Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-16 00:00:00

ExeluSively for CLOTHING BOYS f , om 6 to 20 years LEWIS St CO'IPANY, Winelagh-straet. 00BERT MULLINER, (Successor to GoasT Nt Co.), •(Late with Wm. Horne, London), CARRIAG ,,, AND a morEss Mt NUFACTURER, 59 and 61, GRFAT CHARLOTTE-STREET, LIVERPOOL, MANIIPACTURIVI OF EMI' DESCRIPTION OF CFASHIONAB!.E CARRIAGES. S )le Agent for the Patent Moraples, for which a Prise 3ledat was awarded at the Grest Exhibition. A Great Variety of New and I 7 ashionable CARRIAGES always on view, which are ready for 'rnmediate use. Estimates give. for .CARRIAGES TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. Good Standing on moderate terms. Carriages sold by Com. repairs mission. Merchants supplied with Carriage 3 for exportation on liberal erms. BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TASTE, At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Walelagh-street. Lo r:nerriat Oar. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office 16 Exchange-bn idings, 1,500 bags, and 200 barrels Amedcan Red Cioverseed.—J. 11. Rayner and Co. ♦t half-oa , t one o'clock, at the commercial saleroom Temple-court, 1,154 loxes Bacon.—Trimmer and Gralnzer. At half-past one o'clock, at Golding and Nash's saleroom, Bruns wick-,treet, 2)1 barrels W. C. F our.—Lane and ltigby. At half ast one o'clock, at the commercial saleroom, Temple-court, 20 ca,ks vat Tongues, and 303 boxes Cheese —George eadenach and ,on. At twelve o'elo , k, at the bro%ers' office 2, Dale-street, a quan tity of Hemp, Coir P.ope, and Yarn.—Browne, Hunter and Co. At twelve o'clock, 268 bags -ice, and 20 bales Jute, all faults.—Cox Broth -re. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 21, Oldhall-street, about 340 tons Guano.—Buchanan, BrOWDB and Co. At half-past one o'clock, at the commercial saleroom, Temple-court, 500 boxes Cheese.—Wm. Gardner and Co. At tw 21ve o'clock, at the broker's office, 5, Lancaster-buildings, Tithebarn-street, 100 bales Hemp.—Henry Wilde. At twelve o'clock. at the broker's office, 30a, Exchange street East 1,722 bales Jute. —Perciva' , Campbell and Co. At twe.ve o'clock, 376 bales Dre.—Finlay, Lawrence and Lance . At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Dale street, 1,352 bags Bengal Rice.—Bushby and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brok,rs' office, Oldliall-street, 400 bales Manilla Hemp.—James Bateson, .tons and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 1, Oldhill-street, 100 bags Gingelly Seed, 1,360 bags Calcutta Rapeseed, 8 hhds and 267 bags Demerara Sugar, and 2 casks 7 barrels and 32 bags Plantation Ceylon ,Jeffee.—N. Waterhouse and Sons. At twelve o'clock, at J. A. Benclse's office. 1, Royal Bank-buildings, about tons P.G. clean and hslf-clean Iltanp, 1 bales dressed Italian Longs, and 5 bales dressed Italian Shorts.—J. A. Bencke. er For particulars see advertisements. 11JSEAENTS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, &c. THIS DAY. ROT AL Ali P HEATRE —DCRITIAtit Performanee--7 p.m. FIENGLZR'S GRAND CIRQUE VA RIETIC. Dale-street - 7 p.m. TIIITONIC HALL (Upper), Lime-street—Diorama of India-2 p.m. nexus:sore; HALL—Gallery of Anatomy-11 a.m. to lo p.m. ALLsoes CB.isTAL PALACE, Lime-street-10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Royal. CoLossaux—General Entertainment-6.30 p.m. ZooLooleAL GARDEms—Grand and Varied Entertainments. t ar For particulars see advertisements. Ely hatheiri TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS In the House of Commons, last night, the Jew Bill was under discussion—or rather debate. Mr. 1 Deasy proposed to leave out the words " ecclesias tical and spiritual," and to insert the words " tem poral. and civil."Fle at some length advocated this change, and said that his object was to put an end to the anomaly of Protestants and Roman Catholics taking different oaths. Mr. Drummond supported the amendment, as did also Mr. Roebuck, who contended that any man who swore to the proper clause swore to that which he believed to be a lie, it being unquestionable that the Pope had power. Lord Palmerston, Mr. Moore, and Sir F. Thesiger having spoken against the amend ment, a division took place, when there appeared —For, 83 ; against, 373: majority, 290. Mr. Roebuck then proposed after the word spiritual to insert "by law," but a division showed only 68 for Mr. Roebuck, while there were 243 against. Sir F. Thesiger then moved that the words " on the true faith- of a Christian " should not be ex punged. The hon. gentleman proceeded to show that they could not alter the oath without stul tifying themselves. They had, for the last 250 years, sworn by it—they at present opened the house by prayer in the name of the Author of Christianity, and they were compelled to observe certain festival and fast days of the Christian church. A long discussion took place, in which Lord John Russell and Lord Palmerston joined, but the amendment was lost, the votes being 201 for, and 311 against, showing a majority of 140 in favour of Government. Lord Palmerston, in answer to a question, said that it was not the intention of the ministry to alter the bill so as to exclude Jews from offices which Roman Catholics could not hold. Mr. Drummond wished to know whether Jews should have a voice in the distribu tion of bishoprics, whereupon Lord Cecil moved that the chairman report progress. Lord Palmer ston opposed, and after a division—there being 142 for reporting prbgress , and 274 against some discussion took place, and the various clauses were agreed to. Just as the Committee on the Mersey Conser' vancy Bill were about rising yesterday, the Chairman stated that the Committee would require a return of the income of the Corporation for the past two years, exclusive of the town dues. We are inclined to think that the Committee will get so deep into the mire that they will never be able to extricate themselves. We have interesting news by the arrival of the West India