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

THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1857. SMITHSONIAN HOTEL, BaoLoway, Corner of Hotrwrox-rralor, Nsw Yosx. Named In honour of the SMITHSONI•N INSTITUTION, Established at WAsuINOTON, by the U. S. CONGRESS, With Funds bequeathed by JAMES SMIMON, of ENGLAND, Having the Friendship of the OFFICERS of the NATIONAL INSTITUTION, Is conducted on the EIIROPEAN PLAN. CHAS. H. SMITH. AMUSEILIENTS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, &c. THIS PAY. TZBAIRS Roy AL—Dramatic Performar e-7 p.m. AMPH l TflcAntz—Dramatie PeriOrManCa-7 p.m. Vains's HALL —Miss Julia Pastrana —2 and 8 p.m. CL1.1"1.01f MILL, Clayt,n-sqnare—Gordon Cumming-8 p.m. CoLosssum—C;enoral Entertainment-6.30 p.m. 312oLLaicat GAUDEN3 — Grand and Varied Entertainments. cy For particulars see advertisements. ~H 1 f -, 3 014 A okiL l rn Irma WEDNESDAY SEPTEHBER 9, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. The news this morning is varied and interesting. And first as to local matters. The Select Vestry held thair usual fortnightly meeting yesterday, when an animated debate, opened by Mr. Bairstow, took pis, , e, on the proceedings of the Industrial Schools Committee being moved for confirmation The debate had reference to a speech lately made by the Rev. Dr Goss, in reference to the manage - meat of the Industrial Schools. Mr. Bairstow's speech was temperate and candid, and although he may have hit rather hard upon the right rev. prelate, for the speech to which the debate re ferred, and characterised it as an after-dinner oration, studded with quotations from the classic Joe Miller, it is impossible not to come to the conclusion that the Bishop was indis creet in many of the statements he advanced, and th it Mr. Beirstow was perfectly right in vindicating the upright intentions and tolerant views of the Se!ect Vestry with regard to the children educated and brought up in the Industrial Schools. Of course Dr. Goss had to be defended, and Mr. `Witty undertook the task. Of trio remarkable character of Mr. Whitty's speech, seeing that Mr. Bairstow did not provoke a single ungracious remark, all we shall say at present is, that our readers should peruse his remarks, and judge whether it was either judicious or necessary to indulge, as he did, in a strain of strop .± and indignant condemnation against the Protestant religion and Protestant members of the vestry. The speech of Rector Campbell was certainly a caustic one, and we must say Mr. Wbity gained nothing by the speech be delivered for the purpose of defending Dr. `Goss, who evidently was too rash in his condemna tion of the doings of the vestry. We deplore these religious displays. They can tend to no good end. At the same time, it is well when bigots get up—no matter to what party they belong—to make cries tionable statements, that thy should be met, ex posed, and refuted. Another new feature has been brought to light with respect to the Glasgow poisoning case. To. day we publish a variety of documents connected with the unfortunate L'..kngelier, a copy of his diary (which the majority of the judges refused to admit as evidence on the trial of Madeline Smith), and a pathetic letter from his mother to Mr. A. Pringle, who has taken a deep interest in the matter. Most of our readers are aware that this gentleman was, until a late period, an extensive tradesman in Bold-street. The documents which we publish to-day go far to establish for L'Ang&ier the character of a really upright, honest, and religiously disposed young man. The street preaching riots at Belfast, to which we referred yesterday, will be found detailed at full length in another part of our paper to-day. A careful perusal of the whole anir will show that, although the Protestant clergy may have a right to expouud the Gospel in the public thoroughfares of crowded cities and towns it is Belfast is concerned, evil alone has followed From what has taken place in Belfast and other places in various parts of the United Kingdom, it becomes a question for the ruling authorities to consider and determine whether all attempts at street preaching, no matter by what party, shall be put down. The Majesty of 'leaven or the glory of God cannot be promoted by the riots at Belfast on Sunday. The fate of the wretched criminals in Kirkdale appears to be still undecided. Our advices from London last night informs us that an appeal has been male to the Marine Department of the Beard of Trade on behalf of the unhappy delinquents. The communication, we are told, has been forwarded to the Home-office, and Sir George Grey, Secretary. of State, has directed some inquiry to be made, with the ♦iew of ascertaining whether there are any grounds which would justify a mitigation of the sentence in either of the cases of the convicts. The log-book of the Martha Jane is also under examination. The position of the criminals is certainly a trying one, but a few hours more must bring them tidings whether the law must take its course or not. Turning from this melancholy matter, we have to remind our readers that to-day a most interest ing ceremony will take place at the new Hebrew synagogue, in hope-place, namely, the consecra• tion of the building to the sacred purposes for which it was erected. The building is described in another column, and we hope that its dedication to the service of the Great Jehovah will be pleas ing and satisfactory to all concerned. One of our metropolitan cotemppraries of yes terday, insinuates that the ministerial storm of wrath and vengeance against all that is Indian has evidently abated, and it may well be supposed that Ministers have instructed