Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-15 00:00:00

SMITHSO.NIAN HOTEL, B etc): wAY, Corner of 110II3TON-STMEEr, New YORK. Named hi honour of the SKITHSONIIO4 INSTITCTIOff, Established at WASH [MINTON, by the U. S. CommEss, With Fangs becitteathei by JAMES SMITIIION, of ENGL&NP, v lag the Friendship of tho 01 , FICESS of the NATIONAL INSTITUTION, Is coniucted on the EVIOPEAN PLAN, CHAS. H. SMITH. BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. AT 9. PUBLIC lifEElll.;T67h --- 171 this 14th day of September, 18.57, convened by the Mayor, pursuant to s requisition very numerously and respectably s'gned, requesting him to call a PUB, IC AI FETING, to afro-d the lnhabi arts of I iver pool and the n-ilhl - iourhood an op? a-I:Laity of expressing their sym pathy with the unha py sufferers in the truly distressing ev;nts that have ezcn(red iu In tie o many of our Lit w-countrymen, their wives an i fa ri les, af.d to take such measures as may hz deemed best to aid in relieving the urging and p.essing wants of many who tre lef t totally de.titat!. The MAYOR in the Chair. Letters were read from Lieut.-Colcnzi Turner, the It v. Holland Lomas, John P. Heyw„od, Esq., and the Rey. J. It was moved by Ba .WN, vsq , M.P., s cmded by Mr. T. M Mac •T, and resoled unanimoasly— " That this `.'eeting is ino7e t with sormw and indignation at the atrocities which the Mutineers in India have 'ndicted on so many of her Majesty's subjects, th se savage not even sparing helpless women and ch!ldre,. Tail r, dee.tly syrnaathis ri3 with the sufferers, cannot doubt bat that the Inhabli.snts of Ltr,:rpool and the neigh bourhood wilt give practkal expresloa to their feelings by raiting a large fond for the relief of the numerous sufferers many Lf whom are left tonl'y destitute." It was moved by the Rev. Dr. NPlsfriLE, seconded by Mr. J. J. STITT, and resolved unantmoutly— " That a committee by now app,intcd to col'ect donations, and to appropriate them as in their judgments may bet carry out the ii,ten none of this Meetine, not toying sight of the fact that snlf,rers have arrived and are arriving in G eat Britain who ;nay require immediate relief as well as thareremaiaing in India." . . • It was ninve.l by the Von. Archdeacon JONES, seconded by Ws Esq.,anfi " That te requisitionists and the aldermen of the borough form the -Committee, with power to add to th,ir number. , It was moved by Wm. liaosvx, Esq , M P. secon,led by the Rev. Dr. X' `BILK, and row .ed, w.th acclatn:t on— "That the best Ihani:•s of this Meeting be given to the Ma) or for his promptitude in ct,mp:ying with the requi.tition, a,cl for his able •u duct in the chair." F. SHAND, Mayor, Chub men. She following Subscri, , tions were annomccd at the Meetag : X a. d. Tho May r .• • . C. W. and F. Shand .. IGO 0 0 Liarenant-Co'onel Turme: • • ..•• .............. 10 10 0 Brown, Shipley and Co. William Brown, Eeq., HP. — 2.5 0 0 Mrs. Wi liana Mown .. Mrs. J. P. Heywood— . . . Arthur Ileywooi, S:as, and CI. Mr. J. J. Stitt . Lteutenant-General Shubrick, per Dr. M'Zieile... 5 0 0 taz M S. W. I, Esq., per Dr. APNei e ...... . Dr. 51' s e.le The Ven. Archdeacon Jones. 5 0 0 Inarle and Tomlinson .. Melly, Remiily and Co .............................Si 0 0 ' Boyd, Edward i, and C , lOO 0 0 T. al. Mackay and James Blj nes .. .. .. .. .... .. 1 , .0 0 0 Hugh and Jolep a Hornby and Co ...... ........ 100 0 0 John Part a - t, Li , erpool. 5O 0 0 John Catell Edmu ,d Thompson . . . .. 10 0 0 Mr. Churchwarden Woodruff ............ ...... 10 0 0 T. B. Ho sfalf, E q., M.P. .. J. G. Livingston ...... ......... .. John A. Tin• - .e .. lO 0 0 George Evans ............ .... ...... .... Finch ai d Kelly Wiliam Stuart . Townshend • . • . Thomas D. Anderson ............ ........... .. 50 0 0 Henry Gr.enw00d•....... ... Edward Higgins and Co.. ............ .... 13 10 0 Rich.rd Wainwright . Alfred H rdwick. Robert Livingston and Co lOO 0 0 Holy Trinity. Church, W lten Brook, per Rev. H. Lomas Finlay. Campbs'l, ai dCo A. H Campbell., . . . .. G. W. Campbell • Gladstone and G 5.... . 10) 0 0 The Cemmittee will meet Tars liAv ( Tuesday), the 15th Inst., at Twelve o'clock, in the Council won within the Tolivn-hall. Town Jai', Sept 14, 1817. ea itlirn:Lif At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 2, Da!e-street, 5,0)0 Tanned East india Ripe.—Browse, Hunter and Co. At half-part one o'clock, a , th 3 broker's office, Corn Exchange. baild ings, Bruns% los-tureet, 600 sacks Floor —H. H. Golding. *o For parttculat3 see advertisement,. AMITSEAE iTS, PUBLM MEErING3, &c. THIS I'AY. Tie RAM 3 RorAL—Dramatis Performance-7 p.m. itCYAL patrAEATlE—Dr3rtlatie PdffOraiallee-7 p•ra. PRILBIA h NION:C HALL—Grand Concert-7 43 p.m. CONCERT HALL-Rev. Dr. BLV,ler's Lecture- 7.30 p.m. ALLsoP's WAXWORK ER IfIBITION -10 a m. to 10 p.m. gummy's HALL Ju'la PastrAna- 2 and 8 p.m. eliarrox HALL, Clayt n-square-G,rdon Cumming-8 p.m. Eot AL Cot yis Ku w -Ge aeral Entertain-nest-G.30 p.m. ZC4MCGICAL GAIDENS—Grand :.ncl Varlei Ent It:Ilan:1=1c Cr For particulars see advertisements. t `,711 S astertt-lii t iLgi ., AN TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 18.57. THE DAY'$ NEWS. The main topic of news relates to the state of af fairs in India. The Globe of last night contains some fur,her particulars than that Liven in the telegra phic despatch published in yesterday's NORTHERN MIES, from which it appears that Bith .ior