Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-12 00:00:00

TO MI EDITOR OF THE NORTHER-1f TIMES.

Sir—Can nothing be done to hasten the decisiota
of the Council on the Water question. lithe Water
Committee do not feel themselves competent to
grapple with the subjeof, let them retire ; such in
decision and procrastination is unmanly and.
criminal. I would ask, do they realise the vital
importance of pure water, and the absolute danger
there is in drinking the filthy clrainings of the
AnalezArlt vast micturition pond.
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Wait f is the cry, till the works are, fi lishetl„
then we shall see. Wait will the cholera wait,
if it comes and finds us drinking this unwhole-
some, impure, and disgusting water.
That the Rivington water is impure and unfit for
drinking, is proved by the fact that the Water
C3mmittee dare not let us have it unmixed.

A gentleman of the Water Comin',ttee met my
objections to the water with this remark, " Liver-
pool ought to be proud of, and will, someday, hies%
God, for the Rivitogton Works.' I replied, true,
an engineering work well may she be proud.
It was great in conception, it is triumphant in
engineering success, but don't dclUde yourself.
Separate the works from the water we gaze at
and wonder, we admire-and appreciate the former,
but tha litter we loathe, abominate, and dread.

What* childish nonsense, when we complain of
the filthy water, to ask 1...4a to admire tha gigantic
works.

I have Been all over the works and the collecting
ground; and after careful e2aunination I ha-re come
to the conclusion that tho'vrater, as it pours into
the reservoirs, is impure and unwholesome, and
becomes more so the " lonrfer it remtiins there."
It is true the Ani..,,lezark- the climax of the
evils ;:the question of bad, is' a mere question of
arstlation ; so-impure is the utole, we have diffi-
culty in finding• any g00d...
Have 'the Water Committee' read the notice of
the B4ard of Health, Sept. 29, IT-51, directing the
attention of local boards to the dreaded approach.
of cholera and to-the predisposinxcauses—foul air
and impure water?:
Cholera poison,- in its wan3ering% acts after the
mannr of a ferment, that it therefbre takes eff!, t
only amid congenial', circumstances; and that V-
stuff out of which it brews its poison, must be air
or water abounding with organic impurity.
Why' eannot we at once have the waters unmixed
three days-each, till the question of laying dower
new pipes is. determined

The complaints I hear about the mixed disgust-
ing steer we are compelled to drink aro innumerable.
If those are no gron of complaint, and we are
all under-a delusion, let the Water Committee give
us the real unmixed Rivington water, from the
Roddlesworth Anglezirk, Rivington -24-:?servoirs,
then the town could judge, and soon would the
town be an uproar; then the advoaates of the
Rivington -water would be convinced of their wilful
blindness,. and, I hope,- as disgusted at their
perverse obstinacy, as at the filthy drainings they
call pure water.
If I have warmly written, I have written
advisedly.
I fear nothing will rouse the present Water Com-
mittee to a correct sense of duty.

My excuse must be the imprtanee of the subject ;
affee!s the health and happiness of thousaals—
soon may th 3 lives —I am, sir, yours, &1.,
October 7th, 1857. Mz-metrs.

The Morning Star positively announces that the
Governor-General of India is recalled, or, to put the
matter in the most agreeable word 4, he has been told to
give up spontaneously. No other journal confirms the

WRICK AND Loss OF F 1 VD LIVE.I AT HASTINGS. —OCI
Wednesday night, between- nine an I ten o'clock, a sloop-
was observed to be in pelt distress a short distance from
the shore. The moon show. at the tioP, and in a‘i narter
of an hour she struck upon the rockc. Efforts were made to

save the cr w, who were seen clinging to the mast, but
wi•hout sueces3. Here they 7eatined for nearly an hour,
when the sloop broke up, aud all lauds were last. The
name on the stern of the pun: is Draper, Th %mas Pfie",
P1V11101.1t11." Aclording to papers which have been washed
ashore, she appears to have left Newc tale for Falmouth
on the 23th ult.. leden with coal and machinery.
FATA7ATT IN A RsmILY..—A fa'al acei h pplre4 02
the Ist instant to Robert Taylor, foreman to Mrs. Cather—
ine Hodgson, of Market Stainton. He had been to

Horneastle for coals, and when descending the hill, at the
corner which turn 3 Stainton parish' he was thrown
from tie shafts of he waggon, where he had been standing
talking to his wife, wlra was ilaide at the time of the
accident. The waggon passed over his het.d ' c ,ustaing it
in a frightful manner, and cluing almnst instant deatht
LE is a reanat --
who have met with their death accidentally, having had

one brother shin with a waggon, one seeded, rind another
burnt to death ; and another is only just rec verirT from a
srious accident which happened to him in May last.—

Liizeo!n Mercury.

A letter from Venice, in the Mzione, of Turin, says :

"The sisters of Mania having re3olvtd to have a
funeral service peritormed to his mem rry in the church of
San Luca, the police forbids it. 113vertheless, it having
become ginerally know n that the ceremony was to take
place at a certain hour, the church was fil!e 1 w th a n tos-
*row congregwi.on at the appointbd time; and, although
no service was per'ormed, the people rernsinel there soma
time saying their pr tyers. To tlte vurp ise of all present,
a file of soldiers was meanwhile seen ma'ching to the
church, and sentinels we--e plaeed at the donc. Every-
thing, however, went off quietly. and Le disturbance en -
sued. It is- stated that the police have requested th e
sisters of Menin not to go into mourning 'or their brother.°
The following. it an account of the escape of Lieut.
Henry De La FE,sl, of the nri Regiment Native lufan-
try : The writer is a gentienarn at C ewipore :—" It
appears that the boat in which Lieat De La Fosse was
grounded, and was imme liately attacked by t' O vele.,
who mase-acred all but seven men. who took rettiv, in a

temple. They were smoked out by fire hdlg phced
against the doors: they tken fought their wtv :ig,tio to
the river. Four of then cseape3 by ssimmiog some
distance, until they fel, irit) the hulls of a fri.mdly rlth.
The other three were killed. We heir that they hive

joined Colonel Neil's force a' Ciwnpore."
hunA..—The territory in India which owns British,
sway is about the size of Aust.ria, Prussia, Franc., and
Belgium put t igether. The 13-ngat presidency is about
the size of Turkey, in Europe, but fol,r. times as popu'oas
Tee Makin; presidency is not much larger than Spain
but contains a 'ovulation Equal to Spain and Portuga,
combined. The popula ion of Briish India, in com-
parison with other parts of that country, is tie Fenn loos -
,in'e proof that the natives prefer British rule to the
power of their owe po.entates. Bolgiarn, the most thickly
populated country in E trope, contains 337 po sons to the
eq rare tulle ; hut in sum. districts of Ben pal there are
693 to. a square mile. Tate p )pul +lion to every square
mile in England is 304; in Ireland 242; in Scotian'. 110;
and in Fia ce 168; but that of British India, notwith-
standing the vast forests and. the thousands of acres still
uncultivated, reaohes 124 persons to the Naive mils. The
natives are continually pouring into those pars of India
where they are under protection of British liw and
government. In England the tax ition per heal in 1853
was IL 19a. 41. ; in France, 11. 12e. ; in Prussia, 193. 31.;
whilst is Britis India it was only 4s. .51. per head. The
wages of a naive labourer are about 74. a meyz:th; in
England they are 40s. ; bat wh'lst the price of lanour
comparatively is as six to one, the tax ition is as nine
to one.—Canon Tret'or's Lecture on India.
THE NE W CO ITN a POLIO thi etc :sion a the late
visit of M. Kossuh to Tav;stock, a superintendent of the
new county police, while in a state of drunkennes', inter-
rupted the proceeding; by putting himself into a sparring
attitude, and telltr,a, ih. tllustri ins orator that that was the
way in which he shou'd settle his businens with the A :sti liens
Tie people in that 1 erge meeting were excesssire y iedig-
n let, and the shouts were loud for a summ ry ejectmen•—
and an ej-ctinent was then and there as summarily effected.
Mr. Gill, the ch tirman, immeiiately rem .rlied th it if he
had known who it wan that was disturbing tt e m-eting
he would have taken steps that would have once have pre.
vented it. Since then Mr. Sergeant Connell has been
,Irmation of a respectable inhabitant of the
hi;nfand it appeared that tl.i3 was no the grist of his
bronzht before the reagistrans and fines for dankenness,
o
many in this way. He and another police
offences)drunkardi°7 °tge
by
ia e since been dismissed from the force. The
new county police force is rof at present a roplar body.
Nor is it at ,11 likely to become so unless the men them-
selves act with more courtesy towards the public who have
to pay for their maintenance, than in many cases they have
done. It is unfortunately formed on the centralising
principle—and neither the magistrate nor the pubic wilt
have much control over it. Its chiefs are appointed by the
government, and the whole body, moved from headquarters
and dependant on beadquuters for all the light that may
shine upon it, may be used for most mischievous purposes.
In the appointments. that have been made little regard
has been paid to the feelings of the public,--Plyntou,as
Journal

AMERICA.

14._,IIIVAL OF 'HIE PERSIA.

