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TIIURSDAY, JULY 2, 1857.

THE DAY'S NEWS.

Yesterday, Mr. Merewether, on the part of Liver-
pool, intimated to the Committee of the House of
Commons, that he would not proceed with the
Birkenhead Docks Construction Bill, or the Bir-
kenhead Docks Management Bill, and these bills
were consequently withdrawn. He proposed, how-
ever, to oppose the Liverpool and Birkenhead
Docks Bill. The Committee then proceeded to hear
evidence for the promotion of the latter, and
adjouzned at four o'clock to this day.
The Medical Profession (No. 1) Bill passed a
second reading in the House of Commons, yester-
day, by a majority of 147. Mr, Crawford opposed
the bill, in the belief that it would create elements
of discord, which did not at present exist, and
gave his support to the bill of Lord Elcho ; and
Lord Bury moved an amendment, having for its
object the substitution of Lord Elcho's for Mr.
Headlern's bill. A sharp discussion ensued, the
result of which was as stated above. During the
discussion on the Medical Bill, Mr. Deasy appeared
at the bar of the House, and stated that the Duke
of Marlborough had just died, and moved that the
Marquis of Blandford, his son, should be relieved
from his duties as a member of the Cambridge
Election Committee.

The Town Council held their usual monthly meet-
ing yesterday, but from the present position of af-
fairs before Parliament in relation to the Town Dues,
&c., no business save the confirmation of the Dock
proceedings was transacted. Mr. Woodruff made
a somewhat determined effort to procure informa-
tion as to what is going on before the Parliamentary
Committee. The Mayor, Mr. Holme, and Mr.
Stewart deprecated discussion on the subject, and
after an assurance that the representatives of the
Council now in London would do nothing definitely
without first consulting the Council, the matter
dropped, and the Council adjourned until Wednes-
day next.
The usual meeting of the West Derby Guardians
was held yesterday, and among the proceedings was
the case of Dr. Nevins. The Poor-Law Board had
answered the request of the Guardians, carried by
a majority of one, calling on the Dr. to resign. The
Board hesitates to take that step, still Mr. Shaw
is not satisfied unless he attains the object he has
in view. There has been quite enough of this
matter. Judging from remarks respecting the
Toxteth-park Overseers, there is a storm brewing
between the Guardians of the new Union, and
their late colleagues who meet at West Derby.
Mr. Mansfield and Captain Harrison yesterday
held an inquiry, in the Sheriffs' Court, St. George's
Hall, under directions of the Bord of Trade, into
the circumstances of the abandonment of the brig
Ellen, of Maryport. The Ellen left Liverpool on
the 7th of May, with a cargo of salt, for New
foundland. On the 11th it came on a strong gale,
and on the 13th she was found to be leaking. They
at once took to the pumps, but on the 15th she was
in such a state that it was judged the best course
to abandon her, which they at once did.
The inquiry now instituted was as to whether
the captain had used sufficient skill and caution,
and to judge if he could not have put back to the
nearest port, then about 450 miles distant. The
inquiry was adjourned until this day. We to-day
publish the particulars of the loss of the ship
Ocean Queen, while on her voyage from Bombay
to Liverpool. It is feared that most of her erew
who were left on an uninhabited island in the
Mozambique Channel, have met with horrible
deaths from starvation. The captain, his son, and
a young midshipman, are the only lives known to
be saved out of 26 hands.

The trial of Miss Smith for the murder of
L'Angelier, is proceeding at the High Court of
Justicary, Edinburgh. A full report of the first
day's proceedings will be found in another column
More confirmatory evidence against Spollen
charged with the murder of Mr. Little in Dublin,
has come to light. Yesterday, the canal was
searched, and a razor in a wrapper, with the word
Spollen legibly written thereon, was found by the
police. He was commtited for trial at the first
commission.

At a meeting of the friends of the Ballot move-
ment, held in London yesterday, it was resolved
to struggle for the question with unabated vigour.
The Rochdale Election Committee decided yes-
terday that the sitting member, Sir A. Ramsey,
had been duly elected.
The Atlantic arrived here yesterday, with New
York dates to the 20th ult., and 1,128,000 dols. in
specie. There is no news of importance. Tht•
disgraceful conflict between the Municipal and
State authorities, in the city of New York, had
been continued, with scenes of fighting and blood-
shed, until the Mayor of New York w is arrested
and taken into the custody of the sheriff, by virtue
of warrants issued for his arrest, at the suit of the
numerous metrepolitan policeman, who were
beaten by the municipal police, under his ord, rs,
when they attempted to enter the City Hall for the
purpose of sustaining the authority of the coroner.
Each of the injured metropolitan men claims 5,000
dollars damages. The whole matter will be decided
by the Court of Appeals. Several
of the police
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on both sides were seriouslyinjured in the fray
The Governor of the State hastened to New York,
and the militia were called out to prevent a recur-
rence of such scenes. A very destructive tornado
had visited Illinois, dealing death and destruction
to all around. Property to great value was swept
away, and several lives were lost. Some anxiety
was manifested in political circles at the threatened
revolution in Mexico, and the manifesto of Santa
Anna. The conviction seems to be pretty general
that Santa Anna has made some propositions to
the Spanish Government which tend to induce it
to adopt a harsh course towards Mexico, and which
may finally result in a war between the two coup.

tries. Such an event would change the character of
all the pending questions between Europe and Ame-
rica, and might lead to serious complications. It
would now appear that there is nothing dangerous
in the difficulties between Great Britain and the
United States respecting Central America, but
there is no prospect of a speedy adjustment of the
questions pending. The British Minister has
assured the American Government of the concur-
rence of his own in its views relating to New
Granada. No doubt Lord Palmerston secretly
despises the dilatory and imbecile conduct of the
present and past administrations in relation to the
murders and robberies committed by the Panama
mob upon American citizens and their property in
1856. "In the meantime," writes a Washington
correspondent, "it is, perhaps, fortunate that
England, with her large and efficient navy, stands
as an ally in reserve for the protection of these
feeble States against the pirates and buccaneers
who pretend to be re-organising their banditti for
another descent upon their shores. Had the
Marcy and Dallas treaty been ratified, the hands of
Great Britain would necessarily have been tied.
In reference to the Bay Islands, they will remain
British colonies, with the tacit consent of Hondu-
ras, which is perfectly aware that if they pass from
under the effective protection of their present
holders they are likely to become strongholds and
points d'appui for the fillibusters. It is thus seen
to be probable that while for the present the
American Administration heartily rejects the sug-
gestion of co-operation with Great Britain for the
protection of their mutual interests, it must in the
end solicit the re-opening of negotiations, with a
view to an arrangement something like that re-
jected by the Senate.
The Paris journals are occupied with the Indian
news, the undoubted gravity of which they have a
tendency to exaggerate. Scarcely anything is said
about the second elections for Paris, to come off
next Sunday, but preparations for them are doubt-
lesy going on actively in secret. The journals
which reluctantly concurred in the withdrawal of
MM. Garnier Pages and Bastide, publish the
names of the opposition candidates, MM. 011ivier
and Darimon, but without saying anything to
recommend them.

The report is still current with reference to the
withdrawal of General Cavaignac in favour of
either M. Bethmant or M. Marie, both moderate
Republicans and respected men.
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Letters from Erze-roum state that Col. Simmons
and the other members of the Commission charged
with the delimitation of the Russian frontier in
Asia, had arrived on the 11th ult., at Gumri,
better known as Alexandropol, a strong Russian
fortress commanding the frontiers of Turkey.
The Commission had commenced its labours on
the following day.
That petty tyrant, Prince Danilo, of Montenegro,
is fast driving his subjects to exasperation. After
having emptied the treasury to make his foolish
journey to France, he has now doubled the direct
taxation of the country. How the impoverished
inhabitants, on whom the former taxes weighed
most oppressively, are to meet this fresh exac-
tion is not stated. Prince Danilo in the meantime
has shut himself up in the convent of Ostrog with
his body guard. It is to be deplored that these
Continenal Powers who are ready every year to
excuse Prince Danilo's aggressions on the Porte
should not think fit to protect the subjects of that
worthless ruler from his inexcusable tyranny.
The Madrid journals of the 26th ult. contain
accounts of the reception by the Queen of the
deputations of the Senate and of the Chamber of
Deputies, charged to present her Majesty with the
congratulations of those bodies on her " interest-
ing situation." A considerable number of sena-
tors and deputies accompanied the deputations,
and they manifested great enthusiasm for her
Maj esty.

THE Marriage and Divorce Bill has safely and
triumphantly passed the Lords ; it has even
undergone considerable improvements from the
collective wisdom of the Upper Home. It is
only in accordance with general expectation that
the lay lords, and the law lords should prove
themselves more enlightened and liberal than the
lords spiritual and teachers of the gospel. With
three or four exceptions the Bishops showed
merely as the foil to the others. Yet this ques-
tion was supposed more especially to lie within
the province of the clergy. Those who are accus-
tomed to join together in the name of God, might
be supposed to be better judges of the reasons
that might justify separation. But the bench
fell far below public expectation on the one hand,
and the law lords rose far above it on the other.
Honour is especially due to Lords LYNDHURST
and BROUGHAM, and to the L )rd CHANCELLOR,
the introducer of the bill. But we owe no par-
ticular thanks to the Bishop of OXFORD and some
others of the holy men, though, no doubt, they
acted according to the light that was in them;
and we have no wish to condemn the sincere
expression of opinion how widely soever it may
differ from our own. It is the glory of England
that all forms of opinion may find, or should find
expression, and that only injurious actions should
be punished. In spite of the episcopal bench,
then, we have to congratulate ourselves on a bill
which has thus far advanced prosperously, and
would be a vast improvement on the existing
state of the marriage laws.
There will now be one tribunal instead of
three to try all matrimonial cases. The present
form of trial for what is called criminal conver-
sation, is most nauseous and degrading—the
details are shocking to every mind of ordinary
delicacy; their indecency most often have indis-
posed the injured party from seeking redress, and
their publication must have suggested evil to
others, and so tended to the increase of immora-
lity. The trial in the Ecclesiastical Court that
followed, and finally the appeal to the House of
Lords were cumbrous, expensive, and round-about
machinery, for doing what will be far more
simply and efficiently performed by one court as
now proposed. The calculated expense will now
be under 50/. for obtaining a dissolution of mar-
riage. This is a great reduction from 1,500/. or
2,000/., the usual cost of a divorce suit. But
even this, we apprehend, may be found incon-
veniently high for some who ought to be admitted,
if need be, to the benefit of this law. It may be
found after some time, that local courts in
different parts of the country could deal with
such cases, they might collect evidence, and send
reports, &c. to the central court in London.
Experience will suggest the needful modifica-
tion.

It is another great advantage of the proposed
law, that it more clearly defines the grounds
and causes of Divorce. In the case of an
offending wife, simple infidelity is a ground
of divorce, but in case the husband i 5 the
be more aggravated ;
offender the crime must