Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-06 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER 6, 1859. • 'lced among the mass of electors, as will male bli bery a difficiilt.and,itaii4oined 14a ll fronrwhom the only - chfince of securing an 'Purchased vote;i it; b3i--'i•eiitiering , his vote a Worthless article to the briber, because it depends oi l a prothise which cannot be trusted, is an expletivt* in the .body-,politic, a volunlary :_ tl.° ' ll Political privil e g e , an eccentric and " ° “llless item, which deserves no place teat account 'n the A RL... , - vIEw of th e Maritime Commerce of Fiance ' .°l ' the last 40 years, is interesting at the present 11lonient. Its developement has • been--rapid, 844 (1 3 - ?. and 'conspicuous. 'We cannot allow M. 4 /.1(311 Y, with the adroitness of a courtier, to 4 , — ue its progress and prosperity to AU Idee ode of True, it is, that on the other e the channel polities are conducted on ~a Plit t • ink i°f ce n t ra lizatil:m, but eclninlerce 13 Y "uvidu ality. We contrast the official statistics of Pre ii • di and foreign shipp.ingi tl'acimg . with La llell Nrt B , in different neriods of the reigns o the 2f IastnXVIII., CHARLES X., 1,0171 s PHILLIPPE, 18 1 --ii It ellublic, and th e presen t E m pi re . I n le ko tonnage i!nters l ii g French ports was no re than 1€42 0.. , ...., 6 _ 6400 0, tie average .of the five years 70 -i),000 tons annually; for 1825-30 anti Rr ekt t= , annually 850,000 tons. 'ln'lB3o a elit e e n Cr ' 4 tse took place, th e tonnage of ships kb,- . 13' . 4111 g 1,500,000: this; of course, was an wrtert,tation „ Which could not be sustained, .but ncl the average for. the live. years following , 1 „;' frero. 18-30-35; rose to 1,100,000 tons; from t 47 6 2 - 4 0 1, ' 750 )000 tons; 'from 1840-45 it amounted 20)000 tons. The tonnage of the ships c/ egre4 • tr a4 : r "e in propoktion. The French maritime 448 tripled in :the twenty years 1820- 25 , Att l • It is evident that Napoleonism is no ra ssai7 eleorent of Commercial progress in thlice'. The I .:mperor may do inuch to d.evelope Pr e opi ell , erg Y 44 d:enterprise of his people by .reci ta„-I, 02 a Wise system of fiscal 'ditties. We tZ th fina, bY reference to governmental . returns, inet 7fe . r*rts and imp or t s have 'steadily gone et e : 111 g. The av erag e valve of French 4t e 4 4 -8111 the five y 1820-23 `''as £ 17,000,000 -"g; of imports, .£16,000;000 ; from 1825-30 _ al'erage was respectivEV £23,500,000 and t22,5n n - " , `"GO; from 1830-3 , 6 the average value of wa s . £ 2 6)&00,000:; Ilion). 1835-40 it 'was 0 ; in. 1840-44 It 4reached £45,000,000 ; 'values of expoi'ts ne rl corresponding. 4 ,, e , "114 e , obviously finch/des French trade by as well as by sea;:; whereas 'the. previous [Ls cle ar l y, it tei-to the latter Thus found4t the ratio "of progress in each is nearly th e e ' - "in inaritiake •toin merce as three to ene, in Yea ta l conanustee'its five to two, in the twenty wtiile`the trade of Franc has mat rapid prtgress, its population has not in= ceased 13.8 in `equal ratio ; but,' on the contrary, Positively diminished, as appears from - the whith is there taken quincineniaily, 'We take it decennially The census of th e „ 57 :°Ptidtim. in ' France in 18_51 l . eft it at 3 6 '3 '" 0 9 end the census of 1556 raised it to ' 039 ; 0 00,‘0r only by 256,000. With such facts t hese before us, France has no reason to com . v 141 4. tler Commerce has made molt rapid pro eBs 'than our own, although the population has 4 • par i passte with it. As has been well *served—" The quickness 'of her commercial growth is the work of peace, 'and the mo %cut of her resurrection from the devastating Poli c y of the First French Empire-" What 14'renell commerce wants I'm its still greater. Eh, e lopment is,— —the assurattee of peat It is to consolidation of pease which Louis NAPO °N promises to devote himself. His astuteness Y 11(1 sagacity cannot tha better, occupation than ill unfolding the cominercial• prosperity and Ca 114bilities of France. While we most readily tept and ' , meteorite 'his purpose, it yet behoves tpression of any doubt concern- security against any ' 4l ' without the - . tig th e wr 'selves in a state of how ile aggteBSlOt which might spring from cir- 11',stances, over - which he could exercise no con- 4 01. Any:sudth ebullition of feeling generating V4elf from iinakinary affronts, in the minc IlterEc6tAtild allay. This precautionary policy thi eltaiord. PALMERSTON is so nicely pursuing at th e ilreserit moment is a - legacy ft°lll 'the Earl of DERBY'S late prudent. and abl( he has received xinistration of the affairs of this country and ittle measure pressed upon them by thl _gent and indefatiirable zeal of a free and dePendent press. l '. We rely. upon seeing,- next measures advocated and "passed which Co fella to• advan ce th e i n t eres t o f our grea t 1401Lercial M ar i ne. The Navy depen d s on the 1 7 1.e hant s erv i ce for its crews ; the Govern nt 'alight t o Su ort the nursery for its seamen. b e ll pp an- MaY the theorists law-m ''`eBter