The Cnnard steam-ship Persia, Captain Judkins,
arrived here from New York this (Saturday) morn-
ing, with dates- to the 30:h, bringing about 150
passengers, end £2OO in specie.
these hd vices are four days later than • those
previously to hand.
A4though the monetary panic had in some degree
and ifiled it had not wholly passed away. The New
YCourier, of the 30th ult., in giving the latest
report. of the note of matters. says
The suspended Banks at Philadelphia and Baltimore are
gradually settling themselves down upon a non specie cur-
rency, a-.d their nanv,ments fur the next twelve months will
be TegeLre,l in the firs playa by the legitimate demands
-upon them by their merchants, and secondly by the means
and rriefisures essential to a restoration at an early day: Of
a resumption there in nn hope under twelve months. The
sales of produce and of rnercllaratilse, ,nd business operations
generally, in the sullended must be nlapted to a
deprcei. d cnrrency ; hence prices when cam pared with
those of New York will be nominally higher, but in fact
wi lbe somewhat 1-wor. The foreign exports of the
country must be regulated by the Specie Standard only.;
A meeting of the Presithtta of the sever4l Banks in Palle,'
delphia held yesterday aft?rnoo,., and they decided
upon the following imprrtant measuns:
1 A saspensiGn of specie payments on all notes, large
and small.

2. The prompt issue of Creir own. mates of the -groaner
dc-moraivalons, fOr checks, aril all-wher obligaticros agtinst
them. - -
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3. An increase CT discJunts t. their customers, vith the
object of affording inaliediate. relial.
The Banks at Newark and 'the old Trenton Bank feel
themselves strong o,ough to maintain specie payments.
In doing this, they must, of te,u-se, restrit,.lt their receipts
to th)se bills which are eu'valent to specie. Variotas
calls have been m•ide by the Wester.s bankers for specie
from New tork, to enable them to sustain themselves.
Until a few days past the pressu-e awes mainly at New
York. Now the reaction is felt at all points in the West
We learn that the banking house of E J. Tinkharn & Co,
Chicazo, suspended pqtrAnt to dry. blessr,. Darby and
Barksdale and M ssrs. John J. Andcrsonj& Co. suspended
at St. Louis, temporarUy oily. it is believed, both
houses having cloit-,1 and established credit hitherto.
Thus far the suspension extends to the banks of P'nik-
ctelphia, La ;caster, Ti 4.sburgh (the bank of Pittsburgla
only excepted), Baltimore, Cumbetlend, Norfol, Whorl
inn, Wilmington, N. C., and the interior towns generally
of those States, Prot:Hence, and all the provincial banks.
At New Orleans and St. Louis, wdrcre legislation provides

for an en!arged spnie hasie, their barlk will not come into
the measure of tripensi na. Ner,'Orleans has fix mtiZions'
in specie against a &raulation of eight millions.. St. Louis
has three milions in cain to meet a limited circniatior,
while Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin sre more
their is,u,s being h;sA upon state bonds new depreciated
15 to 30 per cent, instead of ,;,,TAI and silver.
The steam-ship Jura, has arrived at St. John.
N.B. to bring borne the nth regiment.

The political news by this arrival is wholly
devoid of interest.
From Washington we learn, that the Commis-
sioners of Paten's was -Eanding out circulars with
the view of ascertaining the amount and cost of
Cotton consumed in the Unite -1 States during the
fiscal year, ending the. 30,h of June last, and the
quantities and value of the different classes of
goods into which it is manufactured.
The American Sunday Scho 'al Union at Ealtimere,
has recently discovered that notes and acceptances
amounting to nearly 89,000 dols have been circae
lated without their authority. A card has been
published disowning them, and assertion-that the
Board is .not responsible for their payment.
Judge Daly, of the New York Co►nmon Pleas,
had held the editor of the Herald to bail in the sum
of 8,000 dols, on the charge of libel made by
Daniel E. Sickles.
We learn that the campaign against the 'ln-
dians in the region of El Paso may be considered
as ended. Two battles have been recently -fou,ht
there, in which. fifty Indians were killed arid thirty
were made prisoners. The loss on the part of the
troops is not stated.
We have later news from Havannah. We continue
to receive well-authenticated reports of the increas-
ing prevalence of the slave trade. It never was
more flourishing in its palmiest days. Latterly, an
Ameriean shin, loaded with Africans_ wec
uy a opanisti cruiser; but, as a set-off to this, we
are informed by our correspondent that a I;panish.
schooner landed 380 negroes in the very port of-
Havannah, without any interference from Govern-
ment officials. It is barely possible that this could
he done without the knowledge of the Captain--
General, and hence we must infer that there is
some foundation for the charges of corruption
made against His Excellency Don Jose de la
Concha.

