Northern Times. — 1857-06-10 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE FRENCH ARMY.—TiIe Annuaire Afilitaire of 1857, just published, sets forth the following facts:-,—' The number of French generals of division i 3 84, and of generals of brigade 58. The reserve consists of 80 generals of division and 162 generals of brigade. The staff corps remains what it was in 1856. That of the commissariat (Intendance allitaire), which was modified by a decree of the 12th Of July last, is to consist of 8 inspectors general, but only 6 of them have been nominated. The effective of the Imperial Guard has not been increased, but it, two companies of engine: rs have been firmed into a division, and the regiment of Dragoons has taken the name of Dragoons of the Empress,' The gendarmerie, of which a regiment and a squadron figure in the Imperial Guard, (wastes of 25 legions of the colonial companies, the legion of Algeria, the Garde de Paris, and a battalion of seven companies of firemen (pompiers). The infantry consists of 346 battalions, divided into 2,806 companies :—adding the Imperial Guard, the number is 379 battalions, and 3,614 companies; its officers are 118 colonels, 117 lieutenant-colonels, 505 chefs do battaillon, and 3,7811 captains. The cavalry consists of 58 regiments and 348 squadrons, and adding the guard, 65 regiments and 336 squadrons. The artillery, including the guards, consists of 19 regiments, 215 batteries, and 49 depot companies ; it has 8 generals of division, 16 generals of brigade, 52 colonels, the same number of lieutenantColonels, 819 captains, 374 lieutenants, 165 subtheutenante, without including the officers of the Ecole de Metz." THE Pezercu GAME LAws.—The Court of Assize of the Oise, has tried a man named Ivernelle for an attempt at murder. The case was one connected with poaching, and it was, in its main featares, similar to most such cases. A gamekeeper named Chevalier, of Boulleaume, on going his rounds in a wood on the PlTtoaorenhiinngg. of 1 lth February last, saw four men armed with guns The e moment these men perceived him, they presented their guns, and declared they would shoot him if he advanced. Seeing that he could not hope alone to arrest the four, he went to the chateau of his employer to get the assistance of his fallow-servants. One of the poachers, whom he recognised as Ivernelle, followed him for some distance, threatening several times to shoot him. After a while he returned with two fellow-servants, and saw the men stili poaching._ The poachers took to flight, but the three men went in pursuit, one of them, Petit, on horseback, being somewhat in advance of the otter two. Presently, Petit got pretty close np to one of the poachers, who was Ivernelle, and this man, raising his gun, declared that he would kill him if he advanced. Petit fearing that he would fulfil his threat, turned his horse round. and as ke was doing so, the poacher fired, wounding him dangerously In the back. The poacher was subsequently arrested by the gendarmere. The jury declared him guilty, and the Gout sentenced lam to hard labour for life.—Galignanies ,Messenger.  Cates AND DEeD Boxas.—The next important thing to the possession of cash is, how (when you have got itj to keep it safely, either in the connting-honie or at home. The same remarks apply to deeds and other valuable documents. We have seen a large and vaned stock of both these desirable articles, manufactured expressly for Mr. E. T. Hall, of south John-street that challenge attention. These boxes are made on new and admit*, ed principles, and posses. patent locks, which defy the ingenuity of any " pick-lock" in the world to open, except with the legitimate key. To merchants, solicitor., and others, these new safes, on a small seals, must prove valuable indeed. —ArOrt/sern Daily Vino, 31$ May, 1867.