The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-20 00:00:00

tatatzttli. WANT} , D, a Respectable YOUTH from the country, about seventeen vest's of age; one vino cs,n wait at tab.e.—Apply at the Northern Times ,ffice. WaNTEI). an ENGLISH PROTES PANT, to undertake the charge of a Mee girt ab ut five years old, and to h-lp the housemaid when necessary. She mast be a good nercLewoman, and understand drea►masmr, a. .d getting up collars, Sic., &c.— At ply, by letter. to A 8., Po't-office. y ea , Brighton, Cheshire q't ortlgn firm TVEDNESMI Y AUGUST 20, 1856 THE DAY'S NEWS. Birkenhead has had its dull existence enlivened by a widely placarded promise, from one of its Reverend res'dents, cf £1,600 to any person who will prove the truth of some fundamental doctrines of the Church of Rome. What is to be considered proof ?—and to whom ?—are interesting queries which the zealous controversialist leaves in very safe obscuri We cannot blame the prudence of the precautions he may have thus taken not to be convinced out of his money; but, as the placards run—and giving them credit for sincerity—it would seem as though there were at least one Protestant clergyman to whom Roman Catholic opinions would be worth a very respectable share of `• the mammon of unrighteousness." En attend ant, might he not forget both priest awl Levite, and play the `• Good Samaritan" with the money ? ►Ve see by our police reports that the indiscreet Activity of the Rev. Mr. Connor has induced. Mr. Mansfield to give a nail—very delicately placed —a second blow on the head, and, if possible, with Additional effect I have the highest opinion," "of the Rev. Mr. said the lea 1 magistrate, " Connor, who is incapable of doing anything " improper ; but I have not heard, as yet, any " Rtaternent in reference to the observations which " I used, that has induced me to alter the opinion " I then held and expressed. I am sure that if '• Mptjor Powis knew the circumstances under "which the piece of plate was got up for him, he 4 4 would blush every time he looked at the testimo " nial, when he knew the persons or parties who " piesented it to him raised it by begging from " beggars Review follows review, and still they come. Those foreign legions to whose continued presence among us every principle of the 13titish constitu tion—and breeches pocket, is so sensitive, are apparently no nearer being disbanded than when the contrary assurance was made to Parliament. The review of 10,000 of them at Colchester, by the puke of Carnbridv,e, is to be one of the latest, we ►ill not say the cheapest, of the " triumphs" which peace, "no less than war" certainly, is truly claimed to possess. Another performance of the same character was, the military evolutions and siege operations of the Chatham garrison, con ducted yesterday under the inspection of His Royal Highness. The Walmer Castle, Captain Daniel, arrived from Pert Phillip, Australia, off Plymouth, yesterday. She brings 160 passengers, 61,000 ounces of gold, and a partial cargo of wool. Her news have been anticipated by the Royal Charter. The New York correspondent of the Times announces that steps are under consideration, both at Cincinnati and New York, for the election of Vi g ilance Committees, after the model of that at Sar, Francisco, which has lately, in addition to its other distinctions, arrested a judge (Terry) for stabbing one of its officers, and intercepted and seized a supply of arms belonging to the Federal Government. The fe ar on the part of respectable p e ople to aid in enforcing the law, and the corrup tion or criminal sympathies of theor:tinary occupants of the Jury Box and Bench, are set out as produc inn a failure of ju stice and trium ph of rascality, which leave the well disposed portion of the Republic no other resource. The news from Nicaragua is bad. Pre s id ent Walker wa lk s in the ste p s of Louis Napoleon with some transatlantic improvements. Egress and ingress from the republic are jealously super vised. Men that know too much have many an noyances, and may not leave. Letters are opened and confiscated. Freedom of speech is dangerous ; and several very Sudden deaths have occurred of persons unconnected with the Walker system. While he is at Granada, President Rivas is at Leon p ith his ministry, and 1,500 soldiers. The Commissioners of the Seven Powers who are to sit upon :lie condition and requirements of the Danubian Principalities, are said to possess far less power than their high position in European diplomacy would have prepared people to expect. Their duties will be limited to a report which " The Paris Conference" will, in a new ses. sion, consider and finally decide upon. The gossip, therefore, which names Prince Pierre Bona• parte the future ruler of the United Principali ties, is at least premature, though good autho rities pretend to predict that the nomina tion will depend mainly on the now ascendent influence of the Court of the Tuilleries. In the meantime, the Sultan, who has just appointed Prince Alexander Ghika as Lieutenant Governor of Wallachia, the larger of the two provinces, has given grave and lasting offence to the most democratic people in Europe, or probably in the world, by speaking of their traditional rights--enjoyed under the most brilliant epochs of Turkish power—as depending on his Imperial pleasure, and claiming what, under even an Amureth or Bsjazet, was no more than a Turkish suzerainte, as an " Imperial province and an " integral part of the Turkish empire." In Spain the fool question is displacing politics. In Biscay there is no harvest. Valadolid, the great agricultural centre, is destitute. At Medina del Campo the worst bread costs threepence per pound, with a supply insufficient for forty-eight hours. The Government, on its side, denies the dearth, buys French corn, and opens the ports to all nations. The news from Russia makes several items. Count de Morny and his suite received an audience from the Emperor, and later from the Empress The Sultan is to send an Ambassador to the coronation, principally through English and French influence it is said, but really because a Minister has at length been accredited to his court. The Emperor will leave St. Petersburg for Moscow on the 25th instant, but will only make his solemn entry on the 29th. There will be a great festival at St Petersburgh concurrently with the corona tion. The Pope and Czar are declared on good terms, and six Catholic Bishops for Russia may be looked for. The Count de Morny has had an interview with Prince Gorts chakoff, and received satisfactory assurance, in reference to the Treaty. But on the other hand, a Berlin letter affirms that Russia is making astonish ing progress in the direction of Khiva. The Lake of Arab, with its coast, have fallen to it, opening Central Asia. But the most piquant item is, the exchange of shots between the Grand Duke Con stantine and Napier at Cronstadt. Grand Duke— " Well, Admiral, and why did not you come in ?" Sir Charles—" Pray, why did not you come out ?" At Naples all remains tranquil, the King reject ing any dictation but his own, and threatening to abdicate in favour of his liberal son rather than stultify himself. In Lisbon, a serious brutd riot took place on the Bth, the mob setting fire to houses, killing an inspector of the market, and running away at the sight of the military under efficient command. THE proposed increase of the Stipendiary Magis_ trate's salary will be brought before the Council at their next meeting, and the Ratepayers will be curious to learn the result. Mr. MANSFIELD has discharged the onerous duties of his office to the entire satisfaction of the Corporation, and public generally. We have heard some trifling complaints, but they have amounted to nothing when enquired into, or when compared with the vast amount of graver responsibilities which belong to tha Magisterial office, all of which have been discharged without a breath of re proach. We are not, therefore, disposed to cavil about the increase of salary which Mr. HUGH HORNBY asks for Mr. MANSFIELD. Our worthy Stipendiary is entitled to as high a reward for his services as any paid Magistrate on the bench. But we contend that the whole system of remu neration requires careful and economical revision. Gentlemen who are appointed to such offices, undertake to go through the whole of the busi. ness, be it much or little ; and if the Magistrate of Manchester has only 18,095, ald this Worship of Wolverhampton 4,587 cases only, for a 1,0001. a year respectively, and our Corporate Stipendi ar y has 24,907 charges to investigate for the same money, does that not prove that the two former gentlemen would not willingly perform the same amount of judicial work without claiming an augmentation of pay ? The number of cases a paid Magistrate has to go through should have nothing whatever to do with the salary of his office. The question is, what sum ought to be allowed to a man possess ing all the necessary qualifications and devoting all his time to his public duties ? The logarithms we have seen on this subject enable us to discover that Mr. MANSFIELD has the most of the play, and the wonder is, how he could have got through so much work for so little money. It others filling similar offices are ill paid, it is quite certain our excellent J.P. is only half paid, for he has made the institution to which he belongs reproductive. " The aggregate of fines received '• in 1855." says Mr. MANSFIELD, " is 9,7501. 14s 4d , against 6,2641. lls Id received in 1850 ;" and he adds, " It is curious to observe, at the same time, " that the Fees and Fines received in 1855 in all "the Metropolitan Police Courts amounted only "to 11,316/. 13s 6d." There is something in the fact that one Magistrate produces a larger revenue from a population of less than 400,000, than twenty two Metropolitan Justices can net from London with its tables of mortality embracing 2,362,236 souls Going further into statistics after this, will not, we fear, help either the Corporation or the Rate payers towards a solution of the question to be disposed of. The salary of all public servants will always depend mainly on the liberality of those who employ them, and have to put their hands into their pockets. Some stingy localities will scarcely give its officers bread and cheese, while another, overflowing with the milk of human kindness, will heap untold nuggets on its faithful employes. Liverpool certainly does not belong to the former order, nor do we think the Council will, in this case, be led into any serious act of prodigality. The police business of the Borough has increased very considerably within the last few years, notwithstanding that crime has de creased. And, as the " cases," as they are termed, are not likely to diminish as time rolls on, the question for the Council to decide is, whether Mr. MANSFIELD could deal satisfactorily with an additional amount of business, should his salary be increased, or whether it would not be better to relieve that gent l eman of some portion of his labour, and provide for a future contingency at once, by appointing a second stipendiary? With due attention-on the part f the unpaid magistracy, Mr. MANSFIELD'S duties may b expense o very t appointing lightened, and the ex an assistant effectually obviated trmaterially " great unpaid" f ee l equal to the public service, rema i ns i ; but wh e ther the tnocrebased exertion in assistance is to be give n to Mr. i\''.l AsePn•LD if that gentleman is to be made to d i , po li c e business of the t own , he Will b If no s,E all the , and P to perform more than he bargained fur, be ss oug ht to be pail accordingly, let the Burgesses think what they may of their Corporate Justicese of the Peace. • MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING This has been another quiet day in the Liver pool Cotton Market, the business done not amounting to more than 5,000 bales, one half of which have been taken for export and speculation. Prices remain steady at Friday's quotatiors. The Liverpool Share Market has shown rather more firmness to-day. At the opening prices were steady, and continued so throughout the day, closing firm at the following quotations : Aberdeen, 131 131 Chester and Birkenhead, 151 16. - Caledonian, 251 281. Chester and Holy head, 17 17k. Eastern Counties, 913 16 91. East Lancashire. 21 xd 21k. Great Northern. 248 241. Ditto A, 103 10i. Great Western, 644 641 Lan. c !shire and Yorkshire Stock, 981 98'f. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport. 188 181. London and North Western, 1071 1071. Manchester, Sheffield, and Linenln, 341 341. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref 11-16 13-16 p. Ditto Pref., 12f 121. Mid. land Stock, 81i 841. North British, 9 3-16 xn 9 5-16. North . St a ff(mi shire, 4f xd 41. South Eastern and Dover, 22, 1 0;0 9-16. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 211 7 213. York and North Midland, 291 30. Leeds Capital Stock, 18 181. Buffalo and Lake Huron, H Ip. Dutch Rhenish, 21, 23p. Great Western of Canada, 253 23 7-16. Ditto N ew Shares, 2, 1 2fp._ Great Luxembourg, 91 931. There has been rather more firmness in the Corn Market to day, and a fair business has been done at an advance of from 2d to 4 1 per bushel upon prime qualities of wheat. Good fresh flour was from 6d to is per barrel dearer. The M tnchester Goods Market has been steady, hut the amount of business done has been small. Prices for both goods and yarns remain without change The 3 000 ozs of the gold ex Royal Charter sen't into the Bank on Monday makes a total of about 64,0001. known to be retained here out of the aggregate of 724.0001 in gold dust brought by this vessel. Nearly the whole of the rest has been taken for the continent, chiefly for the Bank of Fran'e. Of the 206 9001. ex the Persia, from New York, about 130,000/. came to London, and has been purchased for the continent. The rest was trans-shipped at once to Havre. These details prove that nearly the whole of the recent large supplies of gold merely passes through this market. The shipments of specie and bullion by the Alexandria steamer leaving to-morrow are expected to amount to about half a million sterling, nearly all silver, for India. This amount is very large, con sidering that the steamer takes no direct mail for The specie brought in by the Parana is not ex pected to be deliverable before Friday or Saturday. It consists of 1,462,967 dols , or about 292,6001., of which more thaa two-thirds is understood to con sist of silver The Chambers of Nassau passed on Saturday. the 16th inert. , a law approving the ducal prelimi nary decree by which a sum of 1,000,0001, sterling (12,000,000 florins) in government bonds is granted for the continuation of the Wiesbaden Railway towards Cologne. Messrs. Baring, Brothers and Co. advertise a distribution of 1-1 per cent, on iltienos Ayres stock (being one-half of a semi-annual dividend. The scrip certificates of the Eastern Bengal Rail- Wat Company are now ready for delivery. The Committee of Management of the Hungarian Land Company announce that they have appointed Mr. James Caird to proceed to Hungary to examine and report upon the property provisionally pur chased by the company. At a meeting of the shareholders in the Berlin Waterworks Company, held yesterday, the report of the directors was adopted. It states that all the works have been completed, but that 50,0001. more is required to lay down service-pipes. At St. Petersburg on the llth inst., the exchange on London was quoted at 380. These advices mention sundry transactions in tallow, but a tele graphic despatch of a later date reports a further advance of one rouble. The following were the quotations of Foreign Exchanges :—Amsterdam, short, 11 151 to 11 16f, Do., three months, 11 181 to 11 19 Rotterdam, do., 11 181 to 11 19. Antwerp, do., 25 42k to 25 GO. Brussels, do., 25 421 to 25 50. Hamburg, do., 13 7; to 13 81. Paris, short, 25 25 to 25 30. Do., three months, 25 571 to 25 62i, Marseilles, do. ; 25 60 to 25 65 Frankfort, Jio , 1191 to 120. Vienna, do., 10 19 to 10 21. Trieste, do., 10 20 to 10 23. Petersburg, do , 371 to 371. Madrid, do., 49Z- to 401. Very little business was done in the Funds, and prices were almost without alteration from yester day. Consols per account closed at 951- 95Z. Foreign Stocks were dull, but scarcely lower in price. The day's sales have been limited to Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates at 97f Russian Four and: kbalf per Cents , at 9sl: Sardinian at 924 spanisli Old Three per Cents. at 441 ; Turkish Six per Cents., for 29th inst., at 1034 to 38 ; ditto Guaranteed Four per Cents at 103 to ; and French Four and-a-Half per Cent. Rentes at 95f. (exch. 25f 30e ) The Railway Share Market has not recovered the Flight decline in prices which occurred towards the close of the market yesterday, and quotations were nominal as follows : Caledonian, 57 571. Eastern Counties, 9 9-16 9 11-16. East Lancashire, 833 843 Great Northern, 98 99. Do. A, 861 873. Great Western, 64: 1 , f' , 4 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 98! 988 London and North We5tern,1073107 . : 5 ,-. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 343 35. Midland Stock, 844 84 North Britsh, 36 37. South Eastern and Dover, 75 753. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 84 85. York and North Midland, 593 60. SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPTED MURDER Tire Court of Assizes of the Benches du Rhone, in its last sitting, tried a young woman named Sibilot, for an attempt at murder. The prisoner, who is of considerable personal attractions, and of extremely modest bearing, is the daughter of a farmer of Milks, near Aix. About two years ago an intimacy sprang up between her and a young farmer of the same village, nam e d B o i ssv, an d it ripened into affection. 13-isi promised her marriage, and on the strength of the promise succeeded in seducing her. After aA hit e she gave birth to a child, and then Boissy abandoned her. In June last he resolved to marry another young woman, and this plunged the accused into despair. On the 25th of that month she dres.ed herself in her brother's clothes, and went to Boissy whilst he was working in a field. He did not at first recognize her, and all at once she rushed on him and stabbed him four times in the head, breast, and arms. He kn-cked her down and gave her into custody. The accused, who wept bitterly, told the tale of her seduction and abandonment, and said that she had gone to the field armed with a poignard, not to stab the man, but to threaten him, in the event of his refusing to make her reparation by marriage ; that an altercation arose, and that she, in a moment of distraction, had stabbed him once, and once only, with t'oe weapon ; that a struggle had then ensued between them, in which the man, in trying to wrest the weapon from her, had received three other stabs. In giving his evidence, II sissy displayed such bad feeling to the poor girl, and so coarsely accused her of having been inti mate with other men—an accusation of which it was proved there was not the slightest foundation—that he was regarded with disgust by a crowded auditory ; and as his eviib nee in many respects was in flat contradiction to that which he had given before the examining magistrate, the Court ordered him to be arrested as a perjurer. The jury acquitted the accused. On leaving the dock, she flung her self into the arms of her parents, and her fellow-villagers congratulated her.—Galignani. EMIGRANT RUNNERS. —Thomas Dolan, an emigrant runner, was brought before the magistrates yesterday, at the suit of Lieutenant Prior, emigration officer, on a charge of not exposing his bide whilst escorting emigrants. A police officer proved the case, and a fine of £1 was inflicted. John Jaggart was summoned for acting as a " manner" without a b edge, and he was fined £1 also. SHIP LAUNCH YESTERDAY.