The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-28 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE PEACE CONGRESS

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.

The foreign Plenipotentiaries met in Congress

again to-day, but with the same secrecy as has

attended their former proceedings

It is said that a grand review of the troops in

garrison, in and around the city, will take place on

Tuesday next ; and rumour further asserts, that

the treaty of peace will be signed before that day

RUSSIA.

From Berlin, a despatch of yesterday's date
informs us that the Emperor of Russia had left

St. Petersburg on an excursion into Finland, for

the purpose both of inspecting the works of de-

fence, and of visiting some portions of the interior

which he has,not yet seen. The Czar's route is by

Heisingfors, Abo, Tavastlious, and Kekholm

THE FRENCH FUNDS

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.
The closing quotations of the transactions on the

Bourse to-day stood as follows :—Four and a Half
per Cents., 94f. Three per Cents, 72f. 80c.

THE Lusa MILITIA.—From Dublin we learn that
yesterday, orders were issued by the government autho-
rities to stop the further issue of clothing to the Irish
Militia. [ls this indicative of a confidence in the speedy
approach of peace ?]

THE CRIMEAN MILITARY BOARD.—The opening of the
sittings of the military board appointed to inquire into
certain allegations, contained in the report of Sir John
Mac Neil and Colonel Tullock, has been again postponed.
The board was` to have assembled yesterday, at Chelsea
Hospital, but the continued indisposition of Lord Seaton
prevented that arrangement being carried into effect. It
is now stated that the noble and gallant lord has, on the
ground of ill health, retired from the duties of President
of the Board, and that General Sir Alexander Woodford
has been appointed in his stead. It will be remembered
that Sir Thomas MacMahon withdrew on the same
grounds, and that Sir George Berkeley has been ap-
pointed to succeed that gallant officer. The board as
now newly constituted will meet, it is said, in the course
of a very few days.

THE MURDER OF MI3S HlNDl.—Although the usual
assize has been just held for the County of Cavan, we
learn from Dublin, under yesterday's date, that a Special
Commission has been issued (as we some time since
announced would be the case), for the trial of the prisoners
charged with the murder of Miss Hinds. It is reported
to us that two other murder cases will be included in the
commission. Be this as it may, the Grand Jury are
summonedlor Wednesday, the 9th proximo.

',AMU: COLLEGE, BLACIEBURNE-HOUdE.—A lecture, in-
troductory to the course on History, will be given on Tues-
day next, April ht, commencing at twenty minutes past
three, by the Rev. James Cranbrook. Ladies will be
admitted on presenting their cards.

MISSIONS TO CHINA.—A public meeting was held last
night in Hope Hall, Hope street, in aid of the missions to
China, especially those of the Presbyterian church
.in the
district 'of Amoy. Addresses were delivered by the Rev.
James Hamilton, D.D., of London, and the Rev. James
Johnston, missionary from Amoy ; and a collection was
made for mission buildings in that place,

A " Nicx."—Yesi,crday, detective offic3r Thompson,
whilst passing up Renshaw-street, siw four persons wnom
he knew to be ‘. swell" thieves, prowling about, seeking an
opp rtunity to exercise their vocation. He watched them
for a short time, and observed them making an assault on
the pocket of a lady, and just as they were about to decamp
with a purse and some money, he captured them (with some
assistance) and lodged them safe at the station. They will
be brought up this day at the pulica court.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF NOTES.—On Wednesday,
information was received at Bow-street Police-office
that Meaburn Staniland, Esq., a solicitor of Boston,
while travelling on the Great Northern Railway, was
robbed of a small red linen cash bag, containing three
100/. Bank of England notes, twenty-six 101. ,notes of the
Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Bank, a 51 note of the
same bank, two nalf-crowns, a shilling, a -sixpence, and
four half-pence. The robbery is supposed to have taken
place in Boston or Peterborough, or at the Great Nor-
thern terminus, King-cross, Loudon.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—At twelve o'clock on Wednesday
night police officer Riley, 379, heard a splash in the
Brunswick dock, and running to the spot, he saw a man in
the water, and having procured assistance, the man was
got out as soon as possible, and
,medical assistance was in
attendance, but all proved useless, as the man was dead.
He is at present unknown, but the following description
may lead to his recognition. He is about thirty years of
age, 5 feet 8 inches in height, slight made ; dressed in
black cloth coat, black trowsers, black satin vest, white
shirt, and wellington boots, and wore a monkey jacket
over his coat. He appeared to be either a captain or mate
of a ship. He had only 34-d in copper money on his person.
The body lies at the dead-house for identification.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday, the coroner h
the following inquests :—On the body of John Ryan, aged
about 22 years. The deceased was native of Ballyshanuon,
and came from New York as a second class passenger in
the ship Henry Clay, and died just as it came into
harbour. Mr. Kemp, surgeon, made a post mortem exami-
nation cf the body, and it appeared that death was the
result of At rupture of a blood vessel in the stomach, purely
from natural causzs.—Verdict accordingly. • On the body of
Jane Parker, aged two years, the child of Thomas Parker,
of Upper Frederick-street. The mother of the child had
laid a panful of hot gravy on the floor, into which the child
fell, and was so severely scalded that death followed.
Verdict, accidental death.

MORE. PROFITABLE THAN " PATIENTS."—We frequently
see paragraphs in the papers, headed "honesty rewarded,"
but we are at a loss to know under what head the following
ought to be chronicled. On Monday, about eleven o'clock, a
gentleman lost a leather case, containing -a valuable masonic
joie]. On discovering his loss, he at once proceeded
to the Central, police station, 'described the article,
had bills printed, and offered a reward of
£2 lOs for its recovery. It appears that a
medical person, residing north of London-road found the
jewel, and that on Wednesday morning (the third day after
he found it), havinc, seen a reward offered; he proceeded to
the central police office, Pale-street, where he received the
10s, for which he signed a receipt, although it appears
the loser of the article, and the finder, are well known to
each other ! The affair has created a " small sensation"
amongst a certain circle, who have pronounced " jewel
finding" more profitable, to the .learned surgeon, than
attendance on patients ! Honesty has a right to be
rewarded, surely !

TRANSFER OF PUBLICANS' LlCENCES.—Yesterday,
special court was held in Chapel street, before Messrs.
Heywood and• Cropper, for the transfer of publican's
licenses. There were thirty-nine oases entered. The
following were granted ;—Christopher Johnson, Anne
street, to G. Owen. 'William Meaney, Beviegton Bush, to
Mary Lumley. H. Henderson, Bevington Bush, to Joseph
'Birchell, George Wood, Boundary street, to. Thomas
Rowland. Thomas Waltman, Brownlow hill, to James
Moore. Anne Stockton, Cable street, to Stephen Lloyd.
'James Wilson, Charles street, to James Hanoock. William
Webster, Crosshall street, to Henry Johnson. Jonathan
Worrell, Crown street, to James Storey. Matthew
Warner, Dickenson street, to David Warner,
Anne Gregory, Ellenborough street, to Anne Jones,
Mary Wighton, Epworth street, to Margaret Hall.
John Littler, Falkner street, to Richard Naylor. J. 0.
Luche, Frederick street, to George Murray. John
Chapman, same street, to Mary Coates. William Clarkson,
Great Howard street, to G. B. Bernard. William Keeine,
Great Newten street, to Hugh Halley. Eliza Haskell,
Greenland strati to James Merles. Isaac Elsom, Greenfield
street, to James Porter. William Griffiths, Harrington
street, to A. D. Wilkie. 'William Taylor, Islington, to
Charles Squire. D. Mathewson, Lawrence street, to J.
Goreham. William Blackwood, London road, to William
Taylor. John Parker, Lydia Anne street, to Robert
Kemp. John Blower, Magull street, to Edward Blower.
James Porter, Paddington, to 'William Porter. William
Nelson, (dead) Paradise street, to Thomas Harrison,
Thomas liewson, Peach street, to Evan fleetly. Peter
Daniels, Plumb street, tc William Swallow. William
Finch, °cinema Hill, to Jane Wili4sen,