mail steamer La Plata, at Southamp ton. We are sorry to say that disease prevailed to a very serious extent in the island of St. Thomas and Jamaica. ThetWilliam Hammond, troop ship, had been visited with the small pox, but the sick had been landed and placed in an hospital. Grenada and Barbadoes were, however, exempt from the scourges alluded to above. From Demerara we have rather melancholy accounts. The mortality on board the Merchantman emigrant ship, from Calcutta, has exceeded anything that has ever occured in the records of emigration to the colony ; 113 died on the voyage, sixty were conveyed to the hospital on their arrival, and of these five died while they were being landed, and several others have expired since in the hospital. Many died of cholera during the passage down the Hooghly, and many more of dysentery and diarrhoea before they reached the Cape. Ship fever then broke out -with fearful virulence, and the whole ship became a sort of general hospital, in which the sick and the healthy were indiscriminately huddled up together. Does any one—can any one—advocate the coolie system? Is it not in reality carrying out the slave trade ? and yet men of probity, honour, rectitude, and standing second to none in the mercantile community of Liverpool, can see no harm in the system. We dare not trust ourselves to say more. From the South Pacific we have intelligence to the effect that yellow fever was prevalent in Bolivia. The revo lution in Peru may be considered as concluded. From the Chinchi Islands 'we have the rather im portant intelligence—at least if we are to believe the Lima correspondent of a Panama paper—that the aforesaid islands had been placed under the protection of England and France, We are afraid that the news is too good to be true. The domestic news today, though not very mis cellaneous, is of an interesting description: Yesterday everybody who had music in his soul, and a couple of guineas in his pocket, went to the Crystal Palace to hear Handel's " Messiah" per formed as it never was performed before. An assemblage of a different kind, and of as deep although not so extended interest, might at the same time be seen not far from that Temple of Music,—we mean in Norwood Cemetery. There the body of Douglas Jerrold was consigned to the grave, in the presence of many mourners, dis tinguished by their intellectual rank in England. At the Court of Exchequer yesterday, Thomas THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, JUNE 16. 185 Cotton. On the 11th of June, 1856, we had 527,910 bales of American, and on Friday last, it was estimated at 593,260 bales, showing an increase of 65,350 bales. From these figures, we learn that the Cotton planters of the United States are endeavouring, as far they can, to meet the increased demands of this country, but it would seem as if the benefits to be derived from other sorts of cultivation was paying the people of America more remunerative prices than the profits to be derived from the growth of Cotton. _ The meeting of Friday was peculiar, from the fact that there was an entire absence of any unity of purpose as to the best means of procuring an additional supply of Cotton. All the speakers urged the importance of the subject, and each advocated its cultivation in a different part of the globe. One gentleman advocated the capabilities of the West Indies ; another alluded to, and spoke of Africa ; and another of the East Indies. Now, we agree with all these gentlemen that Cotton can be culti vated with success in every one of the districts alladed to; and, moreover, we consider that it would be of advantage if we could obtain supplies from all these quarters; but then we must consider at the outset whether it would pay the producer to engage in this extensive cultivation of the Cotton plant. The pit history of the trade shows that the Americans can produce any quantity when prices are high and remunerative, and that when there is a low range of price the supply falls off. The question which the meeting on Friday should have discussed was, " Can the West Indies, the Cape of Good Hope, the Ent Indies, or even Moreton-bay compete with the United States in the production of Cotton ?" The sound and practical zerparks of Mr. BARBER, when he urged caution in the adoption of means to produce an increased supply of Cotton, should be pondered over. He was quite correct when he urged that they should not be led away by foregone conclusions, inasmuch as " the present scarcity in the supply of the article was only the result of a casual short crop." There was one speaker at Friday's meeting whom we were astonished to see put forward, namely, Mr. BAZLEY, the President of the Man chester Chamber of Commerce. It was only the week before that he was up in London giving evidence against the legitimacy of the Liverpool Town Dues. He certainly had a vast deal of assurance in presenting himself to a Liveipool audience, after the testimony which he gave on the Mersey Conservancy Bill. The fact of his appearance here, and delivering a speech on the subject, shows that this is, after all, a Man Chester question, and it is somewhat singular that after attempting to rob the borough of Liverpool of its just rights, the aiders and abettors of that scheme should be in the humiliating position of seeking aid from Liverpool to obtain an increased supply of Cotton. We are glad that the meeting has taken place, were it for no other purpose than that of exhibiting the duplicity and selfishness of the Manchester men. With respect to the movement itself, we consider that much of the alarm that has been created respecting a short supply of CottOn is uncalled for; at the same time if thereis no other benefit derived from the meeting of Friday, than calling attention to the question, and inducing capitalists to turn their thoughts to the culture of Cotton in the British possessions, and thereby render us less dependant upon foreign countries, a great boon will be conferred