Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-12 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. THE PERSIAN WAR. The 17aTette (of last night) contains despatches from the Indian Government, relating to the termination of the Persian war, and the operations of the British forces engaged therein, in which the G wernor-General eulogises a large number of the officers holding commands in the at my, and the general gallantry and devotion of the troops. Appointments :—C. E. K. Rortright, to be C.,nsul at. P hilahelphia ; and D. Donohoe, Consul at Buffalo. In consideration of the gallantry displayed in May and 'hue, in the Canton River, the following promotions have taken place :—Commanders to be captain3—Forsyth, Corvet, Rolland, and Turner; lieutenants to be com manders —Fowler, Dent, Stanforth, Brock, and his serene "highness Victor Prince Laugenberg ; acting lieutenants— Roo. A. Denison, Messrs. Hudson and Hornby; and Lieut. John and Mr. J. Jones to be master. HAVRE, TUESDAY MORNING. The Imperial yacht, Queen Hortense, arrived at 12 o'clock last night, with the Emperor and the Empress of The French on board of her. NAPLES, AUGU3T 8. Recent events confirm the King more than ever in the .policy of compression which he had adopted. The preliminary proceedings in the affair of the Cagliari are proceeding. The prisoners will be shortly transferred 'to Salerno, where quarters have been prepared for them. The refusal of the G)vernment to restore some pack ages captured on board the Cagliari will probably lead to -a definitive rupture between Sardinia and Naples. MALTA; AUGUST 7. Neither the Valetta nor the Indus, with the India-and Chins, nor the Jura, with the Australian mails, has a s yet arrived. The Cambria, to convey the latter to Mar seilles, will not wait them beyond the 10th. Her kajesty's steam gunboat Wanderer will be despatched by Admiral Stopford to Caagliari to telegraph to England any news of importance. It is doubtful whether the London journals will be allowed to avail themselves o f this expeditious mode of communication. ODD-FELLOWS DEMONSTRATION. At Chester, on the sth instant, a numerous assemblage of .-the various lodges took place at the Linen-hall, at ten o'clock, and after being marshalled by the P. G. M. of the district, walked in procession through the town to St. Paul's ' c hurch, where a most impressive sermon for the occasion Was preached by the Rev. Mr. GATI3OII, and a collection made in a'd of the Ragged School. The procession then ze-formed, and continued their walk until they arrived 'at the Linen•hall, and after three cheers being given for our beloved Queen, the Brethern retired to their various dodges. The Heart of Oak Lo3ge was presided over by 'the Prov:ncial G. M., an 1 after discussing a dinner served in Mr. Lloyd's usual style of bountious liberality, the chairman proposed in succession—" the Queen," with all honours; " the Prince Consort, and the rest of the Royal FamilY," w i t h cheers ; the " Army and Navy," cheers ; "the Grand Master and Board of Directors," drank with " O dd - Fellows h onours. I n propos i ng the health of " the Past and Present Officers of the Heart of Oak l 'udge," the Chairman said, the duties of those gentlemen were onerous and vciluable, and had been discharged in s uc h a manner as to mer i t the beat thank s of the members drank with Odd-fellows honours. The evening was enlivened by numerous beautiful songs, and, of er pas,ing a few festive hours the brethern broke up, when most of them took their way to the Linen-hall, When a splendid ball took place, which was numerously and respectably attended. We are happy to say that the Lodges of this Society are 'in a very prosperouss tate. The Chester district, for the last fifteen years, have given a dotation of £5 to the Blue Coat School, and we are Sorry to hear that, on application for the boys of the school to head the procession, it was refused. PROPOSED DUTIES ON SUGAR, TEA., &c, 1. That in lieu of the duties of Customs now chargeable on the following articles imported into Great Britain and Ireland, the foll ow i n4 duties shall he charged until the 31 4 t day of March, 1860, inclusive (that is to say) : Sugar, viz.:— s. tl. • Candy brown or white refined sugar, or sugar rendered by an , 'wh ile v elarocess cqn-1 in quality thereto-,the cwt l B, 4 yed sugar or sugar rendered by any pl.( cesi "' Nit in quality to' white clayed. not being refined, or eq a m i, _l6- 0 'Yello w ,t.qulllY to refiaed—the cwt....... - — taeo7ado and brown c'ayed sugar, or sugar rendered b y any • bins process equal in quality to yellow _ covade or brown clayed, and not equal to white • -elaYed—t a• Cwt .. Bro. ur . -11 ..nscoyad o or any other sugar, nut being enual is 411 +lay to yellow Muscovadi or brown c'ayed sugar— the c w t .. .12 8 : Mola,ses -- .herries, d C r:OJ . *** *** •• 1 ••• • • 5 0 • Confect i on ary - omfits d .. ....... .............. .... . ... . Ginger, preserved . • Marmalade ..... ... . . • .. the pound 0 2 Piums, preser ve d in sugar.. • ..... •• 'Sty...cedes, in c l u di ng all frill . and vegetables presa.vad In sugar, not otherwise enume rated.,., • .... the pOund 1 5 2 . That the following drawbacks shall be allowed on '...nete of Man, forn cOnsumptiox there to foreign parts,, of the several descrip e or on removal to th 4 . ions of r e fi ned sugar hereinafter ' mentioned, until the 31st ay of March, 1860, inclusive (that is to say) :_._ X l ll.?tt ren t , - - - _ _ • • - -lilted sugar in loaf, complete o: whole, or lumps s. d. duly having been pe , feetly clarified and -sibi t V„ l gnl esa Y dr'ed in the stove, and being of an uniform throughout, or s.:gar candy, or sugar refined Q:`,„lTe‘e,entrifugal machine, or by any other process, ' 4 °l In arc) , way i ferior to the export standard No , approved of by the or. 'a of th: Treasury—for every " • ...... U pon such reate•fd sugar already described,described, if pounded, 17 2 -cru,bed, or broken in n Wa ehmse approved by the C °Mtni stoners or Customs, such sugar leaving teen there drat inspected by the odicers of Customs in lumps or'loaves, as it for immedia . e shipment, and then packed for exportation In the presence of such officeis, and at y, t he expense of the exporters—for every cwt... ‘JPOn refined sugar, unstoved, pounded, cr9shed, or broken, and not in any way inferiOi to the eioort standard sat:o7 Pie No. 1, approved by the Lordi of the Treasury, and which shall not contain more than five per cmtum Moisture over and absve it the same wo, 11 contain if thoroughly u dad in the stove—for ev.:ry cwt. l6 4 'Upon bstarti or refined sugar, tinstoved, broken in pieces, or being ground, powdered, or crushed, not in any way inferior to the export standard, sample, N0..2, approved by the Lords of the Treasury —for every cwt l5 1 Upon bastard or relined sugar, beng inferior in quality to the said export standard, sample, No. 2—fir every cwt. 12 8 'that in lieu of the duties of customs now chargeable , fo ljlep impo r t e d i nto Great Britain and Ireland, the ''"vlag duties shall be charged, that is to say:— a. d. Rice and rice dust for feeding cattle, the cwt..... . 