The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-20 00:00:00

TH Commercial Saltc THIS DAY THIS DAT, the loth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 8, Lancaster-buillin , ,, Tithebarn street, About 2000 Bemis ROSIN, now landing ex John Haven, from Apalachicola, in Victoria Dock, —Apply to Messrs. Fraser, Trenholm and Co., Merchants ; or to SILL & MF.UGENS, Brokers. Tale DAY, the 20th instant, at Eleven o'clock, in the Commercial Saleroom, 570 Boxes Port ORANGES, ex Alice, 140 ONIONS, ex Cintra 100 'Barrels Newtown PIPPIN APPLES, ex Asia (s.), 27 „ APPLES, ex Khersonese 200 Bags Black SPANISH NUTS, ex Albert. GEORGE BADE NACH & SON, Brokers Apply to TO-MORROW - - - - - - - To-MORROW, the 21st instant, at Twelve o'clock, in the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court,; 600 Roses 250 i-Do. BUNCH MUSCATEL RAISINS, 400 4-Do. in Layers, 400 *-Do. 100 Boxes 20 i-Do. BUNCH MUSCATELS, 200 Tapnets Malaga FIGS, 7 Cases French PLUMS. THOMAS PARRY, Broker, 15, North John -street; PRESERVED GINGER. To-moazow, the 21st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at Wm. Fry and Son's Office, 22, North Joha-street, 168 Cans Preserved GINGER. VILLIAM FRY & SONS, Brokers. Apply to Apply to fffunicipal eerticin LIME-STREET WARD. APUBLIC MEETING of the ELECTORS of the Ward, favourable to the return of JOHN BUCK LLOYD, Esq., will be held at the FREEMASON'S HALL, adjiining the Queen's Hotel, Lime-street, To-moitaow (Tuesday), the 21st instant, at Eight o'clock in the Evening. THOS• REAY, Chairman. October 18, 1856. TO THE BURGESSES OF LIME-STREET WARD. GENTLEMEN, IBEG to offer my Thanks to the JOINT COMMITTEE of the ELECTORS of the WARD for their Vnte of Confidence in me, which, I.am informed, was passed at their meeting on the 7th instant. I have much pleasure in comp:ying with the request made by the numerous and irfiuential deputation which did me the honour to call upon me this morning, that I would offer myself for RE-ELEC TION on the Ist November next. If I should be so fortunate as to be again one of your Representatives in the Council, I shall endeavour to continue to merit your good opinion by my attention to the interests of the Borough. Since 1 have had a seat in the Council very many important sub jects have been under consideration, but I feel that the next three years will require the strictest attention of your Representatives, in consequence of the heavy engagements which, to a certain extent, have been forced upon the Corporation.—l remain, Gentlemen. yours faithfully, JOHN B. LLOYD , Exchange -alley. 13th ectober, 1856 TO THE ELECTORS OF ABERCROMBY WARD ENTLExEN, THE period for which you did me the honour to elect me to represent your interests in the Town Connell is drawing to a close. You are aware that I have always entertained the opinion that the choice of the Councillors of a Ward is a matter which should rest entirely in the hands of the Electors. I should, therefore, net have intri; ded myself upon your notice had I not been requested to solicit your votes at the ensuing Election. The invitation was conveyed to me by a deputation from a highly respectable meet ng of the Electors of the Ward, and in a manner so gratifying to my &ell' gs that I hay- great pleasure in accepting it. You have always pursued the dignified course of exacting no pledge from me on any subject whatever. I hope I have net abused the confidence you have placed in me. and that I may, without presumption, assume that my conduct, to a certain extent at least, has met your approbation, or I should not have had the flattering cotripli,r.ent paid to me. which is the cause of my now addressing you. In discussing the measures which have been brought before the Council. it has been my study to promote all those which appeared to me best calculated to promote the welfare of the com munity at large, and strenuously to oppose all having a contrary tendency. Such will be my conduct in future, ehould ou do me the honour to reinstate me in the situation I now hold. I am, with much respect Gentlemen, Your obedient humble servant. WILLIAM EARLE, Abercromby-square, October 17, 1656. TO THE ELECTORS OF LIME STREET WARD. GENTLEMEN, RAVING received a REQUISITION, signed by upwards of 300 of your body, in the unprece dented abort space of two days, requesting me to offer myself as a CANDIDATE at the ensuing MUNICIPAL ELECTION, to repre -* your interests in the TOWN COUNCIL, I am induced at once to the request so made, and to place my services at vonr to ac cc.. disposal. Never was there a period, in the history of the Borough, when interests so great demanded the careful attention and best judg ment of your Representatives—whether we refer to its rapidly increasins c mmerce and populatl,n, to the Increased responsibility d-volving upon the Corporate Exchequer, from the purchase of the Ifirkenhead Docks; or, to the envy which our deserved success appear's, unf rtunately, to have created elsewhere. In my opinion, our Town Dues have been most unfairly and nnjwitly attacked, and the attempt which has been made to confis cate such property, when held by Corporations, and yet to maintain the same title as sacred, when held by private individuals, appears to me A , .t only absurd, but iniquitous. I lAs Ratepayers, Gentlemen, the trade of the port must necessarily demand her first considerations, and, to give every possible facility to our rapidly growing commerce, is obviously our first duty. To this end. 1 consider that unnecessary elongation of our Doc :s should be avoided, and that the inland concentration of these should be our tudy. If elected to the Council, I will endeavour to ascertain, with as the delay as possible, what it is that constitutes the orpurate a view to its improved revenue; for I deem it to be a Estate, w dep rable fact, that no one gentleman in the Council Chamber pos sesses this knowledge; nor does it appear that our princely-paid officials are any better informed upon this subject than are our Councillors and Aldermen themselves, as is proved by the circum stance, that Mr. Robertson Gladstone moved for this information more than twelve months ago, and it is not yet forthcoming. I have been no inconsiderable Ratepayer in your Ward for nearly a quarter of a century; your interests and mine, therefore, as Rate payers, must necessarily be identical. On several occasions you have expressed a wish that I should represent you in the Town council ; but hitherto I have considered the time that was at my disposal insufficient for the faithful dis charge of duties so onerous and responsible, and have felt con. strained to decline that honour. Now, however, if it is your plea- Sure to elect me, on the lot November next, to serve as one of your Representatives, I shall be proud to undertake the duties which the office will impose upon me, and to discharge them to the test of my Sbi Ity.