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tti.I?_EICLY LVTELLIGEN4 -11411rIA:e • „*. Ney s statue has been 3larsh St. aud-Alas the weak T` speech . lt was characteri s ed i n 's •at national repara tion. This sentiment was much cheered by the assem- Wage ;otherwise the minister of war did not experience R'reat sympathy from his hearers, who were perhaps on the watch for infelicities of expression. It is announced that the emperor will have several hunting and shooting parties at St. Germain, Versailles, and Rambouillet in the course of the winter. A number of democratic leaders assembled in Paris, on 3fonday, to discuss the junctnre which has been brought about in politics by the Bourbon " fusion." It ld muwas almost unive rsa ll y agreed that the republican party al saPnort the fusionists, on the very candidly stated grounds that it would be far easier to upset a newly re stored Bourbon royalty, than the present Imperial regime. The misunderstanding between France and Naples is on the point of being arranged. King Ferdinand has dis /aissed two quarantine officials who prevented the French 'From landing. ITAL r. —A letter from Rome of the 26th ult., in the Augsburg Gazette, states that on the preceding day the Police arrested twenty young men who had been informed against as belonging to secret societies, and being agents of the London Revolutionary Club. An Austrian paper Sys—From Rome we hear that new differences have broken out between France and the Holy See. The .Roman troops have received orders from the French Com mandant to leave the Imperial city, and retire to Viterbo and Civita Castellana; while the French troops in different )arts of the provinces were to be concentrated at Rome. From the same source we learn that the French Ambas sador at Naples had taken down his arms, and had arrived at Rome. The reason of this step is said to have been a 'demand upon Naples by the French Government to evacuate Gaeta and three other fortified posts, as well as for a reduction of 10,000 men in the army. THE DUCHIES.—Two hundred priests have been arrested in the Grand Duchy of Baden for reading the pastoral Setter of the Archbishop of Freiburg. Many priests were mot able to read the letter so soon, and it is expected that the number of arrests has yet to be greatly increased. The Archbishop has directed that the priests who do not obey lux orders shall be suspended; and only one or two have, lap to the present time, formally refused. The clergy of the neighbouring provinces of France, of Rhenish Prussia, of Hohenzollen-Sigmaringen, and of Westphalia, have sent addresses of sympathy, and offers of money to the prelate ; and the chapter of the Cathedral of Strasburg has voted dim an address. The Grand Duchy of Nassau has imitated that of Baden. It has summoned the Bishop of Lemburg 33efore a criminal tribunal on a charge of improper inter ference with the church revenues. AUSTRIA.—The announcement, through a Ministerial organ, that the Four Powers are once again in accord on the Russo-Turkish question has not been sustained by any definite and reliable information from fresh sources. On the contrary, as soon as it was known to the Austrian Government that such an announcement had been made, - with some show of authority, in London, a counter-state -unent was published at Vienna, that only a collective note 'lad been drawn up, and that no mutual pledge had been given to enforce its acceptance. The Augsburg Gazette, son the 3d instant, published a letter from London, pro fessing to give an account of negociations respecting a conference. The correspondent of the Augsburg Gazette states that Austria and Prussia have consented, if the worst should come to the worst, to make common cause with England and France to prevent the annexation of the Principalities of the Danube by Russia, or any other violation of the integrity of the Turkish Territory ; but that they are still in hope that a pacific solution will be obtained. The Lloyd of Vienna contradicts the statement that the reconciliation which has taken place between some of the members of the two branches of the Bourbon family was partly effected under the auspices of the Em- Zieror of Austria. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. 'The arrest of a British messenger at Brailow, by the Massians, is the startling subject of a letter from Bucharest, slated 22nd ult. He was attached to the English consulate veneral. Another letter, of the 24th, announces that, on - the pressing demand of Mr. Cunningham, English vice consul at Ibraila, he had been set at liberty. It was expected at Bucharest, on the 22nd ult., that (leneral Osten-Sacken's army would reach Wallachia in a fortnight, or from that to 20 days. There is a strange - statement with regard to General Liider's corps, which occupied Galatz and Brailow, but which is now said to "lave marched for Bessarabia. Whether the soldiers are simply going into winter quarters, or whether they are about to embark at Reni for the Black Sea, is a matter of speculation. An account of the first affair, which took place at iGhiurgevo, on the 12th November, has been given by the governor of Silistria, Mirza Said Pacha. The statement is to this effect :—.Taffir Bey, who had about 2,000 men :tinder his command, despatched 500 or 600 of them to the island of Mokan-Oglou, which is at some distance up the river from Ghiurgevo and Routchouk, with orders to throw rip entrenchments and construct a battery there. They lad hardly commenced operations when the Russians, who had two regiments of horse, eight battalions, and 20 guns, at a village called Tope, at no great distance from Ghiur gevo, fired a few shots, and then attempted to reach the island in boats. After the Russians had suffered a severe loss they were recalled, leaving the Turks in possession of the island. Since the commencement of hostilities, the Turks have last about 4,000 men, 1,300 of whom were either killed in battle or drowned. It is certain that the Turks were still at Turna, where the Aluta falls into the Danube, opposit icopolis on the 18th. O n t h e 15th, a very sharp affair e took 4ffight. Place at Timm, in whi c h th e R uss i ans were put to M T he. he Wallachi an m ili t i a is forced to fight against the In opposition to the statement that the Turks had been driven out of the island of Mokan, it is said in a letter from Vienna that they have established entrenchments armed with artillery on the island of Mokan, and have concentrated numerous troops at Hirsowa. They have also sent new troops from Widdin to Kalafat. In addition to Kalafat, they firmly maintain their position near Hir aowa and Radzowai, although the Russians have vigorously .attacked them in the former place. The Wanderer of_Vienna, of the 3rd, says :—" The accounts from Bucharest are to the Ist inst. The head quarters of Omer Pasha have been since the 15th ult. at I tasgrad, above Schumla. Reinforcements of troops are Lvery day arriving for Widdin. New troops are also ar rivmg at Varna, among whom are remarked several foreigners—English, French, Poles, and Italians. A letter from Cattaro, of the 26th ult., announces that some slight quarrels have arisen between the Turks and the Monte megrins. EIIBIA.—The position of the Serbians is critical. They are anxious to preserve peace, but the least spark may kindle among them the flames of war. The Govern anent persists in neutrality, and in its declaration that no armed force will be allowed to pass its frontiers. To a aumiro is of the Ottoman Porte, requiring permission for Trvkish troops to reinforce the garrisons of Belgrade, 4 Schabatz, and Smeterevo, no reply was given, and the Turks attempted to force a passage near Usitza. They svere driven back by the Serbians, after a skirmish, about the severity of which there are different accounts. Accor cTmg to a letter from Belgrade, of the 24th ult., the com bat lasted two hours. The Turks had 50 men killed. Eince that time the frontier of Serbia has been closely Watched. The Serbian Government sent a protest to the Tacha, and to the commander of the fortress of Belgrade, and the former promised that the Turks should not again attempt to penetrate into Serbia. The attempt of the Four Powers to terminate the Russo- Turkish hostilities is officially noticed in the Moniteur, -which announces the agreement between the four Powers cn the Eastern question. A protocol to the effect was . aigned at Vienna on the sth instant, in a conference at Which the representatives of France, England, Austria, and Prus s i a were present. The basis is to re-establish 'Peace between Russia and the Porte, on conditions honour able to the two parties ; to maintain the territorial inte- Xrity of the Ottoman Empire ; and to acknowledge beforehand that the present war can in no manner lead to imodifications in the state of possession which time has consecrated in the East. A RUSSIAN VICTORY. 'he latest intelligence from Constantinople, 'rid Mar seilles, is to the 26th ult., and at that d a t e th e T urk i sh Squadron, whi c h had entered the Black Sea, contrary to the advice of the British Ambassador, had returned in safety to the Bosphorus without having encountered any _portion of the Russian fleet. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) " "VIENNA, SATURDAY EVENING, SI N O ' CLOCK. On the 30th of November six Russian ships of the line, tinder Admiral Machinoff, attacked a Turkish squadron at ITmope, and, notwithstanding the violent fire of the land batteries in the roads, in an hour and a-half completely destroyed seven Turkish frigates, one steam-frigate, two Sehoon ers, and three t ransport ships. "An attempt was made to take the Turkish flag-ship, With Osman Pasha on board, to Sebastopol, but as she began to sink while at sea Osman Pasha and the crew - were taken on board the Russian ships. " The Russian flag-ship had suffered so much that it could hardly reach Sebastopol. " A despatch from Odessa of the sth instant, which reached Paris by way of Vienna, confirms the above in telligence, without g iv i ng further details. The number of Turkish vessels captured or sunk is quoted at twelve. Prince Menschikoff immediately left Odessa for St. Petersburg, to communicate the news of the victory to the flperor." VIENNA, DEC. 8. The new pl an o f me di at i on in the Eastern question cor l'sPouds with Lord Redcliffe's note of October, the con suleration of which was adjourned by the commencement of hostilities. Arif Effendi has told Baron Buol that the Porte con sented to the neutrality of Servia. rlAustria, and, it is said, Russia likewise, ha ve i ns t ruc t e d e Vladik a of Montenegro to ob serve th e str i ctest eutrality. INDIA.-OVERLAND MAIL, ALEXANDRIA Dec. 5. T he India mail arrived at Alexandria on the 2d of De 'o illber, and h as b rought dates from Calcutta to the 6th u r Nov naeber ; Madr as , 10 ; Sh ang h a i , Oct. 5 • Amoy, 12 ; Born e lig, 27; Sing a p ore, N ov. 4 ; Penang, 6'; Galle and _oaY, 14 ; B urma h , Oct. 2 3 ; Sydney, Sept. 20; Mel -"-Lirhe,26; Adelaide, Oct. 1; King George's Sound, 7. .regue is still in an unsettled condition, and many glacoities have occurred. Gen eral Ma died at Si m l a on th e 26t h of October. ajor . r eshaw ur ll Edwardes is appointed Commissioner for fade has improved. .....xchange at Calcutta 2.1. Cholera has appeared in Bombay. At -7, t alighai and Amoy they are still fighting. cazt'ee.howfoo there is great disaffection. Tr a d c ' e l l et, but great apprehension prevails. 1401 in China is good. all ge on London, ss. 51(1. Itaxi a Constitution Bill of New South Wales had been Th e M ll4 t ime, by a majority of 34 to 8. gold ne e , se er f i ler of Victoria had proposed to abolish the The Peninrui Ceylon on the I st ' an d Oriental steamer Bengal arri ve d a t of ovember. CAPE OP OOD HOPE. By the Victoria steamhp we have intelligence from - she Cape to th e 7th siOenerai Cathcarllti was still in Kaffir Land, wh felt, on account of the movements of Anta, a minor chief, who has intruded on the lands allotted the Tambookies, but no official statement on the subject has been published. Sir Getirge Clerk is proceeding with the affairs of the sovereignty. The general feeling against the abandonment of that territory has been expressed throughout the colony, and very warmly, and in some of the frontier districts it has been determined by the sovereignty to send home two delegates to represent their cause ; and Dr. Fraser and the Rev. Mr. Murray, jun., have been selected for that purpose. it is reported, that a ae uneasiness is It .has been ascertained that very rich depoisits of copper exist on the western coasts, and a large quantity is reported as ready for shipment. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA By the British and North American Royal Mail steam ip Arabia, Commodore Judkins, which arrived on Sun day, we have intelligence from New York to the 30th ult. The Arabia brought 122 passengers, and $665,796 in specie. She sailed from New York at 9 d 3, a.m., on the 30th. On the Bth instant, at 9, a.m., in lat. - 51, lon. 24 6, she passed the ship Ashburton, hence for New York ; and at 1, a.m. on Sunday, passed the steamer America, hence for Halifax and B os t on . Sh e ma d e Cape Clear at 8, a.m., on Saturday, and arrived in the river at eight o.clock on Sunday morning. The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Capt. West, which sailed from the Mersey on the 16th , alt., arrived at New York on the 29th ult. The screw-steamer City of Glasgow arrived at Philadel phia, from Liverpool, on the 26th ult. The Bavaria had arrived at New York with advices from Melbourne to the 26th August, and Sydney to the 20th, and six thousand ounces of gold on freight. A Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says that President Pierce, in his message, will show him self favourable to the Pacific railway scheme, if carried out by private enterprise. It appears that the British Minister has given great of fence to our over-susceptible Brother Jonathan, by not standing up at a concert, whe n " H a il C o l um bi a " was played. The George Halbert had arrived at New York, from Havre, with the loss of 75 passengers out of 615. The packet-ship New World, from Liverpool, lost 75 out of 754 passengers, from cholera. The Cornelia, also from Liverpool, lost 13 passengers out of 466. The Marathon, from Liverpool, lost 64 out of 522. The Silas Greenman, from Liverpool, lost 27, and the first mate, out of 351 passengers. The Rochambeau, from Liverpool, reported 11 deaths. The Powhattan bad arrived from Antwerp, with the loss of 13 passengers. The greatest mortality had prevailed among women and infants, and the next largest proportion of deaths had been amongst young men. The New York Herald has some remarks on the mortality on board emigrant ships. It says that the disease among the passengers is much more violent on the European side of the Atlantic, the cases becoming milder as the ship approaches the American coast. Many of the shipowners had transmitted orders to their cap tains to take no more steerage passengers until there is some alteration in the disease. It is said, writes the Herald, that the British law, which compels vessels to carry food for their passengers, and to deal it out to them, has had a bad effect. The strong overcome the weak, and obtain an undue allowance of food, while the latter are either deprived of their full share or cut off, in some in stances, altogether. Amidst such a number it is found impossible to cook for them, especially in stormy weather. From the same cause it is found impossible to bestow the necessary medical attention and nursing on the sick. They often appear indisposed to care for themselves, and still less inclined to lend a helping hand to their suffer ing companions. They crowd on shipboard unprovided with food and destitute of clothing, hence, in bad weather, they suffer from wet, cold, and the want of timely and properly cooked food, and other comforts necessary to preserve health. Four persons had been killed by a steam-boat explosion near Detroit. A telegraph from Bangor announces that vessels had been blocked up in the ice. Communications from Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse report the weather fine and open. The legislature of South Carolina assembled at Columbia on the 28th, and the governor delivered his message on the following day. He states that the funded debt on the Ist of October was $1,870,986, and the assets 45,175,542; recommends a subscription of $750,000 t o th e Blue Ridge Railroad ; the establishment of a Board of Education, and the appointment of Commi ss i oners of Public Instruction. He says the cases of Manuel Pereira and Reuben Roberts, coloured seamen, are settled, and adds that the conduct of the British Government in the latter stage of the proceed ings was so entirely proper and respectful as to claim a conciliatory spirit in the legislature on the subject. The Illinois had arrived at New York with advices from San Francisco of the Ist November, $879,955 52c. on freight, and $200,000 in the hands of passengers. The steam-ships Cortes and California had sailed from San Francisco with $2,775,064. Bigler and Purdy had been elected, the former as governor, and the latter as lieut.- governor of the state. Among the items of news from the interior is the usual number of casualties, murders, and other outrages. A man had been hung by Lynch law in El Dorado county. A shooting affair took place between a woman and a man in the same county, in which both were wounded, the former receiving three balls, and the latter, as is supposed, a fatal wound. In San Louis Obispo the gaol was entered by an infuriated mob, and another hardened criminal hung by them to the joist of the prison. A riot occurred in El Dorado county, in which some thirty-five or forty men were engaged; pistols, knives, clubs, rocks, and other missiles were freely used, and one of the parties was dangerously wounded. In Sacramento a prostitute was murdered through jealousy by another, named Ida Brewer. In Toulumne county a desperate fight took place between some Mexicans and Chilenois, at a fandango house, in which several were wounded, and one Chileno killed. In Calaveras county a fight oc curred between a Chilena and an Italian, in which the former was killed. In Maysville a Mexican woman was killed by a Chilean woman. A man was hung in effigy in Sacramento for attempting a rape upon a little girl. In a fracas between Boker and Delaney, in Auburn, one was shot through the arm an d th e o th er stabbed several times. The mining intelligence from all sections of the State is very encouraging. Mining water companies had rapidly increased in all quarters ; millions of dollars had been invested in these works, and the water con veyed through the mines in every direction. Instances of individual success were as numerous as at any other period. On one part of the San Joaquin claims were paying $5 to $l7O per day. Wages were good, and labourers in demand at $75 per month, and found. At Park's Bar, on the Yuba, claims were paying as much and in some instances more than formerly. One quartz mining company, in Grass Valley, took out in ten hours, from seventeen tons of rock, $1,599. In one day the sum of $lO,OOO was taken from the Union claim, on Feather River, near Bidwell's Bar. New and productive diggings had been discovered near Sears' Diggings, by a green hand from San Francisco. A company of five men had taken out between $15,000 and 20,000 on the South Fork of Scott River, in the extreme northern part of the State " At Lake Valley, near the Eastern line of the State ... ---, new diggings had been discovered. Two steam-boats were blown 4 on the river between San Francisco and Stock ton, on the same night, accompanied with the loss of se- venal lives—the Aine . riian Eagle and the Stockton. The accidents are attributed to imperfections in the boilers. The St. Francis Hotel had been destroyed by fire, and a man lost his life. The magnetic telegraph was completed and in constant operation between San Francisco and Marysville, through San Jose, Stockton, and Sacramento. Other lines were also in course of construction. The lumber production of Oregon_ and California was increasing at an enormous rate, Building in San Francisco was carried on without abatement. The rmprovement of Sacramento inthis respect had also been wonderful. The streets of San Fran- cisco were undergoing thorough repair, and the Sacremento level had been placed in such a condition that a future in undation was impossible. The barque Caroline had sailed from San Francisco, carrying a detachment of the forces intended for the invasion of'Sonera. She cleared regu larly for Guaymas, and took on board the men and muni- tions from a steamer as she was leaving the heads. It was alWeported that 150 of the same party left in the Goliah for Diego or San Pedro, from which place they were to have taken a sailing vessel for the purpose of joining their confederates. The immigration into the State and Oregon still continued. There had been some sufferin g from scarcity of provisions. The immigrants found the - - 0 Indians very troublesome and dangerous. Crime in San • - - Francisco was rather on the decrease. The police depart ment had been thoroughly reorganised. The question of a railroad from Sacramento to various points of the mines had excited a good deal of discussion in the papers of the interior. The Indian war in the north, although termi nated, was still the subject of comment, several outrages by the whites having been committed in violation of the treaty. The United States troops remained in the neigh bourhood. There had been a partial failure in the potato From the Sandwich Islands advices are to the Bth Oct. A calm seemed to have followed the ministerial storm. The new government was moving on quietly. Prince Lot Kamehameha had resigned the premiership, and Mr. John Young had been appointed in his stead. The question of annexation to the United States still engaged general attention. The small-pox had not ceased its ravages. We have later news from Tahiti. The natives in the neighbourhood of Reiatea were engaged in civil war under two hostile chiefs, King Tamari and an opposing chief of the oldest family, named Tamatoa. The vox populi was decidedly with the latter, who did not seek to usurp the throne, but to redress grievances. The island was divided into two factions, and they were living in entrenchments, provoking each other to an attack. We have advices from Havana to the 22nd ult. The Queen's birthday had been duly observed. The first stone of her statue was laid, and the first telegraph in Cuba in augurated, messages being sent to Battalana, a distance of 44) miles on the south coast. The British war steamer Buzzard had arrived at Havana. The market for sugars at Havana was dull, in consequence of the European news, but the stock was small. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YoRK, Nov. 30. STOCKS AND MONEY.—The money market is steadily tightening again, in anticipation of large exports of pre cious metals, and the probability is that the banks will evuu rvuuce um amount oI Call loans materially. A fair business has been done in Exchange, and prices are firm. Bankers' rates on London are 91 to 10 per cent. COTTON.—(From W. P. Wright's Circular of Nov. 30.)—We have had a good demand for Cotton, particularly from home consnmers ; holders have been firm, and prices show an advance of an lc. to since this day week ; the bulk of the transactions, however, have been in cotton on the way hither from Charleston and Savannah, the steamers affording opportunities of exhibiting samples here, in many cases, before it is on shipboard in those ports. Such sales have been effected at lc. per lb. below the quotations, and have prevented the advance which the demand operating on our very light stock of cotton in store would otherwise have necessarily caused. The total sales since 21st Novem ber to last evening have been 11,063 bales, of which 4,120 were taken for export, 3,793 to home consumers, 1,785 to speculators, and 1,365 bales in transitu. The export during the same time has been, to Liverpool, 2,800 bales; Glasgow, 170 ; Antwerp, 278 bales ; total, 3248 bales. The receipts show a heavy decrease again, as compared with last year, and it is quite possible this decrease may be augmented weekly for some time ; it may, however, be THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. attributed, to some extent, to local causes. At New Orleans, and other gulf ports, the prevalence of yellow fever, until a late period, undoubtedly kept back ship ments. More recently, at Mobile, a difficulty between steam-boats and planters, as to the rates of freight on the rivers, limits the receipts at that point. In the Atlantic states, since the 25th October, a belief has existed, on the part of the planters, that the frost caused great damage to the crop, and they are, in consequence, holding back their crops in the expectation of realising higher prices later on. The export to Great Britain continues on a very moderate scale. On the subject of the crop opinions vary from week to week, and the heavy falling off in receipts gives more con fidence to those who believe in a crop of about 2,800,000 bales ; but, after all, it is nothing but mere guess work at present. Just previous to the frost on the 25th October, 3,000,000 bales was considered a low estimate. The frost changed the views of all, or nearly so, to a certain extent, and the mass settled upon 2,800,000 to 3,00000. We have, during the past week, been receiving accannts that the injury sustained by the frost is much less than was supposed, and that during the whole month of November the weather has been of the most favourable character for maturing and picking; that bolls only half made on 25th October, and which it was thought were destroyed by the frost, have since matured and opened ; it is, therefore, not improbable we may soon find public opinion jump to the other extreme, and indulge in estimates beyond the pro bable truth. As yet, frost has not visited the south western cotton region, and there is no doubt but that the weather, since the latter part of October, has improved the prospects of crop, not only as to quantity, but very materially in regard to quality of the late pickings. The following is a statement of the movement in cotton since the Ist of September last, as compared with the previous three years:— 1853 1852 1851 1850. Receipts at the ports 421,000 751,000 477,000 454,000 Exports to Great Britain 112,000 251,000 150,000 177,000 „ France 1'7,000 35,000 61.000 68,000 „ other for. p'ts 80,000 43,000 23,000 38,000 Total exports 139,000 329,000 234,000 283 000 Stock on hand From which it will be seen that the decrease in receipts now amounts to 330,000 bales ; the decrease in exports to Great Britain, 139,000; France, 18,000 ; other foreign ports, 13,000. Total decrease in exports, 170,000 bales. BERADSTUFFS.—The market for Western and State flour opened rather heavily on Saturday, with less in quiry ; but, on Monday, after the receipt of the Canada's letters, there was an increased demand for e x p or t, an d some lvance was realised. Yesterday the market opened slightly easier, owing to a recurrence of mild weather here and at the West, which tends greatly to facilitate the re ceipts ; but, towards the close, with less offering, there was some reaction, and our revised quotations now stand about 81c. higher than on Friday last, for nearly all descriptions except State. The Atlantic's advices were considered fa vourable, and it is understood she brought large orders, particularly from the continent. There is a good inquiry for fancies and extras, in part for shipment to California. The wheat market opened dull and depressed on Satur day; but, with more inquiry on Monday, increased firm- ness was apparent, especially for the common descriptions, which are most wanted for export. Yesterday the market opened easier, but after the receipt of the private letters per Atlantic there was a slight reaction, and more steadi ness at ale close. Our revised quotations show a decline of lc. to 2c. on prime qualities, and a proportionate ad vance on the common descriptions, with large sales. In dian corn has continued in active demand, in part for ex port ; the market slightly advanced on Saturday and Mon day, but yesterday, with large receipts, a portion of the improvement was lost, the market closing firmly at the decline. PROVISIONS.—The demand for western pork continues moderate, and with only a limited demand ; prices of mess and prime are again 122 c. to 25c. lower. Beef has conti nued in moderate request, but country mess and prime, with increased receipts, have declined 25c. to 50c., closirq firmly at the reduction. Lard has continued in fair de mand, and, with a light supply of good, prices are firml3 supported. Butter is dull at previous prices. Cheese with an increased supply, has declined ic. to lc. Irsort.—There was a fair demand and much steadiness it the market for Scotch pig, but other descriptions remain very quiet. The sales are 600 to 800 tons Scotch pig, al $3l to $35, cash, and $36 to $37,50, 6 mos.; and most ol the recent receipts of Russia sheet, before arrival, on terms not made public. The advices from England for pig con. tinue favourable, and higher prices are now asked. NAVAL STORES.—Most descriptions continued very quiet, though holders of spirits turpentine are firmer, a little better price was offered yesterday. The stoci turpentine is light, but the scarcity of fn vents operations fight room pre FRET ]TS.—NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—T0 Liverpool, the Great Republic engaged 12,000 to 15,000 bushels wheat, in bulk, it 12d, 3,i5(k) barrels flour, at 3s 6d, 250 tierces beef, at 6s, and 1,500 barrels rosin on private terms. By other vessels, about 25,000 bushels corn and wheat were engaged, at 12d to 121 d, in bulk and ship's bags; 3,0( barrels flour, at 3s 6d ; rosin, at 4s 6d ; cotton to 3-16 d for square, and 5-16ci for round . tables ; lard, 40s and cheese, 55s per ton. HAVANA, Nov. 22.—The stock of sugar at Havana ww. 100,000 boxes, and at Matanzas 10,000. A ss o r t e d ww quoted at s:lc. - to 7c. and 9c.; yellow, 51c. to 7c. ; brown, 54c. to 51c. ; Cucurucho, 41c. to 54c. ; and Muscovado, sc. to 54c. The stock of coffee was very small. Rum was scarce, at 45c. per pipe. Prices of tobacco were excessive, and the shipments of cigars were few. Exchange on London dull, at 134, and in some cases done for less. Ex change on New York and Boston i premium. Freights are dull, and vessels are not wanted. SAN FRANCISCO, OCT, 31.—Trade has been active, con sequent upon a temporary increase of demand for winter supplies in the interior, but a combination of circum stances operate to prevent a restoration of confidence on the part of buyers. The supply of general merchandise never has been as large as it is at present. Several failures have recently occurred. Money scarce, at 3 to 4 per cent., on good security. Doubloons very scarce and wanted, 7 per cent. premium. Mexican dollars, also, scarce m wanted, at 8 per cent. premium. Exchange on Englan at sight, 47d. the dollar ; 30 days, 47id. ; 60 days, 471 d France, sight, 4.80 f. AUSTRALIA. ARRIVAL OF THE VICTORIA The Australian Steam Navigation Company's screw ship Victoria, Champion, commander, arrived at Falmouth on Saturday. She left Sydney, Sept. 17 ; Melbourne, 23 ; Adelaide, 29 ; King George's Sound, Oct. 9 ; and the Cape of Good Hope, Nov. 7. She is 84 days from Sydney, 78 from Melbourne, 72 from Adelaide, 62 from King George's Sound, and 32 days 20 hours from the Cape of Good Hope. She brings on freight 184,000 ounces of gold, and has 44 first and 53 second-class passengers, who probably possess over 20,000 ounces, some of them having nuggets varying from 34 to 65 ounces each.—The intelligence from the colonies generally is satisfactory. At Sydney the rural and pastoral districts to the north were very prosperous, and high prices were given for stations. The city is free from robberies, and handsome buildings are rising in all directions. A Government sur veying party was on duty at Port Curtis or Port Gladstone, 800 or 900 miles north. This port is said to possess many facilities as a convenient outlet for wool and other agricul tural produce now conveyed expensively by land to Sydney for export. The Paramatta Railway is making slow progress, in consequence of a deficiency of labour. The Adelaide steamer was lying at anchor in Sydney harbour, her destination undecided. She is said to be in better condition than was at first supposed. The Walter Hood was to leave Sydney on the 12th of October for England by Cape Horn. The market price for gold at Melbourne is £3 17s.