The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-09 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANC E.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Jan. 8, 1861.
Some very interesting information has been
communicated from Berlin regarding the diplo-
matic negotiations which have taken place
between the different European. Cabinets, with
the object of putting a stop to the struggle
which Francis U. still continues to carry on at
Gaeta, at Messina, and in various parts of the
Neapolitan provinces. The collectible measures
agreed updri lii firis by the three Northern
Powers, in favour of Francis 11., were decided

upon in answer to a direct appeal forwarded by
him by telegraph at one and the same time to
Vienna, to Berlin, and to St. Petersburg. France
replied that out of deference to third eiitirth
which were friendly td the kit4a titNailleN. the
Emperor Napoleon had not yet rectilled his fleet,
but that his Majesty had come under an
engagement with England not
.• to
..interfere
in a direct manner in the Of
thata
Of hal; and .conse ace _e conlente
liinisel With prinuising the Ring of Naples that
lie itiVe him a notice of a fortnight or three
ihtits before withdrawing the squadron. These
details tally with others which are current here,
from which it appears that his ex-Majesty has
been put in possession by M. Thouvenel of the
intentions of France towards him, and of the tenor
of the answer which the Emperor has given to
the three Powers referred to and it is understood
that the little Court at Gaeta is now in daily ex-
pectation of receiving the intimation that "time
is up."

It is mentioned that the Russian frigate, the
AdmiraWeneral, arrived at Gaeta on the 20th
ult., and was to be followed immediately by an,
other frigate and a corvette. The statement that
Francis 11. was in the habit of taking reftige every
night on hoard a f4panish frigate in the Roads is
positively contradicted ; and it is stated that His
Majesty -is, on the contrary, displaying a degree
of tolirtige which is bordering upon rashness-,..-he
&lone, out of the whole army, along with his
tlueen and one of his brothers, continuing to
occupy a building which is not bomb-proof. Am-
munition and provisiOns still hold out at Ctaeta,
Spain, it is alleged) has asaisted iii iteepitig tip the
ireeggary. suptily of po*der btit it is not posi-
titiely known Whether that assistabee is giiiett 13y
the Government; or whether the aftieles are slip:.
plied OOt of the flitittt tontributed by the members
of the iteytd family. It is remarked, however,
ti-
..iat the two Dowagers of Naples and Spain are
living on terms of great intimacy at Rome—and
that both royal ladies dined with His Holiness
on the 27th instant.

There are some very unfavourable accounts in
circulation respecting Count ,favour's state of
health ; and at the Bourse it was even reported
that he was dead. One thing seems certain, and
that is, the Count has had a very serious relapse.
M. Farini, as is well known, has broken down
altogether, and the important and herculean
work of the organisation of a constitution for the
new Italian Kingdom has fallen iiito other hands.
Spain has owed France, ever since 1823, the
handsome sum of sixty millions of francs
(X 2,400,000), and M. de Forcade de Roquette, the
new Finance Minister, has thought the present a
convenient oppirtunity for presenting his " little
bill" against the Spanish treasury, the coffers of
which threaten to be considerably lightened by
the answers which the Spanish Government is
making to the demands for assistance from Rome
and Naples ; and, what is more, the energetic new
Chancellor of the Exchequer has quite made up
his mind that the bill shall be duly paid, for it is
observed that the amount of the claim figures
among the assets of his forthcoming budget.
A delay in the opening of the French parlia-
mentary session is now spoken of. It is said that
the opening of the Legislative Chambers will
not take place before the 22nd of February, and
that it will be immediately prorogued to the 4th
of March, in order to afford the Senate an oppor-
tunity of putting into shape the necessary mea-
sures for giving effect to the recently decreed
enlargement of its political functions.

