The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-27 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAILS

The British screw steamer Bacchante, Captain
Younghusband,arrived at Southampton on Sunday
morning, with the Peninsular Mails and a cargo of
Spanish oxen, consigned to Mr. Thomas Hill. The
Bacchante sailed from Oporto on the 18th inst., with
124 head of cattle for Southampton, and had fine
weather up to Tuesday, the 20th, when she encoun-
tered a most furious gale, veering from W.N.W. to
N.N.E., with a heavy cross sea rolling, and which
continued up till Thursday, the 22nd, when,towards
night,the weather somewhat moderated, but still a
heavy sea on. During this terrific gale the ,ship
laboured heavily, shipping whole seas over all,
causing great injury and loss to the cattle in the
hold ; 72 oxen were thrown overboard in the bay
and chops of the Channel, and when she came
into dock on Sunday morning a great number were
in a dying state. After discharging her live freight,
the Bacchante sailed for London, with the re•
=tinder of her cargo, consisting of 10 casks of
tallow, 87 pipes of wine, 29 hogsheads of ditto,
103 quarter casks of ditto, 82 cases of wine, 67
chests of oranges, 9 cases of specie, value 7,4061. ;
also six eases, value 155,309 oitavas, consigned to
Messrs. Knowles and Foster, and Messrs. H. and
D. Sharpe, of London.

THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA IN LOM-

BARDY.

We have received the following despatch from
Turin :

TURIN, SUNDAY, JAN. 25.

The Emperor of Austria to-day signe,l a decree
granting a full pardon to all persons in the Lom•
bardo Venetian territory condemned for high
treason, revolt, or insurrection.
Prosecution for such crimes is suspended.
The special Court at Mantua is dissolved.

FRANCE.

PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.

The Persian Ambassador, so long expected and
so much talked about in political circles, has at last
presented his credentials; and this magnificent
personage has taken his station among the fixed
stars of our diplomacy. He promises to be the
admired of all admirers, and to completely efface
the traces left in our memories by the majestic
proportions of Count Orloff and the brilliancy of
his diamonds. In personal advantages Feruk-
Khan may fairly bear a comparison with the other
foreign diplomatists. He appears to be a man
about 40 years of age, or a little more. He wears
a beard, black and red, such as few diplomatic
chins could grow, and which excites the envy and
despair of the unfledged attaches of the older mis-
sions, who gaze on him with admiration. His eyes
are black and piercing, and his figure graceful.
Among those who accompany him are said to be
two cousins of the Sovereign of Persia ; and they
wear a white scarf over their rich uniforms, no
doubt as a sign of their being born in the
purple chamber.' The Ambassador was, doubtless,
ignorant of the simple grandeur of the Imperial
Court, and the indifference for show and splendour
which characterises our courtiers, otherwise he
would not have come laden, as he is said to be, with
many and rich gifts. He has brought it seems a
whole cargo of cashmere shawls and other such
articles for presents, so that among an influential
portion of the Parisian population his beax yeux
are not the only charms which will ensure him a
welcome. Among his attaches are one or two
literary gentlemen. It would be curious to see
their opinions of men and things in this capital of