Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-24 00:00:00

THE NEW HYDRAULIC DOCKS.

An invitation was issued yesterday by Mr. Thomas R.
Arnott, of Liverpool, agent for the Victoria Docks, Lon-
don, to shipowners and others, to attend at the Chamber
of Commerce, for the purpose of hearing a description of
the new Hydraulic Docks, and seeing the plans explained.
The interest felt by the Liverpool public in the question,
appeared very much out of proportion witicits importance,
for at twelve o'clock, the h,,ur appointed, only five gentle-
men attended. After waiting for a short time, and
findin.; that the number did not increase, Mr. Arnott
rem irked that it would not be right to keep the punctual
waitine upon the unpunctual any longer, and, therefore,
proc,e-led at once to explain the plans which hung upon
the wall. The plans or diagrams represented sections of
the new Hydraulic Docks being at present erected by the
London V coria Docks Company. By the meansiadopted
in these docks, a vessel as large as the 'hilted States frigate
Niagara. can be raised upon a horizontal frame of tubular
iron work, in 40 minutes, to the surface, and, if heavy
repairs are wanted, floated cff on an iron pontoon into
shallow water, and up to the very side of the sheds where
the repairs are to be effected. This, it is affirmed, can be
done without the slightest strain or injury to the vessel.
One advantage conferred by the adoption of this system
over that of the present Graving Docks is, that all can be
done inside the docks without waiting for the action of
tides. Thus, as many ships as there are pontoons for, can
have their bottoms examined c irefully without having, as
at present is the case in the Thames, to be hauled out of
dock and through the river. Mr. Arnott fully explained
the details of the system, which would, however, be
scarcely intelligible without the acceeipAnYing plans and
diagrams,

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.

At half-past four o'clock this afternoon the voting
terminated in Paris, as throughout France, and at
the hour I write, the tellers are counting the tickets
in all the Mairies. The result will, probably, not
be known with certainty before to-morrow. What
may be the case in the departments I cannot say,
but so far as Paris is concerned, the elections have
certainly excited a movement far greater than any
one anticipated. It was, as I have already men-
tioned, but little felt yesterday ; but the whole of
this day, and particularly the early part of it, the
sovereign people was up and stirring. The right of
taking out the voting tickets did not end with the
commencement of the ballot; it continued yesterday
and up to the last moment to-day, so that, between
the crowds who flocked to take out their bulletins
and those anxious to 'deposit them, the Mairies
and the other voting places were crowded to the
utmost. The recommendation that had been given
to the working classes to proceed en masse to-day,
rather than yesterday, was observed punctually.
I proceed to give you the result of my observations
during a hurried visit to the various polling booths
up to two o'clock.
In the first and second arrondissements the
movement was very considerable. This is not to
be wondered at, as the population of the one
amounts to 112,000, and the other to 114,000
inhabitants. The third arrondissement comprises
a population of at least 65,000 souls. It is the cen-
tre of commerce, the haut commerce, the extensive
dealers in the fabrics of Mulhouse and Rouen,
manufacturers of shawls, &c. It is also the head
quarters of what may be termed the opposition
bourgeoise, the class who have been at all times dis-
posed to give a "lesson'' to the Government, whe-
ther that Government be Republican, Royalist, or
Imperialist, Liberal or illiberal, Constitutional or
the reverse. The bourgeoise of this arrondissement
are by temperament and taste frondeurs parexcellence.
Though none have suffered more severely by revo-
lution, though none are less republican, neverthe-
less, from the symptoms which were apparent
to-day, I should not at all be surprised if General
Cavaignac obtained a majority of votes in this
arrondissement. The fifth arrondissement con•
tains a population of about 97,000 inhabitants, the
greater part of whom are marrtfacturers of the ar-
ticles de Paris, copper and iron founders, looking-
glass-makers, cartwrights, harness makers, &e. In
this arrondissement there was great activity. In the
sixth arondissement, of about 70,000, the same
continuous movement was visible. Nearly the
whole population is composed of the working
classes. The men were on foot from an early
hour, and, with hardly an intermission. They
crowded to the Mairies in their shirt sleeves, with
bare arms, in sabots—in fact, in their working dress
as they left the workshops—a neglige the most
negligent. They exercised their sovereignty in the
most unceremonious manner, and it was evident
that they had not forgotten the sans facan habits
of 1848.

The eighth arrondissement contains a population
of about 114,000. The Faubourg St. Antoine pre-
sented a most animated aspect, The workmen
issued in groups from the wine-houses to the
voting places the whole of the day, and many
seemed to be all the better, or rather all the worse,
for their libations. So far as personal appearance
went, they were pretty much in the same state as
their friends of the sixth arrondissement. It is in
the eighth arrondissement that are found in greatest
number the partisans of the Democratic and
Socialist Republic—men after M. Louis Blanc's
own heart.
In the ninth arrondissement the movement was
not remarkable up to twelve o'clock. The princi-
pal feature was the number of ecclesiastics
proceeding to deposit their votes in the urn. In
this quarter of Paris chiefly reside the manu-
facturers of sacerdotal vestments, sacred vessels
and church ornaments. In the tenth arron-
dissement, which is one of the most extensive
of the capital, the movement was less active
relatively to the population, which is about
115,000. The twelfth is one of the most
extensive and the poorest of the capital. It is the
seat of the corporation of itinerant ragmen. It
is there that the highly " doctored" eau-de-vie finds
its most numerous and devoted consumers ; and
from all that could be seen alcohol played a con-
siderable part in the electoral movement of the
quarter this morning, as several of these worthy
citizens exhibited so much eccentricity in their
demeanour that they had to be ejected summarily
from the voting room. In this quarter, also, a good
number of ecclesiastics voted, In alluding to the
eighth, I should observe that in many cases the
difference of calling seems to influence their poli-
tical tendencies. For instance, the ornamental
paper makers, cabinetmakers, metal foundrs, engine
makers, will have most probably voted against the
government candidate; the market gardeners rather
in favour ; the coppersmiths (who are, I believe,
principally from Auvergne) the same; the dealers
in old iron wares rather divided ; but the journey-
men brewers generally favourable. On Saturday
and yesterday additional carriages were put on to
the trains, for the considerable numbers who are
located in the country, in the neighbourhood o!
Paris, and who were coming in to vote.
The following circular was sent round last even-
ing from the Hotel de Ville to many of the electors
who had not as yet taken out their tickets :

Prefecture of the Department of the Seine,
Paris, June 21.
Sir,—The elections for deputies to the Legislative Corps
commenced this day. Each person is at liberty to exercise
or not the rights which the constitution confers on him.
Now, as certain parties have systematically advocated
abstention from the vote, many electors would, perhaps,
regret being involuntarily associated with them, either
through forgetfulness or in consequence of their occupations.
I therefore take the liberty of reminding you that the
voting will remain open to-morrow (Monday) from eight
o'clock in the morning till four in the afternoon.—Receive,
sir, &e., G. E. HAUSSMANN, Prefect of the Seine.

The counting of the tickets in the 110 sec-
tions of Paris, which began at 4 o'clock, when the
voting terminated, will not be completed till a late
hour.

I may add that, though the electoral movement
has been greater than any one supposed, every-
thing, so far as I have been able to ascertain, was
carried on tranquilly.
The Emperor leaves on an early day for Plom-
bieres. He intends spending his time there in
the most tranquil and retired manner. Tents
and Marquees have already been sent there. M.
Mocquart (private secretary), Prince de la Tour
d'A.uvergne, and General Fleury, accompany
him.

A letter from Bologna of the 12th inst. contains
the following :

On the occasion of the Pope's visit to the Legation, pro-
ceedings were solicited against the murderer of poor Count
Lovdtelli. This gentleman was greatly esteemed by His
Holiness, both from his own character and from his alliance
with the Princess Ghihi, a lady of whose family he had
espoused. He had been governor at Ferrara, where he
was greatly esteemed and regretted. His Holiness sees
with much pleasure the probability of a marriage of a son
of the Count with the daughter of Queen Maria Christina
of Spain.
A letter from the Abruzzi, in the kingdom of
Naples, dated the 13th of May, gives a gloomy
description of the state of seclusion in which the
inhabitants are kept by the Government. It says
that foreign journals with difficulty reach them ;
their geographical position deprives them of inter
course with foreigners, and the only source of
information permitted them is the official journal
of the Two Sicilies: A too attentive perusal even
of this paper gives umbrage to the police. It is
sufficient to be seen two or three times in a coffee-
house reading the official journal to attract notice
and to cause the unfortunate politician to be
placed under a strict surveillance. The Neapolitan
Government, in fact, considers all foreign news
dangerous to the State,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph )

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUZSDAY.

The Howe met at fire o'clock.

Lord Baououmic laid on the table a bill which was before
the house last session, and the session before, for the pre-
vention of vexatious litigation: