Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-12 00:00:00

Tiets DAT, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, 258 Bags American Red CLOVERSEED, ex Neptune, from New York.—Apply to Messrs. A. Taylor and Co., Merchants; or to THOMAS SILL, Broker. _ THIS DAN, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 7, Exchange-chambers, can CLOVERSEED. FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker Apply to On THIIRSDAY next, the 14th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Saleroom, 1, Chapel-street, About 500 Bales Low American and other COTTON. I'or further particulars apply to TITHERINGTON, GILL, & Co., Broken:. gonniarrig salts. THIS DAY Tuts DAY, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Bro k er s , Office 12, Lancaster-buildi n gs, A Quantity of CARROT, TURNIP, and CLOVERSEED, sow lauding on the quay, and open for inspection.—Apply to ANTHONY WOOD and Co., Brokers MERSEY DOCK ESTATE. On account of whom it may concern For the Payment and satisfaction of height and Cbarges. Tins DAY, the 12th instant, at One o'clock, jat the room, 18, Chapel-street, Broker's s. 18 Bales} WPF WP 12 Bales WOOL WG 6 bales WF 9 Bales WC 4 Bales ex Wasp, from Bombay ; lying in Wapping Dock warehouse. — For further particulars apply to DANIEL C. BUCHANAN and Co., Brokers. THIS DAY, the 12th instant, at Twe , lye o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 1,600 Bags Bombay RAPESEED, MUSTAItDSEED, „ LINSEED, all faults. OWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers at Twelve o'clock, at the —nangc-alley North, Chapel-street, Ametican Red CLOVEitSEED, n, and City of Baltimore, from New York. — Makin and Bancroft, Merchants ; or to THOMAS SILL, Broker. ,Lpply to THIS DAY, the Brokers' OM3, 600 Ba ea Great Wes Apply to Messr Tnis DAT, the 12 Brokers' 0 400 Bags nev APPIY t a instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the ice, 16, Exchange-buildings, American Red CLOVERSEED. J. TI. RAYNER and Co., Brok lORROW To-lioarlow, the 13th 2, Dale-stir GINGELLY OIL, ant, at Twelve o'clo t, 41 Cask 50 1-Dc Apply t Postponed from Monday To-mounow, the 13th hi; Broker'. Office, now landing in Georg Messrs._ Leech, Ilarrison, 103 Casks CASTOR OIL, suitable for machinery. BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers t Twel4e o'clock, at the range-chambers; To-mon just landed ex Athe: io Messrs. Burnet so Apply to ORROVir, 1.1 150 Ba :..k, ex Byron, from Bahia 1 Forwood. Merchants; or to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broke —Apply to Postponed from Monday a instant, at Twel4e_o'clock, at the 16, Exchange-buildings, is CAMWOOD, a. and now lying at the Stanley Dock.— derelianis; or to J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers w. the 1 ,3th iastaut, at Twelve o'clock, at the lcrooin, Lxchange-buildings, bay SAFFLOWER, SAGO FLOU 87 Bags NITRATE, ail faults. T. and IL I•ITTLEDALE and Co., Brokers, To-xortuow, the 13th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, tia ORANGZS, ex Amelia, 1,065 Cases 111 Cases 336 Cases lber (ss), Messina LEMONS, ex Express. GEORGE BADENACH and SON, Brokers, Apply to THURSDAY ange-alley'North, C )VERSEED, o'clock, at th, tpcl-street, lehardson, Spence, and Co., Mer- THOMAS SILL, Broker. OH THURSDAY next, ti Broker's Office, 3, 350 Bags Lebanon.—Apply to Messrs .pants ; or to On Tnunen.kx next, Brokers' Office, 100 Bal the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, rs Styrian lied CLOVERSEED, sz Euphrates, and And and Johnson, Merchants; or to from Venice.—Apply to Messrs. Carson THOMAS SILL, Broker. On TrtnnsnAT next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at , street, 16,000 Bitgs ArraeanßlCE. BROWNE, UUNTER, and Co., Brokers Apply to apply to On Tnnitsnxv next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, in the Commercial Saleroom, 253 Barrels CURRANTS, per Swallow, 1856, 1857, 4s Turkey Red RAISINS, and other goods. GEORGE BADENACII and SON, Brokers. 50 470 Ca: On Tnu 720 Ba, 1,101 Ba, APPV to SDAT, the 14th instant, at the Brokers' Off Bombay LINSEED, RAPE and MUSTARDSEED. LITTLEDA LE and Co., B: RIDAY. On FRIDAY next, the 15t1 A Twelve o'clock, at th, Brokers' Office, 100 Bales of Mexican NBItE, ix Joseph, from Tampico, of good quality.—Apply to Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants, 37, _North John street; or to - _ FJ. EATON, Exchange Chambers. at Twelve o'clock, at th On FRiDAT next, the 15th install Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 1,5e0 Bales JUTE, 20 , RAGS. )WNE, HUNTER. and Co .APP I 9 to ..-.,--,.,...... NEXT WEEK Brokers On TUESDAY nes On aeon, int, at Twelve o' 5 Bales COTTO 17 Bags LI 23 Bais RAPESEED, 1 Bag RAPESEED; 33 Bags MUSTARDSEED, 1 Bag MUSTARDSEED, 10 Bags MYRABOLAMS, 67 Bags MYRABOLAMS, 4636 BUFFALO lIORNS. ez Carpentaria, from Bombay, transhippc..d from Cape of ,Good Hope.—Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers. Oa Suit. ON SAI 45 TONS LOCUST B 1 celona.—A»olY to ex rilar, from 13 GEO. VAI)ENACII an. SO: A Cargo of Gro: ea. the Win, ,r Forest ), a Qua] LATHWOOI JAMES BANKS, CASTLE-BUILDINGS, DERBY-SQL'APE, LIVERPOOL. FENCING WIRE, Black, Bright, and Galvanised; TELEGRAPH WIRE and SIGNAL CORD, Wholesale and for Exportation. street. Liver- 's Dock, Liver- CLASSI TIMES, Pric FOR SAT s B Red Petersburgh tiled shed, in the B four, six, and eight feet' in length.—Apply to Messrs Heath and Co., Merchants, 7, Orange-court, Cas pool; Mr. Edward Chaloner, Timber Broker, Que pool; or to Mr. Peter M'Avoy, 17, Cleveland-street, Bi HISTORY 0 Every Satur4 One Penny. 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D. • THE PARIPIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-street R OY AL CoLLossttum.—Miscellaneous Attractions. • g z ir For particulars see advertisements on Sth page. lurfjjrn APRIL 12, 1859, ..........0 ...-.