The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-14 00:00:00

THE HOP DUTY.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday
received a deputation for the purpose of urging
upon him the postponement of the duty of 1859.
The right hon. gentleman said lie would commu-
nicate his decision with the least possible delay.

The death of Mr. Butt, Q.C., formerly M.P.
for Weymouth, is announced.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday after-
noon.

The following appeared in our later editions of
yesterday :
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
The Times, in a leader, notices the protracted
voyage of the royal squadron, and says:—
The Hero, which carries the Prince of Wales, is not
really a steamer: she is a ship of the line with auxiliary
steam power, and not much of that. She had perhaps
less than a week's supply of fuel on board. She would
probably endeavour at first to make way under canvas,
but the winds have not been favourable, and the Hero
would have recourse to her screw at last, by the aid of
which she would make head against the wind till fuel
began to fail. She might then perhaps make way for
Bermuda, or possibly for Gayal, but she would still have
the work of beating up against adverse winds. In point
of fact she is really not much more than a sailing vessel,
and that a sailing vessel should take three weeks in
coming from the United States to England with a con-
trary wind is no great matter for surprise.

NEWS FROM CHINA.
The adviees from Hong Kong are to Sept. 28.
The English mail of August 10 arrived at Hong
Kong on Sept. 19.
The Correspondent of the Times at Hong Kong
says :

The satisfactory termination of hostilities in the north,
by a treaty of peace, after the fall of the Taku forts, has
not yet been realised. The Chinese have been playing
their old game of duplicity, and their commissioner, after
an apparent assent to the terms proposed by the allied
ambassadors, refused to sign, on the plea of the want of
the necessary powers. How it happened that the verifi-
cation of his powers was not a precedent to a stoppage
of military operations, and a commencement of negotia-
tions, remains to be explained. Much valuable time
has been lost at a critical season of the year. There is
no news of importance from the allied camp or fleet.
Lord Elgin and Baron Gros arrived at Tien-Tsin on
August 25, and the Chinese commissioner on the 30th.
After a week's negotiations, they were interrupted, as
already stated. As soon as this occurred, the army was
put in motion. for Pekin, and news had been received of,
the advanced portion having reached a place called Yang-

Tsun-teh op. Sept, 10: Liirdllgia also left. Tien-'Tin
on the gth September, for :Pekin. At TIE:U.:UV, a /aigc
number of coolieS and carts hadbeen engaged to tarry.
the baggage, but they had deserted on the road, and
Lord Elgin's baggage was said to be in difficulties.
Pehtang and dome other places have been evacuated by
our troops, and 2,000 will remain to,garrisou Tien-Tsin.
Shanghai has remained unmolested by tlie rebels, since
the departure of the last mail; but trade naturally det.
tinues much depressed. Silk, however, has found its way
from the interior in considerable quantities, and some
tea is beginning to arrive. The supply of tea through
Foochow continues unabated, and politically, the station
preserves its tranquility. The same quiet reigns at Amoy.

INDIA:
The dates from Calcutta, are to Octoter Sth.
General news unimportant;
The Governor-General v.fas to leave Calcutta
November 15 for the north-we St. _

The Cortmlander in-Chief WEiS aboufsetting out
for,Cdwnpore, where he wonld form his camp,
and proceed on a tour of inspection.
At Calcutta the produce markets were quiet,
but holders firm. Sugar, Saltpetre, and Silk
lower. Rice and Jute easier. Oil-seeds in
demand. In the import market no material
change. A moderate business has been dOing in
Freights, but some dulness had ensued.

TEE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND.
A force of 1,400 men had attacked and destroyed
several native pahs. Some were found evacuated,
but the general would not allow his men to follow
the rebels into the bush and dislodge them. The
local papers say we left some of our dead in their
hands, and the affair was expected to be treated
the liatives as a victory:; The force returned
withotit thalling tin attack. on the i4rineipd,l,
stronghold of the rebels; Phis is cOmplained of
as tending to protract the war. The rebels will
remain in the forest and will continue to send
out parties to murder and pillage, while taking
care to avoid a conflict in the open field.

AUSTRALIA:
The adjiCeS from Melbotittie Etre to Seritenibet
2/th. Commercial. affairs looking better, but
diminished imports,
.as well as increased con-
sumption, required to insure prospects of profit.
Money was difficult to obtain for commercial
purposes, but sufficiently plentiful for investment.
One report says that the spring trade has opened
with the
.markets. ruinously glutted, and prices
were such as must entnil loss ion shippers The
returns from the 661 d fiefs Slid* a conSidernbre
falling off,
The steamship Great Britain arrived in Hob--
son's Bay in sixty-two days from Liverpool.
She had unfavourable winds and severe weather
on the line and in high southern latitudes.
Mechanics,tradesmen; and Skilled .workmen of
all kinds were still idle in large
A 'serious attempt, has, been made by a,rnob to
overawe the Victoria Parliament: A all haS
been passed for the protection of the
The VolUnteers ooktimied to dn duty in the
absenee of the regular force. The volunteer
movement was rapidly extending.
Meetings had been held for providinc, for the
settlers in the disturbed districts in Ne;Zealand.
The Tasmanian Government has voted a sum
of £2,000 for renewing the experiments for
introdueing salmon:

, • - "
The flineral of Sir O. apior todk6e yeaercidy,.,
The death of' General Lygon, colonel of the 13th
Light Dragoons, is announced.
The Times says that the post of Ambassador to the
Court of the new-Kingdom of Italy is not designed for
Sir J. Hudson, but for Mr. Elliot, late minister at
Naples.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before 11/Ir. RAFFLES.),
NEGLI;;CTING TO GO TO
Mr. Murphy, out-door superintendent of the. Local
Marine Board, brought up a sailor named William
Powell„ charged for not having joined a ship according
to articles signed by him. He had signed to go to Peru
as cook and steward, and had received £3 advance, but
the ship sailed without his joining it, and Iliersort had
to be 13ro6uidd Ot ati adVatice of Wag's. Mr. Murphy
said the present was a bad as well as a lamentable case.
This was the second time the prisoner had acted so, but
on the former occasion the owners forgave him, on
account of, his wife and seven children being dependent
on him. Since that time his wife and.two Children had
died, and five young 'children Were now depending on him.
The owners would ,not press the charge if this were the
first time he had been guilty, but although they sym-
pathised with the poor children, they did not think the
man should be let off altogether. The prisoner said it
was all the fault of drink. Mr: Raffles : In that case
you should not take it; you. should remember your
children, and that ,yon *ere forgiven once liefcii.e. I
could send you to jail fdr three months, hitt t .kill not
(Id sd ilo*, but if yon are brought here again t will
inflict the full penalty on you. I now sentence you to
fourteen days' imprisonment.