Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-11 00:00:00

Collunrciat Nalt4.—Ebß At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, Oldhall-street, 59 Frazils Mocha Coffee.—Gladstone and Serjeantson. t twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 2, Datreet, 250 bales Jute, and 300 bundles Bombay Hemp.—B:owne, Hunter, and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Sweeting-street, 544 dry salted Brazd Hides, and 162 salted Newfoundland.---Arnold, Leete, Roscoe, and Co, At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office. 1, Oldhall-street, 3,018 bags East India It ice.—J oh n Baron and- Son At one o'clock, et the brokers' office, Temple-court, a quantity of Butter.—Honghto 1 and Levy. At twelve o'c'ock, at the brokers' office, Lan :aster-buildings, 1,365 bags Bengal Rice.—J. and H. Maxwell. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 1, Oldhall-street, 48 bass Trinidad Cocoa. —N. Waterhouse and Sons. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 1, Oldhall-street, 860 bags Bengal Rice.—N. Waterhouse and Sons. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, a quantity of Collie.—T. and H. Littledale and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the broker.' office, Oldhall-street, Jute and Jute Cnttin.3B.—James Batesnn, Sons, and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the broker' office, 9, Rumford-street, 65 tie►ces Coffee.—Whitaker, Whitehead, and Co. Pte' For partieu!am see advertisement,. AMUSEHENTS, PU3LIC IIEECING6, THIS PAY. PHILLIARNONIC HALL—Grand Concert-8 p.m• ROYAL AM entrtiEATlLE—Drantlltle PeriOrnll.llCo-7 p.m. CLAYTON HALL, Clayt , m-square—Gordon Cumming-8 p.m. EarAL CoL')Esuum—Genaral Entertainruent-6.30 p.m. ZcoLoarcAL GARDEN;—Grand sal Vale(' Entertainments. ALSSOP'S CRY STAL PALAc a, Lime-street-10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For particulars see advertisements. Ely ilartiOrn TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1857. THE Dfl'S NEWS. Parliament is just now busy winding up the business of he session. Accordingly, the discus sions are quite unimportant. The House of Lords passed a batch of bills, but nothing deserving of special notice took place. In the House of Corn saons, Lord John Russell brought up the report from the committee appointed to inquire whether the provisions of the sth and 6:h of William IV., chap. 52, was not applicable to members of Parlia ment. The decision of the committee negatives the proposition; and, owing to the advanced period of the session, his Lordship announced that he did not intend to proceed with the bill which he had introduced a short time ago. Certainly, the coun try will bo much disappointed, and the consti tuency of London greatly annoyed at what has taken place on the question of Jewish Emancipa tion since the meeting of the present Parliament. A few questions were asked respecting the state of the army, to which formal and studied replies were given, and the house afterwards went into committee of supply. Yesterday there were two selections, Great Yar mouth and Birmingham. Mr. Bright was elected without opposition, an unexpected event, but one which does credit to the good sense of the electors of Birmingham. Mr. Bright was not present, but has promised that the first speech .which he delivers shall be to his constituents. At Great sentence he is an outcast from society; that he must endure privations, aye, and degradation. The certainty of meeting this will exercise a salutary effect, and, unless depraved beyond redemption, he will repent of his past misdeeds, and become a reformed and a better man. At the same time, the knowledge of this sure and retributive punishment would not fail to cause a fear of offending against person or property. The remarks of the learned Baron cannot fail to exercise a good effect, and should he measure the extent and severity of his sentences, by the sentiments he has propounded, he will have held the sword of Justice with effect ; conferred a social benefit on the country at large ; and taught itg criminal population that signal and condign punishment shall be meted out to every offender. THE shareholders in the Great Western Railway Company have had the unwelcome intelligence conveyed to them that the rate of dividend for the past six months will only be at the rate of one per cent. per annum on their paid-up capital. Such an amount is, beyond question, only to be accounted for by extreme bad management; and also in consequence of the Directors turning their attention, to schemes of litigation, and attempts at monopolising advantages which would cost infinitely more than they are worth. If proof were necessary on this head, we would point to the expensive and protracted contest in which they have been engaged against the Corporation and Dock Trustees of Liverpool, for the purpose of depriving the Borough of the Town Dues, and controlling the management of the Dock Estate. The result of all their efforts, aided as they have been by the people of Manchester, has been almost nil. A contest of this kind must trench most seri ously upon the revenues of any Company. In the first place, there is the heavy expense of coun sel, witnesses from all parts of the country must be had, and the Parliamentary fees—for, as in the law courts, so also in the Legislature—you cannot stir a single step 'with a private Bill unless money is advanced. Taking all these costs, with the preliminary expenses, the money which the Great Western Railway has advanced since the month of November last, can not be much less than 30,000/. This, coming