-- THE DAY'S NEWS. r i 4 - i se of Lords, last night, the Postal ui,:atiou with Ireland was brought under don by Lord Monteagle , w ho denounced %-lntracts in strong terms, and declared their !legal: ,y, and trusted the House of Commons would interfere its authority between the Government and the violation of its own rules. The Earl of Derby denied the charge of illegality, and justified the contracts, which, he stated; hack been signed by the late Government ; and added, that the whole matter throughout had been perfectly open and legal. A general discussion then took place on the question of contracts generally, and the subject dropped. The Savings' Bank (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. In the House of Commons, Lord Palmerston brought under the notice of the House the state of Europe, by inquiry from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he would fix the precise time when he would make his promised statement ; and the Chancellor, in reply, named Friday next. The Chancellor denied any intention on the part of the government to interpose any delay in the proposed dissolution of Parliament. A number of bills were forwarded a stage, and the House adjourned at half past five, having sat only an hour and a half. The news from the Continent continues of the most warlike character. Every ray of hope that the difficulties can be settled without an appeal to arms appears to have completely vanished, and the worst anticipations are now indulged in in every quarter best informed. The Independence of Sunday says, all the letters it has received, and all the journals it has read, and their number has been great, concur in the belief that the position of affairs is most critical, and adds that there scarcely remains in the public mind the smallest hope of peace. The Nord of yes terday uses nearly the same language, and the Wanderer, of Vienna, does not hesitate to say that to believe in the meeting, or at any rate in the success of the Congress, is as ridiculous as to put faith in witchcraft or the appearance of ghosts. The Paris correspondent of the Daily News says that the article in Sunday's .3fonitettr is generally regarded as a pre liminary to a declaration of war. It is in substance a recommendation to Germany to remain quiet while France settles accounts with Austria. The words, especially, that "what France will cause to be respected in Italy, she will know how to respect in Germany," is at once equivalent to an announcement that France is about to fight for Italian nationality. The Paris correspondent of the Herald writing on Sunday night, says it was stated on reliable authority that Austria had actually declared war against Piedmont—that the Austrian Ambassador at Paris had received his passports, and that orders had been given to the army of Lyons to move down to the South. The writer adds that in a fortnight the whole of southern Europe would be in a blaze, and long before that time it was not unlikely that Turin would be occupied by an Austrian garrison. The correspondent of the Herald says that the formation of a supple mentary squadron for all the cavalry regiments of the French army has been decided on. The same writer states that a French army of observation, of eighty thousand strong, is to be concentrated on the frontier of the Rhine. He further states that, four French and Sardinian war steamers have been despatched to the Adriatic to be in readiness to blockade Trieste and Venice. The Vienna correspondent of the Times, in his despatch dated Friday, anticipates that in a few days he will have to announce that Austria has declared war against Sardinia. The Emperor Francis Joseph ted to have declared his resolution not to be made the football of the French. The French Government solemnly promised that it would make Sardinia disarm if Austria accepted the four proposi tions preliminary to the Congress. Instead of keeping that proposition, the Paris Cabinet advised Count Cavour not to disarm, but proposed that both Austria iould withdraw their forces from the and Sardinia frontiers Austria rejected this, but offered to dis arm if France and Sardinia would do so likewise. The Emperor Napoleon indirectly refused, inas much as he ordered the armament to be con tinued with the greatest possible despatch. Such conduct confirms the Austrians in their sus picions that he is resolved on going to war. They are now considering whether it would not be better to take the initiative and attack Sardinia before the French can take the field. A council of war, at which the Emperor presided, sat till four o'clock on Sunday morning, and at this council the advisability of immediately declaring war was doubtless discussed. The correspondent of the Advertiser says the highest authorities in the French army are agreed that Austria would be able to utterly annihilate the Piedmontese army ere any help could reach it from France. Moniteur is The article on Germany in the variously regarded —some looking upon it as a menace to Germany, and others that it indicates the persistence in a serious quarrel with Austria. The Moniteur publishes a decree, ordering the ap pointment of 100,000 conscripts among the different departments. This is the whole of the contingent of the year. In ordinary years 80,000, and even only 40,000 have been called out. The commercial .posi tion of France is described as uneasy ; the fear of war paralyses all commercial activity. With regard to the elections, there is very little additional news. An immense number of rumours are in circulation, and among them is one to the effect that Mr. Cobden, and Robertson Gladstone, Esq., will be nominated for Manchester. As regards Liverpool, nothing is yet certain, beyond what we have already announced. ♦ THE PEACE OR WAR QUESTION, THE hopes of preserving the peace of Europe, which were excited by the agreement to hold a Con gress on the subject in dispute between -Austria on the one hand, and Piedmont and France on the other, appear to become more and more doubtful of being realised, as the course of intervening events passes on. More than a week ago, one of our well-informed contemporaries made the following statement,—"Of the present prospects of European peace or war it is difficult to speak with any confidence. The auspices under which the Congress has been ushered in do not appear to inspire any faith in its bona fides. The impression seems to be daily growing stronger that it is little more than a pretext to give time for pre parations which are in no degree relaxed. The Df France continue with unabat d acti- vity, and. Germany seems to find no reason in the prom d negotiations for slackening vi her military it of Count CAVOUR to taination of the French ror to encourage to the utmost the aggressive party, have inspired a universal uneasiness and dis trust. No one seems to know, or even to believe, that any solid agreement has been arrived at as to the general objects and scope of the Congress. All that can be said is that the negotiations have pro