—l am, gentlemen, yours respectfully. JAMES R. JEFFERY. Lodge lane. October 15, 1856. ENLARGEMENT MONDJY, OCTOBER 20, 1856, THE DAY'S NEWS rermosa, arrived at Point de Galle. We have given in another column full particulars of the news as it has reached us, and an attentive perusal of the same will amply repay the reader. In Saturday's NORTHERN TIMES we alluded to the practical joking case at Brighton, and also intimated that the Commander-in•chief had dis missed the delinquents, on the ground that they has been guilty of conduct unbecoming gentlemen, and subversive of good order and military discipline. There has been neither hesitation nor circumlocu tion in the manner in which justice has been administered in this case. The decision of his Royal Highness, and the promptitude with which it was taken, will alike give general satisfaction. The British army has never enjoyed a higher degree of appreciation and goodwill from the public than at the present time. Their gallant services in the late war effaced the memory of certain recent scandals of a similar kind to the late occurrence at Brighton. There prevails, however, a general anxiety that the service shall not only be main tained in the highest state of efficiency in all departments, but that its internal discipline shall be so regulated that it shall continue to merit the good opinion existing towards it in the public mind. The accounts of the late outrageous and disreputable proceedings of Lord Ernest Vane Tempest, and his . companions, towards a young brother officer, naturally, then, ex cited considerable indignation. The decision of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge was waited for with much anxiety, for the case being the first that has come under his notice since his appointment to the chief com mand, it must have an influence on the " tone" of the whole service. Now his Royal Highness has done his duty, and fulfilled it with a prompti tude that will confirm the favourable expectations that were formed of his fitness for the high and responsible office with which he has been entrusted. Young officers of the army, who cannot be restrained by homilies on the conduct expected from gentlemen from indulging in disgraceful practical jokes, and stupid acts of petty persecution, will be convinced by what has been done in this case, that they can no longer hope to escape the proper consequence of any proceedings that may discredit the respectability of their honourable profession. • Steps are being taken for the re-asssembling of Ministers in London, with the view of maturing measures for the approaching session of Parlia ment, and, according to a semi official London Sunday paper, the bills introduced last session by the General Board of Health, the Public Health Amended Bill, the Burial Bill, the Vaccination Bill, and the Medical Profession Bill will be re-introduced, with amendments. The Board of Trade will again bring forward those measures which were shelved last session, after having been referred to select committee. The bill for obtain ing agricultural statistics, will also be introduced at an early period of the session, and will be referred to a select committee, with the view of ascertaining the best means of obtaining accurate information, without having recourse to inquisito rial proceedings. Originally it was proposed that the collection of facts should be obtained through the Poor Law Board, and from the vast machinery which theboard has at their disposal throughout the country, this would be the most natural course to pursue. It seems, !however, that the Poor Law Board is not very popular with the farmers and several large landholders, among whom is the Earl of Derby, recommends the statistical department of the Board of Trade as the best medium to obtain the information. It is feared, however, that the new machinery they would have to create would be of too costly a cha racter. There is another department which might procure it with but little trouble and cost, viz , the Registrar General's department. The whole of the country is divided into districts and sub districts, with proper officials appointed, through whom the last census was taken, and, next to the Poor Law Board, this would appear to be the body most available. One of the great questions that will occupy the attention of the Cabinet before Parlia_ ment meets will be the subject of education ; already three eminent statesmen have prepared and submitted plans to Parliament, and it will be the duty of Government to decide which of the ' three methods they will adopt, if they adopt any. The vexed question of church rates will stand the chance of being in the same position at the end of next session as it was at the end of the last, for the subject is not yet sufficiently ripe fur the Government to introduce a measure. The Metropolis Local Management Act will require to be amended, difficulties having intervened as to raising sufficient funds to meet the heavy amounts that will be required in a short time. The Lord Chancellor and the law officers of the Crown, both in England Ireland, will have to be ready with measures early in the session, founded on the voluminous evidence taken before the select committee. The Home Secretary will once again have to deal with the Corporation of the City of London ; and, it is expected, with more success than last year. There has been a kind of political reunion at Birmingham. The Mayor gave a grand banquet in the new Music Hall a few evenings ago. The High Sheriff of the county, the Recorder of the borough, and three members of Parliament—Mr. Spooner, Mr. Muntz, and Mr. Scholefield—were present. The speeches were common place. Mr. Scholefield said, that he could wish that the House of Commons would move a little faster; but still he was proud to belong to it, believing it to be an assembly superior to anything the world has ever seen before. Not one of them would change it for the Spanish Cortes, the French House of Assembly, or even for the House of Representatives in America. Our Continental advices inform us that a report had been current at Vienna on the 11th inst , to the effect that a second despatch from Naples of General de Martini, Paris plenipotentiary, had arrived, and offered but slight hopes of a pacific solution. The King and his courtiers believe that in case of an extremity they can reckon• on the fidelity of the army and on the assistance of the population. Will events justify that confidence ? M. de Buillac, of the French Fereign-office, has arrived with important despatches for Baron de Bourqueney, who had an immediate conference with Count Buol. We have a letter from Naples dated October 13, which says ;—The Neapolitans are tired of waiting for the fleets. They think grave political events are to take place with the facility of changes at a theatre. So some say there is no hope for them now that France and England have thrown them over. We hope and know better things, and are not disheartened nor frightened by Russian swagger as reproduced by the Court party there. The King will hold out to the last moment ; he thinks he loses nothing by waiting, and he knows there is no internal danger to be dreaded. The people, you are aware, have no arms, no leaders, and little confidence or reliance in one another, so completely has Government demoralised them. The strong point is, that the very means