The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-22 00:00:00

ROYAL BRITISH BANK.

The decision of the Lords Justices, on Friday last, has had
the effect of transferring the assets of the defunct bank to the
hands of the offioial assignee of the Cowl' of Bankruptcy, who
will forthwith proceed to divide the amount, minus the costs
of the litigation, among the creditors ; the first dividend of 4s.
in the pound will, it is expected, be paid in about a fortnight.
Lord Justice [lnce, in giving his judgment, expressed a strong
opinion on the necessity of the Legislature adapting some
measure which would prevent in future such unseemly litiga-
tion, and such nefarious proceedings as those wlrch had marked
the conduct and career of the thing called " The Royal British
Bank." Some idea of the coats already incurred, and the
expenses of distribuing the assets of the bank, may be judged
from the fact that the official manager, previous to handing
over the assets in hand to the official at•signec of the Court of
Bankruptcy, was authorised to retain a sum of £20,000 to
cover the liabilities which he had incurred. In addition to
this, the costs of the official assignee are to he paid out of the
estate, and it is probable th.tt they will amount to nearly as
much as those of the oilier side. All the commission in the
distribution of the assets has yet to be added, and then comes
the long, tedious., and expensive Chancery process of calling
upon the shareholders for the arrears of calls and the balance
to make up the 'deficiency due by the bank. More that)
£lOO,OOO, or sufficient to pay a dividend of 5.. in the pound,
in the whole debts of the bank, will have been absorbed on
legal expenses before it can be said that the affairs of the
British Bank are completely wound up. Such
,a state of
things as this can only be characterised in the language of
Loud Justice Bruce, as "a disgrace to a civilised country."—
Observer.

GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OF GRLAT BRITAIN.

The annual general meeting of this society was held on
Friday, at the society's house, London. Viscount Brackley,
ono of the vice presidents, occupied the chair. The report of
the council and financial statements were read and adopted.
By the report, it appears that the researches commenced last
year, into Family History, prior to the Norman Invasion, had
been continued, and much valuable and interesting information
obtained relating to the families who flourizhed in those times;
that great progress had been made i❑ the society's historical
and genealogical compilations, particularly from the time of the
Conquest to that of the Restoration of Charles 11., and that
during the year the number of the society's fellows had been
greatly increased. The noble Chairman, in moving the adop-
tion of the report, stated his opinion that the society was well
deserving the high patronage bestowed on it, and that he was
happy to see so many eminent literary men and members of
the aristocracy associated together to promote the stu lies and
objects for which the society was founded. The fact that the
society had been intrusted with many very valuable family
MSS. and documents, showed that there was full confidence
placed in the council. The meeting was numerously attended
by some of the leading untiquarans of the (lay, several members.
al Parliament, and literary men of note, and letters were read
from others who could not attend. The meeting closed wi
the usual vote of thanks to the noble 'chairman and the re-
election to the council of Lord Bateman ; Michell Came. E q.,
D.C.L.; and Dr. Charles Badharn, the three members of the
council retiring by rotation.

John Savers Orr, better known by his cognomen of
the An.ef Gabriel," is no more. He died of dysentery
in November, at the penal settlement, where he was under-
going his sentence of imprisonment with hard labour;_
Demerara Royal Gazette.
The mayor of Southampton, who is also a town councillor
of Winchester, having written to the Home Secretary,
requesting a reprieve for the three It %Hans, sentenced to be
hanged at Winchester, this day, for murder, on, the ground
that there was a probability that the real murderer was Big
Jack, who had escaped, received a reply from Sir George
Grey, stating that he saw no reason for preventing the
sentence on the.three men being carried out.

7 ''

DIE SYSTEM OF MILITARY PROMOTIO,V.

