The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-04 00:00:00

01,EIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE m Irom Lyons, that the Emperor has cbEtta. e , S cene of the inundations, riding on aloe the banks. He has distributed )0 0 P Ills own hands, and placed the sum of 0 t il l the hands of the Prefect. TPerer arrived at Lyons at three-quarters_ l "k cn Monday morning. The despatch n g s this news says that the waters began ji,,lBetb.,ree-quarters of an hour before his 1 1 / 11 ' ll 4- The despatch also says that all ")''ro r ati 'm of Lyons turned out to meet the 'ti l and received him with acclamations. r t . Itraediately 148 Pect th after his arrival, the Emperor ted i —0 inundated parts of the city, Pet'so:n the succour which their ten requires. Tr lPero• ` ll( ide r s resolution to go to Lyons was Yest il j a t aken. He left St Cloud at two e . -.Aay afternoon in an open caleche, ;ra y 'eo-rt, and went straight to the Lyons 4 \ 1 4, where he arrived in twenty-five Bet off at once by a special train. 11'4,, legit' was dressed as a general of division, he foil "e P i On his head. serf °i ng letter has been addressed by the u t he French bishops :—" M. the Bishop 'IC We shall go to present our son f on the church Junetre Dame of Paris,_ the 14th of. It seems to us that . of Pra associated h the joys of PI its hopes emn act Mo reover, t to unit lie Episcopacy ---- e its prayers to those ; le a name of the common Father of llto assist in this event the repro- Holiness Pope Pius IX. We "s, Bishop, that you will come to al N t Ur? ceremony of the baptism of Dr a ,, — ,, n ee• This letter having no other in od that He will have you in his ' --- " l iveu at the palace of St. Cloud.— SARDINIA, it'3lC ,kk frit ltella ini an Chamber of Deputies on the eet of . Al gratt n in a presented a project of law to ' 1 1)11 0 g a national recompence to 41ed Il se della Marmora. The project ; 13 ,Nz i j ,1G deputies. The President, M. observed that the usual 4)%e-(1141 reference to the proposition might eli4 en t ", 4ll ) M. Bufferose and moved tha 'l s rti e ,;" Lataself should choose the members The 'et ar,hioit charged to report upon it. : e i',, r e,ed to the motion. 4 10 4 4 t he officers of ihe garison of Turin fro N 'Nt to their comrades who had re the , th ,, e Crimea. The entertainment took the D;tl'endid salon of the hotel Trombetta, cliii -e Ndency of General Cucchiari. Dur oer ' a multitude of people assembled ,Ihon Yar d and round the hotel, shouted l ge c i 0 - i i ° l o of the Crimean heroes, and loudly N'ard,e Riflemen the tunes performed . by the °1 the i s ' li flornen ! "—which imitates the qitor'llgles of the Bersaglieri. ) n t ati zinnonia was to be tried on the "zvtitl at -.e le on th e ce l e b rat i on o f t h e f ete o f _ tia ' d eemed offensive to the Govern • having presented himself, he was t j° o f 1 d efault to 18 months' imprisoment e. IltietlelPalityh of Turin, w i s hi n g t o gi ve the O f te Crimean medals as muc It to of Possible intended to contribute a „Qeher,lll,eney for that purpose. mkq `-lorriere Mercantile denies that any 4 a 4:8)11 o ffered to the Austrian Consul at e rted by some Turin journals. SPAIN Aladrid, under date of the 31st ~'sfrea',“e adjudication of the loan of 400 '41)4. intended for the conversion of the `4lfie.r", took place to-day. The Companyceit ecl ter 100 millions, at 40 90 ; the d 13tni,°° Millions, at 40 51 ; the Spa r ni 4 s o h . l''Oer.,l—',.,Lip4lnlient for 200 millions, at 40 'II : Th. ?rest arid Pereire are considered ,l'Ne„ltuilldica'cion for the conversion o q o ,'' reale of the floating debt into Three "Nidated Stock has just taken place „,.N'elirrible conditions. The Govern -0 e t h inimurn rate at 40, and the '4li. 118'ere made for a larger sum than ", Were a fraction higher than 41. TURKEY. i the gazette (of the 19th) says tti Scheriff of the Sultan relative l ' - ',: o - s " n s Lhas taken place in each of the tete_ ete_ o n' It was effected without any ir r lY, in presence of the Turkish Ib is' the Christian clergy, and the rim gs fo; t , El t ; and those iersons who p had tb,,4,e o ccasion, separated after the n t , 4 1 1411 it had been a document ttr i % 4 t, little interest. The feeling Il g s t the masses has been that of ' The GREECE 2 Llorrespondence announces, date of -44e' e at the King of Greece will, on u lbark on board the Hydra for ES A N C REINFORCEMENTS TO CANADA: o xtm, 23;i e Tr Nil:um—The Archer, 14, aiNge'-Le.athcote, has been ordered, by s;Dessii t l ll , lB evening, to proceed to Hali ;4')-e, tierevir ke tt despatch. It is reported that il atig ed ' t _ as had her destination (South 0 Halifax. tt t oto k It O of bY lll°ll B of General Sir W. F. Williams, t.lleterzlsars, Colonel Lake and Captain Thomp -4'701; by steamer, for Hull, on "Thurs- Peeted to arrive in England next Leal4Ts, 4 1 1 Gazette of last evening contains tile r l ' °ll suls who, until the appointment . of 4 114 1 „, °facers in Russia, have been directed by Ik ee ` s l:4 6 to render assistance to British subjects 441 Ports mentioned. `dero4.li' 1111/I'4E AMERICA.—The Standard of last s as 11,Y % behalf of the Conservative party, say bl erie e a _ l4ll °:cv, the conduct of ministers in reference 4.° ont 4 .(110111ty has been irreproachable. We 4 kl4 B . opinion as to tip , %elk there is no second Gol, ausurdity of all the complaints of General I Qsti o tzlielat• Divided as we are upon almost_ us f k't 44 4 , tha l can be raised, Pierce has brought 'lllality of it disgust and contempt." 4 t 0... --._.___.____ Ali' ', 413 tkazw . — lntelligence has reached us last, allnstmeing the death of Lord Carew,. on 4 at r eastleborough, his lordship's seat in andtbe qeq i n °rd. The late peer was born in 1787, 4 4 4 hia title I: '' and estates by th e H on . Colonel '' 11:tl? 14" °at m, who in 1844, married Emily Co 4ri nf Sir George' Richard Philips, Bart., of M.P.e of - ,? cif a late for Poole. By zzf, rd ‘lte deceas ed noblem an , t h e Lord Lieutenfanscyt both ,_ ar id a r ib and of the Order is uee°llle vacant, and at the disposal of the . 1, „o; --A B 0 „ ---•---- 0,.. 014,, the ail eod at ' lala J OAN FRANKLIN.—A box has ” hp Fa. nY, No w office of the American European , aoof the . York, which contains a por . tion itti. , ?*ohes of the unfortunate expedition . ; or? (theltiln:"--One piece snow shoe, marked A e pieeenanie is cut into the wood with a pen () t!list of ,°,t cane, apparently bamboo pi . ece l', he i s : uo.at, with the word " Erebus" cut Into the e i,lsici•eunting ; one piece cordage •; one piece t ,,, t adu ate ,. a backgammon board ; .one . piece Qzitl ' l ath e ,..".Part of a barometer ; one piece nrory, eQl,' Part , she ar parallel ruler ; one piece !very, 11 , 40(1 f ro 4,a,_ mathematical instrument. This box "ed t o il e '49 Hudson's Bay House, Lachine, to ile nudson's Bay 'louse in London. ME NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. FEARFUL INUNDATIONS IN PARIS The accounts given by the French provincial journals of the floods in different parts of the country are most afflicting. At Lyons the Saone has not yet reached a greater height than it had done ten days ago, but the Rhone has risen above the level which it attained in 1840 and 1851. The Guillotiere, the Brotteaux, as far as Villeurbane and La Mouche, are all under water, and can only be reached by boats or in carriages. in the city the gallery of the Hotel Dieu, the Place Bellecour, a great part of the Place de la Charite, and all the adjoining streets, are completely flooded, and can only be approached by boats. At the Quai de la Charite two steamers are moored, with their steam up, ready for any emergency. All the line of the quays on the right bank, from the Pont Morand to that of the Hotel Dieu, is covered with water. On the left bank, the top of the Quai d'Albert is only a few inches above the level of the river. A number of soldiers are at work at the head of this quay, in throwing up embankments to protect the new works of defence which are in course of construction. All the embankments fur ther up the river have as yet resisted the pressure of the torrent, but great fears are entertained that they will not stand if the rush of water continues. At St. Clair the walls of a house have been under mined, and the building thrown down. An immense quantity of building timber has come floating down the river, and also a number of sleepers, which must have been washed away from the railway in construction from Lyons to Geneva. At Saint George an enormous mass of ground, trees, and stones fell down on the back of a house in the street of that name, the walls of which were considerably damaged. The inhabitants were able to escape without injury. About half-past one on Saturday, the dyke of the Grand Champ , gave way to the extent of 150 yards. Eleven hundred men belonging to the army of Lyons were at work near the fort which is being constructed there, and they were thus cut off, the water having formed a complete lake round the palce. Information of the event was immediately sent to Marshal de Castellane, who immediately went towards the place, and gave orders for organising means of bringing them off by boats. Reports were at one time in circulation that a great number of soldiers had been drowned, but those rumours happily turned out to be unfounded. The fort of La Vitriolerie has been flooded, and has been evacuated by the soldiers. The line of electric telegraph wires has been cut off. The road from Lyons to Geneva is broken up in several places. It was reported that the Lake of Geneva had overflowed its banks and caused considerable damage. At Rochecardon a mill has been carried away. At Valence the Rhone covers all the lower parts of the town. Vizile and Bourg d'Oisans are also inundated. At Vienne all the manufactories in the suburbs are stopped by the places being inundated. At Tournon most of the streets are impassable, except by boats; At Avignon the quays and the low streets are all under water. The river Romanesche has overflowed its banks and inundated all the plains; several bridges have been washed away. The Isere, the Gier, the Cher, the Loire, the Loiret, and all the rivers leading into them, have also broken over their banks, and indeed the same account is given from almost every part of the country. The Lyons journals received this day continue to give the most heartrending accounts of the progress of the inundations. Above are given the principal details of the appearance of things on the morning of 31st nit, but unfortunately they were far below the reality. When the dyke of the Tete d'Or, near the Grand Champ, gave way, the water covered the east plains with great rapidity. The tocsin was sounded in all the surrounding villages to give the alarm. Many persons were surprised in their sleep and could only save themselves, half-dressed, by wading through the water, leaving all their property at the mercy of the flood. Many were compelled to remain in their houses, and wait until ' assistance could be brought to them. The em bankment thrown up to the north of the Brotteaux protected the ehemin de ron'le in that direction, but a little further to the east the water broke furiously through a breach into that part called La Petit Californie, behind the Pre aux Clercs, and through the Rue Massena the water rushed like a cataract. The establishment of the Petite Sceurs des Pauvres was inundated, and it was found necessary to remove all its inmates to the Hotel Dieu in waggons. The directors of the Maison du Saint-Enfant Jesus brought out their children one by one on their backs, and the sick were laid on mattresses and placed on rafts hastily made for the purpose, and thus carried to a place of safety. At every moment boats and omnibuses might be seen setting down their freights at the Hotel de Ville and in the Cours Morand, which remained clear of the water, and where an immense number of persons passed the remainder of the night. Some of them had been able to save a few clothes, but most of them had only what they stood in, and those were drenched with water. Cries and moans were heard in every direction, women seeking their husbands and their children, and the children calling for their mothers. Horses, cows, and sheep were also seen prowling about and uttering cries of hunger and alarm. It appears impossible to form any correct idea of what accidents have taken place, nor can it be correctly ascertained until the water shall have subsided, and circulation be once more free. At the Brotteaux several houses were washed down before the inhabitants could be got out. At Charpennes a man, his wife, and their child were buried beneath the ruins of their house. A boat, with several persons who had been saved from a house, upset, and all were drowned. The Rhone is constantly bringing down furniture, cattle, and sheep. Alany small houses, built of framework and brick, have been washed away bodily from their foundations at the Brotteaux, and are seen floating about with the current. The Grande rue de la Guillotiere has the appearance of a regular river. The high bank used as the Polygone at the Grand Champ has entirely disappeared. Three of the Rhone steamers broke from their moorings and were driven down the river. The current fortu nately carried them into the river Oullins, where they were brought to by letting go their anchors. The traffic on the Mediteranean Railway has been re-established. The above details relate almost entirely to the Rhone. The