on the trade and com merce of the ,country. Before, however, any very active steps be taken in the matter, the Cotton Supply Association will do well to ascertain their actual position, and not give currency to unfounded alarms, which must eventually disarrange the wheels of commerce. SINCE we called attention to the petition o Mr. BERTOLACCI, Auditor of the Duchy o Lancaster, Mr. WISE has moved for a Selec Committee of the House of Commons, to consider the allegations contained in the petition. In doing so, he entered into an historical narrative of the revenues of the Duchy, and their mode of expenditure. We believe that as far back as 1844, the same honourable gentleman brought forward a motion on the same subject, but was then informed that the Duchy was private property—and, as such, beyond the control of Parliament; although it still happened that, when the Duchy wanted anything, it was proclaimed to be public property. Prior to this, Lord BROUGHAM insisted that it could never be contended that the revenues of the two Duchies—Cornwall and Lancaster—are private property, or anything like private property. Granting the truth of this statement, as well as the correctness of Mr. WISE'S account of the expenditure of the revenues of the Duchy, it certainly presents a strong ease for the Administrative Reformers. According to the returns which have been presented to Parliament, the average income fog the last nineteen years has been about 38,0001., of which 13,0001. only finds its way to Her MAJESTY'S privy purse. The country is anxious that the revenue of the Duchy should be improved as far as possible, and that these Royal estates should yield as large an income as possible. But the legal sharks and pompous officials connected therewith are influenced with less patriotic ideas. With them Lancashire is a County Palatine, and the Duchy is a territorial dignity requiring many and well-paid offices for the proper support of the officers. Hence it is that the revenues of the estates are squandered away in keeping up an empty and totall y Mansell was again brought up in custody from Maidstone Gaol, upon habeas for the purpose of assigning errors against the judgment of the Court pronounced in the last term, affirming the convic tion, and sentence of death passed for the murder of Corporal Burney, of the 44th Regiment Mr. F. Russell on behalf, and in the name of the prisoner, prayed that the errors tendered might be filed. The Court at once granted the order. Mr. Weleby said, on the part of the Crown, he would consent to join in error instanter. The joinder was accordingly filed. The Court, after some discus sion, appointed Tuesday, the 23rd instant, to hear the arguments. The prisoner was removed in custody, and will be taken back to Maidstone, and brought up again on the 23rd, as the arguments must be in his presence. It .will, therefore, be necessary to further respite the sentence, which was fixed for the 22nd. A grand banquet was given at the Carlton Club on Saturday evening, at which all the leading members of the Tory party assembled. The entertainment was served up in the magnificent coffee-room, and covers were laid for upwards of two hundred noblemen and gentlemen. The Earl of Derby presided, the vice chair being filled by the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P. The Earl of Derby, the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Colonel Taylor, Sir William Joliffe, Sir John Pakington, c., were among those on whom the duty of replying to toasts devolved. The banquet was of a most sumptuous description, and served up in a style of remarkable elegance. The party broke up just before twelve o'elock. Mr. Humphrey Brown was removed to the Queen's Bench Prison, on Saturday last, in default of having perfected bail for £B,OOO, the amount ordered td be given by him. The attorneys for the prosecution have consented to accept eight sureties at £l,OOO each, instead of four at £2,000 each, as originally ordered. Mr. Hugh Hill, QC , and Mr, Lush have been retained by Mr. Brown for his defence. The local news this morning does not call for the least possible modicum of comment. From the Continent we have not much intelli gence of either interest or importance to-day. We are informed of the publication of a decree closing the Belgian Chambers. Wi=h it is a report from the ministers, and a letter of the Kin.., addressed to the country, through the medium of the Minister of the Interior. The indication of some work between the dif ferent Sovereigns of Italy, follow each other rapidly. Already rumours are current that a matrimonal alliance is in contemplation between the Courts of Sardinia and Naples. - Unanimity between the Great Powers of Europe in the way of settling the future of the Danubian Principalities appears to be as distant as -ever. We just now hear of a circular addresed by the Austrian government to the States of the German Confederation, complaining bitterly that Prussia, by supporting the projects of a united and independent Roumania, is prejudging the in terests of the German nation. It is to be hoped that the German nation will not believe her own interests are different from those of the people which Europe is about to recognise as a indepen- dent nation. The final act of the Neufchatel affair has just been enacted at Berne. The Council of State has followed the example of the National Council, and has unanimously voted the ratification. The King of Portugal says he is going to get mar ried. He has communicated this intention to the President of the Legislature; but he does not appear to have informed him of the name of the lady so fortunate as to be made a' Queen The reason the King made the President acquainted with his intention was, as the world may suppose, in order to move the dowry question. Accordingly the Cortes have already been asked to grant money for this purpose, and the matter has been referred to a finance committee. England shows the ex ample of