Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-29 00:00:00

ARGYLE-ROOM, BIRKE E . 'UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HER MtJESTY THE QIIVIN, PRINCE CON3OIT, AND ♦LL THE ROYAL FAMILY. THE BROUSIL FAMILY WILL GIVE AN EVENING CONCERT, ON THURSDAY NEX r, THE 30re JULY, 1857, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. 'The only opportitni'y these Talented Artistes can anpgsr in Birken. head, p evionsly to their v,sitiag Germany. MISS JEFFERYS, VocmosT. Tickets—Reserved seats, 2s; Back Seats, Is—to be had of Mr. iyalls, Mr. Tarvey, and Mr. EL P. Sorge, Music Warehouses. N.B.—Doors to be opened hslf-sn•hoar previously. M,ney taken the doors. S GEORGE'S HALL ORGAN PERFORMANCES Will be given by the Organist, MR. W. T. BE ST, EVERY SATURDAY AND THURSDAY. Saturday Afternoon ..... at a p.m. Thursday Evening Admission on Saturday Afternoon, 6d ; Thursday Evening, 3d, The Concerts last one hour. Doors open half an hour before each performance. Z OOLOGICAL GARDENS, LIVERPOOL, ILA DAYS EVERY DAY (SATURDAY EXCEPTED). THIS EVENING (WEDNESDAY), the Laughs.'3le Farce of YOUR. LIFE'S I 1 DANGER. And every Evening a Favourite Play. SIGNOR 7 RANCoIS, th? Frenci H-rcu!es (every Evening), is his Surprising Feats of Streagth, assisted by his India robber PUPIL. The Magnificent CITY OF MOSCOW wi'l, at Dusk, be beautifully illlttnainated—the lat, Coron,tion Fete of the Emperor Alexander, 'laid all the Palaces, II uses, Bridges, &c., being lighted with g ,s. At a Quarter to Ten, the FI,iF.WORKS will take place at the Gres Picture, conclud,ng with a Grand Classical TABLEAU. Admission Is. CiOldren 6d. Alllmproper Characters prohibited admission into the Gardens. nuirrztai , Oatvo. — Einii 'Dan. ♦t twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 15. Exchange-build'ngs, 60 seeks Anenthan Tallow.—J. H. Rayner and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 14, Exchange-alley North, 11 chests Borax, and 35 chests Tinc,.l.—W. H. Hawkins. ♦t twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, Exchange-street East, 440 bales Orch-lla Weed.—Henry Glynn. At twelve o'clock, at the brakes' office, 3), Exchange•alley North, 29 casks Tallow.— Shand, Higson and Co. At twelve °Meek, 394 bags Sumac, and 102 barrels Powdored Arsenic.--Jacksoa and IVI;Calloch. At to - elve o'clock, at the broker? ffice, 2, Da'e-street, a quantity c f blynboiams, Sanaa/Ned, and Maduer Roots.—Browne, Hun:er' and Co. At Twelva o'clock, at the Pnbllc Salaroom, 49 Bales Prime Turkey Rocts, and 35 Tons Gaboon Barwood.—Win. Porter and Co. At one o'clock. at th! pub'ic s throom, Exchange-buildings, a quan tity of very valuable damaged Manufactured Goods.--Pa,cival, Campbell, and Co. At twelve o'clo k, 27 tons Jamaica Logw,:od.—Finlay, Lawrence, and Lance. At twelve o'clock, at the pablie saleroom, Exchange-13,1!dings, 130 bales St rian Madder Roots, 70 tons Lima Wood, and 45 chests Sbell Lac.—Bower and Slack. At the pabdc saleroom, 20 begs Turmeric and 2 tons Fattic.—Alex, S. Macrae. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, Exchange-ally West, 40 bales Yellow Berriee.—Pryce and Lace. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office. 21, Oldhall-street, about 10 tons Logwood —Buchanan, Browne, and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the public saleroom, Exchange-buildiogs, F, cwt Camwood Splinters.—Rooke, Okell, and spence. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 7, Exchange-chambers, 1(0 bales Fibre.—Francia J Eaton. For particulars see wivertisement, A:titTSE'.l.l , lN - TS, PLT3LIC AIEEITN - G &c. THIS DAY. BOHAI. AM PRITURATRE —Dra matt: Performance -7 ao7ar. Cotoisan vi —General Entertainment-6.30 p.m. 2410Lo3icaL GARDENI3—Grand and Varied Entntainments. ALLIBOP'S CRYSTAL PALACE, Lime-street-10 a.m. to 10p.m. itg" For particulars see advertisements. Ely 'Mortliern tit/in W FONESn 4V TUT V c")Ci IQc7 THE DAY'S NEWS. The Lords' Committee on the Mersey Conser vancy Bill wss struck yesterday. The members are five in number, viz : Lords Chichester, St. Germans, Falkland, Beauchartip, and Romney. We have later news from India. We regret to say that Delhi has not been taken. The last accounts from that place are to the 15th of June. The beseiging force had been before the city for eight days, having arrived there on the Bth. The general in charge of the expedition was waiting for reinfor!ements. Our accounts further state that all the western provinces of the Bengal Territory, were in a state of insurrection, and the postal service with Calcutta was inter rupted. The disarming of the native regiments continued. This news appears to have been in the hands of government at an early hour yesterday morning, for it was rumoured on the Stock Exchange as early as eleven o'clock, that intelligence of the non-surrender of Delhi had been received, yet it was not published before six o'clock. This is too bad. The government cannot surely think that a few hours time elapsing from the receipt of the news to its publication, can at all have any influence one way or other. Further despatches on this question will be found elsewhere. While on this subject, we may mention that the Berlin telegraphic Correspondence of the 26th an nounces that the States of the German Zollveroin have demanded an indemnity from the British Government for the losses their subjects suffered by the boml , ardment of Canton—the bombard ment having taken place without that previous notice to the foreign consul which the international law demands. The collective note of the Zollve rein Government has been presented through the medium of Prussia. No doubt the representation will receive the kindest consideration—England and Prussia are about to be united by a matri monial alliance. A certain authority is attached by foreian poli ticians to the statements of the Morning Post, on account of its real or supposed connection with Lord Palmerst m. We