Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-03 00:00:00

ROBERT NIIILLINER, Successor to Goss? & Co.), (Late with Win. Horne, London), CARRIAGE AND HARNESS MANUFACTURER, 59 and Al. GRFAT CHARLOTTE-STREET, LIVERPOOL, MANUFACTURER OF BVERY DESCRIPTION OF FASRIONABGE CARRIAGES. Great Variety of New and Fashionable CARRIAGES always on view. which are ready for ,mmediate use. Estimates given for epairs. CARRIAGES TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. Good Standing on moderate terms. Carriages sold by Com tsslon. Merchants supplied with Carriages for exportation on liberal tams. nmerciat roato.—Ebt4 Man. At twelve o'clock, at noon, on the ground, west side of Brunswick Dock, a large quantity of Timber.—Farworth and Jardine. At twelve o'clock, 242 bags Egyptian Millet Seed, 3,356 sacks and 17 barrels Thin Oblong Linseed Cake.— Cox Brothers. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 60J bags thin Oblong American Linseed Cake.—J. H. Rayner and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 21, Tithebarn-street, 210 tons Valonia.—lsaac Hadwon, jun., and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, Oldhall-street, 21 bales Bombay Hemp.—Buchanan, BroNne, and Co. ♦t twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, York-buildings, Dale street, 30 tierces and 40 bags Jmaica Coffee.—Pattinson and Clark. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 14, Exchange-buildings, 180 tons Tobasca Logwood. —S. Dutton and Nephew. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Victoria-buildings, Hackin's hey, 5 971 pieces fine large Absasia Boxwood, 526 bags Sao, and 247 bags Sad• Floar.—T. W. and J. C. Harrop and 10. At twelve o'clock, 132 bales Linen, Cotton, and Woollen Rags.—Law and Wy ie. In the brokers' office yard, south end Brunswick quay, a quantity of Timber.—Duncan, Ewing and Co. C--T For particulars see alvertisements. ANIUSENIENTS, PUBLIC MEErINGS, tcc. THIS DAY. DOTAL AxpatravATlt —Dram%tic Performance-7 p.m. lissoLsa's GRAND CIRQUE VA au rs. Dale•street-7 p.m. PLoYAL COLOSS ROW —Gener3l Entertainme It-6.30 p.m. ZOOLOGICAL GABDEvS—Grand,nd Varied Entertainments. &O" For particulars see advertisements. 'Eke kirtiorn 41rin FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. A full report of yesterday's proceedings of the Committee to inquire into the Liverpool and Bir kenhead Docks' Bill will be found in another part of to-Jay's paper. The object of the bill is to exempt ships using the docks on the Cheshire side of the Mersey, and not using the Liverpool docks, from certain rates which they now pay to the Liverpool Dock Trustees, if any part of the cargoes aro shipped or discharged within certain limits in the stream of the Mersey. The Committee have, we are glad to see, rejected the bill. Sir James Graham stated, that the committee were quite unanimous that considering the rights of the creditors, the rapidly increasing trade of the Mersey, the tide-way, and the narrow channel, they would injuriously affect the rights of the creditors and inflict a great injury upon commerce if they were to entertain the measure. The committee were quite unanimous in the opinion, that they cannot pass the preamble of this bill. The St Helen's Canal and Railway Bill, the last of the series so connected with Liver pool, was then proceeded with. This bill is opposed by the Liverpool Corporation and the Liverpool Dock Trustees. The object of the bill is somewhat similar to that of the bill just rejected by the Committee. Tr romplaing of thA Dues levied upon ships loaded and unloaded in the Garston and Widness Docks, and the Sankey Canal, all within the port of Liverpool, and seeks to exempt these places from the jurisdiction of the Liverpool Dock Trustees. In the House of Lords last night, the bill autho rizing the Great Northern Railway Company to meet the frauds of Redpath, passed a second rea ding. The Adulterers Marriage Bill, the object of which was to provide that after divorce on account of adultry, the guilty parties should only be allowed to marry again before a registrar, was negatived by a vote of 62 to 23. Mr. Duncombe will this evening in the House of Commons, move a resolution to the effect, that when the seat of any member of the House has been declared void, by an election committee on the ground of bribery or treating, no motion for the issuing of a new writ shall be made without seven days' previous notice being given in the votes. A somewhat lengthened discussion took place on Mr. Locke King drawing attention to the large sums of public money which had been expended by the Criminal and Scotch Law Commission, without any result having been effected, and moving that an address be presented to her Majesty praying that the services of the Commission be dispensed with. Sir F. Kelly de fended the Commission, and stated that they hail made themselves masters of the whole of the statutes from Magna Charta to the last year of Queen Elizabeth, and he hoped that, in eighteen months or two years, the laws of the whole of the United Kingdom would be consolidated. He therefore hoped that Mr. Locke King would not persevere in his motion. The Attorney-General followed on the same side, as did Lord J. Russell, and after some conversation the motion was with. drawn. At the meeting of the Dock Committee yesterday, a deputation from the General Brokers' Association attended, and entered