Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-23 00:00:00

TELEGRAPIIIC NEWS. [By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.] FRANCE. THE ELECTIONS. PARIS, MONDAY NIGHT. The opposition candidates are "elected for Paris, viz , Cavaignac, Carrot, and Choux. The Three per Cent Rentes closed as follows :- 68f 75c. During the last week there has been little change in commercial affairs. The Russian Commercial Treaty and the new American Tariff, which comes into operation next month, are expected to give an impetus to trade. The silk crop in France this year will doubtless prove more abundant than that of last year. The vines for 20 years have not presented so promising an appearance. The corn markets are very dull; stocks. are limited. The harvest bas begun in the South. MARSEILLES, MONDAY, The steamer Blidah has been lost at the mouth of the Ebro. The passengers are all saved. EGYPT The news from Egypt is to the 13th. The harvest is very abundant. PERSIA. The Minister of the Shah, after having caused the Affghan Prince of Herat to be beheaded, in tended also to have executed the brother iu-law of the Shah, He was accused of having maintained a correspondence with the English Minister dm-_ ing the war. The French Ambassador interfered, and represented that such an act would be a violation of the treaty of peace with England. PRUSSIA. During the past week a telegraphic despatch from Copenhagen has been going the round of the papers, announcing that a note to the German Powers, refusing all compliance with their last demands, had been approved at a meeting of the Danish Privy Council, held the previous Wednes day, (10th instant) at Jaegerpris. This piece of Danish news I did not forward to you, as it was evident that it proceeded from an ill-informed source. It spoke of the recent demands of the German Powers, while the text of the two despatches of the latter, which have found their way already into the press, shows very plainly that no demands at all were made, but that the two Cabinets simply stated the manner in which they understood the last very laconic despatch of the Danish Cabinet of the 13th ultimo. The Prussian despatch more particularly requested that, if the Prussian manner of understanding it did not coincide with the meaning the Danish Cabinet attached to its own words, and if the Prussian ex pectations did not tally with the Danish intentions, prompt information on that head might be afforded. The difference between the Ministerial Council the Privy Council in Denmark is, that the latter is always presided over by the King, with the assistance of Prince Ferdinand and Prince Chris tian of Denmark ; it is before this highest Council that all matters of foreign politics or affecting the entire Monarchy must be brought, The Ministerial Council, which generally precedes the meeting of the Privy Council, serves only to procure a consen taneity of opinion and actioa among the Ministers themselves. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. The mail steamship Scotland, plying from India via the Cape of Good Hope, arrived at Dartmouth on Saturday night. She left Cape Town April 20th, and St. Helena May 10. The parliament was opened April 7th, by Sir Geo. Grey. He recommended a harbour of refuge in Table Bay, and also the question of European emigration to the notice of the legislation. The revenue estimated last year at little more than £300,000. This increase is ascribed to the great prosperity of trade. The governor says, in 1854, the value of exports was £666,000 ; in 1856 that value had nearly doubled itself, having risen to £240,625. The quantity of wool exported during the year 1854 was 8,560,000 lbs ; in 1856 the exports of wool had nearly doubled, having risen to about 1,500,000 lbs. The markets for produce were brisk ; upwards of 4,000 bales of wool had been sold in Port Elizabeth at a rise of a half penny per lb. THE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE. Yesterday his Royal Highness Prince Albert inaugu rated the new educational conference The Prince spoke at considerable length. After adverting to the various and antagonistic views which prevailed as to the best mode of promoting the education of the people, his Royal Highness said—" Gentlemen, if these differences were to have been discussed here to-day, I should not have been able to respond to your invitation to take the chair, as I should have thought it inconsistent with the position which I occupy, and with the duty I owe to the Queen and the country at large." He was happy to meet them upon neutral ground, and proud of being allowed to pre. side over them for the purpose of working together in the common vineyard. THE ROCHDALE PETITON BRIBERY CASE, Yesterday morning the commttiee rescinded their order of secrecy and strangers were admitted to be present. GAMBLING TRANSACTIONS. In the case of Sidebotham against Atkins, tried in the Court of Queen's Bench, London, yesterday, the plaintiff obtained: a::.verdict in an action to recover a sum of £6,528 lost at play, and alleged to have been won by unfair means. The Prince of Wales was present during the whole of the trial, and took his seat on the bench by the side of Lord Campbell. THE TIPERARY BANK. At the Court of Qneeh's Bench, yesterday, all the triA s were fixed for after term. The cases of the Tiperary Bank, including those against Hone and others, were Postponed until November. INDIA AND CHINA.—The next telegraphic despatches from India and China are expected about the 27th of June. The present is a slow vessel, however, and it may be delayed to he 29th. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. What particularly strikes one on a survey of the men who have come forward as candidates to the Ligislative Corps, is the small number of eminent or influential names, either on the side of the Government or of the Opposition. Attempts were made to draw from their retreats a few of those who, in other times, occupied a distinguished place in the political world, but without effect ; and the candidates who have come forward as representing tha Democratic party ;would, perhaps with few ex ceptions, be disavowed even by the National, were it in existence. The merits of the respective candidates have been already noticed. I may now say a few words on the operations which opened at 8 o'clock this morning in all the Mairies of the arrondisements of Paris. I have just paid a short visit to most of them —viz., the first, second, third, sixth, eighth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth. I remarked that the number of electors who have attended for the purpose of voting is less than might have been expected in proportion to the voting tickets which had been taken out ; and these tickets, so far as I can ascer tain, exceed in number those which were delivered in 1852, when General Cavaignac and M. Carnot were also candidates. Another peculiarity which (Hs- tinguishes the present elections in Paris is the far greater number of tickets taken out by the working and poorer classes, who have flocked in greater numbers for their tickets than the bourgeoisie. The reason for this number, small when compared with the three hundred and fifty thousand regis tered electors in Paris and the Banlieue, is said to be a recommendation previously given to the workmen and the poorer population not to vote the first day of the election. Rightly or wrongly, they entertained the suspicion that during the night between the hour of closing on Sunday evening and of recommencing on Monday morning, the too zealous agents of the Government might take upon themselves to remove the seals which are affixed to the ballot-boxes before being transferred to the re spective Mairies, abstracting the tickets that were unfavourable to the Government candidate, and substitute others of a contrary description. This feeling acquired for the last few days such consistency among the working class, ever sue picious of the good faith of those in power, that in the Banlieue the National Guard requested to be allowed to take the place of the regular soldiers, to whose care,tb.e ballot-boxes are entrusted during the night. The Government at once acceded to the request. The working people who have voted to-day are those who are not in the habit of losing a day's labour, dr of observing what is called `• Saint Monday." The immense majority who spend Sunday outside the barriers, will vote early to morrow. It appears that a pledge has been given to that effect reciprocally. The aspect which the voting places above-mentioned presented this fore noon was in general not very animated. The Russian Government has authorised the Emperor of the French to take copies of the French manuscripts in the Imperial Library at St. Petersburg, which afford useful information with respect to the history of the 18th century. The Government has received information that the Chinese who murdered the captain of the French brig Anais had been arrested by the French admiral in the Chinese Seas, and subse quently tried on board the Virginia and executed. THE NORTHERN MIES.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1857. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JUNE 20. Most of the Ministers are returning to town. On Monday a Ministerial Council will be held, and probably its results will settle the previous question of going or staying with several of them. The only signs of life in and about Berlin are the repairs that are going on here at the Royal Schloss, and at various other Royal Palaces, in preparation for the numerous august guests that are expected here shortly. In the present state of relations between Germany and Denmark it will not surprise any one to find various journals throughout Germany rather bellicose, for it is a subject on which all but the very smallest States of Germany are unanimous. The most moderate demand that they call upon the German Bund to make upon Denmark is, that the latter shall send back to Holstein and Lauenburg all the German soldiers she has draughted off to Copenhagen, and withdraw all the Danish troops she has stationed in the Duchies. This demand is perfectly well founded on the laws of the Confederation, that the troops which forms Denmark's contingent to the Federal army should remain on German soil ; but it is just what Den mark certainly will not comply with, as it would strengthen her adversary and weaken herself ; and it was exactly this one great measure of precaution that she took in 1854, when about to octroyer all the new constitutions and charters, which date from that year. SPAIN. MADRID, JUNE 17 The Spanish Government having at last decided to accept the resignation of Marshal Serrano, to day's papers are full of c mjectures as to whot , shall succeed-him as Ambassador at Paris. The Duke of Rivas, Senor Mon, and even the Duke of Ossuna are put forward as likely candidates. The Duke of Rivas has been spoken of before as having a good chance when a vacancy would occur. He is understood to be desirous of the post. Lastly, it is suggested, not without some appear ance of probability, that Senor Pidal may go as Ambassador to Paris, and Gonzales Bravo replace him as Minister for Foreign Affairs. This arrange ment would doubtless be to the liking of Narvaez, who desires to have Gonzales Bravo with him, and who moreover can hardly see with much satisfac tion that, while he preaches oblivion of the past, and the union of the Moderaclo party, Pidal loses no opportunity of reviving old grievances and indulging in a bitter and irritating style of oratory The papers give contradictory accounts of the state of Catalonia, which, according to the most favourable statements, appears to be far from satis factory. The depression in the manufacturing dis tricts is very great, and although some of the manu facturers, with their warehouses full of unsaleable goods, continue giving their men employment at a positive loss to themselves, this cannot last, and already numbers are out of work and starving. The long duration of the scarcity of food, and the libzli prices that still prevail, have of course lessened the home demand for manufactures, and there is no foreign demand for such dear and inferior goods. It is one of the natural evil consequences of the Spanish system of protecting bad manu factures at the expense of the agricultural portion of the community-5 spinning minority favoured at the cost of an immense wine, oil, and corn . growing majority—that, when a scarcity and the high price of bread compel the lower, and even the middling classes, to restrict their pw chases to