is re port( d to be destroyed.by General Havelock, who afterwards had proceeded on to the relief of Luck now. It is also said that there were sorties by the rebel garrison of Delhi on the 14th, 18. h, and 23rd July, with what result we have not heard. Taster lay there was a Towns M eting held in the Sessions House, at which the Mayor presided. The object of the meeting was to raise subscrip tions to aid the sufferers in India. Among the gentlemen who addressed the meeting were Mr. William Benn, M.P., Mr. Mackay the Rev. Dr. M'Neill, Mr. Stitt, archdeacon Jones and Mr. William RAthbonc- All the addresses were temperate and suitable to the of j pct of meeting. A subscription list was opened, and before the close of tho proceedings, upwards of £2.000 was sub .scribed ; certainly, in point, of numbers, the meet was a failure, but this must .not be matter of wonder, seeing that the hour appointed was the busiest and most important portion of the day to commercial people. They who did attend, seemed quite enthusiastic in he cause, and Ire. quontly applauded each speaker as he announciatcd a patriotic or benevolent sentiment. The intelli genco contained in the telegraphic; despatch was decmed, on the whole, as good as could be .expected. The people of Belfast had another field day on Sunday. The magistrates read the riot act Some of the more vicious persons kept firing guns and pistols, to the great annoyance and terror of tha well disposed inhabitants. It is somewhat singular that the magistrates should have been so remiss in not repressing with a high hand the weekly attempt of these fanatics to ft:l the town with riot and blaAshe,(l. We hope now that the -Commissioners have commenced to investigstit these inexcusdlle, tumults that the authorities will not fail to adopt stringent measures to put down a course of procedure which wouli di&grace the Hottentots of Caffir Land. _ . Turning to matters of a heal character, we observe that a man called J ,, hn I:3l , ,lancy, a labourer, was charged before Mr. Mansfield yesterday, with murdering a man name] Michael Lyons, on Satur day week. As yet th, invesliation is not complete, but the evilence p ro d uce d give the case an ex.;eed ingly ugly aspect. Amon g th© miscellaneous n ews o f th e d ay w ill be found an account of a dreadful collision in the channel, accona?anled by a great loss of life. The vessel run down was the Dutch steamer Sophia, snd the ship causing the disaster was the screw- Ateamer Willikan Hutt. No less than twelve ou tof a crew, including the captain and his wiro, Were drowned. . . . _ _ For some time the fri.mds and admirers of the late Douglas Jerrold have been getting u? a commemoration of the gifted writer. Mr. Blanchard Jerrold has at last felt it his duty, out of respect to ;the memory of his father, to repudiate the THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 1857. subscriptions that have been made for Mr. Douglas Jerrold's fomily. We have felt that, however kind hearted the intentions of the charitable were, in such a case it would be mean and degrading for a respectable family to become the recipients of beggarly donations, and we could not encourage a practice that would lower .them in the estimation of those who have a noble and independent nature. His son shows that the father did not leave his family paupers upon the wide world, but on the contrary, had taken means to prevent such a ca lamiy. The Central Criminal Court commenced its September sessions yesterday. The cases, although not numerous, comprise three charges of wilful murder, and two of assault with intent to commit that offence. Ttie continental intelligence this morning does not possess many features of moment. Contrary to the boast of the partisans of Austria that the new elections in Moldavia would result in the same Anti-Unionist majority as the annulled ones, the electors of Moldavia seem to be resolved not to allow thems4ves to he °lnvited by the Wallachians in efforts for the union of the Principalities. The elections- commenced on the 10th of this month, and the order of the clergy returned three ecclesi astics, who are decided unionists. It is denied that the Emperor of Austria has offered to mediate between Naples and the Western Powers The only offer of this kind has been made by the King of Prussia ; but Lord Clarendon, as well as Count Walewsk;, refused to listen to any proposal before King Ferdinand has introduced the reforms demanded from him. Late adviers from Vienna mention that the Emperor has addressed a letter to the Archduke Aihrocht, Governer-General of Hungary, expressing his gratefulness for the demonstrations of loyalty which he met with during his tour through Hungary. The Emperor tells the Hungarians that there is a good time coming for them, that their pr. - -spelity is progressing, and that he will stick to the principles which hive guided him since he assutned the reins of government. This means that the Emperor sviil do nothing to remove the grievances of the national party in Hurg try. Letters from Paris mention that some Indians from Delhi, have within the last few cloys taken up their residence in the Hotel des Italiens. They quitted Delhi at a moment when the mutineers and the English troops were engaged in a serious batch under the walls of the city. They belong to a rich ani powerful family, and whenever they appear in the streets they attract considerable