Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-21 00:00:00

FR + NCF.

PARIS, FIiIDAY NIGHT,
The Three per Cent
.I4ntes are rather lolirer,
4tia
closed to-day at 66f. 95c.

THE LIVERPOOL BOROUGH BANK

A notice in last nig'at's Gazette, fines tha 21st
isf December fOr the hearing of
_the petition for
Iviuding up the Borough Bank. .

TEE VICTORIA CRO33.

This decoration has been conferred an Qulrter-
" „'aster Sergeant Farrell, 17th Lancers; Lieutenant
George,. Spawns; late Sergeant Royal _Artillery;
l'-nsigh.Craig, late Sergeant Scots Fusilier Guards,
and on Assistant Surgeon Thomas, 23rd foot, for
acts of bravery; and the Gazette of to-aight,records
, dislingiuished services, for which the Cross
.US been awarded•

AMUSEMENTS.

THEATRZ ROYAL.

_, Professor Anderson's wizard-reign in this thea're con-
`4tldes with the performances, of this afternoon and nigh.
more lengthened and extensive tour than he has yet
tolten will occupy Vin for a considerable time to come; so
,that the people of Liverpool cannot, f)r a long period, have
..again an opportunity of being delighted and amazed by his
xhibitions. Professor Anderson's benefit took
Place last night, and it need scarcely be stated, that the
'theatre was crowded in every part Before his departure
from Liverpool, the WJZ ard will, -howevor, appear a few
lights in a different theatre, and in a different character.
Aext week, Professor Anderson is announced to appear for
three nightsin the Amphitheatre, as a deamatic performer.
Re will appear in emit) of the Scottish parts in which he
.141 already earned peculiar celebrity st,aa actor. Rob Roy
kid Wander?' Steanie are two of the characters -which
'this very versatile performer will assume. `, '
THE AMPHITHEATRE. •

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,

FRANCE.

PARIS, TIIIIRSIAY EVANINO.

According to all accounts, the Danubian Princi-
palities are getting more and more troublesome.
Despatches received to-day from the French
Consul-General are said to confirm what has already
been stated, namely, that the ultra-Radical party at
Bacharest is urging the 'population to extreme
measures. It appears that a steno in the style of
the famous oath in the Tennis-eourt of Versailles
had nearly taken place. Baron Talleyrand is,
instructed to do his best in moderating this
effervescence of the public mind, which, if not
intentionally provoked, might have- been discou-
raged froin the beginning. The Consul, however,
adds that the intervention of all the European
-agents, teitlioat exception, will .preserve the country
from further agitation.
The Moniteur di la Flotte publish efi a letter.
received 'frinn China' by the list' mail, which
contains' some particulars relative
,to the Miksion
of the Russian Admiral, Count Putiatin, to that
country. The Count reached the Russian
settlements on the Amour in 'seventy days. He
embarked on board of the Russian steamer
America, and visited the Gulf of Petelaili previous
to his arrival at Shanghai. It, was reported
that he was accompanied by four other, Ships of
war. but that fact is very doubtful. it is known
that at Peiho he forwarded a message to Pekin, and
it is thought that when he quitted Shanghai with-
out mentioning his destination it was to seek the
reply to that. message. Admiral Putiatin's
secretary,, is, it appears, a person who resided
twelve years at Pekin as chief of-the College of
Interpreters. The Russian Plenipotentiary
announced at Shanghai that •he came to .a.et in
concert with the British and French Ambassadors,
and that he entertained no doubt of their being
received at Pekin ; but he NV Sof opinion that the
Emperor would notalloaiof any permane at legations
in his capital. A letterfroin Singapore of the Ist
'October mentions that the French frigate Audecieuse
had made the passage train the Cope in 51 days; and
the 'Conemandei• was to leave on the 2nd October
to joineAdmiral Rigault de 'Crenouilly, who was at
anchor in Castle Peak Bay. The Frenen corvette
Capricieuse and the - screw transport Durance
were anchored at the. month of the Yang tse Kiang
on Sept. 14. They -hal fortunately escaped a
typhoon,; which caused much damage among the
i"shipping at Shanghai. Typboous had set in with
I much violence in the north of China, but uone had
,been experienced in the south. The French
Admiral, :the Monithur 'adds, had stationed his
I ships so as to be safe feom their effects.
In addition to the foregoing, the Pays says :
We have interesting intelligence from, China. At the.
last dates the mixed transport the Meurthe, the steam
despatch boat the Marceau, and the first-class gun boat the
Dragon )n, were anchoreciin the roads at Hongkong. The
Adhairal's frigate the Nemesis, the steam corvettes
-Phlegethon and. Primauguet, and thefirst-class gun boats
the Avalanche, Fusee, and M.traille were at Thengkol,
and the despatch boat Catitiat had returned from Tonkin,
where it was said she succeeded .in her mission, and had
anchored at Macao on the 19th.. The typhoons and the
hurricanes which raged with fearfu'. violence the whole
month of. September, had completely destroyed Nao-Paek,
a small town on the east coast. ,
A private letter from Madrid, of the nth, 'says
• This day's Gazette gives the decrees changing the Civil
Governors of provinces in the way I annoancsd some days
ago. All the creatures of Nocedal are sent about their
business,. and,- generally .speaking,, the selection of their
successors has found favour with the public' .."11,4 evening
Armero and O'Donnell were seen- Walking on. the Prade
very lovingly together. I need hardly. say.that ehis gave
rise to a vast number of rumours about the inclination of
the Cabinet to a reconciliation with the Vicalwariste, and
the list of new Civil Governors comprises some of that
fraction. These appointmenti, moreover, seem to betray
a tendency to a dissolution of the Cortes.
Discoveries of a grave kind have been made this last
week in several ministerial departments. The question
is a delicate one, and I deem it better to say as little as
aiessible, as far as names are concerned„ ,until the Royal
Council,. to which the varions reports liavoteen addressed,
his decided. Oee of 'these affairs has reference to the
War office, and the alleged irregularities of a functionary
who is d smissed from his post.
A Chemberlain
.the Emperor of Russia is_ at
present in Paris commissioned to engage professors
for the ek'eedeiny of Music Which is under organi-
zation at St. Petersburg,
Fould, Minister of. State, leaves this evening
for London, on, it is said, a mission purely
fieenciaT, and reltiting-TO the pres,Let crisis.
The Emperor returns from Compeigne-on Sun
day.
The following telegraph has been received :
• TURIN, Nov. 19. .
- The scrutiny which took place yesterday has giveti 58
difinitive nominations, of which 45 are Miaisterialist ; 13
Velong to the Opposition of all shades. The struggle has
been very animated in the -electoral colleps.

The engagement of Mr. Roberta, --the American
wagedian' concludes with this week. Daring the
Week, he appeared twice as Sir 'Wiles Overreach,
ad also as King John, chard the Third, and
other characters. In some instances the audience?, al-
though not numerous, appeared enthusiastic, but we cannot
express a very high opinion of the actor's performances.
Witt' the recollection of some, E ven'of the present English
tragedians, it would be scarcely poSsible to express decided
approval of Mr. Roberts impersonations. In the repro-
t.entation of " A New Way to P,,y Old Debts." 'Mr.'
taker's admirable performance of the character of Marra,
4 part in which .he has frequently earned the highest
, approval in Liverpool. was by far the most' Cense:anon.;
texture of merit. Madame Auriol and Mr. Flexmore also
74formed during the week in the ballet of ‘• Esmerald4"
1' others, and were no less warmly than deservedly
~
blended. The benefit of these .artistes took place last
and we.b, elieve this evening's performance conchtees
ez3gagement.
M 2:. E. W.• THOMAO3 BENEFIT CONCERT AT THE
PHILHARMONIC HAUL.
Mr. E. W. Thomas had a full hall at his benefit yesterday
evening. The concerts tais morning and evening will be
In
last of the series, and we trust will be also crowded.
4,0 the morning Mendelssohn's " Midsummer. Night's
Dream" music will be given by particular deSire. Haydn's
quartette, " God Save the Emperor," played llast night by
Messrs. Thomas. Carrodue, Bsetens, and Lidel,ewill be
repeated. Mr. Ala', cock will give a solo on the clarionet,
and Miss Louisa Vinning will sing two songs. In the
evening this young lady will take her benefice and,conclude
the short hearten with effect, as regards the performances,
Whatever may have been the deficiencies as regards
patronage- Mr. Thomas has fulfilled his part of titLe contract,
and has produced all the novelties and old favourites
announced ; but from the small number of the concerts,
and the short notiee given of the progremes of the evening.
many cf the pnblie have been dtsappoin ed in not hearing
the novelties more than once. 'I hey should have been
produced earlier in the season than they were, and their
Popularity or merit having been tested, they could have
been repeated or not, m they deserved. It may be diffi-
cult to arrarge 'hese things. but, if possible, it should be
accomplishes, andehe concerts would be more trerac,ive.
The same parties can scarcely be expee'ted to go every
nigh. ; other engagements will interfere, but if the- public
knew beforehand when novelties or specialities were to be
Played, they might be able to arrange accordingly.,

THE PEOPLE'S CONCERTS, GEORGE'S lIALL.
Byron, or somebody else, it matters ry)t whom, his said,
"methinks I hear a little bird that sings the 'people bye-
and shall be the stronger "And there never was a
saying more truly exemplified than in the instance of the
People's concerts at the Hall The people are no doubt,
musical in taste, and certainly where an opport:nity
Offers within their means, they are never slack in embrac
„ bag the privilege. The success of the brilliant concerts
got up lately at the Hall, prove our reinitrk4,. Talent that
could not possibly be produced's.: any other place, under
an enormous price for admission, is here presented to the
people at charges within the reach of all, and we are hap-
py to say that the people appreciate this boon by fl )cking
to the Hall in 'thousands, and all are truly delighted at
the performance. We need not offer a word more, than
point to the programme of this evening— and to say that
vie,hear that the Orpheus Glee Union will make a second
appearance at one of the Saturday night concerts, at
George's Hall ; Regondi, the wanderful concertina
'layer has also been engaged to play some of his mcst
1:0)pular fantasias at these concerts.

II ENG LER' D ALE•STEEET.
The Stag Hunt at the Circus re.igas supreme. The
hue is crowded every night by brilliant audiences, who
-Eeem enraptured at the real enjoyment afforded by this
exciting and truly national resemblance to one of the
finest English sports on record.

M NS. HAMBURG! R AT TIIE COI, CERT HALL
London, Glasgow, and Manchester have each, in a more
or less degree, suffered from the great monetary crisis of
1857 ; but it has been reserved for Liverpool to float
almost scathless through the alarming and momentous
crisis. Whether this "good fortune" is to be attributed to
tile presence of " two real Wizir's" we know not, but
Certain it is that we have been blessed with less" of the
" difficulties of the times" than cur neighbours, and that
each of these " Wizarding Sprit." have been doing a good
business on their own account. The gentleman whose
tame heads this notice appeared bef_re the Liverpool
Public a few years since, when he met with the most decided
success. Sojourning and " trivals in many lands" have
much improved Mons. Hamburger himself, and, also, the
excellence of his Entertainment, and he is now reaping a
good harvest in return for his labours. This morning, at
two o'clock, a performance will take place at the Concert
when some of the most recherche of his
tricks will be presented to the notice of his
Patrons. We may mention that amongst them
the " favourite," and celebrated" "Gun Trick," fcr
which is introduced in a new awl original style pecu'iar
to thi.i "King of Wiz Yds." The beautiful "Bird Prick"
le also worthy of special attention, where the birds are
apparently decapitated, and then suddenly " taken unto
themselves wings and fly away." The astoundinit "Flag
Trick, may also be mentioned as one that affords the
highest gratification to the audience, who ever evince
their appreciation of so novel and magnificent a presenta-
tion.
The many other novelties an-I astounding slight-
el-hand" following in quick succession upon the other,
affords the highest gratification to interested audiences
''ho have during the past week patronised his exertions.
"e understand that araangements have been made,
'thereby the " King Wizard" will appear at the Teutonic
nall nextz,
week.

THE NORTHE RN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, SATUR DAY,

opponents." If they work-well at the second elec.
tionsthey will have a Strong majority. According
to the estimate of the clericals themselves, these
have but sixteen acknowledged supporters as yet
elected out of 115 colleges For the second
elections which have to take place in.many of these
colleges they put forward twenty eight candidates.
If half of these won, which is at least doubtful,
they still would have but thirty votes out of
115 But it must be borne in mind, in explanation
Of the anxiety of the Liberals, that the Chamber
consists but of 204 members ; and when two-thirds
of them are assembled it is more than the average,
and that- a well-managed Opposition; with a good
whipper-in, which keeps its members "on the spot
in readiness to combine (when the occasion offers)
with another and weaker party equally hostile to
the Government, is an adVersary not to be despised
The .Liberal papers of all shades to-day preach
union. Some of them would, have done better to
have thought of this rather "sooner, On Sunday,
the very day Of the elections, the Diritto,
organ of the Left, was ..busy sowing dissension.
To-day- it does not retract, but declares that this is
no .moment for discussion, and swells the cry for
concord and harmonious action. The want of this
has certainly been' very injurious to -the Constitu-
tional cause. Overweening confidence; leading to
the most erroneous estimates, has been the root of
the evil. The Liberals, if not blind-to the proceed-
ings and efforts:of the Priest party, at least under-
rated-their importance, and almost deSpisocl them.
Extravagant calculations were indulged in asto the
results of the elections by men .wheste position at:d
Opportunities should have,enable&them. better to
know what was going on. Thus it was said that
Solaro della Margherir a would be hard run-to obtain
a seat ; and that,, although he would got in. it
would -only be because ho was pnt up at. so-many
places, at some- of which be would„ doubtless,
succeed. Now the returns hitherto known show
his election in three diff,.rentcolleges In contrast,
,to his success of the champion of the Right, is the
. position of, the two least popular of the Minister's,
Signori B:attazi arid. Lanz 1, who go to second
elections : and the latter Of whom, it is -thought
may possibly be there defeated.

TWO ENGLF.SH. ENGINEERS FIELD CAPTIVE
BY THE KING 'OF NAPLES.

NAPLES, Nov. 14

THE -CRISIS.

STOPPAGE OF THE WOLVERHAMPTON AND- STAFFORDSHIRE

BANKING, COMPANY.

The deputation of directors; who went up to
L'.:ndon; for the purpose of obtaining, if possible,
an advance of £lOO,OOO from the Bank of England,
met a crowded and not very sweet-tempered gather-
ing of the depoSitors and others, in the. Swan
Hotel, on Thursday morning, and communicated
the result of their mission,.as follows : —The " old
ladynf Threadneedle-street" refused, after a partial
investigation of the affairs of the bank, to advance
any money, except upon the condition, that the
bank should be wound up. The deputation refused
to accede to this, and. now proposed to the deposi-
tora this arrangement :—Steps would lye taken to
re-open the bank, provided the depositors did not
withdraw their lodgments for twelve months; in
other words; the de-poslts to remain in the bank
fOr six months; and then the' depositors to give an'
additional six months' notice of withdrawal, 6I per
cent. interest. to be assured to the depositors for
the period. After a rambling diseussion of this
proposition, which ended in nothiA;_i satisfactory,
the. meeting, was adjourned until Tii‘sday,„-xf-,._
Rather uticonapitacentary remarks Were made by
some of thy speakers on the recent management
of the bank. Mr. Henry Hill, the former manager,
is going through the boo".s. If found satisfactory,
the requisite capital will. be forthcoming.

On Wednesday evening, the. Mayor of Notting-
ham issued the subj4ined notice :--
Whereas a public meeting to,:k place in the Market-
place of this town, yesterday, convened without the autho-
rity and contrary to the advice of the Mayor and magis-
trates, and which waa used by.many of the evil disposod
inhabitants of Nottingham.and its vicinity as a pretext for
riot and disorder, —this h to give notice, that the Mayor
and magistrates feel it their duty to prohibit such meetings
for the future, and deeply v-mpathise with the industrious
and well-disposed of their fellow citizens who, in
consequence of the present depressed state of trade, are at
this time deprived of the means of subsistence by
honest labour—they call upon them, , and the public at
large, to .refrain from bush. assemblages, as being only
calculatedstill luFthey to ,injure the.trade of the toWn, arid
by exciting distrust and alarm, to frustrate arty -endea-
vours
.to mitigate the distress which all so much deplore.
The mayor and magistrates are happy to learn thatarrange-
ments are in progress in the various, parechial unions -in
the neighbourhood for a, suspension of the 'provielons'of
the- law- which prevent out door relief to able-bodied
persons and their families ; they.feel assured that they.
will meet_ with the assistance of their fellow. townjmen
in their determination at once firmly to suppress all tur=
bulent, and riotous proeeedir_,,i on the part of that reettlegs
and nut inking porti-n (I :the population who arf3.excitei
into excesMs, only
_is
to coven the designs of those'
whose ocapaticn s crime and not labour. , :1
L. REV'S NN,' Mayor.

THE DISTURBANCES• AT NOT ruGnim.

Again and again must I return to the ease of the
two British subjects-who are in prison at Salerno,
Until the people of Eogland eompel our /arsswlat:re
government to takeit up in a manner worthy the
dignity of our country, A little time since there
were hopes that forcible measures would have
been adopted to compel what, both in courtesy and
law: ought to have been conceded. But the people
here say that England, like a certain animal, had
only put on the lion's skin, and had attempted to
roar like the lion: The voice, however, was
detected, and all here are deriding it. The facts'
are as follow :—Not a very' long time since, Lord
Clarendon sent a telegraphic despatch to the
British ActingaCensul, ,directing that he should
demand. an immediate interview with the EngliSh
subjects now in prison: The despatc:h was sent
in
French, mid it was further directed. that,the answer
of this government should be-telegraphed back: as'
soon as received. All Naples knew it, as. it watts
intended that 'it should, and- the idea was that
wauld be frightened into submission ;
but has not my Lord Clarerrlon been already stitfi
ciently snubbed by, the Ring ofNiiples?lias he not
,yet discovered the: his simuiated roar is understood
andlaughed et;here'? Well, the answer was re-
turned, and ;vas telegraphed backao,l.Aord Claren•: on,
I .have reason to believe—and that answer was
a refusal, grounded upon an article which had
nothing at all to do with the question, for, as I
informed you in my last letter, there is not an
article in• the Codice Napoletano which touches
upon the subject, Such having been the ricliculons
and the futile demons:ration of his lordsliir, the
case stands thus: the prisoners are still in
.confinement, and the utmost_ vigilance is exercised
to prevent theslightest conamunicationvith them.
Somewhere towards the end of last month an
Eaglish engineer went to the British Vice-Consul
at Vietri,.near Salerno, and begged his; assistance
in procuring him an interview with the' prisoners,
He was answered, that it being Sunday it would
be inipossible, but on the next day he would make
the: 'attempt. Accordingly on the - Monday
they both- went to Salerno: and the Vicee-Consul
saw the PraicuratorGeneral, who at one refused
,permission, but ahowed a Written communication
to .ate' made, "Do you „want' anything?' was
asked. , Yes, , send us money" Ten piastres
.were sent; in, and an acknowledgement of
it came back. Since then,no other communication
has taken place, though on last Monday anOther.
visq.', was arranged. Way- ;this should have
been I cannot explain, but it is understood.that
they had been cautioned not to go, and I am
informed that during their preceding Visit their
likenesses and a full description of them had been
taken. -- Every precaution is taken, therefore, to
isolate our countrymen as much as pOeSible from
the;world, and the -effect we'have already seen, in
the impaired health and sanity of one of them at
least, Assuming that they were guilty. such treat
rent would be unpardonable, because illegal, but
03 the strongest evidence exists in plaid of their
innoce.':ce. I speak now from information derived
from several of • the eleven of the crew of the
r,4gliari, who were recently arrested. Howl got it
I shall not bay: but I will guarantee its correctness.
They declared that these engineers wereas innocent
of the charge.. brought' against them at the child
unborn—that when the insurgenta rese on board
they watched over them with loaded •pfsfols and
threatened to blow out their brains in ease
.the
machinery got out of order; arid yet these men are
in the fifth month of their imprisonrnsnt-7—they
have been shut up from all intercourse' with friends,
countrymen, or their consul ; they have been
manaCied—h ar this, ye British people !—and yet
in spite of this, and a hundred other discourtesies,
our government tamely submits after a ridiculous
attempt at a roar. ;
I cannot describe to you how much the feelings
of the English, of
.all.alas3e, are interested and
excited by these facts. Great as is the indignation
whi.:ll is felt towards the Neapolitan government,
it is greater still, if possible, against the British
government, which has utterly, drstroyed the
prestige of our great name in Southern Italy, and
which makes every Englishman sensible of his
posiion in this country.

, .
Oa Thursday morning, M.-. W. F. Willett, dawn,
resolved to turn the occasion into au advertisement,
and published an announcetnant that, at-ten o'clock',
he would give away '1,5001b of bread to poor
women, frc,m- the deers of the Theatre.. A large
crowd assembled, and became very exui;i&d. is was
feared anniheroutbreitk would take place, and the
shutters of the lacehonses in the vicinity, were-put
up. The pollee, however, marched to th:3 spot, and,
with W. Fclkin, Esq. m,igistrate, "at thAr head,
31eared- the street. At the Borough. Police-court,.
subsequently, Mr. IN7..iliett we,s remonstrated With
by tho 'magistrates forimprudence in collecting:the,
people in numbers. With this exception'all has
retnaitcd• quie. The board of :guardians are
• •
out-door relief.
•

STATE OF TRADE AT STQCtrORT
The condition of things at Stockport, especi,apy
ae the fact relates to the evoi king classes and siiiaff.
shopkeepers, is becoming grtioually, but no lesS
perceptibly, worse daily. -All tlie mills, with one.
or two exceptions only, are working either three
'or four- days a week, while others are stopped
entirely ; and the effect is seen in the crowding
of the public thoroughfares with people-constrained
to idleness, though Otherwise' anxious to be em-
ployed. So far, the unemployed have subsisted
on charity, or the systematic pawning' of their
available effects. A's these rr!-;nurces- tail—as fail
-in procees- of time they inevi slily eaust—appliea-,
tion will then be made for yarochialllid, and it. is
very probable that for seine time the Board of
Guardians will have sufficient work cut out for
-them: The post of collector of rates has for some
time been a sinecure, so far as the actual receipt
of su h contributions from meny of the working
classes is concerned. In families it is notunusual
to point the applicant for rates to a bates of ebil-
' crying for bread. Recruiting for the militia
has been: going on dUring the' week,. and we
believe the aspirants for military honours' have
beep more numerous than c.nild be attended to.
.T.LIE STATE OF TRADE AT PRESTON.-1 corres-
pondent writes :—Since my last communication the
embarrassments of the trade in cottenhave become
more apparbrit in this town and :neighbourhood.
Two other millowners have reduced the labours of
their operatives to short time, and- it is likely that
the remaining three or four firmsin the town who
ere at present working full' time, will also in a few
days adopt snort time.. At at early hour in the
afternoon crowds 'of operativda are to- be seen
patrolling the streets, and the large number _of
unemployed is daily beeonaing" greater, and; es a
natural consequence, therefs an increased demand
upon the parochial authorities by able-bodied
persons, male and female. During the past Week
'it also appears that there has been an increase of
53 inmates in the various workhouses in the littlish,
which now contain 1,090. Besides these there die
nearly 4,500 paupers in receipt of out-doorrelief. On
Tuesday it was stated in the London :Lines, that the
'Peeston Guardians had applied to the' General
Board in London for a temporary relaxation of tho
order as to giving of relief to able bOjied persons,
owing to the B -yard- being unable to find employ-
ment for all the applican;s. To that coma:tunic:a-
lion a reply has been receive-I, and the Poor Law
Commissioners state that they see no necessity for
such relaxation, but that they would consider any
eases referred to them in which the guardians may
have found it necessary to'depan: from the order.
They also direct-the guardians to the; necessity'of
providing increased workhouse accommodation to
meet the emergency by the erection of,' new
workhouse, which has hitherto been successfully,
opposed by the Preaosn guardians, and was :at
their meeting on Tuesday the sulject of discussion.
But the Board o Guardians resolved upon a
better expedient than the course suggested by
the Commissioners, and propose to employ all
able-bodied male applicants for relief in the erec-
tion of a wall to surround the souse of
Recovery; and in the making and repairing of high.
roads. The women they think of employing in tha
Preston Workhouse in knitting and sewing. To
alleviate the'distress of all worthy partially employed
persons, the Soup Distribution Committee will, on
Monday next, open their soup kitchens and dis-
pense as much as possible. The committee have a
considerable fund in hand for this purpose, and
have for several yaa:s distributed soup to the needy,
but this year their labour will be considerably in-
creased, and their benevolence will, unfortunately,
be muela extended. In previous years many fami-
lies have almost, if not entirely, existed upon the
bounty of soup kitchens ; and new, with the assist-
ance of the board of guardians (who expressed
themselves disposed to grant out-door relief in all
cases which they ooniiier proper objects), and the
committee for the distribution of soup, the poor
care-worn operative may be able to drag himself
and family through the present extreme crisis until
the revival of trade. It is rumoured.thst means are
being taken for the establishment of afternoon and
evening free lectures to 'the unemployed during
their present diffi:ulties, bul I have not been able
to ascertain the veracity of the report One item
of news of some importance has occurred, as show-
ing the probability of an early return of , the mills
working full time---viz” on Monday, Messie. Hor-
rocks, Miller, and Ca., commenced working
40 hours 'per week. This is—the most extensive
firm in the town, and employs upwards of 3000
operatives. -
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AWFUL EXPLOSION AT MIYENCE.

MAYENCE. Thursday.—The Ganthon powder mills have
exploded, destroying almost all the upper part of the city,
together with the Church of St. Stephen. More than 103
persons are killed The shock extended to Weisbaden.
MAYENCE, Thursday Night.—The explanation of the
scene of explosion, yesterday, has resulted in the estimate
of the damage at a million of florins. We learn that 9
Prussian soldiers, 2 Austrian' and 18 civil empl, yes are
killed ; 74 Prussian soldiers, 95 Austrian, and 300 other
persons are grievously wounded.
MAYENCE, Friday Night.—The number of persons killed
by the explosion of the powder magazine yesterday, is 27,
and 469 persons were wounded.

A MA.GISTRATE FINED 1200 AND SENTENCED
TO A YE&R'S IMPRISONMENT.

A case of mag'sterial corruption was punished in the
Court of Queen's Bench, on Thursday. Me Robs. Bellary,
a magistrate of the county of Durham, was fined £2OO and
sentenced to a year's imprisonment, having been convicted
on a charge of extorting two sums of £l, from two men,
who wore brought before him, on an accusation of having
poached on his land. He threatened that unless they paid
the money he would send them handcuffed to the prison,
at Langhester, where they would be fined a much larger
sum.

THE RAJAH OF SARAWAK.—Letters received from Sir
James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak, announces his
intention shortly to visit England. The Rajah has been
visited lately by Admiral Keppel, who is also on his way
home.

THZ SEWED MUSLIN TRAM
We regret
, to state that a large number of
females, amounting, as a correspondent informs
us, to no fewer than 3,000, are at present out of
employment in Newtownarda district, and, of