Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-14 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. By British and Irish. Magnetic Telegraph. MADRID, JULY 12. The band of insurgents in the province of Seville, was attacked on the 4th instant, by the troops sent in pursuit of them. A warm combat ensued, and there was considerable loss on both sides. Ultimately, the insurgents were com pletely routed. This report was forwarded to the Civil Governor of Cadiz. The insurgents had not found any sympathy among the popu lation, and has only been able to penetrate into some villages with an insignificant population. The Cortes were prorogued yesterday, after having empowered government to levy the taxes. Prior to this the Senate had approved of the Press law. INDIA. INDIAN MUTINIES ALEXANDRIA, July 6.—The India mails have arrived with intelligence from Bombay to June 15th ; Calcutta, 7th ; Madras, 11th ; Ceylon, 15th ; and Hong Kong, May 25th. The mutiny had spreadto several other regim ents of the Bengal army in the north-western province, but the crisis was looked upon as past. Reinforcements of European troops were on their way towards upper India, from the Bombay and Madras presidencies, and from Ceylon. The Bombay and Madras armies continued firmly loyal. Intel ligence from Delhi to the Bth of June had been received at Madras and Bombay. The heights round the town were in possession of government troops. The rebels have been attacked and driven dispirited within the walls. They had lost twenty six guns. News of the capture of Delhi was hourly expected. The native troops had been disarmed a t most of the stations in the Punjaub. The loss to the Ben gal army, through mutiny and other causes, is estimated at 26,000 men. The disaffection is entirely confined to the army. Sir Patrick Grant had been appointed to succeed General Anson, and universal confidence was felt in the efficiency of the vigorous measures adopted by the Governor-general. All the most influential communities of Calcutta, including the Mahommedans, had presented addresses to the government, containing assurances of their loyalty. CHINA, From China we learn that the gunboats have gone up the Canton river to attack the Mandarin junks. General Garrett and staff had arrived. A. battle had been fought between the Imperialists and the rebels above Foo-choo• foo, and it was believed that the Imperialists had been vic torious. Canton was suffering from famine. Price of rice at Canton, 4s per pied. Sir John B3wring had intimated that compensation for loss sustained by British subjects will be demanded from the Chinese government. LOSS OF THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL MAIL STEAMER, ERIN> The Royal Mail steamer Frin, from Bombay to China, was totally wrecked, forty miles northward of Galle, on the 6th June. The passengers, mails, specie, and 400 to 500 chests of opium were saved. The Erin would not have the specie on board for China, shipped from England in the steamer of the 4th May. THE SCREW STEAMER CANADIAN. A despatch from Montreal, dated June 30th, states that the screw steamer Canadian, which had sunk in the St. Lawrence, near the Pillars, had been raised and towed into Quebec, on the 29th. THE MURDER OF MR. LITTLE [By British and Irish. Aragnetic Telegraph.] DUBLIN, MONDAY EVENING. At the further examination to-day, Spollen's son was produced as a witness for the Crown. He identified the razors as having been his father's. The prisoner was committed for trial at the next commission, which will sit about the 4th or 6th of August, immediately on the return of the Judges from Circuit. TESTIMONIAL.—A testimonial, consisting of a haudsoma silver salver, and a parse containing two hundred and sixty sovereigns, was presented, on Saturday last, to the Rev. Charles Henry Burton, M.A., incumbent of St. Philip's Church, in this town. PRINCE NAPOLEON IN LIVERPDCL —Yesterday morning, between five and six o'clock, an I not on Sunday, as stated by a cotemporary, the sp'endid screw steamer La Rein Hortense arrived in the river Mersey from the coast of Ireland. From the early hour of the arrival of course there were not many persons present to witness the sight. Between eleven and twelve o'clock the Prince Napoleon disembarked from the yacht in a small boat, and landed on the stage. He immediately went to the railway station, where he took train for Manchester. As his Royal H gla ness's visist was perfectly private, no public demonstration was made, and indeed but few persons knew of his arrival. ALLSOP'S CRYSTAL PA LA.CB, LYRE-STRE2T. —III addition to the brilliant figures of lbing and dead celebrities, exhibited in life-like form at this beautiful exhibition, we noticed one, yesterday, that is likely to attract more atten tion than any men or women who have " frettei their hour on the stage" for the last century, and that is no less an individual than Miss Smith, whose trial has occupied so large a space in the public mind for the last fortnight. Little need be said about this addition to the already extensive collection ; but those who have not had an opportunity of seeing this now wonderful girl—and who would not have liked. to have seen her ?—may now behold her at Allsop's,, LimT-street. The likeness is faithful in aIL its details, and no doubt thousands will avail themselv !s of the opportunity afforded them of beholding a girl who has male herself the absorbing topic of every class in the British empire. PRINCE NAPOLEON IN IRELAND —Shortly, before eleven o'clock on Saturday morning Prince Napoleon disembarked from La Reine Hortense in Kingstown Harbour. His Imperial Highness, accompanied by M. de Burggraff, con. sul of France, was rowed ashore in the State barge. A great crowd of persons had assembled on the occ • sion, and the Prince was loudly cheered as he took his seat in the car riage. He acknowledged the compliment paid him by fre quently raising his hat. In the course of the day he visited Killiney-hill, Bray, the Dargle, Powerscourt demesne and waterfall, and Enniskerty, where he partook of lunch at the hotel, after which he ret urne d to Kingstown at a quarter to 7 o'clock. During the Prince's absence Le Reine Hortense was visitod by crowds of ladies and gentlemen, who were received with