Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-10 00:00:00

DECEMBER 10, IS_59.

ject on! alleged conscientious grounds. A present
effort. is most
,desirable, • because our opponents are
already 'driven back, and are thoroughly quailing.
This brings us to the subject of petitions, which should
be in great numbers to show the feeling of this great.
country; and no constitutional means of operation
Should be omitted. -We 'mast not die by suicide or neg-
lect. Honest petitions should be got up, signed by adult
males in every district; not such as lie at the Corners of
the streets for the autographs of those who do not under-
stand the subject. Constituents should also appeal to
members- Whom they knoW, whether they are for or-
against, and bring the truth home to their minds. r
must now show what is the avowed purpose of those who
oppose the Church, brought out at the beginning of the
session of 1859. •They are expressed in a pamphlet,
entitled, "Objects and Operations .of the Liberation
Society," in the following terms :—" The application to
secular uses, after the equitable satisfaction of existing
interests, of all national property now held in trust by
the United Church of England and Ireland, and the
Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and concurrently with
it the liberation of those churches from all State control."
The whole is a monstrous delusion, based upon perverted
statistic. 3, as we have shown ; and it is on this delusion
men can be . found so thoretically wild, as to seek to
overthrow the most important feature of our national
Constitution, and to induce us to lean on their untried
scheme of a mere voluntaryism. Can there be any
hesitation as to what we ought to do ? The Arch-
deacons have already met, and have issued a declaration of
their sentiments; and the Bishops, knowing that our cause
is go od,are heartily with us. Associations have been formed
not only in Bath and Shrewsbury, Which are very vigorous,
but also in Liverpool. There are others in Bridgenorth,
• Ipswich, Bristol, Cambridge, and I hope there will be
in Oxford. Division of opinion ought not to affect our
conduct; if we are only united, we shall drive back our
assailants. The question before the country is a church
or no church ; the rural parishes, as Dr. Hume shows,
have only 15 per cent. of a non-worshipping community ;
and are we to stand by to see them dragged down to a
condition in which nearly the halt shall be so ? I
trust not my friends ; and in the language of chivalry,
"may God Defend the right." (Loud apPlause.)
Thanks to Mr. Knott were moved by the Rev. John
Stewart, seconded by the Rev. H. T. Hecker, and
carried amid applause.
On the motion of Mr. Bardsley, seconded by Dr.
Hume, thanks were returned to the Archdeacon, and the
meeting broke up.

FLOODS IN YORKSHIRE.

Some heavy floods have occurred in different parts of
Yorkshire this week. In the western part of the
county, especially in the Calder valley, the streams and
rivulets greatly' overflowed their banks, as did also the
river Calder in several parts, and a good deal of damage
was done, and in one instance human life was lost. The
rain was accompanied with a strong wind, and about
noon on Monday a factory girl, named Matilda Clegg,
eight years of age, was walking near a mill-dam at
Shibden, short distance from Halifax, when she
was blown into the dam and drowned. Several
of the worsted factories and corn-mills in the valleys
about Halifax were injured by the flood, and at
Suddenfoot, in the same district of county, a
wooden bridge was -washed away. In Wharfedale
also, the rivers and streams, were much increased,.
and many hundreds of acres of land were laid under
water. In the northern part of the county, especially
in Wensleydale, the floods were very heavy. A mild
thaw set in on Sunday evening, which, gradually dissi-
pating the snow which had fallen on the two previous
days, caused a flow of water from the hills to the river
Yore, but not to Ruch au extent as to cause any appre-
hensions of the treineadouS flood which afterwards en-
sued. During the night the wind rose to a hurri-
cane, accompanied with heavy showers, and this, it is
supposed, Caused a large natural basin, known as Som-
mer Water, near Bainbridge, to overflow its banks, and
pour into the already swollen and turbulent river below.
With the return of daylight on Monday morning a
scene presented itself in Wensleydale which was as
fearful as it was unexpected The whole of the
flat tract of land from West Witton, at the foot of
Pen-hill to below Cover-bridge near East Witten. and
Middleham, was so completely,submerged that nothing
but the tops of trees and a few hillocks and hedgerows
were visible on the vast sheet of water which, like a
large 'lake, was spread over the face of the country.
The course of the stream in the middle was very rapid
and powerful, and a great deal of anxiety soon began to
be manifested respecting the live stock which had been
left in the pastures along the river's bank. The greatest
loss at present known seems to have been sustained by
Mr. Peacock, of Harmby, butcher, who had left 40 sheep
and three horsei in a field called Boat Pasture. Some
of these- were seen early in the morning huddled together
on a small hillock, surrounded by water, and as the
water continued to rise, the loss of the whole flock
seemed inevitable. It was, however, known that
a boat was kept by. Lord Bolton in a shed near the
river, and though the task seemed as hopeless as it was
daring, two men, named John Taylor and James Con—
stantine, boldly waded into the water, and, after being
nearly overpowered, at length succeeded in getting out
the boat, when, with the ready help of a number of
persons who had assembled, twenty-four of the sheep
were brought from their isolated position.. The horses
had already taken care of themselves, and fortunate:y
escaped without injury; but sixteen sheep, chiefly
half-bred and Leicester ewes, were carried. away by
the flood, and out of the twenty-four which
remained, two at least were on the brink -of perish-.
ing. Four sheep were swept away oat of- a flock of
twenty-seven belonging to Mr. Whitelock, which were
in a field adjoining the Boat Pasture, but- these, with
one exception, were afterwards recovered. Mr. Robin-
son, of Thornton Steward, is said to have lost three out
of a flock of-fifty, and the carcases of a horse and other •
animals were seen floating down the river. A great
number of person's from Leyburn and the neighbouring
villages visited what may be termed the -margin of the
lake during the day, especially on the road from Ley-
burn to Middleham, Crossing the suspension bridge/
which was so completely submerged for nearly a quarter
of a-mile as to render the passage of conveyances im-
possible. A good deal of damage has been done to
some of the land which was flooded, especially to" such
as was sown with wheat.

