Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-30 00:00:00

G ORDON C U M M I N G, LION HUNTER, Will appal* THIS EVENING, and Every Evening (except Saturday), till further notice, in Liverpool, at the CLAYTON-HALL, CLAYTON-SQUARE, And, aurroanded by the SPOILS and TROPHIES of his HUN LING ACHIEVEMENTS, Give his MU ,ICAL and PICTORIAL ENTERTAINMENT, Descriptive of his EXPLOITS and ADVENTURES in the FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA. The Minter's Narrative will be illastrated by a Novel Series of DIORAMIC SCENES; And the NATIVE BUSE-1 PEOPLE from the GREAT KALAHARI DESERT, Will appear in their Characteristic Dances. A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, At Two o';.lock. Admission to the Gallery, h; Area Stalls, 2i ; Drees Circle, 3s. Commence at Eight o'clock precisely. ARGYLE-ROOMS, BIRKE N HE XI). IFITDEZ TES PATRONAGE OF flcs. ILJESTY TOE QUSTE, PRINCE C0N302.T, AND ALL TOE ROYAL FAMILY. THE BROUSIL FAMILY WILL GIVE AN EVENING CONCERT, THIS EVENING (ffli/itSDAY), THE 30Ta JULY, 1857, AT EIGIIT O'CLOCK. Vie only opport•viity these Taien•ed Artistes can a,:ip:ar In Birken head, p:evioasly to their v,sitiag Germany. MISS JEFFERYS, VOCALIST. Tickets—Rese•ved seats, 2s; Bsck Seats, is—to bs had of Mr. ;Tslls. Mr. Turvey. and Mr. H. P. Sorge, Music Warehouses. M.S.—Doors to be opened half-an•hoar previous:y. M ,ney taken the doors. ISS SMITH IN LIVERPOOL A FULL LENGTH AND Is CORRE I CT dded to LIKENESS or MISS SMITH just a ALLSOP'S CRYSTAL PALACE WAX-WORK EXHIBITION, LIME-STILEE r, LIVgRPOOL. Modelled from a Drawing taken during her 'I rial at Edinburgh, and POSITIVELY THE ONLY ONE TAKEN. The above Exhibiti. n consists of One Hundred WAX FIGURES, u large as Life ; Empero s, King., Querns, Princes and Princesses, Dukes, Lords, Statesmen, &c., &c., of all Nations; together with SCULPTURE GALLERIS, containing many Hundreds of Ant que and Modern Stet ary, varying from five to fourteen feet in height. The Walls of the Palace are decor tel with Massive Looking Glasses, and Silk Flags and Benne, a. In the Evening the Pa'ace is illuminated with a numb -r of Massive Giass Chandeliers. Tie Fahibition is enlivened by Performances on a GRAND CON CERT ORGAN at intervals. Open from ;en a.m. to Tat p.m. Admission, 6d. Children, Hilf-price. • W. ALLSOP respectfully intimates to the inhabitants of Liverpoo _ Birkenhead, and Vicinity, that he is now in Gla gow, engag , d in aodeltine a FIGURE of L'ANGLIE R, fr 3m the only Photograph (on Glass) in Glasgow, which he has pirchas , d ; and it will be ready for inspection, by the side of MISS BMITH, in a few days, in his WAX WORK EX HIBI LION, LIME-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Glasgow, Ja y 25, 184. L'A N G E L I E R OOLOGICAL GARDENi, LIVERPOOL. I eILA DAYS EVERY DAY (SATURDAY EXCEPTED). THIS EVENING (THURSDAY), the Petite Comediette of TIME TRIES ALL. And every Everii , g a Favourite Play. SIGNOR FRAN:CMS, the Frene'l Hercules (every Evening). I n NJ Surprising Feats of Strength, assisted by his India-rubber PUPIL. The Magnificent CITY OF MOSCOW will. at Dnsk, be beautifully I!laminated—the lat , i Coronation Fete of the Emperor Alexander, aid all the Palaces, H rises, Bridges, A c., being lighted with gas. At a Quarter to Ten, the Fl a.F.WORIis will take place at the Great Picture, concluding with a Grand Classical TAB LEA U. Aar On MON DA it' next, August 3, the GRAND UNITED 0 RDEB of 0 ODFELLOWS' GRAND FETE and Gk LA will take place, for which an array of Talent have been engaged. Admission 1%. Children 6d. All Improper Characters prohibited admission into the Gardens. OULOGICAL GARDENS, LIVERPOOL The Lessee is haply t3-inform his Patrons CIA he has Engaged Mr. W. F. WALLETT, the celebrated Jester, and the DEL AVANT I FAMI LY, for FOUR DAYS, c mimencing on TUESD Vl' next, the 4th Annst And three following days. Mr. W. F. WALLETT, the Shakspedln Jester. has had the distin guished mark of Royal favour, in Wing patronised by Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen,, and most of the Crowned Heads of Europe. The DELAVANTI FAMILY will give their, Extr 'ordinary and Wonderful Entertainment. The DRAMATIC COMPANY, which has nightly been received with such enthu iastic applause, will perform each evening, EXTRA and SPLENDID FIREWORKS wit take place each even ing, in a ditlon to the other Amusements of the Gardens. Admission, Is. Children 61. do.iiiiterztat bait6.—Ebts At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Apsley-buildings, It street, 682 Bags Bengal Rice.—Jefferscn and Taylor. At the brokers' office, 16. Exchange-buildings, 35 tons 17 bales South American India Rubber, 20 casks Red Argols, and 400 barrels Tar.—J. H. Rayner and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's offies, 18, Hackite.-hey, 30 Boxes Preserved China Ginger.—Balm/n and Hill. Brokers. ♦t twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 30, Exchange-street East, 300 bones Pearl Sago.—Edmund Bowes. At Twelve o'clock, at the broker.' office, 8 casks Oil and Grease.— Edward Cox and Sons. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Apsle7-buildings, Oldhall street, about 5o tons Divi Divi.—Rooke, OW, and Speace. It twelve o'clock, at the brokers' ( ffice, 2, Da:e-street, 4 barrels and 2 cases Iddia Rabber.—Br owne, Hunter and Co. !45T For particulars see advertisement'. A.AUSEAIE.