The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-25 00:00:00

THE D ‘Y'S NEWS.

Later news is to hand from the Ueited States, by
the arrival ,f the Nfiima Wester'l'y afternoon. She
brings New Yo ..-lc dates of the L 3 h instant, and no
less than one million five hundred and filly-four
thousand, five hundred and seventy eight dollars
specie on freieht. The main item of news brouelit
by this arrival is the anxiety and consternation
which our coueme aeross the Atlantic feel respect-
ing the refusal of the Britsh government to ratify
the Dallas-C arendon Treaty. The Ameriean
people in such an emergency are find of blustering
to no small extent We now find that they attri
bute all sorts of motives to Lord Palmerston, and it
would vena are by no mearisdisposed to re-nefeociate
the dispute respecting Central America. Accord-
ing to the rumours at Washington, the American
Administration is not to take any further steps in
the matter until the meeting of Congress, when it
is to be referred to the Senaie, who have already
considered and settled the terms on which the
affairs of Central Am Ilea should be arranged.
Some of the New York journals are vaunting in no
small degree at the prospect ct President. Buchanan
being able to outwit L )rd Palmerston in the mare
ter. We regard, however, these silly literary
ebulitions as simply preposterous, and proceed
from a desire to magnify every unpleasant-
ness, and invent malicious causes for very
simple actions. We are confident that the good
sense of the American Administration will
not retard a settlement, and that, too, on an
early day, a settlement of the matter in question
in such a manner as will satisfy all the parties con-
cerned. The Great Bond-street murder trial had
terminated in New York, and the principal party
accused, Mrs. Cunninghan:, alias Btirdell, the re-
puted wife of the murdered gentleman, was
acquitted ; and the other person implicated (Eckel)
was admitted to bail on his own recognisance of
5,000 dols. The mail service from the United
States, from New York to Havre and Bremen has
been con trade I for, Commodore Vanderbilt
being contractor for the latter. The general news
is of very little moment. From Canada there
is nothing now to communicate beyond the
retirement of Mr. Cauchon from the min-
istry, in consequence of his connection with
certain railway projects. The question of the
Canadian metropolis was still keenly debated, but
the Queen's decision was shortly expecte I From
Mexico we have intelligence that the authorities
there did not contemplate resisting by armed force
any hostile demonstration made against the
country. It was reported that the fortifications
of Vera Cruz were dismantled. The other intelli-
gence, as well as full details of the foregoing, will
be found in another column.
There is a complete dearth of both domestic and
local news this morning. The feeling of the
country and of the press, with respect to the dowry
of the Princess Royal, is, as far as we are able to
judge, one of disapprobation, riot so much, perhaps,
at the amount voted—ahlsough that, too, is for the
most part held to be excessive—as at the very
objectionable plan of an annuity.
The new Speaker of the House of Comrsons is
not yet acquainted with his duties, if we are
allowed to make an inference from a scene which
occurred in the House on Friday night. Colonel
Sykes attempted to preface n, "ri ,• 'i• to the
Under-Secretary of War by a speech, but cries of
"order" from the House interrupted his observa-
tions The Speaker was appealed to, and he de-
clared that a member was entitled to state
his reasons. This decision called forth re-
newed cries of " order," and Colonel Sykes
was obliged to put his question without a
speech. Another honourable gentleman, Mr.
Stanley, then rose to put a question, and acting
upon the decision of the chair, proceeded to state
his reasons, but was interrupted by loud and gene-
ral cries of " order, order." The Speaker being
again appealed to, explained the meaning of his
former decision to be, that a member putting a
question was entitled to make such observations
as would render his question intelligible. This
appeared to satisfy the House, and there was an
end of the cries of " order."
For the past few days anxious enquiries has
been made as to the course the Earl of Harrowby
intends to take with regard to the bill for the
admission of Jews to Parliament. He has been
hitherto a strong opponent of that measure, but
it is hoped his scruples have been overcome, and
that this time he will vote with his colleages.
The Cabinet ought carefully to be united on such
a question.
According to a London cotenaporary, the very
curious and protracted difficulty which the strong
government of Lord Palmerston finds itself in, in
getting an Irish Chief Secretary, has scarcely been
sufficiently noticed. The office has been vacant
for more than a month, and notwithstanding all
the claims put forward on one hand, and all the
offlrs made on the other, it is vacant still. The
men whom the Premier considers suitable won't
take it, and the men who look upon themselves as
the very men for it, can't get it The latest state-
ment is, that Mr. C. Villiers has definitely declined
the appointment, and that it was then offered to
Mr. Fitzroy on Thursday. On what " hinge does
he hitch" turn.
The inquest on the Lundhill Colliery explosion
has terminated. The jury deliberated for an hour,
and found that the deaths of the victims of the
accident had been occasioned by an explosion of
carburetted hydrogen gas on the 10th of February ;
but there was no conclusive or sufficient evidence
to show what was the immediate cause of the
explosion. The jury were of opinion that the
explosion was accidental, but condemned the
laxity of discipline allowed by the Lundhill
manager and his deputies. The jury further
endorsed the recommendations of Mr. Wood, Mr.
Elliott, and Mr. Woodhouse, with respect
atond im-
proved ventilations, better safety lamps,
more perfect education of miners. The coroner,
in discharging the jury, said he should apply for
compensation to be made to them for the services
they had rendered during the inquest.
A deputation of merchants had an interview
quer on Saturday.
with the Chancellor of the Exche

