The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-08 00:00:00

THE NenTHERN TIMES.—LIVERIPOOL3 TUESDAY, APRIL 8, lisse.

breaking her fetters, she received .no aid, though it should
have been forthcoming, and her desertion would• yet be
visited on England with sharper trials, and more bitter
experiences, than those it had recently undergone. hun-
ger), free would check the encroachments of despotism ; if
not free she would become a powerftil instrument in
the hands of pontificial supremacy. (Hear, hear.)
M. Kossuth then took a survey of the character and deeds
of the two individuals who were parties to this concordat-,
Pope Pius Nono and Francis Joseph of Austria. Here, he
said, he could not help dwelling upon the fact, that he him-
self had to be made an exile, homeless and poor, to make
that concordat possible. (Meers,) If he were not an
exile they never would have heard of any concordat.
(Cheers.) In his own time he had had a little to do with
the Hapsburgs. Time was when he had held, to use an
expression he had formerly used, the fortunes of the house
of Hapsburg in his hands. Time was, too, when his name
was coupled with that of Pio Nono in thundering 8
along the shores of the Adriatic Sea. He then took a
brief survey of the leading phases of the reign of Pope Pius
up to his restoration to Rome by France, and also of that
of the Emperor of Austria, whom he declared to have
loaded his young head with fraud, perjury. and every crime
down to the infamy of calling in a brutal foreign power to
assist in the murdering of the generous Hungarian nation.
(Hear, and cheers.) What was the key to the union
between these two? What was the explanation of this
attempt made by the vaccillating monk. Pio Nono, which
was beyond what the most daring of his predecessors
' of the Bonifaces, the Hildebrands, the Gregories had ever
made ? What was the secret of this confederacy, which
would be a ludicrous comedy, if its sad effects did not make
it a tragedy ? The key to the mystery was, that the spirit
of freedom stood in the way of temporal and spiritual
despotism, and must be crushed. The Concordat was a
complement of the treaty of Verona, and the conference in
Paris had a link with the Concordat. Louis Napoleon went
to war with Russia—for what ? For Turkey ? Poor Turkey !
She was betrayed. Let any one who doubted it read the
Kars' papers. (Hear, and cheers.) Louis Napoleon went
to war with Russia for the purpose of making his dynasty
acknowledged as a legitimate ingre lient in the monarchical
composition of Europe. He had, indeed, gained his end.
The suppression of the free press of Europe, and of its
liberty, would in return be sought to be crushed, and that
would be the issue of the conference of Paris, Therefore,
the present peace would be the source of immense danger
and trials to England—the land of free parliaments and
a free press. (Cheers.) Let England pray that that
Concordat should not triumph over Hungary, because
if it did, the first and second articles of the treaty
of Verona would yet bring sore trials upon England. (Hear,
hear.) Their old leader, Oliver Cromwell, spoke in 1658 in
Parliament—" Look how the house of Austria is prepared
to destroy the whole Protestant interest of Hungary. You
may say it is a great way off—what is it to us ? But I tell
you it is something. It concerns all your religions, and all
the good interests of England." (Cheers.) 'With this
quotation, M. Kossuth concluded his lecture, and resumed
his seat amid enthusiastic cheering.
Being aware that M. Kossuth is to deliver two lectures
on precisely the same subject in Liverpool, next week, we
have refrained from reporting his discourse in full—though
eminently worthy of all the space which a newspaper could
devote to it.

A vote of thanks was passed to M. Kossuth, with renewed
applause, and by general acclamation.

The proceedings closed by a vote of thanks, on the motion
of Mr. Salisbury, to the chairman.

THE MILITARY INQUIRY AT CHELSEA

Yesterday morning the Board of Commissioners, consist-
ing of General Sir Alexander Woodford, G.C.8., and
G.C.M.G., General the Earl of Beauchamp, General Sir
Goorge Berkeley, G.C.8., Lieutenant General Sir John Bell,
G.C.B , Lieutenant General Sir W. Rowan, C.ll, Major
General Peel. M.P., Major General Knollys, appointed to
inquire into the conduct of the Earls Lucan and Cardigan,
Sir R. Airey, and Colonel Gordon, ass -mbled at Chelsea
Hospital. Lieutenant Colonel Douglas, of the Adjutant
General's department was preeent to represent the Horse
Guards, and Colonel Bagot acted as secretary to the Com-
mission. H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridee, Lord Echo,
M.P., Mr. Merewether, Q.C., Colonel Knox, M.P., Sir
John Wilson, Sir Edmund Lyons, Lord Raglan, Colonel
Gordon, General Upton, Mr. Commissary Filder, General
Airey, and General Freeth were present during the inquiry.
The Earl of Lucan, having heard from the Judge-advo-
cate a statement in reference to the allegations made against
him, addressed the Court. He said he wished his case to be
taken separately, and decided upon separately. The deci-
sion of the board might be withheld from the public until
the whole of the cases were inquired into.
The President said the board did not think it would be
possible for them to adjudicate upon the case separately.
Lord Lucan : Then I must ask the board to give me four
and twenty hours to consider whether I will go into. the
case at all.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AT MANCHESTER

