Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-18 00:00:00

dzmmerriali les. THIS DAY. T ins D A T, the 18th 1, Old instant, street, at Twelve o'clock, at Hall- 1,273 Bags Bengal RICE, al Sarah Palmer, from Calcutta, in tailley Dock.—Apply to HOW and BARCLAY, Brokers, TIIIS DAY, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at • 1, Oldhall-stA.vet, 3,800 Bundles PI ASSAVA, .ex Linda, from Bahia, in George's Dock.—Appll to 110 W and BARCLAY, Brokers Tms DAY, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, 1,250 Barrels ROSIN, ex City of Manchester, from Charleston.—Apply to Messrs. Prase Trenholm, and Co., Merchants; or to TILOMAS SILL, Broker. THIS DAY, the 13th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the , 16, Exchange-building ,sns Shea &TITER, PALM NUT OIL, landed ex Athenian Apply to J. li. RATNER and Co., Broke Tars DAY, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 1,065 Cases Valcntia ORANGES, ex Amelia, Messina LEMONS, ex. Express, Messina „ ex Tiber, (ss), Turkey NUTS, 184 „ Para GEORGE BADENACH and SON, Brokers Apply to To-moußow, the 19 Broker's Office, 2, Dale street, 1,694 Bundles COIR YARN, Quantity Loose DO. BROWNE, HUNTER. and Co., Brokers Exchange• n-dried D. 150 Do., Do., ex Biacke, lying in King's Dock Basi Apply to To-maßßow, the 19th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, About 20 Tons LINSEED CAKE, ex Emma, from Marseilles. —Apply to Messrs. Mahler Brs., and S u lt z be r ger, Merchants; or to THOMAS SILL , , Broker. To-MORROW, the 19th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 600 Tons Koori a-M ooria GUANO. J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers Apply to To-uoanow, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 423 Bags Broken OIL CAKES, Wet landed,:per Zouave, from Calcutta, and may be inspected at the Stanley Dock.— Apply to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., Merchants; or to J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers. IVEDNESDAY. ..ith instant, at the Broker's Saleroom, Oldhall-street, 300 Bales Angola and Mozambique ORCHELLA WEED, Just landed.—Apply to Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants; or to On WEDNESDAY, the On WEDNESDAY next, the Apply to Apply to To-moßßoNy,,the Brokers' Office, Corn 1 350 Centals Kili ilf-past One o'clock, at the ling's, Brunswick-street, WHEAT, DO., i Whit Do., Red .—Apply to H. H. GOLDING, Broker Apply to MIS DAY, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, .7, Exchange-chamb ers, 350 Barrels Common American Rpsig, now landing, ex Yorkshire, from New York, in the Water] Dock. - Apply to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker TO-MORROW. On account of whom it may concern. To-monnow, the 19th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at 2, Dale-street, 6 Bales COTTON, 17 Bags LINSEED, 23 Bags RAPESEED, 1 Bag RAPESEED, 33 Bags 311:STARDSEED, DSEED, 1,000 Bags LINSEED, 1,000 „ RAPESEED, 500 „ MUSTARDSEED, BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Bra 1, at Twelve o'clock, at the RIOKE, OKELL, and SPENCE, Brokers :oth instant, at Twel e o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 500 Bales Fine ROSIN. BIGLAND, SONS, & JEFFREYS On WEDNESDAY next, the 20th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 60 Bales Surat COTTON, per sundry ships, from Bombay.—Apply to BROWNIE, HUNTER., and Co., Cotton Brokers On WNDIMSDAY next, the -, ` ) 9th ins at, at Twelve o'clock, at 2, Dale-street, 400 Bags Sago FLOUR Apply to BliotiiTNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers WOOL SALE AT WAKEFIELD On 'WEnNEsnAIr next, the 20th instant at, One o'clock, in the large room, Corn Exchange, Waketie'd, by order of the executors, the whole of the Stock of the late Laurence Ilitchon, Esq., consist ing of 939 Sheets English Skin, &c., WOOL now open for inspection at Cheapside, Wakefield.—For catalogue and further particulars apply to Samuel Hargraves, Esq., Sandal grange, Wakefield; or to W. GREAME & Co., Wool Brokers, liverpool, And at Cheapside, Wakefield. On WEDNESDAY next, tl 'Stant, at Twelve o'clock, at th, hey North, Chapel-street, Brokers' 0 s American CLOVEItSEED or and Co ,-31erchants ; o: THOMAS SILL, Broker. mseassraworesaensia, - NEXT WEEK. ag days, at ex Neptun , to Apply to On TUURSDAY, the 28th instant, and folio Browne, Hunter, and Co.'s Office, 2, Dale-street, 1,500 Bales East India WOOL. bROWNE, HUNTEII, and Cc On Salt, JAMES BANKS, CASTLE-BUILDINGS, DERBY-SQUARE, FENCING WIRE, Black, Bright, and Galvanise TELEGRAPH WIRE and SIGNAL CORD, Wholesale and for Exportation. )N SALE 45 TONS LOCUST BEANS, ex Pilar, from Barcelona.—Apply to GEO. BADENACH and SON, Brokers ON SALE Apply to GUANO, from Bolina and California. JAMES GORDON, and Co„ Brokers, 11, Orange-court, Castle-street T_TISTORY OF THE WORKING CLASSES a ll Every Saturday, in the Noe:mean DAILY TIMES, Erie( tetenny. AMERICAN SOLACE. CHARLES TLTRMEAU AMERICAN SOLACE. AMERICAN SOLACE. } CHARLES TUItMEAT. AMERICAN SOLACE. AMERICAN S( AMERICAN SOLA( NOTICE TO OUR CHESTER SUBSCRIBERS. OUR C IN FI cORTHERN TIMES " WILL BI SUPPLIED IN CHESTER BY THE AGENT OF MESSRS, W. H. SMITH & SON, FROM THE RAILWAY STATION NEWSPAPER OFFICE. TO CORRESPONDENTS. tances can we insert communica' sarily TUE LE express i man's or his vanity •ougli our colUruns i he will append his Livmpoo'Cix - n - i ODD-YELLO WS HALL (St. Anne /LOPE HALL (HOD treet).