Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-16 00:00:00

1 bIE LATEST TELEGRAMS. THE BALTIC. 1) :T. PET ERSBURG, Aprill3.—The ice has broken up ti twen. Cronstadt and Orancebaum. The naviga is" ill aT open Within eight days. In town the ice fast. Narva is open. COCHIN CHINA. ai the 4 vourabl e i n t e lli gence has been rece i ved from l' i ra ue n - Spanish expedition in Cochin-China. ‘taelt on Saigon took place on the 17th Feb., , w as perf ec tl y successful, nine forts, strongly ehi ed, were successfully cannonaded by the gre. l3B : and the n t a k en by storm. The enemy lost a blany men, b u t t he F renc h on l y a f ew woun d e d . ki r ; the i mmense stores of amunition collected in it a c)ll ' i t is evid en t t h e A nnam i te government h a d 4booellifteiit their p r i nc i pal arsenal, and considered i t Y impreg 1 3 w nable, and that its capture must t xDe . th ll lltioY contrib u t e to t h e u l t i mate success o f the PAA s -D, FRANCE. • 'Publ. 1 , 1 ' --, giaay.—The Momiteur of this mormn • g whichl3-es t ae niGuthly returns of the Bank of France, Ivitli 811° '' the following results, as compared d 1 3 oo n tli nr , e 13 -'t returns :—Decrease : Cash in hand , treasury ; bills discounted not yet due, 2,000,00 ; 19 , 4 urY bala nce s, 121 millions ; to current accounts, 40tesrnillions. Increase : Advances, 111 millions ; in circulation, 24,000,0u0. TIE CONGRESS. fro, fi l e ., z'ines has rece i ve d t h e f o ll ow i ng t e l egram „V i 's Vienna correspondent : tiv e i v "4., Thursday Evening.--Aus_r i t Evening.-Austria has pos 541,,e5s t 1 rer ' l33 d to b&.Come a party to the Congress . c1i a ,,,,,,, . prec e d e d by a general and simultaneous fp'art is leut " aht f . Greg°ing is perfectly authentic. iE AUSTRIA.. te e*. -4E, Thursday, April 14.--Advices have been Yed from Athens to the 9th inst. 4 0 , 4 ention has been concluded with the Austrian Greee'llaent relating to the connection of Trieste and Trittteell3' telegraph. The telegraph line between 111 d Alex an d r i a i s to pass through Greece. ad vie e e'llistrian Lloyd' s s t eamer h as arr i ve d h ere with pa tr c'to Constantinopl e t o th e 9th i ns t. I smae l d'u r h ad left t o t a k e t h e comman d o f t h e corps 1'a4,4 14 : e ° 4 the D anu b e . Th e arr i va l o f O mer - 4 Constantinople is not confirmed. %/. I , b II RSECUTION OF THE JEWS. tontiApril 9.—The agitation against the Jews po i P UBLIC FUNCTIONARIES. Pro inr , - ; April 10.--A new decree concerning the ••40 /1 of . Publi c functionaries has been published. Th, u . AMERIC A. so, th , tilted St a t es mail steamer Arago arrived at of i)t4)4 ° l l Thursday night, with New York //770,00Pf:r , 2141 illstant, $73,741 for England, and ranee. I'°IIEI GN INTELLIGENCE. PA llls PRANCE. h Thursday Evening. —The intelligence tteto reach 1.... es Me from all quarters is very unsatis hit no t aild fully confirms the caution I have g iven (34 t1; °1 torel 3 7 on the delusive hopes of peace held P t r ° .1? the • P aYs. I have reason to believe that the .° 1) b ° : 41- °l ade by Austria, as to the various points 4 011. v. 84bIllitted to the Congress,. are deemed "hat't:lllaceeptable by the Cabinet of the Tuileries.es ry t ""se Proposals may have been it is unnec kit e's ° o. state, as they will be fully disclosed shortly too ka e t t 'l4 letter is published. There is but . a_ fl ash 0f 443 ° 1 1 to believe, however, thy.t the determm n 4 11 as I lle Prench Government not to accept any Nara '' at Austria could assent . to, with a due te kle,.„P l. her position as a first-class power, has ,s kipist: the last attempt made by her Majesty . klstrisTrs to Preserve peace abortive. Neither is ll'ovok-,le°lllPletely blameless; but the onus of having 4 bloodye`` the quarrel, which must, ere long, receive N*el.l, Bolution, unquestionably rests with the . Iti Nl; 44 t has fanned the embers of the Italian 114, not, t 0 their present incondescent state. .e 4-41. 1 . t' 4°.wever, anticipate on the disclosures in 14 ttleo t I ktii • N4iti,, told, that the formation of a camp at Caloz is tli . 'elY decided viit, on. It r , vo s. ens ral -•, who has din „ enaut, been spending some t on. s, h as been ordered to (li rariLyons, to join his ~ L ct , ' 4 4 Franc Centrals, a provincial paper, pu , b- Or v oi b ti at 44°31, under the very nose of the pre . fect l et- eher, is allowed to publish the follnw . ing : so t' ea se cif a war, the staff of the army will . be Cillised a s f Emperor, Comander-in \t f ; 0 of lows :—The. h "' "11 ' r '' eneral rows Major-General; General etild - ,, e ne, z d e ' R • • '. General Lebceuf, Cora- Neret ' t th e A till el e r ry we ; ' General de Martinprey, Th: r the Staff.r" 41 1 d \val. 8 fo. No. teatners Sane, Alloa, Magellan, Mogador, 1 4(1 ( Al ger ni i 4ll °.ve sailed from Marseilles and Toulon 11 • wither they sail in ballast, but will return The o ittite JournalPs tll ‘ l tt . (l. de Cherbourg announces that the (14 /0110,4.nthorities have received orders . to prepare k tl 3 7 :-.... ".111g gunboats for active service without I,lll4dre, Illgrette, Pulminante, Arquebuse, Lance,ete. 1 , e Y tti . edoubte, Ste. Barbe, Salue, and Temp to D ,,.°111 0n e, ass soon as ready, to be hurried ... off to rtibo Where they 11 form the first division of . a me Nuadr th e se th'hallow watersi) Th n .1 wi f ey th a e re A intended for service in driatic. Several of se ls will e ° remembered by our ., offi . ce m rs o i r n e ti Ph. s3 es ti: le ' Nyhere they proved " screw ' in 1) , 4 he Thr , a n one. ii °l3°l t —‘•eill ents of troops have now assumed such do te ,- th Pt in i s lls .that they can no longer be denied. An t o rl b t mean " w ever, to be made to prove that they t‘ eth charything- The Moniteur is, . as . _ . ma l : oi ich t 4 ' ille art l i 1 for conveying this (mis)-inf Ntilluotiee, ineereolvill appear in day or two. 1:114 :" Ik eZt : 3 f t .i e Pa Y Ys, Iv hi a ch apoliticalclhaers t c u u i r ts iosity, the visio .t nar a y s ti‘ b ee is - about peae . e. As an instance that ih °l4 the arinolsulformea, the Pays quotes an article rnltig Chronic/6 ! v, t , AUSTRIA. gbh 'INN t - k A • ( :ezi,_ bf Au $ ,PYll 12.—When speaking of the tili t is r- 14.1 a to garrison the fortresses of Pia it z ' l , ll t, ant. C(.,--.- - : - .:hio, I N - .