political school exclaim,akers of the M , " Elieu! gem sancimus niiq W t 1 , 4 Cam_ Te elsewhe and in adverting to it here, it is not *if/ Q bJect remark upon t ,ts merits, ;out merely ssiV which the whale ge being made in our juth -• • - int out, o ystem, at least vital crime this case, for der that juries are not infallit Bale ne of the evielen t conclusion that he Was ol idieted, guilt y of the But the n , inde -I)ndently o f its having been done ici a very Me= is ease 'me for which he was ix manner, and its affording e Bence of an W 14fluence of p o p u l ar f ee li ng which anything bu t sat. - factory, upon principle, the setting aside of the verd involves an issue which aggravate guilty, or if even ti: doubt of his, guilt.as. a jury ought to hdve the prison er at-the bar, who'll they had iri charge the belief of, not •only -ought there to be a re- spite of the capital sentence, but he ought to be discharged from all punishment whatever was tried to: and convicte of a capital offence that is, an' offence which the law of the land visits with capital punishment If he is not guilty of that offence, the law awards no punishment what- ever. But the ground on which he has been respited is, the piesumption that in law he was not guilty,—that is, that the evidence on the trial was not sufficient to justify his bei4g pronounc. rnich he stood ilo lest, than in law guilty of the capital crime for jnclicted. So that it equ:: 'entitled to an acquittal Now, in the first. place, we are here furnished with a very remarkable proof of the de„sil'able- ness, not to say the necessity, of such a change in our judicial system as would ; . in - cases of this kind, adapt it more nea:•ly to that of Scotland ; where, when.' the tNidenee Is . not deemed . con- elusive of guilt, the jury have the opportunity of avoiding a positive acqUittal, by returning a ver diet of " Not Proven t" the effect of which is to prevent its being supposed that the accused has come out of the adeal altogether unscathed. Still better would it be, were there a chance aiTorded of such a prisoner's being re-indicted, hould further evidence of, his guilt be at any time forthcoming, And we see no reason what= ever why such an improvement in our own system, might not be had 'recourse to In the next place —supposing the present system should remain the case before us certainly indicates the great need there is of unaltered,. strongly Criminal Court of Appeal, where the whole‘ cumstances of such a trial could be calmly and reviewed, with the advantage of information being brought forward have been found possible to acquire dispassionately such farther as it may Anything, however, 'would be better than leaving as it is ; for, in this instance, not only is trial ty jury made ry much a farce of, but the dignity, and pitadence, and legal skill of the 4udicial Bench is apt to be called in question,— evil in sO ty which would be on every Account to bef4epreeated and deplored, The great object in view is, of course, to serve the ends .of j ustiee, -to. ensure ti punishment of 'the guilty,hutto - take care-" to protect Old save the xreat.m it is to be feared, will the escape of such a convict as still be a ver ictini, but t skill and w!qieh it was done 'eeded iii baffling suffi clently all the have been' employed to detect his g by escaped fiout the most serious consequences of it. It cannot be denied, —however one may ebn- cur in the propriety, under all the circumstances, of his not being executed,—that there is -great doubt still remaining as to the real cause of death ; and wherever it is still supposed that poi son was, either directly, or indirectly, the cause of death, will the notion arise that it is quite Possible, b ngenious C .vices, in the hands of a scientific knowledge, to administer poi- man of These, firm at 69f. 15c I 135 p.m.- ISatuiday's closing ference to the remarks by the King'of Sardinia, that Europe can hardly refuse to Tuscany what it granted Greece, Belgium, and , the Principali ties. The Pays remarks, that what Europe did for these States was the very reverse of annexa tion. Europe would not have allowed Belgium to declare itself a French province. Like the above States, Tuscany may choose her own go vernment ; but the semi-official Pays is opposed slowly and gradually, to annexation. The anti-English article in the Independence is attributed to high official sources at Paris. The Government of Bologna haveabolished the Pontifical postage stamps, and subgtituted a fresh stamp. THE FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, September 5, 12.10 p.m.—fhe upward tendency of Rates continues, the opening prices showing a further Il2' 20 , pan.—The Bourse is very dull ; Rentes -Rentes closed at 69f. 20c. for both money and account, being 1, per cent. above TURIN, September 5, The municipality. of Milan has arrived at son, and effect, , llowpv€ the ob. ect of so doing, without detectior we say, are some _of the evils which must, almost of necessity result from the es ,pe of such a convict. Still we admit, even better those evils arose, ti In that an innocent man should be brought to the scaffold NOTES OF THE DAY The answer of the King of Sardinia to the Tuscany deputation, which we publishelyesterday, offering him on the part of his lk d uly—th sity of acting in such a case as this, not only openly, as in the face of day, but with the concur- Powers of Europe. He tells them, rence of the oth that the accomplishment ,of their assembly's wish, "can only take place by negociations which are about to bezin on tin affairs of Italy." He will desires wort their 'cause; expresses a hope practise towards that " Europe will not Tuscany that work of re- Turin, fOr the - purpose of inviti ng th e d epu t a ti on 0 grievances, which it has, under less favourable circumstances, practised, towards Greece, Belgium, and from Florence to visit the c ity o f Mil an . Th e the Danubian P r incipalities." All this, we say, is quite • right ; but, ,at the same time, one ought to be fully Tuscan deputation will quit Turin on Wednes assured that the proposed annexation is really the wish of day, and proceed to Milan. the great body of the Tuscan people ; for we all know that, in revolutions, it is not always the case, that either the national wish or the national interest is really con sulted, but rather the desire and the advantage of those who have excited and led on the movement, in the din Signor Manuel Rances y Villanueva, late Mi and disturbance of which the people's better judgment /lister at the Court of Brazil, is appointed by the and solid interest are too apt to be forgotten. Parma is Spanish Government Envoy Extraordinary and following the example of Tuscany ; and as the revolution Minister Extra Ordinary to the 1 - lelvetian Con out of which these proceedings have arisen i$ an Italian . revolution, it is not confined to any particular Italian federation. , . , dressing SWITZERLAND BERNE, September 5, State, but spread' over the Whole peninsula, it is not improbable that Victor Emmanuel may in the end TUSCANY September 11d be obtained Last evening, a grand illumination took place to such a consummation throughout Tuscany .epresent Vecchio and the Palazzo Pet siastic cheers of thr-s pop lace this I body of Florence g inedte.sonie good purpose the lessor arly in hi a grand fits A proclamation of th ithout any in words which the King of brough' at horn Tuscan deputatiot The peasantry partici/ pf the people of Tuscan:, innocbnt be done Smw to his istibtlty with in thou o must a la political a6e•toN ins which tilt, • and thcr laiesty. It is evident that asible minis- iscovered the .ht operate .e would hop on the Delegates i itiueratir The arms of the House of s of the Palazzo .plid the enthu- rhe ikunicipal Government explains the dinia had addressed in the universal joy rHE ZURICII CONFERENCES Par Hair reforms IV The officild Weiner rns as Our own ;-1 edition, contradicts the alarming Monday its eveiiii4 eat its€ rumours which have been current regarding the continuance of I the Zurich Conference It hopes for a satis- 3 nine hours' movement are now. factory conclusion; and considers the presence or 6 . the provinces, with the object; apparently, the French troops of occupation which have been what they call th London Confer- of the work NORTHERN DAILY TIMES agitation throughput Aho country iertfiri 'ltaly to be o cry mischievous course of. proceed- would encourag( them. The . `clZ piampton to•' be ike Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolver- h, because they know that in townstheiv are large bodies of Workmen,- among: they-have had reason to suppOse, there has already been evinced a spirit of disaffection. One im portant object of the itinerants appears to be to prevent workmen leaving the provincial towns to supply the cleinand for skilled 'labour in London. It is gratifying to find, however, that there is now a disposition ap parent in the metropolis' to adjust the strike. But, at any rate, it is fully expected that many of the deserted shops will be - opened to.the employment of non-society men in the course of next week, • The Tiotes says that' a e . during her _Mind had been Of relief" in the public - yrodueed . -,by the respite ) -Maiestis pleasure, of the ctuvict Smethurst. tta he Twit been rep:in - Rd,. his -execution would have tam. Dian te-d4y ; and, - 55 the -. Period approached, it certainli appeared that the-excitement on his behalf was gathering .streugth., . It . is,.of course, understood that that this respire is but4hepreliminary to a commutation of the jiitence of death - . .aud, under all the circUm stances, it is porhapg Us : well that the last and irreversible' But of the laW - should not .be carried into effects But atpadoubtedly indicates something decidedly wrong in oar judicial system. There can be no -reliable "security that the ends of justice will berightly served if, aftera long and careful trial, ending in the prisoner's conviction, with the concurrence of the Judge as well as that of the jury, the whole proceedings should be set aside so irregularly as this has been.