the King uses to hold his throne are the infringements of international law and a direct violation of the Federal laws of Switzerland—viz., importing the Swiss ! There is nothing worthy of special notice in our local intelligence. The only question of interest, for the time being, is the Municipal Election. To night Mr. J. B. Lloyd's friends meet at the Free mason's Hall, when that gentleman will attend and explain his principles and policy, as the Repre sentative of Lime-street Ward. We shall not fail to give a full and faithful report of the proceedings. A telegraphic despatch from Marseilles, of the 19th instant, says—The Journal of Constantinople, of the 9th instant, confirms the victory gained by the Circassians near Laba. Yafer opposed the Rus sians with 30,000 men. After three hours fighting he took nineteen guns from them, and made 800 prisoners, the greater part composed of recruits. Another engagement took place at Kouban, where the Russians again lost five guns. It is reported that 16000 English have organised in the Pe rs i an Gulf an expedition caused by the taking of Herat, which is considered as a violation of the treaty of 1853. The Canada, arrived here yesterday morning, ha s brought us another instalment of the " sayings and doings " in the United States, in regard to the Presidential Campaign. As the time approaches when the "universal" vote of the people will decide who is to rule the roast in the ‘• White House," Washington, for the next four years com mencing in March next, the intensity of the contest increases; and, if we can credit some of the reports, which grace the New York papers, it ---- Mrs. Drayton again their appear would appear that some of the most distinguished statesme n contemplate the establishment of a great Southern Empir at e, founded on the dissolution CLAYTON HALIT.—Mr. and t h e Clayton Hall. This is th e l ast we mace in Liverpool. They are both gifted artiste r s a • pp th ea e r i . of the U n i on : With the view of enlightening the entertainment ts of a first characcer, gives universal s ' atisfa r public mind upon the questions involved in the tion of the astonishing couple should not ,yo an d any of our readers who h as not witnessed the Presidential election, a public political discussion between Lieut enant - gove rnor Raymond, of Neglad to observe that York, and the H on . E ras t u s Brooks, was to to iv- f ‘ a ‘ i S I a t i n d g o s s and o .W eare Doings" the Clayton Hall is so well supported, Mr . Thomas merits ever y s upport for place. ' the spirited manner in which he caters for the amusement We have later news from Australia by the of the people of Liverpool. WEDNESDAY On WEDNESDAY, the 22nd instanr, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange-buildings, 1085 Bags S ►LTPETRE, lanaing ex Martaban, awn Calcutta, west side Prince's Dock.— Apply to Messrs. Thom , s and John Brocklebank, Merchants; or to T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. T HIS DAY, R. I. NOWDER 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 OF THE NORTHERN TIMES, DOUBLE ITS PRESENT SIZE. The patronage and support hitherto accorded to the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, has rendered it necessary for the Proprietors to enter into arrangements for its speedy Permanent Enlarge ment to Double its present size. Until this is effected, Double Numbers will be issued whenever a pressure of news, or an influx of advertisments, shall render it necessary. In making this an nouncement, the Proprietors, grateful for the flat tering encouragement they have already received, avail themselves of the opportunity to state that they will spare neither pains nor expense to render the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES the most accurate and earliest authority upon all matters of news — Political, General, Monetary, Commercial, and Maritime. The new arrangements, when com pleted, will impose upon the Proprietors the necessity of ceasing to supply extra Slips to Subscribers, but no increase will be made in the rate of subscriptio n , which is now 38s. per annum. NORTHERN DAILY TIMES OFFICE, 19, South John. Street. NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. Compared with the corresponding week of 1855, the items are as follows : Loans. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. 1855..$ 95,515,021 $11,110,687 $7,853,217 $77,582,626 1856 .. 107,031,707 11,015,184 8,830,628 88,730,804 The impression attains additional force daily, that the demand for foreign bills has so far diminished, that the export of coin is mainly checked for the present. The months of October, November, and December will furnish a large supply of English and Continental Exchange from the South, which will serve to liquidate the accruing indebtedness of our importers. Later advises from Australia has reached us by the Formosa, arrived at Ceylon. At Melbourne, on the 28th July, gold was steady at 3/ 16s per ounce to sellers. The accounts from the mines were favourable, but operations had been impeded by the large quantity of rain tha thad fallen. USE AND ABUSE OF MAGNETIC BEAR INGS BY VAUXHALL CHIMNEY, AND THE UTILITY OF THE " DUMB CARD," OR PELORUS ON SHIPBOARD. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL, The steam-ship Canada arrived here yesterday morning, bringing New York advices of the 7th, which state that the cotton trade in that city had a very firm aspect, and holders were looking for rather more money. At New Orleans cotton advanced on the 7th instant ic , the market having a very stiff tendency. The market here was rather active on Saturday, and sellers had the advantage in price. The sales reached 15,000 bales, of which fully one half that quantity was taken by exporters and speculators. The cotton statistics published in the New York Shipping List of the Bth instant, show the following results : COTTON STATEMENT. 1 Receipts. Exports to I Total Great ' Exports to Stock and on Britain. Fore i gn Shipboard. Ports. 1855-6 123,114 10,223 14,341 96,414 1854-51 190,049 60,44'2 74,707 210,579 60,366 I 114,165 The Money Market does not possess any new feature. There is still great stringency in obtaining discounts, and extreme rates are charged for the purest paper of even short date. The demand for money continues active, and it is not likely, even under the most favourable circumstances, that any immediate relief will be experienced. Hopes are entertained that the specie arrivals will supply the export demand, and prevent a further decline in the banks' stock of bullion. During the week the imports of specie have been by the Asia, from America, 950,695 dols., or 190,0001; the Ravensbourne, from Antwerp, 38 bags of bullion ; the Tyne, from the Brazils, 5001; the Indus, from Alexandria, &c., 6,4001; the Champion of the Seas, from Australia, 92,037 ozs. of gold, or 368,1001; Star of Peace, from Sydney, 212 ozs of gold, or 8401; the Panther, from Boulogne, one case of silver bullion; the Kangaroo, from America, 5,000 dols.; the Godeffroy, from Caldera, 1,928 bags silver ore; the Baron Osy, from Antwerp, 46 pkgs of bullion ; the Vesta, from Oporto, one