mention this because that journal brings yesterday a charge of a very grave character against the Russian Government— nothing more nor less, in fact, than that the dis content of our Indian troops, which has now broken out into mutiny, is the work of Russian agents, instructed and paid directly by the Foreign-office at St. Petersburg. " There is abundant evidence," says the Post." both in Fort William and Leaden hall-street, of the proceedings of these Muscovites, and we should not be at all surprised if some of the Oude nobles and functionaries, and same of the Brahmins, were under-agents in the pay of the paramount and superior practitioners who were immediately instructed by the Russian Chancery." In the House of Lords last night a petition from the Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool, suggesting the establishment of Courts of Recon- ciliation, was presented by Lord Brougham, who recommended it to the attention of the Lord Chancellor. The Fradulent Trustees' Bill was read a second time. In the House of Commons last night Sir G. Grey, on the motion for going into committee on the General Board of Health Committee, explained that it was necessary to pass a measure for the powers of the Board of Health before the end of the present session, unless parliament were of opinion that its powers should expire. The go vernment thought it was unnecessary to continue the board as a separate department, and it was proposed that the powers ves'ed in the board should be placed in the bands of the President of the Council, aided by the Vice-President of Council on Education, who would represent the board in the House of Commons, so that the parlia mentary responsibility would be continued. Mr. Knight moved that the bill should be read a second time that day six months. After some slight dis cussion the House went into committee on the bill, and clause 1, which transfers the power of the existing Board of Health to the Privy Council of Education, was expunged. A refractory witness in the G, eenwich Election case, who refused to reply to the questions put to him by the committee, was yesterday committed to prison by the chairman. The House of Com mons in the evening sanctioned the refractory witnesses's incarceration. Sir De Lacy Evans brought on his motion respecting the education• and instruction required by commissioned officers of the Army, but was ultimately prevailed on to withdraw it, on Sir John Ramsden entering into particulars of the Government scheme on the same question, which would be introduced next session. Colonel French moved the issue of the writ for a new election in the room of Mr. O'Flaherty, who had been unseated from Galway. Mr. Clive, the chairman of the commit tee, opposed the motion; and moved an amend ment to the effect that her Majesty do cause an inquiry to be made into the existence of corrupt practices during the last as well as former elections in the county and town of Galway. The Attorney- General for Ireland supported the amendment, which was carried without a division. Col. French then moved that a new writ be issued for Mayo in the room of M' G. H Moore. Mr. Scholefield moved, as an amendment, that the Attorney-Gene ral for Ireland be directed to prosecute _the Rev. Peter Conway, and the Rev. Luke Ryan,-and that the issue of a writ be suspended during the present session. Ultimately, the amendment was adopte 1. Yesterday, Baron Rothschild was again re elected member of Parliament for the City of London, without opposition. The Guildhall was not inconveniently crowded, nor was there much excitement: Mr. M. T. Smith, M P., having pro posed, and Alderman Wire seconded, the nomina tion of Baron Rothschild, and no other candidate presenting himself, he was declared duly elected. Baron Rothschild then came ferward, and was received with much cheering. In addressing those assembled he went over the well-known history of the Jew-Bill agitation ; and he said that Lord John Russell had pledged himself to resort to any constitutional means to accomplish this object, and that while the constituency of London stood by him (Baron Rothschild) he should stand by them till success was achieved. Votes of thanks to the Parliamentary supporters of the Oaths' Bill, and to the Sheriffs, were passed, and the proceedings terminated. Mr. Baird, who represented Falkirk in the laQt parliament, is again a candidate in opposition t o Captain Hamilton. Mr. Baird is an ironmaster, at the Garlsherrie works, near Airdree, a maderate conservative, in favour of free trade, and a revision of the excise laws - He was first returned for Falkirk in 1851, defeating Mr. James Anderson by 50 votes. Another unhappy individual has been sentenced to die. At Maidstone, on Monday, Stephen Fox, aged 24, was indicted for shooting Mary Ann Hadley. his sweetheart, out of revenge for having abandoned him. He was found guilty, and Mr. Justice Willes sentenced him to be executed, with out holding out any hope of mercy. Our Irish exchanges publish a letter from the pen of Mr. William Smith O'Brien, in which that gentleman gives an account of the adventures of his portmanteau at the time of his capture fol lowing the Ballingarry rebellion of 1848, and of the way in which, as he says, its centents were dishonourably examined by - government " detectives of high grade." Far general readers Mr. O'Brien's letter has only a historical interest, but its publication has also an immediate political object. Sir Thomas Redington, who was in 1848 Uuder-Secretary for Ireland, is at present one of the candidates for the representation of the county Galway ; and the letter purports to expose that gentleman's dishonourable conduct respecting the contents of the portmanteau, for the purpose of damaging his election prospects. Our advices frcm the Continent this morning are interesting. Very alarming rumours of the actual assassination of the Emperor of the French prevailed in London yesterday, and, whether well or ill founded, they caused the funds to decline. Our last accounts from Paris do not make mention of any such outrage. 