Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-05 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. By British and Iris,ra Magnetic Telegraph. THE MEDITERRANEAN. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) SOUTHAMP rON, TUESDAY. , The Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steam .i-111) Colombo, Capt. Black, arrived this morning, w ith the heavy portion of the last India and China 143 passengers, and on freight 2,577 bales silk, 15 barrels of coffee, and 176 packages of Sundries. Among the passengers are Sir William Reed, Crovernor of Malta, and family, and Lieutenant 'Colonel Lane. Fox and-family. Her dates of sidling are—Alexandria, July 23; Malta, 26; Gibraltar, 30. Her Majesty's ships at. Alexandria were the Vartarus and Caradoc ; at Gibraltar the Vulture. On the 31st ult , off the rock of Lisbon, exchanged flight signals with the Tagus. On the 3rd instant Passed the English schooner Isabella, steering to the eastward. • On the 26th, the steam-ship 'Fiber, from Palermo ith a general cargo for Liverpool, cleared at Gibraltar. The steam-ship Andes, with bale goods from Liverpool for Gibraltar, Malta, and Constan tinople, arrived at Gibraltar and cleared same day. The Indus, from Southampton, arrived at Gib rualtar, on the 25th, and proceeded to Alexandria 4 'le - same evening. • Mr. John Dockery, a passenger for Gibraltar, died on board a few hours before they arrived, and 'vas buried on shore on the Sunday evening. THE BRAZILS. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY. The steam-ship Petropolis, from the Brazils to Ramburgh, arrived here this morning with a ship's letter mail, 26 passengers, and on freight 11,000 bags of coffee, 15 serons of ipeoaeuhana, 15,000 hides, 132 bags of orchella, weed, &i. The dates of sailing were—Rio, July 2 ; Bahia, , ; Pernambuco, 10 ; St. Vincent, 20 ; Lisbon, 30. The Camilla arrived out at St. Vincent on the 19th, and the Tamar on the 20th ult. A squadron of 16 gun-boats for China, had arrived safe at Rio, and were to proceed to Java on the 3rd. At Pernambuco there was no change in the produce markets. Prices of Sugar still high. Freights nominal. Exchange 28d. Great excitement prevailed at Pernambuco, `owing to the murder of Mr. Thomas Gollan, her Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul, on the night of the Bth of July. The'dreadful event was wrapped in mystery, and a large reward . had been offered for the discovery of the assassin. A Portuguese had been arrested on suspicion. At Rio a steady business has been done .in Coffee since last advises, beginning at previous .prices, and closing at an advance of 100 rein. The sales for the fortnight previous to the steamer's departure were 107,000 bags. stock on hand 13 0,000 bags. Of new Coffee only a limited quantity has come to hand. The new crop is estimated at a low figure, Exchange, 28d. Freights have Slightly recovered, and are quoted at 45s and 47s lid for the channel. Flour supplies limited ; prices high. The Douro, from Liverpool, arrived at Lisbon on the 20th. The Lisbon Stock Market continued dull. Three per Cents. Registered, 46 to 46i; Coupons, 46 to 46.1 ; other quotations same as by Sultan steamer. The Petropolis spoke to the Dutch ship Avego on the I9th ; a steamer under Chi lian colours on the 25th, off the Island of Palma ; steam-ship Martello, on the 2nd of August, off • Cape Finisterro ; and, same day, the Fnglish brig Britannia. Captain Osborn's squadron of gun-boats 'for China, sixteen in number, had arrived safe at Rio (only one death), and would leave for Java on the 3rd of July. ------- ROYAL VISIT TO THE JAMES BAINES AND THE CHAMPION OF THE SEAS. Last (Tuesday) evening, at six o'clock, her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Prince Consort, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, Sir 'James Scarlett, Admiral Martin, and others of the fashionabl e wor ld, v i s it e d the clipper ships, James `Baines and Champion of the Seas, now lying at , ortsmouth, having been engaged by the govern- Went for the conveyance of troops to India. The ( la' party were received on board the James ~..,atnes by the Captain and Mr. Mackey. They Made a minute inspection of the vessel, and seemed li gleh pleased with the ships, the accommodation 'taking by them, and the fittings generally. On her leave, her Majesty expressed herself I: nuelt gratified by the visit. She had no idea that there were such vessels engaged in the merchant service, and complimented Mr. Mackey and the `Captain individually, on the size and equipments of the James Baines and the Champion of the Seas 'generally. A sample of the provisions to be served out to the troops while on . the voyage was submitted to the inspection of 'Her Majesty, and the quality and mode of distil.- hation, which was explained to her, drew forth a most gracious approval. We congratulate Messrs -James Bathes & Co. on the high honour which has been paid them, and look forward with some hopes 'to the time when the vessels now employed in the "merchant service of Liverpool will be looked upon 'with more favour by government officials. For 'the transport or other service no better ships can be employed ; and th e Thames must look to its laurels. .We may t e ll t h e governmen t that there are not on e or t wo, b ut dozens, of such vesse l s i n Liverpool, which can be had by paying for them We hope they will not be so blindfolded as to engage the tubs which they have heretofore had such a predeliction for. THE JA3IES BAINES AND CHAMPION OF THIS Saas.—The arrival of these fine ships at Portsmouth to embark troops for India, appears to have created great interest in that quarter. Yesterday (Monday), they were visited by the best suiling and gunnery officers of the navy, and all expressed their admiration and astonishment at their caps nious stow _, agoairy and ample accommodation, and the tl eprecedented speed chronicled in their logy. THE DUBLIN MURDER. P 401( OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph. DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING This day true bills were found by the grand jury against Spollen, for the wilful murder of Mr. Little. Friday has been specially appointed for the trial to come on. ATTEMPT TO MaarsEtt.