case of silver coin—making a total of about 784,9361. Tho exports in the same period have been large viz., about 536,0001, which have consisted of 502,091/ to the East, by the Indus; 16,3061 to the Peninsula, by the Eugene ; 1,2001 to the West Indies, by the Atrato ; and 16,4121 to the Conti nent through the London Custom House, besides private shipments, of which no return is pro curable. There was a rather better feeling in the London Consol Market on Saturday, inasmuch as the Bank of England Return did not present such an unfa vourable aspect at was. expected. Besides this, persons are beginning to understand the situation of monetary affairs more accurately, and view with due calmness the circumstances which have affected them. Consequently, opinions are more sanguine, and speculative purchases are made, which, together with those still actively effected by the public for investment, have imparted an improved if not a buoyant tone to the Consol market. The quotations for transfer this morning were 9l ti - 7 -. , and they were maintained throughout with much firmness. For the Account, Nov. 6, they were 917 1 to 92k, closing officially at 91-1 92. Late in the day, after the termination of the recog nised hours, they were 92, but not firm at that point. Exchequer Bills were is higher, viz., ls to 55 prem. ; the Bonds were 982 4 and the East India Bonds 8s prem. The N ew Three per Cents were 91-4. 1, the Reduced 90a 1-, although at one period 90 . ,-; Z-, the Long Annuities 21-, 15-16, and the Thirty Years Annuities (1885) 18. The subjoined table shows the fluctuations of Consols during the week : Lowest Highest Closing prices, prices. prices. Monday Money . • 91a 92 91,§-, Account .. 92 92Z- 92 Tuesday Money .. 912 91i 91A Account .. 911 92A 9 1 2- 4 . Wednesday Money .. 91— 91- 1 . 91 Account .. 91 1 4 , 91-1- 91* Thursday Money .. 91-t, 91f, 91 1 Accoant .. • 91g- 924 91 , - 4 __ Friday . Money .. 904 91 7 1- 91 5 Account .. 914 - 99 1 91! Saturday Money .. 921 91z 92 Account .. 91 7 918 91-4 In the London Share Market, on Saturday, the transactions were unimportant, but the tendency of prices was towards improvement. Caledonian rose , Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee -t to I Great Northern t, Lancashire and Yorkshire -I, Midland I ' Norfolk f, to 1, North British 1, North Eastern (Berwick) to 1, and ditto (York) 9 to 1. In some of the foreign lines the dealings were more nume rous. Northern of France have att r acted som e attention, and rather fuller prices were realised. Sambre and Meus, West Flanders, ruled firme r . The Pernambuco were marked 51, and the Maria Antonia 54. In the East Indian lines the changes were not very important, and the Canadian in most ins+ances slightly advanced. In the Liverpool Share Market there was a con siderable extent of business transacted in some of the heavy stocks, and at generally improved rates. On Saturday the day's sales comprised :—Caledo nian, 278 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 941- 0 Q. I, 1 , ; London and North Western Stock, 1001, 8., 1, ll' ,- 7 4 •; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 31.1; Midland Stock, 75i, ; North Stafford, 6, id ; • South Eastern, 204, e, ; Dutch Rhenish, jp ; Great Western of Canada, 224. The market closed with a firm feeling, at the subjoined prices : Aberdeen, 138 137- 3 . Chester and Birkenhead, 15i 15t. Caledonian, 27 27k. Chester and Holyhead, 151 16a. Eastern Counties, 8 15-16 9 1-16. East Lancashire, 191 20. Great Northern, 23-g 23: Ditto A, 10 101. Great Western, 631 64. Lanca shire and Yorkshire Stock, 941 948. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 18t 18g. London and North Western Stock, 1001 1008. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 314 311. Midland Stock, 751 76. North British, 9 91. North Staffordshire , 51, 5 6 d. South Eastern, 20 3-16 204. York, New castle, and Berwick, 198 19g. York and North Midland, 27 . 1 27t. Leeds Capital Stock, 17 174 Buffalo and Lake Huron, I -Id. Dutch Rhenish, 11-16 13-10 p. Great Western of Canada, 2 2 . 5-16 22 k . New Ditto Shares, l 4 Lip. Great Luxembourg, 118 The state of trade in the manufacturing districts does not present any new or marked feature. The Woollen trade, at Leeds, has assumed a very quiet aspect, and but few purchases have been made during the last week. Business in the warehouses has been unusually dull for the season, and the only transactions entered into are for goods for immediate consumption. At Bradford considerable dullness prevailed, and much caution was mani fested by purchasers. There was a rather nume rous attendance of buyers, but the business done was very limited. Most qualities of Wools continued firm, and the piece trade ruled dull , prices being too low to remunerate spinners. At Halifax trade was very quiet, with no alteration in prices to notice. In the piece trade no change whatever had taken place. At Manchester there has been rather more enquiry for printing cloths, but business generally ruled inactive, the high price of money having exercised a prejudicial influence on the market. Yarns remained quiet. Purchasers for exportation have been very cautious in their operations, not supplying themselves with more than sufficient for immediate requirements. At Leicester the orders arriving continue of a general character, still they are not of the usual magni tude, and indicate great caution as to the amount of purchases. Wools and yarns remain at last quotations. The Nottingham lace trade continues in a healthy state, and a very fair . amount of busi ness is passing. Brown nets are in good reuest, and orders are expected for fancy goo . ds. Several transactions have taken place for winter hosiery the business trade, and further orders are expected .in the course of a few days. Altogether, considering . the present state of the monetary affairs, doing is considered highly satisfactory. We have New York advices of the Bth inst. Business affairs in that city were then q uiet, a nd without much, if any, change from those pre viously reported. The Money Market was steady, and Exchange on London had rather an upward tendency, the rate being 109 to 109!. The general rate was 1094. Cottonlwas in a ctive demand at p advancing prices. Breadstuffs and Provisions were held at about former prices, and Freights are reported steady. The New York Bank statement for the week ending October 6, shows that the fears I of some of the city financiers had got the better of 1 their judgment. The decline in loans, co mpared with the previous week, is a little over one million; while there is a slight increase in the other items. i TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES, Sir,--I was surprised on reading, in several of the Liverpool papers of this day. a letter from the Compass Committee of Liverpool, " warning" the public against the " abuse" of the marks on the dock walls. As I possess the written approval of some of the highest authorities, amongst Ciose the Astronomer Royal, for the introduction of a great improvement in managing a refractory compass, on board iron ships especia.lly, and a, t!!e