The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-29 00:00:00

f.--;„? re-1 llle. VI t.,,N;
4. 1 jr,„„,X,%1Z„.X14

sY +. 2: Xs!l' .++'.w BSI ~ w

ih"Sfepllereg Comerlen tat ies," the following ,occurs ,s
•• In all tyranni.,r! governments the power of making
and enforcing the laws, is vested in one and the
sp.we man, cr one and the same body of men,
and wherever these two powers are united together, there
can be no public liberty." And Lard Holt enunciates the
doctrine- " That the authority of parliament is from the
law, and it is circumscribed by law, so it may be exceeded ;
and if•they do exceed those legal bounds and authority,
their ac's arc wrongful, and cannot. be iintA.:.tl any more
than the- acts of a private man." Me.. James .Martia
inaiigurates his accession to office by striking a blow at that
liberty which is the birthright of every Briton.
I We have Melbourne dates to the 29th August,'inclusive.
•The election for that city took place on the 27th, and
resulted in the return of Messrs. Hodgson, Fawkuer, MiPer,
Road, and Guthridge. Alluding to the elections, a M.O.
bourne correspondent writs on the 28th of September :
"The quietness and order prevalent yesterday ptesented a
striking contrast to the usual attendants on election:scenes,
The operation of the ballot has, so far, justified thean ticipa-
dons of his friends, and surprised and pleased its opppnents.-
PubliCans,-cahmen, &e. complained of the dulness of the.
wholeeffair, and some were heard attemptinglo -calculate'
the loss which the revenue would sustain from the- ternper-.
ante, or rather total abstinence of the people. One anomaly
in the mode of voting was generally discussed yesterday;
and is alluded to in the papers this morning ; each elector,
on appling for a ballot ticket, mentioned his name and
address to the clerk ' • the list was referred to; and on the
ticket was marked the number correspondent with the
name on the electoral roll. 'The complaint is, that on
reference to the ballot tickets the manner in which each
elebtor voted- may be ascertained from his number. This
must be remedied somehow, before the system can be re-
garded as really secret."

The attorney general of Victoria had visited Melbourne,
and, addressing the electors defining his future policy and
lefending his past policy, he justified the large expenditure
)f the government of Victoria, by reference to the peculiar
circumstances in which it was carried On, and denied that
in view of these the expenditure, was, excessive. lie then
referred to Goldfields government, and implied that he had
objeCted to the increase of the license fee. At this point
the stage, whiCh was crowded by hundreds pressing forward,
gave way. A large portion of it sunk, and cbairman, re-
porters' tables, &c., were tossed together in a chasm, about
six or eight feet deep. They speedily clambered out un-
hurt, but for some-time there was al irm and danger. The
movement :of the crowd had displaced the scenes, which'
tottered for some time, and, but for prompt interference,
would have fallen forward on the footlights. The gaslight,
In the centre of the building, had gone out, and it was
plain that gas was escaping. A man, in the garb of a work-
man, hurried into the chasm, and on re-appearing
waved his arm, and otherwise gesticulated to the
audience. They now began to hasten out of the building,
though without much hurry or confusion, and were soon
assembled in front of the adjacent hotel, from "a window of
which the candidate proceeded to addtees them. Mr. Stawell
justified the course he pursued in reference to the Ballarat
prisoners, by stating that it would have been unfair to indict
them for any other crime than high treason. This was a
positive advantage to them in a number of ways. Theirs
was a political offence, and the only defence they could make
was a political one, viz.:—that the government they resisted
was a bad one. lie believed that in cases of political
offences the interposition of a grand jury is necessary, and
though he hoped they might never need it, he would, if
they gave him an opportunity, introduce a bill to that
effect. He proceeded to vindicate the conduct of the
government in assuming responsibility when they did.
He maintained that they were entitled to do so —that
the result had been most advantageous to the colony,
and referred to the ministerial crises in New South Wales
as illustrations of the difficulties. attending any other course.
He would not promise to resign "though called upon. lie
admitted that the ministry had been wrong is accepting the
governor's minute, but they had done so under the pressure
of necessity, and the minute had been withdrawn. lie
admitted that the new constitution might require alteration
in many points, but these were not of pressing importance,
and measures of administrative reform were those most
imeeratively called for. Be referred to the Ives° quantity
of land which had been sold, and intimated that the policy
of the government towards the squatters would be to give
them certainty of tenure on receiving a fair equivalent.
lie would wish to see an offic?r appointed who might be
sued in the name of government. • He was a thorough
law reformer, and would wish the transfer of land as easy
as that of a bale of gooda. He •wonid have a general
system of education, would amend the laws of marriage
end divorce and the insolvency laws. He thought the
lipensed victuallees fee too high, aid would permit distilla-
tion. He would still further extend the County Court system,
and would appoint officers, with powers similar to these of
the Atidit CommiSsioners in England, to ch, ck the public
accourats. He would extend State aid to the Jews, but not
to the Chinese The present law did not restrain the
Chinese and injured the colony. lie would have another.
Several attempts were made to question the candidate but
without sucmss,and that part of the process was deferred

CO M M ERCI AL INTELLIGENCE.
SEPT 2.—Wo have to note a fair business in
almost every branch, but not much annustion. and very little

SYDNEY,

disposed to speculate

Tho import

continue large, and

many good

- ,
now paying a profit will most likely be over