The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-05 00:00:00

'HE THANKSGIVING DAY.

OUR RELATIONS AMERICA

xesterday
general having been appointed as the day for a
thanksgivingford of for the restoration of peace, the
ordered°l prayer, &c. (already published in our paper),
towtt for that event, was read in all the churches of the
thron
~,The sacred edifices were rather unusually
br on the occasion. It was thought that the Rev-
th; at`lielle would deliver a discourse on the peace, but
gentleit man announced to the congregation that as
,atils sacrament Sunday, he would postpone the obser.day.
ka:l3.oll"vhich he intended to make to another Sunday.
14a, p!rao
b„ hs Who attended the church seemed
.s d ,
the rinted, but of course were otherwise satisfied Frith
solemnities observed on the day.

ington

1,11:1:ITARLIN. CH %PE L, Rutisn A.N4-.I3TREEt.
takin. 57. \\l A- Charming preacher, in this chapel.
ehaPier 'or his text the 18th and 21st ver7a of the 12th
" it"lans, "Ifit be possible, much as lieth in
PeaCably with all men."

Avil
overcome evil with

"r-1 Be not overcome of

'utie - -
IN j,,,preacher expressed hie, sympathy with the univer-
-410---' Prevailing' at th;:+
• upon the
nr, t
rested,. he statesnaen nr. return of peace, especially
on whom so great a responsibility
s°hY,ers who had to take part in the
a far larger class, who waited every

war
• and I,
may ho Pon th
en"lged iPneit": fear for the fate of some relative or friend
• He drew a picture of the waste and

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war, which he exemplified in one point
oof
1j :hewing the amount which nations exPeeded n
duca-
0. intrasted with that which they gave to er
the
thrion:ltlerial charities, and the propagation o
15r°sIteCirkr. religion. In drawing a conclusion as to the
Peelitia; of a lasting peace, he observed that one
gave to
in the present treaty, was the pledge which it
11110 old the nations that territorial aggression
ealitroileer and another, that the nations which
teat and guided the peace were those which
trial b'ecaßtised the vake of peaceful and indus
tegattirr,reas, and had made announcements in
awake- to
the rights of neutrals, bearing upon the who!
af far°:. f enntruercial intercourse, which were prophetic
Wits r - 'letter future for all nations. The power which
1110 I:44'.cled-bY the Western States as the originator of
°I. ire as
by
also about to enter upon a new course
lirar rit6l improvement, by peaceful relations, Much
Ili had n
t, e-ine by nations not understanding each other.
attl Luerefore expressed a strong hope, that the time
Ittetie°,l4,e' When diplomacy would be openly coadncted
ma ad nations, and that people would be no longer
thq eed, Controlled, played off one against another in
rknt.ak without the opportunity of judging what was
e
reiavon3 reln this subject, he passed on to consider th
?',1111.; flow and in the future, of this country and his.
rtaii-77e 'United States. He expressed the deep pain he
leyepe't frequently since coming to this country, at the
ter etitielsin and injustice, with which his native land
`n thf, ?tett Transient and slight defects were ascribed
he de-rroocratie institutions of America—defects which
act laimared to have arisen mainly, because America was
eviseletti.tlY Paithful to her democratic institutions.
wilieh °' the United States within themselves,. or to
Illiter 'ls,' Were exposed in their outward policy towards
tilaairt.l,,thrls, sprang more from the institution of slavery
004,i'mln all others combined. He declared his solemn
rapldl etiott that the time was drawing nigh, and that
When the United States would be wholly free
bat arlA that, not by any severance from each other,
PeacY eful and and fraternal cooperation. No nation of
11.4tPe, however conservative, need for an instant, dis-
4raeritp•he Principle of representative government in
atoraijta' Re denied that the standard of politic al
h --"Y, political duty, or political strength, was dentin-
-14.41, America; and pointed as a test, to the fact, that
Nt'andard of education, in every respect, in the Unitedi
*kpre..B' was rising to a higher mould and form. i e
mCsed a belief, that through the Canadian provinces,
'earme,vialue of which Great Britain scarcely yet fully
bond of union would be framed between
Ear ea and England, and through England, with
e and all the world. It was a sad misfortune
kent`fle race, when misgovernment and mismanage-
)Vhi„, tended to sever the bond of perfect love
Int should bind all the Anglo-Saxon people
God one.
It was a violation of the ordinance of
be ef the laws of humanity, a violation of all that was
h.,Bt f°r man's race
l if nations which had one language,
literature, one law, one common spirit of their insti-
ttiitetZBl one common life of the very manhood which filled
a h-0-' should by any possibility be severed. He expressed
as topenithat the coming period of peace might be so used.
ns
ake it impossible, now and for ever, that nations
toe 41(1 he severed. He had gladly taken that opportunity.
Ngni)eialt frankly of some of the evils which he ha
the-sed since coming to England in the relations of
eXpr'hglish people towards the United. States, and to
topilss his hope of a better future. God ;rant for all
ill..endrn in the coming time a higher standard of
aitcli:tLan linty, a higher law of Chris,`,:tan brotherhood,
-"lore glorious future of Chri'.,tian co-operation.

