The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-02 00:00:00

THIS DAY.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1857.

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The Grand Duke Constantine of Russia has not
stsyed long in hnelana. He arrives were on
Saturday, and took his departure at an early hour
yesterday morning. The particulars of the visit
array be thus briefly summed up—He landed at
Osborne pier on Saturday afternoon, and was
welcomed by Prince Albert and the Prince of
Wales, and was conducted to Osborne, where the
Queen waited to receive him. In the afternoon
Lord Palmerston joined the interesting party. On
Sunday the Duke, accompanied by his hosts,
steamed out to Spithead, and in the evening he
took leave of her Majesty, and went to Calais,
whence he embarked yesterday. People will be
anxious to know why this distinguished foreigner
was not invited to visit London.

A public park was opened at Birmingham yester-
day, by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
The ceremony passed off with the greatest eclat
The day was observed as a sort of holiday. The
Duke arrived at Birmingham about 12 o'clock,
where he was received by the Mayor, Mr Ratcliffe,
Lord Calthorpe, &e. The party immediately set out
for the Town Hall,at which place an elegant luncheon
was provided. A procession was afterwards formed,
beaded by a company of hussars, and consisting
chiefly of carriages and pair, containing the Duke,
the Mayor, the Town Council, the nobility and
gentry honouring the event with their presence,
the borough officials, &e. As the procession moved
slowly along the streets of the town, the scene was
a most animated one. At the governmant offices
in New-street, a splendid military trophy, more
than thirty feet high, had been erected. It was
ornamented by English French, Sardinian,
and Turkish flags. gracefully festooned around
a grand central device, bearina the words.
" Alma and Inkermann," encircled with the
inscripticn, " Welcome to the Royal Duke."
As the cavalcade neared the Park (which is more
than thirty acres in extent, and well adapted for
purposes of recreation), a royal salute of twenty-
one guns was fired by a troop of artillery stationed
there. On reaching the grounds his Royal High-
ness was conducted to a pavillion, and shortly
afterwards the ceremony of inauguration took
place. As a bottle of wine is dashed against
the bows of a ship when launched, and a sod is
turned at the beginning of a line of railway, so it
was thought that tree-planting might very
properly be the modus operandi in this instance.
Three specimens of the cedrus deodara were
accordingly planted, one by the Duke, one by Lord
Calthorpe, and one by the Mayor. The park being
thus formally opened, games of foot ball, cricket, &c.,
at once commenced, and the Duke drove off to the
house of the Mayor, whose guest his Royal High-
ness is during his stay in Birmingham In the
evening the Duke honoured the Mayor by dining
at Dees Hotel. The company exceeded 200, and
comprised nearly all the notabilities of the midland
counties. The mayor also gave a free concert for
the people at the Town Hall, and a free ball at the
Music Hall. _ _ .

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Yesterday was Whitsun Monday, consequently
the town was crowded by strangers. The weather
was magnificent—all seemed to enjoy themselves.
The ferry boats were crowded, and all places of
amusement cramed.
A fancy continues to go abroad that those British
Bank officials whom the Attorney-General's prose-
cution would be meant to
.reach, have certainly
taken measures to save him from much trouble
and inconvenience. That is to say, that when the
Constables are sent to their places of residence
these gentlemen will not be found. The kindness
of Sir Richard Bethell in giving them notice has
been excessive.
The writ for the Leeds election was received on
Sunday. The nomination has been fixed for
Thursday, and the polling for the following day.
Mr. Cardwell is announced to be the Conservative
candidate, and considering his high personal
character, and commanding talents, as well as the
divided state of the Liberal party, it would
appear that his prospects of success are by no
means slender.
By the arrival of the Alnwick Castle, from Syd-
ney, we have four days later news. It does not,

however, possess the least interest or importance
Full particulars of the news—so far as it is deserv-
ing of notice—will be found in another column.
The India and China mails have been delivered.
From the former place it is satisfactory, so far as
it is not of an exciting character. The regiments
of the Persian expedition were returning to India.
A part of the 14th Light Dragoons had already
returned from the Gulf, and it was supposed
that the whole of the second division were on
their way to Bombay when the mail left.
The sepoy of the 34th, who wounded Lieutenant
Baugh, had been hanged, and the Jemadar of the
guard has been similarly punished. The Jemadar
hoped for mercy until he was placed beneath the
gallows, and then, finding that nothing could
change his fate, he confessed his guilt, and in an
address to his comrades spoke in terms of extreme
loyalty. It was imagined that an outbreak among
the Sepoys at Barrackpore; to prevent these execu-
tions was a possible contingency, and preparations
were made accordingly to overawe any demonstra-
tion of the kind ; but everything, nevertheless,
passed off quietly. The notorious outlaw of Onde,
Fuzil Ali, the murderer of poor Boileau, had
met with his deserts. Lieutenant Longueville
Clarke, of the 3rd Regiment of Outle
Irregular Infantry, on the evening of the 7th
of April, marched with forty men across the
Nepaul frontier, through the dense jungle which
constitutes the boundary, and surprised Fnzil Ali
and his band in a grove of trees.. The men fought
desperately. Lieut. Clarke having one man killed
and four wounded out of his small party. Fuzil
Ili and two of his brothers, equally notorious
bandits with himself, were killed, as were also two
others of the gang. From China we learn that her
Majesty's ship Raleigh had got on shore when on her
way from Maceo to Hong Kong. All the en-w wei,
saved, and at the latest accounts it was expected
that the vessel would be got off. Several petty
engagements had taken place between English
war vessels and Mandarin junks, lorchas, &e.; the
Chinese in every case being utterly routed. Sir
John Bowring, after the receipt of his despatches
by last mail, 10th of February, visited Macao,
where he had a conference with the Erench and
American Ministers. It is understood that instruc-
tions have been sent out by the French Govern-
ment that the French forees in these parts are to
co-operate with ours in the present crisis in
China. The American Minister had not received
similar orders from his government. Pekin
Gazettes reach to the 2nd of March, but still no
mention is made of the Canton question. The
Shanghai officials, with the concurrence of the
Imperial Government, have imposed a duty of
twelve taels per chest on the entrance of opium of
Shanghai. At Ningpo a collision bad taken place
between the French and Portuguese lorchamen
Two of the former were wounded. The matter has
been reported to the French Minister, and an
inquiry will, no doubt, be instituted. From Canton
we have no reliable information. Great distress,
we hear, prevails in the neighbourhood from the
high price of rice.
The only news of importance from the Conti-
nent is that relating to the riots in Belgium. The
excitement was caused by the discsssion of a bill
on public charity, and in consequence of the
excitement, a resolution seems to have been come
to, that the measure should be indefinitely adjourned
—that is to say, abandoned. There continued to
be demonstrations in the streets against those who
represent the Catholic party. and excesses were
committed against the officials of Catholic news-
papers that necessitated the concentration of troops
in Brussels. The troops mostly arrived on Friday ;
but they had not yet succeeded, according to
the latest news, in preventing meetings of
excitable crowds of people. A decree of the burgo-
master, corresponding somewhat to the reading of
our riot act, interdicted these popular gatherings.
We should add that there are rumours in circula-
tion of an explosion of popular indignation
against the system pursued in convent
schools, particularly in those of Ghent, whore
the scholars are said to have given them-
selves up to serious excesses. But these
rumours want confirmation. It was observed that
a great stream of people was flocking to Brussels
from all sides of the different railway lines. The
prorogation of the Chambers, which step has been
resorted to by the government to meet the emer-
gency, may have the elect of calming the bail
passions of both parties by quietly extinguishing
the cause of quarrel.
The treaty of peace with Persia, ratified by the
Shah, may arrive in London to-morrow or next
day, a despatch from Vienna announcing that the
messenger bearing it has already passed through
that city.
The Spanish Congress has rejected a motion to
examine into illegalities charged against the
government during the elections. It was expected
at Madrid that General Prim would be set at
liberty.
We learn that the fall of a railway tunnel at
Hauenstein, in Switzerland, was accompanied by
a very serious loss of life. Not fewer than fifty
four dead bodies have been dug out of the ruins.
A Turin paper announces the death of the veteran
Marshal Radetzky ; but the intelligence is not con-
firmed from any other quarter, and its accuracy is
very doubtful.
" You have been singularly fortunate in getting
Sir James Graham as chairman of the private com-
mittee on the Mersey Conservancy bill." So writes
the London correspondent of a Manchester news-
paper, and we are much inclined to believe in the
accuracy of the assertion.
At the meeting of the Birkenhead Commis-
sioners, last night, the Chairman, Mr.
Laird, stated that the Parliamentary Committee
had come to an arrangement with the
Railway Company, and that no more disputes
would occur. The Railway are to buy the Monk's
Ferry station at a fair value, and to work their own
traffic. They are bound not to interfere with the
passenger traffic or interests of the Birkenhead
Commissioners.

TO-DAY will witness one of the smartes
electioneering contests which has taken place in
Birkenhead. In our neighbouring township
there are two factions—or, if they object to the
term, we shall say two parties—known as the
"Blues and Reds." There does not appear to be
any marked distinction as regards political or
religious opinions betwixt either, and hence the
contest has to be fought on local grounds alone.
The "Reds" have hitherto been in the ascendancy.
They have enjoyed, so far, undisturbed their full
share of place and patronage, and they declare
themselves perfectly satisfied with things as they
are. It is said that the Township, like their
big elder brother, has proved very liberal in
paying Parliamentary deputations, providing
good dinners, and with a somewhat unscrupulous
regard to economy, subsidising individuals who
laboured to promote the interests of the few,
regardless of the welfare of the many. We say
these things are broadly stated, and they may be
accepted as the true grounds for the present
antagonism of the Ratepayers, or the " Blue"
party, against the dominant party, the Reds."
We do not look upon the rising Township of
Birkenhead as a rival. The day has gone by
when children of mature years spoke of '` Liver-
pool by Birkenhead." It would appear that
communities, like individuals, are subject to
occasional paroxysisms of madness—and Birken-
head is a case in point. However, we will not
revive painful reminiscences. The inhabitants
of both sides of the Mersey now perceive—at
lease that portion of them capable of discerning