Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-24 00:00:00

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A LARGE STOCK OF FRENCH GILT HAIR 'AND NET PINS, Selected by their Bayer from the first Continental Houses. G. & H. LEE beg to call special attention to their Stock -of HONITON and MALTESE _LACE SETS, SLEEVES, and COLLARS; MAINTENONS, CANE ZOUS; BERTHAS, and the New ZOUAVE LACE JACKETS, TILE LATEST. NOVELTY. 72, LORD-STREET. G. &H. LEE. 72, LORD-STREET. FROCKS AND ROBES MADE VP FROM' CAMBRIC AND MULL FLOUNCINGS, Of the best class of Work, being considerably under BADE-UP FROCKS 95., 125., 165., 205., 255., 30s. The rich Embroidery on these Frocks at 30s. is about half a yard deep. THREE-LWARTER FROCKS. 125., 15e., 215., 30s. MADE-UP ROBES l6s., 215., 155., 305., 40s. SCOTCH large number Trimmed with Valenciennes Insertion and Edging. _TOHN WILLIAMS respectfully invites T../ notice of the above, being beautifully made, and of the NEWEST and MOST APPROVED STYLES. 33 AND 35, CHURCH-STREET. HOSIERY AND FLANNEL DEPARTMENT. RANDERSON and SONS have much pleasure it inviting the attention of Families and others purchasing WINTER CLOTHING to.their large and well-assorted Stock of WOOLLEN, MERINO, AND HEAVY COTTON HOSIERY, IN SOCKS, - STOCKINGS, ' SINGLETS, DRAWERS, &c., VOR LADIES',, GENTLEMEN'S, AND CHILDREN'S USE. All Vie New Patterns in SCARLET, CRIMSON, BROWN, and every description of PLAIN and FANCY HOSIERY, for the present Season. LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S OHAMOLI UNDER-CLOTHING. NVELsII, SAIONY, & LANCASHIRE FLANNELS, For Ladies' wear, of fine soft texture and 4uality, advantageou sly boy ght in the month of May last. GENTLEMEN'S SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER. THE FAMILY LINEN, HOSIERY, AND FLANNEL WAREHOUSE, 42, 44, „iND 46, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL. L UNDER - CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. All.the recent Patterns in ifnder-elothing,and the "Improved Shape ' in MORNING WRAPPERS, TOILET JACKETS, &c. TEE NEW COLOURED MATERIALFOR WINTER prrneoATs, IN TERRY WINSEY AND QUILTED SILK, As woll as the latest Tinprovements in IatENCII STEEL JUPONS, roil. DAY AND EVENING WEAR. May be seen, in great variety, in the Ladies' Show Booms, at R. ANDERSON AND 'SONS', 42, 44, AND 46, BOLD-STREET, 'LIVERPOOL. BABY LINEN, BASINETTES;I3ASKZrS, &e., kept Constantly on hand, and ,niade to order. , Showrooms for —ADIVS' UMbEIL-CLOTHING t'e up stairs, quiet, retired, and removed from the 'Mane of business, so that Ladies may give their order s with every degree of eomfort and convenience. It GENTLEMEN'S WINTER HOSIERY FORRESTER • GENTLEMEN'S SIIIRTMAKER & FIOSIBR, 65, CHURCII-STREBT. "NTLIns t r EN,,,, - -EN'S LAMB'S WOOL SHIRTS...3s to lOs 8d each o t .„ - (LEMEN'S LAMB'S WOOL DRAWERS 36 9d to Ss 9d „ o k ", r LEMEN'S LAMB'S WOOL 50CK5.....10a to 18s per doz t '''' ll Tl ,l 3llEli'S LAMB'S WOOL STOCKING 15s tons „ ot x T LEMIEN'S MERINO SHIRTS 3a to 7s Gd each q T LEMEN'S MERINO DRAWERS 4s 6d to 7s Gd „ -..ITLEMEN'S MERINO SOCKS lOs to ISs per doz 1_ NO CREDIT GIVEN. BAGS. LADIES' UST received a Large Consignment of LADIES BAGS, lit all the New Shapes, at unuatially low prices. S. ADAMS, 43 ) CI 'Tu rf ., STF,EET, uPPOSITS 01. D POBTOFPICE-PLACE. W N tri rii ro te 1-1 DEPOT SPECIAL. W I L 7 K i OF FlN% . 4r4,\ \ Z:), KID GLOVES, 4„ ; .4 .et ••••- IN ALL USEFUL COLORS and WAR M GLOVES LADIES', GENTLEMEN'SA JUjiNILES'i AL1.70 - Tr i m Ai BEST KID GLOYKS ......,_ . . , As in Posit. 6d. d'a 4 Gentlemen's.. • 3s. „,0* ' '96.1 C hf r ei j i s S 2 t s ~ lAlei 0 --------_?_.