— rising. Wonderful discoveries are making at the new Ballarat diggings. Three men in six days are said to have raised 192 lb. weight of gold. The license fee has been commuted from £1 10s. per month to £2 for the remainder of the year— 90 to 110 days. The diggings are healthy, and the diggers are adopting a more scientific mode than formerly ; they sink a shaft from six to twelve feet diameter, to a depth of from twenty to one hundred feet, and from the base work radiating tunnels, which are con nected at the outer ends by a circular tunnel. All the produce is sent up the shaft. - Excepting one at Sydney, all the gold companies, espe cially the Peel River, are unsuccessful, in consequence of the heavy expenses. Through the increased efficiency of the police the city of Melbourne is quiet. The pro jected railway to King William's Town, twenty miles, has not been begun for want of labourers. About twenty or thirty merchant ships, with their topmasts struck, are lying useless in the port. Seamen are scarce ; wages, from £lO to £l2 per month. The Roxburgh Castle was to sail for London on the 30th of September. The Her cules was preparing for sea. Some land sales at Melbourne had realised £156 per foot, or £l3 per inch frontage; fine flour, £33; seconds, £32 ; cauliflowers, 18s. to 245. per dozen ; geese, 255. to 30s. each ; fowls per pair, 14s. ; potatoes, 30s. per cwt. ; butter, 4s. 6d. per lb. ; hay, £35 per ton ; fat cattle, 355. per 1001 b. • Burton ale, £6 6s. to £7 ; Martell' s b ran d y, 13s. per 4 , a110n ; champagne, 30s. to 355. per dozen ; brown Java sugar, £l7 to £2l per ton ; congou tea, £6 to £7 per chest ; Java coffee, 74d. to Bd. per lb. ; Barrat's negrohead, 2s. 3d. to 3s. per lb. ' • English cheese, 10d. t o per lb ; Scotch iron, £l4 to £l6 per ton ; sheet lead, £4O to £45 ; deal battens, is. sd. per foot ; English cordage, £5O to £6O per ton. Slop clothing not remu nerative; superior sorts sell better. Freights to London.—Gold, 44d. per oz. ; wool, id, per lb. ; hides, 20s. to 255. per ton ; tallow, 30s. per ton , oil, £3. Rates of Exchange.—Bills, 95 days, 6 per cent. ; be yond that, 7 per cent. ; purchase bills on London, at 30 days' sight, par ; for every additional 30 days, I, per cent. discount ; issue draughts on London, at 30 days, 2 per cent. premium. At Adelaide trade was improving rapidly. Governor Sir Henry Young had been staying at Adelaide recently. The Echnnga diggings, 15 miles inland, were not very profitable, although adventurers were still at work there. The Cleopatra was loading copper ore for London, and was to sail two days after the Victoria. The Queen of Perth, Scote, from Dundee, and the Spe culation, from London, arrived on the 21st of September. The Roxburgh Castle was to sail for London on the 25th ; Ambrosine, on the 24th ; Francis Henty, and Marie Hur- He, early; Sussex, in October ; and the Great Britain, steam-ship, for Liverpool, in December. The Adelaide was still at Sydney. Another grand discovery has just been made. Three vessels have ascended the Murray River 1200 miles from the sea. The navigation is proved to be safe, and the depth of water varying, for immense distances, from 18 to 36 feet. This river is said to be navigable much further inland, and one of its tributaries, the Darling, is reported to be navigable some 300 or 400 miles. .. . Since the date of our last summary (Aug. 18), the escorts have brought down 258,927 oz. The returns show a steady weekly increase, with the exception of last week, which exhibits a shortcoming of no less than 12,000 oz., taking the average returns for the preceding four weeks. GOLD RECEIVED BY ESCORT SINCE AUGUST 13, 1853. Aug. 20. Aug. 27. Sep. 3. Sep. 10. Sep. 17. Bendigo, &c. 26,167 35,360 39,077 41,681 21,738 Mayor 1,438 1,408 2597 1,590 1,633 Private escort 6,313 4,552 4,846 6,090 — lllllarat Ovens ...... 5,746 5,995 5,358 sul Goulburn.. Total WOOL SHIPPED DURING TARE - YEARS ENDING JULY 5 1852. 1863. lbs. lbs. Melbourne Geelong . Port Fairy Portland 9,389,967 10,248,049 6,791,400 6,721,960 723,400 1,259,725 1,752,800 3,080,560 18,657,567 21,310,294 The number a bales in 1852 was 66,634 ; and in 1853, 76,108. The Melbourne Argus, of the 23d Sept., says :—The market is still overstocked with goods : but our extraor dinary powers •of consumption have prevented anything like a decided glut, while symptoms of a firmer feeling are beginning to appear. Credit and confidence are unshaken; and activity is discernable in every part of industry and enterprise. Building operations are carried on to a surprising extent, and the town is consequently spreading out in all directions, and exhibiting an improvement in external appearance which would reflect credit on der cities. Provisions in general are not dear, in proportion to house rent ; at least tea, sugar, butchers' meat, and po tatoes are at a reasonable price; but bread, milk, butter, and such vegetables as turnips, cabbages, &c., are still at a high figure; the quartern loaf is is 6d. Accounts from New Zealand are favourable. The drain of labourers from Van Diemen's Land is severely felt by the colonists. When the Victoria was leaving King George's Sound, on the 9th of October, the Chusan was entering. She had been to Sydney and Melbourne, and was due at Point de Galle about the 29th or 30th of October. FOREIGN MISCELLANY. THE PRUSSIAN GOVERNMENT is at present having carriages of the fourth class built for all the railway lines, in order to have passengers carried at the charge of two groschen and a half (28 centimes) per mile (about four miles English.) This measure is altogether in the interest of the poorer classes, the present charge on the Prussian railways being double that sum. HORRIBLE MURDER OF A SLAVE.--A fiend in human shape, named Thomas Motley, has been convicted at Walterborough (S.C.), for the murder of a runaway slave. It was proved on the trial that he first shot the slave, wounding him severely, and then whipped him ; after which he put him in a vice, and subjected him to the most excruciating torture. He then set him loose, started bloodhounds after him, who ran him down, man gling him horribly, and finally cut him up, and fed the dogs with his flesh.—New York Tribune. PITCAIRN'S ISLAND.— The many friends of the Rev. G. H. Nobbs in this country will be glad to learn that he has safely returned to his flock on Pitcairn's Island. Rear- Admiral Moresby, commander-in-chief of the naval station in the Pacific, who brought Mr. Nobbs away from the island, with a view to his ordination, in the autumn of 1852, landed him in good health and spirits at Pitcairn's Island on the 15th of May last. The joy of the inha bitants on seeing their tried friend once more was exceed ingly great ; but they were suffering at that time from the double calamity of influenza and a scarcity of food. The admiral most opportunely assisted them with pro visions from the Portland, and has since sent them out from Valparaiso not only some supplies to make up for the failure of their crops, but a strong, well-built whaleboat, which he expects will prove of great value to them. WOMAN'S BIGHTS.—The scenes which took place at the Woman's Right Convention were amo ng th e most amusing that we ever participated in. There was no less than twenty people talking at the same time, viz., eleven bloomers, one bouquet-seller, three market boys, two anti slavery men, two " come onters" and the editor of the Tribune. We annex the speeches :—" The female mind has been trampled on for centuries." "Go it, old gal." " As is this handful of flowers, so is the perfume which is wafted from the garden of philanthropy?' " Gas." "Is there a person in this assembly who ever had a mother ?" "I expect not." "The pulpit must come to the r escue . If evil is ever floored in this world, righteousness must wrestle with it." " Good again. Who'll form a ring ?" "The bonds of the slave must be loosened. The land is groaning with wickedness." " Got the cholic, perhaps. Give it a little gin and peppermint" " Mr. President, there is one paper in this State that stands up for the cause of right and progress, and that paper is mine." " Three cheers for the old white coat." " Woman is a great institution, and should have rights." " That's the fact. Let's lick-er." As this remark seemed to have a double meaning it got up a general laugh, in the midst of which we left.—American Paper. BLOODY AFFRAY ON BOARD AN AMERICAN STEAMER. —A dreadful affair has occurred on board the steamer Dresden, near Helena, Arkansas. About 100 Irishmen, who had been employed on the levees in Arkansas, were deck passengers in the Dresden. An old lady from Ken tucky and her two children, who were also deck passen gers, were greatly imposed on by some of these Irishmen. Her children were abused, and the provisions she had provided herself with were taken from her. On one occa sion, when one of her children was struck by an Irishman, Mr. James Sullivan, of Maysville, a worthy, steady, and respectable gentleman, took the part of the lady, and re monstrated with the men on their conduct. The men forthwith commenced an attack upon Sullivan, one of them striking him violently on the head with a poker. He instantly drew his revolver and defended himself. One was shot through the heart and fell dead ; another was shot in the mouth; the ball knocking out his teeth, cut ting off his tongue, and lodging in his th roa t , —h e was not expected to recover; a third was shot in the arm, which was badly shattered. An Irishwoman, who belonged to the party, and who was far advanced in pregnancy, was shot in the abdomen, and died the same night. She was struck by a stray ball, as the pistol was not aimed at her. By this time Sullivan was overpowered by the numbers who opposed him, was knocked down, stamped upon, terribly beaten and badly cut, and was left for dead. He was taken to the forward part of the boat by some of the cabin passengers, who then thought him dead. He was badly cut in five different places —one on the throat and one or two on the body, being severe wounds—and his bead was very badly hurt by the blow from the poker. After tie had been washed he gradually revived, and was able to tell his name. His injuries appeared to be so severe that it was thought impossible he could survive during the night, but next day he was better, and when ie was put off the boat at Napoleon, accompanied by a 'riend, where he could secure proper medical attention, here were strong grounds for hoping that he might re- During the night he had to be guarded by the )assengers, in order to prevent the Irishmen from again attacking him and finishing their work.