Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-27 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA. We have received, by way Of Trieste, Calcutta an d Hong Kong journals, in anticipation of the Overland Mail ; th e i r d a t es are , from Calcutta, 22nd of December ; Hong Kong, 15th of Dec ember. INDIA. The following summary of events since the departure of the last mail, is given by the Calcutta Englishman of the 22nd of December : The intelligence we have to forward by the present eliPortunity, is not of a cheering character, but it will not take by surprise those of our readers who have paid attention t o th e repeated remarks we have offered regard ing the manner in which military operations have been carried on f or several months past. In our last paper we a dverted to the peculiar tactics pursued by the Corn luaonder-in-Chief, which consisted in nothing but march riveiand countermarching, and in crossing and recrossing ri rs and the same movements' appear to have con nued. From the disposition of the various columns and their constant movements the public were lead to believe that the rebels were completely encircled, and their retreat ,endered impossible —in fact, that they had no alterna re but to surrender or fight it nut. To us, however, these representations appeared deceptive, because we Tld not h e l p not i c i ng that, wh i le an immense force was being concentrated within Oude, several districts bor -I;ering on that kingdom were actually denuded of ' 4l ropean troops, so that in that direction, at all events, 1 1 , 0 adequ a t e f orce cou ld b e opposed to the progress of the rebels sh ou ld th ey manage to escape the attac k ing li nins, and we regret to say th a t our a pp re h ens i ons have been fully realised. No battle has been fought, no action has taken place, not even a skirmish has occurred, but the rebels, almost coming up to the muzzles of our rills, have once more made their escape, and in derision of our military tactics fired a sort of feu de joie in crossing the river, which the marching and counter marching of our troops were particularly intended to prevent. Tantia Topee has thus once more escaped, and the Nana, who suddenly turned up again, has with all his followers, for the twentieth time, eluded ' pursuit ; nay, it is even asserted that en passant he stopped at Bithoor, his former residence, to dig up and carry away with him the tr easure buried' there. Other rebels have escaped with equal success, and thus the necessity of marching and countermarching occurs afresh again. It is im- Possiblnto steel our minds against the belief that the rebels understand stratagems of war better than a generta.of the Commander-in-Chief's experience, and we theref o r e can come t o the 'only conclusion that it was a Part of the policy pursued by the Governor-General pur 'poselvto allow the rebels another loophole of escape, in the }cope that they might still avail themselves of the proffered amnesty. _ _ _ _ - From private 'letters received from the camp it would appear that the real object of Government was not to cut up the rebels, but to coerce them into an acceptance of the promised amnesty, for it has been asserted that our troops had received•positive instructions not to fire on'the enemy, but patiently wait till he fired first. The result of all this is that the several columns are now again in pursuit of the fugitive rebels, and it is only to be hoped that on coming up with them our generals will act upon `their own responsibility, and do their duty. While 'writing this we learn that General Napier overtook the force under Ferozeshah at Ranode, and defeated it with teat slaughter, thus clearly proving that as soon as the direct influence of the Commander-in-Chief ceases, and Generals act upon their own judgment, a great and crowning victory is the result. The Governor-General has made up his mind to return to the Presidency, and his establishments have received orders to hold themselves in readiness. His Lordship is expected to arrive in Calcutta by the 14th of neat month, and will then resume the office of President in Council, hitherto so ably held by the Hon. John Peter Grant. The L ieutenant-Governor is still in the districts on his official tour, but will probably return by the end of this Month. it r A private letter from Allababad says that Loll Canning, eparted will leave that city for the Presidency sho r tl y. T he Rajah of Shahgurh has been pardoned by Govern ent. p urr game letter also says that the magistrate of or , u.elcabad has imposed a fine on certain villages for not ' l3°B lng the progress of the fugitive Rajah of Mynpoorie. ServiceGOVERNMENT MESSAGES. 'Message from G. F. Edmondstone, Esq., dated Allahabad, 18th December, 5.30 p.m. r ges of the 13th an d 14th, w hi c h ha v e been eceived from the Political Agent at Gwalior, though not in clear, ver t y °l e showed that the rebels under Ferozeshah were hY r n eighbourho o d o f th e Sei n d e Ri ver , cl os ely p resse d Sir Robert Napier, and were crossing and re-crossing "e with the o bj ect apparently of evad i ng t h e Major nara.l's force. Intelligence 'from Gwalior of the 16th wigreed—eil _l. vAt 10 a.m. of-the 15th Sir Robert Napier hadaS fa at ig urwur, intending to go into Arnold. His guides iled him. The position of the rebels on that day not certainly known.—Englishown, Dec. 20. — rorn S Copy of Service Message by Electric Telegraph. rir William O' Shaughnessy, Sunday evening, Dec. the 19th, 7 p., to Calcutta and Madras, to C. Beadon, 4 :1•1 Lord Harris, and for publication. Most Urgent. --I have just 'received intelligence from thMore that on the 17th instant General Napier overtook ille rebels under Ferozeshah at Ranode, and defeated c it. with great -slaughter. The rebels were-charged by e 14th Dragoons, who pursued them over-a plain for ei ght miles. Captain Prettyjohn, of the Dragoons. W ounded ; no officers killed. Service Message from G. F. Edmonstone, Esq., dated _ Allahabad, Dec. 20. On the 16th Brigadier Macduff pursued and drove from heir position some 200 or 300 obels under Binjone t rgh, who were p l un d er i ng a v ill age i n t h e vicinity o f kin& river ; several of the rebels were killed and ii° llll ded Night prevented the B r igadier from following e rebels further. They fled into the dense jungles in Ttheir rear. A force has been sent from Goonab, by aPtain Mayn e , t owar d s Essanghur, the rebels under e rozeshah b e i ng re p or t e d t o be atSeenee, eight toss north of that place. Intelligence from Gwalior, just received states that on the 17th Sir R o be r t Napier's f orce beat, and pursued with slaughter, for eight miles, the rebels under Ferozeshah. Captain (?) Mintic, with dragoons, l4 _ captured six elephants. Captain Pretty- J o hn, Dragoons, wounded, besides eight or ten men ; none ki lled. —Englishman, Dec. 22. CLEARANCE OF JUGDESPORE JUNGLE We are told that the Government has presented a gold watch and chain to Summeat Ally, Gomasta of the opium factory at Cawnpore, for his loyalty, and in recognition of the services rendered by him to the State in protecting the Government treasure when the factory was threatened with an attack by the rebels. We hear that the clearance of the Jugdespore jungles is progressing satisfactorily, The work has been given to Mr. Borrows, of the enterprising firm of Messrs. Burn and Co., railway contractors. The Engineer's Journal states, that 2,000 workmen are now employed in cutting and removing the trees, and that nearly 2,500 acres, or one-twelfth Tart of the jungles, have al re ady b e en cut down. e work, observes the j ourna l, h as b een under en by the contractor, on condition that the jungle is to be cut down at his own expense, the Government granting him the whole of the lands rent free for a period of 99 years. If this be true, it is a move in the right directian. If the Jugdes pore jungle is soon cleared, as the Engineers' J ournal is led to expect, from the system of cuttin g pursued, it will be in two months' time, Mr. Burrows will have rendered a most substantial service to Government, for which he Would well deserve the enjoyment of the rent free lands of the jungles of Jugdespore. These have formed the refuge of the rebels for months past,. and it is from these retreats that Kooer Singh's f ollowers have given so much trouble. There e several jungles, tracts of uncultivated land in the upper provinces, which might be given Way to enterprising speculators rent free for ha ited periods. The Sunderbu nd g rants cannot o re failed to c onvince the government how muc h ca n woods, the aboriginal dens of wild beasts, ap p r opriation be converted into fertile soils. The grant and tVT°Priation of wild and uncultivated lands to . those whoto Irnti are willing undertake their cult ,. on on liberal terms must tend to develope the - nrces of the country. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TRE 4 CALCUTTA MARKET, Wednesday, Dec. 22. _ tproduce market has continued in an unsatisfactory 11Z , and buyers do not willingly meet holders of gt;Pds• act ual i ess, particularly for Europe has been done only for requi remen t e ri4ip§' loading, and under engage- ments. Holders of goods, on the other hand, who are principally natives, evince considerable firmness, not withstanding the continued unfavourable advices from home, and the large supplies of some articles. In indigo we have had no private transactions. Raw silk dull and lower. Sugar only in demand for Bombay. Saltpetre in large supply and less demand. Jute in neglect and value lower. Linseed in small inquiry. Rape and other seeds in moderate demand. Some business in progress for the home markets in rice. Corahs again in neglect since arrival of the mail. Hides in small supply and well sustained. Safflower bare of stocks. Catch, large transactions at lower prices. The Import Market. —We have to report a very quiet market in piece goods and yarns, caused by the unfavour able acconnts lately recei v ed from up-country markets. It must be borne in mind that large quantities of goods have been sent up the country for some time past, which will undoubtedly keep buyers back for fresh transactions, and consequently prices are likely to be still lower here. The arrivals during the past fortnight have not been large, but several vessels are due, and their cargoes will feed the market for some time. The Money Market continues without any material alteration. The rates of interest and discount in the Bank of Bengal are still the same as before. CHINA. The intelligence from China is unimportant. Since the Earl of Elgin left Shanghai on a trip up the Yangtzekiang, nothing authentic has been heard of the expedition ; and as his lordship had been absent four weeks when the mail steamer was desßatched, intelligence is looked for hourly. His Excellency Baron Gros, Ambissadeur Francais, left Shanghai on the 27th ult., in His Imperial Majesty's ship La Place, bound to this port. But the La Place had the misfortune to run into the mud off one of the Chusan Islands, and lost her rudder ; in consequence of which his Excellency had to shift his quarters to Her Majesty's ship Nimrod (soon apprised at Ningpo of the accident), and return to Shanghai. Thence the Baron and suite ;again departed on .the 7th, and finally arrived here in the English mail steamer Aden, on the 11th instant. The La Place has been towed back to Shanghai by Her Majesty's ,ship Inflexible. 'His Excellency Mr. Reed, United States Com missioner, left this port for America an the Bth instant. The Legation is now in charge of the Chinese Secretary, Mr. S. Wells Williams, LL.D. At Canton matters are progressing steadily, though Majce-General Sir C. T. Van Straubenzee's policy of keeping the garrison closely confined within the walls, is loudly decried. The state of affairs at Ningpo is alarming. From Foo-chow-foo and Amoy reports are favourable. A rather alarming fire broke out in the centre of the city (Hong Kong), on the sth December, and only by the most extraordinary exertions were the premises of the 'Oriental Bank Corporation kept .from destruction. One fine building, the residence and godowns of Messrs. Schaeffer and Co , merchants, and offices of H. J. Tarrant, soli citor, was totally - destroyed, together with four other houses of the style " compradoric." Sir John Bowring left Hong Kono•. for Manilla in Her Majesty's -Eerew steamer Magicienne on the:29th ult. NINGPO, `The hostile attitude of the Tong-sean people and the Taoutai's party is still maintained; they have occasional encounters, in which either side have men killed or captured, and then decapitated. In the last fight the Toutai lostl6 men, and the Tong sean people 12. A few heads, in red pails hung on ,bamboo poles, are seen on the.bridge of boats—not :a very pleasing spectacle. A foreigner /visiting Ningpo started to return to 'Shanghai overland one day last week. When a short distance past the city of Yun-yow, he was stopped, his beat was seached, and he was told that he could not proceed, or return to Ningpo, but must remain there some days. A Chinaman, how ever, who spcike a little English, finding that the foreigner was only travelling for pleasure, induced the people.to let him return. It has been ascer tained that,a Chinaman of wealth, who had a feud with some of the country people, has had agents in Ningpo buying fire-arms and ammunition, and a boat laden with them had been seized a day or two before, and 12 Cantonese and one foreigner, supposed to be a Manilla man or a Portuguese, who were in the boat, were decapitated, and no 'boats were permitted to pass through the district. FRANCE The marriage of Prince Napoleon with the Princess Clotilda of Savoy, according to the Con stitutionnel, will take place on Sunday next. The banns have, it is said, been already published.. The 3rd of February is mentioned as the date of the probable return to Paris of the newly-married couple. The funeral of the Duke de Plaisance, Senator and Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour, took place on Sunday, with great pomp, at noon, the religious service being (celebrated in the Church of the Madeleine. If we are to believe the Hamburgh News, France and Russia are using considerable activity for tb,e purpose of bringing about the resumption of the; Conferences, and even consent to have them held at London ; but Austria does not seem inclined to any further meeting of the representa tives of the great Powers. The Constitutionnel denounces the wicked n;ten who spread false rumours, the Belgian journals which reproduce the latter, the pamphleteers who enlarge upon them, and finally the insipid public in which they find believers- " Ail this consti tutes," says the official print, " a war, perhaps not less dangerous in its consequences than the war which is so much discussed." The following pacific sentiments are expressed by the Courrier de Paris : The role of France has been completely disfigured when represented as destined to cover, even to provoke by its prowess, the explosion of a national war in the north of Italy ; and if, as it is asserted, that imaginative role is employed by Lombard agitators to stimulate the disaffection of the population and to excite a revolt, a gross insult is offered to our country. As long as the honour, the fron tiers, and the tranquillity of France are respected, she will not commit the folly of isolating herself at one blow from the European concert, by becoming the promoter of wars and insurrections, she will maintain the firm pacific attitude which becomes both her importance and her interests. The Message?. du Midi says that the French Government is seriously occupied with the defence of Marseilles, and it gives a description of various new batteries which are to be erected. ITALY. A letter from Parma, in the Opinione of Turin, states that on the 20th a tri-coloured flag was found nailed over the gate of the University, just above the ducal escutcheon. It is added that the revolutionary emblem was immediately removed by the police. The Milan Gazette announces that in consequence of the closing of the two universitites of Padua and Pavia, several families have applied for permission to let their sons or relatives continue their studies privately in those towns, under the tuition of the professors ; and that the said permission has been granted by the archduke to those pupils whose previous conduct has justified that confidence. A Vienna letter says that tranquillity is per fectly re-established in Lombardy, and that if agitation exists in people's minds, it is not mani fested by any overt act. The taxes of 1859 are being paid as well in Lombardy as in any other part of the empire. A rumour is said to be prevalent at Naples that a cam p is to be form e d on the Roman frontier. Thi s measure will depend on circumstances, but severa l regiments have received or d ers _to hold fara ii i 9f the Grand D u k e o f T uscany has themselves in read ines s to march. The arrived at Naples. The King and Queen of Prussia were expected. THE NORTHERN TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1859 AUSTRIA The t mperor, Francis Joseph, who, on Monday, received a deputation of the National Bank, made use of some expressions on the subject of the poli tical state of affairs, of a nature to tranquillise the public mind. A letter from Vienne: states that the military inspectors attached to the twelve corps d'armee of Austria, have been suppressed by Imperial decree. The commanding officers of regiments will, for the future, be charged with the inspection of those under their orders. The object of this measure is to relieve the war budget of an expenie estimated at half a million of forms a year. SPAIN, The Madrid journals of the 21st inst. publish an official return,which shows that on the 31st Decem ber last the floating debt was 574,493,868 reals. It was said that, in March next, the Queen will pay a visit of two months' duration to Andalusia. A royal, decree, in the Gazette, allows Gen. Zapatero y Navas, to resign the Captaincy-General of Anda lusia, and appoints General Villalonga y Escalada his successor. PRUSSIA The Prussian Weekly Journal of Berlin, which is a semi-official organ, publishes an article to which a certain importance is attached. The article admits that the state of things is disquiet ing in Italy, and it does not blame the Italians for the efforts which they are making to obtain an improvement in it ; it admits that Piedmont is placed in a very difficult position, but does not believe that, even if supported by an Italian insurrection, she could resist the forces which would be brought against her. The interven tion of France could alone establish an equili brium between the conflicting parties ; but that intervention, it declares, is neither prudent nor possible in presence of the emotion manifested by public opinion, both in England and Germany.. On the whole, the Journal expresses a hope that the Powers directly concerned in existing com plications will assist in bringing about a pacific solution, and will spare nations the calamities of a general war. SERVIA The Skuptschina has ordered five Austrians to be sent out of Servia. It has also decided, that every time that Prince Milosch shall proceed to Constantinople he must previously obtain the authorisation of the Skuptschina. TURKEY We have received Constantinople journals and letters to the 15th inst. Considerable emotion, similar to that caused in Paris by the words of the Emperor to Baron de Hubner, was also felt in the - Turkish capital ; and the first rumours were to the effect that war , was probable between France and Austria, but that feeling gradually subsided. The journals contain little of interest as regards political matters at Constantinople. Reports were current that a change in the ministry was immi nent, and there was one modification loudly and universally called , for, namely, the 'removal of Moussa Saffeti Pacha, the Minister of Finance. The commercial community, in particular, were unanimous in protesting against the manoeuvres by means of which that minister, through the agency of a house at Galata, threw the money market constantly into perturbation, and caused serious fluctuations in the exchanges. - Sir Henry Bulwer has considered it his duty to make repro sentations to the ,Government on the subject. letters state that when the Russian line-of-battle ships were leaving Constantinople for the Baltic, ,one of them, the Sinope, of 130 guns, was nearly lost in the Dardanelles. She was only saved by the prompt assistance of a Captain Greech, com manding an English steam-tug, and who refused all remuneration beyond a ceitifieate of approval from the Russian captain. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday The Royal mail steamet Phcebe, Captain Clarke, arrived here -this morning. Her dates are— Table Bay, Dec 22 ; St. Helena, Dec. 30 ; Ascen sion, Jan 4. She brings 17 passengers •and the usual mails, and a general cargo. Among her passengers is Captain •Cresswell, R.N. At the Cape, Pretorus was preparing for the subjugation of the Beeehuana tribes and the expulsion of the London missionaries from the Transvaal Republic. The Union Steam Navigation Company had made a proposition to bring the Cape within a fortnight of England by a line running from the Cape to Mauritius, calling at Algoa Bay and Natal. Since the de parture of the last month's mail, trade had improved ..considerably in the ,colony, but had suffered a temporary check by the loss of the mail steamer Madagascar, on her voyage from East London, in foggy weather. The small-pox had almost totally disappeared. Au outbreak of Kafar convicts took place at Tubback, but it was immediately suppressed. One of the convicts was killed. The Ifamburgla barque Aragos was wrecked in Table Bay on the night of the 30th nit , through neglect in not keeping the lead going. Panda, the King of the Zulus, was in a dying state from gout, and it was feared that at his death there would be a war of succession. Capt. Bedingfleld, R.N., had returned to Cape Town from the Livingstone expedition in the Zambesi by the Lagea, and came to England in the Sanspareil. Some trifling misunderstanding between him and the leader of the expedition was said to be the occasion of his return. SPANISH WOOL. MADRID, Jan. 25 Some English houses (compagnies Anglaises) have bought up, at advanced prices, all the wool in stock in Estremadura and some other provinces. THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AND THE NATIONAL BANK. VIENNA, Monday Night, January 24. It is said that the Emperor, in an address to the deputation of the National Bank, expressed himself in terms calculated to tranquillize the public mind on the present position of political affairs. MINISTERIAL CHANGES IN SERVIA. BELGRADE, Jan 25 The Archbishop Peter has retired to a convent The Under-Secretaries of State, Ziranorick and Nickolich, together with Knezeriech, counsel to the Court of Cassation, and Major Zack, have been banished (proscribirt). Further dismissals and fresh appointments are expected. Rear-Admiral James Hope, C. 8.. has been selected to succeed Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour as Com mander-in-Chief in the East Indies and China. Sir Michael Seymour had been compelled to solicit being superseded in his command owing to his failing health. Admiral Hope has seen considerable active service. He commanded her Majesty's steam-frigate Firebrand during the hostilities in the Parana against Rosas in 1845 and 1846, and took part in all the operations in that river, during which he greatly distinguished himself, particularly in destroying in the river the chain which obstructed the progress of the allied French and English vessels. For his gallantry and ggrvices on that occasion he was nominated a Companion Of the Order of the Bath. The i g n al t l i a i n e t ß A al d t m ic ir d a u l ri t3 n o g mni th a e n l d a e t d e whearr.Mte obtainedst his flag y's ship Majesty ruk 14 November, 1857, THE COURT, &c, • - WINDSOR, Tuesday.—There was no addition to the royal dinner party yesterday. The Queen, with Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold, walked in the Home Park, and visited her royal highness the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort went out shooting. Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Princess Louisa rode in the riding house. The Duke of Nemours visited her Majesty at the Castle. THE FRENCH GOVERNESS IN THE ROYAL FAMILY. Madame Louise Rollande de la Sange , who has for more than twelve years filled the office of French governess in the Royal circle, has just retired; bearing from the Palace a load of gratitude and favour. It is well known that the Queen and her children have parted from this lady with real regret ; and we feel sure that the public generally will follow her into her retirement with the best of good wishes. THE MARRIAGE OF PRINCE NAPOLEON.—The bar barians of Eastern India, offered annually a virgin's blood to the Goddess of Evil. Seven maidens formed the yearly oblation of the Grecian Islanders to their divinity. But what were these in comparison with the Iphigenias and Andromedas of modem •diplomacy ? They are chained to the stake, buried in foul labyrinths, delivered into the maw of monsters, bound hand and foot on the altar of policy ; and the last victim has been Clotilde of Savoy. Never, in history or in fable, was consummated a more ruthless sacrifice. That poor girl, now in her sixteenth year, saw the French Emperor's cousin for the first time last Monday ; next Sunday she is to be his wife. Her hUsband was only named to her after she had been irrevocably promised to him ; she, a child, helpless in the coarse hands of ambition, is made the Serena of an unholy alliance, and is placed, as a bribe and a tribute, at the feet of a Bonaparte who has already made for himself in Paris the reputation of an Imperial Beckford. Sorrow for her that she dwells in the frigid zone of 'society—that upon those lofty altitudes affection has no life and humanity no sway ; she is but wax that seals a treaty, ink that marks a frontier, a slave sold as the price of a protocol and a handful of bayonets. Such is the morality, such the nature, such the humiliation of Royal Europe. The girl's hand, said by foolish but fond traditions to bear on its palm an outline of the White Cross of Savoy, is passed into that of a stranger ; and, if the reports be authentic, she submits as a menial to her lord, although not, perhaps, without a secret shudder. But the world cannot be expected to sympathise with more than a passing emotion in her disgrace. It is true that, before reaching womanhood, she is thrust into the arms of a stranger ; but hers is the fortune of a Princess. She is not the first damsel of Royal blood whose bridal veil has been woven of tears, and - whose nuptial wreath has been a crown of thorns. She passes from her home into her prison; and when another scene opens to her eyes who knows of what colour it may be ? Yet she must suffer the penalty of being a King's daughter ; she is not married, but bar gained away'.; her father—to his shame—after negotiating a partnership of ambition with the French ruler, has 'thrown his Clotilde in as a bonus. What may 'be her -vicissitudes, her ignominy, her regrets, it is now too late to inquire. The unnatural immolation will have been completed next Sunday, exactly a fortnight after the youthful Princess was first stared at by the general officer, of Imperial extraction, who wore white plumes in the Crimea—who sprang from sordid