Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-15 00:00:00

ruE LATEST TELEGRAMS. ITALY. Tui ti th is N, April 1 4.—The Marquis De Azeglio left th is for Paris charged with a n extraordi czssion to the ' Governments of France and liE ICING OF NAPLES. L"°llE, April 13 . —The death of King of Naples chuu_its. inent. Public prayers are offered up in the The ip - ' 4ll FRANCE. ffienlB,-,„l,"rati Peror w ill s h ort l y d epart for Lyons. A is c lum from Co un t B uo l, h os til e to Piedmont, o f . annou Ras, T hursday. —The Moniteur of this morning f or rtees that five steam frigates departed yesterday I,,uiereot ports of Algeria. i o 4 441 5, W e d nesday Evening.—The Pays persists .! Statement that the Cong res s w ill mee t b e f ore `4,,50th instant. csati s the Wednesday Evening.—The Conference on w sec atrbian affairs in its sitting of to-day reco e ,_ ever e electio n a Prince Couza, reserving, how- o ' ail questi ons respecting national rights. PARis THE FRENCH FUNDS. 67 .90, ' T hursday, 12 p.m.—Rentes commenced at te„2o 67. and 75 are now 67.8 J. The Bourse opened flat. ' e s 2. de i•'lie1"1.: It is asserted th a t th e Reties have e dt 3 25 ~, ' ° 6 7.40. u 7 40 f o r s' . : The Bourse closed very flat. Rentes •in • in the lattelne Y, and 67.25 for account, being a f a ll ° ft per cent. since yesterday. SPAIN. a bill o f April 13th. —The Congress has approved h a letuleat against Senor Col'antes, by 178 ged a s a ' ins t 6 6. Sen or C o ll an t es w as forthwith Cl overu o ag r. a Pri soner i n the Hotel of the Civil t/ A lkT AP 1/4itiQ ,-- , 1 UI3IAN AFFAIRS. the infer-, Ihursday, April 14.—1 n yesterday's sitting of tittivesences On the Danubian Affairs, the represen the rootf All Stria and the Porte, on the reading of Il ickhl e °P°l ° f the first sitting, demanded - certain vd .ll taii uo ns, , , uy reason of which a third meeting e Place. L 0 it -----.... 4110 ..........-.... tad b COWLEY AT PARIS. Lo rd Y COIVI C Cowley y has remainsd at departed for Baden-Baden, but ep Paris . ft is THE CONGRESS. t.he c o e "fidently as ser t e d, t h at t h e negociations for IA 810 a c re ss continue, but th a t th e i r progress be w O n accou n t o f th e great di ff i cult i es still to °vcr co Th e D . reVes,":B Publishes recent diplomatic papers, showing the a 4; °L negotiations at Vienna. One of those, dated lero i re , ', l st gives the views of the Cabinet of Vienna on the to consUnlitted to it by the British Government preliminary ttativ:b°l'lng Congress. As to the question of Adminis kay i; •",eforres in the Pontiflcial States, Austria says they "f' a n : "bated in the Congress, but the definitive adoption nite - :'o l l, e conimendation is to be left to the States directly ' a rta t o e p. e e '• Austria insists that neither existing territorial 1:) t ' Ine tits nor the treaties of 1815 are to be questioned I kEIZ Ielle(1 upon, and a simultaneous disarming of the great rs. SAXONY. jo u , 813 EN, Thursday, April 14.—The Dresden ttez o , n a a : l alleges its acquaintance wih the fact that, o. Pra a , 4 „Lng to a more recent counter-proposal 5 11 ar - t e ' e ,', w hieli is said to be also seconded in other ins t , the Congress will assemble on the 23rd tNi v t lt earlsrhue, and will commence operations by I n a nn a general disarming. • WA II PREPARATIONS. Ischer ~k,Q4lup, April 14. --The official Wurtemberg -14 the tntBeitzeig" publishes a royal decree, calling th ose We h e T r hefirst bands are to be composed With in tli ()icl iers who have left military service Which e l ast two years, and the two junior classes ue in;,lre„het yet begun military service, are sum- Lae Ist of May next. ARp -- • k 13U e 110 -' ,- '3l‘ UP POLITICAL ASSASSINS. 15 -11 Ppo I:ci-'4sT, April 12.—The infernal machine, Vlac: t° be destined for the assassination of are arre: t il ed za, has been discovered, and seven persons A • -atT IIQUAKES IN TUSCANY. P ° 4rthquaT'etN, Wed nes d ay. —T wen t y - one s h oc k s o f Pul aee Were felt at Sienna yesterday. The qUitted: the town, but no accident hap- - He MI LITARY APPOINTMENT. -4e 4ve ' We nesdayComander-in-Chief of nailitardy divisions has been appointed. Pelb - t , • '-u , IGN INTELLIGENCE. CAI,FRANCE. Wednesday. —Th e Me mor i a l Diplornatique, c A cls ecni "as orde re d on S aturday last to be silent, in ,i_ ll li4 D+ e i li ce of its conciliatory and pacific tone Present crisis, has been allowed to resume This attempt to suppress even the ha r- e ' ° expression of independent opinion is said b -''.(l 3 ' 4 11 1 f ecul e, strange to say, from the Palais 1;2 111 1d:i‘ r°111 those whose liberalism is nil t'verar, provided always that no one else's the in . ' si n shall diff er f rom i t. I t was at ..\ltallee, it s eems o f l ib erals of th i s class that kispeiliT am s t ter of th e I nter i or i ntimated the order to I l eto r h-e Memorial ; and I p resume th a t th e Em the 0 4 1 Li. o th er Ministers first learnt -it either t 4 Per, ge circular issued by the managers of the ° 0C Perhaps from your own columns. l a that the order was disapproved by M. De an ; 4 rld je-°stucagues as well as by the Emperor himself ust r ill etions were this day given, as I have j S orn °l ' the re -app e arance of the paper. '4l .the l ay Itrprise is expressed by persons, who, up i h 1 7 4 1 , 5 t Moment, were for war, at the suddenness s i 1 ,„ 15414 t Austria so entrely yielded, as . she ra j a_ L'ht, ° ;e've done, on the question of the &s t ar the 7""als removing all reasonable obstacles ofn ° f the Conirress. They seem to have ° been reif;; ri wttres ; but one would think that, instead lati,s47,cing, they are rather disappointed and di : tt eeqC Utah otherwise. They cannot conceive that,. the Posted as she is in Lombardy, and with ''''°ca,il3,..e„l',lvhelming forces as to enable her to open 4t. krii." l ge- to-morrow if she thought fit, crush the ' 4ll "- army at a blow, march upon Turin, toqAuaek within her own frontier, and then toecZetly await the French, she should make ,ttsii, si etts. All this, it appears, she could d o a ke a f°l ', according to military men, it will fuli, il l o nth or si x weeks more before France : 1 4( ler "9. ll iPPed to take the field,—they cannot rout s- 4 -11 Q that at the very moment the storm was gowe,„‘° burst, and when the declaration of war, 48toilk`br might have afflicted, would not have 4 , 4 d, • - •;:',.ed the public, Austria should turn roun , ' i tio l ; s ' e ad of a difiance, graciously accept all con- EL lleze ePt such as would not humble her. t .Austria,:a we are told by those who are most ag a inst her, has by this act lost her Lotarce in Germany ; and that her hold , on a VIY will not Y last two years. IV ia neth,: je . the real eause of the change-- ` - ' ll 4i e - e - t r of a m be th e pressure of the Powers on the v lenna or otherwise, it is evident that e—„il iTii t si h l e Pretext for war is, or ought to be, much and that if Pi e d mon t has really re ki.peeieedo her v iews upon L om bardy, the Emperor t han pied eau not pretend t o b e more e Fedmontese tedulont her se lf , more Italian t h a n th e ills, together with the