Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-26 00:00:00

THE AGE OF GREAT REPTILES.

_A lecture on this subject was delivered last night, in
ttha Liverpool Institute, by the Itev: Professor Griffiths.
J. It. Jeffery, Esq., presided. The lecture-room was,
well filled by a most respectable, audience. In intro-.
clueing the lecturer, 'the chairman said that the subject.
was one, of which they' all knew the rev. professor was a
perfect master. They had had experience before of his:
ability on it—a portion of science, he .might say, but
little known, and • (till less unaerstood. He thought
the mole they . knew of it the more gratified, and
certainly the wiser, they would be, as he was sure
no :one could listen to the. professor without being
‘instnicted as well as entertained and very much
bonalitted. (Applause.) He had very mach pleasure in
introducing the lecturer to the meeting.—The lecture
was illustrated by iramerous diagrams, showing the
restored forms of theenonsters which peoptied the 'earth
in the fire-Adainite ages of which the lecturer was treat-
ing. In the commencement of his lecture :the professor
described some of the ' characteristics. of 'the saurian
speciesaf animals, to which it was generally believed
the great reptiles of the.old world bore a general resem-
blanee,:although so unmeasurably larger, that there was
no animal now extant athich could be compared to them.
Theivremains were generally found in scatteredfragments
in thelrealden, which it %was evident was the 41eposit of
an immense river with a mouth several hundreds of miles
in extent. After alluding to the iguanodon, the largest
of the reptilia of those times, the lecturer gave a general
outline dile animals, both land and water, which were
the associates of this monster, and ooncluded by inviting
the audience to spend a day with the iguanodon. The
professor here reproductid, in the most graphic manner,
the mode of life of the gigantic animals which then
peopled the earth, and pictured the struggle. amongst
them for eniatence. The lecturer was warmly applauded
throughout. The usual votes of thanks to the lecturer
and chairman .closed the proceedings.

It is estimated that, at the present time, the number
of enrolled volunteers amounts to ninety-five thousand.—
Morning Post.
The Turkish gOkvernment have notified officially that
arrangements have been made to withdraw all the de-
preciated paper currency still in circulation, the parti-
oilers of which arrangements wilt shortly be announced.
MINISTERIAL MEA:SURES ANNOUNCED IN PARMA-
'74ENT.—Parliamentary Reform—Lord John Russell,
Feb. 20. City of London Corporation Reform—Sir G.
C. Lewis, Jan. 30. Indian Securities, repeal of Stamp
Duties thereon, &c.—SirG. C. Lewis, Jan. 27.
It appears &at the Japanese Embassy to the United
States will embark from Japan on the 22nd of February,
proceeding by way of the Sandwich Islands and Panama.
' It will consist of two chief Ambassadors, eighteen officials
of various ranks, and fifty servants, and will be escorted.
'without delay to Washington.
• ALLEGED Ex.TENSIVE EMBEZZLEIKENT AND FORGERY.
—Charles Wilkes was charged at the Dudley Police-
court on Monday with embezzling between £3,000 and
£4,000, the property of the Dudley and Tipton Flour.
Mills ; and also with forging the name of Mr. May, of
Bloxwich, near Lichfield. The prisoner was very cle-
verly caught by a detective, just as he was abOut to take
This departure for America in the Asia, but only £7O was
-found upon him. The charge of emtezzlemcnt was
nband9To(l7 and he was remanded ODA charge of forgery,

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE BOHEMIAN.

