The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-23 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, July 10.—New York. Centrals, 84;
Erie,. 20) ; Erie, first mortgage bonds, 101 ;
Illinois bonds, 90; Illinois railroad, 65). Money
easier. Foreign exchange firm; on London, 1091
to 110. Stocks active. Cotton limited ; prices
nominal. Flour heavy and drooping. Corn has
declined. Sugars add Coffeb in fair demand.
Other articles restricted. .

NEW ORLEAS, July 10. Cotton : quiet ;
'iddling Uplands, 101 c. Exchange on Loudon,
1 6,10 preminm.
4
BALTIMORE, June 9.---,Flour dull and heavy.
*heat ; new and old red, 1.2 S to 1.30.
Wheat, 1.50 to 1.55. Corn dull and heavy ;
yellow, at 6.5 c to 68c; white, 790 to 74c. Provi-
sions quiet, but vs:Ly firm,
PHILADELPHIA, Inns 9.—Breadstuff3 gene-
rally dull. 'v at': White, 1.33 to 1.45 ; red,
1.25 to 1.;',0. PrOvisions unchanged.

CALIFORNIA.
SAN FR:VICISCO,. Juste 10.

`reparations were making for the 2e-4- stabliSh-,
'merit of the Pony Express ett a. permanent
Tooting. The Indians on the toute ;have become
somewhat intimidated at the recent .demonstra-
tion made against Them, and have withdrawn,
hut no confidence Can be placed in their peaceable
intentions. ,

The Washoe Mines continue& ten yield conside=
Table Tetttrns of oil, which Was being .shipped.to
'Engle in large quantities by the agent of the
Itothschilds.

'The old- tittachment laW was to be revived in
California, and under its, provisions all unsound
commercial houses were expected to wind up.
Several failures have already occurred in antici-
pation.

The steamer which was to leave San Francisco
on the 20th for Panama was announced to have
on board $1,400,000 for New York.
The, stock market .was higher by 1 to 2 pet
cent. yesterday than on Saturday, on a good
ipart•o'f the railway shares closing firm and specu-
lative. New York Central, 84 per cent. ; State
stocks steady ; railway bonds firm. The bank
returns show more steadiness and strength than
looked for. The specie line is £287,000 higher
than the present week.

•
Flour was heavy and drooping. Wheat was
plenty, and depressed. Corn deelined,,
closed dull. A moderate business was.reported
in Provisions. Seger and. Coffee Were in fair
demand. Rice attracted more attention: The
transactions in other branches of trade restricted:

tort-ow.
(From W. P. W,•ight's
Nnw:Yont, July 10.
• Tho market here is dull' and heavy, transactions
limited, and prices irregular and rather lower. Spinners
'take a few bales now and then, and occasionally a cheap
lot tempts a shipper. There is no regular demand, and
'it is difficult to know at what price our present stock,
consisting. as it, does of the lower qualities, would find
buyers. The large importations of poor Cotton from
New Orleans are waiting a favourable turn of the
!market, and are not .as yet offered freely ; ' some small
portion is being shipped to Liverpool. The sales for
the week are estimated at 2,000 bales, and the clearances
same time have been—for Liverpool, 708 bales Glas-
gow, 98 ; Havre, 547 ; Malta, 40. Total, 1,393.
Transit Cotton : No sale to report.
Mobile, July 7th : Market irregular—drooping. Mid-
'tiling 10c.
Crop : The accounts from the south continue of a
favourable character; seasonable rains have fallen, fol-
lowed by warm weather. Complaints have ceased, and
everything is in favour of a large and early yield.
Receipts, exports, &c., are small, as is usual at this
season; there is no feature in either worthy of parti-
cular notice.

• Summary.—Receipts : Increase at the ports com-
Tared with last year,-792,000 bales. Exports : Iricrease
to Great Britain, 732,000 bales ; increase to France,
160,000; decrease to other foreign ports, 61,000. Total
increase in exports, 831,000 bales,
Fieights : There has' been more doing for Liverpool,
and the current rates are now 5-32 d. to 3-16 d., and to
Havre
Exchanges on London have advanced to 1091 to Ito,
and on Paris firm at 5181. ••

LIST OF PASSENGERS.

