Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-10 00:00:00

•Jm.- c::=; )ry. ail, rk3 lave thy be )od Ina vat [By British and Irish kagnetic Telegraph.] AND THE D.:,NIt.3H QUESTION. THE to be the tbe' ba . OT rel . tho alo I+4 able with TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. THE MEETING OF THE TWO EMPERORS PARIS, WEDNESDAY. In some of the German journals it is insinuated that the two Emperors, at their meeting at Stutt garde, will come to some understanding on the questi on of the German Duchies, which the Et c Parer Napoleon desires to seo settled by a conference at Paris. CONDEMN FD CONVICTS. IRE LATE MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. Io a third edition of our yesterday's impression, we Published the following announcement communication was received this morning by Mr. (Gibbs, GOVOMOr of the Gaol, from the Home Secretary's 11101 , to tha effect that there seems no reason for advising that the law should not be allowed to take its course in the clise of Captain Henry Itlgers ; but at the same time inti "ating that tho cases of the two mates will be taken into mrther consideration, and respiting their execution. - - Prom the above, it will be seen that the fate of Henry Nell, the captain of the Martha Jane, is sealed, and on Saturday morning, at twelve o'clock, he will suffer an ignominious death in front of the County Gaol at Kirk dale, for the murder of the sailor Andrew Rose, under bee n the most aggravated circumstances that has ever r e n recorded in the annals of crime. But, notwithstand • Lg t he atrocities perpetrated upon the poor helpless t 7 a sed, the feelings of the community are so averse the legal strangulation of a human being, that the exertion was made by a humane public to have 4e sentence mitigated, and thus save the public the horror and disgrace of a public execution. With regard to his e n . :Partners, Miles and Seythour, the two mates, against d ll nel the jury als o p ronounce d a verdict of wilful mur ' er, those e xer ti ons have b een success f u l , an d t h e i r li ves are not to be forfeited, but even after their case has been Mo% f ully considered, which the authorities are now ; l • ing, the re cannot be a dou b t, b ut_t h at t h e i r sentence 11 be, after that of death, of the severest possible eat er e--tran s p Si artation for life. BSince the m emor i a l s i n th e i r f a vour were sent to the ~me Authorities, on Friday, the 29th nit., we understa a • ttlll they observed the strictest decorum in their ti ou . and paid the strictest attention to the exhorta- N . *Mid prayers of the worthy chaplain, who had the f tr itai d duty to discharge of thus suddenly to prepare them r .another world. ti : /e na after the official intelligence was received yester ti4etit. rev. chaplain communicated the result to the rep ti ei 'otiders. The efflct on the two mates at being they,: e4 may be imagined, and we understand lip are - a e pt with joy on hearing that their lives had been bes u in - Captain Rogers, who had, like the other two, r e ' revi oliely prepared for his untimely fate, expressed arterwg.re,.t at the adverse decision of the authorities, and the Si t . U. 3) with more than common devotion, listened to Ity 4 -1.1441 words of the minister: t heAbi t , er, excellent order in the regulation of prisons, b y n Pret; are al forbid from gratifying a morbid curiosity, aft er seat,, Into the presence of the condemned—hence, from the le e Was passed upon them, they were shut o u t Pa . rza* "rld-and their , whole time was occupied in pre hat 64ur another world, therefore, it is to be, hoped a nW, that the fate of 'Henry Rogers is declared, he himself.of the few short hours that are spared : 41, in making atonement for hispasits twooffen ocees;t:pienadnthnas , that th e narrow—very narrow—escap e l h a l'(' tied from a similar fate, not be lost upon them future life. 4 111 .1 WEATHER has been unsettled ar.d variable in t e mPerutur e for some da3s past. Cold and heat, with alter-- 14 4 e rain and sunshine prevailed since Sunday. Yesterday w °lll log was fin e an d b r i g ht, bat daring the day there were very heavy s h owers . The atmosphere was quite sultry , • sete l 'e L , B "La S . onoone.—Yesterday, the children of these "la had their animal excursion. By a liberal arrange 'Rent of Meyers. Cmlburn, they visited New Brighten, mpaniej bytheir teachers, the clergy' of the new parish and of V a auxhall, saveral oftheir parents. • After partaking th ey en " et ta in ment which had been provided for - them, of ericliged in games,' and in competition for a variety 1'644: ,which had b een p rov id e d by the liberality of usua-i" A . most delightful afternoon was spent, and the of e i v ' s 't o ra were somewhat astonished to bear a variety of " sacred and seca ' ar sung b y t h e c hild ren i n the flow t eaeh ° :s spirits. Abo't seven o'clock, the whole party of all the landing stage, numbering nearly three hundred of eos ve, °annum —One of the most amusing instances kadria lt ? l Piety we remember to have witnessed was in a rou e , e 'ah, where every night, towards twelve o'clock, a th noir table open s . Occasionally it has happened 4 th '''.'ea the game was at the hottest, the table strewn eon gc 'll and notes, sag. 'mess to be read on the flushed beard that c r an e d over the green cloth, there was an e r ne thestreet without the tinkle of the bell that t o „""nees the p assage o f t h e H os t. I ns t an tly the game floo r Qll ‘ le lt ilia gamblers k.telt upon their chairs or on the th e cros ed themselves and reumb!ed prayers while Tee ns eerated water pissed on its way to some dying tb e ll hedside. Th e soun d o f the bell and of the steps of re si r eB, ' E s i a 'grew fainter, and as it died away the gamblers t h ei aled their seats, again grasped their gold, and stretched c ow ; necks, and once mo r e it was "Rouge gagne et la Blackwood's Magazine for September. Air e , TRADE.—Froin a Canadian mercantile ei ar, we have th e increased progress of trade under the t e e l i t cal treaty between Canada and the United States. Ite es . ) s3 the val ue o f th e imports into Canada was but an "' 14 4 eole.: in 1836 they reached 22,704,508 de:s., Terloa er ease in three . years of nearly 11,000,000,d0he The 'hoe e t t° ldoard of Trade have issued a circular to similar op eree in the American lake cities, asking their Co. b aited in taking the necessary steps to induce the tiee;„''tatee and British Government to grant the free to ae'',;. l °n of the lakes and inland waters of both countries enti t y l ahehitants of each alike. This is a movement for a nd free trade between the United States and Canada; in e" Board o' Trade at Milwaukee have already acted p ee a i vour of it. There is not a shadow of a reaspn why he e Pte on either side of the great lakes should not b od ald tell as th ey p l ease , w ith ou t paying a tax to any for 50 d oi • ng. Tire p, v ain : TRIOTIC FUND AND THE INDIAN EIDFFERSRS. th e r k 4 . l 9 Stuart, R.N., writes to the Times—Seeing that h u% I nulY feeling of the country is promptly turning its ere b a?e attention to the widows and orphans of those who e `ng tnurdered in Upper India, may I ask what are the oalmissi ottera of the Patriotic Fund able to do in ouch , a th e e '• tnonaent Over L 1,200,000 have been banked tor d e 411 e of the sufferers by the last war with Russia, pro ,. ein e an annual revenue of about £60,000, out of sundry eeettnents, all wise'y arranged. I calculated, from the i karma 185 the Royal Patriotic Fund Commissioners, dated an Y ", that their pensioners up to that perioi involved tarntial expense of about £27,000 —certainly then under . dr ie. '",P—and of emcee decreming every month, week, and tlei ee some large sums, unauthotized by the spirit of the tare`4's letter, were granted by the Commissioners to mili oceend naval sehools—a niece of liberality I would not eaf' o l t , ' 0 ; only I failed, as hon. secretary to a local Petri daelehdrld Committee, in obtaining relief for the orphan ae.b ten of a naval officer, whose brother and chief sup faa;itne re a g uon officer of great promise, was drowned while e rre l a c oat an anchor to save her Majesty's ship Polypheraue, tsf ed at night, in the month of Drcember, on the coast 4, th atland. The objection made to her claim was, that N e e 7 °Ang lady had another b ro th er a lieu tenant in the NZ." I never forgave this piece of "red tape," coming kit e auc h a quarter.however, ready to afford my se er a nd assistance to the sufferers from the terrible Indian y ea I nies, bat I want to see how far the plus £30,000 a alit s of th e Patriotic Fund will first ge to meet the °ide al, O YI r celing that the Commissioners should be stirred up lace in performing their duty in the matter. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, FRANCE. PARIS, ► S SEPT 9. Notwithstanding recent positive statements on the sub- Pet, uncertainty still prevaili with respect to the exact date at which the now elections in Moldavia will take place. It is not of great moment whether they be fixed for the month of October or for the expiration of 15 days after the receipt l)y the lialmakan of the orders of the Porte to annul the previous ones. In the latter case they would comofence on the 10th of September. The only really important point is, that the dispositions taken by Prince Vogorides with respect to these elections have given satisfaction to all the powers canaerned: There was some slight contradiction between accounts recently received from Madrid and information derived from the best sources iu Paris, with respect to the exact nature of the intervention on the part of England and France, in the pending dispute with Mexico, to which the Spanish Government had agreed. On the one hand it was represented as positive arbitration, admitting of no appeal ; while, on the other, it was deolared to be confined to simple mediation, which might be broken off at any moment by the will of either of the disputant Go_ vernmenta. The truth may be said to lie between the two statements. Strict'y speaking, it is the mediation of England and France that has been accepted by Spain and prOposed to Mexico. Bat it is clearly understood that Spain so far commits herself to the hands of the media ting powers that she will not raise objections to any such terms as they, having due regard to her intere3ts and dignity, shall recommend to her acceptance. It is not doubted that Mexico will entru3t her interests to their hands with a similar understanding. Toe mediating powers can have no wish but to see justice done between the two countries; they can have no interest but to avert a war, which once commenced, might lead to very se- rious complications. And they hid a right to expect, when offering their good offices, something approaching to a certainty that these should not be exerted in vain The impprtaut point was to arrive at such an under standing with Spain as should entirely preclude all pros_ pect of her coming to blows with Mexico, To this end were directed the combined efforts of Lord IlOwden and M. de Turgot at Madrid; and I believe I am correct in stating that the French Gbvernment considers it to have been fully attained. The Assenb . ce Na:ionale has re-appeared to-day, under its new name of the:Spectateur. A letter from St. Petersburg says : "The foreign journals which have announced that the Mandarin in command of the Chinese province of Kiackta had prevented Admiral Putiatin from proceeding to Pekin by that road are misinformed. The Admiral is not at present anywhere near the frontiers of China and Russia ; he is employed in the western part of Upper Siberia, organizing the squadron which Russia has such great in. terest in having permanently stationed in the river Amoor The mission which the Russian Government has kept up at Pekin since 1660 is directed by a Greek archimandrite, assisted by a certain number of priests to give spiritual assistance to such of their co-religionists as may happen to be in the country. At the request of the late Emperor Nicholas, the Russian mission has been successively in creased in number by the addition of several students and other parsons versed hi geographical science. On the decennial renewal this year of the staff of the mission, the Empet•or Alexander thought it advanta geous to add to it several military and civil engineers, and when the archimandrite presented himself at the frontiers of Eiackta, accompanied by such a numerous body, the Mandarin would not take on himself to allow such a number of foreigners to enter, as they might by travelling by short stages be able to make themselves geographically and strategically acquainted with the country and with tho best roads fo proceed direct to PAcin. The mission is therefore compelled to remain on the frontier until the Mandarin receives instructions fro:n kis Government, unless the Russian Government should order them to pro ceed by sea to the northern provinces of China." The Russian Government has authorized its Consul in the part of Bessarabia recently separated from its frontier to give the inhabitants passports to cross the new Russsian frontier as oft( n as they please. The passports are to be valid three months at a time without a new visa. the d P 9ll ble-' ago' red the VC' and to and teJ, iteS THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10►, 1857. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, SEPT. 7 . The affection of the eyes which has lately exhibited itself in s 3 virulent a form among the troops in garrison here is stated by medical men to be the Egyptian opthale mia ; it manifests itself in a number of small white vesi cles beneath the lower eyelid, which, if not promptly removed by a solution of lunar caustic, increase very rapidly, aril, soon extend in the form of a white crust .Or ;cab over the whole eye and dry up its fluids. Although some entire regiments have hitherto escaped this infliction, others have had snch considerable minibers of their men rendered unfit for duty, that the men OF the reserve have been obliged to be called out in order to keep the regiments even at their peace complement. Tile exertions of the regimental surgeons have, for the present, succeeded in mastering the epidemic; and, if no no s outbreak ocears, it may be looked on already as in a fair way to disappear. The same seems to be the case with the sickness which has affected the horses of the cavalry in Petsism. Very shortly after they were distributed threagheut the sur rounding villages it became apparent that they w >re re covering so rapidly that they will soon be able to be brought bank to their own stables and de duty. What the nature of this affection of the horses has been I have not been able to learn. Ia Denmark also the same causes, viz., lengthened drought and excessive heat, bringing in their train vitiated air and want of water, have produced the same results, and the King has found it necessary to postpone the usual military exercises of his troops sine Clic, and to send back td their homes all the man of the reserve, &a., who had been called out for the purpose of these autumn manceuvres. The cholera is also showing itself in considerable force in Holstein and in Sweden, as it has also done nearly all this year in St. Potersbargh ; this, together with the very unsatisfactory sanitary state of Copenhagen, which is becoming rapidly worse, gives rise to very anxious apprehensions. The Danish public is even dissatisfied with the above-mentioned 'wise measure of preventing the aggregation of troops in confined districts, by dispersing those already in barracks, on tho ground that in this way the v:ros of disease will be most rapidly spread from its foci to tho utmost limits of the kingdom. The Danish Flyreposten sta`es that our Gov.ermcnt has inquired of the Danish War-office if there is any number of Danish military officers of various areas who could just now be spared, and who would be willing to take service in India on advantageous terms, and filr a fixed period of five years. To Ftyveposten must, of course, be left the entire responsibility of the statement ; in its preseneshape its correctness is very questionable. A report now in circulation, that the Emperor of Russia would arrive at Halle on the Bth inst., to be present at the manmuvres of the Prussian 4th armee corps in the province of Saxony, and whither the King and Qieen set off yes terday afternoon, is without foundation. We know by means of the telegraph that the Emperor left St. Peters. I burgh last Thursday for Warsaw, accompanied by Prince Gortschakoff, and that it was his intention to spend several days in the Polish capital before arriving here on the 14th inst. ITALY. The Corriere Mercantile t states from Florence that tho investigation into the late insurrection at Leghorn is terminated, and that 27 prisoners are to be tried for the murder or maiming of soldiers, and the remainder for high treason. RUSSIA. The Government have decided that the German language shall be no longer taught in the public school at Irkoutsk, but shall be replaced by tha English language, which indeed, considering the trade with America, is more requisite in that part of Russia. It is a curious fact, that the Gazette de St• Petersburg in promulgating that decree calls the English latquige, "13 gangue Americaine." AN EDITOR ROBBING THE POST-OFFICE. The telegraph announces the arrest of James 0. Bray. man, one of the editors of the Chicago Democrat, on a charge of having robbed one of the letter drawers of the Post-office. Mr. B. waived an examination and gave b'ail for appearance at trial. The Chicago Tribune gives the following version of the aff iia, obtained from the offieero who made the arrest :—" For the past two or three months, Messrs. McNally and Co, newspeper and periodical dealers, Dearborn•street, have lost a large number of valuable letters, mostly registered ones, and they had complained to Postmaster Price. Officer Paul LT. Dennis, the well-known detective in the employment of the department, was instructed to ferret out the matter, and if possible ascertain what became of the letters. Mr. Dennis, having satisfied himself that the robbery was perpetrated by some one outside. of the office, a strict watch was kept upon the drawer, but for some days no letters were lest. Daring the busy hours in the office a string was tied to the drawer, to which was attached a large sheet of paper. so that the drawer could not be opened without attracting the notice of the delivery clerk. Early in the morning and in the evening the drawer was watched. Mr. Brayman ha-s been in the habit 9f taking the exchange papers of the Democrat from the office early I t the morning, before many persons were about,' and McNally's drawer is near that used by the Democrat ofrice- On Wednesday morning last Mr. Bray man was seen to open McNally's drawer, lett took no thing out, there le.ing no letters in it. This was not thought much of by the officer, a; Mr. Brayman was well known, and it was supposed he had opened,the drawer by mistake, supposing it to be his own. On the following morning, Thursday, another person being on the watch, Mr. Brayman was again seen to open the drawer and take out several letters. one of which was a decoy letter, con trinine 10 dollars in bank bills., As may be presumed, the officers were not a little astonished at this ; but aware that Mr. Brayman was an intimate friend of McNally's, and, sti ! believing it impossible that he could be guilty of larceny, thought it better to wait before arresting him, and ascertain if the letters were not returned to Mg Nally, as there seemed a strong probability that they ware taken for that purpose. 0.1 the following morning, F. iday, the letters not having been returned to the owner, Mr. Brayman came to the post-office as usual, and after taking the exchange, papers out of the Democrat's drawer, again opened McNally's drawer, & took out three letters,' puttine them into his pantaloons pocket. As soon abate. B.e .minenced unlocking the drawerDarden signalled 011. 41 .04- r Dennis, who immediately loo!ze.1 into the office thrciagh the door and saw Mr. Brayman shutting the drawer. Mr. B. then started through the alley toward Clark-street, followed by Dennis, who took him into cus tody before he got out of the alley and brought him back to the office, where he was searched, and the letters found upon his person. In his pocket was also found a key which opened McNally's drawer. When arrested Mr Bray m iu was terriblvagitated,and so completely paralysed as 'scarcely to be able to utter a word. After• he had somewhat recovered his self-possession, he stated to the officers that on going to the office he found a boy taking a letter from MeNelly's box, and fearing the lad had no authority to do so; took the Leters from him for the pur pose of giving them to McNally, but Mr. Darden asserts that net k lad came into, the office at all, as he had not taken his eyes from the drawer until after Brayman had °leased it himself and gone out again. Mr. Brayman was taken before Uaitel States Commissioner Moulton for examination, bat the accused waived his right to hearing. and (he Commissioner' fixed his bail at 9,000 doll.; but afterwards reduced it to 5,000 dole., and Messrs. John Wentworth, Luther Haven, John S. Buchanan, and Lucius A. William, becoming his sureties, he was released from custody. After his arrest his house and his room at the Democrat office were searched by the officers, but none of the missing letters were found. We give the above statements as detailed to us by the officers, there being no legal investigation of the matter. Pney may or may n!t4 be true, but the officers profess to be ready to make oath to them whenever the trial takes place. Mr. Brayman was for many years connected with the Baffalo Press, and has always borne an irreproach able character. About four years ago he came to this city and became the associate editor of the Democrat, being intrusted with the management of that journal in the absence of its chief editor, Mayor Wentworth. Dar ing his residence in this city he has won the esteem and confidence of a large portion of our citizens, hundreds of whom deem it incredible that he could have yielded to any temptation to commit such an offence. For the sake of his relatives, who are among the most respectable people be the State—for his own sake, and for the honsur and credit of the profession—we deeply regret. the occur rence, and sincerely hope Viet he may be able to make such explanations of the affair as will at least show he had no criminal intentions. Mr. Brayman is a Deacon of the First Baptist Church in this city. He has borne a leading part in the advancement wed success of Sabbath schools and missionary enterprises, and at the time of his arrest the key of the church was found upon his person. Mr. McNally is one of our most worthy citizens, and he has lost,,according to his own estimate, between 1,030 and 1,203 dols: by means of the Post effieetrobberies, a loss he is ill able to beebt.—Neiv Yo - rk. Tribiene. NATIONAL SELF-DEFENCE. TO T}l EDITOR OF TIDE NOETII2RN TIME I. . - - Sir,—ln these days of European peace, however super ficial, and of English strength, however undermined, it becomes no matt to be an alarmist : I do but forecast a possibility, and suggest a move to meet it. We shall soon find ourselves permanently, for all Acoidental purposes, denuded of a standing army, in being ne tallest to all thinking men that our Eastern empire must be maintained by us as a huge colony dependent upon military occupa tion. No confidence can henceforth be given to the native, whether soldier or civilian ; caste must be trodden out, idolatry abrogated; and if the population will net quietly obey our rule, they must feel upon their necks the iron heel of the conqueror: Our standing army is hence forth.' virtually an Oriental pelice, after it shall have accomplished its first duty of retributive re-conquest. Meanwhile what is our condition westwards? Has Russia forgiven us? Dees Austria love us? Are we not detested by the national heart of France ? Is there a people or a potentate who is cordially our friend, and not rather a jealous, indignant. or vindictive rival*? So far as other nations are -concerned, in spite of diplomatic management and philanthropic courtesies, we are a people isolated in oar envied grandeur; and the jackals of all Ciristendom would be gladly down upon the lion in his sickness. Internally, what is our moral state? Crnmercial in flation ever at the bursting point of a.collapse, and all manner of speculative successes (Heaven be praised for them !), liable, notwithstanding to mundane change, and dependent, under Providence, upon the annual corn crop and cotton crop. None can ever tell what a season may bring forth. Ct,rinth and Carthage were as prosperous and as secure—as corrupted by contentions oligarchs, as defenceless in the day of visitation. Our rulers are now bagging ;grouse upon the moors, after having expended their utmost energy in relieving certain powerful adherents of bad wives at a reasonable figtire ; and to do them justice, they have east at parting a momentary glance upon our winter defenceleisness so, far as to propose calling out the militia, end making it a wet nurse for the army—a good move to a certain extent, but amendable in the view that both for agricultural and fac tory purposes we are by no means overhanded ; and in the further view, that what we ohidlt want is not a nursery far our armies abroad, bat an armed people living fearlessly at home. tjAnd this,7sir, is the point I come to.. What wo now are most in need of, as a permanent institution of the country, is (under good and well-considered regulations) a local and national system of self-defersee—the RVfle Club in every parish. Details (for lam purposely short to save your space) are obvious, easy, and open to all manner of alteration to suit neighbourhoods. It is utter nonsense to inaagiae that poachers are thereby encouraged, or mur ders made easy; you sheet pheasants with any tool rather than a Millie, and a cobbler's knife is handier than a bayonet. But, in fact, our universal rifle clubs should be the picked good men and true of all neighbourhoods ; their gatherings the met'rym tking of united classes ; their shooting and drilling ground the fresh downs or broad unreclaimed heaths of a county; and their prizes: the pride of each English yeoman descendent of the whilome archers of Agincourt and Cressy. Why do not our governors encourage this Idea? A People disarmed, and guarded (against as welt as for) by the centralised forces of soldiery or police—this is modern wisdom in statecraft—this is the fashionable foil y of our partisan rulers. Any notion of ennfilence shown in England's sound true heart. is despised by OUT wordy debaters; and the good Alfredian principle of local self government is denounced n 1 if it wore not (as it truly is) the great cure for all Boris of disaffection, and the real strength of an independent people. Sir, through your good favour I place now again before the public mind, after long interval, an idea often hereto fore urged by me ; and though thus crudely and curtly thrown out, for your space sake, end my haste, and your readers' patience, I do hope that you and others wit forthwith recommence a wholesome agitation to get up National R Clubs.—l am &e., MARTIN F. TurpEß. Albury, Guildford, 7th Sept., 1857. The Ilfoniteur• du Senegal of June 2, minims tits recital of an eight days's pursuit by a squadron of French Sipabis of a band of Moors who had devtAf.ed Gordon. The rear guard of tic band, oonsitting almosc entirely of the princes and chicle of the family of the King of the Trarzt, was at length overtaken aul cat to pisces. Thirty women and children, wbon the Moors had carded off from Garden, wore recovered. A lIAPPY LITTLR COUNTY.