The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-04 00:00:00

THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

This fashionable suburban favourite evening lounge was
never more attractive than this year, and during the pre-
sent favourable evenings the magnetism has been much
increased by the beautiful and exquisitely arranged Pan
tomime, expressly written for this place. The arrange-
ments, scenery, and all appurtenance; are admirably
managed, and the details carried out most effectively ,
This in itself would be enough for an entertain-
ment, but the spirited proprietor, not content, has
added a variety of other scenes and performances
that fully equal, if, indeed, they do not surpass any of the
London garden entertainments. The picture of Moscow,
the firewoxks, the coronation of the Emperor of Russia,
the performance of the Choreographic Troupe of Madame
J. Laurie—all combine to render the gardens the favourite
resort of thousands ; and it is needless to say that, if once
you go there, the visit is sure to be repeated.

ST. GEORGE'S-HALL.

JUDAS PEACCABEUS.-LAST NIGHT.

The Festival Choral Society last night performed the
Judas Maccabeus. According to the received idea of
reading:Handel, we may say the choral and orchestral
part was, on the whole, satisfactorily given, although
there were occasional hitches, and the want of light
vocalisation in the choruses was sometimes too manifest.
Of the vocal soloists we cannot say much in praise; Mr.
At mstrong was evidently indisposed, but exerted himself
as far as consistent with his condition. Mrs. Morgan
hardly did justice to her very sweet voice, from a
degree of nervousness which seemed to effect her. Mrs
Sunderland is well known as a soprano of excellent com-
pass and power, and has considerable vocal facility, but her•
style is hardly suitable for sacred music. " From mighty
kings " was given in a style quite coquettish, and there
was in her performance, generally, a lack of refinement.
the tenor part was in the hands of Mr Wilson, who was
over-weighted with the part, and judiciously omitted a
portion of the music. The house was almost filled with a
mixed company, who were ranged on forms so closely
jammed together, as to prevent passing, and the heat
became tropical,which circumstance much detracted from
the enjoyment of the evening.

THE SEAMEN OF THE NORTH-EASTERN PORM—The
Times gives a long extract from the petition of the seamen
of the Tyne and Wear, wherein they state various facts
with regard to the loss of life and property in the north
sea.

THE Amy iN PERSIA.—It is stated in the Eastern cor-
respondence of the Times, that it will be impossible to
remove the army from Bushire till September, on•account
of the western monsoon, which sets in about the middle of
June.

PASSENGERS PER S•S. INDIAN, CAPTAIN THOMAS JONES,
FROM MONTREAL AND QUEBEC TO LIVERPOOL,—John J.
F. Smith, Mr. Smith, jun., Miss Smith, Miss. G. Smith,
Colonel D'Urban, Mrs. D'Urban, Miss D'Urben, Mr. R.
Muir and Lady, Mr. J. Henderson, Mr. Whydden, Mr.
Marburn, Miss Marburn, Sir C. Stewart, Mr. Keith and
Lady, Mr. J. J. C. Atkin, Dr. Pringle, MT. Reid and Lady,
Mr. Howell and Lady, Mr. J. G. Bogert, Captain
Blankarne, Mrs. Shuter, Miss Shuter, Lieutenant Holden,
Mr. M'Bride, Mr. Oppenham, Mr. Baker and Lady,
Captain Hall, Mr. Butler, Mrs. Hart, Miss Hart, Mr.
J. D. Saunders, Mr. John M'Call, Mr. Bescoly end Lady,
Mr. Shepherd. Mr. Campbell, Mr. Shedden, Mr. and
Mrs. M'Farlane and Servant, Mr. Wishart, Mr.
Dennistown and two children, Miss Gildersleve, Mrs.
Draper, Mrs. !Penton, Mr. Hamilton, Mr.. Legge, Mr,
May, Mr. Joel, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Chadwick, Rev. Mr.
Facile, Mr. Arbuckle, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Shaw, Mr. J. 3.
Robsin and Lady, the Misses Stewart, Rev. Mr. Ardagb,
Mrs. M'Gregor, Mrs. Robertson and two children,
Mr. and Mrs. Lockitt and son, Mr. aad Mrs. Cunningham,
Mr. and Mrs. Hartford, Mr. Hutchison, Mr. -and Mrs.
Gould, Mr. Barclay, Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Fk.
Fortyc, Mr. James Abbott, Mr. Greigsteon, Mrs.
Liberman and two children, Mrs Doran-91 cabin pas-
sengers, and 80 steerage passengers.
PRODUCTION OF OIL, CANDLES, AND SPIRIT FROM THE
EARTH.—Mr. Stephen White, of Everton, Liverpool (the
well-known patentee of the hydro-carbon gas, or gas from
water), has succeeded in obtaining very singular and
valuable products, applicable to a variety of useful pur-
poses, from a peculiar oil which flows spontaneously frcm
the earth into wells at Rangoon, in the Burman Empire.
These wells are in great number, and are about 150 feet
deep. The oil flows into them continuously, and is drawn
up by the Burmese in iron pots, and collected. The annual
produce of these springs of oil is upwards of 90,000
gallons ; it is used by the natives for cooking, torch-lights,
and other domestic purposes. Mr. White has patented his
invention. He subjects the crude oil to distillation in a
novel and ingeniously-arranged series of stills, working
together the one into the other, which produces at the
same time three distinct substances, viz., paraffine, per-
fectly solid, an. oil, and a spirit. The paraffine is obtained
in large quantities, and when putified, is beautifully white
as l transparent. When made into candles, it burns with
a brilliancy unequalled by any other substance. The oil,
when subjected to the purifying process, is obtained almostc.)lourless and transparent, is extremely valuable fcr
lubrica a, tie fi: e machinry of the tot' on, silk, linen, at d
woollen manufacturer; and has better lubricating properties
than the finest sperm cil, which of late years has become
scarce, and much adulterated with inferior oils. The
patent oil affords a clear and powerful light, when burned
In a lamp, and has the singular property of preserving
metals from the corrosive influence of the atmosphere or
salt water, &e.: when applied to the copper coating of
ships, the preservative effect is very striking. The spirit
or eupion affords an admirable light when used in a spirit
lamp, and has also valuable preservative effects when
applied to telegraph wires or other metals. We under-
stand that Mr. White's beautifully-arranged model works
have been visited by many
of the most influential gentle-
men of Liverpool and Manchester.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
This evening, in all probability, will be decided
the question of the Republican candidates coming
forward at the approaching elections. Of General
Cavaignac's persistence in his resolution not to
present himself I can say nothing new ; but it is
pretty certain that M. Havin, the principal editor
of the Siecle, will be proposed as a candidate
in the third arrondissement of Paris. The ques-
tion of taking the oaths of allegiance is still under
discussion.
The Ministerial circular on the elections is still
commented upon in the press. The Siecle has the
following remarks upon it :

We will neither examine nor comment on the circular
of the Minister of the Interior in its political point of
fiew, but it is our duty to throw light on all that refers, in
the official document, to the elections. A free and loyal
vote is requested from all the electors. Government will
propose candidates to the electors in the same manner
that it proposes laws to the deputies. In opposition to
these candilateships, other candidates may freely present
themselves. During the electoral period—that is, from
the present moment—every candidate who shall have sub-
mitted to the examination of the legal courts a signed copy
of his circulars, profession of faith, or voting bulletins, will
enjoy perfect liberty of posting them or of distributing
them without other authorisation. Every elector will be
permitted to write his vote, or to cause it to be written.
Finally, every elector who may wish to canvass for a
candidateship will be permitted to distribute bulletins in
freedom, provided the signature of the candidate, on one
of these bulletins legally submitted to approval, gives
consent to that step. We do not discuss these conditions,
which we should have preferred more liberal; we merely
take note of them. But the Minister—and this we
believe to be a hiatus—does not say before which court of
judicature (parquet) the bulletin and other documents
must be submitted. Is it the court of the chief town of
the arrondissement, or does it result from the silence of
the circular that the candidate and the elector enjoy the
choice of the court, for there are localities possessing
several of the latter ? We hope that the minister will
reply to the question we have the honour of submitting to
him, and which interests alike the electors and the can-
didates.

The folloWing are the views of the Patrie :
It is impossible not to recognize in the instructions so
clearly laid down by the Ministerial circular the most
ample and loyal precepts of electoral freedom. What
more can those journals demand who propagate the mot
.d'ordre of abstention ? Clubs, perhaps ? But even the
Siecle does not regret the absence of the latter. Who
would render it the service of opening them after it had
the courage of closing them in 1848 with the sword of
General Cavaignac ? Under no rule, at no epoch, has
the poll been so accessible to serious and legal candi-
lateship as now. The present Government, like all those
who have preceded it, has its preferences ; but, instead
of opposing them by corrupton, as has been seen,
it merely affords them the moral and public support
of its confidence. In times when the electors of a
district wero sometimes less than 300, nefarious means
might be adopted to influence the election ; but corruption
and intimidation shatter against universal suffrage. When
entire districts vete for the candidate of government, they
obey neither an interest nor force, they simply manifest
their confidence in the government of the Emperor, which
they founded, and which they wish to maintain, because it
responds to all their instincts of order, glory, and progress ;
because, instead of being the government of a caste or of a
party, it is the government of everybody; and because its
policy, as its origin, represents what is most legitimate in
society and most national in the country and in history.
Such is the general signification of the circular of the
Minister of the Interior.
The Gazette de France says :
It is, therefore, well understood that candidates must
submit their profession of faith to the parquet before pre-
senting themselves to the electors. What we fail to com-
prehend is, that the Minister subsequently admits as a
supposition, that a protest against ourinstitutions' can be
offered. It would seem that the precautions to which
candidates and electors are submitted take away all
possibility of any manifestation by means of vote. The
Minister announces that the prefects will receive new
instructions shortly. There is reason to hope that this
ulterior document will explain what it means by a sedi-
tious protest against our institutions' in the matter of the
,elections.
The following is from the Presse
A doubt is excited in our minds by this circular, and
we take the liberty of expressing it. Is it absolutely ne-
cessary to belong to a hostile party in order to vote against
the official candidate ? Cannot, for example, local objec-
tions and difficulties arise totally independent of party
spirit ? This manner of constituting an Opposition is not
that of the English. In England, the Opposition, let it
be Tory, Whig, or Radical, is called, or calls itself, Her
Majesty's opposition.
An incident of rather a strange character, arid
which has produced a painful impression among
the Italian refugees in Paris, occurred a week or
two ago. One of the most eminent of the Italian
patriots, and who behaved with remarkable courage
during the bombardment of Venice, M. Joseph
Stirtori, suddenly disappeared about the 13th May
last. M. Sirtori is, it seems, a decided anti-
Muratist, and not long before the date mentioned
had rather a stormy discussion with three Italian
gentlemen, also refugees—namely, MM. Autonelli,
Salicetti, and Maestri, who are, I believe, warm
partisans of Prince Murat. M. Sirtori's friends
were naturally surprised at his sudden and unac-
countable disappearance, and made every effort to
discover the place of his concealment. For some
time these efforts were fruitless. After 11 days
spent in much exertion and anxiety, they dis-
.eovered that M. Sirtori had been shut up in the
lunatic asylum of of Bicetre, where it was impos-
sible for him to communicate with any one
outside. The moment this fact was discovered
his friends addressed themselves to the
authorities, and on their demand he was at
once restored to liberty. A. medical certificate
declarod that there was nothing the matter with
him. Nevertheless, I am informed he was sub-
jected to the restraint of a straight waistcoat
for three days. The explanations were, I believe,
that a mistake on the part of a sergentede-ville led
to his confinement. In some cases such violence
would be likely to cause insanity. M. Sirtori bore
the outrage committed on him with calm self pos-
session. The affair has been a good deal talked
of among the Italians.
The Emperor yesterday morning gave an
audience to Count Kisseleff, the Russian Arabes
sador, who delivered a letter from his Sovereign,
announcing the birth of the Grand .puke Sergius,
his son. Lord Cowley afterwards had an audience,
to take leave prior to his departure for London ;
and the Baron de Paiva, the Portuguese Minister,
one on his return from Lisbon. In the course.
of the day the Emperor received Baron de Cetto
the Bavarian Minister in London, presented by
the Baron de Wendland, Minister of Bavaria in
Paris ; as well as Dr. Kern, the Swiss Minister
Plenipotentiary, who is about to return to Switzer-
land.
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The King of Bavaria, accompanied by Count
Charles Tascher de la Pagerie, yesterday morning
visited the gallery of modern pictures at the Lux-
embourg, as well as the palace and gardens. In
the afternoon his Majesty went to Malmaison to
visit Queen Christina, and in the evening dined'
with Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The King has also accepted an invitation to dine
with the Ministers of State, and as he has begun will
very probably run the round of the whole Cabinet,
so as to be able to judge of the relative merits of the
the Ministerial kitchens. The old sticklers for eti-
quette among the Diplomatic Corps seem horrified
at His Bavarian Majesty condescending to take his
commons with any one under the, rank of an
Prince; but he does not seem to mind the
comments, provided the commons are good.
The camp which is to be formed at Ch.alons-sur-
Marne in the month of September next, and which
will last for two months, will consist of 25,000 men*
The Emperor has ordered a Swiss chalet to be con-
structed for his use, as he intends commanding the
.camp in person, and of course superintending the
manoeuvres.. The intermediate time between this
and September will be spent between St. Cloud;
Plombieres, and perhaps Biarritz,though about this
last there is some uncertainty. It is said that the
s health requires as much repose as possil
Emperor'
ble from business as from pleasure.
' • It is reported that M. de Dreux Breze, the Bishop
of Moulins, whose treatment of his priests made so

much noise some time since, is about to pay a visit
to Italy, which will keep him from his diooeee
about three months.

Lord Brougham left Paris this morning for
London. He was present yesterday at the meeting
of the scientific section of the Institute, and read a
paper of great research and interest "On Para-
doxes imputed to the Integral Calculus."
The review took place, as announced, this day at
Longchamps, in the Bois de Boulogne. It was pro.
posed to postpone or transfer it to some other spot
on account of the injury done to the ground. The
occupiers, however, are to be indemnified for what-
ever damage may have been done.
A new weekly journal, entitled La Senzaine
Politique, is about to be started by M. Amede de
Cesena, who has been for some years a well-known
and an able member of the periodical press of
Paris. M. de Cesena was formerly chief editor of
the Pattie, and until very recently of the Consti-
tutionnel. The first number will appear on the sth
of July next, and, from its little cost, will be
brought within the reach of persons whose means
do not permit them to subscribe to the daily
papers.