The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-26 00:00:00

together. Where shall we go ? to the Bois de
Boulgne or on the water ?" "By no means."
The cousin therefore takes the young lady first to
one street, then to another, and then to one of the
most illainous quarters of Paris (there are still
some streets which merit this epithet). They
mount to an attic. What a spectacle; what
misery; what frightful want of everything !
the rest is easily comprehended. The young girl
moved by the scene, feels her heart beat, she
leaves joy where she found despair, and she, of
course. marries her cousin.
How completely French is the above conception,
and how ridiculous it would seem for any English
author to write a play which turned upon a young
English lady of the present day, dying of-ennui, as
well as to suppose that any such lackadaisical yOung
person, if she existed, would find herself surrounded
by a host of admirers—at least I hope such is the
case. 4 . .

The following were the clo4itig quotations_
to-day of the French and Foreign Funds and
Railways : •

PUBLIC SECURITIES.
Four-and-a-Half i Credit Foncier

per Cents .. . . 95 90 !Belgian Four-and-a-
Do. end of month 97 Half per Cents . .
Three per Cents. 67 80 Piedmontese Fives . .
Do. end of month 67 80 Roman .
Bank Shares ....2810 Austrian
Credit Mobilier.. 670 'Spanish Threes . .
Ditto, Account . 670 !Home Debt

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Ace. Cash. Ace.
Orleans , 1355 ..1355 Southern .. 4971
Northern .. 945 , . 945 Western.... 570 . 570
•I'irew ditto .. 870 .. 865 Eastern .... 615 .. 615
Lyons mid M 880 .. :880, Sardinian .. 4011.. 397-
New ditto._ :. - _Austrian , . 502.. 5011
Geneva Lombard .. 497 i . 497;

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEATH BY DROWNlNG.—Yesterday morning, a man
named Peter Coleman, a labourer, fell off a stage at the
Victoria Dock and was drowned.

The London and North-Western Railway traffic
returns for the week amount to £86,641, showing an
increase of £5,199.
ANOTHER ECLIPSE.—The second eclipse of the moon
for this year will take place on the morning of Wed-
nesday week, the Ist day of August.
The review of the Liverpool Volunteers in Knowsley
Park is expected to take place on the last Saturday in
August.

LANCASHIRE. AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.— At a
meeting of the directors of this company, held on Tues-
day at Manchester, it was decided to recommend the
proprietors at their next meeting to declare a dividend
for the half-year ending the 30th of June last at the
rate of 51 per cent. per annum, less income-tax.
A very beautiful work of emblazoned caligraphy has
been executed, intended for presentation by electors of
Bury to the Right Hon. F. Peel, member for that
borough, alike in congratulation upon his election and
his marriage. The address, which is poetically and
warmly worded, was specially written by the late Mr.
John Bolton Rogerson, not long before his death.
On Saturday last the London and North-western
Railway Company conveyed 330 of the workpeople of
Messrs. David Cochran and Co., builders, Gloucester-

street, Manchester, to Liverpool, this being their third
annual trip. Hitherto the men have paid their own
fares, but this year, to mark the interest the firm takes
in the well-being of the employes, Mr. Cochran gene-

rously gave to each man half his fare.
NEW TENDER FOH THE GALWAY COMPANY.—The

Rover steam-tug, bound from Liverpool to Galway,
called at Queenstown on Saturday, for coals. She has

been purchased by the Atlantic Mail Company, and will
be used as a tender to carry passengers and mails to the
Transatlantic steamers plying from Galway to New
York. The Rover is a remarkably powerful and safe
sea-boat.-,-Cork Herald-

At a meeting held at Accrington, Mr. Entwistle in the
chair, resolutions were carried denouncing Easter dues.
It was also resolved that " the friends if justice" should
be requested to sign an agreement piedg,ing themselves
not to pay the " obnoxious and odious impost," tmd to
raise a fund among themselves for the payment of any
eXpotwoo L. tllc
of their number who may be summoned for refusing to

pay the dues,
&maim/14 C4usE of DEATH.—An inquest was held
on Tuesday, in Maachestar, on the body of Richard
Bailey, bookkeeper, who liyed In Ludlow-street, Titer-

street, Chorlton-on-Nedlock. 04 the 13th ppfailt the

deceased was at a friend's house. Ife had a nieerschauru

pipe in his coat pocket, and in sitting down the head of
the pipe hurt him considerably, and raptured a blood-

vessel. A surgeon attended him, and by his advice the

deceased was removed to the Royal Infirmary, where he
died on Monday.—The jury returned a verdict of " Acci-

dental death."
TiiE VOLUNTEER REVIEW AT NE WTON.—Active
measures are being Is,kon to complete the arrangements
for this review, which is to take place on the 11th of
next month. Yesterday Lieutenant-General Sir G.

Wetherall, accompanied by Colonel Shad yell, p4d a
visit to Newton, to inspect the ground upon which the
review is to take place and to make arrangements. Sir
Robert Gerard met the general on the ground, and dis-

played the most lively interest in the proceedings. In
all probability Sir llobert's troops of Hussars will.be
present at the review, which it is expected will be a
brilliant affair.

SUDDEN DEATH.—On Tuesday night a man named
Robert Robinson, aged about forty, died in a house of
ill-fame in Johnston-street. It appears that the de-
ceased was the husband of a woman who was killed at

the railway station,` Tithebarn-street, during the race
week; and that he; had been separated from her for

some time, and it 'furthe: appeared that he had been
with another female for upwards of seyenteeu years. On
Tuesday night, after entering the house in question,
along with another female, he died in a few minutes.

Aft inquest will be held on the body this day.
BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT.--At this court, yester-

yay, John Armstrong was charged with defrauding the
Birkenhead Railway Company, by riding from Birken-
head to Chester without a ticket or money to pay for
hip fare. The offence was proved, and a fine of 40s. and
costs inflicted.—Putrick Nolan wag charged by George
Kid with cutting and wopidtng bini with intent to do
bodily harm. The prisoner Vias sent for trial.—Patrick
Kelly, charged by Ellis Roberts with stealing his watch

and chain ; the case was dismissed.—William Mann,

'or attempting suicide by cutting his throat, was sent

For trial to the sessions.

ACCIDENTS, YESTF.RDA.Y.—A quantity of clay fell on
a labourer in -the North Docks, named George Smith,

residing in Bootle-village, who sustained sovere contu-
sions of the body.—fames Ashcroft, a boy seven years
of age, residing at Great lioward-street, fell into a
cellar in Denison-street, and sustained a fractured skull.

William Ifathew, a boy fourteen years of age, residig
in No. 11, Benson-street, fell into the hold of the ship
Vancouver, in Prince's Dock, and sustained a severely
contused back.—They were admitted into the Northern
Hospital.

FATAL ACCIDENT BETWEEN WIGAN AND SOUTH-
PORT.—On Saturday afternoon last, as the 6 30 train
from Manchester to Southport approached the, Mew-
b),lrgh Station, the engine driver saw a woman walking
by the-side 9f the line. As she was not on the rails he
did not attempt to stop flip train, but sounded the
whistle. As the train approached ber, however, from

some unaccountable cause she got on the line, was
knocked down, and killed on the spot, her body being
dreadfully mutilated. The driver stopped the train, and
the body of the unfortunate woman, who appeared to
have been about 50 years of age, was conveyed to the
nearest station.

PIPOTS AND PILOTAGE OF LIVERPOOL.—It appears
from a ]parliamentary return of Tuesday that there are
in the port of Liverpool 46 master pilots and 168
journeymen pilots licensed to conduct vessels Of 411 Y
size into or out of the port ; that there are 6 journeymen
pilots licensed to conduct vessels not exceeding 500 tons,
3 licensed to conduct vessels not exceeding 200 tons, 19

apprentice pilots licensed to conduct vessels not exceeding
500 tons, and 38 apprentice pilots licensed to conduct
vessels not exceeding 200 tons. It appears from the
same return that the total amount of pilotage received
in ate, year 1859 in the port of Liverpool was
£62,743 14s. 4d., of whioli £35,400 13s. 11d. was paid
by British vessels and £27,445 Qs. sd. by foreign
vessels. The number of vessels which paid pilotage
was 14,763.