gressed no further than the agree ment to a most precarious armistice." This, we say, was a true representation of the case, more than a week since and it remains in that position still—only decided in its uncertainty and confusion, not to sal' hopelessness. ences Paris, and the apparent deter Empe That .a Congress has been agreed upon— tliat so far the bona fides was undoubted—is a fact which there is, we believe, no reason whatever to dispute. But the question is, what are to be the real conditions on which it is to act—what are the precise purposes which it is to be at liberty to bring about ? The special treaties of alliance, of 1815, under which Austria shelters herself in Italy, it is asserted in her behalf, are in strict accordance with international law ; and these treaties, she declares, although they may now have little practical value,slLeN7 which illi not give up at the bidding of Louis NAPOL would be a mischievous procedure for all time to come. One of the articles of the treaty with the Grand Duke of Tuscany sets forth, that "though the mutual guarantee of their professions in Italy, which the Emperor of Austria and the Grand Duke of Tuscany have undertaken is meant to be maintained by each with his full. power, and though the con tracting Powers, starting from the principle, which forms tho basis of this treaty, of opinion, that Tilt NORTHERN TIMES TUESDAI, APRIL 12, 1859 whosoever attacks the possessions of the-one, attacks those of the.other likewise; they, nevertheless, have' deemed it advisable to - fix the amount of military force which each is bound to furnish in every war that places the tranquillity of Italy in jeopardy ; and the Emperor undertakes to furnish at least 80,000 men, all arms being counted together, and the Grand Duke undertakes to furnish 6,000 men of all arms." Another article declares that " the two contracting Powers undertake mutually to keep in good order the strong places which are destined to secure the system of external defence of Italy." Now it is the proceeding to act upon these articles, on the part of Austria more particularly, that has given umbrage, real or feigned, to Piedmont and to France. But Austria, in prospect of the Congress, declares her readiness to disarm, provided France and Piedmont would do so likewise. These belligerent Powers, however, refuse,—and not only refuse to disarm, but France, in particular, has since gone on arming all the more formidably, until, we read, "the apprehensions excited by the immense preparations and the movements of troops are so great as to destroy all confidence in the efforts of diplomacy to settle the quarrel between France and Austria." Again, it is contended, on the part of France, that the mere revision of the treaties contracted between Austria and the Central and Southern Italian States will not suffice ; but that the Congress must draw up a system of reform, and submit the same to the Sovereigns of those States. This, of course, at the bidding of France—not at the call of the Italian States themselves, and, as Austria reasonably enough suspects, not so much for Italian as for French interests for Louis NAPOLEON'S own ulterior objects, the precise nature and extent of which can only at present be surmised. One thing in connection with this subject •is remarkable, and important ; and it is what even the journals opposed to the Derby Ministry are prominently noticing ;—the belief in France, if not on the Continent generally, that it has had more to do, than any other question, in deciding her Majesty's Ministers to retain office, and try the chances of a dissolution, at such a conjuncture as the present. It is significantly remarked, that " the presence of Lord JOHN RUSSELL or of Lord PALMERSTON at the Foreign-office might have placed obstacles in the way of the Congress or at least have excited the mistrust of Austria. Moreover," it is asked, " is it well known what has taken place between the Cabinets of London and Vienna for some time past?" There is a singular unanimity of opinion on this subject in the Paris journals ; and, indeed, throughout the Continent, the impression appears general and deep, that a change of Ministry in England just now, would have involved a change of policy that could not but be unfavourable to the ts of peace. The assurance given by the Foreign Secretary, in the House of Lords the other night, that her Majesty's Government had done all that could be done to preserve the peace of Europe, had rather an ominous sound; seeming to imply, as it did, that the exertion of all their means of mediation had not proved available towards a settlement of the matter in dispute. The Memorandum presented by the Sardinian Goveinment, in reply to that of her Majesty's Ministers, in which demands are made regarding Italy that Austria will never assent to ; and the declaration of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER in the House of Commons, on Friday night, that any discussion on the subject at that moment would " be - inconvenient, and more than inconvenient, to the public service ;" only go to confirm one's worst apprehensions as to the very critical state of the case. HoWeyer, we suppose that on Friday night, something explicit, on the subject, will be stated in Parliament. whole case into account-that the state of things which has been in existence during the war, has been wholly exceptional, and cannot be estimated in forming a judgment as to the future. We find, for example, that the entire amount of military forces in India, at the present moment, amount to 112,000 Europeans and about 320,000 natives, including the native police, which show that the native troops, including police, exceed now by 50,000 those in existence at the commencement of the mutiny ; at which time the number of native troops was 260,000, and they are now 320,Q00. It is in these sources of outlay, then, that measures must be taken for re dressing the balance between Indian revenue and expenditure. In nothing is retrenchment so abso lutely necessary as in the reduction of the military expenditure. At the same time it must be acknow ledged that this may not be safely done immediately, or all at once. If the position of undisputed sway that has been recovered there is to be maintained, the Government must be prepared for any emergency that may arise,—and which it is not so improbable would arise, out of the still smouldering embers of the rebellion, were