The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-09-11 00:00:00

THE iLiberpool .-7-)tanbarb+ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1855. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. THE summer season continues to act severely upon "Life _in.London." The courtly emigrants, who. in vast numbers. composed a voluntary suite for the recent royal visitors to France, still linger in crowds among the seductive gaieties of the French capital, or lounge amid the provincial attractions of la belle France. The Society of Arts, and all whom it delights to honour, as well as those who seek reflected honour from its accidental smile, have betaken themselves to Paris, and in the course of the present week, it is understood, will be received at the Tuileries. The savans have broken up their several bivouacs in the metropolis, and are speeding with all the facilities offered by steam towards the general rendezvous at Glasgow, the capital of the Caledonian Becetia. The Court, and with the Court its royal mistress QUEEN VlcroßrA, turning her back temporarily upon her southern palaces, has sought shelter and repose within her Highland mountain home at Balmoral, leaving cockneydom a prey to ennui, and the numerous social ailments which follow in its train. In such a state of matters, "trifles light as air" assume im , portance in the general strain of gossip, and of these many a sin. gular vesicle is inflated and dispersed. Within the last two days no small amount of anxious discussion has taken place in refer ence to a subject which, occurring through some mismanage ment, might have been attended with results the most cala mitous. This was an account of the dangerous series of acci dents which accompanied the royal train on its journey from the metropolis to the Scottish border. It is long since that inveterate joker, the Rev. SIDNEY SMITH, said there would never be safety in a railway train till a director of a railway com pany. was7accidentally roasted by the firing of a carriage ; and not much shorter a time since his jest was almost converted into earnest by the burning of a bishop. For Thursday last, however, was reserved the distinction of almost the dread con jecture in the destruction of our gracious Sovereign. HER MAJESTY and the Royal Family, as is well known, left the King's Cross terminus of the Great Northern Railway at an early hour on Thursday morning. Notwithstanding all the pre cautions, ostensibly taken to prevent accident, or, indeed, to obviate the chance of even the slightest casualty, it appears that, not long after the starting of the royal train, it was dis covered that some of the axles of the carriages, especially one of the last break van, were in an unsatisfactory state. When the train reached Peterborough, one or two of the axle-boxes had to be washed out. At Grantham the state of affairs was found to be still worse ; and at this point a man was stationed on the footboards of the train to grease the axles in the pro gress of the journey. From Retford a telegraphic messagehad to be despatched to Doncaster ordering a fresh break to be got in readiness. At Bawtry the train was detained five Minutes to allow the axles—all of which were more or less heated —time to cool. On reaching Doncaster the last break of the train was exchanged for a fresh one. Even thus, however, the danger was not obviated, for after getting rid of the nearly ignited break, when the train got once more into motion the condi tion of the axles of some of the other carriages continued to excite the most lively anxiety in the officials having charge of the train, and to call for ceaseless vigilance on their part. As the train approached Darlington, one of the men stationed on the footboard, to grease the axles, while engaged in the performance of his perilous duty, came accidentally in contact with the girder railing of a small culvert bridge ; by the collision he was knocked off the train, and was so crushed and mutilated in his fall as to cause his death in a few minutes afterwards. This accident was not known to the Royal travellers till their arrival at Darlington. On the melancholy fact becoming known, HER MAJESTY expressed deep regret and warm commiseration in re ference to the sad accident. At this point it was found that the axle of the Royal saloon carriage had become so very hot, that it became indispensable to detach this carriage from the train ; and the QUEEN, Prince ALBERT, and the Princess ROYAL, who occupied it, were compelled to abandon it, and proceed for the remainder of the journey hi a saloon carriage, occupied by some of the junior branches of the family. The chronicler of these seried mishaps adds that HER MAJESTY bore the contretemps very good humouredly. Fortunately the remainder of the journey was accomplished without any mis adventure, and the Royal cortege arrived at Holyrood about half-past six in the evening. On Friday morning the Royal party resumed their journey northwards, arriving at Balmoral towards nightfall of the same day. As already stated, much anxious and some angry conjectures have been hazarded upon the subject of these dangers in the purlieus of the clubs, many of the sojourners in which, being men of routine, cannot trace any connection between this perpetual "frenzy of the wheels" and the operation of any known rule of cross-purposes. All classes sincerely rejoice to know that the danger was only threatening and not tangible, although obviously imminent. The absence of interesting events confers a double piquancy on subjects of speculative controversy; and this latter kind of stimulant has been of late rather freely furnished,—the treat- went of Mr. BAK EWELL by the authorities at the Horse- Guards, and the gentle passages of letter-writing and pub ! . lishing between St!' CHARLES NAPIER and Sir JAMES GRA HAM affording abundant food for surmise and racy conjecture on all hands. In respect to the former case, general opinion appears to take the ordinary course in reference to all Crimean matters, directly antagonist to official usage. The treatment of Mr. BAKEWELL is generally admitted as original and unique, whether the statement for which he has been cashiered be true or false. Mr. BAKEWELL, as an assistant-surgeon, on an important occasion, the assault upon the Redan on the 18th of June, avers that the preparations made for relief of the wounded on that memorable occasion were inadequate to the reasonable expectation of the casualities ; and grossly, ter ribly deficient compared with the actual occurrences of that day. He is himself, shortly after making the accusation, for it is now all nonsence to talk about its anonymous character, prostrated by disease, and forced to retire from the Crimea to Beutari. Here he is officially informed that an inquiry is to be made into the truth or falsehood of his accusa. tions. He expresses his willingness immediately to proceed to the scene of the inquiry, and verify his charges. In answer to this offer he receives an advice to attend better to his health, and remain where he is. The inquiry, meantime, pro ceeds ; and, after a brief space, he is told his accusations have been investigated, and proved groundless ; that he himself is an anonymous slanderer, and, as such, has been dismissed from his post. Startled, as he well might be, at the arbitrary rapi dity of this species of military justice, he applies to have an opportunity of substantiating his charges, or, at least, of being heard in his own defence, ere he be punished for a crime without having even been told it was to be prefefred against. him. This request is sternly refused ; and he is coolly told by Mr. Fainznicir PEEL that a man who would make charges 'against his fellows behind their backs has no right to be heard in his own defence, or to complain of the injustice of his condemnation ! The plausibility of this style of pleading is not sufficient to secure it from the scrutiny of men as disin terested as Mr. PEEL. These scrutineers see plainly and -say boldlYthati:itiaking such a statement is putting a false colour on the irgaction. Mr. BAKEWELL was not arraigned on any charge, or, if he had, who knows that he could not have rebutted the charge ? But whether his averments were true or false, they could not be fairly said to be anonymous, as he had given up his name to be used, if requisiteorhen lie made his criminatory statement ; and above all, when he was