GRAND PARADE OF VOLUNTEERS IN PaINCE'S
PARK.—Yesterday evening five companies of our local
volunteers held, by concerting, their fortnightly meeting
for battalion drill in Prince's Park ; and the weather
X)eing extremely fine, there was an unusually large con-
course of spectators to witness the spectacle. The corps
upon the gtonnd wexe time 9f the 2nd battalion of Lanca-
shire Volunteers, which; in the 44sQnce of Col. A. Glad-
stone, was commanded by Major Tinley : gth Conpeny,
Captain Crosbie ; 14th (Edge-hill), Captain Brady
19th (Scotch), Captain Maxwell; and the 39th (Welsh),
Captain Griffiths. The muster comprised upwards of
200 men, and they went through their various man-
oly.Vrgs frith admirable precision. The band of the sth
Company ealiveued tle woceedings by its presence.

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EXCURSION OF THE CHIT,DREN 134ORRUIR 'q THE
SCHOOLS OF THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAIL-.
WAY.—On Tuesday, the children belonging to the schools
in connection with the London and North Western
Railway Company, Park-lane Station, were treated to
an excursion to Newton. The children of both sexes
belonging to ;•be schools number about 160, and were
accompanied by
and these, with their teachers,
;licit. own baud, vale,. ;. Tel) „1.4,.
mere treated by the dive-
tors, under the management of Mr. IT. W. Cruse, the
superintendent of the station at Park-lane, (who is also
the superintendent of the schools,) and they proceeded
to Newton by the 7 o'clock train, where they spent the
day. The children were regaled with ham, bread, cake,
milk, fruit, aza other things, such as children are wont
to delight in. The day was pnsied very agreeably ; and
the children returned at 9 o'clock, much pleased with
the day's "out," and thankful for the kindness shown
them.
LIVERPOOL CO-OPERATIVE PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION.
--,Thehaf,yeßzly meeting of the members of this associa-
tion was held iiist night in the Temperance-hall, Renshaw-
street. Mr. Robinson occupied the chair, sud ;here was a
very numerous attendance of working 'men. From the
balance-sheet for the half-year,
balance now in the treasurer's hands is £3O 14s. 5d ;
the expenditure has beenit appears that the
£7,427 19s. 9d. After the
reading of
the particulars enumerated in the balance-
sheet, t 4
secretary read the committee's report, of
which we make the following abstraCt :—The committee
have pleasure in remarking the steady growth
and pro-
gress of the institution, and feel that no small share of
this was due to the exertions of Mr. Miller, the mana-
ger. During the half-year the committee have opened
the
drapery department daily, and great advantage and
benefit has resulted. They have entered into arrange-
ments for an ample supply of coal, and urge the members
to order their coals through the association, as it will
place the committee in a better position in the market.
At the end of the year 1858, there were 615 members ;
fit to Ph rddi lvni dg e flea
in 1859,
750
;at the close of the present half-year there
corri,s 7 members, showing an increase of 187 over the
movedmotion thatwns tsheecondbeadlancbey-she:ftr.
period of last yea}. , Tiothawwouilnit
aotrfnig;
dividend of • li. 7d. in the . pOund. 'Mr. 'Reieli
car-
ried unanimously. The report (including the divi-
dend. Brown,. ado e
da
n d Thecar -
den d - proposed) was also unanimously adopted. The
of a 'committee was then proceeded with,
appointment
after' which the Chairman read Mr. Rriing's bill respect-
isg the summer 'esciirsi64 to
fir, John Griffiths 'Lltnigollkktuf
oand.oitt•
'moved that ~ the -committee ' male
that the persons in the si,-_,; have a
airau- ginq? ko.i: ylositiK the store One htilf-day M .he
emotion Wai !.etQncleci M 'was also an oieng-
toTthh;
half-hcllift but that the !tore be not' rs'°geu• -After
various Members had ;Token on the suveet, the original
wentweek.
motion was cairied 14 a large ' rtmonty. ' This -on-
eluded the businqs,