Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

SMITHSONIAN HOTEL, Baotiswar, Corner of HOUSTON -STREET, NSW You. Named in honour of the SMITHSONIAN INSTIPUTION, Established at WASHINGTON, by the U. S. Corms/us, With Funds bequeathed by JAMES SMITHSON, of ENGLAND, Raring the Friendship of the OFFICERS of the NATIONAL INSTITUTION Is conducted on the EUROPEAN PLAN. a CHAS. H. SMITH. Co nnicrciat Rat:.—!btss Day. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's Vibe 6, Druid -court, Dale-street' 127 bags Valonea.—Euwa,d S. Knowles. At twelve o'clock, at the brcker's office, Lancaster-buildings, 'I ithe barn-street, 47 bales Hemp.—Henry Wilde. ♦t twelve o'clock, 114 bales Jute, and 164 bales Jute Cuttings.—Cox Brothers. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office Excharge-strest Fast, a quantity of Irish Moss, and 3 packages &ea' Wax.—Wm. Porter and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, Victoria-building. Hackin':- hey, 80 bags White Pepper.—r. W. and J. C. Harrop and Co. At twelve o'c'ock, at the broker's ofrce, Royal Bank-buildings, a quantity of Bombay Hemp.—Thornewill and Brcom. At twelve o', lock, at the brokers' cffice, 27, Tithebarn-street, a quantity of Hide Cuttings, Cattle Hoofs, and Cow Horns —lsm c Hadwen jun. and Co. At twelv o'clock, at the broker's office, 4, S ant:aster-buildings, 4 0 tons Patagonian Guano.— John DAviel an 1 Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 9, Rumford-street, a quan tity Annan Rice and Jamaica Coffee.—Wh:tAker, Whitehead and Co, At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 18, Hackin's-hey, 2 barrels and 5 bags St. Lucia Cocoa.---Buchanan, Browne and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 30, Exchange-alley North, 528 bales Jute.—Shand, Higson and Co. For particulars see advartisementi AMUSEAF. US, PUBLIC AIEErINGS, &a. TII IS PAT. ROIAL AMPEUVlEAraz—Dramatic Performance-7 p.m Querrox HALL, Claytn-square—Gordon Cumming-8 p.m. asTAL CoLossamt —General Entertainment-6.30 p.m. 1140 LOGICAL GARDENS—Grand. and Varied Entertainments. ALLIOP'S CRYSTAL PALACE, Lime-3treet —lO a.m. to 10 p.m. ty" For particulars see advertisements. orfforn gimAry • 4. 4) 4, Mt '4 TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS The House of Commons have finished all busi ness of importance, they only sat yesterday from three o'clock until a quarter to four, (though, by the-by, it was half-past twelve this morning before we had the finish of the telegraph report of the proceedings, just eight hours and three quarters from the rising of the House.) The case of the " Annie Wilson," Government emigration vessel which sailed from Liverpool in November last, the Secretary of the Colonies said that nothing further than had been published in the newspapers had reached the Government, and that he was certain these accounts were exaggerated. The ship did not carry out as many passengers as she was entitled to do, and the provisions were quite ample and sufficient. However, on the arri val of the ship at Liverpool, a full investigation would be held into the affair. Respect ing the rumoured amalgamation of the West India and Australian Mail Companies, the Secretary of the Treasury said that the chairman of the former company had stated to him that they were desirous of coming to such arrangement, but that he had been referred to the Lords of the Admiralty. He also announced that the contract for increased speed in the communication between London and Dublin had been arranged, and all that was required was the formal signing. Every arrangement had been made for the complete car rying on of the seivice between Holyhead and Kingstown. In the House of Lords the Earl of Ellen borough suggested that government should ap point a gentleman to translate the illiterate, inaccurate, and ambiguous messages forwarded from India to the government, so that the people at large should be placed in possession of authentic intelligence from the East. After some sharp re marks from Lord Granville and others respecting the insinuations thrown out against Lord Powis a few days ago, the House went into consideration of the Divorce Bill. Lord Redesdale moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months, but this was negatived and all the amendments of the Commons with exception of that one giving a right to the wife to sue for a divorce on the ground of aduiteiy by the husband, were agreed to. We are yet without any additional telegraphic despatch containing further news from India. We are, however, in hourly expectation of the same, and it cannot be long ere we are in receipt of full details of the intelligence brought by the last steamer to Suez. According to a London cotem porary of last night, there is too much reason to believe that Sir Hugh Wheeler has fallen in addition to Sir Henry Lawrence. In such a crisis the loss of two such leaders is a greater misfortune than the loss of a whole regiment Apart from the disastrious loss of two such officers, the news received on Friday evening by Electric Telegraph is of a chequered complexion—the bad predominating. It is in so far satisfactory that the revolt does not apper to be extending itself over a wider field, A few days ago we pointed out that—owing partly to the precautionary measure of disarming the sus pected regiments, and partly to the better dis position of the inhabitants—Bengal and Behar re mained comparatively quiet ; that—for the same reasons—there