Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-19 00:00:00

.tamwrthat .alto, NEXT WEEK MONDAY; On account of whom it may concern On MONDAY next, the 21st instant, at gaff -past Eleven o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 240 Barrels WHITE HERRINGS, partly damaged, on view at 75, Marybone.—Apply to GEO. BADENACH and SON, Brokers. On MONDAY next, the 21st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, 250 Cases Yalentia ORANGES, ex Duero (s.s.), 800 Ditto Ditto DITTO, ex Turia (s.s.), 500 Ditto Messina LEMONS, ex Express, " 30 Ditto Naples DITTO, ex Taurus (s.s.), - 300 Bags Turkey NUTS; 100 Ditto Bilboa CHESNUTS, 100 Ditto Black Spanish NUTS, 100 Ditto Para ,NUTS. Apply to r GEO. IBADENACH and SOLI, Brokers. TUESDAY On TUESDAY next, the 22nd instant, at TlCiefve o'clock, 1,277 Gisks EARTH OIL, ea Bonita.—Apply to DAVIES, SYERS, and Co., Brokers, No. 2, Lancaster -buildings._ 0 n TUESDAY next, the 22nd instant, at Half-east One o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Corn Exchange-buildings, Brunswick-street, 92 Sacks Heated Irish Superfine FLOUR, ex Cherub ; lying in Bateson's warehouse, Drury-lane. • GO Quarters Damaged Egyptian WHEAT, ex Quay, Stanley Dock. —Apply to H. H. GOLDING, Broker. TO AGAICL LTURISTS AND OTHERS. Postponed from Friday, the 18th instant, until TUESDAY next, the 22nd instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 607 Bags CASTOR PUMICE, j ust landed ex De Witt Clinton, from New York. Of this article, Mr. Johnson, Professor of Analytical and Agricultural Chemistry, Yale College, U.S., writes from the analysis (which can be had on application) : " We may pronounce the Castor Pumice a rnost -- valuable fertiliser, fully equal to the average qualities of Linseed and Rape Cakes, which have long held a high rank as manures in England and Germany. Its value as a concentrated fertiliser depends chiefly upon the two ingredients,. Phosphoric Acid and Nitrogen, the latter of which passes into Ammonia as thepumice decays. Like Guano, and other Ammonia yielding manures it is of a quick nd stimulating character, and may be used to great advantage, either as a direct application, or in the preparation of Maclean, M 1. swamp manure, &e., &c s, and Co., Merchants ; or to J. U. RAYNER and Co., Brokers "—Apply to Mc THURSDAY On THUR.SDAY next, the 24th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 271 Bags Para INDIA RUBBER, lately landed ex Tit Bit, from Para.—Apply to Messrs. Drake, Kleinwort, and Cohen, Merchants ; or to J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers. PLAY next, the 24th instant, at One o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 259 Packages Para INDIA RUBBER, j ust landed ex Isabella Scott, from Para.—Apply to Messrs Blessig, Braun, and Co.,'Merchants ; or to J. H. RAYNER & Co., Brokers. JAMBS BANKS, CASTLE-BUILDINGS, DERBY-SQUARE, LIVERPOOL. FENCING WIRE, Black, Bright, and Galvanised; TELEGRAPH WIRE and SIGNAL CORD, Wholesale and for Exportation J. R. CAMERON, CHRONOMETER MANUFACTURER AND OPTICIAN, 54, SOUTH CASTL7.-STREET, LIVERPOOL. MARINE CHRONOMETERS ON SALE OR HIRE. BOLD and SILVER - WATCHES; SEXTANTS, QUADRANTS, BAROMETERS, TELESCOPES, 4.c. CHARTS FROM LATEST SURVEYS • .. 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AMUSEMENTS, MEEYINGS, 8 , TREATRE ROYAL—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathew RoyAI - AMrtirrnr.Arac—English Opera Company HENGLRR'S CIRQsm VARIETE—MiSeeIIaIIeOIIS Attractions TICE PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-street. MANGERS' ,MENAGERIE Foot of Shaw's-brow. ' ST. GEORGE'S HALL—Organ Performance. gir For particulars see advertisements on Bth page -THIS DAY • _ (1)g Ruth In Chiles SATURDAY, FEBRUARY THE DAY'S NEWS, 19, 1859, In the House of Lords, last night, the Earl of Derby, in reply to the Earl of Airlie, said that no bill had yet been prepared for the furtherance of education in Sco'land, but that measures were being adopted with that view. In the House of Commons. Mr. Whiteside took his seat for the Dublin University. Mr. Baxter notice ,he should move a resolution the effect that the Reform of the Representation of England, Ireland, and Scotland, should be con solidated together, and not taken as separate measures. Mr. Rich gave notice of a resolution for Monday, against the compulsory prepayment of letters. Mr. Headlarn gave notice of a motion that no arrangement for the future administration of the 'lonian Islands should be' sanctioned by Government without the authority of the Mr. Caird called attention to the state of the guano trade with Peru. Mr. Hutt called at tention to a communication from Lord Malmesbury to the Greenock Chamber of Commerce, which appeared to be an attempt to revive the old navi ration. laws. General Peel expressed the anxiety of the Government to present, as speedily as possi ble, a report upon the inquiry as to the Weedon stores, On the question that the House should go into committee on the Indian Loan Bill, Lord Stanley entered into explanations. The House then went into committee on the bill. The resolu tion necessary for the introduction of the bill sanctioni ng s,ini t e h a e . loan was agreed to, and the House e The Continental news continues adyerse to the prospects of peace. The Vienna correspondent of the Times says, it would not be surprising to learn that the Austrian army is to be put on a war . footinThe military o rganisation is so complete footing. that 40,000 men can be fully prepared for action within a month or six weeks. The corespondent of the same journal says, on reliable authority that troops are marching from Taganrog to the Moldavian frontier, and adds : " It is evident that a tremendous storm is brewing,. and that the aim of Russia and France is to reduce Austria to the same level as `Turkey." _ colonial i sue - - i al The usual army estimates