The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-09 00:00:00

THE OUTRAGES AT NABLOUS

A letter, dated Jerusalem, April 9, states the origin of
this terrible outbreak as follows :—On Friday, 4th April,
Mr. Lyde, an English missionary to the Ansyrii, came to
Jerusalem, and returned, that he might meet Bishop Gobat
at Nablous (Nazareth) As he was going out of the town,
on horseback, a deaf and !iamb beggar, named Yasma, a
Moslem, followed hini, and began to shout in unintelligible
sounds, as if he wanted money, and laid hold of the horse
with one hand, and with the other the muzzle of his gun,
drawing him back towards the town, preventing him
going on his way by folly and insult. Mr. Lye pulled
the gun and the horse from the man; the lock caught in
his clothes, the guu.went off, and the contents were lodged
in the heart of the dumb man. The clergyman returned
to the town, and wished to enter the house of one of the
English consular agents. The Moslems seized him in the
way, and took him to the judgment. He said, " I killed
a man, but not by my intention, in spite of me ;"
and one of the ulema, Mohammed Tirforha, went
down with his brother Amar, and began to cry in
the streets, " Allah Akbar ! Allah Akbar 1 (God is great);
Oh, religion of Mohammed, art thou. dead? (or, it is
dead)." As soon as Mahmond Beg Abdel Hati heard of
it he arose, and began to collect men, for there was an
alarming tumult in city. Some of the Mejlis (council)
came, others did not, they could not form a council, and
it was determined to hold one after the prayer (the
Friday's prayer). In the meantime the Sheick prayer
collected about twelve, persona of the ulema. The
ulema taunted the populace with the cry, " Where is your
prayer; Islam is dead." The people excited asked,
" What shall we do ? The answer was, "If you are
Moslems, manifest the religion of Mohammed." The
crowd shouted, the women urging them on. They then
attacked the house of the French consul, plundered it, and
set it on fire. The French flag, which was hung up for the
birth of the prince imperial, Was taken down and
dragged through the street. The crowd went to
the Protestant church and school, pulled down the
bell, part of the wall, broke the windows, and burned the
books. Finding the father of the chojabash of the Pro-
testants (an old man of 80), they wounded him, and beat
his wife with a stick, a helpless old woman. Next, they
attacked the Greek church, plundered its vessels, brole- the
woodwork, and burnt the books. Next, they attacked the
house of the Greek deacon, Niphon, and plundered it. He
was absent, having been sent for and protected by Abd-
el-Fetch Aga Minmer. They found three Christians,
wounded them, and left them for dead. Nest, they
they attacked the house of the English consul, broke the
door with axes, plundered and broke everything, tore
down the English nag, and dragged it through the streets ;
entered the room of the consul's wife ; found Simon
Cawar, rather of Said, the Prussian agent, killed him,
wounding him with swords, axes, and clubs (there were
found on him twenty-eight wounds), dragged him to the
stable, and there left him. They took all the jeWellert
of the consul's wife, and her clothes, nOthing in
the house of the least value • broke eyth the English iron
plough; and they then killed the acting Prussian agent,
in the house of the English consular agent, and tore down
the flag. Another attack was made on the house of M.
Zellar, a Prussian subject, and the minister of the Eng-
lish Church. It was plundered, and his servant left in a
dying state from wounds. The Prussian agent's lime
was next attacked, but it was well defended; they also
attacked the government house, Where Mr. Lyde had
been concealed. The letter adds ; " The gates were shut,
and after in vain trying to break them open with stones,
they retired, The rest of the Christians were concealed
in the houses of Moslems, and most likely paid them the
price of their blood for their safety, and what Of their
houses were plundered we know not, or what insults were
offered to women, or what °the:4 mischief. Oh, day of
terror, awful day the like of it has not happened since
the rising of Islam Upon the Christians in Aleppo. Where
are the English, where the French and Sardinians, who
have shed their blood to uphold the power of Islam, and
to give liberty to the Christians of the East ? They have
spilt their blood in vain."

The outbreak is attributed to the finnan of religious
equality, for which the Sultan Is 'daily cursed. The fierce
Moslems also hate the consular agents, who have diligently
made known acts of oppression to the government. There
are other causes—the ringing of i he bell of the Protestant
church, and the hoisting of t he flag on the consular build-
ings. The letter adds that the people of .terusalem are in
a state of alarm.

