The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-23 00:00:00

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theright claimed by the " select few," and he
will not quarrel with the " ignorant abuse"
he receives from the Currency Reformers. Let
him and his compeers rule trade and commerce
as they please. Leave them to declare who and
what is deserving of credit. To regulate when
and how the Empire shall be prosperous. To
say when labour shall be employed and left to
starve. Then we shall not ruffle their temper

and defeat their " Bearish" machinations. But
we do not feel disposed to surrender the world-wide
dominion of commerce to any clique of self-
elected dictators ; and we shall seize the earliest
opportunity of informing MERCATOR why we so
refuse. He invites discussion, and he shall have
no occasion to complain of Liverpool's back-
wardness in accepting his challenge.

THE COURT, Ise

WINDSOR, DEC. 20.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert
visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday afternoon, at Frog-
more. The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the grounds

adjoining the Castle this morning. The Princess Royal,
Prince Arthur, and the Princesses Helena and Louise visited
the Dachess of Kent. Princess Alice rode in the riding

SUNDAY, DEC. 21.—The Queen and Prince, the Prince
of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, the
Ladies and Gentlemen of the- Court, and the domestic
household, attended Divine service this morning in the
private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Very Rev, the
Dean of Windsor performed the service. The Prince of
Leiningen was also at the service.

DISTRIBUTION OF HRH MAJESTY'S CHRISTMAS BOUNTY
MONEY.—This morning her Majesty's annual Christmas
bounty was distributed by the Lord High Almoner, Mr.
Hanby, and other of her Majesty's officers, at the Almonry
office, Middle Scotland-yard, Whitehall, to upwards of 200
poor and aged men and women.

Lady Margaret Beaumont gave birth to a daughter, on
Friday last, at the family mansion in Piccadilly. Her
ladyship and the infant are going on favourably.
On Saturday morning, as the Earl of Abingdon was
returning on horseback from Waterperry House, the seat
of the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, M.P., where he had
slept the previous night, his horse stepped upon a stone
and fell, whereby his lordship sprained his ancle. His
lordship was removed to the Angel Hotel, Oxford, and
Mr. W. Rusher and Mr. F. Symonds, surgeons, having
been sent for, adopted the necessary treatment. His
lordship was enabled to proceed the same evening to
Wytham Abbey. The noble earl is going on satisfactorily,
and the injuries he has sustained are not of so serious a
character as was at first apprehended. '

On the 13th inst., a solemn " Te Deum " was performed
at Vienna, at the church 'of the Franciscans, to return
thanks for the late providential escape of the King of
Naples. Among the persons present were the Empress
Mother, the Archduchessesses Sophia, Elizabath, and
Maria, the Achdakes Charles, Ferdinand, William Leopold,
Henry, and Maximilian d'Este, the ministers, the diplomatic
body, the staff of the garrison, and the municipal autho-
rities.

RUSSIA ON THE LOOK OUT.—Among our latest intelli.
genco from St. Petersburg, is the announcement that
Prince Bariatinsky, governor of the Russian provinces of
the Caucasus, had coasted along the Caspian Sea on his
way to Astrakan and Tiflis, and had halted at Petroffski,
This fortress, the existence of which is almost unknown.

is perhaps destined to play an important part in the
events which are likely to come off in Persia. It is said
that Prince Bariatinsky is instructed to take advantage of

the eventualities which may result from a war between
England and Persia to found an important establishment
at Petroffski. It is added that all the commanding officers
of the different corps composing the army of the Caucasus
had met in conference, to receive instructions in conformity
with the latest orders of the Czar.