2., a.. ,ne present, airier ence between the Powei s represented in the Euro pean Commission at Bucharest, and in the diplo matis Conference on the Principalities at Constan tinople, will end in France refusing to recognise the validity of the Moldavian elections and, con sequently, the legality of the state of things arising from them as established by treaty right. The behaviour of the Moniteur in the question seems to confirm this rumour. The prosecutions arising from the late revolu tionary scheme continue in Italy as well as in Spain. In the meantime it is reported from Turin that threatening, or rather warning letters, which seem to announce an impending Communist outbreak, have been received there by various persons. THE course of the Divorce Bill, like that of true love, has not run smooth. In the Commons, on Friday evening, an attempt was made to delay it, or to get rid of it altogether, under colour of deferring it till next session. We were very sorry to see the name of so distinguished a person as Mr. GL ADSTONE in the opposition to this bill. The Pretnit!r very properly, and with some power of sarcasm, resisted the postpone ment. Gentlemen had had abundance of time to consider the bill; and his Lordship gave a gentle hint that the session might be prolonged till this matter was satisfactorily disposed of. He recol lected to have once at least continued in session till the middle of September ; and he could not consent that the House, like idle school-boys, should run away from their task. The opposition to this Bill appears to us groundless and misplaced. Even though five thousand of the clergy have signed a declaration that it goes against their conscience, and that they believe the dissolubility of marriage is con trary to Scripture. Now, how is it possible to sustain such a proposition in face of the unde niable fact that the New Testament itself names at least one justifying cause for divorce. No one, with the Old Testament in his hands, could affirm the indissolubility of marriage ; but the New Testament makes conjugal infidelity a sufficient ground for divorce. How, then, can it be indissoluble ? Marriage is a solemn, sacred, civil contract between two parties, voluntarily entered into, in presence of God and society, and involving deep responsibilities. But when the conduct of either party frustrates the main purpose of the union, surely it would be immoral, cruel, and tyrannical to continue an enforced association, and to refuse the natural remedy and slight alleviation of separating. If, as we are now told, marriage is indissoluble, wh y did not the five thousand clergymen lift up their voices against the continued and habitual con duct of the House of Lords in granting divorces ? Where slept the consciences of the Bishops in permitting this solemn and repeated violation of the Divine Law by the highest authority of the realm ? Yet this has been going on for some two hundred years, and the right reverend Fathers in God have taken it lightly to heart. It was written of old, "The zeal of thy house has eaten me up"—but where has been the zeal of our episcopal guides ? When rich suitors came to their House for relief from an ill-assorted mar riage, when did my Lords the Bishops make the walls ring with their indignant protests in favour of the inseparability of the marriage tie under all possible circumstances ? Never until the middle classes and the poor came asking for the same relief which has always been conceded to the rich. The House of Lords has always done exceptionally, and by special legislation, what this bill proposes to do regularly, and by ordi nary course of law. At the root of this agitation against the bill, there must surely be some great misapprehen sion. If its real nature were understood, much of the hostility would be disarmed. The Bill creates no new ground of divorce. Simple infidelity on the part of the wife constitutes, as before, the ground of divorce ; but simple infi delity on the part of the husband is not a suffi cient ground, along with this there must be bigamy, or four year's desertion, or dangerous cruelty, or the infidelity must be of that parti cular kind which is called incestuous. Surely no one can really believe that this is unloosing the marriage tie, and relaxing the bonds of morality. The Bill has the merit of more clearly defining the grounds of divorce, but it has the vice of still leaving the woman at a disadvantage; it does not give her the same justice which is afforded by the law of Scotland. There is still one law for the man and another for the woman. The vice of the husband must be more heinous than that of the wife, before relief can be obtained. In the opinion of many who are no less moral than its opponets, the Bill might go much farther and be all the better. The cost will be reduced, and instead of the cumbrous machinery of three courts, there will be the simple expedient of one. So far as it reaches, the Bill is a good instalment, and will easily be amended into something better. We hail it, not as being all that we could desire, but as being as much as we are likely to get from the Legislature in the present state of public opinion respecting this grave and. important subject. We believe there is a very general desire that some such measure as this should become law, and that the relief which it promises is needed in many quarters, There is, of course, nothing which may not be abused. Marriage itself is abused ; money may become a root of all evils ; the tongue that should speak the truth may lie ; and the fingers may steal tha t ought to be employed in useful working. But the possible or the actual misuse of a thing is no argument against the right use of it. From the recent division giving a large majority in favour of proceeding without delay with this Bill, we confidently anticipate that it will soon pass into law; and when this shall be the case the country will probably be of opinion that it is one of the best things the new House has done, or probably will do during the uncertain term of parliamen tary existence. MONDAY last was a day of unusual importance to the Old and the New World. The American war vessels, Niagara and Susquehanna, sailed from the Mersey on their way to join her Majesty's ships of war Agamemnon and Leopard, on the west coast of Ireland, for the purpose of laying down the Telegraphic Cable that is to connect America with the United Kingdom. No event, of either ancient or modern times, can lay claim to such importance as is attached to the completion of the Atlantic Telegraph. It addresses itself to the people of both nations directly and indirectly, collectively and indi vidually—lays the foundations for peace and amity between both countries.—and aids the march of Trade and Commerce, and the mental and moral improvement of all their people. Many of the disputes which have occurred between Great Britain and America have been the result of misconception at the outset, but which, after mutual explanations and conces sions, have been amicably arranged, and peace, at first endangered, placed . upon a firmer and much securer basis. Nevertheless, owing to the distance between Washington and London, much time has been necessarily consumed in diplomatic arrangements, and the leading journals on both sides the Atlantic have been occupied in fanning the warlike propensities of the p eople. This has had an injurious effect. It has fostered feelings of national pride, hatred, envy, and unworthy emulation. The wheels of Commerce have become disarranged, and public confidence and security unsettled. It is for the interest and the advantage of England and America that such things should not be. The prosperity of the one country is the gain of the other. The commercial advancement of England adds to the commercial greatness of America, and the reign of peace between the two exalteth both, not only in the estimation of their respective populations, but in the eyes of the whole civilised world. The mission of the Niagara and Agamemnon, accompanied by the Susque hanna and LeOpard, will realise to a certainty these latter objects. England's Queen can exchange greetings with America's first magis trate. The foreign minister of each nation can hold intercourse, and their respective ambas sadors can apply to and receive from their Governments instructions upon this or that question. National negociations can be effected with less trouble, and greater facility, than the THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29. 1857. writing of a Governmental despatch ; and in • troublesome times, the executive authorities, both here and in the "far West," can know hourly what is passing, and make proper pro vision for the emergency, But if the advantage in a national point of view be so great and important, it is equally so as regards trade and commerce. Hitherto, we have been obliged to rely upon the statements of certain parties, as regards the staple articles of production in the United States—cotton, for example—and these advices have had several days, in many instances a week, to run for confirmation or denial ; the result has been a heavy positive loss to several parties. The wheels of commerce have either been hurried forward with undue impetuosity, or, by means of concocted and interested reports, the " drag" has been applied, and losses of no minor moment have been the result. In the establish ment of a Transatlantic Telegraph we see an effectual remedy for these commercial evils. The merchant at Manchester, the piece broker and the spinner, can learn every evening the demand and current value for their respective wares, not only in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, and New Orleans, but all over the Union. The shipownei will hear instantly of his vessel's safety or danger, the demand for tonnage, and the current rates of freight, and can directly advise the completion or rejection of a charter party. We might got over almost every species of trade in the same manner. Enough has been said, that all branches of commerce must reap vast and incalculable benefits from the Atlantic Telegraph. Individually, every person, either directly or indirectly, will be advantaged. What is good for a community never fails to benefit the individual, and therefore we view with feelings of confidence the attempt now being made to connect us, by means of the electric wire, with a people who have sprung from us, and whose social and commercial pro gress must add to the greatness, in every point of view, of the mighty empire of Great Britain. Let us hope that the undertaking will meet with nothing but success—that the winds of heaven may prosper the noble vessels which are com missioned to deposit the important link, and that He who knolvs the inmost thoughts of man will bless the project. Certainly no vessels ever left the waters of the Mersey upon an errand so momentous and important as that entrusted to the United States' frigate Niagara and Her Majesty's ship-of-war, Agamemnon. Proud, indeed, must be their captains, officers, and crews, on the successful completion of the task allotted to them. Each must rejoice that they have lent a helping hand to this wonderful agent of civilisation, and the pioneer of an era which will figure in history's pages as surpassing all former periods in the chronicles of the WONDERFUL PASSAGE OF A WONDERFUL VE3SEL FROM NEW YORK. This is the age for wonders, bat where are the wonders to cease? After what we are about to record, we may fairly ask, what next? We were somewhat surprised yesterday, to read on the slate in the Underwriters room, amongst the arrivals, the following startling announce ment :—" The Charter Oak,cutter yacht, twenty-three tons, from New York, with three hinds, thirty-seven days out; one hand disabled the first night out. She is named after the Charter Oak of Connecticut, in the hollow of which the charter granted to the State by Charles 11. was hid, whin demanded by James the second." This, led us to make some inquiry, and we really find that the tiny little craft named as above, has crossed the Mantic with two hands, and in thirty-seven days —wondezful ! Some of our readers may, ask us about the Charter Oak tree, and we have taken some pains to gratify public curiosity, and at the same time revive some historical incidents, which at the present day may look like romance : Connecticut, from its first settlement, chose her own rulers and nngistrates. qhe never hal a Royal Governor or Judge. April 20th, 1632, Charles 11. granted a Charter to the colony, which confirmed the rights and privileges which the people had previously enjoyed. Cotton Mather called it the " freest charter under the cope of Heaven." Charles 11. died in 1685. The kingly powor and divine right of his successor, James' 11., could endure no such f , ee Charter. He ordered Sir Eimmd Andross tolgo and demand its surrender, or to seize it. Judge Sewall, in his Diary, says, " Wednesday, October 26th, 1687, his Excel lency, with sundry of ye Council, Justices, and other gen tlemen, four blew coats, two trumpeters. Sam Bligh, fifteen or twenty red coats, with small guns and short lances in 3e top of y"', set out for Woodcocks, in order to go to Connec'icut, to assume ye Government of yt place." Reaching Hartford, he sent a message to the General Court demanding the Charter. The Assembly met on the 31st October, 1687, and deliberated long and earnestly on this message; representing the great expen , e and hardships of the,colonists in planting the colony; the blood and treasure which thee had spent in defending it, end the happy results it had afforded them. The evening came on, and still they would not determine to surrender it. At last, Sir Edmond, impatient of their delay, came in person to take it ; and, when advancing to secure it, as it lay upon the table, the lights were suddenly extinguished, the charter wa seized by Captain Joseph Wadsworth, borne away in triumph, and lodged in a large hollow oak tree, frontin'.; the house of the Hon. Samuel Wyllys, in the southern part of the city. The people of Connecticut, immediately on the news of the 11,volntion in England, resumed the government under the old Charter. It had never been vacated by any judg. went in the King's Courts against it—it hal never been nullified by any voluntary surrender by Connecticut. The opinions of the best counsel in England sustained its per fect validity. Twice aftee the Charter was saved by Captain Wads worth, bills were brought into Parliament against it—once in 1701, and once in 1715. Twice the enemies of the colony, particularly Governor D.sdlay, of MassrebasAts, and Lord Cn.abury, Governer of New York and the Jer sies, combining with certain disaffzeted persoes at home, attempted to destroy it. But all as cults upon it were frustrated by the vigilant activity of the colony, and the noble Efforts of her agents in England. All the enemies of liberty were the enemies of the Charter, because this instrument made the colony comparatively free and in. 49.- p,ndent„ - The Charter, though the offsprilg of Royal grants, was republican in its principles. It was, i❑ fact, drawn up in , rtford, by a committee of the General Court. It con tains the princip'e of representation, and the right of suf frage. I': is composed of free constituent, parts,, and the head of the whole, is the elective governor of a, democratic republic. From the boundaries in the Chatter, which extended the title of C-nnecticut as to territory west of the Pacific, came the Western Reserve, the Seb•)ol Fund, and the blessings of education so widely diffused in the State. The Charter carried the &ate through the wars with the Indians, the French, the Dutch, the 'sr rar of the Revolution, and the second war of IndependenP,e. The famous old Charter Oak 'of this city, so noted in song and history, fell with a trP,mendons crash during the g , eat storm, at a quarter bt). ° .ore one o'clock this morning (August 21, 1856.) The noble old tree soed upon the beautiful grounds of the liOn. Stwatt, late the Wyllys' estate, in the southern part of the city. About three years ago, some boys built a fire in the hollow of this tree, which burnt out the punk, and though it was f eare d th a t bis would kill it, such was not the fact. Fresh sprouts sprung out the next spring, and Mr. Stuart took great pains to preserve this valuable relic of the original forests of New England, but more especially interesting as the tree in which the old British Charter of Connecticut was secreted and preserved. At this time the hollow in the trunk of the old oak was so large, that a fire company of twenty-seven full-grown men stood up in it together. The age of the oak can not be told with correctness, but good judges place it from eight hundred to a thousand years. When our forefathers first came here, it was vene rated by the Indians, and at their earnest solicitation was spared the axe of the settler. "It has been the guide of our ancestors for centuries," said they, " as to the time of planting our corn. When the leaves are of the size of a mouse's ear, then it is time to put the seed in the ground." The oak shall be the theme to-day— More years than man can count, they say, On the verge of the dim and solemn wood, Through shine and storm that oak had stood. Many a loving, laughing sprite Tended the branches by day and by night ; And the leaves of its age were as fresh and green As the leaves of its early years bad been. But the elements did their work at last, And the hero fell as the Storm King passed.—Praed. Such is the history of the oak, after which the wonderful little craft, now in our port, is called. There is a fine print of the oak, and a piece of its wood in the Under writers room at present. AMUSEMENTS, &c. CLAYTON HALL.---.31R. CUMMING'S ENTERTAINMENT.— This pleasing, exciting, and varied entertainment lacks nothing of its wonted attractions—indeed, if anything, its popularity has increased, as it was only required to be known to be duly appreciated by the public, Incidents of travel are always interesting, but when the traveller en counters—for he goes out on that special mission—the wildest fury of the wildest beasts in Southern Africa, thee, indeed, the story becomes thrilling, and what we were inclined to think in our boyish days was the invention of some heated brain, turns out a reality. Mr. Cuelming is, however, the first, and certainly the most success ful, of all travellers in that country—first, because none before him dared to enter the trackless waste and beard the lion in his lair. He has done more ; he con quered, not only the king of beasts, but all his subjects. His narrative, the more one bears it the more it is admired, and his pictures of forest life are true to nature. His trophies are the proof of his abi it ies, and there, along with the other portions of the entertainment, form the most pleasing two hours' recreation we know of at present in town THE ZO3LOGICkL GARDENS.—We unlerstanl that the unforseen accident which happened to the great balloon has been thoroughly remedied, and that this evening it may he expected to ascend, when one of the greatest galas of the year will take place at these beautiful gardens. SUDDEN DEATH—Mr. James Allen, for many years con nected with the Fish-market, was found dead in bed yesterday, at his own residence 36, Warren-street. He was a man of steady habits, and only complained of slight illness the previous afternoon. The cause of death was so apparent that an inquest was net necessary. THE APPROACHING ARiIZES.—Up to the present time there are no fewer than 117 cases entered for trial at the ensuing Assizes, all of which are cases of great magnitude, including burglary, robbery, bigamy, &c., and no less than twelve cases iu wnich the prisoners are charged with the crime of murder, and many with manslaughter. It is to be feared, that before the the Assizes are commenced, that the numbs, 117, will be considerably augmented. RETIREMENT OF THE REV. JAMES MARPINEAU.—WO understand that the Rev. James Martineau, the able and much respected Minister of the Unitarian Congregation, Hope-street, will preach his farewell sermon to his con. gregatiun on Sunday morring next, previous to his removal to London, where he is about to undertake the duties of Theological Professor of Manchester New College. It i; now twenty-five years since Mr. Martineau became the minister of his present congregation. VISIT TO A LT3/%1 Towims.—On Monday, a very numer ous party availed of Mr. Irving's excursion train to Alton, to visit Alton Towers, the celebrated seat of the Shrews bury family, whose title and estates are now the object of fierce litigation. The train left the Birkenhead station at a quarter past seven, a m., and after a pleasant drive through one of the finest districts in the North of England, reached the Hub. before eleven o ' c l oc k. t i due party Ran t A-1 i nn us a long summer's day f-• in the wondrous beauties of Alton Towers and demesne, the train not leaving until seven, p.m. ; and after spending as delightful and profitable a day as could be desired, in rambling through the gardens—in themselves most worthy of a visit—were landed safely at Birkenhead a little before eleven, p.m. W,3 believe it is the intention of Mr. Irving to ran another excursion train, at thesame moderate prices, to Alton on next Monday, and those who would view a baronial residence, the most magnificent in all England, and scenery which nature and art have combined to render beautiful, will be wise in not missing the opportunit3 of visiting Alton Towers. ARREST OP SIVINDLERS.—A few days since a man named Allison, along with a female ceiling herself his wife, came to Liverpool from Wolverhampton, and took pas sages for Australia in the ship South Carolina. They stopped at an hotel on the Cheshire side of the river. It was ascereained, after the party left Wolverhampton, that Allison had passed several foeged fire pound notes (on the bank of England) in that town. An officer and a person from Wolverhampton, came to Liverpool in search of Allison, and, in company with detective officer Horn, they went to the hotel and arrested him and the woman there. After they were brought away, Inspector Murphy went to the hotel and found a leather case belong ing to the prisoners, which had been overlooked in the previous search ; and in it he got a number of watches and jewellery with three forged five pound notes, on the Bank of England, fifteen sovereigns, and other things. It was stated that Allison was a well known character, and con nected with a gang of swindlers, and he was, along with the woman, sent to Wolverhampton, to answer the charge preferred against him. LIE FAMIONABLE FEMALE SHOP-METER AND PICK POCKET.