Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c.—THIS DAY. THEATRE RoYAL—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. ROYAL AMPIIITHEATRE—EngIish Opera Company. HENOLER'S CIRQUE VAILIETP,—MisCeIIOIIeOUS Attractions THE PARISIAN GALLERY OF ANATOMY, Paradise-street. MANDERSt•Mr:CAO:niT: Foot of Shaw's-brow. CLArrox HALL—Christy's Minstrels. _ For partieufars see advertisements on Bth' JP, rortiyan (limn. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1859 NOTICE. (11- Owing to the great pressure upon our space to-day we are compelled to postpone the pub lication of Mr. Parry's Lecture until to-morrow. , ..,. THE DAY'S NEWS. In the House - 0 Commonsvaeohie, last night, the Chan cellor of the introduce the Minister; notice that he should of -the present montll.eheeir 1 Reform Bill on the 28th , announcement was received with much The Chancellor also stated that it was his intention ntion to bring in a bill to amend the representation of da Scotland, 'b u t he could not fix the p rec i se to Mr. Kinglake, Mr. S. Fitzte. In reply that the . papers in reference toogetVd stated ofti , and and George were in course of preparationarles would shortly be laid upon the table Mr. Fitzgerald also stated that the introductione hound ns n e i opium into China, by British merchants , ,f l , -- 1e ,, a1. Lord Stanley asked leave to int,ro."doue-e-h-2- ~ Bill on Indian Finances. He stated the enormousis deficiency in the revenue in India since the late mutiny. In 1857, it was £ 3 3,301,000, whist the expenditure was £33,480,000, leaving a deficiency ' of £179,000. • in the 'year 1856, the 'deficiency was exactly a million sterling. For 1857 and 1858, the entire accounts had not been received, but it was esti mated that the income would be £31,544,000 and the expenditure £39,120,000, leaving a deficiency of £7,600,000, besides an -amount for transporting troops, which would_ bring up the deficiency to about £9,000,000. The estimates for 1858 and !fi sho we d a pro b a bl e d e fi c i enc y of £12,600,000, making a total deficiency for .. two years of £21,700,000. Besides this, there would be a large amount required -to pay private person's compensation for their losses during the •rebellion. The mode by, which , the deficiency was proposed to be proVided for, was for Parliament to sanction a loan of seven millions. Lord Stanley said, although, he anticipated further deficiency, he did not anticipate the necessity , of a further loan. The discussion upen'thd question was post poned until Friday. An official paper was issued yesterday, showing die cost Which the re-construction of the navy will entail .upon the- estimates for •the ensuing year. The sum previously granted for the navy was £8,851,371,, and .for the present year it is £9,813,181, being an increase of £961,810. This amount, it is • stated, is less than it would have been had it not been for "reductions in' various de partments —as, for elample, there is a saving of £210,000 in the item: of the conveyance of troops. The sum , actually required for the' impioved scientific construction Of the navy, is set down at £985,707, which includes £335,000 for" steam nnichinery, and £252;000 for ships to be built by contract. . The Paris.accounts of Sunday evening say that -the Presse, referrinz t' he .hat +l o the rumour that t he Paris Conference, supposed to be about to assemble will treat: of the 'ltalian question, expresses a belief that, " so far as is at present known," the plenipotentiaries will only be convened for the purpose . ,of settling the difficulty raised by the double election of Colonel Conza. - The Pays, •on the contrary, sees no reason why, if the Congress of • Paris is •to meet, the state of Italy should not be • brought before it incidentally, as was the case originally, and it would regard such an event as one from which the happiest results might be hoped,for. It goes on to say that it considers the meeting for . the above - purpose. as . " h ighly probable," , and as a consummation to be most devoutly wished, and it hopes . that the 'Cabinet of Vienna' which the German journals represent' as being animated by the most pacific sentiments, will call upon the European powers to .settle (tranche)the Italian question,. which the :revolutionary party alone hopes may. lead to war. This opinion of Pays' probably reflects only the wishes 'of the capitalist to whom the journal belongs, and .who in common with the. vast majority of society in France is opposed to war. -A correspondent of the Nord of Brussels; writes from London ,that _all the efforts made by England to induce France and Austria to agree upon a common ground for negotiation on the subject of Italy have failed. It is even doubtful whether it will be necessary to call the conference together to discuss the question of the Principalities. It is very probable that the statuo quo may be confirmed by diplomacy, without a meeting:.. Voluminous documents, in connection with th e reforms proposed for the government of the lonian Islands, have been published. Her Majesty, `through - Mr. Gladstone, states that the British Government cannot abandon the obligations it is under. Mr. Gladstone went in state to .the lonian ASsenabl3 - % In his speech he proponuded the .re forms'intended to be carried out. -They comprise a new constitutional act which extends the sphere ef' the lonian, and counteracts the agency of the British element, establishes ministerial re sponsibility, and gives to the Assembly power of the purse. The Lord High Commisgioner. cannot be made responsible to lonian authority, but provision is made for increasing his responsi bility to her Majesty. The weight and indepen-, detrce of the Senate are to be increased by ex tending the tenure of their seats and modifying the present - mode of electing Senators. The . fundamental propositions of the Lord High Commissioner; which are numerous, must either be aceepted'or rejected in Coto. The President of the AssernblY promised au early reply. rrie Europa arrived here at nine o'clock last evening, with four days' later news from the UnitdStates. There is . very little of importance to notice. 