SCOTCH .BANKING.—The last monthly return with
reference to the position of the Scotch banks, made
accordance with the Bth and 9th of Victoria, chap. 38r.
shows that the average amount of notes in circulation
has been-X4,510,498, being £1,761,227 in excess of the
circulation authorised by certificate. •The average weekly
amount of gold and silver coin held was £2,568,227;
The average note circulation exhibits an increase 0'
£313,975, and the average stock of bullion an increase
of £112,153, as compared with the preceding return.
ENORMOUS :11ASTS.—A vessel which arrived some (ILO
ago at Cherbourg, from Vancouver's Island, brought fl
the dockyard twelve masts, which, according to the lec'„.
journals, " astonished all who saw them"—three being
nearly the length of 121 feet, and rather more than 36
inches in diameter at 15 feet from the butt, and most of
the others nearly 100 feet long and 34 inches. The
masts are described as perfectly straight, without knots.
or defect, and of a species of wood superior in qualitY
to all other wood used for masts. Their value is about
53,000 f:
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THE SMITHFIELD CLUB DINNER.—The annual
dinner of the Smithfield Cattle Club took place
Thursday afternoon at- the London Coffee-house, Lila_
gate-hill, when about 100 gentlemen connected with the
agricultural interest assembled. In the absence of the
president, the Duke of Richmond, Lord Berners pre:
sided. The usual toasts having been disposed of, the
chairman proposed " The Smithfield Cattle Club," and
success to it. The Smithfield Cattle Club was establishe",,
in 1798, or sixty-one years ago. It was then very sreal-:
in its numbers, and was held in a very humble position
in Goswell street. Some twenty years ago the shows
of the club were removed to Baker-street, and at Club
time the proprietor of the bazaar gave the cll.!?
£3OO a-year. So far as the Smithfield Club
was concerned, there was quite a unique principle i.°::
troduced, which, instead 'of making the club pay for its_
show,accommodation for the the club' were thernselve;
paid for it. Instead, therefore, of receiving £3OO, „„
club now received £700: The non-Members of
,!ro,
society who exhibited stock pay £ll5 a-year. 1110.
implement-department paid them £740, and the ste ,
engine exhibitors X 50.. The dividend on their funie,!!
' stock produced £5O, and the subscriptions V 35. hey
invested capital was £2,009, and at the present time ttr,
had 364 members. The number of entries for live s_
during the present •year was 365. -The sums awarded
prizes for cattle and other stock amounted to £950,:12-!ot
medals £ll4, or in.rough_numbers, £l,lOO. Th
was drank with loud and prolonged applause. 1"
the
various gold medal prizes were then distributed,
anddrauA'
healths of the successful competitors proposed and

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Ituifth States.

BRITISH AND 'NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL -MAIL

STEAmERS.
Sir N 0 T-I CE .

The Steamers for Halifax and Boston are intended to call at
-1.--r, Cork Harbour, on both Outward and Homeward passages, to
.3s.nd and receive Mails.
. _ . . .

