Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-07 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. TELEGRAM FROM INDIA. EIGHTEEN DAYS' LATER NEWS. The following telegram from Mr. Consul Mark, at Marseilles, was received at the India Office at four pan. on the 4th February Quiet u d e preva i led OUDE. . On the 24th December, a large rebel force on the north side of the Gogra dwindled down and at tached themselves to Nana and the Begum. These had gone northwards in the Searai. Lord Clyd e wh en a was at Nanparah on the 24th ultimo, large party of rebels, including a prince ant some 250 women, came into camp. t ' l anY men of ran k i n th e B e gum's camp had re aroed to Lucknow. r ap T i l g forts throughout the country were being Y dismantled, and the disarming of the peo ple was progressing. „ CENTRAL INDIA. 24 : 1 f1e rebels - under Tantia Topee advanced on the di,7, December to attack Pertabeghur in three r „,:salns, one commanded by Tantia. They were and repulsed by the Nh- field detac'i went- On e of heir leaders eemuc were killed, name b nce rtain. T wo e l ep h an t s ca pt ure d. Th e ma i n n ncly retreated t owar d s B answara . T ant i a passe d ' c n ,h on th e 28 t h D ecem b er. the troops under General Napier had been ' Wa rned; and were on the alert. The l a t est intelligence from Indere, dated the 2 nd of January, states that Calm_ el Benson's olumn came up with the rebels on the Machilpoor boundary, and defeated them with considerable loss. 1 st 13of rigadier Smith's force was at Chupeerh on the January. NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES. A b o d y of rebels had bee n dispersed, 300 k i lled, ar ed all their guns, elephants, many horses, and cattle taken. The reb e l s u nder T an ti a T opee were eng aged on the 25th December by a British detachment, and t e e pulsed. Theylost two elephants, and retreated ! .s tward, but were o ver taken by Colonel Ben Son's 11 th ... Lan cers , a ft er fi ve d a y s ' p ursu it, and were mu ted with much slaughter. Col one l S omerset, a fe W d ays a f terwar d s , over , ook Tantia, and again defeated him. *. General Napier reports that Tantia was making t o 'tar& Jeypoor to join, it is said, Foroze Shah. tloree was despatched from Ajmere to prevent e junction. NIZAM'S TERRITORY. A A body ofitohillas, 2,000 strong, have plundered 4 djuntah. Two regiments of the Hyderabad "cavalry, serving in the valley of Nerbudda, have -been ordered to the Nizam's territory to restore Boinbai- is quiet. Bombay Castle, 11th January, 1859 ARMAMENTS OF AUSTRIA IN LOMBARDY, TURIN, Friday, Feb. 14th. The Ministry has presented to the Chamber of Deputies to-day a project of law for the negocia tion of a loan of 5,000,000 lire, £2,000,000. The ministerial statement of the motives which dictated this loan says as follows : " TILE EXTRAORDINARY ARMAMENTS OF AUSTRIA IN LOMBARDY. THE CONCENTRATION OF ITS TROOPS ON THE FRONTIERS, AND ON THE PO, AND THE TICINO. " The order s g i ven b y A us t r i a t o prov i s i on many loca lities near the f ron ti ers , and th e recen t l oan , revenel disposition on the part of Austria little o d in g peace and have .disquieted public Pinion. to ." The Ministry expected with confidence that the Patriotismes of the Chambers will grant the I :: e „f •tr Y means for the defence of the country, and its the safeguards of its honour, its liberty, s national independence. AUSTRIA. Th e v• - T u , a lenna correspondent of the Times, writing , on b •; s 'IY, states that a report of the 2nd Corps d Armee A e l lg al about to be made moveable, had alarmed the VYtuci world. Vienna, b ut it • This corps forms the garrison of o nly to be is said that the orders are, that they are in readiness. An officer of Europeans has been sent to inspect the fortifications on the Adriatic. MAn STEAMER AVON, rrhs- n LISBON, Friday 4th, 2 o'clock. here Ro yal Mail steamer Avon has just put in , with her main s h a ft b ro k en o ff. The 'Te 's will pas probably come by the Alhambra. T he s T HE PAMPHLET ON ITALY. abso e mt - official p am phl e t on I ta l y was, on F r id ay , th e t o °lug llst ri aevent of th e d ay ;i t i s regar d e d as a menace and as a signal to Piedmont to begi n . ZnlThe correspondent of th e Times asserts that it was the atPereTor who inspired the pamphlet, who famished the ?as% suPplied arguments, composed several of the I R g eBl a nd corrected an d rev i se d t h e en ti re s h ee t s . It hronpii.eh an Imperi a l man if est as if i t h a d appeare d i n th e ' 44 '. Among the commercial public it has added to tatetipianic, and on th e Bourse it has fallen like a fulme _ 6 n°2llb. TIL E , POLITICAL SITUATION OF THE The p • COUNTRY. l Pr em • 011 . 1 1 News augurs , from the remarks of the — er and the Ch ance ll or of the Exchequer, that the Positi on of and , the oreign affairs is most critical.. I\ , linisters are intention to furnish authorative explanations respecting the lit of the French Emperor. It is felt more clearly ar,i ii ever that the Icy to the present difficulty is in . Paris, --. th.... 41 'One • '. le preservation of peace depends on the will of individual. It i s int asserted, in the Times, the conviction that war is of e b it ( r l i e i d to be provoked. The discussion in both Houses b 13 , ament have had a very discouraging effect, which the inters greatly aggravated by a telegram announcing by C e ntion of Sardinia to attempt to make a loan, and The Imperial pamphlet on Italy. .trt e Imperial article of the Herald also remarks on the fresh x i l i rbat iell manifested on Friday throughout the Stock cfrecoall,ge, owing to the debate in Parliament, the Loan. Sard inia Que en's Speech on the Paris Bourse, and the PilheoTi,,leB does not think either France, Austria, nor he p e Za lit will derive any encouragement to break t ev h e y Europ e f rom anything that was said on Thursday s proj ect of the Post is a recommendation of the thiadoceu Let the Poweis of Europe fail to take In rs e, and though no declaration of war mabe i s 441 :eareouison on the frontier will arise, and Piedmont Will be be involved in hostility with Austria. France Toe ii g , to succour Piedmont, and the torch of war d E gated, no one can tell *hen it will be quenche . enero,,ug,land there seems but one duty,—that of saying of the gene t' that without war, or any other disturbance : Th e cSrl!ral peace, Italy shall be free. 14 Pres A azi .V Ar eWs points out that there are two Italics Nrdi - : -Il ee of each other—the Papal-Austrian and the by aru`aln.Prench. The Peninsula can only be pacified enf ra . aitreadY mutilated treaty being superseded by the Thil_euisement of a nation. 