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404 Captain Hudson's cabin is large and commodious, and re itly furnished. The working force of the Niagara is 530 men, but on this trip she will have only .190. In addition to the above she will have 1 boatswain's mate, 1 gunner's ditto, 1 carpenter's ditto, 1 yeoman, 1 master-at-arms, 1 ship's cook, 5 quartermasters, 2 quarter gunners, 4 captains of the forecastle, 6 captains of the tops, 2 captains of the afterguard, i coxswains, 1 ship's steward, 2 officers' ditto, 1 surgeon's steward, 1 sailmaker's mate, 2 captains of the hold, 2 officers' cooks, 2 ship's corporals, 100 seamen, 100 ordinary ditto, and 100 landsmen. Of the marines there are 4 sergeants, 3 corporals, 2 musicians, and 50 privates. In the engineer's department 46 firemen and coal passers are employed. Some idea of the capacity of such a float ing town may be arrived at when we state that she can carry in addition to her guns, ammunition, coal, spare spars and sails, enough of provisions, clothing, medicine, grog, and nearly every other necessary required by all on board for a three years' cruise. Undoubtedly the Niagara is the finest, fastest, and largest vessel iu the United States' navy, and wherever she goes will reflect credit upon the genius and mechanical skill of the country. FOREIGN MIISCELANEA. THE CELEBRATED RUSSIAN WRITER on political economy and statistics, M. Tengoborski, died at St. Petersburg on the 11th inst., within a very few days after his return from Copenhagen, where he had been engaged in connection with the treaty for the redemption of the Sound dues. The Journal de St. Petersboury thus announces his decease : We have just been informed of the sad news of the death of M. Louis Tengoborski, Privy Councillor and Member of the Conned of the Empire, who expired in this capital thts morning, at eight o'clock, after a short illness. The works on subjects of finance and political economy published by this high functionary have gained for him a reputation that has extended far beyond the limits of our country. His death deprives the Emperor o: an enlightened adviser, whose eminent talents were of great utility to his Sovereign and his country. SEVERAL PORTIONS of the loaves of bread which gave rise to such strong suspicions of poisoning at Hong Kong have been forwarded to Baron Liebig, at Munich, for analysis. From the circumstance that such a distant authority in chemistry has been sought out, one so perfectly aloof from all local and political sympathies and antipathies, one may con clude that it is the friends of Alum who are desirous of corroblrating the verdict of the English jury at the hands of the German analyst. A PENILOUSADTENTURE AT NIAGARA FALLS is related in the American papers. 31r.Taylor, of West Green field, Herkimer county, New York, who had been to Illinois and was on his way home, stopped at Niagara, to wait for a friend whom he expected, and while there went down the steps at Whitiner's mills adjoining the bridge, to view the river. He sat upon a large rock close to the edge, and, suddenly seized with diz • ziness, he fell into the river. He states (observes the account) that for the first ten rods he was under the water, and was thrown against large rocks which were under the bridge. When he passed the bridge a gentleman saw him and gave the alarm. He went down the rapids about 200 rods, when ho was drawn by the current towards and upon the rocks, to which he clung and got from the water. Our village was aroused in a moment as it were, and the rope ladders b.ilonging to the Bridge Company were brought out sad on the spot at once, and let over the bank some 200 Let, when Millard B. Coburn went down and got the 1 elder over the lower ledge ; then a German, name unknown, went down to Taylor, who was almost ex hausted with cold. After about half en hour Taylor commenced to ascend the ladder. He was some time in getting up. He is a man of about sixty yearl of age. lie was greeted upon his arrival on the bank by a general shout of welcome, and was taken to the La Den House, where, by the kindness of the worthy host, John N. La lieu, he was provided with a change of clothing. He is now smort and well, but says it was rather a bard road to travel, and would rather be excused from a second trip. The rock upon which he got out has been named " Taylor's Rock," as he was the first man who ever went there by that route. A FAMINE IN FINLAND.—The latest accounts from Finland continue to give a most distressing picture of the state of that unhappy country. In every part of Sweden subscriptions are liberally entered into, and balls, concerts, and theatrical representations given for the charitable purpose of raising funds for the relief of our distressed brethren on the other side of the Gulf. Several vessels have been char tered by the committee, and laden with corn, but they cannot move till the ice breaks up. In the districts of Ulleaborg, Wass, and Kurpio alone, out of a population of 057,000 souls, no less than 250,000 have no ether means of subsistence than hogging, or else eating the unpalatable bread made from the bark of trees. The mortality is conse• fluently very great, and daily on the increase, as the d ead:ul famine typhus has broken out with great m dignity. Upwards of 80,000 dollars have hitherto been remitted from Sweden, and as soon as the ice disappears, the above-mentioned vessels with corn and flour will be de-patehed to their relief. THE PRESS. Court Altb lastiton. Her Majesty the Queen has so far recovered, that no more bulletins are issued. Her Majesty and the Court will leave town shortly for a brief sojourn at Osborne. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester is seriously ill. Daily bulletins pronounce her Royal Highness to be suffering from the general weakness consequent on advanced age. Inquiries are daily made by members of the Royal Family and the prin cipal nobility. The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz has arrived on a visit to the Queen. The Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg and the Princes Feodore have left for the Continent. The Count]Chreptowich, Russian Minister at this Court, has left town for Paris. His Excellency Don Luis Gonzalez Bravo, the Spanish Minister at this Court, left London on Saturday evening, en route to Madrid. The Earl and Countess Granville have arrived in town from Paris. _ _ _ ..... _ The Earl and Countess of Derby, and Lady Emma Stanley, come to town for the season about the 10th of next month. _ ..................._____ Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have arrived in town from Broadlands. . . . ... Earl Fitzhardinge still continues seriously ill. During the past week his lordship has suffered a severe relapse, and but slight hopes are entertained of his ultimate recovery. The Bishop of London is suffering from sudden and serious indisposition. The Bishop of Exeter is also seriously ill. The health of the Bishop of Uloucester and Bristol, which for some time past has caused some anxiety, has been sufficiently restored to admit of his lord ship's removal from his residence at Clifton to his seat, Rodborought Manor, near Stroud. Volitttal. 611bNimmommosimemmm THE ELECTION OF A SPEAKER. THE following circular has been issued to the mem bers of the Liberal party:— Whitehall, April 15, 18.57. My dear Sir,—As the first business upon the assembling of Parliament will be the election of a Speaker, I take the liberty of informing you that Mr. J. Evelyn Denison will be proposed as a candidate, and I trust that the whole of the Liberal party will attend and concur in his election. May I venture to press upon you the importance of being present on the 30th of this month, on which day the election will take plqce? I should feel grektlf obliged if you would have the kindness to inform me whether I may rely on your presence and support.—Very truly yours, W. G. HAYTER. LORD PALMERSTON AND THE EUROPEAN LIBERALS. THE Verona Gazette last week, in an article upon the Sardinian question, alluded to the close alliance at rresent existing between the Governments of Vienna and London, and maintained that this entente cordiale was no argument that Austria had " con tradicted herself, or given proof of instability or of undecided policy " The transfiguration has taken place in the English Government, and more particularly in the conduct of the Prime Minister. It is Palmerston who has repented, and not Austria that has changed in policy and seeks allies and protectors. Austria is glad to renew that friendly inter• course which appeared to become more and more distant ; but for her the new alliance is an argument of mere moral satisfaction ; she saw before that even animosity could hurt her vcry little ; for the revolutionary party, on the cmitrary, the loss is irreparable. MR. PALK, M.P., UPON CHURCH RATES AND PARLIAMEN LARY REFORM. MR.PALK, the Conse:vative member for South Devnn, dined on Friday week with a numerous party of his father's tenantry at Torquay, arid in the course of his speech, after expressing his gratitude to the electors for the recently repeated manifestation of their confidence in him, and joining with a previous speaker in the hope that much of the unhappy dif ference that had existed between Churchmen and Dissenters of this country might be supplanted by a better state of things, he spoke as follows : I allude more particularly to the question of church rates. It is a question which lies agitated the public mind for many years, and I think the time is now come when that question should for ever be set aside. But there are difficulties—difficulties of great importance. The law that would be good for populous towns like this, and for towns of even greater populations, will not altogether do for purely agricultural districts. But Ido hope that the time has arrived when the question of church rates may be met without political feeling, and that each honourable man—and there are plenty of them—upon both sides, will toszether combine and accept that which I betere would settle the question for ever—a fair and honourable com promise, Gentlemen, I hardly know that I have yet an- SATURDAY, quired a position to enable me satisfactorily to bring the question before the House of Commons. I know too well that a bad advocate frequently damages a good cause. liut whenever the question is brought before the house rest assured that I will endeavour to support or to suggest some measure which, I trust, may have the concurrence of Dissenters and the acceptance of the Churchmen of England. Gentlemen, I look forward to the next session of Parlia• meat with considerable