The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-30 00:00:00

average harvest, which means, if it goes for any- I
thing, that she has grown two-thirds-amore than
she can • consume: We may therefore look for
large supplies of food from the Irish ports ; and
instead of having the whole circle of Foreign
exchanges against us, we have shown that it is
the policy of the States to send us gold, irrespec-
tive of the rates of exchange. And to this we may
also add the fact that England has become nearly
the sole bullion market of the world ; and so long
as we can afford from our productions to pay
31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for gold, so long will
England remain the leading market for all bullion-
producing countries. America will not pay it ;
other countries may attempt it ; but it will end in
an attempt, as time has proved, by a speedy
re-action in the exchanges, and a rapid return of
the precious metals to our coffers.

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—Parliament was pro-
rogued on yesterday, formally, to the 3rd January next.
NEW ROYAL YACHT.—Preparations are being made for
constructing a new royal yacht 340 feet over all.

The American clipper "Nightingale" has arrived, having
made the passage from Shanghai in 112 days.
Christopher M'Loughlin, one of the crew of the Sarah
Sands, was drowned on Monday night at Birkenhead.
The London journals say-, that a spurious gold coinage is
in circulation-655. gold.

No less than 500 men have deserted from the army within
the last three months.

The United States mail steam ship Aretic sails to-day
from the Mersey, for New York, with the usual mails and
passengers.

At a special petty sessions, held in the Court House,
Crown-street, Manchester, yesterday, several transfers of
spirit licenses were allowed by the magistrates.
A fire occurred in a room adjoining the methodist church
of Chester, on Monday, but fortunately, except to the room,
no harm was done.

The mechanics' institution has received 10/., a sum re-
maining from the funds of the late Brougham Insti-
tute.

Last night a meeting was held in the Wesleyan Methodist
chapel, Oldham-street, Manchester, in furtherance of the
object of the British Society for the Propagation of Chris-
tianity among the Jews.
UNWHOLESOME MEAT.-At the Manchester police-court,
yesterday, a' number of 'butchers and cattle dealers were
fined for having in their possession, ready dressed for sale,
various quantities of meat unfit for human food.

THE GOLDEN AGE.—This fine steam-ship is now in the
Huskisson dock, andaportion of her cargo is being discharged.
She will be got into the graving dock to-day for the purpose
of being overhauled. She is expected to be got ready for
sea by the end of the week.

AN INCREASING RATIO.—Mr. Wilkes, a miner, sub-
scribed one guinea a day to the Wesleyan fund in 1852 ; for
this year he subscribes seven guineas a day, and a promise of
seven times seven guineas a day has been promised for
1854.

FARMING OPERATIONS.—Towards the close of last week
the hills in the neighbourhood of Barnard-castle were
"snow-capped," and the weather being dry and the ground
crisp, in that portion of the north the season is deemed most
favorable for farming operations.
BASE COIN,— Several parties have been recently taken
up by the police in London for forging and passing base
coin, of all descriptions—copper, silver and gold ; and there
seems no doubt that a considerable quantity has gone into
circulation.
A HARDENED FELON.—At the Central Criminal Court,
London, on Monday, Charles Clark, aged 22 years, pleaded
guilty to stealing a watch from a party while both were
present at the recent execution of Mobbs, the murderer. He
was, strange to say, for the perpetrator of so hardened an
act, entirely unknown to the police. Sentence, imprison-
ment for six months.

