Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-11 00:00:00

On FRIDAY next, the 15th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 500 Bales of Mexican FIBRE, ex Joseph, from Tampico, of good quality. Apply to Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants, 37, North John street; or to F. J. EATON, Exchange Chambers. ON SALE, 45 TONS LOCUST BEANS, ex Pilar, from Barcelona.—Apply to GEO. BADENACH and SON, Brokers T_TISTORY OF THE WORKING CLASSES, j Every Saturday, in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, Price One Penny. AMERICAN SOLACE. CHARLES TURMEAI7. AMERICAN SOLACE. AMERICAN SOLACE. ---- CHARLES TURMEAU AMEtICAN SOLACE. AMERICAN SOLACE. CHARLES TURM EAU AMERICAN SOLACE. TO CORRESPONDENTS Under no circumstances can we insert communications not accompanied by the author's real name and address, not neces sarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. NOTICE TO OUR CHESTER SUBSCRIBERS. OUR CHESTER SUBSCRIBERS ARE INFORMED THAT, IN FUTURE, THE " NORTHERN TIMES " WILL BE SUPPLIED IN CHESTER BY THE AGENT OF MESSRS. W. H. SMITH & SON, FROM THE RAILWAY STATION NEWSPAPER OFFICE. AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.—TIIIS DAY, ROYAL AMPIIITUEATRE—Dramatic performance. TA X PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-street. ROYAL COLLOSSEITM. —Miscellaneous Attractions. g4s— For particulars see advertisements on Bth page. Commtrciat sittits. THIS DAY Tnis DAY the 11th inst., at half-past Eleven o'clock, in the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 40 Tons Shetland Dry COI) FISH, partly damaged, On view at 15, Pitt-street. —Apply to Mr. William Jameson, 15, Pitt-street; or to GEO . BADEN ACH and SON, Brokers. THIS DAY, the 11th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the, Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 450 Boxes Port ORANGES, ex Cintra (ss), 60 Cases Valentia DITTO, ex Turia (ss), 300 Messina LEMONS, ex Express, • 200 Bags Turkey NUTS, 300 „ Para DITTO. GEORGE BADENACII and SON, Brokers Apply to Tuts DAY, the 11th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 7, Exchange-chambers, 1,000 Double Bundles PIASSAVA, now landing in George's Dock, ex Byron, from Bahia.—Apply to Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forwood. Merchants; or to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker. TO-MORROW To-mouaow, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 12, Lancaster-buildings, A Quantity of CARROT, TURNIP, and CLOVERSEED, now landing on the quay, and open for inspection.—Apply to ANTHONY WOOD and Co., Brokers (On aceot For the Payment a: To-ALORROW, the 1 PY DOCK ESTATE. nay concern. ht aid Charges. o'clock, lat the Broker's saleroom, 18, Chapel-street, RT 18 Bales WPF Nvp 12 Bales WOOL. WG 6 risks WF 9 Bales WC 4 Bales 49 Bales, ex Wasp, from Bombay ; lying For further particulars apply to DANIEL C. in Wapping Doe]: warehouse.— BUCK ANAN and Co., Brokers, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale'street, 1,600 Bags Bombay RAPESEED, 170 ~ If 111USTARDSEED, , I " LINSEED, all faults. BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers APIA)" to To-monnow, TO-3fORROW, the 2th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, 600 Bags American Red CLOVERIEED, ex Great Western, and City of Baltimore, from New Torii Apply to Messrs. Makin and Bancroft, Merchants ; or to THOMAS SILL, Broker TO-MORROW, the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the. Brokers' Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, 258 Bags American Red CLOVERSEED, ex Neptune, from New York.—Apply to Messrs. A. Taylor and Co., Merchants; or to THOMAS SILL, Broker. WEDNESDAY On WEDNESDAY next, the 13th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at 2, Dale-street, GELLY OIL, DITTO, TOR OIL, suitable for machinery. BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers 41 Casks mI N }-Do. 103 tasks CAS Apply to On WEDNESDA" 3th instant, at One o'clock, at the About 350 Bales low Anacr. For further partleuh 1-street and other COTTON ikitINGTON, GILL, and Co., Brokers. THURSDAY On THURSDAY next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, 350 Bags American CLOVERSEED, Apply to Messrs. Richardson, Spence, and Co., Mcr- THOMAS SILL, Broker. ex Lebanon.— chants ; or to On THURSDAY next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 3, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street, 100 Bags Styrian Red CLOVERSEED, ad Andes, from Venice.—Apply to Messrs. Carson ILL, Broker. ex Euphrates, a and Johnson, 31 hants ; or to rubilfas On THURSDAY next, the 14th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at 2, Dale-street, 16,000 Bags Arracan RICE BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers. FRIDAY Apply to ®u (ate. JAMES BANKS, CASTLE-BUILDINGS, DERBY-SQUARE, LIVERPOOL. FENCING WIRE, Black, Bright, and Galvanised; TELEGRAPII WIRE and SIGNAL CORD, Wholeside and for Exportation. 3IONDAY, APRIL 11, 1859. THE DAY'S NEWS There is very little news this morning touching the forthcoming election. The papers generally are filled with rumours, one half of which have really no foundation on fact. So far as Liverpool and the county is concerned matters remain pretty much as we stated them in our impression of Saturday, the only new item being . the address of J. C. Ewart, Esq., which has been issued. It will be found in our advertising columns, and is just such a document as might hav e been expectedfrom him. A meeting le tweet' the Liverpool committe and the Manchester Reformers has been held by deputation in Manchester, for the purpose of arranging for the conduct of the election of J. P. Heywood, Esq., for the county. The utmost good feeling and cordiality is reported to have prevailed. In London the most strenuous efforts are being made by some of the leading ConserN a- Lives in the City, to push forward the requisitions which have been in course of signature with the view of inducing Lord Stanley and Mr. Thomas Baring to offer themselve s as candidates. With regard to Air. Baring, no doubts seem to be enter tained but that he will respond to the call of the requisitionists, among whom are included many, if not most, of the great influential capitalists of the metropolis ; but with regard to Lord Stanley the question wears a somewhat different aspect. The noble lord