The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-05 00:00:00

of the cfnektien is ever to be looked for v t the hands of our present rulers ? , ,Ifas: not Mr. GLADSTONE and his friends, ,in - paint of 'fact, done more to impede the repeal of the paper duty than to expedite - it by their reckless sacrifice of our revenues? Who has retained the . War tax upon the poor man's tea and sugar ?• Who, but our so-called Liberals. Liberal Undoubtedly they have buil in bribery and corruption—in promises Amfulfilledand in the sacrifice of our national interests and resources. But where. has their iit , erality,manifested itself in favour of the people *whose honour and welfare they are sworn to pro tect? The constituencies begin to show that they Will not endure the inenbts . of the present reek, leSs and unprincipled administration much longer —the popular judgment is being awarded in favour of those journals who have faithfully held up their acts of shame to public scorn, in pre ference to those who have sought to Cloak and conceal them. This healthy tone a public opinion —this vigorous nioveinnt in favour of ' political honesty, is what vexes our opponents— the professed friends but real enemies of the people—and extorts from them deep groans against what they call "Conservative reaction." FOREIGN INTELLIGEIs,T,OII FRANCE. (FROM! OJR CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Saturday, Nov. 3. The Monitor - which, in ordinary circumstances, .uta not have appeared yesterday, owing to the previous day being a holiday, came out as usual, for the purpose of announcing to the public with out delay, the intelligence of the victory gained by the allied forces over the Chinese, and the fact that the insult which the French flag had sus tained at the disastrous attack on the Teiho had been avenged. The account of the taking of the forts, furnished by General Montauban is sub stantially the same with that which previously appeared in the English papers, According to the Co'n;sttlittion - nel, the entire dispute bet Ween the Duke de Grammont, Frengli •Minister at. Rome, and General Lamoriciere turns upon a misreading or a misquotation of a single expression in the despatch sent by the former to Mgr. Merode, with reference to the anticipated - 7 invasion of the Papal territory 'by the Tiechicon , tese. The despatch stated that the French Government would be forced. td OppdSe" any such step, meaning thereby; it iA 0,1160 d, oppos . ing it by dipleniatie Or moral means ; whereas the version of the document communicated., to 0- eneral Lainoriciere by thq raiial Minister at War resented the French Government as Prepared to oppose the invasion by force."_ The French paper's' insinute that the„ inter polation was wilfully made by Mgr. Merode, in Order that he might use . it as a threat against the Piedmontese—while it seems to be insinuated on , the other side that the phrase in question was purposely couched in ambiguous language, in order that the French Government might be able to act upon it either in one sense or the other. however this may be, and Whoever was the setter of the trap, it isquite:clear that it is General tarno- . • -riciere who has been caught in it. His misfor tune, however, 'is not a source of much concern to the •Government of Louis Napoleon. - The Messager du Midi,publishes the following letter from Toulon, dated the 30th 'ult., relative to the interposition of the French admiral at Gaeta, between the Piedmontese and the Royalists : A squadron of two frigates and two steam corvettes, linder.the Sardinian flag, having troops on board, ar rived On 'the 27th of October, at the mouth of the Garigliano, and cannonaded A.Royalist camp which de fended.that.position. At the first sound of the . cannon, Admiral Le Barbiere de Tinan, who was at 'anchor be fore Gaeta, sent the steam frigate DeStartes with orders to place herself acro s s the tine and fire, of cause the ring-to cease until he himself could reach the spot. At the moment when the Descartes was getting ready, another French ship, the. Redoubtable, .was perceived in the offing, on its way hack from Syria, and the Admiral at once signalled to it to make 'for the place where the firing was going on. The St, Louis and the Bretagne were also Idaking for the spot in all haste, and the affair was likely to take .a bad turn, when the Sardinian Admiral sent the Ardita with an officer, cartying a flag:. of truce, with a, protest which was deposited in duplicate' in the elands of the French Admiral . and the commander Of,the English vessel Renown, after which he, got ander weigh • With 'fliS r squadron, and returned to Naples in the course be the night. It is asserted in the French, squadron, that the flotilla had on board the division of General Tun which had embarked at Naples the evening . before 'with ; sealed Orders; - and that , the cannonade was a ruse of Garibaldi's, who was desirous of finding out in this Way, vfhether the, French Admiral would ,venture to employ force to oppose the pro Posed 'disembarkation. •Phat gives ascertain- air of probability to.this version is, that the affair was concocted before the arrival of the • ling of l'iedolont at, Naples, who would otherwL4e certainly have opposed it. I' should not be surprised to find that what is . "here stated about Garibaldi's • distrust of the French turned out to be correct ; but I do not believe for a moment , that this act of Admiral de Tinan is to be regarded, as indicative of hostile .;feelings on the part of the French Government towards Sardinia. On the contrary, I know from a' good source that the despatches of arms and ammunition which the French Government is making to , the Sardinian Government, far from ceasing, have for some time assumed a degree of 'activity .and importance which leaves little room to doubt that all the rifled cannon which are sent into Italy are destined solely for the use of the Pied knontese army. The inference from all thi, there fore, is, that' every effort is being made by both France and Sardinia to induce Austria to renounce Venetia, it being considered that the best way of backing up the diplomatic pressure which Austria is now undergoing, with that view, is to exhibit to her the strength of her opponents. She is new told that after Piedmont shall have become mis tress of the rest of Italy, she will have 'the dis posal 'of an army of 300,000 men, and a fleet Powerful enough to sweep any small . squadron which Austria can collect, from the seas. Most devoutly do . I hope this 'plan of action will suc ceed; but I wish I were a little more confident, that it would. To return to the Gaeta affair, the Patric of fast ni g ht has the following statement on the subject, With reference to the denial of the facts alluded to, which have been given by the Turin papers : The Italian journals speak incorrectly of what has taken place on the Neapolitan coast. The PiedmOntese know that the blockade of ,Gada will not be recognised by any Power.. The Cabinet of Turin is acquainted 'with the instructions given to Vice-Admiral Le Barbiere de Tinan—instructions which rest upon a feeling of courtesy and humanity which all the world will appreciate. The King of Naples is ,at Gaeta with his young Queen, and with his brothers and sisters, several of whom are children of tender years. None of the family have wished, nor do they now wish, to quit the King, and ,a double attack, by sea and land, would expose to the greatest dangers a young family, who are entire strangers to the present events. In presence of these facts, the attack, by sea, of Gaeta has not been ordered; and it is not the case, as has been announced, that Admiral Persano had presented himself with his squadron before that fort. It will be observed that the last paragraph we have quoted is an indirect confirmation of the Toulon version of the affair, as far as Garibaldi is concerned. At the Bourse, yesterday, the market for , Rentes and for the Credit 21Iobilier shares showed a good deal of animation. The Rentes, which on Wed nesday had closed at 69f. 25c., advanced yester ' day to 69f. 45c. ; and between that rate and 69f, 25c., at which it closed, a good many operations Were effected. ITALY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MILAN, Oct. 31. Our latest despatches from Vienna confirm my former letters, that Austria would resist to the utmost every overture coming from France for a congress of the Great Powers for the dis t ussion and final settlement of the Italian question. This determination on the part of -Austria is a proof, not only of her unwillingness to come to any amicable adjustment of the q , nes tion that is now holding in suspense the nations of Europe, but a firm conviction in the power of her military forces, and that she will not be left iolated in the struggle against Piedmont, should prance again attempt to take an active part in . th e campaign of the ensuing spring, provided always that Piedmont, by her over zeal and ambition, is not led into some act, before that Period, to justify Austria in breaking from the bonds that now bind her hand and foot. The -biritto ,of to-day, a journal which is 'generally 'well informed, candidly confesses that the congress vvhich has been so anxiously urged by the French Cabinet, is one of the astute propositions on the Part of France to gain time for Piedmont, so as to put her in a better position to go before this Proposed re-union of the Ureat Powers, and to 'Ward off that tempest which seems to be daily threateni n g the present Italian movement. The s ame journal declares, that in the event of a former being 'agreed 'to, it will still hold to it s Vrrner 'conviction, which is, that the Emperor Aapoleon, not Withstanding the late article of the CQ4Bttifutfonned, and, the apparent h pupport the „ _ against Refused to vote „'. Annulled present ,policy of Cavehr is 'receiving from France, has neither forgotten nor abandoned. the famous praki of an Italian confederation as ,propOsed at Villafranea, and that hoWever muchpresent appearances may be a ga i ns t th e consummation of such.a policy; "from prii , ate arid Most atitliorita= tive inforniation" it aISO asSerts; that this is the fixed idea and most anxious wish of Napoleon: In reference to the eternal article of the COnsti, tutionriel, the Diritto also declares that this pro duction, which has caused so Much noise in Enrope, may be summed up in these few" Words :-Ist, France will not permit the intervention cf any power,. much less that of Austria. 2nd; France does not entirely apProire of the policy of Pied; mont in her intervention in 'the Roman a nd Neapolitan' states, being contrary to the rights of the people and all international law. 3rdly, France proposes a congress in order to subniit certain propositiOns to be determined relative to the position in which he left Italy, and the position she now presents to Europe:" Without permitting myself to be drawn into an analysis of the views of the Diritto, or discussing whether the Same are in ,eonforinity, with that penetration and acumen which is attributed to the Writers of this journal, I cannot, however, help doubting the accuracy of the circumstances as presented to the public, and for these simple re . z u .