The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-01 00:00:00

G ENTLEMEN'S NEW OUTFITTING ESTABLISHMENT, , 5, CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL, (NEXT DOOR TO THE GATEW:.. Y OF ANDERSON'S MERCHANTS' NEW DINING ROOMS.) DAVID ANDE IT:SON, PROPRIETOR. The above ESTABLISHMENT will be OPEN ED on SATURDAY, the 3rd Instant, The assortment will comprise a very Choice Selection of FIRST. CLAIS GOOVS ONLY, suitable for those Gentlemen frequenting the neighlotirhood of the kixenange, and at more moderate prices than it has been usual to obtain them fur. SutaTs WILL as Maus TO ORDER, the fit warranted, and the materials guaranteed to be of the best qualities and makes. A Select assortment of LADIES' FIRST QUALITY GLOVES will be kept. ANDERSON'S, 5, CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. D. ANDERSON cannot omit this opportunity of returning his sincere thanks to the Merchants and Gentlemen who have so warmly supported him thro gh the past }ear, in patronising his lkisacnarsis' DINING flocms. The undertaking of becoming the Proprietor and Conductor of there Booms was one of considerable anxiety to him; it has consequently received from him his most earnest attention; and he is only pro's* s in so short a time to have met with such liberal and highly respectable support. The Rooms are now unnergoing a series of extensive alterations for the convenience of Ladies and Gentlemen visiting them; and arrangements are in course of preparation for the conducting of a large business in WINES and SPIRITS for the use of Families. A Wine Office will be tittel up expres,ly for this purpose, in the v. , ry leacing to the Rooms, the late Wine Office being about to be converted into a LADIES' WAITING AND REFRESHMENT ROOM, 30 that they may visit t..e Establishment without passing through the Saloons. ANDERSON'S, 5, CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL, NODDER, On account of whom it may concern. On TUESDAY next, the 6th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial saleroom, Temple-court, 95 Tierces Pentz's Prime Mess BEEF ex Harvest, from Baltimore.—Apply to WM. GARDNER & CO., Brokers. On TUESDAY next, the 6th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial saleroom, Temple-court, 200 Bales Boneless Long Middles American BACON, " Old Dominion" brand ; now landing ex Muscongus, from Baltimore.—Apply to Messrs. J. S. Kirkpatrick & Co., Merchants, or to WM. GARDNER & CO., Brokers. HATTER, Begs respectfully to inform the NAiitty and G poo! that his NEW STYLES fir the Season are . .or Inspection. COiiiiviERCIAL STATIONERY, SOLD BY CHARLES IVILLMER. WHOLESALE STATIONER AND PRINTER, 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL. THE attention of Merchants, Brokers, Trades men, and others, is respectfully drawn to the M owing 118 t of CASH PRICES for LETTER PAPER Per Ream. For 3 Reams s. d. Je s. d. , 6 0 0 17 6 6 6 018 0 , 6 0 017 0 Superfine large thin Cream Laid. Ditto ditto Blue Wove . Ditto ditto Yellow Wove /Zink Post (Towgood's) for Foreign } 761 1 0 Correspondence Ditto French, extra thin 761 1 0 FOOLSCAP OR CUSTOM HOUSE PAPER. Thin Blue Laid Middle Yellow Wove Per Reath. For 3 Reams, .90 1 6 0 .96 1 7 6 ENVELOPES. Laid Adhesive, full letter size. Thick Yellow Wove, ditto.... ss. per 1000. 6s, per 1000. f:NOTE PAPER. Su ,erfine Large Cream Laid, is for 5 quires, or 31 6d per ream. Ditto Ditto Blue Wove, Is for 5 quires, or 3s 6d per ream. LETTER COPYING BOOKS, Half-bound, calf, paged and indexed, 40.) leaves, 6s; 480 do, 7s; 500 do, 7s 6d; 580 do, 86 6d. ACCOUNT BOOKS, of every description, manufactured on the premises, in7tbe best style, on the shortest notice, and at prices equally low. Orders from the Country receive prompt attention. • WHOLESALE PAPER WAREHOUSE, 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Published This Day, WILLMER'S RAILWAY AND STEAMBOAT GliII) E, for MAY—PR [CE TWOPENCE. Sold by CH tRLBS WILLMUR, 19, South John-street, and by all Booksellers. SHIP ODESSA, FROM NEW ORLEANS, The CONSIGNEES of 1891 Bags WHEAT, by the above - ship, will please apply immediately for their Delivery Orders, to 6TEWART, TIPTON & CO., 39, Oldhall-street. Commercial *alts. THIS DAY On account of whom it may concern. THIS DAY, the Ist instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' once, 10, Exchange• buildings, 10 Bales COTTON, ex Actaeon, from Ne w Orleans ; damaged by sea water.— Apply to Messrs. R .nkin, Gilmour and Co., Merchant, or to EASON, BARRY & CO., Brokers. NEXT WEEK TUESDAY. On TuEsn.or next, the 6th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial saleroom, Temple-court, 125 Casks ) American CHEESE, 1446 Boxes now landing ex Albert Gallatin, from New York. —Apply to Messrs. Rathbone Brothers, & Co., Merchants, or to WM. GARDNER Sr. CO., Brokers. en Oar. MADEIRA WINES (Via the East and West Ind;es), In Butts, Pipes, Hogsheads, and Quarter- casks—in bond. linty paid, in Bottle, in Three and Six Dozen Cases. Apply to JOHN DRIVER, 4, Exchange-aliey North. TO CORRESPONDENTS. KIRKDALE SESSIONS.—The letter of " One of the Grand Jury" was laid aside, on account of the non-compliauce of the writer with our rule to supply, privately, his none and address. EVENING EDITION An Evening Edition of the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES is now Published every Afternoon, at Three o'clock, containing the Markets, together with all the .News of the Day, up to tke hour of going to Press. Thu ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION To THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES la TWO GUINEAS m ANNUM. Etc Rut!inn ittteo THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1856 WHAT the shipowners and merchants of Liver pool and the North have done, to provoke the hostility of the House of Commons, and the wrath of the Board of Trade, would puzzle Lord PALMERSTON or Mr. LOWE to explain. That guilt lies somewhere, or that some unpardonable offence has been given, is .0 q uite certain. The P.