Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-17 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of
our correspondents.]

WHY DOESN'T THE GREAT EASTERN COME

TO LIVERPOOL ?

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES,

SlR,—Having for many years known Mr. Bold, and
admired his business habits and his devotion to the
interests of Liverpool, I rejoiced to see that the directors
of the Great Eastern had sagaciously got out of a "fix"
by procuring the services of our clever townsman as
their managing director. I hope, however, that Mr.
Bold, while not despising the £20,000 which the Lon-
don and North-western Railway Company are said to
have gu iranteed his company, will insist upon bringing
the Great Eastern to Liverpool. If she could get out
of the Thames, she can assuredly enter the Mersey
without danger; and, like the Donegal, the Niagara,
the Persia, and other floating " leviathans, " she may
safely be moored in the Sloyne. There the Great
Western and other railways would bring down thou-
sands of visitors from Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham,
&c., &c., who cannot spare time or money to journey
to Holyhead; and even Liverpool alone would be a -
mine of wealth to Mr. Bold and his co-directors.
Surely the gentleman named will see to this, for it will
not only be profitable to himself, but afford a treat
to hundreds of thousands of hard-worked men and
women in this populous district, who cannot spare much ,
TIME AND MONEY.

HOLLOWAY'S Pmts.—The blood is the life of life. It furnishes
the components of flesh, bone, muscle, nerve, and integument.
The stomach is its manufactory, arteries are its distributors,
and the intestines the channels through which waste matter is
expelled. Upon the stomach, the circulation, and the bowels,
these admirable Pills act simultaneously. Holloway's Pills
cannot be over-valued, and their world-wide reputation is
thoroughly well deserved. No medicinal preparation ever yet
presented to mankind has proved so extensive a blessing ; far
more than all other medicines have these famous Pills prolonged
life, and made that life agreeable. 40

.p.orting Auttitigratt.

LATEST BETTING.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE. •
9 to 1 against Artless.
10 to 1 against North Lincoln.
12 to 1 against Ariadne.
16 to 1 against Volta.
16 to 1 against Ambush.
100 to 6 against Honey.
100 to 6 against Mazzini
20 to 1 against Lady Alice.
20 to 1 against Geologic.
25 to 1 against Orcus.
25 to 1 against Brailalands.
25 to 1 against retrn.
25 to 1 against Penalty.
33 to 1 against Montebello. '
50 to 1 each against Mutineer, Sam Spode,
and Black Tommy.
The Cambridgeshire betting is almost entirely confined to
offers, until after the settling ; but there is every appearance
of its becoming a very heavy betting race. Lady Alice is
destined to see a short price, and the same may be said of
Mazzini. Montebello and Black Tommy are worth an invest-
ment
at their present prices, for hedging purposes.
The following horses are for sale, and to be seen at New-
market :—Harry Stanley, 4 yrs ; Turret, 4 yrs ; Soothsayer, 4
yrs ; Roman Candle, 5 yrs ; Fadladecn, 4 rrs ; Star of the East,
4 yrs ; Hydromel, 4 yrs; and Chanoine, d yrs.
PIGEON SHOOTING.
K.siThursday, asLAND v. AMEILICA.—At Newmarket, on
,entatives
match at pigeons was commenced between the representatives
each,
of England and America, for £l4O a side, at
(each gentleman
fifty birds to be shot at from H and T trap (
the use of both barrels ; and 100 birds each
one. The
gentlemen
pulling his own string), 21 yards' rise,
two birds being placid in the trap at If,. King, (of Indiana),
who were engaged in the match were
Atr. King brought to the
and Mr. H. Frere (of Hants)•
sportsman-like manner forty-two
ground in a most scoringbeautifulo
thirty-nine, thus being
out of his fifty, Mr.
rreren the day's shooting. They pro-
in a minority of three on
Friday morning at half-past nine,
I a z(
o.s
. shot,teh e second
de guns,da3,)
c2eded with the match on 7
to 5
and (after the American had
bird)wtand 3 to 1 on Mr. Frere for the day's
4 on Mr. King for the entire match, at
shooting, but
e sum was speculated. Barber supplied some
which price a large
blue rocks, and s, the trapping was attended to by
of his best
gave every satisfaction. On Friday Mr. King won,
son, and 1
ma.miSs.cdThhise
his 62 birds out of 1 double shots, to Mr. Frere's 47 Out of
killing
33 double shots, the Etter gentleman declining the contest at
that stage, complaining of illness, being at the moment of
cessatio i 14 birds behind, Mr. King's gross score being 107
birds killed out of 132 shot at, and Mr. Frere killine 86 out of
120 shot at.
The principal kennels are very full and
looOkaedWteodrnweasid.dayt,othe coursing season of 185970, in Lancashire,
firstbetting
t c,
will he inaugurated at Southport ; and a first-rate meeting is
htaithy. We shall furnish a return ei.eii nay. -

