raw silks, crude drugs, and fruits be put on the free list. Freights were firm, but not very active. To Li verpool-15,000 bushels wheat - were engaged at 120. in bulk and ship's bags, and 17,000 ditto in ship's bags at 13d. 3,000 to 4,000 barrels flour were engaged - at 3s. 6d., and 5 tons bee's wax, at id. The large amount of specie brought by this steamer has excited the astonishment of the Lon don Standard, which says :—The Arctic brings about 400,000 dollars in specie, which is rather extraordinary. as with the present rate of exchange no profit can be made from the transmission of specie from either side. Here our contemporary falls into the universal error. He takes the course of exchange as calculated by the parliamentary value of gold, while the Americans deal with it as a commodity; and where they find that it is not worth more in their market than about 735. 6d. the ounce, whereas we give about 775. 9d. the ounce for it ; then, as a matter of course, ships it to this country, and they will continue to do so as long as we can afford to take it. Gold is, in fact, the best paying commodity they can ship at this moment. • The London Stock Market was less steady to day, and a decline in prices was submitted to. Consols closed 95i to 951; Reduced, 94*; New 31 per cents., 961 to 95*; South Sea New Annuities, 1001; Bank Stock, 218 : Unfunded Debt, 6s. to 9s. prem.; and India Bonds, ls. to 4s. prem. Business in the foreign house was almost sus tained to day, still there was a demand for Stocks at low rates, which was not acceded to. Russians continue 111 to 113 ; Mexicans, 251 to 254. In Sardinian Bonds there were bargains at 911: 92. Dutch Fours at 951. The Share Market has been heavy t o -d a y, an d prices in many instances have declined. A few of the principal stocks have maintained the advance of yesterday. North British, 31; Midlands at 631; Manchester and Sheffield, 222 ; Great Northerns were dealt in at 86 to 86k ; Caledonians from Vi to 561 ; Great Westerns, 831 to 83 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,.67-3- to 661; N. Westerns, 1032 to 103; Grand Trunk of Canada Shares rose 10s. to 15s. again today ; Great Luxembourgs, l 18 to 101; ditto Railway, 61 7; ditto Guaranteed, 48 ; Sambre and Meuse 7 1-, per cent lower than yesterday; West Flan ders, a lower. There was a renewed demand for Crystal Palace Shares, which fetched 2* 2.1 prem. Australian Agricultural Company's Shares at 45 to The Manchester Monthly Circulars speak in re markably encouraging terms of the coming pros peets of trade. The changes of values then during the month have been inconsiderable. We quote 7-Bths Printers and 9-Bths Madapollams at about last month's prices; 9 Bths Printers and Shirtings, a little lower in some instances; low qualities of India Shirtings and Jaconets about as before ; the better descriptions of India Jaconets, as also China Shirtings, Brocades, and Figured Shirtings, some thing lower; T Cloths & Domestics as having re ceded a little in many cases, and Longcloths as having receded more decidedly in price. Money is less stringent than for a month or two previously. There is no further change in the minimum rate charged by the Bank of England ; but money is more, abundant, and the rate more easy in the Discount market. Anxiety as to the future course of money is materially lessened, and the demand for accommodation has become less. Meanwhile large importations of the precious metals take place weekly. The Liverpool Cotton Market was quiet again to-day, and prices were firm. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken on specu lation for account. The Share market opened lower than the closing rates of Tuesday, and in the course of the forenoon prices receded still further. As the day progessed a firmer tone was observable and prices closed steady and well supported at quotations rather above the lowest point. The prevalence of sales not bona fide still continues. In London to-day Copper was quoted at an ad vance of 101. per ton. Scotch Pig Iron and Tal low, dull at rather under yesterday's currency. On the subject of Iron, the Moniteur publishes a decree which fixed the duty on Foreign Coke brought to France at 30 centimes for every 100 kilogrammes in French vessels, and 80 centimes in foreign vessels. The duty on raw cast Iron, is fixed at 5 francs per 100 kilogrammes, and charg ing duties on other sorts of Iron. After 1855 the duty on raw cast Iron will be 4 francs, and on other sorts of iron in proportion. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS The following traffic returns on the neighbour ing railways show a gratifying increase in the working of the important lines with which we are now especially connected : Lancashire and Yorkshire for last week, 17,488/. ; same period last year, 15,9401., increase, 1,5481.; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway last week, 7,877; same period last year, 6,546, in crease, 1,331. BULLION MARKET AND FOREIGN EXCHANGES, We give the current prices of gold as follows, to assist the merchant in calculating the rates of Foreign Exchange, by the actual current rates of bullion, as last reported :- London, 775. 9d. ; Paris, -; Hamburgh,---; Am sterdam, -; Vienna, -; St. Petersburg, - ; Ber lin, -; Milan, -' - Constantinople, - ; Alexandria, -; Bombay, - ; Calcutta, ; Hong Kong,- ; Sydney, 745. 9d. to -s. ; Port. Phillip, 775. 6d ; Adelaide, -; Victoria, 765. 9d. 778 ; Ovens, 765. 6d.; Montreal, New York, £3 6s. Bd. to £3 9s. 2d. ; Boston, £3 17s. 9d. ; San Francisco, -. ; Mexico, -; Brazils, - ; Gee long, 775. 6d. ; Fingal, 725. ; Melbourne, 775. 6d. New South Wales, average, 765. 24d. We subjoin a return of the Foreign Exchanges, calculated according to the London Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. the ounce :- Amsterdam, short, 11 41 3 1 ., to - -; do, 2 months, 11 60, to - 19 ; Rotterdam, 3 in. 11 181 to - 19 t ; Antwerp, 3 m. 25 35 to - 40 ; Brussels, 3 m. 25 35 to - 40 6 Hamburg, 3 m. 13 361 to 13 36 , a; Paris, short, 25 0 to - -' • do, 3m.2525 to 24 70 ; Marseilles, 3m. 25 373 ; to 42 ; Frankfort, 3m. 1194 to 1194 ; Vienna, 3m. 11 19, to 19 ; Trieste, 3 m. 11 35 to 11 40 ; Petersburgh, 38 13-16, 31-16 ; Madrid, 3 m. 50 10 to -; Cadiz, 3 m. 50 to 504 ; Leghorn, 3 m. 30 10 to 30 20 ; Genoa, 3 m. 25 45 to 25 50 ; Naples, 3m. 41i to 55 2; Palermo, 3 m. 1244 to 1241 ; Messina, 3 m, 1241 to 125 ; Lisbon, 3 m. - to 544 ;_ Oporto 3m. 534 to 531; R. Janeiro, 60 days, 271 d to 28d ; New York, ditto, 1091 to 109/ ; Boston, ditto, - to -; Foreign Gold in bars, 17s. 9d, ; Mexican Dollars, Os. Od. ; Silver in bars stand, Os. Od. ; East India Company's Bills. House Bills 60 ds ; Calcutta Co's Rupee, 2s. Id. ; Bombay do. 6 mo. 2s. 1d.3-16; Madras do., 2 44d; Hong Kong, 6s. 3d. to 6s. 6d. ; Sydney, 30 ds. dis., 1 pr. ; Adelaide, 30 ds. 1 dis. 0 pr: ; Launceston, 30 dis., 1 pr.: Hobart Town, 30 dis., 0 dis 1 pr. ; Wellington, &c., dis. 1 dis., 2 pr. ; Geelong, pr.; Alexandria, 994 ; Shangae, 7s. 2d. to Is. 9d.; Canton, 7s. 9d. to -. ' • Victoria, 22 ; Jamaica, 1; Trinidad, 61/ ; St. Thomas's, 32; Berlin, 6 16a. SHARE MARKFiTS.-YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL.—The market opened lower and receded further during the day, but closed confidently, and rather &Jeve the lowest rates. The sales are :—Birkenhead, Taan cashire, and Cheshire, an; Caledonian, 281; Eastern Counties, 13.16.3. ; Edinbro' and Glasgow, 302 31 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 662 a ; Lancaster and Carlisle, --- ..m.................m. 1 new shares pill , London and North Western, 163301.4; Midland, 6'34 i -1 4 ; North British, 7A 13-9; South BO ~, Stock, 18.13.9% 5 11-3 f-2 4 - ,• York, Newcastle, and B ill er: 1 0 c ' the closing prices :—Caledonian, 28& . ' g - ; 162; York and, North 241 The folio v , i 0 13 3-16 5-16 • L • h'' 66 5 I I°l , ancashire and Yorks ire . , .1 . 8; . s oli and North Western, 1031 1 • Midland, 63 0' otocif Eastern, 181 2.; York and North, 24 1 5 • She 224 4 , 221 1. so • MANCHESTER.—To-day prices are lower, and not e) , much business has been transacted. The following sr:, a d, sales :—Aberdeen, pref. 6 per cent., x.d.w.; Birke Be. Lancashire, and Cheshire Junctio, 102 d; Caledel7 28 .1 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 31; Lancashire and I . °Z shire, 67 61 i ; 4 London and North Western, luN Eastern Counid 11 Ditto, Fifths, 1p ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincon , 2 1',i' Ditto, new £6 pref. -4-p ; Midland Railway Consols, 3' 3 29 3 29 ; South Eastern, 18 ; ,- 5 - 9 16 , - 5 - 13 ° • 16; LEEDS.—The sales are:—Eastern - 8 Counties ':, v East Lancashire, 161 ; Lan cashireand Yorkshire, 66 i DUBLIN.—The sales are :—Consols, 9n; Midland, 63 62i; South Eastern and Dover, 14 at. 3 / per ce Stock, 951 ; Bank Stock 2201 General Mineral Cool, 12 paid, 21 ; Mineral Company of Ireland, 7 paid, a l ' Cork and Bandon Railway, 50paid, 14' ' Mi dland " r Western, 50 paid, 502. 11 SHARE MARICET, 1,00 gG PRICE'. e T • oo a e nn ns London co, h a , nn e y tnn eN and S. .oss:eh.nivev:vie:r. 11, 1 1:0 2 :1 Li nco l ns hire •• • 63 Midland Stock ...... •: 0 North British • • • • " • Do Preference .•• • " Norfolks ...... • 5} North Staffordshire • Shrewsbury and Bir 2l ' Do. L. and N. W. gu ar '6oi South E and Dover • •651 si York. New., and Ber. THE FUNDS, STOCK AND CLOW frP ENGLISH MARKET. Consolsptccount } 951 i Do. Money Bank Stock .. .. . •• • ... 21708 Exchequer Bills, L . Do. S. Three and a Quarter per cent. .... 93} 1 - - RAILWAY SHARES. Ambergate, Nottingham, and Eastern Junction .... 41 5 Caledonian s6i 7 I jDo. Preference.. 99-101 Bristol and Exeter East Anglian Eastern Counties East Lancashire ......65 7 Eastern Union, A .... Do. Extension.. • • • Do. Preference ••• ' 4 9 6 0 ,, York and North Mid ': o dor Do. Preference.. • • • ' O , F ORE IGN SV C 4, Mexican ............. • ..pos Spanish New Deferred Do. Passives ...... .." 16 Is Do. Threes ....... •• • ill', Russians ......... •• • D0.. 7 ............. • LAND Ss 44k' Agricultural ......... • •.• 1 North B. Australian . • • . Peel River .......... South Australia ...... •• Do B. & C . Edinbro' & Glasgow Great Northern B6 7 A. B. Great Western 83 i Lancashire &jYorkshire 66i 7 Do. Fifths Leeds Northern 132 141 London Brighton and South Coast WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.-Y , A . 0 4, London Wind—SSW. Fog and " Newcastle „ SSW. Frosty. , ~o st i• Scarborough „ W, Fine and ' Portsmouth „ N. Fine. Glasgow Southampton .