-- ;;;;, 71; tile astute Lou N apo l eon wai - really Sincere in proposing the Italian. Confederation as sUggested to the Emperorof Atistria tit Viiiabatida, there can be no donut that Francis Joseph would immediately consent to the same. It would be idle to speculate upon the points that would be brought . before tho Congress in. ,relation to the position in which he left Italy; and the position which she noW presents to Dirope: These pro- positions would have precisely the same result as the revolution of 1848 had in creating him abso lute monarch of the , Fiench empire, and the dethronement and banishment of the legitimate royal family of. France. The Russian note to the court of Turin has created some little sensa tion here, "but haS in its . t*n been laughed. at by the journals of this country; because, with the support of France behind theni; there is no danger to be feared from any part and : that they May pursue whatever line of policy they think proper, however Contrary to 611 international,and public law, which is really, the pregent policy of the' Sardinian Government: Without the slightest Pre tensions to self-conceit your renders itiust have seen. that all the points brought forward in the Russian note Were . submittedto them in my letters written More than afortnight since. I must now say a few words about Naples and the votation of the 21st inst, If I say that the same influences were used by the Piedmontese emissaries as were used by those of. France in a similar comedy for the cession of Nice and Savoy, I should, perhaps, be. doing an injustice'to the French agentS, because I did not hear of any of the voters being either insulted and brOtally ill" treated by petseris' that stirtOurided the voting seetions'of..Charribery. and Nice; brit on the 21st inst. ' at. NapleS, the thriaglEd that surrounded the different 'Places destined for the voting most 'brutally ill-treated those persons who put . a number into the - Urn. The Pungolo, of last evening, gives the result of the' voting for the city of Naples as follows : Number of votes inscribed, 109,102. The number of voters, in, favour FRANCE. . 106,024 . 37 3,000 109,102 I will not attempt to give your readers, ariy pre cise details of the undue influences that Were adopted to obtain this majority as reported by those who were charged to count the votes; but froth all my letters—and I have many—they agree in stating that the most shameful system was adopted by the Government, and that the report of the taking of Capita was expressly got up for the purpose of influencing the voters. &me slight idea of the zeal adopted by the indi viduals appointed to- hand the slips of paper to the voters with the words Si and No, when I tell you he was continually addressing the groups of voters, as they came up, as follows (this is from a letter of a correspondent at Naples to the Gazette of -Milan, and published on-the 27th instant.) —"Every batch of . voters that arrived the officer who was' sworn to receive the votes, while presenting the two urns of Si and No, addressed .the .people in these words—' Remem ber that you come to vote.either for king Francis or Ring Victor Emmanuel. You know right well what are the qualities of the one -and the other, therefore think before depositing your vote." 'What voter would have the hardihood to place his vote in the' urn inscribed . with the mono syllable Yo after such' a direct invitation to vote for Victor'Emmanuel. In Sicily and throughout the provinces the same systeni has been adopted as at Naples. pp There is a report afloat of great discontent on the part of Garibaldi and his party at the recent appointments Made. by Cavour of Montezemolo, Cordova, La Vagina, Parini, Fauti,l and Valfre, who have been: selected to' fill the highest offices in Sicily_ and Naples. This is what I have all along said, and persist in saying that the libera tion of Italy is not so much for the freedom of the Italians as it is to 'satiate the ambition of Cavour, and .to extend the_ interest. and influence of Piedt mont and the Piedmontese. _ Lombardy and the Central, Provinces are at present but too per suaded of this fact. • It must not be believed that Naples is quiet, or that the people are all contented with the present usurpation of the country by the Piedmontese. This' is far from being the case. Even taking the votation of Naples at their own figures, namely, 106,024 votes in favour, *e must remember that the population of that city is over 500,000, and it is an undeniable . truth that the people of the Abruzzi are entirely opposed to the revolution, which is the reason that they have incurred the brutal order of " this monster Cialdini," as he would most certainly be styled if he was an Austrian general, or commanding an Austrian army instead of an Italian column. This is not the first time that the ferocity o this man's character has appeared in his orders of 'the day. I remember upon his first entrance into the Marches another order of the day which showed but little dignity in a man holding the position of com mander of a division of troops. In that order of the day to his soldiers the troops of the Pope were styled the worst dregs of the people of every nation, convicts, robbers, and assassins. It is neither my province nor intention to defend the late or present army of the Pope, but we all know of what kind of materials the present army of Garibaldi is composed,. and the reckless and •savage character of the' same. We have been told by many journals of the cruelties of the Royalists during the battle of the let instant, but a . most honourable man whom I know for many years, assured me that he had spoken with two of the Garibaldini who were present at the fight of the Ist instant, and who declared that scores of the Bavarian prisoners were wantonly butchered by their companions the, Garibaldini; and that during' - and after the battle the wounded Bour bons were cruelly bayonetted by the same chival roils and humane red shirts. Your readers must have been behind the scenes to form anything like a correct idea of the real facts of the present revolution. I am informed that numerous arrests are continually taking place at Naples, and that at Lanciano and Cinquefondi, there had been a serious conflict between the people and the national guard, eleven o f the latter being killed and 'about thirty wounded. At Lanciand there has been no less than 300 persons arrested within the last week. I tun also' told that the French espionage is most extensively adopted at Naples, nearly every suspected' letter undergoing perusal before reaching the person to whom it is ad dressed. A few days ago the porters of the docks rose up against 'their chiefs, illtreating all, and brutally murdering the inspector s director, and another officers This is a sample of the order and' discipline of the present government of Naples, The ferocity of the above murders only whetted the appetite for more blood. The following day a provincial di rector was named, and, in the afternoon, it so happened that a steamer arrived in the port with the English volunteers, upon which being known, crowds gathered around the gates to the entrance, and endeavoured to force their way into the dockyard, but were prevented by the people. Tho crowd then, without further provocation, made a dash at the gates, forced them open, and were in the act of rushing upon the riew director like so many bloodhounds, to tear him to pieces, when'they were stopped by the National Guard, until the director had time to make his escape. These are only two of many cases that are continually occurring here, and which prove the establishment of order and good Government, as spoken of by eavour in his memorandum to the courts of Europe. With regard to the present move men t of troops , the greatest secrecy is now observed—not a word for more than a week being published by any of the papers, the Government having begged the journals to abstain from all publicity as to the movement of troops—but I think I am right in - asserting that nea r ly a ll th e garrison of Genoa, under the excuse of being sent to the neighbour hood of the Po or Mincio, are now on their way to the Neopolitan States. Cialdini and Della Rocca are rapidly advancing towards Capua,, if not already there. The Royalists have abandoned Cajazzo which is now occupied by the Pied has thrown, a b r id ge montese. Colo ne l L awden of the Engl i s h di v i s i on , south-west of over the Volturno, on the San Angelo, at about a clip's dis tance from this village. Since the completion of this bridge, Garib a ldi has passed to the ot h er side. A reconnoissance of the position , on the north-east of Cajazzo was made a few days ago by 200 Garibaldini, but were driven back by the peasantry, with a great number of killed and wounded. A report is here current that Francis 11., is on the point of leaving Gaeta, and has sent to Naples, soliciting the protection of an English vessel of war. This report I do not believe. It is beyond all doubt what the Garibaldini most earnestly desire it, as the heat of the day sadly contrasts with the cold and the damp of the night, the most of them being without tents and very bad covering, It' i 4 presumed that a few days . will put an end to the present painful un certainty that surrounds the obstinady of Capua and Gaeta; but I confess that I am disposed to believe that many will be greatly, disappointed: It is stated that as. soon as Garibaldi will hand o'er to the King, his dictatorial poWers, he will retire to his quiet retreat at Caprera: It is also said that Bixio, Sirtori . ' and Turr; will in con sequence of their. esteem for Garibaldi, also retire from the service. The reasons of this determina tion is not precisely known, but it is believed, 'within the last week, that fresh misunderstand ings have sprung up between the Piedmontese Government and Garibaldi. LATEST NE WS. Ow BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) A salute of 100 guns was fired on Thursday night at the Invalides in honour of the taking of the Chinese forts. The teriii fixed for, sending back the army horses confided to different farmers on the 30th September, but the Minister of War has issued a notice that they will be alloWed to remain' where they Ere until further orders, THE FRENCH FUNDS. 411,0, Nov.' 3. The Bourse continues 6ni. Renteg dadd at 69f. 50c., or 15c. higher than yesterday. . . CAPITULATION OF CAPUA. NAPLES, Nov. 2. Capua has, capitulated. Military honours have been ethheti td tiic darrisein, Wholo the number of 8,000 men have been disarmed dud sent to Naples, where they will embark. PASSAGE OF THE GARIGLIANO, AND GREAT VICTORY OVER THE NEAPOLI TAN TROOPS. [of FILIAL.] NArtts, Nov. 3. The Piedmontese, under the . eomt - natid of Victor Ertinianuel; gained a brilliant Victory on the ether side of the Garigliano. The Bourbons, attacked in front with great Spirit by the troop's, and in flarik by the fleet, dispefsd, leasing in our hands tents, waggons, material, and a large num ber of prisoners. General Sonnaz purstied the enemy, and afterwardS occupied Mola and posi tions commanding Gaeta. Victor Emmanuel enters Naples to-day. The number of prisoners taken at Capua was 11,000. The Supreme Court of Justice has proclaimed the result of the voting in the kingdom of Naples as follows :—Ayes, 1,130,266; noes, 10,012. This announcement was received with much enthu siasm: • The Times quotes a letter f'iona . ' Gaeta; dated. October 27: It states that on that day six Sai dinian steamers came to shell the enly ‘ road of communication, which folloWing continuously the sea side joins Gaeta with the Garigliano: At the same time the Redoubtable came in from, Beyrout. She was signalled to place herself across the road, while the St. Louis cleared decks for action and performed the same manoeuvre. A Sardinian officer came to take the orders of the French admiral, and conveyed them to the commander of his division, which immediately sailed again for Naples. King Francis possesses an army of 50,000 men eager to fight: The king Bolds reviews and endeirvotirs to' inspire confidence, but he is no soldier. The Neapolitan soldiers will be badly led and badly placed. This time they will have to encounter the Piedmontese regulars. THE FRENCH INTERVENTION IN THE BAY OF GAETA. The. Paris correspondent of the Herald gives the following account as authentic :—As soon as the French admiral heard the .Sardinian cannon ade, he immediately despatched the steam frigate Descartes to the, scene of action, with orders to steer between the Sardinian ships and the shore; and make them cease their fire until he himself could .come up. As the Descartes was getting under way the steam-liner Redoubtable arrived in the offing, from Syria, and was immediately signalled by the Admiral to follow the Descartes and clear' for action. The St. Louis and the Bretagne were ordered to get up their steam with. the utmost speed. At this juncture an aide-de camp of Admiral Persano came up on board the corvette Ardita,, to enqiiire the meaning of the extraordinary conduct of the French Admiral, and, after some parleying, drew up a protest, which he left with the French Admiral, and also With the commander of the British liner RenoWn. The Sardinian squadron then returned to Naples. Tilt VOTING IN THE . ROMAN STATES. ' PERUGIA, Nov. 4. The voting on the question of annexation has commenced. The concourse of people at the urns is extraordinary. Notwithstanding the French occupation and the presence of Pontifical gend armes, the inhabitants of several communes in the province of Viterbo are hastening vote for the annexation. THE DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, 'NOVEMBER 5, 1860. VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF 'FHB 151 it LANCASHIRE VOLUNTEERS. On Saturday . evening, this no body of men, who certainly are ; from their milit ary appearance, lionour to the good old town, mustered i n f u ll f orc e at the Merchants' Dining. Rooms,. Tithebarn-street, to cele bratd `lie first anniversary of their enrolment. In that spacious room three loig`,.tables were placed for the accommodation of the guests, at the head of .the centre table . was a cross table, which was occupied by the officers of the division and several invited guests. Major Bourne presided, being supported by Lieut.-Col. Bousfield, the Rev. J. R. Conor, J. B. Cooper, Esq., Captain Badenach, and Captain, Eaton." Amongst the officers and gentlemen present, were Captain Hamilton, Captain Tucker, Captain Heap; Lieutenant - Rogerson, Lieutenant Clare; Ensign Bentley, Ensign Mollyn eaux , Ensign Maitland, of flue Press Qompany, - Adjutant Lake, Captain George Hamilton, of the Kircndbrightshire Volunteers, and several other officers loolongin: ,, to the different volunteer companies in the town. We need scarcely say that the dinner was most excellent, and fully maintained Mr. Morrish's celebrity as a caterer. The following was the bill of fare :—Soups : mock turtle, ort tail, mulligatawny. Saddles mutton, roast pig, roast beef, boiled boef, roast geese, roast turkeys, boiled tur keys, boiled chicken, roast chicken, pigeon pies, chicken pled, barn, tabgie,, Sweets: Damson tarts, apple tarts, greengage tarts, plum puddings, compote rice and damson, pancakes, custard pudding's, cheese ; celery, The good things of this life hating beef aptly ,dis cussed, t 'the Rev. Mr. Conor offered up graW, and the cloth was removed. _ _ _ ' The CHAIRMAN then gave "The Health of the Queen," a duty that eVery loyal and patriotic • subject had a right to perform . On that occasion , it was his pleasing duty to propose the health of her Majesty the Queen of Eng land; and he ,was sure that thd 15th Would heartily respond to that toast. [This toast was drunk with the most hearly cheering, the excellent band of the fourth company playing the national anthem. We may add that during the evening this band considerably en livened the assembly by playing some of the most popular airs bf th& day; and their performances were greeted with Mich applasise:.]: The CriasitsfAs4 said the' ries4 toast he had to propose was "The Health of the Prince Consort," (cheers,) the Prince of Wales, (cheers,) and the rest Qf the Royal Family." [The toast was also most heartily responded to, "one cheer more" having been given for " the rest of the young ones."] The CRA.insux—ln an assembly of that derteriction it Wits necessary to have a system of order and rcgu , laxity; and if it was so necessary at such a meeting, how much nice" do' Wa:s it necessary in larger communities, and for the country in &rectal ?. They were all indebted to the clergy; and he was sure that they ,would have much pleasure in heartily drinking "The Health of the Bishop and. Clergy of the Diocese," and with that Coast he begged to couple the name of the Rev: Mr. Conor, the Chaplain to the 15th. (Great cheering.) The Rev. 3, R. CONOR, military chaplain, rose amidst the most eniCrislastigcheering, and said—Major Bourne and gentleman of the f6th L. Y. R., I beg to thank you most sincerely for the honoU'r you 'have done me in associating my name with the toast of the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese, and I also thank you for the kind manner in which that toast has been received. Allow me, gentlemen, as the son of an old soldier, to offer a few remarks on the very interesting -occasion which has brought us together. ((Cheers.) In making these rerriaiks; I know that f shalf be found great fault with, and charged With denting down here "to encour age boys to fight," I mist be eontent to bear the blame of this, but methinks thode who censure me are wrong. The Bishop of Winchester, When an invasion was they threatened' in 180'4, gave his clergy leave to do anything they lik e d f or th e defence of the country, that is, might change the black coat for the red, to protect England front damage; (Cheers.) Here is the answer to the charge; anefiittlier, I would add that our principle is self-defence — our motto hing "Defence; not defiance." (Great cheering.) Volunteers, I wish to congratulate 'you on the first anniversary of your a ex n i c s e te; , ce. Some eighteen months ago England was spoken of in the French press as " existing upon suffer as " waitingthe convenience of the Emperor for annexation ;" but the nation has had a year's peace busy merchant has trod the 'Change—his ships . have One forth to distant climes, and returned ; the broker has dealt with the produce of the nations the spinner has frequented , our cotton ma r k e t; and the farmer has sowed his fields , reaped his crops , and filled his barn. And yet no foreign foe has trod fair Eng land's soil. I attribute all this to "the Volunteer Movement." For, under God, it has been a wall of fire around our isle. (Cheers.) Eighteen months ago, the volunteer movement was laughed at, old colonels said that it would effect nothing, for it would take three years to make a soldier. But let facts speak. We bar now on all sides that the volunteer movement is an accomplished fact. See the steadiness of the brigades at the different reviews, see the result of the rifle contests, in London and elsewhere. Rejoice that about 1,000" Englishmen are not content with being voliniteers at hom e , but they have gone forth to, join the glorious standard of Garlbaldi. "(Cheers.) This should interest you for one of your men—yes—Williams of the 15th L.R.V. is now serving in active warfare in Italy. On all these facts I beg to congratulate you. But lem tol d that " th e volunteers are but the raw material." Is not this another matter for congratulation ? England h as the raw material, The army list proves the fact—it. has grown thick because of the multitude of volunteer officers who have been commissioned by our Queen. Lancashire counts her volunteers by thousands. Sh e ' has her militia regiments—her artillery , which we may call " Sir Duncan M'DougalPs Own." Here, sir, let me ask what is the quality of her raw material ? The English Legion has astonished Victor Emmanuel. It is of the same'`raw material as that which won Waterloo from the veterans of France—as that which crowned the heights of Alma. What did the great Napoleon think of the raw 'material at Waterloo ? He said, as he looked on'the fluctuating fortunes of the day, "Englis h " men never knew when they were beaten." And, on a former occasion, when Ney asked him for 200,000 men to . invade England, he advised him not to attempt such a. thing, for' he was persuaded that not one would come back to tell the tale of their disasters. I believe that the present Napoleon is a wise man, so wise that he will never dare to invade this land. (Cheers.) His colonels may chaff, and his newspapers may provoke, but the wisdom of his heart will keep his armies at a distance from our island home. (Cheers.) Once more, gentle men, I congratulate you in coming forward with hands prepared, and hearts resolved, the blessings we enjoy t o guar d." These blessings are great. Whave wealth enough to invite the covetous invader. The banks of London, ,the glittering shops, and all the riches of the metropOlis. We have power enough to allure t he ambitious. It has been beautifully said of our Queen, "she waves her hand, and a thousand ships of war, with a hundred thousand sailors, are ready to perform her bidding on the ocean. She gives the command, and 5 00,000 warriors rush into the battle field to conquer or di a . , " (Cheers.) The Assyrian empire never was so wealthy ; the Roman empire never was so populous; the Persian empire was never so extensive ; the Cartha kinian empire never was so dreaded the Spanish empire e never was so widely diffused. We have overrun a greater extent of territory than Attila:ever ruled —we have subdued more kingdoms than Alexander of Macedon --we have dethroned more monarchs than Napoleon in the plenitude of his owes and and we have gained t o our selVes a' larger extent of territory than Tamerlane tho Tartar ever spurred his horses' hoofs across. The sun never sets on the dominionss of our Queen. E o gland, the, tiny isle of our birth, is the heart , of all this domi nion. God has given us these possessions. Our land is th e home of the exile. Here the slave puts off his fetters. England, is the land of the fair, the free — England, "first flower of the earth, first gem of the sea," The envy of the nations : the spot of land which has been coveted by emperors, from Julius Cmsar to the present day. (Enthusiastic cheers.) Gentlmen, by. God's grace, we will hold our osvnEngland for the English. .Britons never will: be slaves. (Prolonged applause.) If England falls, the bulwark of the world's liberties is crushed for ever ; but I believe that, God being our helper, England` will not fall : the men of England are determined to hold by the God of England, and He who crowned our archers with victory at Cressy and Agincourt—He who made us conquerors in the Peninsula and at Waterloo,—will be our help and refuge in the hour of need. (Cheers.) "If God be for us, who can be against us." When the Spanish Armada neared our shores, Elizabeth, our Queen, addressed her soldiers thus,—" I know I have the body of but a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart of a King, and of a King of England too ; and I think foul scorn of any who dare invade the borders of our realm." (Applause.) We have another Queen in these days,—a worthy successor of Elizabeth—(cheers) — a Queen who is an example to the monarchs of Europe — a pattern to the matrons of her land—a model of princely worth— N of private virtue. (Cheers.) ell, let the foe advance, 'Victoria will show a kingly heart,.a r a i i l d ht w r h ey er a e l valiant spirit ; she w i l l lead her volunteers , is the man who, on that day, will absent himself? Eng land expects every man to do his duty. Every man has done it, and will do it again. Gome, the three corners of the world in arms, And we will shock them. w , Naught shall make us If England to herself prove true.: most Th e en r tehvuesrleasndtiegeanptpllearnuasiie, twe which T h e d hisseat was a gain amidstan and a the ain repeated. The CHAIRMAN said the next toast he had to propose was one that he was sure would be received with a hearty welcome. - It was a toast tha t the y as volunteers,, were intimately connected NVl th . It was the "Army and the Navy." (Cheers.) They had heard what had been done in China. (Cheers.) The army in China, as it had done at Alma, ha d p roved itself an honour and an ornament to this country—(cheers) —and he was quite sure that whenever th e duties of the country required it the navy would do its duty. ( Cheers. ) Being a volunteer, he had gr eat pleasure inQroposing the toast ; and he was happy to say that they had present with them an officer belonging to the army who had distinguished himself in India.--(cheers)—and one who belonged to the 15th. (Cheers.) Ta. the "Army The army was thelooast of our country, a nd in prot , osin „ and the Navy " he would coup le with it the name of Captain Lake, adjutant of the 15th Volunteers. The toast was most heartily responded to. Captain LAKE said he rose with great pleasure to re turn thanks for "The Army and the Navy," and for the kind reception which the toast had met ; and although an old soldier he regretted that there was not some per son present more capable of aoing justice to the toast than he was. When the army had been called upon to fight for the country, it had always cone its duty; an d he was quite sure that whene ver the volunteers were called upon (which God forbid) to figit, the men of the 15th would not be the last in the felt. (Cheers.) H e would not say that the vo lunteers-vould ever be the first of the army, but they would always be a great support to the army. Ile conc luded by returning thanks for the manner in which the toast had been received, and by highly complimenting the 15th, who, he was sure, would always be at their posts and realy for duty: (Great cheering.) The CHAIRMAN said every time he rose he felt hi s in rising to - difficulties increase, and soon er or later he was afrai d he should make a failure. But a short twelve months a g o he should have had very little difficuty pose success to the volunteers, for instead of addressin pro a. hundreds, as he had on that occasun, he should only have had to address tens ; and he supposed, from the success-that had attended the meetirg, that ere another twelve months had, passed over their heads, that insteacl of addressing the large number he tben had the pleasure of doing, that in that time the =ter Would be doubly LANCASHIRE RIFLE CONTEST. • • increased. (Cheers.) There was a great responsi bility resting upon th e vo l un t eers ; an d h e cou ld not 'help feelinz that they have rendered a' great this - o p, ,, o e ti n, ri t t i... z . ... a: i ( t C va h r ee r r in s..) it N T va li s ey im h p a o v ss e ibl b e ee t n o s st.ll a Ct y el w inic L ali t tos i ' h o o rs enipbrer of the ireneh intended to do had t n t ,therhOaetiyth determined' nh gad v f o o ru l volunteers twelve e de e giS r vo s 6t h b bse e hri e o_or t urtd h r humtt h yo t t.n intothy f Tos h;vr ii by t it o is ' pth e erai i nofd i cu s ,te t a 1 i iinatc)?neh, ey hdeb ; ayedh b no, happy vi it pi t . r 66rpl a ynee s given them, he would say the . 15th Volunteers would be d Second forione in the CothitrY . , (Cheers.) - In proposing "Success to the Volunteers," ,to say that he had by his side the man who was the 'originator of the movement. (Cheers.) They had the lieutenant-colonel of the Ist Lancashire Rifles. (Cheers.) The wintry, tis well as. the county of Lancashire, were proud of, Lieutdant.Colonel Bousfield. (Great cheer ing.) They knew that mime feet years ago, Ur. Bousfield drilled,s, few men in Liverpool, but now he was Lieu tenant-Colonel Bousfield. He had much pleasure in proposing " Success to the Volunteer Movement," arid with that toast he begged to couple the name of Lieu-, tenant-Colonel Bousfield. (Enthusiastic cheering,, the band playing "Cheer, boys, cheer.") Lieut.-Colonel Bonsvinru rose amidst the greatest applaTs'e id respond to the toast. On behalf of the volunteers, he said,' he begged to express his sincere thanks for the manlier ila l villich.tbat toast had been pro-, posed, and also for the cordial ti'ay in Which his name , had been coupled with it by Major BOUThel aiia.the . g9o(l feeling that had been shown in receiving X. 'the • major complimented him on being the first, ancthe fele . it . an honour of being one of the first, who promoted this great movement—(cheers)—but he felt that his abilities had been overrated. lie need not tell them that he was deeply interested in the 15th, and he hoped that they might long go shoulder to shoulder, eV, ,as the Lancashire folks would say, cheek by jowl, together. In the 15th he had lost some very valuable and esteemed officers. (Cheers.) Lieutenant-Colonel BOusfield then went on to explain the necessity there was' for the men' to he attentive to their drill; ; and although he did not wish to disearage , rifle shooting, he conceived that, to make good and efficient volunteers, they roust all attend to.their drill. He deprecated the apPointment of inefficient officers to companies, and the getting tip of new companies merely for the sake of Dick, Tom, or Harry being made an officer. 'What they should d o t o bring success upon the movement was to appoint good and efficient dicers — men that world 'work, and then they would make the volunteer movement efficient. He concluded an able and practical speech by returning thanks on behalf of • the, volunteers the band playing "Ready, Boys, Ready." Lieliteilallt;eofollol BOV§FIELD again rose amidst the greatest applause; and said he was about to propose i a toast which he was sui.e would be heartily responded to. It was " The liealtli of Major Bourne and the Officers of the 15th." (Cheers.)' Be passed a high eulogiuni upon each of the officers of the I:s`th, and con cluded by saying that, while those officers Were spite up to their duty and at their posts, he was sorry Lc/ say that the men sometimes stopped away. 1116 CHAIRMAN, Major Bourne, briefly returned thanks. ' . Corporal E. J. C. gr.lasrrom, of the lOth, then sang a song, composed and set to mlitic by,himself, and entitled the song of the 15th Lancashire Volunteers, which was published in the Daily Times of Seturday, . The CHAIRMAN, then in suitable terms, propnied " The Press," and expressed the pleasure he felt that "the tst Volunteer Press Company" was a part of their i own division: In proposing The Press, he 'begged to couple with it the name of Ensign Maitland. The toast was most cordially responded to, the band playing " Still so gently o'er m'e , stealing," amidst the most rapturous applause. Ensign MAITIAND, of the Daily Times, fesi*mde'd to the toast. He was received with enthusiastic cheer*, and said :--In the absence of my superior officer, Lieut. Peat—(cheers)--who has unexpectedly been called away this afternoon to London, I, as ensign of the Press Corps-1 -fhb first and only Press Corps in- Liverpool— (applause)—as well as in my capacity of editor, have the honour and pleasure of returning thank s t o Major Warne for the hanclsOnie terms in which he has pro posed "The Press, " and to the officers and m en o f the 15th, for the cordial manner in which they have re ceived the , toast. As the only commissioned ; officer con nected kith' the Press now - present, it not unnatur ally devolves upon me to express to you the warm sym pathy entertained by the members of the fourth estate towards the volunteer mVernent generally, and the good wishes we have for the prontrity and efficiency of the 15th Lancashire in particular. . (Cheers) The toast of " The Press" I leek upon, on the present occa sion, as something more than a merely form a l t oas t, (Hear, hear.) It seems to me to have a'special appTo•e priateness on a great volunteer anniversary, such as the present—tbe Press being the most strenuous advocate of that national freedom and:independence which have raised this Country to the foremost place among the nations, and which you have banded yourselves together to defend by the sword against all enemies. (Applause.)- No doubt that glorious liberty of which we boast, that noble patriotism which has called you forth as its volunteer defenders, is due to the intelligence, bravery, and loyalty of the general body of the people; but who shall deny that, as a,potent agency in the formation and expoSition of public opinion,. numb of our freedom, and irruch of the perfection to which, the volunteer movement has attained, is due to the faithfulness of the independent : -Press- of England - ? (Great cheering.) If the Press is a suitable toast for volunteer meetings generally, how much more so is it at any festive meeting of the 15th, whose fifth company; under Captain Heap, is composed exclusively of members of the Press ? (Applause.) The 15th: tluis combines the two great powers by which nations are governed. Thus it may be said of this divi sion alone, that with the one hand we"wield the pen, while with the other we grasp the sword. (Applause.) Whether as an humble member of the Press of Liver pool, or as one of your officers, I shall always feel proud of the honour you have done the Press on this occasion, , and of the manner in which you have received my name, (Great applause.) After a few observations from Captain Hamilton, and Private Fitzpatrick, of West Derby, " The , Lan cashire Witches" were most enthusiastically toasted, and thus ended one of the most agreeable evenings that it has been our pleasure to attend for a long time. On Saturday the sun shone out splendidly. It was, however, a little misty during the morning. In the afternoon the mist cleared away again. The half day extended to a large portion of our townspeople' enabled a large number of persons to visit the ground. Indeed the visitors were more numerous than on any former occasion. The programme varied in detail from that of the preceding days. For the first time volhy firing was practised, and Clay and Blakeley entered into a friendly competition as to the relative merits of their guns—big guns, of large calibre. .Mr. Clay, as our readers are award, is of the Mersey Steel and Iron Works. Mr. Blakelev is the inventor of the gun called after his name. Clay's and Blakeley's are breech-load ing cannon; Blakeley's resembles, in form and in prin ciple, the celebrated Armstrong gun, which has worked such terrible' slaughter lately in China. About either of the cannons there is nothing remarkable of which the public is net already aware. A lengthy description of them here would for that reason be useless. It was supposed, and confidently asserted—upon what founda tion we know not—that Whitworth would enter. into the competition. He was on the ground on Friday but neither he nor 'his gains were there on Saturday. The contest commenced shertly after len o'clock. The guns wore mounted in regular order on the shore, dis-, tant about a mile and a quarter _from the new siding on the railway. A target was erected at a long distance seaward. Five rounds were 'fired from each gun. The result of the practice appears to have been on the whole satisfactory. Contests of this nature, carried out under such circumstances, cannot, we think, decide the merit of any cannon. Our artillery volunteers are as yet young in their profession, and know very little, practically speaking, of the nature of heavy or any artillery. In this instance the cannon was altogether new, not only to the volunteers, but to every body else ; and it naturally takes some time for even an experienced man to make himself acquainted with all the peculiarities of a new invention. We might enumerate many other good rea sons for our opinion' that a friendly contest of this nature cannot - be decisive as to the merit of artil lery. Taking these matters into consideration, the recent date at which the guns were invented, the want of practice and experience on the part of the gunners, and the g l oomy state o f t h e atmosp h ere , we have no hesitation in 'saying that the result of the trial is remarkably satisfactory. The degrees of eleva tion, as will be seen, ranged from 3 9-10ths (Ist shot 4th Blakeley's gun) to 5 7 . order of Clay' s ). It matters not at what distance from 7 ., (2nd shot from second in the gun the target is erected; the great object to be at tained is to strike the target at any given distance, and under all circumstances. In time of war we could not select fighting ground; therefore we must be prepared to fight on any ground under all circumstances, against all difficulties. There are many difficulties to be sur mounted. It is true that a volunteer may take a better aim upon the ground to which he has been accustomed ; it is true that he can manage his own rifle, or his own artillery—the rifle and the artillery with which he had learnt the practice, and practised, having learnt the best.. These things may appear trifling, but they are not so ; and it should be the volunteer's duty to accustom himself as much as possible to all grounds, to all rifles, and to all artillery. If, then, it be the com petitors' ,great object to hit the mark, the gunners— taking.the -gun also into consideration—that strike or come nearest to th e t arge t th e o ft enes t m ust be the best; and those who strike farthest from it must, for the same reason, - be the worst. Then let us examine the tables given below and d ec id e —i n d epen d en tly o f Colonel Woo d. house —the respective merits of each gun. Three (one,_ r two and th r e e ) belonged to Mr. Clay; the fourth to M Blakeley. Each was worked by ten men, under a com- missioned officer—volunteers, of course. No. 1 was ,ll refine under the command of Captain Inman, of the 8. Brigade. The first shot was not seen at all, tlie • the line of of the target, without the slightest deviation that goes for nothing; the fourth was 6 yards only short 'fire ; the second was 29 yards short, with deflectiona fram yard deflection yard to the right; the third 62 yards short, 1 and 1 of 1 to the left; and the fifth 62 yards over the targ et, o mend of to the left. The second . gun was under the Major Jackson of Blackburn. T 14 yard to the yards over the target, with a deflection t. with a deflee , right ; the next best fell 63 yards sho o r_ fire; the third tion of 1 yard to the right of the line t he fourth 45 yards 77 yards over, and 2 to the left; t 95 yards over, short, and 4 to the right; and the fifth The be o s f t shot flew s and sto the r i g ht. The third gun was co mmanded by a lieutenant of the Bth Brigade . The best shot fell 40 yards short, and i riochettednto the tiro - et rt, and 1 the lett ; the next best fell 9 yards i s fio the fourth the 45 over, 2 to third 92 short, 1 to the rig it 'over, The fourth , un was and 3 to the right. the left; and the fifth2o the charge of Capt. Campbell, in d belongs to Mr. Blakeley. The best shot fell 9S yards s hort, and 1 yard to • the left ; next best 105 yards short, and 1 to the right ; 2 to the left ; the fourth 78 over, 3 to the left ; the third 84 short, fifth 93 over, and 6to the right. Now it must be evident the to th e meanest capacity that there is a considerable dis p arit y between the results obtained by a d great difference between first and the two others. The superiority of second gulls, an„ the first and that of the the first is set tled, i.e., the superiority of the firing upon 'lt seems to us that, whilst we lay no claim that day. - , mac knowledge of the means by which the to the cl - Woodhouse, obtained his result, adjudicator, h best and only means of decidine. as to the that. t e ' (runnel re lative superiority of one gun and one set b_ 'over another, is to add of together the results in yards. It d then hat be so, the knot is easily solved. We tin I 4' 3'4' FOI:RTH SOUND. 6 - • ~." .. 3 2 . ...... 4 . 4 rufni 33:017D: 1 2 3 4 * Ball ricochetted into target. + Struck bottom of target. . that shot fro -it the first kun flew over and fell short of the target I's9* yards in all, and deviated three . yards only from fhb . litre of fire ' • the shot from the third gun flew over, ci . fell short of the target by 206 yards, altogether deviating from the line of fire a sum total of 7 yards. The rhot from the third gun flew over and fell short by 291 yard • and deviated 13 yards from the line of fire ; and the fourth flew over and fell short by 45S yards, deviating 13 yards. If we be correct, the firing from the first gun was the best r from the third, second; from the second, third ; and the fourth, worst. Colonel Woodhouse decided otherwise. Probably he is right; still we think it was natural that the representative of Mr. Clay should have protested against the adjudication. Under the circum stances, it might perhaps have been well if he had not done so. However, as the merits of his gun depend upon the results.it obtains, and the prizes and praise it wins honourably, we think it excusable. The fbllowing is the score, as copied from the official card. THE FIRST nott , no. Gun s' Deg. of Short tar ge t. Over target....DLciation. elevati on . in yards. in yards. RIP' , Left. 2 I ... . . , 4 3 ...... 4 4 . • • - SZOIND Rift:ND. 1 2 ...... 41 4 - B4 ...... ... .nintp ROUND. 1 ,-) 4i 5 95 i: 92 93 ...... 6 ... ;.; - 3....-.. Colonel Woodhouse ' after the contest, delivered his adjudication. He said that he had examined the returns, and f to the best of his ability, decided upon the merits of the firing. Under the circumstances it was difficult for him to decide, not having seen anything of the kind previously during the whole course of his services. Still, he trusted, and did not doubt, that his decision would give satisfaction. On. the whole the first gun was the best, in regard to quality, of the shots and of the gunners ; •the third, next best ; the fourth, third ; and the second, last. He said the shooting might be considered extraordinary under the circumstances—the misty state of the atmosphere, and the fact that the guns were quite new to the men, who, he understood, had not seen them until the day before. Mr. Clay entered a protest against the decision, with respect to the second gun, maintaining that, on the whole, the score was more satisfactory than that obtained by the men attached to the fourth gun. We do not know how this matter was settled, if at all. We understand that, whilst the firing was proceeding Mr. Laurence challenged the winner of the prize to a contest with his gun, the successful gunner to retain his opponent's cannon. We ought to say that the prizes in the artillery con test were—a silver cup, valued at 50 guineas, presented by William Preston, Esq.; second, £l5; and third, £lO, added by Lieutenant-Colonel Brown. A prize of £5O, presented by J. Pemberton Heywood, Esq., for the best company in the town of Liverpool at volley firing. Ten men from each company. Five rounds at 400 yards. Eight targets. Entrance, ss. Average nnm- Division. Company. Points. ber of Points for each man. Ist 34 3.40 2nd 22 " 22 29...............3.9 let l5 150 2nd 34 3.40 30 3.0 4.10 2nd it' - 71 • (nine men) 39 •• Welsh) 5 4 5.20 Ist p Thus, the Welsh Company obtained the first prize, cer tainly in a most creditable manner ; and the second was won by the 25th, Captain INPNeiI. The aide-de-camp of the Emperor of the French, and the aide-de-camp of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, were on the ground, and seemed to take a lively interest in the proceedings during a part of the day. To-day the match for the Corn Brokers' Prize will bring this great contest to a close. NAPLES. NAPLES, Nov. 3. A part of the division of General Son.uaz has crossed the Garigliano. The whole army will cross to-morrow. Bridges are' being thrown over the river. ENGLAND AND AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 4. The report that a treaty of commerce had been concluded .between England and Austria, is un founded. FRANCE AND RUSSIA. PARIS, Nov. 4. Prince . Metternich had a conference of the Empero r i yesterday. The Emperor, on receiving the news of the death of the Dowager Empress of Russia, immediately telegraphed his condolence, and those of the Empress, to the court of St. - Petersburg. Yesterday, the court of the Tuileries, without waiting for the official notification of iler Majesty's decease, went into mourning for twenty one days. CIAZETTE NEWS.—CHINA. A supplement to the London Gazette contains despatches from China down to the 26th August. Lord Elgin writes on that date that the commu nications from the Chinese functionaries show that the'Emperor de - sires peace, though he inid not then quite made up his mind to concede all that Lord Elgin would demand. Five hundred guns were taken in the forts ; more than a hundred being brass, and fifty of them of very large calibre. The other details have already appeared. THE IRISH BRIGADE. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 3. The Irish Erigade arrived here at ten o'clock this morning, on board the steamer Dee, and met with a most enthusiastic reception. A deputation from Gork i With a band, met the brigade at the entrance of the harbour, and escorted the steamer on her passage, the band playing Irish national airs, while the men of the brigade crowded the paddle boxes and rigging of the Dee, cheering most vociferously. As the Dee steamed slowly past her Majesty's ship Sanspareil and Hawk, the royal standard was lowered. The men appeared healthy, and physically none the worse from the 'campaign. AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, OCt. 3. The Swiftsure, eighty-five days from Mel botrne, with gold valued at £304,000, and about 150 passengers, put into Plymouth Sound this morning. Many passengers landed and pro ceeded to London by express train. She had encountered strong easterly winds. OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 4. . , The Royal Mail Steamship Canada arrived here at half-past eleven a.m., and having embarked mails, &c., proceeded for Boston at four p.m. All well. DARTMOUTH ELECTION. CLOSE OE' THE POLL : Hardy (Conservative) . . .......... 112 Hayne (Liberal) . . . ............. 110 Majority for Hardy ............ 2 The Observer says, the reports of an engage ment between Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse Darmstadt - are at least premature. The Prince will shortly again visit England, by invi tation of her Majesty. The same paper says that, by a common understanding, no representatives of European Courts will be present at the Lord Mayor's banquet on the 9th instant. The following appeared in'our later editions of Saturday : SURRENDER OF CAPUA. The Daily News has received the following despatch from its own correspondent at Naples : NAPLES, Nov. 2. Capua capitulated to-day. The troops leave with the honours of war, but lay down their arms at the Porta. di Napoli of Capua. To-morrow they will come to Naples. Naples is illuminated, and there are great rejoicings, FRANCE AND SARDINIA. • The Post's Paris correspondent has sent the following telegram:— PARIS, Nov. 2. It is true that the French Government gave orders to Rear-Admiral de Tinan to prevent the attack on Gaeta by sea, and it is also true that the Rear-Admiral was not under the necessity of communicating these orders to the Sardinian Admiral, as the attack had not been attempted. ITALIAN POLICY OF GREAT IMPORTANT DESPATCH. The Daily News publishes the text of an important despatch from the Foreign-office, and address:ea by Lord John .Thissell to the British minister. at .Turin: It is dated Gctober 27th; Lord John Russell says the large questions which appear to her Majesty's Government.to be at issue are ; these :-- 7 1Vere the people of, Italy justified in asking the assistance of the King of Sardinia to relieve them from governments with whici. the'y were dis6otiOnted P and was the King of Sardinia " justified in furnishing the agsiStf.i,nee of his army to the people of the Roman and Neapolitan iqtdths ? His lordship, on thispoint, says—" Tier Majesty's Government do not feel justified in declaring that the people of Southern Italy had not good reasons for throwing off their allegiance to their former governments. Her Majesty's Government, cannot, therefore, flame the King of Sardinia for assist ing them." Lord John. adsl§. 7 -" Her Majesty's Government can see no snfli'ciedt ground fnr the severe censure with which Austria, France, Prussia, end Russia have visited the acts of; the King of Sardinia." The dispatch closes with the following passage—" Her Majesty's Government will turn their eyes rather to the gratifying prospect of a .people building up the edifice of, their liberties, and consolidating• the work of their independence, amid the sympathies and good wishes of Europe:' Lord St. Leonards has had a severe paralytic attack. The Mixed Commission in Paris has decided on 15 per cent. duty on all carpets. , . AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 4. The royal mail steamship Africa arrived here early this - afternoon, with New York dates to the 24th. She brings 72 passengers, and $13,869 in secie, Sh e landed all the mails, except those for Liveltdol; Mid proceeded. The Marquis at cridasciia passenger. The Washington had arrived out. . The Herald's Washington correspondent says Government has been put in possession 'of informa' tion deemed reliable, respecting Spanish intrigues in the south, - which. are not confined to Mexico alone, but extends also to central and Southern America. Spain is understood tg have the co operation of a leading European Power, which, should it become necessary, will render her all necessary Advices from Buenos Ayres state that d terrific gale occurred on La Plata during the 29th and 30th August, creating wide-spread destruction. The British barques Crusader and Reciprocity came into contact, and. sunk each:other ; the cap tain and mate.of the CrUsader,were drowned, and part of the crews of ea,Oh- vessel shared the same fate. The 'British barques Margaret and lane, Roxana, Culloden; and British brig Jane Hudson all went ashore. A telegram from Orleans announces that pri vate advices have been received in that city from Mexico,'to the effect that the Liberals have suc ceeded in the, attempt upon Guadalaj o . The United Stated elitirtts against Peru are no fUrther advanced than, they *ere at preTious advices: . . CO36IECIAL. NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—The bids for the New 10,000,000 dols. Federal Loan .Were yesterday opened by the Secretary of the Treasury. There were about forty-six bidders, not one of whom • are to be found below the latitude of Washington. The aggregate were only about half a million over the sum required, and the premium offered is somewhat smaller than heretofore. Money, easy in the extreme. Foreign extremely dull. .The Stock. Market continues to be under the influence of a panic ;at close to-day the market Was irregular, at the following : New York Cen trals, 844 5 ; Michigan Centrals, 635 ; Illinois, ditto, 77& 8. Ashes ; sales of both sorts making at ote. Flour market very heavy, and turn in favour of purchasers, especially for common. and medium grades, while extra brands continue unchanged. Sales to-day, 12,000 to• 13,000. Wheat less buoyant and active, with some slight Concession . on the part of holders. Corn in fair request, but unchanged. Barley easier. Sugars less buoyant and heavy. Coffee quiet but steady, sales limited, Provisions firm, and in good demand, _ NEW ORLEANS, Oct. .—Cotton quiet; sales to-day 10,000 bales, at 111 e. to 111 e. ; sales of three days, 22,000 bales ; receipts of three days, 22,000 bales, against 32,500 same time last year. AMUSEMENTS. lIENGLER'S GRAND, CIRQUE. No one who visits this spacious, brilliant, and magni ficent pavilion; and witnesses the niatvellons and aston ishing feats which are nightly performed within its inclosure,, in presence of a. crowd of spectators so dense that a late corner can hardly . find. standing room, can haVe any doubt that the spirited proprietor, is not far wrong when he says that he has brought together, "the greatest combination of talent in Europe." The per formances of the Brothers Berri, and of John Henry Cooke in particular, far surpass any prodigies of the kind we , have -before seen, and we can assure all the circus-going public—and who. is not included in the number ?—that they will. rarely, if ever, have a better opportunity of discovering to what a degree of perfection the equestrian and gymnastic arts have attained,Ahan by spending an evening in the grand cirque, Dale-street. Mr. Hengler amply deserves, and, we are glad to say, that he has obtained, the largest measure of support and patronage of the public for his spirited, and, we may almost say, unparalleled, exertions for their amusement and entertainment; aud, we may. repeat, that more orderly and better conducted :hssemblages than those which attended the citque, last week, there could not possibly have been. At the afternoon performance, on Saturday, the com pany present included some of the most distinguished families in Liverpool and the vicinity, and it would be difficult to say which portion of the spectators, the older or the younger, were most delighted with what they saw and beard en the occasion. The excellent music discoursed by the large and well-appointed band is a rare and separate treat of itself. We propose, whenever our space shall permit, to indulge in a detailed account of the performances. CLAYTON HALL.. During the past week, Miss Clara Seyton has been amusing. the public at the above hall nightly. Her entertainment, entitled " the Omnibus," or a touch at the times, has been received with that encouragement it so richly deserves. Her personification of " Serjeant Bellona Buckshot, " in the " Ladies' Rifle Corps," i s inimitable, and must be seeu to be appreciated. When we say that this young lady has received the highest en comiums the London and provincial press could bestow upon her, it would be useless for us to add additional flowers to, those with which she has decked her laurel coronet. All we can say is, as her stay is protracted, go, and see her. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT. SATURDAY. (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) EABEZZLEMENT. A young man of respectable appearance, named George Lloyd, was brought tip by Detective-officer Lay cock on a charge of having embeVled the amount of a bill, £l9 16s. 10d., and also a sum of 255. belonging to his employers, Messrs. Haigh and Gregory, Bold-street. From the evidence of -one of the firm it appeared that the prisoner was employed in the concern for some fiv e or six weeks, and that he went . there with a good character from three houses. His business was to receive cash over the ander ' and he was allowed £ lO in order to have it for change for customers; so that in balanci ng his cash every night he s hould hate that £lO over. o n the 30th of October he was sent with a bill for £l9 15s. 10d. to collect at Miss Sambrook'e, 1, Hard man-street, and was paid the amount, with which h o absconded. However, he returned on Friday, and was given into custody. His'e ash was then examined, and 255. of the £ lO which he had in the shop was missin g . L a ycock had traced him to a hou se of ill-repute, where there was a charge made against him for stealing a watch from a . female, but she did 'not press the charge against him. The prisoner decl ined to sa y anything, and was sent for trial. < , • -_ INSOLVENTS At the Insolvent Debtors CoUrt at Lancaster, on Friday last, before. Robert Segar, E sq., the following cases were disposed of :—Charles Henry Wynn (sued with George Howarth), thread polisher, Manchester ; Augustus George Blake, licensed victuall er and commercial traveller, Liverpool; Robert Kelly, farmer, Liverpool ; Thomas Burton, sizer, Padihatn, near Burnley • Join Varley , c lammer to en g ravers to , calico printers, Manchester ; James Kenyon, boot and shoemaker, Padiham, near Burnley ; J ane Riley, baker, Lower House Fold, near Burnley ; Edward Palmer, b oo t and shoe make r, Man chester ; Ralph Thompson, beerseller, Preston; Benjamin Sagar, wood turner B , Burnley ; John Hudson , beerseller, Padi ham, nearßurnley ; Holt Barker, cotton waste dealer, Manchester; Samuel Nield, journeyman hatter, Salford ; Mary Messenger, confectioner, Manchester ; William Fitton, iron founder, Newton Heath, near Manchester ; Joseph. R. Knowles, ea ting-house keeper , M anchester ; George Handf or d, lace factor and commission agent, Camberwell, London, late of Manchester; Lawrence Angelo Baldwin, farmer, I.l. fore t o n, near Liverpool ; James Chapple, commercial traveller, Manchester ; Francis Penrose Cherry , (sued as F. P. Cherry), wine merchant, Liverpool; Isabel Ward (sued with Emma Jane Ward), assistant to a milliner , Burnley; Emma Jane Ward (sued with Isabel Ward), boarding and lodging-house keeper, Manchester; Samuel Smith Fox (sued as Sa mue l S. Fox), ag ent, and boot and shoe dealer, Manchester Elizabeth Griffiths , never in any business, Manchester; William Harral Johnson (sued as William .Harrill Johnson), tailor and draper , Black burn ; James Jon a th an Th or nely, attorney at law, Liverpool ; John Brown, cotton spinner, Chowbent, near Bolton-le-Moors ; John Wilkinson , tin packing ease maker, Manchester ; Robert Martin, bread and provision dealer, Liverpool ; Philip, Oates, cowkeeper and dairyinan, Liverpool ; Henry Davenport, tailor and draper, Manchester ; Peter. Bostock, tobacconist and cigar dealer, Manch es t er ; Thd ma s Molyneux (sued as -- Thomas' Molineux), grocer and provision . dealer, West Houghton, near Wigan; Edward Haworth, grocer, Church, near Accrington ; Edwin Wilde, grocer and provision dealer, llvde3 near Manchester ; William Carter, grocer, provisio i dealer, and tailor, Warrington; John Eeroyd, boot and shoemaker, grocer, and provision dealer, Busk Oswaldtwistle, near Blackburn, discharged. Bernard Fitzpatrick, finisher at 'a dye-works, Open ' Shaw, near Manchester (sued as Bernhard Fitzpatrick) ; Sarah Hopwood, boot and shoemaker, Rochdale ; Robt. Penkethman, haircutter, perfumer, and tobacconist, Manchester, adjourned to next court. James Haselden, cotton waste dealer and farmer, Bolton-le-Moori , eight months from vesting orde r . Ed war d Whittle, cotton m anufacturer, Blackburn ; Henry Dobson Croft, grocer an d provision dealer, farmer and bookkeeper, Ince, nea,i Wigan, dismissed. Adjourned case: Sohn Bannister, hoot and oho maker, §t , Helens, discharged. KIRKDALE SESSIONS. At these sessions, held in the Court-house of Kirkdale, on Saturday, before the Chairman, the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, and a full bench of magistrates, the fol lowing appeal cases were heard : DENTON' V. THE JUSTICES OF LIVERPOOL..—The service of the proper notices on the churchwardens and others having been proved, Mr. Mansfield, who appeared for the respondents, opened the case. He said the appellant in that case was Mr. Thomas Denton, who appealed .against the decision of the magistrates of the borough oeLiverpool, who, at the last licensing session, refused his license. The appellant had previously occu pied a house in Chapel-street, or rather it was a cellar, for which he held a license. He was obliged to give up that house, and, at the last annual licensing day for the borough he applied for a license for some other premises, situated in Smithdown-lane. The magistrate, he (the learned counsel) believed, went through the usual course adopted by them on that occasion—two of their numbd visited the premises, and the result of their inspection and the report which they presented, was that the full bench determined to refuse the license. The court be lieved, on the report of their two brother justices, that the premises were absolutely unfit for the purpose of being occupied as a publichouse. In addition to this fact, there was this circumstance, that in that particular locality ,(Smithdown Lane), there was a considerable number of publichouses and beershops, and more than sufficient to meet the requirements of the place and its inhabitants. The only question, therefore, which he (Mr. Mansfield) would submit for the consideration of their Worships, in dealing with that appeal, would be to try whether the magistrates, in refusing the license, exercised, as they undoubtedly had a right to exercise, that sound and discretionary . power, which would lead them to a proper conclusion in not conceding to the application of the party seeking for the license. He might say that the magistrates- were not led to re fuse the license . by reason of anything being brought against the character of the appellant; it was simply from the fact that the premises were not found suitable for the purpose to which it was intended to have them applied, and alsolt was thought that the neighbou rh oo d was provided wit an adequate number of houses of en tertainment. The learned counsel then called the fol lowing evidence :—Thomas M. Anderton, assistant clerk to the borough magistrates, who stated that he was present at the last licensing sessions of Liverpool, when •Mr. Denton was refused his license on the ground already mentioned. lie produced the notice of appeal. In cross-examination by Mr. Aspinall (who conducted the case for the appellant) the witness said he had known the appellant for many years ; he knew . him when he conducted a business in Chapel-street, which he had to resign in consequence of the premises being required by the landlords, the Messrs. Garnett, Bibby, and Company. At the time that the license was refused the chairman of the magistrates remarked that they would give Mr. Denton a license if he took a house in the outskirts of the town. — John Kelsy, inspectgr of police for the borough of Liverpool, knew the premises fo: which the appellant had applied for a licence. They are situated at the corner of Oxford-street East and Smithdown-lane. They contained a large bar, a sitting-room, and kitchen on the ground floor.—Mr. Aspinall : I wish to ask Mr. Anderton a question. Did the magistrates give any reason to Mr. Denton for refusing his license? Mr. Anderton : They did not.—Kelsy, in reply to the learned counsel for the appellant, stated that there was no stable attached to the house, merely a small yard. There were three rooms on the ground floor. There were seven other public houses in that neighbourhood; the nearest adjoining Denton's hOuse was 30 yards, and the most remote 250 yards distance.—Lord Stanley : Are there any gin palaces in that neighbourhood ? Witness: Oh, yes, my lord. (Laughter.) By Mr. Aspinall : The name of the house about thirty yards distant from Mr. Denton's house is the Salisbury Hotel. The neighbourhood is inhabited by respectable persons.—Mr. Aspinall then addressed the court for the appellant. He said this ease was as good an instance as could possibly be adduced of the injustice frequently done by magistrates to parties seeking for licenses. Though saying this much, he did not wish to cast any reflection on the magistrates ; but still he could not help remarking that it seemed rather strange that the magistrates should come to a certain decision without giving the party applying for the license any reason for refusing his application. It had been stated that the premises were not at all eligible for a public-house; but he contended that Mr. Dento n , w h o had devoted his lifetime to the business of a publican, and who had invested a large sum of money in this particular place, was a person more competent to form a right opinion as to its adaptability and fitness than any two gentlemen whose knowledge in such matters must at least be superficial. His client was a person without any reproach on his character. After some other remarks proving the fitness of his client as a person to: be entrusted with a license, the learned counsel concluded by stating that the borough magistrates formed their opinion on the ipsi dixerunt of two of their own body than on any tangible opposi tion against Denton or his house. He called James Fisher Jones, of the fitni of Stephens and Jones, who bore testimony to the good character of the applicant. Thomas Denton, the applicant, stated that he had invested £1,200 in the purchase of the premises, paying 800 in ready money, and leaving a mortgage for the residue on the property. The learned counsel on both sides having replied upon the evidence,; their worships retired to consider the case. After some time spent in deliberation, they came into court,. when the noble chairman announced that the bench were of opinion with the magistrates, and sup ported the decision of the court below, by witholdir4, , the license. The appellant bad to pay the costs. Susrisinn. v. THE SAME JUSTICES.-Mr. Bolton said in this case John Sumner was the appellant, and the respondents were the same as those in the last case. It was an appeal rather different from the last, inasmuch as the appellant applied to have his license renewed at the last general sessions, having enjoyed a license for some few years previously. On the application, being made, it was refused by the magistrates of Liverpeol, on the ground that it April last, in the house of the appel lant, which was in Chadwick-street, a robbery of a serious nature had taken place. It appeared that at that time a man was robbed while in a state of drunkenness, and though the appellant was present he did not inter fere,. and did not ma k e any e ff or t t o b r i ng th e thi e f t o justice, and did not protect the drunken person. The guilty party, however, was subsequently arrested and convicted by the recorder, who at the,time ordered the inspector of police, Kelsey, to make a representation to ,the magi s t ra t es, and have the con d uct o f G . S ummer reported to the justices at the annual licensing day. This was accordingly done, and the license 'was refused by the bench. Mr. Anderton and Inspector Kelsey proved the facts as mentioned by the counsel, after which a woman, named Mary Wall, was called, and stated that one night in April last she, and a woman and a boy, named gceles, and an Irish pig-jobber, named Lyons, were drinking ; and after some' time spent in conversation, and imbibing sundry stronc , glasses of the " Mountain Dew," Eccles very adroitly put his hand i n t o the brea st-pocket of Lyons' overcoat, from which he extracted a bag or money-purse. She called the attention of the landlord to the circumstance at the time, but ho did not pay any attention to it, and shortly afterwards Eccles decamped. Mr. Aspinall, in addressing the beach on behalf of his client, contended that at the time Sumner was about making an explana -1 tion of the matter to the licensing magistrates, the chairman on that occasion (Mr. Sheil) refused to listen to him, a course which he (Mr. Aspinall) did not think at all warranted. Ile justified the conduct of his client, on the ground that he did not see Eccles put his hand into Lyons' pocket. He called Mr. Mottram, a wine and spirit merchant, William. Skinner, James Click, and John Davies, each d►f whom spoke in flattering tetret- of the genefal good conduct and character of the appellant.• Summer himself, in examination, said that he had kept the house in Chadwick -street for several years without any complaint being made against him by the police authorities. , He had paid £BOO for the pre mises, and had a lease of it for twenty-nine years, of" Which four years were expired. The license was granted. DANIEL WILD V. THE SAME JUSTICES.—Mr, Bolton stated the ground of refusal on which the magistrates. bad come to the determination of not granting the license in the present case. The house was previously in the occupation of the appellant's father, and at the time that the application was made it was occupied by the father. However, in consequence of a robbery having been committed in the house, and to which the ' attention of the then occupier (old Mr. Wild) was called, but he refused to take any steps to apprehend the party committing the offence, the license was refused.. The magistrates knew nothing at all about Daniel Wild.. He was a stranger, and the right occupier of the house was William Wild. Mr. Anderton proved the fact of the robbery, and Inspector Kelsy said that at the time the persons who committed the robbery were up for trial before the Deputy-Recorder, Mr. Aspinall, who now appeared for the appellant, directed that the attention of the magistrates should be drawn to to the manner in which Wild conducted his house. Mr. Aspinall addressed the bench for the appellant, and called Mr. Rawlinson, the landlord of the house, who. bore testimony to the regular manner in which Mr. Wild conducted his establishment in Hood-street for a number of years. The license was granted. DAVID HENDERSON' V. THE JUSTICES OF LIVERPOOL. —Mr. Mansfield stated that the appellant in this case kept a house in Denison-street, and in consequence of a . daring robbery having been committed in it the magis trates refused to grant a renewal of the license at the last annual licensing day. There were also no less than nine public houses and a beer shop in the same locality, which, in the opinion of the bench, were quite sufficient to meet the requirements of the place.—Mr. Aspinall said that the robbery had been committed while a person named Bradshaw was the occupant of the house. He also called a Mr. Ryan, of the firm of Messrs. Ryan and. Tronton, who spoke to the character of the appellant, as. an industrious and business-like person.—Their worships retired, and on returning to court Lord Stanley said the bench had come to the determination of not granting the license. THE PRACTICE WITH THE ARMSTRONG GUNS AT THE CAPTURE OF THE TABU FORTS. The Armstrongs in the centre were then ordered to open fire on the Tartar cavalry. The first gun was fired at twenty minutes to eleven a.m., at a range of about 1,200 yards; but the elevation was too great, and the shell passed harmlessly over the enemy. It was the only failure. The second shell burst in the midst of the largest group, and half-a-dozen saddles were instantly empty. The range was soon got by every gem, and for upwards of ten minutes the battery made magnificent practice; not a shot failed, not a shell that did not burst. in the exact spot to which it was directed. Bight and. left, at the cavalry in front, into the intrench.ments , on the flank, at 1,200 yards, at 1,600, at 2,200, were' the shells pitched with unerring accuracy. The Tar-- tars stood right manfully for ten minutes, when they found the place too hot for them ; so. after some waver ing, the took the desperate resolution of attempting:- to turn both flanks of the English, and so get into their rear. A large body of Tartar cavalry rushed up the. Tien-tsin road, while a smaller force advanced on they left. The latter were soon disposed of by the three Armstrongs. The former halted when they RRV, the the cavalry, stood irresolute for a time, and then re treated. Captain Stirlinc, at once b brought his battery' to bear in flank. Just at this moment the guns of the; first division and the French were heard on the left ;. and the Armstrongs were ordered to cease firing into the intrenchments, when, to the surprise of every one, a. body of 80 or 90 Tartars rushed from their front to take the guns in flank. So unexpected was this attack that Captain Stirling had barely time to fire two rounds of case, when they were within one hundred yards of the guns. There were no infantry near, but a guard of 25 of Fane's horse (Sikh s ), un der the comman of Lieut. M`Gre ,- ror, was attached to the battery. Without a moment's b hesitation, and regardless of numbers, Lieut. M‘Gregor gave the word to charge, and away went the Sikhs in most gallant style. The Tartars dispersed in every direction, the whole affair lasting little more than a minute. The First Division and the French, who had advanced along the causeway, now commenced a tremendous fire against the more advanced intrench meat. Barry's Armstrongs, and Desborough's and Govan's English batteries, with three batteries of French. rifled cannon, were in full play. The Tartars opened a. sharp and harmless fire from gingals and matchlocks, but were driven from one intrenchment to the other by the artillery alone, no infantry having been engaged.. At the end of an hour the enemy had retreated along, the causeway to Tang-kow, and down to a ferry over the river. Sinho was in possession of the Allies. Mean while Probvn and Fane were dealing with such bodies of Tartars as kept within reach. Lieutenant Anderson, of Probyn's Horse, got detached from his regiment, with five of his own men and two of Fane's. Three or four hun dred Tartars surrounded them, when Probyn heard of their condition. On seeing him advance with one squadron of his own regiment, and a small party of Fane'e Horse, the Tartars quiety retreated at a slow trot. The Sikh horses were much exhausted by their struggles in the mud, so Probyn ordered his men not to. charge too soon, and pursued the enemy quietly, saving his horses until he neared them. At length, when. within two hundred yards, the Sikhs became impatient and difficult'to restrain. The chief Rissildar could con tain himself no longer. He shouted his war yell at the top of his voice, the others followed suit, and down they went full speed after the Tartars. Away they rush 4 helter-skelter, along the causeway, but the little gallo ways of the enemy were nearly a match for the splendid Arabs after their day's fatigue, and, to use the words of one of the officers engaged, they "killed awfully few, not more than fifty or sixty." Of these no fewer than seven fell beneath the sword of Lieutenant Anderson.. THE EFFECTS OF THE ARMSTRONG ARTILLERY. The success of the Armstrongs, great as it was on the' first day, was even more decisively proved at Tang-kow.. In seven successive instances, on the extreme right, before which Parry's guns were posted, their shells had passed through, ploughtng up the cheeks and the sole of the embrasure, and bursting inside. Here were upwards of a dozen corpses, killed in groups of threes, and literally smashed to . pieces. The Chinese 12-pounder, which had made the best practice during the day, lay dismounted, and a barrack in the rear was knocked to pieces by the Arm strongs and Desborough's. At the gate, before Milward's, battery, was a Chinese soldier so frightfully disfigured as scarcely to resemble a human being. Thirty-four rounds were fired from these guns, which were not provided with the new lubricating wads. Knd yet no gun was washed more than once, and then merely as a matter of precau tion before the second advance of the line. Their fire was nearly or quite as quick as those of Govan's and Desborough's batteries of old guns—than which there are. no better—and after upwards of an hour's work there was no increase in the recoil. At short ranges under 300 yards, however, the old round nine-pounder and the twenty-four pounder howitzers seem to be more efficient than the conical shell. :TS SUPERIORITY TO THE FRENCH RIFLED CANNON. The chances of injury to the interior of the gun front the effect of the ball are sensibly diminished in favour of the Armstrong. Milward's battery fired 90 roands a gun within three hours and a half on the 21st, and the gun was only sponged every tenth round. Not one gun is in the slightest degree injured. The Armstrong is loaded at the breech, the French at the muzzle.. Here, again, the advantage is on the side of the English, weapon. In destructive effect the Armstrong shell is greatly superior to the French. Built np in sections, the 121b. shells must burst into forty-nine angular pieces,. exclusive of the top and leaden casing. Their effect is frightful, and the range over which they spread death and dcstruction almost incredible. No troops could stand against.them in the open. The French are not masters of this secret, and the effect of their shells is much less deadly. Once get the range with an Arm strong, the word is passed down the battery so many degrees of elevation, and the graduated sights enable' the gunners to place each shot in the exact spot indi cated. England may well be congratulated on possess ing such a weapon. The Armstrong is the best gun. that has yet been tested in actual war, and the sums it has cost the country have been wisely and well ex pended. Considerable doubts were entertained as to its success by some of the most experienced officers here; but all question is now removed. There is no "but" or " if," and only one opinion as to the absolute and complete success of the " Armstrong gun." SLAUGHTER OF THE CHINESE. After half an hour's tremendous fighting under the parapet wall, the Allies were in the fort. Still the Chinese made a desperate resistance under cover of their casemates. And even when the soldiers came rushing in they fought. Captain Prynne shot the commanding officer with his revolver. The 67th caught the enenv on the left of the camp, and bayonetted 27 in one mass. The French rushed at them on the other side as they vainly endeavoured to escape. At the proper left angle of the fort lay 17 bodies, blown up by a shell from Govan's howitzers, which Gen. Napier had brought up in support of the French column as they stormed the fort. On the stakes outside were dozens of Chinese, " hoist with their own petard." One had fallen on his eyes, another was staked right through the body. "They lie in sections, sir," said a 44th man. One hundred and thirty-seven were buried in the fort in one grave. For days the dead were floated from the ditch into the river, borne backwards and forwards with ,the tide. Their wounded were carried off in a most ingenious manner. A rope passed under their arms let them down into the ditch. They were then towed to the river, and thence along the edge of the stream to the lower northern fort, where they were passed across in junks. The Chinese loss in killed and wounded cannot have been less than 1,500 men. The judgment of Sir Hope Grant was com pletely justified, against the opinion of the French com mander and engineers, who maintained that the attack should be made from the south. We regret to nnounce the serious illness of Lord St. Leonards. His lordship was seized with paralysis on Friday evening, and his family have been sent for. His lordship has had two attacks of the same nature during the last two years, but they were not so severe as that under which he now labours. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.—Mr. F. Wainwright, 8.A., Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, and r ecently Canning Exhibitioner of the Collegiate Insti tution, has obtained the prize annually given at his college in Cambridge, for the best essay on the character of King William 111. LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—RetUrII for week ending, 3rd Nov., 1860. Admitted: in -patients, 42; out-patients, 33; surgical casualties, 36. Discharged : cured, 29 ; relieved, and at own request, 13 ; made out patients, 2 ; irregular, 0 ; dead, 3 . Remain in the house, 185. Visitors : Me ssrs. Edward Gibbon and Charles Langton, Physician, Dr. Turnbull; Esqrs. surgeon, Mr. Biekerstet h ; h ouse surgeon, Mr. R. Har rison ; junior house surgeon, Mr. IL G. Rawdon; chap ; plain, Bev, Rdw. Poole; treasurer, Mr. Charles Wilson, e