Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-07 00:00:00

SMITHSONIAN HOTEL , BIiaLOVIAY, Corner of HousroN-szaDer, New Your. Named in honour of the SMITIISONIAN INSTITUTION, Established at WASHINGTON, by the U. S. CONGRESS, Wile Funds bequeathed by JAmes SMITHSON, of ENGLAND, Haviug the Friendship of the °mew of the NATIONAL INertrwrioN, Is conducted en the EvaepaAN PLAN. CHAS. 11. SMITH. Co nmerctat aata—rigl May. At one o'clock. at the brokers' office, 17, Exchange-bnildinga, about ISO ba es Glutton.—Duckworth and Rathbone. At twelve o'clock, at tie brokers' office, 16, Exchange-buildifigs, 9 Dag; Nitrat3 of Sola.—J. H. Rayner and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 7, Exchange-chambers, 100 barrels Rosin, and 4 clsk4 Sperm Oil.—Francis J. Eaton. At twelve o'clock, at the tr Aces office, 7, Exchange-bnikUngs, 22 bales Cotton. and a quantity of Pickings.—H-y woo 1 and 11`Viccar. At twelve o'c'ock, at the brokers' office, 2, Dale-street, a quantity ef Salti etre, Oil, Seed, &c.—Browne, Hunter and Co. 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Meantime, it is satisfactory to know that every exertion is being made to dispatch large military reinforcements to. the seat of the mutiny. We are glad to observe that the Liverpool clippers en gaged in the transport service are maintaining in their celebrated character for rapid sailing. We are informed that the James Baines, with the 97th Regiment on board, was passed on the l 7th ult., with thirty-seven sails set—skyssils, studdingsails slow and aloft, and moonsail ! Her progress was wonderful, considering the winds. The Champion of the Seas, with the 20th Regiment on board, was spoken at the same time, not far astern of the James Baines. The other clipper of the Black Ball line, the Lightning, was passed on the 29th ult., 140 miles S.W. of Scilly, or about 600 miles from the Foreland, in 46 hours. The Tavistock election has terminated iu the return of Mr. Arthur Russell, his majority over Mr. Miall being 44. Had the latter gentleman been earlier in the field his chance would have been much better. The electors of Oldham have deter mined on recanting their error of March last, and electing Mr. W. J. Fox. Greenwich has no lack of candidates. Another aspirant for senatorial honours has made his appear ance, and sues the suffrages of the electors upon Liberal principles. This is Mr. J. I. Scott, who says in his address that he has all his life been connected with the press, and who wants to get into parliament to obtain a Radical Reform Bill, a compulsory system of Education, the Vote by Ballot, and vigorous measures to put down the Indian mutiny. But he says he woret go, for the separation of the Church from the State, believing that a civilized nation should have a religious ' standard. One of the London morning papers suggests to the electors the propriety of selecting their future representative from the ranks of the Cobden party, who were defeated at the general eleetioe, intimating that Greenwich could not apply the liberty of choice allowed it this moment to better advantage then in following the example of Birmingham, and sending another of the late members to fill the place they so lately adorned. We observe that the Annual Cutlers' Feast has taken place at Sheffield, which gave three members of the House of Commons—Mr. Denison, Lord Goderich, and Mr. Hadfield— an opportunity of commenting upon the Indian crisis. Mr. Roebuck was not present. Mr. Had fell endeavoured to take a rational view of the difficulties and requirements of India, but the ether speakers only talked about the necessity of sharpening our cutlasses to cut the throats of the rebels. It is stated that the AI trquis of Dalhousie has placed the whole of the pension of £5,000, bestowed upon him by the East India Company, at the disposition of the London committee for. relieving the distresses of our fellow-countrymen is India. Elsewhere will be found an epitomised report of the proceedings of the Council of the Reform Association, last week ; in which several interesting and important topics were taken up and discussed. General Sir William Codrington's present occupa tion as military tutor to the Prince of Wales. par ticularly at the present juncture, was very properly condemned. As yet no answer has been returned to the memorial sent to Sir George Grey on behalf of the condemned convicts now under sea'enee of death st liirkdale. By many this is considered as a favourable occasion, although not a few consider that it is rather too bad to keep the unhappy men so long alternating between hope and fear. We are no advocates of capital punish ments, but the case of these wretched criminals is one so fearfully atrocious, and bloody, and brutal in the extreme, that it is devoid of a single atom of palliation.. We talk of the butchers and brutalities in India, but their barbarous deeds Isere acts of mercy in comparison with the cruelties and inhuman deeds of Captain Rogers and his mates. It is said that the learned judge who tried the case has sent a recommendation for a commutation of the sentence, and that he grounds the recommendation upon the unsatisfae toy character of the evidence This may be all very well for Baron Wvson, but the jury, on their oaths were satisfi ?d, and rendered their verdict accord. ingly. The fact is, that sit lh is the fearful character and alarming erent of cruelties practised upon sailors at sea, that the time has come for the majesty of tho law to put a stop thereto, and make one or two terrible c x tmples. A commutation of the sentence of Captain lingers and his mates will, we fear, be unpioular with the country, and only induce such like ferocious characters to perpe trate their deeds of violence and blood with a feeling of indifference. A case, similar to that of the unfortunate IL)se, is now before the Loud. 3n Police Court, where a captain from 11.trtlepool so heat and tortured his apprentice that the poor lad jumped overboard and was drowned, thus terminating his sufferings and relieving himself from. the Nero-like deeds of hls wicked commaader. If there is to be any commut ition of the sentence, reprieve the mates but mak4 an example of the captain by allowing the law to take ite course. A riper candidate for the gibbet never appeared upon the etage of time. We have not mush continental news of moment. The last act of the legal drama connected with the late attempt on the Emperor's life, has been per formed. At the meeting of the Assize Court, on Thursday, the formal proceeding was gone throagh of finding Rollin, Mdzzini, Massarento, and Cam panella guiltyof the imputed cr;ma, aad this having been done, they were sentenced to transportation. There was no speech for the defence, no speech for the prosecution, no jury, and no evidence. The act of accusation was read, and as the prisoners were not present to answer it, their guilt was assumed, and their punishment was pro nounced. Our latest Paris adviees inform us that the King of Wurtemberg has quitted Biarritz to return to his capital. It now appears certain that the Emperor and Empress of the French have resolved to return tho King's visit, and that their Imperial Majesties are expected at Stuttgardt on the 25th of this month. From that place the Emperor of Russia will have gone to Baden to rejoin the Empress Maria. Both will remain at Baden from the 20th to the 24th, and arrive at Stuttgardt on t h e l atter day, where they will stay till the 28th. It may there fore, be looked upon as positive that the interview between the two Emperors will take place at Stuttgardt. According to the Paris journals of Saturday, the most perfect understanding exists between the French and English Governments on the subject of Chins. If the Court of Pekin does not give immediate satisfactton to Lord Elgin, war against the Celestial Empire will be declared simultaneously by the two Governments. From Constantinople we learn that the Sultan was about to send an envoy to Spain to consolidate his relations with that Power. Nothing new had taken place concerning the Principalities. From Palestine the intelligence was not satisfa'tory, as disorder was increasing. At Jerusalem, the Latin Patriarch was so menaced that he had tendered his resignation. The consul of France had inter fered. Throughout Syria nothing was heard but threats against the Christians. News from the East, by way of Trieste, is to the 29th. The most important pert of it refers to the troubles in Syria, the spread of which we early anticipated. These now sesnas to have grown into a general oatbreak of Mahommedan passion against the Christian part of the population, just as in India. It certainly does not appear that the Mahommedans anywhere feel very grateful for the assistance afforded to them by Western Earope, during the late war. The news from Northern Europe is somewhat more reassuring, as it tends to show, that the Danish gove'nment is not much inclined to make use of warlike menaces in its quarrel with the German districts. On the contrary it has dimi nished for the time being, the effective strength of the army, and is said to listen with favour to the proposition of an arrangement which would amount to a legislative and administrative separa tion of the two incongruous parts of the monarchy. The Russian organ at Brussels announces that the interview between the Emperors Alexander and Louis Napoleon, is to take place at Stuttgardt on the 27th of this month. It seems destined to last three days, and, as the Empress of Russia will be present, it is possible that the Empress Eugenic will accompany her husband. St. Petersburgh letters of a late date mention that the Commission entrusted with the adminiitration of that part of Bessarabia which has been ceded to Moldavia has just been dissolved. The Emperor has prohibited Jews from inhibiting Sebastopol They are not even allowed to go thither in order to embark in a steamer for foreign parts ; for that purpose they must go to Eupatoria. We have later Madrid letters and papers,. They state that at Seville, on the 27A.i, the Captain- General had ceased a placard thus worded to be posted up:—"At three o'clock in the afternoon of this day, the soi-disant Colonel Joaquin Jema, and Cajetano Morales will be shot for having instigated the late rebellion, and acted as chiefs in it." Three hours after, the two men were executed as announced. A letter from a Ministerial source denies that there wits truth in reports that were current of modifieations in the Ministry. We have three days later news from America, by the arrival of the Canada. She brought 430,000 dots. in specie. The only item of any interest is in reference to commercial matters. A number of heavy failures are announced—those of John Thompson, De _I aunay, Iselin and Co., and E. S. Munroe, of New York; and the Ohio Life and Trust Company. The failure of the latter is one of the heaviest financial calamities that has ever stained the commercial annals of the country. The liabilities probably exceed six millions of dollars. It is said that the assets are suffieient to protect depositors, but there is no law which will secure priority to their claims. The failure is likely to carry embarrassment and distress into many unsuspecting families. The South American mails arrived at Southamp ton on Saturday afternoon. We supply our readers with a full summary of the news. General Rosas, the late Dictator, has been convicted of high treason, and all his property confiscated. It was stated at Rio de Janeiro that war was imminent between Paraguay and the Brazils. The Mails from the Cape of Good Hope by the W. S. Lindsay have been delivered. The in telligence is of a highly interesting, although not of an exciting, character. It relates chiefly to questions of internal progress and improvement ; and we hope the time is far distant when the din of war will be heard again on South African soil. It appears that in consequence of a disagreement between the legislative repro_ sentatives of the Eastern and Western provinces upon the subject of pledging the money of the constituents of the former for, as they state, Cape Town purposes and the co nstruclon of a railway, the entire representatives of the Eastern province have resigned, and a dissolution of the union is threatened. Already a movement to effect this object has been commenced at Fort Elizabeth. OLDHAM having, by a melancholy accident, lost one of its members, could not do itself a greater honour, nor the country a greater service, than return its former member, WILLIAM JOHN SON Fox. Mr. Fox belongs to that eminent band of able men who were excluded from the House by the late election. He does not belong to the Manchester school; though, of course, as a Free Trader, he has points of contact. with them, because his views and sympathies are too wide to make him the property of any school. Fox belongs not to a party but to the nation; like MILTON, he is the defender and advocate of the people of England. His views and principles utterly disqualify him by their breadth and libe rality from being a good party man. But what ever is based on evident philosophical principles, arid comes recornnaeaded by its usefulness and practicability, is sure to have his enlightened advocacy and support. He is one of those who, in former days, were called the philosophical Radicals. A. Liberal in politics and in religion, his suffrage is in favour of every thing progres sive. For many years before he entered Parlia ment he defended the cause of the people in the Motethly Repository, a periodical of which he was for some years editor. His advocacy of Reform began long before that cause became popular, and was taken up by a Prime Minister, carried through an enthusiastic House of Commons, forced upon a reluctant House of Lords, and ratified by Majesty. He was then styled the poet-orator of England, for the eloquence and elegance of his speeches on the platform ; and the poet CAMPBELL pronounced him the most eloquent preacher in England. All his speches and writings are distinguished by their artistic finish—their full and rounded eloquence, without redundancy and without defect—their sweet poetic rhyme—their chaste adornment - , united with simplicity. No living writer has wielded the English language with greater mastery, or more happily exhibited its richness, variety, and flexibility. SOM./LEY, MACAULAY, and Fox, are among the purest models of a classical English diction. As a platform speaker he has scarcely an equal. Who can ever forget his stirring and brilliant orations at the meetings of the Anti-Corn-Law League ? S;nce he entered Parliament in 1E347, he has shown great discretion and forbearance by the way in which he has employed his brilliant powers of oratory. Possibly Fox may have entered Parliament too late for rising to the full height of his abilities as a speaker; his speaking may not be sufficiently dry, hard, and statistical for the House, and he has no baronial influence, as a holder of broad acres and rich lands. Fox is essentially a tribune of the people, but with nothing of that fiery spirit that would array class against class, and set the poor against the rich; his tribuneship is of that humane and Catholic description which does not pander to popular prejudices. but consults the true and lasting good of the people, even in spite of themselves. In the case of the strike of the engineers near Manchester, he had a ctifficult part to play, and many puzzling questions to answer, yet there was no truckling, no plausible equivocation, but he spoke right out the conclusions which a sound political economy has reached in the writings and inquiries of JOLIN STUART MILL. This honesty perilled his popularity for a time; but in the end he was, as usually happens, a gainer by his openness and fidelity. In Parliament he has spoken rather too little than too much ; and in this he has shown a sound discretion. He is always listened to with deference and attention, as we have ourselves, oftener than once, witnessed in the House. He has not stormed and carried captive the House of Commons as he used to sway and enrapture large audiences from the platform. His oratory is not of that precise kind which is most adapted to fix the House of Commons. His previous studies and engagements had not prepared him witt. that intimate acquaintance with all the details of business and the minutiae of political history which are requisite to a House of Commons orator. his style of speaking is too brilliant, poetical, and philosophical for that embodiment of national wisdom and national folly. - We mean no disrespect to the House when we say that Fox is too elevated and philosophical for them to appreciate him. Yet he never broaches any whimsical, fantastic schemes of impossible reform. Wise and moderate, philosophical and practical, W. J. Fox, without being a statesman of great and commanding genius, is one whose presence adds a grace to the House, and is an honour to his constituents. His votes have always been on the right and popular side. When the question of Jewish admission was brought before the last Parliament the speeches of Fox were neither the least effective nor the least admired. lie has always, by pen and voice, advocated the placing of the Churchman and the Dissenter on the same ground of a just equality. With views and purposes that spread far beyond the horizon of ordinary reformers, he has specially devoted himself to three grand objects of national importance—First, The estab lishment of a sound and comprehensive system of Public Education ; Second, The attainment of complete Religious Liberty by all classes of her Majesty's subjects; Third, Such a Reform Bill as would rectify some of the defects of the former one, and enfranchise the millions. With such views, purposes, and principles, Fox would be rather the member for England than for Oldham. We hope he will allow himselt to be brought forward ; and as Birmingham has known its opportunity in returning that able, energetic, and incorruptible patriot JOINT BRIGHT, we trust that Oldham will follow so good an example, and send him no unworthy coadjutor in that eloquent advocate of the people and poet orator of England, W. J. Fox. THE Pike advocates could not accede to the condemnation of their darling project, without a show of justification for the extravagant and serious expenditure to which they have subjected ratepayers, and latterly jeopardised the health of the inhabitants. We need not wonder at such conduct. At the same time, it seems strange that gentlemen can stand up iu the Council Chamber and utter statements utterly at variance with truth. Mr. Alderman Hor3tE may declaim as much . as possible upon the necessity for water from Rivington; and, to use his own classic expression,.he may "lash" and abuse us for dis charging a public duty, exposing the prodigality of his party in the Council, andshowing up the absurdity of the entire scheme. Nevertheless, it is unpardonable in any member of the Council to make a statement which is destitute of founda tion, and from that statement draw inferences to justify conduct which has been unpardonable in the extreme. We have already commented on the drivelling nation of Alderman HOLME oa Wednesday last, and showed that, as a justifica.- tion of the Pike scheme, it was hollow and worthless ; that it proved the subterfuges which certain local officials have resorted to, in order to perpetuate the job, and that language which the Field Marshal of the Pike Brigade employed merely denoted the rottenness of the cause which he and his party had espoused- But there is a petty subal tern connected . with the Brigade in question whose speech on Wednesday last merits notice at our hands, and that is one of the members for St. Anne's Ward, Mr. T. L. HODSoN. So long THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1857. as that gentleman argued from facts and figures of an unquestionable character, we were disposed to let his observations pass, well knowing that the public at large would estimate his oratory at its real worth. When, however, he makes state ments utterly devoid of truth, • and endeavours to lead away the public mind upon a matter of such vital importance, it becomes our duty to expose his fallacies, and to let his constituents see the real character of their representative' After making sundry statements respecting the excellent quality and crystal colour of the Pike water, Mr. HODSON took occasion, on Wednes day, to assert that one proof of the goodness of the washings from the hills of Rivington was to be found in the excellent health of the town. He said—" The town was never more healthy for the last ten years than during the present sum mer.' Now, at first sight, one would expect that a gentleman like Mr. HonsoN, a surgeon, and a member of the Health Committee to boot, would not risk an assertion which his profes sional knowledge and official position must have told him was unfounded. How stands the fact ? At the meeting of the Health Committee, held on Thursday, the 27th ultimo, Mr. HonsoN being present, the report of the medical officer, Dr. DeNcAN, was read. It set forth that the mortality of the borough continued high ; that the deaths for the week ending August 22, were 277—three more than the previous week, and twenty more than the corrected average of the same week of the preceding nine years, exclud ing 1849. Again, the week prior to which that report refers shows that the deaths were 274, being twenty more than the corrected average of the previous nine years, excluding 1849. Now, what is the return, of the medical officer, read at the last meeting of the Health Com mittee ? The deaths were 291, being an increase of fourteen on the week ending August 22, and eighteen more than the corrected average of the preceding„nine years, 1849 excluded, One thing remarkable in the medical returns just quoted, is the fact that diarrhcea has been so prevalent and fatal this year. The deaths from this disease were, for the three weeks ending August 29, 65, 63, and 73, respectively. Will the learned Doctor explain why it is that, not withstanding our increased sanitary regulations, there has been an i ncrease in diarrhcea, also satisfactorily demonstrate that the use of the Pike water has not had anything to do with the increase and fatal effects of the disease in question ? What will the people of Liverpool think of the veracity of a gentleman who can have the audacity to make such assertions, well knowing that Dr. DUNCAN'S returns emphati cally belies him in every iota of his state ment. The Doctor also took occasion to laud the quality of the Pike water, and rested his opinion of its excellence on an extensive practical expe rience. Whether the Doctor merits the appella tion of being a teetotaller we do not know, but it is too much self-sufficiency for him to controvert the statements of Mr. DUNCAN, the water engineer. The. report of that gentle man had beEn read a short time before the speech delivered by Mr. HoDsoN, and it set forth that so deleterious was the quality of the Pike water that he could no longer recommend its continu ance. Yet, in the face of this official, and, we should say, reluctant testimony, Dr. HODSoN proclaims the Pike washings as the best of water, and such as would secure health and happiness. But we must have done with the miserable twaddle of the Pike advocates. They have been tested, and all their arguments, facts, and figures have proved a heap of fallacious rubbish. We have the consolation of knowing that, at the last hour, the Water Committee have been compelled to listen to the voice of the public. The first of November approaches. On that day certain town councillors will know that the burgesses of Liverpool have disapproved of their past conduct, and will dispense with their further services as local senators. INDIA.—Once more the clang of war echoes amid a peace-loving and Commerce promoting nation. Reluctant as wo are to unsheath the sword, and unstop the cannon's mouth, the voles of retributive justice has already done the deed, and " terrible as an army with banners" our sons are hastening on the wings of mercy to avenge the blood of our fallen countrymen. 'Tis true, the enemy to be en_ countered merit not the title " foemen worthy of our steel ;" their ungenerous, barbarous, and unmanly acts mantle them with the bearings of fiends in human forms-- yet it must be allowed that, much as we:scruple to confess it, the position of our forces in India is most critical, and the aspect of affairs in that conntry most alarming. Ad mitting the correctness of that assertion, we :can upon those in whose hands the " management" of the suppres sion of the Indian revolt is entrusted,: to adopt measures commensurate with the requirements- of the case, with regard to promptnsss of action and supplies of men and ammunition. To the Crimean campaign, so'', disastrous and so profitless, save in dearly bought experience, the warning finger of this country points, faithful and true as the needle to the pole. There, on that:laureless battle plain, stand monuments of ruin and disgrace, carved on' of a host once magnificent and. mighty, by the hand of " mismanagement" bearing as fit epitaph*,aslthe fatal word routine ; yet, if the presiders of this Eastern calamit y turn a faithful'eye to the lessons Inscribed;upon these me. morials—looming in all the sad/silence:;ef ,the past—they will be to us monuments of mercy, and teach oar Senators wisdom. There, upon the snowy wastes olEthat Musco vite territory, oar beardless youths were left at the mercy of routine, unclothed, unsheltered, and unfed, to linger and to die, falling fast and thick before the piercing blasts that swept over the devoted canape, whilst the icy band of win ter drew forth from the shivering hosts the element of Life. We ask, is the hand then so parsimonious to clothe, preparing in proportionate quantity;:the:necessary light habilments, for the troops we are sending out to fight our battles under the searching rays of:an Eastern blazing sun? If not, what will be the consequence? Nothing less than regiments decimated by thejstroke of disease ere they have an opportunity to cope with the mutineers in the deadly strife of wars stern reality. We say not , neither do we wish to doubt, that the necessary light clothing awaits the arrival of our troops at Calcutta in ample quantities, but the treachery of routine sadly slakes our contideuee, and produces parozisms of. du- biousness and caution. Upon the shores of the Black Sea a handful of men was planted by Generalissimo routine to advance upon a territory unknowif i and to• wrest from Russian hordes the palm of supremacy, but ere two years had passed away the majority of that Etle company had passed into the hospitals and the silent rave—than the avenues of disease, hanger, and the sword--and a new army took its 'place, fortuned, alas I to win no victorie s --the insufficiency not of quality, but quantity—and after maintaining its ground by indomitable fertitizde, was at length brought home. We believe no such charge can at present be brought against the War department. It is, however, well to point to past failures to prevent sin; liar misfortunes, and insure future success. Hitherto routine has been written upon the ruins of all our political profes sions, and unless the spell of such a destructive infatuation be broken, the spiritsiof the present Clives Wellesleys, and Nelsons will suffocate under its shade, and for ever pass away. We have said the position of our troops in India is most critical, and the aspect of affairs in that country most alarming, therefore prompt measures are the most important. From the accounts received, India, we learn, is the scene of a7general and desperate revolt. Lit up In a blaze of universal and merciless: mutiny, and groaning under darker deeds of cruelty, crime, torture, and murder than man has before been recorded to have perpetrated. The respect for superiors is gone—the fear of the authorities no longer iseeps the rebels in check—the virtue gem of compassion for weak women and helpless babes sparkles not in the bosom of their humanity. Like the hunted stag turns round and keeps at bay his pursuers, they, having passed through the routine of military training, now grasp the sword we presented them, and wielding it—not for us, but against us—slay, irrespective of sex or age, their benefactors. It is no mean nor despi cable wave that now rolls against us in this our adverse fortune. Were its advance now stayed damage enough has been inflicted—two millions a year haire nearly enough been sacrificed—loss of life enough has been sustained-- the prestige of India's military glory has enough been tarnished—hearts enough have been be-widowed—homes enough have been be-Bloomed. But, alas t as water gathers strength and impetuosity as it onward rolls, who can tell when or where this proud destructive wave may be stayed 1 England can pursue no other course than that of high resolves, unswerving purpose, and resistless power. By the fame, glory, and grandeur of her past military exploits—by the presence of herioe lion-hearted warriors —and, above all, by the overruling providence of Him who has hitherto guided her through all the che quered scenes of history, must she hope to quell the re volt, overawe the rebels, and bring under the sway of her sceptre the Indian empire. Tillll NAVIGA.I lON OF THE NAVA.--The following notice, issued by the Russian Ministry of Marine, relative to the navigation between Cronstadt and St. Petersburgh, was yesterday pasted at Lloyds: Russian Consulate Gene ral, London, 17-29 August, 1857. Notification.— Captaius of merchant vessels of a great draught of water having notwithstanding the injunctions to the contrary of the competent authorities of the inns of Cronstadt and St. Petersburgh, and even without pilots, entered the channel of the Neva and run aground, causing thereby great obstruction to the navigation of the channel, the Im perial Ministry of the Marine has issued the folio wing !egulstions :—The captains of merchant vessels are en- Joined : 1. To conform themselves strictly to the directions of the commanders of the guard ship and light vessel. 2 Not to enter the channel unless they have a pilot. 3, Not to attempt the passage from Cronstadt to St. Petersburgh, or vice verso, if their vessels when loaded draw more than eight feet, and in the contrary case, either to lighten the vessel or to come to an anchor upon the first requisition to that effect made by the commanders of the guard ship and sight vessel. 4. Any vessel of whatsoever nation or dimen sion which, notwithstanding the injunctions of the competent authorities, shall infringe the above mentioned regulations, will be lic.ble to pay a fine of 25 silver roubles. THE COURT. BALMORAL, Friday, Sept. 4.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort left Balmoral Castle yesterday afternoon for the Castle of Braemar, where the annual gathering of the clans of the Dee side was held. The Queen and Prince were attended by the Earl of Clarendon, K. G., LadylChurchill, the Hon. Miss Macdonald, the Hon. General Grey, and the Hon. Colonel Phipps, and were accompanied by the Princ.l.ss Royal and the other members of the royal family. The clans assembled con_ sisted of the Far quharsons, the Forbes, the Duffs, and the Ogilvies. , I Her Majesty and his royal highness were received on their arrival at the Castle of Braemar by the Earl and Countess of Fife and Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson of Invercauld, :andlwere %sainted by assembled clans drawn up to receive them. After the arrival of the Queen the Highland games commenced. These games included tossing the caber, throwing the heavy hammer, and other feats of strength and agility ; also the sword d4nce, reel dancing, 80., to. The Queen and the royal party remained about two hours, witnessing the different sports, and then left Braemar, returning to Balmoral about six o'clock. Toe Earl of Clarendon is expected to take his departure from Balmoral about the middle of next week, and will be succeeded in his official attendance upon the Queen by Earl Granville, who is expected to arrive oa Tuesday next. JULIA PASTRANA. QUEEN'S' HALL, BOLD-STREET. On Saturday afterooon, a number of medical, scientific, and others interested in pathology, assembled at th e Queen's Hall to see the above-named strange specimen of the human race, which has been called the " Nondescript." This term would be more honoured in the breach than in the observance, for although the being we saw.is different from ordinary human beings, so far as the head is con cerned, in every other respect she differs little from the rest of the human family, except in stature and a quantity of hair on the limbs, more ample than on other persons. From the general rumour amongst the public, and from the hideous portraits exhibited in the shop windows, as representing th' p ,rson of Julia Pastrana, we went with a loathing unwillingness to perform a public duty, by de_ scribing, as best we might, this extraordinary specimen of humanity; but we ,have no",hesitation in saying that we were disappointed, and came away with different feel ings from these by which we were actuated at our entrance to the Hall. It must not be understood that we derived !aay gratification : we were prepared to behold some frightful abomination—a terrific monster, cast on the earth by a convulsion of nature. In this we were agreeably disappointed, and we shall tell what we saw in oar own way, without reference to anything that has ap peared in the London journals regarding this strange compound of humanity. First, it may be remarked that an action could be maintained against whoever drew the portrait of Miss Julia Pastrana that we see in the win dows. Judging from these the original must have been a very demon ; but Miss Julia is not after all so bad, and although at first sight somewhat repulsive—made so by the preconceived notions alluded to—yet on a little ac quaintance the disgust (so to call it) wears off, and one cannot fail to feel the highest interest in the wonderful being before you, and ask by what freak of nature she became so. Had Miss:Julia a head formed after the ordi nary cousse, the remaiader of her frame would be faultless as it positively is ; nay, more, her legs and feet, hands and arms, are not only well formed, but such as some would call the perfection of symmetry. When she stands with her back towards you, you see a well developed young lady of four feet and a half high, with finely rounded neck and shoulders, the skin of a deep brown-yellow tinge, and covered with more hair than usual. Her arms and hands aro well formed, the latter being rather harder than hands ordinarily are; but in other respects they are complete, the arms being covered with hair, neither very long nor thick. The chest is faultless, and well devoloped; and, viewing her figure from the neck downward, she is just as perfect as any female might desire to be. The head and face, however, are the objects that render this person rare and wonderful.:lDraviing a direct;,line. frorn;:the templar bones, horizontally over the head, the portion of the cranium behind such line would be considered by a phrenologist a very well formed skull, with the faculties attributable to that portion of the brain, as well developed as in ordinary persons. The forehead is very low, and is of an oblong form, and longer from the templar angels than in other: persons. The eyes are, therefore, mere apart,' and these organs are large, and, in common parlance, may be termed good. and occasionally indicate the feelings after the fashion of other persons :eyes —they are 'by no :moans "lack Ins. truous." The remainder of the face cannot be likened to any of the human races, neither to any of the lower ani mals, although in some measure there appears a glomera tion of the negro and monkey. The nose is large and without any cartilage ; the mouth is large, with two sets' of gnms, or double lipe r and sometimes this produces not a pleasing appearance. The lips pro ' trude much like those of a monkey, giving the mouth a: high appearance. From under the ears (which are large and soft) along the jaws and round the chin, above and below, spring a largeicrop of fine black hair, six or eight inches long. The face is generally covered with hair, but on the upper lip and cheeks it is shorter and thinner than below. Her voice is perfectly feminine, and she sings with taste. She gave the "Last Ross of Sum mer" with feeling and sweetness. She dances with ease and there is gracefulness in all her movements. • She is very intelligent, and social, and can converse on almost any subject, sometimes with considerable aniavation, and oc casionally causes merriment by the aptitude of her re marks and answers to questions. Such is the best portrait we can give of this young lady,; who is nowt 23 years old. We should remark that the hair one her head and face is beautifully black, lorg and silky, and she seem very proud of it. With the propriety of exhibiting such a being, we have nothing to do—we tell the public what they will see, and let them judge for• themselves ;, there is nothing, however, approximating to the shadow` of indeli cacy in the exhibition. THE THEATRE ROYAL.—Tbe Liverpool public - will undoubtedly feel gratified by the engagement of Mr. Web ster and Madame Celeste at th's theatre for the week. No artists are more justly popular on the stage at present, or more thoroughly accomplished in the department of the drama which they have:chosen. To-night Male. Celeste wilt appear in a part which has become completely united with' her name in the minds of play-goers Miami in the " Green. Bushes." Ever green those " Bushes ",may be justly styled, :not Gris7s' Norma, not Mr. T. P. Cooke's Tens' Coffin, not Miss Cushman's Meg Merriles, are more entirely associated with the names of the performers whe have lent them all their powers, than is the Miami of . Madame Celeste. During the week the new melo-drama recently pro.luc3d at the Adelphi with much success, " George Darville," will be brought out in Liverpool. " Janet Pride," " Joseph Chavigny," and .other dramas, especially adapted to display the characteristics of Madame Celeste and Mr. Webster will also be performed. Tea AMPHITHEATRE.—Mr. Barry Sullivan, a name whose announcement always attracts audiences,in Liver pool, opens an engagement at the Amphitheatre to-night. He will appear las Sir Giles Overreach, in Massinger's "New Way to Pay Old Debts." Mr.. David Fisher, we are glad to say, has consented to renew his engagement during the week, and will add much to the enjoyment o f the audience. Miss Edith Heraud will . also appear. THE NEW LANDING STAGE.—Yesterday many thousand persons visited this floating wonder, and, the weather being very fite, seemed much ,_to enjoy this delightful promenade. TUE CONDEMNED CRIMINALS.—Upon inquiry at the Kirkdale gaol yesterday, we understood that up to the present time, no reprieve had been received. Their soli citor left Liverpool last evening for the purpose of further endeavouring to obtain a mitigation of the sentence. SERIOUS ACClDENT.—Yesterday a female named Mar garet Fagan was passing along Fontenoy-street, she stepped on a cellar door which gave way, and she fell and broke her thigh bone. She was immediately conveyed to the Northern hospital, where every attention was paid her by the medical staff of that establishment. THE LIVERPOOL LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKE T S. — The British Trident, belonging to this line, will go into the river to-morrow morning, and sail the lowing day. She has a full and valuable cargo and 300 passengers. From her well-known sailing qualities she may be expected to maintain her character this voyage. THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER II OP RUSSIA AND TIONat )PATHY.—Dr. Teste' (a French horaceopathic physician), haying caused a copy of his work, entitled/ " Essai do systematisation de la matieremedicale hoinceD• pathigne.' to be presented to his Majesty the Emp e ror Alexander H, has received from his Majesty a jewel of great value. This proof of sympathy and esteem is of much importance to homoeopathy..—Northampton Record. LIST OF PASSENGERS PER ROYAL MAIL STEAMER CANADA, FROM BOSTON TO BALIFSX AND LIVERPOOL.—Mies Yard- ley, Bishop of Montreal, lady, daughter, and servant. Mr. Ansley and son, Messrs J. C. M'Andrew, Hotoss, W. A. Corbett, W. Douglass, J. H. Labiche, Hon. C. Wrottesley, Hon. H. Merrit, Messrs. M. J. Tully, A. Campbell, Burton, Stephenson, E. Hanbnry, W. R. Smith, A. G. Perry, Misses M. Hall, N. Donnelly, B. C. Donohue, M. Largen, Messrs. M. J. Fletley, E. Edwards, lady, and. daughter, Mr. Gilles, lady, and child, Messrs. N. Weyand, J. Buckley and lady, J. Morrice, Rev. M. J. Williams, Messrs. W. Whitney, T. S. Hobbs, R. C. Walpole, S. Larger, Miss C. Larger, Messrs. A. Ireland, B. Hepworth, D. D, Byerley, J. Wren, Mr. Ballingsll, lady, two chil dren, and servant, Col. Williams and servant, Mrs. Wil liams, Misses Williams, Le Mircha,nt, Black, Black, Mrs. Alexander, Captain Sharnenell. lady, seven children, and servant, Dr. Parker, Captain Cumberland, Mrs. Bayne, Messrs. G. Fisher, C. Holley, F. Allen, G. King, and Hold sworth. Tue BRITISII TRIDIGNr.—This successful and fast sailing favourite clipper, in the Australian trade, is filling rapidly for Melbourne, and will .pronably sail this week. Some two and a-half years ago, when she made her first voyage, we ventured to predict that she would diatinguish herself amongst her noble competitors, and the fact has turned out so, for she has made safe and qaick : passages to and from the antipodes, and many person& who went out in ber have written to their friends in high approba tion of the accommodation she afforded, and advised such of their friends as was about to emigrate to the colony, to wait until she would again sail. Her first, second, and third cabins have been enlarged, and considerably im proved for the comfort of the passengers. The now' system of ventilation has been adopted, and the elocution, both on the first deck and the braises, has been augmented; In all respects, therefore, the ship is perfect, and the Liverpool line is well known for the excellent quality and ample quantity of its victualling department. The ad dresses and handsome substantint testimonials presanted to her commander, Captain O'Neill, by every class of passengers, for his attentive zeal and abilities, pro - ye that a good ship and a gong commander will always be appre ciated by the public. She is at present in the , Princes Dock, and looks very commanding. No doubt-her pre sent voyage will be as happy and prosperous as hereto fore. CALAMITOUS FIRE AT Oxvota.—The citiz,ns of Oxford were aroused from their siunCoers early on Friday morning by a report that a fire had broken out in Broad -street, which turned ot:t to be of a most calamitous nature; no less than three University tailors' establishments, a Uni versity boot and shoe shop, a rd.nofo to warehouse, and a private residefc t, having. been either blunt to the ground, or so crippled ae to render rebuilding accessary. The fire, which it is supposed originated in a coal cellar of Mr. Cassell'P, where a quantity of wood and sharingi was de posited, broke out about one o'cloc', at which hour every thing aopsarod safe, and created great alarm in the neighbourhood. Althet?gh a large number of persons were sleeping in the various houses, we are happy to say that no loss of life or accident of any kind occurred. The value of property destroyed, which is very considerable, is not yet known. FEARFUL Cr LLISInNS AT SEA.--Amongst the numerous casualties reported at Lloyd's on Saturday, there were no fewer than four ships announced to have been run down oft the coast . . In two in 3 antes it is feared a melancholy loss of life took place. A fine schonor called 'ha Truth, belonging to Goole, came into collision with a screw steamier, on the morsing of the 3rd ins`., off Cromer. The schocier filled and went down in. deep water, the master and the whole of the crew, with the exception of one, perishing.—uff the same coast another ship was ran down, and the crew have not been heard of.—Another three-masted vcssel is reported as snnk in about seven or eight fathoms of water, a few miles from Hasbro', on the Norfolk coast, and that a number of boatmen have gone cff to the wreck. The third vest , el lost by collision was the Helena, of Dundee, laden with flax, bound to Dunkirk from Archangel. On Thursday morning, whilst keeping her course along the coast, she was run into by the bark Flavio, from Cork, and immediately sunk. The crew were saved. The Isabella and William of London, for Amsterdam, was run down by a light brig off the Doggerbank. The crew escaped in the boats. Up to yesterday the name of the bark run down with all hands by the American ship Western Star, off SicillYs had not been ascertained. oe'er and 1355 tiOn. 1/41 fib, T 1 TOn n Vern 13reS $8 bly o '°fferi T 1 1( v as p 111 1-es p Tfi4 board acmes Light,