had been no decidedly mutinous movement in Scinde; that, with the exception of isolated movements at Aurungabad and N eg pore, the Bombay and Madras Presidencies ware perfectly tranquil ; that, in short, the active spirit of revolt was confined to the district of Delhi; Rohilcund, Oude, some provinces of Bundelcund, and the territories of Holkar and Scindiah In this position of affairs nothing had teen altered at the time of the most recent dispatches. Several passengers from India were on board the Indus, which arrived at Southampton on Saturday. They believe that it is the determination of the authori ties in India to destroy Delhi, and that the great Mosque there, which is sacred in the eyes of the Mahommedan population, will be razed to the groirnd. They confirm the statement that the revolt is a Mussulman inevetnent, and that the Hindoos have been made a cat's-paw of by the wily and war-like Nlahommedass- They assert that if it were not for the deplorable atrocities committed, the revolt was not be regretted, as nothing else would have induced the British public to have given any attention to Indian affairs, It was well known to the authorities in India that extensive secret societies had been farmed in India, and that the natives cenereuni cated , with each other by signs and symbols. The authorities thought that these signs and symbe , ls were connected with some peaceful religious movement, mid had not the slightest idea that they related to a well-pl ume d an d gigantic military insurrection. It is confi.lently asserted, in certain quarters which profess to be well il. , Cormed, that Lord It. Grosvenor, Lord Harty Vat e, and Mr. Compton Cavendish are to be immellately raised to the peerage.; and that th e writs fo r Middlese x , S out h Durham, and Bucks will be isst ied before the pro rogation. We should like to la low what services to the co un t ry any one of these three gentlem en have done that thny are to be rep vardid with the peerage. Lo r d h urry Vane, thei 'e is no doubt, through thick has uph e ld t h e present ministry and thin. Lo r d R o b ert Grosve n'r brought in the S un d ay T ra ling Bill, wh ioh created such disturbance in the Metropolis, ai -id had ulti mately to b e withdrawn. A 3 for M Cavendish,r. we will leave him in his obscurity. Some of the Paris p apers repeat the rt , port that Prince Albert and th e D uke of CainLri, We will visit the camp a t Chalons, and add that gr eat pre parations are being made at Rheims for tlak ' ir re ception. The criminal business of the Assizes terming, yesterday, after the hearing of the case against Doraville, the proprietor of that nuisance, the Lime-street " Hop." We report the pro ceedings at some length. It was proved by many respectable inhabitants in Lime -street, including the respected proprietor of the Adeiphi Hotel, Mr. Radley, that the " Hop" was a complete nuisance, and after a abort consultation the jury found Domville guilty of misdemeanour. Domville then promised that he should close the establish ment at once, and not open another in the neigh bourhood, and he was bound in recognisances of 1,0001. to come up for judgment when called upon. In the Nisi Prins Court , the case of the Queen v. Spence came to a conclusion, the jury being of opinion that the chemical works complained of were a nuisance. A case of breach of promise of marriage against an old ma n, 70 not yet 30, ended years of age, by a widow in a verdict of £250 damages with costs. Ano t h er made in attempt at murder was London on Sunday. Full par ticalars will b 3 found in an ether column. Mr. Robinson, the gentleman who was so severely stabbed in the Queen's Bench prison by Salvi, died on Saturday evening. De. Salvi was tried on Friday on the charge of stabbing with a felonious intent, and was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years' transportation. If he had been tried yesterday, the case would have wore a very different appearance, and he would not have got eff so easily. Th e Wirral Court Leete continues its sitting. It still keeps up the crusade against what it calls nuisances. A full report of its last session will be fcund in to-day's paper. Yesterday was the annual licensing day. A very singular correspondence in relation thereto, will be found in another column. The proceedings at the police court yesterday do not call for comment. We give to day a short account of the state of the affairs of the Royal Surrey Gardens, in London. It would be premature to pass any opinion upon the circumstances which havo led to the present disastrous state of affairs, but the disclosures pro mise to be of a very remarkable character. We hope, however, that the aspect in which the failure appears to be viewed by the shareholders may prove to ba incorrect or distorted. A number of letters appears in our London co temporaries on the Divorce question. Amongst them is one from Archdeac,:n Denison, who states, with much clearness, the precise position which he takes in reference to the Governmsnt compromise. So long as he is incumbent of an English parish he will neither marry in his church, nor allow any other clergyman to marry there, one who has been once lawfully married, and whose marriage has been legally dissolved, during the lifetime of the other party. Spollen, lately acquitted on the charge of mur dering Mr. Little, at Dublin, was re-arrested on Sunday, charged with robbing the office of that late gentleman, a measure which