The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-21 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN

tratia are determined upon the construction of a I
railway to the Murray. Meetings have been held
at Kapunda Burrs, and Augaston, unanimous in
everything but the route to be pursued. The
following extract from one of the speeches made
on the occasion, will show the spirit which actuates
our sister colonists :—" The grand object contem-
plated was to connect this colony with the Victoria
gold fields, and it was of the utmost importance
that this should be done as speedily as psible,
because the people of Victoria intended to carry a
line of railway from Melbourne to Bendigo. It
therefore became a question as to which should be
first in the field. If this colony succeeded in
introducing its produce to the gold-fields of Victoria
by means of a railway to the Murray, before the
line from Melbourne was opened, they might hope
to establish and maintain a market there, Nsith the
only disadvantage of water-carriage, which would
cause some delay." From the same quarter we
learn that the government has resolved to abolish
the license fee, to put on an export duty on gold,
to grant the miners' right and local courts at the
diegings. In fact, the proposed bill for the regu-
lations of the gold fields is essentially the Victo-
rian bill with a few modifications. Gold does not
seem to be confined to the colony of Victoria, for
we find that in Tasmania the discoveries are of a
most important character. A correspondent, from
Hobart Town, thus writes on the 21st of August :
—"One of our chemists has just been in our
office, and says he has taken gold ou;; of specimens
sent him, which yielded at the rate of 40 ozs. to the
ton. We have written to Fingal for some speci-
mens to send you to exhibit, but they not be
in time for this mail ; however, the publication of
the reports in the papers now sent you, may induce
a number to come to this colony."
We have later advices from the United States.
The dates to hand are Nov. 8. The only topic was
the Presidential election ; and as we have in another
column shown, unless Divine Providence interfered
to mar the purposes and intentions of Brother
Jonathan, Mr. Buchanan will, from the 4th of
March next, be the chief magistrate of the United
States. The votes for the various candidates
passed off as usual with considerable rioting in
various parts of the Union. The news from other
Darts of the Western Continent is of no importance.
Our Continental advices are varied but not sig-
nificant. We learn that a second proposition has
been made by the Russian Goverment, with
reference to the re-opening of the Conferences. It
is hoped that the concessions which Russia appears
willing to make will influence the Governments
which have hitherto opposed the re-opening of the
congress.
I According to advices from Madrid a great sensa-
tion was created there by the news of the Con-
ference held at St. Cloud on the affairs of Spain by
the Emperor, Lord Howden, and M. Turgot.
Persons in Paris affirm that its result was the firm
determination that France, as will as England,
should not make even a single remonstrance, much
less move a soldier or a ship to save Queen
Isabella or her dynasty, if by her folly, obstinacy,
or obedience to bad counsel, she should brine on
herself and her throne that measure of retribution
which most people in Spain expect.
The German journals declare that Russia has
addressed a circular despatch to all the Powers
represented in the Treaty of Paris, on the Serpents'
Island and Bolgrad questions. It is believed that
the Czar withdraws his claims; but, if I am
correctly informed, on unacceptable conditions.
A. telegraphic despatch from Paris, dated last
night, contains the following :—The Vienna and
Berlin papers speak of the convocation of a second
Congress at Paris as certain. The Marquis
_ Antonini was immediately to receive his passport.

RAILWAY FRAUDS ARE NOT AT AN END, for, yesterday,
W. Snell, chief clerk in the accountant's office of the
Great Northern Railway, was brought up at the Clerken-
well police office, charged with the embezzlement
of the sum of £l,OOO, the monies of the company.
After the hearing of preliminary evidence, the prisoner
was remanded.

THE SEMAPITORE TELEGRAPII.—On the arrival of the
Lightning from Australia, yesterday morning, we learned
that Captain Enwright, in the course of Wednesday,
when off the Welsh coast, telegraphed his approach,
giving the ship signals, which were answered. He also
intimated, by signal, that he had spoken the James
" all well." Neither of these important announce-
ments were delivered at Liverpool, although other sema-
phore telegraphic announcements were posted in the
Exchange and Underwriters' Rooms, at a later period of
the same day. Considering the large quantity of gold,
and the great number of passengers which these ships
bring, together with the high rate of insurance demanded
on the specie, the Dock Committee will, no doubt, deem
it their duty to institute an enquiry into what is now a
serious neglect, and, if so, will take such steps as will
render its recurrence, under similar circumstances, quite
impossible.

THE NEW LANDING STAGE.—The improved model of the
new stage was exhibited yesterday in the Exchange News.
rooms, and attracted much attention.
THURSDAY EVENING LECTURES IN HOPE HALL.—The
six'h 1- cture of this course was delivered last night by the
Rev. James Begg, D.i)., of Edinburgh. The subject was—
" The Romanism of the Middle Ages."
This evening the Festival Chcral Society will give, at
St. George's Hall, the sublime Oratorio of the Creation.
The chorus and band number over three hundred, and the
performance, we have to doubt, will affird a rich treat for
all lovers of first class music.
AMERICAN MAILS.—The royal mail steamer Arabia, will
sail for Boston and Halifax to-morrow, with the American
mails. The letter-box at the G. P.O. will be open in the
ordinary course up to twelve, and late fees to one o'clock.
The box on the Landing-stage will be open up to two
o'clock, with additional fees of is on each letter.
Every body should go and see the Ocean Monarch, lying
in Wellington dock, the largest merchant ship that ever
entered the port of Liverpool. She docked on
and
ay
evening, commenced to discharge on Wednesdy, and in
working hours discharged the enormous quantity of 3,500
bags of wheat corn, and would have finished her final
discharge on Saturday afternoon, if sufficient weight had
been at hand to stiffen the ship.
IMPORTANT To SHIPOWNERS.—At the meeting of the
Dock Committee, yesterday, after the reporters bad retired,
a letter from Mr. John Laird to Mr. North, the solicitor,
was read. in it Mr. Laird stated that be had taken the
preliminary steps for introducing a bill into Parliament,
for the purpose of having all vessels, making use of the
river, but not frequenting the Liverpool or Birkenhead
docks, exempted from the payment of dock daes, and
expressed a hope that so reasonable a proposal would not
be opposed by the Dock Committee. No action was taken
on the letter.
LIST OF PASSENGERS PER ATLANTIC.—HoII• J. N.
C.
Miller, Miss Miller, Miss Reasley, Mr. John B. English,
Mr J. Hicks, Mr; Wm. Waterherry, Miss M. Dugan,
Rev. J. P. Lenihar, Mr. R. De Forriss, Mr. J. Sloane, Mr.
John D. Dix, Mr. P. Anipe, Mr. W. S. Whitmore, Mr.
N.
Shirston, Mr. F. S. Iloyr, Mr. T. Lone, Mr. 0. W.
Choare, Mr. W F. Proctor, Mr. E. Lowder, Madame
Rollerr, Mrs. M. Mitchell, Mr. B. Coxe, Mr. A. E.
M'Evelaine, Mr. S. B arnett, Mr. D. A. Underdown, Mr.
J E. Deyroff, Mr. J. Putzor, Mrs. Endall, Miss Cassin, Mr.
S. Maveiien, Mrs. C. G. Hall, Mr. J. Macky, Miss
Yentdall, Mr. Meyers, Miss M. A. Sehalls.
MORE GARROTING IN LIVERPOOL.--A respected Corres-
pondent has furnished us the following :—" On Wednesday
night, about half-past nine o'clock, while on my way home,
at the south end of Oxford street, on the hill rising to
Chatham place, a French gentleman was in advance of me,
out of speaking distance. As he ascended the hill to
Chatham place, a ruffian's fingers gripped him at the throat,
he shouted " murder," and two other villains ran from the
opposite side of the street to assiet in the strangling. Some
person on the contrary side of the scuffle to myself, blew a
police whistle, and the cowardly robbers, frightened by the
sound, left their job unfinished, and run. The gentleman
was passing from his own residence to that of the French
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ttohesoLinoendaornticmleosrnwihngichhave recently appeared in some of
papers on the subject of the great
railway scheme of Russia,
demands from England her iron, her capital, nor the aid
of her experience. England has not the monopoly
of those elements of success for a network of Russian
railways. Russia can pass very easily
through the finan-
cial difficulty without the industrial or intellectual aid of
Great Britain, and will not accept from her unfair condi-
tions nor unjust demands. Whether the intelligence, the
capital, or the iron of Great Britain participate or not in
the construction of Russian railways, those railways will
nevertheless be made. When a Government, strong and
I powerful. which is at the head of 70,000,000 inhabitants,
has recognised the necessity of proceeding with the
creation of active means of communication by steam,
there will be no want of anything necessary for the attain-
ment of its object. If, then, the capital, the iron, and
the intelligence of Great Britain be employed in Russia,
it will not be because Russia had them, solicited but
1 because there are practical and enlightened minds in the
country who, in spite of the unreasonable prejudices of
the journals, see a means for the promotion of their own
interests in lair and honourable speculations.