Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-23 00:00:00

OmiTHsONIAN HOTEL., B ROA DWAY, COMET of HOUSTON -SUMS?, w YeEr. la...coad in honour of the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Established at WASHING to N, by the U. S. CONGEESS, with FtiladS bequeathed by JAMES SNITLIS4N, of ENGLAND. the Friendship 0 f the OFFICERS Of the NATIONAL INSTITUTION Is conducted on theiSystem of Hotels is ENGLAND. CHAS. H. SMITH. AMUSEMENTS, PUBLIC MEEFINGS, &c. THIS DAY. _ TRIATYA ROYAL —Professm Anderson-7 p.Til. ROYAL Aef PEUTEIELTB.E—D:f3Ma ti Perforraince-7 p.m. Pzumaamonic HALL —Phomas's Grand C)nzerte—S HICNCLE WS CIRQUE VIZI ETE, Dale-street-7 p.m. LITE/POOL ACADEMY'S EXHIBITION, Postoffice-place. Bova CoLosseux—General Entertainment-6.30 p.m. IN" For advertisements see second Riga. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. Persons seeking Employment, parties requiring Servant:, Assistants or Clerks, and those in search of Apartinentr, or having Lodgings to Let, can best lying their wants under the notice of the public, by advertising in the NORTHERN TIMM, and which, front its large circulation, is the most efficient ntediuin of publicity in thi district. The cash price for this special class .ef advertisemen!E is now reduced to THREEPENCE' FOR TWENTY WORDS, and for every ad,aiticual five words one penny. g4e BrOeru fiwo MONDAY, NOVEMBER :23, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. The Persia arrived here on Saturday with New York dates to the filth instant, and over<loo,ooo dollars in specie- The news is of a most favourable character. The Money Markets in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Sae, •Ss . c , were much easier, -and loans were extendiag. The New York bank returns were considered satisfactory, inasmuch as on the day the Persia left New York there was about seventeenraillion dollars ofa metallic reserve in the banks of that city. It was expected that iu the course of a month or so the banks - would be in a position to resume specie,payments. Meantime there were a large number of workmen out of employment. They had held several meet ings, but their position did net seem to be at all ameliorated by such displays. It was feared they would make a " demonstration "—that is, get up a riot and plunder the shops and stores. .To meet any emergency of the kind, the police . .force had been strengthene, and a number of the local military companies were ready for action at a mo ment's call. To endeavour to assuage the pangs of hunger and starvation that were stalking throughout the length and breadth-of the city, the Common Council had voted the suaa of 230,000 dollars for the purpose of public works, and to give employ ment. The other portions of the news are not of much importance. Soveral freshets had done much damage to property on the Geneeee and Susquehana rivers. Seaver.) , is now definately fixed as one of the institutions of Icieses. The Censti tutional Convention has adopted a Clause recog nising slavery as alreadyestablished in the territory, and prohibiting the Legislature frAn getting rid of it. There is a rumour of.SOO United States troops being massacres by Indians. Merchants oe 'Change, on Saturday, considered the news from America as most satisfactory, and holders of cotton and general produce immediately looked for enhanced prices. The letters per Persia were, however, delivered at too late an hour to affect business. To day there will doubtless be sorea additional activity in commercial circles generally. The Bank Charter act is doomed ; even the ministerial organs, seeing that public opinion is so dead set" against it, are willing that there may be a certain nan:liaoJ.Lion The .05servar of yester day, says Ler. it not be supposed that we are argu ng fur the Procrustean rule of the at of Ik4t. No such thing. Let the ac: be extended, it you will. Let the B tnk of Enel t:id be empewered enlarge the currency—on the same security as now. If fourteen milli 'tea plus the ,buition on hand, be too small, increase the amount, if you will; but do not lesson the security." and it adds, " above an, equalise the system of Scotland and Leland with' that of England Abolish the one pound notes, issued by banks who have tie real security available for a crash." • The atf tirs of the . 11, - )ya.l British B tnk were again before the Court of Qaeen's B -.moil on Saturday. , Several of the late directors of that bank instituted proceedings calling upon the Attorney-General to show cause why particulars should not be sup plied to them in recerenee ti the various counts in the indictments prepared against them for eon- spiraey and fraud. After remarks from the Attorney,-Generali Lord Campbell announced that the arrangement agreed to by the Crown is, that it will strike out all the general counts of tIE! indictment, and give the defendants notice and particulars of the overt acts relied on, and will no:, enter or any others at the trial. 'l4ie trials will, in all probability, take place ac the G - uildhatl in th© after term sitting. It will be remembered that same time since, owing to the frauds of Redpath, the Directa)rs w the Great Northern Railway Company enterzainel the opinion that as Parliament heel laid the nuns of such frauds on the Company, and which would have to be borne by them, the Direc:ors of that Company took it into their wise heads that the Preference Shareholders were liable as well as the General Shareholders. The former, however, claimed, that even when no pr,:fi:s were declared for the half year, they should be still guaranteed dividend for that half year out of the proti:sof th next. This was brought to trial, and some mrniths since Sir W Page Wood decreed in favour of the Preference Sharehoiderc. An appeal ilgainst this decision was then made to the Lord Chancellerie Court, and on Saturday the Judges delivared their judgment, confirming the decision of Sir W Pege Wood=so that the Preference Shareholders will have to be paid their interest no matter what ocenrs. The proceedings at the last weakly meeting of the Council of the Liverpool Financial Rcform Association, which we publish in another column. were rather interesting. Several remedies to prevent a financial crisis ware proposed.—A.mongst the remedies . su , .Nrsted were the abolition of the monopoly of the Bank of England, aril the issue .of a state paper currency, based on government securities, and receivable in payment of taxes. It was deemed highly desirable that there should be an aggregate meeting of members of the Chamber of Commerce throughout the country, to discuss and wi l co upon some definite course of action. The manner in which government book-keeping is carried on was severely condemned ; a communica tion from a gentleman in L )radon proves that two documents issued on the same subject, show a difference of upwards of live millions sterling, on the expenditure in the War - Department of the country. How is this ? On Saturday, another case of brutal treatment at sea, resulting in the death of I seaman named Roderigo, a Spaniard, was before the poliee-cou:t. The facts of the case are briefly these. The deceased was a seaman on board the ship Elizabeth, belonging to Messm. Tobin and Son. The Elizr beth was.on her voyage front Old Calabar to this pert, when on the 60th day cut the deceased accidentally broke the binnacle lamp The Captain of the v.lssel, John Anderson Christie, on hearing of the mishap, brutally attacked Roderigo, knocked him down, kicked him about ale head, and, so far as appear ances went, caused some riLs to protrude—th e captain at the same time expressing himself in very energetic, if not elegant terms, that the deceased would not live to see Liverpool again. This, according to the statement of Mr. Inspector ¶Cehoe, was only the beginning cf a series of brutal attacks by both the captain and mate of the Elizabeth upon ;poor Roderigo, and the consequence was that he fell a prey to their ill-usage, an 4 he died,his body being covered with bruises to an awful extent. 'The investigation was adjourned till Satuirday next. So far as present appearances go, the case wears a most serious aspect. We will shortly be in possession of further telegraphic despatches from India, bring ing a fortnight's later news, when we will, in all =likelihood, he in possession of full details concerning the taking of Delhi. As yet, the Government have not published 'later news than to the 18th of September, but private letters continue to pour in upon us 'bearing later dates. A -letter, just published, dated Delhi, the 23rd Sept., contains the following rather extraordinary statement lam happy to say wo are not so lenient as we were. Two of our native Sappers were murdered in the city, se we went out and hunted .up about fifty or sixty men—thorough rascals, and our men have been shooting them ever since. I saw twenty-four knocked over, all tied together against the walls.; and when you hear those wretches, When they see they have no chance, coolly tell you, Well, you may shoot me, if you like; I killed three Europeans in the glorious massacre,' you lose all horror at the sight ; and only wish they had oath' lives to take them all." This is revenge with a vengeance : and we hope, for the sake of British humanity, that the writer somewhat exaggerates the facts. We are glad to have it in our power to announce that - the — gallant Ger erals Havelock and Wilson have been made Baronets of the United Kingdom, under the titles or Sir Henry Havelock of Lucknow, and Sir Archdale Wilson of Delhi. 'vVe need hardly adi that the gallant generals richly deserve such distinction— their conduct in such tryingcircumstances through which they have passed, and, are no doubt sill passing, show that the titles have been granted to men who have earned them. We hope that this is only the inauguration of a system of rewards to be granted to the generals, officers, and men of the Indian army. The China and Australian mails arrived at Alexandria on the 16th inst., but she brings no intelligence of the least interest. The Australia and United Kingdom, steam transports, had arr rived at Galle with troops. The heavy portion Of the Indian mails have arrived at Southampton. A list of her p3.sseng.?rs we give in another column. ' The news from the Continent is wholly taken up with the question of the Principalities. The advices from Constantinople confirm' the statement . that Turkey is concentrating troops in Silistria, and that the whole Mahornedan population is unmistakeably arming and preparing for war. On the other hand, the fermentation of the public mind in the Danubian Principalities seems to have arrived at a high pitch. The clergy from the pulpit are calling on their flocks to be ready to die for national unity and independence. The Divans are engaged in drawing up a memorandum, to be com municated to the European Powers. In France it is said that a new project respecting this question is spoken of in connection wittiX. Fould's.journey to London, although the ostensible purpose is assigned to be the financial crisis. We may add, that accounts from Spain assign but small importance in extent to the Monte molinist conspiracy just discovered at Barcelonia, and that the elections in Piedmont has ended in a complete triumph of the ministerialist party. Garabaldi has not been elected. WILLIAM PITT, the greatest financier the world has ever known, received the banking credit paper of England indiscriminately in pay ment of taxes and duties, and this great man's political opponents followed his example when, they installed themselves in office. Usury was then held to be infinitely more dangerous, is a national point of view, than gambling and while the latter was looked upon with execration by the moral classes of the* community, the former was loathed and held in the utmost detes tation by the honest and far-seeing politician. Our statute-book of those days , is a perfect homily, in which political purity gives a high tone to the social morality of the age. There were no paltry clique of Bullionists in those times, to whom we could say : To mhke thy markets, pawn thy word, thy oath, Then to thy profits, sacrifice them both " 'Oar wholesome usury laws kept that much dreaded element—speculation—within bounds, and they kept alive the warning voice of the Legislature, A modest five per cent, thou halt at ease, To make it ten, thou must go combat the seas." There is something peculiarly English in this teaching of the Legislative mind, and it only required that political forbearance and manly self-reliance which are the predominant charac teristics of the present day, to make us, in the in the sternest reality, the richest and most pros perous country in the world. There could be no panics in these days if usurers were limited, as they were even in the days of NEW.), to a "mod est five per cent." All prcfit above that belongs to those ;who " make it ten," by combatting the seas, and devoting their lives to daily toil. Industry has sacrificed its artificial protection, in order to give vitality, if possible, to our crude and unnatural money laws. But the harder we have to work, the greater the competition to struggle against, and the larger the q iantity we produce, the higher taxation rises, and the dearer money becomes; and when these two elements of cost have been added to that of production, we are left to compete with the, Germans, who use pewter for money, and all the other States of Europe, who are allowed to work upon credit, based upon the aggregate amount of theiepast, as well as current, indebtedness. All the States around us are increasing their production, and selling in advancing markets; but how do they pay those from whom they im port? What will Austria have for her foreign credi. tors this year ? What have Spain and Portugal ? These three countries are next to bankrupts, and unless we secure the merchant a wider margin in the money market for the adjustment of the losses of trade, and can give native producers the means of adding taxation to the price of the commodith.,)s they have to sell, we must return again to "protection," and cling to it as long as it will last, It is an unnatural, and, therefore, a dangerous expedient to resort to ; but, by shutting out competition, we should en hance prices, and producers would regain some of their losses by taxation ; and restricting trade generally, would bring down the money demand of trade to the supply of cash, which " an en. tirely metallic currency" is incapable of securing us, Without giving the Bullionist a pretext for _ asking 10 and 12 per cent. for the loan of his eighteen pence of cash, in the Imperial pound, which he is allowed to monopolise. The indus trial world may not be prepared for such a revulsion as this, bat we must either retrace our steps to the monetary policy of PITT, or go back to the expedients for obtaining revenue, which PEEL demolished to bolster up his currency impos tures. Limiting the price of gold, and then calling it " money," and allowing those who possess it, to ask what price they please for its c se, is too glaring a departure from sound commercial principles, to be attempted again with safety. If we are to have a free discount market give us free gold. If the " chosen metal" be really the least variable commodity in price, there can be no danger whatever, in allowing the Mint to give in coin, the market value of standard gold on the day it is deposited. If this would not be safe, take the average of the rates of exchange all over the world on a given day, and let that be the standard value of the ounce of gold for the ensuing commercial year. But in the name of mercantile decency, and political consistency, do not fix a price on a commodity to limit its supply, and then make it the basis of the large expansion of trade the rapid growth of our population, obviously requires. How such a vain folly has stood so long is the wonder of every man who has watched its workings. The com mercial classes are now, however, aroused to a full sense of the danger in which it places them, even when their business is of the healthiest character, and they feel that their confidence has been singularly abused by their political leaders. The almost irreparable injury the Scotch Nation has suffered by the bullion panic of 1857, will be amply avenged by the determined opposition the Scotch Peers, and members of the House of Commons will offer to any proposal for the renewal of a 10 per cent. banking rate of discount. We are not so happily circumstanced. We have not even as much as a party to look to for any permanent relief from the evil consequences of usury. These are the days of "compromise." Yet, we despair of seeing . Lord .PALMERSTON'S attacking the last remnant of genuine Whiggery. Fixing on ten per cent. as a minimum rate of relief to trade, gives us but a poor earnest of the Premier's knowledge of the extent . of the commercial distress of the country, and the enlightened and recognised principles which, we trust, will be promptly adopted to prevent its speedy recurrence. - Lord JOHN RUSSELL is one of our eight per cent. school, in the face of desolatin ,, famine. Mr. GLADSTONE is one of our most learned and accomplished professors of usury. We are indebted to that right honourable gentleman for the repeal of the law, which prevented a man's demanding ten or even six per cent. for a " promise to pay" which was not worth more, in cash, than eighteen-pence in the pound. Now, What shall we say of the Earl of DERBY ? Has the noble Earl been looking on the current events for the last month, and studying the remedies, which the spirit of his former rival and friend, Lord GEORGE BENTINCK, must have been whispering in his ears, ever and anon, since it passed from this busy scene of life ? Have the teachings and example of that high-minded English gentleman, whose legislative genius was only equalled by his patriotism and loyalty, been thrown away on Mr. Disraeli 's " side of the House ?" Have we no man on the Tory side of Parliament, dusty as it is, to weigh the facts recorded by ALLISON against the Whig fallacies and follies propounded by Mneautav ? The mere fact of Parliament's meeting will not avert the national bankruptcy wl*li is impending. Men must go into both Houses determined to rescue the country at once, by declaring gold free of all restrictions in price, and making taxation the basis of our national paper-money. If Mr. GLAD.tTONE will do this, he may retain his free discount market with all propriety. But we cannot pass through another month such as the last, unless we abandon all pretensions to the rank of a commercial people. We have yet to meet the recoil of the intelli gence recently despatched to America, and this, added to the current news of the day from the continent of Europe, will prove a melancholy sequel to the history of our abused maritime and industrial greatness. THE BANK REFURNS.—If it ware not for the facts that a large portion of the drain of bullion which has taken place during the last fortnight, has b:en iWernal, and not for foreign demand—that the exchanges are now all favourabls to this niuntry, and such us are likely to lead to an early return of much of the bullion that has already bests shipped—:hat in Scotland and Ireland confidence is so far restored that a considerable portion of the gold sent thither may soon be restored to the bank, a considera b c amount havirg already arrived from Scotland since these accounts were made up —and lastly, that cousiderable arrivals from Australia are now taking piece, and that others may soon be looked for—we should be disposed to view the condition of the ba•A, with its re luced amount of bullion, as being far from satisfa: ory, and as indicating the necessity for some further rise in the rate of discount. As it is, with thEss favourable prospects, it is to be hope.' that the present insufficient reserve will, without any new restriction, b' increase - I caosiderably by a return of gold) and the subsidence of that state of anxiety and distrust which have added not a litqa to the pressure caused by the events of the last m inth.—Economist. A NEW REF 401 BILL WANTED.—The New York Tribune, speaking of Eng'ald, says : —lt is a carious fact that the expense attendant nprn getting into Parliament is m tlerially greater siace the ltlform tit-in it was in the old days of the rotten boroughs. This is owing to the multi plication of vairs, which creates a larger amount of mar ketable commodities in that lin.), a 3 well as an increased average of actual necessary expenses. No man can hope for a return for an English borough, not to mentian a county, who has not a long parse of his own, or a sufficient bold ou the long purses of others, to make it an object to them to untie them in his behalf. When Mr. George Thompson ran General Fox out of the representation of the Tower Hamlets in 1847, it was done by a subscription of those who whiled to place him in Parliament. The expenses of that election amounted to several thousand pounds. The expenditures of Sir William Clay and Mr . Ayrton, the present incumbents, are represented as having been something incredible. Mr. R3upell, the member for Lambeth, owns up to having expended £5,000 on his last election there ; and Mr. Locke, the member for Sputhwark, acknowledges the modest sum of £4,000 as his investment in public life. It is believed, however, that those sums very inadequately represent the amounts actually expended. The honest expenses, such as the travelling espouses of distant electors, are very serious, and are complicated to any extent by the direct and indirect purchase of. votes. All the attempts of the House of Commons to hinder this, and all the examples which are made at the beginning of every Parliament, have hitherto failed of success. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 5 1857 ST. GEOEC4E'S BALL. LIVERPOOL GARRICK CLUB. with the Prism's Park Working Men's Association. The p - incinal vocalists were Mrs. Mergan, Miss Williams, Mr. Reid, Mr. Denton, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Conway. Mr. T. Webster, presided at the piano -forte. There was a very good selection of music, the concert being in all respects equal to many high priced entertainments, while the rate of charge was of a character such as to meet the object of the association, whose desire is to place innocent and pleasing recreation within the reach of the working man. PEOPLE'S SATURDAY EVENING C3NCESTS, These Concerts continue to give the highest satisfaction to the frequenters of the Hall, and that of Saturday even ing last was certainly not the least successful of those at present given. Mr. D. Miranda, a very excellent tenor, who appeared several times last season, fully supported his good name, and gave promise of greater excellence. His singing of the " Fair Land of Poland" was very good, and deserved the enthusiastic encore it received. Mr, E. L. Rime's " I'm not myself at all" met with the reception always accorded to this song when sung by a gentleman in every way so able to render it in its true native gusto, and in cempliance to the unanimous recall sang the pretty ballad of " Black Eyes and Blue," in a manner that won not only the hearts of the fair sex, but really made their bright eyes appear more beau iful than ever to us of sterner mould But that which has ever made these Concerts pre-eminent o'er all others, is the magnificent music performed by Mr. W. T. Best, who, upon Saturday evening last' inaugurated a scena of his own composition, descrip tive of the " Battle of Inkerman". To convey to the mind of the reader the beauties and effect of this piece woul I be impossible. From amid the most death-like stillness there apparen tiy breaks forth at a distance the booming of cannon—anon the clashing of arms—then the more fierce and deadly struggle, wherein the "mighty hosts" are contending inch by inch for mastery of that ground where many a brave heart and manly form found a grave—the sharp ring of the deadly rifle—the shrieks and groans of the dying—and the fearful din of battle in " all its glory" is pourtrayed in a manner only capable upon the finest instrument in the world, and by a Best Bat,bark ! the preliminaries for one grand coup is making, and the National airs of the French, Sardinians, Turks, brave old Highlanders, and clear notes of the Eaglish bugle, as each regiment is brought up " in battle array," the very gallop of the English c4valry, and tramp of the " Flower of France," are conveyed, in en overpowering manner, to the mind and fee;inge of the listener. And, whoa the great cam Ix hex passed, the battle fought and won, to hear the exciting j ;yous music of each regiment as it sounds the glad tidings of victory— " Partant pour la Syria," &e.—forms one of the most iatetve and coal-enthralling pieces it has ever been our good fortune to witness in St. George's Hall—incom parably the finest Hall in England—aed the ever-grand air of " G al Save the Queen," as played by the combined bands of the English army, formed a conclusion to this magnificent production —and when, at last, the well-known and dearly-loved tones of the litter sounded upon the ears of the vast nuclience, they arose as in one bed:, form ing a coup de cell perhaps never before witnessed in that Hall ; cerainly, we believe, on no occasion of People's Concerts in any Hall in England.—The comfort of the evening was gr , ativ enhanced by the admirable arrange ments of Mr. M'Kenzie, in the warming of the building. HIRKDALIC WORK (NG I EN' S ASSOCIATION. A concert also took place on S.tturday night, under the auspices of the Kirkdale Working Men's Association. This very admirable society give a private performance at the Clayton Hall, t'tis evening, and from the kownn abilitiy of many of its m'mbers, there can be no doabt of an i..te:•e7stinz and pleasing evening being spent in their campany. The at'endanee hitherto have invariably been graceJ with a large assemblage of the fair sex, - who take a lively interest in their proceedings, so that " wit, beauty, and fast.ion" .are the presiding goddesses at these re unionP. Tire iron cipper ship Typhoon, C ptain J.s. , ph Brown, from Calcutta at Liverpool, has beaten every ship ou the passage. LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW ESTABLISHMENT' FOR BOYS' CLOTHING.—Number of boys clothed for the week ending Saturla.v, November 21st, 675; corresponding week last year, 395 ; ircrease, 280. ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Yesterday, a blacksmila, named J)n , s, whist in a temporary state of insani , y, rail to be brought on by drink, flung himself the river, and nearly lost his life. He was, however, got out, and lodged in the Main Bridewell. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. By Submarine and British Telegraph• THE ELECTIONS IN PIEDMONT. GENOA, Nov. 2111; " it The result of the Elections is as follows :-.1. of 157 returned, there are, Ministerialists, 1 ' ; Clerical party, 48; Radical, 12 ; Doubtfel,, Garabildi has not been returned. SERIOUS AcclDErrr.—On Patti' lay evening, a ship: carpenter. who resides in Walmsley-'eriace, Walmslev - street, was at work in the Sindon dock, on hoard a ship, and by s one mews fell into the dock. He was taken up in a state of insensibilit7, and carried to the Northern ITo4pital, where he received every assistanc , . It was found that one of la's arms was broken, and teat he had also concussion of the brain. He lies at the hospital very precarious state. WATERLOO WITH SEAFORTII.--A special meeting of the L cil Board of Health of this disriot was held on Thurs d y evening, James Smith, Esq., in the chair. The other commissioners present were Vessr.s. William Henry Jones, Henry Theakstone, Thomas Ridley, J ,ho Schofield, and Henry Kilshaw. The principal Object of the meeting was to rx mine testimcnials of candidates for office of clerk and c a-o'or to the Board, there were thirty-seven applicants. Toe documents having been minutely examined, thirty one of these were rejected, and six remain from which the selection will be made. On the recommendation of the surveyor several lamps ware ordered for new roads in Waterloo, and additi:m lamps for Seaforth. Atter clearing- off the usual routine bujnes3, the Board separated at ten o'clock. FRANCE. WOODSIDE AND MONK'S FERRIES.—FtOIII a 11 4 ghly inte resting return just made out by Captain Reed, manager of Worv'side Ferry, we learn that in the year ending April 24• h, 1857. the number of passengers carried by th'e Wood side and Monk's Ferry steamers was 7 037 9:43. The number of trips each day were 236, making 36 140 trips during the year, and the number of statute miles ran being 55,1'9 This is an inere tee on the years 1855 and 1856. The Wo 'Aside boats run from 8 a.m., to 8 p.m., every ten minutes ; from 8 to 10 every quarter hour ; from 10 p.m , to 1 a.m., every half hour ; from 1 to 4.30 a.m., every hoar; and from 430 to 8 a.m., every quarter hour. Monk's Ferry boats run according to trains. During dense fogs tae Woodside boats are the only ferry it amers plying, and on such occasions carry an average number of 23,000 pa.- sengers per day. N) life was lost in 1857. THE SUBMARINE TELEGII CPR 1.113 EL CASE.—Some days ago we referred to a petition that lay for signature at the news rooms, in reference to a commutation of the senter C 3 on Mr. Evans. The promoters have been hi_hly successful in getting ir•fl aential signatures to the petition on behalf of Mr. Evans, in the libel case, yet the sub scriptions have fallen short of even paving the expenses of the journey of the promoters from London. No doubt the badness of the times has much to do with this, but still it,sheuld be borne in mind that it is at such very times as these that the sanctity of telegraph ccmmunicetion is of the most importance. ft is certain that Mr. Evans has rendered great service to the commercial community, and he ought not to qe without some response from those benefited. The expenses of his defence and of the vigorous efforts now making in his behalf are very heavy, and his wife is in no condition to pay them ; she has three children to provide for. His warehouse is closed, and everything belonging to him going to rack and ruin. Subscriptions for the above purpose will be received at this alfice. PARIS, SUNDAY Ni °lll' . /i t The Emperor arrived at the Tuilleries s t Big o'clock. LIST OF PASSENGERS per Royal Mail Steamer Persia, from New York.—Me Vincent Wallace, Mrs. Col bourne, Mrs. Corderoy, Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Gioborne, Mr. and Mrs Charles Kic.ston, Mr. J S. D. Murison, Mr. and Miss. Urich and Child, Mr. G. M. Bowe-, Mr. C. C. Smith, Mrs. Bambridga, Mr. Wallace, Mr. H P. Bain bridge, Dr. M Libinthel, Mr. Barrowman, Capc. Russell, Mr E. Corderoy, Mr. Suctmis, Mr, H. Wilkins, Mr. C. Vocke, Mr. J. Itivinsa, Mr. Brandt, Mr. F. A. de Mey, Mr. John Ford, Miss Forbes, Miss Mary Forbes, Mrs. Suctrais, Child, and Nurse, Mr. R. W. Reilly and Wife, Mr. and Mrs. Twstenh .Ime, Miss P. Calthrop. Miss E. Calthrop, M. A. Cowpeues. Mr. S. Chevalier Misso, Mr. Barrow and Brother, Mr. E. Granier, Mr. C. Stromer and Mother, Mr. James Decon, Mr. Albert Decon, Mr. Murray, Mr. D. C. Peacock, Mr W. P. Peters, Mr. Syz, Mr. Blinkhorne, Jun., Mr. T. Gray, Mr. James Bunter, Jun , Mr. B Ma-tin. Mr. C. S. Sharpies, Capt. W. Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs. John Briggs, Miss Collins, Mr . C. Garrett, Mr. Burro ws , man servant, Mr. J. G. Bailey, Mr. E. Ackroyd, Mr. James Smith, Mr. Walker, Mr. Walter Abbott, and Mr. J, Bradbury. THE PROSECUTION AGAINST FATHERVrikf The Freeman's Journal contains the follow in g lial i c ili A . ) letter, dated " Ballinrobe" : n I 8 t The " powers that !be," belzeYina• that discrea-A,citle" better part of va'onr, very judiciously ipole.e_i notwithetanding the pre7ence of a lave not, t ° old and about a hundred " bould Dragoons," w hose in: i oar any attempts to arrest Mr. Conway, haul u I naP apprehension it was generally known bad ° Rus o iliti tri peaceable town to became for the non e° a • I°ll6 station. This postponement of the " assault 111 3 9 0 4 0 11 T arisen from the fact that it was market d 9 , j .Ist ew stance w)ich tht general in clmmand had pot P l e- g tile But it was truly amusing to witness the ranic ell A ir r il ie t" diversions, and picinetting which took bee utlin-ilind, night. It was really lamentable to see se ra ticil e - olil i ns accumen thrown away. The officer in ~ VOA of rhis "gallant little band of 12 60° ' sod, i had only just arrived aft er a lone',f 11111; ' e)urqe, most pleasant railway— s p ec i a l, tee, triP frog capital, should—bad not the f am ily a nd purchagli t icliq intervened—have been at Delhi , for had he beer t :;: o O h ; the surro ending the palace of Nana . Sahib will' '' —I t ,,,," d k r nowledge that the Scpoy chief was lux' ariatiogiPtti awinz room, he cou:d nut have displayed greats tlollte or more complete and soldier — i li n ke uis arr a a r n r g av e g ro otetne t o fo o r ti l ue Y t i exhibited—or rather wasted capture—for that is the military curate. The house was surroundede termd nosted, ,c 4 curate. fog arranged, and, I suppose, "pass surrounded, guards ' issue d- lio o . B rttlel for the storming—a coup d'etat. or some, gifoic't that nmilitary science, to secure Father C.mwaY , If to ei t: Com for 0 0. moment, I believe, enjoyin all the metropolitan hotel, and the " bould g dragoons " 181 reminded me of loll?' rd " The King o' France with fifty thonsa n " A 0 0 :4 who, you know, marched up th e hill and th cn i. P eop le down again. The ptrr soldiers were really to e they looked so ashamed of th e " Fe ll , " and the tooli'ne enjoyed the affair with great good humour. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—SATu fas A l BATEMAN '. MAYOR AND CO RP IRATION t he t e U`'IDER-LYNE.—This was an actio n brought hf ritsb tiff, a civil engineer, against the Cerporation:pso„,ier under-Lyne, to recover the stem of £202, froh e n i s it,tioll him for engraving and printing plans for deP, i vortit9 the standing orders of Parliament, of a propose„,"oot, of the Ashton Water-works, which he was e i - ;lorn11 9 prepare in 1854. It appeared that the w ater an d that time were in the hands of a conana h liner e ffOr supply being insufficient for the rapid_lV A iaostenr population, it was resolved to apply to ra`,,`, l ll7,for, powers to extend the works, and Mr. Bate rev, ;Moved to prepare the designs and get the nt. o-- a 0 1 ,0 1 ; deposit. The work was done, and he reee , ,%iiitivillo of his professional charges from the law-clellyi, pany, bnt the meney now sued for, whi„ c e eter tb e , paid to the printers and engravers, bad " n ot o rlV i paid. Subsequently to the deposit of tne,., r ib() c t L ,°' mayor and corporation cf Ashton pnrchase",,,,al of the company, under the authority of a 1 `1", atio i ej` Parliament, and thereby became entitled tsia t° e ve r prope ty and claims of th e com p an y, and liau vi - e re," e tto: debts. The plans for extending the work s &l e t tr carried out. The plaintiff's case having heor l d ths r obr Mr. Hill, Q.C., for the defendant, subm ittc . me et oil action would lie, inasmuch as the act of Pa n j is presf p ote, stituting the Ashton Waterworks Com Pan; be d',' „tip," the mode in which the surplus funds should lai n of, and any payments for such a purpose as tv, A r claim would be illegal. Mr. Baron Mar' l o " e rro c .dl ii r plaintiff had nothing to do with that. i;; e r - a rto h o l f„ t F entered into with him, and he did the work ou t - ord was employed, and ought not to be chea'"„d n"'„ r t: I payment. Ile overruled the objection, a'„„ ( 1 Ow 1 defence being offered, a verdict was r ta r t , — Q.v d plaintiff, far the amount claiinel Mr. Mon for the plaintiff. . R odn . v , pi , THE POPE'S SEB;CRI PTION TO THE INDIA § —We are authorised to announce that the vi ffo lille o ,to Cohen has received 1,000 fr.n e s from o go„ the Pope, and 600 from the C a rdinal P re fect of rr ° ; ejto . " be applied to the relief o f th e sufferers ID IV i '. bed Sepoy mutiny.-- Dublin Freeman. _ A ail 11 1 /_ . 1 1 5/ to THE UN I TED S TATES AND H AYTI .-0,-.": . 1 / 10P sent to the Commander of the Cyane, now 11 . 1. tt ad. #o* proceed forthwith to Ca e Haytien to ascertafa o tiO t sr to the Government the present condition of the t c p ' ti 0 0 0 stewart of the American bark seized by the 111 1 0 8560 , rities, and to use Ws best endeavours to he y ' P' bed speedily liberated If the Haytien autho-ities ° i n be in holding them in custody, a suffic i en t force I( J o be to enf rce their liberation. „ It' A jtje, AN HONEST Mate.—Some eighteen years ag,'dif6 e . o Bone, farmer, near Dunning, got into Pecu llialr 'ede d jeot and emigrated to Australia. Mr Bone Wee he ');6 o lt i i land of his ad-ption, and some short time aP the at to Denning called on his creditors, and pai d Are to, to; farthing with eighteen y ears ' i nteres t. 1 % 8 a " bye , co' that he also paid some d e bt s th at wer e oe'lla'eeclii tive.g. Such acts speak for themselves z 011 0 1a 01/ ' meat —Perth Oonstiluti ona l. d 1 BODY FOUND —On Friday afternoon the O A apparently about thirty-fi cc years' of age, a e n : t h, inches in he ght, was washed ashore at Sea l°- cox t , most revectab'y dressed, having on a g r o g sh c). : s 4 r btl broad plaid, shepherd's plaid trowssts, o% ci io b ( 1 011 1 ) brass holes, and two silver and one gold sti l o re a 'd'or i ,f front. On the leather of his braces was the came 'ire Penritgton. The body was rem oved t°, d Hotel, where the Coroner, Mr. Drifreld he' idec ti a is• upon it. We understand that it has not be en , 0", `irst r i e r j A p ivate letter from Delhi, dated Sep'eg lb , 1 4 "For a description of the riches of Delhi 1nvhr33;04b,03 grate. Cashmere shawls, H s i I w ith gold, 0 f g °l o P i pi with gold lace, skirts of dresses, watches, ha rg ge in „1 - I)‘,. ;t tt of silk and down, such as no nobleman's b°%. oet d 'ist i P' o t could pro luce—you would see Sikhs carrY' ll i cshr fo r the first day as they w' re ahnol n .thi . g. Al io; 0€ 12 , 4 . 0i in England would fetch £lOO they were `.ere o 'oo o rupees, and you may depend our fellowslj g 0 ! e () ;isol i die ( them lt is snap sired the Rifles vv"',.`,,l r ' O O4 with upwards of 000 each, though 0 0 ,7 0,, of issued an orier that the prizes sh 11 be ti and divided. Most of our men are worth up rupees. l tela i ti e , f tol le e pt AN AD - ENTUROUS VOYAGE.—AB the 4, si,„/ of Nerthumherland, was coming up the N°r t i'd 01" po lli P few days ago, she fell between eigh t 3 1 1 v i r. l4 rile`,,Y l with a small haat with one man on board, 'Li l o 'i d ," evil). vigorously tawa ds the Scotch coast. °, 11 ,," 0 ,, on e ta said he had come from Carrickrede, a v 11 %, 3 7 0 coast, eppos'te Rathlin Island, and wagP,:toic v y r oe l ,tiO Mull of Cantyre, and reselu'el fuse ( ' Y re- hirai P t , master of the vessel offered to give th at l ore r' il e distance at which the boat then was from j e t e" impossible for her daring navigator to reas' ioci airrer The man seemed disinclined to answer an,Y,,,iy! BP' allow the steamer t o a pp roac h the bolt °l ' . 5° W i t t k o A dvertiser. g ; TEE LATE DISTRESSING CASE OF 6 1 : 11°11 :, b e —On Wednesday evening, an jag" , t , r , l 13, 4 . 41 ,.J°7 Constabulary Office, on the body of t." 3 ,, — stsn': e ro,' o o l ( had been founi dead in a plantation ne` t he fa t `43 4 "i previous day, and who was proved to b° 0 wh° illegitimate infant child of .Ell‘-n "M it° c i atic e ' if /1 mitred to gaol for tri 11, charged W ith orenere'sfcll,oo4 birth. Evidence was a dduced before th(: ist t he I to P a , that the decens3d was last sewn alive wh i '' w bea,,, t it bring made for the body of the chi lu 'c along the street leading to the r i a, nta cr in ee oes d S VI o'clock in the evening. From t h e pos, ~1 , 1„01 of the body, it appeared that he ba d beci‘ eP ilu' O c(Pllll days, Trio presence of prussic acil was and tb e 0 6 01 ill 0 stomach and other parts or the bu rl y' d 2 a;%l o : a ir gentleman state] that he had no d", - hot w re; result of a very large doss of that r is r , ° "oon c3 (th ? e a,) the spot where the body was foand, le ft attta' e lo discovered about five yards distant to th e the co t e as if thrown from him after swallowi"beg, was labelled " hydrocyanic acid t ha d bee ° oo- s el oe possible inquiry had bean made, no &tie 1. ft 0 00 how the deceased became possessed of Pcat , abtal- do'di that some time previously he had _ A e x er t its ° with his master's consent, to destroy a: 00 d the t ee jury returned a verdict of felo de . w i t hoa s a interred in the parish ohurch-Y " I P burial rites. IS REFORM TO BE POSTPONED ? The recent monetary crisis and the violation of the Bank Act are, it is true, subjects more pressing than any reform bill ; but we have an extra session expressly for the purpose of considering these important matters ; and even though that alone should not suffice, it is absurd to suppose that 650 gentlemen can keep up a discussion on the cur_ rency for the greater part of the year. We have no objec tion to the bank charter taking precedence of every other topic; but really, to assume that it will leave no time for the consideration of a reform bill savours overmuch of a foregone conclusion that time shall never be found for the only measure in favoar of which the constituencies expres sed anything like a unanimous opinion. In fact, there is very little disguise affected in the matter, for the parlia mentary reformer is kindly advised to wait until he ca❑ get a session to himself. Can any one guess how long that period of expectation will prove ? An absolutely vacant session has never occurred in the memory of man ; and if reform is to be laid aside until so very convenient a season, we are afraid that Mr. Roebuck will have time to advance to universal siffrage and weekly parliaments long before the question shall be considered ripe for discussion. It may be true, as the Times cynically observes, that men in office and men in parliament are not fond of inter fering with patronage, and offending persons of influence and position, and that they will infallibly shirk the duty if they can. But, if so, there is the more reason for pressing on the disagreeable discussion before the remem brance of promises, as yet recent, shall have altogether faded away. At any rate, it is a strange way of encouraging honesty in public life to tell our representatives that they are disposed to shirk their pledges, and that that is an excellent reason why they should not think of ful filling them. If those who were returned to the present parliament as reformers are in earnest in the matter, there never was a session which promised a fairer opportunity for carrying out their principles than that which is now approaching. Such of them as desire only to escape from an irksome duty will, no doubt, find want of time as gc oi an excuse as any one of a thousand others. Saturday Review. Reform is once more a topic of the day. The working classes are a titating it, and we have received many declara tions of sympathy with the sentiments we have expressed as to the value of an open and cordial association of all classes of reformers. They have one grand point to gain; if is before them'; they now know that the government will avoid concession until it is wrung from it ; they have seen toryism disgraced until it has been bestridden by an adventurer like Mr. Disraeli ; and they have only to organise their own resources and apply them. * * Even the tory prints—although abundantly endowed with the attribute classically ascribed to the fly—will no; affirm that every considerable town does not contain at least ten men interested in the promotion of parliamentary reform. If those: ten would ulite and act—in concert, perhaps, with a London committee—the question might ba taken out of Lord Palmerston's hands. It is not for the liberal party to receive the dictati)ns of any cabinet. All the minis terial objections amount to no more than special pl, ading, and an artful attempt to confound the third ses ;ion of 18d7 with that of 1858. Are both these sessions forestalled ? There is now a programme before the country. What to Am will set the example of appointing committees to vote whether the principles set forth are deserving of adoption ? —Leader. Having done its utmost to bnike the question of reform, the Times breaks out in a startling anxiety and tenderness for it success. Something it thinks may be made of that for the purpose of procrastination. " Will not the parlia mentary reformer himself be better satisfied with having a session, though a later cne, to ?" A session to himself ! There's a bait. Only think of seven whole months to make reform speeches ! What an effort to win the long-winded ! Unhappily this "later" session is what we have been promised again and again. We have run after it like boys after a rainbow. And when is h to come ? The siege of Sebastopol stopped it once. The Bank Charter and India stop it now. Want of prepara ticn stopped it in the session of last spring. There will never be wanting something or other, at home or abroad, by which it nny not be stopped. Now, we have a promise to claim ; an express, absolute promise. We may never have such a thing again. The facetious premier may warble the old song, "I told her I'd marry her, Bat never told her When." We cannot afford to let him slip. The associated parli:- mentary reformers are dealing rightly and wisely. Thy start no great public agitatior. No movement is contern, plated like that of the Anti-Curn Law League. They want no popular excitement. Their own views are cam!), pro p3unded, and they invite the peaple to say whether they coincile, and thus co ifirna the verdict of the last election. Such a quiet refresinr will, it may be hoaed, tell with greater poxer on the premier than a mare noisy demonstration.— Weekly Dispatch. AMUSEMENTS, &c. AMP iiITIIVATRE. MSs Reynolds, the bighly-gifted actress of the Hay market- Theatre, is to appear in the Amphitheatre to night. Her engagement is but a brief ow, kiag limiter', wa believe, to three nights. TilF LIVAIRPOOL FE3fIVAL CHORAL S'XIETY. This popular society hold their 59Lli public performance in St. Gmrge's Hall tc-morrow evening►. The interest taken in this society will ba augmented by a glance at the programme, and the names of the artistes who are to as3ist—the former comprises selections from Mozart and Handel's most admired compositions, and emongst the latter are the names of Miss Santley, 11Irs. M )rgan, Mr. Bolton, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Armstrong. No doubt this performanc will be quite attractive. LORD NELSON STREET CONCERT E)OMS. On Saturday evening, it was announced by the CJED rnittee of the Saturday Evening Concerts, that the newly elected Mayor, J. Hohne, Esq., would preside on that occasion. The hall was densely crowded, but owing to the indisposition of his brothsr, he for.vardel a letter, apologising for his non-attendance, at the same time stating that he should have much pleasure in presiding on some future occasion. CONCERT HALL. —MR. M%LONE RAYnOND AND 3U KATE SAXON. We have alteidy stated oar opinion of Mr. M ilone R.aynymd, both from former recollection, and what we Lave letely gleLned from the American pallets ; and from the latter source we ara enabled to judge of Miss Kate Saxon. We hay,: therefore, only now, to remind the pubic that these attractive performers will make their debut` this evening at the Concert Hill, in their famous entertainment, which cannot fail to draw a crowded audience. PRINCE'S PARK WORKING HEN'S ASSOCIATION. A concert took place on Saturday night in the Reading Room, Peel-street, Toxteth Park, in connection The ~ alone lei% re ; 45 )69i Co m n te Dar at e the a Its a n b~heveould tl 'Peej e The iql e /341 11te th In s t . ;,deratiol 1 , (34 8e, t he fol