obscurity—who was raised from nothingness by his parvenu relative's successful piracy—who naturahsed in France the gro tesque luxuries of Constantinople—and who then, for a certain fixed consideration, became the betrothed of Clotilde, who wears eight hundred years of ancestry upon her brow. To Europe the question is, why has this infamous barter taken place? It is not to be believed that Victor Emmanuel has eaten dirt disinterestedly, or that his child has been wedded, like Catherine of Russia, to a martinet imbecile without a stipulation. "My blood shall never mingle in the Courts of Kings," said Napoleon the Great,—although he afterwards thought it politic to take a bride whose Danubian beauty identified her with a family of Emperors. But he had genius, was popular in France, had acquired glory for himself and his soldiers ; he could have dispensed with " high connec tions." Louis Napoleon, however, as he came to Queen Victoria for a character, and was forced to marry the daughter of a Spanish Duchess after soliciting a score of Princesses in vain, goes to Turin for prestige. The Pope has not yet crowned him; he is still a monarch unconsecrated ; what, then, must he do ? It is not enough to be a great contractor for the rebeildin,g of Paris, or an irresponsible Admiralty Lord excavating docks and launching three-deckers, or a mute keeping watch over silence amid the moral ruins of France; in a word, it suffices not for Louis Napoleon that he should be a crownless Emperor without a halo, without claim to a high place in history, without a trace of his uncle's fame except that which he has borrowed and abused. Bonaparte, therefore, must be a conqueror. If he cannot win France to his dynasty, he may strike terror into Europe. Anglers of his class, however, fish in shallow streams. He saw that Victor Emmanuel panted for a position above his merits—that he appeared weary of the family left him by a wife whose death-bed was one of melancholy—that he was ready to be allured by profligate political schemes—and that the chimera of a Savoyard throne on the Seven Hills might dazzle him out of his self-respect, his conscience, and his natural feelings. We can well believe, however, that the intrigue was not one of recent origin ; it must have cost some pangs to a prince of ancient Italian blood ; even Victor Emmanuel could not prostrate himself in this Siamese attitude without a struggle and a show of reluc tance. But egotism has triumphed'; the family compact between France and Piedmont is signed; the political convention, as a matter of course, will fellow ; and the Italian Princess, almost before blooming into girlhood, is signed away to a Mephistopheles among the European Powers. Italy, as might have been expected, views this mar riage with apprehension ; the Lombards dread a French instead of an Austrian rule ; Naples remembers the dis appointments of Murat's reign; Rome understands well enough what is meant by an occupation of scarlet trousers and Algerian turbans, a usurpation of Manielukes and Ottoman Janissaries. Bat they all perceive how near to this revolution they are drawn by the new mar riage ala Mode at Turin. Henceforth, Victor Emmanuel and Louis Napoleon are brothers ; but they both hope that laurels will bud under the lily-garland, and that the sacerdotal benediction will be drowned before long in shouts of mutual victory. No statesman can view this marriage in a milder light. The Prince and Princess at the altar will resemble plenipotentiaries negotiating an alliance ; their retinues, by an imaginative eye, might be transfigured into squadrons and convoys ; and the hour in which Clotilde is saluted by the cannon of Paris, may fix the date at which the hordes of a rench invasion will swarm over the Alps. There are now upon the thrones of Europe two Sovereign Queens, three Emperors, and thirteen Kings, in addition to a Sultan, a Pope, with an ante-chamber full of reigning Princes and Grand Dukes. Surely, then, the heiress of Savoy might have been bestowed upon a less equivocal pretender. Happier for her to have pre sided over the toy-Court of Reuss-Schleiz, or to have been waited on by the five maids of honour composing the entourage of Schwarzbourg, Sonderhausen, than to have worn the chain of a Mediterranean Soulouque and to hazard a life of abasement for a few years of adula tion. She goes, however, like Briseis from the tent of Achilles ; she may be the Helen of a continental war ; her finger, bearing the Bonaparte ring, is an omen seen through a cloud ; her union with Prince Napoleon, after fourteen days of acquaintance, indicates the work that is in hand. Italy, loaded with fetters, blindly seeks a deliverer ' • and Piedmont, in her name, imitates the pagans of antiquity. A virgin Princess, manacled with golden bracelets, stripped of her hereditary pride, and doing bare-footed penance for the sins of her nation, is bound to the rock of St. Helena, and the world looks aghast ; not only because so hideous a ceremony is to take place, but because it forebodes a conspiracy against the peace of Europe. Not without a reward has Victor Emmanuel abandoned at once himself, his child, and the honour of his people. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILROADS.—A statement has just been presented of some of the prin cipal railway companies. That of the Erie is to the 30th September, 1858, and shows an actual deficit of £140,000. The total cost of this line has been £7,530,000, repre sented by £2,200,000 subscribed stock, £5,000,000 mortgaged bonds, and £330,000 debts for interest, &c. The Panama statement for the year shows a balance of £106,000 after paying 12 per cent. to the shareholders, appropriating £lO,OOO to the sinking fund. The survey of the Atlantic and Great Western line, which is intended to complete a new and unbroken broad gauge route from New York to St. Louis, by the construction of a link of 378 miles between the New York and Erie and the Western roads, had been completed by Mr. Kennard, of London, and very favourably reported upon. There are two other routes to the West, both of which pay largely, although they have disadvantages of elevation and of interruption of gauge, from which the new line will be free. The opposition to its construction has therefore been severe, but the statements brought against it do not appear to have been borne out.