granting a dowry, and we may anticipate that other countries will have to follow the leader. The Moniteur contains another letter from Jassy, condemning the interference of the Cai macan, Prince Vogorides, in the elections, as also the encouragement he grants to the enemies of the union. Now, to be candid, the publica tion of these letters by the official organ of the French government, is a more decided interven tion in the matter of the elections, than any of the measures attributed, but not carried home, to Prince Vogorides: These articles in the Moniteur are evidently intended less for the Paris reader, than as an encouragement to the party which is intriguing, under French and Russian colours in the Principalities, for the cause of the union. The tact which has led to their publication may how ever be questioned. The campaign in Algeria does not appear to be at an end, for intelligence from that colony of the 10th announces that two important tribes, the Beni-Renguillet and Beni-Yensi, have commenced throwing up earthworks, with the view of opposing the advance of the French into the interior. Marshal Bandon has the intention of marching against the" rebels"—as they are pleasantly called, as soon as the military road, on which the whole army is at work, shall have been terminated. In two days the troops constructed 121 miles of road, and it was expected that operations would com mence on Thursday or Friday next. The Belgian Cabinet has considered it advisable to draw up a diplomatic circular, referring to recent events in Brussels, in order to place the real state of the matter, free from the exaggerations of the French press, before the governments of Europe. This circular has already been received here and in Vienna Very contrary to general expectation, the Weaver Navigation Bill is lost. Yesterday, Lord Naas, chairman, announced that the committee were were unanimously of opinion that the preamble of the bill was not proved. THE question of an adequate supply of Cotton is certainly one of the deepest importance to the nation at large. There cannot be a doubt as to the fearful consequences which must ensue, should circumstances occur which would render it a matter of certainty that the mills of Lanca shire should be stopped for want of the " raw material," Two questions were mooted by us on Saturday--" Can we go on as we have been doing ? And are the schemes which were pro pounded at Friday's meeting calculated to effect any good result ?" As to the first of these inquiries, we fear that the originators of this movement are more influenced by the schemes of Brother JONATHAN , of raising a cry of •` Short supplies," for the purpose of bolstering up the price of yarns and cloth, than anything'. else. Population, we admit, is increasing, and, as a necessary conse quence, consumption is on the advance. In addition to this, there is an increased want on the part of our home population. It there fore follows that, if we would desire to retain our pre-eminence in cotton manufactures, we must take special care that the plant is cultivated to an extent necessary to meet the requirements of the age. How t.tands the fact at the present moment ? We have a stock of 638,960 bales against 724,660 at the same date in 1856. There is, therefore, when compared with the stock on hand at this time last year, a deficiency of 35,700 bales. An investigation into the quantity of the several descriptions of cotton in Liverpool, shows that nearly double the foregoing deficiency is observable in the stocks of East India, Brazil, and West India uncalled-for state. No wonder, indeed, that so far back as 1780, Mr. BunKs should have said of these revenues, that " they exhibited the apparatus of a kingdom for the jurisdiction of a few private estates, and the formality and charge of the Exchequer of Great Britain for collecting the rents of a country squire." Let us see how the revenues of the Duchy are appropriated. According to Mr. Wise, the number of persons who are engaged in the management of these revenues is sixty. Their united incomes amount to 8,2571. per annum. In the first place, we have the Chaneellor, who is a Cabinet Minister, with a salary of 2,0001. Formerly he was a kind of judge who sat to hear appeals when the Duchy was a sort of minor kingdom. At present it would be difficult to state what return he makes for his share of the spoil, unless that he is the obsequious supporter of the Premier of the day. After the Chancellor, comes his Vice, who holds a court some three or four times a year, for which duty he is paid 6001. The Receiver-General, whose principal duties are to receive the rents, and lodge them in COUTTS' Bank, has an allowance of 8781., a 'hefty good allowance for the performance of such trivial labours. The Auditor has 2001., and this official, although disposed to ferret out improper disbursements, is denied the power and privilege of doing so. After the Auditor, comes a Clerk, a Secretary, and a Registrar, whose united claims reach the sum of 1,3421. per annum. Under the Registrar are four Clerks, receiving in all, 1,310/. ; a Solicitor, 300/. ; a. Surveyor and several assistants, 5001. ; two Attorney-Generals, one for the County Palatine, and the other for the Duchy. To these we have to add fifteen Receivers, and twenty-three Stewards. There are other charges on the estate, including 6031. for donations, 3351. law expenses, 540/. for surveys ; 903/. for annuities; and, as the last, but most convenient mode of balancing an account, the sum of 1,873/. for " sundries." If the expenditure has been thus lavish, the management of the estates seems to be equally faulty, and totally regardless of the- interests of the crown or the public. Take Nedwood Forest for example, and what do we find ? For fourteen years the value of the timber sold has amounted to 11,893/., whilst the charges for cutting, &c., has reached no less a sum than 9,959/.1 The Nedwood Forest produced 5,744/,. but the costs were 