tendency of the Committee's letter is rather to cause c.tu manders to rely solely on my improved method, than on marked dock walls, or swinging in dock, I must beg leave to occupy a little of your space. Not that any hazard can result from full reliance on my " spherograph,"—quite the reverse ; but, like a physician having a troublesome complaint to deal with, and one which affects life, I would call to my aid every possible additional means of security for the public satisfaction and good. The whole subject of terrestrial magnetism and its effects (whether disturbing the mariner's compass, or, as I have satisfactorily demonstrated, as producing and guiding in their course, huge atmospheric disturbances which are presented to us so frightfully in the tornado or " cyclone") has in me, through many years, caused peculiar interest. I therefore feel some disappointment in the letter referred to. But there must be a mistake. In one place it states that the uses of the marks on the dock walla are to enable commanders to "test the existence of any local attraction," while, on the other hand, it declares that the adjustment iu ships' compasses iu the river, is a purpose never intended by the committee. And, again, it says, " that the dumb card (or pelorus) enables any one in the river to obtain the true bearing of the ship's head, almost instantaneously by the use of the marks on the walls, and with surprising facility and correctness ; while again, on the contrary, it says, "abstractedly such adjustment is very simple, but in practice, difficulties supervene to make the attempt, to say the least, unadvisable, if not hazardous. It is difficult to reconcile these declarations." A commander argues thus with himself :—" I thought the marks upon the dock walls of the Mersey were put there for the express purpose of enabling us to adjust errors of local attraction, but I now see that, after all, even dock corrections cannot be relied' on without the test of the marks on the dock walls being used as corroboration ; while these very test marks, themselves, have difficulties in practice which throw suspicion on the results given." Now, what is the ultimate tendency of these doubts ? Will not commanders say next, and from sound reasoning, on present data, " The marks on the walls are found to be a delusion—the committee acknowledge them to be hazardous,' and that the use of them must be discouraged! Moreover, as swinging in dock depends on an outside test fallacious in itself, who can rely on dock correc tions ? And that, unless Mr. Saxby's new method of finding correct azimuths by day or night, without calculation, and in five or six seconds, and which, from its simplicity, tempts us to use it,—unless, we say, this be snore correct, why, all the labours of Compass Committees, and distant voyages have been thrown away, and a compass panic,' like that of 1854, is imminent." The whole coast of Great Britain looks to Liverpool for example in compass matters ; but will they longer do so ? I repeat there must be some mistake, and the sooner this is rec tified the better. lam prepared to open a campaign against all things and persons who cast stumbling blocks in the way of compass corrections. These which follow, for what they are worth, are my very humble opinions, and I urge them not so much as a guide to others, as to elicit sounder views —if they exist— that I may learn more of the truth myself from those better informed than I am, but who, from the want of challenge, keep the precious jewels of truth from the public eye ! These, then, are some of my opinions. _ _ Correct adjustments of Compasses are deduced from celestial bodies only. Local attraction in skips is a varying quantity, Changes cannot, with certainty in an iron ship, be pre. dieted, and, therefore, cannot be securely provided against. The Compass, during a voyage, needs constant watching. The swinging of a ship in dock, is secondary in importance to the swinging of her in the Hersey. Either swinging in dock or in the Mersey is advisable, in order to obtain some general notion of the ratio in which local attraction afects the various points on the Compass Card. Correcting Cards are unsafe guides in most cases. Professor Airy's method of correcting by magnets and soft iron is the safest method in use, but from local aurae. tion varying, it, with all other modes of correction, requires to be often examined, and to be re-adjusted by an experienced adjuster, and an observed azimuth, ,S-c. That the marks on the dock walls of the Mersey offer for a time a safe and reliable, a facile, and, as the committee admit, an almost instantaneous means of getting the amount of local attraction, and when this is done with the aid of " Friends' Pelorus," it is accom plished as they find, and say, " with surprising facility and correctness," whether the ship be at anchor, swinging with the tide, or moving ever so rapidly through the water. The " Pelorus" is, in some respects, superior to an azimuth Compass, being without vibration or even a magnet. If these, my opinions, are proved to be incorrect, it will be worth the confession of previous ignorance on my part to obtain more solid knowledge of the subject. That it is not inconsistent in me to take some prompt measures for 'placing the question on a sound and safe basis, will be apparent, when I mention that, having simplified the taking of an azimuth from celestial objects, it is important for me to snatch at a simple means of applying such ready corrections, and, therefore, I have always a Pelorus before me in describing to owners and captains my spherograph ; and its use will be partially explained, as will also the various kinds of compasses, some of which are very good and elegant, and which have been placed in my hands for this express purpose, by the most respectable makers in Liverpool, &c. And, again, it is right that I should notice publicly the present state of things, when I am being applied to by parties on the coast, total strangers to me, but with whom I have been a fellow labourer in the fields of science for many years. They kindly over estimate ray influence here in compass matters, perhaps from a knowledge that I publicly, in 1854, advocated the placing of magnetic.beacons along the coast. As an instance, the benevolent rector of Llanfairynghornwy, near Holyhead, strongly solicits and urges my co-operation in obtaining some compass beacons on Cemlyn Point, and also on Point Lynas— a most excellent suggestion, involving a most trifling outlay, and, from its special value to iron ships, one worthy the earnest and,l submit, the immediate consideration of the Underwriters of Liverpool. I avail myself of this opportunity of saying that I see no reason why the compass card should not admit of being set to the true north as often as a true azimuth can be obtained. Charts are drawn to the pole of the world. Why, then, should we continue the absurd practice of taking compass bearings, and applying a correction (liable to error), before you can lay off a bearing of a headland, &c., upon a chart ? It must be remembered that, at sea, the compass " variation" changes constantly, and, in some tracks, rapidly, and must be modified daily. In proposing this to Professor Airy, he thinks that, din conjunction with" my spherograph, it "may do very well." Now, if Liverpool commanders will assist me with their signatures in approval, I will attempt the introduction of this greatly important improvement forthwith.