The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-04 00:00:00

MISOELLA.NEOUS.

Why are hoops like church towers ? They surround
the belles.
What is meant, says "Inquirer," by "building the
lofty rhyme" ?. Writing verses in a garret, of course.
The new acceleration of the mail. service betweon
London and Paris was very successfully commenced
on Tuesday.
The mar says, it is understood that the dendand of
the paper-makers for protection will not be conceded by
Parliament.

"Stop that abominable noise," said a commanding
officer to a trumpeter in the midst of a battle; "we can
stand fire, but we can't stand that air."
The easiest and best .way to expand the chest is to
have a pod, large heart in it : it saves the cost of
gymnastics.

A contemporaryinquires if the young ladies of the
present day are fitted for wives. A much more impor-
tant inquiry is, whether they are fitted for husbands?
A coerespdtdent of the Globe states, that the number
of Protestants and Catholics is about equal in the
London Irish Volunteer Corps.
The' Emigration Commissioners have accepted the
Planet for the conveyance of emigrants from Plymouth
'to Moreton Bay at seventeen guineas per statute adult.
Mr. G. Bowyer, M.P. for Dundalk, was on Tuesday
enrolled one' of the effective members of the London
Irish Rifle Volunteers.
The Daily. News ,city article anticipates some diffi-
cUlty in the payments from retail houses in the drapery
trade, the backwardness of the season having interfered
materially with the sale of spring goods.
The flight of a stockbroker from the Bonne, leaving
deficiencies of £120,000, is confirmed in the Paris
letters. Nearly all the stockbrokers are losers by it, and
his said to be a very flagrant affair.
Give me death, or rice me Mary ! What's life,
without Mary ?----and what's Mary, without life ? Then
give me death, or give me Mary—with rt decided pre
erence for Mary.
The collection in Cork for the Pope on Sunday realised
£1,060 odd shillings and pence, which, added to the sum
posted on the day of the preliminaty meeting, makes a
grand total of about £2,600 from the capital of Munster.
He who resolves frequently, is apt to spend all hie
energies in his resolutions. It is better to advance upon
the journey which you have proposed, even though the
baggage be left behind.
A bachelor returning the other evening from a ball
in a crowded coach, declared with
.0 groan that he had
not the slightest objection to "rings on his 'fingere,"
but he had a most unequivocal objection to . belle, on
his toes."
The Times, in stating that the Duke of Argyle is only
appointed ad interim, says, that when three weeks have
elapsed, and if the Earl of_ Elgin has proceeded on his
mission to China, the post' will be filled in a regular
way.

The Daily News hints that the tactics of the
. obstructives on the Reform may, it persevered in,
lead to a dissolution of Parliament. The Government
is bound to bring the Reform question to a practical
issue.

The Chancellor of the ExcheqUer; the Right iron.
W. E. Gladstone, has been unable since Thursday to
attend to his parliamentary duties. in consequence of a
severe cold. The right hon. geutletnau 'MO somewhat
better last evening.
On Tuesday, about Eve o'clock, a tire broke out in
the Euston Hotel, in Puston-square. By eight o'clock
the fire was extinguished, but not until sixty-two rooms--
were partially destroyed iincl the roof .right round the
building burnt off. The origin of the catastrophe is not
precisely known: •

