The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-05 00:00:00

CHINA.-VOTE -OF CREDIT.

This morning was issued an estimate of the
sum required to be voted towards defraying the
expenses of naval and military operations in
China, beyond the ordinary grants for army and
navy services for the year 1860-1, including a
repaYlnent•of £443,896 to the Government of
India,
for o,dvancee on account of former expe-
ditions to China. The sum in question is
£3,800,000.

Her Majesty and the Court-left Buckingham
Palace for Osborne yesterday morning.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday after-
noon.

Heenan embarked yesterday for America, in
the 'Vanderbilt steamer, from Southampton.
At the forty-fifth half-yearly meeting of the
ColOnial Bank, yesterday, the report was adopted,
and a dividend declared at the rate of ten per cent.
per annum, free of income-tax.
The competition for the prizes offered by the
Queen and Prince Consort commenced at Wim-
bledon yesterday afternoon.

The following appeared in our later editions of

yesterday :
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
The shooting for the Whitworth prizes com-
menced yesterday at 9 a.m., and continued till
5.30. The number of volunteers who ha"
entered. themselves for the match is 331. The
first best 20 shots gain a prize rifle. The victors
are also entitled to compete for the Queen's prize
of £250; and the honour of being admitted to
the same competition is also extended to the
twenty next best shots to those who win the
rifles. The competitors were limited to five
shots each, at ranges of 350, 500 and 600
yards. The following Volunteers made the highest
number of points : Bainbridge, West York ;
Sharp, 9th Sussex; Henry, Edinburgh each
made 17 points. Collinson, 6th North York ; and
Part, sth Kent—each. 16. May, sth Sussex ;
Burgh, 10th Gloucester—each 15. The others
scored it and below. In the contest open to all
nations, Roes, West Riding, made 9 points at
300 yards; one of the Swiss scored the same, and
also a Gio,sgew man, named Ingram. The rifles
of the Swiss were unfortunately seized at the
French Custom-house. The Prince Consort was
present during the day.

THE PANIC IN THE HIDE AND LEATHER

TRADE.

The hide and leather trade continues in a most
disorganised state. The failure of Messrs. Streat-
field and Co. has produced a great sensation
throughout the metropolis and the provinces. A
long list of other houses in London and in the
country are said to have succumbed. The liabili-
ties of Smith, Patient and Smith, will amount to
something like £200,000; those of Herbert, Smith
and Co. to 1180,000 ; and those of Gibson, of
Godalming, to £150,000. Among the additional
stoppages announced are W. and C. Mundy, for

£70,000 ; Mr. Hacker, for about £30,000 or
£40,000; Mr. A. Waring, for about £30,000 ;
and Mr. T. H. Mortimore, of Andover, liabilities
not stated. The full effect of these wide-spread
embarrassments has probably not yet been re-
ceived from the provinces. One of the most
serious features in connection with the liquida-
tion is the depreciation Which must take place in
the value of hides, leather, and other stock-in-
trade through the attempted realisation of so
enormous a mass of property. Yesterday, Operia
Um-is in the leather market *ere entirsly sus:
pended, bnt Engligh hide, being forced fOr sale
have experienced the SeriOnS fhii 8f krdni 30 t0,,40
per cent. from the prices previously cirreiii: Tlrei
market for foreign hides is as yet comparatively
little affected.

The Daily News says, that about a dozen of
the London banks and discount establishments
prove to be holders of acceptances on the failed
firms, and the amount in several instances is
large. The extent of the facilities for obtaining
accommodation in London may be inferred from
the number of holders of acceptances of the prin-
cipal house that has fallen, none of whom seem
to have had art idea cif the number of discount
accounts opened by the firm with other establish-
mentg, or that many of the bills offered reprez
seated merely e. feriethil ttf previous oblig ions.

• Mr. Bingham, the senior magistrate di the
Marlbrough-street Police Court, has retired in
consequence of severe indisposition.
A total of 165 officers and 5,971 non-commis-
sioned officers and men will be despatched to
India in the course of the present Month.
The death of Sir George Bowyer is announced.
Ile is succeeded in his titles and estates by his
eldest son, the member for Dundalk, now Sir
George Bowyer.
Three 12-pounder guns on Mr. Whitworth's
principle are in a forward state of construction,
and are intended to be employed at the forth-
coming competition at Shoeburyness.
At the meeting of the shareholders of the
notorious North of Europe Steam Company, held
yesterday, the attempt to discover what has
become of the L 400,000 was, as heretofore,
unsuccessful.