apprehension. I think matters of vast public importance must be brought before the house ; I think the words which were said to bind party to party have disappeared ; and I think that the time is come when it is necessary for every man, whatever his principles may he, to march with the times and to give effect to the opinion which has been clearly, and distinctly, and plainly expressed by the country at large, that the present state of the representation must be a subject for the consideration of the house. To that consideration I mean to bring an unbiassed and unprejudiced mind. I totally decline to pin my faith to, or to guide my actions by, an) man. I will, with your pet mission, act as I think is best for you and best fur the interests which you have intrusted into my care. The honourable gentlemen concluded by expres sing a hope that whenever he had again to resign to the electors of South Devon the privileges which they possessed, they would at least admit that, how ever imperfect his talents might be, he had never deceived them nor pandered to popular impulse, but had used his best exertions to give them full and efficient service, and to further the interests of the country. MR. LXYARD'S FAREWELL ADDRESS. MR. LAYARD, in his farewell address to his late con. stitnents at Aylesbury, having referred to the seve rance of a political connection of nearly five years, says.-- It naturally grieves me to find that a majority of the electors have pronounced me no longer worthy to represent them. I should grieve still more had I reason to think that their confidence had been withdrawn on account of any neglect on my part of their interests, or of any vote of mine in the House of Commons. I may assume without presumption that the result of the recent election is to be attributed to other and far dif ferent causes, and that it affords no index of the true feelings of a majority of the constituency. Together with many other men, known as the ablest, the most indepen dent, and the most truly Liberal representatives of the people, I have been deprived of my seat in Parliament. It behoves the Liberals of Aylesbury, as it behoves many other Liberal constituencies, to reflect calmly, now that the excitement consequent upon the dissolution is passed, and to inquire whether too much has not been sacrificed to a Minister who has been invariably opposed to every measure of true Reform, however moderate, and has ever failed to justify the confidence of those nations which have trusted in him for the support and defence of their liber ties. Responding to the appeal made to them by Lord Palmerston, the constituencies of England have removed from the roll of the House of Commons many of those historic names which will be as landmarks in the annals of our country. To effect this result, every means that the influence of Government could command have been brought to bear. It is no dishonour to suffer with Cobden, Bright, Gibson, Clay, Cardwell, Otway, and a host of others, who have ever been found on the side of the people, and have been in timately associated with almost every recent measure feu• enlarging their liberties or contributing to their welfare. I cannot believe that this state of things will long con• tinue, and I feel convinced that, when the country has recovered from the delusion into which it has been be• traced, the very exclusion of these men will lead to nu• portant results, and will mainly contribute to the success of the cause of progress and lleform. THE RIGHT HON. W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P. Mn. CHARLES BUTLER having sent to Mr. Gladstone a recent speech of Mr. James Hall, and asking for an explanation of the statements contained in that speech, Mr. Gladstone replied:— 11, Carlton•house Terrace, April 16. Sir,—T thank you for taking the pains to send me au extract from the Globe newspaper purporting to be the speech of Mr. James Hall, of Holywell, at a public meeting recently held in that town, which you think should be noticed on my behalf. On the °cession of that meeting, the proceedings of which were not, I believe, taken down by reporters, I made a speech relating to the election for Flintahire. A gentle man, who was described to me as Mr. James Hall, made a speech relating to me, and when he had concluded I re• plied to him. This, you will agree, was the proper notice of his speech to receive from me. T presume from the paper you have sent me that he has subsequently furnished his own account of that speech, and of what he considers to have been its reception. In that I have neither leisure nor inclination to follow him. The question whether his invective is merited rebuke or un equivocal slander, is happily one of fact—namely. whetb'•r it is true, as he says, that at the period of Mr. Roebuck's motion Lord Palmerston consented to it, and I, with others, took pretended offence to his consenting, and re signed, or whether the truth is that Lord Palmerston likewise resigned office in January, rather than agree to Mr. Roebuck's motion ; that Lord Palmerston informed me, before I joined his Government in February, that he intended to continue his resistance, and that on his changing his mind, together with the great majority of his colleagues, whilst I simply adhered to mine, I was de prived of office as a necessary consequence.