Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-21 00:00:00

[BY TELEGRAPH

NEW ORLEANS, AUGUST 5.
No change in Cotton. Sales to-day, 350 bales ;
receipts, 120.
Corn sells for 75c to 85c.
Pork firm.
Bacon shoulders buoyant, at Hid ; ditto sides,
'l3td, closing with an advancing tendency.
Other articles unchanged.

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

(By Electric Telegraph.)

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

SOUTHAMPTON, TnunsnAy.

The European and Australian Company's steamer
aura has arrived with the heavy portion of the Bombay
Mail.

The mail will be despatched hence by specia
train.

The Jura left Malta on the 10th instant. She brings
no passengers.
The Indus, which is shortly expected, will bri❑g home
the heavy portion of the Calcutta mail and the Indian
Passengers,

The Jura remained at Alexandria until there was no
chance of an Australian mail arriving there, and then
left for England. The Bombay portion of the Indian
mail having arrived at Alexandria just as she was leaving,
she brought it on to Southampton.

DOUBLE EXECUTION AT MAIDSTONE.

(By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.)

Kent,
at half-past twelve o'clock, at Maidstone,
I'Leet, Stephen Fox and George Kebble Edwards under_
wept the extreme penalty of the law for murder-
.c•owards, who is a young man of eighteen, was convicted
zsfi the murder of his brother, and Fox of the murder of
sweet °f
at Canterbury. The latter expressed deep
contrition for his crime, but Edwards arpeared perfectly
zllous to his fate. The usual procession to the scaffold
the
formed shortly before 12 o'clock. Upon arriving on
11ee" of Calcraft proceeded to put the ropes round the
_, the wretched convicts, and the caps having been
fawn the rev. chaplain continued the burial service up to
'the Point, " I am the resurrection and the life," when the
bolts were withdrawn and the wretched convicts ceased
to exist. Notwithstanding a heavy Scotch mist, the
execution was witnessed by an immense crowd.

Id
Ntws'? OF
CABIN PARSENGERS PER S.S. KANO:IA.)100 FR ,A 1
°,lllt —Miss Harris, Miss M.Gittriek, Mrs. Austin,
a'
lad' 'lneY, and lady, two children, and nurse ; Mr. Jacob,
eali and three children • Sir Robert Barclay, Messrs.
'Srarekeetnarar M'Grooty, dortes and servant, Bell, Capt.
John Mcssrs. John M'Crowan, C. F. Stone, R.
Li_,°.°ll,. Perris, Adams, Dr. G. `..Bowler, Major
AELIQOUS Cova
„u'e, Mr. Williams, and Dr. Manning.
The Philadelphia papers sly :
Annliver a leistes, Caro'ine Mueller, and Ca-oline Werner,
mo e placed on trial, charged with conspiracy to extort
and
ne
fraudulent
and valuables from various persons by deceitful
'randulent practices. The evil practices consisted in
was Presenting that Anna Msister was divinely iespired, and
the repository of a revelation from God to man. The
seller alleges that the esiefendants, Carolina
That
tier a .1
nu t.hWerner, were the agents of Anna Meister.
otit.il 1 t e r held meetings on the Sabbath in the district
phetes's mwark, and there preached that she was a pro;
that she' raking with GOG'3 voice. Her doctrines
vid - ad absolute power over the life of every indict__ ua and souls were saved or lost as she directed ; that
;rough her
only Could mortals see God, and enjoy the
131 *sings of Paradise. Meetings were regularly held for a
period of six months, when Miss Meister announced to her
rowers, numbering nearly one hundred, that the time was
Heaven,
near when she must re-ascend to her home in
and that God, her father, desired to see her
arrayetl in a .
particular kind of silk, a gold watch,
chain, 8,0
, and that it was the duty of her fillowers, under
the,_ Pains of perdition, to supply her with these articles, in
Which she was to go to heaven. The testimony disclosed
that a Mrs. Zimmerman and family had given to Anna
Meister a silver gob'et and silk dres4. She showed a
Paper to her disciples which she read to them, with the
remark that it was an order from God. The paper directed
each one of the society to give so much money for the pur-
Pose of purchasing for Anna Meister a gold watch and
Chain, in which to appear before God. Other witnesses
Were examined, who testified to attending Anna Meister's
meetings, and contributing money and goods for her use,
- tinder the belief that such a contribution was necessary to
secure their salvation.

WHAT is COMING to LIVERPOOL on the
31st instant ?—Why,
THE GREATEST NOVELTY IN THE WORLD!
WHERE IS IT TO BE SEEN?
THAT'S TUE QUESTION.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

[By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.]

HOME OF LORDS—THURSDAY.
The House met at five o'clock.
In reply to the Earl of Shaftesbury,

The Lord Chancellor said that the opinions of the law
officers of the Crown had been.taften in regard to the
traffic with China, and they declared that thero was no
illegality in the traffic, though it might be expedient to
make some alterations in the law on the subject.

Lord Redesdale gave notice that when the Divorce Bill
came from the Commons he should move that the Com-
mons amendments might ba considered that day three

moaths.

Lord Campbell thought it was the dray of the govern-
ment to have the amendments , discussed and the bill
passed in the present session.
Lord Wyndford hoped the bill would not be passed this
session.

Lord Monteagle did not consider that, the bill was
required in Ireland, and trusted that its operation would
not extend to that part of the kingdom.

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners Bill was read a third

time and passed.
The Dunbar Harbour Bill, the Militia Pay Bill, the
Revising Barristers (Dublin) Bill, the Probate and
Letters of Administration (Ireland) Bill, the Mutiny
(East India) Bill, Joint Stock Companies Act (1856)
Amendment Bill, and the Parochial Schoolmasters (No.
2, Scotland) Bill, went through committee. The
Customs and Excise Bill, and the Customs Bill, were read
a second time.
The Commons Amendments to the Lords Amendments
to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency (Irelani) Bill, were
considered and agreed to.
The house rose at half-past five o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMLIONS.—TIIURSDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at 12 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Carew's Estate Bill and Keay's Divorce Bill were read
a third time and passed.