Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-16 00:00:00

SMITHSONIAN HOTEL,, BIIOI,O , KAT, Corner of HOUSTON-STET:Kr, New VoBK. I 1 4 111rnfld in honour of the Shrurasoulaw 11011TC:10N, Established at WASIIINOTOK, by the U. S. CONGRESS, With Funds bequeathed by JAME:" ENITHSON, of Exot-e3nt4 Illisiviog the Friendship of theOenceas of the NATIONAL INSTITUTION Vs conducted on the System of Hotels in 6144 LAND. CHAS. H. smrrt-t. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 7 casks Jamaica Coffee. — and H. Littledale ar d Co. *At half-past ene o'clock, at the brcker's office, Cern Exchange-build lags, Brunswick-street, 4000- bnchels Wheat andlooo bas Vlour.— H. H. uo!ding. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 13G tons Logvecod.—J. H. Rayner and Co. At one o'clock, at the Merchont Co. Carrier'. Warehme, Duke's Dock,. 31 bales cotton.—James Gaskell and Co. -At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, Royal Bank-buildings, a Quantity of Rapeseed, Teelseed, &c.—Tuoreewill and-Broom. At twelve O'clock, at the brokers' office, 2, Dale,treet, a quantity of Hemp, Ce'r Yarn, &c.—Brawne. Hunter and Qo. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, LancasterlAtildings, 50C balesEenap.—J. and H. Maxwell. At twelve ec!ock, at the brokers' °Free, 1, Oldhal—street, 21 tee. Jamaica ernouse add So is. (-At twelve .o'clock, at the bro'icr's office. 18, Ilackins-hey, a quer. tity Cattle licofs, &c.—Balmain and Hill L'Pr lOr particulars see alvertisementi AYLUSE„I.EN'FS, PUBLIC VIEErINT3, THIS PAY. Tiiir Vtozst —Operatic rerfamances —7 p.m. RoTAL ABS Parr EATRE—Dramatic Performance-7 p.m. LIVIMIKPOL ACADEAT'S ESAIL3IT Postofrace-place. Asageor's WA‘WOB.K. EX. tl tBITION —lO a.m. to 10 p.m. Clfairrobir HALL, Clayton-square—Gordon Cumming-8 p.m aorax, CoLosssum—Genoral Entertainment-6.30 p.m. 1W; For particulars see advertisements. WANTED, COPIES of the " NORTHERN DAILY lies" of the following dates:—April 10th and • 4th.—ips7 at the I.:liars Times o flee. FRLD 4 Y, OCT'OBER 10, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. The- dttalls of the Calcutta mail, which left Mar eeilles Wednesday -morning, have not yet reached tte, but th.2y will do so, no doubt, in time for our ptlblieation of to-morrow. The Bombay mails will also arrive here to-night. A telegraphic despatch in the MorniNg • ,Post, of yesterday, con -tains.one or two important statements, not men tioned in the despatches from Cagliari and Trieste. '-1 . 112e Gwalior contingent, which was sup posed to be kept in check .by Scindiiih, is now, in this despatch, positively stated to have deposed the Maharajah, and to Dave, placed a Prince of the Delhi farniv on the throne. At Calcutta, on the feast of the lUohurrurn, the,s.ttitude of the Muz - c suimans was- each that it was found necessary to -station the - -volunteers, with some guns, in the - various publ-le places. The enemy was en -trenched :before Cawnpore, -an the hanks of the an,d the march of the reinforcements of itritish t roops.vzes very difficult on account of the heavy rai rls. The Indian Relief Fund now reaches I thout ,X 2 00 ; 02o The Meer-.A.li-Aloorad has con-- tributed i.N.00, a remarkah;e evidence of go.od will ma the pa rt of a prince who hat sustained great vrong•ffor.a. British offiJials, for. it will not be for gotten that -.1116. -,territory was .recently confiscated, under c:rci tmastances almost unparalleled in the history of . Indian confiscation. many of the meetings he Id to -obtain conteibutions to the Fund„ it is. observe ble that advantage.is taken to introduce political and ether considerations very remote from the simple qt teetion of granting relief to those who suffer,; and this. hes, the natural tendency to create division where only unanimity should exist. At the St.t.Pa.nera ..meeting (London), sentiments were uttered to which it ewould be impossible for all politicians to reE - pond, and the chairman ruled that no parishioner,. rising spoataneo.usly in the meeting, .had to right to oppose these senti. 112 ents, or to suigot any alloration in the resolutions subn titt ed. We observe, says a Lon don journal, that our Raman Catholic fellow-euni-_ters are: - very. severely pauncedupon by some of .our con tetnporaries, who assuer..e that, because they eempla in .of a• sectarian ad,ministra tion c f the f Patriotise Fund, they ace necessarily unpatriotic at this hour of trial, and. unworthy of the English Pamir.' eCommittees have been formed in differeut towns in Gernaseey to -collcct contributions to the ford I . .ter alleviating the suffer ings infiictedby the reToltin India. At Hamburgh, in partieuls,r, the leading commercial houses .haye beaded the list -with 110.w:home subscriptions. At the same time the ru, your which has spread in Germany, that the Britt eb Government intend to form another foreign legien, has drawn numbers of, adventurous young men to Banaburgh, where they . in vain sought for British .age:2! . .s ready to receive the offer of their -services. The weekly meeting of the 'Health ComPaßtee ewes held yesterday. The deathe last week were . -e:35, being ten more than the .corrected average. Scarlatina, Itoor&ig.cough, andterphus, are ve.ry .4revalent. Indeed, the deaths- ;eon] these causes have . not been exceeded in eny,tifeek during the last four years. A tetiern, prepared by Mr. Fresh, , under the direction of Mr. Metioware was read before the committee. It is of ra;the an interesting description, arid shows at a glrenee vi•hat they are doing for the health of the town generally. It appiars that :32.372 cellars were visited during the year ending the 29th ref Septemb,m Of these only 702 e were found to confoem with t.