The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-24 00:00:00

ADULTER4TIOZ, OF. FOOD, cte,

'ThE Committee of the House of Commons on tht-impprtaut
sullied of the adulteration of• food, drugs, Scc., re-assembled, on
Wednesday, and, proceeded tohear evidence.
Dr. Hassall produced two-samples. of pickles, bottled fruits,.
and vegetables,. one, in the natural state, and the other arti-
ficially coloured with salts of copper. He also produced two
bottles of anchovy sauce, one of the natural colour, nearly
approaching,, white, and the other of a deep brick colour,
owing to the presence of bole armenian in the. proportion
of 101 b. of the earth to, 190 gallons. He further, exhibited
some specimens of coloured sugar confectionery, the colours
being chromate .of lead,. red lead, arsenite of copper, 13zuns-
wick green, gamboge, and cochineal, the presence of which
could be.. detected independently of any analysis.. Messrs.
Crosse and Blackwell., had acknowledged that previous
to the appearance of the articles in the lagneet, they had
been in. the habit; of practising the adulteration referred to,
but b.ave since discontinued doing so. With reference to
the natural and adulterated sauces, the taste is decidedly
in favour of the uncoloured article. The practice of
colouring_ prevails throughout the trade.. French tomato
sauce does not centain any colouring. matter, the English
does. The specimens of non-coloured sauce were obtained
from Crosse aud,Blackwell, who had made it purposely, and
intended now to sell only that. Found them always very
anxious to, assist the inquiry in" any way. M. Soyer had
informed hita,that Messrs. Crosse and,Co. had ceased to vend
the limits and vegetables adulterated as formerly. The effect,
upon children, in consequence of, eating some of the adul,
terated articles of confectionery,. would not be any serious
inconvenience, unless they were_ daily in the habit of doing so,
when toe• consequences might, be serious. Witness did not
think the present inspectors, of nuisances would be able to
discharge the duties of inspectors of adulteration at the same
time;: they might be made available in some way. He
believed that a periodical publication of the names of trades-
men selling adulterated articles would have the effect of
checking the practice. In, answer to several questions as to
whether the articles would not be much dearer than
the adulterated, Dr. Hassan said he thought ;,here would
not be much difference. In the United States there is an
inspector of imported. articles, and if they are found to he
adulterated they are rejected ; in France there are somewhat
similar regulations in force, the authority being in the hands-
, of the government.
Mr. R.Mrarrington said he was connected with Apothecaries'
Hall as chemical dispenser and resident director. Has adulte-
rations brought to him to examine. With regard to tea, two
samples were brought to him in 1844, by an Excise officer, for
the purpose of ascertaining if they were genuine. Examined
them, with the microscope and found the whole of the tea was
faced with a colouring matter composed of turmeric and a
white material, like soap stone, and sulphate of lime or gyp-
sum. Made many inquiries to ascertain whether it was done
in this country or elsewhere, and obtained many interesting
samples for examination. One large tea merchant, to whom
witness mentioned the subject, asked him if he had seen
" unglazed tea," and, upon inquiring what this term meant,
was told there were two kinds of tea—one glazed, and the other
unglazed. Witness produced specimens of tea from Assam,
the new district of the East India Company, all unglazed.
The glaze is often put upon bad and damaged teas.
Another specimen produced was a tea imported under the
East India Company's old charter : it has a slight glaze, which
was done by the Chinese at Canton to equalise the tint. It is
simply Prussian blue. Sulphate of lime, being an absorbent,
is added to make the tea stand the sea voyage better. In
America teas are much more highly glazed than here. Prus-
sian blue is not injurious, being an insoluble substance,
although some of the highly glazed teas might cause injury to
some constitutions. The specimen of lie tea" produced, is made
in China. The term is a Chinese one, and denotes a "false"
tea- There was an immense quantity imported, and it was
endeavoured to pass it as a manufactured article, and not tea,
but the Customs do not permit it. Wholesale houses know
perfectly well what " lie tea" is. It contains 50 per cent. of
inorganic earthy matters ; that is, if 100 grains were calcined,
60 grains would be obtained unburnt, and the residue con-
sists of colouring matters and the sweepings of the floor.
Is not aware whether the officers of the Customs could detect
the "lie tea" from the others. There is no question but that
purer teas were imported before the trade was thrown open,
and this was owing to the East India Company's inspectors
at „Canton. The " lie tea" is comparatively a modern
invention, since the demand by the merchants for a
cheap tea, as the Chinese will manufacture any article asked

