The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-18 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

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(FROM, &it OWN connEsi4oNiiENT.)
PARis,San. 16, 1861.
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.:ease of the greatest interest; in which the
Iniperial -flintily is deeply concerned; will come
before the Tribunal .r the Seine, on the 25th
inst. M. Jerome Bonaparte, the eldest son of the
late King of Westphalia, residing in America,
wishes to establish his right of succession to
Prince Jerome, his father, in virtue of his rights
as his lawful heir. It is asserted, as has been
explained by M. Thiers; in the 18th Vol: of his
hittol of n The Consulate and the triipire,' that
the marriage of the brother of Napoleon I. and
Miss Patterson was annulledby the family council
of the First Empire, on which their adversaries'
claim is founded; but that it has never been dis-
solved by the Church; It is on this latter ground
that M; Boimpitrte; lio bas secured the services
of M. 13erryer as his advocate, rdstil ills ease. It
is stated that in the course of the proceed-
ings there will be prodUced letters from
Napoleon I. froth Madame his mother, from the
PrineeSs Mathilde addressing the plaintiff -as
nephew, grandson, and colisin resPedtitely;
Some attempts at accommodation which have been
tried have not, up to the present time, been suc-
cessful. It is also said that M. Jerome Bonaparte
and his son; an officer in the French ariny; have
prefel.reci their family Hattie of Bonaparte, *hill
to them is everything, to the noble titles of Duke
and Count of Sartena; which have been offered to
them. (Sartena is a town in Corsica.) How-
eter, I am far froth clear that some arrangement
not`, yet to, preViously to the 25th.
M.Berryer is about to publish a notice of the
case, which is a most eloquent and interesting
document. The Emperor, with an impartiality
which does him honour, does not intend to inter-
fere, seeing that it is not a question of money
that it inVolVed; hilt a iittestitdor state,
The great " Precautionary ;' preparations of
France for war are still going on: It is stated as
a positiVe fact; that in the Ardennes foundries
there are ordert, for bannen ball§ for silt itintiths
to Come: The whole of the marshals have
returned to their respective districts; with the
exception of Marshal Canrobert; who is detained
in Parts by the eiteets of an old wound in the
foot
The difficulties between France and England
are not limited to the affairs of Syria. It is
stated that the British Government is determined
to persist in its opposition to the Isthmus of Suez
project of M. Lesseps, and that a very energetic
communication in that spirit has been transmitted
by the English Foreign Office to the British
Consul at Alexandria. .
A circumstance occurred at Algiers on the 2nd
inst., which has produced an enormous sensation.
The new Viceroy; the Due de Malakoff, held that
evening a reception, when all the civil and mili-
tary authorities, as well as all the foreign Con-
suls, came and paid their respects to him. When
the Neapolitan Consulthat is to say, the Consul
of Francis IL—was presented, the Marshal put
sonic questions to this gentleman regarding
Naples and Gaeta, which showed the lively inter-
est that he took in the matter. The Consul, who
was a little taken by surprise, not being pre-
pared to answer any questions of the kind, replied
that in Naples and at Gaeta the Royalists Were
fighting! "Pour le droit et contre le droit."
" Ah !" said the Duke to him in return, " what a
pity the King did not place himself at the head
of his troops two months sooner ;" and then turn=
ing to the other Consuls present; he said, "The
treatment which King Francis has met with is an
indignity which exceeds belief. I am, and have
been, a political man, but I declare that I cannot
understand how such a state of things can be.
alloWed." The Marshal then closed the reception
and the foreign Consuls hastened, it is said, to com-
municate an account of the scene and of the Mar-
shal's observations to their respective Govern-
ments.

above.

Some favourable rumours in the interests of
peace imparted a spurt to the prices at the
Bourse to-day, but it was merely a spurt. Rente
closed at 67 35.

TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA

The St. Petersburg Gazette publishes the text
of the treaty concluded at rekini on the 14th of
November last, between Russia and China: It
was ratified at St. Petersburg on the Ist of
January, 1861, by the Emperor.
General Ignatieff acted for Russia and Prince
Kung for China.
The treaty consists of 15 articles.
The first, second, and third clauses provide for the
adjustment of questions of frontier between the two
Governments.

" Art: 4: On the thole frontier line established by
Art. 1 and 2 of the present treaty, trade free of all duty
or restrictions is established between the subjects of the
two States. The local authorities are bound to. give
special protection to such trade, and to those who exer-
cise it.

" At the same time the enactments relative to trade
established by the second article of the treaty of Algoun
are confirmed.

"Art: s.—ln addition to the trade existing at Kiakhta
the Thissiati lideteliantS will enjoy their former privilege
of going from Kiakhta to Pekin oil eotninetcial btisiness.
On their way they are also allowed to trade at Ourga
and at Kalgan, without, however, being obliged to
maintain large commercial establishments there. The
Russian Government will have the right of keeping a
consul at Ourga with suite, and of erecting a building
there for that purpose. For the requisite ground an
arrangement-will be made with the local authorities at
0 drgii; •
"The Chinese rnereildnts ate equally authorised to
enter Russia to trade, if so inclined.

"Russian merchants have the right to travel in China
at all times on commercial business; but they must not
congregate together in a greater number than 200 in
tliv Moreover, cuey must be promea
with a Russian certificate on the frontier, denoting the.
head of the firm, the number of his clerks, and his des-
tination. During their journey these merchants are at
libefty to buy of sell as they may chocrse. They mist
pay all their eiperises.
"Art. 6. —As an etpetitteliti trade is opened at
Kachgar, on the same basis as at Di and Tarbagatal.
At Kachgar the Chinese. Government grants sufficient
land for the erection, of a factory, with all the necessary
outhouses, including storehouses, a church, &c., also a
burial-ground; and pasturage, as at Ili and at Tarba-
gatal. Orders will be immediately issued to the Governor
of the district of Kachgar for the concession of the said

" The Chinese Government is not to be held respon-
sible for the pillage of Russian merchants at It'achgar,
should such pillage have been done by individuals from
beyond the Chinese outposts.
" Art. 7.—ln the localities thrown open to commerce,
the Russians in China and the Chinese in Russia may
enter into all commercial transactions -without any ,
hindrande frdm the local authorities; they may frequent
the markets and shops in perfect liberty, as also the
merchants' houses ; they may buy and sell wholesale or
retail, as best suits their convenience, on credit or other-
wise, according to the confidence they may place in each

other. - • -
"Thalength of stay of merchants in these localities
is entirely dependent upon themselves.
" Art. B.—Russian merchants in China and Chinese
merchants in Russia are placed under the special pro-
tection. of the two Governments. To keep a watch over
the merchants. -and prevent misunderstanding which
might arise between them and
,the, inhabitants, the
Russian Government is permitted to establish at once
Consuls at kachgar and, at Ourga on the basis of the
regulations adopted at Ili and Tarbagtai.
" The Chinese Government may, likewise, if it wishes
it, appoint Consuls in the capital and in other cities of
the Russian empire. •

" The Consuls of either State will be lodged in man-
sions at the cost of their own Government. Nevertheless,
if it suits them, they may rent houses from the inhabi-
tants.

" In their relations with the local authorities, the
Consuls of the two Powers are placed on a footing of
perfect equality, in virtue of the second article of the
treaty of Tien-tsin. Offences and defalcations will be
judged as settled by the 7th article of the Treaty of
Tien-tsin, according to the laws of the empire of which
the delinquent is a subject. -

" Commercial disputes will be settled. by the mer-
chants thernelves before a Court of Arbitration, the
members of :which will be selected by the parties con-
cerned; the Consuls and local authorities will limit
-their co-operation to procure an amicable settlement,
if possible, without any responsibility as regards the
" In case of written engagements, it will be the duty
of the Consul to take measutes to enforce the fulfilment
of the same.

Disputes which do not come under the head of
`Commercial Transactions,' as law-suits, complaints,
&c., will be settled by mutual consent of the Consul
and chief local authority, and the delinquents punished
according to the law of their own country.
"In case of a Russian subject seeking flight in the
interior of China, the local authorities, as soon as they
are officially informed of the fact by the Russian Consul,
are bound to take measures to capture the fugitive, and

hand him over to the Russian authorities. The same is
applicable to a Chinese seeking refuge in Russia.
" In the case of great crimes, as murder, brigandage,
manslaughter, premeditated incendiarism, &c., if the
culprit is a Russian he is to be sent to Russia to stand
his trial according to Russian law ; if a Chinese, he is
placed at the disposal of the Chinese authorities.
" In criminal cases, no matter how serious, neither
the Consul nor the Chinese authorities have any right
to incarcerate or pass sentence upon an individual not a
subject of their own government."
Art. 9—This article enacts, that in consequence of the
present treaty on the new frontier line, the enactments
df the treaties concltided at Nertchinsk and Kiakhta are

superseded,
Art. 10.—This article refers simply to the restora-
tion of cattle that may have strayed beyond the ne*
frontier line, and to the extradition of fugitives, as given

Art. 11.—This article simply regulates the trans-
mission of written despatches on a reciprocal amicable
footing between the authorities of the respective empires.
Art. 11--,-This article settles the postal arrangements
between the tWo envires. Letters and parcels from
Iliakhta to Pekin and vice verso are to leave as follows:
—Letters once a month from either point; parcels once
every twd Months from Kiakhta for Pekin, and once
every three months from Pekin to Kiakhta.
Twenty days are allowed for the transmission of
letters; 40 days at the outside for parcels.
ShoUld the merchants deem it advisable to establish
a postal communication of their own, they are at liberty
to do so at their own cost and risk, by notifying their
intention to the respective authorities,
" Art, 13. The ordinary correspondence of the Mi-
nister of Voreigti Aftairs of Russia for the supreme
council (kioun-kitchou) of the empire of Ta-Tsing, and
those of the Governor-General of Eastern Siberia for the
same council, or for the Court of Foreign Relations
(li-fan-youen), will be sent by the ordinary post, but
without being restricted to the fixed periods of its depar-
ture. In case of important business, these despatches
will be sent by a special Russian courier.!
" During the sojourn of the Russian envoys at Pekin,
despatches of special importance may also be forwarded
by a Russian functionary expressly appointed for such
servide; •
"Russian cotirierS ttlay not be stopped or delayed by
any one whomsoever.
" A courier entrusted with such despatches must be a
Russian stibject;
a hi,. depirture
.6f, 6: tnsiiian courier must be an-
nounced 24 hours befoielialiti at klakhta by thean Cd
at
om-
missioner to the Dzargoutchei (pc,ii4490.);
Pekin by the • Russian Mission to the MilitarY !lout
(ping-pou)."
Art. 14.—This article empowers the Russian Governor
of Fastern Siberia to conclude any additional arrange-
ments with the frontier authorities of a nature to
facilitate intercourse. At the same time it confirms the
. 12th Article of the Treaty of Tien-tsin.
Art. 15.,—This article simply states that after the
exchange of ratifications the treaty will be in full force.
• Signed and sealed at Pekin on the 14th of November,
1860. (Signed) NICOLAS IGNATIETP.

RIJN G.
The Gazette publishes the protocol of the exchange of
copies, duly signed, of the above treaty, of which two
copies are deposited at Pekin, in the archives of the
Russian Ecclesiastical College.

THE ALLEGED MUTINY ON BOARD

itAI.S. ORION, AT CORFU.

A correspondent, whose letter is dated Corfu, Jan."s,
states You will see in a few days, no doubt, a
garbled account of our exploits on Christmas Day, and,
as a matter of course, the stronger will get the better of
it, However, in the meantime, I will furnish you with
as clear a statement as I can give in the hour I have to
spate before the mail leaves. As in all ships, the 24th
of December was passed in preparing the ' stuffing '
for the next day, and adorning messes, &c., the usual
number of coloured-paper chandeliers and transparen-
cies invited inspection, the latter not unfrequently being
made the spokesman of wants endured—repeating over
and over again the object of Jack's absent love. Now,
you are aware that the custom is for the captain and
officers to Walk round the deck, and at least smile on
those little whims of follies of the crew ; but our captain
is not moulded to smile, so he declined humouring the
800, and turned his back on their frivolities with that
infiiffereace which only great minds can evince to puny
efforts. Instead of wasting ten minutes of his valuable
time in meeting their paltry wishes, he obliged them with
the prayers according to the establishment—a short
sermon from an author of a very abstemious creed. Up
to this time all went well ; but when dinner time came
and no captain appeared to survey the fare, taste the
duff, &c., considerable disappointment was manifested,
and in some instances expressed. However, no disturb-
ance beyond the cheering of officers carried round the
decks occurred, and the afternoon dragged through
tamely enough. I believe in most ships it is either
customary to dispense with night quarters on Christmas-
day, or to make it a very short affair. Not so in the
Orion ; hence the cause, in my opinion, of what has
been termed a mutiny, and which no one but the cap-
tain can be blamed for. With that ignorance of seamen
or over-estimate of his own powers, he mustered some
800 Men, in a more or less jolly state—ready for good
or evil: as dangerous as a box of lucifers—and finding
some five or sit absettty kept the remainder from
their fun in shivering line' nearly an hour, and
then discovers what he before knew, that the absen-
tees had been doing merry Christmas,' and were dead
to the beat of the drum. As a matter of course,
as soon as quarters were over a row ensued ; the
hands were again turned up, and a second hour spent
in mustering and picking out those that had indulged,
which amounted to some four or five men, and making
them prisonets fat the night. Yesterday we were in-
dulged with a change of the drama founded on the old
plot written for the occasion, and partly to allow Capt.
Stewart, of the Marlborough, to do Star.' * • * We
have long been in the habit of hearing that the service
requires for its welfare an occasional victim, but in this
instance nothing less than a dozen was asked for to
satisfy the gods. Ou mustering the crew, 12 were
selected, and without the slightest warning drafted in
pairs to the Marlborough, Neptune, Exmouth, London,
Mars, and Caesar ; not that they had transgressed on
Christmas day, nor that they had misbel,e---1 —"""
having been already punisneu roi u, out that examples
were very badly required, and those were ready in the
the defaulters' book. * * * With respect to the petty
officers, they were considerately informed that their
names would be forwarded to the Admiralty, with the
view to regulating their pensions when due, accordiar
to their' erits and service in the Orion at time of
the mutiny."—Plyntouth Mail.

ST. PATRICK'S SICK AND BURIAL SOCIETY.—The
annual meeting of the United Assurance Sick and Burial
Society of St. Patrick was held last evening, in St-
Patrick's School-room, Chester-street, Toiteth-parlE,
The chair was occupied by the Rev. P. J. Phelan, presi-
dent of the society. It appeared that after paying
.the
large amount of 2,583 claims for deaths, and 212 claims
for births, making a total of claims paid during the past
year of 2,795, independent of sick, for which a large
amount has also been paid, the clear savings for the
past year were over £5,20. Tables tlsi:) for supfiorl--
and also
teducating,om ak eand r
provision
wfiosre
chprilodvriedni n
atg forcer t orphans,ain
ages,
by small weekly or ether payments, were laid before the
meeting. Several persons addressed the meeting, which
concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman.
Miss NIGRTINGALE. -- We regret to learn, from
undoubted authority, that the report recently circulated
in several journals of the gnrcgaodnaufilneviallesahteedr, improvemententire increasesly
to 'upon
her
in Miss
Nightingale's health is entirely without foundation.
her;ner andmaladhye,rfasrtatfer,omwhbicehi
apartment, is one of great eAhaustion and, severe suf-
fering.—The Tines.

DISTRESS CITY IN THE vITY OF LONDON.—The funds
for the relief of the extraordinary thepublic generosity
some time, prevailed in the City,y distress
u which has, for
dis-
pensed under the system of
intrusted to the Lord Mayor b
eo
domiciliarytin e t o
visitation,
s
biteation,
through the agency of men se ected from the police.
.20
For many days past between 0 and 300 letters a day,
on an average, have been addressed the chief •
to magis-
trate by poor people, s • o luting pecuniary assistance to
enable them to bear up against the privations to nhich
they are exposed; and during the •
nine days ended on
Tuesday, as many as 926 necessitous
persons, or upwards
of 100 a day, received temporary relief through the
officers of the court charged with its distribution, and
at least 160 more participated on Wednesday in the public
bounty, whose necessities in every case had been .pre-
viously verified. The number so relieved was on Fri-
day 183, on Saturday 125, on Monday 162, and on
Tuesday 171. At noon on Wednesday, opposite
the Thames Police-office, a vast assemblage of
poor women congregated in the street. They continued
to increase until they amounted to at least 2,00 G, and as
they completely -blocked up Arbour-street East, direc-
tions were given to admit them into the station-house
yard, the great gates of which .were thrown open for
that purpose. About 1,000 letters were handed to Mr.
Selfe in the course of the day. A selection was abso-
lutely necessary, and, the letters from tradesmen and
landlords not known to the magistrates, and not a few of
whom were suspected of recommending applicants for the
purpose of obtaining payment of debts and arrears of refit,
were thrown aside. The presence of so much poverty,
and the eagerness of the poor creatures to obtain some
temporary assistance, caused much extra trouble to the
magistrate, clerks, officers, and a large force of police from
the adjoining station-house, who were under the direc-
tion of Mr. Hayes and Mr. J. Griffin, inspectors of the
N division, and performed their arduous duties in the
most praiseworthy manner. Soon after four o'clock, at
which time not fewer than 3,000 women and about 200
men were assembled, the magistrate proceeded to relieve
the women recommended to him, and did not terminate
his humane labours until ten o'clock. About 300
women, a great majority of whom had husbands and
children at home wanting bread, received from Is. to
ss. each. Great numbers whose poverty, apparently as
great, was not verified, did not obtain anything. Mr.
Pyer, the chief clerk, was solely occupied from eleven
o'clock in the morning in opening the letters containing
cheques, bank notes, money orders, and postage stamps,
and recording the same in a book.