The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-18 00:00:00

subject has never before attempted the life of his
sovereign. " Viva it Re!" has been the cry with
which attempts subversive of order had been
generally made, but it is a startling fact that
Ferdinand 11. has been the first of the sovereigns
of this country whose life a subject has endeavoured
to take away. In 183 two men, named Rossarol
and Lanciolotto, conspired against the life of his
Majesty, but the conspiracy was happily discovered,
and his Majesty on making his appearance at the
Teatro Fiorentini on the following night was
cheered to the echo, but on the present occasion
cold respect only has been accorded, and the publio
sentiment has been that of abhorrence of a viola-
tion of morality. There are circumstances in the
present deliverance of the King calculated to
create a deep impression on the Royal mind. In
the midst of his family, surrounded by his courtiers
and the flower of his troops, his life has been
attempted, not by a civilian, but by one of that
very body on whom his Majesty has always leant
for support in carrying out his system of govern-
ment. May the right use be made of this event,
and may the King, uninfluenced by darker feelings,
or by the adulation of courtiers, who too often
flatter but to betray, consider at this moment what
is due to himself, to his family, and to his people.
The Official Journal of the Two Sicilies has the
following article on the late outbreak near
Palermo :

The tranquil populations of Sicily have ones again
manifested their fidelity and devotedness to the King, and
their horror of the disturbances which formerly cost so
many tears and so much sorrow. A few days ago, the
unexpected news arrived that Francesco Bentivegna had
assembled all the malefactors he could find, who, having
nothing to lose, are always disposed by their guilty
passions to throw themselves into the most hazardous and
culpable enterprises, and that he was endeavouring to
cause Mezzoiuso, Willafrate, Ciminna, and Ventimiglia,
to arise in insurrection. lle!inaugurated this phantom Of
outbreak by burning the judicial archives of the dis.
trict, and pillaging the public treasuries. The popu-
lations of those villages saw this mob pass, without
raising a single cry in reply to the excitations of
those who wished to ravish from Sicily the posses-
sion of the order, tranquillity, and security which she
has enjoyed for long years ; they saw them pass, stupefied
at the sight of the evil deeds by which they outraged the
honour of families, the property of private persons, the
sanctity of the laws which protect the great interests of
society. They saw them pass, and were plunged into
consternation at the idea of the frightful evils and the
incalculable dangers which might have resulted for the
country. The pertubators, in consequence, soon lost all
hope of misleadingthese peaceable populations, and making
them the instruments of their wild designs. In vain, Ben-
tivenga, to encourage the revolt, cried out that foreign
armies had disembarked at Palermo, and on the other
points of the island to assist the insurrection; in vain did
he endeavour to prove that he had displayed his standard
" under the patronage of the foreigner" (sotto it patrocinio
dello straniero); in vain by the violence of his language
did he endeavour to intimidate public opinion; all the
communes remained firm in their duty, while the surround-
ing populations took arms to repel the handful of
insurgents, and hundreds of urban guards marched against
them by the road of Leercara, under the orders of the
snb-intendent of the district, Chevalier Parisi.

The official journal then states that Bentivenga,
as already mentioned, was four months ago, to-
gether with several of those who took part in his
rising, arrested for conspiracy, and was released
for want of sufficient proof. One band of insur-
gents, it says, made an attempt to seize Cefalu, but
was dispersed by troops commanded by Lieut..
Colonels Marra and Ghio, who were sent from
Palermo, and by the companies of arms of the
same province, after which it sought refuge in the
woods and mountains, but a portion of the band
soon after made their submission to the authorities,
and the others, among whom were Bentivenga and
the principal chiefs, were arrested by the public
force. The journal remarks, in conclusion, that
the Government has obtained all these results by
the simple vigour of its attitude, " without firing a
single shot or shedding a drop of blood."

SPAIN.

Our accounts from Madrid are of the 12th inst.
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The Madrid Gazette contains a royal o;dinanCe,
appointing Don Ramon de Echavarria Director-
General of Pnblic Works, with a salary of 50,000
reals a year. Don Ramon was formerly Director
of Penitentiary Establishments, and lately an
Inspector of Railways.
The Bishops of Orense and Almeria have pre-
sented an address to the Queen, in which they
express their gratitude for the benefits she has
conferred on the Church of Spain, which they say
always was, and ever will be, the firmest rampart
of the Spanish Throne and of the Catholic nation
cpnfided by Providence to the royal solicitude.
Wheat has slightly fallen at Madrid. 1,877
faneguas were sold at the corn market at from 86
to 97 reals. •

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 6.
The departure of the Viceroy on his way to the
southern provinces constitutes the chief event of
the past fortnight. His Highness left Cairo on the
27th. ult., and his absence from this country, it is
said, will be prolonged over a period of from three
to four months.

Among the limited number of Europeans who
accompany his Highness are M Mougel Bey, the
constructor of the Barrage, and M. de Lesseps, the
projector of the proposed isthmus of Suez Canal,
who arrived at Alexandria from Marseilles on the
22d ult.

It has been decided that the expedition or-
ganised by M. l'Escayrac de Lauture for the explo-
ration of the White Nile will for the present not
proceed beyond Assonan.
Among other schemes that have of late occupied
public attention a prominent position has been
held by the projected formation of a company for
running a line of steamers between Suez and the
principal ports of the Red Sea. The proposal
originated with the Viceroy, whose chief object
was that of affording greater travelling facilities
to the immense numbers of pilgrims who
annually visit the holy cities of the Hedjaz, at
the same time entertaining hopes that more
frequent and regular communication will
tend to develope commercial intercourse
between Egypt and the countries bordering on
the Red Sea. A board of directors, composed
of six Turks and six European merchants, was
formed, and the presidency given to Mustapha Bey,
the Viceroy, and son of the late Ibraham Pasha,
but the project remained in abeyance pending the
concession of a firman from the Porte, At a meeting
of the directors it has however been announced,
though not officially, that the Sultan has granted
the requisite permission, and that he has subscribed
a sum of £2.000 towards the undertaking. The
Viceroy himself will be the chief shareholder, and
his portion of the capital will be supplied from the
deposits in the old Egyptian Bank, which have
long been unproductive, and which together with
a fixed rate of interest will be guaranteed by the
Egyptian Government.

PENINS ULAR MAILS.

ARRIVAL OF THE ALHAMBRA.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
By Express.

SOUtHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Alhambra,
Capt. Joy, arrived here this evening, having been
detained in the Channel all night by a dense fog.
During the homeward passage she experienced
very severe weather, strong N.W. gales and high
seas. Her dates are—Gibraltar, Dec. 6th; Cadiz,
7th; Lisbon, 11th ; and Vigo, 12th.
In addition to the usual mails and sixteen pas-
sengers, the Alhambra brings £21,489 in specie,
and the following cargo :-79 boxes eggs, 4 casks
wine and 2 cases, 6 boxes lemons, 202 packages
chesnuts, 16 boxes dates, 887 do. oranges, 38 do.
almonds, 690 do. figs, 723 do. raisins, 46 do. tange-
rines, and 10 packages of sundries.
By this arrival there is not much intelligence of
interest.

Don Henrique Bomo, one of the richest men in
Portugal, is dead. George Crofton, the Englishman
who discovered the coal and iron mines in Batalha,
has had his claim of first discoverer allowed by the
Portuguese Government.

Indian corn is admitted into Portugal free of