The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

Y1..4,9,a0l ,i,failVatV# TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1853. THE WEEK. LITTLE has occurred this week to vary the ordinary routine, and therefore we may be the more brief in our review. Great preparations have been made for the due celebration of the Centenary of Roscoe, which takes place this day with a public breakfast at the Philharmonic-ball, and a soiree at the Town hall, to which the Worshipful the Mayor has been most liberal in his invitations ; and the most lively anticipations are entertained of the gratification to be derived from the various sources of interest which shall mark this day as one to be remembered in Liverpool. The Town Council held their usual meeting on Wednesday, but so great was the counter-attraction of the Steeple-chase at Aintree, that the Councillors left the Mayor almost "alone in his glory," and the rule for " business first, pleasure afterwards," was reversed. On Thursday the agricul turists of Cheshire had a grand field-day at Hooton, where horses, pigs, and poultry occupied a prominent position, and concluded the day by a treat at Rock Ferry. Last night, the Rev. Tresham D. Gregg, D.D., of Dublin, delivered a lecture at the Concert-hall, before one of the largest audiences ever assembled within its walls, on the "Heroism of the Sacred Character, as contradistinguished from the Profane ; illustrated by the life of Jacob," of which a full report will be found in another part of our paper. The weather has been of a varied character. On Saturday night, a thick fog over spread the river, and the bells on the steamers, and on the shore, were kept ringing. On the landing stage was a machine vigorously worked, the sound from which resembled the expiring squeals of a pig with weak lungs. It was intended, we presume, for an alarm signal. Yesterday was one of the loveliest sunny days witnessed for many months, and the townspeople came out in numbers to enjoy it. A few such days, and we shall have smiling spring very shortly. The Theatres have continued their attractions, and French plays are announced for the latter end of the month. Mr. Thomas's Concerts were brought to a close on Saturday, with a triumphant finale THE FREE TRADE COALITION GOVERNMENT came out in a somewhat comical character on Thurs day, in opposition to Mr. HumE's motion, affirm ing the principle of a gradual abolition of all pro tective duties on manufactured goods. After all the noise that has been made about the acceptance of the policy of Free Trade by the Earl of DERBY and NE.. DISRAELI, it is rather startling to find the concoctors of Mr. VILLIERS'S motion making a deliberate stand for protective duties. What ! Sir JAMES GRAHAM turned Protectionist ! And Mr. GLADSTONE WO " Why not ?" asks the Right Honourable Gentleman with amazing gravity, "am "I not CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQER now, and " don 't you perceive that that makes all the differ ence ?"—John Bull. THE MAYNOOTH GRANT.—The smallness of the majority on Mr. Spooner's motion is a cause for thankfulness and hope. It ought to shame those Protestants who require to see the harvest before they will sow the corn; and instead of doing what they can, look round them to find excuses for sitting still and doing nothing. With such faint hearts, excuses for inaction are never wanting. All our past efforts, they say, have failed, and how can we reasonably hope for anything better in future ? If the Popish endowment was carried, in spite of the most earnest opposition, and our leading states men have all committed themselves in its favour, how can we think that we shall ever undo what we could not prevent from being done ? So they sit down with folded hands, while their country per severes in its league with idolatry, and feeds and nurses the most dangerous and active enemy of our liberties and our religion.—Record. THE CANADA CLERGY RESERVES.--The short debate in the Upper House on the Clergy Reserves Bill illustrates the truth of the observation with which we first approached the subject—that it is an open question among conscientious and religious men. Bishop Wilberforce supports the Bill ; yet his argument does not, we think, mend the case, unless by compressing it into a smaller compass. He simply re-states the proposition that an adult colony has an absolute right to the management of its own affairs—and gallops off upon it over every imaginable obstacle. Now, we beg to repeat what we said last week—that the concession of the power of self-government to each particular colony has always been, and must always be, a question of time and circumstance. Whenever, from the inter mixture of races or from any other cause, there has been reason to apprehend that the colonial majority would use its power to commit some great oppres sion or wrong, there the mother country has always recognised in herself the right and duty to pause before making that concession—to delay or even refuse it—perhaps to retain a partial power of con trol, possibly to incorporate and stereotype the restraints in the very institutions she bestows. Why are the West Indian Legislatures, as regards the management of negro immigrants, tied hand and foot ? Why have we so long hesitated to give a free constitution to New Zealand ? On what principle are we about to fix the franchise at the Cape of Good Hope ? The question is not quite so simple as the Bishop puts it ; nor can we quite share his confidence in the generosity of the Cana dian Legislature. Fiat justitia, exclaims the Bishop—fet injuria, says the defenceless Colonial Church.—Guardian. FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE.—The moderation of the French Government with reference to the Holy Shrines is attributed to the good relations existing between France and Russia, or, at all events, to the desire that such should exist. It had been long anticipated that M. Lavalette would, sooner or later, fail at Constantinople. When he announced the successful close of the negotiation, he must have forgottten or disregarded the opposition the Emperor of Russia would be sure to offer, and which, considering what Russian influence is at Constantinople, was certain of success. It is now alleged that M. Lavalette is not blame. less in the matter, and that the information he supplied to his Government was incomplete. It is announced that the construction of a new ship of the line, to be called the Napoleon, has been commenced at Rochefort. It is expected that she will be nearly completed by the end of the year. The Emperor has formally announced his intention of visiting the northern departments in June or July, and the Empress will accompany him. Of the coronation nothing positive is known. _ An attempt was made on the 25th ult. to burn the arsenal of Toulon. The fire was soon extinguished, but a heap of chips, tarred rope, grease, and other inflam mable articles, evidently collected together, betrayed the designs of an incendiary. Active preparations are in progress for the inauguration of the tomb of Napoleon L, on the sth of May. The expenses will be defrayed by a contribution from the army. Several of the leaders of the Legitimist party have been offered seats in the Senate, but have refused. A melancholy event took place on Friday, at Paris— the suicide of Prince Camerata, the grandson of Elisa, who was the eldest sister of Napoleon 1., and who married one of the Bacciochi family. The Prince blew his brains out with a pistol. Some say it was committed during an attack of brain fever; others assign to it a more romantic origin. ITALY.—The Superior Council of the order of Jesuits have presented to the Pope of Rome, with a prayer that his Holiness will transmit it to the different Catholic powers, a protest against the decision of three of the republics of South America, banishing the Jesuits, and confiscatin g their property. Private letters from Turin state that Mazzini has em ba;enkeevdat Genoa on b oar d the Engl i sh frigate Retr ib u ti on . of the gates of Milan were opened on the 26th . ult., for the admissi on and egress of persons provided with regular passports. It was in consideration to take measures against the corres pondents of foreign newspapers, spAry.