Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-04 00:00:00

Commercial siater: THIS DAY On account of whom it may concern. Tilts DAY, the 4th instant, at One o'clock, at the :Brokers' Saleroom, 25, Temple-street, 33 Bags Portugal, *OOL, 5 Bales Egyptian ex Gratitude, from Oporto; and lonia, from Alexandria, damaged by sea water.. — Apply to W. GREAME and Co., Brokers. Tins DAY, the 4th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Broker'S - Office, Corn Exchange-buildings, Brunswick-street, 250 Barrels slightly Damaged FLOUR, from Bahia, ex Emily and Jessie; stored in Albert Dock ware house, No. 4 and 5.* • Apply to About , lo cwt. STEEL. : • IL 11. GOLDING, Broker THIS DAY, the 4th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 438 Barrels fine American ROSIN, landing per Henry Clay, from New York.—Apply to Messrs Callenders, Johnston, and Co., Merchants ; or to J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers. TO-MORROW On account of whom it may concern TO-IfORROW, the sth instant, at Twelve o'clocli Brokers' Office, 15, North John-street, L S 50 N-Barrels White Si . lted HERRINGS (suitable for tlie West India market), landed ex Winifred, for Sydney, lying west side Sandon Dock Shed. -For particulars, *MAT to LAW and WYLIE, Brokers. :, at the To-monnow, the sth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 11, Orange-court, Castle-street, A quantity of GUANO (all faults), nding at No. 9, Albert Dock, ex Bolina, from Californi - AMES GORDON and Co., Brokers. . Apply to NEXT WEEK On llortoA.i next, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-st reet' 80 Cases CASSIA LIGNEA. BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers Apply to On TUESDAY next, the Bth instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, g ex Pilar Spanish Locust BEANS, apply to GEO. BADENACII and SON, Broker On TUESDAY next, the Bth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 1,000 Bales JUTE per Robert Pulsford.—Apply to Messrs. Thomas and Johe Brocklebank, Merchants ; or to • - T. and H. LITTLEDALE and Co., Brokers. On WEDNESDAY next, the 9th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-,street, 90 ilhds ' GINGELLY OIL, 23 Butts Apply to 120-llhds CASTOR OIL, • 24 Bales SENNA,' About lb Tons SAPANWOOD. BROWNE, MINTER, and Co., Broker On WEDNESDAY next, the 9th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the .Public SaleroOm ' 700 Bags SAGO FLOUR, 250 Bags DITTO, all faults, just landed ex Sylph, from Singapore, Albert Dock,—Apply to T. and 11. LITTLEDALE and Co., Brokers. On Fainiv next, the 11th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at J. ii. Rayner and Co.'s Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, About 1,200 Bales tine JUTE, open for inspection, in Fielden's, Bumford-street, and Campbell's, Gradwelt-street; Apply to Messrs. Fielden, Brothers, and Co., Merchants ; or to J: lI;RAYNER &Co Brokers. NEXT MONTH SDAY, the 7th April next, at Twelvve o'clock, at the Public Saleroom, Exchange-buildings, 300 Chests Bengal INDIGO, ofconsurners and shippers —Apply to Messrs. Tho ad John Brocklebank, Merchants ; or to T. and 11. LITTLEDALE and Co., Brokers. On THt consistin ABNER STETSON, FROM NEW ORLEANS, G. A. 1•tc) 8 A. L. Ito 22 100 - Bales COTTON, B. M. 1 to 37 P. R. 1 to 33 . shipped per above ship by Mr. D. E. Platenius, of New Orleans. Consignees of above Cotton "re hereby informed that the same has been warehoused. and will, unless claimed within Fourteen days from date, be sold to defray freight and other charges.— Apply to BAKER, BARRON and Ca., 19th February, 1859. 52, Tower-buildings East. On 2ate. JAMES BANKS, CASTLE-BUILDINGS, DERBY-SQUARE, LIVERPOOL. FENCING WIRE, Black, Bright, and Galvanised; TELEGRAPH WIRE and SIGNAL CORD, Wholesale and for. Exportation. TO EXPORTERS AND BOTTLERS. ON SALE, William Whitwell and Co.'s INDIA PALE AND MILD ALES, s first-rate condition. • . PARRY and CO., Agents 15, North John-street. J. II CAMERON; CHRONOMETER MANUFACTURER AND OPTICIAN, 54, SOUTH CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. MARINE CHRONOMETERS ON SALE OR HIRE. GOLD and SILVER WATCHES, SEXTANTS, -QUADRANTS, BAROMETERS, TELESCOPES, 4-c England to carry out the provisions of the Clayton- Bulwer treaty in accordance with the American views of their requirements. It adds : The neces sity for the abrogation of the treaty, therefore, no longer exists, as England withdraws from her possessions in Central America, and surrenders all jurisdiction. The treaty negotiated with Nica ragua by Sir Gore Ouseley relinquishes the pro tectorate over the Mosquito territory, and he now proceeds to Honduras to arrange for the surrender of the Ruathan islands. In commercial matters there had been no change of moment. In the House of Lords, last night, no business of importance was transacted. In the House of Commons the Government Church Rate Bill was - postponed for three weeks. It was announced that the second reading of the East India loan bill would be moved on Monday. Mr. Duneombe brought forward his motion on the Jewish Oaths Bill, but after con siderable discussion it was withdrawn. Mr.