• • • ) I NE Fine. ,• Plymouth „ NE. Cold. Gloucester „ NE. Frosty. Sunderland „ S. Frosty Doncaster „ SW. Fog. if. Hull d fr °s • NW. Fog all lINW. Lowestoft „ NW Foggy. Yarmouth..... Bridlington , „ NNW. Fog and 05 0' York... „ NNW. Fog and fr 01 1 1 11 Last evening about five o'clock information wa s e ti pity to the Central Fire Station, that the premises l ' e l e ,,pe, " to fi J Messrs. Martin and Co., situated in Liniekih l— p used as a windmill, to which there was also attacheeilize:l worked by steam machinery, was on fire. The i t, cetl was at once despatched in the usual course to tui lie llo' fire station and immediately Mr. Hewitt, suP. e , r : 51, 1 ; of the fire brigade, proceeded at once w i t,'" e ly engines to the scene of conflagration. Immo° f i re the arrival of the engines it was found that the cbe evi j the premises had proceeded so far that all hope I,o ot o the flames in the spot where they at first appeatemtel t ° • 0 0 end, and therefore all efforts were prudently dire " task of preventing the fire from spreading to theiose and property adjoining. Notwithstanding the " bi oldj imity of the mills where the fire broke out, to the ,aciv"ol in the vicinity, the efforts made were f or tunate in preventing the devastation f r om spreading,n?i', spe limits to which it had extended previous to the necessary assistance. Th e fire raged thre'o s pn; building with the most extraordinary O ci. 4 1 '41' violence, and the fears of those who witues s : fo sr oo k who believed that it could scarce l y be prevented trabo"urh ing its destruction to ma n y buildings in the neiS j iost 4 ,44 were not an exaggerated terror. About lit) c r y o'clock the sails of the windmill f e ll i n w ith a 1 0 .4 ivit ) breaking, in their fall, through the roof of a 7,, r e • tb stood upon the southern extremity of the strile' - er ti;,..t z this exception no damage occurred to the pr o vieinity. We unerstand that the mill was 8,1-11,-eW and had been actually working when thefir t ) .,l, a il l e b tr a - z e a machinery contin work for S 0 Dir i rtfriVr were ragin- dew hole dto revolve. .0. the arms of the -sini continue d It w, ft/ believe that the pretax' have been insure ; th3',l tremely fortunate for the" residents in the viellu t oe]; assistance of the fire brigade was procuredAmou n t4 moment, as it is difficult to over estimate the o.hthf e truction which the property in the vicinity mio f o r VII fered had the progress of the ruin been allowed isl A j minutes longer to proceed. The p o lice • author it %lde the control of Captain Greig, and superintendents. r e o r, Quick, were upon the spot, and were indefatigaf or' assistance which they rendered to avert t he "Ces ' 01l which at one period seemed to threaten a w i u e property in the vicinity. The premises are en's Mill, and are situated in the immediate neigh"" o f a church and other important buildings. •••••• f e i j ol ot i THE CHOLERA AT PLYMOUTH.---Several eases 4 0 , have been reported in Plymouth and its VIP P , t during the past few days. ROBBERY AT THE FlRE.—Last night, during th e 5 gentlemen had their pockets picked of their watehe t i er , v standing as spectators. The one is a gold rep other a silver hunter. .e° r l oiP HOUSEBREAKING.—On Tuesday night, the War e ,, h , e sod cupied. by Messrs. Chadwick, of Bridport-street, wa - ' s d 't by some theives, who ransacked several drawers, 40° ceeded in carrying off a coat, and one sa money. a ESCAPE OF A LUNATIC.—On the 21st instan t, y named Driscoll, escaped from the lunatic asylum a caster, and has not since been heard of. r; AN OPERA PiturcEss.---Madame Petrovich vo'alte name may now be seen in the bills of the Italian h r prima donna assol u t a , i s th e gran d-d aug hter of t" jr brated Prince Kara George, Hospodar of Servia. A cA CHOLERA..