---Titn City Article. POACHING AFFRAY, AT SHELFORD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. A poaching affray, of a most violent character, took place early on Tuesday morning, at Shelford, in the preserves of the Earl of Chesterfield, seven miles from Nottingham. It appears that, about one o'clock that morning, six game-keepers were on the watch in the above grounds, when they discovered a number of nets, near to which were about twenty poachers. The keepers courageously attempted to capture some of the men, when a regular melee took place. Life preservers, loaded sticks, and other dangerous weapons were used by the poachers. The keepers let loose their dogs, when some of the poachers shouted out, " Stab them," and three dogs were shortly after seriously wounded. The scuffle between the poachers and keepers was terrible, and one of the latter, named Woodward, was fearfully wounded. Some of the poachers also received dangerous wounds. One of them, named Ward, received some severe blows on the head, and was captured. The keepers also succeeded in taking another of the poachers, named Woolaston alias Cur zons. Shortly afterwards the poachers took to flight. The captured men were on Tuesday, taken before Mr. R. Birkin, a county magistrate, and, after a short private examination, was remanded until Satur day. The poachers were disguised in slouched hats, and other kinds of wearing apparel. The police are actively engaged, endeavouring to secure more of the men. The keepers state that the wounded poacher, Ward, received his wound from the hands of his own party, it having been intended for one of the keepers, who eluded it, and the weapon fell with terrific violence upon the head of the captured poacher. Up to half past four that afternoon he had not been able to speak, and it is expected he will not recover. WBSTIIINSTER ABBEY.—A minor canonry in the Abbey has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Waters. It has been stated that it is likely to be conferred upon the minister of one of the district churches of St. Martin in-the-Fields, an appointment which, if made, will certainly not diminish the confidence which the Dean and Canons of Westminster have inspired in the public mind by their selection of minor canons for many years past. A more efficient body could not be found in any of our cathedral or collegiate churches.—Tinies. AUSTRALIA.-the estimated population of South Aus tralia, at the end of 1856, amounted to 104,708 souls, namely, 53,086 males, and 51,622 females. In 1856 there were 4,488 births, 1,147 deaths, and 1,172 marriages. The number of emigrants were 5,577, and of immigrants 15,418. There were 147 schools, and 6,833 scholars. The revenue of the colony amounted to £748,291, and the expenditure to £860,883. 430 vessels of 113,661 tons entered inwards, and 437 of 116,729 tons cleaed outwards. Seven vessels of 474 tons were built, and 18 of 1,850 tons were registered in 1856. The imports were valued at £1,366,529, and the exports at £1,665,740. The imports from the United Kingdom amounted to £855,722, and the exports thither to £633,380. About 25,399 square miles of land were leased, and the amount received. was £14,429. 203,423 acres of land were under crop, of whioh 162,011 were under wheat,. Prices ranged as follows (in 1856), viz.:— Wheat, 6s to 9s 6d per bushel; barley, 3s. 6d to 5s 6d ; oats, 4s 6d to 7s ; apples, 10d to is 6d per lb ; grapes, 3s to is 6d per lb ; and peaches, 9d to is 3d per doz. There were 22,660 horses, 272,460 horned heists, 1,962,460 sheep and lambs, 27,594 pigs, and 1,677 goats. The number of mines was 58 (only one gold). Domestic servants could earn £4O to £5O a-year, with board and lodging (females, £lO to £2O), and predial servants £4O to £6O (married couples) and single men £35 to £5O. Turning to the interesting, although small colony of Western Australia, it is found that the popula tion in 1856 was 13,391, there were 355 births, 96 deaths, and 99 marriages. The number of schools was 12, and of scholars 522. The revenue amounted to £51,170, and the expenditure to £46.990. 112 ships, of .26,681 tons, entered the colony in 1856, while 112, of 26,604 tons, cleared out. The value of the imports was £1122,938, and of the exports £44,740. 18,063 acres of land were under crop, and the live stock included 5,408 horses, 23,207 horned cattle, 177,717 sheep, 6,247 swine, and 1,258 goats. The average rate of wages was, of do mestic helps, £lO to £l5 a year; of predial, £l2 to £4O ; arpenters earned 8s a-day, painters Bs, sawyers 10s, and blacksmiths 10s. LIFE BOLT EXPENSES.-During the past year the - Royal National Life-boat Institution has incurred the following expenses, on either additional new life-boat stations, or the replacing of old boats, transporting carriages, and houses, by new ones-Norfolk- Cromer, 2761. 16s. "51 ; Mundesley, 2231. 9s. sd. ; Bacton, 377/. lls. 11d.; Palling, 272/. Ws. 6d. ; Winterton, 4001. 6s. 11d.; Yarmouth (two boats), 859/. 3s. 53. Suffolk -Lowestoft, 153/. 14s. 6d. ; Southwold, 127/. 19s. Ber wick, 73/.4 l3oulmer, 73/.; Alnwortb, 411.; Whitburn, 2471. ls. : Hornsea, 44/. 12s. ; Exmouth, 1401. ls. ; Appledore, 441. 12s. ' • Aberdovey, 138/. 3s. Id ; Rhyl, 52/. 17s. ; Penmon, 72/. 15s. ; Fleetwood, 140/. Is. ; Fraserburgh, 255/. 2s. 2d. ; Lossiemouth, 140/. Is. Ireland-Newcastle County Down, 282/. 75.; Dundalk, 1911. ls. ; Kilmore, 140/. is. ; Carnsore, 1871. .Bs. ; Tramore, 822/. 18s. 9d. ; Dungarvan ' 1911. ls; and Ardmore, 81/. 1 Is. sd. The Institution has also ,expended on the repairs, stores, alterations, and inspec tion of its numerous life-boats, boat-houses, and trans porting carriages, 2,714/. ss. 3d., making altogether a total of 8,265/7 3s. 9d. It has also granted, during the same period, 9521. as awards for saving 427 persons from 64 wrecks on our coasts. A. most satisfactory result, and clearly showing how much has been accomplished by the well-directed efforts which the Life-boat Institution has brought to bear on this humane cause. This great and national work has, however, only been accomplished by involving the society in a debt of 3,0471, and an ex penditure of 1,0001. from its small reserved capital. Impelled by every feeling which we hold dear, to save a fellow creature from an appalling death by shipwreck, one would suppose that the National Life-boat Institu tion had claims which came home to the hearts of every one and there pleaded for support and sympathy ; and most particularly does this apply to the United Kindom, which is so much indebted for so large a portion of its greatness and prosperity to its hardy seamen. In respect, then, of the Life-boat Institution, its objects being so truly national and philanthropic, we do not hesitate to recommend it earnestly, and on all occasions, to the support of those who are able to render it. That kelp was never more needed than at present, when, through the extraordinary exertions the society has made within the past few years, it has now eighty-one life-boats under its management. To maintain these boats in a state of thorough efficiency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated. We feel assured that after this plain statement of facts relative to one of our most useful societies, we shall soon have the pleasure to report a very large increase to its permanent income. THE INTERESTIN6 BALLET GIRL.—We have only just begun to forget the case of the interesting Scotch girl when we have a somewhat similar case filling the papers —that oi the interesting ballet girl. With all its features of horrid moral deformity, it is a sad, a pitiful story, and without any effort will easily point a moral or adorn a tale ; some thoughts are forced upon me as I write. What a sorry figure does a certain gentleman—manao•er, lessee, newspaper proprietor, hotel keeper. &c.,—cut, after having come forward with a subscription for the model of the heroine of the ballet, the Pamela of the stage. Hearing of the struggles to prevent her fall, he comes forward with an offer of an engagement and a sub scription, hoping that the Dean of Carlisle will now be convinced that there are virtuous women on the stage (as if he ever said there were not). It is re markable what follow-my-leaders the English are in such matters. A case of fictitious attempt at suicide appears, the magistrate commiserates the case, gives the prisoner a half sovereign out of the poor-box, and has no doubt that the press will mention the case. Forthwith A.B.C. and all the rest of the alphabet send subscriptions, and ultimately a very large amount of money is rolled together for what is possibly a sham after all. Look how the money rolled in for Miss Johnson, the cutler's daughter, here ; and was all the truth on her side ? I can only say that there are in London, to my personal knowledge, several respectable tradesmen and merchants who utterly disbelieve the statements against Mr. Johnson —statements which per se are incredible. Ido not write at random when I say, we may yet hear another side of this story. As to the ballet girl, she has shown herself artful and wicked : but I regret to add, that inquiries which I have made of several people intimately mixed up with the management of theatres, confirms my previous impression, that her case only differs from the rule in some of its details. Painful it is to learn that full one half of the girls who are brought forward in that volup tuous entertainment, the ballet , are justly char gea bl e with the grossest immorality , and that of the oth er h a lf suspicion of similar conduct is not without good grounds. Th e temptation to immorality on th e part of tleco rp de ballet are not equalled by those of anyi guinea a week, other sphere o f s life. The very highest pay is but a w n h d il t e hi o s l i l s only rest ly for the a e e fron el tr a o r w ies (s ay eig ht young wo men ), varying from 10s. to as low as 6s a week; and this, of course, is only during the season. Let any on e consider the friendless position of many of these girls, the beauty of most of them, th e atmosphere in which they the hours which they keep, a w n o g n el d s er w f wonderful eannodugsahy toifmake m itb e e ep. hat As th t e o t r h es e ul e t ase sho o ted ja b n e e Newell, it contains amp le materials of t ru th t o b e m i xe d up with a good d ea l of imagination, and for the whole to be produced, "price one penny," for the lo vers o f suc h lieuteetratupo.o. A d a y i or two hence we shall doubtless have k‘__ ury Times London correspondent. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE, On Tuesday afternoon, a fire, involving the destruction of several thousand pounds worth of property, broke out on the extensive range of premises belonging to Messrs. G. Spill and Co., patent waterproofers, situate on Stepney -green, and formerly known as the Old Farm house Workhouse. The property in question covered a large extent of ground, p ro b a bl y t wo an d a h a lf acres . The building in which the fire originated was over 100 feet long, and was termed the leather cloth factory, in which was stored a vast amount of property, consisting prin cipally of leather cloth. Adjoining this building was another, between 200 and 300 feet long, used as drying rooms and machinery working depots. In the latter compartments alone was deposited machinery and other goods roughly estimated at £2,000. The mom en t th e discovery was made, information was despatched t o th e engine stations for proper assistance, and in the various - of - a few minutes the engines of the parish, a private one, four of the A section under the command of Mr. Fogo, the chief officer of the A district, and another from Farringdon-street station, attended. Fortunately, a good supply of the East London Company's water having been obtained, the firemen went to work in an admirable manner, and copious streams of the water were thrown upon and into the blazing property ; but in spite of this the fearful element continued to spread, and had it been night time the reflection must have been seen from miles distant. Fortunately the firemen, by dint of great perseverance, managed to get the flames subdued, but not until the leather cloth factory (100 feet long and 25 feet wide) was burned to the ground, and the drying rooms (200 feet long), together with the machinery, severely damaged by fire, water, &c. Unfortunately, the sufferer was uninsured. The cause of the misfortune could not be ascertained. The 22nd company Royal Engineers (forinerly Sappers and Miners) which has been five years and nine months at the Mauritius, is the first on the station for relief, and expects to return to England in the sprilig. 'MILITIA LinnAßlEs.:—There are no fewer than 35 of these libraries in England, Scotland, and Wales, and nine in Ireland. They are centrically placed in each district, and are easily reached in half-an-hour, or an IMur by rail, from any place where the regiment may be quartered.— United Servic3 Gazette. The large stone dock which has been constructed at Chatham dockyard at a considerable outlay is now ready for the reception of any line-of-battle ship required to be fitted. The channel at the entrance to the basin has been considerably deepened by the piles which obstructed the entrance having been drawn, and the largest line-of battle ship in the navy can now be floated into the basin to be fitted or repaired. THE REPRESENTATION OF EAST WORCESTERSHIRE._ An address from the Hon. F. H. W. G. Calthorpe, son of Lord Calthorpe, is the first open solicitation of the suffrages of the electors of East Worcestershire which has yet appeared. An influential meeting of Liberals was held at Stourbridge, on Monday night, at which we believe resolutions were passed pledging those present to support Mr. Calthorpe.—Birmingham Post. ALARMING EXPLOSION OF GAS AT THE UNITED SERVICE CLUB HOUSE. On Tuesday evening, about five o'clock, considerable alarm was caused in the vicinity of Pall-mall, in consequence of a fearful explo sion taking . place in the basement (exterior) of the United Service Club House. The explosion took place whilst some workmen were at work, owing to a leakage from the main pipes. The workmen and firemen happily succeeded in allaying all further fears of danger, but considerable damage was done by the force of the explosion. _ hEBREW PUBLIC MEETING AT SYDNEY..