The 'Montreal Ocean Steamship Company's screw
steamer Bohemian, Captain Grange, whose arrival at
Queenstown we were enabled to announce yesterday morn-
ing, arrived in the Mersey yesterday, about noon. The
Bohemian brought Montreal journals to the 14th inclu-
sive, and had 48 cabin and 20 steerage passengers.
A great revival in ship building at Quebee is ex-
pected, says the Montreal Tranier:pt. Late news from
Europe states that a sudden and very active demand
had sprung up for shipping, owing to the immense
losses during the dreadful gales along the English
coast—the total number 'of wrecks being eight hundred;
more or less. It is said that upwards of a dozen 'new
keels will shortly be laid down in the Quebec ship yards,
in addition to those nOvr

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE: AWFUL ACCT-
.' DENT AT LAWRENCE, MASS.
LA WLENCE, MASS., Jan. 11.
A portion of the operatives had left for supper previ-
ous to the falling of the building, about 600 remaining.
The building was fire stories high, 280 feet long by
70 wide, with a wing on the west side 45 feet square,
shaPed like the. letter L. It ran 2,700 spindles, 960
operatives
I owv keirne g employed.
a nst of,the,killed as far as they can'
be recognised this morning -
Maurice Bulwcr, Rochester, N. Y. ' • John Dearborn, of
Cowell ;. Mary INl`Donald, Bridget Ryan, Mary Sulli-
van, Michael O'Brien, Ellen Colburn, Barnard Holfield,
Hannah Shaw, Ellen Ryan, Ellen Sullivan, Margaret
Fuller, Bridget Langherdy, Jeremiah Ahearn, Mrs.
Anua Malnix; Joanna Cronan, Bridget Leahy, Mary
Howard, Lafayette . Branch; overseer ; . Th9mas W.
Watson, arid Johanna Hurley, all of Lawrence..
Among the wounded arc Eliza Dorr (fatally),' Bridget
Bradley (fatally), Kate Harg,bee (a German, thigh frac-
tured), George Carcalfer, Henry Calli and Margaret
INtranregnalm'e tah-SolTai
yv,enm.,
a3rlyar
York,
olrike,n nitoedbey,rillln3rneasl:
Hamilton (both fatally), D. P. Harron, Cecilia Stevens,
llllrfaeanrDyn e.
saLsneo% , Mary A. Coleman, Sarah Doyle, John and
Elizabeth Ward, and Thomas Connor.
Among the physicians present is Dr. Isaac Farrar, of
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Three persons are known to have been literally roasted
alive.
Eliza Dorr has since died, and others are dying.
The fire is subdued. , . ' • .
Only two bodies have been taken out since the con-
flagration.
Coroner Lamb commences an inquest to-day.
SECOND DESPATCH.
1 r. 34 —We hare very little additional in regard to
the dreadful 'catastrophe., A
large proportion of the killed are young girls, many
of them main supports of their. parents. „
The fire was confined to the ruins of the Pemberton
mills.
The loss of property is estimated at $600,000. ,
LAwumicE, MASS, Jan. 11.
The Mayor has issued the following notice : .
Terrible as our calamity has been,,l think it is-much
over estimated in the number of killed. As near as I
have been able to ascertain this morning, I find the
dead and missing, which is equivalent to dead, 115, and
160 wounded. Some of the wounded will die, but very
much the larger number will survive.
(Signed) N. SAUNDIMS, jun., Mayor.
BOSTON, Jan. 11.
The Lawrende catastrophe has east a gloom over the

city.
The Hon. David Sears presided at a meeting of
twenty gentlemen to-day, who subscribed $2,000 for the
relief of the sufferers, and appointed a committee to
solicit ftirther contributions.