-- - ' -- A to hint -., Perhap. ') was plainly and repeatedly told that the Austrian Government would not evacuate either of those places unless literally obliged to do so. Austria, as you are aware, stands on treaty when she claims a right to garrison Piacenza, but it is impossible to deny that she has gone beyond her tether. In Article 5 of a treaty signed on the 10th of June, 1817, by Austria, Spain, France, and Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia —which treaty was a supplementary act to the general treaty of the Congress of Vienna it is said that his Imperial Royal Apostolic Majesty shall have the pure and simple right of garrison in the " fortress "forteresse, of Piacenzi, but that the strength of the garrison shall in time of peace be amicably settled by the high parties interested." Now this government has by degrees greatly extended the circumference of the fortress of Piacenza, and . probably has in it at the present moment a garrison of about 12,000 men. The . title of Austria to right of garrison in Ferrara and Commacchio is contained in the following two lines, which form the third paragraph of the 103rd Article of the Act of Congress of Vienna :—" His imperial Royal Apos tolic Majesty and his successors shall have a right of garrison in the places' (citadals) of Ferrora and Commacchio." The commander of the citadal lives in the city of Ferrara, but none of the troops are quartered in the town. Of Commacchio nothing more is known to me than that it is what Byron calls a," living grave." The Austrian officers abhor the very name of the place. Austria neither can nor will relinguish Lombardy and Venice she would, doubtless, be a gainer if she could resolve on letting those provinces have a separate Govern ment, under one of the Princes of the Imperial house. As to Piacenza, Ferrara, and Commacchio, I foresee that, sooner or later, she will be obliged to relinquish one and all of them. Should she do so to morrow, would not her geographical position ensure to her a preponderant influence over the whole of Northern and Central Italy ? Louis Napoleon's third address to the Germans has produced as little impression as its predecessors, for we learn that the Military Commission of the Buntl is busily employed in making the necessary preparations for completing the so-called " defensive system" of Germany. Should the danger of war again become imminent, the. Bund will prohibit all mention in the public papers of the armaments of the Confederation and of the movements of the troops. During the last few days, several of the leading papers have openly declared that the Germans will not shed one drop of their blood either for the maintenance of the Special Treaties or of the Austrian Concordat. THE Early in the morning of Sunday, the Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna returned from Rome, and his zealous partisans disturbed the slumbers of the lieges by ringing the great bell of St. Stephen's, which produces a sound that may be heard in every part of the city and suburbs. A Moldavian battalion has entered Bucharest, and a Walla.chian battalion is on its way to Galatz. The Wallachlan ministry has resigned in corpore, and Colonel Couza has desired Mr. John Cantacosino to form a new Cabinet. Prince Milosch has an nounced his resolve not to permit the Pope to meddle in the internal affairs of the principality of Servia. There was a very Considerable improvement on 'Change to-day, and the rate of exchange on London fell from 118 fl 80k to 113 fl 80k. THE STATE OF ITALY. TURIN, April 12.—This morning's post brought us very warlike telegram from Vienna, of which, how ever, the wires had already given us information. Two hours later we received by telegraph from Paris, the substance of an article in to-clay's Pays, which, if it is to be depended upon as correct, gives a much more pacific aspect to affairs, since it speaks with considerable confidence of simultaneous disarma ment almost agreed to, and of the probable assem bling of the Congress. In these times of rapid communication, two or three days may certainly suffice to brillg about great changes, and decide important events. Pending, however, an official confirmation of the Pays statement, I have only to assure you that, as far as can be gathered here, there is extremely little disposition to lessen the military force on • foot. All e.cternal symptoms are of quite a contrary nature. Drilling and military preparations of all kinds go on unin terruptedly, and nobody seems to doubt that war is now a question only of a very few weeks, perhaps only of days. Volunteers continue to pour in. From the best information I can obtain, 12,000 is the total number that has arrived. I hear the average of daily arrivals estimated at 200, and on some days more than that have come in. For the most part they do not remain long in Turin, but are sent off to the depots. There are always, how ever, a good many of them to be seen in the streets here. The large and increasing number of these volunteers is unquestionrbly a difficulty in the way of disarming, which measure could not but produce considerable excitement among them, and it might be • thought necessary to retain the contingent (which otherwise there would, not be the least difficulty in sending home), in order to ensure the maintenance of order. Hitherto there has been nothing to complain of in the conduct of the volunteers, and I have heard foreigners here express their surprise at their orderly and inoffensive behaviour. They have come with an express and enthusiastic purpose, and are wait inr , to be led to the field. If they were told that the country was disarming, and that the conflict was postponed in the hope that diplomacy might render it unnecessary, these men who have been taught that the sword is the only possible adjustment of the Italian question, might be difficult to keep in hand. In short, here, at the present moment, there are obstacles in the way of a reduction of the army which do not exist in - Austria, France, or any other country, and, taking this in con junction with the strong desire for war attri buted to the Sardinian Government, and with the understood refusal of France to urge it to disarm, we cannot be much surprised if things military in Piedmont remain in statu quo, without much pros pect of a change, unless it be in an augmentative direction. If I rightly appreciate the situation, Austria agrees to a congress out of deference to the mediating Powers, but stipulates that Piedmont shall disarm before it assembles. Piedmont then demands that Austria shall disarm likewise, which Austria will only do if France follows suit. But France declines, and her