Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-13 00:00:00

put on record the high sense which he entertains of its
most valuable and important services•

To Rear. Admiral Sir H. Leeke., ICH, Royal Navy, the
Governor-General in Council begs again to offer his sincere
acknowledgments for the promptitude and energy
,with
which he gave his assistance in landin3 thp troops at
liana Bay, and in attacking the fortifications of Bushire,
To Captain Griffith Jenkins, Captain of the Fleet, to
Acting Commander Adamq, of the Assaye, and Lieutenant
Clarkson, of the same vessel, to Captain Young, Com-
manders Rennie and IVlacd maid, and Actin; Commander
Foulerton, much praise is due for their gallantry on the
same occasion:

The Governor-General in Council, however, desires
specially to record his admiration both of the skill an 4
energy displayed by Acting C3rnmalore Young, I.N.
(upon whom the command of the Gulf Squadron devolved
on the lamented death of Conarnolore Ethersey), in the
conduct of the difficult naval operations against Moham -
reh, and of the signal success with which they were
crowned.

The Governor-General in Council has further remarked,
with the highest gratification, the distinguished conduct
of Commander J. R-nlie, who since the departure of
Captain Young, has most efficiently commanded the naval
forces in the Persian Gulf. In the enterprising advance
upon Ahwaz, the signal success o`otained was due, in a
very large measure, to the judgment and resolute gallantry
of this ab'.e officer.

The acknowledgments of the governments are also due
to Commander Selby, of 'the Semir3,mis ; Commander
Glcieve, of the Clive; Acting-Commander Manners, of
the Victoria ; and to Lieutenants Commanding Tronson,
of the Falkland, and Worsley, of the Ajdaha,,.vvho con-
tributed largely to the success of the day; and the special'
thanks of the Government are claimed for Commander
Adams for the efficient manner in which he seconded the
attack on th,2 Northern forts at Mohltnreh. •

'Acting Commo lore Young has commended the conduct
of Lieutenant Chitty, commanding the Berenice ; of C.)m-
mender Nisbett, agent for transports ;. and of Acting
tasters Commanding McLanrin, of the Napier; H-tlland
of the Cornet; Fletcher, of the Planet; Neale, of the
Assyria ; Davies, of the Ethersey ti tt ; and Mr. Dark, of
the Hugh Lindsey, for the effective aid which. they
respectively rendered in the attack on Moharareh ; and
the Governor-General in Council has great pleasure in
a3knowledging their good services.
Finally, the Governor-G,neral in Council wishes to
offer his hearty, thanks to all the ()fibers and non com-
missioned officers, of whatever designation, and to all the
soldiers and sailors of the force, for the bravery, the
endurance, and good conduct which they have displayed
during the.several operations in which they have been

engaged.
It will afford the highest gratification to.,the Governor.
General in Council, to recommend the arduous and suc-
cessful services of the military and naval forces on the
coasts, and' in the interior of Persia, to the most
favourable consideration of the Honourable Court of
Directors and her Majesty's Government.

G. F. EDMONDSTONE,
Secretary to the Government of India.

The Emperor of the French arrived at St. Cloud yes-
terday evening at eight o'clock.
'The emery of her Mujests's Chapels Rqral, rendered
vacant by the death of Bishop Blomfield, will be conferred
upon Dr. 'I ait; Bishop of London.
The announcement in the Observer, with regard to the
ministerial whitebait dinner, is said to be incorrect.
That dinner is fixed, not for Saturday next, as stated,
but for Wednesday, the 19th inst., at the Trafalgar,
Greenwich _

" The King of Saxony, who has been for some time in
this city," says a letter from Leipsie, " attends very assi-
du)usly the lectures of the several professors at the Uni-
versity. Kirg John has always been a great admirer of
scientific pursuits."
The local legislature of the Isle of Man, called the Tyn-
wald, have lately made a law which, like the act now in
operation in Scotland, requires that public-houses shall be
c'osod the whola of the Lord's day, except to lodgers and
bona fide travellers.
THE ELECTION PETITION CAMPAlGN.—Consequent on
the general election there were altogether seventy-one
petition', relating to forty-nine different constituencies—
eff-cting the seats of more than sixty members. In more
than half the cases the petitioners did not press the matter
to a hearing ; of the twenty-four others about One-third
proved fatal to the sitting member.. of whom nines tnet
taeir sea's.

REPOLT ON rum dOALWITIPPEIIq ACT.—The report of the
select committee of the House of Commons is published.
The committee do not recommend the revival of the Ac

of 1843. The public-house grievance is corilidered worthy
of the attention of the Legislature. It is suggested, in
fine, that each employer keep .a register of labour, giving
the time and place where each coalwhipper has been paid,
with other details, which shall be open to the constant
inspection of the Board of Trade, or the magiVrates of the
district.

REPORT ON PATENTS. —The number of applications for
provisional protection in 1856 (recorded) was 3,106; the
number of patents passed, 2,094 ; the number of sped:
fications filed in pursuance thereof, 2,043 ; and the num-
ber of applications hired or forfeited, 1,012 The number
of applications recorded within the first six months of
this year is 1,830, so, that an increase of 600 on the
whole year may be expected. The expenses of the
offi,te of the c nntnissioners for 1856 amounted to £5,850,
and the amount of stamp duties paid on passing paten's
was £91,115.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company have authorised
their agent at Malta to allow the packets bringing the
Marseilles portion of the homeward Indian mails to touch
at Cagliari on their passages from Malta to Marseilles, in
case the admiral ou the station should be desirious of bans-
mitting from that point a telegraphic summary of the in-
telgence.- This arringemeut will in no way interfere with
the due arrival of the steamers at Marseilles, but will
afford the advantage to the government and the public of
at least twenty-four hours' earlier reception of news by
means of the telegraphic wires from Cagliari. -
M. Leverrier has communicated to the Academy of
Sciences of Parts the observations of the new comet dis.
covered by M. Dien, on the 28 h ultimo. The parabolic
elements, determines by M. Yvon Viliarceryu, are as fol-.
lqw :—Passage through perihelion, 1857, Aug., 24 34221,
mean time of Paris; perihelion distance, 0.742750; longi•
tude of ascending node, 200 deg. 19 min. 20.1 see; long.
of perihelion, 23 deg. 24 Min. 4 sec. ; inclination, 34 deg,
38 min. 21.4 sec. Henec•it appears that the coma is at
present very Tinily at its minimum distance from the earth,
and there is r o hope of its bacomi lg otherwise visible than
by means of powerful instruments.
CirA.-laz AGAINST THE LATE GRAND MASTER OF THE
ORD 2.g op ODDFELLOWS.—SOUTH&MPTON, TUESDAY —Mr.
J. C. ,C(A, late Grand Maser of the Order of 0 hlfellows
0190 chester Unity), was last night apprehended on .a
warrant, and !edged in the police station, and this morning
brought before the mayor and magistrates, charged with
fraudulently embazlieg ;he sum of £223, of the widow
and orphan fund, and other portions of trust monies be-
longing to the order. The defendant was remanded till
Friday week, to permit a further cxamina'ion on both
sides, anti the defendant was admitted to bail on his own
recognizarces. Much indignation has been generally
expressed at this man's defalcations since he has been
connected with the order, which have amounted to several
hundreds of pounds, and have been obtained in the most
glaring and unprincipled manner.
It appears from the minutes just printed of the select
committee, nominated on the_ motion of Lord John Rus-
sell, to consider the oaths taken by members, that the
ilttorney General moved a resolution declaring the Bth
s-ction of the sth and 6,.11 William the Fourth, applicable
to the oaths taken.by members. The committee divided,

when the resolution was negatived by sixteen votes to
thirteen, and the committee agreed to report this result.
The following were the thirteen who voted for the Attorney
General's proposal—Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Disraeli, Mr.
'Headlam, M r. Horsman, Mr. Attorney-General, Mr. Roe-
buck, Lord Stanley, Sir 3. Pakington, the Lord Advocate,
Mr. ,Villiers, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Greer, and Mr. Bowyer.
The mojority against the resolntion was composed of Mr.
Cobbett, Mr. Gladstone, Sir. G. Grey, Mr. Henley. Mr
Matins, Mr. Napier, Mr. Itolt, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Whit?.
side, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Macaulay, Mr. Wigram, Mr.
Adams, Mr: Fitzgerald, Mr. Craufurd, and Mr. Maguire.
LIP PARTS.—An individusl has been taken up by
the pollee for creating a disturbance in the h3use where
he resided. It appears that •the neighbours had been
prevented for some night; past from enjoying their rest by
the fearful nci,e which issued at midnight from the rooms
inhabited by the prisoner. 'The police forced open the door
and • discovered the man dancing about the room and
uttoring.strange words. A work on necromancy was open
on the table, while skulls and other objects, supposed to
be more or, less connected with popular noti ns of Magic,
were laying abOut the room. The man, on being called to
account, stated'that he'had lost money' on the BoUrse, rte,d
was invoking Satan' to assist him. In order to eorrobtrat
lie assertiion, he diSplayed ti" contract, drawn up ir, legal
form, uherein be consented to sell his.sout, in ro'urn for
eerfain advantigei to be distinctly defle`4l/ the.enrchaser.
:The man was taken to prison, where his rmity will be
carefully tested.