Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-31 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. By British anel Irish Magnetic Telegraph. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Three per Cents. closed at 66.65, showing a decline of 15 centimes. The average price of YlTheat in France, for the month ending Jnly 28th, Is 25.75, being a decline of 1 franc 43 centimes on 'the previous month. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, THURSDAY. Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, is here. Prussia will probably join in the protest against the elections in Moldavia. THE JEWS IN TURKEY. 'The French and English Ambassadors here made energetic representations to the Porte, in consequence of which measures have been adopted to prevent the prosecution of the Jews at Tunis. ITALY. The.. Municipal Council of Milan have opened an 'unlimited credit for the fetes which will take place in September next, for the entry of the Archduke Fredinand and the Archduchess Charlotte. THE MUTINY THE INDIAN ARMY. NAMES OF PERSONS SAFE. MARSEILLES, THU RSDAY, 11.30. The Indian papers are full of details of the rebellion, which was universal in Bengal. The Weny Corps has been disarmed, The 70th Native Infantry were thanked by the Go vernor fcr their loyalty. The 6th Native Infantry at Allahabad rivalled them in expressions of attachment, but rose upon their officers and foully murdered them. There is not the slightest symptoms of disaffection in Madras or Bombay. The Bengal army has ceased to exist. The stations where women and children have fallen victims to the babarity of the mutineers, and where dreadful eru , lties have been endured, are Oarat, Delhi, Russenabad, Honsi, Hiesar, Shansi Bareilly, Saghenwoor. On the 15 another sortie from Delhi was repulsed with great loss. On the 16th all was quiet. Three thousand rebels were encamped outside the Aymer Gate. From Mirzapore the accounts up to June 20 are satisfactory. Among the refugees from Repewa are Dr. and Mrs. Parker, Rev. Ruther and wife ; from Beynon Bull, Wordsworth, Howard, Callas, Blandford, and Philpott. Ferezepore, on the 13th, military executions had taken place. At Shansi ladies and children took refuge in the fort, which was soon overpowered—all sacrificed by these oillians General Outram had arrived at 13)Ini)ay. All was quiet in the Punjaub. Escaped from Hansi and Vassar : —Captains Morse, Strafford, and Child ; Drs. Scott, Tapsell, Vaughan, and two children ; Mr. and Mrs. Scaredeu and three children ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren and three children ; Messrs. Jews, Hickey, Tapsill, and Mallop ; Dr. Waghorn, Mr. Daniels and child ; Mr. Hollot, Mr. Taylor, and many others. Delhi is not likely to fall until more troops arrive. It is defended by 30,000 mutineers. MARSEILLES, THURSDAY, 6 A. M . The Vectis, with the Overland Mail from India, arrived here this morning at five a.m The mails were to leave for London at ten a.m. She brings no news of the fall of Delhi. Goo)ab Singh of Cashmere is dead, and is succeeded by his son. The Khan of Kheelat is dead, and is succeeded by his brother. Part of the plot had been to take Calcutta on the 23rd of May. It was most complete iu all its arrange ments. • When discovered, the troops bound for China were sent for as fast as they could arrive. The Malacca has arrived at Calcutta. Sir Patrick Grant has come to Calcutta from Madras, and acts as Commander-in-Chief, but Sir Henry Somerset 111 Bombay really holds the supreme cowmand. TELEGRAPH FROM MR RAVEN, ACTING CONSUL AT TRIESTE TO LORD CLARENDON. ALEX 11 , TDRIA, JULY 22, 1857. The India mail brings no authentic account of the capture of Delhi. It was not taken on the 10th of the last month 'when General Barnard, having repelled two sorties, was waiting reinfireements, which must have since joined. A. letter from Banny and Co., dated Madras the 27th of June, states positively that official intelligence had reached Madras the previous day of the fall of Delhi, but this is not confirmed from Bombay on the Ist July. The mutiny had spread considerably in the Bengal army, though it is not even now general, as might have been expected. At Benares, on attempting to disarm the 37th N. 1., the greater part of the Sikhs and the 13th irregular Cavalry, joined the mutineers on the 14th of June. Tho ex-King of Oude, implicated in the •conspiracy, by impercepted papers, was lodged in the Fort William, and his followers disarmed. On the same day, the native troops at Barrackpare and Calcutta were quickly disarmed. English troops are arriving fast. An act has been passed by Legislative Council for plac ing the Indian press under licente to be withdrawn at pleasure. In Madras and Bombay presidencies all remains quiet. The only disturbances being a mutiny of the first NiEAM'S Cavalry, at Turnngabad, promptly put down by Bombay column. Our naval forces in China, on Bth June, took a fort and destroyed about one hundred and twenty-seven junks, mounting nine hundred guns. Three officers and eight men killed ; three officers and . fifty-three men wounded on our side. The capture of thirteen junks on the 27th day of May, and twenty seven junks on the 28th of May ; also mentioned. The dates are, from Calcutta, June 21 ; Madras, 28th June ; Ceylon, let July ' • Hong Kong, 10th June; B , mbay, lst July.— (Signed) RAVEN. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post (second edition) says—" I should presume, f rom i nte lli gence which has reached Paris concerning Indian affairs that, with few exceptionq, it will be found nec'ssary to disband the whole of the native army. It is declared that a spirit of rebellion reigas throu.;hout the forces of British India, according to investigations lately instituted. It is probable, therefore, that Sir Colin Campbell's first despatch will ask for more English troops. The sooner we begin to recruit the better, and make every preparation for the worst. The want of railways in India will oblige the necessity of something like 150,000 ]European troops for some time to come. The forces now in India are declared to be only sufficient to guard the seats of GJvernment and Gov, rnment stations, and protect the milit a ry depots of arms created by the disbanding of the sepoys. These observations are suggested by reports which come from a hostile source, bat which, I fear, may be depended upon. PORTUGAL. The Cintra steamer, arrived in the Mersey yesterday, with Lisbon dates of the 24th, when the only foreign vessel of war in the Tagus was the Dutch frigate Ruyter. The Peninsular Company's packet Sultan arrived at Lisbon on the 21st inst., and after landing passengers and mails for that port, proceeded on to Cadiz and Gibraltar on the morning of the 22nd. The Alhambra, packet from Gibraltar, arrived at 'Lisbon on the afternoon of the 18 tb, with her engines out of order, and, aft er partially repairing, left with the mails for Southampton on the 21st, the Portugese man-of-war Infante don Luiz towing her a few miles out to sea. In foreign exchanges a few transactions had been tifcc ted after the closing of mails for the Alhambra, but paper on London was in demand at 541 at three months' date. The Stock ma-ket continued very dull, and the following quotations might be consiedred nominal :—Three per .Cent. Registered, 46- to 47 ; Coupons, 46 to 461 ; Defer red, 281 to 281 ; Bank of Portugal Shares, 8 to 84 per cent. pm. ; Bank of Oporto. 20 to 22 per cent. pm. The Duke Saldanha had, at his own request, received his dismissal from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese army, and the Count of Santa Maria appointed ad interim to that post. „,_, IMPE RIAL PARLIAMENT. (By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.) HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. The House met at five o'clock. THE FREE NEGR) SYSTEM. Lord Brougham expressed gratification that the people of Martinique had repudiated the favour intended to be confer ed upon them by the recent arrangement at Mar seilles and Nartes, for the importation of free labour into their island. The more he clnsidered this subject, the more was he convinced of the mistake that the French Government bad comrdtted in sanctioning the Marseilles project. INDIA. The Earl of Ellenborough alluded to the proclamation of the Governor-General of India, of the 16th May, declar ing in strong terms the determination of the Government to adhere to its former practices of not interfering with the religion of the natives, and inquired why it was not laid upon the table with the Indian papers pre sented to the House. In a letter of the Court of Directors, hope was expressed that the proclamation in question would produce a salutary effect, and be thought there could be no objection that it should form part of the documents for public information. He recalled to the memory of the House, that so far back as the 28th of January, General Hearsey communicated to the Governor- General, that amongst the Sepoys there was a report that they would be •forced to embrace Christianity on the 11th of February. General Hearsey said they were dwelling upon a mine which might at any moment explode, and yet it was not till the 27th of March that the Gevernor•General made a general order in reference to the subject, and that g►eneral order was not read to the troops until the disbandment of the 19th Regiment. The order set firth that it was the inva riable rule of the Government of India to treat the religions of a'l its subjects with respect, but it said nothing as to the intentions of the Government for the future. Oa the 16 h of May there was another proclamation, but that was not issued till after the occurrence of the events at Meerut, and the salutary effects expected was lost. A strong feeling arose en the 22nd of January respecting the greased cartridges amongst the Sepoys at Dumdum, upon which eight days elapsed in communications from one officer to another, and four days elapsed before its ominous events, which took place about eight miles from the Government House at CalcuttP, became known to the Government. This systematic loss of time in the communication of important matters was shown in repeated instances in the papers before the House, and he would ask whether such a state of things would have been allowed had the Marquis of Wellesley or Warren Hastings been in India. No doubt the Government of India was iw the hands of clerks and secretaries instead of the Governor-general. He believed that the discontent of the Sepoys was owing to the greased cartridges, and that gave him hopes of the re-establish ment of confidence in that portion of the Indian army without which it would be imp ssible to carry on the Government of India. He would post— pone any remarks he had to make upon the telegraph messages till further information arrived. Earl Granville said, there would be no objection to the production of the proclamation. He denied that there was any grounds for the charge of the noble earl, that the Government of India was carried on by secretaries and clerks, and stated that the Governor—General was paying the utmost attentio❑ to all that was taking place, and hal, by showing himself fully equal to the emergency, risen in the estimation of all the Europeans in India. The Earl of Ellenborough had drawn his inferences from the papers on the table. He thought the Governor- General might have himself taken the journey to Dum dum, a distance of only eight miles from the Government House. The Duke of Argyle referred to the use of 'greased car tridges, and stated that Lord Canning immediately, on hearing the objections of the men to them, had directed that they should purchase their own cartridges. After some further discussion, the subject dropped. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1857. MDR VIOLENCE IN IRELAND. Lord Dungannon presented a petition from the Protes tant inhabitants of the Parish of St. Nicholas, Dublin, praying to be protected from mob violence, and drew attention to outrages committed by a Roman Catholic mob on Tnesday, the 12th May. Earl Granville said that no outrage had been corn milled, though great provocation had been given by the Protestants. The Militia Ballot Suspension Bill was read a third time and passed. Sotne other bills were advanced a stage, and the House adjourned at half.past seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS-THURSDAY. ELECTION COMMITTEES. At the mid-day sitting, the Speaker announced the abandonment of the petition complaining :of undue eke five for Cashtl. The Members appointed to serve on the Beverley, Sligo Borough, and Dablin City Election Committees were sworn at the table, and the Committees were appointed to meet to-morrow. _ POLICE (SCOTLAND) BILL. The consideration in Committee of the Police Scotland Bill was resumed, and the remaining clauses commencing with clause 24 were adopted, with some amendments of an unimportant character. A new clause, proposed to be added to the bill of the Lord Advocate, having for its object the exemption of police vans from tolls, was opposed by Mr. Mackie, but was inserted, upon a division, by 58 to 0. The announcement of this result by the tellers created much laughter. The Lord Advocate m)ved the insertion of a clause regulating the mode of assessment to the police rate. Mr Stirling proposed to amend the clause by the inser tion of words providing that the assessment should be equally divided betwee❑ the landlord and the occupier. After some conversation, the amendment was negatived by 67 votes to 16, and the clause was added to the bill. Some other new clauses were added, and the bill with amendments was ordered to be reported. LOANS TO NEW ZEALAND. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the second reading of the New Zealand Loan Guarantee Bill, Sir John Trelawney said he had expected that some explanation would have been afforded by the Government before the public were asked to guarantee a loan of £500,000, for which, in his opinion, they had not good security. He stated that the committee appointed to con sider the bill was composed of eight members, three or four of whom were favourable to colonial interests, whilst there were very few interested for the public, and the witnesses examined were the Prime Minister of New Zealand and a gentleman connected with the Colonial Office. For these reasons, and considering that the colonial assembly were not unanimous upon the subject, that the late frequent changes in the Government of New Zealand rendered the security a matter of doubt, and that the necessity was in itself favourable, he thought there was sufficient ground for the postponement of the question till next session. He moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. Labouchere admitted that the loan of the credit of this country shoald not, as a rule, be given to a colony for colonial purposes; but still there might be cases where most important benefits might, by such a step, be conferred upon a colony without injury to the interest of the mother country. In this case he had at first held out no hope of the application of the colony being acceded to, but a further perusal of the grounds of the application had induced him to appoint a select committee. That com mittee was composed of very eminent men, including Lord John Rnssall, Sir John Pakington, Mr. Henley, Mr. J. A. Smith, Lord Stanley, and other advocates of strict economy, and he urged the House to support the decision at which they bad arrived. Mr. Gilpin supported the amendment. Mr. Henley rose to speak upon the subj:et, but it now being ten minutes to four o'clock, the debate was adjourned. Lord Castlerosse brought up her Majesty's reply to the address of the house upon the subject of India. Her Majesty thanked the Commons for their loyal and dutiful rddress, and for the assurance of their cordial support in any measure that might be deemed necessary for repressing the disturbances in India, and for restoring tranquility and contentment in that important portion of her Majesty's dominions. The sitting was then suspended. EVENING SITTING. MILITARY EDUCATION. Sir John Ramsden laid upon the table the Erg report of the Committee upon Military Rlueation. Petitions were presented from Shoreham, Greenwich, the Isle of Wight, and Lambeth. SLIQO ELECTION TRIALS. In reply to Mr. Somers, Mr. IL Herbert said it was not the fact, that in the trial arising out of the last Sligo Election thera had been a systematic exclusion of persons pro fessing the Roman Catholic religion from the juries empannelled ; so far from it, he had been informed by the Crown solicitor that the jury engaged on those trials was comnesed of Roman Catholics and Protestants, and was accepted by prisoners in the Sligo election case, THE CIVIL SERVICE. Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald inquired what coarse it was tvJe intention of the Government to pursue in consequence of the vote of the House upon the second reading of t.'.le Civil Service Superannuation Bill ? Lord Palmerston said, after a 4 " il l i On g":en by so large a majority in a full House, the Government would not deem it respectful to the House to continue their opposition. Mr. Gladstone gave notic that on going into committee on the bill, he should draw attention to the subject as it affected the public interest. HUNDRED AND MANOa OF WIRRALL COURT LEVT. IMPORTANT DECIMONS. An adjourned Court-leet,View of Frankpledge, Hundred Court Baron, or law day of the above manor,wa.s yesterday held by adjournment, at the house of Mi. Noses Robi❑son, Shrewsbury Arms, Efinderton, Little Neston, for the purpose of transacting the business of the Hundred coming within the jurisdiction of the court. Mr. Robert Grace, the Steward of the Court, presided. The following notice was conspicuously placed in the court : NOTlCE.—S.imuel Holland Moreton, Esq., Lord of the Hundred of Wirrall, by virtue of a grant from the Commis sioners of Woods. Forests, and Land Revenues of the Crown, bearing date the Bth day of February, 1820, of " All that the Hundred of Wirrall, with its rights. members, and appurten ances whatsoever in the County Palatine of Chester, and all those certainties or certain yearly rents to the said Hundred, or to the Crown in right of the said Hundred belonging or appertaining, and also all and all manner of Courts Leet,Views of Frankpledge, together with the perquisites and profits of the same, and also all fines and amerciaments made, set, or imposed in the Courts of Sheriffs Turn and Hundred Court within the said Hundred, and suit to the said court or courts, and also all relief , ., escheats, law days, courts, assizes of bread, and wine, beer and ale, treasure trove, waifs, wrecks, estrays, goods and chattels of felons, fugitives, felons of themselves, persons put or to be put in exigeant, and of persons condemned or outlawed, tolls, customs, deodands, royal fish rights, juris dictions, privileges, profits, commodities, advantages, and emoluments whatsoever to the said Hundred belonging, or in anywise appertaining," bath appointed Whittaker Edmondson, of No 3, Brunswick-view, Liverpool, reeve and high bailiff of the Hundred of Wirrall, for receiving, taking, and securing all rents, fines, anierciarnenls, wrecks of the sea, waifs, estrays, treasure trove, goods of felons and fugitives, royal 11, &c. which may be f iund within the jurisdiction and boundaries of the said Hundred of Wirral; ; and the said S. J. Moreton finding it necessary as well fur preventing loss and injury to merchants, shipowners, and underwriters, by boatmen, as for the preservation of his own rights, hath determined to put the law strictly into execution against all persons transgressing the same within his jurisdiction. N.B. Mr. Whittaker Edmond son, the Reeve of the Hundred, will attend at the Castle Hotel, Tranmere, from two o'clock to four in the afternoon, to receive the rents of the Lord, and information of wrecks, &c., when all parties bringing or assisting in bringing such information will be handsomely rewarded for their trouble. The Court having been opened by the Reeve, the follow ing gentlemen were selected as THE JURY. Mr. R. Harwood, Birkenhead, foreman Mr. James Sbakeshaft, Parkgate Mr. Benjamin Hancock, Pensley Mr. Joseph Grundy, Ntston Mr. Pemberton Swift, Parkgate Mr, John Lloyd, Ness Mr. S. B. Coates, Birkenhead Mr. William George, Tranmere Mr. John Whitney, Birkenhead Mr. Benjamin Ellis, Tranmere Mr. Robert Hughes, Birkenhead Mr. Ralph Foden, Tranmere. Mr. James Savage, of Hinderton, and Mr. Thomas Smith, of Little Neston, were then chosen and sworn as Affeeres. The jury then decided upon inflicting a fine of 403. up , n any person not atending as a juror, he having been duly and properly summoned. The High Constable of the Court, Mr. Joseph Bates, and the Reeve were p-esent, bat the Inspector of Weights and Measures, William Beggs, was absent, and the jury fined him .ss. _ _ _ When referring to this subject, the Steward took the opportunity of referring to the reports which had appeared in the NORTHERN DAILY TINES, which, he said, had been given most faithfully and correctly, and that was all he, as the judge, required should be done. The Steward said : At the last court the inspector was present; he knew of the adjournment, and should have been here. At that court he complained that he could not go on with his duti?.s because he had not been provided with any tools. I was about to give him some information on that subject, but as he is not present, of course it is of no use. says Mr. Dowdall is removing, and I believe Mr Sewell ;,.but as I have not been able to attend to them in person, I shall feel obliged by your letting both stand ,over, adjourned, to the next court. By that you will see 'that the nuisances are being removed, and, as Mr. Sewell has been fined by the court, and has paid the fine, perhaps all those points had better stand over until the next adjourned court. In that letter Mr. Perrey also says, wi la' regard to MR. BUSHELL'S ENCROACHMENT. - I confess I shauld like to see Mr.• Christopher Busheli's encroachments at Henderton, about which so much has been said of late ;.and, if I really went, I might, perhaps, be further gratified by a sight of his Wirral!-armed sharp-shooters, who, I understand, keep watch and ward, day and ❑ight, against the Lord of the Hundred, his steward, Reeve, and their confederates in arms. The Steward : That, of course, I only read as expressing the wishes of the gentleman. All I can say is, gentle men of the jury, Mr. Christopher Mallen is not a per son likely to run away—(laughter)—therefore, for the present, under those circumstances, we have not taken any further steps in that matter, but the time will come—(Hear, hear, from the jury.) INDIA. Mr. Stafford asked for an explanation of the delay in the receipt of the telegraphic despatches to the Govern ment from India. Sir Charles Wood stated that the vessel bearing the despatches arrived at Trieste at half-past nine o'clock o❑ Tueeday morning, and the telegraphic message was for wardod fromeTrieste at half-past ten, but was not received by the Government till half-past twelve on Wednesday. He could not give any reas - m for the delay. G)VERNMENT ORDERS OF TIM DAY. On the motion of Ler(' Palmerston it was ordered that commencing with Tuesday next, government orders o the day should have precedence on Tuesdays. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill, the provisions of which have been fully made known in the progress of the measure, through the House of Lords. The honourable and learned gentleman contended that the bill was not opposed to the divine law, the cannon law, or the criminal law, and he thought that the general tenor of the enactments as between the husband and wife, would be formed to be an improvement of tge law in point cf j Lstice. This was but an expression and embodement of the law which had been in existence for nearly two centuries, and with confidence, therefore, he asked the House to give the bill a second reading. Sir 'William Heathcote contended that the private bills pr sented to parliament for the purpose of obtaining divorce, aff.aded sufficient proof that the principles of this bill were not embodied in the laws of the land. He objected to the bill, which he looked upon as an atl empt to level the marriage contract with ordinary mercantile transactions, and moved that it be read a second time that day six months. Mr. Drummond said the bill would not do what it pro fessed to do, and professed to do what it could not and ought not to du ; it professed to give the same privileges to the poor as to the rich, but he did not think that the substitution of one Court of Chancery for another would have that effect. It professed to benefit the woman, but its effect would be to continue the same tyranny of the man over the woman which the existing law authorised. The principle that marriage was dis soluable, was opposed to the whole of the Scriptures, from the first chapter of Genesis to the last chapter of Revela tions, and he hoped the house would reject a bill having for its object to set that principle aside. Mr. Lygon also opposed the bill, and Mr. Puller sup ported it. Mr.:Wigram gave his support to the amendment, in the belief that .it would injure the well-being of society to introduce the principle of the dissolubility of marriage. Mr. Hatchell, in opposing the bill, stated his opinion that divorces should be annulled altogether. Mr. Bowyer argued the support of the indissolubility of marriage, and in regard to the re-marriage of divorced persons, quoted the words recorded in the Evangelists, " that, the man or woman so doing was guilty of adul tery." Mr. Matins thought the interests of society would be best consulted by considering marriage as indissoluble. The measure before them was of very great importance, and they should, therefore, he thought, have further time for consideration before they were asked to decide upon it. Lord John Manners strongly objected to the principle of the measure, but above all deprecated the imposition upon clergymen of a duty which was opposed to the Word of God. Mr. Gladstone moved the adjournment of the debate. Lord Palmerston left the question—whether the debate should or should not be adjourned ?—to the decision of the house. The house divided, when the numbers were— For the adjournment Against it Majority Mr. Henley then moved the adjournment of the house. Lord Palmerston and Sir George Grey opposed, and Mr. Walpole and Mr. Napier supported, the motion, which was ultimately withdrawn. The debate was then by eonsert adjourned. The Valuation of Lands (Scotland) Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. The Adulteration of Food Bill and the Sale of Corn Bill were withdrawn. On the motion for going into committee on the Civil Service Saperanauation Bill, in reply to Mr. Gladstone, The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that it was not intended to reduce the salaries of civil servants. After a protest from Mr. Gladstone, the House went into committee. A long discussion then took place, and much apposition was manifested to the progress of the bill, but ultimately, several divisions having taken place, the bill passed through committee. The House adjourned at half-past three. LABLACIIE—The Courrier de Paris says that the state of health of Lablache is such as to cause great apprehension to his friends. He has become quite thin that journal declares, and is about to proceed, by order of his medical advisers, to Mont-d'Or. WONDERFUL EFFECT OF TRAVELLING ON A RAILWAY. — Among the very miscellaneous articles left in the carriages of the Aberdeen railway, and sold in Castle-street under the sheriff's warrant the other day, were, we understand a pair of crutches. The -remarks of the bystanders were more varied than conclusive. " Weel," said one, "is na it surprisiu' thatony lamiter wad na hae missed his staves ?" " I'll tell ye," said a second, " it's been some chiel that lane, pail his fare, and has had to rin."— Aberdeen Journal. SIR PETER LAURIE AND OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS.--Sir Peter Laurie attended before Alderman Cubitt, on Monday, at Guildhall, to inquire what steps had been taken in reference to an abominable practice resorted to by a dis- reputable class of persons who gain a subsistence by vend ing obscene prints and publications. Sir Peter drew at tention to a letter in a morning paper from a naval chap lair, in which the writer taxed him with neglecting a communication made to him with the view of suppressing the system. Sir Peter expressed his surprise at such an accusation, because it was so utterly groundless, as upon receipt of the chaplain's letter containing the circular or list of obscene prints and publications, he sent both to this office, and placed them in the hands of Mr. Martin, the chief clerk, to ascertain what could be done in the matter. Mr. Martin said he wrote to the Secretary of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, and a gentleman from that office waited upon'him. He handed all the papers over to that gentleman, who undertook to institute proper inqui ries, and to prosecute the parties if it were possible to get at them ; but he (Mr. Martin) had not beard from the society since. Sir Peter Laurie said he supposed that, like many other officials, the gentleman received his instruc tions, and did nothing beyond. However, he wished it to be known that he had placed the matter in the proper channel, and that no blame on the score of negligence was attached to him. THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF STEAM BOILER EXPLOSIONS.—The usual monthly meeting of the committee of management of this association was held on Tuesday last, at the office of the secretary, Mr. Henry Whitworth, 13, Corporati )n-street, Manchester, when the chief inspector, Mr. R. B. Longridge, presented his monthly report, from which we have been furniahed with the fol lowing extracts :—During the present month, 357 visits have been made to members of the association, 940 boilers inspected (46 of these internally), and 65 engines indicated. The following are the principal defects which have been observed, viz.:—Two boilers dangerous from fracture of plates or angle iron ; one ditto, injury resulting from deficiency of water ; seven boilers injured from the same cause, but not immediately dangerous ; three boilers injured from overheating of the plates, owing to defective circulation ; six boilers defective from corrosion of plates ; six safety valves overweighed ; four ditto, out of order ; five water guages out of order; three pressure guages incorrect. From the above it will be seen that, with few exceptions, the boilers inspected during the present month are in good working order, the defects generally being of such a nature as could be immediately remedied. Several of the engines indicated are defective in the valve arrangement, but offer no peculiarities worthy of remai k. FEARFUL RAILWAY Couosmen—On Friday last, as the 4 30 p.m. express passenger train from Hull was pro ceeding to Beverley, it was run into by a coal train, whereby one person was killed, and several others were severely injured. At about half a mile from Hull station the trains cross the rails'at a point where the Victoria branch joins the North Eastern mail line. The passenger train was punctual to its time, and the driver, observing the approaching coal train, pushed quickly forward far the purpose of getting clear of the crossing ; but before this could be accomplished, the engine of the coal train ran into the latter portion of the passenger train, smash ing several carriages. The collision was terrific, as the passenger trr,in was running at a speed of about forty miles an hour. Immediate assistance was rendered to the wounded passengers, and it was found . that Mr. Yates n s : o e Qi n grocer, of Cottingham, was so much injured that tiva he 'toile being removed. The other persons injured —=some 1 of whom are not expected to live—were Mr. (Eeverley), Mr. Wake, merchants' clerk (H "all), Mr. B ro cklehurst, Mr. Pekton (Pat ington), 'Airs. Kidd (Charles -street, Hull), and several others, most of whom were conveyed to the Railway-hotel. T',ie cause of the accident appears to have arisen from the negligence of the driver of the coal train, who did re,ot pay due attention to the signals, THE ALE TESTERS. The two Ale Testers appointed at the last court were then sworn into office, and took the following oath : " You shall well and truly serve the office of ale founders, or ale testers, of this Hundred ; until you be discharged of the same, you shall see that all brewers of ale or beer in this Hundred do make good and wholesome drink for man's body, and that they and all publicans and beersellers do sail the same at that reasonable rate and prices as shall be assessed in that behalf, &c.. &c. You shall also see that all bakers of bread within this Hundred do make good and wholesome bread for man's body, &c. ; and if any default, you shall present every the offender or offenders at the next Court." THE 13178INESS OF THE LAST „COURT. The Steward of the Curt the❑ said—l shall now de tail to you the business of the Court, it is almost the same as reading the minutes of the last meeting, which is so very often done. The (list is ILL TER BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNCTION At tha last Court there was a presentment made that a railway bridge belonging to that company, and in the township of Tranmero was in a ruinous and dangerous state. The jury fined them £5 for having the bridge in such a state, and £5 per day for every day that the same bridge was not put in proper repair at the expense of the com pany. Now, Mr. Reeve, what do you know about this bridge ? The Reeve : The bridge has been repaired. The Steward : When ;as it done ? The Reeve : It was done the morning after the present ment was served. The Steward ? Then you say now that there is no danger ? The Reeve : No, not now. The Steward : Then that point we may consider as being settled. The fine is not, in this instance, accumula tive, but there is the day's fine, which will be recovered. lIIR GREEN-LANE PUMP. The Steward : There was alio a presentment made against a common well, in a place called Green-lane, Tranmere. In (hit case it was ordered that a pump should be put down, that the inhabitants might have a good and efficient supply of water, in that rather densely populated place. Has that been done? The Reeve : Alnew pump has been erected on the site of the old well. The Steward : Has the well been cleaned out ? Mr• Reeve: Yes; I have been there since, and I found that there was a good supply of water, as it flowed in a continuous stream, and was good. A friend of mine tasted of it. The Steward : Well, then, that has been disposed of. THE DiaGEROUS BRIDGE. At the last court a letter was read, of which the fol lowing is a copy, complaining of the dangerous state of a bridge : Upton, Birkenhead, 17th June, 1857, Sir,—lt was my intention to be present to-morrow at the Wapentake Court, but find my engagements in Liverpool will prevent my doing so, it has been suggested by a friend that I should mention a filet which I proposed laying before you ; but I feel rather unwilling to do so front my being a peifee stranger . still, as I think the exercise of the court is a public benefit, that must be my apology. The objeet lam desirous to bring before you is the present state of a bridge in the Hundred of Wirral. It is situated between the west side of Bidston-bill and Upton. on the road between the latter village and Birkenhead, and is generally known by the name of the Ford Bridge. It was, I believe, formerly erected by the Hinderton Turnpike Trust. The road over the bridge is about seventeen feet in width, and the stone walling of the sides is only about twelve inches above the level of the road. There is no other protection, and the depth on each side from the top of the bridge to the water forms a descent of about ton or twelve feet t , making it very dangerous. The south side of the road also. on the Upton side of the bridge is, in my opinion insufficiently protectoil for nearly thirty yards, where it is nearly as narrow as on the bridge. I shall be glad to attend the next court,Yand'.f - you could kindly'suggest any other course in the matter, I shawl be glad, the public generally being greatly interested hx tl l O matter.—l. am, sir, your obedient servant, JOHN Wir,Lis, JUN. The Steward : Kr : Perrey, the foreman of the jury, was requested to comr ..tunicate with the trustees, and a corres pondence had ta' A en place on the subject, and I have had forwarded ... to r oe the following letter : Upton, Ist July, 1857. Dear Sie,'----I received the letter you addressed to Mr. Barker reetteeting the Ford Bridge. I called at your place last Saturd.rf, , but you were from home. I must admit t hat the sides c i f , the bridge do require some additional protection, but I th'4". the part of the road on this side the bridge, which Mr. Will'is in his letter alludes to, is quits sufficiently safe. no'Never, to keep things quiet, I have ordered the whole to be. railed immediately. The bridge belongs to the trustees and WA. to the county. It was built before the trustees had the 'roads, and has never been adopted by the county. If you would ', like to see me more particularly about it, please to write and appoint a time and I will come over.—l am, dear sir, your obedient servant, JOHN BRISCOE. To W. Perrey, Esq. The Steward : From that I presume that it is to be done, and so that motion is disposed of for the present: TILE SLAUGHTER-HOUSE AND Till OFFENSIVE SEWERS IN T RANM ERE. The Steward: There was also a foul sewer immediately adjoininc , Sewell's slaughter-house, which was ordered to be abated, as a nuisance, and on that point I have a communication from from ME, W. Waring Parrey, THE SPITAL-ROAD ENCROACHMENT. The Steward : gentlemen, then there is the great Spital encroachment. On this subject I was re quested by the jury to confer with the trus , e,s of the road, and I have this morning received a communica tion. It was, I. believe, in consequence of some con versation which took place with the Reeve of this Court. The communication is as follows : Chester, 29th July, 1857. SIR,—We beg to eneose a copy of a minute made by the Trustees of the Chester, Neston, and Woodside Ferry Turn pike-road, at their meeting, yesterday, on the subject of your letter of the 23rd June last. We are, sir, yours very obediently, BARBER. ND HIGNETr. Robert Grace, Esq., Lower Tranmere. "At a meeting of the Trustees of the Chester, Neston, and Woodside Ferry Turnpike-road, held at the Woodside Hotel, in the township of Birkenhead, in the county of Chester, on Tuesdey, the 28.11 day of July, 1857, at half-past eleven o'clock in the forenoon, pursuant to the last adjournment, the Clerk having submitted to the Trustees a letter from Mr. Grace, dated 23rd June, 1857, on the subject of an alleged encroachment made by Mr. Green on the side of the turnpike road leading from Bebington to Clatterbridge, the Trustees have this day directed their Surveyor to survey the same, and to make a report to them upon the subject," The Steward: And there the matter rcs , s. Now, we have no wish to interfere with the trustess, but if they do not proceed in the matter, we must not blink it. We must know that they really mean to proceed, and if not, why, of course, this court, having begun in the matter, must not let it drop. If they really mean to go on with it, why then we need not go further; but Mr. Green is a great man, and we must not allow the matter to drop. I will see the matter is not thus settled ; but I suppose, for the present, it may stand over, although you (the jury) have the power of going on with it now if you like. After same conversation it was decided that the subject should be postponed until the next court, when it will be further considered. THE BIRKENHEAD GAS AND WATER COMPANY. The Steward: There is another matter that has been mentioned to me, and bad it not been for the illness of the gentleman who mentioned it, he would have been here present ; but he is not so, or it would have been ' brought before this court. It is a complaint against the Birkenhead Gas and Water Cow pauy. It has been stated that that company turn a large quantity of the filthy refuse from their works into a drain from the premises, from thence it ran into the pool, and then into the river This caused an intolerable stench. The Foreman of the Jury : Many of the jurymen present are in the habit of crossing the wood bridge from 'Fran mere, and, as I have, no doubt, seen the same thing, can speak to its being a great nuisance. Mr. Coates (a juryman) : It is a disgraceful nuisance, and all of us know it. The Steward : From the excrements sent out of those works there is a very obnoxious Efilloia, from its being 'Aged on the banks of the pool and river. Mr. Foden : And to bathers it is extremely annoying. A Juryman : Of that we are all aware, and it ought to be remedied, The Steward : You all, as well as myself, have seen it while crossing over the bridge, but at present we are without any definite evidence on the subject ; therefore I would suggest that this jury make a presentment from this court, and perhaps that may have the effect of having the nuisance abated ; if not, why this court has full power to take proceedings, and make them stop it. The Foreman: All who have seen it while passing over the bridge, can speak to its being a most abominable nuisance. The Steward : I will leave it in your hands. The jury then consulted together, and directed the court to caution the company on the point, but referred further proceeding to be suspended until the next court, when perhaps there might be some bona fide evidence brought forward, if the present practices were not stormed. OTHER NUISANCES WITHIN TIIE HUNDRED. The Steward then announced that he bad received information from the Rev. Mr. Ward, and other gentle men, complaining of nuisances, but as the parties were ❑ot present to make the complaints on oath, they would all stand over until the next court, when he had no doubt but that the parties complaining would attend, and then each case would be gone into. To this the jury assented, and the subject dropped. MAIJIIIAS SCHOOLS & WORKING MEN ASSOCIATION. Last evening this society held-an educational meeting