Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-22 00:00:00

NOVEMBER 22, 1 Sil. 111 order to reserve for the Congress the definitive l'egalatious of the Italian Peninsula. 4Geoeral Garibaldi has published in the Gazette he ' 2V :ice, a proclamation to the Italians, in which ks _ s aYs that he withdraws- from the service, e'N'a U se of the obstacl e s put in the way. of liberty t 4m crafty policy aetion o f C entral Italy, and b e C ause a m i sera bl e troubles the progress of events: th ee ntreats Italians to range themselves round th e lt I °3'al Ring Victor Emmanuel, and declares k . he will t a k e up arms a ga i n on th e day the ~a shall call his faithful soldiers to the combat. th : n e Opinione of Turin mentions a report that k i a k ing has appointed General Garibaldi his 01 e Pans' correspondent of the Globe says that I bahli's momentary withdrawal from the de mla..ite4blo ground is a " tub" to the Austro-Papal le . All his lieutenants who worked with In 1848 are left in:their commands, and the rEtt gun fired will briug.the Italian Washington into the field. THE CONGRESS. t , UlObe rather objects to Paris being the seat t 4 i : proj ec t e d C ongress , as F ranc e being one Parties interested, its capital is not, strictly , Jlc ) l ng, neutral ground, and the repeated muster ti °tll ea, representing the Powers at that capital, t ki4 t Perchance appear too much to justify cer- P r etension.s that Paris should be deemed the petal of Europe. BAVARIA. DRESDEN, Nov. 21. 11 1( , afic.ial Dresden journal of to-day contain s t elligence that the day after to-morrow the Ner ell ees of the ministers of several federal tli te t ; es _ are about to take place at Winsburg, to lt)ji: t° consideration several questions of federal Austria and Prussia have received official It iori of the above. ALGIERS. MARSEILLES, Nov. 21. Gen eral Martinprey is expected here this even ;‘,ron4r,t'°4l Africa, on his way to Paris. The last It t4k ation of Gen. Martinprey, dated Oushada, N ee lliB t., announces that the inhabitants of that had been compelled to pay a ransom, in t - b r to avoid the chastisements they had brought 41-ielves by their behaviour. The Cadi has arrested and brought to Tangiers. The ital 'Y he chest of the Contingent was respected, tikt, ' c ' t iging to the Emperor of Morocco. With ki:. t ato Fran ce con ti nues t o maintain peaceable I° As• A corp s o f o b servat i on will remain on f rontiers. .The proclamation continues by t jt t t til; that illness had reduced the effective force the 1e fresh expeditionary force by one-fifth, but kiiers, nevertheless, display moral force, able and =altered discipline. • .%T ON THE COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY. Nov. 21. l 4 Morning an engine attached to the ' l 4 4 411 ° at Belfast shortly after nine o'clock, 1 44 s the line a little distance from the, Belfast , ' a passenger carriage was _smashed and qkif t -e4 Pant s more or l ess i n j ure d. O ne o f the 1 4 N, Mr. Walker, of Tullygirvan, lies in a as condition. ,~jat LONDON, Nov. 21. 4.k at t o e Gr e y an d Rip on r esumed his duties to • , Q ar-office. 1431141 demonstrations of a Royal birthday ll ! , (C el l observed to-day in the metropolis, on i 1 1ki i : 44 . 61 1 of the Princess Frederick William of l Th e \ e inipleting her nineteenth year. sinister at War has issued instructions dModied militi a t o b e su ppli e d w ith th e • 11 fle. iek, cl nl yatch f rom M a lt a s t a t es th a t th e H ear t . ' ki p ' from Alexandria to Liverpool, was Itth r ,, lle d on the 14th in s t., w ith sev e n f ee t o f ' I I her hold. CALCUTTA MAIL. 10e r, 'hift, with Calcutta dates up to 22nd arrived here to-day. Only 50 out of t4 *t t he discharged Europeans at and near Il l .' a h ire accepted bounty for China. der of the 21st of October, two years' Ai are k ill N I to be granted to those men of the t ) i i 4 re t 0 Who have not taken their discharge, yec e i l he permitted to enlist for China, and Okli. t e a bounty of 50r. on condition that Catrd °k' for ten years. lk htlino• loft Calcutta for the north-west 5 51 of October. * Per Cent. Loan, from 5 to 54- discount. BOMBAY MAIL. t 4 6, the following from the summary of 'standard of the 26th of October age. bier points respecting the , expedi k 4111 q th Yt at e Wagh ers are thus given. Ittill, 'tack has call e d forth severe remarks t he who are actually eng aged, to the effect I,en. were sent to mount an impracticable t 1,4 were th a t prove d too s h or t. O ur kift Blt iB mainly to be accounted for, it is said, t 't - " 44 take• 1 11,, t klbl e • d.„._ what serious question has arisen out '44t - ` q ° l lti t on of Beyt. It cont a i ns ce l e b rate d h, e h templ es , a nd grandly be-jewelled 44 e c 4 t tie ° flsequence has been a great outcry P , l k 4 qlrtitidu community ' not of Bombay on ly, Nt h estern India. You have desecrated ey ed our temples, stolen our gods, and t ILA.' The great festival of the '144. n ow on, and the Hindoo won't ob e has via h ave applied to Lord Elphinstone, them that all the public loot shall RF < ' - A be returned, but that what the soldiers pocketed is gone beyond reeal. - • " A financial despatch published at Calcutta is most important.