Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-27 00:00:00

UNITED STATES, &c, By the Indian we have advices from New York to the 14th instant. The intelligence from Washington is not of the least importance: Advices from St. Pau!, Minnesota, to the 9th instant, are to hand. In the Democratic Constitution Convention Judge Eherburn offered a resolution providing for the appoint ment of a Committee of Conference to wait upon a similar committ e aninietal by the Republicans, in order to effect a compromise for the nibmisii. n of but one constitution to the ne, ple. After an animated debite, the proposition Was voted down by three majority, The subj is to come vp again o. Monday, when the resolution will probably be adopted. Little Crow and his band of warriors had returned from the exrdition in search of Ink pa du-tab. They found his camp, and killed four of his band cf murderers. Little Crow brought the scalps of the slain to the superintendent of the Lower Sioux agency. A band of fttteet) disaffected Chippevirks was plundering the settlers fifty males north of St. Paul. We have San Francisco dates to the 20th inst. The Californian people were taken up with politi cal matters. The 4th of July, independence day, was celebrated. with great splendour in San . Francisco. Mining a - lateen, as usual possess much interest. New discoveries of placer claims and vartz veins are constantly being made iu all parts of the mining regions. Fluming operators on the streams are progressing rapidly and favoura%iy, as the waters are nearly down to the summer level, thus enabling the miner to easily drain the bed of the river. Agricultural prospects are good, and the crops of grain are being harvested in excellent condition in most of the counti 8, despite the unprecedented drought which has prevailed. Much attention has been paid to gardening in the interior counties, and already many of the mining pm eincts are supplied with fruit and vegetables grown in the immediate vicirity. Peaches, pears, plums, apricots, apples, grapes, and berries, all of Calif ernia growth, are to be had at reasonable rates. Some disturbances are re ported as having taken place amongst the Pitt river Indians in Siski3ou county, but they can be traced to no reliable source. The Finance Committee, appointed to examine the books of the late County Treasurer, R. E. Woods, discovered on the 6.h instant another defalcation of £ll,OOO dollars, money paid to the treasurer by the auctioneer for State duties in the month of December, 1855. The treasurer and his deputy are unable to explain the matter. The San Joaquin Republican mentions a terrible accident which occurred in Tuolumne County, by the bursting of the great reservoir of the Tuolumne County Water Company. This resorvoir is situated in the mountains, four miles above Pine Log Crossing, on the Stanislaus. When it bursted, the vast body of water, rushing with fearful v,)l1• city toward the river, carried everything beere it. It is not ktifwn whether any lives were lost between the reservoir and the river, but at Pine Log four men were lost, and at Italian Bar, twenty miles below the reservoir, twelve more are said to have been carried away. The destruction of property on the river is immense—every thing within reach of the resistless tide having been swept off, and ditches and claims being filled up. The British mail steamer Trent, with dates from San Juan del Norte of the 2nd, reached Aspinwall on the 3rd instant. In Nicaragua quiet is the order of the day, and affairs are assuming a healthy tore. The two dictators, Martinez and Jerrz, called th e Senate together on the sfh ultim o , which a.sernbled at Manogua. The affairs appertaining to the transit and boundary question with Costa Rica met with a happy and satisfactory' adjusimeat—the Senate giving its cordial adhesion to the tratsit contract and trewy proposed by President Mora on behalf of his uvert anent. Gee. Canas visited Greytown on the 18th ult., and was received with all honours by the United States sloop Sarato , a. Canas returned to Nicaragua. Mr. Carey Jones' mis - 40n to Costa Rica proves of a most friendly character. Ile was still at San Jose on the 25th ult. Captain Canty, in return, is accredited by P•esident Mora to Washington, and goes to New York by steamship Central America. Two hundred and fifty of Walker's men are now in Greytown in a very destitute condition, they having been brought from Costa Rica in expectation of finding the steamship Tennessee in readiness to convey them to New York. Col. Canty remains at Greytown with a force of 250 Costa Ricans. " The existing state of affairs in the State of Panama is," says the Panama Star, of the 4th inst., "truly lamentable, and must be viewed by every honest, upright citizen with feelings of shame and regret." From the Chamber of Representatives down to the lowest court of justice, intrigues., abuses, and illegalities are carried on, such as in no country in the world, claiming to rank as civilised, would be permitted to exist. It is only necessary to read the remitidos in the journals pub lished in this city to be made aware to what an extent corruption has spread throughout the length and breadth of the land. The Supreme Court, the Criminal Cour, the Administrators of the Public I une.s, the cal - n Los, the police—all are in turn exposed by parties who have suffered from the non-administrators of justice and the subversion of evory tight guaranteed to them by the con stitulion and the laws. A Panama correspondent, writing on the 4th, says : The national Congress at Bogota, previous to adjourning, passed aliw relative to " security and she administration of national affairs on the isthmus," which, it strikes me, will -'tend to render the settlement of the Isthmus question more complicated, as it introduces new elements and opens up -again in the most decided manner the question of the passen ger and tonnage tax, against which, as your readers are -aware, the United Etai.es Government has already taken a decided stand. The following is a summary of this new law: —A federal offi.er, named an " Intendente General," is to 'be appointed, whose duty will be to look after the security and protection of foreigners and their interests, in accord =ance with public treaties and the common rights of nations; to control all the national property in the State, and snake provision for the defence of the territory and the 'national sovereignty in the State. The general government to organise a police force and nominate the captains of the ports of Panama and Aspinwall ; it is to support an army sufficiently strong to protect the Territory in case of -internal disturbances. filibusterism or invasion, and a tribunal dependent on the Supreme Court of the nation is to be established. This court is to have power to decide questions relative to foreigners passing over the railroad, and also any pAnts that may arises regarding the interpola tion of the of the railway company's contract. To defray the expenses incurred by this law, the 50,600 dols granted last year to the State (which gift is rev,ked) is to be applied, together with the tonnage tax; the passenger contribution, levied on all who cross the railroad, (provided that the railroad