absolute necessaries, and the de mand for whatever is not indispensable greatly diminishes, the manufactures can find no outlet abroad, and at the time of the greatest need, the artisan remains without resources. Dis turbances may be looked for in Catalonia. Indeed several cases have already been cited, although the Government journals have attempted to deny and make light of them. On the other hand, the Opposition, of course, make the most of them. To• day's Discusion, a democratic paper, says that, accord• ing to letters received by yesterday's post, a baud of thirty or forty men had shown itself at Arripoeta and other places, and had disarmed a small de tachment of the Civil Guard. It has been suggested that the government should give orders to complete the destruction of the fortifications of Barcelona, and the clearing of the ground, in order to provide employment and bread :or the many who need both, and who may be troublesome if they do not obtain them. IMPE tIAL PARLINIVIENT. (By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph ) HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. The House met at five o'clock. THE TIPPERARY BANK. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE presented a petition from the creditors of the Tipperary Bank against the bill before their Lordships' House, and praying that they might appear by counsel at the bar. The LORD CHAICELLOR said the House could not accede to the application of the petiloners to be heard by counsel, as it would be establishing a bad precedent; but the statements of the petitioners would be taken into con sideration. TIIK MONSTER GUN Lord BaysNswoarnwished to know why the large gun manufactured for service in the Crimea was not to be sent to China ; and also if it were true that six guns had been recently imported from America, which could have been cast in foundaries in this country. Lord PANMITRIC said it would be an absurdity to send the gun referred to to China, as it would entail a large expense to do so. With regard to the other question, the guns were made upon a plan inverted by an American gentleman, for loading at the breach, and at his wish were manufactured in America. The Earl of ALBERMARLE moved for a memorial from a Mr Dixion, of Darrow, Queen's County, to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, complaining of the conduct of David Frank, a stipendiary magistrate, for illegally im prisoning the memorialist, and other acts contrary to law, in connection with a charge a x ainit the memorialist on a charge of conspiring to murder. Also, a copy of memorials from the same person to the Commissioners of the Treasury. praying that the police tax of £174 13s 9d, levied upon his property under the crime and outrage act in conse quence of the charge, night be refunded. Lord ST. GERMAINS spoke highly of the magistrate against whom the complaint was made ; and, with regard to the payment under the crime and outrage act, stated that the Lord Lieutenant and magistrate of the county having come to their decision after mature consideration, the government had no power to refund the sum. The papers were granted. THE STAMM L `,IIT COMMISSION. _ _ - The Lowe 61ANCE1:1,071 drew attention to the third report of the statute Law Commi , sion, and explained the nature of the duties of the commissioners, and the difficul ties with which they h,d to contend. He stated that statutes of a kindred nature had been gr(,uped, and now sixty-five statutes had been reduced to the form most available, in order that they might be presented to Parliament. Particular attention had been paid to the criminal statutes and the result was, 'that eight Criminal Bills had been prepared, the first reading of which he begged to move. It was hoped that the whole of the Statutes might be reduced to forty or fifty volumes and he thought it would be of great advantage to t' , e profession and the public if they could be reduced to eight or ten. Lords BROUGHAM and CAMPELL approved of the labours of the commissioners so far as they had gone. The Bills were then read a first time. Lord ABINOER moved for a return of Property ; Lands, Mortgages, &c., relating to Roman Catholics' Charities. specifying the uses to which they were applicable. The motion was withdrawn after a brief discussion. On the motion for going into committee on the Ministers Money (Treland) Bill, Lord CLANCUITY moved that the bill be committed that day six months, stating that, on the second reading, of the Peers present there was a majority of six against the bill. 1 1, ,e Earl of DERBY thought it would be inexpedient to press the opposition to going into committee. Lord CL INCARTY withdrew his motion, but gave notice that on the third reading he should move the postponement of that stage for six months. The Earl of WICKLOW then moved that the Ecclesiastical Commissioners be heard by counsel, at the bar, against the measure. Mr. BURKE then addressed the committee on behalf of th e Pilot Commissioners of Liverpool. He thought he should be enabled to satisfy the Committee that the bill was unprecedented in its character, unjust as regarded the Pilot Commissioners,and inexpedient as regarded the public• If he succeeded in proving these facts, he thought there would not remain on the minds of the committee a doubt that the bill ought to be rejected, so far as the Pilot Com missioners were concerned. What was the object of the bill? It was a measure promoted by an alien company from Liver pool, the Great Western Railway Company, to abrogate, among other things, the powers already vested in his clients. They were not shipowners, but yet that company, allying themselves with a section of her Majesty's govern mena were desirous of having a piece of land on the south reserve at Birkenhead, and, by the aid of the Board of Trade, were thus endeavouring to screw a bargain out of Liverpool, at the expense of that town. The learned counsel then drew attention to the practice of parliament in the passage of private andpublic bills, pointing out that in the former case the passage of the bill was virtually entrusted to a committee of five members, while the whole house passed a public bill, and he thought the Mersey Conservancy Bill was unprecedented in its character, and that it would lead to what would be a great public calamity. He challenged any person to show that a single shred of evidence had been adduced inculpating the Pilot Commissioners. It had been said—nay, it was even set out in the preamble— " And, whereas, by an act passed in the sth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the IV., chap. 73, the appointment and superintendence of pilots for the port of Liverpool is vested in a committee, hereinafter called the Liverpool Pilotage Committee, of whom the Corpora tion of Liverpool form the greatest part." When that point was questioned, the promoters of the bill admitted that the assertion was contrary to the facts and inconsistent with the truth. It was to be much regretted that the Great Western Railway Company should have promoted such a bill upon the mere faith of the accuracy of a report presented by a section of the government, By the 26th clause of the bill, it was proposed to transfer the powers of the Pilotage Commissioners to a board of 21 members, eighteen of whom were to be elected by ratepayers, while the remaining three were to be the nominees of the Conservancy Commissioners. But he con tended that the promoters of the bill ha I not yet shown that the present system Lad worked ill, and it would be manifestly unjust, in such a case, to take away the powers of the Commissioners, and transfer them to another body. As to the question of expediency, he begged the corn • mitiee to bear in mind that the great commercial port of IRISH CONSTABTIL tRY. Liverpool had risen to its present gigantic greatness under Mr. H. ITEtteeate, replying to Sir E. Hayes, stated that the constitution by which it was now governed; and he it was intended to introduce a bill for the re-allocation of also entreated the committee not to shut their eyes to the the Irish constabulary during the present session. fact, that the unprecedented degree of prosperity that had THE OATHS BILL. On the consideration of the Oaths Bill as amended, attended the operations of Liverpool, was o wing tothe Mr. S. FITZGERALD moved to insert a clause ex. management to which the trading interests of that port had eluding Jews from holding the offices of Lord High been intrusted. The act under which the Pilot Commis- Chancellor, Lord Keeper, or Lord Commissioner of the sinners were elected set forth that the Commission should Great Seal of Great Britain or Ireland, Lord Lieutenant, consist of one hundred and forty-five persons, com or Deputy, or other Governor of Ireland ; Hi g h Commis sioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, prising the Mayor and Council, merchants and retired or any office in the Ecclesiastical Courts in England or ship captains, from whom a Committee was to be Ireland, or courts if appe tl, or the Commissary Courts of appointed to conduct the pilotage business- It would be Scotland. preposterous to appoint as commissioners persons who Lord PALMERSTON had not intended to introduce were non-resident, and it would also be unjust to deprive provisions in the measure to this effect, because the contingencies provided against were most unlikely to the pilots of a sum amounting he believed to £B,OOO, which happen, but if the insertion of the clause would facilitate they received from the government under reciprocity the passage of the measure, he would not object to its treaties. The learned counsel then called attention to the introduction. Sir F. Tunseeen did not understand the unanimity of act under which the present commissioners were app ointed, the House, and would, in the event of a division, oppose pointing out that under its provisions the pilots were re in any way the admission of Jews to parliament quired to maintain the widows and orphans of persons Sir. G. GREY suggested the omission of the Commissary belonging to their own body, that their boats were very Court of Edinburgh, frem the proposition as it had ceased expensive;that they themselves were required to pur- to exist. The words acre struck out, and the clause as chase the boats, and that upon the decease of the owner his amended was added to the bill, as were also clauses pre venting Jews from presenting to benefices in right of offices, share went to the widow and children. He reminded th e or of advising in the appointment to offices in the Estab- committee that the labours of the pilots were of a most ar- I ished Church. daous e'naeacter, and that the average life of the men was The bill as amended was then agreed to. only thirty nine and a-half years. In conclusion, he assured SUPPLIES VOTED. The House then went into Committee of Supply. the committee that the result of the passage The following votes were ag r ee d to ; —xioiasai for neTe of the bill now before them, would be t Houses of Parliament; £443 for Portpatrick Harbour ; render the shipping interests of the p ort sub - £77,557 £77,557 for the Department of Co mmissioner of Air-irks iti servient to the Great Western Com p an y , who Ireland ; £15,100 for Kingstown Ha rbour ; £8,7,957 for salaries and expenses connected with the new H ouses of would strain every nerve to influence the election of com- Parliament ; £35,171 for Treasury salaries ; £16,466 for missioners. Under all the circumstances, he respectfully ,Home Department salaries ; £45,169 for Foreign "ffise suggested that the committee should merely report the salaries ; £2O 160 for Colonial-oSce salaries ; £46,146 evidence taken on the bill to for Board of Trade salaries ; £10,676 for the Privy Seal with a measure of such great l s alaries ; £ll ~5 1 3 f e- -- -or Paymester-General's Department . m portance as a public bill. the house, leaving it to deal salaries ; £4,218 for r a nd Forest DP Cent - roller of the Exchequer; £ 18,614 Mr. David ROWLAND, Secretary to the Pilot Committee, f or Department C 4 Works salaries ; £ 15 , 145 for W o o d s was then examined by Mr. Burke, and gave evidence Partrnent ; £13,867 for Public Record- relating to the constitution of the commission and to the office ; £217,2'10 for Poor-law Board ; £36,195 for £6,064 for officers in Scotland ; £ 6,431 for ', mode in which the busines s of the trust was conducted. e xpenses of the mint ; £14,995 for inspection of He said that the pilots were not over p aid, as their duties mines were most arduous, the value of t he property entrusted to the establishment of the Lord Lieutenan t De p artment ; 4:17,338, for Lunatic Asylums in Ireland; £15,997, f o r their care immense, and their trustworthiness .beyond all 1 Salaries and expenses ofthe Depatment of Commissioners of pilnta consisted of praise. He believed that the present ----- The Duke of ARGYLE opposed the motion. The Bishop of KILMORE opposed the bill. The Earl of DONOUGIIMORE gave up his opposition to the bill, and threw the responsibility of it on the government. The Marquis Of - WESTMEATH and Lord DUNGANNON having offered some observations, The motion of the Earl of WicKLow was negatived, and the bill passed through committee. Their lordships adjourned at ten minutes past nine. HOUSE OF COMNIONS.—MoNDAY The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. The Keith and Dufdown Rgtilway Bill (No. 2), the Port adown and Dungannon Railway Bill, and the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Bill, were read a third time and passed. NEW MEMBER. Mr. Pugh took the eaThs and his seat for Carmarthen shire, in the room of Mr. Davies deceased. THE ROCHDALE ELECTION CASE. Colonel FRENCH made a complaint of the committee on the Rochdale election case having been made a secret in quiry, and asked of the Speaker whether any committee, not having been appointed as a select committee, could exclude members of that house. _ _ _ ---- Mr. HENLEY explained that members were not excluded, but only informed that it was considered that the public service would he best promoted by members refraining from entering the room, and members who were there did not insist upon their right to be present. The SREAKIR said that it was usual for members not being on a committee to be excluded during the delibera tions of the committee, but there was no power possessed by a committee to refuse to admit members—the ruling had been distinct on this subject. 186 masters and journeymen, and that no less than 50,000 vessels entered the port in the course of a year. By Mr. CALVERT : I believe that the mmmissioners will pay the expenses of their opposition to the bill out of their income of £9OO a-year. By Mr. NORTH : The Commissioners have power to appoint captains of merchant vessels pilots. Three such applicatons were made, but they were rejected. Appeals were made in consequence to the Board of Trade r but they failed. Mr. BREMNER then addressed the committee on behalf of the pilots. He urged that the rates of pilotage were not too high. and that his clients simply received that to which they were fairly entitled under the act of parlia ment. He intimated that he intended to cell evidence to prove that the report of the Board of Trade in reference to the pilotage commission, contained statements which were entirely erroneous; that the duties of the pilots were arduous, and not over-paid ; and that the public interests would not be advanced by transferring the powers of the existing commission to another body. Lieutenant LORD said he was a lieutenant in the Royal Wavy, and had been late marine surveyor at the port of Liverpool. Had had twenty years' experience of the port and estuary of the Mersey, the navigation of which was of a most difficult and intricate nature. The estuary extended to Ellesmere point, and changes so constantly occurred in the sands and channels of the river that repeated surveys were necessary in order to mark out a new passage for the ships frequenting the port. Occasionally before one survey could b 3 completed an alteration occurred whi rendered another necessary, and required new buoys to be laid down. The occurrence of such constant changes imposed very arduous and difficult duties upon the pilots, who were requiied to be constantly on the spot. Was thoroughly acquainted with the pilotage establishment of the port, and was convinced that it was an excellent institution, that the pilots themselves were a skilful and deserving body of men, and that the boats in their possession were most efficient. He did not conceive that the pilots were' overpaid. On the contrary, he believed that the sum which they received was very in adequate for the important and dangerous duties which they performed, and that it would be bad policy to de prive them of any portion of the funds which they now received. By the CIIAIRSIAN : I have no doubt that some of the captains who are in the habit of plying to and from tha port every week have sufficient experience of the port to bring a vessel into the Mersey without danger. By Mr. Noun : All changes in the channel are duly notified to the pilots, and to the vessels and companies having an interest in the port, and if they are very im portant they are advertised. Mr. WILLIAM HUGHES was the next witness : He said he had been in the service of the Pilot Commissioners more than thirty years, and had 'been a master pilot for thirty two years.. All coasting steamers now plying to and from the port could employ a pilot or not, at their own con venience. Many employed pilots, and others did not. The charge for pilotage was made according to the draught of water. A vessel employing a pilot was charged 4s per foot, and a charge of is per foot was levied upon vessels which declined the services of a pilot. The receipts for pilotage in the year 1850 were £01,129 8s 2d ; and the earnings of a first-class pilot amounted to £2OB 7s ld a year, from which three guineas had to be deducted for the license. In 1835 the gross receipts were £35,254 7s 3cl, and the net earnings of the highest boat amounted t o £2lB. The amount received from the consolidated fun d last year was £7,085, while from unprevileged foreigners £lO2 Os was received. The pilots could ill afford to lose these sums. The pensioners on the Annuity Fund would lose one-half of their pensions, and the income of the pilots would be reduced by £3O each man if this source of revenue were taken away. _ _ _ By Sir J. GRA.IIAM : ' The boats are held in shares by the pilots. They cost about 2,000 each, and I have known a share which had originally cost £2,000, be put up for auction, but upon the condition that it should not be sold for less than £7,000. By Mr. PAGET: What the pilot boats earn is divided among the pilots and is in addition to their receipts as pilots. I hold eight shares in boat No. 1, out of sixty-four shares. When I was first appointed twenty-twl yaars ago, I gave £5OO for the sixteenth share of her. Last year a new boat cost about £2,000, which earns upon the average abut £OOO a year. I consider that my eighth share in a boat which cost £2,000 is worth £l,OOO. Mr. SHOTTLEWORTH was then re-called at the request of the Chairman, and stated that when a new commodity was introduced into the port, the town due upon it was assimilated as near as possible to the dus upon some approximate article. Sir J. GRAHAM asked if the witness considered it legal or illegal to increase the charges ? Mr. SHUTTLF.WORTH : It is illegal. Sir J. GRAHAM : Are you aware that the anchorage dues have been increased ? Mr. SIIIITTLEWORTII said trey were sd. at one period, and now they were ls. and ls. 31 upon certain classes of vessels. Sir J. GRAHAM asked if any further evidence would be tendered? Mr. HOPE SCOTT, Q.C., believed not. Sir. J. GRAHAM asked the learned counsel if he would complete his remarks in answer to the case of tie pro moters to-morrow ? Mr. H. SCOTT thought he should b 3 compelled to occupy the attention of the committee during the whole of to-mor row and the greater part of the following day. The committee then adjourned, at four o'clock. DISTRIBUTION OF THE ORDER OF VALOUR. In reply to Colonel French, Sir B. HALL explained the arrangements for the accom modation of the Queen's Minister's of State, the corps deplonaaiique and others at the c,remony of the distribu tion of the Oder of Valour to take place on Friday next In addition to the buildings for this purpose, there would be accommodation for 7,000 or 8,000 persons to be admitted by ticket, and a large space set apart for the general public. THE SURVEY. In reply to Mr. Liddell, Mr. WILSON said, the survey of Nor:humberland had been commenced on the twenty-five inch scale, but in consequence of the decision of the house on that subject, the six inch scale had since been adopted. In answer to Sir D. Norreys, Sir JOHN R/tHSDFN said, that the twenty-five inch scale survey of Northumberland was authorised by Treasury minutues of the 18th May, 1835. In answer to Mr. James White, Mr. V. SMITH said it was not intended to make the Island of Perim in the straits of Babelmandel a free port. Public Accounts; £8,130, for the interest and expenditure under the Copyhold Inclosure Act ; £8,921, for the Na tional Debt Office ; £1,805, for the Public Works Loan Commission ; £300,745, for Printing and Stationery ; £250,000, for Trials and Prosecutions; £6,420, for Ad miralty Court, Dublin; £7,226, for Salaries of Commis sioners an i Officers of Insolvent Debtors Court ; £105,162, for Salaries and Expenses of County Courts. Some other sums having been voted, the Chairman reported progress. On the report of Supply being brought up, Mr. 0 , AvaN complained of the want of accommodation in the Sheriff's Courts, in Scotland. Sir JOHN OGILVY corroboroted the statement. _ The LORD ADVOCATE promised that the attention of the Government should be directed to the subject next session. The report was then agreed to. The other business was disposed of, and Tne House adjourned at twenty-five minutes past one MERSEY CONS fi] it VAI\I" OY AND DOCKS BILL. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, JUNE 22. The Committee re-assembled this morning at twelve o'clock, FIR JAMICi GRAHAM, in the Chair. Mr. SIIIITTLEWORTH handed in returns of the sales of Land by the Corporation since 1811, and of the income of the Corporation from town dues, and other sources, for a period of five years. In reply to a question from the Chairman, Mr. TWEED'S stated, that no money had been received by the Corporation from the Dock Committee since the 31st August, 1855, for the sale and purchase of land on the north shore. Mr. PHILLIPS remarked that on Friday Mr. Shuttleworth stated, that the Corporation did not hold any warehouse property from which they derived an income ; but from the returns banded in that morning, it appeared the Corporation received the sum of £l,OOO from warehouse pr: party. Mr. Shuttleworth explainad that at that time the sum of £150,879, being the balance of the purchase money of land on the north shore, was received. Mr. SUUTTLEWORTH said the transaction referred to was under the act of 1844, by which it was directed that the amount c f th© purchase money should remain at interest for ten years, at 3 pe . .! cent. The amount of the purchaae money of the Nova Scotia proper.) , was £138,890, and property on the north shore £250,879. Mr. PutwArs said he had understood Mr. Shuttleworth to state on Friday that the Corporation did not hold any warehouse properly from which they derived revenue. In the accounts now handed in, it appearel that an income of £l,OOO was derived from warehouses. Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH : The Corporation bought two ware houses, some years ago, for the purpose of widening a street at the first convenient opportunity. The £l,OOO referred to relates to the Birkenhead Dock warehouses, which we take along with the docks under the act of Par liament. MURDER AND ROBBERY. The southern part of the county of Essex has been throNvn into a state of excitement by the perpetration of a most cold-blooded murder, committed with the sole object of robbery. At Chillingford Hatch, a few miles from the town of Woodford, stands an ancient farm house, the property of a gentleman named William Small, which was the scene of the tragedy. It appears that on Sunday forenoon Mr. and Mrs. Small left their house for the purpose of attending the parish church at Chingford, and as they left, observed a man standing near the house, but having previously seen him at or near the same spot they took no particular notice of the circum-tance. The house was left in charge of an aged female, who had passed the years of sixty, and who acted as a confidential housekeeper and cook. This unfortunate woman, whose name was Mary White, had previously sent an invitation to her niece, who reached the spot between the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock. She passed through a back gate in the lane, and having entered the back kitchen on the ground floor, perceived a horrible sight. On the floor was her aunt, with her head nearly severed from her body—the throat, in fact, being cut in two places—the