- aitßitstoN policy is centralisation in its most perfect sense. In raunities the m —their own money ! whose liberality of sentiment towards the com mercial classes, only as far back as the last general election, positively knew no bounds ! It would scarcely have been safe for a person to have hinted, in the presence of candidates for Senatorial honours in 1852, at the possibility of a shipowner being ignorant of his own affairs, or a mercantile man being blind to his real interest. Four years have wonderfully altered the opinion of the Legislature. The owners of millions of tons of the noblest shipping in the world are now set down as so many self-devouring sharks, or incorrigible blockheads. Such was Mr. CARDWELL'S opinion when he prepared his Mercantile Marine Bill, and the same idea appears to have been enter tained by Lord STANLEY of Alderley, and Mr. LOWE, since they have been directing the affairs of the Board of Trade. With this, as a governing principle, we may leave the country at large to deal. But why Liverpool should be selected as the only sea port in this commercial Arcadia of ours, which is to be besieged by arbitrary Legislators, Ministerial boards, and spoilation committees, who have nothing else to talk about or employ their time, does seem most strange. Happily for ourselves our sins are purely political, while the world testifies to our spirit in commerce and all England to our industry and growth in trade. And yet, to be snubbed for our sins by novices in office, who know nothing of our virtues, is, verily, a most intolerable hardship. If we are to have commercial inquisitors, let them be men who will look to both sides of a question. Enforcing rigid obedience to an Act of Parliament, and carrying on pi'actically the mercantile marine business of this, or any equally large port, are two very different things. A Local Marine Board, if they are to give effect to law in any place which is visited by up .vards of 4,000,000 tons of shipping annually, must necessarily be allowed some slight discretion. They ought to be able to say how many clerks they want, and to tell when any one of their staff is unequal:to the duties of his office— what efficient officers ought to receive as salary. The Board of Trade, pooh ! pooh ! all this. They will do as they please. The shipowners and weather-beaten mariners have only to pay their fees, the one to get his ships safely into port, the other for his right to plough the ocean ! Such is modern legislation when stripped of Whig romance, and party masquerade. Every one has to pay, but a single voice rules. Local Dues have been raised for local purpoSes only hitherto. Now, however, they are handed over to the Government. If the 3,0001. surplus income of the Liverpool Board was left in the hands of the collectors, they being the payees, the probability is, that the Dues from which that sum is derived would be reduced, either in favour of the ship owner or the mariner; but, as it is, no local reforms can take place, no matter how just or urgent they may be. This ought to be sufficient as an antepast of what all the juggling of the centralisation advocates will bring about. The Board of Trade will sweep away all Local Boards, ride over Dock Trustees, and Town Councils, whilst Mr. LOWE will take under his special guardianship " the greatest of all cor " porations—the community at large." But we do trust most sincerely that the shipowners and every other class, who still believe local self-government to be the first Constitutional right of every free citizen, will oppose the centralisation mongers before it is too late. The Local Marine Board of Liverpool have acted both patriotically and wisely in resign ing an office which they could not fill without surrendering their self-respect, and all those civil rights, which the British merchant ana subject claims as their lawful inheritance. The present Ministry, as well as their immediate predecessors - of perishable memory, were fore warned as to what the practical effect of their tam pering with strictly commercial institutions would be, and now they may be told with equal truth what their unjustifiable interference with the rights of property, and the prin ciples of local self-government, will lead to. Liverpool has been selected as the great martyr of the centralising Charlatans, but all other corporate towns, and boards of the smallest hamlets through out the country, are doomed to the same usurpa tion of civil rights and confiscation of property. The magnificence of the design is only beginning to develope itself in all its statesman-like grandeur ; and we are rejoiced to find that the Liverpool Shipowners' Association have taken up the cause of their brethren of the Local Marine Board. The Association met yesterday and adopted a series of spirited resolutions, which will be found in another column. THE LOCAL MARINE BOARD MEETING OF THE SHIPOWNERS' ASSOCIATION. R. 81, CHURCH-STREET, entry of Liver- NOW READY :lad of giving local com- igement of their own affairs Albaist erial logicians ..:ash and all, wholly out of the peoples hands. These modern philosophers of political fame would reduce the merchant to a qsion agent, and the would take them, t sort' of govern nt comrni shipowner to a nominal Proprietor of so much canvass, and so many planks, spars, and ropes ! The design ' c is not altogether devoid of science, nor beyond the practical skill of those who direct h e work of the present House of