THE KING OF BELGIUM AND HIS ►SUBJECTS.—A Royal
manifesto has been sent to all the communes of the king.
dom, thanking them for the brilliant demonstrations with
which they celebrated the 25th anniversary of the King's
reign. It reads thus—ln the national fetes celebrated in
the capital of the kingdom, as well as in those given in

the chief towns of the provinces, I have perceived with
emotion the spontaneous manifestation of the noble and
excellent sentiments to which Belgium has accustomed
me, but which the circumstance of the 25th anniversary of
the inauguration of my reign endows with a special
character of solemnity and grandeur. I should have liked

to have visited the most, humble communes, in order to feel
myself surrounded by those faithful subjects .who do not
constitute the least important portion of the conntry, to

the happiness of whom I have consecrated a whole life of
solicitude and devotedness. lam happy, through the
organ of communal administrations, to acquaint the entire
Belgian people of the strong sentiment of gratitude with
which-my heart has been penetrated at the sight of so
much affection and of so great a confidence.
THE ADRIATIC.—This truly magnificent steamer still
lies off the Novelty Works, where the workmen are giving
the last finishing touches to her machinery. In the
opinion of good judges she will be ready for sea in a few
weeks, not improbably in a fortnight. Since she has
been lying off the Novelty Works she has been completely
furnished throughout, and in a style of unequalled mag-
nificence. From her sixteen metallic life boats, which
will hold sixty passengers a-piece, down to the salt-
cellars in the steward's pantry, there is not an article of
safety, comfort, and luxury, in which she is not com-
pletely appointed. Her interior resembles a palace; there
is a labyrinth of saloons, parlours, drawing rooms, and
little snuggeries for tete-a-tetes and flirtations, all vieing
with each other in beauty and sumptuousness of decora-
tion. In the opinion of old and experienced seamen no
ship was ever BO thoroughly fitted out at this port, and
we hope to see this floating Alhambra soon steaming
down the bay, bound for the shortest trip ever made
across the Atlantic.--New York Paper.

MELANCHOLY DEATH —On Saturday' afternoon, a
pauper, named Edward Sweeny, arrived at the Coiling-
wood Dock, in charge of .a person from the workhorse
hospital, Wallworth, Surrey, London, to be passed to his
native place, Cork, by the steamer. On arriving at the
dock, the poor fellow sat down and expired almost imme-
diately.
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LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY

FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Sunday evening a man, name
at present unknown, fell into the Prince's Dock when
coming from a ship, and was drowned.—Mr. George D.
Stanley, second officer of the R.M.S. Persia, died on
Sunday, in consequence of injuries received on board on
Saturday. He was accidentally struck by a capstan bar.
and was fatally injured, so that death followed. He was
a much respected and intelligent officer, and his death is
deeply deplored.
SHOCKING DEATH OF Two CHILDREN IN ST. MARTIN'S
STREET.—On Saturday evening, about half past six,
Bridget Cochran, who resides at 22, St. Martin's street,
put her two children, named Margaret, aged 6, and
Catherine, aged 4, to bed in an upper room of the house.
About half past, eight a woman who resides in the same
house, and whose name is Emma Kelly, smelt fire. She
went to the room in question and found the bed on fire.
The children were removed and found quite dead, having
been suffocated. The bed was composed of shavings, and
it was supposed that the mother had allowed a snuff of
candle to fall on the bed, when putting the poor children
to sleep—a sleep from which they never awoke.
DANGEROUS CASE OF STABBING —OE the night of the 7th
inst., a number of Greek and Spanish sailors, met in a
public-house, called the Blue Anchor, in Charles street,
where they had some drink, after which a quarrel took
place. A Spanish sailor, named Petro Lard°, took out
his knife and stabbed a Greek named Andrew George, in
the hand, and also in the breast. The sufferer was taken
to the Northern Hospital, where he remained, and was
not able to leave until yesterday, when the prisoner was
brought up before Messrs. Henn and Challoner, at the
Police Court, and both prosecutor and prisoner were
represented by interpreters. The prosecutor said he was
stabbed without any provocation, and this was confirmed
by two unfortunate females, who said they saw the whOle
affair. Surgeon M‘Gowan, from the Northern Hospital,
gave evidence as to the nature of the wounds, and said,
that on the breast was a very serious one. The prisoner
denied having used a knife, and alleged that he was dread-
I fully beaten by the complainant's party. The prisoner
was sent for trial.

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