Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-02 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. -[By British and Irish Magnetic , Telegraph.] DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. ITZCHOE, AUGUST 28 The Commission appointed to examine the Project of a Constitution, will make its report on the 4th Scpt., and it is expected that it .will he unfavourable to the Danish Government. FRANCE. The Three Per Cent Rentes slightly improved Yesterdao, closing at 661. 90c. AUSTRIA. A telegraphic despatch from Trieste, of the 27th ult., received at Vienna, - announces the arrival of the Neptune steamer, with accounts from Constan tinople to the 22nd ult. A caravan composed of 50 0 persons and 1,300 horses, which left Damascus for Bagdad on the 29th. June, had all perished in the desert with the exception of 20 persons. The persons composing the caravan had lost their way, a nd died for want of water. The Bedouins Pillaged the baggage, but the Governor had de mrnded restitution for the benefit of the heirs of the sufferers. THE NETHERLANDS. 'A telegraphic despatch received to-day from St. Petersburgh, - ' says a letter from the Hague of th e 28ch August . , "announces the marriage of the Grand Duke Michael to the Princess Cicele of Badenr On the occasion, the Princess Royal of Wurtemberg, sister of the Grand Duke, had a solem service performed at Flushing, at which all t he members of the Russian Legation and the Consu!-General of Russia were present." • .1!IP? lAVD TPANTiP3II,T CORPS The Gazette of last night, notifies that a board 43 f - officers will sit daily to investigate any claims wh ich Daly be preferred upon the Government by men who served in the late Land Transport Corps. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCES FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY Emma. The Moniteur contains the following announec ment:—"Che diplomatic relations between the r presentatives of France, Russia, Prussic., and Sardinia, on the one hand, an 4 the Sublime Porte on the other, were resumed on the 29. h August," The project of an interview of the Emperor Alexander with the Emperor Napoleon," says a letter from Baden-Baden, "is no longer a secret for any one ; it is regarded here as a thing thfinitively decided on. This interview will take place at Da ....-rmstadt, during the residence of the Emperor Alexander in that town, that is to say, between the 16th and the 22nd September. It is positively stated that this interview, which has several times occupied the attention of the European press, was originally intended to take place at the court of Potsdam, but it appears the health of the King of Prussia is not yet sufficiently re-established for the physicians of his Majesty to allow him to expose himself to the fatigues inseparable from such a meeting of sovereigns." Prince Napoleon left on Saturday evening to be present at the inauguration, by the King of Sar dinia, of the works for uniting the French and Sardinian railways. The Moniteur, in announcing the fact, says :—" The Prince will be present with the King on Monday morning at Modena, at the explosion of the first mine of the tunnel of which the Victor Emmanuel Railway will pass through Mont Cenis, and on the following day at Culos, at the laying of the first stone of the bridge over which the railway will cross the Rhone and unite the frontier of Savoy to that of France." Cardinal Dupont, archbishop of Bourges, is to proceed to Rome, it is said, at the end of Sept., charged with a mission from the Emperor of the French. Captain Doineau, the French Government officer, charged with the triple assassination of Tlemcen, and various robberies in Algeria, has been found guilty and condemned to death. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOLO W.gDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1857. tivtaroor„ DOCKS. STATEMENT OF lireatimrs TO 30T0 JUNE• TOWN DUES. would have, and, with a view of showing that, he read the following statistics .-- Bond debt.. ........ . 000 ' Receipts from • ill sources ........ .....-.. Interest on debt .... Repairs and expenses of management . 145.000 395,00 0 Surplus income .. . Receipts Interest on £i,5 . 2.0,000 payable to Liver„ool Corpo • poratioa at 4 per cant. 60,000 70,000 4 . 172 000 Leaving a balance or revenue to the:New Trust at pre sent of 11170,000 per annum. And even supposing no in crease of revenue from dock dues cr town dues, will leave them a balance of £70,000 surpins revenue, on the com— pletion of the Birkenhead Docks : after having appro priated, in the meantime, out of surplus revenue, XlOO,OOO per annum, and .4'50,000 towards completing Birkenhead Docks. On the other hand they had the Purchase Money Virkenhoad Dacks and Warehouses: 31,143.000 Ditto, North Reserve ........ . interest p5yab1e................ .....e1,270,030 Docks and Warehoussi. North Reserve. Taal. £ Z £ 1856. 1837. 25 000. 28.000 1858.. ..........28,000 1859.... ........28,000 ...... ......., 6,0'0 34,000 1860.... —......37,000 .6,03a.. 43,000 1861. 1862 .38,000............ 6,000..........44,000 1863 .49 000..... .6 000 .55,000 lE64 .......... 50,000 .. 6,000 .56,000 1865. ...... —53,000 .... .. ... 6,00 J . ...... 56,000 After 1856, s'.y £1,270, 00. at 41 per cent., about.— ...... —£57,000 Cost of completing Birkenhead Docks. say e1,o()0000, at 4} ... 45,000 Total interest payalie Birkenhead when complete .. £102,000 He, therefore, did not see that the new trustees would have any difficulty in carrying out their work ; and as for Bir kenhead, he on their part had made the best bargain he could. For his part, he did not think that any " great effort " would succeed, as they had always failed before: He conceived that an expenditure cf the £2OO wag ail that was required. Mr. Bradley stated it to be a fict that he considered the room quito unfit to meet in, and that he never left it without having an extrmely bad headache. He con sidered, as they devoted their tine and attention to doing the public business, that the public should not refuse to let them have a proper place to meet in, if even it did cost £2OO f.er year. After a few words from some, of the other ccrmmission ers, a committee, consisting of the Presitlf Miami the Chair men of the several committees, was appointed to report on the subject at the next November meeting. FERRY COM:J/11T LE. The ferry receipts for the month of August. In 1856, the receipts were £2,789 33 3d; for 1857, 42,974 63 4d. The receipts from the 24th April to the 313 t August were, in 1856, £IIM4 , Ils Id; in 1857, £11,F64 17s Bd. The expenditure during the saine period was, in 1856-, 6,234 184101; and far 1837. es•€ 72 44 91. The pro ceedings of this committee were confirmed, as were also those of the Library Committee. The meeting then separaled. SUICIDE OF PRINCE GREGORY GHIKA. The Courrier de Paris contlains details in 'reference to the suicide of Prince Gregory Ghika, ex-liospcdar of Moldavia, from which it would aPPear that he committed the rash act under the influence of wounded feelings, at being charged With embezzlement and forgery. The following documents were found in his room : Chateau of Mee, Aug. 24, 1857. I am the victim of an abominable plat, and cannot live, innocent though I be. The truth will one day appear. I await my enemies before the tribunal of God. (Signed) G. GIIIKA. Chateau of Mee, Aug. 24, 1857. ne arlY beloved wife, whom I adore—kiss nay little angels for me. You know what I have suffered during m y reign ; and even when 1 thought to live happily in the bosom of my family, my enemies followed me, and would not let me have peace. The monsters would make me a forger and dishonourable ! God will some day unravel the vile plot, and the wretches will be unmasked. (Signed) G. GIIIKA. These documents, which are written in a clear and firm hand, on the same sheet of paper, evince great presence of mind and calmness on the part of the prince. Le Nord publishes a despatch from Constantinople , announcing that a caravan 0f,500 persons and 1,300 horses which had started from DAMRSCUg to Bagdad had perished in the desert with the exec ' ion of about thirty persons. TIM PRINCE CONSORT.—The Morning Star has a story to the effect that Prince Albert was ambitious of the title it ß ing Consort and that he consented to the title of 01 ; . ""e Consort upon the understanding that, if no serious title to it by Parliament or oat of doors, the higher of; r o e f a ß so i n n a g b C le o p n e so ri r o t d s . hould ba granted at the expiration It "" Peg INDIA..—The news of the revolt reached London June 27th. In July we despatched about 9,000 troops, In Augast upwards of 15,000, and in ships of rter size a n d swiftness than before. In the 29 vessels Jlch was despatched in July there was only one steamer. the 23 which followed in August there were 17. - si THE PARADISE OF MOEQUITOES.—In the ever glades of ' t) rida maigaitoes are frightfully abundant, At Fort Dallas they are so plentiful that both officers and men rave ; tehereitgr; is provided on duty pass their whcle time under bars. The provided a mosquito veil, or rather bag, tlitown over the head, and kept out from the face by a hoop; woollen clothes, boas and gauntleted gloves protect the limbs and body from the murderous attacks. THE LATE MURDER IN LINCOLN.—Mrs. Wooltit, the unfortunate woman who murdered her infant with a ,eork- ce t tter ' s knife, a little more than a wee k ago, h as s i nce her incarceration been in a sate of abject m'sery- The poor creature has never been left alone either by night or !'y day, and although she is perfectly rational and s Is she. Is aware of her awful positio", she nevertheless asserts that she shall be teals , to sacrifice her life upon the seaff,M, for then she shall be with her ch 11." Itu:sha AND INDIA.—" Yes, we have sa i d, and we now repeat, that we wish for the preservation of British power in India, not—we f ran kl y admit—for the exclusive interest of England, bat because the, Anglo-Saxon race is best calculated to spr ad over the w rll, and particularly in ur v?ltivated countries, those seeds of civilisation, .those prin eipl of order and progress which constitutes its strength an r ",,g,lory. And i - , is because we are profoundly convinced this Ulath that we have.soight, in the measure of our s trength, to cent bute by our ideas and information to the work of radical reform, which is Se'a'ted from England by a portion of the globe. It is not the cause of England that we serve, but that of humanity and civil sation. Should our Indian letters have no other result than that of awakening the attention of the English journals to the reform of the Indian adminiitra'ion, we shall not regret the expense they cause us."—.Le Nord. CONVICTION OP A YOUNG GENTLEMAN FOR STABBING A House.—At the Greenwich Police-court, Igmont Larpent, son of Baron de Hockepied Larpent, Mayor of Cinque Ports, Thver, was placed at the bar before Mr. Train, charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse by stabbing it with a k n if e . Wiltiam P hillips , a smi'h, of Inverness place, Plu ma t ra d , said, that about' a quarter past eight ! "clock on Saturday evening last, his attention was directed to the prissner, who was riding a horse oa Blackheath. Ile observed him jobbing at the horse with a knife which be held in his hand, and saw the blood flowing from five different places on the rigs, neck, and shouliers of the animal.t He caused bill to dismount, when the horse was delivered to tie owner. Mr. Trail remarked that if it had been a poor donkey, man who had been brought before him, under similar c i rcumstances, he should be bound to , convict, and as, in his judicial capacity, he was no respecter of persons, so, alas, must he convict in this case. His prder was that the prisoner should be sent to - Maidstone gaol for 14 days. The prisoner was then removed to the cell to await the prison van. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, LIVERPOOL, ROYAL OAK SECOND GRAND GALA! TB 13 DAY (WEDNESDAY). THE 2ND SEP [EIMER. ar THE BALLOON Is NoTi INFLATING, And will ASCEND from the Gardena THIS EVENING, (Wcather pernlitting.) SWEDEN. A Copenhagen letter of the 25th ult. says : " The news which has reached us through Gothen burg, from the baths of Saro, of the King of Sweden's health, are very unfavourable. The waters, which at first seemed , to exercise a salutary influence on his Majssty's 'position, afterwards tended to do him ir.jury, and thedorsal column is now.said to: be rather dangerously attacked. Independently of the two medical attendants who accompanied King Oscar from Stockholm to Saro, M. Conradi, profes— sor at the faculty of medicine of Christiana, was sent for, and these three gentlemen, on consulta tion, agreed that sea-bathing was rather injurious to the patient than the contrary, and ordered the King to be removed by the Gothenburg canal to the summer palace of Tullgarn, where his Majesty proposes remaining with the Queen until his strength allows him to return to Stockholm. Th a interview which was to have taken place between our monarch and the Kiug of Sweden is thus post poned for the present. PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin of the 28th ult., in the Constitutionnel, says :—" General d e Groeben, adjutant-general of the King, yesterday de livered an autograph letter from the Emperor Alexander, on the subject of the arrival of that monarch at Berlin. As important business prevents the Emperor from leaving St. Peters burg at the commencement of September, he will not reach this city until after the military manoeuvres. The arrangements which had been made have consequenly been modified, The King will leave Potsdam on the 6th, and will be present on the 7th and Bth at the consecration of the church at Kiosterkische. On the 9th