- There is no precedent for its communication to the press, but we trust it may be the herald in this respect of the good time coming.' An estimated inprovement' in our finances has appeared to the extent of 773 lacs (£775,000), reducins the deficit to 650 lacs (£6,400,000). The improvement is owing to reductions in military and public works ex penditure, and increased receipts from the new tariff, the stamp, salt, the license taxes (the latter . is, therefore; expected to - come into opera tion). The revenue for 1860-61 is estimated at 3,890 lacs (£38,900,000), the charges at 4,225 lacs (X 42,250,000), the estimated deficit thus being 335 lacs (£3,350,000). The question has been asked, has this statement been put forth_to show that we can do without Mr. Wilson ? " LOrd Canning left Calcutta on, his 'progress' on the morning of October 10, arriving at Allaha bad in the evening of the 14th. He stayed only a few hours, and 'then went on to Cawnpore. Lady Canning was expected at Allahabad on the 16th, on her way to loin his lordship. The ob ject of the journey is said to be, 'the recog nition of many of the new tenures in Oude, the reception of native Princes of the Pun jab and others, his direct_ intercourse ,with,, those who loyally lent their aid to uphold the British power, and the personal acknowledgment of these services, and for inspecting Delhi and Oude.' Every chief of note is commanded to appear before the two representatives of England's power—the Governor General and Commander m-Chief. It will be a grand occasion, and for the conquered powers sufficiently humiliating. " Radical chan,sPes are looked for on Mr. Wil son's advent—perhaps even the abolition of the Supreme Council, and a government of secretaries. The Phoenix affirms —A Three Chief Secretaries or Ministers are spoken of—for the Civil, Military, and Marine Departments, Mr. Wilson to be the latter, exercising a control over external com merce and its development. Under the secre taries will be subordinate functionaries of high rank.' "Another great change is thus spoken of by the Bombay Times : (,‘ We are told, on authority which we hardly feel at liberty to doubt, that instructions were received from home by , the last mail to commence the immediate absorption of the local army, by attaching the European regiments forthwith, as second battalions, to the Queen's.' vv " The Nepaulese authorities have been pressed, - it is said, to hunt out the rebels, and Jung Baha door is thought to have moved in consequence. Sir G. 'Whitlock is opening a campaign in Bun delcund ; two flying columns have already. marched ; 3,000 rebels at present blockade the Mirzapore road. Feroze Shah is no longer heard of among the Seronj jungles. " The ex-King of Oude is said to have accepted a pension of 12 lacs (£120,000), and relinquished all claims on Oude." COMMERCIAL. BOMB&Y, Oct. 25. In cotton piece goods demand increased, and prices tending to improvement. Bleached and fancy goods firm, and more enquired after. Yarns rather lower. Cotton market dull ; prices lower. Oil seeds lower. Freights slightly improved. The following appeared in a portion of our im pression of yesterday : CENTRAL ITALY. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] Rut's, Monday.—The Constitutionnel, in an article signed by its chief editor, M. Grandquilliot, says that the declaration of the Cabinet of Turin, on the subject of the Regency of M. Buoncom pagni, are of a nature to make - those arrange =ments possible which have generally been con sidered. as very difficult of execution. It is understood that if M. Buoncoinpagni exercise the Regency, it is only for the maintenence of order in Central Italy. Italian interests are in harmony with European interests in order to reserve for the Congress the definitive regulations of the situation of the Italian Peninsula. THE BALTIC—CLOSE OF NAVIGATION. A telegram reports that at St. Petersburg, on Friday evening, the weather was very cold, and the navigation was regarded as finally closed. The last steamer, the Russinir, had sailed. THE FRENCH WAR IN MOROCCO. The campaign is terminated. A despatch from Algiers, of Nov. 17, announces the arrival there of Generals Martimprey and Yusuf, who were to be followed by the whole expeditionary army. The city was preparing a fete for their reception. SPANISH EXPEDITION TO MOROCCO. To-day the Spanish Government was to begin the war against Morocco ; but, after incessant delays and long preparations, the expedition is not even now ready to quit the Spanish coast. ARMAMENT OF FRANCE AND ENGLAND. The Times says, the present preparations are purely the result of a conviction that we cannot exist upon sufferance. Most gladly would we acquiesce in any feasible sciteme of mutual dis armament. We are augmenting our expenditure by ten millions for the sake of defence. How much rather would we diminish our revenue by a repeal of the duties on French produce, if, for that, we would obtain the whole end and aim of our present policy,—peace for the present, and security for the future. THE BOMBAY MAIL. Letters by the Bombay mail, with advices to Oct. 26th, were despatched to the provinces by the early train this morning. THE MAIL. ROUTE TO AUSTRALIA, &c. Commencing with the March steamers, the Australian postal route will be trig" Ceylon, instead of via the Mauritius. 140 boxes, of about 100 lbs. each, were des patched overland to Australia, on Friday, being the largest mail ever sent by that route. It is announced in. a journal connected with Australian interests, that the Peninsular and Oriental Company are very dissatisfied with the pecuniary results of their contract, and have ap plied to Government for an increased subsidy. WAR LABORATORIES. Weedon will probably be the site of the new national arsenal. The Post remarks, that the measure of com mitting the superintend ence o f d e p ar t men t s i n our national war laboratories to civilian man agement, is a measure of true policy, the more specially if two or more war laboratories are to -ving up in place of the one now existing. BONES FROM SEBAczTol'")l4. An English ship has just arrived la the 'fort of Hull with, among other articles of freight, 237 tons of bones from Sebastopol. The Times asks, if these are the bones of the Russians or the allied soldiers? and insists that an explanation is necessary. ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST. Yesterday . there was , a renewal of the riots in the parish church of St. George's-in-the-East, anti the congregation was larger than on any pre vious occasion. Cabs brought dawn visitors fr©m the west end. Not a tenth part of those who attended were parishioners. A gentleman was taken in custody by the police. It is stated that the father of the child Mortara has arrived in Paris, determined to demand from the Congress the release of his son. The marriage of Earl of Dalkeith to Lady Louisa Hamilton will be solemnised privately to-morrow, at:St. George's, Hanover-square. The transport Clara has at last sailed for Cal cutta, with the wives and families of soldiers in the East. During their stay at Plymotith 29 in fants have died. The Australian Royal Mail Company have sold their two remaining steamers, the Adelaide and Victoria, for ..£30,0004 The former is of 2,060 tons and 450 horse power, and the; latter of 1,878 tons and 450 .horse power. A private letter, dated from Shanghai, states that a survey of the coast in the vicinity of the mouth of the Peiho has led to the discovery of a favourable position for the landing of troops, by which the forts might be taken in the rear, and the necessity of forcing the river's mouth obviated. CORRESPONDENCE. [We do not hold ourselves responsible for the Opinions of our correspondents.] t , ARTILLERY VOLUNTEER CORPS BAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, Sin,--Could you inform me; through the medium of your valuable paper, if the Liverpool Volunteer Artillery and Rifle Corps have taken any steps as to the forma tion of a band, and if so, will the various instruments be taught to volunteers. I dare say there: are many 'young , men in Liverpool, who. like myself, would be glad to join, providing they were instructed, and are only waiting to hear further on the subject. A WOULD-BE. EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT. TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN. DAILY TIMES. SlR,—The above association, patronised "by a large number of most influential gentlemen of the town and, neighbourhood, has been earnestly working, for the last' few months, in order to obtain one of the greatest boons that can be conferred upon the assistants and apprentices, male and female, in, our town, viz., the earlier closing of various places of business. Up to the present time, the association has been, very successful. A great majority:of the tradesmen. who have been waited upon have expressed their approval of the object in view, and, consequently, closed their establish ments at an earlier hoir. But, through the determined opposition of one trades man, we regret to state that, in a certain district, late closing has again been resumed. The people have the remedy in their own hands, if they will but apply it_; and, for the sake of humanity, we call upon them to do so.—Yours, &c., AN OBSERVER. Liverpool, Nov. 18th, 1859. CLIFTON-PARK AND ITS ROADS. ,TO THE EDITOR OF-TILE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. SIR,—I was glad to observe by a letter which ap peared in the Albion of last Monday that public atten tion has 'been called to the disgraceful state of the roads in this locality. It matters not to me if one-half the houses in the Park become empty through the apathy or negligence of the owners to provide a decent I approach to them; but, as a tenant, have a right to complain, and demand that measures should be imme diately taken to put the roads (especially the main road leading up to 'Mr. Aspinalrs house at the top of the Park) into proper, order. For more than two years this road has been allowed to rernain without repairs and is now in a most filthy, dan gerous state, almost impassable for' ladies. Promises have from time to time. been made by the parties whose duty and, business it is to do the needful repairs, and I believe contributions have been offered by the owners of the property sufficient for the purpose, but, owing to the negligence or disinclination of a gentleman representing a large interest in the Park, the work is shamefully delayed. If this should meet his eye, I hope it may *eve the means of accelerating his movements. AN INHABITANT. • SCOTLAND WARD.—MR. CARNE AND MR. ASPINALL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Sin,—l can sympathise with one who suffers defeat professing my own opinions, and feel acutely, too, for those who turn their backs upon the cause they once supported; but I can haVe no sympathy with any party who holds connexion with those who deny the religion of their fathers—the religion of the Bible—and for the sake of the " loaves i and fishes," would change "white into black," and "light to' darkness ;" whose principles are of such chameleon hue, that they must be watched and guarded against. In the late municipal elections which have taken place, the Conservative members of the Town Council must take credit to themselves for having chosen a staunch Conservative Chief Magistrate, and a gentleman of high standing in Liverpool, who is deeply imbued with sound religious feelings. With regard to the Worshipful Mayor, I have not"the honour of any personal acquaint ance with him, beyond that of observing him preside in the Council Chamber after his election. But should I refer to his conduct _on the 9th and 10th instant, it was a good specimen of how he will fill the civic chair for the next twelve months. It showed his inflexible determination not to be bullied by either Mr. Robertson Gladstone or Mr. J. R. Jeffery ; and I am convinced that he will have the support of all good men in this respect during his tenure of office. I regret, however, that Scotland ' Ward has sent in another de termined Radical in, thp person of Mr. Clarke Aspinall, but I dread not that our respected Mayor will keep him in his,proper position. If I refer to the opinions which he ventilated to the electors of .Scotland Ward as a pre cursor to his future career, (now that he is a member of .the Town Council) it will devolve upon his Worship to keep this trio, viz., Messrs. Gladstone, Jeffery, and Aspinall, in their proper places. Mr. Came had superior claims to those of his opponent, both as a gentleman of standing, and upon business grounds too. 'Had the latter not appealed so impassionedly to the Roman Catholics in that ward, and been well supported in his wily manceuvres by those who proved renegades to their own professed principles, he would never have taken his seat in the council chamber. He said he was no Papist, nor Orangeman either; and whilst he would hug the former to his bosom, the latter he despised. He cannot be a Protestant, for in every sentiment he uttered his speeches were against. What he is, or what he is not, time alone will fully explain. I have never known a bad tree to bear good fruit, and vice versa ; but this miichl do think, that if :the electors of Scotland Ward think they have gained an acquisition in the person of a flippant and superficial representative, I am afraid that before three years have gone their rounds they will have cause to regret the choice they made ; in fact, I think the "Jericho" bird is everything and anything to suit his purpose.—l am, &c., Nov. 19, 1859. A SPECTATOR. PROVISION FOR MASTERS AND MATES OF THE MERCHANT SERVICE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Sra,=The present critical situation and the future prospects of the masters and mates of merchant ships, and how the want of employment at present affects them, must be my excuse for intruding on you with this letter. In Liverpool and London, a very large number are now out of employment.; and the great • length of time without any change for the better in freights, and_'no ap pearance of hope in the future, makes the present period bleak indeed. A great many of the seamen have families, and are obliged to sell their instruments, &c., to buy food. This must keep Awn out of emplg ment, as an officer or master without clothes and in struments cannot get or expect a situation. Many are getting old, and many, are unable, from sickness and from accidents, to take the situations they formerly held ; and many, I am sorry to say, are glad to accept the lowest situation about a ship—the ship-keeper. Now this is not as it should be, considering what Zngland owes , to the mercantile marine. Surely they have a. claim to fair legislation. Greenwich Jrospital was built by their money. They paid into the Merchant Seamen's Fund for years, two shilling a month, until it was given up ; and no doubt it was misma naged. Rex: came the examinations, which I would not - object to, had it been prospective, not retrospective. The mas t er, w h o h a d sailed round the World for twenty years was not to be put in a lower grade than the young mate who had now been ex amined and passed for master. The latter could take command of Government emigrants, Government stores, &c., whe n the former could not. True, or troop ships, when the pinch came in the Crimean war, and when they could not do without them, the Government had to accept them. After the war the rule against the old master was applied amain. Surely tkese men; if they should not have any favours, are at least entitled, as I said before, to fair legislation. Now that they h ave the i r Mercantile Marine Associa tion fairly under way, to get a charter for some good purposes, such as homes for the old, hospitals, reading rooms, and various other requirements of the service, and some alterations in the Merchant Shipping Act. If this could be done, it would be a boon to them. Give them the management of their own affairs, especially for homes and hospitals, now that they have put their own shoulders to the wheel, and, in conclusion, if any of your readers think this is too much, let him bear in mind that from this very class was chosen the masters in the navy, whose duty it was to navigate the ship—from this class masters ()netters of marlue and Indiamen, who both sailed and fou g ht their ships, and I would say by whose aid we have now the merchant pr i nces of London., Liverpool, and Manchester. Would the great commerce that we have be in the hands of the British if it were not for the hardy and. indomitable spirit of the British sailor. In the late Crimean war was it not the merchant navy that carried the stores and troops; and, I here may ask, what was the loss compared with her Majesty's navy ? Again, in the late Indian rebellion, could Eng land have held India without the merchant navy ? The Peninsular and Oriental Company's and other chartered steamers and sailing ships carried nearly all the troops and stores, with very few accidents. It is to be hoped that the Government or Board of Trade will throw no obstacle in the way, and allow this association to go on at, once.—l remain, &c., A 'MERCHANT. NAVIGATION OF THE INDIAN RIVERS. BY CAPTAIN W. HALL, FORMERLY A COMMANDER LN THE GANGES STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. NORTHERN DAILY ITALE"). LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. ST. ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND EYE AND EAR INSTI TVTION.—ReIieved at the institution, 188 ; relieved at their own dwellings, 63. Total, 251. Visitors—Messrs. E. Watts and George Jordan. Honorary Secretary and Treasurer—Joseph Kitchen, Esq.. VOLUNTEERING IN LIVERPOOL.—The movement is now very active in Liverpool and Birkenhead. At Tranmere, one of ferries adjacent to Birkenhead, a corps has been formed; and upwards of £l4O subscribed; one gentleman, Mr. W. W. Perry, having contributed £25, and promised a silver key-bugle. THE DISCHARGED EUROPE? - 17 ..UROPEAN TROOPS IN INDIA.—, Yesterday the Liverpool ship C on tes t,85 days from B o rnbay —the quickest run of the season—arrived off Gravesend, with the first batch of European troops who accepted their. discharge. The total voyage of the Contest, from Liverpool to India and back, only occupied seven months and a half. • FIRE AT SEA.—lntelligence has arrived of the total loss by fire of the, ship Duke of Wellington, Captain Campbell, the 11th instant, on her voyage from this port to Bombay, when about two hundred - miles from Cape Finisterre: The Duke of Wellington was owned by the Messrs. Sinclair; and had a cargo on board valued at £90,000. The crew have arrived at Southampton. COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY.—(Before W. A. Hutton, Esq., Judge.)—Judgment Summonses Orders for com mitment were issued against the following persons for non-compliance with the orders of the court :—Thomas Ladmore, 161, Scotland-road, ten days ; John Layfield, West Derby-road, ten days ; Fergus Farrell, 47, Sir Thomas'-buildings, ten days, each to issue in one month. James Webb, I, Southern-street, eighteen days ; john Williams, 3 Court, Clare-street, fifteen days; Richard Pierce, High-street, Everton, fourteen days. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.--Number of patients during the past week :—New cases received advice and' medicine at the institution : Northern, 250 ;- Southern, 124: total, 374. New cases visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine : Northern, 107 ; Southern, 78 : total, 185. Total for the week, 559. Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M., president. Captain Bourne, vice-presi- dent of North Dispensary. Mr: Charles Booth, vice president of South Dispensary. Mr. Francis Mill, trea surer. Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary. Office : Lei th officei,l MOorfields. BANKRUPTCY COURT.—(Before Mr. Commissioner Perry.)—ln re Henry Buggeln.—This bankrupt, a coke and coal merchant at Wigan and 'Liverpool, came up' en application for his certificate. Mr. Lawrence Peel, who appeared for the assignees stated that his clients, although not at all satisfied with the bankrupt's accounts, were not desirous of opposing the allowance. Hii Honour, after obtaining some explanation from the bankrupt with reference to the accounts, said, in the absence of any opposition by the assignees, he would award a second-class certificate. The following patents, amongst others; passed the Great Seal during the week ending . November 19th, 1859 :—Henry .Prewman, of Liverpool, for "Improve ments in the construction of artificial teeth, and m the mode or manner,of affixing the - same to the frame."— A. E. C. J. Reynaud De Trets, for "An improved com position for splitting rock."—J. H. Tuck, for " Improve ments in breakwaters, sea walls, and like structures."— E. Welsford, for "Improvements in tanning."—W. MacLellan, for "Improvements in parts of the per manent way of railways" (a communication from John Gregory, of Lisbon).—T. Sutton, for " Improvements in the construction of apparatus for taking photographic pictures, consisting of, and entitled, 'An improved panoramic lens for takinc , photographic pictures.' " Communicated from the .07ffices for Procuring, Patents, 4, Clapton-square, Lircrpoo!. NEWSPAPER PROP ERTY. —THE 4 MORNING NEWS." —7-Yesterday, in purivance of an advertisement, Mr. Gaskill, auctioneer of the Liverpool ".District of - fhe Bankruptcy -Court, under a' fiat of that court, offered for sale the business' effects of Mr. - Charles iVillmer, late proprietor and publisher of the ".Morning News." The sale was numerously attended, but the' biddings generally were slow, and the impression was that most . of the lots were sold cheap. The . ; printing machine, one 'understood to be of good design and construction, sold _ for £195, the engine and boiler employed in working the machine brought £27, Th e t ype, which was stated to be little worn; was sold for very little moneY. Messrs. Griffin and M'Ghie, successors to the jobbing printing business, recently carried on by Mr. Charles Willmar, purchased the tenant's interest in, and the go o d- w ill and possession of, the premises. WEST DERBY AND FAIRFIELD RIFLE CORPS.—It will be seen by an advertisenient of this corps, of which Lord Stanley is the patron, that it has made application to the Lord Lieutenant to he enrolled as a sub-division, and that, therefore, it wishe§' additional members in order to complete the coMpany.. It had a parad e on Saturday last, when it was generally. observed that its uniform was very becoming and more in accordance with the Rifle Corps Regulations than that of some other's in the neighbourhood, and that it was as fine a body of men as one would wish to see. Funds, it appears, al most sufficient for building, in the district, a suitable store house, with large drill-room, and sergeant's resi dence attached, have been contributed, and the erection of which is not likely to be _delayed. In the meantime a temporary drill-room and head-quarters for the corps have been established in Cardwell-street, Fairfield. We trust very soon to - hear of a large augmentation of the compan Da. BAYLEE AT HOPE-HALL.—This rev. gentleman, whose zealous advocacy of the infallibility of the scrip tures has made him conspicuous in this neighbourhood, last night delivered his second lecture on the " Infalli bility of the Bible." As on the occasion of his first lecture, the audience was much larger than is usual for lectures ou theological subjects, and the manner in which he answered the various objections which the philosophy of modern tides has raised against the infallibility of the Bible, .impressed the audience with a most favourable opinion of his industry and research. Apart, however, from mere controversial grounds, the lecture (night to be looked' upon rather as an arrange- ment of the old matter than the introduction of any thing original ; and the simplicity of. the arrangement and pointedness of the arguments were the whole beauty of the lecture. - The concluding lecture of the series will be delivered on Wednesday next, when some of the historical apparent discrepancies of the- Bible will be treated of—and, if we may judge from what Dr. Baylee has previously published—in a most interesting and satisfactory manner. METHODIST NEW CONNEXION MTSSIONS.—A public missionary meeting was held last evening in the Metho dist New Connexion Chapel, Park-place, Mr.. Joseph -Tipping in the chair. The meeting was opened with prayer, when the Chairman addressed the meeting at some length on the subject of missionary labour. In Ireland, the efforts of the missionaries had not met with that degree of success which might have been expected. He clnsidered, though he had neverbeen in Ireland, that it was a very unfortunate country, and that there was a great want of Christian education in that place. Their Canadian mission they had reason to be proud of, when they considered the amount of success that had attended their efforts. They were about to establish a mis sion in China, and from all that they could see, for so far, he had no doubt it would meet with success. After some observations on the home mission, he called upon the Rev. Mr. Cotton to read the -report. From the report it appeared that the missions were pros ' pering in the work to : which they were devoted, generally speaking. The meeting was afterwards addressed by the Rev. J. P. Wright and Mr. S. Mills, who formed the deputation. The Rev. G. Scott and W. Mills also delivered addresses.. These gentlemen ably set forth the claims of the new Chinese mission on the audience, and a collection was taken up on its behalf, The proceedings terminated with prayer, TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Szn,—The question of the navigation of the Indian rivers, by steam, is at present attracting much attention in this country, partly from the enormous profits realised by the steamers plying on the Ganges, and partly from the increasing interest now being taken in. Indian affairs. As I have been long engaged in navi gating vessels on the rivers and waters of the East, I may, without arrogance, claim to know more about such •subjects than persons who have not had this advantage, and I therefore beg to forward a few remarks upon these topics, which, if you deem interesting, I shall be happy if you will lay before your readers. More steam vessels are much wanted in India. This is made sufficiently notorious from the com munications of the Times' correspondent, who records the dearth of steam navigation on the Ganges in the most forcible terms. The two companies wie vessels are now plying on that river have long been dividing . 60, 60, and 70 per cent. per annum, and even more than that. Such • returns may appear fabulous, but they are nevertheless true. Best Vessels for the Indian Rivers.—The best kind of vessels for the navigation of the Indian rivers are those which can carry the largest cargo with the least draft of water ; end the vessels of the Oriental Inland Steam Company appear better to fulfil these conditions than any other with which lam acquainted. These vessels, which have been highly approved by, all the most eminent engineering authorities in this country, such as Boulton and Watt, Penn,Tairbairn, Rennie, and many others,.have now been introduced on the Indus, which river they have ascended and descended in safety; and the enormous cargoes such vessels are able to carry will bring in far larger returns than any now obtained upon the Ganges. I observe indeed, from Mr. Bourne's report on the action of his steam trains on the Indus, that the steam could not be well kept up, and that, therefore, the speed against the current was not well maintained. But this arose mainly from the unmanageable lengths of the wood supplied as fuel, which would be remedied against the next voyage by having cut it into short 'pieces. It is true Mr. Bourne considers that it would be more economical, in contending with so rapid a river as the Indus, if his trains had more power ; but though this opinion may be corre3t, I find from other reports re ceived from India that Mr. Bourne's vessels, with a train of barges in tow, have, in the height of the inundation, passed Government vessels on the river, towing nothing, and unable to tow anything at that season. The trains despatched to the Ganges have double the power of those on the Indus, and will carry immense cargoes. Main Features of the Navigation.—The rivers of India are subject to periodical inundations, which so much enlarge the river beds that the volnme of water in the dry season is unable to fill them to any considerable depth. They are, consequently, during the larger part of the year very shallow and full of sand banks ; and all the vessels navigating them, steer badly, and are often getting aground, from the shoal water and eddies which constantly beset their path. Mucji local knowledge, and Much peculiar management, is necessary to direct the vessels aright ; and the necessary skill is only to be obtained by long experience. New men always fail in managing the vessels properly at first. Mr. Bournes' vessels are calculated to make quick passages from their power and easy draft of water, provided they are properly managed; but inexperienced persons will not be able to manage them, or any other, until they have learnt the way. New people should not be daunted by trivial difficulties. Whoever undertakes the navigation of any of the Indian rivers will have difficulties to encounter at the outset, which it will require some little time to over come, and if they have not the courage to face those difficulties, they should not undertake the task. All the existing Ganges Companies experienced these difficulties at the outset; and Commander Carless's re port shows that when the Government first established steam vessels on the Indus, similar difficulties were en countered there. It is some time before you can get the right man into the right place ; and, from what I can hear, this is a difficulty which the Oriental Inland Steam Company are now going through. When the Ganges Company was first . started, two captains were discharged from their first boat, ere they found an efficient man ; and the vessels being different in some respect from those pretiously introduced, an excuse was afforded to incompetence, by saying that the vessels would not do. Mr. Robinson, the manager of the Company, however was not to be deterred from proceeding by such hollow excuses ; and being supported by the proprietary, who of course wished their property to be rendered profitable, instead of being wantonly sacrificed by being senselessly condemned,• he at once removed every person who showed himself unequal to the management of the vessels, or was arrayed in hostility against them. The consequence was the vessels soon began to answer very well ; and it is these very vessels which were at one time exposed to the risk of being dis carded as unserviceable, which have since been earning such enormous profits as have become a mine of wealth to their possessors. All difficulties in the navigation of these rivers will be surmounted, if people will only have faith and patience and perseverance. I say this from my own personal experience of similar cases, and I know what I say to be true. There is a magnificent field presented in the navigation , of the Indian rivers, which is sure to reward those who do not expect success to be achieved by magic, but by the same gradual and sporoeglensseinvtely attained. sby which, in other cases, it has be en Annandale House, Greenhill* Kent, November 18, 1859. ,ALLEGED EXTENSIVE SWINDLING FIRM IN HULL.— Under this title, the Hull Advertiser of Saturday last publishes a long letter from Mr. Joseph Hugill, of that town, and some collateral correspondence, in which he exposes a series, of what he denominates attempts to obtain goods in Manchester Birmingham, Hull, and other places, consisting of steel, iron, copper, and oil. The alleged swindler is named Gueriz, and he carried on a correspondence with a Mr. C. F. de Pinery, of Lither land Mill, near Liverpool, for whom also he endeavoured to obtain extensive credits ; in most instances, so far as is known, without success. The case was brought before •the Hull stipendiary magistrate, at the police court, on Thursday last, and there it was stated that from the description given by different parties who had seen Mr. Gueriz and Mr. C. F. de Finery, there is very strong reason for believing that the one is the other. "He appeared quite a gentleman; his age would probably be from thirty to thirty-five. In appearance he is tall, say about six feet, with rather light hair and whiskers when here ; complexion fair, with some colour, and an open, full Saxon countenance. His hands in particular are well formed but full, and what is vulgarly called puffy." A WEST Docx FOR HULL.—TWO most important meetings (says the Hull Advertiser) have been held in Hull this week, with a view to the providing of more dock accommodation for the port, on better and more advantageous terms than those offered by the present Dock Company. At the first of these meetings, held on Monday last, the Mayor (Z. C. Pearson,. Esq.) pre sided, and some preliminary steps were adopted. A second meeting was held on Thursday, at the Mansion house, his Worship the Mayor again presidia& and there being present representatives of th e North eastern Railway Company and almost every shipping and mercantile house in the port. It was unanimously resolved that a company, to be called the " Hull West Dock Company," should be formed for the purpose of making a dock contiguous to the North-eastern Railway, at the west side Of the town. A committee was formed to draw up the prospectus ; the names of thirty pro visional directors we're taken, and the question of capital was considered. Messrs. T. Holden and Sons were ap pointed solicitors to th 9 company, and Messrs.. Pease and Co., bankers. It was stated that communications had taken place between the promoters and Mr. Harrison, C.E., the successor of the late Robert Stephenson, and that that gentleman would in all probability be in Hull on Monday next. Borings had been made, with a view of ascertaining the kind of foundation likely to be met with for the worki, and they were, in every respect, satisfactory.. - Altoether, the meeting passed off in a most unanimous spirit—offers of support to the project being given by every one present, COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. On Sunday, the Queen and Prince Consort, Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia, the Prince of Wales, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, Princess Louisa, and the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, the ladies and gentlemen of Court, and the domestic house hold, attended Divine service in the private chapel. The visitors staying in the Castle were also at the service. The Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay preached the sermon. Yesterday, the 21st, was the birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess Frederick William of Prussia, Princess Royal of Great Britain, who has now entered her 20th year. The Court Journal says,—" The Princess Royal ap pears somewhat more matured than on her former visit ; -some of the personal friends of the Princess assert that she has grown a trifle. This may be so ; but certainly, every spectator must be struck with the improvement that health and happiness can alone have achieved in •the person of our highly-esteemed Princess." ' The Prince of Wales was present at the last debate on universal suffrage by the Union Society at Oxford. The debate stands adjourned to next Thursday. The Prince of Wales, in addition to his being a mem ber of the Oxford University Boat Club, has also become a member of the Christ Church Boat Club, and the Christ Church Cricket Club. His Royal Highness has, during the week, visited Russell's Tennis Court and Tolley's Racquet Court, and played in each. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by the Hon. Colonel Bruce and Licut-Colonel Keppel, arrived at the castle on Saturday from Oxford University. Lord Palmerston gave, on Saturday evening, at, his residence, Cambridge House, Piccadilly, the first Cabinet dinner this season to his colleagues. Most of the members of the Cabinet were present. On Saturday a committee of the Cabinet assembled at two o'clock, at the official residence of the Premier in Downing-street. From the meeting being composed of the Cabinet Ministers who are members of the Lower House, it is conjectured that the new Reform Bill was probably the subject of their protracted deliberation. THE SULTANA AND HER CREDITORS. A Constantinople correspondent of the Presse gives the following account of an affair which had for some days been the subject of conversation in that city : " About three years since the Sultan dismissed from the seraglio, one of his wives, named Besime-Sultana. She was a Circassian and of great beauty, and, being far superior to her companions in mental endowments, she had acquired great influence in the Palace, which occasioned no little jealousy, and raised her numerous enemies. A trifling circumstance favoured their de signs. Cne of the Sultan's sons having lost his mother, the Sultana Besime was chosen to replace her. A; the young Prince happened one day to be unruly, she gave him a slight tap on the cheek. This was re ported to the Sultan with gross exaggeration, and he decided that the lady should leave the seraglio. She was, however, treated with all respect, and a palace assigned for her residence at Bella-Limen, on the Boa phorus, with an allowance equivalent to about 10,000 f. per month. This income, however, was too small for her style of living, and in the course of two years she had contracted heavy debts. The ex-Sultana, seeing there was no hope of recovering the Sultan's favour, ap plied to him for permission to marry, which was granted. Shortly after, Tevfik-Pasha, a general of division, became her husband. This gentleman, who was educated in Paris, and who speaks French very fluently, held the office of chief of the staff in the Ministry of War, and having the habit of speaking his mind freely on men and things, made himself a great many enemies, among whom was the present minister, Riza Pacha. His superiors in rank, dreading his criticisms, sought every opportunity of getting him out of the way by appointing him to offices in distant localities, which, however, he constantly refused, After Tevfik's marriage with the ex-Sultana, her creditors became very pressing for pay ment, and on their applying to his enemy, Riza Pacha, the latter resolved to make them proceed against Tevfik Pacha, and seize his property to pay the wife's debts. Having taken his measures, Riza Pacha went to a friend's house at Balta-Liman on the 23rd ult., and by his directions his friend sent to request the presence of Tevfik-Pacha. The latter, on ar riving, found himself in presence of Riza, and a number of soldiers. Riza immediately ordered him to embark on board a steamer lying at Bebek, which was to carry him in exile to Brouasa. Tevfik protested, and said he would appeal to the Sultan ; but Riza replied that he was executing the Sultan's orders, and further informed him that Besirne was included in the decree of exile, that . all their goods would be sold for the benefit of their creditors, and that they must be ready to start in a quarter of an hour. This proceeding has excited uni versal reprobation among the. Turks, and the Minister of War will soon have to repent that he has used his power and influence to gratify petty animosities. • INTERESTING COMMUNICATION FROM DR. LIVING STONE.—Professor Sedgwick has received a communica tion from Dr. Livingstone, dated " River Zambesi, East • Africa, May 27." Dr. Livingstone reports the discovery of a real highland lake region, where the inhabitants cultivate cotton very extensively, while he adds " every one spins and weaves it." THE LATE MR. R. STEPHENSON.—An influential meeting was held at Shields, on Saturday (Lord Ravens worth in the chair), when it was resolved to erect a monument to the late Mr. R. Stephenson, at Newcastle, and to found one or more scholarships to be open to the youths of the district. A proposition was also made to found a Stephenson institution. A committee was ap pointed for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the meeting. 3#.arting lattUigturt. WELLINGTON STEEPLE CHASEIS.-MONDAY. WELLINGTON ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASE HANDICAP of 5 aov. each, with 50 added. st. lb. •11 5 Chance 10 10 Little Charley - • Five ran. The APLEY CASTLE HUI~T STEEPLE CHASE. Asuey - -- Souvenir INNKEEPER'S HUNT STEEPLE CHASE Rector 1 2 1 Doubtful Willy No second given. HIINT STEEPLE CHASE. 1 2 LATEST BETTING. WARWICK STEEPLE CHASE. 3to 1 against Jealousy, offered. sto 1 against Abd-el-Rader, taken. sto 1 against Longford, taken. THE DERBY, 1860. 7to 1 against Umpire, offered. 11 to 1 against Buccaneer, offered, 12 to 1 taken. 40 to 1 against Upperhand, taken. 50 to 1 against nestes, taken. 50 to 1 against Paleface, offered. 1000 to 15 against Sir William, taken. 1000 to 10 against Oliver, taken. • Selected by "Fisherman." score l ast match played between the T h A e ll f -I li n o g win lan g d i E s l t e ll v e en and Twenty - two of the United States. . - CRICKET. T . Considering the state of the 9 a w r i ll ikh was "fetlock deep," the score of the eleven is extraordinarily IV ' ll a mmot T l w de N C T :rp -TW enter, bWisden lst 11 3: W15 P : t en : 2nd inn. 6 Sharp, at Lockyer, b Wisden 0 b Jackson D. S. Booth;b Wisden 1 st Lockyer, b Jackson 0 Beatty, at Lockyer, b Wisden 2 b Wisden 0 H. Wright, b Jackson l3 b Jackson Captain Ha.mmond, run out ... 2 c and b Wisden 0 Capt. K. Hugesson, b Wisden Machattie, c and b Wisden Pickering, run out 11 not out 14 Stephenson, b Wisden J. Higham, st Lockyer, b Wisden... 0 c Carpenter, b Jackson 0 T. Senior, b Jackson ..................... 1 b Wisden 8 A. Jackson, b Wisden ... .............. 0 st Lockyer, b Wisden 0 T. Felix, bJackson . . ................ : ..... 0 st Lockyer, b Wisden 4 Tarrant, b Wisden ........................ 0 b Wisden 2 Crossley, not out 3 c Carpenter, b Wisden 0 Hines, b Wisden 0 b Wisden 4 G. Tarrant, b Wisdcn H. Lillywhite, c Carpenter, b Wisden 0 b Wisden 0 Wm. Collis, b Wisden Millis, c Lockyer, b Wisden Pattison, c Ctusar, b Wisden B I,lb 2,wb 1 _ Total .39 Total 64 ENGLAND. W. Caffyn, c Hammond, b A. Direr, c Hines, b Ma. Hallis l4 chattie .................... __ ... . 6 J. Jackson, run out 12 John Lillywhite b Wright... 4 T. Hayward, c Hallis, b .1 Caesa r, st Higham, b m a . Crossley 5O chattie ........ - .............. .11 A. Carpenter, c Hi nes , b J. Wisden, c Lillywbite; Senior IS Machattie J. Grundy, c In g h a m, b H. H. Stephenson, not out 1 Pickering T. Lockyer, c Hants, b - • Wright ........................ 19 Total l7l ~' ~,