The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-18 00:00:00

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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 18

THE DAY'S NEWS

The political world remains in the same tame
and uninteresting state as it has been for the last
month. All parties. Whig and Tory, seem to lie
upon their oars. Each is content to watch the
movements of its rival, and leave the public to
as brother Jonathan would say, what
Ministers will pursue on the opening of
The Chartist demonstration, on
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alk about, and in certain circles, there
is an opinion that that same affair will
compel whoever holds the reigns of power
to look after Frost, Jones, and Company, lest they
may once more cause commotion and political
turmoil. If the working classes of this country
suffer from any grievance, real or imaginary, they
should know that their sole mean:, of redress lie
in logical and coherent reasoning and reflection—
not in long tirades of abuse and discursive con-
demnations of existing institutions. They know
that, as it now stands, their order is better consti-
tuted, and enjoys greater civil liberty and political
freedom and power than any of their Continental
neighbours, infested and posted as they are by the
deadly influences of secret cabals and political
societies, which dare not show themselves openly,
or face the light of day. We hold that the true
course of liberty does not itinerate or meander
through the provincial towns of our kingdom,
seeking the remotest villages, where poverty.
smitten labourers congregate, and hiding itself as
far as it possibly can from the first and most im-
portant objects it should have in view; it runs
straight at the abuse to be destroyed—goes up
boldly to the oppression it would strangle ; it
countenances no secret oaths silently breathed in
lonely and loathsome cellars, from which they
never can travel to the ears of upright men ; its
path is smoothed by words, tolerant, yet stong
powerful, and cogent.

Whilst this Chartist agitation has been com-
menced, we perceive that two other social move-
ments begin to be pressed on public attention—
the objects of the Sunday League, and open air
preaching on the Sabbath. With regard to the
former, the columns of the NORTHERN TIMES have
contained sufficient evidence of our views thereon,
and we now say that we cannot see anything
detrimental to religion by the opening up for
public inspection all our national depositories
of antiquity, and the store-rooms of those
curious but interesting specimens which
appertain to the past and present relics of this
lower world. By doing so, we teach -mankind what
he is, and what he will be. -We infuse into him a
spirit of veneration, for the great "I AM"—Yes,
Museums an 2. -Botanic Gardens—the sweet notes
of the -very Lark who carols its Sabbath chaunt
1-2,;tilway to heaven teach lessons more effective,
because they are the voice of nature, than the
metaphysical disquisitions, or the theological
torturings of fanatical divines. The Sunday
League aims at man's regeneration through legiti-
mate means. It repudiates Sabbath desecration.
It advocates rational recreation, and enjoins
temperance and decorum. Such a society cannot,
therefore, harm any one, and must ultimately
prove a regenerator of the hard-working portion of
the ecantry.

London is somewhat agitated by the action of
Sir Benjamin Hall, who has put a stop to preach-
ing in the parks on Sunday. To be consistent, Sir
Benjamin had no other course left open to him.
If he stopped the bands, why not stop the still
more unharmonious and clamorous noise of rival
spouters, in controverted theology ? If our estab-
lished clergy did their duty faithfully, and were
instant in season and out of season, visited the
sick and afflicted, and watched, with zeal, every
opportunity of promoting God's glory in their
several parishes or districts, there would be little
need to go and parade the parks, and har-
angue the multitude in the mysterious doctrine
of religion. Sir Benjamin Hall has acted
right, and it is because he wishes not to favour one
sect more than another, that the " surpliced
Divines" of this country desire to raise a hue and
cry against him.
Other matters of domestic interest occur. We
seem not to tire in feasting and feating our Crimean
heroes. Plymouth has had a grand banquet for
the occasion. Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin
follow. With respect to the Plymouth affair, the
details will be found in another column. The
Dublin banquet promises to be an imposing
demonstration.