From Boston : Miss E. W. Mason, Miss A. K. Good:.
now, Dr. L. Parke, Mrs Howard, Mr. F. H. L.
Staunton and lady, Mrs Todd, Mrs Doyle, Mr H. Buhl,
'Mr W. J. P. Doyle, Mr W. H. Heydecker and lady,
Mr M. B. Portman and three children, Mr T. Ansley,
Mr John Vassey, Miss Wheeler, Miss Tarleton, Miss fl.
A. Miles, Miss S. A. Miles, Dr. Charles•T: Hoffendahl
and lady, Mr James Tiittle, Captain A. B. Forster. Mr
S. M. smith, Mr J. S. Packindon, Mr H. W. Dom-
Miss Russell, Mr James 'Wrigley, Mr George H.
Gustin, Miss M. Lane, Mrs Jane Henry, Mr. Turnbull,
Mr p. Turnbull, Mr B, Smith, Mr Jacob Conklin,
Mr R. Green, Mr Wm. Hamilton, Mr Thomas Connor,
Mrs Ann Young, Mr W. H. Sherrnan, Mr W—Erapson,
Rev. J. R. Waite and lady, Mrs. J. B. Goodnow, Miss
Goodnow, Mr. W. L. Collins, Mr. F. L. Giessen, Mr.
F. Gildenberg, Mr. J. M. Barnet, Mr. E. Auzerais, Mr.
Vital de Miranda, Mr. E. J. Davee, Mr. W. T. Mayhew,
Mr. L. P. Holden, Mr. Barber, Mr. F. W. Themes, Mr.
D. Wheeler, Captain George Lunt, Mr.' George Leslie,
Mr. J. Clover, Mr. Ryder Mr.• George-C. Hockin, .Mr.
S. M. ViTheaton; Mr. W. M. Toswell; Mr. G. Bradford,
Rev. Dr. Miles. Mrs. Miles and Master Miles Mr. F. J.
Hilton, Mr. Wm. Pock, 'Mr. John' Hance:li; *Mr. Z.
Haywood, Mr. John Pearson, Mr, J. L. Lawsen Mr.
and Mrs. Russell,. Miss M`Carthy. Fi.6m Hniifmr
Mrs. Boggs, Miss.Boggs,' Miss Morris, Miss Head, Mrs.
Hillier, three children,
and servant, Mr. Arthtirlioggs,
'Dr. Sterling, Mr, Frost, Masterlnga
Daniel,
-Major *Gifford, Air. Bulwer, Mr. J.
Hawkins Mr* W. a Frame' Mr. G. Kitchin,
Dr.
Lane, Rev.'
Mr. Brewster, Miss Lane, Mr. Paug.

ACCIDENTS.—John Higgins, a labourer, residing in
No. 26 Court, Oriel-street, sustained a severe wound on
the hand by getting entangled with the windlass in a
warehouse in Lancelot's-hey.-7- Richard Pritchard, a
labourer, residing in Crosshall-street, was knocked down
and run over by a car in Dale-street, which fractured
his leg:. They were conyeyed to the Northern Hospital.
NARROW EBCAI'E OF A DOCK-MASTER FROM' DROW.I-
1-Im-7:About three o'clock yeste.rday afternoon, while
the ship George West was being towed into the Birken-
head Dock, the hawser broke, struck Mr. Hooker; the
dock-master in its rec6il, and lcnocked him into the
water. A rope waS.Arown to him, and:he was rescued
from his perilous position, little worse for .his involun-
.

tars bath.
DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--A man, named
William Mann, residing at 30, Milton-street, Birken-
head, made a most determined attempt at self-destruc-
tion on Saturday afternoon. He inflicted two severe
wounds on his throat, one of a very serious character,
about three inches in length. ,• He employed two
razors, inflicting 'a wound with, each. He was removed
to the hospital, Hamilton-street, where it was found
that, though the injuries were very severe, they were
not attended with immediate danger.
LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Return for week
ending 21st July, 1860: Admitted, in-patients, 37 ;
.out-patients, 34 ; surgical' casualties, 37. Discharged,
cured, 17 ; relieved, and at own request, 17 ; made out-
patients, 1 ; irregular, 3 ; dead 5 ; remain in the house,
170. For the ensuing week (visitors) : W. Gregson, Esq.,
and Rev. R. Leicester; physician, Dr. Turnbull; sur-
geon, Mr. Bickersteth ; house surgeon, Mr. R. Harrison ;
junior house surgeon, Mr. H. G. Rawdon ; chaplain,
Rev. Edward Poole; treasurer, Mr. C. Wilson.
ALLEGED GAROTTE ROBBERY AT., AINTREE.—On
Saturday, at the County Magistrates' Court, before
Messrs. Myers and Royds, Thomas M'Kay, master-
wheelwright, of Freemason's-row, his brother, John
M'Kay, a master-carter, and three men named Savage.
Giddees, and Jackson, appeared on remand, charged
with having garotted and stolen £2 18s. from John
Carter, cotton-spinner, at the Aintree racecourse, on the
12th of July. Mr. Aspinall, instructed by Mr. Cobb,
appeared for the defendants. M'Kay, and called witnesses;
who proved that so far at least as they were concerned,:
the case was one of mistaken identity. The prosecution
was consequently withdrawn, and the whole of the
prisoners discharged ; the Bench observing, that so
far as the M'Kays were concerned, they left the court
Without the slightest stain upon their character.
FIRE, YESTERDAY. --- About one o'clock yesterday
morning a fire was discovered in the warehouse of Messrs.
Knowles & Co., Temple-court. Mr. Hewitt having
been informed, proceeded to the spot with several ermines
.and the brigade from Hatton-garden, and aided by the West
Of England Fire Brigade, succeeded in subduing the flames
in the course of an hour and a-half. The contents of the
warehouse were priricipally wool, and the smoke being
exceedingly dense, was very trying to the men. They
persevered, however, and the result of their exertions
was the subjection of a fire, which might have been very
serious, with comparatively trifling damage. The pro-
perty is insured in the Liverpool and London, West/ of
gifigdr glieen'st and other insurance Aces,

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BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY COMPANY.

ADJOURNED MtEitlN4.

The adjourned rtt ;edit a the Birkenhead Railway
Company was 1161. on Saturday, at the offices of the
company, tiathcart-street. The chair was occupied by
kr. S. G. Salisbury, and the attendance of the share-
' holders was 'very good,
The resolution weed it AO last meeting, a fortnight
ago, cijourning to Saturday, having been read,
The tikAntmAil said he had to announce to them,
Viith unfeigned and sincere pleasure, that the I,,iisdoli
and North-Western 'and the Great 'Western Railway
Companies had sealed the agreement for the lease of the
Birkenhead line. (Applause.) ft '-trOVid be Wrong in
him to allow that ortortnitity to- pass without saying
that he thought this had been mainly brought about by
the cat* the shareholders had taken in that room six
Weeks ago. In asking the directors, not hurriedly to ,
pass that resolution, which it was his duty to submit to
them on that occasion, he meant, to tell them thil the
subject he had to bring before them *as of a grave
character, involving math that .was interesting and
important to thh't 'company ; and although he thought it
to be hit ditty to. bring it before- them, still, if the
agteenient• was•Vrought before them, and rat ;I‘tiiii that
desk'sigiied, he thought the execrate& of that agreement
would be much more to the Waist of the company than
the spending of their money upon any extension of lines,
and es al shareholder he should 'say, " Give me-
the
tgreement." - (Hear, hear.) Ho shouldbe.doing him-
self an injustice if'he did not tell, them that he hioVight
that scheme before them with a siicein &sire of serving
their interests, and with Ito desire of sir*, ng any interest
of his owed dr tt Any' other company *lintever: (Hear,
hear.) When he first propounded it to the directors of
that company, he- did it lvith- the• strongest possible
conviction that, unless the Birkenhead Company showed
for itself a bold front, and passed a positive resolu-
tion, showing' that they would not act on the shilly-shally
way in which they had been acting fot years past, as it. I
was aptly described front experience by Mr. ltlAddOch,
who had been a director o$ tbit "e'OaiNny And knew
something of fire tolky of i#evious days at all evenis.
flsaid thit unless that committee passed a positive
resolution, and intimated to the two great companies
that unless justice was done to -them theyr must do
justice for themseliTs; nothing 'Could One; of that

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agreement.- (Hear, hear.) He-said unfeigue.dly that
that was the motive which prompted hinitirst to subthit
tke scheme to his co-directors. He prepotinded that
scheme.as a last resource, and felt that it that tailed to
bring ft about he knew of tie Other.. (Hear, hear.) As
it had siteeeedeA Mu thought it was due to Mr. Darby-
shire, iihe had followed this matter up with a patience
which he (the Chairman) could not himself have corn-
manded—(applause),—and he thought it would tt unfair
if he did not also say Mr. ht Vccroft had had a
great deal to do Avitb the completion of that
agreement. (Applause). Injustice, therefore, to those
two gettlemen, and in justice to himself, he thought it
rcght to,say that that agreement has been brought about
by steps resolute and determined on the part of the
members of the board, and he believed; Too; With thi
.good will. and, concurrence of Mr. ItafttitOrt, who Was a
member of the' board at sone Ririe, and through the
patient interventleA 'a Ar. Darbyshire. (Applause).
He belieed 'that agreement had been so brought to a
aetelrthination ,and sealed.,-ond ,he congratulated the
shareholders on the result, and on.the dividend of 4 per
cent: which they were eventually to receive. He hoped
the two companies would make much more by it. He
did not say this in any grudging spirit. Ile believed
they had paid a fair value for the Cite, and that they
.were receiving, under the Agivement of 1859, a fair and
full value for their property, and it was therefore his
dtity, as. an honest .man, to urge them to adopt the
agreement, and as an honest man he did hope that the
two companies would make more by it.

Mr. TITHERINGTON—Yon speak of the present value ?
The CHAIRMAN replied that he did, and that he had
nothing to do with the future value. He Vit.* that if
the two companies did not take that line, new lines
would be made; and in teltitlg about. extending their
lines, it was not btaitse he: was interested in any other
railway, rottpany, for he had not" a penny invested 'in
railway property except what was invested in ihat !the,
but he did it froin - a strong conviction that if they
allowed other people to occupy their territory, the day
of the Birkenhead line was gone. (Hear, hear.) There
was only one difference betuPeen his colleagues and him-
self aimed the agreement. His impresSion' Was that the
shareholders ought to be summoned to confirm the
agreement, but 'Mr. Lloyd, the solicitor, said that the
resolution passed at the prevTbue -meeting was in
full force, and that the agreement was a perfectly
good and legally binding document as •it was. He
trusted it 'might prove, to, and had no doubt
that if the shareholders were convinced they
would confirm the agreement by an oVerwhelnling
majority. He thought, however, as a clitestion of pru-
dence, that the shareheldets should have been sum-
moned, and should be sorry to find any shareholder, at
a future time, moving the courts of law to set the agree-
ment aside on the ground that it was ultra vires.
Having made this statement, he thought it would no
be wise or prudent for him to make any further personal
statement to that meeting. It would be far better to
let the line pass into the hands of the other companies,
without throwing any obstacle cr impediment to their
taking possession of it. The line would pass from the
hands of the present board on the Ist of August next
and the two great companies would make arrangements-
for paying the dividend to the -shareholders at the rate'
of,2t, per cent. for the first year, 3 for the second yeo.;
and 4 per cent. for the' third year, according to the
terms of the agreement. He did hope that when they
met again they would do so to receive their dividend,
and for him to part from them.
A SHAREAOLDEit • asked whether the dividend would
proceed from the London and North-Western or the
Great Western Railway. Company.
Mr..-Titherington replied, from both jointly-; when
the gentleman said, " It will be a good job for, us all."

Another SHAREHOLDER said the_London And North-
Western Railway . Company published last year' an
agreement which they said was the one by which. the
line would pass into their hands. He wished to know
whether the present was substantially the same as that
agreement.:

The CHAIRMAN said,—" Yes, in every respeet.". He
understood that this agreement was dated the 10th day
of August last. They knew that there had been a great
dispute about the 12thclaus.c in the old act; the com-
panies had now withdrawn that clause and made a new
one. . That company had simply the eleven clauses,
which were verbatim the same 'as those in the document
referred to. • Since the time' when the first agreenient
was drawn up, they had done certain things which
Might possibly raise. some question of law hereafter.
He had never lost sight of what Mr. Mills said to him
at that meeting—," Have you taken care that no points
of law can.be raised hereafter.". ,To- that question he
(the chairman), on the occasion he referred to, replied,—
Yes.; and the solicitor ffovr tiilkhim that the same care
is being taken at present to avoid future litigation. All
lie-'cotild say was that he was instructed and he
believed the agreement now produced to be verbatim
the same as the one of 18.5 P, which the three solicitors
drew up.
Mr. BRYANS--YOU stated that the seals of the three
great companies have been put to its Has the seal of
this one been put
_ _ _

Mr. TITHERINGTON replied that all the seals were now
axed. The companies were in discussion eleven hours
on one day, and ti3ree hours the next 'day ; they parted
on a good undertanding, and everything was petf,ectly
bona fide.

The Cumemax—After that statement of Mr. Tither-
ingtoo's, you will see that it is always better Co instruct
counsel in these matters. I have heard that there must
be a supplemental agreement to take in the points
which Iha re alluded to. There is no dispute at all
between the companies, but I would very much rather
allow my shareholders to say there was nothing more to
eMy suggestion to the board this morning
was,
stehtetrlefore, that the meeting be again adjourned for the
supplemental agreement. (Several members, "No, no.")
He wont on to say
that if they. should hear thera•was.
still isomething
to settle-they must remember that it was
Only supplemental.
A Member of the board said the shareholders would
be quite satisfied with getting their 21 per cent this
year and 31 next, according to the agreement. Some
small errors which had been discovered required to be
set right, but this would not affect their position.
Mr. Hoerows, a shareholder, asked whether there was
any objection to reading the agreement, and whether an
Act of Parliament would be required to confirm it. He
was perfectly satisfied that this line was worth 4 per
cent. to those companiee that very day, and that' they
could make that much out of it by using it for its
intended purpose.
The CHAIRMiN replied that the agreement had been
entered into under Parliamentary sanction. They
parted with the property, and received a guarantee for
a perpetuity of :),3, 31, and 4 per cent. The London
and North-Western wanted possession of theirpropett y;
and it
was now therefore for them to enter into an
arrangement or'agreement for that purpose. They had
sealed the agreement, and with respect to the bill, it was
of course the interest of the other companies to promote
that bill. It would not matter to what expense the.
other compenies,went in obtaining the bill.
Mr: HoGGINS asked to have the ageeement read.
The CHAIRMAN replied that it would be of no advall-
tage; but that if the meeting desired, he would read it
for them. .
Mr. lionsora suggested that if Mr. Hoggins was not
satisfied, he shonld be alloWed to read the deed himself,
in the" secretary's office.
Mr.. HOGGINS said he never expressed any dissatis-
faction.
Mr. MILLS proposed a vote of thanks to the gentle-
men compbsing_ the deputation who had conducted the
proceedings. those gentlemen he believed they were
very much indebted, and he had, thcref'ore, great • plea-
sure in moving a vote of thanks to them.
The.Clia.nuaNta said; 'that as he did not happen to' be
one of the deputation, he could second the motion with
great cordiality.
The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously.
Mr. Derbyshire responded on behalf of his colleagues
and himself; and a vote of thanks having been passed
to the chairmaßl the proceedings terminated.

THE SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A SCOTCH
CLERGYMAN IN WATERLOO ROAD.

On Saturday, the Coroner held an inquest on the
body of a gentleman, supposed to be the Rev. George
Harris, and from letterg tiAdcanibiiti ?oilnii With him,
he appeals to ilp,e been the minister of Mansie, Gamrie,
Banffshire, Scotland.
From what could lo collected from the evidence, it
appeared; tint' deceased cane from Glasgow on Thurs-
day, by the steam-ship Heron, and put tip ate Mr. Mar-
-dock's, 71, Waterloo-fotid. :if *mill appear that he
seemed very,l4*-spirkted;. affil tkinii atter goin, tipstairs,
`fie as fosind ~iii the beatooin of the lady .of the
house, putting on her silk gown, saying it was very
t01d..-. He was put to bed,-and next morning the master
went up and asked him; how he was, and he replied lie.
was better. It was thought he was. labouring under the
effects of drink.. About four the bar maid *mit tip, and
found him insensihle-On the floor. Dr. Hill was then
called, and he stated as follows :
•Mr. Charles Hill, urgeon, said he was called into the
hoUse to see deceased, . and was of otinititi that ho was
labouring under the•eteets of a narcotic poison. He
used tilt trOmacli pump, and emptied the stomach, and
used other remedies: Has since made a post inortent
examination, and is'of opinion that death was caused by
a narcotic poison. He fotitilin his pocket a bottle "con-
taining a small quantity of potiiderpd iipitim.
Politetoilicer iiarrdiv Oro'. tl j saiii. be Waniied tieteased
front folli (MCA Until lie died at twelve. He got a
*Oat deal of papers on him, and letters. There were
deeds of assignment, policies'of insurance, check-books,
maps, travelling , compasses, &c. • There was a letter
addressed to D. D. Black, Esq., hanker,
.Brechin. All
the, other letters seemed to have been received by the
deceased, and were directed to him as before stated.
Inn memorandum which was got in his pocket was the
following, stipposed in the deceased's liatid*riting
" Luggage iii Heron; tyritti Glaitoir'FZ-Thiets Parcels,
two letters:, iiiTo Msf live phinid,,tioted, five pounds'in
pocik. y
God in his great mercy have mercy on
,My poor unfortuoate unworthy soul, for Jesus Christ's
sake. 'My life here I cannot support, and may God,
as well as my dear friends, forgive me.—Amen."
The Jury at once returned a verdict that he poisoned
himself. whilst labouring under temporary insanity. A
telegraphic message Was ant to Fbmb of the persons
indicated by the letters found on deceased