We notice an ennouncement in some of our military
cotemporaries that it is the intention of the Horse
Guards to confer the dignity of Field Marshal upon tv."°
old generals, the Earl of Cork and Ftancis Moore. Tif"
are not informed whether this measure emanates direct
from the new Commander in Chief, or is just anolh.etir
piece of routine from the old source of such prae'iceestil
existing at the Horde Guards. We observe, however:
that the two Generals in question arc the two already at
the head of the list, and who have had that distineuell
and the consequent emoluments for a good many Yel;
already. As we nave nut been able to trace the record
of any very brilliant services performed by either of these
officers,we are left to presume that their elevation rion'ls
the highest military rank in the army is an instance ,
the continuance of a return to the old system
seniority, which has already produced such baleful
effects upon the ch tractor and efficiency of the se's
vice. We had hoped better things under the present
management. Even Lord Hardioge, although as e.;
a slave to routine as the Horse Guards, ever produced'
at last opened his eyes to the necessity of merit plld
motions; and tie late Lmented Lord Raglan obtain'
his baton, as was inost carefully paraded at the tune,
only because of his eminent services. We had hoped it
have seen more of this ivhen there ssas an occasion et
opportunity of promotion. For example, the eye earls
glance far do..vn from the top of the list of generj
without encountering the name of Sir Thoce`,
Brisb tile—one of very considerable standing. tj
seniority, if that is a chief requisite—and associateth
with numerous and most impurtant services, 11°,0
in the fi•-la and of an administrative kind. He
..,"'gr
served ender the Doke of York, before even the
of Wellington had commenced, he was the Cc!?
panion in arms of that commander during his victorlia
peninsular career, and his decorations prove that be as
not spare his best blood in the day of battle. He 'At
afterwards entrusted with the government of our gir;i
Australian colony, where he fostered its infant prosPell.ts
and shaped into civilized and cons:itutional model la
early institutions, and that with such success that eyed
among the very changeable and shifting poi:1000e to
that region. his name is still cherished with affection°,
respect, We would have anticipated, according to tut,
system so vauntingly promulgated of late, that ville
there was an opportunity to bestow a baton, advent:o
would have been taken to confer it upon a vets "-0
chief so distinguished, and who possesses besideeto
the representative, by birth and alliance, of two (4 IV
oldest families of the baronage in the kingdonly..,o
advantage of that aristocratic element which •. "ht
wont to be so popnlar at the Horse G,tards. We' . lie
have said somethiag, besides, of Sir Th,mas' scientleu
attainments, the extent and variety of which are g 0 o.
known ; but we rather suspect that that class of actors
plishment does not count for much in any 0' ,of
" circumlocution" offices. We have not the hon°llh-001
the personal acquaintance of the gallant officer W ,"-of
these remarks refer, but, seeing that the dignity
we
Fieldemarshal is at best always so rarely bestnoreuittbe
could not help pointing attention to the fact thab.ear
proposed promotions, even if not objectionable in t
selves, are somewhat to the prejudice of others wheshope
to have better claims to such a reward ; and we of
that the Duke of Cambridge will not delay an.t-nula
justice, with which, we are certain, the arm). "-
warmly sympathise.—Glasgow Daily Mail.