attitude with regard to Piedmont is such as to make it doubtful how far the appliance of the screw by England to this Govern ment would prove efficacious within pacific limits. This situation is complicated enough, but one sees at a glance where the knot of the difficulty is, namely, in the more than ambiguous conduct of Napoleon. We will hope, however, that the Pays has been rightly informed, that a more straight forward line has been adopted at Paris, and that there may yet be a chance of the maintenance of peace. With reference to Count Cavour's memorandum of the Ist ult., to-day's papers publish a circular from the Lieutenant -Governorship of Lombardy, as con firmatory of the Sardinian Minister's statement that among the causes of the Lombardo-Venetian hatred to Austria was to be reckoned the severity and cor poral punishment to which women were subjected. The Turin papers give the circular as taken from the official Provincial Bulletin of the Acts of the Govern ment for Lombardy, issue of the 7th March, 1859. It runs as follows : " Circular of the I. R. Lombard Lieutenant- Governorship, Jan. 22, 1859, concerning the exe cution of the corporal punishments to be inflicted on persons of the female sex condemned or prosecuted (inquisitees). " Copy of the decree No. 23,586 of the Ministry of Justice. " On the occasion of a demand that has been pre sented, the Ministry of Justice, in accordance with the Ministries of the Interior and of Finance, determines that, for the punishment by blows with a rod of prosecuted or condemned women, the wives of the gaolers (prison guards), or the maid-servants of the same who may be found mos t a d ap t e d t o th e office, are principelly to be employed, with a retri bution of 20 sous of the n ew co i nage ( a b out 5 d . ) excontion. 'go communication shall be given to for thew observations, it bP "7 r declared, however, to the same that the execution of corporal punishment on prosecuted and condemned men constitutes part of the ordinary service of the prison officials, from which no pretence of special recompense can be derived. • " Vienna, Jan. 4, 1859." The Turin prints declare this document to be genuine, defy the Milan Gazette to contradict it,and remark on the strangeness of the spectacle presented to the civilized world by the con3urrence of throe principal Ministers of a great European Power in deciding such matters as the flagellation of woman for 20 sous, and of men gratis. They also call atten tion to the passages of the circular which establi. h that corporal punishment may be inflicted, not only on women who have been condemned, but also on those who are only under prosecution. This morning, before 7 o'clock, the King passed the garrison of Turin in review, upon the Piazza a'Armi. The Turinese are early people, and, although there had been rain in the night, and the ground was wet, a great crowd assembled. The troops looked extremely well, especially the infantry, and the evolutions were very creditably performed. The King was repeatedly welcomed by the people with loud acclamations of " Viva it 114 r His reception was even unusually cordial. He remained a con siderable time on the ground, and saw the troops march past at the close of the manoeuvres. ' At half past eight he returned into the town, which he entered at a canter, followed by a small staff, amid the cheers and greetings of a number of persons who had collected on the Piazza Carlo Felice to see the troops march in. Letters from Lombardy confirm the statement already made here, that the late warlike proclama tion, read in the Milan barracks, proceeded from. Marshal Gyulai. Several of Poerio's fellow-cap tives have arrived here, and it is expected that they will all be in Turin before the end of the month. Most alarming itccounts, not to be implicitly cre dited, are transmitted to this city from the other side of the Ticino, of an approaching offensive march of the Austrians, of a coup-de-main on Pied mont, to be executed between the 14th and 18th inst., &c. I have just been informed that buildings here are being cleared out and put in order for the reception of French troops. A paper states that the French camp at Culoz is almost formed. NEAPOLITAN REFUGEES. Earl Shaftesbury has published the following account of the proceedings of the committee formed in connexion with the Neapolitan Exiles' Fund:— " The committee over which I have the honour to preside think it due to those who have so generously contributed to the relief of the Neapoliian exiles, that they should he made acquainted with what the committee have done in the execution of their trust, and what they hope yet to effect if sufficient funds should be subscribed for the purpose. They have endeavoured to remember throughout that they have had to relieve the wants of sufferers who were for the most part gentlemen by birth and education, and it has been their constant care to afford the necessary relief in the manner which should be least grating to the feelings of men whose original posi tion should have entitled them to be rather the givers than the recipients of pecuniary aid. The exiles, when they arrived in London, were for the most part in a state of complete destitution, and a con siderable sum had to be expended in providing them with ordinary necessaries. The committee had then to provide the requisite funds for their expenses during their stay in London. The greater part have expressed a wish to leave this country with as little delay as possible ; thirty-five have already left, and arrangements are in progress for the departure of nearly all the others. In these cases the committee defray the expenses of the journey, and place at the disposal of each exile on his arrival at his place of destination a sum just sufficient to provide for his immediate wants. For all this an adequate amount has been collected; but the committee feel that more than this ought to be done, and they believe that the people of this country will not be satisfied unless more is done. The men for whom provision has to be made are no ordinary sufferers ; they have, many of them, been reduced from affluence to absolute destitution, and from the peculiar circumstances in which they are placed their friends are wholly unable to assist them. Ten of the best years of their life cannot have been passed in a Neapolitan dungeon without leaving traces, in many instances, in broken spirits and shattered constitutions. Some little time must necessarily elapse