--DEATHS. --The deaths reported 0 ,0 1 ,0 day are 7 in Dundee (17th), 1 in Worthington (l'iy l 7o Isleham, (17th), 1 in Leith (13th to 17th), 1 in otti) , 0 1° (19th), 1 in Arbroath (18th), 1 in Bridport South Shields 16th, 2 iu Tunbridge (Nov. 21st) an metropolis. oil 0° t Mr. Booker, MT., met with a serious accident or .10 nesday afternoon. He was walking through h' s 030'0 Pentrych, when he unfortunately struck his foot, 9 °to projecting piece of iron and was thrown violen t ' l e of ground, thereby causing a fracture of the small h °o right arm.---Hereford Journal. De P i , t D 6 DISPENSARY FOR CHILDREN, MANCHESTEIL --- . is ber of patients under treatment at this institute 2. week ending yesterday, of all descriptions, Via.S 2 children had died during that period. m ils/,' MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN SALFORD, -- George Cliffe, tea-deuler and grocer, Chapel' a "ite te' elected, without opposition, a councillor for St. , 5 0 11 7 Ward, Salford, in room of Mr. J ona than Thoier riot signed. 51 1 r e A t e° ULSTER FLAX MA.RK.ET. —Some parcels of IS% 0 0 " . 0 flax disposed of on Tuesday' and W e d nes day at ‘ . ,"i c es. 63. of Armagh and Tandragee went off a t ver y hi g h o ic .give the average rates :—Hand-s c ut c h e d ra nged Er n e . to Bs. 6d., and milled from 7s. t o 14 s . 6d. per st, ° ,,to r iat well known that flax grown i n th e l oca lities e,u ° , have arrived at a degree of perfection in proda c t i ost silky fibre, which places them ver y c l ose to the , r i‘et,' 4 o 4 brated flax cultures of Belgium. At the two _ lll ',ole%ll l ferred to there were about 25,000 stone of the sed il y. 00 e of fibres disposed of on T ues d a y an d Wedn e :o oo 5 average of rates must be about the following at 12s. ; 10,000, 4s. ; 10,000, 7s. 6d. 15Y P , A STRANGE BED. Drink makes. people br e clu s / vagaries ; and we are told that, on the night ° e a , of l last, a gentleman under its influence, in making l o blv, reach the south side of the river, got into the uv al joi ft! house in Ladywell-street, where, after partial l i he and hanging his coat and other articles on a Pepfter, Ile and took a nap. On getting up some time , 3 4 , 0 the. ' e not his whereabouts, but groping his way -I _ lL- ea chl a e in his semi-nude condition, he succeeded iu residence by a rather serpentine course, leavingboneaFelv where he had made his temporary bed. Ills ha 9 1 be' 0 said to be all safe where he left them, and this ta 10 ,1, to:their recovery,—North .British Hail. ~.0 1 3C 40 c1c I t i INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING. " o 0. 1 0 ' o t t'; AND REPAIR OF CHURCHES. The meetings. were resumed on Monday last, when there N j Av ile ' y If J . Lord Bishop of London, the Right Sir ~'ginFpa M.P., the Rev. Sir Charles Farnaby, glis, Bart., M.P., the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, R.„,e,!. Messrs. W. J. Whately, A. Jr. C. Lawrie, the 'no t" o l Arthur Powell. Assistance was granted froluvouet,rip funds in aid of buildi churches at Pare ffde t P a o f 0,4 e t the r d ° s P t il of ro c t i i °4 11 B °11 ;rt. parish of St. Helens Lancashire; and Sal o trY; or sb% lt ioe iv St. Mary, Chester. There is no description in the district of Parr go unt,which is rapidly increasing. It is i l l, t with 9 e 3 tVi e lP factories, bounded by a canal on one side, °ma n 0 par, to ? running through the centre of it. The n l i e leu toe iti o y adapted t lately r erected so o ch imagnificenta re schoolsni Dl5O oreft'' t 31°6 ithroughout the neighbourhool. The di ,t t o ; . . ro h, s about 21 miles distant fconi the 110.1fe, " FIRE LAST NIGHT. 14 e el/4-41 N