Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-06 00:00:00

OCTOBER 6, 1859.

his settlement of Italian affairs, to obtain as much com-
plaisance from the British Government as possible, it is
not at all improbable that, upon the extent of the same
may depend the amount of his contribution to the
allied armaments against China.

There is a money question, we now find, involved in
the Italian difficulty ; as well as political and territorial
questions. Austria has required Lombardy to pay a
proportion of her public debt in that State, amounting
to sixteen millions sterling-, but has consented to reduce
it one half, as a means for facilitating the signature of
the treaty of peace that is about to be signed at Zurich.
Of course it must be expected that Austria will receive
Borne equivalent for this in the arrangement respecting
the Italian Duchies, and the Legations. But as to the
precise terms of the treaty, we are still uninformed.
The Moors are about to be chastised, it appears, by
,France, as well as by Spain. Some of their troops
have been making inroads across the Algerian frontier,
and disturbing the French. territory there ; for which,
not only is redress to be obtained, but a lesson is to be
taught for the future. The best plan would be, one
would think, for Spain and France to unite in some
reasonable enterprise, for the purßose of cojavincing
the Government of Morocco of the necessity of pr6moting
Civilisation in that country, and thereby becoming
taore suitable neighbours than they are at present to
'the civilised nations around them.

The -corrupt course pursued by the Liberals at the last
General Election, is now receiving additional illustra-
tion through the Wakefield Election Inquiry, which
was opened on Tuesday. The disclosures which re-
lulted in unseating Mr. Leatham, were sufficiently dis-
'nirting, as brought home to those who have hitherto
Professed so mueh horror of bribery and corruption, and
made such high pretensions or purity and perfection.
zut the Commission upon the spot is exposing a much
tore wholesale system of venality than we - had any
idea of. The Gloucester and Wakefield cases together
-will surely satisfy the country—if -it is not satisfied
ready that the Liberal majority which upset Lord
.uerbY's Administration was only secured by means too
nefarious for- any but an unscrupulous and desperate
faction to have recourse to.

I'ITE GREAT EASTERN AT HOLYHEAD

Since it has been determined, after all, to move the
treat Eastern to Holyhead at once, and to complete her
repairs and re-arrangements there, rather than at Wey-
raouth, it is now most probable that the Queen will
an opportunity of visiting the Great Ship on the
uay at present appointed for her Majesty's inspection of
rthe Breakwater,--namely, Monday, the 17th instant.
The anchorage chosen for the Great Ship is on a line
With the eastern extremity of the Breakwater,—a situa-
tion in
which she will have excellent anchorage, and
ILentY of room to swing at a single anchor with safety ;
it i 8 a place where, it is thought, she will be rather
Pen to a heavy swell from the north-east, which may
P"sibl
A,,r make it difficult to bring
au steamers alongside.
for exgemeats are making, on the most extensive scale,
be elocaalitsa I°llists ; but it is expected that the ship will
knies-t;"8 N'isiti--- to the public generally, on the day of her
-should that visit take place.

THE LATEST NEWS.

PRANCE.

711 E DOUBTFUL CHINESE EXPEDITION.
It is now said the Emperor will make a speech
at Bordeaux where he will arrive on the 10th.
The amount of the French expeditionary force to
China will not, it is said, be settled until after the
arrival of further advices. Two projects have
been drawn up for the Emperor's selection. At-
cording to one, the forces to be sent would con-
sist of 5,000 troops and 2,000 marines, with the
addition
°f 3,000 men at present in Cochin
China' B
forceY the other, the whole French land
land
re would be made up to 20,000 men. It is
Ported that a portion of the force will embark,
deg arseilles. for Egypt, and be conveyed to their
ination in British transports.

PARIS, October 5.
The Patrie of this evening affirms that the
8
4.lxlinian Ambassador at Rome has to-day re-
!elved his passports. The Patric also believes
Itself correct in stating that the Mediterranean
4111adr°11 has received orders to put to sea imme-
,l,atel3 but is unacquainted with the object and
gurati on of the expedition.

THE FRENCH FUNDS

PARIS, October 5

b 12
15 P.M.—lnactivity prevails on the Bourse,
Ut Pricesare well supported. Rentes open at
G9f. 86e.

3 26 I'•IL.---The last quotations of Rentes were
-9t
B°e.) or about the same as yesterday.

irliE BRAZILIAN AND RIVER PLATE

MAILS

TASOUTRAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.
The ,
n. -.l—e steamer, Captain Heenan, with the
trasztuan and River Plate mails, has arrived.
Ile rings dates from Buenos Ayres, Aug.
ith
12th ; Monte Video, 30th ; Rio, Sept. Bth ; Bahia,
14 .
ernambuco, 15th; St. Vincent, 23d; and
;1 B°°n- -0,
Oct. Ist. She bas eighty-one
passengers,
—,t,9'°°o in specie, and diamonds in value £54,980.
t Avon steamer, hence, left St. Vincent on
het
22nd September, and the Bogota steamer
°ll e 23rd.
66. --uess dull at Buenos Ayres. Exchange,
„,,,a 68..

Preparations for'war were still going
eceee
t.r had been very active at Rio, but the
theeaLinli 11 of American vessels had depressed
---qllcot
a body. to
such a pitch that buyers retired in
3,20,z71.8' 3,700 to 4,3 or 00 for whites, and 2,600 to
f4O,
Exchau "11*
Exch
g.e cal London, 242 to 241.
ver7an at
shia, 25 and 241.
;„F,":"..erior 811PPlies from the interior were of
aides dull. alit3r price firm at 4,500 to 4,650.
Business •
season 18 'Very dal at Pernambuco, the rainy
ha is
stopped communication with the
limited. Sugar Supplies ceased, transactions
21nliteo; Muscovados, 2,350 to 2,900; Paraibas,
ant)?l;,lfaccios, 2,650. Cottons in great demand,
'ue small supplies have sold at 8,800 to 9,800.
411des scarce. Exchange, 244 and 24f.

LONDON, Yesterday.
;„I'lle inquest on the infant alleged to be the
`"gitimate child of a clergyman at Stepney, and

which infant was most mysteriously buried, was
re-opened to-day. The nurse deposed that the
child was born in the school-house behind St.
Philip's Church, on the .12th of September.
There was a bed in the room, made up on planks
and forms, but neither ehnirs nor tables. Doctor
Godfrey, a surgeon, was present at the birth,
and the Rev. J. Bonwell was down stairs at the
time. The nurse remained twelve days with the
mother and child, when they removed to an
hotel, where the child died when it was three
weeks and one day old. The apartment was
engaged by the ,Rev. J. Bonwell, who
said it was for his sister. A lodging-house
keeper; at Southend, gave evidence as to Mr.
Bonwell haying left directed envelopes for any
letters to be sent to him addressed to a Miss
Yorath.—Dr. Letheby, who had made an analysis of
the viscera, stated that he found no traces of poison.
In' consequence of the evidence of the under-
taker who had surreptitiotsly buried the child,
the case was carried no further to-day, and the
inquiry was adjourned to Friday.
A further inquiry was made tp-day, into the
case of Hughes, the absconding bankrupt. Several
fresh allegations of obtaining large sums of money
by false pretences, were brought forward.
At a general meeting of the shareholders of the
Great Western Railway of Canada, held to-day,
the gloomy character of the report led to consi-
derable discussion ; the half-yearly revenue being
little more than £B,OOO, which it was agreed to
carrylo the account, and the report was Adopted.
A hope was expressed that the abundance of the
harvest in Canada would lead to a resnmption of
dividends.

A St. George's-in-the-East Church brawling
case was disposed of this mgrßing at the Thames
Police-court. It was stated that the parish was
settling down in quietness ; and on the strong
recommendation of Mr. Yardley, the charge was
withdrawn.

The following appeared in a portion of our im-
pression of yesterday :

ALGERIA

MARSEILLES, Oct s.—The French forces concentrated
on the frontiers of Morocco amount to about 20,000
men, under the command of General Martinprey, and
it is said -that their operations will not be confined to
the protection of the frontiers of Algeria, but they will
occupy a portion of the territory of Morocco, of which
Ouhda is the centre, and from which the incursions by
the Moors have taken place.

MAILS FROM AUSTRALIA AND THE

BRAZILS

The Panther, with the Australian mails for August,
has arrived at Malta.
The steamer Tyne, fronl the Brazils, passed Hurst
Castle at 5.30 this morning.