The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

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Prince Ghika, the Ilospodar of Moldavia, has called on
the Extraordinary Council of his State, to prepare a measure
to ensure the liberty of the press.

The Commissariat-office and staff, which, since its
separation from the Treasury, have had their offices in New-
street, Spring-gardens, have removed to the War Depart-
ment in Pall-mall.
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A letter lately received from Florence, by Rossini,
announces the death of Dochler, the pianist, of consumption,
The deceased, who was only 40 years of age, was married
to a Russian lady.

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DEATH OF THE ASTRONOMER VON BlELk.—The scien-
tific world will learn with regret the death of the celebrated
astronomer Von Biela, which took place at Venice, on the
18th of February.

A petition about to be presented to the House of
Commons by holders of Westminster Improvement Bonds,
prays that a committee of inquiry may be appointed,
with the view of such relief being afford as may seem
expedient.

THE CRIMEAN INQUIRY.—The board of general officers,
formed to inquire into the Crimean report of Sir John
M'Neill and Colonel Tulloch, will hold its meetings in the
Great Hall of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
Another case of fatal termination of experimental
hanging has jest occurred at Drackley. A boy named
Brown, aged 14, was trying the experiment, could
not extricate himself, and was dead before he was dis-
covered.

The Milan Gazette states from Vienna, notwithstanding
the assertions to the contrary of several Piedmontese
papers, that the dispute between the Austrian Cabinet
and the Count of Savoy has been satisfactorily settled,
and that a Sardinian Ambassador will soon be sent to
Vienna.
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The indictment in the case of the Rev. Mr. Benson, the
clergyman charged with solemnising matrimony between
parties previously married, under the Dissenters' Marriage
Act, will not be tried at the present Oxford assizes, but
either in the Court of Queen's Bench, or on the civil side of
the court at the next assizes.
SUPPOSED INCENDIARISIC—About four o'clock OR Wed-
nesday morning, a fire broke out at the Canklow flour
mills, near Rotherham, belonging to Messrs. Moorhouse
and Hague. A very large quantity of grain in sacks and
a good deal of flour was destroyed. The building and
stock were insured. There is but too much reason to
fear that the fire was the work of an incendiary.
RAILWAYS IN PIEDMONT.—At the sitting of the Sardinian
Chamber of Deputies on the 28th ult., the Minister of
Public Works presented a bill, demanding the approbation
of the Chamber to a convention with the Victor-Emmanuel
Railway Company, for the extension of the lines of Savoy
and their union with the French lines.
LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—The engi-
neering estimates for so much of the company's line as
relates to the proposed deviation of the Crewe and Shrews-
bury line is £llO,OOO, and the cost of the authorised works,
intended to be relinquished under the bill, £83,000, making
an increased expenditure in relation to that part of the
undertaking, of £27,000.
On Saturday evening a grand cavalcade by torchlight
took place at Troyes, with a view to collect money tfor the
poor. The Car of Bacchus and the Temple of Momus
formed very striking objects in the procession. The Sire de
Franc-Boisy and his chaste spouse also figured in the cor-
tege. A considerable sum of money was raised amongst the
spectators, and in the town.
Task ROYAL Hum/am SOCIETY.—On the application of
W. W. E. Wynne, Esq, M. P., the silver medal of the
above society has just been awarded to Lewis Jones, aged
16, son of the coxswain of the lifeboat at Barmouth, North
Wales, for having rescued a child from drowning. The
youth saw the child fall from the limy into the water, when
he immediately plunged in with his clothes on, and although
the tide was full, and running strongly, he succeeded at
great effort, in holding the boy's head above water until a
boat could put off, when both were brought to shore greatly
exhausted,

AUSTRALIA.

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
MELBOURNE, November 20, 1855.—The Lightning
arrived yesterday, after a passage of 80 days ; and
the James Baines was allowed to remain at a►:
inside the Heads, till to-morrow noon, at
time she will go to sea positively. The long pa
of the Lightning is mainly owing to the stovii
of her false bows, when a few days out from
pool, which materially impeded her sailing
obliged her pumps to be kept going at
intervals during the entire voyage. There is
little, new or interesting, transpiring just at pr
The Legislative Council met on the 23rd, t(
the new Constitution proclaimed, the Gove
remarks on Colonial matters in general, al]
usual official twaddle current on those occo
The Governor, on making his appearance
door after the performance was over, WaS
heartily hissed by the crowd of spectators.
late election at Ballarat has created some t
but little astonishment, as the result wa.,
apparent to the most careless observer.
Peter Lalor, one of the gentlemen e
to the Legislative Council, was one
insurgent leaders at Ballarat, and lost an arm
attack on the Eureka Stockade, was proscribed, a

a reward of

)0 offered for his appreli

alive or dead, which proclamation has nerer beea
officially revoked; although he has been living
publicly at the old residence for some time bf1•01'
he has never been molested, and the whole aff3i

sink quietly into oblivioil

r. J. L. Huniffrays, his coadjutor in the ret

seutation, was secretary of the People's Union '
the same time, but never took any active part 111
the rebellion, viewing the matter as the bulk of the
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diggers did, as one that must be earned by /oral
suasion and not by physical force—as a right to be
gained in a legal and constitutional manner, and
not by useless bloodshed. He strove long and
faithfully for the rights of the people, and thei
have shown their appreciation of it by elevating
him to the highest position in their gift. In
hospital bazaar, held last week, for the benefit ei
the Melbourne hospital, yielded between £4,000 and
£5,000. John Thomas Smith has been elected

A new

Mayor of Melbourne, for the fourth time.
quartz reef has been discovered at Anderson
Creek, about ten miles from Melbourne. Dlirin!
the last week veins have been taken up frc"-
Specimen Hill, close to the Yarrow, near rib°lir
son's station, to the third hill beyond, in 6
southerly direction, where several very rich sPe‘n-
mens have been found. A vein which was
opened last week, yielded, to one fortunate 1)0°8:
sor,fifty ounces of gold in six days; others are (1°i13„1"
exceedingly well, while some are asking unheall;
of-prices for their claims. As is the case wits
most quartz reels, it is inexhaustible ; it
ha
already been traced for three miles, the /el--
varying from three inches to eight inches in thiA;
ness. The day of distress has gone by when the%
are such rich quartz reefs, miles in extent, in sue.,
close proximity to the city. The American ‘1)..1r
Flying Arrow, of Boston, hence for Batacifit:
was brought into port a few days since
crippled condition, dismasted in a forioll°
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squall off King's Island. Fortunately, aft
ing some way, she brought up about tw

from shore, and rode out the gale in safety.
she touched the rocks every soul must havi
ished. Business is improving somewhat
prices of provisions are firmer. Butter h
advanced a penny. Oats, which dropped
denly from Os. to 55., have gone up 61. pei
and there is more enquiry. Flour still rei
£4B, and no prospect of its lowering u
colonial crops are in. The entire supply

Ls ewe°
,4) 3l l~

Chilian ; of American there is not a pack

first hands. Deals, slates, and general
materials, are improving. Wool is co

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briskly from the interior; and the whole asP
mercantile affairs bears a brighter any
cheerful appearance. J. W. 2.