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

LIVERV Q 0 L

POLICE COURT

.---- SATURDAY. I COUNTY MAGISTRATES' COURT

[Before Mr. MANsFTELD.] (Before Messri.L. TlENwourn and JouN CAMPBELL.)
STABBING CASE.—A young and wretched looking ANOTHER CONVICTION' UNDER THE
lad, 'not more than seven years. of age, and whose head MEDICAL ACT.
was hardly perceptible 'above the rail of the dock; was On Saturday as, L. I. J. O. Howard appeared in
chavved with stabbing a shoe-blaek; named Richardagainstthe :sedbini
Wifsh, at George's her-head. 'Walsh stated that the answer to a summons which had beentioiisiSnoefd.
thp of the 40th see

uuuer rue provintni
- prisoner MO playing, ' along with several other emu-
-- ------ ---- ---- .. ..-.- --- - - -
paniOns, and he (Walsh) gave the prisoner a shove, Swan, Act,' for exercising the calling of a surgeon at the Old
. not being registered in accordance with the
when he turned round, and stabbed him in the neck statute. Mr. Fitzpatrick, surgeon, of Knotty Ash,
with a pocketknife, inflicting a wound half-an-inch
long, and half-an-inch deep. The prisoner,,when asked appeared in support of the information, and Mr. Snow-'
ball, solicitor, for the defendant.
his naive,, said that it was Patrick Rattigan, but that Mr. Snowball, addressing the court, . said that
'he did not know his age—he was either "goingon sevenbefore they entered into the particulars of the
• °f
'.
or eight. —His 'worship ordered the officer (639) to charge, he might be allowed to take an objection
,perhaps
take the child to hin_rrents, and request them to to the jurisdiction of the magistrates. Of course he did
chastise him severely. , not take the course under the. feeling that the'.entlemen
ANOTHER STABBING CA5E.—......11 O___ TO en-__own
i(i. and t ' k-- ' d
on the bench would do anything unfair in adjudicating
looking• Woman iN'a S charged With stabbing another old upon the case ; but he took the objection on the ground
woman, named Catherine Shaw. Mr. Cobb, who con- that the act of parliament under which this offence was
ducted the prosecution, said that the prosecatrix was constituted gave the magistrates no power whatever.'
sitting "at her Own, door-steps, in Woodstock-street, when There was' no section in the act which gave them the
the prisoner came up. Mrs. Shaw asked Mrs. Fleming slightest authority. There was, it was true, a section,
what she had been saying about her children,----" How which imposed a penalty, but there was no section which
dare you speak abort any poor infants that are. dead said that the case should be heard before one, two, or
and gone ?" was the reply. A quarrel ensued, and the three magistrates, or before a full bench. He was not
prisoner, who had a pair of scissors in her hand, struck aware
aware of any section in the act which gave the magis-
at Mrs. Shaw's face. She put up her arm to avert
trates authority; and, inasmuch as he was defending a
le
blow, and received a severe wound aboveeter
iirwrist. person charged with a serious offence, it was, of course,
Several witnesses gave evidence to this e ffent . s , his duty to take the objection, -with the view of protect
Fleming, .'
Muck, for the defence, called Anne sister-in-
in. his client from any consequences which might arise
law of the prisoner, who said she saw Mrs. Shaw strike out of the present proceedings.
Mrs. Fleming three Or four times in the face, and also Mr: Atherton, :clerk to the magistrates, said there
witnessed the prosecutrix take a bottle from under her was no doubt as to the jurisdiction of the bench under
apron, and make a blow at the head of the prisoner. the 11th and 12th Victoria, chap. 43.
Mr. Bltick did not deny that the woman had been Mr. Fitzpatrick was then sworn, and the case pro-
injured, but said it was an accident.-I--Mr. Mansfield_ ceeded. v He handed in the official list of registered
was of opinion that one was as bad as the other : still surgeons, and said that Mr. Howard's name was not in
the prisoner had no right to use a pair of scissors in the the list, and for a very good reason, because he was not
way she had done.—The prisoner was convicted in a a surgeon at all. On the 14th of September, the de-
penalty of 40s. and costs. fendant signed a certificate, calling himself a surgeon.
Sitar RonnnniEs.—john Wain, a saddler, was charged Mr. Snowball—Aro you the legally constituted
with stealing a quantity of chamois leather from the prosecutor in West Derby ?
shop of Mr.Dobell, Church-street, and several brushes Mr. Fitzpatrick—No, lam not.
from the shop of Mr. Hastings, corner of Lord and • Mr. Snowball—What you say is, ,
.South John streets. It appeared that the prisoner had surgeon on the 14th of September ?
'been in the habit of calling at the shop of Mr. Dobell. to Mr. Fitzpatrick—Yes.
Wain information as to situations for a coachman, and Mr. Snowball—And that he was not on the reg
from some suspicious circumstances he was Watched. which was made in January last ?
On Friday evening, Detective-officer Rigby saw the Mr. Fitzpatrick—He is not on the register.
prisoner taking a quantity of chamois leather from the Mr. Snowball—Well, but the register is dated in
shop door of Mr. Dobell. He was taken into custody; January; 1859, and he only 'commenced practice in
and, on being searched in bridewell, the brushes were
October.
discovered.—Mr. Dobell said he did not wish to deal
Mr. Fitzpatrick—He succeeded an unqualified prac-
harshly with the prisoner. His wife was a hard working titioner.
woman, and he had a large family.—Mr. Mansfield said, Mr. Snowball—You have nothing to do with that.
as there were two charges against, the prisoner, be must How is it possible he should be on the register made in
send him for trial ; but Mr. Hastings withdrew his January, 1859, when he only commenced praci;-
eharg•e, and the prisoner was sentencedfo be imprisoned 1 September, 1859? Is that your accusation ?
for three months. Mr. Fitzpatrick—He is not on the register.
(Before Messrs. CROSTHWAITE and HOUGHTON.) Mr. Snowball—l know that, because he only co,
To CABMEN.—Mr. 11. S. Alpass summoned a cab- menced practice in September, 1859 ; and the register
man, named John Hitchmough, for not delivering a produced was made in January, 1859.
ticket on his hiring a cab on the 25th August last. It Mr. Fitzpatrick—The law says that every surgeon
appeared that the defendant wai. on St. James's stand, who—
• wasting for a fare, about half-past eleven o'clock on the Mr. Snowball—l do not wish to argue law with you.
e
night in question, when the complainant came up and Mr. Fitzpatrick—l beg your pardon, but—
teituested to be driven up Park-road, and no ticket was Mr. Snowball—l beg yours. This register being pub-
given. Mr. Cobb for the defence stated that his client "lished in January 1859, how could he be on it ?
has driven Mr. Alpass occasionally 'for the last seven Mr. Fitzpatrick—He is not on the register.
years, and he did not think it necessary to give him a Mr. Snowball—l know that, sir. Bat what I want
ticket. He drove to the place where he was desired, to know is, how aman couldpossibly be on aregister pub-
when the complainant tendered ls. as the fare. lished in January, when he only commenced practice in
The driver told .Mr. Alpass that the fare was is. 6d., September ?
and gave him back the 'shilling, at the same time ten- Mr. Fitzpatrick—He is bound to be on the register
dering a ticket. Mr. Alpass refused to take the before he can sign a certificate. The section says, that
ticket, and also to give more than ls. as fare. The no certificate shall be valid unless signed under the pro-
defendant summoned him for the ls. 6d., and recovered visions of the act. e
it On Saturday last. Mr. Cobb contended that this Mr. Snowball—l know that ; but your accusation is,
action was brought for revenge, because the complainant that he falsely professed to be a surgeon. But it is
had been obliged to pay the legal fare.—The'magistrates really ridiculous to argue law with a doctor. (Laughter.)
said they, were bound by law to inflict a penalty for What sectiondo you allude to ?
the &Fence. The defendant was, therefore, ordered to Mr. Fitzpatrick—The thirty-seventh section.
pay a fine of 55, and costs. Mr. Snowball, having read the section, which states
* ' that no certificate signed by a surgeon shall be valid,
, • Hardy, unless such surgeon is registered, proceeded to obserVe
A wo.ton's LI.IGEND.— Speak up, Tom "
that that section distinctly showed that such a person
said the fairy, " say what you want to make you a con-
as a surgeon might exist without liii being registered.
tented captain of the fo'castle. I'll give you four wishes,
The section merely stated that no certificate signed by
provided they are for as many different things." Y a
ou
surgeon not registered would be valid.
might think Tom
would be for a moment startled ; but a
Mr, Fitzpatrick—But the 40th section, under 'Which
beautiful lady, with a profusion of hair and a very little
we are proceeding, says that a person not registered shall
clothing, was not quite the thing to frighten him. " Thank
not use the title of a surgeon.
e, marm," said Torn, touching his cap; " I'm all ready,
Cross-examination continued—l did not warn the
and much obleeged to yer." "Then, fire away !" said the
defendant before issuing the summons. I had no com-
fairy. " First and foremost," said Tom,. "I wants plenty
of grog." "That you shall have," replied the fairy, munication whatever with him. I did not know him.
Mrs. Thomas examined by Mr. Fitzpatrick—On the
smiling; "real Jamaica pine apple flavour—as much as you
14th of September, I took- a child to Mr. Howard's to
can swim in." You see the fairy was accustomed to sailors.
be vaccinated. He gave me a certificate after vaccinating
"Then," proceeded Tom, rubbing his hands, " let us have
the child.
heaps of 'baccy—bird's-eye and Cavendish mixed." "All
The witness produced the certificate, signed by the
right, Torn," said the lady ; " heaps of 'baccy, bird's defendant. It was to the effect that he had vaccinated
eye and Cavendish mixed, you shall have." "By Jove,
Robert Thomas,son of John and Elizabeth Thomas, of
you are a brick !" says Tom ; you are about the best
the Old Swan. •
friend I ever had. Leokye here, my beauty," says he,
Cross-examined—Miss Hall told me to go to Mr.
getting up as if he was going to shake hands with the
Howard. Some dayS after the child was vaccinated,
fairy. "Hands off, Mr. Tom !" exclaimed she ; " go on
Mr. Fitzpatrick came to the house, and I showed him
wishing. You are only half-way through your bargain."
the certificate. " _
." Well," says Tom, " what I next wants—begging your
Mr. Snowball, for the defendant, denied that there
parding, seeing you're a lady—is plenty of ' pretty
was any clause in the Act of Parliament which gave the
girls when I goes a shore." " Very well," replied the
mag,istrates power to convict. He was aware that under
fairy, laughing like anything, "you shall have them,
the 40th section a penalty was named ; but, as he
too ; and I'll throw some fiddlers into the bargain."
understood the clause, the penalty could be recovered
Tom was delighted. "By the Lord Harry!" he said,
only by indictment; and not bY summons, before a Ina-
-" I'm happy now. I say, chum, how about not
gistrate. He had the pleamire of addressing 'one gentle-
knowina• what was good for me ? Here's grog galore,
man who was in Parliament when this act was passed;
heaps of 'batty, and lots of sweethearts. Pm con-
and perhaps he would remember that, when the bill
tent." "But conic, come, Torn," urged the fairy,
was before the House, it was very difficillt to discover
-" fulfil your part of the contract. You must wish,
.who was a surgenif,-*littin—apothecary, or who was a
once more—be quick!" "0, bother it," growled out
Tom Hardy, "must I really ?" "Yes ; come, be quick," physician. Having referred. at length to the position of
a surgeon from the year 1815 up to the passing of the
s'ie replied. "Well, then," said he, "give us more
grog." " Your chum was in the right," said the fairy; recent act, the learned gentleman denounced the
" you don't know what you want. You ask for more resent proceeding against the defendant as harsh
grog when I have already promised you enough toswim andp unfeeling. He had no doubt that Mr. Fitzpatrick,