his Majesty will probably arrive at Berlin. The Prince of Prussia is expected on the 11th.' The reigning Empress of Russia, accompanied by her brother. Prince Alexander of Hesse, and her children, arrived at lngenheim on the 28th ult. The Grand Duke of Hesse likewise arrived there on the same afternoon, and dined with the Imperial party. SPAIN. We have received the Madrii journals of the 26th .ult. The Duke and Duchess of Montpen sier, who will be present at the accouchement of the Queen, are expected at Barcelona in the beginning of September. The opinion seemed to gain ground at Madrid that Queen Christina would not enter Spain for that occasion. The mortal remains of the well-known " Maid of Sarragossa," who expired not long since after having been many years married, and the mother of a large family, are, by the decision of the municipal corporation of that town, to be removed from Ceuta to the capital of Aragon, and a grand funeral given her. On October 6is to take place the adjudication of the railway from Saragossa to Alsusna with a subvention from the government of 330 ; 000 reals the ki!ometre. The Nouvellisto Vaudois states that Marshal., Pelissier was lately present at Lausanne at the drilling of the Swiss recruits at the military school. He followed with great attention all the move ments of these young soldiers, and put several questions to the instructors on the subject of the Helvetic military organisation. The federal Col. Gerwer, who was present, had a lonk conversation with the Marshal. CIRCA; SIA. The . Caucase, a' Russian journal, published at Tiflis, gives long accountsofrom the right wing of the Russian military line of the Caucasus, detail ing a number of conflicts with the :mountaineers, which took place in the first three weeks in July. The aim of the Russians is to perfect the eons ti uc tion of a chain of forts; of which the principal one is at Maikop. This object attained, the moun taineers of the neighbourhood would be effectually deprived of some of their largest and most valuable pastures, and probably be compelled to abandon the vicinity. Accordingly, the Russians are inces santly interrupted in their work; and the joui nalist notes as something extraordinary, on the part of an enemy who has hitherto warred only in a fitful and desultory manner, that the mountain warriors have kept for three months near Fort tikop, - omitting no opportunity of harrassing the forces of the Czar. in the five engagements which are reported, and which always originated in a Russian foraging expedition or an attempt to procure timber fro.n the neighbouring forests, the Russians, adcording to this authority, were uni fOrmly victorious. In the most series of these en counters, that of July 17, the Russians lost 9 killed . and 61 wounded. In order to revenge a number of incursions which the Circassians had made in the neighbourhood of Anapa, in some of which they nearly succeeded in carrying off the cattle and horses of the garrison, a column was sent out on the 25th of June, and returned victori ous with three prisoners, eighty head of horned cattle, and 502 goats. MISS JULIA PASTRANA tHE CELEBRATED NONDESCRIPT, HAS ARRIVED. And will hold her First Levee at the QUEEN'S HALL, BOLD•STREET, ON MONDAY, 7Ta SEPT. The Greatest Novelty ever introduced into this country, and Fatronised by the Queen and all the Nobility. See Advertisements and Bills, TUB GAS AND. WATS& BILL. Next, with regard to the gas bill. By the present bill, the company had a nominal capital of £1 , ,0,000, and loans £33,000, making in ail the sum of £133,000. The actual pail up capital was about £BOOOO, and on loans £33,000, in all say about £93,000. This was without allowing anything for expenditure on the Birkenhead elections, or any other illegal matters. This would leave to be called up £40,000; unexpended capital as per last report. of gas company 17,500, and surplus land valued at £7.500, leav ing a balance of £55,000 to be expended on the gas and water works, by additions and extensions. He would ask, was it not right that they should take .proper steps and compel the gas and water company to give give them a proper supply. Now, the effect of this com pany creating a fictions capital of £40,000 in 1841 was ctaivalent to charging the gas and water consumers of Birkenhead 14,000 per annum more than they should pay from that time to the present on the actual capital ex pended, or in other words, during the last sixteen years, that was since 1841, the consumers had to pay £64000. Ile had told them that the capital actuaPy paid up was about. £60,000. Ten ner cept dividend on that would be £6,000: the loans, 133,000 ; the 5 per cent. dividend on the 10 - ans would be lei 650, and the capital and loans paid up was £93,009, and the dividends paid was .€7,650. He next went on to say, that from the company's pub lished reports the profits for the six months, ending 31st March, 1857, was £7,000 ; for the twelve months it would be .14,000. The accounts would stand thus, actual amount of dividend payable to the company, £7,650, profits 114,000, thus making an overcharge of £6,350 to the gas and water consumers of the township. This he said, fully showed the necessity of adapting the adviee given by the Attorney-General, of having all the accounts of the company fully investigated. He then pointed out the advantages gained by the opposition, by the commissioners opposing the bill, from the fact that the capital a,nd loan proved to be actually expended, was about .193,000, and the capital proposed by the bill to replenish that amount, was 1319,000, making a difference to the consumers of £226,000. Having referred to the reluctance that had been made by some persons in signing the petition against the bill, and went on to show that, notwithstanding that opposition, the steps they had t iken was fully justified, from the fact that the allegations that had been made, had been proved by the promoters of the bill themselves, before the committee of the House of Commons. He concluded by saying that he thought, from the attention he had devoted to the measures entrusted to him, and for their results, that he was entitled to lay claim to some little standing in the town, and urged upon the parishioners to prosecute the subject until they obtained an ample supply of water, and by moving a resolution to the effect that the report be received and adopted. Mr. Bell seconded the resolution. pan obieetion to the 'report, because it did not state a constant supply, upon wmen some observations were made as to the necessity that existed fur it, an wan shown at tho late fire. when the inhabitants had to carry it in buckets. The resolution, as moved by.the chairman, was all bui unanimously carried. TUE CEMETERY COMMITTEE. The Clerk then read the following report from this committee : Cemetery Committee, 22nd August, 1857. Present—Mr. Rae, Chairman; Me srs. Keightley, Laird, M'Whir