The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-02 00:00:00

THE. CURRENCY QUESTION

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY

RODOMONTADE AGAIN

Our facetious cotemporary Punch, last week—taking
as a text a recent article in the NORTHERN TIMES, on the
mis-" management" of the above railway—says :
~ TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
" Especial notice has been directed lately to the excessive
p a 7,--T I) i s inexhaustible currency question in your
rate of travelling at which.our trains are run, their pace,
Li" haunts me like some vision that knows no bounds
indeed, not seldom proving literally a killing one. There
11,.1e diversity of its strange representations and acting
is, however, we are. bound to say, an exception to the
thell You and your readers pardon my transcribing what
rule in the Eastern Counties Railway, which it would
Y "'lay if they please, consider as a speaking phantasm
°E. ti ' • appear is, in some respects, not so black as has been
ls,r.
.'e brain, while dwelling on this subject, and
.on the
) painted. In point of speed, at any rate, it shows a
Atilingi of its indefatigable advocates and opponents .
salutary contrast to those dangerous excesses which•other
se allY rate, I proceed to give the folowing, as it pre-.
Lines are prone to, and, in fact, affords to nervous travel-
ned its,-.lf to me, in its interlocutory character :
II i lers the comfort of a slowness n.,t elsewhere to be looked
v -re you seen the men on 'Change?
for. We learn, for instance, that the average pace at
th;", I have seen the. men, and heard the talk on
which the Eastern Counties ordinary trains are run, 'so
fee, nge, both here and in London, where their aldermen.
far from being excessive, barely exceeds that of an average
rvci en venison and turtle soup, and where their corpo-
donkey's gallop. Indeed, we understand
'Oat the
".13 are cOrporations inleed, and no mistake !
11, Directors have been actually challenged by a sporting-
Ar'''' You seen their, way; on ',Change I
minded costermonger, who has offered to back his' woke'
in ,_es, I have seen their ways on 'Change, both here and
against their fastest engine—which we should imagine
sbigle big village, where their aldermen, with the Queen's
he presumes to' be - a ' donkey engine.' As we d I /101
,liSterS, go once a year to Greenwich to eat whitebait ;.
keep a racin prophet, and pribably should not be much
to'h4,lk,. of 'baling, why those fat shopkeepers would dare th,_;._ ;,, T__ ,:,,
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_linty

li),,c)yott
ti:,rnjedtcropolis
4d qin2.,

re world

I a feed

their tricks on 'Change

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when the match will come ot'; but the arrangements
both here and we believe are in the hands of a- committee, which has
1 for
been formed for introducing' the spirit of progress into
_

now their tricks on 't

sere their aldermen are celebra

thei_ charitable subscriptions, for whin tney get •ii.-.----c..t .-.1f...-'‘•.“571.... ‘!...'-'7.15 --
.Jen. advancement is .depeodent upon that of their
aetar names placirded to the world's end, and their
passengers, to whom they now apparently consider time
th, Of .chanty blazoned to the Antipodes. ._ Yet.
to he no objet. 0 ring to defects in what is called the
ngeare all honourable men, for they-are the elite'of the
_` rolling stock,' ...-vhieh from the way..they roll about we
~,a Yi_ocraes of society, and they think, and they speak,
presume include; the carriages, it appears the Eastern
wordtueY do as they like ; for their acts, and their
Counties trains are at present not less slow than sure of
theirs, and theic opinions, are tested by the weight of
breaking down ; and indeed are advantageous only in
their Purses, just as their wit, and their talents, and
their being' trains of thought, for the period they.we used
sta4o:ntelligenCe; are measured by the same ()pique
to occupy in transit affords, we are informed, abundant
it ma 1.1. _But, perhaps, I ought not to say all this, or
time for meditation. As competition generally brings
eqtnh.3l be thought I have some itividions intention of
about a change,. the. engines will probably be put upon
liqnoParirig them to-Brutus- and Cassius, and such like
their metal, now they have been threatened with a donkey
etici."lble citizens; who slew their friends for selfish,
to compete with them : and 'if the directors duly profit
thei'l whereas these are all known as honourable men--'
by this asinine rivalry, we may hope next Bradshaw to
t P dealings .are alhnost honourable—their words as
411 he see them turning over a new leaf, or they may find that
the; 01 as they are fair,—and fair, indeed, they are—
t their' delays are dangerous' to their interests. As regards
our actions most patriotic—their bequests made from
the: commi!tee who•are now so zealously endeavouring to
ke philanthropy. What more would you have ?‘
train the Eastern Counties in the wayThatit should go
eax:t talk of tricks on 'Change ,after that, and be per train
wish them heartily
i good speed; until they somehow'
tleriTg your brains with thoughts of robbery and burn we
indneed the-Company to guarantee it."
oil gee, as if they had aught to do with such ephemera

raet.,,-!enge. iNothirg or the ittna ; tiara
pa to is the standard on 'Change—that's the stuff that
lie,lst;!,for currency, for that is current—that's the repre-
ver "on of value of all sorts, and Shakspeare said that
Y InAn had his price—and that's the true represen-
hpt on 'Change of wit, talent, in,rit, intelligence,
Dot honesty. Get plenty of that; and you will
for very long feel the want of either of these,
tio,°rl 'Change they are considered inseperable, and
Thi:l.Y allied by- the nearest ties •of consanguinity.
tet`l'e, the stupid man that gets plenty of money soon
it .(1111e8 celebrated for his intelligence ; and he that loses
otlls at once bankrupt of every talent and good quality,
-rq.e-,83, he lose only the money of others, and manages to
his own, no matter how.
1)11.,4,,";-1Y, then, these men on 'Change, of such incom-
4t,Te parts ust be capable of estimating the value
Aqi,kinds of tangible and mental wares, to the very
tell ILIe or accuracy. If so, pray, do you think they can
how to ascertain the precise value of this
e same
"lc thing called money, about which there isso
t(ii),Ltalk, under the name of currency, for it is of
410,h7n occurrence to hear them talk of "cheap
and dear money ?"
lbt,sto4t a very clever set of extraordinary geniuses they
.41tist kbe! Why, Sir, J. Ross, with his monster telescope„
!AN" as nothing compared to them. With what
get,' Perceptions they must be gifted ! To what a high
41tdeee of perfection their senses must have arrived,
ttpu: ,
e, which, the culture, I presume, of this same genial
5 like a.bright halo,-encircles all wholtte
tire! Within the influence of its magic circle—the magie,
1t1Q.,,e,,cf round, round, money ; otherwise, how could
the4l,`lscern the infinitesimal hairbreadth distinctions in
,tll,etC•ce of money that are imperceptible to ordinary
%pi and ordinqiy minds ? For my part, I, poor
tne, etoo, cannot discover any difference. To
444 a sovereign is always worth twenty shillings,
44 "hill. h t 1
y ing, wort Ne vepenee. Why, if I want to
on quarters loaf, sometimes I have to pay a shilling
44y t,while at others I may get it for tenpence ; herein,
15,,e°9e can see the difference ; but if I want to buy a
110),reign, I can at all times—whether "it be a so-called
sh°l(/:•ar or cheap money—get it fot twenty shillings ;
ho~y°rt, it n:ver varies, to my gross senses.
tiell'• should like to be enlightened on this ye
Rillee of money ! And yet, on mature consideration, I
44,010 rear lest such a desire be not contrary to the
character of a Christian ; for unless I be alto-
40e,'• of a confirmed idiot, there certainly is all the
it 8, o
"44 'nee, in these impereep'ible money transforma-
%iv Some jugglery that beats Professor Anderson

ear in

of'' I leave
LPoorse, I don't give all tilt,
"flour, I think there is as much
!kill '
et,le gold currency of the day —at
you and your readers to ake; it for more than it
1:1 1 ; and, perhaps, the next scene that passes before
l
~tlotb,il4ination in my waking dreams may be meantime,oa
"ltli" to satisfy a Bacon or a Locke. La the .
'e ft, nonlinfr myself answerable for what miy he it
tlYttf,ture. I remain,b and hope na offence, in
A KINDRED SPIRIT TO NEPOS
41)001, Nov

heri to attribut

to it a blacker ar

s so much lrgic, but,

is in it as there

ny rate, I

igni'~~;

25, 1856

ISI;„ RS. &MAHAN, PAUL AND BATES.-0 Saturday,
Cion of the assignees of Messrs. Strahan, Paul,
•-`ll,htitlo'ilL,es., Messrs. P leWs and Wall offered to public corn-
-1.14 ,neat the Auction Mart, a number of policies of
it) oth eon the lives of Sir John Dean Paul, Dlr. Bates,
at lisv,,ers• In the course of the sale the auctioneer stated.
bike
uee to some remarks, that the bankrupts were now
bike ti:,?clel Prison, Pentonville, and he had been informed
tip4t tful" since, on what he believed undoub'ed authority,
ot
414 Y Would not be sent out of the country, and no
),,test,,c)iila soon get a ticket of leave. Eleven policies
tom tveitiee were put up, and realised £3,362. The sale
lipq.4 attended, and for some of the lots considerable
it
h ion took place.
t„ski °frith ALtyp.—An upholsterer in the neighbour-
Ainsterdarn, having received orders a few days since
the a coffin, proceeded to the house to take the measure
Itign°dY• The deceased had been a friend of his, and
414. Was naturally affected when he entered the room.
ttal,i6,lettoveti the sheet with which the face wis covered.
I),4tiolijoicue man with his eyes wide open looking at him with
ed meet and curiosity In a minute after, the sup-
Ye'n°l....Pse sat upright and said, "John, what on earth
hem uoing here ?" The man, when a little recovered
italth.„'s alarm, replied, "I came to inquire alter your
ot, „, The man it aeared, had fallen into a leth rgy,
044eleh he fortunately awoke in time to save lainiselt
.17.einature in terment.— Gal gnatti
01t1 ey ALUE OF LAND IN SYDNEY.—The extreme rates
Tty Irian he obtained in the market for central city pro
grlatid,q be understood from the circumstance that a block
I the sixty-nine feet by sixty seven feet, at the junctiin
tll, 4 busiest streets, realised, last week, at auction, no
kl one £13,125. Premises, with a frontage of forty feet,
°f these streets, also fetched £4;700. Suburban
ititl,llll3 for private residences, and also allotments in the
ott t° 1s
in various parts of the a deny, are inereas-
t4De /:4111e. One result of the augmented value of city
ttk,,ttleS is the continuance of what may be termed the
k4pagartt rents for business premises in the leading
glitares, and which were, in the first instance, ktainu
hheqvu9 the alteration in general prices soon after the gold
4114.:tY. While the high rents in the outskirts and less
INA,lcrstreets have, through the extension of badding
OlOs, fallen to reasonable rites, those for shops and
Ithtii4l; Prominent situations have advanced. The larg, r
I', ,44 George street let from £6OO or £7OO to £1,200 a
t,tit " other parts of the city the rents are equally high
ilpison, and are frequently complained of on account
liS"tiressinz influence they exert on the retail trade.—
1141 leempire.
k,„44, et froze St. Petersburg of Nov. 15, published by
htY riej:, Correspondence, which never wittingly circulates
tc,}3 disagreeable to the French Government, says
iVilt2,,f,„Port addressed to the military chancery by Prince
i,tl;iPftatle":iti, the commander-in-chief of the provinces of
I%.aeti sus, moat favourable accounts are given of the
`Pvos and establishments on the coasts of the
lia-b"ea• Immense quantities of military stores of all
tait,7'e been, during the last few months, sent from
511'hiet11„,t°11)erbend by the Volga, and this immense
tN'tte,,"o.Y be turned to account, when time shall serve,
taLtlee(,„•4llB d'arrnee which, as it' is thought, is destined
11-ir the Shah of Persia,k our ally, in the probable
ty arterritory being invaded by an English expetli-
ysY. Ilusaia, whatever may happen, will not be
4,1 .Oe qrprise it those distant countries. It is known
Iter,, I 08
'Lla "1( Churlew, one of the most intrepid defenders
4t°ll°l • dby the
eth 0,. has been appointed Emperor corn_
iklt4l4, int the Forps d'arenee echeloned between Baka and
0,3, et Immediate neighbourhood of the Persian
.Itt tezie,."l,a',Y people at St.- Petersburg think that this
al, with ad h 6 forces, may very likely get to
It)ll4%iii ore the
'hh rktbeEnglish, who are expected to disembark
%Nitl in' inilit• line of battle. The opinion gains
tht/Illeit°4lly circles that the English Government
it- k tig ..rry its plan into execution, events will
o,,,ctivit.. interfere with all the power which, thanks. to
°f, Oar generals, we can dispose of in

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