Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-22 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. _ FRANCE. PARTS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Emperor and Empress have arrived at • isiarritz. The Emperor is expected on the 28th at the camp of Chalons. The rumour is still kept alive that Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge will meet him there. Her Majesty Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, shortly after the arrival' of the 'royal yacht on Tuesday morning at Cherbourg, landed, and after visiting the arsenal made an excursion by land to several places in the surrounding neighbourhood of the town, again going on board at eight o'clock in the evening. The yacht remained during the night at anchor in sight of Cherbourg, and left the next tnorning about five ; she steered direct for Jersey, • Which place her Majesty visited in the course of the forenoon. This unexpected visit of the Bri tish sovereign to the soil of France has created feelings of some satisfaction among the French Public, who consider such a visit without previous announcement, and without ceremony, as the 8 37tnntom of a good international understanding. The meeting of the Emperor of the French and the Emperor of Russia, it is now said, will take place in the Prussian metropolis. The Prussian newspapers, however, declare that hitherto nothing is known of such a plan at Berlin, though they are able to announce that the visit of the Emperor of - Russia at least is certain. . The question of the Principalities turns for the moment on the determination of the Porte to keep the Kaimakan Vogorides in his place. There is evidently a weak point in the attack of the four powers, for to insist on the removal of that func• tionary, would be a glaring violation of interne , tional law, it being an unmistakeable interference with the sovereign rights of the Sultan. If the Porte should prove obstinate, there is, in fact, . nothing to be done ; but, on the other hand, it is clear that not much will be affected by the late elec tions being annulled, if the man who has tampered with them, by means of his discretionary adminis trative power, be left in his place, and allowed to Play the same game over again. It may be that this iS the ground on which the Austrian Govern dent is so confident in the result of the new elec tions as it appears to be. For, to say the truth, the language of the Austrian journals, for from being rendered tamer by the results of the con ference at Osborne, seems almost triumphant. They treat the concession extorted by Louis .Napoleon with sneers, and describe his move as an honourable retreat, he receiving the honour and Austria the loaves and fishes. Time only can show who is the dupe. Everything depends on the real state of feeling in the Principalities, and particularly in Moldavie, from which, it must be confessed, the reports have been hitherto ex tremely contradictory. AUSTRIA. . VIENNA, AUGUST 18. The Ministerial Correspondenz of to.day thus announces to the Austrian public the result of die conferences which a few days since were held at Osborne on the subj,ct of the Moldavian elec tions : It aff , Tds us great Ea isfaction to be able to state, that in consequence of the visit paid by the Emperor of the French to Her Britnnic Majesty, that lamentable dispute at Constantinople which led to the interruption of the diplo matic relations between the Porte and several of the Eara- .pean Powers, is likely to be settled to the satisfaction of all parties. As is known, the French Ambassador raised objections to the validity of the Moldavian elections, and demanded that they shouldbe repeated. It is also noto ions that his demand was supported by the represAitatives of Prussia, Russia, and Sardinia. Although the Porte sin cerely wished to satisfy France, it was unable to accede to a request wzich neither Austria nor England was a party. Had the representatives of the two last-mentioned States counselled the Porte to yield, they would have excluded themselves from any share in the settlement of a matter Which— according to the conditions of the Treaty—ought -to be regulated by the common accord of the Powers. The exchange of ideas and opinions between the French and English Governments has done away with the misun derstanding. After it had become clear that there was no difference of opinion on fundamental points (przncipien Fragen), the difference which had arisen at Constantinople about an incidental case (ineidenzpunckt) became a matter of inferior moment, and was easy to settle. The Emperor -of the French invited Austria and England to take into con - sideration the state of things in Constantinople, and they, although they could not but approve the conduct of the Porte in declining to accede to a demand to which they were not parties, being willing to satisfy France, expressed their readiness to assist in restoring a good understanding in the Turkish capital. In resneet to the Porte it may be observed, that it can, without disagreement to its dignity 'or interests, make that concession to all the Powers which, 'as a patty to the Treaty of Paris, it was unable to make to only some of them. The Austrian and English Cabinets have now advised the Porte t, have the electoral lists re 'vieed, and to proceed to new elections, and it is to be expected that the Turkish Government will yield to a wish that has been expressed by all its allies. We are sincerely pleased that things have taken such a turn, and cherish a w3ll founded hops that the re-organi zation of the D mubian Principalities will at no distant period be eff,c'ed in a way which will conduce to the w elf• are and prosperity of those countries without in ▪ on the rights of the ' Suzerain' Power. ITALY IMPERIAL PARLIAM ENT. [By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.] HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDLY. The House met at five o'cicck. The sessional order was suspended in the case of the Mersey Conserva cy Bill, and it was read a second time. Lord Campbell gave notice of his intention to move that the Commons amendments to the Sale of Obscene Books &c. Prevention Bill be agreed to when they came under consideration. The Commons amendments to the Lunatics (Scotland) Bill was considered and agreed to. The Commons amendments to the Boundaries :of Boroughs Extension (Scotland) Bill were taken into con sid:Tation and agreed to, on the motion of Lord Panmure* The Appropriation Bill was read a third time and passed. The Dunbar Barbour Bill, Metropolitan Police Sta tions Bill, Militia Pay Bill, Revising Barristers Dublin Bill, Probates and Letters of Administration (Ireland) Bill, Mutiny (East India) Bill Joint-stock Company's Act, 185 6, Amendment Bill, and the Parochial School masters (Scotland) 2 Bill, were also read a third time and passed. The Earl of Shaftesbury moved for a copy of a circula order, issued by Sir H. Somerset, directing that no low caste men