The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-15 00:00:00

MAZARIN broke up the local governments of

)solute, and the

France—made

kings

change cost that Empire 4

0 of lives before

their schemes of centralisation v‘

ore fully este

ed. And what has the condition of Erauc

-iced scarcely enter ui
neh have, fo

)aue of event

century, marred ti

sperity of her

thO danger of

mtenan

sing the designs

s many

to which is very justly

ibed, a

increase of crime, and a great variety of injustice-
But the national mind is alive to all the dangers
emanating from these sources, and while they are
prepared to apply all the approved antidotes
Parliament may require, they deem themselves
just as capable as ever of administering the speci-
fics which the legislature may think they should
adopt. We want no Government Boards to tell us
how we are to conduct those institutions which the
ratepayer has to support. We do not want a
policeman stationed at our doors

vho can turn

round and say, " I am a Government officer—who
?" All the public seek, are rational

:tires for you

'eforms in

ue administratio

f local offices,

not the addition of Government Boards, with hosts
of employes, adding excessive cost to the demands
made on the already overburdened tax payers.
Much official ingenuity has been shown by govern-
ments chosen from the several Parliamentary
parties, in giving to cures all the worst characters
of the diseases complained of ! We have, there-
fore, little to hope for from either side of the
present House of Commons. Oppositions only
use agitation for the purpose of obtaining place
and power; and if we are to do any good by the
present discussion, it can only be by arousing the
country to something like a sense of the dangers
to which our great Constitutional institutions are
exposed in the hands of mere time-serving politi-
cians, and returning men to the House of
Commons who are not thorough Constitutionalists,
and will not pledge themselves to support self-
government, and give us some material guarantee
for the due observance of

their profesions

ROYAL CoLossErm.—ln addition to the attractive novel-
es produced by Mr. Heath at this popular house of
—,•nt, one of the greatest wonders seen in Liverpool
tor some time, is Young Hanlon, whose astonishing per-
formances delight crowded houses every evening. It would,
in a notice like this, be impossible to describe the feats of
this youth, and, therefore, he must be seen. There are
.• nf niarpo

,re well cliff

see, and cannot

an hour's real enjoyment.
WEST DERBY UNION.—REPRESENTATION OF TOXTETTI
PARIE.—A meeting of the ratepayers of the township of
Toxtetla-park was held at half-past nine o'clock yesterday
morning, in the public office, Park-place, for the purpose of
selecting nine efficient persons for nomination as guardians,
to represent the township at the board of the West Derby
Union for the ensuing year. The meeting was convened by
circular, issued by Mr. David Craig, and Mr. Arthur
Grindrod, overseers, and in it they impressed on the rate-
payers the importance of the meeting, by stating the fact
that the amount of calls made upon the township for the
support of the poor, ar.,' - purposes, for the past year,
was upwards ,se Halhead presided, and

among
T. Roc

16,000. IN
rs present w
3oult. R. R

ercer, A Ipass
Id, Plane

Mountf

ntlemen wer

it was decided by ballot that they should

be proposed in the order in which we give their names:—
Mr. M. A. Johns, Mr. S. Sidley, Mr. W. Mountfield, Mr.
Joseph Harrison, Mr. Thomas Evans, Mr. A. Pickup, Mr.
David Craig, Mr. W. Leyland, and Mr. W. Bathes, jun.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER BY A MANlAC.—Yesterday a
female named Sarah Quinn, apparently about thirty years of
age, the wife of a carpenter, residing at Mostyn-stree'
the Park, was brought before Mr. Mansfield, at the police
court, charged with having attempted to murder her child,
aged five years, by strangling it. It appeared that some
years since the poor woman lost one of her children from an
accident by fire, and at intervals since that time her mind
has been affected. On Thursday evening something
attracted her mother to the house, and when she entered
she was horrorstruck to find her unfortunate daughter in
the act of strangling the child. She had the child laid
across her knees, and a ligature round its neck. The old
woman gave an alarm, and rescued the child, which was
senseless at the time, and a brief period more would have
sufficed to end its existence. A medical gentleman was
called, and means, which fortunately proved successful,
were resorted to, and the child gradually recovered. It was
then deemed proper to give the prisoner into custody, as
much for her own safety as on the charge. She was ordered
to be sent to the West Derby workhouse, preparatory to her
being removed to the lunatic asylum, as there did not appear
any doubt of her insanity.
THE

the afternoon, w.e.,
should. be in working order

vino. beer

States and (

longer duration.

AMERICAN AllßASSADoll:—Yesterday his excel-
lency, the Hon. G. M. Dallas, was presented with a con-
gratulatory address at Radley's hotel, by the chairman (Mr.
Sellar), Mr. Duncan, the secretary, and four members of the
American chamber of commerce. The presentation was
private, and the address merely of a personal character,
congratulating his excellency on his safe arrival iu this
country. After their departure, Mr. Dallas went out alone
to take a view of the town. As he was passing the Lime-
street Railway Station, Alderman Parker happened to be in
the vicinity, and the attention of the latter being called to
the new American minister, the alderman introduced him-
self, and, in his capacity of member of ' St. George's-hall
committee, he politely invited Mr. Dallas to view that noble
building. The offer was gratefully accepted, and the
ambassador, Alderman Parker, and another gentleman, went
over the hall. Mr. Dallas expressed great admiration of
the hall and assize courts, and especially of the beautiful
little concert-room at the north end of the building, now
nearly completed. The grand organ in the large hall
appeared to be a great object of attention, but as steam was
not up in the boilers of the engine, by which the bellows
are worked, the capabilities of the instrument could not
then be displayed. Mr. Willis, the builder of the organ,
gave a brief explanation of its chief points, however, and
Mr. Dallas was requested to repeat his visit to the hall in
;t was arranged. the machinery
Mr. Best the
organist was not then in the building, but fortunately he
received intimation of what was intended, and he at once
attended to offer his services for the gratification of the
distinguished visitor. Accordingly at four o'clock in the
afternoon Mr. Dallas again visited the hall, accompanied
this time by Mr. Dallas, junr., the Hon. Mrs. Dallas, and
her two daughters, and attended as before by Alderman
Parker. After the party had been conducted over the
building, and had several times expressed themselves in
praise of magnificence, they took seats in the large hall,
while Mr. Best displayed his talents on the organ by playing
with
eveumorethan his ordinary effect, an improvisation from
uenot including te " Chorale,"
the
ee
oP‘lraßacocfhaLneealialrnug Chorus," and the air " Nobles
composed brightly
bs
yh i
ning," anTdhe distinguished
Seigneurs" ; Moll nes
aWheaStothrme Fantasia,"
wßheiseth, atnhdeyihnawda terms alluded to the
visitors morn
orn
were s
introduced
gratificationtowMithr.
ance. The minister and his family listenedte to his perform-
ance.
Hotel, after expressing to Alderman
nrnareturned to the
uch they were indebted to his attention.: Parkerd how
during their
;it. In the course of the day his worship the
m
`in Stewart, called at the Adelphi, to offer hisayor
respects to
Mr.
new ambassador. Mr. Dallas is a pleasant looking person
with long silvery locks, apparently of a conciliatory but
mined character. li
his is upwards of 69 years of age, and,
ly add, this i second diplomatic mission to this
v, he I) '.astrumental in drawing up the last
)f per , which were concluded between the United
Ind reat Britain, a peace which has already existed
rof years, and it is to be hoped will be of still
for a nue