increasing opposition People'to war, ou g ht na t ura lly greatly to do wt aa k e the chanc e o f maintaining peace. Yet I ~ )'eBt, trd ile 'w bow it is, bu li t the beef that prevauea a Y" of El, peaceful eonelusi9n is put no 139 encouraging. It was rumoured this afternoon that at the Cabinet Council held to-day, it was agreed that the conditions on Which Austria was prepared to enter the Congress were acceptable, and perhaps accepted ; but soon after it was reported that mat ters did not at all wear the same favourable aspect; and that there was a hitch somewhere. I said long ago that every difficulty would be thrown in the way of the Congress, either to prevent its meeting altogether, or to obstruct it when met. The hitch now is about the disarming; and France, or rather the Patrie—for on this ques tion the terms are not convertible—maintains, as you have already seen, that the disarmament does not apply to her. This theme is continued in the Patric of this evening, and there is no doubt as to the source from which it is supplied. I cannot conceal the fact that this strikes most people as a very strange way of promoting the work of peace, and that it looks as if people here not only were taken by surprise, but felt great concern at the acceptance by Austria of the conditions pro posed to her. Neither is it remarkable for good faith. We hear a good deal about " justice, 'right, honour," &c., but the Patrie has worn those things threadbare, and, like Lady Teazle. we might suggest " Whether it might not be well to leave honour, &c., out of the argument." I may add that the order has been given for the whole of the officers of the navy now on leave of absence to immediately join their 'respective ships. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CIRCASSIAN. GALWAY, Thursday Morning.—The Circassian arrived this morning from New York and St. John's, with 200 passengers, and full cargo. She left New York 31st March, in the evening, and St. John's on the 7th April, at 6 p.m. She encountered a large quantity of ice, which detained her 24 hours. A special despatch from Washington, received from General Lamar, on the subject of the'Cass-Yrassari treaty, the English treaty, the expedition against the Moibe-Indians, &c., states that there was no action in regard to the Cass-Yrassari treaty, and Lamar is of opinion that they do not intend to ratify it. He was not aware that the English treaty negotiated by Sir William Gore Ouseley had been ratified. The general impression, he writes, was, to the latest period, that the treaty had not been ratified. If the Ouseley treaty has been ratified, the administration is inclined to believe that it shows pretty clearly how Ouseley feels, and how he has acted towards our Government. Lamar does not. speak in very complimentary terms of Ouseley. The expedition against the Moibe Indians, according to last accounts, was succeeding admirably. The news received by the Northern Light is four days later from Aspinwall, and sixteen days later news from San Juan del Norte. American interests annihilated. The Nicaraguan Government haS been looking out for filibusters on the Pacific for some time. Spies were stationed on the coast to report the arrival of suspicious vessels. The 20th Feb. was fixed for the arrival of the invaders. On the night of the 19th three of the largest bridges in the Transit Road were burnt. News from the Republic of Chili is highly impor tant. On the 25th ult. the revolutionists made an abortive attempt to overthrow the Government. Their plans were not well matured, and the result was that the government forces stationed there achieved an easy victory. A number were killed and wounded, and several executions had taken place. Everything quiet in Peru. Business completely paralysed in Callao and Lima. Little prospect of improvement. In Bolivia there was another attempt at revolu tion against the government of President Linares, but he has been successful in putting down all insur rectionary movements against him. Guayaquil still closely blockaded by the Peruvian squadron. The cotton sales yesterday embraced 2,700 bales, inciuding 700 in transitu sold previous to receipt of Persia's news; afterwards less animation, and market closed without change in prices. Flour dull. Prime lots of wheat scarce. Common and middling dull, sales limited. Corn less active, prices easier. Pork dull and easier. Sugar firm. Freights with out change of moment. Fair business to Liverpool for rosin and cotton. To other ports shipments lighter. ARRIVAL OF THE WESER. The Weser has arrived at Southampton, with New York advices to the 2nd instant. _ _ Lord Lyons had not arrived out, and fears were beginning to be entertained for his safety, as nothing was known there about the Curacoa being a very slow vessel. • WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—The Royal Mail steam packet La Plata arrived at five o'clock this morning, from West Indies. She brings 92 passengers, $522,000 in specie, and 370 packages of cargo. The mail steamer Atrato left St. Thomas on the 31st ult. Lieutenant Scott, and the officers and crew of the late gunboat Jasseur, have come home in her. At Jamaica produce scarce. No Pimento. Very little sugar and coffee offering. Fair sugar 20s to 20s 6d per 100 lbs ; withdrawn at 16s, and some sold at 19s. Freights very low. The Kingstown Morning Journal, of March 26, says : To our previous packet summary there was a postcript, giving . a brief account of the re-animation of the late out break in Westmoreland, and the departure of troops for the scene of outrage. We have now to add, that his Excellency the governor, and his honour the Attorney-General accom panied the troops, 'and on the spot the Governor appointed a new Custos in the place of the former one, who from advanced age and failing health, was incapacitated for the ordinary discharge of his responsible duties, and consequently on an occasion such as that under con sideration was altogether unfit for his place, and to let him continue vested with the authority of the chief magistracy would be to trifle with the public good, if not absolutely to endanger life and property. The Hon. Mr. Vickers, the gentleman upon whom the honour has been conferred, and to whom the governor administered the oath in person, has been generally declared the " right man in the, right place." Several gentleinen have been included in the com mission of the peace, - who both from their education, interest, and standing in the parish, we think are calculated to lead to a better state of things in Westmoreland We are happy to add, that when the troops arrived on the scene of outrage, peace and order had been completely restored. The Governor issued a proclamation offering a reward of £lOO for information that may lead to the detection of the ringleaders in the unfortunate affair. On the return of his Excellency to Spanish Town ho appointed a special commis sion to inquire into the outbreak, consisting of the Hon. B. Edwards, Chief Justice, the three assistant judges, the Hon. W. I. Wilkinson, the Hon. J. F. Cargill, the Hon. F. Roper (acting),.