Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-13 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL. lINIPORTANT FUOM INDIA.. DELHI NUT TAKEN. British cnd Irish lifa,gnelic Telegraph /esterday afternoon the .following despatch was rece ived at the Foreign Offs ;e, from the Vice ‘-'ollslll at Trieste : " TRIESTE, AIIGUT 12. "The Overland Mail has arrived. Dates. Bom bay, July 14; Alexandria, August 7. ThDelhi bad n o t f a ll en up to the 27th of J une . erehad b e e n a good deal of fighting outside the Port vvalle. The rebels w ere repu l se d , w i t h 438 i, on every odcasion.. " General Van Courtland was - marching upon • 4, l ansl, and Hi ssar had ,two engagements with the rebels rebels near Sirsa, the last being a very de cided one. The rebels fled in disorder, leaving 200 . dead on t h e field, besides prisoners. The l'uniatib remains quiet. General Woodbarn's column crushed the rebellion at Aurungabad. "Intelligence has been received of the mutiny of the troops at Morandabad, Fyzibad, Se etapore,, Jangore, Nowgong, Banda, and Indere. •Futtyghua, ,Mhow, " The Governors of the Presidencies are at their respective seats. The first batch, of Chinalroops arrived in Calcutta, per Simoon, about the 2nd of July. "The Money Market was in a very unsettled state. Money difficult 4o had on any terms. Government Securities are givegng way. considerably. lIIIPort Market very'quiet; bUsiness done to a i Ittoderate extent. Freights advanced a little. ' Calcutta exchange on England, 2s, Old." SPAIN AND' MEXICO. c MADRID, Aunusr 11. T e negoplations for the settlement of the disp u t e 146411 11 Mexieo .are entirely susp e nd e d. M ex i can Al 3 b jects are pl aced under the protection of the mbassador of France. TURKEY. T A des Patell from Constantinople states that .ord Stratford de Redoliffe was to leave on the 23rd a - collge of six weeks. FRANCE Funds Closing prices, Three per Cents, 07.15. ACCIDENT TO THE ATLANTIC CABLE. Uly British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.] VALENTIA, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12. •kno accident of some description has occurred to the Atlantic cabl e . U p to four o ' clock on the Imo of yesterday (Tuesday) constant signals and messages had been received, in one of whi c h, rec eived some twenty hours previously, it was sta tei that the ships had arrived in the two I3 a!tes dep 0 s th. At fou r a . m. ( Irish time) the elec tl.lignals suddenly ceased. On t es ti ng f or Insulation, there was found to be a total loss, Which, from the indication s of resistance, coils would seem to have occurred at a distance of 3 50 to 400 miles from Valentia. In the absence of any means of communication with the ships, it is, of course, impossible even to g 'pause of emb airassment. uess at the There is, however, quite sufficient room f or h ope at prese n t th at the loss of insulation may have been caus ed by some injury to a portion paid into the Water, but not dissevered from the remaining Portion.of the cable, and that enabled, by the aid of • a PPliances on b oar d , to h au l i n and repair so ingeh of it as will re-establish continuity and in sulation. With a view to this possibility, signals h t_ igreaL ene s statiou rg ' Y to are now being constantly sent from the cable, but no an swer ha s a t present been received. THE MEDITERRANEAN. MALTA, AUG. 7. z .`-'n reading the account of the atrocities com ,lllttted in India in • the newspapers, the whole of 4 " 0 /Tien of No. 3 Company of 13th battalion of a '35'41 Artillery, stationed at St. Elmo, addressed I nost loyal letter to Captain Inglefield, who ta°,,lllMond Bathe. In the letter, got up spon C'. e uslY the moment of their learning the iVilgnities that English *omen were.. subjected to . noenriclica' ex signed signed at otice•by the whole of the f —t er expressing their horror and deteitation I ° 3 - _ we crimes, they earnestly solicit that the 4 may accisent out t ° fight against the dastardly rebels, ,n o assist in restoring our authority. To have the fullyn riour of aidin g in such a cause, they will cheer , submit to any privations, ( 340 . e Abeona steamer arrived for the 48th ; they ~,,n lY aked on the 6th, and left for Gibraltar on the the • le,c \j " tt le 2 nd, H.M.S. Arrow, Captain Hend erson , t'for the fleet at Malaga. She is afterwards to I,l3reeeed to E ngland to b e paid off. H.M.S. Wan sere er ar r i ved on the 3rd. She is kept ready for Ro Et ,' to start, if necessary, with any despatch the ' er nment may wish t o t e l e g rap h f rom Cagliari to Viand 0 ,, ' L lle fleet are all delighted with their summer it`.llTe. EveryWhere'they have been received with ti l i ll 'ness, and have had the satisfaction of visiting the northern c:oast. of Italy and south of Spain, i t i e or offit ers paying visits to Spezzia, Genoa, Turin, ILlTepee, 'horn and Barcelona. s ' ' • ~s prey is expecteu.aoout-the 10th. After refitting 's -sh e °L.e will proceed to _Constantinople, where s, \ to s h e stationed.' , on - C th e *h e e c ,,ta'ar arrived from Naples and Sicily turn Gib S he will virtual immediately, and re-_ her o fs ° -- 'es about the 9th. On the 4th many of succeeded ' l ei's left Catania, tind after a six hoars' ride `little reaching the top of Mount Etna with nary e : t l, er " ° n• 'lt was cold, but nothing extraordi her' e Mountain had little snow, except patches c and there.T' • day vg . I man-of-war steamer arrived the same fro - - shmael Paella, going on a special mission of Tunis to Vienna. The Pacha m il -ed at Mio altander the usual salutes, visiting h i e f'Dttifications and objects worth seeing, while steamer was coaling.. env re electio n o f a new member for the council of °rninent terminated in favour of Baron Galen, vi lla 7 90 votes to Dr. Sciartini's 58 . 2. The vetton creates but little interest in the place. Th Express says :—++ We understand that it I l the e e , r e a ri rl r y Pswich Part of th e week, whilst walking on the beach Mew 111-G enera l W i ndham rece i ve d a coa orders , 'cation f ront the Commander-in-Ohief ' giving him p . roeeel to th e E as t. H e b ale his friends who tlet ay. ',; , el linn farewell, and started off without a moment's tiy , , of e o ARTILLERY TEMPERANCE SO C ' ETY .—A meeting ly Interesting nature has been h e ld i n th e T own -h a ll, the,°°lvviell• A temperance society w as recen tly f orme d b y 41,1111L1°0m7nissio ied officers and gunners of the Royal vvi v ' e erY, and th ese, to the number of 150, with their gu ea 5 ,.. 444 families, sat down to an ex ce llent re past. The v itk 's eprnpri se d a number of Crim ean will riots, decorated 'a Medals d now unler orders for India. A r iz b li • a. are ri "JvA _ C meeting, which was presided over by the Rev. W.. ,vorth, vicar of Plemstead, was subsequently held, when ~,`4_9!9sses were delivered by the Rev. Pains Wilson, of the "Juicliers' Friend society, and ether gentlemen. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. THE PERSIAN WAR. The following despatch has been received at the East India House from the Governor-G3neral of India in Council, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company : Fort William, June 19, 1857. We ha►e the honour to forward for your information printed copies of notifications issued by the RiEeat Hon. the Governor-General in C nincil, under date the 18th inst., Nos. 139 and 140, announcing the ratification of the treaty of peace with Persia, anl recording his high sense of the important services rendered by Lieut.-General Sir James Out ram, K.C.8., commanding the forces. It affords us the highest gratification to recommend to the most favourable consideration of the Hon. the Court of Directors and her Majesty's Government the arduous and successful services of the military anti naval forces engaged in the operations directed . against Praia.—We have, &c., CANNING. J. Dony. J. Low. NOTI Fe &T lON B. J. P..G RANT. B. PEACOCK. Fort William, Foreign Department, June le, 1857. No. 139. Authentic intelligence having been received that tile ratifications of thti treaty, which was signed at Paris by the plenipotentiaries of England and Persia on the 4th March last, :were exchanged at Bagdad on the 2nd of May, the Right Honourable_the Governor-General in Council is pleased to direct that a royal salute shall be fired from the ramparts of Fort William, as well as at every principal station of the army, in honour of the pea( e which has been concluded. No. 140. The Wight Honourable the Governor• General 'a Council has had the satisfaction of announcing from time to time the signal successes which have been achieved by the combinel action of the military and naval forces wader the direction of Lieut -General Sir James Outrana K.C.8., on the coasts and in the interior of Persia. The surrender of. l3ushire on the 10th of Dnember . after a brief and ineffectual opposition; the operations against the Persian entrenched camp at Borazgoon ; and the complete victory obtained over the Persian army at . Khooshab on the sth -of February ; the bombardment and capture of Mohan:web on the 26th of March; and the biilliant attack, by a few hundred men, against Ahwaz, on the Ist of April, followed by the precipitate flight of the whole Persian army serving in that quarter, have signally instanced the vigour, the enterprising spirit, and the intrepidity with which the operations against Persia, both by sea and land, have been directed, and have earned for those who had a share in their execution, the cordial approbation and the thanks of the government of India. The Governor-General in Council has now the gratifi. cation of announcing that the ratifications of the treaty, Which was signed at Paris by the plenipotentiaries of England and Persia on the 4th of March last, were exchanged at Bagdad on the 2od of May; and the entire withdrawal of the British forces from the soil and the waters of Persia awaits only the fulfilment of the condi. tions of peace, which were accepted by the plenipotentiary of Persia on her behalf._ The peace which has IlVen thus concluded accomplishes the principal objects of the war, without needless humi liation to Persia, and places the relations of the British Government, with that country, both political and com mercial, on an improved footing. Though the negotiations by which this result has been obtained were conducted in Europe, their rapid and unchecked progress and their early completion must be ascribed. in no small degree, to the vigorous operations and the successful achievements of the Persian expeditionary force. The brilliant reputation of Lieutenant-General Sir Jame® Outram, K.C.8., has acquired additional lustre from the promptitude, the vigorous energy and ability with which he has exercised the command entrusted to him; and the Governor-General iin Council desires to record his high sense of the important services rendered by this distinguished officer. The Governor-General in Council deeply laments that Major-General Stalker, C. 8., should not have lived to witness the successful completion of the war, in the com mencement of winch lie Luuk nu pruuainent and conspicuous _ a part. His Lordship in Council cordially appreciates the zea lous and active exertions of Brigadier-Goneral H welock, C• 13., and commends the orler and despatch with whleh the troops were landed and formed at Mohamreh wader .his direction. To Brigadier. Honner, who shared with his brigade in the attack ou Bashire and in the operations against Borazgoon; to Brigadier Wilson, K.H., who commanded the Ist brigade of Infantry at Borazgoon and Mohamreh ; to Brigadiers Hamilton and Hale, who were present with their brigades in the advance upon Moharnreh ; and to Brigadier Stuart, who was at the head of Cite cavalry of the 2ad Division on the same occasion; to Lieut.-Colonel Shepheard, who succeeded to the command of the. Ist Infantry Brigade on the lamentel death of Brigadier Stopford ; to Colonel Stisted, who led the Ist Brigade, 2nd Division, in the march on Borazgoon and the victory of Khooshab ; to Lieutenant-Colonel Tapp, who com manded the Cavalry Brigade on the same occasion as well as at Bushire ; and to Lieutenant-Colonel Trevelyan, commanding artillery, who took a part in every operation of the troops, except that against Ahwaz—to all these, whose valuable services have been gratefully aArffiwledged by the late Major-General Stalker, C. 8., and Lieutenant- General Sir James Outram, K.C.8., the Governor- General in Council begs to offer his warmest thanks and .the assurance of his heartfelt approbation. _ The late Major-General Stalker, and Lieutenant- General Sir James Outram, K.C.B , have expressed their obligations to the officers commanding regiments and batteries of artillery on the several occasions which called for their exertions, and the Governor-General in Council has great satisfaction in publicly tendering his best thanks to Major Stirling, of,her Majesty's 64th Foot ; to Major Mclntyre, who took command of her Majesty's 78th Highlanders during the expedition to Borazgoon ; to Lieutenant Colonel J. S. Ramsay, of the 2nd Bombay European Light Infantry ; to Major Manson, of the 4th Bombay Rifles ; to Lieutenant Colonel' S'epheard, and Captain Macleod, of the 23th ; MajJr Travers, of the 23rd ; and Colonel Macan and Captain Bowdich, of the 26th Bombay Native Infantry ; to Captain L. Stephen Hough, of the 2nd Belooch B attalion ; to Major Blake, Captain Hatch, Captain Gibbard, and Captain Aitkin, 'commanding—the first, a troop of Horse Artillery, and the others, Light Field Batteries ; to Captain Dickinson, of the Sappers and Miners ; and to Captain Forbes, of the 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry,whose gallantry on the field of Khooshab was conspicuous. The Governor-General in Council cordially 'mites with the late Major-GN3eral and the Lieutenant-Gmeral com manding the expeditionary force in expressing his marked acknowledgements of the evo.—ready and efficient assist - anco afforded by Colonel Lug ard, C.B , MM.'s 29th Foot, the chief of the staff, and the several other officers com_ posing the general staff. To. Captain Malcolm Green, Military Secretary; Lieutenant Sykes, and. Captain Hervey, A.D.3.; Captain Arthur, Persian Interpreter ; and Major Taylor, transferred from the Persian Mission in the capacity of political secretary, as well as to Lieu- tenant-Colonel Lord Dunkellin, detached from the staff • of the Governor General, who volunteered his aid on the personal staff of Lieute ant-General Sir James Outram, KGB.; to Captain Hunter, who served as A.D.C. to the late Major-General Stalker on the attack on Bashire ; and to Mr. Johnstone, of the Indian navy, to whose knowledge of the country an 4 unwearied zeal the late major-general was much indebted, the Governor-Ge neral in Council begs to offer the expression of his ap probation. The valuable assistance afforded on every occasion of difficulty, and especially in the brilliant expedition , against. Ahwaz, by Captain Kemball, political agent in Turkish Arabia and consul-general at Bagdad, has been highly commended by Lieut.-General Sir James Outram' K.C.B , and merits the unqualified approbation and the hearty thanks of the Governor-General in Council, no le:s than does the gallantry of Capt. Hunt, her Majesty's' 78th Highlanders, and of the other military officers who a.ccompanied the expedition in question,. • The Indian navy has .taken a '.conspichous part in the operations which have now been brought to a termination+• and the Go vernor-Ganeral in Council must not omit t THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, put on record the high sense which he entertains of its most valuable and important services• To Rear. Admiral Sir H. Leeke . , ICH, Royal Navy, the Governor-General in Council begs again to offer his sincere acknowledgments for the promptitude and energy ,with which he gave his assistance in landin3 thp troops at liana Bay, and in attacking the fortifications of Bushire, To Captain Griffith Jenkins, Captain of the Fleet, to Acting Commander Adamq, of the Assaye, and Lieutenant Clarkson, of the same vessel, to Captain Young, Com manders Rennie and IVlacd maid, and Actin; Commander Foulerton, much praise is due for their gallantry on the same occasion: The Governor-General in Council, however, desires specially to record his admiration both of the skill an 4 energy displayed by Acting C3rnmalore Young, I.N. (upon whom the command of the Gulf Squadron devolved on the lamented death of Conarnolore Ethersey), in the conduct of the difficult naval operations against Moham - reh, and of the signal success with which they were crowned. The Governor-General in Council has further remarked, with the highest gratification, the distinguished conduct of Commander J. R-nlie, who since the departure of Captain Young, has most efficiently commanded the naval forces in the Persian Gulf. In the enterprising advance upon Ahwaz, the signal success o`otained was due, in a very large measure, to the judgment and resolute gallantry of this ab'.e officer. The acknowledgments of the governments are also due to Commander Selby, of 'the Semir3,mis ; Commander Glcieve, of the Clive; Acting-Commander Manners, of the Victoria ; and to Lieutenants Commanding Tronson, of the Falkland, and Worsley, of the Ajdaha,,.vvho con tributed largely to the success of the day; and the special' thanks of the Government are claimed for Commander Adams for the efficient manner in which he seconded the attack on th , 2 Northern forts at Mohltnreh. • 'Acting Commo lore Young has commended the conduct of Lieutenant Chitty, commanding the Berenice ; of C.)m mender Nisbett, agent for transports ;. and of Acting tasters Commanding McLanrin, of the Napier; H-tlland of the Cornet; Fletcher, of the Planet; Neale, of the Assyria ; Davies, of the Ethersey ti tt ; and Mr. Dark, of the Hugh Lindsey, for the effective aid which . they respectively rendered in the attack on Moharareh ; and the Governor-General in Council has great pleasure in a3knowledging their good services. Finally, the Governor-G,neral in Council wishes to offer his hearty, thanks to all the ()fibers and non com missioned officers, of whatever designation, and to all the soldiers and sailors of the force, for the bravery, the endurance, and good conduct which they have displayed during the.several operations in which they have been engaged. It will afford the highest gratification to.,the Governor. General in Council, to recommend the arduous and suc cessful services of the military and naval forces on the coasts, and' in the interior of Persia, to the most favourable consideration of the Honourable Court of Directors and her Majesty's Government. G. F. EDMONDSTONE, Secretary to the Government of India. The Emperor of the French arrived at St. Cloud yes terday evening at eight o'clock. 'The emery of her Mujests's Chapels Rqral, rendered vacant by the death of Bishop Blomfield, will be conferred upon Dr. 'I ait; Bishop of London. The announcement in the Observer, with regard to the ministerial whitebait dinner, is said to be incorrect. That dinner is fixed, not for Saturday next, as stated, but for Wednesday, the 19th inst., at the Trafalgar, Greenwich _ " The King of Saxony, who has been for some time in this city," says a letter from Leipsie, " attends very assi du)usly the lectures of the several professors at the Uni versity. Kirg John has always been a great admirer of scientific pursuits." The local legislature of the Isle of Man, called the Tyn wald, have lately made a law which, like the act now in operation in Scotland, requires that public-houses shall be c'osod the whola of the Lord's day, except to lodgers and bona fide travellers. THE ELECTION PETITION CAMPAlGN.—Consequent on the general election there were altogether seventy-one petition', relating to forty-nine different constituencies— eff-cting the seats of more than sixty members. In more than half the cases the petitioners did not press the matter to a hearing ; of the twenty-four others about One-third proved fatal to the sitting member.. of whom nines tnet taeir sea's. REPOLT ON rum dOALWITIPPEIIq ACT.