Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-12 00:00:00

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Henry Rogers, late captain of the M trtha Jane, who was coeveted along with his two mates, of the murder of a seaman, on the passage from Bar badoes to Liverpool, will be publicly strangled on the scaffold outside the walls of KirMale gaol, at noon this day. We have devoted a considerable space of this morning's paper to a recapitulation of the whole affair—from beginning to end—which will, no doubt, prove of interest, to our readers. We will publish the particulars of the execution in a late edition. - Although asxiously looked for, the telegraphic accounts in anticipation of the Overland Mail have lot yet reached us They aro now hourly expected. It is authoratively stated that, when all the rein forcements now on the way, and tender orders for India, have reached their destination, the total force of Q.ven'e troops at the disposal of the Indian Government, will be as follows : Eleven regiments of cavalry, 55 rcgments of in faktry, 4 troops of horse artillery, and 11 companies of Engineers—making, altogether with the Company's European Regiments, 87,000 Euro peans. The Queen has given 1,0001., Prince Albert 3001, the Duchess of Kent 1001., and the Bank of England 5001., as subscriptions towards the Indian relief fund. The Times has .another article on the state of aJairs in India in general, and the siege of Delhi in particular:—" As for the prospects of the siege, Lieutenant-Colonel Edwardes takes much the same view as roost other old Indian authorities. He recurs to his experience of Mooltan, when Gene ral Walsh had to wait for reinforcements. We shall have to suffer a great deal a n d en d ure a great deal, but that suffeeing and that endurance have their limits, and in, a few weeks from this present time twenty thousand British soldiers will turn the hitherto doubtful scale. There never was any . thing a hundredth part so serious in India before. It would, indeed, be difficult to point out any event of equal gravity in any empire whatever, short of a revolution in the capital itself. But, with all the horrors, all the dangers, and all the difficulties of this rebellion, we see its tether. It is simply a question of Delhi and the Mogul. A few coteries of Maliernedari intriguints, who have long been working on the simpler folly of the Brahmins, have seized a happy moment, as they though', to restore their cruet, effete, despotism. For the moment they have on their side the numerous classes that in India Lye by robbery and murder, and the feelings apt to be found everywhere against the reigning power. But the very idea of this revolt, the restoration of the Mogiti, is not popular beyond the central region of India, certainly not west of the Satlej ; and though anarchy may else where take advantage of our difficulties, there can be no common object or combined plan of action out of the present area of the revolt." The Cotton Lords of M inchester have deter mined to get up 'a testimonial to Mr. Heron, the Town Clerk of that city, for his exer t l'U,Yb - S in FAT, ) t n h H t a l ir, for AT that object, the Mayor in the chair. Both the members for the borough were in attendance. The Mayor highly eulogised the character and conduet of Mr. Heron, who, for a series of nineteen years had so honourably acquitted himself in the duties appertaining to ,his office. For his czar tions in furthe rance o f the Mersey Con oervancy Bill, he could cot be sufficiently thanked. The Bill which had been passed was, he believed, satisfactory to all parties, which was a great point in its praise. While Manchester had got tid of a. principle which was unjust, he believed the Corpo ration of Liverpool thought they had made a pretty good bargain, and got a satisfactory sum of money for giving up their alleged rights. For himself, he should have been better satisfied if Sir James Graham's ideas, expressed in the House of Commons, had been carried out. Menchesterhal had a little va riance with her friends in Liverpool, and that feeling had been particularly excited lately, so as to become an unpleasant one. He was glad the Liverpool people were satisfied, because he wished that the amicable relations which ought to subsist between such towns as Liverpool and Manchester should not be disturbed by angry feelings ; but rather that they should be allied as close friends. Sir John Potter should have been better satisfied if Sir James Graham's conservancy bill could have been carried iu the House of Lor is, but in all probability the best arraogement had been made with the Corporation of Liverpool. He congratu lated the meeting that the Corporation would not have to pay the expenses of the inquiry, evidently iseinuating that Manchester hal stole a march on the railway companies, who had boon urged on by their town clerk to fight the battle, and would to left to pay - the piper. Ultimately, several resolu tions were passed, the object of which was, that a public subscription should be opened for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to Mr. neron. Upwards of £2.000 was subscribed on the spat, several gentlemen putting down their names for t 4200 and XI.CO. Rioting continues at Belfast. It would appear that when darkness sets in the lamps ara extin. guished, so that the riotious .;bs may pursue their lawless depredations with the greater impunity. The