Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER '5, 1859. and Fitucj, will "-be lilt . ° emulation happiness of each other. We are at: one accord With Mr. COBDEN upon this point -that the it establishment of a real reeipro- Cltv will make us better acquainted with °lle another, and less inclined to interrupt the harmony 'which that intercourse: will produce. short,. subscribe cx iinimo to the senti ments contained in the following Words of M• de MOItNy ;—,, Let us make on 'England a manufacturing and coMnierciai way---a conflict "of progress and civilisation, loyal, avow able, and which will be. advantageous 'to all. That iswhat the E M PEROR desires." We only 'hope the Minister's speech is a true and suitable 'exposition of the mind and intent of his Royal ester. Let NAPOLEON 111. apply the energies y ' mo d Powers o f hi s m i n d— w hich is no ordinary 7.411e —t° carry out the principles progress and 7e`—to in commerce, and open- to us freely all the ports of France, and we will exchange our manufactured article 3 for - the French wines and i ndigenou s products of France, and th en a chain 44 amity and good will shall be forged, which will not be broken or impaired by jealousy and hostile resentment. This is the conflict .which /rill best secure progress, and give happiness and prosperity- to the different nations of the world. NOTES OF THE DAY. The visit of Prince Richard Metternich to the Em 1/er" of the French, as the agent of Austria, is at this moment ominous. Under ordinary circumstances, eSpe .tiallY after what has so recently occurre d between the Austrian an d F re n ch E mperors ; su ch' an interview as he;usreelh: it swith Louis Napoleon would not be so stran g e ; but mad e as i t is, in the m id s t of the proceedings at ceitainly seems to indicate that, after all, the importantmoatt question in dispute must be a matter of a i :J u stment between the two parties who are themselveS cite i mmediltely concerned. It is said that the Kin g of the Belgians' is presen ting h imse lf as a peacemaker °n the occasi on; and we trust it may be s o. , But, look the affair altogether, one cannot but fear that the Lties ta . n question ma y again be the cause of open hosti- The proceeding noticed above is scarcely. consistent With the probability that any satisfactory decision,—any cleci • s t° ,l , that is, that will be mutually satisfactory to the , two powers p r i nc ip a lly interested,—is likely soon to be arrived at by the plenipotentiaries at Zurich. They hav e disposed of several preliminaries, it is believed, ' W ithout much difficulty ; but when they come to the , points at i ssue , th en th ey fi n d it no t on ly difficult, out Impossible to pursue their object to any practical end. The rumour that Count de Cavour is speedily to res ume the post of Prime Minister at Turin may be /tgarded as symptomatic of a return to that more vigo -1,°1", not to s a y war lik e , C ourse on th e p ar t o f S ar di n i a , tus Majesty's retrogression from which was understood to be the cause of the Count's resignation. It Is complained of, we observe, that the promised reform s in Austria make little or no progress. No doubt it is found to be a most difficult task, in such a system as the Austrian, to carry any great changes into effect with •safety. Still, it must be remembered, that whatever evils there may be in advancing, what has lately passed twist have attached more serious evils to a stand-still policy. The absolutism of'the empire must be relaxed,' if Austria is to maintain her position as one of the Great Powers of Europe; and the sooner this is done, the less "Will be the danger to be encountered. The circumstance of two gentlemen connected with - the British Court having embarked from this port for Canada, as we noticed some ten days , since, has not yet received any explanation that we are aware of ; but if it be true, as it is now positively asserted, that the Prince of Wales will visit Canada in the course of next year, tirely avert it. ; The .effeatki We have so ypeagn 0,-m-1111M. will necessarily be the imperatiYe resu .• TURIN -04 Oatu iarclay exists between 'cause-and .eff philanthropist will ask, are not . too late, entirely. avert bee .-(., proaching in the distanee Th way, and that is to cause. 4- tisf men, immediately - to r' hi; lously 'abandonel In order to first convince them that the; cannot, by the most extraordina_ lead to the ends .they desire to attain; diid we - . ...._ must convince then that a return to labour is • merous ',Jo— the only possible escape from ruin. in all the principal streets. - • : The most . remarkable . feature of the present ' - The 'King 'received-,..the Tuscan deputation strike is the obstinacy with•which the men have to 7 day . at four P.M. - Signor Gherardisia, a mem resisted all efforts towards a compromise. - A few ber of the commission, addressed to the King the Weeks ago newspaper sages confidently predicted following : . words :—" if the wish 'of Tteseiny for that the men could not posSibly 'hold • out longer annexation with Piedmont Only esty- serVed for the than a week, but tllat: week has long eipired, 'and aggrandisement of your M s ' state, we still the strike continues, and still the er n b yis " o should entertain doubts as to the acceptance of surrender!" When we reflect upon this fact of our -wish by your Majesty ; ut our W pt ish being the determined resistance on the part of the m en, iespired• by 'the . love of Italian nationality, we it is well asked is it not • possible that the m en hope that the thought of Italy will decide your have good grounds_ for their complaints? .It Majesty to accept it." is quite possible, it may .even be .extremely ' His - Majesty King Victor Emmanuel replied :-- probable ; yet we would, nevertheless; - urge " Gentlemen,e---I am deeply sensible of the. upon the attention of the men, : that :their 'wish of the' Tuscan 'Assembly. I thank you in present course will never obtain a redress of their my name and in • the name of my People. We wrongs. The symathies of the public are not, have received your wish as a solemn manifesta at present, , with them ; the sympathies of the tion of tke will of the Tuscan People, , Who, after press are not with them : how then, can they having ' made the last vestige of the foreign hope, without these twO powerful—we might domination in T uscan y to cease, desires to cont7i almost say.omnipotent—assistants, to:carry their .bute to the constitution of a strong . kingdom, claim? If they really have reasonable complaints which -shall defend them dependence of Italy; to make, let them first return to their duty„and but the Tuscan Amy will have compre then make their -complaint in a reasonable hended that the accomplishment -of - its wish manner, when, we have• not the slightest can only take place by negotiations which, pre doubt that a British public will - .see them about to begin on the affairs of Italy. T . will righted. If we world once' more see happiness second yo - nr desire, becoming . myself stron i 7 by and content among ' these now rebellious and the rights - which are given me by your wishes. and discontented Men, we must - impress ' upon. I will support the cause of Tuscany before the them that it is only. by following - this course power in which the Assembly places its hopes, they can hope to be heard. by the. public. The and especially before the magnanimous Emperor public has been impressed with the nntiOn that of the French, who has- done so . much for the striking is at all times a m ost censurable course, Italian nation. I hope - that Europe will not refuse' in which the strikers have no righ ino; public t 6 practise towards Tuscany that work of redres support. To this notion, which is- a great sing grievances, which . it • has under less favour measure in accorciayee - with truth, it is the moral able circumstances towards Greece, Belgium, and duty of the strikers to -conform; and adopt a more the'flanubian Principalities. Your noble'eountry. rational way of bringing their grieVaneesbcforethe . givps an admirable example of moderation and public mind, But here We arc met with the serious concord. You' will add those virtues to that 'one and unaccountable fact that the men will not hear. -which insures the triumph of all •hOnest under reason ; and thus, while we .nre smoothing down takings, and Which . overcomes . all obstacles, 'the difficulties standing in the way of a recoil- namely, " Perseverance." .. . . . ciliation, the mischief is steadily and fearfully- ' 4 progressing with frightful rapidity. How is this The following - appeared irt a pa=t of our impression • to be remedied? We believe that the evil will of Saturday bring its own remedy. We believe .that the AUSTRALIAN MAIL. '' • .. . mechanic, be he , never so selfish, ignorant, or The light portion of the Australian mail by the u nreasonable, cannot be deaf : to. . the 'chilling Noitham will be deliYered in London about the 12th • voice of poverty—cannot be - ' deaf . to the, instant. ' The steamer Northam, just wrecked in the Red Sea, • accusing cries of a dying, ' Starving . family. was of • Oh, no! Humanity, however brutish, 'is 400 horse power, and 1,600 tons register ; she can had .been built only two years, and this NV 3$ her first never . insensible to 'home influences, and . voyage from Atistralia. . . - never resist the magical influence which - invests the most miserable hovel with such a holy charm, ' ' - SMETHURST. making it a paradise .on . earth. . To these .Her Majesty has been advised to direct that the sen influences the most hardened must.submit, - and we tense passed .on Thomas Smethurst shall not be carried may rest assured that an intelligent class of peo= out. le, like our metropolitan builders, will not long •The Times says, after a caraful invest i ga tion of the withstand their softening influence. The differ- evidence taken at the trial, as well as of the opinions ence between las. and 2s. per week cannot fail to which, since the trial, have been elicited from the most produce a remarkable effect on the health, spirits, eminent medical men that the death of Missßankes might possibly have been producA by natural causes, it has and happiness 'of the Sufferers at least sufficient to touch their feeling-s, and we hope • cheek been decided to respite the p risoner d a ri ng her Majesty's of the capital punishme nt. l eas ure, and this will probably resalt in a commutation the Mischief, 'ere it be too late ; 'then, when. the men have returned to their work, they will 'find a. bold and fearless advocate in the press, and a cordial sympathiser in the public. Till this course is followed poVerty and Starvation will find a place in the operatives' home, and. the abode of happiness and content be usurped by the most abject misery. e ' G. . . LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. John Stopford Taflor, M.D., of this to mitted a Licentiate of the Royal Coll( Edinburgh, on e. , .e'3rd of August. FATAL ACei .ON SHIPBOAT!D. - YeSterdin . _ to of Physician THE LATEST NEWS mu the yard or the Amenean s 1 Ip kimu g• in the river, and wis killed on the sp s taken to the dead-hoes 'BRPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY : SePtinnb:sr 3, 1869 :—Admitted: In- Return for w FRANCE endhus Septembe ical casualti The latest intelligence from Zurich states that the Plenipotentiaries have definitively . settled the frontiers of Lombardy: The statement that Papal troops had been de- ; relieved and at own request, 9 .tp,' 6 ; irregular, 2 ; dead, 2 ; remail Yesterday, a NORTHERN,- DAILY -TIMES. -DEPUTATION' Fltol\ TUSCAN) he .:niur Arrived - h6re'- . 03-dAy; . at noon n.; I or,. if body and some members- of hirliMtient went to t the railvva.3. terminus through which'they passed . were.:iiehly taken decorated. immense crowd was conect6d . to • members' of - the deputation, -- , ~,, anwitect at L,._. present com•se dressed the people, thanking tliein for the euthu -v possibility, siastic reception they had met with. A grand illumination took place in the evening, and nu bodies of national- guards were stationed we mu TENCES AT aiir4l39Roroat 'SEssttitlis day,' at t he Borough -Seas• At'ittflews Jane _Phillips, and Mary Fitzpatrick, Previous convieti::,lls having- Burns were sentenced to font-teen years' penal servitud and- Matthews to ten years' penal servitude. The foci prisoners were: sentenced to ,is mcriths' impris9nmen` one month's imnrisoninent, 7 7junry iu urrity :tau ttiva Murray, • for infVeting grievous bodily harm on John Wilson,' 'six' and ten months' iMprisonment...--eatharine Welsh,• for assaulting Jane. Weartliy, two months. — John Griffin, keeping a house of ill-fame, nine months' imprisonment. OXFORD LOCAL 'EXAMINATION The following Prizes have.been awarded to the Can didates who were examined: in Liverpool, and obtained first-class honours :--- SENIORB Tl e Earl of Derby's Prize of S. Samuel, 'Clare MoUnt School, Rev. 'W. C. 'Greene : English, 1; languages; t; -mathematics; 2. • . Mr. W. E. Gladstone's Prize of R. J. :Lloyd, Commercial School, Liverpool Institute, A. Macllveen: English, 2 ; mathematics, 1 ; physics, Prize of £3.=--D. T% Roberts, • Commercial School, Liverpool Institute, A. Macllveen English,' 2 ; mathe matics, 1 ; physics, 1. • • Prize of £3.—F. G. Prange, Carlton-terrace School, D►'. Shore : English, 1 ; languages,_ 1. , Mr. R. A. MacFie's Prize a £3,—R. Marquis, Clare. Mount School, Rev. W. C. Green€ !English, 2,; mathe matics, 2 ; physics, 1. Prize of Zl.--J. Lobley, Collegiate Institution, Rev. J. S. Howson : Mathematics,.2 ; physics, 1. • Prize of .£l.—R. Evans, Commercial School, Liver pool Institute, A. Maellyeen : Mathematics, 1. .IUNIOIB, The Earl of Derby's Prize of £5.--1 * F. Marshall, Park School, Birkenhead, Rev. R. Wall : Latin, t ; French, t ; mathematics, 1. ; mechanism, t. Prize of £2.-2,* 11. A. Crosbie, Clare Mount School, Rev. W. C. Greene : Latin. t ; Greek, t ; • French, t ; mathematics, t ; drawing, t. Prize of £2.-18,..* J. D.' Lewis, Royal Institution, Rev. D. W. Turner : Latin, t ; Greek, ; French, t ; mathematic's, t. Prize of £l.-2 (1 , W. IL Robinson, Carlton-terrace School, Dr. Shore . Latin, t ; German, t ; mathema- tics,t. e; Prize of A. W. Ronald, Carlton-terrac( School, Dr. Shore: Latin, t ; French, ; German, t mathematics, t. Prize of £l.-35, W. Hughes,. Liverpool School Liverpool Institute, A: Macllveen : Mathematics, t nrchanism ' t ; chemistry, t. Prize of £l.-39, A. H. Samuel, Carlton-terrac School, Dr. Shore : Latin, ; French, t ; German, t mathematics, t. The marks * mean that those 'Candidates paned the volun tary examination in the Rudiments of Faith and Religion. The numbers 1 a - .rd 2 mean that those Senior Candidates ob tained first and second-class honours in those sections. The 'lurks + show the subjects in which those Junior• Candidates satisfied the Examiners, their place in the class-list being de cided by the aggregate of their work in those subjects. Lord Derby's two prizes were awarded to the first senior and first Junior Candidates sir. Gladstone's to the second Senior, and Mr. MacFle's to the Senior Candidate who obtained the high est place in physical Science. * All the above prizes, though not limited by any local restriction, have been gained by can didatea educated in Liverpool schools. The proportion of honours gained in Liverpool has been greater than in any other centre of examination, and, with the exception of one very small centre, the same may be said of the proportion of candi dates who succeeded in satisfyingN. W the Examiners. ATERIIOUSE, Hon. Sec. Besides the above Special Prizes, the following sums were contributed without any restriction • T. 11. Tlorsfall, M.P. . J. C. Ewart, M.P. . Ron. A. Egerton, M.P W. J. Leigh, M.P £5 5 2 LATEST FROM AMERICA ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA The • British and North American Royal Mail Steam-ship Arabia, Captain Stone, arrived in the Mersey on Saturday.afternoon, from Halifax and Boston, the latter of which ports she left on Wednesday, the 24th ult., bringing letters and journals to that date, and from New York to the 23ra. Besides the usual mails and a valuable eargn Et also brough. ie EMS! under th .y lag." Thc pressed, and 1 7 d: for:ifor,eOmptesol:,b4l.o4 s apwing our c ,eut )11 Pari :EADSTITFI The dethand .for tte . a rile nave 'no fear of thd penal., - ----"ig Western brands continued. good and prices firmer, with their Southern fellow citizens. the restraints that safes. of about 11,000 to :12.000 brls. Souther' flour iu ernbracc,‘d about 2 006' brls., ood demand, includino. purciases for export. o l i t i P te °ll ain t e h r e s 1,100 of wlw.ii nce in w. of Humanity are thus remoyed, and full indulge for export. ' 1 - ty6 fi6ur was in fair demand, `~•ith their 'crimes as'eneourao.ed. The goVernment p . lads h.at sales .of about 125 brls. Cornmeal was hot plenty, avariceu nde r o t a h n e d r c c r te e t i t t m y s of t nt these e w d o e n a l e d r be o f iasyan imposed e _ _o _ vinlfit.nrs of while th. p • --1- it cannot enforee the . law - upon these wicsea a 111mw4. , •-,- . ........ ualc ueniana was fair, ana moaerate sans were it because juries will not convict. Well, if it cannot, nude.. Wh?at was firmer for good to prime newqualities, i c n o fl u i n c t t u tl a ie nd p t e i n le al l t ‘ y llri o d f Nt'.hiOltataiOtni,ealestt it t bwedtkist; no t e ll! leviohille.acceolm m o n oo an t d on o ei l ,2v d ,spook) bushels, including new pease and na efforts to prevent the violation, and to white Kentucky at Si 40e. to' $1 50c ,' fieiv white outhern . lsT:o " n e a r t gt t .e b l i t C ri a ' :r o o c. a l . i l , n a 'a r z i i t e l l i k l i e ' e ' ‘,, vi . s :l ai i i i e e's t d e . f s r a m e the te w f -r a e t t e ch t e 6 d N y v tt e i i lll l § h o e f y ou:.c..Ohio, Indianaand a at new-reds l 4 , 8 - $ 1 26 c. , 1 and toe fru .mixed State yellow n n a d - t and scarce and firmer. The sales embracetdo,aBbQoeu„tlsvoe..soto - lucre's sake consign them. tacky Si 2.5 c., Chicago 'Southern Illinois at p. t. Corn' N countrymen's heartlessly vas in good demand, WASHINGTON, .August 21, 1859. bushels, including mixed Western at 7 ern yellow at 82e., and round, m l i so' Sc. There is but little if any doubt, from circum- 84 e to 85e. Rye was firmly held, with sales of 1,600 stances which,have recently transpired, that a bushels at.7Bc. to 80c.. Barley was quiet; Oats were convention or treaty, between the United States in good request and firmer, with sales and Mexico will soon be concluded, and received • Western and Canadian at 38e. to 40c. here • from Minister McLane early in September, COFFEE.--The market was steady. but quiet. 200 in which event Senor Lerdo will return to New bags St. Domingo were sold at 10:4e, and' 100 bags d l u . b d ; him,tli e aY:ralln'gelriethnts'alN;cieadvy to conclude /ace in Java, and it was reported that 33,000 mats had first laying his plans before the Juarez government, piencsutenaidar:fr Place at 10,1 c. A speculative movement has taken without a-ni as he originally intended. This treaty will CorroN.—The sales market was te s a lout 600 barrels, probably . be confined mainly , to the United nation. embraced . . changed hands, taken by .Gedrireabllultlollse9. ' closing at about the following quotations . States transit over Mexican territory, with certain . updand. Florida. Itobile. .N.O. 4 Texas• commercial privileges or exemption from customs • Ordinary duties in that connection, together ,with provision . Middling fair 12/ 121 131 for adequate means of protection. It is con- Fair 13- 13 14 14 fidently asserted that the compensation for these FRElORTS.—Engagements were quite limited for advantages can easily be rendered mutually g a ti s ,.. Liverpool, while rates were without change of moment. factory. Other treaties will be proposed in due Cottsn was at 7-32 d. to id. Flour :was last engaged at time, and in these - arrangements there is no is. to ls. 6d. reason to doubt provision will be made for the lIAY.—OId was scarce, with small sales for shipment at 70e. to 7oc. The supplies of new come in slowly, satisfactiOn - of the American claims against while the demand from the city trade v Mexico. Distinguished friends of the Juarez HlDES.—There has. beenrs more iil s a s t t io ea n dy i n our governMent, including_ a number of Mexicans market this week, the trade having shown more disposi. now here, regard the latest Mexican news as Lion to operate ; and the importers having subm'tted to additionally encouraging to the cause of the con- , a decline on most of the common hides, transactions stitntionalists, and speak of the excommunication have been to a fair extent. The sales have 'been BS of that party by the Archbishop of Mexico as a follows :-.5,000 Buenos Ares, 251 c., six months; 2,000 harmless proceeding. . , do., 26c., six nionths , ; 5,000 Vera Cruz, on private terns ; 5,000 Bogota and Savanilla, on private terms ; 2,000 Maracaibo, on private terms; 1,100 Barcelona, 20c., six months. . InoN.--,TIiC sales embraced7o tons of Scotch pig, at $24 50c., six, months. ' ' lA:Am.—Steady, with sales reported of 850 to 1,000 barrels, including common at 65c,, and lump at $1 15c. fsr Rockland, MOLASSFS.—A cargo of Cuba, comprising 314 hhds., for distilling, was sold on private terms. • • . NAVAL STORR.S.—Quiet, and quotations for most descriptions were nominal, Pnovisiows.—Pork : . The market was firmer and die demand good. The sales embraced about 1,500 brls., in cluJing 116tif mess at . i. , i 311 e. to $l4 50c. ; thin messat .513 123 c. to $l3 20c., and prime at $lO 121 c. Beef was heavy, while prices were firm, with sales of about 126 brls., including country prime at $5 50c. to $6, country mess at $7 to $B, repacked mess at $8 to $lO 50e., and extra do. at $lO 874 c. to $l2 50c. Cut meats were in fair re quest and were firm, with sales of 125 hhds., including shoulders at qc., and hams at Sc. to 81c. Lard was steady, with sales of 275 brls. at 10,1 e. to Ile. Butter and cheese were steady, and in fair demand at Saturday's quotations. RlCE.—There has been some movement in this article within two or three days. On Saturday the sales footed up about 1,300 casks, and to-day about 420 do., all within the range of 31c. to 43c. . SUGAR.—The sales embraced_ about 1,000 klids., in cluded in which were 60 hhds. Porto Rico, at 63,e. The remainder consisted Of Chiba refining andgrocery grades, within the range of 51e. to 6'4c., with} 400 boxes on p.t., and 50 44), at. 61-0, . WASHINGTON, August 22, 1859. Vera Cruz dates of the 11th instant, received at New Orleans, say that Mcssrs. Hargous and Jecker have purchased the Tehuantepec. Transit route, and that their agent at Minatitian has been ordered to engage engineers to recommence work upon it. The steam-ship Adriatic is to run on the Pacific side. FROM iiiyANAt NEW ORLEAIvs, August A, 1859. The steam-ship Cahawba, from Havana, with advices of the ltith inst., arrived to-day. The po litical• news is unimportant. Two additional cargoes of Coolies had arrived at Havana. Sugar firm at 74c. to Bc. Lard buoyant, and sell ing at 18c. to 19c. Exchange on London, 14 to LIST OF PASSENGERS BY TILE ARABIA.—FrOM 1308/072.: Mr. Tiffany, lady, and infant, Miss L. Tiffany, Miss S. Tiffany, Miss Orr, Master T. Tiffany; Master D. Tiffany, Mr. Cordes anna ladY, Mr. Van Berger, Coffin, Brun, Mackie, Bertrand, - Pollard,,,Tenneson, Carpenter, Emery, Walton, Crafts, Washbnrn, Appleton, Dimmoek, Shaw, "larding, Chambers, Colonel J. S. &locum, Mrs. Hill, Mr. Searing, Gritliths;' Edstis, Craster, Landcblade, Moray, three Sisters of N'otre Dame, Mrs. Lasser and infant, Mrs. Miller, and Mr. Ferguson. Frona COMMERCIAT NEW YORIC, August 22 Money is very easy 'to-day.: ; Call loans are below 6' pier cent.. but the bulk - of the business Mr. Swartz Stephen ant . Murray and lady, Captain Gwynne, Mr. Kirkhan;, lady, and four children, Mr. Foreman, Brighton, Ilarford, Fenerty, Lowudes, Clementson, Mrs. Glynn, Mr. Imirton. Burrell, Lester, Brown, Campbell, mg won" TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED 'STATES AND MEXICO THE 'MORTON CAST The so-called Mortara ease, which has occupied a large share of . the attention 'of the Supreme Court and of the public for the past few weeks, was concluded on the 22nd by the Judge dismissing., the writ for want of sufficient evidence. Arch bishop Hughes, was examined, and contradicted the testimony of Mrs. Haggerty in all its PAW , rial points, At the conclusion of the' proceedings 1 Mrs. Haggerty made a rambling, statement, m 1 which the " double-headed eagle" was again in voked. An opinion was very generally expressed by the witnesses that Mrs. Haggerty is the victim of some hallucination on this subject. The ship Vistula, which arrived at New York on the 19th, from Manilla, reports that the ship Kineo, of Bath, while off the Cape 'of Good Hope, picked up a long-boat containing ten men who had abandoned an English ship. No particulars are given REPORTED PURCHASE OF THE TEHUANTEPEC TRANSIT NOUTE the Colonie the jou Ice to his Royal 11 that direction. Such a step on the part Of the Prince is highly to be commended, on every account. It would greatly improve his Royal Highness, himself, in expand ing his views and enlarging his sympathies ; while it could not fail to be gratifying to the Canadians, and tc :strengthen their attachment to the mother country. The rumour current in London, at the close of last week, that, at length, negotiations have been opened between the master builders and the operatives, with some prospect of an amicable settlement of their un lappy disputes, is highly satisfactory. The men them -selves, it appears, are beginning already to feel their 'great disadvantage, not to say their degradation, in having to become something like objects of charity to the employed of their own body ; and it is not unnatural `that this should dispose them to listen to reason. Let us hope that the masters will deal generously with them, and, while still resisting dictation, that they will respond to all their reasonable requirements in a liberal 'spirit. Something decisive has now been done,—although it may be but temporary,—in Smethurst's case. The con lict has been reprieved during her Majesty's pleasure. With what precise object this has peen done, can scarcely yet be conjectured. If it is because there is an Idea that he is not actually guilty, then, of course, should that idea be in any way confirmed, a reprieve can %only be the preliminary to a free pardon. If it be that, under the extraordinary circumstances of the case, the abject is to avoid the execution of a sentence which , would preclude all chance of dealing with it afterwards, *whatever might turn up, then, we suppose, it is but the first step to a commutation. of the extreme penalty of the law, under which he was left by the verdict of the jail'. A few days will probably clear up the mystery. --*--- METROPOLITAN STRIKES. [FOR THE NORTHERN TIMES.] It needs no very intricate knowledge of politi -lecanonly to foresee the result of the present strike among the metropolitan builders. A ces aation from labour, and a coisequent impeding of the circulation of capital, must always, even to onder the most extenuating circumstances, lead .c very disastrous consequences. But when the essation is not only temporary, but continuous from week to w ee k, as increased they are by the effects, aggravated inan accumulation of evils, will be which we 'already making degr ee . In the strike to are now alluding the results ttre h ` cla sses in the g s h t :tion, and poverty, disease, starva a thousand other miseries which the result doesynPoor can truly experience. But ot stop and blameablehere • if only the obstinate look upon their were punished we might safely out and exposeP t n , ies.himent as a means to point -their mistaken sense 1 ,....err0r5, but the effects of oof the community_ta d_ut7.- reach to all classes are alike involved in r i ty and the innocent <effects are of course first felt lse b rY y and ruin. The in fact by the operatives thena-s t l he poorer classes, 'thus begun continues to spread ethvres ; but the evil until all become more or less affecteoduth all classes yhe result. t Let us not su pp ose th a t t h ese evils are • Jet us no t suppose t h at our wealth andnnaginary— grs - a nation can avert t h ese ev i ls ; they allevi as ate the bitterness of th e e ff ec t, but the eatnes c y eannot en- Confirmed ..... - The vacancies in the Impel casualties during the late War led up by men chosen from different reg.— ,The majority of the French genera.„ commanded during the late war in Italy haw. given a strong opinion against the system of temporary and renewable leave of absence at pre sent practised in the French army. The men who were re-called from their families and work shops proved to be only middlinr , soldiers. The experience of this year's war confirms this view. A military committee will probably be appointed to report on the question. The French Funds opened at a further advance of 1, but the Bourse continues without anima tion. s who The rise in Rentes has been well maintained ; the final quotations are 68 90 for money, and 68 95 for account. PRUSSIA The Prussian Minister for Foreign Affairs has joined the Prince Regent at Ostend. The King of the Belgians is also there. The report that a small Congress is being held at Ostend seems to gain confirmation. PIEDMONT. The Piedmontese Gazette publishes decrees increasing the Sardinian cavalry by three new regiments, and for creating a new brigade of grenadiers, to be called the Grenadiers of Lom bardy. AUSTRIA. MVNIcH, September 3. The former minister, M. Von Abel, died to-day. The subscription to the military loan is closed. A great number of applications for shares had to be refused or reduced. THE ZURICH• CONFERENCES• ZURICH, September 3 To-day there was no conference. A courier from Turin has arrived here. M. Gookan, who had left for Berne, will return to-morrow evening. BERNE, September 3. The Federal Council has sent a government employe to Marseilles, to receive the 2 , 400 Swiss soldiers coming from aples. PARMA PARMA, Sunday A vote respecting the annexation of the Duchy of Parma to Piedmont has been made known. There are 64,303 votes in favour of annexation, and 506 against. BOLOGNA BOLOGNA, September 3. Several members have moved the following resolutions : " The inhabitants of the Romagna will no longer submit to the temporal government of the Pope." " The Assembly has decided on taking this motion into consideration." EXPECTED MEETING OF THE EMPERORS OF FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. BERNE, Sept. 4 (via France). It is confidently asserted that a fresh interview between the Emperor of the French and the Emperor of Austria will probably take place at some Swiss town.; and a scalp wound, 'wla )tiER'S 4 Mn Sattirda rher, Rho struck her:With a poker. T ly, and stands remanded to Wednesd The following inquests Iv( )f a male child, three years Old ,or' of the Adelphi Theatre. '1 days ago, and he died in consequerii "Accidentally burned to death."—On the ho mild named Garretts, fifteen months old, Scalded psetting of a tea-urn. Verdict aceordingly. RORA BORFAIIS.—On Saturday night, betwe a and twelve o'clock, a tolerably brilliant displ t fire a t e aurora borealis was visible here. It extenc s wide sweep of sky to the north and west, )f the corruscations stretched high up towards he Little. B( sky, the r ng through a portion of )erhaps, to the clearness of tl _ were not very brilliant, but they continued to shift flicker about for nearly half an hour. LIVERPOOL EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.—A trict meeting in connection with this association held on Friday evening last, at St. Andrew's schoi room, Slater-street, when its objects were fully explain by Mr. John F. Sturgess, who, in the course of lengthened and effective address, urged upon the you men employed in different trades the necessity of to active and pecuniary co-operation, in order effectual to carry out the professed principles of the association ToxrErn LITERAEY AND DEBATING SOCIETY. —TL fortnightly meeting of this society was held in the liit streetschnol-roonien Friday evening. After •the pr liminary business had been disposed of, the chair= called upon Mr. Edward George for an essay on ch llustratirik, as it did, in so el • and forcible a manner, the importance of chemistry the various arts of civilized life—was listened to-•wi great interest by the members and numerou Present. At the close of the essay, Mr. '-LightboiN having made some appropriate ramarks, confirmatory i the lecturer's vie* of the subject, the meeting conclude by singing the doxology. AMERICAN AND CANADIAN MAILS.—The British at North American royal mail steamer Persia, Capta . J udkins, sailed for New York direct on Saturday, cart.: ing out 232 passengers, including Mr. and Mrs. Barns Williams. The Persia had also a large cargo of Briti: and continental manufactured goods. The Arabia, 'b longing to the same company, arrived here on Saturd afternoon, with seventy-seven passengers. (includil three sisters of Notte Dame,) $250,000 in specie. - T screw steam-ship City of Manchester arrived here y terday morning about two o'clock. She sailed front NI York on the- 7 19th ult. The Canadian mail stean Nova Scotian will sail for Quebec on Wednesday ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER The screw steamer City of Manchester, which left New York at noon on the 20th ult., arrived here at an early hour yesterday morning. Her news is anticipated by the Arabia. She brought 141 passengers (a portion of whom she landed at Queenstown), and $477,186 in specie. She reports passing the screw steamer Bremen, from Southampton, bound W., on the 24th ult.. The City of Washington was off Cape Race on the 25th, and the Bavaria, from Southampton, on the 26th. -4.-- THE CHILIAN KIDNAPPING CASE TO TILE EDITOR or THE NORTHERN TIMES. SIR,—In your valued paper of yesterday, I perceived that Messrs. Bidwell and Muir take upon themselves to praise the conduct of Captain Lesley, the kidnapper of the Chilian prisoners, and condemn them for their in gratitude towards him, who, according to this statement, has saved their lives by rescuing them from the hands of their own countrymen. They further state that, " whatever remuneration Captain Lesley might have obtained for his owners, they ought to be indebted to him, who contributed to their wants during the voyage." First of all, let me be in rmitted to state that Captain Lesley declared in court that he is part owner of the Louisa Braginton, and, consequently, received his share of the £6OO passage-money; therefore there is no praise due to him for having given the passengers their daily bread during the