The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-13 00:00:00

COPY OF THE WATER ENGINEER'S REPLY,

Hotham-street, May 11, 1857.
My Dear Sir,—ln reply to your enquiries, I have
to say that, not one drop of the foul water referred
t) finds its way into the Anglezark reservoir ; it is
carried of from the goit at Brinscall row, where a
temporary darn has existed for at least two years ;
:and if any water has passed this point, it has been
•cat4,vint and let off below White Coppice, where
there is a pipe inserted into the bottom of the goit,
catching, meantime, all water that fafls into the
gait above this point.
There is a drain in course of construction for
the perfect drainage of the district alluded to :
this will be completed in a few days. No one
Passing up the goit for the last four months could
fail to notice this work. (Signed),

TMs. DUNCAN

[We insert the foregoing without etroment to-
day, but shall have a word or two to say in reply
to-morrow.----ED'N. T.]

VS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TASTE
At LEWIS & COMPANY'S. Ranelagh street.

The organ of the Legi'imatist party—the Union
piblishes a letter, written by the Count de Chambord to
C,,neral de la Rochei9quelein, in which he consoles the
latter for the loss of his sister-in-law, the Marquise de la
Rochejaquelein, of Vendearicelebrity.
A Vienna letter, in the Augsburg Gazette, says—" The
Ru sian consul at Ragusa has protested against the confic-
c,.tion of monastic property in Montenegro. He asserts
that this property and foundations had been given by the
Imperial family of Russia, on the condition that they
should never belong to a temporal authority, much less to
the Porte.,,
Two of the London swell mob have just been brought to
justice• by the Derby police. It appears that they have
been lately carrying on a very extensive trade in Derby
and Nottingham, and were caught on Friday afternoon
while picking the pocket of a lady. Their names are
William James Anderson, aged 19, son of a lace manu-
facturer in Nottingham ; and Thomas Cross, aged about
t wenty-s even. . - -

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AUSTRALIAN WINES —We have had the opportunity
of tasting two samples of, colonial wine, the one grown by
Mr. John Baker, the other by Mr. John Morphett. Both
samples were of excellent quality, but we are bound to
award the palm to the latter. Mr. Morphett's wine is of
exquisite flavour, clear as crystal, and of beautiful colour.
instead of being bottled in discarded port and sherry
• bottles, it had been put up in hock bottles, it would pies
muster with the first specimens of wine from the colonial
districts. The production ofsuch wine in South Australia
shows what can be done in the colony ; and we sincerely
hope that colonial wine like Mr. Morphett's and Mr.
Baker's will by-and-bye be as common as it is now rare.
_Soak Australian Register.
THE SHOEMAKERS
UNION AT MTEIERHANI.—A few
days ago, business being brisk in one of the boat and
shoe establishments in the town, some men were en-
gag'-d who were not connected with the unkn. The men
previously engaged, being all unionists, complained of
this, and ordered their employer immediately to discharge
thi men. This authoritive demand was, of course, dis-
regarded, aril in order to enforce compliance, the unionists
struck work. In consequence of this proceeding a
meeting of the trade was held, and it was decided to assist
the master, and also, if the men did not return to their
work, to discharge every unionist employed by the trade.
The men would not yield, and their companions were
consequently discharged. The masters have now come to
a decision never in future to employ any workman con-
nected with the journeyman Boot and Shoemakers'

EDUCATION.

"THE POOR SCHOOLMASTER."

TO TFIC EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN TIMES.
SlE,—Plain sailing—Permit me to tell you that
the limber lurking weeds of my circumscribed
mind differ in Coto, politically, from your general
display of topics reformed. Nevertheless, I cannot
resist the temptation of a daily stroll through your
vineyard, called the " Northern," &o. ; and, in jus-
tice to yourself, without the most distant idea of
flattery, I am compelled to admit that not unfre-
quently my rambles are amply rewarded. •
I am much pleased with your article of this day
on educatioti►

