The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-15 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

The commercial accounts by the present mail are lesi
unsatisfactory than for some time past. There has been
an increased demand for many articles of import for imme
diate consumption, but prices were influenced by forced
sales. In the Melbourne market business on the whole
was healthy, and money plentiful. The prospect of a most
abundant, harvest was undiminished. • Copper remained
firm, at £9B per ton.
The advices from Sydney mention the stoppage of
Messrs. Augustus Dreulter and Co., merchants, with lia-
bilities amounting to £28,000, and assets to £15,000.
It is estimated that no less than £1,094,000, in Aus-
tralian gold, is on the way to this country.

.I".RESII ADVANCE IN THE BANK RATE
OF DISCOUNT.

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About five o'clock 'yesterday afternoon it was an-
nounced, from the Bank of England, in the subjoined
notificatioa,,that the minimum rate of discount has been
raised from 4/ per cent., at which it was fixed on Thurs-
day last, to 5 :
The minimum rate of discount for bills not having
more than ninety-five days to run is raised to 5 per
cent. . M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
This alteration at the Bank of England was not
known at all in the Stock Exchange, nor in financial
• circles, until some time after the close of business hours.
The Times says the step was adopted in consequence
of a withdrawal during the afternoon of £300,000 in
gold on account of the Bank of France, and which it is
understood will be forthwith followed by a further sum
cf-L200,000.
The Daily News says the drain upon the Bank of
• Fxance continues, and the private letters that it has
. become more active during the last week.*The diicctors
of that establishment accordingly offer a price for gold
• which attracts it from here, and the Bank of England
on their part have no choke but to persevere in protec-
tive measures. Should the efflux of gold palm° it is

'probable .that a =rise to 52 per cent.. may be decided
upon as early as next Thursday.
The Times says, that future payments due from this
country will be lessened by the premature drawing of
the Bank of France upon us. Our position is like that
of a man who in consideration of a certain allowance
pays at Lady-flay the rent that will not be due till
Miclotinimer, but the sudden withdrawal of capital to a
country where it is not yet due' naturally creates an
artificial scarcity in the market, and enables the Bank
of England for the time to insist upon higher terms.

All the fifteen Ministers attended the Cabinet
yesterday.
, The coroner's inquiry into the Tonging explosion has
been adjourned for three weeks, Until, Reay; the chief
engineer, is Well enoLgh to be examined:.
The ..Datig litotes is atithorised to state that there is
no
i foundation for the report Pliblishedin the Times that
s intended to remove Sir Sarnei HUdson, the British
*Embassy, friim Turin: • •
Her Afajesty's screw steamship Himalaya, Captain
!Seccombe, left Spithead under steam on Tuesday at
3.15 p.m., proceeding down the channel in search of
her Majesty's ship Hero, in compliance with instruc-
tions from the Admiralty. A telegram from Plymouth,
dated Tuesday night, says that her Majesty's frigate
Orlando has been got ready, and would proceed west-
ward to lookout for the Hero.

doiincil

General Lamoriciere has reported the story of his
Italian Campaign. It is addressed to the Minister of
Arms of the Pontifical Government, and is dated Rome,
November 3rd. It appeared on Tuesday, in the Am/ de
la Religion, and fills more than sixteen of its columns.
In his account of the surrender of Spoletto, the General
says Major O'Reilly asked to capitulate. This was
after twelve hours' fighting ; his men were extremely
fatigued, and he found he could not depend on his
reserve------colpposed Or rdruits and detachments cif tarious
corps, , Major O'Reilly estimated enirnY's loss at
100 killed and 30d woUnd.64. ileneral Lamoriciere
adds, foi lils iiart he had lint three' killed and six
wounded.

GREAT GEORGE WARD RIFLE COMPANY.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

A large and influential meeting of the supporters and
members of this corps was held last evening, in the
large room, Rathbone,street, for the purpose of electing
officers for the corps.
Mr. JOSEPH lanolsoN, in an appropriate speech,
proposed John Rogers, .Esq., as captain of the com-
pany, which was carried unanimOnsly amidst great
cheering.
Mr. Rodtas thanked the members for the honour that
'had been conferred upon him, and trusted that by strict
attention to drill, in a short space of 'time the Great
George Ward company of irohinteets *ould soon become
one of the best Corps in the town. He concluded by
intimating that their next duty was to elect a lieutenant
for the company. •
Mr. Lewis proposed Mr. Joseph Harrison as a fit and
proper person to be elected as lieutenant, which was
'seconded by Mr. S. G. Jones, and carried unanimously.
Mr. JOSEPH HARRISON, in accepting the honour
which had been conferred upon him, said that
no effort upon his part would be wanting to fill the
important position which they had that evening con-
ferred upon him. He expected to be able in a very
short dole to see Great George Ward Corps donbled in
number, there being at the present time no less than 61
members enrolled, and the secretary, Mr. Thompson,
had no less than 20 applications for admission, in addi-
tion to the 61 already mentioned.

Sergeant Tansley jhen proposed Mr. Cooper, the son
of Alderman Cooper, as ensign for the corps, which was
seconded by Councillor Wagstaff in an able speech. He
paid a 'high compliment to Alderman Cooper; and said
that if they elected Mr. Cooper they would elect , the
worthy soil of a worthy sire, and one who was eminently
qualified for the duties of ensign. ‘,
The election of Mi. Cooper was carried nem. con.
Captain Rogers then announced that he would make
an application to the Markets Committee, for the use of
a part of St. James's Market for the purpose of drilling
the company; and that the next drill would take place
on Friday evening next, at eight o'clock. In com-
pliance with the wish of the committee, Captain Tucker
and Lieutenant Peat were present for the purpose of
giving information with regard to the uniform fhat
ought to be adopted.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE EARL OF
DUNDONALD.

Yesterday afternoon the remains of the late Earl of
Dundonald were interred in Westminster Abbey. In
the procession from his lordship's late residence, Queen's-
road, Kensington, were mourning coaches containing
the Hon. Thomas Barnes Cochrane, now the Earl of
Dundonald, Hon. Horace Barnard William Cochrane,
Captain the Hon. Arthur Auckland Cochrane, R.N.,
C. 8., Lieut. the Hon. Ernest Grey Cochrane, William
Alexander Mackinnon, Esq., M.P., John Willis Flem-
ming, Esq. In other carriages were the late earl's
medical attendants and principal domestics, followed by
numerous carriages of the nobility, naval and military
officers, and private friends.
The procession entered the cathedral through the
cloisters and by the west cloister door. It was received
by the dean and chapter, who headed it as it entered the
building. Passing down the side aisle westwards, it
entered the nave, along which it proceeded to the choir.
On a cushion immediately behind a plume of feathers
was the coronet of the late earl, and on the coffin, which
was a very plain one, were his cocked hat, sword, and
several orders. _

Among the spectators and mourners were observed her
Grace the Duchess of Sutherland, Lord Brougham, Sir
R. Murchison, Sir A. Clifford (Usher of the Black Rod),
Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, Mr. B. Osborne, M.P.,
Sir G. 11.' Seymour, Hon. W. Napier, Mr. Hubbard,
M.P., &c. During the progress of the procession the
choristers sang to the music of Dr. Croft, " I am the
Resurrection," " I know that my Redeemer liveth,"
"'We brought nothing into this world." After the pro-
cession had entered the ckoir, the 90th Psalm, " Lord,
Thou kast been our refuge," was chanted, to Purcell's
Burial Chant.
The funeral service was performed by the Rev. the
Dean, assisted by the clergy of the abbey. It was read
in a clear and impressive voice, and, together with the
music, produced a most solemn effect. The grave was
in the centre of the nave, and close to the pulpit whence
the sermons are delivered on the occasion of the special

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services.
The plate on the coffin bore the following inscription :
The Right Honourable
THOMAS COCHRANE, G.C.8.,
Earl of Dundonald,
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom,
Born 14th Dec., 1775, , •
Died 31st Oct., 1860.
• • Aged 85 years.
The cathedral was not inconveniently crowded, but
between 2,000 and 3,000 persons were present. We were
glad on this occasion to observe that the ladies present
were all of them dressed in mourning. hatbands also
were universally worn by the gentlemen.
The services terminated about two o'clock, and at the
close large numbers of the congregation gathered round
the grave. The whole proceedings were serious and
impressive.

BANKRTJPTCY COURT.—In r 8 THOMAS YOUNG.—This
bankrupt, a tea and coffee merchant, carrying on busi-
ness at Liverpool; came up on his last examination.
The bankrupt Was allowed to pass, Mr. rembeiteini for
the assignees, intimating that some questions arising
upon 'the case would be reserved for the, certificate
meeting. The certificate meeting was fixed for the
12th December.
THE CONVICT IVlumaNg.--No answer had been received
at'Newgate on Tuesday night from the Home Secretary
to the different memorials and representations that have
been transmitted to the government by the prisoner
through his solicitor, Mr. Hubert Wood. There is no
foundation for the rumour that the prisoner had received
a respite from the 12th to the 19th of November, and
tbe rumour appeared to have arisen from the fact that,
according to the ordinary practice, the execution would,
have taken place on the second clear Monday after
the trial, and that would have been the 12th. As,
however, the prisoner was only tried at the end of the
week, and sentence was not passed upon him until late
on the Friday evening, if the sheriffs had adopted
the usual course the execution would have followed upon
the sentence in the very shortest time allowed by the
laW, 'and they therefore deferred the execution for
another week, the law giving the sheriffs the power to
fix any time within the period mentioned. The culprit
still continues to assert his entire innocence: of the'
crime for which he is to suffer, and upon every occasion
when he has been visited by the authorities of the
prison he Continues to declare that he did not commit
the murder. He is permitted the free use of pen,
ink,, and paper; and he occupies a good deal of his
'time in writing, and has addressed several letters to his
wife and children. It will be recollected that at the
trial, a witness named Barnes was called as a witness
in his behalf, and she stated that about half-past ten or
eleven o'clock on the. Tuesday morning, the murder
being supposed to have been committed on the previous
evening, she saw one of the windows of the house of the
deceased opened by some one. It appears that the re-
latives of the prisoner have discovered that a tradesman
named Davidson, living in the neighbourhood, was with
Mrs. Barnes at the time she saw what she represented
took place, and he confirms her statement, and, the pri-
soner relies upon this as a confirmation of his assertion
that he did not commit the murder, and this is one of
the facts that he has transmitted to the Home Secretary
in support of his application for a remission of the sen-
tence. The prisoner is visited three times a week by
his wife or some member of his family. His wife and
daughter were with him on Monday, and they conversed
for some time upon family matters, and also in reference
to the murder, and Mullins again asserted his innocence
of the crime, and in allusion to the possession of the
cheque for £lO, which was the principal point of
evidence against him, said that this could be accounted
for without his being in any way connected with the
murder. The prisoner is evidently a cunning, crafty
man, and he must be aware that the only chance
he has of escaping is by persisting in asserting his
innocence,' but although he does this with considerable
earnestness and pertinacity, he has never attempted
to give any reasonable explanation of the circumstances
under which the property belonging to the deceased, and
which, undoubtedly, must have stolen at the time
the murder was committed, came into his possession.
As the period approaches nearer for the carrying out of
the sentence the culprit appears to become more restless
and excited, and within the last day or two be has ex-
pressed his intention, if he should suffer, to address the
crowd from the scaffold, and he says he hopes that his
strength will be sufficient to enable him to do so. He
is visited every' day by the Rev. Mr. O'Callaghan, a
Roman Catholic priest, and they have long and apparently
earnest conferences together.