before they can be expected to recover the bodily and mental vigour which will enable them to provide for themselves. Some, who are advanced in years, are altogether unfitted for a task for which neither their former habits nor their present state of health seem to qualify them. To provide for the temporary wants of those who are recovering their health, to advance the sums re quisite to enable them to begin life afresh, and ren der their talents available for their future support, and to provide for the permanent necessities of a few who from age or infirmities, or other causes, are alto gether unfitted for obtaining a livelihood,, a much larger sum is required than has yet been subscribed. We cannot help thinking that when this is known, the money will be forthcoming. Providence has cast these meu on our shores, and has thereby given us an opportunity of showing at once our sympathy with unmerited misfortune, and our attachment to principles by which we profess to be guided. I cannot conclude without expressing the admiration excited in the minds of the committee by the conduct of the exiles. Not one unreasonable application has been made. Their desire has been to conceal rather than to make known their wants, and each has seemed anxious to avoid drawing upon the fund subscribed, iu order that more might be left for others." THE NORTHERN TINES, SATURDAY, APRIL 16 THE REBELS IN CHINA. We have just read the last manifesto issued by the Tae-ping rebels at Nanking. This document was sent to Lord Elgin when on the Yang-tsze, and is at once a confession of faith, and a diplomatic invitation from the chief to the English. It is drawn up in a sing-song form, which, doubtless, the author conceived to be excellent poetry. The perusal of this manifesto makes one shudder by its gross blasphemy. It begins by saying : "We proclaim (as a sovereign), for the informa tion of our younger brethren of the Western Ocean. " Why are you not loyal to the utmost ? Why do you wilfully pursue your former course ? You have often been guilty of serious disobedience of com mands. Were we not to issue our decree, your boldness would be as great as heaven. Heaven has sent you down a king to be your true lord. Why are you so troubled, your hearts so unsettled ? "'We have desired our ministers to treat you with courtesy, and have issued ouf manifesto to show our sympathy with you. " The myriad nations throng in myriads to our Court. Ours are the myriad hills, the myriad waters at infinite distance. Far as myriad li, myriad eyes throng their way up. All knowledge, all happiness, all merit is ours. " We built the temple of the Father and the Elder Brother, and destroyed the devilish serpents. We exterminated the brutes by the aid of the Father and Elder Brother (Christ.) The serpents and brutes all exterminated the whole world sings the song of peace." And this Tae-ping revolution is the result of foreign intercourse with China, this blasphemous manifesto a result of Christianity preached to its people! Truly we cannot pride ourselves over such rssults. We cannot help it, for China is falling beyond redemption ; the revolution is not a purifying agent, as other revolutions have been, but it is a mere fungus growing out of and feeding on the extreme rottenness of the Empire. It will die out and do no good. The present generation may live to see the fall and division of both Turkey and China--empires, unwieldy in size and bankrupt, which have failed to keep time with the universal law of advancement, and, as a necessary consequence, perish. They may revive for a brief season, under new lords, but their nationality is dying for ever. Empires once fallen, never rise again.—China Mail, February 24. 1859 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY. Their Lordships having met at five o'clock, a lengthened discussion took place with regard to the Red Sea and Indian Telegraph Company (No. 2) Bill, upon a formal motion to dispense with a standing order for the purpose of proceeding more rapidly with the bill. Lord Stanley, of Alderley, took a strong objection to the measure, especially to clauses 42 and 53. He argued against the contract which the Government had entered into with the Company, and expressed a hope that if the bill passed, power would be taken, at any future time, to purchase the line, if it should appear, desirable. The Earl of Ellenborough looked upon the line as a great military and public undertaking, rather than as a com mercial speculation. After a few words from the Earl of Derby, who explained the nature of the guarantee given by the Government to the company, The motion for dispensing with the standing orders was withdrawn. The further progress of the bill, therefore, is suspended for the present. The Duke of Argyle called attention to a despatch from the Earl of Elleuborough to the East India Company, dated 28th April, 1858, recommending the rescinding of the system of grants in aid of schools by the Government of India, as established under Sir C. Wood's despatch of July, 1854, and moved for certain papers in connection therewith. The noble duke defended the system of grants in aid, as being the cheapest mode of extending education to the masses of India, as interfering least, if that could be desired, with their religious prejudices, and as conciliating the views enter tained by the missionary party, and those who supported a system of secular education in India. The Earl of Ellenborough objected to the system of grants in aid, on the ground that it had failed, that it violated the principle of religious neutrality, and that it was an expen sive plan. After a few words from the Duke of Marlblrongh, the motion, on the suggestion of the Earl of Derby, was modified, and it was then agreed to. The Superannuation Bill, end the Combination of Work men Bill were road a third time and passed. The House adjourned at 7.20 p.m. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY. The speaker took the chair at four o'clock. Mr. 