The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-05 00:00:00

to all the demands of the allies, and he obtained their
full consent to all the terms insisted dn.

Out of thirty-eight persons belonging to the truce
party who had been captured, the Chinese returned
nineteen in various detachments, stating that no more
were in their hands ; but, finally, after urgent and re-
peated demands, they sent in nineteen coffins; enclosing
the corpses of the Unfortunate Martyra, disfigured and
Mutilated by the horrible tortthes inflicted on them.
Amongst these unfortunates was a commissary-general,
a French-colonel, an attaché of the English Embassy,
Correspondeht Of the Tines, &c: General
.Ignatieff
pointed out to the Chinese dignitaries that this barbarous
act constituted a. breach of international law, which
would call down upon them the vengeance of all Europe
—even that of Russia, notwithstanding its friendship of
two centuries' duration ; and that the only way for them
to save China front the fate lilcli it hdd thtis merited,
was to consent to the whole of the 'demantb of the
Allies.

RETIREMENT OF THE MINISTER OF WAR
FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The following address has been issued to the
electors of South 14, Sidney He'rbe'rt:--
iU
THE ELECTORS OF THE SOUTHER'S DIViSION OF

oiri4-rt. Of ifitig.

GENTEI4EI4,-h is with pain acid feet that I find
myself compelled to relinquish the seat in the House
of Commons which I have so long filled as your repre-
sentative.

The incessant attendance and late hours unavoidable

to a member of Parliament seeking thoroughly to dis-
charge his duty, and aggravated in my case by the labour
of representing a heavy department, have proved too
much for my strength, and I have at last most reluctantly
arrived at the conclusion that I must not risk the result
of another year of so .ouch fatigue,
I entered Parliament a Very young man. Through
yoUr favour I haVe,representeil the division uninterrupt-
edly
for twenty-eight years. I hate neter had to iee2
for another constituency.
Neither has this uninterrupted honour been the result
of a complete identity of opinion, nor have I purchased
it by any dishonest submission of my opinion to yours.
Not doubting my earnestness, you have left me a free
agent, ands though differences have eiisted and been
'preservedly expressed, yott have treated me With a Cori.
fidende and an indulgende whith I tail never feflet.
For myself, I can truly say that I have neter made a
toy or a pastime of the position you have given me, bUt
I have looked upon it as a solemn trust, and have
laboured constantly, assiduously, and to the utmost of
my ability; ad to discharge itd dtitieg as best td insure
what appeared to me to lie the ptiblie good:

Through the favour of the Crown I hope still to be
enabled, though at the cot of less physical exertion, to
take a part in the councils of the nation, and the inte-
rests which you have hitherto committed to my hands
will not be less sacred in my eyes when no longer
directly confided to me by you,
In bidding yon foretell, I most offer W the many and
trtte friends who have given me so generous and Constant
a support my most warm mid heartfelt thiaiikg.
MOO, thank aso Pit* Who' been opposed to me
for a forbearance and courtesy tionoUroble td itiedi end
now most gratifying to me to remember.
To all I offer my best wishes for the future, and I
pray for a continuance to you of every blessirg.
I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most grateful
and faithful servant, S. HERBERT.
Wilton, Jan. 1.

EMIORATION FROM THE MtItSEY IN 1860

. .
The official returns of the emigration trade of the
port of Liverpool for the year just concluded have been
completed at the Government Emigration-office, and
through the courtesy of Captain Prior, R.N., emigra-
tion agent at this port, and the obliging officials, we are
enabled to present the annual resume of the emigration
trade of the port. When contrasted with the returns of
the year 1859, the present exhibit little change in the
aggregate numbers Which took their departure from the
Mersey. " tridei the Att" during the past year 265
+esSeig; 8f an agOegate tentrage Of 681,650 tons, and
manned by 13,868 seamen, Were "Cleated" ty the
Government officers, and these conveyed 68,285 pas-
sengers (2,796 cabin and 65,487 steerage) ; of the
latter 15,896 English, 2,551 Scotch, 42,918 Irish,
and 3,122 foreigners ; against in the previous year
68,131 passengers. (2,185 cabin and 65,406 steer,
age), 19,080 English; 3,811 Scotch; 40,454
Irish, and 2,421 natives of ether countries. These ntims
bers are independent of ships "not Under the Act,"
which are not subject to the provisions of the Passenger
Act of 1855-passengers by royal mail steamships
(Cunard, Canadian, and African), and in vessels carry-
ing not less then 50 passengers. To the United States
and (I,andda the emigration ftom the Mersey for the
year 1860 has been brisk, and shows an improvement of
upwards of 4,000 souls when compared with the pre-
vious year, the numbers to the United States in 1860
2,115 cabin and 52,765 steerage, against, in 1859, 1,561
cabin and 47,137 steerage passengers. The second, or
June quarter of the yell-, was, as usual, the briskest in
the passenger trade to the Western Continent. In that
cititlrter 52d rabid and 24,895 steerage passengers sailed.
The last three months of the year were, as usual, the
most quiet. Only 457 cabin and 7,291 steerage sailed
during that period. The largest monthly emigration
was in April-197 cabin and 9,795 steerage; and the
smallest in the opening of the month of January, when
only 97 cabin and 9,795 steerage passengers took their
departure. Of the emigrants to the United States
during the year, 47,203 were Irish, 11,305 English,
1,925 Scotch, and 2,622 foreigners. Of the latter 400
were German Mormons, shipped in the William Tap-
scott for New York, with 371 English and Scotch Mor-
mons, in May. To the Canadian provinces " under the
Act," 113 cabin and 720 steerage passengers took their
departure, 194 of whom were English, 67 Scotch, 323
Irish, and 32 foreigners. The number conveyed last
year was 544 steerage passengers. The reason of the
paucity of Canadian is owing to the weekly steamships,
which are not classed " under the Act," carrying the
majority of the passengers to those provinces. To the
Australian colonies the passenger trade has been
exceedingly dull, and exhibits a falling off of about
5,000 when compared with the returns for 1859.
This, however, is attributable in a great measure to the
comparative cessation of Government emigration to
South Australia and New South Wales. To Victoria
31 ships carried 536 callin and 8,290 steerage passen-
gers-3,537 English, 1,113 Scotch, 3,201 Irish, and
456 foreigners, against 508 cabin and 9,883 steerage in
1859. July was the busiest month in emigration to
Melbourne, 111 cabin and 1,170 steerage passengers
having sailed; and the dullest was March, when only
1 4 Ewa Luz steerage were despatched. To New
South Wales the Government Emigration Commission-
ers despatched four vessels, carrying 1,572 passengers-
-486 English, 147 Scotch, and 919 Irish emigrants.
In the previous year 3,480 Government passengers
were despatched. To South Australia (Adelaide)
only one vessel sailed during the year with 360
Government emigrants - 145 English, 167 Scotch,
and 48 Irish, against, in 1859, 1,053 emigrants. To
New Zealand there was only one vessel sailed during
the year with nine cabin and 171 steerage passengers-
-82 English, 38 Scotch, 49 Irish, and two foreigners. In
1859, 104 cabin and 1,317 steerage passengers sailed
from the Mersey for New Zealand. It should be stated,
however, that several of the Melbourne clippers also
took passengers to New Zealand. To South America
ten cabin and 32 steerage passengers (all Irish) were
Conveyed to Buenos Ayres, and to the Cape of Good
Hope ten cabin and twelve steerage-eleven English
and one Scotch. To the East Indies two troopships, one
of them the ill-fated Conway, wrecked off the island of
Madeira, all on board saved, sailed with 565 souls-336
English, 90 Scotch, and 134 Irish. In "short ships"
8,254 cabin and 7,287 steerage passengers, total 15,491
souls, sailed from the Mersey, against ;7,918 cabin and
4,806 steerage; total, 12,724 in 1859-an increase dur-
ing the past year of 2,767 souls. These passengers were
conveyed by mail steamships to New York, Portland,
Boston, Quebec, and Africa (West Coast). To the
United States the numbers were 5,806 cabin and 3,789
steerage; to Canada, 1,522 cabin and 3,051 steerage; to
New Brunswick, 20 cabin and 30 steerage ; to Nova
Scotia, 6 steerage ; to New South Wales, 9 cabin ; to
Victoria, 50 cabin and 568 steerage ; to Jamaica, 24
cabin; to British Guiana, 42 cabin ; other 'West India
settlements, 32 cabin ; to South America, 240 cabin
and 91 steerage ; to the West Coast of Africa, 446
cabin ; to the Cape of Good Hope, 9 cabin ; to the East
Indies, 44 cabin ; and to China, 4 cabin passengers.
The nationality of passengers in " short ships" is not
defined. The aggregate total of passengers, therefore,
in vessels "under the Act," or, " not under the Act,"
amounts to 83,676 souls in 1860. against 80,855 in
1859-an increase of 2,821 upon last year's returns.

TORCHLIGHT SKATING MATCHES ON THE SERPEN-
TINE. - The weather on Thursday night continued
intensely cold, with a cutting north-easterly wind, which
had the effect of rendeiing the ice in the various orna-
mental, waters of the different Royal Parks, the Crystal
Palace, and other suburban places, and amusement
gardens in the metropolis, much firmer than on the
previous day, therefore less danger of the ice breaking
was to be apprehended than on any day since the present
Wednesday.mn
r.,!. first set in. The thermometer at the Royal
Jactimane Society's receiving-house, in the shade, during
of frost, ight, was as low as 27 deg., being 5 deg.
stood at thenine o'clock on Thursday morning it still
to 31 same
returned point, but at noon the mercury as-
cended The barometer duringg and that point was 1 deg. of frost.
IrnTehaursdav was 30 to 34 deg., and
the weather was
Mr. Superintendent Wil-
liams as being heavy and fboy,
the Skating Club patronised Several members of
sheet of ice ; during
eacetaill
Tuesday,evolutions.
the day they went through various
Should the present weather continue
grand pyrotechnic display will take place on th e in a
this park, which was originally intended to take place
on Monday, but owing to the night demonstration of
of the Foresters at the Crystal Palace on Monday, it has
been postponed for a day. Lord Ranelagh has been to
the Humane Society and has expressed his desire that if
the ice should become sufficiently safe that the Volunteer
rifle corps should have an opportunity of going upon the
river, so as to see what appearance they would maim
when scattered about.