a.tention. A Paris c;rrespondent writes that the offer made by the Commandcr-"n-Chief of the English army to give a commission to any young man who raises one hundred men is referred to by the Pebzts as a curious instance of the shifts to which the present Government of Great Britain is obliged to have reccurse in order to obtain recruits. "As to us," says the Debats, we cannot help congratulating ourselves on not having need, in time of war, of appealing to aristocratic sentiments in order to fill the ranks of our regirnentF." The Swiss Federal Council has this day decided that it will send to the Government of the Canton of Vaud a reply in which it will maintain is decree quashing the interdiction of the works on the Oran Railway, issued by the Cantonal Govern ment. The Federal Council likewise persists in the date of September 15, fixed as the most distant limit for examining the plans of that line. From Madrid we find that the exports from the ports of Spain amounted, in last July, to 61,385,296 realP, being an increase of 20,713,051 reels on the exports at the corresponding period of last year. The ratifications of the convention recently signed between Spain and England, in respect to literary and artistil property, have been exchanged at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Hojai announces that the Sultan is to send a diplomatic agent to Spain. The ministry are occupied in examining the financial plan of M. Barzanallana, the secretary of the finance department. The news from the West Indies. South and Central America, brought by the Royal Mail Steamer Atrato to Southampton, is fully reported in another column. It c - aitains a report from Callao, that the British Minister at Lima, Mr Sullivan, had been assassinated. Whether the ac had a political or a private motive seems to b uncertain. The assassins had not been captured. Intelligence from Chin?, via Kj ichta, gives a de plorable picture of the condition of Pekin and the southern provinces of the empire. Commerce has almost ceased, and the wretchedness of the people is aug,mt wing daily, The government has issued iron money to pay the employes, and to purchase corn, whilst it requires the taxes to be paid in The White Star Packet Ship San Dimian arrived here yesterday from Australia, having gold to the atnonnt of £19,848 sterling on freight. She sailed from Melbourne on the 14th of May. Her news has been anticipated. This bhould have been the vessel announced yesterday, and not the Black Ball clipper, Montmorency. ANOTHER mail has arrived from India, but we are again without any definite intelligence as to the actual progress of the mutiny. Like most others of the telegraphic despatches which have reached us, in anticipation of the mail, that contained in our impression of yesterday was meagre, contradictory, and certainly unsatisfac tory. We only hope that what the telegraph imputes to the Bombay Times is correct—viz., " that the rebellion has been checked, and that the news . is decidedly of a cheering character." Let us see if the_information in the telegraphic despatch warrants such a description. Like all of the other dispatches which have been forwarded through the same source, the intel ligence to hand gives a little of what we desig nated " hope" and " despondency." First, we are told of the success of General HAVELOCK ; that he had defeated the rebels at Abipur-al- Gunge on the 29th and 30th July, taking nearly all their guns ; and that he expected to reach Lucknow on the 31st of July. It does not suit the authorities to tell us what this defeat cost us, and what was the actual carnage which resulted. In the next place, we are told that at Agra the Europeans remained in the fort, well able to hold out, but anxiously waiting reliefs. To this gratifying news we have to add that the Sealkote mutineers on their way to Delhi ware totally destroyed at Goodaphore by Brigadier /STICHDLS3N'S force. Other movements, which, if true, are gratifying to know, are contained in the despatch received at the Admiralty on Sunday evening, But there is a dark side to this same picture, which we earnestly trust may not turn out to be the true one. Four more regiments had mutinied at Dinapore on the 23rd of July, of whom eight hundred were shot down by a single regiment. This statement seems to require confirmation. As it stands, ti looks like a blunder or an exaggeration. It would seem as if another and a most important city was about to be subjected to a siege. We are told that the mutine.rs were advancing upon Benares. We hear, too, that great alarm prevails in Belgaum, Dharwaz, Rutnagherry, and Sattara. Reports prevailed that a Mahomedan conspiracy had been discovered in the Bombay Presidency, and that several parties had been arrested and were ordered for trial. From these brief and somewhat contradictory items we are asked to believe that matters wore a better complexion than at the date of the previous mail. Until we have the detailed accounts before us we cannot consider that such is the case. The zebellion is evidently spreading, and with the exception of General HAVELOCK'S reputed successes, and the exploit of Brigadier NICHOLSON'S force, the news is more in favour of the mutineers than other- wist% At Delhi, the head quarters of the mutiny, nothing is reported beyond the fact that the third General has taken command, namely, Brigadier-General A. WILSON, in