Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-09 00:00:00

gal mercial-iplts.-010;

At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 13, Tempest-hey, about
25 tcna Enstic.—John llowlinsoa.
At the office of Messrs. I. Hadwen, jun., and Co., to follow the Sales
of Horse Hair, ls 2 bales Ist!e.—F. J. Eaton.
At eleven o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, a quantity of Fruit.—
Gecrge Badenach and Son.
At one o'clock, at the Public Sa'eroont, Exchange buildi,gs, a quan-
tit
Co.y of Damaged Manufactured Goods —Percival, Campbell and

At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, Exchange-place, 40 tons
Green Ebony, and 20 casks olive 011.—Ilarpin and Co.
At twelve o'c'ock, at the brokers' office, 27, Tithebarn-streot, 16
bales and 24 bags Horse and Cow llair. —lsaac iladwen, jun., and
Co.

At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, Royal Bank-buildings, lb
tons Palm Oil.—W. W. Smith.
At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 1, Oldhall-street, 100 serons
Bark.—N. Waterhouse and Son 3.
At twelve o'cilnck, at the brokers' office, York buildings, Dale-street,
1C0f) bags Nitrate of So da. —Pattinson and Clark.
At twelve,olclock, at the Public Saleroom, Exchange-buildings,
about 10 'tons Nicaragua Wood.—Rooke, Okell, and Spence.
At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' oftli-e, Sweeting-street, a quentlty
of Homo and Pig Hain—Arnold, Leete, Roscoe and Co.
At twelve o'clock, at the Pelle Saleroom, Exchange-buildings, a
quanttty of Sumac, Catch, and Fustie...—Bower and Slack.
At twelve o'clock, nt the Public c'aleroam, Exchange-brindings, 5
tons Camwood.—John Baron and Son.
At twelve o'clock, at. the Public Saleroom, Exchange-buildings, 50 tons
Log Nood.—Fer;uson, Piltans and Co.
At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Exchange street East, 500
bags Sago Fier:tr.—Wm. and Joseph Waite.
At twelve o'clotis, at the broker.' office, 90 bales and It bags Horse
Hair.—John and Samuel Beckwith.
At twelve o'clock. at the broker's ciDca, Colonial-balldlngs. Dale-
street, 70 13, Saltpetre.—Bas by Lnd Co.
At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Exchange-buildings, 600 brls
Rosin, and brls Spirits Turpentine.—Big,lao d, Sonc, and Jeffreys.
-At one o'cicck, at the Public Saleroom, Exchange-buildings, a quan-'
thy of Damaged Goods.—S. Batten and Nephew.
At eleven &clock, at the Commert ial Saleroom, Temple-c:urt, a quan-
tity of Fait.—James Adam, Son and Co.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1857.

THE DAY'S NEWS:

In the House of Lords, last night, some few
words passed between the Earl of Derby and Earl
Granville, respectirg the conveyance of troops to
Indie, in which the former said that " he hoped to be

able to show that Earl Gianviile and the President
of the Board of Control had defective memories, or.
cif not, he was willing to tender an apology." E trl
-Granville moved that a pension of £4OOO a.year
should be conferred on General Havelock for his
services in India, and in doing so gave a brief
biographical sketch of the life of this distinguished
•soldier. Lord Derby seconded the motion, which
was ultimately agreed to.
In the House of Commons, notiee was given by
Mr. Griffiths, that on Friday he should ask the
noble lord at the head of the'G-overnment, if it was
his intention to bring in a bill for pensioningretiring
bishops. Theaccident to the steamer Emeu, was also
adverted to. Mr. Baring said, that although there
.would.be two mails lost by this disaster, no steps
had been taken by Government to supply the
deficiency. The company hod, however,
undertaken to repair the Emeu and keep her
on the station as an ex!ra. boat. Mr. Vernon
Smith stated thAt it was not his intention to
include, in the papers on the state of India which
were about to be presen.ted to the House, the
memorial from the inhabitants of Calcutta praying
for the recall of the Geveruor-General, Lord
Canning, and proceeded to give his reasons for
..so doing. His reasons were, in fact, that the
petition had not been presented in the
usual finnnala which the red-tapeism of the
Empire points out. Mr. Heedlam moved a
resolution to the effect that the present law enforc-
ing the adoption of unlimited *liability of share-
holders oiJoint Stock Banks was injurious to the
interests of the public; and Mr. Cowan moved
an amendment that it was necesssary that
an inquiry ..should be instituted into the
correctness of these allegations, with a
view to consider-whether some etli.!ieat means may
not be provided in future for.seeuring the interests
of shareholders in joint-stock companies. An
amendment on .both was, however, adopted by a
vote of 118 to. 47—that the present law enforcing
.unlimited liability, upon joint-stock banks requires
attention. This ,Wa3 moved by Mr. Thompson
118 n key.

The Government were last night defeated by a
large majority, viz,, 10 to 18, on the Commons
going into Gorr uittee on the Banks Issue Indem-
nity Bill Mr. Malins moved that the" proviso to
clausco..2;be struck out ; the Chancellor of the
Exchequer opposed, .but after some discussion the
above result was arrived at. The proviso struck
out is as follows; " Provided always that if, before
othe expiration of the time hereinbefore limited, the
governor and company of the Bank of England
give public notice' that they have reduced the
minimum-rate of interest refluired by. them below
the rate of .10 per cent per annum, the said sus-
pension shall.-cease."
It viould seem that, after all, we are to have but,
a short session of Parliament. The Morning Post
of yesterday says :—" We _understand that, if the
debate on the ;Bank Charter Xo mrnittee is not
adjourned, there will be nothing to prevent parlia-
ment from rising for the holidaye on i‘londay next.
It is believed to be the intention of her Miijesty'3
government not to entertain any business beyond
that at pr..sent before the house. .fie any case the
two houss .wili adjourn in the beginning of next
week till the period at which 'Parliament usually
assembles." The house usually . assembles in
February, co that we are to have another delay of
two months.

We are gig en to understand that th Ire will be no
contest for the representation of Ashton-under-
Lyne, all the candidates, except Serjeent Shoe,
having retired before what were felt :to be the
superior claims .of Mr. M.,Gibson. As the learned
sejeant appears to have tsAen no step as yet
beyond the issuing of his ad.dress, it is thought
libely that he too will give way. The electicn will
probably &Ike place on Saturday,
Yesterday, Mr. I,Jamout oOicidly announced his
intention oa, to come forward as a candidate for
the representation of Paisley. The on'y can-
didates now in the Field is Mr, Erving and
Mr. A. R. Haley, of London. The friends of the. f)r-,
mer are confident of securing all but his unanimous:
election.

It is steed, in a London extemporary, that Lord
Muigravo is to be .rewarded for the valuable ser-
vices he has given to. the Treasury bench by being
appointed the future Governor of Nova Scotia.
This creates a vacancy for Scarborough, and we
hear that Mr. Jahn Mat, the late Member for
Knaresbarough, will be brought forward by the
Liberals as the successor of the noble Lord. Mr.
Dent married the daughter of Mr. John Woodall,
the Tory banker of Scarborough.
The Bramhall murder case was yesterday before
he J :dge of the Chester Ass-mes. We report the
ease at full length. Only five witnesses out of
thirty-eight for the prosecution were .examined.
One singular: feature in the affair-is this—a sister
and a brother of the prisoner positively swore that
the eogusl Id 04 feet of the pepon who evidently