‘te provisions of the local sanitary act. ft :was only deemed neees sary,however, to take 249 -persons befere the justices . for their decision, the eihe.rs.having .coneplied with =the notice issued by the impactor of nuisances. ;Nearly-3,000 notlceabfor the removal of..attikinces were isued, and all were complied with excepting it.kos cases. Out of 7,230 erotic , s to cleanse and . ptuify. street and court ly;uses in unhealthy dis tricts, alt -but 67 were complied with 3 and although 674 ..notices were served to abate the Fn nuisance,._ only 49 informatioQs .were reqaired to be 3e.id before the magistrates. Altogether, from . _ . the .returns, we perceive that out of .1;1',612 notices whiehhave been issued from the nuisance has only boon found necessary to prefer 562 infer mationsagainet defaulters, and illicit conclusively shows the effeets of the working of thismystern. At the yeeetieg of the Dock Committee, a good deal of routine business was goa.e through, but very little calla , for special notice. A plan was • laid beikere the ceennittee for the alteration of the Brunswkac and-klu-ekisson Docks. The surveyor explained &het it wag proposed to make three docks of the Brue.swiek, lying east and west, whea..o4laere -was only one now, lying north and south!. In ,regard to the Huskissen dock, it was propos:A to peke one large dock, for,the use of the steam ti ade, 3,yiag east and west. The report was ordered to,a Neon the table for a fortnight, and a suggestion that the widening of the Queen's doek quays, and the continuation of .seiten-Street, .which, .was reoealy estimated at a cost ef ..£BO 000, 611bgld also form a subject of .consideration by the committee, was aceuieseed in. The Doak Committee seem . to he in favour of continuing the Liverpool race in London ; but they have refer red the .question to their Fiaance Committee. We give the particulars to-day .ef a post-office robbery at Chester, also ene at Biekenhead, so far its they have reeahed us. At the pollee court yesterday, the only case of public interest was ohe in connexion with the ez elusion trains to the Manchester exhibition. Two persons were charged with attempting to defraud the London and NdrthWestern Reilway Company, by Arevelling with excursion ticßets which were returneWe the previous day- The prisoners sorely complained :of the treatment they had teethed, and said thattbe tickets were supplied to them on the faith that thEy wcu!cl be available on adY oc casion for a week. fir. Clough stated that the present ex - elision tioaet system was a regular Viii44W:7-end. Mr. hiensfiela immediately Ois• . missed the case. But what is to compensate the poor fellows for their incarceration in a common gaol for a night ? It will be satisfactory to them that these excursion trains will shortly be knocked on the head, as the Exhibition closes on Saturday —at least the Committee have . so intimated to the public. Mr. - Harrison Wickham, of the American Hotel, Lime:street, was again' before the police magistrates I yesterday, charged with having allowed drunken ness on his premises, on the night of the 14th of September last. The magistrates were not quite -satisfied that drink had been supplied on the de fendant's pi emises, •and dismissed the case.; but Alderman Holme expressed the opinion of the bench, that Wickham's house was not properly 1 conducted, and that unless SOlll9 alteration for the better was mad, his license would be taken 1 away. _ _ _. At the Coronel% Court yesterday an inqnst was held upon the body of a woman who had been insane for the past twenty years. From the -evidence of a medical man, it .appears that the defvh of the deceased was caused -solely by star vation ! She had resided with one of her brothers —how is it that he thus allowed his sister to be ' starved ? Surely there must be blame attached to some persoa'.? It is really horrible that such an occurrence should take place in a Christian country. From the pressure of other matter, we are unable to give. the particulars of the conference at present sitting in Biruaingham. It has, during the last three days; entertained a great variety of topics in connection with social science, and suggestions have been propounded which would, if carried into practical operation, affect an itamense reform in our sanitary, educational, legal, and prison arrangements. The speeches which have and which continue -to be made by such distinguished individuals as Lord Brougham, Lord John Russell, Lord Stanley, and Mr. Hill, are especially im portant; and in the sectional discussions the Conference has the benefit of the assistance of many of the most philanthrophic and practical gentlemen in the country. The papers read are too numerous and varied to be mentioned here. Speaking, generally, we may say that some of the papers were. highly suggestive of legislative change in connectton with such matters as the transfer of land, prison and workhouse improve ment, and the proper treatment of our criminal population. The question of middle class educa tion has entered largely into the proceedings of the Conference. lii the course of Wednesday night, a distinguished company dined with the Mayor at the Royal Hotel, and there was also a conversatione at the Society of Artists. We have another serious railway accident to record to-day, by which two persons lost their lives and a great :many have been- lamed and mutilated. It occurred on the South \Vales line, and seems, so far as the facts are knows', to have I been not an accident, properly speaking, but the !