appears to have been provoked 'by Spollen's offensive displays before the public since his acquittal. Of the probabilities of his conviction we cannot, of course, speak until we are in possession of the evidence. The foreign news this morning is not of much moment. In Paris, the liberty of the press is regulated by a Board of Government Directors, and it appears that this board ordered Monsieur the editor of the Assembles National into its august presence, and told him he must change the name of his paper. The editor bad the liberty to comply, and he presented a new name for the decision of the Government. In France, there is something in a name. A Paris correspondent says that the French government thinks it expedient to deny any present intention of occupying a position in Cochin China, but the government organs are instructed to insist upon the perfect right of France to go there whenever she chooses, and that by virtue of an old claim. It will be admitted, however, that the claim can only be enforced by cannon, and while credit is taken for momentary forbearance, the public will be told that the government alone is in a position to determine what may be the proper time for enforcing its rights. From Naples we have advices via Genoa, which state that two schooners under Neapolitan colours, coming from Marseilles, bad been seized at the former city, there having been found several chests of muskets on board, which had been declared to contain sugar. The captains and several officials of the custom-house are stated to have been arrested in consequence. The sanguinary disturbances mentioned in a short notice from Jerusalem, had broken out near that city within about three leagues to the north, at a place called El Birch, in consequence of an old family quarrel having been resuscitate I. The opposing parties had come to actual hostilities, 22 men and two women were killed. The consequence was that all the neighbourhood of Jerusalem was in agitation, and the surrounding villages were preparing to take up arms. The governor was absent at Dejannin, on the northern boundary of the province. His presence was anxiously looked for at Jerusalem, as the most likely means of putting an end to the disturbances. ELSEWHERE will be found a paragraph which appeared in the City Article of yesterday's Times, reflecting upon the commercial morality of Liverpool. The observations of the writer have been called forth by the late failures in this town, and which were noticed in the columns of this journal. It seems a fixed principle of the conductors of the leading journal never to acknowledge, much less to recant an error, no matter who may suffer by its publication. Accordingly, we find the City Editor on Satur day, in alluding to the failures of Messrs. BUCHANAN, B)WNE & Co., the late Mr. DAVIS, and Mr. HAYES, stating that his previous mis statements respecting these gentlemen, were only errors of detail, "owing apparently to efforts made by the persons interested to suppress the inquiry." This is a statement too serious in its character to be allowed to pass unnoticed and unccntradicted. As at present advised, no such effort was made, and we call upon the writer of the article in question to be a little more explicit. The character of the mercantile body of Liver pool must not be blasted by the mere ips-i dixit of the mercantile Editor of the Times. From what we have seen in that particular department of the leading journal, we are not disposed to attach any more credit to his assertion than any other person occupying a similar position and fulfilling like duties. It is not the case that any parties here went about to suppress the facts connected with these failures. They were known to us several days before the Times had any intimation of them, but we are not just so fond of Gazetting every commercial rumour which reaches us. Priority of intelligence is, no doubt, a matter Of moment to the contributors to and conductors of public journals ; but we have made it a standing anl unalterable rule not to rush into print upon, the authority of hearsay reports. The Tines. 'City Editor did this. He committed an error,. - made a sort of explanation, and ou'c of revenge that he was compelled to humble his commercial pride, he returns t', the charge on Satiarday. What is his object in doing so ? THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, Simply to villify the ccne rcil morality o Liverpool. This is too bad--London castigating Liverpool for want of rectitude and honour in their com mercial dealings ! There may be here, and there as in every other large community, persons engaged in trade whose principles and practices are inconsistent with strict honesty, but they are nut a sample of the many. They are exceptions to the general rule, and we know no other city or town, in any part of the world, where the bond, aye, or the word of a gentleman, would go farther than that of the merchant princes of Liverpool. Can the writer of the Times City Article point to any merchants in the metropolis who enjoy a fairer reputation. or in the hour of need could have the same amount of pecuniary assistance from the Bank of England, as many merchants here ? Again, it is absurd to compare the mercantile rectitude and honour of Liverpool with London. We cannot boast of a Royal British Bank swindle, nor emulate the doings of Paul, Bates, and Strahan. The forgeries of Redpath, and of Gordon, Brown, and Co., and the still