only issued his address to his constituents at King's Lynn on Thursday last, long after he must have beome aware of the intention of the requisi tionists ; and as in that address, he expressed a sanguine hope that his connection with the borough w hi c h he had represented through five Parliaments would not be severed, it is not unreasonably con- , eluded that he had at that time, at all events, fully determined to maintain his present seat, which he has on more than one occasion pledged himself not ' lightly to forsake. The Globe says, the requisition has already proved a failure. We pa lash, this morning, a corres pondence bettyEsq. Thespondence betw Bright, S. Morley, Esq. and John , 4enticliian gives a full but concise statement of for the 11 '-'form which he proposes for the - ' .t certaluly appears that he . in his views as the public generally believe him to be. His letter is well worthy of perusal. We have later news, this morning, from India and China. The dates are—from Calcutta to the Bth ult., Singapore to the 26th, and Honi , Kong to the 26th February. The news f rom India continues favourable to the restoration of peace. About 6,000 Sepop. , have surrendered in Oude, under the terms of Her Majesty's proclamation. Tantia Topee, in Central India, had left the rebel camp with about 300 followers, and, it was believed, he intended making for Jaloun, in Bun dlecun d. The main bocty of the rebels, according to the last accounts, making for the Jungle of Banswarra. They had been beaten back from the Jeplee Pass. They are said to number about three thousand. At Calcutta, freights remained. without change, and Exchange on London was quoted at 21 to 21 N , and at Madras 21,1- to 22. The accounts from Singapore mention that the Portu guese Governor of Macio, has concluded a treaty with Siam.. Accounts from Batavia of the 23rd March mention that the expedition against Boni had been successful, and that Bojou had been taken by the Dutch. The Hong Kong advices men tion that the French squadron had quitted Cochin China, leaving a small party of occupation, who had been attacked by the Chinese, and of whom 200 had been killed. Rich gold mines have been discovered in Tonquin. At Hong Kong exchange on London was quoted at 461 to 472. At Canton a small busi ness was going forward in exports, and a moderate business in manufactures. The steam ship Asia arrived yesterday from New York, with advices to the 30th ult., and brought $297,740 in speCie on freight, and 87 passengers. The news is four day's later than that previously received, and possesses some points of interest. We give full details as usual. The news from the. Continent since our last seems of a very threatening character. In our second edition, on Saturday, we published a telegram from Vienna announcing that the long expected crisis is at hand, and that a corps of 50,000 men were about to depart from that city to Italy, and that another corps of 60,000 men were to assemble at Vienna, whilst a reserve corps of 70,000 will be placed in Bohemia and Moravia. The Paris Moniteur of yesterday (Sunday), publishes a fresh article on the policy of France' towards Germany, and an abstract of which will be found under the head of Latest Telegrams. Its point is to show that the attitude which France has assumed over the Italian question should not inspire distrust, but per fect confidence. It says France would not assail in Germany that which she would desire to protect in Italy. Her policy disavows all ambition of conquest. The Paris correspondent of the Times says that Austria justifies the demand for the disarmament of Piedmont, on the . ground that it is not merely with the. Government of Turin thfit she has to deal, but with thousands of her own Italian subjects —deser ters from her standards—and with the bands of revolutionists ready to invade Austrian territory: The correspondent of the Times, at Vienna, says that during the last few weeks Austria had made many concessions for the sake of peace. One unpa latable proposition is made after another by France, with the object of placing Austria in a false position, and the British Government seems invariably to urge the Cabinet of Vi enna t o accept t h em. In the highest circles, it is believed that the Emperor Napoleon is insincere, and the armaments of Austria are, therefore, carried on with the greatest energy. She begins to be tired of a diplomatic game in which she is invariably the loser. A most frightful and fatal colliery accident has taken place at the Main Colliery, near Bryncoch, South Wales, by which the lives of no less than twenty-five persons have been sacrificed. We pub lish the fullest details. We have to announce the total loss of the British war steamer Jasseur, together with 40 lives, on the 4th ultimo, having struck on some hidd en roc k s to the northward of Jamaica. Full details will be found in another part of our paper this morning. THE GENERAL ELECTION, THE country is now all excitement and bustle for the General Election, in the midst of which it is expected we shall be before the end of the month ; and already, from the addresses of the chiefs of the two great political parties, one may see shadowed forth the particular issues which are more imme diately and respectively involved in the pending conflict. These issues appear to us to be very much the same, on both sides, as those which have been more or less comprised in the whole Parliamentary struggle that has been going on since the accession of the present Administration. That struggle has been moderated very much, ever and anon, we are aware ; and it must be admitted that the Opposition have, on several occasions, made a virtue of necessity, in their forbearance, if not their favour, towards her Majesty's Ministers. But still there has been the mind, the spirit, on either side, which only wanted the opportunity to display itself in decisive action. Had there been any unanimity in the ranks of the Opposition, upon any general policy, there is no doubt that they would have upset the Ministry long ago. But not only were they at variance among themselves, as to any distinctive and decisive principles, speaking in general terms, but they also felt conscious that they were not in a position to furnish a Cabinet from their own ranks. In this way, therefore, the Derby Ministry was one which existed, in so far as the House of Commons was concerned, very much upon sufferance. It has not been the less on that account, perhaps, that it has succeeded as a Government. Even members of the Opposition themselves, have felt constrained to admit this, Even among those who felt under the necessity of voting against the Government on their Reform Bill, there were not a few who disclaimed the intention of thereby implying any condemnation against them. Mr. LINDSAY no doubt spoke the sentiments of several Liberal members, as well as his own, the other evening, when he declared, that " if the question lately put in issue had been that of want of confidence in the Government, he would not have voted against the present Ministry. So far as he was able to judge, they had conducted the busi ness of the country well and wisely. He could not, however, give his approval to the measure of Reform they had introduced, though by the vote he felt compelled to give he was leading towards the overthrow of an Administration in which, he was bound to say, he felt great confidence." This measure of Reform, then, it was, which those who really wished to overthrow the Ministry saw would afford an opportunity of uniting, in a vote against them, not only all the various sections of the Liberal majority of Lord PALMERSTON'S House of Commons, but some even of those who had been numbered in the Conservative minority,—including, of course, such members as Mr. LINDSAY, who, on other grounds, "felt great confidence" in the Go vernment. And that issue, we observe, is made by the Liberal candidates, generally, the principle, if not the only ostensible motive, in the great political conflict on which they are entering. This is evident from Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S printed address to the Electors of the City of London, soliciting his re election. The defects, the insufficiency of the Minis terial Refo rm Bill, on th e one h an d ; an d t h e neces sity of a more perfect and more comprehensive measure of Reform, on the other, these are the two great points on which he relies, for the justification of his recent resolution, and numerous, o his more i mme di ate claims to their favour. ‘ Am n g derfo e vision w etsef tahs co e Bnislpcu l, i w o h u i s ch by were its the one provision presence, and one by its absence ; a non-resident rig . , • , e voting in boroughs was introducqd, By THE NORTHERN TIMES MONDAI, APRIL 11, 1859 the same clause freeholders whose property was in boroughs were deprived of their votes for the county ; life interests only were respected." Another defect he urges was, " the absence of any pro Vision to reduce the franchise in boroughs, and the hard line of separation thus left between the middle orders and those who earn their livelihood,"—which, he main tains, "would have tended to foster discontent and make a war of classes." But then Lord JOHN'S own more complete measure, as sketched by himself to the House the other night, would have just the same tendency, because it would produce a similar " hard line of separation." It could not be otherwise. There is but a shade or two of difference, on his own admission, between the Bill offered by Lord DERBY, and the Bill he himself intends to offer in Lord DERBY'S place. "He would propose no new basis of representation. He would adopt the £lO fran chise for counties. With respect to the fancy franchises, he thought they would admit some well qualified electors. He would reduce the borough franchise from a £lO to a £6 value, and, as matters now stood, he would not interfere with the freemen." Such is the sketch Lord JOHN RUSSELL gives the electors of London of the measure in furtherance of which he has not scrupled to trip up a Ministry in which a large body of his supporters yet declare that they " feel great confidence." Was it worth while their doing so, for so slightly an advanced bid for place ? We humbly think not. The working classes, we are sure, for whom Lord JOHN continues so plausibly to profess his regard, cannot possibly think so. But Ministers themselves make it a much more general issue. It is not, in their view, the question of Reform in particular, but that of the honour, and dignity, and practicability, generally, of a Govern ment. Their Reform Bill, however, it is admitted, has brought them to their trial before the country. The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER declares in his address to his constituents, seeking from them a renewal of their confidence, that " a Parliamentary majority, composed of discordant sections, has availed itself of its numerical strength to embarrass her Majesty's Government, and, by a disingenuous manoeuvre, to intercept the discussion of their mea sures." And, further, that " the blow, which has lately been inflicted on the Government, deprives it of authority,"—while, at the same time, he contends, " in the ranks of the Opposition there is no more unity of sentiment than when their distracted politics rendered it necessary that Lord DERBY should assume the helm." They have advised the QUEEN, therefore, he adds, "to recur to the sense of her people, so that those, who may be entrusted with her Majesty's confidence, may be enabled to conduct the Government with becoming authority." We have thus presented both sides of the case, as it now stands before the country for its decisive judg ment. Of one thing, in such a question as it involves, we may be quite sure,—that the country will not, by either one issue or another, be diverted from the object of securing what Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in his address, calls "a sound, moderate, and constitutional measure "of Reform. The great question with the constituencies will be, to whose hands shall we con fide it ? Whatever ambiguity some people may think there is upon this point, will no doubt be cleared up by the result of the coming struggle; and should it happen to be one to allow of the retention of office by Lord DERBY and his col leagues, we feel confident it will at the same time carry conviction to their minds at any rate it Ought to do--much more strongly than has yet apparently been the case, that if, as the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER says, "it is necessary that the QUEEN'S Government should be supported by a patriotic Par