murdered their father, was not that of the prisoner.
As it is, however, matters look very far from favor-
able, and the accused is evidently in a very serious
predicament. The trial is not expected to end
before Friday.
The report of the investigation before
the Preston Magistrates yesterday, respect-
ing the 'alleged forgery of a will by
Mr, Monk, a surgeon, will be found in'another
column. Considerable excitement was evinced in
consequence of a report having circulated that the
writer Of the will had been discovered, and that the
party was a female, which report proved true.
Mr. Monk was committed for trial at the next
Lancashire assizes. The prisoner will be brought
up ou Tuesday next on a charge of suspected
poisoning.
At the adjourned meeting of the shareholders of
the City of Glasgow Bank, held yesterday, the
report of the committee was unanimously adopted.
Mr. John Robert, Corballis,- Q.C., of the Home
Circuit; has been appointed by the Lord-Lieutenant
of Ireland assistant barrister for the county of
Kilkenny, vacant by the death of the late Mr. J. N.
Purcell, of Kilkenny.
Our Cantinental news is confined—at least the
more important portion of it—to the 'commercial
crisis :—The intelligence from Hamburgh shows
that the Government and population of that
hitherto flourishing little republic have al-
together lost their senses from the fright
caused by the increasing number of bankrupt-
. eies. Senate and Assembly of Citizens, the
latter of which is not representative, but in-
cludes every proprietor of ground in Hamburgh,
seem to have been sitting almost in permanence,
and there is no scheme too wild for them at least
to discuss. Happily each has served to moderate
the pernicious activity of the other, and the ridicu-
lous proposal of an issue of a paper currency,
equal to two-and-a-half millions sterling, being
made legal tender among a population of not more
than 170,000 souls -has thus been got rid of. The
same amount of paper currency is, nevertheless,
now issued in the shape of notes of a state dis-
count - bank, the security being furnished
partly by the deposit of railway shares, the property
of Government, and partly by silver, which, how-
ever, is still to be got, and is now actually
negociateil for at Berlin. Lubtek has followed
the example of Hambureb, and suspended the
operation of the general German law concerning
bills ofexehange.

The Paris Ilionitew of to-day announes that the
final act of the treaty settling the frontiers of Russia
and Turkey in Asia, was signed at Constantinople on
Saturday last.

The City of Washington arrived here yesterday,
with one day's later news from America. The
political news is unimportant. General Worth's
monument in New York, was inaugurated, and his
remains placed under it, on the 25th ult., with
great ceremony and parade. The day the steamer
tailed was being observed as a thanks-
giving day, and business was entirely
suspended. The Vanderbilt reached New York on
the 26th, and her advices had a favourable effect on
the markets. Stooks were more buoyant, at a slight
advance all round. Sterling exchange was quiet,
at the Arabia's quotations.

WE have waited for some days in the expecta-
tion that symptoms of the threatened agitation
on the Middle Class Examination scheme would
exhibit themselves. As yet, however, nothing
indicates that any result is to come of the explo-
sion of Thursday night last, at the Collegiate
Institution. Possibly, the opponents of the
scheme are content with having delivered a
magniloquent protest against it, and threatened
Ileaven's thunders against its supporters. A.n
agitation, however, is very possible, and we shall
not be sorry if those who proclaimed it carry
their undertaking fully out. It would, at least,
haue two results, which, to us, appear desirable.
It would enable rig to form an estimate of the
amount of public opinion, if we may use such a
phrase, stilt controlled by sectarianism and fana-
ticism. It would have the far more important
result of operating as a warning to those who
have the influence to promulgate and realise
educational sciemes of this kind, to keep them
quite free of the sectarian element for the future ;
to recognise the fact that there is a party in this
country upon whose co-operation they must
not, under any circumstances, rely ; from which
only opposition and vexation can come ; and
which it is vain to attempt to conciliate by the
sacv.ifice of the slightest point of advantage.
There are many deficiencies in the scheme
now proposed, besides the serious mistake which
has left a wider opening for sectarianism to force
its way in. But, considering that the scheme,
as it stands, cannot for the present
be amended, and that it is at least a boon of some
value, we cannot believe that the public of
Liverpool would dream of throwing its advan-
tages altogether away because some perfect
scheme cannot be obtained, upon the constituents
of whose perLctioct every section of the com-
munity entertains a different opinion. Those
who read the report of the proceedings which
took place at the Collegiate Institution, will pro-
bably agree with us that most of the objections
which could be urged against the measure on so-
called religious grounds, were anticipated and
answered by the opening address of the Chair-
man. We are not in general devoted admirers of
Mr. SAMUEL HoLarE either as a politician or an

orator, but we are hound to say, that
on Thursday night he opened the proceed-
ings with a singularly able, argumentative
and manly address. Somewhat of a change,
however, appeared to have crossed Mr. IlouitE's
way of thinking after Dr. IVPICEILE had addressed
the meeting. Indeed, the Rev. Mr. HOWSON
seemed somewhat similarly effected. Either the
minds of these gentlemen were not as well made
up on the subject as one might have expected, or
they were alarmed at the idea of a public
agitation and arraignment—or, like children in a
heatre, they were terrified by the tin-thunder-
. -olts which were rattled about their ears. The
chairman had nothing better to say in defending
himself against a charge of inconsistency than
that he saw no analogy between education and
examination. His opinions were still the same
as in the days oethe agitation on the Corporation
Schools question, hut that was a question of
education, and this only of examination: The
Rev. Mr. }IOWSON applied precisely the same
conclusive agreement. He admitted that it
would be immoral and unholy to support
a scheme of education in which Scriptural
instruction did not form an indispen-
sable part, but he could see nothing

wrong in a mere scheme of examination
although equally defective. That is to say, it is
an offence against religion to take any part in
educating scholars under a certain system, but
it is polectly lawful to hold out strong induce-
ments to them to adopt such a system; to take
part in a public examination of pupils so edu-
cated, and to reward them with honours in-
creased in proportion to their degrees of pro-
ficiency in this irreligious and i:uncltristian edu-
cation. How men thus endeavoured to vindi-
cate themselves, without perceiving the inevitable
consequence of their argument, is as incompre-
hensible as the good fortune with which the
argument altogether escaped exposure at the
hands of their opponents. Why did not Mr.
HowsoN at once declare that he supported the
scheme, because such a scheme as that which
Dr. APNEILE would favour, is an utter impos-
sibility, and he thought even the present scheme
better than none at all ? Why did not Mr.
HOLME manfully avow that, being possessed of
the faculty of thinking, he could not prevent
the opinions he oncelenunciated from undergoing
some modification ? We hope that the example
of these gentlemen may deter others from any
such illogical attempt to vindicate a good cause,
which needs no such preposterous argument in
its defence. The scheme, with all its deficien-
cies, has some advantages of a .positive kind ; it
is absolutely to be tried, and reasonable men will
therefore, make the best use they can of
it, until they can get better. The scheme
which would quite suit Dr. APNEILE and
his adherents, must necessarily be mischievous,
'f not fatal, to the progress of education. Dr.
M‘NEILE took some pains to assure the meeting
on Thursday night that he was no hypocrite.
We are quite willing to believe him, but in this
instance it matters little whether he is hypocrite
or fanatic. This much is certain, that he may
be looked upon as the opponent of every project
for general education which is either practicable
or valuable. Indeed we know of no popular
favourite who has greater reason to object to the
spread of education among his admirers than the
Rev. Dr. M‘NELLE. This, too, we may all freely.
admit, that to such views of Christianity as Dr.
APNEILE very often urges, the spirit of education
is unquestionably opposed. It is opposed to the
intolerance of a small section of a dominant sect.
It is opposed to the presumption of individuals
who prophesy Heaven's anger for all who dispute
their dogmas, and declare that every man pro-
fanes GOD'S Word who declines to receive their
interpretation of its meanings. It is opposed to
fanatical domination—to revived and metamor-
phased priestcraft; to mock, as well as real,
excommunication ; to self-endowed oracles and
stag—play prophets; and being thus opposed,
its followers must naturally look for antagonism
at the hands of the Rev. HuGu M`NEILE.

A DEPUTATION OF SHIPOWNERS, cmsisting of Mr. Johi
Maleolmson (Waterford), Mr. John Watson (Dublin), Mr,
R. Ilnderson (Belfast), Mr. George (Dublin), Mr. Kemp
(Fleetwood), Mr. Ogilby (London), Mr. Robinson (Lon-
don), and Mr. Hadley (L )ndon), with Mr. W. Fagan,
M.P., Mr. M'Cann, M.P., Mr. F. W. Russell, M.P , Mr.
H. M. Cairns, M.P., and Colonel Forde, M.P., had au
interview with Lord Stanley, of Allerley, and the Right
Hoe. Robert Lyme, yesterday, at the Board of Tr tde.