-Mit chell moved a resolution in effect to repeal the duty on Foreign „ and Colonial timber, which'was negatived by a vote of 133 to 77. The weekly meeting of tile Dock Board was held yesterday. The Marine Committee having instructed the Surveyor to take immediate steps for the laying down of three lines ,of electric telegraph along the east side of the docks. The health .of the town for the past week, according to the report of the medical officers of health, read yesterday at the board, is very satis factory. It appears the mortality has decreased', and is decreasing considerably. Lung diseases have yielded to the fine weather, and other dis eases are equally on the decline. The usually quiet board of •the Wallasey Com missioners was rendered rather boisterous at its monthly meeting, held last night, by some reflec tions having been made by a member on the conduct of the rate collector. The head and front of his offending seems to be, that he has acted without partiality in enforcing the payment of the rates at the time due, not even excepting the members of the board whose servant he was. The charge against the collector, and the defence, in another column, will be at least amusing if not interestini, A singular affiliation case was adj u di ca t e d u p on by the Birkenhead magistrates, yesterday. The fraternity was fixed upon a deaf-and-dumb man, who offered the young lady marriage, but it would seem this was not agreeable to her, and the father was ordered to pay is 6d a week for the mainte nance of the child. CHARTS FROM LATEST SURVEYS. HISTORY OF THE WORKING CLASSES, Every Saturday, in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, Price One Penny. AMERICAN SOLACE. CHARLES TLIRMEAU AMERICAN SOLACE. . . • AMERICAN SOLACE. CHARLES TURMEAL AMERICAN SOLACE. AMERICAN SOLACE. CHARLES TURMEAU AMERICAN SOLACE. TO CORRESPONDENTS Under no circumstances can we insert communications not accompanied by the author's real name and address, not neces sarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, Sm.—THIS DAY. THEATRE ROYAL—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. ROYAL AMERITIIEATRE—Sir Wm. and Lady Don. RENOLER'S CIRQUE VARlETE—Miscellaneous Attractions. THE PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-street. MANDERS' MENAGERIE - Foot or Shaw's-brow. ROYAL COLLOSSERM .—MiSeeIIaIICOLIS Attractions. =Z --- For particulars see advertisements on Bth page. l)P illiirthern FRIDAY, _MARCH 4, 1859 THE DAY'S NEWS --- The Continental news this morning is important. The latest telegrams announce that in Paris it is reported that the Emperor of Austria has made certain proposals to Lord Cowley, which are sup ported by Prussia. It is also stated in the same way that the French troops have evacuated Rome,. and that the ships have already departed to convey them to France. The Paris correspondent of the Herald states that the tone of the French Government papers becomes more warlike every day, and in noticing Lord Brougham's statement that the present pre parations o f F ranc e are only to build up the drains caused by the Crimean war, asks how this is reconcilable Artillery\ Nitli the fact that the horses belong ing to e achregiment have been increased from a peace footin g of 700 to 1,400. The correspondent of the Times states that the activity which lately either at Marseilles had relaxed a little, as r o enough had been done in the way of preparation f war, were suspended till sonietlin- K or proceedings vas known of a pacification. A Frankfort letter in the Berlin National Gazette says a circular despatch yalewski to has been received here, addressed by Count th e diplomatic agent of France in Germany. It is said that the despatch confirms, i n five terms, a hope in the preservation ery peace and dwells particularly upon the idea of of se - tilln - g , Italian affairs by diplomatic means. The West India Mail steamer which arrived at Southampton - yesterday has brought important ne ws from Mexico. The country is described as being in a very disturbed state. General Miramon was advancing on Vera Cruz with 10,000 men. The squadrons of England, France, and America were ,at Sacrificios watching the course of events. The British ship Lentos, on her passage from Australia, has been lost near Panama. We have news from New York to the 19th, by the arrival at '. Southampton. The President had transmitted a special message to Congress, calling upon it to confer upon him the power to use the Army and Navy to protect American citizens and their property in the Isthmus transit routes, - The New York Tines ~ announces that information had been received by _,_,,Ae American Government of the intention of BEWARE OF ENTRANCE TO A QUARREL THIS sage advice of Polonius to Laertes appears to' have been very judiciously followed by her Majesty's Ministers, in the case of the quarrel of France and Portugal, about the seizure by the officials of the latter Power of the French ship the Chai•les-et-Georges, about which so much has been said. The papers recently presented to Parliament on the subject give a full history of the case; and it must, in common candour and fairness, the admitted, that Ministers acted wisely and well, under the circumstances,— certainly for the interests of this country, which they properly considered their first concern ; and at the same time with a due regard for those of her ancient ally, Portugal. It was just one of those opportunities in which an impulsive and injudicious Minister might have got his Government into a difficulty, or his country into trouble. There was presented, very promi- nently, if not also very temptingly, the " entrance to a quarrel." But they forbore. They had evidently " charactered in their memory " the precept we have quoted; and in what followed upon their conduct on that occasion, they did not forget that other and kindred injunction, which "Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judiment." The case was one which required more than ordinary attention, from the circumstance of England being bound by treaty of long standing, if not to protect Portugal, at any rate to interpose its good offices in her behalf. It is expressly declared, for instance, in the treaty to which we refer, made, in the year 1703, that " if ever it shall happen that the Kings of Spain or France shall make war, or give occasion to ,suspect that they intend to make war, upon the kingdom of Portugal, either on the continent of Europe, or on its dominions beyond the seas, her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain shall use her friendly offices with the said Kings, or either of them, in order to persuade them to observe the terms of peace towards Portugal, and not to make war upon it." And it appears from the papers