out of the surplus earnings of the line, was sufficient to take away the funds to pay the usual rate of dividends. Although the report to be presented to the meeting of shareholders endeavours to explain away the cause for this reduction of dividen is, we believe that it will be a somewhat difficult task to convince the shareholders that a depre ciation of their capital to the extent of fully eight per cent., in the short space of a week, has been owing to anything else than culpability. It is all very well for the directors to seek to extend their line, and to compete for the goods nnrl pn;:conrror and North Western Company ; and they very the shipping trade of Birkenhead. But to do this in a proper and unobjectionable manner they should recollect that to have any chance of carrying out their objects, they should not attempt to confiscate, by Act of Parliament, other people's property. Anything more audacious and barefaced than the original draft of the Mersey Conservancy Bill, could not well be conceived, and although they obtained a favourable committee in the House of Commons, the project was so unreason able and unjust in all its details, that that com mittee made considerable alterations therein. When the Bill reached a committee of the House of Lords they took a very different view of the matter, and refused to sanction such an enactment. This had the effect of compelling the promoters of the Bill to agree to a compro mise. The leading terms of that compromise we stated in brief yesterday. Meantime, the Great Western Company have to continue their expenses until the matter is finally arranged. For these reasons, the dividend this half-year must be reduced to the rate of one per cent. What is such conduct but merely the directors putting their hands into the pockets of the shareholders and taking from their dividend four per cent. upon the paid-up capital, to originate and continue a contest in which they have been completely vanquished, and their ability and forethought questioned not only by the railway world at large, but by the smallest scripholder in the company. We have alluded to this matter for the purpose of showing that the system of manage ment under which such ruinous fluctuations can occur is rotten at the very core, and calls for an efficacious and instant remedy, Loud and universal have been the indignation of the British public at the recent bank defalcations. Let but the directors of the Great Western Company continue for a short time longer their present system of management, and plunge headlong into another parliamentary contest like that of 1857, and sure we are that the entire concern would not be worth purchasing at a year's revenue of the line. Enough has taken place in the management of railways to convince every one that her Majesty's law officers could engage themselves in no more profitable and useful task than in the framing of a measure which will put an end to such schemes of railway management as have unfortunately prevailed of late years. All rail way directors should be debarred from engaging in parliamentary contests without the express THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, AUGUST ii. 1857, Yarmouth, the Liberal candidates were elected and Captain Hamilton has been returned for the Falkirk - Burghs. Mr. Merry, the unseated mem ber, was on the hustings, and addressed the electors. The Liverpool summer Assizes were opened in due form yesterday. Mr. Baron Watson charged the grand jury at some length, upon the pre valence of crime of the most serious character in the county. He referred to some of the causes which led to thse unhappy results, and expressed his conviction as to the diffusion of a proper system of education. His Lordship next referred to the abolition of transportation, and of the substi tution of penal servitude in its stead His Lordship then, in a marked manner, wished it to become known that in future ithose persons sentenced to penal sersi.ude woull be slaves, and kept to labour during the respective terms of their sEntence. In the latter part of the learned judge's charge, he made pointed reference to two particular cases of murder oa the calendar. For the charge in its itlAa, u to our report in another part of te-day's paper. rr T i ' 'ai l 'cit n l i Aririniananu r M c ?.ll , ! tt :L e iß t .i?.? 11 1 .9 wife, by poison, at Lancaster. The wretched man was found guilty, and sentenced to death. During the time the learned judge, Baron Channell, was passing sentence, several ladies, who happened to be in court, fainted, and it is said that his lordship was deeply affected in consigning a fellow-mortal to an untimely end. _ . We are grieved 'tn say that a melancholy and fatal occurrence took place yesterday on the West • Derby Road, wheresy a lady of much respectability and standing in society lost her life. The lady was the wife of Mr. John Garner, of Breck-lane, ironfounder and merchant. We refrain from making comment on this melancholy affair, until the Coroner shall have held an inquest on the body of the unfortunate lady. The chief item of Continental news is the rupture between the protectors of Turkey about the Moldavian elections. We do not know what au thenticiry is attached to a series of private letters between Kaimakam Vogorides and members of his family, which are published by the organ of the Rouman unionists, at Brussels. If authentic, they must have been taken clandestinely from his desk On this assumptian, they go far to show that France and her allies have a right to complain of Prince Vogorides' treatment of the Moldavian elections, and of the underhand proceedings of the English and Austrian diplomatists iu urging him on to play their game. In connection wi.h this subject, we may mention that we have some interesting in telligence in the French Univers, which represent that the Austrian and English ministers at Con stantinople have not only supported the Sultan in resisting the demands of France, but have said that they do not shrink from taking any responsi bility that may arise for such a refusal. It is clear, as stated in our French news, that the rupture of relations is not so much with Turkey as with the European powers themselves, whO are quarelling and taking sides as to the future of the Ottoman empire. A telegraph from Berlin of the Bth, informs us that the ministerial paper, the Zeit, in its evening edition of that day, accompanies the announce ment of the rupture of the diplomatic relations between Prussia and Turkey with some refi :c• tions. It shows that article 23 of the Treaty of Paris, which was inserted on the demand of England herself, has not been executed. At the same time the Prussian ministerial print, in replying to the Austrian press, reminds it of the mission of Prince Leiningen, Extraordinary Austrian Envoy, in 1833, connected with the affairs of Montenegro, when the Porte yielded to the threats of Austria, without being humiliated by it As far as Prussia is concerned, says the Zeit, her interes:A are limited to the preservation of the peace of Europe, which can only be con sidered secure on condition that everybody con scientiously fulfils the engagements he undertakes, and respects treaties. The Echo du Danube, the organ which the Unionist party plashes at Brussels, contains in its lost number extracts of the confidential letters of Klmaikam Vngorides. which the Unionists, by a successful diplomatic burglary, seem to have recently abstracted from his desk at Jassy; at least, such is the only possible preten ce o f t h ose w h o now give them to the world as genuine. The Echo du Danube at the same time pretends that the originals of these letters is under safe trusteeship, accompanied by proofs of authenticity. The Prussian ministerial paper gives the reason why Prussia has taken a part in the protest, and this final rupture of diplomatic relations. Prussia, it says, has done so in the interest of the peace of Europe, which can be firmly established only when international engagements are kept and treaty observed. ' The last advices from Madrid inform us that, after a good deal of discussion, as to whether the negociations on the Mexican affairs should take place at Paris, London, or Madrid, the latter city has been selected. One of the papers state that the government intended to send 25,000 men to Cuba, to act against Mexico, but the Epoca, a min isterial . authority, says that it doubts that any such force is to be forwarded, Some noted liberals of the province of Ternal had been sent to Guip useoa. By a letter from Holstein, we learn that several members, on the meeting of the States on the 15th instant, will propose to modify the first article of the provincial constitution of 1854, in accordance with the spirit of the old institutions of the country. That article declares that Holstein shall for ever be united with Denmark, in conformity with the law of succession of the 31st July, 1853 " The rejection of the article," says the letter, " would amount to a protest against the protocol of London, and would have the greater importance from the fact that the Germanic Confederation has not vet recognised that protocol." We are in receipt of New York advices of the 30th ult , which are of a satisfactory character The insurgents in Kansas had yielded to General Walker without a collision. The United States frigate Mississippi had not taken her departure for China, es she had sustained some damage by a storm. Favourable intelligence had been re ceived from New Granada. Full details will be found in another portion of to-day's issue. THE Liverpool Assizes commenced yesterday. Mr. Baron 'WATSON is the Crown judge, and Mr. Baron CHANNELL presides at Nisi Prius. The calendar is heavy—that is, the cases are many in number, and frightful in character. The horrid crime of murder figures conspicuously —no less than fifteen persons being charged with that offence. Besides these, twenty persons are charged with felonious assaults. There are eleven cases of rape, and no less than thirty of highway robbery, and thirty-three for burglary. Eight persons are charged with forgery, six for perjury, and a similar number with bigamy, besides a great number for crimes of lesser magnitude. The total number of prisoners for trial is 165. When we consider that all this amount of crime has taken place in the short space of four months, we cannot wonder that Mr. Baron WATSON should say that the list before him was calculated to create in the minds of many persons considerable alarm. Where crime (and crime of such a serious character, too) is so rife—where the midnight assassin, the blood-thirsty burglar, and brutal and fiendish violator of female chastity can stalk abroad and perpetrate their unholy deeds to such an extent as the calendar of the present assizes shows—neither life nor property can be secure. But Lancashire is not the only county where the serious offences alluded to are committed. In almost every county where the judges have held a gaol delivery murder and aggravated manslaughter have been among the cases which they have tried. The history of a single week proves this. JOHN B LAG G was convicted of murder, on Friday, at Chester. On