AMERICA.

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is
ARRIVAL -OF THE ARABIA. •
The British and North American. Royal Mail
steamer Arabia arrived hereon SathydaST evening,
with Boston -dates to the sth instant, $lOO,OOO in
specie, and 16Tpassengers. She reports the arrival
of the Canada at Halifax, and the Tentona (s.s.),
from Hambro', at New-. York.

The neWs'. to hand,: which is four days later, is
of an interestinvlescription.
The dispute respecting the Nicaragua boundary ;
line is attracting much attention. Several of
the New York journals give a map of the 'dis-
puted territory, 'and the majority seem to
think thcit the English Government is in the
wrong. A despa' c'i froth Washington, dated the
Ist inst., says that Lord Lyons had had a pro-
tracted interview with the Secretary of State on
that day. The despatch says further :—‘‘ The
English Government' has not yet made known its
views to our Government respecting the San Juan
affair. Until that is done, of course the administra-
tion will not move in the matter: The next
arrival from Eui•ope will probably bring some-
thing froin her Majesty's Government in regard
to the matter?'
With respect to the recent elections for Con-
gress, we are told that the House of Representa-
tives, on the first Monday in December, will be
found divided nearly as follows:
- -

Republicans
Democrats (regular)
Anti-Lecompton democrats
Southern opposition

24

Total 237
Majority
There are more rumours concerning another
filibustering expedition against Nicaragua. Fully
a month ago information was receive& in Wash-
ington of the fact. Although the statement was
not fully credited, it we's deemed of sufficient
importance to justify the issue of instructions to
the proper federal officials to exercise more than
ordinary vikilance. The President hiinself super-
intended these precautionarymovements. A recent
advertisement in the New 0 rleans papers of a steam-
ship to start from Mobile for Chiriqui, on the Ist of
October, added to the accumulating suspicious
circumstances attending the alleged-contemplated
invasion of Nicaragua ; but upon inquiry of the
Collector at Mobile, nothing had been heard to
confirm the truth of the report, so far as that

port is concerned. " Within the prdsent week,"
says a lettek, dated 'Washington, October 4,
" information has been received here, that a
large number of strangers were in New Orleans,
including many prominent "persons; said to
have been heretofore connected with filibuster-
ing enteriflges, and this, together with other
circumstances, created suspicion in the mind of
Collector Hatch that they meditated an unlawful
expedition: Lat.. last night 100 or 150 of
them left' the city, the presumption being
that they had. gone to the Belize to await
a vessel., - A clearance had been asked for
the steamer Philadelphia, for Chiriqui, which
Collector 'latch refused' for the reasons above
stated. The agent of the steamer was persistent,
and again, applied for a clearance, but met with
no better success than at first. Of these fads
our govexpinent is informed, and probably they
are the only :ones , frOm authentic sources in
its possession., it is believed that this subject
was to-dool' a matter ,'of cabinet consultation.
Orders'hive' been 'despatched by telegraph.
to the commanding officer at Baton Rouge for
concentrating and 'holding the federal military'
in reserve; to 'be used :if necessary as a posse
comitatet's fox.- the entombment of the laws. It is
believed there, and the fads which have just
transpirectseem to warrant the conclusion, that
the filibUsters have so arranged their plans as to
avail themselves of the advantages afforded by
the re-opening of the Nicaragua transit route for
the accomplishment of their designs. The
administration is determined by all the means in
its power, including the employment of the land
and naval forces, to compel respect to the neutra-
lity laws, . The instructions to Minister Dimitry
are particularly with reference to the re-opening
of the transit ; and, as both governments have
assented to the. Lamar-Zelaclon treaty, it is sup-
posed Nicaragua will offer no obstacle to the
passage of the mails."
General Walker and a party of filibusters left