—The Gazette of the 25th ult. publishes a Royal decree, dismissing the governors of Seville and Guadalajara, for no other motive than the failure of the Government candidates in the last election. There is reason to believe that the majority o b ta i ned by the Spanish Government at the recent elections is roo r ' e apparent than real, and that when the Cones assemble the Opposition will be increased by several who have pre sented themselves as Ministerial candidates. A Spanish fleet is announced for the Mediterranean, wiah orders to touch at Toulon, Naples, Messina, Malta Ancona, and Venice. Accounts from Madrid state that four more papers h ave been seized, and that every thing like freedom of the press was at an end. MONTENEGRO.—The operations against Monte negro are vigorously carried on by the Turks, whose great object at present is to pass the Obisti zza i n t h e nort h , and the Zetta and Sitnizza in the east. The accounts are somewhat contradictory ; but it appears that on the 7th, Osman Pasha, with 6,000 men, crossed the Sitnizza, in the Liesanska nahia. As details will be shortly given, it is only necessary to say t h at h e effected his purpose with a loss, as it is said, of 130 men and 50 horses. Omer Pasha, on the Bth, suffered a defeat. He had sent 500 men across the Zetta bridge; but during the night the water rose and carried it away, and the detachment, being separated from the main corps, was obliged to surrender at discretion. During the same night Omer Pasha re ceived un unexpected visit from 3,000 Montenegrins, and the surprised Turks retreated in the greatest disord er t o Spuss. The trophies of this victory consist of 500 pri soners, a considerable booty in the shape of horses, wea pons, cannon, and even the military chest. The Turks had 400 killed and wounded. HONG KONG.—The Lucknow, Captain Fawsett, it is feared, has gone down with all hands ; it being now up wards of 3 months since she left Hong Kong for Amoy, and it is known that a typhoon was encountered shortly after she sailed. Pir ac y i n t h e v i c i nity of Hong Kong is very rife, and no means are taken to put a check to it. WEST ItiDIES. The Royal Mail Steam-ship Thames, which arrived at Southampton on Sunday, left St. Thomas on the 7th of February. The accounts from the West Indies are more favourable. Fever had almost entirely disappeared at Barbadoes and St. Thomas. Her 'Majesty's steamer Dauntless was still at the former isl a nd, b u t prepar i ng to leave. Outward ships were making long passages. Sugar making had commenced, and the prevailing opinion appeared to be that the crop would be short of what had been anticipated. Some fatal cases of fever had occurred at Panama, but the cessation of the long rains and the setting in of the north winds encouraged a hope that the epidemic would soon disappear. The roads across the Isthmus were im proving, the railroad steadily progressing, and it is con fidently expected that it will be open to Gorgona by the end of May, and complete to Panama within a twelve month AUSTRALIA.—We have accounts by the overland mail to the 6th December, being about ten days later than those vid the Cape of Good Hope. It appears that the amount of gold brought down to Melbourne from the Mount Alexander mines during the last week or two had very much diminished, but this seems partly attributable to the circumstance of a number of persons having been attracted to a new and exceedingly rich gold field disco. vered at the Pyrenees, " not far from the celebrated Daisy Hill," while other largo parties had left for the purpose of exploring fresh districts where there would be less competition. The newspapers also attribute the fal ling off to an indulgence by the miners in unsuccessful specul tions, stimulated probably by the large influx of inexperienced people which was daily taking place. Mr. Latrobe, the governor of the colony of Victoria, had started on a tour of inspection of the mines, and a dinner had been given to Mr. Hargraves, who had arrived on a visit from New South Wales, at which he stated that, "in his opinion the Australian gold fields will last long after the present generation." There was more facility in getting crews, owing to the sailors at the diggings hay ing become tired of the work. The question of an export duty on gold had been set aside by the legislature, who had also rejected, by a majority of only fifteen to thirteen, a motion of want of confidence in Mr. Latrobe's govern ment. A bill which had been passed with the view of establishing a surveillance over the escaped convicts constantly ariving from Van Dieman's Land had been met by the strongest denunciations from the convict interest in that island. Provisions of all kinds, although still very dear, had fallen considerably. The Sydney Herald, of the 26th October, just received, contains a more specific account of the Australian Agri cultural Company's gold deposits on the Peel river than had ureviously been published. it confirms the state ment, that on the side of the river belonging to the crown, the gold found thus far had been scanty, but that on the opposite lands of the company the existence of a very rich and valuable gold field had been established beyond all doubt. It was supposed, also, to be very extensive, but this had not yet been accurately ascer tained. The alluvial diggings on the banks of the river consist principally of a thick ferruginous clay, and the gold is obtained very near the surface. "In some in stances," it is added, " nuggets are found clinging to the roots of grass." THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1853. new regulations that have been adopted by Lord Cowley, and which have been issued at the Embassy in a printed form to those who have made applications to him. It has hitherto been considered a sufficient reason for seeking to be presented that the person had already been introduced at his own court, or that of the last monarch ; it now appears that Lord Cowley requires either a letter from the Foreign-office, or from some individual who is honoured by his acquaintance. The receptions at the Tuileries are to go on for some time longer on the Sunday evenings, until the greater part of the notabilities of France and the provinces have been presented to the Empress, after which there will be one or two balls, when the Easter season has commenced, but the days are not definitely fixed. The ministers, for the most part, have weekly receptions. The morning promenade is now to the Louvre, where an exhibition of a novel character has been opened, and which the Emperor and Empress inaugurated last week. It consists of five saloons, devoted to a display of different objects which have immediately belonged to the Sovereigns of France. The two first are devoted to Henry IV. and Louis XIII. ; the third to Henry 11. and his successors ; the fourth to the family of the Bourbons ; and the last to the Emperor Napoleon. Religious volumes or missals belonging to Charles the Bald, of Anne of Brittany, of St. Louis. are collected. There is the sword worn by Henry IV. the dal- of hisn;arilage;tt;;i which Francis I. wore at the battle of Pavia ; which Murat brought away with him from Madrid ; the mirror given by the Republic of Venice to Marie de Medicis ; and, amongst other curiosities, is the desk of Louis Philippe, hacked and hewed by the Republicans when they entered the Tuileries at the moment of his abdication. This singular and interesting collection daily attract strangers, and on Sunday the halls of the Louvre are quite im practicable:for any but the most zealous lovers of sights. Among the curiosities of modern fashion in Paris we give the following :—Walking dress has shown the most marked change during the month, inasmuch as the change in the weather from the mildness of spring to the sudden severity of winter, has necessitated a warmer style of clothing than has been adopted during the whole year. Thus the dark cloth dresses, which had been thrown aside, have been resumed, with the addition of closely fitting pantaloons, made long, and falling over the boot, with straps beneath the sole. Some ladies prefer the long gaiters of black kerseymere, buttoned up to the knee, and cut to the shape of the leg. These gaiters. which are tout-a-fait Lien portis, are called a to Prince Euggne, and are amongst the most convenient articles of dress com posing a winter costume. The dress is made considerably shorter than of late, and need not be held in order to avoid the mud, which the late thaw has occasioned in the streets. Pocket handkerchiefs are much reduced in size, and are embroidered nearly all over. In the centre a small button-hole is worked to receive the button, which is sewn in the palm of the glove for security, leaving thus the hand free to use the fan without inconvenience. Visiting cards have grown the medium of a declaration of political principles. Those who love the present sys tem have their cards of sea-green glac:, upon which the name is embossed in white letters. The partisans of Henri Cinq have theirs of white unglazed board, with the likeness of the Count de Chambord or the order of the Holy Ghost stamped in the corner. 