Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-05 00:00:00

6.omtuttrini Sea. THIS DAY This Day, the sth_instant, at One o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 0, Tower-buildings North, 10 Tons Camatina VALONIA, - 150 Tons Full-grown DITTO, ex Mermaid from Smyrna.—Apply to SAMUEL BECKWITH, Broker This Day, the sth August, at Twelve o'clock, at Browne, Hunter, and Co.'s Office, 2, Dale-street, _ • 101 Bales Bombay HEMP. BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers Apply to On account of whom it may concern. This Day, the sth inst., at Half-past One o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Corn Exchange Buildings, Brunswick-street, 900 Sacks WHEAT, and a Quantity of Damaged GRAIN and FLOUR. Can be inspected on the morning of sale; saved from the late fire at the North Shore Mills.—Apply to H. H. GOLDING, Broker. NEXT WEEK On Tuesday next, the 9th instant at Browne, Hunter, arid Co.'s Office, 2, Dale-street, 150 Bags Bombay LINSEED, all faults, 1000 „ ~ RAPESEED, 200 „ „ MUSTARDSEED. Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers On Thursday, the 11th August, at Twelve o'clock, at Browne, Hunter, and Co.'s Office, 2, Dale-street, 2,000 E. I. TANNED KIPS. BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. Apply to On Wednesday next, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, About 40 Tons SAPANWOOD , 1 ex Memphis from Sincapore, in Albert Dock- -A PP Y Wakefield, Nash, & Co., Merchants ; . to Mess•rs THOMAS SILL, Broker. on Ybrd.e. CORK PICKLED BUTTER. WALTER A. HAYMAN, 4, Chapel-street APPLY to ON SALE. 50 Tons SULPHATE BARYTES, 14 Tons Devon SHINING ORE, of very superior quality. APO," to GEORGE WILLIAMS, 32, Dale-street ON SALE, 40 PIPES LEMON JUICE, (English pressed). Apply to THOMSON, BAGNALL, and BUTTERWORTH 30, Moorfields. ON SALE, NASSAU SELTZER WATER, Fresh and direct from the Brimnin. H. W. BUCKNALL, 4, Exchange-alley North Apply to ON SALE, CELEBRATED & R S SWISS C I G OT, MESSRi. ORMOND AND CO VEVE7/ IN BTJLIC, IN ROND O OR DUTY PAM, In any quantity not less than 500. H. W. BIJCKNALL, Importer and Sole Agent, 4, Exchange-alley North. 6226(1 Apply to etssds Audio Unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty. On Thursday, the 11th instant, at Three o'clock, at' Cunard, Wilson, and Co.'s Sale-room, Exchange, Liverpool, The Fine Yacht PHANTOM, "? , `about 8, 1 • 4 tons builders' measurement. Length, 27 feet; 0 , breadth, S feet; depth, 3 feet 2 inches. Built at Bir kenhead in 1856; is clincher built, and copper-fastened throughout ; has an iron keel of 9 cwt. ; well found in spars, sails, Bic. -141 °W ag in Messrs. Walton, Ewing, and Co.'s Yard , Bir kenhead, where she may be inspected.—Apply to • CUNARD, WILSON, & CO., Brokers. Unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty. On Thursday next, the 11th instant, at Three o'clock, at Cunard, Wilean, and Co.'s Sale-room, Exchange, Liverpool, The superior and desirable British-built Schooner WILLIAM AND CHARLES, Jr • 1 / 4 157 tons builders' measurement , 137 tons register. a ‘ ‘.," Length, 73 feet 8-10ths; breadth 19 feet 6-10ths; - depth, 12 feet 5-10ths. Built at Exmouth in 1842, and classed A 1 twelve years, continued in 1854 for four years, and has just been classed A 1 in red. This vessel sails without ballast, will take the ground with cargo, has an ab u nd an t i nven t ory, an d i s quite ..dy for employment. Lying in Canning Graving Dock.— A r pply to CUNARD, WILSON, & CO., Brokers. Peremptorily, unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty. On Thursday next, the 11th instant, at Three o'clock, at Cunard, Wilson, and Co.'s ale-room, Exchange, Liverpool, The desirable Coasting Schooner ELLEN, 67 tons register. Length, 57 feet 7-10ths ; breadth 15 feet 8-10ths ; depth, 9 feet 6-10ths. Built at Milford, in 1837 and classed Al eight years. Was specially surveyed in March last, and is now on the red star ; carries grain and fine cargoes admirably ; is very stron g ly built, iron kneed, and well found ; shifts w itho ut ballast, and is quite ready for employ =cut. Lying in Bramley-Moore Dock.—Apply t o CUNARD, WILSON, & CO., Brokers. Unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty ()u Thursday nat, the 11th instant, at Three o'clock, at Cunard, Wilson. and Co.'s Sale-room, Exchange, Liverpool, The well-khown Schooner MALIBRAN, C, 101 tons 0.m., 95 tonsregister. Length, 74 feet 1-10th ; v $ A., breadth, 15 feet 3-10ths ; depth, 10 feet 9-10ths. Built at goily a.**l Liverpool, in 1843; has since been well taken care of, _ repaired, and well found ; carries 160 tons on 10 feet draft of water ; has a flat floor, and is well adapted for the coasting, Baltic, or Mediterranean trades. Lying in King's Dock.--Apply to CUNARD, WILSON, & CO., Brokers. libiklese previously disposed of by Private Treaty On Thursday nett, the 11th instant, at Three o'clock, at Cußard, & Co.'s Sale-room, Exchange, Liverpool, The splendid New Ship :,e4 , BRAVO, 1:44* 1,011 toe re and about 1,150 tons b u ild ers ' measurement. Length, 178 feet ; breadth, 37 feet 4-10ths; depth,' 21 feet 4-10ths built at Quebec this yiwr by an eminent French builder, for the highest class in French laoyd'B, of the very best materials. Is a handsome model. Has been specially built to carry . a large cargo, and for trades where a light draft of water is required, she will be found to be very suitable. Lying in the Brunswick Dock.