COMMERCIAL.
NEW Yoxx, Jan. 13.
STOCKS. —Transactions -very limited, but prices sus-
tained and better since adjournment of Board. Money,
active' and less plenty at high rates: - Sterling ex-
changes, quiet and nominal. Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, 611-- Galena and Ghicago,762; Panama, 125 am ;
Illinois Central, 57Z- ; Reading,
,373 ;;Stonington, 6/
HuelSon, 611 ; New York Central, 73:3; Delaware and.
Hudson, 891 ; Pacific Mail, 74; Hu4on Convertible
Bonds, 75 ; New Yolk Central Sixes, tJfll. ; California
Sevens, 82 ; 'Missouri Sixes, 781 ; Tennessee Sixes,
84;. Stocks at 2nd board were better, With a fair, de-
mand. •Chicago and Rock Island tailroad, 11 ; Pana-
ma, y ; Cleveland and Toledo, 1'; Reading, ;'
,- New York Central, 4 ; Pacific Mail Company, 1, ;
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad,' 611; Salena and
Chicago, 611.; ; Piinama, 1261 ; Michigan: Southern
guaranteed, 15, b 30; Michigan' Southern, 6, b'3B;
Cleveland and Toledo, 20 • lYfichigan Central, 35, b 30
Reading,:n; Harlem pref., '323 ; Harlem, Br 4; Hudsen,
413, s 30 ; New York CentrUl, 7314; Pacific Mail Com-
pany, 751, b 60; Hudson 2nd bonds, 97, s 60; Chicago
and Rock Island bonds, 90; New York Central Sites.
903; Virginia Sixes, 91; Missouri Sixes; 79 ; United
States Fives of '75, 991 ; United States of 65,'99.
ASHES Unchanged ; sales -small; Pots $5 25; Pearls
$5 37.
Corrow steady ; sales 1200 bales; middling Uplands
lle to 1/c.
BrinAusimris— Flour—receipts 1848 brls ; sales
11,000 brisl State and Western—market irregular and
rather easier ; superfine State,ss 25 .to $5 40; round
hoop, Ohio, $5 65 to $5 80:7; common to good extra I
Western -$6 30 to $5 45; Southern firm ; sales 1,000
bids; mixed to good $5 60 to' $5 75 ; fancy' and extra'
$5 80 to' $7 25 ; Canada steady ; sales 300 brls; extra
at $5 60 tcrs6 60.
GRAlN—Wheat heavy ; salts 14,000 bush'; Mil-
, waukie.elabil 22 to $1 23.
CORN -Kane and buoyant ; sales 4,100 bush ; new
white and yellow 87c to 90c.
Pnovisrox&—Beef dull and dower ; sales 150 brls. ;
country mess at $5 to $5 25, prime at $4 to' $4 25 ;
repacked Chicago at $9 to $9 75; prime mess:at $l6 to
$lB. Porkoiniet and mess firmer:; sales 475 brls.; mess
at $l6 25 ; prime at $ll 60 ; Western prime mess at $l5.
Dressed 'Hops quiet at qto 6.1 e for Western. Bacon
quiet; Hams at 9 to 9c.; Shoulders at 6c. Lard
dower.; sales -175 brls. at 101 to 18c. Butter steady;
Ohio at 12 to 17e. ; State at 15 to 24c.
Rica firm.;•sales 200 tres., at 31 to
• SUGAR firm.; sales 105 !lds., New Orleans by auction,
at 71 to 8i; 100 hbds., Musoovado, at 71 to 7;1; 100
boxes Havana on-private terms.
COFFEE firm •; sales 1000 bags Rio at 11 to 12c ; 80
bags Santos on private terms.
MoLassss.firm; 10 brls. New Orleans, by auction, at
50ic ; 243 brls., 53c., 25 hhds. Porto Rico 32c. ; 100
hhds. •.; muscovado at 243 c.
Seians TURPE?ZTI NE steady; sales 400 brie. at 44c.
RESIN--sales 1,500 brls. common at $1 60, to arrive.
Tan quiet at $2 25 to $2 50 per brl.
IRON firmer, but quiet ; sales small ; Scotch pig $25
to $26 per ton.
OILS quiet; Linseed, 57c to 58c ; Lard, 90c to 95c ;
Sperm, 41 40 to $1 41 ; Whale, 45c to 63c.
HIDES firm ; sales 300 Buenos Ayres, 25c.
LEAD dull; sales, small ; Spanish, $5 65 to $5 70
cash; •Galena, $5 77; to $5 80.
ToßAew in better request ; sales 200 hhds. at 4P.
to 12c.
TALLOW quiet at 101 e to 103 c.
Freighti to Liverpool firmer; Cotton, 7-32 d.; Flour,
2s. ; Grain, 6d. to 61d.