{TS, PUBLIC AIEEfING3, &c. THIS DAY. EOTAL AM Pinruzantz—Dramatia Performance-7 p.m. CoLossicum —General Entertainme it-6.30 p.m. 204t04ICAL GARDENS—Grand and Varied Entertainments. ALLSOP'S CRYSTAL PALAC 3, Lime-street-10 a.m. to 10 p.m. fa" For particulars see advertisements. (ie I/ 1 4m its THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. Farther details are to hand from Alexandria - respecting the naval operation on the Canton River A despatch, dated Hong Kong, June 10th, says : —" There have been brilliant and successful opera tions on the Canton River. On May 27th, 13 junks, and on the 28th, 27 heavily-armed junks were captured. On June Bth, 2,000 of the English force engaged with and captured, and took or destroyed 127 junks, mounting over 900 guns and 9,000 men. The English lost three officers and eight men, and had fifty-six men wounded—some mortally. There was but little business of importance transacted in the House of Commons yesterday. Some rather awkward questions were asked by Mr. Drummond respecting the coal mines of Labudan ; but Mr. Wilson, Secretary of the Treasury, not being in possession of the full particulars of the case, hoped that the ques tioner would make his application the follow ing night. The Smoke Nuisance Abatement (Scotland) Bill passed through committee. Some discussion ensued on the motion for the second reading of the Superannuation Act Amendment Bill, but after a further opposition it passed by a vote of 171 to 111. The second reading of the Oaths Bill was postponed till Monday, Lord John Russell expressing a hope that Baron Rothschild would have taken his seat in the meantime. We had two arrivals yesterday from the Ame rican Continent—the Columbia, from New York, and the Anglo-Saxon, from Quebec. They both left their respective ports on the 18th inst. The news from the United States is to the effect that —.— another revolution—or insurrection—had brake out in Kansas. More troops were required. We give a full report of a most extraordinary trial at New York. The Captain of the ship Switzerland, plying between New York and Liver pool, has been charged with committing a rape upon a young woman, on the passage from Liver pool to New York, breach of promise of marriage, and certain hints are thrown out that he is guilty of murder. We would call attention to the affair. Our advices from Mexico state that four of the murderers of the Spaniards at San Vicente had been found guilty and were soon to be executed. It is also stated that the British claims had been satisfactorily arranged. Mejia, the leader of an in surgent band, had been defeated and captured. The advises from Canada are to the effect that the jury on the Montreal catastrophe had returned a verdict implicating the owners. captain, mate, and pilot in the affair. A verdict of manslaughter against these persons has been returned. From the Quebec papers it would appear that an arrange ment has been concluded between the Canadian government and Messrs. Edmonstone, Allan and Co. for a weekly line of ocean steamers. The success of the semi-weekly line has in every respect been complete ; and the service has been satisfactorily performed by the contract ors. In point of speed this line has outstripped every other upon the Atlantic, with one exception ; and at the present moment, when the Canadian province is establishing a weekly line of steamer to connect with. Europe, the United States have almost entirely left the field from which, two years ago, they expected to reach such great triumphs. " We are entitled to congratulate ourselves," says a Toronto journal, "on the unexceptionable success which has attended our present provincial line of ocean steamers. Our first essay in this direction was far from being perfect; and the boats employed did not perform the passage within the stipulated time. The present line, however, has not been wanting in this respect. It has, besides, been free from any calamitous accident. But for the stupidity of the pilot, who ran one of the boats upon a well-known rock in the St. Lawrence, not a single accident would have occurred to mar the steady and uninterrupted success of this line. As we showed before, a pilot's blunder so stupid as this cannot he held to make against the line ; and in spite of this occurrence we are entitled to regard the success of our present ocean steamers as complete." Another being was launched into eternity yes terday. Charles Finch was executed yesterday, at the Essex county gaol, at Springfield, a short distance ft °al Chelmsford, for the murder of his sweetheart, Harriet Freeborn. When will these brutal exhibitions cease in bible-reading England ? At the Police-court yesterday, William Swift was sent to trial on the charge of the manslaughter of his wife. He had been previously committed on a similar charge by the Coroner. Mr. Alderman Holme took occasion to allude to the differences un fortunately existing in more than one parish between the magistrates and the coroners, but he exhonerated Mr. Curry, the Liverpool Coroner, from any inten tion to insult or annoy the magistrates. Cannot these functionaries come to some understanding ? There is nothing easier. If they do not there is some stupidity—or, to speak more politely, stub bornness—on one side or the other. We do really hope to see an end put to the bickerings that have from time to time been so notorious. The Archaeological Institute have terminated the proceedings of their annual meeting. They were surprised, amazed, astonished, and gratified by turns at the reception