Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-24 00:00:00

AUGUST 24, 1859. Jess ctespotic than he has vouchsafed tc became the head of the Empire." I regarded as another consequence of t another illustration of the Aerate since he hen, may b war : and is .t, that indirect results Irequently more important than those which directly flow from, or were intended, by the hostilities in which a mili- -Mort ; that the Italian war. or rP4I vox alarm, lars nfs, must have taught both the Emperors who were engaged in it some useful lessons; and let us hope that thei 811h ject€ -respectively will not fail to derive many future benefits therefrom. Should it happily prove so, some thing will have been done to atone for the great wrong t hat was inflicted by that war upon their several States, Whose life and treasure were sacrificed therein. We are quaintly told by the poet that, . _ " - when doting monarchs Unsound resolves, their people feel the scourge." On the occasion we refer to, the " unsound resolves were those, not, it is true, of " doting, yet of equally mischievous monarchs which doubtless they have inflicted, is now to be But if the scourge of war. turned to the public advantage, although it may be no excuse for doing evil that good might come, yet, in the order ing of Providence, it may work out, inscrutably, great national improvements, both political and social. - According to a Prussian journal which professes to have special sources of information, Lord John Russell has adopted another item of the predecessor, Lord Malmesbury foreign policy 4f his Lord John was woe as we all know, to sneer at that policy ; and at no part of it, probably, more sarcastically than that which had reference to our diplomacy with Prussia; whereas now, a ppears, he has come into it so thoroughly, as to have sent a new despatch to Berlin, expressing ' a desire for perfect unity of sentiment and action between the two Governments, on the most prominent questions of Euro- Pean politics ; and thereby, as the Prussian journalist remarks " cementing the -good understanding be-. ween the English and Prussian Cabinets."— same authority mentions, that Russia been delighted with , this, and hints that an alliance of a most powerful kind on the part of these three Powers is not unlikely to be an immediate resu a c onsummation under the present state of Europe were c ertainly most devoutly to be wished, since it would create a counterpoise against the influences of the French 131 Peror .and his alliances, most conducive to the pre servation of peace. Let us hope gad will not forget, in any such event, that the that the people of tiative of it all was taken by a Conservative 11 ' 41 ° 1 4 and that it is but one of many benefits which that Administration conferred upon the country. As it is of the utmost importance that no foul p]2 a nY kind should be practised with impunity, a elections of members of Parliament, whether it be by brib e ;4 rY or corrupti on , v iolence ,or trickery of any kind " is most satisfactory that the men found g %sizes of what is called "bottling a voter _ • at the late 13111 7 election, are to receive appropriate punishment, — "e of them having been sentenced to suffer twelve, and 'lie oth er n i ne m onths ' imprisonment. Let us —, ,w,hilst these penalties will operate as useful lessons to ‘ u e offender s , th e i r examples will have a beneficial effect, not only at Bury but in other constituencies, where it is often too much the idea, that all is fair at elections,— Where as , that whi c h th ey ca ll f a i r is t oo generally of e foulest desoription imaginable. "The l as t rose of summer left blooming alone " has found an illustration in one who, although he cannot be said to ha ve muc h of the fragrance or bloom of tb' beautiful flower, in his character or composition, B b P e ak, of coarse, politically, not personally,—has yet IrPlaced in a p os i t i on to represen t it very s t r iki ng ly. reader, will understand us when we tell him that John Russell i s a t thi s momen t th e so lit ar y re p r e- Weho ~ dtative of the Cabinet at the' seat of Government, ewe ..re, althou g h summer st ill li ngers, t h ere are l e f t b ut metro of any ki n d t o grace, if not to sweeten, i ts —eu° Pelitan dignity and grandeur. Everybody having gone out of town, the Government themselves, Lord John I excepted, h ave f o ll owe d th e exam pl e ; an d even his lord s hi p is about to go and do likewise, in the wake of his Royal Mistress, whose annual transit to the High , is on the eve of taking place. Tt understood, nowever, that there is at present no urgent need of Lord John, or Lord anybody else, at the Foreign. Office ; the Cabinet action, with respect to Italy, having been determined upon some time since. After all the disparaging of, and after the railing at, the foreign policy of Lord Derby's Ministry, the Palmerston-Russell Cabinet, we understand, think it " wised, discreetest, and best," to follow in their footsteps as closely as cir cumstances will permit, as being most strictly and safely ' , Tordance with the sound and sober public opinion classes are now really desirous of a more liberal and extended education than is afforded at the present time, in the ordinary schools and seminaries so widely•diffused over the country, so that those practical men to whom we have before referred, who are eternally boring us with their most impracticable schemes, may now truly " Othello's occu F 4 11;11PV wifh cilon+ education. The middl correct in principle, but, different matter, perfect and, saying so. examinations are not only nearly perfect as a human instit alike beneficial to tea