liament," it will have to be a patriotism which must attest its quality, not only by its support of a pacific Government, but by assuring to the country a much amended system of Parliamentary representation, as the means of securing a still more careful and com prehensive- regard to the interests of industry, and a still further and better advancement of the national progress and improvement. OUR COTTON SUPPLIES. A CORRESPONDENT remarked in our columns the other day, that England was greatly responsible for American Slavery, so long as she encouraged it by her large and increasing demand for American Cotton. We do not agree with all the grounds on which he rested his argument. Least of all do we subscribe to his most untenable, because most untrue, assertion, that religious obligations can have nothing to do with such a question, —or, as he somewhat vaguely expresses it, that " theological arguments can never settle secular questions." If by theological arguments he meant religious considerations, he only gave expression to something very like an infidel notion. The only true test of the justice and rectitude of secular questions, is religion—the only conclusive arguments are those which arc thence derived. It is, as BURKE once so forcibly argued, even as a statesman, " the basis of civil society, and the source of all good, and of all comfort." And slavery is a state of society which receives its most obvious and its strongest condemnation in the fact, that it has no such basis—that it is founded, indeed, on a principle which can have no hold on such a basis. It is that which alone is found available in teaching men their duty, and the reasons of it. Of course, as Dr. PALEY well observes, "such as reject religion are to make the best shift they can to build up a system, and lay the foundations of morality and virtue without it. But," he adds, "it appears to me a great inconsistency in those who receive Christianity, and expect something to come of it, to endeavour to keep all such expectations out of sight in their reasonings concerning human duty." And there can be no doubt of this, when the human duty that may be in question has reference to Slavery or any other affair of humanity —any other dealing of man with man. But this by the way. Our object at present is simply to remark, very briefly and cursorily, upon the subject of Cotton. We quite agree with our correspondent, that England encourages, and, in fact, keeps up American slavery, by her great demand for America's slave-cultivated Cotton. It is substan tially true, as he puts the case, " Our manufacturers say to the slave-owners, 'We must have Cotton, or else our artizans will starve ;' and the Cotton-planter says to the slave-dealer, We must have more slaves to supply the demand for Cotton.' " One sure and certain way, therefore, of putting down American slavery, would evidently be to cease that demand. This, however, could only be made practicable, by other sources of supply, equally desirable, bang provided. And even then, we are aware, it would, in a commercial point of view, be a change involving very serious considerations. But the first thing, of course, is to ascertain where such supplies are elsewhere to be found. Our correspondent pointed to India, where, he said, might be grown all the Cotton we require. This, however, is questionable, it seems. But in districts 'of Africa, there can be no doubt, Cotton may be cultiiated . to almost any extent ; and an enterprising merchant of Manchester, Mr. THOMAS CLEGG, is bringing this to the test of a practical experiment. In a circular, a copy of which is before us, addressed t o the native traders and farmers of Western Africa, he says,—" I have for many years been engaged in an attempt to make Africa into a great Cotton growing country, and I feel confident now that it is capable of growing Cotton for the whole world. Cotton grows spontaneously almost in every part of Africa, of a good usable quality, which, if not injured in cleaning, will always sell quickly at a good price, and therefore it is not necessary to send other seed. in favoured situations, not far from the sea,* or where it can be watered, the Sea Island variety might be sown ; but, although this Cotton is worth more money per lb., it does not yield as much per acre as your own or New Orleans seed. I advise all farmers to cultivate as much Cotton, and employ as many people upon their farms as possible, to increase the quantity. I also advise every native trader to buy Cotton from the farmers, teach the people to clean the Cotton without injuring the fibre, and for that purpose to use the McCartney or other Roller Gin." In another circular he states,—" Dr. Livingstone and others have shown that your country abounds in many products that are useful and valuable to us, and as we possess a great many things that will be useful to you, this shows that God wishes us to be friends, and to assist each other,—therefore let us do as He wishes. The cultivation of Cotton, in my opinion, offers you the best means of elevating . yourselves and your country ; and I therefore urge upon you, to pay every attention to it, as by its means I believe you may abolish slavery, and set your countrymen free who are now enslaved in America, and be able to assist in Christianising Africa." From this it appears that Mr. CLEGG'S object is twofold : to obtain supplies of Cotton, and to make the providing of them a means of civilising Africa. And this is the right course. Industry is your great civiliser ; and its application to the culture of a product which is so admirably adapted to the climate and soil of Africa, and to the peculiar capabilities of the Africans, would certainly seem well calculated to make it fully available to that great end. It is under a deep conviction of this, that Mr. CLEGG is persevering in his exertions to carry out so important an object. In a recent com munication to the Society of Arts Journal, he says, —" Being pleased with the result of my efforts, a kind friend has come to my aid, and I have now lying in Liverpool, waiting for shipment, upwards of three thousand pounds worth of machinery and requisite materials to enable me to go further into the interior of Africa, establish new Cotton stations, and prosecute the matter with still more vigour. As any and every one will purchase Cotton, now that a large profit arises, my object is more than ever to open up new sources of supply." And so well satisfied, it would appear, are persons of the highest consideration connected with Africa, of the feasibility of his plans, and the rectitude of his intentions, that they are not hesitating, we find, to come forward and endeavour to promote his designs. "In furtherance," he adds, "of these objects, the Bishops of Sierre Leone and Natal are cordially lending a helping hand, by advice, influence, and encouragement, and our Cotton Supply Association is calling forth the energy of the people' and the Government of Liberia by offering prizes and medals for successful cultivation of cotton." Here then, we say, is a practical; common-sense object, the pursuit of which is certainly far better, in every point of view, than disclaiming against Slavery in America, on the one hand, or the cultiva tion of Opium in India, on the other, infamous though both most unquestionably are. It is a philanthropic object, yet one which may be made conducive to most important purposes of material progress, and involving, to an incalculable extent, the prosperity of our commerce and manufactures. It is an object, however, which no single individual, be his energies never so great, can fairly be expected to carry out as it ought to be. Every credit is due to Mr. CLEGG for what he is doing .; and the best way in which Manchester, especially, can mark its sense of such exertions as he is making in so great and good a cause, and one in which vast commercial and manufacturing interests are directly involved, will be to institute some more vigorous combined effort than would appear to have been yet attempted, to give full effect to such operations as he has so enterprisingly undertaken. POSTPONEMENT OF THE DISSOLUTION'.—The Morning Post, alluding to the scene in the House of Commons on Friday night, says it is quite manifest that ministers are determined to defer the dissolution to the last moment. They did not ask, as they ought, the house to sit on Saturday. They refuse to say that the invariable con stitutional usage will be followed of dissolving Parliament on the day of, or at furthest the day after, the prorogation, The Post further says that the delay is to be ascribed to the following cause :—For some months there has been, at the Carlton Club, •an organisation to carry the country by an electorial coup d'etat, but the managers have been obliged to report that their arrangements are incomplete, and they have asked for a little more time to consummate them. THE GALWAY STEAM-PACKET LINE, AND THE GOVERN MENT. —The subject of the proposed subsidy to the Galway steamers, for postal service to Newfoundland and the United States, has again, it would be seen, been animadverted upon in the House of Commons ; one of the members for Cork inquiring whether Sir Samuel Cunard had not offered, through a deputation which waited on the Admiralty and Treasury departments, on Monday last, to convey the mails weekly between an Irish port and America, for the sum of £5OO the voyage out and home ; and, if so, if it was still the intention of Government to persevere in completing a contract for £3,000 for this service fortnightly between Galway and America. It was explained, in reply, that the offer of Sir S. Cunard was to call at Cork on the way from Liverpool to America and on the return, for £soo,—that the Galway offer involved a third American service, in addition to the two now undertaken weekly ; but that as the Galway service was only fortnightly ; there would be three services in one week and only two in another, which was felt to be so inconvenient, that it was proposed to ask the American Government to undertake a postal service in the alternate weeks not comprised in the Galway service, and if America declined, it was proposed to make a similar offer to Sir S. Cunard. It was, therefore, the intention of the Government to complete the contract with the Galway line. This intimation called forth:very marked expressions of dissatisfaction from several honourable members; while others contended that the Galway route had advantages which entitled it to consideration, and protested against what they called "the monopoly" attempted by the Cunard line. A strong opinion was expressed as to the duty of sub mitting the question to the decision of the House ; ; others, however, urging the Government to adhere to their own decision in favour of Galway, r.m that had given general Mr Gia Labouchere, and i propriety of rra ;n satisfac tin country was actually pledged, while the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the other band, maintained that it would be a new precedent to hare postal contracts, in the first instance, submitted to that house—that contracts were con stantly granted without previous tender ; that the Galway undertaking offered increased speed at diminished cost, by which they gained two days and saved £400; and that, at the same time, the company offered peculiar facilities for the transport of troops. Under these circumstances, the government, he said, had thought right to adopt on its own responsiblity a policy it felt to be advantageous to the empire, and in accordance with duty. The amount, as a matter of course, must appear in the estimates before any of it is paid ; and occasion will then, no doubt, be taken to give effect to the objections urged against it. With the exception of a remark by Mr. Ewart, that there were parties here desirous of tendering for the contract, the observations in opposition to the Galway subsidy, did not proceed from any members connected with Liver pool—so that it is evident it is not taken up as a local question in anywise, but as one of national importance. The proposition of the Cunard company to call at Cork, would do all that is requisite for the convenience of Ireland; and, besides this, another of our lines to America, that of the Liverpool, Philadelphia, and New York Company, has its vessels now calling at Queenstown, fully prepared to perform the postal service to and from the United States, with regularity and despatch. -.....- THE COURT, The Prince and Princess Augustus of Saxe-Coburg took leave of the Queen on Friday morning, and proceeded to Claremont„ accompanied by the Princes Philippe and Augustus, and the Princesses Clotilde and Arnelie of Saxe - Coburg, .and attended by the Baroness de Bersch and ➢i. de Nostitz. The Earl of Derby bad an audience of the Queen at Buck ingham Palace. Sir John Pakington had also an audience of her Majesty. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen. The Prince Consort, attended by Captain Du Plat, honoured Mr. Adams with a visit at his studio in Sloane street, on Friday, to inspect his statue of the late General Sir Charles Napier, for St. Paul's Cathedral. The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the Princesses Alice and Helena, visited the South Kensington Museum in the afternoon. In attendance were the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Cap tain Du Plat. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort honoured the per formance at the Olympic Theatre with their presence on Friday evening. The royal suite consisted of Lady Church- hill, lion. Car'oline Cave j ndish Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord Bilteman, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Captain Du s sign' ler gram.- . ous intention of conferring th e honour of a baronetcy o upon the undermentioned gentlemen : Mr. William Miles, M.P.. Mr. John Neeld, M.P., Mr. E. Grogan, M.P., Mr. John Henry Greville Smyth, and Mr. Philip Pauncefort Dun e mnbe. The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judges and Queen's Counsel, at his lordship's residence in Eaton-square, on Friday next, the first day of Easter Term, at 12 o'clock. Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office on Friday, to the Governors of the North American Colonies, the Falkland Islands, and the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were receievcd from the Gover nors of the Colonies on the West Coast of Africa. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE GALWAY STEAMERS.—The Prince Albert sailed on Saturday morning, at five o'clock, with the Newfoundland mails, and 350 passengers, chiefly steerage. A. clerkship for general —Civil Se - mice Gazette THE CIVIL SERVICE.---Customs business in Live the death of Mr pout IILLS Uel:0111 David Scott.-- ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.---AS already announced, Mr. Villiers, the stage manager of this theatre for several years, takes his farewell benefit on to-morrow (Tuesday), and as we have previously stated the many claims of this gentleman on the public, we have only to remind them of the fact. Si ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND.EYE AND EAR INSTITU TION, 13, Rose Hill.— New patients entered on the books last week, viz :—Relieved at the institution, 162 ; relieved at their own dwellings, 69 ; total, 231. Visit ors —M essrs . E. Watts, and G. Jordan. - Hon. secretary and treasurer, Joseph Kitchen , Esq. AMERICAN MAILS. --The Cunard steamer Arabia, sailed for Boston, via Halifax, on Saturday; with fifty passengers and the mails for the United States and Canada. She will be followed by the screw-steamer City of Baltimore, which sails direct for New York, on Wednesday next. The box at the Post-office will close at two, and finally, at three, p.m. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT PLAY.—A boy, named James llorrocks, residing in No. 13 court, Chisenhale-street, was playing along: with a number of companions on the Leeds and Liverpoot Canal Wharf, when his left leg got entangled in the chains of one of the cranes, and he sustained several severe lacerations of the right leg. THE BAGOTA. CASE. —The employes at the Liver estab lishment, Church-street, kindly collected the sum of £2 13s, which was transmitted by Mr. A Stephens to the Rev. G. L. Church, of Truro, for the benefit of poor Landor's wife and children ; and the rev. gentleman acknowledges the receipt, along with other sums from Liverpool, with grati tude on the part of the recipients. BROKE TIER ARM.—A woman, named Jane Rogan, residing at Castle-street, Kirkdale, fell down the stairs of her house, early yesterday morning, and received a severe compound fracture of the arm. She was removed to the Northern Hospital, where the medical officers consulted, and came to the determination of amputating the arm: This her friends would not acquiesce in, but it is feared that it will ultimately have to be done to save the unfortunate woman's life. LIVERPOOL ROYAL INPIRMARY.—Return for the week ending April 9th, 1859. Admitted : in-patients, 33 ; out patients, 14 ; surgical casualties, 15. Discharged: cured, 17 ; relieved, and at own request, 5 ; made out-patients 3 ; irregular, 1; dead, 2 ; remain in the house, 183. For the ensuing week. Visitors : Messrs. J. P. Campbell and C. B. Robinson ; physician, Dr. Turnbull ; surgeon, Mr. Bickersteth ; house surgeon, Mr. T. S. "Walker ; junior house surgeon, Mr. J. Allen ; chaplain, Rev. H. J. Garrod, A.B. Robert Hutchison, treasurer. THE ELECTION OP GUARD The returns were made up on ANS FOR TOXTRTH PARK Saturday, with the exception ow the following result:— of two districts, and so far sh William Henry Ogden George William Hunter Samuel Sitldeley Horace Seymotir Mpass ....1179 Alfred Pickup Thomas Gilbert William Davis , Joseph Pierce Henry Laylaud John Rogers .. Harrison Joseph William Leyland 1127 John Brandreth Hughes lll9 Joseph Wilson . Joseph Brundrit William - Johnson Alexander Chalmers .. Arthur Grindrod Joseph D. Carter William Wainwright William Baynes . Alexander Miller 836 804 751 889 John Wilson Samuel Glover . . 856 Henry Boote John Scourfield Isaac Denton . 630 Moses Dowbiggin Hugh Poole .... .... Edward H. Diggles. Thomas Lloyd ........ --- 891 I Thomas Rogers -- Matthew Augustus Johns 930 John Moss . 921 Abraham Ilorsfall 910 William Warke Nathan Ellison .. BO5 ST. SILAS WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION.—On Saturday evening the twenty-sixth and last concert of the season, in connection with this association was held. The attendance was large even to inconvenience, every available spot in the large school-room, Oakes-street, in which it was held, being crammed. John Abrahams, Esq., presided. The Sailor's Home glee party were present, having kindly con sented to give their services gratis for the evening, and the manner in which they performed the task they had undertaken fully sustained their reputa tion The association's military band was also in attend ance, and played several airs, in good style, during the evening. At the conclusion of the first part of the pro gramme, a large number of the audience retired to a lower room, where, as usual, excellent refreshments were provided at a trifling char g e. Ten minutes of an interval was allowed for this, which being expired they returned to their seats, and the second part was proceeded with. Near the close of the proceedings Mr. John Carafan, a member of the association, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Grimley, the honorary secretary of the association, and in doing so he remarked that ,the manner in which he had conducted the Saturday eyenins concerts during the past season was. such as to be both creditable to himself and pleasing to all connected with the Association. Another member seconded the motion, which was carried amid loud cheers. Mr. Grimley expressed his obligations for the kind manner in which his name had been mentioned ; and took occasion to thank the Chairman for his services and attention to the Association. Among all the gentle men who had presided— arol there were no less than twenty-six, :there was not one duringc, the whole seaso n who had been chairman, that he had a higher respect for than Mr. Abrahams. He would couple - with the name of Mr. Abrahams, that of Mr. Jackson, and he would not forget the valuable services of 7 :vir. George Holden. He concluded by proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman. Mr. Jackson said he thought it was his duty to express his deep obligations to Mr. Abrahams, for his staunch support to tte a , ,so - iation. He had not only given his attention, but also hiN means, to advance the working classes, in prrJouring 'hem useful information in the share of lecti;ro, 4 c , were delivered in kl‘ George's Hall some time ago. Ire had great pleasure 1 seconding the vote of thanks to Mr. Abrahams. gr. Abrahams said he felt much pleasure in being ree p sent at that, the last of their concerts for th season, and much obliged for the flattering mention of his name that had been made by Messrs. Grimley and Jackson. It had been found that the public wanted a little relaxation at times, and for that reason it was thought well to get u . the concerts which had been found to work so weu under the 'management of Mr. Grinaley. The object of the association was mutual improvement, and it was found that_great good was done. to those for whose benefit it had been established. lie always remembered the signal of Nelson—" England expects every man will do his duty," and he hoped they had done their duty to each other, and he was sure those vnio had undertaken to benefit them had done their duty, He hoped that, now that a bill was hefore the House of Lords, which would afford recreation to the working classes, that some good Liverpool merchant wstar grant them a suitable piece of land, that would cricketl) them to have that invigorating exercise of ; and (picas, now that their concerts were ended, For the present he would say " Farewell, but not that for ever, but if' for ever fare you well." A long address was printed with the programme which Iv e regret we have not room to give at length. It c om p rise oi complete history of the Association. Thank s were ten; dered to the various parties who had contributed to the harmony of the past season, with special reference to the b Sailors' Home glee party and the military ban d of t d Association. The proceedings were wound up by the an playing the national antheni. SCARCITY OF SEAMEN.—We understand, from 000 d authority, that several passenger and other vessels, are li ar % lying in the river, ready for sea, but cannot Po c rv i, sufficient hands, consequent on requirements of th° gration officers, to have so many men in the 100 tons. This fact proves to demonstration, the statements made bY.er s John Decosta, in a series of letters published in our P a p t he short time since. Indeed, Mr. Decosta clearly fores a ,"„ a vy present state of affairs several months a°o and t e ,: rD r pointed out to the government officials whlt ' would about this time As the attt ioritics have neglec tea u - up he merchants should:le timely warning given them, L. and stirring, for their own and the country's interests' tha t MORMON EmionATloN. —There is a ship in the ri ver all will sail this day, or to-morrow, for New York, with Tl e T ir ts 700 Mormons. These have been collected from al l frog of the country, and consists of persons of both sexes , - , e a eighteen to forty-five years of age. We are in,f °r d a y. that a rich scene took place on board on -about Two fellows, belonging to this sect, fell out a"' like" a young woman, and there seemed rather a t he lihood that the "brothers" intended to have acted likeec er, Kilkenny cats —eat each other, barn' the legs. 1113/I:ter after some time one of the elders , bless his reverence, 111.. fered, and having ascertained from the " which of the " brothers" (brother Joe S' e maleladder only ~....„c the law or —mith) she preferred, tae tba man (?) put their hands together, and told ,bed " saints " to retire and be thankful. 'The scene is des.l.l,:rd .0 tuul,luua. -LUG tuauppuiliwu Int/ 4LLGI.• to Mutter something that smelt strong of revolvers, kn L ives, and the like - interesting impleinents. , IVERPOOL LITERARY ASSOCIATION. —The usual 0 , - - le was held on Thursday, at the Royal Institution, Mr. Char., Ferry in the chair. Mr. W. F. Conolly, Mr. `Frank Shat;i Mr. J. Collinson, and Mr. J. J. Dodd, were duly ell e t he members of the association. Mr. Edwin Young re 3 ", 4 ,-id paper of the evening, upon Chatterton." maN'e 3 1 1101 description of the short and melancholy career of b the, e a poet," and commented upon the ill treatment he su'lje from Walpole, and the failure of his hopes in London• e a approved the opinion of Malone and Jeffery, and clain;lhe for Chatterton a high position in the literary annals of the i- eighteenth century. An animated inquiry followed $ reading of Mr. Young's paper. Mr. Knox coincided ill I , measure with the opinions expressed, and p r onounc e t he warm panegyric - upon Chatterton. Mr. Tee said, th at subject was one which had occupied his attention for 5 ° years, and the result was that he dill from the pop ular ul s to-be much over _ . O prefoegrotedai view, and believed Chatterton's He defended Walpole froin against him, and endeavoured to show th upon which they rested. Th e subj e ct h av ing exelt7 r - t her siderable interest it was decided to adjourn it s j ! l efl consideration to Thursday the 24th instant. The elo ir pfe. announced that the next paper would be by gr . the In conclusion the chairman begged to point out rivet members, that th e p rocee di ngs o f th e associa ti o n are of tised regularly e ac h d a y o f mee ti ng , i n th e f ron t page ° Northern Daily Times. wh i g ODD-FELLOWS' HALL, ST, A NNE - STREET .