the editors under their controul that the thing has been so overdone as to excite continental nations against us. The Premier -has the sagacity to perceive that an Indian insurrection is difficult enough without invoking the of every Christian and civilised country. Then there i 3 another reason for the journals mitigating their furious and hell-hound eloquence, and that is the discovery that the people of England do not share in the display of so much Pagan feeling, and are more likely to symyathise with the Sepoys than denounce them, if such extravagant threats are persisted in. In connection with this subject we may mention that the Aborigines Protection Society have addressed a memorial to Mr. Vernon Smith, protesting against the cry for blood and vengeance against the mutineers which has been 93 vehemently raised, and especially deprecating those measures of indiscriazinate punishment which would draw no distinction be tween the innocent and the guilty. The memorial also prays for inquiry into the causes of the insur rection, and points to various acts of our national policy, and especially to our interference with the religious convictions of the natives, as having first produced discontent, then conspiracy, and ulti mately rebellion. Fro - m . the Continent we have not any stirring incidents, political or general. Our French neigh bours and allies seem bent on speculations on the future, the present being devoid of interest. The Emperor is drilling his guards, and the public naturally asks whether he intends practiially to try the efficiency of an army on which he expends so much care and attention. In connection with this we may mention that a Paris correspondent alludes to the assertions of certain well-meaning peor Is that the Ein?eror Napoleon will urge upon the Czar Alexander not to make use of the Indian events for the disturbance of the equilibrium of power in Europe. The Paris Univers agai n reverts to India—a subject on which it expatiates with much gratification—and once more un hesitatingly expresses a hope that the English may prove unsuccessful in their efforts to put down the insurrection. Its reason for so charitable a wish is that the English, being Protestants and heretics, are just as great barbarians as the Hindoos themselve.p. The plan suggested by the Univers for changing the face of India would in any other journal seem mere mockery—being to send out a number of Raman Catholic missionaries. The Debats remarks on the delaration of the council general of the Herault in favour of a revision of the French customs' tariffs, and expresses its satisfaction at the persistence with wh:ch that body each year publishes its arguments in favour of free trade. It is only by such perse verance, adds the Debuts, that the free trade system *an eventually prevail in France, where nothing affords a greater support to the protectionist party than the ignorance which exists respecting the real situation of most of the great questions of political economy. The following piece of intelligence has been received from Persia, and will be read with great interest :—" The official journal of Teheran will in a short time publish a despatch, by which the Shah will prolaim absolute equality between the Mus sulman , Christian, and Jewish subjec►s of his dominions. All Persians, without any distinction of race or creed, will be declared fully capable of discharging all civil and military functions. This document, prior to its publication, has been sent to the provincial governors, with injunctions that they should strictly and faithfully enforce the will of the Shah in this respect." Late letters from Vienna mention that a tele graphic despatch had been received in that city, bringing news from Moldavia to the 3rd of Sep tember. Up to that date the period fixed for the elections was not known, but it is supposed they would take place in the month of October next The instructions for the formation of the new electorial lists were expected to arrive from Con stantinop:e on the 6th. The members of the European Commission were expected at Jassy in a few days The Caimacan was after visiting the chief districts of the province. The greatest tran quillity prevailed, and all were quietly awaiting the day of election, when the will of the country would be made known. The strife of nationalities grows more critical in Holstein. The Diet of Ilzehoe, knowing that it is supported by the national sentiment of Germany, and encouraged by Austria and Prussia, holds a bolder tone towards the Danish ,rzoveramont. It is stated that Prince "Gortchakoff has notified to the Gaman courts that his government will support that of Copenhagen against demands which would weaken the connexion of Holstein with Denmark, and impai: the entireness of the Danish Monarchy Placentia, like Rome, is to have its monument in honour of the dogma of the Immaculate Con ception. The Duchess Regent has given a colossal Roman column, which will be erected before the cathedral, and suppo r t a b ronze statue - of the blessed Virgin. A subscription is in progress, and 7001. has already been subscribed. By the arrival of the screw steamer Angle-Saxon, after a splendid run of less than ten days, we have been put in possession of Quebec advices to the 29th ult. inclusive. The news is unimportant. She reports the loss of the screw steamer Clyde, from Quebec'to Gasgow. Fall details of the news and the disaster will be found in another column IT is reproach enough to us that we have allowed ourselves to be surprised by blood thirsty traitors and assassins. There is, happily, no difference at home among the people or the Government, that the most energetic