Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-17 00:00:00

Exoluiively f ,r CLOTHING BOYS frog 6 to 20 yeas LEWIS & COMPANY, Ranelagh-3treet. 'ROBERT MULLINER, (Successor to GOligT .Mc Co.), : (Late with Wm. Horne, London), CARRW.4 7. AND HARNESS MANUFACTURER, 59 and Al, GR7 7 .AT CHAitLOTTE-STREET, LIVERPOOL, MANUFACTURER OF EVERY DSSCRIPTION OF FASHIONAB GE CAR,RIAGES. Sole Agent for the Patent nioraples, for zehich a Prize :Veda! was awarded at Ilie‘Gre:st Exhibiti9n. A Great Variety of New and Fashionable CA,RRI AGES always on view, which are ready tor nunediate use. Estimates given for repairs. .CARRIAC-1 , ,S TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. Good standing on moderate terrns. Carriages sold by Corn mission. 'Merchants supplie I with Carriages for exportation on libera, arms. BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREA I"rASTE At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Rinelae,sreet. t twelve o'clock, at the bro"iers' office, 2, Dale-street, a quan tity of Bees' Wax, GArnbier, Cocoa Nat Oil, Madder Roots, and Sapan Wood.—Browne, Hunter and Co. At twelve o'c ock, at the brokers' office, 16, Exchange-bu idings, 338 bags S atpetre.—J. H. Rayner and Co. At twelve o'cl .ck, at the brokers' office, 19, Exchange-buildings, a quantity of Cotton and Ropes.—Nlarriatt an 1 Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Exehanze-chambers. 47 bales Cotton, and a quantity of Pickings.—Thomas 1 ostlethwaite and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 4, Chapel-streat, 28 tons Fustie.—Campbell sad Preston. At twelve o'clock, a quantity of Tallow, Madder Roots, and Sapan Wood.—Cog Brother.. At twelve o'clock at the broker's ofilc,, 18, Chapel street, about 3 tons White Argol3.- 7 -W. 0. Woods. . _ _ At tweive o'clock, 100 bales Fibre, 9 tons and 300 bags Myrabolams. Finlay, , awrence and Lance. . . At t welve o'clock, at he b:o , :crs' offic', Ansley-buildings, Oldhall street-, 23 bales Madder Roots, 57 nhds. Teel Oil, and 40 hhds. Cocoa Nut Oil.—Edward Cox and Sons. _ _ At twe ye o'clock, at the public sa eroom, Exchange-buildings, 121 bags Gam Arab i a.—Ferguson, Pdlans and Co. At twelva o'clock, at the brok r: office, Oldball-street, 381 bags Madder.—J .mes Bateton, -ons and Co. At twaive o'clock, at tle brokers' office, 131 bales Flax.—Blgland, Sons, and Jeffr.ls. At twelve o'cl ck, at the brokers' oftlze, 14, Exchange-bnildi-gs, 70 tons Fustic.—S. Duttonand N ep ew. _ _ At twelve o'clock, at the public salercrm Exchange-buildings, a quantity of Turmeric, Cotton teed Cate, Madder Roots, and Log wood —'tower and Sack. At twelve o'clock, at the public saleroom, Exchange-build;ngs, 2 bags Madder, and 11 Cacks Ground Turmeric —Rook°, Okell, and Spence. At the broker's offi-e, 9, North John-street, 10 boxes Isinglass, 35 tons '.ogwood, and half-a-ton Braziletto Wood.—Henry Gardner. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 30a, Exchange street East, 44 tons Fuotic , and 9 tons Green Ebony. —Percival,Campbell and Co. At two o'clock. at the broker's om e, 250 bales and a quantity Loose Orleans Cotton.—H. J. Webster. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 27 Tithebarn-street, a large quantity of Bones and Hoofs.—ls , ac Hadwen, jun „ and Co. At eley n o'clock, at the commerc;al saleroo n, a quantity of Fruit.—Geo. Badenach and eon. " For particulars FCe alvertisement, 3E AE cT3, PUBLIC 1 1EErING3, Zce THIS DAY. Row. M HIT qEATRE —Dramatic Perform AnCe-7 p.m. HENGLaa's GRAND CIRQUE VARIETZ, Dale-street-7 p.m. Tarromc fl km. (Upper), Lime-street—Diorama of India-2 p.m. Faccmssosei '-TALL—Gallery or Anatomy-11 a.m. to 10 p.m. ALLSOY'g CaYSTAL PALACE, Limo-31reeL-1.0 a.m. to 10 p.m. ROYAL CoLosssum—General Entertainme it-6.30 p.m. Zoor.ocae.kr. GAUDEN3—Grand and Varied Entertainments. rE;ff For particulars see advertisements. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Tea COOLIE TRADE.—We have received another letter fro n Mr. Sendbach, still quostioning the accuracy of the statements made by as on Saturday. We hare not had time to examine our tile,. Did we do so, we could produce abundance of proof to fortify our posi ton. This, however, we conceive to be quite unnecessary, as the extracts which we published yesterday, clearly establishes the fact of the existence of the evils compained of. t',!L y !k,„: 144 ~~~'✓4 X 4,1 ~~ ~ * ~ A.l~ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17. 1857 THE DAY'S NEWS In the House. of Lords last night, several pe.ti tiono WOl'o prcoor,t,,cl againat tho Miniatern' Mouey (Ireland) Bill. Several Peers took the oaths and their seats. A short discussion occurred, on Lord Monteagle charging the government with breach of faith in not introducing a bill for the amalgama tion of the two courts in India; but no result was arrived at. The Earl of Carnarvon, in moving the second reading of the Reformatory Institutions Bill, stated that its object was to extend the age of admission to reformatories from sixteen to twenty. Lords Brougham and Derby approved of the bill, but Earl Granville suggested its post ponement till Sir George Grey's measure on the subjc't was before the house, which was ultimately agreed to. .The Marquis of Westmeath moved the second reading of the bill for the prevention of indecent bathing at watering places on the coast of Kent, but the motion was negatived without a division, The House of Commons had an early sitting yesterday, at which the Bankruptcy and Insol vency (Ireland) Bill was under discussion. After an ineffectual attempt of several members to have the bill referred to a separate commission. clauses frotn 1 to 158 were disposed of, and the house adjourned until evening. It is said that if the bill passes, one of the Commissionerships, which they say will immediately become vacant by the retirement of the pres , nt occupant of the office, will be bestowed upon Mr. Isaac Butt. At the evening sitting of the House, a message was received to the effect that the Lords had passed the Princess Royal's Annuity Bili without amendment. The Marquis of Blandford stated that on the motion for the third reading of the Jew Bill, he would move that it be read that day six months. In answer to a question by Mr. Addc'rly, Mr. Labouchere stated that he did not put faith in any report that the Cape authorities in tended to keep back part of the £40,000, which they had voted towards the maintenance of the German Legion, on the ground that the number promised had not been sent out. Mr. Fagan moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the working of the present Workhouse system in Ireland, and to the laws relating to medical charities, and the relief of the sick poor, but Mr. Herbert opposed, and ultimately the motion was withdrawn. It is said that Mr. Roebuck's motion on the subject •)f the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, will be met by an assurance that a measure for the aboli tion of the Viceregal Court will be introduced by the Government next session ; and we hear that every preparation is being made so that the Castle of Dublin shall cease to be what it is on the Ist January, 1859 Some hints have been thrown out that Mr. Roebuck has an understanding with the Government on the question, but he very indig nantly repudiates any such notion. In the meantime we may mention that the more influential and respectable portion of the Irish press are much in favour of the abolition movement. The Dublin Daily Express thus writes :—As to the £20,000 a year which the Lord Lieutenant is supposed to spend in Dublin, it may be questioned whether the half of that sum is spent here. Viceroys generally come over with their outfits complete, purchased in London, and the likelihood is that they continue to import a good deal of their luxuries from the same quarter. It is well known that the office was often given to poor peers to enable them to get out of their difficulties. The present Lord Lieutenant is a wealthy nobleman, and does not need to save any part of his income. He is a nobleman of refined and cultivated tastes, a lover of literature and the fine arts, who sustains his office with grace and dignity. But be does not seem fond of keeping much state, and those who are acquainted with the management of large establishments, do not estimate his Excellency's expenditure in Dublin at more that 10,0001. a year. But, granting that the whole 20,0001. were spent in this city, what would that be for each of its 260,000 inhabitants ? Just ls. 6d. Surely that sum is not worth a revolution! It need not frighten the city from its propriety, nor greatly move even the Corpora tion, should the ls. 6d. a head per annum be taken away from the citizens. But, though we are willing to part with the Irish Court, we are by no means willing to part with the money allowed for its support. To that and more the city is fairly entitled. At present the Corporation has not the means of cleansing and repairing the roads and streets, not to speak of making new lines, which are much wanted. Let the cost of the Irish Court, then, whatever it may be—twenty, thirty, or forty thousand pounds— be a charge on the Consolidated Fund, for the improvement and embelishment of the city of Dublin. Let this be done, and in three years we should soon see, in the renovated appearance of its now decayed and half-ruined districts, ample reasons to be thankful for the abolition of the Lord Lieutenancy. Let the corporation insist on this, and let the Irish members join in the demand, and they will be the means of opening a new era for the Irish capital. Political gossip respecting the election petitions, now before Parliament, is rather of a curious nature The report goes, that advantage has been taken of the period of the session, and the impos sibility of getting through all the petitions between this and the first week in August, to threaten a sitting in November for the purpose of trying elec tion cases, or the alternative of sitting right into, if not through, September. Both of these courses are very objectionable to the great body of members, and an opportunity is thus afforded of putting on a Government screw, for the minister, being quite satis fied with the existing " personnel" of the house of Commons, is not desirous of any changes, in the first place, and is besides eminently desirous that as little corruption as possible should be made ap parent as connected with the great Palmerston general election. Accordingly, the whole organisa tion of the office for political management is at work, arid seats, and petitions, and votes are being weighed, and bought, and sold, like so many pounds of cherries. Some of the whispers with regard to these proceedings indicate a most unu sually unscrupulous dealing with these matters, and it is not improbable that a few of the facts may be brought to light. Shattock, the attorney, who is charged with forgery, was again brought up at the police-court yesterday, before Mr. Mansfield. Proof was given that he had uttered a forged bill of Exchange for £3O 10,s. 6.1. on Messrs. Little and Murray, buil ders, of West Derby. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the prosecution, and My. Bluck defended. After a partial hearing Mr. Mansfield determined to send Mr. Shattack for trial, and depositions were accor dingly made out. There is another charge against the prisoner, the further hearing of which was adjourned for a week. Mr Charles Quaile, " Chairman of the Cabinet Makers Society" of Liverpool, was, yesterday, charged, at the Police -court, with intimidation, conspiracy, and creating annoyance. Messrs. Holden and Co., of Church-street, as soon as the journeymen cabinet makers of this town went out on strike, engaged some men from the South of England. On their arrival here they were met by Quaile, who succeeded in inducing the men to refuse to work for the. Messrs. Holden. These gentlemen had the chests, &c., of the men whom they had brought to Liver pool, and on which they had a lien. Quaile came to demand the boxes, offering to pay what the Messrs. Holden had advanced. This was refused and Mr. Quaile creating a disturbance, he was given into custody. He was fined ss. for being drunk and disorderly. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Select Vestry was held yesterday. A. resolution was adopted to the effect that a petition from the Vestry, signed by the Chairman, should be pre sented to parliament, against the principles of the bill brought in by Mr. Hutt, Lord Stanley, and Mr. W. Ewart, for exempting societies instituted for the purpose of science, literature, and the arts from parochial rates, and giving the barrister appointed to certify the rules for friendly societies power to certify such societies for exemption, without appeal. A long discussion took place on the motion of Mr. Shaw, that Mr. Thomas Gib son , jun., and Mr. James Gibson, be elected Vestrymen. The motion was ultimately agreed to. The foundation stone of a new Presbyterian Church was laid at Rock Ferry yesterday. We have intelligence from France this morning, to the effect that the elections continnn to r.a'n the Paris Press. Amongst the most remarkable speeches may be mentioned the one of the candi date for the Confelons and Ruffee, who says that he will devote himself without hesitation to the principles of the revolution of 1787, which ought to crown the social edifice, and that he will strug gle to the utmost to defend the liberties of his country. It is said the Prefect of Saone and Loire offered the opposition candidates the official candi dateship if he would abstain from offering himself in an independent manner ; this statement he forbade a journal of his department to pub lish, which he characterizes as malicious and calumnious. The independent candidate for Rouen, who had declined to oppose himself to the government candidate, has come forward, and there is every probability of his being elected. Two men have been apprehended at Marseilles, who had spread the report that Paris and Lyons had been placed in a state of seige by the Emperor. This report might have created great mischief, from the excitement of the people. Advices frem Constantinople state that energetic measures have been taken by the military autho rities to restore public security in the streets, and a band of robbers have been captured at Samos. Vienna accounts of the 13th state that Marshal Radetsky passed sleepless nights, but is better Daily bulletins of his health are being telegraphed to Petersburg. The New Gazette, of Prussia, pretends that the treaty of Neufchatel sanctions revolutionary injus tice, and is an acknowledgment that pre-existing is fictitious without international assent. Copenhagen accounts of the 15th state that the Privy Council have refused to assent to the Gar man claims. THE new House of Commons has evidently come to the determination of exercising a vigilant control over the public finances, and of keeping the purse strings of the nation's money pretty well guarded. On Friday night, there was a grand display of financial statistics, when Mr. WILSON, Secretary to the Treasury, made his promised explanation respecting the Civil Service of the kingdom, and its past and future cost. The main purport of Mr. WILSON'S task was to clear up the mysterious increase of about two and a quarter millions sterling, during the last four or five years. Considering the difficulty of that task, and the great amount of up-hill work which he had to perform, it is but justice to the lion. gentleman to say that he discharged his duty with considerable ability, although he by no means satisfied the House that the increased expenditure was in every respect expedient and unobjectionable, as the tone and tenor of the debate which ensued afterwards fully demonstrates. Nothing could well be more turbulent and disorderly than the discus sion which arose on the proposition to vote a sum of 136,1461. for Royal palaces and public buildings. Although giving every explanation, and after every effort had failed, Ministers were obliged to give way, and withdrew the vote pro tem , as was also an additional sum of 75.7811. for parks and pleasure grounds. It is impossible for any mortal Minister to bear more than a certain amount of badgering, and certainly the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of the Treasury, and Sir BENJAMIN HALL had more than enough of it on Friday night. But the public need not regret that the night was lost, as far as any practical result was concerned. The debate threw much light on the general management of the Civil Service expenditure, and showed the tax-paying portion of the population how their forced contributions for State purposes are appropriated. It is truly alarming to find that this particular branch of the public service, in little more than ten years, has swollen up from 2,200,0001. to more than 7,000,0001. Taken as a whole, the debate clearly showed that it was caused by a financial conspiracy on the part of the Cabinet. All sorts of items were jumbled up under the attractive heading of " Royal palaces and public buildings." The Chancellor of the Exchequer, profiting by his late experience when asking a , dowry for the " Princess Royal," felt that there was a strong disposition on the part of the House not to refuse any amount which was reputed for the use and benefit of "Royalty." It was this that induced Mr. HENLEY to declare that the larger portion of the items were for public buildings, with which her Majesty had nothing more to do than the Pope. And Mr. ROEBUCK averred that the whole affair was a delusion, and so universal was this feeling, that the Chairman was obliged to report progress without a single remark having been passed. These discussions were, as our readers are al ready aware, " for royal palaces, public buildings, and parks." It is really too bad that the nation should be taxed to drain St. James'-park, to keep up Hyde-park, Regent-park, and Battersea-park, all of which are laid out and maintained for the benefit of the people of London. If the people of Liverpool, or Manchester, or Birmingham, or any other city, borough, or town in the United Kingdom, wish for a public park, they must procure it with their own funds. Albeit they pay their proportion of the taxes which lay out and keep in order these princely domains set apart for aristocratic exhibitions and the amuse ments and recreations of the people of Cockney dom. According to Sir BENJAMIN HALL, the lake in connection with St. James'-park has been in the course of draining, and with that operation there has been a sensible drain on the public purse. Not content with the allowances of the House of Commons, Sir BENJAMIN HALL has adopted the Yankee motto of " going ahead," and borrowed no less than 11,0001, to carry on the draining process, expecting, when he came before Parliament, that he would have no difficulty in draining the national coffers to that amount in addition to any other sum he might require. Now, this, we contend, is a most reprehensible course—one quite antagonistic to the spirit and constitution of the House of Commons. It was certainly amusing to hear, this said official exhort the house to keep a wawnrut eye on alt outgoings that were unsanctioned by Parliament. Well merited, indeed, was the rebuke of Sir D. NORREYS, when he asked the house to place the utmost con fidence in the right hon. baronet, but, at the same time, to watch him narrowly. It is impossible to read the several speeches and counter-speeches which were delivered on Friday night, without coming to the conclusion that the assumed control of Parliament in regard to monetary expenditure is, in the memorable words of Lord DENMAN, " a mockery, a delusion, and a snare." Sir H. WILLOUGHBY is of much the same opinion, for he told the house that "he regarded the control of the House of Commons over the public expenditure as some thing very much in the nature of moonshine !" And Mr. STAFFORD also felt occasion for twitting the Liberal side of the House with a dereliction of duty and falsification of " hustings pledges " in voting the army and navy estimates, without almost an inquiry into their nature and extent. This called out both Mr. ROEBUCK and Lord PALMERSTON, but neither the one or the other could undo the effect which the cutting jibes of the Honourable Member for Northampton had produced against the pompous parades of candidates for seats in the House of Commons, and the totally opposite practices of such gentlemen when called upon to vote away the public money. We have no doubt but the public have felt the truth of the remarks of Sir H. WILLOUGHBY. If so, they are not true to themselves if they sanction the presence of members in the House of Commons who make pledges to their constituents on questions of economy and financial reform, which they never intend to perform. But to return to the speech of Mr. WILSON, which provoked much of the debate alluded to. He told some plain truths, which the country will do well to ponder over. He exonerated Govern ment from the oharge of extravagance, and said that these enlarged outlays were strictly in accordance with the votes of Parliament, and often against the wishes of Government. lie also showed that if we are paying more for Education, County Courts, public buildings, prisons, and stationery, the House of Commons, and not the Government, was to blame; . and after entering into a variety of statistics connected wiih the " Civil Service," he contended —and somewhat successfully—that Parliament was the real spendthrift, and not the Government, as the latter was only the acquiescent innocent instrument of carrying out the extravagant purposes of the former. Now, this was far from palatable. He was about to offer a financial dose to the House; and instead of THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17. 1857. sweetening the cup, he stirred up all its bitter ingredients, and then, with official boldness, he asked honourable members to quaff off the contents. The effect was as described. lion. members drew back from the financial offering ; and, instead of receiving it as a docile, mild, and obedient patient would his medicine, they were in open arms against the proposition, and revelled in a running fire of cavils for the remainder of the sitting, Looking at the entire debate, and its results—at the proofs of financial extravagance—the absurdity of many of the votes—and the gross,injustice of taxing the people of Great Britain and Ireland to keep up public parks in London, which, under a proper system of management, could be made self supporting—we may indulge a hope that our legislators are beginning to be alive to the consciousness that they are the guardians of the national taxes, and accountable for the unjusti fiable and unpardonable financial follies they may countenance and support. THE encouragement of provident habits among all classes of the community is not only a duty, but a matter of paramount importance. Every effort which tends to aid and assist such a benevolent and laudable design should be fostered and encouraged. Of late years, the mismanage ment of certain Savings Banks and the' ques tionable career of several Life Assurance Com panies, the two great institutions in this country for enabling the people at large to make a provision for the future, have engendered feelings of dissatisfaction, and instigated a general want of confidence. At present the Government have under their superintendence through Parliament, measures for regulating Savings' Banks and Insurance Companies. The first bill which the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed, and to which we alluded on a former occasion, has been withdrawn, and another substituted in its stead. It has passed the second reading. Now this, being deemed an improvement upon Bill NO. 1, and as it is a question relating to the well-being of the entire community, we shall notice the provisions of the bill. The discussions which took place on the second reading of the measure had special reference to the serious defalcations which have taken place in the administration of Savings' Banks for some years past. This, however, is more an imaginary than a real grievance. What are the statistics of the Savings' Banks on this head? In 1855, the sum of 30,134,2281. were due to depositors in England and Wales, and of that amount 29,987,464/, were in the hands of the National Debt Commissioners, exclusive of a surplus balance of 112,4941., so that of the whole amount there was only 34,2301. left in the hands of the managers. Taking this fact into consideration, it is evident that if there be any alarm about the security of Savings' Bank deposits, it must not he regarding the managers, but of the Government itself, who hold the securities for it. According to the returns of the persons engaged in Savings' Banks, and the amount of security which they afford, we find that connected with 491 Savings' Banks in England and Wales, there were 519 unpaid officers, giving security for 332,6701., and 973 paid officers, giving security to the amount of 2 8 1,250/. ; the total security being no less than 613,9201. for 34,2301. left in their hands! We admit that if the Government guarantees security to the depositors, that it has a just right to exercise some control over the manage ment of the Banks. But past experience has convinced us that Government interference may act most injuriously upon the prosperity of the Banks. The Honourable Member for Dublin did not hesitate to charge the failure of the Cuffe-street Savings" Bank to the apathy and supineness of the Government officials. tie declared that " the Government were perfectly aware of the irregularities, but, for public purposes, it was convenient to coincide, with them, and the consequence was that the depositors were deprived of their just rights." Yet, in the face of this fact, and the still further disagreeable statement that no improvement had taken place in the proceedings of the Commis sioners of the National Debt, it is proposed to empower them abroad for establishing and regulating a system of Savings' Banks all over the country. To such a proposition there are many and serious objections. And first, there is no such body as the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt. They have long ceased to exist as an active Commission, and never meet now. Hence, we suppose, that the real scope and tendency of the Bill is to empower the CHANCEL LOR of the EXCHEQUER to become the founder and Director-General of the Savings' Bank system of the country. If so. he will be put in posses sion of no less than 35,000,0001., which he can play with for political purposes, or in other words, become the master jobber on the Stock Exchange. Looking at the bill in this point of view, we are disposed to regard the loud outcry of fraudulent Actuaries and Mana'gers, nothing more nor less than a Government feint, to arouse —to awaken—a degree of sympathy throughout the country, so that they may be enabled to pass their pet scheme without much opposition. The more we examine the continual practice of transferring the Savings' Banks deposits into the hands of a nominal Commission, which never meets, and of whom very little is known, for the purpose of placing them at the disposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the more Plust we regard it as a stock-jobbing convenience. The security to depositors is certainly a matter of moment, but it is equally important that an improved plan of investing them should be adopted, and this is the great defect of Bills 1 and 2. We agree in the opinion expressed by several of the speakers who took part in the debate, that there are plenty of ways to invest the funds deposited in Savings' Banks much more profitable than by dabbling with thein in Government securities, which, under no circum stances, has realised to them more than three and one-third per cent. interest. Unless the Bill is amended in Committee, it must fail to confer any benefit on the public, while its operation is more likely to give a distaste to depositing in Savings' Banks than anything else. We want not only security for deposits, but a guarantee that the said deposits shall be invested in the most profitable manner for the benefit and ad vantage of those who confide their hard earncd savings to such institutions. Intimately connected with this subject is that of Assurance Companies. To their errors and defects, and the remedies which should be applied, we will refer on another occasion. The Glasgow Daily Mail, noticing the cometfurore, says : —"A learned clergyman, not ten miles from this city, at a prayer meeting of his flock during the week, took an affecting farewell of them—remarking, in a very pathetic manner, that in all probability, that was the last occasion upon which they would meet in this world. It must, no doubt, have been an extremely felicitous privilege to the reverend and superstitious gentleman that he was again permitted to ascend his pulpit, and once more to address his flock—a privilege which we trust he will enjoy, and improve, for many Sabbaths yet to come." A. SCENE - ABOUT PIGS AND PORT.—At a meeting of the board of the West Derby Union, held at E7erton, on Wednesday, a rare scene occurred. It appears that the guardians have not only the poor under their care, but that they supply "board and lodging "—no doubt " wash ing "is incladed—to pigs, at so much per week. This is a novel way of making the Workhouse self.supporting- There was something also said about the quantity of port consumed by the members ; and really, if the guardians faithfully inspect the dormitories of their lazy lodgers, they require refreshment afterwards.—Belfag News Letter. The Emperor of the French invited on Friday last, the seven marshals present in Paris to meet him at St. Cloud. After breakfast he made a trial of the small railway which runs from St. Cloud to Villeneuve l'Eiang, which is intended to convey troops on campaign. The marshals present were Reille, Vaillant, Megnan, Baragnay d'Hiliiers, Pelissier, Canrobert, and Bosquet. The experiment was, however, near terminating seriously for all parties. There was no locomotive, but the waggon which goes down the slope by its own momentum, as on the descent at St. Ger main, soon acquired a velocity which the breaks could not stop. A number of peasants who were at work in the fields, or who were attracted by curiosity, uttered cries of alarm on seeing the danger. Fortunately, the waggon rushed into a ploughed field, where it was 'brought up. Anticipating the rumours that would follow, the Emperor walked about St. Cloud on Saturday, and went to the Vaudeville in the evening. THE PRESTON POOR LAW GUARDIANS.—The elective principle of poor-law management is in peril, as we see from the petition presented by Mr. Cobbett, the member for Oldham, on Friday evening, from the Preston board of guardians. It appears that the poor law board have for years endeavoured to induce the guardians of the Preston union to build a new workhouse, which the guardians have hitherto resisted, on the ground that they have good and sufficient workhouses already. A. movement, how ever, has been got up, by-which the ex-officia guardians, to the number of 24, have been induced to sign a requisi - tiou to the poor-law board, asking that a new workhouse should be built. To that most irregularly made request, the poor law-board had listened, and the Preston union is thus saddled with the burden of a new workhouse con trary to the declared voice of the representative guardians. Mr. Bouverie,jhe president of the poor law-board, admits all the facts, and boldly justifies the order on the ground that it is technically legal, the assent of ex-officio being equal, in his opinion, to that of elected guardians. If this be the policy:which is to characterise Mr. Bouverie's poor law presidency, we are sure to have a revival of the determined agitation against Somerset House domination which prevailed in 1852.—Manchester _Examiner. AMERICAN STEAMSHIPS —The Vanderbilt has disap painted those who expected her to make one of the crack ocean passages, and the Niagara has succeeded in crossing the ocean in something over 18 days, during 14 of which she was under sail and steam. We understand that the astonishing velocity of the Niagara is explained by Capt. Hudson's very proper dread or losing his spars; we have no doubt that the Vanderbilt would have made as quick a trip as her friends predicted had not her engineer been afraid of overheating her boilers or chafing her wheels. It is all right as it is ; and people who want to grumble will be so good as to hold their peace. We hope, however. we may inquire what becomes of the Collins steamer• Blank, commanded by Captain Blank, which leaves on Wednesdays, at blank intervals, from the foot of Canal street, and on board of which passengers are earnestly requested to have their luggage by an early hour in the morning. Is there any such steamer? Does she really leave? England is crowding the Atlantic with steamers of all sizes and models, from the Great Eastern down ward. Her screws bid lair, at no distant period, to monopolise the traffic of the ocean, and of course, in like manner, to sweep it in case of war. France enters the lists with three Transatlantic lines, to which the State grants 14,000,000 francs subvention, nearly 1,000,000 dols. per annum per line. Even Sardinia, Spain, and Holland are on the track. We alone seem to be stationary.—New York Herald. AMERICAN JUSTICE.--Two years ago a young man in an interior city was arrested upon the charge of outraging the person of a poor and friendless girl, filling an humble, though honest station. Her statement of the event was very explicit, carrying conviction of its truth. The accused, being of good family, and enjoying the troop of friends with which prosperity always surrounds one, furnished the required hail, and passed out at once into free air, to try his prowess upon some new ♦ictim. The accuser, on the other hand, having no moneyed friends to protect her, was locked up as a witn By dint of the various expedients to which culprits resort when fearful of meeting the charges filed against them while they are fresh, the trial was put off from time to time, until two years had elapsed ; and finally the accused was acquitted altogether upon some quibble which saved him from the Penitentiary, but not from the scorn of all lovers of jus tice who had watched the proceedings. Meantime, during the two years in which the farce was pending, the victim of his crime languished inta prison. He became the hero of sympathising friends, and she endured the only punish ment resulting from the wrong. This case presents a striking commentary upon the absurd injustice of impri soning witnesses. A day or two since another and some what similar illustration was furnished us nearer home. A. servant-girl made complaint against her employer for a successful felonious assault in the presence of his own daughter. The circumstances of the case appear to have been peculiarly aggravated; for, not satisfied with the accomplishment of his hellish purpose, the accused beat and kicked her in a shocking manner, until she was rescued by his wife, a policeman, and others, who burst open the door of his room, and arrested him in the very act. The 'assailant was taken before a magistrate and released at once upon bail ; and the girl placed under lock ' and key as a witness—the duration of her imprisonment, in_ all probability, depending upon the ability of the accused to clog and delay the wheels of justice. Such facts as these, which transpire every day, are a disgrace to American civilisation, and loudly demand a reform. There is no sense in thus punishier innocent victims o f crime for the mere chance of convicting the guilty. Nor is there any necessity for so great a perversion of justice. If stringent measures are necessary to enforce attendance of witnesses, others are not difficult of devise' which will accomplish the desired end without libelling common sense. Among these we would suggest a law making wil ful non-attendance of a witless prima facie evidence of 'complicity with the criminal to be affected by his testi mony. Or such failures might be made contempt of court punishable by One and imprisonment. Forbid, if needs be, the departure of a witness from the city under heavy penalties, and visit even the attempt to do so with severity. In these, or in a `dozen other ways, may wit nesses be secured, without a perpetuation of the present system, which offers a premium to concealment of crime, lest the witness should be made to suffer for his know ledge.—New York Times. SAMPIAS OF COTTON FROM ALGERIA ,-Irt the course of last week, Mr. Hugh Fleming, of the Manchester Com mercial Association, received from the director of the Imperial Jardin d'Essais, at Algiers (through Messryßoult, nglish, and Brandon, of Liverpool), several samples of cotton grown in that country, requesting the opinion of the association as to its value. It was also stated in a letter accompanying the samples that any quantity of land suitable for the cultivation of cotton may be had in Algeria on , highly favourable terror, the French government being desirous of attracting thither English colonists and capital. One of the samples is a fair quility of Sea Islands cotton, and has been valued at 122 d. per lb. ; another variety is similar in quality to Pernambuco cotton, and is valued at 1014. per Two other samples were valued at 71d. each. AN OPENING FOR WALKER.—As the Administration has not yet succeeded in finding anybody courageous enough to accept the Governorship of Utah, perhaps while our filibustering countryman, General Walker, is looking about for anew field for the exercise of his peculiar talent, he might be induced to accept the post of Governor of ITtelr. , But, if the President should not think it advisable to avail himself of General Walker's services, the late President of - Eicaragua might lead the remnant of his army out to Salt Lake and commence a rival settlement of monognmhts in opposition to the polygamist disciples of Jo, Smith. There is plenty of room in Utah for a new settlement, avid a rival community, with General Walker for a leader, in opposition to Brigham Yriing, would make that isolated territory a decidedly interesting spot.— New . York Paper. THE " LATTER DAY " HUHHUG.—A crisis is rapidly approaching in the Mormon community—the followers of Joe Smith, the greatest imposter of modern times. Accounts from the Great Salt Lake represent the schism in the sect as having assumed a formidable aspect. Brigham Young—their god as they irreverently style him —had deserted the Tabernacle, and remained a close prisoner in his own house, guarded' night and day by his friends. By an account previously published, it wil I. have been seen that retribution has overtaken one of the pillars of this modern delusion. Elder Pratt—who impiously styled himself " one of the twelve apostles of the Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints "—has fallen a victim to the indignation of a Mr. M‘Lean, whose wife —the mother of three children—Pratt had induced to leave her home, and elope with him to the Salt Lake, there to become —there is no accounting for such strange fancies—his ninth wife !We hope something will be done to disperse this sanctimonious band of polygamists ; who, " B;* smooth dissimulation, have skill to grace A devil's purpose with an angel's face." That they have been tolerated so long, in their glaring immorality and villany, is to the disgrace of the United States Government. However, we are glad to learn that a body of two thousand troops, under General Harvey, is to be cent to Utah. This monstrous delusion is a disgrace to the nineteenth century, and we hope the death of Pratt may be the knell of its final overthrow.—Belfast News Letter. GEORGE THE FOURTH WHEN AN INFANT.—The - recent {girth of another Royal infant, and the dowry controversy relative to the Princess Royal, have induced a search for• precedents which place in striking contrast the manners of the past and present age. We see that at th 3 birth of George IV. Queen Charlotte was delivered by a midwife, Mrs. Stephen, it being considered indelicate to admit Dr. Hunter to the room ! The messenger sent to inform the King, received in a sudden impulse of regal joy, a douccur of £3OO. The Queen persevered in refusing to be attended by a male monster. All sorts of rumours were afloat prior to the event ; some newspapers confidently deriving the pregnancy, and others predicting the sex of the child prom the Queen's appearance. Mrs. Draper, the Queen's nurse, wrote a pamphlet en the subject. Her Majesty appeared in public a month after the delivery, and an influential person, Dr. Simpson, preached a violent sermon on the indelicacy of so early a recovery, while Dr. Van. dergucht proved, by an elaborate biblical disqui-dtion, that it was a strictly orthodox practice I Before the Prince was twelve days old he was exhibited to the the public every drawing-room day, from one to three o'clock ; candle was served to all spectators, and the cake consumed came-to-£4O a day ! An address was presented to the Prince before he was three years old, his parents having : drilled him for a week in the behaviour suitable to the ceremony and the " gracious reply." The pulpits rang with fierce denunciations of the impiety of his inoculation for the small-pox. At 7, the Prince, the Duke of York,. the Duke of Clarence and the Princess Royal (only in her second year), held Drawing-rooms I The two elder boys sometimes refused to appear at them till they had finished their game at cricket, while the caricaturists introduced the Prince with a kite on his back, York on a hobby-horse, Clarence spinning his top, and the Princess Royal, behind a screen " receiving some very indispensable assistance from her nurse." It must be owned that both the Court and the people have advanced very far beyond these absurd appearances.— Weekly Dispatch. DISTILLATION OF SPIRITS—NEB' PROCESS,—A compare is being established for the purpose of distilling spirits from beetroot and mangold wurtzel, and which promises considerable advantages to the agricultural interest of the United Kingdom. Hitherto, distillation from mangold wurtzel and beetroot has been prohibited under the pre sent revenue laws, but the Government, feeling the im portance of the undertaking, which has been in successful operation in France for some time, have granted twelve licenses to Messrs. Dray, the eminent agricultural imple-. ment makers, to work Mons. Leplay's patent in this country. Amongst some of the advantages of the scheme,, it is worthy of remark, that the pulp or residue of the beetroot or mangold wurtzel, after distillation, has been proved to be admirably adapted for the manufacture of paper. To commence operations, the company have secured an estate of 76 acres of freehold land, about half a mile from the Minetey Station, on the Swindon and Gloucester Railway. We are informed that the land has been pronounced by eminent agriculturists to be pecu liarly calculated for the, growth of beetroot and mangold wurtzel, and the works and distilleries will be erected on the property. The estimated capital of the company is 1:11,000. and, according to the estimates made, the profits will be nearly 50 per cent. per annum. Many thousand s of gallons of beetroot spirits, paying a duty of fif teen shillings a gallon as foreign spirits, are imp or t e d annually from Belgium for the use of perfumers and aromatic spirit makers, and it is proved, on the hi g h es t authority, that the residue , or pulp, is of more nutritive value for feeding cattle, and will be readily purchased by the farmers. It is estimated that at the works to be erected 3,500 tons of beetroot maybe distilled in 150 days, and it has been found in practice that good beetroot and mangold wurtzel produce above 18 gallons of proof spirit to the ton. The prospectus states that Messrs. Dray have established such a distillery at Farniugham, in Kent, and have proved the value of the residues after distilla tion by fattening and feeding a large number of beasts and sheep thereon, and during th e l am bi ng season t h ey f ed 200 ewes principally on the residues ; it has also been found to be exceedingly valuable for feeding miloh cows. There is every reason to believe that the establishment of such a distillery will be of immense advantage to the two counties of Wilts and Gloucester, and that the agricul turists supplying the beet and mangold will readily take the residues for feeding ; the company, however, will always keep some cattle to feed An the residues,