—John Procser, a respectable Mechanic, living at Lombard-street, Southwark Bridge road, London, quarrelled with his wife on Tuesday morning, followed her into the yard of the house, and there felled her to the ground by heavy blows on the head with a pewter pot, which laid the skull open. He then stabbed her in the neck as she lay on the ground, and in his un controlled fury would doubtless bave killed her on the spot had the poli ce not arrived and arrestt d him. The poor rnan Was taken to the hospital ; she is not expec ted to recover. Prosser, who is an irritable man, was brought u p re ma afternoon at the police court, pro format and Lebaanded. IMPE RIAL PARLIAMENT. (By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.) HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAYeI The house met at five o'clock. The British and Irish Grand Junction Railway Bill, the New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company Bill, and the Tweed Fisheries Bill, were read a third time and passed. The Report of Amendments to the Industrial Schoois Bill was brought up and agreed to. The Banking Bill, the Crown, &c., Suits (Scotland) Bill, the Giebe Lands (Ireland) Bill, the Land and Assessed Taxes (Scotland) Acts Amendments, and the Caledonian and Curran Canals Bill were read a third time and passed. The Canada and New Brunswick Boundaries Bill was read a second time. Lord Brougham presented petitions from Westminster and Chatham on the subject of education. The petitions stated that in the medical profession a preliminary educe,_ tion had to brundergone before surgeons. physicians, or apothecaries were allowed to practice, and recommended that schoolmasters should be subjected to a similar examination before being allowed to exercise the duties of their profession. Lord Brougham moved for returns to show the results of the operation of the Act passed three years ago to facilitate and lessen the expense of actions of Bills of Exchange. These returns, he said, would show that, under the present act, 23,166 judgments had passed at a cost of £3 15s 61 each, making a total charge to suitors of about .£66,776 ; whereas the charge under a bill which had been introduced in their lordships house (but which had been rejected by a select committee). would have been 17s Bd, making a total cost of £22,000, or one-fourth less. After a few words from the Lord Chancellor, the motion was agreed to. The Superannuation Act Amendment Bill was brought from the Commons, and read a first time. The house adjourned at six oclock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. NSW On the motion of Colonel Taylor, a new writ was ordered to issue for Beverley, in the room of Mr. E. A. Glover, whose election has been declared void. THE NORTHERN TIMES.--LIVERPOOL) WEDNES DAY, AUGUST 5, 1857. TIM PROBATE BILL. The Probate and Letters of Administration Bill was recommitted, and amendments were inserted by the Attorney-General, and the bill as amended was ordered to be reprinted. BURIAL ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. The Burial Acts Amendment Bill was considered as amended, Mr. Gladstone moved the addition of a clause, giving an appeal in case of refusal by the diocesan bishop, to con secrate a burial ground. He took that opportunity of denying that, on a former occasion he had charged the Bishop of St. David's with disobeying the law, and explained that what ho said was, that the law was supreme, and that if it had been disobeyed by a bishop, his obedience should be enforced. Mr. Massey asserted that the Bishop of St. David's had disobeyed the law, in refusing to consecrate a burial ground, on the ground that an arrangement respecting the carriage of the incumbent to the ground, could not be agreed to between the incumbent and the Burial Board. With regard to the clause, he thought that it would prove very useful, and would give it his support. Mr. Dillwyn defended himself from the attacks of the Bishop of St. David's in the letter of the right rev. prelate to the Times. After some further remarks from Mr. Hope, Mr. Had field, Mr. Ridley, Lord Ebrington, and - Mr. Newdegate, the clause was agreei to. A clause was moved by Mr. Knight, the object of which was, that the Burial Board instead of the Secretary of State, should have the power to make arrangements respecting burials, but was negatived without a division. Other clauses were also proposed and negatived, and some amendments of a verbal character having been made, the bill was ordered for the third reading. The Summary Proceedings before Justices of the Peace Bill, and the Metropolitan Police Stations, &e., Bill, and the Boundaries of Burghs Extension (Scotland) Bill, went through committee. The Illicit Distillation (Ireland) Bill, anti tho Wills. &c., of British Subjects Abroad Bill, was' considered as amended, and ordered for the third reading. The Election Petitions Bill went through committee. The Burial Grounds (Scotland) Act, 1855, Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. The sitting was then suspended. EVENING SITTING. TILE OATHS BILL. Lord John Russell moved the nomination of the com mittee on the oaths taken by members of parliament— Lord Palmerston, Sir George Grey, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Walpole, Sir John Pakington, Lord John Russell, Sir James Graham, Mr. Gladstone, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Sir F. Thesiger, Sir F. Kelly, Lord Stanley. Mr. Horsman, Mr. Henley, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Malin., Mr. Headlam, the Attorney-General for Ireland, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Napier, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. Whiteside, and Mr. Cobbett. ' Sir F. Thesiger stated that he should not be able to attend upon the committoe, and asked that his name might be omitted and another substituted. Lord John Russell assented, and , Sir F. Thesiger's name was accordingly struck out, upon the understanding that a substitute would be, at a future time, proposed. Sir F. Thesiger then moved that the name of Sir F. Kelly should be omitted, and that of Mr. Rolt substituted. Mr. Roebuck thought the motion unnecessary, as all members of the long robe were to be included in the committee. The motion was agreed to after a brief conversation. Sir F. Thesiger said he had no intention of further opposing the constitution of the committee. Mr. Bowyer inquired whether the committee was to be confined to the consideration of the act 5 and 6, William IV. Mr. Newdegate offered some general observations upon the object of the committee, condemning the departure, in this case, from the usual practice of the house. His complaints were—that a candidate had been recom mended to a seat in parliament, because he contracted for a government loan ; that a parliament had been held on the subject out of doors, ovEr which Mr. Horsman, who was to be one of the members of the committee presided. That though a question of religion, the bill of Lord John Russell had not been introduced in a committee; and lastly that, contrary to the principles of the constitution, it was attempted to admit Jews into Parliament by a resolution of the House of Commons. On the motion of Lord John Russell, It was ordered that the committee should have power to send for persons, papers, and records. He also moved that three be the quorum. (Laughter.) Mr. Henley ridiculed tt,e proposition of Lord John Rus. ell, and su ggested that the usual praet ice should be followed, and the quorum be fixed at about one-third of the whole number ef members, and moved as an amendment • that nine be substituted. The amendment was agreed to without a division.