constabulary in town numbers upwards of 200, and are judiciously divided into several partiei, and posted at those points throughout the dis turbed districts where they could most effectu2lly presetve the peace and protect life and property, but, notwithstanding all their vigilance, we regret that more than 030 outrage of a serious ' character was committed, and that the perpetra tors succeeded in escaping. The mob doe, net appear to dread the police very tnnch. Indeed so daring did they become at one time on \\redoes ;- day night, that the constabulary were ordered to load, but it was not found necessary to give li r e order to fire.. Some of the Belfast papers liv er that the rioting is caused by the Roman Cath‘oli es , others, that b o th P rotestants and Catholics are alike worthy of blame. Be this as it may, it is really time that such a state of things were put a stop to, and we hope that the commissioners appointed to inquire into the matter, will make an example of the ringleaders, no matter what may be their political or religious creed. Meetings ara being held throughout the kingdom for the pu pose sympathieng with the sufferens in India, and rai,Eng sub leriptions on their behalf. Bath, Coventry, Norwich, and Dorchester, have already held their meetings, and subscription lists have been 'open() 1 in each of these places. On 'touchy Liverpool is to express her sympathy as the M a y or h as Convened a public maeting for that day to be held at the Sessions House. Recruiting for the various Indian regiments is proceeding satisfactorily, the num b er of recruits joining the Indi an depots at Chatham, being,' nearly 200 weekly, which number, it is confidently expected will be considerably increased in conse quence of the reduction of the standard. The total number of ships which sailed for THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY', SEPTEMBER 12. 1857. India with troops, from the 18th of June to the end of August was 67 ; the number of troops carried by those vessels was 24,145. Mr. Townsend, M P., has had an opportunity of makinf., a persu2al appearance before his con stituents; and the consequence is, that the effort to raise funds to keep him afloat in the House of Commons will be v7gorously made, The hon. gentleman declared that he would stick to the elec tors as long 2s the electors would stick to him; and as the elcctora have shown a disposition to furnish the means for such a close alliance, we presume we shall hear little more about the contemplated vacancy for Greenwich. An Irish journalist positively announces that Mr. Morsell has relincoished his office as Presi dent of the Board of Health, and that his duties are DOW discharged by Mr. Cowper. The statement is premature, we shoull suppose. if not altogether unfounded; but there is a political purpose at the bottom of such assertions. `I he Tints, in an article on the late p . )litical trials in France, feels bound to say that the evidence by which M. Mazzini has been inculpated is not of such a character as convicts him of suborning assassins in the eyes of Englishmen. We have interesting news from the Continent. The Independtnee Beige states that England is so occupied with the Indian outbreak as to make her desire to put an end to the coo'ness which, since the establishment of peal°, has existed between her and Russia ; whilst, on the other hand, the Czar Alexander is sincerely attached to that policy, which can alone realise his wishes for the develop ment of the great but neglected resources of his empire. Finally, the Emperor Napoleon is admirably situated between these two ten d c s for serving as a point of union, and obliterating the last marks of old dissentions The Allgemei-ne Zeitung says that Baron Bourguency, the French ambassador at Vienna, points to the. Imperial interview at Stutt gardt as a proof that Russia means sincerely - to a !here in her internal and external policy to the principles of the Paris Conference ; that is to say, a f, reign policy based on friendly relations, and a home policy of reform and progress; while the helPtendence remarks, that 4 the two Emperors can give umbrage only to Austria, which continues to remain outside, and the Allyemeine Zeitung says it is more than probable that Louis Napoleon will avail himself of the present opportunity to open the way to more friendly relaions between Russia and England and Austria also. _ _ The Holstein Diet, adopting the conclusions of the report of the Cammissoners appointed by them to examine the project of the new Constitution, has refused to discuss that project till the relations between Holstein and D )Arnark w3re d4iaitely settled. Only two members voted against the adoption of the Commission. The late attempt: at conciliation on the part of the Danish govsretnent has, therefore, been rejected pure et simple. Contrary to what has been the general .expecta tion, the return of the Bank of England, published last night, shows a decrease in the stock of bullion only to the extent of £9,274. UPON several occasions we have referred to that shameful and shameless delusion which goes under the name of Mormonism ; we have raised our voice of warning to our countrymen, and referred to the commonly reported and, as we believe, well authenticated enormities charged upon it. We return to the subject because we are most zealous to help in putting down this atrocious m)ckery of religion and morals, in the most