Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-22 00:00:00

AM USEbiENTS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, &c. THIS DAY.; S A L AiarmTarskrus—EveStrian Perforraance--7 p.m. Nina AattONIC HALL--Grand Concert-8 p.m. -quitzN's HALL, BOLD-STRENT....-BORCO-8 p.m. HINGLER'S CIAQUEZVAILIZTE, Dale-street--7 p.m. Emu. CoLosasum—General Entertainment-6.30 p.m. IR' For advertisements see second page. Comunrciat Satcs.—E.bls iaap. t twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 2, Dale-street, 42 bales Coffee and 191 bales Bombay Hemp.—BaowNE, 1-117NTER, & Co. At half put one o'clock, precisely, at H. H. Golding's saleroom, C3rn Exchange, Brunswick-street, a quantity of Flour and Wheat.—J. AND M. H ARNETT. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 120 tons Linseed Oil Cake.—J. H. RAYNER & Co. At half-past one o'elook, at the broker's office, Corn Exchange buldings, aleeut 70 qrs damagel Indian Corn.—H. H. Gott:re-:G. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office. 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On SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1838, WILL BE PUBLISHED, TEE NORTHERN WEEKLY TIMES WITII A SUPPLEST EN T, MAKING. A TWELVE PAGE, OR 72 COL, IN NDIWSPAPEII, THREE HALF-PENCE. News Agents must, to prevent disappointment, give early orders. OkFICE, 19, SOUTE-JOHN-STREET. Cie 4ilrt t ittru tiara TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS• The domestic news to-day, though not very extensive, is of a most interesting description. In London, yesterday, the election of Common Councilmen took place. Several of the new councilmen took the opportunity of declaring un dying hostility to the London Corporation Reform Bill, announced by Sir George Grey: The Lord Mayor, however, rather cooled their ardour by expressing an opinion that somo reform of the• corporate body would be rather a desirable thing. Our readers will perhaps remember Mr. Justice Jackson, an out-and-out Tory, who gained his seat on the Irish Bench by his extreme partisanship , towards the Orange faction. This gentleman, although so bigoted in his opinions, was a most profound lawyer, and did some service to his country. He died on Sunday. We have also to notice the death of the celebrated electioneering agent, Mr. Coppock. FOr many years he bad been, the right-hand-man of the Reform Club, but unfortunately he speculated, and entered into the "Surrey Gardens affair; this scheme proved far from profitable, and it pressed upon his mind. His death is the result. On the opening of the late session of Parliament it will be remembered, says a London cotemporary, that in the speech from the Throne opening the Session, all that was said tab. ut India was a recom mendation of the affairs of that part of the Empire "to the serious consideration of Parliament " Differences of opinion were known to exist in the •Cabinet with regard to the measure to be proposed affecting the scheme of Indian Government; and !various ambiguous and discordant utterances in the Ministerial organs did not tend to enlighten the public mind on the subject, nor to allay the natural anxiety that prevailed. Wu find it, however, plainly affirmed this morning in th 7 most favoured of the Treasury organs, and perhaps the best informed, ,that "it is understood the East India Company have received formal notice that it is the intention of the Government to bring in a bill for the abolition of the double government." If this be not the.. result of a direct intiniatien from the Government, We have at least no doubt that it states a substantial - truth Several serious collisions have recently occurred on railways. On the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Road one train ran into another on Friday night, and although no lives , wer6 lost broken limbs, disfigured faces and bruised heads were in plenty. A fog prevailed at the time and it was evidently au unforeseen accident—i. e . one that could not be prevented--as the engine of the first train broke down. The particulars of a most extraordinary case, which has come before the Sheriff of Glasgow, will be found elsewhere It exposes the folly of •the present system of bill discounting. Respecting the supposed murder and suicide in London, there is not much more to add. The inquest on the bodies was resumed yesterday, but no evidence elucidating to what is obscure iu the tragedy was forthcoming. There is no local news this morning of the least moment. A lull report of the proceedings of the Liverpool Auxilliary of the Irish Society, for pro moting scriptural education and religious instruc tion among Irish Roman Catholics," which wee held last night at the Collegiate Institution., will he found in another portion of to-day's paper. It will be seen by reference to another part of to•day's impression, that the Shipowners' Associa tion have nominated a number of gentlemen as fit and proper parsons to represent th 3 dock rate payers in the New Trust. We consider that the electors could not select better men. Of foreign news there is a variety, but it is not of much importance. The Jeufosse trial hts ter minated, as every one acquainted with the tem perament of a French jury expected, in a verdict of acquittal. The Paris Patrie gives a positive contradiction to a statement that the Turkish Ambas3ado r at Vienna had made a communication to the Austrian Government on the subject of the clos ing by Russia of the eastern ports of the Black Sea. The same journal also contradicts an asser tion thlt the Emperor, in consequence of repro • sentations made by England, has consented to submit the question of the exportation of negroes from Africa to the French colonies to a conference, to be held in London. The feeling of comparative confidence which has been undoubtedlyrnanifest e d in French commercial circles, within the last few days, is now spoken of in ecstatic terms by the French Government jour nals. The "'ayes alludes to it with " joy." and ascribes the impunity with which France has traversed the crisis to the g' general policy of the present government." If in France there have been only the average number of failures, while other nations have been wildly asking whether they were not " about to perish," the reason is, that " God has sent to France one of those great men who take tottering nations by the arm, and guide t hem in the ways of civilization and progress." From Naples, we learn that on the 14th instant, THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1857. the counsel for the defence went down to Salerno to examine the documents which have been drawn up on the subject of the English prisoners, and since the legitimisation of the atto di accusa have been placed in the Chancery for general inspection. The prisoners were also to be formally apprised of the charges brought against theta, and of the con firmation of them by the Grand Criminal Court. The trial cannot come on until the beginning or middle of next month. Vianna advices of Saturday evening state that the tone of the Bourse is good, and business very animated. The receipts of the Austrian railways amount to 66,000 florins more than in the corres ponding week of last year. The Prussian Chamber of Deputies will be opened on the 12th of Januaiy. Tara official despatches from the British Gen erals in India come to us in driblets, neverthe less all that hate hitherto found their way into the Gazette, bring before us, in the strongest possible light, the heroism, steadiness and un daunted bravery of the English troops now engaged in subduing the mutinous Sepoys of Bengal, and inflicting upon them a memorable chastisement for their atrocious brutalities. The latest official accounts from Delhi, Oude, and other quarters, teem with the highest euologies upon the soldiers and their subaltern :officers, according to these, their steadiness and bravery have shown themselves on every field of battle in which they have been engaged. It is interesting to glance at these military despatches ; they furnish facts and de tails which were wanting in the newspaper accounts previously published. The first de serving of notice, is that relating to the final assault and capture of Delhi. The assault, it seems, was preceded by a fierce and continued bombardment. This severe struggle told with most injurious effect upon the British Artillery; nevertheless, nothing daunted, they pressed forward against the defensive works of the enemy. Taking everything into consideration, the storming of Delhi was a military operation of the most gigantic character ; so much so, that we cannot wonder that the native population regard the capture of their stronghold as a complete extinguisher of the rebellion, and that General WILSON'S conquest, completely and effectually placed the province of Bengal once more in the hands of the British authorities. But the battle of Agra was still more magnificent and decisive than we were at first led to suppose. The des patches praise, and greatly, too, Colonel GREAT HEAD, for the rapidity and precision with which he brought his men into action, although just arrived from a harrassing march of forty-four miles in twenty-four hours. This battle, accor ding to all accounts, merits to be placed side by side with some of the most brilliant achievements ever effected by WELLINGTON in his memorable campaigns in the Peninsular Wars. Hence, all the Generals under whom he has been employed have spoken of him in no measured terms. Nothing has taken place which can warrant any detraction from the high and well earned fame bestowed upon him by the authorities in British India. Nevertheless, we find, for some cause or other, that he has been cuperceded in the com mand of the gallant band who fought the battle of Agra, by a soldier, with a higher rank, but we question whether of equal ability. Brigadier General GRANT, has now the honour of leading Colonel GREATHEAD'S force to new engagements and fresh victories. We should like to know what cause can be assigned for this uncalled for change. Again, it is painful to observe how some parties have been attempting to sully the courage and the honour of Gene ral Sir JAMES OUTRAM. Sir WILLIAM NAPIER's insinuations are cast to the winds, by the generous and complimentary remarks contained in General HAVELOCK'S despatch. Who would insinuate cowardice after that statement must be animated by anything, but honourable mo tives. Indeed General NAPIER'S insinuation is one of the most forcible illustrations of the poetic declaration, "Base envy withers at another's joy, And hates the excellenos it cannot re xis." A general, who, having,been wounded during a long and desperate conflict in the streets, refused to dismount from his horse, and remained in the saddle until the gates of Lucknow were opened amidst the national music of the 93rd Highlanders , and their gallant comrades in arms. There is, also, among the late official despatches, one from Major ENGLISH , respecting the Battle of Chuttra, fought on the 3rd of October, with the usual British courage and successful results. There the 53rd Regiment rushed upon the numerous enemy who opposed them with an impetuosity that WAS perfectly marvellous, and everywhere the mutiniers - were slaughtered or compelled to fly from the avenging bayonets and eabres of Britain's gallant defenders. It must be borne in mind that all these triumphs, and unparalleled displays of courage and endurance, have n o t b een obtained withou .nflicting a very heavy and serious loss to the British ranks. Any one, who takes the trouble to calculate the returns of killed and wounded, will find that from the time the British first took up their position before Delhi, until the 2-ith of August, no less than thirty-four officers were killed, and rather more than that number badly wounded. We know, too, that during the first period of the assault the kris was frightful ; in act, comparingD<lbi with