The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-15 00:00:00

was :leaving her service,_ and intended to return into England, unless,. he succeeded in suiting himself in this city. lie__ left _the. villa. The countess gave herself ,no further nerkeerh regarding hith, and *rote to Eer tiferid§ , froth Paris,: begging • them to proptire atnothcr servant. for_ her in: his plate. on Monday flight last, towards dne O!elock; the Countess was lying half - asleeP and half awake in her_ bedroom, whieh was feebly illuminated: by _the light of a hight-lainp, when suddenly she was roused by-a slight noise, which at once fixed her attention. Soon after the door was opened from the outside. The countess 'was terribly alarmed, but she did not move. She observed the man hesitatea little at first, before advancing; bat, after having paused for some instants, he entered, went straight to a secrctaire, opened it without forcing the lock, the key being on the top of it, rapidly ransacked the contents, and seized upon .a sum of 10,000 francs in bank notes, and stole off without even closing either the desk or the chamber door. The Conntessonost priidently, had never stirred, but she was able to e±anline the Person- of the thief, and althmigh he had taken the precaution of put ting a blouse over his clothes, and donning a hat, *hbse broad rims overlapped his face, she recognised him -Perfectly. It tats John, her fortner servant. The robbery 3,i'-as intimated to the police in . the course of the morning, and they succeeded discovering the hiding place of the servant, which was,,.in A furnished house in the. district of-St. Honor(a and in regaining-posses- Biwa o f 10,000 francs stolen... .The e thief was handed over to justice: It-is believed that he is. connected with a band of English thieves, who for some tii'ne past have. let their presence in France, and especially in Paris, be known by numerous delinquencies, and who are also, it may be added, suspected of having been concerned in the late extensive robbery at Notre DaMe. I cannot succeed in recalling to mind the precise , circumstances in which the duel above.referred to , Was fought, - or in identifying the names of the principal personages concerned ; but probably some of your readers maybe more successful. I may as well add to the preceding the account of the.robbery of another lady, which took place in circumstances which I think I have never heard paralleled. In this case, however, a Spanish lady was the victim, and I borrow the facts from a Spanish journal called the Discuscion.. One day lately a lady entered one.of the churches of Seville, and after _having drawn near to the tribunal do penitence, she went to prostrate herself before the altar, to receive the Holy Communion. Near to to her was another lady, who was also in front of the Holy Table on the same account. The pre- Occupation or the former, however, did not .Preverit her from • feeling a hand, apparently 'seeping to introduce itself into her pocket ; she. tuned her. head to the side where her neighbour "-s, thinking that it must be she who was toarching in her pocket, but she saw her with •her eyes raised to Heaven, and her hands crossed on her breast. The lady, whose pocket was in the act bf undergoing examination, seeing her neigh.' hour in this attitude, _reproached herself bitterly . for having harboured such a suspicion against, one who was praying with such great fervour. Itut after the lapse of a few minutes she became_ really sensible that a hand had been introduced' into her pocket. She again looked at her devout neighbour, and observed her hands still in the tsam . e position as on the first occasion, and herself apparently imploring pardon of God. After the comm u nion both ladies rose from their recumbent Positions, and quitted the Holy Table. The former, on, looking into her pocket, at once perceived that her purse, which contained four or five pounds (130 francs), had disappeared. She ran iinme"- diately after her . fellow . communicant, and caused, the woMan, , , whoSe hands were still joined on her breait, to be arrested. -She was - searched, and the purse and its contents was found in; her posSession. Bet, surpriSing to relate, she had four arms On further examination, the wretched shameless thief was found - to have two wax arms, made in admirable imitation of the nature), members. One has been made familiar with'such adapta tions for perpetrating thefts in omnibuses and rail way carriages, but it is the first instance, as I have: said, of which- I have heard where the system his been introduced into the sacred precincts of religion. it is to be hoped that .the culprit did ot belong to the Anglo-Parisian band of pick- Packets'iiho are givi'lg the sergens de police of tais metropolis , so-much trouble, as we have seen at present.' ''there is still a great dearth of transactions on .thy Bourse, .and the variations in prices are not 'worthy of notice. SUDDEN DEATH.—A female, named Anne Jane MTonatd, about thirty years of age, who resided in Saltney-street, fell dead whilst speaking to another Woman in the house: , • Yesterday was the anniversary of the opening, thirty rears ago, of the 14verpool and Manchester Railway-- the first railway- constructed - in the world. What,an extraordinary development of the system we have since teen BODY FOOD.—The body of a man named Thomas Collins, fifty-one years old, was found in George's Basin Yesterday. He was a hawker of hardware, and broke biz teetotal pledge a few days ago, and it is supposed he fell into the water when not sober. FIRE IN CASTLE-STREET.-.-At about ten.o'clock last night a fire was diseovered on the second floor of the Premises situate at 19, Sweeting-street, Castle-street. The premises are occupied by Messrs. Arnold, Leeke,, and Roscoe, general brokers, and at the time of the fire contained several samples of oils and spirits. Fortu nately. the speedy arrival of the fire- brigades, under the direction of Messrs. Hewitt and BArrett, prevented any Material damage being sustained. • Citritcll MissioNs.—Last evening the annual meet ing. of the Birkenhead Church Missionary Society . "'as held in the Argyle Rooms, the Rev. A. Knox, 8.A., tresidin. • The, report having been read, the Lord id isliop of Mauritius made a very interesting Speech on. e state of Christianity in the island forming his diocese. Irc related a number of touching anecdotes, and con; eluded by appealing to the audience for individual aid cn - behalf of the Church Missions. The Rev. Charles - godson addressed the meeting, as did also several other Ministers and gentlemen. The audience was very large, and -listened most attentively to the several speakers. A tolleetion was made, and the receipts realised, we believe. a considerable amount. . . A STEAMBOAT ON THE WOODSIDE SLlF.—About llalf,past twelve o'clock yesterday morning, whilst a fresh gale blew from the west,' and the tide was running oatwards at a rapid speed, the Lord Morpeth, one of the Woodside ferry-boats, was washed on the Woodside slip by a heavy swell. She immediately struck, and ''as fond to be fast. The passengers conducted them ''Ave:(yery well ; there was no great excite men t t o spea k " 61 , arid in a short tim3 they were all transferred to a nother boat and landed in the usual spot. The boat, of eourse, remained where she struck ; but, we are happy t 9 learn, that, with the exception of a breakage at the rudder of no consequence, she sustained no strain or 4a Mage. During the next tide the boat was got off the Slip. Fr:',7 DAYS' " OUT."—CARLINGFOILI? LOUGH.- 14 great question with the hard-worked citizens of this and other large cities is as to their ,‘ out " during Th e summer months; and having spent a very pleasant one -I Yself, my experience may perhaps assist some to deter -11.15''10 as to their pleasure trip. On a lovely afternoon I 4 911 m1 myself on board the steamboat for Warrenpoint . 2: 1 c 1 Newry, and after a pleasant passage we entered Carlingford Lough and steamed up this beautiful bay, th e E e esstrevor mountains lying on the one hand, and th e Carlingford mountains on the other, both towering into the clouds. The first object that attracts the . attention i s the view of the old castle at Carlingford, on th e south-east side of the bay, and on the opposite side a nother ruin called Greencaitle, the Donnybrook of the 1161 ghboarhood. A little farther on and the neat and ea eerful looking village called the Quay of Rosstrevor ? c 'es into view, Rosstrevor itself being completely shut 14, except the tower of the Established Church , and the spire.,, of the Roman Catholic Chapel, which appear 7e've the wood. Warreppoint, as it stretches itself I .%°_ng the shore and forms the innermost harbour of the passin g Is soon sighted, and in less than hour after ', a;3 ,ing the :Rock Lighthouse at the entrance we are relief in the dock. Here we : find to'our great - 13 !4ef a capital hotel,newly and well fitted up, raltuate on the shore, with a southern aspect, coni uallding a beautiful- view of the Carlingford moan aTins) and attended by English servants. This is desideratum the want of which we believe was 10 ugfelt a t t hi s d e li g htful watering place ; but owing nowenergy and enterprise of Captain Williams , is tries suPplied, and English tourists will find at the al llotel all their wants anticipated. Cars and 'ls to the various peints—Meath, Carlingford, Ravens a.k> Narrow -water, Rosstrevor, the quay, the Wood house, Rilkeel, and Newcastle—are here ready to start te, a _ . moment's notice, on most reasonable terms. Th e e ' h erY, presenting features strongly contrasting with ta :, O ther, abounds with beautiful landscape, which The ° 4I Y be appreciated by those who have seen it. fer .. r drive from Ravensdale across the mountain to the gilt at Narr ow - water, an d t h a t from Warrenpoi n t to — ' llll _k ur 1, a l ong the north-east s h ore o f th e b ay, i s Passed in interest and beauty by anything we ..ale ever seen. LATEST NEW - RECEPTION -- OF GARIBALDI-AT NAPLES; 1~ TIC HAS SI'EEC4 r4OIII,TIIE BALCOI67 Or TIM PALACE -{)E.! z. . The Dictator was received at the station•ot the Nouraltailmiy by Lieutenant-General Sauget, commander-of the National Guard, and by - the Prefect of Naples. At Naples, patricians, bankers," rich tradesmen and merchants, all those, in fact, who had costly equipages, sent their car riages to the station. The General took the first .that presented itself, that of M. Jura, an army contractor of Francis 11., and went in it to the Palace of Forestria. The Place of the Palace Royal was crowded , and t here were loud cries for the Dictator. After a short time he advanced in front of the balcony,, and pronounced in a firm voice, rendered still more sonorous by the silence of the crowd, the folio Ning words : " You have quite the right to exult on this day, in which there is an end of that tyranny which has weighed Upon. yott, gaid front whence ah era of liberty commences. a And you are Ni - orthy of it; yoti, the Children of the most splendid jewel of • 4 1 thank you for this reeeption; not for myself, bht in the name of Italy; Which yoti.coristitiite; by y6iir concurrence iri its .iinitY. YoU deser - ':e for this the, gratitude riot of Italy alone, but of all Europe." . • . When he, had. ended, the rivas re-cothinenced louder than ; ever. • After the lapse of seine. minutes he descended from the balcony and got into . a carriage, . drawn by. four white hor ses, which, were presented to him by Donizetti, the wealthy Neapolitan ice merchant; and from thence went to the Cathedral to attend Divine service: He afterwards went to the Palace Doria, where he was to take up his residence. There he imme diately set to work with the . 'ministers , and did not go out the whole day. The Italian flag is henceforth the flag of Naples. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) WITHDRAWAL OF THE EMPEROR'S MINISTERS FROM TURIN. PARIS, Sept. 14. The lfonitoir says, in presence of the facts which' have just been accomplished in Italy, the Emperor has resolved that his Ministers shall immediately quit Turin. A secretary will remain there to conduct the business of the Legation. . BANK OF_FRANCE RETURNS. • The Moniteur publishes the usual monthly returns of the Bank of France, which shows_ the &Rowing results, as compared with the August return :—Decrease : Cash . in hand, 18 :millions; bills discounted not yet due, 114 ; bank notes,. 12'4; current accounts, 15. Increase: Treasury balance, 2k millions ; advances,l EMBARKATION OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF FRANCE FOR ATACCIO. The 3,foniteur announces that their Majesties have embarked for -Ajax:9i°. SARDINIAN INVASION OF THE ROMAN TERR. • ROME, Sept. 13. The Papal Government is about to address a memorandum to all the European Powers pro., testing against the Sardinian invasion of the Roman territory. This memorandum. explains that the enrolment of foreign volunteers of which Sardinia complains in her ultimatum was nrinet;'. pally due to the counsels of Austria and France, the latter Powers having, after the Paris con gress in 1856, insisted on the formation of a Papal army. --- DINNER IN' HONOUR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. VIENNA, Sept. 13. A grand dinner was given by the Emperor at Sehcenbrunn, on Tuesday last, in honour of the birthday of the Emperor of Russia, in return for a similar courtesy on the part of the latter sovereign. All members of the imperial family at Vienna in very cordial terms proposed a toast in honour of the Emperor Alexander 11. CELEBRATION OF - THE ENTRANCE OF GARIBALDI INTO NAPLES. The entrance of Garibaldi into Naples was celebrated at Milan, on Tuesday, in the most enthusiastic manner. The whole city was illumi nated and decorated with flags. The very name of the Dictator inspires electric enthusiasm. A number of illuminated drums fixed on poles were carried through the streets. These drums bore significant inscriptions, as follows :—" To Rome, to _Venice;" " Rome the Capital." The sentiment of unity is-growing with success. Most cities of Italy celebrated , on Tuesday, the annexation of Naples, which brings the kingdom of Victor Emmanuel up to nearly twenty millions. The statement that Gatazzi had intoned a Te Deum in the Cathedral at Naples on the entrance of Garibaldi is stated to be untrue. FRANCE AND SARDINIA. The semi-official journal of Turin, the Opinione in an article on the intervention of Piedmont in the Roman States, says that this is not an act of aggression, but one of legitimate defence. It is undertaken with a view to combat foreign inter vention conformably to the policy laid dow n ,b y the • Emperor Napoleon. - At Paris they are probably ignorant that the insurrection in the Roman States is general and simultaneous. The grand desire is to shake off the theocratic yoke, to proclaim the sovereignty of Victor Emmanuel, and to constitute Italyc. . The fruit was ripe, and must be plucked. The-Government of Piedmont will know how to assume the responsibility of these facts in the face of Italy, of France, and of Europe. Europe is c alled upon to elect between Victor Emmanuel and revolution, between con stitutional monarchy and anarchy, between the national flag of Italy and the red flag. The alliance with France will not be ulteriorly damaged. Af te r quoting the passage in the Emperor's letter to Persigny, in which he expressed a wish that Italy should obtain peace, no matter how, but without foreign intervention, the Globe comes to the conclusion that the w ithdrawal of AL de Tallyrand from Turin is nothin.• more than a diplomatic protest—an indication the Empe ror washes his hands out -of the affair, and affixes Upon the act of intervention a public mark of dis approval ; hich, considering th e Emperor's posi tion as protector of the Pope, it is not easy to see what other course he could have taken. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Sept. 14, 3 20 p.m. The Bourse is unaltered,:, renter closed at 67f. 85c., or about the same as yesterday.. ROME. • TURIN, Sept. 14. • The Turin journals publish a proclamation of General Lamoriciere, declaring a state of siege at Perugia. The proclamation is dated 7th inst. General Lamoriciere threatens the inhabitants with confiscation of property, death, and aane of 30,000 duoß,ts'for even a mere fracture of the telegraphic wire. The Opinione says Cardinal. AntonGM having refused to acc ede to the de- Mands of ' Piedmont, COunt Minerva has left Rome, and has arrived at Florence. AMERICA. S OUT HAMPTON, Se 1 The steamer Tiammonia , from New ork on 4. the Ist instant, has arrived. She brings $265,800 in specie for England. She spoke the following English vessels :—On the sth instant, the barque Royal Wiliam ; on the Bth, the barque Courrier ; on the 9th, the brig Lucy and barque Clydes4ale ; on the 12th, the barque Pox ; and on the 13th, the steamer Cambrian. According to advices from San Francisco busi ness was active ; every vessel in the port was engaged. Guaardiola, the President of Honduras; was to attack Walker at Truxillo on the 15th. The Hammonia's commercial news have been principally anticipated. The steamer New York, from New York on the Ist instant, arrived off Cowes en. roue for Bremen. She brings $233,500 in specie for TTavre, and 000 for Bremen. News anticipated. HEINSHORE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. THE VERDICT OF THE JURY. After deliberating for two hours and ten minutes, the jury returned the following .verdict It is our opinion, from the evidence that has been pr o duced, tha t the deaths of the ten per sons - killed near Helmshore resulted ,from collision, which collision was occasioned by a and fracture of a portion of the screw, coupling side chains connecting two of the carriages ; but we have not evidence to show the precise cause of the fracture. We are further of opinion that the amount of brake power, and number of guards attached =to this train, were insufficient for so large a number of carriages : and further, la.nd, the jury recommend the directors of the company to carry, out the ,suggestions of. colon Yol in his evidence before the Coron er." By the Coroner—That is a verdict of accidental death. By the Foreman—Certainly; fourteen of the sixteen jurymen will sign it. • The death of Mr. Jardine, the magistrate al Bow-street Court, is announced. The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday :-- NAPLES. NAPLES, Sept. 8. The tranquility of the city has not been dis turbed, and the same enthusiasm still prevails. The Elmo and the other forts have surrendered. The English admiral has paid a visit to Garibaldi, who afterwards went on board the Hannibal, the English ambassador being present. On that occasion the Sardinian fleet fired a salute of 17 guns in honour of the Dictator. The Neapolitan fleet has been delivered by Garibaldi to the Sax- dinian admiral... The Sardinian troops disem barked y — eSteillay by ()icier of the Dictator. It is said that the King, in leaving. Natiles, ordered the bombardment of the „town, and the . burn •ing df the roptl castle. *his eren asserted that the original of Ilait order haS btfen found. A . repart. is also current that ;tht.Kipg *ill quit Gaeta with his. .4riny of 30,000 men, mid will join- General Litradrigiare. The. Ring has ; fol•nied a new Royalist Ministry, the inentbers.of Which are—Casseli, - Canofari f Geroleino; and Ulloa; The Austrian; Russian, Prussian and Spanish Ministers and the Papal Nuncio have followed the King to Gaeta. The whole army of Garibaldi will arrive in Naples in four days ; and with the insurrec tionary band, the total forces will be raised to 80,000 men.• The revolution is everywhere triumphant. It is said that the Dictator is about to march to - Umbria. The Bixio and- Medici brigades have just arrived in the port. Baron Bremner has not protested against the disembarkation of Sardinian troops. A pro clamation of Garibaldi to the Neapolitans was issued yesterday. Garibaldi, in this proclama tion, says that the annexation will be effected when he Will bb able to proclaini it from the top of the Quirinal; ritt'W_-..dt 1N NEW ZEALAND. The papers this Morning contain further paili• cularS• of' thb affair at Waitara. The attacking. 'party consisted of 317 Men. When the order was given to fix: bayonets and ch ar g e, thg natives . lay clown till theetnerWerc close upon them, and then sprang up and.fitifed off their double bafitis. The natives diet the bayonet with the toniahawk, and fOught hand'hiO hand like soldiers of the middle ages befOre the use of gunpowder. The retreat was so urgent that tho de ad and . a few of the wounded were perforce left on the field, , and it is reported that one gun was left behind. Great complaints are Made against Colonel Gould that he did not back up the men, There were more than 1;900 soldiers scattered in and abouaaranki, yet less than 350 were left to cope with from 800 to 1,000 men. NO blame seems to attach to any officers or men concerned in this affair. They were simply overpowered by numbers. The Vines, in a leader, asks, will it be credited that Col. Gould, the commander of her Majesty's forces, with a force of nearly:3oo men and two 24- pounder howitzers, was actually within two miles of the besieged Pah at a time when succour would have been invaluable? THE REVOLU FIONA RV MOVEN ENT IN ITALY. The Times remarks that the war began between the Pope and his subjects before the Piedmontese crossed the frontier, and that Lamoriciere's band of mercenaries is 'a menace and an insult to the rest of Italy. Victor Emmanuel finds in Gari baldi a formidable competitor. The momentum that the conqueror of Naples and • Sicily has gained, it seems sufficient. to carry him over all the resistance which the States of the Church can offer, and to bring him with a violent shock into collision with lie Austrian power in Venice. Piedmont must, therefore, at . whatever cost or .risk, make_ herself once more mistress • of the revolution. • She must lead, that she may not be forced to She must revolutionise the Papal States, in order that she may put herself in a position-to arrest a dangerous revolutionary movement against Venetia. There is some reason to think that the Emperor of the French has been induced to see things from this point of view, and that no danger is apprehended on the side of France. - THE WAR IN CHINA The correspondent of the Ti=s, writing on the 12th of July, states that the whole of the . British forces had reached the rendezvous at Ta Tien Hwan. The effective British forces consisted of 12,000 men, with 7 batteries of artillery and a siege train. A naval brigade will probably be formed from the blue jackets and the-marines, which will act with the army ; and while the troops attack the forts in the rear, the gunboats will tackle them in front. The Chinese authorities do not believe .we have an army, and are• pre paring for an attack from the fleet. alone.— _ The writer adds . there is every reason for thinking that the war will be short and decisive. COMMERCIAL FAILURES. . _ The stoppage of Mr. Peter Brown, carpet war ehouseman, of Basinghall street, with ties a mounting . to about £35,000. . Mr. Brown failed in January, 1858, but subsequently paid 20s. in the pound with interest. reported. Liabilities £15,000, and From Melbourne the failure o f M r . Henri J. any assets. Other houses had obtained re newals. Hart is scarcely Fairhurst and Co., BeAnstusSayndanneyd H M a e e s s s , rs ne S ti ' er N iage and Hayden, W. Jolly and Co., and Bowden and -Peden, had stopped, but the aggregate liabilities were not above £120,000. The Herald says it is not thought that any of the suspensions at Sydney will affect firms in London or the provinces. At Melbourne, no twithstanding business was depressed, a little further disturbance wag. ex pected. - • Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith is suffering from another attack of disease of the heart, and is not expected to recover. The Bishop of London has licensed the Rev. Hill Brother, of St. Katherine's Hospital, to be curate in sole charge of the parish of St. Philip. Stepney, pending Mr. Bonwell's appeal against sentence of deprivation. Experiments, under the sanction of the Inland Revenue , are making on the distillation of spirits from. root crops. Sicilia i sugar beet yields 17 or IS gallons per ton, an'acre of barley 80 gallons, an acre of sugar beet 320 gallons. AMUSEMENTS. ROYAL-AMPHITHEATR E. To-night the pieces are " Smiles and Tears," " Some body Else," and " Mephistophiles, s ' in the course of which Miss Rosina, Howard, Mr. H.. Watkins, Mr. G. Honey, and Miss Goodall will appear. Saturday night is becoming, more and more a popular night, and doubtless the attendance 'will be worthy of such a brilliant entertainment. - ROYAL PARK THEATRE. • A. Complete reformation has been• effected in this favourite house by the new and enterprising manage ment. Both in the internal appearance of the house and general conduct of the performance is this improve ment particularly observable. The new company is of a first-rate character, and includes many favourite pro vincial - performers. The pieces which have been pro duced during the week 'are entirely new ones, and they have been. put upon the stage in a style of liberality which augurs will for the future success of the place. Already there has been a notable increase in the audiences, and the good order and decorum observed by all contributes to the general comfort. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Yesterday Mr. Coxwell ascended " for the last time this season" in a balloon from the Gardens, amidst the ringing applause of assembled thousands. The ascent was in every respect successful, and afforded much gra tification, mingled with wonder, to the visitors. To-day Madame Clare Duvalli performs the Blondinian feat of walking along a rope over the lake at the back of the theatre. This lady is a very accomplished artiste; and gives one a very fair idea of the wonderful feats t f Blondin of Niagara Falls notoriety. We recommen every one who loves the beautiful in nature and in art— who admires talent and daring, to visit the Gardens ere the fall of the leaf announces the,closing of the Zoolo gical Garden sates. -- • THE COLOSSEUM. With .unfeigned pleasure we again call attention to the performances and great success of the troupe of artistes engaged at the Colosseum Theatre, which, designed at first for the recreation of the masses, at very low charges, still retains its popularity and credit. Daring the past week several new plays have been performed, attracting, as usual, crowded houses. Among other celebrities Mr. Robert Stoddart, of the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, has been engaged, at, we understand, great outlay; and he has been starring successfully during the last few nights. Mr. ,Gardiner Coyne, the celebrated American artiste, will shortly appear inocc his. most favoured characters. Of him we all a sion to speak again. To-night "The Hunchback," " The Foundling of the Forest," and another popular drama, will be placed on the boards. THE DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1860: BANKRUPTS. William Francis Croft, printer, Castle-street East. Alfred Rolfe and John Davies, timber merchants, Dor • rington-street. Robert Stone, innkeeper, Carne Abbas; Dorset. • S am uel Rutherford, draper, York-street. Edward ToTnbee, dealer in artificial manures, Lincoln. Frederick Garfit, scrivener, Brigg and Seawby. Thomas Charlton Bell, miller, Dtrham. Edward Turnbull, shipowner, Weit Hartlepool. The whole of the Channel fleet left Milford Ils.ven on Tuesday, 11th inst., for a protracted cruise. It is said one or two of them will winter at that port, the faci lities for such a service being great. A CURIOUS ADDRESS.—On Monday, a letter from Ireland was received at the Aspatria post-office, with the following address written in pencil .--" In care of Mr. Edwaid Wilkinson, postmaster, Spatery, Cumber land. To be forwarded to Mr. Bernard Lambe, Eng land. Please forward this in good haste." It unfor tunately happens that the worthy postmaster neither knows Mr Bernard Lambe nor his whereabouts. P OP ULATION OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE.—After the Crimean War. the Emperor of Russia ordered a census of the population. This work, which is now terminated, has given the following result :' the number of the inh a bit a nts amounts to sixty-eight millions, of whom thirty-three millions are males, and thirty-five female. The number of the gentry, countrymen, and serfs is fifty-three millions, of whom twenty-one millions belong to the noblesse. Siberia and the migratory tribes include about four millions of souls, of which the noblesse and privileged classes contribute only nine hundred thousand LIVERPOOL POLICE COUILT.-YE,:iTERDAT (Before Mr. RAFFLES;) "WHAT'S IN A NAME: A young fellon, whose name remains a secret at present, was charged by POlice-officer 39 with being drank and assault ing hint; offteet said* he saw th; prisoner drunk in the streets, and pn ady'sing him to gd hd:rle and take a sleep, the pet :oner i;ticf,.,"dii,yes, I kero go I waqt to be more, i?rticularly acqua;intFd with you t " at the sime•time OVin.g 'him a kick on the fain that brought tears into his eyes and took the mbarli . " off the bone. . asked him his name. be said it wits Wilsop, and When at the station he ,got.some , pawn-tickets op hint with the name of Walsh on them; and then prisoner asked him whlit was die difference betwcen the n axe. of, Wilson.and police man, not being acquainted with the antediluvian ort - rir of either, could not tell; and the prisoner said his name ices Corrigan, which was all the same. Mr. Raffles sent him to gaol for fourteen days, in default of paying ss. fine. SHOP-LIFTING. • A well-dressed young female, named Anne Brereton, sifid i to be a servant, was charged by Mr. O'Rielly, of the Liver House, with stealing a piece of velvet, ribbon value 18s. it appeared that the prisoner went into the shop, where there was a sae, and, whilst under pretence of making a purchase, he saw her put the property under her shawl and walk off. He followed her, and took it from her. He was desired by the acting partner of the house to request his worship not to deal Severely with her.. Mr. R►affies said but for that he would hiiVe piinighed tier Severely; as he considered such offences serious. He gent the . prieoneK to gaol for one month. CAUTION To DEALERS Thonias Edwitids, deseribect as a ,dealer in old metal, who lives in fall;niall,.Ni'aE Charge I With. having 4 cwt. of pig iron in his card, for Which he could notjrcipprly account. Cobb appeared for the prisoner. Police-officer 701 said, from inforniation that- he received, he went to the prisoner's zard,*and found, concealed tinder some rabish, the iron in question ; and on asking where he got it, he said ha got it ,fiom some cart driyers, and pointed outfour persons, one after each other, as the person frdm whom he got it, but they all denied the statement. A man, who said he was a refiner of metals, nine forward and said he was cleaning up the yard of the prisoner, when he foudd the iron and told the prisoner, who said, " Never mind it ; cover it up ; it came in on the cross' (stolen) ;" and then he told the polio 7.. Mr. Cobb (to the witness) : What are you ? Witness : A refiner of metals. Mr. Cobb: Had you any trade with the prisoner 'W,tness Yes; he entered into..an agreement with me, six weeks ago, to find money, and I was to do certain things ; but he bro':e the agreement. Mr. Cobb : And, of course, you think he has treated you very badly ? Witness : Certainly. Mr. Cobb : And you, are giving him a turn, now 1 Witness : Of course. Mr. Cobb said his client purchased the iron from Godfrey's carters (whoever they are), and that was the only account he could give of it. The prisoner was fined 20a. and costs, for not being Able to account for the possession of the property . (Before Messrs. liurcnisoN and AIKEN.) - PUBLICANS' CASES. John O'Brien, North. street, was summoned for selling whisky on Sunday,. at half-past ten o'clock in the morning. Mr. Cobb, for the defence, said the persons were travellers to whom the spirits were given, and called witnesses to prore the statement. The case was dismissed. William Armroyd, of 33, Strickland-street, w summoned for allowing drunkenness. Officer d''t3 stated that he saw two men drunk in the house at one c'clock on the morning of the 11th. Mr. Cobb, for the defence, asked the officer if the men could walk or talk correctly, and he replied they could not. Mr. Cobb said the gentlemen went to Rose-hill Station tothew that they were sober. The Olen dinied that ha was told there was a juvenile party in the house, and that the gentle men had remained after the juveniles went away. The house is well emducted. Mr. Cobb said the persons in the house were private friends of the defendant's, and he had entertained them as he had a right to do. Two men came in and annoyed Miss Armroyd, and the gentlemen came down to tern them out. Ile called Miss Armroyd, Mr. Wersey, and Mr. York, who were lathe house, and they swore they were quite sober. Police-officer 177 said when the two last ivitnesses west to the station, as described, they were in liquor. The ofteers were re-called and examined, as were the parties for the defence, and all swore very different indeed. The case was then adjourned for the" production of further evidence. CAUTION TO BILLIARD TABLE KEEPERS: Simon, Rosenthal, keeper of the old Argyle-roonis, Nea ington, was summoned by Inspector O'Brien for keeping his house open and allowing play after 1 o'clock in the morning. The net pro hibits playing in abilliard-room after 1 e'el 3elr. in the morning, and before eight. The penalty in this case, for a violation of the law, is La. The inspector said at four on the morning of the 7th he entered the rooms kept by the defendint, and got two men playing and three looking on. The defendant said it was the opening night of the rooms, and the parties had remained longer than usual ; but they were his friends. He was not aware of the law on the subject. The inspector s-lid the men in the place stated that they did not know the law ; but a woman who was present said she knew the law well enough. The defendant s ,id he did not know the law, and he had often seen billiard-rooms open all night, anal play going on. Mr. Anderton (acting for Chief Clerk) : Then you ought to tell the police ; but that has nothing to do with this case. Mr. Hutchison said it was a very dangerous thing to keep such houses open at improper hours, as it was calculated to bring young men to destruction. He fined - the defendant 1 and costs, and cautioned him as to his future l conduct of the house. CRINIPING. Mr. Murphy, the outdoor superintendent of the Local Marine Board, had John Holmes, described as a labourer, summoned on three informations, under the 147th section of the Merchant Shipping Act. Mr. Black defended. It .appeared that the defendant, on the 10th instant, acted as a shipping agent, and engaged Henry Fitzmaurice, a sailor, for the ship Borland, a British vessel. On the same day he engaged two other sailors, named Charles Bell and John O'Donnell, for the same ship ; and as he did so for reward, not being a licensed shipping agent, he was proceeded against under the act. The defence was that the man acted out of friendship, but this failed, and a fine of £5 and £2 17s. costs in each case was imposed, or three months' imprisonment. BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT.--FRIDAY-; Before Messrs. R. BRYAN, B. DAnnysurnE, and YOUNGHUsBAND.) FUttIoIZsLY DRMING, -&c:---John Lawton, Michael M'Keown, and John Davies were charged with furiously driving through the streets, to the danger of pedestrians. The offences were proved, and the defendants were fined 10s and costs each, or, in default of payment, fourteen days' hard labour. ANOTHER CASE OF DRIVING FURIOUSLY.—A gentle man named William Davidson, a sbiphroker, carrying on business in 5, Rumford-place, Liverpool, and residing in Eleu Rouse, Higher Bebbington, appeared in answer to a summons charging him with having been drunk and . _ _ furiously driving through Grange-lane, Birkenhead, on Tuesday evening. _Henry Cunningham, cabman, gave evidence to the effect that on Tuesday evening, about half-past eight o'clock, the defendant, accompanied by his servant, was driving at a furious rate—twelve miles an hour—and ran into his (the witness's) cab. Defendant and his servant fell from the vehicle to the street, and the vehicle was smashed to pieces. The cab was not injured. The defendant was in a state of intoxication at the time. A carpenter, residing iu Grange-lane, Cor roborated the cabman's evidence. Fined 10s and costs. (Paid at once.) BEGGING FOR THE POOR.—A rather good-looking female, named Miller, who it appears has in conjunction with her deceased husband, kept a provision shop in Birkenhead market, was brought up, and charged with following the profession of begging. The prosecutor was Constable Thawbdrn, of the Cheshire County p o li ce. The prisoner was elegantly dressed in black silk, gold watch and chain. and a large,number of trinkets. It appeared that- for some time back-she has been in the habit of visiting the Birkenhead market. Rock F em . , Seacombe, and New Bright)n, begging on behalf of a poor widow, who she represented was greatly re d uced in circumstances. A book taken from her person was produced in court. It contained numerous names, with donations marked opposite. On being interrogated as to who the poor widow was, she at first declined t o answer; but subsequently admitted she was the poor widow ; that she was in great distress and debt ; that she desired to work her way through the world like a bold soldier, and in order to do so effectually h a d appealed to a generous public for support in the m anner described. The bench severely_reprimanded her for her conduct and dismissed the case. Teas CHARGES OF FORGERY AND EHBEZZLEHENr AGAINST A POST-OFFICE Cr:mi.—Henry Huiton manded from last week was again brought up on charges of embezzlement by means of forgery. The facts of the case have already appeared in our columns, and are simply these —A short time since a person named Ball obtained at Newton-le-Willows a post-office order for 165., made payable to his wife who resides at the D.:ek Cottages, Birkenhead. In the regular course of business the duplicate retained by tha postal authorities came into the hands of the prisoner, who, when payment was demanded by Mrs. Ball, enhanced the sum in the dupli cate to £4 16i., by simply adding the figure 4 in the fi whim—paid the woman 16s. and pocketted the re mainder. The cashier in making up his accounts, found of course that the money corresponded with the amounts on the whole of the duplicates, and no suspicion was attached to the prisoner for some time. However his bad conduct was at last discovered, and on examination thirty or forty similar cases of fraud and embezzlement were found to have been committ ed. Ball's case w as , however, the only one investigated by the ,magistrates. It appears that he has been in the employ of the Birken head Post-office authorities only a very short time. Mr. Barring was the prosecutor. The prisoner was full y committed for trial. SHOCKING DEATH T lIROL7GH STARVATION iND NEGLECT.—Last Thursday evening, Mr, Bedford, the Westminster Coroner, held an inquest in the board room of St. Martin's Workhouse, on the body of'a man about fifty years of age, unknown, who died from starva tion and neglect, under shocking circumstances. THE Two EXTREMES.—At some public meeting w e read, that "the thanks of the meeting were given to the press and Sir George Bowyer." This convinces us more than ever, that there is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. How strangely astonished Sir ` George must have been to have found himself thrust into such intellectual company. The poor fellow must have felt very uncomfortable.—Princh. Irrunum SSP. VERBUM NAr.--The Emperor Louis Napoleon is composing a "Life of Julius Caesar." This is well ; for be can hardly fail to overlook the awful warning latent in the first line of the Commen taries. If France should attempt a new career of con quest, and Europe, indignant, should take her in hand, ! who knows but that a future historian may have to record 1 that Ontnis Gallia dirisa cst in, 4c.—Pniich• Sir R. A. Chermside, M.D., died at Oxford a few days ago. For some years previous to his death, he held the post of physician extraordinary to the Duche,s of Kent, and was physician to the British Embassy at ) Paris. In recognition of his war serves, he was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the \ Guelphs of Hanover, a Knight of St. John of Jerusalem, a Knight of the Red Eagle of Prussia (conferred for services to the Prussian troops in the campaign of 1815), and a Knight of the Legion of Honour of France. " - • - - - - • 77 • THE Al 3 ortIMNES'VROTECtiOrSOCIPIII PUBLIC MEETING., LAST NIGHT Last night. a public meeting on behalf of this hody_ was held in Hope Hall, for the purpose of hearing statements front Captain W. Kennedy, late commander of Lady Franklin's private Arctic expedition; and Mr, S. .J. Abington, from South Africa, relative to the condition 'of the Aborigines of some of the gritiSh Coldrif6s. Ari interesting feature of the meet ing Was the pltseae d Ash-tie-bith stee-rit/ay, a representatiVe froM the firdian Crites of tritish North AmeriFa, who' hai . beeri preceded { het 3.f.ajlesty. the Queen,. and who Was eipected to addre'as the Meeting. There was, however, a very limitfal attendance. On the motion of 1N r. Adam Hodgson; Mr. feinsi Cioi4Eit• was Called to' the Ch'ai'r. He .• belieVed the objects of the !heeling- were pretty well understood; but it was a: new society.whieh needed to be explained ;: and their friends from: Landoll would undertake the Whole of that day, and' Call the attention of the inhabitants of Liverpool to' it: He trusted it would induce us to take an interest in the subjects of our colonies, for they had been most grievously neglected, and the natives most grievously oppressed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. S. J. ABINGTON was the first speaker. lie said the society was twenty-four or twenty-five years old, yet it was little known. It had its origin in 1836, in consequence of a Varliameritary enquiry into conflicts in the colonies With carious tribes. Witnesses were brought from. verioria parts of the world, and a large amount of evietence was filac;ed before the committee, revealing so' much of the oppression, iniquity; and injustice as being habitually prac tised towards them, that a number of men like Thomas Fuwell Buxton, formed the aborigines' Pro tection Association. The objects which the society had in view were two-fold. lii the first place its design Was to protect the rights of native- tribes among whom we were colonising. Another object was to aid as far as their means would alloW, -any measures toi promote the moral and civil improvement of thOse tribes. They had done this in various ways, one of them by aiding the missionaries, and in supplying them With agricultural implements for the natives. He had seen in South Africa Katiirs ploughing with ploughs sent out by the society, and men who probably would not put their hands to the woman's hoc, for fear of being - called an old wife, were quite willing to ure the implement of the white man. But this aspect of the society was limited, because of the limited amount of its funds. It never had been a wealthy society; it had worked very unob trusively; it had done a deal; it had prevented a deal more of mischief. The mode in which the society endeavoured to carry out its operations in protecting the tribes was somewhat of this sort : It had correspondents in all our colonies where native tribes were ; and from theSe, gentlemen the, committee were continually receiv ing reliable information of what was being done, or what was about to be carried out towards t he inha ' Rtants ; and so far as our own colonies were concerned, if the character of the measure was likely to - be injurious, they at once proceeded towards Downing-street, and saw the Colonial Secretary or other member of the Executive, and placed the facts in their hands, to enable them to judge impartially, because they found that officials in 'Downing-street frequently gave their sanc tion- to unjust measu res simply for want of knowing better. This was the only society which stood between the native tribes and their destruction. The speaker then argued, from his persimal experience in South Africa, that both of the last two Kaffir wars might, have been avoided if the Colonial Government had displayed any sense of justice towards the natives. We first tool , their laud, and as settlements extended the game on which they had been accustomed to exist fled, and then the natives, reduced to a state of famine, were led to steal from the colonists, and so the mischief went on; all our conflicts . with them had arisen from the land question. He nett referred to the condition of the aborigines of South Australia, relating some cruel instances of their having actually been poisoned by flour containing arsenic, haying purposely been left for them to steal at the various cattle stations. The , war in New Zealand again had arisen from the land questioa. The Government _ had what was called the right of pre-emption there,—that was, they alone bought from the natives, and then retailed the land to settleri; and the present dispute had arisen from their having bought - a large tract of land from a native who ' had only an interest in the fiftieth part of it, and the bargain for which had been protested against by the chief of the tribe. Mr. Abington .dwelt on the extraor dinary advances in civilisation which the New Zealanders had made ; some were large agriculturists, some owners, and there were coasting vessels, and even vessels trading to Australia, commanded and manned by Maories, and carrying Maori produce. They were the Kaffirs of the South Sea, and he did not think we should gain much glory by the contest. The speaker then took up and answered the various objections urged against the objects contemplated by the society,—one of which was that they interfered with colonisation, and another that, do what they might, there was some cause of decay in herent in all the native tribes ; and as an instance that colonies might be founded with advantage instead of injury to the native tribes, he quoted the circumstances Of the settlement of Pennsylvania. For seventy years after the establishment of that colony, there was not a single act of bloodshed either on the part of the colonists or aborigines. Mr. ALsorr, of London, was requested by the chair 'Man to introduce Nah-ne-bah-wee-quay to the meeting, and in so doing said that the lady visitor's name in English was Catherine Sutton; and he would inform them that she had been in this country about four mouths, and had been staying with him at his residence near London, and he had therefore had many opportu nities of conversing with her, and, as she was about - to sail in the Persia in the morning, she was rather anxious to get from thu meeting as soon as she could. He then proceeded,to give a detailed history of the cause of her visiting this country, and the petition she had been en trusted with from her own tribe to present to the Queen; • from which it appeared that the petitioners were-- . David Sawyer, Catherine Sutton; and Abner Elliott, members of the Ojibway tribe of Indians at Owen Sound, Tipper Canada. David Sawyer is the oldest son of Jo s eph Sawyer, chief of the Credit band of Ojibway Indians : that your petitioner became a member of the Newash hand of Indians at Owen Sound, in 1843, at their special request, and on the condition that he should have, exc'usirsly, for himself and his heirs for ever, forty-three acres of their lands at Newash (Owen Sound), for which they gave him a written tale, and on which he has a good and substantial two -storey house, and barn, and other improvements lie has made on the premises. And Catherine Sutton (!dins Sunego), was formerly a member of the River Ctedit band of Indians; that she and her husband, William Sutton, a white man, with their family, were transferred about eight years ago from the Credit to the Newash band, where they settled on Land given to, them by the band, and for which they obtained from them a written title • on this land they have erected .a commodious house, barn, and stables, and have made extensive clearings, and brought forty or fifty acres into a good state of cultivation. In :making all these improvements, your petitioner and her husband have expended more than 1,000 dollars in money, besides many years' hard toil. And the peti tioners prayed to be allowed to enjoy the benefit 'of the improvements they have made on their land, and also that they be allowed to retain forthernselves and their family the farm lots purchased at the sale in September last, on the terms tat others bought, according to the conditions of the sale. He then read several extracts from letters he had received, and fully explained the Object of the visit, and concluded by introducing the lady. NATI-NE-RAU-WEE QUAY then came forward and said—Ladies, I feel glad in my humble mind to see so many here. I felt rather a little cast down when heard, in this large place, that to a public meeting like this, or something similar, there were but few went, but I am glad to see, with my own eyes, this .great number that there are here, and I am glad to find that there are so many friends to the poor:lndians, who are not able to help themselves, and that people will rise and come forward and befriend the poor Indians, and do all they can to help them. (Hear, hear.) 'When I was first sent frdm the Indian Council to Come here, some of my tribe said I had better dress in the Indian style, but I told them that if they appointed me to go I would not go in a Pagan dress that as the missionaries had been amongst us and tried to civilise us, and to make us be like white people, I told them I could not go to do it ; but that if I did come, I would come in a simple Christian dress, and then our Mother Queen would know that I was civilised, and that we are all civilised now. Then it was asked by different men of our tribe why I would not go in the Indian dress. I told them no, this was the dress that I wore, and that we were not pagans at all, and must try to be like white people—clean and dedent, and try to do what we can to look like white and civilised people. Now, lam a full blooded Indian, but I can read the English, because the missionaries have tried to civilise the poor little chil dren, and have even taken them to their own homes. I remember the time when Father Case came amongst the school mistress, - t poor Indians, and I think, if I remember right, he came* from the States, and he brought with him a au o mistress, Sarah Cook. She was the first person who taught me to say my A B C , and sht, h me every word that I know, and all I learnt and she has prayed over me. Then I was but a poor Pagan, bat now, see I am a Christian and am civilised, and what she did for me she would have done for other children, and now I stand before you all, and can plead to your government for the poor Indian. The poor Indiati is trying all he can to become civilised, but how can the poor Indian become civilised when the Indian Conned 14 are doing' all they can to push him back ? It is said that the poor Indian is lazy—whY ' lB 11 8 so ? Why, because he is pushed back so far that he can't go on. Instead of trying to bring him around, and let him have his own, he is pushed. further back ; and now that they know that they are civilised, they know that if they work on the land their children will not get the benefit of it, as it will be taken from them. I have made known what my people wished me to make known to you, and the great Queen has promised me that she will do what she can for us. I" knoW and am glad that have found men who will stand up for the poor Indian. Thank God f.e.;r Ihev will give: n, help, and it is good for them to help the rit4n Indian, when they know he has nothing to give. Now - , n 7 Christian friends, what will the poor Indian say. when I g(;"*.. , .,..: ' to my 'own native country an d t e ll th em that they have'f. - .4nds who will stand up for them. and will not sec them' drop down and die. Although I have seen our great mother, the Queen, and she Will do all she can for the poor Indian, and has received me very kindly, and has listened hi the voice of the poor Indian, she cannot do all ; bht thank Clod I have her help. What can she do ainhe Wharf there are so- marry , as.airist her ? Since I haVe been able to see What was- right, I have seen perSois Sent tiOni this country who could neither read or write, and the_,' h/ie bran allowed to buy hind, and to gOintO the COuticil, whife some of the poor Indians who' can read and' write have not. Vow eat . tha poor indians get cheat:ion', if' they are' treated in this way As a petqlle,. their man \siert a tine race of men, and stand fully eqnnt r!'ith any hare. Yon have heard that we have been Gaited monkey's, but our people can carry —you would be sinprised to hear ctliat they ears carry ;. and they can fish . . How Many fish they Can catch in an hour von would be surprised at, and I have eeen them sell their fish, carrying it thirty miles from the American side. If they were monkeys, they could not do that, Mr. ADAM Hounsox, in addressing the meeting, said it was seldom his lot to listen to such an eloquent and natitral address as that which had just been delivered by Nah-nee-bah-wee-quay. With respect to the Indians, he thought our whole policy towards them had. been one of eltermilration;: he hoped, and believed, that it would soon be different. Her hoped that the woman, who had come from America to this. country to aid her people i would carry back with her an impression of the Very deep interest Which is felt by Englishmen in the welfare of the Indian trib'e. Captain KENNEDV, in a few remarks, pleaded the cause of the society, anS' related many instances in which Indian tribes had shown themselves to be not inferior to more civilised nation's in the practice of many of the Christian virtues. He himself purposed to go out to North America and estalilish an independent mission. He would take the Bible as his only stock in trade, and he would introduce its principles, and propagate them among the people without any distinction whatever. A vote of thanks to the speakers and to the chairman terminated the proceedings. COLLEGES FOR ORIENTALS AT CA MERIDG E. —The Rev. George Williams, 8.D., Senior Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, has proceeded to Armenia, for the purpose of assisting the Oriental churches in establishing hostels at Cambridge for the education of youths from the East, the Patriarch of Armenia having expressed a great deiire fer a nearer communion with the Engl i s h Church. The Russian Government has determined upon laying the fotindation of a RUssian hostel in Cambridge, andabope is expressed that the Catholikos of Etsh-Miazin will follow the example by sending a bishop of the Armenian Church, with a number of the Armenian youths, to England, to be educated in the university. Dr. Wolff has presented the nucleus of a library for the use of the students in the Russian hostel. CAP CURE of A Itt'S.IA:4.Z THIEF. • —Mi. Erskine, the English chargé d'affaires at St. Petersburg, having given information to the police that a French subject named -Jules Vanier, after having stolen a considerable sum of money in London, had fled to the Russian capital, search was made for him, and he was discovered, living under the assumed name of Leon Dugue du Rochet. An agent of the - secret police of London having arrived at St. Petersburg, the Frenchman was arrested, and on the application of the English Legation and of the French Consul, delivered over, with his wife and two children, to the agent to be taken to London. The pri soner . was on examination found to be a deserter from . the French army, for whom the government had been on the look-out. Mr. Erskine has since communicated with the police authorities . of St. Petersburg the satis faction felt by his Government at the promptitude which the Russian police had shown on this occasion. • THE GOVERNMENT ANNUAL CHRONOMETER TRIAL. —LIVERPOOL AGAIN SUCCESSFUL..—We have much pleasure in having to record the fact that a Liverpool chronometer maker has again had awarded to him the prize for having submitted the best chronometer to the Government, on the occasion of the recent annual trial at Greenwich. Last year a Liverpool manufacturer carried off the palm ; and on the present occasion our townsman, Mr. W. Wood, of Lord-street, has had the honour of being the successful competitor. We under stand that last week Mr. Wood received from the government authorities an intimation that they desired 'to purchase his 'chronometer, the prize having been awarded to it. The purchase has been completed, and yesterday, in accordance with the request of Professor Airey, the astronomer royal, Mr. Wood forwarded to London the name of his agent there, under' whose superintendence the usual government mark will be impressed. We learn there were upwards of 100 chro nometers sent in, most of them from London. This augurs well for the Liverpool makers, as against the metropolitan manufacturers, who, until the last three years, have invariably carried off the palm. MURDER OF A WIFE IN FRANCE.—A Teasaut, named Bouchez, of St. Martin Longueah, was, a few days ago, tried by the Court of Assizes of the Oise, for the murder of his wife. In the evening of the 17th of July last, the woman having scolded him for having, during her absence, gone out and left the door of their cottage unfastened, he became greatly irritated, and declared that he would kill her if she did not hold her tongue ; she, however, persisted, and he took down his gun. In great alarm, she rushed out of the house; but he fired, and the charge struck her in the back. She fell, bathed in blood, but attempted to rise, and then he cried out, " Ah! you wretch! I will finish you now :" and he raised his gun .to tire the second barrel at her ; but at this moment some neighbours rushed in and secured him. The woman lingered until the 6th August, and then expired. She related the preceding particulars, and added that on three previous occasions the man had attempted to murder her, but that she had escaped from him. The prisoner himself admitted that for ten years he had been contemplating killing his wife. Neverthe less, the jury declared that, though he was guilty, there were extenuating circumstances in his favour, and the court eondemned him to fifteen years' hard-labour. THE STEPNEY 1%1 RDER.—LATEST PARTICULARS.--- On Thursday morning, Sergeants Tanner and Thomas proceeded to the late residence of the man Mullins, No. 33, Barnsley-street, Lamb's-fields, Bethnal-green, and, with the assistance of a labourer, the water-closet in the back yard Was emptied, but nothing could be found to assist the officers in elucidating the murder of the unfor tunate lady. The flagstones in • the yard were raised, and the earth excavated to _Sonic depth. The drains were opened leading to the main sewer, but nothing material was found. A further search of the room where-Mullins lodged took place, and au apron was found with stains upon it, which it is fully believed be longed to the deceased (Mrs. Emeley.) This gar ment was taken charge of by Sergeant '1 homas. The room was wretchedly furnished. •It appears that Mullins was at work for Mr Rowland, who collected for the deceased and other persons of pro perty, on Monday, the 13th nit., at the house of a Mr. Clark, a - cooper, of No. 10,• Temple-terrace, Lamb's fields. He was ordered to make sundry repairs, and he (Mullins) left the house between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, and was not seen in the neighbours ', hood afterwards. He never completed his work at that place, and has been seen by Mr. Rowland loitering about and drinking at several public-houses in Bethnal green. He also, for some days afterwards, was observed to be rather free with his MCIV.y, while previously he was notorious fer the sparing manner in which he laid out his cash. The inisoner .will be brought up on Monday morning next at the adjourned inquest before the, coroner, whose application to the Secretary of State fur the Home-Department has been successful. The detectives have, since the inquest, visited the home of Emms, in Eneeley's brick-field, Globe.road, Mile -end, but nothing more has been found on the premises. THE DEFALCATIONS Al OLDHAM. —On Wednesday, a meeting . of the ratepayers of Oldham was held in the Town-hall, for the ,purpose of electing an assistant overseer - or vestry clerk. Mr. W. Simmons presided, and a report prepared by Mr. W. Chadwick was pre sented . relative to the defalcatione of the collectors, Thomas Lowe and Samuel Yardley, who are now under going a term of imprisonment.' The report stated that the investigation had gone back as far as 1850, and that it was found that the following method had been used to obtain the money of the ratepayers :—Omitting to rate premises, yet collecting rates from them ; collecting more than the legal amount ; reducing the assessment in the rate book, add Collecting the proper amount ; returning - property as em pty, yet collecting the fates; receiving amounts, posting them in the rate books without date, and not accounting for the money ; altering the cash book aftef the auditor had examined it; altering the summaries at the end of the rate book after the auditor, and making them -agree with the cash they intended to account for. It further stated that, as assistant overseer, Thomas Lowe had taken £22 lis. 6d. ; and as collector, in 1855, £5 ; in 1857, £27 7s. 3d.; in 1858, £32 Ils. 6d.; dn1859, £49 lls. 6d. ; and in 1860, £43 12s. 6d. ; total, £l6O 2s. 9d. Samuel Yardley had ap propriated, as collector, in 1860, £26 4s. 6d.; in 1852. £l9 6 6d ; in 1844, £l3O 135.; iu 185 5 ,£ 9 85.6 d .; in 1856, £ 31 9 Bs. 3d.; in 1857, £3 44 95.;, in 1858, £3BO 3s. 6d.; in 1859 , £544 14c. 6d.; and in 1860, - £622 Is. 9d. ; total, £2,441 18s. 6d. The report further stated that a deceased Collector, named Swims, had, in 1862, taken t 2 10s.; in 1843, £lO4 3s. 9d.; and in 1844, £5 Os. 6m1.; that the accounts of the deceased\ collector, Mr. Taylor, were correct, as also were those of Mr. * Wrigley, the late collector. It was also agreed that an assistant over seer should be appointed at a net salary of £l2O, and there were proposed for the appointment Messrs. Middle ton, Banks, Cooper, Chadwick, and Booth. Mr. Cooper obtained the show of hands, and •a poll was demanded for the others. The meeting then adjourned: • - • -- VOLUNT 'EER MOVEI*ENTS . . Tilt " XBVi r V iN-REVIEW" RIFLE MATCH. . T , ... ^ .6'.E, 1 ••• n l ".: l 3ditAl‘IDTE. - The arrangements for trie fOrtheoming grand rifle contest on the sands near 3otithi4tirt are • nromregsin ~ '3 .er : satisfactorily, under the management di 4 tt . le two hone lrvi seeretariesrCaptain -Brooks and Adjiitatit Heaton. l'o•Aven`i contusion, each competitor for the ?aliens prizes will Ems' f..44ioshed with a card, on which win .he distinctly stated too tlineJ and ranges at which he is to shoot, and tither infortrONYrihial the secretaries may consider will - be of service. We are' glad to be able to furnish tiltyWograrnme of the shooting for each day, subject, of coax,/ to any modification which may hereafter be deemed necessary :'..-- TrEsDAY Pouf INSTANT).—The Grand Cup. value 450, with second and third prizes of £2O and £0; also the ladies' Cup, value 1;;;0, with second and third prizes of £lO - and IA Winx . vEstr.vr (26111 INSTAtil). — The Legh Challenge Cup; value, +..,80, with a second price of a Whitworth rifle, anti a third prize of £0 ; also Mr. Robert Barnes's prize of i',6o, with, second and third prizes of J..: . '0 and £lO added. TirtiltSDAY (Tint INSTANT).--Mr. William Cullliffe 13roOks's prize for £5O, open to "all corners," with second and third prizes of .1-;:20 and '125; secondly, Mr. Joseph Whitworth's prize of a 'Whitworth Rifle, value X'ls ;- and thirdly, the £2O prize, open to volunteers of Great Britain. FWD.% Y (28Tit INWSANT).--The £5O prize, open to " all comers of any nation," with second and third prizes of L'2'o and A.:tiq and lastly, the Southport Cup, value £35, open to " all COMM. of any nation," with second and third prizes added of i.:15 and 4 '5. We believe that this arrangement will give satisfac tion to all parties in Manchester and vicinity, as the ellief prizes for which the volunteers of this neighbour hood arc likely to contend are fixed to come off at the connneneement of the match on two consecutive days: It will also be advantageous for theft competitors who may be selected from their various corps to shoot for the Legh Challenge Cup, to have the opportunity of shooting on the previous day for another prize (the Grand Cup) at the tattle ranges, GREAT RIFLE CONTEST IN WINDSOR- PARR. The great contest between the Windsor, Reading, Workingham, Abingdon, Newbury, and Maidenhead volunteers came of at Windsor, on Thursday. Thirty • thousand spectators were present.. The road from Windsor to the shooting ground resembled the road leading to Epsom Downs on the Derby day. The shooting for the first prize, a silver cup, given by the-ladies of Berkshire, took place at distances of 300, 400, and 500 yards, fit's rounds each distance. The cup was won by Private Salter, of Reading, who .. obtained 13 points. To the cup were added prizes of £3 and £2 .for each distance,: Mr. Bembridge, of Windsor, won the £3 prize, and Mr. G. Smith, of the same place, the £2 prize. At the 400 yards' distance private 'Hounslow gained the ,£3 prize, and private Accup the second prize of £2. At the 500 yards' dis, tance private Salter, the winner of the cup ; made five points, and won the first prize of £3, - and private; Hounslow made four points, and won the second prize. The first prize, for all comers, was won by Mortimer, of Abingdon and the se,cond prize by Sergeant-major Palmer,.of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. At 400 yards 111 ortimer gained the first prize, and Sergeant . Green, of the Coldstream Guerds, the second. At 500 yards Serjeant Brown gained the first prize, and the second prize of £2 was wen by Mr. Cart Wright. itlor timer having made the highest aggregate score—viz., 14 points, won an extra prize of £lO. The competition for the breech-loading rifle, by Westley Richards, given by the Hon. Mrs. Loyd Lindsay, the wife of the gallant colonel of the Berkshire Volunteers, took place by skirmishing, the first occasion on which it was ever attempted at a prize meeting. The trial proved eminently successful. Mr. Blatch, of Reading, won the rifle and case ; Mr. May, •Of same town, gained the second prize, £6 ; Mr. Wheeler, £4 ; and Mr. Jackson, For the county challenge cup Mr. Jackson obtained the first prize, Mr: Snowden the second, and Mr. Blatch the third. The result of the day's competition was very satisfac-• tory. The shooting upon the *hole presented a fair average, and some individual shooting was very geod. The firing terminated shortly after three o'clock, and then the whole of *the corps, numbering between 500 and 600, were reviewed by Colonel Loyd Lindsay, who obtained the Victoria Cross for his gallant conduct in the Crimea. The men formed line, and then marched , past and gave a general salute. At the conclusion of the distribution of the prizes, the whole of the corps piled their arms and proceeded to a spacious tent, where a sumptuous repast was provided for them by their hospitAle commander. • In addition to the shooting, a variety of rustic games were carried on during the day, which attracted a great majority of the crowd. It is an honour to Berkshire that it was the first to initiate county meetings, and it is to be hoped that the meeting of Thursday will be the precursor of many similar ones. It is by means of county meetings that the volunteer movement will become rooted iu the country, and made a permanent institution.. The National Rifle Association, impressed with this fact, have given a bronze medal to each county to be-compe ted for, and become the property of the man who wins it two years in succession. This has stimulated the volun teers throughout the country, and several county meet ings are projected. The county subscribed £7OO towards Cie, proceedings of the day. Her Majesty the Queen subscribed, and presented some tents for the occasion. GLNSGOW.—CITIZEN RIFLES --A large and enthii siastic meeting was held on Wednesday night in the saloon of the Trades' Hall, Glasgow, for the enrolment of this corps. The meeting was presided over by David More, Esq., who ably explained the necessity for adopting a cheaper equipment amongst our volunteers, in order to make the movement permanent, and stated that the pre sent corps sought to attain this by introducing a uni form, Ste., the entire cost of which would not - exceed 22 5. 6d. The corps would be self-supporting anct em brace all classes. All members would be required to pay 2s. 6d. on entry, and Is. per week thereafter, until the whole had been paid. Afterwards the committee proposed the expenses of the corps :should be defrayed by an annual subscription of ss. Upwards of one hundred subscribed. A VoLtricretur ENCY,IPMENT.—A volunteer encamp ment will be formed upon Nazing Wood Common, about two miles and a half free the Boxbourne station of the . Eastern Counties Railway, on Saturday, the 'l3th of October, when the - West 'Essex Yeomanry, Artillery, and Cavalry, the Honourable the Artillery Company of Lon don, the Victoria Rifles, will meet together; and should way of the other volunteer rifle corps of the counties of Essex, Hertfordshire. or Middlesex, feel disposed to avail themselves of the advantage of brigading with artillery and cavalry by joining in the review and field day that afternoon, on making their wishes known through their .eommandantS or adjutants to Lieut.-Col. Palmer, Nazing Waltham Abbey, their desires aud•views will be complied with. The Eastern Coun ties Railway Company, have promised to convey all troops to and from the Boxbourne station upon very liberal terms. THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. Another admirable • phase of the above movement was the wonderful pre cision with which, to a minute, several of the leading establishments in London closed their shops last Satur ' day' week. When the " close" order of " Put up shut- ters" • was given, not a man lagged behind. It was another ebullition of the strong Volunteer spirit which animates the entire country.' If we are "a nation of shopkeepers," it is but right that the shopkeepers themselves should do something to defend it. I f they cannot exactly give their. bodies, they are right, by thus closing elsly, to prove that they are perfectly willing to lend their "hands." These closed shutters are an addition •to the wooden walls of England. If Louis Napoleon should ever become our customer (and there is no doubt that in one sense he would be a very " ugly customer ' indeed), a notice might be written on each shop front that he would be " served," not behind the counter, but in the open field, where all military orders would be executed en the shortest notice. Should it ever come to a measurement of weapons, ire are posi tive that the English yard-measure would teach the French pretty forcibly to mind their aunr. VOLT:STEER RIFLE PRACTICE GROLTND.—The• exe cutive Committee of the Manchester Rifle Volunteer Association have reported that they have agreed with George Cornwall Legh , Es q ., of High Legh, for a-lease of about 100 acres of land, near Patricroft, for a rifle practice ground, for the volunteers. The site is within 20 minutes' easy walk of the railway station, and has a range of 1,250 yards, which may be very considerably increased by arrangement with the tenant farmer of the adjoining land. The committee say that they have much pleasure in uublicly acknowledging the prompt and liberal manner in which Mr. Legh met their appli-. cation fur the land, as will be seen by the following extract from his letter .to the chairman :—" I beg to assure 1 shall be extremely happy if, by any arrange ment, I am enabled to meet your wishes, and assist the endeavours of the volunteers of the district." The committee have also reported their having made an arrangement with the directors of the London and North-Western Railway Company for the conveyance of the volunteers to and from the land, as also for liberty make a footpath along the line for the exeluaive use of the volunteers. This path will be fenced off, and rendered • secure from accidents. It now cnly re mains for the committee to provide and fix the requisite number of targets, &c., to 'enable the volunteers to commence ball practice without further delay. Tar. DISTURBANCE AT GENEVA.—Letters from Geneva state the affair of the flag has been completely arranged. It appears that, though the Genevese population cannot b e cons id ere d as altogether tree from blame in the affair, the journals greatly exaggerated t 1 facts. THE COT FT. BArnrisAL, Sept:3.2.: Her Itajest•-• . y., accompanied by the Prinveases and Helena, and attended by Lady Cburchil4, dre.:(a yesterday afternboA' btyond Castieton , tv the Cokeel's. Cave, in Glen I:ye. The Prince Consort went:out deer-stalking. Her Maje - gave a'hall' iTtlie evening. to the tenants and sillies on 'the Balmoral aud;Abergeldie estates. Sn C. B. Phipps and Rimily,• Ro'Jertson. and the Rev. Aildefsoti and rwrthli 4 ; ii d file itonrar of receiving iWwiteti , smis to witness if. His Imptzial• Highness ate riihte' Napoleon, with several members' cyf hiS suite, have taken their departure frum;the Brunswick,- Jerinyn-street; for a short time,. on 1 4 ! visit to Portsmouth and' V-armouth. His gmperiat Ifights's yacht, the Jerome Napoleon', Damian- at Deptford, fik6s;ting his return. His- FAcelletfil count d'Appouli: left" the Austrian Legation on Sunday efeliin g -for his estates in Flenigary_ Met. BaiG AvEnsiose IvaUry GEN.—arr.. Bright, "M.P., and Mrs. Bright, have heel staying. at Locanvers Mr. Bright s though averse to the flat of the gams was seen enjoying a few clitys with the rod on Ilie•Triver. li desire was, we understand, entertained to invikaalie lion.. gentleman to address a Meeting in Aberdeen ;'• but he. declines meanwhile—so he has written to an Ens Ash; town—to give any public address.—Abcrdeen Attrngt. PARIS' CUSTOMS EXPORTS.—We lately gave an ac count of the exports through the Paris Customs, from the 15th May to the 15th August, which showed an increase in value of 11,867,300 f. as compared with the corresponding period of 1859. In the 16 days from the 16th to the 31st August. the value of the exports was . 17,5 9 8,300 f., or 2,293,100 f. more than in the same period of the preceding year. A melancholy accident occurred at Lytham on Tues day night. A party was returning from Southport, in a boat called the Maggie Lauder, and, on arriving alongside the beach, three or four of them got into a small punt to pull ashore, but, in getting into her, the punt was upset, and a young man, named William Fisher, eldest son of Mr. Henry Fisher, of Fox Lane Ends, near Lytham, was drowned. SIEGE OPERATIONS AT ROCHESTER.—Some interest ing submarine experinagpts were made yesterday morn ing by the Royal Engiireers, under the superintendence of Major J. W. Lovell, C. 8., for the removal of the remaining portion of the foundatien of the old bridge at Rochester. The charges of gunpowder used on the occasion varied from 301bs. to more, and were fired site cessfully by the galvanic battery. Huge piles of Eng lish oak, still ounnd after being 500 years in the ground, t oge ther with masses of stone and rock, were so thoroughly shaken that they may now be easily removed. The experiments were witnessed by a considerable num ber of engineer and military officers from Chatham, and spectators from the new bridge. THE Press IA AUSTRIA.—The Vienna journals state that the editors of the Ost-hmtee Fast and the Tress ef that city bad been summoned before the Tribunal of First Instance, and called on to make known from whom they had received the text of the propositions of the committee on the Budget, published by them—the publication being an abase of confidence, and a viola tion of administrative secrecy. The editors declared that they could not denounce the person, and that, besides, as the members of the Council of the empire . are not bound to secrecy, they, saw no harm in tho publication. AN AMATEUR DECORATOR—A lady residing at no very great distance from the Cross left home a few days ago for the coasts During her absence some portion of the house was to be painted ; and one day the painters having gone out, the servant girl left by her mistress in charge of the house took it into her head to try her hand at painting. She commenced in the kitchen by painting the handles of the knives, the spoon-box, the bellows, &e., and then, no doubt, highly satisfied with her work. she proceeded to the parlour and painted the frame of a large mirror, winding up her labours by coating over the piano ! The surprise of her mistress may be imagined, on her return to find a portion of her most valuable mahogany furniture covered with a cream-coloured paint. British Daily; Mail. DEATH OF 'VICE-ADMIRAL GEORGE HEWSON.—We have to announce the death of Retired Vice-Admiral George Hewson, who died a few days since. The gal- . lant deceased was one of the now small number of Tra falgar officers. He enterth the navy in 1788, under Sir Hyde Parker, and was midshipman on board the St. George at the siege of Toulon, and at the reduction of Corsica. When in the Britannia, he took part in Hotham's action iu 1795 ; was lieutenant of the Incon stant at the capture of the French frigate L'Unith, and when in the Boadicea assisted in her boats at the de struction of a convoy in the Passage du Raz, and was officially noticed for cutting out a lugger of six guns from under the batteries ef St. Matthew. He commanded a division of boats, cuttiug out from Corunna the Spanish gunship Neptune. The late admiral was the first lieutes nant of the Dreadnought at Trafalgar, and of the Superb at Copenhagen. He commanded the Flecho in the Wal cheren expedition, and assisted at the reduction of Flush ing, and. on the evacuation of the British he covered their retreat. Since May, 1816, the late admiral has not seen any active service. His commissions bore date at follows :—Lieutentrat, March 16, 1795 ; commander, Oct. 1, 1807; captain, January 1, 1817 ; rear admiral, June 16, 1851; and vice -admiral, July 30, 1857. THE WORCESTER 'MUSICAL YERTIvAL.—Ou Wednes day night the College Hall was densely packed, and there could not have been less than 800 persons in the room. The great attraction was Gade's new cantata, " The Erl King's Daughter." The music of the cantata is weird and strange, but in an artistic point of view not highly meritorious. Some extraordinary effects are produced in the accompaniments to the fairy songs mar vellous to listen to, but not likely to earn a lasting repu tation for the composer. The cantata consists of a pro logue for chorus, written in a pleasant flowery melody somewhat Mendelssohnian ; duets between the Mother and Sir Oluf, with interlocutory passages between Sir Olaf, the mother, and the Elfin King's Daughter, with an epilogue in the same strain as the prologue. The leading parts were taken by Madame Rudersdorff, Ma dame Sainton-Dolby, and Mr. Weiss. On Thursday there was another overwhelming rush to the Cathedral, to hear the " Elijah" of Mendelssolm. ACCIDENT AND NARROW ESCAPE ON LOCH. LOMOND. L- On Tuesday morning an accident happened to the Prince of Wales steamer on Loch Lomoud, which was well nigh being attended by the most disastrous conse quences. The steamer, on her passage down the loch, wad surrounded by thick mists, and notwithstanding that she was slowed and a most careful look out kept by the captain, she struck with great force upon a rock, about hi.if a mile north-east of Inchmurran. Imme diately afterwards the engine space and afterpart began to fill with water. Very fortunately the fore compart ment kept tight, and the vessel was backed off the rock towards one of the islands. After a short period of extreme suspense, the boat was lowered and the passen gers were landed on the island. Had the forecompart meat given way, in all probability many lives would have been lost, as the steamer had only one boat, and that capable of holding only half a dozen persons. As it happened, the mists cleared off, and after a short detention the passengers were taken on to Balloch in the following steamer. A resolution, exonerating Capt. Brown from any blame, was passed by the majority of the passen,gers, and embodied in a letter to the directors. In this document the passengers attribute the accident solely to the fog, and to the very reprehensible absence of buoys on the rocks. THE ROMAN STATES.—The following descriptioa of the Papal States is of interest at this m o m en t Before the war of Italy, the States of the Church were divided into four legations, not counting the district of Rome. The first comprised the provinces of andd to were called Bologna. Ferrara, Th:, } h 'o a r y t e i, a b n e d e n R a a v n e n n e n x a e , The second aglla consisted of the provinces of Urbino, Pesaro, Macerata, Loretto, Ancona, Fertno, Ascoli, and Came rino,' and are commonly called the Marches. They h a ve on the north Romagna, on the east the Adriatic, o n the south the kingdom of Naples, and on the west Tuscany and the provinces of Spoleto and Perugia. They separate Romagna from the Neapolitan State!. The third legation consists of the provinces of Spoleto. Perugia, and Rieti ; the first two constitute what is called. Umbria. The town of Foligno, which is in rerugia, is the Fulginium of the ancients. The fourth legation comprises the provinces of Velletri, Frosinone, and Benevento : the latter, however, is surrounded by Neapolitan territory. The district of Rome, which is placed under a special regime, consists of that city, of Viterbo, Orvieto, and Civita, Vecchia, the latter being an important commercial port." SUSPECTED POISONING OF A WIFE.—At Willenhall, *South Staffordsbire, a man named William King has :been arrested for poisoning his wife. The woman has liVed apart from her husband for some months past, but on Wednesday night be met her in the street, and gave her money to spend in ale. She purchased and drank three half-pints. Subsequently, her husband gave her some rum out of a bottle lie had in his possession, and the same night she became ill, and suffered violent pain from cramp in the legs. A surgeon prescribed an emetic, and also medicine, but the woman continued to get worse, and died on Thursday morning. An inquest was opened on the body on Thursday, and a witness deposed to the deceased's statement as to the conduct of the husband described above. The coroner postponed the inquest for a post-mortem examination; and the husband was taken into custody on suspicion of having poisoned the deceased. Our readers have only to send their addres; to D. T. 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