there not the means at hand to extinguish the flame on the instant. Lord ELLENBOROUGEI, who is no mean authority on the subject, calculates that five years must elapse before the army in India can be safely reduced to what may be considered a peace contin gent. It would not, in his opinion, be safe to leave the country without an European force of at least sixty thousand men. The expense of one European, it seems, is equal to that of three native soldiers, of whom also a strong force must be kept up, in order that the battle of rebellion may not have to be fought over again So long, therefore, as the people of India have to be overawed by British bayonets into subjection to British dominion, must the cost of our Indian empire be enormous. But it is quite poSs . ible to have it otherwise. We entirely concur with Lord ELLENBOROUGIX, whose Indian experience makes his testimony valuable, that our object should be to govern India well ; and that were we to establish a Government in that country in conformity. with the feelings of the people, it would enable us to reduce our military establishments and relieve the people from taxation,—a consummation that is on every account most devoutly to be wished. At the same time there must be some qualification of even so generally sound a principle as that on which such an object is based. The "feelings" of the people of India must be respected—but with discretion, and still keeping in view the raising of them from the degraded condition in which some of their " feelings" keep them. We cannot govern India well save upon Christian principles, which are the only principles, indeed, on which a professedly Christian nation can be justified in dealing with a Pagan population. Not that there should be any attempt to bring them over to Christianity by a coercive influence, of whatever kind,—by any influence whatever, indeed, but only that of the constraining charity and beneficence of the Christian religion itself,—by the gentle, winning influence of its own divine principles ; by the force of its example, as presented in the lives of those who profess it ; and by the effect it is shewn to produce in the civilisation, and elevation of a people. As an able writer on Christian Politics - has truly remarked, " even a worldly statesman must confess that to sit as an arbiter among surrounding kingdoms—as a model of example—as a source of wisdom and truth --as the benefactor both of the civilised and the savage —not by unauthorised interferences, but by just and desired mediation, is an ennobling office." And this office the. Government of India has it now in its power to assume,—nay, it lies, we humbly conceive, under a solemn obligation to assume it, and to perform its duties with the most scrupulous fidelity and care. OUR INDIAN EMPIRE. AT length, it appears, England may again, indis putably, call India her empire. For some time English dominion there quivered fearfully in the balance. A desperate attempt has been made to wrest it from English rule, which at one time threatened to be only too successful. But English valour and prowess prevailed in the field, directed and seconded by prudent counsels in the camp. And to-night, in both Houses of Parliament, votes of thanks will be passed to the Governor-General of India, the Commander-in-Chief, and the military and civil officers by whose labours, under the blessing of Providence, such great results have been attained, and peace comparatively restored to India. The nation, too, is to be asked to unite in public and solemn acknowledgments to the Throne of Grace. Her Majesty has been advised to issue her com mands to the most reverend the Archbishop of Canterbury to prepare a form of prayer and thanks ,giving to Almighty God, to be made use of in each church and chapel on such day as might be com manded, in gratitude for the continual blessings and mercies which have been vouchsafed to them in this matter ; and no doubt the other religious bodies, outside the pale of the Established Church, will unite, each according to its own usual manner, in so becoming a tribute of public gratitude and thanks giving to the Giver of all good, on so happy an occasion. For India is once more tranquil,---once more the supremacy of British authority there, we repeat, is undisputed. According to the last accounts, the rebels were scattered in five or six separate parties, some wanting to surrender and all disheartened. They were making towards Seronj, and if they could only be brought or driven to collect together, they could, it was believed, speedily' be &malt with. That they may, indeed, by this time, have been finally disposed of is more than probable, as the British force in pursuit was within twenty miles of them, and efforts were being made to surround and capture them en masse. Let us hope that, when this is accomplished, there will be found among them TANTIA TOPEE and his fellow monsters in human form, upon whom the hand of retributive justice may fall as it ought to do. And now that the Indian tragedy i s a b ou t ac t e d out—that the drop curtain is about to fall—there arises the question of finance to be adjusted ; and a serious one it necessarily is. We find that the deficiency which will have to be provided for in the course of the present year is now estimated at £11,500,000, and that the Indian Treasury will require a further sum for he Majesty's Government to the extent of about £4,000,000. A Bill in fur therance *of this has just been hurried through Parliament,— a measure, however, which, in point of fact, only obtains what may be considered a draft on account. At a future period it will be necessary to ask for £5,000,000 additional ; and the present Bill was brought forward simply because of the approaching- disvlution of Parliament, and because it was thought advisable that no time should be lost in passing it,—to which both Hou, -ah com mendable alacrity, at once assented. Of course, it mist be admitted, in tatting * Sewell, WRECK OF THE ROSS OF SHARON. — A telegraphic despatch from Cherbourg, of yesterday, reports that the Rose of Sharon, 810 tons, from Calcutta to London, has gone ashore near this place, and is fast breaking up. She had a valuable cargo of East Indian produce, which, with the ship, was insured at Lloyd's. THE Loss_ OF THE JASEUR.