* and Stipendiary Justices Laidlaw and Chamberlain. The commission will commence their sitting early in the succeeding month, when the Attorney-General will prosecute in person, and tho Clerk of the Supreme Court, an able attorney, will act as clerk to the commission. We regret exceedingly to state that there have been several fires in the parish of Vere, which are strongly sus pected to be the work of incendiaries. Her Majesty's ship Indus, with the flag of Sir Houston Stewart, left Port Royal on Thursday last. The public health has somewhat improved since our last. At Barbadoes sugar crop about the average. From Trinidad shipments of cocoa above the average. At St. Vincent sugar-making progressing satisfac torily. Everything reported quiet at Hayti. THE SOUTH PACIFIC. The advices by Atrato report that tranquillity has been restored at Valparaiso ' • business dull. Every thing quiet at Coquimbo. Business in a bad state. at Peru. $2,000,000 specie were to be shipped frel - ca Mexico for England about the middle of April. The following is a summary of the news `given by a local paper : On the 28th of February theie was an ou':break in Val paraiso ; about 200 men attacked the In i .,Rndente's palace, and tried to set fi re t o it , b ut they were attacked by the governnient troops, and after about tAvo hours' street fight ing, they were driven to the This put a stop to all business. When we left the place wp • stationed at different r,oin ts: beginning to open the store;,,the streets had to stoil., fr'equently, the streets were full of soldiers a q n uiet, and the peop . le were to himl o y th e sentries. d a uad persona n s e r walking questions lo p n u g t in Coquimbo everything was quiet. Don Pedro Leon 040 was 14 leagues distaut from Coquimbo with 4 fors of 1,200 men. The government have in Coquimbo about 1,000 soldiers to meet the rebels, but they seem to think there will be no battle, and they have sent emissaries to Gallo telling , him of the state of the country, and offering terms. _ _ All the south is now in the hands of the government. Talca was the last place, and the rebels delivered it without fighting. The Araucaniano, headed by some of the rebels, have broken the frontiers, and driven off over 2,000 head of cattle and committed other damages. . Caldera, Copiapo, and Huaco are the only places in the hands of the rebels. , Caldera is blockaded by the Chili brig Ancud, no vessels being allowed to enter. The general opinion is that in a month more the country will be as quiet as ever. All the respectable people, whether " oppositions" or not, have turned their backs on the rebels, on account of the infamous manner in which they have behaved. In Peru everthing is quiet. Business in a very bad state ; exchange on England, 42d. ; 90 days', nominal. THE LOSS OF THE JASEUR. ARRIVAL OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW. The West India steamer La Plata which arrived at Southampton yesterday morning, has on board, we are glad to state, the officers and crew of the unfortunate gunboat Jaseur. The Jaseur was wrecked on the night of Feb. 26. She had left Kingston, Jamaica, only the day before, and was on her way to Central America (Greytown). Right in her track lay the shoal of Baxo Nuevo, to avoid which a course was shaped far to windward. But a powerful cur rent interfered, and on it the vessel was wrecked. Aware of their vicinity a sharp look-out was kept, and breakers were reported to leeward. It was a dark night, the wind blowing fresh from the eastward, and the vessel was under sail alone—no steam up. An attempt was in stantly made to tack off ; the vessel came up head to wind, a • heavy sea struck her, which sent her back, and she filled very shortly afterwards. Two out of three boats were swamped. One alone got clear of the wreck, but the crew of this managed to right the others. In the meantime the masts were cut away, and a raft formed from the stumps. Daylight revealed to those on board a precarious position. No land was visible—nothing but rollers near and the sea beyond. But the sight of the boats approaching cheered them. Some preserved meats were saved, and the . wreck was abandoned, full of water and breaking up. Some fifty souls now found themselves packed between two boats, a dingy, and a raft, while the sea was high and the breeze freshening. They were surrounded by sharks ; their fresh water was turned salt, and only four oars between them all, together with the dingy's sails. A hard struggle was maintained to keep afloat. Discipline remained perfect from the first moment of danger, and the sailors behaved as British sailors have always done in the hour of trial. Two men unfortunately were drowned by the swamping of the dingy ; another turned delirious and jumped overboard., Seein g that the whole party were only drifting down to be wrecked on other shoals, it was determined on the third day, for the general safety, to separate, abandon ing the raft. ' The crowded boats were thus still further filled, but the weather fortunately improved. The com mander, with twenty . men in one boat, •and the second master, with the remainder, towing the dingy, soon, how ever, lost sight of each other. On the 7th of March, after nine days' privation in a tropical sun, existing on preserved meat-juice (a spoonful daily, _ unable to swallow the meat)—both parties struggling— with two oars only—each reached a place of safety. The Island of Jamaica was past—the second .master's boat was picked up 300 miles from the wreck, off Cape Cruz (Cuba). by a trading schooner, and taken safely back to Jamaica on the 16th of March. The commander fetched some sixty miles to the westward, and landed at Port Santa Cruz, and was conveyed also back to Jamaica on March 25, by a Spanish steamer sent round from Havannah. Much joy was felt at their appearance at Jamaica, as serious doubts had risen as to their safety, a month having elapsed without any tidinas. THE NORTHERN TIMES, FRIDAY, APRIL 15 1859 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. The Earl of Malmesbury postponed, till Monday, his promised statement respecting foreign affairs. The Earl of Derby moved the vote of thanks to the Governor-General, and the civilians, officers, and others engaged in the pacification of India during the late disasters. He passed in review the principal exploits of the mutiny, showing the part which of those mentioned in the vote of thanks had borne in it. After passing a warm eulogism on each and all of those concerned in these operations, and commenting on the completement of the success they had achieved, he observed that the more difficult task remained to subject the affections of our subjects in India, and to impress them with a sense of our justice and benevolence equal to those which they entertained of our .power. We had now to establish in India the merits of good government. Earl Granville seconded the motion. He referred, in strong eulogistic terms, to the conduct of Lord Canning and Lord Clyde, and upon the conduct of those engaged in the late transactions. The Duke of Cambridge observed, that the late successes had been, in a great measure, due to the cordial co-operation between the civil and military authorities. He had been asked to snpply the unavoidaale omissions of the votes of thanks, by mentioning the names of those other officers who had chiefly distinguished themselves. He felt, however, for several reasons, that this would be an invidious course. The Earl of Ellenborough spoke in terms the warmest of the conduct of the troops, of whom he would have wished to have heard more especial mention in the speech of Lord Derby. After some observations from the Earl of Albemarle, the vote was agreed to. The House adjourned shortly after eight. HOUSE OF COMIUONS.-THURSDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. In reply to Colonel French, The Attorney-General for Ireland said, that the Lunatic Poor (Ireland) Bill, must follow the fate of the other bills, and be withdrawn. Lord Stanley moved a resolution as follows :-Ist. That the thanks of this house be given to the Right Hon. Charles John Viscount Canning, her Majesty's Viceroy and Governor-General of India ; the Right Hon. John Lord Elphinstone, Governor of the Presidency of Bombay; Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, late Lieut.-Governor of the Punjanb ; Sir Robert North Colin Hamilton, agent to the Governor-General in Central India ; Henry Bartle Edward Frere, commissioner of Scinde ; Robert Montgomery, late chief commissioner in Oude, for the ability with which they have severally employed the resources at their disposal, for the re-esta blishment of peace in her Majesty's Indian dominions. 2nd. That the thanks of this house be given to General the Right Hon. Lord Clyde, Commander-in-chief in India, Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, Major-General Sir Hugh Henry Rose, Major-General Henry Gee Roberts, Major-General George Cornish Whitlock, Major-General Sir Archdale Wilson, Major-General Sir Jas. Hope Grant, Major-General Sir William Rose Mansfield, Major-General Sir Thomas Harte Franks, Major-General Sir Edward Lugard, Major-General Sir John Michel, Brigadier-General Robert Walpole, Brigadier-General Sir Robert Napier, for the eminent skill, courage, and perseverance displayed by them during the military operations by which the late insur rection in India has been effectually suppressed. 3rd. That the thanks of this house be given to the other gallant officers of her Majesty's army and navy, and also of her Majesty's Indian forces, for the intrepidity, zeal, and endurance evinced by them in the arduous operations of the late Indian campaign. 4th. That this house doth highly approve and acknowledge the valour, self-devotion, and brilliant services of the non-commissioned officers and private soldiers, both European and native, who have taken part in the suppression of the recent disturbances in India, and that the same be signified to them by the commanders of their several corps, who are desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. He eulogised the temperate and able conduct of Lord Canning under trying circumstances. Referring to the government of Bombay and the Punjaub, he declared that no provincial government had ever returned to this. country who had done more for it. They only wanted a large field to have enabled them to perform services second to none in Indian history. With 'regard to the several commis sioners, be praised their skill and dexterity in obtaining the necessary information during the late troubles, and in making the best use of it when obtained. In refer ence to the military commanders, he traced succinctly the several difficulties and dangers which arose one after the other, and which those commanders had successfully sur mounted. Lord Clyde, who had undertaken his perilous duty at a moment's notice, had shown an unexampled promptitude and decision, and had never shrunk from shar ing the fatigue of the meanest soldier. He remarked upon the long career of Lord Clyde, to whom no single mistake or error of judgment had been attributed. His appoint. ment was an honour to the Ministry who selected him. He recounted the immense number of actions in which Sir James Outram had been engaged, in none of which he ever received a check. Lord Stanley then enumerated the prin cipal actions of the other officers mentioned hi the vote of thanks. He explained the grounds upon which the names of those officers had been chosen, that they should have had the indepeadent command of a division, and should have been engaged in some one important action. It had further been thought best not to go back beyond 1848. He mentioned, how over, the names of many of those who had distinguigfied themselves in 1847. The noble lord then proceeded to comment upon the gallant action of the subordinate officers, mentioning several of the most distinguished by name ; lastly,. he eitolled the gallantry and energy of the non commissioned officers, and of the army in general. lie measured that gallantry, not only by its results, but to the evidence it pure of the high and noble qualities of the national character. Lord Palmerston, in seconding the motion, observed, that the expression of thanks of the Parliament of England had never been better deserved. The recent events in India were without a parallel, not only in the history of this country, but of the world ; never had danger so suddenly arisen; never had they been so widely extended, and so completely surmounted. He added, with great warmth, his need of praise to the admi rable conduct of Lord Canning, taking credit to the late Government for having selected a man who had shewn him self so fit for his difficult and dangerous position. Lord Clyde had shewn all the abilities necessary for a great mili tary commander. He (Lord Palmerston) bore testimony to the high merits of Sir H. Rose, whom he had personally introduced into the public service. After alluding to the gallantry of the army, he bore testimony to the endurance and noble conduct shewn by the great body of civilians and women scattered over the country. Sir De Lacy Evans offered his sincere acknowledgment to the noble lord for the manner in which he had performed his duty. No minister charged with such a task had ever shown a more just appreciation of those whose services he was called upon to acknowledge. He suggested the propriety of erecting national monuments to those officers who had died in discharge of their duty. Lord I. Russell declared that there never were, in the aggregate, actions more deserving of praise than those per formed by our countrymen in India. Never were dangers greater, or success more complete. Those actions were more wonderful than ever those performed in the conquest of the country. He praised the native princes who had remained faithful to our cause, trusting that, after our mili tary and naval triumphs, we should wish to gain the affec tions of the people of India, and that the empire of opinion should succeed to the empire of force. Mr. Vernon Smith, after giving individual praise to several persons not included in the vote, said that the country had reason to be proud