'With the Orleanists the card, still white, is generally surmounted by the shield of the Charta, hearing the Gallic cock. It is curisus to behold on the tables of our fashionable mailresses de mai son these various opinions lying side by side in peace, as their owners had, perhaps, dancal together, hand in hand, the evening before. hen the weather admits of a promenade in the Bois de Bologne, the Emperor and Empress drive to that delightful part which is known under the name of Madrid, and generally descending from their carriage, they take a walk in the more retired spots. This visit has brought the neighbourhood into vogue, and occasionally it may vie with the fashionable exhibition of carriages, and of horsemen, for which Hyde Park is so deservedly celebrated. There has been an attempt to get up a feeling of sympathy in favour of a lady, who has, by her conduct, rendered herself exceedingly obnoxious to the highest individual in the empire. It has altogether failed, for as soon as the real nature of the case became known, it was felt that the commiseration that was expressed must be as spurious as it was ridiculous. A.IIEII ICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. The United States steam-ship Atlantic, with advices from New York to the 19th, arrived on 'Wednesday morn ing. The New York immigration returns showed a con siderable falling off. The California accounts are very deplorable, the severe winter having caused a panic. In some places miners had died from starvation. The wea ther was, however, improving. President Filmore had communicated to the Senate a report from the Secretary of State, embodying the substance of recent communica tions, made by the Minister of Her Britannic Majesty to the Department of State on the subject of the interoceanic canal by the Nicaragua route, which formed the chief ob ject of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain of the 19th of April, 1850, and the relations of Great Britain to the Protectorate of Mosquitia, which she expresses herself desirous of relinquishing on terms con sistent with her honourable engagements to the Indians of that name. The Copyright Treaty between England and the United States had been signed at Washington. The Pacific whaling trade had been exceedingly success ful for the season. FOREIGN MISCELLANY. OVERWEG.—This youthful and enterprising African traveller has died of malignant fever in Central Africa. His companion, Dr. Barth, intends to discontinue his journey. CURIOUS MISTAKE.—A German, who has recently written an account of London for the benefit of his coun trymen, speaking of the old bit of wall in Lincoln's-Inn, at which Ben Jonson is reported to have worked as a bricklayer, states it as his opinion that the laborious fitting and placing of bricks may have served as a useful preparation for the working up of his immortal dictionary. THE ADBE LACORDAIRE has been ordered to quit France, in consequence of a violent sermon preached by him against the government at the church of St. Roche. The Archbishop of Bordeaux is about to proceed on a mission to the Pope, to secure, if possible, his presence , at the coronation. He is empowered to make liberal terms, in the shape of new bishoprics and the abolition of objectionable articles in the concordat. A PICNIC AT THE. CAPE.—On Friday, the 14th of January, a picnic party from Somerset joined a party of friends from Mr. Hart's house at Glen Avon, and saun dered up the bush behind his house to the beautiful waterfall which has attracted the attention of hundreds of visitors. The party consisted of about forty, including children, the whole of whom left their guns, excepting Commandant 'William Bowker and Mr. Hart, at the house. In passing through the bush Mr. Bowker ob served the fresh spoor of a man's foot on the ground, which he pointed out as very suspicious to those who were with him. Some time afterwards a loud shouting and hurrahing at the foot of the waterfall from the more juvenile part of the party aroused five huge Caffrey, who had formed a very secure den near the water by immense quantities of wood which they had piled up to screen and defend themselves. They at once darted into the bush, but Bowker and Hart shot one of them dead and severely wounded two others, as proved by the large blood spoor which they left in their flight.—Cape Frontier Times. THE MADIAI.—The effects of Lord John Russell's despatch on the Grand Duke of Tuscany, may be gathered from the following extracts from Mr. Erskine's despatches from Florence, describing its presentation to the Tuscan minister, who consented to receive it unofficially, as— " The Grand Ducal government would protest, not only against anything like intervention by force of arms, but even against the right of her Majesty's government to tender its advice in such a shape as could be 'construed as an attempt at moral pressure.' Even such commu nications as the present he deemed highly injudicious, as tending to keep alive in the mind of his imperial and royal highness the impression left by the interference of the Earl of Roden's deputation. His excellency and his colleagues bad spared no effort to induce the Grand Duke to exercise the royal prerogative of mercy ; but his impe rial and royal highness would make no promise as to the exact period at which ho should see fit to commute the sentence of the tribunal. As a friend,' he added, I will tell you frankly, that the more this question is agi tated from abroad, the less chance is there of an early liberation of the Madiai.' " The receipt of the despatch by the Grand Duke had precisely the effect anticipated by this minister. PARIS GOSSIP. (FROM THE COURT JOURNAL.) Crowded churches, sacred music, and popular preachers, fully occupy the time of the fashionable world at present. It might be imagined that the Parisians are the most religious people on the earth, such is the eagerness and anxiety to fulfil the ceremonies which the Romi h Church enjoins during the period of Lent. Carriages containing the elite of society are seen driving in due state up to the doors of the Magdalene, St. Roch, and Notre Dame de Lorette, whilst less conspicuous persons quietly and demurely walk along the boulevards, armed with their beautifully bound prayer-books, looking as if they were determined to take Heaven by storm. There is one thing, however, that somehow or other shakes the belief of the spectator into the actual seriousness of the whole affair, which is, that each of the fair sex, be her con dition what it may, has been evidently devoting some hours to the toilette, for not one of them but is charm ingly dressed ; there is certain to be a bewitching bonnet, an alluring cachemire, exquisitely tinted gloves, and an undeniable pair of shoes. All those look certainly as if, although many of their thoughts have rest in Heaven, there are still some stray ones fixed on the earth, and capable of inflicting mischief upon poor helpless man. Wednesday and Friday are days of somewhat more severe penance and strictness ; but although they may be duly observed with regard to diet, and to feeding on fish, they certainly are not as far as relates to the external ornament of person ; and certain it is that those who are worldly enough to wish to see Parisian beauty in its most appro priate morning costume, may take their stand at the church doors on those days, and they will have ample opportunity. Her Imperial Majesty grows daily in popularity ; her manners secure for her the general interest, and there seems little doubt that she will become a favourite. Not a word is breathed about the coronation, although there is reason to believe that a ministerial discussion has taken place. Of course nobody expects to hear much about it, till some sudden announcement informs us of the Emperor's decision. We are now so much accustomed to these surprises, that they produce no effect. It will, however, be somewhat more difficult to keep the State secrets in such mysterious silence ; for without wishing to hint that ladies are at all more communicative than the other sex, it is generally observed that where they hold the empire in their hands, there generally oozes out a little more of the position of affairs than when they have no insight into them ; and it is possible that in future we may be able to prophecy as to the future course of events with more prospect of their being realised than we have been enabled az yet to do. As soon as Lord Clarendon's time may become less occupied, it is probable that the question of presentations at the Imperial Court will be brought before him, as the 110 means satisfi e d w ith som e residents in Paris are by IRELAND. WILLIAM DARGAN. Esq., has been appointed a deputy lieutenant for the county of Dublin. THE MURDER OF MR. RYAN.—Richard Hackett and Thomas Noonan were on Thursday night, at Waterford, found guilty of the murder of O'Callaghan Ryan, Ef.q. Mr. Justice Crompton passed the sentence of death on them. THE MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY, --A central office is about to be established in Dublin, and in a few months Cork, Belfast, Galway, and other towns interme diate with the city will be placed in connection with the English lines, by means of the submarine wires from Donaghadee to Portpatrick. CONVICTION OF RIBBON LEADERS.—Two men, named Patrick Coddington and James Mullen, were tried at the assizes of Meath, on Thursday, on a charge of Ribbonism; they were sentenced to seven years' transportation, and forthwith removed from the dock to the convict-ship. The whole system of Ribbonism and pass-words was re vealed in the course of the trial. ENGLISH SETTLERS 1N IRELAND. — According to the Evening Post, the plan of creating English agriculturists in Ireland has proved a total failure. In Tipperary the experiment has been tried to a greater extent than in most other counties; there were, it appears, upwards of 20 very considerable farmers in different parts of that county, of whom more than a moiety have returned home. GREAT WESTERN DocKs.—The directors of the Great Southern and Western Railway have, we understand, come to the determination to commence the docks forth with. The construction, it is supposed, will cause an ex penditure of £50,000. Together with the works at the terminus, they are expected to be ready against the com pletion of the tunnel in May, 1854. ATTEMPT TO MURDER.-At College-street Police office, Dublin, on Wednesday, an elderly man, named Rooke, was charged with having thrown Catherine Agnew out of a window, in College-green, on the pre vious night. The accused was a care-taker in the house. The window is about 50 feet from the ground. Two policemen deposed to having heard the screams at eleven o'clock on Tuesday night, and the noise of something having fallen in College-green. They found the woman lying on the flags. She stated she had been pushed out of the top window by Rooke. She was carried to Mercer's Hospital, where she made a " dying" declaration to the effect that it was for the purpose of obtaining money the crime was committed. THE QUEEN VIcToRrA. STEAMER.—The arrangements for raising this unfortunate vessel are still progressing most satisfactorily, the process being by inflation. The plate has been saved by the diver, but he cannot be in duced to go down a second time, as the scene which pre sented itself in the cabin was the most horrible he had ever been called upon to witness. He says that on his going down the cabin stairs, he thought that he had en tered a wax-work exhibition, the corpses never having moved from their positions since the vessel went down. There were some 18 or 20 persons in the cabin, who seemed to be holding conversation with each other ; and the general appearance of the whole scene was so life-like, Cult he was almost inclined to believe that some were yet living. From their various positions and countenances, they could have had no idea of the disaster which was hastening them to so untimely an end. This at once accounts for the non-finding of the bodies. CONSERVATIVE ORGANISATION.—An association has just been formed, which embraces the names of many of the leading members of the Irish peerage, and a large number of influential commoners, banded together to resist the tide of papal and democratic aggression which has been so long rushing over this land. It is entitled " The Central Conservative Society of Ireland." Amongst the members already enrolled are :—The Earls of Roden, Enniskillen, Mayo, Donoughmore, Lord Castlemaine, Lord Clarina, Lord Naas, M.P., the Earl of Desert, the Earl of Bandon, Lord Lorton, Lord Clonbrock, Lord Bernard, M.P., Lord Claude Hamilton, M.P., lion. R. S. Hutchinson, Right Hon. J. Napier. M.P., Mr. G. A. Hamilton, M.P., Mr. J. H. Hamilton, M.P., Colonel Taylor, M.P., Mr. Vance, M.P., Mr. Grogan, M.P., Mr. George, M.P., Mr. Davison, M.P., Mr. Whiteside,M.P., Mr. Ross S. Moore, M.P., Mr. Macartney, M.P., Col. Vandeleur, M.P., &c. RUMOURED PERVERSIONS. We give the following from the Morning Herald of Saturday. If it should prove to be true, it is a lamentable fact, and shows the stern necessity of using more vigorous measures for resisting the encroachments of Rome : " Rumour has given, for some days past, Lady Peel and her daughter to the Church of Rome. it is said that a union with a Romanist, the son of Lord Camoys, is con templated, and that this conversion is a preliminary step. One of the most observable features of modern Popery is the crafty and unceasing efforts it makes to entrap the wealthy and high-born. A weekly journal gives in its last number the following statement We are informed that the lion. Mr. West, son of the Earl of Delawarr, has been passing the winter at Rome, and has been marked out as an object of the efforts of the Vatican. The Rev. Mr. Pollen, (late proctor of Oxford, and now a Roman Catholic,) and Monsignor Talbot, the Pope's chamber lain, used the utmost efforts for the purpose, but he always declined controversy. On the 31st January they asked him if he would like to be introduced to the Pope, to which he consented. During the audience, to his great surprise, the Pope laid his hand on his shoulder, and said he was very glad to hear of his good disposition to the church, and he had better make up his mind to profess the true faith publicly on the 2d of February, when he (the Pope) would be at St. Peter's to bless the candles. Mr. West, who had not the remotest intention of the sort, was, however, so taken by surprise, that he made no reply. He did not go to St. Peter's on the 2d ; but on the following day Mr. Talbot requested him to call upon him at his rooms in the Vatican, when he and Mr. Pollen sub mitted to him a parchment which he called 'a faculty,' in which Mr. West's name was written in full, and Mr. Tal bot said that his holiness had given him a dispensation to receive him at once, in his room, into the bosom of the church. Mr. West protested against their conduct, and said he had not the slightest intention of becoming a Roman Catholic ; and ultimately, with difficulty, he left the Vatican.' We have heard of many similar instances, in most of which the manoeuvre has proved successful. It is, however, one comfort to feel assured that such tricks can only succeeed with vaccillating and weak-minded persons. From among such, Rome has, of late years, largely replenished her ranks." HOLLOWAY'S PILLS, AN EFFECTUAL CURE FOR DROP SY. — Extract of a letter from Mr. W. Tomlinson, of Bangor, dated May 1, 1851. "To Professor Hol loway.—Sir,—For several years 4 was severely afflicted with dropsy ; at times my feet and legs were so much swollen that I was quite unable to walk. I consulted many doctors, and tried remedy after remedy, with hopes of obtaining relief, but I was disappointed in all, until 1 tried your invaluable pills, which I gratefully ackowledge to have been the solo means of effecting a cure of my complaint, and I am now in the enjoyment of excellent health" IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY, MARCH 1. In answer to the Bishop of Manchester, the Duke of NBWCASTLE said that the convicts at Bermuda would ra pidly be placed on the same footing as those who were now imprisoned on the more improved system carried on at Portland. The Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Bail in Error Bill went through committee. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. The Earl of MALNIESBURY moved for certain returns relating to railway accidents during the past year, the number of which had been so great as to create a general opinion that the lines of railway were in a dangerous state.—Lord STANLEY, of Alderley, had no objection to the production of the returns, which were accordingly ordered. THURSDAY, MARCH 3. The Registration of Assurances Bill was read a second time, after a long speech from Lord ST. LEONARD'S, in which he asserted that the plan now proposed would add materially to the expense of transferring land, expose deeds of great value to imminent risk of being lost, and prove in practice a complete failure. FRIDAY, MARCH 4. A number of petitions were presented against Maynooth, and against the admission of Jews to Parliament. FOREIGN REFUGEES Lord LYNDRURSIcaiiea attention to the irritation ex cited in the minds of the Austrian Government and people in consequence of the abuse of the right of asylum allowed to foreign refugees in this country, and expressed a strong opinion that the common law would prove adequate to punish such offenders against international law.—The Earl of ABERDEEN said that communications had passed, though no demands had been made by Austria respecting the refugees. It was, no doubt, the duty of the Government, if in possession of proper proofs that refugees were abusing the hospitality afforded them, to take the initiative in prosecuting them, and it had already been determined, in case any just cause for com plaint should arise, to institute a prosecution on the part of the Crown against the offenders. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the natives in the Bombay Presidency, complaining of grievances in the existing Government of India.—After some observa tions from the Earl of ABERDEEN and the Duke of ARGYLL, it was ordered to be referred to the Select Com mittee on Indian Affairs. ---....---- HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY, MARCH L The West London 'Waterworks Company Bill was read a second time by a majority of 101 to 95. Mr. CHEETHAM presented a petition from the Pro fessors of the Lancashire Independent College, for repre sentation in Parliament of the London University. Mr. CHAS. TURNER presented a petition from the con gregation of St. Paul's Church, Liverpool, praying that the house will not consent to sacrifice its Christian cha racter by annulling the profession of Christianity now re quired from persons before taking their seats in Parlia ment. Mr. GREEN'ALL presented a petition from Great Sankey and Penketh against the admission of Jews to Parliament. In answer to a question, Mr. CARDWELL said that he felt confident of being able to introduce the Pilotage Bill on Monday. Lord PALMERSTON denied that any application had been made by foreign Governments for the expulsion of foreign refugees living in this country. A motion by Mr. WILLIAMS, affirming that real pro perty ought to be subject to the same probate of legacy duty as personal property, was opposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and negatived by 126 to 73. The case of M. Bonachich, an Austrian, and the seizure of the brig Novello, was brought under notice by Mr. McNTz in a motion for a select committee. It was op posed by Lord PALMERSTON, but being supported by Lord STANLEY, the minister prudently gave way, and avoided the risk of a defeat on a division. The subject of the remuneration of letter-carriers was introduced by Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, but after some discus sion was withdrawn. A motion by Mr. COLLIER, for a select committee to inquire whether the Ecclesiatical Courts might not be abolished, was, after considerable discussion, withdrawn on a promise by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL of something being done by the Government. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2. Colonel LAUDERDALE MAULE took the oaths and his seat for Forfarshire. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had received a letter from the agents for the petitioners in the matter of the Kingston-upon-Hull election that they did not in tend to proceed with the petition. Mr. CHEETHAM presented a petition from the workmen in the parish of Bury, South Lancashire, against opening the Crystal Palace on Sundays. UNION OF BENEFICES. The motion for the second reading of this bill was with drawn. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. The adjourned debate on the Maynooth College question, now confined to Mr. SCHOLEFIELD'S amend ment, was resumed by Mr. HADFIELD, who, as -a noncon formist, argued against all religious endowments by the State. After a lengthened discussion, in which a number of members took part, the motion was negatived by 264 to 70. THURSDAY, MARCH 3. Mr. TOLLE/4 AC HE presented petitions from Mosley and Woodchurch, Chester, against the admission of Jews to parliament. Mr. NAPIER. gave notice that on the 17th of March he would move for certain papers connected with the affair at Sixraile-bridge, and would take a discussion on the proceedings of the present and of the late executive government of Ireland in reference thereto. In reply to a question by Mr. I-L BATLLIE, Lord J. Russ.ELL said, " I have to state that it is the intention of her Majesty's government to introduce a bill in the course of the present session for the government of India. I will not say for the permanent government, but for a period to be named in that bill." AFFAIRS IN TURKEY. Lord D. STUART calla attention to the affairs of Turkey, as affected by the contest in Montenegro. He wanted to know how the government of this country looked at these matters.—Lord S. RUSSELL agreed in the general principle that this country ought to be anxious to maintain the independence of Turkey, which had been repeatedly affirmed by treaties and conventions among the powers of Europe. The attention of the govern ment had been attracted to the Austrian mission of Prince Leiningen to the Porte, with instructions to place the demands of Austria before the Sultan in a peremptory manner. On hearing of these de mands, her Majesty's government had thought it neces sary to have a frank expsnation from Austria, com municating at the same time )ur views as to the policy of maintaining the independence of Turkey. The explana tion given showed that Austria vas animated by the same desire in that respect as ourselves. Her demands included the portions of territory called Yleck and Sutorina, the title to which was of a complicate? nature, these districts being intermingled with former possessions of the Republic of Ragusa. Complaints were likewise made that Hun garian refugees held distinguished pasts in the army of Omer Pasha. He could not say that Lily of the demands touched the independence of the Sultan, or were not without foundation. He was unable to inform the house the exact arrangement that had been came to ; but the Austrian government had expressed itself perfectly. satisfied. It was our interest, in common with all the powers of Europe, that Turkey should be maintained in its integrity, and governed so as not to he visited by internal disorders, and he had the greatest confidence that by friendly negotiations and reasonable concessions, all the pending questions would be peaceably adjusted.— The motion was withdrawn. JUDICIAL LEGISLATORS. Lord HOTHAM moved for leave to bring in a bill to disqualify certain judicial officers from sitting and voting in the House of Commons. He pro posed to extend the existing exclusion to the Master of the Rolls, the Judges of the Prerogative Courts. of England and Ireland, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court in Ireland.—Lord PALMERSTON did not oppose the introduction of the bill, and leave was given. IMPORT DUTIES Mr. HumE moved a string of resolutions, based upon certain returns, that, while agricultural produce, cattle, &c., are admitted to entry duty free, to compete with similar productions of the United Kingdom, it is impo litic and unjust to continue duties of import on articles of foreign manufacture of the same kind with those manu factured at home; and the house will take into conside ration the duties that are strictly protective on articles of import, both of manufactures and agricultural produce, with the view of speedily repealing the same. He con tended that if we are to have Free-trade, in justice to the agriculturists, who were unequally taxed, Free -trade ought to be fully carried out.—Mr. MITCHELL seconded the motion, and strongly recommended the abolition of ad valorem duties.—Colonel SIBTHORPE, as an old bird, was not to be caught by the chaff of Mr. Hume's speech, and would not trust him with his vote.—The Cu AN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected decidedly to the motion, on the ground that the house ought not to part with any portion of the standing revenue until it knew what was the expenditure of the country. He did not dissent from Mr. Home's facts and principles, and agreed in the spirit of the resolutions. He thought it would be a great advantage to get rid of nominal duties, and he con curred with Mr. Mitchell in thinking ad valorem duties objectionable.—After some further discussion, Mr. DISRAELI said, the cultivation of the soil had been. subjected to an undue weight of taxation, and tho late government had considered the whole system of our tqxs ... tion, with the view of affording a remedy for what - they conceived to be an injustice. They arrived at the con clusion that the best remedy was by consulting the in terests of the consumer, and proposed certain measures which the house did not think proper to sanction. It was not true, he said, that these measures were offered as a new commercial system ; they were described as only the first step, and others were intimated. _ The late government had shown the sincerity of their views by relinquishing power. and he had abstained from harassing the present government by financial discussions; but on this occasion he was called upon to give an opinion on a question affecting the interests of agriculture. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had found this fault with the motion—that that practical assembly required perfor mance, not promise._ But the resolution held out to the . _ country a policy, and the question was whether it was a sound policy, and whether it was politic to hold out to the country the promise of it. Yet Mr. Gladstone had denounced the motion as merely a promise, and made a speech which was only one long promise. The house was, then, to consider the resolution only as a question of policy, and as he approved of the policy and believed that it did justice to the agriculturists, he should vote for the motion.—Mr. CARDWELL defended the course taken by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whose argument was, " Do not commit yourselves by condemning any portion of the revenueuntil the time comes when you can give effect to your condemnation." 103 Upon a division, the motion was negatived by 161 to FRIDAY, MARCH 4. Lord GODERICH presented a petition from Hyde, Ches ter, for the amendment and better enforcement of the Factory Act. THE DUBLIN MAILS. In answer to a question whether any arrangements were in contemplation to shorten the time occupied in the transit of mails from London to Dublin, Mr. WILSON said there had been a communica tion made by another steam company, not making any distinct proposition as to new arrangements, but rather suggesting alterations of those already in existence. The Postmaster-General was alive to the unreasonable time now consumed in carrying the Irish mails, and the matter was under his consideration. CONVOCATION. In reply to a question, Lord J. il.trssEm. stated that the result of inquiries he had made on the subject was, that a prorogation of Convocation was the act of the archbishop, and had the effect of an adjournment—that there existed in that body the right of appointing a com mittee on the eve of prorogation—that there could be no doubt as to the legality of the course pursued by the Upper House, and that, under these circumstances, it was not the intention of Her Majesty's government to take any steps on the subject. CANADA CLERGY RESERVES. The second reading of this bill was opposed by Sir J. PAKINGTON, who said he had no hope of the measure being amended in committee, and had, therefore, no alternative but to reject it altogether. The property which the bill had affected had been appropriated by a succession of sovereigns and parliaments to the support of the Protestant religion in Canada. This appropriation was ultimately confirmed by the act of IS4O, and it was not open to the government or parliament now to depart from the arrangement without breach of the national faith, and he was afraid he might go so far as to say without national sin. Sir W. MOLESWORTII said the opinions of many Go vernors General of Canada were against giving peculiar privileges or primary advantages to any sect, and the pro gress of these opinions clearly indicated the progress of the doctrine of religious equality. He thought the colo nial policy of that country ought to be to leave all matters of local interest to be legislated upon by the Colonial Parliament, and upon these grounds he called upon the house to sanction the arrangement now proposed by the Government. Lord J. MANNERS complained of a Government call ing itself Conservative, sanctioning a measure which in volved an unwise and illegal robbery and violation of the national faith, as a concession to what was called religious equality. After some further discussion, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the present measure was one of the necessary results of the establishment of free governments and free institutions in their colonies. Let them not act over again the events of late American war with their Canadian colonies. He hoped he was not indifferent to the welfare of the Church of Eng land. (This remark was followed by ironical cheers from the Opposition, and a burst of counter-cheering from the Ministerial benches.) He defied any enemy of the Church of England to proffer her a more deadly gift than that of combining her in a resistance to the just claims of their fellow-countrymen in distant lands. Mr. NAPIER spoke against the bill, and said he re. joiced to find that there was only one Bishop of the Church in this country who gave his sanction to thin act of spoli ation, which, if carried out to its ultimate results, would justify, and probably entail the spoliation of the Church of England and of Ireland. UpcM a division, the motion of the second reading was carried by 277 to 194. ECCLESIASTICAL. DIOCESE OF CHESTER.—Prgferment : The Rev. George Huntington has been licensed to the office of clerk in orders, of the Parish Chuich of Wigan, on the nomina tion of the Rev. H. S. Gunning, the rector. Vacancy : The perpetual curacy of Little Budworth, Chester, by the death of the Rev. C. T. Burslem.—The Bishop of Chester has granted a license for the performance of divine service in the school-room connected with Christ Church, Liverpool, on the representation of the Re 7. Fielding Ould, incumbent thereof. The license for the performance of divine service in the new church at Waver tree, near Liverpool, has been renewed for another year, the necessary preliminaries to its consecration having not vet been completed.—The Bishop of Chester intends to hold a visitation and confirmation throughout his diocese in the course of the ensuing summer. Due notice will be given of the particular times and places. THE SEE or LINCOLN.—The Rev. John Jackson, M.A., of Pembroke College, Oxford, Canon of Bristol, Rector of St. James's, Piccadilly, and Chaplain in Or dinary to Her Majesty, has been nominated by Her Ma jesty to the vacant Bishopric of Lincoln. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. Rev. H. Allen. M.A., Incumbent of St. Jude's Church, Whitechapel, to the Lectureship of St. Luke's Church, Old street, London. Rev. C. F. Booker, Precentor and Senior Curate of the Parish Church, Hull, to the Incumbency of Parkstone, Dorset. Rev. Mr. Brown, to the Chaplaincy of the Portsea Island Union. Rev. T. F. Chamberlain, NI.A., Rector of Rufford, Lan cashire, to be a Surrogate. Rev. T. Clark, M. 1., to the Incumbency of St. Mary's, Haggerstone, Shoreditch, London. Rev. J. It. Dobson, 8.A., to the Rectory of Elswortl, Cam bridgeshire. _ _ Re - v. H. Garth, to the Curacy of Trinity Church, Vauxhall road. Rev. H. Gathorne, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Mary's, Bir kenhead. Rev. J. Gibbs, M.A., to the Rectcry of Dunluce, diocese of Connor. Rev. Henry T. Glyn, Rector of Melbury Abba s , D orse t, t o the Rural Deanery of Shaftesbury-, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. A. Huxtable. .....,._. Rev. G. A. Hayward, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Campsall ; Yorkshire. Rev. E. Houlditch, 8.A., to the Rectory of Matson, Glou cestershire. Rev. W. H. Hughes (Curate), to the Vicarage of Holley, Surrey. _ _ _ Ref. Alfred T. Lee, 8.A., of Christ's College, Cassbridge, to the Assistant Cur,cy of Houghton-le-Spring, Durham. Rev. W. H. Le Marchant, to the 'Vicarage of Haresfield, Gloucester. Rev. H. C. Grove-Morris, to the Curacy of Chard,Somerset. Rev. M. Onslow, M.A., to the Vicarage of East Peckham, near Tunbridge. Rev, H. Murphy, A.M., to the Rectory of Mageralin and Precentorship of Dromore. Rev. G. POole, to the Perpetual Curacy of Hammervvich, Staffordshire. Rev. P. Rudd, M.A., Fellow and Censor of University College, Durham, to the Vicarage of BiHingham. Rev. D. Somerville, Curate of Shenton, to be Chaplain to F. Wollaston, Esq., High Sheriff of Leicestershire. Rev. J. Smallpiece, 8.A., to be Vice-Principal of the Diocesan Training College, Chichester. Rev. VV. P. StOry, to the Vicarage of Fawsley, Northampton shire. Rev. R. F. Webb, to the Rectory of Dunderrow, in the diocese of Cork. Rev. J. Wenham, M.A., Curate of Great Bardfield, near Braintree, to the Rectory of West Clandon, Surrey. Rev. W. V. Williams, 8.A., to the Curacy of Ruabon, Den biOshire. key. F. Williams, to the Incumbency of Saltley, near Birmingham. Ray. J. G. Wrench, 8.A., to the Curacy of Christ Church, Westminster. PEWS IN CHURCHES.—The important parishes of Tam worth and Burslem, in the archdeaconry of Stafford, haw held meetings to request the ordinary to issue commis• sions, to inquire into and settle the right to the pews the respective parish churches. The meeting in the haw . parish was adjourned in consequence of the absence of tie rector, who had sprained his arm in an accidental fal; but the churchwardens expressed a wish that the " while of the pews in the parish church should be re-alloiced amongst the parishioners, and that the occupant of qch pew should pay a rent to the churchwardens, to be a p t ned by them to the maintenance of the Church and her ordi nances, so as to do away with the necessity of clutch rates ; as they did not see why Churchmen shouli not support their own places of worship, as the Disscaers did theirs." I STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE IST MARCH, 1853. (From the United Service Gazette.) [Where two places are mentioned, the last-named which the depot of the regiment is stationed,' Ist Life Guards, Hyda Park 40th Foot N. S. Waifs; Butte 2nd do., Windsor 1 vant Royal Horse Guards, Regent's ;41st Zante ; Boyle ! .1 4 3 2 r ri t c t i C S . ti G rl . in fi g ope ;. 3,76543 1 risttt s tri ththd( t i i ii:(DiaCßNßDclaariiaeukagran:hgbmighlitilobeonrti Dragoons, nbi 0 1 : Canterbury gi,ri Guards, e,mgy an sDublin:Manchester s.t.444 4 ol9B7 4 sBttttt i thhii h i: CoCCnoo. rrGpffualoiBo: Gibraltar sa.LwtHioirr e ; toce C vr : itr. a co; rk t rl, i h d a ra Chatham .46th Belfast 2nd Newbridge Bt 1 r Prestonin a I 2 i : ChathamLa Chathamn Birmingham Bengal ham ; Maids t o n e I , s_ s 43 2 t n thd d Dublin Quebe c Bengal, ; onderry 4th (Light) Ipswich 6th Turk 7th Hussars, Piershill 55th Gibraltar ; Tralee Bth Nottingham : 56th Berrroda ; Chatham 9th Lancers, Bengal ; Wdstone 57th Cork 10th Fluss'rs„B'mbay;ardstone'sBth Nay Zealand ; Jersey 11th Dublin 59th China; Charles Fort 12th Lancers,C.G.H.; Ardstone6oth (ist Batt.), Bengal ; Chat 13th Light Dragoons, Hounslow' ham ; (2nd batt.), C. Good 14th (Light) Bengal; Maidstone Hope ; Birr 15th Hussars, Madras; Wdston. 61st Bengal ; Chatham 16th Lancers, Dundalk 62nd Athlone 17th Brighton 63rd Dublin Greradier Guards (Ist Batt.), 64th Bombay; Chatham Wellington Barracks ; (2ndl6stli New Zealand; Portsmouth ba3.l, St. George's Barracks; 66th Quebec; Guernsey (3rd batt.), Windsor 67th Bar badoes ; Dover Coldstream Guards (Ist batt.), 69th Malta; Nenagh Portman-street barracks ;. 169th Antigua; Chatham (2rd bath), the Tower 70th Bengal; Chatham Scotch Fusileer Guards (Ist i 7lst (Ist batt.), Cork ; (2nd bait.), St. John's Wood; batt ), Canada (2nd .batt.), Chichester 72nd St. John's, N.B. ; Clare Ist Foot (Ist batt.), Newport, Castle S.W.; (2nd batt.), on pass, to 73rd C. Good Hope; Bristol Corfu, Cork 74th C. Good Hope ; Fermoy 3rd Malta; Castlebar 76th Malta; Chatham 2nd C. of Good Hope; Kinsale 75th Bengal ; Chatham am 4th Bury 77th Weedon 6th h h C M a s i ti ,e r o it f iu u s o ; ot C l iha o tl p ia e lfi terbury Chatham 7th Plymouth 81st Kilkenny Bth Bombay; Chatham 82nd Glasgow 9th Clonmel 83rd Bombay; Chathatri 10th Bengal; Chatham Can- 8 7 7 0 9 8 t t t hlhi BBombay;u Edinburgh in ah 84th Madras; Chatham 11th N. S. Wales; Hythe 85th on pass, to Mauritius 12th (Ist batt.), Newry; (2nd 86th Bombay; Chatham batt.), Cape Good Hope 87th Bengal ; Chatham 13th Gibraltar; Jersey 88th Gosport 14th Limerick 89th Buttevant 15th Ceylon ; Mullingar 90th Dublin 16th Jamaica; Birr 61st (Ist batt.), Enniskillen ; 17th Dublin (2nd haft.), C. Good Hope 18th Burmah ; Chatham ;92nd Corfu ; Galway 19th Portsmouth :93rd Portsmouth 20th Canada; Chatham 94th Madras; Chatham I 21st Hull .95th Chatham Chatham 97th St. Jobs, N.S. ; Chatham 22nd Ben , 95th Bengal ; Chatham ! 98thBengal;Good o o (l HopeChatham; o • 23rd (Ist 'bat't.), Chester; batt.), Canada 24th Bengal ; Chatham 25th Madras; Chatham Rifle V. D. Land ; Chatham Rifle Brigade (Ist batt.), Cape 26th Gibraltar; Isle of Wight o Walmer ; 2 2 8 7t ti h i Dublin NeN upon•Tynevcastie. (2nd batt.), Canterbury Ist West India Reg., Jamaica; 29th Bengal ; Ch at h am 1 I Chatham 30th Corfu; Dover 12nd do., Demerara; Chatham 31st on pass. to Corfu ; Ferinoyl ~ rd do J am aica; Chatham 32nd Bengal; Chath am Ceylon Rifles, Ceylon 33rd Manchester Cape Mounted Rifles, Cape of 34th Barbadoes ; Aberdeen Good Hope 35th Devonport Royal Canadian Rifles, Canada 36th Trinidad ; Pembroke St. Helena Reg., St. Helena 37th Ceylon ; Chatham Royal Newfoundland Compa. 38th Portsmouth nies, Newfoundland 30th Cores Royal Malta Fencibles, illalta SECOND EDITION: Standard-o . ffice, Two o'clock, p.m. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] TUESDAY AFTERNOON• The New Peruvian 4i per Cent. Loan was issued oat Monday, and the price throughout the day ranged frous 43 to 5 premium. PARIS BOURSE, YESTERDAY.—The Bourse was well supported in all descriptions of securities. Threes closed 80.85; Four-and-Halves closed 104 ex dividend. VIENNA, MARCH s.—The Emperor was able to gO out for a drive to-day. BAVARIA : Muxicir.—Great military precautions are taken at Nurenberg, and several arrests have been made at Furth. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA. By the British and North American Royal Mail steam. ship Niagara, Captain Lang which arrived in th e Mers ey this forenoon, we h ave intelligence from New York to the 24th ult. The Niagara has brought 4'250,000 in specie, and twenty-seven passengers. The Niagara left New York on the 24th ult., at 6's o s a.m., and on the Bth inst., passed the United States shiP Union, bound in. The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, arrived at New York on the 21st ult., at 5'50, a.m. The British and North American Royal Mail steam' ship Arabia, arrived at New York on the 23rd ult., al P5O, p.m. The trial of the caloric ship Ericsson appears to have given the most ample satisfaction to all who were oe board. From the time of her leaving Sandy Hook till she reached the mouth of the Potomac, she ran in the face of a succession of heavy gales, and though frequently pitch ing her bowsprit under water, her engines performed with • the utmost regularity, and her wheels made six and el half revolutions per minute. Only one fireman was oa duty at a time, and her machinery was continually i 5 motion for a period of seventy-three hours. The barque John Hutchinson, from Liverpool, went ashore about Ist Jan., 80 miles south of Buens Ventura. Two schooners and several boats had gone to render assistance, but it was feared the vessel would be come a total wreck. The John Hutchinson left Liverpool early in April for Panama, and got foul of the ice ofr Cape Horn, put into Valdivia for temporary repairs, and afterwards repaired all damages in Guayaquil, for which port she had some cargo ; she then proceeded on her voy age to Panama, via Buena Ventura, in making which place she got ashore. This vessel had a valuable cargo for Panama. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, with her husband, Dr- Stowe, and some other members of their family, proceed direct to Scotland by the steam-ship Glasgow, which mill from New York en the 26th of March. Much commotion exists at Washington, as to the Cabi-. net. All of General Pierce's views and selections meet with bitter opposition from one portion or another of the party. General Pierce has arrived at Washington. Mr. Guthrie, Judge Douglas, and Secretary Everett were closeted with him some time. General Pierce kept his room the entire day, declining to see company, not ad , mitting even the mayor. In the afternoon, Mr. Marcy was closeted with him for a considerable time. CALIFORNIA.—The Albatross left Vera Cruz on the 15th, and the Tennesse arrived in Acapulco on the 9th, in 7 days 16 hours from San Francisco. She had 389 passengers and two millions four hundred and thirty thousand dollars on board. The Cortez, with two hundred passengers, and the Pacific with five hundred and eighty passengers, were at Acapulco on the 9thlbound down. The census returns for California make the popu lation of the State 224,435. Advices from Hong Kong had been received at San Francisco to the 11th of Decem ber, by the clipper barque Pathfinder. Great excitement prevailed there respecting alleged traffic by the English in Coolies for the West Indies. The steamer New Orleane goes to Australia. The express from Acapulco to Vero Cruz came through in five days and a half. The clipper barque Pathfinder arrived at San Francisco on the 31st of January, from Hong Kong, Dec. 11. The floods which have prevailed to such an alarming extent throughout California, had somewhat subsided, and the pros pects of the miners in many localities were of the most cheering nature. The shipments of the precious metal during the ensuing season, it was believed, would be fully equal to those of any preceding year. The suf ferings of the miners had been somewhat relieved by a more plentiful supply, and a consequent decline in the prices of provisions. CANADA.—The provincial papers do not seem to relish the terms of settlement of the Fishery troubles, and say that the propositions for reciprocal trade concede too much to the United States. MONTEVIDEO.—The British brig Axabella Tarbet has arrived at Philadelphia with a cargo of 3,400 bags of coffee, and dates to the 17th of January. The fever bad abated ; sugars were arriving freely, and business was re viving. The stock of sugars was 70,000 boxes. Phila delphia flour was selling at S'l7, and lard was wanted. MExtco.—The advices, though brief, are of considera ble importance. President Cevallos is reported to had resigned ; General Uraga, with his revolutionary or ris'', List of Passengers :—Dr. Blake. lady, infant ." has declared in favour of Santa Anna, and General 1 01 " bardine has been installed as President ad interim. ser vant, Mr. Ball, Mr. Patterson and son, Mr. )3. Bur nett, Mr. A. Schwendler, Mr. Gurney, Mr. It. H. Haat Mr. Lottnor, Mr. J. X. Alvaries, Mr. D. Snalv, Mr. J• M. Burnett, Mr. F. Townsend, Mr. Thos, Fielding, Mr. John Welsh, Mr. F. Frere, Mr. M. Bedesaran, Mr. D. J• Marie, Mr. T. C. G an k, M r. S. V:ctor, Mr. Perri° Albedes, Mr. J. Caralle, Mr. Durardin, and Mr. Jolla Richardson. E COMMERCIAL LLIGENCE. NEW YORK, FEET. 22. MONEY.—The import s ent,s'ed for the week w ill b e qu ite large, and this creates a considerable demand for money for the payment of duties, pad other expenses. Loans are still obtainel at 7 per cent , at which the supply of capital seemst unlimited. Foreign axchange is easier; prime co day bills on Londot have been sold at 110 to 1101, and the latter is now the outsict rate; Paris 5 15 to 5 114, the range for various classes of'siFnatures being wider than usual, the principal business 5 13; to 5 114 ' • Antwerp 5 134 to 5 124 ; Amsterdam 414 to -11,1,; Frankfort 41} to 413; Hamburg 36 to 373; Bremen coBo BO4. friTT6r.—The market has been heavy for the last three da's, and we quote a decline from our last quotations of nearly ic, without animation even at this reduction. The exports frJm New York to Foreign ports, for the week, are 4,061 bales, i,cluding 2,325 to Great Britain, and 1,676 to Havre. The !Ales to-day were 650 bales, and for three days 2,900 bales. Ye quote : Atlantic Other Ports. Florida. Gulf Ports. Inferior Nom. Nom. Nom. Ordinary low to good Middling low to good Middling fair to fair lo4aloi 104a10i 102a12 BREADSTUFFS.—The market for State flour opened tamely, at lower rates, and some sales of common brands were made as low as $4 932 ; but with a good local and shipping demand, it was firmer towards the close, with little or none to be hail above inside quotations. Common Western is selling at easier rates. Fancy State and Western brands are hardly as firm, and extras are offered more freely; the inferior qualities (No. 2 superfine and sour) are not plenty.. Pitovisioss.—Pork is steady, with sales of 400 brls.; retail lots new mess bring .817 25. Beef is in moderate request, but the market is firm; the sales are 170 brls. ; within a day or two 300 tierces prime mess have been sold at prices within our range. There is a fair inquiry for beef hams, with sales of 40 brls. River at .815 25. Pickled meats are uncharged. with/ sales of 140 brls. and tierces at our quotations. Lard is easier; 320 brls. were sold at 10 to 104, for good to prime, and sc. for grease. Butter is heavy at our range. Cheese is selling stea dily at 8 to 8} for fair to good Qualities, and Si to 9 for choice dairies. FRElCHTS.—Shipowners were asking improved rates tO Great Britain at the opening, but as shippers did not come forward freely, there was more disposition to make concession toward the close. To Liverpool 17,000 bsls. of grain were en gaged at 74d. shipper to bag, and lid. in b u lk, accompan i e d by some conditions in favour of the ship; flour was held at 2s. 7iel. to 28. 9(1., while shippers offer 2s. 6d. ; cotton 3-16 d. To London 2,500 brls. rosin were taken at 3s. 6d. ; 1,000 brls. turpentine at 3s. 6d. per 280Ibs. ; 400 tcs. beef at ss. 6d., and 650 brls. of flour at 2s. 9d. To Glasgow 2,000 brls. flour at 3s. to 3s. 3d., closing at the lower rate ; 6,000 bsls. wheat at 9d. NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 21. The Pacific's news came to hand at 11 o'clock this morning. and prices of Cotton have since been irregular, with a heavy market. The sales of to-day have been 5,000 bales ; middling is quoted Ba. Th e stock on hand is 370,000 bales. Ohio Flour is declining; 7,000 brls. have changed hands at .B'3 95 to .64 10. Corn has declined to 44 and 45c., with sales of 30,000 bushels. Freights are firm. Sterling exchange is at 9i premium. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.-THIS DAY, The market this morning was slow for Wheat, and. prices were rather lower. The trade in Flour was OR pressed with large supplies, and was looking down in price. Other articles were heavy of sale, and merely nominal in value. THE REMAINS OF THE LATE J. GIBBS, ESQ, director of the Great Western Railway, who was killed by the late accident near Ealing, were i n t erred on Thursday, inthe Bristol General Cemetery, Arno 's Vale. THE INCREASING POWER OF THE PRIESTS IN FRANCE IS daily becoming more manifest. The Roman papers ontain_the condemnation of a youth, n ame d P a ti n , t o s ig months' Imprisonment, in consequence of his having taken the sacrament without b e i ng previously confirmed or having confessed. The crime is denounced. sacrilege. I I LAW OF B ANKRUPTCY.—Lord St. Leonard's Bill CU the Law of Bankruptcy has been printed. There are forty-one clauses. A bankrupt is to have allowed hira £2O of excepted articles, as now allowed by the Insolvent Debtors' Court. Certificates are not to be classified, but a commissioner may express his approbation on the certi ficate of the bankrupt's conduct. CHICORY AND COFFEE.—A General Order has beers issued by the Board of Customs, notifying to all parties concerned, that they may inf9ture keep and sell chico ry mixed with coffee, on condition that the packages la which such mixture is sold have legibly printed on tl3 O outside, in capital letters of distinct Roman character, ° L not less than one-eighth of an inch in height, the words. " Mixture of Chicory and Coffee." These words are t° stand on one side of the package, without any other printing. The admixture of any other substance r matter will expose the parties u s i ng i t to t h e pena l t y ° f £lOO. BLAIIt'?' GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS.—EXtraCt Of ° letter, written by John Molard Wheeler, Esq., Collecto r of Customs, Jamaica, having been handed by :—" I hi s brother' at Swindon, to Mr. P rout, f or publication you have never had occas i on to take 13lair ' s Pills, bu t kno w le me emphatically t e ll you, i n mercy to any friend who E NO suffer from gout, r h eumat i c gout, lumbago, sciatica, 01 0 .: matism, or any b ranc h o f that widely-alli e d family, ''' a recommend their u s i ng th em . In this country they a t i of wonderful efficacy ; not only am I pe rsona lly aware t .. their powers, but I see m y f r i en d s an d acquaintances r e ) _ ceiving unfailing benefit from their use. I would not without them on any account. If t a k en i n the early si?gioc_.,,u of disease they dissip a t e it a lt oge th er : if i n a later, tun alleviate pain, and effect a much speedier cure than by a.' _ other means within my knowledge." Sold by Tho_u . i, 3 '... Prout, 229, St ran d, L on d on ; an d by a ll r espectable_V c dicine Vendors throu g hout the United Kingdom , r 1 25. 9d. per box.