In fillengthened pastaralissuietcatlie clergy,of Myna
by the- Right Rev. Dr. wane, the Land
,Bill of the
Govehimenta' drhong- al farietyl of prnitiaal: foples, is
brought under review.:-, Dr. Keane,! like ')`Connell, is
willing to accept the measure,-subject , ta'iraprovernenti,L
as' an instalm'entairidstice%P Ireland: ' • •-.-- '''s-• 9
• :Every young than should -remember that the world
'always honours industry. , The • v Lagar and useless idler,
• whose energies of body ,and mind are rusting for want
of oectipatioti, may look • wit,Wseorn upon the labourer;,
engaged at his -toil ;, but lias, scorn- is praise ; his eon-
tempt, honour. - •
Ananibbo, an .AfriCan Prince, visiting England, re-
ceived so many attentions from a celebrated belle- of
London, that, in a moment of tenderness he -could not
refrain from laying his hand nu his heart and exclaim-
ing, t‘ Oh ! madam, if heaven had only made you a
negress, you would have been irresistible."
Men pursue riches under the idea that their posses-
sion will set theta at ease and above theworld. But 1
the law of association often makes those who begin by
loving gold as a servant, finish by becoming themselves
its slaves ; and ,inclepende,nce without wealth is at least
as common as wealth without independence. •
Two sons of green Erin were standing by a hydraulic
press, superintended by a friend of mine, when one.
called out to thtrother:,"-Jita I'd like to put you under
and squeeee the divil -out- If ',yet: " Would y
a'
e: iadade,
my boy," '•was the .auswer,T t‘ Squeeze the devil omit
you an' thered,huruntitin' left.: .. ~. - ,
A .?ir.i'Lruniix fait-CotenESTEn.—lta pursuance
of the resolution' recently adopted with unanimity by
the Colchester Town Council, the mayor has convened a
public meeting -of the ratepayers to determine whether
thePablic'Lib.raries Act of 1865 shall be adopted for
the borough. - •
The inquiry into the late accident on the Great
Northern Railway was resumed on Wednesday, and the
coroner's jury, after an absence of two hours, found a
verdict of accidental death, adding that the rail was
unsafe in consequence of a crack, and recommending
that a superior officer should make a careful examination
before a rail is turned at the crossing.
The Globe confirms a statement in the Morning
Post. It says, it is not impossible that the Earl
of Elgin may find, on his arrival at Suez, a communica-
tion which will render his further progress to China
unnecessary, a proposal having been made by the allies
to the Chinese government; -which, if assented to
promptly, will, it is hoped, avert war.
The 'Daily .11-liiii says :—The • Anti-Reformers -must
find some other consolation than in the report of a com-
promise on the Reform Bill. ' The bill in its present
shape is already a compromise. The Daily News thinks
that a few simple and weighty words from the Premier
Or Foreign Secretary would- bring to an- end the Obstruc-
tive course adopted towards. the' Reforui Bill, . ,
The mortal-:remains of Baron de. Bruck lay in state
on the 25th and: the two following daYs„ irt an open-
coffin iii the principal Protestant church at Vienna. It'
was dressed in his minister's uniform, and all his
decorations were placed an two cushions at the foot of
the cotffii. An inun'ense crowd of persons walked in the
deepest silence round the catafalque. .
It appfkars, from alctter written by James Taylor,
- jun., that' Air. • Gladstbhe has consented to withdraw
that part of his budgcL'which imposed. *a
stamp duty .
upoa.bepeat tsikling, societies.. Air. Taylor, in the
nanfe of twenty thousand working men in the midland.
' -coentiea who were members of building societies, returns
thanks .t,o Mr. saight, Xt. Scholfleld, and Mr.:l/organ,
as the members to whose efforts the result - iii chiefly
attributable.
FotraTEEN AtTLN DROWN/10.—We (Yorthern Ensiin).
deeply regret to state that the fears which were enter-
tained ,f9y the safety of the Storna*av fishing crews
have been co4rined, The boat recently picked up in
the Pentland Firth, and landed at Thurso, turns out to
be one of-those missing. There is, therefore,' to room'to hope that any of the unfortunate- crews have been
saved. Fourteen men, chiefly. promising lads, and
steady and active fishermen, most of them well known
here, have thus suffered by this sad calamity.
Mx LAMBING SEAsoN.—CurriF.—The severa frosty '
nights, accompanied with cold easterly winds, pr,:a•au...
ing for - the last ten days have been most .disastrous to
sheep-farmers, On the upland farms, the greater hart
of the lambs which have rt
been dropped duriug the night
have died from the severity of the weather and the weal:
state of ewes, Which cannot take charge of their offspring.
In many cases Bock-masters,,baye adopted the sad alter-
native of killing. the lambs; in order, if possible, to keep
the-ewes alive, as there is scarcely amouthful of herbage
to be got..---;..7higeotswn a. " -- -. • . ' -
. ,
Cu INA. —T It E ANGLo-Fat NcH ULtzhigykrti..-Th-e
Post • says'. an ultimatum - has ' been •sent•in. by the
English and French representatives on taaapot, to the
Emperor, giving the Court *of Pekin thirty days to
determine whether'it will accept and .execute the treaty
in its-entirety,, an(l comply with, such other-conditions
arising out of :hi late outrage as the allies judge fitting.
-The Ast adds, that -the temporary arrangement res-
pecting theaeffive of -:postmaster-general. suggests the
probability that Loid. Elgin might be met on his route
with the gni% of.theaoceptatiee of our terms, when his
lordship,would itarnediately-returato realinaelis office_
THE PE4Itl, FatataaN.—The bolamiii Observer of the
30th Of March ttaa, that the great and cheering topic of
the - fortnight has ..been the marvellous success af the
pearl fishery. The prices realised are unprecedented,
ranging from 9to ld guineas per thousand. The result
is that already the addition to the -revenue from this
source is £35,732. Capt. Pritchard concludes his tele-
gram of the 24th thus :----" teongtatulate his Excellency
and-the government.r .• And well he might, lioT en-that
day the boats brought in 468,000 oysters, which sold
for the enormous sum of £6,960,. 0 an aaeraie df'fl3
per thousand. "Soavalitahle.: a... kettle -.of.fiais;' nays
our Ceylon conteniporal, was neiTer.,COltented at Aripo
in one day before."- •-•-: a ......:_,...____
~.,..
FATAL' AMDEXT.--As a detaaitnetit': i 1 Ole- 29th.
regiment of .Vootrityhic4i. at Pasant •stationeci_ lA.: Sun-.
derland, was returning along ,tfie libenf :the Setihain
Railway from the, beach "towards Ryhope,..whereAhe •
men , had been.:- fox_ : hall practice, a coal - train was
observed awroaehiag
.them, nna • they immediately
kteplied( out Tit 'the';Vief... 'Unfortunately, :at - the name:
moment, there happened to be a passenger train coming
in an opposite direction, on the other line, and one of
the officers, Ensigu'EvCrard; riot obsert'ing this, stepped
onto it, and did. not :perceive his: danger until. too late.
He was knocked down by the buffer, • and when • picked
up was quite insensible..
-He rSterwards :partially
'
. .
recovered, and. was removed to the bar.raelp at Sunderr
rixland, w
holhere
event-has he died on the. following. morning. 'This
y eranc capt agloom.over the town,
_ • ~... • . . .
UOPFIllig AHD, EATING.HiGUKE •Xt mnite-itt.sryoirk,/,
ASSOCIATICH! 1FE514.:47,8./,...:—.The twenty.third "ver-
sary d,inner in aid of the above charity (established - in-
-1837); for ranting annuitiesio decayedliembers(their
widows and orphans, has been held kt the Et-eon/acme--
Tavern, Otreat Queen-street. - . The. Right -Iron. Lord
Inseiatiut titYlihritif,'lf.P., 'Occupied the•ciliiir, Ilia -was
stipiiartoad-by..Tarieus ialluatiel Sziettcla: ext i.-141r9";-
After the cloth had been drawn the 10y_al and patriotic
toasts were propoied':ita'tlitink w# de- limier .enthtt-
.
einem. The noble: chairinap;.in doing to ,propose.the
toast of the evening, said, he was much pleased to be
able to announce, that since the-time the society was
establithed4th(iiel, 6'l' beets..' 'paid to,peasioaers upward
of 11,400, and no Ages than 43,677 ilad
in thesfunds. m' ' , near, and eitilsage):* The altera.
ftiona made very recently. there: v....earw no:,d
as ion-Catposited
onbt had been
I attended with reMarkahle n)ict satisfactory results. The
entrance fee
beixt done aittly with bad resuAttgl in
increuing their riNetpts to almost double), DYO Made: it
)iXoIY-19 le orie,of-the most successf%4o)4revol9t insti-
tntiOnt of the day. Tie 'cosy,e proposing, with
and
treat pleasure; 1‘ Prosperity, to
Eating-house Keepers', Association"Y.l" &The etteet we
.drunk amid kc,wt **lse. Various other toasts were
• `duly - gded• to. 1110 Tonal and instru-
:dranic; 04 reaPn
- mental, nutsie- was under the direction, of 318. tt... H.
Ayder, assisted Wilkinson,the Misses Hughes and. t
,4er„, and
iMeant. 'Batt* Wi and:Warbnrton.: • , Toole
efficiently performed the, djitiei.,Q.(koist44.oo.o.

