Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-22 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

The steamer Minho has arrived at thiS port, with
Lisbon dates of the 14th instant. The only foreign
vessel of war in the Tagus was the French
steamer La Bourdonnaye, on her way to the West

The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Tamar
arrived at Lisbon on the morning of the 13th,
landed mails, and proceeded on to Rio de Janeiro
on the afternoon of the same day,
The Cortes were closed on the 11th instant,
by his Majesty Pedro V. After complying
with the usual formalities, his Majesty read
the speech, in which he thanked the mei
bers for their zeal and attention, as also for
putting at the disposal of the government the
means for carrying out measures of public utility,
and specified as the most important,.and as exec
cising the most direct influence in developing
public prosperity, the project for uniting Oporto
with Lisbon by means of railway communication;
He lamented that shortness of time prevented
their adopting any plan of public instruction,
thanked them for the liberal allowance granted t 0
his future Queen, and concluded by expressing hld
satisfaction at the amicable relations which existe
with the allied Powers, the state of internal pose,
of the country, and the prospect of a better harvesm
for the present year.

SPAIN.
In the Spanish Senate and Chamber of Deputieo
on the 16th the royal decree closing the sessioo
was read, and the members of both immediatell,
dispersed with cries of " Long live the Queen'Tile Gazette announces that the " bands of Van;
dais," which had appeared in the provinces of
Jaen and &ville, have been dissolved. The Gazette,.
then enumerates the various executions which had
taken place, and adds .---' Judicial proceedingo
against the persons made prisoners are being
carried on with the greatest activity, and the
terrible, but salutary, vigour of the law will fall 0111
the guilty !"

POLAND.
A letter from St. Petersburgh of the Bth, ill
Voss's Gazette, says—
The nobility of Witetesk have addressed the followYg
petition to the Emperor :—" Penetrated with veneration
for the faith of our ancestors, and attached with all Of,
hearts to the language which our children have spoke'',
froin their cradles, and in which we offer up our praYef',
to God ; and considering that it would be a great benefit
the country if the rising generation could receive
complete education, which they cannot do at present fro°,
the want Of a university in the country, we humbly 01),,i
plicate your Majesty-Ist, to allow the re-establishmenthi"
the Catholic churches, which are falling into ruins, and we
establish cures in the towns and country, according to 110
wants of the inhabitants ; 2nd, that your Majesty
order that the Polish language shall be spoken in th!..
schools, and that the erection of a university at Polnok
in some other town of the province shall be permitted.

ITALY.
The Legislative Session of the Piedmont
Chambers was closed on the 16th. On till.s
mill set the Piedmontese Gazette of the 17th says
The Legislative Session, opened on the 27th of Januo"
and closed yesterday, leaves an agreeable and lasting
pression on account of the importance of the questi°
treated, the utility of the measures adopted, all, 0
the interest of the discussions. This. Sesli
affords a brilliant proof of the progress made
our country in a short space of time in 7,,f
practice of representative institutions. The laws 'Ol
the fortifications of Alessandria, the transfer ,
the naval arsenal to La Spezia, and the new
.00
on military conscription have provided for the organisatlll
of the national forces and defences. The law will
abolishes the usury laws is a new stsp in eccnotuict;
science. The laws on public instruction, on grornd-rend;
on the reform of prisons, and many others have coo
4,'"
crated important improvements in public administrate'
We will conclude with mentioning the law for the Ligiltlia
Railroad, extendinc, from the frontier line of the ArsrAt
that of Modena, and the law for the perforation of 310,60
Cenis, a colossal project, which, as an Engliin pap9r
happily expressed it, is worthy of aneiev.t Rome
modern England.

CAPE OF GOOD .
By ber Majesty's brig FrrilieHOPE we have adl'
:ABO
/3, and hy the Ariel ft
from the Cape to May not
41••
Port Elizabeth to May 0. 1"no Earl of 119' a
wicke, from London, with, h -ate
We collect from the accounV- t f.a newly appoint
bishop, arrived May 7.
Klieahffiedre bayrethenowKi
nhgearnitlP-ill4'. ha
.nes Town, Gazette, that fot
, from beyond the Kei,_Pio
ashamed of themselves,hoit
having given heed to '
cattle and prospect, f
his predictions. or the winter in reliance tirty,
the prophet, and sacrificed "'„00
27th of April it A greatwas held na 4,0
Kreli's country,.
at which maul ' 0
words were e- : iiS et
show that Y ,:chang ,
ed each man boing an.la-
ibio,
' --
meeting
e had protested from the first agA lA
the general • .represente" o'
Theprophet
delusion. was q 0
one Both- - evaded the troublesome question 00
to him ion,
who
by the announcement that" the spirits underg repo
wore
wY"
angry and would answer no more questions," 9 1111
•
f• ,Ich was considered by no means satisfactorY 09'
,:hiefs were gloomy, and the common people furious. 010.:
currently with this internal dissatisfaction an in3POO;
meat in the cniduet of the Kaffirs towards Etitc?,, I
was observable. "Civility and a willingne;oo7,
oblige," says the local authority already %A
" characterise those who were formerly iof Oa,
tinent and disposed to rob. Cattle were askeu 04
traders, but we had not heard of any being stolen. rose:11
gether we think we may say that Kreli's tribe at and 70
presents no obstacle to the continuance of peace,. ~itito
over the frontier our prospects are perhaps es- in
OA
tbey have been since the settlers of 1820 arriven• ,te V 5
colony." There was groat commotion in the Os.9oetP,p
State. The President had issued a proclamation,
00 isil
forth that the commando of Pretorius had erriorj,
Vaal River from the South African republic, aIIQL o,ecoil'o
the territory of the Orange Free State, which sv of 't's
ingly placed under martial law. The accouu it j
movements of Pretorius are very contradictory,._ree, ;lit
most generally believed, however, that his I° .0.00"
crossed the Vaal to unite with thosa 4:4 the '
rebel Gore.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.

THE NEXT NEWS FROM INDIA.

The probability of the authorities in India
having 'despatched a special steamer does not
appear so great as it did a few days ago.
The telegraphic despatches by the ordinarny
mail may now be expected within the next five
days; and if, on this occasion, the admiral at Malta
should send on an extra steamer to the telegraph
station in the Island of Sardinia, the government
'ay, by Friday next, be informed of the events
Which have occurred at Delhi between the Bth and
and 22nd of June.

The last official despatches states that the army
before Delhi was ready to commence the siege on
the Bth of June.