The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-12 00:00:00

Sardinia accepted the invitation to the bauffunt liutil two or three days before it actually took place, and nearly a fortnight after the usual time for returning an answer on the subject. The representatives of the three Great Powers who had protested against the proceedingS in Southern Italy, and whose policy was so openly con demned in Lord John's latest, were conspicuous among the absentees; and although R. de Persigny was per suaded to change his mind at the last moment, we may depend upon it he did not do so without a " considera tion," Perhaps he made his attendance conditional on the government of which Lord John is a member definitely accepting his oft-repeated declaration, that "the Empire is peace." Who knows ? Lord John is just the man to seize an occasion for again irre trievably. committing himself, and placing the country in a false position. According to the South London eitronicle, Mr. Train intends to apply to Parliarettit "for a bill to invest the parish with the power of giving him permission to use their streets," CIVIC HONOURS AT A DISCOUNT. TAE municipal elections having now been con. eluded all over the countm and the warmth evolved wherever the civic honours at the dis posal of, the public happen to have been the sub ject of a contest having subsided, the popular mind is in a fitter humour to weigh earthly and dispassionately some points of in'te'rest and. import ance, which are apt to be overlooked during the but which ought not to be lost sight of. Although 'another year must elapse ere the elec tors are called upon again to exercise their privi leges, an appropriate hint offered now may be like bread cast upon the waters, or seed thrown into good soil. Perhaps the evident absence of any immediate party or political object to be gained will, we trust, secure for our remarks a correspondingly impartial consideration from those who may consider themselves our poli tical opponents. We have no desire to advocate this or that line of party policy. We would appeal to the indisputable facts, to plain common sense, and to the palpable interests, not of any section, but of the whole body of the people. To attempt to bring about anything like unanimity, or to dissolve the bonds and influences of party combinations and projects, were indeed a hopeless task. But we believe that the intelligent members of the community have sympathies and aspirations Which rise above, and hid supremacy over, the Paltry considerations of mere political partisan- ; Ship. The history of municipal corporations of late year ins developed the remarkable and alarming tett that in too many cities and towns the honour Of being connected with the Town Council is de creasing in the estimation of the more wealthy, intelligent, and independent members of the com- Inanity. Civic distinctions have been falling below par, and in some places are at a fear ful discount. In certain boroughs it is not possible to get men of high position, of unbroken integrity, and of .good standing to accept, .the responsibilities of office. Seats at the Council boards of not a few Municipalities have recently gone a-begging without success ; and in parti cular instances the most unbecoming shifts have been had recourse to, to fill up the requirements Of the public service. That such a state of Matters must be attended by serious evils and ruinous consequences can scarcely be disputed. Every body of civic rulers must exercise over the community they govern a powerful influence for good or evil. Not alone in its material and poli tical interests, but with reference to its social, Moral, and religious welfare, must every Munici pality be greatly swayed and regulated by those Who preside over and determine the corporate Policy and course of action. It is one of our Proudest boasts as a nation that no despotic and tyrannical system of centralisation, such ' 8 - 8 we see too abundantly illustrated in con tinental Europe, has yet dared to deprive us of free and independent local self-government. This boon is at once a proof and a safeguard of our liberties as a people. If we would preserve . this Privilege and bulwark intact and unimpaired, we Must see to it—every elector must jealously and anxiously see to it—and we must prove our right to its permanent enjoyment by worthily per forming the duties it imposes, and by maintaining the honourable character and official dignity of the Town Council and its chief office bearers. The ancient and picturesque burgh of Stirling, once the capital of the sister kingdom, besides its high historical associations and commanding posi tion as a royal fortress, possesses a considerable Population and an important trade; and its Town Council ought to be a worthy, dignified, and honourable body. And yet, perhaps, no stronger evidence could be adduced of the low estimate in Which its civic "honours " are held, than the 'keno presented at the late meeting of electors for the nomination of councillors. If the state of Matters then and there revealed applied only to that particular burgh, we might scarcely have deemed it necessary to allude to it; but we select it merely as an illustration of the con dition of affairs in too many other municipalities. Can our readers maintain their gravity during the perusal of the following report of what then took place After several- other nominations, Mr. Christie, watch taak, er, proposed Mr. James Hogg, of the 'Stirling 40 iirnal. Mr. Nisbet proposed Mr. Alex. M'Donald, no rose and stated that he declined at this time. ( Laughter.) The Provost .(Ang/ice Mayor) inquired= re there no other aspirants for Council honours, gen 14orrien ? (Laughter.) The sheet is not half full yet. (Renewed laughter and applause.) Several other per sons were nominated, all of whom declined. Mr. Archibald France, smith, proposed Mr. Daniel Shirra. (Great cheering and laughter.) A lull in the general _ . e ciolusion ensued at this stage, and the names of candi dates were read over ; no more persons rising to nominate 4 odidates, the Provost expressed his astonishment at Public honours being at such a discount. (L aug ht er .) Aft er more nomination and declinatures, Mr. J ames lisp moved that before printing and circulating the ( 4 ,11 Mr. Shirra be asked to give his consent to stand. r inses and applause.) Amid much interruption ` 4 ° continued, that Mr. Shirra, if elected, might be Vowed to sit, but it was a question if he would be an Pour to the Council board. (Cheers and laughter.) 'tor more tumult, Mr. Christie again rose and said he R anted to state that he still a dhered to his motion. The Mess said there was no way of comply in g with it Lulless he would be the principal of a deputation to wait I. ll °n Mr. Shirra. Mr. Christie expressed his wil 44Pess. He was quite shocked at such a man a s Mr. the b e i ng p ro p ose d. (Hi sses , an d cr i e s of "order ). !lo Provost commended the character of Mr. Shirra as Irreproachable." Mr. Christie, Castlehill, thought Mr. F rance himself should wait upon Mr. Shirra. Mr. : F rance L (who spoke amid great applause) was surprised the two Christies, as Mr. Shirra was a man i g eir equal ameny. (The remainder of Mr France's POarks benaudible in the Uproar that arose.) '7. Christie, Castlehill, proposed Mr. France, but the b ?toination was not seconded. At this stage the ap .arance, of Mr. Shirra, who is a waste-dealer in Castle t`o, and seemed to be immensely pleased with the hon ?r done him, was the signal for tremendous cheering and laughter, the reception given truly indicating that • Shirra was the hero of the hour. The cheers wore i t gairt and again taken up, the satisfaction of the meet tlg appearing inexhaustible. At length comparative q u ietness succeeding to this uproar, the Provost inti ated to Mr. Shirra that he had been nominated as a fit IN worthy man to have a seat at the Council, and asked he intended to stand as a candidate. (Laughter.) Will 'e t t stand or not ?—a question by which Mr. Shirra ,?Peared immensely tickled, throwing back his head in l et's of laughter. The Provost (with vehemence) et's your tongue I want to move, sir, not your face. t• Shirra being pressed, said—lt's not likely I'll get t . l v : unless you help me yourself, Provost. (Great n oise a n d afusion.) The ProVost exclaimed that this was making ii??ke of the whole affair, and renewed the quest ion. Mr. trra said he did notwant to be bothered with them. T h e g e neral hubbub that arose during the delivery and at the k i ,, s e of this address is utterly indescribable ; bht in the ust of it Mr. Shirra " mizzled"—at least there was : 4 111 0re heard of him.—[Perhaps (says the Scotsman) i t ; ttronger evidence could be had of the low estimate Which c ivic honours are held in Stirling (and not in t elog alone, we fear,) than the fact that the very C„ ,°r, though put at the head of the list, thus indig i ..1 !.3 7 declines, in the columns of his own paper kith regard to Mr. Hogg, we believe we have' that ioettleman's authority for saying that he is entirely 4 1 ,°rant of having done aught to warrant any one in th s cv ging to put him into such an equivocal position as of a Town Councillor. Perhaps the mover and ( e 4 der of his nomination may be able to let him know What atrocious piece of absurdity he had been lately qty") le remedy lies with the electors themselves. \\r e do not believe that popular election is i n of necessarily an evil, but it is clearly exposed to a tremendous amount of abuse. The best 44 tid ote to that abuse, we think, is ultimately to found in a fair and uncoloured but unreserved e )z Posure of the evils it may engender. Fancy for h Of what --) Illent a provincial editor asking, atrocious piece of abiurdity he has lately been guilty" that he should have been deemed deserv ing of "such an equivocal position 'as that of a Town Councillor!" Contemplate the fact of a " Wastedealer"—a " shocking" sort Of Marine store-keeper, we slippose-being the herd oI the hoilr' s at the statutory meeting of legally qualifial electors ! We feel hUmbled as a mem ber of this great community to have to refer to certain recent manifestations in our ToWn Council; Which alt niftiest worthy of the Town Oonneilof Stirling. We shall not name the anti- Irish and opinion-eating councillor, or the fire eating member, whose sentiments he endorsed, because we have no desire to be personal, or to stir up the reaollection of a scene Whioh ail ilinst now regret. Fortunately for tile honour of Liver pool and Its Municipal parliament, the number of gentlemen who have shown their determination to do their utmost to destroy the dignity and de corum of the Council-room, is still very insignifi cant. They may very easily—and must—be got