e
• CAUTION.—SPURIOUS CROWN PIE, ES.—There arrfeit
present In circulaion a considerable number of colo'clatetl
crown pieces, in imitation of those of George IVnc3pe
1822. They are very cleverly executed, and vii 1":„
1. detection, unless minutely examined, being electre-t„riteies
but they arp,.of course, much lighter than. the Se'
coin. -
water
THE BANGOR WATERSPOUTS;--Since the terrie° °tot
B;nuts noticed in our last, we, are informed that Wu the
outbursts from the' same cause have token place, °,,,gor
Shrewsbury and Holyhead turnpike road, between 13' that
and Llandegai. What are' the commissioners far hoe
• road and tneir offiCials -about? Surely, the public 000
great cause for complaint for such apathy.—Cart's
Herald. . dulled
A Vienna letter of the Ilth inst., in the ideo e
Beige, speaking of the uncomfortable weather whtc.b th
tates
Emperor of Austria has .got fur his Italian tour, ' eiae
that the winter has set there with such e 5"
severity that the snow has been lying a, foot thick „%r1;00
piazzas at Venice, and the bronze candelebra in the .1'
of St. Murk has been broken by the s'orm.
arse°
A patent has been passed granting the Q teen's 03inst
pardon, and exoeeratine and discharging from a," fed is
penalties, and forfeit'sre, the fellowing persons innlic4R`' ith
the seditious movement of 1848, in Ireland : n-n3,rie,
O'Brien, John Martin, Kevin Izad Le, \% ttt.-13
Edward Sheehy, John Danahne, Lek?, Lennan, 'uotaess
Joy, John Lonnaa, John Walsh, Edmond Tehi°,
Donovan, Richard Bryan; James Casey. Jag.
Wall, James Lyons, James Ryan, and Thomas Ryan'
Colonel Jebb,' in a small blue book lately publis°oB
reports the state of military prisons dnring 1855e_ the
number of these prisons was 17, whereof nine were tu the
United Kingdom, and the rest at foreign stition,eolottel
whole were capable of holding 1,250 prisoners. L'igata
Jebb reports that he cannot advocate a more lenient the
Crotty, io
of prison discipline for the punishthent of offences
ct'n, and
army, because. he considers .it would fail in isobie,i. The
be the least merciful in-the end, that could be puma&
sentences should be short, but severe. • tdated
POSTAGE OF NEWSPAPERS.—By a Treasury we,ra °lt of - ,
6th December iestant, -it is ordered that so mu:relate°
Treasury warrant dated the 30th of July, 855, ,1,410°
to the transmission of newsapers from the uuitea he
to Prussia, or any foreign, country via Pres3it
repealed, and that all British newspapers shall
transmitted by post from the united kingdom t°. at thet
or any toreign country or British colon y via Prussia'tbs.
uniforM rate of one penny each. It is further order:roes
the warrant of 6th December inst. shall come °P
on the Ist January next.• - • • Ca
• ' hive'
Tate CABINET,—Mast of 'the members 0,1.6--
,cll
have left London for the :holidays. The Duke '1004.°
and Lord Panmure are in Scotland. Lord Palmer! farm
his own seat', Broadlancla. 'Lord HarrowbY is C The Marquis Of LatisdoWne is at Bowood. Sir "":.-Cher' /l
and Mr. Labouehere are at their country seats. s'iL;. fier
Wood and Mr. Vernon Smith are also out of Ww to l'°11:a
Granville and Sir-George Grey returned yesterdaYetaisiot
:don, Lord S:ainley of Alderley and Mr. B
the metropolis. Those, however, of the Ali
is th s
town are expected to take their departure early sle
ac•',,fh°
CONTEMPLATED AMALGAMATION OF THES
AND YORKSHIRE AND EAST LANCASHIRE RAIL aril e; 0
old rumour of an amalgamatior of these two 00'" r°f e
ig
again current, and bears now more the- cher4ec-nereitt•
accomplished fact, so far as the directors of b"th" pet P-of
are concerned. . The competing extension of th 9 caussod
casbire from. Colne. to. Bradford is regarded as 11. hire ecat
ainalgamation.' The shareholdera of the L31'1001E:00
Yorkshire line are much leas favourable to the em„.liet re,a'tbe
than are those of the East 'Lancashire, for the 91,"
►
that the latt, r company,:it is computed, can, °°,,c„..rent,
be
rate of 41 to 41- per cent- per annum for tne:liceea
.while the.ability of the former company is ye and
equil to .5 percent, per annutn:-:-Herapat lioAitigivo,
FATAL ACCIDENT TO_ A CLERGYMAN.—A s"gef• The
fatal accident occurred a few days since to Of"° rd• the
Mason, vicar of Bilsby and Farlstherpe, near,'„,,th f%rifort
deceased, ou the 11th inst., had come to soh.,,°:tesu
purpose of taking one of his daughters home froth eat
the holidays, who was.to meet him at the statrliosertooie
of passing through the gates to the front, Mr.iiiiter
. gas
on the line to reaph the platform, another de': nine ice
ing, being cautioned by the gatekeeper, as °° the `'d the
shunting. In turning to go up the none sloPi% it sv both
came suddenly upon him, crushing him betwcer, withAter
platform, upon which he was ultimately tbrl'be assn
the
his thighs broken, and his head fractured. ,„1. big
was only about two yards bebind• her fit'Was ' fool
accident occurred. The reverend gentlenla ctatri,
fifty eighth year, and has left a numerous few") • meet'
Mercury,
1)0100
SUNDAY LEAGUE MEETING AT BRTSTOL.'7cp g reAt„ring
ing was convened on Thursday evening, at rece-deptr,
room, Broadened, Bristol, for the purr°'° The 90°
.deputation from the National Sunday Leagueit Pg" one
tation consisted of the chairman, W. 1-01r:1;:e.,0°!'the0,
Messrs. Kenny, Junes, and the secretary. 1-,,,agaet one
'of the deputa:ion from the National Sunday --the Oe the
moved, "That, in the opinion of this mecting'w, and cis'
of the public museums, galleries, and libretto tee 01,`"itg
performance of music on Sundays, would iurf the vOnti
habits and morals, and increase the h
classes." Mr. 'Kenny persevered for some gad
repeated interruptions, to argue the question obser%.the
from Calvin, and Jeremy Taylor, against a eibeinta to
'ppittes- 0
time Sot
of Sunday. He was proceeding to gnats etueerite'd h.ott, i°
det rmined opp:)sitioa of the meeting ceil,e„utatt 0,11
resume his seat. .Mr. Jones, another of the utiora fce the
seconding the resolution, experienced a recerP
test
oor
more favourable. The chairman, nnder 50,inlos
league, put the resolution, which was negatived Mr•
eetiog_
whelming majority, amidst great clrerhina
this in of
Short, an operative, then moved,
objects to any interference with the
day of rest, as injurious to the best interests
of Able lion,
tending to deprive the working
wanof
seven "sy:letioe'
privileges, and as leading in the end,
°tided tbe Arr;
for six days' a" Mr. Richard Ball sec, airy; ,or
DiYn;ereis'tsstitt°lftlille're°o
ajt theet vis.t
Jones,whic
on
nas
behalf adopted
o f tbhye
• throuelo'
hich •
unheard. The c-owded meeting, w .
greatly excited, then dispersed.
an overwhelming
wphreoltmesitlbrig wht

