Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-21 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES MONDAN, MARCH 21, 1859 THE recent trial for conspiracy in Ireland only affords another instance of how unfit the Irish still are for that great institution of a free people, the trial by jury. There are jurors empannelled in that country, repeatedly,—that is, sworn to deliver ' a, truth upon such evidence as shall be presented to them touching the matter in question,—who have evidently no sense whatever of the solemn oblig.. under which they are thereby placed to give a true verdict, according to the evidence not in agreement with their feelings, and in furtherance of their wishes. And the consequence of course is, that, in cases of the most serious character, justice is defeated. In the case now referred to, it was one of the most glaring violations of such an obligation that probably ever occurred in a court of law. It was a prosecution instituted under a very excellent Act of Parliament, which was passed in revolutionary times, and the third section of which made it a felony, punishable with transportation or imprisonment, to compass or design to depose the Queen from her Royal style and dignity, or to stir any foreigner to invade the United Kingdom. Before the passing of this merciful act, such a design would have amounted to high treason, and would have been punishable with death ; but it was now rendered a felony punishable by a milder sentence. The prisoner placed on his trial under that municipal statute, had conspired with some persons, some of whom the jury saw in the dock, to subvert the constitution of the country and to estab 7 lish within the kingdom of Ireland (to use his own words) " a free democratic republic." The Crown alleged that to effect this purpose he conspired with his associates to raise an insurrectionary movement . in Ireland to stir the people of America to invade this country, to establish an unlawful association bound by an illegal oath to remove their allegiance to the Queen, to be ready at a moment's warning to fighting against the soldiers of her Majesty, and to THE DAY'S NEWS. obey implicitly the commands of their leaders. The The Reform Bill to Le read a second time in the other overt acts by which the intent of the prisoner House of Commons this evening is the absorbing was to be ascertained were, that he conspired with topic of the day. The interest felt in London to others to be trained and drilled to fight against the hear the debate is very great. The Globe states, that Monday last was the day when the book in Queen's soldiers and liege subjects, and to provide which members insert the names of their friends for guns, pikes, and other weapons for that purpose. It the Speaker's gallery was opened, and before a may appear incredible that any persons in their quarter past eleven o'clock (the book was not opened , senses snould enter into so rash, so insane a course until eleven) every place was bespoken ; and the of lawless conduct as this, which, had it been per esse was the same with the ladies' gallery ; indeed, the applications for admission to the latter were so sisted in, without detection, until some overt act of numerous that the Sergeant-at-Arms was obliged to insurrection had exposed their guilt, must inevitably have recourse to, the ballot. In the mean have brought every one of them to a violent and 'while the agitation in the country increases, and additional meetings continue to take place : A ignominious death. But so it was: The case was demonstration took place in Leeds on Friday night, clearly proved in evidence. There could be no doubt at which it is said 6,000 persons were present ; Sir whatever of the offence having been fully committed. Peter Fairbairn, mayor, presiding. A division And yet the Jury could not agree to a verdict. Two amongst the Liberal party was healed at the last of them stood out; and these two, whose violation of moment, and all united in opposins . Mr. Disraeli's till as a measure utterly unsuited' to the require- the oath they had taken to make a true deliverance, meats of the country. Mr. Edward Baines moved, according to the evidence, rendered them worthless and Elijah Rawlinson, a working man, seconded, the and vile in such a proceeding, have succeeded in pro principal resolution. A petition to parliament, embodying it, having been ad o p ted, the proceedings, dating g a denial of justice. which occupied two hours, closed with cheers for The animus of such a course of perversion was John Bright. On the same evening a meeting was shewn during the trial, not in the Jury, but the held at Walsall, which was crowded beyond antici- Witness box. Two of the witnesses peremptorily ration, at which a resolution condemning the govern refused to give evidence, and, all threats failing to meat bill as a retrograde measure was unanimously adopted. C. Forster , Esq. , M.P. ,a d dressed the meeting induce them to change their resolution, they were and in the course of his speech said, " That when he ultimately committed for contempt. Their mother looked on the phalanx of reformers, Lord John upon being informed of this, it is stated, at first exhibited Russell, Lord Pahnerston, John Brig ht, and so on some natural, emotion, but immediately, downwards, it was plain that government would not only sustain a defeat, but that the de feat would be recovering went down upon her knees in the presence overwhelming." In reply to a call from the body of of several persons, and thanked God and t he Vir g in the hail—" What about John Bright ? "—he said, Mary that her sons had acted so and had not brought •4 You will find that John Bright and Lord J. di s grace upon their name. Such is the feeling in the Russell will sail in the same boat on this question." breasts of a certain class of malcontents , whi ch is Other meetings have been held in Hull, Burnley Blackburn, Ramsbottom, Bury, and other towns'. only too prevalent on occasions of this kind ; and At all places the same tone of feeling prevails. there is no doubt that it was a similar feelins. which The West India mail steamer Magdalena arrived influenced the minds of the two perverted jurymen at Southampton yesterday with the usual West India mails. _ in the case alluded to. In another column will be found nine days' later The result is, as respects the prosecutions, that the news from Australia broug ht b y the Sir William Assizes have been adjourned, for the purpose of Eyre, which arrived at this port on Saturday. The making another attempt to bring them to a rightful news, though not important, is interesting. The issue. The Attorney-General, foreseeing what was shipment in improving. The pol i t ical world gold continued to a full avera g e extent, g oing to happen, after the Jury had been locked up and business was was very quiet. all night, made a conditional application for an The latest news from the Continent is very adjournment before they were discharged. " I ask cheering. The Times Paris correspondent declares your Lordship," he said to the presiding Judge , positively that there will be no war at present, at least so far as France is concerned. He s a y s : "in the event of this, as we have just heard, slender The French Emperor now knows all his Austrian minority of the Jury not agreeing with their brother will concede, and is said to be satisfied. brethren, to adjourn the Assizes, and to fix a day There are grounds for believing that the danger of war has passed a wa y . The corres p ondent his belief t hat the p eace of Europe convenient for the reassembling of the county to pro reiteratesceed with the trial of the prisoners. I feel it to be will not be disturbed, for the present, by France. my duty in this case to the utmost of my power to The Paris correspondent of the Dail y News says : assert the law, and in that sense, if the prisoner is The Presse—which for some six weeks after New entitled to an acquittal, to let him get it at the Year's Day, took the lead as a war journal - now, earliest possible opportunity. With that view, I - under the new administration, comes out strong as an advocate of stated that the Government intends peace." The Herald's corr es p ondent shall respectfully call upon your Lordship to fix the 'writes, "It i s 30th of March, after the Cork Assizes, as the day on issuing a manifesto to the nation and an address to which the jury may be summoned to attend, and the I am not inclined to place much reliance trial of . the prisoners proceeded with,"—a request sl these reports, the time for such a step has not yet arrived, the diplomaticphasis is not yet over, with which the Judge, as a matter of course, complied. Lord Cowley has Only just returned Just returned froreVienna, It is very doubtful, however, if the issue will then anticoneilitttory mean osu ' arrsee not as yet wholly expended. Speculators at the Bourse, be a different one. The fact is, a ‘ s we have already ose confidence and dis trust are regulated by th e i r wishes to-aa for a raise or a said, that the class of the Irish people from whom fall, even hint at a Congress able to confirm this rumour, b ut y. I wish I were common juries are taken, is not fit ,to be entrusted any reliable quarter. The Specti a to n i n , o ( racet ina secondt o with the prerogatives of the Jury-box. Well has it edition says :—‘, Russia has proposed a Congress of other place been observed by an eminent writer on jur!spru the Five Powers, to be held at so d euce, that " the trial by jury is sometimes found than Paris, and rance has hiveagreed.iielirt remains to inadequate to the administration of justice. This be seen whether Austria will called out b P y ar th , Two thousand Sardinian subjects resicdoennstelint." imperfection takes place chiefly on trials in which who form a part of the contingents c some popular passion or prejudice intervenes. Minister of War in Piedmont, having applied,e These prejudices act most powerfully upon the Sardinian Government, to th e L yons the; throughcommon people ; of which order juries are made Railway Company, for a reduction of th e f ares I to I up. The force and danger of them are also inc reased that usually c har g ed for soldiers, have r ece i ve d f rom the directors a formal refusal. i by the very circumstance of taking juries out of the The St. Petersburg Gazette states the Cabinet of 1 country in which the subject arises." The case of St. Petersburg appear s decided_ on energetically 1 this I r i s h tr i a l a ff or d s a str iki ng illustration of the defending the confer ence on the double .oposes the election i truth of thi s remar k. B u t th e l aw mus t, if possible, of Colonel Couza. That j ournal even pi be carri e d into effect. The lower Irish are a people admission at the conference o f a re p resentative of the that especi a lly requ i re to be taught that the law i s united provinces. Protection has suffered a signal defeat in tho their master, and must not be set at nought. Let us Dutch Parliament. The latest account from the hope that the law officers of the Crown in Ireland IF.SDAY next, the 23rd instant, at Twelve o'clock, at th .er's Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, 250 Bags New American Red CLOVERSEE THOMAS SILL D. , Broker the army will not give way, but will exhaust every available means of having justice done before they consent that such offenders shall escape with impunity. acknowledgment for your , exertions on our behalf. The you may, with the help of Providence, meet with success in your new district, is the sincere and heartfelt wish of your late staff." After a few remarks from Mr. Simpson, Mr. M‘Grath, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Jaffa, eitpre i ssive of their high appreciation of his merits as a