'Moms Duncombe asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the names of the person or persons, who contrary to the wish of the municipal body of Newbury, urged upon the Lord Chancellor the appointment of five additional magistrates for that borough. Mr. S. Estcourt said, that the appointment in question was made at the request of the recorder of the borough. Colonel Clifford asked the Secretary of State f a- the Home Department whether any subsequent ior'irtuation obtained by him, will enable him to qualify his statement as to a public meeting, alleged to have been held iu Hereford, previously to the recent appointment of magistrates in that city, and if not whether he will state his authority for the same, and to call the attention of the house thereto. Mr. S. Estcourt said that the meeting in question, as he was informed on authority on which he could" fully rely, was attended_by about 40 persons. He had, therefore, nothing to qualify. Lord W. Graham justified the appointment of the Here ford magistrates, on the ground of the necessities of the public service. Mr. Newdegate said that the government had done noth ing more than their opponents would have done, if they were in power. Mr. Bouverie deprecated the appointment of magistrates on political grounds. Mr. De Vere asked if one of the magistrates so appointed was not an uncertificated bankrupt. Lord J. Manners said that, 30 years ago, the person alluded to had become bankrupt, owing to the failure of his brother, but he had since been largely engaged in business. Mr. H. Berkeley said that the late government had ap pointed the magistrates at Bristol for reasons unconnected with politics ; but those appointed by the present govern ment were chosen altogether from political consideration. DUTY ON HARDWARE, Mr. Hadfield aske•l the Secretary of State for India whether it is contemplated to imnose any, and what duty on hardware, under the new tariff, in India. Sir De Lacy Evans submitted that, in the present aspect of Continental affairs, no diminution of the effective mili tary forces in the United Kingdom ought to take place, and that it would be inexpedient to despatch a corps of artillery to augment the British arms in India, which has already proved sufficient to quell the mutiny in Bengal, and which unneccssiry augmentations of that army could but serve to increase the financial embarrassment of the Indian government. Lord Stanley, who spoke in a very low tone, was under stood to say, in reply to the gallant officer, that the subject had been gravely considered by the government, and that it was not intended to detach at present any corps of artillery at India. In reply to the first question, he stated that the duty on hardware was to be increased from five to ten per cent. ; such duty to apply equally to foreign and British manufaeures. Mr M'Mahon asked the Attorney-General for Ireland whether he can give any explanation relative to the setting aside of jurymen on the late trials for ribbonism at Belfast, and state the names of the jurors set aside, and the cause for which each juror was set . aside The Attorney-General for Ireland • said that the House of Commons .was not the tribunal to whom application should be made in such cases. The hon. gentleman, Mr. M‘Mahon, had, on a recent occasion, read a letter stigmatising the conduct of the officers of the Crown in the late trials a gross injustice. He read a report in contradiction of this statement from the Crown Solicitor, from which it appeared, the greater part of the jurors set aside were publicans, and were then set aside in consequence of a regulation of old standing. The proroga tive of the Crown in setting aside jurors had been more sparingly exereised in the present case than in any other of a similar character which had occurred for many years. No person had been set aside on account of his religion. He took the opportunity of referring to the conduct of the law officers at the late trial at Tralee, reading strong testi monials in favour of the character of those who had the management of the trial. At the first trial, only four per sons had been challenged, and there was much dissatisfaction as to the conduct of the jury. At the second trial twenty persons who were Protestants were challenged by the prisoner, and sixteen by the Crown. Some of whom were challenged on account of their religious opinions. He maintained that the Crown Solicitor acted with perfect fairness, One of the persons challenged had already been convicted of conspiracy. The only object had been to enforce public justice and to vindicate the law. Mr. A. Herbert said that as to O'Sullivan be had no doubt of Ms guilt, or of the justice of the verdict, but he must still express his deep regret at the course pursued by the law officers. The Attorney-General had given no reason whatever why eight of the gentlemen called upon had been told to stand by. There never was an occasion * when it was more politic as well as just to avoid even the suspicion of sectarian bias. It was a Roman Catholic clergyman who first informed the Government of this 'foolish conspiracy. It was denounced by the Roman Catholic priests, to whom a favourable testimony had been borne by the right hon. gentleman himself, and the reward was that Roman Catholics were declared to be unfit to sit upon a jury. One of the gentlemen callenged, although a magistrate, was objected to because, 27 years ago, he had been sentenced to a fortnight's imprisonment for what was called a conspiracy against tithes. He read the opinion of a magistrate of the country, of strong Protestant opinions, who declared that the Government had made a great error. HEALTH OF THE TROOPS AT TRINIDAD. In reply to Sir de Lacy Evans and Mr. A F. Lewis, General Peel said, the troops at Trinidad had of late greatly improved in health, and that the fever to which they had been subject had greatly abated. The movements were entirely regulated by the local authorities. There was every desire on the part of the Government to take home any part of the imperial army in India which could be spared, but the Indian Government had earnestly represented and urged the necessity of retaining the entire force at present in that country. There was no wish whatever on the gpart of the Government to impose upon India the expense of a single man. Mr. William Williams asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, according to his promise, he had obtained the opinion of the Attorney-General, respecting the legality of the Earl of Malmesbury refusing to pay the £2OO stamp duty, required by the act 55 Geo. 111, c 184, to be paid on the patent of appointment to the office of Secretary of State. _ Mr. Gilpin asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government assent had been given to the Jamaica Immigration Bill ? Lord Palmerston asked if any decision had been come to as to the precise time of the dissolution ? The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, the assent of the government had been given to the Jamaica Immigration Bill. With regard to the question of Lord Palmerston, he could not state the precise day of prorogation, but it would take place in Passion week, as well as the dissolution. The new Parliament might be expected to meet on the 31st of May. With regard to the question of Mr. Williams, he had placed the question of the payment of stamp-duty by the Foreign Secretary before the law officers of the Crown, who had expresied their opinion that it ought to be paid, and he had given instructions to enforce its payment, not only from the present Foreign Secretary, but from his predecessors. The - a s counted out al r:ost Q 4 " 4. 