Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-02 00:00:00

&amnia! gates. THIS DAY Tux' DAY, the 2nd instant, at Twelve o'clock; at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, • - 30 Bales Surat COTTON, ex tiger, from Bombr,v. —Apply to •; • ' BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Cotton Brokers THIS DAT, the 2nd instant, at One o'cloelt, at the Brokers' Office, 7, Exchange-buildings, About 27 Bales low Surat COTTON, all faults. for further particulars, apply to HAYWOOD and McVICCATt • -- -- To whom it, may concern. Twts DAT, the 2nd instant, at Twelve o'clCek, at reet the - Brokers' Saleroom, Atherton-huildings, Dale-st, 85 Ballots ALPACA WOOL, damaged by sea water, per Tacna, from Islay.—Por catalogues, ke., apply to HUGHES and RONALD, Wool Brokers. Tsie Dia, the 2nd instant, at Twelve o'clock, in the Commercial Sale= 40in, 600 Cases Valentia ORAI,/GES, ex hint:l,a .s 300 A--Chests Vianna ORfr-NGES, t x Memento, 400 Cases 'Messina LEMONS, ex Adelaide, I 200 Bags Turkey NUTS. GEO. BADENACH and Apply to SON, Brokers TO-MOR TO-MORROW, the 3rd instant, at One 6'0(4, at the Public Saleroom Exchange-bUildings, About 1,000 Bales I.ow American and other COTTON. For further particulars, apply to It. L. Bolton, Esq., ' Mer chant ;or to TITP IERINGTON, GILL, and C o., ' Brokers. F ItIDAY On aceount of whom it m: On FRIDAY next, the 4th instant, jai One o'eloek, at the Brokers' Saleroom, 25, Temple-street, 33 Bags Portugal, 1 WOOL, 5 Bales Egyptian from Oporto; and lonia, from Alexandria, damag Apply to W. GREAME and Co., Brokers. ex Gratitm: by sea water SATURDAY. On account of whom it may concern. - On SATURDAY next, the sth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at :he Brokers' Office, 15, North John-street, L S 50 i-Barrels White Salted HERRINGS, (suitable for the West India market), landed ex 'Winifred; for Sydney, lying west side Sandon Dock Shed. -For par ticulars, apply to LAW and WYLIE, Brokers. NEXT MONTH On TIitRSDA7r, the 7th April next, at Twelvve t'cloc Public Saleroom, Exchange-bnildin s, 'BOO Chests Bengal INDIGO, 1 consisting of consumers and shippers.—Apply to Messrs. Thos and John Brocklebank, Merchants ; or to T. and 11. LITTLEDALE and Co., Brokers. at the FROM NEW ORLEANS ABNER STETSON, G. A. 1 to 8 A. L. I to 22 I B. M. 1 to 37 i WO B a l e s COTTON, P. R. 1 to 33 shipped per above ship by "Air. D. E. Platenius, of Ner Orleans. Consignees of above Cotton .4re hereby informed that the same has been -warehoused. and unless claimed within 'Fourteen days from date, be sold to defray freight and other charges.— Apply to BAKER, BARRON and Co., 19th February, 1859. 52, Tower-bUildings• East. On 54 ate, .JAMES BANKS, i CiVTLE-BUILDINGS DEIIBY-SQUARE, LIVERPOOL FENCING WlRE,plack, Bright, and Gaivanis< TELEGRAPH. WIRE and SIGNAL CORD, Wholesale and for Exportation TO EXPORTERS AND BOTTLERS. ON SALE, William Whitwell and Co.'s INDIA PALE AND MILD ALES, M first-rate condition. PARRT and. CO:, A Stores-15, North John-street. J. It CAMERON, CHRONNIETEIi lIANITEACTUI?EIt ANI? OPTICIAN, 54, SOUTH CASTLI-:STREET, LIVERPOOL.. CHRONOMETERS ON SALE OIL HIRE. GOLD and SLET 7 .Ei? WATCHES, SEXTANTS, QUADRANTS, BABOXETERS, TELESCO.P-ES, 4.e CHARTS FROM LATEST SURVEYS. lIISTORY OF TIIE WORKING . CLASSES, Every Saturday, in the NORTHERN DAILY Tars, Price One Penny. W ARM *WINTER CLOTHING, THE GENTLEMAN'S OUTFITTING WAREHOUSES, 26, BOLD-STREET. P. L. M.ACTAGGART. 24 AND INVERNESS WRAPPERS. OVER COATS.- DRESSING GOWNS DRAWERS AND VESTS:" FANCY FLANN/11. RAILWAY RUGS AND' PLAIDS IFUFFLERSIND SCARFS. I 7 7, - - FLANNELS AND BLANKETS. • BOYS' WINTER eILopIINP TO CORRESPONDENTS 'Under no circumstances can we insert communications not accompanied by the author's real name and address, not neces sarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &e.—TIIIS:DAY. THEATRE RovAt.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. ROYAL AMPHITHEA,TRE,--SiF Wm. and Lady Don. RENOLER'S CIRQIIE VARIETE—MiSCeIIaReGUS Attractions THE PARISIAN GALLERY OF AN.ti . cfstv, ParaGiSe-Stleet. MANGERS' MENAGERIE - Foot of Shaw's-brow. ROYAL COLLOSSEEM.—Miscellaneous Attractions. : PARISIAN - GIELERT OF ANAToNtY.-L-Paradise-street. For partiCulars see advertisements Mt Sth pap 'i t jnttijrn int r 3 WEDNESDAY; LARCH 2, 1859 THE DAY'S NEWS We are short of room to-day, and must be very ehtiry of summing up the day's news. In Parlia ment, we may notice that the Mersey Dock and Property Corporation Bill was defeated without a division ; that is, that the Liverpool docks shall not be rated for the benefit of the. poor. The other business in Parliament will, be found reported at length which its importance requires. The 'news from the Continent this morning is even more warlike than that we have already alluded to. The unanimity which .prevails among , the organs of the French Government in Paris, Brussels, and London, is an obvious sign that they are obeying a knot d'ordre„' The articles on Lord Cowley's mission which' have appeared in the Patrie, the Nord, the Independettce, and the Morning Post, might all proceed from the same pen. One and all set down the great fact of the ,demand of 'the Pope for the evacuation of his ter ritories, as a scheme concerted between his Holiness and the Austrian Government. Such a concession they declare nugatory, as long as the treaties are not revised . A correspondent adds : " I belieie I may assure you that the French' Government his 'not as yet sent an affirmative answer to the Pope's demand. for evacuation , and th at the French . troops shall not be withdrawn until Austri a shall have yielded on all the points at issue." It is fully understood that, on the commence ment of hostilities, General Canrobert takes the command in Lombardy ; and Admiral Perceval Duchenes that o f the fleet in the Adriatic. Mon talembert's periodical, Le Correspondent, comes out with an article from the pen of M. De Falloux, once Minister of President Louis Napoleon , at the time of the attack on the Roman Republic, depre cating any change in the clerical government of Central Italy. It is not likely that the Emperor will pay much