It is rumoured that the Empress has recently
taken several opportunities of manifesting the
sympathy which she entertains for the young
Queen of Naples, as well as for the Pope. She
has expressed a strong desire to have a photo-
graph of her Majesty, and has declared her deter-
mination to devote the price of the residence and
grounds in the Champs Elysees, occupied by her
lamented sister, the Duchess of Alba, towards
the St. Peter's Pence Fund. A propos to the re-
ception on the Jour d'cen, it is mentioned that not
Only were the whole of the Cures of Paris invited
to attend an that occasion, as is customary, but
that the whole of the parochial clergy in Paris,
without exception, received an invitation. It is
easily seen that there must have been some motive
for this change, and it might not be difficult to
guess what the motive was. _ _

According to a correspondence of the _lndepen-
dence Beige, M. Venillot recently requested M.
de Persigny to grant him permission to establish
a new religious journal in Paris, but the demand
was refused. At the latest date there were no
less than forty applications from different parties
to be allowed to start new journals. According
to the same authority, the Syrian question is
gradually producing a coldness between Russia
and England, and a closer rapprochement between
the former Power and France. Hence, probably,
the rumour that the Czar and his brother the
Grand Duke Constantine may be expected shortly
to pay a visit to the Tuilieries.
M. Guizot has just published in the _Revue des
Deux Mondes, a very curious article on the subject
of the relations of France with Russia under the
reign of Louis Philippe ; and a remarkably inte-
resting letter from that monarch is brought
forward to supplement the article in question.
The letter referred to is dated May, 1840, and is
addressed by the Xing to M. Guizot, in his
capacity of President of the Council of Ministers.
His Majesty thus expresses himself My clear
President,--I find in the despatch of Weimar,
from Polydore de la Rochefoucault, an error into
which I must never allow my diplomatic agents
to fall. This error consists in supposing that I
wrote to the Emperor Nicholas in 1838 to induce him
to interest himself in the marriage of my daughter
with the Duke Alexander of Wurtemburg, and
that my letter remained without reply. There is
not a word of truth in this story. I did not write
that letter, and I never wrote any letter of the kind,
because previously to, and ever since 1831, the
Emperor Nicholas not having had the courtesy to
communicate to me the death of the Grand Duke
Constantine his brother, I always from that time
abstained from letting him know of any events
which happened in my family. As, therefore, no
communication of the nature alluded to took place
between me and the Emperor Nicholas, it is of
course false that any letter of mine remained
without an answer on his part. Have the good-
ness to make a memorandum of this in your
Protocol Office." Poor Louis Philippe !

THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF INDIA.

In a paper issued by the Financial Department of the
Indian Government, dated Fort William, Nov. 19,
1860, it is stated that the Governor-General in Council
has lately had before him the Sketch Estimates for the
current year 1860.61. These documents have generally
been found in former years to represent a close approxi-
mation to the actual financial results of the years to
which they relate. They have been prepared this sea-
son with unusual care, and they foreshadow a result
somewhat less unfavourable than had been anticipated
from returns and calculations which have been for some
time before the public; but they show more clearly than
ever the imperative necessity which exists for the most
active and sustained exertion to enforce economy in all
branches of the administration, in order to bring the
current expenditure of the State within_its income.
The total income of the Government of India for the
year 1860-61, from all sources, exclusive of income
tax, is estimated, in round numbers, at--
38,140,000
1,000,000

Income tax, at • • ..
Giving a total income, from

every source of ..
The expenditure in India is
estimated at ..
That in England, according
to the latest information
received here, at ..
Giving a total expenditure by
the Indian Government in
India and in England ..

38,430,000

6,983,000

£39,140,000

45,413,000

Thus leaving a deficit of income, as com-
pared with expenditure, of not less than £6,273,000
which must be met, for the time, by drawing on the
balances in the Government treasuries.
The deficit is equal to more than 16 per cent. on the
total expected income from all sources, including taxes
only lately introduced, and the. produce of which is,
therefore, a matter of extreme uncertainty. As com-
pared with the income from 'permanent -sources (1. e.,
exclusive of income tax, which is imposed for only a
definite period), the deficit would be nearly 161 per cent.
But the fact that the current expenditure of India is
still 16 per cent. in excess of the largest safe estimate of
current income, does not represent, the full gravity of
the present condition of out-finances. -

I LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE LIVERPOOL LYING-IN HOSPItAL.