in; and you have forgotten to ask to be put ashore from felt the greatest agony of mind in having, •as it were.,
the frigate. You are a good-for-nothing old growl, and to draw the teeth of this young man. (Laughter.) He
so you will remain to the end of your .days." With admitted that Mr. Howard was not registered as a sur-
that she disappeared, and it is true enough Tom Hardy geon, but the circumstances connected with his coin-,
is as big an old growl as ever chewed a quid on a fore- mencing practice at the Old Swan were peculiar. The
fact was, that a few weeks ago he happened to be at the
•-eastle, though he firmly believes if that fairy would only
Old Swan, and saw the late Mr. liall's funeral. He
give him -another chance he would know what to ask
afterwards purchased Mr. Hall's practice, and at the
for.—Sherard Osborne's Japan. , present time his papers were up in .London, for
" Orin TOREinx TRADE..,--The following few particulars
the purpose of passing ; and in the course of two
of our commercial transactions with foreign states, during
or three weeks he would, in point of fact, be a
the last five years, which embrace the totals for each
duly qualified surgeon a- He had been in the em-
year during that period, of the values of the imports:
to of 'eminent surgeons as assistant, and, was, .to all
and exports, show the recent fluctuations in the progress &tents and purposes, a person of medical skill.
of our foreign trade : He was not a person of great wealth, and, therefore, he
Year. Imports. Exports. (Mr. Snowball) trusted the magistrates would not
1851 .. £118,239,554 .. £63,332,528pena1ty. It was necessary
1855. .. 109,959,539 .. 09,135,210 injure him by inflicting a
1856 •.. 129,517,568 .. 82,526,509 that some one should at once succeed the late Mr. Hall;
.. 141,661,245 .. 84,911,419 and it the defendant had delayed in taking the business,
1857
he would, in all probability, not have obtained it. lie
1858 .. 125,420,193 .. 76,389,337 hoped, under the circumstances, that if the magistrates
It thus appears that the imports have increased six per
determined to inflict a fine at all, they would consider
cent., and the exports not far short of twenty-one per
a nominal fine sufficient, and in two or three weeks the
cent., in the five years ; but the increase, it will be
defendant would be registered as a surgeon, and duly
observed, would have been far greater but for the
severe commercial panic of 1857, which seriously qualified to act.
Mr. He -worth said the bench was unanimous in its
curtailed the operations of the following twelve -- ' ithat the defendant had subjected himself to a
months. The increase in the iniportS has been most opinion
striking in the case of Russia, the totals having been penalty of £2O under the 40th.section of. the act ; still
£4,252,288 in 1854, and Z 11,746,008 in 1858 ; but they did not wish to press heavily upon him ; and as he
as in the first mentioned year we declared war against was not warned, as, they thought, in courtesy he ought
the Northern Collossus, the comparison does not to have been, they would limit the fine to 20s.
go for much. Still it will been seen that the The fine was at once paid, and the defendant left the
imports from Russia are now on a very considerable court in company with his friends.
scale. In the case of France and her dependencies there ----40--.
was an increase of £3,443,769 as compared with 1854. A MARRIAGE OE CONVENIENCE.—A very unpleasant,
The Two Sicilies also exhibited an increase of £298,009 ; but not wholly unexpected, affair has occurred in high
Greece an increase of £547,274 ; Turkey (including the quarters in Paris. The Prince N. left Paris about ten
Principalities, Syria, and Palestine), an increase of days ago to travel in Switzerland. His royal and impe-
£943,488 ; the Papal States, an increase of £13,041. ; rial spouse, hearing that the suite of her husband com-
Egynt, an increase of. £2,711,401; Morocco, an increase prised other persons than those strictly necessary to keen
of a prince, resolved to join him without fur-
of £67,702 ; the United
.States and California, an in- the state • '
Mexico, an increase of £55,225 ; ther delay. Her unexpected arrival in G
crease: of £4,485,953 ;
1 the Brazils, an in- her lord and master beyondcontrobandenheevaasaknegdetrhede
Ecuador, an increase of £99,74 ;
of .1157 213 • lady
increase „ by whose authorisationanevery and by what right she dared
crease of 1200,990 ; Uruguay, an
Chili, an increase of 1551,050 ;
tsom
my
my presence is so
:lerin.yState father,
whoset love
of £1,714,355 ; and the Western CoPasetruOf Africa, an husband," she replied
increase of £38,720. On the other band,
.thtehree
ewasase•eaf ofebrnrnoxeioivuislltopryeovue,nlt Nhviilsl reeetniisrni
just spent the dowry°
decrease at every other point, the falling off in
fore the happiness of his child." ~,c.
sa
in..
the youn.
eluding Iceland and the Danish colonies, £634.817 f
she brought him in the purchase' of an estate '
Prussia, £1,992,926 ; Hanover, 216,288 ; the Haase
land. The Princess is now in Paris, making
Towns, £2,106,714 ; Holland, including Sumatra and
arrangements for her final and' entire depar-
Java, £766,516 ; iltelgium, £527,141 ; Portugal, in- necessary
t.ure from the scene of (to her) so much unhappiness.
eluding' the Azores and Madeira, 11,091,975 • Spain,
Cuba, and dependencies £1,075,618; Sardinia,'£3,B9o;
Austria, £241 One cannot but applaud her resolve—young, noble, kind-
Au •
,701 ; 'Tuscany, £211,667 ; fearful realisation must it have been to her of
America, £2,313 • Haiti, £54,203 • New Grenada, all those tender fancies of a husband which every girl
Id'
Central hearted, a
1K701n,g9,54;2,10r8e179z5u1e1a, Z 9,695 ; hina: including Hong' has, to find herself linked to a man almost o enough to
; and other Countries, £16,023. A be her father—a man of vulgar tastes, corrupt ideai,
detailed examination of the variations of our ex orts to immoral tendencies—everything that one of an affec-
foreiga states may form the subject of a future para- ' tionate heart despises and abhors. Alas for the marriage
1 de convensnce !—Lady's Newspaper.

