The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-01 00:00:00

THE REASON WHY.

BY MRS. SiGOI:RNEY.

I saw a little girl
With half-uncovered form,
14 1 igknidered why she wandered thus,
;Amid tth winter storm.
They said her rthe drank of that
Which took h& sei2 p cway,
And so let her childreit,'W
Hungry and cold all dasi.,
114 W Ahopoead. a;rp.in
;
Where solitt.o aFidituutshment;
And toil, divide t time ;
And as they forced iiiothronkh'the gate,
Unwillinely along,
They told me 't was intemperarkV
That made him do the wrong.

I saw a woman weep
eta if her heart would break;
They said her husband drank too much
, Of *hat lie should not take.
r saiw an tintrequerrted mound,
A efo w'eeds-and 14 afMbles wave—
''-'h.o said no tear' had falibli"3""fr—
I lizis alb dnihkard's grade:
They said the§44erie mit an' •
The risks the inteMPeiate:rUb: 1
For there was danger iet4 the dlil
Be evermore undone.
Since water, then, is pure and PRO*
And beautiful to sce,
And since it cannot do us harm,
It is the drink for me.

FASHIONS, FOR DECEMBER.

(From Le Falet.)
The !tour of the commenttment 'of Winterly weather
fide piephired uS. felt welcoming the new cloaks and
mantles for mat of dbOYs, and "there is no few' now of
out eotsiplaihitsgeff amplitnide.• The
.paletot .form is cleCidedly. the 7iitsst! in' favour. Either
thd paletot sac; with narrow rev'er's small' -sleeves,
it 06 Wishes it less neglige, it maf 148' mute
to fit slighlTY to the figure at the waist, and
with wide ,sleeves. young persons; the basquine
is still in vogue, and it does' Pot appear likely that
it will altogether give up its plebe to the paletot.
The basquine for morning dress is gatrally of
dab ;; when made of velvet it is more dressy, and is ,
fruit:kW trinnned round with a bias of quilted satin, •
which gives if Ai` 4earit, appearance. The paletots of
cloth and of velvet are hrwided, in a pattern, trimmed
with bands of coloured mateiiat. our with narrow fur.
Pelisses and Louis XV. mantles are &mining more rare,
and are only made in silk, with ornaments of guipure or
passernenterie. Velvet shawls have always, wide
&bides' of gtripnre ; nothing looks more stylish than
these for -altiee,e, dress. Some straight velvet scarfs,
trimmed with fringe; have been seen on young persons,
but they appear very unsuitahle for the weather. Many
black velvet mantles are trimmed with white satin ; it
11M a' very good effect.
Die,SEte ato made with round waists or with paints,
and dit open in front, so as to show a chem./-
sate. These hotlines' Can' 13e mode in two ways : generally,
they are opened in tho shape' of a heart, about half-way
down the bust, and with a smolt collar turned back,
and revere; but occasionally the opening is carried down
to the waist, with straps across the front.; this is the
most suitable for evening wear. Light and open sleeves
are also both worn ; only the latter are principally for
dcra-teilette, For, taffetas dresses, flounces are still
preferred; bit those of moire and satin it is better to
trim with macaw of velvet and guipure. Brande-
bourgs of rich passementerie Bands of velvet on the
bias, some plain, others waved, lace, ice.
Light,eolours for out-of-doors wear arc no longer a la
iniodie'-=--hfaeli, chestnut, or violet silks. Fouspadour
dresses-=---bl'a'ck ground with coloured flowers are fashion-
able. Black is, We think, more than ever in favour.
Indeed, this year, nothing hat sombre shades are admis-
sible, even for paying visits of etiquette. We will pro-
ceed to describe a few dresseg foe walking or visiting
toilette :—A black taffetas—very rich silk, with a wide
ffoutee set on large plaits, like the skirt. A very broad
band ef Mack velvet cut on the bias, edged the tiounee,
and at the tdls' of this, and also at the heading of the
flounce, a ruche of nutrow black lace; the body and
sleeves also trimmed with at ruttier: The sleeve, pagoda,
straight, and open, ornament 4 with a wide bow of
black velvet. These bows are souietiMes lined with stiff
net, which keeps them in form ; for the same reason,
lace flounces are frequently lined wills crape or tulle.
A blue figured taffetas. The body high at the back,
and opened square in front, with braces trimmed with
black lace and white blonde, which are laced together
tens the chest, a gold braid is laid on for a heading to
the Mee': Sleeves, open and pointed, a la Chinoise,
trimmed with late and blonde.
A dress of violet taffetas, with eleven flounces set on
in flutes, with a black velvet as a heading. A Marie
Antoinette corsage, in flat plaits. Sleeves to match.
In preparing for the approaching winter season', our
readers will be desirous to know a little of the fashion
. for evening and ball dresses. They will find the follow-
ing dresses exceedingly elegant and effective :
! A white Chainbery gauze dress, with an under-skirt of
white taffetas. It has a straight bouillone at the bottom
of the skirt then two more bouillonnes waved at the
edge, and at each festoon a bouquet of bachelor's buttons
is placed. The body, which is low, has a drapery of
white taffetas, crossed at the waist, and terminating in
wide ends embroidered with gold. A bouquet of
bachelor's buttons on each shoulder. A coronet of
bachelor's buttons.
Another dress is of white tulle illusion. Bouillonnes
towards the bottom of the skirt, in horizontal lozenges.
At the top of these are two skirts of tulle illusion,
covered with a Mule of tulle, figured with gold, caught
up at the side with a wide black velvet ribbon and a
bouquet of gold wheat. The body has a berthe figured
with gold, with Oriental sleeves. For coiffure, a kind
of turban in tulle, worked gold, with black with velvet
ribbon and gold wheat.

LORD SEYMOUR AND "MOSES."

(Prom the Plymouth Hail.)
Our readers are aware that we have freely expressed
our disapproval of English volunteering in support of
Garibaldi. When a "Colonel" Peard engages in such a
Quixotic enterprise it matters little: eccentric English-
men will always be abundant : and we may fairly pre-
sume that since England was a nation no war has occurred
without a few Englishmen being engaged-on both sides.
But, while we care little about the folly of " Garibaldi's
Englishman,", we cannot without regret see the heir of
an English dukedom in a like position. Lord Seymour,
if he were not the son of the Duke of Somerset, would
be a very insignificant young gentleman, who might do
anything however foolish ; but the eldest son of a very
haughty Whig duke, who is also a Cabinet Minister,
cannot commit a folly of this sort without injury to the
nation. WhPn Mr. Edwin Intn.es, M.P. and goes
to Italy and writes home ridiculous letters—oriwhen
Mr. Collier, also M.P. and Q.C., imitates the Marylebone
muff, and declares that the Venetian police mistook Mrs.
It. P.C. for Garibaldi—people both abroad and at home
merely pity the animals in question. But noblesse oblige ;
and the son of a duke, even though he call himself by a
pseudonym, cannot with impunity curvet and bray after
the fashion so delightful to a Collier cr a James.
The illegal proceedings in which Lord Seymour has
engaged have brought him into queer company. Our
"information on this subject is obtained Wont Mr. Russell's
Army and Navy Gazette. It seems that among the
Volunteers who went out to help Garibaldi was one
Captain Isaac. This person is a tailor as well as a rifle-
-man. No sooner did he obtain audience of Garibaldi,
as bringing-J-4-despatches from England "—than be pre-
sented-tbe Italian hero with " a little bill for clothes !"
Garibaldi kepthis temper and gave him an order on some-
body or other for the amount. Isaac however did not get
the money ; for in the interim Captain Sarsfield, alias
Lord Seymour, had made certain representations not to
the credit of the sartorial gentleman with the Hebrew
surname. Hence would have followed a duel but for
timely interruption ; not between Sarsfield and Isaac,
as one might expect, but between his lordship and one
Captain Scott. The duel was prevented by the interfe-
re nce of Colonel Peard, who took advantage of his supe-
riorrank to prohibit Lord Seymour's meeting Captain
Scott, on the ground that the latter was not a gentle-
man, but a bill-discounter. This .is well enough; but
the narrative goes on to state that Lord Seymour,
though he would not fight Captain Scott, has thought
fit to 'waylay him, and beat him with a stick ! For our
own. part, we should prefer neither to exchange shots
with a bill-discounter, nor to cudgel him.
What is the moral of this story ? People about here
know pretty well what " Colonel" Peard is. How he
ever came to command a brigade is a question that must
puzzle his acquaintances. However, he has attained
notoriety : and we suppose he wanted nothing else.
Young Lord Seymour is a feather-brained lad whom his
father might have looked after a little better. Messrs.
Lockyer and Latimer held him in hand as candidate for
South Devon if Lord John Russell's ridiculous Reform
(Bill had passed ! This is a rich sample of the sort of
representative, your Whig-Radical likes to inflict upon
us. These people, when it suits their purpose, will tell
you that nobody should enter Parliament unless he is
elderly and sagacious and acquainted with business : yet
icholas, Isaac, and Co., would have been glad to return
this aristocratic boy—and a very foolish boy, too. One
of their own sons would have done just as well.

The Post's Paris correspondent says that the Roman
province of Velletri, of which Terracina is a part, has
been occupied by the French troops at the desire of the
Roman Government, and by virtue of an agreement
between France and Sardinia.
THE 'ARVELLOUS RING.—A letter from Paris says :
" M A
curious ring has been found in the neighbourhood of
the Champs Elysees. It is described as of great value,
and has been ornamented with a royal crown and the
ciphers 'V. A.' in rubies and diamonis. It contains a
stereoscope of most extraordinary minuteness ; the
glasses are not more than an ordinary pin's head in
diameter, and the tubes scarcely the size of very small
crow quills. This marvellous apparatus contains, we
are told, photographic portraits of the Prince Consort
and the Prince of Wales, which to the naked eye are
invisible, but by the aid Of the glasses already mentioned
appear as large as the figures on a small visiting card.
It is asserted that a box of jewellery addressed to the
English Court from Paris a short time since was stolen,
and the ring in question is supposed to have formed a,
part of the contents,"

THE NEW CONSTITUTION FOR FRANCE-

(From the Porcupine.)
As our readers may naturally be expected to feel some'
interest touching the nature of the new Constitution
granted tv France, (we mean the last new Constitution,.
that of the present week, not that of Monday fortnight,)
we have taken some pains to procure from our diplomatic
agent, M. Porc-epee, an exact copy of the genuine docu-
ment, published in the Mowiteur. We need scarcely
suy, that that published in the London papers is, as
iitsual, entirely incorrect, having been translated by Lord
fohn RntselT. When we say, that our translation is
from the arzomplished pen of our townsman, Mr. Alder-
man Parker, no. word need be added to speak its correct-
ness, precision, and eloquence
:14sifing to confer upon France the inestimable.
blessings of a' free Constitution., as enjoyed by England,.
South Carolinv, Ancient Rome, the Isle of Man, and
other great natiorei. we have issued the following
decree :

-- -
Article I.—That the Senate and Corps _Lcgislatif shall
almtally vote an address, in repij, to our speech at the
openin'g of the Session ; the address to be prepared by
our own' hand;. to be printed in the Itfoniteur before,
being voted,, and to be adopted without any discussion,
Article 2.—This address will be read in the Rreseneu
of the Government Commissioners, who will give any
explinatioAs on the interior or exterior policy at the.
empire, more especially on the finances of the past an&
the wars of the coming year which we may think
convenient to make ptbiblic. It is expected that our
consideration may not be abused by the asking of any
questions; and, in order to prevent civil discord of this
discription, we have requested, through our Minister of
Police, that M. Jules Fevre will kindlY withdraw tea
Cayenne.
Article 3.—The legislative body are to be at liberty'
to disease freely every question submitted for their con—
sideration, excepting such as refer to military, naval;.
finwricial, social, legislative, and foreign topics. Our
pleasure upon the latter subject will be made known to.
the legislative body by our Government Commissioners,.
Article 4.—Tho debates of every sitting are to be,
reported in short-hand and published fully, after having-
undergone our imperial revision and correction, in the
official journal.
Article
le number
i'cs---
.T secureof f
oreediscussion we_ have
tre
ministersdm of
int the chambers. In
every division the vote of each minister is to be further
recorded as three votes.

Article 6.—Our Minister at the Court of St. James's
to be M. Klotz Rowsell. Our Algerian Minister, M.
Jules Gerard; Minister of Marine, M. Alexandre Dumas
(Fill) ; Minister of Public Instruction, M. Paul de Kock ;
Minister of Police, M. Mouchard ; Government Com-
missioners, Messrs. Gamin, Ventre-bleu, Zou-zou, Lowy-
garon Admiral of our Fleet, M. Jean Clare (le jeune)..
Artick foreign journals are to be admitted!
freely into Fiance, providing they contain leading
articles in favour of our Imperial policy, and are oft
great circulation and influence at home, such as the;
_Morning Chronicle and the Treaty. This permissiony,
however, does not extend to the Porcupine.
"It is our Imperial hope that France will appreciate:
the freedom we bestow, and understand that the confi—
dence we manifest, and the liberty we confer, are alike.
bright and precious as our Imperial eyes." [lt is thus.
that Mr. Alderman Parker translates the someivhat,
ambiguous metaphorical phrase "tout mon cal."]
" Done at the Palace of the Tuileries,
" NAPOLEON."

strippinff Auttitignut.

Wind yesterday, S.E. ; at Holyhead, S.S.E., light.

Nor. 29;

ARRI'

First of May, Miller ...Jamaica
Nuremberg, Chase,

[FED.
Anglo-Saxon (ss), Ball antine,
Montreal

1 Nov. 30.
1 Globe, Baker New Orleans
Lorenzo, Moawiek,
Philadelphia
Grand Master Halifax
Cervantes (ss), Tono Denia
Adelina Girgenti
Underwriter New York
E PORT.
..aurener.
LED.

New Orleans
Bolivar,Watson Maracaibo
Manchester, Trask, New *York
Ocean Pearl, Cook, St John NB,
Calpe (ss),Conolly, Alexandria
Cairo (ss), Bates Alexandria
Le Coq . Ostend
OFF TH.
Abbot
SAP

Nov. 29.
Mceander (ss), Leflie ...Genoa
Cintra (ss), Lloyd Oporto
Capella, Harvey ...Rotterdam
Chapman. Labour o antes
Phoenix. Ruiper Antwerp
Bertha, Ricker...Buenos Ayres
Ephrem, Boneaud Calcutta
Pactoltts (ss), Carroll,

Anal, Olesand
Nov. 30.
S G Owen, Norton, Charleston
Sir R Peel, .Larabee, N ewYork
C Souchay, Richards,Gibraltar
Illencat hra, Moosop... Rom Day
J Clark, Emersom...Alexandria
Christina (ss),
Alexandria
British Queen (as) .....Havre
PORTS.
and F C Clarke, from Calcutta,

~.Nantes

Alexandria
FOREIGI
Egyptian Witch, from Madra
both at St Helena for Liverpoo'
Ariel, hems at New Orleans
Cannata, off St Helena
Infanta, from Rangoon at St Helena for Falmouth
Empress, from Bombay at St Helena for Hull
Milton, hence at Galveston
Hamilton Gray, hence at Charleston
Santa Claus, hence at Baltimore
A svria hence at New Orleans
Mallard; and Spirit of the Age, from Mauritius; Clyde, and
William Faivbarn, from Calcutta; William Stewart, from Sin-
gapore ; Coriemelgie, from MaAras ; Langdale, from Wham-
Poa ; Gwalior, band Manta,
Wellington, from Canton; Gleam,
from 1.,;ochoo; and from Rangoon ; all at St Helena
for Lando,:
ha from at Cape of Good Hope
Helena,
from London at Cape of Good. Hope
Lord Raglan.
Calista Haws, iience at Mobile
floase,-henee Cialveston
India, hence atf Va
Africa, hence at New Or:cans
Sturnunts Harmonie, henc,e at Harlingen.
Eugene Edmond, hence at Narseilles
Rydal, hence at Natal
Simon, hence at Leghorn
Auguste, hence at Wismar
Rubin, hence at City Point
Goshawk, hence at Marseilles
Eugene Felix, hence at Nantes
Debutante, hence at Paimbceuf
Vampire, from Alpo Bay at Table Bay
Florence Nightingale, hence at Algoa Bay
Jane Leech, from Calcutta at Table Bay
Talavera, from Ceylon at Cape of Good Hope
SPOKEN.
Senator, New Orleans for Liverpool, fifteen days out.3lN, 75W
Red Coat, Bristol for St Michael's, Nov 8, off St Mi.-1241'e,
Dalemain, hence for Lima, Sept 5, 335, 40W
B Nicol, Nov 24, 40N, 10W
Laconia (ss), bound south-west, Nov 27, 47N, 9W
Vanguard, Calcutta for Liverpool, Oct 12, 2.35, 17E
Astronomer, Calcutta for London. Oct 17, 285, 13E
Mary Stenhouse, Sept 30, 385, 12E