great politeness by the officers and the erew.fillis Imperial Highness has, d ur i ng h is stay in thelltrish:metropolis, found time to visit the establishments of several of the leading manufacturers, and has given an extensive crier for Irish manutactures. Among other things he has ordered an Irish jaunting ear, ,4 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The French Government has determined that all concessions of land in Algeria made by the Minister of War shall in future be submitted to the Council of State. Rumours prevail that Count Morny, Ambassador at St. Petersburgh, will be replaced in that high office by the Duke de Grarnmont, now French Minister at Turin. A chest of arms of various descriptions was sent yesterday to the Imperial Attorney-General by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, which will serve as important evidence in the forthcoming prosecu tion of the Italian conspirators arrested in Paris. These arms will prove the connection existing between the insurgents in Italy and the conspirators in Paris, as they are part of those discovered in Italy, and are of the same manufacture as those seized in Paris. The Pays, Ministerial journal, publishes private letters from Calabria, which announce that the in surrection excited in that nrovince had been com pletely suppressed. Colonel Pisacane, its chief, was arrested on the morning of the 3rd, near Catanzaro, by a numerous detachment of gendarmes, com manded by Lieutenant Moro He was instantly imprisoned in the fortress of Reggio, pending the arrival of orders expected from Naples. It is added that the Colonel, who is a man of great determina tion, appeared to be much affected at the manner in which he was abandoned a id the little sympathy he experienced from the people. All trace of Mazzini had been lost since the 2nd, and a report was current that he had succeeded in getting on board a friendly ship. Naples was tranquil. THE NORTHERN TIME.--LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1857. IMPE DIAL PARLIAMENT. (By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.) HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY. The House met at five o'clock. The royal assent was given to a number of public and private bills, including the Turnpike Trust Arrangement Bill, the Militia (Ireland) Act 18a4 Amendment Bill, the Sound Dues Bill, the Sites for Workhouse Bill, Joint Stock COmpany's Act Amendment Bill, and the Forth and Clyde. Junction Railway Bill. The Idanchester Corporation Bill was read a third time and passed. ITALY. The Turin journals state that Mlzzini left the Italian coast on the 2nd or 3rd of this month, in a vessel flying American colours. The intelligence comes from Tuscany. We have news from Naples as late as the 9tb. The remaining insurgents hail been attacked and killed, or made prisoners at Sanza, and it is declared that the whole kingdom is now perfectly tranquil. The papers found on Pizziconi, the leader of the fatal expedition, had been sent to the King direct. Arrests still continue at Genoa, and the Pied moutese government is employing the utmost activity in tracing the authors of the late revolu tionary movement. In Leghorn order is now perfectly restored. It appears that the majority of the insurgents in that town wore natives of the Romagna. The Giugiio, the new Jesuit paper of Florence, attributes the successful suppression of the disorders at Leghorn to the timely warning of the French Consul, and considers that, had it not been for these opportune precautions, the rising would have been general all over Tuscany. The same authority states that the daggers found upon the assassins were all of the same fabric, some hiving broad blades, and some being revolvers- 4 ' Altri a lamina larga, altri a revolver ;" and it adds that a great deal of money was spent among the people on that day. THE INSURRECTION IN GENOA, TURIN, JULY 7. As the investigation proceeds, fresh arrests have been made, and the number of persons now in confinement is altogether about one hundred. Among these is a Signor Pareto, a member of one of the leading families, and whose wife is an Eng lishwoman, and Miss White. The latter having refused to leave the country without the applica tion of brute force, was guarded a vue in her own house in the first instance, but in the course of the inquiry such evidence has been produced of her intimate connection with the conspiracy, that the legal authorities caused her to be imprisoned, with a view to her future trial. It is said that she now asserts she is the wife of Mazzini, but whether this be true or not, it is charitable to conclude that her state of mind has been mig.ll fnt• 0 past that she onunot fairly be held accountable for hor acts. As to the strategical plan of operations of the Mazzinian chiefs, not so much has transpired— probably because they had no very definite one arranged; but their ideas on the subject were evi dently most compendious. The capture of the forts round Genoa, the seizure of the ships of war in the Darsena, and the consequent reduction or destruc tion of the. town of Genoa, would only have formed a preliminary episode in the grand work of L' Italia Liberata, by M. Mazzini. The simul taneous attacks in Tuscany and in Calabria prove the magnitude of his conceptions, and his conduct in securing his own safety while sending his most faithful adherents to certain destruction shows how highly M. Mazzini appreciates the responsiblity of his own position, and how much he expected might be left for his head to do when the heads of :his friends should be severed from their bodies. Great quantities of arms have been confiscated daily since the discovery of the plot, showing the vast scale upon which the arrangements were made, and the Cattolico, which is not generally a good authority, but which may, perhaps, have peculiar means of information in this instance, asserts that a vessel with 30,000 stand of arms was in the offing when the plot was disclosed, and that, having become aware of the fact, she passed down the coast, and landed her cargo elsewhere. The sacrifice of those men who embarked on the Calabrian expedition appears to have been complete, and those of them who have not fallen in fight will, doubtless, like their