Saone has also risen, but up to the present time its progress has been trifling compared with that of the other river. Accounts from Valence state that although the rise of the Rhone has not completely stopped, it does not advance as rapidly as before. The quays and the lower parts of the town are completely inundated, and in many of the streets leading to the quays, the water in the ground floors is six feet deep. All the Plain des Granges presents the appearance of an immense lake. The river is constantly seen bringing down trees, which have been torn up by the roots, cattle, furniture, and a quantity of other articles. Three large barges, laden with coal, which were moored to the quay at Valence, were washed away by the rapidity of the current, and all of them sank at some distance down the river. One man was drowned. At La Paillasse the Veoure has broken over its banks and caused considerable mischief. The towns of Tain and Tournon are completely un der water from the overflowing of the Rhone, and Montelemart is threatened with a similar fate. The small river Morgon, which passes through Ville franche, and afterwards fails into the Saone, has become a complete torrent, and having risen above the arches of the bridge, which still stands firm, has overflowed the banks, and many of the houses have their cellars and ground floors under water. The Allier, the Doubs, and the Loiret, with all their tributary streams, continue their upward move ment and inundate all the surrounding country, but the Loire, the Garonne, and the Cher have, it is hoped, reached their utmost height, and in many parts have begun to fall. MILITARY FRACAS AT PLYMOITTIL—The peace of those portions of Ply mou th t own usua lly th e h a unts of the mili tary during their hours of idleness was disturbed on Satur day evening by a fra cas b e t ween th e Li mer i c k Militia and the Royal Marines. S o f ar as th e f acts can b e ascertained, the Irishmen bad made up their minds to give the Marines a good " bating," as a souvenir prior to their leaving the garrison, which it was expected they would do in a few days. A serious row ensued, which was not quelled for some time. Though several of the Marines were injured, none of the wounds were of a very serious character, being the result of blows only, except in one instance, where a man received a stab in the arm. PENINSULAR MAILS SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Madrid, Captain Bradshaw, with the usual Peninsular mail, arrived this morning at 6.35. _ _ Her dates are—Gibraltar, May 25 ; Cadiz, May 26 ; Lisbon, May 29 ; Oporto, May 30; and Vigo, May 31, The l\tadrid brings sixty-eight passengers, and a cargo comprising 7 packages of specie (value unknown) ; 75 cases eggs; 17 casks wine; 358 half chests oranges ; 58 elephants' tusks ; 153 boxes dates, and 20 packages sundries. During the voyage outward and homeward the Madrid experienced strong head winds to Vigo, and from Vigo light airs and calms. Intelligence fiCorn. Gibraltar reported that her Majesty's steam-transport Transit, from Ports• mouth for the East, put into the port to repair some trifling defects in the machinery. On the 24th ult. her Majesty's troop-ship Vulcan, from the Crimea, with the 17th Regiment of Foot on board, bound to Quebec, arrived same day. The Simoom, with the 39th Regiment, for Que bec, sailed from Gibraltar on the 23rd: The Himalaya left Gibraltar for Halifax on the 21st ult., with the 62nd and 63rd Regiments from the Crimea. Several transports have passed Gibraltar on their outward and homeward voyages to and from the Crimea. Exchanges were quoted for bills on London at 90 days, 51 ; Paris, 5f 38c. From Lisbon we learn that the English schooner William, Captain Williams, which had arrived there from Gibraltar, reported having been fired at by the Portuguese revenue steamer Lynk, on the 20th ult., near Cape St. Mary., on the coast of Algrave. It appents that the steamer remained at anchor about a mile and a half from the shore and amused itself by firing at any vessel passing, instead of getting up steam and boarding those it may suspect. The schooner escaped without injury, but a brig, also under English colours, was struck by a shot. The latter was reported to the British Consul, who, it was expected, would cause the matter to be fully investigated. Several clauses of the new Loan Bill had been approved by the Deputies at Lisbon. _ The Lisbon exchanges for the month are quoted this mail at 54-1 to 8, on Lon ion; Paris, 519 to 520 ; Amsterdam, 438; Hamburg, 498 ; and Genoa, 517. There were few takes on London, and transac tions were generally limited, as also on Paris and Hamburg. Other quotations are nominal. Stocks were looking up, Three per Cents being 411 to 42 ex div. ; Bank of Portugal shares 499 to 502 milreis each ; and Oporto Bank shares, 18 to 20 per cent premium. On the 30th ult. the Madrid spoke the Peninsu lar and Oriental steam-ship Sultan, off Oporto; 31st, off Finisterre, the steamer Queen ; June lst, in lat. 46.26, long. 6.56 W., saw an English screw line of battle ship, steering S.S.W. ; and on the 2nd passed the Royal Mail transport ship Orinoco, off Ushant, bound to the Crimea. The Madrid left at Lisbon her Majesty's steamer Basilisk, coaling, en route from Spithead for the West Indies. GIBRALTAR SHIPPING. ARRIVALS, May 15.—Steamer Milita, J. Anderson, 5} days from Liverpool, for Constantinople, (cleared.) May 18.—Steamer Mceander, J. Brooking, 51 days from Liver pool, for Palermo, Messina, and Alexandria, (cleared.) May 18.—Steamer Taurus, G. R. Langlands, 9 days from Smyrna, and 5 from Malta, for Liverpool, ( (cleared.) May 20.—Steamer Calpe, S. T. Downes, 51 days from Palermo, with sumach, for Liverpool, (cleared.) May 22.—Steamer Arno, R. Jay, 61 days from Liverpool for Naples, (cleared.) May 23.—Steamer Corinthian, H. Campbell, 6t days from Liverpool, for Corfu and Trieste, (cleared.) May 24. Steamer Italian, W. Hamilton, 8 days from Liverpool, for Genoa, (cleared.) ALLEGED FORGERY BY A SHAREBROKER On Monday, a sharebrober, named David Faulkner, was charged before the Manchester magistrates with forging the signature of Mrs. Mary Ann Irving, widow, to a transfer of forty South Eastern and Dover railway shares. The prisoner had made her acquaintance in 1852, when she purchased the shares through a broker, in whose service Faulkner was a c:erk. He afterwards called upon her, and ' borrowed several sums of money from her, and at length she changed her residence, and concealed it from him, in hopes of breaking the acquaintance. Faulkner, however, was not to be got rid of in this way, and having found her out, he renewed his visits, and knowing she possessed the forty South Eastern Shares he sought to borrow them as a means of enabling him to become a member of the Stock Exchange, stating to her that a certain security had to be given. She declined at first, but he offered to give her 5 per cent. for the use of them in addition to handing over the dividends. She then signed an agreement to lend them on the condihion that she could recall them at any time on a month's notice. Towards the close of last year she gave notice to recover the shares, and as the scrip was not then forthcoming, she sued the prisoner in the County Court for the amount. The case was decided in her favour on the 18th February, but the prisoner treating the matter as a debt, went to Lancaster Castle as an insolvent, and passed the court. The discovery had since been made by going to London, that the prisoner had sold the shares through a broker there, for £750 cash, on the very day he borrowed them. Mrs. Irving had since been in the South Eastern and Dover Railway offices, and seen the transfer, to which her signature had been forged. The transfer and forged signature had been sent to the London broker by the prisoner. In cross examination by Mr. Fernley, counsel for the prisoner, Mrs. Irving, after swearing the signature was a forgery, made admissions tending to shake the reliance of the court upon her evidence, and the case was dismissed. PHILHARMONIC CONCERT. --LAST NIGHT. This was the fifth concert of the subscription. Madame Charton was the only vocalist engaged. Five years ago, with the honours of the "Opera Comique" thick upon her, this l a dy appeared before us both in concert and opera. Since then she has been gathering laurels in various quarters, latest in the Brazils, and she again visits us only to charm as before. She is peculiarly a French singer, but of the highest class, possessing that graceful faoility which characterise her school, aided by rare vocal gifts, perfect taste, and exquisite feeling. She sang last night the celebrated song from the " Domino Noir " a delightful air from "Les Vepres Sicilienne," a morceau from " Marco Spado" and "Le Rossignol" of Le Brun Ain the latter she was admirably echoed by her husband on the flute. To say that her efforts were rewarded by the unanimous plaudits of her audience were only to do justice to her auditory. In her peculiar role Madame Charton has no rival, except the charming Marie Cabel, whom the philharmonic Committee would do well soon to introduce to us. The remainder of the concert was chiefly instrumental, introducing Molique in a con certo for the violin of rare merit. Of this maestro, although illustrious as a composer, we cannot go to extravagance in our praises of him as a violinist, but we would sink our feeble praises of him as an executant for the sake of the enlightened themes he has given for the execution of more gifted performers. He also took part in Beethoven's trio in E fiat with Mr. Lidel, and Mr. B. R. Isaac, the latter gentleman distinguishing himself by his brilliancy and delicacy on the pianoforte. The chorus sang thrice, and evinced an im provement in attention to light and shade, which we have long hoped for, and now are sanguine, that this magnificent vocal ensemble may do something worthy of themselves. The band played three overtures—" Ruy Blas," "Le Naiades," and " Maritana," and to find fault were hyper criticism. We should not forget to note that Mr. Percival, on short notice, played the accompaniments to Madame Charton on the piano, with admirable skill and taste. THE SMOKE NCHSA.NCE.—A bill brought down from the Lords on the 26th ult. repeals the provision in the 16th and 17th of Victoria, c. 128, which exempts glass and pottery works from the operation of the act ; but the repeal will not take effect until the Ist of January, 1858. THE SPIRIT TRADE (IRELAND) BILL.-111T. Brady, who has charge of this bill in the House of Commons, has consented to two very important alterations in its provi sions. The hon. member, when moving the second read ing of the measure on Wednesday, the l lth June, will propose to amend :some of .the clauses with the view, in the first place, of limiting the operation of the bill to Dublin and its environs ; and in the second place, of leaving untouched the present law in regard to the half crown fee paid by the members of the trade to the clerks of the peace. - - THE MURDER AT PLYMOUTH..--AH inquest was held yesterday, on board the Runnymede, at Plymouth, by Mr. Rundle, coroner for Saltash, and a ju r y composed of a por tion of the ship's crew, and of the pensioners, having the chief officer for foreman. They returned a verdict of wilful murder against Corporal Nevan, for killing Sergeant-Major Robertson, on board that ship, on Sunday afternoon. The particulars of the murder appeared in the NORTHERN TIMES of yesterday. It appeared that the bullet had severed one of the main arteries, and lodged itself in the rectum. THE COURT. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Tuesday.—The Queen went yesterday to lay the foundation stone of Wellington College. Her Majesty and Prince Albertleft Buckingham Palace at a quarter before twelve o'clock, with the Regent of Baden and Prince Frederick William of Prussia. The Queen and the Prince Consort were accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and also by Prince Arthur, his royal highness's first appearance in public, the Prince being the godson of the late Duke of Wellington. The young Prince and his two elder brothers wore the Highland dress. Prince Albert appeared in the uniform of a field marshal, and wore the riband and badge of the Garter, the Ensigns of the Golden Fleece, and the Stars of Prussian (black eagle) and Baden orders of knighthood. The Regent of Baden wore the uniform of a general, dark blue and gold, with the Grand Cordon of Baden, and the Stars of the orders of Baden and Cobourg. Prince Frederick William of Prussia appeared in a colonel's uniform, dark blue with silver appointments, and wore the insignia of a Black Eagle and of a Saxon Order of Knighthood. The Prince who was the devoted cavalier of the Princess Royal during the day, was, of course, the observed of all observers. His royal high ness is rather a good looking young man, about the middle height, and lightly but well formed, and with a pleasing and intelligent expression of countenance. The royal party occupied nine carriages, and was escorted by a detachment of the 3rd Light Dragoons to the private station of the South Western railway, at Vauxhall, where the Queen was met by the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Ho-se, Lord George Lennox, and Major-General Wylde, who attended her Majesty to the ceremony. The Duchess of Wellington also accompanied the Queen in the special railway train which conveyed her Majesty from London. After the ceremony of laying the stone was concluded, the Queen entertained at luncheon in the royal pavilion the distinguished party accompanying her Majesty from London, together with the following Governors of the Wellington College, viz.:—'the Duke of Cambridge, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Welling ton, Earl of Derby, Earl of Ellesmere, Viscount Hardinge, the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, Sir Edmund Antrobus, Sir James W. Hogg, and Mr. Henry Richard Cox. The Earl of Abingdon, Lord-Lieutenant of the County; Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department ; the Bishop of Oxford, Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, the Adjutant-General, and the Quartermaster-General, had also the honour of joining the royal circle at luncheon. After luncheon the Queen reviewed the troops which were assembled for the occasion, under the command of the Duke of Cambridge. The Queen and the Prince, with their illustrious visitors, returned to Buckingham Palace at a quarter past six o'clock. Her Majesty gave a dinner party in the evening. The company included the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal, the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary, the Regent of Baden, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, and the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Sutherland, his Highness Aali Pacha, the Turkish Ambassador and Madame Musurus, the Marquis of Landsowne, the Marquis of Abercorn, Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge, Lady Anne Maria Dawson, Lady Geraldine Somerset, Baroness de Speth, Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Lieut-General Baron Schreckenstein, Baron de Moltke, Colonel Baron Seutter, Baron de Gemmingen, Captain Heinz, Lieutenant de Schreckeri stein, Dr. Ullman, Dr. Wegner, the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, Major Home Purves, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald. THE WELLINGTON COLLEGE Our columns yesterday contained an account, reported to-day from the court circular, of the ceremonial observed at the laying the foundation stone by her Majesty, of the Wellington College. We now complete the account, by supplying the address of the presidents and governors of the institution to the Queen, and her Majesty's most gracious reply. The Vice-president (the Earl of Derby) read the address, which was as follows answer "May it please your Majesty,—We, your Majesty's most dutiful subjects, the vice-president and governors of the Wellington College, approach your Majesty with the assurance of our devoted loyalty and affectionate attach ment to your Majesty's throne and person, and with the expression of our heartfelt gratitude, on our own part, and that of all interested in this institution, for the un failing support and encouragement with which your Majesty has deigned to honour it from the very first idea of its establishment. When, upon the death of the late illustrious Duke of Wellington, the country was anxious to testify its deep veneration for his memory, and only doubtful how best to give effect to the general feeling, your Majesty was graciously pleased at once to adopt (if indeed it may not be truly said that the idea originated in your Majesty's own mind) the suggestion of combining with a building, of which the architectural character should be worthy of the occasion, an institution which should perpetuate the name of the great deceased hi conjuction with the permanent endowment in favour of the service to which he owed his fame, and on which he has conferred imperishable lustre. Sur rounded by all the blessings of domestic life, which your Majesty well knows how to prize far above the splendours of a throne, your Majesty's maternal heart could sympathise with those less fortunate mothers, whose lot:itmight be to look with anxiety upon a rising family, orphaned in their country's service, and doomed to struggle with all the evils of severe, and, above all, un educated poverty. An institution which should mitigate these evils, should soothe these anxieties, should shelter, protect, and educate these orphans, was the monument which your Majesty invited the country to raise to the lasting memory of the Great Duke. Your Majesty most munificently headed the subscription for this object, and the public have liberally responded to the call. On every occasion on which the powers of the crown could be brought to bear upon the ends in view, as in granting and facilitating the passing of the Charter of Incorporation, we have gratefully to acknowledge your Majesty's con tinued and unvarying support. Our deliberations have been constantly- aided and guided by the presence and advice of your Majesty's illustrious consort, the president of the college ; and, in approaching the accomplishment of our design, we have to tender to your Majesty the expression of our humble gratitude for the sanction and encouragement given to our undertaking by your Majesty's presence and participation in a ceremony originally intended to have marked the day which gave to the world the great captain of the age, and supplied, in an addition to your Majesty's domestic happiness, a touching incident for the pencil of one of our greatest artists. It is believed that the building about to be erected on the site on which we stand, will be visible from the domain which a nation's gratitude bestowed in perpetuity on the illus trious duke; and his descendants will have before their eyes at once a memorial of the greatness of their dis tinguished ancestor, and of their country's recognition of his unequalled services. It is our anxious hope that within these walls, at no distant period, 200 orphans of officers of your Majesty's and of the East India Com pany's service, may be lodged, boarded, partially clothed and provided, between the ages of eleven and sixteen, with the elements at least of such a religious, moral, and intellectual education as may fit them for their future career in life, whatever that career may be; and, if not gratuitously, at least at a scale of expense far below what any other institution could afford them. The admissions will be regulated by strict attention to the claims of the deceased officer, and the circumstances of the surviving parent; without requiring any further disclosure of such circumstances than may serve to show that the total provision for the family, if equally divided, would not exceed a given amount. Not withstanding the munificent contributions of your Majesty and the public, we are not yet in a condition to carry out our plan to its full extent ; but, looking to the circumstances of the time, to the many claims which may be urged upon us consequent on that which we may happily term the late war, we have deemed it desirable not to delay the erection of our intended build ing, and to rest satisfied with the partial application of our plan, both in respect of numbers and terms of admis sion, until the proved efficacy of our system may induce such increased support as may enable us to augment the former, and render the latter yet more liberal. With these views, we are assured that your Majesty will join with us in commending our infant institution to the pro tection of that God ' who is the Father of the fatherless, and defendeth the cause of the widow;' and to that Almighty Protector we offer our fervent prayers, that your Majesty may long be spared to witness the increas ing prosperity of this institution, which, we trust will for ages associate the memory of your Majesty's happy reign with the glory and patriotism of Wellington, and show with what judicious liberality enduring honour was paid to the greatest man of his age, by the gratitude of his sovereign and his country." Her Majesty returned the following most gracious "I have received with sincere gratification the address which you have this day presented to me. It affords me the greatest satisfaction to avail myself of this occasion to testify anew my warm and heartfelt participation in the general feeling of affection and veneration for the memory of that illustrious man whose name will be associated with the institution which we are now meeting to inaugurate. That satisfaction is enhanced by the character of the monument which you propose to raise to the lasting memory of the Duke of Wellington, and also by the cir cumstance of the time selected for its erection. There could not be a more worthy record of the country's gratitude to its greatest soldier than a permanent endow ment for the protection and education of the orp- the brave men whose lives have ben laid down in the service of which he was the chief ornament and pride. Nor could there be a more appropriate time for raising such a monument to his memory, than while we are gratefully admiring the gallantry and devotion which have been so conspicuously displayed by my army in the late war. I have deeply sympathised with the domestic sorrows and priva tions (the inevitable results of war) which have made so many mourners, and I feel that we cannot better celebrate the re-establishment of peace than by laying the founda tion of an institution which, while it will tend to sooth their sorrows, and to mitigate the severity of their priva tions, will hold up to the imitation of all those who share its benefits the example of a distinguished patriotism, of an unceasing devotion to his country's service, of an honesty of purpose, and of a determination in the perform ance of his duty, by which the long and eminent career of the Duke of Wellington was so remarkably distinguished. I can express no better wish for my own son, who bears the name of that great man, than that he would take as his guide through life the example of one with whom it will soon be his high distinction to be con nected. I heartily join with you in commending this institution to the Divine blessing, and in praying that with its increasing prosperity the benevolent intentions of its founders may be realised." Her Majesty read through this long address with much feeling and emphasis, especially the allusions to the great duke, which brought signs of visible emotion into the eyes of the Duchess of Wellington, who was in immediate attendance on the Queen. An equally interested partici pant in the ceremonial, although unhappily he could not be a spectator, was Lord Charles Wellesley, who, not withstanding his deprivation of sight, assisted .at the foundation of this great memorial in honour of his illus trious parent. OXFORD COMMEMORATION, OXFORD, JUNE 2 —Yesterday evening an opportunity was afforded for the promenade in the Broad Walk, that immemorial custom of Show Sunday. The walk was crowded with the elite of the university and city, the under graduates forming the bulk of the promenaders, while the attendance of ladies, elegantly attired, added much to enliven the scene. Amongst the latter was Madame Jenny Goldschmidt Lind, who was, we much regret to say, driven from the promenade by the impertinent curiosity of some of those present, chiefly, we believe, boys, whose behaviour on this occasion was so annoying to the fair songstress, that the undergraduates, to protect her from such rudeness, formed a barrier across the broad walk in front and behind the party she was with, and thus guarded from further annoyance she left the Meadow. To-day the weather was most delightful, and many were the excursions round the environs of Oxford, and not a few down the river to Nuneham, the seat of Mr. Harcourt, M.P. At twelve o'clock Worcester College gardens were the grand attraction, where, in a monster tent, upwards of a thousand of the elite partook of a splendid dejeuner, given by the Apollo (University) Lodge of Freemasons, the occa sion being the presentation of a magnificent piece of plate to W. W. B. Beach, Esq., of Oakley Hall, Hampshire, M.A., of Christ Church College, P.M.P. Pro S.W.G., and twice Worshipful Master of the Apollo Lodge. The testi monial consisted of a very elegant group of figures, being five feet in circumference, and weighing 500 ounces. The chair was taken by Brother Captain Bowyer, Pro vincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire, who was supported by the Vice-chancellor, the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Vaughan, Lord Lincoln, and the Earl of Coventry. The following are the distinguished individuals on whom it will be proposed to confer the degree of Doctor in Civil Law, by diploma, on Wednesday next, at nine o'clock, viz , the Prince Regent of Baden and Prince Frederick William of Prussia. The comemoration will be honoured by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, D C.L., their Serene Highnesses the Prince Regent of Baden and Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Chancellor, the Earl of Derby, who will arrive early on Wednesday, to join the procession at the hall of Worcester College, and from thence proceed in procession to the theatre in company with the following distinguished noblemen and gentlemen, on whom the honorary degree of D.C.L. will be conferred, viz. : —His Excellency Musurus Bey, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ; the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G.C.8., one of her Majesty's Princi pal Secretaries of State ; the Right Hon. the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, K.T. ; the Right Hon. Lord Ashburton ; Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.8., K.C.H.; Rear Admiral the Hon. Sir A. Saunders Dundas, K.C.B. • Sir Henry Holland, Bart., M.D., F.R.S. ; Major General Sir Colin Campbell, G.C.8.; Major General Sir W. Fenwick Williams of Kars, Bart., R. A., K.C.B. ; Major General Sir Harry D. Jones, R.E., K.C.8., Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Dr. Sandwith ; and Dr. Barth. LONDON GAZETTE BANKRUPTS.—JAMES FISHER, York-road, Lambeth, and Cornwall-road, Surrey, carpenter and builder. RICHARD BIRCHALL, jun., St. Helens, Lancashire, ironmonger. JAidEs Guadv - sa GLAYE, Serles-place, Middlesex, law and general stationer. JAMES OSBORNE, Curtain-road, Shore ditch, upholsterer. THOMAS Comm, Derby, builder, bricklayer and contractor. ROBERT Din Marx . , Beckford row, Walworth, milliner. We regret to learn that Lieutenant the Hon. William L H. Anson, R.N., senior lieutenant of her Majesty's steamer Tartar, died on board that vessel a few days ago while on the voyage from the coast of Devonshire to Portsmouth. The gallant and promising officer merely complained of a trifling indisposition, so that no serious anxiety was occa sioned, but he expired on board before reaching Spithead. The gallant deceased was second son to the late Earl of Lichfield, and was born Ist August, 1833. He obtained his lieutenancy in September, 1853. THE GREAT SHIP.—The Eastern Steam Navigation Company are issuing tickets to the public to view the monster ship which is now being built at Millwall, by the firm of Scott Russell and Co. These tickets, which may be obtained at the offices of the company, under certain regulations, admit visitors between the hours of a quarter to one and a quarter to two o'clock, p.m., daily, during the first five days in the week, and on Saturdays between three and five o'clock, p.m. THE PROPERTY OF MARRIED Wost Es.--on Saturday a public meeting was held at No. 21, Regent-street, under the Council of the Law Amendment Society, to consider the state of the law affecting the property of married women. Sir Sohn Pakington, M.P., presided, in the ab sence of Lord Brougham. A good many ladies attended, In opening the proceedings the chairman dwelt upon the In reference to the plans submitted for the laying" ' bf necessity which existed for legislative interference with respect to the law of divorce, and the law which related the township, it was resolved to refer them to the to the property of married women. He was strongly be Committee, with power to call in whatever Works' pressed with the conviction that the law ought to 'professional assistance they mi g ht thi n k necessary. inherited or acquired by her which the husband possessed Mr. Morris laid b e f ore t h e b oard an altered so as to give the wife the same interest in property meat of the accounts of the townsa i: ,:: : ract of the state in. his. Sir Erskine Perry, M.P., moved a series of p from which it resolutions, seconded by Mr. D. Hill. the recorder of appeared that when the whole rate was collected, and the Birmingham, to the effect that the rules of the common debts paid off up to the - present day, there would be to the law which give all the personal property of women credit of the township the stun of £340. He suggested on marriage, and all subsequently acquired property that as they were at present Indebted to their bankers, and earning to the husband, were unjust in prin- arrangements should be made' for the striking of a new rate, cipie and injurious in their operation. That the principle and with that view he submit ted the surveyor's estimate, of Courts of Equity which recognised separate property in namely, sd. in the pound for the general rate, and 9d. in a married woman, and invested her, with respect to such property, with all the rights of ownership, was in accord- the pound for the highway ra te. ance with the requirements of the age, and in conformity Mr. Watts thought they we re coming rather quickly o n with the opinions and usages of the wealthier and better the ratepayers, when it was rentembered that not more than instructed classes of society ; and that the conflict between ten months had elapsed since tl le striking of the last rate. law and equity on the subject ought to be t erm i nated by Mr. Morris replied that the rate could not b e l ev i e d f or a general law based upon principles of equity which should two months, and gave notice th a t h e would move the apply to all classes. The resolutions wer e agreed to, after strik i ng of the rates he had mentioned at" their next some little discussion, in which Mr. Monckton Milnes, meeting. M.P., Lord Denman, and others took part. ) n the courso The Chairman brought under the notice of the board the of the proceedings, a letter from Lord Brougham, ad- Public Health Act Amendment Bill, and stated that when dressed to a member of the Law Amendment Society, was in London a short time since, he had called on the General read expresse by d g Mr. H disap g p astins ointment at, the secretarb ein y g prevented from . The noble lord Board of Health in ref erence to i t. He regretted, however, reat , to say that they were no t di spose d to alter the bill. attending in support of a movement w hi c h was o f gre at importance, he considered, both in a legal and social point A desultory conversatio n took place on the subject, after 'of view. b w hi c h the board adjourned.' GARSTON LOQAIO 3O RD OF HEALTH The usual monthly mooting of this body was held at four o'clock yesterday, in the Aigburth Hotel, Aigburth, Mr, A. Tinne in the chair. The other members present were : Messrs. Bevan, Chaloner, Pritt, Moss, Watts, Morris, Goodwin, and H. Cooper. The minutes of the last' meeting were read and con firmed. ELECTION OF BIRKENHEAD COMMIS. SIONERS This annual event came off yesterday, and created mord excitement in the township than has been the case for many previous years. Indeed, from eight o'clock in the morning, the hour at which the poll commenced, the whole township was alive, and the " leading lights" of each party were busily engaged in securing votes for the particular " list" they expounded. As we stated in our impression of yester day there were two lists, the one, made its first appearance on the walls of the t.nva on Monday morning, and pur ported to have eminated from a meeting held on the preceding Friday evenilg, principally composed of the present This list is wh a t i s t erme d " th e Red t commissioners. the following names, and it wall List," comprised urged that they should r ece i v e the support of the rate payers. - - Henry 8e11.......: Attorney-at-Law ........Grosvenor road. Thos. Bradley... Upholsterer... ..... ..Kenyon terrace. J. J. Conway Barrister - at-Lb' - Vernon place. C. H. Higgins.... Doctor of Medicine... ,G' n lane. Geo. Meakin. Contractor . John Park.. C. Verelst.. Architect One Commissioner for two years, in the room of Mr. William Lockhart, who has resigned. T. Wilkinson.. --Fiat Owner. Bridge street. One Commissioner, for one year, in the room of Mr. Thomas Tyler, who has resigned. C. 0. Baylis Doctor of Medicine.... Hamilton sq. This announcement, it would appear, caused much disap probation amongst a certain class of the ratepayers, for immediately after waris a meeting was called, under the . dency of Mr. H. F. Ward, the result of which was the issue of an address to the ratepayers, animadverting in the following terms upon the mode which had been adopted in the selection of candidates for the board of commissioners. The address contains the following paragraphs :—" Tl spirit of dictation which has of late years characterised th. proceedings of those assuming to themselves the right of returning the commissioners for this township, has justly called forth a feeling of indignation, and a determination on the part of the independent voters, to re sent such an infringement of individual right. The palpable absurdity of nine persons being returned as the nominees of one gen tleman, and recommended to the ratepayers as fit and proper Persons to attend to their interests one year, and the next to find some unheard-of caprice inducing a change in uoh sentiments, tends to bring the office of commissioner inter contempt, and to render such election a farce. For these reasons, conjoined with others equally cogent, we call upon the ratepayers to exert themselves, and aid in returning parties, who, by asserting their own freedom from this spirit of dictation, give guarantees of their intention to watch the interests of the community, and not become mere nominees to aid personal views and advancement." This circular which, from the colour of the ink in which it was provided, evidently eminated from " the blue party," recommended that the ratepayers should give their votes and support to the following gentlemen FOR THREE YEARS, E. G Willoughby..Stesm-boat proprietor.. Church street. L. Hornblower Architect E. Bretherton , Solicitor. . Hamilton sq . . • Ashfield terrace 89, Grange lane Market cross. ..... u. 'rnyon place. S. Bailiff. Painter ..... W. Bulley Flour dealer , • • W. Henderson.... . Seedsmau T. Evans. Car proprietor FOR TWO YEARS, Flat owner: T. Wilkinson— .. Bridge street FOR ONE YEAR. T. Reeves ..Gentleman. Melville plaise, This was termed the independent list, besides which, was issued an amalgamated list, containing most of the names of the before mentioned ; but which list was repudiated by the self-styled independent party, and not acknowledged by the " reds." By whom it was issued still remains a secret, although it was hinted that " it was an electioneering trick of the reds, to catch the support of the blues for some of the pet candidates." However, as we before stated, yesterday morning the inhabitants of the township were all on the alert ; while every wall was covered with blue placards, some pointing out where information, as to voting, could be obtained, and others calling upon the ratepayers to support the blue, or independent, list ; while a band of instrumentalists, we cannot call them musicians, perambulated the streets.. At eight o'clock in the morning, Mr. Walne, and Mr. Dalton, the clerk and deputy-clerk, with Mr. Galloway, and several other officials connected with the board of commissioners, entered the Town Hall for the purpose of taking the votes of the ratepayers. From that time up to the close of the poll, the votiug went on with great anima tion, and many amusi❑g stems occurred between the con tending parties during the day—all passing off, however, in the utmost good hum,,ur At intervals, throughout the day, the state of the poll was published, each announcement creating the greatest interest, and, as one of the party were represented to have obtained a majorty, only increased the exertions of the opposite side, and had the effect of materially adding to the finances of the cab and car-owners, even at the expense of horseflesh. Without attempting to give any precise hour at which the state of the poll was published, we will merely give a few statements to show how the voting progressed front eleven o'clock, when the excitement was at its height, until the close of the poll, the number of votes recorded being sufficient to show the popularity of each candidate. The grand contest was for the election of the seven commissioners to serve for three years. Eleven Twelve One Twn Three Mr. Meakin Mr. Willoughby* Mr. Bradley Mr. Bailiff* Mr. Verolst Mr. Park o'clock o'clock o'clock o'clock o'clock . 144 172 224 302 355 133 156 216 293 343 . 130 153 197 263 313 .. 120 141 187 251 293 . 126 147 185 242 286 . 123 143 186 237 279 Mr. Bretherton Mr. Bell* Mr. Henderson* Mr. Conway Mr. Hornblower* Mr. Higgins Mr. Evans* Mr. Bailey* 109 130 175 228 264 117 138 173 227 273 . 116 132 170 222 257 . 120 136 166 217 249 • 100 118 156 212 246 105 124 153 194 224 . 102 117 150 197 211 • 94 107 136 176 200 Those names marked with an * were nominated by the Independent Society. The last statement was published shortly before four o'clock, when the town-hall was crowded, and the utmost interest was manifested as to the result of the poll. A number of ratepayers rushed in to tender their voting papers, and the officials were most busily engaged in record ing the votes, when a cry was raised, "It is four o'clock," upon which the presiding officer looked at his watch, and closed the books, much to the annoyance and discomfiture of many who were then present, and had not voted. After some short interval, necessary for cast ing up the votes, Mr. Wolne, the presiding officer, announced the state of the poll to be as follows : —For Mr. Meakin, 366 ; Mr. Willoughby, 353 ; Mr. Bradley, 322 ; Mr. Bailiff, 315 ; Mr. Verelst, 292 ; Mr. Park, 281 ; Mr. Bell, 286. He then declared the above seven gentlemen duly elected to serve as commissioners for the term of three years. This announcement was followed by three cheers. The Clerk then proceeded to state that the number of votes polled by the other candidates were—for Mr. Bretherton, 276 ; Mr. Henderson, 264 ; Mr. Conway, 255 ; Mr. Higgins, 252 ; Mr. Hornblewer, 232 ; Mr. Evans, 223. and for Mr: Bulley, 194. Mr. Bretherton gave notice that he should demand a scrutiny with regard to the votes given for Mr. Park and Mr. Bell. The Clerk also announced that Mr. Wilkinson had been elected a commissioner for the term of two years, and Mr. Baylis for the term of one year. In the election of the latter two gentlemen no particular opposition took place. The declaration of the numbers having been made, all the parties interested in the affair retired, and the township resumed its usual quietude.