New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-17
GREAT BRITAIN.

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Houses meet ths; day for the dispatch Of Pubhc
: business.
There is nothing else of political interest
On Wednesday 18th meeting, presided over by me
Nsyor was hd Liverpool in favor Of the adoption OF
tystem Of decimal currency Several Of the leading er
Giants were present William Rrown, Nj P, tof Brown
Shirley Coz Chairman of the Select Committee Of the
H.ue Of Commons the subject moved the frat resoa
ton in favor Of the decimal system which seconded BY
Mr. Thomas Donch Vice PRECEDENT 81 the Chamber of Com
usrce Thomas iB Horsfall, NJ p, and othef gentlemen
also ,poke in favor Of the resolutions
The Neg Quarterly Rerer has long and able article in
favor Of continuing the search for Sir John Franklin aud
his men Evtrhirg says the article nd aies tia: they
will be found by prosecuting the search up Wellington
ChaInel
A srit brought by the Liverpool Dock Trust Against
Brown sLiVley Co. agents O. tie United
States ell steamer Baltic tor damage done bythas
or 10 H. Bel Bunv the mouth If the Mersey on l4th
Arr LIST as the ship under the charge of Liverpool
pilot and blame could be attached to the officers or
crew of the steamer Judgment deferred. CIhe Baltic
brought out a full report of the suit
Alexander Smith the newly discovered poet, author OF
A Life Drama &c. is candidate for the secr,tryship
Of Edinburgh University.
"on the Hearth, in the Town Hall at Birmingham. the
9Th end 18Th u, in aid Of the funds of the Birmingham
ard Midland institute.
tile Central American st, am Navigation Company
Two railway accidents recorded during the weak.
The the Lar casEire dnG rkenlre Rail
between Liverpool and Manchester where an express
ran into passenger train and Smashed several Of the
hut without throwing them of the track One young lady
vas killed several other persons were wounded The
other cet ualiy occurred ON the Taft Valley Railway Wales
vle the rope that drew the up an inclined plane
brol . and tie whole train fell back and running the
enbAI plunged into the river Te. Sever persons
il .Iec but strange to say only two were killed
Col brow Dlow Nilers formerly Member of Parliament
for Carlow Ireland committed suicide ct Dublin 27h inst
by cutting his throat Verdict, temporary Insanity.
Letters have been received in Dublin from Smith
O'Bien dated New Norfolk Sept. ls three days later
than tie date of his reported escape from that place
Captain DeaI Of the steamer Prince, from Liverpool FOR
Dublin reports having large screw steamer sIuk
du,il the recent gale in the channel Much anxiety
felt 10 Know what steamer is missing
TIE London Times publishes in full the lengthy report
Of he seventh census Of the United States.
The troubles in the manufacturing districts do not ap-
proath termination. general combination has been
6eroed TO the part Of the manufacturers throughout
Lancashire for the purpose OF supporting the various rms
at PTest, in their resistance 10 the existing strike The
feeders of the operatives have been stimulating their fol
,Wers proloDgeon Of the difficulty by assuring hm
that the Preston manufacturers were experiencing iay
Losses keeping their mills closed watch must soon
cause them to succumb, and the resolution Of the manu-
is show the hopeessness OF trusting TO such
statements.
The meeting of iron masters preliminary TO the January
quarterly meetings, held at birmingham Dec. 20.
There was but one opinion upon the satisfactory condition
OF the trade, and the only question whether an NJ
should be recommended whether presen; rates
should only be maintained 1t viii be recoected that an
advsnce of per manufactured iron has been
established within the past few weeks and it has caused
DO falIg off in the demand it proposed 20 recDm
mend fuIher advance This wa, however nega,iyed,
and prices for the present remain as they were IL Is
pobale that ere long another rise will take place.
The Durham CkrORe says that during the cold weather
at the beginning of last month the boa constructor ~
Woombweis travelling menagerie was carefully wrapped
~ fanIe and two young crocodis put beside H. with
the object of imparting heat the keeper however
oleIine out the flannel to look after his charge 10 his
he discovered that of the crocodes had
been swallowed by the boa.
final trial was made Friday OF two Of DR.. Charchs
bre Oh loading that have been prepared TO be
sent to Woolwich They fired fifty times with heavy
charges of powder ard ball with perfect No de-
feet respect could be pointed out by the best judges
Ua this plan heavy ship guns can be loaded and fired
and brought into position BY two men FIVE times in a
Nil ute, and field piece eight times in a minute The
gun heats very little
Al last the mining world Of London has been electrified
by The that the copper mine in Cornwall called by
tie of emollet Down, is nothing less than ver
til lie miLe gold the mundc of which the supply Is said
10 lie in, xhaSsbe having yielded separate tests
tie enormous result Of eight of pure gold per un
thus lcing this celebrated mine deservedly at the
head of all the mines in Europe in point of profit t
understood that the fortunate shareholders are to hayea
meeting Immediately, 10 subscribe for machines and
engine capable Of raising and reducing 200 tdns
per month which, eight per tuD OF gold makes
the Tremoet mundc worth $50 per tun or at 1000 tuns
Fer month $4,000 while the cost OF raising and reducing
s aurfeTOus pyres will not exceed royalty included
$4,000 leaving net profit OF f250oo per mouth
10000 per annum which would make each share WORTH
400.
PUBLIC OPINION AGAINST PRINCE ALBERT
IT, the Edikr Of The NJ ming AdrerfHer
SIR: The CONSERVATION which has been produced by
the articles contained in your columns of the past week
upon Court and COburg matters and. the easerness
with which your journal s seized upon every club in
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