Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-06 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

The House afterwards went into Committee of Supply,
and a great many votes, including £65,800 for pensions,
6:-. ; counecti in wilt the Merchant Sarvice. £lo,ooo—
bounties on the capture of slaves ; £6.679 for main-
taining Embassy houses abroad; £l3 730 for the In-
cumbered Estates CommisFion; and £40,000 for the
promotion of education in South Africa, were agreed to.
It was ordered that a new writ should issue for the
election of a member for Birmingham, in the room of Mr.
Muntz, deceased.

The other business was d:sprsid of, and tLe
adjourned at ten minutes to six.

DEATH or EUGENE Sun.—This well kreown novelist died
on Monday morning in Paris. He y'..5 best known in this
country by his extraordinary borAg, The Mysteries of
Paris," and " The Wandering ew," probably the most
extravagant pieces of Notrare ever published,

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

THE INTIA.N.,,TRA.NTORTS.

Yesterday (Wednesday), th• baggage belonging to the'
troops about to embark on board. the ships James Baines
and the Champion of the Seas, was taken on board these
vessels. The troops will embark this day (Thursday).
The James Baines and the Champion of the Seas were
visited by Sir James Cochrane, win expressed high
admiration of the great clippers. Ho afterwards went on
board the tug-steam:r Resolute. lle was evidently
astounded at the size, power, and equipments generally of
this steamer, as he, as well as others, have always
accustomed their mind to the idea that tug-steamers
should be, and were, only small craft of about 80 to 100
tons burden, and about 40 horse-power. But the Resolute
opened his eyes, and we do not think that Mr. Taylor, who
explained the details to the gallant admiral, let anything
slip which would rivet his attention. Altogether, the
Liverpool transports and their tugs have caused a sensation
is the government dock yards.

Mr. Graves and Mr. Tyrer, a deputation from the Ship-
owner's Association from Liverpoei, accompanied by Mr.
llorsfall, had an interview with Lord Stanley of Adderley
at the Board of Trade on Monday.
Ox TIIOSE Velt. PIES.—A few days since we mentioned
the fact, that a great quantity of veal and beef, found in
Trowbridge-street, was ordered by the magistrates to be
destroyed, it being unfit for human c etsumption. Yester-
day, Mr. M'Gowaa applied to have the party, John Smith,
fined, for having such stuff, which he said was chiefly used
for making " raised pies," in his possession, The bench,
after hearing the evidence of Inspector Reid, of St. John's
Market, and Inspector Jones, who described, to the dis-
gust of the court, the awful stuff that was found in the
teller, fined the defendant in the full penalty of £2O.
Tnis, it is hopes, will be a caution to fellows who get a
living by selling the same carrion.
LIVERPOOL Assizn COURTS.—The Grand Jury of Cork
being about to alter the present Courts in Cork, they
directed the County Surveyor to visit several of the leading
assize courts in the United Kingdom. Tuis is his account
of the courts in St. George's-hall : —" The; court-houses of
Liverpool are each about fifty-feet square and are lighted
and ventilated from the top. As the court was sitting
during the time I remained in Liverpool, I hod no oppor-
tunity of taking such cnea,urement as would enable me to
make a plan of them, but I was able to judge of their
hearing qualities, and I need only mention one circumstance
as a proof of their deficiency i❑ this respeer,—namely,
that as each witness was placed under examination the
judge did not allow him to occupy the witness box on his
right hand, but directed him to stand upon that part of the
seat below the bench, and between it and the jury box—
the consequence was that the witness being placed between
the judge and the jury was heard by both, but counsel had
to put the question to witness several times before he could
catch their answer. During the few hours I was in Liver-
pool the weather was particularly mild—no excess of heat
or cold—so that I could not say whether the courts are free
from draughts or well ventilated."

The Society of Antiquaries of Vienna has decided that
henceforth ladies may be admitted as members.
Last week the births of 843 boys and 830 girls, in all
1,673 children, were registered in London. 'ln the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1817-56, the average
number was 1,482.

CAP-roma OF A SnAnK.—On the evening of Thursday a
young shark, five feet long, was captured in the Ladies'
Cove, Tramore, by some fishermen, who succeeded in
taking it by means of their line and bait.
A private letter from Rune, says that the misery of the
poor is very great. Bread is represented to be exceedingly
dear, and grain is exported in large quantities, while its
importation is prohibited.
A severe shock of earthquake was exp2rienced at Loire
(Grisons) on the 22nd ultimo. It was accompanied with
a loud rumbling noise, but caused no damage. A violent
storm broke out on the following day, and lasted nearly
twenty-four hours,
It is stated (says the Plerie) that M. Arnault, the
Director of the "Hippodrome, has been charged by the
Enneror to construct a vast hippodrome at the camp of
Chalons, large enough to contain 15,000 spectators. Extra-
ordinary fetes are to be given there, comprising chariot
races, tournaments, and grand equestrian exercises.
SUSPENSION.—The suspension was announced, yesteriay;
of Messrs. Forster, Rutty, Hall, and Co , Scotch and Man-
chester warehousemen. Their liabilities are supposed to
be rather considerable—probab:y over £50,000 ; and an
impression seems to prevail that the liquidation will be
very ut fivourable.

THE NEW READING ROOM AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—
Owing to the serious interruption of the studies of the
readers, ecessioned by the numerous applications being
made daily by strangers to view •the new reading-
room, the trustees have found it necessary to alter the
time of admission, and have ordered that the public shall
be admitted between the hours of six and eight o'clock in
the evening, from the lat to the 16th August inclusive, and
no longer.
We read in the Brussels Indepenclance :—" Oa Sunday
his Esc-llency Ferukh Than iand;his suite, accompanied
by Baron Bez us, were present at the concert at the
Zoological Garden. The Areb,issador of the Shah had
brought his narguile with him and smoked all the time that
he *as seated. His presence, as usual, excited much
curiosity. His pipe was, by his order, offered to' several
persons who sat near, and who took a few whiffs with
cersiderable energy."
" PERFIDIOUS Marox."---The Univers indulges in the
following singular insinuation :—" It is a matter of sur-
prise that the majority of the consorts of the kings who
rule the petty States of India, under the protection of the
Eng ish government, give birth only to daughters. Is
this re4ilt;to be attributed to the Providence which watches
over the interests of the Company—or are the midwives.
who deliver these queens bribed to substituo female for
male et ildren ?" •

THE WILL or M. CZERNY.—It has been stated that
the late celebrated compOser, Czerny, who died recently
at Vienna, left the bulk of his fortune, which was con-
siderable, to charitab'e and religions institutioes. Not
knowing whether or t.eot he had any relatives living,. he
has directed that 20,000 florins should be reserved for any
one who in the course.of six years may be able to prove
relationship to him. A life income of GOO florins is: to be
given to an old female servant who lired with him forty
years ; and his other servants are to receive recompenses
in proportion to the length of their services. He did not
even forgot the shopman:of his music publisher, having
bequeathed him 200 florins. His articles of jewellery,
most of which were presented to }aim by royal and im-
perial personages, he has divided amonst his Meth's.
A RLADY WirNEss.—Durine. the course of a trial at the
,recent zissz says the Durham Advertiser, a learned
counsel handed a deem:at up to a witness—a quiet-going
north countryman—which the latter appeared to peruse
wi; h great attention. After he had finished, and the paper
had been handed back to the learned gentleman, the fol.
lowieg colloquy ensued : —Counsel : Havo you read that
document ? Witeesi 7 Yes. Counsel : Have you 'ever
seen it before? Witness : Yes, I think I have. Counsel
(evidently thinking the moment had arrived to crush his
victim) : Now, sir, on your oath, tell me when you last
stw that paper ? Witness : Why, I should think it can-
not be much more than half a minute since ! The cool and
ready way in which the witness gave the answer set the
court into a perfect roar of -laughter, in which the Judge
heartily joined.
Slur News —The .Admiralty has issued a circular
directing Le commanders of her Maj sty's chips to make
periodical returns of all:merchant vessels they may meet
at Sea, signalising their names by means of the ❑ew come
ree:cial code of signals authorised,by the *Board of Trade.
As every British registered vessel now has, and every
foreign vessel may have,on appaation, a distinction signal
of four flies, Whereby her narae, port, nation, tonhag4,
and other particulars are indicated, it is to be expected
that the regulation will prove conducive to commerce by
insuring more frequent and correct reports in the shipping
lists. The four flags being distinguished by letters, this
informaion may be promptly communicated by electric
telegraph, and when the Atlantic cable is laid we may
anticipate in Lloyd's lists the shipping intelligence from
America as-punctually as from the- ports of the United
Kingdom.

REPORTED DISCOVERY Or Gotn.---Daring the past week
the tidings from Dunro.?,,ness have created quite a furor
in this quarter. If it 'ea true, as it is reported, that Amal-
thea's cornucopia has showered its golden fruits on these
isles of the sea, there will be a terrible revolution in
cionaristic affairs. It is stated that the experiments already
ai'lemp!ed by some scientifiz gentlemen from the south at
Gart'mesa, near Qnend3le, have produced auriferous
metal to the weighs of more than three ounces. They
have offered 303 a week to exp€rienced miner!, and 180
per week to raw hands, in order to prosecute their
researches still further. Sulphur is also said to be found
in the same alluvial earth or rock in which the gold has
been discovered. Some years ago a copper and silver
mine was in operation at or near tha same place. Why it
was abandoned we have not learned.—John Grgrog
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