MILITARY CENSURE BY THE EMPEROR
OF RUSSIA,

ST. PETERSBURG, April 24.----The following cen-
sure has been promulgated by the Emperor:—_.

His Majesty the Emperor h&ving received detailed
reports concerning the military hospital at Simpheropolt
and having perceived with profound grief that the autho-
rities had not taken active measures for the well-being
and medical treatment of the patients, inflicts a censure—

1. On the general formerly charged with the service
of the army of the south and of the troops in the Crimea,
Lieut.-General Oushakoff, and on Major• General Teher-
vinski, who after him filled the post, on both of whom
the law imposed the duty of rigorous supervision.
2. On the director of the old military hospitals of the
south and of the troops in the Crimea, Major-General
Ostrogradslii, for not having fulfilled the duty imposed
upon him by the law of incessantly superintending the
hospitals and entering into all the details of their internal
government, with regard to their management, the
medical treatment, and the police.

3 On the physician-general of the stall', the actual
Councillor of State Schreiber, for not having adopted
decisive measures in order to put a stop to the disorders
and abuses in the administration of the hospital at
Simpheropol, and the dispensary attached to it, and for
not causing the necessary care to be bestowed upon the
patients, and also for not supplying them with medicines.
His Majesty orders that the chief medical officer of the
military hospital of Sebastopol, State-Councillor Proto•
ponoff, and the director of the dispensary of this hospital,
College-Assessor Weimar, who have been guilty of these
abuses, be brought before a council of war ; and in the
meantime to be placed under arrest.
His Majesty has further ordered that the council of
war empowed to try the State•Councillor Protopopoff
and the College-Assessor Weimar shall enquire fully into
all particulars connected with the unpardonable disorders
committed in the hospital of Simpheropol, and shall so
act that none of the guilty escape condign punishment.

SUNDAY SCHOLARS TO THE PROTESTANT
SCHOOLS.

Last evening a meeting was held at St. Jude's National
School-room, Low-hill, for the purpose of forming a dis-
trict committee for the West Derby Ward, in connection
with the committee for conducting a canvass of the town
for Sunday scholars to the Protestant schools. The Rev.
J. B. Lowe occupied the chair. After a suitable prayer,
the chairman expressed the pleasure he felt in occupying
the chair on that occasion, hut regretted that the meeting,
which was not composed of the congregation of St. Jude's
alone, but of the several congregations of the district, was
so small, but it still showed that there were many parties
who really did sympathise with the movement. Having
said that it was not his intention to occupy much of the
time of the meeting, as he had already spoken four times
during the week, he proceeded to quote statistics, from the
Chief Constable's Report, of the state of crime for the past
year, which showed that crime was still on the increase,
and which, he said, was attributable to the ignorance
which prevailed in the district. He also quoted from the
statistics of the canvass committee, from whose investiga-
tion It was shown that there were 31,376 children who did
attend a Sunday school, and 35,428 who did not, which
was at the rate of 53 per cent. He urged upon the meet-
ing the necessity of devoting their time to the movement,
and doing what they could to save those poor children
from the degraded state in which they were then in._

Mr. Wm. Browne, of the Islington Chapel, moved the
first resolution, which was to the effect that the meeting
cordially support the movement, and pledged itself to
support the same. He then proceeded to give statistics,
to show the necessity of the movement in Liverpool,
which may be thus summarised :
It will be seen that all efforts put forth since that time
have barely sufficed to keep pace with the increase of the
population :
Population S. Schools On the books
1835-6 23J 000 B2 16 300
1843 290,0 0 9- 21.016
1847
1851
1855 443 000.. 129.. • 31,376 _ .

The preliminary committee, who set about ascertaining
how the case stood before venturing to call for a general
canvass, estimate that upwards of 35,000 children of the
working classes in this town do not belong to any Sunday
school, and that 44,000 were not in any school on Sunday,
the 16th December last. This committee, after patient
enquiry and painstaking, have arrived at the same con-
clusion which was reached twenty years ago, that from
30,000 to 40,000 children are living in the midst of us as
much neglected as if no schools existed, and no man
cared for their souls. Before the canvas there, and upon
the authority of the census returns, the number of Sunday
scholars in that town was one in ten-and-a-half of the
population. Upon this basis the conclusion was drawn
that 12,000 to 18,000 young persons were not in the Sunday
schools, who ought to have been there. This conclusion
was substantially if not fully confirmed by the results.
The number of Sunday scholars to the population in
Wigan, are 1 in ; Stockport, lin 5; Halifax, lin 5;
Oldham, 1 in 6 ; Bradford, 1 in 64 ; Manchester, 1 in 7 ;
Sheffield, 1 in 9 ; Wolverhampton, 1 in 91; Bristol, 1 in 9i;
Hull, 1 in 101; Birmingham, 1 in 101; Liverpool, 1 in 17;
London, I in 17.
Having commented on the 'fearful returns made by the
chief constable as to the state of crime and ignorance in
the town, he explained the proposed mode of alleviating
that i
state of things, which might be, as it had been ex-
plained by five propositions, viz., preparation, prayer,
personal efforts, parental co-operation, and perseverance;
and concluded by stating the intended operations of the
society, and honed that they would be so successful as
to require additional school accommodation, which, if all
exerted themselves, there would be no difficulty in doing.
The Rev. Mr. Woodward seconded the adoption of the
motion, which was unanimously carried. Otter friends
of the cause addressed the meeting, which was concluded
by prayer.

FISHING HARBOURS, IR LAND.--It appears from a par-
liamentary return issued yesterday, that the sum of £72,000
has been advanced on public account for improving and
maintaining the fishery harbours of Ireland, since January,
1846 ; and that the sum of £33,500 has been advanced in
the same period for the fishery harbours of Scotland.

TIM PieIITHENII TIMES.—LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, MAY 9, Me.

GRAND BANQUET AT THE MANSION-
HOUSE TO HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS.

On Wednesday evening the Right lion. the Lord
Mayor entertained Lord Palmerston and her Majesty's
Ministers at the Mansiorirlamise. The dinner was of the
most costly and luxurious character, and more than
usual pains had been taken to render the decorations
worthy of the occasion. The walls were hung with the
flags of various nat ens, and immediate:) above the dais
was an immense trophy, composed of the flags of the
allies, the tricolour and Union Jack being pre-eminently
conspicuous. The display of plate was gorgeous and
prdfute, acid a peculiar charm was given to the appear-
ance of the tables by the abundance of real flowers
with which they were tastefully decorated, the whole
reflecting high credit on the Messrs. Staples, to whom
all these hospitable arrangements had as usual been
entrusted. The company was remarkable both for the
numbers and rank of the guests, and as a political demon-
stration the handuet was of the highest importance. The
glitter of the rich and varied uniforms, the magnificent
toilette and jewels of the ladies,the interest attached to the
individuality of so many of the guests, and the impor-
tance of the political crisis in which this banquet took
place, gave to it a degree of interest such as is seldom
witnessed, even in the Egyptian Hall, celebrated though
it be as the scene of great historic and political festivals.
Amongst 'the guests the great point of curiosity and
attraction was the Earl of Clarendon, whom every one
was anxious to see and recognise, and the cheers with
which the proposal of his lordship's health was received,
left no doubt as to the estimate public opinion had
formed of the value of his recent diplomatic labours.
Amongst the principal guest's were the French Amb issa-
dor and Countess Persigny, the Turkish AmbasSadOr and
Madame Musurus, Madame Van de Weyer, Marquis
d'Azeglio (Sardinian Minister), M. Tricoupi (Greek
Minister), and Mademoiselle Tricoupi, Baron Bentinek,
Count Bernstortt (Prussian Minister), Count Vilzthurn,
Viscount Palmerston, Duchess of Sutherland, Lord
Chancellor and Lady Cranworth, and a host of political
and diplomatic celebrities. To the toast of " Her
Majesty's Ministers," Lord Palmerston responded ; but
the speech of the evening was that of the Earl of
Clarendon, in acknowledging the toast (proposed by the
Lord Mayor, after sortie highly eulogistic observations on
the diploniatic successes of the noble earl,) of " The
health of the Earl of Clarendon, our plenipotentiary
at the late conference." (The announcement of Lord
Clarendon's name was received with loud and general
cheering.)

The Earl of Clarendon, who was loudly cheered, rose,
and, evidently labouring under deep emotion, said he
was uttering,no formal speech, put his trite sentiments,
Alien he told his lordship and the company that he was
at a loss for words to eipress his grateful sense of the
manner in which the announcement of- his name had
been received. (Renewed cheers.) The approbation of
his countrymen was the .highest.reward that could be
bestowed xiti one, whd, like hid, had beeri long engaged
in the public service; and he trusted he should not be
deemed presumptuous in accepting the tokens of sym-
pathy with which his name had been greeted, as some
proof that in that assembly, al least it was thought that
to the best of his ability he had performed the duty
allotted to him. (Hear, hear.) But the honour, which
he should never forget, was far more gratifying to him
on anoth and higher grotirid, because he considered
that the brilliant and intelligent company by whom he
was surrounded had now put the stamp_of their aptiroyal
upon the treaty which bad been recently signed. (Hear,
hear.) He took it as a proof that the honour of
England whicu had been so gloriously sustained for the
last two years, was not considered to have been tar-
nished by his diplomacy, but that an honourable peace
had fully terminated an energetic and successful war.
That war had been called a stateman's war, because
it had been a war Of principle, arid hot Of conquest Or
ambition. It had been undertaken on principle, and
'vas forced on necesSity, and as far as England was
i:oniaerned; might emphatically be called a people's war.
(Hear.) The attitude of the people Of England had
been throughout worthy of all praise and admiration, for
they had entered into the war with less reluctance hen
their governments, and had unflinchingly supported it
to the last. (Loud cheers) Neither had they- been
impelled by any vain wish for military glory, but had
taken up arms with the noble purpose of protecting the
weak against the strong. (Loud cheers.) They had
been neither exalted in victory nor apalled in danger,
but bad steadily supported the honour of the country,
and sought only the object for which they had at first
drawn the sword. Our national institutions did not
permit of our maintaining a large standing army in time
of peace, and therefore it reqnired time to develop the
warlike resources of this country; and these resources
having been oily fully developed this year, he quite
agreed with the Lord Mayor that the peace might not
at first have been popular: The people wanted more
war, and therefore the peace had not at first been
received with exultation, but as soon as time had been
given for the operation of sound English common sense,
he had no doubt but that the practical and solid advan-
tages of the peace would meet with general acceptation.
(Hear, hear.) The people could dwell with pride on the
events of the late war. The capture of Sebastopol had
been a great feat of arms, but every one must also admit
that- the defence would fill a brilliant page in the
Military history of Russia. (Cheers.) Agaiu, the defence
of Kars had reflected immortal honour on the brave
garrison ; but was not the conduct of its captor,
General Mouravieff, entitled to -some eulogy ? lay
a curious coincidence he had that day received
a letter from General Williams, which was so illustra-
tive of the subject to which he alluded, that he trusted
he should be permitted to read a short extract. (Hear,
hear.) "I have already told your lordship of General
Mouravieff's kindness towards myself and my party, but
his humanity and benevolent treatment of the poor
famished garrison of Kars, will gain for him the respect
of the civilised world, and must tend to lesson if not
eradicate the animosity which for more than a century
has existed between Russia and Turkey, especially on
the part of the latter. I shall therefore quit General
Mouravieff with great regret, although I have every hope
that on my arrival at Rianza we shall hear of the re-
establishment of peace and continue our journey towards
England." Having done justice to one who was no
longer, he trusted, a foe, ..he would congratulate his
hearers on the continuance of the alliance which, under
happy auspices, had been entered into between France
and England. In the progress of that alliance,
entered into with no selfish views of advantage, and
which had been strengthened by common vicissitudes
and dangers, many transactions had occurred which
had only served to bring out into stronger relief the
honourable proceedings and unswerving fidelity of
our allies. (Loud cheers.) The independance of
Turkey was now secured, and she had entered into
the general system of Europe, while the Christian
subjects of the Porte would enjoy the benefits of the
firman to which his noble friend had already alluded.
With respect to Russia there was every reason to believe
that she would honourably maintain her engagements,
because the young Emperor had already given signal
proofs of the possession of the highest order of courage.
•His Imperial Majesty had not hesitated to say that the
former policy of Russia stood condemned by the public
opinion of Europe, and that for the future instead of
further developing that policy, he would devote himself
to the national resources of his country. Under these
circumstances, he (Lord Clarendon) trusted that, with
the blessing of a gracious Providence, they might be
permitted to enjoy the provisions of the peace, and to
devote their energies to peaceful progress and the arts of
civilisation. (Loud cheers.) Before he sat down, he
had great satisfaction -in proposing the health of the
Lord Mayor. (Loud cheers )
The Lord Mayor briefly returned thanks, and gave
-several other toasts, including those of " the Lord Chan-
cellor," "the judges," (acknowledged by Lord Camp—
bell," and " the bar." A bumper pledged to the
" Lady Mayoress," closed the list of toasts, and shortly
afterwards the distinguished company separated.