Freight by the Mail Steamers to Halifax and Boston and to New

York direct, £73 per ton and
_5 per cent. primarte

Freight on Parcels ss. each and upwards, according to size.
Parcels. for different Consignees, collected and made up in single
Packages, addressed to one party for delivery in America, for
the purpose of evading the payment of freight, will, upon ex-
amination in America by the Customs, be charged with the
proper freight.

The .BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL
STEAM-PACKET COM r ANY draw the attention of Shippers
and Passengers to the 320th section of the New Merchant
Shipping Act, which is as follows :
"No person shall be entitled to carry in any ship, or to
• (-require the master or owner of any ship to carry therein,
Aquafortis, Oil of Vitrol, Gunpowder, or any other Goods
which, in the judgment of such master or owner, are of a dan-
gerous nature ; and if any person carries or sends by any ship
any goods of a dangerous nature, without distinctly marking
their nature on the outside of the package containing the sane,
-or otherwise giving notice in writing to the master or owner,
or before the time of carrying or sending the same to be
'•uhipped, he shall for every such•offencc incur a penalty not
'exceeding £lOO ; and the master or owner of any ship may
,refuse to take OR board any parcels that he suspects to contain
-.goods of a dangerous nature, and may require them to to
opened to ascertain the fact."
1 3RITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM
SHIPS.
•
APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY
To sail between
•t-
LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK DIRECT
jaQt
And between
LIVERP OL AND BOSTON,
'The Boston Ships only CALLING at HALIFAX, to land and
' receive Passengers and her Majesty's Mails.

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SCOTIA (no.
Captains. Captains
,PER51A......C.11. E. Judkins. AFRICA Neil Shannon
.ARABIA......Iames Stone. AMERICA W. F. Millar
ASIA Edwd. G. Lott. 1 NIAGARA Alex. Nvrie
'CANADA W. J. C. Lang. 1 EUROPA John Leitch
CAMBRIA Captain Small.
The under-noted or other Vessels are appointed to Sail
, . From LIVERPOOL. 1859
ASIA Fm New York • Saturday...Dec. 10
'CANADA For Etzdif ix and Boston ...Saturday...Dec. 17
ARABIA For New York Saturday... Dec. 24
EUROPA For Halifax and Boston Saturday... Dec. 31
From AMERICA. 1859 .
'CANADA From Boston Wednesday... Nov. 30
AFRICA From New Nork Wednesda v... Dec. 7
•XUROPA From Boston Wednesday... Dec. 14.
"PERSIA From New. York Wednesday... Dec. 21
A.MERICA. From Boston Wednesday...Dec. 28
The Passengers and Goods for New York are intended to be
landed at Jersey City, within the jurisdiction of the Custom-
house of New York.
PA SS IGE MONEY FROM LIVERPOOL TO HALIFAX AND BOSTON.
First Cabin ~Twenty-two Pounds.
Second Cabin Sixteen Pounds.
TO NEW YORK DIRECT.
F.rst Cabin Twenty-six Pounds.
Second Cabin Eighteen Pounds.
'These rates include Steward's Fee and Provisions, but without
Wines or Liquors, which can le obtain 3d on board.
These Steam-ships have accommodation for a limited namb !•r
`of Second Cabin Passengers.
Passengers are allowed twenty cubic feet of personalluggage
free of freight ; but the agents do not guarantee to reserve room
for more than that quantity, and they will be charged freight on
their personal luggage when it exczeds half a ton measurement.
NW' To prevent disappointment or difficulty, passengers are
'respectfully informed that packages of merchandise will not be
'allowed to be shipped as luggage, or with their luggage.
Passengers are not permitted to go on board by the steamer
'that takes the mail.

Parcels will be received at the Office of the Agents here until
Six o'clock on the Friday evenings previous to sailing.
Letters for Consignees or others must pass through the Post-
'Office. None will be received at the Office of the Agents.
Apply, in Halifax, to Sir SaMuel Cunard, Bart. ' • in Boston, to
*,;• C. and 1. G. Bates ; in New York, to Ed. Canard ; in Havre,
to Donald Currie, 21, Quai d' Orleans ; in Paris, to Donald Currie,
12, Place de la Bourse; in London, to J. B. Foord, 52, Old
-ka read-street ; in Glasgow, to G. and J. Burns ; in Queenstown,
to B. and C. Mac Iver ; and in Liverpool to
B. and C. MACIVER, 8, Water-street.

The ASIA will start for New York direCt, 'This Day (Satur-
'4l 3), the 10th instant. The steam-tender SATELLITI:
`,,e▪
ave the r,anding-stage, opposite the Baths, George's Pier, this
I• ~
at Nine o'clock Morning, with the Passengers fcr the
AS.