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA.

INSURRECTION AMONG THE NEGROES.

a Lit summary of the following appeared in our
'1`,3,11-1 -Edition of Saturday :H
Lc le British Mail steamer Persia, Captain Jud-
-1;48' has just arrived in the Mersey, after another
1)2E4 successful run from New York. She has
ti°ught 164 i
passengers and 863,020 dollars n
Pecte' -hoY her we have our files of New York
Papersl to the 10th inst., which are four days later
lilt/lose received by the Ericsson.
tip" steam ship Atlantic, from Liverpool, arrived
,iisat New York, on the Bth inst.
11T "here has been no improvement in the Stock
1-l'Aet, which continued in the greatest state of
I111"lon, in consequence of the suspension of
. aff;:st's• Jacob Little & Co., and in regard to whose
be-tills it is remarked no offer of settlement had
oteen-p, There was an active demand form
Y, and the supply was scarcely so free as of
eve, Call leans were negociated readily how-
a t
,ercis4 seven per cent, and first class com-
ity paper at from Bto 9 per cent, accord
"tan. The demand for Foreign Exchange
tott„.llot active, but the quotations on London
,td steady at 109 to 1091-. The Cotton
by rlet had been quiet, and the European accounts
Thee Atlantic were rather unfavourably construed.
riejrai4 trade was buoyant, and an advance, in
la some cases, had been established. The
-
g r marker, was also active) and prices tolerably

