The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-25 00:00:00

THE ~ SCENE AT WALTON CHURCH.'

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
Sir,—You have been most infamously imposed
upon in the matter of " a scene at Walton Church,".
for the paragraph so headed in your paper a few
days ago is untrue in all its details.
The fact is, three young men enter a pew pre-
determined upon insult and unnoyanee. Now self-
conceit is bad enough any where, hut amid the
aolernuitier, of Divine worship presumptuous folly,
alike calculated to exci_ indignation by the gravity
of the offence, and contempt for the meanness of
the offenders.—l am your obedient servant,
A WITNESS TO THE SACRILEGE. •
Waltou-3n-the-Hill, May 23, 1857.

[We publish the above letter, because the writer gives his
name and address, and, in this respect, of course, we are
not " infamously imposed upon." The source of our infor-
mation Is as pure as any in the kingdom, being commu-
nicated by a gentleman, who ranks second to none for
truth and high-standing in society, and who witnessed the
" scene." He has offered to endorse every word of our
report as critically accurate, and we believe him to be
entitled to as much credit as the writer of this letter, and
for this reason. He beheld a palpable het, whereas the
present writer makes an unwarrantable assumption, when
he says " three young men entered a pew pre-determined
upon insult and annoyance." How can the writer tell
what the " pre-determination" of the young men happened
to be ? If he knew their determination, it puts " spirit
rapping" to the blush. We believe, however, from the
character and position of the "three young men," that
they are far beyond going into a sacred edifice for the pur-
pose of " insult and annoyance," and that they went with
a proper sense of the solemn duty they were about to
perform. We think the word " sacrilege" not only mis-
placed, but used most improperly towards the gentlemen,
the tenor of whose lives repudiate the insinuation.
—En. N. T.]

At the Dublin Police Court, the other day, a m.in was
charged with having cut the tails from three horses, on
the 15th April last. The prisoner had been arrested by
constable 22 D, who perceiving anunusual bulkiness about
the person of the prisoner, questioned him as to its cause,
and not receiving a satisfactory answer, proceeded to
search him, when he found a large number of cows' and
horses' tails twined over his body and over his shoulders.
The constable at once took the prisoner into custody, and
on the following day, having heard of ihe injuries sus-
tained by several farmers and gentlemen's cattle, no less
than forty-five cows belonging to a gentleman having had
their tails amputated, the prisoner was committed for trial
at the ensuing Commission.
FATAL liaor AT PORTGLENONE.—Oa Tuesday a riot,
formidable in its character and fatal in its results, took
place in Portglenone. It appears a fair was held on that
day which was largely attended, In the course of the
afternoon a dispute took place between some parties in a
public-house, which soon attracted a crowd in the neigh-
bourhood. Several parties joined in the affray until it
became general. The constabulary promptly interferred,
but their efforts were unavailing against the formidable
forces engaged in the conflict. The belligerent parties
attacked a house from which a shot proceeded, which
killed a woman named Kyle, and we learn seriously
wounded two men, one of them named Casaey. The
affray, we understand, was one of those party collisions
which have been of too frequent occurrence in that locality.
Mr. Jellet, of Ballymena, bas visited Portglenonc to hold
stn inquest on the body of the unfortunate female who was
shot. —Banner of Ulster.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PARIS.—THB BOOLUVARD DZ SE.
BASTOPOL.—This magnificent thoroughfare is within 470
metres of its completion on the right bank of the Seine,
and will, in its progress, entirely absorb the Enclos de la
Trinite, a nest of horrid little filthy lanes occupying the
space where the Hospital de la Trinite stood, which
dated from 1202, and was chiefly reserved for
pilgaims. Towards the end of the 14th century the
monks of this establishment let out the largest hall of the
building to the Confreres de la Passion, a company of
commedians. In 1536 the Parliament of Paris ordered a
portion of the hospital to be reserved for patients labour-
ing under contagious disorders; but this decree was never
put into force, and the establiehment was at length de-
voted to the education of poor children. Towards the end
of the 18th century the hospital was pulled down, and
honses for workmen were erected on the site. After
the Enclos de la Trinite, the Boulevard de Sebasto-
pol will encounter the Passage Basfour, where it will
in time be crossed by a large and elegant street, which is to
extend in a straight line from the Boulevard des Capucines
to the Boulevard des Filler du Calvaire. Next in the order
of demolition come the dark and feted Rue Guerin Bossiau
and the Rue du Ponceau, which PM: built by Francois
Miron, prevot des marehands, in 1605. From this spot a
street will be pierced at right angle; to the principal
entrance of the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers, and the
Boulevard de Sebastopol, after absorbing the Ms, de Tracy
and the passage de la Longue Allee, Will finally roaL:4l theßoulevard St. Martin, when the splendid Strasburg
terminus will become distinctly visible from the Place du
Chatelet.