HE NO

.0 urge up'', 'nut a reduction of the duty on
Currants. The Chance lor of the Exchequer said
eouin not hold out ;toy Unworn!' alterAtion.
From Few ce this th.re is not much
'Jews he C.ottereoee on the .N.9l6;tist'') question
%vas to meet on t.,,ttur+lity.,..,) t,tlok

ir),triwno;es by NI. ELL zfi .141,

anthorized him to sign the protocol drawn up by
the Cot terenc.- Prince Napoleon lies returned to
P iris from h s rmati tnur
r The Hungarian nobiliry seem inclined to meet
the friendly advances •it the Austrian government
io the satne sp rit • .‘ Voiotia letter says that, in
coi•secinenee of the number of English machines
• which were purchased at the Agricultural exhibi-
t tion, the price of si v•u- had risen one per Cent.
It will no doubt he interesting to our readers,
now that theie is so much attention being paid
to •he dowry- of the Pi inecsm Royal, the Civil Lis'
of Enidand, the Prinee of Prussia, an•l other kit--
iired nia'tets, to be enlightened upon the rcsources
of the Prussian Court. The Civil List in Prussia
for rite support of the crown amounts to £386 000
Tin' King is h. sides pos3essed of considerable
private propeet y. Our of Ira gross income he
allows a annually to the princes
awl princesses of the Royal House, in
addition to defraying •h • ixpertses of establish
men's, which in -•I'-' land tvould be supported by
the State, or by private riersons. The allowance
rn.niii by the King to each of the Royal Princes is
£12,000 a year, and to each of their R >yid children
one-half this stun. The Kitt-, is also a contri-
hu or to the mess c xnens, s of regiments, and
smnetimes to the m•st of the officeis' uniforms.
The Qiieen is la roness of all the religious houses,
witicii occasions" arge &aims The demands on the
Royal nurse have been co s a itly increasing, and
either they must not be allow, d, or a larger sum
will becotne necessary
Another seizure of arms, followed by numerous
arrests, hat, taken place in Tuscany, which hither-
to hats been considered as a rather unfavourable
grnimil for revolutionary ettemuts.
We have la er newa trim Constantinople, but so
meagre as hardly to convey a clear meaning The '
Giuticil of State is to undergo a reform, but
whether in its composition, or in i,s mode of pro- -
cek.ding, is not stated. The Circassian mountain-
eers have made a step towaros civilisation by in-
troducing the novelty of courts of justice among
themselves.

Tho heavy portion of the India and China mails
arrivrdat Southampton on Saturday, in the steamer
Indus.

LIVERPOOL does not unanimously approve of
the dowry to the Princess Royal. We read in
the Parliamentary proceedings of Friday, that
our respected representative, Mr. J. C. EWART,
"presented a petition from Liverpool, praying
that no dowry be granted to the Princess Royal,
unless good reasons be shown for the same.'
Although we have already entered a solemn

protest against the grant in question, on the
ground that it was uncalled for and unjust
towards the people of this country, we again
recur to the subject for the purpose of glancing
at the arguments which the Chancellor of the
Exchequer advan-ed with the view of disarming
all hostility to the resolution which he proposed
on Friday night. This is the more necessary,
seeing that the grant to the Princess Royal is
only the prelude to other, and, it may be, more
extravagant motions of a similar character.
Rumours already prevail—and we believe that
they are founded on fact—that a plan of
marriage for the Princess Alice is already under
discussion. The time also approaches when the
Prince of Wales, notwithstanding the loud boast
of the excellent management of the revenue of
the Duchy of Cornwall, will have to be provided
for. These cases, therefore, as well as others
which will follow, should superinduce a vigilant
control upon the part of ;the people over the
public purse, and cause them to demand that
their representatives in the House of Commons
should strictly scrutinize 'not only the amount,
but the manner of granting, every royal dowry
and pension.

As we remarked on Saturday, the House of
Commons was all compliance on Friday night,
and had the Chancellor of the Exchequer
demanded a larger sum, not only as a dowry, but
for an annuity, it would have been conceded.
With one or two exceptions, there was not a
single voice to protest against either the one or
the other. Mr. ROEBUCK and Mr. CONINGHAM

an attempt—futile and feeble—to dispose
of the affair by asking the House to grant a
dowry only. How was the proposition met'
Cold indifference must be the answer. Although
those hon. gentlemen who talked so glibly on
the election hustings, but a few weeks before,
about the extravagance of our national
expenditure, and promised with a solemnity
almost bordering upon the sacred character of
an oath, forgot their pledges to exercise
a constant and a keen surveillance over the
contents of the national purse. They quailed
before the more seductive prospects of Treasury
influence and patronage. Nay, more—confident
expectation of invitations to state balls, and the
hope of obtaining court favours, and of basking
in the smiles of royalty, influenced them to
overlook the interests of the people, and leave to
Messrs. ROEBUCK and CON!NGHAN the abortive
task of opposing a motion, the chief
characteristics of which are extravagance and
injustice.

But let us examine the validity of the claim
put forward for the dowry and pension to the
Princess Royal. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer, in proposing the grant, dwelt at
considerable length upon the character and
extent of the respective revenues enjoyed by
GEORGE 111. and her present Majesty, and
extolled the latter, because she had not, like her
predecessor, contracted debts and applied to
Parliament to pay them for her. It Sir GEORGE
C. LEWIS thinks that there is any virtue in a
salaried officer of the state—the sovereign of the
United Kingdom is such—regulating his
expenses according to his income, let him do
so; but we must tell him that all grades and
classes of society would regard the 'adoption
of a contrary course as neither honourable
nor just.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer employs
a Secretary, and pays him—suppose, for the
sake of argument, 4001, a year. That