Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-16 00:00:00

gantmcrciat T 1.1 Ls- [I A V. , Ta,s DAY, the 16th in,tstit, at Ralf-past Eleven dlock, at the Comm,oretai aleruu,a. TO pI J b37 e.aakets VA Itlo7'S. Patterns may he seentrlor u the sale by app'ying to GEO. BAJ)EN 1r u •4,, TILES DAY, the .16t.tt 1.16 aut. t: l'Wet o'cla,a, a‘ Lac ComarJtui •I feiriple-zourc,- • -• '•-• - map Cases Fi to V.11Q,11(i1 ,SG ex Furies (63), 53 Caws -Naples LE.4I,JSS, cx 3:flan (es), 33.11 " es • „ 11.!i",n7_ A), 183 Cans Mess-1n „ 'ex Express, - 1 3 arcaL0.14i Para rurkev, ' Arssi - SO,TS. Apply 1,0 GEOLiGE +.:;) 1 2, %CA ant S'iN, 113mezrs. 18, Norco J•,?-•n-titrcet. • l'urs DAY, thel.W.h i.-.141 - A it. At rvr.).4ve o'zlock, At. 1, °Lill tll- tro2t, • . • 4,57 IS:UV 1 Ex Jua n Brown, from !lot/fa, Stial VI , - it; ,t`i - I.3.IILLAY, Br 14 THIi DAY, trl3 Lich it, at "f9r,li a o*A4ck, •at 'Ws ) I ter's 01112 a. 9, ltumf,r,.!-;trec , t, 11 Riles C )."•ro (:n•nerciaatitalile), Ex Franck AI frwa PArt.Vyt. W t[ v 1 •1 aa.Co., 111•61 rs. TO -M 0 ItRO W. 01 3:1,23 , 13C of whom it to To-uOr:RONS, Oat , lith insta , tt, at htlf-pagt One o'clo.lc, at 11. 11 G - •:)l,n*,,n Corn Eun tate, tirkt.t3Wiek-street, Ab )1c ;;,;stall of C.; pa Li and Abont 1,619 Intl)) C 1 , 01, Also a quiatity oF E• 4•:; Alti-kr, ex 'tic:hard Young, in Wir.lo.li --' rtutla:r liar) apiqv •0 J. t ) ( , •• , t .. ,‘) To MORROW, th, Cita his;dat, aL r.,ur O'Cide.g., RI, the Br •leers' sA!eroo,n, Temple-court. 1,20 J I3.ths t I iris, awl 3to 1 PA , ' , VO , Ir,s. W. UitSAII2 an l Ca., ,Wool Brokor Apply to To-34 maw, th 3 17th initvt , it, at Fciur•to l tock, at the Cotta i ziAle.4l•33rn, • 1,020 Bales East India 100 „ Oplrto washed and "nr.wwlied'l i VJOLI .100 , Sundries' 200 She k;ng.i.,l3 Skin, Flame,&z.) MALCI 7 ,II" 'W,oI Br 3liv4r. h 31, D th,4tra3t. 1,420 A pi4y to To-Matttair, the 17th instant, at 1131f -mist Oz o'clo,:lt.,^:ct the Corn nercial salq-)om. T , nnl3le-court, 161 Barr'l 'Alnerieda LA.111), 140 l'ie•ees E )414E, B I) 4 :NT and %/v., Errorer. Apply t,a WE TINE DA Y. On NV,t),F; DAY rtr`,Ct, 11111 4 th iactant, Tcreiv- Qt4c^k, at the 13c,>cers' R. !iv:tit t , r .-t'l , v'sv wth, Ch t'vellstreet, ft ws 111 , 1cia (T.W •:!t•Z;•:Et). ex City of Fla'tirnare.—Aptily to `.llai.rq. t':in Bancroft, It!rch tats ;or - o iio ‘-; Bro'cer. WEL,Nzsoklr ne'r. the 1 4 th , iaga it, at ')ne cet:ock, at the lin.:ier.' 11?•. 7. I, :xctr, tz•-haTllings, About Dal s d rnazed ros, ~ 40 „ t'xl.::•-packed ~ 1 1) ~ Surat fl YW 11 3 ) a-h] MNICC k`R.. Apply tr) 'I'IIu nai I 'crttponett froni . Thttrsiay. the sth V.ty. On TlitlitiDAY, alt 19th May. a ifl eon,' star days, at .11rowae, Co.'4 Oitze, 2, 1'&1;4-street, 1,810 13.tles Rant I• 1•111. WAN.. 50 „ ETyntiati 40 S•arrn t 22 Millets 11paea o..vst J'INT" r ;Oa TLI URSD AY next, tit- 9th ilstant at 'f %%rive o'clock, in - the :cottnn, cial -a'ernom, 61 ('asks 1 1.311.1 t ‘NT, ,, , al. faults, • ex Augusta, from Pal rply to GEO. BAD z.nd SON, Brokers. FilinlV. On FRTDAT next, the'2othlostant, at hllf-prat ')ne o'e!oek. at 1h Bro:(er,' 0 fica, Cr' E '<3 1 la Y; s- Mil Ii tg. Bit ASV/ ^k-street, About 6,100 C.ntals sl , v . ht I heat tI A neriean WHEAL 19 816 BarrAs N.)rt) , r OA) FT.')Ult lIENa 1 . grolttr. On FRIDAY, the .211 h instant. , at the =.llraker,' Saleroom, Atherton,hu• Liverpo)l, 510 'ldes ilia • - ' SO) „ D 309 ~ op mu, wa6hed . end univaorlied 251 „ Bu,aos Ayes v and inAdium 20) „ , c' u ing• the WOOL ehoiee-flock, n.arlc frce f.f burr 100 „ BroA w.t , 11,1 n.id Lisboa' I '7O „ Vulo-aud 403 „ Chili, Peru, and , sundries • . 1120 Bales.-For Cattl'ozne , ; &e., apply to II Uta• t aad NON I.D, Wool Brokers. On MOSDAY Rest, tha insta it, t r',),tc tr.& Cotton Saleroom, 2,100 B tst ludia WOOL. Also, On Fathav, the 20th instant, at Four o'clock, In the Cotton Salero-m, 700 Bake East Italia wOOL. t'. I. LI I t'L 4 :f) an-1 CI., Tirokerq. ♦pply t, N• T :at 0 N T 11. On inonsi,AY, the Ili of June, et 01 e o',.'oek, at Chri-totiher Bushel and Co.'s Oftee, Royal lusurai.o-t ui!diughi s. Abcut .r.. 0 lites at o I la' b. of sut error POICI WEN Ez., of vatiPiiv branrrs acid vintapt s, 70 Pipes of Si.anish RED WIN i.S. togetb( r with sir slier pm Os -of t•IIERBY, CITAMPAC;NE, CLARET, BRANDY, arid other. Waxes and spirit:,. in Wood and Bottle.—l fort:her •at ties 1. t al p r to CilltiScuPLlE.L BeSiIELL, and Co., Brokers. ()!Y a Cr, JAMES BANKS, CASTLE-BMW N.G.S, DERBY-SQUARE, LI VERd'OOl. FENCING . ; WIRE, Bilek, Bright, and Galvanised; TELEGRAPH \VIRE -and sIGNAI. CORD, Wholes de wid.tor Exportation. AME WIN -SOLICE. PIPE , CHOKERS, TRY THE ABOVE. Packag3s2o23. for Sd. C. TITRAI EAU. n ISTORY OF THE WORKING CLASSES, Every Saturday, i n the NOUTERN DAILY TINES, Pric e de Penny. H Penny. THE TEA TRADE. • (Assyst. cum:L.ll.] ROYAL BANK BUILDINGS, Liverpool, -"tray 4th, 1859. • PACT of the Inmortation of this Season's Black Teas" has been—of a liner quality than. for several years past; —but, although theanarliet value is higher, we have made such arrangements as wi I enable us to continue to supply Family Ureters (until further notice) without any advance on former prices, viz—H-Fine Congou, 3s 84, First-class Congou, Rich Souchoug Flavour, 4s, and the Extra Fine, full Ripe Sonekong, 4s 4d. At these .prices will be found unusually good teas--equal to those of the w(11 remem bered season of 18 i 2, and inure particularly the cargo imported per skip Epee liar se, in that year. For the special conrenience of Families we hare an Account open scith "The City Bank," London---" Bank of Ireland," Dublin—"Sational Bank of ,%colland," Edinburgh and Glasgow—and the "Gloucestershire Banking Company," iic - • THE extreme care with which 4 f This Branch of our Trade," the supplying Of Families—has been conducted, and which we commenced in 1840 has exercised a direct influence in the extension of oar correspondence among . parties of the highest standinz, and the nicest perception of taste, throughout the United Kiigdom.