—The Jews of Australia have received with considerable satisfaction the news of the admission of their "people" into Parliament; and as a proof of the fact a meeting was held at Sydney on the Bth November, for the purpose of expressing the sentiments of the Israelites in reference to the act of the present Government in allowing Baron Rothschild to take his seat in the Commons. Mr. Joseph Simmons was called on to take the chair. Speeches were made and resolutions adopted in accord ance with the object of the meeting. CLOSING OF THE WIGAN EXHIBITION.--This exhibi tion, which has during the past month been so great a source of enjoyment to the inhabitants of Win-an and the neighbourhood, was finally closed on Saturday evening last. Vete of thanks to the members of the borough, Colonel the Hon. James Lindsay, and the many other parties who have so generously contributed to it, were unanimously passed, as vas also one to the lathes who have for so lengthened a period given their services, The receipts have been upwards of £4OO, in additon to which a donation of £2O has been received from Henry Woods, Esq., M,P. It has been decided by the War Office to erect a battery, and other buildings, on the Lighthouse Island at the Mumbles, in Swansea Bay. It is understood that this battery is to be a powerful one, armed with heavy gnns, and destined to protect the numerous shipping which run into the roadstead for shelter on any change of wind, and which have amounted to 300 sail. Col. Vicars surveyed this site as far back as 1851. It seems that during the last war with the French, the Mumbles was used by the Admiralty as a rendezvous for the merchantmen of the whole British Channel, whence the convoys were escorted to various parts by the men-of-war. EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF NEGROES.— One Of the most extraordinary sales of slaves—not so much on account of their 1111111 bar ne 1../ • •. uuc YLae o uLainca lOT them, although even the number was very large—was made at public auction at the village of Autaugaville. 170 slaves, belonging to the estate of Richard Morton, were sold on twelve months' time, with interest added, for the enor mous sum of $160,000, being an average of $941 and a fraction over. In the large number composing the lot, were old and young, halt and lame, and one deaf and dumb. A girl aged 14, black, and a field hand, brought $1,935. A young fellow was bid off for s2,l6o.—Mont go merry Confederation. FRIO.II IFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT NEAR WOLVER HAMPTON. —One of those terrible accidents, occasioned by the snapping of drawing chains, occurred on Tuesday morning at a pit at Ellin g shall New Vill age, a b out two miles from Wolverhampton. The royalty is held by a butty miner named Edward Lees, and at about six a.m., as this person's brother, Emmanuel, along with another man, named Jarvis, were descending the shaft to begin work, the chain broke, and the skip, with the two unfor tunate men, was precipitated to the bottom, a depth of about thirty yards, the massive chain rushing down upon them. Lees was killed upon the spot, his spine being fractured and his skull driven in. Jarvis was severely injured ; several of his ribs have been forced into his left lung, and he cannot survive. S.. • LORD MONCK ON THE STATE OF IRELAND.—Ireland has, for some years past, been making enormous strides in the direction of order, peace, and prosperity. For the first time in her history, all classes of her inhabitants are convinced, by . practical experience, th a t they have an equal interest m maintaining the laws, in supporting the existing order of things, and in advancing the material prosperity of their country. I think any man, or body of men, will incur a very great responsibility, who, under such circumstances, takes any step which is calculated to suggest the idea that the "nobility and gentry " of Ire land have any interests inconsistent with those of the groat mass of the people, or that they seek for their o wn caste any privileges incompatible with the enjoyment by all classes of their fellow-countrymen, of the rights, and immunities of the Constitution. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE. —An inquest was held on Monday evening, by C. J. Carttar, Esq., coroner, a t th e Telegraph, Madenstone-hill, Greenwich, on the body of o thett h h e e r then oliEllen Wallis, a laundress, who was found d ea d i n a cistern at the back of her residence, in Cott age - place, on Saturday. Sophia Wallis, sister of the deceased, deposed that she last saw her alive on Wednesd ay. On Saturday morning, between five and six, deceased's SOD. came to heroul an a out of ae returned bed and di dfie s ns a c i d d r i It ! t i ci e ro.n h a os d fh l eh o e s wr t e. his n ts to o m e and gave the house, and thought of th e tank, into which she looked, couldn't and saw her sister's dead body. Witness alarmed a neighbour and sent for the police. No one lived in the house but the deceased and her child. She had appeared very strange of late, and had been low-spirited from the jtime of her husband's death, about four years ago. The ury, after a short deliberation, returned the following verdict : "That the deceased had committed suicide." BRITISH COURTESIES TO AMERICAN FILIBUSTERS.— The kind assistance and courtesies extended by Governor Seymour, of Belize, and the officers of her Britannic Majesty's steamer Basilisk to the shipwrecked vaga bonds on board the schooner Susan has created a marked sensation, and augmented the good feeling towards England in every circle and among all classes in this country. In view of the hostile feelings to which these self-styled heros gave vent when they ran away from our sheriffs, and their loud threats to fight every Englishman they met, the British officers might have imprisoned them, or sent 'them up for trial for their lives, and little notice would have been taken of as here. Instead of that, they looked upon friendshipthe unfortunate Americans, and in a spirit of them home to worthy of the highest praise, have Mobile, giving them a chance ., citizens. Congress and to become honest and industr t t o ou t b he general sense of should at once give expressio n ;solation of thanks to the the country, and concur in a . r and hospitality extended. for the courtesies to repentsenof their evil ways, British officers board the schooner Susan. Perhaps Mr. Cli ngman, who to the unfortunate Ame rican va gabonds wrecked on does all b th ro c gl p tt a io tr n io t ti ii e r , ou a g s h, h wi e i ca l n i n n o tr t od g i e ie t e te e C p l a a tri yto ot % Bu lvrer a resolution now called for,---Aretv York Herald. 1g to )11 of Least. dons ;a ifs that, on. Jetta, and utbl Elliot thso svim .enee; a nd :tape, e the, with 31i 55 minf, ) the chaps it is neral r his ;tra 9s a ll .neat Avg r the Tone t the first caw, )bent [l, the ,hen!- our. ' stet' elli sioo the