- VIE DIVORCE BILL On the motion for going into committee on the Divorce Matrimonial Causes Bill, Mr. Warren moved as an amendment, that the bill be committoed that day three months. He deprecated the haste with which a measure of such importance was being pressed through the House, which he confessed ho was at a loss to account for. The Session was now drawing to a close, tha energies of members were beginning to flag, and their numbers were gradually thinning, and, under the circumstances, he contended that the question of divorce could not receive that consideration which its magnitude and importance demanded. The hon. gentleman then proceeded, at considerable length, to cAebat the arguments in favour of the principle of the measure ; quoting authorities in support of the indis solubility of marriage, and urged the House not to take this dangerous step which it would be found difficult to retrace. Mr. M. T. Baines appealed to the Rouse to allow the till—the principle of which had sanctioned after a full discussion by a large majority—to go into committee with out further discussion. The onestions as the dissolubility or indissolubility of marriage, and the re-marl-lags of divorced persons might be raised in committee, and he urged members to take that course if their object was not to defeat the bill by delay. Mr. Stuart in supporting the amendment remarked that upon the second reading of this important measure not more than one moiety of the numbers of members of that house He argued in support of the doctrine of the had voted. indissolebilitye9f marriage, dan in srlpport of his argument quoted the opinion; of Lord l iKilvoleydale and Lord Coke. - BIRKENHEAD COMAIISSIONSRS. encamped on the old Delhi parade ground, but though one o'clock no tents up yet. We are occupying any buildings we can find. I am with the General and Staff in an old hospital, till tents came up. The mutineers in their first position, had the Oommander-in-Oniet's head-quarter tents, which they had got out of the magazine. Lines of the 10th is with us, and all right—also Becher, young Briggs, h orman, and the the two Greatheds. I do not know yet who are killed and wounded. They are blazing big guns from the city now, but cannot reach us. From a statement relative to the commencement of the Delhi massacres, derived from native sources, we glean some interesting particulars. The natives state what they saw and heard, for they were in Delhi a mouth befare the outbreak. took place :: First only five troopers came into Delhi from Meerut. They went to the house of an age n - to the King of Delhi, near the Delhi gate inside the town.- He came out, and said-he was in the service of the King. They would not listen to him, but cut him down, and then murdered his wife and family, and told the people to , plunder the house. They then went to the houses in Din:ya Dunj. Peer Baksh saw the troopers go to a pink-coloured house; the owner was a European ; they killed him, and plunderad and burnt the house. They plundered and barut all the houses in this suburb, which is chi fie inhabited by clerks, and murdered all who could not escape. By this time other troopers and infantry, and town 7-. people, joined in the work of destruction, A number of the fugitives took refuge iu a building near the mosque of Aurungzebo's daughter, and began to defend it against the insurgents. These were field at hay. They left people all round, and the main body went off to the Bank. There they were, joined by more mutineers. They plundered and murdered wherever they comae Europeans. The townspeop'e assisted warmly in Ihe plunder, and the mutineers of the intantry were particularly active. The commissioner, Mr. Fraser, on hearing of the advent of the mutineers, had gone down to cut awey the bridge, but was too late. Oa returning ho met the mutineers at this place. The mutineers to the coin missioner's escort, "Are you on the side of the Europeaas, or on that of religion?" They said the latter. The com missioner, on hearing this, drove off in his buggy. lain escort remaioedi passive. The mutineers ff 'lowed and cut down the gentleman. He fi ed one pistol. The mutineers killed people on the road, but bet L g more intent on the magazine, they went to it. After arranging matters for surrounding the place, the insurgents and mutineers proceeded to the gaol. Oae of the seetrks shat a man, but when they said they were fighting for religion, the gu-rd joined them, and 503 convicts were released. They then closed all the gates, and went into the For t. They paid their respects to the King. He made objtetioes, and said he had no army. He at last consented. On the second day they went to the magazine, where many Europeans had taken refuge. After some firieg on both skits, the natives, such as hescirs, woul.t do nettling ; they hid themselves ; the Europeans alone carried on the defence; but, seeing they could do tiothieg against so many, they blew up the wall towards the river ; some 200 of the rebels or more were destroyed by ths. They however got in and destroyed as many of the Europeans as they could, and plundered weaphes, &e , leaving- only the guns and powder. Two native infantry regiments were present. They searched, and everywhere they could find Europeans they Slew them. Oa the third day they went buck to the house near the mosque, where some E iropeans had taken refuge. As they were without water, Szc., for several days, they called for a S .6 .d it (deponent was present) and five others, and asked them to take their oaths that they would give them water and take them attcc to the King; he might kill them if he liked. On thii oath the Europeans came out, the mutineers placed water before them, and said "Lay down your arms and then you get water." They gave over two guns, all they had. The mutineers gave no water. They ssized_ eleven children, among them infants, eight ladies, and eight gentlemen. They took then to the caul --sheds. One lady, who seemed more self-possessed than the rest, observed that they were not taking them to the Palace ; they replied they were, taking them via Durya Ganj. Deponent says that he saw all this, awl saw them placed in a row and shot. One woman entreated them to give her child water, though they might kill her. A iepoy tank her child and dashed it on the ground ; the people leiolred on in dismay, and feared for Delhi. he King's people took some thirty-five Europeans to the Palace ; on the fifth day they tied them to a tree, and shot them. They burnt their budies. On