ter. Verelst, and Bra 'ley. The Chairman having called attention to the Burial A - t Amendment 'Act, which, when pas-ed, wi , l authorise the Privy Council to constt. tate commissioners. for the improvement of any town, parish, or borough, a burial board for the distr et of such commissioners it was resolved to submit the following report for the approval of the board : In their. former report your committee recommended that a portion of the cemete•y estate belonging to the township shonid be adapt-d for the pnrpcoes of a cemetery, and that the wort should be carried out by a burial board, to be app:inted under:the recent burial acts. In parsnance of this recomMendation, your committee have now to direct the immediate attention of the commissioners to a bill to amend the existing burial acts, which, within the last `ew weeks, has been passed rapidly through its various stages in th Lords, and now only awaits the royal assent to become law. By this act it will be competent to the Privy Council, on petition, to constitute the com missioners themselves as a burial board, under the existing burial ants. A, your committee hive bean uniformly of ,opinion that it was desirable that fte construction and mane:Tram , : of the cemetery should be is tae hands of the commissioners. if practicable, they can have no hesitation, now that the new act will render it practicable, respectfully to recommeed that the board d 3 petition the Privy Cann el!, in favour of the new act that th •y be constituted a barial hoard " ' for Birkenhead and Clau?hton accordingl. They folly recommend that it be referred to the law-clerk to report fully as to the powers of rating old borrowing money, which the new act wal confer on the commlss , onen as a burial board. Your committee have to aid, in conclusion, that the improvements in the burial a:•:ts i,troducei by the new bill will, in the judgment of your committee, sacure to the commissioners alvantau .s more than equivalent to atom! , which are conferred by their own new Cemetery. Act of 11356. GEO. RA I, Chairman... Mr. Rae,. as Chairman of this committee, then went on to explain what had bees done by this committee and the suggestions that he had formerly brought forward— namely, that the township's land should be appro priated for the cemetery, and that it should be under the management of the Commissioners, but to that some diffi culties had arisen, but during the past sessions he ex plained that an act had been passed by which they had the power of doing all that was required, namely, by 'brining a Burial Board, and by which they could, if not directly, indirectly raise the money from the overseers. Mr. Bradley said Mr. Bell opposed the resolution until the feeling of the public had been ascertained at a public meeting. Mr. Rae explained that he had consulted. the parties on the subject, and that such a procedure wauld be unneces sary. After some conversntion, the report was adopted. The Lighting and .Patching, the Market, and the Road and Improvement Committees proeeedings were. then read, and eonarmed without any comment ; the proceed ings not being of the slightest importance. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this Committee stated that the law Clerk and the Treasurer had applied for an increase in their respective salaries, but the consideration of the re quest had been deferred. The treasurer had been in structed to furnish a return of all the guarantees given by the officers. The Chairman had submitted the estimates of expenditure of the several Committees for the current year, but the matter had been deferred until the Read and Improvement Committee and the Lighting and Watching Committee, had reconsidered their estimates. Before the proceedings of this committee were con firmed, Mr. Willoughby directed the attention of the board to the necessity of hiving a' more sui, able place to hold their meetings, as on that evening only 13 members of the board had been present, and eight gentlemen of the press. Had all the members of the board been present, ho could not see how they could have been a ccommodated. I He suggested that a committee should be formed to report on the subject. Mr. Harrison hoptd that some great effort would be made to obtain a public building, and which would be an ornament to the town. Ile had never heard of any great effort being made ; but if such should be the case, he would give his mite and all his assistance to advance such an object. Mr. Rae said the fact was in a nut-shell. It ammr.ted to this--Would the commissioners have the present 'ouild ing so altered as to.be let at a rental of £2OO per annum, or weuld they have some tine building at a rent2:s. of Law OPENING OF THE NEW LANDING-STAGE. This sp'endid strtriture was opened to the public yester day, and was visited by thousands. The City of Dublin Company's beat, plying betweenthis po-t aad Kingstown, Started from the stage yesterday evening. Several steamers wire moored alongside during the d iy. The people api_eared quite enthusiastic about it. ANNUAL EXCURSION OF TSB DDCK COMMITTEE. Yesterday, the Dock committee proceeded on their annual. excursion for the inspection of light-ships and telegraph stations under their jurisdiction. The excursion possessed, if we may so speak, a twe-fold iuterest—it was tte last inspection of the Committee as constituted at present, and it celebrated thescomoletion of a great public work, which will be a s andine memorial to ad time, that the Corporation of Liverpool did its duty in its generation —we allude to the new landing-stage, whic'a was yesterday officially opined for public we. We have, however, now not to do with the Corporation but with the Dock Committee; and it may not, perhaps, be uninteresting t our Manchester friends to know how their great " foemen" behaved on an occasion which may in a sense be considered their obsequies. It will gladden the hearts of all sympathetic Christians to learn that, like " Mark Tapley," they came out strong under adverse circumstances. The Dock Committee, by their conduct yesterday, showed that not only are they resigned to their early approaching dissolution, but that in that dissolution they hope to find (and we have no doubt they will) a new official existence as vigorous and successful as sny they have still enjoyed. They invited, all, their friends and relatives to he present on the melancholy(?) occasion, and by these, who included the members of toe Corporation, the Pilot C,rn mittee, and several of the leading shipowners and merchants of the porle their "last speech and dying declaratiou" was listened to with all the Christian fortitude with which one of Lynn's best dinners invariably inspires poor hungry mortals. The City of Dublin Com pany's steamer Iron Duke, was chartered to convey the company, and in her, to the number of about 150, they embarked, at the new lauding-stage, precisely at nine o'clock They were, on the whole, cheerful, notwithstand ing the melancholy occasion on which they were assembled. After dinner they positively waxed " jolly," and at a late hour of the evening we heard a voice, but not of lamenta tion, resounding fore and aft. Peter &ebbs' excellent band was on board, and occasionally its melancholy notes were to be heard in "Off She Goes," "'Pop Goes the Weasel," "Our Mary Anne," (supposed 'to convey a delicate adusion to the town dues), and other popular ditties, equally solemn and fitting the occasion.. The company started, as we have said, at nine a.m., rind soon the Rock Light was passed, and the Crosby Light-ship reached—the balmy freshness of the morning in unison with the spirits of the party. Soon aeso was the Formby light-ship reached and the Bell-buoy, and now the company became thoughtful, fur no one knew what the next hour would bring—pea haps a heavy swell and sea-sickness ; and who could smile at such a prospect ? At this time Alderman Cooper was seen to descend the companion -ladder, evidently sick at heart (?) and an awful ' whisper went round that it was all owing to his morning's draught of the "Pike." It is supposed that this calumny originated with Alderman Bennett ; and, indeed, it was with pain we witnessed the unchristian exultation of the worthy alderman at the downfall of the Chairman of the Water Committee, who, until the vessel reached Llandudno Bay, remained sick and sorrowful in the cabin. Ile then emerged, and with the company generally, pre sented the neble spectacle of brave men struggling with adversities—the wind had begun to blow pretty stiff, the sky was overcast, cigars were Furtively cast away, and all faith in brandy as a specific was lost. The struggle was hap pi'y soonover. In half anboaror so the Iron Duke was lying at anchor under Puffin Islaud ; half an hour more was devat- ed to the inspection of the telegraph station, and then the business of the day commenced: Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel, served up one of his best dinners, and the company sat down to the banquet to the air of " The Roast Beef of Old England." Their grief and their appeti es soon 1 ist their edge, and for their remaining sorrow they sought consolation in—well, well, there is no use in ripping up old grieves, and, in trn.h, it was a melancholy assemblage of poor "thirsty" souls! We must not omit to mention that at the North-West light ship a race of life boats took place. Five started, and they arrived in the order in which we note their names—Magazine, Hoylake, Liverpool, Formby, and Point of Ayr. Prizes of respectively 403, 355, 303, 253, and 20s were given to them, and Mr. Charles Turner gave a special prize of 303, out of his own pocket, to the Corporation life-boat, a four-oared wherry. We need scarcely say that the usual formal toasts were given,_ and that those of a loyal character took the precedence. Maj Greig responded fur the army, Captain Fenwick, of the Ackbar, for the navy, and the Rev. Mr. Harke; of Edge. hill, on behalf of the Bisnep and Clergy of the Dionege. Mr. 0110.0.). Turner. as chairman, propozoi, in happy terms, "The Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool," and his Worship responded in appropriate and pointed language, in which he paid a merited compliment to Mr. Turner, and concluded by proposing the health of the Csinrnittee, coupling with it the rams of the Caairman. Mr. Turner replied in well chosen language, and'took the opportunity of vindicating himself from the charges that had been brought against him and the committee in regard to the Conservancy Bill. However constituted, he observed, the old committee might be, it•would leave to its successors doeles the like of which were nut to be fotrid in the world, and a port unparalelled in its rapid and s ,und prosperity. He then, in truly happy phrases, proposed the health of the borough mem bers, coupling with the toast the name of Mr. J. C. Ewart. Mr. Ewart acknowledged the compliment, and, in doing so, observed that during the whole inquiry oo the Conser. vency Bill no imputation whatever was cast by even their fiercest opponents on the management of the committee. Mr. Bramley-Moore, M P., responded, in a like strain, to the toast of the " House of Commons," with which his name was coupled. The health of the Town Clerk was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm ; and Mr. Shuttlewerth responded in a speech full of that strong common sense, clearness of judgment, and general ability for which he is remarkable. The health of Mr. North, Solicitor to the Committee of the Plot Com missioners, (responded to by Mr. R iymond Houghton) ; of the Audit Conamissiolers, (responded to by Mr. .1. Gordo ,) ; of Captain Judkins, whose name was coupled with the to i-t of the "Steam Navigation of the Mersey," (oroposed lay Mr. Alderman El Helen); of the Messrs, Hartley, and Lieut Parke was also drunk and duly responded to. On their return. the party reached the tie s Landing-stage safely, (thanks to Captain Triphook, the experienced commander of the Iron D'akt), at twenty mintiles• to nine o'clock p.m., wiser but not sad men. As to the Dock Committee ' let us say in conclusion — may their shorf.comings be forgotten, may their good wprks be always remembered, and mo the New Trait keep up the custom of the" Annual E ecursion." THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS IN LIVERPOOL, Since the Russian war ceased there has not been much attrac i, n in troops passing to and from tl-ris port, but yesterday evening there was, quite a sensation pro duced by the embarkation of the Second B warren of the famous Coldstream Guards from the New Landing Stage for Dublin. It ay..ts by no means an uninteresting inciden' to find this celebrated regiment—renowued for their valour in the Crimean war—the first soldiers that set foot ou the new gigantic stage, on the day of its first opening to the pub'ic. The crowds that flocked about the stage from the time of its opening, became much augmented when the Guards came down about five o'clock. The regiment consisted of about 800 men, besides officers, under the command of Colonel Upton. The men arrived in the afternoon from London, and at once marc'sed to the great Landing Stage, where . the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company had two of their fine vessels—the Duke of Cambridge, Captain Roberts, and the Prince, Captain Griffiths, ready to receive them. These vessels are so constructed, that in a brief period they are available both for men and horse, and from a careful inspection that we made of them yesterday evening, we can say that better or more comfortable arrangements need not ba devised in all respects. Tae fitting up of troop ships, Low necessary in consequence of the Indian outbreak, if modelleu after- the fashion of the city of Dublin boa's would be very desirous and expeditious. Mr. Ral, the respected mana,Ter of the boat department of the eampany, and Mr. R. Harden, were in attendance to receive the .Regiment, and their excellent arrangements, made on a short notice, elicited the warm expression of the officers. Captains Roberts, and Griffiths, in their departments had everything . in readiness, and received due mead of praise, and Mr. Balls special attention received special approbation of the officer*. Captain Bevis, R.N., had the miliwy arrangement's of the embarka tion; and Mr. Chief Superintendent Ride, with a number of inspeetors and men of the police force, preserved order. The men were regaled with porter and lunch before embarking ; and about six o'clock, all the men being on board the boats, a salute was - fired from 'a pilot boat, and the s'eamers got under weigh, and as they steamed off, hearty cheers greeted the men, which they returned with loud plaudits. It is said the - regiment will remain in Dublin for at least a year. In the evening Mr. Ball despatched from the Clarence Dock the Trafalgar steamer for Dublin with 105 horses belonging to various detach ments of regiments. It should be stated that nearly all the Guards wore medals, and one of the officers wanted hit, left.- arm--he had several medals. BIRKENR.EAD COMMISSIONERS. The "usual monthly meeting of this Board of Commis sioners was held last evening at the Public Office s, Hamilton.sq rare, Birkenhead. The members present were Messr.,. Bell, Goulborn, Willoughby, Baylis, Meken, Park, M•Whirter, Rae, Harrison, Bradley, Keightley, Aspinal. Mr. J. Laird, the presldent, occupied the chair. The Clerk read the minutes of the last meetings which were confirmed and adopted, THE ittAILIAM VITA Elr COMMITTEE. The Clerk read the report of the committee held at a special meeting on that day. It was as follows REPOBT; Adverting to the last report of the sub-parliamentary committee upon the several bitla then before parliament, relating to Birkenhead.. your committee have now to report upotr the result of the Birken; head, Lancashire, an! Cheshire Junction fleilway Bill, end the several bills relating to the Birkenhead Docks, 1 With ragard to the Birkenheal, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junctiot Ita47/ay Bill. This bill Jawing been altered in committee, in conformity with the arrangement mad 3 between the directors and the commissioners, passed the House of Commons, and was intr dnced into the House of Lo ds. But the select committee of the Lords rejected the clause authorising the company to stop up part of Canning-street. The promoters, after several days consideration, determined not to take the bid without the clause in co.stion, and declined to proceed further, consequently, the bill was not read a third time. The bill nof having ptsse i into an ac', the arrangement between the directors and commissioners falls through. ' DOCKS. The several bills sleeting Birkenhead Docks were—the Birken head Docks (Construction) Bit, and the Birkenhead D..clts ( danage ment) Bi 1 both promoted by the Liverpool Corporation ; the Mersey Conservancy and Docks Bill, the Liverpool and Birkenhead Docks Bill, and the Liverpool Dick Committee aad Birk head Docks Bill, promoted by the COmmissioners, and Wallasey Commissioners. The last-mentioned bill was with 4 .rawn Mira the se-niad reading in an • cordance with the arrangement made with the Corporation, set out in aforesaid report, dated sth May last, and approv.d by the toard. The other bills were referred to the .same select committee, and clauses were settled to b 3 introduced into the Birkenhead 'Docks Consttroctlon and Management Bills, securing to Vim Commissioners the landiog•stage, graving -docks, and canal dock, rt Woodside, in campensat'on for the ; roposel enclosure of the Woodside basin and landing-steps, and the appropriation of the public parade. Also, for pr.dect'oa of the Commissioner's ferry rights, and for saving the raVaqliiy of the docks whiet in possession of the Corporation. • ' The Mersey Conservancy 811 was first considered; and upon the preamble Laing dsehred to be proved, the corporation withdrew their two bills. Your committee then pressed, through counsel, for au amendment of clause 3 5 of the Conservancy Bill, in order to enforce Immediate prosecution and earlyiraplet on of the Bit kenheAl docks, and to restrict the board from expending money en the Liverpool side of the river, Until the completion of the Birkenhead dock works ; but, not being supported by the promoters of the bill, did not succeed, and the bi I passed the Commons, leaving it optional with the Lew board to proceed with them or not, as they might decl'e, aed without any defined plan. The commissioners having petitioned against the bill la the Lords, your committee at ended the select committee of the House of Lords, with a view to obtain such modification of the bill as would be sati , factory to the commissioners, and as far as possiile, secure the interests of Birkenhead. After proposing several amendments, a general agreement was come to, as to the plans Upon which the docks shou'd be competed; these secured the Landing stage, Graving Dock, Canal Dock, at Woodside, and we.e signed by Mr. Brunel and Mr. Hart 4 y, on behalf of the promoters of the bill and of the corporation, and, by the chairman of the committee, on the 7th of August. Yonr committee, however, regret to say th,t this arringe ment was broken off, owing to an 'nnex,:ected c'aim to an inter. E. in the south reserve b2iog made by the London and North Western Railway Company, under an agreement made by the corporation with the London and North Western Railway Company when they pur chased the north reserve from Mr. 3. A. Smith. Your committee lso, by counsel, pres,ed for a clause to prectude all doubt as to the Birkenhead docks bong 1i tole to poor-rates and commissioners' rates when transferred to the new board. The clause was not granted, as the committee considered it unnecessary; and its ineertien would have been a breach of the privilege of the Commons. Several important modifications of the bill were, however, cbtained. By clause 51 th , , new board Is required to proce..A immediately with the construct'on of the out won s, and by clause 52 the Corporation are to preeeed with the works until the neviboard comes in o office. By the 57 section he beer wing powers cf tae board are limited to moneys required for the completion of the Birkenhead' Docks, or for the special purposes of the act; so that new dock works cannot be proceeded wt h elsewhere without a special applicaf on to parliament. The ' Liverpool and Birkenhead Dock Bill for exempthig Vessels using Docks in Chasbire from Payment of Dues to the Liverpool Do .k Trustees," was rejected on the ground that the object of it would be obtained by the Mersey Conservancy Bill ; and that bill having passed into an act, vessels discharging part of their cargoes in the river, and then enter.ng Birkenhead Dooks, will no lon . ger be liable to payment of Liverpool dock dues, in alditien to Birkenheal dock dues. Since the rejection of the Birkenhead Gas and Water Bill, a case has been submitted for the option of the Attorney-Ganeral and Mr . Jolliffe. Upon the r3onsamenrlAtlon 0! the Attn,ner_aonaro, o arnft has been prepared of an inforoaati as and bill in ega.ty, to ascertain the amount that would now be standin t• to th- credit of the contingent Xandof £5,000 if the provitho of this act hai b3cti ullserva4, cod to have that sorts made good by the olginal shareholders, Mr. J. S. Jackson, Mr. W. Jackson, and the estate of the late Mr. J. Mal laby : for an account of receipts and payments from the commencement of the company, and to restrain the company from chargin; a higher rate for gas and water than will enable them to pay s dividend of- 10 per cent. on the paid up capital. Your commi,tee are of opinion that this information and bill ought to be filed. The President, Mr. Laird, said, as chairman of the committee, and as they had been pleased to intrust to him great powers, by a resolution of the board, as such, he proposed to detail to them at length what had taken place with regard to these bills. After he had been ap pointed, Mr. Ksightley soon after joined him, and, therefore, he would detail to them what had taken place. The railway bills passed through the House of Commons after much trouble and discussion about the stopping up of Canning-street and other matters, but those clauses were struck out, and it went to the House of Lords, as they all wished it should pass, and so matters stand. With regard to the Mersey:Conservancy Bill, it would be recollected that in the month of November they made an arrangement with the Corporation of Liverpool, and he was sent to watch the proceedings in London. It was decided that all'the bills should be taken before the com mittee, and it was also decided that :the Conservancy Bill should be the first that should be considered. That bill was passed, and it got into the House of Lords. There it was opposed. He (Mr. Laird) was requested to go to London, and support the deputation from the Cor poration, and assist them in opposing that measure. He did so, and he gave his assistance cn the sole ground, as he believed it was the wish of those who sent hitreithat the;early completion of the works at Birkenhead. After making that a special agreement, he attended a. meeting at Lord Stanley's and Mr. Ewart's, as a deputa tion from the Corporation of Liverpool. There they had a great many difficulties to contend with, as there were a great number of misrepresentations in many points, and they had great difficulty in explaining the matter. That meeting did not result in anything. Lord Stanley suggested that :Mr. Hartley and Mr. Brunell should come to some arrangements about the plans. Hero he would remark that he had seen it in a Liverpool papa' that Lord Stanley had treated the deputation with disrespect on the occasion -of their visit ; that he must deny. But such might be the statement of some gentleman opposed to bringing about any arrange ment, and who might not wish that Birkenhead should become any integral part of Liverpool. All he could say that Lord Stanley treated them all with the greatest respect—the greatest courtesy. ITo suit the convenience of the deputation he had the meeting at It's own house instead of at the Board of Trade, and it was his Lordship who had suggested that Mr. Brunell and Mr. Hartley should meet. Ho could not see anyedisresp-ct on the part of his Lordship, and he wished to correct that error. Mr. Hartley and Mr. Brunch did mset, but at that time no result occurred. Mr. Laird then minutely detailed all the interviews he had had with the various gentlemen from Liverpool, until they had agreed to such terms as had been suggested, intimating that some of the members of the Dock Committee had objected to the arrangements, but for what reason he could not see, as it must have a most beneficial result to the town of Liverpool. They had thought the matter was settled, and that the bill would have passed, as the arrange ment had been confirmed :by Mr, Hartley and Mr. Brunel!, on their part, and by Mr. Lloyd, the barrister, on the part of the railway company. That was on the lath of August. Such, however, was not the case, for it appeared that when the corporation had sold the North Western Railway Company some land on the south reserve, giving them a certain lien upon the lauds. This came to all engaged in the matter like a thunder-bolt, at the last moment, and the result was, that the corporation were compelled, or did, submit to its alteration, different to the agreement that had been come to, and the spirit of the bill was mach modified, but he hoped in such a form that the works would be immediately proceeded with. There was a difficulty about the ,money clauses, but that was settled. Ho thought that if they got their 150 acres of docks finished on that side of the river, that Parliament would refuse to sanction any further eaten- sions that might injure the works on this side of the water. He next alluded to the fact, that from the want of acoemmodation at the docks, a great deal of the mahogany trade, the established trade of the place. was leaving. Mr. Carmichael, and Messrs. Slater and Cror,ke was taking it to Garston, which, of course, was as& Sect much to be regretted. He then alluded to the neev dock trustees who, would. be elected under the n'ew Act, and he had heard it said by Liverpool, ty,ank God we have got rid of Birkenhead but, as far as Birkenhead was concerned, he might say, think God wee have got rid of the dock committee. He then went or, to say that he did not apprehend any difficulty arisirr,g to the new trus tees in carrying out the works wi':h the money they - 5 LA TRAVIATA AT TEE. THEATRE;?_,OYAL, Last night Mr., Copeland was rewarded f r ttertion ta please the pablic 'by Lin overffeeeing au 'ince at the Taeatre Royal, to hear Madlle Picolotaini in L a Titeviata." Weinaderstand that Evtb °wand or more persons wt re-turned away from the pit and upper bores. We hope for Mr' Copeland's sake that he may be able to-arrange fur a repe tition of this (Tire geturday next; iL would go far to remunerate him for the very great ex-pmes he has in curred in his spri:cd inaugu-ration of his elegantly reviatd eleetre. - We cannot afford! to give up either of the other operas advertised for to-night, Thursi - IN or Friday, Me lie Pienlomini has toe greet, op7c,itunitie3 in each of them to elle,' of thir being wii'adrawn. Me is so completely the star of this company, as she would be of any , other, that we-must take her p rfor mance' into principle consideration. Not that we would undervalne Signori Giuglini; Bencventeno, Ross, Belleti, Madlies. Sce.zia, and Ottolani but the charm of Madile. Wcolomin;, both as a singer and a2-actress, place her before alt the opera performere of the diy. We hear of her beauty as her principal' attraction.- We hope she will forgive oar saying that we cannot see it. Many other' performere have the a'lvaretage of ; her in figure and face; but, like Jenny Lind: she makes aecon fidant of her audience, :arrests their attention, and then cheins them by the exquisite taste an I expression, added to the most perfect and facile execution which shot throws into every part, with , the most delightful tone; an eleTsnt manner and an ease, grace, and animation that is unrivalled by any one on the stage at present—at least - that has been seen in this country. Giuglini in Af r ecl Germont, aid Beneventano in 11 Corte di Germont were very much applauded. Madame P.lllll was much more satisfactory Fora Bevoix then she w is in Aold.enc on M mdiy, and the whole opera rendered` as effectively,as theeeompolitierx woufd admit of. We eatenot think it one of Verdi's sue.- ceases, though there are some pleasing parts in the Inesie and the situations are dramatic'y Effective— T.i-night,. Donizzetti's popular opera "La Figlie di Reggimento,"— the triumph of Jenny L'n I, in 'which liedinlle. Piccolo. mini has established a successful rivalry—will beeperformed and she will be supported by Signor Belletti, as the-Sergeant- - The evil we have complained of arising from the enthu siasm of. the audience - encoring the principal pErfermere during the execution of a piece of musis was sa annoying last night, as to raise a considerable cry of " hush." 'We hope it will be abatedto-night ; and-abolished altogether on Thursday and Fiiday nExt as it is clear that Signor Vaschetti, who condue's in first 'rate style, wilt cot step the music to allow for the reception, and as I have said before 'the beautiful openings of " Figoru" and " Dome Giovanni" will be spoiled. ANCHORS FOR THE "GREAT E ASTERN" - STEAMSHIP. One of the set of anchors for the leviathan steamship, Great Eastern, building on the Thames, arrived here yesterday, and is now lying at the Georges Basin, near the Landing stale. It weighs 6 tons 19 cwt 2Ars 0 lbs, and, being of Trotnaan'4 patent, is equal to an ordinary auctior 01 to tons. The largest size used in the Britisti Navy is 41 to 5 tons, and they are of the ordinary descrip— tif., The manufacturers are Messrs. Henry Wood and' Co. of this town. The anchors are on the swivel principle, viz., " Trotman's,'' for which the firm in question have become largely celebrated. This principle was selected by Mr. Brunel, engineer of the Great Eastern, from a. host of competitors, as the one calculated , to give the► . greatest security, .combined with other minor advantages. The selection adds the testim )ny of one of the most; scientific engineers in the 'world, to the veracity of the.. government trials in 1832.53, which proved, that the. anchors made by the Messrs. Wood on this . priticiple, far surpassed all others in holding power and strength.. This fact has been confirmed by innumerable practical 4o Instances by almost every subaNient gale in the Mersoy, and in many other quarters. The wisdomof the shipowners of this country (and of Liverpool in particular); in their extensive adoption of these:anchors, is acknowledged .by eminent authority. The largest ships sant harms ➢iessrs. Woods' anchors—the Canard Company's steam— ships, the . Peninsular and Oriental Cern') meg, the Australian, Companies, H M.S. Himalaya, to the number of these is now to be added this monster ship. They are to be found on board •her Majeoty's yacht Victoria and Albert, yet in face- of their own, report, the government have not yet adopted them. The, common anchor,ipronounced by a valuable servant of their own to be defective and decatful, will, we prognosticate, ere many years be found only in the-Britisk Navy, The following, further authority to whom.we ailule is an extract, from the valuable work on anchors,, by the late Mr. Perring, of her Majesty's dockyard, Ply- mouth : There is not, I believe ..to be found in.any branch or :department of art or meOhanism, such a defective and deceitful piece of workmanship as an anchor. made on the common principle, considering its peculiar and impor tant uses; whilst confessedly it ouglit:to,be,:lis most pe feet instrument. , within the powers of human. i:22tention ; and it may be considered as rather singular, that although many other things connected with our navy, have met with re peated attention, yet the instrument on which the safety of our flets and their crews,'when riding in furious gales. mainly depends, has hitherto escaped observation, as if it were altogether undeserving notice_ No efforts have been made to ascertain the possibility of improving it, or to impart to it that firmness and Jura- bility of construction which the trying nature of its services so imperiously r, quire ; . ertl4-2ughtliznasands of fires, dear beth to society and lheir;country, hare been lost by its giving, wog from defective formation, reliance is too often placed-on their strength; but when the hoar of need arrives, the imperfection is fitally discovered, and at a time- when there is no remedy. Thu? wits.t ought to be the sailor's • chief hope and protection., suddenly ani unhappily. ceases to render its important aid. In this fltttering axterior of safety consists the chief peril of our naval service, and. I am sorry to add, that when ships are lost it seldom happens to be attributed to the right cv use. e ‘rtain it is. that if anchors were made capable, 'of performing their ogice in the hour.of dange4 shipwrecks tude4A- ba iss • vea: RITRICSENT4TION or GREENWICIL-40, present tha only candidate is Mr. Alderman Solow.onk,who was elected int 1851. RELIEF TO THM StiFFNRERg. IN lonic —The French. Ambassador has subscribed £lOO to.the fund for the relief of the sufferers by the mutiny in I n di a . The French government OffiNar, Capt. Donieu, charged w i t h a tripe assassination and vamus rob)reriel, in August, in Algeria, has been found guilty and oindemned to death. A BULL AND A LP , C3MATIVE.-03 Wednesday, a bull belonging to a farmer near pontardelais, which had for some time previously shown a 4 iEposit'on to try big strength with the lo•zomotives, went on the lino just as a coal train was passing, and attacked the last truck most vigorously, but the speed being rather too great f .1. Tsurni, he gave in, and, avenged himself for his disappointment by attempting CO remove one of the telegraph posts, but again failed. At this time a passenger train made its appearance, and he ran to meet it at all his speed, with his tail coiled on his back, but his g allop was cut short, as he was cawght by the buffer and sent spinning through the fence iato the field, where belay prostrate for some time, 'bellowing most piteously, but was soon .after able . toyetraeri his steps, and has not since made his appearance,RWs, man, . S ~ i t 'e ti ~p len :he