45)prfri4tg 3ntelltence

CHESTER RACES.— yza rEADAy.

DEE STAKES.

Brother to Rainbow -
Bir William•
Common Sense

Brandy Ball ..
Golden Pippin

Brandy Ball
Norman
Layton

Horace,
Pippin

Emigrant
Tomzriy Noble
Va!ican

Nine ran.
STAND CUP.

.~, '~;!'

v .
3

BIENNIAL S (AKE&
Big Ben walked over.
SCURRY STAKE°.

Five ran.
WESTMINSTER PLATE.

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1

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Five ran.
WELTER CUP.

I

Four ran.

„ RACING FIXTURES FOR 1860—,—%—_-_,_
MAY.
Doncaster Spring Meeting., 8 EfarPendan... LI
'Salisbury . .... ... ... . ............. 10 Epslian Summer keeling ..• ”
,York Spring Meeting..,.,._. 10
Manchester,. SO
'Bath
.... 15 flungerford Bl
JUNE.
•... 5 Bibury Club 2O
•... 8 Stockbridge 2l
•• •. IS Winchester l5
15
. .
... IS Newcastle 22
26,
... 15 Chelmsford
2i.
~.. 19

Ascot
Hawick
Hampton
Newton
Southampton:
Witham

JULY.
meeting 3 Nottingham ...
.. „..... ~..... . ITZ
Newmarket July
3 Lothian's C. a zdiaburek. IP-
Carlisle
9 Knuteford
.-.-.- .................. Lei
Worcester Summer Meeting 5 Stamford, ...................... 29.
Lirrrpool - - -
10 Marlborough....... ............. !p'
ltridgend
11 Goodwood ................... SW
Cambridge
12 HartlepoQl. ..................... me
Abingdoti
12 Pontefract
-- ---

- -
.
AUGUST.
Brighton 1 Oxfor3 ,
Brighton Club 3 Pi yln uutii ''''''''''''' . ' ---. ..
Le '
'Wolverhampton - York . '
.... . ''' :"..
:44""---:-'1.... --
Residing. - ''''''
. ''
1122:
Radcliffe
''''''''''''''''
Egham l4 , '''''''''''''''''' as

SEPTEMBER. .
Warwick 4 Leictilter..
Derby 8 Monmouth 1.9.
Kelso 6 Richmond
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