The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-01 00:00:00

eal ll 'dso,,, bet, RUSSIA AND TURKEY. AFFAIRS OF THE EAST (Front our Second Edition of yesterday.) _ VIENNA, 29. The Turks are still at Kalafat ; they have eva elle...tell the island of Mokanon, opposite Rustchuk j - 1 7.°1 1 Budburg, the newly appointed commander- O, is still in St. Petersburg. ; T ue Post states that on the 15th the environs of win.listantinople on the side of Asia were covered `44 PARIS, TUESDAY. pe A r t ri t he Bourse there was no alteration. Three Dente closed at 74f. 25c., and Four-and-a-Half per Cents at 90f. 90c. • is believed that the Emperor of Russia has or it irawn the whole of his funds from the Bank eja,„gland, and closed his account with that b ie ulahment, and also with the Bank of France. f a i b , bank had acted as his bankers since the (1 _' 41.6 of Herman and Co. in 1846. ie Pacha's report of the battle of Oltenitza Published. It states among other details, that t av gssian carriage was sent, and careful search t e ' s ,e amongst the dead, for a body supposed to ,that of some person of distinction. et a ," Daily News Constantinople correspondent E i t i l e i s that a son of Gortschakoff's was amongst the ~ FURTHER PARTICULARS. 14 - London journal of yesterday says, that accord -4; ‘la a dispatch from Hermanstadt, dated Novem -4 41 , skirmishes had taken place near Giurgevo, Oell as a fresh struggle for the possession of the 01 1,41, of Mokanon. This dispatch clashes with tar accounts which reach us, to the effect that h i ; 41 arks had not only retreated across the Danube, di ad also marched their troops to some te,lnee from the river, and that the Russians, 14 1 - ' had fallen back upon the interior of Wallachia. qu es e movements were in all probability conse d„,-)4 on the flooded state of the country in the e ediate neighbourhood of the Danube on both liii s • It was ,said, however, that although the p r s`cer had set in there was still a possibiliiy of Frending with military operations. ih enl Constantinople we have accounts confirm- Itt e the news of the departure of the English of na el'S already mentioned for the Sulina mouth t heke tv , Danube, where it was said the Russian ioritie s had detained a certain number of clij e hantinen loaded with corn. The French 31(31 a had not moved. We also learn that the i i i . , 4 4 ; 44 is to leave for Adrianople earlier than was fieCineed. From Adrianople he is to proceed to g' il lia, Widdin, and Rustchuk. di e eneral Baraguay d'Hilliers had his first au leftilnee of the Sultan on the 16th. M. de la Cour th k ‘a,.e same day for France. Letters of the 16th kon, - doubts on the recall of M. de Bruck, and say C ri g of that of M. de Wildenbnick., Nr tt ', l'° u Budberg, the recently appointed com- Oer-in chief, is still in St. Petersburg. 11 ' ktv,,ent 7000 Bosnian and Albanian Catholics th e Worm e d a free corps, and are about to join N, a 'ttnman army. Another corps of Christians, cie 4 ; 4 eks, is forming at Constantinople, from the the' l ldants of the Greek refugees in the days of A zarina Catherine. eel i eee unts from Vienna, of Nov. 25, assert that Aij tt Buol-Schauenstein will retain office as .s iter for foreign affairs. The ex-consul of o k si a at B e l gra d e h as arr i ve d a t Vi enna . 44 PASHA'S DISPATCH, DETAILING THE COX BATTLE OF OLTENITZA. 8T IiNT IN opLE ' Nov. 15.—The following is the tilwzn received by the Seraskier, from the marshal corn theil4:l; the army of the Danube, narrating the events of Z, 3rd, and 4th inst., at Oltenitza:— limiL u e,Possessio n o f th e i s l an d s i tuate in front of Turtukai Pas s -6 been consid ere d i n di spensa bl e , I h a d e ff ec t e d th e zn at , o ge of troop s , an d i n t h e space of the n i ght of the Ist, t o n ov,v g . ,!cl to raise tolerably strong fortifications. On the Piec es l-1 3 , clay, the 2nd, two battalions of infantry, three conveyed ui enon, and a hundred of the mounted police, were Provii in large boats to the locality, with ammunition, 44 1 , 1 ° 11 6, and great c oats. f t bank had scarcely landed chen, from the batteries of left bank we As lened a .fire on . the lazaretto, situate on the discharge the Russians quitted r ui i! position —/. the first an d the imperial troops took possession of the L_ ltlia gt Which is ofsolid construction with vaulted x‘kLairnbers. ____. Without loss of time, four hundred workmen ‘._r the direction of staff officers, commenced raising qcations, and for which purpose two thousand gabions Is , ,,,, n aeen already p repare d . On the 3rd again, other troops ~ `,Bent to fortify th e t e t e d e pont. Oa soon as the imperial troops had landed on the left kt a i;_af the ri ver , th e R uss i ans quartered in a large village tte at °lit an hour's distance, turned round, and began to re kitill A body of cavalry was dispatched to reconnoitre and. N„,g encountered at Oltenitza an outpost of Cossack ca tli,;)', they killed five, and rejoined our lines with a loss of t itik e t f i Len• We found at Tauzla, on the left bank, a great „ 4, 6 V of boats, which were sent to Turtukai. N t ,: e number of boats at our disposal having facilitated 14147iistruction of the bridge, we were enabled without 4 5 b t ? place in the fortifications 12 large guns, which were t C 411 ., om Schumla. in of 3d, at 4 p.m., three battalions of Russian Co''with eight cannons, a regiment of cavalry, and party ntt e • 'sacks entered the village of Oltenitza. Our troops, tl , d , within44l, the works constructed on the left bank, waited „Net m e Pied fertne. The same night I caused to be con '`i fr,",a bridge at the conflux of the Argish and Danube, i t 't f:'Leti it with redoubts r t ,'," s terday, November 4, at 6 a.m., we began to perceive ilks p el t v nient of the Russian forces. s soon as their march - ' 4 l k " defined, I caused to be embarked and conveyed to i hl t%tTett o a reinforcement of one battalion. The evening 11;"N, had placed on an even ground a battery of guns cal ' k m) face en hand any attack which might be made. ,`tle Qisi ~s an forces amounted to twenty battalions, three r a g .. - 1 ,:*8 ) a cavalry, one of Cossacks, sixteen t„ 4 4f o ed sixteen on foot. They formed in order of battle, ' t - , :1i,„ tltteell pieces of cannon in the rear of twelve bat -11,c11,,pal the regiment of Cossacks in lines beyond the u qty 4 , our guns, and fronting the centre of our works. ;;, th e advanced supported by the fire of their artillery, and C tiZ t ue time two battalions, with two cannons, came 1 4 41t'ltening our left flank. Having commenced the io ,-' another stronger division—consisting of six bat ttiallle'illith four cannons, and . having in the rear three leak ~,' of cavalry supporting and outstripping their left 4 ,7, 4,7°k its position and formed in two lines, with artil y a w z. se and foot, into echelons, attacking our right flank, 47 11 1i .44 e zehange Of some cannon shots, the centre gave the l t j,,whereon they charged both our wings. The centre ‘l , o‹ , three different times, and each . with a fresh bat till 4,,, t ;vice on the left, and once on the right. Likr- ' e il-directed fire from our fortress at Turtukai soon 0 after their right column—and the centre gradually fell f' 4 . l. ' ci e 4 er havi ng suffered severely and half its numbers I' I N e° " 2 b , it The battery of the island, also mounted .Itl Po • 4 4 ~rful guns, menzil tap, and commanded by Khalid t , 4„' ` lt d admirable execution on the enemy's right wing. 1 , e 6 1,, i:iians advanced with coolness and resolution almost do, i ' i tc,, t nk of the trench, and on this account their loss * -i clerable, amounting to a thousand men killed and IN ' kh e ' e number wounded. aft „dopi, e , t igagement lasted four hours, from nqon till 4 p.m., hk'neimg this interval the wagons never ceased to carry Ih r tVead, and twenty were observed heavy laden . even k t ,: l k 4 . „'c'tiflict, With a view of facilitating this duty, as 1, 1 fr o ''' lasted, we abstained from molesting the enemy Fro ia a • , . k ale !l 04 ring a single shot, but found nevertheless 800 tti t "Ed the field. A private carriage, moreover, was re h: itl ti kid from the pains taken in the search, we conjec ral 114 have been destined to receive the body of a st . oft e 1 14iikt 6 .4 sr. tot e lih eo P•m• a total confusion ensued in the Russian ranks; )111: 44 we re completely broken and their retreat precipi k,Nes , hou r l ater some f ew ra lli e d i n th e neighbouring I)4trtt4s4unt the remainder fled in disorder. Some of our :,wer e : 4 f orward in pursuit of them beyond the lines, ttbuqi einnioned back by trumpet to their own quarters, 4 ttl e h",a amounted to 106 men. We found on tbe field " 0 muskets, sacs, cartridge boxes, equipments, &C. " OMAR." tj, 3 , '2141 1V . ATTACK ON THE AUSTRZeiN LLOYD'S STEAMER. ko t fob ti t 44 ShoZ W itlg is taken from a Turkish dispatch, 1 %Bother 4 1 th at the Russians are careles to respect h , e Nkl e - ne utrality of Austria or the freedom of rc ial ' i ll 4 , t in tercourse ; to 14 ta h i n lirs claY last, the Pesth, Lloyd's steamer, ,4fr ei , f before Giurgevo, flag hoisted, had N t her 1 ,,, r°111 the Russian battery, although the qi,2 Of " 80 clear as not to admit of the possi -141,,i4it 44:04., error. Our battery between R0ut t14,,,,N th: ardenza fired some shots in order to i q i 4 , Et ,.,7, Packet, which was injured in two q(t t , e e, ~,,,q , q her chain broken by projectiles. Iv tr lelf. 11 4 : , (1 , er the necessity of returning, she placed trot' la ucl7d er Our protection, and the passengers t, ic ulr , • „ Fite„L ) clock after the return of the Aus- q 4ae4t-"ttoer, thpe.magent of the company at Giur , rea,_ apologise, stating that the Russians N t :!le k, , •Y_ I , o [lB take, and the captain, accompanied '4• e,,7lt ed "plan and Prussian Consular agents, s e e` t hemselves before me to inquire whe kent Bta. jrner might b e cons id ere d sa f e i n h er no f o 2 ° u• In ly, I observed that I could rural enga re ge p ment, and that the vessel necessarily must be exposed to the same risks with the town itself, On this the captain resolved to depart, and at a distance from this place of about three hours, the Russians again fired on the ves sel, which was defended to the best of their ability, by our post guards. Finally, the captain was forced to approach the right bank, and throw out his anchor, and he sent me the second in command to inform me of these events. RUMOURED INSURREC TION IN PORTUGAL. The Madrid correspondent of the Chronicle, writing on the 24th, says, "We have disastrous news from Portugal. A letter from Orense, Galicia, received this morning, says that a rising has taken place at Oporto against the regency of the King-Consort ; and the Clamor Publico has a letter from Badajoz, dated the 21st inst., which states that the 13th regiment of infantry has risen in insurrection, in the direction of the Douro, and proclaimed Don Miguel; and that Miguelites of note had already brought many recruits to their ranks. "It is an unfortunate fact that (however un justly) the King-Consort has always been unpopular in Portugal, and perhaps the best thing that could now be done would be for the Portuguese Cortes to proclaim the Young Prince (Don Pedro V.) of age ; he is upwards of 16, and has received an excellent education, and, above all, is Portuguese, which, like charity, covers a multitude of sins in that country, which is particularly averse to being governed by foreigners ; in which antipathy, would probably consist a great part of Don Miguel's success, if an insurrection has already commenced in his favour." • _ MONETAI?"I-CUSTOMS. Tho following also appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday. LONDON. Gold is about 0.38 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London, and about 0.30 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London; and the Exchange at New York is nominally 0.08 per cent. against Eng land, leaving a profit on the transmission of gold between the two countries. The Times city article states that the alteration in the demand for money at the Stock Exchange has led to applications being made at the Bank of England by various holders of the dissented Stocks falling due in January, and which the Bank re cently notified their willingness to discount at 3 per cent. IRELAND [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] DUBLIN, WEDNESnAIr. D'AUBIGNE IN DUBLIN.-13r. Merle D'Aubigne lectured last night to a large audience in the Scots church, on the state of religion on the continent. The Dean of St. Patrick's, and a large number of the establishment clergy were present, and the chair was taken by Mr. Anderson, T.C. The speaker having been introduced, began by an apology for his inability to speak English well, and then spoke in eulogistic terms of the glories of Great Britain, one of the greatest of which was the abolition of slavery. He then proceeded to the main question, and said that there was a battle going on at present between Romanism and Evan gelism. Having spoken of the exertions of the London Missionary Society, he contrasted with it the attempts of the papacy at universal domination. as an instance of which he cited the late quarrel between the editor of the Univers and the Arch- bishop of Paris, when the Pope had taken the side of the former, and condemned the moderate Galli cian opinions of the latter. Ecclesiastical power was now secured in France, as there was only one magistrate in every commune, and he was a priest. The speaker, in continuation, referred to the persecutions of Miss Cunninghame, in Tus cany; but that lady was not alone in her suffering; for be had known a Mdlle. Calandrine, a Genevese, who was subjected to similar treatment. But these excesses were damaging the cause of Rome on the continent, and alienating the subjects from their rulers. Having made some allusions to the internal ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church, Dr. D'Aubigne turned to England, whose great strength, he said, rested in her attachment to the Word of God. Prussia was also becoming one of their alliance, and in the south of France they had numerous followers. The speaker having concluded, a collection was made in aid of the Evangelical Society. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the meeting separated. Three not very extensive properties were sold yesterday, in the Incumbered Estates Court. The gross sum realised was £49,720. The first, the Drew estate, in the county Limerick, brought 32 years' purchase, the other two, in Clare and Mayo, realised only 15 years' purchase on the average. THE BOYNE VIADUCT.—Sir John M`Neil has ad dressed a letter to the papers denying that this structure is in an unsafe state. OUTRAGE IN THE NORTH.—The system of agra rian disturbance in Ulster is on the increase, and although the Lord Lieutenant is taking steps to wards assisting the local magistrates to check it, misdeeds seem to be of daily committal. As a se- Fuel to the outrage on Messrs. Meigh and Ross, on riday night last, a poor man named M•Mahon, living at Crossmaglen, near Carrickmacross, was way laid and beaten to such an extent that his survival was not expected. Some quarrel connected with land was the cause. Ribbonism is also said to be spreading amongst the railway labourers, and on the Newiy and Enniskillen line, two gangers were waylaid and severely handled. Some uninhabited houses have also been thrown down by marauders, and altogether active measures are called for on the part of the authorities Special constables have been already sworn in, and an additional con stabulary force will be quartered on the disturbed districts A NATIONAL CALUMNY.—A few days since we copied into our Irish news an announcement that a Mr. Mather had had his life attempted in the West of Ireland. Mr. Mather had purchased pro perty under the Incumbered Estates Court, on which he had gone to reside, and occasion Was taken, in making the announcement, to exclaim against the national character for the disposition to violence and crime in which alone such an oc currence could have its rise, for Mr. Mather was described, doubtless very justly, as a model of a citizen and landlord. It was said, ver3r truly, that such nett. ',vie injurious to 'mil progress. Now it turns out that this story is without a particle of foundation, and that at the very period Mr. Mather was said to have been the object of murderous violence he was quietly enjoying him self at his home—in Scotland ! The same journal which circulated the story—the Daily Express, Dublin paper—contradicts it as entirely without foundation, on no less authority than that of the Rev. W. Le Poer Trench, the rector of the parish in which Mr, Mather's property is situate, and a near relative of Lord Clancarty. Ireland has sins enough to answer for, and it is not right that hideous crimes should be falsely imputed to her by her own journalists, to render her more ob noxious for her social intemperance and crimes. _ _ [The Mr. Mather of whom our correspondent speaks has written to the Times, to announce that he is alive, and has not been killed.] CHOLERA.—It is announced now that cholera has positively shown itself among the native inhabi tants of Cork. On Monday there were three cases. THE STRIKES.- —The strikes have extended to this country, and the labourers in the Hibernian Gas Company's works have struck work in a body and without notice. The whole body acting thus, were brought before the police magistrates ; and these judging that the manner of the strike amounted to intimidation, fined the whole of the men oel each; or as an alternative, imprisonment. FALSE IMPRISONMENT,Mr. Carte, a young man in the ordnance-office, Dublin, brought an action against Mr. Falkner, for false imprisonment. Mr. Carte and two companions having rowed out some 300 yards to sea, at a place near Kingstown, adjacent to Mr. Falkner's residence, he went to bathe, He was not successful in re-entering the boat, which he nearly upset, and he then swam to shore. The point where he landed was in front of the windows of Mr. F's residence, and one of the ladies of his family was on the lawn. There was not any indecent exposure, but notwithstanding, Carte was given in charge, and was imprisoned all night. The jury gave him 00. The Northern Whig reports the bursting of a steam boiler in a scuttle mill near Portadown. Thirteen men were scalded ; two are since dead. PROTECTION FOR BRITISH SUBJECTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. A public meeting of the members and friends of the Pro testant Alliance was held on Tuesday at the Freemasons'- hall, Great Queen-street, for the purpose of memorialising her Majesty's government on the aspect of Popery abroad towards British subjects. The chair was taken soon after 12 o'clock by the Earl of Shaftesbury. There was a numerous attendance, the proportion of ladies present being much smaller than is usually the case at meetings of a similar description. Among the gentlemen present were : Sir C. E. Eardley, Bart., the Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., the Hon. S. E. Curzon, the Hon. Captain F. Maude, Colonel Alexander, Admiral Hawker, Admiral V. Harcourt, the Rev. Canon Miller, Mr. A. Haldane, Captain Trotter, Major Southerby, Mr. R. B Seeley, the Rev. W. H. Rule, Captain Gisborne, Dr. Henderson, the Rev. Dr. Thomson, &c. The meeting having been opened with prayor by the Rev. W. Jenkinson, The noble CRAIR3IAN said, the object of the meeting would not require any very long explanation. The com mittee of the Protestant Alliance had called them together to consider a very simple proposition, arising out of events which had lately occurred upon the continent of Europe in Roman Catholic countries, where there were many residents and travellers who were natives of Great Britain. Those events had very materially affected the rights and comforts of British subjects, and the committee of the Protestant Alliance deemed it just and fair that they should demand a full, clear, and satisfactory explanation of the position of British subjects in those countries, and a full and ample re cognition of their undeniable rights. (Cheers.) It was not his intention to discuss at length the individual cases which had led to this movement. Gross and oppressive as those cases might have been, he would only refer to them as proofs of the spirit which animated certain Roman Catholic governments, and as instances of the necessity of obtaining, as speedily as possible, a recognition of the rights of British subjects. Without pausing to discuss the question of Popish aggression as it had recently been manifested in this country, and still more recently in Holland, it could not have escaped the observation of every one that the influence of the Vatican had of late years been used in a moss decided, pointed, and aggrocloiva manner for the pur pose of stimulating all the Roman Catholic governments of . the continent to measures of coercion, and even of inso lence. It could not have escaped observation that the mea sures were ostensibly intended to apply to the subjects of those goverments had in a great me asure b een directed against Protestants of all nations, but more especially against the Protestants of England. (Hear, hear.) He would ask them first to consider certain provisions of the new penal code which had recently been declared law in the kingdom of Portugal. If there was upon the face of the earth a nation which owed a deep debt of gratitude to this country, it was Portugal. (Hear, hear.) If there was any people or any government upon whom England could make a claim with the full assurance, so far as right was concerned, that such claim would not be denied, that government was the government of Portugal. (Hear, bear.) The people of England were told by i the govern ment of Portugal that if they went to reside n Lisbon, or in any part of the Portuguese domi n i ons , an d celebrated acts of their worship in the most simple, decent, orderly, and even private manner, they were liable to be imprisoned for from one to three years, and to be subjected to a fine proportioned to their incomes. (Hear, hear.) He did not know whether that decree was most audacious or most in solent—whether it was intolerable, or whether it was con temptible. (Hear, and cheers.) This he knew, ho w ever—that the people of England would not allow it to ex sist directed against this country (cheers) ; and the present meeting had been convened in order that public opinion might be expressed upon this and other matters, and that such expression might be conveyed to the secretary of state for foreign affairs—a nobleman who he was sure would not be indifferent to an appeal which related to the religion of this country and the honour of its people. (Hear,. hear.) He would next allude to the kingdom of Spain. This country had done quite as much for Spain as for Portugal, for Spain was not only indebted to England for her very exis tence, but was also—though that was a lower consideration —under great financial obligations to this country. Were they to be told, then, that British subjects resident in Spain were not to be allowed the rites of decent burial, but that they were to be thrust out of sight like dogs or