should be admitted into the ranks, but that a selection should be made from the high caste men. That order was issued seem days before the mutiny in India , and as soon as issued was cancelled by the Local Govern ment. He thought it most desirable that a copy of the order should be laid before the House, for the purpose of seeing what was the course of the regimental officers and commander-in-Chief with reference to the sui,ject. It was considered that nothing had more tended to the disaffec tion and open rebell on of the Bengal army than the homage paid to the Brahaminecal caste in the selection of recruits. He should like to know whether, in future, the same principle was to be acted upon. He thought men of the lowest caste should be allowed to stand in the same position as men of the highest case. They would, by adopting that course, do more to put down Brahiminics, and bring dewn the people of India to the level of loyal subjects, than by any other course they could adopt. Earl Granville agreed to give the paper asked for, but suggested that the House should obtain at the same time the other papers that were necessary. It was but fair to say that the order referred to was issued at the suggestion of several military officers. The subject then dropped• The Customs and Excise Bill and the Customs Bill were read a third time and passed, the Commons Amendments to the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill having been reported to the House. Lord Redesdale moved that those amendments be taken into consideration that day three months. The Lord Chancellor complained in indignant terms that in inclining this motion, the noble lord took the House by surprise, as the amendments had not yet been read to their lordships. lie said that the course was utterly unprecedented, and that the noble lord took advantake of his official positi...n to do that which other wise he coull not do. Lord Redesdale with equal warmth defended the course which he had taken, declaring that ha had given due notice on the previous day of his intention to propose this motion. Earl Granville concurred in the complaint made by the Lord Chancellor, and stated that it was his intention to have taken the consideration of these amendments on Monday next. Lord Redesdale still evincing no disposition to yield, although pressed to d) so by Lord St. Leonards, the Marquis of Westmeath, and others, The Marquis of Lansdowne rose, and in a conciliating .one urged upon the noble baron the unusual nature of the course which he was pursuing, adding that, although it might probably be in accordrnce with a strict interpre tation of the rules of the House he could call to mind no precedent for it within forty years. ; After some further remarks by the Earl of Winchelsea, Lord Campbell, Lord 'Milford and others, provision on the resignation of a bishop from age or in firmities, but circumstances had prevented. He hoped, however, next session to be able to do so, and to make it retrospective to' meet Dr. Hind's case. At present the Government had no means frem which to make a pro vision for Dr. Hind. Lord Redesdale said that he was placed in a very pain ful position with regard to this bill. He believed it from his soul to be a most mischievous measure, and he had now the opportunity of defeating it if he pleased. He scarcely knew, feeling as he did with respect to it, how he could conscientiously allow such an opportunity to pass ; but, rather than be supposed to take any mean advantage of the House, he would withdraw his motion. Earl Granville withdrew any charge of that nature that might, in the heat of debate, have been thrown out, and said that the amendments should be taken into con sideration on Monday. He added that there was now no possibility of proroguing on Tuesday, and that that even t must depend upon the progress of public business. The Lord Chancellor gave notice that he should move, on Monday, the consideration of the Commons amend_ ments. The matter terminated, and their lordships adjourned at half-past seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. GOVERNMENT STORES. Mr. Nicoll asked the Secretary to the Treasury if, with the return ordered for detailed accounts of the receipt and expenditure for navy, for army, including commissariat, and for ordnance services for the year, up to the 31st day of March, 1856, there will be airy objection to include a detailed account of the nature and value of public stores in hand at that 'date ; together with a statement of the produce of sales of condemned and surplus stores during that year; and if the evidence taken by the Public Con tracts Commissioners would be circulated during the recess ? The Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and the Archduchess Charlotte left Trieste for Venice on t t ?e morning of the 1611, amid the warmest disp'sy ol good feeling on the part of the population. D uring their st a y a t Trieste several grand balls "ere given in their honour, and one by Baron de Mertens, the governor, was particularly brilliant. They arrived at Venice at five o'clock the same evenin g , and were well received. The Duchess of 4 -pla and the Duke of Modena are also there. Mr. Wilson said that the return to which the hon. mem— ber referred had been prepared and laid on the table of the house, and if the hon. member would refer to the pub lished quarterly accounts he would fin 1, under the head of old stores, what' thy produced to the revenue. A detailed account of the produce of sales and surplus stores would be very difficult to make out, and he thought the expense, time, and trouble it would entail on the depart ment would not be compensated by the return when it was made. The report of the Contract Committee had been presented to the house:and he had no dcubt, it would be circulated during the recess. CHAPLAINS FOR THE INDIAN ARMY. Sir Harry Verney asked the Secretary tor War what number of chaplains had been appointed to accompany the military force now proceeding to India? Sir John Ramsden said that the providing of chaplains for the Indian Army devolved upon the East India Company. He believed that there were chaplains at every station in India. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOLI SATURDAY , AUGUST 22, 1857. ensployed in the• Persian expedition, for their gallantry a nd skUl. Mr. V. Smith replied that upon a recomm endation being received from the Governor-Ghneral, through the Court of Directors, her Majesty's Government would take the matter into consideration.: The motion was then agred to. The house rose at half-past three o'clock. WHAT' is COMING to' LIVERPOOL , on• the 31st instant P—Why, THE GREATEST NOVELTY IN THE WORLD WHERE IS IT TO BE. SEEN ? THAT'S THE QUESTION. The marriage of Lieut.