The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-18 00:00:00

-.-'OItEIGN INTELLIGENCE FRANCE. PARIS, TunDAY EVENING. th - ue Itinveror and the Prince of Prussia return Is evening from Fontainebleau. The Empress proceeded thither this morning to witness the hunt In the forest. The Conferences do not seem to excite so much interest as they did some days Sin ft , e t ) * This probably arises from the knowledge at there will be a majority against Russia, that -I- ran " and England are perfectly d'accord, how- I~ur the Contrary may be pretended ; and that n : a will offer no ser i ous r e s ista nc e on the dis ed p o i nts. I believe the Czar has very recently fetz,ptTssed. his indifference (whether he felt it or .13 another question) about the British fleet " o g in the Bl ac k S ea. sr, A courier arrived from Berlin last night, and ti vl. 2 : cee ded at once to Fontainebleau ; another iav . eU this morning with despatches for the Prus- Mn minister. Zhe Revue des Deux Mondes of the Ist instant -4tai lled an article by the well•known political e ree°flornist, M. Mi c h e l C hevalier. It h as b een P u blished i n a separate f orm. It i s i nten d e d as th r e e P l Y to the report of M. Mimerel, presented to Council General of the department of the Nord Itll4,,,iftts session of the present year, against the "It r eforms ; and, notwithstanding its concise 85' is as Complete a refutation of the doctrines of p ro hibitionists as has ever issued from the Vv1:1 of that distinguished writer, He exposes the groee 0 ,errors which M. Mimerel and his party have ;v lll l , l lll ,,,` t ted, and denounces the selfishness which hi ° keep the French tariff as it has been—the (),,3„.t exclusive of any in Europe. C hevalier is of opinion that the London and p ar , Exhibition s offered the most favourable op -4nity f or t h e abolishmeut of the proh i bit i ve 6 Yste ro, Ari• If (I Says)! on the day following the distribution of wit z le; - Moniteur had published a decree abolishing no 0,,J1 ionr or six months, every species of prohibition, utte red d have been surprised, and no one would have Al pha a Complaint. Against prohibition, which is the fact er ; an d Omega of th e F renc h C ustom -h ouse , i n mans eve, Products the cry was unanimous. People were instoniThed at the silence of the government, .and ti g!ettee i t did not profit by the unanimity of public opinion. g9vernment might have done so by a simple decree, ,o"fatatterwards demanded the sanction of the legislature, h a d eXPerienCe had shown the wisdom of the measure and rr.re-assured the timid. the -u? the apathy of the government he attributes hn‘4l3sequent efforts of the protectionist party. anill'l!art was once more encouraged to resistance, ch ar t h e y Project of law presented the Chamber, tion a i e terisecl as it was by excess of cireumspec abs,;l,l34astauch as the auties it proposed in place of as th:' e r o hibitibn we re exor bitant, was denounced biti v - the of natio na l i n d us t r y. "" e :*rgument th at t h e a b o liti on o f the prohi- Of 1.0 Y s teni will be followed by an inundation thexhreign. Manufactured products in the French faet ori et ' a nd finally the shutting up of the mann- Si ezo l; M. Chevalier replies : °f n roh - Mimerel commenced his camain in th! cause f lo renc, Ibition, which he p roolaims to be t h e palladium o fret r,',l in dustry, it h as di sa pp eare d i n m a ny States,— bee r ."' all in England, in Holland, and in Piedmont ; it has e 4 i 4 e y a ee bolish e d i n Austria, and Spa i n and Russ i a reta i n t iges of it. P russ i a ha s never known it—at let 'hat 1814 . Are the manufactories of those countries acti yo u P on that account ? Certainly not : they are more Protife;,7erY day. F ran ce, then, stands an exception in hibit e ; the 19-20ths of manufactured articles are pro . - t1 e ,..„t0 our tariff, but there are here and there some ar t • are not prohibited—such as silken tissues, spun • and certain varieties of thread and wool. Now, witC„' ,ia the production of these articles at an end day;"" Is it not, on the contrary, considerable, and every 13;,1 nnc reasing ; Even in France. since 1836, some probt leti'eahakhave been removed, and . have the manufactures now more lost that protection disappeared ? Are they not ago nuore flourishing than ever ? A little more than a year a decree temporarily removed the prohibition which • eted vessels built in foreign countries, and those vessels 'titlt considered as French on the payment of a moderate therefrom H as ship building in France suffered an prohibition the indispensable condition of the existence of our dock ,Etrd3. It it were the case, that while other countries so l ow V s " without th at protection, we should b e a t th e ver y i 1 step of th e l a d der. j' s a mistake t o suppose that foreign competit i on wou ld to kl!arily lo wer t h e price of manufactured articles, so as • 'l leil ,.. e ,oetatb:iarnger th e i r production and reduce wages. A great of manufactur e d art i c l es are pro d uce d by us as .ex port Y as they are abroad; these are the articles which we /f ivr ~,,.1 1e Y already represent a sum of 4100,000,000 f. h e ~ „,." - Lirnerel consults the Tableau du Commerce for 1855, tio:lset see at page XIII., that the amount of our exporta- Pro m ' ll manufactured articles has been 1,080,000 ,000. N eolo n i o t hat he w ill have to deduct what is sent to our e e which are reserved markets; but he will see at of the same T a bl eau t h at th e colonies, including Ivhi o b . , , o nly stand i n our fore i gn tra d e f or 8 p er cent., If wo , Le aves 1,000 , 0 00,000 E to our trade under competit ion. shEt L i i i len examin e h ow these 1,000,000,000 E are made up, eliaed i t see that nearly all the great categories of our mer threadee figure in them. We find our woollen, cotton, tane e ' ; .! l ad hemp man u f ac tu r es, oar silks, &c., out ' 41 . 1 its appliances, our metals, our dressed vatet;,,goidanaiths' wor k , j ewe ll ery , mo d es , c l oc ks and s' B l inatz etn re! woollen re, cu tlery, the manifold articles of Parisian perfumery and soaps, arms, plating, cotton om threads, refined sugars, potter in d us trial large a word, the whole of our .or lar ze s 'lmoda, and the greatest part stand on the list for ural ones n 'itrie e i ti t tns • Ido not now sped( of natural prod ucts, . f properly so called, such as wines and 1,1/1°,4 w eAiritti oo liquors, corn, raw wools, madder, raw silks, come ; z r ' h oith G : e ' r e gga, butter, fruits, oil seeds and fruits, cattle, o Similar produce, which form another mass .b o f uianu e et7j ii ratic m to the amount of 478,000,000. The form f:aSi:tnuriian,gthat, in strictness, nearly the whole _of the industry of France, without speaking of DrohiAßrierntal industry, could well do without, not only *hen ltio n, but even any protective duty whatever, for , for e i„,,People export merchandise they, of course exci t e • ooMpetition on its own ground, and this is a proof that :e do not fear it. The Tableau du Commerce . sh . o . ws e sll ... ch °F our prod u cts as are protected by prohibition 400 CmPrised in our exportations for a sum of about f t 130 ,000 e, br:, re futes