Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-09 00:00:00

On MeNDAY next, the litla instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 15 Tens CAMWOOD, just larded ex Athenian r and now lying at the Stanky Dock.—Apply to Messrs. Burnet and-Kidd, Merchants; or to J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers. (fLom=riai stltta. NEXT WE'Ellk, M 4 D A T., On AloNDA't next, the 11th inst., at balf,past Eleven eclock, , itrthe Commercial Salerooca, Temple-court, 40 Tons Shetland Dry COD FISH, partly damaged, On view at 15, Pitt-street.—Applyqn Mr. William Jameson, 15, l'itt...street; or to GEO. BADENACH and SON, Brokers. On MONDAY next, t.lie.llth instant, at Twelve o'doekott Ylle Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 450 &Ms Port ORANGES, ex Cintra (sa), 60 Cases Valenta DITTO, ex Turia (ss)„ 30 0 , Messina LEMONS, ex Express, 200 Bags Turkey NUTS, 300 „ Para DITTO. GEORGE BADENACH and SON, Brokers Apply to On lioNnim next, the 11th-instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Ofllce,-7, Exchange-chambers, 1,000 Double .Bundles PIASSAVA, mow landing in George's Dock, ex Byron, from Bahia.—Apply to Messrs. J..eceh, Harrison,•and Forwood. Merchants; , or to FRANCIS 3. EATON, Broker. TUESDAY. On TUESDAY next,. the.l.2th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at tilt Brokers' Office, 12, Lancaster -building s, A Quantity of CARROT, TURNIP, and CLOVERSEED, -.12431v landing on the quay, and open for inspection.—Apply to ANTHONY WOOD and Co., Brokers. MERSEY DOCK ESTATEY On.accounte3f whom it may concern. For the Pa.yment and satisfaction of Freight and Cho , , On TUESDAY-neat, the .12th instant, at One o'clock Broker's saleroom, 18, Chapel-street, RT .18 Bales Wig? WP .12 Bales WOOL. WG 6 Gales WE 9 Bales WC .4 Bales 49 Bales, y; lying ex Wasp, Boinba: For further,particulars apj 1 tO . DANIEL C. BUCHANAN ad Co., Brok On. TUESDAY next, tbe. /2th instant, at Twelve o'cl4 Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 1,600 Bags Bombay RAPESEED, „ MUSTARDSEED, ~ LINSEED, all faul BR)WNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers 170 . , 1,094 , Apply to DNESDAY. On WErNESDAT next, Apply to UItSDAY u Lebanon.— ,chants ; or *to he 13th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at 2, Dale-street, 41 Casks GINQELLY OIL, 50 I-Do. DITTO, 103 Casks CASTOR OIL, suitable for machinery. BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers SDAY next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the s Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, 350 Bags American CLOVERSEED, Apply to Messrs. Richardson, Spence, and Co., am rnomAs SILL, Broker. date. FOR SALT A Cargo of Gromoff'Cliest Bed Petersburgh DEALS, **the WiTHIF or Forest, lying in bonded shed, in the BirkenheadDock. Also, a Quantity of, Petersburgh LATHWOOD, four, six, and eight feet in length.—Apply to Messrs. 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Miscellanea,: Attractions ' 4l* ,4tril --~--- ;S'4,TURD4fY, APR 2 L 9, 1859, At the yesterday, of the po , gong 1 the people desire to THE DAY'S •NEWS. estry meeting of ;Toxteth Park, held the candidates for the office of overseers were rather more mile in their expres towards,eaeh other, with• two exceptions, than - 41 , qt district usually axe. We have no there, but those 3 man," and, aaain tention - to swhat was done io wish to read of an lye, and ill-natura 11 try to keel read the report of the proceedings. The Bank Returns are again of an unfavourable is an incrE X 503, Y4O J warlike Continental n is decidt 0 in actin circula- dly beaoming more A Turin despatch states-that the following order of the: 4stycha.s been posted up in the barracks of Milan : " Austrian Soldiers,—The Emperor calls you round his banners to beat down, for the third ; time, the pride .of Piedmont; to .expel from their den those fanatics who destroy the tranquility of Europe. Advance against the enemies who have always,fled before you. ).emember the victories of 1848 and 1849 . Remember Novara, where your foes were dispersed and aTmihilated. Let your watchword be, Our rights for,e, ver : Long live the Emperor." The Turia correlvondent of the Herald states that the Marquis Massimo D'Azeglio, who is devoted to Count Cavour's policy, is to go to Paris as ambassador of Piedmont. Among the items.qf continental news pointing to the extreme danger of !the outbreak of an Euro pean war is a telegram :received last night from Turin, which states .that letter s h a d b een received there from Milan announcin g the arrival there of two battalions of eroats, and adding that orders have been issued to the railway authorities I() hold their lines in readiness for the transport of fresh corps d'armee ,of 25,000. The roads were encumbered with material of war and army stores. It is added that nearly 10,000 volunteers for t . he Piedmontese service tad arrived at Turin. Letter tome of the sth, state that o tle Papal about to address a note t great to the proposed Congress. h e i Cardinal Antonelli will refer s to s t a h l e _____le by the Duke de Grammont on the - cardinal's intervention in the affairs of the Government is Powers, relative that in this note reservations triad congress . The vic - r-7 to f 49 Con rc of the Papal Governthent with regard appear to be no 'anger doubtful , A correspondent of the Timeg states that Rome has formally announced its intention not to send a representative to an assembly whose right to meddle with its internal affairs it cannot recognise. It is added that Sardinia will not enter the Congress unless laced on the same footing as the Great Powers, with vote as well as a seat. The Paris correspondent of the JS ntes hints that the refusal of Piedmont to disarm is made at the instigation of France. As this disarming is the pre liminary condition -demanded by Austria before entering the Congress, there is a probability that the powers most interested will not take part in the proceedings, and Congress - without the principals would be a nugatory affair. The Vienna correspondent of the Times says the Austrian Government has proposed to France a :general disarrarment. If France accepts the pro position, peace will probably be maintain9d; but if she rejects it, war is almost inevitable. Sardinia persists in refusing to disarm, unless Austria does so likewise ; but the latter cannot possibly suspend her preparations for war as long as the Emperor of the French continues his armaments. The news of the approaching