told the inquiry was to be made into the circumstances of his charges, he at once expressed his willingness to meet the inquiry and substantiate his charges. He is arraigned, tried, convicted, and punished for the crimp of laying a " masked accusation ;" whereas, withdrawing any mask that ever was held up, he expressed his willingness to come forward in the face of day and substantiate his accusation. This surely is in a considerable degree akin to the Donnybrook measure of justice which first knocks a man down and then kicks him for falling. The parties whose con- duct was impeached by Mr. BAREWELL, if innocent, have more reason to complain than he has. They have been, they and all men are told, exonerated from all blame implied in the asper sions. A court of inquiry which excludes the statement of the accuser, is not just the first that honourable men would claim or value a verdict from : but apart from this consideration, in itself no trivial one, there are other circumstances connected with the transaction which do not greatly brighten its aspect, Every one is familiar with the fact that at the time when matters were at the worst, or rapidly approaching to it in the Crimea, the intelligence received by Government from Government officials was of the most satisfactory kind. All was going on swimmingly and well. The sick and the wounded were, according to these reports, most admirably tended. True, the reports of " masked accusers," as the newspaper correspondents are considered, by Mr. PEEL and gentlemen of his kidney, were pertinacious in declaring the state of matters to be the reverse of the official representations. Investigation took place, not through a military court of inquiry, but by parties as willing to listen to the accused as the accuser, and the result of that investigation showed clearly enoug h thht the trut h was inthe statements of th e " mas k e d accusers," that the deception pertained to th e official state ments. With these facts staring the public in the face, no amount of official pertinacity nor any skulking b e l i i u d the bulwarks of military etiquette will induce a general belief in the groundlessness of Mr. BAICE , W . ELL'S allega tions, or acquiescence in the sentence winca conderans him unheard. As regards Sir CRABLES NArizE . late First Lord of the Admiralty, the opinion is pfetty prevalent that both parties are considerably to blame. By this time, all the 7,?.r1d knows that that official connexion which was inaugu rated at the Reform Club, and moistened and cemented by copious streams, drawn from the inspiring fountains which play in Bacchanalian groves, has ended in a rupture, and that the valiant Admiral, whose discretion was doubted ere he started, but proved in the Baltic campaign, has printed and published a mass of correspondence with his quondam friend and boon companion, in which neither cuts a very creditable figure; while, from its publication, the country_ maysuffer some detriment. Among the odds and ends of this singular corres pondence, is one circumstance which has occasioned much remark. Sir CHARLES NAPIER alleges that by the same mail which brought him despatches from the Admiralty, he received a communication from the Jupiter Tonans of Printing-house-square, containing admonitions of a similar character to thosp contained in the Admiralty despatches. A leader in the Morning Advertiser, in which journal the cor respondence, or such portions of it as have been published, appear, states that the Editor of that paper had the letter in his possession. The deduction sought by the testy Admiral and his newly-found friend, from this letter, is, that the Ad miralty rules the fleet, and that the Times directs the Admi ralty ; a nice state of affairs, truly, on which the Times, with cautious prudence, remains discreetly silent. While these foolish exposures tend greatly to discredit the public service, matters of more serious moment relative to our Admiralty arrangements force themselves on attention from different quarters. It now appears certain that the mortar boats, furnished as an important supplementary force to the Baltic fleet, have been so faulty in construction, that they are already useless, and that the fleet of these lame ducks is on its way home from the inhospitable north. In Parisian naval, military, and political circles the rumour is current, and cur rently credited, that " the English mortar-boats soon became useless at the bombardment of Sweaborg, and that their con struction and fitness are altogether decidedly inferior to those of the French boats of the same construction, rendering their fire less precise and effective." The same rumour adds that, consequent on the defective construction of these English mortar-boats, Admiral DUNDAS was forced to oppose a further prosecution of the bombardment, when pressed to continue it by Admiral PENATTD, and further that he was ultimately driven to avow that the deplorable state of his materiel would pre vent his renewing the combat. If these obnoxious rumours prove correct, the vaunted naval supremacy of England is apparently far advanced on its way towards annihilation. Such sinister reports as these demand immediate refutation, if untrue ; if true, instant attention with a view to remedy, The news and the rumours which each passing day brings with it from the Crimea, if not sources of immediate apprehen sion, are nevertheless so interwoven with portentous urgency and gloom, as to cause serious uneasiness in quarters not liable to the charge of fear. The official despatches which for some time past have reached this country breathe such an air of uncertainty and hesitation as to give countenance to un comfortable rumours of divided counsels among the allied, commanders. %,t all events, the movements, disposition, and indicated feeling of the French and English generals give no token of an expected speedy termination to the siege of Sebas topol. General Simpsox writes as if he were laboming under some undefined and oppressive sense of the actual power of the enemy, whose resources, we are also requested to believe, are exhausted in the Crimea. From various sources the people of this country are taught to believe that provisions of all sorts are scarce among all the divisions of the Russian army ; but still we learn from General SIMPSON, that "The enemy have been concentrating troops, and are supposed to have•received considerable reinforcements, which probably consist of two divisions of grenadiers, which have been conveyed in carts from Bakshi Serai and Simpheropol. From various sources we learn that the Russians on the right bank of the Tchernaya are held in perfect readiness for an attack." This does not savour much of exhaustion. An enemy which could convey two Russian divisions of an army from a considerable distance, in carts, cannot be destitute. That army which is held in readiness for an attack upon another numbering 200,000-men cannot be fairly looked on as exhausted. The truth is, and every one here feels it to be so, we do not know, and never have known,. the actual condition and position of the Russian army in and• within march of the Crimea. Our armies landed on its shores without an idea of what was to be encountered, and they con tinue in the same unsatisfactory state of ignorance to all appearance up to the present moment. As in the most im portant periods of last year's campaign, we are once more driven to Russian channels for intelligence. Prince GORTSCIII KOFF himself now admits that " the fortifications of Sebastopol• have been greatly damaged, and that the garrison have suffered heavy losses." In corroboration of these facts it is stated, in well-informed quarters, that the fire of the Malakhoff has been almost silenced, and an extensive breach has been made in the works of the Redan. The latest published despatches up to Saturday night intimate a vigorous resump tion of the bombardment on Wednesday last at daybreak, and its steady continuance on that and the following day, with some show of result, a gratifying incident of which was the burning of a Russian ship in the harbour, showing clearly that the guns of the Allies have at last obtained command of such important points as to reach the shipping. Last night a great sensation was created all over the metro polis, by an announcement from the war department, inti mating that on Saturday at noon a combined attack had been made by the English and French troops on the defences of Sebastopol. The French were successful in carrying and re taining the Malakoff, but the same amount of good fortune does not appear to have followed the British attack upon the• Redan, which General S/MPSON simply mentions as having• been unsuccessful. The military problem now to be solved is,. whether the possession of the Malakoff and the Redan (for the fall of the latter is considered to be ensured by that of the former), the Allies will be able so to command the chief de fences of the north side of Sebastopol as to render the town tenable. Considerable diversity of opinion prevails on this.