The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-20 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

Charles Moody, Portsea, saw maker.
Lewis Lewis, Clerkenwell, draper.
Samuel Peace Ward, Cheshunt, timbor merchant.
Thomas Bagnall Kemp and George Clay, Nicholas-lane,
London, bill brokers.
William John Gregory, Leeds, bedding manufa ci urer
George Atkinson, Lincoln, commission agent.
Samuel Munday, Gosport, baker.
Charles William Hill, Digbeth, anvilmaker.
Alfred Ellis Wimbourne, wine merchant.
Richard Toning, Plymouth, builder.
John Henry Brown, jun., Newcastle-on-Tyne, commission
agent.
George Ward, Liverpool, victualler.
Thomas Bailey Stephenson, Stoke-on-Trent.

The King of Prussia has presented Princa Napoleon
with a magnificent p :reelain vase, and a complete edition
of the works of Frederick the Great.
The Rev. Dr. I-1 'Hey, of Manchester, has accepted an
invita' ion to become President of the New College, London,
as successor to the late R-v. Dr. Harris.
Tne suicide of Baron Rietzenstein has produced a great
smsrtion at Vienna. This officer was io the *lmperial
Guard, alai had received orders to repair to Bade, where
the guard figured at the entry of the Eniperor and Em-
press. On the following day the baron diiappeareil. A
letter, found with his will, stated that unrceunate specula.
tions on the Bourse had driven bim to commit suicide. His
body was found floating in the Danube.
An ex-actress of the Vaudeville, on returing home from
the performance at the Theatre de la Monnaie of Brussels
on Friday last, discharged a pistol into her breast, and
inflicted a most serious wound. Her tinswer to the police
magistrate, who enquired the motive of the deed, was, " was weary of life. It is always the same story over and over
again."

ASSAULTS ON WOMEN.—By a new bill of Mr. Dillwyn,
Mr. Bentinck, and Lord Raynham, the late act for punish-
ing assaults on women and children of an aggravated
nature is repealed, and magistrates are empowered to sen-
tence the ruffians committing such outrages to imprison-
ment for two calender months, with or without hard
labour, and to order them, (if males) to be once privately
whipped, in addition to such imprisonment, without power
of appeal to the Tinter sessions. The ast is confined to,
England.

THE HIGH LETEL BRIDGE SCSEME.—Yesterday a depu-
tatiOn of gentlemen interested in the improvement of the
thoroughfares of the town waited on Mr, Alderman Holaae,
at the Townhall, for the purpose of discussing with him
the scheme of a high level bridge from Shaw',-brow to
D de-street, which he introduced some years since, and
intimated his ittention of again bringing forward at the
next monthly meeting of the council. The interview,
however, was strictly private, in accordance, we understand,
with the wishes of the majority of the deputation, and we
are, therefore, unable to state either the purport or the
result of the discussion,
PRESENTATIIN TO A CLERGYMAN.—A very gratifying
testimonial is about to be presented to the Rev. J.
Bardsley, and shows that his earnest endeavours to improve
the working classes have been successful in his late
district. A very handsome Buhl clock, with shade and
stand, has been purchased of Mr. John Jacob, watch
manufacturer, Chnrch-street, and will be on view in his
window for a few days. It bears the following inscrip-
tion :—" Presented to the Rev. Joseph Bardsley, 8.A., by
the working people attending the enquiring meetings held
in Bond-street School, as a mark of their esteem and
gratitude for his services during the last five years.
Liverpool, 1857."
DEATH OF SIR, EDWARD HAGGERSTON, BART.—We
regret to announce the sudden death of Sir Eivesrd
Haggerston, seventh baronet, of Haggerston Castle North-
umberland, which happened at his residence near Hexhara
a few days since, in his 60th year. Ile had long been in
an ailing state of health. He'was the second son of the
late Thomas Haggerston, Eeq. (eldest sin of the firth
baronet), by Winifred, daughter of Edward Charlton,
Esq , who died in 1829, before succeeding to his father's
title. Sir Edward himself v‘e s born in 1797, and suet
ceeded to the family title and estates on the sudden clea'h
of his eldest brother, caused likewise by an apoplectic
seizure, in December, 1812. The baronet recently deceased
was never married, and consequently the title passes to Iris
next surviving brother, John, formerly a captain in the
army, who married a few 'years since Sarah Anne.
daughter of Henry Knight, Esq., of Axminster, Deetee
FATAL ACCIDENT.—We regret to have to
state 'thaS
lette s have been received in England by the family c.f Sir
William Lawson, Bart, of Broogh Hall, near Catteric/fi
county York, announcing the melancholy death of that
gentleman's second son, Henry, which happened on the
3ed of January last, in a bold and humane effort to ease
the life of one of his shepherds, who was carried away laY
the stream, while engaged in the operation of sheep wash-
ing at Waikora, a small settlement upon a tributary of the
Waitanga river, in that colony. Mr. Lawson was born in
1832, so that he was little more than 24 years of age St
the time diet he was thus suddenly cut off. He was edu-
cated, we believe, at Stonyhurat College, Lancashire, and
emigrated a few years since to New Zea'and, where he
had bought an estate. His father, Sir William Lawson,
is a son of the late John Wright, Esq., of Kelvedon
Essex, and assumed the name of Lawson in 1834, by royal
license, on inheriting the estates of his maternal uncle, the
late Sir Henry Lawson, Bart, whose patent of baronetcy
was renewed to him by Lord Melbourne in 1841.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

FRANCE.

PA j\ );ray FVFNivri

The King of Bavaria a: Foyle., • et le
last evening, at six o'clock He V:1-1, eat,i v
the railroad by Marshal Magnan and Genere!
Floury, the Emperor's Aide-de-Camp. The Prefect
of the Seine and Marne and, the General cone
mending the district were also in attendance, and
the Emperor's carriages were at hand to convey
his Bavarian Majesty and suite to the Palace
sqadron of Chasseurs of the Guard formed the
escort. A double line of the 3rd Regiment of the
Grenadiers of the Guard was drawn up in the
courtyard of the Palace, and a detachment of the
Cent Gerdes stood en echelon on the steps of the
grand staircase known as Fer a Cheval.
As soon as the party appeared in sight the Em-
peror, followed by the officers on duty, advanced
to the foot of the staircase to meet the King, and
conduct him to the Empress, who was waiting for
him at the top of the stairs. The Emperor and
King entered the Gallery of Francis 1., where the
persons belonging to the household were presented
He then, accompanied by his host, retired to the
apartments prepared for him.
The fine weather which we have enjoyed for the
last week or two has produced a very favourable
effect on commercial affairs in Paris during the last
week. Families whom the premature heat is driving
from town are hastening to complete their pine
ohaes for the season. The retail houses have
consequently effected very good sales, and the pro-
vincial manufacturers will no doubt soon feel the
benefit, as stocks in Paris are running low. The
latest accounts from Alsace and the northern
departments announce a brisk demand for articles
of clothing, particularly for light summer wear
Business, however, is still uncertain at Lyons
The apprehension of a failure in the silk crop,
occasioned by the severe cold towards the end of
April, produced a remarkable rise in the price of
the raw material, and all that was disposable
was eagerly bought up. It being now
ascertained that the injury done to the
worm is by no means so great as was feared opera-
tions are suspended, and both buyers and sellers
keep back. Moreover, the demand for silk has
relaxed in consequence of the absence of the Ame-
rican purchasers from the market.• The accounts
from New York to the 16th April were not favoura-
ble. The silk goods imported for the preceding
four weeks amounted in 1856 tol 3,146,510 f., and for
the corresponding period of the present year they
reach only 7,313,305 f., and notwithstanding such a
difference it is found difficult to dispose of silk
goods in that market. It is not surprising, there
fore, that so few orders are received from the United
States, those yet received being chiefly, if not ex-
clusively, for black silks. The sales of the raw
article at Marseilles during last week amounted to
only 100 bales of various qualities, at from 361. to
08f. the kilogramme. There are 100,000 kilogram.
mes of cocoons in store there, while the owners
refuse to sell until the result of the coming crop
is ascertained. Raw and refined sugars are rising
in the Paris market. One of the causes of
the advance is, that the consumption of sugar
has so much increased in the United States that
they not only consume a portion of their own
produce, but compete with the Europeans in the
West Indies and in the Havannah. Part of the
beetroot grown in France is employed in the dis-
tillation of spirits, and, moreoteer, the production
of sugar from the root has diminished.
The accounts from the agricultural districts
concur in describing the appearance of the grow-
ing crops as " magoifieent.” Wheat and flour
are again looking down in nearly all the
French markets, notwithstanding the efforts of
speculators to maintain prices in order to dis-
pose of their stock in hand, which they pur-
chased at the commencement of winter. Wheat
Was offered at the last Paris market at a decline of
If. the hectolitre on previous prices, but there was
little business done. Dealers were more occupied
in collecting information with respect to the state
of the crops. The reports, as hes been said, are
extremely favourable a to wheat. Rye has in some
places suffered from th 3 dry and cold weather. The
meadows and the oats require rain, but all agree
that, so far as appearances are concerned, the next
harvest promises to be moreabundant than the law_
in all the departments of the north. In the south
edere it great proportion of the crops was destroyed
last year by the inundations, there is the p:ospect
of an abundant yield. The arrivals of corn at Mar-
seilles last week amount only to 10,000 hectolitres
of wheat and rye. 8,000 hectolitres of wheat from
the Danube were sold there at from 25f, to 26g. the
hectolitre, and 16,000 hectolitres African wheat for
future delivery at from 23f. 75e. to 251 62c. the
beet >litre. Flour of the best marks, after varying
from 721. 50e. to 73f. 50e. the sack of 157 kilo-
grammes, is quoted at 72f. 50e. Time bargains
have been made for delivery during the last four
months of the year at 66f the sack. The supply of
flour in the market stores has declined to 10,000
metrical quintals. The uneasiness which prevailed
at the beginning of the month with respect to the
vintage fias entirely ceased. The injury sustained
by the frost is insignificant, but as the vines have
other vicissitudes to pass through, the holders of
wines maintain their pretensions, and prefer to
hold their stock over rather than sell at the
present prices. There is no variation to be
remarked in the price of spirits:
The following despatches have been received :
MARSEILLES, MAY 17.
News has been received that the son of the ex-Emir
Becher died lately at Beyrout. It is suspected that he was
poisoned. A revolt having taken place among the B-donina
near Damascus, the troops kil!ed 180 of tbem. Admiral
B•uet has saved the steamer Arcadia, which was conveying
pilgrims to Jerusalem.

BERLIN, MAY 17.

The propositions for the arrangement of the affair of
Neufchatel have been purely and simply accepted by Prussia.
That Power renounces unconditiontilly the payment by
Switzerland of 1,000,000 f. The King has left for Tt ck-
lenburg. A communication has been received from the
Danish cabinet, promising the convocation of the diet of
Holstein for the end of August, for the purpose of dis-
cussing the constitution.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, MAY 16,

By a telegraphic despatch from Buda, which in-
forms us that the Archduchess Gisella is much
better, we learn that her eldest sister, the Arch-
duchess Sophia Frederica (born March 15, 1855), is
suffering so much from fever that she is unable to
leave her bed.

We learn from the Polish frontiersi that the new
Russian customs tariff, with its numerous
than
reduc-
tions, is neither more nor less
a railroadn
myth. A
Russian company intends to construct a
hvm Kieff to Odessa, with a branch line to
Thq capital is to be 120 millions of silver roubles,
,
•80 millions of which are to be raised by subscrip
Lion, and 40 millions to be borrowed from the Bank,
4. which is to receive a certain number cf serfs as
sect.;:-ity." Government guarantees about 44 per
cent. ..,';‘,,zt railroad will be 1,400 versts, or about
1,100 English Zlfiles, in length.
The National ..i.;.!nk cashier Reiter, who had
disappeared, leaving a deficit of 360,000 fl , has
been arrested, but no moo was found upon his
Person• The man affirms t-hat he has spent the
whole
sum in playing in lotteries, b!tt naturally his
statement obtains no credit.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, MAY 17.

Although I have already intimated to you by
telegraph that the betrothal of Prince Frederick
William of Prussia with the Princess Royal of
England has been published in the Staats Anzeiger
of to-day, a translation of the announcement itself
may still not be unwelcome to your readers, as
these events do not occur every day
His Majesty the King having been p'eased to-day to
inform the Royal Family and the Court that, with his
Own approbation and the consent of her Majesty the Queen
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
betrothal of his Royal Highness Prince Frederick William

of Prussia with Pri:lee,-s V r.‘.tcria A !,1..id,3 Mlrir
Princess Royal of ii r. ':c. !fth
of Saxony, has tnkf.o
A similar annow.ee.ii.-:Tit ).1; het• ui i p:rt or
h.r Majesty the Q ,et n of Great Br't .iu a,,d Ireland to

%Thi,sty's Pri;37 Council.
j sjoyful event, so gratifying to the Royal House, and
hn vntire monarchy, is hereby made public by command
f hi. Majesty the King.
The High Chamberlain of his Majesty the King,
General Field-Marshal Count DonNA.

Berlin, May 16, 1857.
In the midst of all this stiff official language
there is at least one hearty truth expressed ; not
only to the Royal House of Prussia, but to the entire
monarchy is the approaching union of the two
Royal Families a " joyful event ;" the minority
in the country, that does not view this union
with most hearty satisfaction, is an infinitesi-
mally small one. All shades of political parties,
not even excluding the Kreuz Zeitung party, whom
we are mistakingly inclined to look on as hostile to
England, simply because they are friendly to
Russia, sympathise in the warmest aspirations for
the coming alliance, and few princesses have ever
married into a court and country where every
heart is so widely and so warmly opened to
welcome her, as the Princess Royal will, when she
comes hither and takes possession of the little
empire of affection that is preparing for her in the
hearts of her future subjects.