'ln the Congress, several • matters of merely local interest had been under discussion. An amended bill, in reference, to the Pacific Rail road, had passed the Senate, but it was very ques tionable whether it would pass the House. .The Democratic . senators had held seveial caucus meetings, and the result was the passing' of a resolution against the suggestion of the Secretary of the Treasurer's- proposal for an increase of the tariff duties. They think that the expenditure ought to be increased, and that free trade should prosper. The intelligence from Hayti is rather conflicting ; but the most reliable seems to be that the Emperor Soulouque was in a very bad condition, and that he Would ultimately be obliged to flee from his dominions. The New York papers announce • the death of W. H, Prescott, the most accomplished - historian, of" - the ao-e. He was ,the author of the History of the Conquest of Mexico, the History .of the Conquest of Peru, the History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the History of the - Reign of Philip. 11., the Life of Charles V., and other work's of celebrity, His Life of Philip 11. has been left , unfinished. He died at his residence in nosten on the 28th ult., of paralysis. He was in his usual health at noon, and at half-past two o'clock exii_rcti, in the sixty-second year -of his age. Mr. Prescott was a native of Salem, Mass., - and descended from a family distinguiShed for talent and patriotism. At the meeting of the Wavertree Local Board of Health, last night, a report was read from Mr. Rees, the auditor, stating that a great discrepancy had been discovered in the accounts of the Board, which showed a deficiency of £l,Boo, The accounts had been put into the handS of an able accountant, but that they were not yet finally arranged. Mr. Picton stated, that Mr. Bernie, the collector, setmecl to have gone away and • left the. Board with a deficiency of £4OO. The ehairman said, he did not think the ratepayers would suffer. The proceedings reported in another column are . deserving of attentioti, as showing the loose way in which the affairs of the township have , been t'or some time conducted. A meeting of the Pastoral Aid Society was held last evening in the Collegiate Institute. It was s',,a,terl that Liverpool was behind in its sub scriptions fo: the last three years. The proceed ings are reported in another column, as fully as our space would permit. g_pummitd_ 56 ales. TIC'S DAY. Tats DAY, the 15th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 370 Bags NIGER SEED, s 7 Packages Consolidated CASTOR OIL, 9 Cases East India COMPOSITION WAX. J. 11. RAYNER and Co., Brokers TO-11ORROW To-monaow, the 16th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the 13rokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 50 Tons. TALX,OW r. _ • For particulars apply t o J . 11. RAYNlt.,aiid Co..,Brokers, To-monaow, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon; r. ' on the Quay, east side Brunswick Dock, Liverpool,. 469 Logs very superior PITCH PINE SQUARE TIMBER, con taining a large proportion• of 'Spar Pieces, ranging up to • 85 feet,in,length, andmeasuring 42,227 feet, being the cargo now landing ex Kalos, from Savannah, U.S.A. On account of the Importers. A. P. and D. MACKAY , Brokers. 5f16 Parliament -street, Eastside Queen's Dock. Apply to On account of whom it may concern. Unclaimed cargo, ex Napoleon 111., from Bombay. Td-sronnow, the 16th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 14 Bales COTTON, 1 Bag DITTO. PICKINGS, 2 Bales East India WOOL. BRoWNE, TITJNTER, and Co., Broker Apply to On account of whom it may concern. ' DRAW, the 16th, instant s at One o!cloCk, at the Brokers' Offfce, Exchange-chambers, falsely packed, lying in Tobin's warehouse, ex Pequot, from New Or can Itathbone-street. Apply to THOS. POSTLETHIVAITE and Co., Brokers 1-310111101 V, the 16t1 Brokers' Sa at Twelve o'clock, at the room, 1, Chapel-street, About, 250 , ,8a1es COTTON, uacks, and American-packed samp comprising repack's, iala For further partleulari apfily to . • I TITHERINGTON, GILL, and Co., Broker THURSDAY t, at Twelve o'cloc DOO Dry Salted RIDES, WO Dry HIDES, • ea Isabella I —Apply to. Messrs, Edward SIPICEL BECKWITH, Broker On THURSDAY. next, the lith instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the • Brokers' office, 11, Orange-court, Castle-street, 150 Tons VALONIA, from Smyrna.—Apply co JAMES GORDON and Co., Biokers On THURSDAY . next, the 17th instant, at Twelve o'clock; at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 149 Cases, BORAX, .—Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER, and Co., Brokers. - to be sold all faults Postponed from Tuesday, the'lsth instant. BDA4 next, the 17th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, 500 Bags American RED CLOYERSEED, 30 Bags Styrian . 300 Bags TIMOTIIY SEED, 200 Bales Italian RYEGRASS, SO Ilhds. Fine New Dutch Sowing FLAX SEED. J. 11. RAYNER 'and Co.. Broker's FRIDAY Apply tu On rItIDAY next, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Offlee, 16, Exchange-buildings, 609 Bags ?CASTOR PUMICE lainled ex De. Witt Clinton, from New York.— Maclean, Claris, and CO., Merchants; or to J. 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Apply to THE LOOMINGS OF WAR WHATEVER may be the real designs of the the French Emperor, as to the Italian question, one thing is certain,—namely, that both on the part of France, of Sardinia, and of Austria—the three Powers directly involved in the perplexities of thesubject—preparations are still going on for their engaging in hostilities. The public opinion of Europe, and more especially of England, lately so emphatically expressed in opposition to any breach of the peace, even for such an object as Italian freedom, or for any Italian or other object whatever, has doubtless exerted a powerful influence over the ruler of France, whose mode rated tone, as evidenced in his Speech to the Legislative Corps, has so generally been regarded as an assurance of peace. But then, we repeat, his Majesty's warlike preparations still go on. The last accounts we have of them, furnish us with the intelligence of five or six regiments of the line hiiving arrived from Algeria—an addition to the i mmense army already un d er arms i n France, prepared to take the field at any moment, which could not possibly be required, if the empire were to remain at peace. France, moreover, is increasing her forces at Rome. The regiments in the " eternal city" are being placed on the war footing. As many a s a thousand add;tional troops have already arrived at Ci • vita Vecchia for that purpose. And it has been reported that still THE NORTHERN TIMES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1859 stronger reinforcements were expected. Then there is Sardii2ia, with whom France has lately entered into the ciosest alliance, obtaining autho: city' from the Chambers for a heavy war loan ; and her Minister declaring at ibe .same time, that it is needed because - AUstria has taken a menacing atti tude towards them. " Austria," he said, !." has increased its military forces at' Pacenza,--4 has collected very large forces at • our frontiers ; and therefore the necesiiitY: arises for us to look for means for the defence of the-- State." And then, after . briefly' stating the case, of Italy, as likely to furnish the casus bel/i—alluding to the Austrian Go . vernment as "those who wish to con demn, the Italians to eternal servitude" 7 —declaring, that though "the policy of Sardinia is not defiant," and they "will not excite to war," yet adding, " neither will we lower our voice when Austria arms herself and threatens us," which is just what, in - the same bieath, they complain that Austria is actually . doing! And there is no doubt that Austria is arming herself —is pouring into Italy immense armies, which cannot possibly be required there, except for war The Sardinian Minister, again, has just addresspd a circular to his diplomatic agents at foreign Courts, which has a warlike tone. "The state of Daly," it says, "has not been , modified. The preponde rating influence, wh;ch Austrib, there exercises beyond the limits that treaties have assigned to her, a.id which constitutes & constant menace for Sardinia, has rather augmegted than diminished Still, it asserts, the attitude of Sardinia has been pacific But now," it - othinouslr adds— now that it kas got so powerful an ally in Frame extraordinary military measures which the Cabinet of Vienna has just taken, and which are evidently directed against Sardinia, whose military forces ire-relatively-very weak, if compared-to-these of Austria, force the King's Government to prepare itself against a danger which may become immi- and therefore it is, that "the Ministry decided to call into Piedmont, the garrisons esta blished in Sarclinia.and beyond.the Alps, and has asked the Chambers for the sanction to contract a That is to sciy, to be ready 'to niake war in resistance 'of.Austria, backed, it is of course, under the recently fanned alliance, toile take for granted, by the armies of France Such, then, appear to be the , facts of the case. This is what is being done, in contradistinction to much that is-being said.; and we all-know that actions speak louder than words The Sardinian Minister, in the Legislative Cham- hers, took occasion, in the debate on the project of the new loan, to say that "Lord DERBY will . .not tarnish his glory by.making himself an accomplice of those who wish to condemn the Italians to eternal servitude.' But neither will Lord DERBY, we are persuaded, " tarnish his glory," by doing anything to saitoticin wai= from that or any other motive. Lord DERBY, be it remembered, on the first night of the Session, did not hesitate to condemn the course which Sardinia is pursuing, —a course which he showed would only afford proof that free institutions tended not to the-promotion of internal prosperity, but to the encouragement of the warlike propensi- ties of the Sovereign —to aggressive attacks upon neighbours, on the plea of apprehension that they were about to be attacked by their neighbours. This is the iiresetit pogtion 'of Sardinik—backed by France. And Lord DERBY. gave emphatic assurance that her Majesty's Government regarded it with disapprobation. "I can truly: say,". were his words, " that it is from the sincerest friendship for Sardinia, andlfroni . the 'deep interest: we T. have: taken, in her real welfare and well-doing, that we have looked with great anxiety, and expressed the anxiety we felt, on the course she is taking, which we believe to be inconsistent With the duty she owes to society at large, and which will destroy the sympathy and regard her late conduct obtained. ,from the whole civilised world." This conrse, there is only too much reason to fear, Sardinia has 'been emboldened to take by her alliance with 75ance, and her, expectations of co-operation on the part of the French army. Lord DERBY might well style .it "a dangerous course" which the Emperor of the' French would thereby enter upon,—at the same time, it Is true, that he said he could not believe it, after the reiterated 'profession of " L'_Empire estsla paix " a policy to which he owed the success and the stability of his dynasty. " But if," said •- our Premier, "he, is about to depart from this course, if he is leading Europe to believe that his sentiments have undergone an alteratiOn, if We are to understand that the new Empire is but a return to that lust of universal dominion which eha.racterisel.the old,_if Europe ..has reason to suspect , that there is a design to place upon the different thrones of Italy subordinate sovereigns connected to the Empire by family alliances, and a general introduction of that system which led to the fall of the great NAPOLEON, then the Emperor will have shaken the confidence of Europe and injured the interests of France." Such considera tion's as these, it is, that will furnish, we are persuaded, the most powerful restraining influ ences. Still one cannot shut one's eyes to the facts which still betoken hostilities beyond the Alps; and hostilities in which Louis NAPOLEON is evidently prepared to participate. We earnestly hope and pray that Europe may be "spared the infliction of such a scourge. But the loomings of war, it cannot be denied, are still too decided for all apprehensions to be dispel lod on the subject. desired, can never be conducive to the true interests of a nation. And such is precisely the state of the case in France. The French people are being made familiar with the idea of their country, going to war—with somebody, and for some object, but they really don't- know whom or what. -They are being impressed with the notion that they are to'fight with iome enemy or other, And for some . canor other, and that their doing salwill at Irastigain thenvg/gy 4 , • - It is by such a device, evidently, that Loins N . APOLECON: carries his point with them. M. GILURDIN, the present pamphleteer, writes, it is true, in an independent sort of style; althoUgh lie does *rite under szirveillaiare, and has no doubt had to submit to some degre-e ~of revision of his"Wiockure. He is permitted to differ from the Imperial pamphlet, Napoleon 111. et l' Italie, as respects the particular war which is there set forth a expedient:- It is -not- Austria- he would have the' and combat, or for MORE WAR NOTES THE appearance of another war pamphlet in France, written by one connected with, the Government, and published under the Govern ment's sanction, is only another symptom of that mania for conquest which would almost appear to be deemed necessary to the stability of the Empire,--even the Empire which has been pompously proclaimed as peace ! It is a most mischievous spirit to cultivate among a people, although it may, on an occasion, confine itself to words, and not proceed to actions. If it be true that war suspends the rules of moral obligation, as we know that what is long suspended is in danger Of being totally abrogated, to do any thing provocative of war, or to treat it as a thing to be LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS.—CLAYTON HALL. , —Joe Brown, the champion jig dance-, takes his benefit on Thursday evening, it being the last representation by the Christy's Minstrels at Clayton Hall. WRECK YASSED AT SEA.—The ship Sunbeam, from Calcutta for LiVerpool; put into peaumaris, reports pass ing the wreck of a sloop, with bow under water, painted green inside, about ten miles S.W. of the Skerries. ACCIDENT TO.A SHIP AT THE RING'S Docic.—Yes terday (Monday), the 'Rowena of Yarinouth, for Athens, which had been repaired on the King's gridiron, was being taken off, when she struck, and she remains in a verl precarious position. t rliE STEAMER EMPEROR.—This steamer in coming up the Channel from Limerick, went on shore at West Hoyle, yesterday (Monday) morning, but was got off at high water, and her cargo being taken out of her, she was docked, and on exanunation very little damage was apparent. COLLISION AND PROBABLE. FOUNDERING OF Two VESSELS.—lntelligence juf,t received mentions the arrival at Falmouth of the vessel George. The captain reports that he witnessed a collision between two large vessels off the Lizard, and he - is afraid that they both ,found ore d. lie could not make cut their' names or nation, nor ooule, 116 rondor any asistance, GOVERI`DIENT EMIGRATION. —The Government emi- Brant ship Melbourne, 1,170 • t oas , C a pt a i n Willi am rodie, winch sailed from Liverpool on the • 4th of Sept., in charge of Surgeon-Superintendent Cha r l es Kit c hi ng , with 73 married couples, 89 single women,' 75 single men, 36 boys between the ages of 1 and 12, 27 girls between the same ages, 3 male infants and 12 female, making a total of 388 souls, equal . to 3113-- statute • adults, arrived at Adelaide; South AUstralia, on the. 6th of December. SEVBRE WE4TILER AT , SEA. —The Peveril of-the Peak arrived at Queenstown, from the Mauritius, reports enc , matering a severe storm from the cast, on the 19th of January, in lat. 19 N, lon. - 32 IV, which continued to the 23rd, veering round to the S.E., losing sails, bulwarks, &c., and one boat broken. On the 3rd of February, she encountered another terriflic gale, from N.W. to S.W., with a very heavy sea, and had to lie to on several occasions. WIIITEMAN'S NEW BRUNSWICK HOTEL, CLAYTON SQUA.RE.—Mr. Thomas Richmond, jun., son of Mr. John Smith Richmbnd, of Lime-Street, Liverpool, celebrated his majority- of apprenticeship on Saturday the 12th inst., at the" above Intel," late apprentice to our worthy towns man, Mr. J.Crellin, ,* plumber, of Lime-street, who was met by a select party Of friends on the occasion, and partook of a splendid. supper. The chair was taken by Mr. Chadwick, and the vice by Mr. Lea. The evening was spent with the greatest conviviality, to the entire satis faction of the whole company. PRESENTATION TO A CLERGYMAN . — The congregation of the parish church of Bebington, Cheshire, have just presented a silver inkstand, and a purse containin g £37, to the Rev. , John Firth Franks, M.A., Trinity Hall, Cambridge, on the occasion of that gentleman's resigna tion of the curacy of the church, after a service of four years. It is most pleasing to find pastor and flock parting on such happy terms, apd we trust that the rev. gentleman's health, which has been delicate of late, is now sufficiently restored to enable him to enter upon some sphere where energy, activity, and welMempered Christian zeal may have fnfl scope. LECTURES BY W. KIDD, THE NATURALIST. --Mr. W. Kidd, the eminent naturalist, will deliver a course of lectures at the Hope Hall, commencing on. Monday, the 28th instant. The first will be a general gossip about "birds, aviaries, happy families, drawing-room favourites, and domestic pets of all kinds ;" the second, " Old heads for young shoulders ; " and the third, "The. power of kindness over all nature." The lectareS 'will, we have no doubt, be well attended. No man knows better than William Kidd, how to reach the innermost recesses of the human heart. No man uses. the same means to accom plish the same ends. As a London contemporary has observed, " A more lively orator never addressed a public audience. Well furnished with anecdotes, he entertains while he instructs ; and so accomplishes, with compara tive ease, the benevolent object of his much loved Tom. tion." • • armies of France to go foal any Italian que tion ; but it is Prussia and Eng- land, and for the purpose of avenging Waterloo ; And DATIA NAPOLEON, it would seem, has no objeetion 'to such a thought as this being sent abroad among, his people, to whom; lie well knows it will.. be most gratifying and inspiriting true character of this officially tolerated produ tion 'is pourtrayed in its concluding. sentences, the cause of so much alarm If the object be to interfere in the affairs of the Rc tn , n Lothbai& under th aontese Gore lent, in spite of the tehiembranee• of the tissemblv of Lugano in 1818, and to ha an Italian ebnfedera-, tioni presided over by the Pope, we shall say Peace ! If it be wished to take revenge for terloo, to restore the 1 bank of the-Rhine to France, to realise, in, fact, the prograrmne of St. Helena . and of. Ham, and to found the great European Association, we then say, War•!: Either ar peace with its pro- war with its conquest " So that' the idea otwa7 once fairly afloat, we-see how it is calculated to set the w )le Conti- nent of Europe in a blaze Arid now look how; Contemporaneously - with the spreading abroad of this idea of war; under the Imperial auspices of France, the warlike prepara tions are being- continued. We learn in the first place, that in every arsenal in France, guns and storey are on the move to the Mediterranean, and to Lyons; and` that reinforcements of troops are instantly arriving from Algeria The- Govern- war loan—got it under the unmistakable declaration of Count CAVOUR, " We have na intention of remaining silent when ment of Piedmont has got Austria, mcr keS us, and crowds our frontier with And already, in furtherance of this her troops intention, in the cantom of Ticino, and in that of Valais, Swiss volunteers are being enrolled for service in the Piedinoutese. camp ; while, at the same time, we find a demand has been made on the federal Government by Bavlria, to allow war steamers on the Lake of Constance. Then, on the other side, and most naturally, we hear of Austria on the alert in her own defence. One of the last items of news from Vienna is that " orders have been sent to the eastern provinces to purchase 2&,000 horses, and the' terms offered prove that the Government wants to have possession of the animals as promptly as possible." Yet Austria disclaims any hostile intentions, beyond the neces sity of the defensive. "Austria," it is officially intimated,. "is 'sufficiently armed to ward off attacks against the Imperial sovereignty, but