the fifth day notice was given that,' if any. one con cealed a European, he would be deAroye l. Pe -pie dis guised many, and sent them off, but many were killed that day, mostly by people of the city. Matters remained pretty quiet for two days, The Durya Gunj Bazaar was turned into an encampment for the mutineers. Shops were plundered in the Chandnee houk and Dlereeba Bez tar. The shops were but for The monthly meeting offthe Birkenhead Commissioners -- was held in -the Board-room, Hamiltcn-square, Birken head; at seven o'clock last evening. Mr. Bee presided; • and the other members present were—Messrs. Willoughby, Cook, M'Whirter, M‘Donald, Be ll,, Holme, Meakin, Verelst, Park, Hat rieon, Aspinall, Hinde t and Beadley. The minutes of the last meeting were read and con firmed. LIGIIyING AND WATCHING COISIMITTEN. It appeared, from the minutes of the committee ? , that a lett - et-had been read from Captain Joseph Cook, of Park fi'el4i, calling attention to the number of% quack doctors' placards posted upon the walls of the township, to the annoyance of the re:•ideate of the township. The letter was referred to the superintendent of police. It was recom mended that Mr. Henry Gunning, inspector, should rank as chief inspector of the force, with , . the resp,risibility of the superintendence of the force, during Mr; Birnie's absence, and that his wages be increased 23 a week. The proceedings were confirmed. MARKETS' COMMITTEE: The proceedings of this committee. were read. They comprised nothing of interest. They were-confirmed. II FALTE COMMITTEE: The proceedings of this committee were read: The deaths during the month were forty, sin,. of which eleven_ were from zymotic diseases. A conversation took place in reference to the litigation with Mr. Morris, the contractor, in the course of which Mr. Bradley, chairman of the com— mittee, stated- that Mr. Morris refused to be bound by the propositions of his own solicitor. The proceedings were confirmed. ROAD IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE The proceedings a this committee were read. They included a letter from Sir John Ramsden, in reply to a letter addressed by Mr. Laird to Lo'rd Panmure, on the 29th ultimo,. requesting that two Russian guns might be granted for the Birkenhead-park. Sir John Ramt-den stated, on the part of Lord Panmure, that his lordship had much pleasure in presenting.to the town of Birkenhead, on the understanding that the park in whien they were to be placed was open to the .public, two Russian iron guns, trophies of the late war. As the guns had not carriages, there were also transmitted three pho tographs of Russian gun carriages of different kinds, and Lord Panmure offered—if the Birkenhead Commissioners desired it, and undertook to pay the expense—to allow carriages of any of these kinds to be constructed at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. In teply to the letter, the committee expressed their thanks, and requested that a carriage for each gun should be constructed after one of the photagraphs designated. On the motion of Mr. Hind, the proceedings were con firmed. • FINANCE CO: MITER. This Committee reported that they had instructed Mr. Wale, the Law-clerk, to obtain the opinion of counsel as to the ript of chief eonPtable of police to take charge of thelowitahip of Claughton under the Counties' Police Act; and also, that in respect to all future Parliamentary bills affecting the interests of the township, copies of the same be laid on the Board-room table. A letter was read from Mr. Dutton, honorary secre tary to the Library Committee, suggesting the propriety of having the rating on the buildings used for the library reduced. The buildings wer e rated at £74, but as there was no beneficial occupation except in regard to the three rooms used by the libra-inn, which were rated at £9, he suggested that the whole rating se:ould be reduced to that amount. The committee recom mended that the suggestion be adopted. - A letter was read from the surveyor, stating that he ha'l seen Mr. Brassey's trustees, who were willing to grant a lease of the present Commissioners' office for fourteen or twenty-one years, at a rent of £lOO a-year, and to advance a sum of £l,OOO, at 7a- per cent , to make the necessary alterations therein. The committee recommended that the offer be accepted. A letter was read from the overseers of the township, intimating their intention to call a meeting of the Vestry in regard to providing a dead-house for the township, and requesting to know what site could be offered for the purpose. The committee recommended that a plot of land at the back of the hospital in Livingatc.ne-street, containing about 330 square yards, be sold to the overseers for the purpose, at the schedule price of 13s. 6d. the square yard. Mr. ASPIN#LL thought the proposition of building a deedhouse in the centre of the town a most dangerous proceeding. Such a building should, if possible, be placed on the bank of the river, but under no circumstances in a thickly-populated neighbourhood. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HOeme thought the recommendation in regard to Mr. Brassey's proposition an injudicious one. Under any circumstances, they should take the premises for the shortest possible period ; and therefore, if the Board were in favour of the recommendation, he would move that fourteen years be the term. Mr. M'WHIRTKR concurred with Mr. Holme. He thought that no expense should be incurred in regard to the premises. lonmepeTrin"inzeTniedle. th fasttESILITIV was seven years elapsed they would not be in the building. Mr. COOK express d himself opposed to laying out any money on the house. The Chairman observed that the committee did not intend to lay out a shilling on the improvement. The whole cost would be borne by the landlord and the improve ments effaeted in accordance with the plans of the surveyor. The present Board-room was too small for the Commis sioners and reporters, but if thelrecommendations were adopted, Mr e Brassey would erect a room of handsome dimensioes for their use. The increased expense to the township would be about £9O a year, and the question was, whether they would provide suitab e accommodation for the Board, or leave them subject to the inconveniences under which they at present laboured ? He should ' confess that he was ie favour of the recommendation, as being the most economical arrangement. Mr. COOK hoped that before seven years they would have public offices erected fir their use, and he would, therefor e, suggest that the present offices be taken only for seven yews, if they could be obtained for that period. Mr. WILLOUGHBY said he yid not entertain the most remote idea of a Town hall being built in Birkenhead for many years to come They should also remember, that the parties