Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-18 00:00:00

trantmertfit Oates.—fCbig ;Bap. At twelve o'clock, a q uantity of Saltpetre, and :435 bags Nitrate of Soda.—Cox BSOTtIaS. 150 barrels common Rosin.—A. 3. Mantak. At Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Viet 4'4-buildings, Hackia's-hey, 200 bales Soon ilemp.—Coaaia & Co. At one o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 3, Exchange-alley, 279 bags Saltpetre, and 311 bales Cotton.—J. B. TRONTSON. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 330 barrels American Rosin --Bsocesn, SONS, & JEFFREYS. At one o'clock, at the brokers' office, 47, Tithebarn-street, 15 tons Cattle Bones. —lsaac }LUMEN, Co. At one o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 4, Chapel-street, 51 bales damaged Surat Cotton, and a quantity of dam3gel Cotton Pickings. —GRIFFITH, SONS, & PALSTROEPE. AMUSEMENTS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, &c. THIS DAY. TREATISE ROYAL.—Dramatic Performance-7 p.m. Qozca's HALL, BOLD-STASICT.-301C0—$ p.m. liwrouta's Clatu■ VARIETE, Dale-street--7 p.m. Lrocasoor. ACADOKY'S EXALBITION, Post-office-place. ROYAL CoLossaux—General Entertainme❑t-6.30 p.m. Sr For advertisements ■ee second page. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. Persons seeking Employment, parties requiring Servants, Assistants orClerks, and those in scorch of .Apartments, or having Lodgings to Let, can best bring their wants under the notice of the public, by advertising in the NorrnErg TIMES, and which, from its large circulation, is the most efficient medium of publicity in this district. The.cash price for this special classy of advertisements is new reduced to THREEPENCE FOR TWENTY WORDS, and for every additional jive words one penny. Cte kort4rn &MI FRIDAY, DECENR2 I I? 18, 1657. THE DAY'S NEWS. The usual weekly meftings of the Dock and Health Committees were held yesterday. In reference to the recent applications for increase of salaries, the Finance Committee of the former, through ,Mr. Rankin, intimated that as the new Board would so soon come into power, and would likely take into consideration the whole of the salaries, they (the Finance Committee) thought that such applications should some before the new Board. This was acquiesced in. A communica tion from the Collector and Inspector of her Majesty's Customs was read. It complained of the great irregularities that occurred in the assessing of the quantity of grain imported at the port of Liverpool, whereby the shipowner, the honest trader, the revenue, and the Dock Estate suffered in a monetary point of view. Some slight discus sion teok place, after which the subject was referred to the Master-porters' Coriernittee. In the Health Committee, the Medical Officer reported that the deaths last week were 257, being 40 fewer that the previous week, And 10 less than the corrected average. The Toxteth Board of Guardians held a meeting yesterday, at which a letter was read from the Secretary of the Poor Law Board, stating that the -Board _did not see sufficient grounds to justify them in interfering with the decision of the Guar dians as to the Workhouse accommodation requ:red by the Union, notwithstanding the voice of a public meeting of the ratepayers being against the decision of the Guardians. The new seal of the Union was adopted :—" It is described a stag and a vessel in it, with the liver and other details." The examination at the Royal Institution Schools, Colquitt.street, took place yesterday. A full report of the proceedings, with a list of the prizes awarded, will be found in another column. As the County Court, yesterday, Mr. Buckmaster, the Secretary to the Liverpool Constitutional Associati'37a, wan the defendant in a rather curious case. Mr. Hastings, a saddler, in Lord-street, supplied Mr. Buckmaster with " a hundred leather straps and sockets." Our readers will ask what are these for ? They were fur the men who carried flags, &e., in the procession at Mackenzie and Tamer's election in 1852. Mr. Hastings recovered the sum claimed. An accident occurred on the North London Railway, on Wednesday, fortunately there were few passengers, but these suffered more or less— all being wounded to some extent. Oa the Lyndon and North Western Railway, a pointsman on duty near Huddersfield, missed his footing, and a train ran over him. His death was almost instantaneous. Before one of the London Magistrates on Wednesday, the Hon. George Chichester was examined on a charge of having assaulted one of his tradesmen, Mr. Higgi ns , a 'fishmonger. The case presented a singular phase of aristocratic life—a nobleman's residence besieged by impatient creditors, and receiving, at all events in Mr. Higgins's case, a by no means welcome reception. The magistrate dismissed the charge, as Mr. Higgins did not appeer to have sustained much harm, and had obtained nearly all his money. The contest in North NorLhanantonshire has terminated in the return of Mr. George Ward Hunt, of Wadenhee, the Conservative candi late, that gentleman having obtained a majority of 320 in a constituency of 3,000 registered electors. Mr. Fitzpatrick Vernon, son of the President of the Board of Control, took the field only at the eleventh hour, and under circumstances of extreme disad vantage, owing to the neglected state of the register, the absence of n previous canvass, and the general default of preparations for the struggle. The battle, commenced by the spontaneous action of a few electors, has been entirely one of prlneiple, and the result is considered to open a most encouraging prospect of success at the next election, before which the registry will be greatly reformed to the advantage of the Liberal party. Two meetings in connection with India, and both of a religious complexion, ,have just been held. First, the adjourned meeting to promote the extension of the Propegation Society's missions in India, held at Willis's Rooms. The great panacea for the cure of our Indian disorders ap peared to be the creation of new bishops. The speech of the day was by Lord John Manners, who rebuked Indian misgovernment and spoliation, and earnestly reprobated the cruel wars by which such a policy had been carried out. He re garded the insurrection in India as the legitimate fruit of our own misdeeds. Secondly, there was on Wednesday a meeting to promote religious emancipation in British India, held in the Tower Hamlets. Effective speeches were delivered by Mr. Ayrton, one of the members for the borough Mr. Miall, and other friends of religious liberty, The speeches and resolutions deprecated Govern meta support of idolatrous practices on the one hand, and a Christian btate Church establishn2ent on the other. Increased reliefis now experienced in the Money Market, and as bills of a first class character arc freely negociated at 9 per cent., and in some cases at 9t per cent., the pressure at the Bank has ceased. This materially strengthens the imnrea sion that the minimum rate of discount cannot long be maintained at 10 per cent. As far as can be judged at present, there is reason to b,lieve that dui new year will be ac3okapanied by a steady dispersion of the prejudicial rtre2ts of the crisis. The average price of what in England, accord ing to the returns made up on Saturday last, is 495. sd. per quarter. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the creditors of Messrs Garreson, Hulce] and Co., was held at the London Tavern. The balance sheet presented by Mr. Quilter showed liabilities estimated at 125,3101. 4i. 3..1 , and assets amounting to 83,9801 16s. lid., leaving about las. 41 for division. A resolution for winding the estate up under in spection was agreed to without opposition. The globe announces that the coloneley of the 3rd Buffs, just vacant, will be conferred upon Ge neral Sir Henry Havelock. A. war committee was held yesterday at the War office. It was attended by Lord Palmerston, Lord Panmure, the Duke of Cambridge, Sir G. Grey, and Sir C Yorke. There is no news of importance from abroad this morning. The Queen of Spain has celebrated the birth of her son by granting an amnesty far political offences in her transatlantic possessions. It will have most practioLl effect in Cuba, but, what is very material., it is not said whether it is to extend to foreigners as well as to Spanish subjects. There is again a flood of diplomatic gossip in the continental papers on the question of the Principalities, an affair now more complicated and more menacing than ever. The publication of the Sultan's decree dissolving the Divans, but which according to others, prorogues them only, is still anxiously waited for. An occurrence, which took place within the native garrison at Bucharest, is calculated to throw some light on the spirit which characterises the relations between Austria and the Wallachians. News from Teheran shows tie Persians to be still engaged in repelling attacks of their Turko• man neighbours on the North Eastern frontier. The Tumour that the supplementary elections in Paris are about to be postponed, seems to be con firmed by the fact that no decree convoking the electoral bodies has hitherto appeared in the Mouiteur. A French advocate, the son of Chaix d'Est-Ange, has fought a duel with a nobleman, arising out of expressions he made use of against that nobleman in an action at law. He fought this duel, although the bar council interdicted it. Considered from any point of view, the proceeding on the part of the advocate is a highly disgraceful one. A duty of 25f. per hectolitre on pure alcohol imported into France is just announced. As the ladiau war progresses we begin to get a better idea of its actual magnitude and form. We have from the first outbreak of the revolt suspected time would show that, great military skill, if not consummate generalship, had been employed in laying down the plan of campaign for the Mutineers. This suspicion has now being fully realised. The districts through which the outbreak has moved—the advances and retreats of the enemy—the positions selected for attack, resistance, and incidental occupation —all prove that some master-mind was at the bottom of this lamentable war. The first object of the Mutineers was evidently to draw off our forces into the interior, and to divide them as much as possible, while the most commanding positions were taken up on their flanks and rear. The first of those motives led to the flight of the rebels to Delhi, and the second to the occupation and evacuation of Agra, Cawnpore, and Lucknow. The occupation of Delhi, though a costly one, appears to have been little more than a feint, as its evacuation, after our heavy losses by the siege and the subsequent movements of the enemy, clearly demonstrate. The Niutineers suffered bitterly, no doubt, by the siege of their strong hold, and in their retreat towards Cawnpore ; but while the attention of our commanders was fixed in this direction, they had effected the occu pation ofJubbulpore,Hoshungabad,Mhow, Indore, Shahjehaapore, and established an unbroken line of defences on the extreme south of their chosen battle ground and which with the addition of Saugor, Neemuch, Jhansi, Gwalior, and Nusseerabad, gives them full cuminaud of all the practicable lines of march from Calcutta and Madras, to the scene of action on the Ganges. Cutting off the communication between ou r army in the field, and Calcutta, does not appear to have formed s) pro.ninent a part of the enemy's plans. His chief object seems to have been, simply to outflank our advancing columns, and this he has done by the occupation of Di napore, Buxar, Benares, Banda, Bareilly, Azim ghur, Oude, Fyzabad, and Corruckpore. These positions completely cover the roads leading from the Bengal Presidency, to Cawnpore and Lucknow on the East, On the north, the mutineers hold Barnitch, Khynegur, Mora dabada Bareilly, Minporee, and Futteyghur. These post from a complete circle, round Lucknow north of the Ganges, and although they may be of very trifling importance just at the present moment, they serve to show the military skill of the rebel chiefs, and that they are ready to be occupied in force, if required. But their plans do not end here. The positions they have taken up in the extreme north of India, namely, at Meerut, Lahore, and Peshawur, look as if they contemplated carrying the war beyond the Indus. The siege and eva cuation of Delhi may have defeated this portion of their design ; yet, the ground they hold on the banks of the Ganges, and along the whole line of the opium country, is sufficiently formi dable to cause us considerable anxiety at home. In this contest we hear but one side of the tales of war, and those are not sufficiently explicit to enable us to judge of the respective positions o the belligerents. In tracing their movements on the map 01 India, we can see, however, that the relief of Lucknow will go but a little way towardi over throwing the Mutineers in that direction. The great danger is that they will let our relieving force iato the fortress, and there besiege them, whilst they strengthen those points which outflank the line of communication with the sea coast. At whatever place defeat may overtake them within their present field of operation, they have ultimately well selected lines of defence to fall back upon. In a strategical point of view, he enemy's lines were originally perfect, and all ,hat has taken place since the ecnnmencernent of ,he contest, only seems to be giving them greater powers of resistance. And if the.relsels act on the defensive, as they have done hitherto, and wait for all the chances which accompany the odds that may be counted against Europeans in an Indian conflict, the reconquest of their country will be a most arduous and costly undertaking. On the other hand, the minority of advantages on which we rely for speedy and complete triumphs, are certainties. The superior dis cipline, the dogged courage, the tried skill of our commanders, and the determination to conquer, which every British soldier carries into the field with him, give us undying hope of victory in every 'male our arms are engaged in. We are strangers to feelings of despair, and never dream of defeat ; and when we give an enemy credit for ability and valour, it is only that we may know bow to frustrate his designs, and secure our conquests with the least possible effusion of blood. To do this in India, will tax the military talents, prowess, experience, and moderation of our leaders and soldiers to the uttermost, and will make the praise due to them only second to the glory their acts will bestow on their country. THE NORTHERN TIMES,- LIV ERPOOL, FRI DAY, DECEMBER 18, 1857. THE COURT. OSBORNI, WEDNISDAT.—The Prince,Consort and the Prince of Wales went out shooting yesterday morning. Prince Arthur went over to Alverbank, to visit Prince Alfred. The Queen and Prince Consort drove out in the afternoon, accompanied by Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Prince Leopold. The Prince of Wales rode on horse back. Sir James Scarlett and the Rev. G-. Prothero dined with her Majesty. Miss Sasaa Durant submitted to her Majesty a marble bust of his Highness Tousson Pacha, son of the Viceroy or Egypt. ERRATA.—In our first leading article of yesterday, in the first paragraph fifteenth line, for "permanently," read " pre-eminently." LEWIS AND COIIPANY'a NEW EETABLISNMENT FOR BOY'S OLOTHING.—NuIabet of boys clothed for the week ending Saturday, December 12th 765; corresponding week last year, 436; increase, 329. STANLEY LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY. —This society held its usual weekly meeting on Wednesday evening last, at their rooms, Bible Repository, Slater-street, Mr. Geo. Barnes in the chair, when the adjourned debate on the question, "Ought the Maine Liquor Law be enacted in England," was opened by Mr. Daniel, followed by Messrs Ellis, Griffiths, Sherlock, and Morris, and was decided in the negative by the casting vote of the Chairman. "BOOKED FOR SAFETY."—An elderly man, who gave the name of Ebenezer "furls, was brought up yesterday at the Police-office, before Mr. Dixon, charged with having been drunk on Waterloos-road the previous night. The bridewell keeper said when the prisoner was brought in, there was a sum of £BO in bank notes in the pocket of his outside coat. He said he was a joiner returned from Australia ; but from some documents found on him, it was supposed he was doing business some where as a doctor. He was discharged. Cu RISTMAS PREPARATIONS.—Amongst the many " knights of the steel and cleaver," -who cater with all their skill and energy to feast not only the stomachs but the eyes of their patrons in the good old town at the approachin g festive season, none is more deserving of commendation than Mr. John Williams, the noted extensive shipping butcher, of Mersey-street, near the Custom House and Salthouee Dock, who has succeeded after much exertion, and in the face of very great opposition, in procuring two of the most beautiful animals of the pure Hereford breed ever seen in this town. They aro both of a dark brown colour, with small white heads and short horns, and for beauty of symmetry are unrivalled. One was bred and fed by Henry Gibbons, Esq., of Hampton Bishop, was four years old the 13th November last, and his owner received the 50 guineas prize for him at the last great Cattle Show. The other, by Samuel Heaford, Lord of the Manor of Moorend, Weston Buzzard, near Hereford, who received 20 guineas for his exhibition at the same show. The animals will not be slaughtered till Monday next, and their carcases will be exposed to view on Tues day, at his shop, 43, Mersey -street. HISTORIC SDCIETY.—The scientific section of this Society met last night, in the Grand Jury Room, St. George's Hall, Mr. Stevens in the chair. The following contri butions were received :—Report of the proceedings of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding, ter 1856-7 ; proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, No. ix, 1857; Address at the Anniversary Meeticg of same Society, May 25th, 1857, by Sir R. J. Murchison, president ; Mouthy Notices of the Revel Astronomica 1 Society, from November, 1355, to July, 1856 ; and Memoir of the same Society, for the Session 1855-6 ; from the Author. Ferdinand do T.c.epe, Inquiry into tho opinions of the Commercial Classes of Great Britain on the Suez Ship-canal. Mr. W. T. Bean exhibited 85 species of rare British plants. The following gentlemen were unanimously elected members of the Society :—lvie Mackie, Esq., Mayor of Manchester ; Sir James Watts, ex-Mayor of Maachester ; Mr. T. D. Anderson, India Buildings, Water-street ; Rev. W. H. Coates, West Kirkby, Cheshire ; Mr. W. G. Bradley and Mr. F. Bradley, Bold-ets eat. The paper for the evening was by Mr. C. S. Gregeon, "On the Lepidoptera of the Liverpool District." The paper embodied the results of Mr. Gregsoe's labours, iu this branch of science, and he observed that with such a list at hand he could have done in, two years what it had taken him 20 years to accomplish. The thanks of the Society were unanimously voted to Mr. Gregron: ASSOCIATIOL—The usual fortnightly meeting of this association was held last night, at half-past seven o'clock, in the Royal Institution. Mr. Evans, who occu pied the chair, said the first business of the evening was a vary unpleasant one. He was sure they would alt regret to hear that their excellent secretary was about to resign. He then read the following resolution : "The Council with great regret received an intimation from the honorary secatery, Mr. Nathan Mercer, that he wished to resigc, his health being such, as to prevent him from retaining the office, in addition to his other engagements. The council desire to express their high sense of the value of Mr. Mercer's services, and request that he will continue thorn until they are able to relieve him bye successor." (Ap plause.) Mr. Mercer greatly regretted his being obliged to give up his office, but he was greatly gratified at the manner with which they have received the resolution, especially from those who ware best able to form an idea of his services, and whom he had been so long amongst. (Applause.) Mr. Barber put the question to the chairman whether the F.R.S. attached to Dr. Muspratt's name was correct, as belonging to the Royal Society. The Chair man said the question had bean asked several times before, and they had written to the secretary of that asso cia ion, and had got a reply stati ng t h a t D r . M uspratt was not a allow of the Royal Society. Dr. Thompson said that Dr. Muspratt was a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The E was left out, he thought, in a mistake. They would find the same thing in the Necropolis, where the doctor had the misfortune to bury a child. It was the mistake of the stone-cutter in leaving out the E. The Chairm n : We got a note from Dr. Muspratt, with a lithographed heading, where the same mistake 'occurred, if it was a mistake. It might be a printer's mistake Mr. Mercer exhibited one of Wessel's gas-heat dissemi nators for warming rooms. The superiority of this appa ratus consisted in the efficiency and economy with which it consumes the gas. Its advantages were the perfect combustion of the gas, and, at the same time, free from any disagreeable smell ; it also disseminated a large amount of warm air. The products of combustion, as compared with ordinary gas stoves, was materially less °nee in consequence of the peculiar construction of the barner, by which the flame, from a small supply of gas, was brought into contact with a large amount of air. Mr. Mercer also exhibited a dry gas regulator. The Secretary afterwards rose and said the Board of Inland Revenue had granted permission to use methylated spirit in pharmaceutical preparations. Government had ordered certain medicines to be prepared at the Apothecaries' Hell with it. The question had been raised, in what case this might be used without injury to the quality of medicines. As the College of Physicians was the authority in such cases, Mr. Bell, the President of the Pharmaceutical Sec:ety, made a communication on the subject to the College, and the result was the isaning of the following mi nu t e s. "R oya l C o ll ege of Physicians , November 25th, 1857. The Censors of the Royal College of Physicians having learned that in the manufacMre of tinctures, and some other preparations of the Pharmacopmia, it has latterly become the practice of certain druggists and manufacturers, to use methylated in the place of pure opiris, hereby declare their disapproval of such an unauthorised departure from the instructions laid down in the Pharmacopoeia" Another minute to the sime eff et, was issued from the Censor's Board, and transmitted to the Board of Inland Revenue. Dr. Thompson said that he would not offer any opinion upon tinctures so prepared, but regretted that the College of Physicians should have condemned the use of myths latad spirit, just because the pharmacopmia did not authorise it . . lie would rather that they had appointed members of their own body to inquire into the character of the tinctures so made. Dr. E iwards then proceeded to give tie third lecture, on heat, fuel, ((yuccas, combustion of gases, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS, By Submarine and British Telegraph. FRANCE. PARIS, TEITIRSDAY NIONT, An Imperial decree in the Moniteur announces that foreign brandies have to pay on importation into France a duty of 25f. per hectolitre of pure alcohol. THE WEST INDIA MAIL PROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT. SOUTEAMPTOM, FAIDAY Moan No. The Royal Mail steamer, Parana, arrived here this morning at nearly one o'clock. WESTERN BANK OF SCOTLAND. GLASGOW, THURSDAY EVENING. At an adjourned meeting of the Shareholders in this Benk, held to-day in the Trades Hall, the Report of the Committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the Bank was brought forward. The report shows e further estimated loss of £12,000. Captain li‘Connochie, a shareholder, characterised the conduct o the Directors as of the most reckless and disgraceful description, and remarked that the shareholders ought to see whether they were entitled to restitution at the hands of the Directors. in answer to a question, Mr. Bannatine said, the call would amount to half-a-million, or, perhaps, a million would require to be called.—From the Second Edition of the Daily Hail. MOB LAW IN 1857.—A lecture was delivered on Mon day evening last, at the Mechanics' Institution, Dublin, by Mrs. Catherine Winter, en this very remarkable subject. The theatre of the institution was crowded to excess, and the reception given to Mrs. Winter was most enthusiastic. Mrs. Winter complains that she and her family are the victims of a set of most notorious property swindlers, whom she cannot have broug ht to justice, and that the property decreed to her and her brothers, as far back as 1833, by the then Irish Lord Chancellor, Sir Edward Sugdon, after a hearing which lasted seventeen days, is at this moment withheld from her by mob vio lence, originated with, and headed by, the usurpers of the large landed estates of her family. Towards the conclusion of her address, Mrs. Winter announced her intention of appearing personally before the Irish Courts once more in search of protection and redress, and called on the public to support her against her cruel oppressors, a request which was warmly responded to by her crowded audience. PRESENTATION.—Our readers are aware that Mr. Clarke, the veteran manager of our baths, has recently been obliged, on account of ill health, to retire from the exercise of his useful and honourable duties, in order to seek the refreshing airs and repose of the country, to bring about the declining energies of his life. The past exertions of Mr. Clarke, however, were not permitted by his friends to pass over wtthont suls'antial notice. On Wednesday night last, a very elegant ee'd watch and valuable chain were presented to him by subscribers who knew his merit. J. C. Fernihoagb, Esq., Towh Cenn oilier, kindly cenceited to preside and make de proem tation, and which he did, net only in eloquent bat most appropriate terms, The advantage of sanitary measures were not only dwelt upon, but full effect given to the vast benefit derived by the public from the establishment of public baths in Liverpool, to the efficient carrying out of which Mr. Clarke had materially contributed. The pro ceedings throughout were of a very satisfactory nature. PRESENTATION AND SOI4ER. —Last evening the Masters and pupils of Dr. Fisher'a educational establishment had the sincere gratification of presenting to their much esteemed and talented principal an elegant and substantial time piece, of first-rate workmanship, surmounted by a beautiful figure of the nymph Flora, having her head encircled with a wreath of flowers, and bearing in her hand a cornucopia, with the following inscription:—" Presented to W. M. Fisher,'L.L.D.,Ph.D.,F.R.A.S., by his masters and pupils, as a tribute of high esteem for his varied talents, extensive scholarship, and professional success, and in testimony of their sincere attachment for the lively interest which he uniformly manifests for the present and future welfare of every one connected with his establish ment. Dec. 17th, 1857." After the presentation, the evening was spent most delightfully with music, vocal and instrumental, refreshments of every description were, amply provided, and it altogether formed a most pleasing treat to tue masters, as well as the pupils, at the termination of the session. TEOOII PASSED THROUGH LIVERPOOL. —Yesterday after noon, about two o'clock, the Donegal Militia, about 800 strong, arrived in Liverpool from Ireland, and marched up to the Edge-hill Station, where a special train AM in waiting to convey them to the camp at Aldershott.—Yesterday afternoon, fifty men of the 59th Foot arrived at Lime street from Rugby, on their way to Athlone. They left last evening at ten o'clock, by steam- Thom-, for Ireland. About the same time thirty of the Gloucestershire Militia arrived at Liverpool, and left last evening for Dublin, en route to the Curragh. On Wed nesday, the Armagh Rifles, about 700 strong, passed through Liverpool, on their way to the camp at Alder. shott. On Tuesday, the Stirlingshire Militia, about 500 strong. arrived here from Scotland, and proceeded the same day to Ireland, we believe to the Curragh, The County Down Militia, about 600 strong, arrived from Ireland on Monday, and at once marched to the Edge. hill Station, whence they were conveyed by train to Alder shott. Thirty men of the Roscontraon Militia, for the same destination as the preceeding body, passed through Liverpool on Sunday. Several English regiments, to reph.ce those from Ireland, are expected to pass through Liverpool during the ensuing week. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT AT FAIRPIELD.—A Won AN BURNT TO DRAT I.—Yesterday, an inquest was held betore C. E. Driffield, E q. , District County Coroner, at the house of Mr. Johnson, Stanley, on the body of a young woman, named Cecilia Burke, who met with her death under the following circumstances :—The deceased was a servant in the employ of Mr. Nicholas Ring, a merchant, residing in Pros[ne Vale, Old Swan, and it appeared from the vidence adduced at the enquiry before the Coroner, that on the afternoon in question, viz , on the 15th instant, the deceased was in the cellar in the course of her work, and, that whilst so engaged her clothes caught fire from a blaze which proceeded from the fire of the boiler. She ran upstairs, and Mrs. Ring, and a fellow-servant, named Eliz i Banks, endeavoured to extinguish the flames. Mr. Welsh, a chemist at Fairfield, was called in, hut in the meantime, the flames bad been raging abeut the unfor tunate girl. On Mr. Welsh's arrival, he threw a blanket over the deceased which extinguished the flames, but on examination she was found to be dreadfully burnt about the head and face. She lived until Wednesday morning about ten o'clock. After hearing the evidence, the jury returued a verdict of " accidental death." NARROW ESCAPE OF AN AMERICAN LAKE STEAMER.— The Chicago Journal gives the following narrative of the dangerous storm which overtook the steamer Cleveland on Lake Michigan :—" The steamer left Green Bay on Tees day, at 10 a in., with 15 passengers and a full freight. On her way down sbe touched at different points, and took on in all about 60 passengers. Everything went on smoothly until about 11 o'clock on Wednesday night, when the blow struck her. She was at that time a short distance above Milwaukie. The wind and snow raged with fearful violence, and every wave, as it washed into the noble craft, seemed bent on destroying her. Her fires were put out, and it then seemed that her destruction was inevitable. Captain Flood, undaunted, however, set about to bale her out, and the passengers and crew, with one dastard exception, took hold, and worked for four hours and a half. At the expiration of this time the fires were rekindled, and steam once more got up, but the fires were aeon put out again. The passengers again went to work with a will and baled until 9 or 10 o'clock, when steam was once more got up. They headed for shore and kept on baling in the midst of this terrible storm. About 3 p.m. they espied, much to their gratification and delight, a chimney, which ,proved to be in Chicago. At half-past 6 o'clock' the steamer reached her docks. Once or twice during the gale all hopes of ever reaching shore were given up, and a list of the passengers on board was prepared by the captain to throw overboard. Happily so terrible a calamity was averted. In the midst of the unflinching courage displayed on every hand shines still brighter the courage of a woman who was one of the passengers, the brighter, as it stands in contras: with the sheer cowardice of a craven souled man who was aboard. That man was a Frenehm He absolutely refused to w,:nic, when a woman, which should have brought a burning blush of shame upon his cheeks if he was posies,ed of any manhoo 1, stepped forward and volunteered to take his place. That woman's name was Miss F.:Wishard, of Milwaukie. The passengerp, however, would not allow her to work. Her noble behavior upon this occasion won for her the admiration and esteem of every one on board, while the conduct of the Frenchman provoked just the opposite, and we should not have blamed the crew had they looked upon him as a second Jonah aboard their noble craft,—Note Toth Times. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Accounts from Bucharest, received last night, mention that the minutes of the proceedings of the Wallechian Divan, which have been translated into French, are nearly all printed, and may be expeoted here in a few days. A telegraphic despatch from Bucharest, dated at ono o'clock yesterday, announces that the Divan had *unani mously resolved that the discussion of questions relating to the internal organisation of the country should not be entered upon until the Congress previously decided on the fear points already voted by the Divans. The Congress is expected to rest about the middle of next month, and by that time it is hoped an arrangement will be concluded between the Powers, ea as to prevent any unpleasant discussion. A letter from Naples, of the 9th inst., informs us that the King has published a decree for improving the coast of Sicily. This decree is published in compliance with the wishes of the commercial navy. It commands the establishment of 17 new lighthouses. It reorganises the corps of coast pilots, and creates a new system of night signals, for which electricity is to be employed. An altercation having occurred a few days back between the President of the Court, of Vesoul (Daubs), and one of the advocates, the Council of the Order of Advocates resolved that none of their body should again practice in that Court. The matter was brougkt before the Imperial Court of Besanc )11, and was given against tthe Advocates. The only interest the incident possesses is from the fact of the Paris papers having been " invited," in plain language ordered, not to allude to it. The nervousness of the Government at the idea of publicity, and the dread with which it inspires the press, is a good comment on the sonorous article in this day's Constitueiannel, intending to prove that France is' the freest, if not the only free, country in the world. The place of librarian to the Emperor became vacant a few days back by the death of the person filling it. Daring the next two days not less than 400 applications were sent in for it. The situation is said to be worth B,ooof or 9,000 f, and is probably all but a sinecure, as it has been suppressed. It was the only way of preventing jealousies. No one being preferred, the whole 400 are, of coarse, equally dissatisi:d. The dabar, of Algiers, which lins repeatedly corn plained of the irregularity with which sews is transmitted by the submarine telegraphic cable lately laid down between Marseilles and Algiers, says, in its lest number, under the head of " Progress of the Mediterranean Cable"— This electric cable is making a sensible progreaso from— bad to worse. It ought to give us news from Marseilles in two hours at the most. It has given us nevi ain 24 hours— then in 36 hours —then in 48 hours—and, finally, it has arrived at 72 hours, which is proved by a telegraphic message before as, which was despatched from Marseilles on the 4th December, and arrived at Algiers on the 7th. The Paris papers publish the following telegraph : HAMBURGH, DEC. 16. --- More failures of large firms are announced to have taken place in Sweden. Tne government propoges to borrow 12,000,000 of dole for the support of commerce. The Hanoverian Chambers are convoked for the 2nd February. Coasrnander Dockum is appointed Danish Ambassador at London. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Dsc. 14 About half a year ago the Austrian Ministerial Coun sellor, von Lackenbacher, was sent on a secret mission to Constantinople, and same information as to its nature has been given me. Shortly before M. de Lackenbacher left Vienna for the Turkishippital, an English company was endeavouring to obtain from the Porte permission t 3 establish a bask, which was to have the privilege of issuing notes. By some means or other the Austrian Government obtained information of what was going on see is es, thee in seine s alit etieeiren or the rorte to the fact that the power and inflate - ice of England must necessarily became excessively preponderant in Turkey, if the privilege of establishing such a bank as that above mentioned was granted to any of her bankers or merchants. At the same, time the talents and experience of M. de Lackenbacher were placed at the disposal of the Turkish Government, and that gentleman was soon after sent to Constantinope as the non-official Coun sellor of the Turkish Finance Department. It is also related that M. de Lackenbacher exercises consider able influence on one of the organs of the Constantinople press, and there is reason to believe that the report is not devoid of foundation. It may be observed that the Anglo- Turkish Bank affair had wide such progress before the Austrians interfered that the British speculators could have carried their point had they wished so to do. The British Ambassador accorded his powerful support aed protection to the British Company, bat, for some unknown reason, the latter declined to make the deposit which was to precede the granting of the coecession. Lord Stratford de Redeliffe must have left Constantinople on the 9:11 inst., and have had a special steamer at his disposal, for he will reach Vienna this evening. Telegra phic news has already bean received that he has passed Laibach. The 10,000,000 of marks banco hare given such sacisfac don to the Hambarghers that they have applied for another 5,000,000, and the probability is that they will obtain them. Some of the directors of the Austrian Bank, are said to object to any further assistance being given, but their opinion is not likely to be listened to if it does not coincide with that of Baron Bruck. During the last week or ten days, enormous quantities of Austrian industriel stock have been sent here from liarabur,gb, Berlin, and Prague, and the consequence is that the market is coin pletely glutted. According to reliable private advices from St. Petersburg, the new Russian Railroad " prornisc:s " cannot be got rid of at any price. The Theiss and Western Railroal Companies will be empowered by Government to raise 30,000,000f1 by means of a lottery. It is said that the shares will bear no interest, but that there will be fear drawings of very large prizes in each year. Oa the 11th inst. there was such a heavy fog on the Adriatic that the Trieste steamer to Venice got on the Lido; although on shore two hours she was not damaged. RUSSIA. BERLIN, Dec. 15. According to the last advises we have received from Russia, the Imperial family were to remove into St. Petersburg, from Taarskoje Selo, on the Bth iust., St. George's Day, according to the Russian calender, but we have no information as yet that this removal of the Court has actually taken place. The Dowager Empress has, however, takea up her residauce in the Winter Palace ever since the close of last month, and all acounts of her health agree in stating it to have been materially benefitted by her recent vis:ts to Germany, and the coatses of mineral waters she has there gone through. The removal of the Court to the capital is always looked on as the commencement of the winter seasons, socially speaking. As regards the winter with reference to temperature, &c., it must be admit ted that it had begun as far, back as the 2G.h of November, when the ice began to show itself in masses on the Neva, and the communication with Cronstedt was broken off. The sudden return of winter in all its usual severity, after so unusually long and genial a sum mer, has produced in St. Petersburg, by all accounts, as general an epidemic in the shape of the grippe as it has here. la Berlin certain trials even were obliged to be postponed from the circumstance that out of 24 jurymen summoned, more than 12 were prevented from being int.. pannelled by being already confined to their beds. Is Russia the course of justice has not been impeded from this reason, not because the grippe has not been as bad there as here, but because they have no trial by jury: On the last Sunday in No►ember I. ceremony of untsual solemnity was performed in the Isaac's Cathedral, of which Alexander, the principal of the Solovetzki Monastery is Archangel, who is described as having " held it out against the English fleet" in 1354, was the hero. The ceremony was the airolonie, or the imposition of hands, which wee performed by the Archbishop Gregor, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Novgorod, assisted by all the archbishopg and bishops now present in St. Petersburg, on account of the Holy Synod. The former principal of the Solovetzki Monastery is now Bishop of Archangel and Cholenogar. In the year 18G2 the thousandth anniversary o f the foundation of the Russian monarchy is to be celebrated with great pomp and national manifestation in Russia. One grand feature in these solemnities is to be the inaug li- , ration of a monument commemorative of the day, btu which has as yet to be designed, but for which subscrip• tions are being opened throughout the whose empire hi order of the government. The Emperor had not call very lately decided finally that the said monument shall be erected at Novgorod, in the centre of the Kremlin there, nor far from the Sophia Cathedral. The destina tion where the said monument should be erected was for a long time dubious, inasmuch as the resolution had bee n adopted that its site should be the birthplace of the Russian Empire, and nobScly knew exactly where that was. It has been however assumed of late, that the earliest domicile of the Warager Princes was in the out skirts of Novgorod ; but as this would be rather an out-of• the-way place for a national monument, the Emperor hag decided on its being erected in the very centre of the Novgorod Kremlin. The Emperor has lately caused his thanks to be publicly expreesed to Mrs. Bichlulph, the wife of an Englis h lieuteaant-colonel of that name, for the return of a certals picture of a saint, which her husband had come into pot' session of at the taking of Sebastopol. M rs . Biddalph father is captain in the Balaklava Battalion Stamonati is the Russian service. Since the return of the Emperor to hie own dominion s,l number of sentences of court martial have been published, that had been held for the most part on account of ere' bezzlements committed during the late war. One of these cases, that of an efficar of the commissariat in the 151 army, of the name of Tseletski (Cirleeki) is remarkable for its large proportions; the said individual had absconde d with no less a saw than 200,000 silver roubles, and ge t safely into foreign parts ; his brother, Sebastian, however, has been condemned to the loss of all social rights, and t° ten years' imprisonment with hard laboar in a mine, b e ' cause he was accessory to the crime, helped to distribute the money among their relations, assisted the culprit in bis eight, and did not denounce him to the police. The papers contain now the full particulars of til e myrrh'. of Lieutenant_General Princa Gagarin, Governor General of Kutais, by Prince Dadeschkalian, a captain iB the guard. It appears that the latter had been summoned to the presence of the former, November 1, and tite r : taken to task for the murder of his brother, which he 11111 ' only recently committed ; during the high words 0 151 ensued, the Georgian Prince, who, like most of bid countrymen, was in the habit of going about armed is the teeth, and of leading a lawless life, drew a pistol, °ll which an employe, and friend of the Governor d ' rushed in on him and met his death at rho i hands of the Georgian, who t urne d h i s on hint and fired. He then fell upon Ptil le t Gagarin with his yatagan and stabbed him th ree times; th e sentry, who had been alarmed by the re p or t o f the pist ol and the noise, endeavoured to interpo se , b u t was w ounde d by the infuriated Prince, who got off to his own dwelltec With the assistance of two of his followers he defend ed himself in his hoes; against the military who were sent t° apprehend him, wounded several (one of them a pparentil mortally, as an Ensign Ardischwil is also mention ed among his vic,ims), and W 213 eventually taken, after having been pinned to the wall by a thrust from a COldier: bayonet. Prince Bariatinski, the governor , had 1 ' : 111ingrwlian ohiof triad by a onart-martial, which coaderon" him to be shot in Kutais. This sentence has been sin ce executed. Prince Gagarin lingered in great sufferil for fire days, when he expired, gr ea tly l amen t e d; be had been wounded at the storming of K ars , an d i n consequent,, of his wounds, which for a long time wore supposed to ba mortal, he had been compelled to inactivity for about a y,ar ; and it was only in last February that be was t 1 , b16 to resume his administrati ve an d m ili tary f unct i on s. was buried Nov. 9, in a chapel of which he had hilnse' laid the foundation stone. The American brig Silver Rays, having on beard t ll5 , engineers and machinery that were to h ave b een emploY o in the raising of the vessels sunk in the harbour of Sebas topol, has returned to Constantinople. The said ves 2el% are reported by the divers to be so thoroughly buried 0 mud and earth, that any raising of them is out of t" question ; the diikulties- and the expense of doing so being estimated to exceed the probable proc ieds of the b.liraga. PIEDMONT. The following is the speech delivered by the JClug. Sardinia at the opening of th e Ch am b ers , th e princ l P", points of which we pdblishA when received by telegrap h Senators add Deputies,—ln again finding myself aoll a you, after the late elections, it is agreeable to me re express my entire confidence th a t th e new legislu tu will fulfill its missioa with a patriotism and pr udence ;1 equal to those displayed by t h a t w hich no ue r n e j it. I have not the slightest d o ubt th a t I shall among yuu the same energetic and loyal eonon 3 r iti : or that I always obtained from your Predecessor s the applicetien and dovelopment of liberal princiPl6 on which reposes henceforwa r d i n an inol ur „, b e rl manner our national policy. (These w or ds, pron° u— g ) with great emphasis, were h a il e d w ith l o ud el leel : 1 1: 3 ( Our intercourse with foreign powers continues to be rcg ,; o oo and satisfactory. The interruption of diplomatic rel‘",ll with a neighbouring state, arising from causes w i ll y i dS Europe has been able to appreciate, still exists, bu t rt e ' g o o to no cessation of the ordinary intercourse between 0 , - 4 countries is civil and commercial matters. I have ordereu; Government to communicate to you same new treaties ° o f eluded with Spain, Denmark, and Persia, in the i otur f s c,ar justice, navigation, and commerce. The developmen t i a ; a 0 commercial interests in foreign countries has rell Ue. :lo better organisation of our consular service indinn eus fss , and a measure will be brought before you for the P urr :ills My ministers will submit to your consideration vari °l ,, s will relating to questions of i n t erna l a d m i n i stra tion. "*: twin be possible, by means of a rigorous economy, to u33 , 1 ; 0rY in the budget an equilibrium b e t ween the oThble receipts and expenditure, notwithstanding the uhfff)tif the events which have impeded the regular developoe ur 0 1 , to state resources. It will, however, be ncce 3s . ,, sr ;etillg'• have recourse to a loaa for the purpose of '. l oa the expense of the gre :t works commenced at P e f, ' oo l l r Mount Cenis for the defence of the state, ir for the tell of the country. (Applause.) Senators and denn tle ,., l r the years have elapsed since my august father, anxio us ,ion. liberty of his people, accorded them our present constlluoity Endeavouring to make every c c: o f m y life in " ufar t n with that high minded act, I consecrate all my greng e i it, Carry out and enlarge the idea which had sugl es s on• (Loud app'aus). May his memory, which, tar' bolisod in marble, I confide to your veneration io,,ldoont your deliberations frr the welf are a nd glory of and of our common land of Italy ! (Immense obe“ We clipped the f o ll otv i nt r 4ip- from the Foor La tt i ; i u bT 2' clian's Gazette:—" Wan ford B r io, Unien—Joh n ' - i g nc:e s about fifty years' high, dark complexion; left •wife 1 rgeabl,3 ‘.,4,.stro hip c la Union of age, five feet two or three jo oil . Witut last heard of, he was lecturing I r ri e 5. 1130 nomy, and h as b een occaj i ona lly employed a 3 a IT Local preacher." ...-. Au sr bcin~ thti , 4 4 14 tuint th e more e laßft ;!Ibusil tli ( tr v; "ug f . 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