into the suiject of sampling in the dock warehouses. The deputation com plained that the samples, as supplied to the brokers, were not fair samples of the quality of the bulk of the produce warehoused. This had created great suspicion in the minds of buyers, and the brokers wanted some system to be adopted which would drive such suspicion away. It wan arranged that the Warehouse Committee should give their atten tion to the subject. The Wallasey Local Board of Health held a meeting last evening. The annual accounts were submitted to the members, from which it appears that the income of the year was £8,751, and the expenditure £7,479, being a surplus of £1,272. At the Health Committee meeting, yesterday, it was stated that the deaths during last week were only 188, about 40 less than the corrected average of the corresponding week in the previous ten years. The Liverpool Fioral and Horticultural show came off yesterday The day was beautifully fine, and the atten lance was most numerous and re spectable. A full report of the proceedings, in cluding a list of the prizes, will be found elsewhere. In the London Court of Bankruptcy, Messrs. SYere, Walker. and Co., lately trading in Liverpool and London, have passed their examinations. We have again devoted great space to the report of the trial of Miss Smith, at Edinburgh. Miss Smith is a young lady who has moved in the most respectable ranks of life in Glasgow, and she ap pears to have, for three days, submitted to the gaze of a crowded and an excited court with calm ness and self-possession. This is the ordeal she may have to encounter for some time, for the trial will be one, like that of Palmer, of a very prolonged character. In looking at some of the • Scotch newspapers, one would wonder why she should have a trial at all, for we perceive that, following the practice of many journals i n London, they do not condescend to suppose that the prisoner may possibly be innocent, and every criticism and description is written upon the assumption of unquestionable guilt. The High Court of Justiciary, however, conducts its pro ceedings with the greatest sense of justice. Evi dence is taken for the prosecution before any speeches are allowed to be made. The speech of the advocate who prosecutes comes after, not be fore the evidence, and this prevents the jury from being prejudiced by antecedent, comment, and supposition. Not the least remarkable feature of this trial will be the defence set up for the posses sion of arsenic by Miss Smith. It was by arsenic her lover appears to have been poisoned, and, we believe, it will be proved that the prisoner pur chased poison of that description. The defence, it is said, will turn upon the use of arsenic as a cos metic preparation, ladies in Edinburgh and Glasgow, as is reputed, being in the habit of using arsenic, as well as belladona, to brighten up their countenances. An Edinburgh cotemporary says that a copy of Blackwood's Magazine will be pro duced containing an article by the late professor Johnstone on cosmetic preparations, in which the use of arsenic, as a means of beautifying the skin, is somewhat fully treated. This article, it is said, was read by the prisoner at the time of its publi cation, and first induced her to use that drug for the improvement of her complexion, a habit which she had since regularly indulged in. The foreign news this morning is very meagre. The Danish note has been received at Berlin, as we are now informed by a telegraph from an official source. It is stated that Lord Palmerston desires the dispute to be transferred to an Euro pean Congress. The discovery of a revolutionary plot at Genoa, is confirmed, but no names or particulars are as yet given, From St. Petersburg we learn that the new tariff law has been an agreeable surprise to ship pers. Iron, which was prohibited, is now admitted at a moderate duty, At Rome the appointment of M. Mentes, the Mexican Envoy to that Court, is regarded with a very unfavourable eye. The issue of new voting tickets for the three elections which are to take place on Sunday commenced on Wednesday. The inde pendent candidates are General Cavaignac, E. 011ivier, a lawyer, and Dareinon, editor of La Presse A. letter from Hong Kong states that Sir J. Bowering and the French Minister were to leave for Singapore to meet Lard Elgin and Boron Gros. No important operation would be undertaken before the arrival of the ambassadors of the two great powers. The screw steamer North American arrived here yesterday afternoon from Quebec, which port she left on the 20th June. Amongst her passengers were Sir Edmu d Head,Governor-General of Canada,lady, two children and suite, also a number of officers and men belonging to the 16th Regiment. As soon as Sir E. Head landed, the steamer proceeded to Queenstown to land the troops. On the voyage, a birth took place on board ,and a death the latterbcing a private in the 17th Regiment. A complete sum mary of the news by this arrival will be found in our impression of t;-day. General Sir William Eyre had been sworn in as acting governor-4eneral during the absence of Sir E. Head. The steamer Canadian, we regret to say, had not been rescued, nor did it appear likely that she would be, at least for some time to come. The crops looked well. TnE mighty and important interests which Liverpool has just now at stake in the Mersey Conservancy Bill, and the determination