The
Ae() political and domestic news is meagre
that ,U,nts from Cincinnatti, of the nth instant, state
hess Leer, is
great excitement at Franklin, Ten-
the ee,, owin.g to the projected insurrection among
kegstaves there. Twenty-four muskets and two
of a of Powder had been found in the possession
pPng of negroes at Columbia, Tennessee.
killed Y, Tennessee, fifteen negroes had been
the fi'vOY their owaers. The Evansville Journal of
in tilt.' inat., learns that there was Much excitement
lad the neighbourhood of Dover on the Cumber-
pßl 4ver, among the negroes. Many of the
eaders had been arrested and eleven hung.
tent White man disguised as a negro had been
the ~aced to nine hundred lashes, but died before
arrareaaltY was fully inflicted. • The whites were
Reri-Ig for defence. An opinion prevailed that a
Ilest,erral uprising would take place among the
w
e
r
e during the holidays. Escapes of slaves
Th unusually numerous.
ee,,r`e'a following extract from the Washington
Nverti?ondence of one of the New York papers, is
letter 3' of perusal :—" The allusion in my last
the west
the policy of commercial reciprocity with
iseeo,, lndies, by which Mr. Marcy hopes to
the IT all the advantages of actual acquisition to
of tilted States without involving the principle
territorialroatt annexation, turned out as I supposed,
of" of graTi3 consequence. The country has
onasid the good effects of Canadian reciprocity,
tn-it.V7 in regard to the trade and industry of the
ttnee"" States, but in quietening the question of
IniOation, which involved domestic discord at
and Possibly trouble abroad. By that policy
latioecured all the advantages of production, popu-
ele: and industrial wealth, without the disturbing
The rsents incident to the annexation of new territory.
eetlincinle, applied as Mr. Marcy proposes, to the
orth-Lndies, gives to the shipping interest of the
great. and east and to the producing interest of the
gradual a new outlet and source of wealth. The
ia effect of such a policy on the West Indies
te,"'lent. In the course of a few years they would
tvhieis:lvetahoroughly Americanized, and detach
as naturally from Europe as Canada
ev „in time set up independently of England. In
Possible point of view it is the interest of
ehiaknd, France, and Spain to yield to these
Of titened suggestions of the American Secretary
rearAste• If they do not, a more decisive policy
be introduced by Mr. Buchanan, which will
1311-44 to consequences to be avoided by all parties,
thrt; which the next administration will not
part of
from assuming. The repeated offers on the
inr; Lf the government to settle this Cuba question
Sp;;"-'anner consistent with the true interests of
e',.:a, and with a due regard for her dignity ; the
thL'ated interposition of the United States against.
navy
(minion of the people; the oul?port!ng
'vY in the Gulf to aid Spain against the invasion
the
tax
f
theattii°ll, levied on the persons and. property o
jeti. Southern people; the long list of outrages
th„le,.ted not only on the commerce and persons of
A-united States Government, but upon tlie
merican,, flag in American seas, which,
ha, perpetrated by a strong power, would
_
A t'l ve lead to reprisals long since, with
1e.).; uniform courtesy observed toward he
ahe-eillsh government, make out a case of forbear-
unequalled in history. Once again Mr.
na—Y comes forward and proposes a final, just,
ac 4 liberal adjustment, upon a basis already
incepted by England in regard to her own coloniesh
di• America. Certainly Spain cannot suffer in her
I),R,:itY by following the example of the greatest
-,er in the world. What Great Britain can do,
Pale certainly can. She has no right to set up
if insisted
in the shape of obsolete ideas, and which,
".'sisted upon, must array all liberal minds
figoainat her. This policy, then, of Mr. Marcy, will
Cub °lle of two things: it will either solve the
libe", Problem, by giving this country a
an
te. ci
o°nln,mole.rcial reciprocity instead of actual
place Spain so clearly in the wrong