cats (hear, hear), and that no service whatever was to be performed over their remains ? (Hear, hear.) He next came to Malta, a British possession, in that island a new code had been issued by the self-government which we had allowed to elist, and of which we might, as conquerors, have deprived the people, declaring that any contempt towards any of the doctrines, rites, or ceremonies of the Roman Catholic religion in that island, was to be punished by periods of imprisonment, vary ing from 3 to 6, or even 12 months. (Hear, hear). He would next refer to the duchy of Tuscany. The Tuscan code ;extended over more than 300 articles; it was so diffuse that few people could read it ; it was so complicated and various that no one could remember it; but its great and leading principle was this that word, and speech, and action, and even thought, were interdicted to everybody who might be living under the authority of the Grand Duke. (Hear, hear). By the words of that code " Any ;British subject being in the dominions of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, who touched upon religious doc trines, or who expressed, even in secret, to a friend or relation, verbally, or by letter—to a wife, to a husband, to a son, or to a daughter—any religious sentiments, not neces sarily controversial or polemical, but drawn from the Gospel of the blessed God, might be charged with an offence against the Roman Catholic church, according to the opin ion or the will of the Jesuit confessor who advised the Grand Duke, and might be punished by fine or by imprison ment for 10, 15, or 20 years, with hard labour, and in some instances even by death." (Hear, hear.) Now, he wanted to know whether this was to be permitted ? (Cheers.) He maintained and he was sure those whom he was addressing were of the } same opinion, that wherever the Queen had a representative there British subjects had a right to reside, and that not as slaves, or in a state of miserable obedience. (Hear, hear.) Their demands were very simple. They demanded for British subjects, residing or travelling in Roman Catholic countries, liberty of conscience reli gious liberty to this extent, and in this form and fashion—liberty to hold communion one with another upon all rellgi3us subjects; liberty to exercise private wor ship within their own houses, and with their own servants ; liberty to have their places of public worship ; liberty to have the Word of God, to ponder over it, to talk over it, and to make it known within the sphere of their own influence ; liberty of marriage, of baptism, and of burial —not in a covert and secret way—not by night, as if they were com mitting some monstrous sin, and were afraid of the officers of justice—(hear, hear); but openly, fairly, and decently, according to the solemnities required in this country. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) They asked this as much for tlie Roman Catholics as for themselves. (Hear, hear.) The principle upon which the Protestant alliance was based was to protest against coercion, against restriction, against the suppression of God's Word in every region of the earth, whether by Roman Catholic, by Protestant, by Turk, by Mahometan, or by Italian. (Rear, hear.) In this country all the liberty that could possibly be demanded was given to every form of belief, He could not close, however, without the expression of a hope that they wo u ld no t here after be limited by ;the ties of a fellow-citizenship to exertions on behalf of one people and of one language. It was their duty, and it should be their joy, to support the truths and spirit of Protestantism all over the world. Why should they be less bold than Queen Elizabeth ? (Hear, hear.) Why behind Cromwell ? Why, less hearty than the statesmen of 1704, who demanded and obtained the right of intervention for the faithful of the valleys ? Why less energetic than Lord Aberdeen, who said, in writing to Lord Stratford, " the defence of ou r co-religionists is .1-.4 7 4- r • (1 4 ouu cheers.) Sir C. E. EARDLEY moved the following resolution : "That the unceasing encroachments of the Roniish priest hood in procuring the enactment of new, and the revival of obsolete laws against the peaceable profossinn of Protestant Christianity, in countries under their influence, calls for decided action on the part of British Protestants in order to the se3urity of themselves and their fellow-subjects, while residing in, or travelling . through, countries where the re ligion of Rome is dominant." He observed that if the measures they proposed to take were neither violent nor passionate nor unreasonable, but so moderate as to receive the approval of every reasonable and honest man, he thought the state of the world with regard to the Roman Catholic church was such that they might expect the sympathy, not only of the subjects but also of the governments of many foreign countries. (Hear, hear.) It was only necessary to take a glance over Christen dom at this moment to see that the indignation of humanity was rising against the Vatican and against the papacy. In Holland the same game had been played that was attempted here, and the Dutch had met th e aggress i on o f th e p a p a cy with somewhat of the spirit of British Protestants. Even the lethargy of Prussian Protestantism had been disturbed, and the king had boldly met the arrogance of the papal authorities, and had threatened to deprive of his commission any officer in the royal service who submitted to the tyrannical regulation of the Vatican with regard to mar riages between Protestants and Roman Catholics. They had only to cast their eyes over the leading articles of that morning's Times—a journal which, he was thankful to say, had manifested upon many occasions recently a glorious feeling on the subject of Protestantism—show ing that it knew how to make itself the representative of Protestant feeling on this subject, Th e Tones mentioned a new instance of papal aggression which had occurred in the Grand Duchy of Baden, where the Pope and the Vati can had taken upon themselves to excommunicate the ecclesiastical council of the Grand Duke. Indeed, there was scarcely a country on the continent—and the remark applied also to the United States of America—which was not beginning to feel it necessary to rouse itself against the tyranny of the Pope. (Hear, hear.) A short time since, he (Sir C. Eardley) had an interview with the late prime minister of the present Pope, who was now residing at Genoa, and that gentleman told him that the system of the papacy was so utterly rotten, and so strongly detested by the people, that, unless some marvellous change should take place, he was certain that its destiny was sealed. (Hear, 0 hear, and cheers.) The gentleman who made this state ment was the Count Mamiani, who was for several months the prime minister of the Pope. (Hear, hear). He saw that there wou'.d be considerable difficulty in asserting that British subjects should not be tried for spreading the scrip tures in Florence or other Roman Catholic cities ; but he though they might justly claim that neither before nor after trial—if such was made a subject of trial—should a British subject be immured in a prison. (Hear, hear.) He con sidered that the ne plus ultra of punishment, in case a person was found guilty of circulating the Scriptures, should be his or her expulsion from the country. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. Canon MILLER, of Birmingham, seconded the resolution. The rev, gentleman denounced in strong terms the " fopperies and mummeries" of tractarianism and 'Popery, and observed that the motto of the church of Rome at the present day seemed to be " Encroachment." After complaining that Protestant liberties were threatened in this country, as well as abroad, by recent magisterial decisions at Walsall 'and Dublin with respect to contro versial lectures, and the distribution of tracts, which had been prohibited on the ground that they might provoke breaches of the peace, the rev. gentleman proceeded to say that tLe Protestants of Great Britain could not cal lupon the secretary of state for foreign affairs to send a frigate after every Englishman or Englishwoman who chose to circulate the Bible in Tuscany, and that he saw no way of propa gating the gospel in such a country except in the manner in which its knowledge was at first disseminated—namely, by martyrs. The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously. The Rev. G. H. DAVIS, of Bristol, in a speech of some length, in the course of which he argued that, while re monstrating against the persecutions of Popery in Spain, Portugal, and Tuscany, they ought, in consistency, to offer the most strenuous opposition to the progress of Popery in this country and in Ireland, moved the second resolution:— " That, with a view to the establishment of a sound and recognised principle, applicable to all cases wherein vexa tious or oppressive proceedings may be instituted, the memorial prepared and subscribed by the committee of the Protestant alliance, as now read, be adopted by the present meeting." The Rev. W. ARTHUR, Wesleyan minister, briefly seconded the resolution, which was supported by the Rev. T. Nolan and adopted. The memorial, which was in accordance with the objects of the meeting, was then read end aduptcd afber wlaioh the -following resolution was carried, on the motion of Mr. JAMES LORD, seconded by the Rev. W. CHALMERS : " That the cordial thanks of this meeting are due to the chairman, the Earl of Shaftesbury, for his kindness in pre siding, over this meeting, and for his constant and success ful advocacy of the cause of Christian truth and religious liberty." The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compliment, said he had omitted to refer, in his opening address, to the nature and extent of the penalties attached to a breach of the laws of Tuscany relating to religion. That point was, however, alluded to in the memorial. Those penalties were most extreme and unprecedented, and if an attempt were made to apply them to our fellow-subjects, the answer would be simple and short—" It shall not be." (Loud cheers.) The meeting then dispersed. THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. POLICE v COURT. --ESTERDAY. DRUNKENNESS.—John Chander, a provision dealer in Copperas-hill, was charged by John Scribe, a publican, 55, Dale-street, with being drunk in his house, and destroying a new suit of clothes that he had on. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner came into his house at 9 o'clock on Monday night last, intoxicated, and in consequence of the prisoner using abusive language, he put him out, and he returned in a short time afterwards, using most disgusting language ; . and he went to put him out again, when he tore his coat and waistcoat. Damage done, £3 10s. He was fined ss. and costs for being drunk, and the magistrate ordered the prosecutor to take out a summons for damages. Patrick Lloyd, a lodging-house keeper in Chisenhall-street, charged with keeping lodgers, and not being registered, was fined 20s. and costs: CHARGE OF REFUSING TO WORK.— Wm. Walsh, Henry Bradley, Michael Meagre, Henry Dalton, and Wm. Everest, seamen, were charged by Captain Hunt, of the ship Reindeer, bound for Odessa, with refusing to work, or to go in the ship, after having signed articles. The prosecutor said that he went on board the ship about four o'clock on Monday last, when the chief mate informed him that the five pri soners refused to work the ship. The prosecutor called the prisoners together in the forecastle, but they (the prisoners) refused to work; he again asked them to work at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, but they still refused. The prisoners, in their defence, stated that there were not hands enough to work the ship, and that the forecastle was leaky. Magistrate : You must either go with the captain, or go to gaol. Prisoners : We will go to gaol. They were each sent to gaol for 30 days, with hard labour. SMUGGLING.—TWO American seamen, named Carigan and Clarke were charged by Thomas Woolcock, a custom house officer, who was on duty at the Huskisson dock on the 26th instant, with smuggling 161bs. of foreign manufactured tobacco. The magistrate inflicted a penalty of 1001. each, but recommended them to the consideration of the excise, and he (the magistrate) had no doubt they would do some thing for them. Anderson Millburne, a seaman, was charged with smuggling 11b. 10 oz. of foreign manufactured tobacco. The custom-house officer stated that he stopped the prisoner on the Coburg dock quay and found the above quaeity of tobacco concealed in his boots. He was ordered to pay 16s. 3d., the value of the tobacco. William Lawson, a master mariner, brought to the bride well drunk, and locked up for safety, said he lost seven sovereigns and the papers of the thip which he was captain of. lie said he had them when he was taken. The bride well keeper stated that he was searched when he came in, and only one half-penny found upon him. The prisoner said ho was in a public house drinking that night. The magistrate discharged him with orders to give information at the police-office. THE EXTENSIVE COTTON ROBBERY BY FORGED ORDERS, —James Wood, (formerly warehouseman to Mr. James Sedden, warehousekeeper, of this town,) Nancy Handley, (landlady of" The Fleece," in Sir Thomas's-buildings, whose husband is at present confined in Lancaster Castle for debt,) and John Bentley, a dealer in cotton, living at Oldham, were again brought before the magistrates, having each been remanded on several occasions. Mr. Black appeared for Woods, Mr. Roby for the female, and Mr. Yates for Bentley. Since the apprehension of the first named prisoner, the de tailed facts, as they came before the court, have appeared in this journal. This day the time of the court was occupied several hours, there being upwards of 30 witnesses examined, when the following facts were elicited— In the year 1850, upwards of 300 bales of cotton, the property- of Messrs. Washington Jackson, Sons and Co., were deposited with Mr. Seddon, 70 bales of which were placed in his sheds, which extend from Carleton-street to Regent-street, which shed the prisoner Woods had the management of. In the early part of the present month, the clerk or warehouseman discovered that some of the cotton had been taken from the shed, and upon looking over the file the following order was found : Liverpool, 17th Sept., 1853. Mr. James Seddon.—Please deliver and allow the hearer, samples B L, 43 bales cotton, ex " Judah Town," lying in your shed, Carlton? street, W. Jackson Sons and Co., zl w es er o e n s t e h n e t WM. SCOTT. 11 It was the prisoner Wood's business to attend to the delivmw fr f om the th go p od c t ,r. (lby ht ha i t , o t r a de o r t at!la .7 and z'tti of October, making in all 43 bales. The above orde r it was discovered was forged, the Messrs. Jackson having denied all knowledge of it, ana noilitai,,ta j r„il upon the prisoner Woods, and a person named Brown i also employed in the shed, but who has made his escape. It was found that 20 bales of the cotton were taken from the shed between the hours of eight and nine o'clock on the morning of the 17th of September, to the railway station, from whence they were taken to the Mumps station on that line, addressed to Mr. Robert Bakeley, Shaw-bank, Salleworth. During the removal of the cotton from the sheds, Woods was present ; and it was proved that the order or a portion of it, was in his hand-writing. After their arrival at the station, the prisoner Bentley, according to the statement of Mr. Bakeley, met him and said, " there are 20 bales of cotton at the station, " but he replied, he would have nothing to do with them ; but on the ninth of October, he purchased 11 bales of cotton of the female prisoner at a public-house in Manchester, and which he paid her for, the the prisoner Bentley having stated the price to be fivepence, and then asked her if it were not so. The 11 bales were marked the same as the 20 bales he had refused to purchase. The 20 bales were purchased of the prisoner Bentley, by Messrs. J. and P. Schofeild, and delivered to them on the 9th November. Mr. Wright purchased 12 hales of cotton of Bentley. Many witnesses were called for the purpose of proving that the three prisoners were acting in concert together ; but in the opinion of the magistrates, after hearing the arguments advanced by each of the gentlemen who appeared for the prisoners, there was not sufficient evidence to connect Bentley with the affair, but he decided upon sending the other two for trial. Each of the witnesses examined spoke of Bentley as being a highly respectable person, and that he had only acted as any other tradesman would have done in the matter, The two prisoners, Woods and Mrs, Handley, were therefore committed for trial, the female being permitted bail. COLONELCY OF THE 20TH FOOT.—It is generally stated that Major-General Godwin, C. 8., (who, it is stated, will be nominated a K.C.8.), is to succeed to the appointment. In an affray with poachers on the property of the Rev. J. A. Rhodes, near Leeds, on Tuesday, one of the game keepers of the rev. gentleman was shot in the head, and one of the poachers in the leg. Sixteen shots were fired. A MAN ROASTED.—A most horrible event took place on Monday evening, in the brickfields belonging to Messrs. Lawford and Kelly, at Kentish-town, near the Governess's Institution. A. man, well known in the locality, named Joseph Roberts, was discovered lying on a brick-kiln quite dead, and on examination parts of his body were literally roasted. THE LATE ROBBERY AT LEIGHTON-BUZZARD. On Tuesday last the perpetrator of the robbery --or the " Fence" in this case—was arrested under circumstances which showed extreme boldness, or large want of caution. The following are the facts from the London police reports : - GurLDHAT.T,.—Lewis Myers, described in the police-sheet as a jeweller, but refused to give his address, was placed at the bar before Sir George Carroll, charged with being found in possession of a gold watch and other articles, which formed part of the proceeds of an extensive robbery corn mitted upon the premises of Mr. Matthews, a watchmaker, of Leighton-Buzzard, Bedfordshire, on Saturday morning last. A great deal of excitement prevailed among the city police since Saturday, consequent upon the receipt at head quarters of a telegraphic message containing the information that a burglary had been committed at Leighton-Buzzard, and property to the value of nearly £l,OOO carried away, as was supposed, by three London thieves. A reward of £lOO was offered for the apprehension and conviction of the burglars, and the city detective force was immediately put in motion, but no trace was discovered of the parties until yesterday, when a clue was obtained in the following extra ordinary manner : Mr. Thomas Alfred Matthews said : I am a watchmaker and jeweller, of Leighton-Buzzard. On Saturday morning last, between the hours of twelve and three o'clock a.m., my house was broken into, and a large quantity of plate, watches, and jewellery, to the value of about £BOO, was stolen. I have since discovered a small portion of the property. I went to Sirrell's, the refiner, in Barbican, to inquire about two silver teapots, and while there, I saw the prisoner offering for sale some shirt studs, which at once excited my suspicions. I waited, and saw him also offer a fob chain for sale, which I recognised, and therefore, when he left the shop I followed him. I saw him go into a baker's shop opposite, and I passed on to the corner of the street, where I met a police sergeant, with whom I returned, and gave the prisoner into custody. At the station he was searched, and;a_eld hunting-watch, value about £l2 or £l4 ; a gold fob-chain, with four rows, slide, and two rings, value £5 ; two sets of studs, a watch movement, and other things, of which I have no knowledge. The gold watch I can swear to as one of those stolen on Saturday, and the fob-chain also. T know the movement from its defect and one set of studs, from the peculiarity of the pattern. The other set 1 cannot swear to, because it is of a common pattern. Sergeant Whitcher, 50, said, I took the prisoner into cus tody about half-past one o'clock to-day. The prosecutor came to me as he has described, and I took the prisoner to the station, where, in addition to the articles already men tioned by the prosecutor, I found on the prisoner £I 1 103. in gold, 9s. 7d. in silver and copper, and a pocket-book con taining a £lO bank-note, and a cheque for £l5. He re fused to give his address ; and on being interrogated as to how he came into the possession of the property in question, he said he purchased it, but declined to say of whom. Sir George Carroll : Do you wish to ask either of these witnesses any questions, prisoner ? Prisoner : I would rather not put any questions to them until I have had the benefit of legal advice. Sir George Carroll : Very well, I am about to give you the opportunity of obtaining the assistance you require by re manding you for a week. Prisoner : So long as a week, sir ? Inspector Shelford : It is important, your worship, that we should have a long remand. Prisoner : But I hive a wife and family depending upon me for support. Sir George Carroll : The officers think that a week will not be more than sufficient to make the necessary inquiries, and I therefore see no reason to alter my determination. Prisoner : Will your worship, then, order the money found on me to be given up to me ? _ _ Sir George - Carroll : It may be the produce of the robbery and in that case I cannot make an order. Prisoner : But there is a cheque dated a fortnight back ; that cannot have any connection with the robbery of Satur day last. May I have that ? Sir George Carroll : The officers deem it advisable that nothing should be given up at present. The robbery is such an extensive one, and you appear so mixed up with it, that I do not feel disposed to interfere. Officer : He refused to give his address, Sir George. Prisoner r Why, you could have had my address if you had wished, for it is in my pocket-book among memorandums that show the extent of my business. I do business very largely, sometimes to the amount of £4OO per month. Sir George Carroll : Then why did you refuse to give it when required ?... Prisoner : I did not, sir. May I not have a few pounds to get a solicitor ? Sir George Carroll : If you are doing business to the ex tent of £4OO per month, you will not meet with any difficulty in procuring legal assistance. The prisoner then gave his address, 77, Southwark-bridge road, and was afterwards conveyed in a cab to Newgate, to await the next examination. WHOLESALE SHOPLIFTING. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. --Josephine Cain, an extremely well-dressed Frenchwoman, was brought before Mr. Hard wick, charged with having stolen a large quantity of valuable property from the shops of various silk mercers, drapers, &c., principally at the west-end of the town. The body of the court was completely filled by shop keepers and their assistants, and the floor of the court was covered with a miscellaneous collection of articles stolen from different shops. William Cossins, shawl and drapery buyer at Messrs. Swan and Edgar's, silk mercers, Piccadilly, said, on Monday evening, about half-past seven, he went to Mr. Neate's, the pawnbroker's, Duke-street, Manchester-square, and was there shown a piece of cambric, now produced. He imme diately identified it as the property of the firm, and worth at least 31. Witness had, about an hour previously, been spoken to by a police-constable, and had then made a search, which led to the discovery that a piece of cambric was mis sing. Witness had seen the prisoner in the shop as a cus tomer. William Bruce, assistant to Mr. Neate, pawnbroker, Duke-street, produced a piece of cambric, pledged for 4/. on the 14th November, with other articles by the prisoner. Mary Ann Bridge, searcher at the Marylebone station house, said she searched the prisoner last Saturday, and found nine duplicates sewed in the hem of her under petti coat. One of the duplicates related to the cambric now produced. The prisoner would not give up the duplicates without offering great resistance. Mr. Rutter, solicitor for the prosecution, said there were numerous other charges, and therefore he should ask for a remand. The prisoner was fully committed on this case, but ordered to be brought up again next Tnesday, on the other charges. THE BEV. DR. lIPNEILE AND DEAN CONYBEARE. _ TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIRES. SIR, —I hope you will not deem me inconsistently intru sive, when I request you to have the kindness to allow the enclosed notes to follow their predecessors into your columns. The frank acknowledgment of mistake on the part of Dean Conybeare is as honourable to him as it is satisfactory to me. What his son will say for his part in the transaction remains to be seen.—l am, Sir, your obliged Liverpool, Nov. 28. HUGH APNEILE. "Liverpool, Nov. 22. " DEAR SIR, —ln reply to your letter of the 17th in.+ beg to observe that this is not h. r n.++— -P aieuiogicai con troversy at pll T in question none of your son's theo luirbicai opinions ; neither did I ask any ex pl ana ti on o f an y o f them. What I asked was evidence to justify his charge against me. -" You have attempted to supply this from a speech of mine ; and now you say that you 'repeat most confidently j , .— —44,-. ponvietion of the exact accuracy of your recol lection.' "In your published letter you say London was the place, and you twice mention the Bible Society as the cause on behalf of which the speech in question was delivered ; and now you add, that you heard me as the advocate of an institution which you have always felt yourself con scientiously called upon to support.' Nothing can be clearer, therefore, than that, according to your recollection, of the exact accuracy of which you are entirely convinced, the speech of mine from which you quote was delivered at a Bible Society meeting in London. You are ready to say— Certainly. " I have examined, in the reports of the Bible Society, the lists of all the speakers at all their London meetings, from 1812 to 1852, inclusive, and my name never once ap pears. I never once, during all those 40 years, spoke at a Bible Society meeting in London. The evidence is in print, and open to your inspection as to mine. " I need say no more, but I will say this That your re miniscences are sincere, and their result sincerely given, I cannot doubt ; that you have mistaken some other speaker for me, I am now certain. "I am daily expecting a reply from your son, to whom I sent my letter, addressed—' Poste restante, Nice, ' and I re serve to myself the right t o publish this letter, should I see cause for so doing,—l remain, yours faithfully, " HUGH M'NEILE. " Very Rev. Dean Conybeare." " Llandaff, Nov. 25. "MY DEAR Stn.—Although it seems almost superfious to make the statement, I cannot satisfy my mind without send ing you my acknowledgment that the evidence you have adduced entirely satisfies mo that I was misinformed as to your having been the spokesman to whom I alluded. I was so informed at the time by some other of the audience, who, I rejoice to find, must have been incorrect, "At the time I was myself perfectly ignorant of your person, I much regret that I should have been thus misled into making what I must now consider an unfounded charge.—Pray believe me, very faithfully /ours, "W. P. CO BEAR. "Rev. Hugh M'Neile, D.D," CAUTION TO COUNTRYMEN VISITING MANCHESTER.— Yesterday morning, at the City police-court, Manchester, two persons, named William Hewitt and Peter Warren, were brought up before the magistrates charged with de frauding a young man named John Yarwood, of a watch and 605., by card playing. /,#X FASHIONS FaL (From the Worfef CARRIAGE OR PROMENADE IV le , 91, silk doss the skirt has three deep flounftD, ~ , , A remvfandyked and trimmed with fringe, above which a:2 , 6-thiee - rows of nar row black velvet. Manteau of bright ruby velvet, trimmed round with a deep black silk fringe, and at a little distance from the edge p band of black moir antique; a band of moir antique is set on, forming a cape at the back, it is brought over the shoulder and finishes at the bend of the arm in front; a broad fringe is sewn under the bottom edge; it closes quite to the throat and is ornamented by very hand some silk tassels. Bonnet of white silk, with small green feathers placed low at the right side ; in the interior is a cap of tulle, on the right side is a white rose and small green feather, and on the left small red roses. MORNING COSTUME. —Dress of fine cashmere ; the skirt with three flounces, cut in deep narrow scall o p s e d ge d w ith black lace, in each scallop is a sprig embroidered. High' basquine body closing to the throat; the fronts are embroi dered from a point at the waist to the shoulder, and on each side of the embroidery is a row of lace ; the basquine is cut in scallops to correspond with the flounces and trimmed in the same manner; pagoda sleeves with engageantes of worked muslin. Cap of white lace with blue flowers placed low at each side and floating ends of ribbon. DINNER COSTUME.—Dress of Napoleon blue velvet; the body is three-quarters high at the back, opening in front to the waist, the edge finished by two rows of narrow jet trimming ; the small basquine is trimmed with two rows of black lace and one of jet, the front is crossed by three rows of black lace : the sleeves reach but little below the elbow, are open in front to the shoulder, the edges cut in points, which meet in the centre, leaving lozenge-shaped openings ; jet trimming. are trimmed with black lace, and one row of the trimming. PROMENADE COSTUME.—High dress of glacee silk, the skirt long and extremely full. Manteau of rich purple vel vet, trimmed round with a deep black fringe, with a broad open heading; above this are two rows narrow chain gimp. Bonnet of purple velvet • the front is full ; the crown is soft and covered with a round piece of velvet cut in points, each point fastened down by a small button, this piece stands in flutes between the points which has a very pretty effect ; round the outer edge of the front is a narrow foaklior trimming the colour Qf the velvet, the edoe finished by a narrow black lace ; blonde cap with small pia flowers. PROMENADE COSTITME.—Dress of rich brown Irish pop lin, the skirt very full. Venetian Mantle of black satin, lined throughout with blue silk quilted; the plain piece at the top of the shoulders is very deep ; a frill of satin is set on with a little fullness at the bottom of the plain piece, the edge slightly festooned and trimmed with a narrow fringe; it is closed at the th ro at by sma ll b ran d e b ourgs, from which hang large tassels ; the top and bottom of the armholes are likewise ornamented with tassel to correspond. Bonnets of black lace : the interior is trimmed with blonde, roses, and narrow blue velvet. ORNMIG COSTUME.—Dress of green silk ; the skirt with three flounces graduating in width ; the bottom flounce is headed by five narrow ruches, the secound flounce by four, and the top by three. Jacket body three-quarters hi g h, opening en demi cur; the neck is finished by three ruches and a frill ; the jacket is finished to correspond, and closes in front to the bottom of the ruches , the frill is left open four bows ornament the front : the sleeves are rounded to the bend of the arm in front, and are trimmed with a frill and three ruches. Small embroidered cap, trimmed with pink ribbon. _ _ _ BALL COSTUME.— Dress of Lama d'oree, worn over a jupo of white satin, the skirt has three broad flounces, each hav ing four gold stripes woven in them ; low stomacher body, the waist and point long ; three rows of chantilly lace, each headed by a gold trimming, form a berthe at the back, and terminate at the point in front, nearly covering the plain short sleeve ; the stomacher is of fulled gauze, crossed by three rows of gold trimming ; the short sleeve is finished by a gold band and a row of chantilly lace. Head-dress of Napoleon blue velvet ornamented with gold, and gold beads. DINNER COSTUME FOR HOME. —Dress of bright green satin, the skirt long and extremely full. The basguine. body, nearly hig,h at the back, opens en cceur to the waist ; it is trimmed with two rows of black lace, which are con tinued on the baquine, the corners rounded : a bow of satin ribbon is placed at the centre of the bust and another at the waist : rather short pagoda sleeves with two rows of black lace : enyageantes and chemisette of Honiton lace. Fanehon cap of black lace with short lappets ; round the face is a narrow border of white blonde; the trimming is rose-coloured ribbon. EVENING COSTITME.—Dress of checked ta f fetas: the plain low body is cut on the straight, the waist and point long: a very broad white watered ribbon is brought from the shoulder to the centre of front a little above the point, where it is finished by a small bow and long floating ends; the sleeves are very short and have rather broad ta f fetas frills ; at the top of the sleeve arc loops of ribbon ; long floating ends fall, one at the back, the other at the front of the sleeve : a ruche of narrow white ribbon finishes the thp of corsage, above which stands a narrow blonde. Jupe of emerald green gticee silk, it is long and extremely full : high caraco body of light claret-coloured velvet, clos ing to the throat : the basqui#ie is pointed in the front, and is edged round with a row of black silk braid ; the front is crossed by rows of black braid, each end being finished by a loop ; three small loops are also formed in each row of braid at the centre of corsage ; at the top the braid reaches nearly from shoulder to shoulder, the rows decreasing in length to the waist, from thence they gradually widen again to the bottom of basquine. The pagoda sleeves are festooned, eug,ed with braid, and in the festoon at the top of the arm are four rows of braid to correspond with that which orna ments the front. YOUNG LADY'S COSTIIME.—Frock of plaided Irish poplin, the skirt trimmed a la robe with black velvet : the body is plain and three-quarters high, and trimmed with velvet : bell-shaped sleeves, with three small plaits laid across them, each plait fastened in the centre by a small button, they are finished by a broad velvet : large bouillon sleeves with nar row worked cuff. CARRIAGE COSTUME. —Dress of rich silk; the skirt has three broad flounces a disposition of a novel design. Em press mantle of blank velvet ; it is trimmed round with rich guipure lace, headed by a plaiting a rielle of black satin : the plain piece which fits to the rather pointed in the front; it is finished by shoulders is a broad lace and plaiting. to correspond with the bottom o f man tl e . B onnet o f Napoleon blue velvet , a broad black chaetilly lace is turned back from the front edge ; the trimming at the sides is composed of velvet bows edged with a narrow black lace the lining is white satin : blonde cap with bows of black velvet and small pink flowers. WEST DERBY GU.ARDIANS.-YESTERDA.T. The usual weekly meeting of the West Derby Board of Guardians was held at twelve o'clock yesterday. Mr. HARRISON occupied the chair. The other members of the board were Messrs Alpass, Heyes, Roskell, Carter, Lunt, Smith, G. Harrison, Abraham, Wensley, Shaw, Kirkus. and M'Gee. The Clerk read the minutes of the last day's proceedings. Out-door relief chequ es were or d ere d to the following amount : Mr, Allen, £65 ; M r . Ol ney , £25 ; M r. Potts, £100; Mr. Lythgoe, £2O. A letter was read from M r . Stephens comiik;-'e oi the manner in which the Toxteth ..cts carded, A short discu piece upon a motion m a d e by M r. e^ sb,_ resent the resolution passed at the last meeting, with regard to allowing the pauper Mary Clare to receive, medical relief, without coming into the workhouse. Finally, the motion was carried and an order was made that the woman should enter the workhouse, or that the relief be discontinued. A letter was read from Mr. John Halt, enclosing a reso lution passed by the committee appointed in Manchester, for the purpose of inquiring into the propriety of seeking for of the Dowers vested in the soar law board. The letter, which was signeu uy . the committee, invited a deputation from the West Derby board to attend a meeting to be held in Manchester on the 12th of Decemher, upon the subject referred to. After a brief consideration, the board declined to pass any resolution relative to the sending of a deputation. Mr. ALP Ass said it was now two years since the last averages of the union were taken, and there had been a considerable change in the state of some townships since then. He therefore thought that without waiting for the third year, they might write to the poor law board, and re quest of them to take the averages again. Mr. Alpass moved that the poor law board be communicated with upon the subject. Mr. HEYES seconded the motion. The board agreed to the Proposition without a division. This closed the general business. A New York paper states that the Emperor of China, has fled into Tartary : The Presbyterian Synod has named Tuesday as a day of humiliation and prayer. A medical man at Aberdeen has been arrested on a charge of killing by gunshot a party on whose life he had an insurance. The society of British architects met for the second time this season on Monday evening at Grosvenor-street, London. Sir James Duke, of London has purchased the estates of Sir Thomas Downman, at Laughton, in Sussex. A few days since we published a police report impeaching the morality of Sir John McTaggart. The woman con cerned on that occasion writes to the Times to say it is a mistake as she does not even know Sir John. WINDING UP IN BANKRUPTCY.—The case of Chambers' senior and junior, so long under the bankrupt court-25 years—has just been wound up and dividends amounting to 16s, in the pound have been paid. The parties were for merly lessees of the opera house. BLOCKADE OF THE AFRICAN COAST. —The Earl of Cla rendon has had notice from the French embassy in London that, in conformity with the orders of his Imperial Majesty, Captain Baudin, the Commander-in-Chief of the French naval forces on the west coast of Africa, has declared that part of the coast which extends from the left bank of tho Grand Lahou to the right bank of the river Assinee to be in a state of blockade ; that the force at the disposal of Captain Baudin will render this blockade effective, and that it was to be carried into execution from the 26th of September last. 4-1 v.,