18,4901.! ! Connected with this particular branch of the affairs of the Duchy, there is a singular, but very useless office, namely, the Axe-bearer, who receives a salary of 2001. a year, although, we believe, for years and years that public official never yet beheld his implement of authority and office. After the expense of managing the forests, we come to the Royal preserves. For the feeding of the game in Fleetwood forest there had been paid, during the last five years, 496/., and salaries to the tune of 1,1131. These preserves, it appears, are not kept up for the Royal use, but to gratify the sporting propensities of the neighbouring gentry. And, to crown all, there is another item, the mention o which cannot fail to excite surprise and ultithately provoke a laugh, naffiely— • the travelling expenses of the Seal, 48/. ! Surely it must have proceeded to and from London by special train. Enough has been said to satisfy every one that there is not, among the several departments of the Government, one which shows a greater degree of extravagance than this said Duchy of Lancaster. Mr. WISE did not get any reply, much less a refutation, to the charges which he set forth. No one could contradict the fact, that the income of the Crown is far less than it should be from possessions of such extent and value. Mr. BAINES, as Chancellor of the Duchy, replied to Mr. WISE. His whole speech was apology for the past, and a promise of amendment in future, and then takes some credit that, under his administration, the income to the Crown has advanced to 20,0001. a-year. But this will not do. The administration of the Duchy belongs to the past, and as such should be swept away. Useless officers must not only be abOlished, but all the empty forms and ceremonies connected with the whole affair must be swept away. Let the estates be managed by a few practical men of business, and give to the Crown all the monies now paid for keeping up a set of useless officials, and both the Crown and the country will be gainers by the cbange. HANDEL FESTIVAL, YESTERDAY. The first part of the Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace has gone off to perfection. The day was lovely, and the arrangements were such as to give the utmost completeness to the brilliancy of the whole—the music, the company, the entire scene. A strange spectacle was it, during the ten minutes allowed between the parts, to see so great a multitude sipping sherry and eating ices, The financial success of the Handel Festival is, we have good reason to believe, placed beyond a question. By agreement with the Crystal Palace Company the com mittee of the Sacred Harmonic Society bound themselves i not to exceed a stated outlay, and the limits proposed and adopted have not been transgressed. Previous to th e rehearsal on Saturday it was calculated that a profit of between £3,000 and £4,000 over and above expenses had already been realised; and, as on such occasions a large number of persons invariably defer securing places until the eleventh hour, a material addition may reasonably be counted on. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal High ness Prince Albert have intimated their intention of being present at the Crystal Palace at the performance of Handel's oratorio, "Judas Maccabeus," on Wednesday next, the 17th June. THE HERO OF THE REDAN•—Captain Dunham Massey has arrived in London. This gallant young officer has been warmly congratulated by his friends at the Junior United Service Club on his restoration to health, which is now fully established, the only remnant of his wounds being a lameness, from which ultimate recovery cannot be expected, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.] THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN TREATY OF COMMERCE. The treaty of commerce between Russia and Frafice was signed yesterday (Monday), g t St. Petersburg. It is probable that M. de Morny will soon return to Paris. The Paris Three per Cents closed yesterday Monday) at 69f. 15c. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. • The dissension among the Democratic party on the choice of candidates for Paris is as marked as ever. The Siecle set out with declaring that the cause of liberty which It has at heart would be seriously imperilled unless the fractions into which the Republicans are split agree to fold up their respective flags—green, blue, red, crimson, or black, as the case may be—pat them-in their pockets for the moment, make mutual concessions, and become reconciled. It expressed its satisfaction and pride at being able to point at the Journal des Debats, the organ of the Orleanist monarchy, making as it were common oause with it. Certainly nothing is more noble than the oblivion and pardon of injury, nor more beautiful than to see old enemies meeting fraternally, when the meeting is sincere. Unfortunately, this can hardly be the case in the pre-ent instance ; few will believe that the Journal des Debats is serious in recommending to the electors of Paris M. Dari mon, the pupil; the colleague, the of Prudhoni. and the expounder of his terrible doctrines. Itcan scarcely feeli sympathy with the Commissary of the Republic (he w then only 20 years of age) in its wildest days, nor with the Red M: 011ivier, M. Carnot, M. Goudchaux, audi others of the'salme stamp, on the mere chance that one of; its own editors may slip in unnoticed. And are we asked. to believe that the Siecle is sincere when it proclaims in. its Republican columns M. de Lahnulaye, who, there is doubt, will, should the occasion require it, denounpe'in the Chamber the acts that led to the revolution of February? General Cavaignac, who figures in the same list, is a name apart. A Republican, more perhaps from family tradition than conviction. he" -'et served the Orleanist Government, took the oath of allegiance to it, accepted honours and rewards from it; he' ditrtpt con spire for its overthrow, and his services as Dictator of the Republic are considerable enough to entitle him to be made an exception. The coalition between the Debate and the Siecle has brought on the former the sarcasms of the other Royalist journals, and tlAs day it makes a laudable, if not a successful, effort to defend itself. BELGIUM. The Moniteur Belge publishes a report to the King, dated Brussels, June 12, upon the recent events, recommending his Majesty to cloS'e the LPgislative Session 'of 1856-57. Such a measure, says the report, will suspend the discus sion of the bill on charitable institutions, and adjourn it to next session. The report is signed by all the ministers. In reply thereto the Bing has addressed the following letter toihe Minister of the Interior, which is printed likewise in the Moniteur with the royal decree for the close of the aession:— June 13, 1857.. My dear-Minister,—l have receired the report of the cabinet, dated yesterday, and I hasten to give it my full approbation. In proposing the adjournment of the dis cussion, you take an initiative which circumstances point out to you, and which the country will understand. I take advantage of this opportupity to address through your medium a few words to 4)se country, which has given me so many proofs of its attachment. A long , and animated discussion, followid by incidents which; l I deplore, has taken place in the Chamber of • • *re- , sentatives on a bill presented to y0u.. . . .the first time during twenty-six years that I ha.ve'• evoted myself to Belgium the Parliamentary debates have given rise to difficulties, the solution of which did not at once reveal itself. You have acted with the greatest loyalty and with the most perfect good faith. Yon are firmly con vinced that the Bill, if carried out, would not produce the bad consequences which have been attributed to it. I will not express an opinion upon the proposed Bill. I should never have consented to admit into our legislation a Bill which might have had the sad consequences which are feared ; but without entering into an examination of the Bill itself, I must take into account, like you, an impres sion which evinced itself on this occasion among a con siderable portion of the population. There exists in countries which occupy themselves with their affairs rapid and contagious emotions which .spread with an intensity more easily discerned than explained, and with which it is more prudent to make terms (transiger) than to reason. The free institutiens of Belgium have been in practice for 26 years with admirable regularity. What is there re quisite for them to continue to function in future;with the same order and the same snow:tee ? 'I do not hesitate to say that what is requisite is moderation and reserve of parties. I think we ought to abstain from agitating any question of a nature to excite dissension in the public mind. lam convinced that Belgium may live happy and respected following the path of mo deration ; but I am equally convinced, and I said it publicly; that any measure which might be interpreted as tending- to establish the supremacy of one opinion over another is , a danger. We are not wanting in liberty, and , our Constitution, wisely and moderately practised, pre 'sents a happy balance. My sincere and profound attach ment to the destinies of the country has given rise within me to these serious reflections. I communicate them to the country, to yourself, to the majority of the national representation. In the circumstances in which we are now placed the majority of the Chamber, whose wishes, as a majority, are and ought to be my guide, has a noble a noble task to perfm, a task worthy of a great party. I advise it to renounce, as you will propose it to do, the dis cussion of the bill. It is for the majority to undertake this generous part. By taking it entirely upon itself it will give the world a high idea of its wisdom and its patriotism. It will maintain in its ranks the close union which for all parties is the first fruit and the highest reward of a noble and good action performed in common. Last year the country thanked me for my devotion ; to-day I thank it for its confidence. This letter will prove to you how happy I am to share your views, how much I approve your conduct. It is my wish to watch, with you and your colleagues, over the interests of this beautiful and beloved country. Believe, my dear Minister, in the affectionate feelings I entertain for you LEOPOLD. the long-pending postal treaty still awaits the settlement of the amount of transit duty to be paid to France. As postal treaties exist between France and Spain and between England and France, it might be thought that the difficulty of this settlement would not be great, bat it has been a long while pending. NAVAL AND MILITARY. The Ist and 2nd battalions of the Scots Fusilier Guards were inspected on Saturday morning, in Hyde-park, by his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief and staff, for the purpose of minutely examining the new clothing, planned by Colonel F. Seymour, C. 8., and supplied by Messrs. S. Isaacs, Campbell and Co. The men looked remarkably well, and appeared to be perfectly at ease in their new tunics ' • i n deed the Scots Fusilier Guards may be said to be the first regiment that have been clothed as soldiers should be; Colonel Seymour's plans have proved ,perfectly successful, as every person , soldier and civilian, on,the granufremarked, owing to the peculiarity of .the cut. " The Duke has expressed himself satisfied, and finds the tunic he approved of in October last, and which he then settled should be the one for the infantry, more than successful. In the park was a large assemblage of the elite of Lopdon, and the fine appearance and discipline of the men were greatly admired. Malta correspondence to the 7th June, states that the only ships of war remaining in Valetta Harbour were the Hibernia receiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Sir Montagu Stopford, Admiral Superintendent of Malta dockyard; the Ceylon military hospital ship ; the Arrow, the Vigilant, and the Osprey steam gunboats; the Cara c despatch steamer ; the Supply steam storeship, the Shearwater steam sloop, and the Hearty steam tug. Her'Majesty's screw steam gunboat, the Wanderer, left on the 3rd to join the squadron in the offing bound for Tunis. The crew of the screw steamsloop Brisk, 16, Com mander Alfred J. Curtis, were paid off at Plymouth on Friday. - Retired Inspector of Hospitals, Sir George Magrath, M.D., died at Plymouth on Friday, the 12th inst. Sir George received a pension for wounds, June 18, 1816, was made a Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphio Order, January 17, 1834, and a Companion of the Bath, August 17, 1850. ..