, At this, ST: PETER'S,
u,
the .. the parish church, thP, sermon was preached
teat ' rev. Mr. Denny, who appropriately took forhheirs-
rota tile second lesson of Vac day. He dwelt on the
on.
trtiajji }ltch ever follow iri the track of war, and by coce
_wed., 41114 T 1
With them tb e innumerable blessings of peace,
foe th "w large h
. , S• ould be our measnre of gratification
1424 at
P2c,- w°' eh' has just been secured to this nation,
lea Europe
'n 'general. He urged all to take to heart th,,
'erve• ll
1:11e1). the late struggle taught ns, expressed a
WLlatellto-°)e that the world would not again witness the
'ult. f-
life and treasures which it had cost all engaged

111111,1 M . BRIGHT,M.P.—Mr. W. Macleod states
Zetiirm;l4tolll,l3l:fauvvoeur symptoms under which Mr.
rie h disappeared,a and that his health is
io relenelltfhat I have recommended him to pass the pre-
i in the Highlands of Scotland, and the follow-
gereell,''ttilzerland, when, I have no doubt, be will return
;":aPable as formerly for his arduous duties."
Ten CUSTONS.—Mr. Grenville Berkeley has
1.1 the: ""e appointment of Commissioner of Customs, and
L'artNer7 Precluded from sitting further in the House of
t7ntat';B' It vacancy, therefore, takes place in the repre-
cee 1°-
of Cheltenham and a new election becomes
!totqaeadre3;•_ At a meeting and
the Liberal. party, yesterday,
a of th "battled to bring forward Captain Francis. Berkeley,
lite4lft e IlletTher for Gloucester, as a candidate for the
ir treat.
Fr„• %.41.01„,.14 , _
TO THE LORD BISHOP OF CARLISLE.-011
nfigCm,t, a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of the
ih'e°olre?„-rn:'‘• G rg 's, Bloomsbury, took place at the
in th:c Pieed-bull-yard, Little Russell-street, for
141)1.1:11111)08e of Presenting a most superb and elegant caude-
eJl3ll3l,6 ali„d epergne about three feet high, and a quantity
tand Right Rev. Henry Montagu
I:4l4:rei'f:urt:e' Ld
ialioirnishop f Carlisle, late renter of the
tributes
.most
The hon. and right rev, prelate, in a very lengthy
grateful
Tg sincere and heartfelt thanks for
rd IT.,s,•rolts.--.Two vacancies have been caused in the
'tort th,',3a ,-,usorcia one by the eeath of the late Mr. Daw-
Ileii kr- stNeputy chairman, and the other by the retirement
'lied 4-'ickenson. The deputy chairmanship has been
I:,:troleitohnejr.omotion of Mr. Spring Rice, one of the
_rTe he two commissionerahipsG will be filled
va,
s°4 know
13 as one of the most able and competent politicalon.
teetmloruieal writers of the day, and his intimatec
the
e44`trb. With the trading and commercial interest of
Peculiarly fit him for this office.
Y —A court
tiarteilj,4*P 34ART 'AL ON A SURGEON FOR CRUELT p
Irt 'met ‘"'ali held yesterday on board the Victory, i, to
11, ;".* l‘rancisll. Pritchard, surgeon on board the Rattler,b.s
itiveievr.ew sloop, Commander W. A. Fellowes, on cbargoe_
roee b'tg cruelty and neglect of duty to a large number
ttlisie,,°4.ging to that ship. The kattler has been in eFrmst
todra: 'lnce 1851, having lseen employed on the
or er," and China, station, from whic,-, she returned a week
her ego. The char es extend over the whole period of
be,„.,"lnrnistsiou. Mrg Pritchard was accused of cruelty and
many of the crew. The Court sat from
pnhat four, but the President prohibited the
iticatio,;(lol3
the evidence until the case wa, completed.
orile,:s, I" THE SHIP NEPTUNE BY FlRE.—lntellig ,nco
'Whit; rtal destruction of this fine ship, 1,000 tons register,
Itleria-2'°,,, at anahor, preparing to discharge her cargo, at
arrivwas'rep irted at Lloyd's on Friday. She
11,, that that harbour on the 26th of last February, from
/leti4riliv," with a considerable number of Chinese pas-
fore, °n board. Low the fire originated very little in-
dr,,,vation Could be gleaned. Several of tbepassenglits were
with l'ed• After burning fu. 28 hours the Neptune blew up
ori t!'emendous report. She had a most valuable cargo.
feriae., `,?, consisting of 501 tons of sculpture granite (in tear, kl tor the decoration of the ground of a new temple now
ac(
41 completed), 1,000 cases of fireworks, 500 bales of
the le PaPer and rods, 2,100 chests of tea, and gold bars of
value of £12,000,

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14021,T1MN 7:11138.--LIVEAPCCL, MONDA; MiCY se 1864

tor ; that he declined their overture, and gave information
of the fact to his employer, the said A.Scherr."
Franklin Butler, of the city of Philadelphia, swears to a
franse.ctio watches, in which Hertz succeeded in cheat-
ing him. Mr. Thoman deposes as to Shobel, that he be-
lieves him to be an agent of the Russian government,
and that the salary he receives has been openly stated,
namely, twenty-five dollars a week. Among the &muments
published in the " Blue Book" of the correspondence, we
find the following curiotta and badly slinll'6,l letter from a
German calling himstlf Dr. Re. Use, to our Minister at Wash-