—Y,sterdwy one of the finest vessels ever built in Liverpool was launched from the yard of Messrs. J. and R. el:rke, jun, B An-street. This fine vessel is pronounced by the most competent judges to be the best model seen in our port. She is called the Dora, and has been built f r the Messrs Potter. Brothers, and is intended fur the East India trade. She is about 220 feet long, 40 beam, and about 27 feet in depth. Her frame is of English oak, and her plank- , &c, of Afric in hard timb er. S he I.as been closed A 1 for 13 years at Lloyd's, and will be a fall rigged vessel. Her nominal tonnage is 1,050 tons, but her stowage capacity is much gre tter. Nothing that science could point out arid sill execute has been left undone in this vi ssel, which is another proof of the superior vessels turned out of the Liverpool yards. At half past one the launch took place, and was witnessed by a hrge number of ladies and gentlemen. The vessel " went oft" in gallant style amid the plaudits of thousands, and everythi ng was done with the inmost precision, s , ) that not th e least delay nor accident took place. She was afterwards tu gge d i nto the Queen's bisin, where she will be fitted up and he rea ly for sea in a short time, We, along with the general public, wish her every success. LATEST INTELLIGENCE SURRENDER OF KARS MARSEILLES, TUESDAY NIGHT , The Constantinople journals announce that the Governor of Erzeroum was officially invited by the Russians, on the 25th of July, to take possession of Kars. Co in at, NEW BRUM rON.—TO be LET. Furnished, after the Ist September, CHALK EY RANK, the bouse next to Mr. iteecoo's et, Mc, contalmn i f three parlours, nursery. eight or Dille be iroome, bathroom, water-clotet, ki ;hen, back do., and lame!, with picot, o sprig and colt water.— ew Brighton, Aug. 5.1856. en eat, )R S %LE. a Small P .NY : a beautiful animal; quiet horn F vice —AI plat Walton's Livery Stables. 1) LA ( X PONIY—NEWPORT AGNALL—CART and HAR- I SS r. ogain. Puny Gelding. 5 yews. 13 han s, sound, qTI et to ride, ant , or a lady to irive —l3 ,uineas. Ca t equal to ew, dapted for or I.leasure. with H rness -IS guineas. Less for the ..ho,e. Trial allowed.—Apply at 6, Ha k Renshaw. Kr. et. ADDRESS MR. PRIEST, BIRKENHEAD. EfOtTiE3 HOUSES!! LAND! LAN I—ON SALE, in large or small lots. variously situated, and ranging in price tr , m about £lOO to .166 ,I , oo.—See H. P. Priest's Cheshire and Lancashire Property Circular. Can he had g atis ar.d free by post. Cheshire ettices, for the Sale a. d Letting of Land and Houser, Market-cross Climbers (one door from Alarket-square) Market-street. Birken head. Al :!fit.: b• THIS DAY. LTA's DAY, stant, at Twe've o'clock, at the Broker's 7, Exchange-eh mbers, 900 Barrels ItOIIN, now landing in Wate-100 Duck, ex America. f.orn New York.—For further partieuhirs app'y to FRAN Is J. EATON, Broker._ TRIA DAY, the 20th Inatant 17. . at Twelve t.eet, o'clock, at the Broken' office.Oldha 150 Bawl GAM bIER, jest landed.—For part oilers apply to GLAvsTuNE & SERJEANTSON, Broken. Tuts DAY, the 20th instant, at Twelve o'c'oc c, at the Brokers' uffie,., 16, E aoge-buildi_gs. kon) iniu 1.0 WOOD, n the W-tenoo Dick.—Apply to landing ex Daniel Wetoter . Messrs. 'Lain and 0., Me. chants or to J. H. italrNEß. & CO., Brokers TO-MORROW To-simians,. he 21st instant. at nrifiltb, Sons and Paletliorps's °dice. Adelaide buildings. Chapel-acre:A, 200 Rales American Itepacks and aamplea COTTON. 1 50 Bales aginued Surat , vr 18 Ka es Repacked Ditto , Apply T 0 (-. Kt 17 FIT H . SONS B.r PATS.THORPR. Brokers. FRIDAY On account of whom it may cmcern Lon FZIDAT next, the 22 id instant. at One Wet ck, at the Brokers' 011ie-, 17, Exchange-buildwits, 51 Bales c 0 ft ON, datn:ged by sea water, _ . es St. Patrick, from Motvle.—For pacticulais apply to Melly, Romilly and Co., Merchants, or to DUCKWORTH & RATHBONP, B-okers. OR FRIDAY next, the 21nd instant, at TwAve o'clock, at the Mrnkers' Office, 17, Olahall-street, 20 T ns 11,,naiia. H-MP. 500 tags NIGERSKED, 500 Bogs 1.1 %SEED, all faults. 150 Hags SUBSEESEED, 100 Bags OINGELLYSEED. For particulars app.y to tILAD9TON'I7. & SPRJEANTSON, Prokers. NEXT WEEK THURSDAY On THURSDAY, the 2ith instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker.' Odic... 17, Olohall-street, 15 Chests Bengal INDIGO, just landed ex S.a For perticulars apply to Messrs. Thom son, Finlay and Co., Merchants, or to GLADSTONE & SERJEANTSON, Brokers. RJ. NODDER, lA , . HATTER 81, CHLTRCIT-sTREET, Begs respectfully to inform the Nobility and Gentry of (Jeer- DO , ' that hi, NEW Srift.ES fur the Season are NOW READY f r Inspection. THE NORTHERN TIMES,---LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. RUSSIAN DEMAND OF INDEMNITY. The Russian Government has addressed to the French Government a demand for the sum of 400,000 francs, for damages done to the Russian Embassy at Constantinople, by the French con verting it into a military hospital. DIPLOMATIC INSULT TO TURKEY. Prince Gortschakoff has caused a diplomatic sensation at Constantinople, by addressing his notification of the appointment of Count Boutenieff as Russian Ambassador to the Porte, to the Grand Vizier instead of to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. THE RIFF PIRATES The Emperor of Morocco has demanded the intervention of France to chastise the Riff pirates, on the ground that he has not the necessary means at his disposal. o - THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR MADRID, MONDAY EVENING. The Marquis de Turgot, the French Ambassador, is to return to his post after a month's leave of sence r THE FRENCH COURT, PARIS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. he Emperor and Empress, accompanied by the Imperial infant, are to leave St. Cloud at five o'clock for the terminus of the Orleans Railway en route for Biarritz. THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The Three per Cents closed today, at 77f. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The Emperor and Empress did not leave this city last evening for Biarritz as had been expected, but thoy leave to-morrow. There is a complete dearth of political news of interest. It is worthy of remark that the Constitutionnel publishes an article, emanating from an official source, which calls attention to a petition presented to the English government by the inhabitants of the Mauritius, who are French, praying that they may not be compelled to use the English language in judicial and official affairs. They were, says the Constiiutionnel, allowed the free use of their lan guage up to 184.7, when Sir VV. Gomm, the Gover nor, thought fit, with the sanction of the Home Government, to require them to use English ; but it is alleged that this change was a violation of the conditions on which the island capitulated to the English. The A ssemblee Nationale, full, as usual, of animosity to England, has an article on the same subject, in which our Government is accused of tyranny, and the colonists are almost recommended to revolt. The Constantinople journals of the 7th say that the appearance of Admiral Stewart before Odessa caused great surprise to the Russians, and that when he stated the object of his return to the Black Sea, instructions were de manded by telegraph from St. Petersburg, and they were to the effect that Kars, Ismail, and