who contemplated building a Town-hall, would not do so unless the Commissioners guaranteed them a rent of £350 a year for the portion of the building to be used by the Board ; and such being the case, the com mittee thought it best to recommend the acceptance of Mr. Br ,ssey's offer. Mr. HARRISON : It will be throwing away Mr. Brassey's money, without doing pod to . the Commissioners. Mr ASPINALL hoped they would soon have a Town-hall worthy of the town, and of the first Mayor of Birken head - one in which his Worship could periodically enter. taro them. (Laughter.) Mr BRADLEY supported the recommendation, and observed that he dispaired of their having a Town•-hall before the next twenty years. Ater some further conversation it was agreed to post pone the matter for a month. Mr. Asriaaw., moved that the proceedings in. reference to the sale of land for a dead-house be not confirmed-. Mr. }LINDE seconded the motion, observing that the erection - -of such a building in such a place, would injure the other property of the Commissioners. Besides, they were collecting subscriptions for the erotion of. an hospital adequate to the wants of the tewn. The motion was unanimously adopted, Mr. M'Wniarea asked whether the. parliamentary committee had taken any steps for the,protection of then rates of the township. The Levi CLERK said, the committee were endeavouring to have that object provideo, for in. the Mersey Conservancy Bill. Mr. M`Witttersit askei if th clause was prepared. The Lew CLEalt said, he expected the clanye was pro. pared by this time, as he had. given iustrntions to the parliamentary law agents. .Mr. M•Witimeze: hopedthe committees would keep their attention upon -the qreastion, as. it was a subject of the last importance to thes . public. The other proceedings a the Committee were con firmed. lye days. The King went through the city, and told the People to open the shops. At each gate there is a company of native infantry: About 9,000 mutineers are assembled. No cavalry have joined, excepting from Meerat. Some 4,000 or 5,000 new men have been raised, but they are rabble. During the festival of Eed, whilst at prayers, there was the dust or a kafila of laden animals. An alarm arcsc—it w,is the Euglish army; the people all rushed helter-skelter into the city. Th. ICina rorosed to oo on the throne. The mutineers assured him that a similar massecre ilea taken Peshawar and down to Calcutta H e appointed the following officers—Hukeem, Nussurools, Mahhoob, Allio, and one other belonging to the mutineers. but deponent knows not his name. His new levies receive four at,nas a-day. Guns are placed on the ramparts of the town. These are pronounced strong. Tie S ippers and Misers are mounting guns in Selimghur. The mutineers say when the army approaches they will fight, and the native troops with the army are sure to join teem. Many mutineers who tried to get away with plunder were robbed ; this has prevented many others from leaving. A tailor concealed no less than five Europeans; the deponent thinks many more are concealed. THE MUTINY AT PESHAWUR, Pesuisvue, June 14.—We have had no outbreak here, but we have had to disarm three native infantry regiments and one of cavalry, having disc .vered that they intended to massacre us all on the 22nd (May.) It was done at the same moment to all the regiments, though at diffen,nt points of the station, a small European force, guns and cavalry, being told off to each. That night the disarmed men began to desert in numbers—a proceeding it was actually necessary to stop lest they should raise the city and neighbourhood ; so they were overtaken and brought back, and thirteen or fourteen hung, pour encourager lea aufres. None have gone since. Ail their private arms, which every soldier has, were also taken away, guns kept constantly pointed towards their lines, with bodies of Euro peans ready to turn out at a moment's notice, and a station flooded with a host of levies brought up from Mooltan by the foraight of Edwardes, who raised them in the* last Punjab' campaign. One of them offered to polish off all the Sapays et 6cl (four annas) a-head. The crisis may be said to have been over on the 22nd; but ouc position then was a livid dangerous oue, from which the hand of Providence. tiling as his instrument the best soldiers and politicals in India, has reseaed us, Fanc,y 2,000 Europeans in a statfon with seven regiments, all, with one exception, prepared to rise on us, backed up by a cantonment populated with the greatest scoundrels, a city full of ruffians ready to join the mutineers, and a chain of forts - surrounding us, garrisoned by four more regiments, ready to com bine and march down upon us ! Further on we were encircled by the hills, full of fanatics, thirsting for our blood, and in open concert with the mutineers. lo add to our troubles, the country people, knowing what was impending on that day (22) . , would not bring in supplies, nor would the M , :oltan levies take service until it was seen how we should fare. The immediate disarming of the regiments above-mentioned was imperative,. and done accordingly with 6 - iT: et. Confidence was at once restored, and supplies and levies came in the next day. A force of Europeans with guns was sent round the forts, one of which, Meerdan, was held by the 55th Native Infantry in qpen mutiny ; they tried, to escape when our force appeared, and some got off to Swat ; the others were made prisoners ; 150 were killed on the spot, 9 tried by drumhead court martial, and instantly shot, including a native officer of a regiment not in mutiny, who would not act as he was ordered. Others were driven into the hills, and killed by the hill men, a price of 10 rupees being set on their heads. The col , uel of this regiment blew out his brains in d is g ust at the rEitrit COMMITTZE. 'mutiny. The villains kept their officers in confinement , It aprdearea from tl.te minutes of the committee, that and told them if they tried to escape they would roast a letter had been royeeived. from Mr. Gough, of the tab o Woo f a' them alive. alive. They did, however, manage to escape. Tee side Hotel, one o; the Commissioners, complain foreethen went and disarmed all the other regiments in the nu i san ce caused by the recent erection of a bell at the forts and quieted the district. Some of the 200 prisoners ferry. The sr;bjeee had been considered, and the com a the 55th have been tried, and we blew forty of them mittee resole ed that m r . G oug h be informed that the new away from our guns in the presence of the whole force belt at the f erry was not erected without due cons ommideration e three days ago, nf:arfnl but necessary example , which has u p on the Wet of the committee, anthe citte struck terror into their souls. Three sides of a square were regretted, "act it should cause any annoyance to Mr. formed, ten guns pointed outwards, the sentence of the Gough, ' The salary of Mr. Nicholl, treasurer to the court was read, a prisoner bound to each gun, the signal ferry, - vr AS Mere •sed from £lOO to £175 per annum, the given, and the salvo fired. Such a scene I hope never ineree— se to commence from April last. It was also again to witness—human trunks, heads, legs, arms, &c., rest) i .sed that the salary of Captain Reed, the ferry flying about in all directions. • All met their fate with mr .nager, be increased from £3OO to .030 per annum, from firmness but two, who would not be tied up ; so to save last, and that a sum of £5O be presented to Captain time they were dropped e. to the ground and their brains Reed, as an acknowledgment of his past services. blown out by musketry. Trials are going on, and the, The receipts for the ferry last inonth were R 2,890 Ilel I d, mutineers will never forget the lesson taught at PashawrAr, as compared with £2,923 5s 7d in July, 1856. The It is not my business to contrast or compare with se' enes receipts for the quarter, commencing the 24th April and elsewhere. I trust and believe we have done duty ending the 31st J uly, 1857, amounted to £8,890 143 4d, demands. as compared with £8,515 7s 10d for the corresponding quarters in 1856 The expenditure for the same quarters was, in 1857, £4,983 14s 101 1856, £4,814 Bs. Mr. HARRISON moved that the proreeling3 be confirmed, which was agreed to without discussion. LIBR tRY COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee did not cpnta'n any thing of importance. Mr. VERELST moved thir confirmation, wh . .!11 eras g-r ed to it hout discussion. THE SANITARY COMMITTEE. The following report was read from the Sanitary C,m— mikes :-- REPORT. Yc;ur committee have to report that since their appointment kat month, they have given their hest consideration to, the question referred to them by the Board, viz., the most desira— b!o course to be adopted to insure the immediate formation of a pub-le cemetery for the township. The question narrowed itself to two points, viz , first, what was the most eligible site for the proposed cemetery ; secondTy, was is men desirable to c , rry the work out under the Commissioners' Cemetery Act of 1843, or by a4burial board under the recent Butial Acts. With regard - to the first point, your committee came to the con clusion that the land purchased by the township in 1843 was in all essential respects the most eligible for the purpose, both as to situation and quality of soil (except perhaps an undue pre— valence of rock in• one direction) and was approved of by the Government Inspector, on his visit to Birkenhead some months ago: The site has the additional recommtndation of being already the property of the ratepayers. With regard to the second point, your committee entered upon-the inquiry with a strong feeling in favour of carrying the work out, should it be found possible under the Commissioners' own Cemetery Act. They proceeded first, therefore, to ascertain th e probable cost.. According to Mr. Mills' plan and'estirnate, the cost would be about £5,500, Nut this allowed only £1,350 for chapels and. lodges; .whereas it - the grounds ate- to be made ornamental and. attractive, a much. larger outlay under this head would be requisite. According to a design prepared by Mr. Kemp, and highly approved of by your committee, the probable cost of walling, levelling, laying out, erecting two handsome chapels and entrance lodges, the probable cosrwould he about £10 ; 000';. and,' looking at the permanent character of the work, and its probable fatale extension, year com— mittee were of opinion that it would:prove tie best economy in ihe end to d 6 the well:efficiently from the outset. A t tproving. then, as they did, ottMr. It- , :rnp ; si plan, they had next to devise the means of providing £lO,OOO within the next two years; but as the hollowing powers of tho Commissioners have been exhausted, the onl3 means remaining to the Commissioners of raising the money appeared to be by an increase of one shilling in the pound in the Improvement-rate for two years to come— a course which, even if no other difficulties interposed, could. only be followed with the consent tys two-thirds of the rate payers. Under these cireumstances„ your committee invited to a conference representatives ftom•the various denominations of Christians in the ttmn. The conference was held on the 30,11 instant,.and after a careful dismsion of the whole ques tion, the unanimous coneusions of the meeting were :- Ist. That it is desirable,. in any event, that a portion of the land already belonging to the township should be adapted to the purposes of a cemetery. 2nd. That, owing to the present financial position of the, township, and for other reasons, it is expedient that the construction of the cemetery be entrusted) a burial board,.to be chosen under the recent burial acts. Your committee, regardingthe difficulties which stand in the way of the work being carried out by the commissioners as insuperable, have merely to add that they give their entire adherence to the resolutions above stated, and respectfully recommend that the overseers be requested to take the steps necessary for the election of a burial boaid without delay. 6EO. RAE, Chairman. Birkenhead, 31st Ju1', 1857. The CHAIRMAN said; in moving the adoption , of the report, he did not know that he could add anythinz to the statement contained. in the report it±elf. The difficulties they had to contend within seeking to carry out the object under the township act of 1843, were of two Muds—reli gions and financial The religious objection was to the appointment c f a chaplain, and his payment out of the general fund of the cemetery, and also to the burial fees payable to the incumbent of the parish for b:dies buried within the consecrated ground of the cemetery. It was quite obvious that upon these points soma inflcmtial rate payers of the township would give a decided opposition. The other difficulty, however, was still more con siderable—the financial one. Ile thought if it were possible to erect a cemetery sufficiently clarga, with au outlay of about £5,000, or one shilling for one year of the improvement rate, the rateyasers might probably have agreed to it. But he thought it was too much to expect, and somewhat unreasonable to hope that a locoposal to the ra'epayers to tax themselves voluntarily another shilling in the pound for two years in succession would be agreed. upon. It was =der these circumstances,, therefore, that the Committee unanimously came to the resolution to recommend to the Board, and to the ratepayers of Birken— head generally, to carry out that most desirable object by means of a cemetery rate. On these pounds he moved the adoption of the