of that statesman, Lord Canning, on whom he passed a long eulogium. He observed that, in praising the living we ought not to forget the dead; and on this subject in formed the house that Sir Henry Lawrence had been selected by the late government, with the full consent of the East India Company, to act as Provincial Governor- General, in the case of any mischance happening to Lord Canning. Observations, chiefly in praise of particular individuals, were made by Colonel North, Mr. Kinnaird, and Sir W. Codrington. Mr. Vansittart called attention to services rendered by the Pacha of Egypt, in forwarding our troops across the Isthmus of Suez, for which neither decoration or reward had been given him. Colonel Sykes called attention to the services performed by the sepoys of the Bombay and Madras armies. The motion was then unanimously agreed to. The Chancellor of the Exchequer postponed his state ment respecting our foreign relations till Monday. The Exchequer bills, £13,177,400 bill, was read a third time and passed. The Appropriation bill was read a third time and passed, after some observations from Sir H. Willoughby, and Sir S. North co te. Mr. Walpole called the attention of the House to the report of the select committee on the Jews act, and moved the resolution therein recommended, viz., " That no resolu tion for admitting the Jews, founded on that act, should at the meeting of the new Parliament, be taken into con sideration before twelve o'clock of the 4th day appointed for taking the oaths." Mr. Newdegate thought that the adoption of the resolu tion as it stood would lead to inconvenience. He thought that twenty-four hours notice ought to be given. Mr. E. James supported the resolution, in placing the matter do the fairest grounds. Mr. Hadfield protested against the exclusion, even for a day, of any person on account of his religion. Mr. Coningham hoped that the time would come when all oaths taken by members of parliament would be Abolished. The resolution was then agreed to, and made a standing order of the House. The Attorney-General moved for leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate and amend the Statute Law of England and Ireland relating to offences against the person. He ex plained that he had purposed, with the assistance of the Attorney-General for Ireland, to have been able to have assimilated the laws of the two countries. He now wished to lay the present Bill upon the table, hoping to introduce a similar measure early in the new Parliament. The Attorney' General for Ireland then explained the principal points on which the laws of the two countries were proposed to he assimilated. The principle of them being that the punishment for conspiracy should in both countries be in future according to the present law in England. Mr. McMahon approved of the perfect assimilation of the laws of the two countries. , Leave was given, and seven bills were accordingly introduced by the Attorney-General, and read a first time. The house then adjourned at ten minutes past eight. TOXTETH PARK BOARD OF GUARDIANS, Yesterday, the usual weekly meeting of this board was held at the Public Offices, Park-road ; Mr. Thomas Urquhart presided. The other members present were Messrs. John Wilson, John Moss, Alexander Miller, Wm. Leyland, Henry Ogden, Joseph Wilson, W. Johnson, W. Baynes, Henry Leyland, M. A. Johns, Joseph Harrison, Samuel Siddeley, J. B. Hughes, and A Grindrod. Mr. Gough's report showed that last week there were in the West Derby Workhouse, 320 ; this week 356 ; cor responding week last year, 420. Cheques were drawn for the relief of the poor to the amount of £l2O. In reply to h. letter from the health committee of Liver - peol, which we published last week, and which complained of a child having died in Toxteth Park for want of proper attendance, Mr. Williams, relieving officer, said a woman called Thomas, came to him and stated that her husband was out of work, and he told her to send her husband, but he did not come, and he could not do anything more in the matter. Mr. Harrison moved that the report of Mr. Williams be reduced to writing, and forwarded to the chairman of the health committee of Liverpool, which was agreed to.• The Chairman said, he had handed to him the result of the election, and they were bound by the poor-law board to deposit the papers in a safe place. He wished to know if they had a proper plgce to keep them in ? They were given into the custody of Mr. Cleaver, clerk to the board: Mr. Cleaver read a report from the head-constable, which stated that a woman, named Ann Stuart, residing at 35, Lower Man-street, was in a state of great danger, from the want of proper nourishment. Mr. Heath, relieving officer, said he saw the woman the previous evening, and gave her temporary relief. She wanted to go into the hospital, and he gave a medical order, and requested her to bring a medical certificate to remove her to the hospital. She could have been removed to the hospital at the time she first applied to him, if' she bad wished it. The Chairman said it was quite evident the officer had attended to, his duty. Mr. Cleaver read the report of the building committee, in which was a vote of thanks to Mr. Moss, the 'chairman of the committee, for his services during the past year. A vote of confidence was also recorded to. Mr. Kelshaw, the architect. Mr. Urquhart said he had great pleasure in moving the adoption of the report, and as it contained two resolutions, one of which was complimentary to Mr. Moss, and there fore he had taken the opportunity of moving the adoption of the report. He thought it was a well merited vote of thanks, as Mr. Moss had been indefatigable in the discharge of his duties as chairman of that committee. He had given great attention to the building, to see that no advantage was taken, and that the best material was used. Although he had differed very often from Mr. Moss on many questions, it was in discharge of his duty as a member of that board. He hoped Mr. Moss would still continue to hold the situa tion for the next year, which he had held as chairman of the committee, and have the satisfaction of seeing the building completed. A vote of confidence to the architeet was the second resolution in the report which he had mentioned, and he could only say of him as he had said of Mr. Moss, that it was well merited. Mr. Miller, in seconding the adoption of the report, said it gave him great pleasure to testify to the substantial manner in which the building operations were being carried out under the supervision of Mr. Moss and Mr. Kelshaw. He felt satisfied that the ratepayers would give them great credit for their services. Mr. Moss said ho felt obliged for the vote of thanks that had been passed by the committee, and for the manner in which the guardians had confirmed the proceedings of that com mittee. If he had gained their confidence, it was but in the discharge of a public duty, and if he should continue in the same office, he would pur sue the same course that he had done hitherto. Mr. Harrison said, now that the business was concluded which arose from the