Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-21 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

A valuable piece of patronage has just fallen to• Lord
Derby in the shape of the Green Riband vacant by the
death of the Earl of Haddington.

ENo.rasu LOVE or DINNERS.—If an earthquake were
to engulf England to-morrow, the English would manage
to meet and dine some where among the rubbish, just to
celebrate the event.—Doug?ze Jerrold.

WA.TERLOO.—The very handsome sum of £lO5 has
been raised during the year ending December, 1858, by
the Wesleyans in Waterloo) towards their foreign mis-
sions. In addition to the above, they have also contri-
buted upwards of £5O tovrards their home missions.

LIVERPOOL C HEM ISTS'ASS 0 CI ATION. —T hesixth meeting
of the session was held at the Royal Institution, last
evening, when a lecture was delivered by N. Samuelson,
Esq., on " Bones and Bone Manure ;" and a paper was
read by D. Duckworth, Esq., " On the Narthex. Asafoetida,
embracing a description of the plant, its properties and
ases."

THE POULTRY SHO.W.—The show continued yester-
day, and was as interesting as on the opening day. The
charge for admission being lower, the number of visitors
was of course greater, but still respectable, and all ad-
mired the show. It will continue to-day, when, at the
close, an auction will take place to wind up the exhibi-
tion for this year.

THE LATE I)AVID LLOYD, ESQUlRE:—Notwithstand-
ing the lamented death of David Lloyd, Esq., of Rood
Lane, London, and Cargolton, in Surrey, the business of
the firm will be continued as heretofore, and the executors
have requested the representative in this district to con-
tinue his services as usual. This notice is for the purpose
of contradicting reports already made by interested
parties, that the firm would not be continued as hereto-
fore.—Old Swan, January 20, 1859.
Although it is the month of January, 1859, most
people admit we are living in hard times, hence
it should be the study of every one to ask themselves the
question, " How can I save my money ?" We reply,
without hesitation, buy your steel pens, and other sta-
tionery, at E. T. Hall's wholesale steel pen warehouse,
23, South John-street. Joseph Gillett's, Thomas Lowe's,
W. Hughes, and other maker's pens at is per gross.
Good Pen Holders 2d per dozen.
LAUNCH OF THE SLEIVEDONARD.--Another launch
took place yesterday, from the yard of Messrs. Vernon
and Son, the well-known builders. The vessel sent afloat
is an iron one, about the largest iron ship built in Liver-
pool. She is over 1,300 tons, and was admired by the
best judges who saw her. She has been built for Messrs.
Sinclair, of Belfast, and intended for the Australian
trade. She is called the " Sleivedonard," after a mountain
in the county of Down. There was a large assemblage
of persons present, and the launch was effected with the
utmost eclat.

TRAMORE LIFEBOAT. —TitxmoßE, near Waterford,
Jan. 17.—We have had, to-day, a most successful trial
of the new lifeboat which the National Lifeboat Institu-
tion sent to this place a week or two ago. She was
hauled down to the beach, and launched in a very heavy
surf, blowing a gale from S.S.W., and was pulled out
through all the breakers in a most gallant manner, and
behaved so well that she was the admiration of an
immense multitude that witnessed the affair. The brave
crew were composed of fishermen and coast-guard men,
who volunteered on the spot.
CHARGE OP STABBING.—TWO young men, named
Loughran and King, were charged, at the police-
office, yesterday, with having assaulted Richard
Williams, and with stabbing him in the side. Mr.
Bluck was for the defence. The complainant said he
was in Westmoreland-street, when he saw some boys
quarrelling, and on interfering with them he was
knocked down by the prisoners, and, as he alleged, the
first named drew a small dagger and wounded him in the
side with it. Mr. Bluck produced evidence to show that
King did not touch the complainant, and he was dis-
charged. The other prisoner was fined £5, or to be
imprisoned for two months.
ASSAULT.—John Thorn, a publican and car-owner,
in Denison-street, was charged, at the police-office,
yesterday, with having assaulted James Wier, 'one
of his car-drivers. Mr. Bluck prosecuted. It
appeared that the complainant drove a Miss Woods
from the Victoria Hotel to Halewood, and got seven
shillings fare, and three shillings for himself, and when
he went home the defendant demanded the additional
three shillings as " back fare," which he refused, and
then the alleged assault was committed. The defendant
called two witnesses to disprove the charge. The magis-
trates, however, believed the assault had been committed,
and fined the defendant S 1 and costs.
ENGLISH OPERA AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—
Last night, Mr. Elliot Galer's company repeated the
" Mountain Sylph" with the greatest success. Miss F.
Reeves sang her music with great expression and taste ;
Madame Maude Bishop showed herself an accomplished
dramatic singer and actress ; Mr. Elliot Galer executed
the whole of music with great sweetness and purity ;
and Mr. E. Corri was quite at home in the part of
Christie, singing and dancing inclusive. With the
exception of an occasional hardness of enunciation, which
we think a little care might avoid, Mr. Borrani per-
formed his part of Hela with great character. The mist
en scene was admirable, and well supported by the chorus,