„ The 23d and 93d Regiments embarked yesterday for Hong Kong, the first named on board the screw transport Cleopatra, and the .latter on board the screw transport Mauritius. The 'United States corvette Niagara is being fitted at Portsmouth to receive the Atlantic cable, and the work rapidly progresses. Detachments of the Bth, 32d, 35th, 53d, 60th, and 75th Regiments are held in immediate readiness for embarka tion tor India. . . Two hundred workmen were on Saturday discharged from the carriage department in the Royal Arsenal, and about the same number from various departments have received notice to leave. CRICKET.—On Saturday last, the return match was played batween the Dingle and Toxteth Cricket Clubs, on the ground of the former, which ended again in the total defeat of the latter. The sc , re as follows:—Dingle first innings, 41; second ditto, 41 ; total,, 82. Toxteth first innings, 14 ; second ditto, 17 ; total, 31—the Dingle winning by 51 rune. STRANGERS IN LIVERPOOL.—Theie is perhaps no town in the world where so many strangers are constantly arriving in quest of investments for money, or to purchase established businesses, or requiring premises for ovary description of trade. To such persons we beg to call their attention to the list of general advertisements in our columns, of Mr. Alfred Jacob, estate agent and auctioneer, 13a, Basnett•street, coroner of Leigh-street, established 1848. EQUALISATION OF POOR RATES.—On Friday,_ a depu . ration from Metropolitan Vestriesand Boards of Guardians waited on ,Mr. Boilverie at Whitehall, to present a memo- rial praying for the assistance of government in procuring an equalisation of poor rates in the metropolis. After hearing the statement Mr. Bouverie said he would reserve his "'opinion till Tuesday, when the subject would come before the House of Commons, but he said there would be great opposition from the favoured parishes. ADDrTIONAL STEAMERS TO CANADA.--We understand that the Montreal Ocean Steam Navigation Company have made arrangements with the Provincial Government of Canada to run steamers weekly, instead of fortnightly, as at present, between Liverpool and Quebec and Montreal. The company, whose operations have, so far, given great satisfaction on both sides of the Atlantic, intend reinforcing their line by a number of new and more powerful steamers, contracts for which will immediately be entered into. NEW JERUSALEM CETJRCEL, BEDFJRD STREIT, NORTH:" It will be seen from advertisements, that this church will be opened on Sunday next, the 21st instant, for public worship, it b3ing the first that has been erected in this town for the use of that body of professing Christians, in which they will put forth their views of the Sacred Scriptures, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, as laid down and explained in the voluminous writings of Emanuel Sweedenbourg. The building is of the Italian style of architecture, and is quite an ornament to the respectable locality in which it is situated. Mr. Thomas Wylie is the architect, and Mr. George Rome the builder, to whom ♦ery great credit is due for the very satisfactory manner in which the whole has been executed. PASSENGER TRADE TO QUEBEC FROM LIVERPOOL.— We are glad to see such a fine class of vessels now on the berth taking passengers for this greatly increasing trade. The time was when a ship suited only to carry timber an,d cotton, and expected to make her two voyages in tae twelveinonths, carried most of the emigrants to the North American Colonies ; whereas now, the finest Colo nial and American ships are regularly employe]. Ships built for speed, such as the "Elizabeth Anne Bright," 1812 tons builders measurement, and only launched last year, is to be despatched on the 6th July. This vessel made the passage in the unprecedented short time of 15 days from Saint John; N.B. to Liverpool, and ran 1,440 miles in four days which we believe to be most unparalleled. To such a ship we wish the success she merits. THE CALEDONIA. SCREW STEAMER.—This vessel (the first of the Canada line of steamers) arrived here from Quebec at three o'clock on Sunday morning, with nine cabin passengers, after landing 460 men and officers of the 16th Regiment at Kingstown, where she arrived on Saturday last, at five a.m., after a passage of thirteen days. She will be despatched again for Quebec and Montreal on the 27th instant. List of cabin passengers :—Major H. Copinger, lady, ehild, and servant, Captain C. L. de %Vinton, Captain C. R. Platt, Captain J. 0. Chichester, lady, and two children, Captain C. C. Grant, Lieutenant J. K. Etendall, Lieutenant H. Keisall, Lieutenant G. P. Lockwood, Ensign W. R. W., Lee, Surgeon W. G. Swan, lady, child, and servant, Mr and Mrs. Muir, Mr. Pyne, Mrs. Oliver, nurse, and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Tessier. THE ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS AT BLACKBURNE HOWE.— The annual examination of the pupils at Blackburne House, prior to the Midsummer vacation, took place yes terday. A very large number of visitors was present. The examination was most interesting to the visitors, as well as creditable and satisfactory to both teachers and pupils of the Institution. Writing, arithmetic, history, geography, &c., were among the subjects on which the pupils were examined ; and specimens of drawing, fancy work of all kinds, and plain work, were exhibited. The drawings attracted special attention from the visitors, and many of the specimens indicated a degree of cultivation and knowledge not usually found among the pupils of general educational establishments. The pupils also displayed musical attainments, vocal and instrumental, in several instances of a very high order. BANKRUPTCY CoußT.—(Before Mr. Commissioner Perry.) —ln re M. SARAN—This bankrupt, a commission agent, passed his last examination in the court, yesterday. LIVERPOOL SCHOOLS OF ART.—Examinations have re cently taken place at these schools, before Inspector R. G. Wylie, Esq., who has awarded to the South District School, attached to the Liverpool Institute, twenty-one medals; and to the North District School, connected with the Collegiate Institution, five medals. Regarding the increase in the number of medals taken this year over that of last year as indicative of the progress the two schools have made in the meantime, it speaks highly of the former school, which obtained ten medals last year • the Collegiate Institution at the same time taking four medals. The works of the students at the Liverpool Institute will be on public view at the Institute between ten o'clock and two, to-day and to-morrow. he PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JUNE 13. A day or two back a Ministerial Council was held here, and attended by such of the Ministers as had not as yet left town ; it was then decided that, if nothing unexpected happened, no further Ministerial meeting should take place for a month ; an 3 all the Ministers have since left town. The Minister President has withdrawn to his country seat for that period. From the above an idea may be formed of the correctness of a statement that lately appeared in the French papers, that the Prussian Diet was about to be convoked shortly for an extraordinary session, for which extraordinary measure no other reason could be assigned than the necessary settlement of Princ3 'Frederick William's appanage, a subject with which the Diet has nothing whatever to do. A longer space of time than usual will elapse before the next meeting of the Diet, inasmuch as during the last session that clause of the charter was altered which requires the Government to convoke the Diet in November of ever y y ear, and gives them breathing time till January, an alteration which they will gladly avail themeelves of, if nothing unexpected happens, of which at prcsent there is not even a shadow forecast. The Staats Anzciger here has published the text of the treaty concluded between Prussia and Denmark for the redemption of the Sound dues, together with the supple mentary treaty regulating the modus by which the quota that falls to the share of the former shall be paid off. The total sum amounts to 3,330,0201 thalers (499,5030, which is to be paid off in forty half-yearly rates, together with the interest accruing on the balance. SPAIN. MADRID, JUNE 10, The latest arrivals from Mexico are unimportant, and do not seem likely to accelerate the settlement of dispute between that country and Spain. The trial of THE SUNDAY BANDS.—The People's Subscription Band the prisoners was proceeding, but they were numerous, aud it would occupy much time. In short, no advance again performed in Regent's-park on Sunday afternoon. has been made towards a friendly arrangement, and all There were about forty performers, many of them favoar that appears to be doing at present is to gain time. This ably known to the pu bli c . For more than an hour before is a decided gain, for if the q uestion could be left quiet until the law on the press is p assed, and the Cortes that announced for the o pening of the performance every separate, the Spanish Government would be more free to entrance to the park was admitting an uninterrupted stream make becoming concessions than when urged by irritating appeals in the Chambers a nd the news p a p ers. For of respectably dressed people , a lar g e p ro p ortion of them . the last few days little has been said about the Mexican accompanied by children. From some of the park-keepers affair, that topic having been to some extent superseded we learn that there were present in the park, at five o'clock by the law relating to the press. It is said that the , when the band began to lpa y), upwards of 120,000 Government is determined to carry it through in its full l severity, and will oppose even the slight modifications f persons. There were no policemen to be seen, and the park made in the project by the committee. The journalists keepers confined themselves to preventing persons ent erin g are in commotion, and have he ld several meetings, which • were attended by the editors of all t he Madrid papers, w ithin the railed anelosure round the platform. T he pro with the exception of four Ministerial ones. Four g ramme consisted of operatic selections and other orchestral deputies, directors or editors of as many papers, of very niec es, and concluded with " God save the Queen." The various political opinions, pledged thems elves to combat . the project in the Chamber. A number of other editors members of the committee, who are responsible for the were of opinion that all political journals should suspend expenses of the band, were actively engaged selling pro. Publication on the day on which the law is published. This was not the unanimous opinion of the meeting, but grammes, at one penny each, which were readily bought by it is said that a number of papers shall cease to appear, the audience. The weather was beautiful—a cloudless sky should the law pass, as there cannot be a doubt that it With a pleasant breeze. The scene altogether was one of will do. the most remarkable we have ever wituessel,—London The treaty between England and Spain for the mutual aper. protection of literary property is on th e p oint of si g nature ; p