comrades at Genoa and Leghorn, suffer the consequence of their rashness and credulity befote long. TURIN, July 11. The Minister of the Interior has stated the Senate that the arms seized at Genoa were 500 muskets, 20 pistols, and 240 stilettoes. PRUSSIA. S BERLIN, JULY, 11. The visit of the King of Prussia to Vienna, accompanied - by his sister, is in so far a family visit, as it is paid by them to their nephew and neice, and has been brought about by members of the two families which form the connecting link, and the occasion for it is suggested by the stay of the King and Queen in Austrian territory. That the Emperox of Austria had hot found time to come and see them at Toplitz this year —as he did last year—is explained to some persons' satisfaction by. the loss he has just sustained of his little daughter. The visit is, however, on the other hand, in so far poli tical, as it is instigated by members of the two families, who grieve to see Austria in poli tical alliance with England, and Prussia pulling together with France, and would fain see Russia again forming the common centre of gravity to both Austria and Prussia ; and it therefore forms part of this scheme to get the Emperor of Austria to come and visit his uncle at the approaching autumn manoeuvres at the same time as the Em peror of Russia is there. Tb these views, however, the two govern men t s o f A us t r i a an d P russ i a are quite strangers, and the King him se lf i n payi n g th e bisit is certainly actuated only by a desire to pre vent the acerbity and antagonism which prbvail vet ween the people and the governments of the two States from i n t er f er i ng to di stur b the good feeling that ought and might otherwise reign between the two families. RUSSIA. A despatch from St. Petersburgh of the oth inst , announces that the Rusi ii ians have occup;.ed Gagny, on the frontier of Abasi a. A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Deutch- Inad of Vienna, says : It to well known that tale Atisslan goye - r n ment jutende establishing a cammunicatiou between the Caspian Sea and Sea Aral by means of a canal; or rather by changing the bed of the river Oxus, and making it fall into the Caspian. The government and the Geographical Society have already several times sent engineers to examine the course of that river, and it has now charged M. Schmercon, professor at the University of Moscow, to proceed to the spot to complete the previous surveys. Ano ther important enterprise is said to be in contemplation— that of forming a communication between the Caspian and Black Seas. The Government some time back sent a commission to the spot, and according to their first report the operation will not be difficult, as a canal might be readily formed from the Msmyss, which is a tributary stream of the Dun, and running to toe Kuma, which falls into the Caspian. More recent surveys, however, made under the direction of the celebrated geographer Baehr, have shown that the scheme will be attended with much greater difficulty tha❑ the commission appeared to think, and would entail a enormous expense." The Caucasus of Tiflis is filled with despatches from Russian commanders in the Caucasus des cribing strategical operations against the tribes. The acconnts, however, are not by any means marked by clearness and precision. It would appear that Gneral Filipson, on the 15th May, penetrated into the territory of the Shansugues tribe, and formed a camp in the valley of the Attakum. He was there attacked by Sefer Pacha, at the head of a body of infantry with some cannon. The Circassians were driven back with loss (amount not stated), While the Russians lost 32 killed and wounded. On the 22d May, General Debu passed the Laba, and after forcing a defile, with a loss of 13 men, commenced constructing a permaneet fort. The Circassians attacked a blockhouse, buv, were repulsed with loss ; on the other hand, they sup• prised a detachment of 43 men of the Daghestan Regiment, and killed thi-m to a man. NAVAL AND MILITARY. PORTSMOUTH-, JULY 12 The Norman Morrison, sailing transport, arrived yesterday from the West Indies, with the remain ing portion of the 36th Regiment. They land to morrow, and proceed to Manchester. The Timara, mercant steamer, arrived to-day from the eastward. with troops, acid sailed again this afternoon with them for India. The Hastings, 60, screw coastguard ship, Captain Mends, sailed this afternoon for Plymouth. There are now thirteen ships already taken up to embark troops from Portsmouth for India during the present month. General Patrick Grant, who was appointed Gen. Anson's successor by the Indian government, is in the Company's service,•an f a short time since was selected for the command of the forces at Madras —a post until that time always filled by a Queen's officer. He was Quartermaster-Goneral under Lord Gough in both the campaigns of the Put'jab, and has always been described as possessing the confidence of the Indian army. SIR COLIN CAMPBELL —Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Campbell, who has just been appointed commander-in-chief, in India, entered the army in 1808, as an ensign in the oth Regiment of Foot. He served in the Walcheren expedition, and throughout the peninsular campaigns, having been present, among other engagements, at the battles of Vimiera, Corunna, Barroso, and Vittori, and at the siege of San Sebastian He received two severe wounds at San Sebastian, and was again severely wounded at the passage of the Bi lassoa. He then proceeded to North America, and served there during 1814 and 1815. He was subsequently employed in the West Indies, having been attached to the troops which quelled an insurrection in Demerara in 1823. In 1842 he embarked for China, in command of the 08th Regiment of Foot, which he headed during the storming of Chinkeangfoo and the operations in Yang-az-Kiang, which lead to the signa ture of the peace of Nankin. His next field of service was India, where he greatly distinguished' himself in the second Punjab campaign, under Lord Gough, in 1849 and 1849. Throughout that campaign he commanded a division of infantry, which was engaged at the battles of Ch llianwallah and Goojerat • and the other affairs with the enemy ; and ho took an active part after the battle of Goojerat in the pursuit of Dost Ma hommed and occupation of Peshswur. He was among the wounded at the battle of Chillianwalloh: and iu consideration of his distinguished services in the campaign, he was appointed knight .com mander of the Bath. He subsequently held the command of the troops in the district of Pesha war; and, during the years 1851 and 1852, he repeatedly undertook successful operations against the Momunds and other turbulent tribes of mountaineers in the neighbour hood of Peshawur and Kohat. He afterwards returned to England, and proceeded to Turkey in command of a hrigade of Infantry. His brilliant services throughout the operations in the Crimea, during which he commanded the Highland Bri gade and the Highland Division are fresh in the recollection of every one. His services during the Russian . war were rewarded with promotion ti a Bath, eelfd the d important of the to the rank of lieutenant-general an d th e Hgreannedur,croashsed h s o e f ster d n n St. Lazare. He has recently office of inspector-general of infantry, which he has now quitted in order to assume the supreme com mand in Bengal at a time when the actual and contingent dangers arising from the mutinies in the Bengal native army render it necessary to employ a general officer possessed of the highest vigour, activity and capacity, and acquainted with the nature of Indian service and the peculiarities of the native soldiery. We regret to learn the death of a gallane old officer, Sir Robert Howe Bromley, Bart., Admiral pf the White, intelligence of the event arrived on Thursday at the Admiralty. The gallant officer died at Florence, after a long and severe illness. The death of this officer will promote the Errle of Cadogan to be admiral; Rear Admiral Fanshawe, C. 8., to be vice admiral ; and Captain Smart, K.H.. Superintendent of Pembroke-yard, to be Rear Admiral of the Blue. Captains W. Robertson, William Hargood, and Sir Thomas R. T. Thomp son, Bart , will be promoted—the first to the retired list of rear-admirals, and the two last to the re served list. GRAND NIGHT ATTACK AND SEIGE OPERATIONS BY TELE TROOPS AT CHATHAM. On Friday night last the whole of the troops belonging to the Royal Engineers, and the East India Company's Sappers and Miners at present at head quarters at Chatham, together with the troops from the provisional battalions and those of the Royal larine Light Infantry, were engaged, until nearly midnight in some siege operationa of a very interesting description, together with a night attack on a strongly fortified position, defended by a large force from the garrison. The plan of the operations carried out consisted of an attack on those portions of the line of fortifications which surround Chat ham garrison, known as the Spur Battery, the King's Bastion, the Prince of Wales's Bastion, and Prince Edward's Bastion, the spot selected by the attacking Tarty at the base of their operations being the extreme end of the lines, where the usual preparations were made for tracing the parallels. constructing batteries, consisting of sunken, half sunken, and elevated, together with the other siege operations usually undertaken by a large force in their attack on a strongly forti fied position. EXPENSES OF THE CHINESE WAR.—The sum required to be voted by Parliament this session towards defraying the expense of the naval and military operations in China beyond the ordinary grants for navy and army is esti mated at £500,000. It has been arranged that instead of the punishment of seven years' transportation, as originally proposed in the Fraudulent Trostees Bill now before Parliament, the term of three years shall be adopted, and that this may be modified to fine or imprisonment for not more than two years, with or without hard labour. We stated some time ago that the Paris Observatory had made arrangements for receiving by telegraph, daily, meteorological observations from different parts of France. It is now stated that the establishment has just completed arrangements for receiving similar observations, by eleel.ric telegraph, every day from Madrid. It is probabl , , th a t seqd cloP:tehes. Rome and Vienna will likewise shortly AFFAIRS IN INDIA. The Rid of ELLENBOROUGII asked for some information respecting the progress of the mutiny in India, and the news which had recently arrived upon the subject. He complained that the Government had not before given ex planations to Parliament as to what had occurred, and what measures it was proposed should be taken in consequence. He approved of the appointment of Sir Colin Campbell to the office of Commander-in-Chief, and expressed his hope that Sir Patrick Grant would act as his military adviser. 119 regretted the necessity that had occurred for the dis bandment of such distinguished regiments as the 16th G:•enadieri, and 26th Light Infantry, and stated his belief that the mutineers were without a leader, and pro seeded to offer suggestions to the Government for carry ing on the contemplated operations. He suggested the employment of a force of ten regiments of infantry, and six of cavalry, and twelve batteries of artillery, with which he calculated that by the middle of April next, the auth)rity of the British Government would be again ett iblished. Earl GRANVILLE rep'ied that the only information he could give in addition to that which had been circulated through the ordinary channel, was that at the date of the last accounts the Punjaab was perfectly quiet. He thanked the noble e for his advice, stating that the government would take every precaution to ensure success, and having paid a tribute to the memory of General Anson, urged the Ho me not to give way to unfounded anticipations of calamity and disaster. Lo-d lainviLLE, having served in the Bengal army, stated that it was the worst disciplined in the world, and complained that the government had disregarded the request of General Anson to send out a larger force of European troops. After a few words from the Earl of Malmesbnry, the subject dropped. FREE NEGROES IN THE WEST INDIES .. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that on Thursday next he should submit a motion on the subject of the importation of free negroes into the French colonies in the West Indies. The Larceny, &c., Bill, the Offences against the Person Bill, the Malicious Injuries to Property Bill, the Forgery Bill, the Libel Bill, the Coinage Bill, the Deer, Game, and Rabbits Bill, and the Accessories and Abettors Bill, were read a second time, on the motion of the Lord Chancellor. The Sale of Obscene Books and Prints Bill was read a third time and passed. The House adjourned at nine o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. The SPEAKER announced the abandoment of the petitions complaining of the retlrns for Sandwich, Chatham, and Sligo. The Lords' amendments to the Australian Agricultural Company Bill were considered and agreed to. O iLWAY ELEC TION. Mr. Cum brought up the report of the Galway election committee, which stated that Anthony O'Fiaherty was not duly elected. They also reported that from evidence it appeared that there had been a systematical bribery carried on at the last and previous election for Galway, but there was no proof that such proceedings were sanc tioned by Mr. O'Flaherty. TIIE OATII OF ABJURATION. Mr. DILWYN gave notice that, on Friday next he should move a resolution to the effect that, in administering the oath of abjuration to persons not professing the Christian religion, the clerk should be instructed to omit the words, " On the true faith of a Christian." NEW WELT. On the motion of Mr. HAYTEIt, a new writ was ordered to issue for the city of Oxford, in the room of Mr. Neate, whose election had been declared void. AFFAIRS IN INDIA. Mr. DISRAELI, in conseque 3ce of the various statements respecting the recent proceedings in India, asked the Go vernment, for the convenience of the House, to give some authentic information as to the intelligence they 115 d re ceived. He wished also to ask whether it was the hitt:tticn of tho Covornmottt to lay the► /Innen relating to the transactions in India on the table of the 'Luse. LORD ParaikasTors announced the receipt of a elegraphic communicaion which, however, contained nothing more than was known to the public through the newspapers. The general °utile of the news was, that they had had the misfortune to lose the Commander in Chief. That the disaffection which had existed only in a few regiments had spread to a la ge extent amongst the Bengal army, and that a lsrge number of the Bengal troops had dispe .sed, as he expected, to their homes. On the other hand, the troops that had remained faithful with some of the British force, had made a success ful attack upon the mutineers under the walls of Delhi, taking twenty-six pieces of cannon, and had driven them to seek ref , ige within the walls. It was expected that the town would be assaulted immediately. When the despatches arrived he would, as fir as could ba done consistently with the interests of the public service, lay full informa ion before the House. Mr Disanum then asked whether it was true that the Governor of Herat had sworn allegiance to the Shah of Persia, and that the Sh.th had accepted and had empowered him to coin money ; 'such proceeding being at variance with the treaty with Persia. Lord PALMERSTON had received no such information. By the treaty, the Persians were to evacuate Herat, and to send an agent to see that the evacuation was completed At the date of the last advices the agent had not arrived there. Returning to the subject of the Indian news, the noble lord entered into a statement of what had been done in consequence of the informa ion received. Steps were immediately taken by his noble friend at the head of the War Department t D seleet a Commander-in-Chief in the place of General Anson. The offer was made to Sir Colin Campbell, who stated that he would be ready to start the next day, and he was accordingly off by the train yesterday (Sunday) evening. 14,000 men were under orders to proceed to India when the news arrived, and additional troops would be sent to meeet any emergency that might arise. Lord Canning had written to Lord Elgin to request that he might divert for Indian service part of the troops destined for China, and her Majesty's government had taken s'eps to provide that a sufficient force of the troops should be so diverted. Further discussion having taken place on various questions, the house went into committee of SUPPLY. A vote of £3,135 fir two hospitals in Dublin was agreed to, after some objection by Mr. Cox and others. Oa the vote of £3'..),008 for non-conforming and other ministers, in Ireland, Mr. BAXTER in wed to reduce the vote to £366. Mr. Max defended the vote, and Mr. Gthrix and HADFIELD supported the amendment. Upon a division there appeared— For the reduction 4l Against . 117 76 Majority .. ... £1,600 for the Salaries of Theological Professors of Belfast was agreed to after a brief discussion. The Revenue Estimates were then proceeded with, and the following sums, amongst others, were voted : —X575,482 for Salaries of the Customs Department ; £979,132 to complete the snm for Salaries of the Ireland Revenue Department ; £1,268,181 for Post-office Expenses in Ireland ; and £lOO for Civil Contingencies. The House having resumed, The SPEAKER reported the abandonment of the petition against the recent return for Athlone. FIUUDULENT TRUSTEES BILL. Mr. BUTT, on consideration of the bill as amended, moved the omission of a clause, on the principle that a witness is not compellable tc, answer a question tending to criminate himself. The amendment was, after some discussion, negatived, and the bin was ordered for third reading. DUBLIN POLICE FORCE BILL, &C. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. GROGAN moved that it be read a second time the day three months. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL defended the bill, and Mr. J. Burr opposed it. After some further discussion, the House divided. The numbers -were— " For the second reading 155 Against . Majority 1 ehi The bill was accordingly read a second time, The Revising Barristers (Dublin) Bill was re 'Ad a second time. The 'louse then adjourned, at, 9tle WAVERrREE LOCILL.BOLRa OF HEA.LZII. The lasual monthly meeting of the members of this Board aas held last evening at the• public offices, Waver_ tree. T lie Rev. W. Badnsll, the Chairman, presided, the o ther m ambers present were, Messrs. Anderton, Piston► Chaffers, Richton, Geddes, Clarke, Gore, and Halhead. The Cr tERK read the minutes of the last meeting, which were eon; armed. On the motion of Mr. HLL'IKAD ; seconded by Mr. Anderton, the tender of Mr. Ashcroft, for making a cart for £l7, NI 'as accepted, it being understood that it was to be made at cording to instructions. With regard to some damage in turred to a Mr. Leech, by making a drain, the clerk was instructed to write to Mr. Leech forthwith, informing h im that the Board had nothing to do with the matter, and that any damage he had received if any person was liable, it was the contractor. THE LOC AL BOARD AND THE MARQUIS OP SALISBURY. there has been frequent discussions at this Board s relative to the jurisdiction and the powers Possessed by the noble Marquis, who is the Lord of the Manor, relative to the enclosure of the Town's Green. The following correspondence has taken place on the subject, and -which will be read with interest by the ra'e payers of the district : CIItRESPONDENCF, &C., Between the Wavertree Local Board of Health and the Most Noble the Marquis of Salisbury, relative to the enclosure and improvement, by the Local B.)ard of Health, of Wavertree Green and the Lake : Wavertree Local Board of Health. Clayton-square, ''ad April, 1857. Dear Sir,—l see by a report in the papers that it-has been determined by the Board to enclose Wavertree Green, and as this has been done without the consent of the Lord of the Manor, it appears to me that this act will immediately raise the question as to the legal right of the Board to make such enclosure. If this be the real intent, I think it would only have been fair to have intimated it to me, and shall now be glad if you will immediately inform me what course your clients mean to take.—l am, dear sir, yours faithfully, GEO. WHITLEY. Isaac Atherton, Esq., Law Clerk. Wavertree Local Board uf Health, Wevertree-green. Prince's-buildings, North J, hn- , treet, Liverpool, 3rd April, 1857. . _ . Dear Sir,-:-I beg to ackno - wledge the receipt to-iay of your letter of yesterday's date herein, and to inform you in reply, that in con.equenca oflhe unsightly appearance of the Green, in consequence of person.. placing stones, rubbish, &c., on it, and cattle going to and treading in the sides of the Lake, and of remarks made by ratepayers of such proceedings, the expediency of enclosing the Green and improving the approach to the Lake was several times under the consideration of the Board, and ultimately, at the usual monthly meeting of the Board held on the 12th January last, it was decided to obtain a plan and estimate of the cost of making such improvement. This appeared in the papers of the following day, on which day I had occasion to call at your office. where I met Mr. ice, and after answering some question he put to me about the Board, I mentioned the above, when you expressed your approval of the steps taken by the Board, and added that it was very much wanted, and would b 3 a great improve ment. You will probably recollect this circumstance more strongly when I mention that I then stated that it was the intention of the Board to enclose it with posts and chains, and plant trees on some parts, and that Major Bourne had very kindly authorised me to state to the Board that he would supply the trees, as he believed he would have suf ficient to enable him to do so. I can assure you that in taking these steps the Board had no intention whattver of raising any question between them and the Lord of the Manor; and had the Board conceived that any such question would have arisen, they would not have taken them without first consulting you; but they acted for the general interest of the ratepayers and inhabitants, over a property which, under the award, they are advised does not belong to the Lord of the Manor. Plans and estimates of the proposed improvements have been since obtained and accepted, and are now, I understand, being carried out.—l am, dear sir, yours truly, ISAAC ATIIERTON, Law Clerk. Geo. Whitley, Esq., Solicitor. Wavertree Local Board of Health, Wavertree-green. Clayton-square, 6th April, 1837. Dear Sir,—ln answer to your letter of the 3rd instant, received on Saturday last, I have to state that I perfectly recollect Mr. Lea and myself having a private conversation with you in this office, regarding the enclosure of the Green, in which it was admitted that such enclosure would be a great improvement to the appearance of the village, but you are not, therefore, to assume that I expressed my approval of the steps taken by the Board, from which an inference might be drawn that I, on behalf .of the Lord of the Manor, assented to their proceedings. Allow me,- in the strongest terms, to disclaim any such interpretation being put on my words. You Vk ill, lam sure, also bear in mind, that both Mr. Lea and myself distinctly stated that the Lord of the Manor would require, if such enclosure was persisted in, a recog iition of his rights to the land in question. I must also repeat, that I think it would have been more courteous if the Board hal, in the first instance, sent a copy of their resolution to Lord Salisbury. His lordship will he down here in a few days, and I will then report the circumstances to him, and take his further directions.—l am, dear sir, yours truly, Isaac Atherton, Esq., Law Clerk. GEO. WIHrLEY. At a meeting of the Wavertree Local Board of Health, held on the 13th day of April, 1857, the correspondence between the Law Clerk and Mr. Whitley, acting on behalf of the Marquis of Salisbury, was read, whereupon it was Reiolved,—That in the steps which have been taken by the Wavertree Local Board of Health towards the enclo • sure of the Green, the Board of Health have had only in view the public health of the v,lla , e and the benefit of the inhatAtants, and had no desire by t the enclosure to abro gate any claims or rights to which the Marquis of Salis bury as Lord of the Manor may be by law entitled, and hereby declare that any such improvements shall be without prejudice to the rights of either party, being as they conceive for the benefit of all. That with reference to the improvements of the Lake, they are simply for the purpose of purifying the water, which is becoming foul and injurious to health by nuisances which cannot