MOBILE, Jan. 12.—Cotton—Sales to-day 4,600 bales,
the market closing firm for the better grades; middling
10c to 10,1 e.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.—Wheat steady ; red $1 34
to $l, 36 ; white 51 49 to $1 50. Corn dull ; yellow
76C. Whiskey dull, at 25c to 26c.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 13.—Flour quiet ; Howard St. and
Ohio held at 55 50. Wheat buoyant and scarce; choice
white $1 45 ; prime do. $l. 37 to $1 40 ; red $1 27 to
$1 30. Corn buoyant ; white 73c to 75c ; yellow 78e
to 80c. Provisions quiet and unchanged. Whiskey
dull,, at 251 c. Sight exchange on NClti York unchanged.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 12.—Cotton unchanged ; sales to-
day 970 bales ; sales of the week 6,250 bales ; receipts
of the week 17,250 bales, against 10,250 in same time
last year ; increased receipts-at this port 30 375 bales ;
ditto at all the ports 386,060 bales ; stock in port 80,000
bales.

CIIAILLF.STON, Jan. 12.—Cotton unchanged ; sales
to-day 2.000 bales; sales of the week 14,000 bales;
receipts of the week 9,500 bales.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 12..--Cottou in improved demand ;
sales to-day 2,000 bales. •

LIST OF PASSENGERS.

Messrs. Beazley and lady, Cole and daughter, Morgan
and lady, Chalmers and lady, Mrs. Wilson, Miss Vincent,
Rev. 11. Cobban, Rev. Mr.. Nughton' Major Williams,
C:lptain.Colby, Ca?tain Ferguson, Messrs. Pemberton,
Reelie, A. Cuvillier, L, Provost, 1.1, Fowler, W. C.

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Cunninghame, Johß -Barclay, James Dunbar, H. New-
coinb, Thomas Gillespie; J. W. Gale, Thomas;jrimcs
Foley, L. Moore, W. Moodie, D. A. Callam, J. Miller,
A. Roy, A. Roy, W. C. Spinel., J. Charlesworth, Thomas
Grindon, Andrew Crawford, F. Bornish, C. A, Dubue,
G:reigson, P. Mcisraughtori, W. S. Sniith, G. Mesliam,
T. Thomson, jun., C. W. Wilson, E. Duncan, A. Du-
ga id, -and twenty steerage pasengers.

ARRIVAL OF THE KANGAROO AT
QITEENSTOWN.
QUEENSTOWN, Wednesday.—The Kangaroo (ss), from
New York, 14th inst., arrived off at 9 a.m., bringing
31 cabin and 134 steerage passengers, and 511,832 in
specie. Landed passengers and mails, and proceeded at
10 a.m.
She brings the following commercial news :
• NEW York, 14th Jan.—Cotton sales 1,800 bales.,
Market closed steady. Flour less buoyant, prices
unchanged. Wheat, fair demand ; Corn firm ; Rye
quiet; Oats active and firmer; freights unchanged.
Sales of 65 tons Scotch Pig Iron, made at $24 to $25
per ton. Sugar firm. Whiskey quiet. Provisions :
Pork active and steady; Lard steady.
NEW ORLEANS, 13th Jan.—Sales : Cotton 10,000
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bale's. Freight to Liverpool 19d. to. 32d. •
MOBILE,
itsed
E)o'l3th
Sales : Cotton 4,,,k00 b2.les.
Ma
firm.

Spzrting Auttitigturt.

ER BETTING.
STER CUP.
33 to 1 agst Arsenal (off. 30 to
1 taken)
33 to 1 ... Theflrewer (off. 40

taken)
35 to 1 ... Gaspard (offered)

►ND GUINEAS.
I 6 to 1 agst Lunnllus (taken)
)ERBY.
.) Very little betting. ,