legitimate way, by simply calling • attention to the facts, which ought at once. to stamp i'.s character with all decent• and reasonable men and women. We observe that an anti-Mor monite me2ting has been held at Bury, to show up the nature or the movement.. A Mr. HILL, of Manchester, had been to the Salt Lake, and he gave his testimony and his ime ueru.sion. Let parties like Mr. HILL, who have learned what Mormonism is, by dear bought experience, step forward, state facts, and undeceive the gullible part of the community. *We woul I not . have even the Mormonites put down by violence. We respect, and would maintain the right of free, impartial discussion in Eogland of every subject which is interesting to man, from the existence of GOD to the character of JOE SMITH. If any sect or party publish nonsense, absurdity and profanity . , let their opponents publish good sense, reason, and morality, to neutralise them ; but no vio lence, no persecution, denunciation, or mis representation. Those who believe they have truth on their side need no such auxiliaries, and if they modestly and conscientiously hold their own form of truth, they will earnestly repudiate such auxiliaries. We read in the American papers, some time since, the disclosures made by Judge DaUMMOND of Mormonite pro ceedings, and they are such as not to be easily forgotten. We might, perhap4, reasonably suspect them to be a little overcoloured ; but making any needful deduction of this kind, the main part of the American Judge's statements continue unrefuted. They went to the extent of showing that the authority of the United States' Government was openly scorned ; that BRIGHAM YOUNG was at once king and priest of the community; that he had subservient tools ready to execute hit high behest ; that the said Bainninr YouNo had set up his seraglio in the west, and was revelling in the coarsest sensuality ; that the condition of the women of the community was most degraded and degrading, polygamy being unblushing' y practised by the Mormons; that secret violence, murders, poisonings, assassinations, are legalised in this flagitious aggregation of human monsters and their dupes. These are serious charges. They are upon record. We believe them true. We call upon the Elders and advocates of Mor in onism in England to meet them, if they can, and if they dare. Mere denials will not suffice. Here 'ire upon record, upon most r esp ec t a bl e authority • v what we believe to be f a ct s . W e - challe nge • 'he advocates of Mormonism to meet 'f the facts are so, then Mormonism, them ; and L 'd into plain and strong English, being translat t . tr. HILL, at the meeting in s Dwlll3m . IVA , f his experience among 11 , rnon t ß h u e ry, i g o a r ve S i:: %lib. / it entirely confirms .. I - IrLL's wif e was nerican judge. Mr. the narrativ e o f the A taken from he appli ed to BRIGLIA.3I YOUNL. him; and when - to have her augu s t s person t is o % dof him to t s . restoreJ, th a t get another. a " Danit es ," who are sworn secretly p It se anything that the High Priest may command, 1 from murder to petty theft. Mr. HILL knew one " Danite" who had shot six persons, and Mr. HILL himself witnessed the death of one of these. If any person do anything contrary to the will of the Mormon autocrat, he is immediately a marked man: the << Danites" have their eye upon him, and the next morning he is a dead man. It is then rumoured that the Indians have been down upon them ; and if any one should express sympathy with the sufferers, or dare to doubt the propriety of such proceedings, he shares the same fate. During the first eight months after landing at the Salt Lake, Mr. HILL and his wife never saw flour or tasted bread. Tea was five dollars per pound, and coffee one dollar unroasted ; calico, sixty cents, or about }half-a-crown per yard. He had seen many die of starvation, and had known others kneel at the feet of BRIGHAM YOUNG, begging a little fuel to make a fire. He had seen some cut off the sleeves of their coat to cover their feet, as a protection against being frost-bitten ; many had suffered the loss of toes through want of sufficient covering ; young women are married to decrepid old men, at the command of the autocrat, and refusal is starva tion. Mr. HILL knew two girls of fourteen and fifteen years of age Married to old men of seventy . The first convert to Mormonism in Preston is now married to his own daughter, in the city of the Salt Lake; and another has for his four wives a mother and her three daughters. These are some of the startling facts, vouched for by . an eye -witness. They are almost too flagatious for belief, were they not well attested. Let them be pondered over by our young men and maidens, who may be dreaming of a L ind of Canaan in the West. They may else find too late that instead of a company of prophets, they have only a herd of voluptuous elders ; and for a city of the saints only a city of the sinners, who, besides the sins of ordinary mortals, are pre-eminent in lying hypocrisy and sensuality. PUBLIC MONlES.