The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-15 00:00:00

TO THZ EDITOR OP TAB ICOICTEItRI TIMES.

Sir,—Your paper of this day contains a rather
impetuous attack on Mr. J. J. Stitt, bearing the
signature of Mr. James Hobbs. That your reporter
should exculpate himselt from Mr. Stitt's charge
is perfectly fair. lam not an apologist of the
latter gentleman, and I have not the plea Sure of
his acquaintance ; but I think Mr Hobbs is liable
to be carried away by his filelii3gs, and to betray
sentiments inclining to the ridiculous. Some time
ago his inflammable nature exploded in a series
of invectives against Mr. Cooper, which Were
productive of no good whatever; in fact, no
furious declamation against this " unmistakeably
nasty'' water will suflice; an uncompromising
and steady opposition alone can convince the
Pikeists of our preference of good water to bad.
I hope Mr. James Hobbs will lay not that flattering
unction to his soul, that not his trespass but my
opposition speaks, seeing that not even a natural
hatred of abominable water can justify a sneering
attack on Mr. Stitt's religious principles, or an
exhibition of spleen towards those Who do not
accept his awn narrow dogmata. Mr. H. should
likewise remember that there are " some people"
who palliate their ignorance in an appearance of
rationality (called so from there being nothing
rational about it), and who talk about justice (on
the same tutus a non lucendo principle) at the same
time that they are despotic in their own views and
character.

Trusting that the cause of Salubrity versus Disease
will not have suffered from the violence of a sup.
porter towards one far from infallible himself; I
remain, sir, yours truly,
May 14th, 1857. JERE➢iIAH FLINTWINCII.

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE GRAND

TI3UNK RAILWAY

Gentlemen.---As there appears to be a general
accord in Canida for granting effectual aid to the
Grand Trunk Company by the two bills introduced
by government, which, in addition to the money
aid,- will confer an almost. equal boon in placing
the Board of Directors entirely under the control
of the shareholders, I would suggest to the Liver-
pool shareholders the necessity of calling-a meet-
ing to consider what steps should be taken to
secure a Liverpool seat at the London Board, and
also proper persons to fill the vacancies in Canada.
the resident directors at Montreal appear to be
too many, according to all Canadian accounts,
while Quebec is without representation at the
Board. During the construction of the
French railways in which Liverpool capital
was - embarked, the shareholders were kept
regularly informed of the progress of 'the
works, and the monthly expenditure, surely
,works,
Montreal Board could append a short report
to the traffic returns sent to the Stock Exchange,
which would explain the inequalities during wiu
ter, caused as we gather from the newspapers by
snow storms, and other obstructions ; for instance,
the breaking up of the Ice Bridge at Montreal
will temporarily stop the transit of goods, a most
important item in the traffic; this has been the
case in the return of the 11th April,
and no doubt, will continue to be so in the
returns for - the following two weeks, -until
the Ferry is open for the railway boats conveying
the cars across from Longuel to Montreal. Pos
sibly no representations on this subject have
hitherto been made to the board, as public atten-
tion has been more directed to the progress of the
line to London and the completion of the Victoria
Bridge, when the traffic will have a fair chance of
being developed in its fulness, at present the line
is a broken one, and yet thorough!y ballasted
between Brockville and Stratford, and wills only
roiling stock to convey a tithe of the traffic
offering.—I remain, yours, &3.
A ERAREHOLDER
Who has resided in Canada.
Liverpool, May 14, 1857.

not the intention of the Canadian
EMIGRATION A GENTB.--We tregret
Governmentearn ttohaßtppiotinist
emigration agents in the United Kingdom. A large
increase to the number of emigrants may be expected this
pear, a
is extremely improbable that it will be so
great cause any inconvenience, if the returns which
but it it
we publish elsewhere of the amount of labour which the
province can absorb this year axe at all correct. We are
perfectly well aware of the serious consequences which
would follow from a sudden or excessive influx of
emigrants, and we have always endeavoured to place the
value of the free land grants in their true light as regards
new comers, unacquainted with the practice and customs
of bush farming; bat it is not so much with reference to
emigrants with nothing but their physical labour to rely
upon that agents in'this country would be useful, as with
reference to persons possessing some capital, and in other
respects a most desirable accession to the population of
the province. Our own experience in the number of
applications to us for advice from persona of this class
justifies us in this opinion. The Australian colonies, one
and all, intend to supersede the Emigration Commissioners
and appoint their •own officials, and the results of the
system as practised, hitherto only on a small and
temporary scale, by several of the New Zealand settle-
ments have been highly successful. It must be remem-
bered that all the colonies are using great exertions to
attract the surplus population of the mother country, and
some of them appropriating very large sums for the
purpose—Canadian !News.

Bank of France shares have advanced to 4400..
It is rtimoured at Paris that the stock of coin and
bunion in the Bank of France has declined about
300,000/ during the last few days. It is alleged
that the demand arises from the branches of the
establishment at Lyons and Marseilles, whence
speCie is drawn to pay fur foreign purchases of
silk and grain.
In addition to the 17,0001. in sovereigns which
has just come to hand per the steamer. Brenda
from Constantinople, we hear of 50,000/. or 60,000/.
more being actually en route to, this country from
the same quarter.
The Ethiope has brought 3,000 oz. of gold, with
about'll,ooo/ from the west coast of Africa, and
the steamer Avon 884/. in specie from the Brazils,
The Washington has brought 14 0001. in specie
from New York, the bulk of which is.probably on
continental account.

On one day (viz , the 12th March) 24,808 ounces
of gold, worth about 99,2001, were shipped on board
the Walmer Castle, which is known to have left
Melbourne for London on the 15:11 of March. The
total remittances by this vessel, are doubtless much
larger. Including the sum above-mentioned, the
total amount of gold known to be ac,ually on the
way from Australia to this country is raised to about
1,070,0001.

Ad'vices received yesterday *from certain districts
of Italy give an unfavourable account of the pro-.
gress of the silk crop.
The shares in the Russian railways were allotted
yesterday, and were quoted 4 to g prem. It is
'alleged that each applicant has received only one-
half of the number of shares subscribed for.
Whether this ratio of allotment is bond Ale, or
merely constitutes a market ruse, is not. known.

A new company is in course of formation under
the title of the" Mediterranean (Extension) Tele-
graph Company, Limited." It is mentioned that the
object of this company is " to extend the electric
telegraph already advanced to Cagliari in• the
island of Sardinia, to the Mediterranean stations
of Malta and Corfu; and to effect a junction at the
latter island with the system of lines which has
been decided upon, and is about to be immediately
carried out, for establishing electro-telegraphic
communication between this country. and India,
via Alexandria, Seleucia, the Persian Gulf, and
Kurrachee." The entire length of the line will be
about seven hundred nautical miles. , The pro-
spectus further stated--

Her Majesty's government contract to pay to the com-
pany, for the transmission of their official messages, and
those of the East India Company, an anuual sum of £7,200
for 25 years, or so much of that amount as, with the net
earning of the company, will give a dividend of £6 per
cent per annum to the shareholders, it being also expressed
that in no case shall the amount to be paid for this ser-
vice be less than the charges for all such messages at the
ordinary tariff rates will amount to. These rates will be
fixed with the consent of the government,,and will not be
reducible until the company pays a dividend .of
£l2 per cent, and then only to such an extent
as, upon a calculation of the traffic for the two pre-
ceding 3 ears, will secure that return upon the capital.
Responsible contractors have undertaken to complete the
whole work, taking all Has of laying down the cable, and
to hand over the same to the company, in the month of
October next, in complete and efficient working order, so
that the shareholders are effectually protected from every
hazard in carryir g out the enterprise. The submarine
cables connecting Piedinont and Corsica and • the latter
island with Sardinia have never failed in perfect ommuni-
cation since they were laid down in 1854, and give every
promise of permanent durability, free from all cost or need
of repair.
The capital is fixed at 120,0001, in 12,000 shares
of 101 each, with a deposit of 21 lOs per share, of
which 11 is to be paid on subscribing, and the rest
on allotment. The directors are highly respectable,
comprising Mr. Samuel Gurney, M.P. (chairman),
Sir James Carmichael, Bart. (chairman of the
Submarine Telegraph Company), and Messrs. J.
W. Brett, T. A. Hankey, and G. 13. Carr.
Major-General Trernenhere, I ,te chief engineer
of the Punjaub, and'Mr- G. H. Smith, late commis-
missioner of customs for the north-west provinces
of Bengal, have joined the board of the North of
India Tramroad Company.
Formal notice is given that application has been
made 'for a charter for " the Chartered Mercantile
Bank of jadia, London, and China, for the pur
pose of establishing banks of issue and deposit in
the islands of Ceylon, Hong liong,•ancl the Mauri
tius,yLith banks, branch banks, and agencies for
the transaction of the lnisitiess usually transacted
by bankers. under the supeiiiitendence and con-
trol of a principal establishment in London."

The annual meeting of the Legal and Commercial
Lite Assurance Society was held yesterday ; N. C.
Venning,Esq., in the chair, when a satisfactory report
was read, which showed that the receipts of the past
year from premiums were 18,928/ ; and the loss by
deaths, 9,020/. This was large, but with the lesser
sum in the preceding year, it made the two less'
than the average of the society's calculation. A
sum of 7,0001 was set aside for the reserve fund,
and a 'dividend of 51 per cent per annum was
voted to the shareholders. The report was
adopted.
An auction of the foreign redeemable debt of
Spain is to take place on the 30th instant at Madrid.
The sum assigned is 375,000 ma's.

CORK nurrEß MARKET.--11.A.y 14.
The prices of butter were steady today, viz.:—Firsts, 116 s;
Seconds, 1161; Thirds, 945; Fif.be, 75s ; and Sixths, 63s per cwt.

GLASGOW PIG IRO' NI4RKET.-MAY 14.

We had a on'et market to-day at—Mixed Nos., buyers Its fid,
sellers 75s ; No 1, buyers 765, sellers 763 6d; No. 3, buyers 72s 3d,
sellers 728 6d per ton.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

TATTERSALUS.-YESTERDAY.
LA T2ST BEfttxt.

THE DERBY.
7 to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken)
7 .. 1 Saunterer
10 .. I .. Anton (offered)
12 ... 1 .. M.D (taken freely)
12 .. 1 ... Bird-ir-band eaker)
18 .. 1 .. Sprig of Shillelagh
13 .. 1 . .Sydney?
100 . Ars9nal (iaktn)
16 .. 1 .. Adarnls (taken)
20 ... Lady Ilawthorn (taken)
20 .. 1 .. Zuyder Zee (offered)
33 ... Wardermarske (taken)
40 1 .. Blink Bonny
66 .. 1 .. Blue Devil's colt (taken)
26 .. 1 -... Stratlinaver

OAKS.
8 to 1 agst Mcestiasi-na (taker.)

ASCOT GOLD CUP.
5 to 1 agst Skirmishe:• (taken)
12 .. 1 Polestar (taken)
16 .. 1 Z lidee
16 ....1 Riseber

Mr. Charles Mathews commenced an engagement at the
Theatre Royal, Belfast, on Monday.
EPISODE FOR 8031 i FUTCRE HISTORY OP CHINA.—One
fine' morning, about three years' ago, her Majesty's
steamer Hermes wes lying at anchor at Whampoa, some-
where 'abreast of Junk River. -She was Waiting for
despatches from Canton, with which she was to proceed to
Hong Kong. In her immediate vicinity the Imperial fleet
was at anchor, and the rebel fleet was in the same state
about three-quarters of a mile lower down the river. An
action was evidently impending, and it took place in the
manner that her Majesty's officers expected. When the
steamer got up her anchor, the Imperialist fleet did the
same ; and as the paddles of the steamer began to move,
the Chinese fleet followed closely in the direction
of the rebel fleet. The Imperialists followed her,
ye hng with the noise of ten thousand devils in their exer-
tions to keep up with the " fire ship." The rebels were panic-
struck. They at once imagined that there was a
coalition between her Majesty's steamer and their opponent,
air' got into irretrievable confusion. Many escaped in
the direction of Blenheim Reach, but several hundreds f:11
into the hands of Yeh's fleet. Here the tragedy corn
mences. The next question was, what to do with the
prisoners? The fold at Canton was full, and there was no
use taking them there. It was resolved to put them to
death there and them by the easiest of all deaths—that is
to say, drowning. For this pu.pose they were taken on
shore at Dane's Island, s'ripped, tied back to back, and
thrown into the river to the number of several hundreds,
and miserably drowned. I did not see this frightful
tragedy myself, nor did any other foreigner do so, but
there was ahun•lanee of evidence of its truth in the num•
ber of pairs of bodies that were seen from the decks of the
passage steamers for many, day! afterwards between
Whampoa and Bocce Tigris For's as the tide carried them
up and down the river till they ultimately sunk.—Corres-
pondent of Edinburgh Witness.