—The report of the select committee of the House of Commons is published. The committee do not recommend the revival of the Ac of 1843. The public-house grievance is corilidered worthy of the attention of the Legislature. It is suggested, in fine, that each employer keep .a register of labour, giving the time and place where each coalwhipper has been paid, with other details, which shall be open to the constant inspection of the Board of Trade, or the magiVrates of the district. REPORT ON PATENTS. —The number of applications for provisional protection in 1856 (recorded) was 3,106; the number of patents passed, 2,094 ; the number of sped: fications filed in pursuance thereof, 2,043 ; and the num ber of applications hired or forfeited, 1,012 The number of applications recorded within the first six months of this year is 1,830, so, that an increase of 600 on the whole year may be expected. The expenses of the offi,te of the c nntnissioners for 1856 amounted to £5,850, and the amount of stamp duties paid on passing paten's was £91,115. The Peninsular and Oriental Company have authorised their agent at Malta to allow the packets bringing the Marseilles portion of the homeward Indian mails to touch at Cagliari on their passages from Malta to Marseilles, in case the admiral ou the station should be desirious of bans mitting from that point a telegraphic summary of the in telgence.- This arringemeut will in no way interfere with the due arrival of the steamers at Marseilles, but will afford the advantage to the government and the public of at least twenty-four hours' earlier reception of news by means of the telegraphic wires from Cagliari. - M. Leverrier has communicated to the Academy of Sciences of Parts the observations of the new comet dis. covered by M. Dien, on the 28 h ultimo. The parabolic elements, determines by M. Yvon Viliarceryu, are as fol-. lqw :—Passage through perihelion, 1857, Aug., 24 34221, mean time of Paris; perihelion distance, 0.742750; longi• tude of ascending node, 200 deg. 19 min. 20.1 see; long. of perihelion, 23 deg. 24 Min. 4 sec. ; inclination, 34 deg, 38 min. 21.4 sec. Henec•it appears that the coma is at present very Tinily at its minimum distance from the earth, and there is r o hope of its bacomi lg otherwise visible than by means of powerful instruments. CirA.-laz AGAINST THE LATE GRAND MASTER OF THE ORD 2.g op ODDFELLOWS.—SOUTH&MPTON, TUESDAY —Mr. J. C. ,C(A, late Grand Maser of the Order of 0 hlfellows 0190 chester Unity), was last night apprehended on .a warrant, and !edged in the police station, and this morning brought before the mayor and magistrates, charged with fraudulently embazlieg ;he sum of £223, of the widow and orphan fund, and other portions of trust monies be longing to the order. The defendant was remanded till Friday week, to permit a further cxamina'ion on both sides, anti the defendant was admitted to bail on his own recognizarces. Much indignation has been generally expressed at this man's defalcations since he has been connected with the order, which have amounted to several hundreds of pounds, and have been obtained in the most glaring and unprincipled manner. It appears from the minutes just printed of the select committee, nominated on the_ motion of Lord John Rus sell, to consider the oaths taken by members, that the ilttorney General moved a resolution declaring the Bth s-ction of the sth and 6 , .11 William the Fourth, applicable to the oaths taken . by members. The committee divided, when the resolution was negatived by sixteen votes to thirteen, and the committee agreed to report this result. The following were the thirteen who voted for the Attorney General's proposal—Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. 'Headlam, M r. Horsman, Mr. Attorney-General, Mr. Roe buck, Lord Stanley, Sir 3. Pakington, the Lord Advocate, Mr. , Villiers, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Greer, and Mr. Bowyer. The mojority against the resolntion was composed of Mr. Cobbett, Mr. Gladstone, Sir. G. Grey, Mr. Henley. Mr Matins, Mr. Napier, Mr. Itolt, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Whit?. side, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Macaulay, Mr. Wigram, Mr. Adams, Mr: Fitzgerald, Mr. Craufurd, and Mr. Maguire. LIP PARTS.—An individusl has been taken up by the pollee for creating a disturbance in the h3use where he resided. It appears that •the neighbours had been prevented for some night; past from enjoying their rest by the fearful nci , e which issued at midnight from the rooms inhabited by the prisoner. 'The police forced open the door and • discovered the man dancing about the room and uttoring.strange words. A work on necromancy was open on the table, while skulls and other objects, supposed to be more or, less connected with popular noti ns of Magic, were laying abOut the room. The man, on being called to account, stated'that he'had lost money' on the BoUrse, r t e,d was invoking Satan' to assist him. In order to eorrobtrat lie assertiion, he diSplayed ti" contract, drawn up ir, legal form, uherein be consented to sell his.sout, in ro'urn for eerfain advantigei to be distinctly defle`4l/ the . enrchaser. :The man was taken to prison, where his rmity will be carefully tested. IMPE HIAL PARLIAMENT. (By British and Irish Mapregie Telegraph.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at 12 o'clock, Guistinianis Naturalisation Bill was read a third time and passed. Capt• Hamilton took the oaths and his seat for Falklrk Burghs. On the order for the consideration of amendments to the Smoke Nuisances (Scotland) Abatement Bill, further opposition was offered to the progress'of vie mealnre by Mr. Buchanan, bat was withdrawn after some explanation from Mr. Kinnaird - to clausel, which provides, that fac tories a quarter of a mile from the neighbouring town should be exempt from the operation of the bill. •• An amendment was proposed by Mr. Buchanatrto substitute 200 yards for a quarter of a mile. Upon a division the amendment was negatived by 57 to Majority 54.. Clause 12, which provides parochial assessment to meet the expenses of the bill, was opposed by Mr. Buchanan and Lord Duncan. After a brief discussion a division to9k - oh.ce, the numbers being : For the clguse Against it . . 27 Majority The clause was aceordirgly ordered to stand part of he bill. 'The various arnenarnents made in committee were then agreed to, and the bill was ordered for third reading• The house went into committee on the Sale of Obscene Books, &c., Prevention Bill, and the clauses were agreed to without discussion. Sir E. Perry moved the addition of a clause exempting Scotland from the operation of the bill, but consented to, withdraw it upon a promise given by sir G. Grey that the subject should receive the consideration of the Lord. Advocate. Mr. Roebuck condemned the measure as inquisitorial, and ridiculed the attempts to make the people virtuous by act of parliament. After a brief discussion thelbiii paisoi through com mittee, on the understanding that it should be re-cote_ mitred for the insertion of certain amendments. Oa the motion for going into committee of ways and means,. Sir H. Willoughby asked in what manner it was intended to defray the expenses of the armaments sent to India. , The Chancellor of the Exeheq'eer postpon-d his reply till after the house went into committee. 3 The Speaker having left the chair, The Chancellor of the Exchequer rose to move a resolu. tion upon ,thee subject of the tea and sugar duties. The right hon. gentleman enumerated the proceedings of the last few years in regard' to these duties, and explained' that his object now was not to alter the existing law, but only to continue for two years, from, the Ist of April next, the duties leviable under the present law. The amount of revenue from these two articles was in round figures, 101 millions in the last two years. The , sugar duty produced in 1855, £5,058,000, and in 18"6 £5,129 00J ; and the tea duties in the same two years were £5,310,000 in the first year, and £5,536,000 in the second. lie drew attention to the fact that increased consumption had been the result of a reduction of duty upon these articles, and ho much regretted that existing circumstances would not justify a further reduction being made. The tea and sugar duties were now lower than at any previous timer The duty upon tea was last year Is 9,1, and it was now fixed at ts 5d ; and the sugar de ty had been reduced in the same time from 14; 6 ,1 to 143 per cwt up on the average. An interesting document had been furnished showing the average consumption of tea and sugar by different classes of society in the United Kingdom, and he would briefly state the result with regard to tea. It was found from the bast information, that in England the upper and middle classes consurnA 56 per cent., and the poorerand working classes 44 per cent. ; and in Scotland o, tarp" awr...l the poorer and working classes 46 per cent. ; but in Ireland the case was reversed, for while the upper and middle 'classes consumed 351 per cent. and the poorer and working classes 6-li per cent. With regard to sugar in England the upper and middle classes consumed 60 per cent, and the poorer and working classes 40 par cent. In Scotland the upper and middle classes consumed 62 per cent, and the poorer and working classes 38 per cent, and in Ireland the rate of consumption was again reversed, the upper and middle classes consuming 34 per sent, and the poorer and working classes 66 per cent. He did not think, upon the whole, that the sugar duty now proposed was excessive as compared with former years, and to show this he - quoted from a return showing that the average duty on sugar during-six years, from 1851 to 1857, was 14s per cwt on sugar. Tae smallest consumption of sugar since 1816 was in 1840, the amount being 3,594,000 cwts, while the consumption in the pre vious year was 3,813,0")0 cwts, and. the average duties were in 1839, 249, and in 1840, 259 23. In 1855 the con. sumption of sugar was 7,547,000 cwts, and in - 1856 the consumption amounted to 7,071,000 cwts, while in former years the average duty:was 13; sd, and in the latter 14s 6d, showing a decrease of is la in the two years. The proposal which he now snide would acid nothing to the revenues of the current year, and would simply have the effect of continuing the existing duties for two years after the Ist. of April next. With regard to the question put by, the honourable gentleman, as to the defrayment of the expenses of the armament for India, the present financial ' means of the East India Company, were ample to 'meet any demands that might . 'be made 'upon the Indian exchequer for the suppression of the mutiny, but should the expenses exceed those moans, it would be the duty of the Govern ment to immediately ask the assistance of Parliament in providing for the exigencies of the time. The troops withdrawn from the country for service in India, would be paid by the Eist Indian government, and, therefore, .the measures taken up to the present time would have the effect of diminishing - , rather than increasing, thss demands upon the English exchequer. The ,Government had paid off two millions of exchequer bills, and the charges arising from the redemption of the Sound Dues, and yet the annual revenue had been found adeq'sate to meet all demands upon it, and he trusted that with this explanation the House would agree to the resolution which ho then moved. Mr. Gladstone expressed his approval of the course taken by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in regard to the tea and sugar duties, and felt gratified. with the explanation respecting the expenses of the armaments despatched to India. Mr. Disraeli said he thought the House' should be in Possession of some more accurate information respecting theilndian finances, than had been afforded. So far as he could understand, the state of the general finances showed a prospect of considerable deficiency, and he did not think the increase of these dutieslwouild be sufficient to meet the deficiency. He should wait the proper time to enter on the consideration of the financial statement, and he would not oppose the resolution before the House. The Chancellor' of the Exchequer stated that the estimate of the consumption was founded on as accurate accounts as could be expected. The resolutions were then agreed to. On the motion of Mr. Wilson, a vote of 416,227,84215 s 9d, to make good the supply out of the consolidated fund, was agreed to was also a vote of .£606,234 3s 4d, to make good the supply to her.Msjesty, for the year ending the Ist of March, 85S. • The Probate and Letters of Administration Bill waa reads► third time:and passed. The House rose at five o'clock. :72. A rONTINENTAL Rumouri.—Stem have been talon, we leant, by the English Government, to ongagt French officers on ball-pay to enter the British service in India. Engagemen's will net be contracted f,l . ICS3 than two years, and not for more than five, Mr; pip will ,be --Captains,',EBoo per annum ; lieutenan' s, £6OO ; second lieutenants, £4OO, cal the travelling evjenses Out and home to he defrayed by the East India eompany,—Enzancipa - tion of Brussels. ; THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1857: PRESENTATION TO AN AMERICAN CAPTAIN BY THE BOARD OF TRADE. Yesterday, Captain Hodges, of the American , ship , E. Z., was invited to attend at the Sailors' Haws,. by the mem bers of the Local Marine Hoard, for the' purpose of receiving a testimonial presented by the Veardof Trade for his brave and manly condnct in saving the - master and crew of the English ship the John Garrow, in lat: 37 N,, lon. 57 W., on the 6t , t of December last. The following official letter wilt fully show the . circumstances under which the presentation was made: Local Marine Board, Sailors' Home L'verpccl, 31st March, 1867. Sir,—f am directed by the Local Menne Board of th 4 s port to acknowledge the receipt of Sour• letter of the 18 h instatu, and enclosures, and, In reply, I am directed' t, sta's that they have care full, investi;ated the circumstances connected with the rescue of the crew of the John Garraw, having examined bath Captain Dyer, of the John Garrow, and Captain Hedges, of the E. Z. The circumstanc.s are as fo'low • On he 6th of Desemher last, at one p.m., in lAt 37 N., lon .57 W., the E. Z fall in with the John. Garrott', in a-sinking condition, and bore down lo her, and fin ling that the lifeboat' of the John Garrow was mush hrger and more seaworthy than that of the E. Z., hove to end wore about several time, t' the grew: risk the E. Z. an i cam . , Whilst the lifeboat of the John Garrow triple threll ttliis to end from the E. Z., un er the superintend.,,nce of . the mate, of the John, Garrow, the captain being ili at the tim3 This ()coupled them t;11 night. The whole of the cram,. t igether with Captain Dyer's wife and chili—in twenty-four in. number—were thus ssved,ani Captain Hodges kindly gave up his cabin to Mrs. Dyer. Although the E. Z. was short of provisio tny (Belled it with the crew of the John Garrow for twenty-four days, when,they arrived at Ne v York. No charke has b !en ma; by either the c iptaha or ovra,rs of the E. Z. for subsistenc of the crew. The charge referrad to on the back of Messrs. B Jolt and Co.'s let6,r wai fur far men that were tak n to the hospital, and not On account of any assistance rendered to the E. Z: Captain Ifortges is about to proceed irumedliteli to,NO v York, but will return t) Liverpool short y.—l am r sir, your obsdient servant, JOHN Tat:I:IIAS TOWSON, Secretary. The Sceretary, Marine Department, Daard'of Trade. Shortly after two o'clock Mr. S. R. Graves, the Chair man of the Local Marine 'Board, addressing Captain Hodges,. of the American ship E. Z., said they were called together to do an act of justice, and also to , convey to him the opinion of the. British Government (or through them, by that departnaJnt of the British Government which watched over the mercantile marine of that country—the Board of Trade) the opinion ' they entertained of his generous and manly conduct in rescuing the master and crew of the , ship John Garrow. It appears, when about the middle of the Atlantic, he fell in with the Jahn Garr° av, then in a sinking state, and by his exertiotv, he succeeded in saving the master, his wife, and the whole of the crew, numbering about twenty-four persons. The ship was then in a sinking ondition. This was not done without risking life and property to a considerable extent. They were all saved and conveyed. to New York, having received the greatest kindness and attention. The owners of the ship had refuse:lto receive any remuneration for the maintenance of these persons, but the Board of Trade, rather than that they should. sustain any pecuniary loss, had, through the Local Marine Board, presented them with .£6O, being about the amount of loss they had sustained ; and the board had also instructed him ,(Mr. Graves) to convey to him (Captain Hodges) the beautiful and magnificent, telescope. A very handsome telescope, bearing tne following inscrip tion was then presented :—" Presented by the British Government to L. B. Hodges, Commander of the American ship E Z., for the assistance generouSlY renaered by him to the master and crew of the British ship John Garrow on the 6th of December, 1856." Captain Hodges briefly, bat expressively, acknowledged the great compliment that had been conferred upon him by the British Government, and said that he had done no more than his duty when he saw some of his fellow crea tures in the dreadful position in which they were placed. He then detailed a few of the fearful particulars of this occurrence, from which it appeared that at the time he fell in with the English ship, running with short sail, and immediately bore down to her assistance. He then offered to take all on board, altheuh he was short of provisions, and could not get any fro.n the other ship. The crew and the captain ; and his wife were, with diffi— culty, got on board, the latter and child having been res cued from the water by Captain Hodges himself, and kept on board for 24 days, during which time they were treateu with tne greatest, i i ullless anti auLeutAvii, uub trlicu the E. Z. arrived at New Yorkshe had not twenty-four hours' provisions left. Mr. Graves having again expressed the pleasure the Government felt in making such a presentation to such a deserving man, and • hoping that it might be an incentive for others to act in a similar manner, the business of the meeting was brought to a conclusion. NAVAL AND MELIrAItY LSTELLIGENCE Woolwich, August ll.—ln accordance with orders issued by the Colonel-Commandant this evening, the whole of the Reyal. Marine force now under orders for China, including the division of Marine Artillery under the command bf Colonel Holloway, will assemble on parade at eleven o'clock to-morrow, in full equipment, for inspec tion by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, previous to embarkation on board the iron screw steam vessel Adelaide, which arrived at the Royal Arsenal Pier this clay. The force was under orders to embark this day, but the embarkation order was extended, as the vessel had not completed her stores. Ciptain Radcliffe's T battery, under orders for India, assembled on the Common this day for inspection and drill. Of the large artillery force awaiting orders for embarkation, only four troops and companies are actually on their voyage. Three field batteries and six troops and companies are now at Woolwich fully equippel for departure, and if their presence is urgently required in India, it is surely necessary that more urgent measures should be adopted for their speedy embarkation. Captain Ommanny's company embarked for Bombay in the Warrior Qaeen, on Tuesday, the 4th instant: _ _ _ Chatham, Aug. 11.—The whole battalion of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, under orders to proceed to China, numbering four companies, assembled on their parade ground at the Marine Barracks this morning, and on their names being called over not a man was found to be absent. On their inspection by the Colonel Commandant, the battalion, which is upwards of 300 strong, presented a most gratifying appearance, the men being the finest troops in the service, with the single exception of the Guards. At eight o'clock the companies,•preceded by the divisional bands marched down to the railway station at S►trood, and proceeded by special train to Portsmouth. On marching through the streets they were frequently loudly cheered. They proceed to Hong Kong in the Im peratriz steamer. All the troops are armed with the Enfield rifls. This morning the reinforcements for the 10th and 84th Regiments, numbering 2'...men of all ranks left the provisional battalion and proceeded to Gravesend, where they embarked on board the Agamemnon for Cal.. cutta. Colonel H. Jervis, the commandant of the pro. visional battali:an,.accoMpanied by his staff, superintended the embarkat'ion of the troops at Gravesend. The rein forcements for the 82nd Regiment will procaed from this garrison to-morrow morning to Portsmouth, where they will embark on board the steamer Australia, for Calcutta. Captain G. llookey, paymaster of this division of Royal Marines 'nas concluded his investigation into the accounts kept at the several divisions of Marines, by order of the A.dmiralty. Portsmouth, Aug. 11.—The embarkations to-day have comprised four companies of the Royal Marines. which arrived here from the Chatham division this afternoon, and two companies of the Portsmouth division. They go out under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Walsh, and muster 1 field officer, .6 captains, 14 subalterns, 2 medical officers, and 516 men. • This body of Royal Ma rines has embarked on board the screw troopship ,InaPe ratriz. Oae hundred boys of the navy have also em barked on board this vessel for distribution among the fleet. Tile destination of the marines is Hong Kong, but it rosy be that they v?ill be intercepted, and sent to Jodie. The St. Vincent, 103, and Blenhekrti,' 60, carne into' bar boar to-day, and took up their old moorings. 6v/ MM. CON. EXTRAORDINARY. LYLE v:• lizarazne.—This was an action brought by the plaintiff at the Croydon assizes, on Tuesday, to recover damages from the defendant for having seduced and debauched his wife. The defendant pleaded Not Gault ye Mr. E. James, Q.C. in opening the case to the jury, s lid that it was probably one of the last of the saute description that would be brought before a court Of justice, but at present the plaintiff had no other legal remedy for the wrong that he had sustained at the hands of the defendant. :The plaintiff was a young man who was carrying on an extensive business as an upholsterer in Charlotte-street,. Fitzroy-square, and the defendant, who, he was instructed, was a person .Of property, was considerably older than either the plaintiff or his wife, and heibelieved was nearly fifty, years of age. The plain tiff met his wife, who wasethe daughter of an I Indian officer, and probably in a condition of life somewhat -above him, at a ball at Birmingham, at which place she' -lived with her family, and they were ma'ried on the 7th of April, .1851. 'At the latter erid of the year 1858, the plain- tiff was anxious to obtain additional capital in order to extend, hiS business, and ha inserted an adeertiserriteit in. the. Times for a parmer with capital. The defendant at this time-was living at Croydon, and he replied to the advertisement' and stated that he had some capital Iyhlg idle, and after some negotiation'an arrangement' was en tered into that the defendant and the plaintiff shoal& become partners, and the former was to advance the ne ceseary capital for carrying on theleusiness, and was to receive a large amount of interest for that capital. Thee defendant after 'this, of coerse; vrent- to the plaintiff's warehouse and took an active pert is the business, and there could be no doubt that he took advantage of the opportunity thus afforded , him to seduce- the affectiens of • the plaintiff's wife, The follo w in g e v ide nce vyas, adduced —Mr. E. Foster said : /am a btiilder. "I>knew the plain- - tiff, and he airl his wife formerly lired in one of my' houses, arid they appeared to. be on very at - Lctionate term;. The plaintiff i 3 about thirty-four years old, the wife is under thirty. She has no particular personal at tractions. The' plaintiff bad a _very good business in Charlotte street, and the defehdintdjecame his partner at Ctiristmae'laSt, and be then weal. to reside at the plain tiff's house. Cross-examined -.Never heard the wife of the plaintiff complain of his being intimate with a servant girl named Elizabeth Thomas. The husband saw the de few:la:it and his wife is bad together,. and witness and he afterwards Went out 'and ,had 'something to drink at a neighbouring public-house. There were several other persons.with him.. They might have had some supper at ttie publichouse together. 'He and -the plaintiff- had a cigar, and they might also have had some "humble porter." (A. laugh.) There 'were four or five persons preseat at " the discovery," acid Mr. Lyle was among them, and after it was made they all wont to have some supper. Did not know that the discovery had caused the plaintiff to•want his supper. Alter, the discovery had been made -all- the' parties went' to "ha'Ve something to drink, and then they returned to the plaintiffs house, and seine of them partook of pickled salmon. (A. laugh.) - Cauldnot say. whether the plaintiff had any of the pickled salmon. (Renewed laughter.) One of the party, was a -lady, but they took her home to'her !nether. (Laughter.) Would-swear that the plaintiffand: all the rest of the party did not sit up drinkiag during the remainder of the night. lie believed that the plaintiff had been watching' in the. next house on the night the discovery, was made, .but he was not aware that he had done so for three or four nights before. Witness was aware that he had hired a room in the next house in order'to detect- his wife and the defendant, and he advised him to do all he could to fled out such .a disgraceful business. He had heard that two holes. were bored in the party-wall, so • that the plaintiff might see what took pl ace i u hi s wife's bedroom. -(1 laugh.) Sophia Buckle said shevvas forrnerlya lady's maid, and was acquainted with 'the.plaintiff and his wife 'after their marriage, and in 1856 she was staying with thein e They appeared to live very happily together. Cross-examined: She believed that npon • one occasion Mrs. Lyle went to a bal masque in the Character of a page, . with a male 'friend, with' the knowledge of her husband. Her sister was with lien: They had a servant named ElZebeth:.. She had heard Mrs. Lyle complain of her husband being too intimate with this girl, and that he had kissed her, and also that he had taken her to the theatre. Never heard that Mrs. Lyle had a latch key to let herself in when she came home late at night. Mr James said he believed that married gentlemen liked to have a latch key, but he never heard of a lady haying one. (A. laugh.) Cross-examination continued: Mts. Lyle used to go out sometimes in the evening, but .she believed that she only went to visits. friend,in the neighbourhood. Maria Taylor deposa that she was in the service of the plaintiff in September, 1856, and remained until a fort night, before Christmas. During this time M. and Mrs. Lyle appeared to live very happy and comfortable together, and Mrs. Lyle assisted in the basineis. She went a second time into their service, in March, and she then found Mr. Herbert was lodging in the house. She noticed 'directly that there were improper looks and .remarks between Mr. Herbert, and Mrs. Lyle. She once saw Mr. Herbert sitting on a chair in his bedroom,-and Mrs. Lyle was sitting at his feet, and she thought she heard her say, "Oh do," and " Henry." On Easter Sunday afternoon she found the door of Mr. Herbert's room locked. On the Good Friday before, . Mr. Lyle went out to the Crystal Palace, about two, and While he was away, Mrs. Lyle, Mr. Hemwood, Mr. Her bert, and Mr. Venn, the partner, were in the during-room and Mr. Venn offered Mr. Herbert a cigar, but he would not take one, and Mrs. Lyle and Mr. Herbert winked at one another, arid Mr. Herbert said he was sleepy, and he should go and lie down, and he went to his room, and Mrs. Lyle followed him,_ and she remained ,in his room until five o'clock. On Easter Sunday she found Mrs. Lyle in the defendant's room.. The door was locked. She re membered Mrs. Lyle leaving home to visit her fiends at Birmingham. She was away about a fortnight. On the 10th of June Mr. Lyle went into the country, and Mrs. Lyle and Mr. Herbert were very much together,and they were in the sitting-room together all the evening. Mr- Herbert remained in the ho6d until the 18th of June. Ore the evening of that day she heard a noise oa the top of the house, and some one came down from the , roof, and. said they were in bed together. A person named Taylor went up with her, and she saw )%/Irs. Lyle and,Mr. Herbert fall from the bed together. and she was b 0 frightened that she ran away. .(A laugh.) William Taylor was then called as a witness.. He said he remembered Mr. Lyle ' making some communications to hint upon,the subject of the conduct of his,. wife on the m irniog of her departura for Birmingham. Witness had previously mentioned something to him.upott the same subject, wad arrange ments were made. to detect the parties. A room was first taken in Cumberland-street, at the backer Charlotte- street,"but this, was not found to answer,, and another was afterwards- taken next door, by witness. He then bored a hole in the party-wall, but th 4 was of no use, and he fixed up an apparatus with,an, index attached to it, that would indicate when auy,person got into the. ' , defendant's, bed. He could tell by the appar a t us w h e th er . one, two, three, or four persons got into bed. (A laugh.) - He called the- apparatus an "-indicator." (Laughter.), On the night of the 18th of June he was watching with his ear to the hole, and the indicator acted. (A laugh.) - The lever fell aac3rding to the NWig : ht. (Laughter.) It first informed him that one person got into bA.I, and then that a second person had done so.- Otenewed laughter.). 'lle immediately proceeded to thereof and ,entered by, the trap-door, took the servant by the hand, opimed the rigor of the defendant's bedroom, tore deven the. curtains, and turned the bull's eye upon them. (A roar of laughter.) Mr. Herbert and Mrs. Lyle were In bed together. Mr. Lyle was at this time making 0.y. ; ,the best of his wto the place, awl Mrs. Lyle rushed up stairs to her own room„ On the following day witness. saw Mr. Herbert; in. the plaintiff's house, and he .said. he was prepared to pay for ] his guilt, and it was a pity there was such a fuss Inaoie 'about it. Cross-examined:: This "indicator" • was an invention of hisiewn. He. had( not taken out, a patent for it. Since this - discovery ho had been liviag, with Mr. Lyle. He offered his services to detect the parties. Ho might have had as much as from Mt% Lyle for the expense he had incurred. Ile might /Ave told Mr. Field,' the detective. offl.frer, that he should "sap In a good bill to Mr. Lyle if he succeeded., Would not • swear whether he did ca. not. Field came to "pump" him, and he told him. what he li'‘ed. Ho had been out of work about a month, when he undertook this job- His business was that of a cabinet-nadte.r. The apparatus.: consisted of a lever attached to a spring, and when any, one was on the bed it moved. (A. laugh:), The defendant. was not sleeping in his own bed-room.at the time of the' discovery, bat 111 the bed-room that had been occupied by, the plaintiff and. his wife. Was not aware, that it was. at, the instigation of the plaintiff that the defendant was placed in this room. Mr. Lyle was watching the indica tor while witness was looking threugh t:he hole. (A roar of laughter.) An hour and a half elapsed before the instrument began to act, and daring, that time they drank some gin and water. He suggested that the partieashotild. have every facility afforded them, initrder that they. might detect them. Would swear that ha did not sit, upon the tiles dressed in women's clothes ilk order to watch Mrs. Lyle and the defendant. H 9 inaratt'a rough model of the "indicator," but was not aware whether it was in court or not. Mr. James said tbis.mod , el should be produced if his learned friend-wished to see it. Serjeant Parry said ho really had no desire to, seer it. He hel been shocked. casequitef enough already. already. (A. laugh ) This closed the P intimated thati n t e nd to call any evidence, Mr. James p rocee d e d to sum u p the plaintiff's case. Ho tigi not nn h l e al d Serjeant Parry having said that his learned friend had admitted that he had no, answer on the part of the defendant, and he had, only endeavoured to laugh the case out of court, but he hoped . the jury would not take this view of the matter, and that they would g ive to the plaintiff the reparation to which he was entitledfor the injury he had clearly sustained. Mr. Serjeant Parry made a most able and humorous speech for the defendant. The Lord Chief Baron summed up very briefly, and after calling the atteniion-of the jury to seine of the points in the evidence, he observed upon the absence of the testimony of any relatives of the parties,, to show. the terms upon which they lived, and that none. but strangers or servants were called to prove that they lived upon terms of affection and happily together. He concluded by stating th a t if th e y believed the witnpsses,, the plaintiff was by law entitled to a verdict, and the areount of damages was entirely ler them t.o cionsider. 42he jury, after a short deliberation, returned a veralot I Tor the plaintiff. Damages—One Farthing: