The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-19 00:00:00

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ITALY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MILAN, Sept. 14. It has gone the round of all the Italian journal§ that Victor Emmanuel said, a few days ago, to one of his intimate aides-de-camp, in reference to the present 'held movement of the Piedmontese army: " I confess that at present I play for a large stake; but what the deuce am Itodo ? "If I lose my crown, I could easily find the post of Colonel in some army." This is the language which is attributed to the soldier king, and judging from the tone of the semi-official journals of Turin and Milan, his Majesty seems determined to risk everything rather than turn back, and oven if he were disposed to do so. the present state of feel ing- is such, that it would be a death-blow to the Government and security of the country. Cavour being fully aware of this fact, onward they must xnarch whatever may be the consequences of this c , xtraordinary movement of - the Government. I ay extraordinary, because it is scarcely a fort zight ago that the same Government in the most energetic and menacing manner impeded the departure of Nicotera'S expedition for the invasion of the Marches and Umbria, and even went so far as to point the guns of the Mole at Leghorn against the Steamers; on board of which were the TOlnnteers. The condition of the Roman States is the same now as it was when. Nicotera at tempted to leave the port of Leghorn in order to carry, out. Garibaldi's instructions of landing his men on the -Pontifical frontier. It. is now a little more than a week that the Minister of the Interior, Parini, and General Cialdini, .returned from Chambery, after presenting their Sovereign's con gratiflatiOns to their Imperial Majesties, and since the day of their return, it was seen by everyone -that there was more than the ordinary movement the offices of the Minister of War, which led to the rumour that the Government was on the point to take a decided step in reference to the affairs of Naples and Rome. and many journals positively asserted that Victor Emmanuel and Napoleon perfectly understood each other upon the line of policy to be pursued by the former, and ridiculed the idea of the Emperor's letter .to the King of Sardinia advising him not to interfere with the, Roman States . , asserting that this was only another astute move upon the great. diplo matic chess-board. which has been played by the. French Emperor with such consummate skill since the peace of Villafranca. - Without wishing entirely to - subscribe to this view of the political game. between - France, and Piedmont, but rather sup posing that the late moves that have been made by France are really serious—namely, the with drawal of the French Ambassador from Turin, and the recent note orthe .31onitiur,--ive must a4Mitthat France is somewhat piqued at being checkmated by Piedmont in the affairs of Naples and Rome, and that. the Governdient of Thrin, at the time of Farini's and Cialdini's departure for Chambery, was perfectly acquainted with their. intended policy, and charged these Envoys either to freiiiitly submit " the same to the Emperor or simply to indirectly sound him upon the same, and - which, if unfavourable to the-determination taken :by the Piedmontese Government,. was resolved to :act at its own, risk, despite all the remonstrances f France. From the present progress that eVents have lately taken, we must in . a Very few days know whether this apparent disapprobation on 'the part of France is a mere comedy, or that , she is determined to abandon Piedmont to all the consequences, that may arise &OM her present ..aggression of the Papal States. In this city we hear but one subject in the mouth of every Italian W ar !- War ! And taking the appearances of the last few days, the Government has assumed an activity and energy which shows the detcr -Mins.tion with which she is resolved - to prepare herself for coming events. Nearly every day -hundreds of-young men, who are included in the 'levy of 1839, are continually arriving here from 'the provinces, and immediately despatched to the .varions military depots for drill and enrolment 'in different regiments. Two battalions of the National Guards of Milan, numbering 1,200 men, left here this morning, in order to , form part of , . the garrison service for Alessandria and 13olognai, in my next I shall be obliged to make ,some vbservations on the manner in which these batta lions have been formed. The Government has already called out ten battalions of the National Guards from the principal cities of the kingdom, and it is expected that, should Austria attempt any aggressive movement on the Po or Miacio, forty battalions more will be immediately called under arms for garrison service. We also expect, in a few days, a decree from the Minister of War fOr another levy of the conscripts of 1840. All is 'war and rumours of war. Cialdini and anti's corps are making a triumphant march, taking •everything before there, having already made not less than 2,000 prisoners. They are now march ing towards Ancoca, where Lamoriciere has entrenched himself with about 10,000 of his best troops—the number of the Piedmontese is not less than 45,000, so that poor Lamoriciere has not. the slightest whence of success—the result of the engagement you will doubtless hear before you recei - 7e this. Th e i n 7tportence and rapid stride§ which the poli tical events of this country have taken within th e l as t vi . f .ek, precluded my giving to your musical readers the result of Botte 'sini's opera, the annual concert and distribution of premiums at the Corservatorio di Musica, and a few parti cule.es relating to the great festivities enjoyed by the Italians for the cultivation of their musical talents. I shall, therefore, commence with the Scala, which opened its doors for the autumnal season on the sth instant, when one of those most extraordinary phenomenona, that have been witnessed at this theatre for the last twelve year., inaugurated the first night's performance : the complete success of a new opera, anew ballet, and what is also most satisfaaory, viiry respeCta ble artists ; in fact, the Scala seems 0 have a share of that brilliant success and applause which are now crowning the achievements of Garibaldi at Naples, and the splendid cheers of welcome given by the people of the Marches and Umbria to • Cialdini's victorious commencement. The 'opera, as I .stated -in my former letters, is a new ssedio di _Firenze ; and as 'Work 'by Bottesini, L' 4 P - very one here knows the profound knowledge teat the composer poss esses of his art, and especi atiy fie a concertista, something superior to what we ;have been' of late years doomed to mar a t Itiis•grelit theatre, was expected.frora.t4e young nted, maestro ; nor Was this expectation dasappoi inafmauch as the opera was loudly and deservedly applauded from the beginning to the end ; the pieces whiCh called forth the loudest applause being the' overture; especially the adagio, which isireplete with _that graceful anal exquisite instru mentation which Bottesini is so great a master. The . . Opening. chorus , the duett f or th e bass and 'tenor, and particularly the chorus o f female voices In the fourth scene, is one of those charming' itiSpirations which could only emanate from the rich fancy - and musical soul of an Italian. The same observation is applicable to the cavatina for the soprani (Signora Fiorentini), and the duet for the soprani and tenor,{Signor Valentine). The male Of the first act is a siileActi4 composi tion, tlx concerted parts and choruses being sang with the greatest effect, and was deserveay APplauded by one of the most numerous and elegant audiences that I have ever witnessed in the Scala at this season. The first scene of the second ,act represents the studio of the great Michael Angelo, and here we have another bold end martial chorus and aria for the basso (Della- Costa), but the most passionate and sublime La ' Ipiration of the. opera is the romanza for the tenor in the same act -" Vidi tua Bella imagine," which `was given by Valentini with the purest grace of At true Italian artist, who possesses a splendid :voice and knows how to use it. This rornanza, I . rom its extreme simplicity, must, when heard, b ecome a great favourite among . our English tenors. There i s also a fine duet for the soprano, and bari tone tSignor Cotogne), which was also much applauded. The finale of the second act is per haps even supetior to that of the first, and bears IL striking, similarity to the Mercadante school, t he applause of the public almost justifying an expression of an old habitue, " Per Bacco un vero enthusiasmo." Almost all the pieces of the third net are of a martial charaetor, not entirely nulike Meyerbeer's s , Huguenots," beautifully ranged, and p ossess ing great dramatic effect, pecially the recitative and duet of the soprana • and tenor, and the drinking song of the baritone, l 'ho in this difficult composition gave evidence of a very fine voice and consummate skill as an actor. T he opera en d e d as it began, amid The warmest applause, Bot.tesini having been called to the foot lights not less than _fifteen times, .and. he, I am mire, Went home singing and dancing, Milanese." ave Daghela avanti passo." The s eeress, Fusco, ballet met with the same the .p Opular co, the com poser, being honoured with six Calls to make his bow to the applauding audience. Some of the scenes are very splendid, especially the banqueting hall of the great. Visconti, and the tournament. Even the horses seemed to be determined to have their share of the 'applause, as trier dashed on and off the stage in the most. martial style, and when Marco ViSconti and Ottorino came to close quarters; in order to represent that terriblecOmbat we read of in Grossi's delightful romance of the same name, the horses praneed, turned and dashed at each other, as if they came from the s ame stud of trained war - horses in the " glorious days of chivalry." The principal dancer, Signora Meronte, was well received, and the inimitable, rapid, and graceful movements and smiling youth 'of the pupils of the Royal Dancing Academy also received their share of applanse-from an audience that seemed to have entered -the theatre with the determination to applaud everything and everyone. The annual concert. of the Conservatorio di Musica (the Royal Academy of Music) . for the distribution of premiams took place on the Bth inst.., and was crowded in every part by the nobility and gentry of Milan. The vice-governor presided in the absence of the governor. The concert opened with a symphony' composed by Brida Giano, one of the students of the academy. This composition is fall a the. most exquisite movements and -perfect instrumentation, which are most creditable to .the prograss that _the Young 'composer, has already made in his profes sion. The execution' was perfect, and warmly applauded. The next was 'a Notturnino, also composed by a young student, 'Giovanni 'Burgio, and executed by the students, Zappa, Ferrari, and Visconti. The next piece worthy of Mention was a fantasia .for the clarionet, composed and executed by Corrado Luigi, who gave the surest promise to become an excellent perfOrMer And composer of no ordinary merit.. Other vocal and instrumental piec'es were executed with a precision which gives the best evidence of the progress of the pupils of this renowned'academy. The chief feature, however, a the concert was a species of apotheosis or national hymn, entitled " The Fourth of June," with solos, .chorus of martyrs, angels, and youths ; the music .by Franceseo Fanco, and the,. poetry by Arrigo - Boit% and dedicated to their late fellow student and companion, Gustavo Colletti, who fell last year at the engagement at Rezzate, while bravely fighting in the feanks of Garibaldi's famous Cacciatori della Alpi. The. composition - and poetry possess the most ardent and patriotic inspirations, which the present exciting state a Italy have afforded for the display of the brilliant and passionate imagination of 'the young com posers. The chorus. of the Italian wartyrs is, perhaps, the most fervid composition that has , been heard for many years at this academy : there is something so, wild and soul-stirring in the first dozen bars, that the auditor feels a cold chill flying all over his frame, and in another instant finds himself irresistibly applauding with enthusiasm this splendid chorus. The whole • eomposition was warmly' Applauded by the audience, especially by the ladies. The concert concluded with Beethoven's .overture of " corio- - janns , " one of the great composers most brilliant Ileorapositions, to which may be applied what was said of the tragedy of Corneille: elle ajaute l'idt:e de la grandeur Romaine. Having already said so much about the, Scala and the Conser vatorio, I intend to tax' the pa- tience of your readers by extending this subject to a few more lines, which may not be uninter esting. We (EnglA) cannot deny the supe riority of the Italians over us in music, and we are often disposed to boast that there is no country under the sun that enjoys greater advan tages than are to be found in our own .country.: This is a great error;. and I will prove it in this and my subsequent letters upon the fine arts and education of the people, taking for the first, as an illustration of my assertion, the facilities offered in this country for the development of the musical talent of the Italians. The Conser vatorio of Milan, which is universally admitted tor be one of the first musical -academies in Europe, is open, I may almost say, free' to the children of every class of the people of this kingdom. At this ConservatOrio every instru ment of the orchestra is taught—also composi tion, singing, pianoforte, harp, and organ ; besides which the pupils are also instructed in Italian, French, history, religion, and declamation. The age of admittance is from ten years to eighteen, the lat ter age being for those who are already advanced in the study of music, and who have selected their career as singers. There is not the slightest difficulty, in entering, the only qualifications being respectable character and a knowledge of the most elementary rudiments of music. To this great and gelebrated academy, boasting as it does the first i ns trumental and vocal professors of Italy, your readers will be somewhat surprised to hear that not as raction is paid for admission, and the monthly pyment for each student is the _ miserable sum of five francs ! This is not all. If the pupils distinguish themselves in this particu lar branch of study, and, belong to a very poor family, the Government not only gives them instruction free, but grants a pension sufficiently large to maintain them daring the period of their education. At the above monthly payment every mechanic or tradesman whose on or daughter evinges the slightest passion for music, can semi his child to this conservatorio, where, if they do not succeed to become great artists like Grisi, Crivelli, Lotte, Rubini, Brambilla, Piatti, and others,, all :have at least by their own industry, a means of gaining for themselves an honourable and respectable living. With these facilities and the advantages of climate, ought we to be sur prised that the Italians so comp letel y surpaPs us in this art ? Have you in England an institution similar to the Conservatorio of Milan Does our Royal Academy of Music offer like advantages ? I am informed that the Government, in order to give greater facilities to the pupils, intend to introduce, a new system of instruction embracing the works of all the most cel ebrated composers of the German school. lam delighted to have this news, because notwithatanding the great capacity of many of the best professor 4 this academy , they were totally ignoran t of, and entirely de spised the music of the German school. I also hear that for the future there are to be four pub lic concerts for the performances of the pupils, and their productions instead of at present only orXe; which cannot fail to create a feeling of praiseworthy emulation amo n g the p u p ils, and thereby produce the most beneficial results. Why should not the Italians be musical, and con stantly humming the most popular air s of the great Italian com p ose rs, and tte hu nablest cob bler of the c ity criticising with a jadguaeo,and, apparent artistic knowledge of his subject, the operas of this or that composer, and this or o that s inger, which would surprise many of our Eng ' lish musical critics, when they can go to the Great Seale for Piro francs and sixty centimes, or fi to sa efi e v c fori e a ii l tugs i to their mind a 4 ,t,04,37 than P nit*Y:os,ntiroes, which they u the wine or liquor shops. To naor row evening we are t o have Ros, . siiii's Guglielmo , passing morenthgethheeinr gallery Tell the result of which I will ,I give iu a suusequent letter. ___.------ THE SELEC Fslrlly usual fortnightly meet ing of this board wa s bel l yesterday at the board-room, T F Brownlow Hill. The Rev. Rector Campbell presided. The other vestrymen present were Messrs: Owens, Scott, E. Byford, Bairstow, Smith, Satchel', Whitty, Cropper, Critchley, Williams, Atkin, 'Goodacre, Turner, Jones, Lightbound, Dalton, A. Byford, Peck, Cooke, Luff. The minutes a the last meeting were read and con , purely of a firmed, and the business trPsVted was routine character. Mr. George ?If etlY 4q7. 0 his . .• • resignation as a vestryman, assigning as a reason that he could not attend the meetings with regularity. It was accepted without comment, and notice was given to elect another ,gentlemap in his lace. The f ollowin g tenders were accepted:—Ale, poser, 44 d harm, Isaac and James Glover ; butcher's meat, Jam es Hall and Son ; boots and shoes, W. and J. Line b r ushes, Walter Magan ; butter and cheese, Henry Pearson ; candles and soap, Henry Tate and Co, ; clog soles, William Owen; coals, Robert James and Co. ; coffins, William Coopex; drysaltery, S. H. and S. Johnson; flour, wheat, &c., john phillips; groceries, Henry Tate and Co. ; ironmongery, j'okr, P. Bateman; linen drape r y , Peter Williams; milk and butter, referred to the wo rkhouse committee ; peas, GloVer And Sillitoe ,• port* wine, referred to a special committee; potaces, John Ahearn; printing and stationery, 'George Aftniquodale ; salt, 2-atria Reardon ; smallw ares , J ose ph Biugharo ; Btraw b on nets, gar g aret Robins on ; t o b acco and snuff, Wil liam Mfigillan ; wines and spirits, Thomas Baty and ~Pn; Woollen (knell', Peter .Williams. There being onV one tender foy each .of lbe following articles, they were not operiEl? : — Drils B :licti - and straw, leather, and timber. LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) FRANCE. ALGIERS, Sept. 17. The imperial squadron is in sight. • The Duchess of Berwick and Alba - ,. Whose death took place in Paris on Studay,:was.sister of the Empress. The French Government has prohibited the subscription for the monument to Lieutenant de Zlotte, who was recently killed.while leading an attack of Garibaldini in Sicily. THE CORN TRADE IN PRANCE. The corn trade is very dull at Nantes., Old wheat has almost entirely disappeared, and the new wheat is too damp for exportation to England. At Bordeaux the harvest was better secured; large shipments are going forward for England. In Alsace the farmers expect to export a large quantity of wheat to Switzerland: THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Sept. 18, 3.15 p.m. The Bourse has been heavy and very dull. Rentes closed at 67f. 90c., or 5 cents. lower than yesterday. ROME. PARIS,' Sept.' 18. • - The Ca onstit-ittionnel publishes an article, signed by M. Grandguillot, against the extreme party, which, after having counselled the Pope to follow a,policy without concessions,. novv advises him to take to flight without honour. M. Grandguillot 'recalls that as lonF as the French troops are at Rome the security of the person and the authority of the Pope are glivci4teed.. Grandguillot expresses an earnest desire that the Pope should not quit Rome, and con tinues thus, in expressing these wishes : We have only in view the interests of the Papacy, for that which at. present complicates t 4 position of France is the presence of her army a„t,,At.nrne, and if this occupation could cease all would be ,aiipplified, at least in a political point of view. It is r.et ome that we occupy, but it is the Papacy which ve defend. Our occupation could in no case assume - t volitc4 character. The first consequence of the flight of the Pope would be the evacuation of Rome of Me French, and in leaving we should carry with us greff . t uneasiness respecting the future of the temporaf pore r of the Pope. RUMOURED PLIGHT OF THE POPE. - • .. It was rumoured in Faris o ritonday night that the Pope had fled from Rome. The Globe observes in such a ease the French garrison might evacuate the Holy City, and return to France, leaving Garibaldi a clear road to he Quirinal. AIJSTRIA ) T IENNA, Sept. 17. Count de Toll, Aide-do-Camp keueral of the Emperor of Russia, has arrived here, the I;e4rer of an autograph letter from the Czar iriviting the Emperor of Austria Jo an interview at Warsaw. Baron Prokesch, Austrian Internuncio at Con stantinople, will proceed next week to his post. ARREST QE THE CORRESPONDENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONNEL BY THE AUSTRIAN POLICE. PANS), Sept. 18. The correspondent of the Constituqw!nel, by whom letters were 9.4(4064:t0 - the newspapers from Bulgaria, has been arrested by the Austrian police at Orsowa. He was ituraelUtely claimed by the French Consul at Belgrade. THE SARDINIAN NAVY. The addition of Garibaides ships and the Neapolitan navy renders the navy of Sardinia the first in ,Europe after France and England. numbers nearly 140 ships. GARIBALDPS FUTURE MOVEMENTS. The Constitutionnel says that Garibaldi has sent a note to Victor Emmanuel 001.4 . 4 he shall not regard his mis s i on as t ermi nated until 'he has , arrived at Rome and Venice. lie con concludes by saying that he 444 no congdeuce in Count Cavour, and therefore cannot listen t 9 counsels from Turin, and that despite his ardent desire for the immediate annexation of Naples the interests of the continuation of his enterprise are opposed to that measure. AAREVAL OF' THE NEAPOLITAN SWIAP I I , ON OFF ANCONA. ' riptiN, Sept. 18. The Neapolitan squadron, under the command of Vice-Aditiral Persano, has ariv.tveroff 'Ancona. The, citadel of Spoleto has capitulated to the Sardinian troops. The Karig:" numbering €OO men, were made prisoners of war. STATES OF THE CHURCH. MARSEILLES, Sept. IS. Letters from Rome assert that the Pope is about to issue a manifesto, calling upon the Catholic Powers for assistance. The same letters add that several deta.e4m;ientti of French soldiers have left Civita Vecchitt, in order 19 abate the dis turbances at Viterbo. PARTS, Sept, ltd. The Patric and the Pays publish the following under reserve • The last news announce that General Lamoriciere, with 9,000 men, had made a movement towards the Neapolitan frontier, in Qr4er to effect a junction with the Neapolitan soldiers, who remained under the command of the Ki ng . The latter would then have 30,000 men at his disposal," RO4E, Sept. The telegraphic communication with Naples has been interrupted. The French Ambassador, the Count de Grammont, has of announced to the Pope that diplomatic relations between France and Sardinia have been 'interrupted. Citta, Piera, Castello, Orvieto, Perugia, Urbino, Pessaro, Sinigaglia, Fano, and Fossombrone have bees occupied by Sardinian troops. The column under the command of General Kangler, 1,000 strong, has returned to 4ncona, after a hot. fight with • the • Sardinian troops. This T49l l .ilingt General Lamoriciere Was at Macerata, pursued very closely by General Peneodan's corps. The Sardinian army is 40,000 strong. Numerous free porps are m enac i ng the Neapolitan frontiers. The brother of Mg r . Berardi has been arrested at Velletri, sa i d will be tried by a council of War. General Guyou vyi larriye 4 Rome to-morrow. •if '‘ • J DAILY. TIMES, WEDNESDAY StPTEMBER 19, 186f1: THE -- TIMBER TRADE AT THE SOUTH END. PUBLIC MEETING, YESTERDAY._ Yesterday, at noon, a publie meeting, convened by Mr. Edward Chaloner, of 'those desirous of keeping open the present market at the Brunswick Dock for the purposes of the timber trade was held in the Wood Sales-shed at the Brunswick Dock. There was a con siderable muster of gentlemen immediately interested, and also a large attendance of working men and other residents in the district. - • ----- Mr. Edward Chaloner was' appointed chairman, and immediately proceeded to deliver the following address : —Gentlemen, I have been induced to call this meeting under. the conviction that the removal of the timber trade entirely from this locality to the north end of the town will be a serious injury to the trade itself, and to the inhabitants generally of Toxteth Park, because the compulsory and sudden removal of any trade from one district to another must cause a great depre ciation in the value of property, and result in the par tial ruin of shopkeepers and others engaged in busi ness in the neighbourhood, during the transition from one trade to another. As an evidence of this, I may mention that many years ago I offered 50s. per yard for land in this neighbourhood, which has lately been sold for about 20s. per yard, and my late brother's house in Grafton-street, which a short time ago was worth £1,200, was sold within the last few weeks for about £5OO, and yards which you now see empty around us, looking like the "City of the Dead," were a short. time ago full of timber, and yielding considerable incomes to the proprietors. This destruction of the trade at this end of the town has not benefited those who have removed their establishments to the north end, because the pressure there is so great, and the accommodation so limited, that they have been the greatest sufferers by the change ; and, I assert., that no class of persons will be more benefited by ' the preservation of the south timber market, than those who have established the north mar ket, because one market will be a relief to the other, and both will work more freely together,. whilst the trade is large enough to require all the aceenehledatieti which now exists at both ends of the town; besides, the town has become so extended that it has become absolutely nereseare' . to have. two timber markete. As r'eaSonalaiy might the autheritiei - close St. James's and St. - john's and' compel yoo to go to St. Martin's Market, io Scotland-road, to make your 'pure chases as compel you to go to Bootle bay -to buy your timber, when you have a market long established in your neighbourhood, and surrounded with every aerpip 11194fiti4111T1 lh@ gla27 9( RAlTillills• Vuarves, &c., and not least important, convenient and suitable dwelling-houses for the labouring classes. I have long and consistently advocated the necessity of having two timber markets --one north mid The other south of the pert—and have al s o pointed out the evils attending the entire . removal •of the trade . from this locality; and I have forwarded memorials, numerously signed by those connected with the trade, both in town and country, to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, but all, as yet, without any favourable result. I have now before me another memorial, which is already signed by nearly all the mostinfluential men who frequent this market for the purchasing of timber, and who are really the bitekbone of the timber trade, and which I intend for Warding to the Mersey Pocks and Harbour Board after it has received the signature of such here as are favourable to its request. Most. of you here are, no doubt, aware of, and have witnessed, the confusion in which the trade has been thrown since the commence ment of this season's import, through the want of room for its accommodation, even with both north and south markets open, and through the deficient means in getting the wood forwarded into the interior after being sold, end through other causes which yoo are as well acquainted with' as i stn- few mach more mould hive beep the confusion if the Brunswick Dock had been closed (as it was once announced that it would be on the 15th of August) and the whole import crowded into the Canada Dock, which of itself gives less accommoda tion to the trade than the Brunswick Dock. To show you how these obstacles to the free working of the trade operate to the prejudice of the trade of the port, I may mention an instance which occurred this season, where two cargoes of timber, the import of one house, one of the Liverpool ship beinz leaded here, and the other in Londou; the regis tered burthewas 1,114 tons, her days for dis Charging befep teeming dh dene e nriege were twelve, it took tweoty-ene days to 'discharge, conse quently she w as nine days on demurrage at £lO per day, arn,Anting to VC); whilst on the other -hand, the vessel sent to London, a fekip of 1,831 tons register, had on the eleventh day from her arrival finished her dis charge, and was actually on her return voyage to Quebec for another cargo ; a d this is not by any means a soli tary instance, as maul shipowners in Liverpool can bear witness, to their cost. You must understand that every exertion must be made, and no time lost, to enable a vessel to make a second voyage to Quebec during the iielison, and if, from any delay here, the ship is prevented from doing teis, it is a serious less telhertrtvner; and, as a matter Of Prefer. Seidl:o'MS ship to another port, where he can insure greater despatch even at a lower rate of freight . ; end • as a proof of this the freic , hti betieen Quebec and the east and west coasts which were formerly much in favour of the west' coast, have latterly lost that distinction, and are now nearly on a par with each other. Last Thursday. I was at Hull, engaged in selling by auction a cargo of Quebec timber by the Liverpool string measure, and then I filed theY are about building extensive new docks with every modern improvement, and these are to be almost entirely for the accommodation of the timber trade. There, too, they have the advantage of getting their timber carried into the interior at about one-third the rate at which it is currjed frcim here. 411 theie circum stances combined, must inevitably haYe the effect Of diverting the trade !pore or lees from this to other ports, and I call upon those assembled here to give expreesion to their opinion on the subject. in the farm of a rceoln tion, to be laid before the 'Mersey Docks and harbour Board; and I now earnestly wish to impress upon your minds the necessity of using everylawful means, both now and at the approaching elections, to ensure the carrying out of this resolution, and by this means conserving the old established wood market at the Brunswick Dock, in which, let me tell you, I have been located for 39 years. I may he abad specimen of the 39th Aeticle--e(a laogh)-se but it was here that 1 served my wentiP.e4biti here that . I Piave been 'subsequently employed al a roker ; and this is what makes me so self-sufficient in stating what are the opinions and interests of those who employ me. (Applause.) I beg to propose the following reso lution :—" That this meeting has heard with astoniah ment and regret that the South timber market in Liver pool is denied the facilities and advantages which are requisite to carry on, foster, and develop that trade, and which are being afforded elsewhere," Mr. J os eph GARDNER, who was spoken of as the senior M em ber of the trade, seconded Oe.inotion. • Mr. Matters, grocer, esl;ed . if it was the wish of the promoters of the meeting to retain the Brunswick Dock in its present position as an auxiliary dock to the trade of the north end, and for laying up empty vessels. The CHAIRMAN believed 'it was their desire that the Brunswick Dock should be sustained in its entirety, in connection with the other docks, and applied to the pUrposes for which it was built. Mr. MULLINS was instructed that a general dock 'would be much more advantageous to their interests, and should therefore move as an amendment, "That this meeting it of opinion that the interests of the inha bitant's efloxtelh Park Vionlel be 'better promoted by the appropriation of the Brunswick Dock to the general ' Purposes of trade, than eelely far the ...areas... .a timber trade. • Mr. BRUNDRITT seconded the•amenclment. The CHAIRMAN invited remarks upon the subject. Mr. MULLINS—We have great •iespect for Mr. Chaloner as a neighbour, but have more respect for our pockets as ratepayers. The CHAIRMAN said if the gentleman would read the handbill he would see that that was a meeting of then! who wished to preserve the 'trade at the south end. However, he should. have the aniendment put. The amendment 'was put, when five hands only were held up for it ; and the original motion was carried by an overwhelming majority. The CHATRBIAN recommended the dissentients to have anatber meeting, which he promised IQ attend, and . rlNfvt m offered the use of the Wood-shed for the purpose. (Applause.) LINS said they did not oome there' in any spirit of factious opposition. The CHAIRMAN —YOll are quite right; but I think you have prejudiced your own case. Mr. Mina:meg complained that the present meeting had not been sufficiently advertised. He had seen it only in the Nail of, Saturday. The CHAIRMAN replied that from 800 to 1,000 placards had been posted, some of them at the Canada Dock. Mr. JAMES BORERTSON9 Tpwn Coemeilioe moved the second reehlOtioh• ITO'er4(l, gelliUman long inte rested in the timber trade, he believed he could refer to the time when Mr. Chalotier sold a cargo of timber to him in 1823, in the Queen's Dock,—(Mr, Chaloner : "By the Sir Walter Scott.")—and also as one of the repre sentatives of the ward, he had great pleasure in taking part in tbeproeeedings. He should not enter into details as to whythe Brunswick Dock should be retained for the timber trade, and discuss the question whether the trade should be wholly taken to the north end, or partially kept at the south. These points had been so fully entered into by Mr. Chaloner that i t wa s unnete . aary. E 6 p ro.. posed : " That this meeting most strongly calls upon the Dock Board of Liverpool to give the facilities and advantages at, the south end which are necessary for the timber trade, and to preyent it being driven to other ports." Mr. Marrwaw GREGSON seconded the motion. He thoUght it most desirable that a certain portion of the timber trade should still remain at the south end. It would be of great advantage, not only to importers, but also to consumers of timber ; for he held that the dis tance of the neeth clocks foul the centre of the town would be a great injury and impediment to the general consumption of timber. He believed the distance from the Exchange was a mile-and-a-half further to the north than it was from the Exchange to the south, and that the principal consumption of timber in Liverpool was within the centre, as he might say, represented by St. George's Hall. Nearly all the principat timber consumers had their premises and their shops within the space of half a mile from St. George's Hall, and principally to the southward and eastward of it and he thought it most desirable that the timber trade should be centiiiiied there as well es at the oorth: h e - e ed one of the large importera of timber say he was mo s t anxious'theY ahbuld have both the markets —th a t th ey should not only have one at the north as at the south, but he went so far ies to sap that they should also have one at Birkenhead; that it would he a gzgreatbe n 4 t to consumersto have a market in all' the three places. He had great pleainie ip secouding the resolution. The motion was then put, and carried , only five s an d s , as before, being held up against it. Mr. THOMA.S FAIRCLOUGH was then introduced by the chairman as " having lived amongst them for fiftyHe said he did not think it necessary to occupy thei r time by describing his experience in the trade.- -H e was sure the sentiments uttered by Mr. Chaloner, and confirmed in some degree by ,Mr. Gregson, were quite « .i* sufficient. There was no doubt they bad great incon venience in getting timber from the north end to their places of business, and it. was impo ssible they could con, tinue as they. were. He moved het thiy eeti ag pledges itself to use its IItILOO Q/IletuidArtl to .1 44 v ., foregoin3 eteoleetione eu ed°A t ill QY .4 Ty . pietieable way". ' ' • - MT, JOHN FALAKERLY seconded the motion. He had Qome experience, he said, it the timber trade, haring entered it the Ist of March, 1 828 . He wished to remark that the Purpose of supplying consumers with tiraLtir irk Liverpool could not possibly tk.:6ll7:the, ~..,,., north end of the town. If a line were drawn from the bottom of Water-streg, taken up Dale -street, Shaw's brow and Islington, and so on until it - entered West Derby-road, the distance from the Canada Dock to that place was 3,840 yards, or rather better than two miles— nearly two miles and a quarter. The distance 'to the same spot from the north of Brunswick Dock was 3,160 yards, or nearly one mile and three-quarters. Now, the cost of carriage from the Canada Dock to any place south of those lines must be very much greater for tiae consumer than it was from the Brunswick Dock. (Hear.) If they took again the distance from the Brunswick Dock to the bottom of Water -street or the Exchange, it would only be a mile and rather more than an eighth ; whereas, to the Canada Dock it was two miles, or close upon it. Now, he thought it was impossible for the consumer of timber in Liverpool entirely to get his supplies from the Canada Dock; but the Brunswick Dock, he bad no doubt, might be made to answer more purposes than one, for, during the time the dock was not occupied with timber, it might be appropriated for cotton, corn, or any other article. It might be suggested to the Dock Com mittee that they could afford some accommodation for the steam trade by appropriating the west side of the Brunswick Dock to that purpose. He was sure that the land at the west side now not used might be advan ot a f g c e a o r u t a s l g y e l o t s o e n d l dfo thuss c b r e e w s steamers, ayed. T h e a r n e d w a o great s amount from the Brunswick to the Waterloo Dock, than from the new steam dock to the Huskisson Dock; and he VOLUNTEER MOVEMENTS THE ST. ANNE'S WARD CORPS. ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF • ALLEGIANCE. Last evening another splendid display of the interest :aken in the good old town of Liverpool in this move ment was manifested, byidding to its former laurels the inauguration of another company of volunteers, which is to be distinguished henceforth as the 74th Lancashire Vohinteer Rifles. This ceremony—the admi nistration of the oath ofeallegianee—took place at the Oddfellows' Hall, St. Anne-street, under the auspices of Mr. William Brown, the colonel to the First Regiment of the Lancashire Artillery, whose name is not only iden tified with this great national movement, but with all other movements connected with the advancement of the people, and the sole erector of the Free Library for the town„ which is already constructed, and at some future day, which is not far distant, will be publicly opened, when not. only the volunteers, but the whole population of this town and county will come forward and do homage to such princely liberality and muni ficence. It would be a work of sapererogation to attempt to describe the appearance of the Oddfellows' Hall on the occasion ; therefore we will only say that it was filled to overflowing with the "youth and beauty" of not only the ward but of the town,. as far as the fair sex was concerned, while the masculine gender was re presented by a goodly number of the sons of toil, who will, no doubt, eventually appear on parade and on drill, clad in a military uniform. Shortly after seven o'clock, a company of the 22nd, who acted as a Guard of Honour, entered the hall. There were also repre sentatives from most of the other corps belonginc, to the town, amongst whom were some members of the. who, with their scarlet tunics, attracted much, attention, as did also the members of the Highland Corps and the boys belonging to the Collegiate Institute, the latter of whom excited much attention from the neatne.ta and simplicity of their uniform. The hall was crowd e d l ong before the hour appointed for the commencement of the business, and it Was -ircie time after eight before Colonel Brown, accompanied by the following gentlemen, arrived :—Messrs. Woodruff, Kitchen, Nickson, Byford, Elakle, Parker, Brew, Shakeshaft, Jones, Hathord, and Parry (of tbe2nd Cheshire Rifles), Drs. Flynn, Stoekford, Taylor, Watts, with the Rev. Mr. Twist. and Mr. Ken- ! worthy. It is scarcely necessary to say that their arrival was greeted with considerable pleasure, and. as they passed through the 22.0, they : we4e. received with all military Ilona" The,dresa 0,t 7 the 74th is invisi- • ble" green, and scarlet;facings, awl shako with black thought if the Dock Board would give it their attention they would find that the Brunswick Dock, besides accom modating some of the timber trade, could he also applied to smother purpose. A Ratepayer said—Hearing from gentlemen con nected with the timber trade that the south end was so much better than the north, the residents would like very much that the timber trade should return to that end of the town. (A laugh.) The motion was then put and carried, with again only five dissentients. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the five gentlemen on the prospect opened to them by Mr. Fazakerly,—that they could have steam, cotton, and corn to alternate with timber—in fact, meat, drink, washing, and ludging. (Laughter.) Remove thcl hridge whiCh connected the Brunswick with the other, docks, and they might then carry, out such a project. ' A •• RittepayerThere is a, dock nearly half made to the south of this. Could not that be clompleted for timber, and warehouses be placed around the Brunavvick Dock The PIiA.IRMAN would recommend especially to all those gentlemen the ~" `.tlig of a pamphlet issued by the late I.T: u IAPAICOI in 1849. It would cost little to have a republication of it ; but they would be amazed at his predictions, and the practical character of the plans which he had suggested. So far as. tnet ralway interest was concerned, his sr i ggeitions had beep acted on ; but he was sorry to say that so far as regarded the water carriers, his advice had been ignored, and to the serious injury of the trade. Pointing to the working men present, the Chairman said they had there the material by which all the work was done, and by which the late Emperor of the French had been kept from our shores. Those men had to go, to make their hard earn ings, three or four miles, where they would muchl , 7efer being in the park. (Applause.) He was 114ppy tosee them there. He had been with awl - 4 frinn his boyhood; and they had as much to say as any of them. They had come there of their own accord. He asked was it busi ness-like to take those men three miles north, even if they carried them in hired vehicles, and to leave desola tion there, in the south, the quays covered with grass ? Mr. MULLING—What is the cause that there has been no improvement at the south end of the town for four teen years, while we see the trade moving to the north ? The CHAIRMAN-It is because we have net had these meetings : 'we have pot 444 174qA lilie yolAradtto provoke discnastoy, that we may'llear hnth sides of the question. (Applause.) I hope you will do me the favour to call your meeting specifically for the object which you have mentioned here. Mr. Mimi.irts—l shall be happy to do so. The CHAIRMAN—And I shall be happy to attend. Mr. BRUNDRITT—II is the raw material we want. . The CHAIRMAN said if he would go under the crane which was near, he would see the raw material : he would see two logs of mahogany whieli came from, a district in which hitherto mahogany had only Bien cut for two cargoes. That wood 'Was being presented at the pcxt 0f shipment" for - the' identical cost of Quebec oak ; and they could have a cargo every six weeks, if they chose to receive it. If they cleared a way for it, they might have such a s4e¢esSiOn of trade as they were anconsolons of ; but it was not by the isolation of a dock, and disconnecting it with others, that this could be done, when for the sake of con nec ti ng t h e i r d oc k s they had spent three-quarters of a m illi on oppos it e the Duke's Dock. That was not business. They could all understand the object of ‘putting down a street and pavement, where gates should have been made; any man could naderataad that tiiat, had been made a city of the dead for • the•tlarpdses of gentlemen whom be nein' "Clicied 'to 'follOw. His business was to sell Wood fOr`those who employed him; and it was, no satisfaction to him to be complimented, as be had hen last week, foi having done for the part el' Ru,ll wli4t no other mancoUld, and to have q gelitletnan from London testifying to the fa f ct. These were commendations which he should rather he without. But if they grafted upon the east coast the facilities which had been so exclusively the advantage of the west coast, they were just cutting their own throats. (Hear, hear, and applause.) Mr. GARDNER said he bad been in the timber trade for fifty years. If the timber trade was to be closed at the south, it would then be for our merchants to calcu late whether Hull was not 4 better market ; fox. them. H e was of opinion it would be the est Market for Man chester. Th'e ekiiiVeyalie!Of timber was cheaper from min lo - man'oho4 - er thap, it Was from Liverpool to Man eh est er. The CHAIRMAN, after same slightly discnvsive remarks, said. be had been requested to mention a fact by Mr. Smith, of the firm of Smith and Wilson, who were amongst tke most respectable consumers in Manchester. It appeared that on a given day they had bought timber at both the north and south ends; that, the timber from the north end, that land of promise, was delayed nine : weeks before it reached them, whilst the timber bought simultaneously at the south end was delivered within two days. (Hear, and applanse.) Now, what ey wanted were the simple unsophisticated Teets, 'Mr. Gniqsbi4 innVed a ycii,te . 0 thanks to the chair man. They bad always been indebted to him for the energy he had shown for the retention of the timber trade at the south end of the town. _ Mr. ROBERTSON. seconded the motion, and reminded the meeting of the circumstance that when he was elected a member for the South Toxteth Ward,. seven years ago, he was pledged to do his utmost to keep, the timber trade at the south end of the town; and at: that thne one i . .pipreparea ;c) give a similar pledge would Kaye been elected for either of the Toxteth wards. Mr. BRuNDRITT—J }me Po doubt the ratepayers wolll4 l e gla d if the timber trade were wholly kept here, Mr. ROBERTSON understood that the object of the promoters of this meeting was to make the Brunswick Dock most efficient for trade. The CHAIRMAN said that their complaint was that the dock answered no trade ; it was so isolated and cut off from the other docks, that if a ship wanted repairs it had first. to go into the river. He then returned thani;s for. the compliment paid to him, wnit •folloiving memorial, which he said h,ad already received two hun qigrAtve.4 at the last sale hy auction TO THE NIEB.SEY DOCRS AND lIAIROVIi. 1101110. - Gcrur.ar.x,—We, the underaigned, being resident and non- M id alk t ai r eArlfartf i efUe WsP r edildi§"tereikgeneteiciif the importance to the trade of keeping open and ealciently maintaining the south timber market of Liverpool. ' We have no wish to interfere with or lessen the facilities given to the timber trade at the north end of the line of docks, but we feel strongly that any attempt to force or confine the •trade to the north end will inflict a serious injury on us per sonally, and materially d am a ge th e trad e h ere , by fciroing it to other ports. feathers. colonel Brown had no sooner taken the chair E then 15(1 men can forward to take the oath of allegiance to bet Majesty the Queen. This ceremony being over, the hand, conducted by Mr. Green, the band-master of the Ellie Coat School, played a rivertial air, which was much applauded. The 4th were then called upon to "right-about-face," which simply Means that they were to look at the chairman, and which they did with vreat alaeri,ty 41111 precisinn amidst the cheer of the audletica- Colonel BRoveN then addressed the volunteers. He v?es received with the most hearty applause. He assured them that it gave him the greatest pleasure to be called upon to perform the duties which he had per formed that day. He was sure that the ladies wha were present would be highly gratified to see such a noble body of men stepping forward to defend the dearest interest of their oountry—ewhether they were wives, whether they were sisters, or whether they were sweethearts e eehe thought they would. be very well pleased. After. defending the volunteer movement gene • he said they had the dearest interests to protect., more„ probably, than any other country could have. in this country a man could do what he pleased, pro vided he did not violate any of the laws; hut in some other despotic countries a man could scarcely call his heart his own. There was no class of people more interested in the volunteer movement than the industrious and working classes, many of whom were now embodying themselves in, corps, and going to after their hard day's, work. If a foreign foe were to desecrate the soAl of this country, the 'commerce of the epuntry would be paralysed, and the working classes ne cessarily thr.own out of work, ite.was glad to find that Government were becoming more and more alive to the importance of the movement. He - had been for some time in correspondence with the War Office, and had prevailed upon them to place thellastings at the service of the first battalion of the Artillery Volunteers. The Artillery Volunteers could now go - to that vessel, and, under cover, acquire a knowledge of those chtties which were necessary for them. He hoped the. Town Council would be alive to the wants and necessities of providing accommodation kr volfmteers. As, far as they hack been applied to, they had readily conceded to the requests of the vohmteers, granting them. the use of the markets and other places. They might go further, - however, and he wished they voiad grant eight acres of the Newsham estate t2u , the purpose of target practice. They roust remember that arms were useless in the heads of the volunteers if they knew not how to use them; and he felt sure that all the volunteers . then present were anxious to make , the best use of them when the occasion should occur. He was informed they had already forty honorary members, and he wished every other ward in the.town would pursue the same course. It was infinitely better that yonne inert shoUld go to their drill than to the billiard table, and other places of amusement not of the most moral char acter. By exercising themselves at drill, they would acquire stamina, health and strength, and everything that vas desirable. He concluded by again expressing his pleasure at. presiding upon this occasion. Ensign lireciever • then rose to address his brother volunteers, to propose a vote of thanks to the chairman, whom he highly eulogised for the promptness with which he had always responded to any communication relative to the volunteer movement. We believe the timber trade of Liverpool is now suffjoiently large to require and Maintain. tWo markets for its storage and sale, and we most tespeetfull , !) •ntire that the expenditure necessary for tite purposes' of the trarie''onght at least to be divided between the pr es e n t i na rketS of the north and south ends, the latter, we Must ask you to remember, is the market established many`years since, and after mu9lt consideration, expresslT for the timber trade; and saW Mills, carriers' wharfs, Vic., are establiShed in the ileiglihenrhood - The'BruntWieli'llook. hating been hunt for the trade, and hitherto 'aPprOpriaod to it, we have to ask that any repairs or afteratiOns Which are required to be made in it may be done with the least possible uelay, and that in carrying out such alterations and repairs regard may be had to the necessities of the trade, and all passible facilities Ia the meantime given to it in the neighbourhood.---Your obedient servants. Liverpool, 7th September, 1560. ' Three cheers were given for Mr. Chaloner. The memorial was handed round for signature; and the meeting, which had been of a most interesting character, then broke up. Mr. Town-Councillor NicKsox, amidst much applause, seconded the proposition. Mr. Alderman WOODRUFF supported the proposition, and in doing so observed, that he hoped that. the Town Council would not make any, fr,ivcdons objection to ren der assistance to the xolauteer movement. They might tell'them that atay subscription of that description would be, illegal; but when it was considered that they dis posed of the funds for much more irrelevant object', and when they were asked for a portion of the Newshana House Estate, as it had been snzgested, he did hope that there would be no cry 1- , ised that they 'W oak' lose • ___ the rent, and the finances vionld be reduced, because in such a cause it was the duty of all to. support such a great national movement. The Rev. Mr. Twis:r. then addressed the meeting, and spoke in, favour of the movement as a good way of spend ing. the spare hours they had placed at their disposal by the kindness of their employers, withont going into the excesses sibieb often take place at public-houses. Captain 1 1 7iflings, of the 74th, also briefly gave his support to the proposition. • Three times three good cheers were then called for the Chairman, and most heartily responded to .hy,, Rot only the volunteers, but by the whole audience. Colonel Brown briefly returned thanks, and• the meet jug separated with three hearty cheer: , for the queen and the volunteer InnTM,C-Ut.. etl!nvt . g., Pram: MEETTNG.—Prizes for all conlM trom Cheshire will he shot for at this meeting to-morrow (Thursday), entries for which can be made up to six o'clock this evening. This meeting, we have 110 doubt will be numerously attended, the electric target for the Aunt Sally ranges being a novelty. 14ORD LYTTELTON ON THE VOTAINTF,ER MOVEMENT. arl-- el silver bugle to the Ist Kidderminstir (3rd Worcester shire) Rifle Corps took place at Greenhill, the residence of Captain A. Talbot, Esq. The, presentation was made by the Hon. Miss Lyttelton, at the base of a platform which had b,een erected for the spectators. Lord Lyttelton who was present in his uniform as lord lien ' tenant of the connty made a long speech upon the ' volunteer movement, with practical suggestions worthy of the attention of the corps of the kingdom. Tin ROYAL, NATIONAL RIFLES.—The following has been addressed by Lord Palmerston to Mr. Wal 7 misley DREADFUL MURD,Eff, IN LIVERPOOL, LAST NIGHT, The greatest excitemsut was created in the neigh bourhood of Soho -street, between eight and nine o'clock last night, by a widely circulated report that a man bad murdered his wife in a house in Gomer-street, off Soho street, where a large crowd of persons speedily con gregated. It appears that a man named Thomas Neasham, thirty-nine years of age, a labourer, but long out of work, resided in a room at the house, No. 39, in Gomer street, with his wife, about thirty-five years of age, and his mother and brother. In the evening the wife re turned home about eight o'clock, coyl, shortly afterwards a quarrel ensued lietween her and her husband, and high words and some blows Were the result. Ultimately, the wife taunted, her husband with haying been once trans ported; which so irritated him that he took a large knife from his pocket and stahbed her in the left aide. The unfortunate woman screamed for e,asiptauCe, and ran into the street ; bit she ouly. proceeded a few yards before she fel/upon the pavement and almost immediately expired. Medic.ai aid was procured, but of course it was of no avail. Megutline the man escaped from the house ; but the police officers arrested him about eleven o'clock, iu a street at no great distance from his residence. On being taken into custody, the prisoner acknowledged that he had inflicted the wound on his wife, and expressed his sorrow, adding that she had been a good wife to .him. The prisoner was taken to the bridewell, and will be brought before Mr. Raffles, the stipendiary magistrate, this day. MARRIAGE (11y. LOlth EUSTACF, CECIL AND,ILAIA GERTRUDE SCOTT. • • • "Downing-street, Sept. 6. "Sir,--I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3rd, proposing to Lord Palmerston to become the patron of the ‘P.Oyal National Rittes,' and to inform: you in reply that Lord Wnikerston wishes success to all Volunteer corps fc,rwol or forming. " He fully appreciates the patriotic feeling which impels the mar berg of such corps to enrol themselves, and he estimates at its full value this important national movement, but in his otlicial position Lord Palmerston does not think it right to connect himself as patron with anv one particular local organisation, and in the present instance it seems the less necessary that any such ex trinsic aid should be required, because any corps which is to be organised under so able and experienced a. chief as Sir De Lacy Evans is sure to he prosperous and efticient.—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant. " C, ,G. BARRINGTON. "Mr. J. Walmisley." We are; informed that for the winter evening drills of the Ist. Battalion of this corps the atithoriitiea will allot them a part of Westminster Hall. SPAIN. MADRID, Sept. 17. Op Saturday the Emperor and the Empress of the French disembarked at Mahon, and inquired whether the Queen of Spain was there. Upon receiving a negative reply, their Majesties re-em barked, leaving a letter for the Queen, who had embarked'at P,c.it'ca for Mahon, on the evening of the 16th inst. CANADA AND THE UNITEa STATES. LONDONPERRY, Sept. 18. The Montreal screw-steamer • Nova Scotian, with dates from Quebec to the Bth instant, arrived at Lough Foyle at 6 a.m. She trans ferred all mails on board the tender in waiting, and proceeded immediately after to Liverpool. She passed the steamer Bohemian on the 9th inst., and the Canadian and John Bell (steamers) on the 12th. The steam er s America and Prince Albert rri,ved out. Latest a6icgs frol4 Honduras state that a outs* the walls of T fo r r u c x e u l o 7roeoadmyeu assimbled to attack Walker. Au English man-of-war had also arrived oil the 19th ult., stating, on her arrival, that her object was to protect the citizens and property of Honduras, and restore the revenue of Truxillo to the right ful authorities. Heavy cannonading was heard at Rnatan on the morning of the 24th, in the direction of Truxillo, which lasted till noon. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived at Coburg on Thursday evening, where he met With Xhe warmes t rece p tion. His carria g e was drawn froththe Wharf bY a number of x,y en gentlemen carrying torteS, and eSeorted immense crowd to the Town Hall, 'where his i Royal Highness received addresses from the Town Council and the Victoria College. The al party left the next day for.Peterboro, were they were warmly welcomed. His Royal ighneo reached Toronto the same evening,, and was met witt.' m i gn *6 l : A p T eeeppion. His Royal Highness was received by thy- AW-aY9r and the corporation, the judges the members of Parliament, and officers of the army and vo lunteers. A thousand children s an g the National Anthem. It was dark before the cere mony finished, but the city was brilliantly illuminated. This morning his Royal H i g hness held a levee ; particulars not received. rof yesterday morning. " Weather Unfavoarqb.4 seNieieik powlemned by the whole . The conduct of the Orang emen of Kingston Admiral Milne s ' son di e d of scarlet fever at Quebeces s p steady yester COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—The cotton market wa s at unchangedVrias. Flour opened riith a good demand and firm'prices . , but after i.e6eiPt of the daY, with sales of about 2,500 bales America's news it b ecam e' s l a Ck and closed with tameness. Wheat active, with hill prices, but after news came to hand the market closed quietly., Corn was active, a t 4 nel l apge4 P ric. Pork heavy, Sugar st ea d y , C o ff ee ing . public sale to come off' in a f e w days. Freights tolerably acti ve . S toc k s s t ea dy. MONTREAL, Sept. F B .—Heward and Morg an report . large sales of flour at 570 to 584 for No. 1, superfine , holders to-day quiet, await -600, which buyers refuse ; market closed firm but dull. Wheat.: Sales, 12.000 b us h e ls; Chi cago, No. 1, spring, 125, now held at 127. Nothing 4Qiug in peas or co rn . A s h es d u ll, at 660 for p 04.• eept? loge, asking 59 0 to • . THE STEPNE MURDER. The adj i ournedinquest was held . yesterditY• Both Mullene .E ma were preseo. 'A' fUrther adjournment, took place to October 16th. In the afternoon Mullens was placed before the magis trates at the Thames Police-court, and the evidence given before the coroner was repeated. It principally related to the identification of the articles found in the outhouse belonging to Emms as having been the property of Mrs. Emsley, and likewise to the fact of Mullens having•been seen more than once near the outhouse where the - bag was discovered. Mullens was. remanded. On leaving he_was hooted. Emms continues out on bail. ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY. The royal train arrived at the Queen's station, at Gosport, at 8.15 yesterday morning. Her Majesty immediately left 'in the Fairy for Osborne. GAZETTE NEWS. The appointment of Lord Stanley of Alderly to the office of Postmaster-General, which is dated August 17th, was gazetted last night. THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, & AUSTRALIAN MAILS. • SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 18. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Pera, with the heavy portion of the above mails, arrived off the Needles at 3.50 p.m. The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday : VENETIA. The Post remarks, that a war against Venice must be a revolution throughout, all Austria, and a revolutionary war throughout Austria is almost certain to pass into a general European war, which might leave the Italians in a worse•posi tion than that at present. --- SARDINIA AND THE ROMAN STATES. The Tinzis remarks tiult•it is not in his capa city. of gang of Piedmont, but in his R apacity of leader and dictator of the Italian revolution, that Victor Emmanuel has entered the Roman States. The question is not whether this particular war could be justified standing alone, but whether the Italian revolution, of which it is a necessary con sequence, is justifiable ? If Sardinia had li s t ened to France, would not the Pope have been left to the tender mercies of the men who fight under flushed with the victory that united Italy 'would vi t ro, In the long run , to obtain over the f orces o f General Lamoricicre 2 The step taken by the Ki ng w ill shorten the duration and diminish the ferocity .of the conflict. The French journals forget that the arguments against the invasion of the Roman States are equally ' applicable to the invasion of t‘ombardy by Prance, last year. TIM CORN Tfokm; AND TIDE CROPS. In the corn market, yesteilday, in corasequeve of the unfavourable weather, there was a rise of is. compared with the previous Monday. The last circular of Travers and Sons contains 113 additional reports regarding the harvest through out the United Kingdom: On the whole they are even rather more favourable than those airea&y pOlished, aria encourage the expectation • . of an average su p ply of 149 0 4 cplE4tY, COMMERCIAL_ Messrs. Walter, Howell and Co., distillers, of Bermondsey, have convened a meeting of their creditors. There have been consideiable lasses upon trading, chiefly in gin. The liabilities are about £40,000, and the assets show 6s 8d in the pound. meeting was held, yesterday, of the creditors of Nr. 0: Underwood, wholesale grocer, o f Covent Garden and other pliKes. "LiAilities 8,000 ; assets 5s or 6s in the pound . Estate to go if:go the Couit of Bgnkruptcy. The Ifei.ald says, the private advices from Manchester speak of a fail4lT fop a limited amount among the Greek interest, blit it will not, it is stated, affect firms in London. The light portion of the mail from Bombay will be distributed in London on Wednesday morning. A notice from the Horse Guards permits commanding ofAceri to allow a certain number of men to assist in the harvest. Tire cash and account detiartmerit4Pf tb-o ip4j4 4ouse were vesterda q the '"lS.ast Y rimed from ndia House to the Westminster Palace hotel. A telegram froni Marseilles announces that the failure in laying the submarine cable from Algiers to Toulon, took place from a heavy gale encountered just as the latter port had been almost vescbed, but 0'44 it was expected to be recovered. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTF:ItDAY. (Before Mr. RArrtrs.) KNIFING ! KNIFING ! Richt44 Harris, 4 tailor -looking person, was charged for haying stabbed a oeyeon named David Taylor, who at present lies in the Northern f/6 5 priai, not abbe to attend. Mr. Colib was for the prisoner. Surgeon Workman, from the Hospital statfql that the injured man was not able to leave the bed, he haci,a wound right over the heart; the instrument (4 knik) bad struck on one of the ribs, which stopped it going further. It was rather a dangerous wound at present, .but probably the man would be able to attend on Friday. Mr. Cobb said in that case he would not object to a remand, and the prisoner was remanded to Friday, A small vicious-looking Man, named William Lewis, was brought up by poliee 7 offieer 746, who said he was called into ti'e prisoner's house by his wife, who charged him with having stabbed her da the forehead and in the arm with a knife, and when he tookiiinir trito'a4stody, 4),:e prisoner Strvek him with a poker, Mr. Raffles : Where was this') - In `Roltou,street, Edge-hill. Here the wife of the prisoner came into the wit. news-boa, and said it was not he who had done it, it was hie mother. Her arm and forehead were bandaged up. Mr. Raffles (to the policeman) : How did you take him into cus tody for stabbing his wife, if she did not charge him ? Officer: She called me in and gave him in charge for stabbing her, and then he struck rue with the poker: Although she declines to proceed now she charged him last night. The wife said it was his mother and not the prisoner who struck her with' a k n if e . Mr, RaAies: Then; One hini les. for the assault 011 t4eofficer, • ,• or fourteen days' imprisonment. LEG BREAKING. Bernard Kelly, a young sailor, was charged by police officer William Hayden, 556, with basing broken his left leg, M r. Cobb defended. It apPeared that on,the night of the 3rd inst. the officer was on duty in Great Howard-street, when he heard a noise, and on going forward he found the Prisoner beating two girls ; he took him into custody, and on reaching the comer of William-street, he refused to proceed farther and backed up against the wall, when witness caught hold of him to take him on, and the prisoner twisted his leg into his, threw him dawn and broke his leg. He was eight days in th e ho,spital an' l ti IV now eight flays at Ilqn)e? PT two girl s alluded to corroborated the staterneat of the constable, Sur. genre Workman said one of the 'bones of the MIPI'° left leg w as broken; he would not be permanently lame, hilt be would not be able to do anything for some five weeks to (kor a ,. t c .. Raffles said he would send the prisone r for trial. m r. co Z ie ' : Will you take bail, sir '1 Mr. Raffles : No, in this e ,,,,,, '' I *ill not. The prisoner was then committed for trial. i (Before Mr. J. ATKIN.) THE C LARGE OF W,-,,!..T.!LT BY A MASTER Lumpip i. The charge against o;ien Carkill, mater lun, ' 7,1) ". which stood over for witnesses, was aga in heard. T he eas, jas fully reported in our paper of yeste rda y . Mr. Cob b appeared for the defendant. Poliee-officer 324 was called, and s a id h e saw the defendant hit the complainant (officer 555) but denied that the officer hit Carro 1 ou the head with his staff. On the part of the police, a female named E lizabeth Gidle Y was call e d to sustain the case against Carroll, and she stated that Carroll ;truck the policenian I).rst. In reply, to, Mr. Call?, she sod she dicl'riot tell the tiefendant'o l 4t ihe Officer the defendant first on the head with his stick . she saidlhe defendant stated he did not mind £lO or £l5 to defeat the officer. Mr. Cobb contended that his client had been sadly treated, and called a witness who swore the officer .gave the defendant three blows on th. head with his stick, for:merely remonstra ting with him for kicking a drunken man. Mr. Aiken sail the evidence was very conflicting on both skies ; but 1, on the whole he was satisfied that the interference of the defendant was more than r. - -monstrance; and he fined the defendant €2 and costs.—The defendant complained of the bad • conduc6of the police, and said be saw them treating a drunken min badly the night before, when he was gottgc home, and when he spoke to the officer not to illuse the man, the constable turned on him, t4;14 said he gould loch him up. Af. Aiken said the proper course to pursue •in such a case W,onid be to take the number of the officer, and lodge a complaint against hint ; atul it the case were proved, no doubt proper punish ment would he inflicted. (Before Messrs. AIKEN andAtoisrp,) ASSAULT BY A POLICEMAN. Police officer, No. 401, was summoned by Michael Yorke, of 11 ; Prince William-street, Park, for having assaulted him. Mr. Cobb appeared for the prosecution. It appeared that on the 9th instant, a woman named Sarah Pepprel was a tenant of complainant, and it seems that she was running a way with out paying the rent. He went to stop tie., '7" la-P " "M. alter catinn treik place, and the woman sent another female for a P4'047,191t and she met the defendant who was not on duty. He wept to the place, and interfered to assist the Woman h i removing the furnitute ; complainant remonstrated with when he struck and knocked him down. These facts were proved by two witnesses, as well as by Yorke himself. The officer said, in answer to the charge, he was called on to pre serve the peace, but be admitted that he was not on duty. H e was of opinion that he had a right to interfere ; th e com plainant stood on his foot, and he pushed him away. Mr. Aikep; 1113w,,' long are you in the force Al ! ont four months. Mr, ygrke had me before the head constable last week, and his .complaint was dismissed, and the head constable said he would not believe a word he said. He called two women to show that he did not assault the complainant. The magis trates, however, said they believed the case proved, and thew fore they would fine the officer. They trusted that he would be more cautious in future, as he had no right to interfere in such a business, but in consideration of his being a young officer they would fine him only ds. and c 3s ts• THE " CASE" ,OF A WATCH' I4rs. 14abeth White summoned Mr. Wo odward, of Parker street, tor . detdiniU a watch, value La. Mr. paraer was for the complainant, and , Mr. Cobb for defendant. Mr. Wood ward keeps a watchmaker's and jeweller's establishment iu Parker-street, and the complainant left -the watch' to be repaired there. It appeared that a youth who had been doing business for defendant had stolai the watch, but it could 114 be recovered, although the police had used all exertion to dis coVer it. The supposed thief had been sent to gaol tor the offence. • Mr. 'Cobb took Ohjection to the course PhisiUd by the complainant, as not coming within the Act of Parliament, and the magistrates considering the case out of their jurisdie, tion—consequent on the nature of the case—dismissed the complaint. . . • BR°wN and " , CON most respectfully announce to their cus tomers, and the public generally, that they keep a large and well-selected stock of articles required for -Family Mourning; and that all Funeral and Mourning orders ar e attended to with the greatest care and econotay.—Nfagazin : 81, 83, and Si, Bold-street.—Adr. - - PRESENTATION BY PRINCE ALFRED.—WhiIe Prince Alfred was visiting Rio de Janeiro lately, he expressed a wish to see the working of a locomotive engine on the De Mana Railway. Mr. Robert Milligan , the managing engineer on the line, at once acceded r hiv! the PiinFe travelled eleyig tile o rie ex 4 piessirti liiiniefkuiich'gratifted With *be trip: , •Prink:te Oral' has since forwarded to the 'British' Minister at Rio de Janeiro,•a gold wateh,• chain; and appendages, for - lar , Milligan, which Were duly presented. AMUSEMNETS. We beg to remind our readers who wish to avoid a ' second disappointment, that the box plan will be opened at the Theatre Royal this morning- at ten o'clock, and continue open every succeedin g d av between the hours of ten and three. M the reserved Plaees will be allotted in the order of applicati on —" tirsli come first served"— those,who desire to seeqe good seats will do well to make immediate application. As we have previously stated the adrniesion to other parts of the house will be by money.paYments at the doors, so the public will be . . ale, tcienloy. their full privilege without undue restrie- CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yeqterday the Coronet , b e ll bons. Mr. G. A. Sala will speak his address. letstr,T an inquest on the body of illrs. Parkinson, tb,,e,vo of a the .pieees, and not prior to the c0n4,34 as at D r '' - grocer, from Shrewsbury, who diedea-aidetaly'at the; arranged. Talbot, Vernon-street. 1t vAti Foxed in evidence that . MR. H. NEVILLE'S FAREWELL BENEFIT death was the real o f ai‘ overdose of paregoric, and - AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. I the ii.lry fon,nd a verdict accordingly. * - Mr. H. Nevill4,. Who'has been gradually -increasing in Mreitouisr WA Panty.—The annual tea pa t ty of popoh t eitx the longer he has stayed here, is about to ' the IVetho.list . Chapel (new connection) in Hotham- lea I.iverpool to join Madame Celeste 's company in street, was held on Monday evening, in ift€ chapel. A Loudon, and this evening he will take a farewell benefit very large and respectable congregation pa r t ec t a ti ,, in the arduous part of "Claude Aiel4o.tte, - by " parti- • in the 361m01-rootn,. after which th chapel, , Air. Robinson was vo . te,j,.to tlie'olair. and he .1:,r..P.-N'eCrillkee's. e 3 adjauxiiia to the cular desire," to which we has tkO, doubt he mill give. great interest. Be also, s.ppea e rs as .e " William," i n loti! will be crowded opmed the meetitq-ic rr n 6. the platform ‘!'VP. , lessts , . Cenhey, Piggirt . (superin- tine that :"Blaek-ey'd Susan..' , of tc e 'll ti tl i . l e t s trn th t; o,bte,st repr.esen*, , e. ~1 ., ,,i , ! . . veers -I tqr„-le.,V, i) I. A. C`•;1 0:4111 ; 1- ‘ 11 :::::at :Itta'n"ngeer.ntiAediliderilessens Th . polio will sustain a great loss in Nt meeting was brought to a close shortly. before ittio'clnkli.. 1, Ora delivered by many of these gentlemen, and - the, ~ oeparture, and we tru..st.tha.t. t h e.. I in and hm, wet . ; to t a ke leave of hi CLAYTON HALL.—VOUSDEN. Good things never tire. One would think that people would get tired of seeing Vousden in the " Unity of Nations.' He had - a run in Dublin, one season, of nearly three hundred nights, and yet the public as etsilerly flocked to hear him at the end as .at the begin ning, for they had not seen half enough of him. We believe that if he performed twice every evening here, the house would be crowded, as the more the some puhiblic see of him the better they like him. . H hassomething new and attractive every night, and his beautiful songs are listened to by hundreds of enraptured ears. Last night the house was plethoric, and the audience seemed in a state of rapturous e xcitement. It must be more than ordinary genius that is thus able to sustain, single handed, a hold on the public mind unequalled by• any. other solo performer and vocalist of the present day. Oar remarks are corroborated by the state of the house every evening. We advise all to lose no time in going to the Clayton Hall to enjoy one of the best and rarest treats to be bad in England. THE SAVAGE CLUB PERFORMANCE ON TUESDAY NEXT. Yesterday morning., the marriage of the Right Hon. Lord Eustace Cecil, thipzi son of the Marquis of Salisbury, with Lady Gertrnde Louisa Scott, daughter of the late and sster• of the present Earl of Eldon, was solemnised at St. George's Church, H a nover-square. A grand .aftsertner was given by' the Earl of Eld on and Lady Scott, at Hamilton House, Piecadilly. The bridal presents we re ver y numer ous and costly. In the after noon the happy pair left town for Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, the seat of the Marquis of Salisbury. .'~ ATMOSPHERIC • PUMP OR WATER ELEVATOR. •• ......... N . • ilell is the title of a pumping machine patented some twelve or more months ago by Mr. Robert Nelson, as -American, residing in the Isle of Man. The pomp has been constructed on the principle of the cupping glass. '• As every reader may not understand that principle. we enter into an explanation and description of the machine. ' Imagine -a large iron cylinder capable of holdine. 120 ~ gallons of water, fitted above, and. connected, by means of an.iron pipe, to a -well or pool of water at a depth of five or fifty feet. The problem is --how can the water be elevated from - the pool into the cylinder ? Well, that may be accomplished by removing the pressure of the air from the slit-face of the water ifnder the pipe, and the fluid will rush up war d s i n obedience to a law of nature. What. is this law ? It has been variously. explained. Ancient sages declared--« Nature abhors- & vacuum." That, however, is simply absurd. Nature. maintains, under all circumstances, a perfect equilibrium, That. explains why the Piyington waters rise in, the pipes to the elevation of the. reservoirs ; it is, also the reason why the water rushes upwards into a receiver containing no atmospheric or other air. When the air is withdrawn from the cylinder, the pressure of the around the conn ec ti ng p i pes, atmosphere upon the well, causes the water to rise, and fill the vacuum. Suction,, unless we are greatly mistaken, has nothing- at all to do. with the atmospheric pump. The next difficulty is to, withdraw the air from the receiver. Can that be aceern plished ? To a certain extent, certainly, by the means. lie Mr. Nelson, and the discoverers of the prin c ipl e . ot s 't ( L b3 eupping glass: it cannot be withdrawn altogether, unless by suction, and even then the result would be • stionable all ordinary pumping purposes, how -1 cop, , • For . ever, Mr. Nelson's method will bring about the desired result. Still, he cannot scarcely be said to withdraw the air t . expelling it, would beabreetteoerde to the In order to expel it, then, he has recourse assistance of fire and hydrocarbon fluid. TO one end of the instrument, he has attached a small furnace under a chamber connected with the receiver or cylinder, and, by means of a pipe, with a reservoir eon-. raining one, two, or three gallons of hydro-carbon fluid. —naphthe for instance, the connection between the. cylinder and the reservoir being interrupted at pleasure. by a small valve worked by the hand. Fire is lit in the ' furnace ; and when the climber is sufficiently heated,. a small quantity of the naphtha is allowed to run from: the reservoir into the chamber, where the naphtha is volatilised, and by means of a lamp, a candle, or a burn ing cork set on tire, The flame rushes into the cylinder,. rarities or expands the air, which in this manner is ex pelled and forced through a self-acting valve into -the atmosphere. . With a booming sound water from the. well rashes into and fills the receiver. By a third valve• air is allowed to enter the chamber, closing the - valve. connecting the cylinder with the well, .and foreibiy opening; the valve through which the air previously passed. At this valve the water runs out in a large and,- continuous stream, until the cylinder is almost empty.. By continually repeating'the process, an immense quan tity of water can be raised from either pools or wells: without any difficulty. Experiments were made yesterday on Mr. Nelson's: inveution, at Walton, and we understand that they were eutirely successful. They were witnessed by a large number of gentlemen. GILMOUR AND THE WORKHOUSE CHILD._ THE ,SWINDLER AGAIN VWTORIOUS DEFIANCE TO THE LAW. This case, the details of which we gave so fully in our impression of Friday, and which from the notoriety of the individual accused of the offence—decoying one and attempting to decoy others, from the workho u s e and the Industrial Schools of Liverpool, created so much interest, was again publicly brought before the public, at the meeting of the select vestry, yesterday. We have. already published the facts of this case, with a brief biography of Thomas Parr Gilmour ; therefore, it is. only necessary to say, that at the meeting of the hoard, the 'Workhouse Committee report was read for confirma tion, when Mr. Churchwarden CROPPER said—l believe there only one subiect in that report the confirmation of which. I now move, and that. is in respect to the person who , calls himself Gilmour, or Parr. The sub-committee met after the meeting last Thursday, and after a full inves tigation of the case we sent over our deputy-clerk to the Isle of Man, and he has just returned. He informs us that when he went there he called upon one of the best and most able lawyers, and placed all the facts of the• case before him ; and although the statement of the girl could be confirmed partially by the woman who lived in: the house, he was advised that he could take no steps in the matter. It. does Rot appear that he has committed: an offence Oven against the law of England. Mr. DALTo',l—What, to take a child away, and— Mr. CROPPER—He had her father's consent. Mr WHITTY—There will be a report from tiro. sub committee at the next Workhouse committee meeting. Mr. ettnenit—We are advised that no law can touch him. Mr. D.u...roN thought that some steps shotld be taken by the Workhouse Committee to prevent children being taken away in future. Was it not. the intention of the committee to take some further steps, and make some further regulations for the future ? There is a man who is well known to every tradesman in the town as a swindler • he comes to thi s h ouse, and on his ipse alone takes away a child. He is notorious all over the world; and I have now before me no less than eleven names which he has assumed at different times. wader which he has swindled people. First, he is Thomas Parr Gilmour, then Thomas Parr, Mi. Thorn, Mr. Gil mour, Nrlet, Mr. Moore, J. C. Gilmour, Tomlinson and. Co., Wilson and Co., Clarkson and Co., John Lee and Co. He concluded by hoping that the Workhouse Committee would take some steps to avoid such an. an occurrence in future. Mr. CROPPER did not think that there was any blame to be attributed to the Workhouse Clommittee, as the girl's father was in the hone and gave his consent to her going. Mr. WIIITTY was of opinion that although by some it was t Itoilzht that the 'Workhouse Committee had arrived at perfection, it was far from the fact ; and said that such an occurrence could not have take n pl ace i n the Ind us t r ial Schools Committee, as a man taking a girl away .after having only seen the schoolmistress—n o doubt a very proper authority in her place—and he ex-. pressed a hope that the Workhouse Committee would make such regulations for the future, as would prev ent such a disgraceful circumstance ever again occurring. Mr. SMITH said the sub-committee would make a report to the next meeting of the Workhouse Com mittee, when, DO doubt, some suggestions on the sub-. jest would be made. The report, after a brief conversation, was confirmed. IMPUDENT AND AUDACIOUS SWINDLE' IN PARIS. UNPARALLELED CASE OF IMPOSTURE (FROM OtIR PARIS CORRF.SPONDF.NT.) The following is one of the most impudent a - ntti barefaced cases of swindling and imposture that I have heard of for some time past. A few - days ago, a M. R., a merchant iu Paris, was in attend ance in his usual place of business, when a younz: _ _ prepossessing appearance, entered and addressed. him as follows :—" I come, Monsieur, to acquaint you with some good news, which, no doubt, will be as agreeable for you to receive, as it is pleasing to me to communicate. I have just received , from my mother, who lives in Marseilles, a letter, in which she informs me of the death of M. Duval. of whom we are the heirs. He has bequeathed. to you 100,000 francs; and I find that we have the advantage, without. our being aware of it, of being mutually related to the deceased, who p although-we hardly knew him, has no other heirs but ourselves." The engaging youth then handed to the merchant two letters, one having the stamp of a notary and the signature " Renandui,' and the other was, he said, from his mother. These .letters purported to give most precise details respecting the succession of which he spoke. M. R., of course, very well satisfied to learn that he had a relative who had made such honourable mention of him in his will, lost no time - in acting upon the advice of his newly discovered young relative, to call upon a lawyer, and ask him to go down with theni to Marseilles, and arrange matters in a businesslike way. This done, and a new full suit of. mourning purchased, M. R. set out for Marseilles, accompa nied by his man of business and his co-legatee. It appears, however, that the last-mentioned party had suddenly recollected the evening before that. he had promised to take some presents to his mother, and he accordingly borrowed from M. R., for this object, the small sum of 500 francs. The travellers set off by the 8 p.m. train, which stopped for a few minutes at the Monteneau station about 11.30. Feigning some pretext for alighting from the train for a moment, the young cousin got out, but when the bell rang for the departure of the wagons, he did not appear, and the train set off without him. His two compagnons de voyage did not give themselves much uneasiness on the sub ject of his absence, as they never doubted that he had been unavoidably prevented from rejoining them in time, and would be sure to turn up on the arrival of, the next train. M. R. and his adviser accordingly attended at the station next morning, fully expecting to see their missing young friend' arrive, but he did oat appear ; and after dancing attendance in a similar manner during two whole days, they at length began to entertain some glimmerings of suspicion of their having been made the victims of a swindle. These suspicions were converted into certainty, when they ascertained, after making most searching inquiries throughout the city, that no such perseda as M. Duval had ever lived in Mar seilles, and that the two letters shown by thu your g rascal must have been impudent forgeries. The deluded merchant therefore hastened back to Paris, but only to and that he had been made the victim of a fresh deception during his absence. H e discovered that , on the day following that of hi s departure, a gentlemanly-looking young m an, who, of course , was no other than his pre teniied relative, a most, accomplished thief, had presented himself to Madame R. with the following pretended ; At Nlentetteau, M a d ame, 'message from her husband your husband dis covered that h e was not prov id e d w i t h su fficient money to him to, . defray the preliminary expenses, attending the recovery of his legacy, sue a 4 the registration of the deeds, advocates' te n d notaries' fees, &e.; and be has sent me to fetclrtwo thousand francs: I return," he added, "by.the first train, so as to be able to rejoin 1.1. It. at Marseilles as early as possible to - morrow. We haw appointed a mewing early in th e d a y witis the notary." Madame It. entertaining no suspicion, and eaptivetect by the persuasive address and, demeanour of the young messenger, at °ace gavg th,e 2,000f.' to her false cousin, who, it is needte - ss to. add, disappeared from that ineme.at.. 1 has not yet been. caught.