" Who will assist a poor schoolmaster ?" This
individual case, and the cause generally, are
worthy of the able advocacy of your talented pen.
Therefore, as one of the dumb people, I• rejoice
that you have raised your potential voice in favour
of the poor, neglected, if not commonly despised,
and ill-requited teacher.
Had I in early life enjoyed the advantages, of
a liberal education, I might probably to-day be
enabled to pay a higher compliment to yourself
and to your sensible article, and at the same time
give more fluency and force to my own ideas, as to
the present conduct of education in the United
Kingdom, and the remuneration of instructors of
what may be termed a liberal education.
No sane person will attempt to deny that the
youth of England ought to be elevated in the scale-
of society and civilisation, by means of education,
above the level of the ignorant Flindoo. Our le-
gislators have, therefore, for years puzzled their
wise brains to furnish unto the people a national
scheme that might be, in their estimation, accept-
able to all creeds and sects of the community.
This, however, in the present state of opinion, is a
moral impossibility. •
One man must have the whole education of the
country based upon the principles or tenets of a
certain creed, or no education at all. I call this
man, however high his title or ample his pelf, a
bigot, and an enemy to the greatness and to the
intelligence of his country.
Is not an educated lad better qualified to judge
for himself as to right and wrong than the unedu-
cated ? But finding any national scheme yet pro-
pounded unacceptable, can nothing at all be done
to advance the cause more than has hitherto been
accomplished ?
I say yes. Why not relieve the private enter-
prising and successful teachers from some or all-
local burdens that press upon them ? I believe
that a teacher in Scotland is free from all taxes.
How different in Liverpool. Although every
person knows that, in ninety-nine cases out of a
hundred, a teacher is a man of considerable talent,
but kept down by poverty, for very few indeed
would make choice of the laborious, thanklest, and
often penniless profession, had they means ,
enable them to enter into any other easiness ;
and yet, if through a laudable d'..:7,lre to keep up
something like a gentl'7eanly outward appear-
ance, which I am tnrtain you will grant is desir-
able, the "jrP,- teacher half starves* himself.
Again, grad that, for the sake of respectability,
bt*, rents a house at, say £5O or £6O a-year, he is
taxed for the poor at the same rate as his wealthy
independent neighbour, who keeps his carriage,
his livery servants, and his hunters, and every
other local and national tax in proportion.
Surely the 'advocates of education in high places
might do a little in this, direction, and they would
do more to promote education in one year than
they need "ever expect to accomplish in ten years
by wrangling about National Education. Thus,
parties really competent to instruct, and none else,
would be induced to become instructors of youth,
in order to obtain a respectable private livin g,and the
people of each creed would choose for themselves,
and would no doubt select the most meritorious
instructor.

But, Mr. Editor, this being my first attempt at
troubling you, I fear that I have already trespassed
too far on your patience and valuable space.
Therefore, I conclude by entreating you not to
neglect the cause of the Poor Schoolmaster,"
which you have this day so ably advocated. Pro-
bably I may trouble you further on some future
occasion, meantime, I remain, yours, &c.,
THE CHIEF OF THE FRIENDLESS POOR.
Liverpool, May 8, 1857.

PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN MILLER.

R. M. S. Etna. British Channel,
9th May, 1857.

We, the undersigned, passengers by the Etna
from Alexandria to Southampton, being anxious to
place on record our sense of the treatment which
we have received on board, beg, in the first place, to
render to Captain Miller our thanks for his uniform
courtesy and attention to all of ua, and for the
evident anxiety he has displayed in promoting our
comfort. We request that Captain Miller will
convey to his officers our appreciation of the readi-
ness with which they have co-operated with him in
carrying out the efficient arrangements of the ship,
by which our comfort and convenience have been
so much enhanced.

We desire to express our unqualified approval of
the manner in which the purser's department has
been conducte I, with respect to which, although
the ship was crowded during a part of our voyage,.
we believe that no shaJow of a complaint has been
made.

In conclusion, in taking leave of the good ship,
we wish Captain Miller a long an 1 prosperous
career in the important service in which he is
engaged, and which he promises to mike so
popular. (Signed),
W. Hammill, G. B. Caldwell, A. M'Langhlan, James
Cumming, George Hebden, Charles Farmer, G. A.
Green, William Wallis, Alfred Sandiman (for self
and family), James Routledge, D. Edgar, B. Louis,
Thomas a'Becket, R. F. a'Becket, Hugh E. Childers,
N. M'Michael, G. Wilson, J. Palmer, Edwin Maund,
Samuel Goole, R. Murihead Reddis, Thomas
Rundall, John M'Allum, J. Vantier, M. Cantlon,
Peter Martin, John C. Colquhoun, Thomas Robert-
son, M. Hamidrick, F. E. Hurty, E. E. Childers,
Jesse Ctunmit g 4, Miss Hammill, Matilda J. Hebden,
Elizabeth J. liebden, James Thomas Bearden,
William Lowry, H. D. Moore, W. Thiamin, junior,
John Brookbanks, Mrs. Thomas Taylor, Mary D.
Cantlon, Maria M. Cantlon, Mary E. Green, Anne
Fisher, James Sheppard.

At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh street,
BOYS are CLOTHED from the Ages of 6 to 20 Years.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT IN BRADFORD. A man named
James Hardy was nearly killed on Saturday evening, in
one of the most depraved neighbourhoods of Bracfard.
Hardy had been enticed into one of the miserable
dens, and it is premised had been robbed when there,
and on remonstrating with the women, he had been thrust
out and thrown down the narrow staircase, the steps being
ten or twelve in number. He was seen to fall by, a woman
named Sarah Handley, who was passing, and 'when she
went to him he was bleeding from the head, and said,
" Oh, lam done for." Police officers were soon on the
spot, and he was conveyed first to the police station, and
thence, on the order of Dr. Parkinson, to the Infirmary,
where due attention was pa'd to him. He is still in
imminent danger, but, unless inflammation of the brain
supervenes, there may be hopes entertained of his recovery.
Two women were apprehended, and stand remanded until
it be seen whether Hardy will recover.
MEDICAL Beatormrs.—The true story of Sir Charles
Locock's baronetcy, as long known to the upper ten dozen
of the professional w. rld, seem to have been the following :
—That he was offered the-baronetcy several years ago, but
declined it, as he was not then rich enough to accept it.
Some thought he was looking fora
place in the House of
Peers. Titles without money, as long ago observed in
gi Don Quixote," are no use, eTecially as Sancho wished
is an agreeable story of Sir
to be Viceroy at least. Therei
Astley Cooper, now mentioned n connection with medical
baronetcies ; interesting, perhaps, becauPe an exponent of
titles and money. On the marriage of his nephew (who
now inherits the title) to a young lady, the daughter of a
very plain old gentleman, a patient, the latter said, " Well,
Sir Astley, if you'll put down a few pounds for these silly
children as they will be married, I'll put down the same."
Sir Astley was in the zenith of his fame; £40,000 was his
first offer. " Very good," said his old cobweb friend,
" double it, if you 'milli." "All right," said Sir
Astley ; " but hold hard—l haven't any gold mines."
£160,000 was put down by the two old men on the instant
for the young couple about to bemarried.-I)ubiin Afedwal
Press.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL,

LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Evening..
We have no change to notice in our Cotton
Market, as regards prices. The tone, however, is
rather quieter. The sales to-day were about 6,000
bales, of which 1,000 were on speculation and for
exportation:. [ln ,our commercial article of last
night three very material- errors
.crept in. The
advance of cotton was put. down at ls. 6d.
per lb., whereas it should have been 1-16 d.;
the receipts at New Orleans for the week were stated
as 2,400 bales, instead of 24;000 ; and ,the- price of
middlinolOrleans at 1731, instead of 134 c. per lb.]
. In the'Livorpool Share Market business was rather
more general to-day, -and prices show a' slight
advance. The transactions were as follow :-
Belfatit and Ballyniena, 52 ; Caledonian, 861 ;
Eastern Counties, 111, 1146 ; Eaat -Lancashire,
98;1; Lanciishire and Yorkshire, 1021; London and
North Western, 1)5; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 484 (being an advance of upwards of
4 per 'Cent, on .yesterday's prices) ; . Midland, 82*,
4, 3 ; Dovers, 221, 1, ; East Lane,ashire
fifths, 52 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, ,16.9-16, IV
The business for .the next account was
rather large, and rates of contangoes moderate.
We notice sales of Caledonian, 36 11-16, 916 ;
Eastern Counties) 114 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1621; Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, 431
1,4, 1, 1. 43, 1, ~ 4, 23-, 3,1, ; Mid-
land, 831-, 1,4, ;M 4, yers, 22 11-16 ; 'Grand.
8 8
Trunk of Canada, 16'11-16, 1, 13-10. The cloSing
prices. were :-Blackburn, 84, 9 ; Chester and Bir-
kenhead, 66k, 67 LCaledonian, 304, 364; Chester
and Holyhead,.. 174,
.18.1"; Eastern. Counties, 114,
114 ; East Lancashire, 98, 98 ; Do. £9 shares,
11-16, 13 16 p ; Great Northern, 244, 241; Great
Western, 668, 67-; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,
102, 1024 ; Do. £9 shares, 1, 1 1-16 p ; Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 194, 19# ; London and
North Western Stock, 105, 1054; Do. -4- shares,.'
3-16,1 d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lineolnshire,
421-, 43; Midland Stock, 821, 83 ; North British,
'lO 13-16, 103 ; North Staffordshire, 5,4 i d ; South
Eastern, 224, 22 9-16 ; Scottish North Eastern,
134, 131 ; -North Eastern-Berwick, 211 21 16-16 ;
York and North Midland, 324, 33 ; Leeds Capital.
Stock, 201' -201 ; Buffalo and Like Huron, 8. 4 p;
Do., New Shares, p ; Dutch Rhenish, 15,16,
d ; Great Western of Canada, 23, 231 ; Do. New
Shares, 14, lg -p ; Great Luxembourg, 104,-104- d ;
Grand Trunk of Canada, 164, 164. The following
were the continuations paid :-Caledonian 2s ;
Eastern Counties, 1-10 ; East Lancashire, 4 ; Lana
cashire and YOrkshire Stock, 7 10, -, 4,2., 5.16;
London and North Western Stock, 1; Do. ;shares,
even ;, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 3S,
4s ; Midland Stock, 7-16 '; South Eastern, 2s,
is 9d ; Great Western of Canada, is 61 ; Do. New
Shakes, is ; Grand Trunk of Canada, Qs Id. •
The settlement having hoW cotnnienced, the
demand for Money is.teniporarily more active, and
full rateB are still required, though the supplies
are, perhaps, more ample than the actual require;
meets of the' Market. , The market, however, is
sensitive as to its future Condition, and there is
consequently an appreciable degree of reluctance
to take any but short paper. In some branches 'of
trade itris diMcult to obtain discounts under 7 per
cent. The general requirements of trade, in
addition to the speculative payinentfs, and the
liquidation of Calls on joint stock property, sup-
port the enquiry ; but as the supply is ample, no
.difficulty is experienced in obtaining capital on
approved security and at the current quotations.
A disposition is also shown to negoeiate long-dated
paper, thus proving that an expectation exists of
some improvement before long. The'large supplies
of gold from Australia, and of silver from Mexico,
which are looked for in the course of the next few
weeks, promete confidence, especially as the ship-
ments of silver to India and China are likely to
diminish. Two or three railway calls have been
paid during the last few days, which have,
increased the enquiry, and hence full rates are
still maintained.
There was rather more animation in the Mar-
ket for the Public Funds and Securities to-day,
and we notice an upward tendency in prices
Consols for Money at noon were quoted at 084,
3, and closed at 932, 3. For the Account the
price at noon was 944, and at the close 944 to
After official hours they advanced' to 91 5-16 to
7-16. The New Three per Cents. were doh() at
924..4, i•

'The London Share Market exhibited rather more
tone to-clay, and an advance of a trifling character
was established. The following were the closing
priers:--Ambergate, Nottingham, and East Junction,
si, Caledonian, 721, 721-; Edinburgh and Glasgow,
58, 59 ; Eastern Counties, 11 11-16, 11 13 16 ; East
Lancashire, 98, 99 ; Great Northern, 97k, 972 ;
ditto A, 88, 89 ; Great Western, 601, 67 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1011. 101'4; Leeds Northern, 40i ;
London and North Western, 1051, 1054 ; London
and South Western, 1001 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 421, 431; Midland
Stock, 821, 83 ; North British, 42i, 431 ;
South Eastern and Dover, 741, 751; York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, 80a-, 871; 'York and
North Midland, 05i, 651. After official hours
the business done was at the ,following
quotations :—Caledonian, 731 ; Eastern Coun-
ties, 11 11-16, 11 13 16 ; East Lancashire,
981, 99! ; Great Northern, 991, 98 ; Ditto A.. 882,
891; Great Western, 671-i ; Lancashire and York-
shire, 1021„ 1021; London and North Western)
1054, 100 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and ! Lincoln-
shire, 432 ; Midland Stock, 831. 831; North British,
42i, 431 ; South Eastern and Dover, 751,, '751 ;
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 87k, 88 ; York and
North Midland, 651, 66.