133, 1 ,„7 Paris . c orrespondent of the Herald says the 11,, v.,•onis of approaching war grow daily more alarming. or .; _rar fi, 1 the most alarming of all is the pamphlet a d 4 LY. It is considered amounting to little short of ,f, teic,laratio, of war. Amongst the military rumours 1n th e d ay, the Herald's correspondent mentions that, .80,one event of war, an Army of the Alps is to be formed tt ati strong; that a reserve of 40,000 men is to be of a ped on th e frontiers of Piedmont; and that a corps ktattk" on t men will be ic sent to Poland, the stronghold of he Adriat. T he p P ARLIAMENTARY REFORM. that they( 4 t, with a view to damage Ministers, complains intend to burke Reform. a TheZ Times remarks that they who needlessly postpone a„,,asure admitted to be necessary, make themselves otrtwerable for its growth in the interval. Ix! doors . or to g a )f . do ors, we are now in for agitation. It is in vain 6-4 tag people don't care much for Reform. . 1 , he Queen'sspeech was reproduced in the Paris jour .utLs without remar k . T he question of prohibiting the export of horses is R und er consideration by all the governments of the German Zolverein. d The Fr enc h Admiralty Council has met several times lirjn h g th e l ast few days. iJie French Government is said to be contemplating an l l y supp ress i on of prohibitive duties, and the remaining klrt duties on wool and some othe r articles. .in M e rail way f rom Marseilles to Toulon will be opened i n Tl ay e Municipal Coun c il o f P ar i s are to g i ve a di nner ball to Prince Napoleon and bis bride. THE WAR QUESTION. THE FRENCH OFFICIAL PAMPHLET, Of the source from which it proceeds you need have no doubt on your mind. It was his Imperial Majesty who inspired it, who furnished the materials, supplied arguments composed several of the passages, and corrected the whole down to the very last moment of publication. It may, then, in every respect be considered as much an Imperial declaration as if it ap peared in the Moniteur ; indeed, that journal half admits the fact by publishing in its second page a paragraph to this effect :—" There has, just appeared at Dentu's a pamphlet entitled " Napoleon 111. et l'ltalie." Present circumstances invest it with great interest. It will excite no less curiosity than the pamphlet, . " Napoleon 111. et l'Angleterre." Among the commercial public generally it has added to the panic ; and on the Bourse it has fallen like a fulminating bomb, as the stock lists have abundantly shown. Whether it will conciliate or appease the ultra-revolutionists of Italy, or elsewhere, we cannot say. —Times. FRANCE , :AND PIEDMONT The Turin correspondent of the Independance writes : . _ . . . A treaty between France and Piedmont is in existence, I repeat it ; it. written and signed ; Russia has been made acquainted with its contents, and has signified her approval of, and consent to, them. The very day on which he arrived at Turin his Royal Highness Prince Napoleon handed to the King an autggraph letter fr9m the Emperor, which was on the succeeding day communi cated to M. de Cavour. A privy Council was held on the 18th of January, presided over by the King himself, and finally on the 19th, the next day but one to that on which Prince Napoleon had his first interview with the Princess Clotilda, a secret treaty was signed by M. de Cavour, Minister for Foreign Affairs in Sardinia, on the one hand, and General Neil, on behalf of the Emperor • Napoleon, on the other. Of the precise conditions of the treaty you will not be surprised to hear that I am altogether ignorant. Dien if I was acquainted with them, however, the delicacy of the subject would impose silence upon me, the treaty being, as I have said, secret, and, above all, conditional upon events Oventuel). This' is not all, however. By a curious coincidence, doubtless by chance, but not on that account the less commented on, the English' diplomatic note, which has for some days been the 'subject of conversation, and respecting which I have promised to give you some in formation, reached Turin on the same day, and almost within the same hour, as Prince Napoleon. This note is conceived in terms which are certainly courteous, but at the same time perfectly explicit, with respect to the warlike attitude assumed by Piedmont, and the course which Great Britain "will regret to be conzpelled , to adopt" in the event of hostilities directed against Austria I believe I may assert with confidence that Count Cavour has replied in terms conformable with the dignity of his country, and that he has repelled the supposition that Sardinia is inclined to provoke hostilities, at the same time that he has energetically supported the principles already enunciated by him at the Congress of Paris, that the King and his ministers "will never desert the national cause of Italy." It is a mistake to suppose that the presence of Prince. Napoleon 'at Turin has given additional firmness to the language used by the President of the Sardinian Council ? However this may be, it is certain that this reply, and the military arran7ements which Piedmont continues to make, are not of a nature -tending to the peaceful solution of the Italian difficulties, and contradict, at any rate for the present, rumours of an imminent ministerial crisis. PUBLIC OPINION IN AUSTRIA A letter from Vienna, dated Feb. 2, says— A German statesman, who a few days since came from Berlin to this city, relates that the Prussian and British Governments are exerting themselves to the utmost to prevent the outbreak of a war iu Italy. The Berlin Cabinet, knowing the sensitiveness of the French Govern ment, has refrained from publicly expressing its senti ments, but it is a positive fact that it condemns in tote the present policy of the Emperor Napoleon. It' has been said that this Government is about to urge the German Diet to express its disapprobation of the conduct of Sardinia, but the statement is unfounded. Austria is well able to cope with Sardinia and the Revolutionary party, and will not claim the support of her federal allies unless she is attacked by France. The Prussian Cabinet is aware that 'armaments are going on in France,: but it has acquired positive information that they are on a less extensive scale than is generally believed. " If," says my informant, " the French Government thought there was any prospect of a European war, its prepara tions would be infinitely greater than they are." It is not known what part Russia would play should there be a war between Austria and France, but it is considered probable that she would concentrate an army on the western and south-western frontiers of Poland, ." in order to embarrass Austria and to enforce the neutrality of Prussia." Yesterday Count Buol was in a great rage Oviithend), because some of the Vienna papers related that a Sardinian noble had told the Marquis de Villa marina, " Que la famille Bonaparte milt (s'allie) la niaison de Savoie—that the Bonaparte family soiled (united with itself) the house of Savoy. The Ministerial ,Oesterreichische Correspondenz and the 'Reno. Zeitung contain the following article on the subject : -- " The respect due to a Court nearly related to the Im perial House, and to a dynasty which is allied to Austria, has not prevented some of the Vienna papers from repeat ing a worthless pun that was fabricated in Sardinia. The necessary measures for punishing the offenders have been taken." The punishment inflicted will be that the papers will receive an official warning, and it is probable that the censors of the public Press will get a " wigging " for their negligence. The Austrians, who firmly believe that the question of peace or war will be decided before the world is a week older, look forward with extreme im patience to the opening of parliament. The St. Petersburg Gazette speaks of the necessity for revising the treaties of 1815,, and by:so doing gives great offence to the Vienna politicians, who declare that such language is enough to make the foimderS of the Holy Alliance " turn in their graves." The Russian publicist seems to be of opinion that conventions ought to be treated as waste paper when they cease to further the interests of the parties to them. A few nights since " The Will of the Great Elector" (of Brandenburg) was given in the Burg Theatre, and when the Prussian Prince declared " that he knew how to punish foreign insolence " (ueberrnuth) there was a perfect hurricane of applause. Accordin g c , to the public papers, some of the members of the Imperial family took an active part in the demonstration, but I am not inclined to believe that they displayed such bad taste. On the 20th of January, "Norma" was given in the Scala, at Milan, and when the chorus, " Guerra, guerra" (War, war), was sung, the audience cheered as if their lungs were made of cast iron, and the drums of their ears o parchment. After a tremendous uproar, the chorus was repeated. Eye witnesses relate that the officers present appeared to be perfectly indifferent to what was passing around them. A night or two before the demonstration against Austria, there was one against Verdi's opera of " Simone Boccanegra," which particularly displeases the Italians, because it is an imitation of the German style of composition. According to the critics, the prima donna, Signora Bendazzi, was never guilty of such .a "screaming abuse" of her powerful voice as in " Simone Boccanegra." PRINCE NAPOLEON AND HIS BRIDE By what I hear from various persons who were at the Louvre, and in the line of the Prince's cortege from the Railway Terminus to the Palace of the Tuileries, nothing could be more indifferent, or even colder, than the demeanour of the crowd. What surprised most people, no cries were heard, and hardly even the silent courtesy of taking . off the hat accorded. None of the official shouters in the service of the police appeared to be present ; and, if there were any, they certainly did not perform their peculiar duty—they were mute and motionless. These persons are on such occasions sent in small bands to shout, and it is easy to dis tinguish their fabricated enthusiasm from the spon taneous signs of contentment or approval. But they were either absent or silent. Some imagined that the orders were that the claque should not be employed, that no cries should be uttered, lest they should give rise to counter cries of "Vice la Paix." I repeat merely the remarks of several persons who were present, and one person was heard to reply to a sergens de ville, who expressed his surprise at the silence that prevailed, "I/ n'y a pas d'ordre." In fact, from all one hears, it would seem that the recep tion was icy. Independently of any feeling towards the Prince himself it may be wondered at that in an assemblage of Frenchmen of every class the pre sence of a young and attractive lady did not pro duce some external mark of. respect. Tier tender years, her countenance, serious if not sad, the fatigue depicted on her features, hurried by sea and land from Turin to Paris, her strange position—all might well give h er a c l a i m to more than sympathy. The truth is, it is not from anything like dislike to the Princess Clotilda that she and her husband were received so coldly, but from the feeling that this alliance is merely tu e equivalent paid by Victor Emmanuel for French aid in the pursuit of his schemes, and the hatred to the war Out theseschnle4 is reflected which is inYoliod to carry on the innocent Princess whose hand is regarded by , thou as the guarantee for them. Otherwise, the daughter of Victor Etnmanuel was spoken of with a sort of sympathy, and, though no cries were uttered, the disapproving silence meant no disrespect for her.—Letter from Paris. PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM AND HIS SON. • The reply given by Prince Frederick William to the congratulations of the Prussian House of Lords, on the occasion of the late birth, is worthy of being recorded. It was nearly in the following terms : • _ _ _ _ I thank you most heartily, my Lords, for the interest which you take in an event which is so important and so fortunate for my family and for the country, and I pray you to express, in my name, to every member of the House of Lords the gratitude which I feel for their good wishes. If God shall spare the life of my son, my great object will be to instil into his mind those sentiments which attach me' to my country. It is nearly:a year, my Lords, since 1 had an opportunity of evincing how deeply I was touched with the gratifying reception which, at the time of my marriage, I met with in all parts of the country. It was that reception which has'in so short a time inspired the Princess, my consort, who had just left her own land, with love and attachment to her new country, sentiments which the birth of a son now renders such as can never be changed. May God bless our efforts to make our son worthy of the affectionate interest' with which he has so soon been greeted ! The Princess, to whom I have been enabled to make known your congratulations, desires me, my Lords, to offer to you her. most affectionate acknow ledgments. THE YOUNG PRUSSIAN PRINCE. BERLIN, Feb. 5. OFFICIAL BULLETIN. The Princess Frederick William and the infant Prince being well no more bulletins will be issued. (Signed) Dr. SCHOENELIN. Dr. WEGN ER. ' Dr. MARTIN, THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPLITIES. BUCHAREST, Feb. 5 The National Assembly, in a sitting composed of sixty-four deputies, unanimously elected Alex. Conza, Hospodar of Moldavia, also as Prince of Wallachia. THE. NORTHERN TIMEg, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1859 PORTUGAL • MADRID, Feb. 5. According to advices received from Lisbon, -the POrtuguese Chamber has been prorogued to the 2ad April. The Count of Paris has arrived at Gibraltar. THE AUSTRIAN FUNDS VIENNA, Feb. 5. A considerable fall has taken place to-day in all securities. Metalliques and National Loans are one per cent. lc wer than yesterday. Lombardo- Venetian Railway and Austro-French Railway declined 9 florins. THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, Feb. 5. The Bourse opened with a firmer tendency, and business in Rentes commenced at 67f, whence they rose to 67f I'c, but fell again to 66f 95e. There were many realisations. At 2.10 p.m., there was great uncertainty among speculators, caused by an anticipation respecting the Emperor's speech on Monday (this day). Large purchases on " primes " account have taken place to cover sales and realisations. Rentes were quoted at 67f 35c. At 3.3 p.m., a considerable rise took place in consequence of a rumour that the speech of the Emperor will be pacific. Rentes closed very firm, at 67f 85c for Money and Account. Railway Shares were 10f to 14f higher. THE SARDINIAN LOAN. TURIN, Saturday, Feb. 5 The loan of 50,000,000 lire will be contracted by alienation of the Rentes on the public debt of the state. It is currently reported here that the Archduke Maximillian is about to quit Milan. The Austrian troops which were distributed between the Adda and the Ticino, have been reunited in large masses at the two extremities, Pavilla and Plaisence. NAPLES MARSEILLES, Saturday, Feb. sth. Advices have been received from Naples to the Ist instant. The Archdukes Reynier and William, and the Archduchess Maria, arrived here on the 30th ult., and departed again to BaH, where the marriage of his Royal Highness was to be celebrated on the 4th instant. The Neapolitan Government has replied officially to the council of advocates, respecting, the Toronto Railway, iu the matter of seizure of the company's caution money. Government declares that council contrary to the law, and deserving of censure for having discussed a question which had been already decided by the King, the only judge. GALWAY AND AMERICA, GALWAY, Saturday Evening. The Prince Albert sailed this evening at - six o'clock, for St. John's and New York, with mails and 250 passengers. THE lONIAN ISLANDS The following Proclamation, "by his Excellency the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, mem ber of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council and Lord High Commissioner of her Majesty, the protecting Sovereign in and for the United States of the lonian Islands," &c., was published by Mr. Gladstone to announce his acces sion to the office of Lord High Commissioner:— Her Majesty . the Protecting Sovereign having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Wm. Ewart Gladstone Her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner in and for these States, his Excellency announces that he has assumed, and from this day forward will exercise, the rights, authority, and prerogatives attached to his station as Lord High Commisioner of her Majesty the Protecting Sovereign in the lonian Islands. Given from the Palace of St. Michael and St. George, Corfu, January 25. By command of his Excellency, G. F. BOWEN, Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner. The following is a translation of the Message of his Excellency the Lord High Commissioner to the Most Noble the Legislative Assembly : Mr. President and Gentlemen,—Her Majesty the Pro tecting Sovereign, having recently thought fit to despatch a Commissioner to the lonian Islands to examine into their political and administrative system, was pleased to lay her commands upon me to undertake this office and to lay before her Majesty the results. I found it my duty humbly to submit recommendations to her Majesty on the subject which her Majesty had instructed me to examine. Her Majesty has decided that a prompt readjustment of the lonian Constitution would best give effect to her benevolent intention, and would conduce to the well being of the lonian people, for the older and the newer parts of that Constitution, belonging to different systems, and not presenting provisions of a nature to establish harmony between them, and more or less in conflict with one another, so that the existing guarantees, whether for popular rights on the one hand, or for the moral influence and vigorous action of the lonian Go vernment on the other, would admit of improvement. . Her Majesty has thought fit to intrust me with the powers and office of Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands for this occasion. _ For a purpose so grave, and from its own nature so urgent, the Assembly has been summoned to meet earlier than usual in an extraordinary session. At the moment of its gathertncr together, I lose no time in informing the Assembly that it is my intention, on the earliest day that it shall be found convenient, to lay before it in a speech the principal matters which have appeared to her Majesty to require attention, with a view to the increase of the blessings of good government in these islands, I have the honour to be, Mr. President and gentlemen, your most obedient and humble servant, _ W. E. GLADSTONE. By command of his Excellency, G. F. BOWEN, Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner Corfu, January 25. --- NOTIFICATION , Notice is hereby given, that his Excellency the Lord High Commissioner will hold 'a levee at the Palace of St. Michael and St. George on Friday, the - 28th instant, at twelve o'clock. ARTHUR GORDON, A,D.C. Palace of s.t. Michael and St, Qoorge, Corfu, lan. 26 POEMS BY "ISA." Edinburgh : Wm. Blackwood and Sons- 1856. Ode on the Centenary of Barns; Crystal Palace Prize Poem.. By Miss Isa Craig. • • It is not the least remarkable result of the celebration of the Burns Centenary that Miss Isabella Craig has been successful in carrying off the Crystal Palace prize of fifty guineas against 619 competitors. Miss Isa (which is the nomne de plume of Isabella) is a young Scotch. woman, of humble birth, unknown to fame till her recent crowning triumph, and, as she informs us in the preface to the , volume mentioned above, has had to support herself by a "life of toil." It is no secret, we believe, . that she was employed, till about two years ago, in ministering . in one department or other of female dress, to the requirements and tastes of the ladies of Edinburgh. In spite of the well-known hardships of such employ ment, Isa found time to write occasional effusions of considerable merit, which appeared at intervals in the Scotsma4. "The degree of appelation," she says, "then awarded' to them has emboldened the authoress to publish the present collection." In this volume there are some pieces of great beauty, but none that rivals the vigour and richness of her laurelled "Ode," which proves that the two years that have elapsed since their publication have been profitably employed by her, in bringing to maturity the Divine gift of poetry which nature has. bequeathed to her. Their principal' characteristics resemble very much those of her Ode to Bums. They are specially distinguished for refinement of tone ; gracefulness of language ; originality of thought, in so far that the thoughts were evidently new to herself ; and, perhaps, above all, for their sincerity of sentiment ; that is, unaffected:tenderness—no bursts of morbid melancholy, no calling up of egotistic experiences of the gloomy and sorrowful - spirit which tarnish so many of the works of our modern poets. She has a soul within her full of poetry, and she pours it out on any subject, simple or commonplace ; not always in notes of jubilant melody or animating joy, but generally in tones that strike the chords of the human heart, and raise the dormant ideas of universal truth, that the mere con ceits and doggrel chants of the spasmodic school, lull into still deeper repose. Its principal failings are the absence of that brightness and humour which come so suitably from the pen of a woman, and perhaps a superabundance of reflective and even solemn thought which is made to invest many subjects that would admit of a more humour some garb. Those in her native dialect are more true womanry, and have the charm of an elegant sim plicity that the others do not possess. That Miss Isa could sew allday, and return at even, outworn, to write as exquisitely as fine a poem as " The. Midnight Wreck," seems almost incredible. We can afford space only for the ending= Wherefore all this wreck and 0 Beneficent ? And ia there eternity Like this ireat aueboundless sea, To o'erwhelm us meant ! Shall a few be safely lauded On the eternal shoie ? And a' countless number stranded Where thy breakers roar? ' Ali! methinks the saved— Few without one friend or other, Child or parent, wife or brother. Many that awful host — Evermore the glory scorning, On that shore would wander mourning, Seeking for the lost. All that we have said about her volume might be predicted, of her Prize Ode. It is, in many respects, an extraordinary production for a' woman of Isa's tender years. It was pretty generally supposed to be by Pro fessor Ayton, till the truth became universally known. Although very unlike the "Lays of the Cavaliers," or "Bothwell," it was more like the elevated task of a professor of rhetoric, who has written poetry and lectured on versification half his days, than by a young woman, comparatively illiterate, who has, probably, never received or given a lesson in prosody in her life. The measures which she has chosen are not the most agreeable, nor the best adapted to set forth the merits of a composition to cursory readers. But she has shown great skill in varying them according to the gloomy or joyous character of the theme. As well sing the funeral wail and the marriage song to the same music, as sing in the same metre and in the same piece, Burns born, applauded, dejected, deserted, and immortally honoured. Then, with what propriety she has handled the great subject. She does not sour the taste and insult the admi ration with forced rapture about The glorious and poetic peasant Driving his laurelled plough. But with a spirit of thoughtfulness and reverence, ad vances from one incident in the poet's life to another, adorning everything in its place with a felicitous or well timed reflection, or pouring out a whole stanza that will stand side by side with the best on any subject of her sisters of the Muse. She elicits attention to the great question of the poem by a preface We hail this day, A century's noblest gift. She follows it with an introduction upon the immortality of, sterling genius. In the third stanza, 'The gentle boy is born," who, while he fills his mother's heart with anxious care, is early called by his father to the field, where he plods all day, a boy still but a " God-made king" and " nature's noblest guest,"' entertained at her feasts by her anthems rolling From the storm-wind among the winter pines, Down to the tenderest notes Of a low . warole from the linnet's throat. But the King must leave the feast and lead the fight, and in fighting, though he falls, "he is a King for all." People may moralise that he might have been saved by certain cautions and checks ; but (this stanza alone might might redeem a volume) It might not be ! That heart of harmony Had been too rudely rent ; Its silver chords which any hand could wound, By no hand could be tuned Save by the maker of the instrument ; Its every string he knew, And from profaning touch the heavenly gift withdrew. His country may regret the neglect of her noblest son when alive in it, but she amply redeems it by making the land he trod "a place of pilgrimage," which she feels to be a duty, because her daughters Soften at his strain ; Her hardy sons sent forth across the main To drive the plough-share through earth's virgin soil, Lighten with it their cares. And other nations join with her in her jubilee, for Sister lands have learned to love the tongue In which such songs are sung. To introduce so much, and to leave out so little, that was noteworthy in the life of the poet, and to treat everything so well, required no moderate share of ability, and consequently promises great things of Miss Isa Oral°. in the long future which may yet be before her ; and this is our apology for devoting so much space to her amateur efforts. A BANKER'S EXPERIENCE OF MONEY GETTING. FROM THE " FRENCH JOURNAL M. Salamanca still gives receptions on Tues days and on Thursdays. Politicians and journal ists of the Moderate Party are invited to his table. Twelve gazetilleros (editors of the party known in the Spanish journals under the title ofgacetilla), addressed to the opulent banker an invitation to dinner in one of the most retired hotels of Madrid. M. Salamanca having accepted the invitation, a dinner at eights reels per head was given in the Hotel de Paris. In the centre of the table was placed, instead of a vase of flowers, a pyramid of Spanish books, and busts of Calderon, Lope de Vega, Cervantes, and Velasque. The dinner was more than modest, and the clever speech. delivered by M. Salamanca certainly merits the honour of reproduction. " Gentlemen," said he, " twenty-five years ago, at the University of Grenada, the rusty and thread bare gown of the student Salamanca alone distinguished him from his shabbily and ill dressed comrades. After having finished my studies I went to Malaga, where I became editor of the journal E. Arisudor Mcclagueno. Then the thirst for gold took possession of me. I came to Madrid, where I found the object of my ambition, but at the price of the illusions of my early life.. Yes, gentlemen, the man whose desires have been realised has no more enjoyment. " Follow without turning aside, the way which you have taken. ". The fame of Rothschild will cease on the day of his death. " Immortality can be won, but never bought, " You have beforo you the busts of men who cultivated the arts with honour. These busts I have seen everywhere in Europe ; but, gentlemen, I have never seen one statue raised to the memory of the man who devoted his life to acquiring gold. I speak to-day with all the ardour of two-and twenty, for you have made me forget the banker in recalling to my mind the days or my youth and happiness. Mr. Stoyle as Simon Sly and Clown, with songs, on Wednesday next. CHAPLAINS FOR THE INDIAN ARMY.—Ten additional chaplains are to be sent out at once, independent of the increase in the regiOg Otablishmeut in Dnal t o TA to 80 chaplains, LIVERPOOL POLICE lINTELLIGENCE. BEFORE MR MANSFIEL' DANGEROUS WOUNDING.— Nathaniel Oldman, was charged for having inflicted a dangercus wound on John Harrison. Mr. Lowndes was for the prisoner. It appeared that the parties were engaged about the docks-when they had some quarrel about a boat, and in the heat - of passion the prisoner struck the other man a violent blow in the back with a chisel, inflicting a dangerous wound. A certificate from Dr. Wall, of the Northern Hospital; was produced, and it stated that the man was in a dan state at present. The prisoner was remanded. RELIGION (?).—A stormy lookiiig old gentleman with an equinoxial looking head of huir, whose name appeared as Charles Morris, but who refused to tell where his- local habitation is situate., or in what way the exudes from his forehead pro duces something to fortify his stomach, was brought . up by officer Tunstall, 734, on a charge of having assaulted him. The officer said -I was on duty last night in Park-road, when the prisoner came up to me and asked what religion I professed ? I told him to go home and say his prayers, as I saw he was very drunk. He insisted on my telling him what religion I was, but I declined, and still wanted him to go home and sleep himself sober, and then he could say his prayers after his own fashion. Oh yes, replied he, this is the way I pray, at the same time, hitting me a kick on the shin that knocked the skin off it. In reply to his Worship, the prisoner said, he was quite oblivious to the whole affair, as he was in a state of obnubilation ! His Worship said, it was perfectly monstrous to have people going about the town kicking other folks, in the name of religion. He fined the obnubilated old gentleman 10s. and costs, or fourteen days imprisonment. FATAL EFFECTS OF DRlNK.—Officer Steel,. 201, brought up a man named Angus M'Glane, on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. It appeared that about two o'clock in the morning, the prisoner, with another man named Charles Dodd, were passing along Bedford-street, Park ; they were very drunk and disorderly, and the other man fell once or twice in the street ; they had some quarrel about half a sovereign, but he could not tell if the prisoner knocked the other man down or not. He took them to the station, where the other man got extremely ill, and he heard he was since dead. Bridewell-keeper Swaine said the other man, who•lived in Warwick-street, got extremely ill, from excessive drinking, and he sent him home, and got a medical man to attend him, and he understood the man was since dead. His Worship hoped the awful warning would be salutary to the prisoner, and discharged him. THE £760 ROBBERY.—Wm. Lynch, Mary Gallaher, Barney Mitchell, and Robert Kelly, who stood remanded on a char g e of having robbed a foreign merchant, named Betham Save, of £760 in notes, were brought up. Mr. Bluck was for the prisoners. The details of this case were published two or three times during the week. The evidence was gone over again the same as before. It was not sufficiently strong akainst Kelly, and he was dis charged. The other three prisoners were sent for trial. BEFORE MESSR.S. BENN AND HOLME. THE CASE OF THE " DONALD M‘Kay."—This case was resumed on Saturday. Mr. Cobb was•for the com plainants, on the part of Captain Schomberg, and Mr. Forshaw for the defence. Mr. Cobb opened the case, and said the passengers complained of the following provisions : the biscuits, oatmeal, and preserved potatoes. The'beef was black and bad, and the pork stinking. The sugar was not sugar, but sand. They got no lime juice for thirty days after they left Melbourne. The suet was bad, the raisins bad, and the butter rancid. Such a complaint, he said, was not before made against the respect able owners of the ship. He called the following witnesses : James Patterson, a fore saloon passenger on board, was examined : We sailed on the 6th November, and arrived here on Wednesday. We had biscuits every day, and for the first day or two they were very good. After that, they were mouldy and maggotty. Asked the captain if they were fit to be used, and he said he did not know. We got no better after. The same kind were served for weeks. Had no fault to find with the flour. The oat meal was bad; the meal itself was good, but mixed up with rat and mouse dirt; it was so dirty, it could not be cleaned. The peas, for the latter half of the voyage, sour, and so were the potatoes. We had very good pork:, but sometimes it smelt. The beef was black, and I could not eat it. Got lime juice, when I asked for it. The suet was not good ; the raisins were poor, and dirty, and maggotty. The' butter was not good. We had fresh meat twice a week Wednesdays and Sundays, about two ounces of it. Cross-examined by Mr. Forshaw : I had porridge in the morning, with biscuits, and .our quantity of flour, made into bread, with tea and coffee. Got beef and bouilli. Eat meat, rice, and potatoes, and 'biscuits and cheese. • Had duck also. Took away a pudding, but it was for a joke. I was tried by a judge and jury, on board, for that, and had to pay 2s. 6d. for at. Did not complain to the captain. Had fresh mutton twice. I was not sick. The food agreed with most of the men. There was an allowance of flour in place of the oatmeal. Had both flour and oat meal—as much as we liked of the latter, and the flour at the same time. Mr. Cobb : We do not complain of the quantity, but of the quality. I read and signed the testimonial to Captain Tobin as a sailor and a man. I complained to Captain Schomberg. To Mr. Cobb : I never sailed with a better captain, and have sailed several times. The fresh meat was very good, indeed: Francis Keely, a passenger in the fore saloon, was examined, and said, he saw worms in the biscuit; for some of the last weeks they were better. He gave somewhat the same sort evidence as the first witness. Some of the pork was first-rate all the way, but some was bad. The beef was bad, but I never complained to the captain. The white sugar was good, but the other was bad. but some of it was not bad. There was no gravy to the preserved meat, and the preserved potatoes were bad, and the suet was awful. The raisins skipped about with maggots. The butter was bad. Had the smell of fresh meat twice a week. Mr. Benn : But you might have had some if you liked? I don't know. The captain said—l gave them that extra, as well as their weekly allowance. Cross-examined by Mr. Forshaw : I com plained to the captain, but can't tell when first. I could not use the oatmeal because of the reptiles—(laughter)— the rat dirt. The captain said it was not his fault, as he could not help it. I signed the memorial to the captain—l have no fault to find with him. I said if it had anything to do with the Company I would not sign it. Dr. Stewart, a passenger, was next examined, and corroborated the foregoing evidence, and said the pork was excessively , bad, hist he did not • think the beef was so bad. Captain Tobin was excessively kind to every one. They had sea-pies of passable quality, but complained of the quantity. He read a letter written by him to the purser on the subject. Mr. Cobb said he had other witnesses, but, as their evidence would be a repetition of that already given, he would not call them. Mr. Forshaw then addressed the bench for the defence, and said the case made for the complainant was very slight indeed, and not supported'. The passengers got an abundance of every tning, and a great deal that was not in the scale at all, so that they had, in fact, extra allowance—in fact they had shown they had too much. The witnesses, he said; differed considerably in their statements as to the quality of the provi sions, and he contended that the first witness was very vindictive. The flour was always good, and was substituted for the oatmeal, and the beef was only com plained of because it looked black. He went through the evidence, and congratulated the witnesses on their fine healthy appearance, although they would make the court believe they wore half starved:. He dwelt on the fact that they had challenged Captain Schomberg to go on board and examine the. character and quality of all the provisions on board, which was complained of, but it was not done, nor was there even produced a sample of anything bad from the stores. Amongst the great number of passengers brought by the ship only four were discontented out of the lot, and these wanted to make money out of it by screwing the owners. He again called on the autharities to examine the provisions in the ship,. and see if these were not of the first quality. The Magistrates consulted, when Mr. Benn said there was considerable discrepancy in the evidence given for the complaint, but still the balance went against the ship, and it was proved that some of the articles were not good; the etxent, how ever, was not math, and under all the circumstances. of the case, the fine should be one of £lO only— with regard to the. charge of having hides on board the vessel, as a passenger ship, contrary to the act, Mr. Forshaw said, the agents at Melbourne never contem plated evading the law ; they took passengers, so , as o make her what is called "a short ship," whilst Oey could have got over 300 passengers more, but they refused to take them, in order to send 700 tons of hides by tote. . vessel. Mr. Alderman H olme said, he was bound to say that there was groat di scre p anc y in the evidence given, the whole case, and, therefore, as to the charge relative to the hides, the fine should be only £5. The cue. th en tormivated. BEFORE MESSRS. BENN AND ROIMILTON, 1;11: NUISANCE roost CHEMICAL REFUSE. —l a lG : lll : l‘ f C4 ol 7V M . r a law clerk to the Health Committee, attended to prefer Grandy -street, nu isanc e upon n o . complaint against Mr. Shelmerdine, as vacantJo hnShgroaw o L n e d ig n h o , respec tar orand.) stated tha s t the land bad been excavated for the clay to make bricks, and no doubt a large sum of money had been realized by the ow ner from that Sub sequently, after the cl a y was got transaction. were partially filled up with g out, the holes o r pits chemical refuse, in order to form a new surface for roads and buildings. Thi s chemical refuse h a d pro Y ed so groat an evil that in 1854 the Council obtained power to suppress the Bract' ice of MR land ; tmel:eW.Athi However, the • f 1 e. tam . c upon the refuse which was deposited at this place before that power was obtained, a most offensive and injurious effluvia arose therefrom. The water, having no proper outlet, remained stagnant, and became an intolerable nuisance. The Health Committee made a sewer in the locality, chiefly with the view of getting the offensive pits in the neighbourhood drained, and Mr. Shelmerdine had connected some of them with the sewer, but it was that e at fill the water found in s evera l i ns t ances th a t th e pit s were b e l ow th e level of the d ra i n . Mr. Shelmerdine was then required t the peritsCousuldsp h ee e d e il a y rri as ed pos uff sibl h e y , ttohseuseehwaerhs I c . ight t appeared that only a few men were employed at the work, the object, as was supposed, being not to do more than could be helped until the sand was sold. In this state of things, Mr. William Brown, M.P., and Mr. Joywon„ who are interested in warehouses in the neighbourhood, finding that the workpeople employed there suffered from the malaria arising from the pits, very properly complained t o the health committee, through his Worship the Mayor, and hence this information. Mr- M'Gowen submitted that it was the duty of the defendant to fill up the place, at all events so as to effect di-ail:age, without an hour's delay, and he would submit to the bench that the proper plan would be to summon Mr. Shelmerdine diily until the work is completed. Mr. Fresh proved the case as stated. Mr. Freeny, the inspectOr said, that for some time past only one man with a -wheelbarrow had been employed at the work, that this was ridiculous, and. that there was no difficulty in getting plenty of men and carts to fill up the ground at once. Mr. Joynson also attended, and proved the great inconvenience suffered by the workmen,. and others in the neighbourhood, from the smells emitted . from the pools of stagnant water. Mr. Bean said the subject of the nuisance arising from the water remaining' in the pits of chemical refuse, had been before him on former occasions. He was satisfied that the public . suffered very much. Indeed, it was a question with him, whether the parties who had deposited this refuse, ought not to be compelled to remove it, as it would always be a nuisance when opened for sewers, buildings, orother wise. There was no reason why the defendant should have any indulgence, seeing that he represented a very rich man. Alderman Houghton observed that there would be no difficulty in finding abundance of proper refuse to fill up the pits, and the work ought to . be done at once. Mr. Shelmerdine stated that he had given directions for these places to be filled up as speedily as possible, but the workmen had been delayed occasionally by the rain. The matter should, however, receive imme diate attention. Mr. Benn: I shall inflict the full penalty, and if the Health Committee find you are not making such progress as you ought, we cannot object to their coming here again, daily. FRIDAY BEFORE MR. MANSFI•ELD ASSAULT BY A MERCHANT.—Mr. George Craig, de scribed as a ship-broker, &e., residing in Mason-street, was charged for having assaulted a 'bus-driver named Robert Syme. The officer said, the gentleman was given to him in charge in Mount-pleasant, for committing the assault, but he did not see it. The complainant was bleeding very much from the mouth and nose, and, had a large cut across the latter. The complainant said, he was driving his vehicle down Mount-pleasant the previous night,- having the prisoner, as a passenger,. sitting behind him. All of a sudden the gentleman snatched the whip out of his hand, and struck him several times across the face, inflicting a wound on his nose, and breaking the whip across his face and head. The defendant, in answer to the charge, said he was in a hurry, and asked the driver to push on a little quicker, when he began to d— and call him a blackguard and a scoundrel, and then struck him with the whip, and he. only caught hold of it to prevent him from striking him again. The complainant cursed and swore at him, and called him all sorts of names, and he was about to give him in charge, but.lomehow or other, between the police man and the complainant, they managed to give him into custody. It was all done through vindictiveness because he did not give him a Christmas-box. The conductor of the 'bus fully proved the statement made by Syme. In reply to Mr. Mansfield, Mr. Nicoll, the bridewell-keeper, said the driver was sober, but the gentleman was very drunk. His Worship fined the defendent £5, or in default of payment, two months imprisonment. The fine was paid at once. VIOLENT " FLATMEN." A flatman, named James Hart, was charged under the following circumstances. It appeared that, after one o'clock in the morning, the prisoner and some fourteen other flatmen, went to the public-house of Jannett .I.Pliennell, of Gascoyne-street, and wanted to get in, but were refused; some of them got over a back wall, and others commenced breaking in both front and back doors. The owner of the house and her servant, were dreadfully alarmed, and were defending the door, which was on the point of being broken in, when the police came up, and arrested the prisoner ; all the others got off. The prisoner was fined 165., the value of the damage done to the doors. Inspector Epworth brought up two persons, named Michael Patterson and John Hand, on charges of having deserted their wives and families. The first was sent to gaol for one month, the latter-for three months. BEERSELLERS' CASES. BEFORE MESB3. BESTS AND S. 110I.ME Mary Anne Grady was summoned, on two informa tions, for Sunday trading, and fined 20s. and costs in each case. Martha Carroll, Naylor-street, was summoned for selling at illegal hours, and fihed 10s. and costs. James Hardy, Bond-street, for Sunday trading, ac— quitted. Edward Mines, costs. Kew-street, fined 2s. Gd., and 2s. 6d vV John Barnes, Maguire-street, fined 20s. and costs. John Edwards, Carlton-street; for Sunday trading, fined 40s. and costs. William Grogan, Paul-street, fined 10s. and costs. Henry Hanford, Wolfe-street, fined 40s. and costs. James 'Walker, Burlington-street, trading at illegal hours, fined 10s. and costs Fra'ncis Daley, Chadwick-street, fined 103,_and_costs. Joseph Everett, Oliver-street 1 s o ellino. at illegal hours, fined ss. and costs. Richard Fox, Finch-street, refusing to admit the police ; fined ss. and costs. John Talbot, Doncaster- ,treet, fined 10s. and costs Double Pantomime Company at the Theatre Royal, on . ecluesday next, for Mr. Stoyle's benefit. The friends of Ary. Scheffer are preparing an exhibition of his works as complete as it will be in their power to. make it THE MALTA TELEGRA.PIL —The Submarine Telegraph Company received a despatch on Friday that telegraph, communication is re-established with Malta The town of Bonn has resolved to have slabs fired on the former dwellings, and to the memory of their late celebrated fellow. citizens, Niebuhr and A. W. von. Schlegel. _ _ Rome is very gay. Magnificent balls have been given. by the French Ambassadress, Mrs. Barton, and Lady . Dillon. The Duke of Sermoneta held a g rand,receptian on the evening of the 27th ult., in honour of the marriage contract of his daughter with Count Lovatelli. It may b 3 remembered that this young nobleman's father was. assassinated: two years ago at Ravenna. The ducal palace• was crowded: with the elite of British and-other foreign_ visitors, and the chief part of the Roman nobility took this opportnnity of appearing without the mourning they- have hitherto worn for the late Princess Doria. EXTRADP-DINARY AND USEFUL INVENTION.--TheMilt. nothing that housewives complain of with greater truth fulness, than, the breaking of some favourite piece of glass, valuable china, or earthenware.. In hundreds of cases such things cannot be matched, and of course cannot be mended. The latter want has been obviated by an. effects. at Mr extraordidary and effective invention, by Mr. Adsheadot Derby Pottery, near Derby It is a cement that.nemn,inary:.nboei and. the glass that has been said to-heal, in a perfect manner, al cracks and bre a k s - the articles spoken of; and not only in these, but i la ble, alabaster, &c. The benefl of this article .need, its than in any other. g th hb e o a u g r e s n ,.. t. fez, cemented dwelt an. b ed; .i it is sVe strongerhave seen i n t h e The article ts very cheap, and no it. Mr. house p can be long without 4U H r all n i e s i its sale in Liverpool,. and all interested can judge for the m . by -, • seh es, look in at his establishment. Agent o .for Liverpool, R. T. Hall, 23, South John-str ee t . on receipt of xtes. olditi bottles, is. each, or sent fres len postage stamps. FALL OF A. HOUSE SEVR = N HACKEY. —LOSS. Oa' LIFE.— RAL PEOPLE I - N3,1,14.ED. — 0a Satruday, Mr. Barker, the coroner, received information of the death of a man named William Webb, which took place by the fall of a house in Itichmond,read, Hackney. It , appears that in the road there are being erected several first-class houses which are in a lino , with each other. In the course of the afternoon of Thursday last the deceased and three other men were engaged at work on the building, when, about half-past five o'clock, without any previous warning, the front of the house gave way, and fell out, upon which the whole mass came down, causing the utmost alarm in the neighbourhood. Immediately upon the accident becoming known the whole of the workmen zealously set to work to clear away the debris, and to rescue the sufferers. In doing, this the man Webb was found to 2o without any signs of life,upon which he was at once remo a ve v to the Marlborough Arms. He was discovered to he received several injurie,s about his head, and various other parts of his body. The other men were also seen to have received same serious injuries, and they were removed to German Hospital, Dalston. One of them is stated to be in =oh danger. The deceasedwas thirty-six yea r 4 of age, and haa I a family. W