The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-07 00:00:00

THE CAPTURE OF
MOHAMMORAEL

The following teleiiiiphic. despatch has been
received from sir James- Outram, dated
3 10000,11" " CAMP BEFORE MOHAMMORAH,

March 28.
iogBflarritOrah was captured by the:British
on the 26th inst. The enemy lost 200 killed ,and
wounded, among whom was Asherluf Brigadier:
besides 17 guns, and. a 'vast amount of ammuni-
tion and military. stores. -
,`' TIT' Persian, array,,_ Tyler the Shale Zadah,
retreated towar& Aliwaz and Shuster in great
disorder.
" The British forces are encamped- near Mo-
hammorah.
. .
" Our lOssin killed and wputiOci -is about 10.
" The Arab tribes are friendly; and are sending
in their submission. 1 flt.,Tapd

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FI-I,‘NCE.

TUESDAY EVENING.

The Neufchatel question, which everybody be-
lieved and hoped was, after so many delays and
difficulties, disposed of,,,seems pretty nearly., as
far from...float 'settlement, 813f1OEV'the Ist of April
last. What will next be,donelt is difficult to.
say. Switzerland accepted the decision of the Re-
presentatives of the Powers, .to . het great Morti-
fication certainly—but--still she accepted it, anti
was preparedlto:iatid.e--- by thinatiOceptifnce. But
- the King of :Prussia -apparehtlywdidi,tiAt—nittn to
do so, ,as 'het tatimi demands Efttlfther3,ffiff(4.leitins.
the Kingitdid,- not' intend -to altii-hAy" its
decision, why(did.he 'Consent to' have tifiiihnOter
sealed by the' Conference? 'With undueledeeilliY,
generoSity,:and no, slight injustice, the kom-
tem, lidwillready :administered several reprimitifds
to the ConfederatiomeeThe,tConfederation
better than the Emperor of the Fibnch what sort
of man thdaing of Prussia Was, itiid the relitace
- they pltwsediison.,.his,,iword was' nitsithired byi..%at
knowledgegalw Moniteur, thiit'o,44iii so readFto
ail Switzerland-for the t4iikhteett 'wilt now
I trust, be just and couragecotw!ettough'tii'lay the
lash-upon the Royal defaulter,of -Potsdittn:'' One of
theEmperoeffM:inisterasaidin the coureitiSfifspeech-
i he roadetthe other day at the inauguration of a
..eeeticeiJof the Western railroad, that " the sore
,-freignsiaiDf,,Europe -were coming' to Paris, pour
-dinakiner divant Napoleon III." This, which would
-4)e, mere bombast:du the. mouth even of an old
Bonapartist, was more.extraordiriary in-the mouth
of ivgentlemasi whose political antecedents. were
by no means Imperialist. An order, it iiilifrue,
was sent round--- to the Press to publish the
speech only afteßcthe.version in the Moniteur,
flight,;-to, -.- which . the orator rose
.414W190ad0 was lost to the world. The erasure,
'bowever-;,,noes. not. -imply that such a belief is
,not cntertained at the Tuileries If so, the King
of pfutisia, as on, e of -the Sovereigns who has
" inclined himself," vicariously; and in the person
of his nephew, will no doubt submit to the same
treatment which -Switzerland has--received. We
trust,- thereforb,Ahat to-morrow or next day the
Jiloniteur will contain one of thoSe stern lessons
'on goOd faith and'moderation which have hitherto
been only dealt out to the weak. What the next
phase of this affair will be I do not venture to say,
but I doubt that the Confederation will make a
single concession more. As it is, the dissatisfac-
tion in Switzerland is great, as the guarantees
awarded to Prussia unquestionably gave a power
of intervention, and it is not probable the wederal
Council will do anything to increase that exaspera-
tion.

A private letter from Bologna (Papal states),
dated the 30th of April, speaks of the effect pro-
duced in that city by the official announcement of
the Pope's approaching departure from Rome. A
rumour to that effect had prevailed for some time,
but until it was officially communicated few believed
it. The season for quitting Rome has not yet .ar.
rived; and various conjectures are hazarded on thin
premature movement. There are two great testi•
vals of the Church Corpus Christi and St. Peter
which fall in the month of June, and which are
invariably celebrated by the Pontiff in his capital.
It is thought that there must be some extraordinary
xeasons for now departing from that custom, without
zecessity. Can it be that his Holiness thinks that
ha has had sufficient of French surveillance, and
that he has been persuaded to entrust himself once
for ail to the care or custody of the Austrians ? A
few who have confidence in the sincerity of the
Pope's intentions, and his anxiety for the welfare
of his subjects, think that he has resolved on intro-
ducing at least some of the reforms which have
been so often promised and so lon!.! delayed ; and
a task which would be difficult, if not impossible, at
Rome, under the eye and, influence of Cardinal
Antonelli and the Sacred College, might be of
comparatively easy execution - in a distant
towns: of his States. So long as Cardinal
Antonelli is by the side of the Pope,
the chances of reforms are slisht indeed. His in-
fluence that of a strong will over a weak one ;
.and whenever Pius IX. appears disposed to relent,
The Caidinal is sure to turn_ him from his
lin:Tose by drawing a picture of the fearful
consequences which would follow any relaxation
of the preSent system. Cardinal Antonelli re-
mains at Rome during the Pope's absence. The
letter to which I allude says that great surprise is
felt at this resolve, and some apprehension lest
the:: Revolutionists should be troublesome in the
Me'a n tins e.
The-Emperor went at one o'clock yesterday to
Nigit the Gracd Duke Constantine, and presented
liVrit with the 'grand cordon of the Legion of
Honour. The Prince went in the evening to the
ar'artcl Opera to witness the representation of the
ballet of Marco` SPada.
The Grand Duke, accompanied by his suite and
the members of the Russian embassy, attended, at
10 o'clock this morning, at the Greek chapel in the
Rue de B xri (Faubourg St. Honore), where a reli-
:gious service was pet formed in honour of the fete
,of the Empress Dowager and of the Grand Duchess
Nieolaewna. The congregation was chiefly com-
posed 'of Russians, several of whom were presented
to the Grand Duke. The fact of this being the
anniversary of the death of the Emperor Napoleon,
Ilea- several people, who were not familar.
9,1149 Greek ,calendar, to suppose that
the religious service was commemorative
of lmktevent,,and that his Highness only meant
to pusa, delicate compliment to Napoleon
Aftersthe.service the Prince proceeded to Yin-
ePtinesi where he had been invited is breakfast
by-she commander of the fortress. Experiments
werestnade -at the Polygon for the satisfaction 01
the Grand Duke, who, as a matter of course,
geetitlV atinaired the skill and accuracy of. the
artillerymen. He dines at the Russiam Embassy
this evening.
The Grand Duke conversed a .good deal with
11:4-6hal Pelissier at:the ball given by the Minister
of Marine. the. other. night. Their remarks naturally
turned, upon, Sebastopol. 1* When I heard that
you had taken the command." his Highness said,
and that you had selected Malakhoff as the point
of :attack, I knew that the place must fall, and
ths:v it was only, a- question• of 'time. Our object
was to prolong the defence till winter." What the
other duke said is not recorded. It is said that
his- Highness is to .be named an honorary member
of the Academrof Sciences of Paris.
Tile 36th anniversary of the death of Napoleon I.
was: celebrrted as usual, at the Hotel des Invalides
A mass in commemoration of the deceased was
celebrated by the chaplain of the Invalides, in pre-
senee of General Count Ornano. the Governor,
the General Commanding, and the entire -staff.
Places.- were reserved in the nave for the great
bodies of the State. M. Billault, the Minister of
the- Interior, attired in mourning, and wearing the
decoration Of Grand Officer of the Legion of
honour, attended, as alse did Baron de Lacrosse,
General Lafontaine and Foucher in uniform, and
,G4siterftl: Pelet in the costume of senator M.
Larabit Colonel Leborde, and several members
of the two ChambsirA and of the great bodies of the

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State.c On therig.ht
,rgf the piquet s d'honnenr,
fed of i 1 tide, Were placed delegates from
the veterans of:-the -tErifpire, At-Irani-1 their
ancient uniform. The Princes of the Imperial
family attended the service in The Chapel
of 'the Tuileries. The Cliurdh of the Invalides
ivaelfilled with7private and a number
of old soldiers came ton pray. for the repose ofithe
soul of him whom, when living,_ they regarded as a
demi god The eight mlignit6entlustres presented
by Prince _Jerome were lighted. After the
ceremony the
,old aohlieze were permitted to visit
Napoieon'B tomb; and to pray in he chapel of St.
`Jerome; which the ashes of the great man are
deposited.
The appointment of the Abbe, Canino. Bonaparte
to the' dignity of grand almoner' to the. Emperor is
now-deeideth gibe Grand Alinoiny will nOmprise.
three_ distinct -branches, and-. air* first -almoners
placed under ifie jurisdiction of the grand almoner.
'1'11613-raficheV wilt CokiMk of-1. 'The Emperor's
houoehold. 2. The war-departtnent. 3. The marine.
The Bishop of Nancy will remain first almoner of
the Emperor'S Aousehold, the Abbe Coquereau
first almoner of the fleet, and -the' Abbe Parahere
first almoner of the.army.
The following despatches have been received :
'MA.RSEILLES, May 5.
:‘ The Journabrie2oo-nBtantiiiivie of the 27th' tilt.
announces that the mountain tribes had recognized
the authority of Schamyl, and were preparing to
break the truce made with Russia and join the
Circassians...

"The Sultan has sent the order of the Alecljidie
to the King of Peussia.
" A.ecouuts-,,frona. Athens orttre7.2oth ult. state
that t4ef.,4i§g3tifrAmyilartlAtii?utlget ia,ativaneing ;
that orthe'llini6tei. of Pu'bbe. I)*4rtietion has been
adiptedatritiriintitiliAl±r- Ifinligter tinanee
has-presented a. new Castomsl tariff, beeed'-on-that
of the principal-count 1g a Flirapee, ~,Liattris from
the of t 28tItStife t at e cro s
,present the
most Atvatirable app4argiciP.'l 7r"-- -'"

" consist of 80,000 i hdetolitreS of
wheat'. At 4.lot„lndria th© corn market was quiet."
• '•'• • " MAtoltlD, MAY 4.
4`.The Corte& continue the verification of poviers.

" The treaty an the houndaricsjietweOn France
and Spain will be shortlysubnaitted_forAhe appro.
bation of the Cortes.
-ytAe official preSentation of Monsign6r Sinaeoni
a§ Nivicio per interim of his Holiness, wiJl,,take
ffii'ee shortly."
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