dissolution of the British Parliament has produced an extremely dis agreeable impression at Vienna. According - to advices from Naples, to the sth inst., five of the King's physicians have declared his Ma jesty's malady incurable. Public opinion is in an agitated state, and 'the higher classes of society are again beginning to demand Constitutional Reforms. The , coming elections are absorbing most of the public attention. It is now tolerably certain there will be a severe contest for South Lancashire. The Conservative party have determined, it is said on good authority, to nominate Colonel Lindsay, and the 'Hon. A. Egerton, (brother of the late Lord Ellesmere), in opposition to Messrs. Cheetham and Heywood. What will be done in Liverpool is yet uncertain. The Conservative party are resolved to bring out a second candidate, but as yet are not agreed as to the Mall. Sir John Pakington has been named, but he is already committed by his address to the electors of Droitwich. Mr. Ewart's address is in the hands of the Reform Association, and will be issued in a day or two. Mr. Heywood's address to the county appears in our advertising , columns this morning, as also does the retiring address of the present member, William Sirown, Esq. It is stated that George Melly, Esq., will be nominated for Macclesfield. THE PRETEXTS FOR A WAR IT is certainly a melancholy reflection, that at this time of day there should be Christian nations of whom it may he suspected they are seeking pretexts for war. So terrible a scourge, as well as so savage an expedient, as war, could not, one would have thought, be for a moment contemplated as a means to an end. One can understand how it may some times happen, that two nations fall out, and that their quarrel, and its angry issues, may pas sionately plunge them into hostilities,—this one may understand; though we are far from meaning to excuse it. It belongs, alas! to human nature to quarrel, to get angry, and to fight. " All war," said a great statesman of old, " hath much of the beast in it; and very much of the man must be put off, that there may be enough of the beast "—enough, that is, for so inhuman a purpose. Well, when men get heated and angry in their con tests, this is not so very unnatural, however horrible it may seem. But that men, without any such excitement, coolly and deliberately, should sit down and plan the provoking of war—contrive and arrange all sorts of pretexts for it—with some neighbouring potentate or people, does appear to us as a thing so utterly barbarous and vile, that they who can• per petrate it, deserve to be thrust out of the pale of humanity and civilisation. It has been truly remarked, that " the injustice of the first men was the primary occasion of wars, an origin suitable to so monstrous a practice ;—and hence also tyranny ; for could they have been con tent with their own, and not have violated their neighbours' property, the world would have enjoyed uninterrupted repose and liberty." Now, this remark bears with ' considerable force upon the belligerent designs of France and Piedmont just now. They are not " content with their own." This lies at the bottom of their warlike machinations. It is all very fine for them to talk about giving independence to Italy. But would they ever do this, is it possible to believe, without .each taking some portion of Italy to him self ? They contemplate the opportunity arising, in the conquest and confusion of arms, of their being enabled to "•violate their neighbours' property." The pretext is plausible enough, but it is hollow and selfish. To establish the independence of Italy were certainly a worthy, and noble object. But the Powers that would undertake it must first have established, if not independence, at least freedom in their own dominions, ere any confidence can be placed in their d 4istnterestedness, or their inter -,Tity With reference to this question of contemplated war for revolutionising Italy, a paper, it seems, or memorandum, has been drawn up by the Sardinian Minister, Count DE CATOUIt, which is shortly to be published by his Government. "It is divided," we learn, " into three parts, the first being devoted to the examination of the position of Austria in Lom bardy and to the value of the treaties of 1815, as' a guarantee under existing circumstances for the Italian possessions of Austria; the second part of ;the document discusses the >particular treaties of Austria with several of the Italian States, and point 4 out the alleged illegal influence ,exercised by that power in Italy by the aid of those treaties; and, in the 'third, it points''out the reforms which ought to popula of the more ome of the more Here, then, are ostensible pretexts for war, deliberate provoca4ons made to Austria by. Sardinia, with the concurrence, and, indeed, with the co- operation of France. We say provocations, would not the.IO;NG of SARDINIA, and the EI4LPZROR of the FRENc4,,he intensely provoked, if Austria, or -.because THE NORTHERN TIMES SATURDAI, APRIL 9, 1859 Austria by the adoption 'f the principles of neutrality and of a collective guarantee applied to those States. 4. The sovereign !prince; of, the States of Italy shall be recommended to 'revise the political and administrative laws of their States. That revision shall be made by them freely in the full independence of their sovereignty, and after consulting the wishes of their people. 5. The Powers to reserve to themselves the right of pre senting in the course of th e i r nego tiations special propo sitionsin addition to the four which precede. These would seem to be fair and feasible objects. They are legitimate subjects of Congressional concern and counsel, under the circumstances of the case,-- as involving considerations that are being made pre texts -for war; and as taken up with the concurrence of the parties more immediately concerned, for the express purpose of preventing war. And there is no doubt that if the objects proposed were carried out— which, if France and Sardinia were sincere in their desire for an amicable settlement of the questions in dispute, there would be no difficulty about —war would thereby be prevented. But then it would disappoint the hopes—it would frustrate the schemes of Louis NAPOLEON and VICTOR. EMMANUEL, were any such settlement brought about, and war pre vented. And hence the fear so generally entertained in Paris this week, that the proposal of a Congress will come to nothing—a fear that is in no slight degree increased