wounds extending almost from one ear to the other. The mangled remains were lying in an immense pool of blood, and the general appearance of the room gave evidence of a violent struggle. On the floor were marks of blood, and her clothes were torn to pieces, showing that, even after the deed was committed the body was dragged round the room. The niece swoomed, and it was some minutes before she recovered, and when she did she gave an alarm, which brought several of the neighbours to the spot, and the police and medical men were also soon in attendance. The poor creature was pronounced to be quite dead, though the body was still warm. The police found a knife smeared with blood in a salt-box, and a clasp-knife with a buck-horn handle, rather rusty, in a bowl. It is supposed that failing to accomplish his purpose with the aid of the first-named weapon, he had recourse to the second, hence the cause of the two wounds in the throat. The assassin, after destroying the life of his victim, and having robbed the house, appears to have gone to the railway station, and it is supposed that he took the first train after one o'clock for London. A telegraphic message was im mediately despatched to the police-station of t. e LI divi sion at Spitalfields, describing the nature of the offence, and giving some slight description of the supposed murderer. The moment the news reached London, In spectors Gernon and Wake ft) rd and Sergeant Oliver, No. 21, sent information of the occurrence to the different police stations of the metropolitan and city forces, as well as to the chief offices in Great Scotland Yard and the Old Jewry. A number of officers were despatched to the Shoreditch terminus of the Eastern Counties Rail. way, but the fellow had succeeded, if he alighted at that station, in getting away. The man who was seen waiting outside the house is thus described by the police : " About thirty years of age, live feet seven inches to eight inches in height, dressed in a white slop with blue stripes,dark brown trousers, and light Wellington boots." The prevailing impression is that this garb was only 'put on as a disguise, to elude the police ; and there is no, doubt entertained but the villain. whoever he was, was well •• - acquainted with the interior of the house.) CELERRATIO7sT Or THE OPFNING OF THE NEW JEIITIsALEA CHLTitAill, BEDFORD STREET NORTH. Last evening. about one hundred and fifty of the con gregation and friends worshipping - at the above church, which was formally opened on the previous day, under the most auspicious circumstances, met at the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson street, for the purpose of celebrating, the event. A most excellent and substantial tea was provided by Mr. Melbourne, confectioner, Clarene,n-street After tea, Mr. E. Howarth took the chair, being-sup ported by a number of gervlemen bF!!ouglng to the con gregation, amongst whom we observed Me,srs. Campton-, Gillain, Pixton, Ashley, Swift, Derning, sea. and jun., Wylie, the architect, and the Revs. Mr. Smith , :on- and Rendell, &0., &c. The business of 1 he evening opened loy the choir of the church singing the Doxology, Mr. Skelfe r jan.,•pre3iding' at the piano-forte.- The Chairmen, in tasking his opening remarks, said that he had been most unexpectedly called upon to preside ever that meeting ; moreover, the secretary had glven him few topics to deha.te upon. Bat as the present was a very peon liar meeting, and possessed a very wide field for discussion, which he had no doubt was one of very great pleasure to all those assembled. It had been his happy lot to have been conneced with their society, more or less, fer up wards of ten years—he had watched its progress from its first existence, for he well remembered, when he first met them, they were assembled in a small inconvenient build ing in Clare-street, a part of the town which, he did no:: doubt, was well known to all, and in which their religious services were frequently interrupted with liso.g.'eeable noises from without: He did not men to aver that a noble building was absolutely essential for the ordinances of religion, but it was better to have a comfortable and respectable place. After that they removed into Russell street, where they had greater oenveitienee, but since then they had, by perseverance, accomplished a great object, an object that he dare say the most sangu:no could hardly have anticipated. They then had a large and noble church, which was so successfully opened on the previous day —a church which was amply sufficient to accommodate all the nembers of the society, and all the strange friends who might visit them. He then exhorted' them to go on steadily, and happily together, and they might' expect greater good results would be achieved. Toe choir then sung the anthem " I was glad" which gave much pleasure to the company. The Rev. Mr. Smithson, of Manchester, then addressed the meeting at considerable length, earnestly urging, upon the society to further carry out the great work they had so successfully commenced, by contributing according to their neans. and securing the assistance of a goad arid wethy man to pre side over that church, and then indeed they would be fully carrying out the great work they had in view: The rev. gentleman forcibly explained and denied that their church had anything to do with the Mormons, which had been stated by some of their greatest enemies. He con cluded by exerting them to go on in mutual love one to another, and as they were d!eected by the author of divine good. Miss Wood next sang, with considerable effect, " Thou did'st not leave his soul in hell," at the conclusion of which she was most warmly applauded. The Chairman then called upon Mr. Wylie. the archi tect, to address the meeting, which he did in a very appropriate style, explaining that, in the design of the church, he had endeavoured to form a commodious .and imposing building with the smallest means, which he hoped he had accomplished, by combining all the styles of architecture in one. After an interval of a few minutes, which was devoted to " refreshing the inner man," the meeting was addressed by the Rev. Mr. Randell, Mr. Pixton, and others. The eveni,g's enjoyment was much enhanced. by the well selected anthems sung by the choir. The Chairman offered