-. point, some of the military authorities maintaining that the Malakoff is so situated as to command the harbour, and also to bring the principal northern forts within range of its guns, Others conjecture that most of those forts are beyond the , probability of its range. Among the domestic topics of political importance which at present occupy attention, is a rumour circulated, " on good. authority," that ere long there will be further changes in the organisation of the Ministry ; that a coalition is in the course of formation against the rule of Lord PALMERSTON, by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Mr. GLADSTONE, and other members of the Peelite party, along with COBDEN and BRIGHT, and the tribe of ultra-peace-liberals. It is under stood that the policy Of this new coalition, when formed; which there is reason for believing will be shortly, is to , be the peaceful prosecution of agriculture, manufactures, and com merce. Indeed, the battle-cry of the party was to some extent raised the other day by Sir JAMES GRAHAM, while engaged in " the turf-cutting trade" at the commencement of a new railway near Carlisle. After having turned the first soda the consistent baronet made an oration, in which he said it was highly gratifying to his feelings to have been so occupied that day, " amidst the din of war and the prodigal and fruit less expenditure of the public money." In s a subsequent speech, made in responding to "the members for Carlisle," drunk by the assembled multitude as a toast, Sir JAMES set himself forward as an exponent of the policy pursued by the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, and insinuated that, if that right honourable baronet had been alive, he would have pursued the same policy as he (Sir JAMES GRAHA* was now following. This was too much for even a Cumberland gathering to receive from Sir JAMES GRAHAM ; and a Mr. JAMES, while disclaiming any knowledge of how Sir ROBERT PEEL would have acted in the present emergency, reminded the antagonist of Sir CHARLES NAPIER, that his model statesman had changed his opinion upon the Corn-laws and same other subjects, and - plainly demonstrated, amidst the cheers and laughter of the assemblage, that the peace-at-any-price slogan of the new coalition would meet only with a derisive answer from the public. For a time extending so far back, that it would be unsafe to pretend a recollection of its commencement, it has been the habit.. among the profane vulgar of the outer world at least, to regard the preparations requisite for discharging the highest legal functions to consist chiefly in the payment of certain fees to a limited number of respectable elderly gen tlemen, and the eating of mutton at stated periods of the day in Lincoln's Inn for a prescribed number of years. This, like other prescriptively enjoyed prejudices, is doomed to be swept away before the rising sun of intelligence. The mem bers of the Council of Legal Education have issued from their Chamber at Lincoln's Inn a document which prescribes the various text-books and subjects upon which students shall be examined, and a comprehensive knowledge of which shall he indispensable to their acquiring a status in the legal pro fession. The prescribed course of study is liberal in the legitimate sense of that much-abused adjective embracing all the departments of statutory law andlequity. In the selected list of works on which examinations shall be taken, the treatises of those who have shown peculiar aptitude and diligence in the literature of the:profession, as well as in other walks of literary art, find special favour. This will be at once understood, when it is mentioned that the works of SUGDEN, of STEPHEN S, and WARREN form portions of the necessary cUrriculum. These new regulations, if properly acted up to, must have the effect of greatly improving the elementary legal education of our young lawyers ; the practical portions they must of course derive in a great measure from profes sional contests with their elder brethern, and with each other One is occasionally amused, as well as sometimes puzzled' at the cad bits of gossippy intelligence which come in sugary drap3 in reference to the domestic doings o f our transatlantic brethren and sisters. Lively and unceasing mental excite ment keeps their energies continually on the stretch. Now a baby-show engages their attention—speedily an anti-liquOr law seizes on the wits of the spirited disputants, who proceed with fists and bludgeons, bowie-knives and revolvers, to settle the question of individual partialities. Women's Rights Con ventions present a sort of safety-valve (or blowing off the social steam of both sexes, and these, to their credit be it said, generally end in nothing more destructive than a volley of very peppery verbal missiles. At Baltimore a new esprit de puNique has been evoked, a desperate recont re having, as we are informed, taken place between the rival Fire Insurance Companies of that peaceful city, in the course ,of which.not fewer than fifty pistol shots were fired, happily without the sacrifice of human life. Such active rivalry as this denotes is, fortunately, unknown among our less ardent candidates for popular favour. RIGGING THE BAROMETER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. " When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war." SlR,—The above prefix would bear a substitute for the last word, not very creditable to the honor of the once classic land of Greece. A more audacious piece of daring could not well be attempted on our commercial community than those of the liberties recently taken with our Exchange Weather-instrument.-- 'nether the culprit be Jew, Gentile, or, as currently reported and generally credited, Greek, I hope our Exchar-ge Com mittee will exert themselves to bring home conviction to the rogue in grain, and proceed at once to his ignominious expul sion from the mart of commerce. Assuming the correctness of what is so confidently stated, namely, that the delinquent is a native of Greece, the offence becomes doubly offensive from the recollection of the open and unblushing mani festations of pleasure exhibited by those natives at any supposed advantage gained by our Russian foe, ,and by their chuckling delight and personal congratulations at any supposed reverse of the allied arms ;an offence too long tolerated, and that may meet with a humi. Hating set-down, if persisted in. With the ancient courage; the ancient honour also of that classic soil has fled ; and what was once the seat of arty science, manly courage, and virtue, is now but a howling wilderness or nest of pirates, brigands, and shuffling poltroons. A little self-examination, and a few moments devoted to the consideration of their country and countrymen and of the humiliating and degraded position it and they now occupy, morally and politically, among the fami lies of nations, ought to teach them reserve, and instil a defe rential respect and gratitude for liberties afforded and courte sies shown to them in. this country. The guilty individual, whoever he may be, or of whatever country a native, ought to be ferretted out and visited with the degradation of an open expulsion from the Exchange he has disgraced, and the mer cantile community he has compromised. It is manifest he would live by fraud, if it yielded a larger return than honesty and fair dealing, and the sooner an expurgation of the offen sive member is effected the better. The matter ought not to rest. If discovery be possible, no pains ought to be spared to realise it, and, once obtained, retributive visitation ought to follow, if our Exchange is to be preserved from a fall to the level of degraded Greece, or its members protected from the suspicion of Greek turpitude and practices. ARGUS. SUGGESTED AMALGAMATION OF BIRKENHEAD' JVTTH LIVERPOOL. THE monthly meeting of the Birkenhead Commissioners was held on Tuesday last. The - business under consideration was chiefly of a routine character, and at the conclusion of the ordinary proceedings the meeting was made special for the purpose of considering the propriety of opening a com munication with the Mayor and Town Council of Liverpool, as to the incorporation of the townships of Birkenhead and Claughton with the borough of Liverpool_ The Chairman (Mr. John Laird) in introducing the sub ject remarked that a great deal had' been said in the town . ship on the subject, and, of course, the principal point at once arising in any discussion of it was the amount of rates to which the inhabitants of Birkenhead - would .be liable, sup posing an amalgamation with Liverpool to be carried out , . and the desirability of the lighting, watching, and sewerage rates •of the township not exceeding what they were at present, namely, 35.