do, an immediate and practice, at least as ion can be. They are er and pupil, providing, as they tine stimulus to both, and an But whilst, in the honourable reward in prospectiv case of the teacher, the effect subsides as soon as the occasion is gone, its influence on the pupil being more ardent will necessarily be more permanent, and effect greater good. Still, though the influence and teaching of these examinations is, on the wliole, decidedly good, mot have a cheering or encouraging effect; and this in the present examinations a very large class, consists of the unsuccessful candidates. But even the failure of ;eachers be made a blessing, instead of a source of discourage- meat and reproof, as is too often at present the case. The proper way to deal with such boys is by a judicious lenity. Oh ! think you that the young heart can be reached by harshness ? If such is your conviction, ye learned pedagogues, your wisdom has led you far astray. There are streams, under-currents, in the heart of man, which the leads of his philosophy will never fathom, nor the preciseness of his mathematics ever appreciate. There are delicate strings in the lyre of our affections, which, clashed by the rough, untutored hand, will discordantly strike the ear in painful accents ; but those strings, swept by the delicate hand of kind ness, will not fail to emit sounds of angelic sweetness- We hope, therefore, this large and important class of candi dates will meet with due kindness and attention. We are glad to notice that Liverpool has maintained its pre eminent position amongst the provincial centres of ex will be remembered, the first amination. I ,mt year, it [sion were carried prizes in both the senior and junior off by candidates from Liverpool and its neighbour hood ; and this year we can report still greater successes. Altogether, the result has exceeded the most sanguin expectations of its projectors, and will undoubtedly ex( cise an important and benefie;-' Aralms - I in this country. influence on education THE LATEST NEWS INDIA AND CHINA august 23rd The Austrian Lloyd's steamer has arrived with the following advices TA, July 16th A strong police force has been stationed on the frontiers of Oude, in order to prevent a possible inroad of rebels into that country. A large number of the late East India Com pany's European troops are taking their dis charges. Government has chartered two vessels for the conveyance of 1,200 of these soldiers, who return to Europe. The ex-Kind of Oude has been set at liberty HONG KONG, July sth. A strong English squadron has been collected >chulnitzer, in order to ekeort the Ambassadors proceeding up the river COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA, July 16.—Imported goods have declined. Exports more considerable. Freights flat. Exchange on London, 2 4 to 2 1 . MADRAS, July 22.—Exchange on London, 21 to 21_ HONG KONG, July s.—Freights unaltered. Exchange on London, 4s. 7d. to 4s. 10d. CANTON, July 3.—Exports unimportant. English goods were neglected. SHANGHAI, June 25.—The prices of silk have gone down. Tea, little doing. Exchange on London, 6s. 51d. to 6s. 61d. Freights for silk, £4 to £4 10s. ; for tea, £2 to £2 10s. FRANCE PARIS, Tuesday, 12 p.m Dulnes4 prevails on the Paris Bourse ; Rentes opened at 68 85, showing no change since yester day. 325 p.m.: Rentes have experienced some improvement, and close at 69 10, showing a rise of -I since yesterday. MARSEILLES, Tuesday Letters received here to-day from Tangiers stat e that the Emperor of Morocco is seriously ill, and the English physician has been summoned in great haste. Fears are entertained. of disturbances taking place in case of his death. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Tuesday The favourable results of the conference are confirmed. Yesterday, there was no conference, but M. Desambrois paid a visit to Count Colloredo and,M. De Bourquency. ZURICH CONFERENCES of their country GAZETTE NE ws.—The Earl of Cardigan is gazetted to the celonelcy of the sth Dragoon Guards. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sergeant Pigott henry Wiles, and Wyndham Slade, Esqrs., to :iecora rmssioners for the purpose of making inquiry into the existence of corrupt practices at the last election for the borough of Wakefield. A similar commission is issued for the city of Gloucester. _♦ MIDDL E CLASS EXAMINATIONS.—(For the Northern r ime -s%)—In national education, the great problem has "er been, not " Shall we educate ?" but " How shall we educate ?" Our experience of human nature has taught us that the mind of man will be educated, whether he seeks it or not. It is therefore of the greatest it cPurtance that attention should be paid to the educa tion of the mind in its early and untutored state ; or, In other words, to the education of our children. If the kind will feed, why not increase its energies by giving it cahby food, instead of poisoning it with the vice and amorality it will so soon feed upon, if not already O ccupied with better and healthier food ? If all ni llut be educated, why should not all be edu- The besotted wretch c ated in a p r op er manner ? w ho l _ ll glories in crimes at th e va y men ti on o f w hich inanity must blush, is just as much educated, in a ert a i n way, as the most refined and enlightened man that ever elevated and delighted mankind with his en aobling thoughts. The only, but great, difference con sists in the food with which each has fed his mind. Therefore, we repeat, the gnat question is, " How shall we educate ?" This important question has been pro- Posed at different periods, by different individuals, under various circumstances, and has of course received different answers. Those quiet fountains of learning, our Uni versities, have, by judicious conservative reforms, sought t° adapt their ancient and admirable system to the - aron, 7 1 ants of a n ever - c h a nging present. To these institu - .ere. °nB Englishmen have always looked as the great sources and centres o f l earn i ng and improvement of every e scriPtion. But there are certain " oracles of wisdom" in this 19th century, who would fain persuade us that the sy s tem of education pursued in those institutions is not, in rea li ty, education at all, and consequen tly any t actually wasted. For, say these sages, of what practical use will be the studies there pursued, and for what Pra ctical vid employme n t w ill th ey e d ucate t h e studer"-, ? ently for none, th e y cons t ant l y rep l y. Some :,four readers will no doubt be surprised to hear gnat such fallacious andinconclusive argu men t s g h ou l' in the p resen t century, b y what are cal: m(1 "a be ventilated But we can assure them, the fact practical men. is not at all an un common one. W e can well • 'imagine the rage and dis appointment of these ma l 'ern wiseacres at finding that the middle classes hail actually . dared, in defianceof their sublime theo tical extent Portsmouth, with TY of education, to go to the here- Experimental trials are making at to them d soliciting the Universities to extend a view of ascertaining the amount of resistance offered + .nose educational privileges formerly confined I) iron and steel plates of various manufactures when upp er an d wealthier classes of society Yet such op y posed to heavy ordnance at a short range. The trials - d tz th gl e al f i at, as the . examinations recently . held all over are understood to . have reference to the future coating England amply testify. The truth is, that the middle of the steam ram now in progress of construction. ZURICH, August 23.—The plenipotentiaries have, through the medium of the Federal Council, conveyed their thanks to the Government of Zurich, for the excellent reception they have met with. M. Von Rettig had arrived here from Vienna with despatches. NORTHERN DAILY TIMES TIER MAJESTY AT ALDERSITOTT, The Tipperary Militia formed the guard of honour L Her Majesty's landing at Portsmouth yesterday. The evolutions are to extend over two day Yesterday, the programme involved the , supposition ,d received orders to Tywb. plOgretsB Of an enemy acrvancmg on I.ofieloll from the coast, by Farnham skirmish, to enable the men to entrench, but during to day the decisive battle will be fought. THE BUILDERS' STRIKE The Operative Builders' Conference, yesterday, dis bursed about £l,OOO amongst 9,618 skilled and un skilled workmen. If the men were dissatisfied at the smallness of the allowance, they kept this feeling to themselves. The delegates endeavoured to animate their spirits, by telling them they were sanguine of ;AL INTELLIGENCE. LOC BIRKENHEAD POLICE Yesterday, a number ) before the magis- of drunk and disorderly cases cam trates, not one of which was of the least interest to the . • public generally_ " OUR COUNTRY COUSINS." - Yesterday, a large number of excursionists arrived by the East Lancashire, and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways. During the day the river steamers were crowded, and several of the visitors were locked up in Birkenhead Bridewell— booked for safety." ZOOLOGICAL dARDENS.—we have pleasure in draw ing attention to the announcement in our advertising columns of a grand gala, which is to take place on Saturday in the above popular place of amusement, in aid of the Widows' and Orphans' Fund of the Railway Guards' Universal Friendly Society. The gala is under the immediate patronage of Thomas B. Horsfall, Esq., M.P., and J. Brainley-Moore, Esq. The programme for the day contains a pleasing variety'q, and is calculated, independent of .any charitable conaideration, to draw a numerous audience. _ SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting of hody was held yesterday,—fir. CI the chair. The other members present Iv Owen, Scott, Smith, Whitby, Cooke Word, Bairstow, Critchley, Hughes, an( ITChwardenJones it Th 6 se Committee were read and s of the Industrial Schools p;oceedirgs of the lti confirmed were al ;ommendation to erect two drinking fountains in the play-ground at a :ost not exceeding .f.,q2 each, exclusive of plumber's On the motien of Mr. Bairstow the proceedings of the Finance Com- mittee were then read and confirmed. The Chairman, cconling to a notice of motion, moved that Mr. Archer 5-appointed a member of the Vestry. Since his first appointment Mr. Archer had been unable to attend, and the consequence was that he was dis qualified to act ; but on learning Mr. Archer's willingness to attend in future, he (the chairman) thought it would meet , with the approval of the board, to move his re-appointment on the committee. The motion was agreed to unanimously. The Contract Committee was re-appointed for the purpose of prepar ing specifications for the usual periodical tenders. The chairman hoped they would be so, explicit in their ten ders as to give all parties a chalice of tendering, and so o prevent the possibility of trickery and fraud in any This was all the business. MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SOClETY.