The Times city article tontaini 'it communi-
cation from an experienced-source on the present
state of the I%lanchester trade to India; The
object is id poira ddt tlieniathidr id *high thit
trade must itievitably be iuterfetkt *ilk by the
ifitr9thctipn of the system of protection to ItttivA
industry. -

The strength of one of the -Armstrong 12- t
pounder guns has been substantiatedinariettreme
manner. The gun was loaded_ and: tired with
every ounce of powder which the chatnitei was
capable of containing, to Whielf *O4MA a long
cylinder or bar of solid iron equivalimt to five
ordinary shot. This charge was reMitted and
fired up to the 50th round. After ample scrutiny
it was pronounced that no ordiniry usage etSuld
burdt or damage the gun.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMAIONS.-Yzwrzla7;.l4-

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that to-morrow,-.. the day
when Lord Palmerston moved the resolutions on it el'ai Bill, -
he should move, by way of an amendment, the following reso-
lution : "That an address be presented to her "Majelsk, pray-
ing that she will not prorogue Parliament until i "repealing
the exeislpii paper. be passed in the two Houses,to be sub•
nutted to-her Royal assent," Ile ftirther ingtiired Whether
the resolutions of Lot/ Pahherstrin *ere to be moved itnietilet
or seriatim. . , •
Sir G. C. LEIV/S replied that they would neeellaiilY
moved seriatim.

On the order for the second reading of the Ilighwap Bill,
Mr. HODGETICSON moved, as an amendment, that:trtehill be
read a second time that day three months. He etnasideretrthat
the bill would lead to greater jobbing than the Poor-law Bil
itself. - •

Mr: Freeland opposed and Mr. lier Seyiner
bill.

supported the
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After some discussion,
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Sir G. C. I.4EIVIS explained at length the ditta,iid'et:the bill.
1. . .
and answered the objections urged 'against if.-:;.•Thd';rilletlA6
of the bill was to, get rid of tke ContraeOesitelef:. rechial
roads, to throw the districts into a larger:el7l4 suet to pails thd
management under a siilful'head ,manager....* collided
that, while the central primitive eyeteniltegutbeeiklihatever
money was spent, was in great partvrasie4:7-Ttritlt ifieured
that, whatever money was paid by titi':ijtejaatklLXOtild be
well and advantageously expended:.7 • :-:;::::
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Mr. HENLEY defended' the present system; 0641 il -denjared
was fairly a representative iiiateii),''ailii AiliAdsw . hat the
propoted alteration would lead. to CifieifeeijtudEvAgion, and
ultimately to the establishment eta eentraLLnianaboard.

The House divided, when the secOndltSilintielis eanieel
203 to 120. • - S'N

On the order of the day for going-into conarni tee, on the
Dealers in Marine Stores Bill, .

Mr. SPOONER explained the object bf theiill,4lileti- was to
put a stop to the illegal exercise of pft«. '4
made the eloak for the receivers of stolen goods.....Mhaaeisifielera •
would be put under the same restrictions and sOperlittendesee
as the pawnbrokers, and compelled to take out a lieettae.
After some remarks from M.r. narris,
Sir G. C. LEWIS admitted that these dealeri &elf
receivers of stolen goods, and ought to he Putisrefer-slontrol i
but he mast object to the arbitrary proyiSiOnit,ot 42,e
which compelled every person wthodealtiniiietal'alalte out a
license, and imposed the most vexatious restrictions- bn his "
.
dealings. •
Mr. NEWDEGATE SllggeSted that the i
.s ou. , first
instance, be limited to certain. loe.allties.aUchiia sl444htlizn"
Mr. hill_ S. Esxcerar admitted that the: intibtle
gent, but as there was without doubt arr.evil to be remicigegi
he thought that they ought to go Into ueniiiitteo
The House then went into comniittee-.464 siiidedikite, in
which strong opposition was manifested to Alig Il aspen all
sides of the House. - •
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The Chairman left the chair. - f,`
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Some further business _was • traneaUtegliLatinll4l-7:Renee
adjourned at six o'clock. • -