—Apply to CUNARD, WILSON, & Co., Brokers. Yinit. N't!:l 'k\, 1 if.", i''' ,'", i* , • ON SALE, The Ship NABOB, length 144 feet 3-10ths, breadth 30 feet 5-10ths, depth 20 feet 6-10ths; built in the United States in 1845 ; has - just come out of the' graving dock, where she has been thoroughly overhaule:i, boottopped, and ne w ly s h ea th e d with yellow metal, and,is now classed AI in red for four years ; had a new main mast put 'in ; she is a large carrier, and is well suited for the Australian or other trades. Lying in Salthouse Dock.—For fur ther particulars, inventories, &c., apply to M. J. WILSON, 6, York-buildings, Liverpool. tths FOR SALE. The handy Brig NORTH STAR ; length 101 feet, breadth 23 feet 5-loths, depth 13 feet 5-I.oths, 247 tons r egister, built at Nova Scotia in 1854, and is now classed ./E 1, is sheathed with zinc, which is in fair order; and will be found, upon inspection . , a very desirable vessel for the coasting, or any other trade her size may suit; lying in Brunswick-dock. For further particulars, inventories, &c., apply to M. J. WILSON, 6, York-buildings, Liverpool. FOR SALE, The Brigantine WILLIAM ; 116 tons register. 4 ; A Built at Prince Edward's Island in 1851. Length, 77 if, ,i 4 ,•% feet 3 inches ; breadth, is feet 3 inches ; depth 11 feet 2 inches. Just arrived from Newfoundland, in which trade she has always been employed by the present owner ; is a handy vessel, suited for the coasting trade • takes the ground well, and will carry a large cnrgo on a light draft of water. Lying in Ring's Dock.—For further particulars apply to Messrs. C. T. _ BolWring ,& Co., Soutlaclii:st'reet ; or to TONGS &CO Brokers for the Sale of Ships,. 1, Rumford-street Will be sent to sea, if not sold in a few days FOR PRIVATE SALE, The very fine and well-known Ship IMPERIAL sa, , 1 ,389 tons register. Length, 176 feet ; breadth, 38 feet 4,loths ; depth, 22 feet 9-10ths. Built at • St. John, N. 8., in 1852, and classed A 1 at Lloyd's, f or seven years. Has just been continued A 1 for two years, tho roughly overhauled under the inspection of Lloyd's surveyors, and *as had new masts, spars, and rigging. Is thoroughly copper fastened; well-known in the Liverpool and St. John trade, and will be found, on inspection, to be a splendidly-flnished ship, hand somely modelled, and combining, to a great extent; both sailing and carrying qualities. Lying in the Brunswick Dock.—Apply to CUNARD, WILSON, and CO., Brokers. CURRY, KELLOCK, and CO., BROKERS FOR THE SALE AND 'PURCHASE OF SHIPS AND STEAMERS, SHIP VALUERS, AND r : APPOINTED BROKERS To Tux HIGH COURT OF • \ ADMIRALTY, Walmer-bnildings, Water-street. ROBERT A. MUNN AND Co., ADMIRALTY I,ORTEI BROKERS, 0 ft& BROKERS g SALE or SHIPS AND '6 v 1. , , !, v.\ ~ STEAMERS, SHIP VALUERS, &c., -3, York -buildings, Liverpool. TO CORRESPONDENTS, A letter has been Mr received, signed . 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The circulation of THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, already extensive, is likely to be increased by its new connection, in a very great degree. The charges for advertise ments will be extremely moderate, and every attention will be paid, in their arrangem4ht, to the interests of the advertisers. Advertisements and communications will be received at 13, SOUTH JOIIN-STREET, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., after which time they must be forwarded direct to the Printing Offices, 40, LEIGH-STREET, PARKER -STREET. All contracts for advertisements in the NoRTHERN TIMES will be completed by the New Proprietary as originally ordered, unless notice to the con trary effect is given. nortimrit r)into. FRIBA Y, AUGUST ---4--- 5, 1859. THIS DAY'S NEWS In the House of Lords, last night, some allusion was made to the subject of strikes, but nothing •defi nite came of it. The Duke of Cambridge and others spoke on the Militia Ballot Suspension Bill, and some remarks were made deprecatory of the efficiency of that body, but the former nobleman expressed an opinion that it would soon be in a more satisfactory state. The early sitting of -the House of Commons was mainly taken up in voting the supplies. •At the evening sitting some conversation took place respecting the treatment of Roman Catholic sailors in the Royal Navy- Mr. Roebuck called the attention of the house to a question of privilege. He complained that the present member for Bodmin, Dr. Michell, had entered into an arrangement that if those who had presented a petition against kis election would not proceed with the petition, he would •resign his seat at the end of the present session. Mr. Roebuck denounced such flagrant conduct, and called upon the First Lord of the Treasury not to grant him the use of the Chiltern Hundreds, until an investigation had taken place. Lord Palmerston hinted his acqui escence in Mr. Roebuck's suggestion. Mr. Disraeli, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Bright, and others took part in the discussion, and the debate was adjourned until this evening, when Dr. Michell is ordered to attend in his place at six O'clock. The house afterwards went into committee, and proceeded to vote the supplies. The intelligence from the Continent this morning announces that the disarmament of the French Naval Service has already commenced at Toulon, and that orders have been sent to the other naval stations to do likewise. We may here state that hitherto sea men. on furlough were bound to join their ships at any time at thirty days' notice, but the period is now to be reduced to five days only. This looks rather suspicious, and tends to weaken our reliance upon the peace principles said to be now uppermost in the mind of Louis Napoleon. The affairs of Italy do not appear to be any nearer a pacific settlement than they were a month ago. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post consi ders the article in the semi-official Paris Constitu tional, entitled, " Ingratitude of the Italians," as indi- eating a new basis of the Imperial policy towards Italy, and a farewell to the Italian cause. " France," he adds, " leaves Italy on the banks of the Mincio, in face of an enemy that can at any time crush her." It is positively stated that Farini, the dictator of Modena, will resist France in any endeavour to re place the Grand Duke in possession of Modena. Farini, in a proclamation, says,—" Let the congre gated followers of the foreigners menace us, and I shall resolutely employ all the means at my disposal to defend the national independence." Nevertheless, the Paris correspondent of the Times loOks to the restoration of the whole of 'the. formed sovereigns of the Italian provinces, which restora tions will, he says, be effected by means of the mission of Count Reisef, aided by the intrigues of France. The Sardinian Goveinment having re-called its commissioners from the Duchies, declines to use its influence with France to oppose the wish of the pdpulation, and it is by universal suffrage that the French hope to effect the restoration. A French division is expected to co-operate, by their presence at Florence and Modena, and by thus affording pro tection to the New Chambers, the Deputies would feel themselves safe in voting for the return of the expelled princes. There are rumours in Paris that an attempt had been made to poison Garibaldi. The Parliamentary Session is near its end. The Globe of last night says that the Ministerial whitebait dinner will take place on the 10th instant, and that the session will close on Saturday, the 13th. We give some, particulars of an interview between Sir Charles Wood, president of the Indian Board, and a deputation from the Anti-opium Association. A memorial was presented to Sir Charles stiginatising the opium trade as a traffic in poison, and called upon the Government to prohibit its cultivation, except for medicinal purposes, in British India. The me morial admitted the financial difficulties which stood in the way, but they urged the infinitely more impor tant claims of Christianity and justice. The case for the memorialists was ably supported by Mr. Edward Baines, M.P., and others. In his reply Sir Charles stated that the present unsatisfactory state of the finances of India rendered it impossible to touch the revenue derived from the opium trade.. He was not sure that the evils of the trade were so bad as' they had been represented, but he admitted the desirability of separating the Government from it when that might be possible. A strike in the building trade in the metropolis seems to be inevitable. The determination of the masters to shut their establishments against those who act in combination, has been followed by a Hyde Park meeting, at which some thousands of workmen were present. At this meeting speeches were made of an uncompromising character, and a resolution was adopted which affirms that the employers have widened the -breach, and that every moral and constitutional power of resistance should be used to bring the nine-hours' movement to a successful termination. It is melancholy that men will be so foolish as to throw themselves out of work in the way they do. Their labour is only worth what it can bring in the market, and they ought to know this. Besides, not one strike' out of twenty succeeds in its object, and the sufferings of the families of the misguided workmen is heartrending in the extreme. In all strikes, the weaker---and that will assu redly prove the workmen, in this case—will go to the wall. We hope that they will pause before they . such misery and degradation, which' is' sure to fall upon their families, if they follow the advice .of d few firebrand orators and mischief- makers, in their own - particular calling. The persons-who claimed compensation for the damage done to their property during the late riots in Wigan, have not received any indemnity, the magistrates stating that " they were not of opinion that - the mob went to the spot with a felonious intent to destroy the houses.' A - very serious charge has been made against' a colonel in the army,—Col. John Alexander Forbes, of the 92nd Highlanders=that of writing a number of obscene letters to a maiden 'lady who moves in the fashionable circles - of Bath. Col. 'Forbes has been lately residing at Bath, and it is alleged that he is the author of the scandalous productions alluded to. Thecolonel was arrested on a •warrant, and at an in vestigation before the Bath magistrates he declined to say anything in his defence. He was committed for trial at the Assizes, bail in £4OO being accepted for his appearance. Our readers will find a report of a trial at Lewes Assizes concerning the lite -"Brighton Scandals," involving the character of one of the first-class ladies' boarding-schools in that town. It' was alleged that several young ladies in a certain boarding-school had been seduced by a page in the-establishment, and sent home in a state of pregnancy. The defendant in the case had been music teacher in the school, and was discharged; and the wife of this gentleman alleged that the rumour was true-: and further, that the matter occurred in the school of a Miss Gill. This reached the ears of Miss Gill, and she brought an action against her late teacher, Wright, and a verdict, damages £25, was the result. It had been previously proved that there was not the least foun dation in the rumour, either respeCting Miss Gill's school or any other establishment in or about Brighton. A man named Brown has been arrested at Shef field, charged on suspicion of being concerned in the attempted murder of Linley, the saw-grinder, who was shot at Sheffield on Monday evening. There are several grounds for suspicion against Brown. Stronger hopes are entertained of the ultimate reco very of Linley. , At the Police-court, yesterday, Woods, the pawn broker, was fined in £5, or two months' imprison ment, for illegally concealing the fact that he had possession of a coat, belonging to Mr. Bendeno, of Lime-street. A strenuous attempt was made by counsel for Mr. Woods to prove that he had informed the police of his possession of the coat ; but it failed to convince MI Mansfield of the innocence of Woods. The Lancashire and Yorkshire and the East Lan cashire Railway Companies have each declared a dividend of 41 per cent., less income tax; and add considerably to their reserve capital. At the meeting the Toxteth Guardians, yester day, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, cif the Ormskirk Union Workhouse, were appointed master and matron of the Toxteth Workhouse. The meeting at Warrington, yesterday, which we have reported pretty fully, was one of deep interest to members of the Established Church, both in this and the neighbouring diocese, as well as being in the cause of charity, in which all are, or ought to be, concerned. It was gratifying to observe a nobleman in the chair who evinced so warm an interest, not only in the institution which it was the object of the meeting to support, but in the general cause of the Church ; and his lordship's speeches, though brief, were full of important suggestions, in furtherance, as well of Christianity at large, as of the particular object in view. NOTWITHSTANDING the hopes which Sir C. WOOD entertains for the future of India, the financial statement he laid before the House of Commons proves the India Exchequer to be in a most unsatis factory condition. In the earlier period of the East India Company's Charter, an appointment to India was a license to get a shake at the fabulous pagoda tree. It would appear that the tree has been so well stripped, that it _requires, in its turn, nurture from its denuders. What with wars, annexations, and mutinies, the Government of India.cannot now make the income and expenditure meet. India, instead of being a source of wealth to us, as in days gone by, is a continued drain, taking from us our best troops, and requiring constantly recurring loans for their sustentation. The great item of expenditure is in the military estimates, which have been so largely augmented, in consequence of that terrible military revolt which it is now generally admitted arose from an apprehension that their religious opinions were to be interfered with. The rebellion was purely military, and was not the _ offspring of national antipathy, since, with the exception of the Kingdom of Oude, the native population did not only abstain from any participation in it, but succoured and protected many Europeans who needed their assist ance. Sir C. WOOD distinctly states that it is to the military expenditure we must look for retrenchment. Before the mutiny, we had of European troops in India 52,000, and of native troops 219,000. At present, the , number of European troops in India is 110,000, of native police 87,000, of sepoys 207,000 ; making a total of about 400,000. But this large European military force does not represent the military charges to which the Indian Government is liable. The 110,000 European soldiers require to be supplied from home, from the Indian depots, which, for the QUEEN'S army, amounts to 21,000 men, and for local corps to 7,000 men. The reduction of this great military expenditure, consistently with the safety and retention of India, is the problem which the present Government has to solve. It is said that every soldier, before landing, costs the country £lOO per head. Ten regiments were ordered home; but of these some were retained, in consequence of the disaffection which had manifested itself among the Company's European troops, who, upon the dissolution of the East India Company, felt themselves entitled either to a release from service altogether, or a bounty upon transfer into Tier MAJESTY'S service. Now we regret that, as there appears equity in the expectation, that it had not been complied with; and so just a recompense granted to men who have fought so bravely, and conducted themselves so well, during the revolt ; and especially as the amount it would haVe required is compara tively so paltry,—namely, £lOO,OOO. This was refused by the GOVERNOR-GENERAL, upon the advice of the ADVOCATE-GENERAL. Sir CHARLES WOOD said that " the discontent among the local "troops had rendered it necessary that the Indian "Gofernnient shoUld keel:, U . larger number of NO-WITEItN DAILY ' ,TIMES. "9ußittes troops in -India, 4iiitll•lbe their expense thg had tO . pa . y.." 'This discontent, - we :regret find Uzi , the latest mail, has hurst into active mutiny. "At Berhampoze they are in open mutiny, have " entrenched :themselves in.the barracks, and have " elected officers. The Madras Fusiliers have followed " the 'example of the Bengal troops." What resist- ance they may be able to •make, ttnd how far that disaffection- which by-the-same mail we4eorn is on the increase among the late Company!s European troops—will' break out into active co-operation, we know is a very serious apprehensionswith , tke present Government, and does not give muelLencourageMent to that future of India to which Sir C. WOOD points He hopes that there may be a diminution of £2,000,000 in the military charge of India ; but we can scarcely reconcile this with his statement, that the present-annual cost of the army is £21,000,000 ; whereas, before the mutiny, it did not exceed £12,000,000. If the native army be reduced to a minimum, the large European force of 80,000 to 100,000 'to be `kept up would not cost much less Sir CIIARDES WOOD said he should be only deceiving the House of Commons if he led them to hope for any considerable reduction in' the ;civil estimates On the contrary, it would appear than an American writer, taking the condition of British India from his point of view, thought an increase of at least an 100 magistrates was necessary for the proper admin- istration of its affairs. It certainly does appear, that the civil staff of Europeans is too small for the vast extent over which` our rule spreads, and to adjust, the rights of 200,000,000 of subjects. Mr RICKETTS was of the same opinion as our Transat- lantic neighbour and friend, and recommended a division of those large collectorates, which were now in the hands of men physically and mentally incompetent to the task imposed upon them. The results of those inquiries made by Mr. RicKETTs occupied two years in Collecting,' and make up five folio volumes, which were yet under the considera- tion of the Government, and to which we would refer our readers for more valuable, solid, and important information. Mr. BRIGHT, in his remarks upon Sir C. WOOD'S statement, did not confine himself to the mere financial question before the House, but made comments, and passed censures, upon the present administrative Government of India, many of which we should be inclined to assent to, although we should be unwilling to sub- scribe to, all his recommendations. The system of finance, it aPpears, isbadly executed in India, and it is proposed to send out from hence a gentleman of ability and financial knowledge, and one gentleman already named for the situation is Mr. JAMES WIL SON, Vice-President of the Board of Trade. - In addition to the military reduction in expendi- ture, Sir C. WOOD proposes to augment the revenue by an increased tax on opium, by the introduction of succession, and stamp, and license duty, and by an addition to the salt duties in Bombay and Madras. These resources, and the gradual development of the internal wealth of India by railroads, together with increased and better cultivation, of ,land, we trust, will prevent a continued recurrence, year after year, of loans in this country to meet the expenditure of India. However, Sir C. WOOD does not hold out any hope that this five or six millions now to be negotiated for in this country, will not be asked for again for the next two or three years. Yet was there one satisfactory statement in his speech, namely, that notwithstanding the increased expen diture consequent upon the mutiny, the revenue of India had not diminished, but had rather increased. In 1856-7 the revenue was £31,700,000 ; in 1857-8 it was exactly the same amount, £31,700,000; in 1858-9, £33,800,000, showing an increase of £2,100,000. The future of a country which has passed through such a terrible crisis with ari in creasing revenue may, we hope, inspire the capital ists of this country with confidence. But the ag gregate debt of India, it cannot be concealed. - RECENT telegrams from Paris inform us that the EMPEROR is preparing a surprise for Europe. lie is about to give a renewed proof of his " moderation," and to dissipate the foolish fears, which distract England more than any other nation. The coming Congress, we are told, is to base its deliberations and decisions upon some broad princi ples of Italian liberty, which will pave the way for the active and eager concurrence not only of the English Government, but of the English people ; and the question which has weighed like an incubus on all the Kingdoms of Europe for well nigh half a century, is to receive a solution not wholly unsatis factory. There are bound up in the present crisis many dissimilar questions, among which, however, the events of this year have established a wholly novel relation. We mean the personal character of LOUIS NAPOLEON, and its bearing upon the politics and position of the neighbouring States; the new status which Austria is to assume in the Continental system ; and the fortunes of Italian nationality. Most of us must have noticed, as a remarkable feature in the history of popular reputations, that if there is found one section of society, or of the world, ascribing to a character very extreme qualities of one sort, there is always opposed another section ascribing qualities just as violently extreme of another sort. If one portion of mankind brand a man as a villain, a thousand to ono but another de- lights to extol him as a saint. His reputation is always in the, torrid zone or the frigid. He sighs in vain for the heaven of a moderate temperature. is dangerou h'J burtliened with too great a weight of flattery, for unfortunately the laws of statics do not apply to chuneter. The weight of censure in the other scale doe 6 not tend to produce a balance, public t o nor assi s t th e p hil osopher o r th e general strike aii av t is readily supposed that the only explanation of a state of opinion so divers anomalous must li thu existence of a g 4 lypocrisy, which, while it. deludes the simple and ascs the support of the sycophant, adds to the moral turpitude of the character. LOUIS'MPOLEOR is in this diktnma. His enemies have, no doubt, many logically incontrovertible grounds for the reputation they have built hini But if you once discard the (evil secret which they affect to discern in every' phase of his career, hono . ur and •virtue, everything• lofty and magnanimous , seem to vie 3n furnishing it with .a favourable interpreta tion. It is an additional misfortune to such a char- actor when its judges begin with a deep-rooted assumption, and pretend to have found a master-key which unlocks all its mysteries. If a man is suspected. to be mad, his wisest acts are taken . as evidences of the cunning with which madness.. is often charac terised. It is the same with the man suspected to be of one idea, and to have his mind through every change of circumstances continually fixed on one overmastering The most candid professions, the most unlikely occurrences, the most re-assuring efforts, are considered to have a bearing - upon the ruling motive, and by some Way or other to tend to the one great • consummation. Now, no one can deny, at least, that Louis -NAPOLEON has himself supplied his critics with the master-key that unlocks hi; mystery in all fairness, impossible that he can complain, if all his professions of amity, and offers of confidence, are taken as a mask _under which to carry forward the completion of long-meditated designs, or, at least, if they do not meet with that reliance which influences the conduct of others, or challenges a full reciprocation, If this is a mystery, unluckily the world has always its master-key at hand. Once assume that there is a goal on which Loins NAPOLEON keeps fixed an untiring gaze, and that every effort of his life has one object—to bring it nearer—then every item takes its necessary place in the great account, and every feature assumes its consist ent part in a system. Every effort to remove suspicion and allay distrust may not necessarily aggravate them, but it must tend to increase our vigilance. We do not wish to provoke . Louis NA- POLEON, much less to insult him. • It is 'as' much our misfortune as his that we cannot believe in a cordial alliance, any more than in Italian liberation. That affectation of the brain-sick sceptic, " Oh, that I had faitli t" • It is, in our case, a sincerity arises, not from the affected squeamishness of a fastidious intellect, but from the apprehensions of a very homely common sense, and the conclusions of a very vulgar logic: We are able to put two and two together, and we are able, after twenty years' experience, to read Louis NAPOLEON'S life. We have, moreover, a selfish memory for words and events which wholly concern our own. interests. The very acme and first recommendations of our every-day logic is, that we take LOUIS NAPOLEON himself as the interpreter of his own actions, and the revealer of his own motives. , Nay, we think, when so profound an oracle utters astute principles of government, the least the world can do is to give his own administration the credit of them. When he tells us, for instance, that no great people can suffer a large abridgment of their liberty, without the compensation of external glory, we recollect that he himself confessea.: it) the fact, and justifies it as a necessity, that "the salva- tion of society " has obliged him to inflict this abridgment upon the French people. We inquire further for the glory which is to supply the fund of " compensation," and we find another acknowledged necessity of the situation to be, the avenging of Waterloo, and the humiliation of England. Whether it is still possible for Louis NAPOLEON to remove his reputation from the dangerous ex tremes of heat and cold to which it has been subject, and to enable the world to strike the average, the Italian expedition was said to be an experiment. On the whole, it has lamentably failed. The tem perature of the frigid zone became consider ably intensified, and even the thermometer in the torrid, fell a degree or two. Now, we are told, the experiment is to be prolonged into a Congress; though on many accounts it would appear with smaller chances of success. What he could not do with an army at his back, he cannot expect to accomplish by a diplomacy which steps in to redeem its failures and short-comings. At all events, this state of uncertainty must be effectually dissipated, or else culminate in a crisis. LOUIS NAPOLEON himself will feel the want of a great compensation. The incense of paid flatterers cannot atone for the universal censure of the wise and the good. It cannot afford any solid satisfaction to turn, even from the just and reasonable reproba tion of an English newspaper, to M. DE MORNY in rapture, and M. TROPLONG on all fours. NOTES OF THE DAY. A document has recently been laid before Parliament, on the motion of Mr. Digby Seymour, which is a reply of the Shipowners' Society of London, to the Home Secretary, in reference to the answer given to their address to the Queen, 'on the subject of the present great depression of their interest. The Royal answer,—which, however, strictly speaking, is that of the Home Secretary himself,—defends those very causes of the depression of which the shipping interest has so much reason to complain. The great point urged in that defence is, that the progress of British ship ping has suffered no check, or reverse, while the progress of foreign shipping in our trade was not greater before the repeal of the Navigation Laws. To this, the Committee o" the Owners of British Shipping, with every allowable bitterness, reply that, "if a change from an average increase of 73 per cent. on British tonnage under protection to 40 per cent., in a similar period, under free navigation, be not a check on progress, and if an increase or advance from 88 per cent. on foreign tonnage to 133 per cent. be not a rapid progression, then are their lordships right ; but if other wise, your committee submit that their deductions are erroneous, and refuted by indisputable facts furnished on their own authority." This, we think, is unanswerable. But we shall take an early opportunity of presenting our readers with the document itself. It is lamentable to observe the pertinacity with which the workmen of the Loneon Building Trade persist in their mischievous resolution to stand out for ten hours a-day wages, with only nine hours work. The meeting in Hyde Park, which, we are told, was attended by as many as twenty thousand of them, very plainly showed, by its pro .l.s, how far their zeal for short hours and long wages has outrun their discretion. Nothing, it is evident, will bring them to their senses, but a little sharp suffering ; and this, the masters appear determined they shall receive. The worst of it is, that their innocent families must suffer along with thAm. • „ AUGUST '5, 1859. The spirit of revolutio; which the Italian war has excited, is far from subsiding. Insurrections_ continue to break out in some of the Italian States, and in Tuscan! there have just been two separate outbreaks, one in fa" ni of the Grand Duke, and the other in favour of a R e publica n t4Overnment. These risings have, for the present, been Pu t - down, though- not without loss of life, in some instance s ' They indicate a state of the public mind which it will 13° tdoubt take a long time to calm and settle. The last financial , accounts from the United States mitst be very satisfactory.to the commercial interest of this comb/ . It appears, from the last week's Bank statement, at New York, that there had been an increase in the deposits ther e ', of upwards .of a million of dollars, and of th e s p ec i e in han d ' of about three-fourths of a million. It appears, also, that the New York banks still hold upwards of 23,000,000 of speci e ' notwithstanding that shipments have been draining the markets, for some time, of the twenty-dollar gola pieces. It evident from this, that New York is the great recipient of th e gold of the country. It is anticipated that there will be . ; 111 2 healthy activity in the autumn trade,--unless indeed, the grain crops should have received, which is scarcely probabiet now, some unexpected reverse, and the Cott on 3 10 „, 1ie ,, , should be stagnated, which is, also, not very p ro b a ble. only thing likely to interfere with the prosperity that 15 thought to be in prospect, is the fact, that the importati or. : for the autumn market, have been of an enormous Should, however, the demand that has been calculated te l be realised, all will be right, even in this respect. One would think that there ought to be more to sh °/( ' than there is, for the great e x p ense w hi c h th e count incurs for its disembodied militi a . Th e es ti ma t e for the charge, it appeal's, by an official return, is almost 1 131f li million sterling. The great b u lk of thi s , l arge amount' ": appears, is expended in raising and training . the milt tis ' there is also a portion of it retiring allowances to office and the charge of out-pensioners of the militia and militia. Still, we humbly think, that this half-mill i ' sterling ought to give the country something more effect i :: in the way of military defences, than there is any appearail— at present, of the militia being entitled to be considered' THE LATEST. NEWS. EGYPT. MASSACRE OF THE FRENCH CONSUL AT A- MARSEILLES, August 4r The English steamer Nepaul arrived with lette : from Alexandria to the 26th of J u ly, w hi c h a nneal!, that a French Consul, on the coast facing the to of Aden, has been massacred. No details respect 1 the event are given. An English squa d r on, e () posed of five ships of the line, one frigate, ancl,4°l, sleop of war, arrived on the 23 r d u lt. a t Alexatta7 l where it will be stationed for some time. It Was, ported that another English divisio n was expec t' INDIA MARSEILLES, Thursdas Advices have also been received from Bombay the 15th ult. The mutiny of the sth Regimen t d confirmed. Some of th e di s b an d e d so l d i ers are au'e doning themselve s t o marau di ng and acts,of THE ZURICH CONFERANCE, , ThiIrSCW Count Collored o arr i ve d here DRESDEN this - afternoon , 3.30, from . Vienna, and left for Zurich at 6 p.m. FRANCE _ PARIS, Thur4dayb The Courier de Paris says Prince Napoleon left for Cherbourg, with two aides-de-camp. REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF INT E REST THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Thursali The Bank of France h as re d uce d th e ra t e of 1 count to_ 31. per cent. . . THE FRENCH FUNDS.. PARIS Thursday', 12.2 p.m.—Rentes opened at 69 40 and fell imp diately to 69 30, tendency heavy. 3.35 p. 11 1.2 reaction has taken place. The Bourse closes o f mate yet firm. Rentesiquoted 69 55, being a rid 10 c. as compared with yesterday's prices. THE LONDON FUNDS LONDON, Thursday EvenhJ The funds to-day are ext reme ly qu i e t, an d Prie d , are quoted the same a s a t th e c l ose o f busr t y * yesterday. The market presents no feature slighest interest. The attendance of the deale4r limited. In the oth er mar k e t s great inactivity J'ir wise continues to p reva il, an d pr i ces in mos t 4 stances are nominally unaltered. English rail or stocks have be come fi rmer s i nce the opening, a fo;v°tDe able impression having been produced by ra o official announ cemen t o f a di v i dend at the • , of Fou r - an d-h a lf per Cent. per annum by the PO eashire and Yorkshire Company. Consols arc t i l e cially marked 94-Z to 95 for money, and 95 for 0 . 9th instant. The present quotations are 9 4 4 etc actly for cash ; 95, " sellers," for August, and 93 ,0 4. for the ith of September. Bank Stock has o t dealt in at 222 ; the Three per Cents. Reduced/5. 954- to 2 „ ; the New Three per Cents. a t 94" Vaf India Stock, at 2191 at 275. pr em . to 2211 ; and Exchequer V' The Foreign Stock Market is likewise Prices generally are well supported. Peruvian Venezuelan Bonds are in demand, with an uP W S I4 tendency. Th e o l d Turkish Six per Cents, tend quoted 811 to 821, and the new, 711 to 72. THE FUNDS. --- CLOSING PRICES COnsols Money. . 94& 5 Account. 944 5 Exchequer Bills. 27 30 RAILWAY Amb. Not. &E. J. 51,- sz-- Caledonians 831 Dutch Rhenish.. Eastern Counties 581 1 - 4 East Lancashire. 94 95 Edinbgh. & Glas. 721 34- Great Northern..loo 101 ~ )) A. 80 82 Great Western... 581 -I, Gt. W. of Canada 14 Gd.Tk. of Canada 8 4 , Gt. S. and W... 1064 7.4 LIVERPOOL STOCK E: 221 .3, The following were the dos: Ches. & B'head . . 721 731 Caledonia Stock .. 821 831 E. Counti es 11 11t E. L. Stock . • . 941 94 G: N. Stock . Great 'Westerns ... 584 581 Lan. and York. . . 95 951 Lon. & Nor. West. 934 94 shares 1 5-16 14(1 M. S. and - Lincoln 35;4 xd 35 1 Midland'Stock . 104 1041 Nor. British Stock 571 571 The market was improved shire and Yorkshire, and East molt of 41 per cent. divideu plus. Bank Stock Three per Cents. 951 SHARES Lane. & York .. 954- , L. and N. W... 93t L. and S. W. .. 931 14 Leeds Northern. 441 , Man. S heff. &Lin. 35 1 i Midland Stock.. 1041 North British . N. Staffordshire S. E. and Dover. 73 1 A York,New&B er . 91i " 9 York & N. Mid. 73 XCHANGE, AUGUST 3 ing prices to-day : North Staffordsh. 9 4143 N. E. Ber. c. Stck 91§ Yorkcapital Stock 74 4 Leeds Stock 444 1 0 South-Eastern 22 ; 4 45 1 Dutch Rhenish Gt. Luxem 6,4 g G. T. Canada . . 8 5-16 G. W. of Canada 141 „ new shares 6 0 Lomb.-Venetian 2t new shares 21 40 - to-day, especially for Lail , efj Lancashire on the annotio'" - leavingd, a considerable sw- The following appeared in a portion of our impression °I yesterday:— AMERICA QUEENSTOWN, Thursday Morning.—The screw-stea ler Vigo, from New York on th e 23 r d u lt . , arr i ve d here at 1 9•P , ' 4 1 bringing 32 cabin and 87 s t eerage passengers, and 56t7L dollars in specie. Landed 46 pas sengers , and proceeded Liverpool at 1.45. News anticipated. DISARMAMENT OF THE FRENCH FLEET' (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Penzs, Thursday.—The Moniteur de la Platte announ ce that orders have been given at the different oceanic ports r s, proceed immedi a t e l y w i th the disarmament of all vesself armed . or in th e course of arming. These orders are 4174 ben executed, and Tessebs which were at the mac en