The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-30 00:00:00

CHINA.

In China, with the exception of an attack on th:
Cantod river, no further active operations ha
taken place. Admiral Seymour was at Hong N°l3d
waiting fot reinforeemPnts. The trial of Alluta ari f
his feltow prisoner had resulted in a verdict o
" Not guilty."
A telegradhic message received at Bombay fr°nir
the authorities at Calcutta states that the EnWer",,,
of Chiva had seut orders to Yeh to conclude peace
on any terms.

At Hong Kong exchange was 4s 8d The
At Shanghai imports were rather lower, of
total silk settlements amounted to 70,500 bale 10
which 67,600 had left. Prices had advance--
dollars. Exchange 63 7d.
At Foo Chow a further advance had taken pliter
in tea. The import market was dull.

AUSTRALIA.

Tab
There is not any intelligence of the Oneida, vr—
was expected at Suez from Melbourne.

RIOTING AT KIDDERMINSTER.

During the polling on Saturday serious riotivi
took place at
.Kidderminster. A large number Do
persons were injured, and the affair assumed!,
serious an aspect, that the military were sent 149's
to Birmingham, and a troop of artillery were $
once despatched to the scene of the enteute.

THE MERCANTILE MARINE SHIPPING 44071

DISPUTED JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF
TRADE.
the
A preliminary ,meeting was held on Saturday, 6-t ..„6
offices of Mr. Lamont, Liverpool, of shipowners, n(011.7
and officers of the mercantile marine, in order to consiardo
i
the injurious operation of the powers vested in the BcPittir
of Trade by the shipping act of 1854, particularly wie„,
regard to inquiries into cases of wrecks and casualties
merchant ships. These powers, it is contended, are arbitTn,
and unjust in their operation towards shipowners "
officers in the merchant service.
The resolutions, which had been passed at a signor te
meeting, held at Southampton, on the 23rd instant, we:
read and generally approved of. It wen arranged thn,
general meeting should take place on the subject on We
nesday next.
This question is exciting a good deal of attention aten-. westt
nautical men throughout the country. It is believed 10
the two judges of the peace who form the tribunal In theft
inquiries, from their ignorance of nautical matters, $0
unable to form a just or correct opinion upon questio.f
submitted to their investigation ; while the appointraentour
an officer of the Royal Navy, to act as a nautical assess„it
btountahie,
sjuundbgenstknaedrdasb
ha
tyoi: the arbitrary
naetrbailtarsytroenhga
prejudiceracter of the
ag gjoi—
officers of the merchant service:

The elergyman of Bathwick has been fined Ll and ost'
, and the parish clerk in a similar penalty, for an infriege
went of the regulations of the Burial Board. of The ceremony of the betrothal of Prince Willis"
ar
Hesse Philippathal-Barcbfeld to the Princess
Hanau, took place on the 19th at Cassel.
i The Earl and Countess of Clarendon will give a ren
entertainment to his Excellency Ferukh Khan, the sPee.,;,,
envoy from the Court of the Shah of Persia, on Tueeu""
in Grosvenor crescent.
A NOBLE LANDLORD. —A few days ago his Grace theel
Duke of Newcastle sent to all his labourers and cottager/so,
his estate six pounds of beet, one bottle of ale 23 years
and one quart of real Clumber ale. i
be
" Ma," said a little urchin, peeping from beneath the
to
clothes one frosty night, " I am very cold, I want,,rthe
more clothes on the bad." " Lie still, my dear," es:" has
mother, " until your sister comes from the hall ; she
got the coverlet for a crinoline."
A man pretending to be deaf and dumb was begg.naava,
Stockton a few days ago. At one house where he solic/n,
alms, a fine Newfoundland dog sprang out at him,
s,bewtr
the fellow exclaimed in an excited manner, if you "-
take the clog away, I'm blessed it I don't stick him.' a,
Intelligence 'from Hanover of the 25th states that ,
the
royal message bad been addressed to the Chatabe
approving of the amendments proposed by the latter in ihe
budget. Oa the 24th the two Chambers adopted,
government proposal to abrogate the law of 36th of AP
-te
1848, which obligee the communes to pay for injuries
property caused by insurrections. oa
The Count de Flandre accomplished his 20th year
the 24th. A family fete took place on the occasion
I'oetr• ee
palace. The regiment of the Guides, of which the Po
is colonel, was exempted from duty on the (NY, aere
all petty punishments for breaches of discipline vg
remitted.
ADVERTISING FOR CA ND IDATES. —Terico°he following jot
advertisement appeared in the Bertviek Advertiser of
week Wanted, a candidate for the representatioarnija- o.
the county of Berwick in the Commons House of r
ment, the present honourable member not having, asartleg signified his intention of again-coming forward. p
otbee
of moderately Liberal principles, and having the 4ietor
requisite qualifications, are entreated to make hum'
application,"


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