—OPFICTAL ACCOUNT —The Admiralty statement corresponds in its main features with the accounts given in the New York papers. On the 3rd after leaving the ship, ten lives were lost by the upsetting of a boat. The two boats with the remainder, parted com pany after ten days pulling and sailing without instruments or charts, eight days being passed without water, Lieut. Scott, and twenty of his officers and crew reached Cuba. The other boat was still missing. The compliment of the Jaseur was fifty-six officers and men. LORD DERBY AND HIS FOLLOWERS. —At the meeting of his supporters, held on Thursday last, at his residence in St. James's-square, the Earl of Derby is reported to have enforced on his party the necessity of moderation in their demands on the government, illustrating the necessity by stating the large number of applications for peerages that he had received since his accession to power. At this assemblage the noble Premier did not appear in one of his amiable or cheerful moods. He impressed on his auditors all the sacrifices he had made for the party, in such a manner as to create the impression that in his opinion he had received but an indifferent return in the qualified support given to his Reform Bill. THE COURT. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince Leopold and the Princess Louisa, visited the Duchess of Kent on Saturday, at Clarence-house, St. James's. Her Majesty, attended by the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, took a drive in an open car riage and four. Col. the Hon. A. N. Hood and Lieut.-Col. Cavendish attended on horseback. The Prince Consort, attended by Captain Du Plat, went to inspect All Saints' Church, in Margaret-street, Caven dish-square. Prince Arthur and the Princess Beatrice visited the Duchess of Kent. The Princesses Alice and Helena rode in the Riding School. The Queen had a dinner party in the evening. The company included the Princess Alice, the Lord Chancellor, and Lady Chelmsford, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Greek Minister, and Madame Tricoupi, the Danish Minister (Admiral van Dockum), the Earl and Countess of March, the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, and the Earl and Countess of Derby. The Prince Consort went to the Royal Society, Burling ton-house in the evening, attended by Captain Du Plat. On Sunday, the Queen and Prince Consort, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, the Duchess of Kent, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic household, attended divine service in the private chapel, Buckingham Palace. The Bishop of Ripon preached the sermon. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Cambridge cn Sunday, at her residence in St. James's Palace. We understand that her Majesty has signified her gracions intention of conferring the honour of baronetcy on Colonel George Stucley. A letter from Rome of the 2nd says :—" The Prince of Wales made an exception this week to his general rule of not going out in the evening. His royal highness went on Tuesday evening to visit the Austrian .Ambassadress, Countess Colloredo, and then proceeded to the French Embassy, where the Countess de Grammont had a very full assembly, enlivened by , the comic strains of M. Levas sor, of Palais Royal celebrity. In the course of the evening the Count de Gramont presented his most distinguished visitors to the Prince of Wales. His royal highness has this week descende to :.;combs of St. Calixlus, under the geidane Raw Alessi, and visited the 3. Yesterday he made an L374levhat unpleasant ac • cna wiuti, which is not to .n,rit of the Atiaap. Moutt.” LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. ACCIDENT TO A PORTUGAL STRAMER.—The screw steamer Miuho, from Liverpool for Oporto, has put into Queenstown with machinery damaged. ACCIDENT TO THE GALWAY STEAMER PRINCE ALBERT. — This screw steamer, which sailed from Galway for New York, on Saturday morning, with 370 passengers, put back to Galway yesterday forenoon, making water. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT TRANMERE. —At the Birkenhead Police-court, yesterday, Patrick M'Dermot and James M'Keon were charged with robbing Patrick Lynch of £7 Os 6d on the beach at Tranmere, on Monday last. The prisoners were remanded. NARROW ESCAPE.—On Saturday evening, a mechanic's wife was visiting Wombwell's managerie, now in Birken head, and went rather close to the lion's den, when the animal made a slight blow at her, and tore a large portion of the front of her dress. ROBBERY AT BROMBOROUGH Howick was brought up at the Birkenhead Police Court, yesterday, charged with stealing two boxes of wax candles from Price's Patent Candle Company's Works, Bromborough Pool. He was remanded. ELECTION OF GUARDIANS FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF TRAN MERE.—The scrutiny of the voting papers connected with the above was finished yesterday, and the following gentle men have been returned :—Messrs. E. S. Willoughby, Thomas Evans, J. Highton, and S. Reeves. _ SUDDEN DEATH.—On Sunday, Thomas Dobson, 36 years of age, a boarding-house keeper, living at 6, olf-street, died suddenly. It appears that he had been drinking freely on Saturday, and it is supposed that this caused his death. An inquest will be held on the body to-day. DEATH PROM )3URNlNG.—Yesterday, Patrick Grant, who lived at 1, New Hall-street, died in the Southern Hospital. On the 24th of last mouth he was on board the ship Evangaline, and fell into a fire there. He was very much burnt, and remained in the hospital until he died. An in quest will be held this day on the body. _ DEATTI OF AN OLD LIVERPOOL OFFlClAL.—Yesterday morning, John D. Case, Esq., at one time treasurer to the Liver pool Corporation, and recently a magistrate for the county of Chester, died at his residence, Poulton-hey, Bebbington, Cheshire, at an advanced age. Mr. Case discharged the duties of corporation treasurer, in this town, with th great est satisfaction to his employers, and the public generally, and his conduct on the bench has notbeen surpasd by any of his-late coadjutors. CHARGE AGAINST A TAX COLLECTOR. Yesterday, at the second police-court, before Messrs. Chilton and C. Turner, Henry Roberts, a tax collqctor, was summoned by the authorities of the select vestry, on two charges; one for not having accounted for the money collected by him, in his capacity as collector, and the other for not having delivered up the money he had collected. Mr. Bremner appeared for the defendant, who was not present, and asked for a post ponement of the case, but it was refused, and a warrant was issued for the arrest of Mr. Roberts. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—Number of patients during the past week : New cases received advice and medicine at the Institution : North, 238 ; South, 166 ; total, 404. New cases visited at their own . houses and supplied with medicine : North, 85 ; South, 61; .total, 144. Grand total, 550. President : . Rev. - Rector Campbell, A.M. ; Vice-President of North Dispensary : Captain Bourne ; Vice-President of South Dispensary : Mr. Charles Booth ; Treasurer : Mr. Francis Mill ; Secretary : Mr. J. Whitby Williams. Office : Leith Offices, Moorfields. Ldss or A STEAMEIL—The total loss of the Preston steamer, from Bordeaux, with a valuable cargo, is reported. She was making her way up the St. George's Channel for the Mersey, when she struck on a reef a few miles the east ward of the South Stack. The ship rapidly filled, her hull having been rent open by her working on the reef., In half-an-hour or so the funnel and masts went, and the ill fated vessel broke in two, and for miles the beach was strewed with her cargo. The loss will involve a consider ame sum. She is reported to have been insured. EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, 126, top of Mount Pleasant.—Weekly Report.—Eye Department : New patients admitted in the week' ending April 9th, 100 ; patients prescribed for, and who have received surgical- assistance, 410. Ear Department : New patients admitted in the week ending April 9th, 30 ; patients prescribed for, and who have received sur giCal assistance, 129. Consultinc , Surgeon : Hugh Neill, Esq. Surgeons : John Poole, Esq., Dr. R. Hibbert Taylor, and Dr. Nevins. Assistant-Surgeon : Thomas Bickerton, Esq. Treasurer : J. G. Livingston, Esq. SERIOUS CHARGE OF ASSAULT IN THE RIVER —Yester day, two young men, dock labourers by trade, were brought up at the Birkenhead police-court before S. B. Jackson, Esq., M.P., charged with assaulting, beating, and wounding Thomas Purdie, cook on board the Manhattan, lying in the river, and inflicting upon him grievous bodily harm on Thursday last. The wounded man is lying in the Birken- head HOSpital, and yesterday a certificate Was received from the surgeon, stating that he was not able to be removed to the police-court - for the purpose of giving evidence. The inquiry was accordingly remanded until Thursday next. The names of the two men in custody are William Harpin and Thomas Corrigan. WATER ComnirrEE.—The weekly meeting of the water committee was held yesterday. T. L. Hodson Esq., chair man, presiding ; the other members present were—Messrs. Wagstaff, Farnworth, Rae, Vernon, Riley, Crellin, Earle, Woodruff, and Bennett. From the engineer's report it appeared that the quantity of water received from Riving ton, in the week ending April 9th, was 52,834,474 gallons, from the wells 31,929,559 gallons ; proportion of Rivington to well water as 52 to 31. The state of the reservoirs was as follow :—Roddlesworth, fall, 1 foot 3 inches ; Anglerark, fall, 6+ inches ; Rivington, fall, 2 1 inches The leak at the Millstone-goit continued as before. There was no other business.before the committee. Ma. MASON JONES, To-NIGHT.—We have only space to call attention to the fact, that Mr. Mason Jones delivers the opening lecture of his present course, in Hope Hall, to-night. The subject is, " The Life and the Genius of Henry Grattan." No-reader needs to be told that Henry Grattan formed the central figure in a space of Irish history, the most important in its events, and the most fruitful in genius. Mr. .Tones will find a 'congenial theme for admiration and for eloquent eulogy in the manly character and the deep, strong thinking, and forceful oratory of Grattan. This is one of the lectures which stirred up so much sensation among even fashionable and West-end audiences in London ; and it can hardly fail to meet with full appreciation in ..Liverpool. . . HOPE HALL LECTURES. -Yesterday evening, this popular hall was filled by . a large and respectable audience, in conse quence of it having been previously announced that the Rev. G. K. Lewis, of Bayswater, London, was to deliver a lecture on the " Pilgrim's Progress, illustrated." The Reverend Hugh Stowell Brown occupied the chair. The object which the lecturer seemed to have in view was to embrace the whole of the matter contained in the somewhat tedious volume which formed the title of his subject into a lecture. The illustrations consisted of dissolving views, and brought before the minds of the audience in a very foroible manner what the lecturer intended to convey. Such lectures as the one delivered by Mr. Lewis last night, are calculated to make a deep impression on the minds of an audience. BOAT ACCIDENT IN THE MERSEY. —GA LLANT CONDUCT. --THREE LIVES SAVED.—On Saturday afternoon last, be tween two and three o'clock, three youths, named Walter Holden, of Egremont ; Dennis Ryan, and Thomas Jones, of Seacombe, were sculling a small punt close to the Sea combe Ferry stage, when, from some cause or other, the punt upset, precipitating all three into the river. A young man, named Roger Fishwick, who was standing on the north end of the river wall at Seacombe at the time of the accident, descended the wall by means of a rope, into a boat which was moored thereto, and put off to where the youths were struggling for life, and gallantly succeeded in rescuing all three from drowning. The promptness and intrepidity of Fishwick are beyond all praise, and his gallant conduct was the admiration of hundreds of persons who witnessed the accident and the rescue. These make in all eleven lives he has saved from a watery grave. THE AMPHITHEATRE.—Mr. M'Kean Buchanan made his appearance at this theatre last night for the first time, in the character of Hamlet. Mr. Buchanan received, during his recent performances in London, no inconsiderable share of critical eulogism. We are compelled to say that we can not eeho the praises. Mr. Buchanan is yet very far away from that degree, even of cultivation in his profession, which with any character of natural ability can render an attempt at Hamlet successful. Monotony was the general tone of the performance ; the only relief being an occasional burst of heavily-marked and unshaded vehemence. Some passages were repeated with intelligence and good expression, but these were not sufficient to compensate for the general sense of deficiency, and even of more positive defects. The " grave scene," in particular, we thought heavy and inert, where it should be full of force and passion ; vehement where pathos should have been the prevailing emotion. The audience was not large, and was not enthusiastic. MR. HART'S MAGIC AND MYSTERY AT HER MAJESTY'S CONCERT-ROOM, HANOVER-SQUARE.