—Yesterday morning was issued the re port from the select committee of the House of Commons on public monies,together with the preceedings of the commit tee, and appendix. The committee are of opinion that the cons didation of the pay departments has been attended with public benefit, but they consider that the . paymaster general should cease to be a political officsr, discharging his duties by deputy, and that he should become the active and efficient head of the pay-office, pe:forming his duties in person. They recommend that the payments of revenue should, as far as practicable, be paid directinto the Exchequer, and that those payments made into the Pay-office should be transferred to the Exchequer account with as little delay as may be consistent with the public service. They further recommend that monies in deposit in the Pay-offlce should be carried to a separate account at the Bank, as they neither form part of the public revenue, nor are voted by parliament as ways and means. The payments may still be made through the general drawing account. A statement of the receipts and payments included in this deposit account ought annually to be laid before parliament. The com mittee make certain recommendations regardiTg deficiency PIT 4 (;BlVOrl s tia[ggVhf h t c h n o n s e e r e cases th rew which holders can demand payment of their bills in money, or pay them in for taxes tinder existing regulations, and that the in terest be payable also out of the Consolidated Fund. tad. That the government be empowered, as at present, to issue new bills in lieu of th.se which may be paid off in money; the proceeds of such bills, however, to be placed to the credit of the Consolidated Fund. 3rd. That the annual renewal of Exchequer Bills be discontinued, the bills running on from year to year, with the consent of the holders,. until called is for renewal; that the rate of interest be advertised annually; and that the bills be issued with coup ms for the annual interest." The pub'ic accounts, the committee think, should be kept on an efficient, and, as far as practicable, uniform system, and periodically checked by the inspeotor of the Audit Office, as is now throe in respect of the naval and military. expenditure. The committee advise that the inspector should make reports of his check, not through the Treasury, but direct to Parliament, and that these ausli ed accounts from every department should be an nually submitted to the revisioa of a committee of the House cf Cemnaone, to be nominated by the Speaker. The Committee recommend that the annual accounts of income and expenditure should be founded on actual payments and receipts, as they are satiefi:d an account of Etch:quer credits cannot represent a true accent - it of expenditure. Fieally, for the proper repletion of the Treasury Chest Fend the committee are of upinion that the objects to which legislation should be directed are as follows :—" Ist. To limit the ern ,ant of the balance to be retained at the credit of the fund, and to provide ,that if it shall at any time exceed the limit fixed by law,' the surplus shall be paid to the Coesolidated Fund. 2nd. To provide that no final expenditure shall be charged upon the fund. 3rd. To provide that the fund shall only be erneleyed far the legitimate banking operations of the Treasury chests, and for advances for public and colonial services, repayable out of votes of parliament, or other funds applicable thereto. 4th.- To provide that acuen's shall he laid before parliament, every year, showing the cash opera ions of the fund at home and abroad during the financial year, and the assets and liabilities of the fund at the close of such year." The committee, in coneinsion, say, they "are aware that the important and extensive changes which they have sug gested, cannot all be immediately carried into effect; but, they believe, that the continued attention of parliament, and of the execative government to the subject will avenue at no distant date, all the objects embraced in their recent mendations." INDIAN CORRZSPONDENCE.—We read in the D 603 :- "France and Englacd differ not merely in their mode of waging war, each his her distinct manner of reliting it. With u., the cacial reports are in general full of interest, and vividly reprasent the military acts which form the subjects of reports to the higher anCror . ity. Oa the other hind, the letters addressed to (Par journals by their corre3pendents are singlarly detective, .a as for private letters, the smill number of those that are pub:ished does not often. lead us to. regret oar ignorance of the remainder. In a word, at war as on all other occasions, we are tolerably fond of entrusting one to be the spokesman for all. On the c)ntrary, the reports of the Beglieh generals are incompirably arid. Tuese officers are usually satisfied with narrating in them, that too with imperturbable sang frail, the movements of the several corps, adorned with their respective numbers, and they briefly state in them the result of their action. The most terrible engagements are described in teem as if they were reviews, and it is possible that we depict our reviews even with more animation and eloquence. But it is not in such quarters that the English look for the history of their wars. Taey seek after and find it in the free and animated descriptions II torrespan. dents in their journals, and in the sincere lettere which the officers of the army, most of whom are men of very gooi breeding, write to their families. It is by this means that we see the truth, and see it in the brightest colours. Each person relates his adventures, and comments upon them with the energy and freedom habitual to our neighbours It is by these individual recitals that the English public learns at one and the same time bath what is doing and what has to be done. They satiafy curiosity, and at the same time form public opinion." THE COURT. BALsionAL, SEP. 9.—The Queen and the Prince Contort . accompanied by the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, and attended by Lvly Churchill, the Hon. Flora Macdon ald, the Earl of Carendon, Gin. the Hop. G. Grey, and Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, drove yes`.erday to the Lynn of Dee, to open a bridge which has been erected over the river by the Eirl of Fife. The Queen was received by Lord Fife at a short dist ince from the bridge, where a handsome arch bad been built over the road, and was escorted from thence by his Lordship and a parry of Duff Highlanders to the centre of the New Bridge, where the Countess cf Fife was aw titing the Q - teen's arrival. The Queen and the Royal party walked from thence to a marquee which had been erected up an eminence above the bridge, and after [meaning of some refreshments, the given returned to B ilmoral. The Dachess of Kent dined with her M-jetty in the evening. The Earl Cowper, Lord and Lady Janes Murray, and Mr. and Mrs. Fare . ahaison of Invereauld, had likewise the honor of being invited. MR. CAMS)* 8 SEII3IOII BEFORE THE Q uaEN.—On Sabbath last, Mr. Caird preached in Crathie Church. Her Majesty the Queen, the Prilce Cattsort, the Princess Royal, the Karl of Clarec:lo , , the royal sui e, the D uchess of Kent and suite, and other persons of rank were present. The church was c ammed, hindreds standing—an much so, that her Majesty had to give eriler3 to open the windows, f.r the pupas?. of ventilation. Thv rev. preacher adopted part of the. C'aurJh of England service in his first prayer. The text was I=t Cor. iii. .22, a;(.1 part of the 23rd verse. The discourse is described by an auditor, to have been " most magnificent." Mr. Caird did not use even notes. Some rain fell during the service, but the day, on the whole, was not unfavoarah!e. —Dundee Advertiser. AMUSEMENTS. THEATRE Rovaa.—The illness which compelled Madame Celeste to discantinue her performances at this theatre had unquestionably much effect in preventing the number of the audience from increasing. Nevertheless, Mr. Webster continued to perform during the week with even more, if possible, than usual of spirit and talent. All that could be done to supply the loss caused by the absence of Madame Celeste, Mr. Webster's ability effected. He performed during the week in " Janet Pride," "George Darville," "Masks and Faces," and other dramas, amongst which must not be omitted that which is undoubtedly his master piece—his impersonation of Moliere's " Tartuffe " AMPHITHEATRE. —Mr. Barry Sullivan appeared in several of his most popular characters during the week, and won as enthusiastic applause from the audience as during any of his previous visits. In the afterpieces, each night, Mr, David Fisher appeared, and contributed in a very great degree to the delight of the audiences by his singularly natural, and, at the same time, brilliant comic delineations. JULIA PASTRA.NA.—Daring the week the levees of this strange being have been full and fashionably attended, and large numbers of respectable females have visited the Queen's Hall. To the description of this person, already given in our columns, we have little to add, except that on acquaintance she imprcvas in estimation of her mental faculties and, however strange her face may appear, the first impression soon wears off, and one cannot regard her but with singular interest in all respects. Amid a large mixel company she appears quite at home —is animated and childlike without an effort—fond of conversation, which she maintains with mpch asatnesi uses aifihregastee of being as agreeable as she can —valuing any compliments of worth, but laughing at little flatteries that may be paid her now and then. On a second visit if she does not become a favourite, she has the sympathy of the v'aitor—apart from the face, her manners are engaging. She sings in Spanish with much feeling, and her alto and cadence elicit considerable applause, She has an excellent notion of music, and she gives some popular English songs, Lr batter than we have heard on the stage from persons considered high in the vocal art. Her danc . ng is faultiest', and if higher in stature, she would be eonsiderei a sort of second " Fanny Essler,'' as an opera dancer." All who have seen her, differ in opinion from a writer in a cotemporary, who insinuates that she ought to have been smothered at her birth —we do not say " Hon sod qui ?nal y pense." ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The dramatic Laud family have been delighting large and respestable audiences during the week, and with the change in the pntformance, the mag nificent picture of the great city of Moscow, the brilliant fireworks, and other attractions, have been most successful The gala of Monday evening promises to be unusually grand. CLAYTON HALL.—GORDON CITMMING.—The morning per formance to day will contain all the new introductions, both scenery, pictorial and illustrative of the wonderful adventures, and hair-breath 'stapes of thi; matchless hunter in the w ids of Africa —never before explored. Our repeated opinion of this truly attractive and instruc tive entertainment is before the public, and we have only to say, that the additions recently made, enhance it con siderably. It is one of those rare things that amuse and. instruct every claps of society. FATAL Accionwr:—A tailor, named B Avon, fill dow d stairs in a lious-.3 in Vauxhll!-r )Id, on Tuesiay, an_ injured - his nee'.;, from the effects of which he died ye Aar day:. TIM MARNE SURVEYOR —ln yesterday's paper we alluded t the intended rise in the salary of the Marine Sur vzyor. The paragraph conveyed the meaning that Lieu'. Lord at present held that ()Mee, whieb, as our readers are doubtless aware, is not the- else, Lieutenant Lord resi mod some tine ago, and Lienteiant Parkes is now the Marine Surveyor. AN; UNFORTUNATZ I.ltur.—On Saturday night the "Active" seine beloPgintr to N:wquay, shot and enclosed an enormous Tuntity of fis'n, generally estintated at about -4,000 nozsh3ads, bat owing to an unfortunite accident the seine parted and the who!e of the fieh cac.pe 1. At Peeran porth, on the same night, the " Llve" swine shot, enclosed, and secured above 2;0 hogsheads ; ant their more fortu nate companions of the " " seine secured about, GOO hogiiheads. _ TIM OLD SMALL LANAI IG-STACM—The little stage that s•ood so long off the Seacomb, slip, and was used aiefly for the Dublin mail beats, anti occasionally oy merchant steamers at low water, has disappeared• during the week. The 'march of improvement has been the death of this little stage, although it had done the town some service in its day. The opening of the great stage rendered the dwarf useless, and it is now one of the things that were sic transit gloria IMPUIV, - WATER F ILTER.S.—S Wee the people of Liver pool have had the Pike water crushed into their stomachs several inventions, in the shape of filters, have been intro dticed to their notice—all, no douht, good in their way, and all claiming excellence. Without offering any opinion on the merits of the inventors, we may be per mitted to remark that we have carefully examined the patent filter of Mr. Saunders, of Parker-street, and the result of our investigation may be shortly enumerated as fellows : —The " Pike wash," in all its impurity, is put into one of these filters. Tne water is dirty and yellow in colour—thick with all sorts of impurities at its intrndue tion. Having passed through the filter it is beautifully clear, indeed brilliantly sparkling. We donut know what effect it has on the quality of the water, but as to purifying it from all deposit of logetable and animal matter, and making it clear as crystal, there can be no mistake, and in these respects the filter cannot be toe highly valued. The vessel is simple in construction, but most effective in operation, and we should say for domestic use it is of great value. Consdering the advantages it possesses, the cost is inconsiderable, and few families, if they saw the im provement made in the water, would be without one of these useful utensils. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENINii. The Pays says that a private letter from the Persian frontier meritioas that Colonel Taylor, the British commissioner for carrying into execution the treaty of peace, had !eft Teheran on the 21st of July for Herat, accompanied by one of the high officers of the court of Persia, _ It is positively asserted that the directors of the Credit Mobilier Society intend to bring an action against the Times for an article published by that journal with reference to the society. Official despatches have been received here up to the lath July from Teheran. They announce that Colonel Taylor, Military Attache to the British Le gation in Persia, had left the capital for Herat, ac companied by an Attache of the French Legation and a Persian Commissioner. The object of their journey was to accelerate the restitution of the fortress. Before very long we may expect to know what the Sirdar, who commands at Herat, really means to do. He must evidently either give up the place or throw off the mask and declare his intention to hold it. A letter from Tabriz of the Bth of August announces that the English Legation had been completely re-established at Teheran on the 18th of July. Several public servants, who have made themselves remarked by their sympathy for British interests, had been dissaissed•the Persian-service. Among them is named a Mr. Nai-ara, physician to the troops at Tabriz. Mr. Abbott, English Consul General at Tabriz, has been appointed a commis sioner to regulate claims pending between British and Persian subjects. The number of Austrian troops in the States of the Church has been considerably diminished, from motives of economy. A letter from Bologna states that notwithstanding the diminution, General I.), , genfeld will continue to command there. The Emperor is expected to leave the camp a - Chalons on the 20th, and to leave Paris for Stutt gardt on the 21st. The camp will be broken up before the end of the month, according to present arrangements. . . Various rumours continue to fly about concern ing the meetings of crowned heads that are to take place before the end of the month, Most of them are hardly worth repeating, and probably are mere inventions or conjectures. The one that seems to obtain most credit is, that the Empror of the French and the King of Prussia will meet at Darmstadt, after the meeLiug of the former sove reign with the Emperor Alexander, at Stuttgardt. The Emperor has promised to Prince Czartory ski to recommend to the Czar an extension of the amnesty granted to ihe Poles. The Moniteur contains a correspondence from Chalons, in which it is said that the Duke of Cambridge is shortly expected there. The name of the Prince Coflsort not being mentioned, his rumoured visit to the mirk? seems to have become rather doubtful. The Debats and Siecle express themselves in terms of strong disapprobation against - the Univers for its rejoicing over the ' disasters . in Indif. Nothing daunted, the Univers says to-day, that England will be compelled to lead the sword of France against India, and to cede to France her Mediterranean possessions in return for that service. TURKEY. The following despatch has been received from Vienna : "VIENNA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT 10. " Adviccs from Constantinople, of the stb i nst announce that the Persians have evacuated Herat. " Fuld Pasha has been appointed Preside nt o f the Tanzimat Council, in the place of Recl ee hid Pasha." ITALY. GENOA, Sept. 3.—,-The supplement of the Italia del Pop:Wo, with two articles of Mazzini, has again been confiscated, and the geraut of the paper has been imprisoned. Mazzini in those articles calls upon the rich of Italy to collect for him a million of francs, which they could easily do without un dergoing any privation. AUSTRIA.- VIENNA, SEPT 8. The- Emperor has returned from his journey to Hungary. As regards the improvement of the institutions of that country, the journey will ba without any result. The petitions of some members of the aristocracy, praying for the restoration of some kind of self-gavernznent have been rejected or met with silence. • Baron Boutquency has tried to alleviate any misgivings which the great gathering of Stuttgardt might rouse at this Court. According to his assertions the meeti-Jg of the two Emperors means nothing else than the avowal from the side of the Czir that for all time to come he will stand by the principles. of the treaty of Paris. The Danish- Ambassador, Count Bice Brahe, has had several conferences wfth Count Buol, in which he declared that his Government wishes to come to an agreement with the representatives of Holstein, that it will allow the fullest freedom of discussion to the diet of that Duchy,and that it will not refuse any concession compatible .with the integrity of the monarchy. Count Buol, in his answers, kept a rather reserved attitude;: bat he could not help confessing that the Danish Government has done much towards ending the unhappy differences which, by the pretensions of the Hoisteiuish oppo sition, have been engendered. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, SEPT. 9. I sand you a short account of the expected movements of the crowned heads, leaving it to your readers to connect with them as many political conjectures as they like. The Emperor of Russia will arrive at Berlin on the 14th of this month, he will stay here until the 17th, and then a 6 on a tour through Southern Germany. On the 3rd of October the Russian Monarch will return to Berlin and leave it, again on the 6th, for ajourney to Warsaw and Kiew. During the absence of the Czar in Stuttgardt and Darm stadt, the Emperor of Austria will visit the King. The Prince of Prussia, and his son Freder ok William, will, at the end of the month, go to Coblentz, where the Princess resides. People who like to revel in the sublime mysteries of the courts, prophecy that the Czar will take the Emperor Napoleon from Stuttgardt to Berlin, and that then and riaere the holy alliance of the sove reigns of the Continent will be trimmed up afresh. With regard to the Court establishment of Prince Frederick William we hear that Major Heintz wil be Court-Marshal, and Count Porpemcher Sed britzk, Chainberlain of the Princess Victoria. The Countess Porpomcher will be the first lady of the bedchamber, . DENMARK. According to a despatch of the Independence Beige, the Diet of Holstein the day before yesterday adopted, by all but two votes, the conclusions of the committee which had been charged with the consideration of the draught of a provincial consti tution proposed to the Diet. The constitution, therefore, has been definitively rejected, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. [By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.] INDIA, LONDON, FRIDAY NIGAt• The telegraphic despatches, although so anxiously expected, are scarcely due in regul ar course until to-morrow. It will most probably 10 found that the two mail steamers from India ba d not arrived at Suez up to Saturday List, ao cic perhaps, not ev,m on Monday, as in case of theft having reached Suez on that day, it would 11 918 been possible by despatching a special steam er from Malta to the telegraph station at Cagliari, is the island of Sardinia. for the intelligence to hai l been received in Lonnon to-night. On the W I occasion, the mail from Bombay reached Suez days after the arrival of the steamer from C a lcutta which will account for the meagre despatch that first reached England—the communication being more interrupted with Calcutta than Bombay. THE NEW PEERAGES. Lord Robert Grosvenor is gazetted Barto Ebury, of EAtry Manor, Middlesex, and the Righ t Hon. J. B. Macaulay, as Baioii Macaulay, Of Ruthery, in the County of Leicester. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIICVr'• The Council-General of The Department of the Gironde, has passed resolutions in favour of Free Trade, but only two out of eighty-Six department , have declared themselves favourable to this' policy. The Three per Cent. Itentes closed .0-clay 4t 66 1. 