—Yours, &c., Nautical Depository, S. 141. SAXBY. 4, Goree Piazzas, 16th Oct., 1856. ROBBERY.—On Saturday night, as a person named Scott connected with the office of the main bridewell, was going home, he heard a cry of "stop thief," in Elliott street. Going in that direction, he encountered a very well known thief, named Killigan, running away, whom he at once stopped. A gentleman immediately came up, and stated that Killigan had robbed him of a gold chronometer and chain, value £25. The watch and chain were found in the man's possession. He will be brought up before the magistrates this day. ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT ON BOARD AN AMERICAN SHIP. —A man, named John M'Ginley, was brought into the Northern Hospital, yesterday morning, having received a severe scalp wound on the head, and another wound above the ear. He belonged to the American ship Moonlight, which arrived that morning in the Bramley-Moore dock. The story which he told was, that he had received the wound from a blow of a heavy instrument, given hill by the mate, with whom be had some angry words. MANifAIRITARDFAN;I7' COLLISION.—This event has developed, by the raising of the latter vessel from the bottom of the Mersey, and depositing her alongside the Tranmere slip, where she now lies, some facts which call for the inspection of the Marine Department of the Board of Trade. It would be well to know whether either, or both, of those vessels were so constructed as to steer with sufficient accuracy to justify their employment on a river which is so densely crowded at all seasons Boats not properly constructed cannot be made to answer their helms in sufficient time to prevent collisions, which have been recently attended by such serious havoc of life a nd property. I recommend efficient water-tight bulk heads, and it is for the authorities to determine if they would not have been of advantage in this particular case. —JOHN CLARE, Jun., 21, Exchange-buildings, by the Underwriters' Rooms, Liverpool, 18th October, 1856. There is nothing new to report on the Neapolitan question—the Government is still waiting for despatches from its minister at Naples, and when it receives them it will be published in the official Itioniteur. A telegraphic despatch from Marseilles, which came in last evening, says, that it was believed in that town that the English fleet had gone to Malta ; also that the French fleet was ready to leave Toulon, and that four Sardinian vessels were at Genoa, also ready to leave. A telegraphic despatch, dated Naples the 13th, which has come to hand to-day, says :—" On the fete of the hereditary Prince, the Embassies of France and England illuminated, but that of Sardinia did not. The relations between the latter power and Naples are still hostile. Preparations for defence are redoubled. The King is expected here. No modification has taken place in the ministry. The funds have undergone some fluctua tions. Two shocks of earthquake were felt on the 12th." The official Moniteur, you will see, contains an article which announces, that, "enlightened by a report of the minister of r.griculture and commerce, as to the veritable state of French manufactures," his Majesty has ord-recl. that the bill for abolish ing prohibtions in the French tariff, shall be so amended as to come into operation, not at once, but in 1861. Six years hence-1861 ! Why, it is an eternity for such a country as France. In con senting to this delay, the Government has acted with very little dignity—for, despotic as it is, it ought to have been able to force its original bill for repealing prohibitions, through the Legislative Body, as it has done with other measures far more unpalatable to the community at large. It has acted unfairly to the great body of the French people, for the bill would, if not immediately, at least in the course of time, have diminished the heavy burdens which weigh on them. And it has proved to Europe, that France, in spite of her boasted enlightment, is still, in Customs' matters, one of the most blind and backward of nations. The Government has no excuse for acting as it has done, for public opinion, so far as it is represented in the departmental councils generally, declared for the bill rather than against it. Besides, the bill itself was tolerably harmless; for, though it bore the high sounding title of " Bill for the Repeal of Prohibitions," it replaced the prohibitions with protective duties so excessively high, that they would have had exactly the same effect. The Bourse has been heavy to-day, and prices have left off with a decline on yesterday's quota- tions. Threes for time have fallen 20e. and Railways from 5 fr. to 20 fr. The Madrid accounts of the 13th are not impor , tant. The city was perfectly tranquil. A letter from a ministerial source says that Narvaez means to govern constitutionally, to convoke the Cortes, and to act on conciliatory policy. A despatch, however, says that in addition to the measures mentioned yesterday, and which, by the way, were illegal, he has revoked the additional act to the Constitution of 1845, decreed by O'Donnell, and has re-authorised bishops to confer orders and to receive nuns in convents The Duchess de Mont pensier gave birth to a son on the 9th. General O'Donnell is to leave Spain on "a short excursion to a foreign country," and General Dulce had been called to the province of Santander. The Austrian Gazette, of Vienna, pretends that the King of Naples has called on Russia, Austria, and Prussia, to enter into a treaty for protecting the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, just as France, Austria, and Grea,t Britain entered into a treaty for the protection of Turkey. The French papers publish a despatch from Trieste, stating that, in Circassia, Sac'. Pacha had defeated the Russians, and taken from them 800 prisoners and 21 guns; but it does not meet with much credit. P.S.—One of the evening papers says that Lord John Russell and Mr. Gladstone have arrived in Paris. AMERICAN AFFAIRS (FRO➢i OUR OWN C)RRESPONDENT.) NEW YORK, 00T. 7. The combat thickens. We are nearing the decisive struggle, and nothing is heard but the noise and confusion of the war. The names of Fre mont, Buchanan, and Fillmore are in all mouths. The excitement is semi-ludicrous to an outsider. Even the women participate in it. Many of the men's meetings . are attended by strong-minded women. The Buchanan party have at the North imports many speakers from the Slave States who retail the grievances of the South, or, in other words, give a South side view of the whole slavery question. In all parts of the country great mass meetings are held in groves and forests, or in tents. In the West people gather from a circuit of sixty miles to hear their respective party ora tors, and, in the majority of cases, the distance is travelled in private carriages. Thirty thousand farmers and mechanics gather together often in this manner and hold mammoth meetings. In the older states the conveyance is by railway and steamer. Since I wrote to you last week, there is an increased political excitement. The great orators of both parties are now closing service in the political field. A few days since, Mr. Banks, Speaker of the House of Representatives, delivered an address to 20,000 of our New York merchants, from the steps of the Exchange. His speech was of course in favour of the party which has Mr. Fremont for standard bearer. Last Thursday the democrats and pro-slavery party procured Ex- Governor Floyd, a Virginian slaveholder, to reply to Speaker Banks from the Exchange. He did so, thanks to the freedom of New York, but Mr. Banks could not reply to Governor Floyd in Virginia with safety of person. This fact has been commented upon in many of our journals Southern orators perambulate the north eulogising slavery, but not a northern speaker could live an hour in any slave state, after delivering an anti slavery argument. The South even goes further than this ; she will not even allow her own citizens to speak or act upon the subject. A meeting was held in Louisville, Kentucky, one night last week by citizens of that city favourable to the election of Mr. Fremont, and it was broken up by a mob, who would not permit such a meeting to be held in the State. The Fremont party do not advocate slavery-abolition, but simply oppose its further extension over unsettled territories. No set of men can promulgate these principles in the South I There is considerable excitement in a few of the Slave States, respecting the claims of Mr. Buchannon and Mr. Fillmore. The editor of the Charleston Mercury, a leading Southern journal, was shot dead in a duel last week by one Judge Magrath. It was a terrible affair, but the Southern journals do not comment upon it. The son of the Hon. T. M. Batts, of Virginia, a distin guished man, challenges the editorof the Richmond Inquirer to deadly combat, because of severe attacks upon his father contained in said journal. These are the fruits of the bloody code of duelling still popular all over the. South. President Pierce visited Concord, his native place, in New Hampshire, on Thursday last. His journey from the capital was a very quiet one until h e reached Concord. The news that the citizens of this town were averse to r ece i v i ng their old com panion excited the members of his party to action in the many towns of the State, and in neighbour ing States, and they crowded into Concord to welcome their friend Mr. Pierce. He, consequently. met with a hearty reception, and took occasion to make a very smooth speech, in which he justified his past conduct. It was, as a matter of course, received with cheers. The Honourable Charles Sumner, who was bru tally attacked in his seat in the Senate, last summer, is now nearly recovered from his severe and dangerous illness, but is not able to enter into the present political campaign. A letter from him is published in the journals, declining, because of feeble health, to deliver a political speech at the invitation of certain parties A terrible accident occurred on the Michigan Southern Railway last Saturday evening. Eight men were killed outright, and twenty more wounded. The cause was undoubtedly carelessness. Nothing but severe legal penalties will prevent the con stant repetition of such accidents. A late arrival from Nicaragua represents Walker's condition to be more encouraging, but the news is quite likely to come from his adherents, who are interested in ago making out a good case for their lea der to eneour further emigration to Central America : Th er ir e said to be 1,600 Americans under Gen. Vi r a l ' e command, and all in good health an fight occurred at San Jacinta between sorue,uue Walker's men and a band of their opponeots--;".. latter were victorious. There are no further. 1a.101°4. turbances in Kansas to the date of this %% I°l to Governor Geary was busy i n trying re ., d spirits. compromise with the two parties, an. ci l paring for the election of a new legisla"sao Mr. Dowe, said to be a member ef the arres ted arres in; Francisco Vigilance Committee, has been on a civic process, the compl ainr.ntand d amages on account of having be en arreste'bor imprisoned by order of the said Vigilanc e „ ri bers mittee Orders for the arrest of two other nte"-sed of the committee were issued, bu t it is suPP" fo r they secreted themselves on th e steanleraeot California, which sailed on the 6th. Thlab'oolf scheme of the Honduras Railroad CompanY to much talked of. Capital XlOO,OOO Direecties. be selected from England and the United °`;fige It is supposed when this is comple ted the Pascie from New York to San Francisco c an be O lt 00 less than ten days. The engineers o f the° oo f railroad, having become dissatisfied with owe o f the regulations of the road, demanded their, r t , er ieft which demand not being complied to tn e „i g ia• their engines, and refused to work. The g i l t - mit tendent anticipated their movement, an "The places were supplied almost immediately „ urea rules met the public approval , and were 0031 necessary for safety. THE SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT' ST. GEORGE'S HALL, LIVERPOOL. The third of the People's Concerts took place °ll a ltie st day night, in St. George's Hall, and drew tog ether strange, numerous audience. It would have, indeed , been sw°fold had it been otherwise. The entertainment was oflithe character, being partly vocal, and partly i n strutnenZ 3 pre• artistes were all of established reputation , and t- to e n / gramme, as may be seen, would have done credit concert-room. It comprised the following : SoIo—GRAND ORGAN—MR. W. T. 135e . ', 1 100, " Grand Wedding March," ........... Aleeue,2l,jela ." The Wolf"—Mr. Haigh . ......•:her. " The Syren and Friar," Mrs. G. Holden , n'" u el• as L. O nin Armstrong j3e Cavatina—" Atilla," (Obligate H. Russell) .. • ,• • e ' ha ts, Accompanied by Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Green, Mr. •e•'"" and Mr. G. Holden. Song—" Over the Sea,"—Miss lilies ........ • • • • Weist Song—" The Village Blacksmith," Mr. Armstroni••;„beer Terzetto—" Robert le Diable" .... . N e r - , Mr. Russell, Mr. Green, and . Mr. Roberts. u.shop The " Echo Song"—Mrs. G. Holden .. • •• • • Accompanied on THE GRAND ORGAN BY MR. W. T. 1 3 E°' ...RA Grand Scene—. Fra Poco," (Lucia di Larogrisetto , q ,,bertt Obligato Mr. Green ...... v Accompanied by Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Russell, and 14,r•t"p; ase. Duet—" When a little farm we keep"—Miss .51 0 Mr. Armstrong OVERTURE—GRAND ORGAN—MR. W Mu. - " Fra Diavolo". g " . Song—" Sweetly o'er my senses stealin- - e i ' sg i n l Oh' Romance of Infantile History—Mr. Haigh, a la J°hKlee Song—" Sweet Mary, a cushla ma tree"—Mrs• ".• 7 - , °• bee' gattc Revenge"—Mr. Armstrong J. -" Vadasi via da qua"—Mrs. G. Holden, Ju r ir ' a rtie l " and Mr. Armstrong .... •Pi l at. Quartet—" The War Son " Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Russll, g Mr . ..G .