The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-26 00:00:00

GESS GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,

BROOCHkS, BRACELETS, NECKLETS; CHAINS;
and every variety Of JEWELLIIRt Wet trifling to
the most impdrtiknt and elpenaive Artielea.

GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
of the best Home-made and Foreign Manufacture.

CLOCKS, MUSICAL BOXES, AND BRONZES,
”RESAI*C4 CARES Artr, Woßit lio*Es;:
611:1'Ell AND ELEOTIto-PLATE,

And a very large quantity of useful and ornamental Articles
much too numerous to mention ; also the Largest Collection of
MECHANICAL AND OTHER TOYS, GAMES, &c., &c.,
in Liverpool, both of English and Foreign Mantifacttlre, which
he is determined to let his Cdstdnieri Mire at Teil lies Cellt:
over the Cotit Pike i snit ass he hitentie keepirig the Toys,
&b., during the Holidays for the convenience of his Customers,
he will feel greatly obliged by an early selection.
F. W. P. takes this :opportunity of again returning his best
thanks for the kindness which has been hitherto shown him,
and looks forward with confidence to a further increased
encouragement and support

Be good enOttgh to &Aid the itidress--- • •
P. W. PROMOLI,
30
.AND 32, CHURCH-STREET,
(OPPOSITE TARREA-STREET,)
LIVERPOOL:

ENLArtd mtNt d tREMiAiIA.

JEWELLERY, PLATE, &c.

W. H.

Tr
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SUCCESSOR TO
F. L. HAUSBURG,
saving completed the selection of his Stock for the season, in
which will be found all the greatest novelties in fashion and
design, solicits an inspection of the same, comprising an
extensive collection of

DIAMOND AND GEM WORK.
LONDON AND OTHER JEWELLERY
of the very best quality.
SILVER AND PLATED GOODS;

of the uewcst styles and designs, from the first makers.
. _
ENGLISH WATCHES,
conibining all the latest improvements, and guaranteed to
perform with the greatest accuracy.
GENEVA WATCHES,

from the first manufacturers.

W. H.T. would direct attention to hit fOrdlei connection with the

WHOLDS'AEE Aid) MANUFACTURING BRANCHES,
Mitt likewise to the fact of his making all his 'payments for
PROMPT CAR; ,*
by which he is enabled and deWrthined to 'Atibidit 14 goods at
• 'S'UCH MODERATE PltiCkS
that no ()Wei ftimie CAR oirei slich advantageous terms.

OLD POSTOFFICE-BUILDINGS,

1/YFFAPOOL•

HIGH WATER, THIS DAV, AT LIVERPOOL.
IfCYO. Hefyht.
MOkitsto- h. 53m:1 14ft. lin.
ibh. 16n.. 14ft. 3in.

Ely gaik &no,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1860.

NEWS '(SF THE DAY:

On the ‘subieCt stench prisoners who
lAVe heol put to death by the 'Chinese, or who have
sunk under the cruel barbarities to which they Were ex-
posed, the Tafrie, of Mond* hall 'OA following
" SeVeral English loifrlialt, in speaking of the prisoners
*h`d naVe died at Pekin, have made statements which
are entirely false. They assert that their mortal re-
mains have been abandoned, and that no search:has been
made for them. This assertion is the very opposite
of the truth, Tke military authorities have done;
in this respect, everything prescribed by piety
for the death; and by religion. The !Aortal
reniains kif the iiits'oneis Who Stiectimbed dining their
'captivity were -depusited by the Chinese in one of the
public gardens of the city, which serves as a' place of
sepulcture to Chinese subjects of the first class in point of
literary standing. They were recovered through the
allied generals, and interred in a suitable manner in the
Christian cemetery situated behind the cathedral. This
funeral ceremony was COridilded with treat. pomp; in
presenee or a great nntniier of people. Military honours
were paid to them, in conformity with recognised usage.
A handsome monument has been raised to them, which
is placed under the protection of French missionaries,
who represent the Christianity of the Province of North
Petschili, and who are demonstrating much zeal in the
fulfilment of their duties."
The happy coincidence has been remarked which
brings uuthentio neWs of peaneWithdhina, just as the
hells *ere singing theii first Chrlstnias Chime. The
papers &daily congratulate the country on the con-
ditions of peace. By the fourth article Tien-tsin at
once becomes an open mart for trade, and brings us into
direct commercial communication with Pekin. The
acquisition of Kowloon is a real benefit. It is a small
peninsula directly opposite Hong Hong, and forms the
northern shore of, the harboiir of. that tieliloit, ft is
no* a ieftige for the scum of the Chinese population,
and will be subject to our police regulations. This.
is -Mit a conquest, it is merely' the acquisition
of a piece of building land. The great empire of China
has been opened to EurOpean commerce ; and, if we act
wisely for:the -future, the necessity -for these expensive
periodical expeditions is at an ends Let us then resolve
never again to rush into a War tatesent any imaginary
instill or to Vindicate British against dhinese etiqueitte..
The low state of Turkey presses itself . upon Us in
every shape. A great excitement, of a deapairing nature,
has been produced by the suicidal announcement that
the payment of the Treasury Bonds have been postponed
for three years. What wonder. What will. Turkey
by that time
Great agitation pre4fails in tomb on the iliiestion of
annetation to Sardinia. bills demanding this annexa-
tion are freely posted Up in the Eternal City; and .a
telegraiii informs us that crowds of people are reading
their, while it would appear that the :aiithoritics are
looking coolly on..
. .
The most remarkable and significant fact Of the rem-