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FEARFUL SCENE IN SHIELDS: ilAalliQUß

On Monday afternoon, about four o'cloek, as the Ala-
crity steamer, hired by Rogerson's Star Line of Packets,
for the conveyance of passengers, Waif cotaittg
from Newcastle to South Shields, and was about to
turn up the Mill Darn landing, she encountered a keel,
making up. The master of the steamer placedlia boat
to pass under the keel's stern, but did_ not, because he
could not observe a sculler boat, with an old mait:Mad a
boy in it on the other side of the kelt, As soon as the
steamer got clear of the keel they. saviihe scullerlioat,
and the master shouted to the engineniair. tp qopc the
vessel ; but not having way on her, she will&
siot be
stepped in time, and struck the boat amidshipi and
.stink
her. The scene that ensued was frightful, but a hardy
and brave seaman, Charles Thompson, havinggpt-tteld
of a line, jumped over the stern of the steamer,- and
made for the old man, whom he just got holdof as he
was sinking, He, however, nearly.limaelf get drowned
through the line twisting round his legs. Re and the
old man were ultimately picked Up. by Berne boats, A
fine young man, Robert Greenwood,- an engineer, be-
longing to Newcastle, who was coming down apassen-
ger in the steamer, leaped off the Stern, anti. Made his
way to the boy, who had drifted further asters than the
old man. He caught him as he was disipPearing.
He threw himself on his back and floated Aith'the lad
until a line was got to him from a steamer. Plenty of
boats soon came up, and they were rescued, and the boy
taken to the River Police Station.. The old scullerman,
Edward Wilson, was taken to a public-house, and was
attended by medical men. He was unconscious for
some time, but was recovering. The boy, named John
Hannan, is worse than the old man, as it is stated that
two of his ribs are broken. He is very ill. The greatest
praise is due to Thompson and Greenwood, and-it there
oumane Society, which there is not, they
swhaosulda
hrryavi:e
medals ; for while other people were bawl-
ing and shouting, they aided and saved the two poor
creatures' lives, and greatly imperilled their own.
Thompson, who seems an exceedingly truthful and
straightforward sailor, was standing in the forepart of
the steamer at the time of the accident. He has no
bias one way or the other, and he states that it was
solely through the keel getting into the steamer's way
that the accident occurred.

•
SINKING OF A YACHT IN THE rtivEß.-rt
rumoured that, early yesterday morning, the • yacht
Vision, belonging to Mr. Cedrington, of the Ro?al
Mersey Yacht Club, sank off Tranmere. We have
been unable to discover. any foundation for the report,
and give it but upon its own merits.

A Berlin paper affirms that the chateau of Rosenhofel,
the summer residence of the King of Bavaria, is being
prepared for the reception of Francis 11., in case he,
should find it necessary to make a precipitate reti.eat
from Naples.

GESLER'S HAT. —Who should carry Louis XlV.'s
candle when he went to bed ? what Prince of the blood
should hold the king's shirt when his Most Christian
Majesty changed that garment ?—the French raejnoirs
of the seventeenth century are full of such details Ind
squabbles. The tradition is not yet extinct in Europe.
Any of you who were present, as myriads were, at that
splendid pageant, the opening of our Crystal Palace in
London, must have seen twe noble lords, great officers
of the household, with ancient pedigrees, with enibroi:
dered coats, and stars on their breasts and wands in
their hands, walking backwards for near the space ot a
mile, while the royal procession made its progress.
Shall we wonder—shall we be angry—shall we laugh
at these old-world ceremonies ? View them as you will,
according to your mood ; and with scorn or with respect,
or with anger and sorrow, as your temper leads you,
Up goes Gesler's hat upon the pole. Salute that sym-
bol of sovereignty with heartfelt awe ; or with a sulky
shrug of acquiescence, or with a grinning obeisance ; or
with a stout rebellious No—clap your own heaver down
on your pate, and refuse to doff it to that spangled vel-
vet and flaunting feather. I make no comment on the
spectators' behaviour ;.all I say is, that Gesler's cap is
still up in the market-place of Europe, and not a few
folks are still kneeling to it. —Corsthill Mayouitse
for July,