COMKERCIA.L INTELLIGENCE.
NZNV YORK, S- pt. 30, 18S7

MONETARY AFFAIUS

In the early part of the week several failures were
announced among the leading Pailadelphia houses; these
were followed -en the 25th by the failure of three of
their Banks, and on the 26th by the general suspension of
specie payments of the other Banks of that city. Tills act
occasioned successively the Euspensioa of the Banks of Baltimore
and Washington, and a part of those in Rhode Island an I
Tennessee. The Banks in the interior of Pennsylvania,
Maryland, and' Virginia, have adopted, or seem likely to adopt,
a similar policy. The Banks of New York and New Orleans
aspire no uneasiness, and seem to have both the means and
the determination to maintai❑ specie payments, come what
may. The Boston Banks have been made stronger during the
past Week, and seem able to withstand the crlsie Large and
numerous failures in the various branches of trade and com-
merce have taken place, and serious apprehensions are fat for
the October payments. Confidence has disappeared, and the
whole financial. system is for the moment nearly paralysed.;
first-class paper can hardly be sold at 24 to 36 per cent., the
sales being very limited ; second-class peper cannot be negotiated
at any price ou side of Bank. Loans on current securities can
only be obtained i❑ limited sums, and with difficulty ; on
nncurrent securities it is next to impossible to obtai❑ money.
Domestic exchanges aro in a state of confusion, and relations
with other cities are temp-wily interrupted, Philadelphia and
Baltimore funds being at 7 to 10 per cent. discount; in some
of the States, farrnets will only sell for gold. British and
Continental exchanges have fallen to pints which leave a
largo maigin for profit on tho importation of specie ; but the
demand is so resaticted that foreign orders for produce and
stock cannot be executed. In the Stock market, the operations
are on a small scale, and enormous sacrifices continue to bo
made. Amon the failures of tho reek, we noted the Delaware,
Lackavrana, a d Western Ezihaad Cornpauy. The Erie
Railroad has thus far honoured its engageenen's ; but it is an
imperative necessity for the Europes.o, as well as the America:,
holders of the unsecured Bands, to subscribe without delay;
otherwise, the Company must finally succumb and pass into
the exclusive possession of the holders of mortgaged Bonds.
State Stocks, weak in the forepart of the week, aad seriously
depressed at its close. MARIE AND KANZ.
For a tew days after the issue of our last report of 15th in a.,
the stock market was comparatively steady, and as the supply
e r rash stock upon the market was gradually decreasing, there
aa., a some indications e4' approaching ,improvements, al-
t hough the tendency of prices continued rather downward.
The aspect of ►natters was, however, essentially changed by the
announcement of the lots of the Central 4'n:erica, with the
semimonthly remittance of treasure from California. This
untoward event, happening at a moment when the usual
receipts of gold from that quarter were most ataxcausly awaited,
renewed the feeling of panic fro'n which the market had
partially r e tottered, and it was materially increased en T ursday
last, by the suspension of spscio payments by the Bank of
Pennsylvania, followed on Friday, by that of all the banks in
Philadelphia, and on Saturday, of than in Baltimore. The
effsct of these rapidly succeeding disasters upon the money
market was most unfavourable. Confidence was almost
entirely destroys d, and the negotiation of loans, even cm the
best securities, became neatly impossible on any terms. The
suspension of several leading firms in this and other cities, and
tl e daily rumours of others, although ascertained to he incor-
rect, have addsd largely to the prevailing distrust. Bus-ness
in stocks, after a short period of dullness, has again become
active, in consequence of the money wants of the hollers
forcing them to a sale under circumstances in which prices
are a secondary consideration. Operations on time are on the
most limited scale. eAliletANN & Co.

We regret to say that the want of confidence, and the general
feeling of une:asiness that has becu felt so long in our business
community, has finally resolved itself in'o a financial crisis of
the most st rious character. On Friday last we received news
that some few cf the Banks in Philadelphia had suspended
specie payment, and on the following day that al the Banks iu
Philadelphia and in Baltimore had suspended. The effect
upon our market was to depress it materially, and we, as a
consequence, send very low quotations for every kind of
security. The Banks of this c.ty are exceedingly strong, sad
at present there is but little probability that they will be oll-
pelled to succumb to the pressure—but their strength has been
gained, and is maintained, at the expense of the business com-
munity. All the usual facilities for obtaining money seem for
the moment to be cut off, The domestic exchanges are in the

greatest confusion, and even foreign exchanges is moat difficult
to n^gotiate. If the present state of financial matters should
continue a few days longer, the effect must be most disastrous.
DE COFPETAND CO.