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London, England, 1856-02-16 00:00:00

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sidered separately. The Porte admits in principle tout nun fas the bill, with a view to protect the interests tion. ratepayers; and after a lengthened discussion, in
for Europeans the right of property, but wishes that
p to watched a
thend
the Christians should be liable to taxation, to the
in which several amendments were ro os
conscription, and to all other charges which weigh Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert and negatived, a committee was resolved on,
bill and oppose it at every stage, unless a compensa-
the Royal children, and attended by the Court,
on the Mussulmans.
Three hundred and fourteen Boyards and clergy arrived in town for the season, on Monday afternoon. tion clause be inserted in favour of Bristol.
THE NEW POLICE BILL gave rise to a crowded
of Moldavia have addressed a petition to the Sultan Her Majesty held a Court on Tuesday, and re-
meeting at Southampton last week, to discuss the
meat (Divan) of Moldavia, and of the measures jerna, and the Hon. Duncan Bligh. At the audience,
against the illegal constitution of the present Govern- ceived Baron de Huthschild, Count Charles Bjornst-
merits of the measure, which was characterised as a
dangerous innovation, based upon the pernicious
adopted by that body. The petition prays the Sultan his Royal Highness Prince Albert was invested by
principles of centralisation, hostile to municipal
to ordain that the country and its interests shall be Count Bjomstjema with the Order of theiSeraphim,
rights and liberties, and destructive of all local
ruled by the laws which existed before this Divan by command of the King of Sweden.
authority. Resolutions in accordance with the views
was instituted, until the moment of reform shall Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, and
have arrived which was promised by the Convention attended by the Countess of Desert, Hon. Beatrice of the meeting were passed, and a petition, embody..
of Balta•Liman. Byng, Hon. Mary Bathurst, Earl Somers, Major- •
ing those for presentation to the house by the count
EGYPT. General Bouverie, and Captain du Plat, have honoured ymembers, unanimously adopted.
An insurrection has broken out at Damanhoor, the Olympics and Princrss's Theatres, and the first
THE LIVERPOOL REFORM ASSOCIATION held their
near Cairo, among the Bedouins, on the subject of
performance of Mr. Costa's Oratorio, Eli, with their
annual meeting on Wednesday at the rooms of the
some recent enrolments in the militia. presence during the week.
association. From the report read, the affairs of the
Troops have been despatched to put down this His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge association appear to be highly prosperous ; and
movement, which appeared serious. received their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of great credit was taken for the proceedings of the
Cambridge and the Princess Mary and a select circle association with reference to the late election, result-
AMERICA. to dinner on Thursday evening, at his apartments inin the return of Mr. J. C. Swart in opposition to
The arrival of the Baltic, with dates to the 2nd St. James's Palace. ing
inst., brings intelligence of the reception in America Sir George Bonham.
of the acceptance of the Austrian terms by Russia. The Duke of Cleveland has left St. James's-square
The effect of the intelligence was satisfactory. In for Raby Castle, Durham, where the noble duke and Rlttropolitan.
Congress no Speaker bad yet been elected. Several duchess and Lady Augusta Poulett will remain until
speeches on Central American affairs had been deli Easter, and then remove to town for the season.
vered. Mr. Cass, Mr. Seward, and Mr. Collamer, The Earl Grosvenor, M.P., and Lady Constance ADMIRAL SIR EDMUND LYONS, G.C.8., was enter-
denounced the pretensions of this country, and have arrived in town from visiting the Duke and tallied at dinner on Wednesday evening by the Lord
though deploring a war, nevertheless maintained Duchess of Sutherland, at Trentham. Mayor at the Mansion-house. A distinguished
that the American position was justifiable. Mr. The Earl of Erroll left town on Tuesday to join party of upwards of a hundred noblemen and gen-
Seward, in his speech, suggested that the President his regiment at Aldershott. The countess remains in tlemen, including the Marquis of Townshend, Sir
should inform the English Government that in the town with Mr. and Lady Agnes Duff. Charles Wood, Lord C. Paget, General Buckley,
event of England not disccntinuing to exercise Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence is progressing saris- Lord Overstone, Sir Charles Trevelyan, &c., were
dominion in the disputed territory within one year, factorily, and is gradually regaining strength. The invited to meet the gallant admiral. After the usual
the United states Government would be empowered noble and gallant lord has been able during tne last loyal toasts had been drunk, and that of the army
to prevent it. An amicable adjustment, ho thought, few days to take occasional carriage drives. and navy proposed, Sir Charles Wood and General
woull result, but at the same time he would urge Lady Craven gave a soiree dansante on Thursday Buckley respectively returning thanks, the Lord
his own Cabinet in the meanwhile not to be inac- evening. The principal members of the corps diplo- Mayor rose to propose the toast of the evening,
tive, but, on the contrary, to be fully prepared for all matique were present. " The Health of Sir Edmund Lyons, the Admiral of
future contingencies. Sir Fitzroy Kelly on Tuesday entertained the the Black Sea Fleet." His lordship then briefly
Mr. Dallas has accepted the mission to England. Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury and a select sketched the career of the gallant admiral in his
Mr. Buchanan was expected in New York by an circle at dinner. naval and diplomatic capacities, and paid the highest
early mail. It is his intention to start as a demo- compliments to his distinguished services in the
cratic candidate for the Presidency. Black Sea and to his gallantry at the first bombard-
Volittrai. ment of Sebastopol :-
- If Sir Edmund Lyons were asked where were his naval
FOREIGN MISCELLANEA. SIR GEORGE GREY'S POLICE BILL was strongly battles, he might in return ask where was the Russian
A TELEGRAPH TO AUSTRALIA has been decided on. opposed at the Sheffield Town Council on Wednesday. fleet, or did it exist at all? It was Sir E. Lyons and lus
The Piecimontese papers state authoritatively that it A petition to the House of Commons, to the effect brave seamen that had virtually destroyed that fleet, or
rather forced it to commit felo-de-se. Should the present
is the intention of the Mediterranean Telegraph that the provisions of the bill were an unjustifiable
negotiations succeed they would prove the solidity and
Company, which is new sinking a cable between Sar• interference with the rights of municipal corporations, value of the triumphs of our army and navy; for, be it
dinia and La Calle, on the coast of Africa, to continue and subversive of the independent exercise of local remembered that before the war Russia, one of the greatest
its line to Melbourne, South Australia. After estab- authority in one of its most important functions, and of the European powers, had declared her intention of
fishing branches from La Calle to Bugia, Algiers, if passed into a law would place all the police in the making the Black Sea a Russian lake, whereas now if
and Uran, they will direct their main line through kingdom under the immediate control of the Secre- peace were made the Black Sea must be a neutral sea, in
Tunis, Tripoli, Alexandria, Cairo, Suez, Jerusalem, tary of State, convert them into a gigantic organised which no war-ships must appear, but which must be open
Damascus, Bagdad, Bassora, Hyderabad, and Born- Government force, and render them odious to the to the commerce of the world. He believed 'hat he could
bay. At the latter city the line is to separate into people and dangerous to public liberty ; that the bill .not pay._ a greater compliment to Sir E. Lyons and hvies_gahl-
two branches, one going northward to Agra, Benares, was regarded as a most unconstitutional measure, ian tsailors
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and Calcutta ; and the other passing through Ben- designed to subvert the principles of local negotiations,self-govern-
Men who had done such deeds were well worthy the re-
galore and Madras, and likewise ending at Calcutta. ment and establish the continental system of a cen- speet of their fellow.citizens, and therefore he trusted that
From that capital the line is to follow the north- tral bureaucracy in its stead—was unanimously he should meet a hearty response when he suggested that
eastern coast of the Gulf of Bengal and the penin- adopted. his hon. and gallant friend should receive the freedom of
sula of Malacca; then pass over to the Sound THE LEEDS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING adopted a the City of London.
Islands and the north of Australia, whence it will petition in objection to Sir G. Grey's bill on Wed. Sir Edmund Lyons returned thanks. He wished
follow the eastern coast, touching at the numerous nesday, and arrangements were made to secure the that he had established a better claim to so favor-
colonies there, and ending at Port Adelaide. The co-operation of other municipal boroughs in opposi- able an opinion, but from the exceptional nature of
whole distance is calculated at about 20,000 kilo- tion to the measure. It was also intimated that the the war, large ships had no opportunity of achieving
metres (12,500 miles). watch committee of the Leeds Town Council had been any very signal distinction:—
in communication with other municipal authorities,
FOURTEEN OF THE FIFTEEN STUDENTS tried for It was very sad indeed, as it appears to me, that her
making a disturbance at M. Nisard's lecture, at the and deputations would shortly be organised to wait Majesty's fleet has had no opportunity of coming face to
Ecole Polytechnique, have been convicted. The upon Sir George Grey and represent their objections face with the enemy ; for never WPB the English fleet in a
the measure.
sentences were simply short terms of imprisonment to greater state of efficiency than it exhibits at the present
from three to six months, and fines of 100 fr. The 'f HE SHIPOWNERS OF THE NORTH are taking active moment. The ships of each class are as near perfection as
Advocate Imperial did not press for a heavy punish- measures to resist the Government in passing the can be attained—far superior than at any former period.
ment, out of' compassion, as he said, for the young
Shipping Bill of Mr. Lowe. The Shields shipowners' I may say, of all classes, because we have lately added to
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men, °' whose future prospects were at stake," andmistake
societies have met and adopted petitions to Parlia- our fleets a Lilliputian class of vessels,
he enemy, should
which, if
who had forgotten the interests of their family and ment, and have appointed deputies to meet similar
"their mother's last kiss." bodies from the outports and the manufacturing not, will make
lities be resumed.
admirals, I am afraid that some of us are a little too old,
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much felt by t
for the ships. Aisfohrotsitlie-
towns in London. The South Shields corporation
M. DROUYN DE Luuys, in order to obtain the ac- uut we are very sorry for it, and therefore you must excuse
have also adopted a petition to a similar effect, and
ceptance of his resignation as senator, after the us—but as for the captains and other junior officers, never
have deputed the mayor to proceed to London to was there a more efficient set of men in the navy.
castigation the French Senate received, wrote to the support the deputies. The corporation of Newcastle
highest natter ter, but received no reply. Three sea- •
which receives 10,0001. a year from the funds of the'
rate applications to M. Fould, to the President of •fTohretigleallAagnat,andemmniroanl:
at
tistchlaie mhionmgbaanrydprnaerntiteuolfarsmebeasrit.
river Tyne, applied for town purposes, met on
the Senate, and to another gentleman, met with the Wednesday, and appointed a committee to co-
same result. At last he wrote to the Minister of ' topol, alluded to the services of the naval brigade,iiantry
and spoke in the highest terms of their ga
Finances, requesting him to cancel his name and operate with other towns interested in maintaining
those dues, which they consider to be " vested from first to last :
amount of salary in the lists of his department. His . Another point to which I must allude, and which reflects
wish Mr. Alderman lngleden read a letter from
wish was immediately complied with. Mr. H. G. Liddell, the Conservative member for
THE COUNT DE MORNY is reported to have said to South Northumberland, who stated that he would do the punctuality, zeal, and ability with which the tra
the greatest honour on this, as a commercial country,hspo ttts
service has been carried on The captains of the trans-
a senator, who was talking about resignation," Allons all in his power to oppose the Government measure,
done, mon cher, vows avez fronts mills raisons and asking for information. At the same time meet-
(3o,ooofr.) pour ne pas dunner votre demission?" fpeosr:iso scion are
anmdehnavoef'rgrenetrsekdilli'uzveaallnaabnled serviceability i inn th
theei r pp roro--
in g s will be held in all the seaports to adopt petitions secution of the war. I may mention one vessel, the Hints-
THE PATRIARCH OF VENICE, by way of softening in favour of the Government measure, which has Jaya, which carried a *hole regiment of dragoons, horses,
of
nthpeesre-
the hardships of Lent, has ordained that, "in order given great satisfaction to the shipowners.
to avoid unpleasantness (scandal), all those persons THE BaisTor. TOWN COUNCIL, at their quarterly and all, out to the seat of war, and landed them all
feet safety. In short, I believe that the services
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who do not fast on the appointed fast-days are to be meeting on Tuesday, considered the subject of Mr. vessels would be highly appreciated were they only more
served served in a private room." Lowe's Shipping Bill. The case of Bristol was stated
GENERAL. PRINCE GORTSCHAKOIT has been officially to be an exceptional one; for, while in other ports generally known. At the attack on Sethhasetropoolsittihoentitra,
and
when towed the line-ofebavt.ctlee ships to i p
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dangerous sr i had been perform( d UIPY "v
appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the the towns draw profit from the docks, the docks there
tito u
icrleods e aaAtt
shaanpdr,o
West and Centre, and Imperial Lieutenant of the are indebted 8,0001. per annum to the town for the ices there
Kingdom of Poland, with all the rights and preroga: maritime interests of the port. Mr. Alderman Bar- read
dithille
Oyes of that office. is one circumstance to which I should wish to draw Year
ron moved the appointment of a committee to oppose particular attention. In the winter of 1804•55 the general
reffiancyienseeyrvoifeethtehiartsory
might be re-
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