Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-12 00:00:00

Commtrzfal E3al). At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 2, Dale-street, 450 bags Salt petre.—Browne, Hunter, and Co. At twelve o'clock, at tie brokers' office, 16. Exchang- buildirigs,_2so barrels Turpentine and 200 barrels Rosin.—J. H. Rayner and Co. .At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 7, Exchange-chambers, 2,032 barrels American Tat.—F. J. Eaton. • At. twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Oldhall- Street, 397 ba es Gambier.—Jeffersou and " 'aylor. At twelve o'clock, 1160 bags Shnmal.—Jackson and WCulloch. l Jiltwelve o'cl , ck at the public salerooln, Exchange-buildings, 42 bales Irish Moss.—Roake, Okell, and S7euce. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 18, liackin's-her, 180 tons St' Do Lingo L - gwood and 120 bags Palermo Samac.—Balinain and girt. At twelve o'clo2k, at the puhlic sateroom, Exchange-bnildirgs, a quantity of Red Wood, Snell Lac, Sumac, and Bark.—Bower dad Slack. At twelve o'clor.k. at the broker's office, Victoria-buildings, Hackin'..- Aey, 5 0 ba es Gambier.—T. W. and J. C. Harrop. At twelve °Meek, at the public saleroom, E,change•buildings, a quantity of Gum and Lima Wool.—Cox Brothers. At.twelve o'clo:k, at -the brokers' office, Arisley-buildings, S barrels Honey —Edward Cox and Sons. At twelve o'clo)k. at the brokers' office, 10, Water-sfreet, 1 bags Saltpetre.—Hall and Jones. _ stiff' For partioulan sea alverthement, AYIUSEsIENT3, PJIILIC "lEENN./5, &c. THL4 TagarßE ROYAL-7ad11113 Ristoil-8 p.m. now. AxersErLLEATßE—Dramitla Per oraimco-7 p.m. CLAYTON HALL, Clayt,n-square—Gordon Cummings p.m. iior Li CoLosssvm—Geseral Entertainment-6.:f0 p.m. ZGQLOGICAL G AD, DEN3—Grand and Varied Ent:rtainment9. ALLTa}aP's CRYSTAL PALACE, LiLll3-StSeet i 0 a.m. to 10 p.m. CIT For particulars see advertisements. PaICE TWOPEZE WILLMER'S RAILWAY ' AND STEAM BOAT GUIDE, Published by Authority on the First of -every Month, is , the most simple and accurate publication of the kind. It contains the Hours of Departure and Arrival of all Railway Trains out of and into Liveitool; the frolrs of Departure of all Steam boats, whether foreign or coastwise; Lists of Railway Fares; -Omnibus Time Table; ellen ler for the 31,nth; A POST OFFIC E: DI V= CORY, showing the hours at which all mails are made up and despatched from Liverpool to all Parts of the United liingdom ; a Taipalar Statement of Foreign Post Days, and Rit'es of Postage for Letters and Newspapers; together with a variety of other useful information for all classes. Paistishe4 by Charles Willmar, South John-street, Liverpool, and Sold by all Bookseiers. Ole Rortixtu titra WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. The House of Lords met at the usual hour last evening. Their proceedings were entirely uninst pcSilant. Lord Brougham made an inquiry respect ing the report of the Circuit Commission, which called forth some remarks from the Lord Chan cellor. A number of miscellaneous bills were forwarded a stage, and the House adjourned about- six o'clock. The Commons had an early sitting, when the newly elected members for Great Yarmouth, elec..ed on Monday, took the oaths and their seats. The Probate and Letters of Administra tion Bill was considered in Committee. The evening sitting was commenced by Mr. Disraeli calling on the Government for some information respecting the reported suspension of diplomatic relations with. the Porte. Lord Palmerston made a somewhat lengthy explanation, in which he en deavoured to show that matters were by no means in such a critical position as many believed. The other discussions were not of any particular im portance._ The Select Ves'ry held their usual fortnightly meeting yesterday. The chief matter which engaged its attention was the lengthened speech of Mr. William Jones, touching the statements put forward respecting the regulations of the Industrial Schools. We have made this matter the subject of special comment in another column, and have only further to remark that Mr. Jones is entitled to• much commendation for his judicious, able, and unanswerable statement. The trials at the Assizes yesterday, were not of an dmpJrtant character. At the Barne time, we are glad to perceive that the presiding judge manifests a desire to &impel an observance of the laws by inflicting severe but well-merited punishment upon the prisoners convicted. Mr. Baron Channel has. arrived from Lancas;:er and taken his seat in the Nisi Prius Court. The cause list, published in another column, will give our readers a knowledge of the extent of business to be transacted in this court. Whilst on this subject we may here add, that the Spollen trial has terminated, and the jury have returned a verdict of aequital, thereby setting the accused at large. This has been a a most singular investigation from beginning to end, and the result has disappointed many who hail. made up their minds that there would have been a " capital conviction," and that the gallows at .Green-street would have had another victim It has been ordered otherwise. Let us hope that the verdict which the jury give was in accordance with secret purposes and designs of an omniscient and all merciful judge. Spollen owes much to the zeal and ability of his counsel, who made a speech of transcendant eloquence and legal power as will for ever do honour to the name he bears According to reports from Dublin, dated yesterday, it appears that on Monday night, after Mr. Brewster had closed his speech, that the prisoner was regarded as certain of being convicted, and several persons 9f morbid taste had actually com menced to take windows in the vicinity of the gaol where the accused would be hanged, if he were foand guilty. Yesterday, Mr. Charles Mozley was elected, without opposition, as member for Rodney -street Ward, in the room of Mr. Fleming, resigned. This is a judicious selection. Mr. Mozley is an intelligent and influential gentleman. He is a liberal in polities, but independent in all his movements. He will be an ornament to the Connell, and, we have no doubt, will confer many advantages on the town, by the zeal and ability he will display as member for Rddney-street Ward. Our . Paris advices mention thaCthe Debats in an article on Indian matters, treats with ridicule the idea of the decline of England, or the ultimate success of the insurgents; it takes the Palmerston cabinet to task for its want of proper foresight, and anticipates for it tha fate of the Aberdeen ministry in 1851). On the same subject we fln.i the Union commenting on the London journals; which hive advocated a merciless extermination of the rebellious Sepoys. It aimits that it is necessary for England to make a great display of force for some time to come, but thinks that such grave events ought to inspire some reflection with regard to past policy, and should not exclu sively exeite sentiments of vengeance and hatred against a nation which might and ought to have been rendered llts barbarous after so many years' rule. The following is a brief view a: the French j num als respecting the - rupture of the Four P)wers with Turkey : France and her adherents have not insisted with the - Porte, on the recall of Kaimak to Vogorides, as that would be Evidently an infringement of the sovereign tights of the Sultan. To avoid reproach of this kind, they have not even demanded that the recent elections in .leblavia should be purely and s'mply annulled. This seems to have been originally intended, but it is said that the advice of Prussia, w hi c h power again and aga i n appea l s to the necessity of keeping closely to the - letter of treaty law, has ultimately prevailed, and that nothing more has been insisted upon than, that the European commission at Bucharest should be en trusted with an inquiry into the complaints of il'egality which the Kiimakan is said to have com mitted at the elections This demand it is which the Porte has refused, making instead the ludicrous offer that the accused Kaimakan should be suminoned to Constant:nople, where the furY ish government itself wittid inquire into the com plaints. In one word, the Porte wants to be judge in her own case, and affects totally to dis regard the existence of the European commissio❑ at Bucharest, the representative of the Paris con ference, appointed by the latter for the very purposes of watching over the observance of the letter and spirit of article 23 of the treaty of Paris, and whose avowed object is to furnish the Paris conference at its next meeting with evidence of the real nature of the wishes of the Rouman people. Letters from Vienna describe the impression of the events at Constantinople in the metropolis of the European power allied with us in this mat ter. The confidence shown in the ultimate triumph of the united effJrts of England and Austria seems to be very great. A conference has taken place at Vienna between the representatives of Austria, England, and Turkey, in which the Turkish am bassador explained to his colleagues that the late ministerial change at Constantinople indicated by no means a change in the system of foreign policy hitherto pursued, :but had only been made to ap pease the anger of M. de Thouvenel, This is sincere at all events. . Russia has applied to Turkey to be allowed to exceed the limit placed on the number of her vessels of war in the Black Sea by the treaty of Paris, her warlike operations in Circassia rendering it necessary, as she alleges. She justifies the sincerity of this demand by pointing to the ab sence in the stipulations of any limitation of the number of her transport vessels, which, if she Were ill-disposed, would easily afford her a means of evading the spirit of the stipulations altogether The treaty of commerce between Russia and France has been published. It is by no means so important as was anticipated. The protection of French manufacturers' trade-marks in Russia, forms the most prominent feature of it. A telegraphic communication from Genoa speaks of the continuance of dangerous excitement in the prison there, caused by the late outbreak. It has already led to the execution of two convicts. The Spanish Chambers of Commerce begin to pronounce in favour of the Suez Canal scheme, in the form of petitions addressed to their Govern ment. By the arrival of the steamships Vanderbilt, at Southampton, and Atlantic here, we have New y,,rk advices of the Ist inst. The news contained in the papers is quite unimportant. The army of the United States had set out for the territory of Utah, to call Mr. Brigham Young to account for his Mormon atrocities. A synopsis of the news will be found in another column. PUBLIC defalcations have become a matter of so much notoriety that we need not feel surprised at the strange and startling revelations which were made before the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the petition presented by Mr. BERTOLACCI respecting the audit of the accounts of the Duchy of Lancaster. Fi'om what has taken place, it appears that that gentleman, having been for a series of years engaged as an accountant in the office of the Board of Ordnance, obtained the appointment as auditor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Two reasons were assigned for the appointment—namely, that he was a gentleman apt at figures, of good business habits, and that, instead of the office being a mere sinecure, as heretofore, it was the object of the then Chancellor (Lord BELPER) to make it one of work, Accordingly, Mr. BERTOLACCI, on receiving his appointment, had special instructions " to look into the accounts with reference to the arrears of rent due to the SOVEREIGN, and that he should endeavour to remodel the system of the accounts of the Duchy generally, so as to present them to Parliament in a more intelligible form than heretofore." Besides these instructions, Mr. BERTOLACCI received orders " to ascertain whe ther the large amount of rent then in arrear, and yearly brought forward in the Receiver- General's account, was irrecoverable." For these instructions Lord BELPER merits public approbation. as they evince on his part, as Chancellor of the Duchy, a desire to do his duty as a Minister of the Crown. The fact of such instructions being issued is a positive proof that irregularities in the Office of the Duchy had taken place, and that unjustifiable arrears in the Duchy rents had been permitted to go on from year to year. Of course, this circumstance led the newly-appointed auditor to look-sharply after the matter, and to ask for the vouchers connected therewith. Men in office do not like to be questioned for their actions by subordinate officials. To be subjected to their inquiries is deemed derogatory and insulting; hence Mr, BERTOLACCI was at once deemed a nuisance, and the Clerk of the Council immediately began to throw obstacles in his way, and denied him the use of the vouchers, and an inspection of the books and minutes of the records of the Duchy. The constant application of Mr. BERTOLACCI for these documents, and his insisting upon being present at the meetings of the Council, at length brought upon him dismissal from the office of Auditor, whereupon that gentleman resents his memoraWe petition to be heard by the House of Commons. Has he fulfilled his pledge to prove the existence of abuses in the affairs of the Duchy ? We answer at once that he has ; and that the facts elicited before the Select Committee, who considered the petition, not only proved irregularities of the grossest kind, but something more. They show most clearly that persons high in office, and rich in territorial possessions, are nothing loath to make use of the public monies of the Queen—at least, instead of paying the just demands upon them as tenants of the Crown, they make it convenient to run into arrears, and to leave a heavy balance due by them to the Sovereign. These remarks apply particularly to Lord GRANVILLE, who was Chancellor of the Duchy during a portion of the time Mr. BERTOLACCI acted as Auditor. From the evidence given before the Committee, it appears that during Lard GRANVILLE'S term of office, as Chancellor of the Duchy, he ran greatly into arrears of rent for his holdings under the Crown. Under Such circumstances, it was but natural that his rigid system of examining and auditing the accounts should nettle the then Chancellor. What are the facts connected with his Lordship's balance due to the Crown for lands held in the Duchy ? We have before us the minutes of the proceedings of the committee of THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL I WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12. 1857. the House of Commons ; and from them we learn that when Lord GRANVILLE was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy, he was indebted to it no less than 4,2761. 6s. 51d. At Michaelmas, the following year (1851), that sum had accu mulated to 6,885/. 3s. lid. Out of that sum he had paid 2,219/. 175., leaving his then balance to be 4,665/. 6s. lid. His rental of 1852 was 2,7421. 7s. 2d.; so that at Michaelmas that year his liabilities had reached 7,4081. 13s. 3d. This year he appears to have applied his salary of 2,0001. per annum in liquidation of the debt, for he is' credited with 4,0001., thereby reducing his balance to 3,408/. 13s, 3d. The rents of 1853 were 3,225/. Gs. 9d.; so that in September of that year he owed 6,6351. Against that debit there is a credit of 2,912/. I Is. 7d. The rents of 1854 were 4,500/. 18s. ld., which, with last balance, made his lordship a debtor, in September, 1854, to the amount of 8,943/. 6s. 6d. His payments this year were larger than usual, for he is credited with 5,442/. Ss. 5d., leaving his balance then to be 3,5011. Is. ld. Any one perusing the foregoing abstracts cannot fail to perceive that there was an unwarrantable liberty taken with the funds of the Duchy. It should be borne in mind that, although his lordship was Chancellor of the Duchy, and as such received a salary of 2,0001. a year, yet he only contrived in the space of four years to reduce his liabilities to the Crown from 4,2761. 6s. 51d. to 3,501/. 18s. Id., being at the rate of 1931. 14s. 7d. per annum. A consideration of these facts at once show the nefarious manner in which the public monies of the country are managed, and establish the position, that there is one law for the rich and another for the poor. Any one conversant with the ordinary affairs of life knows full well that no other than a nobleman could have so dealt with the revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster. Such conduct is disgraceful, and merits universal and indignant condemnation. British bank defaulters have been hounded as types of fiendish incarnation. Let them contrast their doings with what has been revealed respecting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and give an open and an honest verdict. Mr. BERTOLACCI deserves well of the country for the exposures he has• been the instrument of making. We wish we could say as much of the Committee who conducted the inquiry. As usual, they were most desirous of shielding official delinquencies, and passing over the more important parts of the evidence which they had collected. We do not agree with the Committee in their estimate of Mr. BERTOLACCI'S conduct in pushing the dispute between himself and the authorities of the Duchy to an issue. The matter will yet call for further notice, and we hope Lord GRENVILLE will be able to explain proceedings connected with his name as a nobleman, and a high officer of state, which at present wear an ugly aspect. WE have ever advocated liberty of conscience, and desire to give the fullest and freest tolera tion to the religious - opinions of all sects and parties. When any attempt has been made to enforce a contrary. line of conduct, we have not been slow to denounce it, come from what quarter it may. Intolerance of any kind is; not to be endured. Its baneful effects are painfully manifested by the every-day occurrences in the leading states and kingdoms of Europe. But it becomes much more detestable when religion is made the cloak to cover conduct so reprehen sible, and derogatory to man as an intelligent and thinking being. The proceedings at the Select Vestry yesterday are an apt illUstration of these remarks. An interesting debate took place upon a question touching the management of the Industrial Schools. It was intro luced by Mr. WILLIAM JONES, who read a very temperate and 4ell reasoned speech. It appears that the Rev. Mr. DOYLE, the Roman Catholic clergyman attending the schools, has thought fit to write a letter for publication in a daily cotemporary. This letter had special reference to the management of the Industrial Schools, and the writer endeavoured to bring into contempt the authority of the Select Vestry, as the guardians of the Roman Catholic children educated and supported therein. The rule of the Schools is, that, before and after meat, Grace is to be chaunted. Now, we cannot see any greater objection to the children engaging in this reverential exercise, by singing the words, than Mr. DOYLE chaunting the service of his church every time that he per. forms mass. We mean no offence to the Rev. Gentleman, but must tell him that his letter on this part of the subject demonstrates an amount of bigotry antogonistic to the spirit of the age We fancy it can make no difference whether the words are said or sung. If anything, the latter is the more preferable plan, for every one conversant with human nature knows that "31.isic bath charms to soothe the savage, breast;" and that the sweet but solemn soundS - olthe sacred chaunt, in which hundreds of children may b.; engaged, are calculated to awaken in their breasts feelings of piety, and cause them to he contented and happy, and thankful to their guardians, who so liberally provide and humanely care for them. As we said bdfore, Mr. DOYLE has been overstepping his duty, as a minister, in objecting to a regulation so decorous in practice and wholesome in principle. His remark, denouncing community of prayer .4* illegal, was sheer nonsense. As well might be say that it was illegal for the Roman Catholic members of Par liament to attend the prayers which are daily read before the commencement of business. That it should be improper, much less illegal, for children to join and ask the blessing of one Almighty Father in language simple, guarded, and unobjectionable, is a theological discovery which Mr. DOYLE can lay claim to without any one being disposed to dispute his title as the originator. Much as we object to the interfer ence alluded to, on the ground S' its bigoted intolerance, we question still more the right or legality of Mr. DOYLE to adopt a line of conduct which creates petty insubordination among the Roman Catholic children of the Industrial Schools. Insubordination is always accompanied by acts of contempt for the authorities placed over those who offend in such a manner. Conse quently, we were not surprised to learn that the Roman Catholic children should treat the master of the schools with studied disrespect and indifference, and be guilty of disobedience. Such, certainly, was the fact; and we leave it to the Rev. gentleman to reconcile his conduct with the injunction iu the inspired writings, "Be ye wise as serpents, and harmless as dov€s." Mr. DOYLE claims it his right to set aside every rule or regulation connected with the schools that is contrary to his conscience. Undoubtedly this is nothing less than arrogance and self-conceit without a parallel. Who is this gentleman, that he should set himself up as superior—to be wiser and better informed— than the entire Vestry, including its respected Chairman, the Rev. Rector of Liverpool. We condemn anything approaching prose lytism, and would have been obliged had Mr. DovLE given us any proof of charges under this head. Had he done so, we should have aided and assisted him in denouncing it. Mr. JONES'S reply is a complete answer on this head. We think Mr. JONES merits commendation for his able and telling statement, and are somewhat surprised that Mr. WOODRUFF should have availed himself of " technicality" to save him from an answer. The fact is, the speech, although written, was unanswerable, and will, we hope. teach Mr. DOYLE to be more temperate, and reasonable in his conduct as a religious teacher at the Industrial Schools. His case has been demolished, and we only wish the Vestry had had the manliness to express an opinion thereon. Had it been Rector CAMPBELL as it was 'ilk DOYLE to whom Mr. JONES'S remarks referred, we would have been equally severe in our strictures. We deplore these party and religi ous displays, but their authors must be answered, and held up to public condemnation. A FORTNIGHT ago we ventured to predict that the Water Committee's Report, on the memorial of the inhabitants, which was faithfully pro mised, would not be forthcoming in time for the last Council, and the result has proved t we predicted. Procrastination is again the favourite weapon of the Pike jobbers. At the adjourned meeting of the Council, on the 24th of May, the following resolution was unanimously adopted : —"That the Rivington water, in its present condition, is not satisfactory for dietetic purposes, but previous to - undertaking the consideration of a separate supply of the red sandstone water, by means of a second set of pipes, it is desirable to ascertain whether more effectual mode of filtration can be devised before the delivery takes place through the service pipes to the inhabitants ; and that this sugges tion be referred to the Water Committee, as demanding and well deserving their attention, and for their report at meeting of the Council in August." It was admitted on all hands that the period specifieth—namely, the first week in August, would be ample to afford the Comnaittee..and. their subordinates time to suggest some definite Method by which the inhabitants could be relieved from the use of the filthy bog-wash. Yet, what has been clone during the interval to set the question at rest ? Why, absolutely nothing ; and the excuselS, that 111r.=-BPEscEa, who is making some tin.-pot ex'peiiibents , at Horwich, has ' n9t had tithe to complete the . same,. and consequently was unable to bring up his report until the lapse of another: month, during which period the people of -Liverpool are to be doomed to drink the poisonous filth regardless of the consequences. This conduct is truly outrageous. Another month, indeed !—and what are we to expect then ? A quantity of philosophical jargon, in the shape of a report, from that salaried hack, and stipendiary philosopher of the Town-ball. We tell the Water Committee once - and -. for all, that neither we nor the public of Liverpcol have any faith in their proceedings, and, moreover, that they are utterly disgraceful. A report from - THOMAS SPENCER, forsooth ! What need we expect from that self-sufficient chemist, only that we shall have to pay through the nose, as we have had to do before ? Cer tainly we anticipate no substantial relief from that quarter. But what do amateurs, quacks, or jobbing adventurers care what the people suffer, so that they can oily fill their own pockets, grid - indulge in every species of luxury at the cost of the Corporation ? The samples of. water repeatedly brought to our office are positively and utterly disgusting, and totally unfit for humtva use; yet we are coolly told that we must I;atiently endure this state of things for anrAher month, to suit the arrangements of that worthy Mr, TaouAs SPENCER ! Was any- thing so monstrous ever perpetrated—anything so thoroughly insulting to the Town Council and the town at large, as this, practised before ? But will the people tamely submit longer to be thus trifled with and trampled on ? We hope not ; but if they do, they richly merit the fate of slaves. We council now, as we have ever done, prompt action on the part of the ratepayers. Let them demand the immediate restoration of their well water, and then amateur chemists may flounder away amongst the Rivington filth till they are wearied, or till they have fleeced the Corporation to their heart's content. The unanimous resolution of the Council of 24th May declared the Pike water to be utterly unfit for 'dietetic purposes, yet it is still forced upon us for such, and we have no means of escape. Then we have the juggling trickery of the supply, one district receiving well water and another Pike ; sometimes the mixture is in equal proportions, at other times there is an excess of the well water over the Pike, and vice versa. In fact, all has been, and is, trickery and deception of the grossest and most unblush ing character. What if the discolouration of the water can be partially removed by some costly process, the invention of Mr. SPENCER, or anybody else !—its worst properties will still remain. But what are we to think of the con sistency of Mr. SPENCER and others, who now confess that the discolouration is the result of peaty matter in the bolt mm of the reservoirs, when he has all along argued that there was none such to be found, contending furiously . that the discolouration was carne I by oxidation in the pipes, and nothing else. 'The consistency of of these Pike gentry is something to be admired ! From the proceedings of the Committee, we perceive that several considerable sums have been voted for the erection of residences, no doubt for the parties employed about the works. The number of these implies the maintenance of a very considerable staff. Amongst these items is one of 1,2071. for a house for the manager. Now, as these parties are paid liberal salaries, we should like to ask Mr. COOPER whether they are to pay any rents for these mansions, or whether they are to be a free gift. Again, although the supply drawn from the reservoirs is a mere driblet compared to what was promised us, we find that the top-water line is some eight feet below the overflow. Where would it have been had we been drawing off 16,000,000 gallons daily, in place of about 3,000,000. What a frightful job the whole affair has proved ! TUE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—A very wide spread impress'on, it appears, prevails, to the effect that another mail from Australia may be expected almost every day. We only trust that this may be case, for we have some doubts about it ; bnt we shall only be too glad to fiad that they are ill founded. In the first place, we understand that the Euro -I:ian and Australian Mail Company certainly expect a mail, but unless they h we received some authentic intelli gence of the intentionof their agents at Sydney and Mel bourne to ripepat oh one vrc do not see how the anticipation can be realised. Our latest Melbourne papers all agree in the advertisements issued by the com?any's agents in the colonies, from which it appears that the appointed time for the departure of the European was the 15th July, and not the 15th June. In this 'case, we 'shall not receive a later mail from Australia until the first week of September, and the intense anxiety which io felt to obtain further intelli gence from India by this channel may possibly be disap pointed. At the date of our latest intelligence the Faro peon had not arrived with the home mails from Suez, and we fancy she had not reached King - George's Sound by the 4th of June, at the time of the departure of the Simla from that place. She would then have to go to Melbourne, and thence to Sydney, to coal and reload and receive the mails there before she could come back again to Melbourne on her return voyage. Consequently, if there are good grounds for supposing that a mail would be despatched in the month of June it might possibly be unavoiably delayed for over a few days, and the possibility of its arrival must not be too soon despaired of.—Auseralian and New Zealand Gazetee. AMUSEMENTS, &c. CAMMA, THE TRAGEDY WRITTEN BY MON PANE LI FOR MADAME RISTORI. This tragedy, which will be performed at the Theatre _Royal this evening, is laid in the period of the contest between the Romans and the Gauls of As'a. It opens with a Druidical ceremony preparatory to the Gauls going out to attack 'the Romans. Cantina, the daughter of a deceased warrior, and wi'e the Tetrarch of Pepirus, in Galatia, is the priestess examining the auspices of the fate of the nation, and expecting her husband, Sinafo, to take leave of her before he goes to head the army. Talese, a bard, and Dionara, also a priestess, in a preli minary conversation, furnishes us with this information. Gamma comes in with hopeful tidings as regards the state, but anximts abont the delay of her husband's appearance. Talese..-and Dionara go in search of him. He is found murdered; and this is with considerable diffi culty broken to Oanonl, who immediately proposes to irn rnoLte herself, but Talese reminds her that Sincea has left her the legacy of vengeance. From this moment her attention is directed to discovering the murderer. A tumult announces that Siuioro, who had counselled submission to the Romans, had been elected Tetrarch of Pepiras, in the place of her murdered husband. He comes to Gamma to condole with her, and offers, his power to discover and punish the murderer. As he turns to leave her, she says, "E' desso." He is here." Four months elapse be tween the first anti second acts, and we fled Sinoro making great efforis Cawna's affections. Sloe has male an appointment to: meet him in the sacred grove. Taleso is indignant at 'finding Calla?) L listening to Sinoro' s suit. Gildo, a superintendent of religious ceremaies, hints at the weakness of mortal feelings, and says that he saw Sinoro at her feet, kissing her hind. Dionara interrupts the conversation, by announcing that Caminct had desired her to summon all the Druidesses at the same hour as she had appointed for the meeting with Sinoro. bionara says that a complete change has come over the apparent feeling of Camma, and goes to implore a blessing on Gam ma' s hopes. Gamma arrives, and, in a s.oli:ortay, informs the audience of her feelings towards Sinoro, and her intentions. The meeting takes place. Sinoro complains of her coldness, and fears that he has a rival. She admits that he has. Who ? An. aged Druidess, the day after the murder of Sine°, had told her that love had caused it; such love as that had won her affection in return. Sloe would wed none but her husband's murderer. Ho confessee the murder; she calls for proofs; he gives them. She consents to the marriage. Sinoro goes off exulting, "Notre! it talama .tug far,; in tunudo." " Wretch ! thy marriage bed shall be thy tomb !" concludes the second act. The third act open S with preparations for the marriage. Gamma takes the nuptial cup, and, in consecrating it, adds poison. lalese is indignant at the second nuptials, and remora' & strates, but Gamma fears to tell him her intent. wars threatens him with vengeance. Cam m a d r i n k s f ro m the cup, and presents it to Sino"o, who also drinks. The vengeance is c ons u mm a t e d. Sh e d enounces hi m a s the murderer of Sinato, and she avows this as the cause of her conduct, other wise so unaccountable. Si , ioro is curried off dying, and amid the regrets and lamentation• of the priests and druidesses, Gamma dies also. LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The eighth philharomic concert was given last night. It commenced with the overture to " Der Freyschutz,' played much better than usual, after which Rossini's duet, Per piacere, out of " I 1 Tereo in Italia," introduced Maddlle Ortolani and Signor R )ssi. It is scarcely a duet suited to a concert, wanting the dramatic situation to explain the sudden changes. Mdlle. Ortolani did not appear to be in condition to do herself justice. Her voice trembled, and she appeared unable to reach the higher notes, and incapable of the rapid enumeration called for by the musical movements. Signer Rossi was in better order, but still not so powerful as he proved himself in subsequent pieces. Then Signor Giuglini appeared, the second tenor, and sung Angiol d' amor from "La Favorita," better known as Spirto Gentil. It was sung with great taste and sweet ness, excepting the aspiration of some passages, and it was encored. The second time he sang better, and we may here say that all the singers warmed and greatly improved in the course of the evening. Benedict's "Sweet lovely, chaste" followed :rather tamely. Then the duet from "La Favorita," iwita in tal moment 9, brought forward Madlle Spezia, a very fine young woman with a powerful voice and polished execution. Signor Giuglini sang with her, but they had evidently neither of them warmed to their work. The tine and rythm suffered sadly. Signor Rossi then literally came out in Mei ratri' . polli, from " Cenerentola," by R3ssinl. It was swig and acted with greatspirit and great comic power. The chorus from " Guillaume Tell," " O'er Crag and Stream " fol lowed ; and the first part concluded with Non ti fidart from " Don Giovanni,' very fairly, but not finely sung. The second part opened with the overture to Lee Dante Blanche, by Auber, and played with great spirit and character. Then came a duet from " I Capulettiad Monteechi," by Bellini, which -excited- the two ladies to do their best. Madlle. Spezia exhibited a dramatic energy and power of expression in her tones_ and features that manifested her fitness for the opera, and we anticipate a most successful exhibition at the Theatre Royal, when Mr. Lurnly's company, of which Mdlle. Spezia :is an ornament, arrives. Mdlle. Ortolani also sung much better than in the first part. Signor Giuglini followed with kulta font:, from " Il Puritani," by Bellini; also in execution a great improvement upon his previous efforts. Then Mdlle. Ortolani eclipsed herself in the waltz by Canto. The chorus then gave Pearsall'a "Hardy Horseman" with great character, and were vociferously encored. They repeated a verse. Mdlle. Spezia sung Tacea lee none from Verd's " TrciVatore," iu the more brilliant and expressive style, and the vocal por tion of the concert was concluded by Venti Scudi, from L'Elisir d'amor, by Donizetti, sung by Signor Giuglini and Rossi, as well, if not better, than anything during the - evening. The audience were played out to the overture for Les diamans de to couronne, by Auber, forming a very pleasing, but not so brilliant a concert as we had anti cipated. THE COURT, &c. OSBORNE, Aug. 10.—Her Majesty, the Prince Consort , . Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and" Princess Helena attended Divine service yesterday morn" ing at Whippingham Church. The Rev. George Prothcr o officiated. DEPARTURE OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OP THE FENNO. —At a quarter past 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon, the Emperor and Empress of the French embarked at Os' borne beach on board her Majesty Queen Victoria's state barge, and were steered by Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman to the Imperial state yacht, La Reine Hortense- There was no guard of honour on the beach, but the de parture was as private as the arrival of the Imperial visitors on Thursday last. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort accompanied the Emperor and Empress in the barge, and were escorted by a flotilla of beats from the fleet. On board the Reine Hortense her Majesty and the Prince Consort took an affectionate farewell of their 11 lustrious guests, and the French Imperial yacht imme diately weighed for Havre. On her Majesty and the Prince leaving the French yacht every demonstration of respect was paid them by all on board. the Emperor re maining uncovered and bowing repeatedly. Her Majesty and the Prince embarked on board the Fairy, which au' companted the Reine Hortense for a short distance from Osborne, and then put about and returned- The British white ensign was hoisted at the fore, the French at the main, and the blue British ensign at the mizen of the Reine Hortense, which was followed at the distance of about half a mile by La Corse, the Pelican, and the Ariel, having British flags at their mastheads. On arriving off Hyde the Commodere of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club fired a Royal salute from his three-masted schooner yacht Brilliant, and the club battery also saluted. On nearing. Spithead the senior officer of the squadron there (Captain+ the Hon. F. T. Pelham, C. 8.,) opened a general Roya salute, at the second gun of which the St. Vincent, Cap tain Eyree, C.B. ; Cambridge, 72, Captain Jerning ham ; Caracoa, 21, Captain the Hon. G. F. Hast ings, C. 8 ., also fired with all their yards ma nned and ships dressed in colours, the French ensign at the main, the British red and white ensign 'at the fore and mizen. While ipassing this squadron (which also corn' , prised Her Majesty's ships Devastation, Commander Marshall ; the Sealark, Lieutenant Lowther ; and Rolla , Lieutenant Nelson) the Emperor remained the whole time uncovered, the band on board the Imperial yacht played the national anthem of " God save the Queen, and the Empress waved her handkerchief in acknowledr ment of the salutes, &c. Admiral Sir George F. Seymour , K.C.13 . Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, was afloat in the Fire Queen steam yacht, Master-Commander W. F. Paul, awaited the Emperor's arrival at Spithead. A 44 the Imperial squadron steamed through Spithead HeC Majesty's ship Victory, in Portsmouth harbour, and the garrison battery also saluted. As the Imperial yacht approached the Warner lightvessel the Fire Queen steamed up abreast, and Admiral Sir George Seymour dipped his flag 'and dropped astern, having received a most cordial adieu from the Emperor and Empress , who remained on the deck of the Reine Hortense. At half-past 3 they passed the Nab light, and were hull dower at a quarter past 4, when the French squadron had fare and aft sails set, and were steering for Havre. The wee ther was beautifully fine. BODY Fouxn.—Yesterday the bo ly of a child was faun& in Sefton-street amongst some timber. MUNICIPAL EralcrioN.—Yesterday Mr. Charles Monier was elected a town councillor for the Rodney-street: Ward, without opposition. ACCIDENTAL DE AUL —Yesterday a woman,, named Sarah Sefton, died in the S althorn Hospital, in consequence of injuries received on the 23rd July, when she fell dowe stairs in a house in Mann-street. MEETING OF Maotsrnaxes.—Yesterday there was a meeting of the Birough Magistrates held; in the Grand. Jury Room, Chapel-street. The meeting was private, but it was understood that the object of the. meeting w a s to arrange the visiting magistrates fur the coming annual licensing day, which is fixed for the 28th inst. GARSTJN LOCAL BO Ann CF HEALT/I.—Yesterday special meeting of the commissioners forming this board was held at the public offices, Aigburtb. Mr. Ting® occupied the chair. This meeting was cJnvened in con' sequence of the usual monthly meeting not being held, for want of a sufficient number of members to form a quexatn• Toe business transacted was purely of a routing character. excepting so far as related to the conversation upon th e plans for the sewerage of the township. LIST OF PAS3E NG FIRS PEE STEA/11-SIIIF ATLANTIC, F ROO MY? YORK.--Hon, W. B. Preston, Governor James ik• Wright and Son, Captain F. W. Morse, Mr. Bailer, Mr. Sheppard, Mrs. Smith, Miss J. Williams ' Mr. R. S. Riplelo Mr. J. Barnet, Mrs. C. Low, Mrs. Hewitt, sin, at . „, 4 daughter, Mr, D. Rankin, Miss M. L. Brown, Re v . A. r • Rolf, Mr. John S. Sasseer, Mr, Overman, Miss LawsO r T l ' fir. H. Dolittle, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. B oar d man , IW A ' Medina, son, and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Shiff, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rogers, Miss Rendall, Mr. and Mrs. S. Woo,'" Mr. T. M'Mahon, Mr. Stern, Mr. C. Uhob ac h e , Mr. A P Ullman, Mr. F. Letieu, Mr. John F. Knox, Mr. Craig' Mr. O'Connor, Mr, Louis Pfeifer, Mr. T. O'Brine, MATLs.—Neither the India and China nor Australia n mails had reached Malta on F r id a y l as t a t noon . overland despatch was eagerly looked for in the city f ester` day. As to the Australian mail, which was advertised to e te leave Melbourne the 15th June, it is now hardly expe until the beginning of next month, tb_e,mail packet having been most probably detained until , the 11th July, whi e o f under ordinary circtmataneO t was her proper day sailing; •