company permit its collection, fur which they are to be made a corresponding concession) ; one half of the imp - at duties, which are to be laid on, provided the State Legislature gives its consent ; and, if necessary, the forced contribution lately decreed in the State of Panama of 20,000 dots. This law has given universal dissatisfaction here, both to the natives and foreigners, and there are so many objections to its going into operation that 140 not think it can be enforced. The Panamenos complain bitterly, and with justice, tbat the law is in violation of their t'tate eights, and that in practice it will give rise to innumerable conflicts between the State and federal *authorities, while in taking away from them the g ant of -5 0 0 0 dols. and one-half of the customs duties. it leaves no revenue to meet the State expenses. The fore igners. en the other hand, object to the law, because, whi'e it gives them no more protection than they are justly entitled to from the hands both of the State and federal government, it throws the whole cost of supporting these Lew cffieale—the police and the army—on them, and imposes the tonnage and passenger t ax, the two ob noxious contributions out cf which all the qu estions now p en ding between the United States and New Granada have ar i sen. We have Sandwich Island dates to' the 27th of June. The only item of interest is respecting the HawaliAn Missionary Society : This society has been chneercd by the government. The Commercial Advertiser say :—Some .change in relation existin g betweea she American Board of Missions end the Sandwich Islands Alission has been sought for years by the fernier, but the difficulty of fixing on any satisfactory mode bas as yet prevented such a chance. It is proposed now by the par - ent society, t- make the Hawaiian Nis:loner) , S ociety executive or agent in disbursing the funds, which have heretofore been g i ve n directly to its missionaries. Th e H awaiian Missionary :-.ociety will then beecme the guardi.in of the American snission.ries on this group, as well as those etationed in Mictozesia and the Marquesas. The Sandwich ',lands Mission is becoming every year less depern'ent for its a nt , port on t h e American society, and will evertually be disconnected from it. Lose OF A BRITISH SHIP OH THE SOUTH COAST .---The British ship Walton Muncaster, Mounsey, commander, wB B totally lost on the reef outside Chareral Bay, torty, mil. north of Caldera, previous to the lit of July. Mrs. Mounsey, the captain's wife, and eleven hands were drowned. A boat with five hands, said to have been sent by the ship Dennis Brandreath, was also lost with all hands, in eaddavourirg to says) Mrs. Mousey. Tee 'easel was a total wreck. THE APPROACHING EXECUTION IN CHESTER. THE INDIAN MUTINIES. PETITION FOR MERCY. The following is a cony of a letter from Adolphus de Kantzow, who so greatly distinguished himself at Meerut : The execution of the sentence of death on John Blagg, fir the murder of John Bebb'ngton, is appointed to take place to-morrow (Friday), 28th inst We have not heard that any m vement has originated in the city of Chester for the purpose of obtaining a reprieve, or a commutation of the penalty ; but the solicitor for the convict is endea vouring t 3 get his life spared, and the following petition for that object has been prepared : MYNPOOREE, JUNE 19 The following is a correct copy of a letter from the Governor-General to ms, just received via Agra. The dak was the last from Calcutta, and just before the road was closed : TO SIR GEORGE GREY, HES MiLTEsTy'S PIL!NcIpAT. , SECREYAW OF • tTA.TE F THE tiobtg PE'ARTMENT. The humble petition of the undersia:ned, beiag householders residing within af3 miles doitaut from tie township of Albraham. in the county of Chester, Sheweth—That John Bebbington, late of Tilstone, in the said couoty of Chester, came'aeeper. was murdate i in the township of Albraham aforesaid, in the mouth of Aril last: That John Blagg, of the la' ter towaship, cordwainer, was shrutly afterw:r ls charged with having p trpetra - ed the said murder, by shoaling the sa d Jo` n BebAngton with a gun, and Blagg was comm tied to Chester Castle ta take his trial on Ouch charge, on which he was tried at the last Chester Summer before thp H oi. Mr. J - tice Crowd:r, when he was convicted of tha said murder, ant sen' eneed to he hanged. That the sai l lea - ned Judge, in his charge to the jury, sWed (as w s the tact) that the C 333 against Blagg was enti.ely supported by circumstantial evidence: That you petitioners fee' for the serious difficulty and responsibility of relying cn circumstan ial evidenee, more especially In Cases of murder in runs queer sf numerous instances of ; e sons having been convicted and executed on such uncertain ev.d..eco, whose innocence was afterwards clearly estab'isheo, thus inaintainicg the truth of tte maxim—" I'hat i is better a thousand guilty persons should sic pa punishment th in that one :nnoc:nt t erson should suffer." That the abolition of c p;tal punish:nent in all cases has been long strenuously advoc nod by a great number her Majesty's enightened subjects, as a punishment by no means ca'calated to re;ress even t e heinous crime of rounder, in which rpinian your petitioners respectfully I el.r, to concur; and on the beore stated grounds thsy hu:nbly venture to intercede on behalf of the. unfortunate convict. who o life they trust will ha spared; and they most earnestly entreat teat you will give the ca e sour serloas consideration, anti advise her most grac.oas Maj isty to extend her royal clemency to the miser.:ble convict by commuting his srntence from that of death to tr.:nsp:rt :Hog tor life. August, 18'7. We are gratified to learn that the untiring effarts of the chaplain of Chester gaol to bring the unhappy man to a proper sense of his awful Position have, in a great maa. sure, been crowned with success. During the last few days the convict has paid marked attention to the exhor tations of the rev. gentleman, joined in prayer with arparent earnestness, and possed much of his time, when left alone with his attendant, in reading passages of Scrip ture that have been selected for his perusal. Although he has at times disputed the truth of portions of the evidence adduced against him, he has never denied his criire in so many words, or attempted to account for himself at the time of its perpetratiati: His sort owing wile has seen his several times since his convic tion. In his interview with her on Tuesday Blagg dis ploy ed much more feeling than he had done on tbrtner occasions. The poor woman has both written and spoken to him with respect to the petitions that have been forwarded to the Sec:etary of State in very sanguine terms, so that it is not surprising that the unhappy convict has not thought proper to make a confession of ' his crime.-6hester Courant. Govern►nent•house, Calcutta, Jane 7, 1857. My dear Sir,—l have just read, in a report from th• magistrate of Mynpooree, the account of your conduct upon the occasion of the mutiny of a portion of the 9th Regiment of Native Infantry at that station on the 22nd ult. I have read it with an admiration and respect I cannot a lequately describe. Young in years, and at the outset of your career, you have given to your brother soldiers a noble example of courage, patience, good judgment, and temper from which many may profit, I beg you to believe that: it will :never be, forgotten by _ . I write this at once, that there may be no delay in making known to you that your conduct has not been overlooke I. You will, of course, receive a more formal acknowledgment through the military department of the Government of your admirable service. I am, my dear Sir, yours very faithfully, CANN ING. Lieutenant de Kantzlw, 9th:8.N.1. The following . is the lieutenant's own account of his exploit : "I was:returning from reconnoitering, when informa tion was brought to me that, five troopers of the ith Light Cavalry were corning along the road. An lea ne diate pursuit was of course ordered by use, and my 39 troopers tore away at full speed after ms. I was jast coming up to them, and had already let drive among the murdering villains when lo ! I came upon 200 of their comrades, all armed with swords and some with carbines. A smart flee was kept up at a distance of not more than 23 yards. What could 39 do against 200 regular troops well horsed and armed, particularly when walked into by the bullets of 100 of the iefantry ? I ordered a retreat, but my cavalry could not get away from troopers mounte 1 upon good stud bred horses ; so. we were' soon over_ taken, and then commenced the shindy in earnest ; twelve troopers surrounded me ; the first, a Mahorn medan priest, I shot through the breast just as he was cutting me down ; this was my only pistol, so I was help less as regards weapons, save my sword ; this guarded off a swinging cut given me by No. 2, also another by No. 3, but the fun could not last. I bitterly mourned not havine a couple of revolvers, for I could leave shot every rnau. My sword was cut down, and I got a slash on the head .that blinded me, another on the arm that glaaoed, and only took a slice off. The third caught me on the side, but also glanced and hit me sideriays. I know not how I etcaped. God only knows, as twelve against one were fearful odds, especially as I was mounted on a pony bare back. Escape, however, I did, and after many warm escapes too numerous to mention, I got back here. 14 of my brave fellows were killed, four wounded, six nfssing; total, 24, out of 39. Good odds, was it not ?" He says in another letter (referring, it is fancied, to his saving the gaol at Mynpooree from destruction) that he has been praised by the M tj Lientenant-Go vernor of Bengal, and his doings brought, to the notice of the Governor-General ; and he is now in command of the station of Mynpooree, and the remains of the three native regiments there—an irregular force, in fact. SUICIDE THROUGH AN IMPRUDENT AT rAcIIIIENT. On Tuesday an inquest was held at Nutfeld, near Reigate, before Mr. Carer, tone:ling the death of E.:win Wilkiason, aged 16, a lad who w •fs Ong brought up as a plumb?r, In the empl , y of his brother. a traissman of the neigbbourh od. It roperered from the eviden e that the deceased was found on tie estate of Mr. Edmund Gurney, su-peaded from a tree by a leathern strap, on the morning of Satu day tart. From marks on Ur trunk of the tree, and other indica' ms, it is supi,osed that he buckled the trtrap to his neck' climbed the tree, and fastening the nth, r end to a branch, cast him tell( off, When the body was discovered, it was cold and lifeless, the toes being about two feet from the ground. The deceased had forced an attachment for a Tratng girl emplo ed in the fami y of Mr . Gamey as nurserymaid. His friends, hoNeva.., though entertaining the highest resucct for tite girl, oppose] MS Intimacy with her. inasmuch as the deceased being a Nouth not Net apprenticed the acquslatance was obviously inn, 'lntent. This seems to have preyed on his mind to such a degree as 'o have induced the act of self destruction, more especially as the girl was about to leave the neigh bourh,rod. The evidence of the girl shows I that they had bad an in erriew on Friday nighe, a id that the deceased laboured under much mental distress. A. letter found In the poc'sfot of deceased, ran thus :—" Doer Harriet, —I am now going to do a thing which you have little thoueht of. I hops tins will be a warifng• to them that havq been kind enouzh to t ll o' us. I think it is all for the best. I think it is Mr. Thurston. Good bye, my do .r girl. Think no more of me, as I have done the deed." The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." MEERUT, JUNE 26- Our great:safety lies with the Sikhs and Ghoorkas. The mutineers in Delhi came out the other day to fight, and some hundred of them, seelig a party of Sikhs cooking, threw aside their arms and said " Came to us; we are your brothers." The Sikhs said nothing, but when the mutineers came up killed every one. The Ghoorkas have behaved like Englishmen. When they advanced to the charge the mutineers called out, " We respect you come here to us." " We are coming,' said the, Ghoorkas, and they did come. They fought. like devils. We have lost many men, I regret to say. We have for tified ourselves here, and are expecting an attack from about 2,000 mutineers. We have here about 700 men to guard the place, and shall meet them just outside the station with about 300 or 400 men—all we can spare. as we have barracks and many women to protect. We are ready, and have always been day and night. Pickets out on all sides—guns, &c., and cavalry, so many as we have. We lie down ready for an alarm. When Delhi is taken head-quarters will b 3 here. Two moveable columns will be formed here, as troops are assembling down the country. However, in the field NV3 can easily thrash STEEPLE CHISES AT DIEPPE The annual steeplechases at Dieppe came off on Sunday, in the extensive meadows of Rouxmrsail, at same distance from the town. Yavonred by magnificent w:-ache - , they attr ic'ea nearly ell the fashionable com munity, French and English, now staying. at Dieppe for the bathing season, together with the townspeople en masse, and a vast number of curious from the neighbouring towns and villages for miles aroun ,4 . They also attracted a la , ge crowd of the EngEsh of the lower class from London and. Brig,hton, who were hrcught over in steamers which ran expressly fir the occasion at the extraordinary reduced rate of a few shiliegs. The great assemblage of spectators in the stands, on foot, in carriages, and on horseback, caused. the ground to present a brilliant appearance. The various entrances to the course were tas!efally decorated with tri colors and English flags. The Oay's business was a fair one, but not qu;te what had been expected. In the first even'. several English horses had been entered, but only two were brought over; and to compete with them only three French Icor es were taken to the post. As then only five horses started, the stakes, though nominally of 7,000 fr., were re ,Ily only 5,000 fr. Tne running presented no particular incident, and t':e resalt was what was pie dieted by the tr , Trentern of the French turf—the victory of the famous Franc Picard. It wan oltezerved that the Enghsh horse; did not jump well; and this was said to be owing to the fact th it they were accustomed to far stiffer obstacles then were here provided for them. In the second event, three oat of the five horses that started were brought over from England, and it was one of these. it wilt he s en, who was tee winter. The jumps which in the fi:st atUr were abone twenty-five in number, and in the second fif een or sixteen, were the same as on previous eecesioes. and consisted of walls, ditches, feeces. and a bro k ; the wails were about i metres high, and the brook 4 metres wide: There was not much b.t.ing on either event. M. C. le:Atte, M. A. de s Bosses, and Baron de Mri ir• ie rimed ai stewards. The atteldanee if French and English sporting characters was considerable, though not s) numerous as is generally witnessed on impoetant accesions.—Galignani. them.7The walls of Delhi alone have kept them alive and together. Our bayonets are all powerful ;it seems as if nothing could stand against them. In spite of the times we still drive out every evening on the course ; but it will be some time before any one (except a man well mounted and armed) will be able to travel at all. There have been schemes for volunteers here going out, in which I have joined, of course, but in vain. The general here is [so awfully cautious. I am on pick-4, duty every other night, and twice a-week for tweaty.fotir hours, day and night. 'the men are on duty every night, and are hard worked ; horses saddled day and night in case of an attack. We have some of the 60th R.fles and Artillery recruits, who, though not drilled, are stanch fighters, and some of them old soldiers. We have our orders in case of an attack, and each one knows his position, and can reach it in a minute. We have 'a very formidable little place here, with bastions, &c , complete, heavy and light guns, and 100 volunteers to man the walls. They little expect how we are prepared for them if they do come. My belief is they will go to D lhi; but if n t, as I said before, we shall not wait for them, but go out to meet them, while they will expect us crowded in our fortifications. They must be different from all the other mutineers, and we very different from all the other English, if we do not give them a thorough beating, and perhaps get their treasure (eight lags of rupees.) The fortifications must only be our last resource, as they are too small to hold every one. The natives in the bazaar (the worst characters we have) are as humble and quiet now as possible, and seemed terrified at us. We have hung and flogged so many that they see they cannot com mit atrocities unpunished. The mail goes such a round about way from here (the 'ordinary route not; being open) that I.must send,this off at once. The country i 3 all up. THE BANK ROBBERY AT TORONTO. The Toronto Globe of the 6 - .11 says, a most painful train of circumsrancss has come to light in regarl to the robbery committed upon the government agency.. of the Bank of Uopr Canada. Toe condition of the office the morning after the robbery was committed, and the absence of any appearance of violeuce upott the.bank safe, led to 'suspici• one that the deed was dons from within and not from without o and these snspicions were confirmed by the dis covery that the glass in the window, cut by" the burglars so as lor remove the . inside fastenings and enable thorn to pass into the room, was cut with a diamond from the in side and not from without. Tee agent, Mr. Cummings, was thereupon subjected to a-close examination, and all his books ant pap rs minutely overhauled. We vgret to s 1 that this iLvsstigaionldisctosed the fact that Mr. Cum mings, had for some time been secretly lending the funds of the bank (entrusted to him for Government purposes) to various ; and tit:A at the moment of the robbery. he was.l.ooody in default to the Bank. A change was just about bEiog made in the mode of conducting the Govern Teat agency, which must have lttd to the detection of the N 9 bola affair ; and the suspicion naturally followed thrt a mock robbery was got up to avert discovery. 4.lri min.l informations, on this beli f, were immedtately lai:t by the officers of the Bank against Mr. Cummings, and certain parties to whom hs avers he lent the missing mo. trey.. We have riot asuertained tho names of all the parties iroplioved, though ruolour points to more than one indi vidual occupying a prominent position. There is no doubt however, or ihe melancholy •ftet that warrant% have been issued for tne arrest of Mr. J. T. Kirby, bat rister of this city, and 4r. Me Gaffey, formerly a CoW.ract , r, and no w dirt ctor of the Northern railway. Mr. Mc Gaffey, r. Cummings, and idr. Kerby have been arrested" At the ex amioatiou of the .prisorters,, on Cummings being called upon to show the.connectiou of Kerby and Mc Gaffey with the missing mor.ev. acting on the instructions of his Counsel he refused to on ~.o r any questions pot ,p him. The ease as been poiiput cd till the seventh day of Sep-. (ember, and in the interim there will be• mere than sofa cieutlime to obtain the requisite evidence. SYMPITHT WTH SEPOY 14.11JTINEER4.—There is glodly quantity of sickly sentimentality in certain portions of society, which takes a mawki3h delight in exhibiting its disgusting sympathies, occasionally, on behalf of great criminals. Some such feeling it was, we presume, that induced the Liverpool jury to recommend to mercy the three wretched miscreants convicted-oi one of the foulest murders ever perpetrated, to which we dgew attention 'yesterday. In the House of Commons, on Friday ni4ht, we had another example of some miserable -maudlin feeling on behalf of the inhuman, butchers of British women and children in India. The matter is thus reported : " Mr. Richardson - moved for a return of the number of mutinous soldiers belonging t 3 the Indian army who had been blown from the cannon's mouth since the late revolt began, and the places, and unier whose orders these ex ecutions took place; and asked whether such executions ►ere in accordance with the rues of military discipline in India? " The hon. gentleman was unab'e to find a seconder. for his motion; and it was, therefore, not put, nor was any answer given to the question with which he conclude I. This result was received with_cheers from all parts of the House.** A SIGHT Wowr}i SREING.—From a bill called Mount Zion, near Janesville, Illinois, one hundred and sixty-four horse-piwer reapers were seen at work at once, in the neighbouring wheat fields, recently. .. R ECRU ITI 141, FOR SCOTCH HU iIiENTS. -- The dopo's belonging to &etch regiments now attached to the.provi sionat battalion, Chatham, are to be gnartered in Scotland, where they will be formed into depot battalions. An order has been received at Chatham. directing that the deots of the 74 h, 78th, and 93rd Regiments are to be held in immediate readiness to proceed to Aberdeen. THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1&57. We are glad of this• It shows that the douse respbi to the feeling of the country, and will tolerate no criminal forbearance towards pampered mutineers, whose ate oci ties to defenceless women and children made death be welcomed as a blessing.—Bet f ast parer. WHAT is COMING to LIVERPOOL on the ust inetant T F, GREATEST NOVELTY IN TiLI WORLD WHERE IS IT 'lO BE SEEN ? THAT'ri TIIE QUESTION‘ TIES ATLANTIC' TELEGRA.PII COMP&NY• We have been favoured by the directors of the above company with a series of reports received from the com manders of the Atlantic Telegraph squadrons, also from the engineer-in-chief and assistant engineers, Mr. Wild man, electrician to the company, Professor Morse, and Professor Thomson, of Glasgow College, on the subject of the recent experiment of laying down the cable, together with the causes which have led to its temporary failure. The concluding document, as will be seen, is a copy of a letter received from the commanders of the American ships engaged in, this service. The directors state that a vast number of suggestions are daily received, which are undergoing careful examination by persons capable , of judging of their merits; and the utmost confidence is expressed in the final success of the enterprise : (No. 1,) London, Aup,.. 21, 1857.. Gentlemen, We, the nndersigned commanding angers of the several ships composing the Atlantic Telegr4ph Sqma Iron, have great pie isure in expresiag our opinions with reference to the Attantie Telegraph. We are of opinion, drawn from our several observations and exre rience, that no obstacles of a nautical or physical character exist in the way of the enterprise, and that the effisiency of the form of cable adopted by the company is in every way a iaptel to its mission. With regard to tin s machinery, we are of opinion that the form of controlling-Power adopted, and the mode of lubricating and adjusting the bra , ies, a ?mit of very great improvement. We are thorou:shly - convinced, from the soundings made by Lieut Berryman, U.S.N , on the plateau between Newfaundiand and Ireland, subsequently confirmed by Lieut. Dayman, Pa.N., and the investigations of Lieut. Mancy, United St ites Ob,erva ory, and from our own nautical experhmee, that no under or surface, current exists between these points to interfere with the successful laying of your cable. We all agree in th . nk'ng that no farm of submarine telegraph cable could be devised more suitable in every respect to the o'sject intendei to be accomplish d; that lightne,s, touchness, and firAlbilt,r adapt it in every way for the purp :se of being laid between I , Livfoundland and Ireland, and we are unwilling to recom mend its modifl?atien or alteration. We are als sof opinion that no neural obstacles exist to prevent its being successfully laid between those points, and our views as to the future :.respects of your enter prise are sanguine. We have the honour to be, gentlemen, yoni s fsithfolly, (Signed) J. W. WAINWRIGHT, Captain H.M.S. Leopard; Josnua A. SAND', Ci•pt in U.S.F. Susquehaua ; WAI. L. Il.unsoal, commanding Niagara ; C. NODDALL, commanding Agamemnon. Dear Sir,—Tn answer :to ysur no'e, rerrissting ms to sign the accompanying statement addressed to the Directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, as my name is mentioned, I would rather not append my signature. Tnis is my only reason, and I entirely concur in the opinions expressed therein.—Believe me, dears r, ycurs trif y, ('tigned) JosEru DATMAN. H.IVI.S. Cyclops, Tortsmout 1, Aug. 22, 1837. (No. 2.) London, Aunt 24, 1857. as Gentlemen,—We, the undersigne I, who have been engagrel engineers daring the constrneion, shipment, and subinersioa of the Atlantic cable, bag to submit t 3 you our judgment as to its fitness forthe object for which it was intended, in regard to materia , dimen and stricture. We consid r it to ba so eminently suited for laying in deep water that we cannot suggest any improvement in it 4 form and construc tion, and do not recommend that any change whatever should be made in the manufacture of any further 7' le for . . crossing the Atl •ntic. • The outer covering being conitosed of strands of iron or wire, instead of single Fires, as in former cable 4, g'vesi such flexibility to the rope as almist to prevent the possibility of kinks c ctarring in the paying out, if the cave is properly cored, while the strength with an equal weight of metal, h also increased. In case of a broken wire passing into the paying-out machine no damage is done, while with the solid wire it sometimes unravels and occasions serious inconvenience. The cenduciing wire being also formed of a strand of copp r wires, the chance :of continnly being loot is the circuit is redaccd to a minimum from the improb ibility of any flaw or weakness occurring in more than one of the seven w res at the same place —We are, gentlemen, yours faithfully, (Signed) CHARLES T. BRlGllT,Engineer to the Atlantic Telegraph Comdany; S. CANNING, Assistant Engineer; F. C. WEBB, Assistant Engineer ; HENRY WOODHOUSE. (No. 3.) London, Aug. 21, 1557. Gentlemen,—We, the un lersigned, have pleamre in reporting to you that every experiment which we have made upon the cable, every test to which we have sabjected it, both for it 3 insulating an i conducting power;has uniformly resulted in demonstrating the per fact fitness of the cable for its office. The treble covering of gaits percha so entirely provides for the remote possibility of accidental di A occurring in either the first second coat, that all risk of defective insulation is thus avoile 1. Experiments ma 'e with a short length had previously proved that an hydraulic pressure of five tons to the square iacir in no way is j tared the insulation, and in the hi ;haat degree c mfirmatory of this II the result of the mat recently made in the great ocean depths ; th, actual pressure which a depth of water exceeding two miles had exerted uprn its stractnre, produced not the slightest injury to the insulation of the submerged portion o! our cable, while the low tem. perature by which it was then surrounded produced, a; had been nticipated, a distinctly Lend' _dal effect on the electriza: coudition of the gotta percha. ForA cable of great length necessarily lim;ted to a single conductor, we cannot anzgest, on electrical or other ground•, any improvement upon the form adopted by the company.—We are, gentleman, yours faithfully, (Signed) WILDMAN WurrenousE, electrician; SAMUEL E. B. MORSE, co-electrician on board the U.S. steam frigate, Niagara; W. TROMPS° E. (No. 4.) GENTLEMEN, —'haring as we do most fally with yourselves in the diaappointnnent pro.leced by the recent check exeerienced in the first attempt to lay the cable across the Atlantic, we 'cannot, nevertheless, as Americans, omit to leave in England some record of the many pleasing recolLictions and feelings which have been evoked by sojourning with our brethren on this side of the Atlantic. To yourselves we would express our admiration of the earnestness of purpese and rectitude of intention with which you appear to ns to be animated. Towards your countrymen, whose kindness and hospitality during our stay is England has been so unbounded and so cordial, as to win entirely the respect of ourselves and the officers under our reapedtive commands, we entertain the wdrmaet sentiments, and would desire to conre ? to them our best acknowledgme We would especially, also, and in the most hearty manner, malt° mention of the very high esteem and r..gard which the constant and agreeable intercourse we have had with Captain Walnvrright, Mager Commander Noddall, Lieutenant Dayman, and all the officers of her Majesty's Nevy engaged in this service, has caused us to feel for them, and the'great respect we fuel in contemplating their talent and ability, and the never-tiring energi they have severally displayed in forward ing the work we have been engaged ;n. Their frank and cordial co-operation has been greatly instrumental in making the endeavour to establish an Atlantic Telegraph that which it really should be, a great inlereational effort. In respect to Lieutenant Dayman, it is dae that, in addition, we should make special mention of the very great advantage that has teen detiied to the enterprise by the careful and admirable manner in which his labour of making the soundings and running the circle sat ing nee across the Atlantc, has be n performed. We can only, in conclusion , express (air mast earnest and cordial hope that your great work, the practicability of which (in spite of the temporary check you have experienced) is now fulls establishsd, wil• be completely successful whenever your next attempt is made. We remain, gentlemen, your cl'ellent servants, (Signed) Jo ani it. SANDS, Captain, U.S.F. Susquehana; WI L. HUDSON, Captain, J.S.F Niagara. Fenton's Hotel, August 24, 1ee57.. CRUEL CONDUCT OF AN ASSISTANT 0 VERS ZED,— At the Leeds county court, on Fli - lay last. Anne Littde, a poor widow, residing at Otzlewell Green, near Lofthouse, brought an action again*st William Holro)d, assistant overseer of the Carlton ut inn, to recover .ss, under the following circumstances. It appears th i at the p lum of laintiff, beeg very poor, was allowed by the gardans. .5 week toward.; the maintenance pf herself and two children, nut of which sum it had been agreed that the weekly rent of Is 6d should be deducted by defendant, and paid to the landlord of the house occupied by plainttff. Defendant rezularly deducted that sum tot about a year and a half, but omited to pay any rent to the landlord, although it had been demanded of defendant by the landlord. In consequence of defendant's conduct, in refasieg to pay the rent due, the whole of the poor woman's furniture, and everything else she was possess:- d of, were distrained upon for rent, and arrears of rent, and sold by auction, leaving ber and two children completely destitute, without eaet: bed to lie upon. Soon after the opening of the court, de fendant paid the debt and con's into court. without any notice whatever to the plaintiff. Mr. Ferns, on be half of the plaintiff, stated the,above facts, and - applied for an order to compel defendant to pay the costs of attorney and witnesses, on the ground that no notice hail beer. given of payment into court. Ills Hanour remarked. tkaat it was a most cruel case, if the facts were as.stated and inquired how it was that so small a sum had been sued for ? Mr. Fernis replied that the amonnt had been fixer), and the summou.3 issued, without his knowledge. His lioneur, in granting the application for costs and expenses, strongly eotu.emned the conduct of the defendant ; and stated that it was the worst case that had ever I , :een brought before hiut—Leeds Mercury, WEST DERBY GUARDIANS: The usual weekly meeting of this Board of Gcardians was held yesterday at the Board-room, Mill-lane, Everton. In the absence of the chairman and the deputy chairman. Mrs. Pitts took the chair. The other guardians present were—Messrs: Abrahams, Lunt, Mawdesley, Bitch, Shaw, Ledger, Sagar, Roberts, and the Rev. Mr. Tattersall. THE MURDER IN DUDLEY. SUICIDE OF TaE MURDERER. Michttt Hickey, charged with the murder of Henry Higgins, was locked up in a call by hinvelf, and there d d not sp ear to be anything unusual in his conduit, or any indications whatever that further restraint should be put upon him. On Monday morning, however, police consta ble Hawthorn went to the door of the cell and knocked, but receiving no answer, he called out to another constable, named Middleton, who went also to the cell door, and the small trap heir g. opened, they saw what they considered was the prisoner,. lesning against the wall, apparently in a helpless state. The officers immediately opened the cell door and went in, when to thttr horror they ct scovered that the • wretched man was hanging from the bars of - the c4l window by' a blue cotton. handkerchief They :immediately cut him , don,. bat he was quite cold, and • life-had been extinct for more than an holt% From the :citcurastances; the raeh act seems to have been committed with great determination, the bar of the window on which the man hung himself is not MOM than six feet six inches fr m the floor. Bat from the position of the body when discoTered it would: seem that the deceased had got upan the bed, r.nd, after adjusting the handkerchief to the window bar and his neck,. had thOWD, r - allowed himself to fall' suddenly, and thus strangulation was-soon proda9ed. When. found ihe head was in a .drooping ptsition, and the legs were -considerably bent unicr the body. The face presented no . marks of pain or suffering; Ilia whole of the teatures appearing as in calm- rep - cote. The f6llowing lines were written in a hand .with chalk-upon tke cell door: —"lf-you- do what I told you , I would not lose my May the Lord have mercy on the soul I have ta.ltn through drunkenness,. and the Lord hare mercy upon mine. Go to your child, and go to my sister. D o the bast you can for your children. I forgive, and God forgive , ;gott." In formation was a. once given to the authors ies, arid the unhappy event will be fully inquired into.--Biminghara Daily - Err?: ES. _ OFFICfAL R&7•JItVa. The MISTER.Of the WoRKHOUSB reported that last week there were 564'paupers in the workhouse, since when 37 had been• admitted, 25 discharged, 4 deaths ; th s week there were 572: of which 34.3 belonged to Toxteth-Park. For the corree;',onding week of last year there were 606 paupers in the-house. The MasTErt of the Hos - mar, repeal that this week there were 96 patients in his establishment ; last week there were 95, since when 12 had been admitted, 8 discharged, and 3 deaths-; 33 , belonged to Toxteili-Park For the corresponding-week of last year there were 93 cheques to the amount of £l69•voted for the maintenance of the out door poor in the•eeveral townslips in connection with the Union. The CLIRK reported that he had examined the books kept by the several offfeials of the Union, and' had found them all correct. MR PUBLIC FatiTAINB: The CLTRK then read the folloving letter Liverpool, 25th August, 1857. Gentlemen, —I request your leave to place a polished granite fountain in the wall ofyour hospital in the West Derby-road, nearly opposing the Zqolog.cal Gard, ns. I doubt not that th.+ experience of the foun'ain in the•Sinithdown-lane, which i; allow as far out of town,.will sati.fy you that the public will receive more than sufficient benefit from such a fountain as will justify your permission to erect one in your wall, at my expense, and subject to being taken down again by me, a due notice having been previously given to me, showleg thst it was undesirable and inconvenient to you. I would prefer placing it as near the town end of the wall as possible, but am willing to adopt any position you may point' out along that wall.—Awaiting your reply, I remain, gentlemen. yours truly, 0. P: To the Board of Guarcliansof West Derby. MR. Sntw had much ',league° in movivg that the re quest of Mr. Melly be complied with, at the same time observing that he thoulht that the town wag and-r a debt of watituie to that gentleman for his public benevolew:e in erecting such fountains. Ma. LUNT seconded the motion, which was supported by Mr Abrahams and unanimously adopted. ExrnA, GUARDIANS- FOR THE TOWIISHIP; This question, which has been so often mooted at the board, was brought to a termination yesterday, - when the following letter was read from the General Bard : SIR,—I aril directed by the Poor Law Board to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22nd instant, and in reply to inform you that tke order to authorise the election of additional guardirns for the several townships of West Derby, Everton, a nd Waver ree . will be issued in a few day'.—l am, Sir, your o bedient servant, N. GItE%, Secretary. A CAUTION TO ABSCONDING lIIISBANDS. In consequence of the great number of cases that come before the Board of females left chargeable to the parish, from their husbands leaving them, Mr. Snaw moved that a list of all such delinquents be prepared and published throughout the town. This was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Tattersall, and unanimously adopted. There being no other business bafore the Board, the meeting was adjourned. HOW A WIFE CAN BE DISPOSED OF IN LIVERPOOL. It has been sail, but we will not vouch for the truth o. the assertion, that if there was to be appointed by law in each locality a parson who had the power of un-marry - ing those who were married, that he would have more business than he could perform. But from what trans• pired at the West Derby Board of Guardians yesterday, no such appointment is requisite, for a man has not only disposed of his wife, after being legally married, but he has actually given the man (we are obliged to call him man, although he has, by his acts, rendered himself neeserving of such an appellation) a sum of money to get rid of her, and this, too, after he had at' the altar pledged himself before his Maker "to love her, comfort her, honour, and keep her in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others and to keep only her so long as both should live." But such is the case—even in the great metropolis of the north—Liverpool. In some be nighted counties in England, we have road of men telling their wives, in cattle markets with a halter round their necks, but we never expseted to hive to record'a similar fact in this locality. But so it is, however it must be regretted. The simple history of the case as it transpired before the West Derby Guardians, yesterday, is a's follows : —A decent and respectable-looking female, who had, perhaps, seen thirty summers, with a child in her arms, came forward to ask for assistance and support for herself and r child, she being at the time perfectly destitute. Her tale was soon told. It was this—she had been a eervant, and a guardian who had known her, cenfirmed her statement, that she had always conducted herself respectably, and had married a mariner by the name of Hughes, with whom she had lived several years. From some cau'e or another an estrangement took place, and by mutual consent they agreed to annul she marriage t es, The actual husband, Hughes, wishing to get rid of his bargain, negoc . ated with a person—a master joiner and Wilder living within the immediate neighbourhoc d of the Workhouse, who con sented to take the woman. Hughes, wishing to get rid of his helpmate effectually and for ever, had a regular document drawn up, the woman said by a lawyer of this town, in which it was spec'fied, that he (Hughes) Was to be considered as dead, and that he would never put in any claim for the woman. This document was duly signed by all parties interested, but in order to melee assurance double sure, he declined to give up the right to his wife, until she was again married to the man who was to take her for better or w eras." Mr. Hughes, therefore, repaired to a coffee hens° in some square in Liverpool, kept by a Mr. Chadwick. He was also accem panied by the joiner and the mariners wife. They there sat and had friendly intercourse together, and the result Was, thtt the joiner and the woman at once repeirecleta St. Paul's church, where they were united together in the holy bonds of wedlock, After that ceremony had bee :,gone thronet with, the "happy couple" again returned to the coffee house, where the mariner was in waiting, and upon being shown that his wife was actually married, and the marriage lines being produced to show that such was really the fact, he handed over 'to. the joiner of Hygeiee street his wice—his real wife —and the sum of Yea, 100., and thus he thought he had got clear off. The master mariner being perfectly content with. the, result of his negecistions, left the newly married pair to enjoy their own days let peace, and quitted the grand and festive scene. The joiner took his new wife home with him, and. there they lived together for some time, and the result wive that a, child WB3 born. They con tinued together until very recently, but the joiner having enjoyed and expended the £0 10i.. and his companion's wife, a disagreement took place, and the result was that the wife of two husbands, with her young_ child, were turned adrift on the wide world, and had to seek the aid of the parochial au horities. When before the Beard, the woman conducted herself most respectfully; and, in. answer to Mr. Shaw, she said she did not know she was doing wrong when she con sented to be sold, because a law) er had made out the docte.nents, wed, therefore, she thought it was all right. The Ce meel:,ans ordered her to be relieved with 2s. per week, and to be removed to her proper settlement, where tha cam will, no doubt, come before a proper tr ibunal. a BOILER EXPLO3ION AND - L 033 OF LIFE. A. dreadful accident, involving loss of: life under- circutn stancvi of the most painful nature, took place on Monday evenb g at the"works of Messrs. R'ibert Laidlaw & Sons, ironfounders and eigineers, situa'ed in East Milton-street, Port Duada4. Shortly b fora. five-o'clock a large steara boiler on the premises bu , st with terrific violence at both nthi; carrying deatructi4n end death in each dirc - ion. Tne walla of the engine house were blown down, and three men employed -in the- works, so - sErionely that one of thern:—the engMeman, an elderly man, named John Irvine, died some howls afterwards, and other two labourers, respectively named William Burns and Hugh Monaghan, are still in a precarious state. Adjoining the iv) k 4, and immediately behind the engine house, is a two-storey tenement. Oa ;he ground floor of this balding, close to the works resided a family, consisting of the lrtsband and wife, with two children, boys, whose respective ages were four years, and eighteen months. Oct the explosion taking place, the boiler was lifted from its position and driven . with such force -against the wall of the dwelling-house that a great part of it was demolished, and Mrs. Scott, who. with her two children, were in apartnierts •in the house, Was literally blown through a partition and into the adjoining . house. The two children suffered such injuries from the explosion that they died i i about two hours after the. accident.. The whole of the injured partieJ, with the exception of Mrs. Scott, who was kille l on the spot, were removed to the Royal Infl-mary. In the meantime. the works will be closed, and the usual examination made by the authorities.—North Brdish , Daily -Mail. POST OFFICE ROB3ERY. ARREST OF THE NORTHAXP FON POST MASTER. On Tuesday morn'r g, Mi'. Becher, the No 4bampton. pose-master, was arraiLed on a eh irge of stealing., a half- Sovereign front a lever. Complaints have been made for some time about letters th it were posted in Northampton, containing money, not reaching their destination and at last it was determined if possible, td see where .tite fault lay. A. gentleman named Mole, c3neected with-the London plst.office, p ‘sted a letter at Oundte, Northamptonshire, containing a half-sovereign whic4 hal been mark - ed in the presence of witnesses Tee letter was sent to the postmaster at Northa npton, with a request that he would forward it to a lady at Macclesfield. In the meantime, the mail pad had orders that as soca as the bi g containing thi letters way delivered to him on Tuesday morning, he was to open it and see if it contained this letter. Ace n.diug to instructions, the losg.was opened, bit this particular letter was missing. Mr. M,le . then went to the post office, and asked Mr.. Butcher if he had. seen a letter addressed as above, • and the postmaster said be : had not. Mr. Mole cent inquired who was in the post:-office on Monday evening, andliie. Butcher said t ha , he was; but there were ,•thers with him also during a part of -the time. Mr. Mde then asked the post,naster if he hid any objection to be searched Mr. Butcher'eaid "No ; "and on turning out his pockets the half sovereign which had been pre viously marked was discovered, tad identified by Mr. Mole. Mr. Butcher was then given into custody, an& taken before the maglstretee, when ; after a preliminary examination, he was reminded until Tuesday next. The arrest cf Mr. Butcher, on the above serious charge, has created intense excitement hare, as he was a. man highly respected, and by his assidei.y and strict attenti in to business, f eoln a ,humble le , ter-o,rrier, had • attained the proud position of postmaster. POWER , . OF :ARREST BY: IT3TO.lt;•' HOUSE OF Fie ERS.. The arbitrary power of arrest even: ley the Customs • Consolidation Act to Cll3wm,h4usa 01E0,614 is at last working out its own abriition by exhibiting its injustice. According to rep srts which have boon ,pahlishoi in our columns during the present week, it appears there are or were at Southampton andeßei-tolaloassupowards of twenty persons undergoing imprisonm,nt far crimes of which. they might bs innocent. Any onaunaaquaiutel with the- Customs consolidation Act will ensurpeesed to learn that that statute not only empowers a.eatom house offieer to arrest every one, caotain, crew, and, pasiengere, found on board a ship in whichesontranandrataiebes —stun as tobacco, for instance —are concealed,. -but imposes a heavy penalty w oe each, without trial, judge,- on jury. Further than this, the same statute and the. general Customs orders encourage a Custom-house atm:Al make as many arrests as he .caa, by making the emoluments of his office to a great extent depend upon the-number of the penalties he secures. Let our readers judge, for themselves. 13y the 236th and the.2Bl.st sections of the statute referred to it is enacted, " that. every person who shall bs found or discovered to have been on, board any ship or boat liable to forfeiture shall forfeit 4100 ; shall be detained a prisoner until brought before a megi.trate ; and on proof of—not his participation in or knowledge of the smuggling, but—hie presence on board the whip, shall be subject to the alternative, at the- dieeretion of the magistrate, of fordewiih paying the £lOO penalty, or- being sent to p ison frr not less thee-, six or nine menthe.'.' • The 255th and 2e3aih sections theo provide that thee Commissioners , of Customs may give, to- the Caetoin houi.e:officer rewards up to £2O for each person fined or arre,al,e3,• in additi-,n to .such reward as the Coentnissioters mey see fit out of the penalties recovered'' Upon the suppesition, we must presume, that :hese inducements arceiusuffiAent to procure , the requsite number of arreste, a., general o der, which was passed in.Fehreery, 1831, is still retained, by which it is decreed-, "that where partieeare sumtnerily prosecuted before a maeixtrsee, the Collectors and Contrejlers of Cnstoms may pay the officers by whom she parties were detained oae third of the penalty recovored" With such a law in force, and such inducements to the agent's of the law to esrry it out, can it be a matter of surprise that the arrest of the innocent and the guilty are somewhat indiscriminate? such a law should never have beet: passed, and, now that its injustice is so aqnrent, should at once be repealed. If the Cie:toms Consolidation Act be not amenied in this respect, it will be in the power of any Custom-house officer- to, damege the. character of the port at which he is staioned to an alei,ost irretrievable , extent, nine° ell shipe, and especially iore . :g•l ones, will be incline I to give a wide berth to a pl'oe in which the alternative of penehy or imprisonment weer be so easil y incurred. FrGin It petition we publish ed on Monda y it would appear thee the leadieg inhabiianti of : Southampton are sensible R Jr trot only o f the injustice of this law of arrest , but of its jej-, inhabitants e t Bristol, and of a ll Other, p c its in which these trione effect up on th e ir ineerests. The arbitrary proceedings have been reeorted to, will do well 'to imitate the example vet by Southampton, and then, possibly, we shall cease to hear• of the whle of the officers and crew—as in she case of the Sopi-tie—and of the boatswain and the boatswain's mate, as in the case of the Barcelene—b-ing fined VW each, or impisonment for six months, for the congevencei of an act of which, pro b a bly, none of them wore iu any way cognisant.— Ehilopieg Gazette. IFeolun-TAX Sclutouiza.—A Leeds correspondent of t Times says that he recently bought some income-'ax scht dotes as waste paper :--" Tee 130 I stcared comprise some of the principal professions and firms in the important ward in which my business is located, many of w hom ar e my personal friends. Tee 41b.. include the following sum mary, viz.:—Two clergymen (one of whom is a distin visited leader in the Oxford school, and a chap lain to her .jesty), five surgeons and M.D.'s, seven solicitors and The King of the Belgians, who is travelling incog, barristers, five booksellers, six druggists, six corn factors, under the title of the Gaunt d'Ardennes, will be absent eleven merchants, t wo carriers, five wine naerch a n , s, four from Belgium for about three weeks. His Majesty arrived tea dealers, including an alderman of the city of I..tidon, a t B a nn on the evening of Saturday, and was tronvdiately who is at the head of one of the f i rms, together with visited by the Prince of Wales. The King , on the follow— numerous private gentlemen kW nrit'd a43 "*Adesl"4:‘ log day, was to proceed up the Rhine in a steamer. 4 0-