rid of or reformed. It redounds to the credit of tie eleotors of this to*ni. tliat holiThere else t , • , . itroiighont the,. kingdom has the character of the civic government been maintained at a higher point of distinguished excellence and. efficiency. Long may it be so. The recent election has especially re-asserted its superiority. It is for the interest of the tax payers that it should never be deteriorated. by the introduction of gentlemen into the Council iVhos'e unruly speech and ill 7 regillated Cdridnet IVoitld tend to repel those Whdi bY influence, and intelligence) at'C best calculated to, serve the pliblie interests. We care little for what a can- aidate for public confidence may style himself — Conservative or Liberal. We want genuine; not spurious, liberality. It is for the electers to con sider hoW far) With the increase of extreme Riulitalism in the Council, we have had a decrease of respectable usefulness in that body ; and if they think the root of the evil to be found in that direction, they know how to 'Counteract it. Be that as it may, let us remember the sad fate of Stirling—one among too many others—and if the burgesses of Liverpool would save this Corpora , tion from any such degradation, let them, for the fature, be more careful than ever to record their votes only in favour of candidates whose personal views and principles of individual action qualify them, without dubiety or equivocation, to associate with those gentlemen who still happily remain as a majority at the head of the municipal body, and who so worthily represent the wealth and importance of Liverpool. That that majority should be what is called " Conservative" in politics, may be no recommendation, so far as it goes, in the opinion of many worthy fellow citizens ; but if, on thoughtful and unbiassed i reflection, it shall appear that they have best sustained the useful character, wholesome influ ence, and high respectability of the Council, we trust that there is nothing in the mere name to exclude them from a just and universal acknow ledgment of the value and importance of their services to the Community, Notwithstanding our renunciation of any merely party political purpose in making these observations, we know that certain interested parties will insist upon seeing nothing but partisanship in these state ments and remarks. We appeal, however, to an impartial and independent body of electors—to the people of Liverpool, who have no interest in misjudging our motives, and by their judgment we are content to stand or fall. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Saturday, Nov. 10. I learn that, besides the private autograph letters exchanged between the Emperor Napo leon and the Czar, to which I alluded in my last, the correspondence has been kept up be tween the two Emperors, and that a decided renewal of cordiality between them has been effected. M. de Kisseleff, the Russian envoy, has been twice received at St. Cloud since his return from Warsaw. It is stated that all the diplomatic agents of France who are at present in Paris on leave of absence have received instructions to return to the- places to which they are respectively ac credited, without delay. M. Ernest Crampon, one of the Foreign Office attaches, has been sent to Syria to assist Isl. Beclard in his mission, which is becoming daily more difficult to 'manage. I am told that the position of General de Beaufort has become almost unbearable. He has forwarded to Paris a number of complaints, couched in most energetic language, as to the sinsatisfaCtory state of things ; and they are said to be entirely borne out by the commission which is sitting at Bey-rout. No attention has been paid to his demands by the Turkish authorities, and affairs are not one whit nearer a settlement than they were on the day on which the expedition disem barked. The present subject of discussion relates to the occupation - of Damascus, and even Jeru salem; and Fund Pacha alleges that Damascus, being a holt city, the Presence in it of the French troops would provoke a general rising of the whole country. Whether this result is what the General is longing for or not, I cannot say ; but the commission is waiting for fresh instructions ; and one may soon expect to hear of some military movements taking place on a large scale. According to a Vienna letter in the Gazette de Cologne, the Grand Duke of Tuscany has entirely renounced the idea of returning to• Florence, and means to resign himself to the force of • events ; the Duke of Modena, does the. same, but the Duchess of. Parma still clings to the hope of being able to transmit her heritage to her son. I should think, however, that this hope can scarcely survive the departure of Francis 11. from Gaeta, of which fact, news is now expected every hour. This leads me to say a parting word on the subject of the intervention of the French Admiral, at the mouth of the Garigliano. It is now positively ascertained that when Admiral de Tinan compelled the Sardinian ships to cease firing, he was acting entirely in conformity with orders he had received from his government, but that, feeling the awkwardness of his position, he wrote home for fresh instructions, when he was directed, for the future, to confine himself to prohibiting the bombardment of Gaeta, and keeping open the exit from the fortress by sea; the Piedmontese being permitted, in all other respects, to avail themselves of the fire of their ships in facilitating their operations on shore. It is supposed that the last victory gained by Victor Emmanuel over the Neapolitans was mainly owing to the assist ance he derived from his fleet. - A manifesto by Kossuth to the Hungarians has j u st appeared. In this document, which is very moderate in its tone, Kossuth explains to his corn patriots the reasons which influence him in re fraining from joining in any movement at present against Austria. He announces that revolution in Germany is advancing with rapid steps, and that this time the people will not be wanting to the occasion which is offered to them. oppressive measures which, according t o him, are meditated, will riot succeed in extinguishing the eager desires of GermanY for unity and liberty. In now raising his voice, he says he does so only to counsel prudence and moderation to his fellow citizens. Ere long a cry of liberty will resound throughout Europe, and ultimate success is not far off. The manifesto is of great length, and framed much in the ordinary strain of the Hun garian ex-Dictator. • Notwithstanding that all apprehensions of any immediate conflict with any foreign power have ceased, the great manufactories and arsenals of France have orders of such importance and mag nitude, on account of the navy, that in many instances workmen cannot be got in sufficient numbers to execute them. The articles chiefly in demand are plaques de, blindage (steel plating for the sides of ship s ), as i t i s now qu it e under stood that the French ' navy is a b ou t t o u ndergo a complete transformation in that direction, and that the Council of State will very soon authorise a credit for the expenses of this proposed recon struction of the French men-of--war, which will astonish John Bull himself. General Montauban, who, as I lately mentioned, has been promptly created a senator for his services in China, is sending home an entire collection of Chinese arms,—matchlocks, bows, crossbows, sabres, shields, &c., — which were found in the Taku Forts after they were evacuated by the defenders. The collection is to be placed in the Artillery Museum. England will surely not be deprived of her share of such interesting memorials of this remarkable people. Business still continues very animated at .the Bourse; but the upward movement in Rentes and Credit Mobilier Shares is slightly related. The Rente, however, has been done at as high a rate as 70 10. ITALY, (VnoAt OUI sr At dOREI,ESPOIVDrII4I., &HA I:4; I%* 1 : The official gazette of Milan (Lc/ Lonitai;cit l ai of the 2nd instant gave td its readers another of those revolutionary articles which have lately been the principal theme of that journal. The Writer suites that the only nieartS of bringing their gioriatis iellieiethents io a end is by entirely destroying the treaties of Vienna of 1815 (which is intended as a plum for the Em peror of the French). To place Italy in a posi tion to combat the armed legions of Austria ; deStroY several other thrones ; send about their biisineSs a feW more Princes.; entirely spoliate the Pope of every vestige of his `temporal poWeit excite the thunders of the Vatican—those thunders which in other times were sufficient to tear from the brow the crown of the Caesars, and excite millions and millions of Catholics, but whose spiritual influence is now gone for ever—to increase the influence of the Latin populations ; to lay the basis of new internotional rights (?), and establish a more equitable (P) equilibrium of Eilfdtie d *ord; to entirely destroy all , the international laws of nations; dethronePrinCed of their sovereign and legitir_ - :ate inheritance; violate the rights of the people; shoot down, like so many mad dogs, every man offering the slight est oppositio n t o th ose ou t rageo us anarchists whose aim is to build up their own greatness and power at the sacrifice of thousands of their countrymen. This is the doctrine that is. now incessantly ding donged in, the ears of the , Italian people. With Stith principles; is it surprising that the minds of the people should become brutalised, and the worst passions engendered iri their natures against the young King of Naples ,and those, Who still remain faithful to their iinferturiate Sovereign ? It *as brit yesterday that I heard iii a public dining-room an Italian, speaking of the prisoners that were taken in the 'late engagement on the banks of the Garigliano, give utterance to the following brutal sentiment, which was warmly applauded by those at the same table,—that the government ought to drive, at the point of the bayonet, on board some old vessel, every prisoner taken in that fight, and when crammed, to take her out to sea, and fire into .her until she went down with every man on board. This is only one of many similar sentiments uttered by the italiaris against the totirliens an a Austrians. The artiele concludes by stating that the grafi tUde of Italy will never be forgotten towards their magnanimous ally, France. It was neces sary that the throne of that nation, should be occupied by a Napoleon, and that thifi Napoleon should - be conYineed that to nidititaiii Fradee at the head of the civilised World, it is necessary to strengthen the power of the Latin race, and make Italy a powerful ally for himself and his empire. The drift of the last part of this article is, as usual, to cry in the Emperor's car that he has no other sincere and faithful ally in Europe but Italy, and that the day May cdme,---=and that shortly; too—when he will have need of the assistance of his neighbours, and the 'ltalians will have an opportunity of showing their gratitude for 'the blood that France so generously shed on the fields of Magenta and Solferino. It is there fore imperative, no matter by what means, to enable Italy to beconie a lio*erful nation, and rank anlotig the great poWers of Purope. A letter from Naples inforins me that the Sardinian squadron which I stated in my letter of the 2nd instant left Naples on the 27th ultimo for Gaeta, with the. intention. of acting in conjunction with the army of Victor Emmanuel, at the mouth of the Garigliano, where a Strong force of the Royalists was encamped. The 'instruction received by Persano from Victor Emmanuel was, that the bombardment of the city and fortress of Gaeta was to commence from the sea side as soon .as the troops had surrounded the city, and opened their fire from the land side: If I am correctly informed it seems that as swill as Persano commenced. his fire against the en trenched camp at the entrance of the Garigliano, the French Admiral came up, 'and forced the Sar• dinian vessels to retire, plainly telling Persano that he would not permit the bombardment of Gaeta by the Silltdinian fleet: My letter further states, that the only motive for this step is the frightful sacrifice of ' that would follow, if Persato was permitted to,carry out his intention. The Sardinian Admiral being thus balked in his instructions, at onee.handed a formal .protest to the French Admiral, and another to the English Commander of the Renown. If this step of the French Admiral was dictated by a feeling of pure humanity for the inhabitants and the young King, his queen, and brothers and sisters, all of whom are very. young, we must applaud this determination of Admiral de Tinan in preventing Persano from burying beneath the ruin of their palace, th e almost defenceless members of the Royal f am il y, an d a l so spare S ar di n ia the stain which it contemplated bringing upon itself by an act which could only be equalled.by the bombard ment 'of Palermo, without a justification for the same desperate motives which influenced that cruel *act of the Neapolitan fleet. The evident object of the .Sardinians is to rush on with their operations regardless of whatever cost of life, or who the persons might be, in order to take Gaeta before the winter sets in. The game, although a desperate one, is not yet lost, should the Royalists be but true to themselves. Some of the revo lutionary spirits are furious against the French Admiral, " for his contempt of the principle of non-intervention." It is also very amusing to read the revolutionary '• journals of this city, and hear the cafe politicians expatiate against. this "violation of the dogma of non intervention." Has Piedmont violated no international law or committed no flagrant viola tion of the rights of princes and.peoples ? The same prints cry out, is it not frightful that this Bourbon should thus protract a struggle which is daily causing the sacrifice of so many lives P Is it not the worst description of inhumanity to thus endeavour to turn the tide of events in his favour with such a formidable and valorous army under the walls of Gaeta? Is it not another proof of the cruel barbarism of this despotic race ? Here let me bring back to your readers an extract from a recent article in the Times in reference to the flight and resistance that Francis 11. is now making at Gaeta :—" Bourbon Royalty is ,only dying a lingering death. So far as the personal reputation of the unhappy Monarch is concerned, no doubt the resistance at Capua and Gaeta has not been in vain. Had Francis 11. transferred himself at once from his capital to a Spanish frigate it is difficult to imagine anything more dreary, more devoid of hope to a man of common feeling than his future life. The wretch who, guilty of some great crime, changes his name, abandons his country, and trembles in some back settlement of the New World lest some one who knew him of old should recognise him and point him out to the scorn of the world, is hardly a more listless, careworn, weary pilgrim through life than would have been the Monarch who, master of eighty thousand men, was driven out of the kingdom by a mob in red shirts, and who, while he might have struck a blow for his crown, thought of nothing but how to decamp with the largest amount of plunder. However indulgent to their own order, the legitimate Sovereigns could only have received him with contemptuous pity. However prone to excuse the follies and weakness of youth, the world could not have forgiven the absence of youth's distinctive virtue —courage. The King of Naples would have been rich, no doubt; he might have recommenced life under the assumed title of "Prince," or " Count ;" he might have vegetated with dignity in some pabe wso r aot a ugou s genl s shd - i s g t grown Sp an i s h town ; or h e m i g ht have and add fi v enet even been us Parissplendour hotelle no e i d n obl nye the rsst i Champs ioa nhu iusombliveries;jb object er t E o 1 of y f s h e di e bui ssa, equi pages u n i hni Even those who sat at his table or crowded into his saloons would hardly have been able to refrain from a sneer at one who had purchased ease by infamy, and, for the sake of life, had given up all that makes life valuable. From this great indig nfailtlyouthmeosutaarnodh. m a m d o e v a o d t G b a y e t t a h h e r a e s m odeliveredustrao remonstrances the his scandalised brethren throughout Europe, and perhaps by those nobler feelings which human n ature can never wholly lose, lie has turned on his enemies and checked them. He has com manded an army, fought a battle or two, and exposed his person to danger. He has avoided the disgrace of surrendering his crown to an adventurer; he has forced - the Sardinian army to take the field against him; and will now be able to retire from the stage with the character of an unfortunate prince, who has been vanquished by a shameless union of foreign aggression and THE DAILY TIMES, - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1860. internal treachery. According to the above, if Francis 11. had decamped immediately after his flight to Gaeta, without attempting to make a bold stand, he would be the most contemptible anti despised creature on the face of the earth. With the Italian press, for holding out and re sisting Ms eiiethies, he is ill 6 most heartless and inhiirriall esticit d his race: between these two extremes datitictt sortie one Cover a medium Course to suggest to the 'nnfortiinate Young , king, in order to retire into private life without eternally ruining his reputation P' The same letter gives me some par ticulars of the interviews &tweed General Cial dini and the Royalist General Saliano. It ap pears that Cialdini sent a con fid en ti a l invitation to Salzano to meet him at an albergo (an inn near Teano, close to the head quarters of the Piedmontese army. Salzano, before accepting the in+itation, consulted the King, who consented to the interview, saki the same day Salzano left with an escort of twenty hoisethen for the place fixed by the Piedmontese General. Ciaidirti pro posed to Salzano to embrace the national cause, and induce his army to do the same, promising that Victor Emmanuel would preserve to all the officers of Saizano's army their respective ranks. The Royalist General, indignant at such an in- faizioits~rop ositioll, replied that the army of his King would resist fo' the izist soldier: At this Cialdini, in a loud and haiigiiijr tone ottrbide, iii dulged in expressions against Saliand unbecoming a man, much less a soldier. This is only a gleam of light to show the base and un worthy means that have been adopted to seduce the Neapolitan generals and ministers of Francis 11. Wery communication I receive from Naples, confirms what i have stated a month ago, that the shameful fight that there is continually takitig pi4ce in that city tor the Most lucta five appointments, reminds one of so many *nitiires tearing from each other the flesh of their victicii . EVerY mai who has a friend among the present niert in power;..rush off to Naples, and never leave him until be ferrets 'out an appointment to strengthen his lungs for shouting Viva l'ltalia ! Viva l'Anes sione ! Some idea may be formed of the dis graceful conduct of these men, and the ex tent to which this system is carried on, when the Persevqranza and other journals, which are but too ready to keep such facts from the public eye confess that the present system is a disgrace td the Italian character. The Italian patriots who have gone to Naples give the Nea politans a " stupendous" idea of their patriotisni and abnegation, when they turn out the majority of Neapolitan employes, and move heaven and earth for the purpose of creating new offices and appdiiitaientS fot the sWarms that are continually flocking into Naples troni Piedmont and Lom bardy. Within the last month the expenses of the Secretary of the Dictator I , as amounted to 64,000 ducats, or 300,000 francs. Have not the Neapolitans a right to ask how and in what manlier this large sum was expended ? Conforti, the Minister of the Interior, has even surpassed this sum in pensions, gtrititg, and augmentation of salaries of certain. employes. Andtlief pfddr of the capacity of these men, and the way the pallid money is spent, is clearly shown in two of their most recent decrees. One entirely annuls an annual grant of the Bourbon Government which Was devoted to enable poor students to continue their .studies, and accord small pensions to poor literary men ; the other decree grants a pension of 360 ducats, or 1,500 francs a-year to an improasd trice, or extempore poetess, who last year made a tour through almost c::: . ory town in Italy, reciting citempore Verses in praise of Italian union, Victor Emmanuel, Nap,,leon 111, Garibaldi mid his Volunteers, Venice, even of Cavour. What are we to Viink of these men ? THE YOLITIfIAL SPEECHES AT THE LORD Vcri: VIR i S BANQUET. _—.... The Usual banquet was even on Friday night by the new Lord Mayor. Count Persigny (the French Ambassa dor), and the Sardinian Minister, were the only repre sentatives of European PoWers presents The Lord Mayor in giving the toast of " The Arniy and Navy," spoke of the volunteer corps as the pride and boast of the country. General Peel and the Duke of Somerset in returning ;hanks, eulogised the recent distinguished services of he naval and military forces in China. The Lord Mayor then proposed "The Foreign Am bassadors," and dodpled With the, toast the name of Count de Persigny, which was cordially responded co. The Count de Persigny rose amid loud cheers, and replied in French. After referring to the spirit of wisdom and of moderation of the European Governments, and thelsacrifices which in one way or other, all the Great Powers are making in the interests of general peace, his excellency complimented the city of London for the practical spirit it had manifested in discerning that which many politicians do not seem yet sufficiently to understand, namely, that instead of those rival interests which we formerly Witnessed in every part of the world, it had come to pass, through the development of our manufacturing and commercial existence, and not only do we possess a great number of interests in common, but that, no longer, in any part of the world, have we any interest that is hostile. Why then, these anxieties, these suspicions, these mis trusts, which on every incident of policy are generated on both sides of the Channel ? It is because we cannot efface in a day the traces of so many centuries of rivalry and strife—it is because in spite of ourselves, and unwit tingly, we are- both of us still . too much disposed to look at the events of the present through the magnifying and deceptive glasses of the recollections of the past. But, thank Heaven, the reason, the good sense, the interests of the two nations tends every day to dissipate these falsifying mirages, for every day men's minds are more clearly , and More positively impressed with this main consideration that having everything to lose and nothing to gain by new contests the two nations can mutually derive as many benefits from peace as they could inflict injuries on themselves by war. That, gentlemen, is the real truth, that is what we understand in France as well as you can 'understand it in England—that, in short, i s the meaning of the great economical regulation which the Emperor has just accomplished in France by the treaty of commerce, and of which the vast compass i n proportion as it becomes more known and better appre ciated -in England will confound the accusations of which we have been the object, and will further cement peace between the two countries. Lord Palmerston replied to the toast in honour of her Majesty's Ministers. lie said that in whatever direc tion we turn our eyes the general prospect was satisfac tory, and instanced the state of our industry at home, the development of our commerce abroad, the success f our arms where unhappily our arms have borers com pelled to act, our relations w ith foreign po, and lastly, the prospect of general peace. His lordship adverted with particular satisfaction to the cordial co-operation of the allied commander and forces in China. England did not numerically rival the great armies which continental powers kept on foot during peace, but in bravery and exploits our army would rival any force. We redress the inferiority in num ber of our standing army by our admirable militia, by our noble volunteers, which will henceforward constitute a permanent institution of the country-- (loud cheers) —and by fortifying important and vulner able points; but, above all, we must redress the balance by maintaining, as we always must maintain, a strong and powerful navy. (Continued cheering.) His lord ship added, I say this in the presence of the represen tatives of foreign and allied powers—(cheers)—l say it in a spirit of frankness, of cordiality, of friendship, of alliance, and peace. (Cheers.) Wo wish from the bottom of our hearts to be at peace with all nations--: (cheers)—to be bound by ties of friendship and alliance with those nations peculiarly whose interests arc most congenial with our own; •we wish, I say, from the bottom of our hearts to win and preserve their friendship and alliance ; but we are determined, by the manly dignity of our position, to prove to them that we are worthy to retain and enjoy that friendship and alliance. (Cheers. Lord Palmerston concluded with some re marks on the beneficial and pacific results that might be anticipated from the French commercial treaty. Lord J. Russell, in acknowledging- the toast of the House of Commons, only slightly referred to political topics.. He said, he thought that the sentiments w hich the French Ambassad or ex p re ssed tended to peace and amity they all ardently hoped for. We desire to maintain peace, but while we respect all other nations we desire to hold fast by those principles of liberty which we have so long enjoyed, and which were the boast of English men. (Cheers.) The other speeches of the evening were those of the Lord Mayor on proposin g "The health of the Lord Chancel Chancellor of the Exchequer in proposing that of the " Lord Mayor " ; Lord Brougham, in returning thanks for the " House of Lords" ; and of Lord John Russell, in replying for the "House of Com mons" ; besides oth ers of a routine character. • ECONONLICAL COOKERY.—In accordance with the design expressed by us, at the commencement of our GARDENER'S WEEKLY MAGAZINE, o f Ing it a useful periodical, we have occasi malc occasionally, under the head domestic, availed ourselves of the privilege of offering a few suggestions or hints that may prove acceptable to the gardener's wife, not a few of whom, we are gratified to say, are readers of our little publication. On the present occasion, we have a few words to say in favour of economical cookery, a most important subject, which, as yet, has not received that attention it so highly merits. During a recent visit to the establishment of Mr. Phillips, the gas engineer, of Skinner-street, after inspecting some improve ments in heating hot water by m e a ns o f gas, we were shown a small apparatus, termed an economical gas oxen and boiler, and were asked to test its efficiency by seeing and tasting a mutton chop cooked in our presence. We may be allowed to add that it performs its duties very satisfactorily, as will be seen by the following. The s i ze of the oven is rather above twelveinches each way, and the form circular, made of sheet iron, and capable of containing a good sized joint, baking pies, or loaves of bread, &c. The oven may be removed and a boiler substituted, and it will hold three saucepans for cooking vege tables, sze. ; in fact, it is quite a multum in parro for the kitchen; indeed, roasting, bakin g , and b o i l i ng, ma y be all carried on by it simultaneously. This small apparatus is, in fact, capable of well cooking four pounds of potatoes, and five pounds of ribs of beef, at the cost of one penny only, and, beintg. portable, may be placed in an y The cleanliness, economy, and tenvenience of cooking nien situation most conve is now fully admitted, and wherever available, these b bl e gas pnsive ovens and boilers, as m anufactured by Mr. Phillips, inexpensive desirable. We were much gratified by the ingenuity and . equally so with the performance of his of the inventor, in ve ntion. Mr. Phillips Gas Boiler for h6-4i kz pits, green houses, or conservatories, has beendescribA salready, see V01.1.,P• 287. LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MA.GNETID THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Nov. 10, 3.25 p.m. The Bourse remains buoyant. Rentes closed 70.45, being a rise of 35c. since yesterday, and 1 per cent. as compared with the prices of last Saturday. DEPARTURE OF GARIBALDI FOR THE ISLAND OF CAPRERA. NAPLES, Nov. 9. Garibaldi took leave of his Majesty to-day, r...nd afterwards left for the Island of Caprera over whelmed with the Most striking demonstrations of syMpathy from the King, the staff, the officers, and the army in general. ITItLY, General Lamoriciere has left on ten months' leave of absence. The Perseveranza, of Milan, says that Lord John Russell's despatch is just now of greater value to Italy than would be the result of a decisive, battle. The following despatch from Rome is dated the 9th instant :—A body of 20,000 Neapolitan troops, with 4,500 horses and 36 pieces of cannon, have penetrated into the Pontifical Mates. Cardinal Antonelli protested against this violdtion of the frontiers, and ordered that these troops should be immediately disarmed. This took place at Vel letri, The disarmed soldiers were divided among the different provinces, and conducted to their destination by Preneh officers at the expense of the Pontifical Government, i3IEGE OF GAETA. Despatches from %pies state that the Pied montese are vigorously pushing on the siege of Gaeta. Troops and a siege train have been landed at the small town of Mola di Gaeta, and the Piedmoutese headquarters have been advanced to Lissi. On the rith. instant a Sardinian frigate stood into the Bay of Gaeta to reconnoitre. It ascer tained that the defences were in good condition, and that numerous redoubts and other field works had been thrown up so as to command the road to Moli. TUAII4, Nov. 10. No fresh intelligence has been received respect ing the negotiations for the capitulation of Gaeta. It is asserted that the garrison of Gaeta is com posed of a few battalions only. TIM WARSAW CONFERENCI. _ VIENNA, Nov. 12. The Donau Zeitung of to-day gives a denial to the news that a circular note on the Warsaw in terview had boen addressed by Austria to the Governments of Rome and Naples and the Italian ex-Dukes. AUSTRIA. Count de Aprunri the Austrian Ambassador to the Court of St. James, has arrived at Vienna. CHINA. ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES UPON PEKIN. SHANGHAI, Sept. 20. The settlement of negotiations is delayed owing to the question of the money indemnity. The allied troops are marching on Pekin, where Sun kulinzin is reported to be present with a large force. Lord Elgin followed the troops an the 9th of September. The army reached Yangtsunjeh on the 10th of September. There is difficulty in providing carriage, as the coolies are deserting. 4 0 00 men protect Tien-tsin. The rebels are inac the. CANTON, Sept. 26. Trade IA astrueted by the rebels. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Sept. 26. The departures of gold ships are as follow: — The Salsette, with 13,752 ounces; the Sussex, with 62,161 ounces ; and the Anglesea, with 57,598 °tuxes. THE VOLUNTEER FORC 7 , . The Ci;ilTerviceCorps had a field-day and ()inner on Friday in honour of their colonel's, the Prince of Wales, birthday: Colonel MaeMnrdo, in acknowledging a complimen tary toast, officially stated' that the actual numbers of the volunteer army did riot exceed 130,000, but the creation of a nucleus of a permanent character was of more importance than a mere swelling of the total- There were 7$ consolidated battalions giving 42,500 men fit to take their place in line of battle. There were 68 administrative battalions composed of scattered corps; those 68 administrative battalions were capable of com ing together at a short notice, and would muster 36,000 men, thus they had at once 70,000 to 80,000 men capable of taking their place in the line of battle or on the flanks of an enemy, and the smaller cor ps which complete the numbers were capable of doing duty as garrison troops. In presence of real danger he esti mated that the volunteer force would amount to 550,000 men, or one in ten of the population capable of bearing arms. THE VOLUNTEER VISIT TO FRANCE. The British residents in Paris are signing a p.rotest against the proposal for an Englis h Volunt eer demonstration in the capital. THE PRINCE OF WALES. The arrival of her Majesty's steamship Hero has not yet been telegraphed. - - DESTRUCTION or THE KILDARE-STREET CLUB HOUSE. vY - DUBLIN, Nov. 1 1 . At 2 30 a.m., a fire broke out in the Kildare street Club Rouse, which resulted in its total destruction. Three of the servants said to have been burned to death. The cause of the fire is unknown. AMERICA.' QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 11. c , The R.M.S. Arabia arrived off the harbour at with dates from Boston to the 31st instant. o n, e landed all mails and proceeded immediately . The Asia had arrived out at New York on the _ 28 th, and the Fulton and Europa at Cape Race. No news of any importance. NEW YORK, 29th, Evening.—Money, less offering ; foreign exchange lower, b u t promises to be mo r e active; stocks opened at an average improvement, but are still fluctuating and irre gular, although most descriptions close at some thing above Saturday's rates. Ashes quiet, but steady. Flour : Market for both State and Western more active, but no striking change in quotations. Holders are rather more disposed to realise, owing to the unfavourable European advices, and the market closed slightly in favour of buyers; sales, 21,000 barrels. Southern Flour in limited demand. Canadian Flour dull. Wheat opened steady, but the Asia's advices caused in creased buoyancy, and prices advanced about 2c Per bushel, with quite an active demand for export. Barley lower. Corn heavy and lower ; sales, 68,000 bushels. Cotton : Irregular sales, 2 ,700 bales. Coffee steady. Provision! , firm. Sugars dull and heavy. Freights active, at firmer rates; Wheat in bulk to Liverpool, 12c to 121 c. OswEcto, 29th.—Flour unchanged, Corn dull. ALBANY, 29th.—Flour steady, but lower, espe cially in low grades. .„,.PUTIPALO, 29th . — Flour dul l and unchanged; "'neat dull and drooping; Corn dull. CHICAGO, 29th.—Flour quiet; Wheat advanced lc to tic ; Corn firm. BALTIMORE, 29th.—Flour active, but declined 12 „c ; Corn weak, and decli ned 2c. but firm; rIIiLADELFHIA, 29th.—Flour dull, Wheat dull ; Corn declined. INDIANA, 29'..,n.—F10ur dull. OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 11. The Africa arrived at 2 p.m., embarked mails, and proceeded for New York at 4 p.m., all well. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Euxine arrived with the Calcutta, China, and Australian mails at Marseilles, at 9 a.m. Mails left for London at 10 a.m. SUPPOSED MURDER IN THE RIVER. Last night, about nine o'clock, a box, in the form of a package to hold dry goods, was discovered floating in the river, near the south pier, by one of the tide waiters on duty. He immediately communicated the circum stance to Landing-surveyor Derby, who ordered it to ; be brought on shore. On opening the box it was found to contain the dead body of a man, apparently of middle age, and with the usual clothes of a seafaring person. The corpse exhibited unmistakeable evidences of foul play, and the sides and bottom of the interior of the box, which was watertight, were extensively s tained with blood. The police were at onco communicated with and the box and its contents w ere conveyed it the Dead house, to await the requisite investigation. It was sup posed that the man had been demi eight or nine hours. The name of a vessel, at present in the river, was given as the one to which the unfortunate deceased belonged, and we understand that several of the chief officers belonging to the ship in question are in custody on suspicion of being implicated in the supposed murder, but in the absence of any formal evidence on the subject, we of course abstain from mentioning names. Esq., sails this morning.. u , t.te for Malt. a . 3: I a where,clv, e, we believe, he intends renaming for the winter months. SETTI,Bit's GUIDE To CANAPA The favourable opinion expresse d b y us of au/ . 4 0ove work in our last num ber, has been confirmed I .l' the very high authority of Field Marshal Lord &eon, K.C.8.,. formerly Gover nor-General of Canadv, who has written to the auth or to say that he has "nett the work with much satisfaction, and is persuaded ttla it contains the fullest information upon every subifiet interesting to a settler, and that a more useful tq; , ..)k for his guidance could not have been published." , —Canadian News LIVER/ OOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Return for week ending Nov. 10th, 1860 Admitted: in-patients, 39 ; out-patients, 26 ; surgical casualties, 34. Discharged . • cured, 21; relieved, and at own request, 14 ; made out patients, 3 ; irregular, 1 ; dead, 4. Remain in the house, 181. 'Visitors : Messrs. Edward Gibbon and Charles Langton, Esqrs. Physician , Dr. Vose ; sur geon, Mr. Stubbs ; house surgeon, Mr. R. Harrison; • Rev, house surgeon, Mr. H. G. Rawdon ; chaplain , Rev, Edward Poole; treasurer, Mr. Charles WEST AFRICAN MAILS. ARRIVAL 01? TEE ETHIOPE. The Royal Mail steam-ship Ethiope, Lowry, corn m.ander, arrived here on Saturday muruing f with the West African niails, thirty-two passengers, and 3,100 ounces a gold, aitd £2,700' in specie. Her dates are, Benin, Oct. 8 ; Fernando Pq,. Sept. 28 ; Cameroons, Oct. 1; Old Calabar, 3 ; Brass River, 7; Ntin, Bonny, 7; Lagos, 10 ; Aces, 12 ;. Cape Coast . Castle, 14; Cape Palmas, 16; Sierra Lem* 2-1; Bathurst, 25 ; Teneriffe, 31 ; Madeira, Nov. 2. The intelligence from Sierra Leone is otv a rather interesting nature. The Earyalus, with Prince Alfred on board, reached that port on the 12th ultimo, and it 4 p.m. the same day his Boyal Highness landed amidst great enthusiasm. The Prince was met on the landing wharf by the governor of the colony, the members of the council, the clergy of all denominations, the officers of the garrison, &c., the troops forming a guard of honour. The whole way from the wharf to the govern , ment house was lined with the children of the various schools, who, to the number of 1,000, dressed in white surplices, sang the National Anthem as the prince passed on his way. The vehicle in which his Royal Highness lwas conveyed was a small pony phaeton, driven by the 'governor. On arriving at the GoTernment House, the Prince was introduced to the Council, when the Hon. Chief Justice O'Carr read an address, in which the following passage occurs :—" It is to the British Navy we are indebted for the security which trade enjoys on this coast, for were the squadron cruising in these waters withdrawn, these seas would immediately be infested with pirates, legitimate commerce would be destroyed, and the slave trade, now circumscribed and limited, would again be renewed, and become widely extended along the Boast, with all its attendant horrors." After a tandems reply from his Royal Highness, twenty-three liberated Africans of the colony and their descendants presented an address, thanking the Prince, and through him the Queen, for the deep interest taken by England in the suppression of the slave trade. A box containing 4100 of native gold was next offered to the Prince, but his Royal Highness declined accepting more than one ring, as a souvenir of his visit to Sierra Leone, During his stay at the Government House, no less that twenty-four kings and princes were presented to his Eclat Highness. After a cold collation, the Prince embarked on board the Euryalus, and left Sierra Leone the same night. The Euyralus arrived in England on Thursday night last. 1 The slave trade on the coast, between Cape St. Paul and Lagos, had undergone a "revival." The West African Herald gives prominence to a statement which, if correct, speaks badly of the vigilance of the British cruisers on the coast. "We are not at present able to arrive at a correct estimate of the numbers, but we have reason to believe that between the first day of January this year and the last day of August last not less than 12,000 Africans from the places we have named (Cape St. Paul, Lagos, and South Coast) have been carried across the ocean in spite of the cruisers. Of what has been going on in this way to the Windward we do not at present speak, for we have really no information on this point. For the truth of the information we can vouch. On the 12th of August last, a largo screw steamer left Whydah (the great seaport town of the kingdom of Dahomey) with 1,200 slaves, and got off clear. Whilst embarking these unfortunates, eighteen were drowned in their chains in the surf, by tho upsetting of canoes. This slave steamer was sixteen days from Havana to Whydah. Our informant was in Whydah when this occurred, and saw the slaves shipped. He says further, in reference to this matter:—The greater part of these slaves were the produce of the King of Dahomey's late excursion. Sines Gate (the late King) •died, Badahung has made fourteen slave-hunting expeditions. When I was at Whydah all the paths were closed, and legal trade had quite stopped on account of these wars. At this very moment, while I am writing, all the whites and headmen of Whydah are in Dahomey, whither they have gone in obedience to Badahnng's orders, to do honour to his 'custom:. which is being carried on in tremendous style. Thousands of people are being sacri ficed (decapitated, and afterwards cut to pieces) and thousands are being kept for the slaves." The writer then describes the manner by which the slave-merchant on the coast eludes the cruisers and their movements. When a slaver is eapected certain flags are displayed, denoting whether the coast is clear or not, and whether she can anchor with safety. The time of arrival of these ships is usually calculated with great accuracy. The slaves are kept in the bush till the day draws near. If the slave ship arrives, and the moment is propitious, a catgo of humeri beings are shipped in an incredibly short time—soreetir-es two hours. The writer states it as his opinion, founded on correct observations, that an effectual stop could be put on the slave trade, by the extension of British stations along the coast between Lagos, St. Paul's, and the soath and windward coasts. A message is said to have been sent by the King of Dahomay, through the captain of a vessel loading at Whydah, to the merchants of Lagos, telling them that they should clear out of Abbeo-Ruta, as he intended to plunder that place in the next dry season. The Cameroon river was very unhealthy, and trade was very dull and languid. The Lotty Sleigh and Saunders were to sail next spring. The commander of the brig Commerce, loading for Liverpool, had fallen a victim to the epidemic. The news from Fernando Po state that the rains this season were very heavy, and that trade was anything but brisk. The American war-steamer Tempter and. H.M.S. Ranger sailed for Lagos on the 28th of Sep tember, and the Spanish war-ship for Cadiz on the 10th of October. From Old Calabar the news are of the same distress ing nature. The river continued unhealthy, and trade in consequence was exceedingly dull. The ships Do rothy, Tapley, I'aramatta, Clan Gregor, Araminta, and Gartsherrie were in the river. The intelligence from Banny reports the men as being very healthy, and the shipping free from disease. Trade, however, was very dull. The Valleyfield, Media, St. Andrew, Mississippi, Albro Bllerslie, Ellen Grant, Star of the Sea, Flora Mclver, Forozepore, were in the river. The Faith sailed 30th September, and Runnymede 4th October, for Liverpool. The Niger expedition steamer Sunbeam was at the Nun River on the 7th Oot., ready to proceed to the Confluence. The latest news from the Confluence states' that Dr. Baikie and the rest of the exploring party were quite well. Her Majesty's snipe Alecto, Buffalo, and Brune were at Laoe in October, and desired to be reported all well. The American brig Laurette shipped from Whydah, on the 28th September, 600 slaves, and got cleat away , and a few days after the American barque Buckeye shipped an immense number of slaves, and likewise got clear off. At Benin trade was moderate; the place was healthy. Said Muschid, Austin, Orden, and the s.s. Fidelita were in the river. Trade was very good at Accra, and the condition of the port was healthy. The three-masted schooner Jane, of Bristol, had arrived. Cape Coast Castle was My healthy, and trade good. On 'the 14th of October the Ethiope spoke, four miles east from Cape Three Points, the Burgomaister, Hoff man, who desired to be reported. Advices from Cape Palmas to October the 16th, state that the Royal Mail steam-ship Athenian arrived there the same morning, all well, and proceeded same evening to the leeward. The brig Commerce was in port. The news from Sierra Leone is of a gratifying nature. Trade was moderate, and the c o l o ny was veryhe,althy. The rains had ceased, and a plentiful supply of ground nuts was anticipated, Her Majesty's ships Prometheus and Lynx were in port. Th e latter vessel reports vvo slavers having been captured off the Congo River by the United States steamer San Jacinto and Mohican. The San Jacinto was cruising down the coast, not expecting to fall in with a slaver, but when off the Congo she gave chase to and boarded the Storm King, which . had on board six hundred and nineteen slaves. The captain of the Morin King having given information that another slave ship, the Erie, had been shipping slaves in the Congo, the San Jacinto bore up to that river, but the Erie had already been taken by the Mohican, the captain of which found up wards of 850 slaves in the Erie's hold. Both vessels, after having prise crews put on board, were sent round to Monrovia, where they had arrived. Three deaths took place on board the Stoma ring, and 35 on board the Erie. The total number tAin into Liberia being 1,431. The advices from Tenerife are to the 31st October. A French war steamer, conveying the Governor of Senegal on a cruise, was in port. Her Majesty's ship Industry, en route for Ascension, was at Madrid on the 2-2 d November. The Ethiope, at 7 p. m . on th e even i ng o f th e 7th November, passed the royal mail steamer Armenian, about 70 miles from Madeira. Her Majesty's ship Plover was up the Gambia River. Trade on the Geld Coast was brisk. Palm oil was being procured everywhere in great abundance, yet the traders were paving very dear for it. At Accra the palm oil trade had undergone an extraordinary revival, the town being very often completely crowded with palm oil carriers from the interior. The gold trade was also pretty brisl-. The Drome sailed from Accra for London, on the 23rd Sept., with a cargo of 41,000 gallons palm oil. The marriage of Countess Rothes to the lion. George Waldegrave is shortly expected to take place. Viscountess Palmerston, on Thursday, was able to leave her chamber for the drawing-room, for the first time since her return from Yorkshire. The usual parade of the troops composing the garrison of Windsor, including the Windsor Rifle Volunteers, took place yesterday, in honour of the Prince of Wales's birthday, notwithstanding the disappointment by the non-arrival of his royal highness in Encrland. ner Majesty also distributed Victoria Crosses. The Windsor volunteers sung one of Dyson's songs for a march, when passing the Queen. incident correspondent.in railway of travelling e u T i INCIDENT ON SHE NORTH-WESTERN BAILWAY.— Bristol by the ten minutes past three train for Liver pool, and took my seat in a first-class carriage. The inngiestoreLlaitveesrptohoel :_fol,lowing only ocenpants of the compartment were a barristeil.frloenf:l London, another gentleman, and myself. We stopped at the usual stations en route. my friend the barrise getting out at Wolverhampton, and the other gentle man_ at Warrington ; from which last station On - ourneyed by myself, and presently fell asleep. O arriving at the . Edge-hill station, which is im mediately outside the tunnel by which you ap ti r c o k a e ch t. the Lime -street station, the collector took my The trains, as y ou are aw are, are pulled through the tunnel by a rope attached to an engine, and as we began the floor of the to move ve r y s l ow ly I heard a noise on the b y the rope, carriage, which I supposed to be occasioned at the - window) I discovered, but on turning round to sit down to o I b m a y d amazement,been standing a I 'immediately faced ney. Startled at the ll oo e r s o ai f a- th h e e car riage, sitting in the very seat.tljoioi,ccu the him, and and asked him how he secreted himself undcrthe s e for four hours. I immediately nage, and had been ther apparition, t m a e l o t i l l i g e there. the floor Bf Ihdt . st notiamm. e ore a me but fortunately had lo , fellow opened the window on felt for my watch and purse and looked at my luggage, to decide what to do, the and . d too fast, and on reaching the found the speed the off side of the train was about to jump out, but and disappeared. I think you will Lime station got out . with the agree ' having travelled from War- Edge-hill entirely alone, a distance, I believe rington to n. Sir, that of about 30 miles, and being asleep all that time, I was exposed to very great danger. Suppose a lady to have been situated as I was, the fright of such an apparition, to say nothing about s, personal safety, might have been very scrims." THE NEW MAYOR ATIVIVE BLUE COAT HOSPITAL: Our newly-elected Chief Magistrate, S. t. Graves, Esq., inaugurated his year of office by yesterday attend ing divine service at St. Peter's Church, on which occa sion a sermon was preached in aid of the funds of the ' Blue Coat Hospital, of which it may with truthfulness be said, that "among the many wise and benevolent institutions which have been called into exist ' cnee, and- have been supported by the liberality 'of the Town of Liverpool, the Blue Coat Hospital— whether in regard' to its objects, its efficiency, or the length of time it has been in operation—claims dis tinguished attention. ft is the oldest charitable insti tution in the town, having been formded in 1708, for clothing and educating 40 boys and 10 girls. Since did?, the number of children has at different times been increased until 1798, when there were 32'7; after wards, in 1811, owing to a deficiency in the funds, they were reduced to 225. The finances of the institution having improved, the . trustees were enabled to extend the benefits of the charity, so that in 1827 there were in the school 250 boys and 100 girls; and from that time the liberality of the public has enabled the trustees to board, educate, and clothe 350 children." While the permanent income of this noble institution is about £1,500, the expenses, including every cost, last year exceeded £4,700, thus leaving upwards of £3,000t0 be gathered from other sources, for the purposes of relieving distress—to protect, feed, and clothe the orphan and the fatherless, and to supply the community with industrious and well-behaved servants, seamen, and artisans, which object this institution h as , up to the present time, most successfully accomplished ; for, within its walls have some of our most eminent artisans received the first rudiments of education. When elected as the mayor of this borough, S. R. Graves, Esq., requested that the members of the Corporation would do him the favour of attending him to St. P.eter's Church on the occasion of the preaching of the annual sermon in aid of the funds of the Blue Coat Hospital, and, as a proof of the esteem and respect in which the newly elected mayor is held, the members of the Corporation, of all shades of politics, attended and accompanied that gentleman to church yesterday. The Mayor and the Corporation having assembled at the Town-hall, a pro cession was formed, and they marched in the following order from thence to St. Peter's Church : The Blue Coat Boys. The Fire Brigade, Under the command of Superintendent Hewitt, accompanied by Superintendent Quick and other officers of the Police force. The Volunteer Engineer Corps. The Borough Engineer (J. Newlands) Commanding Officer. The Corporation Regalia. The Town-Clerk, With all the other officers immediately connected with the indoor staff of the Town-hall. THE MAYOR, S. R. GRAVES, ESQ. Charles Turner, Esq. I. A. Tobin, Esq. T. S. Raffles, Esq. Aldermen Bennett, Parker, J. B. Lloyd, G. H. Horafall, &c., with nearly all the Members of the Corporation. Lieutenant-Colonel Bousfield, And a Company of the Ist Lancashire Rifles. The Band Of the 42nd, or ChildwallYifieToi which S. R. Graves, Esq., is the commanding officer. Then followed a very large number of the townsmen, who were desirous of doing honour to the newly-elected Mayor. - - - The church was most densely crowded in every part. Besides the Mayor and Corporation, there was present a number of the officers of the several volunteer com panies, dressed in their full uniforms. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. W. Twist, A.M., the chaplain to the 42nd Rifle Company, and the incumbent of Christ Church, and he took for his text the words of the 7th verse of the 14th chapter of Romans, which were as follows :—" For none of us liveth to himself, and no men dieth to himself." He preached a most earnest and impressive sermon. The service was conducted by the Rev. Rector Campbell and the Rev. W. H. Denny, the curate. The following service chants were given :—" 0 come let us sing unto the Lord," "We praise Thee, 0 God," and " 0 be joyful in the Lord," were given with great effect by the choir, Mr. Michael Maybrick presidinc , at the organ. At the con clusion of the sermon a collection was made, on behalf of the charity, and £ll6 6s. was subscribed in the church. At the conclusion of the service, Church-street, Lord street, and Castle-street, presented such a sight as has rarely been witnessed in this town except on the most exciting occasions. From the church to the Town hall was one line of persons, each and all of whom appeared most anxious by their presence to do honour to the newly-elected mayor, and from such a demonstra tion, it is quite clear that Mr. Graves possesses the respect and esteem of all his fellow-townsmen. After the service the mayor, with the aldermen and members of the Corporation and his immediate friends, returned to the Town-hall, accompanied by many of the officers of the volunteer companies, all of whom appeared anxious to show respect to S. R. Graves, Esq., upon his being selected to fill the high and important office of Mayor of Liverpool. NEW PRESBYTERIAN MISSION CHURCH. Yesterday, a new mission church, in connection with the Canning-street Presbyterian chapel, was opened in heath-street, Toxteth-park. A more suitable or appro priate locality in which to erect a house of God could not have been fixed upon than that chosen by the Can ning-street congregation. Heath-street is the centre, so to speak, of a dense population of the very lowest ordex of the working classes of this suburb, many of whom, up to the present time, have been steeped in the grossest ignorance, both in spiri tual and temporal matters. Actuated by a strong religious feeling, and influenced by the best motives, a few members of the Presbyterian denomination rented some premises in Heath-street, and on every sab bath the Word of God was preached to a large and increasing number of the poor ignorant people who inhabit the neighbourhood. In a short time the small room in which the congregation assembled was found totally inadequate to accommodate the numbers that atoended, many of them being Irish Romanists (of whom a great number reside in the locality). A subscription list was opened ; and in a brief space of time a sufficient amount was realised, which was devoted to building a chapel. Yesterday this interesting struc ture, which is devoid of any architectural ornamenta tion or display, was publicly opened for divine service. The inauguration sermon was preached by the Rev. Dugald MiColl, of the Bridgegate Free Church, Glasgow, who is the author of a variety of edifying religious publications. The sacred edifice was literally filled to suffocation, by a pious and atten tive auditory, many of whom , judging from their per sonal appearance, seemed to belong to the humblest por tion of our fellow-citizens. The discourse of the rev. preacher produced a visible effect on the hearers, many of whom freely shed tears as the talented gentleman depicted in vivid and startling language the awful state of the sinner's soul and:the boundless love of the merci ful Saviour. He also preached in the afternoon, at three and half-past six o'clock, to a large number of persons, both in Heath-street and Canning-street Chapels. The collections realised at each of these services amounted in the aggregate to about £l6—a handsome sum, con sidering the poverty of the congregation that attend the new mission church. The proceeds are to be devoted to the liquidation of the debt incurred in erecting the chapel and other expenses that had to be incurred. A tea meeting takes place this (Monday) evening at Heath street, Chapel. THOSE 'OSSES LOOK WELL"-OR AN IMPUDENT ATTEMPT TO ROB A PO LICEMAN AT THE RACES. On Saturday last, a flashily dressed: individual, who gave his name as Richard Egan, but who has as many aliases as there are days in the year, being a notorious and well-known travelling thief and pick-pocket, was brought up before the county magistrates, Major B o orne and Mr. W. Brocklebauk, jun., on a charge of a ttemVtiag to pick pockets at the Liverpool races on the Mr. Bremner appeared for the prisoner. pre T vi h o o u m sast:_la .:1.... . eogh, a collector living in Exmouth-street, Everton, states that during the time the cup was being run for, he was t,'°king at the horses coming in, when he felt a pull at his N7a!'ell' ' He did not say anything, but put his hand over 1124 watch, and on turning round he saw the prisoner, but.as. he appeared such a gentle manly looking person, he did lot suspect him. After look ing at the horses, he turned rt >and again, and saw the prisoner in the hands of the polieLN and they asked him if he had not lost his watch, and he told them he had not. Deetective-officer Mooney, of the county' constabulary, stated, from what he had observed, he a,Nd another officer in plain clothes watched the prisoner, aif 4 placed themselves by him and the last gentleman. .1.7 3 saw him make a pull at the watch, and then he tu.'ned round and made:a pull at his (the officer's) watch, aLld he caught hold of his hand while it was on the chain. He heard the prisoner say to Mr. Keogh, " those 'osses look well,' and then it was that he grabbed at the watch. Mr. Bremner said, if the magistrates were of opinion that he really meant to steal the watch, he could not say a word, but he thought a policeman was a very bad subject to practice upon. Superintendent King—lle is a well-known thief. Mr. Bremner—lf you have not evidence to that effect, you have no right to state it. • Superintendent-4 shall do so, and don't you interfere. Mr. Bremner —You shall not. I'll keep you in your right position here. Superintendent—You keep in your position, sir. Mr. Bremner—You have no right to make charges unless you can prove them. Superintendent —Nor have you ; but keep in your position, sir. Mr. Bremner—l am, sir; and I'll keep you in yours, Superintendmit--lieep in yours, sir. The magistrates were perfectly satisfied of the pri soner's guilt, and committed him for three months as a vagrant. The Prisen er —" I h ope you w ill d ea l more leniently with me, and I w ill never a pp ear b e fo r e you again." His entreaty had no effect upon the bench. CUSTOIIIB.—Th e following officers have been placed on the Compensation List :—Mr. W. Dickson, inspector of the river, Liverpool ; Mr. Henry Maybanks, tide waiter, &c., Liverpool; Mr. J. G. Thorn, controller of accounts, Liverpool. A RACING LARK.—At the County Police-court, on. Saturday, Francis Briscoe, an outfitter, of Paradise street, was b roug h t before the bench on a charge of being drunk, and assaulting the railway officials on his return from the races on the previous day. He admitted being "fresh," and, the assault being clearly proved, he was fined 40s. and costs, but apparently did not like the payment of the costs, which were the expenses of bringing him to that court. However, he paid the amount, but:with a bad grace, and was discharged. CONSUMPTION, C " -Oil, ASTHMA, AND BRONCHITIS CURABLE. -" I believe that the preparation of Balsam of Horehound and Aniseed ( as prepared by Mr. Martin, of 22 , Copperas- Liverpoolq will Prove of more value, in cases of bron chitis and incipient consumption, than any other remedy extant. It relieves the most irritating cough ttt a few minutes ; and, although it contains no preparation of opium, it induces sound and ref, eshinY sleep, soothes the nervous system, and restores the healthy action of the lungs." Recommended above all other medicines by Sir Alexander Trallcs—see Thomson's Materia Medics, p age 175, vol. 2. The following is from Dr. Brett, the eminent chemist :—‘. I consider the balsam of hore hound and aniseed, as Prepared by Mr. Martin, an elegant and efficient cough and I fully agree with ' Sir Alexan der Tralles and Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson, that, in conjunc tion. it is an admirable remedy for con sumption and delicate constitutions."— R. H. Brett, Ph. Dr., m,R.C.S., late Lecturer on Chemistry and Medical Jurispru dence, Liverpool Royal Infirmary. The balsam of horehound and aniseed is, prepared only by T. Martin, chemist, 22, Cop peras-hill, Liverpool ; but, owing to its great and increasing sale, agents have been appointed in all principal towns and cities. It can be procured wholesale from Raimes and Co., Edinburgh and York, from. Sutton and Co. London, West macott, Manchester, and wh o l esale and retail from the manu facturer, as above. Price, I. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. es i n box at ls. lid.: e, . The lozeng tree by post, Is. 6d. VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.. GREAT GEORGE WARD. Another meeting of the inhabitants of the above ward, was held on Friday evening last at Mr. Parkin son's, Bolton Abbey, Washington street, for the pur paseof enrolling new members, and electing a captain to the Great George Ward Rifle Corps. Mr. J. Harrison preside& The meeting was numerous, and most enthu siastic. The Chairman said,—Gentlemen, those among you not present at a former meeting on Tuesday last, will be gratified to hear that the number of effective mem bers enrolled was 41. I cannot let this opportunity pass, without saying a few words iu favour of this most loyal and patriotic movement. I need not appeal to your devotion to the Queen, and love for our glorious constitution ; your appearance here to-night in numbers so great, is a most satisfactory reply, giving a direct con tradiction to all those who say the volunteer movement is dying out. In my opinion, the universal enthusiasm is mainly owing to our having liberty of thought, and liberty for the Press—a cheap and well conducted organ of and for the people; a Press which can boast of their own correspondents in all parts of the world, where war or any other great movement is taking place. By these means, all men are enabled to read and judge for themselves. It was said of this country by the first Napoleon, we were a nation of shopkeepers. To this the people of Great George Ward plead guilty of being tradesmen and traders, and they carry out in a more honest manner our business as traders than the Third Napoleon, who bought from the King of Sardinia his birthright, the Duchy of Savoy ; but for what ?—time only can unravel the mystery. It is front these, and such as these, the people of England are arming—as said recently in Manchester, for defame not defiance. All Europe is arming; we must not stand still. When our population was only half the present number, the country had 300,000 volunteers. This movement must not stop until there are at least that number ready—well disciplined and willing to respond to the c a ll of the Queen when required. Gentlemen, " England expects every man to his duty." Let us, according to means and opportunities, do ours. The Secretary inform s me that our present number enrolled t pr og re s— th is 61. He w ill g i ve you some informat i on as to our future Mr. e alludehon to your. sec ear e.h, o s e d of — a s r. commander. ehairn W. Tit s o l ms o and brother volunteers, it is well known to the great majority of you that the honourable position of captain of the Great George Ward Rifle Corps was some time ago offered to our much respectedf friend and senior councillor Mr. Thomas Wagstaff. On that occasion he could not resist the persuasive tongues of his consti tuents, and gave his consent to be put in nomination; but on second consideration, and when away from his sweet charmers, he found that to accept such a position he would be compelled to neglect other duties which had prior if not equal claims upon his services. His various duties as one of the representatives of this important ward, coupled with his numerous executor and trusteeships occupy all his spare time, and I am, on his behalf; in structed to tender his sincere thanks for the high com pliment you have paid him, but he reluctantly declines the favour intended. lam also requested to say that his heart is with you, and he will at all times and on all occasions do everything in his power to further the good cause, as it has his cordial sympathy. I will now, with your permission, propose for your acceptance the name of a gentleman who is every way qualified to fill the honour able position of captain to this corps ; and, although his name comes second on the list of invited, I know from personal conversation, that he will not on that account consider it any slight, as he has at all times expressed his opinion that our choice of Mr. Wagstaff was a most judicious one. The gentleman lam about to propose is a large ratepayer in the ward; is mach respected by the gentlemen and beloved by the ladies, in this and other parts of the good old town. I know not exactly what the requirements are to make a good and efficient volunteer captain. If personal appearance and soldier-like bearing are requisites, you have them in the gentleman whom I am about to nominate. If kindness of disposition, good business tact, and strict discipline in his mercantile establishment are requisites, you have them in my friend ; if a dogged perseverance and determination in a good cause is a requisite, then you have it in our mutual friend, Mr. John Rogers. He is not an untried man, he has fought many a bloodless battle in this very ward ; his fortunes have been varied, but this I will .say, when defeated, he has always, within twelve months, returned to the charge with increased vigour. I have myself fought many a hard day's battle against him. I will now have great pleasure in fighting all enemies to our glorious Queen and Con stitution and good old town under his command. I have great pleasure in proposing Mr. John Rogers Iss our future captain. Mr. GEORGE PARIS seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously, with three times three, and three over. After some other routine business, Mr. B. P. EVANS addrefsed the meeting in most ap: propriate terms, and spoke of the Volunteer movement in the good old time of George the Third, but hoped that the same means would never be resorted to in our day that was resorted to at that time for the raising of Our army. Mr. L. G. TONES said—Gentlemen, I feel that before we separate we have another duty to perform, and I am sure not the least pleasant of the evening. The devotion showft towards the noble cause, which we all have at heart, by our worthy and respected chairman entitles him to our warmest sympathy, respect, and gratitude. He has, in fact, been amongst the first, if not the first, to organise a rifle corps in this our loyal and patriotic ward. He seeks no prominency or honour for himself, but simply actuated by the desire of being useful to the ward, his Queen, and country. We have a right to thank him for his services, his able speech, and kind conduct in the chair this evening ; and I am certain I have your fullest sympathy when I propose your thanks to Mr. Harrison for his kindly accepting the chair this evening. The Chairman made a suitable response. THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES TO THE VICTORS AT THE LANCASHIRE COUNTY RIFLE CONTEST.—We beg to remind our readers that the interesting ceremony of distributing the prizes to the best shots at the late meeting at Hightown, is to take place this evening in St. George's-hall, under the presidency of the new Mayor of Liverpool, S. R. Graves, Esq., and in presence of Lord Stanley, M.P., and Lord Elcho, M.P., to whom all the volunteers of the' kingdom are so much indebted, and of several gentlemen of distinction and rank, all of whom are expected to address the meeting. It will also be observed from the advertisement, that the happy ides has been conceived of following up the proceedings with a soiree dansante, or, in ordinary parlance, a ball, an arrangement which will no doubt be a highly popular and successful one. THE TOXTETH-PARK LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH versus MR. CHAS. MYERS. On Saturday last, a case which, from the number of " Park " gentlemen present, it would appear involved more than usual interest, was heard at the County Magistrates' Office, Basnett-street, before Major Bourne and Mr. Win. Brocklebank, jun. The Local Board of Health for the Toxteth-park district summoned Mr. Chas. Myers, merchant, of this town, who resides in the township of Aigburth, for wilfully riding upon a certain footpath in that district, contrary to the act of parliament in that case made and provided. The board was repre sented by Mr ;Deighton, barrister, but Mr. Myers appeared in person, not, as he stated, deeming it necessary to employ a counsel in such a case, and, seeing that the "other side " was so represented, he would throw himself upon the consideration of the bench. The Clerk having read over the summons, Mr. Myers said—most certainly he did ride upon the footpath, but that he had done so for the safety of his horse. This was considered as a plea of not guilty, and the case was ordered to be proceeded with. Mr. Deighton, in opening the case, stated that the board for which he appeared had no vindictive feeling against the defendant, nor had they, as he had, in fact, pleaded guilty, any desire to press for the full penalty, which, under the act, was 40s. ; but, as this was not the first time he had so offended, the board were compelled to issue the summons, for the object of showing the public generally that they must not wilfully destroy the public footpaths, and if they permitted gentlemen moving in the positioa Mr. Myers did to transgress the law, they could only expect that others would do the same. Ha called the surveyor and engineer to the board (Mr. Monkhouse), who stated that on the Ist of November he saw the defendant riding upon a footpath opposite Mr. Gregson's house, in the township of Aigburth. He called to him to take the horse off the footpath, saying, "If you please, will you take your horse off the ft,setpath?" upon which he stated that the defendant repi lccd, "If you please, will you keep your roads in order ?" And when he was going up to hint proper for the I spose of ascertaining his name and address, ho rodeo , ctiounc: t when he got a few yards distance, ha r turned and gave a derisive laugh at him. This witness was cro..‘a-examined at some considerable length by the defendant, and with much apparent reluctance, and great hesitation, admitted that the road was under repair, but thA there IA 'as twelve yards left for carriages 'cone fresh macadam had been to pass ; and, although b put down on that portion of the road, he had never heard any complaint of its be: 0g impassable for horses. He also admitted that when he c ulled to the defendant, and he rode away, he might h 'eve used the word "punish you," but he thought he Old, "I will sum mon you." Several of the labourers employed upon the road were called, for the purpose of prov:ng that the but defendant was riding upon the feotP•itht each gave a different version as to the disiNtce he actually rode upon the footpath, and also as ti' the transactions which took place between the defendant sod the surveyor. Mr. Myers, in answer to the charge, stated in effect that on the day in question he was coining to town, riding a very spirited animal, worth about 150 guineas, and when he came to that part of the road opposite Mr. Gregson's house, where some alterations and repairs were being made in the road, he found a deep excavation on one side was of the road, which vo protected by a large lump of timber and several wheel barrows turned upside down, and the men working there with their pickaxes and spades were throwing soil and stones about in all directions. Knowing his horse would not face stones, and not being willing to fi ght with him at the narrow part allotted for the public, he, for the safety of his horse and his own safety, rode into the footpath past where the repairs were being made, and, while he was so riding, the surveyor called to him to "come off," but did not speak, as ho had said, in the mild manner which he wished the bench to infer, but said "Come off; " and when he (defendant) told him "to keep his road in better order," he replied, " Now, I will punish you," which certainly made him laugh. He said that he had rode on the footpath for his own and his horse's safety, and, under the circum stances, as he thought, for the best. He called Mr. William Harrison, who stated that he saw the road on the morning in question, and certainly he should, from the state in which it was, have done the same, although it was not impossible for a horse to have gone over the road; but if it had, all chances must have been taken of accidents to the horse and the rider. Major Bourn said the bench were of opinion that there had been no wilful riding on the footpath, and therefore dismissed the case. - - - THE FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY. —A sermon in aid of the funds of the Foreign, Home, and Colonial Mission Society was preached yesterday in Charles -street Chapel by the Rev. Mr. M'Condy, of the Methodist New Con nexion Congregation, Hanley, the proceeds realised by which are to be devoted to the dissemination of this gospel in this, foreign countries, and the colonies. The annual meeting is to be held this evening at the chapel.