ands tea-party in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street The halt was decorated with flags, many of them hearing appropriate scriptural mottoes, and evergreens; and, the re-union seemed to impart to all who took part in it the greatest satisfaction. The - very excellent choir which. attended, under the direction of Mr. Steed man, contribut ing not a little by the excellence of their singing to the success of the night's proceedings.. M-. F. M'Cahe paesided at the piano-forte. The tea was supplied by Mr. I. Milbourne. The chair was occupied by the Rev. R. V. Sheldon, B.A , Incumbent of St. Matthias's; and among the gentlemen on the platform were—the Right Rev, the Bishop of Kentucky, Mr. P. Curry, coroner;. Rev. J, R. Cotter, R r. T. Flynn, Rev. W. Newton, Rev R. C. King, 'ALA , Rev. H. Baugh, Rev. T. Lingley, Rev. J. R. Pilling,. &e. After the tea, the choir sane the Anthem—" God is gone up with a merry voice, and the Lord with the sound of the trumpet," and then the Right Rev, the Bishop of Kentucky, at the request of the chairman, delivered the prizes to the children, who, by their progress and gaod condu t in St. Matthias's schools during the past half year, have earned such distinctions. The prise s comprised hadsomely bound Bibles, Prayer books, &e. The CHAMMA.N, in introducing the spakers, took the opportunity of congratulating the assembly upon what they themselves had been so largely able to eff, et in the schools counseled with their church. He for one continu ally felt that anyclergyman standir , alone in a lane parish, and attempting by his own unaided efforts to. do great things, would find that be was making a lamentable mis take, and that it was only by co-operation, and especially by the co-operation of the laity of his flock, be could hope to carry on that cord work, which he trusted every clergy man in this town of Liverpool, and, indeed, throughout all England, had at- heart. As to St. Matthias's schoels, their day schools, were in their usual state ; he would trust perhaps,in all respects, a little better. In the Sunday Schools he, like every other clergyman, had to complain of regular, constant, and earnest minded teachers ; but their adult evening classes doting the past winter, had been a decided success. Their `..;eturdsy evening concerts, for some reason, did not prove as successful as he anticipated they. would. The lectures were attended with fair success, and so was the reading-room, but it was in the e-vcniug that they had found what he considered their crowning success. The Rev. gentleman entered into details in regard to the adult night schools, from which it appeared that the average age of those who attended in the senior classtwas twenty-eight years and a half, and of those -who attended in the junior class fifteen years and a half among the males, and sixteen years and a half among the females. In conclusion, he defended the attempt now being generally made to elevate the people by means of concerts, and Contended that it was necessary to humanise the people as well as to civilise them. (Applause.) The Right Rev. the Bishop of Kentucky then addressed the assembly, and in warm, but not fulsome, language expressed his gratitude for the kindness • which he had received during his visit to England. Fie expressed his joy at finding the Euglish Church so full of life and activity as existed within it at present, . and observed that a like activity existed in the American Episcopal Church, which was yearly extending its influence, In proof of this, he mentioned that whilee forty years ago when he «as ordained, there were but 308 . ministers and five bishops in the 'Crafted States, there wer, now upwards of 2,000 ministers, and 40 bishops. (Cheers.)7 , The right rev. prelate then gave an elaborate exposition of the system of national education in Americo, and declared' that the people of that country would never tolerate the severance of religious and secular education. Hi' 3 lordship was loudly applauded at the conclusion of If add ress. The assembly was addressed by several other el(rgynst THE CAPTAIN OF THE ANGLO SAXON. Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Co.'s Screw S tanner , Anglo-Saxon, off Liverpool, July 2S, ' 1 857 . TO CAPTAIN DOIASTER. Dear Sir,—Though we are aware that comp} i m „ tary addresses have become so common as to be of li' (tle value, yet, as the line to which the Anglo-Saxm b , ,longs has been bat recently established, we wish, before separating, to express our conviction of the advantage , lof the St. Lawrence route, and our sense of your manag ,ement of the ship. . The voyage from land to land has been performed in less than six days ; and, without seekinr ,to disparage other lines, by which many of us have sail e'd, it is due to you and the proprietors of the Canadis n line that we should state that all the arrangements in regard to table, attendance, and every other essential, at e, for excellence and comfort, second to none. Circumstances warrant a public ai ,t-,,,,vi0a t5 ,...6 a tnese rams, ana we are sure that the en terprise under such management must rise steadily in publ is estimation. We beg to thank you personally, and to request that you will convey to the officers of : f our ship our cordial acknowledgments for the uniform c ourtesy aed kindness we have met with during the w ,vage, and with every good wish for your continued hal Jpiness and prosperity, believe us to be, dear sir, wit' a much regard, yours sincerely, (Signed' John A. Macdonald, Attorney ,General, Canada West; Henry Black, of the Adze iralty, Quebec '• W. Ren wick, Colonel Royal Erif ..4ineers ; G. Okill Stuart, m.p.P., Quebec; G. Bir ojamin, M.P.P., Belleville, C. W. ; J. B. Forsyth, J t. N., Leamington, England ; John Rose, QC., Mont real ; George Beswick, mer chant, Quebec; Henry Torrance, merchant, Toronto, C. W.; F. R. Angus , ad vo cate, Quebec ; Thomas Glover, merchant, Qtr 3bec ; J. B. Taylor, 9th Regt., Kingston ; William..] ienjamin, merchant, Montreal; Charles H. Lewis, r aerchant, Toronto ; H. Morgan, merchant, Montreal' ( • W. W. Turnb u ll, merchant, Douglas, merchant, Montreal ; M. Glasgow ; William Benjamin, merely tnt, Quebec ; G. Stipel ; J. W. Howes, Manager British and American E x p r e ss , Montreal; Edwe :a Berry, merchant, Kingston; J. W. Lambert, Weyb. ,idge, England; J. Lyons, Toronto; W. Gordon Ma( 'k, advocate, Montreal ;M. R. Bowker, Pottias, C.E...; L. C. Bowker, Claremont ; Jonathan Scott; H. Pr ince, Montreal; R Coulson, George town, C.W. ; W m . M oc di e , M on t rea l ; P. Maloney, Toronto ; 7 ..tobert Bryson, Glasgow ; H. J. Larkin, Montreal, ; Frank Macnab, Australia; A. Chisholm, London,. l C. W. ; Wm. Macnab, Australia; John Gunn, isa (stralia ; R. Gemmell, Perth, C. W. ; A. H. Hama; Birmingham ; G. H. Beaulieu, River du Loup, Q ,tiebee; C. Vincent, Toronto ; J. Macpherson, Kings ValVa l ; E. Leech, New Orleans ; J. Maddison ; T. C. Millar, GainsbDrongh, England ;R. Burton, Lonle nn, England ; William Hayard, River du Loup. LoreD i ;APIE It AT HARVARD.—The British Minister has availed, himself of the Harvard commencement, to deliver a aotly r of those gracefnl and pleasant speeches for which i.se lot ds fair to become famous. There was a certain appr.opriateness in making Lord Napier a witness to the trrv;at scholastic and literary event of the year in New Etigland ; for, himself an author and a member of a family highly distinguished both in the literary and the scientific world, he stands here as the representative of the I country, from which to this day, we borrow one-half our literature, and three-fourths of our science. He must have' looked at Harvard something like an agent of the proprietors watching the distribution of their property among unlawful possessors. The chief point of his lord ship's speech was the closing sentence, in which he " in voked the generosity and moderation of those who are embarked in the enterprise of every day political life ;" and on behalf of his country, " asked for patience, for incredu lity of evil, for confidence in good." To such an appeal there cannot fail to be a free and satisfactory reply. That reply is that this country earnestly desires to be "incredu lous of evil and confident of good," so far as England is concernd ; but the incredulity on the one side and confi dence on the other sometimes involve severe difficulty. However, the paths of diplomacy ehange every day ; and, perhaps, with the Lord Napier race of diplomatist - , a new race of British statesmen may be springing up who shall respect their neighbours' rights, and not call every one a rascal or a blockhead who doesn't want to see Britannia ruling earth as well as waves.—Herald: The following is a striking paragraph from the speech :—" The honourable President has also had the goodness to wish me an agreeable residence aad a prosperous ad ministration of my official duties in the United States. I need not tell you that I add the warmest aspiration to his. I am one of those who believe that the cor4ality of our social and literary relations will very soon be fully reflected in the correspondence of our country. (Applause ) Since the close of the howilities between England and America, little animosities which on various occasions have sprung up have all been success fully settled, with the exception of ore minute difference which we are at this moment ex irpating, and w hich I believe will be the last one. (Applause.) The views of my government are conciliatory ; their declarations are sincere, and an equal confi 'ence may be placed in the policy of the government of the United States. (Applause.) Our national relations are not only influenced by the proceedings which are embraced iu the atmospher6 of the consul chamber ; they are also exposed to the scrutiny and comment of these active and influential orphans,--tho. legislature, public bar, and the press." ~~. . Tl ~ '- '~ ,~ A BAD FOOTWAY. Mr. Elvis, one of the jury, then presented to the court the state of a bridge over a rivulet on some lands belong ing to Mr. Tbomas Arton, between Tranniere and Oxton, and near to what was called the " Happy Valley." For merly it had a plank over it, but really it had become so delapidated that it was dangerous to the public. After some conversation, the further proceedings in this case was postponed until the next court. AN ENCROACHMENT UPON A PUDLIC ROAD. The Steward stated that he had been informed that a Mr. Cheesworth had made an encroachment upon a public road in Little Neston, by building a wall on the road, and including the public drain. Mr. Norman came forward, and, upon being sworn, said that he had built the wall, and that the drain was in the inside. Some conversation ensued, after which the jury went and inspected the locality complained of, and, upon their return, gave it as their opinion, after the Steward had ex plained the law on the point to them, that the wall was an encroachment on the rights of the public, and im posed a fine of 40s, and that the owner should pay a fine of 40s per week for every week the wall was allowed to remain. Several of the jurors stated, that although they had elme to the decision, they knew that the wall would be immediately removed, as, Mr. Cheesworth had erected it through ignorance of the law, and was, therefore, anxious to remove it. There being no other presentments the court adjourned. After the business of the court bad been disposed of, the jury and the officers of the court dined, by invitation of the Lord of the Hundred, at the hotel, when a most excellent and substantial dinner was. prepared by host Moses Robinson. A most agreeable evening was spent. A STOVES SXULL. —A. curious illustration of the, enthusiasm of science was exhibited at the exhumation, , Jf the remains of the great surgeon Bichat upon the occasion of their removal to the Cemetiere de l'Est. The meant congrss appointed to superintend the ceremony and a,ttes the authenticity of the remains, awaited in awe and silence their bringing to light by the gravedigger, and a rraurmur of respect and veneration ran through the assembly as, by degrees, these honoured relics were uncovereo,. The skeleton was found perfect—lying exactly as it had been interred—all, saving the skull, was found complete and entire. Search was made in every direction for the missing skull without effect, and various were the surrnises create, by its mysterious absence, when lo I to the utter stupefaction of all present, Dr. Roux, one of Bichat's successors at the Hotel Dieu, stepped forward, and, drawing from his pocket a human skull, held it aloft for a moment, proclaimed it to be that of the great Bichat, stolen from his grave forty years ago, and entered upon a learned osteulgic disquisition, which amply proved the fact to his initiated hearers. The skull, then crowned with a wreath of immortelles which was found suspended by some un known hand upon the tomb of the illustrious doctor when the learned body arrived at the spot, was placed with the rest of the banes in a new coffin, and the ceremony pro ceeded, The story told by Roux is this: Having learnt from the wife of the gravedigger of St. Catherine's that an Englishman had off.ired her husband a huge sum of money to obtain possession of the skull of Dr. Bichat, Roux immediately hurried to the gravedigger, menacing him with the vang, , ence of the whole. Ecole de Medecine if he dared to desecrate the gra- i e of its idol. Over come with terror, the unfortr:mate culprit confessed that the deed was already done, and that the skull was already packed, waiting for t!de Englishman, who was to come and fetch it that ver; tight. Warned by the threats of Dr. Roux, the gravedigger drew from his provision cupboard, by the side of the chimney, the skull, and placing it in the learned doctor's hands, begged hard for forgive ness, promising never to offend ces Messieurs of the Ecole again. Roux took the skull home to eximine, but, during all these years, he has kept it as the greatest treasure that earth could confer, and nothing but a great event like the p went, when his conscience cried aloud, could have ir.- 41%104 hiu to part with it.—Court Journal.