DERELICT VESSEL. 'On Monday ir-dorning tlie Marianne,
of Falmouth, a large barque,7oo tons burden, and heavily
laden with timber, was towed into Queenstown, by tho
Resolute and Retriever, two of the tugs of the Liverpool Nrjw
Steam-tug Company. She had been found by the Y:keso-
r 1,
lute in ion 16 W., and lat 48 30 N., completely abo.ndoned
and water-logged. So entirely had the wato ained the
mastery that her deck was burst up, and her rudder being
—,
to
gone she was quite helpless. The
1/030:ate
entranceher
in tow, brought her to this harbour) "near the takin
which she fortunately obtained thy', assistance of her con-
sort, the Retriever, which WU IP.,
Without this assistance
:shed behind and acted as
a rudder upon the crippled sh:ip...
it would have been ditli .
--":alt to bring her into port, and
impossible tq I}RYO ears"ed her through the maze of vessel

which lie in the harbour. The barque was sunk to nel
the water's edge, and rolled most fearfully ; but betw7ll.
the two boats, the most powerful tugs in Europe, 1"..
was brought to a secure anchorage opposite Haulbowlol.,.e
This great feat speaks wonders for the enterprise of w,
Tug Company, which sent one of its vessels upon oPect,lo
lation to the rescue of property a distance of between qvii
and 700 miles across the Atlantic. The ship with t
the Resolute thus fell in, with her cargo, is valued
between £4,000 and £5,000. The power of the tug is
abundantly proved by her towing a vessel, in the col'
dition of the Marianne, the enormous distance she bad
be brought, in order to reach this harbour.--07
Examiner.

MANDERS ROYAL MENAGERIE. TO-morrow, the
pnblic will have an opportunity of witnessing one of till
largest and most interestin collections of wild beasts.n
present known. Mr. ManJ'ers has taken the extelisil,
area at the end of Shaw's-brow, where he will present
his truly astonishing collection of natural history. Fr°lll,
what we have heard and read in the papers, it sera:
that this collection is unrivalled in all respects, as resat
the extent and variety of the animals, their wonder
training, and sagacity. No doubt this great exhibitio;
will be duly appreciated and welcomed by the public,ll
only as a curiosity in itself, but for the information as
instruction which will be derived from its contemplation.
CORONER'S COURT.—The Coroner held the following
inquests yesterday :—On the body of John McQuirei
who lived at 19, Fairhurst-street, who was a doe
labourer. He was found drunk, a few days acre, at ale
of the docks, and was booked for safety. He died
excessive drinking. Verdict accordingly.—On the 10")
of Margaret Stycbe, fourteen days old, who died fr°l.„;
the effects of some narcotic poison, but how, by whom, °
where administered, there was no evidence to shoW.
Verdict accordingly.—The Coroner opened au inquest on
the body of a child, named Margaret Fleming four yep
of age, who was found dead in a petty, in 2 Court, JAC'.
street. There is much suspicion attached to the eas,e'
but, as the whole will be gone into this day, we refrain
from saying more at present.
TOXTETH BOARD' Or GUARDIANS.—The weekly tilee!t.,
ing of this board was held yesterday; Mr. Urquhart
.di"
the chair. The other guardians were—Messrs.
Leyland, John Moss, M. A. Johns, A. Miller,W. Baynes'
John Wilson, W. H. Ogden, Joseph Harrison,
Siddeley, W. Leyland, Joseph Wilson, Arthur Grindr°7;
David Craig, and W. Johnson. A cheque was drawl for
£lOB, for out-door relief for the week. Mr. John Wils°il
drew attention to the fact that the visiting committee kn„
not visited the in-door paupers for a period of two
until Friday last, when only two members of the visit.'"
committee could be got together for the purpose. Theej
ought to meet and visit regularly. It was then agr
that the committee should meet fortnightly. There
no other business of public interest.
HISTORIC' SOCIETY.—The usual weekly meeting Of this
society was held last evening, in the Grand Jur RN':
St. George's-hall, Mr. 'Wm. Brown, in the chair'
Last night was the meeting of the scientific section. The
following donations were acknowledged : —A series of play
bills of the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, for 1822, from
H. M. Harrison. " Collections of the Surrey Archaaologieal
Society," vol. 1, part 11., from the society., ‘‘ Catalog,
of the. Antiquities in the Museum of the Royal Iris.!;
Academy," from the society. "The Archaeologic'
Review," parts XL. and XLI., edited by A. J. Dakill,l
Esq., from the editor; and a series of Medallions of
Napoleon and his era, by Andriew, from E. Carey,
The paper for the evening was "On the Great Comet °
1858," by John llartnup, F.R.A.S., and J. T. Towson'
F.R.G.S.