—New York Sun. A MAGICIAN PUT TO FLIGHT.—At Vicksburg, recently, a conjuror, who called himself Wyman, after going through the usual feats of sleight of hand —such as burning a card, loading a pistol with the ashes, and firing it into a walnut, where the identical card was found unharmed, taking egg after egg from an empty bag, pouring twenty kinds of liquor from one and the same bottle, breaking watches into a thousand pieces, mixing t oge th er th e f ragments, and after certain magical words, restoring them to their owners just as he had received them, with various other exhibitions of a like character, expo s i ng th e a b sur di ty of the old adage, that "seeing is believing"—informed the spectators that he was about to proceed to the wonderful experiment of allowing a gentlemen to load and fire a pistol, anChe would catch the ball in his hand.: At that announcement, a decent-looking man in the crowd called out to him to be on his guar d . " T ake good aim" said the magician, "or I may miss the ball." The pistol was fired, and Wyman, with a look of triumph, held up his hand with the bullet. Th e applaw that fol lowed had hardly subsided when two pistols Ore fired; in a moment he was seen playing with a ball in each hand. " You should not fire without notice," said he; " you might have killed me ; it was my skirt that saved me." Scarcely were those words pronounced when a voice in front called out, " You devil, be on your guard." Wyman saw a pistol levelled at him, but there was no time for exclamation. The report followed, accompanied by a tre mendous crash, that told the ball had entered a plank near his head. " For God's sake, gentlemen, this is no joke." " Here is another : you may have better luck in catching this time !" A report and crash followed as be fore. The magician could stand it no longer; but, utter ing a scream of terror, very judiciously made his exit at a side door, amid the shouts and laughter of the company. The audience waited some time, but the wizard did not appear. The confusion increased, the benches were de molished, lights extinguished, ladies shrieked, &c., but Wyman was not forthcoming. He had made his escape on the steamer General Pike, internally resolving never again to catch a bullet in his hand on the banks of the Mississippi.—American paper. ATTEMPT TO FORCE A GIRL INTO A CONVENT.—An unsuccessful attempt was made on Sunday afternoon, to force a child into the house of the Sisters of Mercy, in this city. Nearly three years ago, the parents of the child (Ann Fallen) died, leaving this girl and an elder sister in dependent circumstances. The younger was by her sister placed in the care of the superior of this Romish insti tution. About six months since a gentleman of this city, finding it necessary to connect some young girl with his family, sent to this institution, when the child was sent to him by the superior, recommending her as faithful and obedient, and requesting that she should be left with out restraint in the instruction of the Romish religion. These instructions were carefully adhered to by the family in which the child was serving. All passed quietly till, within a short time, Ann's sister has manifested great concern lest the attachment, rapidly strengthening be tween the family and child, should gradually estrange the latter from the Romish church, and she was urged to return to the convent. This she strongly resisted. Fre quent messengers were now despatched to bring back the child to the institution. The child was consulted by the family as to her wishes in this respect, and, when told that her clothes were prepared to take with her if she chose to go, she burst into tears and begged of them to retain her; and she was retained, and still was allowed to attend the Romish church and Sunday -school as usual. Last Sunday, as customary, the child attended church ; and in the afternoon, while at th e S unday-school, she was accosted by an Irish girl, named Mary Kaine (who had been very active in endeavouring to restorethe child to the convent, and who was attached to th e i ns tit u ti on ) , w h o took her from the class in which she was being instructed, and placed her in another over which she was teacher. D a ring service she decoyed the girl from church, and, to gether with an Irishman named Richard Newman, suc ceeded, under pretext of showing her a "splendid rock house near the ferry on the opposite side of the river," in leading her away. After a lon g an d fatiguing walk, they at length came in sight of the rock house. Then the design of her crafty companions broke upon her mind, and utter ing a wild and piercing scream, she struggled as if for life with her captors. The man ran to alarm the inmates of the convent. Suddenly the windows were filled by the sisters anxious to witness the scene, while two of them stood by the door in readiness to close it the moment their inno cent victim should have crossed the threshold. Meanwhile the terrified and incessant .screams and struggles of the child began to alarm the neighbourhood, upon apprehend ingre Mary Kaine endeavoured to prize, m9 but the apparent intention which the man cried out, " Fetch her along; quick ! to rescue the child prompted to the door, the defeated reachf)e fe t rt c h h teo herthahbue abandon o y f onrn g g ' t ' i • tO andn herc e rushing s neighbourshing ails of the establishment sought sh e lt er w i thin the con evervf-,, everything external whi c h cou ld life within was hermetically sealed immediately t a k en b ac k t o th e a t , geTs w th h et lhpee:n poor rr e a n es he il instant was as of se of her benefactor. She is nine years of age.—Pro 'nce (U.S.) Tribune. ECCL.ESL4 STICAL INTELLIGENCE. classes, together with a few members of St. Barnabas' congregation, as a mark of their regard and esteem." On the inkstand are the initials of Mr. Lester's name, and his crest. It is impossible to speak too highly of the manner in which Mr. Lester has uniformly discharged his pastoral duties during the period of his connexion with St.. Bar nabas' Church and district. His great attention to the schools—his daily visits to the poor, proclaiming to them the glad tidings of salvation through Christ, and relieving, so far as his means enabled him, their temporal necessi ties—the anxiety he has invariably manifested for the sick, both at their homes and at the hospital, together with his unceasing exertions in promoting the spiritual welfare of the people generally,—have won for him the warmest esteem and affection of all classes, from, the princely merchant to the child of abject poverty. Mr. Lester is a member of the University of Cambridge, and, during the time he officiated at St. Barnabas' Church, was engaged under the Local Curates' Aid Society. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. The Rev W. Barry, Rector of Blisworth, Northampton. shire, to 'be a Rural Dean. The Rev. Dr. Brailsford, LL.B., Rector of Exbourne and Honeychurch, Devon, to be a Surrogate. The Rev. J. Conolly, to the Vicarage of the Holy Trinity, otherwise Christchurch, Cork. The Rev. T. Croasfield, M.A., to the Stipendiary Curacy of St. George's, Cherley. The Rev. T. Davies, Curate of Dehewid and Llaner-Chavron, Cardiganshire, to the Incumbency of those parishes. The Rev. M. de Burgh, to the Curacy of Limerick Cathedral. The Rev. C. W. Dew, M.A., to the Evening Lectureship of St. Cutlibert's Church, Carlisle. The Rev. N. C. Dunscombe, to the Rectory of St. Nicholas, and Chancellorship of the Cathedral of Cork. The Rev. J. Flanagan, M.A., Curate of Lisnaskea, to the Rectory of Killevan. The Rev. R.E. Formby, Incumbent of the Ville of Dunkirk, to the Pepetual Curacy of Hythe, Kent. The Rev. J. C. Glaves, t to the Rectory of Stonton Wyville, near Market Harborough, Leicestershire. The Rev. J. Grant, Curate of Clenore, to the Rectory of Templemichael. Tice Rev. M. Harrison, 8.D., to th e R ec t ory o f L angford THE REV. JAME S H ALDANE S TEWART, incumbent of Steeple, Wilts. Limpsfield, Surrey, who was formerly connected with this The Rev. W. Herbert, to the Incumbency of Llanycowys, . Carmarthenshire. town, where he was much respected, has requested us to Th e Rev. Canon James, Vicar of Theddingworth, Leices- insert an "Invitation to united prayer for the outpouring tershire, to be a Rural Dean. The Rev. W. F. J. Kaye, to an Honorary Prebend in Lin- of the Holy Spi r it on th e fi rst day of the New Year, " coin Cathedral. which he has just published in the form of a pamphlet. The Rev. J. A Kerr, to a Curacy in the Cathedral Church we of Dromore. nave not space to give the whole of it, but we subjoin FliTheh Rev ire . T. K. Little, M.A., to th e I ncum b ency o f P enley, some copious extracts, which comprise the principle The Rev. J. C. Macdonnell, M.A., to the Vicarage of La- features : race, Diocese of Dearly beloved i n th e L or d ,—Great and momentous Meath. " The Rev. J. M. Maxfield, Incumbe n t o f M ars d en , near H u d - as the events ha ve b een d ur i ng the period in which I have nersfield, to the Vicarage of N orwe ll, N ott i ngham. The R. v. J. K Moor, jun., M.A., to the Incumbency o f had the pri v il ege o f i nv i t i ng you to unite on the first day Ampfield, Hampshire. of the new year in a general concert for Prayer for the The Rev. J. Owen, Vicar of Thrussington, Leicestershire, outpouring of the H o ly S p i r it , th e i ncoming New Year to he a Rural Dean. teems with events of still greater magnitude. At ape riod The Rev. R. W. Plumtre, M.A., to the Curacy of St. in many respects similar to that in which we are now Thomas, Ferryside, Carmarthenshire. The Rev. J. Ridgway, 8.A., o f Li nco l n C o ll ege, Oxford, to placed, the Proph e t H a b a kk u k adopted this course; `I be Assistant Master of the Grammar School, Dedham, near will stand,' he says, ' upon my watch, and se t me upon t h e Colchester. tower, and will watch to see what He (the Lord) will say The Rev. George Robins, Rector of Courtenball,Northamp- unto me.' Thus uniting watchfulness with prayer, or an tonshire, to be a Rural Dean. attentive serve y of the providential d ea li ngs o f th e Al- Worcestershire. The Rev. R. Sander s , M.A., t o t h e Vi carge of Cropthorne, mighty with that de vo ti ona l sp i r i t which is connected The Rev. H. Scott, to the Prebend of Killamory, in the with intimate co mmun i on an d fellowship with the Lord. Diocese of Ossory. It is in this spirit that I would now invite all who love The Rev. G. W. Spooner, M.A., to the Incumbency of the the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity to join in a general newly-consecrated f St. Mary, Dunstan, Staffordshire. union for prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on The Rev. L. J. Stephens, 8.A., to the Curacy of Strawbury, Sunday, the first day of the approaching year, being the Shropshire. The Rev. C. A. Swainson, Af.A., to be Principal of the Seventeenth Anniversary of this devotional concert. A Theological College, Chichester. concert which has been held by increasing numbers of The Rev. W. C. Williamson, to the Chancellorship of the sincere Christians in many parts of Great Britain and Cathedral of Cloyne. Ireland, the continent of Europe, the United States of Th e Rev. J. G. Wynne, to the Vicarage of Rathvilly, Din- America, Canada, th e E as t an d W est Indies, and even in cese of Leighlin. Jerusalem itself. DIOCESE OF CHESTER. " I the more readily present this Seventeenth Invitation, PREFERMENTS.