The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

effect of preventing.any unneces-

sary fears, which are
but it should not prevent a due attention to those precau-

often as

•ous as the reali

tions which, proper at all times, are of vital importance at
a time when the epidemic is already in England, and has
made its presence felt, though but slightly, even in our
own locality. We have previously called attention to the
most obvious methods of mitigating, if not altogether

serting, the evils of the threatened scourge, and we trust

that those upon whom the responsibility devolves will not

be remiss in their exertions

The approach of the Ist of November, albeit it is nearly
a month distant, has already produced rumours of changes
in the Town Council. Some retirements are talked of,
but in the majority of the wards it is: expected that the

re-elections will be without opposition. Our fellow-towns-
men, who acted so nobly at the last Parliamentary elec-

tion, should not forget that it is almost of equal importance

to return such men to the local Parliament as will main-
tain the dignity of the first port in the world. Mere mob
orators are out of place in such an assembly-,- while those

who have the largest stake in the prosperity of the port
are by far the fittest representatives of its interests in the

Town Council,

On Thursday, Mr, Alderman SIDNEY was elected Lord
Mayor of London for the year to commence on the 9th of

November. In his younger days he was a clerk in this
town, and his brother for many years kept a boot and
shoe shop in Paradise-street, at the corner of Cable-street,
where his name may still be seen. On his election,. Al-
derman SIDNEY very properly avowed his determination
not to do away with the celebrated Lord Mayor's show,

an innovation which had been gravely advocated by some
utilitarian Radicals, who have no regard for anything
that does not bring in money: There is More of industry,,
integrity, and perseverance London apprentices pro-
moted through the hopes raised by seeing the Lord
Mayor's show, than all the prosy advice ever given by,
matter-of-fact Radicals•

The- REVISING BARRISTER rigs been pursuing his
labours through the week on the list of voters for the
borough of Liverpool. We believe that no great differ-
ence has been made in the relative strength of parties
but we shall publish the result when the inquiry has been
brought'-to a conclusion.

FOREIGN INTELEK#ENCE

Fs.A.wcff:.—The Emperor and Empress arrived at St.
Omer on Sunday morning, having paid a short visit to
Hazcbruck, on their journey from Lille. Prince Jerome
and Prince Napoleon were at the statsn to receive their
Majesties, a. little after 12 o'clock ; and at the half hour
exactly, the train arrived.
The Emperor and Empress were conducted from the
Royal saloon'into the hall of the station, the rear of the
Imperial cortege being brought up by a company of artil-
lery. After receiving the homage of- the Prefect, the
Mayor, and. other members of the municipality, their
Majesties entered the first of the three, close carriages
provided for-the Imperial suite; and, escorted by officers of
the National. Guard, proceeded to visit the• camp at Hel-

faut.
On the plain were about thirty officers-- of the British
army, in the-full uniform of their various ranks. Among
them were the Earl of Lucan, the Marquis, of Worcester,
Lord Bingham, Colonel Depuis, Colonel. Strangways and
Captain Hook,
The review.lasted some three hours, and there was a
succession of charges with the bayonet, marching, counter-
marching, platoon firing, and wild and drzalkig charges of
cavalry, the artillery playing during the major portion of
the time. _ _ _ _ . .

On Monday morning at eight o'clock..their Majesties
held a reception,. and departed for Dunkirk: at a quarter
past eleven.
Their Majesties reached Calais at half-past four on
Monday afternoon. After dinner, held a:reception, which
occupied some three-quarters of an hour:.
On returning to the Imperial residence the Empress
was presented with a beautiful lace robe, the joint manu-
facture of English and French workpeople,
Their Majesties set out on Tuesday for Boulogne in a
plain travelling carriage, a strong guard of cavalry heading
the Imperial party, and the rear being brought up by
hussars anda troop of horse artillery.
At half-past three they arrived at the. Calais gate, out-
side the town of Boulogne, and were received by the mayor
and corporation in an elegant tent, where the Iceys of the
town were effered his Majesty, and several addresses pre-
sented.
On entering Boulogne, the Emperor;and Empress made
a complete circuit of the town, and arrived at the sous-
prefecture, to dinner, at half-past six., In the evening a
ball was given at the theatre by the municipal authorities.
About 1500 persons were present when their Majesties
entered ,the theatre, and their reception was enthusiastic.
On Wednesday morning the Emperor inspected the
docks. and the new sluice bridge, and a little before one
o'clock.their Majesties left Boulogne by the North Rail-
way, for Amiens, where they arrived, in the evening,, and
on Thursday night they reached Raris.
A,rumour had gained ground in Paris on Wednesday,
that the Russian ambassador had.demanded, or was about
to demand, his passports.
SrAnt.—The Liberalism of the new Cabinet gives its
first sign in the seizure of three!newspapers' the Espanol,
the Diario, and the Tribune. The police had arrested the
author of a number of incendiary and seditious publications
which had circulated for sometime in Madrid,
The Madrid Gazette of the 24th announCes, that the
question of Marshal Narvaez .has been solved ; the Marshal
may return to Spain when he thinks proper: The new
military organization will comprise, it is said, the nomina-
tion, of several Generals which had formed part of the
Moderate Opposition. Among other appointments the
Gazette contains those of General Pezuela, aa Governor of
Havana, and of General Pavia, as Governor of Manilla.
Several civil appointment are so given.

HoLLANn.-Ithe recent storms Lye done tremendous
damage in almost all the ports. In the vicinity of Rotter-
dam several dykes gave. way, inundating the country to
such an extent that the inhabitants had to seek refuge in
their boats. The accounts from the towns and villages on
the Scheldt are saddening ; the floods have in many places
carried all before them—houses, cattle, the produce of the
harvest, furniture, and it is too probable, many human be-
ings. The timber wharves along the river have greatly
suffered. At Werthendam several persons are missing,
Bared
and it is they have been carried off by the flood.
Large quantities of, hay have been seen floating down the
Scheldt. Part a the town of Brill is under water. Fifty-
three trees have been thrown down in Amsterdam, and two
houses in Haarlem. The inmates were buried in the
ruins, but they were released in time to recover. Con-
siderable damage has been done in Breda.
AUSTRIA.—The Emperor of Russia arrived at Ohniitz
at six o'clock in the evening of the 23th ult., the Emperor
of Austria having driven as far as Prerau to meet his ixn-
penal guest. The 2d infantry corps was drawn out in
parade order to receive the Emperor ; the Prince of
Prussia, wearing the uniform of his Austrian regiment,
together with his son, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, being
present. The conference at Olmiitz was to begin on the
26th ult. M. Titoff, the ex-Ambassador of Russia at Con-
stantinople, having attended in the suite of the Czar, will
take part in the deliberations. Besides the Oriental diffi-
culty,, the Kossta affair is to be discussed.
It is believed that Lord Westmoreland will propose at
the Olmiitz Conference the sending of another collective
note to Constantinople. After his arrival at Olmiitz his
lordship had an interview with Count Nesselrode and
Baron Meyendorff, and was afterwards admitted to a spe-
cial andience by the Czar. The Czar was to leave on the
29th ult. for Odessa. Prussia, it is said, will support the
views of the Britisd Cahinet respecting the modifications
of the Vienna Note.

M. de Goyon and other French officers at Olmiitz have
met with a flattering reception from the Czar.
RllSSlA.—lntelligence from Odessa, of the 13th ult.,
represents the forces to be in a very active condition.
Very many regiments are cantoned on the Dniester, and
Bessarabia swarms with troops. The corps of General
Luders has been considerably reinforced.
Prince Menschikoff held a grand naval review a few
days previous to the above date. The fleet numbers
fifty vessels, reckoning those above the size of a gun-boat.
A number of Greek sailors have been enrolled.
Owing to the incessant arrivals of wheat in immense
quantities from the interior, prices have gone down very
considerably at Odessa. The magazines do not suffice to
contain the supplies. The news that the Czar had rejected
the Turkish modifications had some share in bringing
about a fall of prices.
The cholera is fatally prevalent at Odessa.
TURKEY.—Complaints of certain losses of property
which Austrian subjects have suffered on Turkish soil are
still pouring in upon the Austrian embassy. The indem-
nities demanded by Austrian subjects represent a very
large sum. M. de Bruck has the most energetic instruc-
tions on this subject, and the Divan may expect peremp-
tory demands on his part, which will be even more exor-
bitant than the demands preferred by Count Leiningen.
The Turks are concentrating an army of 100,000 men
on the frontiers of Persia. The Persian and Ottoman
soldiers fraternise, and large numbers of refugees, Hun-
garians and Italians, have joined the army.
The latest accounts from Constantinople are to the 19th
ult. The rejection of the amended note by Russia was
known- The expected crisis has not occurred, and the