by the fact, that for several days past there has been an immense movement of French troops southward, and other significant indications of approaching hostilities. them, as upon us all, to " pat on charity, which is the very bond of perfectness." The Paris correspondent of the Daily News, writing on Thursday night, says that all the news during the day was excessively warlike. The Paris correspondent of the Globe gives some details of the hosts marshalled on the Rhine and the Alps. At Anlibes there are 12,000 men; at Grenoble, 40,000; at Valence, 30,000; at Lyons, 50,000 ; at Besancon, 20,000 ; at Toulon, there are transports for 60,000 men and mate rials ; and out of the 80,000 troops in Algeria, it is stated 50,000 are expected to be drafted into Italy. The directors-general of the Sardinian railways have had a long interview with the Emperor. It was announced that the National Guard of Paris was likely to be increased from 30,000 to 150,000, so as to render the regular army of Paris available for a campaign. Lastly, it was reported that the English squadron at Malta had been ordered to the Adriatic. An important election is about to take place in the depart ment of the Garonne, when the government candidate will be opposed by the new proprietor of La Presse, whose rallying cry will be—Peace ! SAVINGS BANICS.-It appears from a parliamentary re turn issued yesterday morning that, from Ootober 24, 1836, to the 18th March, 1859, the Exchequer Bills funded on account of savings banks amounted to £15,690,550 as prin cipal, and £75,896 4s 3d as interest. In the same period the Three per Cent. Consolidated Stock, created in the same account, was £11,789,070 is 2d, and the Three per Cent. Reduced, £5,582,315 11s, at an average rate of £9O 15s per cent. The total amount of stock standing to the credit of the savings banks on the 18th of March last, was £17,371,385 12s 2d. -- if England, were to presume to point out ",the reforms which ought ,to be effected" in an of theit provinces ? And it is this persistence of France and Sardinia the course which the memorandum we have just referred to shadows forth, that makes it so sTery uncertain, not to say improbable, that the Congress abqut to assemble will, after All, be of much avail in preventing an outbreak The falowing, we find, are put forth as the probable points of which the Congress will endeavour to secure the adoption : 1, The sovereign independence of the Italian States, situated beyond the provinces reserved to Austria by treaties, will be anew proclaimed, and placed out of reach of all attack, by the eollective guarantee of tUe Powers who sign the future treaty; these states will be _declared for ever neutral and inviolable; and any encroachment on their security and their territorial integrity will ba con- as a question of go. ral interest 2.- The special treaties now existing between them and the signing Powers shall be revised and set aside, if ne cessary, in conformity with the principles of the preceding proposition. 3. An investigation shall be mado to ascertain if the rights of garrison ascribed to Austria by the act of the 9th of 300 e, 1815, and the treaty of the 10th June, 1817, Compatible ,csrithof in the the F t e u r i m, den e , e o ita n l a s e : h ,e io o , f ma are at it those rights are not '. talniedltPi.:'('-' ticiQntl.3 RELIGIOUS SCANDALS IT is not only that the odium theologicum—the theological hatred, the hatred of divines, is generally so bitter a hatred,—that those who are engaged in theological controversies so frequently bear with them a greater degree of rancour than any other class of disputants, —but it very often happens that where there is a religious quarrel at all, there is bitterer animosity displayed, on one side or the other, or on both, than in any other kind of dispute besides. Strange that it should be so, since that religion which is in the case, or with which it may have in any wise to do, is one the whole spirit of which is love and peace, and which not only teaches brotherly kindness and charity, but enjoins the exercise of these virtues as indispensable requisites on the part of all who profess it. A rather remarkable illustration of the too common disregard of that charity which, as SHAKSPEARE says, is " kindly to hear, gentle to judge," was afforded at our Assizes, a day or two since, in a trial for defamation between two religious persons,—a clergy man and a layman. The former is charged by the latter with a gross act of immorality. He thought he saw his Reverend friend accost a prostitute in the street, late one night, after having officiated at a religious meeting, and go with her to a house of ill-fame. He was apparently mis taken,—the jury, who gave the Reverend plaintiff their verdict, with Fifty Pounds damages, virtually declared by that verdict that he must have been. In answer to the Judge, they stated that they were of opinion there was no malice in the accusation, but that it was clearly a case of mistaken identity. And we must conclude it was so. Why, then, could not the accuser have given the Reverend gentleman the benefit of the doubt ? He knew him well, and inti mately, it appeared,—he was occupied along with him, indeed, in religious labours. Do that class of religionists to which they both happen to belong, who, if they are not to be deemed "righteous over much," certainly profess to be righteous very much, yet think so poorly, so mistrustfully, of the righteousness, nay the common, every-day morality and decency of their spiritual pastors, as to suspect them, in the face of most positive contradictions and denials, as guilty of immoral conduct, such as must, if true, convict them of the most revolting hypo crisy ? Why, the very idea, of a clergyman, nay man making a profession of religion, being capable of such immorality, were almost enough to shake one's confidence in all professions of the kind. But, thank Heaven, there is not, as a general rule, the slightest shadow of a pretext for so shocking a distrust. No doubt there is only too much hypocrisy, along with all the other evils, in human nature. But it is the exception, we sin cerely believe, not the rule, in religious life, and more especially the religious ministerial life, be it of what denomination it may. Of course, with old Fuller, we,may lay it down as a safe axiom—" Trust not in him that seems a saint." There must be something, and a great deal, more than seeming. And in the case of the clergyman in question so, it appears, there