AtNtAL MEETING.

The annual meeting,of this charity was held yesterday
at the hospital Hi Pembroke-plabe. Amongst the
ge'ntlenieti present ire obsehred S. R. Grates, Esci., the
Mayor; Mr. Councillor jub, Mr. Medley, Mr. Tilckef,
Mr. Meikleham, Mr. Mellor, and the secretary, the
Rev. Thomas Moore.

The Mayor, who was called to the chair, said be did
not know there was any duty connected with the office
he liad the twin& to. fill, which was more agreeable
than that of assisting in promoting mid Maintaining
such institutions as they were assembled in that day;
and the more he was brought in contact with those insti-
tutions the more be was convinced of their extremevalue atd their (*Veit imeoitatibe to tile deititute poor of
this toivn. Elnndal mectingS genera* were taken
advantage, pi.trOse OnY
,reviewing the
past working of the, institutions; bat they Niier.e also
useful in enabling the conitnittees CO tab stew for
improving, the position of the institutions,asycEards the
fu tore !, and he tboUght perhaps it,was well that .those
VAC& vi-ete looked fOrWatd to With interest; beeause,
after *all, those charitable „institutions were dependent
upon the support of the public, and the public. who gave
looked for in the repor t of those institutions, a condensation
of the work accomplished, enabling thcm.to see how far
they had received value for the subscriptions which
they had given; and he found, on looking back to the

past of this institution, and its present position, that
considering the great field of usefulness opened, it had
not fulfilled its mission as it ought, if properly sup-
petted. There were many institutions in this town
having large and iniportant claims upon the public, but
he did mot know of any institution which had stronger
claims, or likely to be of greater benefit to the destitute
poor, than this institution was, He found that this was
the nineteenth anniversary of that institution, and on
looking to the previous reports it *as impossible to
come td o.or, cc eltisioii than that it had
been merely dragging on an existence since its
commencement. Taking one year with another,
be found that the funds received had only
been sufficient to keep the institution going on in
the smallest possible way. Now, if they looked to other
places, and saw what was doing there, it was impossible
for them to come to any other conclusion than that, so
far as affected such institutions as this, Liverpool was
very, very far behind. He had taken the trouble that
morning to see What they were doing in possess-
ing d much smaller population; and infinitely Inferior in
regard to its wealth—,---that *as Dublin ; and he found

:liekt that athotig ttiatly idstitdtidiis tif 1 siniilai luiture

they posstsBtd; they had One institution Whith bad
admitted within its doors last year over 2,600 women
(against 171 in this institution last year), and that since
its commencement there had been admitted within its
walls over 183,748 persons. This he named, as one
amongst others, to show them and the public the exer-
tions made, and the vast amount of good done in other
places, and he saw no reason whatever why an institu-
tion should not be raised up in Liverpool to do an equal
amount of good. Now, he had passed that house.many
times, and really until within this week he did not
believe this was the only hospital of the kind in
Liverpool ; he believed it was a branch for that
particular district, and he could easily understand why
it had not been attended with a greater amount
of success. He thought its situation was exceedingly
bad ; he thought the medical officers would bear him
out that in a sanitary point of view, nothing could be
more unsuitable than its situation. Its size limited the
committee to a very small number of patients. He
believed it was impossible to admit over twenty-one at
any one time. The report, he had no doubt, would go
more into detail, and those details would to a large
extent corroborate the statements which he had made.
With regard to the ulterior objects of this institution,
he had ascertained that a very small amount was required
to enable a proper hospital to be built; and although
in this town it did happen, and he believed in most
other towns, that the support of charitable institutions
devolves mainly upon a very limited proportion
of the population, and he believed that on the
list of donors and subscribers to every public charity
in Liverpool would be found almost oue and the
same set of names,—still he had never known any
appeal made to the public of Liverpool that was not
liberally and handsomely responded to ; and he trusted
the meeting that day would be the means of stimula-
ting—he would not say the committee, for he was quite
sure the committee had done all in their power to do—
but he hoped it would stimulate the public to take up
an institution which was calculated to do so much good,
—and he could only state that if the committee decided
to go to the public for the small amount required to
build a new institution, it would afford bins great.
pleasure to co-operate and assist in every way in his
power. Nothing would give him greater pleasure than,
during his year of office, to see the foundation stone of
their new institution laid.