of the promoters of that unprincipled scheme will plead our apology for so frequently referring to the matter. It is certainly no joke to be robbed of an income amounting to 100,0001. per annum, and particularly where the right and title is as valid as both law and equity can make it. Yes terday, we alluded to what took place before the Committee on Tuesday, when Mr. MEREWETHER declined to recognise the validity of the decision of the Committee regarding the Conservancy Bill, as far as its preamble affected the measure for promoting the construction of the Birkenhead Locks. Tne Committee having met, kni Monday, the Counsel representing the Corporation of Liverpool intimated their intention of withdrawing the Construction and Management Bills. This step was not taken without clue deliberation, and we cannot avoid saying that, under the circum stances, it was the only course in justice to the ratepayers which the Corporation could adopt. Mr. MEREWETHER stated the views of the Cor poration on this matter, and showed that, according to the standing orders of the House of Lords, the bare acquiescence in the preamble of the Conservancy Bill as amended by the Com mittee of the House of Commons would deprive them of all opportunity of opposing the measure in the House of Peers. By the course adopted by the Corporation of Liverpool, and the circumstances of which they were not the originators, and over which they had not any control, our neighbours across the Mersey have had their prospects of prosperity adjourned for two whole years ; seeing that nothing can be done, should the Conservancy Bill become law, until the new board has applied to Parliament for the necessary powers. Well would it have been for Birkenhead, if her best interests had been less under the control of certain avaricious Railway Companies. Ere this the Corporation of Liverpool would have been doing for the township that which the former never can. Besides, those who idolise Mr. RENDEL'S plans may rest assured, be the new Board of Conservancy constituted as it may that Liverpool interests will prevail, and that the schemes which have been projected for the Docks, on both sides of the Mersey, in,all proba bility will be carried out. But this is not the matter of deepest moment to the people of Liverpool just now. Her first care should be to resist, as far as resistance is practicable, the attempt to deprive the Corpora tion of Liverpool of the Town Dues. We have frequently shown in these columns that these Dues have been purchased by our forefathers, and the fact of such purchase rendered the private property of the people of Liverpool. The sum paid for them in the first instance, it is true, was small, but the income, at the same time, was in proportion. By foresight and judicious management, by looking to the future as well as the present, and acting under the conviction that Liverpool was to be the commercial metropolis of the world, our fore fathers managed, by a judicious expenditure of the Town Dues, to improve the port and borough of Liverpool, until it has attained that undeniable prominence which rouses the jealous feelings of the city of Manchester, albeit the property of the latter has been dependent upon an onward progress. Without the means of wafting to the shores of the Mersey the Cotton Wools of the world, the spinning-jennies of Manchester, her steam looms, her print THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, JULY 3. 1857. works. and all the other various descriptions of manufactories would be idle, capital remain unemployed, and the population of the district without work, wages, or the common necessaries of life. By the skill, the industry, and the attention of Liverpool to the commercial wants of the age, our Docks have gone on increasing in extent and capacity every year, and bringing to the estuary of the Mersey the products of all nations, whereby fresh fields of industry are opened up to the artisan population—outlets are made for unemployed capital—and the revenue of the country is vastly augmented as each cycle of time comes round. For acts such as these—acts which bear on them the impress of civilisation, patriotism, and philanthropy, what is the reward which the professedly liberal and enlightened episcopal metropolis of Lancashire offers— nothing but bare-faced robbery—the abolition, or, at least, transference of those very Dues which were the foundation of Manchester's greatness. A decision more iniquitous, in a public point of view, than that which Sir JAMES GRAHAM gave on this day week, it has never been our lot to read. It is one, however, which must be disputed ; and the sycophants of Railway interests and expectants of Treasury appoint ments taught to know and feel that Liverpool has its just rights, and will maintain them. A population of nearly half-a-milli m, if united as 9ne man, can by firmness and determination make the very Ministers quake before their ire. The Rouse of Lords, too, are unlike the Commons: their decisions are noted for their justice, and the calm spirit of discussion by which they are arrived at. Soon will their Lordships have to consider the Mersey Conservancy Bill—soon will Liverpool have to raise her voice, through counsel learned in the law, against this bantling of spoliation. Before that, we again urge a Towns' Meeting ; and every man who feels an interest in the town have an opportunity of telling, by their signature to a respectful protest, that the wealth, the intelligence, in a word, the whole population regard the measure as one of inexcusable and barefaced public robbery. THE House of Commons was engaged on Tues day night discussing Mr. BERKELEY'S motion for leave to bring in a bill to cause the votes of Parliamentary Electors of Great Britain and Ireland, to be taken by way of Ballot. At the late general Election, loud and earnest were the declarations of candidates on the subject of Reform, and of their desire not only to extend the franchise, but to protect it by means of the Ballot box, Hustings pledges we are not dis- tronca - - - sreat majority of instances, they are only made for the sole purpose of being disregarded and advisedly broken. the Election petitions which are now engaging the attention of several Select Com mittees of the House of Commons, but too clearly demonstrate, that, at the very moment when these declarations about the purity of Elections and the universal tendency of bribery and corruption, as well as the imperative neces sity of putting a stop to such a nefarious sys tem, were being made, the agents of several can didates were busy at the very work which their employers had so eloquently stigmatised. These has evidently been a want of sincerity in all the clamour respecting " Purity of Election," and the wish of the great bulk of the members of the House of Commons to eradicate it from our political system. The vote of Tuesday night, and the tone and temper of the House in attempting to cough down the arguments of every member who spoke in support of the motion, is so strong in confirmation of the fore going that we shall not pursue the argument on this point further. Let the House of Commons decide as it may, the question of the Ballot, we belong to that class of politicians who regard it as essential to the purity of Election, and the certainty of good government in this country. Let us examine the arguments advanced both for and against the proposition of Mr. BERKELEY. In the first place, that honourable gentleman clearly demonstrated that as matters now stand, the utmost bribery and corruption prevail at Parliamentary Elec tions; and one of the most telling arguments was the fact that, in consequence of the want of the Ballot, the Corn-Law agitation was pro tracted for many a long year. By the system of open voting, the landlord party were enabled to curb the votes, and, by means of bribery and intimidation, to secure the return of their own nominees, who, to the very last, resisted the adoption of a system of Commercial freedom which has positively advantaged the very class who indulged in vague and gloomy forbodings that they would be ruined, and the country entirely destroyed, by the admission of all articles connected with the sustenance of man duty free. Now, if these premises are correct, it is quite evident, although an Elector is required to give his vote as he pleases,--according as his sense of duty to his country, and his God sugg-;st,—that he cannot do so openly. There is connected with almost every man some thing or other which renders it a matter of expediency that he should have, if he chooses, the opportunity and privilege of exercising his franchise in secret. Well, indeed, did Mr. BERICELNY remark when he stated that " open voting was nothing but a ratification of a treaty between dishonest men; and secret voting was the non-ratification of that treaty." But let us glance at the results of the Ballot wherever it has been tried, not only as regards election votes, but even in private clubs and societies. No one has ever heard of the Ballot system failing or becom ing objectionable in its practical application in our clubs. And if we cast our eyes to Holland and Belgium, we find that the system works in these countries with perfect satisfaction. Sardi nia, too, with the view of destroying the influence of the priesthood in political affairs, has adopted the system of the Ballot. America, aye, and even Australia, are the adherents of the system. Then, again, the scenes which took place at the last election, and which were so minutely described by Mr. BERKELEY and other speakers, showed that nothing short of the Ballot can prevent bribery, intimidation, and corruption. To go over these multiplied cases of illegality is useless; they are known to most of our readers. The case made out in favour of the motion was complete and unanswerable. The CHANCELLOR of 'the EXCHEQUER was the first to oppose the motion, hut his speech was singularly lame as to matter of fact, and a total absence of reply to the arguments of the previous speakers. His idea that the people of England are not desirous of the adoption of the system, and Lord JonN RUSSELL'S clap-trap, that the Ballot was un-English, were no answers. They could not point out any effectual remedy for the evils of the existing system of voting. The corrupt practices at Elections Bill, has failed to effect the remedy sought. Bribery still prevails, intimidation continues, and corruption is practised as strong as ever. In such a state of things, Mr. BERKELEY has done his duty ; and when the division list is published throughout the country, then will be observed who has stood true to the political principles which he espoused at the Elections in March and April last. THE NIGHTINGALE FUND.