the assertion of M. Mimerel that in the u lAhave low prices it is necessary that wages , A th `, uo reduced aoteiri—r," efficacious means than the reduction of wages to *bich C heap articles is the improving of the machinerytthat th e I, .producis them. M. Mimerel states in his repo r t less ih nce of stuff s i n F rance at thi s mome nt is four times prices i n' 1816 . If, as he pretends, it was impossible for of to fil Without at the same time lowering the w ages he workmen, wages ought at this day to be on ly t beri, jd of what they were '4O years ago. Now, since th at hav erise w ages have not been reduced ; on the contrary, t h ey .hgla if wages regulated the price of manuf acture s , al • 'Pree n 11- 'a of all countries of Europe the one w herel It i s, leltB, without exception, should be the dearest, w h er eas is 1 113 8 4 ; il Y°nd all compathon, that in which manual labou r shoul d '511137 r emunerated, By the same reasoning, Naples Oro oe the country which produces the cheapest, as wages abour is er e . e i re tue lowest. The very reverse is the fact. England, more highly paid, produces cheaper than de ni "tber f ~t -e greater part of her manufactures ; the king- I s tatio e c l e Two Sicilies, where labour obtains the lowest i 'ace produces dearest. In what does the differ 4aPro co scion, In this, that England employs the most INTvried machinery and the best implements, eatebi?h,_eralier shows that no proposition is better rler t t la ued than that the improvement of machi en4"nstead of depriving the labouring classes of iri n ' il , ° r Y en t, gives, by an increased sale of the buttCb4actured article, employment to a greater wer'iteuredfol4 more number of hands. There are, for instance, a printeTs at present than there It i,,, e 9,l 3 3'ista before the discovery of Guttenburg. ie G'aienlated that previous to the use of machinery e ha , v e at Britain there were but 7,900 operatives ‘kler e in the cotton manufacture ;20 years later th at , , were 2 50,000. At present, probably more . L 1,4.1,500,000 individuals gain a living for their li n „ d ' e a in the various manufactories in the United ta ke tl°4l. Railways, which it was believed would ry , 1 ? Place of horses and render them unneces twice give employment, directly or ind i rectly, to l'revite as m any persons and animals as were required . r hui , - , -- us to their construction. The secret of this Prj e "Pileation of labour consists in the reduced th e 8 of the article manufactured, and consequently Of v g,reate r consumption. In reply to the assertion th e "", _advocates o f t h e pro hibiti ve s y s t em , t h at irltr Ob ject of th e B r i t i sh G overnmen t w h en it d e °44 bed a liberal system of commerce was to z i nY rival manufactories, the author says : u uoubt when England introduced this great change in THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. her commercial legislation, she sought to satisfy ber own interests, and the event proved that in so doing she was well inspired, but it cannot be denied that the measures sbe adopted were likewise eminently favourable to French inter ests, and that there was no reason to condemn her policy. If ever a government deserved the applause of mankind it was that of England under these circumstances. What would the prohibitionists have said if the parts were reversed, and if it were the French government which had, without demanding any reciprocity, opened the entire extent of her territory to British produce, free of duty, or subject only to ten par cent ? What would they have said if this change in our tariff was limited only to Articles in which it is noto rious we excel, such an millinery, bronzes, stained paper of superior quality, articles of Paris, silks, merinos. They would have poured forth a flood of metaphors. M. Mimerel would have repeated with increased solemnity what he said twenty years ago when spun cotton of N 0.143 and upwards was allow ed to enter, and three years since, when Belgian cottons were allowed in on paying a duty of 30 per cent. viz., that the manufacture of all these articles was ruined in France. He would say so, I may be permitted to add, with as little reason, for everybody knows what has become of all those sinister predictions. The manufacture of cotton thread of No. 143 and upwards has increased tenfold in France since its importation has been authorized ; and as to Belgian cottons, with which we were to be inundated, the most in significant quantity, less than five quintals in fact, was im ported in 1855." _ _ The pamphlet of M. Chevalier has been largely circulated. It can hardly fail to bring conviction home to all who read it, at least all who are not influenced by the merest selfishness in maintaining the pre'sent barbarous system, or who are invincibly ignorant. The following is an extract of a letter from Spain, under date the 12th inst : General Pielago, one of the most distinguished officers in the corps, was dismissed yesterday from his post of Director General of Public Works, because he was found too honest ; not only he would not take bribes himself, but would not suffer others to take them, and it is precisely in this depart ment that there is perhaps, the best opportunity for officials to make money. He is succeeded by one of the editors of the Espana. On M. Pidal acquainting the Queen on the evening of the Bth with the attempt made on the King of Naples, her Majesty was affected to tears, and said to those around her that the was not only grieved on her uncle's account, but because it was further evidence of the hatred entertained towards the Bourbons. The clergy are at work both with her and the King, in order to obtain the cancelling of ',he sales of national pro perty effected for the last eight or ten years, the re-establish ment of the convents, and also a sort of ecclesiastical tribunal for protecting the morals of the people—in fact, an Inquisition. They have various agents here representing the Archbishops and Bishops. The Archbishop of Santiago and the Bishops of Tuy, Orense, Lugo, Mondonedo, Oviedo, and Astorga, are representented by a very in. triguing mitred Abbot, named Cristoval Hernandez. The arrogance of the clergy is beginning to pass all bounds. A despatch from Rome of the 11th announces that Queen Maria Christina had arrived there the same day, and had soon after an audience of the Pope The following private telegraphic despatches have been received : MARSEILLES, DEC. 15. The. Journal de Constantinople of the Bth gives the fol lowing under the head of" Serious News : On the 22nd of November, the Russian General Philip son re-took Soujak Kaleh, and drove out the Circassians, after an obstinate resistance. On the following day the same General captured a Turkish brig and 18 boats, under pretence that their papers were not regular. Some other boats escaped and got into Trebizonde, where the Consul drew up reports of the affair. A proclamation by Persia accepts the war declared against her by England. " The English," says the Journal de Constantinople. " have already taken possession of the islands of Ormuz and Barrack. Russian troops are concentrated on the Araxes. The friendly mediation of France is expected?' "TEHERAN, Nov. 7. " There have been great rejoicings on the occasion of the capture of Herat. They were, however, rendered dull by the death of the Prince, presumptive heir to the throne, six years of age. The Shah is profoundly affected by his loss, • although be has still two sons." The Correspondance Havas publishes a curious plan of campaign in case of an intervention by Russia in favour of Persia against England. It is given in a letter from St. Petersburg, of the 7th : Reports have reached the Minister of War from several of the Generals who command the different detached corps in Asia. It is stated that General Chruleff, who commands the most advanced position, has submitted to the Minister a plan of campaign which could be successfully executed by the troops under his orders. He was waiting, before mov ing, for the arrival at Tiflis of Prince Baryatinski, who was still occupied in inspecting the new Asiatic frontiers. The new Governor General of all the Caucasian possessions has extended his tour of inspection on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea, where Russian Generals had already corn mmced, in the time of the Emperor Nicholas, to erect four or five fortified stations, which will secure to Russia the possession of that coast. All the war steamers are now fully manned by the arrival of a large body of seamen from the naval ports. This squadron may at any time be used for the conveyance of provisions and military stores to the troops stationed at Khiva and to those who have taken possession of different islands in the Caspian Sea, and who are thus placed in the immediate reighbourhood of the Persian port of Asterabad. According to the opinion of staff officers who have served in that country, all the military arrangements there, have been made with so much order and regularity that the Russian columns may at the first signal enter Pers;a at three points at the same time. The first corps, composed of two divisions of infantry, with artillery and light cavalry, may without difficulty penetrate from Nachitecheran to Choi and to Tabriz ; the second corps, in moving from BAlcou, may proceed along the western coast of the Caspian Sea as far as Asterabad, where, supported by the Russian squadron, it would readily cross the fertile valley as far as Herat. The third corps may penetrate in the Khoras san and into Khiva. These strategic combinations have been prepared from the first moment that information was received at St. Petersburg of the projects of England on Persia. - ---- - On the other hand, a letter from St. Petersburg, of the same date, in the Borsenhalle of Hamburg, says : " The statement made by several foreign journals of a convention having been concluded between Persia and Russia, by which the latter is bound to assist the former, is comple ely untounded. Neither is it true that there are Russian officers in the service of Persia. The two officers, MM. Duhamel, stated by the journals to be with the Persian army before Herat, are now in this capital, one in the Senate, and the other unemployed. The military move ments made by Russia are solely confined to placing a corps of observation on the Persian frontier." Ox beef and likewise mutton have fallen 2c the kilmogramme in Paris. Cow► beef has risen 8c and veal 4e the kilogramme. The price of bread of the first quality is 47c the kilogramme. The deposits received in the Paris Savings Banks on Sunday and Monday last amounted to 368,991 f. —the deposits withdrawn to 490,163 f. The Moniteur publishes a report to the Emperor from Marshal Vaillant, Minister of War, proposing in consequence of the daily increase in the general and special affairs, which tends to make the labours of the Council of the Government of Algeria more and more arduous, to add to the members of that body the Inspector General of Finance in the colony and the directors of the political bureau and of Arab affairs. The report is followed by a decreo carrying out the above recommendation. The Debats announces the death of M. de Sal vandy. A letter from Serajevo, of the 13th of November, in the Moniteur, says : Mehemet Rechid Pasha, the new Governor-general of the province of Bosnia, has arrived, and taken possession of his post. His predecessor, lineschid Pasha, named governor of the province of Monastir, left two days after for his new residence. The firman nominating the new governor has been read publicly, in presence of the Pasha, the general commanding the military division, the members of the Grand Council of the province, and the seperior officers of the garrison: After the document had been read, Mehemet Rechid Pasha, addressing the inhabitants who were present in great numbers at the ceremony, exhorted Mussulmans and Christians to treat each other as brothers and as members of the same family, declaring that such was the will of the Sultan, who considered all classes of his subjects as called on equally to participate in the benefits of his reforms. The Pasha added that he would cause that wash to be respected, by himself setting the first example of tolerance. These words produced a marked impres sion, and augur well for the administration of the new govelnor. A letter from Algiers, of the 12th inst, announces a successful razzia accomplished by Captains Colomb and Leroux, against the tribes of the Hamyans and Djembas, who had refused to submit to the French domination. After an obstinate resistance the Djembas were put to flight, with the loss of forty killed and seventy wounded, 15,000 sheep and 1,800 camels remained in the hand's of the French. At the same time General de Beau fort'made an excursion, with a moveable column, towards the northern frontier. His rear gUard was attacked by the hostile tribes. The general wheeled round, attacked the assailants, and dispersed them with a loss of sixty killed. among whom were three marabouts remarkable for their fanaticism. The Three per Cents closed to-day at 661. 30c. for the end of the month, and the Four and a Half at 91 f. ; Orleans Railway shame, 1,300 f. ; Great Northern, 9301.; Strasburg, 805 f.; ditto new shares, 740 f: ; Paris and Lyons, 1,355 f.; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 1,725 f. ; Western of France, 855 f ; Bordeaux and Cette, 7551.; Great Central of France, 600 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 1,445 f. ; Austrian Railways, 787 f. 50 c. STATE OF NAPLES. NAPLES, DEC. 11 Later inquires, as well as the tone of the state- ment given by the Official Journal of the late detestable attempt, so tar confirm my former re port that I have little to correct. Some addition, of course, had to be made, as but a very short interval of time transpired between the fact I re. corded and the hour of posting. Without re capitulating the details which you have already had, I shall content myself with giving you what is new. His Majesty, who was on horseback, and not more than 15 or 20 feet from the soldiers who were passing before him, was alone, with the Hereditary Prince also on horseback a little behind him, and the Queen and her family also behind on the right. On the 3rd Cacciatori defiling in front of the Royal person, a soldier darted from the ranks, and with his sword-bayonet slanting upwards, made a thrust at the King, which had it taken effect must have killed him on the spot. The bayonet, however, striking against the handle of the pistol, glanced aside, and wounded His Majesty slightly in the side. Failing in his first attempt, and without any impediment, as far as I can discover, he was about to renew the blow, when Lieut.-Colonel Latour, who had been despatched by His Majesty to a dis tant part of the field, coming up, and perceiving what was going on, rode down the man. On his being arrested, and the officers of justice attempting to bind him, lie said that it was quite unnecessary, as he should make no attempt to escape. He was then removed from the ground as I have already described. His Majesty, it cannot be denied, dis played great pluck ; and by his sangfroid and collectedness of manner we have probably been saved from consequences which it is fearful to con template. He suppressed all movement, reassured those about him, and continued the review as though nothing had happened. From what I hear too, he was the means of saving the life of the assassin, who, but for his interference, would pro bably have been sacrificed on the spot. His Majesty had more real courage than those about him. On the troops leaving the ground, ho accompanied them some distance on the road, occasionally addressing a word to the Swiss who were by his side; and on arriving at the palace, immediately left for his evening drive, together with his family. During his absence the foreign ministers and ministers of state went to the palace to pay their respects, and were received by the Prince Bisignano ; during the evening, too, many others went to offer their con gratulations; but I have not heard of any (at least of the foreign ministers) who saw his Majesty except Mons Buschenthal, minister ot the Argentine Republic. To a question as to whether he had been wounded, his Majesty replied, " slightly." In the course of the evening the examination of the prisoner, which I have reported, took place, and which corresponded well with the spirit at least of the official report. It is added that the prisoner spoke with great bitterness of of the expedition of General Nunziante into Calabria, which had brought death and ruin into his family, and which he swore to avenge on the ".cause" of all. If what I hear be true, he further said that his only regret in dying was that he had not accomplished his intent. He seems to possess much firmness, and considerable intelligence, is of gentle birth, and was educated as a priest, having been expelled from college for misconduct in 1848, when he joined the insurgents. Arrested on suspicion of conspiracy against the life of the King, he was set at liberty on the ground of the evidence being insufficient. That evidence was, acconling to law, deposited in tho archives of the Grant Criminal Court, to be again brought against him should other misssing links be found. He was, there fore, under the surveillance of the police, and it was only through the negligence or the connivance of the Syndic that he could have procured his pass and come to Naples. The Syndic, therefore, of San Benedetto, and two other persons have, I hear, been arrested by a telegraphic order. F seemed at first to be very doubtful in what way he was to be proceeded against. (He has since been hung.) Some distinguished personages on the ground proposed that a court-martial should be formed forthwith, and punishment be thereupon in flicted. It now seems not improbable that he will be tried in the ordinary criminal courts, and that the old evidence will be adduced against him. Doubtless strong efforts are being made to elicit from him whether he had any accomplices, and I regret to say that in many quarters I hear that torture has been applied. It is -no new thing to hear of it in Naples, not slightly reported merely, but stoutly asserted, and with many details. Nothing, however, has transpired as yet to show that he had any accomplices, or that he was in any way connected with the great Liberal party of the country. A medical man from the hospital of Trinita has been sent to examine him, to ascertain whether he be mad or not ; but the report was, that he is, on the contrary, not only sane. but endowed with extraordinary intelligence. It has been said too, that his Majesty was anxious to pardon him, but that there was a strong senti ment in the palace against such a step. The regi ment to which the prisoner belonged was closely confined to barracks on its return from the review, and was strictly interrogated. On the 9th, an . address was issued by the Cardinal to all the clergy of Naples, ordering a Te Dem to be held in the churches, and circulars to people of some conside ration, and invitations from the police agents have been sent to the inhabitants of the capital requesting them to illuminate. The act is called spontaneous in the official journal—nothing is spontaneous in the country, nor does the Government desire that it should be so; even the appearance of satisfac tion is more highly appreciated when it is the result of an order. It is unnecessary, therefore,'to say that the illumination was general in the centre of the city, and the effigy of the assumed Protector of Naples and of their Majesties was perceptible above the portraits of the King and Queen in many public places. The King has been out driving every day since the dastardly attempt, and there have been receptions every evening at the Palace, but it would be false to say that however strong is the moral feeling which condemns the late attempt, that anything like enthusiasm has been manifested. The demeanour of the public has been a strong protest against a crime which violates the first principles of morality and religion, and which injures a cause it is meant to serve ; but the de meanour of the public has expressed nothing more. There are some featurs in the case which I must be permitted to notice before I conclude my letter. The assassin seems to have made the attempt on private grounds, the sufferings of his family pm eyed upon his mind. He had no accomplices, indeed, had little communication with any one in Naples; and participation in his crime, therefore, cannot be imputed to a party. The party of Progress in the country, patient and suffering, hoping against hope for many a year, have never been stained even by the suspicion of such an act. Let no attempt, therefore, be made for retrogradist purposes to blacken a large and increasing party. Again, the prisoner made his attempt under such circumstances, that had he succeeded he must have known that his life would have been the immediate forfeit. It shows the deep devotion to the cause for which he Sacrificed himself, and this fact should lead to serious thought. It is the first too of the kind which has occurred in the history of this country. Amid all the distu r b ance an d revolutions by' which this unhappy country has been rent, a I subject has never before attempted the life of his sovereign. " Viva it Re!" has been the cry with which attempts subversive of order had been generally made, but it is a startling fact that Ferdinand 11. has been the first of the sovereigns of this country whose life a subject has endeavoured to take away. In 183 two men, named Rossarol and Lanciolotto, conspired against the life of his Majesty, but the conspiracy was happily discovered, and his Majesty on making his appearance at the Teatro Fiorentini on the following night was cheered to the echo, but on the present occasion cold respect only has been accorded, and the publio sentiment has been that of abhorrence of a viola tion of morality. There are circumstances in the present deliverance of the King calculated to create a deep impression on the Royal mind. In the midst of his family, surrounded by his courtiers and the flower of his troops, his life has been attempted, not by a civilian, but by one of that very body on whom his Majesty has always leant for support in carrying out his system of govern ment. May the right use be made of this event, and may the King, uninfluenced by darker feelings, or by the adulation of courtiers, who too often flatter but to betray, consider at this moment what is due to himself, to his family, and to his people. The Official Journal of the Two Sicilies has the following article on the late outbreak near Palermo : The tranquil populations of Sicily have ones again manifested their fidelity and devotedness to the King, and their horror of the disturbances which formerly cost so many tears and so much sorrow. A few days ago, the unexpected news arrived that Francesco Bentivegna had assembled all the malefactors he could find, who, having nothing to lose, are always disposed by their guilty passions to throw themselves into the most hazardous and culpable enterprises, and that he was endeavouring to cause Mezzoiuso, Willafrate, Ciminna, and Ventimiglia, to arise in insurrection. lle!inaugurated this phantom Of outbreak by burning the judicial archives of the dis. trict, and pillaging the public treasuries. The popu lations of those villages saw this mob pass, without raising a single cry in reply to the excitations of those who wished to ravish from Sicily the posses sion of the order, tranquillity, and security which she has enjoyed for long years ; they saw them pass, stupefied at the sight of the evil deeds by which they outraged the honour of families, the property of private persons, the sanctity of the laws which protect the great interests of society. They saw them pass, and were plunged into consternation at the idea of the frightful evils and the incalculable dangers which might have resulted for the country. The pertubators, in consequence, soon lost all hope of misleadingthese peaceable populations, and making them the instruments of their wild designs. In vain, Ben tivenga, to encourage the revolt, cried out that foreign armies had disembarked at Palermo, and on the other points of the island to assist the insurrection; in vain did he endeavour to prove that he had displayed his standard " under the patronage of the foreigner" (sotto it patrocinio dello straniero); in vain by the violence of his language did he endeavour to intimidate public opinion; all the communes remained firm in their duty, while the surround ing populations took arms to repel the handful of insurgents, and hundreds of urban guards marched against them by the road of Leercara, under the orders of the snb-intendent of the district, Chevalier Parisi. The official journal then states that Bentivenga, as already mentioned, was four months ago, to gether with several of those who took part in his rising, arrested for conspiracy, and was released for want of sufficient proof. One band of insur gents, it says, made an attempt to seize Cefalu, but was dispersed by troops commanded by Lieut.. Colonels Marra and Ghio, who were sent from Palermo, and by the companies of arms of the same province, after which it sought refuge in the woods and mountains, but a portion of the band soon after made their submission to the authorities, and the others, among whom were Bentivenga and the principal chiefs, were arrested by the public force. The journal remarks, in conclusion, that the Government has obtained all these results by the simple vigour of its attitude, " without firing a single shot or shedding a drop of blood." SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 12th in s t. ___ The Madrid Gazette contains a royal o;dinanCe, appointing Don Ramon de Echavarria Director- General of Pnblic Works, with a salary of 50,000 reals a year. Don Ramon was formerly Director of Penitentiary Establishments, and lately an Inspector of Railways. The Bishops of Orense and Almeria have pre sented an address to the Queen, in which they express their gratitude for the benefits she has conferred on the Church of Spain, which they say always was, and ever will be, the firmest rampart of the Spanish Throne and of the Catholic nation cpnfided by Providence to the royal solicitude. Wheat has slightly fallen at Madrid. 1,877 faneguas were sold at the corn market at from 86 to 97 reals. • EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 6. The departure of the Viceroy on his way to the southern provinces constitutes the chief event of the past fortnight. His Highness left Cairo on the 27th. ult., and his absence from this country, it i s said, will be prolonged over a period of from three to four months. Among the limited number of Europeans who accompany his Highness are M Mougel Bey, the constructor of the Barrage, and M. de Lesseps, the projector of the proposed isthmus of Suez Canal, who arrived at Alexandria from Marseilles on the 22d ult. It has been decided that the expedition or ganised by M. l'Escayrac de Lauture for the explo ration of the White Nile will for the present not proceed beyond Assonan. Among other schemes that have of late occupied public attention a prominent position has been held by the projected formation of a company for running a line of steamers between Suez and the principal ports of the Red Sea. The proposal originated with the Viceroy, whose chief object was that of affording greater travelling facilities to the immense numbers of pilgrims who annually visit the holy cities of the Hedjaz, at the same time entertaining hopes that more frequent and regular communication will t en d to develope commercial intercourse between Egypt and the countries bordering on the Red Sea. A board of directors, composed of six Turks and six European merchants, was formed, and the presidency given to Mustapha Bey, the Viceroy, and son of the late Ibraham Pasha, but the project remained in abeyance pending the concession of a firman from the Porte, At a meeting of the directors it has however been announced, though not officially, that the Sultan has granted the requisite permission, and that he has subscribed a sum of £2.000 towards the undertaking. The Viceroy himself will be the chief shareholder, and his portion of the capital will be supplied from the deposits in the old Egyptian Bank, which have long been unproductive, and which together with a fixed rate of interest will be guaranteed by the Egyptian Government. PENINS ULAR MAILS. ARRIVAL OF THE ALHAMBRA. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) By Express. SOUtHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Alhambra, Capt. Joy, arrived here this evening, having been detained in the Channel all night by a dense fog. During the homeward passage she experienced very severe weather, strong N.W. gales and high seas. Her dates are—Gibraltar, Dec. 6th; Cadiz, 7th; Lisbon, 11th ; and Vigo, 12th. In addition to the usual mails and sixteen pas sengers, the Alhambra brings £21,489 in specie, and the following cargo :-79 boxes eggs, 4 casks wine and 2 cases, 6 boxes lemons, 202 packages chesnuts, 16 boxes dates, 887 do. oranges, 38 do. almonds, 690 do. figs, 723 do. raisins, 46 do. tange rines, and 10 packages of sundries. By this arrival there is not much intelligence of interest. Don Henrique Bomo, one of the richest men in Portugal, is dead. George Crofton, the Englishman who discovered the coal and iron mines in Batalha, has had his claim of first discoverer allowed by the Portuguese Government. Indian corn is admitted into Portugal free of duty. Foreign salt can be imported at a duty of 10 reas per NO lbs. weight. The duty on vegeta bles, coal, and firewood is now nominal ; vessels of all nations laden with cereals are freed from ton nage dues. The duty on fish is reduced. The English and Prussian squadrons are report ed to be off the Rock. The cholera has ceased in Portugal. At Lisbon the operations in foreign exchanges have been limited. The rate of exchange on Lon don fell to 53 for 90 days . A new vessel from Lisbon, bound for the Brazils, had been out two days, and bore up from stress of weather, when she touched on the shoals, which caused her to leak. She was laden with wine and coke, and the leakage causing confu sion, she was run on shore. All the boats of the fleet went to her assistance. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, GIBRALTAR.—AmavED Nov. 29.—The brig Serhowy, 15 days from Palermo, with a general cargo, for Liverpool, (cleared). Ist Dec.—steamer Frankfort, 5 4 days from Liverpool, with bale goods for Gibraltar, Genoa, apd Na ples, (cleared) ; steamer Mcseow, 9 days from Liverpool, with iron for Syria and Constantinople, (cleared). 2nd— steamer, transport, Jura, 4 days from Malta, with invalids for Liverpool ; steamer Calpe, 23 days from Genoa, 18 from Leghorn, 11 from Naples, and 6 from Palermo, with a gene ral cargo for Liverpool,(cleared). 3d—steamer Corinthian, 9 days from Patras and 6 from Malta, with currants for Liver pool, (cleared) ; the steamer Andes,ll days from Smyrna and 6 from Malta, with a general cargo for Liverpool (cleared). Gibraltar exchange on London at 90 days date 49 15-161 s ; Paris do., sf. 29e.; Msrsielles do., Of. 30c.; Genoa do., sf. 32c ; Madrid, 8 days sight, f, dis.; Cadiz, do., A die. Freights to Loudon and out ports in the United Kingdom, 125 per ton, and 10 per cent. PROSPECTS OF THE MONEY MARKET. The prospects of the money market are decidedly brightening. The position of the Bank of England is daily becoming stronger; and the commercial demand for money, though active, is merely that usually ob served at the close of the year. The impression is gain ing ground aniongst dealers in money, not merely that the highest point has been reached, but that the existing in evitable result cannot be maintained mach longer, An result of this change in public opinion is an increased desire on the part of capitalists, small and great, to employ their money forthwith, lest they should lose th e e chances of the market. Thus long-d a t e d c ommerc ial paper, uount which counted, only a nlesson very y ew weeks ago onerousterms, co n u o lnot w d combmeadnidss in many quarters a preference over bills of shorter date. The evident tendency of this state of things is a further decline in the value of money. So long as distrust pre vails, coupled with uncertainty as to how high the rates of discount may rise, many moneyed people refuse to lend at all, except under such conditions as ensure them the power of immediately withdrawing their funds. They calculate, shrewdly enough, that they will secure a highly advantageous position in the market by keeping their capital at command, at a time when the demands of borrowers are urgent and general. There are many who make a practice, when their judgment tells them that a period of monetary stringency is at band, of turning into cash every description of joint stock and commercial security held by them, and awaiting the course of events. This wary policy doubtless tends to aggra vate the pressure so long as it lasts ; but directly symtoms of a reaction become apparent, the downward movement of the rates is greatly accelerated, by the eagerness to lend shown by parties in this position. This seems to be the prominent feature of the market at the present moment, and we shall be surprised if it does not quickly lead to its natural result—a further decline in the rates of interest. An examination of the position of the Bank of England will fully confirm the more cheerful view now prevalent. Comparing the latest re turn with that for the week ending the Ist November, when the Bank terms were 6 per cent, for 60 days, and 7 per cent. for 95 days' bills, a sensible improvement is presented. The aggregate of deposits—Treasury and " other"—exhibits an increase of £541,472 ; whilst the total securities held in the banking department—Govern ment and the " other"—show the important decline of 1,760,705/. It is a favourable sign that 1,663,7311. of this latter sum is in the "other" securities, the total of which is now reduced to 17,389,7151., against 19,053,4461. on the Ist Nov. The falling off in this item becomes the more encouraging when we recall to mind the advanced period of the financial quarter, and also the fact that the Bank has resumed advances upon Government stock during the shutting of the transfer books. Adding together the two sums above enumerated, viz., 541,4721, increase in deposits, and 1,760,705/. decrease in securities we have a total of 2,302,177/., which prima facie may be regarded as indicating a positive increase in the Bank's means. Referring to the reserve of unemployed notes, we find an addition nearly equal to this sum, viz., 2,207,7151., the reserve standing now at the satisfactory figure of 5,151,3801. against 2,943,665/. on the Ist ult. The increase in the coin and bullion is also important, amount ing to 889,8711. It is symptomatic of the director's con fidence in the gradual subsidence of the recent pressure that the last return, extending to the 6th inst., presents a feature which has not been witnessed for many weeks, viz., an increase of 186,000/. in the Government securities. It is natural to Infer that this sum represents Government stock pledged by the Bank in the Stock Exchange at the commencement of the late monetary derangement,and now withdrawn. Had the Bank left this stock in the market, it would have been compelled at the Stock Exchange monthly settlement of the 4th inst. to pay some 6 or 7 per cent. per annum interest for the accommodation ; and as raised d as a i e natural t t ou o nr r could a s i t heco na not e consequence. nict m es .pwl Future withdrawal a h r we i higher et returns fromr r n a s t rates theltlhe probablymmn aorkeeyt exhibit further additions under the head of Government securities, as the positio n o f t h e institution becomes stronger, and its available means increase. In several well informed quarters we even hear the suspicion expressed that the Bank has recently purchased stock in the open market. We are unwilling to impute blame unless upon very positive evidence, and will therefore confine ourselves for the present to hinting that the public would view with deep disapproba tion any undue tampering with the stock markets.— The Bank could not be permitted to use its information to cause changes in the funds for it own profit. Were a system of this kind to be connived at, we might soon be subjected to the scandal of seeing the Bank buying or selling in the market, to the loss of less favoured parties, and backing up its operations by alterations in the rates of discount. We must refuse to believe that the directors will attempt to employ in so questionable a manner funds which would be inuch more legitimately devoted to supplying the wants of commerce. Whilst the Bank of England has thus materially strengthened its position, the Bank of France has also made progress in the same satisfaetory direction. The increase, shown in the last return, of £1,388,000 in the coin and bullion, accompanied by a decline of nearly half a million sterling in the floating circulation, proves that the immediate difficulties of the bullion drain have been to a consi derable extent surmounted, and warrants the hope of a sounder state of the money market, But, above all, confidence must be inspired by the wholesome rigour with which the Bank has dealt with the Bourse. On the 12th of June last the aggregate of advances on Rentes and railway securities was no less than £6,970,800. There has since been a continual reduction, and the total is now only £2,357,100. In thus adopting, regardless of' the appli cations, of the Bourse, the advice tendered to it by all impartial observers, the Bank of France bas shown more independence of action than most parties had looked for. The restrictive process has now been carried so far as to produce the expected favourable results, and the time seems to have arrived when some relaxation may be looked for. In so far as the Bourse is concerned, the directors will do well to keep the reins tight ; but French trade requires assistance, and most persons would rejoice were measures in this sense to be immediately adopted, The Bank of France seems to be waiting for the Bank of England to move first; and indeed we see no valid reason why the extraordinarily high rate of 64 per cent. should be longer maintained here. In this wealthy country, the best supplied with capital in the world, seven and even six per cent. is an unnaturally high value for money to bear; and experience proves that a very exceptional state of things is required to maintain such extreme terms. The more re-assuring aspect of monetary affairs in France, despite the violent fluctua tions of the Bourse which arise rather from the monster operations of individual speculators, than from withany legitimate action ; the more f avoura bl e movement of the Chinese exchanges, which h as somew h at c h ecked the flow of silver to that quarter; and th e recent f all in the price of silver in Loudon, fo r m sa ti s f actory features. Doubtless large quantities of si l ver w ill continue to be remitted by each mail to th e E as t, an d , other influences, will tend to diffuse our fresh supplies of gold over Europe, and to prevent money from becom ing cheap. But, we repeat, the existing high rates cannot be much longer maintained, and a reduction may now be looked for from week to week.—Daily News of Yesterday. LIVERPOOL CHEMIST S ' A SSOCIATION.—A reference t o our advertising columns will s h o W that a converssz i one , & c ., o f this society takes place this evening, which will . be well worthy of attendi ng, as the proceed i ngs w ill be va ri ed and interesting. A GENTLEMAN WIFE BEATER. There are some characters in this world who although passing for and moving in the society of gentlemen, are nothing but monsters in human form. An instance of this kind has just been before one of the London police courts, on Tuesday. Mr. Frederick Ashley Thompson, a sharebroker, residing in Thorp.cottages, Richmond road, Dalston, was brought up in custody before Mr. D'Eyncourt, charged with having crue ll y maltreated his wife. The complainant, a prepossessing and ladylike young person, stated that she had been married five years to the defendant, who had been in the frequent habit of subjecting her to personal violence without the slightest provocation. On the previous evening, he returned home in a state of extreme excitement, and having elicited from her that she had been out shopping with her landlady, he assailed her with the foulest epithets for presuming to leave the house without his sanc tion. Feeling greatly alarmed at his menacing language and demeanour, she hurried out of the room, but was overtaken by the defendant, who commenced an unmer ciful attack upon her, and struck her several violent blows about the face and head. She ultimately succeeded in escaping into the s reet ; but finding that she was followed by the defendant, she made the best of her way to the station house, and placed herself under the protection of the police. In answer to the charge, the defendant said that he had acted under feelings of strong exasperation at the time, and that he greatly regretted what had occurred. Mr. D'Eyncourt expressed his surprise that a gentleman in the plaintiff's position should have been guilty of an outrage which was gene rally eonfined to persons in the lowest class of society ; but as the fault was not of an aggravated character, he should order him to pay a penalty of £5, or two months' imprisonment; in addition to which be must find sub stantial bail for the further term of three months. PUBLIC RECEPTION OF DR. LIVINGSTON, THE AFRICAN TRAVELLER. On Tuesday a public reception was given by the friends and admirers of Dr. Livingston, to that gentleman, at the Free mason's Tavern, Great Queen street. The Earl of Shaftes bury presided, and after several complimentary speeches had been delivered, it was moved by the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, seconded by tho Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P. : "That this meeting presents its most cordi:d congratulations to the Rev. David Livingston, LL.D., on his safe arrival in his native country, after an absence of sixteen years, occupied in Mis sionary labours and travels in South Africa. It entertains the highest admiration of that Christian benevolence, courage, and perseverance, by which he was animated and sustained throughout his extended and perilous journies in those hitherto unexplored regions; and the meeting hereby devoutly acknow ledges the merciful Providence of God, by which Dr. Livingston was befriended and preserved amidst the manifold dangers and gigantic difficulties of his noble enterprise, and by which his self denying and indefatigable efforts to open a channel for the introduction of Christianity, with its unnum bered blessings, to the unenlightened millions of South Africa, have been crowned with the happiest success." The rev. doctor, in the course of a long and eloquent speech, returned thanks, and the meeting separated. PBNNY RECEIPT STAMPS. —TiC.re has been an increase from receipt stamps in the year ending Ziarch of the sum of £257,631. FIRE INSURANCE DUIT.—The amount realised L t .' s ,' t h e fire insurance duty in the year ending March last was £1,280,441. INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF TOBA.CCO.—From an officia l paper, just published, it appears that in the year ended the 31st March last the duty on tobacco and snuff was £5,006,699. In the• preceding year the duty was £4,773,555. ANOTHER ARCTIC EXPEDITION.-110 Montreal Herald states that the Arctic expedition fitted o u t by th e H u d son Bay Company , was to have started from Great Slave Lake some time since. The object of this expedition is to visit the locality where, according to information furnished by Dr. Rae, Sir John Franklin and his unfortunate com panions perished, and to ascertain more fully, if possible. respecting their sad fate. COTTOX IN ALGEBIA.—We read in the Akhbar: "Ex periments of great importance in the cultivation of cotton are to be made in the next twelvemonths in the southern provinces. It is said that is the environs of Batna and Lvhonat, in particular, extensive plantations will be made by the Arabs, under the direction of the military authorities. The introduction of this species of cultivation amongst the natives will be highly profitable to them." NEW SAILORS' Hoatn, SUNDERLAND.— The new sailors , Home, at Sunderland, was opened on Monday, without any demonstration of a public character. The Home is a fine building with a Flemish front, erected on the edge of the Town Moor, contiguous to the docks, and, including the purchase money of the site, has cost about £4OOO, upwards of one half of which has already been raised by subscrip tions from the inhabitants of the borough and neighbour hood. It contains accommodation for 70 seamen, and the business of the shipping office is transacted in a portion of the building. Boarders are provided with three meals a day, at the rate of 14s. per week ; but apprentices are only charged 10s. 6d: THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN SICILY. —The Official journal of Palermo, of the let, contains a rescript of the King, directing the establishment of two lines of electric telegraph in Sicily, one from Messina to Palermo and Sciacca, the other from Messina to Girgenti, Messina itself being placed by means of a submarine cable in communi cation with the continent. The two lines will place in communication with the seat of government almost all the chief towns of districts, the fortified places, and the prin cipal commercial ports. The period fixed for the comple tion of the lines is a year and four months, but sections of the lines are to be brought into use accord ing as they are terminated. The system of telegraph adopted is to be that of Morse, with all the latest improvements. • LORD UOTHAM AND REDPATEI.--HiS lordship writes to Herapath :—" I have never had, either directly or in dFactly, a business transaction of any kind whatsoever with him. On two or three occasions I have met him, when paying a morning visit to a friend in London, and if I had seen him afterwards on one occasion at the station (which, although it has escaped my recollection, I have no doubt, from what Mr. Denison tells me, is the case) I should certainly have spoken to him, as I should have done to any one under similar circumstances. This being the sum total of my acquaintance with Mr. Itedpath. it will be evident to you how little foundation there is for the statement made to you by your correspondent. It would, indeed, have been strange if I had described myself as being on terms of intimate familiarity with one of whom I knew no more than is 'above detailed, or that I should be guilty of such a monstrous falsehood as to declare that 1 had dined " many a time" at the table of an individual with whom, or even in whose company, I have never dined in the whole course of my life.—HoT n AM." WHAT A MILLIARD as.—We find bhe following curious speculations in the Assembles Nationale :—" People may not in general have a clear idea of what a milliard 1,000,000,000 fr in silver is. A milliard' weighs five millions of kilogrammes; it would take 2,000 carts, drawn by:four horses each, to transport it by land. By water, it would require a vessel like Noah's ark, namely, 309 cubits by 50, with a depth of 30 cubits. Were 5,000,000 of kilogrammes forged into bars of an inch square, their total length would be 655,000 metres, or more than enough to encompass Paris with a railing ten feet high. Were a milliard of franc pieces arranged side by side on a breadth of four metres, (the usual breadth of the paving of the Imperial roads) the length thus covered would be three leagues more than the distance between Paris ~and Rouen. A single line formed by a milliard of franc pieces would be 23 millions of inches in length, or 750 leagues more than the circumference of the earth. Lastly, had the milliard, at the time of the birth of Jesus Christ, been enclosed in a machine so constructed, as to cast out one franc piece per minute, this machine would the Assembly,somewhath th o and s May,i similar i Barber t cab whene still have to be kept a - go i ng f or about 62 years longer, in order to i exhaust nvamaee dd t e h ti e hn m e 8 4l Nationall i a s r after.'' A 1 t c h u e l a t mobion was WATER. —During wished a milliard t o b e imposed on the rich. l n P Polytechn i cu this all-import ant subject (whose lectures have afforded so much int erest and instruction), he particularly urged London, a on s d e o r n ir of lectures at the by Mr. Pepper, on the absolute necessity of the adoption of some stringent measures in ord er to ' insure, as far as possible, a wholesome supply to the pnblic 6 ,•and particularly cautioned persons predisposed to cholera-infection against the use of water in its naturally sophisticated state, because all water, from whatever source received, cannot be free from other co mmon salt, sulphate of p o t as h , an i malculEe, substances, such as clay, flinty matter, chalk, sulph a t e o f lime, nitre, &c., an d urged, in conjunction with Professor Faraday, the absolute necessity of filtration, in order to remove suc h mechanical impurities. There can be n o d ou b t, h ow ever, that when the Li verpool water is properly uttered, it. will be found to b e among the best descriptions of water supplied to the public. It is much to be lamented that fraudulent venders of feeble and ineffective imitations of valuable inventions are numerous in large towns and cities; we would recommend our friends, therefore, to inspect the war e h ouses of Messrs. Saunders and 'Co., Parker-street, Church-street. It is but justice to their inventive genius tobronounce their filters far superior to anything of the kind ever offered to the public, being unique in structure, judicious in development of power and action, and reduced to a price with the reaehlof all classes.