—Mr. F. Mae Cab fr. T. Mason Jones. For p.rtTCul ,ntt j I:'tti VONDA Y, APRIL 18, 185 1 The dissolution E DAY'S NEWS. , of Parliament, it is known, had been arranged for Tuesday,and the issue of writs for Thursday, b u t the s ome doubt upon the matter,rd states that it is not dissolution improbable but that the ion will be postponed un til Thursday, and the issue of S a turday next. of the writs until The election for South Lancashire sines re e • threatens to produce a seve re contest. Both y active, and the probable result is keenl y discussed inevei , quarter. It is annou nced that a public meeting-': of the electors favourable to the return of Mes srs, iic3-wood and Cheetham will be held in the Amphitheatre, on Wednesday evening next, under the presidency of the present sitting member, William Brown, Esq. For the borough, it is,#nally 7,cttled that there will be no contest. The present Broker 011 i 13 C members, Messrs. Ewart and. Horstall, will be returned without opposition. The latest accounts from London state that, such is the character of the news from abroad, that it is probable the Ministerial statement on foreign affai▪ rs will be made to-night, in both Houses of Parliament. In the meantime, the latest telegrams from the Continent inspire hopes of a peaceful termination of the pending difficulties, whilst, at the same time, they show the very critical positi▪ on of the peace of Europe. The Dresden Journal of Saturday states that, the latest proposals of Austria far general disarmament is supported by Prussia and England in such a manner as to render its acceptance probable. The great powers it is sa id, are agreed, but Sardinia continues. to persi s t i n raising difficulties. The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing on Friday night, shows how near the peace of Europe was to destruction. He says :—" We were yesterday, it was believed, within a few hours of a d ec l ara ti on of war by Austria, owing to the prevarication of the Im perial Government of France on th e ques ti on o f a gen eral disarmament, its only object being to gain t i m e. Englancl asked for a n immediate answer on this point, and France pl ea d e d t h at i t could not exer cise its influence with S ar di n i a to enforce compl i ance. Austria then declared that if a n answer were no t go t in a given time, she would consider it equivalent to a declaration, would act instantly, and would pro bably be at Turin in ten days. The French Govern ment saw that the terrible responsibility of a general war would fall upon them alone. It was felt Russia could not be relied on, and that -France would not have the - sympathy of any government except Pied mont. The French Government is now supposed to have given way, and agreed to disarmament pre vious to the Congress, the meeting of which the .31oiziteur is expected to announce in a few days. The Vienna correspondent of the Times states that the Austrian Government will be satisfied if the ress will be to make arrangements for placing the armies of Sardinia, and Aust - ria, and France, on the usual peace footing. Austria wishes merely to give the mediating powers another proof of her moderation and. wish to avoid war. A special • correspondent at Paris, of the Daily News, says the result of the second meeting of the Paris Conference is, that five powers—England, France, Russia, Prussia, and Sardinia, recognise the double election of Prince Couza. Austria and Tur key hold aloof. It is thought that, at the recommen dation of England and the other powers, Turkey will in the end recognise the Prince ; so also will Austria in case there is no war, but Austria will make use of this recognition as a concession in the general con- gress. The Paris correspondent of the Herald points out how consistent the conduct of the Emperor Napoleon has been—he means to see this question settled in his own way ; unless Austria concedes this the war cannot be avoided, whether the Congress meets or not. 411. .------- CORPORATION SCHOOLS IN the discussion on this subject at the meeting of our Town Council, a few days since, some remarks were made, some exceptions taken, which to the thoughtful mind must have read a very important lesson. The Council has its " Corporation Schools :" and we have no doubt that, in many respects, they are, in their way, very creditably conducted. But then they are manifestly out of character, it seems, —as such schools almost of necessity must be,—with the principleS of our Municipal Corporations, as they are now constituted. As Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE truly said, 4 'the object and the intention of the Municipal Reform Act were, that all classes of society should have an equal interest, and derive an equal advantage from the expenditure of the public money." But Corporation Schools cannot practi cally embrace,—or, at any rate, they do not embrace —that object and intention. For as the same hon. Councillor further remarked, " if (in the schools) we are rearing one portion of the community only, while we are expending funds which belong alike to all, it does appear to me to be dealing in mere plausibilities, if not in something worse, to inform the"C uncil that its fund s are expended in reference to the schools in the same spirit, in a similar manner, and for similar purposes, as our funds are - laid out in reference to every other matter connected with the Corporation." He alluded more particularly, as he proceeded to explain, to the Roman Catholics, who now form, it seems, at least a fourth of the whole population of the town, and who cannot send their children to these schools, because they are, as a worthy Alderman described them, Protestant Schools " They were established," he maintained, " upon the same principle as the constitution of the countr The constitution of the country was Pro- testant ; and it was not a case in whic Catholics could be h the Roman placed upon the same footing as Protestants." And this very argument of the upholders of these schools affords, of itself, one of the strongest reasons for their being regarded as inex pedient, in the hands, and at the expense, of such a body as a Town Council, which represents indis criminately both Roman Catholics and Protestants. The popular, or, at least, the worldly view of education, generally involves so mistaken. a notion,' and so erroneous a principle, that its real nature and design are lost sight of. To teach reading, and writing, and accounts—with other branches of common secular instruction—this, they think, is education. They never take into account the the disciplining of the indispen improvement of the mind, heart—the inspiring of true and worthy motive the inculcation of pure morality—and, as the great auxiliary, and the best security of it all, the infusion of a sincere and corr .ous feeling, as forming y proper system Of read, and the Church e portions of ar prayer ; and the Bibl Catechism is talght in them : all very good things of their kind, and very suitable, no doubt; for so-called " Protestant Schools But you cannot expect conscientious and consistent Homan Catholics to send their children where such a system is erved, pursued "he did not object to the schools being man As another hon. Councillor c it whs said they were, upon Protestant principles; did object to any one standing up and but he saying that It' !atholies were freely admitted to enter a school managed upon Roman Catholic man Cat!: open( 'rotestant prayers ; and he t is justified in Catholics tat a person migi say with regard to his religion, or what professions he might make, if he acted in opposition to the general principles of the religion, he could not be said to ,belong to, it. Roman Catholics must pray after the fashion which their Church taught, and not after the fashion taught by any other Church; and therefore he contended that the present, management of the Corporation Schools amounted to a practical exclusion of Roman Catholic' children Now this account of the extreme carefulness and scrupulous ness of the Roman Catholics, in the matter of education, and especially as involving, as involve it must, religious gonsiderations, is certainly proof of their sincerity 444 ,e4rucstness, It were only to be gentle- THE NORTHERN TIMES MONDA.I., APRIL 18, 1859 wished,, indeed, that Prostestants were equally so, But Protestant Churchmen, as they are called, though in reality bound by similar religious obliga tions, too commonly care for none of these things, but "act in opposition to the general principles of their religion,"--in the question of education, sometimes more glaringly than in anything else. The very first elements of thought, in every mind, are derived, or ought to be, from a divine and mysterious source ; and, as an eminent Professor of Moral Philosophy expresses it, " they bear a close analogy to those high abstract doctrines of theology which the Christian student learns as the foundation of his religion." And our Corporation Schools, it seems, acknowledge this principle, though they but partially and most imperfectly act upon it. But it is because they do it at all, that they are so misplaced in the hands of a body which represents so many who could not adopt it, who could not be a party to it, save only as it was in connection with, and under the control of their own Church,—which, as we all know, could never be. Protestants may be reconciled to the disregard of such considerations in the matter of education—they may think lightly of the duty of its inculcating any distinctive religious teaching at all. But not so the Roman Catholics— with all their faults. They . will not tolerate a scheme of education framed expressly- upon the principle of omitting all such instruction. And as such a system is yet the only one that would, in the Corporation Schools, be just and fair to a great many others, since the Roman Catholics cannot avail themselves • of them, the only right alternative must be to have which includes the whole community Jews and Infidels and all, as well as the various discordant sections of reputed Christians that much of this might be saved if fountains were generally established." Some of it, at any rate, might be saved with advantage. One would like to find that all that is expended on spirits, and much that is spent on tobacco was saved by the freer use of pure water. But, in the first place, where there is the propensity, and where there are the tempta tions, to indulge in habits of drunkenness, no facilities for drinking cold water, however great, will have any effect. Drunkenness is one of those vices which, we are assured on unerring because divine authority, proceed from man's heart ; and the only effectual remedy for them is by means which can reach that source of the evil. And, in the next place, the confirmed drunkard has no taste for any thing so insipid, to him, as water, which he invariably shuns, as an ordinary beverage. Then, with respect to beer, we are of those who contend that the working man is well entitled to his fair modicum of malt liqour, as that which is capable of refreshing and strengthening him under his toil. We do not mean that he is to frequent the ale-house for it ; nor is it necessary that he should. But a glass of ale at his dinner, and another-at his supper, would do him good—would nourish his heart, and recruit his strength ; and we hope the day is not far distant when, the malt tax repealed, every son of toil will be enabled to enjoy that good old English beverage at his own table, or his own fire-side, in the midst of his fami y, rather than be doomed, of necessity, to be all his life a water-drinker. DRINKING FOUNTAINS. IT were creditable to Liverpool under any circum stances to set a good- example to the capital of the kingdom ; but it is especially so, when the example presents an instance of -individual generosity which even the great metropolis itself is so far unable to furnish. We allude to the Drinking Fountains in our streets, which London has determined to copy, as now an established and acknowledged means of benefitting large bodies of the people. At a public meeting recently held in furtherance of the import ant object, under the presidency of the Earl of CARLISLE, the noble chairman observed, that " this was not a new subject in the provinces, for in Liver pool an example had been set them that they should be proud and wise to follow. The project had been set on foot, and the great part of the expense paid by a spirited young merchant of that town, Mr. CHARLES MELLY. There had been forty-six foun tains erected in Liverpool, and out of that number Mr. MELLY had paid for thirty-five." This was certainly making honourable mention of Liverpool, and of its benevolent citizen, - whose munificent act can thus, as it will for ages yet to come, be told as a memorial of him. With respect to their popularity, it was further stated, that forty-three of the Liver pool fountains were resorted to about 15,000,000 times in the course of the year ; so that, at this rate, it is computed there would be 94,000,000 drinker ,a year in London, if furnished with fountains in pro, portiOn to its size. And London, it appears, has much more need of public fountains of pure cold water than Liverpool had. For the Pump water there—which is almost the only water they have that is altogether suitable for drinking —is generally execrable. With the ex ception, it was stated, of Berkeley-square and other high and gravelly soils, the pumP water of the metropolis is so impure and unwholesome that the people are imbibing, in some instances rapid, and in otherS slow poison, and unless this were guarded against, it is believed, they will have nothing but disease among their working population. This fact alone,—as fact it was, on high authority, declared to be,--were of itself sufficient to show the urgent neces sity there is for such fountains in London. One's great wonder is, now that' the subject is brought under consideration, and the exigencies of the case are pointed out, that the metropolis, above all places in the kingdom, should never before have recognised the great need there was for them, not only as a public convenience, more particularly to the working population, but indeed, with these at any rate, as one of the necessaries elite. The matter, however, is now taken u p i n a - manner that cannot fail to s. At the meeting we refer to, the following resolution was unanimously adopted,— " That whereas the erection for the metropolis of free drinking fountains, yielding pure cold water, would confer a boon on all classes, and especially contribute to the health and temperance of the poor an association be formed for erecting and promoting the erection of and maintaining such fountains in the metropolis, to be styled ' The Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountains Association ;' and that contribu tions be received for the purposes of the association." And the contributions immediately began to pour in insure its succes so abundantly, as to leave no reason whatever to doubt that the object will be promptly accom- plished It is strange, we say, that a great public conveni ence—nay, the provision for a great public necessity s import- by made all the more urgent. When the population of our principal cities and towns was smaller—long, long ago—fountains, or something equivalent to them, were generally provided and maintained. Even London, in the olden time, had 1 around ; but as pumps s wel the population grew denser, and every vacant plot of ground got crowded up with buildings, they were too often either removed, or so built in as to be no longer accessible to the public. Of course with this extension, and increase, the necessity of a provision of pure drinking water, to which the working classes, in particular, could have free and convenient access, became proportionately greater ,—whereas it was made proportionately less ! that we are aware of, been attemptet , to supply so great and increasing a want It is satisfactory to observe that too much ha s s not of the advantages of fountains in promoting water-drinking as the sole beverage It is true, Lord SHAFTES BURY took occasion to expatiate on what he called " the evil of men being compelled to go into public houses to quench their thirst, when they Would, be glad to avoid them if they could obtain pure water without going into them,"—urging, at the same of the working elasses time, that the evil of drunkenness grew upon men more from necessity than from desire to become drunkards." But we very much doubt the correct ness of this conclusion. It is probably true, as the noble lord stated, that " a return had been made to Parliament by which it appears that £56,000,000 is spent annually for spirits, beer, and tobacco, and --.......,--- Despatches were sent off on. Saturday evening from th Colonial Office to the Governors of the West India Islands. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Downing-street. MAIL NEWS.—The steamer Oneida, with the English mail for Australia of Feb., arrived at Aden from Suez on the 22nd of March, and left on the following day. Among the notices on the business paper of the House of Lords for this evening, is one by the Earl of Malmesbury, viz.: "To call the attention of the house to 'the state of affairs on the Continent. " The Earl of Ellenborough has given notice that he shall ask• this evening "Whether her Majesty's government has yet adopted any measures for placing the army in India in possession of prize property; and, also, whether her Majesty's government are willing to give directions for the making of accurate plans of the several cities, towns, and forts taken, and of the several fields whereon battles have recently been fought in India ; for the purpose of preserving the memory of the great actions performed there, and of giving instruc tion to military officers. " THE JEWS' ACT.—The report of the select committee appointed to consider and report tel the house on the best mode of carrying into effect the pro visions of the act 21st and 22nd Vict. c. 49, to provide for the relief of her Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish religion, was issued on Friday. The committee ex amined Mr. Thomas Erskine May, the clerk-assistant of the Rouse of Commons, with a view of ascertaining the rules and practice of the house in reference to resolutions and standing orders, and to apply the information so obtained to the provisions of the act of parliament which had been referred to their consideration. The distinctive feature between a resolution and a standing order appears to be this---that a resolution is in force only during the session in which it is passed ; but a standing order, on the contrary, continues in force, not only beyond the prorogation, but beyond a dissolution. Orders, as distinguished from standing orders, are, as regards their duration, the same as resolu tions. The only distinction between them is that by a reso lution the House binds itself, or declares its own opinion or purposes; by an order the House generally binds or directs other people. Such is the opinion of Mr. May, and the late speaker, now Lord Eversley, concurs with' him that a resolution is only binding during the session in which it is passed ; whereas a standinj order is binding in all future sessions and parliaments until it is repealed or altered. Applying these opinions to the act in question two questions arose—first, whether therd ought in every case to be a distinct resolution when a mem ber professing the Jewish religion come to be sworn even in the same session in which a resolution has already been agreed to ; and, secondly, whether the resolution may be made to endure beyond the session in which it is passed and if so, whether it might not have a binding effect in a future as well as in the existing parliament. Upon the first of these questions the committee entertain no doubt that one resolution suffices for the entire session. The solution of the second question, however, was more difficult but after deliberate consideration the committee arrived at the conclu sion that it would be expedient to abide by the practice adopted in the last and present session of parliament, and to pass the preliminary resolution in every session whenever a Jewish member presented himself to be sworn. The only remaining question was, on what day would such a resolu tion be best considered, so as to secure the deliberate judg ment of the house, with a full attendance of members, at the opening of a new parliament. The committee arrived at the conclusion that, on the whole, the fourth would be the best day for settling the question in case it should arise, and with a view of giving effect to their suggestion, they recommend the passing of the following standing order :—" That in the meeting of a new parliament no resolution in pursuance of the act 21st and 22nd Viet., c. 49, which shall have the effect of admitting a member professing the Jewish reli gion to be sworn at the table, be taken into consideration before twelve o'clock on the fourth day appointed for taking the oaths required by law." The committee was composed of the Right Hon. S. H. Walpole (chairman, Mr. T. Duncombe, Lord J. Russell, Mr. Henley, Sir R. Bethell, the Solicitor General, Lord J. Manners, Sir G. Grey, Lord Hotham, Mr. Byng, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Adams, and Col. Wilson Patten. REFORM IN AUSTRALIA.—At this moment, when the Imperial Legislature is at a loss for a Reform Bill, a copy of the "Electoral Act," or new Reform Bill lately passed by the Legislature of New South Wales (printed on the motion of Mr. Berkeley, M.P.) will doubtless be eagerly studied by our Parliament men and the public. By it the Electoral Act of 1851 is repealed. The Assembly is to con sist of 80 members (one more being reserved for the Uni versity of Sydney), and the colony is to be divided into about 65 " electoral districts." In looking over these the memory reverts to bid England. There is a district of "Paddington," to remind one of Marylebone and Mr. Edwin James, and one of " Windsor," to recall the Court borough. One district, called "The Williams,' would appear to be named in honour of the member for Lambeth and his aristocratic aspirations, "The Ilume " district is, perhaps suggested by the merits of the once celebrated member for Middlesex and Montrose. Then there is " Darling Downs" for the nava representatives, the " Glebe " for the eclesiastical (if the clergy be allowed to "sit" in New South Wales); the "Upper aid Lower tlanfer " for the country squires, and others whose puruits are of a venatorial as well as senatorial character, the "Orange" for ultra Protestants, "Patrick's Plains" for the Irish Romanists, and the " Gwydir " for those of a centralising tendency. The "gold fields" constitute three separate electoral districts (" North, West, and South Gold fields "). Every male subject of the Queen of twenty-one years of age and absolutely free, or a naturalised resident of five years, is qualified to be elected a member of the Assem bly, and every male subject of the Queen of twenty-one years retiring of age, natural born, or a naturalised resident of three years, is qualified to vote at the election of the member of the Legislature. Criminals, lunatics, paupers, sol diers, and policemen, are disqualified- from voting. The miner's license will qualify him to vote. The votes will be taken by ballot. This mode of voting is so peculiar that we extract it from the Act (clauses 42 and 43). "At every polling booth one or more ballot' rooms will be provided. The presiding office will provide a locked box, of which he will keep the key, with a cleft or opening in such box capable of receiving the ballot paper folded as directed, which box will be open to inspection by the poll clerks, candidates, and scrutineers previously to its being locked for receiving the ballot papers, and such box will stand upon the table at which the presiding officer or poll clerk and scrutineers preside and are placed. And each elector having previously satisfied the presiding officer that he is entitled to vote at such election, will then receive from the presiding officer or poll-clerk one of the ballot papers initialled by the presiding officer, at the time of the delivery of which• ballot paper to any elector, the presiding officer or poll-clerk will, upon a certified copy of the electoral roll, snake a mark against the name of such elector, which mark shall be prima facie evidence of the identity of such elector with the person whose name will be so marked on the electoral roll, and of the fact of his having voted at such election. Every elector will in one of the compartments or ballot rooms provided for the purpose strike out from his ballot paper the names of such candidates as he does not intend to vote for, and will fiirthwith fold up the same in such man ner as will conceal the names of the candidates and deposit it in the ballot-box in the presence of the presiding officer. Provided that while an elector is in the compartment or ballot-room, preparing his ballot paper, no other person shall be allowed in such compartment or ballot-room. Provided nevertheless, that in case any elector shall be unable to read, or shall be blind, he must signify the same to the presiding officer, who will thereupon in the booth or polling-place strike out the names of such candidates as the elector shall express his wish to have struck out. And no elector must take out of snch booth or polling-place any such ballot paper either before or after the same has been so marked. And any elector wilfully infringing any of the provisions of this section, or obstructing. the polling by any unnecessary delay in performing any act within the ballot room will be deemed gu will, after counting and sealing up all the ballot papers, forward them to the returning officer at head:quarters, and, he, after " totting up " the whole number of votes, will transmit the papers to the clerk of the Assembly, by whom they will be duly and safely kept for five years. Contro verted elections will be decided by select committees of the Assembly, consisting of seven members. THE COURT The Queen and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and attended by the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Colonel the Hon. A. N. HoOd, and Captain Du Plat, honoured the Exhibition of the New Society of Painters in Water-colours with a visit, on Friday morning, at the gallery, in Pall-mall. The Prince Consort afterwards rode on horseback, attended by the Equerry in Waiting. The Duke and Duchess D'Aumale visited the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the Duke of Oporto, honoured the performance at the Haymarket Theatre, on Friday evening, with their presence. The royal suite consisted of Lady Churchill, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord Bateman, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, Captain Du Plat, Visconde de Campanha, and Captain Sergio. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Susan Melville and Sir George Couper, left Clarence House, St. James's, on Friday, for her residence, Frogmore. Their Royal HighneSses the Re' of Saxe-Coburg are expected to arrive on a visit to her Majesty and his _Royal Highness the Prince Consort, this week, at Windsor Castle. The' duke and duchess are expected to remain about a fortnight in this country. The Duke of Oporto, brother of the King of Portugal, arrived at Buckingham Palace, on Friday evening, on a visit to her Majesty. signing Duke alit clDUche The Prince of Wales will leave Rome about the end of this month, and visit several places in the north of Italy., He will not go to Paris. AT THE FANCY DRESS BALL, given by her Majesty iu honour of the birthday of Prince Leopold, on the 7th inst., Mr. Gladstone's children—both girls and boys—appoared in the Greek, or, as it was whispered in the room, the lonian costume. The girls wore a crimson velvet cap and jacket embroidered in gold, with a double skirt of white satin—a dress both rich and pretty. FORE li}N-OFFICE, April B.—The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. George B. Kerferd as consul-general in England for the Republic of Salvador. FOREIGN -OFFICE, April 15. —The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John Treeby as vice-consul at Plymouth for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. Voltaire had a perfect horror of inquisitive persons. He said to one of these pumpers, " Sir, I am delighted to see you, but I give you fair warning, I know nothing about what you are going to ask me." The Waterford Mail says :—" It is intended to erect a monument to the late Marquis of Waterford, and the subject has been referred to the Earl of Howth, Lord St. Lawrence, and Lord Ingestre. QUERY. —A. Is a certain young lady English, Irish, or Scotch ? B. Can't say; but ask her to name the chief city in Ireland, and' if she answer Dublin, she is certainly not Irish, whilst if she answer Tublin, she certainly is. The family of M. de Tocqueville request the French papers to contradict the report of his death which was first circulated by a London journal. He is at the Isle de Hieres in a suffering state, but not worse than he has been for some time past. Lord Howard, the son of the Earl of Effingham, Mr. Douglas Pennant, son of Colonel Douglas Pennant, M.P., and a party, leave at the end of the present month for New York, with the intention of making a tour through the United States and Canada. A French Editor has given the following amusing description of the effect of an advertisement :—The first time a man sees an advertisement he takes no notice of it; the second time he looks at the name ; the third time he looks at the price ; the fourth time he reads it ; the sixth time he speaks of it to his wife ; the seventh time he buys. A strange case of libel has just been tried at Mu n ich. Herr Zandr, the editor of a small paper called the Volksbote, was accused of having slandered a minister of state, the Count Reigersberg. The libel was contained in an article on a recent election, and the words were :—" The Herr Minister got twenty-four votes, but one more was wanting." To the non- Bavarian mind the sentence has no meaning whatever ; bnt on the trial the advocate for the crown reminded the court of the fact that a certain class of Bavarians are occasionally subjected to corporal punishment, and that twenty-five is the number of priigel or stripes which are judicially awarded to the delinquent among his Majesty's lieges. The allusion to the penal number of twenty-five was the gravamen of the charge preferred against Herr Zander. That gentleman made a humorous defence, and obtained a verdict. ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. —The gossips in our neighbourhood have had a " nine days' wonder," in the shape of an elopement, to furnish them with a little scandal. Some time ago, a " callant, " who had migrated in his youth to the " far west," and had increased in flocks and herds, axd men servants and maid servants, resolved to vist again the land of his nativity and the place which gave him birth. He came accordingly, and, like Omar of old, venit, vidit, vide he came, he saw, he conquered. After remaining here for a length of time, and scattering his " almighty dollars" about with no niggard hand, he left last week, but not before, it is supposed, making arrangements with an honest man's wife to follow him. The fair partner of his flight, who is the wife of a small farmer in the neighbourhood, and the mother , of a _large family,, left on Friday last to join the gay Lotharto, taking with her £2OO in money, besides other valuables, and the two youngest children. As she had left home under pretence of paying a visit t o a re l at i o n , it was not till Saturday night that any , suspicions were entertained of the real nature of the case, and, consequently, the fugitives got a good start. A brother and a son of the lady immediately set out in pursuit, and it is said that they have succeeded in tracing the parties to Hamburg. It is hinted that the "love of love" is an old one in both, which even the mighty waters of the Atlantic, rolling between for nearly thirty years, have been - unable to quench, Amor vincet omnia !—Border .ddvartiser. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE AMERICAN Mans.—The Cunard steamer Africa, bails on Saturday forenoon for New York direct, with the in a eo for the United States and Canada. She took out betile sixty and seventy passengers and a full cargo of Brsh av Continental manufactured goods. BROKE Ins Aam.—On Saturday, a dock labourer, 11 8 e , James Sheridan, residing in Erskine-street, Bootle, iv,a s s , clining on a water cask, in one of the Northern a°Gos when he slipped, and fell, breaking his arra• li e _ g o removed to the Northern Hospital, whe re the fracture set to . rights. T TOV: ST. ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND EYE AND TION, 13, Rose Hill.—New patients en tered on thee? ,L.''n' 16 1 ed last week, viz `:—Relieved at the institution, r.e550, at their own dwellings, 55 ; total, 216 . Visitors—)l-arell E. Watts, and G. Jordan. Hon. secre tar y and treP Joseph Kitchen, Esq. i ce LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—RetiITII for tue ending April 16th, 1859. Admitted : in-patients, 34;4 patients, 23 ; surgical casualties, 28. Discharged: ctuijeids 17 ; relieved, and at own request, 14 ; made out - P 3 1 80. 1 ; irregular, 3; dead, 2; remain in the ho ri ut iv bell For the ensuing week. Visitors : Messrs. J, P. '1,7;0 1 / and C. B. Robinson ; physician, Dr. Vose; Mr. Stubbs ; house surgeon, Mr. T. S. Walker ; ro d, house surgeon, Mr. J. Allen ; chaplain, Rev. 11 . * A.B. Robert Hutchison, treasurer. now " CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED FAMILY BIBLE ready for delivery. No. 1, price One Penny, can be ° b i r ds'', of any bookseller. No. 2 will be published on Sat', al May 7, and the work wilt be continued afterwarnPorry numbers weekly. The First Monthly Part, price Fi c [roite will be published with the Magazines for June. ;air ;sible, in the limits of an advertisement, torta-tiot „hug; like a fair idea of this most extraordinary It may with confidence be predicted that a larger t been be realised for the Bible in this form than has ever le ,.< 1,0 attained.—London : CASSELL, FETTER, and 0 04 " Belle Sauvage Yard, and all Booksellers. b f l ' CORONER'S ' NatrEsT.---The Deputy-coroner held the - .ots on Saturday :---On the bod f ::: 0 J 7 ht years old. The child fell into a cellar ineited street, and died in consequence of the injuriesi,retco, - Verdict accordingly. On the body of Thomas l',L r sert street. He carpenter, 38 s 3 k B ill ye ed ar on s Folfidaagye,bwylateocliidveendtaallty43. '-;", frig° a ship into the graving dock. Verdict accordirntitill the body of a child, named Gillerson, that was acc„l:,hilo, lowing body of derl t ffho was killed by t ee! " Accidental dentLi:sooll'lo _MOUSE KEEPEK,--011 et , morning, a man named Walker, a beerbouse kee:000; Vauxhall-road, committed suicide, by bang ' r unhappy man had recently come . to- reside suffocated in bed. Verdict same. On thc named Richard M'Mullan, the street by a dray. Verdict SUICIDE OF and had taken the beerhotbe opposite the Vail lu % . " well, for which be 'paid a -um of money as " 0 0 ' Previously he had occupied a farm in *Y"orkshire2,.slo e however, he surrendered to assume the spig ot " 8 3 : 1 0 6 vocation did not, however, turn out so pr ofit • u d to anticipated, and this, it is said, preyed upon his 113 ,,, e i (1 61 .{e caused him great unhappiness. On Friday he Pr il 'i t 's the place of his former residence, in Yorkshire,helliteero accompanying him. On Saturday morning b t ", r ese w returned home by his desire, but scarcely had s ' n ;iseiv o f Liverpool when an account arrived that he r - oil , 0 1 husband had committed suicide. The inques t t he fe course, be held in Yorkshire at the scene of _lol - o f catastrophe. MR. MASON JONES'S ORATION ON O'CONNELL. Co. Mr. Mason -Jones will deliver the third of his,, - ,iisr? e i orations. The subject is one of a fresh and a P e e ; 0 1 . 1 , 1 5 1 terest---the genius and character of the O'Connell. We believe this will be the first timealifect, 0; 4 or political analysis of the life, objects, in tel reg lit o character of the late celebrated agitator has been 1 3 3 , 1 3 to the public in the form of a lecture. The care oilld ;te death of O'Connell are still so vivid in the publ to keep such a subject freshly-ant keenly interestirtbeel'ijc at the same time, a sufficient interval has clapse ue the close of his life and the present day to allot. t',tejus,lll of prejudice on either side to cool, and dispo ,l° " t oeti, ,of merit to exert its influence. Mr. Jones, we fe el as 3 do justice to his subject. Neither admirer nor ° P p ftber,, o 4 Daniel O'Connell, needs to fear that preju dice iber'4 -er 0 will affect the views of the lecturer ; and on the °,401 the admiration Mr. Jones feels for genius a nd in any cause, will ensure his dealing out aPP reei n est 'rest sure of justice to the leading qualities of the politician. It is unquestonably a topic of more /I ( l e d. gi rl to living men, than any Mr. Jones has yet 11 , 311 scop e whatever be ,the vie vs he may express upon t' b ' t tbs . " o d results of O'Connell's policy, we cannot d° na lf 4 audience will enjoy a rich treat of intellectual 8- n ell ecif brilliant eloquence. 35 1311- 0 0, SHIP LAUNCH.—On Satnrday last, there 1 1 .es srs• I 0 40% from the building yard of our towsmen, i +he foli° b o; Miller and Co., a very beautiful ship of t 6 ific tb dimensions : Lengh of keel and forerake, 1 34 hold i° s ll3 exterior oreadth, 27 feet 3 inches depth 4). 4 .. „ s • clear, 17 feet 11 inches and measuring 46 1 ' ° iies lll o B 4 l 442 register: This vessel has some pectili,,a rl yre et h e r e construction which are worthy of notice, nl it ` paf advise. those who are interested in shipPiegi;be37;oo' visit. Although she is a wooden ship, her 1 ' if leg' of iron, which are much lighter and stronger thalitake ato P for in the ordinary plan, and, at the same tlm space in the ship, and, consequently, leave I n° d 0— tor stowage of cargo. She is also diagonally straPP- to tile,, bs s bands on the outside of her frames, from the d °l. $ timbering—a very unusual mode Of fastening, - for;. 4'° more real strengthening effect upon the wholeit rttt.? ship than any other known method ; in 11. !f e lly 6 " . ! "hooping a cask." The cabins are beautlin desi, with solid walnut-tree wood, which, although. colour, has a most effeciive appearati e two polished. Great judgment has been eierois e v iceab this ship in every way to make her a useful, seri. strong vessel, and, we may add, that the launc h u r i s tel successful one, the ship being most ablY , i e j Ood T a l ca, ,, b y Mrs. Arthur B. Forwood, Who 11- The sented to perform that interesting ceremony. j, is 1" the property of her builders, and, we understan tO.ks for the East Indian and China trades, and we t _ r • re s 0 136 ., success will be equivalent to their utmost de' l f . 11° 0 , 8 0" customary on such occasions, a light lunet' eu ' li al I°) Ai3r o , ..A launch, at which Mr. Cato presided, and the es red ) " complimentary toasts were duly given and wa rn ' aresfol. to by those present season ailC3' Li bonnets,E SHION.— As the itart cloaks, and not only of lighter t e 0 01 1 brighter hue than those hitherto worn, are g il n d 1 3°P ett l ning to appear. Dresses of chequered silk a , e rild 0 of plain silk and moire, the colours being e'" se poll Jul t ho . 0 0 0 , mauve, royal blue, and grey, are among' generally adopted. Several very pretty b °lln o e se t' d 01 :5; 51 ti 13een prepared for the spring One is eent ce lls. Di er crape, and trimmed with blaCk lace. A fi li ttu t ed a i v n i c i til li b ° o l t e i: white crape, and is covered with tulle, spots ; the trimming is formed of black I ce „ o lab i c ti tt' Many of the new bonnets are composed ei 3 'or *k " of silk and velvet, either of one C o , ma uve,* 0 ,3 °lour , si l Thi f contrasting hues. A drawn bonnet 1 , r . AO' , trimmed with terry velvet of the same eni°hlly ea AO ir mention that velvet was never more .g enell refe sc ii t e 9 : as a trimming than it is at present. There are 1 " ; ",i' of costume for which a trimming of velvet , either in combination with some other material, i S t been l e a °. (Tome elegant wreaths for the hair have j ls- c tae e 0 uced. One, in a style much admired, 15 ; he at .„,1, Parma violets; intermingled with silve r beat',.aotlie'tifr Another, equally pretty, consists of white etar i t 0 ° fe with tufts and pendant sprays of fo ag e. re, C ° 1 li 0 10 . 0 wreath of coquelicots, and other wild Ile s " : a Old. 1 4 ' / velvet, has an admixture of wheat ears 4 1 e , rs, t ° °P , -15 0 of black or ponccau velvet, orname nted wi th stil ed 5 and tassels in gold and silver, may be menti°ll Some or til Soul tti: ing . some share of popular favour. .-,-- ~.•_ of f resses have, on one .side, an aigrette, or a c 103 1,. gft white feathers. Ladies' equestrian costunlv.,, Cl et o s o f, little fasiii 0 n v variation, a n t i o o t n i c , e thatin this w s e t y l e haveodrsecsasr, ceiltY:riv's,j 0 , 11 :11 4 , o till i be mentioned that riding habits with lt te fore' oP spring,crs not be so generally adopted as o ae is finished at the top with 5m,. 1 ,, i , 5 1:ir t a fastened less up to the top with fancy buttons• li lt f lar' f 00 110 , 0 r ample and long than ever. Myrtle greo i j itie h und black are the hues generally preferred for, r o liip t The round hat, or one of the forms receoi t o l es i ornamented with a cock's plume. Th e t f a bit g l°l '-ta s t . he . gauntlet form, or the common the ' O O mall linen collar and neck-tie complete . are $ 4 Neck-ties of coloured or block moire or s to , i.. .„Jr a dreS' e • the newest which have appeared for riding, Newipaper. he ti eii l l an',. On Friday afternoon, mill of the FEARFUL Al • BOILER ACCIP' E oo A n T , tLhoOSlaSrgOe FtoLillerlEei 1,05,‘ building th with .Messrs. Edward, at Scouringbura, Duildee'sicle °` winggreat force, carrying along with it the eutirea the the people o wer t e he all b i y iad injured. bodireesl is a large one, three storys high, aud, at t ild w i o n r g k it: t twkhoicthiraiot. was 11 1: 1 1 ; 1 0 c r e tt in t i: te : r 1 ; About th l 1 r do h k pa iu ss e i d ng by al s o o n m g supposedseverely to have been buried in the ruins, and 111 Up to five in the evening, t**'e',gilig been recovered, and workmen were bll9ll/ for the others supposed to be araong the ruin , 0 some of tshtreefletyjantgthateotnienie.e of the accideut