—Thne—the most in 'allible test in.:all such cases has served to 'show us, that it . 1s our interest to afford THE GHKA ;EAT • ADVAN"TAOP: PR/CE —combined with EVERY POSSIBIE SECVIIVVY AS ,o QVA.LIT.Y. We have ever resolutely declined all ()Mrs of husiness at great gains, witk corre sponding risks of long credit. The util:tyof our system of 'business, viz.. payment in full, on receipt, and approval of Goods, is well exemplified in the increasing number of our customers. Exiti.vn tAMILII,, and others residing abroad, will recognise the advantages which we possess for the execution of Orders for Tea Usnicn BOND, Duty Tree both as regard s s i ze o f P ac k ages an d urvizonAr,rev, at PRICES WHICH MOST TF.ND TO SLCCRE FURTHER. TRANBACTZONS. • STOCK, 31stMcAlc a t e N u Ttni: 83 1: 8 N,Ir ED : xt-Norio 74,564,000 lbs. STOCK, 31sT MARCII, 1859 68,000.000 lbs. CAUG O , A OF TVA. AFLOkT 8, Is t 17 sink ' . 8711 APRIL, 185 10,579,200 lbs. grn APRIL, 1859, iv 2 3 Snips . . 16,024.760 lbs. Owing to the above small eefiden in the stock of Tea in Great Britain, speculative d - ( 7 xaalla has c ause d a —; tcmporary advance on C , lumen 'tea Tour obliged and faithful ~, , ..r ei, t s, ROBT. ROBERTS & coMpv, Tea and Coffee Salem, ' Other neeessg r y remarks, and the present Li at ,,, „ _. :may be hal on application. ''' eer, TO CORRESPONDENTS. Wader no circumstaymes can we insert communications n oncce llo s! accompanied by the author 'a real name and address aarily for publication, hut us a guarantee of good faith. AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS. &c.—THIS DAy. Twp.ATr.). ItOrAL—Mr. and ;Us. Karacy Williams. 14.0Y,11. AIIPITITITVATILE—Diapotic Regormances, &c. TAANFPAU.I.Mf MAolc - -Clayton Flall. Tax PARISIAN GALT.P.RY OP AWAT,9MY, pwaise-street. L.'". Yorintllculara see ad 70 14YRNAtz Mu B th page. „ rim Lii„ri, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1859. TIIE DAY': NEWS. _ t The intelligence this morning from the seat of War does not add much to our previous knowledge of the state of affairs in the Piedmontese territory. The. Emperor: Nlapoleon wag visited by the King of Sardinia, at Genoa, on Friday. That town and port had been generally illuminated, in: consequence of the arrival of the French Emperor, who, it is, re ported, received 'a very • enthusiastic Aception; ! It would afwear, from. the •PariS.cattespondence et a London,-contemporary, that no miters- but such as are willing to submit their MS. to the censorship of the kb-ell& histnrique are allowed to accompany the head-quarters of the French army. Three members of the Press have been permitted on these terms to follow in the Emperor's wake. • Two of them belong to French. semi-official . ritrints, and the third . to 'a London journal, which only differs from the Poi- Inad Constitutiwznel in being - written in English, and 'having still fewer reatiers. Private letters, - received in Paris, state that the French troops sttfered very severely during flick fortti.. March froth:. Genoa to Gavi, and that the nu:nber of straggters was im mense. The intemperante the men had indttlge:l in, Morcover, wholly linlitted a great many for the hard ships they had 'had to Itadergo, and there were a great many ca,es.ofdysentery and fewer ingthe camp hospital.. By this time the whole of:the cavalry and artillery will have ;reached their destination, and. the French array- in Italy may be -set down withoat evagzerationaat 1:39,00.0 men. An actirmis expected to take place early this week. Twelve thousand men leave Paris to-obey, for Marseilles., 'fney are: intended toLfill up the losie.4 that Will have taken place by the :ime they reach the seat of war, either in action, or by Etti - ;.,eae and disease. T . .te Atli/rims have completely changed their front ; their extreme pow - :rests-on'Vereelli, and th.6irextieine lefton Pavia. Tae French, though more , Inunerous, occupy a:much sin iller.apace, but they have not yet taken an their float position. At the -Witting of the 'Lipner. Tionse, ii• Bailin, on Friday, the money stppl'e; de nanied by the Prussian gorernmeat unanimoa.ty voted with many express-4ms of c infidenw. Alt the speakers were anti-Niiptie an i 'in •fAvourk ef German-nationality. 'Thel - Fedral. D:et, at their sitting at Prank tort-on-the-Maine, 01 Friday, .agreed that the garrisons of the Fedral fartress -, shoald he • placed on a war footing% It is stated in atfutzter exempt fecal liability tolprosecu ttion 'tor Ca'se news, that there is a rumour of M. Pietri, the tezz-prefeet of pdlice, being about to be sent - to Italyim a p articular 'f.ervice during tie w tr. ' The•effeetive , blockade whichlAAmiral de In Graviere has gone to establish in the Adriatic will only extend for - the nrosott to the coast of thel.ambardo- Venetian . king 1 M. Gianier de Casair:rac says in - the Pags that if G.Nieral Gyulai vial only do the French ,army the lionotir to wait for its attack 'between the Piedmontese - frontier and. Aldan, peace very soon he restored. He is persuaded that tthe enemY!s army must* as deiermiazed as that of 1 . . • 'the:French to bring the matter to a thurt end, and 'therefore he reckons upon a very sneedy denlinzent.' The •camtraigns of alaree . .te and thm only lasted a I 1 month each ; and if the , French cars only get•at 4he ' Austrinnl, , be is persuaded that the present one will not he longer. There had b.:en , quite a panic on the P.tris Bourse on Friday, in consequence of a report - that there•had been a change of Miiistry in Pru,sia —thaellerr von Arnim, who is suvosed to be very I hostile •to France, had been • appoitited President of the Council, and that the • :Berlin mob had insulted the French anbaSsador. •A -notice was stuck up at The Bourse contradicting the steement, and the ,1 3 .ttiie asserts that there is mot the slightest foundation for this" false news," the " authors of which.are to be prosecuted." Al tout thirty arrests hove been-already made. But this severity wholly' Nik.l • to' ins-tire contidence, and there was a fall of 1 per cent. in Rente. Aqvices•bave bee.) receive 1 of the arrival at the 'Mauritius, of the Aastialial urtil steamer Bram, with ,dotes; from Sydney to the lAth of March. and from Xlelboutne to the,l7th. It id presumed that the &nen- h td met with art accident, and was conse quently compelled to land ,11. , r mail and passengers at the Mauritius. The light portion of the mails froin Australia, Calcutta, and China, - has reached ... Mameilles, and will be delivered here this afternohn. The PL.ra, with the heavy portion, is expected at Southampton on or about the 20th instant. The Arabiaarrived here on Saturday, with four days' later news from the Uait,:d States. The . steamers Bremen and Bavaria, from Soathampton, had ,reached New York ; the North Britain had arrived at •Quiebec, an I the Niag wit at Boston — both .from Liverpool . There is not much •neWy of importance. Details of Mexican news confirm the telegraphic accounts .of the terrible anarchy which prevailed. Both sides were couittin ; great ex- . eess',!s. The excitement in Urah had somewhat abated. .It is stated that the Nicaraguan difficulty is ri:ltrly adjusted. L item' advices from th 2 South Pacific inform -Us that the revolutionists in Chili were gaining on the government. - 'The troubles between Peru and Ecuador will, it is: stated, be_ settled without any bloodshed. The . •ports of Co- . quimhe and 'Caldera were still closed. The steamer Prince of Wales, belonging to the Pacific Steam Navigation Coinpany, had been lost. There is no domestic or 16 . 2.al news of the least intere4 or importance this morning. A few ad ditional particulars respecting the accident at the Westminster Palace lEotel, will be found in another column ; also, the latest returns of the state of the poll at the various elections. So far, the Tories seem to have gained 40 seats, and lost 20—haing a net gain of .20. TILE MAINTENANCE OP PEACE. IT is a blessed thing for England, we may depend upon it, that she, is in a position to be neutral, at a time when two of the Great Powers, of the Continent are gone to war, and there is so much to contribute to a prolonged course of hostilities,—and not only that the country is in so favourable a position, but that its Government is resolved, by every available means; to maintain it. It were rather a superfluous thing, we cannot_ but think, to call meetings for the purpose of addressing her Majesty to abstain from participating in the COntinental war ; because it is evident, from all that has transpired, that her Majesty and her Ministers are as decidedly opposed to any such participation as it is possible to be, — that they have used every means in their power to prevent the war ; and that now, when, in spite of their mediations, and their remonstrances, it has actually broken out, they will stand aloof from it, in dignified disapproval, and therefore in • strict neutrality. Of the Queen herself, there is every thing to convince her people, that she can with truth declare,— " 'Tis death to me, to be at enmity ; I hate it, and desire all go: d urea's love." Never, we believe, was the Throne of England occupied by a Sovereign more anxious to be at peace with all the world, than is QUEEN VICTORIA. And most fortunate it is, that at so critical a conjuncture as the present, she has a Government that enters most cordially and most fully into her own peaceful policy. Had the former Government been still in office, the peace of England, there is every reason to believe, would not have been worth a twelve how's purchase. But, thank God, ive have at present Ministry whose policy is emphati cally o ne of peace. We enti re l y oonnur in the sentiment expressed is A Memo r i a l w hi ch, in ono of the Metropolitan THE NORTHERN TIMES, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1859 parishes, we observe;'ha T s been . adopted, " that at the present momentous crisis in the destinies of Europe, it is ofvital iinportance :to the interests of, the United Kingdom that her - rulers strictly abstain from involving her in any of the com plications which . have taken - place between the hostile Powers, • and from. - .any participation in the war 1 which :has •commenced," -although we question the propriety, of adding to this expression, any such declaratiOn - as " that the stern determination of the people of -this - country to keep qear of the contest which has 'arisen between t'onti riental despots °kelt to be MideAnnwn in the most eimphatic manner - to the Ministers. who pt Iresent hold. , the authority of Government,"- - -loeccuse this, if it means anything, can only imply that " the peo ple of this country? have taken, or are going to take the government of the country into their own hands. Now, this would be to warp a position 'which could never be Imaintained, - aid tint not, 'perhaps, "by the people of this country,", bet ~only,, it may happen to be, by a self-willed - and: reStlesS faction among them. ,Thit celebrated 4 "three tailors of Tooley-street" could issue a manifesto, beginning , "We, 'the 'people of England." - And .any Parish Vestry, or any politicalja-ita, however insignificant, can at any tiare do the same. It is one thing to speak in the name of the ' people; but 'suite another thing to Italie ;the people's:authority for so doing.. At the same time, we have no doubt tt may be taken for gvanted, 'that the people 'of this country are - very gererally, not to Say unanimously, of opinion that it is most desirable -to abstain from any participation in this most criminal war,--40 do, in fact, just what her A tjesty's Government, with so much care and prndence, are really doing. But as to their .4 ‘ stern xletermination •to keep clear cif the . contest,"—this is, as -the Yankees would say., " all bunkum." For they are not the three est4es of the realm.. They are one, of the three —and , a. most powerful bite 'no 'doubt; bat still only one, and therefore, not'entitled to assume the authority of the whole three, even in questions of peace :or war. Not that, in such questions, or .in any questions, the constitutionally expressed wishes of the peOple are, to be disregarded. Sure we arc, That Her Majesty would always-pay .the utmost possible deference to her people's wishes, and show the highest respect f©r their feelings, .. And we :know very well what would seen tirthe r '. fate of any administration of Her Cabinet, that ditl7 - rmt - act in a similar spirit. But then this .regard must be reciprocal. The Sovereign maintains her •own rightful position, -and so must her people theirs. And her Majesty's povermmlit have their dutiesto fulfil —and so have the people"' theirs, . . The parochial Memorial to which we have thus reiterates the offensively unconsti tutional assumption; "Your memorialists, therefore, pray .that the municipal authorities Of this vast parish will, as speedily as may be convenient, -call a general meeting of the inhabitants of your parish, in order to afford them an opportunity of conveying to her most gracious Majesty, and to her Ministers, their solemn deter minutionto take no part 'in the blood, and ruin; and desolation with which despotic monarchs are about to overwhelm the continent of 'Europe, and to sanction no movement of our own forces which has not for its direct object the defenCe of our shores from foreign aggression." Now . this, we repeat; is a piece of presumption that is in quite as bad taste as was that of the " three tailors of Tooley-street " aforosairl. Fin., surely, this determination of a knot of noisy parish politicians, however - solemn it may be, to take no part in the war, cannot biud the whole country, and therefore ought. not to supersede the legitimate, the constitutional functions of the country's Government. What they mean, most pro bably, is that they strongly disapprove of the war that they are resolutely determined not to sympathise with it---and that they vehemently object to the Government dOing anything to involve the country in the conflict. And in all this we most heartily go along with them,. We have no doubt, indeed, that the great body of the people Etre of the same opinion. Nay, more,—there is every reason to believe - that both her Majesty and her Majesty's Ministers are themselves, one and all, of just the same mind. But then it must be remeinberod; that the country has a Government. Even if the people be, according to the popular principle, " the only source of power," that power, as an administrative or executive instru ment, must rest somewhere—must be . ernbodied is some tangible and practical form. And this is what is called the Government. It is an indispensable necessity of civilized society, and of a settled com monwealth. And in every such case, it constitutes a body under a contract, as it were, with the people,— yet in which, as indeed is the case with all con tracts, there are mutual oblig ttions. " There seems to be," it has been well observed, " but two general kinds of government in the world ; the one exercised according to the arbitrary commands and will of some single person; and the other according to certain orders or laws introduced by agreement or cu3toms, and not to be changed without the consent of many." The latter, then, is the kind of govern ment under which Englishmen have the happiness to live; and to realise the full benefits of which both those who.govern and those who are governed, must each know and keep their own place. There is, there must be, where freedom prevails, mutual confidence, and mutual dependence. Oar &tn 'of Government is .one in which this is essentially the case. The people on whom it depends for support, must have confidence in its integrity, not less than in its ability. And at such a crisis as the present, more especially, will any GoVernment find, that, in the words of EDMUND BURKE, "plain good intention, which is as easily discovered at the first view, as fraud is easily detected at last, is of no mean force in the govern ment of a people." THE QUAKERS AND THE WAR. THE Society of Friends, or Quakers, have set a praiseworthy example, in the manner in which they have memorialised her Majesty's Government in deprecation of war, at a time when there is so much, in the state of the Continent, to endanger our country's peace. Their conduct presents a most favourable contrast to that of a certain London Vestry, which we have already remarked upon. They do not, like the parochial magnates, give themselves high airs, and prate about "the stern determination of the people of this country "—thus presuming to speak in the name of the people of England, of whose collective wishes or feelings they know nothing. They spea'c f,pr them selvesi and they do so MO 'es , l7 Bid enns'stently.. They ALM *-religious 333:e y, ono of whose tenets , • , is thUt war is irreconcilabld with 'Christianity ; anti they ,are entitled, therefore, to express themselves very decidedly on 'such au occasion. We are our selves . of that great majority of Christians who thipk .that the. Friends- are much mistaken ; .but we respect their coeseientious scruples, nevertheless. Dr. PALEY says, that " although war itself be enumerated among the sorest calamities with which a land can beivisited, the profession of a soldier is nowhere forbidden ur condemned." And he reminds us, that " it was of a Roman centurion that Clia.l-,T pronounced that retnal.kable . eulogy, ' I have not found so great faith ;.n ), not in dsrael,'"-that " the first Gentile convert who was received into the Christian :Chureh, and to whom the Gospel was imparted by the immeTate and especial direction of Heaien, held the same statioh," —and that; " - in the historvuf this transaction, we discover not the smallest intimation that CO aNELAUS, on B2C:i ning a Caristian, quitted the service of. tile Ram m legion, - that • his profession, was objected to, or his continuance. Considered as in anywise inconsistent with his new character." These views as to the emnpatibility of war with Christianity have ever prevailed, we believe, in the Caurch Universal; and in our own motional branch of that' Church, it is decreed in its Article's, that "it is lawfal for Christian men, at 'the command of the 'M igistrate, to wear weapons, and to serve in the wars." But the Friends., or Quakers, differ from all C tristian 4, from its primitive e mdition until now. They are unique in their ' Cnristian principle) . and predilections -as regards war, and in toy other thing , s. And we are not finding 1 ' fault with them, by any means, for so doing. • But in their Memorial to her Majesty's Govern ment, to which we allude, they, with great good fcel:n; and good taste, refrain from urging very pointedly their peculiar opinions on war .in the abstract, and jud:Cloasly emtine themselves to the duty of religiously refrainin; from it, 7 giving way to any incitement to' e:iter into the pre,ent Con ' tinental dispute. "We learn with heartfelt sorrow," they observe,- " the -breaking out of war on the Cm:Lane:lt of Europe, and we would respectfully address the head . of the Adninistration, and the other members' of the Giver:um:at, under a deep sense of the solemn respnnsibdity now resting upon them." They then go on to declare it is with thankfulness, how they fin I t h it, amidst the conflict of contending nations, the leading t-atestnell of this country, in confonn:ty with the general tone of public feeling, di;;elaim any Warlike interference on the part of Great Britain in tic C mtinental struggle ; and they rejoice that, her M tj2sty's Government have expresied .their determination to maintain a strict neutrality. They are not unmindful, they State, of the difficulties of the position in which the Government may be plaCed, by sudden and unfore seen events. " Yet we are emboldened," they say, "to express our desire—we may all our fervent prayer - that they who, in the ordering of Divine Providence, are intrusted with the reins of Govern ment, may be enabled, at this momentous crisis, to stand firm in the maintenanee of peaceful relations with other countries, and in abstaining from every assumption of a warlike attitude, may they fear lessly and steadfastly pursue a coarse of pacific `action, of wise coneiliatinn, and of Christian ,forbearance, avoiding everything which may awaken the jealousy or apprehension of other nations. Sanctioned by the authority of the M )st I-Fgh, and covered by His blessing,- such a course of conduct would, we cannot doubt, : open the way for the extension of those friendly oM.:as of mediation which become' the ruler, of a pro:Ossedly Christian people.' Now, no one, be his Cnristian denomina tion what it may, can well refuse his acquiescence, on the whole, in such.sentimJuts as these. They do honour, in the main, alike to the jai; cent andthe feelings of the Society fro.n wan:n they proceed. Would that it may be possible for her . Majesty's Government to act in accordance with them. Lord DERBY, it is stated, received very kindly and favourably the deputation of Friends, which was charged with the presentation of the Memorial; and we have no doubt that he would give them, to u iderstand how• cordially he concurred iu its pacific sp:rit. Bat with every desire to " stand firm in the maintenance of peaceful relations with other coun tries," it will be difficult, and it • may be impossible, to "abstain from every assumption of a warlike attitude." Circumstances may arise to make it incumbent on the 'Government to assume such an attitude. There are, it must be remembered, justifying, is well as unjusti.sble, causes of war. A really defensive war is a war that can be justified, and not only so, but that Minister would act most criminally, and therefore most unjustifiably, who neglected to defend his country's interests, or to secure her safety, from any repugnance to, or any apprehension of war. Any deliberate invasion of national rights is a justifying cause of war ; and an. reasonable suspicion of a design to invade national rights, is a justifying motive for assuming a warlike attitude. Precaution, defence, or re paration may demand, not only a warlike attitude, but even warlike action, unless the c )untry's interests are to be sacrificed. And where is the British Minister that would escape impeachment, if he neglected either precaution, "defence; or reparation, whatever warlike attitude, or warlike action, might be necessary to provide for or to enforce them ? Those " friendly offices of mediation which become the rules of a professedly Christian people," have not been neglected, as we all know, by her Majesty's Ministers, on the present occasion. But they have not had the effect of pre venting the disputants proceeding to hostilities. The rational and sober, and therefore pacific policy of the Government, has so far been successful in keeping Eagland out of the fray,—and we trust, by a careful persistence in such a policy, this country will continue to be kept out of it. To this end, and for the promotion of peace abroad, as well as at home, oue may heartily join the Friends in supplicating " wisdom for every emergency, more especially to those who guide the counsels of our own beloved country, and of the other States of Europe, and for the pouring forth of the reconciliation and peace among the nations, that bloodshed and desolation may be stayed." But, at the same time, the country must be prepared to stand on the defensive, should occasion for it arise ; and that Government would act most criminally which neglected to see that the country was in all respects prepared for any hostile emergency. GERMAN NEUTRALITY. WE believe that the neutrality of Germany, at the 'oat conjuncture of European politics, is one of the greatest causes of Austria's hnxiety_ . The nationality of Austria is... German, although she possesses also an Italian territory. She is, as we have before shown, a member of the Germanic Confederation, along with Prussia, and the fifteen other individual and collective States. And as a member of this Confederation it is, that she has evidently been calcUlating upon—not German neu trality, but German co-operation, in the conflict upon which she has entered. It was not unnatural, perhaps, that Austria should thus have counted upon what we suppo . se she will call national support ; for Germany is regardei, in the German mind, as . a - comprehensive nation, of which every State is a The alliance of- Prussia, at such a crisis as the preSent, would have been very important to Austria ; not only on account of. the material aid that the :Prussian army itself would have rendered in the contest, but also because of the influence it would have had en the minor States, and throu;;lf them, of course, as a majority, on the Federative Diet. But it now' appears quite certain, that all Austria's efforts to draw Prussia into her cause have com pletely failed ; and this failure will no" doubt have the effect of inducing the smaller States also to keep aloof, from the conflict. Prussia has re-iterated her resolution, it is understood, to remain neutral, as long as Austrian influence in Italy is the only question in diSpute. How long that will be the case, it were at present impossible to say. But Prussia - and indeed the whole of Germany - will have to keep a sharp look out, - just as one, whose next door neighbour's hduse is on fire, has to be on thc alert, and take every precaution, lest the flames should extend to his own. The only portion of Germany from which any public expression of sympathy, with Auitria, in her present troubles, has yet came, is Silesia - which is one of the largest Daehies. It is stated that the nobility of Silesia have just sent a deputa tion, headed by Mgr. FOER:TER, Prince Bishop of Breslau, to present an allress expressing loyalty and devotedness to the Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH. Another instance, it is true, is that of Prince NICHOLAS of Nassau having joined the Au.trian forces. -But althou;h NICHOIAS is of sovereign !birth, yet he is only a private individual, perfectly at liberty to enter, like any other young German noble, the service of Austria. Tie Prince is brother to D'ake ADOLPHE, now reigning; but they are not' by the same mother, the late Dake WILLIA:4, their father, having successively married a Princess of Saxe Attenburg and a Princess of \Vurtemberg. It is not . as a Sovereign Prince that NICHOLAS took leave of the States of Nassm, but as President of the Diet, a position conferred on lien by the Duke, his brother. Toe Paris papers have manifested considerable anxiety as to the cause which the Germanic Con federation would adopt; and their Io pce3ns have been souaded exultingly, since it has become certain that a German neutrality will be maintained. They have charged upon Austria, that in order to rally that Confederation, she had accused France of being actuated by a spirit of conquest and aggression. Austria, undoubtedly, might not be very wrong in such an apprehension Everything will depend upon the success of the French in Austrian-Italy first, and then in German-Austria. It is notorious that France covets the extension of her territory to the Rhine; and if there s!tould be an opportunity of making a dash for that, and Rhenish-Prussia should be shorn of any of her present proportions, who will be the first then to cry out against " conquest and aggression ?" Bat, say the • French journalists, "she will scarcely succeed in dragging Germany into a war which does not concern-her." And then they proceed to argue the question, as one of impro bability, thus, -" The Kin; of Denmark, • who, as Duke of Holstein, is a member of the Confederation, had some differences with the Republic of St. Domingo, about an embargo put on Danish vessels.; but did the C rafederation interfere ? If the King of Holland, who is connected with the Confederation by his possession of Luxembourg, were to have a dispute with any Power, would the Confederation assist him ? More than this, Austria was in 1848 on the brink of ruin c Lombardy drove out her troops ; Hungary was in insurrection; and Venice sustained a siege which will render the names of MAN'S and ULLO.I famous in story ; but the Germanic Con federation never thought of taking the part of the . house of H tpsburg. If CILIRLES Anzgr, who combated Austria in Lamhardy, had been the conqueror if Lombardy, Venetia, and Hungary had proclaimed their independence,—we are convinced that the G ?r.n laic Coafeleration would not have stirred.. What natives then can it now have for going to war ?" Well, the motives would be those that might arise from the apprehension that France was really animated by a spirit of conquest and aggression. Louts NAPOLEON disclaims his being animated by any such spirit. But is bis disclaimer to be relied upon, should an opportunity happen to . be presented for conquest and aggression ? If the Germanic Confederation think so, all well and good. Oar earnest hope is, that they may not be disappointed. There has lately been circulated, we arc aware, in • the circles of the Opposition, and through their organs of the press, a report that her Majesty's ! Government had a private understanding with Prussia respecting this war. If it were so, it would be evident, we think, that its object had been to secure the neutrality of Germany, —and most of our countrymen, probably, would feel disposed to say, there was no great harm in this. But the Ministerial journal, the Horning Herald, evidently speaking from authority, has given the most unqualified denial to that report. " England," it has declared, "has no understanding, no arrangement, no agreement what ever, written or verbal, expressed or implied, with Prussia, or any other country, respecting any eventualities whatever which may result from the present war. We affirm this," it emphatically adds, " with an absolute knowledge of facts; and should the reverse be again asserted, we shall not repeat our denial, because we shall then know that the invention is made for an unworthy purpose." This were surely conclusive enough. Bat even supposing it were true, nothing could well come of it that was at I all unfavourable to the interests of peace, so long as there was German neutrality, as well as English, maintained. ST. ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND EYE AND EAR INSTITV TON, 13, Rose Hill. New pat i ents entered on the hooks last week, viz :—Relieved at the institute rt. 217 ; relieved at their own dwellings, 54 ; total, 271. Vi4itors--Messr3. E. 'Watts, and G. Jordan. Hon. secretary and treasurer, Joseph Kitchen, Esq. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. The Dlelldia ROYAL GARDEN. • ny, Lioness gave birth to tau , Royal Cubs, yesterday tants' ° They are now to be seen with their darn in the garden s t eeo , 'ARR/VAL OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER. Th en o e sete„, e rntn: steamer City of Manchester, arrit ed here yesterday via gteenstown. eshe sailed from New York oa th of April, and her news has been anticipated by the The following is a list of her cabin passengers : enry Wharton, Mrs. R. Tames 4nd child; Mrs.. Wild, n .el3, Tried, Themes Dambreaum, Carr. S. .•. Wilson, ReY. -r o _ as Bidwell,'W. B. Munn, G. N. Jones, Isaac Stearie, Th e ' s ; ; ,, and William M‘Guire, 31r.s. and Miss Leddrie Mrs. C. ‘ l /4 8 ' . Hams, Mr. Sehaffier, wife, and child, W. Tralease e l We e „, o lease, jun., Mr. and Mrs. M'Guire, six adults,- and 1 1 `'" Tracy, transKgred ;_and ninety-five steerage passengers...e, EUttOPRAN SHIPPING UNDER TIIR AMEItICIN-FLA?*, The Times paints out, although the statute la w of tp_gt United States precludes altogether the possibility iv ; registering European. ships under the American flag- ' 3 t ,,,b / be quite practicable to place such veseels ender that 11 41 , er a bill of sale drawn up by the American - Coneul, tee with a certificate that she is owned by an Arneriean Un c,tlz,,ve'd She will then get the .pretection afferded by the t o States Government, remaining, with regard to tonnage tut, and all similar conditions, under. the liabilities cornruo::, any foreign _vessel. Shou'd England become involve:lo'n, war,. it is probahle'that iacreaeed latitude might be gl c by special acts, to facilitate the granting even of a national registry. e xert . Co: te:genes tereturses.—On Saturday, the deputy cor ~e J. H. Statham, Eeq:, held the following inquests : On% body of- a Norweeian sailor, named Jelin Price. o ° e het mged to the American ship C. C. Duncan. Th ° , be day night the deceased was found overboard his ship in ` ro , Stanley-dock, but how he got there no evidence was P o e diced. He was sober at the time. Verdict : F°l, o l drowned."—On the body of a man, name unknown (desa ll °_ o in Saturday's Trues), who was. drowned in the river ox Welnesdey night. It appeared from the evidence of ' l e d Owen Williams, that on the night in Trestion, the deeea s theew himself oyee from the Lord Morpeth, ferry b° s e d under the ciretunstmees elready (-tared. Verdict: e F oun _ drowned, but in wherstete of mind there was no evidene,of to show."—On the body of John Wilkerson, three Yea(11111- age, the son of a ship carpenter, living in 39, Blaneeed stre' t. The child was scalded on - Wedresday morning, rr, die lon Friday. The child pulled acu of coffee over 11, self. an:l died in coesequence of the injuries. Verd ict : " Necilentally scalded." '4O Meec tesreit CHAMBER OF COXIIIIII.C2 AND TIIB INDIAN Teem.. --A meeting of the directors of the the cheater cheater Chamber of Commeree was held on TbursdaY, principal busite ss of which was the consideration of th en° s, Indian tariff,' imabsing increased import duties. Itir . n d Pat'er, president. of the chamber. occupied the chair, se., there were 17 members of the board present. Alter sod 'di-emission a resolution was unanimously adopted , ; t , ordered to be sent to Lord etanley. president of tee Inn' o ", Board, deprec iting the resort to increased import dutieseo meaufactared goads, as a means of raising perman, to revenue. In the course of the discussion it was nineediax zl_ be d 'sizable not, to prejudice the steps taken by the government in the present • extraordinary emergcncY to t I repels finance., the resolution adopted being a P ro x'' agetiest the continuance of the new system, or any eni7te Sion of it hereafter, as catenated to be greatly injuri ous a { ' of : ; England and to India, and as detrimental to the inter est el, free trade. By a subsequeet resolution, the president 97,, vice-president, with Messrs. Henry .Ashworth, A. Flu x , and Murray Gladstone, were appointed a committee to m e 6 sider and report upon the whole subject of Indian fin ° Illanchevier Guardian. A ()LA ISLINGTON' Meetmer —Moan FIGHTS — l3 O .0 I RELIGurc. Yesterday even'nee, the usual -controvelet. meetiti es took place on the site o' the 01(1 Islington ga r . „ of Three or four different parties holding ext rem e vie religious religious doctrine, and each being as diematerically oPP — e b to the other as pa-sibly could he, ware pitted stemust elm other, there being an audience to each, more or less., 4 1 the controversy proceeded the speakers grew " CO' to furious" on the subjects which they were endeavourinAcb. expound, and it appeared clear, fro n the excitement IfD e ' rj , prevailed amongst their various supporters, that the n`: o , strum (tine was likely to he knocking each other's bc a lk, out for the love of Gad Almighty. The leisurely s'" L re e hewever, of four or five policemen up Shaw's-brow. too e the scene of the irtmtet, had evidently an icy influen ce ls the warmth of the belligerente, and two or three of_icli ringleaders "made tracks," and their admirers sl ° deperted, leaving the field (of stones) to one vociferothe inlividtuil, who appeared to enjoy himself as "Cock ef e .„ / Walk " for the remainder of the evening. [ls there no " c ' e - of stepping this universally complained of n uieen Major Greig? We pause for an answer ] "tsn LINT OF PASSENGERS per It.M.S. Arabia, Genera., or , It , ssaleer and lade, Mr. Van Ressalaer, Miss Van Itessa' 3 `ee Miss Thayer. Mastesr Thayer, Mrs. Lincret. Mr. Porter a'ad lady, Dr. Chisholm, ledy, and child ; Mr. Samson, lady, Mies Stimson, Mrs. Lipnitt, Mr. Chisholm and la mr. Dr. E. Geldings and lady. Mr. Saunders and lady , Brown, Mr. Kelly.- Mr. Whiting. Mr. Revden. 1ed9.4 0 . two Fhildree ; Mr. Grundy. Mr. Wright. Mrs. COo"' ld e Chandler, Mr. Moor, Mr. J. M D .n a ld. Mr. P. "Ni•P c l lll ,t t Mre. Crows, Mr. Harris and l a dy, Mr. ' 4l-- 1, - Mrs. E. A. Wardsworth and two servants, Master cis, Wardswerth. Master L. Wardsworth, .Master War e. worth, Mr. Blake, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Neff and lady hem, Thom and lady, Mr. Morgan. Mr. Hartman, Mr. T Mr. Beaues, Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller a n d l a dy, Mrs. Slier p (rd. Mr. Pierce and lady, Mr: Gleenv, Mr. Robertson, Smith, Mr. Crooks, Mr. L. Pierce, Mrs. Peyor. Mr. De" ri o Mr. Warle. Mr. T. Drew, Mr. Gisborne, lady, and tw j . , ceildren, Mrs. M trri twe children, ail servant. Rev' et t Hurrer, 1 t :y. :eel two child ren . M rs . C a ll er a nd eh' Dr. Reppmer, Miss Pierce, L or d E. C ec il. H on . E. Lire' s ' ' Mrs. B tgbee, Miss Philoe Miss Groom. Mi,s Sumner, Ill — E. Thwiner, Miss G. Thwing, Mr. Thwing, Mr. Stockaem Mr. Stratton. Mr. Stetson, Mr. Walker, Mr. Clapperton , ga Lewis, Mr. H Wings, Mr. Learning, Mr. Richardson , 31 61.7 Hoesch, Mr Lemme, Mr. Berking, Mr. SiMonds, gr . v.; Street,Mr. Adams, Lord F. Cavendish, Honourable tell, Ashley, Mr. Olwares, Mr. Carvali, M rFt. Ca' telir • Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Nic'iols. Mr. Th a y er , M r . Clark, ei - 141. ,.." Thurston, Mr. Raymond, Mr. Randall, Mr. Scott, i ," Mr. Se thriek, Mr. Charlatan, M r . Re 1134, • Preelorius, Mr. Gardner and lady, Mr. Morgan and Iti er uJ,.' Mr Chandlee, Mr. Terry, Mr. Textp, Mr. Guimand, ;Z.; • Bran, Mrs. Z wale, Mr. Wallee, Mr. Randall, Thalmes;inger, M. de Arranging, Mr - . Janes and lady, •DPi: Bhickhern and (laughter. Mr. Thayer, lAv, and ser va l' s. , ellr. Groom, Mr M'K .nderick, Mr J. Jones, C dlawey, lady, and four children, M r . C am pb e ll, Mr. Se°' Mr. Strong. FI:tE ON BOARD A SHIP IN THE BRUNSWICIC Dorn Great alarm prevail e d y es t er d ay f orenoon a b out t h e Bran'; wick dock and th a t l oca li ty , consequent on a fi re bar i° s been discov ere d, a t an ea rl y h our in the morning,on ben`fo, a large barque called the Themis, lately arrived here f r° ,;" Savannah, with a full cargo o f cotton. The vessel i s ah° t , 80D tons burthen, and was lying on th e wes t s ide of ,h dock; and about a quarter past five yesterday moron:, police officer Burke, No. 157, w h o was on d uty at t h e , discovered smoke issuing from the ship, and 'here coal" t s no doubt that a fire had broke out on board. The alarm giien, and some officers from th e sou th-d oc k station, wil"ted I number of civilians, went on board, an d i mme di ate ly ado!,; ‘ , - ( 1 measures to suppress the fire. A m essenger was despatc",; ( l to Hatton-garden for Mr. Hewitt and the fire-bridgade , ,,ll he, with his efficient staff, engine, reels, erc., were immedi r 't e , on the spet. The West of England engine was also in ' e l he -e tendanee along with the firemen. Buckets and reels froin,'„ o south-dock station had previously arrived, and three P,lf re had been introduced into the place, supposed to be wi le . s the fire was, and a copious stream of water poured e ' r ; I Still the smoke increased, and a large number of men work at once set to work to discharge the cargo, and the es went on rapidly, and with success. When the eng in o, o arrived, three additional branches were introduced into:; ship, and, although there was a co pi ous supp ly of i ca ` c i; the smoke still showed indicati ons th at t h e fi re was not 1- clued, and much alarm prevailed, as it was feared the Pc: would break out, and comm un i ca t e w i t h t h e a dj o i n i n g 'vet in the dock, Mr. Hewitt or d ere d t h e d ec k over the Or, posed seat of the fire to be cut away, and a dense volnl°d of water poured i n t o th e p l ace. By 'this time the dock Or harbour-masters, M a j or G re i g, C apta i n Falkner, and °th;en officials had arrived, and at half-past nine o'clock the wes got int o the south side of the adjoining basin, W here the engines and ree l s wor k e d well, but still it was late the afternoon bef ore th e fi re was completely got u nder. 1 ,1 considerable qu an tity o f th e co tt on was got on s hore, 111° b9 or less dama ge d, an d w h a t even rema i ns on b oa rd will quite satur a t e d w ith wa t er : Th e d amage dune eannotbeat e present ascertained, n or c ou ld we learn anything o f th insurance. The vessel was c ons i gne d t o Mears. Cetibronge, Beyd and Co., South Castle-street. Mr. Garners, the bar; bour-master, Major Greig, Superintendents Quick, Wan te o e . O'Brien, Inspectors Scott, Southwell, and a large body_ the police, were in att e nd an c e , an d ren d ere d consider ab l e assistance ; and as for the exertions of Mr. Hewitt and .ii . men, they were, as usual, most praisewor*y. 'f he orreT of the fire is at present u n k now n, a n d very likely remain so. The vessel, towards the evening. heeled ;e_re on the larboard side, and grounded, but all danger b 7 pissed. When the remainder of the cargo shall letve bee ,„ removed, the ship will be put on one of the griditess, ascertain the damage done to her. lIE 1)41 t18, % t the „, 4rdi n i a, Til e Con th e Ror the Attorn ,„ 'I ana ar 12 noon ) 3.33 f P•P b j- ' 53 for sterday Tu atsi l at , to „ si ; o A4alia w hich ~he nn d th e 1112,.ea5. k 1 1 ? lIEN for b t liv e 13 ' , !r, • Pa e 4 0 . Yu T t „ or 4 11 0, ante tl.e t heir ee.•