New Orleans, on the 4th instant, in a steamer of
their own, destined probably for Nicaragua. By
a coincidence the intelligence came just as a

steamer was to leave New York to re-open the
transit route to California.
The Hon. A. B. Greenwood, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, is about to negotiate with the Dela-
wares, Shawnees, and several. other Indian tribes
for a surrender of a portion Id their reservations.
This is with a view to inaugurate a consider-
__able change in the Indian policy of the Govern-
inent. Hitherto the reservations have been larger
than was useful. It is believed that with less
land and more money the progress of the Indian
agriculture and other arts of civilization will be
stimulated, and a success achieved which seems
Almost impossible under the present system. An
improved system will be fully presented in the
Commissioners report, and it is to perfect it that
he has undertaken his journey to.the West.
There is not much miscellaneous news from the
United States. The Main-street canal bridge,
at Albion, N.Y., fell on the 28th ult., with au
immense crowd of pe6ple, who were attending
the county fair. Eighteen dead bodies had been
taken out, and it was.supposed that there were
many more still in the water.
The overland mail, with California dates to the
12th ult.; had reached Jefferson City. The entire
Lecompton democratic ticket is elected in Cali-
fornia. The People's Reform municipal ticket
was elected in San Francisco by a majority of
from 1,000 to 3,000.
The vote in Kanzas upon the acceptance or re-
jection of the Wyandotte Constitution, passed off
quietly. Leavenworth city gives a majority of
231 for it.
There is later news from Texas and Mexico.
The Brownsville Flag says that the river is fast dis-
appearing. Gen. Degolado, with 3,000 Northern
Mexicans, was marching south. General Wall
was reinforcing his army, which suffered severely
in the recent battle. General Marquese was
marching south to attack Coronado, who recently
captured Tepic.
the'arrival of the Karnok at New York we
have accounts from the Bahama islands. The
dates from Nassau are to the 24th ultimo. The
Bahama Herald of the 21st, remarking upon the
mail communication between New York and
Nassau, says
We enjoy the privilege of steam
communication with New York at a cost of
£1,620 per annum, paid out of our local
treasury, r for which we enjoy in return
the immense advantage of receiving our
English mails two or three days sooner every
month, than we got them by the A_ ustralia,which
cost us nothing." The earth had been refreshed
by copious showers of rain. A vessel was about
to convey,a number of military pensioners from
Nassau to Jamaica. We have adviees from
Turk's Islands to the 16th ultimo. The Standard
of that day says :—" On Saturday last, the four
elective members of the Legislative Council of these
islands, acting under the provisions of the 18th
standing rule, resigned themselves at the Board,
through a conjoint communication in writing,
addressed to his Honour the President. Tins
unprecedented act in the Legislative experi-
ence of the colony has resulted from the position
of ' Ordinance No. 1, of 1859, to preserve order
during the sittings of the Legislative Council,'
and the same coining into immediate operation,

under the sanction of .the Governor in Chief-,—a
measure of legislation = rendered so highly neces-
sary
.by. the past misconduct of one of the mem-
bers jnst resigned. . . . .
• Accounts from St. Martins to the 15th rat.,
state that very heavy•-rains had flallen'there, ale-
straying three hundred thousand bushels of salt
at the great pond.
The barque White Wing, at lew York from
Laguayra, 16th ult.; furnishes later advices of the
Venezuelan revolution. The •French Charge
d'Affaires had 'been sent. ent of the country on
two days notice. His opposition to the existing
governnient, and participation in the late bloody
revolution; are the causes alleged .for driving him
away. General Rubin, with the government
forces,. had taken• the town of Marguetia, mear
Laguayra, but the rebel General Aquado escaped.
Barcelona had been retaken, and the government
forces Were everywhere victorious. The a:eve-
Intionists had committed the most outrageous
excesses, murdering and plundering to a fearful
extent. From present accounts, however, their
triumph is at an end.

[The usual late news telegram, via Halifax, iuw
failed to come to hand, and the cause of the failurt
is not stated. As numerous private messages,
which come regularly by way of Halifax, are
also missing, it is inferred that the telegraph wines
between New York and Nova Scotia must have
been out of order prior to the departure of the
steamer.]