—W e have lately seen the London press teeming with notices respecting the per formance of a young magician, who, front what we can understand, far outshines all competitors, either English or foreign, that has ever appeared in England, and who, we also hear, is a fellow townsm an o f ours, an d intends shortly to appear in Liverpool. We extract the following from the Standard and Morning H era ld , M arch 24, 1859:—" That Mr. Hart is a perfect master of magic and mystery no one who has seen him can doubt ; and the clever manner in which he performed several astonishing feats during the evening, more especially that of the column and glove,' brought down shouts of applause. Having seen so much of the mysterious' in days gone by, from Monsieur Philipe, we mus t co; i fe ce 6s , ; o, B t i Mr. Jacobs Jacobs, Mr. Anderson, and others, those professors, but we .w anticipated somewhat of a repetition of the magical 1 " finding that Professor. Hart had chalked out for th , e r tertainment of his audiences an original path, and WO augur for him a decided and deserved success.' r ibi s ' ere agreeably disappoint ,1 ca finding COMMITTEE.—The fortnightly meetings An , committee was held yesterday in the Town Hall; MJ°l',. son, chairman of the committee, presided ; and the. ' members present, were—Messrs. Woodruff, S red Holden, Ridley, and Haydock. Mr. Woodruff renal:, that, in consequence of the resignation of some meal The they did not now require so many to form a Tornio. serve Town-clerk :No • the -committee now consists 'a s members. Mr. golden asked how it happened that.lo4 numbers of the committee were increase at t heir T eri appointment ? He considered a large committee a_ A objectionable thing in many respects. The Chairinr,st the number might possibly be allowed to re ben guar cod" the future. Mr. Holden hoped that would 50- e ke% plaint was heard against a tenant o f one of the In roo f named Priddon, of having used coarse and i ni P biol• language to a female who was purchasing m utton frem ss i o ss, The tenant did not deny that he had used the eir e ,i f ing but stated that he was provoked by the purchaser j er ell him great trouble at a very busy moment. lie missssbite reprimanded, and told that in the event of a si 001 being proved against him, the forfeiture of the t r ot would follow. A resolution of the council requesting the several committees to furnish sca ' s ien t °f the accommodation they would require in the 0% 1 0 ! dot offices. The Town-clerk was directed to rePlY,.statiereliggi, the commitee would. require a room for their Ill u bile. 1 There was no other business of any interest to the P v „She " ADAM AND EVE," BY CLAUDE MARIE Dicn,tl-;,d the remarkable illustration of the " Temptation l' ot o n at pose lace , " Fall," painted by Dubufe in 1857, are exhibition, in the Academy Rooms, Old post-offlelterisl Church-street. These pictures differ in ra 3ll ! n es, b c points from the original " Adam and. Eve '' peieetibFbite isDubufe ; indeed, the subject of the second, o °`, l l the t ire . altogether different from that of the se cjil- e mailer originally produced. Those .OOl are 5 ad at present exhi I f i n ish 5 scenery attention motofos most the fascinated elaborationaTteet Temptation" titohne o , f, exquisite pdiettauilr. in size an , d are painted with p even re er b „ e tbe el a staten alic e . P f e e T r r il e g : : c o o n fra {nilric Eve is of beautiful outlines and proportion, • O h womanhood—fair, bright, but not voluptn.llLtvillici Fall picture is ghastly in its general effect ; thel l cdo 511 falls dt lele fuu prostrate, p r o ea l portionsity horror-strickenanap o o w f e t i. h . e fTr The Eve,me e lv o ai f v sethewaves i nb managede_n t h. de t a r t hi c eg ro w 0 0 1 1 c i the least skilful—perhaps the only unskilful cp-ori°l/ei°l. t a h re e picture. Perhaps both the scenes have bee .e u cs re . t dently painted with a view to exhibition effects' '-,oritrlsi many points too fancifully charged with elaboratli : 11 . , if i 4 ing and theatre features. This peculiarity, helelosbteu:;( takes away from theirmerely artiatic value, will an t - boti:f e D add to their attractiveness in the eyes of a c a3 ' fi tif_. : lll , - 0 spectators. Of their kind, and for the purp'eAiele they aim, it would be difficult to imagine pictures 7, 5 t i01l o f more skilfulness of design and effectiveness of el eC pe - 614 0 CHAMBER, OF COMMERCE.—The monthly n 1 , 2 - ,,borw%, : held yesterday, Charles 1" . .," 11 11 4 United .Iringda'" : °3 GO: 1 : 0 04 the council wa Esq., president, in the chair 'Oa the recommendation of the comm Bill : ~, u- „ law, further action in reference to this measure wl e islo owing to the peculiar circumstances under which/440 is now placed. Deputy from the Salt Chamber of n , '",, ut i li g, It was resolved to invite the appointment of a a e i r o lot a f yi this body to the council, at the next 'en el: t i - 11. i,,, t a' Excise Laws : On the motion of Mr. C. It• "1 - ‘ , l , 3 o ) " t be resolved that the bill about to be introduced by '' P o d ment, for the consolidation of the excise laf i '. o tion o e referred to the customs committee fore onstael.,;do. report. Postal Arrange;nents with the Ves t post West Coast of South America : A letter from theco„..,o, General was read, in reply to the memorial of the 09 praying for an alteration in the departure of 0 , 0 0 e t, mails, so as to give time for reply to c o r respond eri n tcoa.„ tri o by the inward packets, and stating that in a ree' c l- t he ''',, o ll l provision has been made for an acceleratian e i ,', deP'. g ''.ieo by which it will be practicable so to arrange t ", 1 1611: 0 10, and arrival of the packets as to leave an inter% c r d' 'to l' to enable the merchants of Liverpool, and a," 01P:4i, places, to receive their correspondence, and l,! P iti aa before the despatch of the next outgoing pack e , k 's'6S • ..A,o(' Bates of Daily Wages paid to Labourers for ' Vosr e jiP a letter from the statistical department of l li f e or wat' trade, thanking the chamber for the return bao rit ,011 compliance with the request from that dell as i : o ,4 o "„ lai n o STRINH OLFACTORY OPERATIVES AT 310 - 05 ' e l l' iob Friday night, a meeting of factory operatic l e l ot to` the People's Institute, Heyrod-street. The o f .4 that 1 iym t n h e aeaturhmsu generale pr e am e ac t rsit i etl n uic i oe efi ci a i onn t rii a l.ulo i n u cf beahledvala. local ragol Charles r ss e p li c u t r o u a t l h , the wholet t h e ar,ta elate dl . : o, l9 o sA l hands " p c d cie no y i n: havei l t a ie k G eji a b i e r e s t t a ll l . l l. ,: h : + ::: l l l, e . 