With liberal supplies of Wheat from the farmers,
the Provincial Markets held at the close of last
week indicated less firmness, and the advance pre-
viously noted has been barely maintained, while
at Mark-lane yesterday, partly influenced by a
return of mild weather, a decline is reported of
Is to 2s per quarter. American advices on the
other hand bring a higher range of quotations in
the face of dull accounts from this side, and do
not lead to the expectation of any important sup-
plies for some time to come. Freights had declined
to 1-0 per bushel for Grain, and 6d per barrel for
Flour ; and it is even stated that ships would
carry grain free of freight, but could not get it
The trade here since Friday has continued firm,
and on receipt of the above advices yesterday, an
active demand sprung up for Wheat and Indian
Corn, in which a fair amount of business was
transacted at an improvement of Id 2 per bushtl
and 6d to is per quarter. Flour was less enquired
for. Trade was dull to-day, and although no
decline can be quoted, the tendency of the mar-
ket was decidedly towards lower prices.
The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail-
way of Canada for the week ending April 24
amounted to 12 4661, being 2.8421. less than in the
corresponding week of 1856 The aggregate
receipts from the commencement of the half-year
amount to 135,2771., being 4,5891. less than during
the corresponding period in the past year.
The following are the latest quotations of
Foreign Exchanges :—Arnsterdam, short, 11 17
to 11 171; Do. 3 months, 11 191- to 124 ; Rotterdam,
do., 11 19 to 12i ; Antwerp, do., 25 57t to
25 62k ; Brussels, do , 25 571 to 25 622 ; Hamburg
d0.„13 81 to 13 9 ; Paris, short, 25 25 to 25 32i;
Do., 3 months, 25 70 to 25 75; Marseilles. do,
25 70 to 25 75 ; Frankfort, do., ] .to 120 ;
Vienna, do., 10 31 to 10 33'; Trieste, do., 10 32 to
10 36 ; Petersburg, do., 37 to 374 ; Madrid, do., 484
to 49.

The first two steamers of the season—viz., the
Spurn and the Gcrti Me, arrived at Hull on Satur-
dayT from St. Petersburg. The first of the " frozen
in' tallow, comprising about 1,100 casks, also
reached London to-day.
The ship La Hogue sailed from Sydney, for
London, on the 21st of February, with 4,356 oz.
of Gold and 100 sovereigns on freight, worth about
17,5001.
The large supply of Mexican dollars ex the
steamer Magdalena was sold yesterday at 5s Old
per ounce, being a decline of Yd compared, with
the rate realised for the remittance by the previous
Mexican packet. The bar Silver and Chilian
dollars brought by the Magdalena remain on
sale.
The publication in the French official paper of
the Government Bill for the prolongation of the

privileges of the Bank of France getei at rest
the contradictory rumours which have so long
had command of the Paris Bourse. By means
of a new issue of 91,250 shares of 1,0001.,
to be allotted at the rate of I,loof. each, a
EMI of say X 1,015,000 will be raised. This
transaction is to take place within. twelve
months from the promulgation of the law.
The point wherein the new proposal differs from
its predecessors is, that these funds are not to be
handed over by the Bank to the government, in.
exchange for Rentes, until 1859. During the
intervening period, it is presumed, the Bank
will have entire control- of the new capital,
and may employ it in Bourse or other secu•
rities .at its pleasure. The provision that the
Bank" may add a charge for commission to the
rate of its discounts and advances" is interpreted
as indicating that it is no longer restricted to 6 per
cent. as the maximum rate of, discount. This
portion of the amended proposition is very reason-
able. It remains to be seen whether the French
Chambers will attempt any important modifications
of the new bill.

Of the 90,0001. in Australian gold brought by the
steamer Etna, about 20,000/. has been taken for
the continent, and the rest has been sent into the
Bank.

The shares in the Russian RailwayS declined
yesterday to -1 to I premium, owing to sales on
Continental account. If "a market" is made for
these, shares in London, many of the continental
holders will doubtless be glad to take advantage of
the current premium.
At an extraordinary meeting of the Peel River
Land and Mineral Company yesterday a resolution
was passed, reducing the number of auditors from
,four to two, and appointing June or July for'the
annual meetings of the company. •
The annual Meeting of the Zealand Railway
Company is called for the 27th instant, at Copen•
ha roil.

The prospectus of the European Guano Com-
pany (limited) is isiucd. It is Mentioned that this
company has been formed for the purpose of
working certain contracts which have been entered
into with Messrs. Richer and Co., of Bondy, near
Paris, for the sale in the :United Kingdom of the
manure manufactured by-that firm. Messrs. Richer
and Co. have been lorl possessed of a mono
poly Of the nightsoil of the city of Pails, The
sum to be paid to the consignee for his rights
under the contracts, together with the stock, plant,
agencies, Sze, is 3,0001 in cash and 3,0001 in paid up
Share's, with an additional' allowance of 10 per cent
of the net profits, after deducting 6 per cent for
capital. The capital is fixed at 25,0001, in shares
of 11 each, on which 2s 61 per share is to be paid
on application, and 7s 6d on allotment,

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