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK. October 4.

The week opened with a steady and firm market for
the sound securities. The orders for investment in the
best stocks are evidently increasing, and the dividend
money payable the present week will cause a further
improvement in such securities as are favourites in the
market.

The best railroad shares are gradually improving.
Boston and Maine is selling at 1041, Boston and
Providence at 1001. Western is worth 107, Man-
chester and Lawrence 81, Nashua 107 k, Fitchburg 94?-„
Easfern 50i, and the market is generally upward.
Manufacturing stocks are more inquired for, but few
shares are offered. Bank shares are still upward. Land
stocks.. show some signs of improvement. Boston
Water Power advanced to 15, but the orders are small.
Cary is firm at 5',.1,, and East Boston at 101. Mining
Stocks are generally quiet; there are a few exceptions
however. . . .

The fancy stocks are not always regulated by the
price of money ' • other influences operate to advance or
depress the market value. A large proportion of the
copper stocks are held by parties who purchased at rates
above their present value, and purchasers are waiting
for a further decline in the market.
Business is)fair for the season. The trade South and
West, together with home retail business, has been
unusually good.
Money is easy, although the shipments of specie are
large. The exports ],ast week were over four millions.
The shipments of breadstuffs and provisions are quite
limited,

The.weekly statement of the. New York city banks, of
their averancondition for the week ending October 1,
shows, as compared with the returns for the preceding
week, a decrease of $1,178,568 in loans, $1,401,310 in
specie, $19,505 in circulation, and $1,918,494 in net
deposits. We annex the averages for the week, for last
week, and for the corresponding date of last year.:—

Date. .Loans & Dis. Specie. Circula. Deposits.
Sept. 24, 18.59. 119,387,320 20,660,436 8,357,206 72,730,599
Oct. 1, 1859. 118,208,752 19,259,126 8,337,702 70,812,105
[Same time last year.]
Oct. 2, 1858. 125,659,697 28,533,185 7,875,750 85,866,370
COTTON.

Yrom the circular of Messrs. W. P. Wright and Co.,
dated New York, Oct. 4, we make the following extracts :
• "The Cotton Market in this city has been dull and
&coping., the sales of the week amount to about 3,000
bales, principally to spinners, includin'r some parcels of
new Uplands on the wharf. The stock on hand is re-
duced to 16,000 bales, consisting mainly of the low and
duSty grades. 'The export for the week has been—to
Liverpool,'.l;762 bales ; Hamburg, 654 ; Bremen, 525.
Total, 2,941 bales.
Corrox' ix TnA.Nsrrt.—The unfavourable opinion
entertained 'generally in this city on the subject of cotton,
prevents activity in transit parcels. We have a fair
supply of samples from New Orleans, and a few hundred
bales from Mobile. Nothing here yet from the Atlantic
ports. There-was a rumour yesterday that a sale of 800
bales in transit from New Orleans had been made at
11c.-for middling, with freight at 9-16 d., cash in all
this month, adding interest, but we could not trace it.