that he acted as a

also in

TRIAL TRIP OF

NORTRERN : DAILY

THE GREAT EASTERN

The Great Eastern sailed on Saturday fr9..nt Wei-
, and at four o'clock in the afternoon passed the
The Observer, under date of

head of the Breakwater,

Saturday at noon, says

The merits of the great ship are 'again to be tested.
The fires are lighted, the steam is got up in the boilers,
the anchor is now being weighed, and at two o'clOck we
shall be under weigh and passing the, head of the great
Portland Breakwater on a course W.S.W.

11M1 S.

paid for the trip ; and ,threatened all manner of terrors'
if they were molester:Lin the possession of their cabins,
need scarcely state that they have been "persuaded"

to leave. .
The weather' is, splendid; the hill of Portland and
the distant headlands, the slopes and shores of the bay,
are clear in the noontide splendour of the sun of a day.
in July. There are steamers, and boats hovering about
the Leviathan to bid their last adieus ; the =sip of the
bands sounds amidst_ the lusty strains of the men in
chorus, as they strain every nerve to heave the tena-
cious anchor, which ,lies ten fathoms deep in the stiff,
blue clay below. Even up to the last moment there
are more stores, more timber, more packages, • more
barrels, more everything, rolled into the capacious hold
of the'great ship from the steamer which lies alongside'.

. .
. It was a matter of uncertainty up to a late hour last
night, whether all would be reaZy fqr the departure of
she ship - to-day ; and in I.ondon it was. stated at the
offices of the company that they- awaited
,a,• telegram
from Captain. Harrison to know whether -or not
he thought •it - desirable to proceed .at once on
this second - trip. The cause of uncertainty was the
which existed for testing the damaged boiler,
Which has .been repaired by some patches. On Friday._
afternoon the necessary work was completed, and the Mr. Simslßeeves is to take part _in a. concert at the
Free Trade Hall, Manchestei, on Monday (this evening),
boiler was tested by the hydraulic, pressure of fifty pounds - -
to the square inch, a pressure equal to- double that along with Madame Catherine Hayes.
which it will have to sustain in supplying steam for the • Among coming singers talked :of in journals
foreign
paddle engines. All the other boilers of the ship were are a Swedish lady, Mdlle. Rosa Baumann, who is atout
duly.tested in the builder's yard up to fifty pounds, and
working at full pressure will not give more than twenty- to appear in opera in Berlin, and a SwediSh gentleman
with a tenor voice, M. Sehongaard, who is-: pursuit his
five pounds to the inch. There is, therefore, no grouftd
whatever for that feeling of distrust which has been ex- studies in Paris. .
pressed in several quarters respecting the non-efficiency The new oratorio by Herr Molique, which- is• now
of the " patched boilers." The directors of, the ship, completed, has , for
.its subject Abraham. The same
moreover, have toe much capital at stake; the engineer Biblical story, we observe, has linen set by Herr. Blum-
has, I presume, too much regard for his reputation ; suer, whose oratorio is announced as among thee. novelties
and the officers of the Board of Trade, who will accom-
pany the ship, have their own lives to take care of, to of
,*Berlin during the-coming winter.
run any risk. Among these three different interests Mr. and Mrs. Kean are at Exeter, where they OM-
there may be found sufficient elements of security against menced playing on Monday night. From Exater-thqy
supposititious danger to life or damage to the ship. go to Plymouth. Miss-Booth, late.of the Ilaymnrket,,
It is intended to have a thorough rehearsal of the ' 'appears-nightly with Mr...and Mrs. Kean, and has-gained
dualities of the machinery. We shall steam four
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Lars with paddle, then lour with the screw- alone ;
then four with screw and paddle combined; and if
a favourable breeze occurs we shall have an oppor-
tunity of testing the ship under canvas alone, and,

_ nabiiiation a ith the steam. _ Opinions
are confideutly expressed that, - notwithstanding her
immense size,
.the Great Eastern will sail, under canvas
at a speed exceeding that of any of the most famous of
the lines of clipper ships. The sails are all bent and
ready for spreading to the favouring gales. With all
sail set, the great ship will have a very magnificent
appearance at sea. At present she has a very small
draught of water compared with what she will have
when thoroughly equipped and laden as for a long
voyage. The paddle wheels merely scrape the water, and
as she now lies only four of her float boards are wholly
or partially immersed. Of course, a trial of the paddle
engines under such conditions will be made in the most
favourable circumstances, as it is obviously very much
easier to get fourteen revolutions with wheels which
than when

;rcome,

they are deep down in the water. This remark refers
in an equal degree to the screw engines, and allowances
will therefore have to be made for this, in arriving, at a
correct estimate of the working properties of the engines.
The course which it is intended to take will be south
lands, and direct to the old head of Kin-
nnel to liolvhezd. Circtunstances,

sale, Lima.... up
doubtless, may occur to render some deviation from this
course necessary ; but should all turn out as is antici-
pated, we shall arrive it.Holyhead on Tuesday..
The anchorage chosen at Holyhead can hardly be
said to be inside the breakwater, but rather on a line
with its eastern extremity. Inside the breakwater there
is not sufficient room for her to swing to a single anchor
with safety. The place where she is lie is rather open
to a heavy swell when the wind is from the north-east,
and this may possibly on some days make it difficult to
bring steamers alongside ; but, on the whole, it is as
fine a berth as any that could have been fixed upon.
While the ship is at Holyhead, a great deal of work
must be performed. The indiarubber packing between
the flanges of the cast-iron masts has to be removed,
and its place supplied with hornbeam ; the deficient
boilers have to be repaired, feed and bilge pumps fitted
to both engines, and fire-pumps and hose attached to the
auxiliary screw-engines. At present the only fire-hose
are those attached to the pair of auxiliary engines for-
ward, and these have also to pump the bilge, wash the
decks, and work the steam gear for heaving round
the capstan forward. In fact, these two' all-important
engines have too much to do, and in case of anything
happening to them no fire could be put , out or leak
checked. It is to provide against both these dangers
that it has been arranged to fit the auxiliary screw
engines with fire hose, and the chief engines themselves
with bilge and injection pumps.' When all these are
fitted,, the Great Eastern will have pumps enough to
keep down a leak as big as twenty portholes, or,
throw upwards of twenty tons oot on f water on
and rivette a fire. On.
nd
Tuesday, the new funnel was g end
together, so that for the first time since the explosion'
the ship has resumed her natural appearance.
The three injured stokers are prokreSsing most
favourably, and may be pronounced' convalescent.
Several additional subscriptions have been forwarded
to ,Captain Harrison for the widows and orphans of
those who have perished, many of whom have been left
utterly destitute.
I may state that there is not much probability of the
ship leaving Holyhead for America on the 20th, and it
is not improbable that before she makes her first trans-
atlantic voyage she will be taken to Southampton or
some other of our ports. The Board of Trade will cer-
tainly not grant the certificate until all that they have
required to be done for the safety of the ship shall be
performed. The boiler, as I have stated, is at present
only patched, and new plates must be put in.—The bilge
and injection pumps to make the engines self-feeding,
and do away with the objectionable use of the donkey-
engines, liable at any moment to manifest, as they did
on the run round to Portland, all the obstinacy which
their name implies, must also be provided.
Mr. Crace's band of decorators still continue vigour-
ously at work in the restoration of the saloon, which has
now reassumed all its original beauty, and there is
scarcely a trace left to tell that it was only a short time
since the scene of such a terrible disaster. In the lower
cabins a considerable amount of work yet remains to be
done, but this is a matter of little moment, for there is
at present ample accommodation for all the passengers
who may be expected to go on the first voyage.
The arrangements making at Holyhead for excur-
sionists are upon a most extensive scale. On one day,
the 17th it is said, the ship will be closed to visitors, in
order that her Majesty may go on board. There will
be a magnificent banquet at Holyhead on the 19th, at
which several members•of the present and late ministry
will attend, and which will be given by the London and
North-Western Railway Company to the, directors of
the Great Ship Company.
There is an abundant supply of boats, 20 in all, hang-
ing on the davits. Two of them are fitted up with
Clifford's lowering apparatus, and two are fitted upon
the plan of Mr. Gladstone, of the Board of Trade.
These are very easily handled, and have given the
greatest satisfaction in the various trials which have been
made of them.
The greatest interest continues to be felt in the great
ship by the people of Weymouth and its neighbourhood.
Last night a moonlight marine excursion was arranged
by one of the steamers in the port. The party of pleasure
steamed round the ship, the band on board playing a
number of lively and inspiriting airs. Steamers are
coming off continually with stores and materials of all.
descriptions for the ship. Late last night a baud of 100
seamen'joined the ship, snaking the full complement of
hands required for working her. They were jovial and
light-hearted as tars always are, and far over the bay
was heard the uproarious refrain of "Three Cheers for
Red,' White, and Blue." The appearance of the ship is
vastly improved since she left Deptford. The decks
are washed regularly, and although by no means so
even as the floors of a drawing-room, as it is the boast
of some crack ships to be, it is still free from those
masses of dust, rubbish, and lumber of all kinds which
encumbered it on the, first trip, and which, scattered
about by the wind, gave rise to considerable, apprehen-
sions that the dirt would seriously affect the workinc, of

terranean excursion

the engines. .
Our company is a small one, not exceeding thirty
persons. It consists, among others, of Mr. Campbell,
the chairman of the company ; Mr. Talbot, M.P. ; Mr.
Bold, the • managing director; CaptaiMltobertson and
Mr. Galloway, the engineers of the Board of Trade ;
Mr. Came, surveyor of the Board of Trade ; Mr.
Macalmont, and oue or two others of the directors. We
have but one lady to grace the company, viz.,
Mrs. Harrison, and her little daughter Edith, who was
the only occupant of the cabin in the grand saloon
at the time of the terrific explosion. TWo or three
persons contrived to dada the vigilance of the officers of
the ship yesterday, and came on board to Claim th 6
cabins which they had taken for the trial trip. They
suited that they would insist upon their rights; that
they had nit received back the money which they had

mount of

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA

The British and North American Royal Mail steamer
Persia, Captain Judkins, arrived here on Saturday
morning, with four_days latter news, from the United
States, 131 passengers, and $172,612 'in specie. The
Persia made a capital pas Sage; having logged in one
'day 336 miles, and in another. 340 miles ; steaming in
six nays an aggregate of 14938 miles.
The news to hand is of an interesting description:
With respect to the San Juan difficulty, there is nothing
additional to record. The New York Herald says the
'matter is one for diplortraey, and can be Settled easily
between the two Governments, if England is sincere in
her protestations of a desire for peace with the United.
States, and-will consent to be guided- by, common sense
and equity. «We have already surrendered a large
portion of territory on our Northwestern boundarjr for
the sake of peace. Our Garernment will not given')
this island of San Juan, Which is clearly ours, and
should by all means remain in our possession."
Prom Washington we learn that the statements going
the rounds of the papers that the- Department of State-
is dissatisfied with the present course of the Britishs
Government, respecting Central ...American affairs, and
that it intends to, deceive the United States, is believed
to be incorrect. It• is also believed that the Department
' of State has goodreason for thinking that the British
Government is behaving in good faith in that matter, as
it is desirous of bringing the dispute to a satisfactory