■••••--- POUR GANTS-JOUVIN. ..... IVIANTLE AND MILLINERY ROOMS, Instions FOR WIN,T.ER, 1859. (AKELL & STEWART, Proprietors of the "Bee Hive" _Establishment, respectfully solicit the attention of their numerons customers. The subjoined list, which comprises their recent purchases for the season, including the greatest novelties, newest designs and fabrics, which have been selected with great care, and bought for ready-money in the various English and Scotch: markets. Okell and Stewart beg to state that the extent and accommodation of their premises not only enables them to keep a most extensive, valuable, and well-assiorted Stock, : but afords every facility to those who may honour, them with their patronage for the inspection of the various departments, The following LIST will give some idea of the STOCK, but inspection is invited : NEW FANCY SILKS, at 255. Gd., 305., 375. Gd., to 425., the Full Dress. BEST BLACK SILKS (pure), at Is. 91d., 2a. ld., -2s. 4d., 2s. Ild. to 3s. 3d. per yard. NEW PAISLEY AND FRENCH FILLED SCARFS, at 14s. 6d., 186. 6d., 305., 50s. to 130 s. NEW FRENCH MERINOES, at ls. 101 d., 2s. 2d., 2s. W., 2s. W., 2s. 9d., to 3s. 6d. per yard. NEW WINCEYS, in PLAIN, STRIPED, and FANCY, 4d., 6,1 4 d., 81d., 10d., Is., Is. 3d., to Is. 6d. ; and the Beet, 2s. per yard. NEW FANCY DRESSES (in every fabric), at 3s. Ild., 4s. 9d., Ga. 6d., Ss. 6d., 10s. 6d., 125., to 455. NEW CAMBRIC PRINTS, at 3id., Gid., to Id. per yard. NEW MANTLES, at 14s. 6d., 16s. 9d., 215., 255., 305., to 96e. NEW JACKETS and SCHOOL MANTLES, at ls. 6d., Is. 11d., 28. 9d., 38. 6d., to 4s. 6d. NEW BONNETS (fully Trimmed), at 4s. 11d., ss. lld. , 6s. 11d., 10s. 6d., to 30s. LONDON-MADE BONNETS, at 4s. Gd., ss. Gd., Gs. Gd., to 7s. 6d. NEW BONNET RIBBONS, at 41(1., 5 d., Gid., 81d., 91d., 11/d. to 4s, 6d. per yard. KIDDERMINSTER CARPETS, at ls. 41d., Is. 60., Is. 91d. 2s. 2d.,.t0 2s. 9d. ; and the very beet, 2s. Ild. per yard TAPESTRY CARPETS, at 26. 41d., 2s. Gid., to 2s. 9,1 d. BRUSSELS CARPETS, at Is. 3d., 3s. 9d., to 4s. 6d. NEW FELT CARPETS, at 2s. 2d. to 2s. I.ld. The Charges for Making-up Ladies' Own Materials, are Strictly Moderate. 94, BOLD-STREET. Ileta MRS. PICKSTOCK eal)ectfully to announce to her Friends, the Ladies, of ),"Pool and the vicinity, that she has juit returned from '"4and London with an alegant asiortment of CANTLES AND JACKETS; to Also, the newest designs in 'NETS, FLOWERS, 'WREATHS; HEAD-DRRBSEB, &c., Whieh are now ready for inspection. 94, BOLD-STREET. °NELL & STEWART direct particular attention to their STOCK of CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, DAMASKS, &c. Purchasers will find in this Department, the Largest, Cheapest; and best Assorted Stock in Liverpool. r . ' Nob. 15, 17, AND 19, PARADISE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. IW TRAM DOORS• FROM 011171OR-14RRIrt. -To 24d3 GREAT EXTENSION • Off TELE LORD-STREET DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT. F RIZBY, DYKE, and 56, 60, 62, 64, and 66, LORD-STREET, C 0 ~ LIVERPOOL, Respectfully announce that they have OPENED . the Naw PORTIOX of their, Premises with a Stock LARGER and of ORPATER VARIETY than they have EVER .BEFORE offered to the Liverpool public, and of VERY SUPERIOR VALUE, consisting of :Brussels, Velvet Pile, Tapestry, and Kidderminster Carpets, Hearth Rugs, Damask, Chintzes, LEGG and Muslin ,Curtains, Blankets, Quilts, Counterpanes, Brass and Wood Poles, Cornices, Fringes, Trimmings, Table Covers, Iron BocLikoacbs, Sto., Bre. - - With THIS ADDITION to their previously exten sive Premises, FRISBY, DYNIII and Co. are enabled to conduct their INCREASING FURNISHING BUSI NESS much more satisfactorily to themselves and their customers, and also to afford additional comfort to their customers throughout their Establishment. Anticipating the opening of these Premises, (which they have been for a long time preparing and bald ing), and a proportionably increasing business, F. D. and Co. contracted LARGELY for all classes of Goods previous to tke advance of prices in Wool, Silk, &c., and they invite an inspection of their Stock with very great confidence and pleasure—Blankets, Flannels, Carpets, &c., &c., at OLD PRICES. FRISBY, DYKE and CO. are now in the height of their Winter season trade, with a LARGE STOCK of all the bloat USEFUL AND FASHIONABLE Goods for LADY'S WEAR, and they are DAILY receiving NOTELTIES in their VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, F. D. and Co. enjoying peduliar PAciLrrins for so doing in connexion with their EXTENSIVE ESTAB LISHMENTS in NEWCASTLE and NORTHAMP TON. 58, 60, 62, 64, and 66, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL. G RAND DISPLAY OF FASHIONS AT C. HALLILEY'S MILLINERY AND STRAW BONNET WAREHOUSE, 64, LONDON-ROAD, (A rim BOORS BELOW BETMOUR-STREET,) THIS DAY AND FOLLOWING DAYS. d 4 & MOURNING ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. 