—The Rev. Francis Gell has been li- as the year into which we are about to enter reminds us of censed to the Stipendiary Curacy of Saint Paul's Church, the Sabbatical Year, the year 1854 commencing and ter- Prince's-park, Toxteth-park, in the county of Lancaster, urinating with the Holy Sabbath of God ;so that we shall on the nomination of the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, D.D., the awake on the first morning of the year, as our first parents Incumbent.—The Rev. Philip Slater Swanwick has been did from their peaceful slumbers on the morning, after licensed to the Stipendiary Curacy of Prestbury, in the their creation, at the dawn of that day which the Lord county of Chester, on the nomination of the Rev. H. Pear- has specially sanctified. May it indeed prove another son, the Vicar.—The Rev. Cecil Jervis Clarke has been Pentecostal Sabbath, a day on which the Lord shall `open licensed to the Stipendiary Curacy of Eccleston, Cheshire, the windows of Heaven and pour out such a blessing that on the nomination of the Rev. Richard Massie, the Rector. there shall not be room to receive it.' —The Rev. John Chorley Reade has been licensed to the "Such a devout union is especially called for at this Assistant Curacy of the Parish Church of West Derby, moment. For reflect upon the state in which the nations in the county of Lancaster, on the nomination of the Rev. of the earth now stand. Negotiations have for months John Stewart, the Rector.—The Rev. Richard Vance to been pending between the four great Western European the Stipendiary Curacy of St. Jude's Church, West Derby, Powers and the Russian Czar and the Turkish Sultan, to ou the nomination of th e R ev . J os i a h B ea t son L owe, the prevent by amicable m e di a ti on th e horrors of war. Incumbent.—The Rev. Howard England Tunnicliff Gough "At the moment when this paper is written, the Turks has been licensed t o th e Sti pen di ary C uracy o f St Silas h ave commenced hostilities by crossing the Danube. It Church, Liverpool, on the nomination of the Rev. Samuel is hoped, however, that peace may still be preserved. But Minton, the Incumbent. when the answer is given to the question, Whence come VACANCY.—The Rectory of Aldford, in the county of wars and fightings among you ? Come they not hence, Chester, by the death of the Rev. F Brandt. Patron, the even of your lusts that war in your members ?'—ls there not great reason t o f ear th a t t h e proud and angry passions Marquis of Westminster. V a l ue , £330 , w ith a h ouse. of the hostile nations may prevent their receiving the THE REV. G. A. TODD, late curate of St. Mary's, Kirk- peaceful counsel which the Cabinets of Europe have dale, has been presented by the members of that congre- offered, and urge them at once to unsheath the battle gation with a copy of the Holy Bible, superbly bound, a sword ? Men who are at a distance speculate upon peace pocket communion service, and a handsome timepiece. or war, as if these were matters in which commerce alone RECTORY OF HALTON,. NEAR LANCASTER.—The next was interested —events which might raise the price of presentation to the rectory h as b een purc h ase d b y corn, or occasio n a r i se or fall in the stocks. But when Hastings, Esq., father of the curate of the Preston parish the scourge of war has once set in, who can say what church. The present incumbent is the Rev. T. Mackreth, miseries will follow ? who was inducted into the living in 1825, the value of , " Who, alas ! can conce i ve the future misery of those I which is near £5OO per annum . unhappyare men who suddenly cut off in battle, unpre pared to meet their G o d ? T he heart sinks, and every DIOCESE OF 3lANcuEsr E n.—P re f erments : O n Tues- I day, at the Diocesan Re g i s t r y, th e Bi s h op of Manchester nerve is ready to tre m bl e at the awful thought ! " Once a year, the d ay we commemorate the crucifixion licensed the Rev. Wm. Why a tt, M . A ., t o t h e stipendiary I curacy of St. Mark's, Cheetham Hill, o n th e nom i na ti on of our Lord, the Fathers of our Protestant Church di of the Rev. Hart Ethelston, the incumbent ; Rev. Robert rected us to pray for ' all Jews, Turks, infidels, and here that God would t a k e f rom them all ignorance, Fisher, M.A., to th e s ti pen di ary curacy of Shaw, near tics, Oldham, on the nomin a ti on o f R ev. D an i e l B ramall, the hardness of heart, and con t empt of His Holy Word.' But incumbent; and the Rev. Hugh Weightman, M.A., to the . who that thinks of the awf u l d es ti ny of those infatuated stipendiary curacy of Emanuel Church, Bolton, on the Musselmans who are ready to rush headlong to the nomination of the Rev. Geo. Levy, the incumbent. i slaughter of their enemies, multitudes of whom may be CATHEDRAL IN INvENNEss.—It is in contemplation almost as unprepared for the day of judgment as them to raise a fund for the two-fold purpose of increasing the selves—who, I say, would not most earnestl rat efficiency of the Church i n the north, and erecting a God, of His tender m erc y, would turn their hearts, tha and cathedral in Inverness as the future seat of the Bishops , the hearts of all who may enter the battle-field, to Him of Moray and Ross. A subscription of £7,000 has been who is both the true Prophet of God and the Saviour of received from " Englishman, who desires the prayers of sinners ? the Scottish Church." Other gifts, amounting in value , " Oh, then, my Christian friends, with one heart and to about £3,000, have been offered, and hopes are enter- , mind unite in this concert of prayer, for the outpouring tained of the ultimate success of this extensive ecclesias- of the Holy Spirit, on the first day of the new year, that tical scheme. I the Lord may incline the hearts of men to pee an CONVERSION PROM WESLE YANISM .—D r. Ald er, for. amity : and if, in His ri g ht eous j u d gment for thei ac r manid merly secretary to the Wesleyan Missionary Society, and fold iniquities, he should let the scourge of war take its one of the leading ministers of that body, was admitted course, that He would have mercy upon their souls ; to holy orders, by the Bishop of Gibraltar on Sunday, grant them repentance unto life, and lead them to Hm November 20, in the cathedral of that city. His Lord- who came to seek and to save them that are lost. ship preached on the occasion to a large mixed congre ga .. " Another very powerful motive for this devotional con tion of churchmen and dissenters, and the sermon was cert on the first day of the new year, is the present state marked by a kind and friendly tone towards the Wes- of China. It is a relief to the heart to turn from the leyans, and by expressions of regret that they should sufferings of a war in which all Europe may be involved, remain separate from the Church, with hopes that some to the blessed results of the momentous event which, in measures might be devised for bringing them within the providence of God, is now taking place in China. That its pale. vast empire, containing a third of the population of PRESENTATIONS VACANT. Th e R ec t ory o f Li ttle whole human race, which had for centuries be t en shut the up Horsted, Sussex ; value, £4OO a-year. The Recto r y o f in all the darkness of superstition and idolatry, has at Brobury, Herefordshire ; value, £2OO a-year. The Rec- length been opened. An insurrection among the natives, tory of Lockington, near Beverley, Yorkshire; value, obscure in its origin, has advanced with gigantic power, £560 a-year. The Recto r y o f C o tt ere d , Herts ; value, and may be the forerunner of events affecting the highest £350 a-year. The Vicarage of Wethersfield, Essex ; value, interests, not only of the vast multitudes of China itself, £350 a-year ; patrons, Trinity-hall, Cambridge. The but of the surrounding tribes and nation s o f the East. Vicarage of Bredwardine, H ere f or d s hi re ; value, £2OO a- For this insurrection, wich at first appeared merely as a year. The Vicarage of Laxton, Northamptonshire ; value, rebellion of the native Chinese against their governors, the £2OO a-year ; patron, Lord Carbery. The Rectory of Tartars, has in several respects assumed a decided reli- Fennoa ; value, £4OO a-year ; patron, the Bishop of Cashel. gious appearance. The Rectory of Inniskenny ; value, £2OO a-year ; patron, " Oh, then, my beloved friends, let this voice draw you the Bishop of Cork. The Incumbency of Kilnwick, near together, on New Year's Day, in this united concert for Walton, Yorkshire ; value, £l2O a-year. prayer, for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, in His en- THE COLONIAL CHURCH.—At this moment, when the lightening, enlivening, strengthening, comforting, and attention of the Church is directed to the rapid increase of sanctifying grace. Oh, that on that day His people may our colonial episcopate, the following table will be interest- be led to follow the steps of the Prophet Ezekiel, ' Son of ing. The number of home and colonial Bishops is now man, say to the winds, Come from the four winds, 0 breath, exactly equal, viz., twenty-eight. Exactly twenty Bishops and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.' And for the service of the Church abroad have been conse- may they, indeed, 'rise up as a great army.' crated within the last fourteen years : " A third reason for uniting in this concert of prayer Diocese. Founded. Diocese. Founded. for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on New Year's Day, Nova Scotia Quebec Calcutta Jamaica Barbadoes 1824 Capetown 1847 these attacks upon the liberties of Protestants are univer- Madras 1835 Newcastle 1847 sally known. But when we bear in mind ' the enchant- Sydney ... ......... ... 1836 Melbourne Bombay Newfoandland 1839 Rupert's Land ... 