have been d i There is to be a *dilution of the home a n establishment of about 7, 500 of all ranks, and ° increase to the Indian establishment of about an 14,000 men. As the fo r me r is onl y provided for by Parliament, there is a decrease of the sum to be voted, but the nett decrease amounts only t o £9,965. The total amount required for the ensuing financial year is £11,568,000. The whole imperial force, for the defence of the United Kingdom :and the Colonies, and for the occupation of Indiaiiwill be 229,000 men, as compared with 222,000 men in last year. The army constituting the Home and Colonial Establishment, exclusive of India, will amount to 122,000 men. The total strength of the Imperial troops to he maintained on the Indian establishinent is 106,000 men of Home, and 15,000 men from the regimental depots at Home, leaving in the garrison of India 91,000 men, or about 12,000 more than was fixed last year. The Royal Artillery in India is to be increased from 4,700 to 7,800 men. The Infantry will be 10,000 men in excess of the number fixed a year ago. The Etna has arrived at Southampton, with advices from New York to the 6th inst. The news is not important. An abstract will be found in another column. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the London and North Western Railway Company, was held yesterday. Admiral Moorsom presiding, in the absence of the Marquis of Chandos. The report, of which an abstract has bean already published, was adopted. A long discussion took place upon a vote for new works, and an amendment was pro posed that the vote be not granted, which was carried by a show of hands. A poll was; however, demanded on behalf of the directors, which will be kept open for a week, and in which, of course, the directors will use proxies. A motion to ap point a committee of sharehold ers , to whom all propositions for n ew li nes , & c., should be submitted, was rejected. The remaining business was merely routine. At Ormskirk sessions, yesterday, a curious case was heard before the magistrates, when a father and son, named Moran, were charged by a man named Fairclough, with doing him grievous bodily harm, by stabbing him, A full report of the case will be found in our Columns. A meeting. of the friends of the Governesses' Institution was held yesterday, in the Savings Bank, and many very proper observations were made by those present with regard to the treat ment of governesses. The friends of the institu tion have great faith in its success, and we do not see any reason why they should not. We give a full report of the proceedings. 13' RUINOUS RAILWAY COMPETITION THERE can be no doubt that competition is a very good thing—in reason. Our rapid and successful material progress, in this country, is very much owing to competition, as opposed, that is, more particularly to monopoly and undue restriction. Competition, however, as the art of endeavouring to gain what another is endeavour ing to gain at the same time, requires judgment slid fairness in its exercise ; and if that which is to be gained is not worth the cost, when divided between two, its pursuit in such a case, as an object of continuous contest, were of more than questionable propriety. There may be a spirit of emulation at work, which will be good if only it be free from envy and malice—vices which are, however, very apt to creep in, where there is rivalry and opposition. The great restraining principle, when such competition is in private hands, is that of gain and loss. The object is gain ; but if loss is the continued result, then is it generally abandoned, always, we may say, except where it has degenerated into something vicious, as well in its character as in its end. As, for instance, where one man may be bent on injuring or ruining another, and so strong, so uncontrollable is the malicious spirit urging him on, that he does not care to injure, or even to ruin himself, so that he may but wreak his vengeance on his rival. It is often much the same with public Com panies, as with private individuals,—only with this difference, as . regards the extent of, and the persistence in, competition, that the loss, being of less individual importance to those who carry it on, from its having to be divided among many, is not always found to have that restraining in fluence with companies, as it has with individual concerns. It is, of course, injudicious, and there fore injurious competition that we would condemn, in the one case as in the other. And it is to be con demned, alike in principle as in practice, where it is injurious to those engaged in it, even although the public may be temporarily benefitted by it. We are to look at such a questioh, not as it may hap pen to affect us, here and there, individually, but as it may operate generally on the welfare of the country, or otherwise Railway competition is too often of this character—a competition that may seem to be the source of increased accommo dation, and greater economy generally, in travel ling, for the time that it lasts, but which may be very injurious, very ruinous, all the while, to the Companies, or one or other of them, that are engaged in it. For the Railway interest is, because one of the great monied interests of the country, an interest that has absorbed somewere about four hundred millions of the national capital, is not one, it thust be evident, that can be impaired, or in anywise endangered, with impunity. We were led into such reflections as these after reading the report in our columns, a day or two since, of the meeting of the Lancashire and York shire Railway, at Manchester. There was a single paragraph in the Report which indicates just that very mischief which we have been alluding to--- that, namely, which declares, that " the London and North Western Railway Company have brought bills into Parliament for lines which will enable them to get to Bradford, Wakefield, &c., and thus divert traffic which is already sufficiently This. THE NORTHERN TIMES 4TVRDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1859 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. - -FnioAv. CONVEYANCE OF COPYHOLD. Lord Brougham presented a petition for facilitating the conveyance of copyhold. He 'took the opportunity of commenting on the legal question arising out of the transfer of real pioperty. The Lord Chancellor made some remarks on the same subject. EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND, The Earl of Airlie asked if it was the intention of the Government to introduce any' easure for the furtherance of education in Scotland. The Earl of Derby said that no bill had yet been pre pared, but the Lord Advocate was in constant communi cation with the Sdottish members, and would be ready to introduce any moderate measure which, in the present conflict of religious sects and interests in Scotland, had any chance of proving capable. Lords Campbell and Brougham said a few words on the question. Their lordships adjourned at 6.15 p.m. HOUSE OF COMMONS -FRIDAY NEW MEMBER Mr. Whiteside took the oath and his seat for Dublin University. REFORM Mr. Baxter gave notice that on Monday, on a motion for going into Committee of Supply, he should move a recommendation to the effect that the Reform of the representation in England, Ireland, and Scotland, should be considered together, and not as separate measures. accommodated by your line of railway we say, can never be other ti n ruinous compe- tition ; while, at the same time, it is something very like a waste of capital. .Now can it, in the long run, be of even local benefit, if the traffic of the district is already sufficiently accommodated. One of the shareholders expressed his alarm, on the occasion we refer to, at the enormous expendi- ture of the.,..Company, declaring that, if it were to be permanent, the value of the property would be seriously damaged. But how can it well be otherwise, if the district is to be overdone with Railway accommodation— —if a giant Company has to be resisted which thrusts itself in where there is no natural opening, and with its giant's strength endeavours to carry all before it ? I; is not only in forcing upon Local Companies increased outlay, and diminishing, at the same time, their returns, that such uncalled-for compe- tition is oppressive and injurious ; but also by forcing upon them an augmented working expenditure. For instance, it was complained that the express train from Liverpool to Man chester was frequently started from Liverpool and travelled the whole journey with one passenger,— the shareholder who made the complaint remarking, that " why the train was kept on was to him a mystery." But the Chairman's explana tion showed that it was no mystery at all. " The express train between Liverpool and Manchester was necessary," he said, "in consequence of the London and North-Western Company having one !" No matter whether it had one passenger oi.fifty— or none at all ; never mind what we- lose -by so unavailable a provision : we have to compete with the London and North-Western, and therefore this costly, this unremunerative, this losing train is necessary "in consequence " of that Company having one ! Such competition as this, then, cannot be wholesome. It proceeds, in fact, upon a principle that is at variance with all healthful and bene ficial competition, the principle, namely, of monopoly. One large Company keeps thrusting itself forward, in, this direction and in that, for the undue furtherance of its own interests, and to the oppression, and it may be the ruin, of the smaller companies whose districts it so unneces sarily invades ; and if, as is so generally the case, loss of capital and waste of means are the consequence, however it may occasionally be a partial good, it cannot, on the whole, but prove an universal evil. A Railway monopoly would certainly be a great disadvantage to the country. But it is not by enabling the great Companies to oppress the smaller ones, that such a monopoly is to be guarded The competition of those Companies ought to be regulated, so as to keep it Within`due and healthful bounds. And one might - have thought that the Railway Department of the Board of Trade would see to it. against THE ARMY ESTIMATES The Army Estimates of the effective and non-effective services for the year 1859-60 were issued yesterday morn ing. The total for both branches amounts to £11,668,060, or £9,695 less than was voted last year. The number of land forces to be voted is 122,655, being a decrease of 7,480. The first charge, in the effective services, namely, pay and allowances, is £3,724,474, being an increase of £43,447. The miscellaneous charges for the land forces are £562,369, or a decrease of £53,292. The embodied militia and the volunteer corps are the same as last year, viz., £150,000 and £BB,OOO. There is' an increase of £2,617 in the departments of the Secretary of State for War and the General-Commanding-in-Chief, the total charges for these offices amounting to £165,594. In the item "manufacturing estahlishments, military stores,". &c., an increase is asked for of £10,040, the total being £359,040. There is an increase of £87,836 in the amount of wages for artificers and labourers, the amount being £626,153. It is in the next item, clothing and necessaries, that the principal saving in this year's estimates is effected; the s decrease being no less than £289,460. The vote asked for is £400,000.. Provisions, forage, fuel, &c., also exhibit a decrease, being £1,003,604, or £48,020 less than last year. In warlike stores for the land and sea services there is an increase of £83,361, the total estimates being £718,088. For fortifications an increase is asked of £39,336, the total estimate being £325,072. In civil buildings the estimate is £212,507, or an increase of £83,727. The chief increase of the estimates, either effective or non-effective, takes place in the item of barracks, where the estimate is £118,031 over. that which was voted last year,—the total being £797,122. In the educational and scientific branches there is an increase of £5,245 ; the estimate being £268,532. The total effective services amount to. £9,420,555. Last year they were £9,337,687, or £82,868 less. The items in the non-effective services commence with rewards for military service, which this year amonnt to £25,370 or £4O more than last year. For pay of general officers the sum of £76,067, or an increase of £16,556 is required. The pay of reduced and retired officers will be £28,505 less, the amount required being £505,702. Widows' pensions and compassionate allowances are £22,216 less, the total being £185,916. A decrease of £6,810 occurs in the sum needed for pensions and allowances to wounded officers, „14,433. A decrease of £638 takes place in ” in-pensions," for which £30,734 is asked. The greatest decrease in 'the non-effective services appear in the charge for out-pensions, which this year. is £1,115,380, or £57,483 less than last year. The super annuation allowances present an increase of £3,493, the total being £133,903. The total non-effective services for 1859-60 amount to £2,147,505, or £92,563 less than was required last year. General Peel will make hii statement and move the first vote of the above estimates on 'Monday next. the total being THE COURT Her Majesty the Queen held a Court on Thursday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. The Sheriffs of Lon*- don and Middlesex, Mr. Alderman Hale and Mr. Conder, accompanied by the City Remembrancer, had an andience of the Queen to receive her Majesty's commands with respect to the reception of an address from the Corpora tion of the City of London upon the birth of her Majesty's grandson. The Sheriffs were presented to the Queen by the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole Secretary of State for the-Home Department. Her Majesty was pleased to appoint Tuesday next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at Buckingham Palace, for the reception of the address._ The address to the Prince Consort will be received im mediately afterwards. Sir Charles Trevelyan was presented to the Qneen, at an audience by Lord. Stanley, Secretary of State for India, and kissed hands on being appointed GOvernor of Math-As. Mr. Secretary Walpole and Lord Stanley had audience of her Majesty. The Qneen was attended by the Earl 'of Verulam, Lord in Waiting, and the - Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, Groom in Waiting. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort rode on horse back on Thursday, attended by Captain the Hon. D. do Res. The Princesses Alice and Helena took a carriage drive. The Qneen and Prince Consort honoured the perform ance at the Princess's Theatre with their presence in the evening. In attendance were Lady Churchill,- the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, the Earl of Vernlam, Colonel F. H. Seymour, and Captain the Hon. B. de Ros. Mr. Warren's appointment as Master in Lunacy is annoanced. haRYLEBONE ELECTION.--Col. Romilly addressed the electors of Marylebone on Thursday night. Garrulous old men are like trees in autumn, whose rustle is more noisy than when they are in full leaf.— Jcan Paul Richter. Music is the only sensual gratification which mankind may freely indulge in without injury to their moral or religious feelings.—Addison. Riches are 'strangely divided. The poor man has little, the beggar nothing, the rich too much, and nobody has enough. - Kagner. Tun ARMY. —The Daily News announces that the Government has resolved to issue a commission to inquire into the report on the _recruiting system of the army. THE MASTERSHIP OF LUNACY.—The 'Post states that Mr. Warren has accepted the vacant mastership in lunacy, on condition of his resigning his seat in Parliament. EXTRAORDINARY CASK.—Fro a the Dutch journals I note the coming trial at the Hague of the ' venerable General Gunkel, who last month sent a' poisoned sausage to his mistress, but the comestible was not eaten by her, killing her brother and servant maid, the mother of four children. His object was that of the notorious returned convict Tawell, to be rid of the expense, of her .mainte nance, and to obliterate a debt of 1,500 gueldres she had lent him. The apothecary who sold him the arsenic had taken care to get his receipt for its delivery, which is forthcoming. - This is a sad finale to' a long career of military exploits beginning in 1791, when lie was an artillery lieutenant against the French, under ,Tourdan, at Fleuru-, afterwards fighting under Pichegru against the English in the Scheldt, distinguished at the siege of the Dantzic, where he won the Cross of the Legion of Honour, mainly instrumental in the taking of Breda, and finally, on the downfall of, Napoleon, his re-appearance at Waterloo in command of the Dutch and Belgian Artillery on that great day. Singular enough, in a pamphlet he published last February, 1858, he recounts all his achievements apropos of a slight recently put on him by the Breda garrison, and then winds up with the following passagei—" Men have cast a stain on my uniform, and this stain must ) not go with me down into the grave."-- 4 Globe. .• • .• . PRE-PAYMENT OF LETTERS, Mr. Rith gava notice of a resolution on Tuesday, against the compulsory pre-payment of letters. lONIAN ISLANDS Mr. Headlam gate notice of a resolution, to the effect that no arrangement for the future administration of the lonian Islands should be sanctioned by government, without the house being first consulted. RECRUITING IN THE ARMY Captain Vivian asked the Secretary of State for War, whether it is the intention of the government to appoint a committee, as royal commissioners, to inquire into the whole system_of recruiting in the army; General Peel replied that it was intended to issue a royal commission on the subject. _ ENDOWED SCHOOLS IN IRELAND Mr. Deasy asked the Secretary for Ireland, whether it is the intention of the government to introduce any measure respecting endowed schools in Ireland. Lord Naas said it was the intention of the government to introduce such a measure. THE GUANO TRAM On the motion for adjournment till Monday, Mr. Caird called attention to the state of - the guano trade with Peru, reprobating the very imperious mono poly which now existed in that trade, whereby the price, not only of Peruvian, but of all guano, was kept at a high rate, and a serious mischief was inflicted on the agri culture of the country. NAVIGA.TIAN LAWS Mr. Hutt called. attention to a communication from Lord Malmesbury to the Chamber of. Commerce of Gree nock, which appeared to be an attempt to remove the'old Navigation Laws. Such an attempt was to be carefully guarded against as a return to an erroneous system. If our shipping interest had been depressed lately, that of other nations had suffered still more, and the evil could not therefore be attributed to the abolition of our old restrictions. THE NEW FOREIGN OFFICE Sir B. Hall asked the reason which had induced the first Commissioners of Works to reject those plans for the construction of the new Foreign-office which had received the two first premiums, and to adopt that which had only received the third. Lard J. Manners said that no steps could finally be taken without the consent of the House. It was.neces sary that government should bring the matter to an issue, and they were only acting on the precedent of the late government when they repudiated all obligations to be guided by result of competitive exhibition. The government acted on the recommendation of a select com mittee on the subject. Some remarks were offered on the same subject by Sir G. C. Lewis, Mr Tite, Mr. Coningham, and Lord Pal merston, in which it was strongly urged upon the Government to take no further steps till the opinion of the House had been ascertained. ENQUIRY INTO THE STATE OF THE ROOKS AND STORES AT WEEDON, &C. _ _ Mr. Turner called the attention 'of the House to the reasons why the Royal Commissioners for enquiry into the state of the books and stores at Weedon, Woolwich, and the Tower are unable at present satisfactorily to make their report. They were unable to do so without accounts from their accountant and from the Government. After some observations from Colonel Boldero, General Peel expressed the anxiety of Government that the report should appear as soon as possible, and promised all. the assistance in his power to that end.. THE CHARLES-ET-GEORGES Mr. Kinglake iii enquiring whether the papers relat ing to the capture and restoration of the Charles-et-Georges would be laid upon the table, and complained of the delay which had taken place, and demanded explanation. Mr. S. Fitzgerald, in replying to Mr. Caird; stated that a proposition had been made for throwing open the trade in guano, but at present they had led to no result. Replying to Mr. Hutt, he declared that the communica tion to which he had referred, had no meaning in favour storing the old Navigation Laws. It merely asse r t e d an acknowledgement, h that the princapal of reciprocity had not fairly been carried out by other nations. As to the affairs of Charles-et-Georges, he promised that the papers should be in the hands of members on Mon day at the furthest. The motion for adjournment till Uonday was then agreed'to. THE INDIAN LOAN BILL. On the question that the house go into committee, on the Indian Loan Bill, _ Lord Stanley entered into some, explanation respecting the discrepancy between the figures he quoted on Monday and those in Parliamentary returns. These discrepancies arose from the differences of value assigned to the sicca and the company's rupee, and froM the fact that certain items of revenue were not included in the returns. He entered into other explanations of a few of the other topics of his previous statement. _ _ The HonSe then went into committee on the bill. Sir C. Wood made some observations on the' confusion which would arise if different standards of the rupee were taken in the estimate. He complained that the statement of the noble lord respecting.. public works had been neither full nor satisfactory. He should offer no opposition to the loan, but strongly reprobated any liability on the part of this country for Indian debt. He reviewed the various items of revenue, in which he saw the chances of decrease rather than of increase. The only hope, therefore, of restoring the balance between income and expenditure, lay on the reduction of the latter. He did not, however, believe that any great reduction could be made in the civil service, especially at a time when they were improving the Indian adminis tration, for military expenses might, he trusted, be reduced, but the noble, lord had entered into few explanations on that subject. He called upon the House to encourage as far as possible the subscriptions' of natives tO all loans or commercial undertaking in India. It was of;the utmost importance to both countries that a balance should be established between income and expen diture, now that we had entered upon a new epoch, it he was was the proper time to make the attempt, am much disappointed at finding no enlarged views ' upon the great . point in the speech of the noble lord. Sir E. Perry -said, that the real question was the balance of expenditure and revenue. On this head the speech they . had just heard gave the most globmy aspect possible, without offering any statesman like view of remedying the evil. If it was not possible to find a remedy, our bst course would be to sever our connections with India. It was our first duty to compel the expenditure to be brought within the income. For then it would be necessary to encourage the employment of :native talent - If- the natives were properly treated, they would be ready to co-operate with their money in providing for the necessities of their country. Mr. Liddell defended Lord Stanley from - the charge of not being prepared with measures for the equalisation of Indian revenue and expenditure. Mr. V. Smith suggested that the grievance of India should be referred to a select committee. Mr. Vansittart pointed out some of the mischief which had arisen from our intcrferference with the land tenure in India. He strongly objected to the employment of natives in high official positions, which required the ability and honour of English gentlemen. - Mr. Crawford made some observations upon the im practicability of constructing cheap railways in India, or of obtaining, without Governmel4 guarantee, money for railway purposes in the country. Mr. Cardwell thought it was premature to attempt to accommodate income to expenditure in India, when we were scarcely recovered- from so severe a shock. Under the many diffioulties of increasing the revenue, our atten tion ought to be devoted to the decrease of expenditure, even upon public works. Ho objected to the system of guarantee, and preferred that public works should at once be nonstructed with public money. Looking at the great development of trade and internal communication in India, he could not take a- gloomy view of its future finance.' Sir TI, thought that, as tho money was to be spent at a distance, there ought to be an appropriation in the act, defining the distinct object to which it was to be devoted. Mr. Lowe argued, that when it was found to be equally difficult to reduce our expenditure and to increase our revenue, it yet remained for us to introduce a better feeling among the natives, and thereby to increase the the cultivation and the profits of land. .He agreed with former speakers in representing the system of guarantee as• impolitic, expensive, and useless. Referring to the proposed union of the superior and inferior Courts in India, he thought it would be more advisable to wait till such a measure could be done effectively, and continue at present the existing system. Lord Stanley fully concurred in the last observation. In reference to the objections made to the system of guarantee, he observed that it only involved the payment of interest under certain circumstances, while if the Government undertook the works it must find the capital. He made further explanations on points of detail referred to in the debate. Mr. Kinnaird defended the principle of guarantee, without which public works could not have been success fully undertaken. Colonel Sykes declared the prospects of India to be satisfactory, if the confidence between the Government and the natives could be restored. The resolution necessary for the introduction of the bill sanctioning the loan was then agreed to, and the House resumed. FORMS OF PRAYER BILL. The occasional Forms of Prayer Bill was read a third time and passed. SUPERANNUATION EfILI This bill was read a second time, after a protest from Sir H. Willoughby, on account of the increased expense it would involve, and some explanation from Sir S. Northcote. SALE OF POISONS BILL This bill was read a second time, after a short discus sion. The Manor Court (Ireland) Way Bill was read a second time. The House adjourned at forty minutes past twelve THIRD EDITION. MID-DAY EXPRESS. NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, SATURDAY,. 3 P.M. FRANCE. PARIS, Saturday Morning, The Moniteur of this morning contains the-fol lowing :—" A large military forage magazine at Vincennes was burnt yesterday evening. Two thirds of the stock of hay was consumed. The loss is estimated at 200,000 francs." The Paris correspondent of the Herald again remarks that the warlike preparations still continue. The manifestation in favour of peace, which was being prepared by the Chambers of Commerce, has, it is said, been regularly burked by the threatening paragraph in the Patrie. The journals are silent, and no channel is left for the public to express their pacific views. According to the Paris correspondent of the Times, the great instigator of war is Prince Napoleon, and his influence with the Emperor is at present extraordinary. The cool reception given by the Senate to the proposal for an increase in the Piinees' income was intended as a rebuke to him,. for indulging in such eagernes for war. At Paris, the same dark uncertainty prevails, as to whether the issue of the present crisis will be peace or war. ITALY TURIN, Feb. 17 The Senate to-day adopted the bill relative to the loan of 50,000,000 francs, by fifty-nine votes to seven. The Duchess of Parma, according to the Opinion of Turin, has just signed a treaty with Austria, authorisinc , this latter Power to occupy all the forts of the State with her troops, in case of war. ENNISKILLEN ELECTION. SATURDAY, 12 A. 34, The state of the poll at 12.30 stood as follows : Cole Cellum Dane 23 THIS DAY'S MARKETS I3oßovGu Hop.—We continue to have a steady demand for nearly all new hops, at very full prices. Other kinds have a slow sale, at late rates. LONDON STOCK. —Consols opened steady at 95 to 94, but were not maintained, declining to 95 to 951, at which price they are now steady and inactive. There is scarcely a bargain doing. Shares also very, inactive, and prices have given way a little. Canadian unchanged ; French same as at the close of yesterday. NEWCASTLE CoitN.Lßather less supply of home grown wheat, with slow demand, at last rates. South Country and Foreign without much enquiry, and Tuesday's rates cannot be exceeded. Flour difficult to quote, even at low rates. Malting barley dull, and prices with difficulty sustained. Oats in large supply from the growers; fine qualities taken off for coed at full prices, but for ordinary sorts no improvement. Beans and peas unchanged. L VTEST TELEGRAMS. SARDINIA The o . pinione, of Turin, says that if conservative Europe disappoints the expectations now raised, all the enthusiastic young men will become parti sans of Mazzini and the revolution. FRANCE The Paris correspondent of the Daily News says that the French Envoys at Munich, Wurtemburg, and Cassel have been sent for to Paris, to confer with the Emperor, it is presumed, on the - state of public opinion in Germany. PARIS, Friday, 1.15 P.M. The Bourse opened rather flatter. Rentes, 67 88. Little doing. 3.20 P.M. —An improvement has taken place towards the close, and Rentes are 68 both for Money and Account. NAPLES Advices from the City of Naples of the 15th instant, state that the daughter of Count Aquila had died on the previous day. The King was in too suffering a condition to be transported to Caserta. The Grand Duke of Tuscany will leave again at the end of the week. The Genoese papers speak of the formation in Piedmont of Cadres of nine regiments, to be com posed of volunteers from other states. THE. REV. ALFRED POOLE. APPEAL TO THE • ARCHBISHOP. OF CANTERBURY. Yesterday morning, the Archbishop proceeded to hear the appeal of the Rev. A. Poole, in the Revocation of his license by the Bishop of London, and account of his alleged habitual hearing of confession. Dr. Phillimore and Mr. Coleridge appeared for Mr. Poole. The Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay is G azetted Canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor. BRITISH COLUMBIA A notice in the Gazette declares the port of Victoria, in Vancouver's Island, the port o f en t ry of British Columbia until arrangements have been made to collect duty at some point on Fraser's River. PORTUGUESE MAIL PACKETS The Portuguese Government has entered into a contract with the Mercantile Union Company, for the despatch of a steamer from Lisbon to Azores on the sth of each month, and on the 12th to the Cape de Verde Islands. AUSTRIA ANI) THE GERMAN STATES The Daily News has received a a despatoh from Vienna, dated Thursday, which states that Austria will send representatives to the Paris Conference, 1 , provided England And Prussia guarantee that the Italian Question slo,gll Itot be mooted= SECOND EDITION. NORTHERN Truss OFFICE, SATURDAY f g Ajt THE DANUBIAN QUESTION. The Daily News says, the cloud in the South , of Eel l is dark and threatening, but the clouds in the East big with tempests, and unless Austria, which sends 1 : 1. caveat against discussion of Italian wrongs, be persuad. to hold her peace on Roman ri g ht s , it i s no t improbable that the solution of the Italian question may be trans' ferred from Rouman to Milan, to Jassy or Bucharest. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, THE ,MINISTBY, AND THE OPPOSITION. The Times complains of apathy e v erywhere. I ll !! House of Commons are waiting for Sir John rakingt ol ", estimates ; they are waiting for Mr. Disraeli's reform , they are waiting for something turn up. For want of vigorous wholesome invi g orating opposition; Grover nue ° is falling to pieces. The Chancellor is said to be tbinkil of leaving the Woolsack for the Bench. The Colon Secretary is suspected of a similar intention, without good a reason ; and the Secretary for War is plait spoken of as on the .move. They really seem not to whether they stay or go—and the Opposition, if there °` one, does not care to inquire. MR. POOLE'S. atm—The Archbishop of Canterbart will resume the hearing of Mr. Poole's appeal th l* morning (Saturday) TRH INDIAN LOAN.—The Times says a rumour 1 1 ,t 4 been circulated that the n ew I n di an L oan o f £7,000,0uv. will be in the fo rm o f 44-- per cent, debentures, redeemab, l ` in ten ye ars , an d t o b e issued at par. It is scarcel probablt, however. that the real terms will be allowed to transpire until they are formally advertised. There is a vacancy in the representation of Midhort Mr. Warren having accepted the appointment o r him. COMMERCIAL. Extreme dulness prevailed to-day throughout the. Stock Exchange. The continued armament in Fran ce ' and the absence of any recovery on the Perla Bouts!' contributed to check all t en d enc y t o an i ma ti on . Funds, however, closed as good as yesterday, a reducti on f of 4- per cent., which took pl ace t owar d s t h e m iddle ° the day, provinc , merely temporary. Sales in preparatioo for the Indian loan appear to have been effected to extent, yet without prej u di c i ng th e mar k e t . ith tu" W exception of the Indian Railway Shares, the other markets were heavy. Further large sales of Lombardo' Venetian shares on orders from Vienna had considerebict effect upon the Stock Market generally. The Discoug Market was rather more active, b u t the b es t bills i're re freely taken at 2k, and even 2 per cent. The operation, in gold at the Bank t o -d a y were un i mportan t. Il er l '''', steamer Ceylon will take out, on the 20th inst., £17 5 , in specie for th e E as t, a ll s il ver , except 2,3 6 5 sovs. Some considerable su m s were to-day countermanded for 6 '; next vessel for Bo m b a y, w h ence t h e exchange e°lnek higher. On 'Change, this :afternoon, a fresh rise toe, place in the rates for bills on Austria. Paper on ilollarlu was likewise quoted more favourable for this countr a l; The other exchanges re ma i n firm—Daily News C "' Article, Friday Evening. The English Funds opened this morning without alt e : ration, but 'the market was languid, and a f ew s peculatv r „: sales soon caused a decline of a at which they remain; In the Produce Markets during the week; the general t° l/ ; has rather improved, and prices have been steady. Th ey has been more inquiry for export, p ar tly on th e f a vourab ie commercial advices from the United States, but the ~C °„ ,1 1; tinential trade is quiet. The Te a M ar k e t i s v ery ul'"j l common Congou was bought thi s morn i ng a t is. Ai d per lb., but cannot. now be obtained at that price. mixing kinds recently arrived, have been sold at L t , rates, those under 2s. 2.1. per lb. b e i ng mos t sou ght aft Times City Article, Friday Evening. SARDINIA. The Minister of Finance has TURlN presented l a bill suspending, until further orders, the e xport forage and oats on the frontiers of Lombardy The Ambassador of F rance h as l e ft f or Pal' _)me bulls belonging to Wilkes, of Shrewsbury, which had b een put-Chased a ! neighbouring fair, were being driven home the other 'I% over the bridge at• Llangollen, three of them ran do° il er narrow - defile towards the river and were nrecipated a rock 30 feet,deep into the Dee. One. was killed on tuts spot and the others very seriously injured. The be as ile had to be conveyed half a Mile down the river, and Iv ' then landed with the greatest difficulty. SINGULAR ACCIDEN THE PRINCE OF WALES IN ROME . 4 The Giorol l r e Roma states thai on the 10th instant, the Prince of ` fro m went up to the cupolo of St. Peter's. A letter O ti , , Rome, of the 12th, says:—" The prince is frequeliilis seen in the streets and at the pane building& 3 , object appears to he to acquire as much informatiooo.s possible. On Thursday the ar m y o f o ccupation l e , reviewed by General de Goyon, at the Villa Borgil e . g He gave crosses to several officers. It was an inlr a °s a l o , sight. The Prince of Wal e s, the G ran d Duchess Want' and several foreigners of di s ti nc ti on , we re Pre s o - t o General de Goyon prese n t e d hi s com pli me nts to tl after the troops had defiled." A h r SUICIDE.—William H e n r y Fi s h, res idi ng a t 32; deen-street, Park, was found hanging by the trek t 0 ied bed-post by his daught er . A me di ca l man was cal „st in, and found that Fish had ce as ed t o b rea th. All iiiil 3 " will be held to-day. THE UNIVERSITY OP L ONDON AND Q UEEN ' S COLD 00 LIVERPOOL.—A com mun i ca ti on h as b een received' fri t i l e the Senate of the University o f Lo n d on , empow ering authorities of Queen's College, Liverpool, to hold s , triculation exhibition at the College, in July neat• it g h T CKERMAN IrisTrrum.—Last night Mr. a t Shimmin delivered a lecture to a crowded audieil° ° l 'ig the Tuckerman Institute, the subject being " Men's Wives." The subject was listened to with jog' greatest - attention, and was repeatedly applauded ditr its delivery. ~.0 of Those who have not seen the historical Pie' — oci Florence Nightingale at Scutari, at Messrs. Agilel, sir Son's gallery, containing her portrait,. and those °t ot , Henry Storks, Alexis Soycr, Mr. and Mrs. Bracebo ;se &e., must not lose any ti me , a s th e e x hibition will c on• Saturday next, the 26th instant. ; CRESCENT CHAPEL LITERARY SOCIETY. —This soc held its usual weekly meeting in the schoo l William Henry-street, on Wednesday evening oa Mr. Thornley Jo nes opene d a d e b ate, in the-ne,gau—'tlie the subject—" Is the - Established Church entitled t° support of the State ?" 'After an interesting an dll ,e• ... mated disettsion, the subject was a dj ourne d t o n ext "do, CORONER'S COURT. —No inquests were h e ld veste r but information was received of the following 'dea th ; the John Harris, a rigger, who fell from the topmast p ars schooner Lizza Dunsford, in the Stanley Dock, tb e A r on ticulars of which we leave already published, .ill e " at Thursday night. John Sandon, a ge d 26, r esiding 7, 0 0 Tenterden-street, died at the Royal InfirmarY roof; last, All" internal injuries. 4) 4 ALLEGED DEFALCATI ONS OF A L IVERPOOL 31. ER- " nie r —lt was rumoured on ' Ch ange yes t er d ay, t h a t a b o chant connected with the wine and spirit trade', to suddenly left the tow n , l eav i ng li a bili t i es amountinprllitli nearly £30,000. Th e C us t oms ' aut h or i t i es ree' to instituted a prosecution against him, aud, in additioaboa this a series of speculations on the Stock Exchange turned out very unfortunately. gio l HISTORIC SOCIETY.—A meeting of the archteNfehr section of the Historic Society of Lancashire an u foo ta , shire was held on Thursday night, in the grand jurY;;;01 0 St. George's-hall, The chair was occupied bY ,v,"'„ r iag Kindreck, Esq., M.D., Warrington. The f s o" c )o' donations were intimated, viz. :—Journal of the ~ kenny and South-ea s t o f I re l an d A rc h aeo l o gical c) c i e ti• new series, vol. IL, number 17 and 18, from the so bie o' The Archaeological Journal, No. 59, from the A re bicol logical Institute. Proceedings of the Society of Glasgow, vol. IV., part 1., from the soele; o e, Dr. Kindreck exhibited a curious implement In is het initialed T. S., 1607, weighing 251 lbs. It is f uril . for with a handle like the common flat-iron, and 0 0 ' 0 110 merly used in the smoothing and glossing of w ft her cloths. He also exhibited fragments of three ea, too ware vessels of early date. One had origiaa"i'. tyg' handles, and had been used as a drinking CO Z io est the other two are conjectured to be portions of " d 0 4 1 censors or fuming pots, for burning incense, 30 ,. /00 usually fgund in the barbers' shops in tie YP'. Shakspeare, who makes Petruchio complain tote "b PhilosoP„, Catherine that she has as many holes (eY le u ibi!o d e il sleeve as in a barber's eilsor. Dr. Hume sou' nugget of quartz and gold from near Yiss, in Nl!d they. Wales, from the aur if erous ree f l a t e l y discovfregiirer c il Mr. Sanson exhibit e d a microscope, moo i ll del u the date of 1742. It was remarkably well ITT pOW e _A respects, and was possessed of great inagif_rns'ect!tle: The paper of th e even i ng was, then. read; it 'liter, b " The Early Charters of sr.. WerbeFgh, Cho Joh Robson M.D.