The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-25 00:00:00

nd, while, in order to counterbalance all

foreign influences

iave but little

NI'ALV'ON seems disposed to

•unite France to Ettgland as closely as possible, by

meessions to one, and by promoting the

al welfare of the othe

The,precise'details of the proposed modification
of the duties alluded to, have not reached this
country, but it is understood that the reduction
,
on pig iron will be about £1 2s. per ton. On bars
and rails the reduction will be £3 10s. per ton.
On sheet iron the present duty, which is prohibi-

tory, will be reduced to .t 8 per ton. The_ reduction
on coals will be 2d. per 100 kilos. Now the imme-

Won of this wise and humane measure

towards France, will -be to stimulate production
and to convince the French people of the gross in,

,justice and incalculable losses they have sustained
by the old prohibitive regime. If ever a country

needed materalising it is France: A highly inflated
sense of honour, and a mistaken nationality has
indUced the French to submit to an immense
variety of cruel and impolitic imposts. France has

less fuel than any country in Europe, and in Ord

to sustain t

tato by prohibitions, which wer€

conceived to be necessary, they remained silent
under a pressure of personal and national incon-
veniences which would have driven other nations
into repeated rebellions.
Opening the mind of France to the advantages

derivable from an opposite line of policy, will
speedily lead to still further approaches towards
free•trade. The powers of production at present
possessed by France are enormous, but as she is the
importer of the rawmaterial,which enters-into nearly
all her productions, she requires the lowest possi-
ble rates of duty on imported products. A pro-
hibitive duty on silk, wool, flax, and dyo stuffs,
would starve one-half of the French people. And
pit because the peculiar character of the landed

interest of France - requires a prohibitive corn law
to sustain it, the whole nation would willingly

suffer the greatest social destitution, sooner than:
abandon a system of taxation which is essential
to the existence of an imaginary advantage.

To teach the French, therefore, to discriminate
correctly in matters where the material interests of
the nation are at stake, is a very difficult task.

Fortunately, in the present instance, these interests
Are but trifling, and the advantages to the commu
The sufferings of the
poor of France from want of fuel are but too wel
known, and if England can be.the means of removq
ng the fearful miseries arising from this source,
both countries will have just reason to be thank-

nity at large are immensE

There are many, however, who take a widely

view of th

abject. In supplying foreign
countries with those raw materials which give us
the great advantages we have always possessed
over nearly all the rest of the world, some political
economists contend we are only curtailing our
own trade and transferring our means of existence
to others. This theory formed the gist of the pro-
tectionists' arguments which a few years have been
sufficient to prove most fallacious. America sends
us corn, sugar, cotton, and tobacco, and if the
fact of her doing so has enabled us to'exist, in what
way is America injured ? On the contrary, by
finding a vent for her surplus-produce, she has

gained vastly, and our prosperity has increased in
the same ratio. So it will prove with France.
Production and distribution are the great
elements of a progressive civilisation. In England
we are too far advanced to fear competition. Our
artificial powers in both of these elements of great-
ness are too stupendous to be understood, much
less surpassed by nations whose materialisation is
only about to be commenced. Improvements in
the social condition of France requires immense
additions to her productive capabilities. Before
she can supply her own wants, she must be a
buyer and borrower from other countries, just as
England is ; and if France increases the balance
of trade in her favour, she can only do it by con-
tributing more largely to the wants of other nations.
This is the very nature and essence of trade and
commerce ; and it is a fortunate circumstance for
the material prosperity of Europe, that the Ruler
of France is directing his attention to subjects
which really interest every people who believe
civilisation to be something more than a phantom.

The Cabinet Council

nesda

sat three hours on Wed-

SCRIPTURE READERS SOCIETY.—Last evening a meet-
ing of friends of this society, resident in Exchange-street
Ward, was held in the Cotton Sales Room, Mr. Charles
Turner, president. Owing to the inclemency of the wea-
ther the attendance was very limited, and it was deeme
advisable to adjourn the meeting to a future evening.

PUBLIC NursartoEs.—Last eveninc, a meeting, purporting
to be one of Roman Catholics, for the purpose of refuting
some argument advanced by Dr. M'Neile, but apparently
more for the purpose of increasing the funds of those who
convened it, was held at the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-
street. There was by no means a large attendance. • Mr.
Morgan presided. Our reporter attended, but was refused
admission until he had paid the entrance fee of 6d. Meetings
of this class are becoming numerous in-Liverpool, and the
They are, in many

public should be warned - .
instances, made the instruments of supporting idle adven-
turers who prefer talk to work.

MANCHESTER SIIAKSPERIAN SOCIETY'S PERFORMANCE,
THIS EVENING.—We have much pleasure in informing our
readers that this much-talked of performance, the proceeds
of which are to be presented to the Blue Coat School, is
certain to prove eminently successful to all concerned.
Tickets have been issued sufficient for all parts of the house,
and such has been the demand, that no money will be
taken at the doors until after seven o'clock, when it is con-
fidently anticipated the theatre will be crowded by a large
and most respectable audience. The " poetical address, '
written by Mr. James Bolton Rogerson, will be spoken
by the author.

SINGING IN TAVERNS.—In the case of Hall v. Green,
tried in the Exchequer, London, on Wednesday, before
Baron Martin, the charge was, that the defendant, who is
owner of " Evans's," a hotel and tavern, under the Piazzas,
Covent-garden, London, had used the place as a singing and
music room, without a license for that purpose. The plain-
tiff, an attorney, claimed £lOO penalty. Evidence was

given to show that there were singing and music in the
house, and that paraes were admitted without charge, and
only paid the " usual prices" for refreshments. The de-
fence was that those entertainments were subsidiary to the
business of a hotel and tavern, and the jury found for the
defendant. •
OUR CONDEMNED Surps2—A writer in the Daily Haws,
_ _

Captain Trelawney we believe, recommends that the con-
demned ships of our naval armaments, many of which were
built only in 1845 however, during the De Joinville panic,
will be sold for what they will bring, instead of being taken
into dock and broken up to re-use the materials, as the pres ent
practice is. This he contends will be more economical.
He also recommends Sir James Graham to order a ship at a
private yard, and to have one of the same capacity built at a
dock-yard, and then compare notes of the cost. .

JUVENILE DEPRAVITY. —A conference on the subject of
juvenile depravity, and the best means of correcting it, will
be held in Birmingham on the 20th December.
THE CZAR'S ITERATION. —The Emperor of Russia's lying
manifesto concludes with a quotation from a Psalm. This
is only fresh proof that old Nicholas can quote Scripture for
his purpose.—Punch.
Everybody is for reducing the duty on French wines, ex-
cept certain wine-merchants. As importers, the interests of
those gentlemen could hardly be affected by the reduction ;
but perhaps they do not look on port and import as exactly
the same thing.—lbid.
THE OLDEST ANCHORITE.—Hope.—Ibit.

SALAD FOR THE SOLITARY.--We see there is a book ad
vertised under the above curious title. We can hardly
make out what it can be, but should say at random, that
the translation of it into plain English must be as follows :
Salad for the Solitary.—Let-us alone.— Ibid.
NESSELRODE PUDDING.—Take as much gammon as will
lie in the compass of a diplomatic circle; and mince along
with :butter, sugar, and pigeon's milk in equal quantities.
add olives, well bruised, in sufficient proportion to flavour :
and when thoroughly incorporated, mix the whole with puff
paste and flummery, made into a mess. Mould in a twisted
shape, and plunge into hot Water, where allow it to bubble,
the longer the better. Turn it out when thoroughly done,
and serve cool with Sauce a la Tartuffel—lbida

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

(From our Second Edition of yesterday.)

VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Up to the.1.411,-no English or French ships of
warhad gone into the Black Sea.
On the 10th, 11th, and I.2th, there were heavy

storms.
Omar Pasha has received orders to continue the
war with energy.

JASSY, 11

The whole-of the Russian troops have left Jassy:
Oste-1 Sacken's corps is not expected before Dec.
10th. The Russians have levied recruits from the
inhabitants of the town and its environs.

BUCHAREST 14

It is asserted that Gortschakoff intends attack 7
ing the Turks, since he has lately been instructed
to conduct the war with energy and perseverance.

It is also said that the son of Prince Vagorides
has been arrested and.sent in chains to St. Peters-
burg, for having carried on a correspondence with
Omar Pasha, and for having informed him of the
movements of the Russian army. Six Boyards
are said to have been sent to Siberia. They were
found guilty of the same crime. •

The Wallachian militia have been incorporated
with the Russian regiments.

VIENNA, 19.
A telegraphic despatch from Hermanstadt, states

that the-bulk of. the Russian troops are marching
into lesser Wallachia.

On the 15th, a Turkish corps attempted 'a
surprise at Turnui. The Russians were on their
guard, and the Turks were driven back upon Kalafat.
In the Russian ariny there are frequent executions
of would-be deserters.

VIENNA, WEDNESDAY

Reports fi;on Orsova of the 16th say that the
Turks are withdrawing from Kalafat, in obedience
to orders from Constantinople.
The advance of the Russians from Krajova on
Kalafat is confirmed.

ODESSA, 10.
The Russian war steamer Seaikale has gem
Sown in the Black Sea; the men were saved.

• The fortress of Isatchka has not been destroyed
by fire. The Turks are throwing up new entrench-
ments.

The Times states in a leading article that there is
not a syllable of truth in the statement attributing
the absence of the French Ambassador to " a diffi-
culty" between the governments of France and
England. Count Walewsky left London last week
for a few days, in order to attend upon his imperial
master. He has already returned to his post, and
that is the beginning and end of the story. The
two governments remain as formerly, in complete
unanimity of opinion respecting the interests of the
Western Powers and of Europe, in the dispute
which is now convulsing the East.

What course of policy they may ultimately de-
cide upon adopting is a point which events must
contribute, in a great measure, to explain.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS

The Russians had seized on many Wallachian
Jews to cause them to serve in the army, but on
obtaining a sum of money released them.
In Asia Abdi Pasha and Schamyl are attempting
to carry out a plan which shows that its author
possesses' 'great political, military, and geogra-
phical knowledge. If the Circassian chief suc-
ceeds in his undertaking, Tiflis, and indeed the
whole of Georgia, is in imminent danger. Prince
Woronzow's line of retreat is cut off, and southern
Russia much exposed. Ilussia is occupied at one
and the same time on the Danube, in the Caucasus,
in 'the Black Sea, and has besides to-secure its
western possessions against the other powers. It
is stated that Michael Obrenovitch was about to
proceed to Constantinople to solicit the Porte to
support his pretensions to Servia. As the Prince
has many partisans there, the Porte may pro-
bably support him and thus counteract Russian
influence in Servia.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY—The decree in the Moni-
teur" has produced considerable sensation as being
a proof of the emperor's determination to break
up the .prohibitive system by degrees. The .fusion.
of the Legitimist and Orleanist chiefs does not.
excite much interest. Russian and Austrian in-
fluence are believed to have been active in the
matter.

According to the last letters from the Danube.
The Turks still occupy the Island of Movkanon
opposite Guirgevo, and were fortifying it. The
Russians after having invested the latter place
were not sufficiently strong to attack Mokanon.

PENINSULAR MAIL,

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT
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_
Arrived City of London steamer, which left
Gibraltar on the 14th, Lisbon on the 19th, and
Oporto on the 20th.
The report of the Queen of Portugal's death, on
the 16th, is confirmed. The infant prince did not
survive. The king had resumed the regency. No
fears were entertained for the tranquillity of the
country. _ .

vv
The barque Brazilian, which arrived at Lisbon on
the 7th, with coals from Liverpool, was driven from
her anchorage, after partially discharging, and got
upon the rocks within the bar, crew saved. The
vessel has become a total wreck, and is advertised
for sale.— From our Second Edition of yesterday.

THE NO RT H ERN DAILY'

Xl.O.

1000 each, it would give 6000 men, which is not

improbable.
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On the Russian left were three regiments of ca-
valry echelloned but of range, each -having' two

There was likewise a body of Cossacks, to
the amount perhaps of 600. The batteries were
worked by sonic 300 gunners, giving a total of—at
Ihe•medium calculation of the iufantry7--8900. men
in the field.

The Turks, if their report is to be trusted, had
in the entrenchment three battalions and two com-
panies, amounting to 2400 men; and the gunners,
150, and the irregular cavalry as many more-2700
men.

- On looking at the aboye numbers,-with the -re-
collection of the troops ,•as they were in the field,
the Russian 'force appears undervalued. Be that
as it may, at one p.m. the Russian artillery opened
its fire, and was replied to by the guns of the en-
trenchment, the guns of the battery at the ,eastern
*end of the entrenchment before described, 'and by
the guns on 'the right bank of the river. The
cannonade was kept up most vigorously on either
side. The Russians had their battery of position
accurately placed, each aun being placed at an
equal distance; from its fellow'' —the fruits of good
drilling. Their practice, as far as could be judged
from this bank of the river, was most excellent,
their shells bursting beautifully. They opened at
a long distance, it is true ; but the guns- were no
pop-guns to gallop with cavalry, hut 12-pounders,
such as ars usually employed in similar cireum-
stances. The remainder of the artillery appeared
to consist in the cavalry guns, or horse artillery,
but attached in pairs to regiments of cavalry, as
was formerly the case in most
,European armies.
Two- of These guns• 'took as flanking a position as
the Argisch river would permit them, but could
not have caused much damage as enfiladers. On
the Turkish right the' otherc our guns opened on
the entrenehtnent.— At '2 10 p,m. the Russian
artillery exploded one of the Turkish amunition-
waggons, or limber-boxes. At 2 15 p.m. the infan-
try made their appearance from the Turkish left,
emerging from under cover of the wood, which
they had most judiciously. occupied. This attack
was seconded by the advance of the infantry on the
Turkish right of the battery of position, and by
the other regiments from the village. The chief
attack, the serious one rather, being on the left
flank of the entrenchment where it met the river
—the only portion not properly completed. Their
advance was steady ; the Turks plied the fireloek
vigorously ; and after the enemy had got up to per-
haps fifty yards, they turned, and beat a retreat to
their snug little quarters in the wood. They must
have been very severely handled, as they were close
under the muzzles of the musketry, whose every
bullet surely found its billet. Just as they advanced,
a second and a similar explosion took place in the
entrenchment—sadly inopportune, as was doubtless
thought by the Turk. The Russian artillery re-
doubled its fire, and the canonnade recommenced
fiercely. It should have been stated that the bat-
tery of position had come up to about 650 yards,
their shot reaching occasionally to the hither ward
side of the Danube. About 3.10 p.m., a second
attack of infantry was launched at the unfortunate
little entrencl.ment, encompassed on three sides,
as it appeared, by its enemies. Skirmishers
were duly thrown out, and on a close approach
were recalled. Be it understood that the in-
fantry advanced in columns on both occasions close
on quarter-distance, very ridiculously, it is thought,
though of course the world must bow to the supe
rior knowledge and experience of such a military
nation as Russia. The columns had not advanced
many paces when they appeared overwhelmed with
the infantry fire of the entrenchment, and the ar
tillery fire of a battery on the right bank. They
were thrown into the most complete disorder, and
retired utterly discomfited. Again their artillery
opened, and drove tunnels into the entrenchment,
and continued firing for half an hour. On the re-
treat of the infantry, through the glass their dead
could be seen in numbers strewing the ground.
There could be no mistake about it, as there were
hundreds of pairs of eyes that saw them, with or
without the assistance of the telescope. A hearty
cheer from the entrenchment gave vent to the good
spirits of its gallant defenders, It was echoed by
one from the side by the united voices of the Chief's
staff and posse commitatus. The Turkish force was
commanded by Halil Pacha, as lieutenant-colonel
in the service, who, upon his presenting himself to
Omar Paella, was made a fall colonel. One of
General Prim's aides-de-Camp, Colonel Detente,
was present in the action, and escaped unhurt
The commander received a slight wound in the
hand. The report ou the Turkish side is only 20;
but this was an hour or two after the action, and
many, who were then simply wounded, have since,
poor fellows, left this scene of trouble.
'This morning (sth), it is stated that 1000 stand
of arms have been taken. One half of the eleventh
division of the corps crarmee contains the 21st Se-
limginski and 22nd Takut—they have four bat-
talions, each active. The numbers in the calcula-
tions above are therefore below the reality.

IRELAND.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
DUBLIN, THURSDAY

POLITICAL CHANGES.-It iS rumoured that the
government have in contemplation the bestowal of
a peerage on Sir John Young, and the appointment
of Mr. John Sadleir,aS chief secretary, in his place.

THE BOARD OF WORKS.—This body, one of the
most unpopular in Ireland, haS• recently provoked
foul censure by doing fresh wrong. A Mr. Malley,
a mill:owner in Mayo, had his water-power seri-
ously lessened by the Board's operations, and
brought his action for the daniage. He got a ver-
dict for .RNO. The Board appealed, and the verdict
was confirmed in the Court of Exchequer. They
brought a writ of error, and after preparing every-
thing for trial, they now withdraw; and let the ver-
dict stand. Mr. Malley has lost nearly 1,0001. in
costs, to maintain his verdict, and cannot recover
them from the Board.
C fA)NMEL ELECTION.—Mr. John O'Connell has
appeased the hostility of the League, and will be
returned for Clonmel. If they really do take his
profession ,of youth as theirs, it will be a satisfac-
tion to every sensible man, as all the pledge they
could by any means extort from him, has been op-
position to every " bad measure"—a very safe pro-
mise. We may, accordingly, congratulate the
country now on a total freedom from the " univer-
sal opposition" policy. .

TlieaCcountsfrorti the provinces all concur in
stating that the weather is favourable to harvest
operations.

In consequence of the threatening notice served
on Mr. Ross, of Bladensburgh, Rosstrevor, near
Newry, the magistrates of Lower Down have held
a meeting, and have called on the government for
aid in putting down outrage, in which, also, they
solicit co-operation from the well-disposed.

Sir John Young, chief secretary, has paid an
official visit to Belfast.
The guardians of the North Dublin Union. have
declared a rate of 332 per cent. over last year, as
they say, in consequence of the high price of
provision?.
At a sale of farm produce in Kilkenny, on Mon-
day, carrots brought 191., and turnips 121., the ton:

MUTINY ON BOARD A Snip:7—A fe-w days ago the
ship Brooksley, from Greenock to St. Francisco,
was obliged, through stress of weather, to. put into
Belfast Lough. She was leaky and required re-
pairs.- - Since ,she has been here ten of the crew
mutined and refused to go to work; and theywere
arrested, on a warrant, by Head-Constable M'lntire
and four of his men, and lodged in gaol.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

DUBLIN-WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23

INWARDS FROM FOREIGN.—Oporto, Oporto ; Meta Her-
mina, Mazagan; Ganges, Quebec; Majestic, Pugwash; Isa-
bella, Malaga.

CLEARED OUTWARDS FOREIGN.—CeIina, Nantes'; Wan-
derer, Trinidad.
LOADING OUTWRDS FOREIGN.—NII._

ENTERED INWARDS COASTWISE.—EIiza Anne, Llanelly ;
John and Anne, Mostyn ; Edward, Workington ; Collier,
Chester ; Capella, Curdiff ; Albert, (s), Liverpool; Duchess
of Kent (s), do. ; Glow-worm (s), do ; Jane Roper, Newport;
Leitrim, Liverpool ; Undine (s), London ; Hercules (s),
Holyhead.

ARRIVALS (NOT YET ENTERED).—Joseph, Cardiff.
CLEARED OUTWARDS COASTWISE. Lively, Wexford;
Times (s), Liverpool; Addington, Glasgow; Royal William
W, do. ; Prince (s), do.; City of Limerick (s), Loudon ; St.
inifred, Runcorn ; Sarah, 'Wicklow.

ACCIDENT. —Joseph Tewin, a painter, while employed
yesterday on board the ship " Conway," fell from the staging
on which he was working, by which he received a severe

compound fracture of the-ktill, and other injuries, from the
effects of which there arc but little hopes entertained that he
will recover,,

33irtbg, fflarriage4, anti OtatimS.

BIRTHS

On the 22d instant, at Sidlon-bridge, Reigate, the wife of James
Corry Sherrard, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 23d instant, at Marlborough-place, St. John's-wood, Mrs.
John Treble, jun., of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.

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On.the 22d instant, at Raintor, county of Durham, John George
Tollernache, only- son of Sir George Sinclair, Bart., and the Lady
Camilla Sinclair, of Thurso Castle, Caithness, N. 8., to Emma Isabella
Harriet Carr, eldest daughter of William Standish Standish, Esq., of
Duxbury-park, Lancashire, and Cocken-hall, Durham.
On the 22d instant, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Dundee, by the
Right Rev. the Bishop of Brechin, Peter Banken Esq., late of Bom-
bay, to Jeannie, se,:ond daughter of Christopher Kerr, Esq., of
Dundee. _ _

On the 23d instant, at Wrotham, Arthur Davies Berrington, Esq.,
only son of J. I,avies Be rington, Esq., of Woodland Caste, county of
Glamorgan, to Frances Lei nox Heneage, third daughter of the Rev.
Charles Lane, rector of Wrotham, Kent,