val of the French fleet frorn before Cants, where, from
its position, it rendered an effectualbombardment impos-
sible, is beyond all doubts The land bombardment does
not seen to effect mach damage: The febehtly reported
torrespondenb'e tetween' the 'King ,of. Naples and the
Empeior of the French is'lVOrthy of notice; Louis Napo;;

leonis lOwLbred.iniperthience is ndt More apparent than
the high4dned rdmatihe Of ihniiiihappY,krtineis IL it
is tbAt the ahtionary feeling gains ground-in
favour of the Bourbon, at least in the mountainous pro-
vinces. Of course, according to Piedmontese accounts,
the state of Naples is very satisfactory; but we decline
believing it. There i 3 irresistible etidenee to shoW that
all is nit right in that pfoidnee,
From Hungary we learn that Baron Von Sehmerling's
circular has produced a great sensation. The appoint-
ments of the governors have arrived at Pesth from
Vienna; The present officers cease to act on the 2nd of
lannary nest,
the iiietillea is a juVenile dointholi-place Sort of an
easy-going complaint, to ithiCh, Wider anything like
ordinary care, .we attach no ideas of clangor; htliteter
loathsome and disagreeable to the delitate patient it
Mak be: It were gruel to smile; perhaps; at a grown
Awl, of any rebrist Pretensions; falling sick of this illness?
and it were still more wicked, perhaps, hot to festetin our
risible faculties when we read of a Kingthe King of
Saxony—being so seized, and of, in consequence, the
entire direction of affairs cif State having been devolved
Upon Ministers Until his Majesty's redover7 i brit so it is
in Saxony. •
At the present day there are several agencies at work
for supplying our manufacturers with cheaper and better
• Cotton, and that in greater abundance than can be
obtained. froth the United States. It is no longer
safe to trust to siipplles to a country *hioh seems
on the *eil •iefge Of war; and it will lie some-
what astonishing if the siaVes adirantage
of present circumstances to burst their bonds, and to
declare that their labour must henceforward be properly
remunerated; if they are to plant and pick cotton. We
must, at all events, prepare for this enntnality. Public
attention is now aroused,.by the force of circtinistandesi

to the superiority of our Went India, East India, Aus-
' tralian, and African dependencies as the best of all cotton-
' fields; and if a portion of the vast expenditure for raw
material, which during many past years has flowed into
America, Were expended on our own possessions; we
should soon beecone tOrriparatively independent of that
doiintry and its politics, and restore our colonies to more
than their former prosperity.
Prominent among subjects of domestic interest seems
that of skating, the quality of the ice, and the incidents
of the sport. The roads of access are everywhere so
slippery, and yet so constantly crowded, the surface of
the ice is so rough, and the !usual accompaniments of
jostling stumbling, tumbling, and recovering, so com-
mon, that, next to the street accidents arising from the
constant and severe frost, this slippery amusement and
most hraCittg and invigorating exercise seems to have
risen for the nonce into national Importance. Judging
from our own sensations as to the temperattire yester-
day, we should opine that the "numerous immersions"
of Which we heard a couple of days ago Were at an end ;
for if water will not freeze to any degree of thickness
and strength under Yesterday's freezing cold, we shall
netet etpeet to see lee of any thickness henceforth.
About three thousand more men have just been thrown
out of work at this horribly inclement season of the
year. The thought cannot but trouble the good-hearted
and Well-disposed members of the community. These
are the nail-makers of South Staffordshire. There is
also a serious strike in Derbyshire,
Oolliety disasters will never cease to aggravate our
feelings, and insult our sense of justice due to the poor
ignorant and infatuated collier, titan Parliament take the
matter up and see to it, as we pointed out in a recent
article, that a sufficient system of ventilation is adopted
in all our coal mines. With the recent South Wales
holocaust still reeking on the altar, another sacrifice has
been offered up, not so awful in regard to the number of
its victims, but sufficiently serious, following so closely
- to call loudly for prompt and effective
upon toe
- human life. The
- to stay this dreadful waste
Menet...
recent explosion! of fire-damp at .tieti Colliery, nen:
Durham, caused instantaneous death to twenty of inl.t."
men at work ; and several of the poor fellows have
left wives and large families destitute.
Please to remember the Humane Society's men. The '
somewhat unexpected approach of ice-bound waters has
properly called forth no end of skaters and sliders on. ,
the cold, blue, slippery path. Too much courage upon
the recently or imperfectly formed ice is undoubtedly a
danger that offers no recompense—is, in short, foolish-
ness. The Humane Society should take the matter up,
and endeavour to obtain some police regulations for their
protection, analogous to those which exist in reference
to other cases of wanton sporting with the public com-
fort and convenience. We speak as old skaters, and we
are quite snre the skating and sliding public, which in
winter means half the middle and working classes,
would go with the society in a desire to repress the ,
foolish spirit of bravado by which the danger and labour
of a hard-working body of men are at least doubled.