—Yesterday a meeting of the local committee of this society was held in the Town-hall, William Preston, Esq., the mayor, presiding. A conversation took place as to the trial of reapers, which ended in the adoption of a resolution to the effect that a trial of reapers should take place, provided there was corn or other crops to be obtained. The secretary was instructed to apply to Mr. Gore, of Woolton , t o ascertain whether the crop said to be growing on his farm was to be had for the purpose. It was also moved and agreed to that a trial of grubbers and cultivators should take place the day before the show. The secretary announced that the subscriptions now received amounted to £BO7 75., and he said there was every possible likelihood of them having a good and successful exhibition this year. The entries, generally, were all very good, and he believed that the show would be characterised with an excellency of stock much surpassing other years ; and as for the number of implements, he thought he might say they would be wonderfully large ; and it would be very interesting, indeed, to see a number of them being worked by steam, as well as the steam engines which would be for exhibition. The directory had a good deal of trouble in providing room for all. The entry was now finally closed, and no further entries would be obtained on any terms whatever. It was suggested and agreed to, that the children of the Blue Coat School, and of other institutions in the town, should be admitted to the show gratuitously. This was all the business transacted of public interest. In reference to the trial of reapers, we are in a position to state that, subsequently to the meeting, the secretary, accompanied by a member of the committee, proceeded to Woolton, and ascertained, from the owner, that the field in question was now being cut, and very little of the crop was still standing. Their enquiries as to any ether suitable field in this neighbourhood were equally unsuccessful. There can, therefore, be no public trial of reapers on the 26th instant. It is evident from the above that the harvest in thi- Leighbourhood is ca pleted CORRESPONDENCE. extent, whilst, if it gives more resistance, the variation cannot be produced with the same certainty nor quite to the same degree. Taking, iberefore, the resistance of the fault, and would biin Valenti; the fault to about 263 statute miles from As I have no information of the return current due have been observed and tabulated during, the paying-out of the cable, it is impossible to check the resistance Comparing it, however, with the return current.on the Cagliari and Malta and. Corfu cables, and making, roughly, allowance for the increased size of the gutta percha in the Atlantic cable, I find it to be about wha is due to the supposed distance of the fault. I also made . experiments on the return current with a wire leading to earth from the cable, and by placing resistances in circuit in this wire, I could represent a fault close at hand, and a varying resistance. aa. ,s v J I found that, in such an ar r angement, when the arti ficial fault gave a , resistance of .300 miles, the return current was only reduced about 22 per cent. If the real fault, therefore, was close at hand, the return current of the whole length of perfect cable beyond the fault would be only reduced about 22 per cent. also. _ _ _ . I am of opinion that the observed return current is much less than 78 per cent. of the return current due to the whole cable, as it would be if the fault were close at hand, and of a resistance of about 300 miles, and that it coincides as nearly as I can judge with that due to the length shown by the resistance. Again, when the artificial fault was made to represent a resistance of 260 miles, and then increased to 580, the return current only increased about seventeen per whereas when the real fault is increased to the _ )me time, the return current increases about eighty per cent. This shows also that the return current is more influenced by the partial healing of the fault than it would be if the fault was a small one, near at hand ; and consequently tends also to confirm the supposition that the fault is distant, and offers, when at its minimum, little resistance. _ _ _ I am of opinion, therefore, that a serious fault exists at about 263 statute miles frem Valencia, measured along the cable, and that the cable between that spot and this shore is comparatively perfect. No tests from here can now decide whether the cable is mechanically severed, since all attempts to detect the reception of the most intense currents from the opposite shore have long since proved fruitless. Still, from the various circumstances attendant on the decline of the insulation ' as there is every reason to believe that the continuity both of the cable and the conductor is perfect. Whether any other faults exist, beyond the one alluded to, it is impossible to ascertain by tests from Valencia. _ _ _ The fact that the signals received at Valencia were always better than those received at Newfoundland proves, undoubtedly, that the worst insulation has always been near Valencia, and therefore it seems probable that if the fault which exists on this coast — and which, very likely, forms the principal cause of leakage—could be removed, the insulation would be so far improved as to render the cable again available for signalling, provided the fault which is said (by those who have tested from Newfoundland) to exist in Trinity Bay was also repaired.