The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

divers deaths—mice, which the waters had swept
from their nests--s-and much filth which flows from
the large swamps and peat7fields of the lands of
the Great Men of Lancashire. And the people,
seeing that the waters of the Pike were full of dead
things and living things, and all kinds of abomina.
tions, did rebuke their Patriarch, and cried,
" Charles, wouldst thou poison thine own Liver-
ites ?" but, Turner, he heeded not their cries, and
Horsetail turned iiway from their lamentations.
And when the Liverites were full of grief, and their
strong men trembled for their children, it came to
pass that a poor Liverite, who had risen to great
power, and was much honoured for his honest
ways and boldness of speech, and whose name was
Jeffery, rose up in the Council of the Wise Men of
the Mersey, and did rebuke Charles for Turner's,
sake, and'did oppose Horsetail, and overthrow Buck'
for the sake of Lloyd. And there was great fear
and trembling among the Toryites assembled in the
Chamber of the Town. And the people did cry
with a loud voice, "Go it, Jeffery !" whereupon the
walls which stood around the castle of the Liverites
answered afar off, " The right man in the right
place ;" and this honest Liverite could not be made
to hold his peace, and his voice could scarcely be
heard amongst the rattling bones of the trembling
Toryites And when the rattling of the bones of
the Toryites resembled the Dance of Death, with
chains upon the bones of the arms, and upon the
bones of the legs, and the knocking of skulls
against the boards of the floor, making a hollow
sound, the Liverite, Jeffery. did speak aloud to the
affrighted multitude, find bade them hurl back the
waters of the Pike. And the Liverite, Jeffery, did
admonish the evil-doer to abandon hie false.mea-
sures, and metre out light to the people by an
honest measure ; but the people turned away (rein
the Liverite, Jeffery, without 'speaking at the time
being. But when John spoke of Buck, and Buck
spoke of Lloyd, the Wardsmen of Lime.street did
reprove him for his Conjuring Box, and did reject
him for his Gas and Water ways.' And the Chro•
nicles of these days will be a light unto the
Patriarch, Turner, and to his disciple, Horsetail.
Nor shall Buck Lloyd return to the Cotineil, nor
his followers to the Assembly of the wise men on
the banks of the Thames, while there is an honest
Liverite on the banks of the Mersey. And now,
we say unto the sons of the Mersey, and to their
children, and children's children, converse not with
these evil-doers ; and if you regard that which we
have written, and would preserve thyyight eye and
thy left eye, let not these Gas and Water men lead
thee by the nose.
era Ea4t of tbt Qiflnltttan.

The Tories are about to make another attempt to
monopolise the representation of Liverpool; but if we are
rightly informed as to the state of the electoral lists, their
chance of success depends entirely on the degree of apathy
the Liberals may display. That a great change has taken
place in the Composition of the electoral body since 1852,
when the last contest took place, might be inferred from
the rapid growth of the populatiort of that town,
and its somewhat shifting character. In fact, we
understand that of the 17,000 voters now on the lists,
upwards of B,ooo'have been placed there during the last
five years. As might be expected, these new voters being
for the most part untainted with any past adhesion to the
protective system, in defence of which the Toryism of
Liverpool was generated. and in memory of which it. is
still partially maintained, have among them a decided
majority of Liberals. Bat, also, there are among
these Liberals very many who have not yet taken'
and not a few who are indisposed to take, any
active part in the politics of the borough ; and as
the leading question of the day—whether Lord Palmers—
ton's China policy shall be supported or condemned—will 9
it is assumed, not be affected by the return of an addi-
tional Tory in lieu of Mr. Rwart, no pressing general
interest seems to be affected by the threatened change.
Hence a reasonable apprehension that a great consti-
tuency, now undoubtedly numbering a 'majority of
Liberals, may yet send to Parliament the men of
opposite opinions. The popularity—justly earned—of
the present Tory member, Mr. Horsfall. may also induce
many who do not agree with him in opinion to split their
votes between that gentleman and Mr. Ewart. But this
will be a great mistake. There will be no such liberality
on the other side. It is a mistake which has often been
made before, to the detriment of the same party ; and one
against which we cannot too earnestly warn eery voter
on the Liberal side who may feel tempted to show his
liberality by giving a second vote to a favourite member
in the opposite camp.—Globe of Last Night.

MAILS FOR THE BRAZILS.—The Teutonia (Hamburg
screw steamer), will leave Southampton, for the Brazils,
on the 26th of March. Letters should be posted on the
25th in Liverpool, under cover,,to some party in South-
ampton.