means must be taken, and are now being taken, to subdue the mutiny, to rein force our countrymen, who are now contending against .such fearful odds, and to execute ven geance on those cruel and cowardly miscreants who have tortured sand massacred women and children. It sounds horrible and unchristian to talk of vengeance, but no softer language befits the occasion. We have no time and inclina tion for feeling sentimentality ; retribution must unresisting woman and the child. No wonder that our brave fellows, few in comparative num bers, are yet burning with indignation to be launched upon the foe, and shout to each other, " Remember the ladies, remember the babies," to intensify their courage. Forbearance to the human monsters who have committed these atrocities would be weakness and a dereliction of duty ; those who have so foully profaned the earth with deeds of murder and cruelty are no longer worthy to enjoy the light of heaven. We are not stirring up to indiscriminate slaughter. If it were possible to ascertain each dastardly miscreant who has laid a profane hand on woman or child, he ought to be suspended by the neck, dying the death of a dog, because this is the single punishment which is most dreaded and most ignominious in the eyes of those butchering Brahmins ; and again let it be tried—" Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." We have heard set up for these cut throat mutineers the flimsy plea, that, after all, they are only patriots, contending for the liberty of their country against the English—desiring to emancipate India from the misgovernment of England by driving their oppressors into the sea. Patriotism, even when mistaken, is to be honoured ; but never yet was the violator of women and children a patriot. Our battle is not against patriots if there are any such in the insurgent ranks. Our denial is not of Indian misgovernment; our blindness is not to our own shortcomings; our assertion is not of the unim peachableness of E ]gland's sway over India ; but our indignation and our battle are against cowardly torturers,ceuel traitors, and bloodthirsty assassins. With these Englaneis at war, and she will not sheathe the sword till she has inflicted the vengeance of heaven for deeds of blood. The outraged and mangled bodies of our countrywomen and their little ones cry aloud for vengeance—and vengeance becomes righteous indignation in such a cause. The reform of Indian misgovernment will come, but first, in surrection must be put down, and murder and treason meet their award. Neither the Govern ment nor the country must relax their efforts ; throughout the three kingdoms the ranks of the army must be filled up, and reinforcements must pour into India, that our countrymen may be at least one to three against their armed antagonists. Fortunately, from all that the telegraph has yet reported, the insurrection continued to be yet purely military. Were the wildfire of insurrection to invade the armies of Bombay and Madras, the affair would be far more complicated and far more formidable. Now, we confess we were among the parties who, at the first, did not think this beyond the range of possibility. Nor must we too con fidently yet presume that this is impossible. Some telegraphic despatch may, on some pleasant morning, announce that Bombay and Madras are not quite untouched. To lessen the chance of this as much as may be, and reduce it to the highest improbability, we must expedite and increase our reinforcements to India. More than one-half of our success depends on the promptitude with which we take action in this emergency. Twice gives he who promptly gives. While recognising, with most of our countrymen and cotemporaries, the commendable energy of the Government, we yet beg very earnestly and respectfully to urge them to continued and increased activity. It is much, no doubt, in the circumstances of the country to have despatched from England, within the last two months, something over thirty thousand men. Bat this may be inade quate, and our fighting men are still in a for midable minority, as compared with the mutineers, without making allowance for disease and the climate. We must be prepared with eighty or a hundred thousand men to sweep the fields of India, and uphold our supremacy. We cannot reckon to do it with thirty or even with fifty thousand. There is no use in deceiving ourselves, or in blinking the greatness and gravity of the occasion. Better to he over armed than under. India must be made to feel that though England, through her incapable misrepresentatives, may be surprised and taken unprepared, yet she cannot be subdued ; nor the English driven into the sea ; but that this same England can stretch forth her iron arm, and at the distance of half the globe, smite the oppressor, avenge the tortured, and crush the traitor. We venture still to repeat that, in our judgment, troops might most advantageously have been sent, partly overland to India through Turkey, and with more expedition. Satisfying reasons must be known in high quarters why this was not done. We prophecy, too, that before all is over, the militia will have to be embodied. on a large scale, as a possible feeder to the line. Whatever is done let it be done heartily, unani mously, expeditiously, vigorously. Let cur soldiers when they march to battle remember the women and the children ; it will nerve their arm, and intensify even their British valour ; and the last result of this temporary anarchy, we may hope, will be a more enduring peace, our more undisputed 'supremacy, and for the people of India a new era of reform and improve ment. IT is with pain that we are called upon almost daily to