place of General REID, who was obliged to relinquish the office of General-in-Chief on account of ill health. Earnestly do we hope that this brave man will not became a prey to the climate of India, as did his predecessor, General BARNARD. From all we can glean out of this despatch we are convinced more than ever that Great Britain is engaged in a struggle, the ultimate end of which it is most difficult to tell. We are, in fact, in the midst of a crisis which requires not only the most prompt and energetic, but the most extensive and gigantic preparations to meet it. We are contending against a race whom we have trained and nurtured in the art of war ; given them a complete insight into the habits and dispositions of their present enemies, and although they have not English officers to guide them, it is simple absurdity to contend that among their own ranks there cannot be found plenty of men to head the mutiny, if possible, to a successful issue. Indeed, the protracted character of the struggle clearly proves that the sepoys possess much more military skill, power, and persever ance than England has ever been wont to accord them. We are too prone to look upon the war like heroism of England as the ne plus ultra of the world, and to regard our enemies with a feeling akin to contempt. One would have thought after what took place at Sebastopol, that we would have learned a little humility in this respect, and been less given to term every power that questions the validity of our claims to supremacy throughout the world nothing but cowardly barbarians, who could not stand an hour before the bayonets of British soldiers. Had we been less disposed to act upon this feeling, and to have kept the conquered natives of India in their proper place, we should not have now to regret our dreadful losses in the British ranks, or to mourn over the hardships and privations which has befallen to all who have been the objects of the furious sepoys of India; and, from what has taken place, the greatest sinners in the affair have not been over active in meeting the danger with proper means to re-establish peace and order in their disaffected provinces. THE heartrending accounts which have reached us from India for some months, detail ing the misery, destitution, and privation tsrl which not only British officers but their innocent wives and helpless children have been subjected, have aroused a feeling of deep COMmisseration. Accordingly, as in the days of the Crimean cam paign, meetings are being held and subscriptions obtained for the relief of the sufferers. The extreme penury and want—the degradation and deplorable wretchedness which thousands of our countrymen have endured---differs much from the pitiful accounts which reached us from Sebastopol, Then we were invaders of the soil of another country. Now we only seek to retain a land which we obtained by conquest, but which the original inhabitants seek to dispute inch by inch, and by every means, fair and foul. It is philanthropic to come to the rescue of a brother or sister in trouble, and the inspired writings tell us that if we feed the hungry, clothe the naked, take in strangers, and comfort the afflicted, we do deeds of merit, and shall, in the great day of account, receive a great and glorious reward. Instigated by feelings such as these, a few of the merchants of Liverpool held a meeting yesterday, under the presidency of his Worship the Mayor, for the purpose of " expressing their sympathy with the unhappy sufferers in the truly distressing events that have occurred in India." As far as that goes we have nothing to object. It is nothing more than a Christian duty to aid and assist the helpless. Hence, we join heartily in the hope expressed by one of the speakers, that the merchant princes of Liverpool will come forward and contribute liberally to the fund which is being raised for the purpose of assisting all who have suffered by the Indian mutiny. It did not require the eloquence or poetic quotation of Mr. MACKAY, to convince the gentlemen who met in the Sessions House yesterday, that brutal atrocities of the most appaling kind had been inflicted upon our fellow countrymen, their wives, and their children, that the fate of many of them was of the most heartrending character, and that humanity and love for our fellow beings dictated that instant and effective means should be taken to meet the pressing want and destitution of the Indian officers—all belonging to them—and thousands of ethers engaged under the British Crown. All this was more than admitted, and had there been no other sentiments propounded than were contained in the excellent speech of. Mr. MACKAY, we should have gladly endorsed the entire proceedings as meriting every praise. This was not so. Two reverend gentlemen moved and seconded resolutions. Both are respectable and influential in the community ; and what they say takes much effect upon those whom they address. The gentlemen to whom we allude are the Rev. Dr. M.NEIDD and the Ven. Archdeacon JONES. Both. be it remembered, are fathers, who have sons serving in the Indian army, and conse quently it was to be expected that they would speak in strong and indignant terms respecting the mutiny. Dr. M'NEILL followed Mr. MACKAY, and felt that it was necessary to have recourse to a bit of special pleading to show that the sepoys of India are not justified in endeavouring to throw off