—The Committee of the Nightingale Fund have published a report of the result of their labours, which, as will be seen, is of a most gratify ing character. After refering to the origin of the testi mlnial, as a record of National gratitude to Miss Nightingale, and to enable her to establish an institution for the training, sustenance. and protection of nurses and hospital attendants, the committee sum up the subscrip tions received from all classes of the community at home and abroad, from India and the Colonies, and Australia, including collections made at churches, chapels, and public meetings. IV appears that the total amount subscribed amounts to 44,0391. I s 41, of which 40,0001. has been invested in Exchequer bills, and is now bearing interest. Some further remittances are expected, which will raise the entire amount to 46,000/. ; the total expenses and disbursements connected with the fund being 3,3311. 103 and 101. The committee enumerate the various bodies from whence they have received cordial cooperation and advocacy, and refer especially to the sum contributed by the army of all ranks, by whom more than a fifth of the whole subscriptions have been raised. They state, in con clusion, that the ultimate applicatio❑ of the fund will rest, henceforth, with Miss Nightingale, aided by her counsel; and express their full assurance that out of its application will arise numerous and important benefits to all classes of the community. We have reason to believe that the has far surpassed the expectations at first formed, and unquestionably a debt of gratitude is due to Mr. Sidney Herbert, and the committee, who have so zealously and disinterestedly laboured to promote the objects it is designed to accomplish. We perceive the enterprising Citerer at the Zoological Gardens, gives a grand gala in honour of the American Independence, and we believe a very large number of the captains of the American ships intend to be present. This is very opportune, as the American frigate Niagara is now in our waters, and it is expected the whole of the officers and crew will be present. We are informed the national emblems of America will be displayed in fireworks, and, therefore, may predict they will be the best of the season. . . CORONER S INQUESTS.—An inquest was held yesterday, by P. F. Curry, Eeq., Borcugh Coroner, on the body of a man named Martin Healy, who died from lack-jaw. He was a labourer, thirty-six years of age, and lived i❑ Wright-street. On Whit-Monday he took a cart-load of stones to the Collingwood Dock, and in tilting the cart eyerely scratched his right hand. The wound was at first going on nicely, but six days ago lock-jaw set in from which he died. One of the witnesses said that the deceased was " fond of his beer." Verdict in accordance with the facts. An inquest was also held on the body of a new-born female child, found in a privy at the rear of the house., 15, Shaw's brow. The mother is a young girl, a servant, named Elizabeth Waring, and she is now in the Workhouse Hospital. She admits having given birth to the child but alleges that it was born dead. After a careful inquiry into the circumstances, and hearing the evidence of Mr. E. T. Evans, surgeon to the Dispensary, Rose-place, a verdict was returned that the child died of " want of attention after birth." PAS EI.fGER3 PER (.c.) NORTH AMERICAN, FROM QUEBEC. —His ExcAency Sir Elmund Read, Governor-General of British North America, and son ; Lady Head and daugh ter; Hoo. H. J. Boulton ; Rev. Dr. Mackie and s,n ; Mrs. Mackie and three daughters ; Colonel Cockell, 16th , pginsent ; Cap`ain Higginson. 16th regiment; D..)ctor F-rguson, 160 regiment ; Major Henderson, 16th regi ment ; Captain Earle, 17th regiment ; Mrs. Kamaghan snd infant ; Mrs. Walker ; Mrs. and Miss Burstall ; Mr. TTrqnhart and lady, two children and servant ; Miss Urquhart and two sisters ; Mr. Roe and lady ; Mrs. Morson and infant; Miss Drew ; Captain Bostock, 16 h regiment, and lady ; Messrs. E. A. Generenrf, Barry. Dickson, and Perry ; Miss Cockell and Miss M. Cookell ; Messrs. Garnean and Hutton ; Lieutenant Davis, 16th regiment ; Messrs. G. Ewart, Capriol, H. M`Julloch, J. Johnstone, H. S. Scott, E. Seston, Erskine Scot, Walker, Walker and son ; Lieutenant Carter, 16th regiment ; Ensign Gibson, 16th regiment ; Dr. Fraser, 16:h regiment ; Lieutenant Healy, 16 h regi ment ; Messrs. O'Neill and Sc )tt ; Lieutenant and Adju tant Birchard, 16th regiment ; Lieutenant Hogge, 1611 regiment ; Messrs. Robertson, H. Vallierre and Mrs. Valliere ; Mr. Poster; Mrs. F. Macdonald ; Messrs. Lyle, M'lntyre, Stephen, E. M‘Kay, and Strange ; Miss Strange, and three children and servant; Messrs. Morrison, Russell, Fowler, Mr. Charlesworth and lady ; Mr. Karnac2an and two children ; Messrs. Prevost, C Valkinburg, Kidon, Smith, Rev. J. Beanragord, Rev. J. M. Leraoyes, Messrs. J. Watkin, Otley, Bostock, E. Dren, E. Potter, D. Hadley, Glmond, Baxter, and Thomas. DISTRESSTNG ACCIDENT.-Mr. William Carter, coroner for East Surrey, held a long increiry at the French Horn Tavern, Wandsworth, relative to the circumstances attend ing. the death of Ernest Ranking, aged nineteen, a student of Cambridge, who lost his life by being shot by his own brother, George Ranking, Esq., of the same college. Charles Bond deposed that he was a footman in the service of Mr. John Ranking, of Wandsworth Common. On the 24th invent, about twenty minutes past eight o'clock in the evening, witne3s observed Mr. George Ranking load ing a revolver in the yard, for the purpose of shooting at a target fixet upon some poles. Both brothers had been practising. and the revolver had been fired off once, mak ing in all five discharges Mr. George Ranking loaded the weapon, and then turned round towards the deceased. who was suading behind him, and began to explain the con• struetion of the pistol. While doing so, the pistol ex ploded, and witness called out, " You are shot I" and he said, "Aml ?" Mr. George went up to him, and said, " Dear Ernest, are you shot ? Dear Ernest. where are you shot ?" Witnes3 assisted Mr. Ernest into the pantry, and he exclaimed, "God, forgive my sins !" The coach man and witness undid his clothes, and found a severe wound about the centre of the abdomen. He complained of great pain in the spine, and died about fourteen hours after he received the wound. Mr. Howell, surgeon, stated that the wound was about the size of a fourpenny piece, in which he could easily insert his finger. Mr. G. Ranking came into the room, but made no statement, and the jury , unanineonely returned a verdict of "Accidental death., TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph. ARRIVAL OF THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. His Majesty King Leopold arrived at Dover yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, from Osborne, and proceeded to London, on a visit to her M ajest. FR kNCE. The Paris Three Per Cents closed yesterday ;Thursday) at 67f. 40c. NAPLES. The political prisoners liberated on the Island of Ponza, were in number about 300. United with the insurgents they attacked the Neapolitan gensdarynes, were repulsed, and several of them were arrested. THE BRAZILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.—A telegra. phic despatch has just been received. from Lisbon, announcing that the European and American Company's steamer, Golden Fleece, Captain Hall, arrived at Lisbon from the Brazils, on Tuesday, and left for Southampton at seven o'clock the same evening, with 100 passengers and 550 tons of cargo. The same Company's steamer Calcutta, Captain Blackrnoor, arrived here this morning, from Antwerp, and sails on Saturday for Lisbon and the Brazils.—Second Edition of The Times. LONDON LETTER. (FROM OUP. OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THURSDAY EVENING. THE MAYO ELECTION COMMITTEE. The Committee sat this day at the usual hour, and the room was crowded to excess during the day. Some elegantly-dressed ladies sat behind the members of the Committee, and a considerable number of Mayo priests, and the gentry of that county, were also present. Sir Richard O'Donnell, one of the deputy-lieutenants of Mayo, was under examination for a long time, and proved the intimidation given by the priests and partisans of Mr. Moore towards the voters of Colonel Higgins. There is an un usual degree of interest attached to this inquiry, and during he day a great number of Irish and English mdmbers were present. The general opinion is that the election will be declared void, but whether Colonel Higgins will be declared elected in the place of Mr. Moore, is altogether another question. THE MERSEY CONSERVANCY BILLS. The Committee on these bills sat as usual. The room was pretty well filled, and amongst the gen tlemen from Liverpool, who were present during the day, were Messrs. J. R. Jeffery, Potter, Alder man Holme, J. A. Tobin, T. Bold, Charles Turner John Stewart, R. Brocklebank, &e. Mr. Laird o Birkenhead was under examination the chief part of the day. Tan QUEEN'S RETURN. Her Majesty and the royal party who accom panied her to Manchester, returned to town this V G 1.111.114 fta,.."• 01.5 WACO the usual honours and formalities at the station. At the several points along the line from Manchester to London, there were deeoritions of evergreens and fhwers, with dovices and mottoes, all of which looked pleasing, gay, and handsome. It is said the Queen is much gratified at the warm and hearty welcome she experienced from the " good people" of Lancashire. IMPORTANT TO THE SHIPPING INTEREST OF LIVERPOOL. There is a case fixed for trial before Lord Camp bell to-morrow morning, the result of which will prove of paranvnint importance to the shipowners of Liverpool—and, indeed, of every port in the kingdom, but • more so to your port, as the largest in the world. - I may mention the short outline of the case. In May '55 a Mr. Berry, of Dublin, shipped, as he alleges, about £6,000 worth of type, machinery, and other printing materials, on board a ship called. the Lochinaben Castle, at Liverpool. The ship belonged to the house of Messrs. Jardine and Son. The goods were not insured, and the ship was lost in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. On an investigation that took place at Liverpool be fore Mr. Mansfield and Captain Schomberg, into the loss of the ship, these gentLmen found that the vessel was lost by ignorance and neglect of the captain, and then the owner of the goods brought an action for the amount, under the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854. This will be the first case tried under that act, and will form a precedent. Several interesting and important points of law are likely to arise D n this trial. Several eminent men at the bar are engaged on both sides, and the London shipowners manifest considerable interest about it. The result of the issue, both as regards the law and facts is looked for with anxiety. LONDON SHERIFF'S COURT.-YESTERDAY. CASTELL V. KEINTISII.—SEDUCTION.—This was an action for seduction, in which judgment was allowed to go by de fault,anigaens. Mr. Dennyd awrit appearedfnquiry was for eaec t u h t e ed o t a o in a ti less T t h h e e d defendant was not represented. The evideace showed that the defendant had been in the service of Messrs. Waylett and Ellis, chemists, of Finsbury-pavement, where the plaintiffs daughter, Elizabeth Castel], was a domes tic servant. Whilst both were in their employ, the young woman was seduced by the defendant. In December, the employers d'scovering that tii young woman was preg nant, dismissed her, and she went home to her mother, who was a widow residing in Lambeth, and she was confined on the 3rd January last. The defendant had left the situation, and was now a store keeper to another druggist, and had recently married, his wife, it was said, having property. The defendant had an offer of terms, which he refused. Mr. Denny addressed the jury to assess the amount of damages. Only fair and reasonable damages were required on the part of the plaintiff, which the defendant c)uld pay. Mr. Sheriff Burchell told the jury that the learned counsel had put the case to them in a proper manner, and perhaps if reasonable damages were awarded they would be paid. The jury, after a short con sultation, msetLed the damages at £5O. CH, 4 .RGE OF ABDUCTION. On Tuesday, at Marlborough-street, police-court, an application was made to Mr. Beadou, for his advice, by a person of the name of Taylor, a master baker, living in Queen-street, Golden-square, in consequence of the abduc tion of his daughter, who is 16 years of age. It arpeared that, about a fortnight ago, his daughter left her home, when it not being kaown where she was gone to, informa tion was given to the police station of the C division, Vine street, Piccadilly. Sergeant Stephen, C 25, was employed to trace her out. He suoceeded in doing so a few days ago, when he discovered her, in the name of Hall, residing at a house in Oakley-crescent, Chelsea. Ho told her that he had come from her father, and that he must take her home. She stated to him that she had made an acquain. twice with a naval officer, and that he had induced her to leave her home on a promise of marriage. The brother of she t a e p o r v e e e e o the d age n the young woman said that the man who too k her away had succeeded in his pu r p ose, and that, having done so , he had left her. H e wished to know wha t course he should Mr.a had e po a d w o e n r statedari that that he must was a as k b in a superior court , at t ur w s h ue hl hh FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. General Cavaignae is now officially announced in the Simi., as also M. Emile 011ivter and M. Dari mon, as candidates of the Opposition in the third, fourth, and seventh districts of Paris for the second elections, which will he held on Sunday and Monday next. The Goverment nominees are the same as before—MM. Thibaut, Varin, and Lanquetier. It was doubted for some time whether General Ca vaignac would again come forward, and whether he would not remain contented with the relative ad vantage ho obtained at the first trial. I believe he hesitated to the last, and even now, though his name is before the public formally, it is perhaps more out of deference to his friends than to any very ardent desire on his part. As to the result nothing can be affirmed. His friends seem to think that the chances are decidedly in his favour, and that many who abstained the last time, either from indifference or apprehension, will take courage from the example of their neighbours, and now record their votes. 7 hey calculate a good deal on the tendency of people to side with one who has already won, and who, though not obtaining the ab solute authority required by law, had, at any rate, some hundreds more than his competitor. Though six deputies—three for Paris, and the others for the departments of the Maine-e.t Loire, Mayenne, and the Somme—have to be elected on the sth and 6th, the attention of the public is exclusively directed to Paris, as in the provinces the struggle reerely lies between persons who profess to be supporters of the Government, and who, doubtless, will also be candidates for its favour. The following despatches have been received : TURIN, JULY 1. A conspiracy, tending to excite disorders at Genoa, has been discovered. Forty persons have been arrested. BERLIN, JCLY 1. The Danish reply has at length arrived ; it was delivered to the Government yesterday ti rumour is current that Lord Palmerston insists on the dispute with Denmark being brought before Ln European Congress, in order to arrive at the revision of the protocol of London relative to the order of succession to the throne of Denmark. MADRID JUNZ 30. The Duke de Rivas has received his credentials, and will proceed to Paris as Ambassador on the 15. h July. '1 wo resolutions relative to the law on the press ha►e been presented. Marshal Vaillant, the Minister of War, has just received from the Governor-General of Algeria a report from General de Montauban, c9mmanding the division of Oran, giving an account of the operations accomplished during part of the month of June by the light columns which had been charged to repress the incursions of the hostile wandering