The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-20 00:00:00

Charity had been beginning at borne so long that he thougu,
it should now by prepared to go abraad—(laughter)—and if it
were not it should be ashamed of itself, that was all be could
say. (Laughter). It was not charity that was described by that
saying, but a piece of hollow hypocritical cant, uttered by Ine°
who wanted to give nothing at all. (Hear, hear). Go to such
foreig
a man for a contribution in relief of distress, in some n
land, and he answered " charity begins at home." Tell bin
that it was in his own country, and still the same replr""
his own town, ward, street, and still the same answers, and
he would go on contracting and contracting, until it would be
found the wretch had no charity at all. (Applause and laug
ter). Charity, according to the definition of the very higbest
authority, never failed—never seeketh its own; and charity,
therefore, though it might begin at home, was yet prepared to
go abroad to all the world. They would remember at a
person who considered that in only helping his mere neighbour,
ho was doing his duty very nobly, asked the Great Teacher
" Who is my neighbour ?" And the reply was—" the n33n
whom you hate, the man who hates you. that is your neighbour,
and you must compassionate and help him ;" so that as a pre-
ceeding speaker observed, if this calamity had occurred some
forty years ago, when the feeling with reference to Frances W"
very different, and when it was supposed to be as natural and prtetr
that Englishmen and Frenchmen should hate each other, as tba.t
the cat and dog. should lead a quarrelsome life, even
wou'd have been their duty to come forward and to aid in 'lnc,'
that s.ta,`°,l
a work as this. (Hear, hear.) But happilY
subsided
of things had passed away—all those feelings had
away, he trusted never to be provoked all those traditionary.
prejudices had melted away with the melting snows of lostthe
Crimea, but if there were a particle left, let it be thrown and e
in the inundations that now covered France. (Applause.) .
could not imagine any more powerful means of perpetuating
then
the alliance which existed among those two great nations than
by the people thus expressing their sympathy for one another
By so doing, the people would set their seal to the alliance
an alliance that could not be destroyed or imperilled by ere
diplomatic relations, but which would live in the hearts of t"'
two greatest nations in the world, and would cement thou.°,
together that in all the parts of peace and brotherhood 09
would live as from one generation to another. (APPlauee. t
The Russians had a proverb, which showed that toed. firth
the utterly degraded people Englishmen supposed.
bread
reference to the wisdom of kindness, they said " Throw
and salt behind thee, and thou shalt find it before
thee." The French had so acted towards Ireland'''.
and
&d they
they had thrown the bread and salt behind them,
now should reap the fruits of it in good measure, pressel°o
and running over. Let it be an offering wortby of the PoP
of England. (Applause.)
Mr. H. Dawson seconded the resolution, and, in dell rv;
observed that it was well that the French people should
that the trading classes of England sympathised with there'd;
some
heartily as thexist e merc
dl
in theants and manufacturers. It was truisut it
apathy townspeople of Liverpool, too
was owing to their want of knowledge of the wide-spread d's would
prevailing in the southern districts of France. They
i„
now be made aware of it, and he was sure their contribute"
would be commensurate with it. (Hear, hear.)
The resolution was unanimously adopted. rg •
On the motion of Mr. F. A. Hamilton, seconded bY
Arnaud, a committee was appointed to receive subscriptionat•
'
On the motion of Mr. Gregson, who stated that tbe D
tiun °
Belgians, Sardinians, and Swiss, were also CO
seconded by Mr. James Aiken, thanks were voted by lam
tion to the Mayor. 611 bsceir
The Mayor, in reply, urged that the value 0f the ,- oat,
tions would be enhanced by promptitude ; and observe" each,
if the working men of Liverpool contributed on Pell° 05
the sum would amount to £15,000.
The meeting then separated.