0* this repl.,, at twenty - five minuteF p- - . 4 even, SECOND EDITION. ----- NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, SATURDAY, 9 A•M• THE PRINCIPALITIES. A special correspondent at Paris, of the Daily News, says the result of the second meeting of the Paris Conference is, that five powers —England , France, Russia, Prussia, and Sardinia, recognise the double election of Prince Couza. Austria and Tur key hold aloof. It is thought that, at the recommen dation of England and the other powers, Turkey will in the end recognise the Prince; so also will Austria in case there is no war, but Austria will make use of this recognition as a concession in the general con gress. WAR PREPARATIONS. The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing on Thursday evening, describes the aspect of affairs as so,sombre as to justify the renunciatian of all hope of peace. 5,000 more troops have arrived in Mar seilles from Algeria. The Post, in a leading article, says it is possible the storm cloud may pass away, but it can conceive nothing to encourage such a hope in the spirit in which Austria has treated this question. THE CIRCASSIANS. BERLIN, April 15.—A despatch from St. Peters burgh, dated 14th, announces that, in consequence of a victory gained by General Wrangel, 2,000 Circassians had come into the. Russian camp. At Weden the Circassians continued to come in. COMMERCIAL. Under the inflaence of the considerable full which took place yesterday in the French Rentes, transactions took place in Consols' at a fall of fully per cent. This depres sion, however, proved entirely temporary. Buyers came forward, and the hope is still clung to that the pending negotiations will not prove fruitless. The closing quotations of Consols were the best part of the day, and per cent. above those of yesterday. The demand for money continues good, but no advance in the terms. A parcel of £4,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank to-day for exportation. At Viennalesterday a recovery of about a per cent. took place in the Five per Cent. Metalliques.—.Daily News City Article, Friday Evening. The English Funds opened heavily at a further reaction of a per cent., but the impression then seemed to gain , ground that the Emperor Napoleon des!res further delay, and 'that consequently the interval required by the English Cabinet before making their promised statement may suffice to enable some new promises of an adjustment to be pre pared and agreed to ; hence before the close the market assumed a steadier tone. In the Discount Market money continues in good demand at the Bank minimum. In the Foreign Exchanges, this afternoon, there was a slight reaction from the recent unfavourable movement in Austrian rates. Other places were about the same as last post. The accounts drum St. Petersburgb, to-day, indicate that the success of the new loan is deemed very problem atical, the .qnotation of Exchange having experienced a further decline. The Colonial Produce Markets during the week have not experienced any important alteration. The Tea Market has been firmer, a considerable business having been done in the recent arrivals. Common Congou cannot be obtained under is 24d per lb.—Tirras City Article, .Feiclay Evening. The railway traffic returns of the United Kingdom for the week ending April 9, show an increase of £34,150 as compared with the same period last year. MAIL Nzws.--The steamer Oneida, with the English mail for Australia of Feb., arrived at Aden from Suez on the 22nd of March, and left on the following day. Lord John Russell's speech in the City, on Friday, embraces a reply to Lord Derby's criticism on his public life. The Duke of Oporto, brother of the King of Portugal, arrived last night (Friday) at Buckingham Palace on a visit to her Majesty. The Prince of Wales will leave Rome about the end of this month, and visit several places in the north of Italy. He will not go to Paris. The Times assumes, as a matter_of course, that the people of Rochdale will return Mr. Cobden; and both applauds their choice and thinks them honoured in securing such a representative. The Times devotes a leading article to Mr. Cobden's career as a public man, and gives a full report of the speech of Mr. Bright at Rochdale this week. THE EXTRADITION TREATY WITH TIIE UNITED STATES.— At the Bow-street Police Court, yesterday, the case of Mr. Henry J. David, late of New York, was again brought forward. He had been charged with forgery, kept in prison several weeks, and then discharged in consequence of the non-appearance of the prosecutor. The magistrate said the statement, so far, went to show that Mr. David was charged with forging his own name. A gentleman's character might be seriously affected by such proceeding, and the extradition act used to inflict great hardships. It was not in the magistfates power to afford him redress. ELECTION NE WS. SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION. Our liberal friends will learn with pleasure that a vigor ous canvass has commenced on behalf of our townsman, Mr. J. P. Heywood, and Mr. Cheetham. There is not the smallest doubt of their return, and we wonder how Mr. Exerton can have allowed his supporters to put him in se false a position. The Carlton Club, at least, know that there is not the least chance foruthis young gentleman. R. A. MACFIE, ESQ., A CANDIDATE FOR LEITH . (From the Caledonian Mercury.) Mr. Miller continues to prosecute his canvass among the electors of these burghs. On Wednesday evening he explained his views to the entire satisfaction of a large meeting in Por tobello ; and on Thursday he was to address the electors of Musselburgh. It now appears, however, that Mr. Miller is not to be allowed to walk the course —an opponent having at length declared. himself in