notice occurrences which go to prove the gross immorality that is practised on board emigrant ships and the total disregard of all those principles of propriety of action and con the 'corn shOre. We do not particularly refer to the crimes committed on the James L. Bogart, the Martha Jane, or the more recent case of the captain of a vessel belonging to Hartlepool, who beat and abused his apprentice to such an extent that the unfortunate youth was induced to jump overboard and drown himself. We allude to those minor irregularities and social evils which, as a whole, aggravate, deprave, and vulgarise the character of our mer cantile marine. Improprieties on the part of sailors are looked upon as the mere follies of men who know no better, and who also, from the hardships which they endure, and the privations they encounter, are entitled to a little indulgence. Hence it is that our seaports, generally speaking, present a strong contrast to the less bustling, but more peaceable inland towns of the United Kingdom. This can only be accounted for from the fact that the frivolities of JACK and his shore debaucheries gather to all our maritime towns and villages lots of characters as loose and incon siderate as himself. Unfortunate and objectionable as such a state of things is, they seem to be evils for which there is difficulty in finding a remedy. The patriot and philanthropist may deplore the scenes of iniquity and acts of aggravated indecency which are to be witnessed every day in such places as Liverpool, London, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Glas gow, Dublin, Belfast, &c., &c. ; but they are much more pained when they reflect upon the terrible immoralities that are practised on shipboard at sea ; and although we are much indisposed to lift the veil and see what scenes of depravity are enacted on board ship, it would be a dereliction of duty on our part to close our eyes to such evidence as comes naturally before us. Our readers had presented to them, in yester day's NORTHERN TIMES, the details of two heart rending occurrences which recently took place on board emigrant ships The narratives exhibit most painfully the horrible dangers and irresista ble temptations to which the poor but honest girls, who expatriate themselves from their native land, and seek in other climes a subsistence and a home, are exposed, where most they hoped to find shelter and protection, and, above all, a free dom from the voluptuous desires of rough and heartless seamen. The tale of both the girls named in yesterday's paper may be briefly told. A short time ago, a philanthropic Irish gentle man, named Mr. VERE FOSTER, conceived the idea of taking out to the United States a number of young and healthy females, with the view of putting them into situations on the other side of the Atlantic, and thereby enabling them to get on in the world, free of many, if not all, the harrassing turmoils and drudgeries which cling to persons of their' rank and station at home. Mr. FOSTER selected from Louth, Meath, and some of the adjoining counties, one hundred and twenty females, whose characters were pure and spotless. They embarked on board the City of Mobile, their port of destination being New York. Mr. FOSTER, in order to be befo:e them, and have all arrangements made for the arrival and landing of the girls, proceeded by the steamer, so that as far as lay in his power he did every thing which he could to carry out his praiseworthy design. But we must now turn to the black side of this horrible picture. When the City of Mobile reached New York, out of the 120 e►►aigrees, only twelve consented to leave New York. However, Mr. FOSTER proceeded with these twelve, and before he parted them succeeded in putting them into good situations. Nothing was heard of the remaining 108, until within a short period, when one of the girls, SUSAN SMITH, was picked up in the streets of New York, in a state of abject destitution. Her face was covered with bruises, and her body with rags. She was taken before the Emigration Commis sioners, to whom she told her sad and melancholy tale of woe. To strengthen her statements, she deposed on oath that when the vessel anchored off the port, five of the female passengers were taken on shore the same night by one sailor, that five others were taken off by the quarter-master next day, and that she herself and a girl named ELLEN LEARY, were carried away to a house of ill-fame, at noon, whilst the rest lay concealed in the vessel, and landed as opportunity occurred. How great must have been the horrible profli gate influences set to work to contaminate and corrupt an entire cargo of virtuous girls within the short passage from Liverpool to New York. Nay more, there must have been an unpardon able and woful want of vigilance on the part of those to whose care these unprotected girls were entrusted. The second case is that of MARY ANN BRETT, who took passage in the Cambria, from Liverpool to New York. Shortly after leaving the Mersey, the :second mate seducel her under the promise of marriage, bat he discarded her on arriving at New York. BUTT'S case was heard before the Emigration Commissioners, who was told her only remedy was an action for seduction. In investigating this case, it appeared that two other female passengers had been similarly dealt with on hoard the Cambria, and that they had been detained under the pretence that they were wanted to nurse the ship's doctor. But all that Yankee law could do to punish these violators of female purity, and heartless .miscreants, was to inflict a penalty of one hundred dollars against the Captain for not landing the girls in question. There are two cases which require and demand investigation and quick correction for the evils of which they are a mere sample. We send our Atlantic to seek and obtain a home in a new country. On leaving the land of their fathers their hearts beat with high hopes. Although sighs and tears attend their last farewell of relatives and friends, the prospect of. finding among strangers better days and more pros perous times abates their grief, and as soon as the ship gets fairly under weigh happiness beams from every eye—their delighted hearts bound across the rolling waters of the ocean, feeling the gale that speeds their ship along the mighty deep too slow to keep pace with their impatience. But in the midst of all this they meet their destroyer. Some brutal and fiendish ruffian, under the plea of intentions he never means to perform, pollutes the virtuous mind, and ultimately effects her ruin. Sad indeed would be the record, could we obtain it, of the artifices, and it may be personal violence, used to effect the unholy purpose of the profligate betrayers of female emigrants. From what has been revealed, the moral pestilence of the emi grant ship has become so formidable that it is no less dreaded than the fever that strikes the body. For the present we shall leave the su bject, but on another occasion glance at the duty of our government in grappling with an evil which shocks morality, puts Christianity to the blush, and ruins hundreds of the fair daughters of our land. THE CONSICRATION OF THB NEN , / JEWISH SYNAGOGUE.— This day our Hebrew brethern will b 3 deeply engaged in the solemn and imposing ceremony of consecratieg the new synagogue, in Hope-pace. This beautiful and neatly c on strueted edifice has jest been competed, at a cost of upwards of £30,000, and will not alone be a credit to the congregation to whom it belongs, bat will be a great ornament, as an edifice for public worship to the locality. It is in the Assyrian style of architecture, built with red brick with stone pointing. It was arched by Mr. Isaac Dixon, beilder, of this town, from a design by Mr. Thomas Walley architect of Hanover-street. The exterior is ex ceedingly neat, the portico being supported by four fine pillars, the floor and encoatic, tessalated tiles. In the two nitches on either side of the door, are elegant bronzed gas-burners, which aro intended to give light. In the centre of the doorway is a very handsome marble column, in the top of which is a box for con tributions for the po3r : which are presented by the hon. secretary, Mr. Davis. Oa en tering the building all must be struck with the neat appearance of its decorations. In the centre, and immo diately under the dome, is the altar, forming a circle—it is slightly elevated, the panels being an imitation of mahogany, while the top rails are white, inlaid with gold. At the east end of the altar is the seat appropriated for tho wardens. The altar will be covered with a handsome cloth, similar to the curtains of the ark. The ark is at the centre of the east side of the building, it is surmounted by two black marble tablets, on which are emblazoned in geld Hebrew characters, the ten commandments, with the text, " Know thou before whom thou art standing," in the same language. It has, altogether, a most impaling appearance. Over the ark, in stained glass, is the " all seeing eye," and chi each side two large stained glass windows, beautifully executed, and bearing the following scriptural mottoes in Hebrew---" The Lord is our strengthi " The Lord is our King," on the right side, and, " Our God is one," " Great is our God," " Holy is his name," on the left side. These windows were stained by Mr. Moss, of Paradise-street, by whom they were presented to the con gregation. Along three sides of the building—the north, south, and west—runs a gallery, exceedingly light in construction, which will give accommodation to about 200 persons. The entire edifice is capable of holding between four and five hundred persons, and will, for the present, be ample accommodation for the worshippers. Perhaps the most striking novelty of the building is the mode by which it is lighted—being similar to that at the Philharmonic hall, consistir g of a great rumber of tripods around the immediate base of the dome, and sho;vs a most beautiful light. The whale construction and decorations of the edifice are exceedingly neat and beautiful, and does great credit to all who have been engaged in making the arrange ments. This day the ceremony will commence at one o'clock, when the Rev. Professor Isaacs will deliver an impressive inaugural sermon, and in the performance of the service will be assisted by several eminent ministers ,belonging to the pereuas;on. After the ceremony the congregation and friends will adjourn to a most magnifi cent dejcuner in the large dining room over the school rooms, which has been most tastefully decorated with flags and evergreens for tha occasion, under the superintendence of Mr. Cowan and Mr. Foinquinos, who deserve much praise for their exertion!, There is no doubt but that this great Event will pass off with the greatest eclat, every ar rangement having boon mode to afford comfort and accom modation to the congregation and friends who will be present to witne;s this interesting and imposing cere mony. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On the 31st August, a man, named Godfrey Evans, was hurt by a cart going over him in kike lane, and he died in the Northern iiispital, yesterday, from the effects. CL tYTON-lIALL -G)RDON CUMMING'S ENTERTAINMENT.— The excellence of an entertainment is judged by its dura tion in public estimation, and taking this sta dard as a criterion, Mr. Cumming h,s been pre-eminently success ful, for he has now continued for many weeks to have a peculiar hold on the public patronage, by xis varied and pleasing, as well es instructive, entertainment. Lately he has added some new scenes and descriptions to those already so attractive, and as ha proceeds the public seem still delighted, as the audiences attest every evening by their applause. These who have not enjcyed the enter tainment, should lose no tame in doing so, THE CONDEMNED CoNvicrs.—Up to a late hour yester day, no further intelligence had been received with regard so thesl three unkapp., men. Toe general impression is, that they will be ex cuter—but while there is life there is hope—therefore until the thfioito crder has been received for their execation, their fate remains uncertain. Front what we can Teara, their b;:haviou: in gaol is most exem plary, and they p:y. the most devout attention t the prayers and exhortations of the worthy &captain. Mr. Snowball the solicitor, who so ably defended them on their trial, is in Lindon, and in caw:tunic Won with the HAM Office, for the purpose if possible of obtaining a mitigation of the awful sentence of death. PASSENGERS per Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Company's Steam-ship Anglo-Saxon, Captain M‘Master, from Quebec to Liverpool :—Miss Brew, Miss Mason, Miss Curtiss, Mrs. Knill, Miss Moneypenny. Mrs. Brooks, Miss Mather, Mr. Fulford and lady, Dr• Burton, Mr. Ledyard, Mr. G. S. H. Browne, lady, and three children. Messrs. Smith, Knight, Rev. Mr. Archambault, Bev. Mir. Picard, Rev. Mr. Franchemontagne, Messrs. L. A. Moreau, Mountjoy, Belton, Gilks, Gilchrist, Mrs. Markid, Messrs. Spittle, Waldon, Waoe, E. Horton, Master Griffin and nurse, Messrs Williams, Young, Lieutenant King, Messrs. Gamble, Caxley, Wickham, Mr. Tuthill, wife, and five children, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and infant, Miss Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman and son, Messrs. C. L. Wurtill, Messrs, Wilde, Alexander Drysdall, John Drysdall, Holmes, Kenworthy, Capt. Saulsby— 60 cabin, and 86 in steerage. —Passengers from Steam-ship Clyde : Mr. A. Mackenzie, Lieutenant Harley, Messrs. A. Murroy, John Bell, Mr. and Mrs Bray, Mr. Parker-7 cabin, and 57 in steerage. —Total per Anglo-Saxon : 67 cabin, and 143 steerage -210. UTILIZATION OF BL AST FURNACE GASE3.—Several attempts have been made to accomplish this most desirable result, bu' hitherto afieulties hive been found to exist which have prevented its general adoption. A patent has now been taken out by Mr. Charles E. Darby, the plan of which has been in operation for some time past at the PiN %IA irglianSlife.Ndr W iS h rce&l' d cogiqurviin: drawing the gas from the top of the blast furnace by means of a large pipe or tube introduce:l down the centre of the top of the furnace, and the bottom of which is covered by the materials with which the furnace is sup plied. Teis method obviates the difficulties which have heretofore been found insurmountable—it withdraws from the furnace an amply sufficient supply of gas, it does not confine the top, or interfere prejudicially with its working, and the quality of the iron made appears cot to be altered in'the slightest degree. That the public may form some idea of the value of an unobjeotionable plan for the utilization of blast furnace gases, it may be further stated, that were this patent applied to all the furnaces in the United Kingdom, an annual saving of £300,000 would result. SHARP PURSUIT AND CAPTURE.-A few days ago a man named Dunne, who had been in the employment of a Mr. Cavanagh, of Dublin, cattle dealer, absconded with ab ut ) in cash, the property of his mister. Mr. Cavanagh, hav ing traced the delinquent to Liverpool, lost no time in pro curinv the aid of Mr. Bites, of the Private Inquiry-office, Sweeting-strset. The Horizon, Australian ship, being then in the river and about to proceed to sea, Mr. Bates, with Mr. Cavan-igh, at once proceeded on board, but Dunne hiving got a sight of his pursuers, contrived to secrete himself in such a manner as for a while to elude his pur suers. Nevertheless, Bates rr3evered, and determined on accompanying the ship until such time as the tug steamer would be leaving her, and accordingly sailed in her as far as Ortne's Head. Having in vain repeatedly searched the ship, he turned his attention to the tug steamer then en gaged in taking the vessel out. Having with considerable difficulty rualagod to get on b)ar i the tug, he commenced another search, determining n o t to be ''dooe," and after some time disc)vered the fugi ive concealed in the coal hunkers, amongst the coals, but in such a blackened and begrimed state as to be hardly distinguishable from the pieces of coal by which he was surrounded. Upon being hrou;ht on deck he presented a truly ludicrous appearance. Tne fugitive' was yesterday placed on board the Dublin steamer, aCCO tyanied by his captor, and sent to the latter city to answer the charge. At the Marlborough-street (London) police-court on Saturday, a half blind young Swiss presented himself to Mr. Beadon, to thank him for his assistance he had given a few days ego. This young man was found by a sergeant of the police wandering about the streets in a state of be wilderment and destitution ; and as the readiest means of getting at his story, the sergeant brought h m to Mr. Albert, the interpreter of this court, who having questioned him, immediately brought him before Mr. Beadon, who elicited these facts : —The young foreigner's name is Jaques Winckter, of Z Rich. He arrived in this country about a fortnight ago, with the view of giving public specimens of his calculating powers. He had met with a person who induced him to believe he could carry out his views ; but that person robbed him of all his property, his little stock of clothes and mousy, and what was of more consequence, of a packet of letters to persons of scientific eminence here, of the addresses of whom he retained no recollection. Being utterly without means to procure a bed, he had wandered about the streets at night for more than a week, and must have perished from actual want because unable to snake his condition properly known, had he not met with the police-sergeant. The young foreigner proposed to give immediate proofs of his powers. Sums of multiplication eight, ten, twelve figures, by tour, six, and eig!it figures, were calculated mentally with unfailing accuracy ; cube roots, six places of whole numbers„ and as many places of decimals, were extracted with facility ; and such appeared to be his astonishing power, of mental ealculetion and imnemonic tenacity, that whenever a doubt about the correctness of any solution was hinted, he instantly re peated the whole series of figures, and went over the calculations again. Me, Beadon, having satisfied himself that the powers possessed by this young man ware of no common order, directed 53. to be given him from the poor-box for his present necessities. On Saturday the young man stated he had not been able to discover the addresses of any of the parties to whom he had received letters of introduction ; his hopes, therefore, of interesting some influential p rson to patronise him so far as to enable him to give public specimens of his powers of mental cal culation were completely blighted. In the course of conversation, the young foreigner said he became blind some years ago from over study, and while blind cultiva'ed his calculating powers to their present extent. He had now, however, very imperfectly recovered his vision. His chief inducement for coming to England was the kind notice which had been taken of his case and powers by Mr. Charles Dickens in the II:ousel:old Words. Mr. Beadon gave the young foreigner ss. more, and advised him to make application to the directors of the Polytechnic, or 4011114 other popular and scientific institution, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS• [By Britis.4 and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.] FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY NIGHT. The .dssemblee Nationale', after'a suspension of two months, has re-appeared to-day, under the title of Spectator. The Empress will most probably accompany the Emperor to Stuttgardt, where they will meet the Emperor and Empress of Russia. The Three Per Cent. Rentes closed to-day at 66 95. It is reported in Paris that the English Govern ment is about to open recruiting offices in several of tb'e German Principalities, as well as in the United States, to raise reinforcements for its army in India. SPAIN AND MEXICO; Lafragua, the Mexican Envoy, has .arrived at Paris. The Anglo-French mediation has been accepted by President Commonfort, and the Mexican minister at Paris is charged with the duty of assisting at the proceedings of the mediators. MOLDAVIA. It is stated in a despatch that the eleetione have been fixed for the 9th. A MOUSE FOUND IN A CHILD'S STOMACII.—A few days ' age a child named Tomlinson, of Green-lane, Sculeoatg. Hußeeled filthis' lingering illness. It appeared in May Int the child passed a full grown mouse, minus its head. The mouse had run down the child's throat whilst playieg in a field near Stoaeferry, cohere its parents then resided. After that time the child continued ailing more or lees ualil death, the immediate cause of which was supposed to have been Dirrrl ma. COMMUTAL OF " DR." LANGLEY RILEY..—On Monday at the Wakefield Court House, Mr. Walnwright, who ape neared for the prosecution, said he had nothing against the young woman, Sarah Smith, and asked for her discharge. It seemed all that she had been guilty of was driving about, with the doctor in his gig, and yelling at the houses of poor people to ascertain if they were in want of medical advice,—informing the inhabitants of each house that the "celebrated Dr. Langley Riley" was at the door. She was discharged. It has since been ascertained that MO Smith is the daughter of very respectable parents, in Lich- , field, and that she has only travelled with the " doctoe six weeks. William Riley Langley was then charged with having, on the Ist of September, at Wakefield, unlawfully pretended that he was a person called Dr. Dootnell, who advertised the cure of epileptic fits in Reynolds's Ness' paper, and that he did cheat and defraud one Henry Taylor out of ss. 6d., for a bottle of pretended medicine. Henri Taylor proved this.—The Rev. W. It. Bowditeh and l'ir• Ebenezer Walker, surgeon, deposed that the medicine was composed of earraway water, some senna, and a little soda, coloured with logwood, and that about a couple el gallons of it could be made for fourpenee.—The " doctor' was next charged with having, on the 31st of August', represented himself to Mary Wood, of Wak e fi e ld, of a medical man, sent down by government for the benefit , of the poor, and that he was allowed £3OO a year ear . travelling expenses. From Mary Wood he obtained 4s. 6 " A third information charged the " docter" with obtaining 10s. 6d. from Samuel Firth, of Wakefield, on the 29th 0 ' of August, for a bottle of medicine and a box of pills. According to the Rev. W. R. Bowditch, the value of the _ medicine sold to Firth, inclu Beg the bottle, was about halfpenny.—The prisoner was committed for trial on e a l " the charges.