in its pre sent state be prevented, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr. Whitley, on behalf of the Marquis of Salisbury. Clayton-square, Liverpool, 14th April, 1857. Sir, —My attention has been called to the encroachment made upon my rights as Lord of the Manor of Wavertree, by the plantation round the Station House, on Wavertree Green. I understand that this has been done under the authority of the Board of Health for that locality. I therefore address you as their clerk, and request you to state to the Board, that however painful it is to me to place myself in opposition to their wishes, I cannot consent to an invasion of my undoubted rights, for the farther extension of which this case would be pleaded as a precedent. I must there fore, without any wish to act discourteously towards them, declare my intention, if the Board does not at their next meeting pass a resolution fully acknowledging my right and requesting my consent that the trees should remain, to order the trees to be removed.—l remain, your obedient COY humble servant, GASNE To Isaac Atherton, Esq , Law Clerk. Prince's-buildings, 30, North John-street, Liverpool, 16th April, 18 , 57. My Lord, —I am directed by the Wavertreo. Local Board of Health, to forward to your lordship the accompanying copy of resolutions passed at a meeting of this Board, hold this day, in reply to your lordship's leuen of the 14th inst., addressed to me.— I am, my lord, your lordship's most obedient servant, ISAAC MILERTCN, Law Clsrk. To the Most Noble the Marquis, of Salisbury. At an adjourned meeting of the Wavertree Local Board of Health, held on the 10th April, 1857, it WAS Resolved unanimously, " That the law clerk do reply to the Marquis of Salisbury's letter, and to inform him that this Board cannot aoknowlege that he has any right to Wnertree Green or the Lake, and consequently cannot request his consent to tha trees which have been recently planted on the Green, remaining, and very much regret that he sh,,uld be a r,arty to prevent so great an improve ment to that loca1;4." Resolved unv_iimously, " That with the view of settling the question P.s to what are his Lordship's rights as Lord of the Manor, without unnecessary lit , gation and as inexpen sively v.. i d expeditiously as possible, that it be submitted to the P ourt of Queen's Bench on a special case, to be agreed on by his Lordsaip's legal adviser and the law clerk to this Board." Extracted from the proceediuts. ISAAC ATHERTON, Law Clerk. Sir,— I am fav ured with your letter enclosing the reso lutions p‘ssed at the Board of Health of Wavertrae last night. The first of these resolutions denies my right to Wavertree Green and the Like ; probably the Board may have some reasons to offer for that denial with which I atm unacquainted. The resolution proceeds to reg:et that I should be a party to prevent so great an improvement to that locality. I may entertain considerable doubt whether the whole of the projected alterations of the Board would be -improvements, but as far as they have at present proceeded I have expressed my willingness to assume that they would be improvements, and to give my consent, if the encroachments upon my rights were admitted. The sceond resolution requests me to submit a speci d case upon my rights to the Court of Queen's Bench. I need hardly say such a proposal must meet with my unqualified rejection. Its acceptance would lead to the infere..ce that if any person took a fancy to my house at Childwall, he might equally request me to bring my title to it into dis cussion. Under the present decision of the Board, I can onl:r proceed to exercise my rights and leave them to their legal remedy.----I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, GA SCPYNX SALISBURY. Clayton-square, Liverpool, 17th April, 1837. Isaac Atherton, Esq , Law Clerk. At a meeting of the Wavertree Local Board of ffeslth, held on the 12th day of June, 1857 it was unanimously Resol7ed, " That, it having been reported to this Board that the Marquis of Salisbury had directed the trees recently planted by this Board on Wavertree Green to be cut down, this Board very much regrets that the Marquis should have taken such a step, and thereby prevented a great public improvement ; and while this Board is desirous of preventing the ratepayers being involved in expensive litigation on a subject of snob trifling value to the Marquis, it denies the ownership or right of the Marquis to the Green and Lake, and the fact of no proccelings being com menced against him for having done so, is no admission of his right ; and that a copy of this resolution be sent to him." The other business of the Board was purely of a routine character, and Possessed not the slightest pablie interest. The operations continued for five months at the Lund. hill colliery has now been closed, so far as regards the search for the bodies of those killed. The number found has been 182, cleaving only seven unaccounted for, Up wards 2CO men are now ernploped there, coal-getting but :the we of naked lights and blasting with gun powder have been prohibited. During the five months not a single accident has occurred in operations fraught with danger. TIIE LATE DEBATE AND Tr= CITY OF LONDON.—It may be remembered that at the last election Baron Rothschild publicly declared his intention to resign his seat (on which he cannot sit) for London, in case the Bill enabling his brethren to become members of the House of Commons was again thrown out in the Lords. It is said that, in the event of the Baron's doing so, Mr. Raikes Currie, the " young man from Northampton," is prepared to come forward as a candidate, at the request of a numerous body of the electors. FURTHER. REINFIJECENIFNTS FJR INDIA --It LS stated in military cit c'es, that in c)nsequ , mce of the unsatisfactcry intellience received by the government on Saturday, from India, it is intended to despatch, in aldition to those troops already under orders, one regiment of cavalry (7th Hussars), 700 strong, three regiments of infantry, of 1,000 min each, I,boo recruits from the 1:1••ovisional batt Ilion at Chala am, to join the service companies of their reliect;ve regiments, and 800 men from the East India Company's Depot, at Worley Barr,cks, Ess:'s ; making a total of 5,500 men. Tonnage will be in readiness for their emveyauce by the 30th inst. Ttas 110 P DUTIES.