1 , rough, and in the 1111.4, the gr...... •• •••• • • • `6 4i no t otherwis t; enumera t e d or d escri b e d, the c A t. . • nOasz„,/t A applied CI G FRAUD; —A respectably dressed person to M r. n Condo D „ ca?adon, on Monday, at Marlborough-street, he had' ""eo Court, to klow how he could - recover £2 _ wagered Pets on. a horse race, and £l2 he won -from The gns Who assumed the character of betting agents. fro_aPPlicant pro lured a circular which he had received ua those who and c . persons, signed with their initiala, " H. 1 Cup th e 0 2 la whe was advised that the Liverpoo , that aester Cup and other races, were to come off, and aunts they As agellts. were ready out advantageously all to lay s-nt to them beLre the races. The be ting agents urged their correspUidents to lay out liberally. and to for- W ard the cas h to o them w ithout delay. Feeling disposed to -. 1:-- -Ltshi-Blzoulrfor the Liverpool - Cup, he sent two tu:ntereigns to Howard and Clinton (the H. and C. of the reu lar) t the P - Coventry-street, and in due nen , 0 ost-Dffice, t ` was i nformed that his money had been laid out at six ° one in his favour. The race was won by Bashi-Bazouk, a lld when he went for his money he found that Howard a nd Clinton were not to be heard of at the Post-office in "entry -street. He had - caught sight of one of the parties, tut ke him. could not find an opportunity of speaking to * t e want to know what means he had of compelling the Part es toeday him bis money, Ll 2 the winnings, aud £2 _lle takes. Mr. Beadon said the applicant co uld not ?Cover a b e t on a horse-race in any court. It was illega l ;,° Il ake such b e t s , an d t h ere f ore h e cou ld not pr oc ee d 4gainst persons who defrauded him, either civilly or eri m i 133 1 „ .3% The best adv . ce h e cou ld g i ve th e a ppli can t . ; i n to let thi s l oss b e a warn i ng to h i m not to part w i th is Money to persons who were comparative s'rangers, and !a_pecially when the purposes were illegal. The applicant ~1 ( 1 the same parties had been complained against at utoil ljdhall invit , bu ati the charge was limited to the circulation of t Wog ons. AMERICA, ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC AND VANDERBILT. The United States Mail Steam-ship Vanderbilt, Higgins commander, which sailed from New York on the Ist instant, arrived off Cowes this morning. She brings 173 passengers and 526,560 dollars specie on freight, besides a splendid pair of bay ponies for the Ern2eror of France. The Vander bilt reports that the steamship Indiana, from Southampton, arrived at New York on the morning of the 29th ult. ; the Ariel at noon on the same day; and the Washington at 11 o'clock the same night. The papers brought by the Vanderbilt are totally destitute of information, general or political. The United States Mail Steam-ship Atlantic, Captain Elridae, which sailed from New York on the Ist instant, arrived here shortly after midnight, bringing nearly 50 passengers, the usual mail, and specie on freight amounting to 364,456 dollars The vanguard of the array for Utah set out from Leavenworth, Kansas, for the Salt Lake city, on the 11th ult. The sloop of war Cyane arrived at Boston on the 20th, with 53 of General Walker's The commercial advices by this arrival inform us that the stock market had lost all its buoyancy. Thy downward movement had fairly set in, and we may expect, with occasional re-actions, a steady decline in all the most inflated railroad stocks. . The Ottawas Indians of Kansas have surren dered their tribal character, and become citizens of the Linited States. The troubles with the Sioux Indians are ended. The New York Herald says that the question raised by the seizure of the Pancheta, is suscepti ble of being viewed in a very serious aspect. The Herald hopes that it will not be dismissed till the rights of the respective vessels of the African squadron are clearly laid down and uniformly acqub2sced in. The same paper says that the Ashburton treaty leaves the subject of search in convenient obscurity. The New Yurk papers are publishing the trial of Miss MArleline Smith in exte►zso, with a portrait of the prisoner, and all the letters which she wrote to L'Angclier. A letter from Colonel Bonneville, in command of the Gila Expedition, says that there is being developed one of the most beautiful, fertile, and healthy regions of our country, and that in all places it furnishes evidenceS of a former numerous people, more civilized and industrious, and, no doubt, more docile than the wandering Apache who now desolates it. Our efforts,. constantly at the heels of these Apaches, forces them further West, crowding them upon more Western nations, who report their mountains inundated with new faces. who are forcing their way with rifle and revolver. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, WE DN E S DA... , A COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW Youx, AUGUST I.—The Money Market shows no material change since our last summary. Capital is abundant for 13gitimate basiness transactions. There is in active inquiry for money in proiecutiou of manufacturing and other enterprises, and investments in nearly all branches of manufacture pay such liberal profits that the demand for ficilities is rather more than the supply, thus keeping the terms above the legal rates. Eight to 10 per cent. is paid readily by those who have not the advantage of bank accommodation. COTTON. —We hive to note a steady spinning trade, at 15.1 e to 153 c for middling Upland and Orleans. Ttere are many considerabh lots on the market which are held for further advance, and the aspect of the market is one of perfect confidence on the part of holders, and complete resignation to their demands by the buyers. BREADSTUFF3.—There is a fair export inqu'ry this morning, and with a fair trade demand, some consider able degree of activity prevails at tail prices. The sates include 1,200 Ms super. State for Spain, at 6 dols 40c and 1,000 hes common Ohio extra for the West Indies, at 6 dols 80c. With legs r , ff -ring, the Wheat market was firmer, with a moderate demand,—sales 9,000 bushels Milwaukie Club at 1 del 41 1 ; c to 1 dcl 45c fir city milling, and 1 dol 48c for prime shipping ; 2,100 bushels fair white Cenada at 1 dui 76c, and some small parcels of new Southern at irregular prices. Prime new white Southern was held very firmly, and fur one parcel 1 dui 91c was offered and 1 dol 95e asked. CORN dull at unchanged prices. Tam : There is a little more inquiry for Pig since - a day or two, prices being a little easier. We quote Scotch Pig 30 dols 250 to 31 &As, with sales of 300 tons mostly at 30 dole 50e from vessel. Ihr iron is quiet. PRovistom : The market . to -day was quiet and firm in the extreme, which in a great measure checks the con • sumption. Mess pork is now generally held at 24 dols and 24 dole 25a is freely offered, but not accepted. Prime pork quiet at 19 dole 50c. Hogs- 7 -300 hogs sold at Bc. for live we 7 ght. An offer of 81c for 10,000 dressed hogs delive . ei in November and December has been made, but holders are holding back in expectation of a rise. Cut ineats-40 hhds. barns and shoulders, in dry salt, sold to day at 1013 for shoulders and 11i3 for ham?. Beef— There is considerable inquiry. but prime qualities are scarce and bring full prices: We note freight engagements of 1,200 tierces prime - mess to Liverpool, inclu ling 200 per Atlantic at 4s. Lard is very firm, and 400 brls. were so'd at 15 : 1,3 as it runs. Butter and cheese present no new fe •ture. FRLIGEITS.—To Liverpool, per packet, 80 tong Hon duras logwood, 7s 6d; 50 hhds tobacco, 12i 61; 600 tcs beef, at 93 ; per steamer Atlantic, 200 tes b ef, 43; and Kangaroo, screw, 100 tcs beef, 33. To London, 800 tons oil cake,.l43. NEW ORLEANS, July 29 —Cotton firm. Sales to-day, SCO bales ; receipts, 190. Flour dull, at 6 dols 75e ; corn declining ; red wheat (new), 1 dol 30c. Freights, cotton to Liverpool, 7-16th. Sterling exchange, 9i per cent premium. 'THE NIURDER OF MR. LITTLE. TUESDAY-FOURTH DAY. Chief-Justice Monaghan began his charge to day. He described the fearful nature of the wounds inflicted on the deceased, and alluded particularly to the weapons with which the murder is supposed to have been com mitted. He also laid stress upon the fact that access to the building might be had by others beside the prisoner, although undoubtedly Spollen, from the nature of his employment, had greater facility than any other person He regretted that the servant, Catherine Campbell, was not produced, and that no evidence was given to con nect the hammers found in the canal with Spollen. The facts connected with the razors were important, but the identification of the sun bonnet was the principal feature in the case. The prisoner's statement to Inspec tor Ryan, of his return home at half past five the night of the murder, was disproved by the children's evidence, which deserved 'the most serious atention of the jury. His lordship then read over the deposition of Joseph Spol len, and commented upon the discrepanciefbetween it and that of his sister. The prisoner preserved his usual calinness. At three o'clock Chief Justice Monaghan conoluded his charge, and at four the jury returned. a .verdiet of " Not Guilty." THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF FRANCE.—The Imperial visit, to the Queen was brought to a termination on Monday. The Emperor and Empress were accompanied , to the Reine Hortense by the Queen, Prince Albert, the prein'er, and Lord Clarendon. The Queen and Prince, with their Imperial Majesties and the royal party, pro ceeded on board in the Queen's barge. Their Imperial Majesties then took leave of the Q , een and Prince, whe, landed in the barge, and the Reine nortence got under way for Havre, honoured with the customary salutes l'rom the men-of-war. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (By British and Irish Magnetit. Telegraph.) HOUSE OF LORDS.—TtTEDAY, The House met at five o'clock. CIRCUIT COMMISSION. In reply to Lord Brougham, The Lord Chancellor said he should communicate with the Secretary of State upon the subject of the Circuit Commission, the report of which he thought should be laid on the table of both houses of parliament at the earliest possible period. He had no course to pursue, before the receipt of their report, but to assume that there was no superfluity of judges, and to fill up vacancies as they occurred, or to create dissatisfaction by the appoint ment of deputies. It would, of course, be the duty of the government to take the first opportunity to present to parliament a bill founded upon the report of the com missioners. GENERAL BUSINESS. The Eastern (Bang il) Railway Bill—the standing order limiting the period at which their lordships would receive bills from the Commons having been suspended—was read a second time. The Militia Bill, the Court of Session (Scotland) Bill, the General Board cf Health C )ntinuance Bill, the Attorneys and Solicitors' Colonial Courts Bill, the Illicit Distillation (Ireland) Bill, the Loin Societies Bill the Burial Ground (Scotland) Act Amendment Bill: Summ ry Proceedings before Justices of the Peace Bill, and the Jurisdiction in Siam Bill, ware read a third time and passe 1. The Municipal Operations Bill went through committee. THE NEW ZEALAND ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Lord Stanley moved to resolve that the New Zealand Government Act Amendment Bill, the New Z.aland Company's Claims Bill hav:ng bean delayed by necessary communications with" the New. Zealand Legislature, and it being imperative that that- the bills should pass this session, should be allowed to proceed, notwithstanding the resolution that no bill should be read a second time after tte 7th cf August. The motion was agreed to, and the three bills passed a second reading. STANDING ORDERS. Lord Monteagle moved, that the standing order of July 3rd, respecting the reference to the Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Claims of Right of Voting at the Election of Irish Representative Peers, be considered, in order to its being amendended by extending such standing order to the case of parties who claim the right of voting by Peerage, under whom votes hive been given and admitted at the elections for such representative peers of Ireland. After a b:ief conversation, the motion was postponed till Thursday. The Ecclesiastical C munission Bill was brought from the Commons and read a first time. The House adjourned at six o'cleck. HOUSE OF COMIONS.--TuEsDAY. The Speaker took the chair at 12 o'clock. NRW MWMBSB. Mr. Mellor, Q.O , took the oaths and his seat for Great Yarmouth. PR IVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Tweed Fisheries Bill were considered and agreed to. Crewe's Estate Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. PROBATES AND LETPERS OF ADMINISTRATION BILL. On the considerarion of this bill as amended, Mr. Wes head moved a clause in lieu of clause 9l relative to the deposit of records, wills, and all other documents in the district registry, so as to be easy of refe rence; bat the clause was ultimately withdrawn, on the understanding that an amendmdnt should be made in clause 91 on the third reading The hon. member next moved a clause for the purpose of securing compensation to the four persons now practising as advocates in the courts of the Province of I ork and Diocese of Ripon, whose fees and emoluments are abolished by the bill, but the clause was oppocsed by tho Attvluoy-Cloncral, and ultimately negatived without a division. Mr. Ayrton moved the following elsuss, viz.:—" That every person, to whom any compensation shall bs granted under this act, shall, at all times when called upon, be liable to fill any public office or situation in England under the CrAn for which his previous services in any office abolished by this act may render him eligible; and, that if he shall decline, when called upon so to do, to take upon himself such office or situation, and execute the duties thereof satisfactorily, being in a competent state of health, he shall forfeit his right to any compensation or allowances which may have been granted to him in respect of such previous services, under 6(3,3.10, 4 and 5 William IV., cap . 9.1" The Attorney-General contented that the staiutc refer red to, did not apply to the cases embraced by this bill, as it might be said that the compensation was granted for a valuable consideration. The discussion was continued by Sir J. Graham, Mr. Wigram, M.S. Roebuck, Mr. Henley, Mr. Wilson, Mr E. Denison, and Mr. Spooner. The clause was then agreed to without a divison, and ordered to be added to the bill. Mr. Hadfield . moved an amendment in clause 45, with the view of throwing open the Courts of Admiralty and Arches to all practising solicitors and attorneys. The Attorney-General said the Divozca Bill pro vided for opening the latter court. He had no objection to adopt the amendment so far as it related to the Court of Admiralty.. The amendment so modified was agreed to. Sir Fitze.)y Kelly moved the following addition to clause. 5G ; viz.: —" And every judge of county con is having jurisdiction under this act, whose salar3i shall be less than .11,500 a-year, shall be paid out of the Testamen tary Fee Fund, in Hen of any fees fsor the business done by , him under this act, so much money annually as, together with his salary, as a County Court Judge, shall amount to fifteen hundred pounds." Mr. Wilson objected - to the:question of the salaries of County Court Judges being raised in this indirect manner. Besides, this bill made no provision for the paymentoof fees to county court judges, nor did it provide for the creation of a, testamentary fee fund, and as the money would have to be psi I out of the Consolidated Fund the hon. and learned gentleman could not propose such addition to the clause without the consent of the crown. The Speaker also ruled that it would be irregular to insert the amendmen' , and it was withdrawn, Sir F. Kelly giving notice that he would endeavour to revive the question on the third reading. Numeroueverbal amendments were madein othzr clauses , and the bill as amended was agreed to. The Revising Barrister (Dublin Bill) wont through committee, and the sitting was suspended. , The House - resumed at six o'clock. -. • • DIPLOM.ITIC RELATIONS WITH TURKEY. • Mr. Disraeli rose to put a question to her Majesty's Government in reference to the diplomatic relations between France and three other powers, and the Porte, arising out of a difference of opinion as to the form of government of the Danubian principalities. It was understood , at the time of the conference at Paris, that there was a concurrence of opinion, and that both England and France were 'in favour of the -union of the two provinces. It would appear now that there was a contrariety of opinion upon the second , powers on the subject. He wished to ask whether there was any pros pect of the amicable settlement of the difficulties, and whether the noble lord had or had not any apprehension of au estrangement of feeling with our much esteemed ally. Lord Palmerston was nct surprised that the question should, under present circumstances, have been put to him, There had been a difference at Constantinople, but not; arising as ihs,right hon. gentleman . imagined from the union or non-union of the Principalities, but from a ,differencecf opinion as to-the regularity or irregularity of the elections that had taken place in Moldavia.by the treaty of Paris. There were to be chosen in the two provinces representative assembles , to take into considers'ion the wants and wishes of the. people of the two provinces in regard to their internal organisation and arrangements. There ware to, be commissioners appointed by the six powers to be in the provinces during the - deliberations, and when the assemblies should hive expressed their wishes ) and reports should have been made by the coin _ m7.ssioners, the results were to be submitted to the Congress at 1-aris, composed of the ministers at the time in the capital, who were to make arrangements for the future organisation of the provinces. The Porte issued a firman to the governors of the two provinces, setting forth the manner in which the elections should . take place. The firma° had been settled by.the unanimous consent of the representatives of the six powers -at Constantinople acting with the Turkish government, and certain explana- tions of it were agreed upon. Ti 20.110 explanations were sant to the Comeloioners at Bucharest, and they were to be transmitted to the g wernor of Moldavia, Owing, however, to delay in the telegraphic messages, and irra- gularities in the transmission of the documents by the officers of the Turkish government, the elections took place without referenc 3 to these interpretations, and there was a prevailing opinion that they w :re not in accordance with regularity; and that if the interpretati )11 had been. fully carried out, the result of the election would have been different. Tuis was represented to the ministers at Con- stantinople, and four of them, France; Russia, Prussia. and Sardinia, acting independently of E igland and Austria, had called upon the Turkish govefmment to annul the. elections. The Porte feeling this to have been a demand which should have been male j )intly by the six pi-sms, hurilierefore declined to comply with the repest, saying, however, that if shnild be received by the six p)wers the matter would be placed in a differen position. There were misunderstandingi on bath sides, and the result was, that France, Russia, P,u=sia, and Sardinia haute] dip,:n their flags, and had interrupted, or were about to in- terrupt, diplora9Aie relation% with the Porte. The recent visit of the Emperor of the French to Osborne accompanied by his Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave to the English Government a favourable opportunity of com ing to an understanding with the French Government, and they thought there was sufficient prima facie ground of icregulari.y, not proved, but founded, upon prevalent °pi t:Con, that would make it the interest of the Porte itself that - the elections should take place over again.. Her Majesty's Government has realon to believe that the Aus trian Government were disposed to concur in the same course; and that being so,,they had good reason to believe that the Sultan would not feel th at his dignity and inde pendence were at all compromised by yielding to the repreitentations made by the ;whole of his allies, aid that he would take the .course represented .to him of annulling the elections, and having them- renewed - at the end of fifteen. days. He was glad, therefore, to say that there was no ground for any apprehension that the alliance between England and France, interrupted by the difference of opinion, had taken place. AFFAIRS IN INDIA. In reply to Mr. Spooner, -Lord Palmerston said no news had been received from India of which the public were not already informed. Sir Do Lacy Evans, on the motion !Jr going into com mitte of supply, draw attention to the military arrange ments being made for meeting that which has occurred in the Bengal Native Army. The honourable and gal-, lant member recommended the Government to take every, possible means for strengthening the Indian Army, and, having stated his opinion that the force now proposed to bs sent out was ffi insucient, and expressed gratification that 1,400 troops bad been diverted from China to India, proceeled to offer suggestions for providing a large army to restore tranquility in India. He advised that the militia should be called out to allow of the departure of the line, and that a portion of the large force at the Caps should be withdrawn, and intimated that three regiments might be obtained from Canada . Lord Palmerston was under no apprehension that there woufd be difficulty in meeting the emergency occasioned by the mutinies of the native troops in India. Already 30,000 men had been sent out or were under orders, and he had no doubt that, after the harvest, recruiting both for the militia and the line Would progress satisfactorily. With reg trd to other suggestions made by 'the gallant general, the noble lord, at length, enumerated the obstacle to the transport of troops by the overland route, and stated that `orders had been sent to the Cape to forward as many troops as could be .spared to Calcutta. Colonel North did not think it would be politic to send the great bulk of our skilled troops out of tha country. Mr. Bentinck complained that no official information had been Oren respecting the means of defence for the country af,er the withdrawal of troops for India. Sir H. Berner thought the House should force the Government to provide adequate measures for the protec tion of the country. _ _ Mr. Newdegate considered that it would be unwise, as the troops would probably be absent for a long time, to rely upon the militia for the defence of the country. Mr. W. Williams deprecated the eatAblishment of a la-ge standing army. Mr. Whiteside attributed the dissatisfaction in India to interference with the religion Lnd cnstorns of the Hindoos, ald declared that the gwernment might have taken warn-. in from the seditions published in native papers some months before the outbreak. Mr. V. Smith denied that the government had been in any way forewarned of the dissatiefsction in India, and stated that immediately upon its appearance, the Governor General had disbanded the mutinous regiments. Mr. Disraeli tendered his thanks to Sir Da Lacy Evans )r entrusting the question to the consideration of the house Recent events had, he said, confirmed the state• meats which he made when he, on a former occasion, b ought the subject under consideration; and he charg3d Lord Palinerston with underrating . the magnitude of the disasters in India. The country had been misled. as to the importance of the disaffection of" the - Ind;an army, and he urged upon the pvetnment that the most effective induce ment that could be offered to enlistment would be to show to men that their country was in danger. He be lieved that it would be nezessary, before eight months had passed, to send an irresiitib:e force into India, and to accompany it with some announcement of policy which 150 000,000 of people might receive with, confidence and hope. • • ' • Colonel S3lces contended that the state of aff4irs in In- dia in na may endangered British rule, and in proof he stated that the disaffsetion amongst the troops had not communicated itself to the people. I ord John Russell, Mr. H. Brace, Mr. Roebuck, Gen. Codrington, Mr. D. Seymour, and Mr. Batt having spoken,. the House went into committee of supply. The first vole propoqed of .C 27,810, for Pimlico improve ments, was'opposed by Mr. G. W. Nichol, but was carried without a division. £BO,OOO was proposed to purchase the site for the new public offices, and ag eed to after a brief discussion. £7,500 was voted for the General Registry House; Edin burgh, and this concluded the civil service e'stimates. £200,900 for the disembodied militia was proposed and agreed to, after discussion ; as was also £450,000 for the disembodied militia, and .C . 32,000 for the ordnance survey in Scotland. This concluded the estimates, and the passing of the last vote elicited some cheers. The report of yesterday's Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to. TLe Police (Scotland) Bill, was read a third time and passed. The consideration of the Probates and Letter, of Ad ministration 13.11, as amended, was resqmed after some discussion. Tlaq House adjourned at twanty-tive minutes to three. GUST 12, 185 n THE MUTINY' Oil THE bra fEENCIAL CAVALRY We - have been favonred with the following letter, detail ing the circumstances under which ono of the best regular cavalry regiments•in• the Beugel army revolted : Jul'under Doab, June 10. • I have indeed little heart to write, bute as the sad news of the mutiny in our corps will go home by this mail, cannot refrain from writirg to tell: youethat, thank God; we are all safe. I must explain as briefly as possible how all this miser a%)le business took place. After about a week of compar ative quiet, we were put on the pi cite on the 3rd instant by a fire breaking out in the men's lines of the 61st. Oa the fallowing night they 'learnt the hospital. On: the sth all was quiet.. On the (h a native troop of horse artillery marched into this station ; the 4th Sikh Infantry also came in. I believe that the reason of the move on the part of the naive troop was, that it was not considered safe to leave a native troop at a ration where there was no European regiment. The arrival of the 41 Sikhs, it appears, caused great anxiety . in the minds of the men of the native regiment here, and the Brigaclie-, fearing that some of them would desalt, ordered the Sikh regiment out of the station on the evening of the day on which they arrived. The native -.troop were encamped in the Horse- Artillery lines, and their guns were parked with those of the Europeau troop. This brings its up to tho-morning of Sunday, the 7th ; daring the nhele of the day everything was quiet Our mereehowed no symptoms of uneasiness, and ail went on as usual. So quiet was everything that in the evening, my Wife went to c lurch with, our old friend Harris, the veterinary surgeon. I could not go, as I 'wished to visit the lines, as has been my invariable custom ever since hearing the lamentable' 'news front Delhi. After church several of our regiment dined quietly with us, and at ten o'clock, having sent my wife to sleep at the Ardilery Barracks with the other ladies and children, I went to bed , at eleven, with all my clothes on as usual.. I had just closed my. eyes, when I • heard one of my guard call out that there was a .fire. I jumped up, and saw the tegection of fire in the direction of the 36. h Native Inf tntry lines. 1. instantly .mounted my horse, and rode down to our Fries as hard as I coulel.gallop. On reaching our men's lines all appeared. quiet. I rode gently up between the men's and horse lines, and had nearly reached the lines of the second troop, when I heerd a shot fired in the direction of the 36th lineS. Nut as. ins ant elapsed before I saw a rush made by the men of the sec md troop for the. boll of arms, which they had reached before I could get up to them. eI drew my sword, rode at them, end succeeded in driving them back.to their lines, but not until they had forced one of the doors. The troopers stood,ae the end of their lines, and appealed to them in every possible way, reminded them of the distin guished name their fathers had gained for the regiment, and told them to prove they were faithful soldiers by returning every man to, his hut. (In tha meantime I sent off to our commanding offizer, Macmullen, who was• in the lines, to tell • him what- was going on.) The men seemed to have come 'to their senses, and I hoped the panic was over, for they. turned ,to obey me, and walked, back towards their huts. Before they had reached them a brisk file firing commenced in the infantry lines; the men turned again and made another rash towards the bell of arms. 1 stopped them at the head of the troop, and swore I would cot the first man down who -crossed- the little ditch that runs across the front of the lines. I kept them in check for a minute or two, during which I heard horses galloping, and glancing.in the direction of the sound, saw men galloping out of the horse lines of the 3cd squadron. A cry was raised that the 3rd squadron had 'urinated, and the men of the right wing daehed off to the bell of arms. I rode at them, and upset some of the infatuated scoundrels, but it was of , no use. One, ellow drew his tul war, which he had in addition to his regimental sabre, and made a cut at my leg. Fortunately, I managed to guard it. Some of the men tried to catch at myreins ; and, seeing that it was all up, and that half the regiment had mounted, I rode through them and galloped . off towards the artillery to warn them that our men were-in open mutiny. I must tell you that the artillery lines are between the 36th Native. Infantry. Before I had left the lines some of our men came at me and rode across the road after me, close up to the barracks. I rode up to the orderly room, and told the fir. t person I met, who happened to be Hill, what had occurred, and told him to go off to the Brigadier and warn him. I then rode back into our lines along the front of the horse lines, and found' that almost all the men had made off. As I reached dill horse lines of the Ist troop I was overtaken by our quartermaster-sergeant, who told me that Macmullen had been shot by one of our men. I in stantly went off with the sergeant, and found poor M ic mullen with some of the other officers between the men and horse lines of the 61 troop. He was wounded in the band. Just at this time there was 'a rush made towards us by part of our men, and, seeing that to 'remain was only to sacrifice our lives uselessly, I prevailed on Mac mullen to leave the lines and proceed to the Artillery Barracks, which was the rendezvous. On reaching the barracks, where all the ladies were congregated, we found poor Bagshaere, the adjutant of :the 36th, had just been brought in severely wounded. It appears that some of our men rode eff to the 361 td 61st lines, and attempted to cut down all the officers they saw. They mounded three officers in the 61st, and one in the 36th; the scene at the barracks was one of the utmost confusion,— ladies, children, servants, and soldiers, all 'mixed up together. An order was given f)r the ladiee, children, &c , to be taken to a barrack nearer the gun_ sheds, and off they Went, my wife in an awful state, and our little boy sitting on my holster pipe. We had nearly got them into their new quarters when file firing commenced film the direc tion 'of the 36 h lines, the shot whistling through the artillery lives. Shortly after the firing commenced some of our men made a dash at the guns, but were receive with a couple of rounds of grape and a smart volley of musketry, which stopped them. I was standing in view of the guns, and saw the wretches sheer off to the right, There is no doubt that they /ally expected the Native Horse Artillery to join them, and I eel told that they shouted - to them to de so, bat this I, did not hear myself Th • native troop were by a judicious arrangement so dovetailed with the European troops, and, in addition, had a company of the B.h Foot to look after them, that had they wished it they could not have sold,us. „ We were troubled no more, by the mutineers, who seemed to have commenced their march to Phillour on finding that it was hopeless to attempt to take our guns. The hours passed slowly enough till morning, and, to make matters still more uncomfortable, we were treated to a sand-storm, which at once blinded and choked us. At two o'clock a.m. Macmullen and Farquharson went into our lines and found many of our men there. They called the roll and took the names of all the men who were present. This I did not know until afterwards. As soon as day broke Bay, our riding master, and I went to our standard guard, and to my great delight found that the guard had remained at their post and oar standards .ware safe. I had been up to the guard during the night, but could not hear or see a soul, and concluded that they had also gone off. We went to the men's lines, turned them out and took the muster ; the result was that. we found 156 men, not including the native non-commissioned officers,, were present ; doubtless many of them had gone off and returned. We had ninety troopers on furlough, so that just one squadron of the regiment has joined the mutineers. However I have now no confidence in any native. Some of our best men have proved the most active in this miserable bisiness. A. rough rider in my troop, who• had been riding my charger in, the morning, and had played with my little child, was one of the men who charged the guns; he was wounded, and had the impudence to go up to our hospital. On taking the muster in the morning we • compared it with the one which was taken by Farquharson, and found that a native officer and ten men bad returned subse qaently to the muster being taken. These we-made over to a party of the &h Foot. We tried them by- a drum head court-mattiat and had them shot. We maived an order to make over all the horses and arms that remained to the Artillery. The men were ordered to give up their arms and did it. It was a cruel sight, and we all felt it most bitterly. These were men in whom we had implicit confidence. • The 61 has now virtually ceased, to exist. Oar horses are all being given to Irregulars, or being draughted into the Artillery, and our men guard their' lines with bludgecns. It seems that after their attack on the guns, finding that the native troop would not join them, the whole of the mutineers left this station and marched for Phillour ; and I believe the larger number of them were out of this station by two in the morning. When the mutiny com menced we telegraphed to Phillour to break the bridge of bailee to prevent thorascals crossing, but the men at Phil lour being all asleep, the message was passed on to Urn ballah, to he telegraphed back to Phillour 20 ease the wire between this and Phillour should be cut, which was done very shortly afrer the message was sent. It appears the mutineers marched into Phillonr, took the 3rd Native Infantry with - them , proceeded up to the Ghaut, six miles up the river, where they procured boats, and crossed. They were met on the opposite bank by the 4th Sikh Infantry, who attacked them, but from want of ammunition were obliged to fall back. June 12.—We are now all quiet—our men perfectly 80, but dreadfully alarmed, as some scoundrels have been tell= ing them that they .are to be destroyed, and a hundred other lies. We have a' great deal of work ; we have to be constantly with the men to calm their fears, and restore confidence, if possible. Goad news from Delhi, we have given the villains a sound drubbing, and taken 26 of their guns. There are lots of work to be done. The whole army is up, and. we are in a fix if we are not relieved at, once froze Engload so, if you please, send ens fir:me of your Crimean heroes, whose spurs eanr.etrllare mated It will take years to set ma'ters to rights, and; croaking apart, if the Nepaulese, Affghan., and old Gmlab ware to take this opportunity, you would have to retake India; howeyer, I trust that the capture of Ddlhii whin it takes place, will have a great effect. I am perfectly certain that our men went , in a panic, some; of course, were bad, but many galloped - off believ ing-what_they were told.—viz., that the guns and , 8 h Foot, _with the Kapootallah Raj %ifs msn, were camingliown on them, and fkeling.that they: had compromised themselves, feared to. returM. MURDER ON BOARD SHTP. • One of the most lamentable cases of jitclicial itittstice seems to be the case of Sohn Smith, arias . utonio Frank, now — sentenced to death by hinging on the 13:Ir of August instant, for the murder of the cork of the brig Gen.. Pierce, It will he recollected that•four of the crew Nerf,, Cotta and Beown —were indlotecHor the tonrderof the captain in an affray which took place on the 10th . .of February last, on the high seas, and were all convieted• of manslaughter. They Were then placed otz triallor the murder of the c?ok in the same atTray,and was convic:ed of murder, while the rest' were only convicted of • manslaughter, though the same evidence was brought -to •bear against them all. Acc3rding to all the evident', it appears that Smith was the least guilty of the four, and it seems as-if he were selected Unjustly as the sole victim of the law,- to atone for the dreadful Cleedg:of his shipmates in that evetriul tragedy. Smith if, nOw confitiei in doe. 7,1111)=. He is a - Po - rtuguese' by birth, only .24 .year of age, and of apparently very mil item perament. He has no relaives nor frieirls in this c ry, and rithout the .interference of executive clemency must goon die the death of a felon for a crime which there can be no doubt' that he never intended to commit; and which ifte did•comtnit, was in the heat of pissian, an 1 in a_ desperate strugg to prevent the cook from veying arms.to the captain with which to maim or kill the crew. The following is his simple story, as accurately flo it could be gathered frOm hie broken Eiglish dialect, and it is _ _ nain - fully.illustrative of the hardship which the fri-trilcu sailor is -too often comp3llcd to endure : ST iTEMEATT OF' S:JELN SMITH, ALIAS ANTONIO MA NZ., . " I am.a B.A..uguese by birth, and• have sailed from New York city about three years. I shipped on the' 22 'O3 of . _ J:nnary 6n board the,brig General Pier‘ce, bound for • rovia, on . the coast of Africa, :for a cargo of pal:n oil. There were on b3ard the captain, first and second times, •nolc and s;s mm before the mast. After we had got a few Tiys . out Of New York,andcresisd the Gulf the csptairt asked.me.if woul.d assist in getting a.cargo of slaves: I said, "No;?'' bad been -once on boar - d• of a - slaver wheul w: , .s bat ten years old, and I was so horrified that 1 would nut g. again; the captain asked the other men on blued if • they would join him in getting .a cargo of slaves, and they said "No ;" -when he fnpnd that we would t otedo that he • began to treat us very bad!y; he struck U 3 with his fists, shoved us.about and slapped oar faces, and wed u 3 very roughly; about the 10:h of February, about eight o'clock inahe morning, 'the mate it Ina into the foretop to haul the top rigging. tighter ; I went up and stayed there till about ten o'clock; when the •captain called me down• and sent me to relieve John Morris et the wheel ; h 3 told ma to steer southwest and I did Sp ; the eaptain elortly af tervvaids tame on deck, andsays, " How do you steer ?" I said, •°• steer southwest;" he said, "Steer straight';" I answered, " . I cre sir ;" after this he said, "Yetemust st-er Seraight..; keep southwelt by south ;" and that if I • did not steer straight he would strike me ; About half past eleven he came and changed the compass, And told me to steer south by southwest. He did - not give me a chenca to, do, so,. bat hit the right across the face. I said, " Why do you strike me, sir ?" He said. " I will chuck you over board." I said n )thing at I could net h• p teo make anything by strik'ng the captair. The mate stood by and saw all this. At twelve o'clock John Brown reli• ve,d me, and I went to dinner wi.h the rest of the c:esi. The mate then told me that if I had killed he captain I would have 'get clear; because I was at tli 3 wheel. I said " No, I kilt no man." As I went to the forecastle to my dinner, the sailors said, " What is, the moor With you ?". I did not aasattie John Be •C attats said, after there had been some tedlcieg, that he would go and ask the captain why he.. struck the men; be said he could spealc'English, and there was no we in talkie; to the captain Poituguese, as he did not uederstand it. After this John. Ned went to his trunk and gat a knife and put it ie his pocket. He then spoke to DJ Costa, 'mud Morris and myself, and Andrew and got us tOgo ee deck with him b ask the captain why he beat the crew. Tiny went on d ek•and asked the captain that. lie made no reply, but went aft' and met J the De Costa, and grabbed him by the th oat and-struck him in the fiCe. John Ned struck the captain on the back of the.. neek with a knife closed. The captain then fell down, but, got up q lickly, and rune out for the cook to bring hin his. pistol. I went for the c.ok, and told him not to bring the. pistol, because the captain would shoot some of, the men. The cook said he would go, nod I told bite he should nor. He struck me and we had a fight, and I whipped him. He went inside to get a knife: and came out at me with a kuife in his hand. He cut me so much that I shouted for a knife, and felt in ray belt to find one, alit cut him with-it. This was in the door of the gangwa-. Ho. cut me through ' the ban.), and I stabbed him. I left then and went on deck, where I saw the rest of the crew around the cap Lain, with the mate and second mate. The captain asked what they were going to do. They said if he would give up bit pistols and throve them ore; board .they would peon duty. The captain said no, he would not do .it,, and they might take tha ship. The men told the .mate to take.. charge .of the. ship, but the captain said..no, John Morris that relieved Brown ta the wheel ; captain= wanted the mate to help hire, but he, would no:.; John Da- Costa then struck the . rapt tin on the head with a heaver, (a billet of wpod, about 2 feet • long, and. 3 nr e ati inches in diameter); the captain went and sat down, and John. Brown. took a knife-and etabbed hint twice in the, lef:, side e. the cry was thee Overboard with him," and john , Ned; Andrew, and the first and sec pad mate tookehe captain and, . threw him overboard ; the carotin was then alive ; the sec end mate, Andrew, and De Costa then went after the cook and hove him :overboard ; he was alive, too ; all the men then gave their opinions as to -what should be done-with the ship ; scene . said, "sink her, and take to the boats;" some wanted' to do other thugs, but it was finally agreed to go to S. Thomas, to get,a mate and eook, the flat mate acting as captain ; some created to go to.the Oast ollanfriea, but we went to St. Thomee; the mate said thatethemen whO spoke least would be best At; the mate went ashore, and in about • two hours returned' end arrested us all but the second mate, Jahn Morris and Andrew, whom he said were good men and:the rest were all rascals; so we were confiledein prison by order of the Aeneei c an Clonsal e on complaint of the mate.. We were kept in St. Thomas seven days, and then brought to New Yerk. No data can prove that 1. killed the cook, because I did not help to throw him overboard, and .he was alive when he was thread over board. I was the t best friend ofethe captain.whee we left New York ; but after I refused logo after slaves he abnd me. The ship was fitted out as .a slaver.. There were casks of water, large boilers, "eanac'es. and &atm provis ions on beard, and some things were taken. on off Sandy .I.look, after we left New Yprk. It seems,vory hard that I ebou'd be meet punished, when I did net do 30 mucle as the others. It have always be n, a sober man, arid was never in a raw, or in prison before." • _ Such is the simple story of the condemned. If his story b 3 true, he, will die from the esicience of the Yery mem, who according to it, lea him on and!ensouraged him, and the other men to ,do what they did. No one witnessed his. struggle with the zock, and it is-,by no means sattled by the evidence that the cook was. alive when the others threw him overboard. He tells his story in a simple, im pressive manner, and exhibits. a. great deal of feeling at his station. Ile is quite mild:and harmless in his denies n)r, and seems Like a man who meld commit violence only ander the greatest provocation. It is to be hoped ibat no mistaken ideas of executive duty will prevent his. pardon, or at ie. Si. a commutation of his sentence to the. same as that of his comrades, who were as conspic . .:.:m in the affray as he was.—Nezik,York,:ilerald. EDIJC&TIONAL Co32camicE,—Last yetr an association, was formed, under the ausplees of the Bop of Oxford,. and the diocesan board of education, consisting of- tho' parorthial e'ergy and schoolmasters of the.diocese of Oxford, having for its obied, the promotion of unity, and sympathy amongst the managers amd teachers et solaools belonging to the Church of England. The annual conference of. the association took, place on ThursJ,ay,,, 'Friday and turclay last, at the Culhain college, 4 near OLford. Numerous suggestions were thxown out in refesence to the theory and practice of eductition, which will, no do:11)f, be productive of beneficial . res'uli s . advocated, It was else, Lending libraries were Te.sclved thatAt was desirable to add to the ordinary row ‘ l na of sc ho o l s , where practicable, some branch of indusll such as gardening for lal training, boys in country sch oo l s; and household 'work for girls, in addition to the usual needlework. SO3TCH LAW.—Th 3 forms of a criminal tri al in Scot " land are certainly preferabk to.our own, as better conduc ing to the ends of justice. With us, as most of our readers are' doubtless aware, the counsel fur the prosecution opens with a speech irl which he states the case which he proposes, to prove. In this statement, although his sense of pro priely would forbid him to adduce anything which he knows not to be admissahle in evidence, he might state mach that is doubtful, or which afterwards might be rejected., and thus he prejudices to some extent the minds of 'the jury, not only by much which he fails to prove. but 'possibly also by much which he is not permitted to, Although the jury are charged to consider only the pr,,V,d fac!s„ they cannot fail to be prejudiced,-noore or. I less, by statements made in the opening speech, even it suserrently unproved.—Latv Times. •