---i 0 i.- which is neatly fitted up, (a n d mus t b ecome p o p u lar fr° 3ft : central position) was opened on Saturday night % c e.' MacCabe, in his entertainment of " Begone Dail, 0 u Since he appeared last before a Liverpool audience, he d i s beil improved in voice and acting—the entertainment itse",d se' perfection. M r . M ac C a b e sing well, playS well, ",. 1 well. He dresses the severa l characters e to the l e ',, c tric' and changes with a ce l er it y th a t may b e ca ll e d el high His voice is flexible, and although he does not aira powers in the gift or art of ventriloquism, yet he po4 t enough of the Quality to suit the cha r acter t' assumes, and conies off with wonderful exce llerie% te rs, a successful imitator of leadingvocal and other cha,r3u'editt of the day, he is without a rival: We have heard 1 1 . 9 0 , to compared to him ; but Woodin comes no more near ° J i re excellence than he does to Hercules. The only ma den te that surpasses MacCabe in his line, is Valentine I'° ° `,•iitieg• and that is saying quite enough of Mr. MacCabe's „ e el' His imitations of Reeves and Henry Russell are finish ed mens. In Irish songs he is supreme but we think het il go with great propriety, select others' than those °' Lover pd iunl He passes, too, a rather high euicG-- Lover, who is the greatest plaigiarist at presen t a lai and, who, in many cases,' for the sake of P ° r e ftes vulgar applause, not only outsteps vulgarity, bu t fris,,b borders on indelicacy. Let Mr. MacCabe select a fet e vtiP from some genuine original Irish author, and u to s ee nave no equal in that department. W e were giac l is# to that Mr. MacCabe refused, on S a t ur d a y nig-7 e°' 1. t succumb to the popular but false cry of f oo gliS This practice is senseless, and performers ma rk to comply with such demands. It is by no means a Ino• of approbation, but the g r atifi ca ti on o f a se lfish fee' — ' the part of the audience at the expense Mr. MacCabe told his audience that t for his performance, and the 11 1 A rr a fo g r o ci% of the tin arrangement for e ' cu t° P- be not allow him his dress, exc., .. hp encored. He was right ; an d we hope n to o t performers of all sort s f o ll ow hi s exam ple. v asiai ter entire performance, we can safely say, that a Pl e c uter" two hours cannot be spent ; and sure we are, that tu e ,i i n to tainment will be the most pop u l ar o f th e sor t introdec7 ar t . s oil Liverpool for years. The house was crowded in all oble , Saturday evening, the audience being highly e q, i e htett and there was no mistake that they were highly deho would MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY, AND AR ISTI NEWS AND GOSSIP appe aran ce L ol T nt h di e os ns ? a h iad t t i t s th t h y aot M sA i lt n r s. James'stprerles s e w o i t l t l , s Hall, m ,, ak ti e sot- t on h riy e g i ho r ft to-night. Philip 11:4; last workst o b e ofN completed, iebu h b r i , i but will Mackintosh,rem ai n ~ n ot historians. , the Bat' It is stated- that the copyright, plant, 3c., 0 . O.. Chronicle, an influential Conservative journal has he ell P r of the rif ilf r. A a rn f o r l a d g , m a e n n d t, so li n i k e e e minen t chased by Mr: T. Taylor, son of Mr r oprie t° as I irr M or a . son Jones, having established his fa m e Prop s on' orator, is takiirg new ground, and announces orao_nc,„ Edmund Burke, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Charles J ''''' Fox, and John Wesley. f the th of Wednesday is the cent enar y of the de ilia greatest of composers Hand e l. The Sacred 113rInhe Society will appropriately p er f orm his masterpieceta. Messiah, under the effective conductorship of M r ' rcee s4- Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan have just concluded rrh: o e b a , ! s r h e ...' ful and profitable engagement at the new Adelphi '- and will re-commence their labosirs at the same ewill under mt m i n e dmu n i ieti Miss i .tse n hjnßee t gin h arain r gip e yee e emmir weeks' sfeoeonryntme, rh o.: tehr c asi e sw s a u aym nt t. i/ oveL t d b o. e nd fi o r :t s io t ,. weeksi g at ; I h us erei e ; advertised, Jules 8 ‘ 11 announces his intention of passing the month or , w ith London, and of giving lfatinces inif ncooatjazhmeg:ie)l4ll4 the Madame Schuma nn an d H err J oac him. s ays It is, perhaps, wor th w hil e t o as k once a , Year; il d the Critic, why Ba ron .Marochetti's " Coeur d e Li°ll' not fortlY west-end statue of the late Sir Robert Pe el are n ~ ,i tt ee coming. Can the rumour be true that the Statue Corarsone would rather that it never were erected ; neverthelessu, ~, an d goodly thousands" h ave pas s ed into the baron's ha ' we have no results. Th lk e l o r t . re an fo d r M fiv rs e . - ev G e e n r i m ngs an in ß re ee a d ssi laa on ve lve ta ek k . en T t o he t h o ° s_ l e e n ifi ee Y wt a t o l have seen Mrs. Reed's inimitable impersonations', w_racters only say that a selection of her most successfu_loofoce not will be given on this occasion ; while to those wh ' l ,', sol id yet seen the entertainment, we would simply say, not upon the order of your going, but go' . 0-aN c 311 Professor Anderson, on. taking leave of Sydn..)._, in w ho address, in which he shows that he paid gr. t V d P s k :_ ,, Thi s " farmed" him, £4,750 in three months. ne e a k on ourah le is all that I had to do or have to do, with th uncil for the G so e n o t r h g_e w C o o s p t p o in r: Mpreomvibnenrooof fthveieLtoergilasl;atiavnede. assisted him in obtaining his seat in the amonghope t hiatst members.t the Legislatur el wish w i i t ll t o b benefitodis L t b il lye : lll:lll Y ll : llbriedr be ieursg f° t°rile i in ordel ; to contradict the statement made by 1 _ 4 0,0001 4 came, to Sydney, that instead of his giving TOv ' gain! him £4,754 less his eVensea." la f tang, nronnelly