DEATH FROM COLD.—An inquest was held on Monday,
before Edward Herford, Esq., coroner for the City of Man-
chester, on view of the body of John Shawcross, pensioner,
aged 41 years, leaving a widow. The deceased was found
lying dead in Spear-street, early on Sunday mornine' and
the medical man gave it as his opinion that he died from
cold and exposure.
FIRES LAST NIGHT IN LIVERPOOL.—Two fires occurred
last night, or rather this morning, for they were in full
blaze at three o'clock a.m. The one a shop in Byrom-street;
the other a house in Renelagh-street, corner of Houghton-
street, where Mr. Howe lately carried on the bakery business,
and which is yet used for that purpose. They had not been
extinguished when we went to press.
POLICE.—We are concerned to find that it was stated
in our police reports on Monday, that in a case in which
John Evans, a custom house officer, was, with another,
charged with stealing grain, had been committed for a
month. We are anxious to do this man the justice of
stating that Evans has not been at all in duresse, and we
have great satisfaction in stating this at his request.
DEATH BY DROWNING.-About two o'clock this morning,
a man, apparently a mechanic, fell off the landing stage.
It seemed as if the man had been drinking, awl walked to
the edge of the stage from which he slipped and fell into
the water. A boat from the North Prince's Pier, the crew
of which were only half dressed, and two of the landing-
stage men from the George's Pier, as well as the hands of
the Woodside boat, made every effort to save him, but the
tide ran so strong that all attempts were in vain, and the
unfortunate man was carrried out to sea.
APPOINTMENT OF POLICE-CONSTABLES FOR BROUGHTON
AND PENDLETON.—At a meeting of the general watch com-
mittee for the borough of Salford, held on Monday last, at
the town-hall, twelve police constables were appointed for
the district of Pendleton, and nine for the borough of
Broughton. The charge of these districts will be abandoned
by the county police on the 12th of December, when the
newly-appointed officers will enter upon their duties. There
will be police-stations at Broughton and Pendleton, and
the police will be superintended by Mr. Taylor, chief con-
stable of the present force.
THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HOME AND
FOREIGN MISSIONARY MEETING.—Last night, a public
meeting of the above society was held in the Presbyterian
chapel, Mount Pleasant. Previous to the meeting, however,
sermons had been preached in aid of the funds of the society,
by the Rev. Andrew Thompson, D.D., of Edinburgh, and
the Rev. Hope M. Waddell, a missionary from Old Calabar,
-Africa, at which collections were made, amounting to
upwards of 531. At the public meeting, the chair was
occupied by the Rev. Dr. Critchon, and amongst the gentle-
men present were, the Rev Dr. Thompson, home missionary,
the Rev. Mr. Waddell, and the Rev. Mr. Graham, The
chairman, having, in an appropriate introduction, pointed
out the objects of the society, the meeting was addressed by
the Rev. Dr. Thompson and Waddell at considerable length,
the former chiefly alluding to the effects of the society at
home, and the latter its operations in Africa, requiring the
necessity of increased support, to fully carry. out the objects
of the mission. In the course of the evening a collection
was made which was liberally responded to. There was but
a small attendance in the church.

PROTESTANT MEETING.—Last evening a meeting of Pro-
testants was held in the Toxteth Hall, Mill-street, for the
purpose of proving " that Dr. Cahill has surrendered,
and also that the Rev. Fathers Noble and Power were
brought to the test, and found wanting. Mr. Winkup oc-
cupied the chair. On the platform were Messrs. Eaton,
Pickering, Saltee, Ashcroft, and Page. The hall was
crowded to excess. The chairman opened the proceedings
with a few remarks, and then called upon Mr. Eaton. Mr.
Eaton said it was an old saying, and a true one, that those who
live in glass houses should not throw stones ; that the pot
should not call the kettle black. They had been told that
their champions had proved to be unfaithful ; that in fact
they have been tried, and the parsons, as they called them,
had been tested and found wanting ; that, in fact, Dr.
M‘Neile, the honourable champion of Protestantism, had
surrendered. Who was it that had made those charges ?
What cause had they themselves to boast of ? He next re-
ferred to the various challenges which the Romish priests,
from Dr. Cahill downwards, had refused in Liverpool, and
said that the recent meeting held in the Concert Hall, at
which it was stated that Dr. M'Neile had refused a challenge
given to him, was a dodge to raise money. Several other
speakers addressed the meeting in a similar strain, and the
proceedings were concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCE-YESTERDAY.

BEFORE MR. CONMISSIONER PERRY.
In Re Peverelle.

The meeting was for audit and examination of witnesses.
Mr. Louis Peverelle, uncle of the bankrupt, was again
examined touching the period at which he had increased his
claim from 1001. to 4121.. He persevered in his former
statements, namely, that he had increased the claim on the
receipt of Mr. ,Cazenove's (the official assignee) communi-
cation.

Reference was also made to the witness's dealings with the
bankrupt, in regard to the latter's shop in Bristol.
Mr. MARTIN, who appeared for the bankrupt, said that he
occupied the shop in Bristol only two months, when
he sent for his uncle, the witness, who had invoiced
to him goods to the, amount of 1501. These and the goods
which had been received from other parties, were nearly all
unpacked, and the uncle finding that the bankrupt was on
the whole only about 451. short, it was agreed between them
that the witness should take all the goods and pay the cre-
ditors in full.

Mr. KNIGHT, who appeared for Mr. Louis Peverelle,
observed that he did not quite agree with the statement.
All the goods were certainly sent to Mr. L. Peverelle ; but
it was on the undertaking that he would pay the creditors
12s. in the pound, he himself having, at the time, advanced
goods to the amount of 150/. However, this matter would
be fully made clear when that part of the case was enter-
tained. • _ _

Air. J. YATES? jun., appeared for the assignees; and the
case was further adjourned.