superintaient and a gentleman, of their esteem and gratitude, their regret at his departure, and their good wishes for his futu,re wel fare - Mr. Tansley, who seemed deeply moved, replied in a telling speech. He thanked them warmly for their good opinion, and also for their kind present, and concluded by impressing on all present the importance of a close attention to their several duties, and assuring them that such conduct would ultimately meet its reward. PROSTITUTION. IT is to be hoped no one has imagined, for a moment, from what was said in these columns, a day or two since, in condemnation of certain apparently irregular proceedings at law against a description of " vicious practices " only too prevalent in this town, that we are in anywise, or for any purpose whatever, the apologists of such practices, or that we would discourage any fair and prudent endeavour to check, if not to put a stop to them altogether. The subject has on more than one occasion, of late, been discussed in this place, arid while carefully refraining from committing ourselves unqualifiedly • to any of the expedients that have been had recourse to, or have been suggested, for arresting the growth of prostitu tion, in particular, among us, we have never allowed ourselves to treat of it, as it were, " with bated breath," but have spoken out plainly and strongly against it, as what it really is—a curse to society, and a disgrace to civilisation. We are not of those who would gloss it over with so courtly a phrase, even, as that of " the social evil." We regard it as something infinitely worse than what is implied by any such refined praseology as that,=-infinitely more iniquitous, more enormous, and more odious. It is worse than an evil : it is the most disgusting of ignominies, and the vilest of all degradations, and the most cursed and cursing of all satanic pollutions, whether social or personal. THE NEw Doerr. BILL.—It would be seen by our late report of the proceedings on this bill befOre the committee of the House of Commons, that, subject to a clause to be introduced providing for the creation of a sinking-fund, the intimation was given that the committee were prepared to find the preamble of the bill proved. It is evident from the statement of the financial condition of the Dock Trust, which was given before the committee, that such a provision is very reasonable and necessary. Its debt is approaching towards the large sum of two millions sterling, and which must be reduced, for'the good of the port, since the interest of so large a sum will of necessity increase the rate of dock charges, and thereby prevent the carrying out of that economy which the altered circumstances of our maritime commerce render so impera tive. As the chairman of the committee (Sir G. C. Lewis) well remarked, " It must be borne in mind that the debt was getting large, and that the interest on it was levied in taxes on the trade of the port, and therefore the trade of the port was interested in the reduction of the debt." It is upon this ground that they have deemed it prudent to require such a provision to be made in the bill. The chairman having pointed out how desirable it was that, looking to the financial state of the trust, shown by the balance-sheet subMitted by the chairman of the board, and the large debt as compared with the income, and looking also to the fact that the chief part of the revenue arose from taxes levied on the trade of the port, it would be desirable, after all the charges arising from the interest on the present debt, and all the charges necessary to maintain the docks now in existence, or to be executed, should be fulfilled, there should be imposed on the Board an obligation for the reduction of a certain annual portion of the principal of their debt, of which all the charges that he had named should have the priority. To such a clause as this, we believe, the Dock Board have no objection, provided certain qualifications be made in it, for the protection of their interests as a Trust. - It will not, however, remove the objections of the opponents of the measure, who have obtained an adjournment of the committee until Wednesday to consider the case as it now stands. It is the remark of Dr. PALEY, that "it is no small quantity in the aggregate which, between want, disease, and insult, is suffered by those outcasts of human society, who infest our populous cities ; the whole of which is a general consequence of fornications, and to the increase and continuance of which, every act and instance of fornication contributes. " And this vice," he continues, " pro duces habits of ungovernable lewdness, which introduces the more aggravated crimes of seduction, adultery, violation, etc. Likewise, however it be accounted for, the criminal commerce of the sexes corrupts and depraves the mind and moral character, more than any single species of vice whatsoever. That ready perception of guilt, that prompt and decisive resolution against it, which constitutes a virtuous character, is seldom found in persons addicted to these criminal indulgences. They pre pare an easy admission for every sin that seeks it; are, in low life, usually the first stage in men's progress to the most desperate villanies ; and, in high life, to that lamented dissoluteness of principle, which manifests itself in a profigacy of public conduct, and a contempt of the obligations of religion and, moral probity. Add to this, that habits of libertinism incapacitate and indispose the mind of all intellectual, moral, and religious pleasures ; which is a great loss to any man's happiness." Now, this were undoubtedly a painful catalogue of the moral pestilences which prostitution engenders; and yet does it fall far short f the whole course of the iniquity,—the awful 'oc it makes with female character; the inte wretchednesa and vileness and depravity to which it brings its unhappy victims of that sex ; the misery it occasions in their families ; the ruin and death to which it so generally hurries them. HANDEL COMIIMIORATION FESTIVAL AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—This magnificent musical festival,which is fixed to take place in the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, in June next, will be the grandest entertainment, or rather series of entertainments, of the kind ever held in this country. A brilliant success is confidently anticipated, from the extent and efficiency of the preparations that are making for it. The Orchestra of the Palace, it appears, is to be enlarged to the full width of the Transept, viz., 216 feet, with a central depth from front to back of about 100 feet. Its extent will be more clearly appreciated when it is stated that its width is exactly double the diameter of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, or that it possesses a larger area than the combined Orchestras of Westminster Abbey (as arranged for the Commemoration of 1784) ; York Minster (as at the Festival of 1832); the Birmingham Town Hall; the Leeds Town Hall; St. George's Hall, Bradford; the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool; and several other smaller Orchestras. It is not, however, we learn, from the mere augmentation of extent that the most favourable results are anticipated. The additions are mainly based upon a recent alteration of the Orchestra at Exeter Hall, which has been attended with the happiest effect ; and every confidence is felt that these modifications Vicious practices, then, which are fraught with such .fearful consequences as these, are surely not things that we are to be squeamish about Slip= pressing ; and whoever makes merchandise of them, whether diiectly or indirectly, can have no claim to be treated with any degree of favour by our judica ture. Liverpool, it is but too notorious, as well as London, stinks in the very nostrils of the nation with this abominable vice of prostitution. " The details which have been furnished," says our philan thropic townsman, Dr. HUME, in his valuable pamphlet On the Condition of Liverpool, " give not merely the streets, but also the houses for evil purposes, and the number of their unfortunate' inmates. Thus, in five streets of St. John's district, there are one hundred such houses, and four hundred abandoned femalei) independent of houses which are understood to be receptacles for stolen goods, and of pugilists and bullies, whose avocation it is to assist in robberies. Again, in nine streets which lie within St. Bartholomew's, St. Alban's, and All Souls' dis tricts, there are seventy-two such houses, and two hundred and eighty abandoned females,"—thus making the iniquity nearly three times as great in its intensity at one place as at another ; yet showing, from even this partial indicatton of its prevalence, what a dreadful aggregate there must be, in this town, of such vile and atrocious prostitution. It were certainly most imperative, therefore, that something should be done to grapple with such atrocity as this ; and that, first and above all, per sons who are so profligate and shameless as to make money out of it, whether through the medium of drinking shops, dancing saloons, or coffee houses, ought to be closely looked after. The regulation of such receptacles for the giddy and the immoral ought unquestionably to be a subject of magisterial control. And if they are suspected to be so con ducted as to give encouragement to prostitution, the magistrates, we are of opinion, would fail in their duty, did they not at once interfere, for the purpose of satisfying themselves as to the real character of in the general plan, with the accoustic improvements already adverted to, will result in greatly increased concen tration and unity of tone. And, as the general manager of the Commemoration (Mr. R. K. Rowley) well observes, in his programme of arrangements, " when it is bonze in mind that the orchestras of some of the noblest music halls of the country, owing to their confined space and incon venient arrangement, fail to produce those broad musical effects so especially needed in the double choruses of Handel, it will be apparent that an opportunity is offered at the Crystal Palace for a musical display of the Most magnificent description. As a mere arena for exhibiting a large number of persons it will be without a rival; for, since the days of the Coliseum at Rome, no such assemblage as that composing the orchestra of the Handel commemoration Festival has been seen displayed in similar symmetrical form." Equal care has of course been taken to have such an Orchestra as this filled with a band of executants, in every department, vocal and instrumental, whose united effi ciency will be unquestionable, so as to give an execution of the works of the great master in honour of whose memory the performances are to take place, on the grandest scale, and in the most perfect manner. The pieces to be per -61 formed are, the " Messiah," on Monday, June 20 ; the " Dettingen Te Beam," selections from " Saul," " Samson," " Belshazzar," " Judas IVlaccabeus," and other works, on Wednesday, June 22; and " Israel in Egypt," on Friday, June 24. In addition to these unrivalled musical attractions, it is announced that an object of much interest to musicians and the general public, in connection with a such establishments. Their proprietors are un doubtedly entitled to every justice and fair play ; and no one is to be treated as guilty until he is proved to be so. But when there are good grounds for suspicion, such proof must be forthcoming ; and whotever inconvenience the parties suspected may occasionaly be put to thereby, it is unavoidable, and must be submitted to, for the public good. commemoration of Handel, will be the collection of a series of portraits, busts, autograph scores and letters, and other memorials of the great composer, towards the formation of which the company have already received the most gratifying offers of assistance. Altogether it will be such an occasion of honour to the immortal composer, and of delight to his admirers, as the world has certainly not yet witnessed. PRESENTATION TO Mx. EDWARD TANSLEY.