LIVERPOOL BINKRUP TOY COURT, YEsuzunA.Y.-13Eponte
MR. COMMISSIONER PE KRY.—In re S. BUMP. ESS.—The
bankrupt came up this day on applioition for his certifi-
cate. His Honour granted him an immediate certificate
of the second class.

The Times remarks that, as accor3ing to all former
experience, another monetary crisis will not occur before
the Select Committees on Banking have completed their
inquiry, there is no need for immediate legislation, but,
nevertheless, somethiig might be done towards checking
dishonest specUlation, and also correcting the tendency in
Joint Stock Banks, to foster a spurious credit.
CORONER'S oourer.—Yes'erday, the Coroner held the
following inquests :—On he body of John Mdnee, aged
47, the keeper of a public-house at 41, Cieveland-stree.
The deceased went t) a ship called the Caribou, now in
the river, and hound for Melbourne, to see a gentleman
off, and whiht on beard he fell into the hold of the ship,
and was fatally injured. He was taken to the Northern
Hospital, where every attention was paid to him, bat he
died in cousequence of the injuries he had sustained.
Verdict, " Died from the injuries, but how he fell into
the hold there was no evidence to show."—On the body
o WitliAtn Dow, a ship carpenter, who resided at Birken-
head. On Wednesday week, the deceased was working
at a ship cilied the Windernarre, in the Canning Grav-
ing Deck; he fell into the dock by accident, and died at
the S)utinrn Hospital from the effects of the Fjuries.
Verdict, " Accidental death."—Os the body of a man,
name unknown, who was about 60 years' of age, and who
it appeared was in ca-e of a schooner named the Emerald,
and it also appeared that he fell into the river, .arid'
although gr9at exertion was, made to save him he was
drowned. Verdict, "Found drowned."

AN OTHE a TRIUMPH OF MILNE RS' HOLDFASTS.—On
Thursday evening, one of the most daring burglaries
which has occurred for some time was effected at the offices
of the Birmingham Coal and Coke Society, situated at 76,
Newhall eereet. Tne thievis effected as entrance at the
front. office window, cutting out a square of glass, and
forcing open the iron bars by which it was guarded. They
then proceeded to the secretary's office, situated at tho
rear of the premises, but founl nothing of value in the
desks, which they. opened evidently in the hone of finding,
money, in which they were, disatpointed, as the pre-
caution is adopted of banking all cash daily. They then
made an .attempt uteri the iron safe (a Milners' double
Fire and Thief-proof), which Proving ineffectual, they
actually conveyed away the safe itself,—an operation which
must have been attended with considerable difficulty, as
the safe, with is contents, weighs upwards of 5 cwt.
Their proceedings must have been conducted in a compare-
tieely noiseless manner; es there were several persons
steeping upon the premises, none of whom were disturbed.
by them. It happened fortunately, however, that the
steerer of the society was required by his business to be
in attendance at two o'clock in' the morning, at which
hour, finding the office door open, ha instantly raised an
alarm, and leaving the premises in the care of the inmates,
hastened to the residence of .the manager of the society,
Mr. Denton, who, with the secretary, Mr. Rowe, was in
attendance as early as three o'clock, and such was the
promptness with which these gentlemen acted, that long
before daylight they had ascertained that the safe had been
removed up the canal in a boat, and were prepared, with
the assistance of detectives Minton and Spokes, and
accompanied ny the chairman of the society, Mr. J. C.
Perry, to follow in the wake of the villiane. We are
happy to say that their efforts were crowned with success,
for in the old arm of the Birmingham Canal, near the
borough gaol, the missing boat was discovered, and after a
slight search the safe itself was found in the water. On
being brought to the surface it was found to have been
subjected to the force of hammer, chisel, and gunpowder—
all without the slightest effect, /or the lock had resisted all
the efforts used ; and on the• safe being opened in the
presence of the committee, they had the satisfaction to find
that the whole of the books and papers of the society were
entirely uninjured, and in the same state as when left on
the preceding evening. The perpetrators of this outrage
remain at present undetected; but we believe the police
have obtained a clue which will ultimately lead to their
eapture and conviction.—Birmingham Journal.