Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-11 00:00:00

TRE NORTIMN TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 11 1859

THE COURT.

The Queen held a Privy Council at three o'clock
on Friday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. It was
attended by the Prince Consort, Earl Granville,
Lord President ; .the Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy
Seal ; Viscount Palmerston, First Lord of the Trea-
sury; Lord John Russell, Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs ; Sir George Grey, Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster ; the Duke of Somerset, First
Lord of the Admiralty ; Earl of Elgin, Postmaster-
General ; the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, President
of the Board of Trade; the Right Hon. C. P.Villiers,
President of the Poor-law Board ; Viscount Sydney,
Lord Chamberlain ; the Marquis of Ailesbury,
Master of the Horse ; and Earl Spencer, Groom of
the Stole to the Prince Consort.

At the Council, an order was issued offering a
gratuity to seamen already in the Royal Navy.

The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.

Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, and Earl
Granville had audiences of the Queen.

Her Majesty was attended by Viscount Castlerosse,
Vice-Chamberlain ; Lord Proby, Comptroller of the
Household ; Lord Camoys, Lord in Waiting ; and
Lieutenant-General Berkeley Drummond, Groom in
Waitin g .
The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by
the Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, the. Princesses
Alice and Helena, left Buckingham Palace at five
o'clock on Friday afternoon for the Royal Pavilion,
Aldershott Camp. The royal suite consisted of the
Countess of Caledon, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, Colonel
F. H. Seymour, Colonel Biddolph, Colonel the Hon.
A. Hardinge, Colonel the Hon. R. Bruce, Captain
Keppell, and Major Elphinstone.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were con-
ducted to their carriage by Viscount Sydney, the
Marquis of Ailsbury, Earl Spencer, Viscount Castle-
rosse, Lord Camoys, Lord Alfred Paget, Lieutenant-
General Berkeley Drummond, and Colonel F. Sey-
mour, C.B.

A detachment of the Life Guards escorted the
Queen from the Palace to the private station at
Vauxhall, on the South Western Railway. A special
train conveyed her Majesty and the Royal party to
Farnborough.

Prince Leopold and the Princesses Louisa and
Beatrice, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and
Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Phipps, left Buckingham
Palace soon after three o'clock on Friday afternoon
for Osborne, Isle of Wight.

HER •MAJESTY AT ALDERSHOTT.

On. Friday, ler Majesty and the Prince Consort
and suite paid what may be termed their second
state visit this season to the camp at Aldershott. As
this would probably be the last visit of her Majesty
this summer, the review which took place was on
the most extensive scale which the camp resources
admit of, fifteen regiments of infantry, with six of
cavalry, and 42 guns being in the field to execute the
manoeuvres. In order, however, to spare the men
the fatigue and distress which would result from
rapid evolutions under a broiling sun, the troops did
did not parade till three o'clock in the afternoon, the
sham fight commencing at four, and lasting till about
seven in the evening. On Sunday, her Majesty
remained at the Pavilion, and attended divine
service in the large church of the South Camp. On
Monday (this day), it, is expected that the Royal
party will visit the new camp at Woolmer, where
there arc four regiments'with a small force of artil-
lery, will be under canvass, and conforming precisely
to the same regulations as if cantoned out in actual
service against an enemy. After inspecting this
camp, her Majesty will drive to Liphook, a small
station on the Woking branch of the South-Western
railway, whence the royal train will proceed direct
to Osborne. Political variations seem to have affected
the camp as well as everything else, for during
no summer since it was first formed have there been
so few royal visits as during the present. This is
almost to be regretted, for at no time has the camp
been better worth seeing

All within the limits
of the camp proper is as well ordered and
neat as if it formed part of a gentleman's
grounds, while the heath beyond, from Cove common

down to the banks of the canal, is dotted in regular
lines with the neat white bell tents of the brigades
under canvass. The total force of the camp
divisions is about 20,000 men of all arms, and of
this number nearly 19,000 are actually in camp or at
Woolmer. Three troops of horse artillery are attached
to the two brigades of cavalry, and one field battery
to each of the four brigades of infantry. The heat
during the past week has been so intense at camp as
to almost incapacitate the men from doing anything.
The wise and merciful arrangement, therefore, for
the review of Saturday was hailed as a great boon—
though, of course, there are some who consider it
displays a most unnecessary amount of consideration
for the troops, who in campaigning would have to
face an enemy in any weather, and ought, therefore,
to do the same now at Aldershott. By the same
process of reasoning, the men might as well be
required to undergo a course of Minie bullets and
sabre wounds, both of which, in addition to sun-
strokes, they would have to face during a campaign,
though a practical acquaintance, with them is hardly
necessary just now.
DEATH OF THE KING OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY.

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We learn by telegram from Stockholm haofltmertahnatiltiensgs
Oscar died on Friday in that city,
which has incapacitated him from taking any active
part in the government of his kingdom since the
month of September, 1857.
The deceased monarch was the son of Bernadotte,
whom he succeeded in 1844. His Majesty *wasborn
in 1799, and married, in 1823, the Princess Josephine
Maximilliene Eugenie, daughter of Eugene, Duke
of Leuchtenberg, by whom he has had several chil-
dren. He is
succeeded by his eldest son, Prince
Charles, who was appointed Regent by royal
ordinance in 187, when his father's illness rendered
necessary the abnegation of royal authority.

, and married
The present King was.born in 1826
in 1850 the Princess Louise, daughter of Prince
William of the Netherlands.

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th onir
os er-eptahs saenn gtheer
as much money as the Great
STRANGE BUT TRUE.—The
fares,Southern
alnBdsB,W receivedestern ;
tramways through the city and neighbourhood, at 2d.
Midland Great Western, with the Royal and Grand Canals;
hNtyewperitrocer
and more than the Ulster, Dublin and Belfast Junction,
Dublin and Drogheda, Limerick and Waterford, and Dublin
and Kingston Railways united. No wonder that these lines
are contemplated for 'Dublin. Glasgow, Manchester, and
our other treat cities. The Times of the 12th April gave
the returns of passengers in New York and Brooklyn as
34,633,625, and the receipts as 1,731,676 dollars for last
year. ,

SECOND EDITION.

NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, MONDAY, 9 A.M

THE ARMISTICE.

The Times, speaking of the armistice, remarks :
Truces are merely military arrangements which
are sometimes followed by a renewal of war, as
they were in 1813 and 1849. The cause of the
armistice is undoubtedly a conviction in the mind
of the Emperor that a suspension of hostilities is
at this time very convenient and very expedient
to himself. These are the reasons lying on
the surface ; but, says the Times, if the
war had proceeded it could scarcely have
failed to tell unfavourably upon his relations
with Rome. He has not yet committed himself
to the task of revolutionising Hungary ; but
the torch was lighted, alias set fire to, and the hour
was appointed at which he was to throw it. The
army of Italy has gathered its laurels, and may be
content. The army of the Rhine is not fully mus-
tered. When brought into position, it will, as "we
shall be duly informed in the Moniteur," only be
there to check any ambitious enterprises on the part
of Prussia against the integrity of the French
Empire.
The Daily News says, on the same subject, the
military considerations which have been suggested
to account for this unexpected step are either unreal
or far too weak to explain it. It is no secret that
Prussia is preparing a mediation which may. prove
both offensive in form and hostile in spirit to
France. Austria, uninvited to give up Lombardy
and ,Venice will probably refuse these conditions,
and resolve to continue the war, but she would do
so under the condemnation of the world. We have
no proof as yet that Austria is less obstinate than
she has always been. If, therefore, a desirable
peace should grow out of the negotiations
about to commence, the result would be so much
the more welcome,as it now appears unlikely.
A letter from amburgh says that several
arrests of Slaiic agitators, who are in the interets

of Prussia, have taken place at Prague. Martial
law has been proclaimed in Bohemia against those
who seek to tamper with the troops.

MURDER OF A SAILOR

ON BOARD AN AMERICAN SHIP,

On Tuesday last the Mountaineer, an American vessel,
from Warren, in the state of Maine, U.S., commanded by
Captain Joseph 'Wilson, arrived in the South Docks, Sun-
derland ; and it appeared that during the voyage a dreadful
tragedy took place on board the vessel. In the month of
April last they sailed from New Orleans, laden with a cargo
of cotton for Holland. On the 12th of May, at twelve
o'clock noon, while they were near the mouth of the British
Channel, in lat 40 30, lon 12 23, a quarrel ensued between
J. Anderson, the second mate (a Hungarian), and one of
the seamen named John Brown (an Itishman':. High words
passed between them, and Anderson, while in a 'towering
passion, seized a capstan bar and threw it at him, but missed
him. At this Brown became greatly excited, and threatened
to strike the second mate. The first mate, named R. West-
cott, an Englishman, then rushed forward, and struck Brown
a heavy blow across. the back with an iron scraper, and
thereby inflicted a severe wound, which bled freely. A terrible
nulled then ensued, and all the parties were seen struggling
together on the deck, when Joseph Wood, a Corsican, one
of the crew, rushed up amongst them. lie immediately
drew out a large sheath knife, and, during the combat, he
stabbed John Brown in the abdomen, immediately below
the sternum or breast bone, -thereby inflicting a mortal
wound. The captain, who was below at the time, on hear-
ing the noise and confusion, immediately rushed on deck.
The wounded man ran towards him, exclaiming, "Oh, captain,
lam a murdered man ; Oh, Christ, I am dying ;" and fell
down at his feet covered with blood. lie was immediately
conveyed to his berth, and received every attention from
the captain, who dressed his wounds. lie lingered in great
agony until half-past one o'clock the next morning, when
he expired. Joseph Wood was seized and put in irons ;on
the following day the body of the unfortunate man was
committed to the deep. When the vessel arrived at Rotter-
dam, the captain reported the whole affair to the resident
American consular agent, when both the mates and Wood,
the murderer, were examined at considerable length. At
the conclusion of the examination; the consul took the mates
into custody, and put them separately on board of two
American vessels, as prisoners for trial on their arrival in the
United States, but there being no place for Wood, he was
again ordered to be placed in irons on board the Mountaineer,
As soon as the vessel arrived at 'Funderland, Captain Wilson
applied to the magistrates to take the prisoner in charge
until the ship was ready for sea, but owing to the peculiar
nature of a treaty between Great Britain and the United
States, the authorities declined to interfere ; therefore the
prisoner remained in irons on board the vessel. On Tues-
day night, at ten o'clock p.m., he was placed between decks,
closely handcuffed, and fastened in, and a watchman placed
on deck. At an:early hour it was found that, in spite of
these precautions, the prisoner bad succeeded in making his
escape out of the cabin window, which is twelve feet from
the water, by means of a rope. Search has been made, but
he not yet been found. On Thursday last, .Captain
Wilson again applied to the Sunderland . magistrates to
grant him the assistance of the police to search for the
11 prisoner throughout the district. The application • was
granted. 41,

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Si. AN Ties DISPENSARY, AND EYE AND EAR INSTITU-
TION, 13, ROSE-HILL.—New patients entered on the books
last week, viz.:—Relieved at the institution, 237 ; relieved
at their own dwellings, 55 ; total, 292. Visitors : Messrs.
E. Watts and George Jordan. Hon. Sec. and Treasurer,
Joseph Kitchen, Esq.