• Public opinion of some kind or other has altogether superseded a regular judicial tribunal of the country. The Home Secretary has yielded to the popular voice. •An excitement was got up, and • directed to the object of getting him off; and that functionary found it expedient to give way to the pressure. We are not censuring him for what he has done, because it is quite possible that he may himself have partaken of the popular impression —if.not as to the innocence of the convict, at least as to the "ambiguity, after .all, of some of the evidence on which he was convicted. But if the verdicts of jurors are thus to be set aside, it Certainly' ought to be in some more legitimate and satisfaetorf manner. The necessity of a Criminal Court of be reisted. 1, after this, surely eannol THE LATEST NEWS. FRANCE, 28th ult cc to if GREECI TRIESTE, September A deices have been received from Corfn to the The lonian Parliament is prorogued to the 10th of December next Nies , lis. II( The minutes of the previb formerly The 'arc and Shipowners' appears ,to tt were 140. LiMsiglge were mac' audiurefereiceto the surveyorrinoving his residence- to ; a central position, :the committee recom:. lieu of any expenses being incurred by. t surveyor, in This comniiftee further recommended increase in the collector's salary of 410, • making- income 00 instead of £7O annually. Th'e proeeeding,s were confirmed. The surveyor's monthly report was read and adopted. The other business was of a routine cha- LiVnni)oor BURIAL s6,l.itn:—;•The first monthly meeting of this board, after the annual election; was held yesterday ; Mr. J. R. Jeffery in the chair. The other Members present were—Messrs. Bairstow, Jackson, WoOdrUff; Thernley, and the Rev. Rector It was moved by Mr. Thoinley, seconded by 'Mr. Jackson; and carried. unanimously ; that Mr. Robertson Gladstone be chairman,. and Mr. J. R. Jeffery vice chairman, for the cnsuinm.year.—An executive committee was formed, consisting of the. following gentlemen Messrs. Gladstone, Jeffery, Thornley, Bairstow, Corbally, Jackson ; and the Rev. Rector Bairstow called attention to a mistake made' in the 31 - ethiry, in reference to the..cost of the land lately purchased for cemeteries, It was stated. in that paper that the land cost £150,000, instead of £50,000. There was.no other business possessing any public interest. 0.01/N TYM A G A TES ; COURT, YESTERDAY.—BEFORE :MESSRS. • JOYIN 'CAMPBELL AND GEO. H. HonsFAT,L:— IIOirSEBRtAILING. 'A young fellow named John. M'Grady was charged with breaking into the house of Mr. Prowse, Norwood-:groye, West 'Derby-road, on Friday last, in the forenoon. The case 'was remanded till Thursday.—Two labourers, named George Eaton an: John Collins, were fined 20s. and costs each, for assaulting police-officer' 590, on Saturday night last, at Woolton. ARRIVAL OF LIVE STOCK IN AMERICA.—The ship Antarctic, Captain Stopffer, arrived at New York on the 20th ult., from Liverpool, having on board thirty Mormons, and a choice selection of live stock, asiollows : One bull, oneteifer, thirty sheep, three rams, fifteen boxes ferrets,' pheasants, and rabbits, six 'dogs arid one pony; all 'of superior breed, and intended for breeding in the States: The live stock (not the MOrmons) were consigned to different parties, and were shipped under the immediate direction and superintendence of Mr. Bell, of the Adelphi stables, in Liverpool; a gentleman who has superintended/the despatch of numerous con=' . signments of cattle, horses, and sheep- to 'New York, destined for different states of the union. These con signments generally arrived out in a highly satisfactory condition. LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—The monthly meeting of the council - was held yesterday, Charles Robert . Son, Esq., president, in the .chair.—Cruelties to Seamen : This subject was the object of some discUssion • and, on the motion of the. president, it was resolved to memorialise the government on the subject of cruelties to seamen on board ships coming to this port : —The Social Science Association': On the invitation of - the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, the president, Mi. Dan Son, and Mr. Rawlins, were apPointed as a deputa tion to attend the meeting of the Social Science Associa tion, to be held at Bradford next month.--Postal Affairs : It was resolved to memorialise the Postmaster-6eneral for an earlier and more regular delivery of the mails from London and the continent due here at 3.50 p.m., but which cannot be delivered until 4.45 or 5 o'clock.— 'lndian Affairs : A letter from Calcutta, with a petition to parliament on this subject, was referred to the. Cus toms' Committee.-t. CathcHne' s' (SOuth America) : A, letter from the Board of Trade, communicating infor mation. relative to this place, was read, and copies ordered to' be furnished to the Liverpool Underwriters' Associitions ipy of the Spirits in eral order for allow- ITALIAN OPERAS .7 AT THE THEATRE ROYAI which has given several performances, and, has still another to give in, the Theatre-Royal, Williamson- square, appears to increase rather than to diMinish by a repetition of their appearances. On each succeeding evening the theatre has been filled by fashionable - and delighted audiences, who have expressed their admira tion of the highly artistic_and eminently pleasing man, ner in which the different pieces have been put upon the stage, : not less than with the delightful style' in which the music has bee. executed. The opera selected for presentation last night was the telling and favonrite one, " 11 Trevatore," and the folloWing was the power ful and admirably sustained cast :—Marrico, ' Signor Giuglini ; Il Conte di Luna, Signor Badiali ; :Fernando, Signor Vialetti ; _Ruiz, Signor Mercuriali ; Ines, Mad'lle Dell'anese ; Aaucena, Madame Borchardt ; and Leonora, Mad'lle Titiens. . through QUES tak4s out a boat o The house was crowded in every quarter by a very brilliant assembly of ladies and gentlemen, who evidently enjoyed the rich musical and dra matic treat which was placed before them. It is but justice to the different artistes to say that each and all of them did their best, and successfully, to render the general effect perfect... As might' have been expected, the Titiens was the chief attraction—the true prima donna. • Her singing and acting were alike characterised by good taste and fine dramatic effect. Her rich, . clear, and powerful voice enabled her' to do full juitice to the expressive character of the music, .and in her rendering of it she combined real tenderness with great power, and presented such an embodiment of feeling and dignity as completely captivated the audience, who now, by their breathless silence, now by their enthusiastic outbursts of applause, testified in an unmistakeable manner the pleasing thraldom in which she held them. Giuglini, as ifanrico, sung magnificently, and drew down repeated thunders of applzuse. His acting also was excellent. The Miserere duet and chorus between him. and Wile. Titiens was iinpressive and touching in the highest degree. Madame Borchardt also sang delightfully, and was repeatedly and deservedly applauded. In "II balm," Signor Badiali, who sustained the character of I? Conte di Luna, acquitted himself in admiratde and truly artistic style. As already said, the other artistes appeared to great advantage, and it would be difficult indeed to witness a better performance of "Il Trovatore" than that of last night. The orchestra ii well drilled, and is obviously under fine command, each instrument taking up As part with an, alacrity and certainty which showed a fine combination of high talent and well-applied discipline. The. manner in which the choruses were 'executed also deserves much commenda tion. To-morrow evening the Opera of " Lucrezia Borgia" will be performed, this being the closing per formance of the present engagement. been already received for some 'tune in abeyant Rowden, D.C.L., former Oiford, has been duly irigl c sporting Wilmslow Warwick Lanark arnet Weymouth Cardin . Rochester and Chatham Ilelbeck Doncaster 1 'West Harptree 1 Dover 1 Teaby LATEST BT. L to 4 on Pr There is no betting on the London. Gaspard should win thing beats him it must be Tc . „ . .. , . .. . I TRO , . . . . . . . . The Derbyshire Advertiser states, that a young man, 1 The matchbetween Lad GI a. member, of an evang,elical . church, advertises. in a ?i li o tt t ie co i m nte e o re ff s , t is in ix t . r P ot r t e in se g ot e t:l3.: local paper for : board in a pious !family, • where- his Mn. W. PEARCE'S DAISY A • !fhe Journal of the Society of Arts 'announces that a. e enee of rge number o i ,i . _ i_..., ,applications T .p o r N s , ) CIIESN a t i T a PONY.—i lds *Christian example would be considered a compensation. prize of £lOO has been placed at tho disposal of the. the Wake Arms, Epping. TI council of the society by Sir W. ,C, Trevelyan, Bart.,, trot five' mites in harness, for 1 . n .. ent 100 yards start. Daisy, to be awarded for ." the best essay on, the known from her previous perir • .00d or mec of the marine a - t ine for man and domestic , animals, or for dyeing other manufacturing, purposes." RETURN OE ,111.ISI HARVESTt and judging by the parties would prove a tou gh Tho. harvest 1. the C JC concluded in the sister nom:Aries, as each, rearce's pone, ui'd sUgoeeilig• ,stealner from ,England and Scotland lands . nenatgo. 5eu,:4.,:, upon our :quays numbers of Irish reapers, returniug r to ground, trad'tho tit their homes, and families, sunbrowned and weary.from ~ c , othneacgrsori— the . harvest field of the Saxon, no doubt with their ' pockets lined more substantially than when the , - 4 n"sition , , the signal ,plenclid style, ibeir departure. They belong, generally, tics of Derry and Done„ al.—Belfast IV TILE: BUILDER he coun- Bed rapidly first mile was not•raori this point, was pulled the chcsaut ap mediators yards in aclvaa went at it ' as formed I meeting of ,builders' toremea was held on Saturday afternoon, in London and it was': agreed that they should act Trieiiced at Lt continued fc tJeI.WIYM I:I3ELSIRIS auu iimus .., , i , .s,.+..•+—w— for that purpose ; the basis of the nemoication to be t he withdrawal of the. declaration, and ° that it be made a , very lc . shop rule only that the men do not belong to the society, 1 Da..l gradmati. the foremen undertaking to provide the xuasters with 1 w i ali i,, g a ~„-,..1 1i, , . sufficient men to carry on their operations. i ehesnut not I:oe'.ng,pcpiert OR SUNDAY TRADING ictfullj, JUSTICE the e tion opki:thrie t , h t r 4 o e ug ,a ll t t TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE ,NORTRInEeIt;:bi:;'DAILY TIMES. authorities; medium of your vain and through thyn tee polite, to ; the system pursued by certain parties in th s i e s prevent disgrace ful town on the Lord's-day, viz., touting for customers i . , . n our. public streets for photograpme portrait-takers. I cannot but - ablSelit'eb—lnrneursli,ltiot mdte•iiv‘ think that there must be some law that could be bro l to bear 'Upon. this shameful desecration of such a u d g a tt which, is pursued: openly and unblushingly by so many persons both during divine service and afterwards. 1 am not one of the straight-laced sort .that would debar the poorer portion of the.community from rational enjoyment, 'or would, prevent works of, necessity front being performed upon that- day ; but I do think that this system of aanoving passers-by.in the .public streets on aSunday should have some check applied to it.—l am, sir, yours truly, ' . , A X4001($11 -01C. +- COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Her Majesty and the Royal Family are pursuing their usual Highland habits,. now that the Court is settled down at Balmoral. On Saturday his Royal highness the Prince. Consort, accompanied by . Prince Arthur, went out deer-shooting. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are leaving London this week for Broadlands, near Romsev, Hants. • His Excellency the Sardinian Minister has left Loll don, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, at St. Giles's, Dorset. . -• The Court Journal says, It is understood that the Cabinet Council so unexpectedly held on Monday, and to which ministers were summonectbyelectrie telegraph from the most distant. parts of - the, country, Was held to . give the sanction.-of, the governthent to. a, determination which had been arrived at .concerning a portion, at any rate, - of the Italian pestion, by the Premier and the Fo;- reign Secretary. It is known that Central Italy, or Upper Italy, or Lombardy; or tlie.quondam duchies, have had an envoy in this, country for some days—busy diplomatising of course—and that some tangible arrangement has at length been come to. Leal Palmerston left town on Sunday, and. had a long conference with Lord John Russell, at Pembroke Lodge, on the subject, when the matter was settled in the form that it,was submitted to ,the assembled cabinet on.the following day Of course at present there is great secrecy ; but that the cabinet accepted and adopted the resolution of the two statesmen -there is no doubt. The ministers returned as suddenly to the country after the council as they had arrived in town -hastily to attend it. The Empress Dowager of Russia will arrive at Nice in the beginning of October from Interlaken, where she is at present. • + ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE The Dean of Chichester has added a' Sermon to the afternoon service at his cathedral,'and the. congregation has become so large that it has been determined at once to commence alterations With the view of making the nave available for puipeses of divine worship. It will be remembered the' late dean bequeathed a large sum for the restoration •of the tathedral, , in • addition to from vanoUs iiel dignitaries of-44e cathedral) 11 kJ:MORAL I —lllO aTIROUIICCMCIIL I.llaL Balmoral will be placed in connection with the nearest telegraph,station, by riidans'of semaphores, was prema ture. The correspondence for the Court at Balmoral, by London night mail down ,is sent' to Colipai Angus post office, where it is stamped and arranged, and then despatched by mail-gi g to Bahnoral.—Cburt Journal. LONDON SCOTTISH VOLUNTEER RIILPi—CIII Satur day afternoon, 'a numerous meeting of Scotch gentlenien residing in London, 'convened by the 'committee of the bLoeanrddo-nro6StretopttrishiheVeslcitontrisehr c ß o itl rp e o s, ra W tio as n; h c e r l a d in the ri.e-coart; Fleet-street, for the pUrpose of explaining the, nature of the • obligations • the members took upon themselves upon joining, and to enrol members. Lord Each° occupied the chair, and said lie bad asked them to meet because he had been inforined that there were many young men in London who were very anxious to join them; but, with the characteristic caution of Scotchmen, they did not like to lend themselves to anything until they thoroughly understood it. The two hon. secretaries, Mr. Bain and Mr. Mackenzie, were present, and would give every information that could be desired. The late government commenced the ground work of this movement by sanctioning the formation of rifle corps, and the present government followed it up by giving still . greater encouragement, and giving 25 per cent. of their fire-arms. They had already received twenty-five Enfield rifles from the government, and . permission to use the court-yard of Burlington Ilouse for drill. Mr. Lancaster had offered them the use of his shooting ground, but that . was between liensal-greenand Wormwood Scrubs, and there was no way of reaching it.but by omnibus. If they could not get a more-con venient spot, they would accept it ; but they were in negotiation with the directors of the Crystal Palace for the use of a piece of ground at Sydenham, 300 yards long, and admirably adapted to their purpose. He had also examined- the rifles at all the gunmakers', and the best he found were at Mr. Westley Richards', and Mr. , Prince, of Bond-street. The latter was a short breech ' loading rifle of great power, and capable of being loaded I and fired'eight titres in less than a minute. He then L described the dress he recommended, which was one of great ease and comfort.to the wearer. Names were then sent in as members, and the meeting separated. 3ntrltigturt. RACING FIXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER. ,nd West Bridgewatt Somerset Chesterfield Pain's Lane Leicester Me, ..... Manchester Autumn Belford _ Newmniket F.O Brecon sVhitehaven Walsall Stakes, exeept in nt :' if any- TTING me; btt qi lOW t 4) .cls, the PARIS, September 5. Prince Richard Metternich arrived here this morning at Paris for 'the PAL'ERM6, Augus' Complete tranquillity Sicily prevails th AMERICA SOUTrIIMPTON, Mo4day, The liarmonia has arrived from New York, with 13188,000. Advices of the 24th state that great disorder prevails at Mexico. The new issue of paper money has been stopped. .. Measures will be adopted by the American go vernment for the suppression of the. Cuban slave trade. .The,Xansas border ruffians are again in arms The following appeared" in a part of our impression of yesterday FRANCE. [OvTER'S TEUGRAII.] PARIS, Sept. 5.--The Emperor will be present at the inauguration; in the month of October, of the colossal ‘ Statue of the Virgin, which has been erected on a rock iii thnlown 4f Pay, Halite Loire, and which is formed partially of guns taken in the Criniea.—lt is reported that Government has given' orders, at Cruzot, for the construction of twenty iron-plate friffates blindees.— Count heist is soon expected back in Paris. PARIS, Monday, September 5.---The Paris 'journals contain articles praising very much the speech ot' the i King of Sardinia. They conclude that it is 'almost cer tain a congress will,)3e assembled. In Franc Stagnation still prevails in commercial affairs in spite of so-Imany circumstances" calculated to stimulate the markets. The uncertainty which prevails as to what . is passing in the tipper regions of politics discourages commercial eperations. At Lyons, manufacturing activity is almost entirely sustained by orders from the United States. SPAIN AND MOROCCO. ' [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] MADRID, September 3. The Spanish ConsUl at Tangiers has presented the ultimatum of his 'Govern ment. TUSCANY. [REUTER'S ,TELEGRAM.] FLORENCE, Sept. s.—The Marquis le Hayer, the French Ambassador at Florence, has been recalled by his Government. A letter from Tuscany, in the Times, says the youth from Venetia were flocking across the Po by hundreds from Mantua, Verona, Venice, &c. They are to be formed 'into battalions at Modena and Ferrara. It is added that a general migration from Venetia will be the consequence of the prolongation of the present Austrian system in that province. SARDINIA. In reply to some foreign journals, recommending the restriction of the liberty of the press, the Opinione, of Turin, remarks that the - proper time for , that measure is by. no means yet come, seeing that the peace is not signed, and that there i only an armistice, so that the King's dictatorial powers have not expired. To-morrow, a conference is to be held definitive settlement of the ques- tion of the Danubian Principalities. The Count de Flandres, second son of the King of the Belgians, has asked in marriage the daughter of the King of Sweden The wires of the Electric Telegraph through out France were affected by atmospheric infiu- ence, last Friday, in the same way as in this country The French newspapers connect the orealis ' with this appearance of t phenomenon nt of the Daily News of opinion that th hardly have said more .to the Tuscan deputation, Of the Italian question, and at the pr he evidently admits the principle of annexation The Pays contains a s nificaut article in re- PRUSSIA. The Prince Regent Of Prussia is not exiiected to re turn to Berlin before the first or`second week in October. The department of .the Prussian police charged with King of Sardinia could il the suppression `public` meetings is about to be ago , tan of ished. ' _ _ The agitatiod in Germany is increasing in favour of a firm; strong,,. and 'central government,. and for the convocation ot a XatiOnal Assembly 'in lieu of the prbsent Diet ; and Prussia is called upon to take the initiative in the measures. . . - RUSSIA. , A virulent digease has btoken out among the horned cattle in Rusgia. The Nerd says that the English Cabinet has:given its assent to a Congress. The Grand Duke Constantine of Russia paid a visit to the Bank of Enoland on Friday, and remained for four hours. The Board of Trade have issued their 'reply on the loss of the steamer Argo, belonging to 'the Galway American line. The Board have directed that Captain Halpin's certificate be suspended fin' nine months. One of, Sir William Armstrong's guns, an eighty pounder, was tested on ThUrsday last, and gave the most wonderful results as - regards accuracy, &c. The flight obtaihed was 9,000 yards, or upwards of 5 miles. • LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. FALL FROM THE MAST-READ.