Sebastopol, and the nature and character of both sieges, we should say that the former has been more fearful in its results than the latter. Again, it appears that the mutineers have been preparing for their rebellion for some time, and that they have had foundries at work caeting cannon of large calibre. Ia some of the battles other munitions of war, ai well al treasure, were found, which on examination proved to be of Indian fabrication, thus clearly showing that some powerful motives have been in operation to get up the rebellion, which has cost us so much blood and treasure• We have, however, no cause to despond, and we hope that it shall be our pleasing duty, at an early day, to announce to our readers that Lucknow is safe, and its noble defenders in full pursuit of the merciless wretches who panted for their destruction. That, indeed, will be welcome tidings, and such as will make the heart of every man, woman and child, beat with joy. It will be the crowning capitol of the military exploits of our brave heroes, who fought, bled, and conquered. A fit occasion for the expression of national gratitude to all who went forth to punish the audacity, treason, and brutalities, of a horde of miscreants who have disgraced humanity, and proved themselves biped devils in human form. PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS, &c. THE AMPEITHEATRE.—VISIT OF THE SIAMESE AMEUSSADORS. The equestrian company under Ibe conduct of Mr. William Cooke, proprietor and manager of Astley's Theatre, gave their first performance in the Amphitheatre last night. There was a well filled house, but not so crowded a body of spectators es this company will probably attract together before they have performed many times. We can speak most favourably-of the company, so far as one visit can enable us to pronounce. The number of riders, male and female, is large, as well as of other performers; the horses are fine animals, in splendid training, and the general appointments and getting up elegant, and in gaol keeping. We have not time, at present, to dwell at any length , upon distinct portions of the night's exhibition, but the whole impressed us with a belief that the company are likely to riYabin the estimation of the public of Liverpool, any which have yet made their appearance in our town. More daring feats of riding— m ere graceful displays of agility and skill—more astonishing tight rape exploits, and. more mirth moving clowns—it would be difficult to exhibit. We shall take occasion frequently, hereafter, to-speak more at length ofthe several displays of training and . accomplishments which are combined by this company. The opening night was made especially remarkable by the presence of the Siamese Ambassadors, accompanied by his Worship the Mayor, James Holme, Esq. The Ambassadors and the Mayer arrived at an early hour, and took their places in the central box of the dress circle, immediately opposite the orchestra. It need. hardly .he said that no object of attraction in the house drew more eyes upon it than the box in which the strangers were seated. Besides th e Ambassadors, his Worship the Mayor, and the aide &amp in waiting, there were seven or eight of the retinue present. The Ambassadors and the Mayor sat In front, the former wearin g their peculiar caps, surm oun t e d b y a pointed ornament, not unlike the spike of a Russian helmet. The whole"company seemed to enjoy the evening's entertainment highly, and seemed to express their surprise and gratification very freely to each other. At some of the grotesque feats of the clowns, several of the Ambassadors' suite exploded with laughte r . The whole performances of the evening, thus marked by the presence of spectators little calculated on 'previously, were to all apeearances completely gratifying to the assemblage present, who were not slow in exhibiting their approval by vehement and frequently repeated acclamation,. THE EROTISM FAMILY. Two delightful concerts were given yesterday by this wonderful family of musicians, in the little concert room of St. George's Hall, but the weather was very unfavour able, and the attendance less than such performances should have attracted. Bertha fully preserves her supremacy as a first rate violin player, and the little ones are daily acquiring power. Albin is also coming out successfully on the violoncello. Mad'lle Antonia presides at the piano -forte like a lady and an accomplished musician. The precision with which the co'ncerted pieces are played is extraordinary, not mile for children, but would be so in full-grown performers, white the perfection of the solos by Bertha, and the delicacy of the accom paniments by Antonia, are equally remarkable. One of the most interesting portions of the concerts was the duet by Mdd'le Cecilie, and Mons. Aloys—the youngest of these children. They play Mendelssolen's two-part songs, and other vocal duets in a manner that is a lesson to singers. Last night they played a duet composed for them by Bertha. This musical family will give a concert at the Argyle-roo ms , Birkenhead, on ThursdaY next at eight o'clock in the evening. •We, trust that they will have so full an attendance as will ensure them a merry Christmas. HENGLER'S CIRQUE—APPEARANCE OF MR. WALLETT. The Cirque for the last week has been fully and fashion. ably attended, and last evening the- world-renowned Shakesperian jester, Wallett, appeared again. If there was no other attraction than this inimitable performer, it would be enough to draw crowded houses, but when the admirable nature of the whole performance is taken into account, we do not wonder set the crowded and enthusiastic audiences that nightly visit this great temple of equestrian excellence. THE SATURDAY' EVENING CONCERTS, ST. GEORGE'S StALL. A very successful Vocal Concert was again given, on Saturday eyeuing, to a tolerably numerous audience, sup ported by the old favourite Mr. Henry Phillips, together with Mrs. Sunderland, Miss Freeman, Mr. Inkersel!, and Mr. Wood. The programme consisted of a choice selec tion of songs, ballads, glees, &c., all of which were rendered in so satisfactory a manner as to call forth, daring the evening, several repetitions. Mr. lekersall'e singing of " Old Towler " was rapturously received, and in return for the recall sang "Kitty of Coleraine " with a humour that pleased all, and whieh narrowly escaped another " tax" upon his powers, Miss Freeman, in the Old English Belled of the " Beggar Girl," sang with much feeling and effect. Few young ladies who have appeared at these concerts have made more friends than Miss Free man, and of which she is in every way deserving. Hcr excellent vocalisation, good voice, pleasing manners, and the sympathetic meaner of the rendering of all her songs, bespeak one who is not only anxious to please, but also willing to take pains to give effect to the author's words and composer's music. We hope often to see this lady engaged, certain, as we are, that she will e►er be as great a favourite in Liverpool as she is every where else that she has appeared. Mrs. Sunderland the " Yorkshire Nightingale," has for years been one of the " chosen few" whom the people of the "good old town" have delighted to honour, and certainly on Saturday evening they were no way backward, for upon every occasion of her appearance she was received wi h a burst of applause, and i❑ one of her encore songs, " Follow Thee," she gave it with all the freshness and abandon of "years gone bye." Mr. If. Phillips, in the old sea song of the " Arethusa," was as successful as ever, and the " Groves of Blarney " was given in his usual " blarneying stile." The other pieces were excellent in their • effectiveness, particelarlyli Sir Henry Bishop's glee, " Whom art thou, beam of gilt," than which few things have pleased us better. Mr. Best, as usual was happy in the selection of his pieces upon the Grand Organ, " Rode's celebrated Air and Variations " being given in a beautiful manner. We should have been glad to have seen the Hall bettor filled, but trust that the arrangements are such as to preclude loss to the management. HER MAJESTY'S TnEtTaa.—Giuglini and Picc alomini return to their London admirers the week after Christmas Day. The performances announced are the " Trovatore," the " Traviata," and " Lucia." PRINCE ALBERT'S PRIZE POEM.—The subject of the poem for which Prince Albert annually gives a gold medal at Cambridge, will for the coming year he " A GRAND BATTUE.—The Duke of Cambridge has been shooting in Suffolk, on the estate of Lord Huntingfiold, Heveniugham Hall. The party assembled to meet his Royal Highness included the Earl of Stradbroke, General Hall, and other gentlemen. The result of five days' sport is estimated at 1,027 rabbits, 637 hares, 1,577 pheasants, 23 woodcocks, 5 partridges, ani 1 duck, or 3,239 head iu all. LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW ESTABLISHMENT FOR BOY'S CLOTHING —Number of boys clothed for the week ending Saturday, December 19th, 814 ; correspond ng week last year, 494—increase, 320. CL9SE OP ALLSOP'S ROYAL WAX-WORK EXIIIIIITON, LIMB-sraEvr, LIVERPOOL. —Mr. Allsop returns his sincere thanks for th liberal support he has received in Liverpool, and hereby informs the public that the final close of his Crystal Palace, Exhibition will take place after the Cbris , mas Holidays. Mr. A. respectfully announces to his friendsand the public generally, that he iagoing to travel wl,ll his wax-work figures ; therefore, after the close o his exhibition, which will take place in the middle of January, 1858, the whole of the splendid Statuary in the Sculpture Galleries, all the Plate Looking•Gltsses, Glass Chandeliers; also, timber in galleries, &c., &c., with all such things that Mr. A. cannot travel with, will be pffered for Sale. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, MONDAY. The semi-official journal the Grit, announces that the Prussian Chambers will be opened on January 12. THE PRINCIPALITIES. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 12. Tho. Danubian Commission is about to resume its labours EGYPT; The Viceroy of Egypt has authorized the erec• tion of some Christian Churches. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY NIGHT. The Three per Cents closed at 67f. 85e. The French Government is urging Denmark to effect au amicable arrangement with the German Diet. THE COURT, &c. WINDSOR CASTLE, SATURDAY, DEO. 19.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and the younger members of the royal family, arrived at the castle at 25 minutes before six o'clock this evening, from Osborne, Isle of Wight. A guard of honour, corn posed of the Scots Fusilier Guards, was on duty. at the Windsor station of the ,Great Western Railway, and, with the band of the regiment, received the Sovereign upon her arrival with the usual honours. Lady G linsborough, Lady.in-Waiting, the Hon. Miss Bulteel, the Hon. Major- General Grey, Captain Du Plat, the Master of the House hold, and Mr. Gibbs, were in attendance. The Hon, Miss Kerr has also arrived as Maid of Honour-in-Waiting. MARRIAGE 4 OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.—It is understood to be her Majesty's intention to hold a drawing-room -at St. James's Palace, in the latter end of January, immedi ately after the Princess Royal's marriage, at which her Royal Highness and his Royal Highness , the Prince Frederick William of Prussia will be present, when her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and their Royal Highnesses will -receive congratulations on this happy event. No presentations will take place on the occasion. The Athen mum enumerates the public entertainments commanded by the Queen in honour of the marriage. There are to be four in number,—the place, her Majesty's Theatre. The entertainments will begin with a tragedy, " Macbeth," (a singular celebration of the royal union), in which Miss Ellen Faucit and Mr. Phelps, will appear, and at whi c h her Majesty will be present in State. On the second night, a comedy will be given—possibly Goldsmith's " She Stoops to Conquer," (in every way a felicitous selection). The third entertainment will bo" The Rose of Castille," represented by Miss L. Pyne, Mr. Harrison, and Mr. Weiss. On the fourth night, an Italian opera will be given by Mr. Lumley's company. The whole series will ha mana ged ley Mr. Mitchell. Tess WEATHER.