The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-11 00:00:00

THE WAR. FRANCE. A private letter received at Paris from Vienna, states positively that the acceptance or rejection by Russia of the Austrian propositions depends a great deal, if not entirely, on Prussia. This coincides with all that is said here in quarters entitled to respect, and it is the knowledge of this fact which raises or depresses the expectations of the public, according to the nature of the news from Berlin. The instructions of the Prussian Minister at St. Petersburg were to give the most concilitary counsels to M. de Nesselrode ; and it is moreover affirmed that the King of Prussia has addressed an autograph letter very lately to the Emperor Alexander to the same effect. The 39th and 50th Regiments of the Line, which had not arrived in Paris on the 29th ult., the day of the solemn entry of the troops returning from the Crimea, entered on Wednesday, accompanied by a battalion of the Voltigeurs of the Imperial Guard. General Niel met the troops on the Place de la Bastille, and at eleven o'clock the column commenced its march, following the Boulevards as far as the me de la Paix. They then traversed this last street, the Place Vendome, the rues Cas tiglione and Rivoli, to the Carousel, the inner part of which they entered, passing under the tri umphal arch. They then drew up en bataille, and shortly afterwards the Emperor, accompanied by Marshals Vaillant and Magnan, and his entire military household, rode through their ranks. The Empress, with her ladies of honour, stood on the balcony of the Pavilion de l'Horloge, which had been adorned for the occasion with velvet hangings. After the preview, the Emperor took his station under that balcony, when the troops defiled before their Majesties, saluting them as they marched by With enthusiastic cries of " Vivi l'Empereur ! " and " Vive Imperatrice ! ' Many of the houses and all the theatres along the passage of the troops were decorated with English, French, Sardinian, and Turkish flags. The Emperor has decided that troops which have returned from the Crimea shall be allowed seats at a certain number of representations at the grand opera. The first of these performances will take place on Saturday next, when Jovita will be given, with the overture to the 111 aette, and a cantata sung by Gueymard. The non commissioned officers and soldiers are to be seated in the pit and the amphitheatre stalls, whilst the orchestra stalls will be reserved for the officers. The announced soiree at the Tuileries on Monday (says a letter from Paris) was, after all, a grand ball. Some 5,000 people were present. All the recently returned Crimean generals were very conspicuous at this fete General Canrobert, Mellinet, Bosquet, and Blanchard appeared in their full marching uniform. The emperor gave his arm to General Bosquet, and walked up and down with him a long time. lam to told that his Majesty said, " General. you must get quite well as soon as possible, for I want to fight side by side with you in the next campaign." No doubt seems to be entertained that the Emperor means in the spring to indemnify himself for the dis appointment wdich he expressed in his speech on the Place de la Bastile at not having been able to command an army in person. But : whether his Mjesty means to go to the north or to the Crimea is still a:question which is dis cussed. TURKEY We have already announced the presentation to the Sultan by the French Ambassador, M. Thou venel of the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour. His Majesty the Sultan, on receiving from the hands of the Ambassador the Emperor's letter and the insignia of the Order, as remarkable for the brilliancy of the jewels in which they are set as for their exquisite workmanship, replied as follows : I consider these precious insignia not only as a token of the private friendship of his Majesty the Emperor, my august ally, for myself, but also as one of the great consequences of the •memorable alliance which is destined to consolidate for ever those ancient relations of friendship which exist between the two empires. lam the more touched by this mark of consideration on the part of his Majesty, as it is the first foreign decoration which I receive, and I am also glad to receive it from the hands of so distinguished an Ambassador as yourself I sincerely hope that my untiring efforts for the welfare of all my subjects will be crowned with the desired success, and that my empire having be come, henceforth, one of the members of the great European family, will prove to the whole universe that it is worthy of occupying an important place in the circle cf civilised nations. Turkey will never forget the generous services which its noble Allies have imposed upon themselves to procure this happy and great result. I will write directly to the Emperor to thank him; but I request you, Monsieur rAmbassadeur, to make him acquainted with this expression of my sentiments. To complete this ceremonial, M. Thouvenel pro. : cPeded in great state to the palace of Tcheragan. Four of the Sultan's state carriages were sent to the French embassy for himself and suite. The, Ambassador's carriage was drawn by four greys. This carriage had been prepared in anticipation of the Emperor's visit. A letter from Constantinople, describing the reception, says :—lt is supposed that the English ambassador will propose to his court to send also a decoration to the Sultan ; hut the matter is con sidered difficult, in consequence of the statues and formalities of the Order of the Garter and the impossibility of giving to a sovereign any but the chief order of the State. PRUSSIA. Despatches dated Berlin January 9, mention that there can be no doubt that Austria has Lily determined to induce the Frankfort Diet to make some manifestation on the Eastern question. Count O'Donnell, the Emperor's Aid-de -Camp, is commissioned to visit various of the German Courts to feel the way for this object. A correspondent writing on the same day states. that in Berlin, some fioliticans are looking forward to the speedy publication of the result of some what lengthy diplomatic negociations, that have been going on between Russia and the United States. No one, however, seems to be Male to state on what pint the said negotiations have turned, nor in what they have resulted, but are not the less convinced that Herr Bodiseo, Secre tary of the Russian Legation at Washington, who a few days back passed through here on his way to St. Petersburg, is the bearer of the important document., The American Government, which repudiates the right claimed by Denmark to levy Sound dues, recognises at the same time the equity of Den rnark's being indemnified for the expense she has been at in buoying and lighting the Sound, and is willing to pay a quota towards this and a fair share towards the future maintenance of the necessary establishment. For the first purpose the American thalers, or Government /3,0001. seems to b © willing to pay 40,000 Quite at the end of the year the. Sound was visited by such mild weather that the straits were open in every direction, and no trace of ice was visible anywhere. The American clipper Wolga, which has been so long lying there biding her time, at last, in the full persuasion of meeting no British cruiser in the Bay of Finland, put to sea on Christmas eve. It seems certain that this vessel had a valuable cargo, chiefly of arms, on board, and had been waiting so long in those waters for an opportunity of bringing them in safety to the Russian coast. The vessel was built in Boston, and is navigated by a Dane of the name of Holm, perfectly intimate with the Danish waters and the Russian coast. She has been seen since off Bornholm, sailing, with every stitch of canvass strained, towards the Bay of Finland. A Russian merchantman also, with the Russian flag .flying, left Elsinore on the 29 th. of December, hom ewar d b ound, a f ter lying there perdu for about two,years, and it is presumed that the numerous Russsan vessels that have been so long ice and enemy bound in the Scandinavian harbours, will have profited by the extraordinary mild weather reigning there to return hothe un teathed. .. --- `"O.---- RUSSIA. We have received the Russian journals to the mate of the Ist inst. The Invalide Busse of that date publishes its continuation of the extracts from Prince G-ortscla- ith to the akoff's diary of operations from the 16th of December. It says— In this space of time nothing has occurred in the Crimea, except some reconnoissances and outpost skirmishes. Thus, to ascertain as far as possible the position and works of the enemy on the south side of Sebastopol, a sloop and three boats, under the command of Lieut. Dolgoff, were sent on the night between the sth and 6th of December towards the South Bay, whi oh separates the town from the Karabelnaia. That bold officer, leaving the boats which brought him between the Paul battery and Woron. zoff roads and quay, landed near the crane, accom panied by Ensign Oskoloff, Quartermaster Stepa noff, and the pilot Mixhailoff. Thence he advanced as far as the docks; but at a short distance from the wood-yard he came upon a corps de garde of tho enemy sitting round a fire, whereupon ho returned to the sloop. Another attempt :to land at the centre of the bridge of the South Bay also failed. After these two attempts, our men took the direc • tion of the New Admiralty, and landed near the Marson Carenage. They came upon a sentinel, whom Quarter master Stepanoff felled to the ground, but a general alarm was spread among the enemy, and they were compelled to beat a retreat. They limited themselves to a reconnoissance of the side of the bay. Despite the darkness 'they were enabled to ascertain that the Allies occupy the Old Admiralty with considerable forces, as also the houses and contiguous magazines. From the shouts of the sentinels it was ascertained that the shore of the South Bay is guarded by the English. The Invalids also publishes a short version of the cavalry affair near Kertch, to which we have already given publicity. g THE PEACE PROPOSALS The Independanol Beige gives the following as the text of the propositions submitted to Russia by Count Esterhazy : I. DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. Complete abolition of the Russian protectorate. The Danubian Principalities shall receive an organisation conformable to their wishes, to their wants, to ,their interests, and this new organisa tion, respecting which the population itself will be consulted, shall be recognised by the contracting Powers and sanctioned by the Sultan as emanating from his sovereign initiative. No state shall he able, under any pretext whatever, under any form of protectorate, to interfere in the question of the internal administration of the Principalities ; they shall adopt a definite permanent system demanded by their geographical position, and no impediment can he made to their fortifying, in the interest of their safety, in such manner as they may deem advisable, their territory against foreign aggression. In exchange for the strong places and territ tories occupied by the allied armies, Russia consents to • a rectification of her frontier with Turkey in Europe. It would commence in the vicinity of Chotym, follow the line of the moun tains, which extended in a south-easterly direction and terminate at lake Sasik. The line (trace) shall he definitely regulated by the general treaty, And the conceded territory would return to the Principalities, and to the suzerainty of the Porte. 11. DANUBE. The ',freedom :of the Danube and of its mouths shall be efficaciously assured by European institu tions, in which the contracting powers shall be equally represented, except the particular positions of the lords of the soil on the banks (des riverains), which shall be regulated upon the principles esta blished by the Act of the Congress of Vienna as regards the navigation of rivers. Each of the con tracting powers shall have the right to keep one or two vessels stationed at the mouths of the river, destined to assure the execution of the regulations • relative to the freedom of the Danube. 111. NEUTRALISATION OF THE BLACK SEA. This sea shall be open to merchant vessels-- closed to war navies (marines militaires. ) Conse quently, no naval military arsenals shall be created or maintained there. The protection of the commercial and maritime interests of all nations shall be assured in the respective ports of the Black Sea, by the establishment of institutions conformable to international law, and to the customs sanctioned in such matters. The two powers which hold the coast, engage themselves to maintain only the number of light vessels of a fixed force, necessary for their coast service. This con vention, concluded separately between these two power, shall form part as an annex of the general treaty after receiving the approval of the contract ing parties. This separate convention cannot be annulled or modified without the consent of the signataries of the general treaty. The closing of the Straits will admit the exception applicable to 'lie stationary vessels mentioned in the preceding article • IV. CHRISTIAN SUBJECTS OF THE PORTE. The immunities of the Rayah subjects of the Porte shall be religiously preserved, without in fringement on the independence and dignity of the Sultan crown. As deliberations are taking place between Austria, France, Great Britain, and the Sublime Porte to assure to the Christian subjects of the Sultan their religious and political rights, Russia shall be invited, when peace is made, to associate herself thereto. The belligerent powers reserve to themselves the right which appertains to them of produciui,► in an European interest special conditions over and above the four guarantees. We observe by the foreign correspondence, that CountStackelberg has by this time nearly arrived at Vienna with the Russian reply to the Austrian ultimatum. From this we argue that the reply is not of a character favourable to the cesse,ion of hos tilities. Had it been so. it would in all probability have been confided to the Austrian minister, Count Valentine - Esterhazy, who would scarcely have failed to apprise his government of the result by telegraph. To all appearance, therefore, there is nothing left but to work with increased vigour to bring about peace by means of these great appli ances of war, in the preparation of which the governments of France and England are now so strenuously engaged. The Constitutionnel of yesterday has a letter from its Vienna correspondent dated the 6th of January, and devoted to an explanation of the relations be twe.m Prussia and Austria- The correspondent adds'-," It is important to know that it has been arranged between Austria and the Western Powers, that if the reply of Russia be Such as to remove the hope of a prompt re-establishment of peace, the Court of Vienna will not limit itself to the recall of its Ambassador from St. Petersburg, but without delay will deliberate in common with its Allies on efficacious means for obtaining the object of their alliance according to Article 5 of the Treaty of the 2nd of December.' DESPATCH FROM GENERAL PELISSIER The Moniteur of yesterday notifies the receipt by the Minister of War of the following despatch from Marshal Pelissier : Head quarters, Sebastopol, Dec. 28, 1855 . Monsieur le Marechal,—l have the honour of sending you an account of another coup de main, executed by the volunteer; of the division of Aute marre, during the night of the 20-27th inst. Having been informed that a post, consisting of 80 infantry of the Smolensk Regiment and of 20 C:)ssaeks of the Don, was placed upon a mamelon situate at 500 metres from the defile of Cardonne Bell, General Autemarre authorised Liet.-Colonel Lacretelle to make an attempt to carry the same with the two companies of eclaireurs added to our outposts. The icy state of the ground, which oo much impedes the marching of men in this difficult count 7, was several ti mes nigh proving an obstac e. Nevertheless, th e undertaking suc ceeded ; eighteen Ilussians were attacked and killed on the spot with the bayonet, while attempt ing to defend themselves ; and eighteen others were made prisoners At night the Co retired on , two my remaining -in the outpost. These K w okloz ere taken by our men, who besides have brought away thirty arms of all sorts. The captain who commanded the enemy's post was killed. We have had neither killed nor wont-idea. Captains Pichon and Nehlich directed this coup di main with their accustomed vigour and intelli gence. They highly praise the conduct of their troops. Accept, U., PgLIZEBB. IRON MASTERS QUARTERLY MEETING WOLVERHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.—The meetings of the ironmasters of this district for the current quarter com menced at Walsall, yesterday, where there was, as usual, a very thin attendance of the trade. To-day at the Exchange in this town there was a very numerous assembly, most of the principal members of the trade being present. There was not a large amount of busi ness done ; but there was, upon the whole, a tolerably cheerful feeling, although the trade is not, perhaps, quite so animated as it was two or three weeks ago. 'I he works are, however, all in full operation, and all th e principal houses have been pretty well off for orders. These will, no doubt, be very considerably added to before the series of meetings have terminated, for mer chant iron is in request, and the consumers here, as well as in other parts of the district, have only very small stocks on hand. There are coming in, too, orders from America and Canada. It was mentioned on the Exchange to-day that more than one large house had received orders by the Baltic steamer Pig iron still maintains its price, and so long as it does, now, with a demand as active as it is at the present time, -any material reduction in the price of malleable iron is out of the question, especially at the rate of riaged now paid to the workmen, and with coal and all kinds of material at an almost unprecedentedly high price. It may be remarked, too, that the stocks of pig iron are small, and that within the last day or two circulars have been issued by Lord Ward's agents, announcing the price of best cold blast pigs to be £5 12s. 6d. ; hot air ditto, £4 15s. per ton, of which latter there is only a small quantity to sell. Altogether, the meeting to-day passed off satisfactorily, far more so than that which we reported this time twelve months. There is an entire absence of rumours of impending difficulties, and appearances indicate that the commercial concerns in the district are in a more sound and healthy condition. A subject much discussed amongst the members of the iron trade in the course of the day, was an advance in the rates, which has just been made by the London and North Western Railway, for the conveyance of ores from Ulverstone ; these rates having now been assimilated to those of the canals. The two main points of grievance appear to be the lessening of the differential charges be tween conveyance in owner's waggons, and conveyance in company's waggons, and a levy of 11d. per ton for, transit along sidings, -which have been made at the cost of the proprietors of the works with which they are con netted; but, this subject is to be discussed at a special meeting of the trade, to be held at Birmingham in a few days, HISTORIC SOCIETY. The Literary Section of this Society met last night, in the grand jury room, St. George's Hall, Mr. J. T. Danson in the choir. Among the donations received were —from the Royal Asiatic Society, London : Journals, volumes from 1849 to 1854; a Desctiptive Catalogue of the Historical MSS. in the Asiatic and Persian Languages in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society, by William H. Morley, M.R.A.5..; Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus. by Ram Rz, a native judge in India, 4to, with 48 plates,' 1834 ; Vestiges of ASsyria, with thre large coloured maps, exhibiting the . remains of AnCient Nineveh and the Modern Mosul ; from J. T. Danson, Agri culture in Cheshire; Five Letters on Farming Agreements, by a Tenant Farmer, 1855: &c. Mr. Percy M. Dove exhibited, partly in illustration of his own paper, two manuscript volumes containing autograph letters and copies of letters from distinguished persons during the last sixty or seventy years. Among them were several original letters from Dr. Franklin, one of which anticipated modern disceveritv in magnetism and geology. Thera were other letters fiom Bloomfield, Rogers, Maria Edgeworth, cte. Mr. Sanson exhibited, on behalf of Mr. P. G. Smith, a series of twenty photographs of the interior of Sebaetopol, taken a few days after its capture. They were very beautiful. Mr. Bloxham exhibited a copy of Cicero's .De Seneetute, printed and published in Philadelphia in 1745, by Bentimin Franklin, interesting as a specimen of printing in the United States a century ago, and as being the first translation of a classic made in America. It contained also a characteristic preface of Franklin himself" to the reader. Mr. Mayer exhibited a large ring, taken off the finger of a Russian soldier that fell in the Redan; also a Russian helmet from tha same place. Dr. Bell, F.S.A., by the hands of Mr. Mayer, an original addition of " Reynard the fox," printed in 1660, written in the low German dialect, now almost unintelligible to the readers of modern or high German. The wood cuts, with which it is profusely illustrated, are extremely curious, and so applicable to the text, that they have served as types for most of the modern editions of that most renowned poem. The paper of the evening was the continuation of Mr. Percy M. Dove's paper, " On the unpublished letters of Franklin." It is stated that the estate of Messrs Palmer and Gre, ne, of the Lichfield Bank, will prove less unsatisfactory than bad been anticipated, and that a realisation of I 2s 6d in the pound is considered probable. EMANCIPATION OF THE JEWS.—We have good reason for believing that Mr. Milner Gibson will, soon after the re• assembling of parliament, move for leave to bring in a bill for the repeal of the oath of abjuration.—Morning Advertiser. Mr. Patrick M'Mahon, M.P. for Wexford, a native of the County Limerick, and far some years a reporter on the London press, bas cut the Tenant League and refused to attend their meetings, having, he says, to pursue his pro fession in England.—Litnerich Chronicle. GALWAY HARBOUR OP REFUGE,—On Tuesday a depu tation from Galway, headed by Mr. M. J. Blake, M.P., and Mr. A. O'Flahcrty, N.P., waited on Mr. Horsman, Chief Secretary for Ireland, on the subject of constructing a harbour of refuge at Galway, chiefly with the aid of convict labour. Mr. Horeman went very fitly into the matter, and promised that he would give it particular attention. Mr. Peter Benson Maxwell, of the English common law har, has been appointed to the vacant recordership of Penang. The salary is, we believe, £2.000 a-year, with a chance of ultimate promotion to the bench of the Superior Courts in India. Mr. Maxwell was one of the commis sioners selected by the Duke of Newcastle in the autumn of 1854, to inquire into the state of the hospitals at Scutari. The assistant-barristership conferred on Sir Colman O'Loghlen, Bart., is that of C ar l ow , an d no t o f W ex f ord, as originally supposed ; Mr. Andrews, Q.C. having been transferred to the latter fom Carlow, on the elevation of Mr. Sausse to the Bombay b enc h. The first intimation whith Sir Colman received of the favour intended for him self, was conveyed in a courteous note from the Earl of Carlisle himself, ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT.--The sale of the extensive estates of the Earl of Miltown, situated in the counties of Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Meath, Louth, and the Ring's County, was commenced on Tuesday, and eighty lots out of 120 into which the property has been subdivided, were disposed of. The greater number of the lots sold consisted of head rents, of small amount, in the city of Dublin ; and the produce of the day's sales was about £65,000. ANOTHER FIRE AT BELPAST,-011 Tuesday, about half past one o'clock, a fire broke out in the platters occupied by Cap.ain Taylor, of the Cheshire Militia, in the hutments erected in the Barrack-square, Belfast. The fire which, it is said, originated in the over-heating of a stove-pipe, quickly spread to the woad work of the hut, and in a very brief period the flames had reached to an alarming extent. Captain Taylor, being indisposed, w as con fi ne d t o b e d , an d he was obliged to be brought out by his servant. The men of the Cheshire and North Dawn Regiments were promptly present, and the barrack engine having also been brought out, they commenced vigorously to exert themselves to stop the progress of the devouring element. However, a con siderable destruction of property was caused, and we have heard that bank notes to a large amount, which Captain Taylor had in his escritoire, were consumed—some totally, others partially,—Belfast _Daily Mercgry. THE RITGELEY POISONING CASE--Theio is every rea son to suppose that, in addition to the cases in which Palmer appears to have been so successful, he entertained designs of a similar !character with regard to four or five gentlemen with whom he had money transactions, and who are now residing in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Cambridge, and Nottingham. His modus cperandt seems . to have been to invite his intended victims to pay him a friendly visit, for two or three days, at a time when: he knew they would have a considerable sum of money about them; and, had they accepted the invitation, there can be very little doubt what the end would have been. A thorough and searching investigation is proceeding, and though the evidence in each of the above cases may not be strong enough to establigh a criminal charge, the dis coveries which are being brought to light, will be of no small value as a collateral corroboration of, those points which can be more clearly and circumstantially proved. THE ALLEGED .MURDER AT NEWCASTLE-ON -.TYNE. — The inquest on the body of Hannah Beardmore, the wife of Joseph Henry Beardsmore, of the Railway Arcade Hotel, Newcastle-on-Tyne, terminated on Tuesday evening. Robert Edwards, a sailor, residing at Tester's -court, Boston, LincOlnehire, and who slept at the hotel' on the night in question, was examined, but failed to • th row any furt h er light on the transaction. Tie went down i n t o the passage after hearing the crash of glass, and saw th e d eceased ly i ng in the passaee. Beardsmore was standing by,,and deceased said, "Take him away—he has shoved me out of the window." B ear d smore made no reply. It will b e remem bered th a t One of t h e policemen stated that w h en Beards more was cha r g e d by his wife Vith having thrown her out of the wind ow he stated that he hadscaught Barron and her on the stairs together. Mr. Barron said there was no ground for that statement. The coroner told the jury that if to escape her husband's violence the deteased had gone to the window, and either thrown herself out, or overbalanced herself and fallen out, he would be held guilty of man slaughter; but if he had ,thrown her out, that of course would be murder. The jury returned a unanimous verdict that Beardsmore was guilty of manslaughter. He is at Present Out ott bail to appear before the magistrates. ..!Z 3 %;M:14§C.8,4e;;15.7,, DOCX COMMITTEE.—YEsitnnAT The usual weekly meeting of the dock committee was held at one o'clock yesterday, Charles Turner, Esq , in the chair' The other members present were, Messrs. Shand, Palmer, Robinson, Gregson, Chaloner, Roun th%vaite, James Holme, Barber, Holden, Littledale, Monde'', Anderson, Hubback, William Rathbone, jun., Rankin, Smith, and Robertson Gladstone. The sub-committee of works recommended that a por:ion of ground on the Harrington estate, eastward of the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Miller, be let to those gentlemen, at 9d per square yard per annum, subject to removal at three months' notice at any time, and a right of road to be reserved. Plans were produced for a residence for the superin tendent of the Stanley-dock warehouse, at the east boundary wall of Branaley-Moore.dock, at an estimated cost of £BOO. The annual return was presented of the casualties in - which the lifeboats had rendered service, and the number of vessels which had passed through the channel, in and out, during the past year. It appeared that the number of vessels which had passed through the Rock channel in 1855, was 13,351 in and out. The number in 1854 was 14,513, being a decrease of 1,162. The number which passed through the Victoria Land north channels inwar,ls during 1855, was 19,756, and outwards 20,600, in all, 40,356. During 1854 the numbers were 37,143, The number of vessels assisted in 1853 were ten, lives saved twenty. one, against twenty-six vessels assisted iu 1854, and 195 lives saved. Mr. Barber asked if every fi-hing vessel or steam-tug which passed in and out was recorded. Mr. Littledale said, Lieut. Lard informed him, that every vessel was recorded, exoept the river boats : steam tugs were recorded. Mr. Barber said it was a very vague return. It was recommended that Thomas Abernethy, who had been master of the Crosby light ship, be appointed keeper of the Formby lighthouse. It was agreed that Joseph Steele, at present one of the keepers of the weighinr , materials, be appointed assist ance to the superintendent of the timber quays, in the Hnskisson Dock. Advertisements were ordered for the usual supply of clothing, for the dock gatemen and others. The vacancies in the works, and master-porters sub cotnalittees, caused by the resignation of Mr. Steele, were filled up by the appointment of Mr. W. Rathbone, junior ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION 'WITT! HOLYHEAD. Mr. Mondel gave notice that on Thursday next he would bring forward a motion to the effect that electric telegraphic communication with Holyhead be carried out, and, if practicable, with the necessary stations bet ween this and Holyhead. The Mairman : There has been no plan before us. Mr. Mon dell said he was not exactly prepared to fur nish a plan, but he would be prepared to show the necessity of it. They had semaphore stations along the line, and it was absolutely necessary to have an electric telegraphic communication. Mr. Gladstone: At the expense of the dock trust? Mr. Smith said Mr. Mann had brought this question before the hoard some six months ago, and it was referred to the. marine committee,but after a commun i cat i on with the telegraph company, it was not at that time considered desirable that the committee should carry out the project. The Chairman said the committee, on inquiry, found that the whole of the existing stations mist be con tinued as they were, so that no expense would be saved in the existing semaphore, which must be continued fdr the purpose ,►f saving life in wreck, and for general sea purposes. They offered to be at the expense of sending a message down to the station at Holyhead from the mountain twice a day, which would be £5O, provided any agreement could be made with the telegraph company to forward it here, but no such an nouncement could be made, and they, therefore, thought the dock committee would be going out of their way, if they were to make what would really be private com munications for the different merchants, from Holyhead to Liverpool, at an expense of several hundreds a year. At the same time, of course, if the merchants and the general trade of Liverpool, wished that the dock estate should be taxed with • that additional expense, there could he no difficulty in carrying out their views, but it must be borne in mind, that the trade generally must be taxed for it. Mr. Mondell then gave his notice. This was the whole - of the general business HEALTH COMMITTEE The usual weekly meeting of the health committee was held yesterday, at half-past two o'clock, in the Town-hall, Mr. Alderman Dover in the chair. The other gentlemen present were, Messrs. M‘Guifie, Beck with, Crosthwaite, Sheil, Tinne, Halhead, Haydock, Godfrey, and Johnson. The - Medical officer of health reported, that the mor ttlwrh,tialoarleaesweel decrease cri t lnkwe y enaseasoghe d dtsfeie u i fkpbti t r iosie:g i u.fe n e; g 2:pww6Ts t r2he h eii iwlevni e esluieeto w srldilae: e etegsih e altia k enaetniiivolng e secrsit n it:alt d bfre2lr i ryeio i lete i epyc g niaai ore t risr l fddi l nesw e itissliei . G aevaseac t escb : ine i ltosadsi instant,orvogooef. average of ty3ghootielihiff,one thet7ti 1,10 show e d 9de,nwi2eis,lun gs weeks proceeding, r and last week 74. Corresponding With this decrease, there has been an increase of temperature. The mean, which o re r vi t o h u e s s w am ee e ks p , e a r v io e d ra o g frm averaged more than 8 degrees years, w been 4 3 degrees. The wind blew from th e sou th- eas t, a last a s i t n week t h ebe lo w two more thatp than two degrees abov e it, havin g and about a quarter of an inch of rain fell during the week. 70 deaths were recorded from disease of the reymotic class, and of these 24 were from the hooping cough, the largest weekly mortality yet recorded from that disease. From scarlatina, the deaths were 21, typhus, 6, measles, 5, (less than in any week of the pre vious four months), smallpox, 2, syphilis, 2. The deaths above 60 years of age were 21, the number in the pre vious week having been 32 The memorial from the inhabitants of Newby-terrace, Belmont-road s complaining of deficient light and sewerage, which was referred from the council on Wed nesday, was brought before the committee. Mr. Beckwith said he believed part of the terrace was not in the borough, Mr. Crostliwaite said the whole of the terrace was, but the road was•not in the borough. Mr. Tinne suggested that the committee should merely confine themselves to what referred to the sew erage, with which alone they had anything to do, as the lighting question was referred to the watch com mittee. If the inhabitants of Walton had adopted the public health act they would be in a position to meet the committee half way by bearing- a proportion of the expense; but until they did so, he did not think the committee could do anything, as any sewer or other work they undertook there would benefit as much that part which was outside the borough, as that which was inside. _ _ Mr. Godfrey moved that proceedings by indictment be taken against the surveyors of Walton for the nuisances complained of. Crosthwaite moved a direct negative. Mr. Tinne thought the council would never approve o f th e committe taking such proce !dings. .Jr. Shell second e d M r . G o df rey ' s motion. After some conversation, however, it was agreed that the memorial should be referred to a deputation, which should wait upon the surveyors of Walton, previous to any proceedings being taken. A resolution was la — id before the committee, from the special committee appointed to consider the question of the removal from Cornwallis-street of the Public Offices. The resolution was, that the surveyor and borough engineer, make a report upon the probable cost of the buildings proposed to be erected in Dale-street, and the amount which might be expected to be Qbtained for the site,and materials in Cornwallis-street. A resolution was also laid before the council from the watch committee, as to the adoption of stained glass sheets bearing the names of the streets in the public lamps. The resolution stated, that subject to the approval of the health committee, the watch committee were willing that the experiment should be tried, with a dozen of the street lamps in the first instance, as an experiment. After a short conversation, the committee declined to take any step in the matter, leaving to the watch com mittee to act as they deemed fit. This concluded the public business. MURDER, AND SUICIDE IN FRANCE. - --The house of M. Dezombre, a landed proprietor in the commune of Guinea (Pas de Calais), has just been the scene of a murder and suicide committed under the following circumstances :—An old woman of about 62, who has resided in the house since she was a girl, and had therefore acquired all the confidence of her master, was the complete mandger of the household affairs. She had under her a young matt of about 25, who was, in the opinion of the old dame, rather too fond of pleasure, and he consequently - at times received sharp lectures on the subject, although on the whole they got on pretty well together. A few days since, however, some workmen on entering the house were horrified on seeing the dead body of the old.servant lying on the ground with further the a dreadful gash across ithe face, which extended from the temple through the nose. By the side of the body was a - large pair of bellows, such as are used in old farm kitchens. Some hair was attached to the iron pipe of the bellowe, in n e th to e which seemed to show that it was with that utensil that the dean Marie"--the b m o ty y d eorf the ed youngbeen man wascommitted. o u nOdn hangingse a rch . in g under a shed, and on the door of the kitchen was written in chalk— name by which M. Dezombre was designated. This affair ` i l i S s h p e ro t d h u r c e e a d ten t e , d gr to eat co m m en pl s a a i t n io o n f &Upon:: , , Tilt RUGILIY POISONINGS Our attention has been called to some of the many unfounded reports in circulation in this case, and which, as they tend to keep the public mind in a state of excite. ment, and are calculated to act in a way prejudicitl to the accused, we think it right to give publicity to the following, which may be relied on as authentic :—The reports in general circulation that Palmer had insured his wife's life for the sum of £13,000 is not true—the sum being £8,000; and it appears that such assurance was effected to cover the value of Palmer's interest in property at Stafford, worth about £3OO per annum, which property, on the death of Mrs. Palmer, would revert to another family. • In this case, therefore, Palmer had a bona fide pecuniary interest in his wife's life, and that assurance appears, therefore, to have been properly and fairly made to cover the loss which her decease would, and did, occasion. We are also assured that many of the other reports in general circulation are destitute of truth. The story about the late Lord George Bentincic seems to have no foundation whatever, as it appears that at the time of -his 1 miship's death Palmer was scarcely known on the Turf, and certainly had no betting transactions with his lordship. The rumour as to the supposed sudden and mysterious death of the late Colonel Brooke, Palmer's father-in-law, is even m ore groun dl ess , as i t would seem that Palmer did not know the Colonel, who died while Palmer was a mere youth. Another report seems to have gained general credence—viz , that Pal mer had, in reality, no medical qualification. We are assured that Palmer passed through the regular course of study and duties at St. Bartholomew's hospital, and that the records of Apothecaries' Hall, and of the Royal College of Surgeons, will testify as to the full medical qualifications possessed by the accused. With these and many other similar reports in circulation we feel that we are only doing right in directing the public attention '0 the facts now stated ; and as the prisoner has had no opportunity of explaining any of the numerous charges laid at his door, we think it will be well if these reports be received with great caution by the public, as an act only of justice to the accused, until he has the opportun ity of meeting and answering them. The charges in themselves are fearful enough to bear, and we think there is a spirit in Englishmen which desires that no man shall be unduly prejudiced till he be placed on his trial, and justice dealt out with an even handed mea sure.—Sun of last night, The sentence of death on Daniel Lordon, convicted of murdering his wife, has been commuted to transportation fbr life. A FACT I'OR MR. MACAULAY.—Dr. Lushingtrn stated in the Admiralty Court, on Tu•-sday, that forty years ago he was coun.el in a cause relating to the very ship which brought William 111. to this country. One hundred and twenty men of the 2nd Royal Cheshire Militia, volunteered their services to the line on Saturday last. The majority of the men have been selected for the 2nd - Dragoon Guards (the Queen's Bays). • • - Flow TO GAIN PaUSSIA.—Let nur Ambassador to the Court of Berlin represent to his Majesty seriously, at the proper hour after dinner, that the Allies comprehend France, England, Sardinia, and Turkey. The King will tben see that Russia has arrayed against her no less than eight Powers —Punch. Letters from Barcelona announce that there have been fresh disorders there. A workman employed in M. Rose's factory having been discharged, a mob of a hundred united operatives attacked the house and did great damage. Some pistol shots were firea, but happily without effect. The arrival of some troops restored order. POST-OFFICE DEFALCATION.—We learn from Dublin that yesterday Mr. Richard Jones, tea-dealer of Grafton street, in that city, and who there kept a post-office receiv ing box, was yesterday arrested on a charge of appropriating the contents of letters deposited with him for transmission, and had been committed for trial on the charge. The magistrates fixed the amount of bail for the appearance -of the accused to answer the charge at £l,OOO. LIEUTENANT COLONEL EDWARDES.—This distingnished officer, so long known as Major Edwardes, and whose fame is world wide, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant -colonel in the army, a promotion which is understood to be' the 'prelude to a command in the next campaign. For his services in 1848 Major Edwardes was, by an extra act of the East India Company, promoted from the rank of lieutenant to that of major. He also received a gold medal, and the rank of C.B. A COLLIERY FILLED WITH WATER.--GATEsnsAn, Jan. B.—This morning, in the Shipcote colliery, about a mile from Gateshead, the water rushed throu&h into the workings of the new mine, and in a short time filled them, ascending some feet up to the shaft. The drifts, it appears, had been pushed too near to an old working at the Felling, where there was a considerable lodgment of water, and the barrier being insufficent, from the strata being of a very porous character. The workmen were employed at the time, but they had sufficient opportunity to escape, and it is satisfac tory to learn that no lives have been lost. The pit has been since drained. THE BIRMINGHAM CHAMBER or COMMERCE.--A meeting of the Council of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce was Meld at the offices, Bennett's-hill, on Wednesday, the 9th instant. The president, Richard Spooner, Esq., MT., occupied the chair; and there were also present—G. F. Muntz, Esq., M.P., Messrs. S. S. Lloyd, J. D. Goodman, W. Mathews, P. H. Moritz, Edward Gem, &c. The meeting was made special for the purpose of taking into consideration the present state of the monetary laws, and after considerable discussion, the following resolution was passed, namely :—" That it is the opinion of this council that it will be found impossible, without great injury to every interest, to carry on the war to an issue consistent with the honour and safety of the country, under the present monetary system, and that it is the incumbent duty of parliament to take into immediate consideration the pffect produced by the acts of 1819 and 1844, with the view of calling out the energy and power of the nation." The Secretary was directed to forward a copy of the foregoing resolution to each of the Chambers of Commerce in the kingdom, requesting their opinion thereon, and inviting their co-operation in bringing the matter before parliament. THE CHILD MURDERS IN THE METROPOLIS.-At the Central Crimininal Court, on Wednesday' the judges, Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Justice Crowder, were occupied in trying the cases of child murder which have recently created so much painful excitement throughout the country. The first case was that of Mary M'lsleill, aged 25, c h arge d with the wilful murder of two of her children. It will be remembered that the accused was found by the landlord of the house in which she lodged sitting calmly at the fire, while the bodies of the two infants were lying with their throats cut, in the same apartment. She admitted the act to have been committed by her hand, but at the trial it was shown that the unfortunate prisoner was of unsound mind, her father having destroyed himself while an incurable lunatic in an asylum, and she herself having had her mind affected ever since the birth of her last child. The jury acquited the prisoner on the ground of insanity, and she was ordered to be detained in custody during her Majesty's pleasure. The same was the result of a second case, that of Sarah Allen, aged 33, charged with the murder of three of her chi'dren by drowning them in the river Thames. It will be remembered that the prisoner took out her little victims from her husband's house, an] In a short time after wards they were found floating in the river. Unquestionable evidence of the existence of a mind labouring under irre movable delusions was given, and the jury returned a similar verdict to that in the preceding case, and the court pro nouncal a similar order for the detention of the prisoner. Porsosis.—The fearful cases of poisoning which have been, and still form, the subject of judicial inquiry, impart addi tional interest to the following narrative of facts :—A phy sician was the other day suddenly summoned to the bedside of a gentleman who was thought to be in extremig. On arriving at the house he found two other medical attendants, who had been unable to grapple, to their own satisfaction, with the formidable symptoms which the patient exhibited, and were therefore desirous of a third opinion, the patient in great pain, his face swollen, his eyes forced out -in horrible convexity, and glaring with l an unnatural brightness. A consu l tat i on po: 4, i p t wasaee and antidotes for vegetable 1 . poison being administered, agreed that a strict in v es ti gat i on once s hotldat l-r e be set on foot. It'was ascert t ined that the patient had been in the habit of drinking ash-leaf tea, some of it was prod uce d, family medical attendant incautiously drank half a wine The glass of it, and was very soon se zed with symptoms similar to those under which the patient laboured, and which were now discovered to resemble the usual results of belladonna. Tests for that poison were immediately applied with success, and then powerful remedies given, both to the original patient and to the new one, for that special ,poison. After a severe struggle, both gentlemen gradually reco vor at ered. a It appeard that the ash-leaves had b een appl i ed f herbali' shop, which the physician visited ; and, on asking for some more ash-leaves, a paper bag was pro duced from a corner. It was without label or any means of distinguishing the contents from those of the hundred other paper bags that were lying about. Ho inquired whether hie patient bad been supplied from that hag, and was answered it the affirmative. He examined the leaves, and found them to be leaves of the- belladonna plant ! Public attention cannot be too strongly drawn to this fact. In this country herb shops are universally kept by persons in no way qualified to deal with the dangerous and deadly powers of many of the drugs they sell. it happened fortunately that, in the present instance, the victim is in good circumstances, and was therefore, able to procure the best medical treatment in the promptest manner ; but herb-shops abound in poor neighbourhoods, and herbs are chiefly the medicines of the poor, taken and administered empirically and ignorantly. In such cues it is necessarily impossible to detect mistakes. Deaths may occur amongst the humbler claws, of which we hear nothing, and the origin of which, if thoroughly investigated, n• fight be traced to some poitonoue herb bought from 8 herb.shop• TRADE REPORT TIIIIRSDAt CorroN: The market continues quiet to-di y, the trad purchasing very sparingly, and holders, although offerin freely, do not so eagerly press sales, and prices remain the same as yesterday. The sates, including 100 Pernambuco, at 6&d to 61d; 100 Bahia, at 56d to 60; 400 Egyptian, at 6d to 7d; and 300 Surat, at 31 to 41, are reported 6, 000 bales, of which 1,000 are on speculation and for export. SCOTCH PIG IRON : Our market for warrants closed at 75s for cash. 1,000 tons were done at this price, cash in one month. ASHES No sales. ARGODS : 160 cases of Perugias and Bologna's at 823 6d. CONCENTRATED LEMON JUICE : 27 pipes at 10, all for the trade. OLIVE OIL : The good demand continues. 14 tuns Malta at £5O 151,10 tuns Taranto at £53 103, 6 tuns Malaga at £5l 15s, 15 tuns Seville, £5l lOs to £52. CASTOR OIL : 50 cases at 7i.1. SHUMAC: 100 bags Sicily at previous rates. LIQUORICE JUICE : 5 cases Corizlisno at 105 g. ROMAN VITRIOL : 5 ensleg .2C, a 1 Oi. Roam: Selling in.,sthall lots at 4s G I N 'TRATE 0: SODA retail WAX : 7 cases E. I. sold £7 23 611 for yellow EPSOM SALTS retailed at 83 3 C4III3ONATE OF TALLOW Gd; January to March to April, 6Gs 61; April to lin, GOO casks ; arrivals, 1,242 )11 the spot, 68s 31 to 63 Much, 683 to 689 3i; June, 63s 61 Deli LINSEED CAKE: Ll thin 13 ; thick, XII LINSEED OIL quiet SAGO FL)un: 323 t ) 103 bid at TARTAI nrall sal cticm for American ; s rates, TARTARIC ACID : Nothing doin g . BRIMSTONE : 50 tons best 3rds 2nds at £5 53. No bidding for Gum Arabic, or Senn.. Loawoon : 20 tons Campeaclay at £7 17s 6d; £6 151 refused for Honduras. 1 3EnatEs : No fine Persians, much wanted. SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE : Dull at 363. PALM OIL : Sellers at £46 10s. LARD : Steady sales at 683 to 69s for American. 2i 61 ; 15 tons THE TRADE OF LIVERPOOL ( From the Circular of Messrs. Leech, Harrison, d Forwood.) We have the pleasure to enclose our first shipping cir cular for the current year, and to make a few remarks upon some'features which distinguish the export branch of the trade of this port. It has been estimated that the annual value of goods passing' through Liverpool now amounts to £1(10,000,000, establishing the important rela tion that her trade bears to • general commerce of the kingdom; nor will the extent of her trade be a subject of surprise when the proximity of the port to the great seats of the manufaeturing and mining industry of the country is considered. Large, however, as this trade undoubtedly is, we hold firmly the conviction. that, if the obitacles which yet impede the full development of the export branch be removed, and, on the other hand, those facilities be afforded in regard to the working of the docks. &c., which the advance ofscience and Commercial experience demand, a further increase, which shall keep full pace with the general prosperity of the country, must be the result. The true interests of exporters in the interior would appear to be to render our port, thus naturally designed from its proximity to their seat of business, for their special use, as available as possible, by making their means of transit with it facile and cheap; and we conceive that the powerful arguments which were so constantly and successful used to secure the passing of such railway acts as tended to these objects are valid now, and apply to the importance of continually keeping those means ,of communication, in all respects, cheap and freely open. The result might be naturally expected from an Increase of shipments here, which follows in all cases of enlarging business, that the cost of conducting it, in reference to dock dues, &c., would be lessened in propor tion-to its increase. These remarks seem called for, as it now appears to be the policy which the most extensive railway company in the kingdom is carrying out, to foster the traffic between Manchester and the metropolis, at the expense of that to Liverpool, by sustaining a fmileage rate for carriage of goods from the interior to Liverpool, greatly higher than that at which it carries masses of goods from the same points to London. The favouring of one port at the cost of another by this or any other system, by any railway company under act of parliament, is contrary to those principles of common justice upon which the legis lature intends to act, in granting the many privileges which are conferred on railway companies. It is a question whether two extensive commercial com munities, whose mutual prosperity is so interwoven as is that of Liverpool and Manchester, could secure their vital interests more completely than by obtaining the en tire control of a line of conveyance between them, and as free from all injurious monopolies or amalgamations, as their old turnpike road. We trust this subject will receive the attention it de serves at the hands of the manufacturing interest, and that no monopoqes will be allowed to check the free flow of our commerce with the interior. The Liverpool Dock Trustees seem now quite disposed to act upon the view, that the prosperity of the port has a very close connexion with the export trade, and are im proving dock sheds, stages, ormes, and the means of transit of goods to the docks. The accommodation just afforded at the new central docks, will be a great boon to shippers, and we hope to see further improvements soon adopted. Fadlit'es for Sldpping at they Port. --A general outl' upping e No. 1, thought that tome of onr fr useful a plan of the doe a might find permanently allowing, at th t ime, the termini of the diff erent carry i ng concerns, so as to be able to direct their goods by that line the point of shipping, and we append m tory remarks. of convey with some explana- The increase of steam vessels at this derable feature ; an d whenever the c e ssation of the war shall release from the transport service the number of such vessels so employed, no port will offer equal advan tages for the transport of merchandize to almost every port in the world. • We would also call attention to the successful way in which our port has stained the mail service with Australia, by means of clipper vessels of the largest size and finest class, whose passages, in many cases, have been quite unequalled. It is possible that tho current year may see a development of a quicker transit trade with the Pacific, by means of the railway from Aspinwall to Panama, as vessels hlve loaded here for Aspinwall, and atrangeMents can be made to distribute goods by steam along the Pacific coasts. The general rates of freight aro considerably lower now than they were a year ago by sailing vessels, nor do we see any prospect of increase for the present, as tne tonnage required for our imports is greatly larger than that needed for exports, and, looking at the general list of outward rates, they are moderate, and likely to draw the trade to this port, Insurance.—The past year has witnessed an increase in the nurnSer of underwriters in Liverpool. The tendency here and in London has been to raise generally' the rates of premium, especially upon manufactured goods, "Reject to particular average. 4 In some cases this advance has been as much as 20s to 25s per cent., and even more, whilst to several prin cipal foreign ports, it is difficult to insure against this risk at any advance of premium. This rise in rates of insurance in the sggregate, forme a serious tax upon the trade of this dis trict, sled the subject deserves the particular attention of shippers, to adopt, if possible, some means of preventing the damages whi c h cause i t. I t seems to us, that some substance requires to be used in the paclti ng of bal e goo d s more water . proof than th e t arpau /i ng and oil - cloth at present adopted ; and if a premium were offered by the interior Chambers of Corn rnerce, for the most successful invention to meet this case, it might lead to important advantages. Perhaps the tax, in than shape of higher premiums, is less advantageous to shippers, than is the injury done to foreign markets, by throwing upon them at auction, masses of damaged goods to be Sold at any cai prices that can b e go t . H ow far the system of surveying goods at some p or t s a b roa d nee d s to b e i mprove d , is a question interesting, m or e p ar tic u larly, to underwriters, The have in ymenellsmo; therefore, have arisen upon goods sf e iriperre, p o cd at all ports, a the highest class, and, they seem not to be neces sarily yew! incident to the lo ca li ty of shipment, or - to tbe quality o f t. is a consi- Transit Goods.—i The val transit through this connt;, f e h r a e s ign be g e o n ods es e t x im po a r t t e e d d in t L 5,000,000 per annum, but we believe it is very much larger; and we would specially call the attention of our Continental friends to the great facilities that of late years the Customs have afforded in every way to this branch. By declaring in proper form upon importation transit goods destined for, export, if intended to go forward in the import vessel, they are subject to no examination, and if to go by other conveyances, the examination of the Customs is quite trifling, and such as in no degree injnres them, and, at the same time, 'shipping expenses are greatly lessened. The increasing number of steamers and clipper vessels now radiating from this port, gives decided advantages as a place for general shipment. We would call the special attention of our friends exporting arms, ammunition, certain metals, and other articles, which nbeuashnicepPeedf hboYstiPlPiteiceisa,l permission, under to the g rea t impor tanceare only allowed t o bond, during th e crtri of seeing that landed certificates from the port of desti nation are returned to "cancel the bonds, and toprevent th• infliction of the penalties, p There is also a clause in the now Merchant Shipping Act whi c h deserves notice, as it enjoins that—" No person shall carry in any ship, o r require the master or owner to carry thercin,,Aquafortis, Gunpowder, or any other Goads which are of a dangerous nature; and if any person carries,, or sends by any ship any goods of a dangerous nature, without distin c tl y mrking their nature on the outside of the package containing the same, or otherwise giving notice in writing to the master or owner before the time of sending the same to be shipped, he shall for every such offence incur a penalty not exceeding Oar port offers increasing facility for the purchase of copper, lead, ron, and all metals, salt, coals, soap, ale, and other rough rticlo4 for cargoes.