was. The Judge laid considerable stress on the fact of his always having borne an irreproachable character. And we quite concur in. his Lordship's opinion when he described it as being " a scandalous investigation in a Court of Justice," — using the word scandalous, .as he explained, " because it must be prejudicial to the interests of religion, no matter what sect, that such an imputation upon the character of a minister of religion should be the subject of .discussion in a Court of 'Justice." Why, therefore, was such a case brought into a public Court ? Surely there might have been ways and means adopted of ascertaining the truth or falsehood of such a charge, without having recourse to a mode of proceeding so full of scandal as this ? The poet has told us of one who, as a religious man, could easily, by the force of his principles, supersede all necessity for such scandalous litigation and exposure. "Is there a variance ? enter but his door, Ealk'd are the Courts, and contest is no more Where was the Bishop's influence that it could not be exerted on the side of justice, and charity, and goodwill in such a case ? is one other point to which we would just advert. The religious party among whom all this strife and scandal has arisen, is that one, it seems, which is in the habit of vilifying and angering the Roman Catholics continually. Now, is it not evident from what has been exposed in a public Court, that there is very much, in the way of reformation even, to do among themselves, befbre they presume to inter fere with the errors or defects of others ? Is there not a beam to cast out of their own eye, before they can see clearly to pull out the mote that is in their brother's eye ? Well might the learned and liberal minded judge say to them, that "much as he respected the zeal of both parties, he could wish they bore in mind that the faith which was common to them both had produced the greatest ornaments of human nature which had ever existed, and that a portion of the acrimony and energy which were ex pended in such discussions as had been described here, might possibly be just as profitably used amidst the numerous degraded, vicious, ungodly, and scoffing multitude, by which they were both surrounded." This was indeed a timely and a just rebuke. There is, alas ! far too much for religion to do among " the degraded, vicious, ungodly, and scoffing multitude," to leave any room for its being made the subject of strife and anger, and clamour, and bitterness,—to -1 - 57 nothing of that obligation which rests upon There THE COURT, Her Majesty the Queen gave a juvenile ball on Thursday, the birthday of Prince Leopold, at Buckingham Palace. The juveniles honoured with invitations were between six and fourteen years old, and appeared in fancy dresses. Parents accompanying the children were in evening dress. The company began to arrive at half-past eight o'clock ; the ball commencing at nine. The invitations amounted to 234. The Duchess of Kent arrived at the Palace, attended by Lady Susan Melville and Sir George Couper. The Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cam bridge, also arrived shortly before nine o'clock. The members of the royal family, upon their arrival, were conducted, to the White Drawing-room, where the Queen and Prince Consort received their illustrious guests. Her Majesty was accompanied by Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and also by the Prince and Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg, Prince. Philippe, Prince Augustus, the Princesses Clotilde and Amelia f Saxe-Coburg, the Duke and Duchess of Aumale and the Prince of Conde. The juvenile visitors and their relations were conducted to the Picture Gallery, through which her Majesty and the royal circle passed about nine o'clock to the Banquetting Room, which was prepared for dancing, and in which was stationed her Majesty's private band. The Princess Helena and the Princess Louisa wore the costume of peasants of the canton of Berne. Dress of gros blue silk edged with a band of scarlet velvet, the body trimmed with black velvet and steel ornament ; chemisette and sleeves in white cambric, black velvet round the throat with steel ornaments ; black lace mittens ; head dress, hair done in long plaits with red ribbons, a straw hat trimmed with red roses. Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold wore the costume of the eons of Henry the Fourth of England : white satin tunic, with a light blue velvet cape in points, trimmed on the right side with gold braid ; the left with silver braid the tunic trimmed to correspond ; fleurs delis on the side with silver; one shoe in blue satin trimmed with silver; the other white, with gold ; white silk hose ; blue velvet bonnet trimmed with silver and a gold fringe. Prince Philippe of Sax Cobourg wore the uniform of a Saxon Grenadier of the 18th century. Prince Augustus of Saxe Cobourg, wore the uniform of an Austrian Grenadier of the 18th century. Princess Clotilde of Saxe Cobourg, wore the costume of an Hungarian peasant Princess Amelie of Saxe Cobourg, wore the costume of a Cantiniere from the opera La _Mlle du _Regiment. The Prince of Conde wore the uniform of a Sergeant in the Conde Infantry, 1745. Dancing commenced immediately after the entrance of the Queen and the illustrious party. We have authority to state that, in addition to the Drawing-room announced for the 14th inst., the Queen will hold another presentation Drawing-room before the one to be held in honour of her Majesty's birthday. The precise date will be announced later. Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council on Tuesday, the 12th inst., at Buckingham-palace. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen at Buckingham palace. - The Prince Consort, attended by Captain Du Plat, went yesterday morning to the New Palace at Westminster. The Prince and Princess Augustus of Saxe Cobourg visited the Exhibition of the French Gallery, in Pall-mall. His Royal Highness paid a visit to the Duke of Cambridge, at his residence in St. James's-palace. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited the Princess Augustus of Saxe Cobourg. The Princess Alice and the Prince and Princess Augustus of Saxe Cobourg visited the Duchess of Kent on Wednesday at Clarence-house, St. James's. Colonel Baker had an interview with the Earl of Derby on Thursday. _Sir Fitzroy Kelly had also an interview with the noble earl at his official residence in Downing st raet. About 140 members of the House of Commons had a meeting on Thursday, with the Earl of Derby at his official residence in Downing-street. Despatches have been received at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Heligoland. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. FOR JAMAICA.—The screw-steamer Salidan sailed yester day for Kingston, Jamaica, with a few passengers and - a general cargo. • THE Ali Y.—Brevet-colonel Thomas Askew Larcom, retired full pay Royal Engineers, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary only. The Gazette publishes a notice, directing the mode of proceeding in the case of persons who have out-standing claims against the Brazilian Government. THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS.-The Rev. Mr. Lewis, of London, will lecture on this subject in Hope-hall on Mon day evening. There will be dissolving views illustrative of the lecture. DEATH FROM A FALL. —Yesterday a man named John Mooney, aged 50, died in the Royal Infirmary, in conse quence of concussion of the brain, caused by a fall, whilst, it was supposed, the deceased was the worse of drink. AMERICAN MAILS.—The Cunard steamer Arabia, Captain Stone, will sail for Boston via Halifax this day, with the American mails. The box at the Post-office will close at eleven o'clock and finally at twelve. The receiving -box on the small landing-stage will be open until one o'clock, on the payment of a late fee of one shilling. ATTEMPT AT HOUSE ROBBERY. - Yesterday, a fellow named George Williams, was brought before Mr. Mansfield at the Police-court, charged with having been found con cealed in the cellar of the house 15, - Hope-place, with intent to commit a robbery in the house. He was sent to gaol for three months with hard labour, as a rogue and vagabond. _ PASSAGE BROKER'S LICENCE.—In reference to the appli cation made by Mr. Aspinall, on behalf of Mr. William Frackelton, passage-broker, Mr. Mansfield, after a careful examination of the case, and on Mr. Frackelton's engaging to be particular in future as to the partiei with whom he would entrust his passengers at New York, decided that the licence should be granted, which was done accordingly. AMPHITHEATRE.—The past week has been kept up by the local company in the Amphitheatre, and with much credit. The spectacle drama, The Flying Dutchman, was revived. Next week Mr. M'Kean Buchanan, the American tragedian, who lately received considerable commendation from the Metropolitan papers, will make his appearance for a few nights in Liverpool, and will perform the parts of Hamlet, Othello, and Richard the Third. UNPRECEDENTED DESPATCH.—The ship Broughton Hall, Captain Rennis, from Bombay, 1,493 tons register, and belonging to Messrs. William Sinclair and Co , of Liver pool and Belfast, commenced discharging in the Stanley Dock on Tuesday morning last, and was all out by twelve noon on Friday, working in all thirty hours. Her cargo consisted of 6,762 bales of cotton, wool, and rags, and 3,886 bags of various descriptions of seed. EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS OF CASSELL'S POPULAR NA TURAL HISTORY. —Twenty-five thousand copies have already been called for. This magnificent work, price sixpence each part, with upwards of forty engravings, executed in the first style of art, will be continued monthly. " Cassell's Popular Natural History," has called forth the highest eulc gies, both in respect to the literary contents, letter press, and general characteristics of the work. " Casselrs Popular Natural History" is a marvel of elegance, and cheapness. It is written in a fine popular style, is beautifully illnstraterl t and is probably the first work in Importance of a publisher who has distinguished himself by his enterprise, chiefly with a view to the moral, social, and religions elevation of the horny-handed classes of our land.—atkdonian ffercegry. London : Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, La Belle Sauvage yard, Ludgate-hill, E.C. CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday ' the coroner held an inquest on the body of Frances Noulan, thirty years of ag e, a stevedore, who was killed at the Brunswick Dock. It appeared that he was engaged receiving bundles of rod iron on board a flat, and that one fell on him and killed him on the spot. The jury found a verdict of " accidental death," but, at the same time, did not think there was sufficient care taken by the master-lumper to prevent accident. SOUTHERN HOSPITAL.—WeekIy Report, April 6, 1859. Admitted : Accidents and urgent cases, 48 ; medical and surgical cases upon recommendation, 14 ; total, 62. Dis charged : Cured, 7 ;. relieved, 2 ; irregular, 2 ; died, 1; total, 12. Attending as out-patients, 35. Remaining in the hospital, 50. Treasurer : James loughton, Esq. 'Visitors : B. Platt, Esq., and J. Andrews, Esq. Honorary chaplain : Rev. W. Leveson. Physician and surgeon for the ensuing week : Dr. Cameron and Mr. Higginson. House surgeons : Mr. John M. Bateson and Mr: C. Pemberton. ODD FELLOWS' HALL.—As already announced, this fine hall will be opened this evening, by Mr. F. MacCabe, in his popular, attractive, and entertaining performance of "Begone Dull Care." As a dramatic mimic, and successful imitator of men and things of the present day, Mr. MacCabe stands unrivalled ; and added to his qualifications in these respects, he possesses musical and vocal abilities of a high class. There was but one opinion, when he appeared here before, in his diversified and original characters, and now that he has matured all, he cannot fail to attract large audiences, and we promise they will be delighted as well as nstructed FATAL ACCIDENTS. Robert Henry Howard, residing at 182, Blundell-street, was run over by a lorry on Thursday afternoon, and taken to the Southern Hospital, where he lingered until yesterday when he died from the injuries re ceived. Joseph Morgan, 18 years of age, an ordinary sea man, shipped on board the barque Harlequin, bound from Liverpool to New Orleans. As the ship was proceeding down the river Mersey, on Thursday, Morgan was sent aloft to the top yard, and when loosing out the sails he, by some mishap, fell to the deck. He was got on board a steam-tug, brought to Liverpool, and taken to the Northern Hospital, where he died yesterday afternoon. We under stand that inquests will be held on both cases this day. THE " ILLUSTRATED TIMES."— This popular and beauti fully illustrated work, had in last Saturday's number some of the finest specimens of wood engraving we have ever seen. The artists belonging to this paper must be of a high class, as their works at once proclaim. Besides the exquisite beauty and finish of the engravings, the resem blance to the originals are faithful, and challenge admira tion. We can say this, knowing the originals of several of the subjects. The view of the Prince of Wales Hotel in Rome, is admirable; and amongst the illustrations is_ a spirited and faithful sketch of the raising of the American ship Isaac Wright, in the Mersey, by Palmer's pump, with a description of the interesting operation. SHow " MR. ROB" GETS BEER AND SPlRlTS.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, before Mr. Mansfield, David Rob, a fellow who appeared to have been robbed, by some one, of his garments, all but his shirt and trousers, was charged by Mrs. Anne 'Tones, publican, Elizabeth-street, Kirkdale, for robbing her, after the following fashion : It would seem that the operations of Mr. Rob, for the last month have been extensive in a certain way, but confined to the locality of Kirkdale. His modus was as follows :—He went into every public-house he met, and called for beer, rum, and the like ; drank it off at one full gulph, and then ran off as quick as he could. He had gone on to such an extent in the neighbourhood, that it was resolved to give him into custody. His last ex ploit was at the house of complainant, and he was given into custody. The prisoner said, he once got a cut in his head, and when he takes drink he does not know what he is doing. His Worship said the prisoner was more a knave than a fool, and sent him to jail for seven days as a vagabond. MADAME GASSIER IN CUBA.—HAVANNAII, March 9th, 1859.—Madame Gassier, who created so profound an im pression during her visit to your city, is now producing a furore here. The theatres in which she sings are crowded nightly by the most brilliant audiences, and the Spanish press, with one accord, style her the Queen of Song, Reina del anto, and pronounce her to be unrivalled as an artiste, L' Artista sin rival. The leading journal devotes a space equal to three columns of your Freeman, to a description of her triumph on the occasion of her benefit, and prints several exquisite verses composed for the occasion. The other journals are equally elaborate; and that they truly reflect public opinion as to the merits of this gifted artiste, may be estimated from the fact that the benefit for herself and M. Gassier, produced a sum equal to two thousand four hundred pounds sterling of your money—a result altogether unprecedented in this, and, I believe, in any other country. Madame Gassier's engagement here has been more success ful than either Bosio's,Frezzolini's, or, in fact, any prima donna who has ever visited America. Her salary here is something enormous, and fabulous sums have been offered her to go to Mexico, which, I believe, she has declined, being under an engagement to go to the States. The operas selected for the benefit were the first act of Don Pasquale, the second act of Los Puritanas, the third act of Lucia, the conclusion being a little Spanish opera not much known " abroad." From beginning . to end it was a scene of triumph—bouquets, such as Spanish ladies alone know how to arran g e, waved with a grace unparalleled, and from time to time fell in showers on the stage, and at the close, the house rang and rang again with shouts of "A la Reina del Canto," " A Josephina Cruz de Gassier," "A la Artista Espanola," the sincerity of the vices being amply proven by the results to the exchequer. After the benefit M. Gassier had a " reception," which was thronged by the elite, and passed off with great eclat. Madame Gassier appeared to be so great a favourite in Dublin and in London, that I felt this brief note of her triumph in her own country would be acceptable to your theatrical friends, both as a native tribute to the genius of the artiste and as a pronun- ciarnento in favour of the unanimous verdict of your Dublin audience.—Fmnt the Freeman's Journal, Dublin. DEPARTURE OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER FROM BELFAST. —On Wednesday morning, at eleven o'clock, this noble vessel took her departure from this port for New York, via Cork, leaving the latter port on the Bth instant Immediately on slipping her cable, a parting salute of two guns was given from the Semaphore (ss), at present in the graving -dock, which was responded to by the City of Manchester. She was taken temporarily in tow for some distance by the steam tug Blue Bonnet, though her propeller was in motion from the moment of starting, the tug merely acting as a kind of guide ; and, as she glided majestically down the river, the firing was kept np on board, amidst the most deafening cheers of thousands of spectators who had assembled to witness her departure. On arriving opposite Crawfords burn, a salute was fired from that place, as also at Donagha dee ; both of which were creditably returned. At the - entrance to the Lough, she was met by the Blenheim (s), from Liver pool for this port, and it was found necessary to stop the vessel for the purpose of taking a number of passengers on board who had taken their passage at Liverpool, and who had left that port for Belfast in the Blenheim the night previous, expecting to be here in time for the sailing of the steamer for New York. During the transfer of the passen gers, the vessels were passed by the Portland steame r , N or th Briton, which fired a salute, the City of Manchester immediately answering it. As soon as the passengers had all got on board, the vessel steamed away for Cork harbour, where she was expected to arrive on Thursday morning. The City of Manchester had on board a large quantity of general cargo from Belfast, consisting chiefly of linen, potatoes, flour, whiskey, &c., besides an extraordinarily large number of passengers. The next steamer (the Vigo) is to leave this port for New York on the 4th prox., for which vessel there may be confidently expected a full amount of both passengers and cargo.—Belfast News Letter.—A telegraphic despatch from Cork, dated Friday evening, seven o'clock, says: "The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company's steamer City of Manchester is now proceeding to sail from Queenstown for New York, with 350 passengers and a special mail. Though she has only been advertised fourteen days, she carries the largest number of passengers that have ever sailed from Ireland in a steamer for America." GAVAZZI AT HOPE HALL.