—Yesterday, the weather than ged again. The morning was fine, and rather frosty-looking, but towards noon some rain, with a heavy gale, which lasted nearly all day, and was accompanied by rain throughout the afternoon. TIIK SCHOOLMASTER IN CASTLE-STREET.—In the win dow of a bookseller's shop in Castle-street is exhibited a label, of which the following is a copy :—lllustrated Children's Books, We have seen the Siamese twins, (and the Siamese ambassador), the Astic children and Julia Pastrami, and, we confess, our curiosity is very Eve-like to look on a couple, or more, Illustrated Children. THE SIAMESE AMBASSADORS.—Yesterday the above ambassadors visited several parts of the town, they were accomnanied by Mr. Charles Turner, Mr. Bold, Mr. Heath, &c. They visited the new docks at the north end, and then drove along the whole line of docks, accompanied by the Mayor and the suite of the Town Council. The cortege consisted of four carrriages. They then proceeded to Birkenhead, where they visited Mr. Laird's building yard. HONESTY REWARDED.—A few days ago, a little girl, the daughter of Mr. Lambert Fletcher, agent to Mr. Stott, coal merchant, Granby-row, picked up in London-road, opposite the end of that street, a letter which had evidently been trodden under the feet of the passers by ; and the day being wet, the gum that fastened it had been dissolved, so that it was open. When examined, it was found to be addressed to a firm at Walsall, and to contain a cheque for £lB and a few shillings. Her father, after consulting with a neighbour, decided to forward the letter to its aestmation, with its contents, and an explanation of the circumstances under which it had been found. This was done, and in due course the receipt of the lottor was acknowledged, with an intimation that the house would write to the correspondents at Manchester by whom the letter and cheque should have been sent to the post-office. The Manchester firm also sent a letter of acknowledge ment. and inclosed in it, as a gratuity to the girl who had picked up the letter, the munificent sum of sixpence. BAD HOURS AND WORSE COMPANY.—On Saturday nigh. the house of a woman, who sells beer at the corner of Bolton-street, Park, was crowded by persons taking " a Christmas pot." The police, although they can take a Christmas pot, as well as any one else—particularly if it is to be had for nothing, as th-Ar pay will not allow them to pay for it—don't allow beer-houses the privilege of being open at " illegal hours," and the time alluded to was far beyond the witching hour of night. The customers were rather uproarious, and a knock wzs heard at the outer door, end immediately a cry of " still they come," was heard from-all parts of the . citadel: The poor woman of the house, felt very much like the poor woman who resided In a shoe, And had so many children, - She did'nt know what to de; for she had so many customers, she did'nt know where to hide them. However, ladies are seldom at a loss in case of emergency. 'Mrs. Ford, for instance, showed real femi nine excellence of invention, when she stuffed Sir John Falstaff into a "buck-basket," and the lady of the beer howe at the corner of Bolton-street, Park, was equally felcitions, when she crammed her customers into her bet. room, to avoid detection. She succeeded, and when the coast was clear, the people went away rejoicing—some of them at all events; for, by a strange zoincidence, the gold watch of the lady, an article worth £2O, disappeired from the bedroom at the same time the company left. None of the parties, the gold watch included, have been since heard of. Bad hours, and worse company. COLLEGIATE SCHOOL FOR GIRL., ON CHURCH Or ENG LAND PRiNCIPLES.---The following is a copy of the report of the committee of this institution, just:issued :—"Ae this School has new been in operation for mere than a year, the Executive Committee feel that they owe it to the General Committee by whom they were appointed, and to the kind friends whose liberality so generously provided the funds for the establishment of the Institution, to publish a statement of the progress and present position of their undertaking, and to give an account of their stewardship in the expenditure of the money entrusted to theta. The School, it will be remembered, was established with the view of enabling parents in the Middle Classes to give their daughters a sound education, combining instruction in the truths and duties of religion with the most important branches of really useful seeder knowledge, on moderate terms. This gratifying result they have the happiness of thinking that they have accomplished with considerable success. Thanks to the unremitting pains of the Lady Superintendent and an able staff of Teachers, the Papils have made very satisfactory proficiency in all the subjects specified, as those which would be taught, in the original Prospectus; and their conduct and deportment, generally speaking, correspond to the careful attention paid to these important points. This seems the right place for express ing the thanks which are due to the Ladies' Committee for their valuable co-operation. It will undoubtedly be cheering to the friends of Middle Class Education based upon and hallowed by Religion, to know that the Pupils belong to the various grades of that large class, for Whose benefit especially the Institntion was founded, and that the number has gone on progressively increasing since the School was first opened on October Ist, 1856. In the opening quarter the numbes were 36 ; in the first