The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-16 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

The reports received from the various districts
of Kent are generally very unfavourable as to
the state of the Hops. In some districts the crop
will prove a total failure.

COMMERCIAL.

Assignees were chosen in the case of Messrs

Bushell and Walker,. straw hat manufacturers,
whose debts amount to
X 18,000, their: assets being
stated at £5,000.

The suspension was announced yesterday of

Messrs. Poole and Co., boot and shoe manufae-
urers, of Northampton, with liabilities to the
amount of about £20,000.

An adjudication of bania-uptcy was made
against Messrs. Smith, Patient and Smith, Rhos©
liabilities are said to amount to £200,000, their
assets being stated at £69,000, against assets of
£59,000.

According to the accounts from Constactimple
yesterday, it is said that some of the 'European
Powers are not indisposed to guarantee a new
'Turkish loan ; and it is added. if the Empire is
really to be upheld, some such measure is a matter
of necessity.
The old-established firm of John Wilde ard.
Sons, silk manufacturers, Macclesfield, and their
London agent, Mr. Charles Cross, of Gutter-lane,
have, yesterday, suspended payment. The
liabilities of the former are about .£lB,OOO, and
of the latter about £7,000. It is believed the
assets will be considerable.

The Constitutionnel has a letter from Turin,

which declares positively that the Piedmontese
• 'Cabinet has received from M. De Rechberg a
note to the effect that his government Will not
tolerate a descent by Garibaldi on the Neapolitan
territory.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-tt,TERDAY.

'The Speaker took the chair at treire o'clock

Mr. MILtER gave notice that oh Friday he should c3ll atten-
lion to the refusal by the Lords to entertain the Savings Banks
Bill, and to the assumption by that House of the rower of
limiting the time I& considering bills sent up froni the
Commons.

Tie LoTds' amendments to the County Coroners. Bill were
dii,agreea to, and a conference appointed in consequence.
The rest of the sitting •at as-occupied by the consideration In
committee of the Ciril Service estimates.

'On the vote of Eroo,ooo for the expenses of proatutions at
.assizes and sessions,

Mr. JAMES called attention to the 3iiseraceful state of the
sessions and assize courts, •

. ,
Sir G. C. Lewis said that he h.ad often called the attention
of the magistrates to the subject. Referring to i the recent
proceedings at Guildford, he justfl'id the conduct of Mr.
Justice Blackhtirnt, declaring that he had only used a wise
'discretion

Colonel Fmnflui, on the contrary, thought the etatks upon
,the highest officer in the county betrayed a gross want of
temper, and was altogether Unjustifiable.
' On the vote for police, in reply to objections from Sir G.

Bowyer,
Sir G. C. LEWIS declared that the metropolitan police was
43n the whole an efficient body, and far surrior to tile
on the continent, where 'the 'very name of police was held in
abhoriencp.

Other votes were 'passed, and the House adjourned at a
quarter to six crWorl.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE

AMR. D. FISHER

Last night, as we aiticipated, there was an excellent
and: enthusiastic 'audience present to witness the repre-
sentation of "Much_Ado About Nothing." -Mr. David
Fisher's Bow4iet was an,aduairable'piece of acting, anti
elicited seinch, applause. Miss Laura Gray's first
appearance as:. Boatrice. was a :hapOy ttiantph, and,
doubtless, it will. be repeated. We have,the highest
opinion of the -future 'that,. awaits this. talented and
beautiful .young-„acttess,- and should like to see her
Oftener in the same high class'of characters. The other
pieces went. off 'well, Miss ''Goodall, the ; Middy
Ashore, receiving ,the coMpliment to her clever
acting and singing.
To-night Mr. Wavi,d-.Fisher will again represent
De l'iBstre in "e,ur John Na.tttr in "Love
and Hunger.:"/ Mr: FL.Witkins will make his second
appearance.! - . : - . .