--011 Sunday, James Vernon, a seaman on board the American ship Columbian, lying in the river ready to sail for New York, fell from the mast-head and had his skull fractured. He died almost immediately. DIED FROM FALLING DOWN STAIRS.—Mary Mapp, aged fifty-five, wife of a shoeniaker residing at 69, High field-street, fell down stairs on Thursday, and received such injuries to the spine that she died on Saturday, last. An inquest was held yesterday, and a Verdict of ac cidental death was returned. SCALDED TO DEATH.—Jane Pennington, seven years of age, residing with her parents at the " Earl Grey Spirit Vaults," was accidentally scalded on Thursday last, by a kettle of boiling water falling upon her. The poor little sufferer lingered on, and died on Saturday from the injuries. DESERTING THE POLlCE.—Joseph Davidson, police officer 232, was charged with absenting himself from the force, and having attempted to go to Melbourne, without a month's notice. It appeared that he absented himself from the farce on Thursday, alleging illness as the cause. On Friday, it appears, he shipped on board the Melbourne ship Constantine as passenger cook, when he was apprehended on Monday morning. Mr. Preston fined him in £3, or two months' imprisonment. MORE CHILD-SMOTHERING.—An inquest was held yesttrday on the body of Alice Hanley, an infant seven weeks old, who .was found dead at her mother's breast on Sunday morning, at their residence, the cellar of the house 255, Athol-street. This is the second child the mother has had suffocated at her breast. On the 24th of February, 1864, her son Robert Hanley, eight weeks old, was found dead in a similar way. The verdict in both cases was " Accidentally smothered by the , mother." , CRICKET ,MATCII.--ST4 HELENS V. •NEWTON. -- ^This match catne off on Saturday last, on the grounds of the former, at Eecleston. Through the great care, and attention of S.. Clarke, ,the professional, an admirable wicket was made. The St. Helens went to the wickets first, and after a few hours' good batting scored 113. The Newton then commenced to "rub off," but only succeeded in scoring 48 the first innings, and 68 the second innims. SODDEN DEATH IN A COMMERCIAL HoTEL.---At the Coroner's Court, yesterday, an inquest was held on the body of a young woman named Jessie Wilson, who has lately been residing in the Commercial Hotel, New ington. Wm. Longman, the proprietor of the house, stated that the deceasecl had a room in his house; ske occa.sionallybrought gentlemen home with her ; he was aware she brought home a gentleman on Saturday,.as he saw them pass the door as they went up to her room; ,hp .heard nothing of her that night ; she appeared in „good health. Between eight and nine o'clock on Sun day he heard a wreath, and ran to discover what was the matter. In going into the young woman's. room he found her dead, and the gentleman with whom i she had passed, the night standing on the loor. .11 deceased sometime s com pl a i ne d o f a suffocating , pain at her breast.—kin Stewart gave almost siimlar evi dence. She was run.. up to the room by the gentleman, who asked h er to blacken his boots. She observed tie deceased lying .across the bed in a peculiar manner; she went over to the bed, and found she was dead ; she then gave a scream, and Mr. Longman came up.—Mr.. Batty, surgeon, said Ile Was called. in and of violence on her. and found that the de ceased was dead m ; he found no Ile made a:p os t- mortem examination, an d f rom th a t h e inferred she had died from purely . natural causes-- rupture of the aorta. Verdict accordingly. BETTING ,EGEIt. - romised Lands (t Est Summerside. Tding to the 'w ornament rodiya and the Vale of Clwyd does ,suing paid forfeit. ...ND Mn. BOSWELL'S (OF EDXON match, which had created no Ds, came of on Tuesday last, in the if persons, the rendezvous being *., c. td : b . l g . , .... e 25 a side, Daisy giving her oppo who stands 12 hands only, is well ,oArm,f,an-meaedse;lhteerromppaoidneenntcsiftan tpport 2d her, it was anticipate..., 2r - for Daisy. The grou n inth, near s elected Lrteenth nide-post to the n 'the ground, 6 to wa s laid on Mr. on the chcs nut, d„v bring very con- Dcl, both parn,--0 , the on ,ecti,coaners, a rhp panics having taken in their veil. :3 rid both dashed away in ga3/411.ia(2s rr;fitedreee the'neidalwcpnpkoeinsaergla'ncTenitai