they met with from the people of Liverpo_A and its neighbourhood. Don Francisco Tomaso, a Spanish interpreter was yesterday charged with the offence of swind ling a Spanish merchant of 4/. The case will be found in another column. The prisoner was dis charged. We to-day report another breach of promise of marriage case. Damages obtained, 2501. The gravest piece of European intelligence we have comes from Constantinople, and concerns the Principalities. Everything in connection with the re-organisation of these provinces has come to a stand-still, because the Great Powers are unable to agree respecting the conduct of the Kaimakan of Moldavia. In the meantime, we hear that many of the influential electors at Jassy had formally protested against the validity of the elections that had taken place there. The representatives of the four Powers, France, Russia, Prussia, and Sardinia, on the European Com mission in the Principalities have also protested, and the next thing we shall hear of will pro bably be a similar protest by the ambassadors at Constantinople. France has not merely, as it seems, made repre sentations in London against the liberty left to the refugees, but likewise at Lisbon, where many Spanish refugees reside. The English papers containing M. Ledru Rollin's latter has arrived in Paris, and the liberal journals, although of course unable to give a translation, mention it and state that it contains a flat denial by M. Rollin of the charge brought against him in the Moniteur, and of his having had any in tercourse or• connexion with the Italians now in custody at Paris. This is an act of courage on the part of the French journals, and contrasts very favourably with the conduct of some London jour nals in the same matter, by whom no notice has been taken of M. Ledru Rollin's denial, although it was published in London and in the English language. There can be no objection to a news paper trying to influence public opinion by what ever reasoning it thinks efficacious; but when an important fact is in question, its suppression is a real falsehood, and a wrong inflicted not merely on the political adversary but on the general reader, who has a right to demand that he should be put in possession of all the important facts Political news from Paris is scanty. The attention of the public is absorbed by the over land mail despatches, which were received yester day from Trieste. A letter from Brussels in the Constitutionnel says :—" M. Thiers, who lately went to Ostend in company with General Chan gamier, to pay their respects to the ex-Queen Marie Amelie, had taken a passport for the Duchy of Nassau These two persons had, it is said, expressed a hope of being received at the chateau of Lacken ; but this expectation has not been realised." AMONGST our wealthier and middle classes there is something almost like a holy horror for the poor. It ever has been do. Poor things, Ido pity them, says Miss TABITHA, as she sees a score of shivering wretches sheltering in some door way from the pelting of the pitiless storm, barefoot and barelegged, with just as much thin and scanty rotten calico stuck together over their imaciated bodies, as will suffice to merely cover their absolute nakedness; while their dirty squalor-str ken countenance clearly proclaim the wretchedness and want which holl the mastery within. Miss TABBY pities them, but then she moralises thus--" There have always been poor people ; our Bible tells us that we shall always have the poor amongst us; and, therefore, it must be the will of God." It is certainly a great pity that there are so many distressed mortals — but what can be done to relieve them If she was to part with her whole annuity, it would only be a drop in the bucket; she does give to the old blind match man, and the widow with three children, who sit all day on the steps over the way, and also to several casuals ; but then her means are limited, and she cannot give to all. And, reasoning thus, Miss TABITLIA is perfectly satisfied that she has done her part. and rings the bell for Mary to fetch the tea and some more coals, for the weather is bitter cold, and she draws her chair to the fire, and thinks no more about the shivering wretches outside. This is the way of the world, and TABITIIA'S reasoning is that of all the kind charitable spinsters in the country ; they all pity the poor, their hearts are full of compassion for their THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, JULY 80. 1857. misery, and each have their own favourite re- cipients for their bounty; and, in this way, they satisfy their consciences that they have given according to their means. Far b: it from us to argue against alms giving ; we only wish there was more of it, and less need for the same; but our charitably disposed ladies and gentlemen ought to know that it is not mere alms giving that will tend to alleviate the position of our poor. Unfortunately, it too often happens that its tendency is the very reverse to what was desired ; and it is, also, too often the case that the most worthless of our race, come in for the lions share of promiscuous alms. The well-disposed towards the poor, and their name is legion, have other duties to perform than mere alms-giving. They ought, as far as in them lays, endeavour to discover the relative positions of the poor in their various localities, the causes which lead to their poverty, and the means which could be adopted for their removal. This