1849 when the Scriptures of Truth predict `him whose coming Toronto 1839 Victoria 1849 is after the working of Satan, with all power and signs New Zealand 1852 righteousness in them th a t p er i s h , '— w h en these things , Jerusalem lBll Si erra L eone Antigua 1842 Graham's-town... 1853 are regarded, then the glory of God, the honour of our Guiana civil and religious liberties,—all these con s id era ti ons ca ll THE METRO POLITAN S EE of SYDNEY will be offered upon sincere Christians to un it e in earnest prayer to God to the energetic Bi s h op o f N ew Zealand on his return to for the outpouring o f th e Holy Spirit, that He w h o i s th e England. This t r ib u t e t o th e v i rtues and success of one who has been, witho u t exaggerat i on, called the `Apostle Spirit of Wisdom, the Spi r it o f m i ght and ghostly Power, of the South,' reflects credit on the authorities who offer may impart to us such undaunted boldness as to cause us it. Directly, it shows that labour is considered the true and say with Luther, thou g h th e sun be darkened by test of efficiency in making such a pp o i n t ments; and, v l egion sctioo„ of devils, ours. we will not fear, f or G o d i s f or us, indirectly, it may be considered a p roo f th a t t r i e d colonial ,c There are other very important calls for prayer; for experience is deemed the best credential for the important still, alas. infidelity stalks abroad; still nominal Chris. in of head of the Australasian episcopate. Translation tianity prevails ; still the Eastern churches are unre in the ordinary administration of colonial dioceses, the vived ; still the veil is on the hearts of the Lord's ancient Church is reasonably averse to. But Bishop Selwyn will people ; and still innumerable multitudes in heathen lands occupy a metropolitical see, and one of that importance are bowing down to idols. Entreating you to bear these which eminently requires a Bishop personally habituated and other interesting topics in remembrance, I would to colonial wants and feelings, already skilled in missionary again affectionately invite all who love our Lord Jesus in work, and with age and practical knowledge such as shall the sincerity to commence the New Ye ar by unitin g • attract the confidence of an i m p or t an t peop l e. Without general concert for praye r , f or the m f the Holy Spirit, on Sunday, th e I s t January, 1854. doubt the appointment will be as p opu l ar i n A ustralia as geoutpouring o in England. The Venerable O c t av i us H a dfi e ld , Arch-,, respectfully The following suggestions are offered, to deacon of Waimate, will p r ob a bly succee d Bi s h op S e l wyn assist them in this devotional concert : in the see of New Zealand.—Morning Chronicle. last "Ist. Let Christians follow the example of our blessed TESTIMONIAL TO REV. G. DOVER.—Within the Lord (Mark i. 25), who rose up a great while before day few days, a mural tablet has been placed in St. Barnabas' for secret prayer. Let them thus secure the blessing of Church, to the memory of Mrs. Dover, the deceased wife him who says, ' Pray to thy Father which is in secret, and of the Rev. George Dover, M.A., late minister of the ta r }, Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly ' church, but now incumbent of St. Mary's, Kirkdale. This 1,2 d. Let them call upon the Lord in their families, for simple but appropriate testimonial was raised by a few friends of the congregati on , an d appears the most delicate his Spirit to be poured up on th emse l ves and their house andg d for their worth mong holds their neighbours, thei r coun t ry, the ministers of pastor on his retireme n t from a pleasing mode of evincin regaryni them, and of ma- the Lord, the churches of Chri s t, th e remnant of scattered festing their affection a n d es t eem f or hi s late beloved Judah and outcast Israel, an d upon the Gentile world, as well as present their suppli ca ti ons on the subjects before wife, whose name w ill never b e e ff ace d f rom the recollec- tion of those who w ere once pr i v il ege d to j udge of and es- mentioned. " por sermons has been presented to tirnate her worth. The surplu s o f th e sum su b scr ib e d 3d. Let suitable tunities which the Sabbath affords for Divine Worship, be preached, an d th e oP Mr. Dover in a purse, an d th e f o l- lowing is the insc r ipti on on th e monument : and the assembling th e congregation, be speciallyim proved. In affectionate remembrance of " 4th. Let the ministers of the Lord meet some day in ANNE Doyen, the following week, with their b re th ren of their own who died 21st May, 1852, aged 55 years. She was the wife of the Rev. George Dover, M.A., communion, in earnest prayer for themselves, their flocks, late Minister of this Church, the whole body of Christ, and the world at large; and and now of St. Mary's Church, in Kirkdale. then specially consult together upon the most effectual That her honoured name and bright example means for hastening the coming of the Lord's kingdom, May never be forgotten in this place, and particularly for the continuance of such a general Some friends, who loved and valued her, Not only for her amiable qualities, concert for prayer, that the year may proceed according But also for her active and untiring Christian kindness to this devout commencement. To the poor, the afflicted, and the young, "May the Lord accompany these means of grace, or of her husband's flock, such others as ma be adopted, with his abundant bl ess i ng. in his bereavement, Deeply sympathising with their beloved Pastor Oh ! y may it indeed be a season o f spec i a l re f res h ment from Have placed this m onumen t to her memo r y. the presence of th e L or d. The tablet, in s h a p e resem bli ng one en d o f a sarcophagus, c, Thus prays thei r a ff ec ti ona t e b ro th er an d servant in the Lord, " JAMES is the work o f M essrs. S pence an d Son, Brownlow-hill, and ~ Limpsfield Rectory, Nov. 18 HALDANE STEWART "is executed with muc h t as t e . 53. PRESENTATIONS TO THE REV. T. MAJOR LESTER.—The Rev. T. Major Lester having been appointed curate of St. Mary's, Kirkdale, the following testimonials were pre sented to him upon his resignation of the curacy of St. Barnabas :—A silver pencil-case, the most costly of the kind that could be procured in the town, was presented by the boys, and an elaborately-carved paper knife by the girls, of St. Barnabas' schools. A silver pocket Commu nion Service, bearing the following inscription : "Pre sented to the Rev. Thomas Major Lester, 8.A., by the ladies of St. Barnabas' Church, as a token of their affec tionate regard. Liverpool, 1853." The following books, elegantly bound in Morocco—viz., " Christ on the Cross," and ' The Lord my Shepherd," by the Rev. T. Stevenson, and " Tupper's Proverbial Philosophy." In each volume is inscribed—" Presented to the Rev. T. Major Lester, 8.A., by the teachers of St. Barnabas' Sunday and day schools, in testimony of their esteem of his character as an ambassador of Christ. Liverpool, 1853." " The Lord bless thee and keep thee."—Nnm. vi. 24. A highly finished rosewood desk, with fittings complete; also, a silver inkstand. On the lid of the desk appeared the fol lowing inscription : "Presented to the Rev. T. Major Lester, 8.A., by his Sunday and Wednesday evening INVITATION TO PRAYER, RAILROAD FROM PORTLAND TO QUEBEC. --The success of the railway from Portland to Montreal appears to have brought forth a proposition for a direct railroad from Port land to Quebec, by the valley of the Kennebec and the valley of the Chaudiere river. Speaking of this proposal, the Quebec Chronicle says, "It will pass through the richest mineral tract in the world. Gold, copper, and lead abound in the neighbourhood of the rivers Chaudiere and Du Loup, the country is well settled, and the dis tance from Quebec to Portland, by this route, is only 277 miles" A WEALTIIY BELGIAN LADY.—A letter from Ghent, in a Brussels journal, says,—" The great subject of con versation here at present is the immense property lately left by Mme. Claes Decocq. It is said that she has left 100,000 francs to each of her four female servants ; 400 francs a-year to e ac h o f th e workmen at her spinning factory, (and they are between 400 and 500 in number;) the factory itself to one of the foremen ; and all the plant, machinery, and stock to another. She has bequeathed her country house to one of her nieces, and the rest of her property to a M. Coppee, who is not in any way related to her." TUESDAY,' DECEMBER 13, 1853. SOCIETY of FRIENDS of FOREIGIiERS IN DISTRESS. YESTERDAY, at noon, the annual meeting of the excel' lent local charity for the Relief of Foreigners in Distress, was held at the Clarendon-rooms. J. B. LLOYD, A' the Mayor, who had been specially invited, occupied tin chair, and amongst the gentlemen present we observe' Mr. Meugens, the Belgian Consul ; Mr. G. A. lqu ile ir„; the Danish Consul ; Mr. 0. Burchardt, the Prus s " — Consul : and Mr. Stoess, the Baden Consul, with Messrs. W. Kunhardt, J. A. Bencke, 0. Burchardt, F. Bossi, F. Prange, A. Arends, George bat, A. Newlands, and Dr. Behrend, &c. The MAYOR said it afforded him considerable pleas ure to respond to the invitation which had been given to take the chair on that the annual meeting of the Soria of the Friends.of Foreigners in Distress. From the little experience which he had had in the position in which he was Placed, he felt that that society was a great beneo and relief, not only to the chief magistrate, but also; the community at large. (Applause.) It prevente d community from being imposed, upon by impostors passZ through this great port, which was the highway to r United States, and he might say to almost every' other part of the world. No doubt there were many el d. which both the chief magistrate and the community iv, I , gladly relieve if they knew the circumstances under vilec' that appeal was made were founded on truth. He thoug ht that their society was beneficial to the town, and it fa.' gaol% with great pleasure that he attended that day. and himself received in foreign countries great courtesy hospitality, on personal grounds also he had great pleasal9 in presiding (applause). a fol. Mr. KIINHARDT, the honorary secretary, read , lows, THE REPORT. In presenting the second annual report to the friend ° ?! this society. the committee are thankful to be able to s— that the apprehensions which are entertained by many es its ultimate success have been entirely dispelled. de, e l Considering the gradual progress our society has I" h i de evidenced by our treasurer's account, we may that it has recommended itself to the charitable publico!lT: town as a suitable channel for their benevolent and ChrtsuAT, sympathy towards those for whose benefit it was so long " safely conC sire The d, ana at last tablished. entire income of the society, as derived both fr om °U ri scriptions and donations, amounts this year to the Burp,. £529 Is. 3d., which, as compared with last year's reco,l::, shows an increase of .e 154. Os. 3d., a result for vvhiclT: a so m c o ie u t n y t i s s t : ain 2s ly l in l2 d . e . b a t d ed . Atoctohneitraeralistuivreeetsauuntiring eXerPa_i_l to swell the tide of this liberality. The balance now in _k d to public to form an estimate of the s tate or the oc le ie Y n judge how far it has carried out the it was the object originated : Subscrip- Persons Donations. Lions. relieve d. , 5 3 4 1852.... '126 12 0.. .e 248 .. 