other places, should he evacuated within the period, six months, fixed by the Treaty of Paris. The Marquis de Turgot. French Ambassador at Madrid, has arrived in France. Madrid letters say that he will probably not return, and that Marshal Canrobert will be nominated his suc cessor. THE INSPIRATIONAL CONTROVERSY TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES STR,—Your correspondent " Seientia" is probably correct in assuming that the opinions' advanced by Messrs Mac nanght and Lowe, on the subject of inspiration, are irrecon cileable with each other. It cannot, however, be assumed, as a necessary consequence, that an attitude of persmial hostility Oiould be maintained between the clergymen above mentioned, or their respective friends. The common obli gation 4 of these gentlemen as ministers of the same church, and as believers in the same infallible truth, however they may differ in judgment as to the precise ei , cumstantillities of its communication, ought to have induced a spirit of mutual forbearance and affection. Under the influence of such a spirit, a calm aed patient discussion might have resulted in some valuable acquisitions to the cause of truth and sacred learning. Unfortunately, it is easier to rouse the temper of our local controver sialists than to enlighten their understandings. Whenever a difference of opinion arises —principles are lost sight of in personalities—polemics are degraded into pugilistics. and each combatant seeks to punch the head rather than clarify the brain, of his opponent. In a town which pre-eminently boasts of its Protestant ism, it might have been anticipated that the fundamental principles of Protestantism would have been manifested by encouraging the free expression of opinion, and impartially investigating the opinion expressed. I need not ask whether such has been the course adopted by Mr. Macnaught's assailants. Their object has been to itifl3 the book, while they abused its author; and they have actually quarrelled among themselves as to the degree of publicity that must be given to his opinions, in order to ensure their condemnation. There is an institution in this town, known to some of your readers as the Young Men's Christian Association. Its objects are nrideLiably excellent; but the tactics of those who have the management of its affairs, are not cilculatedto advance its reputation among the thoughtful and intelli ent classes. As the study of biblical and theological subjects is one of its primary objects, some of its members were anxious that Mr. Macnaught's book should be added to the library. Tn their surprise, they have been curtly informed by the secretary that the work is too objectionabli to fill a place upon its shelves. Nevertheless, the book and its author are unsparingly assailed in lectures and addresses delivered before the members, who are debarred from the means of forming their own opinion on the subject. "The doctrine of Inspiration" is seatenced without a trial; Mr. Macnaught is condemned, without being permi ted to speak in his own defence ! The "Clerical Association," itself, is actually out-Heroded by these guides of young men ! —Yours respectfully, A SPECTATOR, TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHER TIMES. Sir,—As a lover of fair play, I know you will insert a few lines in reply to that part of the letter, signed by Scientia," which relates to the effect of Mr. Macnaught's teaching txpo i some of St. Chrysostom's congregation. I will not imitate this " scientific" writer (for he would wish to be thought so, I suppose, from his signature) by promising only a few lines arid then favouring you with more than half a column of very questionable matter. I will simply and briefly say that I am another member of the same congregation who has been more or less preju dicially affected by Mr, Macnaught's heretical teaching, and I think it a very poor answer to our regrets on this head to be told that we can go elsewhere. I have not seen the letter inserted in the Courier from one of the congregation, and, therefore, do not know whether " Scientia " has correctly quoted him or not ; but it matters very little, for, as far as myself is concerned, I can truthfully say that I yet hold sittings in that church, although I have not frequented it for some time, except when the curate has d. ne duty, and that I know many others similarly situated. This. I trust, is logical enough even for one so stridtiv logical (?) as your aforesaid friend and rezdy correspondent. Long before his foolish book (as the humble cottager appropriately termed it) made its appearance, my suspicions as to the soundness of Mr. Macnaught's views were aroused, and they were completely confirmed by the sermon in which he attempted to prove that there was remission of sins without shedding of blood, and which resulted in the withdrawal of the Treasurer of the Schools. That his congregation does not diminish, I am not sur prised, for we know that the many have " itching ears," and will run after novelties. ANOTHER MEMBER OF ST. CHRYSOSTON'9. ARRIVAL OF His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF CUBA AT THE ADELFHI HOTEL, LIVERPOOL —His VISIF TO ST. GEORGE'S H A L L . —Amongst the pass e n gers b y the Per-ia, from New York, was his Excellency D m Jose Di,z, the Governor of Cuba, who has come to England on a visit for several months. His Excellency stopped at the Adelphi Hotel ; and, on Monday, accompanied by M. T omas° , t h e Spani-h interpreter, of this town, visitid St. George's Hall and the Assize Courts, with which he expressed himself highly pleased. His Excell e n c y l e f t Li verpool on Monday evening for Birmingham, where he will remain a few days, and thence proceed to London. Before his return to Cuba he will visit Manchester, Paris, &c. DREADFUL CASE OF SEDUCTION DAMAGES FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS At the Court of Exchequer yesterday (Tuesday), an action was brought against the defendant, under the fol. lowing circumstances, for the seduction of Miss Agnes Shepherd:—The defendant allowed judgment by default, and the Master now sat to hear the evidence, and assess the damages. Mr. W. F. Howe appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. James Watson for the defendant. Mr. Howe said the defendant had, by not pleading, confessed the seduction of Miss Shepherd. It was, therefore, his (Mr Howe's) duty to lay before the Master, the circum stances under which the seduction was effected, and which, he should submit, would entitle the plaintiff to substantial damages. Miss Shepherd was a very pretty and accomplished young lady, aged 17, en i resided with her father, a gentleman of fortune, at Hanover House, Dalston. The defendant is a surveyor, of good practice, also residing at Dalston, and is about 30 years of