About midnight, on Saturday, a fire was discovered in
the mill, in Beswick, occupied by Messrs. John and Joseph
Plant, fustian manufacturers. Mr. Rose, with a large body
of firemen and their engines, at once proceeded to
the spot. The fire bad broken out in the third
storey of that portion of the mill which was twelve windows
in length, and by the time Mr. Rose and his force arrived,
a portion of the roof was in, and it was entirely gutted.
An engine and boiler house, containing a 40-horse engine,
' were totally consumed, as was also a two storey building
occupied as a warehouse; but two engine houses, contain-
ing each engines of 25 horses' power were saved, as were
also the weaving sheds, scutcbing rooms, &c., in which the
damage done was very trifling. The mill was almost 40
years old, and contained 12.000 spindles. The loss is esti-
mated at something like £12,000, which is insured in the
West of England, Guardian, and Manchester offices. By
this unfortunate occurrence about 400 persons will be
thrown out of employment. The exertions of Mr. Rose
and his force were continued with unabated dilligence
till about four o'clock, when all danger being over he
withdrew eight men aad returned with them to the
police yard. Fortunate it was that he did so, for he
had not arrived many minutes when intelligence was
received of a fire having broken out in the timber
yard and saw mills of Mr. John M'Gingan, Store Street,
London Road. The dry and combustible nature of the
building and materials made the flames spread, while unop-
posed, with a most frightful rapidity, and the fury of the
fire caused the utmost excitement in the neighbourhood,
many rushing from the adjoining cottages in a state of
semi-nudity, and using the greatest exertions for the safety
of their household goods. As it turned out, the damage
was comparatively trifling, the machinery and steers of
timber, and a portion of the building, have been saved.
The premises and stock were insured in the North of Eng-
land and Yorkshire offices for £2,500, and the loss is
estimated at between £7OO and £BOO.

The Jodge Advocate, after a lengthened consultation
with the board, said the board could not decide upon the
point of adjudication without hearing his case, because it
was impossible for him to say how far his lordship's state-
ment might implicate others.
Lard Lucan repeated, that it would be the grossest in-
justice to mix him up with other cases without giving him
an opportunity of considering how far it might be prejudicial
to him to take such a course,

The commissioners retired to consider the question raised
by the noble lord, and were absent about twenty minutes.
On their return,

The Judge Advocate said he was directed by the court to
inform Lord Dican that, if after the intimation that had
been conveyed to him that his case would be like all other
cases, enquired into and reported to her Majesty on its own
merits, he was still desirous for a delay of twenty-four hours,
his request should be complied with.
Lord Lucan said he had thought over this matter since
the commissioners had been out of the room' and he would
not avail himself of the indulgence granted on condition
that he might be allowed to put in a protest against, the
proceedings before his case was closed.

The Judge-advocate, after a consultation with the board,
said the commissioners could not alter their decision.
Lord Lucan said he would go on, but should present his
protest to-morrow, and then it would be for the commis-
sioners to say whether they would accept or reject it. The
noble and gallant Earl then, at great length, drew attention
to those portions of the report of Sir John M'Niell and
Colonel Tullock, in which his conduct was inculpated, and
then proceeded to open his case in rebuttal of tha imputa-
tions cast upon him. The gallant Earl was proceeding
when our report was forwarded.

ACCIDENTS AT THE LANDING-STAGE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIAES

Sin.,—l have to request that you will grant me a small
portion of your valuable space for the insertion of this letter,
in the hope that it may remove a crying evil—l allude to
the habit which foolhardy individuals have of leaping from
the landing-stage to the ferry-boats, thereby endangering
their lives.

It was but yesterday afternoon that a woman, in endea-
vouring to jump on board the Tranmere boat, jumped
short, and fell into the river, and would have been drowned,
in all probability, had not Captain C. Semple, (Messrs.
Fernie Brothers and Co's overlooker), with great presence
of mind, and by dint of great exertion, succeeded in seizing
hold of her as she was sinking for the last time, and thus
saving her.

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Surely the recurrence of such accidents might be avoided,
were the authorities to issue instructions to the policemen
on duty on the landing-stage, to prevent all attempts to
reach the steamers after they were once in motion. I trust
that this will meet the eye of some one who has the power
to remedy this evil.—Yours, &c. J.
Liverpool, 7th April, 1856.

BOILER EXPLOSION, AND LOSS OF LIFE

On Saturday afternoon an explosion of a steam-engine
boiler, in Portsmouth :dockyard occurred, by which four
lives were sacrificed, and about a dozen persons most
seriously wounded. The catastrophe occured in the
engine-house, at the rear of the new smith's shop, the
engine in which was used to work the great steam hammer
in that shop. The explosion was instantaneous, and
carried the roof of the building some 50 feet up in the
air. The shock was similiar to the report of heavy
ordnance, and WAS heard at some distance. Admiral
Martin, the superintendent of the dockyard, was passing
by the building slips at the moment of the explosion, with
Mr. Woods, the clerk of the works. The admiral went
directly to the spot, sending at the moment to the surgery,
to ensure the prompt attendance of the medical officers of
the yard. The necessity for their assistance was proved
to be too great, for on Admiral Martin having set a num-
ber of men to work to extricate the injured from the
debris of the building, three men were taken out quite
dead, and six others dreadfully wounded, one of whom
has since died, while five or six others are more or less
seriously injured. The deceased were taken to the dead-
house, whilst the wounded (four in number) were con-
veyed to the Infirmary, and thence to Haslar Hospital.
receiving every possible attention at each establish-
ment.

The boiler that has produced this calamity was what
is known to engineers as a circular boiler, with semicir-
cular ends, and no flues. It was high pressure, about 22
feet low., 4i feet diameter, and was working at a pres-
sure of 601bs. The metal was half an inch in thickness,
and the boiler, one of the strongest ever made, was
constructed at the steam-factory in this dockyard about
three years since.

As to the cause of the calamity, from the appearance of
the boiler, it would seem that it had, before bursting,
become red-hot. The man in charge, we hear, is not seri-
ously injured; he appears to have seen the impending
accident, and rushed out of the engine-room before it
occurred.

ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.—On the 26th ult., as Mr. Joseph
Rice, aged twenty-two years, was driving in a gig along
Bath-street, the horse fell, and Mr. Rice was thrown out on
his head, and received such injuries that he died in the
Northern Hospital, at half-past eleven o'clock on Sunday
night. Ile was clerk to a coal merchant in town, and
resided in Lord-street, Birkenhead.—About three weeks ago,
a boy, named Charles GroJme, seven years of age, residing
in Egypt-street with his parents, was at play with some
others, when a small stone got into his ear. It was subse-
quently extracted by a surgeon, but inflammation set in,
and he died on Sunday night from the effects of it.—Ste-
phen H. Hassell, a seafaring person, was crossing a steamer
in the Sandon dock, on Sunday night, on his way to another
vessel, to keep tide watch. It appears the covers or doors
of the paddle wheels were open, and he fell through and lost
his life.—About two o'clock yesterday morning, police con-
stable 100 heard a splash in the water, at the south end of
St. George's dock. He gave an alarm and hastened to the
spot, when he saw a man in the water. He threw him the
life buoy, but,the man did not seem to mind it. Incpector
Tomilson came up immediately, and after some time the
body was got out, and all the usual remedies resorted to, but
in vain. lie was dead. Inquests will be held in these
cases to-day.

CHAMBER OF ComtEnez.—The usual monthly meeting
of the Council was held yesterday, Charles Holland, Esq.,
President, in the chair. After the routine business had
been disposed of, it was resolved, on the recommendation of
the Postal Committee, to memorialise the Treasury and
the Admiralty, praying for the establishment of a regular
postal communication with Australia by way of Suez and
Ceylon once a fortnight, and that an average speed of ten
miles an hour be maintained. The committee appointed
to carry out the resolutions of the Chamber on the law of
Partnership, reported that they had petitioned the House
of Commons against the bill, which they had supported by
a deputation to the Board of Trade. The Commercial
Law Committee presented a report on the Mercantile Law
Amendment Bill, recommending the Chamber to support
it, with the exception of the clause repealing the statutes
of fraud, and suggesting an amendment in the clause affect-
ing guarantees—adopted. The committee on the Income
Tax Act reported, that it did not consider the present time
a fitting one for endeavouring to prbeure amendments in
the mode of levying and collecting that tax—also adopted.
It was resolved to request the members for the borough to
support the Drafts on Banker's Bill, and the Judgments
and Execution's Bill. A further report on the Joint Stock
Companie's Bill was agreed to, recommending some amend-
ments affecting the internal arrangements of the company,
provided th©, progress of the measure is not thereb y
impeded. Copies were ordered to be sent to the members
for the borough, requesting
proposed. them to support the amendment