12d3 ._ w M. B A N D , TAILOR AND DRAPER, a 4, LORD-STRBET, LIVERPOOL. Esr.o”.isnan 1847. W. BAND has one of the hestandLargest SWAIM Liverpool for Gentlemen to cltoose from. W. BAND'S charges are moderate. The beet tut . and most stylish Garment' Mita to Measure at a re asona b le pr i ce. , . )3 . —The ADDRESS, 24 LORD.:I4RERT, (directly opposite the Daily Pest Office.) L- At i m. DE LA RUE'S PLAYING CARDS, Bold p l . Pet' pack. A large assortment on kaad. M AWDSTZT and SON, 4, Oastle-street. ,eqtr, NORTHERN DAILY TIMES GAS' GAS' G AS' • THE OLD GAS - FITTING WORKS, CHANDELIER, and LUSTRE MANUFACTOItY IS REMOVED FROM 28, I.I2kNOVER-STREET TO LEITH HOUSE, SLATE-R-STREET, ADJOINING THE'BIELE DEPOSITORY. J. WREF ORD HUNT, In announcing Use above, returns his grateful thanks to the many generous Patrons who have so long supported him, and begs to assure them that, aided by the vastly increased facilities which these Premises afford, he will be enabled to present to the Public the best assortment of GasYittings, Chandeliers, and articles connected with the trade to be found. The BRASS-FINISHING WORKS are so replete that Orders can be executed on the shortest notice. The GAS-FITTING and PIPE-LAYING will be conducted by able and efficient hands, strictly superintended, and none bn the best - quality of materials used. Ea' LEITH lIOUSE, SLATER-STREET. BRONZING AND LACQUERING EXECUTED. TO PURCHASERS OF FURNITURE. NORTHERN FURNITURE, CARPET, AND BEDDING FASHIONABLE MANTLES. GW. WARREN respectfully solicits the Ladies . of Liverpool, and surrounding neigh b o urhood, to an inspection of his NEW STOCK OF MANTLES, JACKETS, &c. The above consist of the newest and choicest London and Parisian Novelties, and at prices extremely moderate. 30, BOLD STREET, Three doors above Messrs. Woolwriglit's. TO LADIES. ELEGANCE AND ECONOMY. FASHIONS FOR 1859. uNDROL DISTINGUTSIIRD PATRONAGE. MRS. REYNOLDS (from. Bond-street, London), MILLINER, DRESSMAKER, & - MANTLE MAKER, 142, FALKNER-STREET, LrrastrooL (between Bloom-street„ and Almond-street), begs moat respectfully to inform the Ladies of LiverPooi and its . •;ricinitY,'"that she continues make an "inimitable" FIT in DRESSES and MANTLES, in. the first Parisian style, at moderate prices. 142, `Falknei=street, Falkner-square; between Bloom-street and Almond-street. N.B.—Wedding and Mourning orders promptly executed. 3a 1 1 r,IIHE PALACE OF FAST lON, EIFTABLISIABO FOR TRH SALE OF WINTER CLOTHING.. FIRST-CLASS WOItKMANSIIO, PERFECT FIT. i NEWEST STILES. SUPERIOR MATERIALS. ~s~ rrci. ~ cir:' 62, - BYROM-STREET. ADAMS'S One Shilling PURSE, with elastic band, neat, eonvenieat, and darable, in II patterns: at S. ADAMS'S, $3, CHURCH STREET, LIVERPOOL, Tim= DOORS BRLOW PARLIR, OT T• C 0 A L ! ORRIS AND CO., GREAT • WAREHOUSE. 12 , BERRY-BT.REE2, LIVERPOOL, Have always a STOCK of well-seasoned FURNITURE and UPHOLSTERY on hand, suitable for every class Residesee. INSPECTION EARNESTLY INVITED. The £l6 WALNUT DRAWING-ROOM SUITE, covered in 'Velvet Or Damask, consists of SIX CHAIRS, COUCH, and TWO:EASY CHAIRS, to be had only of the Manufacturers MORRIS AND CO.,' GREAT NORTHERN FURNITURE, CARPET, AND BEDDING WARDHOUSE, 12, BERRY-STREET, LIVERPOOL. N.8.---All Goods Packed and Delivered Carriage Free within Twenty Miles. RICH FRENCH MANTLES. CRI P P S begs to solieit an inspection of his fresh arrivals of the graceful and J • elegant Long BLACK GLACE MANTLES, • Now so much worn in Paris ; also, to the fresh Novelties in Light and Inexpensive MANTLES, JACKETS, AND SCARFS' FOR THE PRESENT SEASON. J. C. also begs to state that his Manager of the Mantle Department has devoted much attention to the; Shapes and Styles of MANTLES suitable for MOURNING; The selection of the Silk, the application af_ the Crape, and the general effect of the Mantles when finished will, therefore, be found very supeeior. THE SHAWL, MANTLE, SILK, AND DRESS 14 AND 16, BOLD-STREET. WAREHOUSE, JOHN CRIPPS, Proprietor. ' _ COA L ! C 0 A L ISAAC SIMM, COAL v IVIERCHANT HEAD OFFICE-6, CASTLE-STREET. BRANCH OFFICE--38, BRUNSWICK-ROAD. REST HOUSE COALS SECOND QUALITY DITTO l3s. 6d. „ The above Prices 'include Delivery, CARTAGE FREE, within Three Miles from the Exchange, Liverpool. A DISCOUNT of FIVE PER CENT. is allowed oa all Accounts paid at the Office, 6, CASTLE-STREET, within One Month from delivery of the Coal. AGENTS—E. JACKSON, 43, St. James's-road. M. A. LLOYD, 101, Islington. C. BROSTER, Poet-office, Stanley. , 15s. Od. per Ton. COAL! COA THOMAS LITLER has always a supply of the I L!! COAL!! .:i Ivor B'EST ORIt'ELL AND -- 07 - 7 - 11 - Elt - W - IGAN - COAL DELIVERED IN TOWN OR COUNTRY. 43, LEEDS-S TREE T. QUALITY THE TEST t•?! e CHEAPNESS. SINGULAR FATAL COLLISION.—The Salta Public of Lyons says :—A death, caused by a very singular accident, occurred in the quarter of St. Just, in this city. Several children were making 'a great - noise in the passage of a house, when two men hurried out in great haste, from opposite directions, to ascertain the cause, and ran against each other with such violence that one of theM fell dead on the spot. The Glasgoio atUen announces the death, on Wed nesday last, of Professor Spalding, of St. Andrew's. - His most elaborate work is on " Italy ,and the Italian Islands," which is in four closely printed volumes. He - was, besides, the author - of a " History of - English Literature," ' and of a work on Logie, contributed 'originally to the " Encielopsedia Britannica." Were all the contributions of Professor Spalding to the Edinburgh Bez ictt' and to eyelopwdias of all kinds, including the " Biographical 'Dictionary " of Messrs. Griffin, collected for t separateimblication, " we believer says the Glasgow Gitimn, "'they would be found-to be very volMninous." CAPTURE OP SLAVERS.—The ship Peerless, Captain Ring, from Calcutta, which arrived at this port yester day, toUched at St. Helena, September 19th. Captain Ring reports — having left at St. Helena two slavers, which had been captured by British cruisers on the coast of Africa. One of theM was the sehooner Stephen H. Townsend, of New Orleans, the master of which called himself "Cosmopolite," and his mate a "Yarman." The vessel and cargo had been conderimed by the Vice Admiralty Court. The name and nation of the other slaver was unknown,—Boston Courier, THE COST OF A. STRIKE.—The dispute between the men employed at the Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery and their employers has been a very expensive one to both parties. The Miners' Union' alone have paid to the turn -outs during the 27 weeks it lasted, £1,530 16s. 4d. —the men receiving Bs. a week, and ls. a week for each. child, and the boys 4s. a week each. The masters are . also losers to a large amount. The strike at the East Gawber Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Craik, which was not nearly so protracted, cost the union £531. LIFE -BOAT SERVICES.—BARMOUTH, 21st Nov.—On the morning of the I.9th, a ship was observed in the bay close on shore. Soon after daybreak she was seen to wear, and stand for Sarn Badrig. The life-boat of the Royal National Life-boat Institution was immedi ately got out ; but before she reached the ship, the vessel was on the causeway, thumping heavily. The" life-boat remained alongside the vessel about four hours When the ship beat over the causeway. As she fortu nately made no water, and required no fartherassist ance, the boat left her with one of the boat's crew on ; board, to ass i s t t o t a ke her to Liverpool. She proved to be the T ro y o f Boston, from New Orleans to Liver pool. O ur corres p on dent adds,—"l never saw poeple so glad to see us as the captain and crew of the vessel were they thought that they were in Carnarvon Bay, near Holyhead; they mistook Bardsey Light for the Arklow Lightship. They never allowed for theinset of the side." The life-boat was reported to have be haved very well on the occasion. .! 3 UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE AND THE BALLOT IN AUSTRALIA. Representative institutions, says the Australian and .11rew Zealand Gazette, are , just now upon their trial in Victoria, and we can only hope that the result will be different from that which, judging by the nature of the depositions in the case, appears to be inevitable. Victoria, as most of our readers are aware, has the privilege of living under a constitution which is supposed by many persons in this country to embody the greatest elements of freedom and liberty which can be given to any community. In this colony there exists universal suffrage and vote by ballot, and the slow caution of the old country has been, on various occasions, contrasted in by no means favourable manner with the -enlightened policy of this youngest of Aus tralian colonies. The advocates of the ballot in this country have pointed the attention of our legislators to the admirable working of the principle of secrecy at elections at-the Antipodes. There was no great cause for congratulation on previous occasions, and Mr. Ber keley's carefully culled extracts from the colonial press might have been very effectually answered from the same sources. When the annual motion for the ballot is next brought forwaxd in the House of Commons he will be a bold advocate, indeed, of that measure who will venture to refer in support of his areuments to the experience of Victoria. The annals of contested elec tions at home contain some curious episodes of corrupt practises; but the violence of a Galway election, the shameless corruptions of Wakefield or Gloucester, have been surpassed at the elections in Victoria. 'We will take one case as an illustration of at least a score of other electoral towns. It is the town of Kil more—a name not altogether unknown here, and associated with by no means agreeable recollections of the sister country. This borough had the honour of being represented by Chiei Secretary O'Shanassy, whose return at the last election was opposed by Mr. Maxfield. On the day of the election we are told that the town was in the possession of "as ruffianly a lot as ever desecrated this earth." Club law was establiShed, and the whip and the bludgeon were brought to bear upon all, voters suspected of being hostile to the patrons and friends of Mr. O'Shanassy. The ballot offered no protection, for the voters were compelled to produce their voting papers, and the name of the candidate for whom they intended to vote, when it was not that of the chief secretary, was erased. When the voter ventured to exhibit any symptoms of re sistance to this illustration of the freedom of voting, he was "huitled; beaten, or threatened." One free voter who declined to submit to the dictation of the bullies was' chased froin the polling place by a crowd, and he owed his life to the interposition of a priest and the police. In another case, a solicitor was dragged from from flis house, assailed, 'and beaten, and was only rescued from imminent danger by some mounted troopers,- who found it necessary to ride into the crowd with drawn sabres. The rival candidate, of course, did not escape the vengeance of the free and enlightened citizens ; the windows of his house were broken, and personal violence against himself and family was very liberally threatened. Beyond these displays of brute force many of the gentler arts were tried with a success which would have done credit to the genius of the immortal "Man in the Moon" of the old country. The Argus says :—" The dead were re-called. to, life, the far-distant were suddenly brought near, and youths of sixteen at tained their majority the moment they crossed the thres hold of the polling-booths. Even the transmigration of souls appears to have been witnessed on rather a grand scale by the poll-clerks on this occasion ; and the im material part of so many men passed in and out of the material frame of one individual during ,the day that several voters, who underwent this remarkable opera tion, must have gone home in a state of painful per plexity, and addressed anxious questions concerning their own individuality to their bewildered wives and little ones. those elements of stability which are necessary in order t) obtain the confidence of other nations. Already some of our contemporaries are speculating upon the effects , which the election news may have upon the commercial and financial position of the colony in this country, and we bring our remarks upon the subject of the recent elections in Victoria to a close by the warning addressed to the, electors by an extremely Radical authority in the colony. "The people of England," it says, "learn that among the successful candidates few are conversant, even in an ordinary degree, with the principles which regulate national finance. How can it be otherwise, if, as it is frequently averred, few of them can manage their own private affairs prudently or successfully ? As the moral standing of a legislator in the social sphere fits him more or less to maintain the political integrity of the country in making its laws, so the manner in which he conducts his own monetary affairs condemns or qualifies him to deal with the all important question of national finance. Shall it be said, then, that those who have made bankruptcy a business, the repudiation of debts a matter of amuse ment, or whoie sole aim in securing a seat in Parliament is to get a living for themselves, shall have control over the public revenue ? In such a case the public engage ments of a young colony are not to be relied upon, and the representatives of the people who may vote for bor rowing a great loan this session might repudiate the interest upon it in the next." THE BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY LAWS. DEPUTATION TO THE PRIME MINISTER. On Tuesday morning a deputation of members of the House of Commons and of gentlemen representing the Chambers of Commerce in the most important trading towns of the kingdom, waited on Lord Palmerston, at Cambridge House, to call his attention to the present unsatisfactory state of the law of bankruptcy, and to press upon him the necessity of Government introducing into the legislature, and passing into a law, a measure based on the same principles as that last year brought into the House. of Commons by Lord John Russell. There were present, Sir John Ramsden, M.P. ; Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P. ; Mr. Scholefield, M.P.'; Mr. Beecroft, M.P. ; Mr. B. Clay, M.P. ; Mr. Miller, M.P. for Leith ; Mr. Hastings, of the Social Science Association ; Mr. Edgar, of the Law Amendment Society, the leading commercial gentleman of the city of London, and the towns of Birmingham, Worcester, Dudley, Liverpool, Hull, Bradford, Leeds, . Sheffield, Southampton, &c. Manchester was the only town of importance unrepresented, but a letter of apology was received from Mr. Bailey, M.P. Sir John Ramsden having introduced the deputation, Mr. Hastings explained to his lordship that the bill of Lord John Russell, originally prepared under the aus pices of a commitnee of the Social Science Association, embodied the views of the commercial men of the entire kingdom, with the exception of the merchants of the City of London. The delay which had taken place in the progress of that measure, owing to the dissolution of Parliament, had given time for the consideration of their objections, which had been fully met and satisfied, so that the association had now ready for legislation a measure which met the views of the entire trading community, and which Mr. Samuel Morley was present, as the representative of the merchants of the City of London, to recommend to her -Majesty's Government for approval. The expense of the present system was much complained of, averaging as it did more than 30 per cent. on the value of the assets, which was ruinous in regard to small estates. The distance at which the district courts were situated from the large commercial towns was also another mat ter of complaint. He contended that the creditors ought to have the control over the estate of the bank rupt,sto prevent its being eaten up by officials, that the distinction between trader and non-trader ought to be abolished, and that there should be a fusion of insolvency and bankruptcy into one system. Mr. Hastings' views having been supported by Mr. Saml. Morley, Mr. Beecroft, Mr. Lloyd, of Birmingham, Mr. Stebbing of Southampton, and other members of the deputation, Lord Palmerston said he was sure her Majesty's Government ought to feel deeply obliged to the gentle men present for having taken the trouble to come up from so many important centres of commercial industry to give their opinion as to the defects of the present system, and in preparing a remedy which they thought it expedient to apply to the evil. No one could over value the importance of such assistance ; because in a great commercial country like this, where so large an amount of the population depended upon commercial pursuits,where the resources of the state itself were so much affected by whatever influenced them, it was evident that the importance 9f -regU l ating affairs be t ween debtor and creditor should be based on prin.; ciples of equity and despatch. He could assure them that the subject had for some time engaged the attention of her Majesty's Government. He could not, however, undertake to promise that Lord John Russell would be able, in the ensuing session, to re-introduce his bill, or a modification of it, because those who read the news papers must see, from the present position of affairs in every quarter of the globe, that his hands would be full with the business of his own department. - (A laugh.) But he had there, on his left hand, a most Ore champion (the Attorney General) in those matters, wild would tell then' that the subject hadengaged his attention and that othis legal colleagues in the Government. For himself, he might say-at least this—that the next session would not be allowed to pass.without some satisfactory 'artan. b e nient being made in the matter. The Attorney-General said the subject had occupied his anxious attention, and he would beg , leave now to Some curious facts in connection with the vote by ballot are given in the local papers, more especially at the famous election of Kilmore. It is but due to Mr. O'Shanassy to say that he strongly resisted the passing of this measure in the old Legislative Council ; and may very probably have thought that, as it was passed against his wishes, he was not bound to respect its pro visions. Thus we find. that when a voter, unable to read or write, presented himself at the hustings, and was asked for whom he intended to, vote, if the reply happened to be in _favour of the local candidate, the fact was announced in an audible voice to the partisans of the other side, and the consequence was that the unlucky voter " was kicked from one end of the polling room to the other by the cowardly wretches." The conduct of these friends of the great O'Shanassy may have been somewhat rough, but it might have been worse, as our contemporary ironically says :—" Although many of Mr. Maxfield's supporters must have been wounded, not one was actually killed. Although the Rev. Mr. Singleton and his children were roughly used, they were not robbed. Although Mr. Meade was drag ged from his horse, he was not scalped. This argues a lenity of disposition on the part'of the chief secretary's friends at Kilmore which merits approving mention ; and, at the same time, ought to operate as a warning to the Maxfields and other rash candidates for the time to come. Kilmore, it should be known, belongs to Mr. O'Shanassy. Body and soul it is his; his scot and lot, whip and bludgeon. Castlemaine may reject its Ire land and Collingwood dispense with its Harker, but Kilmore is private property and knows its muster ; and that any one should tty to poach upon the home manor is ' intolerable and not to be endured.' " The excesses of the elections in other places, and the extraordinary selections which have been made by sotile . of the constituencies, have brought " Universal suffrage and vote by ballot" into contempt, even among many of its best friends in the colony. Our files of papers from every part of the colony, including the most distant settlement of the gold districts, afford abundant evidence of the unsatisfactory working of the new electoral law, and the leading journal of Melbourne says : " It must be confessed that the results of universal suffrage have made only more difficult the probleM which it was intended to solve. Without in any way - detracting from the value of the principle, when rightly understood and honestly exercised, we must allow that, in the imperfect and abnormal:shape in which it has been used, the result is by h'e means encouraging. If the franchise be taken but as the means to an end, that end cannot be ,said to be fulfilled • when the country is left without any possible coherent government. With every respect for the popular choice, it cannot be 'admitted that under' any condition of society Stephens; 'lrtinteirs,ithe Dons,' and L. L. Siniths are the stuff out of 'which are made a country's rulers. Such. men have, always disappointed the hopes of their friends, being, by the very reason of their callings, dis qualified from exercising a calm or impartial judgment on matters 'affecting their class. Mr. Don may be an excellent stonemason, and thoroughly well acquainted with the condition and requirements of the stonemasons ; but why should Mr. Don be accepted as al authority upon carpentering or tailoring ? But if Mr. Don is not ' fit to represent . the working interests, still less is it from such as his colleagues--)fr. Stephen and Dr. Itunter--= that the working men have any reasonable hope of ob- , taining justice. This sort of men have never yet done any good for working men, and never will." The injurious effects of this g eneral abuse of the powers confided to the peoPle by the Government will not, unfortunately, be confined within the colony. The country will:Obtain the:reputation of being wanting in . equity ai I d : Itis i i c e . state his own iii - dividifirviews in reference to it, as in the spirit of those views he was preparing a inevt . ire for the 'of the commercial com consideration of the cabinet. The-. depiitatiOn would understand that they were merely hili`ntiiv;:dnal views, and that he could not say how far therwonld beimodi i;:niot.4a4pourul4elybleegbarloculistriaeintetro, bu har monyt It was his intention to' repeal all fied or adopted- by the.Oil:siptitlen: .... t H h,e e _e l : l :d ap :it s re gard u :6°2s P e o li n vic th ti e °lls subject, and pass one compre thighareund,tish.;evtiniiisatauhbac.iajtt_ea!: hensiye : act. He thOught that there. ought t.) be certain simple, tests of 'bankr bankruptcy laid doWn;. on the existence of , which the .erediters: should :be i enti4ed.:t.O take the property of the bankrupt into their own hands for , equal distribntiOn. r , In 'the' interval between the bankruptcy and au _- —. 0" aittar333rffer7rll,- _..., ~neT.l- d ifirig- s otau „—__ _ ....,.... e re, - ~ Otte su c h offrcelr,jfiii4:l l take'cliiiiii of theiestiti,- . 'hitt merely for 4 0 wexer, caution them to be careful care and protection ; but from the moment the bank ruptcy waSlCclarCd, the property became the property of the creditors, and they 'were the best judges of how it 'should be administered. .;(Hear, hear.) ov e r ff s c i ilitYthould be He would,; demands, and to take • the'eninhicitis syste m which at present existed was given recollec e t e i r n tai g n who e r n e 6 t e a , ine d , to. , A s the, property committed' to them, , fga i l : B:3l4l t i. l tisefe l is e, ,:itnhaep t rc u eo r fic e 46o;l: o ys f i:osuli t em h xdi e plar i eb r rie complaints ,made prior to the,crecliters were ; but when they were ascertained and afforded : for titling it out of the c.ottrt and settling it among theinselves: Ho also thought that the law against fraudulent bankrupts ought - to be mad e more stringent; but that the administration of it should b e left in the hands of the ordinary tribunals. • Mr.' Hastings said a' bill based upon these principles would satisfy the commercial community. 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