LAUNCH OF A. NEW VESSEL FOR THE EAST INDIA
TRADE. —Yesterday, a very handsome. vessel, intend
for the Calcutta trade, and called the john Lawrence'
after the General who rendered such distinguish2d se;
vices- in India, was launched from the ship-building Pik
of Messrs. Thomas hoyden and Sons, Queen's-an
The vessel has been built for Messrs. FUrnworth
Jardine. She is 1,140 tons builders measurement; 1,09$
new register ; measures 195 feet over all ; with a beam
of 36. feet,. and a. depth of 22 feet inches. She is a
medium clipper, and, from the strength of her build anr
the freedom and beauty of her proportions, she bids fate
not only to perform' rapid passages, but to become a slie
and favourite vessel for cargo. Miss Farnworth,
daughter of one of the owners, performed the baptises
ceremonies, and the launch, which was complete.;
successful, was witnessed by a large number or
persons. The Sir John Lawrence is classed A 1 t
thirteen years.

THE QUEEN (ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE EAR..,
DERBY) V. GEE AND OTHERS. This case came before 1';
Court of Queen's Bench, Oil Wednesday,. upon
demurrer to a return to a mandamus. The defendan
were the Nuisances Removal Committee at Bootle-cu:11/i;
Linacre, in the county of Lancaster, and the writ, silt
was granted on the application of the Earl of Deru,ji
commanded them to make a sewer on the sea CO' .
between high and low water marks. The sewer in go:,
tion was necessary in order to abate a nuisance caused
j
the overflow of sewage from a certain sewer construct
by the Earl of Derby for the use of certain houses wbico
he had erected in that locality, and into which a 11%,
gaol and house of correction had been allowed to drita
The question intended to be raised was, as to whether
the defendants were bound to construct the requisb
sewer. Mr. Mellish (with whom was Mr. Pashley, 12..0
was heard for the plaintiff; Mr. Atherton, Q.C. (no
whom was Mr. L. Temple) for the defendant. In
course of the argument, it appeared that the qttesitl'io'.
intended was not properly raised on the record, and
the result the Court gave leave to amend.
WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE.--The usual weekly 'need%
of this committee was held yesterday, Mr. Owen in
chair. The other members present were—Mef%.
Denton, Critchley, Broome, Melly, Williams, Sinn.
Byford, and Syred. The governor's return showed
the number of paupers in the establishment was 2,446
There was a decrease during the week of 18. 11110
number in the corresponding week of last year /1.
2,730, showing a decrease of 285 on the year. 3y
medical officer reported that the number of des
during the week was 30, of whom 7 were men, 8 women;
2 children above 2 years' old, and 13 infants underl
years. The number of sick paupers in the hospital la'
i
week was 674; new cases admitted since, 105; curte,
and discharged, 101 ; now remaining unde
ment, 648; of whom 65 are fever, 20 itch and 7 sni9;l
pox cases. The master of the vagrant sheds report he
that there were relieved in this department, during tha
week ending Jan. 15, 117 male paupers, 53 females, les
10 children ; total, 180; showing an increase in gold
of 48, females 25, and children 16 ; nett decrease 0,1-
last week, 89 ; and a decrease of 196 under the coirv;
ponding week of last year. The business transacted
all of a routine character.

LAUNCH OF A CLIPPER SHIP AT ButxENun.tPf
Shortly before noon, yesterday, the Jessie Beazley, o'le
of the smartest clipper ships ever built in the Mersey'
was successfully launched from the yard of Me6sl;
Clover and Royle, adjoining the Woodside Ferry. Thouge,
the weather was not very propitious (a keen wind, ghe
companied by showers, blowing from the south-east),
launch, the first which has taken place in the localitle
was witnessed by a vast crowd of spectators. Tile Jen,
Beazley is, as we said before, a remarkably handeld
clipper ship of about 500 tons burthen. She is ovil , f
by Mr. James Beazley, and is, we believe, intended I°6
the East India trade. After the launch, the Jett
Beazley was promptly and safely taken into one vt
Messrs. Clover and Itr)yle's docks, where she will be Poi
ready for sea as rapidly as possible. The ceremony ,
christening the Jessie Beazley was very gracefully Pere
formed by Miss A. Clover, the youthful daughter of
of the builders. During the launch, which was runs
successfully carried out, a lad named Thomas goof!,
who was rendering assistance, met with a serious acct,
dent, and had to be conveyed to the Birkenhead hospital;
He was struck by a part of the gear called the "malll%,
on the head, and rendered insensible, and for some
great doubts were entertained for his life, but, on bell
conveyed to the hospital, he somewhat recovered, thoug
his injuries are very severe.

SUSPECTED DEATH FROM VIOLENCE. - Some excite;
ment has been caused in Meltham, a village near flub
dersfield, by the death of a young woman, named Sat%
Earnshaw, who it was alleged had died in consecuen—,
of a blow given to her upon the chest, by a boy sixteen
years of age, named Joseph Hall. The deceased t
Hall worked in the same room at Mr. Gooddy's
Meltham, and on Monday week whilst engaged
packing up some wool, Hall was seen to give
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blow with his closed fist over the left breast. Iv'
she got to her lodgings she commenood spitting bloods;
and complained that it was in consequence of a blo_,„
given to her by Hall. She continued to work fort 'y
days afterwards, and was then confined to her be.,
On Monday last she died, and an inquest was held °.;
thq 'body on Wednesday, at the Rose and Cro„;
Inn, Meltham, before G. Dyson, Esq., coroner.
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made a post-mortem examination of the body. over
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left breast he found a discolouration, which seemed t'a
result of a blow. On removing the integument he fooa
an effusion of blood, and on exposing the ribs he foul,,i't
that the second rib on the left side was fractured
its union with the costal cartilage. No doubt this Ale
tore was caused by the blow, and had been recently d°l/.
The lungs were much diseased, and there was an extrio
vacation of blood upon the brain of about lioz.'whicllt,
considered to be the immediate cause of death, in 1*.,,",,
apoplexy. The Jury, acting upon this eviden"„;l
returned a verdict that deceased died from effusion
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THE WAR QUESTION.

PARIS, Jan. 19,

A pamphlet, small in form, though spirited in
tone, is expected to appear in a day or two. Its
title is "Aurons nous la Gueire?" It purports to
be from the pen of M. Felix Germain, a writer in
the periodical press. I cannot say whether per-
mission will be .given- by the censorship for its
Publication. I have only cast a hurried glance
'over its pages, but one or two extracts taken at
random will give you some intimation of the
sentiments of the author.
And now (M. Germain asks) are we to have war ?
Yes, if I remained alone to express useful truths. No;
Nye shall not have it if France has the courage to think
aloud; if the immense majority of the nation makes its
voice heard, for the Chief of the State is deeply interested
in listening to it and in following it. The only difficulty
is how to make truth penetrate to him ; I confess that,
With the etiquette at present in vigour, that is not a
trifling embarrassment. The attempt must be made,
however ; action is indispensable ; none of us would be
safe from the consequences of a culpable inaction, a
Perilous apathy.-
In his speech on the distribution of the prizes at the
Universal Exhibition of the 15th of November, 1855,
the Emperor observed, "At the epoch of civilization at
Which we now are, the success of armies, however
rilliant, is transient." It is, intruth, public opinion
Which gains the last victory.
Ministers, senators, and deputies, councillors of state
and prefects, you who are placed in the centre of the
country to study its wants, to learn, its sentiments, its
Wishes, and its alarms; collect and compare your opinions,
eatefully observe who are those that rejoice, and who are
they whom the rumours of war astonish, sadden, and
errifn—compare them and judge them, if you dare to
Judge, the most intimate, the best friends, the most
faithful companions, the tried Achates of Louis Napo-
leon. By this last touch you will no longer hesitate
to
say all ; you will state in your reports all you know ;
and from sphere to sphere the truth, stripped of its court
trappings,
that will reach to the foot of the throne. He
Who fills that throne will see by the light of its torch
a people does not repeat itself, and that a second
edition of the first Empire is a dangerous chimera —a
temptation proceeding from hell. He will see that the
manners, the civilisation of Europe combine for peace ;
that the very railroads themselves, by bringing people
closer together, teach them that they must no longer hate
each other for the mere profit of their rulers, but for their
own ruin. Better informed, and in language which few
sovereigns have possessed in the same degree of literary
Purity, the Emperor in a precise, clear, and ever emphatic
style will dissipate disquietude, and put an end to the
prevailing anxiety. He will confirm once more the
unimpeachable sincerity of the famous Bordeaux speech—
" the Empire is peace "--and at this powerful voice we
shall see the swollen flood of public anxiety completely
subside.
Alluding in another passage to the error of those
who think France could be easily led into war, he
says,—

krror, fatal error ! Go ! no matter, where, and get
information. Penetrate into the garret of the poor man,
into the workshops, the farmyards, the petty shops and
larger warehouses, in every•spot, on all sides, you hear but
one voice, and that voice raised in favour of general tran-
quillity. On every side you will be assured that France not
only does not believe in the seasonableness of war, but that
she is profoundly hostile to all projects of intervention
abroad; that she reprobates beforehand all that would be
done in that way ; and that, it the Government took a
step in this direction, she would lose, with pain and sor-
row, her faith in the sincerity of the speech at Bordeaux ;
-.France will no longer believe that' the Emperor means
peace ! Cruelly undeceived, she will no longer contem-
plate but with affright the future which she so lately
looked forward to with justifiable pride. Disenchanted,
she will turn with sadness towards those who said to her,
' You desire the Empire—be, it so ?it is war with
Europe !" In her consternntion she will reply, "It is
too true !" And the Empire itself—what would become
of it amid this universal disenchantment ? Be under no
delusion ;
have no doubt on the matter; out of 36,000,000
of people there are more than 35,000,000 who offer up
Prayers for peace. The notion of re-editing the high
deeds of the first empire appears to them an anachronism,
and the temerity of madnesi.

e, which It
THE FRENCH PRESS.
of is
.t
the. curious to note the ambiguous utterances
French press on the war question. The
-Patr
puma', is till lately had taken rank as a peace
now singularly careful to show that the
d nevus from Vienna leaves a variety of other
cultls open. It says openly that the serious
wfficulties relate to Italy, which, be it remembered,
We were told semi-officially some days ago was not
111 the Emperor's mind when he spoke
.to M.
Hubner on New Year's Day. The Patrie now
says that there is no wisdom in denying the
existence of complications which exist ; " on the
iu Contrary, let us accustom ourselves to look them
the. face, so as to appreciate them calmly, and
dominate them authoritatively. In a word, let us
be calm, but without going to sleep."
The Presse, which, long before the public had
taken alarm, knew by secret information of the
storm which was brewing, and wrote war articles
Which passed almost unperceived—the Presse,
Which is supposed to represent the ideas of those
unofficial councilors who, in all probability, knew
more of what is passing in the Emperor's mind
than his recognised ministers, says, in an article
eaded " Politics and the Bourse ;
"We seek in vain the meaning of these violent
alternations of fear and hope which agitate the
Bourse. Y "d, thing appeared lost

to-d. .esterday every, _.6 app
n, all is saved. Where, we may well ask,
e the forewarning signs of the tempest, and
where are the indications of the return of fine
'Weather which have alternately disturbed the
impressionable imaginations of the financial
'World? What new light has burst upon the
-situation ? Will the Austrian incident be dis-
entangled without a rupture by the supple hand
'of diplomacy, or must the Gordian knot be cut by
the sword ? The whole question remains in just
-as much uncertainty as ever, and no one is in a
position to affirm that the solution has advanced
-a single step either in one direction or another.
What, then, is the meaning of all these heedless
impulses which rush from the extremes of un-
justifiable panic to unreflecting confidence ? Let
us beware lest behind these great movements of
rise and fall there should be some of those artful
m.aneeuvres which take advantage of, if they do not
invent, the thousand contradictory rumours the
origin of which is always unknown and the veracity
of which it is impossible to ascertain. Articles
published in journals which pass, rightly or
wrongly, as organs which receive semi-official
communications, are no sufficient guarantee for
sensible men to believe that all difficulties are sud-
denly at an end. As to ourselves, who are not in
the 'secret of the gods,' we shall not cease to
recommend to the interests to which we are now
addressing ourselves, the utmost prudence, and,
moreover, that salutary distrust which' avoids
the snares set for the credulous and unwary on
the perfidious territory of the Bourse. We
repeat, that there is no change whatever in the
situation there is another Constitutionnel
article, and that is all. A celebrated orator once
said in the tribune, "Everything is possible in
these days, the most unexpected things happen.'
The event which the present generation have
witnessed prove this mot to be a great truth. Let
us, therefore, be prepared for every conjecture ;
let us hope for peace, for immense interests are
involved in it ; but let us wait war itself with
firmness, if war is to ensue from the present
complications. Let us look war in the face
without desiring it, but without fearing it ; and
and let us never forget that if war entails ever-
regrettable calamities, wai has sometimes served,
and may again serve, the cause of justice civilisa-
tion, and liberty"

VIENNA, Jan. 17

During the last day or two the leading German
Papers have made exceedingly violent attacks on
the French Government. The Kolner Zeitung, the
Weser Zeitung, the National Zeitung, the Kreuz
Zeitung, and the Augsbarg Allgentrtne Zeitung,
expresses the opinions of different political parties,
and consequently are continually opposed to each
Other in home (German) matters, but they are
unanimous in their condemnation of the policy
of France. The Kolner Zeitung strongly
urges the necessity for the establishment
of a perfect understanding between Prussia,
Austria and the other German States, and
The Weser Zeitung, which is one of the best
conducted, and in general one of the most moderate
Papers in Germany, declares that is the litti©

nephew of a great uncle expects that Germany
will patiently bear with his parvenu arrogance, he
deceives himself. Another paper says, the vexatious
policy of France has excited such indignation in
Germany
_that
_the inhabitants of the great

'U,iherl;nd are in imminent dangei of forgetting
the Concordat, and of uniting with Austria in
opposing the aggressions of the Emperor
Napoleon. The Kreuz Zeitung strongly protests
against the conduct of the French Government, but
it does not neglect to remind the Austrian Cabinet
that it not very long ago was proud of its inti-
mate alliance with France. Persons who have
recently come to this city from Southern Ger-
thany relate that there has not been such a

political ferment since the year 1813, when
the Germans rose as one man against the
incorrigible troubler of the peace of Europe. A
day or two since there was another demonstration
of public feeling here. The Archduke Francis
Charles, the father of the Emperor, was loudly
cheered by the people while walking in the Prater.
As a rule, the members of the Imperial family are
permitted to take their constitutional walks in
peace, but during the last few days the public
has eagerly seized every opportunity of giving
tokens of its sympathy and loyalty, Letters
received from, officers stationed at Milan and
Venice give insight into the feelings of the army.
The troops openly express a wish that it may not
be necessary to draw their swords against the
Lombards and Venetians ; but they ardently hope
there will be a foreign war. It is not distinctly
said what is meant by a " foreign war : " but it is
well known to me that the Austrian officers would
greatly like to measure swords with the French.
To use their own words, " there are old
notches ( Scharten) to be whet out (auszuwetzen )."
On Friday it was rumoured here that a battalion

of the regiment " King of the Belgians" had
been lost while crossing from Trieste to Venice,
but positive information has been received that
the troops in question reached their destination
without any mishap. The battalions which are to
remain in the province of Venice went there by sea
from Trieste, but the troops- whose destination is
Lombardy took the route of Casarsa and Conegliano.
The troops which now form the garrison of this
city are the regiments of the line—" Archduke
William," from Cracow • " Baron Alemann," from
Prague ; " Count Jellachich," from Wadowice, in
Gallacia ; and the ith and 19th Battalion of Rifles,
from Bochnia and Wieliczka. The regiments of
the line " Baron Kellner " and " Count Hartmann,"
are on their way from Hermannstadt and Kron-
stadt, in Transylvania. The Archduke Ferdinand
Maximilian has left Milan for Trieste, where he
will meet the newly-married Bavarian Princess.

Very great secresy is maintained here in regard to
the intended future movements of the Governor-
General of the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, but it
is believed that he will pass a part of the winter at
Trieste, where the Archduchess Charlotte, who is
far advanced in her pregnancy now is. We .now
learn that the story of the two officers having been
attacked at Milan is not entirely devoid of foun-
dation. The two officers resisted the attempt of
some young men to make them leave off smoking,
but they were soon so mobbed that they were
obliged to retreat to • a neighbouring guard-house.
Some days ago, the Archduke Ferdinand Maxi-
milian quitted the Scala suddenly, because a part
of the audience put on their hats, a proceeding
which is contrary to Austrian etiquette. The re-
port that the Archduke Albrecht, who is now
Governor-General of Hungary, is to go to Milan
instead of the Archduke Ferdinand. Maximilian, is
unfounded. Two war steamers have been sent to
Zeng, a small port near Fiume, where they will
take border troops on board, and convey them to

Venice.
Some further details relative to the demonstra-
tion made by the students at Padua have come to
my knowledge. M. Zambra, a very learned man,
who was professor of physics at Padua, was greatly
esteemed by all parties. Being sickly, M. Zambra
went to Treviso for the benefit of his health, and
while there he died of tubercular consumption,
after having directed that his remains should be
taken to Padua for interment. The instructions of
the dying man were followed, but the funeral took
place at an earlier hour than had been originally
fixed. This gave great umbrage to the students,
and they repaired to the cemetery, where they
opened the grave and tossed into it tricoloured
cockades. As loud cries of "Evviva Italia !"
were raised and revolutionary speeches made,
a patrol, composed •of a few Husars,
ordered the students to disperse. The hot-
headed lads at first refused to obey, but as soon
as the Hussars fired their carbines, they took to
their heels. In the meanwhile the garrison had
taken possession of the University, and, in the
course of the day, several students, who had more
particularly distinguished themselves by the vio-
lence of their language, were arrested. A cor-
respondent of the Trieste Zeitung writes, that the
misguided disturbers of the public peace, who have
been removed to Venice, appear to have recovered
from their political inebriation.
The Oest-Deutsche Post, as the non-official organ
of the Foreign Office, endeavours to excuse the
conduct of the Austrian Government in the
matter of the fortress of Belgrade ; but it appears
to be that it has made bad worse. It should
have been the policy of this Cabinet to avoid
giving France any cause for complaint ; but
when it authorized Count Coronini to render
assistance to Osman Pasha, it took a step
which gave the Emperor Napoleon the so-
long sought opportunity for picking a quarrel.
As has already been said, not an Austrian soldier
will be sent across the Save ; but the question is
not yet settled, because Austria considers it in-
compatible with her dignity to rescind the order
given to Count Coronini. No formal protests
have yet been made against the present or
future despatch of an Austrian corps to the
assistance of the garrison of Belgrade, but it is
morally certain that they will come, should Austria
continue obstinate. It strikes me that Austria has
quite enough occupation in Italy, but Count Buol
and his Imperial master do not seem to be of the
same opinion. A warm discussion is going on be-
tween Rome and the Swiss Confederation respect-
ing the rights of the Papal nuncio in Switzerland.
What will be the end of the matter it is impossible
to foretell, but in 1836 the Grand Council of Lucerne
decreed, " that the jurisdiction of the Papal
nuncio in spiritual matters was an abuse, and
could not be permitted." The nuncio thereupon
withdrew the canton Schwyz, in which, as you
are perhaps aware, the Ultramontane party is
almost omnipotent. Not long since Peter Meyar,
the prelate of the Benedictine, convent of St.
Florian, died at Rome, where he had gone with
the intention of representing to his Holiness that
men who were employed in teaching from morning
till night could not live as the monks did in the
sixth century, when the order was founded.

THE STATE OF NAPLES

NAPLES, Jan. 16

During the week a number of decorations have
been granted to those whom Royalty delights to
honour. Among these are the rifost noted spies of
Naples, Commissaries of Police, and a mere boy,
while the worth and the learning of the country
are passed over. I may mention the names of
Campagna, the noted Commissary of Police—of
Faraone, the Court Inspector of Police, who,
as I informed you, was deprived of his
office in the autumn, in consequence of an act
very much resembling a fraud, and shortly after
restored to office and to favour. Two other names
which have been honoured are Salvato-
and Pepo, well known here and not un-
known, perhaps, to many out of the country.
The rod and the wise work on in silence, and re-
gret in vain the excesses and the follies which
are preparing evil days for this unhappy country.
A Minister of State has declared that the British
Government is responsible for the infamous
acts which have been perpetrated, this week in
Naples. The authority is high,
can connive at or sanction such
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be well founded, the sooner that,
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IRELAND.

—LEGAL APPOINTMENTS.
DUBLIN, Thursday

USE OF PATEAKAAT

THE NORTHERN TIMES, FRIDAY, XANUARY 21, 1859

Englishman. I must confess that there is a long
train of evidence in favour of such a supposition..
It is well known that both Lord Palmerston's and
Lord Derby's Governments have made the libera-
tion of political prisoners the great, if not almost
the only question. I think wrongly so; for it is
just as easy to open as to shut a door, and the boon
above mentioned involved no principle, changed no
system. It is very clear, too, that Lord Derby has
had a weakness for the King of Naples—that is to
say, his tendencies have been towards a reconcilia-
tion. Even the Cagliari business was done in such
a manner as to show that the object of it was to
brush aside all difficulties, for there was criminal
forbearance shown, and Sardinia, plucky Sardinia,
our companion in suffering, our brother in political
institutions and sympathies, was thrown aside, and
Naples allowed to triumph over her. From that
time to this, our Government has shown a number
of undignified symptoms of a desire to court the
favour of His Majesty of the Two Sicilies. " What
can be done ? " it was asked at Cherbourg, " Would
the great arbiter of the south of Italy send the poll=
tical prisoners to America ?" The answer was in the
negative—the great King would not. Let us knock
at the door again—for some trifle or other, Mr.
Fenton, of the Tuscan Legation, is sent down, and
sees Signor Carafa about a matter which our able
Acting Consul might have arranged. There was
a pleasure, however, in lingering near the land of
promise. Again the Consul, Captain Gallwey, dies,
and an exequatur is demanded immediately, and
a few days since a telegram from the Foreign
Office arrives for Signor Carafa, Minister for
Foreign Affairs. Throughout the whole of this
short but, I believe, veracious history, there is a
ridiculous and a disgraceful eagerness apparent to
kiss and make it up with a Power which has
resisted. our intercession, laughed at our feeble
and contradictory efforts, and, in defiance of
our wishes and our counsels, has steadily pur-
sued a system which is the disgrace of civili-
sation. Again, there is something worse to be
found in this short history, and that is, the
germ of the decrees which are now agitating
Naples to its very foundations, and rendering
necessary the extremest measures to preserve the
public peace. Englishmen may well blush at
the vacillating and tortuous policy of their Go-
vernment in Italy, and reasonably put in a claim
to know something of what they are pledged to
abroad before it is too late to recede. While
England has been acting thus, France has
done nothing, and will do nothing—she sees no
sufficient grounds for sending back a Minister, and
has not shown any desire to do so ; her part has
been dignified, whatever her remote views may be.
Naples has had the best of it, and played her part
so well as almost to stop the mouth of our Govern-
ment, and to induce a divided action between
France and England. To the latter' she can say,
" I have granted what you asked ; I have liberated
political prisoners, and done it according to your
own insinuation---I have sent them to America.
Send back your minister regardless of what
France may do." In these words is well de-
scribed, I think, the actual policy of Naples.
Events are marching on so rapidly and seri-
ously, that she sees the necessity of having
here the minister of at least one of the great
Western Powers. She chooses that one which
is to be gained by an insignificant price, and calcu-
lates on dividing the allies. England is thus made
the sport of Naples, and France, with all the sym-
pathies of the Italians rushing towards her, remains
mistress of the position. How wretched are these
results of English bluster for the last two or three
years ! We cling to Austria from a sense of political
necessity, as a counterbalance to France, and, in
defiance of all principle, sacrifice the liberties of
Italy. There can be no doubt that the time for
intervention in the Peninsula is rapidly
approaching, and such an intervention must be
not in the interest of worn-out dynasties and
despotic systems, but of the liberties of the people
now trampled on and despised. France and
England must act together, and whatever people
may say of the difference of the political sympa-
thies of the Governments, they can do so better
than is believed, for what Italy wants is not so
much the full-blown institutions of England as
social existence, material development, security of
person and property,. strict observance of thelaw,
all of which objects in the kingdom of the Two
Sicilies are neglected or ignored. Above all, at this
important crisis, let no British Minister appear in
Naples at the whistle of its Sovereign, in hasty
compliance with a telegram, to sanction enormities
which may be compared to the deportations to
Cayenne, and to sacrifice British honour. As yet
no publicity has been given to the decrees which I
have been denouncing; they are executed in
secret, nor has any inteligence of them been con-
veyed to the Diplomatic Body.

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
The Indus has arrived with East India and
China mails, and £12,000 specie, and dates from
Alexandria to January 6, Malta the 11th, and
Gibraltar the 15th. Several vessels have been
wrecked at Malta. The Vulture lost anchor and
cable at Gibraltar, owing to the heavy gales.

Edmund Hayes, Esq., Solicitor-General, is ap-
pointed Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench,
in the room of Judge Crampton, resigned.
Mr. Francis Fitzgerald is appointed Baron of
the Exchequer, in place of Baron Pennefather.

SHOCKING MURDER IN LANARKSHIRE. —A old man,
named Thomas Johnston, residing alone near the Hole,
two miles west of Coatbridge, on the banks of the.
Monkland Canal, was found murdered in his dwelling-
house on Monday morning. He was lying on his face
near to the fireplace, with the back of his head smashed
in. The house presented the appearance ..2f a desperate
struggle The walls were found bespattered with blood,
and an axe lying close beside the murdered man. John-
ston lived in the house —his own property—alone. The
cupboard and drawers in the house had been broken open
and ransacked. _ _

FISHERY STATION.—In connection with the recent
investigation as to the best site for a Fishery Harbour
on the Banffshire coast, Mr, Bryson, factor for the Earl
of Seafield, collected and arranged a good many interest-
ing data. Adding all the stations together, it is found
that the aggregate population is 10,555. The total
number of boats is 587 large, and 148 small. The total
number of boats employed at these ports in the herring
fishing of 1858 was 300, employing 1,534 hands. The,
number of boats engaged at the white fishing is 91 large
and 148 small, employing 1,049 men. The number of.
occasional fishermen at all the ports is 40§, and the total
number of fishermen is 1,457.
LOCKOUT OF FELT MAKERS AT DENTON.—On the
Ist of January last, the Felt Hat Makers' Mike
demanded a new list, involving not only an increase• of
wages but also a curtailment of weights and sizes. The
masters organised an association, while the men have
determined to strike against the various firms one by one.
The ballot having fallen upon the Messrs. Peacock, the
other associated masters, after holding consultation with
the adjacent districts, have refused work to all applicants
until Messrs. Peacock's men return to work. In addition
to the new list, the felt makers now require a dismissal
of all journeymen who are reported by their Secretary
as behindhand in their contributions to the funds, or who
employ apprentices. It is to be hoped, for the benefit of
both parties, that a speedy settlement of this unfortunate
dispute will take place
THE GOVERNMENT

—A writer

in the Press declares that, with the exception of a certain

clique, "which seems to monopolise the astribution of alt
the patronage," Lord Derby has not a single supporter
in the House of Commons who has not given utterance to
some such remark as the following : —"What an extraor-
dinary thing it is that such and such a place, or command,
or- judicial situation, should be given by the present
Government to a strong political opponent ! " -This Is
declared to be the case with Lord Malmesbury's diplomatic
selections ; in the selection of members of commissions ;
and, ".though last, not least, of all strong political
partisans who havo been conspicuous during the last twenty
years, forsooth, Sir Charles Trevelyan, the old Treasury
Whig partisan, is to be Governor of the Presidency of
Madras 1 " The writer concludes with asking, " Are the
supporters of Lord Derby's policy, who have sat and toiled
for thirty years on the cold shore of opposition, to:be
ostracised by the dispensers of the pathmage.
of the
present administration "