tribes of the south-west. The Gazette de France attacks M. Thiers with violence and with injustice in its leading article of this day. It accuses him of having planned the " electoral fusion " between the Debats and the Siecle—which, so far as the candidates of the former are concerned, has failed—" with the ob ject," it says, " of making the world believe that Orleanism was the necessary and accepted form of the notions or liberty which are not realized under the present regime." It describes the plan of' M. Thiers as odious in a moral point of view, though admirable as a work of art. "To make the unfortunate princes enter into that hope of fusion with the revolution ; to induce them to write letters in which all honourable aspirations , All the regards due to their position, all sentiment o of family, and even all truth as to facts, are disre' garded and violated ; to separate them thus foto all that is honourable and worthy of consideration among the ancient servants of the house; to induce a Princess, blind to the interests of her son: to give to him as a Fenelon, a man whose politica l notoriety is found in a page of anarchy serving at! a preface to a civil war ; to force the Journa l Iles Debuts to exalt the revolutionary mediocritie s, whom it had combated, to sacrifice its posy Lion oy tending late name of one of its edito rs . to the mirage of a coalition—all this sh ows grea t skill in intrigue." I have reason to blieve these charges against M. Thiers are entirely LW founded. Whatever may be thought of the tea' porary coalition between the &eels and the Debut" whether it be for good or for bad, I think I can safely affirm that M. Thiers had nothing to do Nvia c i it. Before the elections commenced I mentione d the only facts which brought M. Thiers' name brief connexion with them. That connexion di not exceed further than the advice given to tb, 6 sons of M. de Remusat in the absence of thef t father, to decline the advances of the coalition, and that advice was given only when it was asked fo. r i Further than this I am assured that M. Thiers not interfere, and his interference was of quite 0 1: opposite character to that stated by the Gazette or France. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 2 2 . The Sultan has at last undertaken his 1 013 „, 5 talked of tour in the Sea of Marmora. Every thought that he had given up the idea, or I; 8 any rate deferred it until the festivities of tP circumcision were over, when, all of a suddel i .! on Saturday last at noon the Grand Vizie; received a notice that on Sunday (that I t yesterday), at 1 p m., his Majesty would s tat and wished the Grand Vizier, and his two brothe rs in-law (Ahmed Fethi, Director-General of th e : Ordnance, and Mehmed Ali, the Capudan Pae l ) ', to accompany him. The party, with the excepti ° A of Fethi Ahmed, who is ill, started yesterday the appointed hour. The Sultan will not be ° sent for more than three, or at the utmost days ; nor has he at present the intention of 15 0 ing anywhere; he will merely pass down the co:,, of Ismid, and without stoppin g p rocee d on to Asiatic side as far as Guemlik, the port from vvil' o e the main road leads t o B roussa , an d th en retrg er his steps, Thes e are th e p resen t pl ans ; whatl i o they will be adhered to is another question. ' l ,O you know, the voyage has been projected for fe t a than a month, and was to have been extended, og the Archipelago. The Pasha of Egypt, haT i o heard of this project, came up in one of his steam er ,, to meet the Sultan, visiting Smyrna on the c ar As the idea of the voyage, however, seemed all tiir (limed, be returned. THE PAPAL STATES ROME, JUNE 0 9 1 If we are to judge of the Christian character o f the ecelesiastieal government by its observance 0 0 the evangelical precept, " Love your enemies, must acknowledge that its political practice is Opt at variance with that divine command. Sec tl es governments, and even despotic ones. have sbLif themselves infinitely more merciful towards t t 'l,o' o pp o nents than the representatives of the Apo":i0; The hope; and expectations of the Pope's subj ° with respect to the intentions of his Holinessol' favour of political o ffenders , have been hitherto 00, meagre ly realised, as th e d es i re d arnnestY 101 b een limited to a fe w persons i mpr isoro.clii Bologna, for comm on as we ll as pol!tfit' offences, who wer e par d one d on t h e 17th '''itl)/ being the anniversary of the Pope's exaltation tcP t li! throne. The Gazetta di Bologna alludes t ° o o' sovereign clemency with much delicacy, and A T tit i even the mention of political offenders by round-about phrase of "persons subjectee prejudi ce ," F rom twenty to five-and-0 00 of the political prisoners detained in castle of Palliano have been transferred t ° , 0 0 . , 11 prison of San Michele in Rome, but it is not c' 0 0P, ascertained whether this movement is to be e, a sidered. as a step previous to their reletts id ill whether their evidence is required in the 0 1 , 1- 0 0 ,, tion as to the origin of the recent mutioi_ attempt to osoape of the Palliano prisoner f,/, whetherfinally, they are merely brought to ,P l l l l during the reparation and strengthening ' 91 , 4 V ;t prism!, wards of that castle. Whichever 0 3 . ." 0 0, 4 rho true version of the affair, it only tends t".„ee I firm the universal opinion that a general at tl " • I will not be granted.