The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-07 00:00:00

CHINA.

The following paragraphs are from the London
and China Telegraph :
The latest report in circulation from Tien-tsin is that
Prince San-ko-lin-sin has been degraded, and that the
Chinese have consented to pay an indemnity of &8,000,000
sterling. There is no doubt that the sum specified
might easily be paid," as the sequestration for four years
only of the Shanghai Customs (amounting annually to
£2,000,000 sterling) for that period would make it up.
The newly-established discounting company in Paris,
with a paid-up capital of forty millions of francs, have
announced that, with a view to facilitating remittances
and other pecuniary transactions with the far East, they
have established an agency at Shanghai, the members
of which left France for their destination six weeks ago.
The company add that they are therefore in a condition
to offer merchants any facilities they may require for
open credits to pay for the Chinese produce they may in
future be induced to purchase without the uncertainty
and risk of sending out specie, which, on its arrival, may
have to remain for a time unproductive should any
alteration in the prices of produce have taken place in
the meanwhile.

FIRE ACCIDENTS.--Ample- verification of the imme-
morial proverb that near the approach of Christmas is
the time at which fire accidents more especially take
place, has been afforded within the last few days. About
four o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire was found to have
broken out on the premises of an upholsterer in Cases-
street, but on examination it was found that it was not
of any serious character, and after the lapse of about
half-an-hour the engines had successfully subdued the
flames.—An alarm was created about ten o'clock last
night that a fire was discovered in the shop in the occu-
pation of Messrs. Gibson and Sons, linendrapers, Rane-
lagh-street. The flames were seen proceeding from the
hers of the fire brigade were quickly in attendance, and
first floor, and no time being allowed to be lost, the mem-
a plentiful supply of water was speedily brought int%
play; which' effectually overcame the action of the de-
vouring element. Happily no damage of any moment
has been caused in either of these cases.
BANKRUPTCY CounT.---(Before Mr. Commissioner
Perry.)—ln re John It Barber and William Henry
Ellis.—These bankrupts, who carried on business as iron
merchants in Liverpool, under the style of "
Barber and C 0.," appeared yesteiday on their adjourned
last examination. 'Mr. Evans represented the assignees,
and examined the bankrupt Barber at some length in
explanation of the various items in his balance-sheet,
and afterwards applied that any objections to the
accounts he had to offer should be reserved to the certi-
ficate. His Honour assented to the request of °Mr.
Evans, and allowed them to pass. The 30th November
was appointed for certificate.—/n re John Nicholson :
This bankrupt, a currier and leather dealer in Liver-
pool, also applied to pass his examination, and was sup-
ported by Mr. Tyrer. Mr. Collins was not instructed to
oppose on the part of the assignees, and the bankrupt
passed. The certificate was appointed for the 3rd of
December.
The Queen has placed an English war steamer at
the disposal of the Empress of Austria, who purposes to
leave for Madeira on the 7th or 18th Instant.