re speets, nevertheless, the right of other states to settle their affairs as they may please." And if this policy be but faithfully adliered to, France and Piedmont will certainly be left without excuse for their hostile demonstrations —to say nothing what- ever of aggressions We are inclined, in short, all the more strongly, the more we hear and see of this war move ment, to come to the conclusion which the Saturdity I?evietv has so forcibly ':expressed, that even should these menaces come to nought, and their object be frustrated, there will be learnt from it this great practical lesson namely, "that Europe can only be saved from the horrors of war as long as it is prepared and on its guird against . the treacherous ambition of a man who has never hesitated to sacrifice his honour and his oath to his personal ambition. It is not by flattery," adds our contemporary, " or adulation that such a man is to be cajoled—hci can only be deterred by the clear and un nistakeable proof that it is not safe for him to be dishonest. In this point of vi6w, the . sycophancy of our lead'n -, politicians has * created an immense danger, both for this country and for Europe. It has gone far to Inspire the Continental Powers, aril the E nperor of the French himself, with the belief that we are afraid of him. Fortunately, the nation has had some opportunities of disclaiming a servility in which it had no participation. The mystery of the Compiegne visit is now reVeakd. The . object of Louis NAPOLEON was clearly to ' - itimate to Austria that he had the English Liberal party in Ys pocket. But the guests of Compiegne have received' a lesson hardly less severe than that which has been administered to their distinguished host." And the reflections with which * the article we are quoting winds up are only, one cannot but fear, too true, that "a good Channel Fleet will do more to place the Anglo-French Alliance on a sound basis than all the equestrian feats of lord PALMERSTON and Mr. DISRAELI,"—P - Id that "we may be quite at liberty to trust the good faith of Louis NAPOLEON when we have no ground to fear hiS perfidy,"—since as long we are able to defend' ourselves, he will do us no harni. But, it is as sagaciously as it is spiritedly added, " we hope, for the honour of the country, that we shall hear no more of the sickening . and - fulsome adula tiOn a — Man who,' having Waded through slaughter to a' throne,' is believed by everybody capable of ' shutting the gates of mercy on Man kind,' the moment it suits his selfish interests or gratifies his criminal ambition: Whatever flatteries and compliments Louis NAPOLEON may receive from rival courtiers for his favour, he may : rest assured :that the English nation with, one_accord regards the wielding of such a power by such a man as a greater, cause for danger and alarm" than the less treacherous insanity of a Red Republic. If the Empire - is once more proclaimed to be Peace, it is only because War is finind to be unsafe. Europe has it in her own hands to determine how long the Empire shall be Peace—and that will be just as long as war shall be visibly dangerous for the Empeior." . . ..G.IXEENNVICIr ELEcrioN.--Ye3terday, the nomination of candidates for the seat vacated by Mr. Townsend, took• place.. An immense "crowd assembled beTore the hustings, and the scene presented was of a most exciting ,description. After the usual forthalities by: Mr. Y. Chapman, returning affair, Dr. Purvis, of Blackheath, proposed, and Mr..Lowman Taylor; Seconded,‘Mr: Alder man Salomon& as a fit and proper person to represent the borough in parliament. Mr. Benjamin Cook, of Black heath, proposed William 'Angerstein, Esq. Mr. John. Robert Jolly, of - Woolwich, seconded' the •nomination. Alderman Salomons; who 'was well received, • said he fully admitted that there might be some, advantages in having a local candidate, but' another qualification re quired was that of oxperience.. He bad, when formerly returned, carried the flag of Greenwich to the door . of the House of Commons, and now he was enabled to take• his seat. He• confidently appealed' to the electors t redeem the prose they had made to send him as their representative Mr. Anizerstein VMS received with loud cheers from his suppaters, and tremendous uproar from the opposite party-. J show of hands was then taken, and declared in favour of Aldermare Salomon. Tb.e palling will take praee to-day. *e,reriortoa Wit I3'LEC)AL EVIDEN( a charge heard and lAsposed of. at .ti e Police Court, on Generally, we do not comment on dc ball, who was f6r the d his soul, he was not, surprised a place in. the court Elie present, case and who said,. "on anything that tool however, cannot be permitted to pass without some noti were• shortly these. The facts C4ptain 11.1‘Clay and Robert Lloyd, the master and Mate of the ship Merchant i}rince,' were charged, with haviiag' committed Violent assaults on two sailorS, named Hunter and Brown, on the high seas. The aspect of the case, in the first instance, was so serious, that Mr. Cobb (after the- case was disposed of) stated that _every: effort had been made in the morning by the by offering the complainants money. The complainants, however, felt defenfints to comprortiFs the matter, themselves so aggrieved that 01 - 4 . refused money compen .. - - sation-, and the case wa s p rocee d e d w ith.