Commons, owners' TN : ffORTMEI PT 1.? hypothecated Yesterday, a very numerous meeting of the members of the Liverpool Shipowners' Association was held, for the purpose of considering the differences at present existing between the Local Marine Board and the Board of Trade. .Among the gentlemen present, were Messrs. J. A. Tobin, Robert Rankin, James Tyrer, F. A. Clint, Robertson Gladstone, James Smith, Farnworth, Fisher, Lamport, J. Booker, Imrie, C. Maclver, Holder ness, J. Longton, George Kendall, and Grainger. James Smith, Esq., occupied the chair. A report from the members of the Local Marine Board who recently resigned, and which had been addressed to the Ship- Association, explaining the cause of their retirement, was read ; whereupon, three resolutions, we understand, were unanimously adopted. The first of these set forth, that the Board of Trade was attempting to assume powers not conceded to them by any clause in the Mercantile Marine Act, but which belonged to, and should be exercised by, the Local Marine Board. The second approved of the course taken by the members of the Local 314rine Board, in resisting the attempted encroachments upon self-government; and the third, embodied a request, to the members who have resigned, to allow themselves to be again put in nomination at the ensuing election. We also learn that Mr. Holderness presented a requisition to them, which was signed by most of the leading shipowners of the port, to the same effect. O'CONNELL'S PISTOLS, —Th e Limerick Observer contains the following paragraph :—" The pistols which O'Connell used on the occasion of his celebrated duel with D'Esterre, in days when duelling was a practice which the laws of society enforced upon gentlemen under the pmalty of loss of caste and honour, were sold by auction in this city last Thursday, by Mr. Coleman, at his auction mart, to Mr. Gleeson, P.L G., for 27s the pair. This case of pistols was purchased previously at the Cahercon auction by a person present, and were subsequently pawned in Limerick." A IkIEMORIAL CHURCH AT CON STANTINOPLE.—On Monday a public meeting was held at Willis's Rooms for t►ie pur pose of taking measures for the erection of an editke at Constantinopl e for ecclesiastical purposes, as a memorial of the services of the British army in the late war. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge occupied the chair. The room was densely crowded. His Royal Eighness having opened the proceedings, resolutions in unison with the objects of the meeting were moved by E:irl Granville, the Duke of Norfolk, and the Bishop of Oxford, supported by Admiral Lyons, the Earl of Elgin, and Mr. Sydney Herbert, M.P. Along list of subscrip tions was then read by the Rev. Mr. Glegg, the chaplain general—the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Portland, and Mr. Montague, appearing as donors of £lOO each. The proceedings then terminated.nCiai LeanTit._ AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING The Liverpool Cotton Market has been again dull, and prices must now be gnoted one sixteenth of a penny lower. The sales to-day have been 8,000 bales, of which 1,500 have been taken for speculation and export. The Liverpool Share Market opened this morn. in g with a very firm feeling, and prices for most of the heavy stocks advance from 2 to per cent., the Great Western of Canada shares particularly commanding attention. The closing prices were as follow :—Aberdeen, 121 131. Chester and Birkenhead, 154 1511 Caledonian, .291 294. Chester and Hotyhead, 151 151. Eastern Counties, 9b 10. East Lancashire, 19 191. Great Northern, 231 231. Ditto A, 91 91. Great Western, 62 63. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock 88 881. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 164 171. London and North Western Stock, 1001 1001. Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 28 281-. Ditto Pref., 111 12. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., i ip. Midland Stock. 74 741. North British, 82 8. North Staffordshire, 6 51d. South Eastern, 21 5-16 215. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 19_t 194. York and North Midland, 271 28. Leeds Capital Stock, 151 15k. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 2 1-16 2 3-16 p. Dutch Rhenish 1 7-16 lip. Great 'Western of Canada, 261 263. Ditto New Shares, 31 38 p. Ditto 2nd issue,3 34p. Great Luxembourg, 6 15-16 6 13-16 d. The following is a statement .of traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway of Canada by pas senger and goods trains for the week ending 11th April, 1856, and for the corresponding period last year :-11th April, 1856—total receipts, 15,563/. 7s. 4d ; 131 h April, 1855—d0., 10,8021. 14s 3d. ; Increase, 4,760/. 13s. ld. Aggregate gross re ceipts from the commencement of the current half-year to date, 108,533/. Is. 6d. sterling ; do. for the corrresponding period last year, 74,257/. 