tortle—ricl:ave her without a friend in Europe or
The committee on military affairs in the
intuse has reported already a bill of particular
rese. rest to the army, and in view of the frequenth
tanlgnations of our best officers—a measure which,
payla°t be acted upon too soon, It increases t 3
(lois" all commissioned `officers, at the rate of 20
tile Per month, with the addition of 10c. in
this Commutation of rations. The equity of
iner measure consists in the proportion of
litn'etnaase of pay to the young officers whose
tiaa„l—`4- income makes them the object of so
zrte-YLhardshipe The lieutenant gets his 20 dols. a
%et', equally with the Colonel, or General. An
procer
whose pay is 40 dols, gets 60 dols under the
isi°ne of this bill, being an increase of 50 per
22ut, while
the officer who receives 200 dols receives
dd•-°'s—an increase of 10 per cent. The 10 o
0 ftti °nal on the ration preserves the equality of
TCmPensation under the longevity ration principle.
aocis bill will strike every one at a glance as just
Puhir,•easonable, and its simplicity recommend it to
pre 'e favour. No doubt it will be acted on
Intly by the house.
Of ti'l7 advices from Mexico report the suppression.
the 20th
eniLllSUrreetion in the northern provinoco. On
cal ViAtti of November a convention between Gene-
elai,„'aurri and General Rosas Landa was pro-
his—Led at Monterey, by which the former retains
PartP°sition as governor in New Leon, and thatd
tc) -,°,f Coahuila which he claimed, and which le
\rid his
revolt, is annexed to his jurisdiction.
if the stipulations of this compact are
f`isithiafui y
observed, may therefore be considered
Rev 'tying triumphed. He agrees to support the
ita te,ritnent of Comonfort upon the condition that
dr. -"Ps under Rosas shall be immediately with-
nwo.
latest advices from Veracruz state that the
vigor obfutl: as yet,
continues to be prosecuted with
yet, without any decisive result.—
tror,e Probabilities are, however, that the government
i8t,.):8 will again succeed in crushing the reaccin-
ea„7„'n that quarter. Communications with the
capital,
as well as the interior generally, is almost
desltre
ly suspended, the pronounciados robbing and
Th„r°2ing all mails that fall into their hands.—
thi; Progress newspaper of that place, alluding to
leo'n, matter, says :—" Already the reacciontstas no
eitir,er confine themselves to the defence of their
ese--invading private rights and committing
atst °f vandalism which will place them in the
res:gerY of footpads and assassins. it was
rved for the defenders of religion y fueros to
belen such examples of immorality. To them
an the glory of such criminal conduct,
Of `4- to society the duty to purge itself
sta Such depraved beings. Under the circum-
flees, people write only when a courier is

despatched, and, as this is but seldom, we have
consequently very meagre and irregular advices
from the city of Mexico and all parts there beyond.
In fact, we are in a state of profound ignorance as
to recent events in Quertare, Michoscan,
&c. Public mind is much occupied with the
Spanish and English questions. A squadron of
one or both these nations is seriously and daily
expected. Among the' lesser symptoms that
something may be apprehended, public rumour
declares the English Consul is refitting his house
preparatory to receiving the Admiral.
There had been a serious accident on the Cleve-
land and Pittsburg Railway, by which the following
persons were killed : Jacob Rudy, of Alliance,
John APlntyre, of Alliance, Dr. Smith and lady,
of Alliance, J. Atterhurst, of New Garden", Ohio,
Mrs. Ritchie, of New Garden, Ohio, N. T. Taylor,
of Philadelphia, John Brooks, of New Jersey.
A despatch from Baltimore, dated the 7th inst.,
announces the death of the British Consul there
in the following terms:—Henry George Kuper,
British Consul at this port, was suffocated whilst
in a house in the eastern part of the city which
was burnt. The other inmates narrowly escaped.
The deceased has a family in England.