-- I n -the tours, _ _ of the investigation the case took an extraordinary turn. Mr: Snowball, for the defence, offered to produce the mate, as a witness for the Captain. Mr. Cobb 'strongly objected to this course, as the mate was particcps cripaitifs —which he was to all intents and purpose's, for himself and the captain_ were charged with' joint and separate assaults on each of the. men. As far as our experience of police law goes, the objection Would have been- alloWed in any criminal court in England, but to the surprise of every one present, the mate was admitted as a witness for the captain, and having " done a good turn " for him, on the same ground! the captain . was admitted as a witness for the mate, and this proceeding called forth the expression from Mr. Cobb, (Who Was . for the , complainants) " that he hoped it would go forth to. the public that these , two ruffians had been allowed to, swear each other out- of a murderous ease of 'assault It has gone forth to the public, and we have not heard more general condemnation of any case for a long time than was expressed yesterday. The grounds on which the evidence was admitted by the bench seems to us not only flimsy, but illegal. It was argued that because the names of the• two defendants were not included in one ^ summons, that one was a competent witness for the other. We have frequently seen persons standing at the criminal bar, who, when pro perly discharged, were admitted as witnesses, bat the justice-made law. of Saturday, is ,rather novel. Admitting, a man, who is on trial to give evidence for a person who is charged as a participator and compinion in the same offence, is-certainly a novelty. • In addition, we may add, that an application will probably . be made to the law officers: of the Crown, to escettatn if the evidence was legally admitted. We shall not anticipate the resat, SECOND EDITION• NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, TUESDAY, 9 e.g. — THE AUSTRIAN.. LOAN. The .Daily News says :—Endeavours are made t° conceal the failure of the loan, but it is generally belieQ that of the 6,000,000 of stock offered not 'more than sixth part has been taken up in this country. The letterg of allotment of the Austrian:loan were, issued on ;Monday Ai a matter of course,, the subscribers received the entire amount written for. The immediate eOn4i;quenee vr 2s a falLat the price of 'the scrip f rom half to quarter dis' Count. : The .Tiwes , says it is reported that the amount subi scribed is under 'one mifli4n five.' hundred 'thousan d pounds.: The last:price of the scrip on Mont - lay, was at THE REFORM BILL. The Daily Somas says :—Accnrclin e ,m to the terms is wilich Mr. Disraeli on Monday night gave notice of 1 113 Reform Bill, his measure will facilitate the representati ou and voting' of electors ; and the Daily News conjecture; that this may refer' to some plan of voting papers" es 3 means of avoiding thi The- Star thinks tt ballot. ballot. phrase may refer to a porrais*l7" HAYTI. The republicans in Irayti have been' successfuL TII O 9 the life of the Emperor, anarranf.red that.® to Jamaita TIIL 'IONIANS The- Tines ace .iladstone - of - truckling by sear ty will. hive na sanction to hi tion, and The DaiXiNewsregrets 11 e terms in whieli her Maj is made to refuse the prayw of the lonians. levees .on Wednesday, th the 20 ; of March:: A d will beheld before East( other lo'vee a brings advieel from Irt1 1 1 13 " of copper had alleviated the re. The West Indian wa il nd silver. Jamaiiit freight' forlr °- —Owing' Ebrinzto: 9 soroug MAIL NEWS.—TI —A. rise' in tl brings £187,0001n gold were.dult, andlliere . was little chance of ye laden before :March or pear markets, heir. not or important RETIREMENT oontinued - severe indisposition Lord, retired from the r ep resen t a ti on . of . thi Mary-le It am EnunrapoN , - ndian mutiny has ell" ile upon the government of India a military expenditure, °f osses amounting to about ff° eighteen Millions millions more. THE NAVY.—The new system of managing , the Sil t Nv3.11 involve an addition of £600,000 t o th e prese' _ . . expenditnre. • • t th e The',Great Eastern was, 'nn Monday.' registered a Customllonge, in the tame of the Gr ea t Ship Comp as owners, free from incumbran COMMERCIAL „t Loan, °r`” - inactivity prevailed to-day throughout the Stock V i e change—prices f hbwever, were well supported. If Funds closed the same as on Saturday - evening ; scarc e ] ; varied a fraction throughout the. Lombardo day. English, Fre rlc i and Venetian. Railway shares left off in ny instances a trifle dearer. The publication of the It o estimates produced a f avoura bl e impression later in 1- , afternoon, although bu s in ess remained dull. elterfl, tion hi the Discount Market. There were- no gold ol 3 ' tions of importance at the bank. On the Paris yo u r to-day, there was -an impr ovemen t, of - 4 1 ; per cent. News City Articia i l,' The English Pendinz ;he Itidi llon4gy• Ids have been Eery• dull throug l l ° r Operatin, jadlsl. day, at tie heavy- pric of SaturtfaN' were in a .eat meastm [ldea fo financial scheme.- _ s.City Article, Afonday Even"A It uLmr.ty TRAFFIC — The Bright6n.' Railway tr return ihews this week au inerease.of.loBB. A deputation in favour of the Bill for the 31 Docks, Liverpool, and Liverpool'e•orporation Propel . , Rating, had an interview with the Bight. Lae , Rcpley, on Saturday, at the office . of the B o ard of f -'"`"'„ ) t The deputation consisted of Mr. Willi am Preston, 11. of Liverpool ; Mr. Sliuttleworth, town clerk• z Mr- . isr C- ehttraiarden . ;:and Messrs. W. B. 13airstA Mr. IL Itagoo o.o , ',pd • Me t, IVP( and. J. Owen, overseers of Liverpool , vestry elerk 'Arr. 