The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-27 00:00:00

*ell asked, what advantage do the sons of toil
t'ee'sfr94l- 4112'1104. foldihing trOde, this ever.
,revolving inachinery;- this widely circulating
Wealth, tilis vest net:lVork bf commercial rela-
'iions, shooting ttom so .-niany centres, and going
round about the earth ?::,eertainly this advan-
.
: tap. cannot be seen AL the rising palaces of our
manufactiiiers, in thy`marts of fashion where
their wives- and ,danghtcrs congregate, in. the
countless artificial modes invented for laying out
the gains which the labour of others skilfully
turned to account, has contributed to procure.
Perhaps, too, we should not be far wrong if we
ventured to doubt whether the artisan and the
labourer are really able • to see their advan-
tage in the noisy arts of a demagogue on it plat-
form
,who so kincity',and pertinaciottsly troubles
himself about their pOlitical rights 'and privileges.
They may after all be more able to appreciate the
zeal which, after a long struggle with their
masters, won fot their children the protection of
the" Ten-hpitrs' N' No one can expect that
a system which exacts or invites labour from
infants, 'even for ten hours a day, can-be favour-
able to the physical growth of the people. The
reproach cast upon our county in particular, and
the branches of industry characteristic of it, is
precisely of this sort, that they furnish. but poor
materials for the make up of the
.man, so that
in time, the first NAPOLEON'S sneer, a little
changed,-that we are a nation of manufacturers;
may be an apt expression of contempt fot the
physical prowess of, our-soldiers.

Not ,Mily then on this coiisi4orgioil: but on
many otherS equally Weighty, we revert to our
position ; namely, that the State itsettor Other enb-
ordinate Authorities, Should give their attention
to the organised and systematic physical educa-
tion of the people: Two praCtical suggestions'
may be mate upon this p6ititi i itst, it is evi=
dent that before anything of this nature can be
satisfactorily accomplished, a system of frequent
national holidays must be organised. One of the
groat social problems of the day is to gain more
time for recreation, for the overworked labourer,
and artisan. We fearlessly assert that a system
of holidays is an indispensable part of any social
system. Secondly, the system of holidays being
brought into national recognition; itswill remain
to select large plots of land for play-gtoinids,
as the term is now, parks for the people ; when
these are fitinished with means foi the exercise
of manly and athletic games; harmless contests of
'strength and skill, and, under efficient teachers,
of every sort of physical training and education,
the equipment may be considered 'complete, and
that suitableinducements have been furnished to
rouse the spirit and the emulation of all classes
of the people.

However the selfishness and cupiditrof wealth
may contemn the treatment of this question at
the outset of its agitation, we are convinced that
neither indifference nor self-interest can long
delay its discussion or prevent its favourable
solution. We are still more convinced that the

true policy of the State, and the real safety of the
monied tldss, will lie ultimately found in the

direction we have pointed out.

LATEST NEWS.

BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELBORAPH.I

AMERICA. •
QUEENSTOWN, April 26.

The Montreal Ocean steamship Canadian
arrived here, and' landed the English and Scotch
mails. She left Portland on the afternocin of
the 14th.
The Prince Albert arrived out at John's on the
morning of the 10th.
Morse's telegraph patent has been renewed for

•
seven years.
Advices from Vera Cruz, dated Ist April, state
that Miramon had not arrived at the capital.
'The French Minister has been instructed to
co-operate with the English Minister in bringing
about an armistice. Great excitement existed in
the city of Mexico from the taking of Miramon's
steamers.

Great floods existed in the western country
The public works on the Ohio were damaged to
the extent of $5,000. The Central Ohio Railroad
was overflooded for miles, and many towns were
flooded and buildings carried away.
The express train from St. Louis for Chicago,
on the night of the 12th, broke through Trestle
Bridge, near Springfield, killing two men and
injxring others.
Advices from Montreal, dated the 14th, state
that the navigation was open on the St. Lawrence
and Lake Champlin. Steameri commence running
to Quebec on the 16th.
Business reviving. Flour firm, and advancing.
No. 1, superfine, $5 15c. to $5 25e. ; fancy,
$5 60c. ; extra, $5 90c. to $7. Ashes steady.
Receipts large. Stocks in store : Pots, 2,949 ;
Pearls, 271.

NEW YORK, April 14, p.m.—The cotton market
is dull and unchanged. Flour buoyant ; wheat
steady ; corn lower. Provision markets quiet.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Arril 25.

The official Gazette promulgates the convention
between Spain and England relative to the
extradition of sailors.

The rumour that the Moorish plenipotentiaries
have not sufficient authdrity to negotiate has
unfavourably influenced the public funds. The
semiofficial Correspondencia Autografa gives-a
denial to this rumour. The same journal states
that the ministers are perfectly agreed as to the
course, to be pursued in the trial of Count
Montemolin.