7 : 4 . 0. ra- ~;c s, for an advance. At the meeting held on Fria 3 ; Air. P,,col' was rather numerously attended, E. Gill, fronV er al P"i Ol e mill, presided, and commenced by reading ask if 1113 ,,,, e 'd t° , which had been issued. The Chairman 3 " e ogit e ' ? E/ had a resolution to propose ? It had be ell air :to i il „ ur : et ll s i t : him that the best way to bring the matt er s tb d e s tir termination would be for the men in give in their notice. An operative, Nvb a l b 44',1 0 fil l f worked at mules since their invention, moveu,he fo" 0 fie week all should give a week's notice to leave t oot fl o tbe t week, and not commence work again until thel, ° All sta re• vanceof 3d per 1,000 banks, and nothing less' r p relo be tter operative said he thought the motion was rat lic u blb e a P I If they could do anything by conciliation, iti va iatl . lle t IVY , ce l: t l . 4 than forcing themselves into the streets. . toe a a oitl, themselves whether. they were prepared to ba ha ttlelo _ A P" week, and month after month ; and also t 0 "movr ot per, "rotten sheep," as well as employers. It e , a e%t, e l l " amendment, ' That the question be left to tt' ta ke l e t a. :, meeting, and that in the meantime each shoP card „pin ject into consideration." The amendment volt ag , 300; THE HUNTER STATUE FUND.—Last o'e tliv.ject meeting of the medical profession was held i f c olls 1 . 0 e; Institution, Mount Pleasant, for the purpos e a far r at , ' ,11 , ci the propriety of taking the necessary steP s ,,,d, .. 1 , 1. ; 115 d this town, a subscription toward the above fun d, `. e a be e " ~0 i nc ~, Jones occupied the chair. He said, l'') icli loll e t' d been called on account of some letters lc 1 3.0 0 1 _, 1 de", read by the council, from the fellows of the and 0.)4 t ia 4 " of Surgeons, requesting them to subscribe, t . r e rcc a 1 0 0 their friends also to do so, towards the f all : 1 p tl ° ile litc ola ti ;b lh statue to commemorate the memory of the la - t re' il , lac first ~,1 , Hunter. He called upon Dr. Vose to move tne",,,ortk-reed which was to the effect that, that meeting fa r ;le t' ) much satisfaction the effort which was being, r , nise the distinguished labours of John Ila a ,`. , A ,. ritl ifr „i posed erection of a monument to his meniN; c et ter yd remarks from Dr. Vose, in favour of the ° . 1 on. ti ) o de f they had met, Dr. A.T. I.Waters was called obi vi v o the resolution. He remarked that flull tef die, sc sev, fr o , fame for' himself which would nev er co t. P ' they erected a statue for him or , r ill' ; ' . theless, it was their. duty to s li g u nter, I .l .lj ti l i ls f g nil i cc o tij a tllit ; i t il i appreciation of his eminent labours.basis, S ill' tiio,hit nr fi t hee r se s xo t stle m urte a iso n oni t u o wt p lace establish the science of comparative phYsi e ' ° ' :. fa ill 'ea t 't objectsi was snw: carriede r , e , Tsufficienthat, unanimously.in the h e to o e s t a b m l i r s 1 . is desirable that subscriptions shPoinuileclilbc‘,arryin.,,g,pligo this town for the purpose of assisting.. an d , ' Dr. l u t.4 f r° ,lr. object mentioned in the first resolution.' re or ); ce I seconded the resolution ; and, after selll e _ a imon;:ccee l j Mr. Fletcher, it was put, and carried ui nt ia iftee t co o; Stoo k e s moved the appointment 3Cf o eo f ts.wod a s rn_sai, e na.cv ° l ida rli er .„ r. ged - ,, ; t f o p : v. c t ,i b . ,, e 6 ; A : iite l i,,,:e ct:ti ,ral o:, the subscriptions and transmit the saL' i - i d e d tu" n ts statue fund in London. Mr. Steele sco w o f thL i s teti . d e tion. It was carried unanimously. A " then seP if lc passed to the chairman, and the m eeting , tu setlaeyab, o The fir s ' the WAViRTREE COMMISSIONERS. — e o s as the annual election of the board took r P et l i a r ;, „, e s re e : se : l i e e: ce v ill o e tOhffiiscteism, time - four the regular Th ere vc - c ot of n i b f f in rotation, and two extraordinary va eanc e le of r e , 1 31 (7 0 retirement of one member and the hall ol . l w ere , eo cl 0 , another. The members retiring in rotation litll' a itte le d Picton, Gore, Swindon, and Halhead. , ber re tirla i ; ad t, not offer himself for re-election. The ' ew raell l ,oo lll3 o i li patrie l ' c o ld ii tbe bars o er fi s 11, io n Tirt ll w u e p re th r e e-e c l t e h c e t r ed v , a a c n a d uc t i h es e : foll owing High-street, Wavertree ; David and William Pinnington, Rev. W. hßadaduasans,embled, there we G c re, Pi 0 3 O'Connor, Swindon, Picton proposed that the Rev. 3-11% d e d by Sib the e l/ o tit chairman of the board, which was sec on ll tool. hoof Mr. Il a the co and carried unanimously. Rev. Banks for ti t of 0 00 Messrs. Picton, and in a few words expressed done him. The first business wiliasst victou 0 .. c j e tll 4 , mittees, and upon this subject Ntr., o - , ren der ra w ore sr ai j suggestions, the scope of which was t_ _, and itte e a tif arrangements of the business more cosy eonil li o r. ic e lie anrilitillfefere'l gild the tin e discb n ot matic. He suggested that, as _ lsua ily co in he ttl of auditors who examined accounts, a . s n u o c t h i a n hicedayli,tyaupderifaorrmealtihtye fwuenrcetinocusnintdorie.ectol,noce oortir lot for payment, the board should 1 0 m etabel s hid s ',jell. mittee, but entrust the duties to t‘ t v en final l y ptl nOO O to to be appointed auditors. Mr. Pic was ca rried n sho ald o u` sci i, tion in the form of a motion, and the au ditors, _ t ile b -re' appoi nt t a l :; o /13 ;: a li c e a ti b:vo c : °: It was arranged that the duties o f es __, the m v , _ ak :, y e ,,, 0 examine anecheck all bills, and pr .eu,'',,,, ra te-7,:i. r. 1:1? and likewise to examine and chett L" A boar-. The a Vie vious to their being laid before h u ditors• Gore' G ot , of inspector of the lamps were dena - a ro ntill of and Mr. Swindon were appointed t e te a d to gr: e c t remainder of the business was pure I