for according to the price paid. "Lie tea" is easily detected
by pouring boiling water on it, when it dissolves, leaving the
earthy matters at the bottom of the vessel. The "glazed"
teas are never drunk in China, being made only- for exportation.
A Chinese plant is also sometimes sold as tea, which costs
not more than lid. to 2d. per lb. Some of the teas are mixed
with the "lie tea" before leaVing China, and these will be
found to contain 11 to 22 per cent., of earthy matters, while
"lie tea" itself contains, as before stated, 45 or 50 per cent.
Respectable houses would not use such an article. The
greatest adulteration takes place before .the tea arrives here,
although there was one case in particular in Manchester
where tea leaves and other leaves were collected, and
by "glazing" and other means made to resemble new teas.
As to opium'none is iMported pure. The juices obtained from
the poppy will never dry beyond a certain consistence ; some
, leaves of other plants are therefore added to bring it into a
cohesive state. The College of Physicians have power to exa-
mine and inspect all chemists' and druggists' shops, and this
power is exercised once a-year ; but the examination is very
cursory and not sufficiently accurate to be of any benefit.
There is an agreement between the Admiralty and the Apo-
thecaries' Hall Society, by which they may examine their
establishment at any time, but this power has not been
exercised. The Hall supplies the whole of the navy, and half
the army, and the East India Company. Believes Messrs.
Savory have the other half. With regard to Turkey
rhubarb, knew that one manufactory at Banbury
produced 20 tons per annum. It is very inferior to
Turkey, fetching about 4de per lb., while Russian
rhubarb is worth lls. 6d. Russian rhubarb comes
from the Tartar districts, and is monopolised by the Russian
government. It is brought to St.- Petersburgh by the
caravans .and thence exported. It is a great delusion to
believe that rhubarb comes from Turkey ; the China rhubarb,
commonly c'alled the Turkey, is worth about 7s. 6d. per lb. ;
at the present time the price is very high indeed. Many
chemists profess to obtain their drugs from Apothecaries'
Hall, but it is-not the fact. The Hall does- not supply more
than seven or eight. Cod liver oil is another drug in which
there is an immense- adulteration. The all to. be' obtained
at the Hall is front Newfoundland. In case of the- oil being
coloured, it is owing to the liver of the fish being:* allowed to
putrefy. This case'of adulteration is most difficult to- detect,
even to an experienced person. There are. certain
• tests published, but the presence of even 5-- per cent.
only of the pure oil- will yield the required- result,
Several specimens of mustard have passed through- wit-
ness's hands, all greatly adulterated, containing from 2' to
30 per cent. of inorganic- matter, such as sulphate of lime.
The genuine should give-only 41 to 61 per cent. Isinglass-is
very much adulterated with the ordinary gelatine. Chloro-
form is not so much adulterated, if care is taken in purchaeing.
There- is always this danger-attending its use, that if kept 'Ong-
it undergoes decomposition, the elements reacting on each ether. -
Quinine is another drug mtieh adulterated.
Di:-Normandy, a physician; said- the articles which had come'
under his observations were very numerous, and were the result,
of ten -years' investigation. He would first mention bread and
flimiein, which the adulteration: consisted in the addition of
akin, which seemed to be the 'almost exclusive substance'
used -for the purpose.. He had- found it so ill mixed with
the bread as to present itself in: the. shape- of crystals of the
size of a-pea.- It has the curious ',property of imparting to -
bread-of second or third rate quality a whiteness which could
only be- obtained by the use of the best flour ; and another
property of much more importance to the' beker was, that it
enabled-tine to force into the breadadarge quantity of water,
thus adding-to the weight. The amount of ahem in the 41b.
loaf was-'sometimes 500 grains, and-Z4 grains-and less in the
11b. loaf. It-Was decidedly injurious-to health,- even in small
quantitiefe; to people of weak digestive powers.- When the dose
was repeated-day after day the injury- was greatly aggravated
by creating-a disorganised state of the-digestive-organs. The
injury to children would be still greater; by undermining the
constitution,' Carbonate of magnesia- is sometimes used to
correct the- acidity of bad flour ; it will edsce add to theweight.
Clay is also sometimes present, and potatoes'; but hadnever met
with potato starch, Knew the mixture called" baker's, stuff,"
sold by some druggists; it is alum mixed with salt, Had heard
of the substance; "German yeast," which had been: introduced
into this country' in- great quantities and was said to- pro-
duce a very peculiar disease, but he had not examined, it.—
In reply to a question,. Dr. Normandy said, he thought on
chemists, knew _nothing about chemistry; -they were
simply sellers of-drugs. From his own-observation he, knew
tea to be adulterated with magnesia and...the silicate-of mag-
nesia. Even the -chests- of tea are sometimes -opened. and
their contents taken out, and after being mixed are returned
and resealed, so theta person buying a chest of tea cannot be
certain of having. an original article. Believes•-there-.is- no
mode of detectinge-the. adulteration of tea, without. analysing
it. Knows such adulterations are practieed by -the wholesale-
tea-merchants in amble..

