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JAMES GORDON, and Co„ Brokers, 11, O ra nge-court, Castle-street THE PEACE OF EUROPI IN the present intense excitement of our home politics, the vast importance of preserving the peace of the Continent is too apt, for the moment, to be overlooked. We say for the moment, because we cannot suppose that Englishmen, especially those who are engaged in, or are connected with, the commercial affairs of the country, can ordinarily be indifferent about a state of things in which their own particular interests are deeply involved, along with the general interests of the kingdom, and of Europe at large. There is so much at present to distract the attention of our statesmen, of both the great parties, from this momen tous question of peace or war, that but for the vigilance of those who, at head quarters, have it now very much in their own hands to wield the influence of this realm at will, there might be cause to apprehend that advantage would be taken of it to escape altogether from the control of British influ ence ; that influence which, we verily believe, has been exerted with more force and effect than any thing else besides, throughout the now long-pending crisis of European diplomacy. But, it must be acknowledged,—and it is admitted, we think, on all hands, that her Majesty's Government have kept, and yet keep, quite alive to the importance of the question ; and that they are sensible of their own great responsibilities in the matter. Their peculiar position has all along been, and it is now more than ever, in one respect, a most unfortunate one, for a Government, taking upon them to represent the opinion and the feeling of this country, in such a case, for the purpose of influencing the Continental Governments which have been so eagerly preparing for war. Only too truly did Lord PALMERSTON express the general regret, not less than his own, in such a con juncture, that Parliament should have to be dissolved under circumstances which show that our Foreign Minister and his colleagues in office have not the confidence of the Commons of England. But even Lord JOHN RUSSELL has not been able to re frain from confessing to the City of London, that, apart from this, he had no reason for distrust of the present Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. "If his position is difficult," Lord JOHN observed, " it is rendered more so by the difficulties of the Ministry, which have never had a majority in the House of Common than by his own want either of inclination or ability." And this is precisely, and ever has been, our own opinion. Nor could there be a better reason, in itself, Why such a Ministry should seek to acquire a majority by means of a General Election. Only the particular moment taken for it is so unhappy a one ; and the immediate occasion of it so much to be regretted. But with respect to the threatened disturbance of the peace of Europe, which it is not denied that our present Cabinet have done a great deal to avert ; though, it is more than probable, they have much more to do yet, ere there can be any settled tran quility and contentment,—" it appears to me," Lord JOHN RUSSELL went on to say, in his remarks to his " that the Foreign Minister will have two questions to consider, when he is either called to attend Congress or to speall on the part of Eng land to foreign Powers. The one question is that of peace, and upon this •question there can be no doubt that he should advise everything which is most conducive to the peace of Europe. But there is another position he must hold, and that is a posi tion not unbecoming the Minister of a free country. My belief is that the present complications in Italy have arisen, not as alleged from the conduct of Sar dinia. They have arisen from an abuse of military power by one of the great Powers of Europe from 1815 to the present time. Hence the uneasiness in Italy. Hence the temptation perhaps to the ambi tion of other Powers who seek their gratification in this moment of difficulty and crisis. For my part, I constituents, entirely approve that we should ask that these Powers should be at peace amongst themselves, and that we should likewise ask that the territorial arrangements of 1815 should not be disturbed. But this I must say for the States of Italy, that I think these States—independent States as they were engaged to be by the treaty of ;Vienna—ought to have free power to amend and reform their own institutions." Now, Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S memora ble diplomatic mission to Vienna naturally comes to mind, when one finds him casting such an imputation as this upon Austria ; and remembering that mortifying failure, we must receive with a grain of salt any such implication, from such a quarter. But with regard to the free power of the Italian States to amend and reform their institutions : Who can, with justice, deny such a right ? No English statesman, we trust, would be found to do so. Certainly they who constitute the present Government of England have never done so. In opposing war, ostensibly for such an object, they have probably done more for the due reform of Italian institutions than the belligerents would ever do, were they as triumphant as they could desire. Neither Sardinia nor Frances in our humble opinion, is to be entrusted with any such object as that of the regeneration of Italy—least of all Sardinia as the tool of France. LOUIS NAPOLEON, it is believed, did not require to be asked to aid VICTOR EMMANUEL ; he had already resolved to take Italy under his care. " From that purpose," says a recent letter from Paris, "he has never swerved, though his own Ministers and the great majority of his subjects are dead against any such crusade in favour of nationalities, and though nearly the whole of Continental Europe is arming to prevent the realisation of .his favourite scheme. The fact is, he means t .see this Italian THE NORTHERN TimEs THURSDA\, APRIL 21, 1859 THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1539 THE DAY'S NEWS We have devoted a considerable portion of our space this morning, to a report of the meeting of the friends of Messrs. Cheetham and Heywood, held last night in the Amphitheatre. The attendance was very large, and a well-merited tribute of thanks was proposed to the retiring member for South Lanca shire, William Brown, Esq., by George Holt, Esq., which was seconded by Edmund Potter, Esq. Beth Mr. Cheetham and Mr. Heywood addressed the meeting, the former at considerable length, and in a speech of considerable power. Mr. Heywood's address was brief, but to the point. A resolution approving of both candi dates was almost unanimously adopted. An individual in the gallery caused some interruption by asking a question as to the proposed dock-rating. e professed himself a reformer, but by his conduct seemed rather to desire to assist the opposite party. He seemed to forget that, if Mr. Cheetham would not vote for the rating of the docks, the opposing candi dates might, and we believe do, entertain identical opinions upon that particular point. The meeting was in all points a success, notwithstanding some disturbances, which were, as usual, created by the parties sent in, if not paid, for the purpose. The other election news this morning is not important. In the City of London, yesterday, a meeting of Con servatives was held, but at present it is very doubtful if Lord Stanley can be brought to the starting point. Yesterday, a return was made of the number of men voted for the army and ordnance services, and the sums voted for each, from 1816 to 1858, dis tinguishing the effective and non-effective votes ; and the sums voted for the commissariat during the same period. Also the number of men voted for the navy in each of those years, and the sums voted, distinguishing the, effective from the non-effective services as in the previous case. In the year 1817 the army and navy were reduced to the then regular peace establishment, the number of men voted for the army being 92,606, and for the navy 19,000, while about 10 millions were voted for the first service, 71 for the second, the actual expenditure for the army exceeding the vote by about a million, that for the navy falling rather short of it. The general ten dency of the votes for the next few years was to decrease the strength. of the army, the expenses de creasing in the same proportion, that of the navy, however, increasing, notwithstanding the diminution of the supplies. From 1822 the number of men voted for the land forces is continually augmented, until from 71,779 in the army, and 7,260 in the ordnance— the numerical strength in the year named---it reaches, in 1850, 103,254 in the army, and 14,123 in the ordnance. The numbers are then diminished by a few thousands i n 1851 , b u t con ti nue r i s i ng in the succeeding years, till, in 1857, they reach 246,716 for the army and ordnance together. The nu merical strength of the navy did not, meanwhile, u ndergo corresponding chan ges ; b ut was i ncreased, with tolerable regularity, from 19,000 in 1817, to 45,000 in 1854 ; while the votes for that service, although fluctuating a good deal, are no more in the latter than in the earlier years. They suddenly rise, however, in the next few years, and in 1856 reach nearly nineteen millions, the number of me n being increased to 70,0 00 . T he return is a sort of skeleton history of the two services for the years to which it refers, but contains a mass of very useful figures, which, though not got together without much cost to the nation, cannot serve any practical pur. : - pose whatever. There is not much news from the Continent to-day. At Turin, according to the latest correspondence, the question of disarmament was still under (32a cussion. Although it is now known that it was decided on Tuesday, the Turin correspondent of the Times says that Count Cavour must fall in case war is not declared ; and this even, it is anticipated, would be the signal for insurrections in various parts of Italy, and perhaps even for serious disturbances in Piedmont, where some 2,000 volunteers from other Italian states are congregated, greatly excited, and confident that hostilities are at hand. The correspondent of the Times, at Rome, says that a private circular has been sent round to the bishops, urging them to collect men to form two legions of Pontificial troops, but the attempt has not proved successful, though a considerable bounty was offered. At Paris, on Tuesday, the note of the Moni teur had but little influence on the funds, as Lord Derby's e xplanations in Parliament were cons id ere d unfavourable. The correspondent of the Herald speaks of the feverish rapidity with which the preparations for war are pushed forward, at the same time that professions are making of a willingness to disarm. The correspondent of the Times says it was re ported on Tuesday that General Bombaki had orders. to proceed to Briancos, in the department of the High Alps, with the whole of his division. The correspondent of the Post learns that a courier arrived in Paris, on Tuesday, with despatches, saying there is every prob a bility th a t A us t r i a will attack Piedmont within a very brief space of time. qu o 4 l ti settled, and settled in his own way ; and unless.. Austria can be persuaded that it will be bettea fo: her to make up her mind to the loss of her posi= tion in Italy without trying conclusions, the war cannot be avoided—whether the Congress meets or not." Such are still the persuasions of well informed parties in the French capital. And what free insti tutions would a Potentate be likely to acquire for Italy, who, with absolute sway at home, refuses such institutions to his own people ? The question was well put, a day or two since, by the Star. " Let us look the question," said our contemporary, "straight in the face, and let us ask what are the dangers to the peace of Europe from the state of Italy ? The discontent of the people under oppression and bad government? But, for ten years past, the French and Austrian armies in the Roman States have made that oppression effec tive, and successfully restrained the spirit of insur rection. Is it pretended that they have become unable to do so any longer ? We have heard no allegation of the kind. What then ? Has Louis NAPOLEON, after lending his aid for ten long years to keep down the Romans —or, as Count WALEWSKI is pleased to put it, to avert demagogism and anarchy —been suddenly seized with an irrepressible passion to give freedom to those suffering populations ? The idea is one to excite only derision. NAPOLEON 111., the champion of civilisation and justiCe everywhere, is truly a figure to provoke laughter." So we cer tainly think ; and so, one would imagine, must Lord JOHN RUSSELL think,—though it did not suit his purpose to say so to the Electors of the City of London. His lordship was so full of his old feud with Austria that he quite overlooked the stirrer up 'of all that has occurred to put in peril the peace of Europe —France. Who is it that would disturb the territorial arrangements of 1815 ? Who but the Emperor of the French, in league with the King of Sardinia, for that very object ? Eng land, and only England, we believe, is in a position to interpose consistently, and therefore successfully, in such a complication as that which still threatens the peace of the Continent. And heartily do we concur with the liberal journal already quoted, when it declares, that " where guilty ambition, looking to territorial aggrandisement and caring nothing about the freedom or welfare of the people, and where sel fish and dynastic aims, hypocritically cloaking them selves beneath professions of sympathy with freedom and humanity, prepare to ' cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war,'—it becomes the duty of the British Government to interpose with all the moral power its position in Europe gives to it to arrest the crimi nal design. We sincerely trust," adds our contem porary, "that is what Lord MALMESBURY has been able to do, and, if so, he and his colleagues, in spite of their Reform fiasco, may reckon upon receiving the friendly recognition of their countrymen." WHAT CONTINENTAL LIBERALS THINK OF THE DISSOLUTION. WE are, perhaps, in too excited a state here at home in England, just now, to be able, any of us, to take a very dispassionate, or a very impartial view of the present political conjuncture of our country, but more especially of that which is causing more immediately so much political agitation throughout the land. In the rage and violence of party disputes, it is generally very difficult for any of us to judge of the actual subject of contention with that freedom from party bias which is so necessary to form a right conclusion. This bias is often a most blinding, and therefore a most misleading influence. As " all seems yellow to the jaundiced eye," so does all appear distorted to the party mind. And it so often happens, too, that, as a great statesman of a former age once said, " men in a party have liberty only for their motto : in reality they are greater slaves than anybody else would care to make them." Just in proportion to the political excitement of the occasion, are those under its influence led away by their feelings. In such a case, it is too apt to be, as HUDIBRAS says, that " Judgment is:but a curious pair of scales." But they who look coolly and indifferently on, who are free from - the excitement, who have no party feeling, and who have no personal interest in the question to be judged of,—surely these are infinitely better qualified to form a right judgment upon it, provided only that they are in other respects capable of arriving at correct conclusions. Upon these grounds, then, the opinion of intelli gent, enlightened, and liberal-minded foreigners, of our preserit political crisis, and of that prominent object in it, more particularly, the Dissolution of Parliament, is both interesting and valuable. The _Revue des Deux Mondes is a publication in the hands of men of liberal politics, and as such it exerts no slight influence all over Europe, nay throughout the world. Liberals in all quarters 'of the Continent respect its opinions, and are, influenced by its views ; and here in our own country its expressions carry considerable weight among the more advanced politicians of the day. Its opinion, too, in the present case, is the more important from its involving the question, the most momentous question of all, of the peace of Europe. " The friends of peace on the Continent," it observes, " have felt some uneasiness at the policy of England being given up to the uncertainties of a general election at a period so critical for the peace of Europe. This uneasiness," it adds, " appears to us devoid of foundation. After the debate on the resolution of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, which had engaged the House of Commons for seven sittings, it was hardly possible for Lord DERBY and his colleagues to adopt any other measure than that which they have taken, and it may be hoped.that by their courageous appeal to the country, they will introduce into