• in the pound. Comparing their local rates with those of Liverpool and other neighbouring places, he found that the rates of the parish of Liverpool (including the poor-rate) were 44. 41d. in the pound ' • for the township of West Derby, 35.. ed. ; Kirkdale, 43. 3d. • ' Everton, 3s. ; Toxteth-park, 3s. llid. Oaten, ls.- 9d."; Poulton-cum- Seacombe, 3s. Tranmere, ls. 9ide; Birkenhead, 4s. 4d. ; Claughton, 2s. lid. So that at the present time the rates of Liverpool and Birkenhead were within a halfpenny of each other. Supposing an arrangement to be carried out, there ought to be a stipulation that no increase was made in the rates of Birkenhead to pay any debt. er Liverpoca: " Another` point was, that the Corporation of Liverpool ought to adopt the bond debt, and any other liabilities of the township, and pay a rate of interest upon the debt to be agreed . on with the bondholders. The bonded debt amounted, in round numbers, to £390,000; the ferry debt to £103,000; the township debt to £251,000; and arrears of interest due at the present time to £67,000: making a total debt of £511,000. If the corpora tion took the debt,. they would, of course, take with it the pro perty of the commiosioners in the ferry, the park,. the- market, and their lands unsold, along with their right to levy rates to the extent of three shillings in the pound. If such an arrange ment were made, he thought that: the corporation would eventually be no losers. by the purchase. Another point would be clearly the insisting upon the maintenance of the present rates of ferryage, as charged by the cammissionerseinstead of the maximum rates. allowed by the present act of parliament. Those rates, as fixed by the act, were—for every single person not a contractor, 2d...; contracts ferone person for a- year, 60s. ; half-year, 40s. ; three- months, 30se; and for every additional member of the same family dwelling together ( except lotleers and female servants), for a year, 205.; half-year ; 165.; three months, 10s. The tolls now charged by the commissioners were—for every single person, ld. e contracts for one person for a year, 255.;: half-year, 17s. 6d.; three •months, 1.25. 6d. ; and for every additional member of the family for the same time time respectively, 10s., 7s. 6d., and 6s. He thought that those rates should be fixed as the maximum in any condition of amalgamation. The neet point raised was the question of representation. Of course Birkenhead must possess proper representation in the Liverpool Coun cil and the Dock Committee, which would be a sub ject of arrangement with the Corporation. The advantages to Birkenhead of such an arrangement were, first, the giving to Liverpool, including the docks, such a heavy stake in Birken head as to secure a fair expenditure of the revenues there. The second ,advantage would• be the immediate payment of interest upon the bond debt,. and the beneficial effect of Liver pool credit acting at once on Birkenhead property, instead of such results being deferredi perhaps, for years, and then an arrangement of no better character lavingto be come to. So, long as the interest upon the bonded debt remained unpaid, it was a grant drawback to--parties desirous -to invest money in the place. The third advantage would be that of reduchig the maximum rates of the ferry, and giving Liverpool such a stake in Birkenhead as to. make it her interest to reduce the rates still lower-e-say even to a halfpenny. The fourth advan tage would be the removal of the present restrictions on the price of the park and other lands, thus enabling the Cor poration to sell it at a moderate price, which must tend to increase building operations in the township. On the other hand, the advantages to Liverpool were very manifest. From Birkenhead they had always had the greatest opposition for several years, causing them to expend great sums of money -in fact, Birkenhead had always been -a thorn in their, side. By the possession of Birkenhead, they.would get rid of the point from which all, or most of the attacks upon Liverpool and its revenues had originated, and give them the Parliamentary support of the Cheshire side of the water, and of all districts ' for which Birkenhead is the port. The corporation would thus do away with all the bad feeling and disputes which, for the last ten. years, has injured Liverpool and • kept back Birkenhead, allowing other ports to " go ahead" and causing an unprofitable expenditure on docks on both, sides of the river to the extent of millions, and in law and parliamentary expenses of perhaps £200,000-; and it would make all parties, on the Liverpool and Cheshire shores of the Mersey, have but one common interest—namely, the promotion of the bade of that estuary. The advantage to the trading public generally would be the saving of unnecessary outlay, from both sides of tho river being placed under one management. To show the unnecessary outlay that had occurred, he might mention that, in 1844, the Liverpool Dock debt was £1,600000 ; it was now £5,500,000, showing an increase, since 1844,. of £3,900,000. On the Birkenhead Docks the company had spent £1,000,000, and the trustees £600,000 ; together £1,600,000. The interest lost upon this was £400,00, making an expenditure of £2,000,000 together ; which, added to the amount of the : increase upon the Liverpool Dock debt—X3,9oo,ooo—showed a dock expenditure on the Mersey, during the last ten years, of not less than £5,900,000. He believed that, by a judicious expenditure en the Birkenhead works, one-half of that amount would have accommodated the increased trade of the port. In addition to this, there were numerous sums exvended in railway extensions, which were not productive, owing to the non-completion of the docks. The trading and manufacturing public, generally, lost by a useless expenditure in public works, and would therefore be benefited by any system that would ensure good accommodation at less cost. There were various other reasons why an arrangement of this kind would be desirable. The dock extension question, he thought, would then be pretty well settled. If they could amalgamate the two towns—make Liverpool and Birkenhead one—then, he thought, it would be more to the interest of Liverpool to expend money in Birkenhead, instead of going to the extreme north and south with their docks. It would also, in that case, benefit the freehold property of the Corporation in Liverpool, which principally lay between St. Paul's Church-yard and the Queen's Dock. If they came to such an arrangement, he thought they were not likely to hear any more of either north or south extension. He (the Chairman) had waited on the Mayor of Liverpool that morning on the subject of the amalgamation, and had asked him, if the Commissioners should appoint a committee to meet the Council, what steps the latter would take. The Mayor replied that he would bring any resolution he might enclose to him before the Town Council, as one of the Mayor's communications ; and the Mayor added that, from the feeling expressed at the last meeting of the Council, and in the town generally, he had no doubt the advance of the Commissioners would be warmly responded to. He, (the Chairman,) as one who had a great interest in Birkenhead, would never agree to any arrangement likely to damage the interest of either the landowners or the householders of the township. He thought the Commissioners might leave the matter in the hands of a committee. After a brief discussion, the following motion was propos e d by the Chairman, and seconded by Mr. Gough :—" That the subject be referred to the Finance Committee, with power to negotiate with the Town Council of Liverpool thereon, to learn the sentiments of the Council, and to report to this board before Proceeding further." It was carried, with only th ree dissentients, Messrs, Cook, Curry, and Whittingham, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD . HER MAJESTY'S JOURNEY TO SCOTLAND. ON Wednesday, the Court left Osborne for Buckingham Palace. On her arrival, her Majesty gave audience to the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier. The Queen and. Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, left Buckingham Palace at twenty-five minutes to eight o'clock on Thursday morning for Holyrood, en route to Balmoral. _ _ _ The royal suite consisted of Lady Churchill, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey, Mr. Gibbs, and Sir James Clark. The Royal party occupied four of the Queen's carriages, and were escorted from the Palace to the King's-cross station of the Great Northern_ Railway by a detachment of the 3rd Light Dragoons, where a special train was in readiness to convey Her Majesty to Edinburgh. Earl Granville joined the Queen at the station, and will attend Her Majesty to Balmoral. The Royal train arrived at York punctually at the time appointed—viz., 12 42 p.m., and Her Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, an the Royal children, on alighting from their carriages, were hailed with hearty cheers from the large concourse of persons assembled within the station to witness the arrival. After a most enthusiastic reception, the Queen took the arm of her Royal Consort, and was escorted by the Lord Mayor to the Royal Station Hotel. The Royal party entered amidst a renewed volley of cheers, and proceeded direct to the apartments specially set apart for their accommodation, where they partook of luncheon. This occupied the royal party half an hour ; and, precisely at a quarter after one o'clock, her Majesty and suite again appeared on the platform, and were received with a renewal of the plaudits with which they were greeted on their arrival. The royal train reached Newcastle a twenty-two minutes past three o'clock, and left at half-past. There was a large crowd of people in the station, and her Majesty, who appeared rather fatigued, graciously acknow ledged the cheering. Prince Albert and the Royal children appeared at the car riage-windows, and were saluted with cheers. The Mayors of Newcastle and Gateshead were in attend ance. A sad accident occurred between York and Newcastle. While the Royal train was passing near Ferry-hill, one of the railway servants was walking along the footboard of the - trains filling the grease-boxes. The poor fellow while so em ployed was crushed between the carriages and a bridge, and was severely injured. He has since died. Her Majesty was informed of the accident before reaching, Newcastle, and ex pressed, greht anxiety_ with regard to the man. The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family passed Berwiek at 5.15 on Thursday evening, Dunbar at 6, and reached St. Margaret's, Edinburgh, at 6.88, seven minutes before time. They were received by , the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Mel ville, and Sheriff Gordon. They drove through the Park to' Holyrood, amidst the loyal concourse, rendered =usually large by the beautiful evening. They reached Holyrood before 7, where they were received by the Lord Provost. The whole way was f lined by military and militia. Her Majesty had to change to an ordinary saloon carriage at Darlington, from the over-heating of an axle. THE NE TT -- CASTLE OF BALMORAL. Winn( his Royal Highness Prince Albert became propri etor of the estate of Balmoral, it was found that the old Castle did not afford sufficient accommodation for the Royal family during their autumnal visit to Scotland. His Royal Highness then resolved to erect a new and commodious building at his own expense, which has been in progress for about three years, and, although it is not yet finished, the Royal apartments have been completed so' as to admit of their being occupied during the present season, _ The new Castle stands on the same level as the old resi dence, but is nearer to the margin of the Dee, which, here, in a semi -circle, sweeps the base of the mountain range of Craig-en-Gowan 2 and forms a large peninsula, • the plateau of which affords the most perfect privacy for the- retirement of the Royal famil'c The green terrace within this bend of the.river, 'though only about 10 feet above the rise of the water, is composed of light gravelly soil, so porocat and dry that but little drainage was needed to insure a healthy atmos phere; and, constituting as it does- the highest tableland in Scotla , A, surrounded by magnificent screens of fir and heath clad granite, the Royal-residence is all that could be desired for an autumnal dwelling. The building is of the• Scotch baronial style of architecture, modified in some of its details, so as to combine the more bold and prominent features of the ancient stronghold with the more domestic character of modern civilization. The design consists of two separate blocks of buildings connected by wings, at the east angle of which the massive tower, 35 , feet s square, riseto the height of 80 feet, and is• surmounted by a turret with circular staircase s rising to tha height of 100 feet from the level of the ground. From the summit of this tower the mountain scenery will be seen to great advantage, and - the view will be one of the most picturesque which the Grampian range affords. The Royal department of the' building occupies three sides of a quadrangle, facing the south, the north, and the west.. The entrance porch is on the south side, where the architecture is of the simplest and plainest description, while that of the west and north presents carved corbellings, rope, riband, ether mouldings—eharacteristie features of the baronial style. The stones are from a granite quarry on theproperty, remark ably pure, and, being smoothly dressed in ashlar work, the- Castle, at a distance, looks as if it had been hewn out of one .44x— hieb _here and thprs... in this nart. 5f Scotland, stand like soli t ary giants in the purls. Entering by the main porch, the hall opens to the corridor, which rens along the centre of the-building,. from which the grand staircase conducts to the Royal private apartments on the' first floor; the. dining-room and draw ing-room, with the billiard-room and library, occupy the ground-floor, and , are spacious- and most commodious apartments. The- private rooms •of the Queen front the west - and look up the valley of- the Dee on the wild pass of In vercauld with its overhanging cliffs-, and the Craig-en-Gowan mountains in the distance. The apartments- of , his Royal Highness Prince Albert look to- the south, where the lawn stretches out to the foot of Craigen-Gowan, and commands an extensive view of the deer forest. of Ballockbrine ; while the Prince of Wales's rooms, on the north side, look on, a scene in which the pastorale. and the romantic are richly blended. The whole of this portion of the Castle is fire-proof, on the plan of Fox. nd Barrett, and well lighted, 'with the purest plate glass. Thefurnishings-of the Royal apartments are of the plainest and most substantial character. All the appointments are distinguished by that. simplicity of style and purity of taste for which the royal family are so remarkable.. The carpets are. of clan tartan, which is the prevailing pattern of the drawing-room furnishings, and, wherever an ornament is necessary to round off an angle or soften a projection, the flower of the Scotch thistle h.--.used. The furniture is of African ash, a kind of wood resembling American maple, and everywhere presenting the same- characteristic of usefulness which the furnishings exhibit throughout. To the north_ and east of the royal apartments stand the offices, which form three sides-of the square, a spacious court occupying the aentre, and separating the inferior buildings,. which are attathed to the eastern wing. In the tower there will be accommodation for some of the suite, and the servant& apartments arose arranged that they will have every comfort that can be required, the whole being calculated to accommo date from 1001 to 120 persons. There is a ball room 68 feet by 25 feet, but, for the present, the suite and servants will have to reside in the old castle, which is to remain entire until the new residence is finished, and then it is to be demolished, to open up the lawn, and permit the ground to be laid out and improved. .MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Tay eighth annual- exhibition of cattle, horses, implements, &c., cf the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society was held,on Thursday, in a field near Westfield-street, St: Helen's. The show was a good one. The amount taken at thegates for admission was £2lO 175.; and it, has only been twice exceeded —at Altrincham,. last year, and at Warrington in /853. The band of the Lancashire Hussars .played during the day. The show of horned cattle was tolerably numerous, and,. taken as a whole, of full average quality. There were some superior animals in each class, but not sufficient to make the show one of the first order: The most superior class was decidedly. the bulls, there being some-really splendid animals. of each kind. The horses,were numerous, sad good in quality. Those for dray use were considered superior to those for agri cultural purposes ; but the class as a whole, rec e i ve d very general attention and commendation. There were not many sheep shown, but they were of . fine quality. The pigs. were capital, specimens, very few of them being in that state of help less obesity which a . few years ago seemed to constitute the only claim to a prize. The poultry were tolerably numerous, although many coops were unoccupied, The birds seemed to be generally good specimens. There was only a small show of vegetables and. seeds for prizes. The display of implements was scarcely so extensive as usual at these shows, but many of the implements attracted mueh attention, being carefully examined by those practically interested in agriculture. Messrs. J. Dickson and Sons, Manchester and Chester, ex hibited a good collection of seeds, grasses, &c., and there were a few other exhibitors in the same class. Three reaping -machines were upon the ground. The judges had awarded the first prize to that entered by Mr. Plant, of Elworth-hall, Sandbach 1, and the second to the machine en tered by Mr. R. Bell, of Mossbury-hall, near Ormskirk. All three machines were modifications of Hussey's principle. The dinner was held in the Market-hall, Naylor-street. at five o'clock. Upwards of 300 persons sat down, Lord Stanley presiding. The hussar band was present, and played during dinner and between the speeches. In proposing the toast of the Emperor and Empress of the French, the noble chairman said—This generation has seen, for the first time in 500 years, the mutual rivalry of France and England united. There is no doubt that this is in a great part due to an increased inter course between the two countries, and to the growing spirit of civilisation ; but it would be unjust to deny that a large part of the merit was due to that remarkable man who now repre sents and rules the French nation. There are points in the career of Napoleon upon which we, as foreigners, are hardly competent to form a judgment ; but there are also traits in his personal character which Englishmen can feel and appre ciate, so long as they value in those who govern the qualities of a clear judgment, a strong will, and a mind undisturbed alike by passion and by fear. (Hear, bear.) And even those who may take a loss favourable and friendly view of the man will not, 1 presume, refuse to pay a proper and customary mark of respect to one who has in turn been the guest and the host of our Sovereign, who is a strong and faithful ally, and who, under providence, and next to our own right hand, is our mainstay in the great struggle in which the two nations are engaged. In his address prefacing the toast of " Success to the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society," his Lord ship dwelt at considerable length on the importance of science as applied to the various processes of tillage and culture. He expressed his opinion emphatically, as to the necessity of cul tivating to the utmost all the land fitted for cultivation. He declared his conviction that that man was a wrong-doer, in so far as the community is concerned, who retains in his hands or in his ownership, land which he has not the power to im prove, but which he has the power to sell. He also alluded to the necessity of economically applying the sewage and other manure of large towns, which is at present allowed to poison our rivers and choke our seas. In conclusion, he urged the necessity of rendering mechanical inventions and skill avail ' able for improving the various processes of agriculture, LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. TICE monthly meeting of the Town Council was held in the chamber on Wednesday last ; James A. Tobin, Esq., the Mayor, presiding.—The 141Ayos. intimated that he had communicated to the Countess of Sefton the resolution adopted by the Coun cil at its last meeting, and had received a reply from her lady. ship, expressing thanks on behalf of herself and family for the sympathy and kindness displayed towards them by the Liverpool Town Council, in relation to their recent bereave ment.—On the motion of Mr..TINNE, seconded by Mr. J. B. LLOYD, the answer was ordered to be inscribed on the minutes. FINANCE COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Finance Committee were read. They included the'following recommendations :—L To increase the salary of Mr. Linton Hughes, from £4OO to £450 per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders. 2. To expend a sum not exceeding £7,000 in permanent buildings on land leased to Mr. John Laird, at Birkenhead, in lieu of the con struction of sheds as provided in the existing agreement be tween Mr. Laird and the Corporation. 3. To pUrchase from the trustees and executors, under the will of the late Mr. John Woolwright, a piece of land at the corner of Rodney-street and Hardman-street, at the price of 28s. per square yard. Mr. HORNITY, in moving the confirmation of the minutes of the committee, referred first to the proposed increase of Mr. Hughes's salary from £4OO to £450 per annum. He believed that every =zither of the Council was well aware of the value of Mr. Hughes's services, The Town-clerk had recommended the increase which was now proposed ; and he (Mr. Horuby) thought that Mr. Hughes was fully entitled to it. He moved, therefore, that this part of the minutes of the committee be confirmed. After some opposition on the part of Mr. ROBERTSON GLAD STONE, the resolution was unanimously carried. Mr. HORNBY, in moving the recommendation with respect to the advance of £7,000 to Mr. Laird, stated that the Coun cil were under covenant to :erect sheds over Mr. Laird's graving -docks, which would cost a very much larger sum than the £7,000 now proposed to be advanced ; and the interest to be paid was in either case 61- per cent., while the permanent buildings, which were to be kept up at Mr. Laird's cost, would be of very much greater ultimate value to the Corporation than the sheds.—The recommendation was unanimously agreed to; as was that for the purchase of the late Mr. Wool might's land at the corner of Rodney-street, which Mr. Hornby said would (with the exception of a small piece of land belonging to the Jews' Synagogue) put the committee in possession of all the property which was necessary to effect the improvement at that spot. The general proceedings were then unanimously confirmed. PROPOSED AMALGAMATION OP LIVERPOOL Wl= BIRKEN- HEAD. Mr. MA.NN understood that the Mayor had received a com munication from the Commissioners of Birkenhead, which, from its nature, was of so much consequence that it was exceedingly desirable that it should be brought before the Council at once. This suggestion meeting with general approval, the Towir cnnuir read the communication, which consisted of a copy of the resolutions, passed' on the previous-evening, at the meeting of the Birkenhead Commissioners, as follows : "The chairman having brought forward the subject 9f opening a communication with the Mayor and Town Council of the borough of Liverpool, as to the incorporation of the townships of Birkenhead and Claughton with the borough of Liverpool, it was moved by Mr. Laird, and seconded by Mr. Gough, `That the subject be referred to the Finance Com mittee, with power to communicate with the Town Council of Liverpool thereon, to learn the sentiments of the Council, and to report to this board before' proceeding further.'—And, the board having divided, and there appearing, for the motion ' 14, against it, 3, the motion was stirried. Resoled,—That Mr. Laird be requested to communicate with the Mayor and Town Council of Liverpool on the subject of the foregoing minute, and to report thereon to the committee." Mr. HORNBY said his opinion was in favour of such an arrangenient as-that which the resolution of the Birkenhead Commissioners appeared to contemplate, and he-believed it would be found most advantageous-- but, in the present stage of the business, he did not see that they could do anything more than refer it to some committee to confer with the Birkenhead Commissioners ; and,- without binding the Council to anythingi to endeavour to- come to some arrange ment that would be satisfactory to both parties, and to submit it to the Council for . its consideration.---(Hear, hear.) It ap peared to him that the details of such an amalgamation might be very easily arranged, and that there were no greater diffi culties-to be encountered than had already been overcome in the amalgamation of the old borough 9f Liverpool with the out-townships, which amalgamation had been found to work very well and very much to the advantage of all parties. He would sub-gst that the subject should be referred to the-same committee which had under its management the new Birken head Docks. There were many gentlemen on that committee who were members of the Dock and Finance Committees; and if there was a disposition-on both sides to- meet the question fairly and liberally, he thought that no difficulties whatever were likely to arise which might not be easily overcome. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE seconded the motion. Mr. BENICEIT thought the inquiry should'be so extended - as to embrace the question of greatly enlarging.the boundary on both sides of the river. His own opinion was that the limits of the- borough, on the Lancashire side of the river, should be very much enlarged and he had heard the Town clerk say that the facilities :for the transaction of public business would be very much- increased by such an arrange ment. He therefore moved that the committee to whom thel communication- from Birkenhead might be referred, should take this subject into their consideration also. LE conside Y - MO r O ed ltE the M e . ff P e . a . rt W o - a i s in a i f x r i a n id g th p at th ll e ir t . ,, B ,o en ci n ues_ ett had M n r. ot ß w ßA elf 1.•• • • • • before them by the communication from the Commissioners of Birkenhead was- a comparatively simple one, and one which , a, committee eould deal with with great facility ; but the question of enlarging the parliamentary boundary was one which was much more difficult, and much more complicated. It was true that neither object could be effected without at: act of parliament ;. but the diffivalties to be overcome would. be- very much greater in the one case than in the other, and.; the measure nceessoxy to effect it would, in fact, be a new Referm Bill. He-would suggest, therefore, to his friend Mr. Bennett, that he should not embarrass a question in which they were all deeply interested, by mixing it up with another - ; which was much,-.more complicated,, and which involved very different considerations,. _ Mr. BERNARD said, perhaps the Town-clork •would: explain the advantages of extending the boundary ; and, if it were necessary or desirable, he thought it should be referred to.the same committee. _ _ The TowN:CLERS said it was quite true that, with respect to the present boundary, considerable difficulty had occurred-- When the out-townships were added to the boroughthey were not set out by metes and bounds, but were described as " the township of Kirkdale" and " thetownshipof Everton," and a. line was drawn defining that portion of the township of West- Derby which was-added to the Parliamentary borough., Now, at that time the-boundaries between. Iraikdale and Walton were indispute, ande it was the same vvith.respect to Everton,.while the boundary line which was drawn through West. Derby passed across fields, some of which were now being brought into use for building purposes. It was -by no means impro bable that by some of the buildings erected that boundary line might be-eventually taken up, and so that might happen which had happened before, and had been attended. with con siderable difficulty, a house being partly, in one parish and. partly in another. He thought it desirable, therefore, that the subject should he taken up before the fields, through which the boundary. line passed, were covered with buildings to any considerable extent. Mr. We-opal:try concurred with Mr. Bennett's. view, and seconded his motion. Mr. MANN thought the present reference shoula be confined to the subject brought before the , Council by the communica tion from the , Commissioners of: Birkenhead, and. that the Health_Coramittee might take up the other question separately, and present a report upon it, if they thought fit. o. the ße Council nnett,g generallysug; an es d tio th n e s iN e l e A m y e o d n t h o a m vi e i f g t rthuleed thatwiss A f lr. amendment. could not be put without notice„Mr. Hornby's resolution was unanimously carried. FRA.WCEIs LIGHTING, rinE-rokicE, AND FIL.I.7.PREVENTION COAZIITTEE. The proceedings of this committee includf.,d a recornmenda tion.to enter into a fresh contract with Mr. Parkinson for the Increased van accommodation, required for the new bridewells. Mr. JORNSON, the deputy-chairman of the committee, in moving the confirmation of this recommendation, explained that the amount of the present contract was £275 ; that the estimate for the increased van accommodation, required for tho new bridewells, would raise the sum to £550, and that, in ad dition to this, there would be a further sum of £250 for the conveyance of prisoners to and from the new gaol at Walton, This would make the total expense £fioo a-year, against £275, which was the present charge ; this did not, however, include the , removal of remanded prisoners to and from Walton.—A. protracted discussion ensued, in the course of which several irrelevant matters were introduced ; but ultimately the pro ceedings of the committee were confirmed. DOCK COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were read, awl, after some discussion, on the motion of Mr. C. TURNER, confirmed. COURTS LAW AED ST. GEORGE'S HALL COMMTTTRE. The minutes of this committee included a resolution to throw open St.. George's-hall to the public daily, from ten to four; and a letter from Mr. Best, accepting the office of organist. Mr. TRUE moved that the proceedings be confirmed. This led to some observations from different members of the Coun cil generally, deprecatory of the condition of the eastern ap proach; but ultimately the proceedings were confirmed ; as were also those of the Markets' Committee. The proceed ing* of the Health Committee were also confirmed, but not without some discussion. THE HEALTH AND DOCK COMMITTEES. The TOWN-CLERK presented an elaborate report upon the question at issue between the Health and Dock Committees, with reference to an alleged encroachment, by the latter, on certain land of their own, in the neighbourhood of the Custom house, which they had previously agreed to give up for the purposes of the public street. The proceedings of the Ed - acation, Gaol and House of Corn rection, Gardens, Church Expenditure, and Observatory Com mittees, were severally read and confirmed. THE WATER COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Water Committee included an ela borate report from Mr. Duncan, the water-engineer, on the subject of an additional supply of water from Green-lane, which the committee had, at the last meeting of the Council, been requested to consider. The report was to the effect that, having regard to the altered circumstances of the case—to the fact that the works which would make an additional sup ply from Green-lane available could not be completed until the Ist of March—that the want of water was less felt in the winter than in the summer months, and that there was every reason to believe that the water from Rivington Pike would be available by the Ist of April. The engineer could not take the responsibility of recommending, at this moment, the addi tional expenditure which, in the then state of affairs, and with the information then before him, he. had suggested in December, 1854. Upon this report the committee recom mended that the additional works in Green-lane be not now constructed. Mr. BENNETT gave many reasons, of a practical character, for disbelieving that the llivington Pike supply would be available by the time stated, and believing it better not to run any risk of a deficiency of water in the next summer, proposed that the recommendation made by Mr. Duncan, in December, 1854, be forthwith carried out. Mr. FERNIHOUGII seconded the motion. Mr. WOODRUFF, a member, and Mr. HoLr, the chairman of the committee, expressed their determination to yote for [SEPTEMBER the amendment, admitting that tht defeated by an unforeseen accident to make assurance doubly sure. On a division there appeared amendment.—Fer Mr. Bennett's derson, Sheil, Woodruff, Holt, Fi Johnson, Clint, Bennett, Cooper, Messrs. Bradley, Hornby, Wags' Hodson, Kitchen, Robertson, Presi It was resolved, on the recomml that the Council should visit the Wednesday next. The Council was counted out, a postponed until the next monthly OUTRAGE ON THE FR. KING BO' THE explanations demanded by Ambassador at Naples, for the out recently perpetrated by the Govel salted in some more of that prevari are the distinguishing features of In one respect, however, the antic have not been realised. It was most conversant with the chicane; that the government would have suit the French flag ; but in this taken. The Neapolitan Cabinet m rage was perpetrated, but that it Governor of Messina purposely abs salute fired by the French Admiral vious occasion, some French ship. fired no salute on a similar occas: s'excuse s'acruse. The French shi hired transports; they enjoyed no. corded to ships of the French navy any of the formalities which such . when stationed in foreign ports. T' remains unsettled ; and as Louis : brook an insult, King Bomba mti which will be rendered doubly nauseo wriggle out of the serape ; or he m fleet fire a salute in the Bay of Nay will be loaded with something besif As for the insult to Mr. Fagan, that also remains unexplained, as Minister, still struts about in his ing his fantastic tricks, and bastin thrusting others into dungeons, ant more efficacious means are employed who have made themselves obnoxio7 is notorious at Naples that the Prin, enced a good deal of annoyance fri account of his friendly intercourse ASCENT OF 11TO1V THK following account of the an, a boy of 17, who has just left Eton, single guide; made the ascent of Mo: " Heard (a young American) an, Monday evening, and took a long w or rather on Tuesday, for we were guides declared that such a walk before, which rather raised our e: our powers of walking- On Wednesda, tiful spot called the " Jardin," in ' and surrounded by all the higher had thought the way there was diffiA I was rather astonished at the arriv her husband about an hour after necessity, was dressed- in the sank which greatly facilitated her movem, were - scarce, and chickens were de , way as they are at Etbn 'on Elee June., Neither, to make the simi pagne wanting, as. the French la, some, of which they gave us a good rather more than 9000 feet abo' and Old Mont Blanc wag- only 6000 little thing when the heights ar smaller than he really was. The be: champagne, &c., so exhilarated my si that I was- going to start next da; monarch of the mountains ; and, as - my eyes open and see everything thought I might as ivell see asrmuch Deeds soon followed my thoughts; I tentions, and:-from that momentit returned immediately and took zi-cola us for the next day's fatigues. Fort . made the acquaintance of a very nice years ago, was the best guide in retired. This man, simply out of kin. pense whatever, arranged everythini left Chamounim on Thursday mornir the best arranged party possible. Th. the, arrival of two volunteers, who auspices. One,' of them, a sturd all the way by his tricks and danger. In the descent that felt hundred yards down a bank of shouts of the guides, and stop 1. 2 i 1 crevass. A very- different object is; him when he came to g et us to sign fullyin p b e u n r s n a t, b l a e even nd b e been up. He had no ve il or spectacle ttootiithde not guides), seeo. am' back to the point. We arrived at thk sooner than usual that no one was 100 a good begin ffliig. 2 30 a.m. from the' Grands walking arrived at the summit of t Europe at 9 20 precisely, not withou you. Two of our guides were nimbi( being so blinded by the snow that he along by another, as it was quite uns; the crevices alone. 'We two reached for one hardly knew I was there, as breath up at that height it was a 10, get it again. I was -assisted slightb hour, as I had been especially advised there as hearty as anyof them ; an? when I got a good swig of champagn , thirst, and I am sorry to say that in quite forgot the health of the Que a 20, stayed there half-an-hour, and Grands Mulets at 12 45, without h 1 started about 1 45, stopPed on the treat our guides, and arrived at C 1 fresh, to the astonishment of every] that nobody expected us, but neve] people on the way to meet us, and town, instead of the usual number oi and the whole place turned out to boys' who had been up Mont Blanc. " The people who had been watch; day were astonished at the rapidity we had come down, all together, in s, gone up, for nobody wanted assistant broke the line was the butcher; a know who it was that kept going like cipices. " KYRLE _NOTES FROM (Prom the Correspondent of RoME, Aug. 31.—0 n Monday terrible fright, whilst taking his e Ports 'del -Popolo. A numerous park, teverini had. been celebrating so:ne ma, solemnity by a grand jollification at the Ponte Molle, and were return; Popolo, in several carriages, when tv the straight road, two miles long .b, gate, for a sort of natur a l Hippoirot for a chariot race. The Pope's eort& posite direction, and the outriders en the flying Jehus. It is etiquef who meets the Pope to stop hi to kueel in the road, whilst his. EIDE, present case the usual routine-was sabres of the noble guard proving mighty rush of the Trasteverim,. with the instinct of self-preservat: himself and suite as small as- possibl tact with the furious charioteers, stopped by a party of gendarmes, dexterously, and fled back to the bridge as he had come from it. The capt' three fat men, and three jolly go, dames, insisted on getting out to tion before going to prison, roaring and appealing to cardinals, mons, descriptions, against the-severity of At the Porta Angelica, near the riage was stopped by an assemblag a crowd of the poorer people clamor( that they could not live at the pres , gentle violence of the noble guard ' ances of speedy redress, got him sa, Monsignor Sibilio, President of th , licentious conduct is the talk of ai found guilty of abuse of office. It was brought under the jurisdiction. in a quarrel stabbed another man it ordinary routine of justice would 1L but the prisoner's sister, an extrem waited on the President to implore prelate consented to do everything man, but frankly informed his fair expect in return " favour for favow the affair was assuming, the poor gi to escape, but his reverence was a I of letting his prey out of his clutch intent. He was by no means in 51 prisoner, and delayed his pronlist stabbed died in the mclu). Monsignor informed the girl, eellr l fact, being a case of homicide, it diction of the Consulta T r ibunal, T} w the young man to the galleYs• • er a, betrayed, without even the mi l s_ , tbheenecfiarteddinlaielr Vicar,broth brother, ordered an investigation to be 1 1 • t : tri bed' to his o in f a i l T t m i cim : h t e l eleo e v r ensi s e p t. r r jpt o l rih a T e soa n e tbht e d y a: b ono u rffidc n re a cear l e , ,tot a ub t res i va d lt; t o h illdi e . ett i h • h e pe s r u tesh i lc t aea h tici a i all covers time, which, of course, future. l a st wt ra arrested T dal ei l x cu rate 0 ' abs i sits l lli l uy g tockim s tieliesiya o dnip f . aeasel: t sci I cesf i elarti c :oc.di eymoi e : 10:1.110 9 0: 3so ; bilbailty6 s taiti . pdtlvtopics. The curate being ina ie D tql aephutn o staad, r taca sfi i flor z ineu a ei r l innvip f dpim a rjr i ;e l oos i alrfo n c,an g illissi : iti. 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