the person of Mr. R. A. Maefie, of Liverpool. This gentleman has come to Leith on the in vitation of the committee of Liberals, who are dissatisfied with Mr. Miller ; and at a meeting of this committee, held on Wednesday evening, it was resolved to support his claims as a candidate. Mr. Macfie's address appeared on Thursday morning. He professes himself a Liberal in politics, and declares his readiness to vote for the measure of Reform proposed by Lord john Russell, as well as for an increase in the number of Scotch members. lie also signifies his adherence to free-trade policy, and expresses a desire to promote Administrative Reform, the education of the people, and generally the improvement of the working classes. dr. Macfie was to address the electors of Leith, in the Assembly Rooms, Leith, at two o'clock on Thursday, and those of Portobello in the evening, when, no doubt, he would enter more fully into the exposition of his political views. REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON. The four members of the City attended a meeting at the London Tavern, yesterday afternoon, and explained • their political views. Lord J. Russell spoke for an hour and-a quarter. He urged very strongly the necessity of a Reform Bill, and avowed his intention of submitting a liberal measure to . parliament, the details of which, however, he could not give. He repeated his objections to the Ballot. The other members expressed their general concurrence with the noble lord's views; Mr. Crawford differing with him, however, on the Ballot. The meeting pledged itself to support the four liberal candidates. 110 W TIIEY CANVASS AT FROME.—The first "move of Lord Edward's party was to engage all the public-houses, and retain all the lawyers, with the exception of Mr. llawkes, who has hitherto acted as Mr. Nicoll's agent. One trifling, but significant circumstance that caught our attention, was that a little inn, which in years past was literally covered with blue placards, with Nicoll for ever," and which boasted the sign of the " Nicoll Arms," now bore the placards of Lord Edward Thynne, and a sign altered to "Live and let live "—a rather severe reflection. Lord E. Thynne has lectured on the Public Press, the pro prietor of a penny pap er in the chair. -- Sherborne Journal . CORK. — At one o'clock y esterda y , a meetin g of the Con servative electors was held in the Ball-room, Imperial Hotel, when it was resolved that the Conservative body support Lieutenant - Colo nel Wood, and B. U. should Carroll. At three o'clock,-a meeting of Liberal electors was held in the Chamber of Commerce, at which it was resolved to support Mr. Fagan, and Mr. Beamish. The Cork Examiner says it has been informed, on good authority, that Mr. La ne , Q.C., is about to contest the borough of Tralee with Mr. Daniel O'Connell. Mr. Lane is a Conservative. Many and varied are the female charms that conquer us. Here we find a woman, whose strength, like Samson's, is in her hair; a seco;icl holds your affections by her teeth ; ;mod a third is a wins hearts by .: foot. MEETING OF PILOTS. Yesterday evening, a meeting of Pilots was held in the Clarendon Rooms, Mr. Martin presiding, who explained the object of the meeting to be the taking into consideration the correspondence which had taken place between the pilot committee and themselves regarding the following me morial:— " TO TUB PILOT COMMITTE OF T HEIfEnSEYDOCNS AND RARDOUR BOARD. " The memorial of the undersigned j ourneymen 'pilots em ployed in the Liverpool pilot service sheweth— " That your memorialists wish to bring before your com mittee certain grievances under which they consider they labour, respecting the management of the pilot service, and humbly beg that your committee will take the same into your consideration. "Your memorialists complain of the system pursued Ert • the boarding of vessels entering the Mersey, namely, the power vested in the master in command of each pilot-boat to choose the pilot to board such vessels. In most instances the pilot is not chosen to board a vessel until she has arrived sufficiently near to enable the master to distinguish whether she is a foreigner, deeply laden, leaky, disabled, or in distress, aad the master has the power to choose the pilot (without any appeal) to hoard such vessel ; and, in most cases, the pilot has not sufficient time to prepare himielf in a suitable manner. Frequently he is called out of his bed, and has to hurry on his clothes (the vessel, in the meantime, being detained). and has to present himeelf on: board such vessel with a sloven!y appearance, unsuitable to his profession, and unpleasant to himself. This system causes a great deal of discontent and ill-feeling rtiaonest the pilots generally, as some men are invariably chosen by the'masters, and boarded • first, which is con:iidered a great privilege, as they are generally on shore, in eel:sequence, five or six days before their less fortunate companions, and are also favoured by the masters with vessels of a superior character, and light draft of water, whilst others are chosen for vessels which, in consequence of their draught, &c may be detained in the river for want of sufficient water, and prevented, from c10 , ...kin,g for some time. The masters affirm that there are prints holding first-class certificates who are not competent to take charge of them. If such is the case, your memorialists would respectfully ask why the masters do not report sueh persons to the proper authorities, to determine whether or not they are qualified to fulfil the duties of first-clans pilots, and not allow such persons to hold certificates to which they are not entitled, and at the same time receive an equal amount of earnings as those who are capable of - -felfilling such duties, and who have conse quently to run a greater amount of risk. "To remedy the above grievances, your memorialists would humbly suggest to your committee, that the system of drawing for turns he introduced into the service (which system your memorialists. believe has been introduced into one of the boats, and found to work with complete success), •so that each person may enjoy the same privilege. "Your memorialists are convinced that, if such a system is adopted, it will do away with the discontent arid ill feeling above referred to, as each person would then know his turn for boarding, and would have • sufficient time to prepare himself to board the vessel, falling to his turn, with out loss of time. That it would take away from the masters a power which your memorialists believe is very often abused by them, and would make the men more careful and attentive to their business, and at the same time would be of great benefit to the shipowners and merchants interested in the, shipping entering the Mersey. " Your memorialists, therefore, respectfully request that your committee will direct that the system of drawing for - turns in the boarding of vessels, be introduced into the Liverpool pilot service. "And your memorialists will ever pray," &c. Signed by 95 Journeymen Pilots. The following letter accompanied this memorial : "Li verpool, a Bth March, 1859. " Sir,—l have been requested by ninety-five first-class pilots of Liverpool to transmit to you the enclosed memorial, signed by them, relative to drawing for turns in boarding vessels entering the Port of Liverpool, and respectfully to beg that the Pilot Committee will take the same into consideration. " I am also requested to infor m y ou th at , if t h e committee wish for any information relative to the subject of the memorial, a deputation from the memorialists will be very happy to wait upon your committee and fu rn i s h th e same. If your committee should wish such deputation to attend, lam requested to ask that a few days' notice be given before the time appointed, so that I may take the necessary steps for the appointment of the deputation. "I am further directed to inform your committee that, if the prayer of the memorial is acceded to, it would be one of the greatest boons that could possibly be granted to the service. " Humbly hoping that your committee will grant the prayer of your memorialists, I remain, for Self and Co- Memorialists, yours, respectfully, _ _ " THOMAS MARTIN, No. 4. " To the Chairman of the Pilot Committee of the Liver pool Mersey Docks and Harbour Board." The committee returned in answer : " Pilot Committee Room, " Liverpool, April 2, 1869. " Sir,—l am directed to inform you that the memorial you forwarded to the committee, on behalf of 95 journey men, praying to be allowed to board by turns, was laid before the committee at their meeting held on the 28th ult., together with the observations of the masters thereon, when it was resolved that the petition of the journeymen pilots be declined.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, "D. ItowiklsTD. " To Mr. Thos. Martin, journeyman No. 4." Mr. George Penington said it was for the meeting to express their sentiments with regard to the manner in which the pilot's committee had been pleased to accept their memorial, but, as first-class men, he thought they ought to be placed on an equal footing with any other class of men who might =moralise a committee. He liked every man to have a fair share of work, and therefore he would pro pose the following resolution : " That this meeting expresses its great regret at ti e course adopted by the Pilot Committee of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, in declining to accede to the memorial of 95 first-class pilots, requesting to be allowed to draw for turns in boarding ves sels, and cannot but feel that the pilots have not been fairly treated by the committee, in not having permitted a deputation to attend and explain the justice of the prayer of the memorial, but, on the contrary, receiving as evidence the exparte observations of the masters of pilot boats on the memorial, and coming to a decision thereon without giving the pilots an opportunity of confuting such observations, and also in the committee not furnishing the pilots with a copy of the observations made by the masters on the memorial." Mr. Budge seconded the resolution, which was adopted without opposition. Mr. Taylor quite concurred in what Mr. rum ington had said, and proposed the following resolution That a COPY of the foregoing resolution %e transmi tted to the pilot com mittee, and that the committee be res p ectfull y re q uested to furnish the pilots with a copy . of the observations of the masters of boats on the memorial." This resolution was seconded by Mr. Durat, and adopted. • The Chairmen said, in calling their attention to the proceedings of the committee, ho thought it well to say that every man who held a first class certificate from thaCcom mittee, should be considered equal to a fair share of the work, and take each ship as it came in their turn. He thought it a very hard case for a man to go to the pay table, and receive as much wages as a man who had done twice the anlount of work. Mr. Pennington concurred in the statement made by the chairman. He would observe that the man who neglected his business was the man who was most respected master, however .trange it might m s a e n e , m b , o a t n na d , was, a l tu the ha ir tfhoa the csattt every instance, reported as a first-class man, when was that he was not a first-class w as more subject to the mbaysterhitmhan other men He was sure that the matter not would not be censured done their duty.when they had only affected themselves, but every the msrh.ipFpoisntgerinstaeirdesht eofLierp person connected with I lien only who work had been done by each belongedtalltNo his. 6 turn, a b r o a a , t, a iid whereit had other t e h e e n r found b o ats to e o o a rk n w t e well, circumstances, Under unfair tthhaetsweoenre he could not see why all the anything but odo the same, and he thought it very man should live at' the expense of another. Men who favourites, and who could not be called "muffs," were chosen for the light work, and good men, who_ were independent, were often sent on hoard a ship, and kept there for a fortnight, before she could be docked. The system, as at present carried on, was very unfair. Some further observations were offered, and thr • pro ceedings wound up by thanks being returned to the Chair man, and also to the Press for attendance. A. SAD FATE.—Among the p as sengers who arrived at Southampton, in the India mail packet Ripon, on the 4th inst., was a Major Harriett, whom no one onboard seemed to know. He was taken ill at 3falta, and died at South ampton two days after he landed there. There was no clue as to who he was, and his relatives were advertised for in the London newspapers. His nephew saw the advertisement, and came to Southampton: The Major turned out to be one of the judges who presided at the trial of the Piing of Delhi, and among his ba gg a g e was p ro p ert y to the amount of £30,000. Ire was about 48 years of age, and has died worth £lOO,OOO.