—On Satur day evening last, the employees of the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company assembled in the office of that establishment, to present a testimonial to Mr. Edward Tansley, the active and obliging superintendent of the company, on the occasion of his departure from Liverpool to assume the directorship of the district at Glasgow, a well merited appointment, which We cordially hail. The testi monial consisted of a very handsome despatch case, manu factured expressly for the purpose. The following address, beautifully engrossed on a sheet of vellum, was read by Mr. Geo. Simpson, who presided :—" To Edward Tansley, Esq.—Dear sir,—We, the Liverpool Staff of the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company, hear with unfeigned regret of your departure from amongst us. At the same time we cannot but congratulate you that the assiduity you have displayed here, has been recognised by the Directors and the Secretary of the Company, in such a manlier as to secure your promotion to 'a more important position. For ourselves we can only say, that you have during the three year, you have been amongst us, at all times shown the utmost regard for our comfort and well being, and ever evinced a warm desire to protect and advance our interests. We cannot allow you to leave with out some token of our esteem for you as a gentleman, and respect for you as an officer. We therefore beg your accept ance of the accompanying despatch case, as an humble taturturritti °Wm THIS DAY THIS DAY, the 21st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Ofdce, 7, Exchange-chambers, 500 Barrels Common ROSIN, from New York.—Applv to FRANCIS .1. EATON, Broker ra City of Manchester (s On account of whom it may concern. 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A meeting of the magistrates was held on Satur day, in conformity with the notice previously issued, to consider certain charges against a portion of the police, in reference to recent cases of prosecution against the keepers of certain description of houses, and which it is alleged promote the extension of the " Social Evil." It was expected there would have been a good deal of discussion, but Mr. Mansfield having greatly modified the expressions which he previously made, the proceedings terminated much more satis factorily than was anticipated. Considerable excitement prevailed through town on Saturday in consequence of the announcement that a ship, having a large quantity of gunpowder on board, was on fire. As usual the reports were greatly exaggerated. _ The_ vessel was the Dutch barque Equator, bound for Batavia. By the report in another column it will be seen that she is now a wreck THE MOCKERY OF TRIAL BY JURY IN IRELAND. 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AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.—THIS DAY BaTAL AMPHITHEATRE—Madame Celeste. liarrorAn's CIRQUE VARlETE—Miscellaneous Attractions, 7= PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-c ItarAL COLLOSSEUM.—Miscellaneous Attractions. 607 7 ' For particulars see advertisements on Bth page c ,gip gOPTII EiMto. MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1859. THE COURT, OssonNE, March 18.—To-day being the birthday of the Princess Louisa, the band of the Royal Marines played a selection of airs on the Terrace. The Duchess of Kent arrived in the afternoon from Frogmore-house, on a visit to her Majesty. The Queen has presented the Rev. Niel McNeill to the church of Tobermory, in the Island of Mull, shire of Argyll / vacant by the transportation of the Rev. Malcolm Mclntyre to the church and parish of Boleskine.—Gazette. Her'Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady F. Howard and Colonel F. Seymour, C. 8., embarked on board the royal yacht Fairy, in the Southampton Docks, on Friday afternoon, en route tq Osborne, on a visit to her Majesty. The Fairy was commanded by his Serene High ness Prince Leiningen. The second reading in the House of Lords of the Mar riage Law Amendment Bill is fixed for Tuesday next. Viscount Dungannon will then move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. Leathern is again a candidate, in the liberal interest, for the representation of Wakefield in parliament. Mr. Bennett, the respected proprietor of the Salisbury Journal, was found dead in his bed on Wednesday. He is supposed to have died from an affection of the heart. Dr. Hook, the new Dean of Chichester, arrived in that city on the afternoon of Thursday. He was conducted from the railway station in the carriage of the lord bishop, whose guest he will be during his short stay. The United Service Gazette mentions, as an on dit at Woolwich, that the duties of equerry in waiting on Colonel hisilloyal Highness the Prince of Wales, during four months of the year, have induced Major Teesdale, to resign his appointments as aide-de-damp to General Sir F. W. Williams, commandant at Woolwich. The last Austrian circular is said to have been written throughout by Prince Metternich. A letter from Vienna, in the Brussels Independence, states that the death of the young Princess Windischgratz was caused by an excessive use of chloroform, to which the unfortunate lady while suffering acutely from nervous head ache had recourse. A communication from Vienna, in the Nuremberg Corres pondent, states that an envoy is to be shortly sent by the Austrian Government to London, and that Field Marshal THE the Prince de Windischgratz is to be selected to carry an autograph letter from the Emperor Francis Joseph to Queen Victoria. A letter from Belgrade states that the Prince Miloech bad fallen ill, and that his son, Prince Michael, had undertaken the despatch of business LATEST TELEGRAMS WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, Sunday Morning.ed The steamer Magdalena, from St. Thomas, arri'r here this morning AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Sunday, March 20th.—The Law Gazette publishes a decree annulling this Customs Union Treaty concluded between Alf and Modena. Yesterday evening peaceful rer'' were in circulation here. According t o advices fragro Rome to the 1 7th, General Gram ont has again received a note from Cardinal Antone lli, requestil the immediate evacuation of the state s of the clinr% by the French troops. The Ostdeutsche Post the public not to place too much confidenc e in Pc3ce, ful reports, and says that it is very doubtful whethe' a congress of European powers will be convoked. Saturday, March 19th.—The Lizperial -64 Gazette of this day contains a decree, prohirlitt the exportation of arms, gunpowder, and sulpha!' the Italian States. The Funds have agai n t e s considerably. Mettaliques 74 or 1 per cent. higher yesterday, closing National Loan 77.20. Es- cll3ll° on London 109.30. FRANCE. A gm* PARIS, Sunday.—A review on the Champ a ce 'vo, has been held to-day before the Emperor. 'D press, the infant Prince Imperial, the 131P,e-ere Princess, and the generals of the army of Part'' 01 also present.' The immense crowds mil° o f assembled received the imperial party with sh °ll ii i. " Vive Empereur." The weather was 111L1° ficent. PIEDMONT. TURIN, Sunday.—The mining works whi c " t he been commenced for the purpose of blowing 1113 in oe Bridge of Buffalora are stopped, but the d9'.:ea. already done to the bridge has not been reP i Letters from Tuscany state the govertn ell , t . c o seized a pamphlet bearing the signatu re a Pi i „,t Ricasoli Peruzzi, and others which protests "'ot the treaties existing between Austria and the 131 , Italian States. This circumstance has proatlee' f o r siderable agitation in Tuscany, and addeessasoic, signature, expressing the feeling of the Tuscan P LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. HIGH TIDE.---Yesterday afternoon there was the highest tide this year, the water being 20 feet 7 inches above the old dock sill. The wind being rather fresh, the water dashed over the various pier heads. "The Substance and the Shadow" is the title of the tale now exciting such universal interest in CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED FAMILY PAPER. The tale commenced in No. 53. Loudon : Cassell, Petter, and Gilpin. THE MORNING LIGHT. —This splendid ship sailed from Melbourne on the 22nd December, and not on the 2nd, as has been previously reported , and has consequently completed the passage in 85 days. She brings 13,603 ounces of gold, 1,500 bales wool, hides, &c. The following is a list of her cabin passengers :---Miss Smith, Miss Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, Mr. J. Kershaw, Mr. James Johnson, Mr. and Mis. Lazarus, Mr. John Duncan, Mr. E. Thomas, Mr. Ancott, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, Miss Ransford. LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.— On Saturday, Mr. Justice Willes arrived about six o'clock, and proceeded to open the court in the usual form. He was accompanied by his Worship the Mayor and the Under Sheriff. After the reading of the commission the court adjourned till eleven o'clock this (Monday) morning. Justice Willes and suite, accompanied by the Mayor and other local authorities, attended Divine service at St. George's Church yesterday at . Sir Robert Gerard, the High Sheriff, attended. mass Copperas Hill Chapel. LINTER - pool, ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Return for the week ending March 19th, 1859. Admitted : in-patients, 32 ; out patients, 12; surgical casualties, 13. Discharged: cared, 21 ; relieved, and at own request, 9 ; made out-patients, 3 ; irregular, 0 ; dead, 5 ; remain in the house, 187, For the ensuing week. Visitors :Messrs. C. Melly and J. G. Livingston ; physician, Dr. Turnbull ; surgeon, Mr. Bickersteth ; house surgeon, Mr. T. S. Walker ; junior house surgeon , Mr. J. Allen; chaplain, Rev. H. J. Garrod , A.B. Robert Hutchison, treasurer. SOUTHERN HOSPITAL.—WeekIy Report.—Admitted : Accidents and urgent cases, 56 ; medical and surgical cases upon recommendation, 9 ; total, 65. Discharged : Cured, 8 ; relieved, 4 ; irregular, 2 ; died, 1; total, - 15. Attending as out-patients, 28. Remaining in the hospi tal, 59. Treasurer : James Houghton, Esq. Visitors : B. Platt, Esq., and J. Andrews, Esq. Honorary L chaplain : Rev. W. Llveson. Physician and surgeon for the ensuing week : Dr. Cameron and Mr. Higginson. , House surgeons : Mr. John M. Bateson and Mr. C. Pemberton. . ,• LECTURE AT NESTON.—A most able and instructive lecture was given to a crowded and delighted audience in the new school-rooms Neston, on Monday evening last, by Horatio Lloyd, Esq., of Neston. The subject was Nineveh. The lecturer opened with the early history of this great city, with notices from the Sacred and Heathen historians as to its sites extent, and walls. He then dwelt upon the several efforts made by Rich, Better, Layard, and Rawliu son, to excavate the ruins and the signal success which crowned their exertions in the discovery of the palaces and temples of Nimrod, Sannacherib, Essarhaddon, &c., &c. Among the illustrations, which were drawn with his own hand, were the entrance gate to the palace of Nimrod, a beautiful drawing of the God Nesroch, the Mount of Kony unjik. Reliefs exhibiting the domestis life and warfare of the Assyrians. A. specimen of the Cunerform writing, denoting " the mighty King Sennacherib sitting in judg ment on city of Lachish." An obelisk with the figures and names of tributary kings, among whom was Sehu; of the house of Omri, &c. The lecture concluded with the scriptural , description of the once renowned and unequalled city, and the literal accomplishment of the prophetic decla rations, proving how the loftiness of man must be bowed down, and God alone exalted in the earth, that while sin is a disgrace to any nation, righteousness will alone exult it. The lecture \VHS listened to throughout with the deepest attention, and the thanks of the meeting were expressed through the chairman, the vicar, to Mr. Lloyd, for the in- , struction and information which he had most agreeably and interestingly conveyed. BANKRUPTCY COURT, SATURDAY —Before Mr. Commis sioner Perry.—ln re The Sunken Vessels Recovery Com pany.—There was an adjourned sitting in the matter of this estate. Mr. Blackmore appeared for the liquidators. Mr. i FOREIGN ON INTELLI Blackmore said : We shall require a call, your honour, of _ at least from 10s. to 15s. per share. His Honour : F or 01 what purpose ? Mr. Blackmore : For satisfying the further FRANCE. ;nt erv" , ( ,1 liabilities of the company. His Honour : But what ar e PARIS, Friday Evening.—Of the " te ral',ll they ? Mr. Blackmore : Captain Smith is not here , but between the Emperor and Lord Cowlev Ye'ilicirit the sums referred to amount to £527 163. 3d. for expenses, can (rive no details ; but the fact which P r 00 11 r ) costs, and charges. His Honour : Does that include your 6 dr e fre' l l costs ? Mr. Blackmore :It includes the cods. The firstconcerns us is, that there is very oo g 0 , rot , call was made on the supposition that we should realise on believe that peace will be maintained. _ ct i l e. l ,os 1,493 shares. Since then we find that 490 shareholders Emperor now knows all. his Austrian_bsiluolabot I have been defaulters, and that We have only recovered concede, and is said to be satisfied. 1 Alo e; . 4 01 1 on 1,063 shares. The call of 103 a share on that number like to raise hopes of an exaggerated nal, se pfe . ' l ef of shares produced £531. His Honour : Will that be cannot do otherwise than assure that at t n ,,,}3 , ,. 1 ,e4 sufficient ? Mr. Blackmore : There is Colonel Kennedy's hour there are grounds for believing that i l e ' li t ill' i le claim of. £2O not reckoned in the estimate. It will be of war has passed away, and thus the In4 e ttie r , better to make, I think, a call of 15s. per share, and to of the French people so far satisfied. 11 ' bi r i JJ return the surplus hereafter, if any. Your Honour then solution of the " Italian question " will be , cr y t ry will make a call of 15s. per share ? His Honour : You have made up an account of what you will require ? Mr. 1 bey oe it of a congress or some other pacific ma° lll l;ef e 41 1 Blackmore :We have an estimate. I made an estimate as not yet know, but, settle how it may, for owl well as I could under the circumstances. His Honour : peace of Europe will not be disturbed ole oll Oh l because I thought if it were a precise statement, then by France. S' I P t lil Prig ° tlO t ge l I.s 6cl a share would do. However, you may take a call I learn that an aide-de-camp of . 1; of 15s per share, and return any ' surplus. Mr. left Paris yesterday for Nice or Turl,:,, ,o perv:,,de , Blackmore . It would be better to do so now, Prince himself desired to go, but the P . o tt`:," V because if we had come here again for another his face against it. What was the m issi ol o ' a ia Op call it would only have increased the expense. to his agent ? I cannot say ; but I s it ii tc 6e , thi' In re T. and B. Chaffer. The examination of Thomas surpised if it was to prevent the Piedra ° 1 - O" Chaffer was adjourned for the production of some diaries,f Nly which the bankrupt thought of no use to his estate. He • • perpetrating - some egregious piece 0 gr esl critical moment. t t ile di elv was examined shortly by Mr. Evans with reference thereto and deposed that he had now delivered up' everything to the A letter from Nantes states that , a rio rio official assignee. Mr. Almond on his behalf, having horse fair held in that town last week,,te Is h iel ty r o ll s ° amended the balance sheet, applied that he be allowed to to buy horses ...in consequence of . 0 . . t b.a, si'l pass his examination, which his Honour assented to. His demanded by the breeders. It apPetr" 4 _, e ter,,, certificate meeting was appointed for the 18th April. the appearance in the fairs of coatio7'o,X Sr. SIL AS WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION.—On Saturday supply the army with horses, the price °f 1 30 ,f tlO evening, the twenty-third concert of the season, in connec- has risen considerably in Normandy 11 ! i o ity tiOn with this association, was held in the large school-room, the two provinces which supply the ina,i r c, ° Oakes-street. Alderman Samuel Holme occupied the chair. horses for the French cavalry and arti e , ~• e rn 0 1 ,, The attendance was very large, almost to inconvenience. attracted, no doubt, by the announcement that a lec- the transport •itli so ( ' iii transport Sey - ne for Cayenne, .sc le o, ao Accounts from Toulon announce the " e1 .:00 v ilv tare on sacred and secular music was to be given by Thomas Venables, Esq. We have not space to give in P risoners confined in the bagne of T i c? n es 0 f , 0 , 4 # 1 extenso Mr. Venables' very interesting lecture, which individuals sentenced to various deg r° t h e 0 , 0 0: 4 was illustrated in good style by the choir of ment. The vast building known as elluollidr St. Columba's Clinrch, and which consisted of ten voices. Toulon will be completely cleared by i f the "7,t The vocal illustrations were accompanied by Mr. Venables present year, it beine , the intention °, oo e. 0 presiding at the piano-forte. Refreshments were provided meat to transport the inmates to Ca3 bl i s ac i , in another apartment of the building at a moderate rate, will then be two floating pontoons e't3 Coalsc le and many of the company partook of them at the conclusion harbour of Toulon to receive future poe• ov of the first part. Alter the interval had expired, the CaY e ill vious to their transportation to al Il i Chairman said, he was sure he need not tell them a s t steam -frigate Christophe Colomb h that it afforded him great pleasure to respond to the ;from Toulon for Algiers. , s ,aes , s f , cee c esel call of their secretary to do himself the gratification i rkl"; he to It is anticipated among the We •,, t 0 t of meeting with theta on such, an occasion. It was very 1 at the review held ) .. tfi ra t i l e much pleasanter to speak there than it was in the council chamber, and he would tell them a little secret which was not de Mars, Napoleon 111. will make..na, to 010 4 0 to go out of that room, and that was that in the council : Impeiial Guard, not merely in a_lluf is i r on! to ii . ,.,1 , + chamber they did not behave to one another as politely as ! versary of his uncle's return to r Te fere ac e i 0 PTI the audience before him did to each other. It was also a that day 34 years ago, but with 1 e rea d ei t ! oi lieo i d much pleasanter place to speak than on the hustings.. He 1 with Austria on behalf of Italy. I .ia 00 0 ,,,f io i would speak to them more of the meeting itself at ' inents sent by correspondents , tt e ` itc h 11 a to l "' which they were assembled, and he would say to those leaders as to the unpopularity 01 s 01 )1) ' or e fil merry young men that he saw before him "God Rest Ye the bulk of the French ; my e vn i, l ;cli fe V 1 Merry Gentlemen," as had been sung. He knew the ladies of intercourse with that class W 7 - „f the te11,.,1 would excuse, for in a short time they were to have "To All Young Ladies Now At Land," and he supposed they , the millions who voted for a re c n?,:l; e - ph i e` t C ,' be were just off a long voyage, and were singing in the person of the First Connt„ t ece ‘w et "We Are Coming Sister Mary." (Laughter.) convince me that France is hel ‘ '' . . e 7 ll . , A vil r so! After they got out of that room they might sair th them- I " abnormal a state" as Italy r''' 10 0 (rued If selves, " The wind whistles cold," but then they could lities against Austria. onic Wl ' 50' le, keep up their loyal hearth by singing " God save the L' Univers has changed its e11r..,, 5t ltn co ell4t Queen." (Applause.) The place where they were assem- land into a temporary fever a s al." 0 w ill „,, bP i bled he would call Harmony-street, and he would put it on the downfall of the AustrianS, a por r oi s against Gin-lane er Rum-street any . day. Feeling as he did, overshadow France ;" " Russia hats oh ,'' ~,,,o not only from his magisterial experience, but from his inter- arse '1 t l i ;re ' course with mankind from dayto day—feeling that drunkenness who wears boots and goes a h cis' bugbear amuses Paris. , the .-ed e was the great evil of the day, they should try to get those who had not yet formed habits of intemperance,' is t 'etlY s h def ei loo , l of Paris a trial which sri to join with them. They could not get drunkards f fac t, t- e L oc. ec 0,41 to attend, so that they might get habits of reflection There has just come off before uppresaievescs Napoleon I. is, in point 0 _ in f co o rt bat fallen as the world was, he hoped that such . 1851 he sought to raise n l ° ll4 ool l ° at e sten an association as that would be of great good to issue of scrip, based on the ree con fise',,eie do e, many. He knew that those who had attended would bear tense, his mother's propertY' we re kalco ill him out in his remarks that they were better there than Very few of these certificates s o V oi d ri tel spending their money, their time, and their health in the two" Belgian Bankers, De C° ° q,,,, a t. „A be ~,t l t) tavern. (Applause.) He thought it was wise never to came possessed of a certain tu n " o ey io e ev, a admit politics into their meetings, but they had all heard of him as a great Tory, but he was ion 11 hat co A l • decreed " that Louis NaPn- e J. t rte their action to recover the u l . Lon" aWI a great radical Reformer. But it is that we • . ail ar a ce reform ourselves. If they gave as much attention to the give away what he had n .., ?t the Dott a h P o ittt cree of the 21st Jan., 18oz, __ a il,- use' reformation of themselves as they did to reform the consti tution of the county, what a happy county it would be. renounced all claims of any...tv-- After some complimentary remarks as to Mr. Venables' ever." Plaintiffs nonsuited lecture and the performers, the chairman sat down loudly ' applauded. The lectures and its musical illustrations were then proceeded with. A vote of thanks to the chair man was moved by Mr. White, and seconded by Mr. Abrahams. Mr. Holme returned thanks, and moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to Mr Venables for his lecture, and to the ladiee and gentlemen who assisted him. , After the National Anthem had been sung, three cheers , the I were given for thg Queen, and the meeting operated are now circulating through the country eh e tc MARSEILLES, March 19.—Advices have " f r og' ceived from Genoa to the 18th inst. Volunte' eo t;' , Tuscany continue to arrive in companies of c to ri. The authorities of Tuscany permit their cleit a io 4 It is asserted that France intends to protest 5.01.0 the construction of fortifications by the Au9tr°l' Piacenza and Genoa. Satan VIENNA, d has.produced icusTRIA. )/00i by electric telegraph in the . 0 the t°, of yeste March 16.—The article, looracthe c ay morning, wlich was '°_,Le of . 0 0 circles than. was to be expected. i'll6tl 9. less disao•reeable iraPre tat THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, -- rot , 1.15 p.m.—The Bourse opened firm, with 3 per cent. in Rentes ; present price 68.10. of e! 3.27 p.m.—Rentes closed firm at 68.25 for' 0 and 68.20 for Account, being the highest ioe ing the week