Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-05 00:00:00

On SATURDAY, the 14th instant, at the Brokers' Saleroom, Atherton-buildings, Dale-street, Liverpool, 2,000 Bales East India WOOL. For Catalogues, &e., apply to HUGHES and RONALD, Wool Brokers Apply to Postponed from Thursday, the sth May. Oa TIIIIRSDAY, the 19th May, and following days, at Browne, Hunter, and Co.'s Office, 2, Dale-street, 1,800 Bales East India WOOL. 50 „ Eg,yptiw Smyrn, BBCIVNg, HUNTER, and Co., Broken On FRIDAY, the 20th instant, at the Brokers' Saleroom, Atherton-buildings, Dale-street, Liverpool, ,ales East India „ Danskoi fleece 9porto washed and unwashed J , Buenos Ayres low and fine WOOL. 100 „ Brook. washed Odessa and Lisbon 70 „ Volo Vidino 350 „ Chili and sundries 00 rf 2020 B. —For Catalogues, &c., apply to lIUGIIES and RONALD, Wool Brokers On TATESDAY, the 9th of June, at One o'clock, at Christopher Bushell, and Co.'s Office, Royal Insurance-buildings, Hhds. of superior PORT WINES, AMERICAN SOLACE PIPE SMOKERS, TRY THE ABOVB. Packages, 2 on. for Bd. C. T ECM EAU JEFFREY' S EAST INDIA PALE, ~J AND - --------- • ---- MILD EDINBURGH ALES, supplied to "Bottlers and the Trade in Barrels, Half- Barrels, and Hhds., at the Edinburgh market prices. SOLI AGYNTS JAMES LAING AND CO., 51, RANELAGH-STREET, LIVERPOOL, C ITINNESS'S DUBLIN STOUT, IN SUPERIOR CONDITION. Quarts Pints.. Imperial Half• Per Dozen, 4s ad 2s 9d 24 Od BOTTLED BY GEO. BOYER AND CO., - WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, 28 AND 30, NORTH JOHN-STRRET ALLSOPP'S EAST INDIA PALE ALE, Bottled with especial care, and now in excellent condition. Per Dozen 6s ed Quirts Pints._ Imperial Half-pints BOTTLED BY, GEO. BOYER AND CO., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, 2S AND 30, NORTH JOHN-STREET STOUT! STOUT!! STOU T!!! LONDON AND DUBLIN STOUT, Quarts Pints .. IN FIRST-RATE CONDITION Inaperia' Half-pints, BOTTLED 31 4s 6d 2 9d IA 941 Per Dozen J. & G PEARSON, AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, 32, GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET, 11, DEAN STREET , Ise Broki 11 ( gommaciat salts. THIS DAY THIS DAY, the sth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at s office, 7; Exchange-ehain'ons, ;ks IKogador• BEES' WAX, 2 Tons Fine Irish 10 Bales fastlndia 4 Cases VEGETABLE WAX, 5 Cases MYRTLE WAX. For further particu' THIS DAT, the sth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at Browne, Hunter, and Co.'s Qffice, 2, Dale-street, 1,000 Bags CUTCH, 33 Bags NUR VOMICA, 50 Casks Gingelly 28 Casks Teal BROWNE,. 1.11/NTa, and Co., Brokers landing ex I Apply to FRANCIS J. EATON, Brok, THIS DAY, the sth instant, at 1 Brokers' Office, 1,200 Barrels Common ROSIN, ustin.—Apply to BIGLAND, SONS, & JEFFERYS, Brokers else o'clock, at the I'o-MOItItOW ()Raw; the Gth instant, at For further particulars apply to t, at Tv Apply to !,NTEXT Twelve o'clock; at thi 00 Tierces fine Carolina RIC/ WEEK (1' clock, at J. H. RAYNER, and Co., Brokers !r, ail Co.'s office, 2, Dale-street, Bales Bombay HEMP: BROWNE, HUNTER, and CO., Broker, Apply to Apply to xt, the 9th instant, at Twelve o'cic 60 - Jr - A - Office, 2, Dale-st , xes Pearl S ' 2 7 1 lihds. Quercitron BARK, 219 Bags Sago FLOUR, all faults. BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers 2th instant, and following Days, at Four, Saleroom, Exchange-buildings, 1 WOOL 5.e3 Per id H. LIT ad Co., Broker;. days, at the IDAY, thi Public 4,40 Bales E 200 Bales U 200 Bales \V in, Egyptian, & "PDALE at )m, Colonial-buildings, 36, bale•itree East India and other low WOOLS. Also, on FRIDAY, the 13th instant, AFTER NEXT WEEK, nglish Skin and Fleece WOOLS. MALCOLM GREAME, Wool Broker NEXT MONTH About 50 1 of various brands and vintages, 70 Pipes of Spanish RED WINES, together with smaller parcels of SHERRY, CHAMPAGNE, CLARET, BRANDY, and other Wines and Spirits, in Wood and Bottle.—For further particulars apply to CHRISTOPHER BUSHELL, and Co., Brokers. ~~l.e. TAMES BANKS, CASTI BUILDINGS, DERBY-SQUARE, LIVERPOOL. !ICING WIRE, Black, Bright, and Galvanised; TELEGRAPH WIRE and SIGNAL CORD, Wholesale and for Exportation. WINE SMITH AND WELLSTOOD'S REGISTERED AIERICAN STOVES SHIP STOVES AND CABOOSES, NEW PATENT SAFETY WATERWELL DECK FLANGES, KITCHEN COOKING RANGES, Hall, Parlour, Bedroom,_Office,_ and_ a great variety of other STOVES, - In beautiful new designs, to be had only at WILLIAM R. THORNHILL'S, 69, PARADISE-STREET. AGENT FOR ABBOT'S IRON CO., FALKIRK, WM. BROOKES AND SONS, SHEFFIELD HISTORY OF THE WORKING CLAS SES, Ev ery Saturday, in the Nozruar.x DAILY Tams, Price One Penny. TO CORRESPONDENTS Hader no circumstances can we insert communications not accompanied by the author's real name and address, not neces sarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ax.—THIS DAY. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE — Dramatic Performances, &c. LITRRPOOL EXHIBITION ROOM, (Post-office Place).—Adam and Eye. TIM PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-street. TBtrroNlC HALL (Lime-street) — Vocalists, Dancers, Acrobats, &c. IV.,r For particulars see advertisements on 9th page. THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1859. THE DAY'S The news this morning is meagre. The addr ess we of the French Emperor , whichwhichpublialiefdte;:stey_ day, has failed to produce an y favoyirlita..ee his behalf in this country. In Paris, the doeu leTt has been extensively posted through the city, and is reported to have been read attentively and generlly by the populace, among whom it has created a feeling of great excitement. The latest telegram received last night states that the Austrian vessels at Genoa h'ive been sequestered by the Sardianians. Le Nord, of yesterday-says,- that in- well-informed circles it is believed that the 4ustrians have given up their intention of marching on Turin, and pur pose first to try the fate of a great battle. Some days are necessary to make choice of positions ; the 10th is suggested. as the probable day. The Prince Napoleon, : who is making active preparations for his departure will, it is reported, command a corps of observation, at a place which at present is kept secret. Before the laps of fifteen days the French army in Saidinia, Le Nord says, will be 100,000 strong, decree, the King,of Sardinia has- issued a Royal giving forced currency to the notes of the rational Bank of Turin, which are to be received at their nominal value; at all the public offices of the State. The Bank is moreover authorised to issue 20 franc notes to the amount of 6,000,000 of francs. In return, the Bank engages to lend the State 30,000,000 of francs, at the rate of two, per cent interest per annum; the Bank cannot henceforward vary its rate of discount without an authorisation from the Minister of Finance. A decree of the King of Saxony, convokes the States of his kingdom in extraordinary session, on account of the political situation. An article was published in the St. Pete rsburgh ,Touriva of Tuesday, disavowing in the most unequi vocal terms the existence of an offensive and defen sive treaty between Russia and any other Power whatever. It explains that the Russian armaments are made in consequence of armaments on the part of other Powers. The policy of Russia, it says, is to maintain, under existing circumstances, entire free dom of action. The usual monthly meeting of the Council held yesterday, and, . as usual, we published in an evening edition of last night, a full report of the proceedings, which renders it unnecessary to summarise the business at any length in this place: The defalcations of Mr. Luya, late Superintendaut of St. John's Market, which we have already referred to, led to an , animated' discussion, which tended to show that the Chairman of the Committee has not acted with that degree of judgmept neces sary to protect tile public - interest, and. that the members of the Committee, who recently resigned, because the Council refused to ratify their resolu tions,. were justified in the course they pursued. From what 'has now transpired, it is quite clear ; that to protect the public 'interest some such measure . as the council recently rejected must be adopted. In the meantime, the vacancies on the committee have been filled up, and let us hope that the chairman will better discharge the duties devolving upon.him than he has hitherto done: We must 'refer the reader to out report. 'WARNED AND FOREARMED FORT AFTER three months of war's alarms on the Conti nent, and one month, or thereabouts, of marching of hostile armies to a clearly . defined battle-ground, it would be criminal indeed on the part of the Govern ment of England, if they, had not made the necessary preparation for defending her interests and her honour, should they be in anywise assailed, or threatened, in the conflict that is at hand. Our insular position affords us a certain degree of pro tection, such as no Continental State has the advan tage of possessing But there are defences indis pensably necessary to fully realise that protection. Besides, we have interests elsewhere—we have our colonial and protectorate possessions to take care of —we have our fleets of merchantmen in every sea to protect from molestation—we have the approaches to these islands to guard from danger: We have, besides, to be able to present a front to any Power, or confederacy of Powers, that may carry with it the assurance, that we are fully prepared for our defence, come threats, or 'come perils, from what quarter they may. All this is quite compatible with a perfectly -it does not in anywise impugn the great principle of non-intervention. The apothegm is an incontrovertible one—let peace-a pacific policy -price politicians rail against it as they may —that the best way to maintain peace, is to be prepared for war And never perhaps was there a conjuncture in it was more essential to enforce it. We admit that it may be made a pretext for, or an occasion of, drifting into war; and no doubt it often has been so. But it is, nevertheless, a sound principle upon which it rests; and the Government would fail in its duty that in anywise neglected it. No one can cast his eyes around Europe just now, and not see much that is threatening to our own peace, as well as, more immediately, to the peace of the Continental States. The strong feeling in Eng land against war,—and we rejoice that there is such a feeling so universally prevalent,—is against war where no English object is involved, and where, therefore, we have no business to enter. into . the• quarrel. As Lord STANLEY well observed to his constituents, at his re-election, "if the war becomes general, it is impossible to say what may have to be done ; for there are pledges to which we are bound, and it is possible —though God forbid it !—that, in a general complication of events to which a European war may give rise, the time may come when English neutrality will be impossible,"—adding, at the same time, for the country's consolation, that " the Government would maintain that neutrality, so long as it was possible to do so, and they would leave the guilt and suffering of the war' to those by whom it had been provoked." It is to this end, then, among others, that England must be forearmed. Our danger is perfidious policy of the French Emperor designs, we may rest assured, do not exclude a dash at England, should opportunity offer. There are signs already, too, of his becoming incensed at the very neutrality of our position, and at our positive and peremptory refusal to sanction, not alone to assist him in his designs upon Italy. Louis NAPOLEON, it appears, has made an adroit attempt to actually draw England into the war. He would consent s it is said, to resume the negotiations for an adjustment of his dispute with Austria, as suggested by her Majesty's Government, on condition that Englaiid would undertake, in the event of Austria proving refractory, to join France in the war, and assist her with her army and her fleet. This, if true, was certainly a very modest request ; and its in stant, and, let us trust, indignant refusal, must have mortified the French autocrat not a little, we may fairly conclude. We • see, therefore, how difficult it will be, even in a position of neutrality, to steer clear of offence, in one way or another, to the belligerents. So that, for various reasons, it is imperatively necessary, we repeat, for England to be forearmed. Now, our first great concern, under the circum stances, is the efficiency of the Navy. Our national defences generally, must be carefully and vigilantly looked to. But unless our naval armaments are , complete, and effective, all the'rbst might be in vain. And it is satisfactory to find that this has been promptly and Pffectually done. The Under-Secretary THE NORTIIERN TIMES, TRITIMAY, MAY 5;1160 for Foreign Affairs no doubt echOed the sentiments of his Principal, and indeed of the whole Cabinet, when he said to his constituents at Horsham, a few days since,—" that policy which alone, I believe, can satisfy this country is ' the - policy- which her Majesty's Government is prepared to adopt —a policy of entire and pacific neutrality," adding, hoWever, most significantly, that "it is absolutely necessary, in view of the transactions " ou the Continent—in view of the treaties which we are informed have been made:between - two of the greatest monarchs' in the world—between France and Russia ; it is necessary, it:is the duty, of this country, atone to put herself in such a position that she shall be enabled to take her own part at any moment, ond,shall stand in that position of perfect defence which alone can be satisfactory to the country." This, we say, was the expression of a course of procedure which the Government has considered—and which the country cannot but consider—it is a bounden duty, as a pre caution, to take. And it has been most satisfactory .to learn, on the same authoiity, -that all'eadk 4- the' Government have made exertions to place our navy —that force which is, after all, the right arm of this country—in an efficient and satisfactory condition, — that since late events the Government have not thought it their duty to relax those efforts, but have thought it their duty to redouble them ; and that a naval force is now, rendered available which will maintain the honour of the country against the , attacks of the world. Thus, then, is there a most powerful guarantee, not only for our national defence, but for our preservation from war. " England," says an able contemporary, " has weathered many a storm, and with a stout heart and good guidance she will doubtless weather that Which is now lowering on the horizon ; bat F.ince the days of the Spanish Armada she has never until now been exposed to the risk of war with naval' Powers possessing fleets of double her own strength. We have had French. armies threat9ning us from the heights of Boulogne, and we have held our own against a combination of almost the whole of Europe; but that was when we held the absolute sovereignty of the seas, with a fleet which surpassed in numbers and efficiency the united navies of all the world beside. Twice only since the Armada has our supremacy - been doubtful. The first time was la the disgraceful reign of CEEARLEs'IL, wfien the Dutch took advantage of a momentary supe riority to burn our fleet in the Medway. The second was that time of peril and disgrace—the last few years of the war of American Indepen dence'—when our maritime supremacy was threatened by the Armed Neutrality' coalition, as it is threatened now by a league of Imperial bandits. But there was no such disparity then between our fleets and those of our actual enemies as would exist now if we were drawn into a war with France and Russia." Still we do not doubt the sufficiency of our present naval armaments for the occasion. Your if is a great qualifier. What we now want is a naval defence, not a preparation for naval actions with the combined fleets of Russia and France. At the same time, further naval preparations must be extensively and vigorously carried on,—which we believe is the case,—so that at sea, especially, in such a crisis, we may be fully forearmed. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. CANADIAN MAILS. —The screw-steamer Anglo Saxon sailed for Quebec and Montreal, yesterday, with the weekly Canadian mails, and about 140 passengers, including. 60 in the cabin. ARRIVAL OF THE LEBANON —The Cunard screw-steamer Lebanon arrived here yesterday. She sailed from New York on the 21st April,.but her news has been anticipated by the City of Baltimore. R. A. AIACFIE, ESQ., AND THE LEITH ELECTION.—MT. Macfie, of this town, who contested the seat for this borough, and who was defeated, has issued the following address to the electors :—" The Sheriff has to-day (Saturday) declared the result of the poll. I am in a minority ; but no fewer than 746 votes have been recorded in my favour. This number, I am told, includes more votes of Liberal electors than any candidate for the Burghs ever polled before. Obviously it is the united action of the Conservatives that has decided the election. It only remains for me to return, as I naw do, grateful acknOwledgments to those electors who voted for me yesterday (Friday), and to the constituency in general, for the many acts of conrtesy and kindness which I )xperienced. I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, R. A. MACFIE.—Leith, 30th April, 1859." SAVED FROM THE POMONA, FOR WALTON JAIL.—An uncommonly strange incident, in reference to the loss of the Pomona, took place, yesterday, at the Police Court. A person named John Meehan, one of the passenger cooks pf the ill-fated ship, was brought before Mr. Mansfield, on a charge of having committed a desperate assault on Police officer Magee, No. 577. It appeared that, on the 4th April, the assault took place at the North End of the town, and that the officer was laid up for a day or two afterwards, and has not been very well since.. A warrant had been issued for the, arrest of the prisoner, but it seemed that, in order to avoid being arrested, he shipped as passenger-cook in the 2 Pomona and sailed in that luckless ship. He was one of the ".fortunate few" who escaped in the boat, and arrived in Liverpool yesterday, and was only a short time here when he was arrested on the warrant, and brought before the court on the charge. The case being one of a serious nature, the man who escaped the perils of the sea, was sent for trial at the sessions, to abide the verdict of a jury. LIST of CABIN PASSENGERS per (ss) City of Baltimore, from New York to Liverpool.—Miss Louisa A Heath, Mr J S Vaughan and lady, Miss Albrey, Miss Allen, Miss Cooper, Mr L Allen, Mr Thomas Sadler, Mr G M Knewitt and lady, Mr J J Kin.) Miss King, Mr J Mayer, Mi ss Mayer, Mrs T England., Mrs Shannon, Mrs Sweeney, Miss Hattie Stephens, Dr Davies, lady, and child, Mr W H Harriban and lady, Mrs Wallace Basan, Mrs E L Wilson, 1".• man Mr E Toase, lady, and infant, Dr Tucker and lady, Mr James Stuart, Mr T E Rendon, Mr W Mr W D H Lockhart, Mr• Robert Craig, Mr J R Stewart, Mr John J Henderson, Mr C D Brooks, Mr John M Webb, Mr Joseph Reynolds, Mr Thomas Cordukes, Mr Ashwell, Mr A Phipps, Mr A Manmer, Mr John Martin, jun., and son, Mr. George Taylor, Mr Levi Fitten, Mr John Lent, Mr J B Ridgway, Mr W H Beare, Mr F Binneau, Mr F N Mitcheil, Mr Philip Farley, Mr Patrick Molloy, Mr C C Capron, Mr D A Woodward, Mr William Thomp son, Mr Rice Ives, Mr Robert D Powers, Mr T Kaliski. AMUSEMENTS IN LIVERPOOL.—Opon from ten in the morning until ten at night. Allsop's wax-work exhibition. All the - kings and queens, from and including William the Conqueror, down to queen Victoria; also, princes, prin cesses, dukes, dnchesses, lords, eminent statesmen, war riors, poets, divines ; also, all the most noted personages of the past and present ages, &c. Allsop's sculpture gal leries, containing upwards of 3,000 statues, selected from all parts of the world, varying from five to twenty feet in height. Allsop's dioramic, panoramic, cosmoramic, and stereoscopic views of intense interest. Allsop's musical promenade. The above attractions are now combined, forming one large establishment, in the immense and mag nificent building known as the Teutonic-hall, next door but one to the County Court, Lime-stret, Liverpool, and is open-to the public at 6d. each ; children under ten years of ago, 3d each. Mr. Allsop's exhibition has been pronounced by the press of Liverpool, London, and elsewhere, to be the most perfect, superbly-magnificent, and largest establish ment in the wo r ld ; a f a ct that cannot possibly be contra dicted. Be sure to observe the name Allsop at the entrance. Sole proprietor, Mr. William Allsop. ' THE WRECK OF THE POMONA.—THE INQUEST ON THE BODIES.—We have been favoured with the following particulars by Mr. John DeCosta, who went over to the scene of the dreadful catastrophe, and attended the coroner's inquest, held on the bodies that came on shore. These are new.facts and correct, as the numbers have not been correctly stated heretofore :—Mr. DeCosta states that, this is another strong corroboration of the facts and figures airway put forward by him, in reference to the ever-ntanning 'l/4with Whitesid rews) of passenger ships, by order of the emigration agents. This subject, however, will be found discussed by Mr. DeCosta in another place. The correct number of steerage passengers, was 393 souls. Cabin passengers, 7. Crew, including captain and officers, 44. Total, 444 souls. There were saved out of these, three steerage passengers, namely— Mathew Lees, Bartholemew Reilly, and John Barber. - The following portion of the crew were saved :—Stephen Kelly, third mate.. Seamen : Richard Long, Michael Moriarty, John Smith, Richard Emmitt, Thomas Barnes, Thomas Jordan, John Sullivan, Harry Millar, Rodolph Thom, Jeremiah Williams, George Melville, George Mott, John Rogers, Charles Jackson, Charles Thompson, James West, William Murphy, John M'Cormack. John Meehan; and Phillip Mulcahy passengers cooks. The verdict of the coroner's jury on the bodies that were washed ashore, was " found drowned," as there was not one left to tell the dreadful tale, after the above persons had escaped from the fatal ship GOVERNMENT Ex UIBITION OF PRIZE DRAWINGS. —A, collection of drawings, for which the artists have received national medallions - from the Department of Science and Art, Will be exhibited in Liverpool at the Collegiate Institution, OTi Friday, Saturday; and Monday next, and at the Liverpool .Institute, Mount-street, on the • following Wednesday ; Thursday, and Friday. These drawings are the work of students of the various schools of art through out thelJnited Kingdom. Examinations take place yearly at each school of art, when the best works, if of sufficient excellence, ,are rewarded with focal medals. A fiirther selection is made of such as are considered deserving, of being sent to compete With the best works of every' ther school in the country for national medallions, and the works to be exhibited at Liverpool are those which have passed this ordeal with highest honours. The examiners at the national competition, were Sir Charles Eastlake, Daniel Maclise, R.A., and Richard Redgraye, R.A, It should be mentioned, that some of the drawings are in comparatively elementary stages of the department schpme of studies. The, prize indicates excellence in the executiiM of certain specified works, and not that they belong to the highest branches ,of teaching in the Government School's of Art. ARCHITECTURAL SocIETY.---The last meeting of this session of the Liverpool Architectural and Akchieologieal SoCiet7 was held last evening, in the Royal Institution,- Colquitt-street ; Mr. H. p. Horner, the president, in the chair. Mr. Verelst, in awarding_ the _society's prize for the beat design for a bank, the competition being 3nfined to the - student, members, congratulated the meeting upon the very creditable desigu — s . sent. in ; re marking that seven sets of designs; the laro•est c3mpe tition which, had ever taken place since the formation of the society, ten years ago, had been sent in; and, they were all of a very high order of merit. Before awardinc , the prices he criticised the plans, pointing out the various defects, and making suggestions for the improve ment of the styles, and for the future guidance of the students. The first prize was awarded to Mr. Reeves, the second to Mr. J. F. Doyle, and _ the third to Mr.. Parslow. The annual report as to the position of the society, which was read by Mr. Stubbs, the secretary, gave a very satisfaetory account of the operations. during the past year. The list of metnbars showed an increase in number, there being at present 180 members on the hooks, 4 for life, 6 honorary, 27 professional,. '123 asso ciate, and 23 stud i ent 'members. The finances of the society were also in a flourishing condition, and the trans actions of the session would be immediately published. Mr. H. P. Horner was unanimously re-elected president fok the ensuing year ; ,Messrs. Weightman and Barry were appointed vice presidents; and Messrs. Verelst, Rees, Higgins, and Bradley, were appointed as the council: Mr. Stubbs and jr. F. Horner were re-appointed secretary and treasurer respectively. The president then read his annual address, and, after the usual complimentary votes of thanks, the proceedings of the session terminated. EMIGRATION FROM - LIVERPOOL IN APRIL.—The month of April has been the most prolific in the emigration trade that has occurred since 1857. During the month 11,264 emigrants sailed from the Mersey, includino•. 148 cabin and 850 sent in short ships. Amongst the number were 2,612 English, 304 Scotch, 7,793 Irish, and 557 belonging to other countries. In March 5,208 emigrants left the Mersey (less than one half of those who sailed in April) and comprised 128 cabin, and 1,312 English, 207 Scotch, 3,488 Irish, and 207 of other countries, not including 717 in short ships. In the corresponding month of last year the numbers were 139 cabin passengers, and 9,360 steerage, being an increase of nearly 2,000. The English emigrants in April, 18513, numbered 2,988, the Scotch 496, the Irish 5,429, and foreigners 447. In the month just expired 17 ships sailed for the United • States with 62 male and 57 female cabin passengers, 9,398 steerage passengers (representing 8,658 adults), 604 English, 120 Scotch, 6,907 Irish, and 506 belonging to other countries Amongst the gross total the passengers by the ill-fated ship Pomona, wrecked on Blackwater Bank, are included, only three of whom were saved. The ships in the Ameri can emigration trade have had valuable freight during the month, viz.—the Constellation carried out 758 souls; the Manhattan, 645 ; the Webster, 733; the Monarch of the Seas, 686 ' • the William Tapscott, 707 ; the D r e a d noug ht, 593 ; the Jeremiah Thompson, 609 • the Jacob A. Wester velt, 665; the Great Western, 662, and the Belle Wood, 566. Since the foregoing returns have been completed the Neptune has cleared for New York with 270 souls ; the John Bright with 325, and the Yorkshire with 354 souls. To Victoria, Australia, during the same time, six ships, with 18 male and 7 female passengers, and 604 English, 120 Scotch, 458 Irish, and 51 of other countries, took their departure, and one ship to Sydney with 4 cabin and an steerage passengers, all Irish. To Adelaide one ship sailed during the month with 141 English, 60 Scotch, and 115 Irish emigrants. CORONER'S COURT.—The Coroner held the following inquests yesterday :—On the body of Robert Goldsmith, a joiner, 50 years of age, who was employed by Messrs. Holme and Nicol. On Tuesday he was working at, an addi tion, that was being made to Messrs. Crossfield's sugar house, corner of Athol-street, and it appeared he fell, in consequence of the turning of a ladder on which he waa standing. The fall was a distance of some thirteen feet, and he received such injuries, that he died in the Northern Hospital soon after. Verdict, " accidental death."—On the body of John .Soley, aged,l9, son of Thomas Soley, who keeps a coal-yard in Addison-street. On Tuesday, he was "scotching" the wheel of a drag in the yard, when the vehicle went back, and caught his head against the wall of the yard, and killed him on the spot. Verdict, " accidental death."—On the body of Mary Sweeney, aged 29, who was a servant in a house of ill-repute in Glover-street. It appeared that, some, six months ago, some young man had promised to marry her, but he disappointed her, and since that time her mind has been quite out of order. She used to rove about like an idiot, day and night. On Tuesday morning, about five o'clock, Edward Davies, a gateman at the Brunswick dock, found the body on the Pluckington bank, in about two feet of water. Verdict, " found drowned."—On the body of a man, name unknown, who died in the Southern Hospital on Tuesday morning. Officer Naylor (14) found the deceased lying drunk on some steps in Hendersou-street ; he was insensible, and was bleeding out of the ears. He took him to the hospital, where he died. Surgeon Bateson said that he made a post mortem examina tion of the body. The cause of death was fracture of the skull. The deceased was about five feet nine, stout made, about 38 years of age, and appeared . to be a foundryman by his clothes. Florid countenance, dark hair and large whis kers, inclining to be sandy. He was dressed in a pilot cloth monkey jacket (rather old), narrow cord trowsers (blackish and dirty), blucher boots, and grey worsted stockings, and black cap, and striped check shirt. The jury found an open verdict, that death was caused by "fracture of the skull, but livw he received the injuries there was no evidence to show."— On the body of Elizabeth Clarkson, 76 years of age, who lived in Howarth-street, West Derby-road. There was some suspicion about this case, ill consequence of the conduct of a daughter of the deceased, who it seemed was a person of intemperate habits, and who had been heard to use threats and bad language in reference to the deceased. There was also some questions regarding property in Wales, and the suggestion was that the deceased had not been treated fairly. Witnesses were examined to show that the daughter of deceased said, she wonld " give her the d— to eat," and such like expressions. On Monday night the daughter of deceased called on her in a state of drunkenness, and there was some argument between them, and as deceased was found dead next morning, it gave rise to the rumours alluded to. A grand-daughter of the deceased proved that she never went to bed without two glasses of rum or whisky, and that she used to be tipsy, and fall down on the floor. The " intelligent" jury went into a small Chancery enquiry about the property of deceased, although they had taken an oath to " enquire into the cause of death," and that only, and certainly the worthy Coroner exhibited a great deal of patience, and allowed the jury a great deal of latitude in going . into this question, which had as much to do with the question before the jury, as the quarrel between the .Austrians and Sardinians. In this "p r etty" ques ti on , th e jury indulged as long as they pleased, and wasted nearly a couple o f h ours of their own time, that might have been profitably employed. Doctor John Henry Wilson said, I was clled to deceased and found her dead. I made an examPaation of the body, and found a. slight scratch on the aru, but no marks, such as would cause death ; made a post mortem examination of the body, and found the cause of death to be " serious apoplexy, which in my opinion arose from natural causes." The jury found accordingly, EAST INDIA COMPANY. IMPORTANT MEETING.-YESTERDAY, A quarterly general court of the proprietors of thii com pany was held yesterday at their house in Leadenhall street ; Colonel Sykes, M.P., the chairman of the company, presided. The Chairman said the . council, haiing agreed that the claims of the proprietors of the East India Com pany should be submitted to four counsel, namely, Sir F. Kelly, Sir H. M`C. Cairns, Sir R. Bothell, and Mr. Boun den Palmer—their report of arbitration had been received, and it would now be submitted to the, meeting. (The case and the answers were read.) The result of this was (the chairrhan remarked) that the dividends and finances of the company had been conceded, and included all dividends since the act Of parliament of William IV. Why a limited period had been fixed upon it was not for them to deter mine, -rrreerl , because they had ,L that the counsel named 3hottla adjudicate finally upon the claims of the company. They had simply to deal with the period of time , since 1834. Upon that they found that from 1834 to 1851 there were unclaimed dividend warrants cancelled to the extent of almost £3,600. From 1851 to 1858 the outstanding claims, issued by the Court of Directors of. the East India Company before the change took place, amounted to about £10,900. These . _ two sums of money would be transferred.to the credit of the East India Company at the Bank of England,' with whom an account had been opened. The remaining sums'of money on dividend's included from January this year, being ism able by warrants on the Council of India, - it was proposed to allow them to.remain until the 6th of July, when those dividends would become payable—in other words, to hold them 'over cutil the N be paid Ls far, therefor e Of the dividends on stock would s the' East India Company was concerned, he inrghtcongratulaothe proprietors upor the satisfactory conclusion of the nekociOions,. (Cheers.: The correspondence upon the subject-between the directorE ind'tbe Secretary - of 'State-in Council bearing upon these points having been. read,. the Chairman said this eorrespon , dente having now so. -satisfactorily closed, .for the future the dividends of the East I Bank •of Englainkoitt 'of dividtmas'iihich..stoodi of the East India Gompany so that the East I a Uompany v pany stood in cl very •i amea p, with tegard to its finances satisfactory conclusion which had been arriv Lt. It was, he apprehended, necessary that this rem 'eceive the sanction of the gen3ral court by resolutibn It shook last gpneral court empoered the directors to enter into , ft arranxement upon certain condition been ilmost complied with. The cornpany had 'great reason t be satisfied with the Court of Dir which they had conducted the business -of the ( The claims which were put 'forward by tb,o council utterly untenable, and it would have been a disgrace to the TS for • the manner- in moved a resaition to the of between the Court of Directors and the 'SecretOrY 4 Stag for India in Council be.confirmed. Captain Shea seconded the resolution, which was unanimously agreed to. A vote of thanks to the directors for the manner in•which they had conduCted the business of the company closed the proceedings of the general court. THE SICKLES TRIAL. Thi trial of Daniel E. Sickles for the r Barton Key is still in progress at NT fair promise of lasting some time longer. The: question of the admissibility of evidence of adultrT was argued at great length, by counsel, for several days, and the Court.decided in favour of its adMission. The testimony from that time to the time we go to press - , has been directed mainly to that point, and is of such a character, as to leave no room to doubt,, if doubting were possible- after her own confession, of the criminal relations of the parties. The assignations at the house in Fifteenth-street, were kept so openly by both Mr. Key and Mrs. Si - Ckles, that they seem never to have entered it, or come out of it, without a host of admiring witnesses on the door steps and at the windows-of the neighbouring houses. A good., deal of testimony has also been introduced to show that Mr. Sickles at a time immediately preceding; and immediately subsequent to, the homicide was in a state of excitement which the defence contends amounted tojn sanity. The defence was based on the ground, first, that the act of adultery was continuous; and that therefore the outraged hr" tin, and gives mour — of his abandoned wife, - but was absolutely carrying out the will of God in punishing that stupendous crime ; and second; that the prisoner was driven to 'such a pitch of insane madness by his wrongs as not to be accountable for his acts. It is observed by a contemporary that Mr. Sickles, according to this defence, never does right except when he is crazy. The defence closed yesterday afternoon. The prosecution have some rebutting testimony to put in, but it is supposed that all the evidence on both sides will be con cluded this week.---New York Tribune, April 23. THE COURT, WINDSOR CASTLE, Tuesday.—Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princeess Alice and the Duke of Saxe Coburg, drove out in a carriage-and four yesterday afternoon, and honoured Madame de Weyer with a visit at New Lodge, Windsor Forest. In attendance were Lady Churchi]l, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, the Hon. Horatia Stopford, and Lord Charles Fitzroy. The Royal dinner party in the evening included their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, Princess Alice, and the Duke of Saxe Coburg, the Countess of Mount Charles, Lady Susan Leslie Melville, Miss Victoria Wortley, Sir George Cooper, Baron de Meyern, Capitaine de Reuter, and Colonel F. Seymour. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards played during clinger Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the drawing-room. _ _ _ His'Royal Highness the Prince Consort returned from Saltash at one o'clock this morning. Palk to-day Princess 'Louisa and; Prince ' Leopold took a carria His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg took leave of, the Queen, the Prince Consort, and the Royal Family, and left Windsor in the forenoon for the Continent, attended by Col. Francis Seymour, C.B. The Duke travelled via Portsnionth, and paid a - visit to her Royal Highness the Princess of Leiningen, at Gosport ; from thence he pro ceeded to Dover, where his Royal Highness was met by Baron de Meyern, and Le Capitaine de Renter, A.D.C., his Gentlemen in Waiting. _ _ Lord Byron, and - Col. the Hon. A. Liddell, have suc ceeded Viscount Strathallan and Lieutenant-General Sir Frederic Stovin, as Lord and Groom in Waiting to her THE LATEST TELEGRAMS. ITALY. MILTS, Wednesday, May 4.—The following offi cial bulletin has been published to-day : " The Austrians constructed bridges evening over the two branches of the Po, in the direction of Tortona. " The enemy has everywhere levied heavy contri butions on the Sardinian population." yesterday FRANCE --The Austrian Ambassador, has quitted Paris to -day. PARIS May 4.- --..-...-.-.- M. de 11,40 a.m THE FRENCH FUNDS. —Rentes were' first done at. 60.50, and es opened better at 60.80, but Railway Shares rose to 60;75 Majesty PRINCE ALBERT IN BnisToL.---On Monday morning H. R. H. Prince Albert arrived at the station-of the Great 'Western Railway, Bristol, and partook of refreshments previously to proceeding to Plymouth, where he formally opened the Cornwall Railway. He was met at the station by the - Worshipful the Mayor (J. Poole, Esq.), members of the council, magistrates, and the city officials. A very large crowd assembled to witness His Royal Highness's arrival. Having remained about ten minutes he left for Plymouth. where he travelled over the Cornish line, crossing the Royal Albert Bridge, which is erected over the river Tamar, and which is the most stupendous work in the kingdom. He was received by the troops of the garrison, and upon his return he was accompanied by a guard of honour. His Royal Highness returned to Windsor by way of Bristol on Monday evening. -The completion of this line of railway enables passengers to proceed direct from London through Cornwall to Penzance, a town within an easy walk of the Land's End MURDER AND SUICIDE.—An extraordinary affair is re lated in the journals of the Haute Saone : Three years back a young man named Moine, of Chantes, married a young woman named Javelet, of dvanches, but in consequ ence of the meddling of her parents, they were unable to agree; and in September last, finding that it was insup portable to be together, they separated. Four days ago the young woman's father went to the house of a friend at Chantes, and sending for Moine, proposed a re conciliation between him and his wife. Moine made no objection, and they drank together in an amicable manner. Afterwards Moine set out with his father-in-law, at the latter's request, to accompany him part of the way home. Shortly after, a person coming through a forest by which they had to pass, found Moine lying dead, with two pistol-shot wounds in his head. The gendar merie immediately . arrested Javelet, whom they found in his own house in bed; and on being closely inter rogated by the local . magistrates, he admitted that it was he who had murdered the young man, but he assigned no reason for the crime. He was placed in a cart to be conveyed to the prison at Vesoul, and on the way fell into a state of great prostration and even vomited ; but it was thought that that was only owing to his having, after his arrest, not taken any food. On, however, reaching Scev-sur-Saone he was observed to be in a bad state, and a medical man was sent for ; but just as the latter arrived the prisoner was seized with convulsions, and expired. • •On examination of his stomach it.was found to contttin a quantity of arsenic. From facts which came to the knowledge of the authorities, they caused his wife and davaghter to be arrested, and at investi ga ti on i n t o th e case has been commenced. are offered 2.23 p.m.---A further rise has taken p 60.90, rather firm the 3.45 p.m 61.15 foi :ones, a of nearl the Em 'Of pr of the R e nteo 5 for Ace since yesterday SAXONY. lay 4 T of R It if there •be lefinite iye treaty betwe iafiaemeni may have fi made ve Bourse closes firmly. ount, being a r''". R e nte9 qveil by nsive leobj o ect iig u SETZURE"O BaBtrian.ye tatted and garti the (lust does not OFFICER 3 WANTED FOR THE BRITIS3 ROYAL NAN An• Admiralty lotice has• been issued, invitiugr' applications fiom duly qualified persons to serve aa' in the lloyal Navy .........-....,10...... FRANCE Ile Emperor's pry 0). mlement to the have bee ;hould remain in- por r a dE laratior T PARIS, Tues, ciam4tion is pi witeur a have been. segues' .chnilms. Thv owners' of Anstrlan ps now in' British ports, partioularil .nd recognises b - d - Fltanc e Y ., 6 p.m A up to-day in and is published in t What is wanting to Make this dbeurnent comple te - I .tvrated device from -the Bordeaux speech" - , ' 4 lir Paix," of . which it is so faith fw , v an individual 01- multitude to whom this - Proclamation' adressed who has not the intimate conviction tll3' no resolution on the part of Aimtria would. suit ) 1 : Cavour or France ; but. that pretext after pretco would be sought either to prevent . the Conare u ss from meeting at all, or to render void its acts. fixed determination of Sardinia is territorial aggra ll : MI Cavour must have at any O s ' ' that of France, t 'aid . him - in - the work with,proba' bly,..ulterior views ; and that of Russia, to sup P ress the Treaty of Paris, and render null the war of the Crimea. It is clear that the plan now about to be accomplished was projected long since. Owing to the state of unpreparation. in France its execution rilig t have been postponed some short time, were it 11° a _ for the peremptory summons of Austria to Pi e ,. ' I may refer your readers to my letter of the is the c( L' Empire m illustration. There is hard' disement, and this 16th February last. more than two months ag o ::, for a sketch of the project, emanating from a so urc e that left no doubt whatever upon my mind. Convention—or whatever else it may be ealle< i between France and Russia, which has been den the I foreshadowed on the same 16th February', in t „ i s following words :—" Piedmont has excellent re° °- to believe that Russia will be with her— passive lg if Austria be left alone, actively and openly if Shisill 111e1: 1-U NV el: inane UULLII.IIUII cause nel • is, I suppose, what- is meant by the Russian farces on the Austrian frontier, and the naval armam ent ; The declaration of war was announced with a due formality to-day in the Legislative Chamber 1 1 M. Walewski, who by the way is and has been the Minister of Peace par excellence ! He informe d the Chamber that he had received the Emper ors -Aa to inform them tha . .t, notwithstanding tb e :t7 had displayed during th e negotiations with the Court of Vienna, and tho u g h he had accepted the propositions of mediator! brought forward by the English Government , 016 Cabinet of Vienna persisted in sending a Menacing' ultimatum to the King of Sardinia.' The EmPe r°f of the French had consequently instructed his A- .. % 1 bassador at Vienna on the 26th April to in fn ' e , Count Buol that an invasion - of the Piedman tes a territory by the Austrians would be considere d egression having been een a. to announce tr moderation His casus bells, and t ed, C ice is now at war with Austrl4 r" were heard wil eo * of the Dor ty f Chamber that F Some cries of " Vi ye 1 zpereur this announcement was made • th( )ectul silen ties re .ved it wi Senate by the othet statqment was mad Peaci- Cieneral Allard, Frew:lent of Section at the cil of State, read to the Chamber a project of 1 , 3 requesting that permission be given to the u, ° , 5 xernment to form from the present date the eacc f " of the contingent (140,000 men) of the class of 1859 The project was referred to the commissioners to r e ; • —O. port thereon. 140,000 of the class who have not 9 . ,„'" attained the legal age for conscription may theref°' for the present moment be called under arms. • 14 The, precise date of the Emperor's departur .,rs e ' say he will leave on Til"-:; not mentioned day, others not till the 10th or 12th. He will vis l a Lyons, and from Lyons proceed to Toulon, 1 : 11 , embark then for Genoa. The Imperial yacht Ai„; has left Cherbourg for Toulon, where she liT e -:ve the Emperor. Brigadier Trochu will ; $ l, lted General of Divison in place of Gene Bouat, who died of apople M. de Hubner, the Austrian manded his passports this day for Brussels to-morrow morning remains charged with t interests during the war v at Suza. . Ambassador, a r . Ind leaves by t ral° The Dutch A :il:list er ustriao ho protection o ronl The French troops are said to have advanced A i Genoa in the direction of Parma. The Patrie announces the receipt of a telegr i/n1 from Turin, stating that the Austrians are cone ll ; trating their troops on the Sesia. The Sesia ilig river in the Sardinian States which follows a pail' d line between the Ticino and the Dora-Baltea , 0 9 falls into the PC) at Chivasso, after a course O. leagues. It is on the Dora-Baltea the Sardifi l co ' army has established its first line of defence , fr. Ivrea to Alessandria. It includes the follow i ng " points, Caluso, Chivasso, Casale, and Valenza. Nes sel- Baron Seebach, the son-in-law of Count 40 rode, had an audience of the Emperor 'at ' Tuileries to-day. General Daumas has been appointed t o the 0 11 v mand of a division of cavalry at Lunevir,e. Accounts were received in Paris to-': a y ann ( Yu ncili ve g that the garrisons of Luxembourg received considerable reinforeeme: n t s . afe The proprietors of the Memor'i 1D• 1 tique 1 1 a ip orna 4 . 41 tile announced the suspension p:i that journal ail." Period of the re-establishm en t of peace. Saturday 'and Troves 119 ' The debate in the Cor:ps Legislatiff on Sa" - et on the bill autlY3risin, a loan of 50,0,000,0(AL is still the subject of o n is sation in political circles. Great surprise_.4 expressed, botJ i at the freedom with which Inr ce members hi t :nerto the servile followers of tilr an d vernment. -the lati!, o d o the Government to contvreer declared themselves against the wat„, c , I'vorAdent, who filled the chair. Had not the_U. uvn o .'.e Morny, President of the Corps Legislata, .D,o ;. given them by M. Schneider, the_vol_t I prevented by indisposition from attending, 1 ''''