report, and that it be entered as usual upon the proceedings. After a short conversation the repo:t•Qvas adopted. The Board then adjourned. THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER AND MR BERTOLO.OI The committee to whom was. referred Mr. Ber tolacci's petition imputing misconduct to several 11 I 4.' LL ... , •.,,,..a.. ..... --- nection with his tenure of thsaoffice of Auditor of the duchy, was printed yesterday morning. The committee held fifteen meatings, and examined, among others, Lords Granville, Harrowby, and Belper, successive Chancellors. They thus sum up the result of their inquiry with reference to the principal points: That Mr. Bertolacci had ,gro unds for believing that the office of auditor was given to ' him as a reward fa?! public services ; and that though the notion which he took up of his duties as auditor of the duchy were such that it became indiapensible to remove him, since no audit conllever be obtained froth him, yet the whole blame of this failure does not rest onMr. Bertolacchalone, but is partly to baattributed to the want of a clear definition at the outset or his duties in a position differing from that of his predecessors, who had a seat at the council, and to an incomplete arrange ment with the heads of the Ordnance on the subject of his leave of absence. That the idea which Mr. Bertolacci entertained of his functions as auditor, and of his rights and ! privileges was throughout the cause of the difficulties, which he ex perience!, and appears to your committee, to have been erroneous. Your commit'ale think that as Mr. Bertolacci was plainly told by Lord Belperon his , appointment that he could net have raseat at the council, it. was his business to have rrpeer,d64 with the ordinary duty of audit, as if that question wee settled. It does not appear to your comnalttee that Mr. Bertolacei was at any time without the means of per fecting the_ audit of the year ended . September, 1853, whit, vas in arrear when he was appointed ; or of that which. ended in September, ISA; . and they have not received from Mr. Bertolacci, or any other witaess, any 122fficieat reason why this audit was not conalpeted. That the instances, mentioned in the petition, of incivility from Mr. Gooch, of overbearing letters from General Fox, of evasive replhis from Lord Efarrowby, and generally of want of- courtesy from the, officers of the duchy have an exaggerated importance given to them in the petition ; s and your committee do not wonder-that some discontent should be caused by the conduct and corsesponlenee of Mr. Bartolacci, together with his delay in his audit, and the troehle,which he gave to others in searching for documents, and in keeping them after office hours. That if any imautation was intended to be raised by the 'petition on the conduct of the. Duke of Newcastle, it is wholly unfounded; that the dt.-„ke seems to have acted in;deating with the duchy in a more scrupulous manner than if he had no connexion with the council, and that he seems to have made on that account a less Davourable bargain. • That no. oher course was pursued in regard to Lord Qranville„ because he was Chancellor, than would have been followed in the case of any other individual tenant of the duchy who expended money is permanent improve_ meats. That some improvament has alre'dy b i een made in the mode of, preparing the accounts of the duchy for Parlia ment; and that your committee think it would be desirable that a common form should he devised for malzing of Labncaiter and the Duchy u o p f e t .ernrwestunr.ns of the Duchy • That the case of Mr. Bertolacci, as d eve l o ped by evidence taken before r ur committae, :.require the interference of the Raise. In concluaion;' your committee are of opi.nion that doss not appear. to them to the presentation of this petition present position or the future prospects Bartolacci, prejudice the still less ought it to derogate from former claims ; for your committee are decidedly of opinion that throughout., even when he was most clearly in error, Mr. Bertolacci acted should of Mr. bona fide ace,rding t o the sincere convictions, which VMS deeply seated in his mind, that in his person the privileges of the office of auditor of the Duchy of Lancaster had been infringed. • ---eta—,—. VISIT OF M. K9S11:1T11 TO GLAgGOW.—In compliance with a requisition addressed to him by several thousand's of the citizens some months ago, his Excellency M. L. Kossuth has agrecd to lecture in Glasgow early in Sept. next, on cur foreign relations, and arrangements are being entered iAto in 'order to render this visit as effeeti'fo at possible,—Vos,yoto Daily Mail, He admitted that there might be good points in , the bill, but objected to its progress so late in the session, when it could not receive due attention. Mr. Gilpin supported the bill, and contended that it would only apply to marriages which not all the sacraments of all the churches could sanctify. When they got into committee, however, it was his intention to move an amendment to the effect that no clergyman should be compelled against his conscientious feelings to celebrate marriage between the divorced persons. Mr. B. Hope deprecated any alteration in a principle of marriage which had existed for 1,200 years, and feared that the effect of the declaration of the dissolubility of marriage would be to increase the number of divorces, and to lead to a Continental morality in the country. Mr. Winfield thought it should be distinctly declared whether a clergyman would be compelled to marry a divorced party. Mr. Collins reprobated the principle of the bill, and declared that it was opposed to the feelinge and wishes of the people of England- Mr. Butt supported the bill, but not wishing to overrule by law the consciences of the clergy, if a resolution were proposed in committee to protect them, he would sup port it. Mr. Gladstone, referring to the statement of the Attor ney-G-eneral on a former occasion, pleaded guilty to having been a consenting party to a measure in 1854, involving the principle of the dissolution of marriage for adultery. Burdened as he then was with the duties of office, he had not made those inquiries into which he had subsequently entered, and he had no doubt that, if the Attorney-General should hereafter favour them with his revised opinions on the subject, thsy would be found to have undergone a very considerable improvement. After a few words from Mr. Power, the amendment was negatived without a division, and the House resolved itself into committee on the bill. Progress was made as far as clause 8, when the chairman -reported progress. The Clerks of Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill was with drawn. The other business was disposed of, and the House adjourned at twenty minutes past one. THE INDIAN MU PINY. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The Colombo arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the heavy portion of the India and China mails. Her. dates were, Alexandria, July 23 ; Malta, 26 ; and Gibraltar, 30. She brought 155 passengers, amongst whom were Sir William and Lady Read, and Lady Caroline Fox. Her cargo consisted of 2,577 bales of silk, &o. Her Majesty's ships Tartarus and Caradoc were at Alexandria, and the Vulture at Gibraltar. The Caradoc was at Alexandria to receive an embassy from the kingdom of Siam. The passengers on board the Colombo who have come from India firmly believe that Delhi has fallen. They state that Bazaar. intelligence out strips governmental intelligence (which is a bad sign, because it shows complicity between the natives in India and the mutineers), and that, according to Bazaar intelligence. Delhi had fallen. When the Madras passengers left, an eineute was fully expected in that presidency. The Europeans were under arms. The passengers think that the mutiny is not 'considered in England 'so serious as it really is. They give some frightful details of atrocities com mitted by the mutineers. In Delhi six European ladies had taken refuge in a room ; one of them, very young and beautiful, concealed herself tinder a sofa. The other five were subjected to outrage by the mutinous soldiery, and then beheaded. The blood trickled under the sofa, and the young female concealed there betrayed herself by utter ing a shriek. She was seized and taken to the harem of the King of Delhi. This is considered a proof that the King is in league with the mutineers. 1,700 armed men were found about the residence of the King of Oude when he was taken prisoner, although, according to treaty, he was not allowed one armed attendant. Sir Colin Campbell was treated with the most profound respect by the authorities in. Egypt. His passage through that country was- an ovation. He purposes dividing the Indian army into five,vr six flying divisions, with a general at the head of each. THE DELHI MASSACRE The following extracts from private letters and lorepapondenee. received by the last Overland Mail, will be read with interest, conveying, as tney do, incidents and details of the horrible massacre at Delhi, which the more extensive, but less minute, official despatches do not supply : A letter, dated Army Head Quarters, Delhi Can tonments, June 12, states: — We are now encamped on the Flagstaff Hill, having dislodged the insurgents on the Bth. They fought most obstinately, and disputed the ground inch by inch, but British courage, and. I may add, ferocity, forced all before them. In the enemy's camp, was found a European rictu s ally laying the guns! Ile was literally cut to pieces by the enraged soldiery. It is suspected that there are others in the city. 300 of the mutineers tried to escare by get ting into a Serae, but they were seen by some of our fel lows, and a party went to dislodge them ; they fired front the windows, when our fellows burst open the doers, and, rushing in, killed everyone. Not one was left alive. We marched down to the lines by the Artillery bridge, the mi tre one having been destroyed by the enemy. We were under a heavy fire till we got beyond the canal, but not a single casualty occurred. Yesterday, they came out in force, but were driven back with great loss. The Guide Corps and 60th Rifles had nearly all the fighting. Poor young Bettye, of the Guides, was mortally wounded. We have three batteries in position now, and they are pitching shot and shell into the city ve y fast. The Ghoorkas who belong to our force are behaving admirably. An extra number of the Delhi Gazette, of June 13, publishes a letter from ijllehpore, dated the 6th. The writer, after entering into particulars relative to the rapid movement of troops to the scene of action, adds The whole force is in excellent health, glorious spirits, and mad to be at the mutineers. who will get no mercy. We are all so exasperated at what we have heard and dis covered within the last week, that the men are half in clined to kill every native they come across. Give full stretch to your imagination—think of everything that is cruel, inhuman, infernal, and you cannot then conceive anything so diabolical as what these demons in human form have perpetrated. On the 2ad-we marched fr.an Paniput to Race. At this place some of the poor fugitives from Delhi met with the most barbarous treatment. We burnt four villages on the road, and hung seven Lamlierdam One of these wretches had part of a lady's dress for his kunamsrbuad—he bad seized a lady from Delhi, stripped her, violated, and then murdered her iu the most cruel manner, first cutting off her breasts. Ile said he was sorry he had not an opportunity-of doing more than he had done. , Another lady, who had hid herself under a bridge, was treated in the same manner, then hacked to pieces, and her mangled remains thrown out on the plain. We found a pair of boots, evidently those of a girl 9:x or seven years of age, with the feet in them. They had been cut off just abuve the ankle. We hang many other villains, sod burnt the villages as we came along. A wan who witnessed the last massacre in Delhi, where he had gone as a spy, gives a horrid account of it,. stating that little Oslldsen weers thrown up in the air, and caught on the points of bayonets, or cut at as they were falling with tulwars. In a letter, dated Delhi Cantonments, June, 8, we have a sure proof of the strength of Delhi. The immense number of disaffected, who have doubtless taken refuge in that city, must have considerably swollen the ranks of its defenders : We marched at two a.m. from Ullehpore, knowing that there were twelve guns in a strong position on our road, about three miles off, and when we got near it, mind shot cane flying into us. We got off the road, extended our men, and brought up our artillery to reply to them, which they did, but their guns were so well eetynd that they did fearful work. I was near poor Colonel Chester when a round shot took him about his left hip, knocking over him and his horse, also knceking over another officer and two horses—poor Chester's blood came all over nay horse, but round shot and grape were pouring into us, and we could not think of others. This was behind a hill, At last there was nothing for it but to charge and take the guns, which her Majesty's 75th did well, and we rushed on and attacked them on all sides. Then was experienced a hail of mus ketry ringing past our hoads. However, at last the posi tion and guns were our own, and the enemy in flight, and we then pushed on to Delhi, and had to attack and take more guns, and again I had many escapes ; however, it was daylight, and we did things better, and here we are. We took dui heights and guns on them, and now are