-CJI. Reeve, eldest son of Lieut _ Gen, and Lady Susan Reeve, of Leadenham House, and nephew to the Earl of Harbarough, to Frances Wilhel mina, eldest daughter of Sir Glynne Earle Welby, Bart., of Denton Hall, took place on Tuesday last,. On leaving the churchthe ground was strewed with flowers by children, the gateway on entering the churchyard, was decorated with flowers and garlands, and an arch very tastefully decorated was erected in the village for the bridal party to pass under on their way to the halt. The band of the Royal South Lin coln Militia was in atteniance, and played on the lawn during the ropes!. That being over, the bridal pair left for Norton Hall, the seat of Sir Montague• Cholmeley, Bar , M.P. FIRM LAST NIGHT.—About half-past nine last evening, a fie brcke out in the stable belonging to Mr. Lupton, Licensed Victualler, Fontenoy-street. Immediately after the alarm was raised, the Fire Brigade ware on the spot, and having commenced to play the water mains upon the burning premises, they were soon enabled to extinguish the flames without damage to any extent being done.. TREAT TO Segoor. CHlLDREN.—Yesterday, the bo3s and girls in connection with St. Mary's Day and Sanday Schools, Birkenhead, were treated ;by the worthy inc am 13,nt, the Rev. A lino*, to a pleasan , , trip as far a‘ East ham, where they spent a very pleasant d.fy, and were regaled with abundance of buns, milk, &I. The flue weather enabled all to enjoy themselves in the adjoinin.; woods and fields, and everything went off in the mast. satisfactory manner to all present. WEEKLY ATLANTIC STEAM LI`E.--We are glad to learn that active steps are being taken to establish a line of steam vessels between Liverpool and Qaebee, for which a grant of £50,000 was voted by the Canali:n I,gislature 4u ing the late session. Tee proprietors of the Montreal Ocean line, whose vessels are rapidly bn.lming most popular, have emtraeted with Mesirs. Denny, of Dumbarton, for four new steamers of first-class power and accommodation.—Canadian News. NORTH AND SOUTH WALE'S BANK —The an-qtal !met ing of the proprietors was held yesterday at the C;arendon rows. The chairman, Richard Griffith, Esq., presided. The report showed, that after paying the increased divi dend of 7 per cent., a surplus equal to one third of the entire profits of the year remained, which the directors had carried to credit of reserve fund ; and that this fund now amounts to £20,684. The rep,at was vety favor...ll) . y received and carried unanimously, and the retiring directors were re-elected. Votes of thgnits to Mr. Rae, the general maaager, and the other officers at the head office and branches, and to the chairman sod direeto-s, terminted the proceedings which were congratulatory I throughout. SPAIN. The Spanish journals of the 16th have arrived ; the Principal point of intelligence in them being the details of the reception at St. Petersburg, by t he Emperor Alexander, of M. Isturitz, the Spanish Ambassador. Everything appears to have passed in the ordinaly manner on such occasions; the Emperor, however, it is stated, having testified un usual interest in the health of the Queen, probably O wing to her Majesty's present interesting situa tion. A letter from Melilla, of the 7th, speaks of the arrival there of a Moorish chieftain named lNi n uley Chutnagi, accompanied by a sui t e of between e and 700 men. had been making an excur -81„1011 iu the interior of Ft z, and was then returnin g , 44°41 e. H. travelled by easy stages, and every where expected to rece i ve presents from the inhabitants. As his train was large, he had his succeeded ill am ass ing a considerable bo ot y . On i b c r l p in g i n front of Melilla, the Governor sent `'..," 31 a present of fruit and flowers. The chief P to ,urchased in the town a quanti t y of cloth behaved wi t h great make dre sses f or hi s me n, and his attenda nts propriety in the plac e. The Uroverno" , at the ohief's request, accorded him a passport. THE ATLANTIC CABLE: ..........• On Thursi&Y, the commandingffi o c.rs of the sev.ally era l t'llipg composin g the Atlantic squadror, and Capt. Ilarric on, who has recently been' appointed to the future com mand of lie G:eat Eastern steamship, attended a mee tin g of the board, at the Company's offices, having been epee invited, to express to t h e directors their opin' one and advice with regard to future operations during the present year, says that the month of Oct o b er an d the first portion of the month of November, more particularly w hen the preceding equinoxial giles have been severe, ara usually free from any state of sea or atmosphere that would be injurious to an expedition like the present. It is officiary announced that eight or ten days will yet elapse before the various matters of detail refdrred to the cub. committees can be reported upon to the general board, and conse quently before any authorative statement can be made as to future proceedings. ~, , , , . _•s $ FRENCH RXFUGEZ3. Mr. William Williams asked j!the First Lord of the Treasury, whether there was any truth in the rumour that, in compliance with an applicatio❑ from the Govern ment of France, the Government of this country would expel some of the French refugees who have sought an asylum in this country ? Lord Palmerston said his:answer first was that no . such application had been made to her Majesty's Government —(hear, hear)—by the Government of France. His next answer was sorne`hirl like the excuse 'given by a parish for not ringing the bells on the restoratien of Charles 11., that they had none to ring—(laughter)—that the Govern I meet had no power to expel them. (1 - Tear, hear.) cuAPLAJNB FOR INDIA. Sir 11. Verney renewed his question on the Chaplains for India, which was answered by Mr. V. Smith in similar terms to Sir J. Ramsden. BISHOP HIND. Mr. Griffith asked the First Lord of the Treasury I whethre her Majesty's Government were disposed to make provision for a retiring pension for Dc. Hind, late Bishop of Norwich, now that the retiring pension granted to the late Bishop Bloomfield of £6,000 per annum hid fallen in ? Lord Palmerston said that the late Bishop of Norwich resigned' his bishoprick under circumstances painful to himself, for, fiad'ing that his infirmities prevented him from adequately pe , forming the duties of his high and saercd office, he resigned without any stipulation. It was the intention of her Maj.sty's Government to have asked the sanction of Parliament to sanction . some general SAVINGS BANKS. In answer to a question from Mr. Hamilton, The Chancellor of the Exchequer declined to give a positive pledge to re-introiuce the Savings Banks Bill next session, but he should be prepared next session to propose the appointment of a select committee to itquir e into the operation, ke., of savings banks. (Hear, hear.) CUBA. Sir G. P. Pechell inquired of the - First Lord of the Admiralty whether any additional vessels, including gun boats, had been sent to the West India station for service on the coast of Cuba. Sir C. Wood:said that as soon-as the-House voted the necessary men heorderedfour gun-boats to be immedi ately got ready for Cuba. Two of them would be ready to sail in a few days. BULLION, &C. Mr. Newdegate "moved for the following returns : Accounts of the notes, securities, bullions, &a., of the Bank of England, as published in the Gazette, according to the Act 7 and 8 Vie., e. 32 (in continuation of Parlia mentary paper, No. 410, of session 1856): Returns of the quarterly averages of the weekly liabilities anl assets of the Bank of England (in continuation of Parliamentary paper No. 410, of session . 1836 ; from the latest date given therein to the present time). Of the monthly average aggregate amount of Parliamentary notes, payable to bearer on demand, in circulation in the United Kingdom; distinguishing those circulated by the banks of Englandanl;lreland,!and by private anda a joint stock banks in England , Scotland, and together with the bullion in the Bank of England (in con tinuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 410, of session 1856, up to the present time); of the minimum rate of interest at the Bank of England on the Ist of each month, in the years 1852, 1P53, 1854, 1855, 1856, and first six months of 1837 ; of the:general weekly average prices of wheat, barley, oats, rye, beans, and peas per quarter (in con tinuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 410, of session 1856) ; and of the quantities of wheat and wheat flour, and of all other kinds of grain and m eal, stated in quarters imported into Great Britain curing each month of 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, and.first six months of 1857, distinguish ing each kind separately ; and whether imported from Ireland, the colonies, or foreign parts, giving the monthly averages thereof, also the average price and totals for each year, and for the first six months of 1857 (in con tinuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 410, of session 1856). Agreed to . DIV, , RCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL, On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. Henley proceeded to review the discussion that had taken place on the bill, and the changes that had been made in it in malty of its material parts. '..When the bill was introduced, the Government said it was a perfect measure, and that anyone attentively reading it could not fail to understand the opinion of the Government on it, and in consequence the opposition had had, both in the house and out of it, " the dogs of war" were let slip on them for opposing the meas ure and attempting to discuss it. On the introduction of the measure, the opposition stated that there was no time to fully consider the sub ject, and he thought he should be able to show, from the result, how correct was their prophecy. It was said when the bill was introduced that it made no change hi the law, but merely altered the proceedings relative to divorce , and got rid of a great blot on the institutions of the country and the scandal attaching to actions of trim. con. ; and it was further alleged that the bill would bring home to the doors of all classes of her Majesty's subjects those privileges in reference to divorce which were only now within the reach of the rich. It was quite impos sible at the period of the session when the measure was introduced to give it that consideration which its im portance demanded, and he thought he should be able to show that the objects for which it had been introduced were not likely to be attained, and that the measure stood in such a position as showed it had not received that con sideration that WAS either creditable to the Government or the importance the bill demanded. The hon. gentle man then referred to the period that had been occupied in discussing it. Seven days—morning and evening sittings— had been occupied in committee, and the result had been thirteen material changes in the bill, although they had been told it was a perfect measure, and had received ample discussion by competent persons in the other house. Of these thirteen changes no less than ten of them were made without divisions and assented to by the Government on the reasons and observation advanced by hon. members on both sides of the house ; two material alterations had been made by the Attorney Genf ral, and one on a division by the opponents of the measure. Fifteen divisions had taken place in the committee. Of these seven were proposed by gentlemen who voted for the second reading. The bill as amended had made a material change in the status of a woman separated from her husband judicially or divorced, and enlarged the grounds relative to the charge and custody of children. The most material change made iu the bill was in reference to the constitution of the new tribunal and local jurisdiction ; security to a wife after separation ; the grounds on which divorce was to be ob tained,; increased discretion to the court to dismiss suits . fine on the committal of adultery procedure in the new court, and right of appeal. The right hon. gentleman then entered into other details of changes, and concluded by expressing an opinion that this important question had not been sufficiently considered, and regretted that Government should have considered it necessary to press the measure through this session. Sir G. Grey congratulated the house on the prospect of the bill being read a third time without a division, from the right hon. gentleman having concluded his review o the measure without a motion. He said that he con sidered the statements of the right hon. gentleman showing that the bill had been maturely considered, and was a sufficient answer to the charge of undue haste made against the Government. He defended the bill, and urged that the changes that had been made in the bill were by no means of that importance with reference to its principle attached to them by the right hon. gentleman, though he (Sir Gee.. Grey) admitted they were grea t improvements. (Hear, hear.) Sir W..Heatheote said the opposition were by no means satisfied with the gate of the bill, and their declining then to go to a division which would not test the real opinion of the house was not to be taken as consenting on their part to the bill passing. Mr. Aryrton thought the bill had been made as perfect as possible, and observed that the arguments of the hon. gentleman answered their complaints. Mr. Newdogate tendered his thanks to Mr. Henley for the improvements which he had succeeded in introducing into the bill. Lord John Manners wished before the bill passed to enter his protest against it. He objected to its principle, which was the dissolubility of merriage by human law, and he also objected to the details ;by which it proposed to carry the principle into effect. He complained of the manner in which the bill had been forced on a jaded i House, and the general conduct of business by Lord Palmerston. Lord Palmerston referred to the fact that the early stages of the bill had been decided upon in the House at a time when there was a full attendance of members, and observed that he was willing to have gone on till Sep. tember if it had been necessary to make the bill perfect. The sessions had, however, been very short, about three months, but he believed that there never was a session in which members so carefully, perseveringly, and success fully gave their attention to the co,nluct of the business which came before them. The bill was then read a third time and passed. The Silo of Onseene Books, See., Prevention Bill was also read a third time and passed. The Lords amendments to the Probates and Letters of Administration Bill, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioner s Bill were considered and agreed to. Lord Palmerston moved that the house at its rising do adjourn till three o'clock on Monday. Colonel Sykes availed himself of the opportunity to ask what steps had been taken to reward . the soldiers FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT SFITTALL.— Yesterday (vetoing a dreadful accident happened at the above-named station on the Chester asd Birkenhead rail way. It appears that a man named James Archer, forty years of age, who was engaged as a pl rte-layer in the company's service for several years, and who bore an excellent character, was seen at the station a few minutes Previous to the arrival of the 4.15 express train. He ap peared to be quite sober, and nothing remarkable was observed at the time. The express train came up in d're course, when the unfortunate man was seen about fifty yards from the station, lying quite across the rail. It was out of the wiestion to stop the train or remove the man, and the whole train passed over his body, literal'v cutting him in two. How or why he got or went int ) tlie position where he met his death is at present a mystery. HOPE-STREET SYNAGOGUE.—The raising of a Jewish place of worship is not an event often witnessed, especially within the boundries of our town. We are, however, able to etate, that the consecration of the new synagogue in Hope place, adjoining the Hebrew Endowed Schools, has been fixed to take place on Wednesday, the 9th proximo, e a memorable day in the annals of our country—the fall of Sebastopol.• This pretty edifice, built in the Saracen style, vies in its peculiarity of appearance with any of the beautiful churches which surround it, and from its Eastern architecture denotes'it to belong to some destioguished race; the fundation stone was laid by the president in July last year, and it was then expected to inaugurate the building in March at latest, but in consequence of various obsts cies the committee were not in a position to open it earlier than the day named. We understand the ceremony of consecration will occupy about two hours, in which the learned pastor of the congregation, Rev. D. M. Isaac, assisted by other ministers, and an efficient choir will take a prominent part. When this is over, there will bo a dinner at the spacious rooms above the Jewish Schools, upon which Mr. B. S. Joseph (one of the eldest members) will preside. The proceedings of the day will terminate with a ball at Mr. Gidden's, Hardman. street Rooms. We may here observe, the committee have, despite great difficulties, been most assiduous in bringing the building to the present pleasing issue. TAILORS' I BEAN PEAST.—On Monday last, the workmen in the employ of the Working Tailors'' Assocati in, held their annu tl bean feast at the honse of Mr. Solomon Trew, Roby. About eighteen sat down to dinner, got up in Mr. Trew's usual style for plenty and quality. After doing justice to the good things in season, Mr. Brew, one of the trustees was called to the chair,'end Mr. T. Dean, secre tary, to the vice-chair. Mr. Brew,, on taking the chair, said he always felt happy to meet on occasions like the present. He had attended many of their bean feasts, but in this instance he felt more than ordinary pleasure, because of the success that had attended their efforts for the last twelve months—particularly, when he remembered that the Association started with a capital of £5 some few years back, and are now doing a bueiness of about 5.1.3‘,000 a year. This was a proof' of what working men might de, independent of that foolish system of strikes. After the usual loyal toasts, the health of the manager, and success to the Working Tailors' Association was drank. Mr.Dean,in reply, said he felt sorry that the manager could not be present, as he had to attend to business, while they were enjoying themselves. He congratulated the Association in having such a man is Mr. Smith for manger, and he thought if whet trades had such men con .ucting their business, and he beleved there were many iet-riligent men amongst t' . ..e trades, that many disputes and march I ad feeling might be avoided. He also,stated that the secret of their success lay in the good feeling and canfi 'ence of the members. The healths of the secretary and trustees being drank, the company adjourned to the howling green. In the course of the after-poen, many of their wives and sweethearts crime out, and were hospitably treated by Mrs. Tracy. After enjoying a goad day's pleasure, all returned to town ,ogether about ten o'clock. _ -..,- SHIPPING. POP. INDIA.—The East India Company will receive tenders on the 26th for the conveysnce of 260 tons of telegraph wire from Liverpool to Calcutta; also 250 tons of telegraph wire from Liverpool to Knrraehee. On Thursday, the Lerd Mayor announced that it wa his intention to call a public meeti- g, in the city, with a . view of taking steps for the speedy reliefof families and individuals in India, who were suffering from the effects of the mutineers. SUPPRESneN OF Glal7ll. PIRACY.,--A. beautiful craft, schooner-rigged, having a screw propeller, and armed, has arrived at Raeenstown from the Clyde, to c)al ' on her way to Greece. She has been bui lt for the Greek Govern• ment, arrl is intended to be used in the suppression of piracy in the Grecian Archipelago. She is the fourth vessel of the same description which has arrived here within the last two or three months, built in the same locality and destined for that service. COAL TRAM', STATISTICS.—From the elaborate monthly I tabulated coal statistics published by Messrs. W. and 11. L.:irtl, o . this town, it appears that, it Jaly las', the total exports of coal from the United Kinz,lont amounted to 660,889 tons. Of these 415,282 tons were sent from north p ws, 21,007 tons from the Yorks'aire ports, 31,063 tons from Liverpo.l, 152,302 tons front t he Severn ports, and 41.',..44 tons from the Vc , te ports. The total exports in July, 1856, were 569,346 ton s, showing an increase in July of the present year of 91.552 tons. How TO PUT DOWN Poexay.—My wi!e's grandfather • a W3S pat into Chancery jilt as he was g rowin g up, and never grew afterwards —never got out o' it—nout eve r does. There's our churchwarden comes to me with a prati tioa to sign agin the Pope. Says I, "That old Po' L ie is rilwa)s in trouble—what's be bin doing new ?'' S,.ys he, "Spreading! He's got into Parlyment, and hes w j av g ot a colledge, and we pays for it. 1 dosn't know 1 1 . ow to stop him." Says I, "Put the Pope into Chaucer/ along wilh wife's grandfather, and he'll never told up 'nis head agin." —" What will He Do With it in .Blacliwood's Magazine. .ENpi t rasg POLICY IN , INDIA. Mr. A. G. Stapleton, formerly private secretary - 011'51r , Ctnning, has addressed another• oommanicatien• to the Braiford Foreign Affairs Committee. With respect lo•ou'r policy on the Asiatic continent, he writes as follows: " Lords of the ascendant, revelling in our irresistible' might, almost every hostile proceedingin. which• England has beerfengaged, has been an outrage on law. We have taken offence without just grounds—Vie have pretended to be aggrieved, when we were really the - aggressors. We have commenced our proceedings 'on the instant with violence and bloodshed, and we have only relaxed our overwhelming oppression when our prostrate victims have purchased our forbearance (?) by conceding to us a • province or a kingdom. We have insisted on pecuniary indemnity, when we -aught onrselves to have paid it - Such is a true and unexaggerated statement of British • doings in the East. In proof thereof, to whet do you appeal ? To the one-sided evidence of interested individuals ?—to loose accusations put forth in foreign journals ? tNo! yeu ] appeal to none of these ; yotrappeal to' the evidence of blue books, which .albeite garbled , coloured, and perverted, contain enough to satisfy those who search them, of•the•truth of all your charges. Take, for instance, the Afghan war and• the first war• with China. With respect to those two wars, a committee of 30 members of the Colonial Society Ca body of some four - or • five hundred gentlemen connected with the colonieslda beriously examined into the p apers which were laid before Parliament. 0* the Afrg'san war they came unanimously to this conclusion--tbat . 'for the war there was no necessity, not even.so much as,an.apparent cause -;• that therefore it. was rabbery and not war ; that being a. violation of the law of nations, it was a. violation of the .. British. COnstitution ; that it entails upon this-nation loss • and injury, and involves it in.clanger ; that it is as:cruel and unjust to our fellow subjects in India as the Affghan people ; that it renders Great Britain, hitherto the de- : fender of uetional right. , , the chief violator of those rights.' In the case of Caina e .a judicial sentence of the Court of Common Pleas haA• pronounced all our hostile proceedings illegal; and the .sa.ase committee, after a most elaborate exposition of . the: Parliamentary paper",., unauimouslTdeclared that the crime committed against China was an aggregate of acts the most infamous and despicable.' To the everlasting disgrace of this country, these crimes have long since been laid bare to the public without any attempt being made to punish those by whose agency they were committed, Impunity ,has pro duced its natural consequences esimilar crimes have been and are being repeated under the sam3 influence. — .ln Burmah, and to a certain degree in Persia ) international • law has been violated ; and detestable outrages have been perpetrated upon the innocent inhabitants. From China each mail brings report of hostilities, carried on withoutZa jnstifiable cense, but also carried on without those neces sary forms being passed through, which the laws of war prescribe; and the neglect of which consqueutly stamps these hostilities with a piratical and murderous character. To those who are endued with a just sense of- right and wrong, the conscientiousness of belonging to a nation which tolerates those atrocities, is almost a maddening reflection. It affords one, however, no small consolation, that there are yet amongst us those whose bosoms burn with virtuous honour and indignation at crimes for which, as a part of the whole, they unhappily are responsible. You, at any rate do not allow yourselves to be deceived as to the true nature of these deeds, by the wretched excuses that Eastern nations are differently constituted from European, and that the only intelligible language to the Orientals is the language of force.' You know the very different testimony borne by that celebrated historian —Macaulay—who has studied deeply Indian I affairs in England, and Indian society in India. He re cords it as his deliberate opinion, that English valour and English intelligence have done less, to preserve our Oriental Empire than English veracity;' and that 'the greatest advantage a government can possess is to be the one trustworthy government, in the midst of governments, which nobody can trust.' The nations of Asia are-not l ess capable than European nations of distinguishing what is just from what is unjust—and assuredly the eternal laws of justice do not vary with the longtitude of the climate."• - THE SAVE OF POISONS.--We have a'ready given an abstract of the Sale of Poisons Bill in its amended. form the modified measure, however , being onl y p rinted for th; consideration of the public during the approaching recess On Thursday was published a blue-book of 140 pages, containing the interesting evidence adduced before the select committee of the House of Lords by the following witnesses, viz., Mr. J. Bell, Mr, T. N. It. Morsofl, Mr. G. Waugh, Mr. P. Squire, Mr. Lionel Bird, Mr. H. Denne, Mr. J. Abraham, Mr. J. Baker Edwards, Mr. William Herapath, Mr. Hammitt, Mr. F. C. Calvert, Mr. Walter Wilson, Dr. W. T. Brande, F R.S., Mr. S. J. Burch , M.R.C., Dr. A. Swaine Tayl or ( the toxicolo g ist), and Dr, Moore Neligan. The evidence of Mr. Herapath and other witnesses. points to legislative enactments as utterly impotent to prevent suicide by poisons. "If a suicide,' observes this witness, "cannot have recourse to one mode of destroying his life he will to another." Even the bill restricting-the sale of arsenic has not been altogether successful. Mr. Herapath conceives that any "Poisons '' Bill must have three objects in view,-1. Secret poisoning' 4. Suicide; and, 3. Chancemedleye He doesnot believe tha t any one system can be introduced to check the whole of these; and as to suicide he thinks " it will be totally impos sible, under any circumstances, to prevent it. As regards intentional poisoning, he thinks registration, in a book mieht do something to check it. Mr.. Herapath objected to the absurdity of including in the- schedule of poisons prohibited so large a number of Plearmecopeolal prepara tions, all of them being used more or less for medical pur poses. He thinks the list should be confined to drugs that may be used for secret poisoning, as those which are tasteless or not to be recognised, by the victim are-few in number. He would prohibit for secret poisoning arsenic, Fowler's solution (or the liquor potassa arsenide), prussic acid, strychnia, and nux vonalea ; for hocussing, cooulus indicus ;, and for procuring abortion, ergot of, rye and saving. It would be impossible, or very difficult, to legislate as regards opium. Mr. Hammill, the police magietrate, appears to object to compel pereens wanting to buy poisonous drugs to go before a magistrate; he thinks " it would be a great impediment to the adminis tration of medicines in. proper cases, because there are few medicines tha: are not, in large doses, poisonous." lie does not think you could legislate for the sale of 1 laudanum, because a. peer man, although " distressed" in appearance, might want it, for the toothache as well as a ;rich man. Any medical man, too,, will bear testimony to the immense value of opium, botlain the solid and liquid form, as a check to choleraic diarhoaa and other alarming affections of the intestinal canal, Dr. Taylor, the toxic° logist, thinks that legislation %%mild have the effect, not of doing away with poisoning in any form, but of considerably reducing the number of accidents from poison, and also rendering it more easy to trace out crime where poison has been obtained for improperpur poses. It is impossible, he adds, to prevent the use of poison for suicidal purposes. Dr. Taylor was asked howhe could meet the case of opium where labouring men came to the extent of 200 or 300 a-day for that seductiwe drug. He answers that there ought to be " some limit" to that ; but even now there is a difficulty. A. gentleman in the city was refused the other day a drachm, of laudanum for the toothache, he being unknown"; and at a second shop, he was only supplied with 25 &epe e and no mere. Dr. Taylor suggests that in these cases the dose might be swallowed in the presence of the dreiggist. It is certain that opium is con sumed to a lane extent in the manufacturing towns, and Dr. Taylor says that it causes 37 per cent. of deaths annually. The sale of opium he thinks it would be difficult to stop, as o smuggled trade would inevitably supervene on the suppreseion, of the regular business of the druggist. About 20 to 25 drops of laudanum may even be obtained for a penny. and thie for an adult is a safe dose, although a fatal one if admielistered to an infant as a quietus. It is fuether shown that if the sale of poisons by the regular druggists were res'ericted, sqntiry subtle poisons, such as hemlock and henbaneemigbt he procured, and, for improper pur poses, from the herb lets of Covent• garden and elsewhere; and Dr.,Tayber suggests whether those (often ignorant) herbalists Ought not to be included with the druggists Nvileri tkle dal in an particular poisons. Here a curious aneedeee y is e related. y A. gentleman living in Portland- Place: wee ordered by his physician to take the well-known infr.sion of ash leaves. - On taking the prescribed dose he W as seized with very alarming symptoms, and was soon in re state of narcotism an 1 convulsions. The physician was sent Tor, examined the infusion, and drank a wine-glassful himself, but with tte same alarming consequences. It, turned out . that the herbalist (of Covent -garden) had sold belladonna (the deadly nightshade) instead of. the ash leaves. In another cas e a druggist's apprentice took the iberty of dispensing, instead of black dose (the vele kno wn purgative preparation of senna), the " black drop," or acetate of opium, a madly nareatic Dotson -, and in Another case, strychnine was dispensed with Mal effects, in the place of saticine, a tonic prepared frow. the bark of the willow-tree. Such are a few points o r , the evidence which a cursory perusal of it, has affueo„ed us an oppor tunity of extracting. suiting with defendant respecting two Comity Court actions. The defendant contended. that he had never consulted the plaintiff in the,County Court actions; and that in respect to the action in. the Court of Record, he, . had merely given him, instructions to plead, and the whole costs had been paid by Mr. Diciinsori. The., Judge, looking at the itetas in the bill, said that it appeared . to him the charges were lower than usual.; he thonght:; the plaintiff had charged too , little. The .elefendant said that when the Court ©.f Record action was given np, the plaintiff said to hica - that Mr. Dickinson. would pay the costs, and subsequenety he told him that Mr. Dickinson_ had paid the costs. He (defendant) hail received a gee summons at the same time (March last) that he received. 1 the plaintiff's first awount (the account had not been ren-_ dered till then, although the matters referred to had been. concluded in the July previous), and as that was the. election time, he could not but look upon the whole affair as an act of intimidation. (Lettg,htar.) - His Honoilr asked, the defendant what the plaintiff had to do with the gsa. summons? The defendant said it was at least 5 curious. coincidenee. The plaintiff's cleric, who appeared to pre sent° the ease, handed in tete letters which had beam received from defendant, and which defendant admitted hie had sent. His Hollow reser them amid the laughter or the court. The first was an follows :-- MarchlBs7:. Sir,—Henry Fletcher -wishes to know if yous comrnudea tioa was intended to 'be read at the ward meetings, and to be published - through the city as a political illustration. An answer per bearer -will &Age. The second bet ter was sent after the plaintiff Ille sent in his detailed? bill, in, July. It was as feilows : Swait Court, Manchester, July 30„ 1857. Sir,—At your bill ;is a fictitious one, intended for the pur pose of intimidation ar corruptioe. I shal foci it ;lay duty to take the tretible of inquiring whether, undo: the circumstances, you,are nc.t liable to tholaw against bribery and intimidation at elections, or to the law a r m i n st conspiracy, to, defraud. Unless you withiraw the claim, I shall subrait the matter to the Master of the Roll-. Your answer by, return., will oblige, . yours, &c., lIENRY. FLETOELSR. To Mr. Southern. His Honour sail that was certainly intimi lation threatening Mr. Southern with, the Master of the Rolls.. (Laughter.) After the long experience the, defendant had , had in that court, he really considered, he should have, paid the bill. Verdict for the plaintiff, In the unusually severe storm,on Sunday week, the.slec trio fluid. ignited a stack of wheat in a field the property of Mr.. Biildero, of Rittlesden, and, every sheaf WV 3, con sumed. At Oakley and about the same time., one of Kerrison's gamekeeper's took shelter under a tree, but the rain falling heavily he removed to anothrir tree, and. within a feweiinutes the one he left was struck by the electric fiui.d and shattered to pieces. Burg Post. Tun SALE AT ALTON. Townus.— i Ire amount realised by the sale of the contents of this fans MIS mansion is 441,000,, added.to 'which the plants in the gardeussold for £250.,. making &grand total of rather more thanL42,ooo. The sale is considered to have been ,a most successful one, amt Messrs. Christie and. Manson ha•.-e bean highly compli mented by the executors for thrir share in its management. TUB INDIAN MAILS AND TB& EGygnAN. Gov.EuN)IENT. —lt is hoped that the cunduc.t of the• Egyptian Govern ' went, at this crisis, will not be; passed over without notice, Ever since the outbreak of th Indian mutiny, the management of the transit of the Egyptian mil front . Sue z.to Alexandria has become., worse than ever.. On the present occasion, the Jura steamer was detained at Alexandria in order that +.,,rie E ng li s h mails , from India a nd China. 'might be deer ia( oiled a day sooner. Bat the Egyptian Government, ' I ;tiough aveare that a ste amer was ill wailing, contrived %tat the tralsport cf the Bombay mail across the Isths.nus should occupy ten hours more than wa s occupied in the transmission of the Calcut mail, whic`a was the heavier of the two. It will be asked, perhaps, what is the English Consul-General doing ? It will be remembered that the E tglish Consu:-Gleneral is the same ear y_ go ing gentleman who protested against belts! again subj:cted to e4o much trouble as was entailed upon him by the forwarding of a regiment from India acros the Isthmus on its way to the Crimea, Btsides, thi gentleman is at present absent upon leave, drawing hi fall salary, and acting as the (we btlieve paid) privet secretary of his brother, Lord Elgin, in China. Th management of English affairs in Egypt is confided, in hi absence, to a gentleman whose deep stake in the Egyptia railway renders him naturally averse to urge the Paella t anything he has little mind to.-1)00 News SIB JAMES GRAHAM ON THE INDIAN CRISI -1 At-Carlisle, a few days ago, the foundation stone of a new dock, to be called the Silloth lhek, was laid by Sir James Graham in the presence of thousands of spectators, arid a large assemblage of the nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood. After referring to the commercial advan tagee of the work now commenced, and wishing success to the enterprise, Sir James made the for° wing pointed al lueleiso to the present crisis.in India : —" lcannot on an occasion like this, dissemble fr in you that great national disasters have come suddenly upon us. Many of us have Probably, in a distant part of the B-ritish dominion; eons, daughter, and relatives whom we love, and whose position there we regard with anxiety. When there is a fire raging it does not become us tie asle what are the causes of that - fires our frost duty as men is to extinguish , it. -Lam sure I 'appeal to the united hearts- of every portion. of the British people when' I say that than empire which our fathers wen by their gallantry, by their courage, and by their con • statcy„ it would be unworthy ns--we should- be degene rated indeed—if that which a' century has won, by our timid misconduct were lost ire en hour. lam satisfied, therefore, that the determinations:4We British people will be unanineoo, that that empire• which we have' won. with our best hearts' blood, and with the blood of our oeildren, we are -ready to preserve—and- that' as one man we-shall r:soin:defence of our great possessions in India. 'Me loss of that empire would be the commeneenteot of our down fall—the maintenance of it will prove that wie have not de. generated. And as I have before told you n'tat concord is• strength and a certain security of euecese,. so letenll minor divisions- and strifes be .forgotten among us. Let us as a united, people, inabe a great of art and .sus sin the honour and integrity of. the - British dominion 0 At a subsequent part of the day, Sirjanies Grahainagan e adverted to the state of affairs in India. . He said s—"l have the •deepest conviction that neither ties army- nor tin s navy of' the present day will be found to be degeoeratet L Teat army and that navy, all forced and compulsory service- "being sow- ac an end, are volunteers,- They are drawn. 'from the great body of the people of this country. I say with pride and satisfaction that, now growing an ole' man,. do perceive in the great body of. the people of this ce un try, -within the last quarter of a century, the most marks d im provement. Thy are more highly intelligent. Thi sy are .better instructed. Their love of. libeety ds not abatede; but the-love of order- is- more universally pervading. And a people 'so free; so . iissiructe(3,lq - nature-so gallant, Carr. not, in fnyeipinion, fail tO-send fo'rth :fo the most distant p arts of the.earth soldiers and sailors—freeinen -like themselves, volunteers-, to-uphold the • honour ot their native land, to suStaite the renown of our flag; and to:prevent that ignominy ,that each an. empire as ours.shOold perish. Ido not be liove it. An empire which the Olives and Wellesleys have won a-Canning wilt not look. As relates to-our army there are traits in the characters of the men who have gone forth to take the command wnich, did despondency exist in , anyequarter,would forbid it to be general. Just think of Sir Colin Campbell. I will mention a trait wide respect to him. He was not chosen for the command-in-chief in the 'Crimea, when the-late lamented Lord Reglandieft, though senior officer. A junior officer was appointed.. Her Majesty notified , to Sir Co in Campbell that it would be to the 'great disadvantage of this country if-he 'did not take the place of second in command ; and regardless of; all routine h and the precedents ot the service he. went.- out and served under his junior officer. That man hasnow gone to take the command-in-chief in India. He knows--that country well;, he was a follower of Sir Charles Napier ;,heir embaed with the spirit of a soldier- and Highlander e and if he ;foiled to do his duty his right hand would; indeed have forgot its cunning. Then there was Wyndham of the Red an .member for the cournyof Norfolk, occupyieg.a position in the House of Commons which any man might be proud. of.. He scatters every personal consideration to the w ind. While there was peace in India he-refused comm and.. When. war breaks our, he offers his r.,,,rvices, leases Pi lrlia meut and Norfolk, and everything attractive, and goes forth to take the second place und'sr S,ir Colin Casept ,ell Lx might multiply instances, but I bid you nonfor a to toment to think of desponding. I am saeisfied that the se who- have gone firth partake of .the spirit which; aeste ites the. people of this country, that we haze not degenerated, that the difficulty will be overcome, that when. oven some, the causes that have led to this misfortune wilt r' sceive the most anxious consideration of the Legislature... " Proper re • medies must and will he applied, bet the emptit e must be saved, and by the blessings of Providence ' , h lax' to no doubt that we shall prosper," INTIMIDATION EXTRAOMIS. ikRY LUDICROUS, CASE AT A 0 °UM./ COLIiT. At the Manchester County Court, om "Thursday.„ before R. Brandt, E.q, judge, came on for Do paring the case of "Southern v. Fletcher," in which the*pla intiff, a solicitor, of Manchester, sued the. defendant, Henry _Fletcher, engraver, of Swan Court, for £1 ti le balane3 of a bill amounting to .E 24 7s. 2d. for work done in defending an action in thaßourt of Record, ant/ foi! advising and con-