some few observat'.ons en closing the meeting, when the evetiing • hymn was sung and the company separated. IMPORTAN I DISCLOSURE. THE LETTER OPENING CASE. LORD ABERDEEN AND SIR J. GRAHAM. Under the above head the following letter appeared in the Daily News of yesterday : TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—ln the memoirs of Felice Orsini, which are just published, I find a despatch " Very confidential," trom Cardinal Lambruschini, Secretary of State to the Legate of Bologna, dated " Rome 12th April, 1844" by which it will be seen that the contents of Mazaini's letters were communicated to the Italian governments; thus causing the execution at that time of so many persons in the Italian peninsula. As there are not two opinions on false hoods, I beg to submit the assertion of Lord Aberdeen on the subject, in his place in parliament ; on the 4th of July, 1844, three months after the despatch had been written, just to show the sincerity and love of truth of his lord shlp:_. `; The Marquis of Normanby wished to know wivither the letters of Mr. Mazzini had been submitted to the representatives of any foreign power ? " The Duke of Wellington—l have no kuowledge•of it. " The Earl of Aberdeen—l can more readily answer that question, and I can assure the noble lord that not one syllable of the correspondence has been.communioated to any person whatever."* As for the authenticity of the document, there is no doubt whatever, were it for nothing else but tile fact that Lord Aberdeen offered, through one of his agents, to. pay any amount of money to get possession of the said despatch, and prevent its being made public. Not wishing to occupy much of your valuable space, I shall not dwell now on the shameful espionage system instituted under the British fllg, for the use of continental despots, sanctioned by a government wh rc-present a free and generous nation, against oppressed and tyrannised people, and carried out—l say it blushingly—by English detectives, who receive every possible assistance from_ your post-office authorities as to the whereabouts of any , obnoxious refugee.—l, am. &c., ANGELO GONZALEZ, of Mantua. London, June 19. * Hansard, Vol. 76, Debate in the. Lords. (Copy.) To his Eminence Cardinal Legate of Bolognr,:k No. 43,334-5. (Very confitiential.)lf j Most Eminent, &c.,—Your Eminence has hastened k , 3 inform me of what they speak about in the city, and ospe cially with your respected letter of the 23rd inst., No. 94' r, p.p., relative to the rumours which circulate respecti fig the rigorous search after the noted Mazzini, at 71Ialta. I n order to give you a full explanation, I hasten to inco rm you that from the first days of the present month, I am informed by a ministerial report that now the Eng ,fish police commences to act, in regard to the Italian and Polish refugees, that Sir James Graham, Home Min ister in London, having intercepted the letters there, directed a to the noted Mazzini, has discovered that an non: ;Moos person (Ricciotti it is supposed) wrote to him that • all was ready in the Legations to begin a revolution, b' at that France impeded it with her system of opposition; adding , besides that as ,he movements in Alicant and Car Illagena had failed, the rebels would meet at Valencia to arrange other plans. Lord Aberdeen, Minister for Foreign Affai .rs having been made aware of such a letter, promised tl :at. for the future the movements and actions of all tl se refugees should be watched. Neither can I conceal . from your Eminence that the Foreign Minister at Paris, who was in formed of the rebels' plans at Valencia, ass, ired me that he was about to consort with the Spanish g „ e „ ment, i n order to impede all the re-unions which tak e pl ace i n : h a t kingdom, and obtain the isolation and su* rveillanc. over the refugees. lam certain that this will be agreeable; Jews to you, and learning with pleasure that the greatest t ranquility reigns in your province, I remain, with protest ations as usual of my profound regard, with which I humb ,ly kiss your hand, your Eminence's most humble, devote? i and true servant, Rome, April 12, 1844. L. CARD . LAMBRUSCHINt. Numbered on the outside No, 1736. SUICIDE wnrix Ansmiic.—Yestpx dayturniv shortly Sears, a mafaterrinenri,newhoo'cl:•)eeskidelVailtliLaemmaßal aged 5 rent, Goolman's-fields, Whitechapel, swallowed arsenic with intent to commit suicAe. tie expired shortly aft er his admission to the London Hospital. He had takoi i a large quantity of the deadly mineral. I'Elli FRAUDS IN THE IRIS 7 I LINEN TEADE.—We re• parted in The Globe of Satan, ay the trial of Taylor, May, and Myers, on a charge of fraud ; but the verdict ap peared only in our later editions. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Taylor and May. Myers was acquitted. The sentence on May was twelve months' im.- prisonment; on Taylor six months' imprisonment. HOTEL-LIVING IN NEW YORK.—These palace-like hotels are, indeed, complete colleges for the teaching of extra vagance. They are to women what a museum of rare fossils is to an enthusiast in geology. They 'inflame their strongest and least governable desires, namely, to possess those things which are rarest, and have the greatest attraction ; and though it may possibly be unobserved by themselves, there is, perhaps, hardly a family in the United States, which, if they commence furnishicg, ' would not have the rooms of some palace-like hotel in view, or the gorroons trappings of a luxuriant steamboat, and wt - Lich might not be led i7:', o extravagance by the examples. And the evil is, that it belo , ;,gs to that incredible el- - h• h is called tashionnbks. It is fashionable to - - ." 11 ". of the 4 h ss ot w ls l w c here the carpets are a species of repreati , • goto anything 'like a . upou upon a decently soled shoe • where the curtains are death calico dress ; and Where a - - wonli be little short aft " useful herring back tweed coat - fashionable sacrilege. Until it be- York, fashionable , p e tple in New therefore, for respectable York, and el they 1 will. --"J where in the Stites, to go to places where .not have to pay for dirty-Bused cupids, three and even :our dollars a-day will yet be expended for.learning e x .'‘ravagance, and for seeing vulgarity strutting its little I sour upon moss carpets.