termination.
The disagreement between Afre. Cass and Baron
Stoeckl is not as serious as was at first pretended. It
grew mainly out of ellee•ed attempts-on the part of local
authorities in the Northern Pacific to<restrain American
traders and whalers within the limitsdinposed by Nicho--
/as I. previous to the annexation or California. The
present Government-of Russia will'offr no impediments
JitiCl it LUG Opel& u.,,,, . to free-trade on the- part of American vessels with the
Mr. Smith has been bringing Afdlle. Titiens, Signor I. growing population on the hanks of the Amoor river.
Giuglini, and the rest of that party to London, fortWo A despatch from Toronto announce-s•the death of the
eldeit son and heir of Sir Edmund Head, Governor-
operatic performances at Drury-lark. and performance
of the "Stabat" of Signor Rossini. at the St. James General of Canada. The ,despatch says,e-e-sointelligence
has been reciiialn thie-eity that Mr.. Head, a young
hall.
-
• ' gentleman, seventeen• years of age, only. son and heir of
The &Today Times says that Mr. Tom, Taylor is writ
inn an equestrian drama for Astley's, the subject Being zir Edmund Head, governor-General of the Canadas,
in
was drowned while bathing in the river-San Maurice."
the " Adventures of Garibaldi."
amstitutional Press , gives a good anecdote, of Late advices from Tike's Peak state that the proposi-
The
tion for organising a State government had been
Mathews:—" Mathews,,l have already said, is the same
defeated. The mines were yielding
off the stage as on. The following snatch of a dialogue - abundantly. A
he held with a friend, the day, after having been sum.. considerable quantity-of dust had •reacel. led Leavenworth.
A vigilance committee had been organised; for the better
Moiled at the County Court, will paint the . maa .' protection of Property.
C.J.M, : Did you see that in. the papers this inornang The three delegates, sent to the United; States by the
about me in the County . Court ?--Friend : Yes, the ,
fellow lost, I see.—C.J.M. :: Lost'. r should. thihk so. PreshYterian General' Assembly of Ireland, to solicit
funds for the work of 'evangelising 'lreland, by means of
He hadn't a leg to stand on ;. the most absurd story!
missions and spreading the Bible, ha& a reception at
He- said I went into his shop, and bought three dozen,
pair-of gloves,
.for which 'I didn't pay. ,Can anything the Cooper Institute, New York. ' The attendance was
'
be more absurd ?—Friend (withdubitative smile) : Ifirr',,
enthusiasm.
ierr large and the- proceedings 'marked; with great
C.J.M. : Look here : he says,he didn't know me. Now; I
ask-, is it likely that if he hadn't known me he would
let me walk off with three dozen. pair of gloYes i'S•—• A Convention of SOcialista met the same evening at
the Steuben House, to celebrate:the anniversary of the
Friend : Not very,—C.J.M. : And as it likely he wog French republic of 1792, and discuss.. the- merits of the
ifTe. had known me ?" late amnesty of Louis Napoleon, which, together with,
the Emperor, was strongly denounced by the speakers.
A controversy is goi* on in the Portuguese news--
The attendance' was:very limited.
papers about the propristy of erecting a statue to:the A late New York paper says :—" lit will be observed,
poet Camoens. Strange- to, say,. there is .nova single
in reference to our telegraPhic reportfrom New Orleans,.
statue erected to Camoens, throughout the length and
of POrtugal. . that Dr. RObert AL Graham, of that city, was killed on
breadth
' the night of September 19, by a pistol shot, at the hands,
One result of the re-awakening of Italian liberty is,
of Ernest Toledane, caused by. a political dispute. The
that the Tuscan Government has ordered complae • doctor, who was convicted in this city about four years
editions of the works-of Machiavelli to be published, at
the public expense, edited, under the directions of the ago for killing Colonel Loring in a personal rencontre,
at the St. Nicholas Hotel, and who was sentenced to
Home Minister, by Canettrina and Polidori, twos; dis- ten years' imprisonment at Sing: Sine, prison,
H.
was.
tinguished scholars.
Several eminent French artists (says the Crib are
.-1) subsequently pardoned by Governor Myron H. Clark,
after serving a few months of thssterm of his imprison-
at preSent actively eniployest. M. Horace Vernet is ment, on account of ill health of an aggravated char.
terminating a picture representing Napoleon I. stir- racter, which threatened the life of the-doctor. . The
rounded by his marshals.; M. Yvon has completed his petition, was signed by ..many persons ,holding ; the.
designs for the pictures of the battles in Ita. ; M.- highest official and social positions, which were- the
Beauce is painting an equestrian portrait of marshal reasons assigned for the interposition of the executive
Canrobert ; M. Jouffroy is at work on a marble eta-
tuette of Alexander Humboldt
boldt ; M. de Nogent is ter- clemency.
The international cricket naatch, between the, eleven
urinating a statue of General de Lourmel, which is to be. sof All England and twenty-two of ' Canada commenced
erected in Napoleonyille ; and Af. Megret is. WEITTiCEC- on Saturday, the 24th ult.,at Montreal, and, was con-
ing one of Massone, for the city of Nice. tinued on Monday, the 26th. The contest ended in a
-The establishment of a great daily paper, entitled triumph for the Alt Englanders, who scored 117 for
La Gazette du 11762-ct, and subventioned by the Russian their -first innings, and 32 for their second,. with nine
government, is spoken of in Paris circles as likely to wickets to go down, against 85 in the first. and 6a in
take place within a short time. The chief editor and 'the second inninn for the
,Canadians. "The nervous-
ostensible proprietor of this journal' is said to be M. 'less and run outs,"6 says the Neu; York Iferald, "have
Gabrielle de Rumnie, a Russian gentleman, who lately defeated the Canadians, among whom are several
accompanied the Gr•and Duke Constantine in his 'Medi-- British -officers ; but it was to be expected when they
were pitted against such e magnificent body of cricketers."
+ Advises from Mexico, to the' 16th ult., state that
A: ..
~,_ Miramon was-holding a council in reference. to an ex
Mn. DISRAELI AND Mn. BRIGHT.—Mr. Disiaeli, tue pedition against Vera Cruz. He had succeeded in ob-
constitutional leader, has a following of three hundred ; taining a large sum of money an government bonds.
Mr. Bright, the master of modern " Liberalism," has a Accounts from .Monterey, to the 13th, state that
'total of something less than thirty. For a series of General Zuazua was in-that city; and that Guanajuato
years Mr. Bright lies declainied against a standing army, was held by General Velez. Miramon was organising a
and the army at this. instant is probably the popular strong force for Northern Mexico.
service ; he has demanded the abolition of the peerage .
We have advices from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the
as an ofering to progress, and never was that estate of
13th Sept.' Otero is re-elected to Congress by 2,500
the realm more secure; he has given the bishops an majority. Serious difficUlties are apprehended with the .
adulterous birth, and an increase in the ejaiscopate is urged. Indians in the vicinity Of AlligOn's ranch, in consequence
Now, either Mr. Bright is dishonest, and does not wish of the abandonMent of that trading post.
to 'Succeed, or he is weak, and has not strength for' the _ _ _
berth. A
bruisermust_ not throw up the sponge till he • • , •
: •, COMMERCIAL.
cannot see, an agitator must not establish his impo-
. ' NEW YORE, Tuesday, Sept. 27.
tence in the ring of agitation till he cannot come up.
But this is just that phase of " Liberalism " which Mr. The demand for Sterling Bills for to-morrow's steamer
Bright has, perhaps,_ pushed further than any other is moderate. The market closes at 1101 to 110. No
-sales that we can hear of above the latter. For Bills at
failure of his time. lie conceives a grievanae, which he
trades on to his own advantage ; he creates disaffection short sight the rate is 111. -We quote as cloning rates
to secure himielf. Mr. Bright is really a benevolent tosdey :—On London, 60 days Bankers' Bills, 1101 to
1101; Mercantile 'Bills 109- to
to-day, but most
to 110 k. The Stock
man, and it would be unjust to believe—although be Market showed same irregularity
asks us to believe—that the abolition of the bishops,. or
s_iecya.rities declined from the average price yester-
the peers, or the army, would delight him. But he is a The. market opened generally with better prices,
weak man, and he can always monopolise a platformor "a
but these were not sustained, and a marked decline took
a caravan by saying what be does not mean. It was the
p_tocklace.s were less firm. after the first call in Western Shares. State
same with the big loaf. Whilst he talked of equality,
At the Second Board there was
he had more than his share. The disaffected will
.cheer
him, but net thirty 'will follow him. He is a mere . a further depreciation in most securities.
Asnus.-L•The market was steady, with sales of 500
tent talker. Thousands met him the other day beneath ;
b_rlss.4lontreal Pots at p. t., and-small lots of American
acres of canvas, and where is the reality that he Urged ?
The ranks recruit ; the peers increase ; the bishops still a'
are robed in lawn; and yet we are told that 'infant BREADSTUFFS.=-The Flour market opened briskly at
"Liberals" dropped their buns to clap their tiny hands,
and that the breath of the lungs •of libe.rtV would have buyers,
a further ' advance of about. • 10e. .per • ,barrel, which
checked the perspiration of, the liberator, hut that the tended to check sales, as prices were
was some ' above the views of
people hung upon his words and stayed the chill. His-.of exporters, and at the close there
especially _
em-
tory will do justice to both : Mr. Disraeli will belong totameness manifested. The transactions ,
posterity; Mr. Bright will be lost in a tent !—Cohstitle- about ,
braced 16 000 bbls., closing within the following
Quotations •.
fiend Press Mayazine for October. Sound old and new superfine State" $4 50 to-4 GO
Extra State from-old and new wheat 460 ... 480
REVIVALS IN WlLES.—Simultaneously with the ,OUt- Old and new superfine Western .• 450 ... 465
break of Revivals in Ireland, religious meetines on a
latturdgethsecamleoNweemreenhtelhdasinsvianicieousbepeanrtstrioacdthneg Extra Genesse
Old and new common-to choioe Western ex 473 ... 660
principality,
-Straight to good extra ditto
Mixed to straight Southern _
5 GO ... 7 00
progress. The effects produced on those wise attend . Choice extra family and bakers' brands. 7OO ... 850
these gatherings appear to be similar to those deseribed3 75 ... 4 40
Cornmeal, Jersey and Brandywine ' 3 80 ... 4 25
in the accounts from Ireland. Some fall to the ground
Canadian flour was steady at $5 to $6 25; with moderate
shrieking and crying,while others indulge in an hour .
sales; Southern flour was firmer and in good demand,
or two of prayer.. The addresses Of the preachers are
fervent and enthusiastic, and the excitement under with sales of 3,500 brls., closing within the range of
the above prices. - Rye flour and corn meal were steady
which they labour is easily communicated to a Welsh
and in fair demand, at the above quotations. Wheat
audience.. At Aberystwith the Revival seemed to was quite active and opened with increased firmness,
be dying out fast, but within the last week or two but closed with less animation. ' Corn was less buoyant,
it has derived fresh strength from quite an unexpected while sales embraced 2.5,000 bushels.
source. A party of militiamen are stationed in
CcerroN.—The market was rather more steady if any-
the town, and they have come to the determine-
thing, while prices were unchanged. The sales em-
tion to hold daily prayer meetings. Not satisfied with braced about 500 to 600. bales, based on about the fol-
these ii spiritual- exercises," as they are termed, .Once a
day, the men now assemble every morning before parade, lowing quotations :
and every evening after parade. In Pembrokeshire and
Carmarthenshire the Revivalists say the movement is
rapidly. gaining grOund, and preachers who have been
• listened to for many years by their congregations with
the utmost composure, now produce an extraordinary
effect. No attempt, however, has yet been made to show
that crime has decreased in consequence of this change.
The inhabitants of the border counties have not beelimuch
.affected by the Revivals at present, although a clergyman
of the Church of England preached on the subject a fort-
night.
ago at Nesyport, Aionmonthshire, and expressed a
hope that the ' geed work" would extend to his own town,
and his on eongregation. At Tredegar,, however, a
revival of teinperance_has occurred, and this, it is said,
is the forerunner of the conversion of many. An itine-
rant cutler has induced 3,000 persons in this place ale
to sign the pledge, :and subscriptions to the •7
L 2,000 have been received towards-building a neW' tem-
perance hall. This is a large sum Of money, the, fact
being taken into consideration that a large proportion
Of those who have given it are, miners. In no part' of
Wales have phenomena__ similar to those reported to
have occurred in 7.-.reland been witnessed—no, one has
bad " revelations," iw r 'have any symbols been stamped
on the persons of the Revivalists. The meetings, how-
ever, have occasionally been vast, and hundreds are un-
able to get near enough to the preacher to hear a word
of his address. Prayer Meetings are daiy held in nu-
merous places, and supplications offered for the spread
of the Revival.

NEW TORE CLASSIFICATION.
Upland. Florida. Mobile.
Ordinary
Middling llf 111 111
Middling fair 121 12i 13
Fair 13 13 13i

N.O. 4- Texas
12
13
14

We extract the following from the circular issued by
Messrs. W. P. Wright and Co., on the 27th ult. :
The dulness prevailing in this market has continued
throughout the week ending to-day ; the sales have
been confined to a few hundreds bales daily, and amount
altogether to 3,000 bales, mostly to our domestic con-
sumers. Prices close quietly. The export for the wee
has been' to Liverpool, 1,604 bales ; Havre, 1,327 ;
Marsala, 102. Total, 3,033 bales.
There are some samples of new cotton already in
market from New Orleans, but no sales of sufficient
magnitude have yet been made to establish quotations.
The views of sellers are 121 s. for Middling on the basis
of 9-16 freight. We have no samples from Mobile, and
it may be some weeks before any are received from
Savannah.
We have just entered upon the season most critical
forofar v
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During the past week we learn that heavy rains, with
more or less stormy weather, have prevailed in some
sections ; but we are yet ignorant as to whether any
damage has been done. Tere is a feeling general here
and in the South, that we shall make a crop of 4,000,000