SANDY COTTON.—We learn that already in the new
Cotton there is a good deal of sand ; the following taken
from the New Orleans Price Current, of the 24th Sept.,
confirms the fact :—" We notice much complaint of the
quality of the new receipts, as they are found to embrace
an unusually large proportion of leafy and dusty Cotton
for so early a period of the season. The dusty parcels,
as we have already repeatedly stated, are exceedingly
difficult of sale, as most orders received are imperative
for their rejection. Under these circumstances they
must accumulate, and if sold at all it must be at a mudi
wider difference in price than has hitherto prevailed."
The evil which this practice entails on the trade, can
only be overcome by the united action of buyers, and
we presume they have had experienca enough to know
how to apply the remedy.
50IITHERN MAuxrrs.—ln New Orleans, for the week
ending 30th ult., the sales have been large, prices without
change, the demand general for England, France, and
the Continent—chiefly in execution of spinners' orders.
In Mobile, there was also a good inquiry, with a shade
lower price, owing to the advance in freight. In
Savannah, a decline of c. has been submitted to ; the
receipts are moderate.—Freight room to Liverpool
scarce. The vessels there, and going, are 'chartered.
In Charleston, a decline of le. was established, receipts
light, demand not general. In the interior markets of
the country, prices are better maintained than at the
ports. In those of Georgia and South Carolina, the
receipts are smaller than at the same time last year.
By telegraph the following has been received :
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. I.—Receipts for the week,
46,800 bales (net.) ; same week last year, 41,000. Sales
for the week, 42,000 bales.. Middling, 111 e. per lb.
Export for the week—to Great Britain, 17,000 bales ;
to Havre, 6,000. Stock on hand, 122,000 bales.
Freight to Liverpool, 9-16 d. per lb. P.M.—Sales to-day,
6,000 bales • prices unchanged. 3d.—Market without
change; sales to-day, 6,000 bales,. Freight to Liver-
pool, 19-32 d.
MOBILE, Oct. I.—Receipts for the week,17,500 bales;
same week la,st year, 14,000. Sales for the week,
10,000 bales. Middling, 10:1c. per lb. Stock on hand,
68,000 bales. Freight to Liverpool, 9-16 to 75,-d. per lb.
CROP.—The accounts from the cotton region are
favourable for the crop. The favourite...estimate here
and in the south is 4,000,000 bales. Most parties en-
gaged in the business calculate that with the general
adoption of this estimate for crop, a lower scale of
prices must shortly ensue. On the other hand, there
arc some' who maintain that the autumn this year must
be equal in every respect to that of the last, and. that
frost must not occur before the middle of November, in
order to secure so large an amount; the former are
doing no business, the latter are making a moderate in-
terest in believingcotton, that even with 4,000,000
bales prices are as low as they are likely to he, and the
critical period for the realization of so large an estimate
has still to be passed. We give this as the feeling pre-
vailing on this side, and as accounting for the large
business thus early in the Gulf ports, but we do not
v:ish to be understood as endorsing it. It is impos-
sibleallsuch to give v et
hails'
momentestimat e
aremere guess until after the s
work per
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year Receiptst awt
week
ke
we
oorts shall r are
hloaNlrvg ea,
level,
and
furtheri n excess
which we shall be more on aTheevre , and may not ;of
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gain
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tmieucpho,rtsif
watualllh, feolresmsonfothrss. eee etihpat sn imn
tthhee
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I continue on a liberal scale.
For
fr6o,moooNfeowr.
For next week's tables, we have by telegraapnhd
Orleans 17,000 bales for Great Britain,
Havre. Some parcels are being received here from
Savannah and Charleston, and forwarded at once to
Liverpool and Havre.
The following is a statement of the movement in
cotton since the Ist of September last, as compared
with the previous four years :
1859. 1858. 1857. 1856. 1855.
_166,000 141,000 52,000 121,000 189,000
. 52,000 31,000 18,090 12,000 60,000
15000 11,000
5,000 4,000 1,000 5,000 4,090
190,00
7.:0000
14486:000000 6129;70 12229;0 21 °o°oo 720 7,00"0

Rec. at Ports
Ex. to G. B ..........
~ France
„ other F. P.
Total Exports
Stock on hand

. Of which during the pastpweek, included in .the
. . -.L. e
above
Rec. at Porte... 66,000 51,800 31,000 57,104 611000
Ex to G. B. lB,OOO 14800 10,000 4,000 . 15i000
France ... 5,000 ~.1,000. „ 6,000 16i800
~ other F.l'. 3,000 8(1300
Total. Exports... 26,000 224000 lO,OOO 10,000 411,000-
Su3tmAuy.-7—Receipts.—lncrease at the ports ,eom-
pared. with last ::year 25,000 bales. -Exports : Increase
to Great Britain, 21,000 bales ; inerecini% to France,
4,000; increase to- other foreign ports, 1,000. Total
b
increase in exports, 26,000. ,
.Freights.--To Liverpool for. cotton, id. per lb. ; and
to 11KVIC
, c.
LATEST MARKETS.
(ax. TELEGRAPH.)
NEW YORK,. Oct. 4, evening.
Ashes, sales' 100 brls., Pot .5 37, pearl 5 50. Cotton
. dull, sales 400 hales, middling
:uplands. 11*. Flour
receipts 18,749 sales 8,400 brls. ; State and Western
very. heavy and 10c. lower ; superfie State, 4 50 to 4 60,
extra
°State 4 6Q to 4 75,- round hoop Ohio 5 20 to
5 45 ; common to good extra Western 4, 70 to 4 95 ;
Southern drooping, sales 1,500 bb's., mixed to good
5.10 to 5, 40 ; fancy and extra 5 50 to 7 ; Canada extra
lower, 350 brls. 525 to 6 10. Wheat heavy and 2c.
lower ; sales NO. 2 Chicago Spring 93, Milwaukee club
96c. to $l, red lowa 1 03,- white 'Michigan 1 27 to 1 31,
white Kentucky- choice' 45. • Corn scarce and firm ;
sales, 14,000 bushels; mixed Western 95, yellow
Southern, to 951) round yellow 94. Oats dull, Southern
2
and Jersey 36' to 38, Northern and 'Western 40 to 43.
Beef heavy, sales' 200 brls-., country mcsi 5 to 6, prime
4 to 4,50, repacked Chicago 5 to 8 50. Pork loWer,-
sales 2,000 brls., including 250 brls. nirss sellers' option
to Ist Nov. 15 25 ; Tpess 15 25 to 16 50, prime 10 3T.
Western prime mess 13 50. • Bacon quiet, hams 8,
shoulders 8. Lard firmer, 700 brls. 101 to 111. Butter
steady, Ohio 121 to 16, State 17 to 21c. Rice dull,
small sales at 3 to 4c.

Sugar tic. better grades, common firm, sales 500 hhds.
Muscovado 54c. to 61-c. Molasses more active : 400
hhds. muse 22c. to 25c. Spirits Turpentine dull.: 400
barrels 47. to 474 e. ; 600 barrels common Resin Si 45c.
Iron stet-Ay; Scotch $23 to $24. Leather dull and
drooping: • Linseed Oil dull at 57c. to 58c. ; Lard, 85c.
to 90e. ; sperm and whale, quiet and firm. Lead dull :
Spanish $5 60c. ; Galena, $57 sc. Tobacco firm : Ky.
44c. to 11e. Tallow quiet at 101 c. Frieghts to Liver-
pool quiet; Cotton id., grain 51,-d. in ship's bags.
Wool firm with a fair inquiry; sales 100,000 lbs.
domestic fleece, at 40c. to 604 c. for low medium to
choice Saxony ; pulled in small stock, and very firm at
32c. to 50. for No. 1 to extra; foreign quiet ana steady.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 3.-Cotton depressed, and sales at
somewhat easier prices ; sales for three days, 1,200 bales.
Oct. 4.-Cotton firm ;‘ sales 1,300 bales.
MOBILE, Oct. 4.-Sales of Cotton to-day, 2,500 bales;
mid., 101 c. to 1014 c. Sales for three days, 500 bales.
Freights to Liverpool, 9-16 d. Sterling Exchange, 84c.
to 9c. pm.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4.-Cotton irregular.; sales
to-day, 6,000 bales ; mid., 11c. to 111 c. Sales last
three days 18,000 bales, and receipts 24,000, against
23,000 last year ; receipts a-head of last year, 36,000
bales. Sugar firm at 7c. for fair.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.--SATURDAY.

(Before Mr. MANSFIELD.)

RELIGIOUS DIssENSIONS.—For many months a
number of itinerant preachers have been enlightening
the inhabitants of Liverpool on the subject of religion,
and their battle ground has been the site of the old
Islington•market. We are sorry to, say that, from time
to time, there have been many °nth:Yaks of temper ; and
the result has been, on more occasions than one, a most
melancholy desecration of the Sabbath. But it is not
only on the Sabbath that these religious disputes take
place. On Friday evening a number of persons were
collected together on the site of the old Islington market,
and some dispute occarred concerning rival doctrines.
Two young men who took opposite sides of the question
—viz., William Smith, a clerk, residing in Portland-
street, and a young man named William Wordman,—
were charged by Inspector Dawson, and Officer 530,
with fighting and causiuct a riot. The two prisoners,
who were on opposite sides, began to fight, and the
officers had to separate them, and take them to Bride-
well.—They were fined 10s. and costs each.