which have been laid before Parliament, containing the correspondence that took place upon the subject, at the time, that this duty her Majesty's Ministers very carefully fulfilled ; and at the same time did not neglect to give their counsel to Portugal also. Under such an obligation, therefore, there was nothing officious, nothing meddlesome, in the interference they undertook to institute. For although there was perhaps no immediate appre hension of any intention on the part of France to make war upon Portugal, yet hostilities were not unlikely to have arisen out of the transaction, had it gone much further in the course of resist ance which Portugal was threatening to offer to France—or had not France been persuaded "to observe the terms of peace towards Portugal," as far as it was possible, while enforcing her demand. Our Ambassador at the French Court, it appears from the papers we allude to, was instructed to proffer the mediation of Her Majesty's Govern ment, which, though at first refused, was after wards accepted. The question was by this means reduced to one of right and indemnity, on condition of the release of the ship. We learn that Count WALEWSEI stated, " the honour of France would be satisfied by the release of the ship and her captain." In a conversation with Lord COWLEY, the French Minister further declared' that if tie ship and captain were released, the mediation of a friendly power might be employed for the adjust ment of questions arising out of the seizure." Subsequently, however, and somewhat unaccount ably, this mediation was restricted to the amount of indemnity. The advice of our Minister at Lisbon was asked, who, as well as the Portuguese Government, was naturally surprised at the restriction. But he had no opportunity of referring for instructions ; and acting, therefore, on his own responsibility, he advised them to yield the point, because he perceived that, practically, the question of indemnity was involved in that of right. It was impossible to separate the two, and the suit for damages could not have been decided without a complete investigation of the facts. But the Portuguese Government refused to follow that advice, and assumed Et tone and bearing which doubtless had,,, much to do in pro vo ki ng France to be so peremptory in her final demand. There was evidently some mi sun d erstanding on THE NORTHERN TIMEg FRIDAY, MARCH 4, NO the part of the French Ambassador at Lisbon, of the wishes, if not also the instructions, of his Government. But the assurance was afterwards renewed to the English Ambassador at Paris, "that it had been faithfully intended " that if the-ship was released the French Government would con sent to submit all the questions arising out of it to friendly maliation,"—which intention was just that resulting from the friendly' offices, which our Foreign Secretary, Lord - MALMFSBTIRY, had used with the French Cabinet. And so that ended peacefully, which at - one time looked very like becoming a casus belli between two of the Powers of Europe; with - one of which we - are so situated, that one dOes not know how such hbStilities might have affected us with the other. It was clearly a case, then, we say, in which such a precept as that at the head of this article was most important to be observed. The quarrel —or, rather, the squabble—might have led to war, unworthy though it was, , from its insignificUnce, if nothing else, of any such issue ; and a' very little rashness on the part of one in Lord MALMESBURY'S position might have precipitated a rupture in which Ehgland would not improbably have found herself very dangerously involved. But there was, most happily, the prudence and the wisdom to "beware." We are at peace, instead of being, as might; bi been the case, at war ; and Tv for 'that have thank God for it that Parliament will refuse them any redress which it may be in its power to afford. Yesterday-ittie.:rnoon, Her Majesty held a privy Coun cil, at which the new Minister s` were sworn in. Her Majesty will hold a chapttr, of the Order of the Thistle on . Monday, for the purpose of investing the Marquis of Ailsa Reed and Thompson, the two, swindlers who established a' Mercantile Loan Fund Association, by which g great number of persons were duped out of their - money, have been sentenced, at the Criminal Court, yesterday, to 18 Months' . hard labour. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. BODY FOUND. The body of a fine female child was found; yesterday morning, at the top, of Liniekiln-lane. It was wrapped up in a piece of black calico, and no doubt died from exposure. - Now Bwadi " Hume's new Map of Liverpool" arranged and coloured, Historically-, Municipally, Eccle- siastically, Morally, and SOCially. Price, coloured in any of the four modes, is. Coloured and neatly mounted in alOrin for-the peeket; 25.. 7 The set in a case, Bs. 64. London, Whittaker & Co. Liverpool, all Booksellers. _ . CRESCENT CHAPEL LITERARY S OCIETY. —The usual weekly meeting of the above Society was held in the school-room, William Henry-street, on Wednesday evening- last, when Mr. J. P. Hume read an essay entitled " Life of General Havelock," contending- for the existence of - the soldier and the Christian in all his actions. Loss or A Bum }num) rgic LlVERPOM.—lntelligence has just been received here of the loss of the French brig Jenn Baptiite, which was on her passage. from Leghorn, with a cargo of marble and oil. She struck on something, supposed to be a - sunken wreck, on the night of the 24th ult., sixteen miles from Tuskar. Her crew were picked up in their boats at six o'clock on the following morning, by the ship Aladen;'from Liverpool, bound to Calcutta, which transferred, them to the pilot boat Thetis, by which they were landed at Queenstown. SYICIDE BY A . FEMALE. —Yesterday, a female, named Mary 'Quirk, died at her lodging, 257, Crown-street, in consequence of a woundinflicteeon her throat, by herself, the previous evening. An inquest will be held on the body this day ; and, if what we have heard be correct— and we doubt it not—the case will present novel and painful features, which we do not wish at present to anticipate. We may state, however, that it appears she had recently resided as . a servant at a house in GroVe street, and left for the purpose of rotting married . ;- and it is in reference to this that the suicide is alleged to have taken place. However, the inquiry will clear up all to -day. SOCIETY OF ARTS! EXAMINATIONS. —The local board for conducting the examinations of the 'S6ciety of Arts in this town has again been constituted, and consists of the following gentlemen:—'Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P.,chairt man ; Rev..-J.- S. Howson-and Rev. - Professor riffiths, vice-chairmen ; Rev. G. W. Underwood, and R. R._ Moore ; Aldermen Bennett and Holme ; Professors Cameron and HuSSon ; T.`. Damon, Wm. Gregson, Edward Heath, and J. .R. Jeffery, Esqrs. ; Dr. Ihne ; also Messrs. Buxton,. Carise, P. G Heyworth, R. A;. Macfie, •Shimmin Vittoz, and Rev. Dr. Hume, secretary. This list includes the gentlemen who will conduct the preliminary examination in the various subjects, to ascer tain whether the candidates-possess a bona fide knowledge of them.. It. will be held between the beginning and the middle of April. The final examination will be conducted by - means of printed papers of questions, in the evenings from the 17th to the 20th of May inclusive. Certificates will.be awarded in the same manner as last year, and prizes will also be. given: to the most deserving candidates. The principal candidates at 'Liverpool will be from the evening classes,of the Collegiate Institution andLiverppol Institute, but minor institutions may be associated with these, and theirmembers also may secure the advantages of examination. THE "TUANER BANQUET" . IN MANCIIESTER.—So many applications have been received in Manchester for tickets of admission to the dinner which: is to be given this even ing to, Mr. J. Aspinall Turner, M.P., that the committee have found it necessary to issue advertisements declining to reeeeive any further demands., Already tickets have been disposed of to an amount quite sufficient to fill the Free Trade Hall, where the dinner will take place, to its utmost capacity It is not very easy for people outside the range of private influence in Manchester to compre hend the transports of admiration into , which Mr. Tur ner's two years' career in the House of Commons has thrown so many of his constituents. NESTON AND PARK-GATE FREE LECTURES.—On Mon day evening, the parishioners of Neston were entertained, throagh the kindness of W..H. Hatcher, Esq., of the Bromborough Candle-works,. with a most interesting history, and exhibition of " Natural Magic." The attendance was large, and wqs composed of all classes. The chairman on the occasion was the Rev. E. H. Price, of Mostyn-house Academy, at Park-gate, and who, at the close, returned for the audience hearty thanks for the instructive 'treat with which their visitor favoured them. For the previous lecture, which was illustrated in an agreeable practical form, the. parishioners were indebted: to J. Bailey, Brown, Esq., of. Liverpool. His' übject was "Personal - Experience in Australia and the Gold diggings." riyinrcor AND THE BEST MODE OE" MANNING THE NAVY.—It may not be generally known that the sug [pstions as to the best mode . of manning the navy in future; contained in the • report just issued by the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the subject, are taken almost verbatim from the scheme adopted and; printed by the Liverpool Mercantile Marine Association, upwards of twelve months ago, and now to be seen displayed on the walls of their rooms in Water-street.' The scheme was brought under the notice of the Commissioners of the Admiralty by Mr. Samuel R. Graves, the chairman of the Liverpool Shipowners' Association, and the' result was its adoption almost in entirety. This is perhaps the highest compliment that Could be paid to the Mercantile Marine Association of this port. HISTORIC SOCIETY. SCIENTIFIC SECTION.—The usual weekly meeting ,of the, Historic Society was held last: evening, in the Grand Jury4oom, St. George's Hall.. Mr. Burke occupied the chair. The_following donations, were acknowledged by the secretary :—" The. Journal oil the Royal Dublin Society, Nos. 9, 10, and 11, 1858. "' " The proceedings of the Geolorrieal and Polytechnic. Society, of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1857-8." "'Annual RePort of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society." " China•and its Trade?' by John Crawford.' " Sensorial vision,'' by Sir J. P: W. Herschal, Bait. Abbeirllios (French newspaper), from Mr. Boucher de Perthes ; and from Mr. Every, • a series of playbills, of the Liverpool Theatre, commenting on the 12th July, 1821, and endinp2Oth December,,lB22. The paper for the evening wes "- On the organisation of the Chameleon, including a correction of some errors in relation thereto," by Mr. J. T. TbwsOn. 'The paper -illustrated by speci mens. A conversation ensued the reading of the • paper, after which the , members adjourned. WORKILOUSTI COMMITTEE.—At the usual weeklx meet ing of this committee, held yesterday, Mr. Churchwarden Cropper occupied the chair. The other members: present were—Messrs. Smith, OvTn, Critchley, Qafferata, Williams, Denton, and Steele. The medical officer' re ported that there were 26. deaths in the house during the week ending the Ist inst., of whom ten. were men, seven women, three children above two years of age, and six infants :under two years old. The number of patients.under treatment last week was 68.4 ; new eases admitted since, 182 ;: cured and disehared 118 ; leaving at present under treatment 62, of whom 36 are fever, 25 ittb, and two small-pox cases. The. master of the vagrant sheds reported that the total number of destitute persons re-. lieved in this department during, the week was 2.48, of whom 167 were males, 65 females, and 15 children, showing an increase over the previous week of 30 males, 17 females, and five children, or Et nett increase of 52 on the week, but a decrease of 43 when compared with the corresponding week of last year. The returns of the governor showed that the total number of paupers in the establishment this week was 2,292, against 2,33 G in the previous week, and 2,736. in the corresponding week of last year. The chaplain of the Workhouse tendered his resignation through, theehairman of the committee. On the motion of Mr. Denton, seconded by Mr. Critchley, the resignation was accepted. After disposing of some formal business the board adjourned. ANTIGONE."—WO perceive by advertisements that Mr. Vandenhoff, the eminent tragedian, has annonnced a reading of Sophocles' "Antigone," at the Collegiate Institution, on Friday evening . next. The choral portions will be rendered in the music of Mendelssolin, by the Liverpool Vocal Union. We believe Mr. Vandonhoff read the same tragedy some years since in Liverpool, and with great success. No man living is better qualified to render full justice of expression to the` noble and simple pathos of that most affecting of all Sophocles' tragedies. It is scarcely necessary to remind wir readers that " Antigone" has been produced in an English, and some what altered form,. on the metropolitan stage, and that the exquisite acting of Miss Fanoit helped to secure its success.. In many points it approaches, probably, nearer to the modern form of tragedy than any other of Sophocles' dramas, The subject of many of the • THE SHIPPING INTEREST LET us hope that the Shipping Interest is 'nbout to have every justice done to it. The Select Com mittee of the House of C mmons that has been appointed to inquire into the operation of certain burthens and restrictions which are complained of as affecting so injuriously the merchant shipping of this country, will be able, no doubt, to ascertain the true state of the case, and to show, therefore, where and how remedial measures can be applied. We have never doubted , that the Shipping Interest was hardly dealt 'with in those respects, and we are therefore quite prepared to expect that a case. will be made out which will demand- imme diate redress ; yet redress which need not involve any interference with the principles or: Free-trade, to which there is so mistaken a disposition, in certain quarters, to attribute whatever - oppreses This is a point to, be Mr.- HORSFALL truly our shipping in any wise especially guarded against stated in the house, during the brief ..discus sion to which the motion for inquiry gave rise, that the Liverpool shipowners did not de mand that Parliament should adopt a re trograde legislation—they only asked that they should not - be placed in a disadvan tageous position as' regarded the foreign shipowners. That is to say, that their shipping should not be subjected to burthens and restrictions, from which foreign shipping is free. DoUbtless„ it is also to be complained of that, as the same hon. member observed, there is such an utter absence of that reciprocity on the part of foreign nations to which our more liberal measures so fairly entitle us. But this evil cannot be reme died by legislation, without departing from the great principle of maritime and commercial freedom that has been adopted ; and- this Committee of Inquiry has been assented to, on the part of the Government, .on the clear understanding that that question was not to be opened. It was distinctly stated, on the part of the Government, that they would have resisted the appointment of the Committee if it had been intended that it should involve any question of the repeal of the Navigation Laws ; and . the setting aside of an attempt to carry an amendment, for, the Committee to inquire further into the opera tion of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, the Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, 1855, the Passengers Act, 1865, and the Chinese Passengers• Act, 1855, was upon the ground that it was most inexpedient to go into• the general question of the liberal policy that has been adopted.. It gave confidence, no doubt, to. the House,. when called upon to entertain this : motion for inquiry, that it was brought forward by an• hon.. member (Mr. LINDSAY) who is himself largely connected with the -.Shipping Interest, and is , the' representative, moreover, of a shipping consti tuency ; and hiS argument, that if within the last.; few years. foreign shipping had. increased in ru greater proportion than our own, yet the lattor had increased in a greater proportion than ever it: did before ; that the comparison should: be' not . with foreign nations, but with our own, and that the depression of the Shipping Interest was due, to other causes, could not fail to satisfy the. House, that it was with no covert design of attack ing, or in. any way impugning„, the present Navigation Laws, but simply with the object of ascertaining what are the undue restrictions, and oppressive burthens . to which British Shipping is now subject, with the view to. their removal. Still it was contended by Mr. LAB:OM/ERE and others, that with every readiness to remove any real disadvantage of which there might be just reason to complain, it must not be supposed that the British shipowner was in a position which prevented him from a fair competition with the foreigner ; and the opinions expressed by two other former Presidents of the Board of Trade, Mr. CARDWELL and Mr. H.E.NLEY,—the one, to the effect that although the inquiry ought to be as full as possible, yet that rA, )st of the evil was beyond the reach of legislation, and that too much must not be expected from it; the other, that such inquiry should be confined to the burthens . on British Shipping, and on no account touch on the general policy of