-lii the early part of the present month, we pub lished in detail in our police intelligence, the circum stances attending the apprehension of a very fashionably dressed female, of rather prepossessing appearance, who give her name as Emily Wilson, and who was apprehended with her paramour at lodgings in Bittern-street. She was charged with picking the pocket of Miss Hodgson, but the evidence being inconclusive she was acquitted. She was next charged with stealing a very handsome black velvet mantle, from the establishment of Messrs. Jeffery and Moorish, and the case being deemed clear, she was com mitted for trial, and also.on another charge of picking the pocket of Mrs. Ann Kellock. Her paramour, John Wit on, was sent to gaol for th ree mont h s , as a suspec ted thieF, having in his posses don a large quantity of very ingenious implements for housebreaking. Yesterday, Emily Wilson was placed in the dock before the Recorder, when all the evidence was gone into, but the result was that *he jury acquitted her, as they also did on the charge of picking pockets. She was ordered to be discharged, and soon after left the court in great style. TR% POVERTY OF LAWYERi —The number of barristers, therefore, who raise fortunes or even competence, is exceedingly small. T us, from 120 to 140 barristers attend the circuit at L'verponl, and certainly not mere than thirty of these ever hold a brief except by mere acci dent; and even a smaller proportion obtain practice on other circuits; and there can be little doubt that out of the 1,000 gentlemen bona fide practising as common-law advocates, only 25 per cent. are living on the emoluments of their profession. As this example may be taken as a fair test of the whole profession (placing the p - aeasing body of common-law advocates, as above s'atel, at 1,000), 1 believe not more than 250 are profitably employed in the practice of that branch of the la v. If to these we add 250, as stceessful equity, lawyers, ems veyaneers, and advocates in Doe; es' Cnumons, it may be fairly said that the country in its present condition supports only 500 advocates. That number is daily diminishing ; the sweeping away by legislative changes of many avenues of practice has seriously diminished their number, There are thus 1,500 unsuccessful advo cates, each anxious to rise, each contending for the next opening to practise that may occur by the pronntion, retirement, or death of any senior member. Amidst such a crowd, disappointment of the cherished hopes of early life is far more common than success: nor is the compe tition for the other class of legal prizes, namely, legal ap pointmerits, less keen. Hero the candidate has to contend not only with the practising body, but vial the whole mass of barristers. Standing and interest are nearly the only qualification required in this struggle, and the contest is carried on with great keenness ; very lately there vs:re no less than forty candidates for the office of police magis trate to a provincial town, the annual salary being only £BOO ; and the numbers would doubtless be much greater were not the notification of vacancies occurring kept tolerably quiet by the departments in whose hands the appointments lie. Often the first notice of a vacancy is learnt simultaneously with the appointment of the Minister's friend, not seldom a gentleman unknown to the courts, —Thompson's Choice of a Profession," CITY OF LONDON ELECTION. Yesterday the nomination of a candidate to supply the vacancy in the representation of the City of London, occasioned by the retirement of Baron Rothschild, took place in the Guildhall. The proceedings appeared to excite much interest, and the attendance of electors was numerous. Mr. Sheriff Mechi, attended by Mr. Frank Crosley, the trader-Sheriff, officiated as president and re turning officer. Baron Rothschild was accompanied by his son, a youth, Mr. W. J. Crawford, one of the sitting members for the City, Mr. Aldermen Salomon?, and his mover and seconder. The writ, and other documents connected with the election having been read by Me. Harker, the crier, Mr. Sheriff Mechi briefly appealed to the electors to give every one & fair hearing. Mr. M. T. Smith, M.P., proposed Baron Rothschild, and said he had delayed going abroad, in order to have the honour of doing so. He felt that no man ought to be shut out of parliament on account of his religious feelings ; the legislature decided in favour of that principle when they passed the Roman Catholic Emancipation Act, and it was the height of impertinence now to question a member returned to the House of Commons upon his religious convictions. That rested between himself and his Creator, and the House of Lords had no right to exclude Baron Rothschild from his seat. (Cheers.) Mr. Alderman Wire seconded the nomination of the baron, and insisted that it was the undoubted right of the citizens to return whomsoever they pleased. The law upon which the House of Lords took its stand was never intended to exclude the Jew, and Baron Rothschild was in every way a fit and discreet man to be one of the representatives of the City of London. The Lords had asserted that this dispute resolved itself into a constitu tional question. Well, be it so; bat even here the people, and not the Lords, had justice and reason on their side Four times the citizens of London had returned Baron Rothschild as one of the representa'ives, and now they pro posed to return him for the fifth time. If, then, the Lords refused to pass Lord John Russell's bill, it would be for the House of Commons to adopt Mr. Dillwyn'e propo sal, and seat the baron by resolution. He scouted the idea cf such a proceeding as bringing the House of Commons into collision with the courts of law, because he did not believe that, after such a resolution of the House, any judge would be found hardy enough to charge a jury against it. (Cheers.) Up to a late hour last night the opponents of Jewish emancipation were scouring the West End for a candidate, but they could find no unfledged poli tician willing to present himself, and had therefore been compelled to give up the contest. (Cheers.) He could have wished that it had been otherwise, because then the country would have seen how determined the citizens were in this matter. (Cheers ) No other candidate being proposed, Baron Rothschild was declared to be duly elected. Baron Rorusciiten then presented himself to the electors, and was received with loud cheers. He said : Ido not know how to express my feelings of gratitude on this occasidh. I cannot find words to thank you adequately for the confidence you have again placed in me. It was, gentlemen, on this very day ten years ago that I first had the honour of addressing you ; it was on the 28th of July, ten years ago, that I first made my appearance in public life. Since then, gentlemen, my position, I may almost say our position has wonderfully changed. At my first election I met with great and powerful opposition and ray victory then was considered a great triumph ; but, gentlemen, how much more triumphant is the victory I have achieved to-day in being unanimously elected. (A. Voice—No, not unani mously l) Well, there may be one or two gentlemen in the crowd who do not agree with me, but I can say I am unanimously elected when no candidate has been found to oppose me. (Cheers) Now, gentlemen, what has been the great argument of the leader of the opposition in the House of Lords against us ? Why, that the country nas n al, whether there is any town or any place where a member o f the Jewish persuasion lives, that has not responded in the same enlightened manner as the citizens of London ? But, certainly, in a great many places, in villages, and on the larger estates of the nobility, there are no Jews to be found ; and were none live, this question cannot be raised or dismissal (Hear, hear, and cheers.) It is not a question, like the repeal of the corn laws or free trade, that interests every one ; but it is a question that only interests those places where the Jews live, and it is there only that we can expect an answer to be needs in the same way that the citizens of London have res ponded to the question. (Hear.) Can I, therefore, not say, gentlemen, that since I first had the hononr of appearing before you, the question has made great progress? (C hears ) When I first came for ward, we had a strong and violent opposition to contend with. Now I may say we have none. (Cheers. But although I congratulate myself upon the gain we have thus made, I may also congratulate myself upon the fact that now this question not only regards us, the citizens of London, bat also the Members of Parliament themselves. (Hear, hear.) The question has now been taken up as their own. (Cheers.) And yet what does the noble lord (Lord Derby) recommend me to do why to agitate ; he says, "We have seen no riots or disturbances in the streets like what we saw on other occasions ;" but, gentlemen, good sense in this country always prevails, and I hope and believe that without the necessity for agitation out of doors the good sense of the House of Lords will prevail in this instance. (Cheers.) If, however, it does not, and if the noble lord remains obstinate, we shall hays many oppor tunities of satisfying him even on this point. (Hear, hear) If he is determined the question shall not be settled without agitation. lam quite prepared to meet' him. (Cheers) I am quite prepared on a question supported by the constituency of the City of London and backed by a majority of 140. in the House of Commons, to• agitate with him ; and lam convinced the questi o n will prevail, in spite of the resistance of the 32 majority in the House of Lords. (Cheers.) There will, d ur ing: the recess, be many occasions for Ipinging up the question. There will be, for instance, the great question of theßeforna Bill for the country to consider, and if the noble lord and his feeble majority remain obstinate, we shall have- plenty of opportunity f meeting him on his own grounds (Hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, what is the pre sent position of the question in the House of Commons ? We have a bill on the table to be read a second, time to morrow ; it is introduced by Lord John Russell, one of your representatives. Last night in the House- of Lozds, the day was fixed, after which no bill is to be received there this session, and we must therefore give, every en couragement to the noble lord, and assist him in every possible way in carrying his bill. (Hear, hear.) But if the bill should be defeated in the other house, have we not every reason to hope and expect, from what the noble lord stated the other night in the House of Commons, that he will make use of every means in his power to obtain the object ws have in view? (Ch eer s.) We all know that no man in the House of Commons is better acquainted with the constitutional means of carrying out any measure than the noble lord, and we a l so k no w that anything connected with the constitution proposed by him wou'd be sure of success in the lowe r h ouse , a t least (Hear, hoar.) But he did not lead us to expect then, and and may we not hope that if his bill should be thrown out in the House of Lords, he will endeavour by some o ther means to secure our object ? I, for one, fully believe he will. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, almost every argument in favour or this measure must be familiar to you, and will nst take up your tune by referring to Mr. Dillwyd 6 t motion, or to the assertions against the government that they did not make use of all the means in their power to carry the Oaths Bill ; an assertion which I can not bring myself for a moment to believe. (Hear, hear) It i 3 useless for me to go over all these grounds again , you must be so well acquainted with them, and there fore, gentlemen, I will only say in conclusion, dist so long as I have your support, so long as I have your confidence, I shall be happy i n deed, an d prou d to see wi g name associated with the great con s tit uenc y o f t h e City London. (Cheers.) Once more I thank you heartily and sincerely for the confidence you have reposed in me ; should the bill now before parliament pass, my votes an conduct will be dictated by a desire to again obtain your confidence, (Cheers.) On the motion of Mr. Bennoch, seconded by Mr. W: Hall, thanks were voted to the representatives of the city, to the liberal majority of the House of Commons, and th e lay and spiritual peers who supported the Oaths Bill. A vote of thanki to the sheriff closed the prooeedings,