—On Saturday a deputation of the hop planters affected by the failure of the Hastings Old Bank, waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at Downing-s'reet, for an adjournment of the collection of the Excise Bury for three months. The deputation was introduced by Mr. D ids )n, M.P., who was accom panied by Mr. Frewen, late member for East Sussex. Mr. F. Webster stated the position in which the failure of the Old Bank hae placed the hop planters is the Rape of Hating , . During the last two years the growers in Sussex had sold at a loss, and now at least four-fifths of them were involved by the failure of this bank. Great distress prevailed, and many of the largest growers had been compelled to discharge all their workpeep!e. In addition to the accommo:'.ation which the bank had hitherto afforded most of them, they had now list all they pos , essed. In answer to the Chancellor of the Exch Tier, Mr. Webster said the batik was expected to pay lOs in the pound, but this was v‘ry uncertain. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he would inquire into all the eircumstayees, and 'et them know in dae time, as the present duty was payable on the 18th inst. THE IMPORTATION OF NEGROVI FROM AFRICA.—T t appears, from an article in the Charleston Mercury, that the pro-slavery party i n th e sou h ere states of America are already looking to the proposed importation of African negroes into the French and English West India colonies as an example which the American slaveholdars may take advantage of, to evade the existing prohibition e.f the slave trade. The Mercury supposes that " Emigrants from Africa may jest as legitimately be brought into the United Sta'es as emigrants fum Germany or Ireland. Nor wi'l the circumstance of an agreement be'rng previously made for en ployment and wages at all affect the legality of the importation. Hundreds—thousands are being imported daily from Eur )pe, under. agraemonts with the manufac urers of New Englaud, to carry on th it factories. If the Government of the United Stntes shall, therefore, determine. that the importa ti,,n of negroes from the African coast, by England ard Fiance, as emigrants into the West Inidia Islands, is not the African slate trade, then the whole trade of bring ing negroes from Africa is also open to the southern states." What does the Mercury aim at? It is, in feet, nothing less than African slaves that it would convert the emigrants into the moment they tou t ch American soil. Here is a new interpretation c f the principle of state sovcroignty :—" What becomes of the negroes after they are imported into a state will be eta affair of the state. The general government can have nothing to do with it. The enforcement of any contract for wages will be entirely within the jurisdiction of the niurts of the state'. And if public opinion, or the real understanding of the emigrants, establishes practically that tiny shall be slaves, there is no redress by any other authority than that of the states in which they are located." THE COMING HART EST, —lt is stated that in the more forward districts in the south, of England wheat cutting is expected to commence about next Monday week, should the weather continue propitious. It is noticed as a fa vourable sign that little has been heard of the potato blight, which was recently reported to have made its ap poarance in the south of Ireland. BETTING TRANSACTIONS—At the Guildhall, on Saturday, Sir R. Carden, in reference to souse betting circulars which he had made public a few days ago, read a letter which he had received from Messrs. Howard and Clinton, denying that any such circular, had ever bees issued by them, or that they bad any subscriber at Bristol; consequently they denied the truth of the assertions put forward in the letters published at the desire of the magistrate. Sir R. Carden said that, un fortunately for Messrs. Howard and Clinton's denial, he had received other letters respecting, this affair. Mr. Joenson, of Bristol, had sent bins two more circulars, which he had just received. The first one was headed, " Messrs. Howard and Clinton to Subscribers," under which waa, the following :—" Newmarket July Meeting, Tuesday, July 7,—The July. Stakes: Greenfinch. Wednesiday Tho Midsummer. Stakes : Comquot. Thuraday—The Chesterfield Stakes : Harry Stan.. ley," and so on with respect to various other races. Under which came—" Commissions executed free of. charge except the usual per tentage on 1 . winnings—July 6th, 185 2 7 H. and C." The sccmd cir cular was addressed to subscribers, aed signed " H. and C." It stated that the information of the writers respecting the events mentioned in their, accompanying circular was of the most positive and satisfactory nature—not leaving a doubt as to the result, and requesting ibeir sub scribers to remit at the earliest moment the amount they wished to invest. They were recommended to invest liberally, as the odds would be very good. Post-office orders payable to. Harry Howard, Post-';dice, Coventry street, Soh.). Bank notes maybe sent by letter with per feet security." Sir R. Carden said he h-ti ai.so leceived a letter from, Messrs, Ridsdale and Walley, enclosing circular similar to the last, and addressed to a clerk of theirs, who had been dismissed for embtzzlemetat. Sir R. Carden said he was very much surprised that any young man should be found so simple as to be deluded by such a palpable attempt at fraud, which was evident upon the very face of the circulars. These betting establishments were most pernicious in their effects, as they bat toa often led to the ruin of the inexperienced, who were first induced to risk their own money, and then that of their employers until incarcerationor an igno m i n i ous e nd terminated their career, which, under other circumstances, might have been prosperous and creditable. It had been stated in the appeal of Merry against a conviction for keeping a betting house that daring the short period of ten months as much as £1,500 had been paid into the Union Bank by him, and he had only drawn out .£BOO. This would show the frightful I clatent to Wil . tch that C 1383 of society was plitud,!red!