—Yesterday, Signor Gavazzi delivered what he termed his farewell lecture at Hope Hall, Hope-street, at two o'clock. There was a very limited attendance, composed chiefly of ladies. The subject of the lecture was " Freedom of Speech," which Signor Gavazzi proposed to illustrate by reference to some of his recent adventures in Galway. He alluded passingly to Italian, and denied that Mazzini represented the Italian people, whose eyes, he declared, were now fixed upon Victor Emmanuel. He then described the absolute freedom of speech which he claimed for all men, and condemned the half-Protestantism of those who would allow of nothing which might displease the prejudices of Roman Catholics. He denounced the manner in which Roman Catholic journals in Ireland assailed himself, and contrasted their language with that of Protestant journals. In Liverpool, lie declared, no Protestant journal ever descended to coarse or abusive language [Signor Gavazzi has evidently not been reading all the Liverpool Protestant journals of late], and contrasted their tone with that of Catholic journals. He e.speeially condemned the course language in which journalists of the latter class assailed their opponents ; and immediatei t v after declares that every Roman Catholic journal is a liar.' He passed on to 'give an account of his recent visit to 9alway, emphatically denying the statement of the Galway Viaicator that he ran from an Irish mob, and adding that, from that Liverpool platform he gave the lie to that journal. Deleribing the females of the Galway mob, he said : "You could never see such a congregation of dirtiness and ugliness as f.u. that congregation of the women of Galway. (Laughter.) - 311 (Great Laughto..) Some people speak to me of the virtue and the celibacy of the priests—Oh, my dear friends, Galles] is the place to avoid temptation. (Great Laughter.) Nev._eri never, have I seen such horriblenessbefore me j and 1 say Wt. if my Dante Allighieri were now living, and were to ~! some new scenes for his hell, there is a pandemonium him to describe. (Cheers.) Oh, the dirtiness, the ragra. ness, the ugliness of those women. (Renew ed laughter.! Signor Gavazzi then declared that he routed the mob with! umbrella, or at least kept them at bay,sufficiently long.ot° enable his party to reach their car; an d that an interpositiLs of Providence induced the pursuers to take a wrong wenia'e order to intercept the car, which enab led it to reach a p: of safety. Finally, Signor Gavazzi declared that is the dirtiest and filthiest place in dirty and filthy 1 1003 Catholic Ireland ;" and expressed a hope that, before lish Protestants invested their capital in converting 110!'.,. place into a packet station, they would see that some gu ar, tee was given for. the safety o f Protestant liberty an d e there ; and after a denunciation of Father Daly and e i Roman Catholics of Galway, wound up by prayers of his hearers, and the pea ce and bl es sing Heaven. IMPORTANT DECISION AGAINST THE CORPORATI,.:S THE RITINGTON WATER WORKS.—THE PIPES AND RATED.—It will be in the recollection of our readers I_,ed in November, 1857, the Corporation of Liverpool aPritbe at the General Quarter Sessions at Kirkdale, 0,0'140 assessment made by the overseers of West Derby, in " fo es they rated the Water-works at Green - lane , a nd the and mains belonging - to the Rivington works, whie h t c . yt through the rural part of the township of West per a' t o an annual value of £9,000. The appeal Time dente ryfer re ol d Mr. Ellis, Q.C., and that gentleman heard evi o n S counsel on both sides. The assessment was Corbett,fixecl valuation made by Mr. Cawley, C.E., and Mr. , C.E., of Manchester, and Mr. Wylie, of Liverpo_eli the was contended, on the part of the Corporation, that annual value fixed upon the Green-lane works W as iininu.. in excess, and that it was impossible to ari da wi t ' tt v hh a e lu ß e w a v t iene a gk l t l o i n i g p iw o v n e onr t k h hs e i. s m T a d i eh n ce s i ai a or n bn d i, t nt p i wt p s in eon nee "01 - 0, hat "Whereas, at the General s Quarter ohe S ri e h s A s f i r o i.s :a lloisf f': l, ll:ll 4 v o .sll n .rte l held by adjournment at Kirkdale in and fer, t ' pr e ti l° palatine of Lancaster, the third day of Noven l ",,"ileria e t year of our Lord, 1857, the appeal of the roar' ) ` 7 ,1 nonnv and burgesses of the borough of Liverpool, in the sal for the of Lancaster, against the rate or assessment in i n ia the relief of the poor of the township of West DerbY4 30th said county, at is in the pound, and allowed on 4. ,,,d0n5, day of May last, was, by the said court of quarterAs`-urn by consent of both parties respited and l i frea e, until the' then next General Quaater Sessions of t te rm' tei there to be holden by adjournment upon certain' 00 bothagreed contained s deusp.ionnEaHbeertew certain efeonlml thememorandum o I am p ne a do r up t m i y e s ,o signedwhichthe nb t eyn c e : r r i ca° oth e f Now, I, Thomas Flower Ellis, barrister-at -law, b,e,'„%sing p p a e r r t s i o o n s, n a a n m d ed the i i n r o t o h u e n a s ffe r e e m sp en eo t ti h ve a l v y i , ng and hea h r a d v ii esr h eedi e , s ll and received the allegations and proofs duly to the said parties, and by their said respective e° 4l). On' hereby make and publish this my award and jinig, i . nl a fore: l writing, touching the matters so referred to 111° the st; said—that is to say, I award and adjudge that i j oi ts." rate and assessment be amended, and that the aPP' - a,ic er assessed for mains and pipes for the water supply bit pool, as laid within the rural part of the town` aa," and for Green-lane Station, with the aPP urteil lsn j ' commonly "called Green-lane Water-worts , fc ' r OP * buildings, cottages, cooling-ponds, engines, an d P loa el ' thereon, together with the wells, sprino's, g , '" borings and drift-ways connected therewith, ?i c e vi oB estimated rental of £6,727 15s. 7d , and the r atea. ~0 6 00 of £6,055 ; and that the appellants stand rated at t ", pc' of £302 15s. In witness whereof, I, the said arbitrath'T ) 11 0 hereunto set my hand, this first day of Aprilv,inigntothialit:e, nine." f ne T Lord , one is o d n e e ois t i h o o n us th a e nd mai e n i s gh of t thheunEdired an or now become rateable in every township thro n gh•tre the pass, as it was agreed by the terms of the arvbtiojia; that o the decision in the West Derby case should be 'lll d n eois h io e nCiomrppoorsaetsioann increase sregards the other t oo v7s w il it , a q t i o f ,oo,, s , l l of nearly £3 00 Derby) on the assessment of 1855, the' gross e'o, rental of the Green-lane works in tat year benf„o,tet:f and the land and pipes in the rural districts P',",peet £3,750 ; whereas, under Mr. Ellis's aw ard, both assessments, the gross estimated rental i" " s '' ,s 4. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ABD I/UP2cite' t On Thursday, a very respectable looking Nou 1311 ;- 5 ;a lte .4 °- the advice and assistance of the presiding Til 3 g . 'rdi lwi Westminster Police-court, under the following e itr3° O it .l te l circumstances :—She said that the object of be h r ila, (fr 4 he magistrates was to complain of her stere-catb°j twelve years of age, being detained at a R°, 9/ 0 4tl ie d ill school. When between seve na i n a d eight s yea r jei . e rl a f ofie was sent to a Protestant school, le near the age of eleven when her which she ai ed ji means the child was then sent to a Roma Cati l ,.;: e 5 Tu' i , o l. the neighbourhood, and was there till n her $" - a r Ca t".. 1 1 0 1° applicant, when the girl was taken from the V II " ,„ot school, as it was not considered that here omPliperet'es7d. improving her morals, and sent back to the 4. " 0 e1e . - a school she had formerly attended. The Pr ies t '', her/ A le mediately and repeatedly afterwards to the '7 t t i d tried all the means in his power to induce hic u , tier o , ° „"iti girl back to his (the priest's) school, but the 't h sh," l , - a not listen to the pnest's entreaties, and said She ' h remain where she was. During the last month t 7 8,5 of co been discovered going to the Roman Catholic juis",.eacat_,„cer, Protestant school; and, although her father hau,ii-ifol'io punished her, and told her she must not go to she she still went on every occasion when she tho u Pte se, ll ,P; not watched. On Monday she left home to g ° APP lfr the and did not return till nine o'clock at night . - i n ' to - 0 0 and her husband, suspecting she was gone ag t 3 Tberc e tt Roman Catholic establishment, the latter wei l o " be i s ho Tuesday morning, and demanded that she should thaVt• up to her. She saw the girl there, but Was t°- 'V il l A el l would be detained, as the applicant au no a U tiO rl • the tb c ever to demand her ; but, if the father cam e, p a t t ° l ja should be restored to him. He according 51 1 '0 school, and at first was informed she was not tue`i'ol t the evening the priest said he was not bound t° . where she was. Applicant, accompanied b 1 aft fletllCreltoja to the Roman Catholic school ; the girl was I, n - e ss t o ho they searched the rooms, and the. g,,ge them she could not say where the child w'''App'L, s ` tif was not detained against her own will. p - „,e t said so young a child must be under stroagia r influence which induced her to stay away fr°lll w e b ere b stia and the governess repeated she could not sord, nor 0 was. No information of her had been obtaiue, sle been seen since Tuesday morning . , and 11 „ e ;ec. bi rela fir. were in the greatest grief about her disapPe u t r ecl 55 ; „ .7 Arnold said applicant's husband must a tteno , " to ol woit whom the girl was sent to the Roman CatholiSi.7 no t li t he first instance. He (the worthy magistrate) 1. 1 . ' f idcl - n aer he could do anything in the matter, and w°ll's i sing child's friends to consult an attornel . " c 4. street,stan Westminster. dthatth the Roman Catholic school alluded to TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS OF A SlIg" I The ship Centurion arrived at New York o u the; from Glasgow, and had on board part of til e ,r r i l e ed barque Dromhair, from Quebec for Sligo, aball,' ° „" ht .„,, When Captain Caulkins, of the ship Centur'°l bler,iii ship to under the lee of the Dromhair, it was o ats fro k a gale, but, notwithstanding, he lowered here s"-ott went to the disabled ship. On arriving to elf Iv was before them such as seldom presents its''crs y t° led. bet, —the dead and dying were there interrnieLps,olooo witha Dromhair. crews of ailed from Quebec n,uembeeconladthene 2 w of t h h ° i e .,, a b l e y ri -.l' Saturday, December 18, about noon, a yell 188 k, a li e l - g f west gale sprung up. The ship then sprung 3 06 011 SO hands were put at the pumps, where dig' e. e , O be y running labour until haebro and dfi the eo' leakc l o'clock k i n o o :n e a s S i u n n g d . a Y r t ° t 7 ac i ti, q o i in Le e : ca r f Macintosh,t. thing moveable, who wwiatsh not te againman atse seen. di ne shipped a tremendous wave, which swept the d e ck G e l shipped n sa ils All the 1 this time blown from the yards. At the tu nc i at opep o , struck all -the men were at the punWs. I lithel los i/ tthheemirsellivvoess, jammed wh in en to t c h o e rn w er a s te a r bo c u l t ea th e e d ue o c ove o sw e so6 o l c . e nt the bread They found himself high up in the rigging. Tile's eab il k 141 high as the maintop . The water ran into the o rng, e ft the bulkheads, and flowed . into the breadroonl, dr br ead. i ; A after this calamity, which happened to be stell an to o l t ° b ey spare locker. From this time the weather begueb 0,1 rate, and the men worked at the pump s as o - ril ostl ea $ th e could, dodging into the cabin to prevent bein,,,_, vigbt,,..4, by heavy seas. About eight o'clock, on Sulluj i i t inl i ;ols pump gave out, and they were not able to F u 7 1 . 0 . a t i ., ,, , ,,„ r had only one barrel of op y I dr Lion again until one o'clock on Monday ru ° ,l b id. J oter time there were thirteen feet of water in the._ all the ing was then resumed, and by Monday nr s o a tter a „y e bt Was worked out. They cleared the wref . g e , tu wi til f : ri 7;o to get on canvas, which occupied t' uo ther an o'clock on Monday night, when the ship foreop gale arose. The sea rushed over an ,— the ( i i t uias: aft, and the men were compelled to ah , u . ,`l n d a, f e ,j, The ship was now completely waterlog,,et_itina, 0120i080 more could be done. There were 30 or 40 p° John 31„f0r9 but no water. About the Ist of January, _ : „. h t to._, ip i died of hunger and exposure. The same 81171eillihsi110,140; Frost became deranged, and went only by his hands. Some of the m but he was soon washed away. Altogether_etuaisdervo ot died of starvation or were washed off' the c r entu rioo , e irolt oeuvertried, gr o l f the so er c e e;, number, were taken on board the ship gag . ".. transferred toy.the ise ,:.. 10 1 1 ' ed ahovi, - hose O fa the i for Al .ere siz