age, and was in the habit of visiting at the house of the plaintiff almost daily, as the recognised lover of Miss Shepherd. Presuming on this character, the defendant repeatedly escorted the young lady in "lover's walks," and at last succeeded in effecting her ruin and degreda tion, by seducing her at a house of ill-fame, to which, in 'entire ignorance of its character, Miss Shepherd was decoyed by the defendant. From the manner in which the defendant accomplished his purpose, the case almost assumed a criminal aspect ; but, at the earnest entreaty of the young lady, who, doubtless, possessed an ardent love and affection for the defendant, Mr. Shepherd abstained from a prosecution, and insti tuted the present proceedings The young lady herself would prove the facts. Mr. Howe then call-d Miss Agnes Shepherd, who seemed greatly agitated Having been sworn, she said,—l am only seventeen years of age. I have known the defendant ever since 1 was a child. From the beginning of May, 18.55, the defendant was my accepted lover, although mamma much objected to the dispari'y or our agar. No positive arrangement as to our marriage was made, but it was understood we were to be manied. I have frequently walked out with defendant. On the 8:h of October, last year, the defendant solicited me to accompany him to the theatre. Having obtained papa's permission, I went. I think it was called the Adelphi Theatre. We had champagne at the theatre. We had a private box, The defendant, in the course of the performance, left me for half an hour. On his return we had the wine. The defendant poured it out, and I remarked that it did net taste like papa's champagne. I became very " drowsy" after partaking of it. We did not stay to witness the last piece. The defendant called a cab, and directed the man to drive to some street, but I do not recollect the name of it. It was not far from the theatre. When we got to the door, I asked the defendant why he brought me there. He kissed me, and said, "My darling, it is a friend of mine, to whom I wish to introduce you." On going into tl-e house I was much struck with the peculiar cha racter of the place ; and my astonishment was great when I was ushered into a room in which there was a bed. I had, however, no suspicion of the real character of the house, but asked the defendant how it was he was shown into a bedroom. The defendant replied he would inform me presently. From his manner I then became very much alarmed, when a female entered, and defendant whisper-d something to her. She returned shortly with some wine in a decanter. I at first refused to taste it, but at the earnest entreaty of defendant I drank some. I have no recollection of what followed, for I became senseless. When I recovered I found defendant in bed with me. I was undressed, and the defendant or some other person had undressed me. I found I was seduced. I cried very much, and reproached defendant for his cruelty. He told me it was all through his intense love for me. I said I could not face my parents after this occurrence. The defendant replied he could easily apiease papa. I went home by myself, and directly I saw mamma. I made her acquainted with everything that had happened. She was very indignant, and wanted to give the defendant into custody, but I would n .t sanc tion it. When papa heard of it, he was very much incensed, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that he refrained from giving defendant into- custody. The defendant was forbidden our house the day following. I have met him since, but have never had connection. with him since that unhappy ni g ht. (Wit ness h ere became very much affected, and sobhed bitterly.) I was confined on the 6th of June last. The child I have in my arms is the defendant's child. I dearly love the defendant, and cannot help feeling that he is sincerely attached to me. Cross-examined by Mr. Watson: The defendant has not offered tne marriage since the birth of my child. Ido not say that defendant " drugged " the wine ; but it made me insensible. I do not know how many times defendant had connection wi h me. It is cruel of you to ask me such questions. It is not at my request this action is brought, and I regret that it has been instituted. Thomas Hawkes, examined by Mr. Lowe : I am a cab driver. I live at 2, Weober.street, Blackfriars-road. I recollect taking the young lady there (Miss Shepherd), and a "gent" to a brothel, 34, Exeter-streat, Strand, on the Bth of October, 1855. I was hired by the gentleman at the door of the theatre. It was the Adelphi Theatre. Cross-examined: The reason I recollect the young lady, and the date, is because I had my suspicians, and the lady looked too respectable to go to a place of that kind ; and a gentleman who was with her left his riding whip in my cab, which a : person named Wilkinson, living at Dalston, claimed - the day. after. I heard of this case through an advertiSement in the Morning Advertiser. Mr, Watson, on behalf of the defendant, here said lie should not require any further evidence, as he thought enough had been proved of this very painful case to enable the Master to assess the damages. Mr. Howe said that the young lady's evidence was of a nature to require very heavy damages, presenting, as it did, most revolting details. Miss Shepherd still retained the profoundest love for her seducer, and, in consequence, her father had acted with the greatest forbearance towards him ; but it was a case in which society demanded the defen dant should make an ample recompense (if such a tet m could be applied in a wrong of this description) for the irreparable injury he had con:unite& The Mas ter, after carefully considering the case, awarded the plaintiff £5OO damages. DETECTION OF AN HOTEL SWINDLER IN LEEDS A gentlemanly looking young man, who gives himself the name of William Kaberry, and states that he is the son of a large linen manufacturer at Pate'ey-bridge, is now in custody of the Leeds police, charged with swindling various hotel keepers in the town and neighbourhood of Leeds. On Sunday evening week, Kaberry went into the Briggate, and called for tea. After he had partaken of that meal, he enjoyed several brandies and cigars, and then inquired if he could be accommodated with lodgings in the house. He was informed the house was full ; but a bed was procured for him at the Rodney-inn, upon its being under• steed that be should return in the morning to breakfast. He did come to breakfast at the Whip-inn ; and be after wards told the landlord that his father was an extensive linen manufacturer at Pateley-bridge, and that he had been sent to Leeds to collect some accounts, at the same time pulling out a bundle of invoices upon the most respectable firms in Leeds, and whose liabilities to his father he stated to be £220. This plausible story deceived Mr. Hemingway, who allowed Kaberry the run of the house for a couple of days upon the strength of appearances. Kaberry went out one morning -to collect accounts, however, and did not return. The same day he went to the Stamford Arms, in Stamford-street, Skinner-lane, Leeds, and asked for the landlord. When Mr. Baliffe came into the room, Kaberry inquired respecting a shop which he (Hr. Baliffe) had to let, stating that be was about to commence business in the drapery line in that neighbourhood, and that he thought the premises would suit .him- Having thus procured an introduction, Kaberry remained in the house a couple of days, and feasted to his heart's content. On Friday morn ing he asked Mr. Batiffe for the key of the shop and went out to look at it; but he did not return. The same after noon he was observed in Briggate, by Mr. Hemingway, of the Whip•lnn, who gave him into custody. Upon him were found the key of Mr. Baliffe's shop, a number of printed cards intimating to the public that he was about to commence business as a linendraper, and soliciting patronage. It was also found that the prisoner bad be n swindling Mr. Green, boarding-house keeper, Boar lane ; Mr. Greaves, linendraper, Meadon-lane (from whom he obtained a number of shirt fronts, collars, and other articles under false pretences) ; and other tradespeople in Leeds and the neighbourhood. Kaherry's representations as to his parents turn out to be comiAete fabrications, he being the son of a small farmer residing near Pateley-bridge ; and not of any linen manufacturer of that place. LONDON GAZETTE BANKRUPTS.—JOSEPH WILSON, High Street, Kings land, painter and dPeorator. WILLIAM . FIELD, Prince's Street, Storey's Gate, Westminster, primer. EVAN ROBERTS, Llanelly, Carmartbenshire, coal miner, awl coal seller. JAMES Tausc,irT, A beryswith, watchwaker and jeweller JOSEPH BARNSLEY, HOWIPy Regis, Staf fordshire, publican and gas tube manufacturer. JOHN Dyne, Strand, stationer. JOHN JOHNSON, late of Willenhall, Staffordshire, chemist and druggist. ANDREW LAWRIE, St. J. hn Sl.reet Road, baker. WILLIAM JASPER NAPPER, Newcastle-on-Tyne, co , tutnission agent. ' gm 1 ECCLES and JOHN NUTTALL, 0H.1110.1a111, Lower End, Lancashire, cotton spinners. SELLING WHISKEY WITH ,UT LICENSE.— Mary Carroll' a resident of Sparlir , g-street, was summoned by the excise authorities before the magistrates, yesterday, for Being whiskey, without a license, on Sunday morning, the 26th July. A pol ce officer proved the sale, and an excise officer proved tlyit the defendant was not licensed. Mr. Campbell, f)r the defendant, made an able address to the bench, but called no witnesses. A mitigated penalty of £l2 10s was inflicted. REV. DR. SCORESBY'S COMPASS EXPERIMEcT S AND OB ERVA.TIoNS ON MAGNETIC MANGO IN THE ROYAL CHARTER. At a special meeting of the L'verpool Compas s Committee, held in their rooms, nn Saturday last's the Rev. Dr. Scoresby gave a comprehensive account 0 ' the results of his magnetic researches during the voyage of the Royal Charter to Australia, an d roun d t h e w orld. The Royal Charter, it should be noted, is an iron slap' of the clipper cl iss, with auxiliary steam power, belntlV ing to the Liverpool and Australian Navigation Company' and commanded by Captain F. Brace. She is 324 fee in length on deck and 42 feet in breadth, and 2 78 039 : measurement. The compasses of th e R o y a l Chart " ohs rvations on which was one important object of P r :, Scoresby's enquiries, were four in number ; the steeri a " compass, adjusted by magnets nn Mr. A;ry's p,ineiple s ' 68 feet from the stern; another adjusted compa 9 7 called the companion comp a ss. 89 feet.; a stanita t ` compass on the deckhouse, unadjusted, 181 feet fra il the stern, and a compass aloft, 42 f ee t a b ove th e po op ss „'" n„ deck. The leading objects c on te m pl ate d by ri Scoresby in his recent undertaking, were t o ver if y or tes t his theoretic views and results of inductive massmeti fll ' with relation to the compass, esp ec i i lly as t o th e ";ele'',,' tive quality " so highly developed in iro n s hip s . i a the process of construction with the changes its such mag netism—views which he had first placed before ti l t public at the meeting of the B iti s h A ssoc i a tion a, Oxfor3, in 1847, and sirce then, in his as s oetie'" Investiga ions," published in 1852, and in various oth' r forms ; and to test also his plan of a comp ass a loft, fir st proposed in his account of discoveries on the eas'e t , ll s coast of Greenland, in 1822, for the avoidance of the slap attraction, and for obtaining correct compass guitlasee' so essential to safety in navigation. Four plans or r ° , cesses were adopted by Dr. Scoresby, for the determine' tion of the f icts, as to the nature and changes of the s ship's magnectic conditio n , viz. : — com p ar i sons , daily, of the four compasses described ; experiments the ship's external magnetism, as iwiicated by her de viating action on a comp ass , placed first n ear th e tipp et edge of the top plating, and then gradually let clow n e towards the water's edge—such exp er i men t s b e i ng ma a a in different parts of the ship's length, on the poop, 13 7 0 , forecastle; the determination, from tim e t o ti m e, of ,ht polarity of iron bars, standards, &c., having an up 141 1: position ; and, finally, the ascertaining the posi t° , taken by a Foxe's dipping needle in different statist% about the deck, and comparing the result s w i t h t h e kn°l o Terrestrial dip. By these sever a l a ppli cat i ons, t h e whol e of the objects contemplated in the voyage were satisfact a s s. and completely attained, and to Dr. S cores b y i t was nee' sarily most gratifying to find th a t no t one o f t h e conc":1 the sions he had been led to by i n du c ti ve researches wa s l e any measure controvert e d ; b u t, on th e contrary , all e leading propositions he had been urging for years on ; 4 , attention of navigators and men of science, were in tinctly verified—thus, just as he had predicted, the S u retained her original magnetic conditi on , and .the adjusted compasses preserved very nearly their origlu m , state, so long as the ship was on courses not very ren l L o from the direction of the ship's head when building; ", be when she came into a south-easterly direction , : 0 reverse of that on the stocks, under a heavy seajd a ' ss e had been predicted, the compass es changed, and t h `,. was an error, temporarily, in th e s t eer i ng com pass °, 1 . 10 point or more. On reaching a po s iti on o f cons iderab le southern dip, the adjusted compasses went wrong --° of them to the extent of a point and three-quarter s S; moderate change only in c om p ar i son w i t h man y a ls lIIP due, no doubt, to the f a vo u r a bl e p os i t i on o f t b e „og e Charter's compasses in being removed so far frora. de s, stern, and entirely above the iron pl a ti ng o f the si 0 . On swinging the ship at Melbourne the standard 0 1 1. 