Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-27 00:00:00

ties ; nothing of the kind however was done.
On the second day no additional evidence was
tendered,—no medical men were called as wit-
nesses—no analysis was made of the contents of
the stomach—nor was there a single effort made,
by those officials whose duty it was to have
probed to the bottom the mystery, and the jury
were as much in the dark as ever. This is a
proceeding not merely discreditable to the
Birkenhead authorities—it is utterly diagrace-
ful. We care not whose duty it was to have
cleared this mystery. They have shamefully
neglected it. The medical men do not
appear so much, if at all, to blame;
they acted on the instructions given
them, and only on these. We have heard it said
that the expense was urged as an objection
against further inquiry. What ! are the Birken-
head officials to step in and burke the investiga-
tion of a case so pregnant of suspicion as this
was ? Expense, redic ulous the mystery surroun -
ding that poor girl's death must be cleared up,
regardless of expense. And we ate mistaken if
less will satisfy the people of Birkenhead, more
especially when it is borne in mind that the
appearance presented by the body, on Dr.
GODDEN'S post mortem examination, were pre-
cisely such as might be produced in a case of
poisoning by cantharides.

MILITARY BUTCHERIES IN SPAlN.—Letters from Seville
tell of the extreme dismay caused in that city by the recent
unsparing executions. On the 11th, on which day Caro
and twenty-fout, others were shot, all the shops were shut
and the streets deserted at an early hour of the day. Most
of the victims were artisans, natives of Seville, where they
had numerous relatives. The execution took place at half-
past six p.m. As already mentioned, the criminals were
drawn up together and fired upon by a company. This
was the plan pursued by Cabrera during the civil war, in
his wholesale massacres of Chriatino prisoners. At
Seville, according to one letter, the work was done but
slovenly ; the soldiers must have fired too high, for, at the
first discharge, Cara was the only one killed, although
stray halls killed two bystanders and wounded a third. At
night there were numerous panics in the street, people
running in groundless terror , it was reported that all the
members of the corporation had sent in their resignation ;
on the 12th, news having been circulated that, on the 13th
twenty-eight or thirty more were to be shot, deputations
waited on the military authorities, imploring a reprieve
until the deputies for the province should have communi-
cated with the Madrid Government. After much solicita-
tion the delay was granted. At Utera, on the 12th, seven
were shot, and four were sent on the same night to Arahal,
where they were to be shot on the 14th, with eight ethers
and two women.

THE RUsSIAN NiVY, &c.—The lately-built frigate, of
44 guns, Constantine, has just been attached to the 9th
equipage of the fleet, under the name of Cesarowitsch
Constantine. Farther reinforcements for the Baltic fleet
are expected to arrive at Cronstadt in the course of the
summer from France and America. Among others, there
is a new 70-gun screw frigate now on the stocks in an
American building yard, and being built for the Russian
Government, which is to bear the name of General-Admi-
ral, when launched. The number of vessels that have
cleared in and out of Cronstadt this season amounts
almost to 2,000. If we may trust the statements contained
in letters from Odessa, the Russia Commercial and Steam
Navigation Company is beating its competitors off the
waters of the Black Sea. Very soon after the Russian
vessels commenced plying, we are informed that the Turks
g Lye notice that their vessels plying between Constantino-
ple and Odessa would be withdrawn, as there was no
chance of their being able to compete wish the Russians:

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—There seems to be no
probability of Parliament being prorogued before the 20th
of August. There are still some very important measures
in an advanced state, which it is desirable.eto mature into
Acts of Parliament instead of tidin; them over to aother
session. The House of Commons now sits every day, as well
as every night ; and the new members especially, seem dis-
posed so keep up their attedanca till the work of the session
shall be done.