the Navigation Laws ; combined to show that where there have been the best oppor tunities of learning officially and practically the operation of those laws, there exists the most reso lute opposition to their being in anywise interfered with. It is understood we believe that the inquiry will be immediately gone into by the Committee, and it will be for the Shipping Interest, therefore, to bring forward all the evidence they can, if the complaints they have to make be well -founded. With them it must rust to prove their case—as doubtless they are prepared to do ; and having done so, there can be no reason to apprehend fffy finest of the Greek dramas, such as di ° "Edipus," the - "El ec t ra ," and others, is ful, and almost revolting, to find favour in the icycs of most modern theatres; and the peculiar form of most of ../Eschylus' tragedies would not fall in with the require ments and regulations of our stage. The "Antigone" of Sophocles is, howeveilloa drama which* harmonises even with our dramatic laws, and is admicably,suitcd for such a reading as that which Mr. YandenhGff has annonnced. The veteran dramatist does well to occupy some portion of his leisure, as Mr. Macready does, _in continuing to pro mote among the public a taste for the literary and dramatic .art to which his life has been mainly dedicated. CuLoxins.--This day (Friday), the "White Star" line of packet ship,' the Scottish Chief, Captain. Buchan, will take her departure for Melbourne', We understand that she will carry out about 150 passencrers and a full cargo of fine goods on freight. The fine three-decker ship Tudor, Captain Frederick Wheland, - Will be by Messrs. H. T. Wilson aid Chambers, on the 20th iust., as the "White Star ":linerof that date. The celebrated clipper Red Jacket, Captain O'Halloran, will - be the packet of the Ist of April, under the "' White Star" flag. The British Trident, Captain Henry' O'Neill, will be the "Black Ball" ship of the sth instant, and is, expected to carry 300 passengers and a fall cam.; She is. a fast ship, and, from her past per formances,. likely to make a successful Toyage., The Montmorency, Captain A. Stinson . (late of the' Marco Polo) will succeed the British Trident, under the amal gamated "Eagle" and "Black Ball" flags. She isene of the fastest' of 'our Australian fleet, having made the passage to and from Sydney in • the shortest time on record. Messrs. Walthew and CO. will despatch. the Jessa mine, • Captain H. Beard, on the" 10th instant, with passengers and. cargo, to 11,1 - .lborirne, The clipper ship Red Jacket, from ,11elbourn6;i4 how out 91 days, with 39,611 onuces, valued at £156,444 ; the Morn ing Light is out 76 days,. with 13,609 ounces , va l ue d a t £54,446 ; and the Tornado, 74 days, with 4,139 ounces ; valued at £16,556. The above are all for Liverpool, For London—the Anglesey is out 73 days, with 26,000 , ounces, valued at £lOl,OOO. The freight market to. Australia does not exhibit any remarkable change since last week. The trade is by no means brisk, and the large amount of tonnage in the berth. fills slowly. One vessel only haS been despatched during, the week. The packets are still getting about 455. to the bay and 555. to the wharf for measurement goods ; while weight may be quoted at considerably less: Easy "terms can be made with outside ships, where there is some uncertainty as to the exact time of sailing., It isTrobable that shippers are' holding back for the arrival of the mail now nearly due. The accounts froM the colonies by her will in a great measure govern operations foe the month; on which we have just entered; but we do not - think that even if the reports of the markets be of a. favourable character, there will be anv inducement for shipowners to increase the tonnage for Australia. The accounts from India as to home freights are rather more favourable. If the im provement there can be confirmed. by the next mail, it May influence rates to .Australia ; shipowners will have less* besitatiOn in sending their 'ships to the East, if there• be a prospect of home business from India. Befere concluding, we may state that the Oneida with the English mails from Australia, was to sail from Melbourne on the 21st of January. She is consequently now out 42 days. The • Oneida not being considered a fast boat, the advices from. A u s tr al ia are not likely to. reach England before • the end of nett week. The Royal Mail screw steamship Columbian, with -the mails of the I.4th of January, had arrived from Su.ez:nt Aden, and, left on the 4th of February for Point de Gale and Australia. It may be added that, owing to arrange ments with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company,. a change will take place in the:despatch of the mail's, the next for the Australian colonies being made up at Southampton on the 12th inst., and vim Marseilles on -the.lBth inst.,.:which 'arrangement will continue until further notice: The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers will not call iu future at Point of Galle, . but will instead touch at Port Louis, Mauritius. THE AIERSE DOCKS AND HARBOUR EGIURD AND DOCK RAIING.--At the meeting of the Manehester Council on Wednesday, Alderman Clark, in moving the adoption• of the proceedings of the general-purposes com rnittee,.drew the attention of the council to the success which had attended their efforts in opposing the - Mersey Docks Rating. Bill. Every borough in Lancashire and Yorkshire, with: the exception of Salford, had given the council all the assistance in their power iur.accomplishing the .object they. had in view. It must he. admitted that the Manchester•oorporation would have stultified itself if, after taking so.much interest with regards to the town due 3. of Liverpool, had they allowed them tcobe re-imposed under another name. Another bill had been introduced for the purpose of extending the docks at the north end of Liverpool,. anti the general purposes eDinnaittee had lodged a petition, which would afford them the.. opportunity of having the various pro visions fairly considered in committee.. The parties connected with , Birkenhead, whilst they wished the Man chester corporation to oppose an expeudituce of £300,000 fon:dock extension in Liverpool,'. gave little. sympathy or aid towards thrOwing out the Mersey Docks Rating Bill. Councillor Rawson" hOPed that the general purposes committee would oppose the. government bill , for rating. all descriptions of peoperty now exempt from rates. Councillor Bennett protested against the general pu r p oses comm itt e p rese nti ng a petition to parliament in the name of the Councillor Neill did not thinkithat Manchester ought to have sent a petitiOn to Parliament against the LiVerpool Dock Board for 'extending thedocks in Liver pool. The opposition to th e D oc k e board.areie out of a squabble amongst the rival railway companies and water carriers. Councillor King said the objtiot of the general purposes committee in lodging the petition was, to give 'the corporation a locus standi. The proceedings of the committee were.vonfirmed. TILE COURT The Queen held her second levee this: season in St. James's Palace ; on Wednesday afternoon. : The Queen. and Prince Consort, attended by.the LadipS' and Gentle men in Waiting, arris ed from Rockingham Palace, escorted by detachment of the Royal_ Horse Guards, and were received .by the Great Officers of,Sta.te. The Duke of - Cambridge attended.,tlLe levee The Queen. and Prince Consort; entered the Throne room, attended by the Duchess of Manchester, Mistress of the Robes„the Countess of Caledon,. Lady in Waiting, and the Great Officers of the Household.. The Queen wore a train of white silk, brocaded in wreaths and. hunches of flowers in. green, red, and gold, trimmed with white blonde and, ruches of green satin ribbon. The petticoat, white satin, trimmed with white blonde and.ruches 6f white satin.ribbon: Head-dress,.a diadem of !emeralds and diamonds.. The Foreign Ambassadors and: Ministers were duced, when the following pm:entations to the Queen, took plac,u:in the diplomatic circle : Bp Minister, ..'earon Maurice Marochetti, attache - .to the Sardinian Legation. By the United States Miaste.r„ the Right Rev. William 11. Delaney, Bishop of Western New York; William, U. Delancey, Jun., his son. The, diplomatic circle was. attended by the Turlii,§h and French ambassadons, the Belgian ' Itavarian, Hanoverian, Sardinian, Greek. .Netherlands,, and Brazlian ministers, the minister from the United. States of America, the Austrian i , Saxon, Swedish, Norwegian, DaniA, Russian, Spanish,. Peruvian, and Hansa, Towns ministers, and Consefflet of the Portuguese Legation. Tl►e general circle was numerously: - attended, nearly all the ministers and, great officers of state •being present._ _ _ _ The Hon. Mr. John Baker, Member of tl-x Legislative Council of South Australia, accompanied by Capt. Charles Sturt, Lieut. G. F, Dashwood, R. N., Dr. B. Archer Kent, and Mr. Frederick H. Dutton, presented an address to Her Majesty, Ikcim the Leoislative Council of South Australia, on the. marriage of Royal Highness the Princess Royal. Mr. Baker and Lieutenant Dashwood were presented bar Sir Edward Bulwex• Lytton. About two hundred gentlemen were presented to the Queen. . . He; Majesty's dinner-party in the evening included the Princess Alice, the Duchess of Manchester, the Russian Minister, Baron Brunow, the Resident Minister for the Hanse Towns, and Madame Ritcker, the Earl of Shrews bury and, Talbot, the Earl of WeAmorelausl, the Earl and Countess Grey, the Earl and Countess of Durham, Lord John Manners, Lord and Lady De Tabley, the Hon. C.. A. Murray, and General Sir Howard Douglas. Her Majesty's private band performed in the Drawing room. Lord Raglan, Lord in Waiting to the Qneen, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, Equerry to the Prince Consort, have left London for Berlin, In order to be present on behalf of her Majesty and His Royal High ness, at the christening of the infant Prussian Prince, which is fixed for Saturday, the sth instant. . , Viscount Strathallan has succeeded Lord Raglan as Lord in Waiting to her Majesty. The Manchester Town Council, at their last meeting, adopted an address of congratulation to her Majesty upon the birth of her grandson, the . son of the Prince arrd Princess Frederick William of Prussia, The arrange ments for its presentation were entrusted to the Mayor, Ivie Mackie, Esq. " The Ave Maria," composed by iendel,ssohn for the opera of "Lorel e y," w ill b e pro d uce d f or th e fi rs t time on Wednesday, at the performance of the Vocal Asson ciation LATEST TELEGRAZS• IMPORTANT FROM FRANCE AUSTAIAN PROPoSALS TO LOR COWLEY WI EVACITA 0 F CC OF 11: XE BY TIIE • TROOPS. . ..•. PAMS, Thursday, 11:25 a et v el i In consequAte of the reported rise of p et cent: in the Af r iienn,a prices of yesterday` without. foundattai, Itentes commenced at eO, dasp i ine ,of nearly' 4,- per cent. Great uneasy among speculators. . .1.18 p:m.—Rentes evened 67 40. - Great ex-c ite ' ment on the Bourse. -, A tris 2.20 p.m.----- A report is current tlat -at 19 1 , - ;,1 Aus made certain proposais to Lord Covrtel" , ca r ted proposals are supported ( lay Prussia. It fif . as 4r e iso that the French have evacited Rome, agt i that the ships have departed to convey t he ' N"'": back to' France.: Rentes 67 4.5 3.33 p.m.—The Bourse closes with a improve=nt in Rentes, which ar . e .- 6 - 7 45 money, and 67 50 for account THE TI - IF PRUSSIAN Gyi,; EILBOPEiv` DECLARATION OF VERNINIENT ON DIFFICULTIES. The circular issued by _the Prussia the 12th Yebruary, expresses the 'opinioi existing difficulties, and the • real aange° the European rupture; do , not arise so .much feel' to impossibility of solving .any special utiestioe ea from the tone which his been assumed' bet 0 3 the cabinets of Vienna (bud Paris, 'and whicu.os risen to such a height i to give rise to3seti uneasiness. -The' King's Government, with a sincere &sire to preserve the • vo•i-iditY anirnatlu, treaties, has directed its efforts to the th 51 4 4. pointing out, both at Parc& and Vienna, the inc ti, culable danger of a conflict- If, as now aPP e6 • probable, negociations , . are' now' set on footi. co 4 corning. Italian affairs;.our neutral positic4l:is• enable ,us to give counsel to both sides. nil positiOn we share with the British Cabinet..,:er tho co-operation of Rhssia, also, we see an ov . guarantee for the successful result of our poliq' Call l C t t , ' THE 'WEST`INDIA MAIL. The steamer Atrato,. with the West India 1 Pielfic arrived. at Southampton yest er "'' afternoon, bringinm $804;000.in specie. , From the, WesClndies , we learn that the i sle were generally healthy. Mexico is in a disturbed state_ General 1-lit man - was advancing with .10;000 men to take -vet Cruz. The squadrons of.: England, France , America were at Saerifitios, watching e s ' en t i; A revolution has commenced in Chili, nearly whole republic was under martial law An outbreak was expected at Peru The British ship Gento©, from IN licked on the rocks near Panama Australia, VI AMERICA.. SOUTHAMPTON', ThursdaPs ne , New York has arrived with ATnerican 01, and ads-ices of the 19th ; aid 70;000 dollars I°' France. - Intelligence has been received. by the Amer Government of the intention...of England to cs 'o out the provisions of the Clayton-11471wer treat/ accordanspec ce ` me h me American views.. ial sage been_ree6ived President asking Congress to.eonfer upon o f power to, use_the military and naval for ce i to the country to protect the Nicaragua transit roilte also the Panama and Tehuantepec routes. Senate adjourned without action , upon it. e 43 Morrey was unchanged in value, loans contintior at 6 and; 5 per cent. Cotton, wheat, and 0 11° 60 0 dull. _ The sales 'of cotton on. 18th wer e 2 1d8 bales., Pork dull. Sugar and. Coffee Freights unchanged frora The Indian, icmerica, Prince non steamers had arrived out. kibert, and .1.401' SARDINIA.. Ttatnc, Mare 3 ' e ri AN subscription to cover the loan has be n; opened at the bank. A large- number of Per ;le have-subscribed., and it is certain. that the vi c r lit a , loancwill be covered, if not exceeded. Mr- "The stone. has arrived here, and will dine to-clay a t JO. residence of the English Ambassador, Sir ar o Hudson. Count Cavour and General. Della Mallferi are among the guests invited,. Nhmerous volut'uo continue to arrive here from; the. different It a t he States: Letter from Piacenza announce that number of. Austrian troops in.that place is ilicre:(l ing daily—almost 12,000 men have been Po ()ma, war footing since the Ist of March. USTRIA. Age The views of the Emperor have become -- a :„ re rainedly warlike, and he is much enl" e % , ainst France. a tai ft The Cabinet of Vienna. has. agreed to 1 113 , 1- all 14511,1500 men, and create fortifications '3 directions. The Emperor proposes,visiting Lombardy FOREIGN INTELLIGENC FAANCE:. e PARIS, Wednesday i p •IT el h o f .m. • n such It authentic accounts. are • received of the res 11 , 0 1;• 1 Lord Cowley's mission to Vienna. we TnaY up our minds to hear.- all sorts of rumour the. more idle than the other—Of what passes ,10 The present must he a, fine time for stock - i n " f It is reported that/la s t n i g ht, in the salons the ir Tuileries, several fituctionaries expresso" t t or apprehension, for r easo n s not explained, t hs . favourabls news h a d been received from V te , 0 Of the truth of the fa c t I can sa y unti liv lt ° nothing, as I am:Aware of, has vet transpirc,4 iS corroborate it. • A, Marseilles merchant Paris received letters from that city this mo.rrno,,, which mention, among other pieces o f intelll6-ailea that the activity:which had so long P ill 10' there, and wr, . lately on the i n ercaaf , A 0, relaxed a little,, and that matters loooi4eil'i if either enm4i. had been done in the sc ol or e preparation for war, a n d th a t littler 5 0 5 ' remained to or as if proceedings •O r ,,ciV, pended till som e thing was known of 3 ,- 0 0 solution. The same commercial distress eg e s l2 t 'V e the same strong reprobation of war an 4 o f in ter who advocate it, as ever. In a very recen t aO4 view between, the P a p a l N unc i o a t Par's all et' Minister for Foreign Affairs, a very conversation took place. M. Walevsk i ' ; ia ti° ll strong opposition to war and whose condoll" oaf of those- who, advocate it have, serionslY sP„ et i l aritC: gained, for him a certain amount( of P ° P„ - tioa c i; spoke. so much to the point on the °":„ 0 " of the- Pontifical Government in. refusing' b li jec!: the concessions so much required by its s olr that - the Nuncio is said to have asked w" h i,a asperity whether it was meant to Pu t ol d 111 : sneh a position as to compel, him to deol,o ' passports? The reply was,, t h a t there ; 00 0 intention of the kind, but that this was tease ael; to disguise the truth. The contempla jo Wi t t , tion of the Papal States inspires the P at os t reflections that are not of the most c ° l l character. The measure, which at firs t : 3 fin, sidered of good augury, is now regarded tr ate ina lie difficulty. Let us, however, not c 'exagr4o. l t ters, and state that in ever point ' c ircui t " demand of the Holy Father is' a fortunate 00 0' 1 1 : stance for French policy. The indefialtet tion of Rome by our soldiers was t s o venient. This state of things is abe t erra oce,i' a ' o, so much the better. The policy' 01 -I— n oes" - c e become all the more free in, the Italia r ' on calua and Europe will be better enabled, be 4° A an opinion on Italian affairs when its state' them in their real and permanent , a t now ', vt . forelen' journal; the Nord, has Pr ° e h t of omenation a snare prepared for Fr e . ll Cou r ot We are convinced of the contrary. Rome could not lay a snare for a `. - ", 1 , resg e ilways SUrrounde4 4 vilw which has