The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-23 00:00:00

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

PABLO FANQUE'S COMPANY I—GRAND MORNING
PERFORMANCE 1 I —Tuts DAY (Friday), December the 23rd.
Doors open at One, Commence at Two. ELLA and LEON will
-appear. Enthusiastic and rapturous applause greets each appearance
of " STOKE'S AMERICAN WONDERS ! " ELLA and LEON !
Tars EVIIIING (Friday), December 23rd, the Entertainments will be
for the BENEFIT OF YOUNG LEON, being positively
the last night but one of ELLA end LEON'S engagement.—
Doors open at a quarter to 7, Performances commence at half-past 7.
Admission: Dress Circle, 35.; Side Boxes, .ts, ; Pit, Is. 6d. ;
Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Dress Circle, 25.; Skis Boxes, Is. 6d.;
Pit, Is. ; no second price to Gallery. Second Price to Boxes and Pit
at nine o'clock.

ROY AL ADELPHI THEATRE,
Christian Street, Islington.

In Preparation, for Monday Evening, December 25th, the
New Serlo-Comic PANTOMIME , which will be produced
during the Christmas Holidays, with Gorgeous New Scenery by
Messrs. Mathews and Rarnsdert, Machinery by Mr. Atkins, and
Appointments by Mr. Gibbs, entitled THE VALE OF GEMS; or,
HARLEQUIN AND SINRAD THE SAILOR, ♦ND TUN FAIRY
oe CORA r. GROT. Sinbad, the sailor, Miss Cerre, from the Theatre
Royal, Haymarket. Harlequin, Mr. C. Brown. Pantaloon, Mr.
Jackson. Columbine, Miss E. Gibbs. Clown, Herr Teesale. Sprite,
Signor Sylvaul.—Centre Boxes, 25.; Side Boxes, Is.; Pit 6d.; Gal-
lery, ad.

ROYAL PARK THEATRE.
Parliament-Street, near St. James's Market.

To-mozzow (Saturday) Evening, Dec. 24th, A VARIETY OF
ENTERTAINMENTS, in which the whole Company will appear.—
Extraordinary Christmas Attraction. —On MONDAY NEXT, the
26th instant, will be produced a New Magniloquently Grand,
Comical, Local, Operatical, Csbalistical, and A nachronismatical
CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, entitled, ORMSHEADTHE
GREAT; or, HARLEQUIN & JENNY JONES, AND THE
FLOWER OF SNOWDON. Written expressly for this theatre
by the author of "Ye Siege of Leverpole," Sze., with new and benuti;
ful scenery, by Mr. John Wright, from her Majesty's Theatre, Mr.
Liver, and assistants; properties by Mr. /lames; Music, composed
by Mr. Hope ; Machinery, by Mr. Jackson ; dresses by Mr.
West and assistants ; and the whole produced under the immediate
superintendence of the Lessee, Mr. R. Edgar. Snowdrop, the Fair
Flower of Snowdon, with a few "airs " which the author has thrust
upon her, Miss Marriott ; Lushisne, a doubtful specimen of a Fairy,
afterwards Clown, Mr. J. Appleby ; Davydd Jones, an ancient Briton,
Mr. Wilmore, afterwards Pantaloon, Mr. P. Anderson, from the
Theatre Royal, Drury-lane ; Edward Morgan, with a " terrific com-
bat," Mr. S. Lennox; afterwards Harlequin, Signor Guarrino, from
her Majesty's Theatre; Jenny Jones, the Flower of North Wales,
Mrs. J. Appleby, afterwards Columbine, Mad'lie Rose, from the
Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; Sprite, Signor Vilderini, the wonderful
contortion►st from the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. The remainder
of the characters by the entire Dramatic and Pantomimic artistes
attached to the establishroent, forming the most complete and
powerful cast ever submitted to a Liverpool public. The
Pantomime will be preceded by a grave Episode, in which the
shades of Joe Miller and the Author wi►l have very lively representa-
tives. Doors open at half past six, to commence at seven o'clock pre-
cisely. Prices of admission.—Dress Boxes, 35.; Front Boxes, 2s.
Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Half-price to the Boxes at Nine o'clock,
Books of the Pantomime may be obtained at the T:.eatre.

GAME PIES! GAME PIES !—The Celebrated
Yorkshire Game Pies !—The greatest Treat of the
season for Christmas Parties. Suitable for Ladies, as well as
Epicures, and everybody else. Made only by W. LAWTON,
BEE HOTEL, Queen-square —who contracts for Public Balls,
Suppers, and other large Entertainments—where will be
found Good Beds, Good Viands, Good Wines, &c .

HIGH WATER IN THE MERSEY.
This DAY—Morning, 3h. 59m . . . . Afternoon, 4h. 29m.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1853.

Lord PALMERSTON'S resignation, it appears, was
not attributable to the position of affairs in the
East, or to the policy pursued by the ABERDEEN
Cabinet in the Turco-Russian war. This we au-
thoratively stated yesterday. It was on the
questiBn of Parliamentary Reform that the HOME
SECRETARY retired from office. But what is the
effect of this step ? Simply to frustrate a line of
policy which the noble Viscount, to be consistent,
could not be a party to. The attitude which he
has for years preserved, and which has mainly
tended to arrest the aggressive views of the CZAR,
and to protect the sovereignty of the SULTAN from

immolation, was diametrically opposed to that
which has led to the invasion of the Turkish ter-

ritory.

The Russian diplomatists• seeing the inexplica
ble position of parties in • England at the period
the coalition Ministry was „formed, measured the
weakness of the Constitutional party, by the re-
moval of Lord PALMERSTON from the Foreign to
the Home. Office, and the utter impotence of a
Cabinet which still contained within itself the very
essence of the elements which Russia had most
cause to dread. And the CZAR could not help
seeing that if a Cabinet so formed could hold toge-
ther, his policy, with regard to Turkey, was
certain of success, or that a breach in our Cabinet
would give him time to push forward his arms
and that a new Administration might be formed
which would be still more favourable to his
designs.

Thus far NICHOLAS'S diplomatic speculations have
proved correct to the very letter. The removal of
Lord PALMERSTON from the administration of our
Foreign Affairs, not only bespoke the great weak-
ness of the Liberal party in England, but it stulti-
fied the moral and political power of the Cmistitu
tional Governments of the rest of Europe. From
these favourable circumstances, howe-7er, the CZAR
has only gained time to mature his plans, and to
add a few more bloody pages to the history of his
impious career. The cause of Constitutional Go-
vernment has, through all time, been the gainer
by the sanguinary exploits of despotism.
The downfall of Poland produced a re-action in
the minds of Europe, which led to the emancipa-
tion of the Roman Catholics of Ireland—the
banishment of Charles X from France—the estab-
lishment of the independence of Belgium—the
flight of Don. Miguel from Portugal, and the over-
throw of the
.Carlists in Spain. Hence then, the
gains of rational freedom greatly out-balanced
those of despotism; and if NAPOLEON pursues the
safe and inexpensive policy so successfully followed
by Louis PHILIPPE, much safety to society will be
the result, and the cause of Constitutional Govern-
ment will be very . materially advanced. In
adopting Free Trade the EMPEROR is doing
much to turn the current of remunerative
pursuits towards France, and away from • those
countries which exist •wholly by restrictive
and arbitrary legislation. By moral means such
as these, greater revolutions can be accomplished
than by the use of all the swords of Christendom.
For a demonstration of the truth of this assertion
we need only turn to the history of the United States.
Here the force of example led to the overthrow
of European despotisM throughout the American
continent. But the accomplishments of the sword
in these regions arc as nothing compared to that
which has been won by wise and economic legis
lation. The comprehensive policy of the States
government, which seeks the free navigation of
the Amazon—the annexation of the Sandwich
Islands—increased freedom of intercourse with
China and Japan—and which looks to the distant
shores of. Eastern Asia for fresh supplies of a
labouring population, are all undertakings of
sufficient magnitude to test the power of moral
means for the accomplishment of the greatest of
human designs. Happily, the sword of the fool
or the despot can only inflict pain on the human
race, whereas the moral power placed at tihe
disposal of all well-regulated•governments is caps
ble of raising millions of beings in the social
scale, and sustaining them in the great fold of
civilisation. The greatness of a nation does - not
lie in the number and exploits of its warriors,
but in the comfort, happiness, and morality
of the great masses of its people ; and the
form of government which produces such a
practical result is that alone to whiCh the great
masses of mankind must eventually attach them
selves.

Holding.these views as the great practical result
to be attained by the spread of the great moral
laws under which we exist, we apprehend but little
from the efforts of despotism, beyond a merciless
effusion of blood, which may produce universal
exasperation, and hurry nation after nation into
extremes. To check this, great concessions must
be made, and we question much if the Autocratic
Rulers of Europe will not be among the first to dis-
cover that safety lies in moderation, and not in the
works of the sword. Few men in the moderate party
of Europe have held a more conspicuous position
than Lord Par.:RsTorr, and the fact of his retiring
from office at a moment when concessions are
called for, and when they are about to be granted,

is to us a matter of .no small astonishment.

In the principles or details of the proposed mea-
sure of Reform, there must be some startling feature.
It must, indeed, be .very restrictive, or progressisie
in the extreme, when the step taken by the noble
Viscount jeopardises the constitutional cause of

Europe, by leaving the two extremes of politica

antagonis7n to struggle for the ascendancy in the
absence or the recognised champion of moderation.
The meeting of Parliament, fortunately, is not far
distant, and Lord PALMERSTON'S paramount duty
will then be to seize the earliest opportunity of
giving a full and candid explanation to the country

of the real cause Of his resignation, an event which

has produced an amount of public anxiety almost

unequalled. If the new Reform Bill be one which

is likely to produce much bitter discussion, its
introduction must be greatly lamented, as our

Foreign and Colonial interests are in such a posi
tion as to call for the utmost vigilance, and the al.

most undivided attention of the Legislature,

THE MINISTRY.

A cabinet council was held yesterday at the Fore ign-office,
at half-past one o'clock.
Sir James Graham visited Portsmouth on Tuesday from
Osborne, and • returned again in the evening. He left
Osborne finally for town on Wednesday.
(From our Second Edition of Yesterday.)
The Herald says it is generally believed that Sir
James Graham accepts the. Secretaryship of the
Home Department, and that Lord Panmure is to be
First Lord of the Admiralty. The Daily News says
it is currently reported that Mr. Disraeli has pre-
pare& the outline of a measure of parliamentary re-
form.