Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-06 00:00:00

Monday, February 6, 1860.

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--THE-FRENCOLLEN-TRAD-R-

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_ The 451.c4.publishes an7l.l!alyslp.pf the Woellifttri4e:
in Franee; 'which it considers a national 'incfustrY par
e:xeellihei It was feared'inl-Pfat&'iliat the woollen
trade -would > haver been destroyeddbrthe:introdUctien
of cotton; but yesiateirlf -.and.' advanced, in:
pence-of the stimulu.i.,applied _by its rival. Previotle:
to the 'revolution of 1789 the 'production of woollen
cloths -in • Prance was-est" iniated at only 225,000' ,000 f..
At, the end of : the; empire ) it -.amounted, to 320,000,000 f:
comprising the, departments annexed by. the.
-Emperor -
Napoleon. .-ittpresentit-xieedi 560,000,000 f. inlrauee, -
*educed- by the- treaties. Previous, to the -
rovointien the expert Of woollen goods amounted to--
25;000,000f. it inereakd progressively to 40;000;000f.
80,000,000 f. :90,00000f. and amounts at present tti
100,w0,000r. Tibe,rie remains, therefore, for .the con-
sUnaptiOn.of 'the- conoltry only 350,006,000 f., Which gives
to. each-inhabitant d'verrsmall ennipletnent All govern-
ments have 4.41 the tneeessifi of encouraging the
prOanctiOn of native'wool.'-' Native Wool 'is the.produce
of 35,000,000,: sheep.. Unfortunately; the majority of
these aniniala..psodace,xery.iaterkis-w001.,..-it.liaa-hwea
ascertained. flat 25,000,000 -pf ,the, native sheep 414 not
produce -lnpTe than 311).4-of4.w¢oll)er head. _ Yotnath- -
standing _-all_ the _efforts of _various -governments-in
France, agricultural societies, and , others, Frappe
does not possess_,
-more tban_:J.o,oomoo _shegr.
jittillifditir—Wo7sir more .or less, Ane, and of which
the fleece weighs 61b1...FradeaLconsequently pro-
duces only 35,000,00 kilogrammes of coarse
wool-and 30,000,00 Q -.kilogrammes Anne wool.
first-requifes to be-carded, the second is prepared by the-
comb for spinning.: This supply is 'quite inadequate for
the -wants; of the French manufacturers—they conse-
qudtitly dernand'wOol from foreigners to the value of
78,000,006 f. There ati3,600 -Woollen matinfactories in
France, occupying .280,000 operatives, men and children.
Spinning mills ire-to'be found in every department ill-
France, lnit-the manufactories are chiefly ,conflueSto the
Orne, theithane,., Marne, Eure, Aisme, Cher; Nielillel•
Calvados,' mare et Loire, Costes du Noid, DeusSevres, Vosges;. Moselle, fahte-Rhin, -ilautes-MpeS.
The Ardennes pr9duces cloth to the value of 70, 000,000 f.,.
and employs 10,d00 Operatives. The Nord produces
22,000,000 f. worth, and employs 7,000. operatives.
The duties,,jmnoaed on foreign wool
.on its arrivatj
in Franag are for coarse wools imported from countries:-
beyend Europe; ih French vessels -sf. the 100 kilograin'-:
mes ; -foreign,.; vessels,- 15f. -. Fine Wools, ithperted!*
from countries beyond Europe, pays 10f. ~and 20f.
Common- wool from other -cmmtries pays 10f. and 15f.
Fine wool from other countries pays''-15f.- and 20f.;
Common wool,,washed, from countries beyond Europe'
pays 10f. and 25f. 'The same froth other countries, 20r-
and 25f. Fine wool, washed, from countries-b6renF
Europe, 22f. and 37f...59c. From ether.countries, 32f.
50c. and 17f. and .50c. When combed wool is imported`
the duty, is, raised to ,70f, when imported in French.
vessels,. and 80f. in foreign vessels.- Woollen stuffs.
are admitted into France on -payment of duties which
may: justly he termed.exorbitant.- Blankets, for-instance,
pay 200 f. to 212 f. 50c. the weight of 100 kilogrammes.
Carpets, according to piality, from 300 f. 'to 517 t the._
100 kilogrammes. One may-judge fromthese :facts of
the effect which will be produced, by the reduction of,
duties and the removal of probibitiOn. It was said that,
the introduction of Cotton - would 'destroy the/ Vrench•
woollen trade; on-the contrary, it excited and spurred;
on the woollen inannfaCtUrers. Since then they have.
become :every day-more. wealthy, and the reduction Oft
existing duties will Produce a situ* effect.,y.:ol-3d 6i-rdf

77 T Mr.
THE NEW VICE-PREFADEICT OF THE BOARD OF
TRADE,
—We understand that Mr. Hutt, M.P. for Gateshead,
has' accepted the office of Vice-President of the Board'
of TrAcle,, vacated by the Hon. Mr. Cowper, in con-
sequence of his appointment .to the Presidency of the)
Board of Works.

POISONING BY ARSENIC.-Dr. Bloiadlot has comma-
nicateck in a paper to•the Paris Academy of Sciences, a
fact Which may be highly valuable in cases of poison-
ing by arsenic: After numerous experiments, -he has
come to the eonclusiea, that the- slightest . quantity
of greasy matter in contact with arsenious acid
will- reduce its solubility to about One-twentieth of
what it was befoze.nw This .explains at once whyt
in certain judicial investigations, arsenic has been •
knight Tor in vain in'tlieliquid portion of the food con-
tained in the stomach, when it partly' consisted of fatty"
substances, such as broth, milk, ice. It likewise ex-,,-
plains how.arsenious acid, taken in powder, may some=,
times have sojoetraed a long: time in the stomach before
it produced aay eleleteriops effect, since in such cases its
action was hindered by the presence of fatty substances."
Jugglers have been seen .swallowing arsenic with im•
pimity, because, according, to Dr. Blondlet, they had.
previously taken the precaution to drink milk and eat
fat bacon. Hence it follows that, in cases of poisoning
by arsenic, fatty substances may be administered as, real
antidotes; capable of suspending-the 'action of the poison
for a considerable time, until more radical' means of
effecting a cure-can be supplied.
A QUONDAM OFFICER. OF TEE GERMAN LEGIONS
Frederick Schiller-- a native of Switzerland,'elescribed •
as a merchant, and formerly an officer in the German,
'Legion, _was charged, at the Mansion-house, London, on
Wednesday, with breaking three squares of glass at the-
house of his mother-in-law, Mrs. 'Catherine Pack,.ll,
Circus2street, Minories.—Prosecutrix : About two years
ago he allured my youngest daughter, a girl of
severteen, from home, and- on- the morning that sbe-
, went away she carried with. her. LUC In a month,
however, that was all gone, and at the end of a
second month they came to live with me, and I had to'
pay £3 10s. for that-manth's lodging - to.a 1)e/id' at
Ralston. , He is alipost always intoxicated, and my'
daughter,- Noie was'confined two months ago,' cannot live
with him any longer.—The Lord Mayor: Does he assign'
any reason for annoying you ?:—Prosecutrix: He seems
to think that t am keeping back softie property that
belongs to his wife.—The'Loril Mayor to the prisoner :'
Well, I shall fine you for breaking windows.—Prose--
:
cutrix : I hope, my lord,. I shall have those tickets.
The Lord Mayor : What tickets ?—Policeman : When
I searched the prisoner, iny lerd, I found on him,
4s. Bd. in money, and -Seven'-pawnbroker's tickets,
amounting to £lO or £l2-;-- and-the prosecutrix says the
articles pledged; silveirspoons and se en,-lieterig_to her.
—The Lord Mayor : Then he has been robbing you as.
Mrs.- Pack.—Proseentrix (bursting into tears) •
Yes, that he has, but I do not wish to press that charge
da ignhstte
rhai
nmd,
mb eec, aausseweiltl
as would be a d
tohi
him.—The
hei sgLroarcde to, my
him at present,Mayor:
Yes, but.you must both be protected against such a feow
as this—a mere adventureProsecutrix : It, is not th,_
first, nor the second; nor, I am' sorry 'to say, the Oita
time he has' done sobut still I-don't wish to press the
,charge.--,The Lord Mayor; Well. I shall not part with,
of the'artieles pledged. " NT —This
PRESBYTERY OF STIIILING.—NOVEL .
reverend body met in the session hall of the East Church
on Tuesday last at noon. There was no'-business of any
public note before them,if we except the granting of
license*. Mr.. Robert ,Mark Gilchrist of Pans, whose'
history-and connection' with the'lPiesbytery of StiAing
but shall remand him for the production,
,are of the most interesting and novel description. Mr,
Gilchriat is a native of v'Cumbernauld, in which place
he was' born 'on the 129th day ref Yannary, 1799.
there at the close of his college
curriculum. During the -years 1826127' he' taught
saiuBtsho,
French and Italian in Dollar Academy, and during that
and
till
He agtrtaednudeadtedthe literary classes at St. Andrews,.
ti . was frequently driven by, the late Rev. Dr. Mylne
from Dollar to- Stirling, und-erg,e‘ lr't;
examinations. Di 1828 Mi.tGilehriat.lefb Scotland as a
owner of a. large teaching - establishment.
travelling tutor,, and in the same year „he settled. in
TaTnhodae rise hay: town
continued tn the
repaired to Paris,
decree, compelling all 'teachers t6ofwb.hTeenlia,
a homily and popular
French University, was pronmigated.:- He thereupon
ct
graduatesh ee
Imperiala s beadof
attended the University, took hifk.
degree, and has ghee acted as a profeasor of modern:
languages in-that city. Oa Tuesday last- he delivered
sermon before the Presbyter),
of Stirling, and was examined by them in Greek and
Hebrew. Having acquitted himselfto the'entire
satisfaction. of the Presbytery, Mr. Gilchrist, at
,the
ripe age of y-one, was licensed to preach lke
gospel. He returns to Paris; *here we have no 'doubt
he will be of great service to the Protestant cause in
that gay city. It may be here appropriately enough
stated that.while in Tours and Paris, Mr. Gilchrist en-
joyed the society,, and was on terms of intimacy with
the leading scientific men and clergymen of these cities,
He is the translator of two volumes' of Calvin's letters-,
Messrs.
some time ago, for the first time, by the_
Messrs. Constable of Edinburgh. The remainder: of
Calvin's nnpublishedletters he is engaged in translating
for an American house: The first volume has been'
published in Philadelphia, and the second is searq
ready for the press,—Stirling Journal. '

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BitlTlBll AND NORTII ,AMERICAN ROYAL, MAIL

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The Steameri forlffax and .Boston are intended to call at
fr
to
ezei, ...arbour, on,bo.lh o.ntward and Homeward Passages, to
re and land ifilie. •
l'reiglit by the ,Mail Steamers to Ilalifax and Boston and to New
York direct, '£3 per ton. and 5 per eent: &image.
P.re•
t. litht or. Parcels .5-s. each and upwards, according to sha-
lt els, for different-consignees, collected and made up in single.
the
to one party fordelivery in America, V*
`ue. Purpose of evading the payment of freight, will, upon ex-
' aaPhation in America by the Custom_ s; be" charged with the
proper freiat. r .

The BRITISH AND NORTH- AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL
—`4I4**PA,OKETCOMA-AN y draw the attention of Shippers
-and Passengers to the 320th section of the New Meichant'
.811i.jPing Act which is as follows 7.
pers,on. shall be entitled to carry any ship, or to
nt...riiiire"the master dr owner of any ship to- carry therein,
•v—AilUtf°rtiat 'Oil 'of Vitrol, Gunpowder; or,,anyLother Goods
thejudgment of such master or owner, are of a dan-
aVua nature ; and if any person carries or sends py, 4ny ship
tl':g°°da of a dangerous nature, withouf distinetly-marking
0 eir nature On the outside of the packageeontaining the same,
at otherwise giving notice in writing to tilt master or owner,
o,"r isefere the time of carrying -or Betiding the same to be
ex`"PPed; he shall for every such offence in a..penalty not
cedinglref- £lOO ; and the master or owner of any, ship may
ltto tace-oa board unv parcel- that he suspects to contain
aods dangerous nature; and may require them.to be
Potted to ascertain the fact."
111/ITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM
SHIPS.
APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY --
orß - To sail between •
itailtditra.„ LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK DIRECT
And between
LIVERPOOL AND BOSTON,
'The Boston Ships only CALLING at HALIFAX; to land and
receive Passengers and her Majesty's Mails.

ship, building).

SCOTIA (new
Captain Captain
PERSIA..... C. H. E. rudkirts. I AFRICA Neil Shannon
ARAI3IA ...... Jamei Stone. AMERICA W. F. Millar
,ASIA . . G. Lott.- NIAGARA Alex. Ityrie
CANADAt....W. J: C. Lang. I EUROPA John Leitch
CAMBRIA ... . ........... Captain Thomas Small.
The under-noted or other Vessels are appointed to Sail
• From LIVERPOOL.