'Alderman Dover Beel:with, Crellin, Anthony, and S. B. Jackson. , bers of the To wn -Coma.. of Liverpool ; Mr. Blenkilbe solicitor; and Mr. Sudlow-, FMiamentary agent. f p, deputation was introduced by kir. J.,. C. ,Ewp - t, The folloWing deputation ha I also an inter f. 1., li with the Right' oa;, J. W. Henley,.. en Saturati4 on. the subject of the Live, pool -Docks . 11 4 3 Bill, viz., the Mayor of M mchester,• Alde l l ar Clark and Bancroft, and the T c wn Cl er k of cluster; Mr. Edmund Potter, Lresident, an d ,. s tet Malcolm Ross, Vioe-President of th e 311010 ChaMber of Commerce; Mr. Ripley, President Che*ber of :Commerce ,of Ilradford ; the afar r e ler Town Clerk of Lanca s t er ; th e M ayor o f Ashtow., lln- 110 Lvne ; the Town Cl er k of Wa rr i ng t on : a" nolcit Charles Turner, chairman, and. Messrs. bo at and Rankin, members of - the Mersey Dock and }lf v e Board. Tile deputation was accompanied by the ing members of Parliament :--Mr. J: A. Turner olu i o Bazley ,(Manchester) ' .the Right Hon. T. M. 13 T•• and . Mr. Beecroft (Leeds), the Right 11 ° 11 ;,40)9 M. Gibson . (Ashton), iir. Greenall (Warrillo to ti Mr. - Hadfield. (Sheffield), gr. liornby 1 „ft• Mr. Pilkington(Blackburn), Captain Gray (Bolton)/ jrl. Wickham (Bradford), Mr.' Acroyd (Iluddersflell ; Ittr. Salisbury. (CheSter), Sir Joseph Paxt on (Coventry 0 01 Scholefield and Mr. Bright (Birmingham), Mr. 6re o rA and Mr. Garnett (L ancas t er ), M r . A . Wys e (St'. gr. Mr. R. N. Philips (Bury) :'Sr. Rice (Gloucester), ikir. Evans (Derby); Sir Alexander Ramsay .(Rochdale) , , h ead John ,Cheetham (South Lancashire), •Mr. P. -B• fi e ' (York), Mr. Schneider (Nerwich), Mr. Kershaw ( fit port), Mr. Paget (Leicester), , the - W. )-I° o.o (lteigte),_ :Mr. , . Powell (Wigan), and' Mr' (Preston). , A deputation from LiverpoOl, intreduced by r J. Ewart, M.P., and consisting of Mr. P res t o n (t.l'..e pat Mr. Shuttleworth (town clerk), Mr. J. W. ` I V O' (chutchw'ajdon), Mr. Hangar (vestry clerk), Mr ( ' ,A, P . Bairstow and :Nfr. Thomas Owen (ov erseers ), 1 " 1. ' t boll Jackson 'Orestryman), Mr. Alde r ma n Do ver , _3l - r. r e° Mr: Beckwith, and Mr. Crellin (members of the 1 0e tW r Board of Health), Mr. Blenkinsop (solicitor), .t 9 ,5 fie! With Sudlow (Pa r li amen t ar y agen t) ; h a d an."-' 1 1 , 4 with the Right • Hon. _T. Sotheron Estcourt, 11 0 " Saturday, _at the offices of the Poor Law Board , subject of the Mersey Docks and Liverpool Carly' • vv_ Property Rating Bill. 011 ; THEATRE ROYAL.- . --Our crowded- whining w„,,-',the ls , # allow 11S to say that Mr. and Mrs_ Charles r' 4 7,,it.: 04 opened'ttheir - engagenient in the Theatre Royal 1 3 ' forol; before a well-filled and fashionable house. antes were, " Used Up," the Young Dowage r 'fo o , The pe r . ail" ".Nothincr to Year," the' latter a , hvely ATP written by Mr. Mathews himself. Mr. Mathew s o af of old, irresistible in his easy vivacious comedY Mrs. Mathews, we can only say as yet that she oll e "s tive in appearance, sprightly and animated in 1 ', 5 b d j sometimes rather pronoiW in her style and ges tur e on the whole well qualified to keep an audience 511` jol in good . huinour,wh t ch she . th orong hl y succ eeded : ll l o o. o last night. We shall have other occ as ions of notle. perforthances more fully Be 13' Vr• (1. 13' PASSENGERS PER R.M.S. EITROPA.—Mr. "; Mrs. Betts, a n d t wo c hild ren, Mi ss B anne r, , u'•ift , Sutton, Mr. C. M. Hinman, Mr. R. J. Scirvell e t arg e :, S. Morgan, Miss Morgan, Miss Goodwin, Mis s .,,,, e iori v ,;, Mr. S. T. Odell, Mr. Edward Roe, Mr. W. r trkialt,ui . Mr. Joseph Newman, Mr. A. Falquet, Str° ll sir. Mr. Beche, Mr. Marshall Jewell, Mr. J. 0. . I)e fi e C.. A. Clinton, Mr. A. ' . M. Strong., Mr. R. R. Barrett, Mr. R. Roy, Mr. H. A. Faushavil . Makin, Major C. Do w i e , M r .. A. • Muir, gr. 04 11 ; Benragant, and son, Mr. F. Bruge r , Mr. E. Mr. H. Kayser, Mr. J. Hoffman, Mr. A. Neasi''' fir.l,o H. Luyties, Mr. G. Hold,. Mr. D. Richardsir. jo Bogens i Mr. J. McAndrews, Mr. G. A. Zen l3 / Oswald, Mr. W. D. Jarvis. of wig! of FIENGLER'S Cnicus.—Last night an enti re C' l3c e rt , performance took place in this mos t popula r , P r y amusement, and the house was crowded in Ve lo There were several new. appearances. ti e3t ri ,s , a graceful artiste; La Petite Zephora, the cq d e go', phenomenon ; Mr. Newsome, the famous rider a° . 1 bOrl; trian manager, who introduced his high rs "Napoleon," and exhibited his. own comic Po r t e 1301 ; t 0 Irish impersonation, entitled "The Broth litiollso - the young Ducrow, being the principal a" - 3 the company who presented themselves befer° c ele; to pool house for the .first time last night. - W hen add e lli ties such as those we have just mentioned ar e be r 0 to the regular members of the company, it w ill rea. s°ll understood that the management has go d 1 . 0 f °/. ,01 claim the support and recognition of the pub l o f enterprise and spirit in prpd . uCiug such a P ee meta, should ha ho to,; 7] at tau an (; 10 1 l nal Ina be; Eel) the ecT i tux P e nal Se( re f rea thu rev gol and eth b e Per Chi it s , the Poli co st -tar / arl t h h e a s Vi r °XI of, se ri ord RoN fo r( St a ap , the the ca l G e ap la s au] fr(