minutes, it became his pleasing duty to move a vote of thanks- to their chairman, Mr. Urquhart, for the kindness which he had displayed on all occasions since he bad been the chairman of that board. Mr. Moss said he had much pleasure in having an oppor tunity of seconding such tineslution as that proposed by vllracirit;ihsaornt. On many mhaadnybciuestiosnsm?isfh::urttuz to was diff s e ur r from would give him the credit that it was only in the discharge. of the duties of the situation in which they were placed. It was sometimes well that these differences should arise, as by the discussion of the matter in question they were more likely to arrive at the truth. These differences he would say were not from any personal feeling, and he was sure that their chairman and he would be the same good friends they had always been. Mr. Miller said, the reciprocity of good feeling which seemed to beam from every countenance among them, was a pleasing sight to him. Their chairman was about to be separated from them, as he had no more interest in the Park, and had gone to reside to West Dbrby. He felt that he had discharged his•duties to tho satisfaction of all, and if he was nominated in West Derby, where he (Mr. Miller) had some interest, he would give him his support, for he was sure he would be found to be a valnable mem• ber of society wherever Providence might place him. Mr. Ogden moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Horsfall for his valuable.services during the time he had been chairman of the board.. Mr. Baynes seconded Mr. Ogden's motion. The Chairman thanked them for their kindness in thank ing him for the discharge of his duties, and made a few complimentary observations with regard to Mr. Horsfall, who, he was sure, well merited the thanks of the board. Thanks was given to Mr. Horsfall. Mr Moss dissented,• by refering to some personal feeling between himself and Mr. Horsfall. This ended the business. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE of EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A PROVISION MERCHANT. Yesterday, at half-past two, the following strange case was fixed for hearing before Mr. Preston, at the Police court, and as it excited considerable interest, there were a large number of respectable mercantile persons present. It was a charge preferred by Mr. Robert Morrison, provision merchant, against Mr. John Davis, late his partner in trade, and formerly his clerk and cash-keeper, but now doing business on his own account as a provision merchant. The charge was for embezzling £2OO, in July, 1355, before Mr. Davis had entered into partnership with Mr. Morrison, but at the time he was his cash and bookkeeper. Mr. John Yates appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Deighton, barrister, for the defendant, who came up on summons. Mr. Yates stated the case at great length, and it appeared that in JUne, 1855, the defendant was cash and book keeper to Mr. Morrison. On the 28th of June in that year,. he entered a sum of £2OO as being paid into the Liverpool Bank, and on the 19th July he had entered a sum of £2OO. as drawn from the bank; and, in order to take credit far that sum, he put it down as paid to a Mr. Crory, who was formerly a customer of the house. It would appear that Mr. Crory had ceased to have any transactions with the house from the previous March, so that Mr. Yates called the entries all fictitious. There were also alterations in the figures • of Mr. Crory's account, which he also alleged were false, and altered to. suit the defendant's purpose, as Mr. Crory was indebted over £7l to the house when his business connection with it ceased. Mr. Preston asked him how it was that the case was not brought forward before now, as the . transaction had taken place so lung since ? Mr. Yates said, his client had an extensive business, and he depended every thing on his book-keeper,—so much so, that after the transaction alluded to, he took him into partnership with him. That partnership lasted some ten or eleven months, and then there was a difference between them, when the partner ship was dissolved. After that, Mr. Morrison, in conse quence of something he had lately heard, employed an accountant to examine his books, and the result was the present proceedings. He first consulted with the police, but they refused to interfere, and referred him to his solicitor, and he (Mr. Yates) on looking over the whole case, found there was no other course than the present to be adopted. Mr. Preston : When did the parties enter into partner ship ? Mr. Yates : In September, 1856, and it continued to September, 1857. He then called the following witnesses : Mr. Morrison examined : I am a provision merchant in Liverpool for some time, and the defendant was in my em ployment for three years before he became cash keeper, and for four years before he became my partner, in 1856. We were partners for 101 or 11 months. Some time ago I em ployed an accountant to examine my books. Mr. Deighton objected to go into this. There was a partnership between the parties, and his "Worship was not going to examine into accounts. Examination renewed : Davis was my cash keeper in June, 1855. Referred to the entry of 28th June, 1855. The words " this book" and figures are in the handwriting of John Davis. It appears by this book that page " 148," and " Bank of Liverpool," are in Davis's handwriting. There appears a payment into the bank on my account. It was his duty to balance his cash every night, and he appeared to have on that night a balance of £226 Os. If the balance was not paid into the bank, he ought to have £2OO more. At page 159, under date 19th July, there is paid into the bank apparently £2OO. On the opposite side is paid into the bank £2OO. It is in Davis's handwriting. At page 645, in the ledger, I find there that an item has been brought from the cash book, which seems to be erased. Mr. Deighton objected to this. Examination continued : At the bottom of the page there. is an alteration in the addition, and the top of the next ,page. Refers to the cash book, page 159, and opposite the second entry of payment into the bank, there is a memoran dum —" Say W. G. Crory," showing the sum was trans ferred to Crory. It is placed opposite the sum alleged to have been taken out of the bank. Refers to the ledger page 121. On the left hand there is an entry of a pay ment of two hundred pounds to Mr. Crory. The words " July 19," and " £200," are in Davis's hand-writing ' • before that Crory's account current had been rendered and squared off." The account current rendered to Crory is in Davis's writing. I have not the original. Mr. Crory sub sequently took the benefit of the Insolvent act. Before the 28th June, 1855, my account had been closed with Crory. He was a debtor of over £7l to me. I know that as a fact, as I looked at it often. The head book-keeper made out the accounts current ; the account between me and Crory was made out by Davis. There was no money due to Crory at the time. There is an alleged payment of £2OO to Crory ou the 19 th July, The word "cash" is not in Davis's handwriting. Did not authorise any sum to be paid to Crory. I find, on the credit side, £95 odd altered from £45, 7s. The witness was examined at great length, and said: the £2OO alleged to have been paid into the bank, on the . 