IMPERIAL PARLIAM

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TfiIIEsDAY. • . the
The LORD-CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack '`
usual hour

THE SARNIAN LOAN. loan wag
The Queen's Message on then übject of the Sardinian nor -
taken into consideration, and, on the motion ot the Earl of (3 l'Zrovill.
DON, seconded by the Earl of DEDBY, an Address to tee
aid. was
praying that the remaining half of the loan should he Pa'
agreed to

ABJURATIN BILL. f the
The Earl Earl of DERBY laid on theft
ble.
jection of the Oath of Abjuration Bill, the second r Ong .n Os°
stood for Monday next, being rejected, a Bill Provieidiug.,7e-d.
in anticipation oof whit!'
of Abjuration, in which all mention of the Stuarts was orriLtt,ed
Lord CAMPBELL suggested that the object might bee
an amendment to the bill which now waited second resslogio 50;1
The Earl of DERBY did not think it would be poll"
the noble and learned lord's suggestion.

THE FACTORIES BILL. t.fO3Y, SUP
The Factor;es Bill en the motion of the Earl of Dxv
ported by Lord CAMPBELL, was read a second time-

THE REMNANT BUSINESS. con e
wittee,
The Police Counties and Borough Bill went throllgh _ third tim
and Sir Wm Fenwick Williams's Annuity Bill was read
and passed. '
Their lordships adjourned at a quarter
past seven oc
Monday.lock Ile°

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUUBSPAI
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.

NEW MEMBER. r.eiroter'was
Mr. JOHN RIGGS took the oaths and his seat for ,ber
the room of Mr. H. Gardner, deceased. The bon. rfte':
introduced by Sir Joshua \Valmslcy and Mr. William .13Igg-

BUSINESS
The following bills werePRIVATE read a third time. and passed, nainenielo,;;;
Aberdeen, Peterhead, and Fraserburgh Railway Bill, BOloisten;
sod
Improvement and Pier Bill, Dorset Central Railway
bury and Bruton Railway Bill, Isle ,of Wight steam kW': Nra
Approaches Bill, Renfrewshire Roads Bill, and Sever—
Railway Bill.

SCOTTISH I/NIVERSITI] 5.
In reply to Mr. H WOO ;
The LORD ADVOCA announced that it was his Wit
bring in a bill for uniting the two universities of Aberdee.,ls hes%
should not be disposed to press it this session if there sh)"of to
opposition to it. He, however, could not now pledge hid'''. state top
particular course with regard to the bill.; he could only
that it was simply in preparation.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (SCOTLAND) nILL.
On the motion for going into committee on this bill.
bill be eee.7..'
Mr. G. DUND AS moved as an amendment that the hastP.t
mitted this day six months. The bill, he said, had bee.; ee,sl,l
broughtin, and pressed forward to its present stage ate
hurried manner. The bill was highly objectionable leLd con use
form, and calculated to produce a good deal of Mischief a"
sion if it passed into a law. It would greatly increase theifferull
of the registration of voters in Scotland, without giviloe bea'
any corresponding advantages, and he therefore though" ineitstireif
would act wisely in stopping the further progress of ti'feert ha'tlol-
- Lord A OVOCA denied that the bill had `,,„lttree
brought in ; it had been con,idered by a select COtetortt•
ohie6ivo.
Scotch members, and though there might be ground., be won
to some of its details no fair exception whatever cealuA eystet°
of
its principle, which simply went to improving' the koa:the
registration that now existed in Scotland.
Mr. BLACK concurred with the honourable mover
reseed 1
ire.
ment, that the bill had been hurriedly brought in and P discus' hie
second reading at a very late and Inconvenient hone f,?,,r0 istt.te.
It was impossible that the bill could come into oper"Te hot h°l,lo-
- and hence there was no necessity whatever for !h
ation au,
Why not leave it for a future session, and let the registr 0
rities of Scotland have ample time for considering its SheaP t el
After some further discussion the House divided, Act
appeared.
For the amendment....
Against it

53 00
The amendment was consequently lost, and the geese_.
9
Co rmittee on the bill. fle We
The LORD ADVOCATE explained its provisiona • otcp O
to limit the bid this year to borough registrations. l
op-other 5;
Mr. Baillie, Mr. Mackie, Mr. Black, and severe so o
members intimated the r willingness to accept the pr
learned lord,
ed throng
The bill so modified in its provisions woo
hen P ah% day)•
this stage and ordered to be read a third to-mrow (r.
The sitting was then suspended till six o'clock.
At the evening sitting,

• strOti
COMMUNICATION WITS AUSTRALIA•
In answer to Mr. THOMAS CHAMBERS, „one ..0
Mr. WILSON siid the tenders for the improved 4.°:rot et.soP 0
with Australia had only just reached him, and he he Aitioll Or
time to:consider them. From the nAturegof the Cork^ublic.
which the tenders were sent, they coald not be made P ,
WILLS, &C., BILL. . .in coce,
Lord PALMERSTON, in reply to Mr. Hadfield, seld tivl7' it' ried
sequence of the motion of which Mr. C. Fortescue 11:,(1_,ge wills I'
having been arranged to come on on Monday. Lu
Administrations Bill would be postponed till Thuredalt
01e°,1
THE IRISH EDUCATION VOTE• r,overn 40
Mr. WALPOLE wished to know what course the `,O res,
'Wen'
proposed to take on the motion in question, which 'oh%
a resolutions of that House.
thatl ,rvdouPlAdLrßel.E.lß.t SfrTor
thienrerseoplluyt,iosain dtothwahticcohntlernino,.gutsdeebpocal;
on the subject of Irish education, the Government ~„„,,ort,roy,
early day for the motion, and the Government w0u1T27,501e.
motion tending to reverse the decison on Mr. Walpole .

I. I
MR. MARCY'S LETTER OF DlS—miS-SA ,e shoo d or
when the despatch relating to Mr. Marcy 's
Mr. GLADEI CONE gave notice that to-morrocr
.
Crampton, would be laid en the table. letter cu

SCIENTIFIC STAFF OF TILE AVIT•
HOW'
On the motion for going into committee of snPPY' wing " the
advantages
oientifi o
oorpf s the t
ha service, Captain LEICESTER VERNON moved the folio w ~, to
iv
tion :—That it is the opinion of this House, that it W..., frail
di tlg!
. uut - ° .0.
oftotheeTr
Mr. PEEL concurred in the spirit of the resolution, the OA
it would be inexpedient for the House to adopt% .' . _,,,5-came
came more properly within the provinceesscutivuet into cv-
The motion was then withdrawn, and the House We
employ general nitice'-
mittee of,

The remaininSgUPvoPtLeYs oOfNthTelsTeEesAillimMaYtesEviSTeTrragT;lo7o.oo alres6l
the
On a yote of £38.404 in addition to a coin of
voted on account of the scientific branch,
sul‘rniro.fEL.BE,oololj,
vey of Scotland, on account of the expense which 1. od pti" -
After a long discussion as to the expediency of a
scale the House divided, when the numbers were, .1°
For the original vote.... ..... ........ ••• 69
by
objecting
For the amendment.— .......... • •• • • '
t,omt
hoev moved the
magnitudere d uocft itohneolceatnibteae
itYre°rit.et ife:o;
41

Maorit.•••.. •• ..........
The vote was then agreed to, and the HOUSE! TOW.

THE STOCK IN TRADB Bla• third tillie 6'll
The Stock in Trade Redemption Bill was read A "
passed.

of
EcCLESIAS ric commrssioN• _owes „,,cro.
Sir G. GREY brought in a bill to transfer tlia ooralsoi"
BuildingfCohruErcnbend. Commissioners, to the Ecclesiastical',

CORRUPT PRACTICE AT ELECTIONS -
contl""g
Lord PALME LISTON obtained leave to bring in a
the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act of
clock.
18o' 54.
The House adjourned at halt-past on
e —,log

taoT,'
TURRISFI FRIGATE IN THE - t and lies at
a Turkish frigate, of 50 guns, came up the row'
present at anchor in the Sloyne,