14s. 10d do. The arrival of the West India mail at Southamp ton is announced this evening. She has brought 940,000 dollars in specie, of which 395,000 are on account of the Mexican Dividends. An important financial measure has been passed in the Prussian Chamber of Deputies relative to the Bank of Prussia, which extends the issue of paper money to that establishment, and the reduc tion of treasury bonds. The first paragraph of the new law states that the amount fixed by the regulations of 1846 was 21 million thalers, and the third authorises an issue of 20 thaler and 10 thaler notes, to an amount regulated by the specie or ingots of silver in the bank coffers. This measure has given umbrage to the liberal party in the house as an undue monopoly held by the bank, which drew a reply from the Minister of Commerce, who, as chief of the bank, stated that the proceedings of the establishment were under the control of a cen tral committee appointed by the government, which was a sufficient guarantee that the power held by the bank would be only acted upon for the public good. The chamber also adopted a measure, diminishing the State Debt by 15 million thalers, and authorised the issue of Treasury Bonds bear ing interest to the amount of 66,598,000 thalers, At a meeting held this day of the creditors of Messrs. Syers, Walker, and Co., who recently sus pended payment, the following balance sheet was submitted : Dr. To creditors on open accounts £12,737 0 0 Creditor; on bills payable not scoured Less expected to be retired by the (parties for whose account to be accepted 6,200 0 0 60,250 0 0 To creditors on bills payable partly secured ESiima.ed value of goods for France, consul has perished 65,647 0 0 ... --- 27,199 0 0 To creditors on bills payable fully secured Estimated value of— Goods hypothecated ... , Amount of bills To contra .. . . L;abilitie3_on bills receivable £199,192 0 0 Of which it is expected there will be duly honoured.... 142,440 0 0 56,752 0 0 Less Cash Balance in the hands of Itobarts and Co. 619 0 0 66.133 0 0 ---£146,319 0 0 By cash balance in hand £1,504 0 0 Debtors' goods . 7,262 0 0 Ditto doubtful £1,975.. Bill receivable on hand, office, furniture, &e. 204 0 0 Eitimated profits on .5,000 0 0 charters Bills of lading in hand valued at 1,000 0 0 Balances on consignments esti- • mated at 20,273 0 0 Surplus from goods hypothe cated against hills payable per contra 4,5251. £35,243 0 0 _ _ Lessamonntsunder 10/., rents, rates, &c. 232 0 0 £35,011 0 0 A composition of 4s. in the pound was offered, and a committee was formed for the pnrpose of investigating the accounts prior to its acceptance. If the committee considered the offer a fair one, there was a general disposition to adopt this plan for the arrangement of the estate. The funds showed a decided tendency towards improvement to-day, and prices gradually advanced until the termination of business, finally closing 1 per cent. above :the best point of yesterday. ,The quotations were 921 02g. The disposition to purchase was stimulated this afternoon by a rumour that a new loan is postponed for the present. Money continued in much demand in the Stock Exchange, however, in connection with the settlement of the account in shares and foreign stocks. At Paris to-day 3 per cent. Rentes closed at an advance of Ito 1 per cent. It is officially an nounced that the Stock Exchange will be closed to-morrow (Thursday) according to custom. A further considerable quantity of gold was to-clay sent into the Bank. Of the late arrivals, the portion bought for account of the Bank of France is compuratively small. Most of the country Corn markets aro firmer, and in some cas* a slight advance has been established. Very few floating cargoes have arrived off the coast lately. The French Corn markets are reported less animated after the late rise. The Railway Share market to-day was decidedly better, and at the close prices were quoted as follows : Caledonian, 591 60. Eastern Counties, 91 H. East Lancashire, 76 78. Great Northern, 94/ 95. Do. A, 79 80. Great Western, 62 621. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 881 881. London and North Western, 1001 1001. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 271 281. Midland Stock, 731 74. North British, 34i 35 4 . South Eastern and Dover, 711 711. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 77 78. York and North Midland, 551, 551. THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW REPEALED. The Lower House of the Maine Legislature, some days ago, passed a new temorance bill, concurring with the Senate by a vote of 78 to 68, after a seemingly careful and deliberate examination of the subject. The bill was strongly opposed by the advocates of the prohibitory principle, which it repudiates.— Washihgton Intelligences, April 14. THE ALLEGED SUICIDE OF FOSCHINI.—On Tuesday, Mr. W. Carter held a long enquiry at Mr. Wentzell's, the Ship Tavern, Lambeth, on the body o f a man sup posed to have been Foschini. More than usual interest was attached to the investigation. The learned coroner enquired how old Foschini was, and his height. He was answered 5 feet 8 inches in height, whil,t the deceased was only 5 feet 3or 4 inches. The initials on the shirt were " H.F„" which would stand for " Henri Foschini." The learned coroner said it was quite clear that the deceased was not Foschini. Ho would advise the jury to return an open verdict, as the deceased had not been identified. The jury did so, OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWA Y , —The report of the Shareholders' Committee of Inves tigation, which has been some time anticipated with anxiety, was issued on Tuesday night, under the signa ture of Sir S. M. Peto and the other members of the committee. The report recommends a policy of peace and of friendly relations with all surrounding com panies. To effect this, as far as the Great Western is concerned, it recommends that provision should be made for laying down the double gauge line throughout : it proposes to obtain an outlet for traffic by means of a junction with the South Eastern (Reading and Reigate) at Reading, over the narrow•gauge lines the Great Western are required to lay do'vu from Oxford to Read ing; it proposes the immediate completion of the branches from the main line to Kingswinford, and from Worcester to the Severn, and with a view to complete these and other works, and to pay off existing liabilities, it proposes to raise £350,000 by a new stock, being nearly £400,000 less than was proposed to be raised by the directors. The report then recommends an entire change in the direction. ES..LIVIZEPCOL, THURSDAY, MAY I, 1866 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. RUSSIA. lAd vices from Berlin, dated the 28th ult , mention that a letter from St. Petersburg states that Count Adlerberg has been appointed to succeed Count Orloff as chief of the Imperial household. Prince Eristoff and General Zanlosski, who constructed Sebastopol, have lately died A foreign diplo- matist, who has relations with St. Petersburg, has mentioned that the Russian government have already received applications for 40,000 passports for foreign countries, three quarters of which are The Journal de St. Petersbourg, of the 22nd ult., publishes a long address from the Emperor to the militia forces, on their being disbanded. THE DISTURBANCES IN NABLOUZ Accounts from Jaffa of the 16th, state that on the previous day another sanguinary fight had taken place at Nablouz ; the governor had finally beaten the rebels. Assistance had been demanded from Jerusalem, but the Pacha of that city kept for him self his troops and cannon, in the anticipation of disorders which might break out. At Jerusalem, moreover, the energetic attitude of the Pacha and of the consuls, promised to conjure away all danger In the disturbance of the 4th at Nablouz, the con. sular flags were pulled down, but the houses of the English agents were alone burned down. It is the father of the Prussian Consul, and not the Consul, who has been killed. The Greek church and the English chapel have been abandoned, but no ---.....--- THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, The transactions on the Bourse to-day, closed as follows :—Four and a-half per Cents, 93f. 75c.; Three per Cents, 74f. 10c. THE CRIMEA, Letters from Sebastopol, dated the 15th ultimo, give a long account of the review of the Russian troops by the allied generals. On arriving at Traktyr bridge the Russian band played a national air, the guard presented arms and cheered. Mar shal Pelissier, who was riding a superb black charger with long bang tail, the trappings being of gold and the holsters and saddlecloth of leopard skin, headed the procession, taking off his cocked hat on the occasion. Behind him was General Luders, who likewise rode on a black charger, bearing an Astracan black saddlecloth, having the Emperor's cipher on each corner. This noted soldier is by birth a German. With his helmet on he appears about forty, but when I was nearer to him afterwards in the marquee, he struck me as being about 50 years of age. His hair is short and thin, and of a greyish tinge. His figure is stout, although he is above the middle height. On his breast he wore six medals or crosses and five stars; and here I may mention that the Russians appear to be decorated for every thing. Most of the soldiers wear from five to eight orders ; some I saw with sixteen ; and they all were rewarded with a Silistria cross, and a Sebastopol circular medal, the riband being the same for both. After General Luders there followed in line Sir William Codrington, who was dressed, as all his staff were, in a plain blue frock coat, with cocked hat and sword, Gen. La Marmora, Sir Hugh Rose, General Windham, &o. After the Russian troops on the spot had marched by in review, the generals lunched in General Luders' tent. At the centre of a small horseshoe table sat General Luders, having on his left Marshal Pelissier, and on his right General La Marmora. Next to Marshal Pelissier sat General Codriugton. At the two other tables there sat Gen. Windham, Sir Hugh Rose, and all the staff. Sir Colin was asked in, but as he had come to the review uninvited, he declined, until, at a later time he was again sent for—when he made his appearance, apparently much to the delight of General Luders. All the, eatables and drinkables came from Batchi- Serai, where General Luders lives, and also the servants, who wore black coats and white waist- coats. Marshal Pelissier, in proposing the Emperor Alexander's health, alluded to the brave armies that were enemies but are now friends. Two different kinds of bread were on the table— the black ration bread and the white bread, like cake. After the company had risen, cigars were handed - round, and several officers who had been partaking of a capital luncheon just outside, at the end of the marquee, from the remains, together with others, were invited in. It was close upon five before the allied commanders again mounted their horses, when General Luders, and Marshal Pelissier, who was smoking, led, followed by Gen. La Marmara, Sir Hugh Roso, General Windham, &c., Sir William Codrington and his aide-decamps keeping in rear amongst the escort, which was the same returning as coming, =a.,cmatamyro FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The great event of the day is the formal publica tion and promulgation of the treaty of peace and of its annexes, which has been in the llioniteur according to notice. It is, however, not necessary to send these two documents to you, as a tele graphic despatch informs us they have already been published at London. Neither in the treaty, nor in the annexes is there anything of which the public is not already aware, and I observe with pleasure that the information I was able to obtain at different times as to the contents of the treaty, the nature of the annexes, and the powers which signed them, &c., &c., turns out to have been substantially correct. You will make your own comments on the treaty, but it may be mentioned that the impression on the English here is, that the concession England has made with respect to privateering, and neutral goods and ships, are impolitic The government, I am assured on fair authority —as by the way the speech of Count Walewski in the Congress caused it to be supposed—mean to address very energetic remonstrances to the Belgian government on the subject of the language which some of the newspapers employ towards the French Emperor. These papers are not admitted into France, and it is said by partisans of the government that they really exceed all reasonable bounds. Thus it is asserted that one of them, a day or two ago, spoke of the " glorious anniver sary of the attempted assassination of the Emperor," or something of that kind. Count Orloff went to-day, in grand state, to the Tuileries to announce officially to the Emperor the accession of the Emperor Alexander to the throne of Russia—a fact of which his Majesty was supposed to be officially ignorant. Baron Brunnow is to leave for London to communicate the same important piece of intelligence toter Majesty Queen Victoria. As a mark of respect for the French Emperor, Prince Dolgorouki, Minister of War in Russia, and one of the most important personages of the empire, will be sent to this city as ambassador. The departure of Count de Morny, for St. Petersburg, on an extraordinary mission to the Czar, is to take place between the 10th and 15th May. His mission is to be as splendid, as a nume rous suite, brilliant uniforms, and lavish expendi ture can make it. One of the newspapers, I see, says, that he will carry with him the plate of the presidency of the legislative body, that of the embassy not being good enough for so great a personage, or for the Lucullus--like banquets he contemplates giving. I have some reason to believe, that the reports that have been current of the removal of Lord Cowley from the English embassy, are unfounded, or at all events premature. The Emperor has caused the Imperial Prince to be inscribed as an " enfant de troupe," on the muster roll of the first regiment of grenadiers of the guard. This is generally considered very silly. The Northern Railway Company held its general annual meeting yesterday. A dividend of 45 francs was declared, which, added to 16 francs for interest, paid in January, makes 61 franc, or very nearly 21. 10s. P.S. —The semiofficial Patrie of this evening attacks the Belgian press with semi-violence. This, in its way, is a corroboration of what I said above. THE EAST. Advices from Marseilles, dated Tuesday, an nounce the arrival, at that port, of the Sinai, with advises from Constantinople to the 21st ult., and from the Crimea of the 12th ult. Four hundred Circassian chiefs assembled to claim their independence of the rule of Russia, and declared themselves ready to draw the sword in defence of their country. They agreed to a petition to Queen Victorian, the Emperor Napo leon, and the Sultan, and to send twelve delegates to Constantinople to urge their claims. The inhabitants of Eupatoria, especially the Tartars, are emigrating. The same feeling per vades the populations of Abasia and Mingrelia. There are reports of .dreadful outbreaks and excesses at Damascus and Aleppo. The evacuation of the Crimea is taking place with all possible despatch. COLLIERS' STRIKE AT WIGAN.—The colliers employed under the Ince Hall Coal and Cannel Company, at the upper, middle, and lower Patricoft coalpits, have struck work, in co ns equence of a proposed reduction in their wages. THE COURT THE DRAWING Room.—The Queen held a drawing room (the second this season) on Tuesday afternoon, in St. James's Palace. The court was numerously attended, the presentations of ladies exceeding two hundred and fifty. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, attended by the ladies and gentleman in waiting, arrived from Buckingham Palace at a quarter-past two o'clock, and were received at St. James's by the great officers of state. The Queen and Prince Albert entered the throne-room, attended by the Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes, and other distinguished members of the Royal Household. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary accompanied her Majesty. The Queen wore a train of white moire antique, trimmed with bunches of roses and white blonde. The petticoat of white satin trimmed with bunches of roses and white blonde to correspond with the train. Her Majesty's head-dress was formed of diamonds, flowers, and feathers. The Duchess of Cambridge wore a train of grey satin, trimmed with black lace and bouillonees of crape tulle and satin, and black velvet ribbon. The petticoat, a fall of black lace over grey satin, trimmed with satin ribbon and black velvet to correspond with the train. The stomacher was covered with sapphires and diamonds. Her Royal Highness's head-dress was formed of a pearl tiara, white feathers, and black lace lappets. The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a train of rich blue glace silk, trimmed with satin ribbon, tulle, and pink roses. The body trimmed to match, and the stomacher ornamented with diamonds. The petticoat was blue tulle over rich glace silk, trimmed with buffons of tulle, satin ribbon, and pink roses. The necklace was pearls. Her Royal Highness had on her head a tiara of diamond stars, and also white feathers and lappets. The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, were introduced, when the presentations to the Queen took place in the diplomatic circle, the names having been previously left at the Lord Chamberlain's office, and submitted for her Majesty's approval. MILITIA APPOINTMENT.—The Gazette of Tuesday con tains the following:-2nd Regiment of the Duke of Lan caster's Own Militia—Frank Cavendish Ward, Esq., to be Captain, vice Aspinall, resigned. NEW CHURCH AT lITITTON.—The foundation stone of a new congregational church was laid at Huyton, yesterday, by Mr. James Stitt, of Liverpool. The ceremonies took place at half-past three o'clock, aid were attended by several clergymen and gentlemen from Liverpool. THE WEATHER for some days past has been very variable, but at the same time not unfavourable, as we have had a quantity of rain, which was welcome to the agriculturist. The atmosphere, for the past two days, has been rather cold, but there is every indication of warm weather setting in with the new month. MR. BRIGHT, M.P.—We learn that the hopes lately held out of Mr. Bright's speedy restoration to health were not welt founded, and that it is now certain a lengthened period of repose and abstinence from business of any kind will be necessary before the honourable member will be able to resume his parliamentary duties. LITERARY NEWS.—Mr. Samuel Philip's successor, as literary critic for the Times, is Mr. Lucas, a barrister in the Temple. Mrs. Gasket!, author of " Ruth," " Mary Barton," and " North and South," in Household Words, is writing a Life of Charlotte Bronte. Mr. G. A. Sala, Mr. Dickens's literary double in llouselhild Words, is about, we believe, to make a tour in Russia. h THE MAYNOOTII GRANT,---A meeting of Protestants has been called tor this night to petition Parliament in ,support of Mr. Spooner's bill for the withdrawal of the grant to the College of Maynooth. The meeting is to be held at seven o'clock, in the Teutonic Hall, and will be addressed by Rev. Mr. Taylor, Rev. V. M. White, and other speakers SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH 110SPITAL.—WEEILLY REPORT, Arm', 30, 1856.—1 n patients : —Discharged : cured, 15 ; relieved, 1; at own request, 1 ; irregular, 1. Dead, 0; entered, 22 ; under treatmen t, 60. Out patients : cured, 45 ; entered, 35; under treatment, 36. Treasurer, James Houghton, Esq. Visitors, B. Platt, Esq., and J. Farn worth, Esq.; Honora r y chaplain, Rev. D. T. Barry, B.A. Physicians and sur g eons for the week, Dr. Cameron, and Mr. Minshall. House surgeons, Mr. E. C. Garland, and Mr. William Townsend. .+~~-~-' WEST INDIA MAIL. (PEON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY The Royal West India Mail packet Magdalen a • Captain Abbott, admiralty agent, Lieutenant Jolla Kempe, R.N., arrived at Southampton this after noon with the West India and Mexican mails. Her dates of sailing were—Vera Cruz, April 1 1, Tampico, March 30; Havana, April 9 ; Greytow n ' April 5; Panama, April 8; Carthagena, April 10 Jamaica, April 11; Demerara aid Trinidad, April 9 ; St. Kitt's, April 13 ; Barbados, April 11; S t- Lucia, April 12 ; Antigua, April 12 ; St. Vincent,' April 10 ; Martinique, April 12 ; Guadaloupe, A rii P 12 ; Grenada, April 10 ; Jacmel, April 12 ; " t° Rico, April 15 ; Dominica, April 12 ; St. Thonaas, April 15 ; and Tortola, April 3. The Magdalena brought 215 passengers. The freight on board consisted of specie to the amount of 931,376 dollars, of which 395,420 dollars va lue were in silver, and 525,456 dollars value in go ld ' There was also 10,560 dollars value in p earls. Also 259 bales of tobacco, 129 cases of cigars/ 79 barrels of sarsaparilla, and 5 packages of succades. Jamaica was healthy. The Industrial Exhibition,. is said to have given an impulse improvements. Exchange on London 90 da r n , ; per cent premium; 60 days, one per cent pre.. n .' lll . -- ,, s ' 30 days, 11 per cent premium. Merchants' W' agriculturai par. The weather in Demarara continued exceedieglY: dry, and the canes were suffering severely ler want of water. Two large fires had been raging in t , ll° Naparimas, Trinidad. At Les-Efforts and i adjoining estate of Paradice, several qua rree ; of canes were burnt, but it :is hoped t'a by rapid grinding a large portion of the appre hended loss may be averted. At theGlenNir estates the fire extended over several fields Of t canes. Water is getting very scarce, and its 'ant in many places is most severely felt. An ultramontane journal of Vienna has been conflosi cated for abusing the Bureaucracy and accusing it lukewarmness in religious matters. THE SIITTEES.—A correspondent of the Bengal ilterk ars4 states that a Suttee has occurred in the Sontal Perguonall.s: The pile was prepared by the wretched woman berseirz apparently without assistance, and the body was discoverl only half burnt. The deputy-commissioner has comma" an investigation O u f MARRIAGE IN M w MGR LlFE.—Lady Panmure, w ido William, late Lord Panmure, who died in 18 52 , was marrlea on Saturday last to Mr. Power, one of the Queen's fret service messengers. The marriage, which was solemni,'l at Fulham church, was quite private. Her ladyshiP soh Mr. Power left town shortly after the ceremony for Fa' for a few weeks. APPELLATE JURISDICTION OF THE LORDS.—It Ivy' I., te d ig } that the committee of the House of Lords o n Jod'ea r Appeals will recommend the establishment of a Court Appeal consisting of the Lord Chancellor an d four 1a o ir peens,who are to be peers for life. There will be no nie tion of Scotch judges being raised to that dignity , the °3l stitution of the Court being left an open question. THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.—The expense of t he establishment of the Board of Examiners from their nol; pointment to the end of March last was . estimated expense for the current year is '4.9 95 ' salaries are as follows :—The secretary has £ BOO a Y,et,:, the registrar, £450 ; three senior clerks, £ 2OO e ach ; ty`;,;,. junior clerks, 'lOO each; one officekeeper, dle ) ; • o ;,t, m essenger at £63, and the other at £6O ; one porter .e6o.—Civil Service Gazette. LEGAL APPOINTMENTS.—The valuable office of DePu t t Keeper of the Rolls having become vacant by the resig‘' nation of Robert Wogan, Esq., has been conferred 011 John Reilly, Esq., the son-in-law of Lord St. Leonard* by the Right Hon. the Master of the Rolls ' • an d the vaeant:y cr e ated by the promotion of Mr. Reilly, th e late secretary of the learned judge, has been filled by th e appointing to it of Mr. W. R. C. Smith, Esq. of THE CRIMEAN ARMY.—The following statement the destinations of the regiments named on leaving t ," Crimea is, we believe, quite accurate:—The Ist Bila„," 2nd Battalion, 14th, 21st, 28th, 31st, 47th, 48th 57t " c i and 71st, go to Malta ; the 13th, 30th, 55th, 89:11, 92nd to Gibraltar ; the. 3rd, 46th, and 68th, to Corfa andithe 9th, 17th, 39th, 62nd, and 63rd, toißritish N°rtiz America. The 51st are on their way home from and the 54th, 66th, and 94th from Gibraltar. It is pro w ill take able that no reliefs to the East or West Indies place this year. THE FRENCH OFFICERS AND THE NAVAL BEVIEW'"' 111. Her Majesty's ship Porcupine, Lieut. Commander 0. - r Balfour, was placed by the government at the disposal 4.)_. the French Admiral during his stay at Potrooo% Malt b a: After taking the Admiral from the French corvette to ! , 11 v , relearoyal yacht, she carried during the whole of the the officers whom the Emperor of the French haddeepie. to represent him. The Porcupine kept clo se to th Iv es toria and Albert. Our gallant allies expressed theinse highly gratified with the grandeur of the the excellent arrangements on board, which enabled there so well to appreciate it. , *ri 01 0 THE TALBOT DIVORCE CASE.—The arguments I- ._ case commenced again on Monday in the House of Loraisci The evidence of the petitioner closed on that day, divorc e yesterday the evidence of the opposers of the .ed spectable.an_d commenced. The most important witnesses examinse were—Dr. Conolly :and Dr. Roscoe, wh that it was a common delusion amongst to as _: . cease pose they had been guilty of improper conduct in e 3 where no such thing could possibly have been theers_os Servants were generally supposed to be the p, with whom they had been guilty. The hearing 0 ' the case was further adjourned. femmesdeposupd MORMONS.—The 11 7-4 olverhampton Chronicle early this week a party of Mormonites, nombeIll; that wards of 180, arrived at the Queen-street station, in t town, by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverharocrof Railway, en route for the Salt Lake. This larg e bl• of perverts to the mischevious and evil doctrines o _ t impostor, Joe Smith, were chiefly from the agriculttlen`re, districts of Worcestershire. The greater proportion states tuba! young people,varying from 16 to 25 years of age, at t " it among the number, were several infirm and deer f aiu old rep men and women, accompanying their fa milies grandchildren. „fed SPECTATORS OF THE NAVAL REVIEW.--It iS 300, 0°L ' t that about 500,000 persons witnessed the revie w. persons saw it from Portsmouth and Southsea • 51 ” a /35 b6 , number also saw it from the Isle of Wight and from merchant steamers present, and then there were the cremes't of the fleet. A grand stand was erected oa the esplanade at Southsea, to hold 2,000 persons. The Lord May:o ° London, the Duke of Newcastle's family, and other distill' guished persons, saw the review from this stand. Persna,4 were generally admitted by tickets t o thi s stand, was taken at the door in money. M an y ver y clever trie s were practised in Southampton to lo wer and raise the pri g of tickets to hired steamers. The p rice g enerall y WO guinea. bit £6o l ' RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday morning, about Dill: o'clock, a melancholy accident occurred at the Broad-greert Station of the London and North Western Rail%ay. : appears that a woman, with her three children, was Prni ceeding with the train, to join her husband, who is a b ° !'"d„ . , binder at Warrington, when, as the train was passing Broa e, green, one of the children, a boy about three years °f ti a d pushed open the carriage door—which, it would seem, had not been properly fastened—and the poor little fellovr out between the train and the edge of the station platfobrn The train was stopped, when it was found that the cellii! had sustained such extensive injuries, that it is feared Il_e; amputation of both legs will be necessary. Them other r*ou child were sent back as quickly as possible, and conveVe.cl the Royal Infirmary, where the little sufferer' lies in dangerous condition. THE NATIONAL DEBT. — It appears from a return issued g , last week that theross amount received of the Comm l o f sioners for the reduction of the national debt on account I d banks for savings and friendly societies in Gr eat Britain a „ o • st Ireland, from their commencement at the 6th of "sound 1817, to the 20th of November, 1355, inclusive , as including up to and due at the latter date, 1 ' 7 ,115 L 72,689 404 2s. 5d., while the gross amount of 811 ,,t 1 3 . 63 paid in the same period, including interest, was £36, 2 `"' - 2s. On the 20th of November, 1855, there were standiag in the names of the commissioners in savings' banks a,a, friendly societies' accounts £29,741,554 three per een' ; £31,900 two-and-a-half per cents., £3,121,000 Esceciti„ea Bills, and X 1,765,000 Exchequer Bonds ; there was,i, the same date a balance of £112,491 15s. 11d. r enlair)l t: uninvested. The expenditure for the year incidental rg the general management of the office of the cornraissiorle amounted to £5,733. From the 19th September, 184°0 to the sth of January, 1356, the commissioners 11 the received £216,668 Is. 3d. on account of the fund for , t i. a e ° military savings' banks, which they had invested in IL A . purchase of £242,048 12s. 10d. Three per Cents., Con s° dated Reduced, and New Btocko. th e ; Tlao 3 Prop I ta, a - Ire', t 0 1 ,4 (ieee ' C, till, t ° al Iv Ile a ', li tt , %lie We, th e th e *EL