28 th June, 1855 , was never accounted for to me in any way. There is no account of the £2OO paid into the bank, In the latter part of last year I employed an accountant to. go over my books, in con sequence of someting that was communicated to me. Cross-examined by Mr. Deighton: I had other clerks at the time. _ _ _ _ _ _ Mr. Preston : How much, is the whole alleged defal cation ? Mr. Yates : That which, the inquiry refers to is simply the £2OO. The Witness, to Mr. r, eiglaton : I had other clerks and a book-keeper. I have compounded with my creditors, but I have paid a great deal - since. I had a clerk that absconded. He was my own nephew. I discharg,ed another clerk, named Tooms, without any special reason ; without_ say actual fault, as I never saw him drunk. My nephew had been embezzling, awl: absconded about six months ago.. lie was my clerk, but not my cash-keeper, before Mr, Davis was my partner. I will not swear I did not pay money to the bank, as I often did so. I took Davis into partnership because I thought him an honest, industrious man, and I heard that he had got a legacy. I heard, he got £5,000, but he only brought £570 into the concern. He said his, legacy might be worth about £5,000. Be brought the 4570, and I became insolvent while he was my partner, I suggested that he should &o to. New York. I was then worth ten thousand pounds. After he went to New York, he returned at my request, a year and seven months ago. When he came back I was pressed by my creditors in good earnest, for two ships had gone ashore, and I was pressed by the Borow , h Bank, I did not propose that he should go to New York theroand draw bills on the Liverpool house. He did not refuse to go, and I never told him he would repent of it. I never told him I would injure him. Do you remember receiving £2,000 on the partnership account and not accounting for it? No, not a penny. I never received the money at c,ll, as I am not the cash keeper. There never was a dispute about such, a sum of money. There was a dispute about money that he took and ran away with. This has no reference to the case. Did ho not dispute with you about £l5O ? The witn bess e explained that the defendant had received £l5O, which said he would give to the creditors but he did not do so. When did you dissolve partnership ? Some time in August, 1857. I compromised with my creditors about the same time. It might be a fortnight after that, b u t T can't tell. I d id not a g ree to give A £5OO to leave the concern , but g ave him two promissory notes for 4100 each, and power to collect some debts in America, and the £ l5O he had before that, and I agree d he should retain that also. He went after that to Nov York on his own account. I said he left the ships on shore, and charged the insurance although they were not insured. He charged the &oods as insured, but they were not. I did not insure, thinking they were insured in America by him. I did not make slanderous accusations to Mr. M'llenry and Mr. Crow about him, Mr. M'llonry proposed an accountant to investi gate the accounts—Mr' Battier was proposed. I had a counter key o f the cash akawer t to pay if the cash. . _ . 1 keeper was out. Made it a rule to sfgu a book fot tiny rash I took out. I received a letter from him dated 18th Deeember, 1858. [Letter produced.] I did not send an answer to it, [Letter read.] It complained of the slan ders of the witness, and threaterting t) proceed against him , Wittress in conti n uation said : The books were always in my poAsssion r anvl were balanced every year. I think there was anew set of booli,sulade when the partnership commenced. To Mr. Yates :: I sent to the defendant to come and explain' his books on the 17th of March. The Franklin .12:mg and" Andrew Foster ships went down without insurance being; on them, although the defendant alleged he Ind insure& them in New Yerk. He said he had paid several of his cisclitors 20s. in the pound since his insolvency. Ero reduced hisliabilitie s from 583,000 down to £12,000, and only Davis advertised him in the papers, he would have them all paid , now. • Mr. Assell, a clerk in the! bank of Liverpool, was exa mined to prove taut the £2OO wee not paid into the bank in June, 1855, but Mi. Deightorr objected, as the-witness not the cashier. The witness said to Mr. Y a t es , if tie,money had been pad into the bank, he would, inn the ordi.-- ' nary course of business, know it. Mr. Deighton : If-the cash-keeper at the bank -put it in! • his pocket and kept; it, would you know it ? Slertainly ' not. . Mr. William Glenlyerory was csAntined, and said: I was formerly a customer- of Mr. Morrison ; neither - he nor ' defendant paid me a sum of on *the- 19th of Ju1p;,1855, nor any sum of the like pleat that time ;•:• I am an insurance agent' now; we had no transactions aftevMarch 1855 ;.there- was about £7l balance•against me; I never paid any sum of money by Mr:- Davis or M 4-.. Morrison after that time. He was examined as to the alleged entrice• in the books by the defendant and said he knew nothing about , the accounts at all. __ . _ . To Mr. Deighton he saiN-Mr.• Merrism:sold .butter fOr him which he had sent to hiin as the broker He did not know what the butter fetched;, as he was notwesent at tttie sale. All his transactions wi:th Morrison wtre not on his own account. He had taken the benefit of the insolvent act, and was imprisoned before , and after the hearing, until a proper explanation was made ) and then lie 'Alf+ let out. I - Mt:: Yates said that was the case, exc• t.: he might have brought the tellers frog the bank, if.' necessary, to (prove that no money was paid' to the bank on, . the 19th ,Tuly, 1855, by the defendant. Mr. Deighton then submittedtkat there wagona case made out against Mr. Davis. lie repudiated the ch,... 5 , and said there was no evidence to show taat Mr. Davis had ever re ceived the money at all; and, suppose that he did receive it, there was no evidence to show that he had not. paid it into the-bank. Tie argued that 'other clerks had been in the employment, and pile of them had absconded forcembezzle meat ; and, no doubt, if the money : had been taken, it was by - that person. This was the whole of the case, when Mr. Preston said, the case was n'very poculiarrone, and taking all its bearings into account, he would not decide it there ; there appeared to him a priiia frela case made out, and he would send _the defendant before. a jury. Aft er some conversational discussion, his Worship agrees to send the case to the assizes, and said he would take twe-,sureties of £250 each, and the defendant iu £5OO for . his appear ance to answer the charge. BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT. BEFORE MESSRS. SILA.W, COXON, BETANS, d. S. A c.K_SONT AND NAYLOIt. STEALING CANDLES.--A boy, named Samuel Hannah, was brought up, charged with stealing two boxes of can dles, from Price's candle manufactory, at Bromborough; on Friday last. The boy was employed at the works, and was suspected of pilfering. A watch .was set upon him, and he was seen taking the two boxes in question, and con cealing them under his slop. The prisoner was brought up in the Liverpool Blue-coat School. He was• committed to seven days' imprisonment. ATTEMPTED ST./ICIDE. --John Draper, a - labourer,. was brought up on the charge of having-attempted:to commit suicide, on Sunday afternoon last. The prisoner appeared to be wanting in intellectual vigour, and•it was shown that whilst crossing the river in one of the Woodside. steamers— the boat abiiut two-thirds across , --he- got: up. ;1; 7 One of the seats, and exclaimed, " Here goes,!: 'and 'deliberately jumped overboard. Capt. White, the master, of the steamer, was called, and stated that had not the engines been immedi ately stopped, the prisoner would have. been. smashed to pieces by the wheels. The prisoner said he had been at Vauxhall-road, in Liverpool, and had draak: seven pints of ale, and was returning to Cheshire, and: fell overboard is consequence of a sudden lurch of the vessel: The , prisoner was remanded for further enquiry as to , the • state of his mind. USING FOUL LANGUAGE.—Mr. Wm...R.yalls, a dealer in. pianofortes, Hamilton-street, .Birkenhead,.. was , summoned. by Mr. John Howard, of Cross-street„in_the same business, for using threatening and foul language. Mx: Brether ton appeared for the defendant. The plaintiff said, that, on. the sth inst., Mr. Ryalls came into his shor,,in Cross-street, and broke out into a very excited state,. and abused him of having interfered with him in his trade. The defendant (Ryalls) drew-his fist, andattempted to strike him across the counter. Ile told him to strik.e•hiM if he dare. The defendent then called him several names, such as a fool and a blackguard, and swore at him.. His conduct was very violent, and in conseqnence•of: this. ha. sent for a police-officer. Three or four came, and. aftera great deal of trouble the defendent was got out,.and when in the street he was also very abusive. The plaintiff explained, that the cause of the abuse was in consequence of hai , iag examined a piano-forte which had been purchased from the defendent, and given an opinion against it. That, opinion, was an honest one with reference to the instrument, and had no reference to the defendent. Two other persons had examined the instrument, and they also gave the same opinion, which was that the instrument was a bad one. In , cross-examina- tion by Mr. Ryalls,the plaintiff statedithat the defendant came to accuse him of having, given, an unwarrantable opinion as to a piano-forte that ho' Led sold. lie admitted having - called the defendant a blackguard, but had made use of that expression after having been so called by the defendant. The defendant admitted , that. he had; said to the-Rlainti that if he Fot him out he, would thrash him. He insisted; that the plaintiff-had first called him a. blackguard, and that he ought to be the plaintiff- in the ease. Mr. Bretherton proposed to call , three or four , witnesses in support of his case, but the bench declined to hear-any more evidence, and ordered the defendant to enter into,his own recognizances to keep the peace in the sum of £20.. In doing so, the bench. remarked that, if the plaintifthad defamed his (Mr. R; ills} character, he had the law open to.hina to seek his remedy. ILLEGAL QOLLECTION OF VOT,ING.PAPERS - Sainuelßgapie was summoned under- the 21st and 22nd Vie., of the Local Government Act of last session,, for collecting voting ; lapers without being duly authorisedby the returning officer. Mr. Lloyd appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Bretherton for the defendant : , Mr. Lloyd,said he appeared for Mg. Ellison Gorst,, who was. the summoning officer appointed by. the Secretary of State for the calling of a meeting to take into comid.eration a resolution for the adop tion of the local (roveruntent act, for the towns 7 4p of Tran .mcre.. He. quoted the act under which the prisoner was . .summoned,, and went on, to say that the dcfer4mt,.without being duly authorised,. had calle d u p on three afterwards, in. n or four persons for their voting papers. on Saturday last, an about three quarters of au hour,. returned the papers. Ile. hoped the bench would inflic t s uch punishment as would deter others from con) / tatting the same of4,nce. Mr. Gorst was called, and -stated that he had beentappointed the re turning officer, and. that the defendant was not authorised to collect the voting papers. In cross-examination by Mr. Bretherton, the witness said that si persons had been appointed to collect the voting papers, but admitted that a number of: ether persons were employed. He could not their names, lie admitted also that a person named Cross collected the voting, papers, and he was not. authorised.. Further, he admitted, that he had a number of persons in the house assisting him , to give out these voting papers, and that these persons were favourable to the adoption of the local act. Catherine qpuaaprteerrs °n Saturday l as t, f an hou r aftez .e Lawson, sister to Mr. Lawson, old Chester road, said th e nthadeailtledi jo a r bo a y.t v,o th t r i e n e g . d an efend dhe a returned w ards, and stated that some of the other filled up, and, 'therefore, he 'would l papers were not day, A servant, girl, nam e d El Frave it until. MON, i evidence. Mr. Bretherton urgedza apl ws , gave s i m ilar paltry one, arAd th a t . the d efendant i that th e c ase. Was a elendant as soon as he. knew that he was doi ng wro n g There was, 'h e ma tended, took the voting papers back. papers. rue n -Joining the a breach o f th bench said there was no evidenceto show that e. act had been committed, and that, it was ta. paltry case, the Y N CAS Would therefore, dismiss the case. pp .AN A I b rowTht ILIATIoE. —l4obert Williams, a baker, was m r‘ T„ up.b Mrs. Mary Fell, for the affiliation of a child. 1 11 " li, appeared for the. plaintiff, and,Mr. Bretherton for the de fendant. It appeared that the defendant resided_ for s • 1 . soma time during the life of her husband, and afterwards, 111 Rosemount, Oxton, and kept a baker's and confectioner's shop. The plaintiglived in the neighbourhood, and had been in a situation under the plaintiff's brother-in-law, Mr. Siddeley, and .he used to visit the house., They been became acquainted in the month of February, 18.5,8, and con tinued. r so since, and a child was born on 'the Ist of Fe 1? y last. Mary Fell was examined, and said her husband rilraa She dead eighteen mouths„ and she had severala children. iniercourse with stated that the defendant had had criminal neOsamed Willam her on on several occasions. A wits n one occasion, , through deley, stated that he watched Or def d t en an , a ung man a window under the curtain. T e 1 ., o f a , e, denied theallegation. of about twenty-fi ve yea behalfofthe defendant, and Other witnesses were called o n dismissal, the bench remarking on the the case resulted in a . . great corruption end immorality in the case.