IP6O
.1:11ROP A .....For Halifax and Boston. Saturday Feb. 11 •-• AFRICA For New York Saturday Feb. 18
.AMERICA For Halifax and I3oston...Saturday Feb. 25
•
-111 Taking passengers and goods for Nassau and Marannah, to
be transferred at New York on board the R.M. S.S.

From AMERICA. lB6O
AtEICA.. .. . .... From New York Wednesday.
.Feb. 1
AMERICA .....From 11ostOn- WeiTheiday:..Feb. 8
A X. . .—:... .. . . ... Flom New -York Wednesday... Feb. 15
C NADA From_ Boston
_tat
AMA From New York' Wednesday...Feb.,29
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.

PARE&GE XONET FROX LIVERPOOL TO HALIFAX AND BOSTON.
Chief Cabin Twenty-two Pounds.
Second Cabin Sixteen Pounds.

• • . TO NEW YORK DIRECT.
Chief Cabin Twenty-sik Pounds.
Second Cabin Eighteen Pounds.
th.eac rates include Steward's Fee and Provisions, but without
Wines or Liquors, which can 'se obtain 3cl on board.
rrh:ese Steam-ships have accommodation for a limited number
„fo
",:eeond Cabin Passengers.
rt,,Laasengers are allowed twenty cubic. feet of personal luggage
et freight ; but the agents do not guarantee to reserve room
~1f more than that quantity,, and they will be charged freight on
heir Perional liiggage when it exceeds half a ton measurement.
rB4rb To prevent disappointment or clifeculty, passengers are
inpectfully informed at packag es of merchandise will not be
Zwed-to-be shipped a ths
luggage, or with their luggage.
rth`,-assen takegs ers are
a not permitted toso on board by the steamer
‘ the mil.
parcels "will-be reeeived at the Office of the Agents here until
il.?'clock on the Friday evenings previous to sailing.
pftVettbrs for Consignees v-others must pass thrqugh the Post-
Ace. Nene will be received at the Office of the Agents.
X in Halifax„to Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart.; in Boston, to
to and BateSYork; to Ed. CunardHavre,
~onald Currie, 21, Quai d' Orleans ; in Paris, to Donald Currie,
4) Place de la Bourse; in London, .to J. B. Foord, 52, Old
rfiacl:-street Glasgow, to G. and.J. Burns ;in Queenstown,
n• and C. Mac Iver ; and in Liverpool to
• • • p. and C. MAC -IVER, 8,- Water-street.
• EUR POA will- t for Halifax and..Bosto, on Satur-;
tee the ,Lamlin,g-itige, oppOsite the Baths„ George's pier,
the:Etak -at -247m* e o'clock Morning, with" the Passengers far
OPA.

BRITIgg
AND
NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL
STEAM PACKET COMPANY.
. - STEAMERS
.„•• BYTWEEN
41141111, W.s. LIVERPOOL AND UNITED STATES.
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JIJRA— Captain Moodie.
ETNA Captain Anderson.
irEcLA Captain Macarthur.
AtfSTRALASIA7.i Captain Hockly.
The JURA, Captain Moodie, (or other first-class Screw
'iteamer,) will be despatched from Liverpool for

NEW 'YORK, DIRECT,
(Without calling at Cork,)
On Saturday February 11.
To be followed by the- AUSTRALASIAN.

Freight, £3 per ton, and. 5 per cent. printage' payable here ;
for in America at $4.80c. to the pound sterling. Coarse goods
by agreement.
GAD& •Will be received at the loading berth, west side
Hus'iisson Dock.
Apply in .11alifax to Sir S. Cunard, Bart.; in Boston to E.
and G. Bates; 'in New ,York, to Edward Cunard ;in
Havre., to Donald Currie, 21, 'Quaff d'Orleaus; in Paris, to
Donald Currie; 12, Place-de la Bourse ;in London, to J. B.
Toord, 52, Old Broad-Street; in Glasg,ew, to G. and J. Burns,
'9, Buchanan-street ; or, in Liverpool, to
D. & C. MAC IVER, 8, Water-street.

Mon yi,_B
ruaiy 6, 1860.