Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-18 00:00:00

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ILES TURMEAU AMERICAN SOLACE. j AIIgRICAN SOLACI TtiRMEAt CHARLES TURMEAT TO CORRESPONDENTS. Under no circumstances can we insert communicatioi accompanied by the author's real name and address, not sarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &e.—THIS DAY ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE —Madame Celeste. IDENOLEIVS CIRQUE VARlETE—Miseellaneo THE PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-st ROYAL COLLOSSEUM.-31iscellaneous Attractions. semi= Pew riartieulars see advertisements on Bth page Ehr Atirtiont Zino FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1859. -- a -- THE DAY'S NEWS. The-news of this morning will, naturally, centre in :the reform movement, and especially in the great and successful demonstration made last night in the Amphitheatre. Contrary to a very general opinion, the house was crowded ; and notwithstanding that, as usual, there were a few persons who attended evidently for no other purpose than to create confusion : the whole proceedings passed off with the greatdst unaminity and good feeling. The chair was occupied by Thos. Brocklebank, Esq., who opened the-meeting with a short but neatly expressed address, which was well received, and in which he stongly denounced the Government Bill. The first resolution. was moved by William Earle, Esq., and seconded by James Steams, Esq. The address of the latter gehtleman was at once argumentative and convincing,. and exhibited in a forcible manner the fallacy of calling the Government Measure a " Reform 'He showed how it would effectually disfran chije4bout .7,000 of the present voters of South Lancashire,. and thus deprive the county of the sm•yictes of such men .as Messrs. Brown and Cheetham . as its representatives. : He foreshadowed what in ~his opinion would be an acceptable, and practicable measure of reform. He would extend the franchise in boroughs to six pounds, and in the counties - to - ten pounds. At the same time he would gig permissive power for the use of the ballot. The second resolution was moved by James R. Jeffery, ESq., and seconded by S. G. Rathbone, Esq. The address of Mr.. Jeffery was elaborate, and illustrated in a great variety of ways how the government measure would restore to the hands of the aristo cratic classes • a great . .amount of influence of Which the Reform Bill of 1832 had deprived them. He proved very satisfactorily to the meeting how the adoption of the principle of the voting paper would open .the door to fraud and tyranny. He declared himself in favour of the ballot, and said, in allusion to a call in the meeting, that if the people acceptedthe bill they would make a " wreck of themselveS." The third resolution, which embodied a petition to the House of Commons against the bill, was moved by James Multeneux, Esq., seconded by Walter F. Macgregor, Esq., and supported by P. Rathbone, ,Esq. J. C. Ewart, Esq., M.P., then addressed-the meeting, and his speech was listened to with great attention. He alluded to the resignation of the .essrs. Walpole and Henley, and stated that, had the Bill now• before the house contained the propositions those gentlemen recommended, he would have voted for it. He was of opinion that the question should be settled, as its constant aoitation was detrimental to the industry and quietude of the country. A fourth resolution was proposed .by Mr. Charles Holland, and seconded by Mr. Robinson, after which -the usual vote of thanks was proposed to the chairman, and the meeting broke up. Perhaps not the least important incident in connexion with this meeting was the appearance, we believe for the first time, of two of the sons of those veteran reformers—the Rathbones, as political speakers, and if their efforts of last night may be taken as any criterion of their ability and power, why, then, we may anticipate that the name they bear will .continue - to exercise a powerful influence in the reform ranks in Liverpool. A reform meeting was held at Ashton on Wednesday night, at which a letter was read from Mr. Milner Gibson, in which he says—" The reform measure of the Government, called a Bill to Amend the Re presentation of the People,' is about to be subm i tt ed next week t o th e judgment of the House of Com mons. If t o amend' means to change anything that is wrong to something that is better,' the title of the measure i s , i n my opinion, an improper o ne, for the bill alter the r.presentation system for the worse, if passed as it now . stands. To withdraw a portion of the freehold electors from counties, and to create a new class of non-resident freehold electors for boroughs, would be injurious to both conbtituent bodies. nehm To make no reduction in the 101. occupation franchise eiparopsa cities o l and boroughs is a strange and indefensible h find in any scheme of reform at the present time. . 'Lore are, however, provisions of the Government nimsure, and which Ministers cannot Aire comnittee, without violating their principlee uin of auifeimity of franchise in boroughs and courtie to WhiCh they have announced their intention of adhering. I think, therefore, there is a case votin7, for Lord John Russell's resolution e moved by way of amendment to the second reading of the Bill. I feel confide n t that this opposition to a most unsound measure for altering without improving our representative s y s _ tem will meet with the sanction of my constituents. A peal Reform Bill will have ultimately to be carried by the reform party. Its extent and value must depend on the amount of public opinion which' can be brought to bear upon the legislature." Other meetings have been held at Derby, Nottingham, South `shields, aml other places, at all of which to b( strong resolutions have been passed agthist the Government bill. In the House of Lords, last night, the Debtor and Creditor Bill passed a third readin ,, , although 'op posed by an amendment, moved by Lord Cranworth. The Convict Prisoners' Bill was read a second time. In reply to -the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Malmesbury stated that a committee had been appointed to draw the limits between Bosnia and. Montenegro, but