03e. • RUSSIA. The Emperor arrived at Warsaw on Sunday last, He will be present at the inauguration of the Warsaw .and St. Petersburg Railway, an extant o f 150 versts of that line being ready for traffic. • SWEDEN: The Council of Regency about to be formed 111 Sweden, must, by law, be composed of twenti members, presided over by a prince of the blood' The Swedish diet nominates one half o f 0 7 number, and the Norwegian Storthing the otlie o half. ANOTHER COLLIERY ACCIDENT. LOSS OF SEVEN LIVES. At the Gawne Colliery, at Rowley Regis, the pr o ' perty of Messrs. Mills, and Sons, there occurred on Thursday morning,. at about half-past • eigh t ' Tri'my ac;cidcnts wnigh. been attended with so serious a loss of human l ife. , Up to'yesterday, five-bodies had been taken out o f the pit, and two yet remain, but great exertion s were being made to recover them. By th is melancholy disaster, five widows and about fifteen' children are left unprovided for. • GAGGINCP op ME PRESS IN INDIA —Yee!crday morn.ne, 'a Parliamentary paper was published cent doing a copy of a despatch from the Governor-General of India, stating his reasons for waking the act for the restriction of the . liberty of the press, applicable to the European portion of the population as w;11 as to the native. Lord Canning and his colleagues of the supreme council, after fortifying themselves with the opininss of Sir Charles Metcalfe, sir Thomas Munro, Mr. Mac inlay, Mr. Peireep, Col. Morison, Lord William Bernick, and other authorities, say :et.° " - We cannot doubt that your Honourable Caurt will see in the present critical state of affairs, an emergency of the natere contemplated by the Governments of Sir Cherie; Metcalfe and Lord Auckland ; and one it may be con fidently assutned, very mncb grayer than was thought in 1835 to be withie the range of probability. Upon this point agreeing entirely with Lend William Ben- • thick and the members of those Governments,. amongst whom were Statesmen of great eminence,• remarkable for the liberality of their general views' , and others of lone. experience and high reputation in Indian affairs, believing that the unregulated freedana of the press, at the present cris's, was tending strongly to the extension of revolt an& the weakening of the British power, and being confirmed in this belief by the opinions of officers of the highest character, engaged at the moment in distant provinces in supporting the Britisix cause; we could not hesitate to ask for such a law as halt been in a menner preconcerted, when the Indian pews watn freed, for extraordieary cccasions saoh as has now too cer tainly arisen. We are well aware of the angry and un reasoning opposition which a restrictive rneastere of this sort will always call forth ;. bat the safety of the coun try is the one great oleject which we have to look to at present, and to this all other considerations must give way. The cenditions,which we prescribed to the press, whilst this temporary Act is in fence, are, we believe, as mild as is possible, consistently with the - object in view. We thought it right to attempt to make no distinction be tween the English and the Native press. We agree with Sir Charles Metcalfe, who, in the coati se of the discussion of the press question, in 1835, wrote :—" I think that in all our legislation we ought to be very careful not to make invidious distinctions between European and native sub jects " We do not clearly see ,bow any distincti on c f th e sor t could be readily carried effect, for there are now more• than one newspaper in the Erglishlanguage, written, owned, and published by natives, almost exclusively for circulation amongst native readers ; and, although'we have no fear that treasonable matter would be designealv published in any Euglizeh newspapers, we have to guard in these times against errors, iudiscretion, and temper, as well as egainst intentional sedition. • The quarter of a century which has passed since the press law of 1835 was enticed has made a remarkable change, in respect not only of the number of native newspapers published, but also in the effect, direct and indirect, upon the natives, of matter published in the English papere, when the subject interests their passions; they make little or no distinction between sentiments . affecting them, published by independent Englishmen in English papers, and the sentiments of the English governors of their country. Where their fesrs are excited, or their feelings offended by such publications, the hatred. thereby excited turns upon the English Gavernmsnl; and, even if it could be right at any time to disregard such results, it would be realness to do so at this moment. The interest which matter published in English newt papers excites oven in foreign native courts, is, perhaps, not so fully known in England as it is in India. Our connection with the Burmese Court is net of long standing, and the King of Ave would seem to be as far out of the way of the press as any potentate with whom we have any relations at all. Yet no: many months ago a gentleman in our interest at Ave complained that he had been com promised by an article that had been published in a Calcutta newspaper ; and it then an,eared that his Burmese Majesty had the Calcutta papers regularly examined, and matter of interest therein. contained regularly explained to him," its 'Of I 'he was tai, the - Vra 'the ty 'tip(