- re . e . n . , n . cl . ...... Were we even disposed to cavil at the enterprise 1.11,70 f these concerts have originated, we fear that in the I v eS such a programme, it would be impossible 1;09 to take exception to the taste of the manager ; for h e re j e ' . „ a il sufficiently classic to prevent it from being vulgar, throughout the selections, as a whole, that uninterr_uriod flow of melody which is peculiarly attractive to Th er audience. The millions comprehend melody. • or sor once detect the feeling which it expresses, be it je9 :080 1 ' row, and are, therefore, never wearied at it. To tree,"-ot to an unmixed " high-art" concert, would be t o in oaf them a night of ennui, such as we ourselves—and 10*e tai` others, were the truth spoken—have experienced a t e au. _ concerts in Liverpool and elsewhere: The tasboo to judgment which the manager has displayed in thei;i tla programme, are the best proofs of his ability t° to task which he has undertaken ; and while he s 's the neglect nothing that can please or instruct his po treell o w, public of Liverpool, on the other hand, we ha ve :;,, O h d er : will appreciate his exertions, and reward theta 7 1 - i lls ao:: Cession of "bumper" houses. Speaking of ' ll a ,'" e a sie: ences, we observed, on Saturday sight, tha t .,_; - 5 100,; galleries and body of the hall were crowde d jorcv, to inconvenience, while the reserved seats were 0 0 ' this ~s t it filled. Under the present arrangement, sug gest t" continue to be the case, and we, therefore, jt so d would be well to reduce the number of reserve gee, increase the accommodation in the body of the hewhielt may lessen the receipts, but the liberal managenl e rel y od ed such a step would betoken would unquestionably b e by the public with a continuous patronage. it s 13 01 Of the Concert itself, little need be said. .e- f 'd th e , performance of the " Grand Wedding March," eL I , overture to " Fra Diavolo," were equal to anything w h - g ber ever yet heard from him, and that is, perhaps , t he id -i r - S• praise we could bestow. His accompaniment to Ti Holden, in the " Echo Song," was also very beatitiuissof" much enhanced that lady's singing. In " S wee p t ffest if ,,„ ey a cushla ma tree,'' Mrs. Holden was quail,' This wa% the first appearance of Miss Hiles in these e`l„icsr• which bid fair to become the most popular of allY „., i dee e ! pool. Alarmed, probably, at the largeness of the ' , • - ffete ds ' she sang her first song " Over the Sea," with &Me tn r ef°, - nese, but when encored, and emboldened by s s,'" a log:sf+ applause, she gave, as the response, a pretty Swiss which she sang with feeling and expression. 'ln ilk to a good voice, the upuer notes of which t _ OOO ringing, and a good cultivation in her art, It"'; P I ; also possesses a most distinct articulation, en. we-cel,llo - and particularly felt so in ballad sing , n l o,:e.` . : 6 , pretty . little duet—" When a little farm we ke e r d Ib B spiritedly sung by herself and Mr. Armstrong , e ll h - e ego “ ncored in " Sweetly o'er my senses stealing , 6 408 '.f4 Kathleen Mavourneen" with an expression and fethe". A rt have not often heard surpassed. Mr. Haig h 'C i e) Il ia appearance, we believe, before a Liverpool aud ie ldae t le also well received, but i n th e " Rom . ance H istory," a la John Parry, he was not so euec t of vel or would have been had he better known the P A .. 00 1 it°ll r° r requisite to fill the hall. Of the abi 'tiesof Mr. 0 ' lree s e• and Mr. G. Holden, as an accompanist, we ha spoken in terms of deserved praise so that, to fi nish : 4 ol l d4 . pleasing task, we have only to mention that the Per f° ll .- be",,, - n o n f M t r. Gilbert, Mr. Green, Mr. Russell, and bit* fr"° of he . trombones, were not the least pleasing P e. entertainment. _.ff Scena— Duet— Song— Trio— 1;70 The Brougham Literary and D e b a ting Society b c , 0 4 usual weekly meeting on Thursday last. gr• d „ettr re ,,,re occupied the chair. The sec re t ar y, M r . William ¢ an essay, entitled " The Advantages to be derived oar per use of A discus s ion ensued, and the ° att reoeived a vote of thanks by th e soc i e t y . - SPIRIT RAPPING.—The well-k nown 1 0 10 t „e s 4 tl Fox, of the credulous county of Rochester), to to' to pay Liverpool a visit. Th e y o ff er to subm i t A pe cto r tests of their truthfulness, and undertake to ill tr Tes tio tif Liverpool audiences the shades of Plato, Socllltisw fucius, Bacon, Shakspere, and oth e r s of the 1 „fp dead. 14r ST. ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND EYE AND -t oo.7gEr TUTION, 9, ROSE HILL.—For the wee k end i n g f ir•^„ b er —New patients entered on th e b oo k s l as t wee*,.' he ir d 'sre lieved at the instituti on , 177 ; re li eve d at „,""talelof dwellings, 70 ; cases of p reva ili ng ep id em ic 0. •L's e cr° Visitors—Mr. E. W a tt s, and Mr. T. Kirk. V an. ' and Treasurer, Joseph Kitchen, Esq. 00 9 044 NEW ROUTE BETWEEN LONDON AND too' The Great W es t ern C ompany h ave now at pleted their arrangements f o r th roug h t r affic bet - . 03 5°,0 (Inn and Manchester by their lines, an d also ta e d. e t re Wales—thus giving the public relief from the or ° „ t iaA,, e d , of the existing route, via Rugby ; and, at the ga r 13" advantage of legitimate and limited competition. CP' traffic. a hie ARGYLE Rooms, BIRKENHEAD.—Mr. Ar ti e -p a 15- 1 re d, brated pupil, the Young Garrick, paid a 50 311 4 0 10 1 e Birkenhead, on Thursday and Friday. Mr. Ar"l a okt eg ot this time, on "Sound, words, emotion, tonet fe b, heart, the senate, the bar, the pulpit, the 0 , 1111 " t heol °0 fiction, thought, feeling, the philosopher, the as 1te0 1 . ,: the patriot, the poet, and the Christian," on`",,,as previous occasion, the arguments, throug hout, loy th 4 l6. poraneous. B o th art i stes succeeded in (to OW. "S' of one of th e i r mos t popu l ar enterta i nmen t s ) exc os, and Tears." ot ott ifo l 7 LIST OF PASSENGERS, PER R.M.S. 101114ideilf , f TON, VIA HALIFAX, TO LIVERPOOL.—Rev• Yr o _; lady, Miss Dowley, Mr..P. Villier, lady, linuZ Mr. R. Ayer, M r . E. Hill, M r . J. Gibb, Mr• i i„ c iity' e Pt. 4 r, shield, lady, son, and s er v an t, Hon. J. 13 .,;• rp' W. M. Whiting, lady, and infant, Mr. - Avre H. Averwey, Rev. P. Nolan, Mr. J. f;pel'' Welsh, Rev. G. Heut, Mr. G. L. Dowley , 33 1 3. Sir H. Holland, Mr. A. Van Doran, Mr. . T GP' 1 41. ' Mr. J. Reynolds, Dr. J. B. Upham and ladY , A teP beliS i) ee r Miss Donahor, Mr. A. Steph ens , Mr. NV- W. A. Sladden, Mr. J. C. Le w i s : Mr. E.. lle r i i s a' ' reo l .l3iol Hobson, Dr. Heurtin, lady, and six i gr. • a Fearson, Mr. S; Trande, lady, and four childrenisotfor ford, Miss J. Taylor, Mr. D. Stevenson, Mr. J• Linds t i t ; lV i ff lady, Mr. B. Rhodes, Mr. J. Palmer, Captai n oortf; H. 0. Eberhard, Mr. R. Temple, Mr' • infol d 'lY r d : Billing, lady, and two children, nurse, tw - 01 4- 0 0- Master Billing, Captain Cox, lady, and seri a ster son, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ick, Mr. Eratnerso ll, Mr, J , M, Jackson and lady. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING