The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-04 00:00:00

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHIPPING.

Every year adds its Contributiens of merience in
.resPect. 't; the practiCal 'effect in the -change in the
-navigation. laws which wa:l -determined. on in 1849. • In
, .1343 the British tonnage which entered with cargoes at
the ports of the United .Eingdom vas 2,919,528 tone,
• and the foreign tonnage 1,005,894 tons. In 1848 the
British tetal had increased to 4;620,4f5 tons, and the
- foreign tonnage to 2,559,0_16 tons; showing an advance of
38 per cent. in.theformerfand 55 per cent. in the latter.
In 1854 the British entrances bad ,fnrtber increased to
4,789,986 tons, while the foreign,Augmenting.vath Mneh
greater rapidity, had reached an aggregate of 3,109,t56
tons, showing_ an adVanee-of .18 per cent: in the foriner,
and as nearly-as possible 1:00 per -the latter.
Last year. the .British entrances -were- 5,391,925 tons,
and the foreign 3;698,718 tons, showing an advance of
13 per cent. in the former; and about 22 per cent. in the
latter:. Comparing 1859 with 1843; the British en-
trances-,show a general advance:of 85 per cent.;_ and the
foreign entrances an „advance of 268 per cent. The
clearances outwards next invite attention. In 1843 the
British clearances with cargoes amounted to 2;727,366
tons, and the foreign elearanceS Were 1,026,03 tours.
In 1848
_the- British- total had increased to 3,553,777
tons, and the foreign elearances.to 1,497,460 tons, shoW-
ing an advance of 30 per cent. in the.fornacr, and 46 per
cent. in the latter. In 1854 the British clearances were
4,683,654 tens,- and 'the fOreign 3,186;882 tons, showing
an advance of 32 per. dent:in-- the former, and 113 Per
cent:
.-in the latter. Last year the- British total was
6,222,746 tons, and the foreign 4,021,217 tons, showing
an advance of 33 per cent. in the former, and 26 per
cent. in the latter. Comparing 1859 with 1843, the
British clearancetexhibit a general -advance of per
cent., and the foreign clearances an advancesofl92 per -
cent, To. carry tbe.Analysis a little further, the, yea.rly
relative-share of husiness enjoyed by. British, and foreign
shipping, since 1843—as shown by the tonnage entered
and cleared, may beStatc.ul as follewee:-1

. _ British Foreign j -: .-- Britislr Foteiftii
Yrs. per cent. per cent.• Yrs, per cent. per cent.
1843
1844 " 71.9"-... .281 1853
1815 - - 1,9 1: 1854 .1.... _..601 ... .39'9
1846 - 291 1355
1847
1848
1849 ~.....-..- • 701 •
s.„ 'Mr 'lBsB' '.; - 59111- ... 4,)-2
1630- - ' - 661 32.1 i. 1859
185 r - - 63'3 ' ..:' 381 -1" -.- - '... ' .

. •
The general shipping trade. of Altiz-' conntt7 :has mere
than doubled since 1843, the total entrances and -clear-
anees in lhat'year havini, been 7,674,79 tons, while in
1859 they Were 19,334;&3teni. "The British tonnage
which entered in -ballast :only_warB2s,BlB feria in 1843,
and.1,193;18.7 tons.inlBs9 ; and- the foreign tonnage
which entered in a similar manner. was 296,056 -tons in
1843;nid7938,092 tons in 1854. The British clearance?,
in. ballast comprised 908,527. tons' in-1843, and 503;085
tons in:1859; -the foreign tonnage 4thich 'Cleared 'hi' a
similar manner was 315T3711.bins in 1843;_-and 934;389
tons in 1559. The total British entrances-and clear-
ancei- in ballast -consequently exhibit an incrcoe of
nearly 11 -per- cent., iind-the for-eign an increase of 206
per cent,-in 1859, as:compared with 184'3, sfiew4ng that
foreign . now experience. more difficulty -than
fermerly in obtaining freights.,
_ • • ,• =

POERIO ON THE AFFAIRS OF NAPLES.

- •
In the Course Of -a recent discussion in the, Sardinian
House of Deputies; Baron Poerio, Who hid riot tlirnight.
Of. speaking,. end.was, not. prepared for it,_ Was urged by
' hii friends to address the,heuse, and in a clear; manly,'
sonorous tone, by no means impaired by ihe
under Which- herhas.sci-lOrige beerriabOuring,. a n'd with a
fluency_ and:degas:fen- of speech -ehltraeferisiie .of the
louthern-Italians, and-. seldom . to: Pet- with-'-among
theii less gifted brethren of the North,. said
44-ItAseas my intention to address a -few questiOlis to
theiten: Preiiderit of the Council of Ministers respecting
.the-late event* in Naples as.;eoOn as 1' had collected-suf-
ficient information, but as-. my .hon.-friend the Deputy
Mancini, in . giving his opinion _on.. the_ Merits :of the
..present question, has spoken at full length upon the
subject, and the: hon. Minister' of the Interior
has given. an answer; with which I,Aaking into eOnsi-
deration, the. reserve suggested 'by presenteircumstances,:
declare. myself highly satiefied. I may .perhaps
allowed to associate myself to the wishes 'se elegantly_
eiPiesSe& by my hon. friend, and to add a few
plain-weids.l.:No doubt the iiiStinet- of self-Preservation'
.urges Governments as well as individualsto those reso-
lutionswbicb,at a firet glance seem the most desperate.,
A dross:nit* Man; hoPeless of any: other eseape, will,
in -the 'agony 'of death, -cling. to and 'cited at 'any
object -:within: his teach. •I; therefore, can Well under-
stand that the Government. of Naples; whieh up t 3
this moment .was always the most fierce and impla-,
cable foe to 'ltalian • nationality-that
„Government
which, with the most cowardly obstinacy, persecuted the
generous.men who aspired-to-that Common object, should
now all at enee change its language, and put forth words
of independence, patriotism, and nationality, seeking
the proteetion and refuge of this Governnient, and'etting
atleast for its moral sup Pert Gentlemen, I have often seen
men laden with the most hideous'erinies; when brought
before the Court which is to try them, and Unablnio
deny their offences, put forward words of compunction,
arid .repentence,- -Very Government,- gentlemen,. has.
its traditions, from which it canna depart,' We
need no argument to be convinced .of this truth.
The traditions of the Neapolitan Government are here-
ditary perjury. The new King, almost to prove the
legitimacy of his. deseent,''is - preparing to perjure
himself ; and, in order to. Qualify
.himself for 'the...task
of forswearing himself, he must first swear. -It: is
with that view that he declares.himself ready to swear
conetitations and alliances. His object in proposing an
alliance with the King's Government 'is obvious.. Ile
is_only meditating the :reconquest These-
are the old, fox-like wiles of the Neapolitans Govern-
ment. As these have thrice availed them, they hope
even now, 'from the same arts, to attain the same
results: But; it these are very clearly, the intentions
of the Government `Of Naples, there is :also no doubt
but the Government of
.the King—of that Kith; -who -
for the last twelynyears has held aloft the banner, of
Italian nationality, will never desert its post, never will
associate . itself with a faith-breaking Government, a
Government by the' nature Qf its very institutions' 'an
implacable foe.to Italian regeneration_ I therefore trust
that the. King's Ministers, following up that national
Italian policy which they, have so nobly pursued here-
tofore,-will never Preis the bind of that Geverninent
which has.so long combated Ourindepetidente; waging
against us that secrete subterranean is very
often so much more injuriene Ahem an.opers
_war, .
sun - intiruately cntrvineed- - that -the Kingos7Gevernltit dr'
Will fulfil this sacred -duty inniosedifpoii there
by all theirforegoing-poliey, and by tha fatumot rtaly, -
as -a member-. of this l'arliatient, whernon - rest -thp :hopes
of Italy,. I
_declare .that, I give my. NU. assent to this
Bill, being -certain that all the means entrusteirto the
GOierrinient"-by :the vete‘7ef Ahe 4epresentativei '-tif the
nation, will_always. he employed' for the-inerease bf.the
'public-prosperity, and -for ~tbe future welfare efeltaly.•
(' BraVo
.bravo loud applause.)'..

• The Prince of Wales has. been pleased to contribute
£O6 towards the compl:e4on Of :the Sehool of Art, Vim:
hall; the first 'stone- -of which -111S-Rdyal- Highness laid 1
.• last Wednesday; 1-1: • - ' 7 • • •
MURDERS IN • 1859.—The .police returns state that
as many as 95 murders were. committed-,in land- and
Wales in the year ending at*iehaelings,
.1859! 1n the
'complete year 1859-coroner's inquests found verdicts of •'
Murder in 204 cases (115 of them agiiiinst• wonitif)',-htit
in very many. instances on further inVestigution such,-
cases, range theMel.Y.e wider the hea4t oftmanslaughter.
.of-tbif 95 murders ITweineotintiittedi, in the
tan police district; 'Xorrehii-ei and 19 in, -Lance-
shire; but only 18 persons 'were convicted of murder in •
185 P, and nine executed; six. of these' nine. inert were
under 27 years of age,_and ;111'ese wereall
murders - without 'any, extenuating eirtinnistances
which could be adniitted- as a ground of mercy. A few
other crimes besides murder are still capital, and sentence
:of death was recorded -against, fifty;two'persons in 1839,
though only the nine above-mentioned. were _executed.
Only thirty year Previously, in 1f329,.1,385 persons
were sentenced to death, and seveniy-fout witcuted,
fifty-one of them for crimes' ot now eapitaL Two of
.the murders in 18.59 were committed by lunatics in the
same nionth in which they were dischargedfrom private .
'lunatic asylums. 1,240 cases of self-murder came before
coreners• in the year, probably all Mercifully covered:by
the a verdict of "insanity."', . •
FATAL ACCIDENT_ OK THE NpRTH-EASTERN-RAIL-
WAY.—On Saturday evening a serious accident occurred
on the Bishop Ailokland.-Branch of fie North-Bastern
Railway onipanY. '• At" 13:40-p-.m. 'Government train
leaves that station to join one at Les msidez far :San:
derland -and Newcastle, and anthe night in. question
the train consisted
,of engine, tender, guard's .van,
five third-class, iWri'Seceird-clasi, and one firsticlass
carriages.- The—engine driver. in charge- was a 'than
named Jon- Hal 4 of Sunderland,: the name" the
.fireman• being.. John _ About a: mile -:.west of
Diu-Irani the engine suddenly, and without the slightest
premonitory symptoms; left the line, :breaking away
from the-tender, and turning completely over. By tbe
force -of the shock the whole o'f the carriages were
thrown off the, line, and the engine-driver mid: fireman,
who were thrown from their
"positions were instantly
.killed, the former falling beside the tendif, While the
latter, it is'sUPPOsed, was run over•bv the wheels of one
of the carriages. The first and second-classs-arriages, in
which there were no-passengers, were smashed topiect4,
and the occupants of. the, third class, of whom. the
number was small, have, beyond a few bruises., escaped
thiy'serioas injury. Of theca-use of the accident nothing
'satisfactory has as yet transpired. It is 'conjectured,
however, that by some.mishap.one of. the fore7wheels of
the engine slipped off and the driving-wheel being, as
is alleged, without the usual protection of the "
a deviation from the line would' thereby be 'readily
caused. The rails, whichlvere torn up to the extent of
several yards, have been re-laid, and the traffic is undis-
turbed the catastrophe. '

NA,TIONAL RIFLE AS,SOLIATION.

THE MEETING WIMELEpf)N.

That the public intereetin tbefrifib movement had no'

passed away
_with. the great ,demonstratioi in .Iyde-
park was apparent by the vast numbers that flocked
from every part Of the metropolis to view tho. flrat -great
shooting match -arranged...to take pli4 at Wimbledon,
The fact that our gracious Queen-berself-wiiould-be..pre-
sent and. inaugurate theevent gale an interest.
and in consequence the railways carried their ithousands,
and carriages of every_creseription- their hundreck, to the
scene of the contest. •

The- groUnd•appointed for the pageint is- well tbeisen.
his- within easy reach of the metropolis, the Wimbledon
Station, of the Soutli.:Western.. Railway,.on- the south
side, and-the --Putney Station and the Richmond branch
of that line, to 4ie.north, lying at, greatdistan-ce from
the opposite sides: Having niiher considerable eleva-
tion, an admirable view is commanded of the Picturesque
Swiey. hills. The weather--a rare• event of- late-was
Most heautiful, ind:eontributed greatly-to the; enjoyment
of the interesting spectacle.
Arriving on the ground the spectators found that the
eaitern side of theigio44 -aucta -portion of the northern
and southern sides, had been enclosed by a-substantial

boarding., which extended in.a continuous line: for More
than three miles. This was the first eizecinte -td: be

_passed, and admission within was. gained by pedestrians
on payment of :half-a-croWn each. The principal
entrance for themxas.in the centre of the eastern side,
where every.. accommodation was made to meet the
requirements of the occasion, so that not the least pres-
sure or inconvenience was `sustained on. that account
throughout thedsy. There were entrances for carriages
at convenient_ spats ;.-but the principal one, and -that by
which her Majesty arrived was .at the south-east angle
of the common towardi Wimbledon..