Saturday, a man named JACKSON was executed at Stafford for the same crime, and a few hours afterwards Mr. Baron CHANNEL sentenccd the " Chorley poisoner" to be executed at Lancaster for the murder of his wife. The only excuse for the heaviness of the calendar which th. ifirtze could make was. that when vast masses of the people were congregated in hey must naturally look For much crimi- nality. We were glad to perceive that Baron WATSON places some faith in the efficacy of education as a repressor of crime, and we could earnestly hope that the `• powers that be" took the same advanced view of the matter. If the object of education is to train up good and useful citizens, and to repress the disposition to be vicious, his lordship was correct when he told the Grand Jury that "he knew no means whatsoever to stem the torrent of crime which seems to be setting in upon the country at large, but by beginning at the beginning with the people — that is with education." Now, we have already shown in these columns that a great deal of what has passed as education has been nothing more than mis-education, and that that mis education has been the means of making experter criminals, who have plunged into one offence after the other until the gallows has been the denouement of their iniquitous career. Failing to influence the morals of that portion of the people disposed to commit criminal actions, the next best thing is to work upon them by punishments which have for their distinguishing feature, certainty, permanence, and severity. Judge WATsoN had no doubt a coincident idea in his mind, when he alluded to the punish ments of transportation and penal servitude. The system of transportation has been abol ished ; and no vv penal servitude, either at home cr in foreign countries, is to be carried out, and the convict doomed to slavery during the greater part of his sentence. It was only last winter that the garotte system of robbery was in full blow. Then we found that the " ticket of-leave" scheme was a curse to society. It very soon wrought out its own cure ; and we hope the new Bill of Sir GEORGE GREY will do much to strike terror into the hardened and depraved, when they know that, if convicted, they will have no chance of escape from the sentence which the Judge may pass upon them. It cannot be too often impressed upon the authorities that the general treatment which prisoners meet with, instead of stopping crime only induces many parties—male and female — to acts of atrocities, so that they can get good food, raiment, and comfortable lodging. Pun ishment has two important functions to discharge—the reformation of the criminal, and an example and terror to evil-doers. This cannot be more effectually done than by the convict knowing that during the term of his sanction of the shareholders. Any one who knew the policy put forward by the promoters of the Mersey Conservancy Bill must have been aware that the litigation would not only be futile, but ruinously expensive to those who provoked it. 'We see what has been the result. Let other companies take warning, or they, too, may be called upon to receive a half-yearly dividend at the rate of one per cent. for all the capital which they chose to invest. THE Parliamentary Committee appointed by the House of Commons to consider whether the Act of 5 & 6 Wm IV., chap. 52, was applicable to members of that House, have made their report, and decided in the negative. Thus Lord Jour's side-wind attempt to enable Baron ROTHSCHILD to take his seat has again failed, and he has intimated that he does not intend to proceed further this Session with the bill he introduced a few days ago. Such conduct is nothing less than tampering with the question of civil and religious liberty—insulting to the electors of the City of London—and annoying in the extreme to the Baron, who was induced to offer himself for re-election on the understanding that he would certainly be enabled to take his seat. We are not surprised that the matter has terminated as it has done. The Government were apathetic from the first. They felt no desire to see Baron ROTHS CHILD sitting as one of the representatives for the City of London. It now becomes the duty of every friend to religious freedom to send an indignant protest against such ill-judged intolerance on the part of the House of Peers, and for the independent members of the House of Commons to ,vindicate their privileges. In fact, they must compel the Premier, no matter who be may be, to struggle with deter mination against the pretensions of the House of Lords. We need not urge, de novo, the Jewish claims. When the question was before Parlia ment, the opponents of the Government Bill could not advance a single argument to justify their supposition that the admission of Jews to the louse of Commons would unchristianise the Legislature. The idea is pre posterous. It proceeds from a narrow-minded bigotry, worthy only of the recognition of the dark ages. Perhaps if some of our sainted Peers and Right Rev, prelates took a lesson from the daily practices of the leading Jews in this country, they would lead a life much more pleasing to the judge of all men, than the deeds which many of them now perpetrate. The Jews are loyal ; they are sober, industrious, and honest ; yea, more, they are benevolent to those in distress. Could such characters contaminate the infidel, some of whom now hold and occupy seats in Parliament. We again protest against Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S manoeuvres, and once more ask the people of Great Britain to take up the matter, and insist upon