Those wiseacres, the West Derby Guardians,
have had another meeting, and another exhibition
of their disgraceful mode of conducting the public
affairs confided to their care. Yesterday, it seemed
that Mr. Shaw was disposed to resort to practices
consonant only to those gentle►nen who are termed
members of the "pugilistic ring." We have already
exhorted these self-same Guardians to act as gen-
tlemen—discharge their duties as business men,
and refrain from the petty bickerings which every
week stain and tarnish their characters as Guar-
dians of the Poor. The Poor-law Commissioners
should call the refractory members to order. We
believe that they possess the power, if they will
only use it.
Our Continental advices are varied. The coro-
nation of the Emperor Alexander, Czar of Russia,
having passed away, we begin to look nearer home
for intelligence of moment, but are doomed to
disappointment. His Imperial Highness of Russia
has promulgated a ukase, which enacts, that such
Poles as are sufficiently prepared by the study of
the Russian language and institutions, may be
admitted into the different branches of civil
administration of Russia. This measure is to
have a reciprocal effect, and Russians are eligible
to all situations in Poland.

Our Paris correspondent's letter informs us that
there is little or nothing stirring in the French
capital. There seems to be a conviction
in the mind of the public that the Emperor
is desirous that France and England should
act together in Spain. This states of affairs will
be difficult to arrive at; taking into consideration
the constitutional sympathy of England, and the
present tendencies of the Spanish Government,
which, it is believed, derives its inspirations from
France. It would appear that the attitude of
England, in regard to the affair at the Isle of
Serpents, has not given that satisfaction to France
which could be desired. Some of the French
journals have been carping at the language
used by the English papers in comment•
ing upon the proceedings of the Russian
authorities at this particular spot, and,
as our correspondent states, the semi-official
organ of the French Government, contains an
article written in favour of Russia, and making
excuses for that power, in such a strain as to be
rather remarkable. This said semi-official journal
of Napoleon inflicts upon its readers an article
which might have been penned in St. Petersburg,
so extravagantly does the writer indulge in a
panegyric of our late enemies.
The subscriptions towards M. Manin's " Hundred
Guns" scheme come in but slowly, and the Debats
insinuates that the Emperor's motive in autho•
rising the subscription is, to let the world see how
miserably small a sum France will subscribe for
such a purpose.

From Italy we learn by advices from Turin, that
the position of Lombardy becomes every day more
critical. The Municipality of Milan is said to have
presented an address to Cavaliere Burger on the
state of the finances of their town, though they
have not thought well to publish it, as the Provin-
cial Congregation did theirs; but there are proofs

of a courageous resolution throughout the country,
and a firm deBire to bring things to a termination,
that seem to forebode a coming struggle. It would
appear that the Government of Vienna has aban-
doned all hope of bringing the Lombard provinces
back to their normal state, and has decided on ac-
cepting all the consequences of a policy of oppression
limit, and of overcoming all opposition
by armed force, and destroying the patriotism of
the people by violent spoliation. The example of
Brescia will be followed in other provinces. The
protests will probably assume different forms, and
may possibly become public demonstrations. The
Austrian Government prepares to stifle such ex.
pressions of remonstrance with martial law, and in
all likelihood there will be horrible scenes of
vendetta on one side, and of patriotic dourago and
unconquerable perseverance on the other, until the
populations will be roused to a resistance, which
to them will appear a just and sacred cause And
then—? At Genoa the King had signed the amnesty
which had been granted to the ten leaders of the
revolutionary movement in 1849. King Ferdinand,
of Naples, is busily engaged in fortifying his king-
dom. A letter from Naples speaks of the unusually
military aspect of the place. Every point is alive
with troops. It is stated that Bomba can concen-
trate 50,000 troops in the capital without leaving
Capua or Gaetil unprotected. A letter from Rome
hints that, instead of the number of French soldiers
being diminished, it is more than probable that
they will be slightly augmented.

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THE COLTRT

nAtMORAL, Sept. 15.—The Queen, the Prince Consort,
and the Princess Royal, attended Divine, Service at the
parish church of Crathie yesterday. In attendance were
the Marchioness of Ely. the Hon. Mary Seymour, Major-
general the lion. C. Grey, and Colonel the Hon. C.

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