The flags of all nations floated gaily within the en-
closnre at numerous points, that of Trance being included
among the rest, so that :the-demonstration was thereby
deprived altogether of any particular sirtificance as being
directed Against that poWer, • •
From the.carriage entrance a road about 40,feet
.wide
had been eTtendinm to .a.aubstantiaLand-tastefull
designed tent, in. which her Majesty was.-to :be received
uprin her arrival. ArOlind_tlirs pavillion was a magnifi-
cent display-of-the cheicest flowers; and in front :of it a
extensive dais;- richly carpeted. Immediately in the rear
of this tent were others communicatidg•With it, in which
the address.of the-presidentand.council.of the association
was •te be . presented to her Majesty, sand . where "her
'Majesty would be. enabled to _partake of refreshment.,
Other. tents extended -,Orhtith sides of that, first
inentiine& and: beneath -these- were ranges - ofleitts,
from which a view was .had of 'the unenclesed'grehnd
where the firing was tortale place. -ThesJe within
-
.which,thoSe.tents were placed-was enclosed by =hurdles,
and for admission within this inner line :an --additional
payment of half-ii-ghinea w'as-reqhired'. A large num-
beroftlfeiriateeracy obtained places in this part of the
ground, from which a very excellent view of the day's
proceedings could -beitad. , -
Her Aajesty:s..shooting-tent, in. which .Mr.-Whit-
worth's rest was placed; -Whence her Majesty was to
fire the first shot, at aititige-ot-400 yards, was only 200
yards distant, and beyond this could be -easily seen the
tents (torn iihich the: firing -parties were to compete for
the prizes, and also,-thel long range„,of butts, and the
targets immediately in front of them. From the recep-
tion tent to the 'fent- :a- boarded footway had
been Liicl.dowh,"atitl The; henoni Of intoning Itiikway
clear for hor Majesty was assigned to. Volunteer officers.
Immediately outside the half-guinea enclosure was an
immense throng orspectators, and beyond them a dense
phalant of horses _and4arriages..___Within_. the. fluor
attd_goviving a, spade between .the . principal.
pede3triati and carriage entrances, is another range of
~spacious tents applied to-iniscellaneous- purposes; not
ist iniportant"Of Which, 'AS the result proved, is the.
refreshment departnient; whiCh lies bean entrusted to
the .9161E01 management-4 Mr. Strange. • Among- others
are offices under canvas for the secretary and his clerk,
tents foratittniteition, one for the armoitrers; one for a
laboratory, half-a-dozen- for"- the - Sappers and Miners;
and obo forlEe,iiirgeon.'• ' ' - "

The targets for ranges- of 6011.yirdseitend in a line

from south-east to morth.west.• They are twenty in
number, arranged in pairs; the centre of baoh Pair being
distant eighty- (aids Trcim that of each adjacent pair,
while tho-mintres. of -each pair of targets are thirty yards
a s under,_:Beyand_ these, and in a _line_ extsudiug nea,4y
nothliiCsoutlii,are targets giving ranges_of.l,Rop. yards
each. Both the b_utti and the_ targetslave been very
carefully designed-7-the former being sufficiently massive
to prevent all possibility of those long Enfield ranges
being productiie of 'accident:, 'while the magnitude of
the latter, which' are Of iron, has been proportiotie&to:
the distance and tale relative difficulty
_Of hitting them
Those frog ranges of 200 and 300 yards- measure two feet
horizontal 'by- six verticil,--being about the size of .a:
soldier; and they have a " eye " of eight inches
diameter standing :in fa' "centre" sof • two feet, and
having the 'space outside that cirale white. At' greater
ranges, the targets are six feet square, and have simply
the two feet centre:

. .
As had bectianuduneed, her Majesty left Buckinghtem
Palace shortly. before three, and proceeding by the new
suspenscon bridge_ atßatiorsea, she reached the ground
at Wimbledon about four o'clock, and took ber seat on
the dais, surrounded by the royal family and a brilliant
The Right -Hon. Sidney Herbert then advanced to the
front of the dais and read the following address
/llaf it please =your DfajeitY,;;We,- the President
and Council of the .National Rifle Association, humbly
approach _ your Majesty ._;vithi seritimonta,:of-.-dvoted
attachment to your throne and person. - - •_1

"We tender to your Majesty our grateful acknow-
ledgments for the -patronage and • encouragement so
graciously extended by your Majesty and your illus-
trious R,pyal_COnsort to our association, whiellikal..l?een
formed .tdgive perniaileitcel6.the Volun-teer force.
"-This .force, of- which a. small portion had-recently-
the. honour • of being reviewed. by. =your. ha's
sprung from the intuitive loyalty.and patriotism of your
3lajesty-'s people:- . "
" We hope that, wide Lis-. is 'the" development- of the
Volunteer force, it may yet attain te-insuch larger
proportions: To Itid in, this development and to give
permanence-to-4h this forest by tosterifft And- diffiising
Lute for rifle 'shooting; are the objects of the National
Rifle Association. These, we trust„-can best be effected
by establishing a great annual meeting for competition
inrithrshootirig similar to the Tir Fecterat
land, where - eftry, t*o ',years- . value of
-4";900 artreoinPBte(l7.loY;
different cantons Meet fogetherin-friendly rivalry.
" The use of the-longbow and-the clothyard.shnft was
one.e.the paslime 'orilie people, and at the same
time- the:terrni of England'it which
animated. our ...fatlier.:still lived in -.their :deSeendants:
The National Rifle Aspcigion hope by establishipg
shooting asasu national pastime to Makethe.rifle what the.;
bow was iri tike d4s Of 111131aniagenets—the familiar
, wcapOu these-who- stood 'forth in the .defeliee of their:
cot4ntry.; - -.7 :7-
_ _ _ . .

being , the- objects:. of our association,, it lnia
been fioiiuuiediti ine9eiiiardegree with your Naiestyla
favour and :Ctitintenaiice; and not: only has lOU Majesty
been gracTionidrplea4ttl to! etptest !,tour-atiproVitrOfOhr
undertaking? 4nd-intiniticeptly presented:a prizt which •
will hti, .the highest honour that can, be gained .by the
coniPetitor.s but four Majesty has even condescended to
inatigtirate Oran
association and . reipentfalii-7
think your Mijesty,for this special marls of your faveuri•
and .we fervently pray tiiiat and happi4ess.may
I,.ng attend yourMMajesty-an& yeni-r.-310-3:.1C?n595( and
every inenibeV'of ----
Her Majesty i-pselrom her chair,. and ..in R .vtty cleat
and distinct manner made the followingreply v-•., -

receive with sincere satisfaction the: sentiments of
attachment to. m-y tilt one,person, and hmily which
been eXpieiied by the pietidcnifina council of your asso-
ciation; and i. assure -yontlist tigetlieetirith rimy Roi•al
Coneort,bave.,--Al!idly giren,,eneouragernent..ta a tardy:
039, object kt..is.:tft rensler permitnf pt. an -armed-foreer
limited exclusi‘'elY to rhfenitiv-?. purpose!, and founded
upon voluntary exertions. -
" I .hs.v.e _witnessed taith, pirisitifellff: in Ch

the ancient Bnglieb people-for. manirand•
sylvan bppFts kap ,been_cnnvtrted, by. your .associatiop.to;
more itniioriant -.6A-4,, and has. been nide.llPl auxiliary
:--
instrument for inniniaining inviolable the iafntY of .our.

common Wtintry." . - • ;••• •
The Right,-;Hon. Sidney Herbert-thensead
ingaddress to his Royal.Higb,nessthe
Itlay it please. yoir.:Roya,l..Higbitp--
55,..We..„ the
president and-council of the National -Rifle AssoCiation,
hereby lipptbacli • yOur Royal Highness; 'and' eagerly`
embrscp.,this•oppgrrtuniTy ;of :expressing to 7 your • Royal
liiglfuees ..ottr :grateful , acknowledgments:. for- - the.
patronage and siipport which you. hays been graciously.
pleased to extend to Our association. •
..•
"Icuelltv-yet Higliaess ie 'ever-fcititid oiiginating or
giving your eulighteiied...and, tliscriminati4 support ttr
suck sc Amss •as havg. for .their„object -ths-advaucernest-
. of the public good and the prosperity of
Kingdom. :irci 'this association' your Royal Highness
has; 7 hoWeAtr; 'Aioft -a special :mark of tivotr
become its pation,:- and -no farther -proof' is
"„jeatefketthe value .and importance- of tha .pbieete we,
have in -14tt1r.., • •
" WC..thatik- your Royal Highness for the 'active
interest you hai: -shoCfn itt-otir'uridertaliing:anCt for tire
valuableroounsel and. assistance which we bircelrequentry
• xeceived hands, as . for the. prize
which-
your Royal Highness has geilertsly pifere.d for compp.:
tition by all'nalions. •
" We' -trust that' the nit-offal' Association,
honoured as it is
.by. the favour of ,h6r Majesty, and
• patrOnisedbyymir Royal Highness,. will meet throughout
these realnis with that countenance anal support which its
national and patriotic character may be found to justify."

'lti•ttliielf his Royarnightiess replied as foliowe

4, Gentlemeu,--I thank yon siucerely for your kind
address, and beg. you
.ta be assured that I am Very
sensible of the flattering wanner in which you speak of