—For the last ten years, the judges of 'assize have frequently passed high cube_ gloms en the Cowley of Rutland for the very small amount of criminal business bronAht before them .On Friday last, Oakham county -jail and hones of correction was in an unprecedented condition ; the door of the male dew.rtment of the prison were thrown open, there not being any prisoner confined here. On Saturday evening the agreeable anomaly was dissolved by the committal of •Thomas Tombln, of Barroirden; for U 'days' hard . libour for s misdemeanour. CONCLUSION OF THE MOEXION CONFERENCE. On Monday night these conferences were brought to a close by a social meeting at the Teetotal Ilan, Broadway, Westminster. The proceedings was certainly of such a character as were never witnessed in a conference before. The attendince was not very numerous, but it comprised all the leadiuglinerabers of the conference. when we entered the assemblage was engaged in singing, in a loud strain, one of their favourite hymns, led on by Eldor Bernard, to the tune of " Low-balked Cart The purport of this song was the long lockvi-for day when they would all get to Z on. (Utah). It seemed to be rather a painful effort to Brother Bernard, and it was decided,ty so to those of the audience who happened not to be r r..; 0 n s Bros her Silver, one of the elders, next obliged the com pany with "a Milt! harmony." It was something about "I never knew what joy was Till I became a Mormon," &c. In this song' the audienCe was favoured with an accom paniment by an ass in 'an adioinine stable. The wall was sa thin as to reader:everything audible ; and the earnest warnings of the Mormon aposiks were mired up with the braying of the ass. and the urgent entreaties of his keeper that he would " come over." • Tae party who next "obliged" was a young man who reported the proceedings of Sunday, and who occupied a prominent position upon the platform. At the beginning of the service this young man was called upon to ett:!ge in prayer—the first time we ever savea reporter drop his pencil for such a purpose in public. ' Elder Snow and two- others united in a doleful strain. The melody was " Ethiopian," and the poetry was of about the same calibre as the songs of that class usually are. Elder Hyde, of the Reading district administered, in a brief speech, a large quantity of delicate flattery to his ecclesiastical superiors around him, being particularly attentive to the two apostles, Pratt and Benson, who sat near him. He scornfully alluded to the attempts now being made to put the Mornrorrimpostnre down, and took the liberty of saying that all such efforts would be. un availinr_i. Ho said, if people wanted to know the true character of Joseph Smith, they ought to go to the Mor rnonites to make the inquiry. and not to their enemies. " Brother Hyde" was frequently interrupted by the youngsters, two or three of whom ware, last evening, FO lively, that they had to be removed from the apartment. Then another of the. reverend gentlemen, or very.re verend elders, or right reverend apostles, or whatever their ecclesiastical titles may be,' favoured the company with a' song. He was followed by Elder Snow; who recited a story about " the Gambler's Wife," with a de gree of ability which does net entitle him to any commen dation. The blessing bf God was very , frequently asked unon these extraordinary proceedings, and asked with a flippancy and irreverence very shocking to a well rega -1 tred mind. Another of the elders sang a song. styled " Sectarian Nonsense," one verse of which ridiculed the absurdity of a man when he is ill going to a doctor as the gentiles (i.e , all who are not Mormons) do, instead of going to an elder of the church to be healed. One of the Yankee Elders, fresh from the Salt Lake Valley, said . he " felt fast rate." He could fetch in firing, if they wanted it; and he ea'culated be was always " to band". when anybody was wanted to move•the fixins, to hunt up the lost sheep, or to drive the oxen. When anything of this kind was to be done, he was always to hand, to do the best' he could; but he wasn't much of a hand at discoursing. He drew a pitiable picture of the heathenism of this country, arid gave a glowing descrip tion of the enlightenment and happiness of the saints in Utah. Ile said - he had been: persecuted 'with the saints all his-life; and just as he was settling down in peace at Utah, 'the set-tient - of the Lord sent him forth to England to warn this wicked generation, and he obeyed; although it was a great trial to him. . A Mr. Harrison, who was one of the - very few English men amongst these Mormon prOphets, next addressed the meeting. but "the donkey again interrupted, and the animal's exertions were ably seconded by some of the youngsters, seem of whom were eventually obliged to be removed. Mr. Harrison said that Mormonism and its professors were not to be judged by existing standards; for they were far above and beyond. them. It, had been said that Mormonism was unnecessary, because there was nothing new in it that was true, and nothing true in it that was new. This was not the case. It supplemented the reve lations of the Bible and completed them. They lied been accused of saying nothing yesterday of polygamy. The polygamy they advocated was not the lustful polygamy of the orientals ; for his pert, he sail, all such polygamy. (Laughter, and groans of " Amen ") The polygamy of the Mormons was a system welch controlled the lusts and passions of mankind, and reduced the marital duties to some kind of system. Mormonism did not allow mon and wcinen to rush into matrimony as dictated by their passions, and without any guiding prin .ciple. Mormonism came to them with principles adapted to every- condition of a - man's life ; it entered into the privacy of the chamber, and controlled every action.' It taught men to act as God would have them act. This was tee difference between the Morehnnite polygamy and the Oriental system. Tim Scriptures themselves were written by polygamists, and he had been taught to study the writings of those polygamists in his youth, and to pray over them ; he had done so, and ho found that set of polygamists so good that be thought he would try the other lot (the Mormons). [ rills coarse jest was received with llugoter by the "S tints."] The congreg Ilion then indnleed in some degerel verses which they sung to the popular air of " Minnie," of the' words of which song their psalm" was a wretched parody. Elder George Read then recited a piece about "The Bishops' Banquet," describing the good living of the right rev. prelates—a recitation which was singularly mad apropos and in very bad taste, seeing that it was immedi ately followed by the Morrnonite " refreshments," apples and pears on damp and dirty " waiters,' with little cakes and biscuits, which were stele and unsavoury. Those were washed down by copious draughts of pump water from large jugs. Another Elder then 'indulged in a "little harmony" about " Sleepy Parsons," the chorus to which was— " Heigh() 1 you sleepy parsons I Ha I ha! ha! ha! what a lark! After all your college learning Yon will fled you're, in the dark." The very reverend elder gave this song with much vigour to the air of a well.known nigger melody, " Oh, Susan nah I don't you cry for me," and he added to•the effect by . vigorous slaps of his hands upon his stalwart thighs, af ter the most approved fashion of the Ethiopian Sere raiders." •The effort was very much relished by the audience, who loudly applauded. Sister Pearce and several other sisters subsequently rung. An Elder, with a strong Yankee brogue, advised the sisters to sell off their ornaments, which took them so long every day to dust, and to put the money into the emi g ration feud, 'to enable them to " gather out of Baby lon," i.e., to leave this country for Utah. The Apostle Orson Pratt then gave the "Sisters" some advice on the'subject of marriage. He said that marriage, if celebrated by the Mormon Church, which alone had full authority, extended not wily till death, but through out eternity: He urged them not to marry men not Mor mons, or else when they awoke in the Day of Judgment they would find themselves withoet husbands, and be obliged to remain single throughout eternity. This he described to be horrible eventuality, and propounded the doctrine that a propagation of spirits would go on in a future world, just as the propagation of our species goes on in this. Ezra Benson, another Apostle *from the Silt Lake Valley, addressed the audience in his shirt sleeves. His speech was full of - Yankee humour, rather coarse, but it told well with the saints. He said he felt "fast rate." He referred to the subject of marriage, and to his own wives and children whom he had left in Utah. and said he believed that all his wives would not apostatise, and that; therefore, he would not be likely to undergo the misery of remaining sineie in heaven. lie described Brigham ' Young as the beat sad holiest man in the world, and said he did not wonder at the sisters falling in love with him. Every good man, he said, ought to have more than one wife. He said he would advise the editors who abused them to consult their works, and they would NIA every thing "as right as taturs." Be indulged in a variety of jokes of the same class. The proceedings terminated shortly after 1G o'clock. New York continues to be filled with sick warriors from Nicaragua, who have n means to reach their homes. The baby affair of Mrs. Cunningham bee been dramatized and acted upon the stage in New York. A PLEA roa Cu UMBIR3.—A champion of this much slandered vegetable has appeared in Life Illustrated. Lie &Aye that not only are cucumbers harmless, but they act beneficially, invigorate the mental faculties, and clear the brain. We expect there will be a rush for cucumbers, if all the neople with muddled brains should try the remedy. —Portland Advertiser. Crucoeseocuneer.—The United Serrice Gazette points out that the pergy-wise-and-pound-foolish system is very charmingly exemplified by the War Deplezment irr their arranoments for Vac embarkation of troops for India. Really, one would suppose that they believed Dover and Shorucliffe to be inland towns, for on co other hypothesis can we understand why troo2s would moved thence to he embarked at Portsmouth, when the transports can as easily lay off Dover pier. The other day four vgineents avers moved from the camp and cantonments, and sent to Portsmouth, at a positive lose to the coentry of some £2OOO, and an immense additiea to the fatigue of the poor men, who, after getting to Ge;port, had to go on to Spithead to embark. It invo!ved a regular fatigue-day, preventing the men from getting their meals at the proper time. Lord Peemzure may dare et the alleged expense, but if flay of the gentlemen iu his lord , hip'a department will be at the trouble to make a celculati en of the cost of bringing vessels from the river to Portsmouth for the em barkatien of troops, adding thereto, the railway cherg.s from Dover, and compare it with the cost of embarkation , at Dover, they will Ind that we are not very mach oat. DENMARK, The Diet of Holstein commenced on the sth September, the discussion of the improved provincial constitution proposed by the Danish governrnenf. The Royal Com. miisioner, M. de Leve!zau, and M. Bargum, one of the few loyal members of the Diet, sought to convince the assembly, that the conciliatory intention of the govern: ment would not be fairy responded to, if, instead of impartially considering, the proposed measure, they would step over the bounds of their competencA, question the validity of the constitution of the whole monarchy, reject the law which for the sake of internal peace has been laid betore:.;them, and disturb that peace by invoking the aid of foreign powers. M. de Levetzall expressed his doubts whether such a course of proceeding could promote the interests of the country. "I am afraid,' said M. B xrgurn, "ot Gorman assistance, for I know, from experience, howEdelusive and oppressive the aid of the German Power used to be." The same speaker as serted that to reject the constitution would, be most • impolitic, as one could not expect that the government would once more invite the ca-operation of the Diet to the improvement of the constitution. However, M. Bargum, as well as the Royal Cammissionar, confessed the hopelessness of the attempt to stern the torrent of opposition which sways the Assembly, and will probably lead to a rupture between the Diet of Holstein and the Danish Government. COMNIISSIONS IN THE ARMY. MZMORANDUM. HORSE GUARDS, (S.W.). 1. His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in- Chief, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, has been pleased to determine that 'gentlemen de_ aiN)us of entering the army may obtain commissions i n the line by raising 100 recruits, subject to the subjoined regulations :- 2. Before receiving permission to raise men a candidate, if residing in England, must rep - rt his intention to the Adjutant-General at the Horse Giards, who will person ally examine him as to his fitness for the army, 3. The aga of a candidate must n)t. be under 18, or above 23 ' _ _ _ 4. He will be required to produce a certificate of bap- . tism, or other satisfactory proof of ago. 5 Ile will prodube a certificate from a minister of the Church, or of the denomination to which he belongs, that he has been duly instructed in the principles of religion. 6 The candidate will further produce a certificate from the master or tutor under whom he has been educated, of his general moral conduct for at least the two preced. ing years, and if more than one year from school a certi-, ficate from a respectable person, to whom he is we( known, that his conduct has been correct and gen— tlemanly, _ _ . 7. If approved, the candidate will be placed in C3TIMIU_ nication with the sub-livision ofilocr of the district in which he nroposes to raise his .men, from whom he will receive instructions. 8. The inspecting field officer to whom all such recruits will be sent will keep a list, and grant a certificate of the men so enlisted by him and intermediately approved, and send a certificate to the Military Secretary, How Gaards when the required number is complete. 9. Candidates residing in Ireland or Scotland will, in like manner, report their intention to the gennral officers commanding in thos3 parts of the United Kingdom, to whom instructions will be sent for their guidance. • • By Command, G. A. WETIIERALL, A.G. WEiLTII OF THE INPERI4L FAKILT OF RUSSIA.— A. le n t y t p3 e from m Tf ah S me t. r P y a o g t o e n:i s fii tiu er, , iea i a wd i t hs h pi e el ha A y 7 o ui r in t e h t a G e e ei r mr a ,3, 2t rus r G noe a fy z s e t t t hi e n 4 j Germany need occasion no surprise, when the immense revenues which they dispose of are taken into account. The Crown domains yield annually from 38,000,000 to 40,000,000 roubles, and the apa 4,000,000, - while the State allows in addition a civil I;st of 11,000,000." THE Corrox Ca)r.—ln a brief reference to the growing cry about the middle of May last, we remaiked that whatever its tiltima . e result might be, it must be a late one pare all doubt. This is now confirmed. List year the first bale of the season came from Texas, and was received here on the 15th July, while the first arrival frotd the I`l!is4issippi valley was on the 6th August, and , yet only about 1,200 bales of new crop were received up to Ist Sreretnber e against nearly 21 000 bales the year previous. Now we have just heard that the first bale is on its. way from Texas, to arrive here fully one month later than the first bale iaet year. Should the Mississippi valley-crop be correspoudiegly backward (and ever since the frosts of April it has g !madly been declared to be about three weeks later ailth last yeat), ,it must be evident that we shall be without any receipts of importance until an un usaally late perio lof the seam. Besides this, heavy rains have fellen almost' daily for folly three weeks past, and as a consevenee there are complaints from the lute rior of te6 rank growth, shedding o( squares, rust, rot, &c., and planters iu many sections speak diseoaragingly of their prospects. — Yew Orleans rrire. Current. MISERIE I OF A 14 tOrUltER.—• Roy. D. Bethune, in the coneie et a lecture in Newark, America, gave se amusing sketch of the miseries of a popular lecturer, is which he is reported to have said :—Thee, again, the reporters whose irate quills he would no soneer provoke than those of a hundred fretful porcupines, oftsn made him say eery queer things. tines when he stated that he was not by birth, but only ecclesiastically a Dutchman, the reporter made bins an ecclesiastical deduction. Another tines he spoke of the devil as solving tires, and was astonished the next morning to read that be bad mentioned the devil sawing trees. Anether occasion he was made to say that the patriarch Ab Atm taught Cnrops arithmetic ! Neverthsle , s his experience of life bad taught him three important practical rules-Ist, never contradict a woman ; 2nd. never challenge the bill of an hotel keeper ; 3rd, never quarrel with an editor. Then, ea - ale, it was often annoying to see one's name posted on placards is ludi crous proximity with those of negro minstrels, and all sorts of other connexions, and especially so when the bill, had become torn and partly overlaid by newer ones, so as lo read something like thise—"Juilien's grand operatic troops will this evening give a magnificent performance— by Horace Greeley, Esq. Highest cish for rags—by Hon. Rudy Choate." COTTON IN SWITZERLAND. —The manufacture of cotton by Switzerland has increased with great rapidity. In 1830 the republic had in operation 400,000 spindles ; in 1840,150,00 0 ; in 1850, 950,000 ; the number having doubled in twenty years. The progress in cotton manu facture, is the more surprising because of the heavy expense with which tlns raw material is burdened by transit tolls, before it reaches Switzerland. In 1851, the importation of cotton into Switzerland amounted to 27,035 725 pounds, of which about one-half was from this country. In 1853, the amount received from this country had reached about eiglyren and one-helf million pounds, and the cotton manufactures returned to the United States 5,265,150 pounds. We also receive from Switzerland large numbers of watches, besides silk goods, embroideries, cutlery, mathematical instruments, daguerreotype plates, manu factures of leather, wool, and hair, hooks, wines, cigars, and even cheese. The value of our importations from Switzerland last year amounted to 8,368 dols. 7c. This is undoubtedly below the true amount, as the trade in Swiss watches, silks and other merchandise is indirect in a great measure, being carriea on at poets in England, France, and Bremen. The trade of Switzerland well illustrates her rapid progress, In 17137 the value of S Ass commerce to France wes 28,010,000 fraucs ; in 1855 it 'was 350,000,000 francs. Since 1 845, Sw itzerland has q uite superseded, in the markets of Germany and Austria, the yarns of Great Britain. THE FRAUDULENT TRUBTEE3 AUT. The followfng is a copy of the new act to mike bettor provision for the punishment of feitOs committed bT trustees, bankers, and other persons entrusted with property:-- Whereas it is expedient to make better provision for the punishment of frauds :yornmitted by trustees, bankers. and other persons entrusted with property : Be it minted by the gieen's most excellent DI :jesty, in and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and Teaiporaii: and Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- 1. If any person being a trustee of any property for the benefit either who'dy or partially, of so-rt., other person,,or for any public or charitable purpose, Anil; with intent fv defiand, convert or appropriate the same or any Part • thereof to or for his own U3B or purposes, or shall, with, intent aforesaid, otherwise dispose of or -destroy su-h property or any part thereof, he shill be Daily of a ins demeanour. 2. If any person lytitEr a banker, merchant, broker, attorney, or agent, and being entrustel for safe- custody • with the property of any other person, sh ill, with intent to defraud, sell, negotiate,- transfer, pledp, or in' anir manner conTert or appropriate to or for his own age such proparty or any part thereof,• he shall b 3 guaty of a misdemeanour. 3 If any person entrusted with'any pover of attorn - sy .. ? for the sale or transfer of any property shall frauclulettalr' sell or transfer or otherwise cony ertsuet/ propsrty or .Loy part thereof to hi2-crwo use or b3a.:flt, ho sO tit goilt7 or a rnisrlemeanour. 4. If any persons,-being a ball2e of any property, shalt fraudulently take or convert the same to his own use, or rlie use of any person other than the owner thereof, although he shall not break balk or otherwise dsternahs?. Us.; bail ment, he shall be guilty of larceny. 5. If any person, being a director, member, or publics officer of any body corporate or public company, shall fraudulently take or apply, for his own use;- any of the money or other property of such holy corp'u'u'epr pub lic company; he shall be guilty of a misilemlacuror. 6. If any person, being a director, public offieer, ors manager of any bolt corporate or pmsblic comp Loy, shall as such receive or possess himself of any of money or other property of such bo ly corporate or pa'slici cone itltr. otherwise than in paymont of a jest debt or dental, a* shall, with intent to defraud, omit to make or to erne o direct to be made a full And true entry thereof ia books and accounts of such. body corporate' or pubii• company, he shill be guilty of a iniidemeanour. 7. If any director, manager, public officer, or renober: of.any body corporate or publiccorppany..shall, wit h in• tent to defraud, destroy, alter, mutilate, or falsify any of the books., papers, writings, or securities, belonging to the body corporate' or public company, of which he is a di rector or manager. public officer or menhar, or make - or concur in the making of any false entry, or any material omission in any book of account or other document, he • shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. 8. If any director, manager, or public omeer of aczr- - body corporate or public company shall make, circulate,. or publish, or concur in making, circulating, or pubthhiog, any written statement or account which he shall know t,). be false in any material particular, with inteot to &ce!.7 or defraud any member, shareholder, or creditor of sitak body corporate or public company, or witlt intent to induce any person to become a sharohold r er.or'Partne therein, or to intrust or advance any money or property to such body corporate or!piablic company, or to enter into any security for the benefit thereof he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour: . • 9 If any person shall receive any chattel, money, or valuable security which shall have been so irandently .11s posed of as to render the party dispoling thereof guilty of a misdemeanour under any of the provisions of this act,• knowing the same to be so fraudulently disposed of, her. shall b 3 guilty of a misderneanourond na Ay be indicted and coavicterl: thereof, whether the party guilty of the prin. misdemeanour shall or shall not have hen previously convicted, or shall or shall not be amendable to jistlee. 10. Every person found guilty of a misdemeanour midst this act shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to • be kept in penal servitude for the term of threo years, or to suffer such other punishment, by imprisonmeat for not more than two years with or without hard labour, or by fine as the court shall award. 11. Nothing in this act contained shall enable or entitle any person to refuse to make a full anl com-plete dissr , vry by answer to any hill in equity, or-to attswers - enny qeestioe or int6iregatOry in any civil proceeding in any court of law or eqnity, or in the courts of bankruptcy or insol vency; but no answer to any such bill, question, or lute"-_ rogatory shall b? adrnissable iu evilenco against such person in any proceeding under this act, 12. Nothing in this act contained, nor any proceeding, conviction, or judgement to be had or taken th .1-ecru against any person under this act, shall prevent, lessen. or impeach any remedy at law or in equity which any party aggrieved by any offence against this act might have had it' this act had not been. passed ; but no convic-e tion of any such offender shall be receives in evidence in any action at law or suit in equity against him ; and nothing in this act contained shalt affect or prejudice , any agreement entered into or security given by any trustee, having for its. object the restoration or repayment of any trust property misappropriated. - • 13. No proceeding or prosecution for any off. 'nee • included in the first section, but not included in any other section of this act. shall be commenced without the sanction of her Majesty's Attorney-General, oe, in case that office be vacant, of her Majesty's Solieltor.Gener provided that were any civil proceeding shall have ham taken against any person to whom the provisions of the said first section, bet not of any other section of this act, -. may apply, no person who shall have taken such (died • proceeding shall commence any prosecution under this act without the sanction of the court or judge before whoen such civil proceeding shall have been hail or shall be .pending. 14. If upon the trial of any person under this act it shall appear that the offence - preyed amounts to tare he shall not by reason thereof be entitled to be acq'n d of a misdemeanour under this act. 15. In:every:prosecmtion fOr any misdemeanour against, this act the court before which any such offence shall - o,: . prosecuted or tried may allow: the expenses of the prosz cation in all respects as in cases of felony. Itt. No misdemeanour against this act shall be prose—. cuted or tried at any court of general or quarter ses.slarta. of the peace. 17. The word " trustee" shall in this act mean. a trus-. tee on some express trust created by some deed, will, or• instrument in writing, and shall also include the heir and personal representative of any such trustee, and als ail executors and administrators, liquidators under the Joint Stock Companies Act, 1851, and all assignet,s in. bink raptcy.and insolvency. Tne word "property" shall in clude every description of real and personal property, goods, raw, or other materials, money, debts, and-legacies, and all deeds and instruments relating to or evidencing the title or. right to any property, or giving a right to recover or receive any money or goods ;. and such word "property" shall also denote and include not only such real and personal property as may have been the original subject of a trust, but also any real or personal property into which the Bathe may have bnan convertad or ex chan7ed, and the proceeds thereof respactiv-e;y, and any thing, , acquired by snob proceeds. , 113. This act shall not extend to Scotland. SALE OF OPIUM IN CIIINA. Yesterday was issued, in the form of a return re parlia meat, a copy,of the legal opinion taken by the East latlla Company, and dated the sth of August, 1857, as• to the manufacture and sato of opium ; together with a copy of the case. on which that oiAnion TV33 founded." The opinion, which is signed. " a. D. Harding, Richard Bethel, Leery S. Keating, Lqftus Wigraen," is to the effect that the manufacture and sale of opium by the fast India Coapany, is the manner described in the "case," . wit Wu th Presidency of Jlnga!, is not .in contravention. of the Aot 3 and 4 Wm. IV., C. 85; nor is such manufacture and salo directly affected by the supplemental treaty ent...red into by her Majesty with the Emperor of China, in Oct., 1853. Counsel, however. cenclude their opinion in the §ollowlag tereas:—" The true question appears to be, whether the particular manner in which the East India Company's opium Is mzinufletured is open to objection; it • appearing by the • Supplemental Memorandum' that the opium in which:the Onmenny deals in the province or Bengal is prepved by the E't3t India Conapiny, and before I. its sale to the dealers_ s.p,a3itically for the Chinese centra band trade, by being made up in bails. and packed in. chests according to Chinese weights. It is true that this practice is in conformity with a. course-of trade established (as we understand) long before any treaty with China,. and even before the import a ti on o f op i um was p ro hibit e d by Chinese law ; still we think now that opium is made contraband by the law of China, and that its importation. into China is made by Chinese taw a capital crime, the continuance of the Company's. practice of rennufactnring and selling this opium in a term specs :lay adapted to tha Chinese contraband trade, though not an actual and direct infringement of the treaty, is yet at variance with its spirit and intention, and with the conduct due to the Chinese Government by that of Great Britain as a friendly power, bound by a treaty which implies that all mingling into China will be discauntenanced by Great Britain ; and we think that if the.practice in question were to be made the subject of expostulation by the Chinese Government, the British Government would be under an obligation to alter or modify the mode adopted by the East. India Cont. pang. of manufacturing opium, and -to abstain from so manufacturing or preparing it as to involve a peculiar adaptation, of the article to the Chinese.contraband trade as distinguished from other trades, and to adhere to this modification. so long as opium is. absolutely prohibited in Vbi.mati."