" Sir !—I hope that your Excellency will be a gentleman
agairste me. One day my lady toll to me : Look out whatt
you do and trust not to mutch.' I answert her If I dont
find more a place, I am sur to find satisfaction, than au
Englishman is every time a gentleman !' Now, Sir, I must
hear every day You see now what hind of a gentleman you
did find in the English Government !' And in deed—Sir
Gaspard le March int treated me in a very mean manner,
like a man out the caste of the people. He dont knts,v, that
lam out a family as geed as hini sell', and lik to be a gen-
tleman for ever, wat 1 Cannot he, wehn you dont give me
satisfactione. I can give you any security for my [? illegible].
I gOte letters to soniale gentlemen in. the U. S. service,—to
gentlemen of power; this letter will be divan to you—if
you he a gentleman against me.
" Sir ! In ErnitotsvismE for Her glorious Majesty,
I lost now my existence, It is the same with me. likewise
the 1,100 men in the West. lam sure that .tier Majesty
will never be satisfait with such a treat of gentlemen, who
like to go in Her Majesty's service. And you cane exspect
that I will and eAs Ind my rigtb, and if it must be Wore
the Throne! . I gote a cousin in London—an Ambassador
of a German KINGDOM—the next cousin to my lady ! Think
you that he will do nothing for me?
" I know also somme other men in London, who know
to find the way to Her glorious Majesty every day !
.'"lhen, Sir, lam ruined, without my fault ; then Sir
Gaspard can not spick that I didn't done my business ! That
was an verry simple intrigue of Mr. Preston.
" Sir ! satisfait me now, and you will find out that I like
to do every time like a gentleman.
" In the best trust to your Excellency, I remain, &c.,

THE LOCAL MARINE BOARD
AT LIVERPOOL.

. At a time when the Government is adopting every pos-
sible means to centralise its power of action at 'Whitehall,
the Local Marine Board at Liverpool has set an example that
will tell with some effect upon the,despotic authority of the
Board of Trade t and hfrards another insa):ee of the manner
in which it ..t;riutd c':i.er6ise its tower over other branches of
local eovernmant, if once placed w;thin its grasp. The posi-
tion of the Local Marine Board at f ,i7erpoal cannot be viewed
as an isolated case which has no bearing upon the general
interest of the coontrv, f.)r it is purely a national
one. The story is easily told, and the consequences
are sufllc;ent to speak for themselves. For some
. .

time past there has been a differenca of opinion existing
between the Local Marine Board, and the authorit'es
of the Board of Trade, with respect to the salary of a
very worthy person, Mr. Towson, their secretary, who, by
his knowledge iked industry, is justly en,itled to the Consi-
deration of his townsmen ; and it was the opinion of the
Local Board that Mr. Towson's arduouS duties entitled him
to an increase of salary; to thiS the Board of Trade have
refused to accede, on what ground we cannot tell; But we
cannot supooge that its conduct has been very agreeable,
when it is found necessory for the whole of the gentlemen
who comprise the Local Board to resign. We ha, e always
considered the extension of . power c inferred
upon the .Board of Trade one of the most den-
gerols tendencies of .modern legislation; for

there is an appeuance of local authority, it, exists only in
name, and here we have an illustration. A number of
merchants, who rank amongst the most respectable and
influential men of the largest port in the
.TJnited King-
dom, and treated as if they were only so many tools to
perform the biddinq of a few individuals, *hose Combined
knowledge i
tars,. We believe the time h

"Dn. RE 83.

" Washington, August 11, 1855, 11 o'clock.
"P.S. I didn't understand how Sir Gaspard could treat
a man in such n manner—a man who is seduced by his
name, and who gave up his place awl evistenee for his call !!
It is, in deed, to much for the logic of a man of philosophic
and reason. " Yours, " Dn. Rms."

This respectable gentleman would thurst his services
on the English authorities, and was sent about hig busi-
ness. The testitnoney of such men, and of tar worse
scoundrels than such men; Was studiously hitched together,
and the result was—what we know. It has been said
that the journalists of England have blown up this
quarrel by angry periods. Here is the American notion
of moderation exemplified. The extract is from the
Pennsylvanian, quoted by Mr. Crampton:—
" 'England for centuries has been bullying and bribing
the world ; " her insolence is astounding.' In the
Pacific, in the Atlantic, on the Isthmus, everywhere, that
haggard voluptuary, Great Britain, who has been so long
drunk with the blood of other nations, that she now reels
and totters with her own inanity, glares upon us with
her red eyeballs, and bids us depart.' England is a
harlot'—' a whitened sepulchre,' &c. Sir Gaspard le
Marchant and Mr. 'Crampton are 'base conspirators,'
and, in the opinion of the editor, a disgrace to the Order
of the Garter,' to which, he thanks God, he, being a
simple Republican, does not belong.' "

sinned by thtir score-

whan