would, indeed, be true charity, and would, if followed out, do more for the per manent relief of human wretchedness, than the most profuse dispensation of promiscuous alms. Were such investigations properly gone about, we venture to say that it would be found that nine-tenths of the squalor, misery, and degra dation, which are to be met with in every street, lane, or alley in our large towns, are the result of the fierce and demoralising trade competition which has been carried to such an unnatural extent amongst us, and which, unless checked, bids fair to swallow up the last vestige of honesty or humanity from amongst us. Wh' constitute the great bulk of our pauper population ? why those who have been made to toil in the foetid atmosphere of a tailor's workshop some hundred hours during each week, on sufficient food merely to keep body and soul together, and who succumb at last to the sweating sickness which exists in their fever garrets, become prematurely old and incapable of labour, and have no recourse but the workhouse. And how often do we find the fathers and mothers of large families dragging out a sickly existence in their squalid and ill ventilated apartments, and one or other, or perhaps both, sinking into the grave long before the natural end of life, and thus leaving a help less and feeble progeny chargeable on the parish. Thus, society is in some measure punished for its own crime, although the punishment may not be in due proportion to the offence. Yet it is a punishment which, if we were rational, might be averted. How, with our present mode of conducting many of our trades, can it be other wise ; when the trader is constantly endea vouring to cut his neighbour's throat by holding out the bait to the customer, of supplying him with his wares for less than the actual cost of production? Competition is truly said to be the very soul of trade, and as enemies to mono polies of all kinds, that sentiment has our cordial concurrence; but, then, like everything else, it ought to have its limit : true, that limit may be somewhat difficult to define, but when we find it has reached a point which has the effect of grinding the poor to the dust,—of making those who would be honest, rogues,— and those profligate who would be virtuous, — of filling our goals and our workhouses—of bringing into the world a pauper, imbecile, and wretched population, then no longer designate such a system competition. It is a foul ex cressence which has grown out of the fair form of legitimate trade. A wen on the necks of many of our people of business, of which they have need to feel alarmed, for if its pro portions increase as they have done for some time past, it will absorb every particle of truth or manly virtue in the system, and leave the trader a rotten sepulchre—a mockery, a delusion, and a snare—as regards honour or trade morality. It will be borne in mind that we speak thus only of those who push their proceedings in regard to cheapnes so far as to produce the results we have from time to time pointed out ; and our remarks must not be held as applying to that class of traders amongst whom legitimate competition is alike honourable to themselves and beneficial to the public at large ; but no such results accrue—none such can accrue—from that unholy rage for cheapness —the pandering to which has produced so much of the misery, ruin, and degradation we witness around us. We may return to this question at an early day. OUR readers are aware that another criminal trial has just taken place, which has created a vast amount of public interest. We refer to the case of THOMAS FULLER BACON, who was ac quitted at the Old Bailey, in London, of murder ing his children, but has now been convicted and sentenced to death for poisoning his mother. What renders the matter more than usually attractive is the fact of its coming so soon after the memorable trial of MADELINE Small, at Edinburgh, charged with the awful offence of poisoning her lover, at Glasgow. It gives us an opportunity of comparing the criminal procedure of this country with that which is prevalent in Scotland. The first thing in connection with these trials which suggests itself to the mind, is the order in which counsel for the prosecution and the defence address the court and jury. Little more than twenty years ago the counsel for a prisoner charged with felony had not the right to address the court on behalf of his client—he could only examine and cross-eNamine the witnesses (or and against the prosecution, whilst counsel for the crown bad the right of two speeches, one on open ing the case and the other in reviewing the defence put forward. The evils arising from such a system became apparent and w ere deeply felt. Mr. EWART'S Prisoners' Counsel Bill was proposed, and after considerable opposition be- came the law of the land. By this enactment, the prisoner through his advocate has the right to sift the evidence for the prosecution, and to state at length the line of defence which he pur poses to adopt. This was a reasonable and just proposal. It was but fair that a man whose life was trembling in the balance should have every chance of proving his innocence, and the wonder is that a measure so frought with equity should have been so long delayed, and when brought forward, that any parties should have opposed its becoming law. The beneficial results of Mr. EWART'S Bill have demonstrated that he took a proper view of the case when he asked the Commons of England to grant to a prisoner's counsel the privileges he now enjoys. But although the Bill in question may have effected much good, it would have been much more efficacious had not the House of Lords, with its usual reluctance to reform, stripped the Bill of one-half of it intended objects, and which, to this day, still continue in force, entailing, as it often does, serious and irreparable injury upon the accused. Mr. EWART'S Bill, as amended by the Lords, gave to the Crown the right of replying to any evidence, other than as to character, the prisoner might call to rebut the charge made against him ; and as the counsel for the defence is compelled to speak before calling his witnesses, he must either forego the advantage to be derived from their testimony, or impair its effect by giving t.) his legal adversary the right to the last word. It is easy to conjec ture the effects of such a system. In many instances, an able and popular counsel keeps back important testimony, in the hope that his fervid appeal will carry away the feelings of the jury. Failing that, an irreparable injustice is inflicted upon the helpless prisoner, and he is convicted and punished for an offence, of which the jury might have deemed him guiltless, had they heard all the testimony. Now, it is a principle of British law, that, cost what time, trouble. or expense it may, it is the duty of all concerned, in the administration of justice, to give to the accused every possible opportunity of proving his or her innocence. Nor should our rules of pleading and conducting public prosecutions give to the counsel for the Crown an opportunity of prejudicing the jury before a single witness is called. By this we do not deny to the public prosecutor the right of commenting upon the evidenc.e for the defence, and of exposing its weakness and the web of legal sophistry which the defending advocate may weave. All we contend for is, that no advantage should be given to the Crown which is denied to the prisoner. Look at the trial of Miss SMITH at Edinburgh. The procedure at that unusually lengthened investigation is worthy of imitation in England as the model of a criminal trial, and one which our English and Irish law courts would do well to study and strive to imitate, Had MADELINE SMITH been tried in London instead of Edinburgh, the form of pro ceedings would have been widely different, and ,he result probably less satisfactory. The Lord Advocate, according to the system in England, would have had an opening state ment, whereby he could have prejudiced the minds of the jury. The cream of L'ANGELIER'S memorandum book would have been laid bare, notwithstanding the fact that the judges decided against its production as evidence. This is but one instance of the impolicy of these puny statements. There is another injury inflicted by the crown claiming the last reply, and thereby g6ining an additional opportunity of damaging the prisoner's defence. Transpose the trial of Miss SMITH, at Edinburgh, and THOMAS FULLER BACON, at Lincoln, on the same charge—the evidence adduced, and the verdict given in each case—and sure we are that no one will deny that in the former there is every chance given for a good def:nce, and that the case for the prosecution is not propped up by granting to the Crown privileges which, unjust as they are, are reasonable. We think it is full time that our criminal courts should be conducted after the model of those in Scotland. Society would gain by the change, and every one accused of crime be certain that he or she would have a fair and impartial trial at all hazards. THE COURT, &c. OSBORNE, July 27.—The Queen and Prince, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Princess Helena, attended divine service at Osborne yesterday morning. The Rev. J. Prothero performed the service. THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS.—The Queen of the Netherlands, accompanied by her brother, Prince Peter of Oldenburg, and attended by suite, visited on Monday the Government School of Mines and Museum, in Jermyn s'eeet, where her Majesty was received by the director, Sir Roderick Murchison, and some of the professors of the establishment. The Queen next repaired to the Royal College of Surgeons, and inspected the Hunterian Museum of Comparative Anatomy ; the president, together with Mr. Laurence and otlper gentlemen, were in attendance. After which the Queen and royal party went over the Soane Museum, where her Majesty remained nearly an hour. Her Majesty thence returned to Claridge's Hotel, and took luncheon. In the afternoon the Queen and his Imperial Highness Prince Peter of Oldenburg took a carriage drive, and subsequently visited the House of Commons, to hear the opening of the debate--the Countess of Jersey and other ladies being likewise present. In the vening her Majesty dined with the Duke and Duchess of Wellington at Apsley House, and remained until after 12 o'clock, a concert succeeding the bat quet. The Queen dined yesterday evening with the Doke and Dachesi of Hamilton. On Monday her Majesty and suite leave town to visit the Duke and Duchess of Richmond at Goodwood Park, and will sleep there that night, returning to Claridge's Hotel previoWl to gQill on a WV dri Sootland. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is expected to accompany her Majesty teGood wood. MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE.—The mar riage of Princess Charlotte of Belgium with the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian was celebrated on Monday at Brussels. At the termination of the civil part of the ceremony the matrimonial deeds were signed by the august couple, followed by the King of the Belgians, the Queen Marie Amelie, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Prince Consort of England; the reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, Archduke Louis, governor of the Tyrol, and the Archduchess Marguerite ; the Duke Augusta de Saxe Co bourg and the Duchess Clementine d'Orleans ; the Duke and Duchess de Brabant, the Count of Flanders, Prince de Linange, and the eight following witnesses : For Princess Charlotte—Prince de Ligne, President of the Belgian Senate; M. Delehaye, President of the Cham ber of Representatives ; M. Dadecker, Minister of the In terior ; and M. Nathomb, Minister of Justice. For the Archduke—Count d'Arckinto, Prince Clary, Baron de Vreintz de Truenfield, and Count de Pery Z.chy. Immedi ately after the civil marriage, the Court proceeded to the Chapel, where the religious part of the ceremony was performed. The spectacle that here presented itself was magnificent, and the chapel was crowded to excess with royal and distinguished personages. Brussels is very gay with a series of fetes in commemoration of the marriage. ARRIVAL OF PRINCE ALBERT AT BRUSSELS. —His Royal Highness Prince Albert landed at Antwerp at a very early hour on Monday morning, and was received by the Duke de Brabant, and the Count of Flanders, and their suite, all of whom had left Lacken before six o'clock. His Royal Highness reached Brussels at nine o'clock. He was received by the groups at the station with loud cries of " Vive le Prince Albert !" INQUEST.—An inquest will be held to-day en the body of a man named John Callaghan, who lived at 10 Court, Grenville-street, and whose death was the result of injuries sustained by the falling of a scaffold in a tan-yard at Dingle-lane, Kirkdale, on the 15th inst. After the accident he was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he died yesterday morning. LIST 01' PASSENGERS PER COLUMBIA,—Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Yreis, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Emerson, servant and child, Mrs. Dick, W. Wagner, Capt. E. Hoyt, A. M‘Conochi?, C. M. M Kuban, Messrs. J. W. Smyth. J. H. Kerr, L. Rosenblat, J. Shaw, Mrs. Silvio, Messrs. H. Brady, T. K. Cullen, J. Brander, P. Duan, W, Melte?, C. Melley, S. M. Powell, W. Dillon, W. Ch tfield, J. Melley, Rob:rts ' Souther, W. Tate, G. Sordlet, Chatfield, Major and Mrs. D. Grumbie, Mr. and Mrs. Bethel. FIRE.—At a late hour on Tuesday night, one of the upper apartments of the Salutation Inn, Mersey-street, was discovered to be on fire, which caused eorni lerable alarm, but which hapeily was speedily subdued, through the activity of the dom.sties and some shipmasters, wbo fortunately happened to be lodgers and in the house at the time, ere it had time to communicate with other portions of the building: not, however, we regret to say, before all the furniture in the room in which the fire originated had become a prey to the flames. The alarm was given first to the inmates by two inland revenue officers, who happened to be passing along the street, retiring from duty, at the time. A few minutes longer, and the entire building would have been one mass of devouring flame. How the fire originated if not known. SUICIDE OF A Pumicasr.--About eight o'clock on the evening of Tuesday, a woman named Catherine Jackson, who kept a public-house at the corner of Walter-street, Great Howard-street, committed suicide by jumping into the river from the pier-head of the Bramley-Moore dock. She Was seen by two men the moment she was about to c momit the desperate act, and though promptly picked up by Jvhn Gardiner, master of the steam-tug Despatch, when brought to shore life was found to have fled. She was 54 years of a ge, and has left a numerous family. A short time since she bought out from the army one of her sons, and it is thought that it was his subsequent irregu larities which drove her to the commission of this dreadful deed. An inquest will be held on the body this day (Thursday). THE SOUTH CAROLINA.—This favourite ship, belonging to Mr. Edmund Thompson's Mersey Line, sailed on Tuesday for Melbourne, having on board a very large cargo consisting of nearly 2200 tons of general merchan dise, besides a full compliment of chief cabin and 'tween deck passengers, in all 220 souls. She will take steam to Tuskar, and being in excellent trim, no doubt will make a good passage. The magnificent clipper ship David G. Fleming is his succeeding packet, on the 25th August. She is 1450 tons resister, 3000 tons burthen ; was built by Messrs. Wright of St. John's, the builders of the cele brated ships Morning Light, White Star, &c., and is a remarkably fast ship, having on her passage round from Antwerp to this port ran from the Land's End to Liver pool in 24 hours. Her accomodation for second cabin passengers being in the poop and deck house are quite ueexceptionable, and will no doubt command the pre ference of passengers. LIST OF PASYNGERS PER S.S. ANGLO-SARnN FROM QUEBEC AND MONTREAL.--Miss Bradshaw, Miss Ben jamin and daughter, Miss Knershaw, Miss Payne, Miss Atchison, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Stuart and lady, Hon. J. A. McDonald, Mr. Rose, Hon. H. Black, Mr. H. Torrance and lady, Lieut. J. B. Taylor, lady, and two infants, Messrs. Mack and lady, Angers and lady, Maddison and son, Parkyn, lady, and two children, H. Benjamin and son, F. McNab, W. McNab, Ball and lady, Colonel Renwick, lady, nurse, and child. Messrs. Glover, Boswick, Morgan, Prince, A. Chisholm, Lewis, McPherson, Howe, Lyon, Lambert, Bryce Allan, and Master Allan, Ham mond, Benjamin, Benjamin, Belly, R. Burton, Jas. Dangles, Powell, Bryson, James Gunn, Steple and lady, J. B. Forych, Ilayard, Beanleare and lady, A. Thompson, Leech, la ly, and two nephews, Mrs. McPherson, Miss McPherson, Mr. Moodie, Mrs, Alexander, Miss Aiexander, Mrs. Ferguson, Miss Gemmell, Messrs. J. Scott, Hanenx, Ottney, W. W. Turnbull, Rev. Mr. Vincent, Rev. Mr Mahoney, Messrs. C. F. Smith, Coulson, Rev. Mr. Millar Messrs. Davis, Gemmell, G. N. Grisel, R. Bowker, L. D Bowker. THE Thew &ream Tun REsoeurz.—We have already (in Tues,lay's paper) given a description of this fine new s earner, and her successful trip from the Clyde to this port. Yesterday, at three o'clock, she started from the north-end of the Princes pier, on a short excursion on the River. There were about forty gentlemen on board, including some of the finest shippers of the port, together with several shareholders of the company, and others interested in the shipping of Liverpool. She was in beautiful trim and looked admirably, although deeply laden, having taken in a very large quantity of coal for her present voyage, on which she starts this morning. She will take the'magni ficent ship, James Baines, round to Portsmouth, where she will embark troops with all despatch for India, and then proceed with her to sea, but how far is not at present known. Yesterday, the Resolute went down the river, and called at the James Baines and Champion of the Seas, both lying opposite the new fort and ready for sea, both on the same busjness—the conveyance of troops to the East. Having visited both ships, she again went up the river to the Sloyne. and sailed round the Hastings man-of-war; and, as she rounded that fine ship, she saluted the Resolute, dipping her flag in the most graceful manner—a compliment not often granted. The Resolute returned the salute, and had the well known Black Ball flying at her mast head. Her speed was great, Lied she was much admired by all on board • and the boats in the river paid her every respect—in fact slenppeared to be the observed of all observers, and every one breathed a benezon on her. She goes out this morning under the best auspices, and the indefatigable manager, Mr. J din Taylor, accompanies her as far as Plymouth. In our report of her trial trip, the name of the chief officer should have been printed Brewster. bon voyage. THE RESTORATION OF THE ARCTIC SHIP RESOLUTE.— The circumstances attending the restoration of the A'ctic ship Resolute by the people of the United States to her Majesty the Quen, as representing the British nation, are still fresh in the minds of the people of this country. In all probability they will never be allowed to fade from the national memory, but will be preserved as a gratef al recollection of one of the most pleasing incidents in the intercourse of ;he two nations. We believe it is the inten tion of her most gracious Majesty to give to the American people a substantial proof of her deep sense of this token of friendship towards hert elf and nation, and that with that view she has purchased Mr. Simpson's picture, coca mementive of the event, for presentation to the American Government. The picture i 3 now on view at Philadelphia chambers, Haskins-hey, and Messrs. Paul and Dominic Colneghi and Co., 13 and 14, Pall-mall East, London, will shortly publish an engraving of it. Her Majesty graciously granted every facility towards the painting of the picture, and it includes portraits of her Majesty, H.R.H. Prince Albert, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Duchess of Athol), the Honourable Emily Cathcart, Captain the Honourable D. De Ros, Major-General Bouverie, Colonel the Honour able C. B. Phipps, Sir James Clark, Dr. Backer, F, Gibbs, E=q., Admiral Sir George Seymour, Captain Hartstene, U.S. Navy, J. Re Croskey, Esq., U.S. Consul, Chevalier Pappalardo, U.S. Vice-Consul at Portsmouth, T. Harling, Esq., U.S. Vice-Consul at Cowes, Lieutenants C. H. Wells, E. E. Stone, and Davidson, Dr. Macoon, Dr, Otis, of the IT S. Navy, C. Grinnell, Esq., of New York, and Captain Higgins, of the U.S. mail steam-ship Hermann. The picture represents the scene on board the deck of the Resolute, at that precise moment when Captain Hartstene is presenting her, in the name of America, to the Queen. Every detail in the painting is an exact representation of the Resolate, and the various portraits have all been taken from life. Such a picture, representing so unique and interesting an episode in the history of the two nations, must prove acceptable to the people of both, countries. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph. FURTHER FROM INDIA. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. GREAT BATTLE. BRILLIANT VICTORY. In addition to the intelligence published in yesterday's paper, we have since received the subjoined, coming from another source, and containing important additional particulars, espe cially with regard to the proceedings on the Canton River. ALEXANDRIA, JULY 23. The India mails leave to-day, with dates from Hong Kong, June 10 ; Calcutta, 21 ; Madras, 28 ; Ceylon and Bombay, July 1. There had been brilliant and successful opera tions on the Canton River. On May 27, thirteen junks, and on the 28th, twenty-seven heavily-armed junks, were captured. On June 8, 2,000 of our naval force engaged and captured a fort, and took or destroyed 127 junk 3, mounting over 900 guns ancl 0,000 men. We lost three officers and eight men, and had fifty-six men wounded, some mortally. Mohoraiah Gorlab, King of Cashmere, is dead On the 28Th of June, the fall of Delhi was reported at Madras. CALCUTTA.--Markets very dull. Very little business done. Interest raised 2 per cent. Frieghts in demand for China. Exchange, 2s. 21,d to 2s 27,-d. MADRAS. --Markets continue brisk. Money mar ket tighter. Freights lower. Exchange, 2s 2 3-16 d. BOMBAY.—In imports no business done. Ex ports have risen in price. Money market tighter, with an increased interest of 1 per cent. Freights firmer. Exchange, 2s 2J-,d to 2s 21d. SINGAPORE.—A good business done in imports at maintained prices. Produce in good demand, but supplies are scanty. Exchange, is 10d to ss. SHANGHAI.—A limited business done both in im ports and exports. Freights unaltered. Exchange, 7s 3d to 7s sd. HONG KONG.—Opium, new Patna 492 to 495 dols ; Malwa, 510 to 515 do's. In cotton nothin g doing. Exchange, 4s lid to 5s 21d. Export of tea from Ist July, 1856, to 10th June, 61,468,400 lbs., and 72,569 bales of silk. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. QUEENSTOWN, WEDNESDAY. The Directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company started by steamer, to-day, on a tour of inspection of the different steamers now in harbour—the Leopard, Cyclops, Susquehanna, and Niagara. On board the Cyclops Lieutenant Dayman laid before the directors the various charts and soundings taken by them, which confirmed those of Captain Berryman in a most satisfactory manner. The Mayor and a deputation from Cork invited them to a dinner, which they were unable to accept, but hope to do so after completing their arrangements. The machinery on board the Niagara was set in motion, and worked perfectly. The Agamemnon •had not yet arrived. EXECUTION OF CIIARLES FINCH, AT CHELMSFORD. By British and Irish. Magnetic Telegraph. This convict suffered the last penalty of the law yester day morning, upon the scaffold erected on the Essex County Gaol, at Springfield, a short distance from Chelmsford. The culprit, it will be remembered, was convicted before the Lord Chief Baron, at Chelmsford, on the 15th instant, fur the murder of llarriet Freeborn, in the parish of Rivenhall, on the 24th of May. The culprit made no secret of his crime, but since his condemnation he has frequently expressed his deep regret, and has listened attentively to the endeavours of the rev. chaplain (Mr. Hamilton) to administer religious consolation. On Tues day the unhappy man had a farawell interview with his friends, which was of a most painful character. Yester day morning, shortly after nine o'clock, the various officials of the gaol, with Calcraft, the hangman, entered the condemned cell, and at half-past nine the procession moved to the scaffold. In five minutes afterwards the execution was over. Death seemed to take place in three minutes after the bolt was withdrawn. The execution caused very little excitement, less than a thousand persons being pment. The body after hanging the usual time was cut down ; . but by that time the crowd had nearly dispersed. The deceased is stated to have died very penitent. We see by a notice in our advertisin g columns that the Bishop of Kentucky is announced to speak at a meeting to be held in the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street, this evening, in connexion with St. Matthias' Schools and Working Men's Association. LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT—YESTKRDAY.—Before Mr. Wmmissioner Steveason.—ln re George Ward.—The bankrupt carried on the business of a publican and window blind manufacturer in Liverpool. His Honour gave judg ment on the certificate this day. He granted a certificate of the second class, with four months' suspensi)n, but with protection. my thirty-six BRAJIMINICAL PROPHECY CONCCRNING BRIT I SH RULE IN INDIA,—The following extract from an interesting letter (Published in the British Banner newspaper, July 16), addressed to the rev. secretary of the London Missionary Society, from the Rev. A. F. Lecroix, one of the society's ( l' ri 11 e g ve !Il missionaries in India, is worth ins er ti ng in Notes and Queries: The letter is dated C i l cu tt a , J une 3, 1857 We : ilei thr?ugh a most cr iti ca l p er i o d, suc h as seenhl I be thatit should h a pp en j us t a c e ntury after the be been witnessed r esidence in before. It, t havei I lndia, strange ranevere niipassing which taking of Thngal by the Baitish under Lord Clive; the battle of Phssy, which decided the fate of the country, having been fought oa the 23rd June, 1757. There has been for many years, a BrahaninLal prediction current among the natives, and which I have often heard referred to, namely, that the British rule in India would last just one hundred years ; and I t.hould not be surprised that his pariclo prophecy may have had some influence in in ducing the SepoTs to revolt at the present time." I have seen, L think, all the Indian news which have appeared 1 ?..f.e1v in the Times and other papers, but do not remem ber having previously met with any reference to such 14 prophecy.—MaßCATOß, A.B.—Notes and Queries,