—These were the only three charges talq against him ; but the table of the Court House was cover e with a vast number of bottles of spurious medicine, beard .h. Irawairtt p.. rtioe whom thio aerie"' quack had doped. ANOTHER LEEDS FORTUNE TELLER IN TROUBLE.--M il Monday, at the Leeds Court House, 'a dirty and disagree; able looking individual, named John Butler, was placed in the dock, charged with obtaining money under fals e pretences, On Saturday afternoon, Butler went into the . High-street Tavern, High-street, and intimating by signs that he was unfortunate enough to be bath deaf and dumb" called through the same medium for a glass of ale. Easby, the wife of the landlord, supplied him with the liquor, for which he paid a penny. H e sh or tly ca lled for a tray, upon which he wrote that he was a fortune-teller , and could tell Mrs. I.:lslay some startling particular s respecting the past and future history of both her and he r husband. Ha then proceeded to wnte with chalk upon the tray, and Mrs. Eisby was astoashed at the prescience of the " unfortunate," and requested his assistance' Butler promised to give both her and her husband prospar ity and happiness if she would give him a sovereign; The woman had not the money to spare, but she consented to pay him in four payments o f Sc eac h, if h e wou ld ta ke it by such instalments. Butler condesendiugly agreed to the propos;tion, and received 55 on account; and also the suln of 3s from another woman who had entered the house in the meantime, and was similarly desirous of anticipating the secrets of futurity. Butler pock e t e d t h e B s, and was abo ut to leave the hoase, when a third w oman , w h o h ad a spa rs' of common sense left, suggested that a policeman mi g ht be cared in, as he might be able to restore both Butler 'e voice and hearing. The belhvers in the deaf and davit' fortune-teller were indignant ; but the other people in the' tap-room were pertinacious, and a constable who happened to be passing down High-street et the time, was summoned Butler was taken into custody ; but as he was being marched off he exclaimed, sotto voce,. " Wen, d—n it t ; I have male a three months job for myself this time. The term of penishment for vagrancy was evidentlf familiar to the - prisoner, and in this case he turned out true prophet, for the magistrates remitted him to Arnriei, Gaol for the period of time he inlicatn:l, and also directed that his seclusion from public life should be attended by the humiliating accompaniment of " hard labour.". • A FARMER'S ADYFNIURE.—A jelly farmer,, en. the morning of the late fair at Appleby, proceeded thither with a horse and cart for the twofold purpose of hiriog shea-era and laying in a stock of the bet double Xerha rl article still in great repute. On arriving in town he repaired to his usual quarters, where he was received hi, " mine host" with ev en sore t h an usual complacency, an ietroduced to a company of kindred spirits, all lovers 0 , 1 , what teetotallers irrererently designate the " baneful cup., The newcomer was of course cord i a ll y rece i ved, his goo ; fellowship capabilities being &nab:less well known. 4 " glass was ordered, then another, and another, &e., &en tilt our friend Hodge became totally oblivious of all /nun dane matters, the hiring of shearers,; and what is sushi more unaccountable, the cash of doetle X included. After' a short doze, however, on Bonifacc'e ale bespattered settle, he appears to have recove re d hi s f aou l t i en sn; eiently at least, to remember th e p ar ti ng i n j unct i ons n` Mrs. Hodge, not "to stay lang ht the fair." Rubbing hi' organs of vision with the sleeve-of his coat, he succeeded in finding the stable ; but wonderful to relate, cmesidering th e „ poet's assertion, that driele "sharpens wit, and weaken' lair, and bangs us fu' o' knowledge,” he could not. for the life of him, remember wh o e n t l h y e a r h t i o s ri m e e a a n n a s s o a f d t d r l a e n ; sp a o n r d t a horse and vehicl e , or th o3'ler being unluckily non est i2zventus he was unable to obtain a solution of the difficulty. Perceiving, however' an animal of the quadruped species, belonging to anothe r guest at the inn, but which he doubtless thaught resemble d his own horse, h e , a f ter several abortive attempts, mounted it and proceeded homeward. Unfortunately, however, n had another of what C owper styles " the styes that le i ; has licensed," to p ass, most aptly yolept, Click em Inn. he was click'd sure enough, leavi his horse fastonen• to the door. M ere a l e was a'.vallowed, and more obfuscatio n of intellect was the inevitable result ; and poor Hodg e beceme ag a i n , menta l ly, a nonentity--entirely bereft of the t last fragm en t o f hi s naemory. How long he remained $ Clicktem Inn, or how he managed at last to stagger hall; are matters o f w hi c h h e i s entirely unconscious. The tro t is, he found h hims e lf, l a t e i n the evening at his own 6 r e s ; side —an unwilling, but w e h o p e a pat i ent li stener to discourse—a la Mrs. Caudle—delivered gratuitously by certain Mrs. Hodge, who, much to her grief and vexation' found herself and her shearers still minus the double t. , which her naug h ty worse half had left behind at ArPineur where the h orse and cart also still remained, t ": and 'm e the owner o f t h e h orse which poor Hodge had left tied I. the Click'em Inn door po s t (f or t hi s was rea ll y t h e eel was raving lik e a man i ac fur the loss of his four legg ea ,„ 0 friend. W e h ave since learned, that our friend 110.,711 havitg made an ample apology to this irate gentleman. 7.,d. not, as h e great l y feared, be prosecuted for horse-WWl' —Penrith Advertiser. WRECK