MONFi•ARy AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Saturday Evening.
The Cotton .Market is quiet, and prices are
steady. The sales to-day were about 5,000 bales.
including 1,000 on speculation and for export.
The Liverpool Shire Market was rather dull to-
day, and prices may be quoted a shale lower. The
sales consisted of Caledonian, 354 ; Eastern Cou• -
ties, 11 11-16 ; East Lancashire, 07 ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshtre, 1001 4. 4 ; ditto 9/ shares.
1 p ; Loudon and North Western, 104,
4,4, 4 ; Midland, 824, 4,4, 4 ; North Eastern, 214
; Dovers, 224, 4; Grand Trunk of Canada, lo
1-16 ; Great Western of Canada, 224 ; Liverpooi
Exchange Buildings, 300; Pacific Steam Naviga-
tion Company, 45. The following were the closing
prices :-Blackburn, 84, 9 ; Chester and Birken-
head, 68, 684; Caledonian, 354, 36 ; Chester
and Holyhead, 18, 184 ; Eastern Counrie4,
11 11-16, 114 ; East Lancashire, 97, 974 ;
Do. 91. shares, 11-16, 4p; Great Northern,
244, 241 ; Great Western, 661, 67 ; Roca-
shire and Yorkshire Stock, 1004. 1004 ; Do
9/. Shares, 1, 1 1-16 p ; Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport, 10, 194; London and North Western
Stock, 1044, 1.041 ; Do. a Shares, 4. 3-161 ; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 42, 424.; Midland
Stock, 824. 824 ; North British, 10 9-16, 10 11-16 ;
North Staffordshire, 5, 441 ; North Eastern-B,+'-
wick, 214, 214 ; York and North Midland, 33. 334 ;
Lee:is C.ipital Stock, 204, 204 ; South Eastern and
Dover, 221, 22 5-16; Scottish North Eastern, 124,
13; Buffalo and Lake Huron, 4,4 d; Do. Now
Shares, 4d, 4p; Dutch Rhenish, 14, 141; Great
Westera of Canada, 224, 224 ; Ditro New
Shares, 14, 14p; Great Luxembourg, 114, 141;
Gaud Trunk of Catittda, 16, 164.

he Money Market keeps stringent, and although
the inquiry today was not so very active, there was
no change in the rates of discount. Messrs Browne,
Hunter, and Co., in their circular of this afternoon,
say : _ _

There is no alteration to notice is the position of the
Money Market during the past month ; the demand has
been active, though with less pressure, and the minimum
rate of discouat still continues at 6 per cep'. A more
hopeful feeling, however, has p. evailed that with a season-
able change in Ihe weather, expected large arrivals of
bullion, and the retention in the country of a portion of
what has already a rived, an easier state of monetaryaffairs
will soon be apparent ; but these favourable symptoms
have been somewhat diminished latterly by advices of an
advance in rates of exchange in China, which has stimulated
the demand for silver, and swelled materially the shipments
by steamer of 20th inst., contrary to expectation.
The Market for the Public Funds and Securities
to day was languid, but we have ItO material alter-
ation to notice in prices. Speculation at the pre-
sent moment is very dull, but a disposition is
shown to sell rather than to purchase for time.
Still there are several who have Bull accounts open,
and they yet anticipate a partial recovery, in con-
sequence of the absence of monetary pressure, the
progressive improvement in the Bank's resources,
and the prospect of some benefit being derived
from the gold on the passage ;rem Australia
upwards of half a million being already overdue.
The investing public, moreover, show a
greater willingness to buy, and although
their transactions in this respect are
not very large, they tend to prevent
greater depression. A few speculative sales are
made, but as settling day is approaching, the
operators are too cautious to commit themselves
to any great extent, especially when monetary
affairs are in an uncertain state. At the close of
the market this afternoon rather more firmness
was visible, but no advance occurred. Consols
for transfer were 93f, I, and afterwards 93-a, 1, owing
to soma small investments. For the fourth prox-
imo they were 98,i, 1. and " after hours" there was
no variation. The 'New Threes were 92k, the
Reduced 02k, a ; and India Bonds, under fl,ooo,
4s. to 3s. discount. The March Exchequer Bills
were Os. premium, and the Government broker
purchased 30,0001. of the bills advertised to be
paid off or renewed, at Is. to 3s. premium.
The following list shows the fluctuations in
Consols during the past week :

Lowest Highest Closing
prices, prices. prices.
Monday.. . ..Mo ney. 934 94 94
Account . 94k 941 941
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