The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-28 00:00:00

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Messrs HAL.

Mr. ARTHUR

tWE'S and HAMILTON) together with
BUSHE, declare that the deeds relating to the

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orgeries

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be very important to know whether those deeds

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the Coroner

for granted that the document

alluded to in this letter are all genuir

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much

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be denied,

confined

;Tries to one estate ? One of the
s examined, Mr. JOSHUA WILKINSON, said

he had had several of Mr. SADLEIR'P deeds
passed through his hands from time to time, but
had no reason to believe that any one
f those deeds was not genuine." Here it is
admitted that there are several deeds in existence
upon which SADLEIR raised money, and, after all
that has transpired, the public have a right to
suspect, with all regard for Mr. WHAKINsoN's

t one of ther.

is gentlin

And as

espeet to property in such cases,
mites the power of the Court of Chancery with
that of the courts of common law, it is hoped that
the deceased's transactions will be fully investi-
gated, that those innocent partie's with whose
substance he has been dealing may know the
position in which they stand.

g Cabinet have shelved Mr.
LOWE, staved off his Town Dues' Bill, and vir-
tually abandoned spoliation! And, as the glories
of triumph are measured by hatfuls in these
days, we may be pardoned if we claim for Liver-.
pool in this instance a bushels or any other
larger measure of honour ! Union and
common sense have triumphed in this
case, as they must in all others. 'the
Burgesses have been fairly repiesented, and their

success is proportionably complete. Lord PAL-
MERSTON se'e's no cause to flinch in prosecuting a
foreign war in the interest of humanity ; but he
shrinks from a charge of innovation, and finds, in

an attempt to violate the compacts existing
between the State and the people, with regard to
the rights of property, ground upon which he and
his supporters cannot tread with impunity. The
PREMIER has discovered that the rights of self-

government are held in as high veneration in these
times as they Wet() in the earliest periods of our
Constitutional history ; that centralisation cannot
be accomplished without running into dangers
which no sane man would face ; and that that
which is purely German will be rejected as wholly
un-English.
Looking at these convictions as the results of
the discussion of the Town Dues and Police
Bills, the importance of the triumph we have just
gained may be seen in its full significance. It
shows us that where Ministers are more than
usually adventurous the-sacred rights of property
cannot be infringed, and the fundamental principles
of equitable legislation and Constitutional govern-
ment violated at will. To have accomplished such
ends by moral means is one of the greatest efforts
of which the expresssion of popular opi-
nion is capable. And to have changed
the course of Cabinet rendered, by the
peculiar circumstances of our times, more powerful
than any other who have held the reins of office
within the memory of the present generation by
soft words, which never presented more than the

f reason, is indeed a victory of which
lay well be proud. Where a Cabinet

)r an anchor required weight to sink it, Mr. LOW}

would be the gentleman, of all others, we should

call in

The right honourable member is all right
enough as au ordinary citizen ; but he has too
much official craft for a statesman, and has not yet
studied the art of doing a trifling act of justice
an indelible injury. Mr. LOWE

without inflicting

has, however, been sent "up stairs," as it is tech.
nically termed, together with his Bill, where it is
to be considered, and where, we trust. Liverpool
will be fairly and fully represented. When a
Select Committee is appointed to inquire into our
right to property which we have enjoyed for years,
the battle must again be fought. We must repeat
before that conclave that simple and straightfor-
ward story which the Legislature cannot disregard
without openly subverting the whole of that
security on which the fundholder, landed proprie-
tors, parishes, corporate bodies, and the holders of
Bank of England notes rely with well-tried confi-
dence. That Lord PALMERSTON did not see the
danger of Mr. LOWE'S centralisation schemes, and
interpose before, has been a source of as much
surprise as regret to the whole community.

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thheePremier has ,
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t questionlittle
cool reflection will convince him of the propriety of
adhering strictly to the long-established policy
that where property is interfered with for the pub-
lic good, full remuneration should be given to its
owners. All the Anglo-Polynesian logic that can
be employed will never induce the people of this
country to sanction any other mode of dealing
with the substance of its citizens ; and to this'
hallowed instinct let us hope the present Govern-
ment will subscribe before they bring Mr. LowE's
bill " down stairs," and attempt to thrust it a second
time on the attention of the British House of Com_
Let us have any territorial changes abroad,

mons

and political reforms at home that may contribute to
the common weal, but let us respect the bit of land
that belongs to the cottage, that domain which is
attached to the ancient mansion, those commons
which belong to the people, that estate and those
manorial rights which the inhabitants of corporate
towns have obtained by grant or purchase, and
those ephemeral securities of the widow and or-
phan, who have nothing to sustain them beyond
the political rectitude of our rulers and the high

morality of the community. The people ask for no
spoliation, and the public voice protests against
interference with the rights of property for Govern-
ment or political purposes.
If we had a more extended Corporate franchise,
and less of the monopolising spirit which, the
Vice-President of the Board of Trade was candid
enough to admit, existed before the passing of the
Municipal Reform Act, the Corporate towns of
England would not be found complaining
more bitterly now than they did when Old
Sarum had reached the zenith of its corrup-
tion. If we are to have municipal changes of
any kind, commence the work of Reform at the
right end, and do not, under a hideous mask, lay
hands on property, and enrich the Exchequer of
Patronage by acts of cruel injustice. Once more,
we congratulate Liverpool on her triumph, and
having succeeded in sending Mr. LOWE'S bill
aloft, we need only, for the present, reiterate
the propriety of the ratepayers looking closely
after it to ensure its being consigned to an
ignominious oblivion.