British rule. His allusion to CESAR'S occupation of Palestine was a far-fetched and dangerous illustration. If the Doctor's principle is sound, then the rizht of conquest justifies every act of oppression which we perpetrate upon the people of a weak and defenceless nation. Russia, according to the Doctor, was justified in her attempts upon Turkey, and we, who sent our legions to hurl death and defiance at the Czar, nothing but a nation of cut-throats. This Dr. M'NEILL would not admit. Nevertheless, it is a fair conclusion from the argument he advanced. He should not forget that, in conquering India, we invaded the soil of a people who, " having no law, are a law unto themselves ;" and in that invasion we committed deeds of violence and robbery. We cannot suppose, then, that they will for get this invasion of their land, nor can we expect that the mismanagement of these conquered peo ple will for ever remain unrevenged. The speakers, yesterday, one and all, studiously avoided any reference to the cause of the mutiny, except Mr. Wm. RATHBONE, who made a spirited allusion to a statement of Archdeacon JONES. This Reverend Gentleman, in the midst of his indignation at the Sepoy butcheries, hinted not very charitably that if they escaped being mur dered by the British soldiers, GoD would not let them off in the day of judgment. We tell this venerable ecclesiastic that such a sentiment may be very high sounding patriotism, but it is bad —very bad Christianity, and ill becomes any one who officiates at the altar as an ambassador of the LAIRD JESUS, whose do'ctrine is love, peace, and goodwill towards men. While we are bound to maintain our supremacy in India for commer cial considerations alone, we should not lose sight of the great fact that to retain, flindostan, and secure the loyally of her people, the East Indian monopoly must be abolished, and the country made, de facto, part and parcel of the British Empire. AMU3EMENTS. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS —Yesterday was a grand gale, given by the Royal Oak Society, and as the day was unusually favourable, - the attendance was large, and con tinued during the day. Besides the attractions of the Lauri fainily, whose performances have been so justly admired, the superb display of fireworks, &c., there was another (the last for the season) grand balloon ascent announced, and this, as may be expected, brought a great increase of visitors. The proprietor of the gardens, with his usual spirited liberality, left nothing undone that could contribute to the satisfaction and amusement of the num. bers who thronged to the gardens during the day and in the evening. The gentlemen belonging to the Royal Oak Society were most attentive and courteous to every one, and their exertions were duly appreciated. A variety of sports and amusements were gone through during the day, and in the evening the grand balloon ascent took place, amid the plaudits of the convegated thousands that filled the gardens. The ascent was well managed, and the airy voyager was heartily greeted. At six o'clock, precisely, Captain Adams entered the car of the Royal Victoria Balloon, and in a few seconds all was ready, and amid the roar of cannon, and the vociferous cheers of the multitude, he made one of the finest ascents we ever behel I. The machine, at first, took a direction towards Bootle, and it was feared that the current would waft it to seaward Raising gradually, however, it took an inland direction, and passing over Aintree race-course, it bore away then towards Sefton, and when last seen among the clouds it could not have been less than a mile hie, and about fifteen miles from the gardens. THE COURT. BALMORAL, Sept. 11.—Her Majesty the Queen drove yesterday after2oon to Ballater, and afterwards wsnt to Birkhall. NMI her ltivjedy were their Royal Highnesses the Princess A'ice and Prince Arthur, Count de Lavradio, the Earl of Clarendon, and the Hon. Flo , a M tcdonalj. The Prince Consort erjoyed the sport of deer stalking. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal walked out, atteeded by Lady Churchill. SEPTEMBER 12.—Her M9j4sty the Queen and the Prices Royal drove yesterday to Invereauld, and honoured Mrs. Farquharson with a visit. In attendance upon Her M4jrsty were Lady Caurchill and the Honourable Fora Macdonald. The Prince Consort went out, ar ended by Lord James Murray, M jn - -General the Hon. C. Grey, and Colonel the Hon. C. Phipps, when the Abargeldie Woods were driven for deer. The dinner party in the evening included her Royal Highness the Doehess of Kent, and Lord and La3y James Murray. Count Lavradio left Bal moral yesterday morning. THe HOUSEHOLD OF TILE PRINCESS ROYAL.—The ap pointments Co the household of Prince William Frederick and the Princess Royal of England, are now under con sideration at Berlin. Majar Heinz w ill be Marshal of His Royal Highness's Court. and the Count Perponcher Sedluilzki, now Miniiter at Dresden, will be Chamberlain to the Princes. , ; en.] the Countess, whose mother was an Erglishwoman, will be Grand Mistress of her court. His Royal Highness the Prir.ce Consort has become a dowor to the Building Fund of the Birmingham and Mid land Instit rte of £lOO. Oa Mrnrlay last, Mr. Albert Smith, who was at Chamounix, had the honour of conducting his Royal High ness the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince gee, Sir William Codringtor, Colonel Ponsonb , ', Mr. Giblr, and Dr. Armstronz, to the Cascade du Dard, and after wards traversed with then the Glacier du Bossons, turning by the other side. THE NEW BALMORAL CASTLZ —The new castle of Balmoral presents a very imposing appearance, and covers a large area. Not that the castle proper is so very exten sive', but the large outbuildings, especially the stables and laundry, add greatly to the coup crceil. The stables are just roofed ie—that is, the range of domestic rooms over them, for the horse department is in order, though some of the carriages are still uultoused. As in all new designs, it was discovered, as the castle progressed, that many thins had been overlo4 ked and forgotten, and in the out buildings, now being completed, care has been taken to remedy all deficiencies. A clump of trees--a young plantation—marks the site of the old castle of Balmora►. So completely have all vestiges been removed, that it i s difficult to realise the fact of its having been in existence so recently.—Court Journal. Tu Dvg. OF CANBBitt(l4,—The General Conussildisg. ie-Chief has been shooting darling the week, on the estate attached to Gleveridge Hall, bezfrulk. On one of his sperti - g excursions his royal highness met with a veteran artilleryman named James Hill, who won's, two war medals and bars on his breast. The duke entered into conversation with the old soldier with much affability, and at parting shook hands with him, accompaaying the compliment with a douceur. OFFNING OF A NEW HIGHLAND BRIDGE BY TAE QUEEN; —The river Dee, which takes its rise in a low moorland in the counties of Aberdeen and Banff, converges in a guilty which is known as the " Linn of Dee," and is an object of very romantic interest is strangers. This linn was spanned by a bridge of one arch of very ancient style, which had been found rather inconvenient, when the Earl of Fife had a new Gothic bridge built instead of it, the opening of which by the Queen was the occasion of another " Highland gathering" ors Tuesday. The Earl and Countess of Fife had made nreat preparations for the event. On the road towards the bridge a triumphal arch was ereeted:of colossal dimensions. It was supported by four columns, and surmounted by a crown, scroll work being done with heather and flowers, and monograms interspersed on the facings, the abutments having two Hi•ghlanders extemporised as guards. A tent was erected on the lawn, which was elegantly decorated, and the whole carriage drive for a quarter of a mile was thud by the Duff and Farquharson Highlanders under their chiefs. On the centre of the bridge the Countess of Fife and Vis count ',Pad Wood, the latter with a si'►er salver, four glasses, and a small decanter with whiskey. When the Queen arrived her Majesty was received with much cheer ing, the Aberdeen City Band and the pipers p'ayiag " The Queen's Anthem." The Queen and the Prince Consort proceedel to.wards the bridge, where her Mai, sty was pleased to partake of a glass of whiskey, drinking" Success to the new bridge," in which toast the Prince Consort, the other members of the Royal Family, and the distinguished guests present heartily joined. The Q teen then walked to the ten•, leaning on the arm of the E irl of Fife, partook of some refreshment, and seen after left the scene amid the cheers of the people. The scene altogether was one of an imposing eh iraeter, and will long be remembered iu the county of Mir. INDIAN MUTINY. —We are glad to find that these who may be disposed to coraribute to the means ab at to be adopted in aid of our poor countrymen aad w•)mon in India, miy ro so (howay.sr small the amoan , ), by means of a small but n3at I >n!tiog box, prep ire 1 by Mr. ,z:cr3gg, Rensaw-street. The box is neatly ornannnted, forming a suitab'e ornament for tither office or parlour eLirnney piece. BANKRUPTCY COURT, YR3TERDAY.--jn re Jos' Pa HILL. —Tits bankrupt, a boa and shoemaker, carrying on business at Chester and Birkenhead, came up to pass his final examinatio.. He was supported by Mr. Bremner, and Mr. Pemberton appeared on behalf of the assignees. A crtditor named Wall opposed, and after some discussion tte case was adjourned. Samuel Burzesi also came up to pass his last examination. This c..sa was also ad journed. SUDDZN DEATH OF KR GEDRGE KICAU.N.—'IIr. George Kearri, spirit merchaw, who residd at Ballevale-cottage, Gatacre, died soddenly on Saturday evening. The de ceased gentleman attended in the afternoon at the police court., in the case k;f the persons who were sent to trial for breaking into and robbing his vaults in Park-lane, of ever £5OO (a report of which appared in our paper of yesterday), when he was not q :ite well, and it seems he died suddenly on his return to his residence. Disease of the heart is stated to be the cause. CORO rEtt'S INQUEiTS.—Yesterday the Dep'tty Coroner held the following icquests :—On the body of George Ansel, a labourer, aged 21, who was hurt on the new line of railway, now constructing between Ormskirk and St. Helens, on the 31st August. Hu was brought to the Northern Hospital, where he died on Sa'nrday from the eff,c-s of the injuries. The unfortunate affair was proved to be pur&y accidental, and the jury found a verdict accordingly.—On the body of a child, named Har6eld Field, aged six years, the sou of an artillery mar, (who is stationed at the New F or ') wko was drowned in the riv:-r. Verdict, "liccidentally droxned." Messrs. James Baines and the owners of the clipper ship Lightning, which recently s tiled from Gravesend with troops belonging to the Indian depots at the pro visional b atalion, Chatham, have forwarditl to the authorities the handsome donation of £lOO to be distributed among the soldiers' wives aid children who have bean left behind at Chatham. It is to ba hoped that other ship_ owners may be induced to follow the ocarnple of the owners of the Black Ball lice, as considerable destitution prevails among the families of those soldiers who have em barked for India, the highest sum allowed them by the War-ofEcabeing 6 1 . per day, which is altlgether inadequate Ea the maintenance of a family of several children. The Bath Gazette states that Christopher Bowelle, the collector of the poor-rates for Bradford Union, has re cently absconded, taking with him about £2OO belonging to the guerdiane. A PAFtOCHIAL DEFAULTER.—The Bath Gazette states that Christopher Bowelle, the collector of the poor rates for Bradford Union, has recently absconded, taking with him about £2OO, belonging the guardians. JASSY, Sept. 11.—The elections of the clergy were carried out on the 10th. On the occasion of the first election there were f ur voter., on the present occasion 140. The Neophyte Scriban, who is a Unionist, has been named Archimandrite, by 137 voices. 5 1 ANNEtt9 AND CUSTOMS IN TUE DEsnar.- 2 Ameng the beautiful forms of welcome preserved in the Desert is that of showering handfuls of lemon blossoms over the newle arrived guest ; but kindness is sometimes killing, and Arab ideas of hospitalite may be ranked in the category. The sheep must be killed and served to the guest, and the gist of the clmpliment would be lost if it were killed before his arrival ; thus half our night was lost in repose, thanks to the well intentioned bat inconvenient etiquette of our entertainers.—Sinai, the Hedjaz, and Soudan. MUSIC AMONG TICE CAFFRES.—WiIiIa we were conferring with Uinhalla, my wife, surroundel by Caffee women and children, went into the chapel; and, bidding them sit down quietly, she played solemn tunes on the harmonium we had brought with us, they sitting like things entranced, with earnest faces and am otiorl , le limbs, evide:ltly showing that sacred raes;c migh become a powerful instrument is influencing and softening them. I heard afterwards that one Caffre said, that " where there was music there could be uo war ;" and another, listening one Sunday outside the chapel, thought that " Heaven must be there ;" and ano'her, a very bad fellow, said that he "could have almost cried."—Memoirs of Bishop Armstrong. LATFIEItON. CAITLINESS, Sept. 7.—Tee herring fishing on this coast may now be censiderel as over for a year. The hired men are paid off, and the fishing got after they are Bane does not usealls , add mach to the general average The whole fishing of the year is greatly deficient, and the price of herrings Isere as renched a figure that is without a parallel in recent years. Thirty-five shillings per barrel is now freely given, and the keen demand and short supply make it not improbable that even more may be procured But this poor fishing has effects ant compensated for by high prices. Large stacks of barrels are left over, and, by cons (pent want of employment, many poor coopers will suffer a gloomy winter.—Greenock Advertiser. SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN.—On Friday nieht, shortly before 10 o'clock, considerable excitement was created is consequence of a most determined act of self-destruction, cemmine 1 by a gentleman in.known, who shot himself through the head close to the railings of St. Phillip's Church, London Hospital. The deceased was carried round to the front of the hcspital and placed in the surgery, where Mr. Francis Owen, the house surgeon, examined the decease], and pronounced I:fe extinct. The name of "Ball" was marked on the linen of the individual who is about thirty-five years of age, rather robust, and clerk hair. In his pekets were about 15s in silver, and a few trifling articles—a gold watch and gold chain, two rings, and a penknife. CRUELTY TO A SAILOR BOY.—Oa Saturday, at the Thames Police Coen, Captain William Doyle, of the ship John Sugars, surrendered on bail to answer a charge of cruelty to a sailor boy, named Robert Bistick, aged 15, who was alleged to have committed suicide by drowning, in consequence of the harsh treatment he received on the voyage from Hartlepool to Ceylon. The case was again gone into, and the facts already published as to the treat ment of the boy, were again deposed to in the strongest terrrs. Uliiinately the magistrate, Mr. Selfe, committed the defendant for trial, the boil of Mr. John Sugars, the owner of the vessel, being again accepted, with Captain Doyle's own raeognlzinees in £l,OOO, after which the defendant was liberated. AN UNLUCKY MONKKY.—A large monkey, belonging to Boswell, the English clown at the oirepc in the Champs Elysees escaped from his cige on Saturday, and got into the trees in the neighbourhool. At'empts were made to capture him, and to coax him down by the exhibition of food but in vair. lie remained in the trees all that day and all Sunday, feeding on leaves. Repeated efforts were made to 135iZd him, but he rarely a'lowed himself to be approached ; and when he did, he so enlaced his pursuers with his claws and teeth, that it was deemed prudent not to toads him. The presence of the monkey at large caused crowds to assemble in the Champs Elysees, and they occasioned great inconvenience. It was fsar,d, toe, that the animal, which Boswell declared to be naturally vicious, might attack some of the children who were in the habit of playing about, and do serious mischief. In consequence, the commissary of police of the district de termined, with Boswelre consent, to have him killed : and on Monday afternoon, a Zouaye nant's Messenger. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS' (By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.) INDIA, The Globe (of last night) in a second edition contains 801120 further particulars from the mutinous districts of India. The chief item is the destruction of Bithoor the remainder is chiefly conjecture. The Globe says :—One important fact appears I° be certain, from the additional intelligence whi e : has reached London. General Havelock lie d arrived at Bithoor, and fou n d the fort evacuate P which he afterwards completely destroyed. From this point Gen. Havelodes course see ° to be involved in som' uncertaiiaty. The accounts, continues the G10, 7 )e, which / 1° have received strengthens our opinio.n, and Jud i ' cates a very probable train of events. Having demolished the fort of Bithoor, Genet s / Havelock turned to the right, crossed t2ae rives' engaged the Oude rebels, defeated them, avel on his way to the relief of Lucknow. A report has been received that there w ell sorties by the rebel garrison of Delhi on the 1 4° ' 18th, and 23rd of July, but some doubt seems t° hang over the intelligence. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES• The following official despatch, from the EP A lif3ll Consul at Marseilles, was received a t the Foreign Offi.,e last night, at nine o'clock ; MARSEILLES, SEPT. 14, 1857. The Bombay mails have arrived here, and Wi lt be despatched this night, for London, at 10 3 0 • The dates brought by this mail, are July 29 ; Bombay, August 1, - • Several sorties had taken place between th e . troops and the rebels. in which the latter wer e fearfully beaten. of On the 14th, I.Bth, anl. 23rd of July, upwards 500 of cur troops were killed and wounded in the sorties. Brigadier Chamberlayne was reported to hale been severely wounded, but on the 14th was state to be doing well. The Neemuch mutineers had arrived at Delh i ' Brigadier Nicholson was expected to a rril B before Delhi on the 19th of August, with reinforce• ments from the Punjaub. General Havelock occupies Bithoor, which he took without resistance. Thirteen guns have been captured from th e mutineers. Nena Sahib escaped, after being ,lefeated, on the 20th July. Ten thousand men were on the road to Lucke° ll ' who had captured fifteen guns, supposed with lit tle loss. General Havelock was expected at LucknoW PUNJAUB, JULY 30 ' The Sealkote mutineers had been destroyed hl General Nicholson. JULY 0' The 36th Regiment mutinied at Menissike re. Spencer murdered. DINAPOO . Three regiments mutinied, but were dispe rsed by the 10th Queen's. Calcutta quiet. Hyderabad quiet on the 14th August. 11r HOW: Brigadier Stuart arrived on the 2nd of Augus t " Holkar remains faithful. BOMBAY' A mutiny of the 27th Koldpore's had been $ lll3. pressed by six emnpanies of the Quen's. The 23rd, and one of Artillery, have arrived frog the Mauritius. (Signed) ALEX. TURNBULL' THE RUSSIAN PRESS ON INDIA. he The Russian journal, entitled the Bee of - North, remarks that the countries whence t he hordes of barbarians spread themselves ol ef Europe in ancient times, are still inhabited 1 /i . warlike races, who ha ve b een k e pt w ithi q thef t a limits by the formation of powerf u l emp i res , the movement in India is calculated once morer put them in motion. THE OVERLAND MAIL. The letters are expected to be delivered in Lon' don on Wednesday. FRANCE. PARIS, MoN.DAT Nictnv The distribution of the medal of St. Helena 'O il encounter some difficulties in the ease of tbool soldiers of the empire* who we re b orn , an d atil t reside, in the states of Germany, as the medal is II souvenir of the period when the , German prin o fought against Napoleon. of It has been calculated that the number claimants for the St. Helena medal will amoun ° 100,000, which will be an expense of about 200 uy francs to the 'country. The Three per Cents closed to-day at 06f 00 THE RIOTS IN BELFAST, PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONARIM oic BELFAST, TUESDAY EYE:O O. David Lynch, Esq., Q C., and Hamilton Smith, I . ; the commissioners appointed by the Lord LieutensWo enquire into the causes of the July riots and those have lately prevailed in Belfast, and to report o 0 to measures which Ist their opinion are best calculate a h o prevent their re-occurrence, opened their inquiry 10 t Court House, Belfast, this evening at 3 o'clock. P r The Lord bishop of the diocese and the Rt. Ref' Denvir, Roman Catholic Bishop, with several of .the ministry, were, present. ti 4 Mr. Lynch stated the objects of the commission' - the course which would be pursued in a lengtheo address. ( or Some remarks having been made by the attornia the respective parties, the commission adjourned to-morrow at twelve o'clock. M. a djoU aC6or ( a ny fi Worst Th ( _uunc D ann . rePail Tit 'xieet th e e a nd ti i aeue , for th to be Im at e h La ve and Th tneui yon r bi fu ry ' 44 if ter _ „ na Of St egpe