justice being done. Tae 'nines reporter having denied that the Emperor Napoleon met with any accident before landing at Osborne on Thursday, the correspondent of the Pose, with whom the statement originated, repeats it, and adds—" His Imperial Mpjesty walked with a stick on Friday, but yes terday he was able to dispense with this aid, and the slight superficial wound on 11;s face is now the only indication of the hurt the Emperor has susteined." The correspon lent of the _Herald sass—" The fall occurred within a quarter of a mile of Osborne pier ; the Emperor's person was con siderably shaken—his hip bru'sed, his face slightly grezt d, and his leg injured." The British awl Irish Magaetic Telegraph Company have progressed rapidly with the ereetiQn of an overgrcund line of tele;raph along the highway between Killarney and Valentia, for the purpose of connecting the existing tele graph syste:n with the Atlantic cable at the latter place, by means of which, under an arrangement entered into between the Magnetic and Electric Companies, the whole of the lines in the three kingdoms-10,000 miles in extent —will be available for the rapid transmission of Bence b3tween Europe and the American continent. The line is already completed to G:en Bay, abDut twen:7 miles from the landing-place of the cable; and it is expected to be completed through by to-morrow. THE COURT, &c. OSBORNE, August 9.—The Queen and Prince Consort, with the Emperor and Empress of the French, drove out yesterday afternoon. The Princess Royal and Princess Alice, accompanied her Majesty, and the ladies and gentlemen-in-waiting. M. de Persigny and Viscount Palmerston followed in open carriages. Prince Leiningen dined with the Queen, and in addition to the illustrious visitors staying in the house, Captain Salyut, commanding the French Imperial yacht, and Captain the Hon. J. Denham had the honour of ileing invited. An evening party assembled alter dinner, and were shown into a marquee erected on the lawn. At a quarter before ten o'clock the Prince Consort entered the marquee, lead ing the Empress of the French, the Emperor following with the Queen; Prince Alfred, Piece Arthur, the Pdncess Royal,.Princess Alice, Price- s 3 Helena, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Leiningen accompanied her Majesty, Dancing immediately commenced, and was con tintat d till a little before twelve o'clock, when her Majesty and the royaly part retired. The band of the Royal M ari4les played during the evening. THE EMPEROR AND EMPRZSS OF THE FRENCH AT NEWPORT. —Oa Sunday morning the Emperor and Empress of the French drove to Newport, and heard mass in the Roman Catholic chapel there. Their Majesties were accompanied by Count Persigny and Count Walewski in one of the Queen's carriages, which was drawn by four light greys. Taey were followed (in a second carriage, drawn by four dark greys) by the Princess d'Eseling, the Countess Walewski, General Rollin, and General Fleury. The cortege arrived at the chapel at about half-past eleven o'clock, and was received by the Rev. T. Fryer and the clergy and acolytes connected with that place of worship. The chapel, which is dedicated to St. Thomas of Can. terbury (A Beckett), is a plain neat brick building, capable of containing about three hundred persons ; and on either side of its organ are suspended the national flags of Great Britain, which were presented to the chapel by the father of her Majesty the Q teen, his late Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, on the occason of the peace festivities in 1815. The Rev. Abbe Miot, French priest of St . Mary's Chapel, Chelsea, who is staying by accident at Newport, sang mass, and introduced the following prayer for tha Emperor and his family Deus in cujus manu i Cult cords Regum, inclina ad preoes liNtrfQ aures miseric)rdios tum, et Imperatori nostro famulo tuo Napoleons regimen tom sapientim appone, ut haustis de tuo fonte consilius et tibi placeat et super omnia regna prwcel lat. Per Christ= D rainum nostrum." The coagrega- tion was a very crowded one, and consisted, for the greater part, of Protestant inhabitants of the town of Newport, amongst whom was the mayor of the borough. The service terminated a few minutes before twelve o'clock ; and both upon the entrance and departure of the imperial couple holy water was presented to them by the Rev. Mr. Fryer. On quitting the chapel their Majesties again entered the royal ptxton, and drove back to Osborne, where they arrived about one o'clock. Before doing so, however, his Majesty direael General Fleury to leave a douceur in the hands of Mr. Fryer, in the shape of a I,ooofr. billet de banqzte, to be applied to such purposes as that rev. gentleman might think proper. The Emperor looked in vigorous, almost robust health. ll,r Majesty the Empress was a thought mo , e pale than usual, but beau'iful and interesting. So little. interest was created by their presence, probably owing to the circumstance of the inhabitants being generally uninformed respect ing it, that not more than a hundred persons assembled outside the chapel to witness their departure. These stood round with heads uncovered, but their reverence for the Sabbath prevented the:r doing more. Soon after his return from Newport, the Emperor left Osborne, in company with Gen. Rollin and Gen. Fleury, and drove to East C)wes landing-place, where his imperial Majesty stepped into a common ferry-boat, and was rowAd over to the West Cowes shore by an old weather-beaten water man, whose heart Gen. Fleury gladdened with a napoleon. On landing, the Emperor walked between G.:u. Rollin