later affair connected with the Surrey Gardens, are proofs as clear as holy Writ that London stands pre-eminent for commercial rascality. The special pleading of the writer in the Tim e s as to the desirability of publishing any abuse of credit, is an endeavour to prop up a bad cause. What we complain of is, that once a firm is known to be shakey, rumour sets all sorts of stories afloat. These get into the public prints, and what at the outset was only a temporary pressure, is converted into a positive failure by the unreasonable demands of exorbitant and unfeeling creditors. It is against the publication of rumours of the above character that we pro test. Their premature publication does no good. On the contrary, every one interested suffers, and the unfortunate insolvent subjected to annoyance and mortification, as unjust in principle as it is injurious in practice. Liverpool acts a straight forward part in matters of this kind, hence it is that such cases as disgrace the monetary and commercial circles of the metropolis are unknown. A more ungrateful and unfounded attack than that in the Times of yesterday, against Liverpool, never appeared in print. It requires only to be known to be branded as an unfounded and unwarranted calumny. THE Naval and Military authorities of the country are eternally getting into some scrape or another—the result of official mismanagement. The last instance of the kind is the total loss of the steam transport, Transit. The telegraphic despatch in anticipation of the Overland Mail announces that she went down in the Straits of Sunda. Although it may be gratifying to learn that both the troops and crew on board were landed at Suez in safety, the case is one that requires the strictest scrutiny. No doubt there will be the farce of a Naval Court Martial, calling upon the captain to explain and account for the loss of his ship. The history of the unfortunate vessel shows that such an inquiry would be nothing more than " a mockery, y. delusion, and a snare." The fault rests not with the captain but the Admiralty, who despite of pointed remonstrance, sent her, when unsea worthy, on a voyage of several thousand miles across the ocean. Our readers will recollect that this is the same vessel which got into such bad repute at the last great naval review at Spithead. On that occasion, she was appro ' priated to the use of her Majesty's Peers, but owing to a deficiency of steam, or some other defect, she did not get out to the fleet until the review was nearly over, and when the disap pointment was mentioned in the House of Lords, Lord CAMPBELL pointedly remarked, that but for a Bishop, and one of his learned brothers, Baron ALDERSON, lending a hand at the pumps, the most deplorable consequences might have occurred to them all, as the vessel sprung a leak on returning from the review. It was then stated the Transit was nnseaworthy ; nevertheless, the Admiralty, of which Sir CHARLES WOOD is the head, thought otherwise, and had her put into commission for the purpose of carrying out troops to Hong Kong, for service in China. After undergoing what was considered a thorough overhaul, both in.hull and machinery, she put to sea for the above port, sailing from Spithead, and having on board 800 men and officers belonging to the 59th and 90th Regiments. But at the outset of her important mission she proved unsuitable for the service. The very day after leaving Spithead she put back in a sinking state. It appeared that shortly after sailing from Spithead she encountered a dense fog, and brought up near Hurst Castle in five fathoms of water. The troops turned in, and all seemed comfortable, but at daylight it was reported that the vessel was making water fast, and that five feet was already in her hold. On the anchor being weighed, it came up with half the stock off, and then it became apparent that she had been driven on her own anchor, and had knocked a hole in her bottom. She was then taken into dock and repaired, when the troops again embarked, and she once more proceeded to sea ; but misfortune the second awaited her. The agitated elements of the Bay of Biscay were more than she could bear, and she had to put into Corunna in a very bad' ar,d leaky state. The next thing heard of he:r is, that she has been totally lost in the Sunda. -,S"traits of When she put into Coruna some questions were twked of Sir CH&RiEs Woon respecting the ~TUESDAY, AUGUST ied, rather snappi s hly, th a t disaster, but he rep.: l ,: the press had greatly eaggerated the damage sustained by the Tragsil—th... l t she was an excel lent sea ship, and that then she only wanted a little tightening of her tackle to be , in all respects, perfectly fit to un d e rtake a voTage of the longest distance, and over the w ildest and most furious of oceans. At the ti m e whenthis discussion took place we dissented from the views , of Sir CHARLES WooD, and gave it as our opinion that if again sent to sea some direful mishap must follow. From first to last the Transit has proved herself an unmanageable sea tub—alto gether unequal to the task of buffeting the roaring billows of the Pacific—much less navigating the dangerous and intricate waters of the China Seas. How far we were correct in our predictions our readers can guess. She has gone down in the Straits of Sunda, but the troops on board, as well as her crew, need not thank the First Lord of the Admiralty that she did not go down in the middle of the ocean, far from the shore, and where all chance of escape would be impossible, and carry with her all her rotten planks and every one on board. Now, had such an unfortunate and melancholy catastrophe occurred, what would have been the feelings of the country ? Would not the univer sal verdict of the people, without distinction of sex, age, or creed, have stamped the Lords of the Admiralty guilty of the lives of soldiers, officers, and crew ? Would the public indignation have been satisfied with a cry of guilty ? Certainly not. We should not have been surprised if the Admiralty had been gutted from top to bottom, and the ruling officials compelled to beat a speedy retreat for safety. It is a serious thing to evoke public indignation. and to excite the maddened frenzy of the populace. Although no lives have been lost yet, we cannot help charging Sir CHAS. WOOD, and his colleagues., with the most reckless and reprehensible conduct which has ever disgraced the Admiralty of Great Britain. What confidence can the troops now going out to India have in the ships selected by such a band of pig-headed incapablcs ? Are they certain that one-half of the ships chartered as Government transports will not prove second editions of the Transit ? The whole thing is so outrageous, that we trust Lord PAL MERSTON will be taught by the firm and determined tone of both Houses of Parliament that Sir CHARLES \\TODD having shown such glaring instances of incapability and unjustifiable stubbornness, should no longer preside as First Lord of the Admiralty. Should they do so, they may rely that the "spontaneous voice of the nation will sustain them in their denunciation of offensive conduct, alike detrimental to the honour and integrity of the country as it is to those whom we send forth to fight our battles, and maintain untarnished the supremacy of the British 1110. WP shall wait with awzipty to hear the explanation of the Government on the subject. LIST week we referred to the accident which has befallen the Atlantic Telegraph Cable. Since that several of our cote mporaries have taken occasion to make comments as if the accident were proof of the impracticability of the scheme. This is not so. The worst that can be made of the mishap is, that it will delay the completion of the undertaking probably until next year. Any one who has perused with attention the able and succinct report of Mr. C. T. BRIGIIT, the engineer of the company, must feel satisfied that the accident was the result of mismanage. ment, mainly owing to the fact that the parties employed in paying off the cable were not only too few in number, but somewhat deficient in mechanical skill. Instead, then, of indulging in despondency at the unexpected stop which has been put to the undertaking pro tern., we should rejoice that the experience of the past has satis factorily demonstrated that we can lay down the Electric Cable between the Old and the New World, and that having that done, we can apply the electric spark to it, and thus communicate our wants and wishes to our friends and corres pondents in America, or receive a notification of theirs. This we look upon as some kind of compensation for the disappointment caused by the snapping of the cable when 214 miles from the west coast of Ireland ; for, from what Mr, BRIGHT reports, it is perfectly clear, that had all the arrangements been complete and perfect on board the Niagara, the first portion of the cable would have been safely deposited ere this, and that on board the Agamemnon would also have been in a fair way for a safe and certain deposit in the bottom of the western side of the Atlantic. It is not our object to carp at the silliness of putting to sea on such an important purpose without being provided with a staff ample in number and fully qualified by mechanical skill and ingenuity. The regret is that, as yet, it seems likely we may lose the greater part, if not all, of that portion of the cable which now lies at the bottom of the Atlantic. We trust, however, that science will overcome this and all other diffi culies connected with the undertaking. We are confirmed in this hope by the announcement that the I)irectors have come to the determina- tion of making a renewed attempt in Octiber. Tll;,s is considered by nautical men a favourable 'month for such an undertaking; and, if the parties entrusted with the duty of laying down the cable have profitted by the past, and can devise means for meeting the consequences or any disaster, we may consider the Atlantic Tele graph an accomplished fact, and that what has taken place ig only a delay—not a failure. 25, 1857. But there is another important consideration connected with the Atlantic Telegraph, and that is the proof of which all experience connected with it has given the complete possibility of a line of telegraph between this country and India. Last week we hinted that it would be desirable to take steps for purchasing the Atlantic cable, and instantly laying it down, so as to reach Calcutta. Important though the ex .stence of telegraphic communication between Americ:q• and this country no doubt is, at th e present time it is of infinitely more consequence for us to have rapid communication with our Indian authorities. The time which Would be required to lay down the line to Calcutta would be compara tively short, and once it was established we could have frequent communications with that seat of Government in India, and know bow it fared with our brave countrymen who have gone forth to chastise the insolence, rapacity, and rebellious designs of the rebels at Delhi, Lucknow, &c. Seeing that the Atlantic Telegraph Company are not disposed to " part with their cable" just now, it is a question of the utmost importance for the Government to consider how they can best and molt spce_lily procure the construction of a line of telegraph from England to Calcutta. The interests of humanity and civilisation, and the pressing awl important claims of commerce, demands that the matter be taken up with spirit and deternination. It is a question which affects the well-being of millions rand millions of the human race, and he must be a benefactor to his country and his kind who can carry to a successful issue a project so7pregnant with good to mankind at large. We are glad to see that the idea of a telegraph to India, which we broached on Tuesday last, has been advocated by many of our London and provincial cotem po raries. THE FAILURES AT LIVERPOOL.—The City Article, of yesterday's Times, contains the following paragraph : The failures announced yesterday from Liverpool, show that the statements on the subject circulated last week in various journals contained no exaggeration. although, owing apparently to the efforts made by the persons interested . to suppress inquiry, they involve some errors of detail. The stoppage of Messrs. Buchanan, Brown, and Co., mentioned to-day, with liabilities reported at £300,000, is believed to have been caused by that of Mr. Davies, the share dealer, who has left deficiencies to a most serious amount. Buchanan, Brown, and Co. were produce brokers with an excellent business, and their losses are said to be attributable to share speculations. With regard to the liabilities of Mr. J. H. Hayes, who has suspended in the corn trade, nothing positive seems to have transpired. The forgeries committed by the merchant, who is alleged to have disappeared, and who is a member of a most respectable firm, are now variously stated at from £25,000 to £lOO,OOO. It seems a peculiarity of some portions of the Liverpool community, that they always repel adverse statements with regard to the pecuniary position of any members of their body with a zeal which shows a greater sensitiveness for the reckless speculator than for the legitimate trader. , 7iAlthough it is of the utmost importance to the straightforward conduct of business that all instances of the abuse of credit should be exposed, each reference:to them is immediately met as a deliberate endeavour to cause;:raischief. The most extraordinary illustration of this, tendency was in the notorious case of Mr. Oliver, where some of the leading merchants of the town affixed their signature to a notice on 'Change, denouncing the publication of facts which they must have had reason to believe ~to be thoroughly true ; and scarcely any instances of large failures ,have occurred in which the same system has not been to some extent pursued. Accordingly, ;during the; past week, complaints have been numerous of paragraphs having appeared in the London papers calculate& to lead the public to suppose that there has been in any quarter a difficulty worth mentioning. Every one should, of course, be anxious to check vague alarms, and to keep back all private information that might possibly interfere with pending efforts to prevent an extension of disaster, but to attempt to conceal or to give a false colour to facts that have already occurred, is not the best method of promoting that end. LOAD DALITOUSIE.—A statesman in the prime of life, after seven or eight years of unexampled devotion to the public service—seven or eight years of unwearied assiduity in the exhausting climate of India, now in the glare of the furnace of the hot winds, now in the steamy damps of the rainy season—toiling early and toiling late,, " scorning delights and living laborious days," combining the respon sibilities of a despotic sovereign with the drudgery of a. law-stationer's clerk, returns to England with broken health, but with his strong, clear intellect unweakened, undimmed, to live the life of a feeble valetudinarian. He• cannot serve the Sovereign who would summon him to her councils. He cannot serve the nation who would call him to its aid. He cannot even crawl, supported on both sides.. to his place in the House of Lords. At a time when every word which he might utter would be listened to. with breathless attention by his brother peers, and reported by every journal in the country with the extremest amplitude of leaded type, Lord Dalhousie is compelled, for dear life's sake, to betake himself to the hill sides of breezy Malvern. Can we imagine a harder fate than that which condemns to silence such a man at such a time ? One hour of the old physieal energy which he sacrificed in the service of his country would suffice to repel the cruel insinuations which, partly in ignorance, partly by malice, are now levelled against him.—Saturday Review. THE INDIA MAris.—lt appears that, although Ehe arrived so much before the date at which she was due, the Nubia did not leave Calcutta until two or three days after her appointed time for sailing. Her advices reaching to the 21st of July are seventeen days later than those by the previous mail. The Nubia, which was built„by Mr. Laird, made her previous voyage from Suez to Calcutta, with the Monsoon, at an average speed of 12i knots per hour, being the greatest average speed ever made by a screw steamer. The mail steamer which was to leave Bombay on the 30th July had not arrived at Suez on the 14th instant. It was hoped she would not be long after the Nubia. Wednesday is now mentioned as the earliest period when the Indiazi letters will reach London. Meanwhile further details will doubtless be received by telegraph. AMUSEMENTS, &c. THEATRE ROYAL.—Miss Cushman appeared before a crowded assemblage in the Theatre Royal last night.• We need not enter into any criticism of her performance of Meg Merrilies which has been frequently noticed in this j - aurnal, and which, although often seen by the public of Liverpool, never fails to attract an audience. A mote remarkable impersonation it would not be possible no .w to see, although many of the characters performed oy this great actress fill the mind of the spectator with. far more pleasing sensations. It is a work of art perfect in every outline and minutest detail, as a typa of paasiork and pain ; bat the impression it leaves is one of wonder and some times almost of awe, with little that 'giver, a sense of beauty or of xaltatioo. We prefer seeing Mss Cushman in such a part, far instance, as Bianca, in 'which she will make her appearance on Wednesday nieat. It need scarcely be said that Miss Cashman was entausiastically received. Indeed, the coldest 4144 . 4criCC C')uld not fail to have been moved by such a singular display of repressed force, occasionallf breaking into madness, wild pathos, and fierce energi• Mr. Baker's Dominie Sampson was an excellent an d natural performance. Mr. Walton a hearty Dana Dinniont. Of the other performers we ca n n o t say nin c " laudatory. Mr. Fisher performed in two after pieces', and greatly delighted his audience by his easy and rattlist humour. THE AMPHITHEATItI4.—The extreme heat of the weather and the attractions of the Theatre Royal combined to render the audience at the Amphitheatre one of t l3° thinnest we have ever seen. Mr. Ryder and Miss Reread appeared as Othello and Desdenzona. Mr. Rider has Ela force and feeling, but not sufficient judgment to pres o his energy from running into occasional extravagan ce ' Miss Herand is an actress of promise, having some defect. to overcome which time and practice will easily conque r ' We should have been glad to see a fuller house to weloo o two performers of no common merit. Tea ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The public were Ing eh disappointed yesterday evening in consequence of naforseen accident that happened to the Er?at balloon. We believe none felt more disappointed than the worth, and spirited proprietor, but the accident was beyond blh or the control of any human being, so that blame can ll4 be laid to the charge of any one. It is hoped that d proprietor will be enabled to make such arrangements 111 future as to prevent any accident. THE COURT. Osmnsv, August '23.—The Princess Au7rtstas of sof, Coburg, attended by Countess Mollien and General gen' tesquoin, arrived at Osborne yesterday on a visit to thel Queen. In the afternoon her Majesty drove out, aeconv panied by the Princess Augustus and Princess Alice. To Prince Consort rode on horseback. The Judge Advocat el General had an audience of the Queen. The royal dinne r , party included the Princess Royal, Princess Augustus 0 Saxe-Coburg, Prince Leiningen, Countess Mollien, Gene' ral Montesquoin, and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting' Lody Churchill has succeeded Lady Jocelyn, auct M a jor' General the Hon. C . Grey, has succeeded Major , Genell i Bouverie, as lady and equerry to her Majesty. Meat' General Sir W. Codringtan has gone to Konigswinter oa the Rhine, to be in attendance on the Prince of Wales'. THE CLO3E OF THE SESSION. The court will remain at 03borne until after to-morrOsti O Wednesday, the 26th of August, where her Majesty has W, stantly celebrated the birthday of the Prince Consort. Til e, usual rural fetes will take plale, which the Queen has been accustomed to give to the tenantry and the workpeople the royal estates, and the crews of the royal yachts. TO court is expected to arrive at Balmoral on the 29th insta nt ' the day originally fixed. The Earl of Clarendon alt nn" company her Majesty to Scotland as the Secretary O f State in attendance. Had it been possible to finish thl session on Saturday 22nd, the day expected, it was her Majesty's intention to have prorogued parliament in person ; but the delays*" still more the uncertainty—of the proceedings. on the Divorce Bill altered all the anticipated arrangements. SUDDEN DEATHS —On Saturday, James Freeman' whilst giving evidence in George's Hall, in the case of Swift', wh o was charged with the manslaughter of his wife, dropPe down in a fit. He was taken to the infirmary, and die:,,,,,.' there yesterday.—Jane Carter, Hatfield-street, aged Dv years, was found dead in her bed yesterday. ACCIDENT ON THE LANCASHIRE AND YoßE.q lll ''' RAILWAY.— An aceilent happened on this line yesterdsi to the early train from Manchester, to Liverpool but via g. fortunately attended with no serious consequences. When near the Rainford station the axle of the engine broke, an d the train was brought to a dead stand. The passenger g were very much alarmed, but were fortunately unhurt They were delayed at the Rainford station for about 611 hour. LITERPoOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—(Before Mr. Canis' sinner Perry.)—ln re HENRY TRISTRAM—The bankrupt, broke-, of Liverpool, cam up yesterday on his last wall"' tion. He was supported by Mr. Tyrer, and Mr. Lowndes appeared for the assignees. He was examined at some length as to his accounts by Mr. Lowndes, who eventuallf said that, though he did not cmisider them satisfactory, ba t would offer no further opposition to his passing. Nothing of interest arose out of the examination. The bankrup t passed, and a dry was fixed for the certificate meeting. The clipper ship :David G. Fleming, belonging to Mr' Edmund Thompson's Mersey Line, sails to-day. 25th instant for Melbourne, her appointed date. She takes out a full c mpliment of passengers, viz., 25 in the chief cabin an d 360 of other classes. She has besides a large cargo on board consisting of about 1400 tons valuable merchandis e ' Her successor, the Lillies, packet of 25th September, i 5 truly splendid craft, and while in the French transport ser vice, made some of the fastest passages on.reeord. a t ' accommodation, both for chief cabin and other classes, 001 require to. be seen to be appreciated, and we lia7e-tio doubt she will also be a bumper ship. AXTHAT is COMING to LIVERPOOL on th¢ V 31st instant?—Why, THE GREATEST NOVELTY IN THE WORLD I WHERE IS IT 'lO BE SEEN ? THAT'S THE 'QUESTION,. et The New York Herald calculates that we shall villa, / more recruits than England will produce—" The lir) jt e States contain far more men who are ready to ssry e $ troops in actual warfare, than Great Britain ; and a S have no treaties vrith the nations or peoples with who ns th English are fighting in India, none of our laws wo ate be broken by enlisting them. To. gain their good-will is of course, be necessary to satisfy this community re,at, in return for our sympathy abroad, the English were walla to cede to us the entire control of the affairs of tais c ot Dent and its dependencies • and this would not be an egoY thing either for so unbending a politician as Palmerste° he achieve, or for so incredulous .a people as ours.toured it• But were it accomplished there might douletless be awake ll : ed a strong feeling here in favour of the British in ladle' and very likely, with proper measure and a suitable o utlay' 50,000 men could be enlisted in a few weeks." Upon th' - , the Leader remarks We may take several exception' to this exposition. England will have no lack of r ecruit: lo should the government rise to a consciousness of the publ' C ' necessity, and offer those suMcient metivas. which eveloff sAdier ought to feel in accenting the military service h's country. Americans, if sufficient inducements vre. r. „ offered, would, we believe, not wait for a ny suc h barrai i i as our cotetnporary 'anticipates ; and the bargain W e i ( is not at present on the cards. Bat w e beli eve that t Ragland were to ask America for recruits, they would n i ° ,l be refused. Were they granted, one consequence wel l et necessarily follow ; the friendship as well as the intere f ; of the people would be closely, openly, and avowedly ”„/,, together. The alliance between England and Ametiiit would be consolidated; and it would become more diffie ll e g than ever for any government in Dawning-street to o r '; two great nations by the ears, for the advantage amusement of a coterie or a cabinet." eae The /economist observes that as the true nature ee crisis begins to be more clearly understood, and t " n r opinions of older •statesmen on the conditions of 0 ,7,r Indian empire are brought to light, a cause for e' t calamity no less broad and apprehensible than tlnie erroneously suggested by Mr. D israe li, but far "no t e consistent with actual facts, seems to be emerging 111 . ° and more distinctly into view, The civil adminietral ° e of India, admirable as it has been, has been fast absorbl the life and energy of the military administration, i iD O this not merely in administration, bet also in legiga ll o r measures. `• Absolbed in their great and noble task o f educating the people—in giving them a good syste 9l , irrigation, to relieve the droughts and prevent the fi0005.0% in -making them canals, roads and railroads—in establi'la equitable tribunals and admirable schools—our 1 13 ", e r rulers have scarcely remembered that there was one in s , in the country—and that one, next to the general pop.tlng, tion, by far the mightiest—whom these amelioratti7 to would for a long time scarcely at all effect. It was Vie' vl e give the people a good system of justice, but the grill t he Isubject to a different control. It was well to improve d id agricelture and the communications, but the Sepoy 9 , l 4 not move about for their own profit, and for their living L ora l depended on the government. And even the g e e n ost system of education l a tely established in the North' t he cannot reach the Sepoy, and assixilate his mind t ° er al smallest extent to English modes of thought, until se` Ae ra generations have passed away. Indeed, the 'Dude vi", s a .O O are from a recently acquired province, where no educiiv o f has as yet been possible at all. Hence the very sig , ' or e improvement spreading over the face of the coitaitrloc quite likely rather to have fired the ambition of. the t l t ad copied Sepoy troops; and the press set free W ol fe, exertions of Lcrd William Bentinck an Lord geraer has effectually taught them their power and iraP r v a e va! before the moat elementary educe: io n h a d in anY oc e. taught them the sourGes and the 7;; ltta o f Engtish inane