attention to his former Minister :playing on an organ, the t unes of which have grated very harshly "on the imperial ears. Alarm , is felt in another quarter. Bavaria, fears the transit of a a French corps by the Lake of Constance, and has required of Austria that a :division should be q uar t ere d i n the • Voralberg. ACCounts from Hamburei, dated Feb. 24, state that the old muskets used in the contest of 1848, in the Duc h y a Schleswig-Holstein, have be en brought Out of the storehouses where they had slumbared these ten years, and are now being paeliid in cases of 25 each for shipment as a corn tdercial ,speculation to various parts of Italy. of the old. fiint:guns.used in Sicily by the -Ix4mrlation'inflB4B , llore the:-Undon Tower, mark, but •theitiirifal in, that islanddited from the days of Lord William Bentinck in 1810. At the Birkenhead Commissioners' meeting, held last night, the usual routine business was transacted, and was devoid of the slightest public interest. Mr. Gough qualified, and took his seat after his election, and then positively stated that another member of the Board was not duly quali fied to sit at the Board as a commissioner. The subjecl will be further discussed at the next meet ing, at which time the Law-clerk will report on the subject. The proceedings will bet found re ported elsewhere. The inauguration dinner of the Liverpool Reform Club took place in the London Hotel, Clayton square, last evening. Both in number and character the event was a complete success. Mr. Charles Willmer presided, and Mr. Robinson acted as vice-president. Several admirable addresses were delivered. Among the speakers was Mr. George Francis Train, of Boston. Owing to a press of important matter, we' are obliged to leave , out a report of the meeting a the needlewomens' institute, and other things, in cluding a notice of the performance at the Cabolie institute, for the benefit of the late Basil Baker. THE NEW REFORM BILL. MINISITRS have been true to their engagement, as to the introduction of a Reform such as it is. For the fourth time has the necessity of a further reform in Parliament been acknowledged in the Speech from the Throne at the opening of the Session, and the intimation given that a measure for the' accomplishment of thit important object would be brought forward by the Govern ment. The question has, in this way, been a 1 , Ministerial one, far the last ten years. And still . it remains to be settled. Her Majesty has now, 1 :: , again had to repeat to her Parliament, in vei7 much the same terms as before,—" Your attention will be called to the state of the !laws which regulate the representation of the people in Parliament, and I cannot doubt but that you will give to this great subject a degree of calm and impartial consideration, proportioned to the mag nitude of the interests involved in the result of your discussions." It is certainly true that attention has now again been called to the laws which , regulate the representation of the people in Parliament. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has introduced the Ministerial Reform Bill. And it now remains for Parliament to realise the hope so confidently expressed from the Throne, that they " will give to this great subject a degree of calm and impartial consideration, proportioned to the magnitude of the interests involved in the result of their discussions." With respect to the measure to which the calm and impartial consideration of Parlirimcnt has, in such anxious terms, been invited, we May say of it, in one word, that it will most seriously disap- point those who have shown the most eagerness for further reforms in Parliament. The agitation upon the question which has prevailed during the last three or four months, has been among re formers who could not possibly be expected to 13Q satisfied with so imperfect a measure --one that falls so very far short of their ideas of Parliamentary Reform, and, indeed, most probably, of their desires as to the ulterior re sults of such reform. 'We say it will disap point them ; and yet perhaps it will not, since they never, we believe, professed to expect any thing More comprehensive, or more sweeping, than it is, from the hands of a Conservative Govern ment. It is undoubtedly a Conservative measure, and they who really expected any other such measure from a ConserVative Ministry, are certainly somewhat unreasonable if. they complain of much disappointment. „They are r.e4sinable _enough in their 'complaints of • its shortcoraings : and imperfectionS ; ) and they.. will actact quit6 - !Cali';' sistently in opposing it, as of coarse they will do`,' tooth and nail, in its progress through Parliament:. But they did not look for anything better from the ' Derby Cabinet ; and they must therefore be'quite prepared to fall back upon 'their own more aclk • vanced and more capacious course. The Ministerial Measure it will have been seen, provides for an extension of the franchise in towns; td lodgers of a £2O a-year rental, to such as have had £6O in the Savings' Bank for a year, to those • who have £lO a-year funded property, to pension ers of £2O a-year, and to certain classes' Whose claims in some respect depend upon educaticrn. And 40s. freeholders are to be voters for boreughi. But there is to be no lowering of the present £lO franchise. In counties the lowering Of the occu pation franchise. to 'llO, and the transfer 9f,405. freeholders are the principal alterations prOpeSed, combined with a provision for keeping the consti tuency a county one intact. The increase of members is to be, four to the Nest Riding, too to South Lancashire, and two to Middlesexhund seven new boroughs arc to be enfranchisdd, namely, Birkenhead, Burnley, Staleybridge, Hartlepool, Gravesend; and West Bromwich and WedneOury THE NORTHERN TIMES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1859 surroundirig nations ; the great object being to strengthen and thereby ,perpetuate the same, by adapting it more and more closely to , the progreee and t nlightenment of the nation.,, e t As a measure certainly was expected to extend the electoral franchise, it cannot but be „ most grievously disappointing ; and we shall' have plenty of opportunities hereafter of pointing out its deficiencies in that — respect. Mrc BRIGHT'S measure has, in many of its provi sions, advantages on that score, and will no doubt very generally' meet with a r- popular preference: - It is upon this point that the rieople ( will.-feel ;most keenly the short-coming of the _Ministerial measures ; ancllnanyove doubt :not, will now-withdraw their .confidence. from a Ministry which they 'feel has fallen short of what was xpeeted Trom it on so important a question. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. T Dr. Hume'ihnew map, of Liverpool may be had, coloured, ecclesiastiCally, ' municipally, morally, and socially,. is each; or mounted for the pocket, 2s. LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE. —The first of a course of six public lectures, on " The Chemistry of the Non-Metallic Elements," will be given' at this Institute ' . to-night, at eight o'clock, by Professor, Hamilton. _ CORONER'S INQUESTS.—The Coroner held the follow ing inquests yesterday :—On the body of a child, named King, Ahitt - was Scalded to death. Verdict accordingly. On the body of Thomas Moore, , 89 years of age, who was killed by a runaway horse in the street: Verdict accord ingly. . On the body, Uf a child, named Jane McMillan, that was accidentally'killed in the street by a cart. Ver dict, same. SOUTHERN HOSPITAL. —Weekly Report.—Admitted : Aceidenta andT urgot emits, 48(1 medical and vurgical cases upon recommendation, 14 ; total, 62. Discharged : Cured, 3 relieved; 5 irrugular3o • died, ,, 2 ; .total, 10. Attending as out-patients, 46, - kerc;ainipg iq thejtospi tat, 61. Treasurer,: Sames Flotighton, :Visitors : W. Mountfield, 'Esq., 'mid S. Fluidly, Esa Honorary chaplain : Rev. W. Leveson. .'Physician and surgeon for Hthe ensuing week : Dr. , Carabron and Mr. Higginsdn. House surgeons : Mr. John M. Bateson and Mr. C. Pemberton. _ _ SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH :•110iFITAL. —We have renewed pleasure in recurring to the successful ball, held in the Royaj ' Assetubly' Rnoms4 Great George-street, last Wednesday evening, in aid of the above hospital, and would draw the attention of our readers to the satisfac tory statement of accounts as advertised in our columns, the very handsome sum' of ,C6O 10s 2d has been 'handed .over to the treasurer of the institution. —This is a °Tad 'lying proof of the benefits that Can be effected by a combination of political parties when they combine for a public good. We understand that it is the intention of -the promoters-to make it an annual ball, and most-- heartily wish them ever y success. GARSTON BOARD OF H EALTH.—The monthly meeting of thii local'board'of health df Garston district, Was hel yesterday evening at the public office, J.. 0. Morris, Esq., in the chair. The other.members present were —Alderman Cooper, Chidson, Heald, C. Chaloner, and Lightbody.• The proceedings of the last day's Meeting were read, and also of the finance and works committee, mid confirmed. The collectors accounts were 'read; examined, and con firmed. A letter from certain of the .inhabitants, referring_to sewerage, was read. It was referred to ithe_ works committee, , and, the report of the surveyor. A question arose about an action brought by'Mr:' &land in •` reference'to'n trespass alleged to have been made by the board, by sewerage on the shore. The question was referred .for examination. A. special meeting was fixed for the 30th of the present mouth, to elect four members in place of the, members who retire by rotation ; The . routine business was then transacted and the board adjourned. TORR AND LITTLEDALE'S ANNUAL. SALE OF FAT CATTLE.—Yesterday, the annual" 'sane of fat cattle, - &c., - belonging to Messrs. Torr and Littledale, took place at Bankfield Farm, near Eastham: The stock was exten sive, and the best judges-were heard, to say, that the qUality and finish in the feeding of the ahiinals could not have been better. The attention-- bestowed fm ' the breeding and rearing— of the ..stock . was visible in the cattle yesterday. . There was a large - attendance at the sale, and the business was brisk and encouraging.. The prices realised ;were; considered good, compared with the excellent qbality of the cattle. There. were 71 lots of black cattle, and seine half a score of hogs, all eliciting the applaCse of the large 'attenda*,cii of buyers. Tlib r heifers were 'Peculiarly fine. The majority of the purchases were made for the other side of `the water; but sonic of the primes; animals were. bought' for the Liiterneolliariet.' Amongst these were noticed two of the primest heifers purphaied by Mr.. Lowthiark," of John's daarket;! for Mr. Morrish's mer chant's dining-ronms,._Tithebarn-street, Where probably they will form " barons" rot lords and commons before long.. On the whole, the -Tato _was.a succesrul. one, TOXTETH,' BOARD OF HEALTH.—Yesterday a monthly meeting of this board,.was held at. the public offices, Park-road., , , The members present were IL S. Alpass, in the chair ; Messrs. E. Hughes, Wm. `Vain G. Walker, S. Siddeley, J. R. ,Darsie, and John Rogers. At the last meeting Mr. Hughes gave notice of motion, which he proceeded •to move, „ That this board do authorise their law clerk to apply for borrowing powers for two. years assessment, that we play. be enabled to borrow Money fOr'fifty years, which is required for paynri.at of ,the contemplated sewer in - §mithdown-lane. The motion was seconded by'-' Mr. Wainwright. The chairman moved an amendment, to the effect that the subject be deferred until we have ,ascertained the amount of sewer accommodation required , the wtavertree board of health. Mr. Siddeley'Secolided the amendment. Mr. Walker supported the amendment at some length. Mr. II:1411es in, a very fnrious speech supported—the original motion brought forward by him, durin which he made some laughable guns on the members of the board. - He said they had emtgratedto Newlands," : but it would not " Alpass" neither could they ‘.‘ Boult " • it; The amendment was carried unanimouSly, even Mr. Hughes voting for it. The, chairman moved that an advertise ment7be inserted in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, the Daily - Post, the Mercury, and the Journal, for tenders to execute the Smithdown-lane sewer. This ended the business. -;) 11 0 _ TIKE .MUSIC-HALL, BOSTON, U.S,, THEODORE PARKER. —lt was .Sunday,.and•Theodore Parker was to preach in the Music-hall. I' inquired the way to that place, bat might have found it without asking; for a living tide from all quarters of the city flowed thither, I fell into the stream, and was carried,riglit into tho hall. It has an out-of-the-way entrance, but•lnside is spacious, plain, and .sablimely simple. tis lighted by semi circular windows at the top of the walls, 4as two narrow galleries, and, in the body, long rows of neat little oval backed, blue-stiffed chairs, joined together. On the platform was a very plain desk, on .one end of which stood a vase of white water-lillie:i, on the other sr vase of mixed flowers, and the desk surrounded by detached little chairs, all occupied by special friends and admirers. The audience had an intellectual cast more than com mon, and many of them sat reading the Morning papers till the service should bagin. I sit anxiously . looking for the advent, of ,Theodore; and when t he does come he 'ran riot the smallest resemblance to my Theodore. ' Who corikVhave dreamt that . he . was that bal&headed, white-bearded, snubby-featured, Socrates looking, little old man ? Ah !• but only look at that large,rlong, bald 7 head, sloping up to the organ-of, firm ness.. What a world of power is there ! If he has.. the features of Socrates, he has also the brain. The appearance of age is still more increased when he opens his mouth, and speaks as if he wanted his teeth. But all seeming defects soon vanish. He gives out Long fellow's "'Psalm of Life," and reads it with a - force •of meaning with which it was never read before. When that is sung, he prays in a . style quite different. from that of other preachers,. wholly devoid of the hackneyed and cant phrases, and links earth and heaven with a . . . • chain - of-noble thought, in language-unsurpassed for beauty and strength. His lecture was on the Evangelical Christ, showing- what a monster the churches have made of the purest and manliest man, and how admirably they have succeeded in : defeating the whole purpose of his life. But to convey a true idea of the effect of that sermon would be an undertaking that not even Parker himself might attempt. What con ciseness ! What force!! What far-reaching thought and clenching argument in single sentences! It was like the elements all alive at once, moved by a God. Thought after thought flashed lightning ! Period on period came in thunder ! Where were the snubby fea tures, and the little man, now ? Under the shadow of 'those beetling brows, and by a spell-bound audience quite unseen. Time after time I thought all present would break into peals of applause ; but the sacredness or :the day, or habit, perhaps, restrained them. They toqfcrct - applxise i however, and eyes that .never knew each other before, now met, with beams of rccognitiofi. , His . serinons are written, by he . sca r cely , appegrs't6 ibfd, and, his action seems to arise wholly out of the fervour of his eloquence. 'Sometinies his hand comes down with terrific force, but it is aljtays accompanied with corresponding thoughts and worde. In illustration of a passage, 'he had occasion to pluck a waterlilly , which-'sanctified the whole vase, and at the conclusion they were all carried away as relics by the audience. I may add, that, without any exception, it was the greatest treat I heard in the way of a sermon. People were loath to leave tide soene•of so much admiration, and even in the street they hung about for a long time after."-:—From an unpublished' ILS, of a visit to the United States, by R.L. LIVERPOOT. AND MANCHESTER AGRICULTIJAAL Snow.— Yeiterday a special meeting of the local committee of this society was held at the Town-hall, the Mayor, W. Preston, Esq., presided. There was but a very thin at tendance. Mr. T. B. Ryder having read the minutes of the last meeting of this committee, from which it ap peared that the society had fixed upon holding its next annual show in Liverpool. He the subscrip tions which hadbeenreceived,from which it did not appear that the amount already subscribed was so large as might have been anticipated, considering the immense wealth of Liverpool ;,, but a. stroll* hope was expressed, that ere long they would be considerably augmented. It was also decided that all iabsaibers above one guinea should have free excess to the show-yard, and that the regu; lations should be the same as at Manchester, last year. and that the next meeting would be held on the 29th of March, when it was ,expected there would be a much" -larger assembly. A vote of thanks to the mayor con cluded the business. HOPE HALL LEartnizs.—Last evening, a lecture was delivered by Sir C: T. Bright, "On the progress of the Atlantic telegraph." The attendance was pretty numerous and'highly respectable. 'Several diagrams illustrative of the subject, as well as a number of instruments were in the room, which were used by the lecturer from time to to time in explanation of what he intended to convey to the audience. He commenced by giving the history of telegraphs from the earliest period in which men communicated with each other at a distance up till 1837, when Cook and Wheatstone laid down a portion of a line on the London and North Western Railway. He then went on to the Submarine Telegraph, and mentioned the various improvements that had been made since it was first tried, stating that the success of the undertaking depended on the use of‘gatta percha. With regard to the Atlantic Telegraph, though that voice was silent for the present throughout the deep, it was to be remembered that enough,had bion already done to convince all that distance which gas to be overcome need stand in the way, of communication with any portion of Her Majesty's dominions. ,He concluded by expressing a' hope that the Atlantic telegraph would soon be again in full opdration. A vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer, and the meeting separated. COUNTY COURT, Yesterday.---Before J. X. Blair, Esq., juige.---JUDGMENT.---At the sitting of the court his _Honour . _ gave judgment in the following case : LITTLER V. BURTON.--Tfie plaintiff in this case was a car proprietor in Edge-hill, who sought to recover the sum of £33.195, for injury done to two horses by the omnibus of the defendant, who is one of the bridewell keepers, and who is also contractor for conveying pri .soners between Walton gaol and the Police-court. The injury complained of was occasioned by the omnibus of the defendant being driven against a car belonging - to the plaintiff. The car was conveying a party to Hen glees Circus, and was proceeding down London-road at a moderate pace, when the omnibus, returning from ' Walton, was driven rapidly across the London-road. It came in collision with the b.orses Of the car, severely in- Tring one of them and permanently laming the other. he case - tvas heard on the 10th ult., at considerable length, Mr. Cobb - appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr. Bluck for the defendant. is Honour said, after con sidering the evidence and looking at the case in all its bearings, he had come to the conclusion that the accident had been occasioned entirely through the reckless con duct of the defendant's driver. The conduct of that driver was beyond all doubt very reprehensible. - It was clear he had driven very rapidly across London-road, one of the leading thoroughfares in the town. Judgment must, therefore, be for the plaintiff. On the question of damages,- however, he considered the full amount claimed had scarcely had been proved,to have been no more than was a fair compensation for the injury sustained. He should, therefore, give judgment for the plaintiff for £23 ss. 6 . 51. A number of insolvents came up on their: petitions, which our want of space compels us to omit this morning. LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY: ---Last night the Liverpool Philharmonic Society gave their second dress concert. Miss Dolby, Signori Belleti and Piatti'were the principal performers. The concert opened with Beet hoven's symphony in D, which was admirably played, though coldly received. Benedict's Sweet lovely chaste.," sung by the chorus, followed ; Signor Belleti then sang a recitative and air from " Ernani " and elicted an encore; after which Signor Piatti played a solo on the violoncello, Fra poco, from " Lucia di Lammermoor," with variations. Then Miss Dolby sang M cart's "Quandit veiy beautifully, The Benediction of the Poignards and th.en came the grand duet Bella Imago froth lc Semeramide," sung by • Miss aolby, with Signor Belletti. Mozart's overture Idomenco . followed, and concluded the . first part. T.he.overture to Ruy Bias opened the second. Linley's ballad Regret sang by Miss Dolby elicited an encore. Meyerbeer's trio for violin, violin cello, and piano forte; played by Mr. E..Thonlas,'Signor - Piatti, and Mr Toms, followed with great effect. After which the most brilliant effort of • the''. evening- Largo al factotum was sung by Signor B3lletti, and repeated ; a very tame four 'pare song, and ballads, Hy lodging is on the -cold ground, and • To: the :Way pole, sung by _Miss Dolby, and the spirited march from ‘`.The. camp of- Silesia'," by Meyerbeer, completes the programme of a very excellent concert. Signor Belletti was in fine voice and high spirits. Miss Dolby sung her music admirably, but appeared to be suffering slightly from. cold. . Signor Piatti scarcely.kept up. to what we have heard' from him before: The hall was fully and fashionably.. attended: Their' dress concert will take„ place on the sth of April, when "Judas MaccabenV b. - 3" performed, Sims Reeves being the tenor. . ' THE NEW REFORM BILL OPINIONS OF THE PRESS The• Daily News describes the measure as a miserable failure. The delusion is so obnoxious.that it will deceive no one, and, it asks; why is a Refottaßill imperatively required except to supply the great defect+ of the Bill of 1832 ? What is of real and is, pressing moment that the political rights of the working classes should be fairly recognised without. delay. Yet, instead of any attempt of this kind being made, the Government 'Bill studiously avoids the whole question. Not a single, bOiough is to be disfranchised. The manufactories of mock members are to remain, while numerous latge towns that have grown up since 1832, or - have outgrown - the measure of representation then accorded to them, are -to remain as they now are, destitute of political weight or influence in the councils of the empire. Ministers promised a bill to amend the representation of the people . in Parliament, and they bring in a,measure that does not refer_tO the people at all. The Tiine.s.,thinks that the-bill does not seem to deserve the condemnation lavished upon it. There would, per haps, be something like fairness in the objection that the bill was not a development of the Reform Act ; 144 it did not even profess- to bring that act up to the present day ; that it left immense anomalies not only unamended but even exa g gerated ; but whatever it leaves undone, it does a good deal. As an extension of the suffrage, it very far surpasses the act of 1832. By this bill almost .anybody might get a vote, if they thought it worth-while. On the whole, if we cannot undertake to press the measure on Parliament, we may ask for it a fair trial on its own merits, and its rejection only for the sake of a better and one more likely; to IA carried. . _ The Herald says the bill contains what most impartial men will be inclined to regard as an equitable iettlenient of a long pending. controversy. , • The Advertiser speaks of the measure' as an erroneous sham. i , The Morning Star remarks that the bill proclaims the finality of the Reform Act, in respect to that which was its one great defect. The courage that ventures to dis turb, without re-settling to thake trifling innovations and leave untouched enormous evils, willscarcely venture to face the storm crossed. The certainty of a Government defeat, and a dissolution of Parliament, is visibly created in certain quarters. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. —The Daily Netbs says that, from the admissions elicited .by the Earl of 'Clarendon, on Monday night, we now see why last week's ministerial explanations about France. and Austria being about tei leave the Papal States were received with incredulity in France. There had been no cOin - uon ,consultation, no compact, nothing like .a diplomatic transaction or event, to justify the announcement which last Friday evoked the cheers of the House. PARLIAMPINTARY PAYERS ON CHURCH RATES. —On Saturday morning, a supplementary return was issued relative to church expenditure in England and Wales durnig the last seven years. Returns are given by 543 additional parishes. Amongst these, the amount expended for church purposes is raised in 253 parishes from church . rates alone ; 53 from church rates and endowmenti ; in 21 from church rates, endowments, awl voluntary rates and' subseriptions; in 117 from church rates and voluntary fi ges 4nd o subscriptions ; .in 21 froth 'endowments_ alone_; from endowments and voluntarprite,s i end PU"; ;:alidlif! :3 0 from vol un t ar y rates lintrsubsOpPiiis *Re: 11).` 25 cases, the mo del in • which 'the ,amonut is rail is "Prom this•tabT4,l says a notv,if it appears that the element of church rates enters into 444 pansho t out of 543, or about five-sixths." MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—Timm/IT. TAXATION INVESTAENT BILL. The Taxation Investment Bill was read a second time, after some observations from the Lord Chancellor, Lords Campbell and Brougham, and other peers. ' JURORS IN CIVIL CASES BILL. The second reading of the Jurors in Civil Cases Bill was postponed. After some discussion, the house . adjourned at 6.30. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--TUESDAY THE MERSEY-DOCK AND HARBOUR CORPORATION BILL Mr. Horsfall moved the second reading of the Mersey Dock and Liverpool Corporation Property Bill. Mr. Headlam mov ed, as an amendment, that the Bill be read.a second time that day six months. There was a g eneral Bill on the subject now before a committee. Mr. J. A. Turner seconded the amendment. Mr. J. Ewart supported the second reading ; which, however, after some discussion,_ was negatived without a division. NEW 'WRITS New writs were ordered for North Wilts, in place of Mr. S. Estcourt, who had accepted the office of Home Secretary ; for West Sussex, in place of the Earl of March, who had accepted the office of President of the Poor-law Board ; for Northumberland, in place of Lord Loraine, who had accepted office in the Board of Trade ; and for Tewkesbury, in place of Mr. Lygon, who had ac cepted the office of one of the Lords of the Admiralty. ANINTITITY TAX (SCOTLAND) _ - . Mr. Black asked the Lord Advocate if was prepared to brille in a bill to relieve the towns of Scotland, now subject to the grievance of annuity tax for payment of the stipend of the ministers of the Established Church ; if lie would provide the same relief for Scotland as the Secretary of State for the Home Department proposes to give to England, in the case of church rates, viz. : that when the rate has been imposed, the collector shall take round certain papers, one of which shall contain a form wherein a person may simply declare that he conscien tiously objects to the payment of this rate, and whoever makes this declaration shall be exempted; and if he would bring in his bill at an early day. The Lord-Advocate replied that the subject was under the consideration of government, but he was not prepared to promise a bill, nor could he say that any such mode of exemption from church rates as thitt proposed for England would be recommended for Scotland. FISHERY LAWS. Mr. John Fitzgerald asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he proposes to introduce the bill for the consolidation or the fishery laws, prepared under the direction of the fishery commissioners, and referred to in their last report, or any -other bill on the subject. Lord Naas replied that a bill on this subject had been long ready, and would be produced as soon as some of the many Irish bills now before the house had been dis posed of. united These fifteen new members will have room made for them by taking one member from each of the following places, at present returning two each,—Honiton, Thetford, Eversham, Har wich, Wells, Richmond, Leominster, Andover► Tewkesbury, Marlborough, Knaresborough, Tot nes, Leamington, Ludlow, and Maldon. There is also to be a reform in the mode of registration,— the number of polling places is to be considerably increased,—and a system of voting by means of polling papers is to be adopted, for the convenience of such as do not choose, or are not able, to vote personally. Such are the leading features of the. new Reform Bill. It falls very far short, we repeat, of the wishes of those who have shevin the most eagerness and anxiety for further Parliamentary Reform, and will certainly, therefore, fail in settling the great question. Its reception by the House appears to have been, upo`n the whole, respectful, but cold, and unsympathising. How. the country receives it, we have' yet, of course, to learn. The House of Commons itself has a deep personal interest in its inactment, and will have many reasons for giving them an anxious, let us hope, at the same time, a calm and impartial consideration. It is the country, however, that has the first and greatest right to •be satisfied upon a subject which involves such a magnitude of its highest interests ; and it is for the c w o i u t n h try, more e , ainaness than and to pa r ,judge ti.aiit f y, of the measure with cmoeuanstiye., in its collective, its national capacity ; not this section of it or th I?utai a whole, acid aX tine for whose government and legislation 'there is a time honoured Constitution, the envy and admiration of CONSULXR OFFICERS IN JAPAN Mr. Monckton Milnes asked her rilajesty's Govern ment whether for the future persons appointed to Con sular offices in Japan, will tie submitted to the ordinary examination by the ciiil §ervice Commissioners, or to a special training similar to ,that now in prattice in the Consular Establishment in China ? Mr. S. Fitzgerald replied that a special tr.aining would be enforced for persons appointed to the Consular offices in Japan, and part of such training being instruction in the Japanese and Dutch languages. LMMIGRATION OF AFRICAN COOLIES In reply to Mr. Kinglake, Mr. S. Fitzgerald said, that an engagement had been entered into bettveen the French Government and our own, on the subject Of the immigration of African coolies. RESIGNATION OP MINISTERS Mr. Walpole asked the indulgence of the House while he made an explanation regarding the causes which had led to his retirement from office. He alluded to the misconceptions which had prevailed on the subject, which rendered his explanation the more necessary. When Lord Derby, last year, requested him to accept office he at first declined, both on private and public grounds, one only of these public grounds he felt necessary to mention, which was, the fear least he should be made to agree with the promised Reform Bill. On this point Lord Derby told him that he need not be pledged, and again urged him to join the ministry. He had (lotto so on the under standing that, if he found that he could not consent to the plan for reform, it would not be deemed dishonourable to himself or his colleagues if he resigned. It was now in consequence of the foreseen difficulty that he was no longer a member of the administration. He had .at the time felt the necessity of a measure of reform. He farther bore in . mind the declarations of Lord Derby in 1854, who had then expressly declared that there were two classes of constitutions—the one representing property, the other residence of members, the first belonging to the counties, the others to the boroughs. Lord Derby continued, that he trusted no measure would be introduced breaking down the dis tinctions of, franchise established between these two classes. He made his own opinion, which was in unison with those he had quoted, known to his colleagues during the autumn of last year. Nothing was decided by the Cabinet until the 25th of January of the present year, when the present ' arrangement of the franchise was adopted. He found himself in a minority, and felt that he had no alternative but to resign. He therefore addressed a letter to that effect to the Prime Minister. He said within if the principle in question had been proposed by Lords Palmerston or Russell, he should have strongly opposed it. His noble friend requested him to retain office till the measure was actually brought forward,. to which he con sented, being unwilling that they should meet parliament with a divided cabinet. It was for that reason that he sat for three weeks on the ministerial bench —his col leagues telling him that he had no right to resign till the government had irretrievably commttted itself to the measure. How with his opinion could he give the bill that ungrudging support which he ought, to have given it, if lie continued in office. It had been stated that he was in favour of a£6 franchise. He had admitted privately, that he thought certain fixed landmarks should be adopted, and that £2O yearly occupation in counties, and £6 rating in boroughs, were the best of such land marks, but he neverstated this to the cabinet. He declared his intention to support the cabinet as a private member, as earnestly as he had done if he had continued one of its members, warmly approving their foreign and domestic policy. The. Chancellor of the Exchequer roses but gave way to Mr Henley, who said that his reasons for resigning were similar to those of Mr. Walpole. When he accepted office, he had made but one condition, which was, that the reform question should be undertaken, and, was, like his right hon. friend, guided by the same opiniOn of Lord Derby which they had heard read. He argued strongly against the principle of identity of 'suffrage. By adOpting that principle they threw the whole power into the hands of one class. They drew a broad line, which the nation would strive to efface, and a revolution would be the inevitable result. He, too, when that principle was adopted, had tendered his resignation, and had been requested to remain for the same reasons He did so with great reluctance,' feeling all the while as if he was wearing a mask. He also thought that the franchise ought to be extended, and thus, under the circumstaucees, felt that he had no right to take part in the bill of the Government, and was' com pelled to resign. (A pause took place, in the expectation that Mr. Disraeli would rise, but the hon. gentleman kept his seat.) THE SHIPPING INTEREST. Mr. Lindsay then rose to call the attention of the house to the present condition of the shipping . interest, and to move for a select committee to inquire into the operation of certain burthens and restrictions, especially affecting merchant shipping. He traced the rise and progress of our shipping, and entered at large into the question of the Navigation Laws, defendinc , their repeal. He ob served that, if either the last few l years foreign• shipping had increased in a greater proportion than our own, the latter had increased in a greater proportion than ever it had before. The comparison should be not with foreign nations, but with our own. The depression of the shipping interests was due to other causes. He alluded to many of the grievances of the shipowners, and demanded that inquiry be made into the burthens specially affecting them. Mr. Liddell seconded the motion. The shipping interest was in a very- depressed condition, it suffered under disadvantages which demanded the intervention of the Legislation. Mr. Crawford said, that the original motion related only to the imposts on shipping, while , he thought the legal restriction imposed upon them equally injuriously. He moved an addition to the motion, that the com mittee inquire further intothe operation of the following statutes 9 and 10 Vie. c. 93, an act for compensating the families of persons killed by accident, The Mer chant Shipping Act 1854; The Merchant Shipping Amendment Act PassengerslBss , the Act 1855, and the Chinese Passengers Act 1856. Mr. Collier on seconding the amendment - expressed his•,satisfaction that the Government had consented to grant the committee over-legislation was amongst the worst evils affecting the shipping interest. • Mr. Horsfall also approved of the amendment. He complained complained of the absence of that r.tiprocity - to which' our measiires entitle us. The; Liverpool '-ship owners - did not demand that parliament• should adopt a retrograde legislation—they only asked that they should not be placed in a disadvantageous position as 1.139' the foreign shipowners. ;c 3 cican ti4l l4 Mr. Labouchere was ready to remove Px l Y - 7 but ' 1 4 of which the shipowners would fairly complaul' them not think that the British shipowner - 0 0 position which prevented him from a fair conipetitio the foreigners. e 01 . ri t Sir - J. Northcote on the part of the Gos'erld willing to assent to the motion, which he sh° resisted if ,he thought it involved any repeal of the Navigation Laws. After some remarks from Mr. Fenwick, fi r. Claj ~ Ingram, and Mr. Ridley, be M. Cardwell urged that the inquiry 410111C 1 to as possible, thinking at the same time that ve t o evil was beyond the reach of legislation, all' much must not be expected from it. AP Mr. Henley did not think that the inquirY extended beyond the burthens of the ship P i ng After some further discussion, the 0-- agreed to question CRIMINAL APPEALS. 111 g Mr. McMahon obtained leave to bring secure a right of appeal in crimPlAtt, after some observations in approval by the General, who promised a bill of his own if t 3 hon. member was not satisfactory.. ENDOWED SCHOOLS. bill fl Mr. Dillwyn obtained leave to bring in a better regulation of Endowed Schools. PETITIONS OF RIGHT. tO 3 Mr. Bovill obtained leave to bring in a the law relating to petitions of right. ENCLOSURE OF LAND BILL. r 1 titi The Enclosure of Land Bill was read a tit', passed. flott The other orders were disposed of, and the journed at ten minutes past twelve. LATEST TELEGRA3IS. USTRIA. VIENNA, Feb. 28, l A Bs9.—Lord Cowley Pre his credentials this morning. SARDINIA. nf the TURIN, March lst.—ln execution - p'ed° °l concerning the loan, the official - 1 oit Gazette publishes a decree, by whi ch tbe bc of finance is authorised to alienat e ' - .1 1 . subscription, one million five hunuret a tepr' francs of the 5 . per cent. Rente, at seventy nine. THE BRAZILS. on LISBON, Feb. 28.—The Tamar ha s f 'f fe . the Brazil mails, and left Rio 1511%.01° 7th Feb; The Tamar will lea` het fo morning for Southampton. On iler out, she reached Rio Janeiro f r° re }l ampton on the 2nd instant. 11 , / ,,, e ; cfr sc political news from, the Brazils. nieet fever were few. The minister and tb e pirO, United States have left Monte Video fg The President Lopez has accepted the 11 7 0 , 04 the Brazilian government. Mr. Vrejprg' panied by Guito, has departed for whither the ministers of 4e) 13 Sardinia has also gone. The been expelled , from Monte Video. te o4l Rio JANEIRO. Commercial lll Exchange on London, 26, 2 51 ' el 251; on Paris, 370, to 380 ; oo n „. 695, to 705. The Tamar brillit'i,ry on London to the amount of £550,0t Ffri of which are on the account of Government, she also brings a rn 'y amounting to 1,300,000 f., and 0n A 1411: 300,000 marks banco. Coffee : g 0 - 2 O tlt , quoted 5000 to 6,100, reis ; stock 01111 :; 0 4'' ', : The roads continue bad. The ocport," atl)' from January 8, to. February 7, wa s 11 THE FRENCH FUO; p l y PARIS, Tuesday, March Ist., 1 -T, for Bourse opens flat, and Renter 67.°° account. vre p. 2.12 p.m.—lt is rumoured that the teld4 will immediately quit the Roman c of te Lord Cowley's first interview has /1 factory . Rentes 67.75. all 5 3.33 p.m.—The Bourse closes Sl at, tendency. Rentes 67.50 for Moilei' March Account Austrian Rail s(3l- ceo ell declined nine francs, and Lorabilt d° francs. - FOREIGN INTELLO FRANCE. The Paris correspondent of th e :o4 12 `1 on Monday night, says the eliaoc r o"-0, war are still the same. It is Ce.n e that the disinclination for war ti on at large surprises, irritate s the Emperor. Among the high e aes iC e n army there is very little or rio The debate in the Imperial ParliP'lec" night • has produced an excellent" esotliLl English Alliance is regarded as, n 11 5 the best guarantee against a di; i • as ; The correspondent of the 06 3 % 41 - I t change in the situation, and s ays t"tted of 1 as threatening as ever. It is reP l9 fi o r circles that three divisions of th,e i t,'"ae o , ol 4 forthwith to march to Lyons. l'tert i .A r Pope for the evacuation of his 'ar t , garded at Paris us a scheme c°,„necrOlerj His Holiness and the Austrian go' .0 GERMAN r te o ; • Thirty-nine members of the Ivl,lpre4, ber have issued a strong address,r,o",p the armaments in France are nx establishing vassal states for the 114711'i'aD4 This is the view entertained g ull t tti man radicals. Unless the EtriP tliti t war projects it is asserted t to r sovereigns will have no choi ce bu tion against him _The Journal deßom lT e A st L a, Y te . s to t li t; W ales, accompanied by his suite' convent of Irish Dominic a ns. , r t Letters received from Frailic'°-itt the continuance of the works Ste bridge over the Rhine, betweel tb burg, have been stopped, till paid off. ... ,tdheinT L anten o e r ve. d evo piCowleyenna correspondent of to Vit , lett' has presented fit usTitlf:a. 1 : 0 . le are so disgusted 11/Ulc/11840d for war, in order to end the prose" • VS°At? n exemptedxi ty en t s o i forThffeecting theet effecting a new diStnjotst the qreation of a general tas estotn, M on annio.sdfteof REFORMSFia N e hPasitr fe from it, and one for g h t e eo i" ho t l h d e ers la w nd i - i • emPted, a ne w distribut otaxl.uttao:otiov Lord mSissionnhictsl4ll;.(eithtl :111 without ie abating the hope's 7 oln. Turin correspondent o 10 is ; opinion that the real knot of t! . `` Foo l .1 Itsh in the Roman States, not 1,11,e s•er.: reforms.: if . orms ,required in these Stir war will be over for the present' Austria consents to the