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it 's, THE Xiberpoot taitbarbf TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1855 PEACE, OR WAR? THE rumour which was current a short time since • - as to a contemplated coalition between liressm DISRAELI, GLADSTONE, and BRIGHT,' with the 'View of promoting a termination of the war and .substituting such an unnatural alliance for the present Ministry, may be -classed - amongst the idle speculations to- which general dissatisfaction_with the existingstate of things often gives rise. Such a rumour could not be true, is far,at. least as Mr.. DISRAELI is concerned, as it is well known that the Conservatives as _a' todthiave'tOo much regard - for - the national - honour and thetrUeliiteFests . ' of Great Britain to allow them to be frittered7awv.inT order to gratify a sordid motive for selling more , calico: It has, however, assumed a new phase, and Lord JOEcN RUSSELL is spoken of as the colleague of the renegade Peelite and the Manchester Quaker, to agitate for peace at any price; and, following up the tactics of the Free Trade movement, a League has been attempted to be foilned with the avowed object of putting a stop to the war. - With - the exception of some few who would sacrifice every consideration for 1 the gratification of the present moment, and imperil' the maintenance of civilisation, so long as they could save their own paltry contribution towards the defence of it, we cannot believe that such an appeal would meet with a response from the people of" England. It is so- utterly pitiful and knavish, such a confession of self-degradation, that it is alien to the free and manly spirit which animates our countrymen of all classes. This truth is so evident, that" the' plausibility of Mr. GLADSTONE is brought to bear upon the question, and the public mind is amused with specious sophistry in the attempt to 'Show that the object of the war has been answered with the capture of Sebastopol, that Turkey has' been effectually rescued from the aggres sions of Russia, that further prolongation of the con test' can serve no other purpose than to humble the power of RUssia, and that we ought not to be regard- less of the - balance of power, to maintain which the war was undertaken. Let us admit, for the sake of argument, that the destruction of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea and the `demolition of the fortress of Sebastopol were all that the Allies proposed to themselves to accomplish, when - war was dedared against Russia in the begin ning of last year;is‘there any man so insane as to argunUat propeSatiei . peaCe . can Co* from the con querors ? Has Russia bated one jot of those preten sions with which she commenced-the contest, by sending her armies across the Pruth to take forcible possession of the provinces of Moldavia and- Walla chia P Or has she in any way receded from that policy which foia century past has made the subju gation of Turkey the object of her ambition, as a preparatory step to universal dominion, which, under such circumstances, it would be difficult, if not almost impossible to resist P By now withdrawing from the contest, or even by taking the initiative in negotiations for peace, we should be virtually admitting defeat in the face of victories unparalleled in the history of warfare - . Every advantage over the foe has been gained. by hard blows ; defeated in every encounter, he is sullenly obdurate in holding on by the remotest chance of ultimate success.; and for us now to relax our exertions, because the dastards of the Peace-party have no honour nor faith but in finding a market for their , cotton 'goods, would be virtually to undo all that has been - done, to confess a fear of Russia prostrate, that we did not feel when she was in the zenith - of her power, and to break for ever that alliance with our gallant neighbour, which of itself, supposing it to continue to the end, will prove the salvation of Europe. It has been asserted that since the entry of the Allied forces into the Crimea the war has assumed an aggressive character, and consequently cannot be justified upon The principles of justice, which could. alone reconcile it to a Christian people. This is not true either in fact or in inference. The aggression was committed by Russia when her armies crossed the Pruth; and were on their way to Constantinople, had they not been stopped by the valour of the Turks, at that time unaided. All that has since taken place, therefore, has been of a defensive character, in order to secure material guarantees against a repetition of the outrage; and no better proof could be afforded of the ultimate intentions of Russia, and the necessity of taking every proper precaution against their realisa tion, than the extraordinary defences of enormous military and naval stores at Sebastopol. It is also falsely asserted that all this enormous sacrifice of men and money has been made in order to save Turkey from the fangs of her relentless enemy, and to enable her to maintain her position among the independent kingdoms of Europe ; and that in con sequence the war presented the anomaly of Christian nations in league for the defence of the infidel. Such an assumption is taking but a very narrow and super ficial view of the question at issue. The independence of Turkey was but an incident arising from the circumstance of her being the first object of attack on the part of Russia, the foremost barrier against the encroachments of despotism which threatened tof overwhelm all Europe. It was an onward step in a danger which has long been impending, and it was fortunate for the interests of humanity and civilisation that the Western Powers united to repel the invasion before it had become too powerful to resist. The supineness or folly of previous Governments allowed Russia to pursue her stealthy course of territorial acquisition unrestrained and almost unheeded. She has possessed herself of Poland and Finland, of the provinces on 'the northern shores of the Black Sea, and in every direction, east, south, and west, until her empire stretches over the greater part of the northern continent both in Europe and Asia. She has estab lished by diplomatic arts, which have ever been un scrupulously used as means to conquest, an influence in Austria, Prussia, Germany, and even in Greece, so that resistance could only be looked for from England and France, which alone possessed the means to cope with their mighty antagonist. Under such circumstances, we have much reason to be thankful that, not only has the danger been seen and appreciated, but that, by a fortuitous combination of events, the two great Powers of Western Europe should have entered into a mutual alliance for the cause of national liberty. If we persevere, there can be little doubt that the German States, relieved from their fears, which now make them the dupes and the victims of Russian policy, will awake into vigorous and independent action; but if we recede from the contest, or listen to any other terms than uncon ditional surrender, we shall have sunk from our proud position of national supremacy, destroyed for a long time, if not for ever, that prestige which could alone give weight or influence to Great Britain in the councils of European nations, and have helped to forge those fetters upon national liberty which we shall have rendered more galling by the attempts we have already made to break them. We have no other course to pursue, than to prosecute the war at any hazard, and at any sacrifice, until Russia has been compelled to sue for peace. Our national honour, and even our future existence as one of the great powers of Europe, depend upon the issue of the struggle. W e m ay be called upon to make f ur th er sacrifices, but the issue will be glorious, for it will be t a lasting peace ; whereas,o withdraw at the present juncture, would be but a hollow truce, to he followed by consequences far more disastrous.' A LETTER from Amsterdam states that the Bank of Hol land has raised its rate of discount for commercial bills from 3 to 4 per cent. The discount on railway securities remains as it was, at 4 per cent. LIVERPOOL STANDARD. FIZOM OUR LONLON CORRESPONDENT. • MONDAY MORNING. AMID the frecuent disturbances of party 2.., -, lAtions, and the recurrent disrtiption'of Cabinet arrangements, it is de lightful 45,''knowcthat in-- , at . least one'—and-that the highest d rtment of the State—social tranquillity remains un broken, and domestic peace sheds its beneficent influence around. In the sylvan retreats and regal halls of Whadsoi, ~.0 , ,r gracious S.ovznEIGN, ./Inving. the-past meek, has, heen sharing the hospitalities of domestic life with a numerous array of noble and illustrious guests. Friday was the four teenth anniversary of- the birth-day of the Prince of Winne, and the auspicious occurrence was celebrated more in accord ance with ,tba ji iimplicity _which ,characteriseS the domesticA arrangement's a the Royal household, than to many observeirsc• might seem befitting the. celebration of such an . event, 'in cOnnelioli with the heir-apparent of so gre... , .t a throne, The day was ushered in . .. by the' ringing of merry peals npqn , the bells of .the, in.` Royal,, of _St.. George, and 4., John's Church, and the evening - closed with a juvenile ball, • Meld in the Red Drawing-moth; in honour of the occasion._ Not less pleasing is it to learn that the usual pastimes for the entertainment of the Royal Family, which were in a great degree suspended or withdrawn last year, on account of the serious losses incurred in the Crimea, are about ;to be, re sumed. The theatrical performances at Windsor, which were the sources of so much gratification, but which were discon, tinned last year, from the cause referred to, have been ordered to be revived, the first performance of the season taking place on the evening of Thursday week. HER MAJESTY is about to receive the visit of her august Ally, VICTOR EMANUEL, King .Of SARDINIA, who is to leave Turin on the 20th of this', and, journeying by. Paris, will arrive in England at the beginning of next month. This visit is already very popular by antici pation, and, considering the independent and spirited man ner in which, disconnecting himself from the trammels of Austro-German thraldom, he has thrown his fortunes in with the Western Powers, and joined their alliance against Russia, this is not matter for surprise. His reception will r be in all respects such as befits a great and loyal people to bestow on the guest of its Sovereign, augmented, in his case, by a sense of his - gallant conduct. As if wonders were never to cease, we of the secluded isle are also, it seems, to be ho noured with a visit of the SULTAN. Such an intention on the part of His Majesty has been for sometime currently rumoured in the diplomatic circles of Constantinople, and the report, "with many added circumstances," has now obtained currency among the quid nuncs of London society. This visit, it is said, will take place early in the sprirlg, of next year. These expected visits, and their courtly concomitants, afford ample scope for conversation, and furnish no trivial amount of stimu lus for the gossip-mongers and retailers of court scandal, _ To those who see in every footstep of a monarch the incipient form of a great, state Inanoeuvre, they are yet more prolific-in anticipated results. With this latter, as with some other classes of political vaticinators, "the wish is oft the father to the thought," so it might prove hazardous, as it certainly would be tiresome, to follow their conjectures; instead of doing which, it will be safer to fall in with the general feeling, and assure both that they will meet with a hearty and "right royal welcome." - THE opponeat, SCOVELL, from the field, and to Opearance the " Old Commodore" will now walk the courses_. P rior t ? this consummation, and "hi anticipation 'of it, be wag on Frid presented with a new hat. The parties ;who thus generously stepped forward to relieve him from the inlputa- tion of wearing "shocking bad hat" are the , workmen employed by Messrs. Cithisry, the eminent " GOlgotha manufacturers." The hat is not a vulgar " four-and-nine" affair; biif a tip-top. Admiral's "‘regulatiNa crkwner" naantit lactured-of genuinaleavar, and edizzezed witlL gold bullion lye. It is entirely comme it faiAti - _, - #iid is fitted alike for parading uPon the 'quarter-deck fl !for:swaggering beneath- the. `..` gangwa.v."...Like other. cand.idates.for_popular favour, Sir CHARLES NAPIER has provided - himself with a 'political manifesto, which is not, less singular for its terse -brevity than it is remarkable foy, the bold vigour of that political confesiio fiedi ~ vhichc i t eliniCiafes: It inchides.a vigorous prosecution of the . war,---vote by • ballot,—the franchise of all ratepayers,—shorti Pailiainents,adminiStra tive reform,—and, removal of the Bishops from the house _of Lords. A tolerably comprehensive budget, truly ; and one which likely will not be quite exhausted at the termina 7.tion of his Parliamentary campaign, if ever he should be 'permitted,to open it, even though it should extend beyond the peridd Vnerany expected''for the land cruise of a veteran " salt." . -5. . r That the minds of . great .men are occasionally beset by :vagaries, is abundantly true ; and many well-dispcied indi viduals_ believe this infirmity wisely imposed upon man, " lest," in the language or" - iloV Willie," he owre proud and high should turn 'Cause he's sae gifted." In following out such vagaries,' which vulgo vocantur swat "riding hobbies," it has been found that no one rides with such energy and determination as a man who, having obtained some credit by flying with borrowed pinions, is still boldly aggressive to the work. Of this kidney is RICIIARD COBDEN, representative of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and political Caleb Quotein! On various occasions, when the dark-lantern of his wisdom has been withdrawn from the illumination of parliament, its snhle, radiance and leaden lustre have been thrown upon the path of the outer world. In each of these instances it has revealed something extraordinary. Its virgin splendours lifted the happy owner to a public testimonial, value £80,000; the second application of the " magic lantern " displayed, before the eyes of an astonished world, how the Russian empire might be crumpled up like a sheet of ques tionably brown coloured paper, furnished by the necromancer himself; in its third demonstration, the implement has seemingly been turned upon its owner, and instead of approaching Russia as a crumpler-up, it shows him destitute of crushing powers or propensities, and displays him as one of the meekest of mortals. Under the new arrangement of the lamp he has seized the olive branch, and now presents a twig to each of the contending parties. The picture he now shows is one altogether, or nearly, based upon profit and lois. He does not now protest against the war on account of its being war. Even for the sake of bringing about peace he does not crumple up his bullying and acquisitive friend the CZAR, but he rates his countrymen for their unskilful way of making war. The war, he maintains, is wrong in principle, and more unpopular in fact. On neither of these grounds, however, is his indignation vented. He hates the war, but he bates its bungling conduct worse. In the war his own precious carcass runs no risk. In paying the cost of it, his eighty thousand pounds are trenched on. Of the injustice of the war lie is quite convinced ; but he would rather see our injustice trium phant through able management than baffled, while costing so much as to make an inroad on his,pecuniary resources. He had no such compunctious visitiugs about useless expenditure when his £BO,OOO were being collected. He never wished Among the small, though scarcely to be accounted trivial incidents, by which the last few days have been dis tinguished, there are two, in both of which a portion, if not all the judges of the land, have played a part. One of those has been the formal inauguration of a Jew Lord Mayor; the other the formal admission of a judge to office—the first-named a very singular, the latter a very ordinary, though a very im portant affair. This last, which took place in the Court of Queen's Bench, when the newly-created judge, Mr. Justice WILLES, presented himself to take the oaths which custom- to wring arily precede the admission to office. The oaths were adminis- From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash tered by Lord CAMPBELL, Lord . Chief Justice of England, By any indirection, between whom and the novice judge a scene occurred which unless it could be made to benefit himself. The war expen has occasioned no small amount of scandal, and given rise to diture affects the value of and the demand for cotton twist, many a solemn commentary. Among the oaths administered and therefore he condemns it. Ile now warns us of the diffi was the oath of abjuration ; and the grey-haired legal veteran culties to be encountered in oppoeing the power he could at observing that his junior brother did not repeat the words of one time so easily have crumpled up, and having heated him the abjuring obligation, admonished him of his omission. To self into an exaggerated idea of those difficulties, he ad this the newly-made judge pertly replied, that "he abjured in vises us to abandon the war as too costly a luxury, which, if it his mind, though his lips did not appear to do their office." The could only be got through within brief time and at little mental abjuration, not being in Lord CAMPBELL'S estimation cost, he yet could bring himself to patronise and admire. Not seeing his way clearly in that direc tion, and descending from a good legal form of procedure, he insisted on the words being his moral rostrum, he places pro minentl y before the editor of expressed, but added, "the law requires such a farce to take the Leeds. Mercury, and his readers, the heavy task whi ch place." Thus encouraged, the more juvenile histrione cope must be overcome in " humbling and reducing to abject terms plied with the law's requirement, and so the was farce ended. of peace an empire of sixty millions of p eo p le b y invadin g Every day supplies evidence of the reckless disregard wit h which certain parties look upon the value of an oath , and their territory at a distance of 3,000 miles, and thus contend .society has serious reason to complain of such disregard. ing with the passive obstinacy of the most stubborn race in What, howeyer, is to be thought of the administration and existence, under the greatest possible disadvantage to our value of oaths, when one judge sitting upon the judgment selves." In the fearfully protracted panorama of difficulty seat, in the act of administering an oath to a brother judge, and danger which Mr. COBDEN now draws, one consolation at which the latter appears unwilling to emit, gravely states least presents. itself to ordinary men. The estimate he that the oath is a farce which, under the circumstances, the formed of the Russian power and obstinacy seven years ago law insists upon compliance with. Many people believe that was a sad mistake, and he offers no better guarantee for example is better than precept in the inculcation of important accuracy in this. Both have their foundation in the same ' social and religious duties ;if so, the example set by some of source, the ignorance and selfish presumption of the charlatan. HER MAJESTY'S judges does not seem very favourable to That difficulties of great magnitude and number beset the securing the sanctity of oaths. endeavour to limit the aggressive spirit of Russia, is a propo- The advent of a Jewish Lord Mayor is memorable on several sition which has lohg been felt in western,Europe- Nay more, accounts, the first being the decided breach which such an the knowledge of its truth has operated in a high degree to appointment makes in the Christian defences of our consti- check the opposition . which otherwise it would have -encoun tution ; another and less important consideration i s the sin-' tered. Each province added to the outstretched and still out. gular reception given at the civic banquet to Lord Jolter stretching territory of the Czar, if it has • not absolutely RUSSELL. In answer to a toast which at the saturnalia strengthened his position, has-at least tended to weaken the coupled his Lordship's name with the House of Commons, he means of opposition. Fear has kept many in subjection to a essayed to offer his opinion that the attainment of the office of system which, though bating, they could not cope with, and a Lord Mayor by Mr. Alderman SALOHONs• was a t r i um ph o f ' knowledge of this fact, together with. the reluctance magi. the cause of civil and religious liberty, of which he (the s p ea k er ) fested by our rulers to avail themselves •of the means which had always been an ardent and conspicuous supporter ; b u t those dislikes would have placed readily at their service, to the assertion was met by a clamour of derisive cheers and weaken and humiliate Poessia, .heve concurred in fostering the hisses, which made the city representative suddenly resume belief that ministers have never been hearty in their Prosecu , his seat. His notable dodges in reference to the famous Jewish tion of war. A more earnest aspect appears to be settling Disabilities Bill Were too fresh in the memory of the Lord ' on affairs. The Allies seem more alive to the advantage of col- Mayor's friends to allow so shallow an artifice to be successful ; lateral aid. They are now, it is said, endeavouringto secure the his instability of purpose and want of integrity in o ther p u bli c new alliances in the north. In this mission the Emperor of the matters deprived him of support from other sections of the i French has taken the initiative, and, it is understood, with good guests ; and he was left, forsaken and dispirited, to brave the 1 prospects of success. Gen. CANROBERT has been despatched storm of popular indignation he had drawn upon himself, 1 to the courts of Copenhagen and Stockholm, ostensibly on a Every one is now convinced that his unseated colleague must, message of ceremony—in reality it is believed to lay the at the next election, provide himself with. a more popu l ar foundation of an extended alliance which shall include the political twin than HER MAJESTY'S ex-plenipotentiarY at monarchies of Sweden and Denmark in the emprise for bring_ Vienna, if the City is to be represented in parliament a t a n, . ing Russia back to reason and restraining her ambition. The At the same banquet Lord PALMERSTON came out With a 1 contemplation of such a project as this gives an entirely new speech so full of warlike energy, that the Times of the fol- i character tothe war. If either of these Scandinavian powers be-_ towing morning declares the whole symposium to have been a I come parties to the war against Russia, their safety for the future ;" warlike demonstration." I will compel theratoexact obligations from France'and Britain to- Connected with this 'bellicose speech, the opinion s trongly bear them through whatever oansegvences may arise from the; expressed about it at the clubs is that it was a desperate and alliance. From the moment such an alliance is formed—if not over discreet bidding for popularity. In these nuclei of ii formed it ever shall be—all talk about non - aggressive war upon. Political conjecture, it is held by all parties that the Paaatea-* Russia must cease, as the idle.babbling of children. Repren. STON,Cabinet has arrived at a crisis, from which it will with: a sion, not limitation, must, in that case, be time designation of the difficulty and diminished influence, if at all, escape. Th a t ea I struggle. This new alliance plainly means extended abSpeeee Ministry, which finds difficulties almost insurmountable in;' —a widened. field of action—increased responsibilities—and o filling up a vacancy occasioned by the death of a principal 1 protracted struggle. On. the other hand, it indicates, with no officer of state, is in a moribund condition, few can doubt. 1 less certainty, a. full attainment of the e n d in view—such a That such is the condition of the present Cabinet, is a matter 1 limitation of Russian power as will render the Autocrat a of equal certainty. Personally Lord PALMERSTON is pos- safe andeqniet neighbour. While thus seeking to extend the sessed of considerable popularity, which has in a large measure European compact on the west and north, it is singular that no overture has been as yet made to reconstruct the Polish been increased by his conduct of the war during the period empire, as a sharp and active antagonist to Russia.. This, it he has held the reins of government ; but one man is_ not sufficient to sustain the character and credit of an-. admi- is understood, would be dangerous. to Prussia, and: would in nistration, and his lordship feels the truth of this. With evitably give umbrage to Austria, therefore it must not be a desperate resolution to remedy the evil, if possible, thought or spoken of. Surely enough of dawdling has been he endeavoured' to ally himself with that party. which at' i already conceded. to the nicely-poised friendship of these two his own advent to power he treated with maan dupli- i respectable neutrals. Time has been lost, treasure squan city and out-manoeuvred by ungentlemanly shuffling. He tiered, and blood poured out like water, te disarm their pre offered the colonial seals to Lord STANLEY, as—so it is said— judices and conciliate their good will. And what progress has . a sort of party compromise to buy off the opposition, if he been made in effecting so costly an operation ? None ; abso could not secure the active co-operation of the Conservative lutely none! If either of them is new more prepared to take• section in both Houses of . Parliament led by the Earl of part with us than before, it is not owing to any increased DERBY. In his anxiety to grasp the office of premier, in affection towards us, but has been, wrung from them by a February last, he disdained the proffered co-operation of Lord process which would have been more effectual if it had been DERBY ; within eight little months of that time he has seen sooner applied. The losses inflicted on the CZAR have been the necessity of soliciting the aid of Lord, DERBY'S son, and, more persuasive advocates than our forbearance. has been humiliated by its refusal. The present conjuncture In the meantime, the active prosecution of hostilities must of affairs with Lord PALMERSTON is evidently a perplexing perforce be suspended for a space. The elements impel the .I one; and rumour takes advantage of the opportunity to c ir- necessary truce,.and for some months to come preparations for culate all kinds of absurd conjectures relative to his move- future strife are all that can be carried on with hostile aim, ments ; the most recent being, that, foiled in his. attempt to Experience has so far been left to do its work in the period I secure Lord STANLEY, and fully satisfied of the futility of ad- which is past, and it has read us so bitter a lesson, that little vancing Mr. FRED. PEEL to the vacant office, he has turned surely is now to be feared on the score of ignorance and the matter over in his mind, and sees no one now so fit to fill nothing from negligence. Our fleets and armies will be cared the empty chair as his quondam friend and colleague the for this winter after a fashion very different from the last. Duke of NEWCASTLE. To him accordingly it is said he has That period of the year when a campaign cannot be conducted turned in his extremity, and has placed the Colonial Secretary- is generally selected as the time when the less formidable, ship at his accePtance. What will be the result of this appli- although Sometimes not less dangerous agents of diplomacy cation is a matter of anxious speculation to many, not the least are set in motion ; and already the note of preparation for their interested of whom is understood to be Lord PALMERSTON muster is sounding in different quarters. Let us beware of himself, who in' some of his wild dreams is said to look upon losing by negotiation what we have won through fire and Lord JOHN RUSSELL as his stop-gap and forlorn hope in this blood.''` Already a great blow haS been struck at the most affair. If such an idea ever seriously entered his mind, the dangerous as well as the most vulnerable part of Russia. sibilations with which that " Wandering Jew" of state craft This is felt all over Europe, and the present time is looked to was greeted at the Guildhall on Friday evening must have anxiously by many a beating heart. " Strike," says an able effectually dispelled it. Other parties beside those referred to writer in Blackwood,--" we again say ' strike' at the military affect to see in the begging for colleagues an intention to' strength of Russia—strike firmly and unsparingly. With prepare the public mind for an early dissolution of Parliament. every blow her far-spread influence will ebb back from the His lordship is without doubt an " artful dodger," although face of Europe,—the fetters, not less potent, because moral hardly so deep in the mysteries as that would indicate ; the will fall from many a state,—and each people will have au least informed on such topics looks upon the solicitation part opportunity of developing its powers and its institutions its of the affair as greatly more indicative of a dissolution of own way That is what we are fighting for. It is at once the Cabinet than the Horse of Commons. the Independence of Europe and the Safety of Europe. The Apropos of the Rouse of Commons, it appears much more two go together and have their natural result in PEACE. than likely that Sir CIIAPLES Yemen will secure his seat Peace—not a truce—not a mere breathing-time of arms—a as the happy representative of Southwark. The vigour of lasting, healthy, righteous peace—a blessing to all, and desired his fire and the efficacy of his broadsides have driven his by all, because continued at the expense of none." ' a 4 7. ignorant of, will he suitably-re . CONSULAR LAW AND CO ...VS UL .1 R, , name we unfortuna, tely 't . , rvOTICE, , warded by his unf.. l .7:i•writers, though it is much to be regretted -42 that the rapacity of th‘arties, at Pernambuco, into whose hands 4 a disabled ship ~• should cause brave men to run such a risk. A vessel belcmging to this port had the misfOr- THE CASE OF THE SHIZ.INIERMAID. ‘ tune some years ago to fall into their clutches, and a bill was wed home: The fees of the con atfuncling, the latter having, To a country so eminently commerciatand nautical as that of run I ;7' !tearly z if not quite, t:eachin,,c , the whole value of the jery valuable cargo 2j ~ .F Great - Britain, feW,Wtatters are md:re immediately initiortant than ship-and freigm, ~ _ hen she ' °4. 1. - i1.7. a well-defined code of maritime laws, which shall be so simple li f ilan r d em agar er vve r r ig er c e,.. a . r . g in_their for r 9, and so comprehensive in . their principles, as tope r in ad per cent. for landing, and similar rate for :?..shilwin,g, admit of' ready 'application uncle!' almost ally peculiarity. of dition to all expenses. The value of thelrmn; yva a t ; t: t off LI tircumstances: - The - full importance - of this principle is_easily 4preytihis Old'haiTeteento lie be `"w ni re g e t keri'' of Pernambuco. A large portion of the cargo was on Irish account. • deducible from the numerous means which have been adopted, from time to time,'to'render those laws of general and ready__ That. there was misconception h • is probable • but the _ _ . eie„, Application. "' - The legislature' ins 'been frevently - busietfin"state oc- affairs which co-ald give foundation for such remarks providing remedies. for existing defects in those laws,—in is traidePlorable,an&ought to be forthwith remedied. Every producing enactments to meefne* cases—and applying cor one will -be glad . to' z learn - that the suggestion of the Irish rectives where altered cirqumstances have rendered the old journal as to rewarding Captaiti'DEvEy. is being vigorously regulations burdensome or nugatory. Like the labours of carried out., The court of inquiry to which his case was sub- Sisyphus, however, the occupation of ‘thelawgiver on this mitted, have, as We stated last week, honoUrably acquitted important subject, is never-ending— Ness combinations of cia, him, and pronounced'his conduct Most praiseworthy. The cumstauces are constantly occurring, which call for new leg is- committee of Lloyd's have resolved to confer on him a sub lative arrangements. Only last session of parliament, a new ; stantial token of their Approbation ; he meets with a similar enactment for the safety of lives and property in course of ! meed of gratitude and recognition at the hands of the Under transit by sea was Pasied, and has come into operation. This writers of Liverpool; while those of Glasgow, Cork, and other is the well-kuonn Merchant Shipping Act, which, although' aces follow their example. From the very painful and try containing many valuable provisions, is found also to contain ng position in which he was placed by his accidental trip to some very dangerous, if not exceedingly objectionable ones. I Pernambuco, Captain BEVEY has reaped honour and reward These, and the abuses to- which the - whole of our consular I to himself—has vindicated the character of his noble ship— regulations are liable, receive forcible illustration in the case of !and has justified the reputation of the owners to whom she the ship Mermaid at Pernambuco, on the occasion of her recent Belongs voyage from Melbourne to Liverpool. The circumstances of that remarkable case have been sufficiently sifted and exposed, to shOw the dangerous , nature of the power conferred- on consuls, in the investigation caused by Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson, owners of the ship, and made in this town last week, by Captain Robertson, R.N., Inspector General of the Board of Trade, and J. S. Mansfield, Esq., the Stipendiary Magis trate. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. ELECTION OF MAYOR. FRIDAY being the 9th of November, a meeting of the Council was held for the election of Mayor. There was a very numerous attendance. The retiring Mayor (James Aspinall Tobin, Esq.,) who occupied the chair, intimated that the first business which devolved upon the Council was to elect a Mayor for the ensuing year. Mr. Alderman J. H. TURNER said be felt much pleasurein proposing Mr. John Stewart, a gentleman so well known to ,all the members as to require no eulogy` from him. The high character and sterling moral worth of Mr. Stewart in au especial degree entitled him to esteem and confidence, and these, combined with his long experience and active business habits, together with the extensive knowledge of all matters connected with the affairs of the corporation• which he pos sessed, rendered him peculiarly fitted for the office. One circumstance connected with Mr. Stewart it was impossible to pass over. That was, the great ability and tact displayed by him in the negotiations for purchasing the Birkeahead Docks. (Hear). Without offerine , disparagement to the valuable services of others who formed the deputation to London, he (Mr. T.) had no doubt that to the untiring zeal, patient atten tion, and discrimination of Mr. Stewart—aided, no doubt, by the high and deserved estimation in which he is personally held—the difficulties by which the project was beset, the success of the negotiation was- mainly to be attributed. (Hear, hear.) After alluding at considerable length to the prospect of farther usefulness to the borough to result from the assi duity and judgment of Mr. Stewart, he concluded by proposing that John Stewart, Esq., be elected Mayor for the boroughlor the ensuing year. Mr. Honismv seconded the nomination of Mr. Stewart, and in doing. so said he believed it to be- universally felt that the valuable- services rendered to Liverpool by Mr. Stewart con ferred on his election to the office the character of a duty on the part of the council.. He ,could hope for no happier for tune for Mir. Stewart, in connexion with the office, than that at the conclusion of his mayoralty- he might be able to restore the office to the gift of the council, and to retire into private life;- possessing to the same extent the approbation, the esteem,- and the good wishes of alf,an was possessed by the gentleman , who was now retiring from - it. The question was then put and carried with acclamation. Mr. SrzwAnzc was introduced by his proposer and seconder, and having taken the oaths of office andlthe chair, said:— Gentlemen of Council, I feel quite at a lass- to express my self in suitable terms of acknowledgment, at the way in which this office has been conferred upon me. (Hear;) It is to me most gratifying that so numerous and respectable a body of my fellow-townsmen have thought me worthy to preside over them, and to act' as chief magistrate of this important borough. (Hear, hear.) I will not attempt to- make any v p o rr r us t e o s —I sh ill duties. (Hear, heart) You have placed me here;. and lam tquite will unnecessary o rt how I hat discharge uld end i e n a; all o e he fHe r lereatevrdwei upon s 0 heap) t e . el7 m : a etl quite sure that you would not have done so, ifyoa had not m believed that I woul&do my utmost to discharge those duties tell t 3 ll .o il e w i b t spared the-nnd , of this oys t vo o eoi do h cbu e eear oor pf b omlif e :o. s yligffiii t oirsencet o i ealu f ,tlcylvytg m oi 01; yability. efind'tiat. i t ;: ( unanooi H uifmm e rl a oee f ur i iasntliiyni t:cp. hear.) totatn r yam have expressed this day;. by the h ll certa proud indeed, that in this my native town I have •achleved side in' this chair. I ant so overwhelme d, g entlemen, _ that the high distinction of being thought by y ou wort & to-pre -/ feel it difficult to say. more, and will not detain you from the public business which- will occupy your attentiongurther than again to thank you, - - and to intimate to you that r ia con ' formity with the custom.-which has prevailed, as long as I can recollect, it is my intention to- go to the parish churclrof St. Ater's next Sunday morning, and that I shall be happy to be accompanied by as many members of the Council as may dome the honour to attend. (Mr. Stewart, who spoke witlP much emotion, resumed his seat'amid loud applause.) That ship on the homeward voyage, in addition to a nume rous body of passengers, had also on board a very valuable cargo, in bulk consisting chiefly of wool, but including gold to the value of £400,000. Shortly after leaving Melbourne, she encountered very rough and stormy weather, which con 7 siderably delayed her progress, and among other thingsreVealed the fact that she was leaky. Her commander, Capt. Edward Devey, an officer of great prudence, skill, and firmness of purpose, on discovering this important fact, took immediate means for ascertaining the extent and nature of the leak; and from a most careful examination of the ship, and a full consi deration of all the circumstances, he satisfied himself that the leak was in itself trifling in extent, and was not at all calculated to endanger the iesiel. In this judgment he further con firmed by the fact that, after having encountered a very severe gale, in which the ship rolled and pitched heavily, subse quently to the discovery of the leakage, this latter was not in the slightest degree augmented. This fortified hini in the opinion he had formed as to the trivial nature of the leak, and fully assured him of the absolute soundness and complete seaworthiness of his ship. This conviction he also fully estab lished in the minds of his passengers ;. the officers and crew seem never to have entertained any doubt about it. Partly in consequence of the delay occasioned by the severe weather she had encountered, and partly caused by an unexpected mortality among the live stock, it became desirable to obtain an additional Stock of fowls and other fresh provisions, and for the purpose of obtaining these the ship called off Pernam buco. That no other object was contemplated beyond merely replenishing, is fully borne out by the evidence adduced at the investigation, and by the fact that so soon as the captain could get landed he went direct to the stores from which such articles could be purchased, seeking no assistance of any kind from any body. The fact of the leakage, however,.was by some means communicated to the consul. That officer, it is but fair to presume, actuated by anxiety for the lives of the passengers, and the safety of the valuable property on board,deemed it his duty to make inquiry into the condition of the ship, and, hav ing sought an interview with the captain, represented the statements which he had heard, and suggested a survey being made of the ship. To this proposition the captain, who had represented to the consul the.entire absence of any ground for apprehension, and confidently relying, from actual knowledge, on , the seaworthiness of the Mermaid, assented, and the ship: wassurveyed. To his surpriSea however, the report of those employed in the 'Survey pronounced the ship unfit to 'proceed on her voyage without beingbrought into port, and thoroughly overhauled, of course with a view to being repaired.. In the correctness of this report, and. the advantage of its recom-- mendation, Captain Devey did not concur ; and here that gen tlenistrand the consul came first into collision. Duty on both sides came into .direct opposition, The cap tain, still unshaken in his belief that his ship was- quite fit to proeeedon her homeward voyage, was unwilling. to incur the great responsibilities implied. in , the detention of the vessel, and the•heavy costs attendant upon that, and. on the large charges which in such a port must necessarily arise in effect ing imperfect repairs upon saship which stood in.no immediate need of them ; added• to all which lie had before .his eyes the large sum which would be exacted by the consul in the shape of a commission, which he himself fixed at two ,and a half per cent. on the value of the cargoaamounting on the:gold alone whichshe carried (£400,000 worth) to £lO,OOO-. To add to the difficulties of Captain Devey in the circumstances, he re ceived) a notification from the agent for Lloyd's and other societies •of underwriters at Pernambuco, that this heavy per centage would not be paid by the - underwriters: . In these trying circumstances the consul endeavoured to persuade Captain Devey to yield, to have his ship lightened, brought into port, and repaired_ Against this arrangement he was memorialized by his officers and crew, and by the passengers on board. Acting on the conviction that the Pernambuco survey was wrong, and backed by the expressed confidence of his passengers and crew, Captain Devey took the bold resolution of proceeding on his . voyage without deferring to the consul's request ; and in disobedience to the lattees authority he sailed- By doing so, no doubt can exist in anyanind that Captain Devey took upon himself a very unusual weight of responsibility, which, under mast circumstances, success itself could scarcely have justified... Fortunately for him the event proved the accuracy of his judgment , hi: relation to the geodness of his ship.,. He made a rapid.i voyage from Pernambuco to Liverpool, where he landed his.. passengers safely, and, his cargo uninjuiled- The ship was im.mediUtely put undm surrey, and the trifling nature of the - leak diseevered, the government emigration officers verifying upon oath the correctness of Captain Devey's estimate of LW ship's sea-worthiness.. Mere than this, these officials, as welL as Mr. John Wilson Green, shipwright surveyor to the. Board of Trade, concurred in the statement that Capt. Devey did exactly as ha-ought to have done in proceeding on his voyage ; and that they themselves, if placed in his posi tion, would have -done the same : addition to all which the court of inquiry adopted their views,. and intimated their opinion that the captain was justified in prosecutir. his voyage to England in the Mermaid ; _and, so far from being to blame in dokoir,so, did all that coulld be reasonably empected frOm a person,in his responsible and,trying position. So far, then, as Captain Devey and the Mermaid are con cerned, alLhas been right and has.gone right, but how stands the case with:respect to the working of the law ? The consul 'was arnied:with power, in accordance with some of the pro visiona,?f, the Merchant Shipping Act, to summon a naval court, consisting, it might be, of a British merchant residing in the-place, the captain of a merchant ship, and himself ; and if these three were unanimousain the opinion that the safety of the ship or crew, or that theinterest of the owners absolutely demanded it, they might have superseded evera so skilful and intelligent a commander ae_Captain Devey, andhave supplied, ltisplace by some parties whose knowledge and general infor-- mation on the subject might have been altin,to that possessed by the surveyors who examined the Mermaid at Pernambuco. Surely such a state of matters is one imperatively calling for redress. In the case supposed, we have given all parties credit for disinterested zeal and well-meant attention to an important public duty. It is obvious, however, that cases may arise in which the temptation held out by the , prospect of so. large an amount of commission as that which would have accrued to the consul at Pernambuco, in the case referred to, might prove too much for the integrity of the official. At all events, it is not seemly to place so responsible an officer as the Consular representative of this great mercantile country in a position where distress might yield him a profit, and in which his interests would be brought directly into collision with those whom it should be his duty to protect. The law should be so constructed that the British Consul at a foreign port may never be necessitated to debate with captains Of ships in need of his protecting care, the terms on which that protection shall be afforded ; and, above all, he should be relieved from the odium of attempting to secure payment of those charges upon misfortune, by " extorting bonds of bot tomry on the ships and refusing bills drawn upon the owners." The office of Consul is one which ought to be placed above the reach of circumstances so degrading. Its real intentiou is one of protection and assistance, not of exaction. What, however, is the necessary and almost inevitable inference to be drawn from some of the painful circumstances which fortune and the law may encumber those officers with? The misconstruction to which they may be liable is great, and such as no honour able man should be subjected to. The Dublin Freeman's Journal of the 29th ult. has the following comment on the then undecided case of the " Mermaid," from which it would appear that Pernambuco is a sort of Siren's island, where distressed mariners have, ere now, been allured to their destruction : The Mermaid, from Melbourne to Liverpool, which put into Pernambuco in a leaky state, has arrived safe at Liverpool, the captain having refused to allow his vessel to be repaired at that port, and brought her home safe. It is to be hoped that the courage and management of the master, whose THE MITDEN ALLOWANCE. On the motion ofblr. H0R21 , 117, seconded by Mr. SAMUEL. MME, it was unanimatisly resoired, that the sum cf 2,000 be paid as an allowance to the mayor. THE QUA SETT MEETINGS. On the motion to appoint the first Wednesday in February,. the. first Wednesday in May, and the first Wednesday in. Aligust, as the days for holding the quarterly meetings of . the- Cduneil, in addition to the 9th of November, Mr.. ROBERTSON GLitHOIONE revived a suggestionAmade 'est year, as to the propriety of having meetings merethan four-times a year, at which:members of the council might in troduce matters considered of importance or interest to,the town. At present the quarterly meetings were so crowded! math business that it was almost impossible for a private person to - find an opportunity of doing this, even on the • days an. which the act of parliament gave them the privilege.-. Mr: PICTON also spoke in favotu-of more frequent opendays, The TOWN-CLERK said-the-"quarterly meetings" were , tobe• appointed in compliance.witk the express directions of - the act of: parliament. If more freqiient meetings were thnught necessary, there was no difficulty in the way of theik J;seing, held; and it was in the -power. of any five members-of the council to present a requisition to- the mayor to convene a, Special meeting, and,.upon. his. refusal, they could convene-a meeting themselves. The resolution then-.passed. The minutes of the-last countil, and the proceedirga-of the dock committee, were -read and confirmed. Messrs. T. D. Anderson,.llohertson Gladstone, anct William Mann, whose seats hi the-dock committee had becenie-vacant by their retirement from the council, by rotation, on :the. l..st of November, were- unanimously re-elected members-of that eommitt ee. • The annual officers-were- re-elected, and the annual: direc tions and standing s orders.passed without amendment. The council adopted, unanimously the recomreeaJation of the education committee-to appoint Mr. James Ellis- second master of the south school: in the place of Mr. lligby, resigned, at the salary of £6O per annum ; Mr. John Dalsie4 as third master, in the lace,of Mr-. James Ellis, at the salary. of £5O per annum ; • and: to. increase the salaries of Mr. William Owens from £3O to £4O per annum, and Mr. Thomas-Robin son from .218.-Is. to. £3O per annum- NT Arpolia , comxifTTans: On the motion t o re -appoint the commit tees, for. th e. ensuing year, Mr. SAnii. urged the necessity of a thorough review of the system under which the committees wereccustituted,and eomplainect of the unequal distribution of the work, among the members of the. council: w,E He would move that the appointment of committecs.be postponed, and that a special committee, consiyting of the chairmen of all the committeesof last year be appointallto make such a distribution of the,work among the members.of the council, as they might think, advantageous to it,t he public interest, and to report to the council on Wednesday. 7 Mr. Woonuntr seconded the motion. After some discussion, Mr. Sheil's motion was rejected by a majorityof *to 23. The members who voted in its favour were Messrs. Crosthwsite, Anderson, Woodruff, A. C. Stewart, Sheil, W. Nicholson, Bradley, Haydeck,i Holden, McGufiie, Godfrey, Holt,. Horuby, Banner, R. Gladstone, Kitchen, Hod son,. Clint,. Beckwith, Aikin, FarnWorth, Laugsdale, and Bennett. Those who voted against it were Messrs. Mellor, C:.Turner, Tyrer, James Holme, Fernihougli.„ W. P. Jeffreys, Wagstaff; .ohn Lawrence, Fleming,. Brancker, W. Earle, J. B.. Lloyd, Tobin, Picton, James. Robertson, Gregson, Hal head, Preston, Dover, Parker, Robinsom. Cooper, J. H. Tur ner, R. C. Gardner, Bramley-Mooriffnp.; Toulmin, S. Holme, and the Mayor. The constitution of the committees was then proceeded with, and after a good deal of discussion was settled as follows : CO3I3IITTEES OF THE COUNCIL, I. Finance.—Hugh Hamby, chairman ; J. A. Tobin, de puty-chairman ; James Lawrence, John Braniley-Moore-,. James Parker, John H., Turner, Joaeph Cooper, James Tyrer i . Thomas Toulmin, William Preston, J. C. Fernihough, Sir- John Bent, Samuel Holme, Thomas Dover, Samuel M. Mellor, John Buck Lloyd. 11. Watch, Lighting, Fire Police, and Fire Prevention. — Matthew Gregson, chairman ; James Johnson, deputy-chair man ; Thos. D. Anderson, Thos. Godfrey, Jos. G. Livingston, Hilton Halhead, John Farnworth, J. B. Brancker, John Ni cholson, Oliver Holden, William Nicholson, John Gladstone, jun., Walter F: Jeffreys, Thos. Bold, Francis A. Clint, John Aikin, James Robertson, William Mann. 111. Invroveinent.-Samuel Holme, chairman ; William Bennett, deputy-Chairman; R. C. Gardner, Sir John Bent, Thomas Robinson, J. G. Livingston, Edward Lansdale, Samuel M. Mellor, James Johnson, John Aikin, James A. Picton, Walter . P, Jeffreys, William Earle, James Robertson, Joseph Kitchen. IV. Lau, Courts.—'l Hayward Terrier, chairman • J. A. Tobin, deputy-chairman; J. Bramley-Moore, James Alanson Picton, James Parker, J. B. Brancker, Samuel Holme, Wil liam Earle, John Buck Lloyd. V. Markets.—Joseph Cooper, chairman ; John Farnworth, deputy-chairman ; Thomas Wagstaff, James Johnston, Har mood Banner, John Woodruff; Walter P. Jeffreys, J. R. M`Guffie, John Gladstone, jun., Robertson Gladstone, Richard Sheil. VI. Education.— Harmood Banner, chairman; T. D. Ander son, deputy-chairman ; R. C. Gardner, Thomas Wagstaff, Richard M. Beckwith, Thomas Fleming, John Gladstone, jun., Walter P. Jeffreys, Alexander Shand, William Nicholson, James Robertson, Bernard Hall, Daniel Crosthwaite, J. G. Livingston, Edward Bradley. VII. Gaol and House of Correction.—The Mayor, chair man ; Hugh Hornby, John IL Turner, George Holt, Robert son Gladstone, Sir John Bent, John Nicholson, Oliver Holden, Thomasßanner, Thomas James. Anderson, Parker, Charles samuel Turner, Hoirne, I Jo. Lloyd, J. A. Tobin. VIII— Town-hall Establishment. —The Mayor, chairman ; James Lawrence, J. Bramley-Moore, William Preston, Hugh B l . l L om lo a y s d, L j it . tl A e- . Little dale, o l r e n , b s y a - n S u i e r J H o h o i n m B e e Johnt Samuel u r A n l e . r Mellor, join Tobin. IX. Health.—Edword Lansdale, chairman, Thomas Dover; [NOVEMBER 13, 1855, deputy-chairman ; Richard M. Beckwith, B. Shell, _l7 - L 1113" 1, Fleming, J. A. Tiune, Robertson Gladstone, Thomas Unw!",,,,, Hilton Halhead, James Holme , T. L. Hodson, James John Roger Ilaydock, John Nicholson, J. R. 111'Gaffie, Pa lu Crosthwaite, and A. C. Stewart. X. Gardens.—William Preston , c hairman; R. C. Geitbet: deputy-chairman ; William Bennett, Richard M. Bec_,,„l`""aer John Woodruff; John Nicholson , T homas Fleming, Ow Shand, Francis A. Clint, and Daniel Crosthwaite. tho rn' 1 XI. Church Expenditure. — Harmo od Banner, ;tte, Thomas Wagstaff, Walter P. Jeffreys, Archibald C. St .,o Al e xander Shand, William Mann, John Lawreuce ...Kitchen, and Edward-Brafliey. -- - -.--- - - it -- XII - . 'Observatory.—James Tyrer, chairman; Thomr:,s, tut , staff, J. Aikin, J. B. Moore, Wm. Be nnett,. Oliver 109, John Gladstone, jun., John R. M'Guttie, John A. Tnil! e s -Bernard - Hall. - - '-' - --- r,ile' •T XIII. Water. —George Holt, chairman ; Joseph Coolle, , gi 'putt'-chairman; Edward Langsdale, J. 'G., Liviagsto_,_•,',,,S Brancker, Hugh Hornby, James Holme, John r 7 c 6. T. L. Hodson, John Gladstone, jun., Matthew Gregor, Wagstaff, William -Earle, and John A. Tinne. ..,.4.,5,ta; XIV. Library and Museum—James A. Pieton , eriot William Bennett, George Holt, R. M. Beckwith, Jon t il O , John Woodruff, Thomas Fleming, Robertson Gladatooave Earle, A. C. Stewart, T. L. Hodson, J. A. Tiuneol j o hn 1 ~ rence, and Joseph Kitchen. - Veo rP 4' XV. flaCkney Carriage and Licensing.--401,u,, jeffreY'' chairman; Wm. Bennett, deputy-chairman; Walter v. , i, 010 Oliver Holden, Thomas Godfrey, John R. M'Guffie ' stone, jun., R. M. Beckwith, and Thomas Wagstaff. 01: XVI. Baths Committee.—Thomas Wag-staff, c 0' James Parker, deputy-chairman; 11. C. Gardner, J. B. D er , e jaP J, C. Fernihough, Samuel M. :Uellor, John G i a dstea , Thomas Fleming, and Walter P. Jeffreys. 10' XVII. Water Bailiff's Special Committee."l,3ittle4 t, chairman; :Hugh Hornby, Charles Turner, Thomas Thomas Bold, F. A. 'Clint. ll 11 4 13rAri Special Gas Committee. —Joseph Kitchen, • a v , Edward Langsdale, Robertson Gladst imerMatt Thom) A. C. Stewart, Daniel Crosthwaite, R. Shed , WSmp.e6Eaarlle, Com mittee Sa F. A. Clint, Edward Bradley. , ..-gu, Hornby, the Mayor, William Mann, llober,tscipili n ni 4.. tor , j. m Samuel e l H o 0 1 x : e h , e TB.i Bold, hea j. d .6. , :0 : co o. : While the "Watch Committee appointinen Moore, J. B. Lloyd, J. A. Tobin. ,-e Delp. ts we• tio g $ i J o cussed, Mr. CLINT took an opportunity of Pr° t _ i es and ' pat the allegations in which Mr. Hodson indulg'Svlre fl o e were calculated to do mischief. Mr. Clint ciloolie e of the accusations, and stated that there w Bs . l ' ° o ' ooka cl:nel, in the world better managed than that of I , n l ' c :tile P 3 0 , 1. - fteD Mr. WOODRVIT, at the- time for apPoin tl° ' be e ll 'alt 1 Coach Committee, moved that the committee , rejee',4,.ell upon the Watch Committee ; but this motion O a 0 enl' o . s : 31 to 16. Mr. Woodruff subsequently Proposem., ost i l o ir, After the committees had all been new committee to manage the Hackney- Coseb , . tte e, ifi t but this also was rejected, and the old con° if cor' 6 Woodruff as chairman, appointed. tile P ° l tile communications were read. An applicatinn?r jantigi„littee; Town-hall for the Masonic-ball, on Tne ). ' +CO" - $ 11 " 1356; was referred to the Town-hall Es blishmeD. sealto . , . 0 ta to ~.0 The Mayor was empowered to affix the corPo ra ; ~ per'',_ for send a memorial to the Lords of the TreasurY, ''' ti ' 0 Ac" to borrow money, under the Library and I% l ' 3se r ose. the purchase of a library site. The Council ili ell constitute t oo 0 4, , of, LORD STANLEY'S -0 ! COLONIAL SECRETAR'''' • [1711031 THE PRESS.] _ of the THE circumstances connected with the offer Secretaryship of State to Lord Stanley are Pee , 6 4, pose rather to indicate than comment on tha n ' •a , - 11 ., t A po ,tte r When Lord Derby attempted to form an, 410- state early in the ye:a-tit - was by Lord Palmerston Lccares,l3o was thwarted. From Lord Derby's minute , ova, s y 5 13 ,, ment it was made clear that Lord Palmersto3,9o.4let bro, !narked by an apparently strange deficiency' 4 :1,,s ec e f ink } candour; for which no colourable explanation "",senrica °fiend. Lord Derby left Lord Palmerstons 1? 'ifimis 13, 4 ° the-impression that the-noble viscount would .lc"1 0 Mr:. Gladstone and Mr. S. Herbert, would .1 , - , eo tln' to before an answer from either of those two r Iva receised, Lord Palmerston wrote both to then' t be PT, Derby.,• stating that he could not concur lh iy taco arrangement, leaving no -other alternative to . t ils ll ' t than to-decline also. tiwnhhi s L ao e tcf f t aae r ri e er. s wx u et p t ts p 0 00 h s ott e hai t dn h ke ih t: ee t oi rfa a pt m ophf o lea n tLu g ados ert a dde - d c e as tiiriaebaixyn:ee_dro,atrsit i d ) 0: s o rtd r a 01:1 ; 10 : sed l e t el l: rt ls being the leader of the Conservative - partv, t otli ces e° a distinguished member of it'—one of the- highes,,,,,,,tet,oto cabinet ? This conduet, too; may b^. lauded a s ipala i l ; clever, but :t suggests, at the same.tin that L°r has so long been accustomed to regard political that it joke, as at test' to become flied- in the belief to. nothing more:. , e at Or s 0 Lord Palmerston's sole title to power - at the pre,dberea.o;oo consists, according -to the admission of his own ;-„,,• s °P a, be his resolve to carry out a war policy. Lord Stanithis• te on the war am • not doubtful. On , the . ‘2sth 01 ,0'1 0 0i a°tit Stit h Os t d expressed hi h , n is s ee s i pa n p l po e as n ce t id s fi cot to n „ra t I la sear, e g s c u m b o j e e fn c t t e. st w i rl t et l to his opinions have not been changed, b u t rather eta this point by subsequent events.. H a d. L or d Sta n j ts the cabinet, he would have done so - with seatilaelo'frjrcl. opposed to the prosecution of that " war of priocii/f we are told, Lerd • Palmerston , is bent on 41? to What will Lord Palmerston's adherents - say to to l gt v4et ° support the notion of an earnest resolve on Imisl o blaiory on the war with vigour ? Does- it countenanc e t t o ril r t collf the Melbourne oration ? Shall we suppoisieehart ja°. ston has any policy, .or that he.l9Alien appear that he is solely anxious. to stre"islty b e the m' coto d place, without the slightest care -vl O /1 .. 3 4 ronlislthe igo O lt of his cabinet, or - they may nua r '' at N s cr 1, table. It makes one shudder t w o reflect that aidance. fate of the nation iik.entrusted to hia-Ore/e9a g xtrt y tr It may be conceded that among-hi s w ell utterlyd I,o' t s eag% merston would not have found a person so twie„ eo cc; v ni ac p a t n o t f po tal st en as t Lothartd.heSta,cnanleyn;alyvehte,reie-ililmi:s-1Z1.1.0 Her ° is ; r o ( ' ,sor for Sir William; Molesworth Lord Palmerston's plight is . a bad: one. ofe c ol strengthen his conneetionby g,aininelrifo r a,, , • l i p th e / i g ,ite or he found himself unable decctit!,y to 1 6, % t the I. from among his own : supporters, Wal t party think of this admission of itsclecreftit*'—i,:. set A few weeks back a • "'canard" wrA•mali c t u t,eell O r a, the effect that a coalition was in ,pvGgresa . "'" baY,, e al d ''m mraeli, Mr. Gladstone, .. and Mr.. Bright. 4 .,21)101f t f ; t ' t . # 1 " dummies " only topelt them, or "gil.fa''' • t vern - sr'e this sham was merailessly cudgelled. , itg 0 tbe or o ' why are these indignant gentlemen so silent , , 0 f. coalition which Lord Palmerston has, attenapteaoci'v 0,51 P: requesting so distinguished . an advocate. of P ies le Lord Stanley to join:him,? Has -Lerd.atanlei t? .the legislature than Mr. Gladstone or Mr. 1 313 ,g 1 t 1 ,, The story circulated Jby the ministerial fal.„ . ll ; r a lie W iG Stanley declined time-offer at the suggestion Of - "".itli t Afa c ..- of course, a fable. Ifie--slightest aorpamintaPc;"'pe,wlP; pendent character of the son,. and, the father . ec y'i t ire 6 c , would suffice to negative the .supposition. COW P e 0 7 interfere with the privacy of donmestio.life have2lo, newspaper. The canine. taken by Lord. St a nley " re no doubt, dictated by principle anode.. thisps P We congratulate-the Conservative party on to De v stability and cohesion.. Lord Stanley is kno"liscas P e ar:, A 4 ors of serving the Crown , --the post offered hilt' 3 for K , the has one for d w i h ii i m cl s h3 t y fit t — he a l i a ld ho i r t i . o.hfuaigpts-luitesgbsurstinditeltmi•44:\l4 well for ptiog ns t o f catoreraeirsetltmahtehsetallm,Aas-arhdadof.stpruebniiegth:mtooralresitisyt, to ha s E. 60/ p hisarn a td, l lee . asfiit A nreefi l rs m uate o lonl s , t ci riejs.aitho convictions; cf t e h i,. s t e m nx r ao e m s t h p o tleh l de. will not baemi oosn, It e 4 l th statesman's ambition.. The patty to which 1101 7 tV * o os'4 l longs is clear cf all,the seandlals- and disasters °•oefiitp. years. It has. shown no eagernese for power , I t of in opposition. But the•eye must be dull, indee.4-,ocesioo not perceive, after the repeated failures and di' s t ma,, t 0, 11 ;' Whig body, thatit is,to this- party the countrYwitl4' it has really any. desire-to, escape from the Pe., ,rP,J have been gathering since the. overthrow of J-L' u t m ministrati. and which are. still thickening a"— COT; R7A ND F j. " . ' Ol e o - t A .,•i••_._._.-, svzro__.e THE EIiF,RESS E.. GENIE, her pres a hea w ltl z i, ii k n e d ri ers ise ta s nd herself his, by playing at billiara'''° ofe Ci t l; which engages the greate ß r o g y a a r l t od ig h h e n r e t s i s me t -ea l :P - : bridge will leave town to-day for Paris. 0 ' ttl ' entl° :: Ea amend._ u p E ei. , e . . r urs Napoleon.,, rulordship o r A. cOR: T i lE pr ß og i r si e t s o si P ng o , r t.lic Lc u : 4 ,l 9 l3 lo:: b i ::;oo r NLsar e po e n ef vdinde ze mo r nia y b,e .. lavnildl 7 , S tl s th D e ßN w will e mb a rk visi a t t ' Br G u e s u se tia ls , ofl7:s6l.lairestc::,,:is;tio 0.4 co n ue t bi kb iet l nae e gtd h ai i i sn t n e et h eri mlv i ei ti ?le t oa h 3,G: e eead a t, p toee p appointment t ill in st , a t y he fi P v r e :ass:. s.liays,r,,alt-p.l:sat, c ,:a: v t i) e _Aa e 1 , ii : Ü be i: n ted ap S p e ro rro v i ed ce bGyazieletitrtsieacenls!3rraiiyvtivheases.licteteitslolirtai:feit,:ir,sce:L;wic:, rciai:liveilti,el;:. 1 t 'hil'aEs pr - 'llia desireT i a l c o c u o u n u t bridge has formally signified to. the Cogaral9'e /if PROBABLE VISIT OF THE SULTAN I.° "'Sel!" Constantinopleeorrespondeut of the Mora/AU/IP ,1"1 Marquis iiEu r .of E T N w E e n ed A d L a y le :E w n 'as E R e w le x et l ed v that the Sultan will very likely visit Great 1 311 ' .. " 0,0 in the course of the ensuing s'prin Clifford, °:l3 'I ? ON Monday, last week, the Fg,a-rl of nosiP°4lo for the borough of Totnes, in the room of Lor d cil,, , .• Duke of Somerset. , fora ie lV Coldstream Guards, expired en Thursday ga r a ge o* 1. , lant general, who bad attained the advance „3.1,„• entered the army as ensign in 1700. ' . ~ to , ,t , noc - o • LOUD DUNKEI,LIN proceeds from the Cr to secretary to the new Governor-General. CaP sag lj 'e t i` the Bengal Cavalry, Captain H. Teerielf coo l 'an't ,Fi tl Royal Artillery, Captain A. Hunt, 3rd Prio Captain Macdonald, Ord Higlander•e_ and Cag ec ol it 35th Bengal Native Infantry, will be as lordship. ori Sil!',l P 6 1 ri' VISIT OP THE KING OP SARDINIA TO , o lle: 0 0,..1 Morning Post of Friday says—" Victor Yra t ' t o el , oi i 1 Sardinia, will arrive in London during the "... rs t tro t i; a e i ti e to visit her majesty, and we may say, in Per':, ofA r o •' if . also the British nation, to whom he offers thf:ioo, g i ,f; ance and cordiality while offering it to our PI co arV e ,‘, It is no journey incognito, no private step °m 00,5°0,4 ness or mere personal amity, retreating frq, c " 3 tea "4; declining the sympathy of persons in a less el , no Al o 'C'',,; . TIIE COURT.—On Monday, Lord Raglan bau e T o , or deliver the insignia of the Grand Cross of li ke l 3 at t e iok his father. - On Tuesday, Prince Albert Inseiclft,' oie s of the council of the Duchy of Cornwall. ''' c refa ° o Jo .invit.thLot_o.:::o,4"., birthday of the Prince of Wales, the u5n 0 .,, e , 3 0 . 4. , observed. In the evening there was a s 'ii ll or e 'r, 43 ,J Majesty's guests have been the Earl of IVe lo clio e e, and Lady Palmerston, Sir Robert and 1.41.1:1Y.:0011,4' W. Peel, R.N., Lieutenant-General Sir J. - "t,l , a u d'r% General Sir H. Bentinck, the Duchess of Nef4._?,/t,4 ' Couper, the Misses Codrington, Col. Hama d ever'. Ponlett Somerset, Col. Boileau, M. Van de I , or o from Belgium. Madam Van de Weyer, Lora Bruce, Baroness de Speth, the Hon. Mrs. 13,1,000 p Torrington. •