Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-12 00:00:00

gomtnaciali axes. NEXT WEEK MONDAY On MONDAY next, the instal Broker's Office, 9 Barrels PINE APPLES, just landed ex Armenian, from Africa. Now on view.—Apply to THOMAS PARRY, Broker, 15, North John-street. Eleven o'clock, at the On MONDAY next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 18 Casks Fine SPERM OIL, 15 „ HEAD MATTER, now landing ex De Witt Clinton.—Apply to BIGLAND, SONS, and JEFFREYS, Brokers. On MONDAY next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock t , at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 300 Barrels American LARD, For particulars apply to J. H. RAYNER and Co., Bkokers. TUESDAY On TUESDAY next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 500 Bags American 1 RED CLOVERSEED, 30 Bags Syrian 500 Bags TIMOTYIY SEED, 200 Bales Italian RYEGRASS, 50 Mids. Fine New Dutch Sowing FLAX SEED. J. H. RAYNER and Co., Brokers. Apply to On TUESDAY next, the 15th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 370 Bags NIGER SEED, 7 Packages Consolidated CASTOR OIL, 9 Cases East India COMPOSITION WAX. J. H. ItAYNER and Co., Brokers. Apply to WEDNESDAY On WEDNESDAY next, the 16th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 50 Tons TALLOW OIL. For particulars apply to J. 11. RAYNER and Co., Brokers. 011WEDNESDAT next, the 16th instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon, on the Quay, east side Brunswick Dock, Liverpool, 469 Logs very superior PITCH PINE SQUARE TIMBER, con taining a large proportion of Spar Pieces, ranging up to 85 feet in length, and measuring 42,227 feet being the cargo now land ex Kalo, frOrn Savannah, U.S.A On account of the importers.' A. F.-and D. MACKAY, Brokers, Apply to 2, Parliament treet, East side Queen's Dock THURSDAY On THURSDAY neat, the 17th . instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Qfflee, 3,000 Dry Salted HIDES, 300 Dry HIDES, ex Isabella Ridley, from Bahia.—Apply to Messrs. Edward Johnston, Son, and Co., Merchants ; or to SAMUEL BECKWITH, Broker. FRIDAY On FRIDAY next, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 7, Exchange-chambers, lithebarn-street, • .780 Bales Mexican FIBRE (part all faults), of superior quality, now landing ex Euphemia, from Tampico. — For further particulars apply to Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants ; or to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker On Suit. TO LANDOWNERS AND FARMERS. CHESHIRE PHOSPHATE COMPANY have constantly ON SALE Nitrogenised BONE PHOSPHATE, and other valuable fertilisers.—Samples an d prices may be had at ,the Office, 3, CABLE-STREET. Works :—LOWER Bk:BINGTON. J. R. CAMERON, , CHRONOMETER MANUFACTURER AND OPTICIAN, 54, SOUTH CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. 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AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c THEATRE ROYAL—Grand Comic Pantomime ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE—EngIish Opera Company HENGLER'S CIRQUE VAuirrs—Miscellaneons Att/ THE PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-Stref MANnERS' MENAGERIE - Foot of Shaw's-brow. ST. GEORGE'S HALL—Organ Performance. CLAYTON HALL—Christy's Minstrels. far For particulars see advertisements on Bth page THIS DAY 1* Ile ljtru. Eino. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1859, THE DAY'S NEWS • The news from the Continent, last night, was •of the same indefinite character as that received daily for some days past. The speech of Count Cavour has produced a very unfavourable im pression in Paris. With reference to the proba bilities of peace or war, the Paris correspondent of the Herald, writing on Thursday night, remarks, that the affairs stand much the same as they were before the delivery of the Emperor's speech. Great difficulty, he says, does exist, and must be solved either by diplomacy or war, and that if diplomacy fails, war must certainly ensue. The writer adds that the Emperor does not overrate the efficiency of diplomatists, in thus preventing the out break of war. The Paris correspondent of the Daily _News, writing at the same time, remarks that the rumours of the day were altogether warlike. He states that the British Government had urged upon Austria to evacuate the Roman legislations, and to lend herself and influence to reforms in Rome and Naples ; but it was thought these conceptions would not be regarded as sufficient authority by France or Sardinia. The Augsburg Gazette, which is devoted to Austrian interests, states that Russia is concentrat ing forces on the frontiers of Gallachia, and that the tone o f the Russian journals towards Austria is becoming dailyrae more and more offensive. Advices from it by telegraph state, that the Prince of Wales h a d p a id a visit to the Pope. The Pope having sent his Ma jor Do mo to the Prince to pay his compliments, the Prince paid an official visit to his Holiness. His Royal Highness was accompanied by Mr. Russell, the secretary of the English embassy at the court of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The day': before Prince Alfred left Malta, on the e 3rd inst., the Governor issued a notice, stating that he had received a gdespatch overnmentn Secretary of the Colonies, expressinc, her Iroin the satisfaction at the reception which b all from the-Maltese population had given the Prince,easse: o a f that Her Majesty . had been much affectedb this expression of their loyalty. The steamer Thames, with the heavy portion of the Australian mails, arrived a t Southampton yesterday, and the letters by her will be delivered here this morning.. The Alhambra, with Lisbon and Peninsular mails, and also having on board the mails and passengers from. the Brazilian steamer Avon, which broke down near Lisbon, also arrived yesterday at Southampton, and the letters by, her will also be delivered in Liverpool this, morning. The advices by the Brazilian mail state that when the Avon left Bahia a tremendous fu'e., was raging, and it was fully expected that the -city would be entirely destroyed. .Advices from Rio Janeiro state that the Paraguay forts were so well fortified, that it was expected that the Americans would be defeated. In another column will be found a full digest of three clays later news from America, brought by the steamer City of Washington. The news from Mexico is important, as showing that the British fleet was about to take action. A deputation waited upon Lord Derby, yester day, by appointment, to urge.-the desirability of repealing the paper duty. His Lordship received the deputation very cordially, but stated that, in the present state of the national finances, it was quite impossible for him to make any decisive promises on the subject. The Galway election took place yesterday, and Mr. John Orrell Lever was returned without opposition. After the official proceedings had terminated, a procession, said to number from 8,000 to 10,000 persons, with flags, banners,. &c., paraded the streets, accompanied by the newly elected member and Father Daly. The election for the University of Dublin also took place yes terday. The Right Hon. J. Whiteside was returned without opposition. The proceedings in the House of Commons, last night, were confined wholly to the asking of questions on various subjects, which need no reference beyond the report in another column. OUR RAGGED SCHOOLS THERE is no more important system of active charity in operation amongst us, - we are per suaded, than that of the Ragged. Schools. The very name is one that tells a tale of love and brotherly kindness, which ought to secure the warmest sympathy of a Christian community. Ragged Schools,—so called, because, as their name imports, they are schools for the Ragged— that is, for those whose condition, physical and moral, is such, that they must needs have a sepa rate and, distinct provision for their care and teaching, and which must be such as will seek to reclaim them from their most degraded position : so degraded, that the ordinary schools, even of the lowest class, would not often open their doors to receive them ! For ragged too generally means, and is . found to be, degraded,—and often, very often, as vicious and depraved as well can be. Ah I but it is a sad thing, in this most respectable world in which we live, and to which we belong, to be reduced to a condition of rags ! He was not, it is true, altogether a bad, though he was a poor man, who is related to have had occasion to As I go in this ragged tattered coat of mine, I am hunted away from the door by every barking cur." Even the very dogs, we see, have an instinctive horror of the ragged—associating them, it would seem, in their canine minds, with nothing that is reputable, but with everything, perhaps, that is repugnant to the right ideas of even a brute. Yes ;—if the poor ragged wight should but-ask the queition, " Why do your dogs bark so ?" it were only necessary to point to his coat. For being ragged, he is, very naturally, it would appear, set down as a ragamuffin,—and we all know what that means. It is long ago that one of our poets had to say— " And ragged virtue not a friend at Court." And the saying was then, and is still, but a figure of speech, and a very forcible one, for the universal friendlessness of those whose unhappy fate it is to be clothed in rags—the emblem not only of poverty, but of misery, and, now-a- days too commonly, of profligacy and vice. To have thought of such a thing, in those days, as educating the ragamuffins in our streets—of providing good schools, and devoted teachers, for such, the very offscouring of the people, the lowest of the low, the vilest of the vile— would have been scoffed out of mind in an instant. But, thank God, we have fallen upon better times,—times when Christian influences, in their most practical bearing, extend to every class, however low : nay, are directed with even the greatest force of all, as indeed they ought to be, to the lowest of all, because needing them most of all—not alone to the poorest of the poor, but to the most degraded of the degraded, and those who, being such, have hitherto been found most commonly to have none to help them. This subject has again been brought prominently before the people of Liverpool, by the recurrence this week of the anniversary of the Soho-street Industrial Ragged Schools,—an establishment which, though by no means so extensive as, in such a town as Liverpool, it ouk,ht to be, is yet evidently, according to its means, doing much positive and practical good among those who, with often but too much reason, have come to be called the dangerous classes There were admitted to the Schools during the past year, it appeared by the Report, upwards of three hundred boys and girls—the great majority of them boys; and the average roll was about half that number, These boys and girls " helpless little ones, the Report termed them •" ready to perish, and aptly styled ' City Arabs' —we suppose from their wild .and apparently untamable character, when first rescued from their sad condition as street wanderers--are not only taught to read, and wr ite, and cast accounts, but are trained up also in habits of industry; and it is this, it seems, on which the directors of the institution mainly depend for the success of their labours. "Indeed," they tell us, " the beneficial influences of the work-room can scarcely be too highly prized ; for it has been found that, as soon as the child sees the result of its labours, and thereby knows and feels that, with its own hands, it can do something profitable, a new spring of action is elicited—the germ of self-respect becoming apparent, and is rapidly followed by a desire for self-improvement. A wish to learn appears, and gradually the little outcast, and unprofitable member of society, becomes self-supporting." Now surely this were a practical result of real, substantial value. And the permanent worth of it, we find, is attested by the fact, that " a very large proportion of th e children who have been inmates of the institution, and are now in situations, are conducting them selves in a manner perfectly satisfactory to their employers." They themselves become sensible of the great advantages of such a training as they receive, and, therefore, of the happy change that it produces in their condition. It is related, for instance, in the Report, that at the late annual Christmas Dinner of the Schools, two boys, now • almost men, were present, former inmates, who had just returned from sea, and who addressed the children in most touching language, telling them how they themselves had once been ragged and destitute, and of the benefit they had received from attending the Schools, and urging the scholars present to persevere in regular attendance, and in the course of good conduct it was the purpose of the Schools to train them to. Now such an institution as this, we repeat, has a claim upon the people of a town like Liverpool far beyond anything which, alas ! they are content to bestow upon it. With only too much reason did Rector CAMPBELL declare, at the meeting, "There is not a sufficient degree of sympathy—l am afraid there is not sufficient public spirit to assist us." For, as the Committee of the institution state in their Report, " in all large densely-peopled towns like Liverpool, observation and experience have shown that there are children which the National, Congregational, and Parochial Schools, or such establishments as the Blue-coat School, and the Orphan Asylums, cannot effectually provide for, or even bring in any degree within their influence." And they who, but for these Industrial Ragged Schools, would thus be neglected, are just those who have the greater need of our charitable care and concern. The Rector of Liverpool truly said of the institution, that " it is one calculated to reach a class of, society which can be reached in no other way—the class which may be called the worst in the land. _ The streets of our cities," he added, " are the hotbeds of . crime, and any thing that can be done•to rescue these unfortunate creatures must be a good work." There can be no doubt that it is a work of real, practical, substantial good ; and one which would repay fold, were there expended. in its prosecution as many thousands as there ought to be, to meet the exigency of the case as it is found to exist in such a town as Liverpool. society many, many FREE LABOUR IN THE WEST INDIES. IF" our West India colonies are to remain prohibited from the employment of slave labour, as we must all hope and trust they ever will, then must there be every encouragement given to them to obtain free labour,—unless; indeed, they are to cease to be cultivated, and arc to sink into the vast wildernesses- from which our Colonists have reclaimed them. And if the negro or other labour that is already there be insufficient, then must means be adopted for importing more, — the only available means for which are that of immigration. It is much to be regretted, therefore, that there should be so much jealousy displayed, as there appears to be, on this subject of immigration whether from Africa or elsewhere. Of course, we cannot but sympathise with the feeling of repugnance to any sort of immigration which was compulsory, and thereby partook of the nature of slavery. But this feeling must not be carried to excess, or al lowed to be indulged unreasonably and indis criminately. Negro labour is found by long experience to be the best adapted for the field work of the West Indies, and there is a great demand for such labour. This is one point of the case. Then there is the African negro race whom it is desirable to civilise, and to habituate to industry as a method of civilisation. And this is the other point of the case. Negroes are urgently wanted in the West Indies ; and there are African Negroes in abundance whom it might be a blessing to transport thither. The only, or, at any rate, the great question is, can this really be done so as to aviod its being perverted to virtual slavery—so as, in a word, to be the blessing it ought to be, as a means of civilising and Christianising the now poor benighted and degraded Africans, without the risk of its degen erating into the old curse of a degrading and inhuman slavery ? There was a short incidental discussion on this interesting subject in the House of Lords the other evening, which had the effect of throwing some light upon it. A " Jamaica Immigration Act" of the Colonial Legislature is awaiting the Royal Assent; and Lord BROUGHAM rose to make some enquiry about it—evidently with a strong preju dice against its object—notwithstanding that he subsequently was induced to admit that he did not object to, on the contrary he approved of, a well ordered system of immigration. This, however, was after Earl GREY had pointed out, that although these Colonial Acts required to be watched with THE _NORTHERN TIMES SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1859 et that Lord BROUGHAM was too sweeping in his censures, when he con- great care, demned immigration altogether, which, there was no doubt, had been productive of great benefit .to the colonies ; that it most formidable competition created ,rown sugar had yet encountered ; that it had restored those colonies that adopted it to a measure of prosperity ; and that it had been productive of happy effects on those individuals who were carried there. Lord GREY then adduced which slav instances of its beneficial results, to the immigrants themselves He knew that many of the immi- grants, after their prescribed period of service of five years, had gone back to their own country with large sums of money, and so satisfied were they with the treatment they received, that it was no uncommon thing for them to return, bringing their friends with them." Now here we have undoubtedly. a process of civilisation going on— to say nothing of the immense advantage it is of to the colonies, as a question of labour. For it would be impossible, one would think, for the immigrants to undergo a service of five years, in the midst of civilisation ; and Christian inque returning home benefited in no slight degree Th Dne es, without abject was placed by another Peer in a still more forcible point of view. The Earl of AIRLIE, after expressing his belief that free emigra tion, if properly conducted, would be of great and material benefit to our colonies, and at the same time of equal advantage to the people of this country, referred to the moral aspects of the ques tion ; forcibly remarking that, although the people of this country had shown that they cared not what sacrifices they incurred provided they could only free themselves from the reproach of per- mitting slavery in their dominions, yet so long as the West India Islands remained in their present state we could hardly expect other nations to follow our example—an argument than which nothing can be more true. It is the taunt with which the slaveholders of America are continually assailing us. Look at your West Indies, they say—. see what a mess you have made of it there by your emancipation. But we entirely agree with Lord AIRLIE, that, notwithstanding the great difficulties that have arisen in our West India colonies, still, by promoting free immigration, these islands may yet be restored to that flourish ing condition which they have certainly not enjoyed since the great work of negro emancipation was accomplished. The great point is, to guard free immigration from abuse—to preserve it from becoming nothing more or less than a sort of slave trade in disguise ; which in the hands of the French, for instance, it was evidently becoming, until the affair of the Charles-et-Georges exposed its real character. In the Jamaica Act, which gave rise to the discussion we have referred to, there are apparently some mistakes whfch, whether unintentional or not, it is the duty of HER MAJESTY'S Ministers to insist upon being corrected, before the Royal assent is given to it; for, as the BISHOP of OXFORD well observed, " the more important that it is for the negro race and; for our West India Islands that properly Conducted immigration should be en couraged-and fostered, the more anxious should they be that no such mistakes should be committed; because, if the bill worked badly for the immigrant when it became law, and there were to be admitted cases of abuse in the West India islands, and a cry arose in this country against the principle of free immigration itself, grounded upon the evils which had been allowed to creep in, it would be far more difficult afterwards, when the jealousy of the people had been excited concerning it, to establish and foster a proper system of immigration than preventing the evils attaching to the subject at the outset." A Treasury Warrant, in last- night's Gazette; reduces the postage of letters between the United Kingdom and the Argentine Confederation to a uniform minimum rate Of 6d, from the Ist of April next. THE PAPER DUTY.—DEPUTATION TO THE EARL OF DERBY.--Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a deputltion on the subject of the repeal of the paper duties waited upon the Earl of Derby at his official residence in Downing street, for the purpose of urging upon him the repeal of the paper duties. There were a large number of members of the House of Commons present, amongst 'Whom were Mr. Wm. Williams, Sir Joseph Paxton, Colonel Sykes, Sir John V. Shelley, Dr. Brady, Colonel French, Mr. John Locke, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. Roupell, Mr. M. Gibson, Mr. E. Craufurd, Mr. M'Mahon, Mr. E. Ball, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hatchell, Mr. Salisbury, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Conyngham, &c. Mr. M. Gibson in troduced the deputation—Mr. Collett, Mr. Vizetelly, Mr. Cassell, Mr. Francis, Dr. Gray. Mr. W. Chambers and other gentlemen addressed his lordship, urging the usual arguments in favour of the repeal of the tax. The Earl of Derby said that in the present state of the national finances it was impossible for him to make any definite promise. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE AMPHITHEATRE. —The English Opera Company continued during the past week their performances, which were in every way satisfactory and creditable. On Mon day the promised new opera by Herr Meyer Lutz will be produced for the first time. ROBBERY BY A MARINE-STORE DEALER.—Michael Finnigan was charged at the Birkenhead Police-court, yesterday, with stealing some lead from the Monk's Ferry station of the Birkenhead and Chester Railway. After a partial investigation of the case, he was remanded. CRESCENT CHAPEL LITERARY SOCIETY. —This society held its usual weekly meeting on Wednesday last, in the school-rooms, William Henry-street, when Mr. James Mahood, the president, delivered an address, entitled . . " Friendly Counsel," which he illustrated with 'numerous anecdotes. emusTv's MINSTRELS.—As the stay of these singers in Liverpool is drawinc , rapidly to a close, any —if any there be—who have not yet heard, and those—of whom there must be a legion, at least—who desire to hear them again, must take prompt' advantage of the short time yet remaining. THEATRE ROYAL.—The performances at the theatre to-night will conclude the run of the pantomime. It has been singularly successful on the whole, and we believe, if other arrangements had allowed, could have attracted audiences a much longer time. On Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathew's commence their engage ment. " THE WORLD BEFORE THE FLOOD."—Last evening, Henry Danson, Esq., presided at a lecture delivered by the Rev. Mr. Booth, at the Craven Rooms, Birkenhead, on the subject of " The World before the Flood." The rev. gentleman handled the matter in a most masterly manner, and was repeatedly applauded by the audience, which was most respectable. HENGLER'S CIRCUS.—This most popular place of ,amusement is crowdekevery night, and novelty succeeds novelty, the management never allowing the public time to weary of any set of performances before it vanishes and is succeeded by another wholly new and unexpected. A change is announced for next week, the programme of which contains several very attractive features. BIRKENHEAD ELECTION.—The election of a commis sioner in the room of Mr. Eddowes, who has been ousted from the office of commissioner by the Court of Queen's Bench, on the application of Mr. Gough, will take place on Wednesday next. The candidates are Mr. Gough and Mr. Hughes, land agent. Mr. Hughes was formerly a commissioner for several years. The opinion in Birkenhead seems to be that Mr. Gough ought not to be opposed, as he was so near being returned at the late election. EDGE-BILL WonnING MEN'S ASSOCIATION. The second of a course of lectures was delivered by the Rev. Joseph Bardsley, in connection with this association, last Thursday evening. The old school-room, in Wavertree-road was quite full, composed chiefly of the working class. For nearly two hours the lecturer was listened to with the greatest attention, and the great applause testified the satisfaction of the audience. Mr. Bardsley treated the subject in his usual clear and able manner. LIST OF PASSENGERS, per S.S. City of Washington.— Mrs. Furniss, and child, Miss Noore,. Mrs Line, Messrs. S. Fernandes, Charles De Greek, C. A. Bacon and wife, qaptain Lansdon and wife, Gaspard Lepan, J. Wilde, Joseph Meemer, A. Woodburn, J. Orsen, J. Thompson, R. Bliss, A. V. Cogsville and wife, P. Mulin, D. Millard, W. H. L. Barnes and wife, Mr. Robert, F. Shaw, A. E. Watts, W. Dieckreide, A. Warren, J. Gray, W. Gruns feld, Mrs. Attwood, Mr. Knowlton, Mr. Ellenger.-166 Steerage passengers FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday, an inquest was held at Birkenhead, on the body of a man named William Lee. The deceased was a labouring man, and was employed at the docks on the Cheshire side of the Mersey on Wednei day evening. He was attending to the piling machine, and through some carelessness he came under the hammer, which descended with great force upon him, hitting the back of his head, and almost crushing his skull in. H• was removed to the hospital, and expired about nine o'clock. He never spoke after the accident. Verdict, " Accidental death." THE LIVERPOOL REFORM CLUB. —A meeting of the members of the Liverpool Reform Club was held at the London Hotel, Clayton-square, at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of considering the propriety of accepting an offer made by the owner of that establishment, which will place a suite of apartments and offices entirely at the disposal of the club, for its future meetings. Mr.. Charles Willmer presided. The proceedings of the meeting were conducted in private. The result, however, was the unanimous adoption of a resolution sanctioning the acceptance, by the council, of the offer, upon terms which were fully explained to the meeting. THE ELMS TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.—A lively musical and literary entertainment was given on Wednesday evening, at the Elms Room, Toxteth-park, in aid of the funds of the Temperance Society connected with that building. Dr. Eden occupied the chair. Mrs. Peacock ably presided at the piano ; her daughters, the Misses Peacock, and her son, Mr. John Peacock, contributed highly to the pleasures of the numerous auditory by their charming vocalisation of same of the choicest Scottish songs and duets. The audience were enraptured with their efforts, and loudly encored most of their songs even don* encores in some instances well demanded, It was announced that the meetings of the society are held every Wednesday evening, and that rational amuse ment is blended with the advocacy of temperance principles at these meetings. ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—The members of this club met as usual, at the Club-house, Duke-street, Com modore Littledale presiding, supported by several of the officers and members. Mr. Charles Birch, Lineacre, was elected a, member ; and the following entlemen were Tomas 'put in nomination for election :—Mr. Townley Parker, Astley Hall, Chorley ; Mr; Charles C. Pole, Falkner-street ; - Mr. Charles M. O'Keefe, Rosney House, Dalkey, county of Dublin; Captain P. C. Lovett, Liscombe Manor, Leighton. Buzzard, Bucks ; " Ruby Queen" yacht. The financial statement for the year was introduced by the treasurer, and was very well received by the meeting. It shows a handsome balance to the credit of the club, after paying the current expenditure. Mr. Gamble gave notice of motion for consideration, "That the balance in the hands of the treasurer be in vested, or — otherwise disposed of, as determined at the next meeting." The club will hold their opening dinner for'the season at the marine station, Rock Ferry, in the month of April. LIVERPOOL LITERARY ASSOCIATION.—The first meet ing of the session was held on Thursday evening, at the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street. Mr. J. F. Tafe, who .occupied the chair, delivered the opening address, which was loudly applauded. The Secretary, Mr. E. Young, stated that he had the pleasure to inform the meeting, that Theodore W. Rathbone, Esq..; J. R. Jeffery, Esq..; Westland.. Marston, Esq., of London; Professor Sheri dan.Muspratt ; Dr. D. P. Thomson ; J. A. Picton, Esq., F.R.S. ; and J. Vandenhoff, Esq., had become honorary members 'of the association. The business of the even ing, " An inquiry into the relative effects of the writings of Dickins and Thackeray, upon ' the well-being of saciety,".was then proceeded with, and elicited some able remarks from Mr. W. J. Rockcliffe, C. E. Mr. Ferrey; and Mr. Knox. Mr. Edwin Young moved a vote of thanks to the chairman for his 'eloquent address, which was carried unanimously, and the meeting separated. TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE MR. BASIL BIKER.— More than any other artist, an actor demands with justice at the hands of the public whom he has ' 'delighted, some tribute which shall tend to keep his memory alive when he himself is no longer among us. The writer, the painter, the sculptor, leave their works behind them as the best monument of their fame, and often as, the best provision for those who were dependent " This is not so with the actor. His fame depends only on the Memory of those who heard him, and after their day'passes into a gradually fading tradition. Mr. Basil Baker's talents are now but a memory in Liverpool, and every succeeding week 'will diminish the vitality of the remembrance among us df so much genuine, genial, and delightful comic humour. It is, therefore, but natural and becoming, that many of those who were his debtors for evenings of enjoyment, should propose some means of acquitting themselves of the obligation even now, when the man himself can no longer feel the .warmth of kindness, or appreciate the earnest ness of gratitude. Those whom he has left behind him may at least - receive at the hands of the public some testimony of the regard which attaches itself to his memory. Steps are'already being taken to that end, and a preliminary meeting has been called, which will be held at the Clarendon - Rooms on Monday next. It is of course as yet undecided what form the undertaking may assume, but the arrangement will no doubt be conducted with judgment and discretion. After what we have already said, it need hardly be added that we give the proposal our cordial wishes, and earnestly invite the attention of the public to it. THE REFORM MOVEMENT. MEETING AT BOLTON.—A public meeting was held at Bolton, on Thursday evening, to consider the question of Parliamentary Reform. The Mayor occupied the chair, when a series of resolutions wore adopted, declaring that the laws which regulate the representation of the people in parliament require amendment, " and that the exclu sion of the great body of the working classes from the parliamentary franchise is a grievous injustice, and has prejudicial effect upon legislation, and upon the adminis tration of public affairs." A second resolution declared in favour of the ballot and triennial parliaments ; and a third gratefully recognised Mr. Bright's valuable services. The whole proceedings passed off with the greatest unanimity. GL ASGOW. —A Reform Conference is announced to be held at Glasgow on the 23rd inst. It will consist of delegates from one hundred towns and villages in the west of Scotland. The Glasgow Reform Committee have adopted a very cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Bright, coupled with a strong expression of their determination to support his measure. MR. BRIGHT, M . P., AND HIS REFORM BILL . A letter has been received from Mr. Bright in reply to a vote of thanks lately forward.ed,by the Glasgow Reform Committee, in which the hon. member says :—" I hope there will -be cordial union among all classes of Re formers in favour of my bill ; nothing but this can give us a chance of success. The conduct of the friends of a more , extended suffrage than I propose gives me great hope that we shall have no division in our ranks, for this is essential to the success of • any measure of the least value. A bill which is equal in its concessions and restrictions—which views all classes of the people as citizens entitled to equal consideration before the law— is one which appeals powerfully, and I hope it will not appeal in vain, to the great population of your City." THE REFORM MOVEMENT IN SURREY. —The Reform meeting at Dorking on Thursday night is a great and significant act. That a town hitherto decidedly Con servative in its tendencies, should be one of the first in the county to get up a demonstration in favour of Reform—should pass resolutions in favour of a radical change in our representative system, and should applaud 'sentiments in unison with that change, is a circumstance which may well be marked as being of more than ordi nary interest.— West Surrey Times, PETERBOROUGH. —Au association has been formed in this city to watch the Reform Bills introduced into Parliament ; and it is intended in a short time to convene a public meeting of the inhabitants. REIGATE. public meeting is to be held here on Wednesday evening next, in the Town-hall, to take into consideration the position of the borough with regard to the new Reform Bill. PADDINGTON. -On Tuesday a special meeting of the vestry of Paddington was held at the vestry hall, in the Harrow-road, Paddington, pursuant to a requisition, for the purpose of considering " the propriety of presenting a petition to Parliament, praying that the parish of Pad dington might be separated for all Parliamentary pur poses from the parishes at present united with it, to form the borough of Marylebone ; and that the parish of Paddington might be made a separate borough, and that such borough might have a representation of its own in the Commons House of Parliament." A petition in conformity was adopted. GREENWICH E LECTION. —The returning officer, F. Chapman, Esq., has fixed the nomination to take place on Monday next, at 11 o'clock, at the hustings fronting St. Alphege Church, Greenwich, and the election will take place on the following day at the polling booths of Green wich Woolwich, and Deptford. THE WAR QUESTION, The Times entertains no doubt that war was intended by the Emperor Napoleon ; and as it seems to be felt on all hands that Europe has at least received a respite from this imminent danger, it urges that Austria should now do something for the promotion of peace, especially as Sardinia has just rendered homage to public opinion in the circular issued by Count Cavour. Let Austria now issue her diplomatic circular, disclaiming any interest in the misgovernment of Central and Southern Italy, expres sing her willingness to discuss peaceably the occupation of the Legations, and to arrange freely and fairly with France on measures necessary in order to restore those countries to a moderate degree of good government. It is reported on the Continent that the Emperor of the French has in some way or other pledged himself to the English Government not to attack Austria as long as that Power remains on the defensive. The Journal des Debats regards the pacific speech of the Count de Mornv, as a more trustworthy interpreta tion of that delivered by the Emperor, than the articles of those journals which clamour for war. The most violent article which has been published on the subject of existing difficulties, appears in the Sleek, which demands war, not in the cause of Italian inde pendence, but in endeavouring to obtain the revisal of treaties, the existence of which perpetuates the recollec tion of our greatest disaster and which were signed under the oppression of 1,200,000 foreign soldiers. The Dioniteur de la Flotte says, that submarine naviga tion is likely one day to influence the balance of naval power of the different countries. It. would not matter that an enemy were master of the sea —as, were a certain number of submarine vessels of small tonnatre and draught, which could be run on land and sacrificed, to be collected, a considerable amount of stores might be landed in a short time ; men could disembark with rapidity from ordinary steam-ships. It is warlike stores which require time. The semi-official Prussian Gazette defends the Govern ment from a charge of neglecting the army, and says it has been always kept on a footincr to support the position of Prussia as a great European power. The budget of the army for 1859 shews a total increase of expenses, as compared with the preceding year, of 800,000 thalers ; and. in addition, there has beraxt demanded a spo,ciat credit of 1 1 63(i vQQ tialers. ' IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.--FRIDAY. The Earl of Leitrim moved for some returns respecting recent assassinations in Ireland. Lord Dungannon appealed to the .noble lord not to press his motion, which, after some conversation, Ras withdrawn. Earl Grey asked some questions respecting the militia& and made some severe remarks on the organisation of that force, which was kept up at a great expense, and Pe` was never sufficiently efficient to render adequate services to the country. After some remarks in defence of the militia from th e , Earl of Granville and Lord Derby the subject dropP eu l. and The House. adjourned at 6.30 p.m: HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAT. NEW MEMBER. Mr. Samuelson took" the oaths arid his seat for Banbury NOTICE OF MOTION. Lord Stanley gave notice that on Monday he shoul i ask leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Secretary 0, State and Council of India to raise money in the rultea Kingdom for Indian service. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Lord • Elcho asked the Chancellor .of ,the Exchequer whether her Majesty's government have come to u l l determination as to the enlargement of, the Briti Museum, or, the arrangement and distribution of its heterog,eneous collection. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the s ubject was now under the consideration of government. MANUFACTURE OF SPIRITS. Mr. Ilassard asked the, Chancellor of Exchequer if it is his intention to propose- that any reduction shall 1 ! 8 made in the duty now paya')le on spirits manufactured at Ireland. The Chancellor of Exchequer said that he had The increase adopted last year had worked excedingly well, and had led to no illicit distills tion, RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Mr. Bentinek a3kcd the President of the Board of trade whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's 0° ; vernment to intro:hie° any measure during the preset' session founded on the report of the select committee oo sucti intention railway accidents. - Mr. Henley s tid that many of the suggestions of OS committee were of great value, but it was not intesde to form a bill on its report. Those suggestions would b e embodied in a general measure. I'RE-PAID LETTEI On the motion for adjournment till Monday, Mr. Rich called attention to the order of:the re; master-General on the 29th of last month, directing t hat all letters on and after the 10th of this month, if not pr'r paid, should be opened by Post-office authorities, and t° s ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what p ro vision have been made thenceforth to guarantee the inviolabilit! of letters sent through the Post-office ?He trusted th at the order would be rescinded, as it would be found inconvenient if not impracticable. • Sir F. Northcote said that the order was adoP te t a purely for the convenielce of the public. The ros j office revenue would suffer by it. The regulation l a e fully approved- by Mr. Rowland Hill, part of wh ° 11 original plan was the compulsory pre-payment of letters, the greater number of unpaid letters, were eith' advertisements, or sent for purpose of annoyance, and consequence many persons refused all such letters. 5 this means some letters of consequence were refus and some inconvenience was occasioned thereby, whic h I d was the object of the present order to remedy. Bu t i f 523,000,000 of letters sent through the post-office, 011 .,;, 2i million were unpaid. Prepayment was already e ° l pulsory to our colonies, and to the United States au Spain. In these instances' it had been found to O r The plan, though it might cause some inconve,u' ; ; ence till people were used to it, at all events deserve°. trial. On that day, the first on which the new regulut l° 3 l came into force, only one-third more letters than 10 . 1 ,, had been sent to the dead letter office: to the inY l O ; lability of the contents of the letters, no less than v letters had hitherto been daily opened at the dead let t h e , office, and no violation of secresy had taken place. r f" t ' o plan would be modified or abandoned if it was foun t ' work disadvantageously to the public. THE FOREIGN OFFICE. Lord J. Manners, in reply to Mr. Tite, entered into explanations respecting the new Foreign Office. Sir B. Hall commented on the selection of the till competitor as architect of the new building, the first second having been passed over. After some observations from Mr. B. Hope, . 3 " . Conyingham, and Colonel Thompson, Lord Palmerston ridiculed the reas on given O r i choosing. Mr. Scott as architect, because he was secc' v r on several competitions; they might as well put a race_ first because he ran second in two heats. He objected the Gothic style as barbarous, while it was also out,oir date. Another style might be adopted, more fit for a After some observations from Mr. Bentinck, the sub ject dropped NATIVE PRINCES IN INDIA. Mr. V. Smith, in asking the Secretary of State fctif India whether any reward or mark of honour had be conferred upon those Native Princes, or their Minister!: who have proved faithful to her Majesty during the 11 called attention generally to the policy t4l/ facility of conciliating the natives in. India. - • hiA Lord Stanley enumerated several instances in iv ,0 honourable mention and more substantial rewards ; cf been given to the Native Princes. It would be the po7 of the Indian Government to grant both rewards marks of honour on proper occasions. THE VIRAGO. Mr. Buxton asked the First Lord of the Adn3 o 4 whether he had received any explanation of the eoa d6- 0 of Captain .Dunn, of her Majesty's sloop Virago, wh o e t the Czar, screw steam-ship, go ashore off the Lizar"„', l 6 2.15 on Thursday, Jan. 22, but continued his e () )1 0 without making any attempt to succour the crew, tw e no n of whom perished, besides the master and his wife, '[ t le , the ground, as he alleged, that he thought very "" assistance could be rendered. - Sir J. Pakington replied that the Admiralty had can inquiry to be made. Three offic ers a t F a l mou th had v, e ,.0 appointed for that purpose, and had re p or ted that C. 1 1 1 " - o f Dunn could not, without risk, or with any chanc e l be success, have stopped to give assistance to the Czar. Admiralty were not satisfied on the subject, and belies, that Captain Dunn ought, at all events, to have encle vowed to render someass'istanc( djournment till Monday was the° The motion for agreed to OCCASIONAL FORMS OF PRATE] The Occasional Forms of Prayer Bill p ssed thrall' committee THE TITLE AND LANDED ESTATES BILL. e The Solicitor-Gen era l move d fo r l e ave to introd uc oe bill to simplify the bill to title and landed estates• iot a compared the expense and difficulty of transferring • ro with the cheapness and care of transferring other p a d perty, and observed on the inc rease in the v alue of to which' such a measure would p r od u ce. By the 13 :.: '01 curt was to be established, to which those who w 'oll to create an indefeasible title to their estates, m ast aPl e b to the Court after twelve month's delay, during wh it a, full publicity was to be given to the application. . 0 01 vertisements and otherwise could grant a provis: fe e title, and after three months' further delay, an illu e ti fo sible title. The court would be presided over bY b oo judges, whose qualifications would either be to ol io practised for 10 years as conveyance rs , an d for a c er ,tes number of years as judges of the e n cumbered es . court in Ireland. - Sir It. Bethell expressed his high admiration of measure on After some apprroving observations from Mr. •- n i a, I Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Matins, and Mr. Tiadfi e was introduced and read a first time. REGISTRY OF LANDED r ill The Solicitor-General further obtained ESTATES. l eav e to b 5 in a bill to establish a registry of landed estates. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. bill Mr. Walpole obtained leave to introduce a JO' amend the act relating to the ecclesiastical commi s :oc. The House then adjourned at a quarter to ten de THE COURT. 'ant WINDFOR CASTLE, Feb. 10.—Her Majesty's arch' party yesterday included the Princess Alice, the 4- „fortP bishop of Canterbury, the Duke and Duchess of 13e Asti, the Earl of Carlisle, the Right ?lon. H. and Lad"' Labouchere, Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles PhiPlnelter i the Hon. Mrs. Biddulph ; also the Duchess of,f,loo' land, who arrived on a visit in the afternoon. Th e be of the Grenadier Guards played during dinner 3 driej dinner the Windsor and Eton Royal Glee and 0 , Union had the honour of singing before her Mnj e ,, 6- c falnl: guests. Altos—Messrs. Knowles Marriott, an" Tenors—Messrs. Dysen and Whiffen ; Basses', "tv 0 Bridgewater, Barnby, and Lambert. Her Mar3-' ' tet t the Prince Consort ' inspected yesterday Oil horses which have lately arrived as a present fr ° Sultan of Morocco to the Queen. aftern th il3 EL MAIL NEW—The Alhambra, with the 10 ' Lisbon, and the Avon' s ma il s from the Brazils: lorfolil Southampton yeste r d a y (Friday) at noon. T oe r from Melbourne in seventy-four days, landed.. $" l and passengers at Falmouth, on Thursday • brings on freight 7,00 Q Qtnees of gold. tip Slif Im the th( Ri RI till