—l have the honour to be, gen tlemen, your obedient servant, F. C. WEBB. COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales appears to be making the most of his time in the Scottish metropolis and its vicinity. Besides visiting most of the localities of interest, he is also making a round of inspection of the different manufactures connected with art situated in Edinburgh. In the course of last week he visited the stained-glass works of Messrs. Ballautine & Allan, the various processes employed in which were explained by Mr. Ballantine. His Royal Highness also visited the flint-glass works of Mr. Ford. The Duke of Somerset and the Lords of the Ad miralty have left town on an official visit of inspection to Chatham and Sheerness. It is generally stated in military circles that Major- General Thomas S. Pratt, C. 8., is selected to succeed Major-General Edward Macarthur, C. 8., as major general on the staff at Melbourne, Australia. Sir E. Bulwer Lytton has left England for a tour on the Continent. A letter from Ostend, of the 18th, states that the King of the Belgians and the Count de Flandre dined, on that day, with the Grand Duchess Helen of Russia, who is staying there for the benefit of sea-bathing. On Saturday the steam war ship Le Corse arrived in the Leith docks. It is understood she has been sent north for the protection of the French fishermen, and to see that they comply with the French laws reiative to the herring fishing.—Scotsman. THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN HALL, THE AERONAUT.—The inquest on the body of the late Captain Hall, the aeronaut, has resulted in a verdict of accidental death. The medical evidence attributed death to asphyxia, produced by pressure on the spinal cord. The Coroner recommended the destitute con- dition of the widow, who is almost penniless, to the notice of the public. THE WIDOW OF Louis PHILIPPE.—A few days since Mr. Le Blond, of Budge-row, residing at Kingston, was strolling in his garden in the evening, when he heard from the adjoining highway a sound of alarm. A carriage containing some ladies was brought to a stop by the falling of one of the horses. Mr. Le Blond assisted in extricating the postillion and in starting the ladies on their journey, offering them, while the car riage was readjusted, the hospitalities of his house. altogether in ignorance of the quality of the lad: a „.' The next morning he was agreeably surprised at•- . . pee . r ing, as a present to this wife,'' a handsome goldi" "?- who was one of the occupants of the carriage. accompanied with a letter expressing thanks of her Majesty the ex-Queer of ' the 111), th gracious thanks French, The accident happily was not attend by any serious disaster. —City Press. DISGRACEFUL RELIGT" -OUS RIOT.—A riot of a most infamous character t '.,ok place on Sunday afternoon, in the parish c htl re l- d of St. George-in-the-East, London, which may b" attributed to that course of religious excitement which it appears to be the object of certain persojis who are opposed to the distinctive principles of the Esiablished Church, to create and keep up. On occasion, one immediate cause of it apparently arose from the unfortunate circumstance of the vestry having appointed, as afternoon lecturer, a clergyman who is decidedly opposed to the rector, the Rev. Bryan King, in his church views, and who, on this occasion, took the opportunity, in his sermon, most injudiciously to allude in an insinuating manner to clergymen who he considered did not preach the Gospel, interlarded with allusions to the Pope of Rome, and insinuations tending to produce the idea that the religious teaching of the rector and his curates was of a Romish character. All this had the effect of greatly exciting the minds of many persons present, who were notoriously inimical to their parish priest. At the close of this service, the churchwardens endea voured to clear the church, in order that preparations might be made for the ordinary four o'clock service, but upwards of one hundred persons refused to leave, and crowded round the altar. At five minutes before four o'clock, the doors of the church were thrown open, and an excited and riotous mob rushed in, shrieking and howling, towards the altar. In a few moments after wards a clergyman came from the vestry, and was accompanied by six or eight choristers, habited, as usual, in surplices. The clergyman was stated to be the Rev. Mr. Jennings, the curate of Stepney. ' He,wore the Oxford master's hood and his stole. As soon as he appeared in church there was a great uproar, cries of " Oh, oh," and hisses. The rev. gentleman, who appeared to be quite unmoved, Litany was proceeded w ith the choirsters to th e usual lace. The the priest, a n d th e respon p ses were made by the cho irsters ; but while they sung o th ers rea d them in the usual pla in said by style, with very strong voices, in order to spoil the effect of the c h o i r , while another set of people vociferated most improper remarks, and j eered the clergyman by imitating the noises of a goat. At the close o f th e Lit any serv i c e the clergyman rose and retired, a t w hi c h time nearly the whole of the congregation hissed, yelled, and indulged iu the most hideous noises. A gentleman who was present, and who appeared to have been worked up to an exttaordinary pitch of excitement, s houted at the top of his voice, " Pray do n 't t ear down the altar," an indirect invita tion which would have been forthwith acted upon had not the churchwarden stood at the gate and guarded the entrance. At the close of the service hundreds of per sons assembled i n th e church -yard for the purpose of hooting the clergyman as he left the church; but he disappointed them by getting out by a more private way. NEW YORK MARKETS, AUGUST 11. Flour moderate ; State and Western heavy, unsettled, and 10 to 15 cents lower ; sales Western 7,000 bbls ; super State $4 15 a 4.45 ; extra State 4.50 a 4.80, round hoop Ohio, 4.75 a 5.20 ; common to good extra Western $4.50 a 5.00. Soutlaern dull and lower; sales 1,500 bbls ; $4.90 a 5.25 for mixed to good, and $5.25 and 6.75 for fancy and extra. Canadian, super and extra nominal. Grain—Wheat unchanged; sales 4,000 bush.: Web' tern red $1 10 ; choice new white Kentucky, $ , , 48. Corn firmer, sales 12,000 bush. ; mixed Westr_, rn-78c for old, and 80 a 81c for new ; round yellow , 80c. Oats unchanged; sales southern and Jersey c. ..0c a 36c, Nor thern, and Western 35 a 41c. mall ; Mess $13.90 a Lard quiet ; sales small Provisions—Pork dull, sales A -14.00, Prime $10.12 a 10.25. at 10Ic Stocks dull. Money on call firm at GI a 7 and short first class paper at a 8 ~ dIPPING INTELLIGENCE, QUEBEC, AUGUST 12 X. 41.1" .CERED FOR LOADING, August 12.—Ottaway, 1049, E'''Jrt Glasgow ; Belle, 316, Padstow ; Rolla, 309, New castle-on-Tyne. CLEARED, August 12.—Anglo Saxon, Ballantine, for Liverpool ; Britannia, Willcoeks, Greenock ; Bannock burn, 111'Laren, Greenock ; Ben Nevis, Heron, Liver- pool ; Franklin, Benzin, West Hartlepool ; Osprey, M'Allan, London ; Lord Seaforth, M'Kenzie, Richibucto, &c. EXPORTS, AUG. 12.—Per s-s Anglo-Saxon, Ballan tine, for Liverpool-7,500 std pine deals ; one trunk, containing express packages, by B. and A. Express Co.; 319 bbls pot ashes, 116 brls pearl ashes, 2,000 bbls flour, 65 kegs butter, 180 bxs I. R. goods, 3 bales I. R. hose, 3,000 pun staves, shipped at Montreal. Per ship Britannia, Willcocks, for Greenock-1 ton oak, 80 do. elm, 385 do. white pine, 1 do. birch, 85 do. ash, 420 std. spruce deals, 21m. W. I. staves, lm. pipe do. by D. Patton & Co. Per ship Bannockburn, McLaren, for Greenock-1 40 tons elm, 70 do. ash, 10 do. basswood, 2 do. maple, 56 do. tamarac, 34 do. red pine, 780 do. white pine, 2m. pine pipe d s e t al ay s e , s 4 s l7..M W ePh L ee do & " Per ship Ben Nevis, Herron, for Liv e rp ool-1570 C B o e . orls lathwood, 480 std. tons white pine, 4m 1 3 7 std staves, 2m 1 0 15 W I W 0 do, 2838 std pine deals, by A. Gilmour & Co. Per bark Franklin, Benzin, for West Hartlepool-5, 638 std pine deals, 420 do. deal ends, by Henry Burstall. Per brigt Osprey, McAllan, for London-3,580 std pine deals, 3m W I staves, lm pipe do. by C. E. Levey and Co. . Per steamer Lord Seaforth, McKenzie, for Richi bucto, Shedica and Pictou-100 bbls. flour, by IL J. Noad and Co., 50 do. do. by G. B. Symes and Co. 1 digging machine, by G. T. Railroad Co. PASSENGERS.---From Quebec :—Mr. Cannop, Mr. C. G. Nightengale. From Montreal :—N. Woods, Jos. Hunter, Rev. Mr. Shea, Mr. Ulguero, Jas. D. Adams, Geo. Templeton, Sarah Ann Wright. From Toronto : Mr. Turner and wife, Mrs. Platt, Mr. Parkin, Mrs. Wallace, Mr. Abraham and wife, W. Ramsay, F. Brodie. From St. Catherines :—Hon. H. Merritt, H. U. Merritt. From Southern States : Thomas M. Cage. From France :—Claresse Vermond, Jules Vermond. 23 cabin and 41 steerage, total 64 passengers. THE SLAVE TRADE.—A cargo of 600 Africans has been landed on the coast of Florida, near Tampico. As soon as the landing was effected, the vessel was fired and abandoned. This statement is made on the anthority of United States Marshal Blackburn. PROGRESS OF THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.—Over five hundred men, says the Montreal Commercial Advertiser, of the 9th inst., are now employed on the Three Rivers and Arthabaska branch of the Grand Trunk Railway ; several miles are already graded. THE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.—The following special question has been proposed for the consideration of the fifth section'or'department of the National Asso ciation for the Promotion of Social Science, at . the annual meeting to be held at Bradford in October :—_ " How far and in what way can the nat ional census of 1861 be made available for procuring information on the moral, material, and social condition of the country ? " we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions our correspondents.] LATEST • kCCOUNT OF THE ATLANTIC CABLE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Sir,—l beg to forward hereunder copy of a report from Mr. F. C. Webb, C.E., who is well known as having had considerable experience in - the testing and examination of telegraphic cables, and who has just returned from Valencia, to which place he was recently deputed by the directors to proceed, for the purpose of afford; them the necessary information as + present electrical and mechanical 0 — cables.—Yours truly, D the -ate of the GEORGE SArwARD, Secretary Atlantic Telegraph Cor, i pany (Limited), Liverpool, Au,..,P.-ast 23rd, 1859. To the Chairma and _Directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, kccording to your request, I have made, rr TRIEsTA f August 23.—The Austr ian frigate An. Valencia, a careful examination of the electrical Novara entered the port of Ragusa yesterday, anal state of the Atlantic cable. I made some tests for corn the Archduke Maximillian, with the aqua,' ! parison on the var ious p ieces of Atlantic cable in Messrs. Glass' premises, at Gree nwich, durin g July 31 and Aug. 1 . has also arrived here. I arrived here on the 4th, and, assisted by Mr. Collett, made experiments during the sth, 6th, Bth, and 9th instants. I find the lowest resistance shown to be 278 statute AUSTRIA IG r b Y :TLEMEN, — The following appeared in a portion_ of our impression of yesterday FR,C; - E miles. I find it is possible to increase this resistance up to 589 miles, by sending a copper current for some time from 6-12 plate Daniel batteries. By experiments I have made on various kinds of con structed faults, I find that a fault which could be thus oxidised, so as to give (by reversal of the current,) a difference of resistance equal to the difference obtainable on the cable, (viz. 311 miles,) must give a minimum re sistance of about sixteen miles. When the fault is large, and thus gives little re sistance, no great change can be obtained by reversing the battery ; and, indeed, it is evident that when the connection between the line and earth is increased be yond a certain extent of surface, no difference in the resistance of the circuit can be obtained by reversing the battery. When the fault is very minute, it can be almost per fectly sealed up by a copper curr ent ; but the resistance will still be very great, even with a zinc current. My experiments show that a fault of about sixteen miles minimum resistance can be varied with certainty, by reversal of the battery to the same degree as the fault in the cable, and that, if the fault gives less re sistance than sixteen miles, it ca nnot be varied to that [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] PAras, Tuesday, august Moniteur, in annAuncing the vP:eious nominations of the chief mili taiy command.'„ states that the augmentation of these commands IS in order to form a more equal division of the military forces of the Emperor. DR. SMETHURST The Daily News says an extraordinary idea seems to be gaining ground, that Dr. Smethurst will not be executed, but that his sentence will be commuted into penal servitude for life. • FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PRUSSIA The Gazette d'Elberfeld says it has reason to know that Lord John Russell has addressed a new despatch to Lord • , ur England at Berlin, expressing a wish to see a complete accord between the two e c s a f bi b n i e;: " on the ' present questions 'i of European politics. The same journal assures us that the understanding between Prussia and Russia is perhaps still more intimate. It concludes from this that Prussia is not "isolated," and it sees in the amicable relations of that power with Eng land and Russia a strong guarantee for the main tenance of European peace. ITALY In a second edition, yesterday, the Times says : " The news from Central Italy received to-day appears to be good. The Italians pursue their main object of independence with steadiness and moderation, the best guarantee for success. The demand for annexation with Piedmont may give rise to diplomatic complications, though some persons of good judgment and authority doubt that the Emperor of the French was serious in any engagement for the restoration of the late rulers of Central Italy, as probably the Emperor of Austria will find out before long, if he has not done so already." NAPLES BERNE, Monday The embarkation at Naples of the 4th regiment of Swiss troops has been effected in the best possible order, they having previously received the whole pay due to them. 1,669 privates and. fourteen officers will be received at Marseilles by the Swiss Consul. THE CONFERENCE. BERNE, Monday Yesterday the French and Sardinian Plenipo tentiaries held a conference. The King of Naples has acted in a perfectly loyal manner towards the Swiss troops that have been disbanded ;* they receive a retiring pension, according to a decree of the late King. PRUSSIA BERLIN, Monday. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent left yesterday evening for Ostend. FRANCE PARIS, Monday The rumour that the Grand Duke of Tuscany had left Paris is unfounded. He will remain here for some time yet. To-day he is the guest of the Count Walewski at dinner. AMERICA. The steamer Anglo Saxon, which left Quebec on the 13th instant, has arrived this morning. By her we have two days' later news from the United States, but in the intelligence there is scarcely anything of import ance to notice. A private despatch from Houston, Texas, received at New York, via New Orleans, states that General Hous ton is elected Governor of Texas. NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—The North Star arrived to day, with Californian dates to the 20th ult., and Aspin wall to the 3rd August. Nothing important from California. The excitement of the Ishmus about the Indian mounds is dying out. The steamer Paramatta was still lying on the reef near St. Nevis. All her cargo had been thrown overboard, and divers were at work blowing up the coral rock on which she is lying. —Advices from Pensacola, of the Bth instant, state that the corvette Brooklyn had received special instruc tions to proceed to Vera Cruz, with a bearer of des patches to the American Legation at Mexico. The Brooklyn would remain at Vera Cruz at the disposition of Mr. McLane. SECOND EDITION BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC T RUSSIA has received a ware late disc Special instructic MODENA, mblv, in e following io of S. provoking tone in which The 1 political questions given to the Censors function THE ITALIAN DUCHIES [REUTER'S TELEGRA.3 The Nati( August 23 its sitting of to-day, unanimousl decrees Ist. The confirmation of the d oan of five Farina, giving him full power to cor millions of liras. 2nd. The erection of a monument to commemorate the votes of the Assembly deciding the decheance of Francis the sth, and the annexation of Modena to Piedmont 3rd. That the volunteers who served in the late cam paign for the independence of Italy, ha - re deserved well of their country. 4th. That the Dictator be charged to negotiate with the several powers for the restoration of the political prisoners, which Francis V. carried away with him on leaving the country. The Assembly was afterwards prorogued. THE MONEY MARKET (From the Times City Article) TUESDAY EVENING.