and Gen. Fleury, and almost unobserved, through the narrow Water-street of West Cowes to the club house of the Royal Yacht Squalron, in front of which were seated the Ear. of Westmoreland, Mr. Harvey, Mr. Delme Radcliffe, Capt. Franklin, R.N., and some other old members. As soon as the first surprise of the meeting was over, the Earl of Westmoreland and Mr. Delme Radcliffe shook hands with the Emperor, who smilingly remarked to them that he was very glad to see the old spot again where he had passed many pleasant days. The Emperor said he thought the pl ce was looking more beautiful than ever, and expressed his regret at the unfavourable weather which had pre vailed at the late regatta, His Imperial Majesty added That it was his wish to give a prize to be sailed for this year, and as circumstances had prevented la's doing so, he hoped the members the club would allow him to carry out his intention next season. Mr. D. lose Radcliffe, as the senior member pre sent, expressed the thanks of the club for the honourable distinction conferred upon them by the Emperor, and ob tained h;s Imperial Majesty's permission to enrol his nam e as a patron of the Royal Yacht Squadron Club. The Emperor, on taking leave, again walked through Cowes, almost unobservel, and stepping into a common row-boat, was this time pulled over the barb cur by a couple of sturdy yoang fellows, who, when they ros:! that morning, had doubtless very little notion of the task in store for them. AMUSEMENTS, &c. MAD IME RISTORI'S SECOND VISIT TO LIVERPOOL. Madame Ristori, the great tragedienne, appeared last night at the Theatre Royal as Bianca, and electrified the audience by her terrific embodiment of the jealous wife. The sadden changes from fierce suspicion to impassioned tenderness and bitter grief, afford great scope for the peculiar powers of Madame Ristori, whose great command of voice and personal action, together with her wonderful control over her fine features and grand figure, comprise a physical development the most advantageous ever possessed by any female per former since the time of Mrs. Siddons. And to this favourable conjunction of personal attributes, Madame Ristori has added the highest intellectual power, which she devotes with the greatest skill to the repres3nta- tion of scenes which we should avoid with horror, but which, under such imitation, arrest all eyes, and enchain all feelings. If reiterated applause and repeated re-call:, after particular passages, could satisfy Madame Ristori—for an audience more select night's performanc?. It is not for us to be critical where all was so fine, but we may confess to preferring the quieter parts of the character, to the mad scenes after her accusa tion of her husband. She was very ably supported by Signor Vitaliani in Fazio, and Madlle. Ferconi in Aldabella. The tragedy was magnificently put upon the stage, the dresses, particularly upon the ladies, being of the most splendid character. All the minor parts were well filled, and the greatest care givers to the bye-play and general business of the scene. But with singular want of judgment, the Libretti were withheld till the last moment, and Fazio never arrived at all, having been sent to Bir mingham by mistake. If this delay is caused by a wish to surprise, it is a still greater mistak., as to appreciate such acting as that of Madame R stori and her coadjutors, the audience should never have their eyes off the stage, and, therefore, should be acquainted beforehand with what is to be sail, and what is to be done, so as never to have to refer to a book during the perform ance. This is doubly necessary when that performance is in a foreign language, with which the audience cannot be expected to b 3 equally familiar as with their own. We will prepare the public to-morrow for the new tragedy " Gitntna," which is to be performed in the evening, and make them aware of any ehang , s that they must expect in " Macbeth," which is to be played on Friday. Mr. Barry Sullivan reappeared for a short engagement at the Amphitheatre in " Othello!' We have not space left for a particular notice to-day, nor is it needed. THEaTCE ROYAL, PLYMOUIII —This house having been re-decorated and done up in a substantial and pretty manner, has been reopened by Mr. Newcombe, and three evenings during the last week an opera company has been drawing very good houses. Oa Thursday evening Mr. Jtffery's English version of " 11 Trovatore" was produced, and met with all the success that might have been expected. The company comprised the names of Madame Maud Bishop (Leonora), Miss Emma Nasoa (Azucena), Miss C itherine Lucetta (Inez), Mr. E. Rosenthal (The Count) , Mr. David Miranda (illanricb), Mr. Osmoade (Ferrando), Mr. Hodges, &c. The piece was put upon the stage in a manner every way creditable to the management, and in the various songs and choruses incident to the opera, great praise is due to the various artistes. Mr. Miranda, a s Manrico, meeting with an unusual amount of success, being encored in several of the pieces within the range of his character. This gentleman appears to be considerably gaining in public estimation, and from the various en. gagesiaents lately held by him, is evilently no mean rival of the " great tenor." THEATRE ROYAL, EDINBULGH.—The business at this house continues good, and the various productions, under the able management of Mr. Wyndham, afford ample satisfaction to the audiences. On Saturday evening was performed the " Cabin Boy," in which Mrs. Webb, (late Miss Parker) from Dublin, was most warmly received, not only as an old favourite on these boards, but for the really talented manner in which she performed her part. In the " Travestie of Norma," Mr. Harker, Mr. Toole, and Miss Keely were also highly sace3seul. But the " gem " of the evening was the "Rough Diamond," in which Mrs. Wyndham and Sir William Don played the principa I claaractrs, both of whom were loudly applauded, and called before the curtain at the termination of the piece. nig LAW AND PRATICE OF TEIEITRICAL SEISONS.— Oa Wednesday, Mr. Sheriff Jameson, in the case of 'rat an v. Brown, decided that an actor or other per son employed in a theatre for " the season," was not to be discharged at any moment that a theatrical manager chose to say that his season had closed, The practice of the Edinburgh theatres for the last fifteen years, was spoken to by Mr. Wyndham P.lid Mc. Black. They were cited by the clefewler ) the gentleman wile carried on the Ct. teen's Theatre since the failure of the late lessee, Mr. Black, the latter acting under On as the director. The pursuer was engaged under him as a prompter, and held that he was entitled to £l 2 at least, an action for which amount he brought in the Smell Debt Court. The Sheriff-substitute, after hear . ing evidence, said, that although he should have liked more testimony, especially with regard to the practice in theatrical concerns of other cities and towns, yet he had no difficulty in giving judsement for the pursuer fo r the sum of £l2, us claimed, with the exOenses, which he fixed at 30'. This decision will have interest to all the theatrical profession, as henceforth, unless a judgenaen by a superior judge should on another case of a similar character be unfavourable to a panner making a like claim, actors may consider themselves, when engaged for "the season," to have their bread baked and their toast buttered always during an engagement, for such a period as the usual theatrical summer or winter season of any city or town lasts, which they can easily ascertain before engaging at all. CORONER'S INQUEST.—SUICIDE —Yesterday, the corolla held an iruest on the body of Mary Oliver, forty-six yaw l of age, the wife of a painter residing in 9, Norman-stree t ' She had been drunk two days last week. On Friday last' in the evening, the deceased went up stairs, and cut het throat with a knife. Both deceased and her husband wet! habitual drunkards, and used to quarrel whilst in that state. She made an attempt to cut her throat about $ month since. The jury found a verdict of "Temporal insanity." FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening, a fatal acci' dent happened to Mr. Parrirg`on, aged sixty years , the keeper of the Blue Bell public house, and who was also 0 , master carter. Toe deceased was engaged with amen nam ed Farrell, at a yard in Crown-street, loading some cases on cart, when he fell back on the ground, coming on WI head and hack. There was a large cut on his head, an his spine was broken. He was taken home, where ever,' attention was paid to him, but he died yesterday at twelve o'clock. WAVERTREE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH —The usual monthly meeting of the Commissioners connected with this Board was held at the Pahlic OtEc?s, Wavertree, last evening. In the absence of the chairman, Mr. Chaffers occupied the chair. The other commissioners present were Messrs. Rishton, Gore. Parkin, Bradburn, Geddis, Ander' ton, Picton, and Dr. Swinton. The minutes of the W I meeting were read. A somewhat long, and anything 11 interes ing conversation then ensiled, on the subject o naming all the streets, lanes, &c., in the township, for the purpose of having them properly labeled with metal plates' This constituted the whole of the business of the Board. PASSENGERS PER ROYAL MAIL STEAMER AMERICA, rig — BOSTON TO HALIFAX AND LIVERPOOL.—Mrs. Elliott, lo r c i J. W. Birch, Mr. W. J. Birch, two Misses Birch, Mr. $ ll Mrs. Cramer, Miss R. A. Cushing, Miss A. S C. Blake' Miss B. C. Blake, Mr. G. W. Wales, Mrs. Wale' Miss L. A Dow, Messrs. Oscar Bartlett, A. Klein, g r5 A . H. M. May end daughter, Messrs. William Moult, V. Hoffell, Paul Holden, W. B. It , gers, D. Pierce, W. Emmons, Edward II 3bart, Rev. J thu Walsh, s lt. John H. Pearson aid lady, Mr. S. Ferlongt Mr. H. Ferlong, Mr. Seth Padleford and lady, ttc° Misses Padleford, Mr. Seml. Neil, Mr. G. B. Blake, r. Stanton Blake, Dr. G. B. Le Batard, Miss J. Griffin, Miss Hart, Miss C. A. Brewer, Mr. Ball and son, Colon° Beaumont, Mr. Raymond, Mr. Francis Scbuchman, lad9' and two children, Miss Williams, Mr. C. Culleoo Mr. Crabbie, lady, and infant, Mrs. Myers, Miss MYe, r , i s ' Mi=s Anne Hepworth, Mr. S. Cameron, lady, and ch i "' Mr. Robert Davidson, Miss A. Jane Patten, Messrs. Joh° Boham, Patrick Mailer, L. Neil, Enoch Turue r t George Harrison, Mrs. J. W. Howard, J. DelbodP Mr. Bagnali, Miss Trimmiagham, Mr. Gillis, Miss Gillift child, and female servant, Mr. Winslow and son, Messrs' B. Davies, T. L. Gardner, A. Scott, Major Pynd, , M'Keen and lady, Miss Louisa Allen, Messrs: R. WO mack, Thomson, M•Rae, J. Hughes. "'We learn from good authority," says a letter fr Vienna in the Cologne Gazette," that the Empress is figa, in an interesting situation, and that that circumstance i st 7o only reason why she will not accompany the Emperor his visit to Hungary." ISLE OF Wesarr.—The first stone of the new lightb° l l for the Needles, has just been laid near the south -oe edge of the Lower Cliff, Isle of Wieht, and is expe cted ; when completed, to be of great advantage to the mete service, as it will be visible thirty miles from land. fails It appears that the cheques of the speculator who in the Stock Exchange on Friday were inadverten t t i e cashed by his bankers (the Commercisi Dank) to the extent of £2,700. He has absconded, and they will h sl „, to bear the loss unless they can trace and seize any P r ' perty he may have secreted. Th e total expenses of the court of ingniry into,_ t ; ll ; cases of Major-General Beatson was £4,423, of I '7o :So the ov r onoos of the officers SlllDnin e ,, th e witnesses, and those constituting the court, and £ l l°'''',:,,,js expenses of government steamers employed for io conveyance. A return moved for by Colonel French, the published this morning, contains the particulars of items of expense. DESERTION OF SWISS TROOPS FROM NA P LES.---„ e lndependente of Turin states that five Swiss soldiers isavl; deserted from Naples, arrived at Tortoli a few days ag, ° , ( l a state of great exhaustion from want of food. They P;., made their escape in a small boat with but a scanty s e ra ' ply of water, had been several days at sea, and e ncounte r e e ,r dangers. They had been sent to p r i son un til fort orders. epe DISASTERS ON THE COAST OF YO RI CsiIIRE.—The es ; o f north-east wind which c)mmenced blowing on Thur s ,s morning has not been unattended, says the Manekit Guardian, by disasters on the Yorkshire coast. Sca",; rough has suffered very severely. The drains becel - s a choked, and burst in several places, and the itrone n o volume of water then carried devastation into every het l , o , on its route. At Filey the storm has also been produ o t l l of serious damage. Other places on the Yorkshire e t ' have suffered more or less severely. of ACCIDENTAL POISONING OF A LADY.—An o ccurrence • re a very painful character has taken plac e iu S o mersetsb l e by the accidental poisoning of Mrs. B. E s eott, a j a v, of large fortune. Mrs. Eseott was the widow o' ; ..„e Escott, Esq., a gentleman of ancient family, w ho, 013 , 1 14 his life time, was very popular on account of the leau' i s , part he took in political and other public matters e t ot fleeted with the county, and Mrs. Eseott herself was gre a j. respected by all the residents of her neighbourh e° She had latterly been confined to her bed-room bil i s severe attack of low fever, for which she was under 4, professional care of Mr. Henry, a surgeon of consider s ,r. repute, residing at the neighbouring town of Stogo' l 'ae I the course of her illness Mrs. Escott had been i 3 ". 3 habit of taking occasional doses of acetate of na orpn; and a preparation of that powerful drug was unfortunato kept on the mantel-shelf of her bed-room, where also placed another phial containing some medicine °f e e different description, which Me IFnry had prescribed "it her. The doses were usually administered to Mrs. Es C° 4 by her lady's maid, who was in c o nstant a tt e ndance - a her, but that from which her death so unhappily resalte.j was administered by her own hand. The lady's ma l o had occasion to leave the room for a few minutes, amid °I her return her mistre s s c a ll e d t o h er an d said, `` have taken the wrong medicine." Tae servant itoT n e s diately called to Mr. Henry, who happened to be in house conversing with Miss Eseott, who immedietelY Pu r e r ceeded to bedside of the unhappy lady. He found Pe, with the pnial labelled " Solution of acetate of morploitoti he asked her what she had taken, and she replied , cs am afraid that I am poisoned—for God's sake do me." He administered emetics, and tried to use h 'i• stomach pump, but the spasms in her throat preveutett doing so. She died et about six o'clock. INDIAN DISCONTENT —On Moaday mooning was Prl ti a a return to an order of the House of Co. n m o ns thati a 'a Appendix to the report of the sele c t comm itt ee 02 111 7:00 territories, in session, 1853, p. 429, b e re - pr i n t e d." s ee appendix consists of a petition from. the Hiadoe ino ,` n,n tants of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa, setting forth at ce l lo derable length the grievances which have arisen t f ° 4 lior' Hindoos from au act of the legislative council of In e w passed in 1831, the object of which is to extend throOlis oat the provinces of the East India Company, the prig e' of a regulation established in 1832 for Bengal. Tries ru ts lation as the petitioners believe, was intended mere protect from loss or forfeiture of property, persons " to ll should conscientiously change their religion, especially s e) e natives of India as should embrace the Christian religion Objectionable as this measure was to the petitioners', ls to act in question is still more so, inasmuch as it exten' other objects not contemplated by the regulation. 13 Y,eff 'Enloe law all property desce n d s , in ease o f intest'ot from. the ancestor to the heirs, su bject t o th e con dition ' t ! the latter shell, during their lives, perform certain rite„ S oo l ceremonies, upon the r e li g i ous an d f a ithf u l fulfiinieP,al which the Hindoo f oun d s hi s h o p es o f h ap pi n es3 0 future state of existence. Other laws which depriv e ,,d caste, persons g u ilty o f var i ous ki n d s o f i mmora lity, " 50 0, entitle a Hinder) in certain cases to disinherit an en - lt t l4 and to adopt another, are abrogated by this act, whic°, s o', petitioners consider to be subversive of the interea'sole morality and religion as upheld in the social relatle,% the Hindoos. Tney also consider it to be a violet°, their established rights, and of a long course of policio legislation pursued in good faith by th e British O f , o oo and coneiude by praying the house to repeal the aCt, regulc i tion complained Of,