1 pass was found to have lost nearly one -h a lf o f i ts orig l errors, and the two adjusted compasses to have att a ' n to considerable deviations, whilst the compass abaft was all practical ends quite correct. But the most strilt.,s change exactly consistent with theoretic deductions ; 3 5 ,, the complete inversion of the ship's magnetic Pn ia ,j, The whole of the top sides having changed from s ° Ll `,i e s er to northern externally, and every standard, stanetl i i io g davit, or other mass of iron about the deck, inch' to ear also four iron capstans, had attained at the upper I had northern polarity, which, northward of the equatat o d. been tested as having their southern poles tillc v , e sl Approaching the magnetic equator on the hnu l l,e o passage the two ends of the ship, as had also "tat predicted, attained polarities c o rr es p on di ng with so action of Terrestrial induction, th e s t ern a l o f t , a s w e lif sa below, changing to southern p o l ar it y , an d the oil becoming more intensely magne ti c w i t h t h e I t ol polarity. The gradual tr a v e lli ng o f th e sout h er n P t ' co rd from the stern forward, a s th e s h i p a d vanc ed north ol towards the line, was a fact, which Dr. S co resby sca tc h issf with great attentionand interest until after reae, e d some distance within the northern t ro pi c . The syl' ° ' t sat the ship's sides had changed ag a i n th e i r po l ar ity, se t act from stem to stern, as wh en th e s hi p h a d firs t out, the npper plating had all a cqu i re d t h e sl'„se' polarity. Finally, as to the corroborating fact ul „`per vious decluctives, it was mentioned th a t thous!' the u al polarity of the ship had changed, yet some grn re influence derived from th e p rev i ous inversion of pol a vie rf or more particularly from the earth's inductive I" i vo rtl while the ship's h ea d was cont i nua ll y di recte d no rth of from the passing o f C a p e H orn , h a d b een rec eiv e( s olt retained. Hence, on twinging the ship at Liv° l 3 oeo immediately on her return to port, the adjusted c° m P t hel 4 : were found n o t mere l y to h ave retained their saaapso' errors, but that the maximum of the steering' c ts " had increased up to about two points, while corresPlof dently, in a theoretic view the standard comoa ss „, it! become still more correct than wh en at M e lboll t "- - 00 errors on a large number of point s b e i ng n ow tr. pr' and unimportint. In reference to this operaliTiser,' Scoresby remarked that it was but ju s ti ce t o fly) pool committee, and th e ir ac ti ve s cret a ry, M r . „ t y o t and to the well bestowed confilence and liber"' e cet l " the dock committee, to stat e th a t b u t f or their r. the arrangements for determining i n th e case o f ships 1, 0 the river, the true magnetic dire c ti on b y t h e ma rks ° , , to l l ' dock walls referable to a l o f t y c hi mney i n Nra n tl h otet' a road, this second prompt sw i ng i ng o f t h e Roya l without which his (Dr. Scoresby's) series of e%Pe ri s - blo r i would have be en essent i a ll y d e f ect i ve, could 11°;rtolls" been accomplished ; and for f ac ilEt at i ng t h e inIP object of determining the compass errors in ir° ll l , d hr g this plan Dr. Scoresby consid ere d d eserve d the u l e dl e , commendation. The results of the dipping 11 ,0" experiments, which were in no sm a ll d eg ree inte r i and instructive, were describ e d i n th e c ourse ° ,bu Scoresby's statement, anti illustrated by diagragl a ' o cid e they do not admit of such co n v e r sation as this !.. t, requires. One most important fact reinalener; be noticed, viz., that such was the g of accuracy of the compass aloft, that in this case ire Royal Charter, and such the instruction derive" oos il the repeated swinging of the ship, that the Ol actually made good on every occasion dur ol 7 o i 4 P 4 voyage was accurately know n —that is, far wi th eftl i limits of the defects o f steer i ng . A n d th a t 130"0f „s ' determinations, by azimuths and a mplitudes, ee variation of the compass in the Pacific and Na l : ouc h p South Atlantic were obtained with, perhaps, 39 ,i0b e A accuracy as had ever been had in ships built of l'„Avri At the conclusion of his statement, the rev. Dr. r evy e sfl l i ; the congratulations of the members on the sn ec o li f issue of his voyage, and a vote of thanks wa s s s , mously accorded to him, on the motion of 0 , l e °, l , Potter, Chairman of the Underwriters' AssociatT o sr the instructive report with which they had been fa' l oll; and which contained so many important facts l r iro e eft 's to the management of iron ships. Mr. J. P. P aL- t . o t h e seconding the vote of thanks, bore testimony sa o , importance of the investigation to underwriL e isels shipowners, as well as to passengers. The C'''' s f Mr T. Brocklebank, in conveying the thank.isesSto meeting to Dr. Scoresby, said, he only expressed ' ll jsil es timents of all present when he said he had listens(. O l e much pleasure to the statement which had h e ,, e 4 0 ` ) ,0 made. Those who best understood the subjeel„se o „"o appreciate it the most. Dr. Scoresby, in reply. e % „ l ,see'd the pleasure he felt in receivino' the acknowl e ","lo l s o of the committee, stating that lie was not forg' e t ° of ' I the liberal spirit in which the compass cninmi tte „ ore other Liverpool associations had seconded .b ra when he first proposed his voyage to Australia. AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY I‘loll/41r4P Castle, Captain D a niel, fr °lll e .te r The Walmer Philip for London, arrived in the Channe l day, and landed 62 passengers and a mail' Co ad ing of four bag s an d one bOx. She sailed M ay 18, and having exl:/,lll°. strong contrary w i n d s, did not' round Cale until the 6th of July. She crossed th e li ne on th e 1 6 t h, and 5-a the Isl an d of Flores on the Bth inst. " 1 o°' The Walmer Castle brings 160 passenge r ' SP 0 ozs of gold, and a partial cargo of wool. 0 CsP , south of the line, the Costrello, bound t w at °o Palmas for oil, and the barque Silistria , O f Lat eP Her news is anticipated by the Royal Cb 05" .- i i ee P Srorivvrto FEMALES. —On Friday evening three b - . 0 1 0 gantly dressed tree-and-easy-looking females, wh a f ,:e o l !joi to Paisley races, ar.d got half-seas over, we l a., it . ti e l !' Ir e ctistody in Dundas Street, where, not content "'" a pitiful parade of themselves, the kicked up a ve t ee d fought with and t ore eac h other's dyresses. Tb`l names as Mary Fox, Mary O'Neil, and Elizbedi left a pledge of £2 each for their appearance at appear, on Saturday. F a ili ng to however, the delared forfeited.—.N.B. Mail.