798 with a sum Or ' ,, ;,6" 2 8 5 1853.... 182 I 3.. 347 .. 1114 A table, as usual, has been prepared, classifying cants according to their nationality. A retnarkahle in cr ease __,so will be noticed in the number of Germans, conscquen r N o . the increasing celebrity of Liverpool as a port of emir'" from But, according to the rules of the society, cases srising. _. 1 ,,, this circumstance are dealt with cautiously, and relieve! "f t :. where the distress has been caused by unforeseen accnl!!!.(7, the aPPI i " On all occasions the committee have endeavoured to act e u i t ief. the experience made wi t h regar d to t h e di spens i n g o f iei , of and avoided money grants as m u ch as p o ssible, lit It &c., which board and lodging, passages by rail or steamer, • o f were provided in preferen ce , and thereby a good deal wig. ancy and imposition effectually checked. their Your committee has the pleasing duty of expressing aus cb hest thanks to Mr Emil Springmann (of the firm of E.„.' bis• and Co.), formerly Austrian consul in this town, for to valuable addition to the means of this society, by hand u ive our treasurer the sum of 'B5 16 s . 3d ., rece i ve d fronl_ted Hungarians, whose interests he s o s uccess f u lly represffde, when Austrian consul that they readily complied with Ina sire of contributing towards the funds of the society. o de' 1 he committee, consitering the increasing demands r ".-nty upon them, would earn e stly a pp ea l to t h e pu bli c for 8 , 1 110 tinuation of the liberal suppo r t hith er t o gran t e d, ens" them to afford relief to so many pressing wants. ..niet Mr. J. A. BENCKE, the trea surer , th en rea d a sto'ner of the accounts. There was £lOO balance carried — it cl from last year ; there h a d b een £347 su b scr iptions . a ed _ £96 donations received, to ge th er w ith th e £B5 rec ei 0 , 5 from Mr. Springman. H e s h ou ld s t a t e th e c i rcu mstse, in which the Hungarian s h a d su b scr ib e d th e l a tter su„ They were shipwrecked, and sustained , rea t loss , losing the goods and effect s w hi c h they with the • o.l c ll c ip He believed that a steamer had r un down e ves sel w' i t e on was carrying them across the ocean ; and they broughtliey action'against the steam-packet company, from whe' ll er ed obtained reparation, and it w a s p ar t o f th e sum so reev e To that they had paid over to the soc i e t y. (A pp laase'inded the debit of the society there h a d b een £2lO 1 6 5 exPe-tout in relief ; loans granted, £67 ; passages pa i d, £2 4 ; assts e; secretary's salary £55 10s. t oge th er w ith ren t of ou' , s and there was with cash on hand and at the bal, ker o f a balance altogether t o th e cre dit o f t h e socie ty is £251 12s. Bd. He wished to say a few words 'nit the subject of that bala nce , l est it s h ou ld b e thoof, t , that they were too affluent, and required too little oss P es twee. It should be known that, although their balte eir now was £251 • odd, in the beginning of October t : es l funds-were so low, that on o n e occas i on , when an alUo was made to them by some s hip wrec k e d persons ,j, returned in the Isaac W r i g ht from New York, w le g vessel had been disabled on the I r i s h coast, 200 of the m ' who were foreigners, applied t o th e s o c i e ty ; and altho u g; , the agents, Messrs. Baring and Co., were quite willing t° provide for those passengers berths, and forward th e _ _ out, gentlemen would all know that the provisions su p' plied on board those vessels were very meagre, and harlt`e; sufficient to carry people comfortably across the Atlanle The society, therefore, was applied to, and so low were I ',, funds, that ' the committee could not permit themselves :, grant more than £lO. Fortunately, Mr. J. Harty Me the assistant-secretary, c a ll e d u p on the friends !!! , 4 . 0 , society for further subscriptions, and he was enablnit's. collect £3B in addition. Th ey, th ere f o re, had £4,9 a posal, and that sum was laid- vat- - in e xtra-provisionioB , clothing, and medicine ; and, ivith a trifle of ready moneYr 200 unfortunate individuals were sent on their d e s' Lination. (Applause). Then they had others, as by th! Charles Crooker, who were relieved as the society's melt permitted. To show the meetinc, how their funds st op" 4.. in September, suppose they took ' the present balazre, e , t £251, and deduct from it l as t y ea r' s balance of £lOO, tt' d would leave only £l5l ; and it should be borne in roa'_,.. that the balance of last year was a portion of donatio ns ' which it was agreed should be laid aside to form a per t:o l nent fund from which theycouldderiveinterest, which wef ot give steadiness to their income; and it was still intended tii , s it should be so applied. Then there was Mr. Springai e ll, donation of £B5 to be deducted, which left them only ' li t. Then there were £2l of subscriptions and donations e ti o standing, which were doubtful, and were not Pai d d recently. New subscriptions amounted to £62 7 5„,- , an t new donations £2l Bs., maki n g t oge th er £B3 15s. Pi; eo n not been for this new relief, their funds would hav e o ia at a very low ebb, fo r it was that and the donation f e e t i l i Mr. Springmann, which put them in th e p os ition /ow lo st they now stand. He (Mr. Bencke) advocated at the t d keP meeting that their donations should be put aside a 1 1,.,, they for a fund for the establishment of a house, in whi'",„ i t of could receive distressed people, who might be in 'Y' as siS° lodging and necessary food ; but, since then, thei r 04 ,4- tant secretary had made an arrangement with le u „,. e- tieS house keepers of the town, who would receive those Pp o g for from ls. to is. 6d. for 24 hours, giving them 10 , I'M/ and two or three meals a day. He was sure that' a n d, with an establishment cou ld h ar dly d o th e same , - therefore, what he ad v oc a t e d l as t y ear h e no l o nger °Al i ; r e. cated. Mr. Bencke then resumed his seat amid BP,P I ' to A series of formal r es ol u ti ons , for which we l am e d refer refer to the advertisement, were th en p u t and ej . ,"'" A The report and stateme n t o f accoun t s were a dopte d' f o r vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Edmund Molynea l ' r e his services. The president and vice-president were tto e appointed, an honorary secretary el ec t e d, an d a con a ' for the ensuing year chosen. Mr. F. PRANGE, the vice-president, said, that th e re; Mr. Hirsch, at the end of the year, h a d res i gn ed his v ispAt as honorary secretary, and he proposed that their ti, thanks should be given to that gentleman for the e t . tbe - ' ing zeal which be had sho wn i n th e discharge2those onerous duties of the office. Mr. Prange said, that W ere who recollected the small beginning of the society, ,7 00 ,g aware that it was p r i nc i pa ll y ow i ng to t h e repr esentaw,o and exertions of M r . Hi rsc h th a t th e f oun dation tr ee s laid for it. At the German church, so much di ' s fort' came under his observation, that he felt the necessitLebe society of this kind, and he therefore set about it; a nd ir e l i . o e result of Mslabours ha,d been th ey might gather from t e _beot surer'sstatement. (Appl ause .) H e h a dth oug htitineties, upon him, his time was so occu pi e d w ith' his other do less to resign the o ffi ce. This was a loss, but the loss vv ta j'e bier from Mr. Kunhardt h av i ng ki n dl y conse nted to place. The motion was carried by acclamation- to the • Mr. GEo. HoLT then proposed a vote of tharaT he cool' officers and to the gentlem en w h o h a d s erved OP ' ~ of s° mittee. On them devol v ed th e mos t i m portant dll e 'i j ' o itfr administering the funds, th a t, w hil s t th e y dispense" ca rrie d they should suppress imposition.—This also w as by acclamation. • i ce, The busineSs of the meeti ng having thus been jo ° f the Mr. BURCIIARDT moved that the best thal s is Pr e o ; meeting be given to the M a y or f or his kinde uro geog e b siding. He expressed gratitude for the en c s d ; 4 ; 5 0 altogether which the society had received, se (Aplu e su re the Mayor had given so excellent an exanill e l l e w aa , n • diS - The MAron returned thanks, and saiu,, bi t th e c: nr e they would agree with him in regretting," i netai -1":.1 position of their president (Mr. Edmund may . 1 11 b u rro vented him from attending the meeting that a o ne w fo r they had a valuable president (applause), s„' 1 1 , esteer e p o ,l the inhabitants of the town looked upon wi th 0.9 r eal his kindness in promoting the pursuit of W . "' charity. The meeting then broke up. THE LADIES' charit ball will h e ld on T hars" 7 the 29th insta n t, in the y Town-hal be,under the patronage the Mayor. o f D—e - A Str eet havHE INHABITANTS of the upper end e memorialised'the Watch Committee and C'° C h t ot Car Committees to remove the omnibus-stand from street to Castle-street and North John-street. this eek see n A' REASON FOR A STRIKE.—We have_ for written notice to leave sent to a cotton master fromover operative in his employ, and the reason assigned is a: novel' one. The notice was as follows sirr _Thi s is to you notice that I shall leave your employment u nless 1_ 1 ; get another overlooker who is a different religion w Methodist —(Signed)— —."—Preston Pilot. ill' LIVERPOOL ACADEMY. —lt is not every tots England that 'can afford the working-classes such an portunity for high mental gratification and t a steful_ provement as is now offered th em b y the splendid vq?,.11, tion'of paintings at the Academy's rooms, on terms the reach of all; both by day , and also in the eve We trust they will embrace the present opportunity.'"" See Advertisement. THE Tow's. W ArT uns have petitioned the Co u i the b complaining that severa l p ublic servan t s emplo y.ed receipt Town-hall, the markets , & c. , each of whom is r eee t i be of a fixed salary from the Corporation funds, are iD habit of entering into additional special engagernenl'oo th e capacity of public waiters, and thus making a seri infringement upon tilt privileges_ of the petition ers. ° R AIL WAY ACCIDENT AT BLACKBI7EN--On Thursfx•o n ight, as the Lancashire and Yorkshire .rai hvnY t tter from Bolton to Blackburn which arrives at the la the place a few minutes to nine, was proceeding froni beo Darwen-street Bridge to the Blackburn s tation, w -c, a st near the points it came into violent contact with the n lef , Lancashire trai n t o P res ton, f rom M a nchester, B ur 20 &c., which should leave the Blackburn station :It Pm. ; but, owing to a dense fog, it was rather later. yell siderable damage was done to both engine s, the ~„b 00* being destr o yed ; no serious damage. howeVe r, tabled by the passenori iu either train.