the new House of Commons parliamentary elements which will enable the various political parties to reconstruct themselves with something like unity, and provide future ministries with more reliable support for carrying on the Government than the present Parliament affords." Now, this is a very rational, and alto gether a very right-minded view of the case. It is utterly devoid of all party predilection,- either one way or the other. And its expressions of hope are not for this party or for that in particular, but for all whom it may hereafter affect or concern. The political elements it would be glad to see introduced into Parliament by the General Election, are to be 1 such as would bear upon the " various political parties," enabling them to " reconstruct themselves ith something like unity, and provide future Ministries with more reliable support for w carrying on the Government." This is just what is wanted. Powerful though the Op position in Parliament has shewn itself to be in defeating the existing Administration, it is yet unable, from the want of "something like unity," in its construction as such, to furnish a Cabinet that would ever be likely to hold together. Nor do our foreign observers the less clearly understand the immediate cause of the Dissolution. They plainly comprehend, in the eXpOSitioll we refer to, both the arguments of the Ministry and the tactics of their opponents. " The adversaries of the Reform Bill," they say, " might, on the motion for its second reading, have proposed simply its rejec tion. But such a course would have been repugnant to the members of the Opposition ; to negative absolutely a Reform Bill did not enter into their plans. As they had not the courage to do this, the regular course would have been to allow the bill to be read a second time, and to defer any amendments they had. to propose until the bill was in committee, when the Ministry would probably have accepted them ; but in that case there would have been neither a Dissolution nor a ministerial crisis. To this plain and regular course Lord JOHN RUSSELL preferred an unusual manoeuvre. He selected two of the provisions of the Bill which had been gene rally 'attacked, and asked the House to censure them by an abstract motion. This tactic, which united adversaries whom the discussion in committee would probably have divided, had evidently no other object in view than to make the debate a Cabinet question." That is to say, to make it such a defeat of the Cabinet, that one of two courses must of necessity be at once adonted,—even these foreign liberals being able to see, and ingenuous enough to acknowledge, that such advice, or rather such injunctions as Lord PALMERSTON gave, in his speech in the debate on the Bill would never be listened to by honourable men. " The Ministry," it continues, "after Lord J. RUSSELL'S success, could only choose between resignation or dissolution. Con sidering the state of parties, and the coalition which had given an accidental majority to its adversaries, the Cabinet gravely determined to dissolve. We think Ministers haye acted wisely. The debate furnishes an obvious proof that the 330 members who voted against the Bill, did not represent a majority, who would have carried any Bill that Mr.' BRIGHT or Lord JOHN RUSSELL might have intro duced on the same subject." It certainly was an accidental majority" in one sense. It was a majority banded together for a specific object,—it was a casual majority on this particular occasion ; and it was one made up of very heterogeneous materials. It was a majority that could agree to destroy, but not to construct, a Reform Bill. The scheme which they combined to carry into effect was one studiously contrived to unite them for the special purpose in view ; but it would have been impossible to unite them to do what thus they frustrated the Government in an endeavour to do. Such are the views Continental Liberals appear to take of a pro ceeding which here where it has occurred it is so difficult to consider with the disinterestedness and the dispassionateness necessary to a cool and im ' partial judgment. Whether or not the issue will be such as is so hopefully anticipated, is of course quite another question ; and we must wait a short while ere we have a practical solution of it. The _Herald says the news published on Tuesday, to the effect that English ships of war were about to be sent to Trieste, is altogether false—a mere Stock Exchange canard. Lord Derby stated, on Monday night, that, before finally abandoning all hopes of an adjustment, the British Govern ment had suggested one more proposition, the nature of which he was not at present at liberty to state. The Times says that this proposition is understood to have been despatched to Vienna only oz Monday afternoon, and the answer is not supposed to have been yet received. The Daily News asserts that ministers have converted the Queen's speech into a hustings address. Her Majesty is made to represent that her functions are in some way impaired because Lord John Russell's resolution obtained a majority of votes It is not true that the crown is less powerful because the House of Commons would not have Mr. Disraeli's Reform Bill. Ministers are dissolving Parliament because they will neither resign nor conkorm to the general wish of the representatives of the nation on the subject of reform. PASSION WEEK AND THE METROPOLITAN THEATRES. — Truly the loyal and law-loving inhabitants of Cockaigne are placed in a delightful situation this week, by the closing of their Theatres, for of all the " institutions" of the " great metropolis " perhaps the most " dearly-loved " and "intensely cherished " are these places of resort, of which they boast of upwards of thirty. Besides which, a popular author and lecturer of the present day, and who has proved himself no mean.authority, says that Jack Styles is unable to comprehend a "tale of the times" unless placed before him with all the accessories of stage effect. However, it appears that, the civic authorities of the City of London, proud of " vested interests " and " chartered privileges," have been lately making themselves not a little notorious and ridiculous by their extraordinary gyrations, through the doings and sayings of their Mayor, but this week another of their "high and learned functionaries" has been bidding for notoriety and popularity, by his refusing to allow the Theatres' to open, for the purposes of musical per formance and entertainments not theatrical, yet the singing and concert-rooms, comprising a legion, and holding a music license from the magistrates, are in no way interfered with. This is truly one of the most extraordinary anomalies of the present day. A magistrate's license allows the holder to keep open his place of amusement all the year round, but a City Chamberlain's permission can be revoked at any time the granter may . think fit, thus com pelling the proprietor of a theatre to close his costly edifice. Well do we remember our first optical lessons in astronomy, as given by the celebrated Adams, near thirty years since, during one of the "fish-eating and bun-feeding " weeks, and this same has been yearly looked forward to by us as one of the" "sights" at which to astonish our young progeny, almost as regular as the annuals themselves ; and yet, this year, forsooth, when cheap trains are running, as usual at the holidays, because the . proprietor of a theatre has no magis trate's license for music, Mr. Adams and many others has been stopped in giving their lessons of amusement and instruction. Truly, indeed, do we require " Social Science" to, work reforms in society when theatres are closed by law, but concert-rooms, &c., where the " Social Evil" abounds, and is fostered in all its deformity, are allowed to continue open and practice their " lawful trade." Oh !ye inhabitants of the "mighty empire," how fond you are of law, but eschew common sense. THE COURT. WINDSOR, APRIL 19. There was no addition to her Majesty's dinner party yesterday. The Queen and Prince Consort walked in the Home Park this morning, and visited the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore. The Countess of Gainsborough has succeeded Lady Churchill as Lady in Waiting to her : Majesty. Viscount Strathallan and Lieu tenant-General Sir Frederick Stovin have succeeded Lord Bateman and Lieutenant-Colonel F. Cavendish as Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Marquis d'Azeglio had an interview with the Earl of Derby on Tuesday, at his official residence in Downing street. THE PRIN CE OF WALES. —A letter from Rome says that the musical season is dull, though the number of strangers is unusually large. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales still continues his peregrinations amongst the studios of the artists. Amongst others it mentions that of our talented and popular countryman, Mr. Shakespere Wood, where his Royal Highness's attention was particularly attracted by the following works :—" The Blacksmith" and " Evangeline" both after Longfellow, and a " May Queen," which is exc ee di ng ly we ll executed ; also a most striking bust of Blumenthal, the pianist. Particular men tion is also made of a basso relievo in marble of the well known harpist, Mr. John Thomas. The Queen will hold a privy council on Saturday next at Windsor Castle. In the city, on Tuesday afternoon, an absurd report was circulated of an attempt on the life of the French Emperor but obtained little credence. LOCAL INTiTILIGENCE. THE FIRE IN TABLEY-STREET.— We understand that the damage done at the .fire in the cooperage in Tabley street, is about £.500 or £6OO. During the progress of the fire, John Whitehouse, a labourer, slipped on the kirb stone and broke his leg. AN OLD WOMAN KILLED BY A FALL.—On Saturday, an old woman, named Mary Rothwell, 70 years of age, residing at 10 Court, Circus-street, while in a state of intoxication, fell down some cellar steps, and received such, injuries that she died yesterday morning. An inquest will be held this day. Tn CANADIAN MAlLS.—Yesterday, the weekly com munication between Liverpool and the St. Lawrence was inaugurated by the despatch of the screw steamer North Briton for Montreal and Quebec. During the whole of the summer steamers will be despatched weekly from Canada and Liverpool. The North Briton took out above 160 passengers, one third of whom were in the cabin._ SERIOUS AFFRAY BETWEEN Two CARTERS.—Yesterday afternoon, two carters were unloading cotton in the Clarence dock, when they fell out, and one of them took up a cotton hook and deliberately split the other's skull. The injured man was removed to the Northern Hospital ; his name is , James Hamilton. The other carter was arrested, and will be brought before the magistrates to-day. QUICK DISCHARGE.—BONE AND MUSCLE V. STEAM.— The ship Noemie, Capt. Johnson, discharged her cargo, consisting of 1,900 bales Charleston Cotton, in the Stanley dock,. in 16 working hours. Yesterday (Wednesday)l the Ship Potomac, Capt. Reed, discharged and weighed 1,534 bales New Orleans Cotton, (being equal in weight to 2000 Charleston bales), in the Bramley-Moore Rock, in the almost incredible short space of ten working hours, thus proving at once the superior advantages and facility of the open docks over the enclosed docks. The stevedore Jas. M'Convill, and the master porters M'Cabe and Tipper,, personally superintended the discharge - It is a well known maxim that "time is money"—the terms are relative ; so to save one is to save the other. - We save both time, and economise' patience, and present good tempers, when we have a good PEN—a:bad one upsets pati ence and temper. Preserve all, then, by purchasing your steel pens and other stationery, at E. T. Hall's whole sale steel pen warehouse. 23, South John-street. John. Gillett's, Thomas 'Lowe's, G. W. Hughes, and other maker's pens at is per gross. Good Pen Holders 2d per dozen. Two WOMEN BURNED TO DEATH --- On Tuesday night, as we have already stated, a fire broke out in a court off Spitalfields, Whitechapel, and that an old woman, named Spelman, was severely burned. She was removed to the Northern Hospital, where she died a few hours - after her admission. About the same hour and day, a young woman, named Mary Roberts, residing at 15, Dover street, Toxteth Park, was sitting at the fire when her clothes caught fire, and she was severely burned on various parts of the body. She was taken to the Southern Hospital, but the injuries she received proved mortal, and she died yesterday morning. We understand that inquests will be held on both cases this day (Thursday) 1 CLAREMONT LITERARY ASSOCIATION. —On Tuesday even- ing last, the fifth annual soiree of this society was held in the School-room of the Claremont Independent Chapel, Kirkdale, and very numerously attended ; Mr. Thomas Nicholson, president, in the chair. After briefly reviewing the subjects which had occupied the consideration of the members during the past session, and expressing his satis faction at witnessing the progress made, the Chairman called' upon Mr_ John Rowland to read a paper on " Bright Prospects ;" Mr. G. Lingham following with a humurous , paper on - " Old Clothes ;" and Mr. J. W. Reader with an "Essay on Poetry." An interval of half an hour, when refreshments were partaken of, and social chat indulged in, formed a pleasing feature in the entertainment. Mr. T. Gibb then read a paper on " A Voice from the Rocks;" and Mr. I. B. Baxter a humorous paper on " The Age we live in." Mr. W. B. Luckman, in an entertainment entitled "An Evening Party," was very successful. During the evening, several select pieces were sung by Miss Lingham, Messrs. J.Webster, and J. Tunstall, jun., under the effective leadership of Mr. A. Lingham ; and the proceedings, of an interesting character throughout, were terminated by sing ing the National Anthem. DR. STERNDALE BENNETT'S " MAY QUEEN" AT THE •PHILHARMONIC HALL.—At the next subscription Concert of the Philharmonic Society, on Tuesday, the 26th inst., the committee will, for the first time, introduce to the mu sical public of Liverpool Dr. Sterndale Bennett's new cantata of " The May Queen." This charming work, the composition of one of our most talented, genial, and original composers---the director of the London Philharmonic So ciety, and Professor of Music at Cambridge--- was originally produced at Leeds, on the occasion of the opening of the new Musical Hall in that town. It was an immense and decided success, and the verdict of the Leeds public has since been ratified by the unanimous decision of the metropolitan critics and musical connoisseurs. As " The May Queen" will be new to the majority of our townsmen, we quote the following brief notice of it from the _Musical World :---" The text, or libretto, of this in teresting work is furnished by Mr. H. F: Chorley, who has performed his task in a very pleasing manner. The story is founded on a quality destined to last, not for an age, but for all time,' namely, woman's coquetry. The period of. the action is May-day in the good old times. The May Queen has long been wooed by a fond and constant swain, but, like a great many others of her sex---Bien Jou qui s' y, fie, as Francis the First said---has a natural taste for a little bit of flirtation. This taste she indulges with a forester, called Robin Hood, who, resolving to make the best of the occasion, endeavours to embrace her. This, of course, excites the lie of her old lover, who formulates his indignation in the shape of a blow administered to his enterprising rival. As this argumentum ad hominem is pro pounded on the royal domain, the unhappy young man has rendered himself liable to have his hand chopped off. 'When affairs are in this unpleasant posture, the Queen herself arrives, and, having learnt the true state of the case, and found that the offender was fully justified in what he has done, remits the penalty, with an injunction to the erring fair one to be faithful to her old' love, and turn a deaf ear to Robin Hood, who, after all, is not a bold forester, but a noble attached to the court, who has assumed his rustic disguise for purposes best known to himself, but which we are all, probably, able to guess. Professor Bennett's music to this agreeable little plot is most charming, simple, unaffected, and excellent. The overture, which, by the way, is not new, being known some years back, under the title of Marie du Bois, to lovers of music, is fresh and captivating. Indeed, the whole work breathes an aroma of the pure, fragrant forest glade, green leaves, and blossoming May." " Did I hurt you ?" said a lady the other day, when she trod on a man's toes. "No madam, I thank you, seeing it is you. If it were anybody else I would have hollered out murder." A chap went out duck-shooting the other day with an awful kicking old musket ; he had got the bang of it, and when he fired leaned forward to counteract the effect of the recoil. Seeing a nice flock of ducks, he crept up on an old log, took good aim, inclined his body forward and pulled; the gun snapped, didn't go off according to calculation, and per consequence the individual did—went head-foremost to the bottom, musket and all.—American Paper. CAPTAIN CARNEGIE AND SIR JOHN PAKINGTON.— Captain Carnegie has addressed a letter to Sir John Pakington expressing his surprise and indignation at the taunts levelled at him by the latter in the late discussion in Parliament, and accusing the right hon. baronet of omitting various important circumstances from the explanation. Captain Carnegie's own account is to the following effect : On accepting the appointment to the Admiralty he expressed his readiness to "start for any place that offered me a fair, and reasonable prospect of success," and in fulfilment of this promise, he prepared to contest Portsmouth, and the vacancy expected at that port not taking place, placed him self in communication with Dartmouth, other places being taken also into consideration. When the dissolution was announced, Dover was pressed uponhim by Sir J. Pakington and Devonport was alluded to by some one else. In reply ing to the latter suggestion, the gallant captain stated his opinion that it would be impossible for any government can didate to contest Devonport with any hope of success, as " I could not suppose that the dockyard labourers, to be dis qualified by the Reform bill, would support a nominee sent down by a government that had determined to deprive them of their franchise." And with regard to Dover, he announced to the right. hon. baronet, on the morning of the 6th, that Dover was a place which "I could hardly expect to contest with success," but "I added that I had hopes elsewhere, and that an interval of 24 hours would enable me to ascertain whether the reports from another place were sufficiently favourable to warrant me in standing for it. To this remark of mine you answered by stating that, in your opinion, I had no option and you left the room to attend (I believe) a cabinet,. while I left for the purpose of tendering my resignation of an office which I could no longer wish to hold under such an imputation. That offer of resignation must have been communicated to you on your return the same day, for yon then sent for me, and, after alluding to it, and expressing your regret for having made use of hasty words, you still strongly urged me to stand for Dover, and stated that Lord Derby coincided with your opinion.. I then informed you of the political difficulties which attended the representation of Dover, and mentioned the awkward circumstances in which I should be placed if I went to Dover with the Government Reform Bill, tied like a millstone, round my neck. But these political objections were not the only ones I foresaw I should have to encounter ; it was very soon made clear to me that there was only one possible method by which either of the sitting members for Dover could be deprived of their seats, and this was a course I could not condescend to adopt." THE COUNTY ELECTION. MEETING IN THE AMPHITHEATRE A meeting of electors of the 'Southe,,in Division of t he Connty, favourable to the return of Messrs. John Cheett° and J. IPemberton Heywood, as representatives at the coming election, was held in the Amphitheatre.at half-Pasts The house was crowded to exe n g half-P ests in every part. At the hour appointed, there were neo those on the platform the following—Messrs. William Ear le ' il ) olae r Robertson Gladstone, Charles Melly, T. S. Rages, Blundell (Crosby Hall), Thomas Ashton, Edmund ilotti (Manchester), Holbrook Gaskill (Warrington)? ,„ Saill „, ue o Bright, the Mayor of Ashton, S. D. Rathbone, 11'9". Wrigley, Hugh Hornby, Hardman Earle, J. J. Stitt, I Holt, James Ryley, Richard Shell, James R. Jeffery, 13. Jones, Charles' Holland, W. F. Macgregor, T. Thornellt James Steains, Thomas Gair, Enoch Harvey, C. J. Corball/1 0 T. IL Macrae, Richard Johnson, P. H. Rathbone , Langton, H. A. Bright, A. Briggs, Clarke Aspinall, Melly, G. Holt, jun., T. D. Hornby, Charles Langton, Th°s Job, T. Fernie, J. Robinson, James Steele, James Mullesen, J. Squarey, J. Hastings, J. Dignan, J. R. M'Guffie, ite• ll d Mr. Robertson Gladstone, who was received Wit h le g o , said—Gentlemen, you are aware that Our ni to esteemed and most excellent friend, Mr. Wm. Browo , kindly consented to take the chair upon the present Dot (Cheers.) The first resolution to be proposed ha s a " : : 01 . reference to the conduct of that excellent max, in t he t jr city of one of the representatives of the people of the S° 3 n et ern Division of this county, and also as respects his c °1 1) as a member of the community in which we reside. (C b ,, ee g . It would scarcely be in harmony with the feelings e ' c iot Brown, and hardly consistent with your own view at is correct, to call upon that gentleman to take the c' - "*" o f the present moment. Therefore, for the single P ur t s a e t of discussing such matters as may bear upon the saurf, to this resolution to which I have referred, I beg lea ted propose now that Mr. Thomas Brocklebank be ree' respectfully to take the chair. (Cheers.) hale seven o'clock last night cheers Mr. Brocklebank said': Broth( heard from Mr. Gladstone, I tak( occasion only fDr a short time, to faci Electors, as tnp the chair oo ----litate the boi The meetin g , as I hove 5° has been called for ne ss of the evening doubt you are all aware. purpose of giving the candidates for the Southern di , ° ,:o P i Mr. Cheetham and Mr. Heywood an opportun'il meeting those who, I hope, will be their future cous, ,„ e (cheers), and of expressing their views upon p oliti To jects generally. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Brown has eIIPT distinguished honour of representing this great coasts baps' for a period of fourteen years. He has enjoyed, Pere the still greater honour of being returned four ' m i t ft succession without opposition, and it is certainly 111°'0 and becoming that the first step of our proceeding iiist eveping, should be the proposing of a vote of thanks t ; )• for his long services. (Cheers.) [At this Peri°'oo Cheetham entered, and was received with enthus cheering.] Mr. Brocklebank continued : Whilst i g e e et: gentlemen, let me introduce to you my friend, ;Nit' l: too ham. (Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I have to t 1 t he for the cordial manner in which you have responded proposal that we should pass a vote of thanks to Afr• 13 ,7 10 1' I think I have only to inform you that one of Yenr 'ei'eeers)t townsmen, your respected friend, Mr. George °M will move the resolution, and that our equally r esllee cco d neighbour, Mr. Edward Potter, of Manchester, w ill h s s t it. For myself, I have only one word to say, an d t ti - / o or that no matter how eloquently, no matter how Perfec;:oB4 friends Mr. Holt and Mr. Potter may this evening their duty, they will do no more than justice to they etnele. man to whom it is proposed to pay this tribute o f (Cheers.) e . ing ° Mr. Holt then came forward, and said, the g a- i doce llf ' that night was one of the most important that e°ll' boor He was going to say, al m o s t th a t co uld occu r t i l l , for events. (Hear, 'hear.) Wh en th e y thougb" - :athe rii moment of their responsibility as e l ec tors of t he - 11 %0e 1 division of Lancashire, with its numbers, its ate , and its importance, he did not think there cold(' 11 a t tir important meeting, considering for a 111°Tile ;eeP i l subject before them. (Hear, hear.) l i t tle °' in mind the great purpose of our meeting—and tot L ae O r the purpose is to bear their thanks and their ad ° the past, and therefore, they must keep to the ref of of things—it was almost unnecessary to say a 11°- s ea .g i r services of Mr. Brown, they were so well k n°l(l appreciated, whether it was the manifestation o',l ; 11 %11 sentiments with regard either to civil or „, P I ; liberty, whether it was his great Nvillingl' readiness, and exceeding civility at all l' that suavity of manner that no one could e be ar./ fact he was loath to say this in his presence. (I{ _f he Every man within those walls, every man in s ilo t he resP e` ' t he paid them, and every friend of his could sl)cal' f , I ' with affection, and esteem, and love. (Applause) be 110 ; not his habit of speechifying, but in this m atte : t oo' t 1 1 ,5 great satisfaction and pleasure, because he felt an truth of what he was stating. It was not with r7sputj; his parliamentary services only that the mem ber at he Lancashire, who was now retiring; it was n et wha ;itte t°s ' done in parliament ; because he had not forg ot the ;it of Oit of our own town. (Hear, hear.) There was a 1° : 1 0 511° ,3 interest in the foundation-stone and the building tbs ll " e cone' rising at the top of Shaw's-brow. (Applaus e.) ,, t $ ti not repress one idea that crossed his mind, lc °. iho t pleasure it was for a gentleman in advanced I °l ' a rrr efl i proud position for a gentleman who had served to ticeships in parliament, and now, when retiringresalsti°l3 such expressions of regard. (Applause.) T i ' ° , eir e s ;, was to this effect :-- , 4 That this meeting d e sires g r , its regret at the re ti remen t f rom p ar liamen t °f fax t he l l ib j Brown, who, during fourteen years, has 5° a tlf . ift represented the southern division of this entitjas' ist sll o House of Commons, and who so well and c- as 11 it ,) supported every measure of progress and r eform' / of Y $ diligent attention to business, and by the 611311 t he l ' i s s manners, so disarmed party of its bittern ess tha ,kithat been four times elected for this great con stituendbope the) opposition ; that this meeting desires to exp ress s ( 9 pP lgil e l ;o Mr. Brown may live for many years to enicl -- an d C 5l, —in his well earned retirement, that resPect v i ces 1° 0 ( to which his private munificence and pu blic ser " 18 0 0 so amply entitled him ; and to witness the e °lll : h iclO i o t that noble building for the people of Live r Pr, l ' al oa n :e) liberality has founded, and which will be ala s ti n e r , dr . to his memory " (great applanse) ; so that he ‘ O, " . te a 111. 0 might say, in conclusion, that they not onlY th for tl l.ll° Brown for the past, but expressed their gratitude to come. (Applause.) Mr. Edmund Potter, of Manchester, ea r l: e f o o w „...: o 3 e r n c il ll3 :o l(i f, was greeted with prolonged applause. saying : Gentlemen, I can assure you I had n ° 1 0 6, 4 presenting myself here to-night, for I had n ° till about an hour ago, that I was expected to 175000:1 first appearance before a Liverpool au dienc e : , be c . however could give me more pleasu re than t .I‘fr, 1 3ro 0 upon to propose or second a vote of thanks t n bel ° oo and I consider it an honour to the town to wil ic t he c with sop to be privileged to do so. I was connected reoo pc to law league (hear, hear), and it will be in Y clur , a Ine li that when the friends of that law wanteu. and folor contest the election, Mr. Brown came forware! _ ewe s the battle, but was beaten that time, but still Jae of off, ward a second time, and fought the battle like a . 7 0 0 0 7, third his age, and he took the county frora thheals'lgifea He is yet amongst us, and since that perio d watched 06 valued services to this county. We h ave r Code er, conduct since he first entered the }louse t ogre and r i o t se ha in s b th e e en H th ou a s t, e tohfocugomh ra h o e t : s s e n v e l g r i ati l a be be r ob s ; ready to pay himrespect. (H ear, bear.) 3fr• fre if oi taste in me to say anything in the p resence but I will say, while he lives we will respect. iv, iv,