voyage at such an outrageous cost. As to the treatment bestowed upon the passengers. I think every one who read the trial before Mr. Mansfield cannot but condemn the captain for his conduct.. I, for one, should like to see the matter talc( n up by the Board of Trade, who ought to cancel his certificate. A man like Captain Lesley, who order s his chief cffirer to tear leaves out of his log-book, who supplies his own crew with revolvers to ill-treat or frighten pacific ar.d inoffensive passengers on board ; who even goes so far as to order the carpenter to take two planks out of each boat, is perfectly incapable of being a commander of any vessel afloat. He has proved himself by his acts and deeds to be unworthy of a master's certificate, and I think he has forfeited all claims to hold such. There are many captains who, in moments of intoxication or excitelnent, have committed errors, and been deprived of their certificate by the Board of Trade; and it is there fore to be hoped that Captain Lesley will not escape, who, whilst perfectly sober, and extending over a lengthened period, committed such grave offences ; endangering the lives of the crew and passengers, as well as the interests of the ship and cargo, as has beer' shown in the evidence. —By inserting these remarks you will oblige, yours very respectfully, Liverpool, 3rd Sept. 1859 . JusvclA. —........ (sportityq iTtrifiqurt. LATEST BETTING LEAMINGTON STAKES. 4 to 1 against Gaspard (t). 5 to 1 against Independence (t) 8 to 1 against Cythcrus (t). Bto against Tourname'it (t). GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES 10 to 1 against Paul. 12 to 1 against TI " • ST. LEGER. 6 to 4 on Promised Land. 5 to 1 against Summerside 8 to 1 against ➢iarionette. PEDESTRIANISM ALLSOPP AGAINST HAIGII.--" The Derby Pet" versus " The Huddersfield Hero."---These two men, who are well known and highly respected in their vocations have arranged to run for £2O a side 100 yards in the coming week. Neither man is to exceed twenty stune on the morning of running. Denis is the favourite, at 5 to 4. flat, The correspondents of the Rutbschilds hold at 1101 for 60 days sterling bills, and 5.141 for francs ; but these rates are considerably above the market. The banks will receive this week nearly two milliong from California, and no less than 11,775,000 from New Orleans; so that the next specie average is likely to show a large incr-. , ase. Unless a sudden improvement should take place in exchange, the south is likely to supply nearly as much specie as will be required for some weeks to conte. ..e Asia, from Liverpool on the 6th ult. arrived at New York on the 18th. On the 6th inst., lat. 42 49, long. 61, signalised. steam-ship Ocean Queen, hence for Southampton and Havre ; 17th, lat. 41 69, long. G 7 34, saw ship Henry Clay, Caulkins, from Liverpool to New York ; at Midnight, passed steam-ship Persia, hence for Liverpool. The political intelligence by this arrival is not important, consisting, as it does, in a great measure, of narratives of preliminary conflicts ,between the supporters of the different sections of political parties in respect of the coming elec tions. The slavery question appears to be made i COTTON. . rt eletioneering stalking - horse by those who (Prom Messrs. Wright and Co.'s Circular.) a By telegraph the follow . ;ng has been received :- oppose, and also by those who support, that as an NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 20.-Receipts for the week, • institution of the state. 1,900 bales (of which 1,100 are of the new crop) ; same Under date of Washington, 21st August, it is week last year, 2,300. Receipts of new cotton to this 1 said : The administration has bestowed upon time last year, 700. Sales for the week, 5 . 500 bales. . -" the subject of the African slave trade its earnest Export for the week to Great Britain, 9,000 bales. - attention, and, with a view of suppressing , as far Middling , new cro p , 121 c. Stock on hand, 22,500 s as possible, this traffic, has initiated measures bales. Freight to Liverpool, id. per lb. P.M.-Sales d more efficient and extensive than ever befo re for to-da y , 200. bales; prices unchanged. 22nd.-Total a that purpose. The squadron for the coast of receipts of new cotton,exeaa exchange, pere s . cent. Freight to 12'c Sterling h (••• Africa, as arranged by the Secretary of the Navy, . .--d. it will consist of the following-named vessels Liverpool,:- MOBILI, - 20.-Receipts for the week, 440 bales; ly ,The steamers Mystic, Sumpter, San Jacinto, and same week last Aug.'y ear, 338 bales. Middling, 111 c. per . Mohican, and the sloops-of-war Constellation, lb. Freight to Liverpool, 9-16 d. per lb. le (the flag-ship,) Portsmouth, Marion , and Vin- Cnor.-After a season marked by an unusual absence .1- cennes. The most efficient officers are assigned of anything adverse to the growing crop of cotton, we e - to their command. Those of the steamers Mystic have recently been receiving complaints from sections of in and Sumpter are, respectively, Lieutenant W. F. South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and the region cast are Le Roy and Lieutenant G. F. Armstrong. These ofthe Mississi pp i, of the in j ur y b y too much rain and its gentlemen were, at their own request , ordered attendants, worms, rust, shedding, &c. At the latest thto this service. Their vessels bring of light dates, however, the rain had ceased in most of the places, :rs draft, can penetrate waters too shallow for those and. was succeeded first . by cloudy, and thci i i by fine :al' which have heretofore been on that coast, besides bright th l e vcather. if Taking the view of rains-forle oil whole he of having the advantage of steam. Hence slavers UplandsV p ro injury. y ur Lve a aTually , been beneficial-is nnitn ed will be more closely . pursued. The joint treaty portant. .Last year, at this time, and for several weeks -• with England requires that the United States succeeding, the reports of rain, &c., were so general ri,d shall keep there a force of eighty g uns ; but b y and extensive, that all hopes of a large crop were gene - I ' Ll the recent arrangement on the part of t he admi-_ rally abandoned. 'raking all circumstances into consi -7" nistration the number of our guns will be one deration we are satisfied that the present crop, if not e s i r i hundred and sixteen. Mr. Birney, - who succeeds more, is as promising for a very large yield of any which )e- Mr. Morse as naval store-keeper, went out in the have preceded it. ii t y Constellation, with instructions to remove the BALTIMORE, Aug. 23.-Flour heavy ; choice Howard sl Bc. to $1 12e. Corn: .ng naval depot for the African squadron from Porto white,tteet, s s s l 12 4 c. Wheat 1 71 3 tea u t . ; ac r t e i d v , e; sales 17,000 bushels ; le Praya to San Paul de Loando, which is three linn , es- dred and thirty-six miles south .of the Conge river, dull. Provisions ew or about twenty-five hundred miles distant from Sales of yellow at 80c. to 827. ; white, at 76c. to 78c. Receipts, in the aggregate, now amount to 3,702,000 net Porto Praya. This new.depot will, consequently, be bales, and, with the corrections , will, if an y thin g , cause ith much nearer than the former to the principal the final total to exceed 3,750,000 bales. nails and passengers. points of traffic on the coast, and will. in a great B ANK NOTES FOR £1,200 STOLEN,-Twelve £lOO notes r e( ) 1 1. o ne d hand last aanvde stolen en Friday, in the city of Manchester, from were a gentleman connected with the Globe Ironworks, at • ' - bales, against 16 000 the same week last season ; measure obviate the necessity of long cruises. 15,000 Exports to Great Britain for the week amount to On our own coast; too, there is to be an efficient the total expert to date amounts to 1,995 000 bales, a ending cried •' Rochdale. The gentleman, being in town on business, r s gts toc pt k iel met a 'customer, and the two went to the Bank of Sir Naval been isgee ae a nr i ti. no t oTe l ol , e B Fa Ci tr lO nc O cee fi s ta h hn a ed e p s a so t t th o ewreetortesk. foreign prornhpeton Lieutenant Maffit ; the. Mohawk, Lieutenant y B. Heywood and Co., 'St. Aun-street There, shortly Craven ; the Wyandott, Lieutenant Stanley ; and before two o'clock, the customer. re ce i ve d an d paid the Fulton, Commander G. G. Williamson. They The followiir is a statementof over £1,200 in twelve notes of £lOO each, which are to cruise in the neighbourhood of Cuba, for • ments iu ,„ the MOVE . the gentleman folded and put into a pocket-book, the purpose of capturing •slavers cotton since the Ist of September last, as compared Ns, ith 116,000 bales. • which he very unwisely placed in an outer 'skirt the previous four years :- Pocket of his coat. There were near a score of persons •by their expertness escape the vigilance of our • . 1859. 1858. ' 1857. 1856. 1855. in the bank at the time, many of whoin must' litive P .the any which may naval oli oe on African coast. These arrange- Rec. a' Ports 3,702,000 3,075,000 2,906,000 3,489,000 2,785,000 Ex. to G. B. _1,995,000 1,804,000 1,416,000. 1,915,000 1,528,000 seen what passed. The gentleman, on leaving the bank - t h o o th k e , bank ments will soon go into full operation, and the ~ France 4P,000 378,000 413,000 478,000 409,000 Secretary of the Navy is now hurrying the pre- , other F. P. 541,000 391,000 411,000 520,000 283,000 went through St. Ann's-square, nearly as far as the' w i t h potation of such of the vessels as are ye t in port Total Exports 2 975000 2,573,000 2,240,000 2,913,000 2,220,000 e t P u °c rn k e e d t Stock on hand ' 116,000 95,000 72,000 51,000 112,000 for this important service." Of which during the past week, included in the th x e ali tt n notes, g e' had when been stolen, e St f o o len n , d and tha t h l e u r s to recount his loss, without, of course, receiving any The New York Advertiser of the 23rd ult.. above : . information that could be of service. There is reason to throws doubt upon the sincerity of this intention. R e c to t Potsr... 4,000 7,000 2,000 4,000 13,000 think that the robbery was effected as the gentleman It says :___. G was leaving the bank. A reward of £lOO has been France , . 1,000 ...... In common with all citizens who wish the honour of ',', other F. P. offered for the recovery of the notes and the conviction the country maintained, we shall greatly rejoice if the Total Exports... 15,000 18,000 5,000 of the thieves ; or a reward proportionate to the amount ...... ports COlll - given by the telegraph reporter arc by autho- Summary.-Receipts : Increase at the p . 9 in r c;ease to recovered. The notes were of the Bank - of, England, sty, and if the intention is fulfilled. We confess, how- pared with 1856, 213,000 bales. dated Manchester, 12th January, 1859, and numbered ever, to serious doubts as to whether the Administration Great Britain, compared to other foreign respectively B-C 46,120, 45,538, 45,542, 47,114, 47,436, -:bat is to say the President-will in good faith take crease to France, 39,000 ; n i Sri at 32,000. 47,435, 47,530, 43,990, 41,586, ,43,806, 21,196, and immediate and adequate measures for the suppression ports, 21,000. Total increase n, at 7-32 d. for cora 21,197. of that most infamous of all traffics which is growing up FREIGIITS.-To Lirerpooli with 185E6,75°01700 bales ; de- There has been considerable excitement in the Stock Market, which still continues, and prices are again higher, with a fair extent of business doing. The brokers, however, complain of a want of orders from the outside UOll leld ( Y)(2I.V ( mistry a, is e, ta ke l 05, „ e r ipar . 10( 10' box i"