--The EngHi to show remarkable steadiness. Money was in good supply to-day, and transactions took place in the Discount Market at 2.1 per cent. Business in the Railway Market continues limited, and chiefly confined to a few money transactions, but the general tone is firm. Funds continue (From the Daily News City Article.) Funds to-day were quiet. Upon the result of the biddings for the Indian Loan being made known, Con sols advanced a per cent., but subsequently relapsed, and closed same as yesterday. In other departments of the Stock Exchange business was languid and prices firm. Demand for Money to-day at about 27, for the best bills About £9,000 in bar gold was withdrawn from the Bank to-day for exportation. Foreign Exchanges, this afternoon, experienced little THE INDIAN LOAN, The total number of tenders sent in was about 800, or an aggregate of £7,550,000, being half as much again as was wanted. 376 tenders, representing £4,485,550, were at prices above 97, and were accepted. 191 other tenders were at exactly 97, and represented £1,339,400. The above two sums make a total exceeding, by £824,950, the amount wanted. The Daily News says that, from the facility of trans fer at the Bank of England, and other advantages, the new stock is likely to become a favourite investment. DR. SMETHURST'S TRIAL One of the jury on Smethurst's trial writes to the Times, that eleven out of the twelve jurymen were con vinced upon the evidence adduced on the prisoner's guilt before the Judge commenced his summing up. THE ATLANTIC CABLE Mr. Saward has forwarded to the newspapers a report from Mr. Webb, an engineer of experience, on the pre sent electrical and mechanical state of the Atlantic Cable. He comes to the conclusion that a serious fault exists at about 263 statute miles from Valentia, and this fault could be removed, and also the one at , Bay, Newfoundland, it is probable the ca l ,,te could be again rendered available for:signalling 'Trinity The case of the builders' ,- addressed another letter to the feature. M. Louis Blanc hP journals on the ar M. Victor T' he said TI. ,rike presents no new Hugo has declined accepting the amnesty. when liberty returns to France he will return. ,e number of persons at the Forester's fete, at the Jrystal Palace, yesterday, was 62,343, the largest con course that has occurred there on any one day. THE LEEDS Muimmt.—Circumstances have trans pired which lead to a belief that the perpetrators of the recent murder at Leeds will be brought to justice. Two men, named Beardon and Appleby—the latter a native of Bolton—were sent for trial the other day on a charge of committing a burglary at Batley. On their reaching the Wakefield House of Correction, the officers of that establishment noticed how closely they answered the description of the men " wanted ' by the Chief Con stable of Leeds. The Leeds police authorities were forthwith made aware of this circumstance, and the result has been that Beardon and Appleby have been identified as the men seen near the scene of the murder at the time when that frightful tragedy must have been enacted. It has also transpired that the deceased's watch was pledged in Leeds about two hours after the murder was committed. BANKRUPTS Eli Ormond and Richard Roberts, merchants, Man chester. James Doherty, draper, Birmingham. • Robert Caldeeott, victualler, Manchester. William Seager, builder, Greenwich. John Lyons, steel manufacturer, Sheffield. James Broadhurst, builder, Lambeth. Edward Emerson Brunswick, merchant, Newcastle-on- Tyne. Edward Clement Davies, druggist, Gainsborough. Samuel Newton, cotton manufacturer, Stockport, Samuel Middleton, ironmonger, Oldham. William Wallyer Walkyier, lodging-house keeper, San down, Isle of Wight. William Heck Peckins, auctioneer, Torquay, Devon shire. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . Thomas Horner, surgeon, lloxton. sp.orting *tritigturt. LATEST BETTING SEFTON STAKES (AINTREE). 2 to 1 against Mountain Boy (t) 5 to 1 against Daw (t). 5 to 1 against Jack Rossiter. 11 to 2 against Ranger. 10 to 1 against Butcher Boy. 12 to 1 against Big Sam. 14 to 1 against Lady Godiva. If the owner of Cambridge Chief is really desirous of a match, Mr. Lupton will accommodate him with his roan horse, Charlie, and will allow Mr. Ellis to name either distance or weight. Should Mr. Ellis name distance, of course Mr. Lupton will name weight, or vice versa. If the owner of the Chief does not approve of this match, Mr. Lupton will meet any other entire horse that has been at the " service of the public" for £lOO a-side. himself to win the Sefton Stakes, but does nt e cr Ihey havew of the two he " intends." The price The owner of Jack Rossiter and Mountain Boy fr_oe to ew • mare Daw brought Mountain Boy has sent the Liverpool et, yet, however, to see almost out of the betting; i t i ff e ; 'we know what Daw is what the Yankees can do on the as witness her performance capable of over the Aintree course, the amount of chaff given us last year. Isiotwithstan ding fully prepared to see the Daw repeat by the Americans, lam ." • FISHERMAN.' her many previous triumP"' ly back s • DERBY, 1860. 10 to 1 against Buccaneer (t) 12 W 1 against the Wizard (t) 14 to 1 against Nutbourne (t) 14 to 1 against Mainstone (t) 15 to 1 against Thormanb t r (t) 20 to 1 against Umpire ( 40 to 1 against Brassey (t ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 on Promised Land. 7 to 1 against B ununerside. 8 to 1 against Trumpeter. was current at Tatters a ll' s on Monday evening that THE HOPEFUL STARES AT YORE. NeAwrceartld e is likely to be disqualified for the Hopeful Stakes, which he won at York, on the ground tl at he was improperly nominated. Should an adverse decision be delivered against him, bets about him will not, we believe, be effected. No au thentic announcement respecting the matter was made in the oom.