-result of negligence. The two persons charged with being engaged in the Belfast tea frauds were yesterday sent for trial at the next assizes, by the magistrates. Our advicrs from Berlin states that the health of the King of Prussia continues to improve, but it is not expected that he will for a long time be able to apply himself to the cares of government, and the question of a regency is already talked of at Berlin. According to the Constitution, the regency in such a caae devolves on the agnate nearest to the throne. The Landtag has, however, to be called together to decide whether a regency be necessary or not. For a short period, not exceeding a month, the King himself may appoint a loevon tenens. Letters from Persia to the sth September state that the Shah has dismissed the Commander-in- Chief of the army cf Fars in. extensive pecula tion, in consequence of which the troops under his command suffered great privations. Mr. Greg -guile Murray (the nephew of the English minister, -2 nd one of his atte -.hes) passed through Frzeroum -on the 25th, on his way to Teheran fiorn England, . whether he had been on a mission. The Turkish expedition against the insurgents in Albania has now actually advanced into the revolted districts Steps have been 'taken by the diplomatists at-Constantinople to prevent, if stilt paseibleean actual conflict, and the Porte has con sented to despatch a special messenger with an ord.er to that effect, but it is feared that he will arrive too late. The mountaineer tribe in question, that of Yasogie, on the confines of Montenegro and Albania, refuses allegiance to the Sultan as well as to the Montenegrin.,Prince. The improbable news -lately given with extra ordinary circumstantiality by the Trieste Gazette, that Lord de Redchfre arid the Austrian Ambas sador ataConstantinople had protested against the validity of the last elections in the Principalities, is now _eligmatised as a pure invention, both by the Ost Leat4che Post and the Austrian Gazette. There is no news from Spain. A Madrid des patch, dated Tuesday, dr3th, at midnight, states that nothing had been decided with respect to the formation cf a new cabinet. Accounts ftora Stockholm of tha tith state that the cholera still -continued to rage in that city. Up to that day 696. cases had occurred, of which .338 were fatal. Among the victims was M. Svedbour, chief edit;r of the ,4ftonbladet. • THE re-perusal .of the Persia's advices con vince us that our previous remarks, touching the monetary crisis in the United States; were perfectly correct. Indeed, we are now persuaded that we took too lenient a view of the matter. According to the' latest •New, York advice's, bank after bank:was succumbing to.the pressure. -S) general was the• "run" that it - had ,beceme imperative to hold a meeting of Bank Directors, to avert one :universal crash, and devise some means whereby the wheels of commerce would be extracted from the threatened period when there must be a ,general cessation of business. There must certainly be something wrong in the banking system of -the United States; for no commercial " panic" appears but immediately the banks show SyniptOms of "monetary ague," and a few days afterwards most of them announce suspension of specie payments. This clearly manifests that such an exteusive paper eurreuey as prevails in'America, then so recklessly dealt in, although advantageous in some respects, has disadvantages of much greater magnitude, - and when not foreseen and provided for in' ime, never fail to inflict serious and irreparable injury upon the entire community. It might not matter so much to England that Brother JoivAT - HA:x was so frequently in financial difficulties were it not, as we haVe already remarked: that we are so : intimately and directly connected- witL. all his monetary and commercial operations. What affeets him must touch us severely. We invest in his state and national securities, and we are large,shareholders, in his railways and other gigantic undertakings. If, then, his stocks and shares come tumbling down, JOHN BULL must suffer for not being on the spot. He does not know' 'of the impending crisis, so as to ." realise" in time, and thereby aVert a total spoliation of his capital. The Bank of England, foreseeing the nature, and extent of the '• crisis," made sure of an export of specie to America. They were not wrong; The steam-ship Baltic, which sailed for Nev 'York, on Wednesday, !took out, as a first instalment we suppose, 76,0001. This will be continued weekly„aye, and perhaps semi-weekly, as long as the monetary and commercial affairs of the United States continue as they are, and the rate of exchange remains at 105. It would pay speculators in gold coin to ship specie to New York, if there is the prospect of realising as much as 35 per cent. on first-class paper ; and this, we are told, was deemed by the meeting of Bank Directors, already mentioned, as a fair rate, under the circumstances. Well, added to the demand from America, the East India Com have borrowed one million sterling, and, to crown the whole, there is a continued drain to the Continent. Truly England just now is in a ticklish position. Placed as the Bank of Eng land is, it behoves its directors to be prudent in time, and the exercise of that caution which the responsibilities of their position impose upon them, to take care that the drain of gold from their vaults be neither too heavy nor rapid. This they effect by " turning the screw," i.e , raising their rate of di-count. A " turn" was . given on Thursday, and another on Monday, and we shall be gratified to learn that another will not be ordered by the " Court" in a few days more, As things at present shape, it looks very like it. It is all very well for certain journalists to distant upon the healthy state of trade and commerce in this country. to declaim upon the demand for all descriptions of our manufactures, and the general and prDfitable employment of the operative and labouring classes, but we ask such writers what prospect is there that this will continue, if the Bank of England continues sending away the gold in its vaults, and raising its rates of discount upon the commercial paper of the country. We have been told over and over again to look at our disasters in India broadly and man fully in the face. It becomes us, too, to face the present financial difficulties, which threaten us, with true courage ; to examine the danger, in all its bearings, and to adopt timely means to avert anything approaching a monetary crisis. GOD knows a war in India, and with that a dis turbance of our trade