quarter of 1857, 59; in the second ditto, 61 ; in the third ditto, 69; in the fourth ditto, 72. These numbers, however, although quite equal to .the expectations of the Committee at this early stage of their undertaking, will not be sufficient, as may be seen by the accounts, to make the School self suporting : and therefore they must rely on the kind co-operation of the parents of the pupils to make the Institution as widely known as possible among their friends and neighbours. The General Committee decided not to enter en the undertaking until £lOOO should have been given or promised by voluntary subscribers. This condition, it will be seen, ha s b een more th an f u lfill e d ; and it will be acknowledged by all, that much has been done at the outset in the way of gratuitous support. The Executive Committee can say with confidence that, by means of the fund so liberally contributed, they have placed an excellent education within the reach of a large class of parents, and they will not allow themselves to think that se valuable an Institution will be permitted to languish for want of adequate support by those who are most directly and most deeply interested in its sums& " FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVICIING. The disappointment which has befallen the ' Courrier de Paris shows what little chance there is of the French press lining released from. its ligaments, and how long the political structure has yet to wait before the promise of the architect is fulfilled, and its summit " topped with the crown of liberty." The Courrier de Paris is an evening journal, whose existence dates about two years back. It first issued under the incongruous title of La Verite. The assumption of such a name 'wounded the susceptibility of the more passionate admirers of the " situation." Many were puzzled to know what it meant, for veity has been long consigned to the Index Expuryatorius, and has almost escaped the memory of men. It is looked upon somewhat in the light of base coin, now and then tried to be forced into circulation, but con temptuously rejected by most of those who either have a place to take in the system, or who are already in' possession, and who naturally do not wish to risk it by any damaging denomination. It is regarded as an outrage on common sense, and in some sort a defiance flung in the face of a com munity which prospers without it, or in spite of it. By some curious manipulation, about which much petty scandal was current at the time, the Verite like a docile journal, changed its name, and in consideration thereof was allowed to be sold in the public thoroughfare like the Pays and Patrie•--a privilege which added a satisfactory supplement to the scant revenue it derived from subscriptions Encouraged by the circulars of the Minister of the Interior, announcing the utmost latitude to the exercise of universal suffrage, and affecting to believe that these circulars really meant what they I said, the same paper, under its new title of Courrier de Paris, supported, but with becoming discretion, the independent candidates who took the field in opposition to the government nominees. The con sequence of this imprudence was the suppression of his privilege of sale of an evening on the Boule vards. Now, though it may be all very fine for a statesman to glory in being unsold, it is rather a fault in a book or a newspaper. The Courrier de , Paris, having its sale cut off as the penalty of giving too literal an interpretation to official circulars, became reduced to its original proportions, and continued for a long time to languish in obscu rity. It was in that prostrate condition, fast verging towards iissolution, when that clever and eccentric person, M. Emile Girardin, took it into his head that ho, perhaps, might galvanise it. M. Girardin had very recently sold his interest in La Presse, which he had long and successfully conducted as manager and editor. It was thought that he had abandoned polemics for ever, and had at length settled down to the placidities of private life. "To chronicle small beer," Sce„ was not, however, to the taste of a man who had for so many years been foremost wherever fighting was going on. As opposition was his element, he conceived the design of re- Burning his polemical campaign in the columns of the Courrier de Paris. His plan was to establish what is called a " dynastic opposition," and, while supporting the Imperial regime. and never calling the new order of things in question, to show that such an opposition, far from undermining, would, on the contrary, consolidate authority. In a word, he meant to show that liberty and the Imperial Government were perfectly compatible. If he ever seriously entertained such a notion it was soon dissipated. Two or three articles appeared, not under his signature, brit that of the Secreiaire de Redaction, a harmless personage, vary like what John Doe or Richard Roe was in certain legal pro ceedings in England. In an article published in the Courrier of the 12th of Dec., and intended as an answer to the Constitutionnel, the following hetero dox passage occurs : Yes, we accuse you of preferring "the Empire without liberty," because you do not deem liberty for it, and we demand it, firmly , convinced, as we are, that nothing opposes the existence of the Empire with liberty—quite the contrary. Does not the roof which covers the building protect its foundation ? Is not the liberty of the press, from the salutary terror which it holds out against abases, more advantageous than hurtful to the Empire ? Can the Empire examine everything, hear everything ? Will any one dare to inform it of everything ? Are there not excesses committed by the Government which people are tempted to attribute to the Crown ; or is the Crown always certain of being correctly informed of them ? From what occurred in Russia on the occasion of the Crimean - war, we can see to what fatal impotence, in periods of great trial, the most absolute authority is exposed when not aided and enlightened by ever-vigilant liiterty. Could we separate the cause of Governments from that of the people, we might say that liberty is still more useful to Governments than to the people ; for, after all, what is liberty but that ennobled denunciation—but a system of police under another name, and applied not any longer to persons, but to abuses ? Such language, you will admit, was very bold. To suppose for a moment that the notion of not exposing, but merely alluding to the existence of "abuses," could be tolerated, was one of the wildest that could enter the head of a man having the remotest pretonsions to common sense. The offence was too heinous and too personal to be pasSed over. It was intimated that such a mode of supporting the Empire could not he allowed ; and the following concluding passage from an article in the same paper, on the 13th, shows the consequences of such hardihood : If we fail in the double task we have undertaken, and in which no one succeeds by doing it otherwise—if liberty and the Government continue to be separated from each other as the poles, as we have not received a mission from either, we shall have baffled the hopes of no one. " 1)3 your duty, whatever be the consequence," is a motto which was not invented for the necessities of the present discus• mien, bat it is applicable to it, and justifies it. Thii was the last note of the swan ; his voice has not since been heard. It is quite clear that the Government does not want to be assisted or defended in such a free spoken fashion—non tali auxilio. It wants no such dashing volunteers. It will not be served by such free lances. It has its own troops of the line— " penny-a-line " men ?—drilled and disciplined to. execute its commands without presuming to ask questions ; and it is perfectly satisfied with the dreary prose of its own journals, into which not even a chauffe-pied in the shape of a feuilleton by Dumas can infuse life or warmth. The articles of the Courrier excited a certain interest, which shows that the existence of a desire for something approaching free discussion is not quite dead with the public. The campaign, however, is for the present at an end. The author of the experiment will apply his energies to something else, and the Courrier de Paris must content itself with following the example of most of the other Paris papers and become a mere organ for puffing. The Minister of Public Instruction's procedure towards the professors who write in the Revue des Deux Mondes, and M. Laguerroniee-t's " reply" to a late article by M. Villemain in the same publica tion, would indicate that the Governthent is grow ing more sensitive every day. If a writer speaks of Greek or Roman worthless, he is, by contrast, reflecting on the contemporaneous worthies of the French Eaapire ; if he touches on the dissimulation of Augustus, or exposes the vices of the Caesars or the Sejani, he attacks, by implication, public men of the present day. Neither praise nor censure comes kindly. We seem to be approaching a period when hardly any ingenuity shall escape the microscopic vigilance of the censor. It may, for aught we know, soon apply to the most harmless productions; lam not quite sure that the objec- b dow o 1,114. The , tions which were once made in France to the FRIPWRECK AND GREAT LOSS OF vie/o h 0/ author of a work on geometry, may not yet be received a, Lloyd's, on Saturday, states pa to r 90_ 0 Age. of and from Halifax for Ponce, the , t 0, 6 repeated : thrown on her beam ends in a heavy squall , Ol t I cannot permit the publication of your book ; you dare November, and all her crew washed overbe4 22,1 to say that between two given points the shortest line is man, who was taken from the wreek ß el a l a t in n or.l e . .l: the straight line. Do you think me such an idiot as not to Reindeer, arrived at St. Thomas from perceive your allusion ? If your work-appeared I should BRIGANDAGE NEAR biter —"the di ob s o make enemies of all those who find, by crooked ways, an says the Nouvelliste of Marseilles "State th at a feDief i o 0 1 . f easier admittandt into Court than by a straight line. QOM- from that town was stopped on W e dnesdaY . t v tu o d Log"' ecoe"! the The their number !" nine o'clock, betweea Dregui,gan an from D one 0 6 0 The work of another writer, on the " destruction armed with guns. They took 4,000 fr. _ .010_4 to of insects," the censor imagined to b e a covert and then withdrew, without m elestinc___t" roe 1 " allusion to the Jesuits, and was, subsequently, carriage, or requiring anything from them. TralolierO t prohibited. I hope we are not verging to such a had their faces whitened with Soar," The Nord publislAes an Imperial decre e ) iv; from T . sarskoe-Selo, Nov. 20 (2nd Decent ;c r il 661 ,:0 and . signed by the Emperor Alexander, 15 ' 1 " "„"o siderably modifies the state of serfdolt cle' h e e . districts of Yilno, Kovno, and Gradno. accompanied by a circular, addresse, i 'do i ii Minister . of the Interior to the governors (); districts, and by another to the civil an d governors and marshals of the n obility W" the empire. SPAIN. Our Madrid letter of the 15th stat es v 8 cc i l 0 Y 0 Government has resolved on Madrid °,; je netted by railway with the Mediterreueil" ieEd course of the next month. d e to Colonel Santiago Perez, who had be e . . l3 , O j os in prison at Madrid for more than 1 2 '„, 13 00; 0 0 0 suspicion of being engaged in a eonspir t `„" s 4 13 ' the Queen, had been set at liberty in c °- -e t of the amnesty. 160 3 ,1 3 0 e Our private letter from Mad r id, of th e :E S announces that advises had been ree 6 r - ve shred the Havannah, stati n g that two e'tleopte having on board 1,200 negroes, had be en t. 10 8 by the Spanish cruis e r s . con 0• The Madrid Gazette, of the 16th in s 7 c oeg„o 7 seven columns, printed i n s mall type , toti°l e oe latory addresses and protestations of n be Pt' the throne on the o ccas i on o f the birdie' " 0 t of the Asturias. Cab ifle The reports of a modification in the contradicted. l$ (101),Je te. point, though I confess there is nothing exaggerated in the apprehensioi, so far as newspaper press is concerned. TURKEY. 13, CONSTANTINOPE, DO' oi This morning. Lord Stratford is enabar kul m board the Austrian mail packet for Trieste. fliiio day the Grand Vizier came to take leave and in the afternoon a dep toutation of the vtt lii merchants of Galata presented an addres s Act Lordship, in which they thank him for the er t ig cious protection which he has afforded to 13 ' e ci interests in the Levant, and express their h° l) seeing him soon back again. °b bll Mr. Alison, Secretary of Embassy, takes o ,bll of the embassy during his absence. Thor V i Tita acquainted not only with Constantinople, wise with almost every province of f u1. ,00 having been repeatedly sent out on . 10 "; till and having enjoyed for a considerable 010 confidence of Lord Stratford, the aftair s pod not be left in better hands, and thus there 15 „I i ii0 hope that they will not suffer by his Lot"' absence. of 91, The Commissioners for the demarcation Asiatic frontier left us on Wednesd a y lastf ,l, e l inst., Colonel Simmons and Pelissier hal i „ n 'hitt barked on board the French mail packet f o r oo Bellies, and General Tschirikoff, with his Bi`,;,iti 8 i `,;,iti board the. Odessa steamer. All the 11 0 :40. , r, acts have been drawn up and signed by all 0 4. 1 so that nothing will remain for the Coig t ;,,ioti Paris, but to take cognizance of the result of tii` of the Commission. A Turco-Russian. 0 ,740 sion will mark out the frontier line, vrP h " henceforth above all dispute. t 11 0 Her Majesty's ship M e di na , C a pt a i n SPrt i- ,' tilt returned from its work on th e D anu b e , ivh e : ,. t- cor surveying skill of the officer s o f thi s ship bas tributed not a little to facilitat e th e work P Commission for the Navigation of the Danuultlill in the construction of works a t th e mo uth ° . t icli; river the nautical question wa s o f th e high:" portance, the presence of a n ex p er ienoeu4V officer could not fail to give th e necessar y ive'„ the this side of the matter. Already last autull; t iti Medina had been upon the Danube, and A 113 # 1 survey of all the three branches of the ri tir c e 'sfik made up to this junction by Lieutenant a P r ' t O S , kinson, -arid Captain Spratt drew up a r e l )° , - flor, the delta of the Danube. In the beginclin;l: summer the Medina, after having ittUtuv c s interesting soundings along the basin ° I ; Sti Mediterranean, went up again to the B 14° "0 6 ; and the Danube, and continued to exaruin e n f 1 11 ' more minutely all the different branches "4 , river and their comparative advantages. C, t 4. 0 Spratt, before coming down, has been Galatz, where he communicated the result inquiries to the Commission, which is billosi; amining the different projects which hap' elaborated. , 904 I shall at* another opportunity Ma l° 1 ;0 1 acquainted with these. Th e su bj ec t is ju e " sil e , , approaching the point when it w ill no t be if - 11' 3 fluous to bring it under public notice; elj : s t''' far too important to be touched en pew" deserves to be treated alone. nig, 0 The Commission, had a good opportul- . ei studying the Danube this year, for the 11 0 111 lower than it has been for years. Be s ides th is i3o of water, the heavy gales from th e north-0 5 ' t 0 f been peculiarly unfavourable to the Danube gation lately. t tdp The French steamers have made their la s r iot this week, and are to cease running till nest e loo' This morning, a telegraph arr i ve d f r ont DO stating that the Pharamond, the last but oaf/foci run on the rocks at the entrance of the 13‘4 1 has been wrecked. This is very unlacirl close of the season. The Austrian steaMe r t ' continue running until the ice prevents ai le, There is a great quantity of merchandise at d i and Ibrail waiting for transport, which l e 00 them to brave the dangers of the winter later usual. M. de Lesseps arrived last week from ts - Naturally his arrival, which coincides wit' li etb, Stratford's departure, makes the question v i o f t he will succeed or not more uncertain. P., to understand the position of all parties l, matter, it must be recollect e d that, in the ti ae given by the Porte to M e h em et Ali, of Poll/ the latter is obliged to obtain the consent Porte in all public undertakings of some mag i/ 4 t 1 ).: Thus, when the Viceroy wished to const ru 'd railway fram Alexandria to Suez, in sPit e the opposition in the beginni n g, h e was in obliged to acknowledge the right of the 1 -" 0 01 ,1 , 1 sanction this work.'-Any question, therefore,to nature was to be treated between the PL /r ,, 031, 9 0 the Pasha of Egypt. It is this latter ar."': o ftP, f propose the scheme and ask for the eonset" B Pert, and no direct negotiation can ts,` - ; Se e between the latter and the projectors of tm b ",, pe i canal. They can only work indirectlY (tb e tg suading the Turks of the advantages a ., ° , o o o. l scheme, and bringing Ambassadorial inu u ; e ot. bear on the views of the Porte on the atm o oe am afraid it will require co n sid era ble eloq u o tilin; persuade the Turks, who see i n th e canal'::„or, ii ° o but a large foreign occupati on ten di n g to ''' o r Egypt more than ever fr om th em . A s pe weight of Ambassadorial influence, Il i ; grf;:g: seps has chosen the worst moment for h is " for, if lam not mistake n , th e T ur k s are r t pose! than ever to be obediznt. hee d The Vienna exchange is- so sadly out - o br ° ; ;4 that even the improved q u o t a ti ons froL ., 'es il ' a , produces little or no effect on it. The Suso a - of payments of the firm of Heine, Setrion' wil t / has had an injurious effect on some Vienn a 0 l e o which held. Pardubitz Railroad scrip te , ir claw i t o considerable amount. A m on th a go - " i d "promises" were quoted a t 103 , an d n l2° down to 93. RUSSIA.