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WANTED. —A SITUATION as BOOKKEEPER, or any other respectable and permanent employment, is required by a young married man, of consicerable business experience.—Addres s K. T., Northern Times office. AMANCHE'ITER COMM,SSION HOUSE. of long and first rate standing, wishes to Increase its connection among the large Shipping Hou•es in Liverpo3l, as their buyer of Manchester goods; and to houses of undoubted respectability, large and liberal credits will be given. —Address A. la, Post office, rd anchester. WANTEP.—B OATS ! BOATS !—Any one having a boat of these dimensions, may hear of a purcheser, viz., 15 feet ever at!, not less than 4 feet b'am, and as flat bottomed and as light as poe. sable.—Mate age, condition, and price, to O. P. Q., Northern Times 0 Zee. f\ALLY GOVERNESS.—A Lady who teaches English, French, (acquired on the Continent), and Music, wishes to meet with an erg,gement, f r a few hours in the day, after the Midsummer Vacatiun. The advertiser has bad many years' experience in tuition, and can give the most satisfactory references—Address, E. R., Northers Times office. WANT fitti SO LICITOR. Fir at-dass Tt and Out- —A liberal salary and commission wil nt man, who has a BEECH BANK, LIbCARD, CHESHIRE.—TO be LET, a good Family HOUS E. G. H. Crump, Esq. Et.- 460 per annual.—A O DRAPERS - 1 - LEI', with towns in establishment, the trade. hi ticulars, ap cLupied s. Hugh GROCERS, A /101 18 years.' duced I requirt;cl. For furth;r par .1 U%V 110 i:ESALE UG,iISTS and 01 HERS.—TO be LET, f or - 114 a Term of sears, the MILLS, WA;;EHOUSE, OFFICES, &c., in Woed-street, lately occupied by Messrs. Edney & Eames, as wholesale druggls.s, including the Engine and Machinery, now rum) , for wol k. The Premises, which are very commodious, will be Let together or separately, and immediate possession can be given. —For further particulars apply to Mr. George S. Sanderson, 13, James-street, Liverpool. On *att. V 0 to SOLD, a very handsome Bl.ek PONY, 13 hands high, accustomed to harutss aria saddle may ba seen 13 Mr. JoL.es's Liver, .1.4.b1e5, Cook-street. IGISURTII.—To be SOLD or LET, a capital Family HOUSE 21L in Felwo,d-park, containing nine bedrcoms and two dressing room., &c., with pleasure-ground, gardens, coach-house, stabling, gardt her', cottage, &c. Halt the purchase-artney might remain at +I per .:ant.--Enquire of Mr. Ayres, Eldon Chambers. A S DIR. PRIEST, BIRKENHEAD. HOUSE) I dt 1 HOUSES!! LAND! LAND I I —ON SALE, in large or arnag lots, variously situated, and ranging in price trcm about to ,000.—See H. P. Priest's Cheshire and Lancashire cu'ar. Can be had gratis and free by post. Cheshire Odle and Letting of Land and Houses, Market-cross ',le door from Dlarket-square) Dlarket-street, Birken- '&I4.A) to PrO . Fti , ) I OtaCt3, Ihani.as US anteli. 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THIS DAY, On account of whom It may concern. Tnia DAY, the 6th insta❑t, at Half.past One o'clock, at Golding and Nash's Saleroom, Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street. About 129 Barrels FLO UR, and „ 50 Quarters INDIAN CORN. For particulars apply to J. & Al. HARNETT, Brokers. On account of whom it may concern Tate DAY, the 6th instant, at Half-past One o'clock at the Broker's Office, 10, Brunswick-street, About 1700 Barrels Pniladelphia FLOUR, 700 Ilubhels of WHEAI', and sundry lots. Apply to WILLIAM PARKE, Broker. ;, at Twelve o'clock, at the Apply to APPII le Tuts DA.s, the 6th instant Brokers' Office, 1200 Bags Arracan RICE. T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. Tine DAY, the 6th i stant, at Twelve o'cicck, at the Brokers' Office, 2640 Bags Bengal RICE. T. & H. LITTLEI)ALE & CO., Brokers Tuts DAY, the 6.h instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2044 Bags Bengal RAPESEED. just landed. ex Cressida, in A bdrc Does.—Apply to T. & li. LITfLEDALE & CO., Brokers. NEXT WEEK TUESDAY On TUB*DAY Ilex the loth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 500 Bales JUTE, just landed ex Mary Caunon. 7 App . ly ti T. & H. iA iTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. On TUESDAY next, the 10th instant, at Holt-past One o'clock, kt the Commercia leroom, Tempie-court, 403 Poxes Short Boneless Middles } American BACON 2uB Do. Long DJ. Do. just landed t x Peter Maxwe 293 Boxes Camber just aide (-cut American BACON x Caruatie.—Apdly to Messrs. Fielden, Brothers and Co., Merchants, or to WILLIAM GARDNER & CO., Brokers, 1 th instant. at Half past One o'clock, at the Commercial baleroom, Temple-court, aber:ain. from Ph lapel phi -Apply t, ,et.ce ar.ri WILLIA Brokers On TUESDAY n , at, t 500 Boxes • huice Cu now landing ex C bi ssrs. Richardson, on TuEspaa' next, the 1 •th instant. at Hal'-past One o'clotk, at the • . raid a!eruoir ex North A r, ircrn Apply to TAM GARUN & CO., Brokers R' . 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Orders from the Country receive prompt attention WHOLESALE PAPER WAREHOUSE, 19, SOU T H JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL TO CORRESPONDENTS CAUTION—The facts stated should have been authen ticated by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. EVENING EDITION egtl" An Evening Edition of the NORTHERN DAILY "lilted every Afternoon, at Three o'clock, TIMES is not Qonlaining the farkets, togetier d with all the News of the boy, up to tj our of ,going to I NORTHERN T it ANNUAL SUBSCEIPTION TO Til DAILY TIMES is TWO GUINEAS PER ANNUM. (Liy kortlyru Tirittin FRIDAY. JUNE 6, 1856 THE heavy visitation which has just overtaken France calls for the sympathy and assistance Of every European nation, but especially the people of England. The devastations caused by the recent inundations of the southern provinces must have reduced thousands of families to the most pitiable destitution. Whole towns, villages' and districts have been laid waste by the deluge, and where the losses of their inhabitants will end, no man can tell. The dis tresses which human vice and folly bring on give notice of their approach, and their worst anguish is looked upon as a natural sequence. We are not, therefore, taken by surprise. Time 3a which may be 1 hour, and many a resorted to even at its waters, or of d self elevet But where Provith r mat nee sen :y elements, to make common wreck, and spread desolation around, c life or proper the safety o abunc vineyard eh and poor, old and young share one lot. The hoardec Such are lea v 1( catastropl iich has lef 81, CHURCH- and Gen or~h Wa to BACON, and the fruit A the cor he bitter inflictions tis T et; yet, when the to alleviate the sufferings of o to the r scue of th who have lost their all by the so many happy homes desolate. If the cataclysm had been confined to one or two towns or limited districts, there would have been less need to call on foreign countries to aid - the sufferers, but the mischief done to the population of the inundated provinces amqunts to a national calamity, for which France was not piepared, and hence the necessity of foreign assistance. The EMPEROR has done all that humanity and liberality could suggest, still there must be a vast deal more required to place so large a number of people in anything like the position they were in before the lamentable event took place. The rivers Rhone and Saone, with their several tributaries, appear to have been the greatest devdstators. They broke over their respective valleys with uniform violence, and it is quite impossible to say _ _ _ what influence such wide spread destruction may have on the produce markets of France. The quantity of growing corn, and other necessaries of life which have been destroyed, must be very great, and if those losses should be followed by a short harvest in other localities, the inundations will have added much to the general scarcity, and em barrassment. A moment then should not be lost in endeavour ing to relieve the sufferers. The present hour of misfortune presents a fitting opportunity to those who wish to pay a lasting tribute of respect to the devotion and bravery shown by the French nation throughout the late war, and to perpetuate those feelings of mutual confidence and friendship which happily exist between the two countries at the present time. Generous and noble acts will outlive the stories of war, and the friendships formed by Allies on the battle-field. And now the moment has arrived, when we can, with a peculiar good grace, show that we are sincere in our often repeated professions of friendship, and r those ties of mutual good- desire to draw close will, that ought at great an 11 times to exist between twc neighbouring Stat By the last accounts from Lyons and is environs MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL, LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING There has been no change in the Cotton Market to-day, but a moderate busines has been done, the sales amounting to 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 have been taken for speculation and export. The Liverpool Share Market opened this morning with considerable firmness, but became easier during the day, and closed weak at the following quotations :—Aberdeen, 13 134. Chester and Birkenhead, 15f 16. Cale donian. 30k 30,1. Chester and Holy head, 16 161 Eastern Counties, 10 l 16 10 3 16. East Lancashire, 104 198 Great Northern. 23124 Ditto A, 9k 10k. Great Western, 604 601. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 82?-, 821. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport, 171 171. London and North Western Stock, 1011 102. Manchester Sheffield, and Lin coln, 291 29k Ditto Pref., 14 111. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., 2 Ip. Midland Stock, 784 78k. North British, 88 9. North Staffordshire, 6 50. South Eastern and Dover; 211 21 9-16. York, New- castle, and Berwick, 20 3-16 20 5-16. York and North Midland, 291- 24 Leeds Capital Stock, 17! 17g. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 14 lip. Dutch Rhenish, 1 3.16 . lip. Great Western of Canada, 25 25g. 211-16 p. Great Luxembourg, Good res, 2 lone in the Manchester lin been limited, and r in favour of buyers f business .t chan ge, ces , whilst siding. at the id other he no mates of M spoken to last. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE RETURN OF THE FRENCH EMPEROR PARIS, THURSDAY NIGHT, His Majesty the Emperor returned from the provinces to the capital to-day. His Majesty will, early to-morrow, set out for Orleans and the - valley of the Loire, which is also inundated. The rain has fallen heavily all over France for the last twenty-three hours. A new credit of 10,000,000 francs for the relief of the flooded districts was proposed to-day at the Council of Ministers. General Sir W. F. Williams, the hero of Kars arrived here today en route to London. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING The inundations are, happily, everywhere sub of damage they have done The amoun actly ascertained, but it is stupen- ptions for the sufferers have been 11 newspaper offices, at the Bourse, art—a I arg in various M. Mire ha 3 given X e individual in these parts ; and it is expected that Messrs. Rothschild, Periere, and other great men on the Exchange, will give more, in order not to be out. s expected back to Paris to-day, extended his journey from Lyons to ignon and Arles, he will not be able to return Li( Stanton, to aid th I to-morrow. I hear that some of the authorities, aided by the police, are trying to persuade the workmen of the Faubourg St. Antonie, to give him an ovation on his arrival. It has occurred to the government whether, in consequence of the inundations, it would not be advisable to curtail the fetes of the baptism of the Imperial Prince of much of their splendour, and to give the money they would cost to the subscrip tion for the sufferers from the inundations:Z . But, on reflection, it has been determined not to do this, in order not to deprive the smaller class of traders of Paris of the profits which any public festivity gives them. Aali Pasha, the Turkish Grand Vizer, is ex pected in Paris this evening, from London. The Empress visited the cattle show again yesterday, and a Tyrolian gallantly offered her Majesty two cows. The Empress having accepted them, the honest fellow took her by the hand and shook it heartily sans facon. The solemn blessing, or, as it is called, " baptism," of four new bells, for the cathedral of Notre Dame, took place this day, with a good deal of pomp, at the cathedral. The archbishop officiated. The French Journal of Frankfort, a semi-official organ of the Austrian government, contains, in its number received today, an important declaration, namely, that the signing of the treaty of the 15th April, by France, Austria, and England, has led to their " coming to an understanding on all the great questions which occupy Europe." The Paris papers contain nothing worthy of notice on the American affair. I speak of the papers which count for something. The Bourse has again been bad to-day. THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS' BILL. THE BILL DEFEATED PREAMBLE NOT PROVED (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY, The select committee on the Birkenhead Docks' Bill re-assembled to-day, Sir William Clay in the chair. The other members of the committee present were—Sir Edward Dering, Sir Joseph Paxton, Mr. J. C. Ewart, and Mr. Esmonde. The room was much crowded with parties interested, from Liverpool. Amongit others present, we noticed the Mayor of Liverpool, Mr. Alder man S. Holum, Mr. C. Turner, Mr. James Rolme, Mr. Harold Littledale, Mr. T. F. Bennett, &c., &c. The counsel present were—Mr Hope Scott, Mr. Sergeant Merewether, and Mr. Lush, on the part of the promoters; and Mr. Calvert, Mr. Webster, and Mr. Burke on beh di of the opponents. Ir. Webster put in a table of reference to the esti lendell's and Mr. Hartley's plans, as endell in his examination of Monday Mr. Wagstaff, solicitor, addressing the committee said that before they proceeded to the legitimate busi• ness of the day, they would perhaps permit him, as Mr. M'Cormack's solicitor, to explain some matters referred to by Mr. Rendell in his evidence, affecting the character of Mr. M'Cormack. In Mr. Rendell's evi dence, on the 2nd of June, he imputed to Mr. M'Cormack certain motives which were not very agreeable to that gentleman. It had been insinuated that he gave evi dence before the committee in the hope of deriving some benefit from the Liverpool corporation ; and prejudicial observations had also been made in connec tion with the contract between Mr. M'Cormack and Mr. Brasse . y. Now, Mr. M'Cormack was desirous of 'setting himself right in that proceeding. The reason why Messrs. Brassey and M'Cormack declined to continue their contract, in carrying out Mr. Rendell's plans at the Birkenhead docks was, that they discovered that there was not sufficient security on the works themselves, which, according to the contract, was to be their guarantee for payment for completing the works hav ing agreed to be paid in bonds, on the decks, and they saw that there was not sufficient quay space, according to Mr. Rendell's plan, to pay the interest on their out ay. Mr. Rendell had stated in his evidence, that they had abandoned the contract, in the hope of getting some thing from the Liverpool dock committee. That was altogether untrue, and Mr. M'Cormack was present to give the most emphatic denial to such a statement, by being called, or otherwise, and to ask the committee to strike that portion of Mr. Rendell's evidence out of the short-band writing notes. Mr. Webster said this WAS the most extraordinary proceeding that he. ever heard of in his life. What Mr. Wagstaff complained of, simply arose out of cross examination, in which it was proved that Messrs. Brassey and M'Cormack were under a contract to com plete the docks according to Mr. Rendell's plan, which they afterwards abandoned. He denied that any impu tation was intended to be cast upon Mr. M'Cormack's hon our. Mr. Wagstaff: Well, then, if the imputation is with drawn, I shall be satisfied, but I will read the question and answer, as put to Mr. Rendell, from the short-hand writers' notes Mr. Webster : I object to this proceeding, as most irregular. No imputation was intended, and I am quite sure that Mr. Rendell will withdraw any, if it is considered that there was one. Mr. Wagstaff: Very well, if the imputation is with drawn, and it does not appear on the face of the notes, I have nothing further to say. Mr: Webster: Certainly, there was no imputation intended, and I hope the corporation of Liverpool have not printed it (Laughter.) Mr. Hope Scott, for the promoters, rose and said : On behalf of the corporation of Liverpool having duly weighed what fell from the committee at their last meet ing, and having considered how far it would serve their in terests to proceed with;this enquiry, it has been decided that you shall not be addressed by counsel on behalf of the promoters. The matter, then, will stand as it did on Monday last. We leave the decision in your own breasts, not feeling disposed to interfere with it at all. The Chairman repeated his statement of Monday-- that the committee considered they had sufficient evi 7 dence before them in reference to the two sys.ems for completing the docks, and did not wish to hear further evidence, but were still ready to hear counsel on either side. If, however, the promoters of the bill, acting ander the advice of the learned counsel, did not feel disposed to address the committee, he presumed that the room must be cleared for the committee to deliberate. Mr. Hope Scott : Any speech I might make would simply further prove the advantages of the plan pro posed by the"prornoters. The Chairman: Then perhaps the room had better be cleared. vs.• • The room was accordingly cleared, and on our re-admission, The Chairman said : The decision of the committee is that the preamble of the bill is not proved.. OPEN-AIR PREACHING. - O a Sunday next, at half-past two in the afternoon, on the vacant ground, between the Two Foundry's, Windsor, when the Rev..V. M.. White and other miniiit ra' will address the meeting. The services will be continued every Sunday during the summer months. FOREIGN IN I'ELLIGENCE, ,c_._____ THE EAST Despatches from Marseilles, dated the 4th inst., announce that the Lycurgue has arrived, with advices from Constantinople of the 22nd, and from the Crimea of the 20th. She brought 389 soldiers. The war steamers Coligny, Sane, and Megere have arrived with troops from Kinbourn. The steamers Lady Jocelyn, Glasgow, and New York have arrived nith troops from Kamiesh. THE ARMY IN THE EAST, Intelligence from the late seat of war has been received, up to the date of the 21st ultimo. From it we gather that 56,000 men of the French army has already embarked, and nearly the whole of the Sardinians have left the Crimea. Our own movement seems like a gigantic railway train, slow to start, hut will doubtless rattle away presently at a great pace. The Corfu regiments are now gone, and those of Gibraltar are to be the next to follow. Guns, shot, Ste., are being embarked in the SebastOpol harbour, but the troops will all go on board ship at Balaklava. enant-Colonel James, R. E., Lieutenant Col. R E , and Captain Gordon, R E., have 1 for Bessarabia to survey the line of the new boundary between R commission advice and exp The strangest, but t and best attested fact foldavia, and is this heir professional [he most universally asserted learned from our late ene- That, had t fire continued, they add have blown up t and evacuated the south side of the town on the tenth, or at farthest on the 12111 of September, that is, either two or four days after the assault. The fire was too tremendous and all-searching to be withstood. The officer of one regiment, which garrisoned the Malakhoff from the evening of the 6th till the evening of the 7th, said they marched in 3,400 men with 70 officers, and when they were relieved 2,800 men and 51 officers had been killed or wounded by shell and shot. General Codrington has written a flattering after•order on the occasion of the Sardinian Commander-in-chiefs departure, and has ordered a guard of honour to be in readiness to attend him on embarking. ret to find, that though the rivers were z, all apprehE 3n of danger ha-1 not sub- Considerable alarm was felt for life and property on the margins of the smaller stream men which were rising rapid] ie distr [le people lost r deaths have I a record d alread total is made known and to sho we fe should the mis we may have idea of. •aters travelled the inunda to the latest misery has been caused tc try to step forward The number A great many , ani, when the r it will far exceec This, then moment for the people of npathy and attachment to those of France, and as we hope never to have , let us not lose this one. If we cannot afford to render any pecuniary assis tance to the suffering French farmer, peasant, and such another oppor tunit' townsman, we may offer a few words of condolence to those whose appaling calamities may befal our selves at any moment it may please Providence to let go the sluice-gates of the heavens upon " the " land we live in." THE COURT. The Queen visited the Duchess of Gloucester on Wednesday, at Gloucester-house. Her Majesty after wards took a drive in an open landau and four, with the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. Prince Albert, the Regent of Baden, and Prince Frederick William of Prussia went on Wednesday morning to Oxford Uni versity. The royal party left Buckingham Palace soon after eight o'clock, in three carriages and four, for the terminus of the Great Western Railway at Paddington, and travelled by a special train to Oxford. The royal party returned to Buckingham Palace at a quarter past seven o'clock. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback in the forenoon, and Prince Arthur, with the Princesses Helena and Louisa, took a drive in an open carriage and four. Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening. The company included the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal, the Regent of Baden, and Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Prussian Minister and Countess Bernstorff, the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, and the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey. THE COMMERCE OF THE MERSEY.—Messrs. James Baines and Co. yesterday despatched two vessels for Melbourne, namely, the Saldanha (carrying the usual bi monthly mail), and the Montmorency—both of which carried out large and valuable cargoes, and full comple. ment of passengers. We believe this is the first occasion upon which one firm have despatched two large vessels in one day for any port in the Australian colonies, and the fact may be taken as a satisfactory proof that there is a gradual and progressive increase in the trade between the Mersey and the antipodes. We may also notice that the same firm have put a vessel on the berth to sail from this port for Auckland, New Z:aland. The vessel selected for this new trade is the fine sharp clipper-ship Conference, which was built by Messrs. Tavleur and Co., of Warrington, and a description of 1.14..11 we gave in letail when sho was launched. The trace.- , tween New .and and this country has hi, lised by London, and rto be( e profits hay to monop n made by A. in it, and the rates of fr have b( _ad passage much higher than what the business can be y, the corpse of a man, much decomposed, was found in Bootle bay. The body was brJught to the dead house, where it awaits an inquest. BODY FOUND.-- yarns were The Cotton Market at Havre opened this month rather flatly, with a heaviness in the closing quota tions of May. The sales, on the 3rd inst., comprised Lousiana, Georgia, m 1 sorts at following price nei Lousiana, very low 50. kilos. good do. 89f, very ordinary 93f, and old do. 105 f; Georgia (very low) 82f, low 88f, and mixed sort y orcunar Oe. In coffee the arrivals well es were effected at the following rates:-30 bags Gonaives 69f 50c per 50 kilos, 250 do. Seremiale 65f 50c, 3,500 do. Santos (price not given). 36 do. Demerara 128 f to - 136 f per 50 kilos, and 900 Java at 125 f to 128 f. Accounts from Riga report an active trade in all articles of export at the close of May. Linseed, of superior quality, was much sought after, and the prices realised were above previous rates for sorts weighing 112 lbs. Hempseed was also in demand, and qualities weighing 90 to 91 lbs. realised 3 roubles 90 kopecks, of which 8,000 tons were dis posed of ; and a portion which had been in store for some time realised 3 80 silver roubles, with a premium for good weight. Hempseed oil for con• sumption sold at 38 to 39 roubles per berkowitz. Ta!low was also in demand, and 40 roubles per berkowitz was asked, but buyers were not inclined to give more than 33 to 39. Exchange on London 38, and on Paris 400. Notwithstanding the positive statement that the British Minister has been actually dismissed from Washington, the Funds to-day show increased firmness. A recovery of I per cent was even at one period attained. Towards three o'clock, news of a heavy fall at Paris induced an unfavourable re-action here, and the Funds finally closed the same as yesterday : namely, at 94/ to 95. The market may be described as intrinsically strong, but restrained from any ad vance by the uncertainty of the American question. There seems no valid reason why the speculative panic in Paris should inflict any material prejudice upon this market, in which speculation is as yet restricted within very reasonable bounds. Money continues in fair demand, in mer cantile channels, but without pressure. In the Stock Exchange to-day accommodation was readily obtainable at 44 per cent, on security of government stock. The Bank of England charge for making advances on govern ment stock, daring the shutting of the transfer books, is maintained at 5 per cent. The Paris Bourse to-day- was visited by further severe depression. The price for money exhibits a decline of about 4 per cent, but in the quota tion for the account the reduction is no less than 1g per cent. Nearly all descriptions of French Railway Securities have also fallen heavily. The settlement in the Rentes and Rail way Securities was excessively painful; enormous rates were charged for carrying over the accounts of the mass of speculative buyers. The prospectus of the Euphrates Valley Railway Company, limited, is issued, with a capital of 1,000,0001 sterling. The iay Share Market continues well supported, responds reluctantly to the fluctuations of the Is. The following were the closing quotations ; aledonian, 51 511. Eastern Counties, 10 10,1 Lancashire, 79 798. Great Northern, Great Western, 611 Lancashire Yorkshire, 92,1 99 and North Western, 1028 Sheffield and Lincolnshire ---" North B .ti s h: et 711 81,4 A, 78 70 and London Manchester, 291. Midlar I Stock, 78-7-, iouth Eastern Dover, Newcastle, and Berwici York and North Midland 571, 571 JoLTY.—The Globe of last night We have good grounds for THE INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE Intelligence dated Wednesday evening, informs us that the gradual fall of the Rhone still continues, and the river has nearly returned to its bed. At Lyons, in order to facilitate the running off of the water from the inundated parts, trenches have been cut in different places. No exact idea can yet be formed of the extent of the damage done, but the number of houses that have been destroyed, is now estimated at not less than 400, and the num• her of persons deprived of homes is said to be 25,000; as to the dead no calculation can yet be made- A boat, containing six soldiers, capsized in the Plaine du Grand Camp, and three of the men were unfortunately drowned. A man residing at La Part Dieu, whose house fell down and buried his young wife, to whom he had been but recently married, threw himself in despair into the Rhone. A woman, living on the Quai d'Albret, who saw her husband drowned, while rendering assistance to some sufferers, threw her self out of a window on the fourth storey, and was killed on the' spot. A. young woman, who had been confined two. days before, was taken out of her bed with her child and conveyed in a boat to a place of safety. A. woman, holding a young child in her arms, 4as seen on the roof of a house crying for assistance, and a boat was speedily directed towards the spot. The boat had just arrived. as the house began to give way ; the . mother threw her child into the arms of one of the boatmen, and in a moment after• sank herself with the ruins. Three .childrert were found buried beneath the ruins of one house after the 'waters had retired. It is im possible to describe in sufficient terms of admira tion the zeal which has been displayed by the authorities and by the inhabitants in rendering assistance.. Hundreds of persons are seen carrying provisions of every. kind to the churches, which have been • thrown open for the reception of the houseless sufferers. The Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, from the first commencement of the inun dation, placed his palace at the disposal of the sufferers. The fears which had been entertained for the fate of M. Roustan, the mayor of Villeur banne, and M. Villars, the commissary of police, are happily unfounded. .Thoso gentlemen have returned to their homes, aftei been for some r, from which time eonfin( M Villars at length saved . and then had a boat sent of ) the assistance of his comp Anion in misfortunq The railway has been )ken up by the floods rascon and Graveson, in several points betwe, and all communications )nd Tarascon on the left r the breaking down of he Dyke of Boulbon the water rapidly advanced to Arles across the plain which separates that town from Tarascou. The bridge of Trinquetaille was carried away, and the. communication with the fau bourg of that name cut off. From the top of the Tower of Arles the country round has the appear ance of a vast lake ; the Camargue is completely under water. At the viaduct on the Rhone, be tween Tarascon and Beaucaire, the water has reached the platform of the bridge, but the struc ture has still held firm. As to the suspension bridge, which unites Tarascon and Beaucaire, it is completely covered. On the side of Beaucaire the Rhone has overflowed its banks, and inundated the plain towards Nismes. The railway has not been injured, and the circulation of the trains has been kept up between Marseilles and the right bank of the Rhone. The journals of Toulouse, Agen, Nantes, and Angers, had to be sent by-a circuitous route owing to the floods. At Nantes, on Monday morning, the rise of the waters was not very considerable. At Angers it was more important. At Toulouse the Garonne was falling on Saturday; at Agen on Sunday morning, after a rise which inundated the lower part of the city, the Garonne was sta tionary with a tendency to fall. The overflow of the Garonne was the third that has taken place this year. The accounts from Valence record great disasters. The bridges of Douzere and Rochemaure have been carried away ; but, by the efforts of a detachment of 150 artillerymen, that over the Isere at Valence had been preserved. The Orleans journals, in addition to the details given. contain the following :—" The quays and all the low streets adjoining were still under water, and the inhabitants were obliged to enter and leave their' houses in boats. A great quantity of mer chandise had been destroyed. The Mayor had caused large quantities of bread to be baked for the sufferers, and had had live stock driven into the city by the peasants, to be placed in the market and slaughter-houses. On the railway neither goods nor passenger trains were despatched from places below Orleans. The damage done to the growing crops in the neighbourhood of the city is represented to be very considerable—far more so than . that occasioned by the inundations of 1846. At Gien, the suspension bridge was swept away, and a house in the Rue d'Orleans was thrown down—a • woman being killed in the ruins. All the principal streets of the town and the adjacent plain for miles aroun d were under water. Communications from the surrounding country with Orleans were entirely suspended. At St. Pryve the waters rose as high as the tops of the trees, and a newly built house was partly washed down. At St. Benoit and the neighbouring communes, the inhabitants had to seek refuge on the heights. At Clery the waters overflowed the dykes, filled the richly cultivated valleys of Dry and Clery, and caused, it is said,-' incalculable loss.' In addition to all this, the bridge . over the Allier, at St. Germain, which cost more than 2,ooo,ooofovas thrown down by the flood. At Vierzon the waters rose 15c higher than in the . last inundations, invaded th e iron works, covered the quays and many of the streets, threw down three houses, carried away a vast quantity of different objects, menaced one of the principal bridges on the railway; and interrupted traffic below the town and on the lines• to•Bourges and Chateauroux- At Tours there were great disasters, and from the Allier and - the :Cher also deplorable accounts were received." THE AMERICAN DIFFIC publishes the following believing that the porary, to t Incorrect ement made by a morning con he effect, that the U ted States government had npton to withdraw from its territory, is entic intelligence received from the American seat of vernment, contains nothing to corroborate ort, which, we believe, originated in the hearsay asser tion of a passenger by the America, of the dismissal of Mr. Crampton. Our readers have quite as good grounds as ourselves for forming an estimate, but we think it right to state that we have every reason to disbelieve the announce ment that so grave a circumstance has actually occurred." The subject of the rumour formed a question in both Houses of Parliament last night, as it will be seen from our Parliamentary report, that Mr. Disraeli asked whether it was true that her Majesty's Minister at Washington had quitted that capital at the wish of the President of the United States. Lord Palmerston promptly replied that he had received, indirectly, information that Mr. Crampton had received his passports, and had quitted Wash ing-ton for Toronto, but that as yet nothing had heen received from that gentleman. In like manner in the Lords, Earl Granville, answering the Earl of Hardwieke's enquiry whe ther Mr. Crampton had not been summarily dismissed, said he was not aware that any official announcement on the subject had reached the Government. The reply of the noble Premier may refer only to the indirect information adverted to by the Globe, inasmuch as the report seems to have been current in London previous to the arrival there of the advices brought by the Atlantic, and published in our columns yesterday. It is worthy of remark that those advices are four days later than those by the America, which brought the "mysterious passenger," and that they are ilent on the subject. It is, therefore, to be hoped that the rumour will prove to be without foundation. Surely if such an event as the dismissal of the British Minister had taken place, the ever active and industrious correspondents at Washington would have made it the leading featthe of their communications to their respective journals. CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION.—The usual fortnightly meeting of this society was held last night, in the Royal Institution, the president, Ur. Abraham, in the chair. Mr. Stewart, of Birkenhead, was elected a member of the society. The secretary announced donations to the Museum from G. C. Huson, Esq. • R. Sumner and Co. ; C. Jlnes, Esq.; J. Hand, S. Johnson, and I. Dutton, Esqrs. Mr. Mercer then delivered a lecture on. " Potassium and its Compounds," which was illustrated with a large colecion of specimen?, diagrams and experiments. The thants of the meeting were voted to Mr. Mercer for bin instructive L'cture, and to the donors to the Museum. The last meeting of the session will be held on Thursday, the 19th inst., when Dr. Edwards will give the results of some experiments on the detection of Strychnine. CORONBR'S INQUESTS.-Th borough coroner held the following inquests yesterday :—On the body of James Connor, who died in th'i Southern-hospital, in consequence of injuries inflicted by a woman named Susan Donelan, of Lower Frederick-street. A full report of this case appeared in our paper a few days ago. The jury found a verdict of manslaughter against the woman, and at the same time the jury made the following presentment :—" This jury protests against the accused not being brought before them, to hear all the evidence in th;s court. and which they consider is in violation of the spirit of English law. Signed, Thomas Shelmordine, foreman of the coroner's jury." The prisoner has been remanded by Mr. Mansfield.— Oa the body of Thomas Lusk, a book-keeper, sixty-five years of age, who died sudden'y. On examination by Mr. Wall, surgeon, of the Northern-hospital, it appeared that death was the result of infiamation of -th L ngs, L brought on by natural caus • „ Verdict accnrdingly.— On the body of John M‘Mabon, a chid two years old, who died in consequence of injuries by being scalded with hot coffee. Verdict, "accidental deatli." ~"~'~` PAR VI IMPERIAL HOUSE OF LORDS.—TguRsDAY Their lordships met at five o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION The royal assent was given by cormnio.°!l Annuities (No. 2) Bill, the Bankers' Coropos!tion the Fire Insurances Bill and a nu mber of The LORD CHANCELLOR laid on the table four the subject of the disposal of cha rit y funds, WblC injuriously or not beneficially employ ed. The bills were rea? privJt_e a first time, MR. CRAUPTON, The Earl of HARDWICKE enquired whether , true that her Majestrft lllinister at Washington ha' summarily dismissed ? Earl GRANVILLE was not aware that ..e,nc announcement on the subject bad reached th u The Hay and Straw Trade Bill was read a The The tir P me e pe a o c ar e nt do Preservation n t s (lreland) : 11 :::: : time.th ird ll to Sa ri Lion (House of Lords) Bill was received, arr a , rie s discussion the amendments were sanetiolea_ The Reformatory Schools (Scotland) Dill,tialue " .. .11ery Bill, were read a third National C: passed. ST OF ITALY. • Of C l• In reply to a que s ion ATE put by the Marqu is _bed tout; CARDE D in reference to the state of Italy, Paris Conference. rocGw theTlgenEiaprolteonftCiaLriAeßsENatnpinsrarirsevueproteadttboetsitgyetio oilpec parliament separated, it might he neces s b ar ' v resen l ' o full dtmueapTi irnhteyteca aoni nteoideprecated discussion dteahirrsdmocrsua t ie i esw p ssa o ii tnoi n nna: qt t h hbau e eulaymt: q t question • At Joe ' thatof werel ebserairnexdia:s 0 1(4 c i ; er past eight _ 'clo g rfIv""" HOUSE OF COMAIONS. -- The SPEAKER took the Chair at four O'CIOC H RELATIONS WITH AERICA. „ se ir etic Sir E. B. LYTTON gave notice that 00 the y adjournment till Monday to-morro w, . he o f our P .l question to the Government on the su b j rc relations with the United States of AinOtiCa, THE TENANT BIGHT, in reply to Mr. STAFFORD, he n ° ''''' Mr. floasmAN reminded the House that t _, ln vin at the head of the Government stated at the b'o nse th the session, that the Government did not p rop- oie, ~ _o v ate _ selves to introduce or to take charge of a p lan , , measure on the subject of Tenant Right ja thelre bill of reference to the silence of ministers uPen intended to 513 ' !i nt . member for Mayo, be said he had „, 9 ,01 tt 4 ,heo r t e h sGp e oo sudden closing of the debate took h ira u",,fa v i ' l Government en th t e su ea p l p l or o t r ed the th h e o m n. ea re su e r n e 3 k , e n u r t ` f s o; po l : l' was in that the landlord and tet4 ON in an unsatisfactory condition, but air' from not think any advantage would accrue , the the bill to pass another stage • and it; ther ef°r" tb e ber for Northamptonshire would move , wi l li e e ri co s that rgoing into committee came on, that I ,, i ' i ; PI day six months, the government wol ilu -° to give him their support ill 3l ' MR. CRAMPTON. ITlle lte j 0 Mr. DISRAELI asked whether it V 135 Majesty's Minister at Washington bad .„14„1,1ted silt r t i capital at the wish of the President of the 1 -P .- be ad e' t the state and whether, if true, the noble lord at government intended that evening to Mak e 3 rro o the subject. , - Lord PALMERSTON said—l have receiveu of f the , i indirectly of the fact to which the question i pto hon. gentleman refers, namely, that gr. er3,l3 ioP fl I received his passports and has quitted W 35 ,, 1 'd 00 1 , Toronto. Nothing, however, has been receiv:ut to 0- as yet, and I have no other statement at Pr es ' THE CRIMEAN COMMISSION. & 0l( 111 repy to Mr. PALK, Mr. PEEL said he was not aware that th e *IS. Board of officers had made a report. 0 04 answer to Lord CLAUD ILuurriroN, is e p to In TnE COMMUNICATIONS WITH TOE CIIICASSI/'' Lord PALMERSTON sa id i t tbe -5. - would no la tivo produce the report of Mr. Longworth re communications with the Circassians . REDUCTION OF THE NAVY. f 1 In reply to Sir CHARLES NAPIER, , „, turn s ,:oi Admiral BERKELEY refused to prouuo- I T ,00l- ,A' tsls of war of all descriptionsput out 0 ' " e ao - ' 0 e or of t l of e j Ance the signing of the tr tyf of men the ships now in e c a ommis ' sioi c l w ere rtl l-0 n'l r '') ci plement, but consented to the production 0 , , b , 5 3 li of emtinuation-service.men remaining ju,',, t 0 . 1 0 % The honourable and gallant admiral stated to n a 00 of a the coastguards men, and all the rigge re !:, - (.1 13eb3r d completed five years' service, had he' : " ,01 from the fleet. • i tell' e ' move for the refused returns Sir CHARLES NAPIER gav e not ic e of his n ol' , on inotionfor supply on Monday CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Bi ll ' r siti 1 The committee on the Cambridge Va lve " postponed till Monday MILITARY EDUCATION. e On the motion for je going i n t o committee 01 Mr. S. HERBERT drew a tt en tion to the sub tion and instruction of officers in the; army hon member sketched a plan for the itnPr°;;rtii, education for the army, the main features 11.1.0ert:; that none should be admitted to the are3l,!,`, she: of 16, ;that the whole system of ittstrueW,',ooo recognised, that the education of officers l'iusive ti same for all branches of the service, e s that the school for staff officers 'anpolo' ...Wished at Farnham, and that affte i should be open exclusively to young wen school, and that no officer should be ° ar in o staff, unless he had previously served ne O three branches of the army. militia lkfr. PEEL criticised the scheme of the right h 0 a Jcommendedihneenori c i ra " de referred to . the improvements that 'd,birtrial' : Mr. ject till th Mr. Emit, Lord Housean d u e e x t p t e o r im takeen t s o u y n 0 s i v t c p - s 000 i t e ll: enquire int e o organisation of armies of forC' :4 had reported question commissioners , who had been ep , E O P oo el P fl''. colon c , bail the atten , on cf it --E Sir DE LACY EVANS, t S h T e O N g, 0 ver m e admittednt 8 :1: offered s f i ume remarks o 'IIOTETANI, and Lord GonVil s' tave°retort Lord PALMF 'itapOr e, t ?.nd promised that, peace having r b i e si „ .te d and a scheme proposed to the co a ' :Id be dir c . u , r Atic ° subject, - _ a military edu Theangr reed to H onse then went into committee of the remaining votes of the civil 01' 0 of cl e uding a vote of £30,361 for the audita j accounts. parliament. SUPPLY , 53 id th e Sat° Mr. WILSON, in moving that. vofe, Bill would come on to-morrow (Fria:l3).o'ol°k' The House adjourned at half-past °le app.i,arili?elteyclells,t OXTON Birkenhead A: P fD B es O d A a ß y D . Park, society took p lace thisCLAUGHTON FLOWER 50v.dtlY 1 o onedn '''',," t exhibitione yeste i , t for ' LOCAL MARINE . first time board Laird. f I trade are Messrs. Lockett, Smith, P6oo'; Palmer, being Graves the representatives of the shipow.fr Ai was elected • ' ' resigned. chairman in the rooni 0 I ..-- TTheliemnemeviberhseara 1 " Of TnE OVERSEERS OF WEST TOO I'''. °el), OF LIVERPOOL.—In the DERBY V A le ...,., oe r _ .ts i , this Court of id , °u; e ase f et i for the • . matter was argued. It was •riVP 1 „estlo.- al. opinion of the court, ridsing the cl" ~ 00 5 ' the C • orporatton of Liverpool ' -r ble to ye •W' were ia rte ln the poor rate of West Derby, in respect to e t e e je t , works, Derby. belonging The C orporation to the Corporation, 6 31 ° 1 , t he gr, s9 ' i claimed exemption u" n ly 31 , 1 that they made dto ePr na funds arising no profit, but were boun . o to r , from the water works in quesl° Drettth purposes Mr. Aspinall, in favour ' of exeraption• Monk, with whom was jr.Al itIOIY, heard in ' s Mr' was _Lippert of the rate, and Mr. Millw T eo_art t " time to consid Ito' , er their • judgment. EssIGRATIO l•-• of lowing N FROM LIVERPOOL DCRINO _ Ol 4 ~. , u.awing is a return of the ernigration from tie 1! tioo of, .al y. Of the vessels despatched under the oPe r . 3 o ITI" emigration States , officials, there were 26 ships to ' osf erg, composed s, carrying 38 cabin, and 13,214 steerse Prtio, __ posed of 3,739 English, 509 Scotch 8,376 '„ 00 5 ,3. . 9 r O r . foreigners. To New Brunswick there was_suro,... c png 9 cabin, and 89 steerage pssmgers, e°ll',oor she English, ar 2 Scotch, and 37 Irish, To Canada, ouipri carrying 17 cabin and 1,657 steerage passen<'ersl cues. English, 115 Scotch, 892 Iri,h, and 80 tor elg er ee 11 'S d ne y n n e ey, one ship carrying 349 (governmnt) steeotre,b. Portg rrsh.comprised of 312 English, and 37 r 00 bio,, 904 llip (Melbourne), 3 ships, carrying 8' •,i,v,' steerage passengers, of whom 648 5c,„,°11?,, slioti 54 Scotch, 148 Irish, and 54 foreigners. 111 ; s teer total " under the act" of 148 cabin, and 16,2 L" scel , passengers ; of whom 5,319 were 'English, 7 11 0 0 453 Irish, and 724 foreigners. There weereecrat "short" shis (which do not come under the 1 ' , f. 1 .( sas 00 ° 1 of the act t to t o the United States, carrying ~'-' '. to . 2 Canada, . 1 ship, carrying 1 83 passenger,li,:iscesnO Philip, ships, carrying 36 passengers, to , ca rry ship, carrying 6 passengers; to Sydney, 1 el"P' AY'Y"') ia-itl 30 passengers; to South America (Buencs with 7 passengers ; and the West Indies, 1 sh' fli P' o th; passengers. This makes a total, (luring the —° s. 17,311 emigrants , carried in 53 ships and stesni„lsh f flowing is the list of the Australian departure,' sos were all for olelbourne except 'he Ilerald, wbichA.lo 1 Sydney :—May 5 : Ship Ligh tning, 1,468 tons; -i C se_n a gers, despatched by Messrs. IJa:res as on (.; e M rn y 14: ship Herald, 1,194 tons, 349 passeriger_sd 0 mame2not)., despatched by Messrs. James 13,iince ;co despatched y ship Red Jacket, 1,597 tons, 4 29 Ploy fit. by M essrs. Pille t an d Wilson ;, b y ing on an ship Ellen, 916 tons,. despatchea 153 passengers, Edmund Thompson. - ,_ Selo 'lkr, —.4 Sir T Ar u° °ngs - "^it t( • V I °ra '* ipd i cy tie s 4th c°4l l)lz lb,' P9Ol. rr ~pla~u di. - ;v"01 t k „_ ',OO O. 'l° we et% ~. ,ret 1 . It, , t,;:"rd . er „ . Awn, "111 4 4 2Was °1 1 he Vth 11 al e ' 1 , 1. t4e tt r : til t ,. L "01