to and from that vast empire, together with a rupture with China, is enough for any nation at once. But to be saddled with the pecuniary . consequences of these hostilities at the same time, loose millions ofcapital invested in National undertakings in America, and to have our merchants and manufacturers plundered through the incautious and reckfess speculations of designing Americans, is too much. Without monetary accommodation, and a demand for their productions, our manufacturers cannot keep their mills going. Each of these " monetary accommodations," and a " demand for manufactures," are essential to healthy trade. Now, we cannot go to war with a country, and expect its people to buy our productions, except those essential to their very existence, nor can we expect td be doing any extent of trade with a country whose banks are closing one after the other, and whose merchants, brokers, and traders cannot obtain a discount for their bills under 35 per cent. It is true, we are not the first to feel the effects of all these unfavour able operations, but as we are told, on high authority, that " the sins of the father visit the. children," so, also, do the failures of.- the " customers" visit, aye, and punish most severely, all with whom they have had, any dealings. IWe have already endeavoured to trace the causes of the present financial crisis in , the United States, so that upon that point nothing more need be said. As to the. origin of the Indian Mutiny, it would perhaps be.premature to say: nything. We have, therefore, only to add :that it is our deliberate opinion that' if Lord PALMERSTON has the interest of the country 'at heart Parliament shOuld he -assembled at once. Should we be visited with anything approaching a - monetary crisis, the consequences would be feaful to the lower classes. Increased taxation, either direct .or indirect, must follow our struggle in India; employment would fall off; trade - would be paralysed in every branch; commercial confidence entirely obliterated ; and, worse than all, provisiOns comparatively high, with the rigour of Winter setting in. No minister, having his country's good at heart, would treat such ,a visitation with lightness, and prefer concocting schemes, whereby he can defeat the objeets and intentions of the Chinese CoMmissioners at Canton, and inflicting a signal vengeance upon the Bengal Sepoys and their abetters, , than asking Parliament to deliberate how the welfare, the happiness, and the social advantages of' the p`eople at home can be, not °ill? advanced, bat perininentlyi.secured. lf anything more than another could substantiate tbe -- gloomy view which we have taken of matters, it is the announcement made in the City articles of our, metropolitan cotemporaries on Tuesday. The following is a sample of many before us :--• 4 Seldom has there been a more gloomy day in the financial history of the City, either in the way of actual experiences or fOrhoding, than the present {Monday):"- Why was this ? Simply because the Bank of Eng land has , raised its rate of interest to 7 per cent, with every prospect of a further rise. Truly, our Indian troubles have broUght nnforeseen results. The Bank of Bengal refuses to discount the Company's paper: The Funds are . . . coming tumbling down, and already are shown commercial signs of weakness. Another turn or two of the Bank 'Screw and nothing can avert a panic much more severe and general than THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1857 that which took place in 1847. Then we were at peace, now we are at war, and must contribute its sinews—hard cash. Whether the Bank of England has taken the most unobjec tionable course in preparing for the emergency we will not now discuss; nevertheless, it appears dealing rather hardly upon the commercial community to have two advances in three days and a third immediately in prospect. HOISTING, &C., )IY STEAM.—I3IPORTANT INVENTION. — Several successful trials have been made this week, at Birkenhead, of a portable hoisting apparatus, constructed and patented by Messrs. James Taylor & Co., of the Britannia Iron Works, Birkenhead. The apparatus mainly consists in the application of Taylor's patent double cylinder to the working of two barrels, which are made to revolve either separately or together, as the case may be ; the management being so simplified that they are brought under the controul of one man. The whole of this appa ratus is bolted down upon a truck mounted on six low tram wheels, with sheer legs erected in front, provided in the usual way. Its capabilities are various. We may mention, however, that it is adapted to the warehousing of go ods, d ischarg in g or loading of cargoes, shipbuilding, stack ing timber, pile driving , and numerous other important pur poses. It is already in operation in some of the principal ports of the kingdom. The apparatus tested this week is to be used in the formation of a large jetty or pier at Piece for the Peruvian Government, and we may mention that it has been supplied by Messr'. James Taylor and Co , through the eminent civil engineer, Edward Woods, Esq., of London, who, with several gentlemen and practical engineers, was present daring the trial. The pier will rest upon Mitchell's patent screw piles, and extend for 2,230 feet into the sea. The steam hoist apparatus will do the principal part of the heavy work and will avoid the necessity of sending out from this country the number of labourers at great expense. One man will do all that is required at the machine itself, and the working cost for fuel will not exceed the consumption of more than 4 or five cwt. of coal per day, while the arrangement is so simple, that it can be at once regalatei by the hand for working light lifts with a quick motion, or heavy weights slowly, up to 25 tons This course will necessitate the use of the double block chains. The steam hoists have been introduced, we understand, by the Admiralty into H. M Dockyards, and other places, and th authorities are much pleased with shah. utility. . - THE BALLOT IN ENGLAND —The following is from the ille.beurne Argus, of 16th July, 1857 :—" When, some two or three years ago, the legislature and the people of this colony were discussing the question of the ballot, and ultimately resolved to adopt that mode of selecting mem bers of their new parliament, there was very little thought about the effect their decision would have beyond this bounds of the colony. The whole energies and desires of the advocates of this great r, form were concentrated upon our local sphere, and it was only after the victory had been gained that men began to speculate upon the effect which the successful operation of the ballot here might have upon the political controversy in other countries. The ballot, as our readers are generally aware, is in operation in two countries—France and the United States. In the former country its operation has undoubtedly been apparently unfortunate, as by its means a sovereign has been placed on the throne who is in principle and in action despotic, and who has overturued the free representative institutions of his country. In the United States, in too many instances, the ballot has been tampered with, and has been used as an instrument for placing in p .vrer men of the most infamous character, and who have perpetrated attrocities equal to. if not worse, than those of the worst tyrants that have digraced a throne. With such results in view, it was little wonder that very many well-meaning men in England, even among the most devoted friends of liberty, were afraid of the ballot. But they had not had an example of its' operation in a British population, and the ballot itself had not as yet had fair play. In France the ballot bAces were entirely in the hands of the Government officials, and were too often, it is believed, made to give the decision that was most acceptable to the authorities. In America still more serious evils exist. In the first place it appears that there are no elec toral rolls, that any man who swears he is a citizen and above age, is entitled to vote. There are no proper means of checking personation and double voting ; and it appears ' that stuffing' with fictitious votes, and other means Of tampering with the ballot box are n uncommon. During the progress of the ballot clauses through our legislature, objections founded on these facts were brought forward; and Mr. W. Nicholson, the father of the ballot in this colony, had the great merit of bringing forward such a ballot system as convinced the House that the evils com plained of in other countries would here be prevented. In the first place, the returning officer who has charge of of the ballot box and of the election, is not a government official, but an indepeadeni colonist, in whom the executive and the people have coefilence. Secondly, each candidate appoints a scrutineer, who sits with the returning officer, watches the proceedings, and at the close of the pall is present at the counting of the votes. It is to be remembered that the returning officer is.appointed by the Government, that the scrutineers are appointed by the candidates, and that in many, or rather probably in most cases, they meat for the first time in the voting booth. It is, therefore, in the highest degree improbable that they 'should enter into a conspiracy for the nonce to tamper in any way with the ballot papers, or to make a false return. Without such a conspiracy it is impossible that there can be any foul play, or that tho vote of any elector can be divulged, and it is the universal belief now in this colony that our system of ballot is almost perfect. It is true that the' elector's nutn - ber on the roll is endured on the back of the ballot paper, and that his vote can be discovered, but his name is not on the ballot paper, and in order to find it out, the returning officer would require to refer to the electoral roll. During the rapid enumeration, in preset' , e of the scrutineers, that ensues upon the close of the poll, any such reference is impracticable. Immediately afterwards the whole of the ballot papers are sealed up by the returning officers and scrutineers, ant transmitted to the Clerk of Parliament, in whose custody they remain for two years, and are afterwards destroyed. Tae sole reason why they are kept is to prevent the possibi lity of fraud, and they can only be examined in case of a disputed election by a committee of Parliament It should also be remarked that all officers who have access to, the papers are sworn to secrecy. Having perfected their ballot system, and having witnessed its successful operations, it was natural that the colonists should look with some interest to the judgment of their countrymen . , in England. As a test of this judgme n t we can now po i nt to the reception of Mr. Niehelson, the father of the Ballot, who, immediately after the -triumph of his favourite principle had been achieved ; left the colony on a visit to his native land. We are prowl to say that the reception of Mr. Nicholson in England has been in the highest degree creditable to the mother country, and glorious to Victoria. From the English newspapers recently received, we learn the following facts :—On the 28th of January last, tie Society for promoting the adoption of the Ballot received Mr. Nicholson set dinner, at the Albion Tavern, London; the Honourable F, Henry F e Berkeley, M.P., occupied the chair, and the meeting was attended by many members of the Liberal party. Mr. Nicholson addressed the meeting, and was enthusiastically received. On the 25th of rebrua-y Mr. Nicholson ad dressed a most influential meeting at Manchester, at which 4,000 persons were present; on the 10th of March he addressed a meeting at the Broadmead.rooms, Bristol, which was attended by a very large number of the electors toad principal inhabitalte. At all of those meotiogs Me Nicholson gave a full history of the Ballot question in Victoria, and quoted the accounts from the local papers of its perfectly successful operathin in all the electoral dis tricts, urban, rural, and mining. Tne reports inform us that many of Mr. Nicholson's remarks at the meetings were received with loud and prolonged cheering, and on one occasion the cheers lasted for several minutes after Mr. Nicholson had resumed his seat. At the Manchester meeting, after Mr. Nicholson's address, Mr. Archibald Prentice moved the following resolution:—' That this meet ing having heard an explanation of the object of the Ballot Society, and an account of the success of the working of the Ballot in the colony of Victoria, desire to express its convic tion of the benefits to be derived from the adoption of the ballot, in this country, and pledges itself to support the movements of the society to the utmost of their power.' At the Bristol meeting a vote of thanks to Mr. Nicholson was carried unanimously, and Mr. Castle, the gentleman who moved the first resolution, said that though he had been connected with the liberal party, it was the first time he appeared as an advocate for the ballot. He had stood aloof on that question from certain misgivings in his own mind as to the successful working of that measure, but these impressions had altogether been removed by the evidence of its beneficial working in Victoria. The press had also welcomed Mr. Nicholson. The Examiner, of April ISth, has an admirable article, giving a resume of Mr. Nicholson's speeches ; and numerous other influential organs had directed attention to the subject. The Carlisle Journal, of April 24th, mentions that Mr. Nicholson, accompanied by General Perronet Thompson, was to address a public meeting there in the following week ; and in making the announcement, gives a strong illustration of the necessity of the ballot for the protection of the people. It appears that the Marquis of Waterford is now an amiable, benevolent man, and an excellent landlord. To this illustrious peer, a portion of his tenantry had addressed a petition, praying that they might be allowed to record their votes at the ensuing election, according to the dictates of their con sciences.' A Mr. Beresford acknowledged the receipt of the petition, and by direction of his lordship said he would wish them tcs vote for Mr. Clark and Is'ir H. Bruce at the ensuing election.' All honour, say we, to the hospitable and great hearted men who in such a friendly manner acknowledge the progress in reform made by their brethren at the antipodes, who cordially receive the lesson we have given them, and who scorn not to be guided by our example. All honour to them, we may safely add, say the colonists of Victoria, for the kindness they have shown to one of the best of our citizens, who, we are happy to learn, has, in spite of many temptations, decided to return to his adopted land—the worthy William Nicholson." THE EPIDEMIC IN LP31311‘.--A correspendmt writing from Lisboa under date of the Sth lest., says :—Toe fever is unfortunately still devastating the business part of the city, and trade is almost paralysed— so much so that the receipts of the Custom-house, which are usually 2,000/. or more, are now only some 200/. per diem. All Lisbon is flying into the suburbs and into the country; the principal warehouses are closed, and the opera-house and the theatres are almost deserted. Many of the English community have fallen victims to the fever, which e.ppears to be of a most virulent kind, and to set all medical skill at defiance. Prayers are publielr said every afternoon in the principal parish churches, but unfortu nately I cannot yet record the decline of the malady. Many of the cases are attended with black vomit, and the disease is designated by the faculty as very difficult of treatment. The sanitary authorities are now directing all their energies to cleansing the sewers and other deposits of the city. The Custom-house is being cleaned out, and all kinds of filth are being brought to the light of day and removed. I believe that in the ware house No. 1, the windows, which, by direction of the Marquis of Pemba!, were made open to the ground, were blocked up in 1832, and the store has since remained in darkness and abomination. S;me old casks of rotton perk and bacon had leaked during the course of years upon the fl or, and I believe buckets had to be put into requisition to cleanse the place. Now, however, whilst Lisbon is in such a fearful state, the health authorities still persist in maintaining their quaran tine absurdities in all their plenitude. As an instance how the sanitary regulations are conducted at this calamitous time, I el ill mention that of the English vessel, New Harriet, whose master having died on shore of yellow fever contracted in Lisbon, the vessel was actually sent down to the quarantine ground, and having remained there a week, and not being able to obtain pratiquet although the crew were, and had all along been, in perfect health, she sailed under quarartine. The most ridiculous part, however, is, that the workmen and pilot who went on beard from the city were ordered to the Lazarrtto by the health board, there to be duly purified, and afterwards to return to the city, where the epidemic is now raging. The farce of folly can no further go. TIER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE EARL OF ABERDEEN. ABZ RDZEN, Wednesday Night. —The Queen left Bal moral this morning at half-past eight o'clock to visit the Earl of Aberdeen at Haddo House. Her Majesty tra velled by Deeside to Balliver, and thence across the country by Tarland and Inverury, arriving at Haddo House at twen'y minutes past four o'clock. The Queen on passing through the royal arch at the boundary of the park avenues was received by the Hon. Colonel Alex ander Gordon and 50) of the Earl of Aberdeen tenantry on horseback, and drove up the large avenue amid the cheers of several thousand people who were on the banks. The tenantry presented an address to the Queen. Lord Aberdeen received her Majesty at the landing ttich was, beautifully decorated, and conducted her to the balcony on the staircase whence she acknowledged the salutations of the people, while the horsemen defiled before the house. Lord and Lady Haddo, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Hon. Colonel Gordon, and Sir George Grey were present. The weather was very fine. Bonfires were kindled in all parts of the estate. To-morrow morning the giebn le eves Haddo House with the Prince Consort and the two Princesses at eleven o'clock. All the tenantry are to escort her Majesty to the boundary of 'the estate. The royal cortege will arrive in Aberdeen at one o'clock, and leave by the Scottish North Eastern Rail Nay for Edinburgh at 1.4.5, Mg. BARNEY WlLLtards's BENEFIT.—P'e parting b - )nefit of thi: most favorite performer takes place to-night, and is the last appearance but one of the comic pair who have delighted our Liverpool audiences for some weeks back. A peculiarly attractive list of enteria'nments is announced, in which " The White Horse of the Peppers" and the " Fairy Circle" are included. The engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Williams positively concludes on t-:aturday night. IRON SHIPS AND SAXBY'S SPIIEROGRAPH.—After a very patient investigation of Mr. Saxby's method of correcting the compass of an iron ship or steamrr, the Trini'y Board, on Tuesday last, determined on the sper - graph being supplied to all vessels of the corporation, and directed a full sand complete set (including the parts for Lunat's great circle sailing, &r.) to be added to the records of that noble institution. Mr. Saxby has received the order accordingly. Tun JENNENS PROPERTY.—Tht immense estate of the Jennens family were formally taken possession of on Tues day last, by Mr. J , is.?ph Martin, the heir•a -law. Mr. Martin, accompanied by his uncle, Mr. James Martin, and one of his agents, Mr. George Pratt, proceeded by train to Sudbury, and from thence to Acton-place, SJEfolk, ;he residenc3 of the late William Jennens '• the rich." This p'. , rtien of the prop.rty was purchased from the Deniells family by It‘_bert Jenn , ms, the fatter of William " the !Lib," arid as the lat'er died intestate. it descends to Mr. Joseph Marti❑ seam heir-loom. The other potions of the estate are strictly entailed, and pass to Mr. Martin under wills which have been duly proved. rE LEGRAPHIC NEW" By British and Irish Magnetic Zelegraph' THE KING OF PRUSSIA. BERLIN, WEDNESD AY I 7 r * The state of the King is very favourable. FRANCE. 41 01111 ' PARIS, TH U R S DAY 1 y To-day the Emperor reviewed, in the Clat i rpoig , Mars, several regiments of the garriso n 0' .`43et which are about to leave the capita l for quarters. The Three per Cent. Rentes are still WeUses' tained, end closed to-day at M. 85c. sal ). The Constitutionnel of to-day advocate s the li, e, thmnt of a French penal colony in / 1 , 618g115e and even the complete conquest of that isie-,,41. INDIAN TROOP-SHIPS , . fi tw The Champion of the Seas, which men of thr England on 8 of August, with 999 Melltbefill) 28th and 42nd Regiments, was spoken 03 of September, in 10 S., 34 W. BELFAST TEA. FRAUDS• FROM OUR OWN CORRESPOND/IN T. 001 0 ' BELFAST, TnURSDAY 0 .1 t ooX A public inyestigivion into these frar s ilto..i t ' place today, at the Town Hall, before 1 . 8-Ir. 1 15° sen., and there were present large nurnb evs t %t er' mercantile community, amongst whom g re r: O t t est was felt in the proceedings. Mr. ge n4j a; was out on boil, and Mr. Harrison, for •Nvii°ti- were at tho high figure fixed could not be pro brought up in custody. The Customs' aut , - ° d i t be were represented by Mr. Harlisen, a ll wit' accused by Mr. M'Lean, solicitor. The 10,' n esses examined were Mr. Godfrey,: 113 POved the de ' P i 7l l , ing \i surveyor, , who tbd Moore ' s stores to be 780 chests, Iv b ," n e o. 0 ; ditty amounted, in round numbers, to John Rohl', the porter employed in the e 5 / 4 m(-nt, stated that Moore was assisted by j h - v e g 4;; who was connected with the concern, - an u a ' s. lie sr risen, who was a clerk, in abstracting t e- th e Vt. from the bonded warehouse belonging to:`,-hetgl; mises, and in placing dummy chests , l u n (j bricks, and straw, which they substitute -a teas abstracted. The parti es a ccused vver mately sent for trial at the spring assize. es THE LAST DAYS O F THE M ANCIIEST ER felaa /31 01 5t e, The attendance on Tuesd a y, th e last. shilling ' 1 4'00 3 6 1 mos' numerous yet recorded, amounting to 2 8 , 9° ds On Wedoesday a well-organised attempt was 13:13 t eee 5 ;re up a requisition to the committee, to keep oPe l l ai ga bition another werk. Sheets, with printed he,o lll o l , e ge d simultaneously pieced for signature in the e re b e portico and all the principal hotels, and people % /er e - at f ° o to effix their names. The attem very successful, bat there is a general impress'''. goo ° have movement emanates from a quarter likely to ha / with the committee. o le o QUICK PASSAGE OF THE SCREW-STEAMER birnfielif The s tallowing is au extract of a letter from latlf, ti trcre . pts did not aa,l ) ;,dat board the above ship, bound for Hong Kong, w ' - ero 0 dated at Ascension , 30th August :—lt We arrived fat an unprecedented passage of nineteen r 1 ,1 5 , 5 1 ;eb, 1 ,0 Plymouth. We made the island of Madeir - a, a e. n "„ - 1 4 9: 0 d off Feyal in four days twenty•one hours. Toes "a, 9 0 1, days to cod, on aec runt of Saturday being a feSti ' 4 • g ut ' Sunday doing all we could. Left on the 11. 1 1 0 , ° ', 151 :0 1 ,"' connected the engines, and sailed for four dar, eineass only, and made the passage in the lir ° ;a e „ts. specified, Of he troops and all hands are quite - W oo f ship that arrived here lost evening•gives bad d of the state of Hong Kong at the time of her leat wo 0 1 0 , THE WEATllPR.—Yesterday morning th e at:ra ate river were enveloped in a very denselfog, s ° ", - e rtll u t ef early hour that it was with di ffi culty that per s°l3 ' dog tt bat a short distance before them. Notwitheta" 00 0 state of the atmosebere we have not beard ° f a l e arre doo, i al resul ing in the town, but s e ver a l casueltfes 9 4'0 the river a theugh, fortunately, not ,diesel` Otte Vi r ea u :hol: of life or material destruction ofproper t y' 1 in g at ol l 'ef railway steamer ran into a small berV a e ud hs 0 , 10 , orr l io is the river opposite th e landing staie, S r er 3R Bef ° o ,o away the bulwarks. while several collision together, but without doing any ° the above nothing of imp attnee occurred, all ° . 1 the fog had totally disappeared. D Y ( 11f STANLEY LITERARY AND DEBATING SUE l ire doep, society held its.usual weekly meeting on l a , ta a o evening last, at the Bible Depository," Slater -6 d e e 1) 31 ;10 George Barnes, the president,. in the chair. T be ti etP,, l 'if the Tar:slim—a Was the conduct of the Prete s 'a' tf ° l4 in reference to - street preaching and the ree,,V l ni astf r- i Belfast, censurable?"—was (games] in the an,',; - 9i ti i .e tlte Mr. T. H. Ellis, and in the negative by Ma an d After an animated die ission the leaders reili e a' f of Pail question was decided in the negative by a ma.P ri n 'atllcal The Rev. Dr James, Vicar o f Panteg, Afe° °- '4 . 1P . 0 6 late of Kirllale, is to preach next SendaY sad to Church. Morning end evening in Weltaa dr afternoon in the English language. ail i O 0 o ee SERIOUS Loss or Rusa a N S HIPPIN G —The fete st b e r de' St. Petersburg has the followi ng "On the nig" see ego the 16th and 17th of September a great calan i q s .r., of o the Walkhow, opposite th e t own of Pid v , n ' al i aitl e , where, at the moan!, o f th e Lady' c anal, " e atfrfth e vessels laden with mer c ha n di se a nd timbe r 00 5 ° i0Ot Shortly after midnight a tempest arose,. a a the 4 1 10 , vessels caught fire. The flames, fanned by dor spread to some other vessels which had run as"deoll e d ey, greatest disorder prevailed. The vessels we r r t e l eas O.; against another, end many of them sank. . s t r ` sible to give them aey esance, and ever"' ' 9 O O direction of the wind ne , :r the island and r i g e ll e t t a °e l $. l either burnt or sunk. The wind coming i r la, ste r a el° kept along tile right shore ; this circuttistane; the the vessels on the railer side. I t i s estima te 01 0 200 vessels of different sizes were destroyed. o tliC il e ? UNITEEStIY DEGREES.—What a host of C° Mra eltl a bi e, have poured in neon you with regard to the ° J er ol d " d ol e ; of Doctor of Philoso.hy, now se much u seu e ;tei ° V i e r o " Germanieus" is very right when he ser e r - n et... 00 are " household words,". require no ouP j a ind' alf would all the titles in the renal add to the fli ° , s 4t i n e led„ .t ° 0 of Berzelies? I re-ass er t th a t no re t a il drega;,eetr o ll i :, land (or, in fact, very few men in Englar ld . ) ; o bfr t at3 the Ph.D. ; and, if h e t a k es it, h e on ly e%P ° ' — deeleti', ridicule and (ant rapt. Why? B ecau se. h e : Or oil public - . Take an example : Mr. Heraeat il „; s (B l l t to a stranger at the same time with Da F L " pee r awl s tre tt ie e p o ol There beirg a great deal in a tile, the course consider the pestle and mortar trO n fo r 0 .01 able er e chemist. Ilerce the harm of its being v' s— e a d e e st e e . o druggists, villate organists, &e., to obtain s li b - y ese If oe a ruse or payment. The ones referred t ° lo" r f Giesler. "Mater of Arts" admits that verolor° Po,D. is frequently improperly conferral: of e d ; admirable remarks upon the abuse of the alle l e td i ) e at„, Philesepby, by Mr. Diekena and.pirielishe d , e :t of Leer r a will place the matter in the right P"'" a hlsr e etl e a " Although, as a rule, a man has right t° borafa buys and p ys for, yet tbis rule like all oil's f a r s a lad s : tion tion .. Aby no means illiterate persen t"ol te el purchaee the privilege of placitigPftcr hiq ° e a tlid e „; : e c a l Ph.D or b. fore it the title of Doctor,' °° e v e; himself in society as one of the learned ; h o e t a es ll „ 7 o ot i° o bay brains with bank-notes. or learnirg 0 dig'; so an ienoramus has no right whatever to g ', the '„,rf, l ‘to although he may be able to show a receipt ' o ' d his r cash of his diploma. A gentleman advert ise - a tot eet tie in the literary papers regularly, some time tg e aeleitl r , ,o, anyone who could pay, certain learned. debie o- 0 0 diploma. The wholesale houses with Wth .e "„ a ricl' ir ee ° ' o l understood to be the Universities of Je ri- t iat " a relot *• * * It must be understood, heatev er ith,D; e ae ; 0 0 the title of 'Ph D.' is a suspicieus one, "OP It pretenders. Even at the German t 1 iv' ll ' th eit ene' 0 ° and stecond class of dectora can only o b" 'reio' ll reia l ei/ after trying and legitimat successful el a s art, !o lio is oi ly the third-cless diploma which ; is thi ra llet ° lll st ques ta es raked.' On the document of this , I ,acebt insetihed that the candidate has tweed cu b ' e s ee" o d praiae (doubtless ' for prompt payment) ; 4 . et raise; 5"113:00; awards it cam m2dea laude, er with ',ye. t ee at first, cum sumiza Made, wi h the highest 1 1 ,.. r as of to , ibo our roost distinguished chemists are Pht'orsb i t bef re d clasa such as Lym Playfa'r, Hofman y 'e e e o lle e ed tt eir Maspratt. The p u bli c canno t, however, kn "be ens the a ll innumerable Doctors of Phil o sophy daily t° or of 4 10 t o are of the hono ura bl e fi rs t o r eeeond-claig' Tbeijefreo honourable—becatte paid, f a r—third - e lase ' by et, to (lec tor O. , however, detect any pecket-dubbed. „at sort 0044 look at his diploma, and learning - f f - ce o be_ e was capped.' The present market On sep tet]) German degree is ,160 guilders." --41 Mining Journal. t aco o U I.°llGl tr i Qn s. 11,4 , area 11,;.