EXT ALS DINARTGAMH CONVICTION AT CHESTERFIELD.
—Mr. William Goodwin, commercial traveller, and Mr.
Charles Doe, wine and spirit merchant, Chesterfield, were
charged, at the Town Hall, Chesteifiald, on Faturday, by
Joseph Allsop, gamekeeper to Mr. R. Arkwright, wish
trespassing on lands at Bolsover, in pursuance of gam-.
Tbe magistrates present were. Mr.-G. E. Maynard and Mr.
G. Heatlicote. 'fhe keeper said that, between seven and
eight o'clock in the evening of the 30th ult, he was watch-
ing in a field near the turnpike road, when he observed
two gentlemen driving along the road in a gig. After-
wards, he saw the gig irop, and one of them get out and
jump over the fence into a field, followed by a greyhound
with a handkerchief round his neck, Mr. Goodwin also
having hold of it. The keeper went up to him, and
demanded his name, which Mr. Goodwin gave him, but he
would not let him at liberty without further proof. The
occupier of the land happened,to come up ; and, after the
keeper had been assured of the correctness Of the name, he
allowed Mr. Goodwin to go. In answer to the charge,
Mr. Goodwin said that he and Mr. Doe had been on busi-
ness at Bolsover • and, on their return to Chesterfield. the
dog, which had been following the vehicle, suddenly
spraeg over the hedge, and he followed it into the 'field to
fetch it. back. He denied that he went there with any in-
tention to take game. Mr. Doe never got out of the gig,
nut walked the horse up the hill, waiting for Mr. Goodwin.
Mr. Maynard : We!l, we must convict you, and if we
convict one we must convict both. Mr. Doe: What have
I done amiss? I was never out of the gig, which was on
the turnpike road. Mr. Maynard : You are charged with
aiding and abetting in the taking of game, and you were
in the road waiting for him. Mr. Doe :I am quite certain
that neither of us had any intention of taking game. I
don't know what we have been brought here for. Mr.
Maynard : The evidence seems so very clear that we must
convict you for this trespass: and it follows that if we
convict one we must convict both. Mr. Doe : What do
you convict me for ? Mr. Maynard : I tell you, for aiding
and abetting. Mr. Doe : Why, I did not know there was
game there. Mr. Maynard : But I know there is plenty
of game there and you had a knowledge of it too. After
a short deliberation Mr. Goodwin was fined £l, and costs
lls 6d, or one month's imprisonment with hard labour.
The magistrates said they had agreed to dismiss the charge
against Mr. Doe. The fine and costa were paid.—Man-
chester' Guardian.

Report by the John Linn, arrived here from New Orleans .
In lat. Lon.
April 26.. Spoke the Julius, from B iltimore to Bremen.. 37 N.. 28 W.
April2l.. Signalled the Deal, and Barom .... 39 N.. 26 W.

Rep3rt by the Imperial, Moran, arrived here from Mobile :
Signalled. In lat. Lon.
April 27.. Sultan
May 5.. General or Count Ne,se;roda.. . .
May 6.. Economist •

Report by the Snowden, Foster, arrived here from Gibrliter :
In lat. Lon.

April 29 „Exchanged signals with the barque Eliza-
beth Johanna, 2nd dist. pendt., No.
4 125

April 29.. Br till ship A'exandra, Ist dist. pendt.,
No. 20, steering wst . 45 44 N.. 12 21 W.
May 10...Signalled the Briti,h. brig Romulus, 2nd
dist. pendt., N. 368, steering to the
westwi►rd....

trOXEN.

April 25.. Aloe
May 9.. Pactolus, off the Roc's. of Lisbon.
May 3.. Cinch.ce (s.s.)

FOREIGN PORTS.

In lat. Lqn
„ 4/.... 45 N.. 13 W.
25 N... 17 W.

Tejo, Gartequez, hence at Cadiz, and left &fay 1, for Mataga.
Catherine, Rosser, hence at bilboa.
Guilherno. hence at Havre.
AreqUipa sailed from Bahia, March .25; Rosamond, March 30;
Amelia, April 4; 0. kney Lass, April 28 -all for Liverpool,
Spray sailed from Pernambuco for Liverpool, March 26.
Lancashire sailed from Pernambuco for Ceara and Liverpool,
hiarch 27.
Oberoa sailed from Pernambuco for Liverpool, April 11.
Hercules sailed from Pen arnbaco for Liverpool, April t 4;
1, :'ether Ann, sailed from Pernambuco for the Channel, April 3.
. Conheath sa led from Pernambuco for the River Plate, April 17.
Markwell sailed from Rio Janeiro for Liverpool, March 8.
Woodman sailed from Maranham for Liverpool, March 28.
Cerere sailed from Monte Vide), M arch 5; J. A. Pritchard, March 8
—both for Liverpool.
Byron sailed from Monte Video; March 11; Rosalie, March 17 ;
Daring, March 22—a1l for England.
• Bosphoru., and Ariel—both from Callao at Pernambuco; and sailed
for i ondon.
Rroaking, and Titania—bath from Newfoundland at Pernambuco.
Nelius (trlisport), from Loudon at Lisbon for Cuina, to repair
dam gea to head of rudder.
Bermins, M. Elizibetb, hence at Buenos .Ayres.
. _ _

Ismyr Summers, from Torreveiga ; and Tenatsconata, from Cape
Verdi-both at Buenos Ayre
Storm, Crowte, hence; and Phantom, Harvey, from Cadiz—both at
Monte Video.

jahe Anna Norton; Aurora, Brudht ring Antelope Lisher ;D.
Harrison, Ja:kson ; Memphis, Conner—all hence at Rio Janeiro.
Wanderer, Jaberg ; Leander, Jack ; and Margaret Dean, Aitkin—
all hence at Bahia

Hermiene, Towell, hence; Snowden, Robinson; and Rnnnymede
—both from Macelo—all at Pernambuco and sa led for Liverpool,
March 31.
Dane (s.s.), Strutt, hence at Pernambuco and left for Bahia, April
16.
Matilda, M`Phein, hence at Pernambuco.
Windhov r, Young, from Callao at Rio Janeiro and sailed for
Queenstown.
Niger (s.s.), hence at Sierra Leone and sailed for Leeward Coast,
April 23.
Candace (s.s.), hence at Madeira and sailed for Coast of Africa,
May 1.
magrico, hence at Lisbon.
s,.ammider a.), from Gibraltar at Messina and left for Alexandra.
G Aden Age, and Osprey—both hence at B nny.
Africa sailed from F. ruando Po for Liverpool, March 25.
Abeona sailed Iron 0 d Calabar or Liverpool, Marsh 30.
Witch of the Wave, from Buenos Ayres; and Ziska, hence—both
at Monte Video and sane I for Entre Rios.
. Rosaiie sal ed from Monte Video for England.
Phan om, from Cadiz at M Alta Video.
Dodo (a s ), h. nce at Helvoeb.
P. ophete, hence at tist,nd.
ElTeide, hence at 13ronwershaven.
Esther salad from Buenos Ayres for Liverpool, March g.
Anne Worrall sated from Buenos Ayres for Liverpool, March 19.
Vol cida e sailed from Buenos Ayr s for Mimi-Inas, Feb. 27..
Melody sailed from Buenos As re.: for England, March 5.
Borland sailed from Buenos Ayres for England, March 9.
Venil se sailed from Buenos Ayi es for England, March 18,
• Emma sa led from Buenos Ayres for England, April 1.
Louisa sailed from Buenos Ayresfor England, April 1.
George, hen, e at Dangle, May 10.
Lmisa, hence at Swinemunde, May 11.
Braganza (s.s.), hence off po rto , May 10.
Arno (e.g.), hence atGibraltar, May 4.
Aquilla, hence at Gibraltar, May 4.
Nyverheid, he.ca at Ostend, May 12.
Liguria, Bruce at Venice, Ma, 4.
• John Spencer and Euphrates (s.s.), both sailed from Trieste fur
Liverpool, May 7.
Lapwing; hence at Riga, May 7.

BIRTHS

On the 12,h inst., at Falkner-terraes, 171, Upper: Parrament-
street, Mrs. C. Garbutt, of a son.
On the 12th inst.. the wife of Mr. Thomas Walker, 204, Bedford-
street, Tosteth Park, of asdaughter.