its efforts to settle the question hall unfortunately failed. The Government was still endeavouring to effect a settlement. In the House of Commons, in reply to Mr. Labouchere, Sir E. B. Lytton stated that there were grave objections to lay upon the table of the House the papers, and Mr. Gladstone's report, in reference to the lonian Islands. Mr. S. Northcote, in reply to Mr. Baxter, stated that grants for Harbours of Refuge were seriously under the consideration of the Govern ment. In reference to the Reform Bill, and in reply to Mr. Hutt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said Ithat, in all probability, several clauses would be proposed by the "Government, in committee, which he hoped would be received with favour by the House. The nature of the clauses was not stated. In reply to a question, Mr. Fitzgerald stated that Commissioner Yeh was still at Calcutta, but would be released as soon as the new treaty was signed. In reply to Mr. Ridley, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that the right of the existing Borough 'Freeholders would be respected, and that they would have the option of voting either in the Borough or the County. The pressure on our space necessitates us to omit summarising further the proceedings of last night. The remaining business 'transacted was, however, •sufficiently interesting to repay a perusal. A telegraphic aunouncement has been received from Cork which states that the trials of the Phoenix prisoners have been postponed until the ,sizes. Mr. O'llagan applied to have the prisoners admitted to 'bail, which was next as: judge intimating in Queen's Bend that an application should be made On Wednesday afternoon, one of the Neapolitan exiles lately landed et Cork, arrived at Bristol. Flags inscribed with the motto ‘‘ Welcome," were held aloft as the steamer approached, and the cheers that burst forth as she neared the landing-place were deafening. 134,it little disappointment seemed to be felt when it =was announced that only one of aped exiles/was on board. Signor Barassioli was cheered enthusiastically as he stepped on shore, and thousands pressed round him trying to shake his hand, and express to him the warmth of their welcome. Signor Barassioli, then, in a few well chosen words of Italian, expressed his gratification at the demonstration made that day by the people of Bristol in favocr of the cause of liberty, rendered more grateful to himself by ten years under one of ,the greatest tyrants by which the world had ever been cursed. The Continental news is not important to-day : The Vienna correspondent of the Times sums up the result , of :Lord Cowley's mission, by saying that it amounts -to no more than that the relations between the British and Austrian Governments are now more intimate than they were on the day the British mediator arrived. The artillery on the Austrian maritime coast has been placed on a war footing. A Turin correspondent alludes to a secret conven tion between King Victor Emmanuel and the Emperor Napoleon, which is said to have the following basis :—The Emperor promises assistance, offensive., as well as defensive, to the King of Sardinia, against Austria; and guarantees to 'the King whatever territorial advantages may ulti mately be 'obtained in Lombardy, on condition that Savoy and Nice be transferred to France. Various rumours are afloat. It is said that the Lyons Railway Company has received orders to keep • its line in readiness for the transport of 75,000 men. It is also asserted that the squadron which lately left Toulon, is to proceed to Algiers for the purpose of embarking troops at that place. The Emperor will receive the Prussian Ambas sador, Count Pourtales, in a private audience to-day. It is .further asserted that the conferences for examining the election of Prince Couza, have been adjourned to an indefinite period. The correspondent of the Herald says that the ominous silence preserved respecting Lord Cowley's mission tends to increase the apprehensions of war. The Times Paris correspondent points out contra dictions in the recent article of the Moniteur, and expresses an opinion that Germany has really good reason to dread a French army returning victorious from Italy. the e uffering Le Icror'd in its enmity towards Austria is unwilling to admit that Russia has announced an intention favourable to peace. The Paris correspondent of the Daily N4WS, in his dispatch dated Wednesday night, says, that there is great talk of the immediate formation of an army of observation near the Alps. The Minister of War has prohibited leave of absence to officers and soldiers till further orders. A dividend of four per cent. was declared to-day, at the usual half-yearly court of the proprietors of the Bank of England. Mr. Humphrey has to-day been elected Coroner for East Middlesex. The steamer City of Manchester arrived here yesterday from New York, with one day's later news. An abstract of the news will be found in another column. The Dock Board meeting, yesterday, was short and not important. Mr. R. P. X. Simpson, of the Royal Navy, was appointed superintendent of the pilots. St. Patrick's Day in Liverpool was celebrated last night, by a dinner tf the Irish Catholic club, at the Adelphi Hotel. There was also a soiree at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, at which Mr. John Francis Maguire, member for Dungarvon, made a speech,. Both affairs will be found reported in our columns. HE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH IT is satisfactory to see the subject of Electric Telegraphs so frequently noticed in both Houses of Parliament, because it shows the anxious interest there is with regard to them. But, at the same time, it is evident, that there are such conflicting opinions on one or two very material practical points, touch ing the connection of Government with certain of them, that ministers must be under the necessity, we rather think, of trusting very much, if not altogether, to their own judgment in what they may have to decide upon. doing, in support of any undertakings of the kind, which are calculated to promote the publio interests, although at some risk, in the outset, to the private Company that may enter upon it. In the House of Lords, the other night, Lord STANLEY of Alderley expressed his hope that, in any contract entered into by the Government for the con veyance of messages by Telegraph, care would be taken to provide clauses similar to that which was agreed to in all contracts with existing Telegraph Companies —namely, a clause authorising the Secre tary of State, by his warrant, to take possession of the telegraph and keep it for a public service as long as that service might require it. And he thought that if such a power were important in the case of telegraphs in England, how much more so was it in the case of the Electric Telegraphs going through nations on the. Continent, that such a power Another suggestion from the same quarter was, that if at any time the Government should deem it expedient to purchase the Electric Telegraphs, whether submarineor others, they should be able to do so on terms to be settled, if necessary, by arbitration. These are not wtreasonable condi tions, by any means, to be required where applica tion is made to the Government for assistance. But they indicate, at the same time, that it is very important such assistance should not be withheld ; for if it is of so great consequence that Government should have the power of such means of rapid com munication in their hands, it stands to reason that it is of considerable importance those means shoula be promoted. should exist There was still Another suggesti9n from Lord THE NORTHERN TIMES FRIDAI, MARCH 18, 1859 STANLEY of Alderley, of - 4 very different complexion. mittee (Sir G. C. Lewis) is a man of great ability, and he 1 It was for the Crovernment to adopt the course of appears to be sparing no pains to sift the matter thoroughly, not listentrig exclusively to any individual Company, as regards the probable interference of the proposed new but that they should listen to any tender from any dock with the Birkenhead docks, as the right. hon. mem ber's examination of Mr. Hartley strikingly shows , obtainyng Company on the same o r better terms than those offered by the Submarine Company. He expressed from the experienced engineer, as it did, his opinion, that , I this wish in consequence of an intimation which he as respects Birkenhead, it will be as it were a new trade, had received that a Company had offered to construct and it is impossible to say what the extent of the trade at Birkenhead will be unless the Liverpool merchants come an Atlantic Telegraph at a saving to the Government there with their ships,—that all the business transactions of £25,000 a year, and. that the Treasury had given being in Liverpool, a merchant would rather have his ships the proposal no answer. Now, as the President of near his counting-house,— and that, although it is most the Board of Trade (the Earl of DONOUGHMORE) desirable to finish the docks at Birkenhead, yet the inland answered, the former contract with...ithe Atlantic carriage trade cannot be taken away from Liverpool, and Telegraph Company was broken in consequence of it will be for the steam carrying trade to say, whether they the failure of the scheme. A new one is now likely, will go to the Birkenhead docks or the new Liverpool we believe, to be entered into, in which it is to be docks, there being many different opinions on that hoped that the public interests will not be lost sight point, as to whether they will go into the Birkenhead of. But it ought to be borne in mind, that however docks or not. Coming to closer quarters, on the real desirable it may be, as a general principle, for the point at issue, the Chairman's questioning thus proceeded: Government to be free to receive and entertain an " The Chairman : You have said that the area of the docks y tender, from any Company, yet, in the case of the at think Liverpool that a i ts there e acres,iv will and b e a a tt r ßa Birkenhead e f n o h r e t a n d e 0 15 c c O u a p c a r t e i s o — n d o o f Atlantic Telegraph Company, there are considers- you u all that space?—Mr, Hartley : I think so, if the trade goes tions of a very peculiar character to be taken into lonas it has done. The Chairman : Then you do not think account, in favour of that body. They have had all that the new works at Liverpool will in any way effect the the risk, all the loss, all the difficulty of the first docks at Birkenhead ?—Mr. Hartley : I do not. The experiment of a Submarine Telegraph through the Chairman : And you do not think that the accommodation vast Atlantic. Future attempts will of course at Birkenhead will suffice for the increased trade ?—Mr. , benefit by their costly experience,—and benefit, too, Hartley : Not for the inland carriage trade." Here , then, 1 without much cost to the parties making them. This iis the settling of the whole question at issue. And, cor -1 consideration alone, were there no other, ought • roborated, as this is, by that of such practical men of surely to shew that the present Company are entitled business in the very kind of shipping for which more dock to be listened to by the Government, in preference to accommodation is sought to be provided, we cannot but any other that may now come into the field against think that the case of the promoters of the bill has been abundantly proved ---.411........- The remark of Lord REDESDALE, on the same occasion, that if the Government made a guaran- LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. tee, to come into operation only as soon as the line .was in, efficient working, he did not see the AMERICAN RACE HORSES IN LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday the City of Manchester arrived here, and we understand she has on board five fine American race horses, the best being known by the name of " Deschilds " and was raised in Kentucky. There are also two celebrated American trotting horses on board. use of it ; for if '•the line once got into use it was sure to pay, and if not, such guarantee evidently useless, was eertainly without point. But then its immediate effect should be this,—to urge the Government to grant such aid as is requisite to get the Atlantic Telegraph into efficient working at once, for as soon as it is so, then it must assuredly pay. The difficulty is a present, and, as it were, a preliminary one. If the Government would render really acceptable service, therefore, to the Atlantic scheme, which is by far the grandest of all, it must be offered immediately. The old proverb, Bis dat, qui cito dat, has a peculiar and forcible application in this case. Almost everything may be said to depend upon the promptitude of that assistance which shall enable the Company to go to work again at once, and endeavour to perfect their expensive and gigantic experiment. An apprehen sion expressed by the same noble lord, that if, as regards public works, a guarantee were once intro duced, no enterprise would hereafter be undertaken without one, was quite out of place, we cannot but think, in such a case as that referred to. A Tele graph through the' Atlantic is no every-day under- BANKRUPTCY COURT. -Re H. GREATONEX, hotel keeper, Llanrwst, applied for his certificate. Mr. Evans, for the assignee, offered no opposition. A certificate was granted of the second class. Thomas Hall, Liverpool, broker, came up on his last examination. He was opposed by Mr. Deighton, instructed by Mr. E. Banner, for the assignee. The bankrupt was examined at length, after Which the case was adjourned till Friday. FIRE IN THE CANADA DOCK.— Shortly after morn, yes terday, a fire was discovered in the passenger galley of the ship E. C. Scranton, loading for Cronstadt. Alarm was immediately given, and a plentiful supply of water being at hand, the flames were quickly subdued, not, however, befoxe seven bales of cotton were destroyed. The causes of the fire was, that the cotton was stowed too near the cook's CRESCENT CHAPEL LITERARY SOCIETY.—The usual weekly meeting of the above society was held in the school rooms, William Henry-street, on Wednesday evening last, when a debate, opened in the negative by Mr. J. B. Per cival, on the question, " Is Manhood Suffrage Desirable ?" was actively , discussed. Messrs. T. Maltman, J. Parkin, Penny, Morrison, and Hughes, and Messrs. Labouchere, Paxter, Moseley, Reader, Josiah Smith, and Porkett, the affirmative. On being put to the meeting, the affirmative was carried by a majority of two, the votes being 11 to 9. MADAME CELESTE'S BENEFIT.—We have only space to call attention to the fact that Madame Celeste's benefit, and last appearance but one, takes place in the Amphitheatre this night. The pieces announced for performance are the " Flowers of the Forest," in which- Madame Celeste will appaar for the first time in Liverpool, in her original character of Cynthia ; and " St. Mary's Eve," in which she will appear as Madeline. Madame Celeste's talents as an actress fully entitle her to receive that mark of respect which, upon a benefit night, is so often accorded to far inferior performers—a crowded house. taking, but one which may well be taken as an exception to undertakings in general,—more parti cularly in the first experiments of its practicability, —and therefore it may have a Government guarantee without any such fear of consequences as that which Lord. REDESDALE said he apprehended. That guarantee, we trust, will be given, and given imme diately, in order that the great experiment may be promptly, and, let us hope, successfully proceeded with. WORKHOUSE COMKETTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held yesterday, Mr. Churchwarden Cropper in the chair. The other members present were : Messrs. Owen, Smith, Broome, Critchley, Peck, Williams, Bairstow, and Syred. The medical officer reported that the number of deaths during the week was 22 ; of whom 7 were men, 7 women, 2 children above two years old, and 6 infants. The number of patients under treatment last week was 662 ; new cases admitted since, 135 ; cured and discharged, 151; now remaining under treatment 624 ; of whom 45 are fever, 15 itch, and 5 small-pox cases. The master of the vagrant shed reported that the total number of persons relieved in this department during the week ending 12th inst. was 263, of whom 182 were men, 60 women, and 21 children. This showed an increase over last week of 12 males, and in females a de crease of 16; and in children an increase of 6. Nett decrease A REFORM 'MEETING was held in Dublin yesterday, Sir James Power in the chair. Resolutions were passed to the effect that the conduct of the Government, in refusing information as to the course they intended to pursue with regard to a Reform Bill for Ireland, is disrespectful and offensive to the representatives and Irish people ; that the amount of qualification for franchisement should not exceed a £5 rental in boroughs,,and that freemen franchise ought to be abolished ; that the rental qualification for a lodger franchise, as proposed for England, is beyond the means of the Irish industrial clasSes ; also that the protection ballot is essential to the free exercise and constitutional enjoyment of the franchise, and that the proposal to permit votes to be taken by means of voting-papers, was most objectionable ; that the Irish representatives in the House of Commons should be considerably augmented, and the three countries should be simultaneously considered .as part of the general scheme. 2. When compared with the corresponding week of last year there appeared a decrease of only 2. The Governor reported that the number in the house last week was 2,194 ; number this week, 2,201, being an increase of 7 on the week; the number in the corresponding week of last year was 2,779, showing a decrease on that period of 585. A 7• • 7 c 7 conversation took place in reference to the transfer of the chaplain of the Industrial Schools to the workhouse. Mr. Bairstow said, Mr. Holmes had proved an efficient chaplain at the Workhouse formerly, but he had not been successful as a head master at the Industrial Schools, and he was of opinion that it would be wise to transfer him again to the Workhouse. The chairman thought it was A. strange argument, that because Mr. Holmes had proved inefficient at the schools, therefore, he should get a rise of salary, by THE FIRST GOVERNO k g Or HONG KONG.—It is announced that the Governorship of Hong Kong will cease to be held by the Superintendent of Trade in China, and that the first Governor under the new system will be Mr. Hercules Geo• Robinson, at present Governor of St. Christopher. Mr. Robinson, if we are correct as to his identity, may in some measure be said to be a beau ideal of a Derbyite nominee quick, clever, shallow, qualified in no particular way for the precise post to which he is appointed, and having that general aptitude for everything which usually bodes no special success with anything. He has been but a few years Governor of St. Christopher, and previously held various ephemeral positions under Conservative govern ments. He is an Irishman by birth, son of Admiral Robinson (the author, we believe, of a clever naval book lately published, entitled Sea Drift), is married to a daughter of Lord Valentia, and is, we have heard, con nected with or related to Lord Naas, the present Irish Secretary. Mr. Robinson was for a short time in the army, but sold out, was for a short time a Poor-law Commissioner in Ireland, but resigned, and was appointed by Lord Naas Chief Commissioner of a fairs and markets commission issued in Ireland some years ago, upon whose report a bill is at present being founded. He is still very young for a public man; was never in China, and, indeed, up to the time of his appoint ment to the Governorship of St. Christopher, was never, we believe, out of Great Britain. If this gentleman be actually the person appointed to the Hong Kong post, we think we should rather congratulate the Government upon their good fortune in providing for another of the Barnacles, than the inhabitants of the Governorship upon the commercial and political qualifications of their Governor. being promoted as chaplain of the workhouse. The Rev. Rector Campbell thought Mr. Holmes would make a very gootl chaplain for the workhouse —head master at the schools was a very different position. The matter dropped without any definite result being arrived at. The remainder of the business contained nothing possessing any public interest. ToxTrrn BOARD or GUARDIANS.—The annual weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday, at the public-. offices, Park-road. The guardians present were—Mr. Joseph Harrison, chairman, and Messrs. John Moss, John Wilson, William Johnson, William Baynes, Arthur Grindrod, Samuel Siddeley, William Leyland, Henry Ley land, W. li. Ogden, J. B. Hughes, and M. A. Johns. Mr. Gough, governor of the West Derby Workhouse, reported that there were in that establishment, belonging to Toxteth park, 364 this week, corresponding week last year 421. In the hospital ward, 40. Cheques were granted to the relieving officers for £llB ; to defraying. travelling expenses of the candidates for the situations of surgeons, £6. Mr. Moss said he was surprised to find that a number of the gentlemen had left their post before the business was com, pleted, but the reason which he rose was in consequence of what occurred at that board on Tuesday last. It had been re ferred to by an article in the NORTHERN TIMES, which he had not seen, but had heard of, and he believed it con tained a great deal of truth. He had only to say that if he was to be subjected to the personalities and insults which he had received on that occasion, he would consider that sufficient to absolve him from attending There had been a good deal of contention caused by some gentlemen who were unwilling to speak out at the board, which he wished they would do, for the sake of truth. He had only to say that, if such personalities were continued, he would have nothing more to do with the board. The Clerk then read a letter from one of the Poor-law Inspectors, notifying his intention to hold an enquiry as to the dismissal of Dr. Gilmour, on Tuesday next, at which any of the guardians might be present, if they thought proper. A letter was also read from the guardians of the Merthyr Tydvil Union, of Wales. The letter sought the co-opera tion of Toxteth guardians in a petition to Parliament to place the county rates under the control of the ratepayers, and not the magistrates, who were irresponsible. Mr. Hughes explained, that what was complained of was, that the ratepayers were called upon to pay money over which they had no control. The chairman said, he thought the overseers ought to take the matter up and give it their serious consideration. The matter then dropped. Some conversation ensued with regard to entering on the minutes the reports of the visiting committee from time to time. This ended the business. OUR NEW Dom BILL.—The report we are presenting, day by day, of the proceedings before the committee of the House of Commons on this bill, while it shows the strong case which its promoters are enabled to make out for the necessity of further dock accommodation at the Liverpool side of the Mersey, presents at the same time the most striking evidence of the still growing increase of the trade of the port. The remark of Mr. Hartley, the eminent engineer of the docks, that " we have no sooner had a dock ready at Liverpool than it has been occupied," coupled as it was with the statement, that a portion of the timber trade being now carried on with much inconvenience at the south end a dock at the north end, as proposed, had become indispensable, certainly, to go no further, furnishes reasons for the present measure, which it would be difficult to impugn. The supposed objection, as our readers are well aware, is the more urgent necessity that is alleged to exist of first completing the docks at Birkenhead ; and Mr. Hartley, it Would be seen by the report of the proceedings we published yesterday, was subjected to a lengthened cross-examination by the counsel of the opponents as to the relative facilities and accommo dation for vessels of large tonnage at Birkenhead, and at the north end of Liverpool, with the view of showing that the accommodation at Birkenhead was better and safer. But nothing, we think, was elicited to weaken the case of he Dock Board. The chairman of the parliamentary porn- The Rev. Dr. Macfarlane and Mr. Malcolm, agents for the Presbytery of Edinburgh, had an interview with the Lord Advocate on Wednesday, the 15th, in reference to the annuity tax in that city. I:11E GERMAN TENOR, HERR REICRARDT.—After a most successful professional tour through France, Austria, Germany, Poland, Prussia, and Holland, this popular operatic vocalist has returned to London for the season. Herr Reichardt created quite a furore at the Royal Opera house, at Amsterdam, by his performances i n "Les Hugue nots," " Lucrezia Borgia," " 11 Barbiere,&e., &c. THE ITALIAN QUESTION AND TIIE POPE.—A Paris letter in the Nord says : " There is much talk here of a mdinoire which the Abbe-Prince Lucien Bonaparte has sent to the Emperor upon the Italian question, treated in the interest of the temporal power of the Holy See. It is known that the Abbe-Prince Bonaparte was educated at Rome, is very ' devoted to the Pope, and has up to this time refused all the honours offered him by the Emperor." THE LA'; -EST TELEGRAMS. SARDINIA. MAIN, March, 17.—Private letters from the announce that the Austrians had eanmenced preparations to lay mines, for the purpose of blowing up the bridge of Buffalora, over the Ticine. The number of volunteers arrived here already exceeds 6,000 men. frontiers -0-- THE PAPAL STATES. The Pope has ordered public prayers for peace. ROME, March 17.—N0 further despatch of rein forcements has been notified to the Pope by France. It is asserted in some quarters that a note of the Papal Government has been lately addressed to the Duke De Grammont, requesting the evacuation of the states of the church by the French troops as early as possible --.,10.--.- AUSTRIA. TRIESTE, March 17. —The Austrian Lloyd's steamer just arrived, brings news from Constantinople to the 12th and 17th March. Husseim Pacha, who was lately arrested for issuing counterfeit coin, has been condemned to 15 years' imprisonment. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. CORFU, March 12.—Sir Henry Storks has instructed a mixed commission to submit to him proposals for administrative reform -......,.....-_--.+ GREECE. ATHENS, March 12.—The Chamber of Deputies has unanimously disproved the charges against the Minister of War. PORTUGAL. LISBON, March 16.—The King has accepted. the resignation of the ministry. The Duke of Terceira is charged with the formation of a new cabinet. LISBON, March 17.—The following are the mem bers of the new Ministry :—President of the Council and Minister of War, the Duke of Terceira ; Minister of Interior Fontes, Justice Ferrao ; Finances Ribeiro Public Works Serpa, Marine Ferreira. The contract with Sir Morton Peto has been abandoned. ITALY. MILAN, March 15.—0 n the occasion of a dinner party the Governor General has assured his guests that peace would ere long be consolidated. A different opinion, however, prevails in military circles. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Thursday, March 17.---Advices have been received from the Caucasus. On the 19th February, General Jeff do Rimoff, with his corps de armee, laid siege to the town of Weden, Schamyl's capital. The place is fortified, and the besieged appear determined to make a stubborn resistance. An account of the particulars of the siege is expected, The tribe of Pshok, in Alasia, made its submission to the Russians on the 28th of January. THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, Thursday, 1 15 p.m.—The Bourse opens very inanimate. Rentes, 67.50. 325 p.m.—An improvement has taken place in all securities. Rentes close 67.75 for Money, and 67.75 for Account. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. DEBTOR AND CREDITOR. On the motion for the third reading of the Debtor and Creditor Bill, Lord Cranworth moved an amendment for expunging the clause relating to the appointment of official assignees in bankruptcy. The Lord Chancellor opposed the amendment. Some discussion ensued, in which Lord Overstone, the Earl of Donoughmore, and Earl Grey took part, After which the house divided on the amendment, which was lost by 38 to 23. The bill was then read a third tirtie and passed. CONVICT PRISONERS. The Convict Prisoners Bill was read a second time. ENCLOSURE BILL. The Enclosure Bill passed through committee. BOSNIA AND MONTENEGRO. The Earl of Clarendon put a question to the Foreign Secretary respecting the alleged appointment of two English engineer officers to survey and define the limits between Bosnia and Montenegro. He wished to know the views of the government on the question raised between Prince Danielo and the Porte, on the subject of the inde pendence and the boundaries of Montenegro. The Earl of Malmesbury stated that a committee had been appointed to draw the limits between Bosnia and Monte negro. Its efforts to settle the question had unfortunately failed hitherto, chiefly owing to the pertinacity of Prince Danielo. The British government was still using its en deavour to adjust the quarrel, without compromising either the just claims of Montenegro, or the integrity of the Turkish empire. The subject then dropped, and The house adjourned at seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Mr. Labouchere asked the Secretary _of State for the Colonies, whether it was the intention of the Government to present the report of Mr. Gladstone on the state of the lonian Islands to Parliament, and whether the report was true that Sir H. Storks had prorogued the Legislature of those islands. Sir E. B. Lytton replied that there were several reports, but it was the opinion of the Government, and of Mr. Gladstone, that they would not now be produced without injury to the public service. Information had been received by telegraph that Sir H. Storks had prorogued the legisla ture, but the Government had no official information on the subject. HA.RBOURS OF REFUGE Mr. Baxter asked the Secretary to the Treasury if the attention of the Government has been directed to the report of the commissioners on the subject of harbours of refuge, recommending grants of public money amounting to £2,365,000 to ten harbours, and if the Government intended to propose on the estimates for 1859 to take a vote on account, by agreeing to which the house would be committed to this expenditure, and if any further sum is to be asked this year for the works at Alderney and Dover. Mr. S. Northcote replied, that the grant for Harbour and Refuge was seriously under consideration; it was intended to propose a further grant for Alderney. THE REFORM BILL Mr. Hutt asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the government contemplate introducing into the refoi m bill in committee anv amendment than that which he has given notice to the house. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, that in all pro bability, several clauses would be proposed by the govern ment in council on the bill, which clauses would, he trusted, be received with favour by the house. He hoped that the hon. gentleman would not wish to deprive the government of a privilege conceded to all other members of the legis ature. CHINA Mr. Crawford asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Commissioner Yeh is still under restraint at Calcutta, and what are the intentions of the government with respect to him ? Mr. Fitzgerald said that Yoh was, he believed, still at Calcutta, bnt he would be released as soon as the new treaty was ratified. REFORM BILL Mr. Ridley asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will lay upon the table of the house the clauses which he proposes to insert in the Representation of the People Bill, respecting the proposed disfranchisement of those county voters whose qualification is derived from property situated within parliamentary cities and boroughs. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the right of the existing borough freeholders would be respected ' and that they would have th e op ti on, i n respect o f th e i r free holds, of acting either for the borough or the county. BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. Gregory moved for a select committee to inquire into the organisation of the British Museum ; and c—' lll e d. attention to the proposed distribution of the con tents of the Museum, to the state of it° officers, the constitution of which, he insisted, de' manded inquiry, which he believed the government vra° willing to grant. Lord Elcho objected that the inquiries of the comraitte.e! if appointed, might last for ever. The trustees of ° le ' museum were gratified to conduct the inquiry themselves, The contents of the museum undoubtedly required to be re' distributed, but there was already ample information on the, subject, and the time was come now not for inquiries, but for action. Mr. Slaney hoped that lectures would be established ill the museum for the working classes. Sir. J. V. Shelley supported the motion for a CO' . as did Mr. M. Milnes. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that he had 4 e# the inquiry last year, because he hoped that the gove might deal practically with the subject this. From AA pressure of business they had been unable to do, as it Ivor, be impossible that they could do, anything themselves year. He was ready to concede to the proposed inq u l not for the purpose of getting information, but of reo i l e ur e ing conflicting opinion, and preparing the way for Al' changes. t• on,rj Lord J. Russell entered upon the details of th e ques l os said that he approved of the removal of the Natural xbe lt Collections elsewhere, as the best solution of the difficultY• , were grave questions to be decided, and if a committee woull'„ sr any use towards forming a decision, he had no objectio n to lw pomtment. • in i le se t ike Sir G. C. Lewis thought that no inquiry was nec essary' constitutional of the governing heads of the Mtiseum, gested that the committee should limit its inquiry to the tion of its contents. Mr. S. Estcourt concurred in this opinion. Mr. Gregory said that he wanted a wide inquiry, but was in deference to the opinion of the House, to make his for a committee to inquire into the accommo' l collection of the British Museum. Mr. Cooper said that the ten limited. The motion was postponed till the next day for the arrangt ns of the motion v ere OW of its precise term& HEE; MAJESTY'S FANTRY• in Sir J. Trelawney moved for a select HOUSEHOLD committee to ing„ a ; the nature and extent of certain privileges enjoyed by her li s sio; Household Infantry, and mentioned in the report of a Oa t 0 10° appointed on the 12th day of April, 1858, as the privilege,oo4 Guards ; also, to inquire whether such privileges have a t v to produce satisfaction, or diminish the efficiency of the alt o feta' General Peel said that during the last 18 years no le ss t ear cho royal commissions and committees had made most o , rue pri; inquiries on the very points raised by the hon. baronet. -i.rot; vileges of the Guards had.been materially altered ty the vr al 1854. All possible information was already before the Sou" he felt bound to resist the motion. Lord Bury said that the hon. baronet had objected to the Pr' ore: of the Guards, but had not defined what those privileg ' ,. 11' They were at present simple matters of royal prerogative should oppose the motion. • b *that Colonel North likewise opposed the motion, denyul was any ill-feeling whatever between the Guards and the ln Sir H. Verney made a similar denial. for t Sir W. Codrington asserted that there was no foundation o ftb complaint against the privileges of the Guards. The obje c _to -0 motion was to get rid of the Guards altogether, Ns hick highly injurious to the. public service. Sir W. F. Williams opposed the motion. Mr. Conyngham supported it. - Sir J. Ti : el;:wney then replied, and The house divided, when the mo 4 ion was neg IRELAND VOTERSPARLIA IN . Mr. Brady moved for M leave to bring in a bill to awe vol‘ to regulating the qualification and registration of parliamendefe in Ireland. The bill was simply intended to remedy ner t ''' . A $ in the existing law. n etc' t , a eSI ,- B e et, Mr. S. Estcotut said, that the bill was not as he ha d , otl Reform Bill for Ireland. It related to matters coo3l,3Lca subordinate, and he should not oppose its introducti on• was then given to bring in the bill. • COURT PRACTICE. 1 1 1 .iit1 Mr. Hadfield moved ADMIRALTY for leave to bring in a bill, to el! 111 jeants, banisters, and attorneys, to practice in the 3 ' ,he Court. f 0 . 5 1 The Attorney-General said, that it was the intention 501, Government to bring in a bill on the subject, and wit' bs t 7 s. trustsd b _aft objects. He would not oppose the motion, .but„ ve rew, i ii, Hadfield would entrust his bill to the keeping of the u,_, ° t he '' Mr. Hadfield assented, and leave was given to bring I" CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR CHARITABLE prsPOSS; Mr. Hadfield obtained leave to bring in a Bill - to =WW I relating to the conveyance of land for charitable purposes. DUTY ON ASSURANCES. et iti Mr. B. Sheridan moved for leave to bring in a Bill to r e tb Duty on Assurances from 3s to is per cent. in cases whellecei mium was not fixed at more than five per cent. He the reduction would cause an increase of assurance w.'7. ;6 4. prevent any loss to the revenue under the present highdo_;:a fire insurance in France were proportionally more ntinat," in our country. Sir J. Northcote was compelled to oppose the moti °ll 4 ' o volved a large sum of money, which in the present 61' revenue the country could not afford to spare. . of Mr. Hadfield supported the motion. The reductio had been shown in the case of the Post-office to c revenue, and it would be the same in the present The House then divided, when the motion 112 to 102 CIVIL, MUNICIPAL, AND ECCLESIASTICAL LAWS, - Mr. Hadfield moved for an address for a Royal Coo Wit inquire into the Civil, Municipal, and Ecclesiastica l Customs now in force in Jersey. Mr. Walpole thought that the motion ought to be ar Mr. S. Estcourt consented, and the addre , * ordered. sir , n fro-- STATE OF THE NAP! Sir C. Napier moved for copies of let Walker to the Admiralty, on the state of the Navy, 1858, to the present time. Sir J. Pakin,gton said, that he had already read e.' e d. those letters which contained all the information req u ' i w o r e ", Sir C. Napier said, that it ought to be known ivb. ° 00 0 if sible for our present position, and he should press 1 11s e deatif Mr. Corry said it would be a most dangerous Pl e as confidential communications of the subordinate tt Admiralty were thus exposed. _ . .44 09".-he Mr: T. S. Baring said that, in that case, extras" at letters ought not to have been read. He declare °. e ot Admiralty left the navy in a satisfactory state. The P r o p: , on entering office, reduced the estimates of their pra te jos Lord Lovaine said that the extracts ware read t°oi;po increased estimate proposed by the Admiralty. ge motion. 0 , 'co' Mr. Lindsay said that, in the present state of P h be fit part of the letters having been read, the whole ought to d0 5,.. 1 1 : After a few words fram Mr. Whitbread and Mr. a u ght to 'To Sir C. Wood said that, if there was any one who 01" o tiohoe these papers, it was himself, but he felt that their Pr°, opt , be extremely inconvenient to the public service, and r 00 IV fore, oppose the motion grid After si mod is fr Si C. Nani 1 reply' , I -er some remarks ..om a.r .rapier L. in: , - in explanation, Mr. Bouverie appealed to the gallant admiral to .. o dac e motion, when the First Lord had declared that the.P4,ervic the correspondence would be detriinental to the public to Sir C. Napier persisted. t oed The house then divided, when the motion was OP to 26. for , r sa o , The Elections Bill passed through committee pro , „ ;r d The Oaths Act Amendment Bill was read a tu' Act passed. The remaining business was disposed of, and the ho ur 2 4 at twelve o'clock. THE MERSEY DOCKS AND y. HARBOUR WORKS I3j'- ['FROM OUR OWN REPOILTER•J 11. 5 ' 0 0 , HOUSE OF COMMONS, .1110. After the dispatch of my parcel yesterdaYl or Moss, of the firm of Messrs. James Moss & Ce•T o f Li of was examined, in order to prove the inadece r sey f°,lo accommodation on the Liverpool side of the 'lO ti e "'tte steam carrying trade, and the inapplicability' ° 09' for that trade, and at the close of his evidence the adjourned. the The] committee re-assembled this ram.- , hon. Sir George Cornewall Lewis in the chill i ' pag; e l Mr. John Farnworth examined : I have be iO r . ie be r the timber trade, as a broker, in Liverpool fel Cheer thirty years. pto 1855 I was opposed i c ; at th o ott", trade going to the north end, on the ground t i at t he 3 then not land enough. There is sufficient 10 ° o f th e b le end now, and since 1855 I have been in fave al fe voaljell' going there. The trade generally are now (riven e 0 4 the north. Mr. Halhead, who was to ca ta e l d ' e j oa lr_c r l t a b a bei ll on this committe, but who has been opposed to the timber trade being sent to thedoutit t to 1855, but he is now in favour of it. I , l o og e t r e . possible to carry the trade on at the south an, t _ i go must move. It would be a very great adval . tb _ o or'; the timber market removed to the n °r t t h t i fr ° Boatd a le n .41. taken a lease of land from the Mersey„: t ir 0 ;04 for 14 years. At the north end we renteao its ret 0 ,1 private individuals, and had no security f oath e 0,434 I consider the proposed expenditure at tint 0 1 itt l the timber and steam carrying trade ahs°lll 01l , The removal of the timb er t ra de from the so I st r 01! materially relieve the Brunswick Dock. I ni tl r e ti te d e c e : e ve l ' be i favour of the Birkenhead Docks being coat , ~e ar e ti The., e to act of parliament as soon as possible. tate th, . s f, reasons why it would be disadvantageous Otiverpoolol,il;it trade to Birkenhead. The population of orted in large, and one fourth of all the timber imp i s a ',"" ya 31 AO 0 . pool is consumed in Liverpool. Birkenheoaaood rising town, and ultimately may have a 7 _ nres eut co t ., am sure that it would never answer for t' trade,,itt tion to go to Birkenhead, so far as the tie ad i s , e t i r l iel cerned. Another objection to Birkc i c fa,6 tim ber railway and other facilities for conveylllo of t t th sca are not equal to Liverpool.- foal' a l3 3 One lir $ 0 Cross-examined by Mr. Webster : A t. 1 0,10 0, 10. timber imported is consumed in Liverpool' the 1)° , away by the Lancashire and Y o rkslar e e 9 o ilwall i ve e i d North Western, and the East Lancashill 186 4 Il e wo o , residue is conveyed away by water. li tim ber t ra t , oil deuce to the effect that a portion of the i n ion ° J i s trl e i.to go to Birkenhead, and lam of that a elSh aistfti‘oo timber sent to Birmingham and the St n t, l° t „ l ie o r 50 sent by water. That sent to Cheshire a The :S! P TO l o ot would of course go by way.of Birkenheat • iecrea s 46 5 A.OO of timber into Liverpool since 1854 has ices 3 31 : 5 6.5y the importations from British Ainericao. io the aild and from the north of Europe 40,51 5 t ?, 6 ;'froo: ton" British Ame r ica 311,109 tons, a nd 10 ,8!2d d • of Europe ;in 1856, 307,294 t ons, to net till in 1857, 321,039 tons, and 24,126