The committee-then-adjourned until Friday, when Dir. Nor-
mandy gave further evidence. He said.;-,-Cocoa is largely
adulterated with brick; dust, red ochre; .stale: tallow, and
ground cocoa-nut shells. - He had examined,lso•samplesi and,
found in many twelve per cent. of the two, former. Ail pre-
parations of cocoa are- more or less adulterated, and theonly-
way the public can. obtain the article pure by purchasing:
the nibs. Coffee is-adulterated, hi addition, to chicory, with
roasted grain and some root similarly prepared, which was.
either parsnip or carrot. Chicory is used to the extent offifty
per cent., and this explains- how coffee (so called) ,can be- sold
at is. per lb., when the cost price, including. roasting, is not
less than ls. 2d. Half a pound of coffee at, that : price, and;
the same quantity of-ehieory at 4d. per Rix,. would leave -a.
profit of 3d. Coffee -is, -much less adulterated in France,-.
where the retailers- roast- the berry daii.Y. for themselves,
and many private consumers do the same. Chicory is-
used, but not at aln to the same extent as in England.
He had given some - attention to the athilteration of malt
&Dors, and was of opinion that, in this ease, the fraud is-
committed by the pablioan. He had found -a- difference of 5g
per cent.. in the quantity of alcohol contained in porter-ob-
tained from the brewer and that sold by the-publicans. The
only adulterating matters lie•had found waa,salt and sulphate
of iron, the former :1,-o exeite- thirst, the latter; lie believed,.to•
Macoculti;:injefil-APEDSPLAI. ..bg.ArF,FRAts
Beaus, and a few years-ago he-bad seen a cart before a public.
house, with the words; `-.lirewers' drugst !' after the name•
on the side; but he, believes the publicans, are usually sup-7
plied by decayed tradesmen who call on them. for orders, and.
conduct their business privaiely. Coculus indicus produces ef-
fects similar to thoseof alcohol, and enahles the publican to add
a quantity of water to his beer. Then, as- the-water diminisl es.
both the colour ands the bitterness, extract of, gentian is used
to, restore the latter,and the-addition of ammonia or hartshorn,
imparts- darkness. render pale ale as dark as porter.
He- knew no meara of ;determining the.: quantity of coeults-
indicus present in beer ; herould detect half a grain of strych-
nine, and sulphate- of-iron is easily detected, but the latter-
he had found in only, two or three instances, The adultera-
ben of beer could easily be detected by, the quantity of alcohol
it contained. Quassia could not be easily detected; its-pro-
perties are the same as those of gentian, and are not at ani,
deleterious. He had: never found nux, vomica in beer, but.
understood that it-was- used in adulterating beer ; its proper-
ties are the same as. those of coculusindicus, and its effects.
would be the same:. The substances- used in adulterating gin
are sulphate of potash aid alum, for fining; oil of vitrioLand
oil of almonds, for beading ; grains of paradise, a, red
berry having prcperties similar to those, of pepper, sulphuric
acid, and coculus- indicus. He but met with a ease-in
Dr. Taylor's work on poisons of. death having resulted
from the presence, of coculus indicus hi rum. The adul-
teration of spirits,, like that of, malt liquors, he he-
- lieved to be ascribable to the publicans. The frauds
of this kind committed in the- trade are so extensive
that the revenue, must suffer very considerably. Pine-apple
ram owes its flaveur to the useotan essence manufactured by
chemists in this country, and modern discoveries in.,science
have enabled fruit essences (se, celled): to be producediin
perfection—by chemical processes. Fruit is not used. at all;
the essences are chemical imitations.. The flavour of. British
brandy has beers greatly improved of late years by the same
means, the chemists having discovered the means of imitating
the flavour of French brandy. He had analyzed many samples
of London2milk, but had never discovered any other adultera-

tion than the nature of water. He enumerated the adultera-
tions which he had discovered in. drugs and chemicals, many
of which, he stated, are calculated to materially, affect the
result, ii-the medical attendant is not aware of the extent and
nature of the adulteration, Calomel is adulterated very
largely with chalk, and Epsom salts (sulphate-• o 1 ma,gnesia)
with Glauber's salts. (sulpha.te of soda), but the two salts have
the same effect.

Mr,Redwood, Professor of the PharmacenEeal Society, gave
evidence as_to the adulteration of drugs ; andNr. Blackwell,
of the firm of Crosse and Blackwell, as to theadulteration of
pickles. The committee will meet again toanorrow.

15'21.21,AL. E.CO•UNTER ON THE WEST

COAST OF AFRI,CA,

THE following are authentic particulars of an attack, =de
by the -British, troops on the king, chiefs, and town.of Arida-
geak, Mallicouri, river, and of the severe. loss sustained :7--
On the 21st of May, at 3 p.m., Captain Fletcher, Ist West
India Regiment, commanding the troops at Sierra Leone, re-
ceived an order from Acting-Governor Dougan to embark 160
men a all ranks on board the screw steam gun-vessel Teazer,
3. At tho'clock all were on board, consisting of the Ist and
3rd. West India Regiments, commanded by. Captain; Fletcher,
Lieutenants Strachan and Wylie, of theist, Lieutenant Vin-
cent of the 2nd, and Lieutenart-siCerr and Beazley, of the 3rd
West India Regiment: Deputy,-Assistant-Commissary-General
Firth, Commissariat Staff ; Staff-Surgeon. Marehant, and As-
sistant-Surgeon Bradshaw. The Teazer anchored at 9 a.m. on
the 22nd off the town of Msiagr,eak, and, after firing a 32-pound
shot and a 16-pound shell, over the town, a flag of truce was
hoisted at the king's Louse, upon which Captain Fletcher
landed the troops under cover of the steamer's guns, consulted
with the joint commissioners, Lieutenant-Commander Nicolas
and Mr. Dillet, private secretary to Acting-Governor Dougan,
and granted one how to the king to hold his "palaver." At
the expiration of cae hour and a-half the troops advanced to.
the centre of the. town without opposition, and set fire to the
mosque, the king's house, and several other buildings. The
intense heat of the flames compelled the troops to retire to.the
boats, on reaching which a smart fire was opened upon them
by the enemy in ambush at each side of the landing-place, and
five soldiers were wounded. The Teazer was reached without
further opposition, when it was discovered that a portion of
the town remained unburnt : another consultation was held,
and it was determined to drop down to Binty Point, at the
mouth of the Mallicouri, and reduce Malageak to ashes, ac-
cording to the instructions of Acting-Governor Dougan.
On the morning of the 23d, at an early hour, Commander
Nicolas poured into the town (which was still in flames)
and the adjacent bushes grape, cannister, and shells. In
half-an-hour the troops again landed without opposition and
advanced. Commander Nicolas and Mr. Dillet headed the
leading division to point out the houses to be burnt, Captain
Fletcher and Lieutenant Wylie following with the main
division to support. In a moment the small advanced division
appeared to be attacked by an overwhelming force. Mr.
Dillet fell to the rear, wounded in the head and left leg ;
Commander Nicolas shot through both thighs ; and Sergeant-
major Scanlon, of the 3d, and several men were killed. Captain
Fletcher was driven back to a small bank of mud and sand
near the entrance of the Malagea ; Lieutenant Wylie was
wounded and subsequently killed; Lieutenant Vincent shot
through the body; Paymaster Edwards, of the Teazer, shot
in the head and heart; Deputy-Assistant-Commissary-General
Firth taken prisoner ; and the men fell rapidly, killed by the
enemy's fire. One boat succeeded in reaching the Teazer ;
but the pinnace, with 30 to 40 men, in pushing off, filled and
capsized, riddled with bullets. The soldiers were either
ddembarkedg e
bou.mtc9hneroefdalwl lriaenliktshey
throe"bnaleidk's yaleorls
72 were killed, 12 wounded or missing, and nine taken pri-
soners (since released).
On the 24th of May the Teazer returned to Sierra Leone
with the survivors of the troops.

COURT AND FASHION.

• 1110
OssoßN2, July 21.—Her Royal Highness:Princess
been attacked with scarlatina. Prince Arthur, Prince 10r

and Princess Louisa are convalescent. seal°
ON Saturday, Sir William Molesworth received the tik
office as Colonial Minister. Sir Benjamin Hall will, Pr° eie
aSrorLOdrilnVEa
succeed to the Presidency of the Board of Works. Three
tions will therefore follow.
England last celebratedw year'
years of age. He has been sent to England for four
be educated. • 10'41
China,
Tam Court continues at Osborne. Their Royal Sag
hl
ek.
He rich
Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess Louis3fo
have been attacked with scarlatina, are progressiugiloi°
favourably, and the whole of the remainder of the
Family are quite well.
THE marriage of the Hon. Ellen Duncornbti rgolgeitio
daughter of Lord Faversham, with Mr. W. B. Deolgittlt
Mr. Denison, M.P. for the West Riding of Yorkebl'xi'ofer
solemnised on Wednesday, at St. George's Church, toe
square, in the presence of a numerous circle of the aired
I,(J
THE DUKE and DUCHESS of SUTHERLAND 09„00
Ronald Leveson Gower have left Stafford House for Tr; 10
Staffordshire. The noble Duke leaves there in a feW 'lOlO
Liverpool, to embark on board his yacht for the west ire,
land, on his way to Dunrobin. Castle. The Duchess svn
to town next week.
RIST NORFOLK.—Mr. Stracey (COHSCriatiVe) W- 3
day elected M.P. for this division of the county,
(Of
opposition, in the room of Edward Wodehouse,
servative), who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds' tte)
oder Ht hA theße LEs
purpose N
proffered s po Ifbzobitoe
being
g T receivedh e installede
aa summonsoareason
assignedG.C.B.
ut o
belt,
tof e ois
dcoeucliSrtfe
lant admiral, if not officially given, is well.known to ci
"I have been,!"' he says, "censured and degraded, $6l
been denied-the opportunity of clearing my reputatio°'
taeay-orauethrct.*:
am I now offered a G.C.B.' —United Service Caatte."4
nimmraea r-N HIGH LIFE.—On Thursday', th,,e ef,ev
of the Lady Henrietta Augusta Nevill, second'daur-oev.A
Count and Countess of Abergavenny, with the 11°°' Cie
Edward Lloyd. Mostyn, took place at All ~laiats:
Marylebone. . numerous family circle assembled t°d'si.s
the ceremony. Thebride was attended by eight brii.
and wore a robe of rioh white glace, flounced I/16'40,p,
point lace, a veil of the same costly lace, and 5,,09-01,
orange flowers. Shortly after two o'clock the nee'E
couple left town for Eridge Castle, the seat of t°'
Abergavenny, near Tdribridge Wells, to pass the

CUSTO'MS DUTIES
The following resolutions are to be proposed bY)it.oo4o"°
the Ouvretary of the Treasury, in cammittee on the
Acts e
" 1, That the duties of custbms• chargeable .upon
pd
ing articles imported into Great Britain and Its
cease and determine, viz.:—
Ammonia, liquid.
Ammonia, sulphate of.
Arts, works of, in any metal. -
Potash, sulphate• of.
Soda, sulphate of 11J'.1
"r2i. That in lieu of the duties of customs now et
on the undermentioned articles. imported into GO
an& Ireland,. the following duties shall be charged'
Beer, spruce
Ginger; preserved,. until the sth day of Aprilinchl-
sive 'which shall first happen after the end. of 12
months from the date of a definite treaty of peace 0
with Russia • per lb.
for the follovpingl2 months after- such 6th daY 0 0 11
of April... the.lb• 0
thereafter r thelY• 0

Morphia and its salts " '' ' • thedb.
Yarn, woollen, or worsted, called Berlin wool- er
zephir yarn, and woollen or worste yarn, of tliv
or mon threads 0 °
Scoured, hleached, or coloured the Ib' ti,,,,!
Not scoured, bleached,or coloured the 1.1). ,0,
" 3. That,in lieu of the duties of customs now 0)5%
the undermentioned articles imported into Great Br
Ireland, the following duties shall be-charged :
~ a /
Cocoa husks and shells the 0%
Prints and- drawings admitted under- treaties or 0 0
international copyright the lb' II
or at the option of the importer, a ii
Single ~. . importer
0
- 0
Bound - doze° Li
Musical instruments, via.:— 'Proof
Harmoniums and seraphines .. ..... ............eache oto
" 4. That in lieu of the ad valorem duties of elliop\.o
charged upon the, undermentioned articles ill,
Great
Great Britain and Ireland, as not being.- enumerat
tariff, the following. duties of customs - shall bc" ' 6
thereon : 0 3 opi
Chloroform...... ....„ ..... .
......._
....... the,,, w• 00 ~4
" 5. That it_ is.expedient .to-consolid;te, the variouwsoi
etc
in force imposing duties of customs on goods; far 35
merchandise imported g
into the United.ingoin, so OO
att's‘ 6r. lelthinatgittois
relate to such- duties. end ''t 0
theexPecuds
of the customs."
_....... ,
iteourast t,oancdonosothelidarivti.,eeatondamainend t 5.01)

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FCIREIGN INTE-v--
'Wednesday. Thereulbvsecrreirpimintionenf:ercr°
FRA.NCE.—The s
doubt . that tbut:irl:
all the mairies, There is not the least dou . . Tit 1
seriptions will:greatly exceed the amount reqWeu ~,,hp 14,4
.3loniteur announced that, in order to favour those " or
to place small sums in. the rente, the m 13302110122 Vr z
1Wliai011:" - - - -
It has been, whispered in Government circles, theta", t
on foot for an eventual settlement of the Eastern q 1 ill
The cession of the. Crimea by Russia to be made a Irtios.4,
—the Crimea to be -restored to Turkey as a comPer3, :,0 Pit
the Principalities,- which would be ounex-ed t°olraroot;
sideration of Lombardy being given up to Le
place no faithda this-rumour. St. Geed
as a subscription towards restoring tthhvele'
Queen Victoria has sent £5O to the 31.1°r Tf,,,,his.h cowv
loan- conllnlen°l-00,pil
the remains, o£James 11. tus-'° )
hat the rilP i
SPAIN.--Itis ,announeed from Madrid t.,.. • min`do pr
cdshsaptethe retts.
Rome is complete,..the, Charge d'Affaires -hasilableb Fry
passports on the 16th, in consequence of,the.C_ led S
Bill. The Bkiela Wetrrior dispute with: the. ulli;,ll‘Pir
has been definitively settled by an indainnity of ai.roLoto
reals. Cholera is on; the increase at Madrid. „A uar ,e,4
surgents had.again. stopped the French Inv. ill!,, re'ri ,(''
On the 10thlen members of the band of. Marv' - ear.„d r:
Girone. A Carlist chief,. General Arnao, brotb,,,,q, kirg,'
Cabrera, has been.killed in the same province. l'--11":5
Hierros had a few days, ago an engagement with tilgorj
troops in the territory of Burgos; the troops hajo, „f•
killed and seven wounded, and the insurgents fou,.,:esi Tv
a greater-number of wounded ; the 'Ate; lost-10 mr, of „0-
A Madrid-despatch of the 18th says :—" Tie Po'cl, V.;
journed yesterday, after voting the - budget. toffa,:e:
,/
millions, of :Teals is. to be realized abroad. Te:di3Oecuo,,',lt
bably, the payment for the month of-June will v et " Or
• - Dol 0
HANovga.—A despatch of Thursday from Lb ri.j De
" The resignation of the cabinet is--hourly exPer;ele 4
Platens :who has arrived from Paris,. it is hem' D : will,
new premier;"
..,,50.4
We hear (says the Globe) that Russian offiee''',,,or „.
employedin enliSting Hanoverian subjects, and, Imo. 00 r,
protestations, have refused to take their deP°"loo 01
refusal backed up by the statoment that theY ealij
tentiousof employing the recruits as soldiers, bile Oil
capa.city. of asmourers (rust-meister), to prov,"„e ii "t 4
charge of the arms. It is said that this expla,non to V?'
sufficient, and that the enlistment will be alloWe'ls, A
1..T4.T..x. —Father Becks, the General of the Jeoll;,00V
a narrow escape from the hands of an assassin at 1:,,1t t"
whole matter has been kept as _secret as possible) "
to.ii
prit, is believed to belong to the Order.
et At
The King of the Two Sicili anbats{., gave agr a ,0,
i
King of Ibrtngal and his brother, the Duke of Oil el
6th. Among the distinguished persons Preseu:t r
Infante of Spain, Don Sebastian, and hia.Consc?", ' 40t,
o
(cunt and Countess Of Moutemolino. a 314e•,4 )
Rl7s3.lA.—Prince Paskiewitch is seriously ill, "Ir` aot' r.,
be breaking up. A tremendous fire broke out .ca #l,l`.i
great fire of Novogorocl, in Russia. It destro),,f rPferJ
quantity of merchandiseoralued at three railliolls;ce t)IV-1
The Warsaw correspondent of the Iftdepenua ccoloy
some length to important reforms, about to he tt of,Vt)!,
in Poland. In the first place, the Commissiti o'', 1,‘,,k
which has hithertn held cognizance of all polit'irie';',
dissolved, and suck of . will in, future be,, ge eo' ,
,r
ordinary tribunal:,, Secondly, the Polish'l;lol)oicjir
be substituted for the Russian in all official coolictlieil
proclamations. Thirdly, instead of the various 00011;10
now charged with. the different Official departild. cef ;0'
with the title of, ". Minister" will be appoiot to AOf
reforms," says. the Indepenitance, " indicate ,tioo ~A.
extent the commencement of the reconstrov n,r
Kingdom of Foland." the ',,t; 0
TunKny.—Accounts: from Constantinople, tlvrte rid
state that the financial embarrassments of the h0f.c.",1,t,',)
creasing. The bankers of Constantinople, wh,°ol.P', No',
the habit of lending to the. Forte, at a great 11,1::,hilt"got.lii
declared that they had no more money at tln`re 03, 0
Divan addressed itself to, the agent of M. der tn!iP it
advanced, it is said, five. millions. Fortunat)9v
~tbt
tion of- the new loan. guaranteed by France a"' vilt.
all i' e
remedy this state of affairs. old„railvevo,t
Tun PRINCIP4TaTiEs.—A letter in the vi,",2s motl ii",i
says :--=` It is generally understood that ther,e '6oo4iottevity
exchange of notes. lately between Vienna an the tile a 1.1.0 4
concerning the concentration of troops wk.,,ic7.)aii .0, o,'
0,q,;,
present effecting in the principalities. Alw tl, o.'" er
means the intention of the Cabinet of Vienna tc.'reas e, itsc i,
in the way of the Turkish troops, still it is dte2,300,,ii1,',044
what is theobject of these movements. xPl'.',. -eabi'-itAtiol..,,
taken place with the Cabinet of Paris on tiltit tile.cetiogl
We hear from Bulgaria and Rounselio "`"; reeelatl'lPf
this year exceedingly good. Orders had be.c. the Iv oyi
effect that all the corn must be
iegissaisvviecernr,,ul j,...P...!!--otisiiheii4e,ti'et,:io"44
as was the case last year. In addition turieat, the, i
Bulgaria were to be made over to the goverl'.apPlY 0 sfii,
be forwarded, as necessity shall require, to_i% e stre%e:sep
of the Allied armies in the Crimea. For slid() in 'aV , I
and English agents had been purchasing, etaie, Ifo!itli 0/
tens at unheard-of prices. The P°Pula of uP ."„ot!'di
suffer greatly, and must be content to P_.„, w.,1,,. ,to 1
flesh for some timo to come. This, rnorec?v`t e%,orP` / I
r Ai
easy to obtain, and would necessarily fet na
Rl2oAtlhtP,:fsircioetarra.
9th, arrived—,
wheel steam-vessel Antelope was at .r,ei the briPot or
FernandoLTheo
weileelAi,2fa3r itrePdraoll:,y,rm.Tineuonauneiteiri-iiPff,laeose,iti:je,Tutrltil:ylla6dglettia°llyros i;:191,011:
ttei?e'rleA:i.tol; i
Linnet 8, and Philomel, at Lagos ; aell piuto, Sennr:a Pg
phin, 3, at Accra. The steam-vessel
as pit.inii
rrgreaZer, WI vt•11 Beltr',
Leonemwoaunndde
erfdor
Nicolas,aEt nm galaanoudfo,
lotoinlreiJvuseture,eanm2el:,;
in an engagement with the natives, wheneazes 11..utlife rio,
Mr. Frith, purser, were killed. The
.• *ust the Irses 20
quested to assist the merchants a,,o!,,,,rti.vesseLoe, Y)
lwoFenrhf mail-packet
teontmshciheerrd2miaffseetnreoec-nneeesfohraAd
Ascension,
Ittet,_no!u2"theed
,208ft:'4i'aerirtio..ierJ
Goree, on the 2nd of July. elB Posseng—
moderate. 'The Retriever bringsvery,
,te,
men-of-war wd
June,
ew,seaaraneedda ttfirGl T
h:orar:ti le;
icaoiloalipsu i. set_ , ,
st.
fro'a fs o
`passengers
el:,
riieti
lialeit:, pr
r al cargo of gold, dust, palm od, i

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