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in a word, it is necessary to unfold to Europe all
the operations of this trade, and its results both on
the coast of Africa and in the colonies, which have
need of labourers. The interests of humanity and
the honour of civilised nations are directly con-
cerned in this question.

press

A letter from Bucharest says :—" The provisional
council, appointed by the Porte, has just dismissed
at one blow nine out of the seventeen prefects in
the principality, and a regular razzia amoig the
judicial authorities is being prepared. A circular
has been addressed to the department of the inte-
rior, interdicting any meeting of the electors, either
public or private, until the lists have been pub-
lished. The Russian and Prussian consuls have
protested against these arbitrary measures."

The electors of Pallanza (Piedmont) have elected
M. Raphael Cadorna, brother of the Minister of
Public Instruction, to represent them in Parlia-
ment. This seat was formerly occupied by the
minister himself, who has now been elected presi-
dent of the deparmental council of Novara. The
college of Ceva has elected M. Grattoni, the
Government candidate.

CANADA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

The inauguration of the Elizabeth, or Western
of Austria, railway toA place on the 19th.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING.

The Royal Mail screw steamship Anglo-Saxon,
with the Quebec mails, of the 6th inst., was off
Donaghadee at 6 o'clock this morning.

THE WEST INDIA AND
PACIFIC MAILS.

'.RESENTATION OF COLOURS TO THE
47th .REGIMENT.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING.
The Royal Mail Steampacket Company's steam-
ship Magdalena, from St. Thomas's, has arrived

with the following dates :
Greytown (Mosquito), Oct.lB ; Carthagena,26th
Kingston (Jamaica), 25th ; Jacmel (Hayti), 28th ;
San Juan (Porto Rico), 30th ; Berbice, 25th ;
Georgetown (Demerara), 25th ; Tobago, 24th ; Port
of Spain. (Trinidad), 25th ; Bridgetown (Barba-
does), 27th ; Grenada, 26th ; St. Vincent's, 26th ;
St. Lucia, 28th ; Martinique, 28th ; Guadaloupe,
29th ; Dominica, 28th ; Antigua, 28th ; Montser-
rat, 28th ; Nevis, 28th ; St. Kitt's, 29th ; Tortola,

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30th ; La Guayra, 28th ; and St. Thomas's, Na-

vember 1.

This steamer also brings mails of the subjoined
dates from the West Coast. of South America

Valparaiso (Chili), Oct. 1 ; Coquimbo (Chili), Oct
2; Arica (Peru), Oct. 7 ; Islay (Peru), Oct. 8 ;
Callao (Peru), Oct. 12 ; and Payta (Peru), Oct. 16.
She brings on freight 332 serons of cochineal, 31
casks of coffee, 124 bales of sarsaparilla, 64 packages
of pimento, 6 cases of tortoiseshell, 10 cases of suc-
cades, 2 barrels of wax, 60 bales of bark, 52 pack-
ages of sundries, and 911,306 in specie.
Among her passengers is the Lord Bishop of
Kingston (Jamaica), from Jamaica.
The outward mail had not arrived when the
Magdalena left.
On leaving St. Thomas's for the first two or three
days the Magdalena experienced a very heavy
northerly swell, caused by the extraordinary wea-
ther which prevailed in the West Indies from the
19th to the 20th; the wind at St. Thomas's blew with
great violence from the south-south-west (which is
very unusual at that port). The packet from Nassau
had a violent gale from the north-east, and reports
from the islands and Jamaica are that the winds
were heavy from all quarters. We, therefore, imagine
a hurricane must have been blowing to northward
and westward. Several vessels have put into St.
Thomas's dismasted—and there is a report that seve-
ral vessels have been' lost. The Magdalena had fine
weather until the Bth, when the weather became
unsettled with an increasing breeze from the
north-west, with a heavy north-west swell, and
troubled sea ; on the 9th, wind veered to the
southward and westward, with strong breeze before
midnight to northward. and westword ; violent
squalls; on the 10th, wind the same, blowing a mo-
derate gale, heavy beam sea. 11th. Strong gale,
with heavy squalls, very high sea running (ship
under double-reefed foretopsails). 12th. Same
weather; passed a brig scudding under reefed fore-
sail (lat. 41.27, long. 29.15) 13th. Same weather
wind shifting to S.W. ; heavy cross sea on, ship
rolling heavily. 14th. Gale still from S.W., and
howling to S.E..towards noon, when it blew with
terrific violence (ship under close-reefed foretop-
sail) ; heavy confused sea, passed a sloop_ towards
midnight,- wind hawled to tlie eastward. 15th.
Gale moderate, still a very heavy confused sea.
16. Passed the American ship Cheshire.
The Northern States of the Republic of New
Granada are in a very distressing condition, in con-
sequence of its political troubles. The governing
party are exercising the most despotic sway over
their political enemies, who, to save their lives, are
obliged to migrate with their families to other
parts of the Republic. Partial anarchy prevails,
and must become general unless more power is
Tested in the President, who is-a talented and re-
solute man, and one of the few able to govern his
country in peace. The Federation is satisfactory
in the. United States; its effects in New Granada are
deplorable, which is a proof that only a strong
Central Government is adapted to that beautiful
but unfortunate country.
The capital (Bogota) is tranquil, its inhabi-
tants beholding with indifference the depreda-
tions committed in the immediate states, and
when they hear of the most atrocious murder, their
reply is, it is a Delito Politico, and as a matter of
course the assassin is set at liberty, and in a few
weeks becomes again a useful member of society.
Such a state of things is truly appalling in a country
where they boast of its civilisation. The trade
throughout the country is dull, without any prospect
of reaction.

BARBADOES.

A strong feeling in the favour of the extension of
the suffrage-evinces itself, supported by influential
members of the present House of Assembly. A
measure of this kind is desirable, combined with
an increase in the representation, so as to give
more influence to the commercial interest, and to
promote the equitable adjustment of the taxation,
of which the land at present bears but a compara-
tively small proportion, for the benefit of, in many
instances, those who are the bane of any country
they are connected with, namely,—absentee pro-
prietors, and the landholders in general.
The crops have suffered severely from the great
deficiency of rain this season ; it is generally be-
lieved that the sugar crop will amount to but
little more than half of the last year's produce, and
although a more generous rain may improve the
cane, no amount can now compensate for the past.
The island has been particularly free from sick-
ness of every description for some months past.
With regard to the weather a rough breeze would
even have been a novelty, while the temperature
has been excessively high, frequently in Bridgetown
as high as 92 deg. Far., and in the coolest outskirts
generally in the day 88 deg.
A heavy swell disturbed the Caribbean Sea from
about the 11th October to the day the homeward
packet sailed on the 27th, breaking on the coast
from about S.W., and continued during the whole
of the passage of the packet from Barbadoes to St.
Thomas. At Martinique the waves broke with ex-
cessive violence against the face of the rocks, ex-
hausting their fury in clouds of spray. The atmos-
phere during this time was comparatively calm, and
but little rain fell till the evening of the 29th, when
there was a eonsiderablefall, accompanied with great
mist, so much as to prevent the packet from making
St. Kitt's for more than an hour, although paddling
in the immediate vicinity at that time ; this passed
away before morning, and the sky afterwards re-
sume& its clearness. At St. Thomas, it was found,
on the arrival of the packet on the 30th, that a
storm had been experienced in the more northern
latitudes, one or two vessels having been brought
into that harbour greatly disabled.
Reverting again to the immediate concerns of
Barbadoes the planters generally have a very high
sense of the advantages to be derived from the aids
science now places at the disposal of agri-
culture, but have certainly no very clear ida of the
means by which her ends are accomplished, and,
although the island in this respect may not be very
far in the rear of improvements, yet, as chymistry
and geology have no resident representatives on
the spot to stimulate their inquiry, their progress,
las compared with European States, will necessarily

be retarded. Agricultural engineering in its several then addressed the troops, but among the spectators
branches is but inadequately represented, and it is who were behind him and far removed scarcely- a
therefore little to be wondered at that but slow pro- word was heard, though the gallant veteran, it was
heir mechanical appliances is made. evident, spoke with a powerful voice, and was
clearly audible to the troops in front.
Agricultural societies are, however, being deve- After a few words from the Chaplain-General,
oped, and, no doubt, those institutions will be and a brief acknowledgment by Col. Haly, the new
glad to avail themselves of the assistance that talent colours were taken to the grenadier company and
can afford, if it is presented to their choice on the trooped—that is, marched round and exhibited to
spot. Barbadoes, indeed,
each company in the regiment under a general
from its geographical
position and favoured circumstances of climate, soil, salute.
The old colours were then brought forward and
and population, may be made a grand centre of im- saluted for the last time, the band playing " God
provement to all the islands of the Caribbean Sea, save the Queen," as they were taken off the ground.
while at no remote period, a great part of the We believe it is intended that these glorious relics
South American continent may be made to contri- shall rest from their labours in the nave of Man-
bute, by its intercourse with the Eastern world, a
Chester Cathedral.
Marching past concluded the ceremony, the
great share in its accumulated prosperity ; and this
officers of the 47th giving afterwards a grand de-
will greatly depend on the foresight of the inha- jeuner to some 200 guests as an appropriate finale
bitants, the enlightened co-operation of the Govern-
to the proceedings.
ment, and a more enlarged view by a section of the The Camp at Aldershot is in admirable order just
community of the interests of all. now. The effective strength of the troops there is a
There is to be an Industrial Exhibition at Bridge-
little over 10,000 men of all arms. Part of the
cavalry barracks have at last been occupied by the
town, including an Agricultural Show) the first of 10th Hussars. The other troops in camp consist of
the kind), towards the middle of December. detachments of Engineers, Military Train, and
Horse and Foot Artillery ; the 9th Foot, 2d batta-
lion of 15th, 36th, and 47th Regiments, with the
East Kent, Oxford, Stirling, and Ist Staffordshire
Militia ; and the West York and North Cork Rifle
Militia. It is mere justice to the latter regiment
to state that since its arrival in camp it has been
remarked for its uniform good conduct and good
order. It bore the same high character when sta-
tioned at Aldershot some two years since. Yester-
day the 2d battalion of the 13th Regiment, 1,000
strong, came into camp from Winchester, and in a
few days the 2d battalion of the 15th will leave for
Corfu.

THE OVERDUE OCEAN STEAMERS.

Aldershott yesterday afternoon was the scene
of an interesting episode in the history of a most
gallant corps. The tattered relics of the banners
of the 47th, the flags which have so often led the
men through bloody days of victory, were Ifor-
mally laid by for ever, and the regiment received
new, but less historic standards from the hands
of Sir James Yorke Scarlett. The ceremony was
very interesting, , and there was a fair muster of
officers and ladies and gentlemen to witness it,
and the number of spectators would unquestion-
ably have been much greater but for the weather.
The weather at Aldershott is never to be lightly
encountered, and yesterday it was of the most un-
favourable kind for out-of-door spectacles. A fog
of the densest nature shrouded everything from
view, freezing all it met, covering every branch of
the lofty firs with a crust of ice, as if the trees had
undergone a process of silver-plating. The icicles
hung from the telegraph wires like drops of crystal,
and every part of the extensive moor that could be
seen—though that, certainly, was very little—was
caked with ice so thoroughly that even the minutest
thorns upon the gorse and heather were sheathed
with congealed fog, and white as snow. The effect
of this, especially upon the firs and larches that
stood mere trees of frost, and clattered down a
shower of icicles with every breath that stirred,
was very pretty. But with this the attraction ended,
for on the heath itself the unhappy wayfarer was
exposed to the worst aggravations of a November
day, and the wind and fog and frost so concentrated
their keen energies upon him that but few were
inclined to brave the passage of the common. On
the whole, therefore, we were not surprised to find,
fewer spectators present than is usual at such a
ceremony. We think, indeed, the 47th may esteem
it as a considerable compliment that any were there
at all. The presentation took place in the south
camp, in the open space in rear of the officers' quar-
ters at the permanent barracks. Here the regiment
paraded in line at two o'clock. All were in full
marching order, and it would be difficult to men-
tion any corps in the service which could have
presented a better or more soldierly appearance
than did the 47th yesterday. The 47th Regiment
was first raised in Scotland by Col. Mordaunt, in
1740. It remained in that country till the breaking
out of the Rebellion, in 1745, when it formed part
of the force under the well-known Sir John Cope,
of ballad notoriety, and was engaged at the
battles of Prestonpans and Falkirk. It was sta-
tioned in Scotland after the " troubles" till
1750, when it was ordered to Nova Scotia, and
remained till engaged, in 1755, in the expedi-
tion against Forts Beausijor and Gaspareau. In
1759 it formed part of the attacking force at Que-
bec, and the daath of the gallant Gen. Wolfe took
place almost at the head of the regiment. It is said,
indeed, that Wolfe died in the arms of some of the
soldiers of the 47th, and Wolfe's partiality for this
fine corps was so well known that the regiment for
many- years was called by the honourable sobriquet
of " Wolfe's Own." The 47th returned from Ame-
rica in 1782, when, by command of his Majesty, it
received the title f the Lancashire Regiment. In
1803 a 2d battalion was formed, and in 1806 the Ist
battalion embarked for the East Indies, but was in-
t-er.wgitpil at the _Cap. of Ovod-irope and sent as part
`of the expeditionary force to Buenos Ayres, under
Gen. Beresford. Here it was engaged, and distin-
guished itself at the taking of Maldonado and
storming of Monte Video, and when operations
ceased in South America the Ist battalion was em-
barked thence for India. In 1809 the services of the
2d battalion l'were required at Gibraltar and in
1810 it marched to the defence of Cadiz. In 1811
the flank companies were engaged at the battle of:
Barossa, and the 2d battalion was employed in its
full strength, under Col. Sherrett, in the desperate
defence of Tarifa, where a garrison of only 1,800
men successfully resisted and repulsed with loss an
attack of a French corps d'armee 10,000 strong. In
the retreat from Burgos, under Lord Hill, the 47th
was employed in covering the movement and bring-
ing up the rear. In the discharge of this dangerous
duty it had to defend a bridge against the advanced
division of the French army under Marshal Soult.
The bridge had been mined, but the mine missed
fire, so the regiment had to remain and defend it
until dark, which they did successfully, though
with a loss of upwards of 350 killed and wounded.
At the victory of Vittoria the 47th was hotly en-
gaged, and was afterwards selected as part of the
force to besiege St. Sebastian. In the memorable
storming of this fortress the regiment lost no less
than 17 officers killed and wounded, the command
of the regiment devolving on a young lieutenant.
After this the corps was employed in all the subse-
quent operations till the conclusion of peace. In
India the lstbattalion was engaged in the province
of Malwa, in the Mahratta campaign, in 1818 ; in
the Persian Gulf in 1819, and throughout the Bur-
mese War till the proclamation of peace. Through
the whole campaign in the Crimea the 47th served
with the 2d Brigade of the 2d Division, under Sir
De Lacy Evans. At the battle of the Alma, owing
to the very winding nature of the river, they had
to cross it no less than three times, under a tremen-
dous fire, ere they could close with the enemy, and
here the old regimental colours were perforated
with two round shots. In the great sortie against
the 2d Division on the 26th of October the 47th
particularly distinguished itself, and still more so
on the memorable sth of Nov., when it shared the
bloody laurels of Inkermann with the Guards and
the 49th. In the attack on the Quarries and the
final assault on the Bth Sept., when the whole
brigade was under the present colonel of the 47th
(Col. Haly, C. 8.), the regiment was equally for-
ward, losing in the whole campaign 15 officers and
334 non-ommissioned officers and men, exclusive of
deaths from disease or privation. At the battle of
Inkermann Colonel Haly was severely wounded,
and only saved from under the very bayonets of
the enemy by the gallantry and devotion of his
men. For distinguished courage in saving
his commanding officer on this occasion, Private
M'Dermond, still in the ranks of the regiment, was
decorated by her Majesty with the Victoria Cross.
In June, 1844, the 47th was the line regiment spe-
eially sent to Windsor to be reviewed by the Em-
peror Nicholas, and in June, 1854, it was one of
the first regiments reviewed by the Sultan, at Scu-
tari, before the troops moved up to open the cam-
paign against Russia. The regiment yesterday, as
we have said, formed in rear of the barracks in
line. At right angles with it on the right were a
detachment of artillery and of the 2d battalion of
the 15th Foot. On the left, similarly formed, were
detachments of the North Down Rifles and Stir-
lin,gshire Militia. In the centre the old colours,
wreathed with well-earned laurels, were unfurled
for the last time, with their faded rags just moving
in the damp breeze.uames of
Still amid all their
Peninsula,
the -
bastian, Tarifa, Ava, Alma, Inkermann, and Sebas-
thoapplowftertehoesleeabrrlyilllieognitbler,oofoorrdsthoef chances ofm regimen
ta,rt4
daring unimpaired. On a little pyramid of driinis
lay the new colours in the centre of the square, very
bright and very rich-looking, of course, but made•
according to the new regulation pattern—that is,
of rather less than half the size of the old ones, and
evidently formed on the pattern of the small French.
tricolour. These at first looks poor beside the am-
ple folds of the old colours, but the reduction in
size is a great improvement, as any one will admit
who has ever seen a young ensign staggering along
under the colours on a windy day, like the small
boats one sees overcrowded with sail and in danger
of capsizing.
Soon after 2 o'clock General Sir J. Scarlett came
upon the ground, and was received with a general
salute.
A prayer having been read by the chaplain in
the centre of the square, General Scarlett took the
new colours and gave them into the hands of the
majors of the regiment, by whom they were given
in turn to the kneeling ensigns. General Scarlett

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 19.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Ceylon, Capt. R. W. Evans, which was com-
pelled to put into Falmouth for coals and from stress
of weather, arrived here this morning. She brought
the Calcutta and China mails, which were landed
at Falmouth, as also were some of her passengers,
the remainder coming on to this port in the Ceylon.
The screw steamer Saxonia, Capt. Ehlers, which
left New York on the Ist inst., arrived this after-
noon. Her news is, of course, anticipated by the
Europa. The Saxonia has 144 passengers, of whom
eight are for this place, 40 for Havre, and 96 for
Hamburg, for which last-named port she has 600
tons of merchandise. She has come into dock for
a supply of coal, and will then proceed to Bremen,
her Havre passengers being despatched to-night by
the ngular packet-boat.
From the Ist to the 4th inst. Saxonia experi-
enced fine and pleasant weather and light easterly
winds. After that she encountered strong gales
from the east and east-north-east during the entire
passage. On the 15th and 16th it blew a perfect
hurricane, and the sea was running tremendously
high, which obliged the ship to be hove to for 36
hours, after which the gale moderated, but there
was still a high sea running, and the weather was
foggy and unpleasant. She made the Needles at
two p.m. to-day, with fine frosty weather and light
E.N.E. winds.

While running between Sable Island and Cape
Race the Saxonia passed a large quantity of parts
of wrecked ships ; one of them appeared to be part.
of a quarterdeck, painted black, with a white rag.
and stanchions. From the 20th degree west longi-
tude to the English Channel she passed numerous
ships, all bound east.
During the voyage the Saxonia spoke the follow-
ing ships :—Nov. 3, at 4 p.m., in lat. 40 30 N., long.
68 40 W., she signalled a large ship, supposed to be
the Sarawak, showing a black cross in her foretop-
sail ; at the same time passed the Bremen barque
Coriolanus ; 14th, at 7 a.m., signalled the British
brig Tyne, bound east, in lat. 50 2 N., long. 16 o 5
W. ; 16th, at 7 a.m„ in lat. 49 3 N., long. 12 W.•
during a gale, saw a Bremen barque showing No.
173 ; 18th, off the Lizard, passed the Hamburg
barque Alphonso.