The Rev. T. Moore, the secretary, read, as follows,
le'report

The committee desire, with feelings of thankfulness to
Almighty God, to present to the subscribers and friends the
nineteenth annual report.
The medical board have submitted the following statement
of the cases treated in the hospital, di-pensary, &c., during
the past year :---
Labours 139

Confinements at their homes
Special cases .

Children born---boys.
„ girls

- 171

- 139

Twin cases
Still-born
Mothers died
Children died
Special cases died
Wet nurses' register
Dispensary cases

157
188'2
Improper applications rejected --2216
The committee would observe, with respect to the above
statement, that, though in some former years mor, cases have
been treated, vet in no year have so manv serious cases been
admitted. The services of the medical officers, matron, and
nurses have, in consequence, been more than usually called
upon, and the most unremitting attention has been given to
the various patents. The committee regret to have to
announce three deaths ix cases of labour and two deaths in the
special ward.

The committee desire to express their thanks to the ladies'
cammittee for the good attention they have paid to the internal
administration of the hospital. While all the cases have
received the attention they required, economy has characterised
the expenditure. The ladies have been greatly assisted by
Mrs. Mils, the active and int& ligent matron of the hospital?'
The committee desire to draw attention to the treasurer's
balance-sheet. They are thankful to observe a slight improve-
ment in the funds; the subscription list being somewhat
larger than at any former period. They are compelled, how-
ever, to draw special attention to the fact that while the
annual expenditure averages £450 an I u wards, the reliable
income of the present year amounts only to the sum of £361
12s. Bd.' leaving a deficiency of from £BO to £9O to be made up
by such casual sources of income as legacies, &c. The com-
mittee would therefore impress strongly upon the present
subscribers the importance of using their best endeavours to
make a large addition to the subscription list in the present
year, and thus prevent the hospital from falling into periodical
embarrassments from wa .t of funds.
As it has been in contemplation for some time past to build a
new hospital, the committee deem it n..cessary to detail the
steps they have taken during the past year to carry out this
intention. In the last report it was mentioned that the site in
Myrtle-street had been chosen, but teat, owing to a variety of
obstacles, the purchase could not be completed. At length the
purchase having been completed, at a cost of £1,838 12s Bd, plans
were prepared and s x tenders sent in. The committee found that
the lowest of them amounted to upwards of £4,000, and as only
£1,700 remained for building of the sum of £3,300 raised by the
bazaar and donations, they thought it advisable to give fresh
instructions to their architect to prepare plans of a smaller
building. The lowest tender in this case was upwards of
£3,300. These latter tenders were ready in the middle of June,
and during the remainder of the month the attention of the
committee was given to the mole of raising the funds necessary
to warrant them in commencing building. It was finally
determined to give up the idea of building till the following
year. It will, therefore, become the immediate duty of the
new committee to take this matter into their serious consi-
deration. •
The urgency of the case is very great, arising from want of
proper accommodation for patients and nurses, and from bad
ventilation. The nurses have not proper sleeping accommoda-
tion; and, in cases of death, there is no place to which the
dead body can he removed. The attention of the health officers
has been directed to the state of the drainage of the present
hospital. Their report is unfavourable, and they acid that
" there is a great want of ventilation ;" and " the situation is
bad, being almost surrounded be ashpits at the back."
The committee recommend that an earnest appeal be made to
the people of Liverpool, for the purpose of obtaining the
funds still required. The bazaar was originally intended to be
supplementary to a subscription list, but the circumstances
obliged to commence with the bazaar.
In appealing to the benevolence of their f'llow-townsmen,
the committee feel persuaded that if the obiect they have in
view were appreciated as it ought to be, the required sum
would soon be placed at their disposal.

From the Treasurer's statement it appeared that the
total receipts from all sources during the year had been
£545 7s. 10d., and the disbursements £524 13s. 10d.,
leaving a balance in hand of £2O 14s. He also read the
building account. There had been paid for land £1,608
12s. Bd., other charges £9 9s. ; and there were invested
in dock bonds £6oo—making a total of £2,217 ; and
there was now in the bank, towards the building, £1,149,
Mr. TUCKER moved that the report, together with the
statement of accounts, be received.—Carried nem. con.
Mr. MEIKLEHAm moved a vote of thanks to the ladies'
committee, the gentlemen's committee, and their medical
board, for their services during the past year. The
resolution also nominated the committees for the ensuing
year.

Mr. MELLOR seconded the motion. said there
wag this in favour of an institution of that kind, that it
could not be abused. It w.a.s not possible that a female
could take advantage of it unless in a state of necessity,
and he thought the charitable could not do a wiser thing
than to support such an institution. Mr. Mellor urged
that a more extended subscription list was of more im-
portance than large legacies; and said he was sure that
if the institution were better known it would be better
supported. Ile was sorry that there were so few
subscribers on the books, that the institution was in
jeopardy every year.

Passead :ontaeneifultluani l.'s to the
The
Guyresolution
Medley smovedof clothing and other supplies during the past year.
donors
Mrs. Alfred King seconded the motion, whichr. was
carried.
Mr. JOB said after the appropriate remarks which had
fallen:from his Worship, he had only to move " That in the
opinion of this meeting an earnest appeal should be made
to the people of Liverpool for the funds still required
before the committee can undertake the responsibility of
building." The report pointed out the objections to the
present building, and the absolute necessity for a new
building. They had the foundation of a fund for the
purpose, a handsome beginning; and it only needed an
appeal to the public to enable them to carry out the
project to a successful conclusion. It was very gratify-
ing to hear his Worship say that he would lend the

influence of his high position to carry out the work ;
and he was sure if othets would join his Worship; thikt
thing would scion be Set afloat. It Was gratifying to find
fioni the APCirt ihtit this 6litoi.reeoied the steady
support of h iiublic., dt lame ;, It shlovved that. the,
!ipproved„of the charity, and tt,ai tli4 had CCinAdenpe
in those, who manage it, ,Jciooking,to the, wealth of the
ti4U, and its populatidn, that we a...smltll ;
but When they got into a new building, he had no doubt
their subscription list materially sularge; •
Mrs. Riley seconded the motion, whil 4d tznsnl•
mously carried.

The Rev. T. MoortE said, during the last three years
the ladies had been very attentive in increasing the
stibseilption list; and if any one would compare what it
*hi before ttith It present state they would see that it
had teen materially itheaFed: mooed a mate of
thanks to his Worsliip rat4.ltig acid iiiesiditt that
Thetriapis rust gi4eii,theM
their coiintenanCe and stipport add thigy wefe In detted
to no one more than the present mayor for what he had
said iii his Ok4iiing, address. tie had np doAbt the
comrrilttee would feel 6goihß(4e4, and would Mork with
•
more heart and consetiluence,.he enter-
tained very, little doubt but that by the end the ;idr
• .•• •
they should see the building opened, And he should be
rejoiced to see it before the winter set in. •
Mr. Tucker seconded the motion, which was carried.

The MA-idui iii rtthitlhe thanks, Paid if it became
the means of bringing new life to the getting tip of the
amount of funds required, he should be thankful that
he had been permitted to come there. He did not hesi-
tate, as a Liverpool merchant, feeling that in commerce
Liverpool was one of the principal towns in the world,
all her institutions should be in keeping with the privi-
leges she possesses as a great commercial emporium; and
he must say, Without` the slightest reflection upon the
committee,. that hg held the ifistithtioll iiet=he medht
the building; not the machinery at work—biit the
ing and limited means afforded, ccinsiderifig the field
before it,—as a disgrace to the town: He did nct think
he could pie itiiiiiger Words If hbwcre to speak foi an
hour. (Applatist,)
The meeting then broke up. Before leaving, the
Mayor, with his accustomed liberality, left a donation
of £5O towards the building fund.