SERIOUS CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. William
Wilson, who resides at Speakland Cottages, was charged
with embezzling various sums of money, the property of
his employer, Mr. Mellor, distiller, Hunter-street.—
Redman, the detective, said that he received information
the previous afternoon that the prisoner was suspected
of embezzling various sums of money, the. property of
Mr. Joseph Mellor. At five o'clock in the evening, he
was at Mr. Mellor's office, when .the prisoner came in.
He (Redman) accused him of embezzlement; he
(prisoner) became shakey, and afterwards began to cry;
and said if Mr. Mellor gave him time, he would pay
the whole amount. A number of persons, who had
paid money to the prisoner, were examined, and the
amounts proved to have been liquidated were as
follows : —Mr. James Thomas, Park-lane, £l6 7s. 7d.,
and a sum additional of £22 6s. ; Mr. Keeling,
publican, Great Western-notel, Monks-ferry, £29105. ;
and Mr. Robert Kilner, £36 ss.—The prisoner was
committed for trial, and the magistrate said, that if
no, further,,defalcations were proved against him by
Tuesday, he ',should permit him to go at large, on sub-
stantial bail.
CHARGE OP SMUGGLING AGAINST A CAPTAIN.—
Captain James Hamilton, master of the steamer
Princess Royal, was charged with smuggling - some
brandy, wines, tobacco, and cigars. The steamer trades
between Liverpool and Havre; and on Friday, the
Custom-house Officers discovered some wines, cigars,
tobacco, and silk concealed in a secret drawer. Captain
Hamilton had previously told the officers that there
were no goods liable to duty on board.—Mr. Mansfield
inflicted the full penalty of £lOO.
. [Befcre Messrs. S. HOLME and R. W. HounuToN.]
VIOLENT ASSAULT BY A CAPTAlN.—Captain James
Joseph Grimes, master of the ship• General Simpson,
was charged with committing a brutal and unprovoked
assault on Daniel King, one of the seamen • belonging to
the ship. Mr. Parker was for the complainant. It
appeared from the evidence of the complainant, that the
vessel was on her passage home from St. John's, N.B. ;
and that on the 29th ult., when the ship was off Bardsey
Island, the defendant, who had a large telescope in his
hand, went up to the complainant, who was at the
wheel, taking his turn of duty, which he had
regularly done from the commencement of the voyage.
At the time the complainant was performing his duties
to the best of his ability. The defendant, in a very
abrupt manner, addressed him, saying, " Keep the ship
more on her course." Complainant replied that he was
doing his best to keep the ship in her proper course.
The defendant told him he was not, and without any
further remarks, he struck the complainant a very via-•
lent blow on the head with the telescope, inflicting a
serious wound. The force of the blow may be imagined,
when we state that the telescope was smashed to pieces.
After striking the poor fellow with the telescope, the
defendant pulled him over the wheel on to the
deck, and then struck and kicked him about the head
and various parts of his body, until he became insen-
sible. The defendant then walked about the deck in a
state of great excitement, threatening to murder the
whole of the crew. The complainant and two other
witnesses were called and deposed to the above facts.
Mr. Bluek, who appeared on behalf of the defendant,
did not deny the assault, but urged that the complainant
had provoked it by his impertinence to the defendant,
when the latter ordered him to steer right. No wit-
nesses were called for the defence, Mr. Bluck stating
that the first mate, who could have proved that the
complainant was impertinent, had unfortunately left the
port.—Mr. Holme, in giving the decision of the bench,
said that the assault was an exceedingly aggravated one.
No answer whatever had been given to the evidence
of the witnesses for the complainant, who had given
their testimony in a straightforward manner. If the
complainant, on the occasion of the assault, was really
steering badly,- the defendant had his remedy without
committing such a serious outrage. He wished to know
what the first mate could be doing to allow such bad
steering, but there really was no proof that there wits
bad steering at all ; and from the evidence before the
bench, the defendant was altogether without excuse.'
Captains of vessels, who were invested with such large
powers on board their ships, ought always to exercise
those powers prudently, with discretion, and according to
law. If the defendant had brought the complainant before
the bench for neglect of duty, and the case had been
proved against him, they would doubtless have made a
deduction from his wages ; but instead of doing this, the
defendant had committed an assault, and an assault of a
very grievous nature, for which he must take the con-
sequences. He must pay a fine of £5 and costs.

M• Roger, of the Paris Opera, who is now happily
in a state of convalescence, contemplates, it is said, an
artisLic tour in Germany and England.