The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-13 00:00:00

CHARGES MODERATE.

2120 MILNEBS' HOLDFAST AND FIRE
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Quadruple Patents of 1840-51.54 anti 1855, including
their Gunpowder Proof tiolid Lock and Door Ovithout
which no Safe is secure)

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Ciregllrs free by post.

THE T U H F.—MH. WILLIAM POULTON
begs to inform Noblemen and Gentlemen that he
executes COMMISSION; at Five per rent. on the Chester Cup,
Derby Oaks, and other events throughout the year. Tattersall's
Odds guaranteed. Postoffice orders to be made payable at the
General Postoffice, London, to William Poulton, 28, Great Win.
cheater:street, Oict Rroed-street, City.

BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TASTE,

AtLEWIS & COMPANY'S. Itanelazh street•

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The following facts have been proved by testimonials in
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DR. TORRENS' HERBAL PILLS Believe Palpitation of
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i❑ all Female Complaints.
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the most SIMPLE HERBS.
DR. TORRENS' HERBAL PILLS May be taken by the
most delicate in constitution.
Observe the words " Dr. Torrens' Herbal Pills" printed
on the Government Stamp, which is pasted round each box.
Sold by Mr. Thom's Britten, 35, Old Haymaiket, and 69,
Byrom-street; Mr. Shepherd, Scotland road, and all Dealers
in Patent Medicines can be supplied with Dr. Torrens' Herbal
Pills from Richard Brook, printer, Buxton toad, Huddersfield,
or frotmany of the Wholesale houses.

Exclusively f CLOTHING BOYS fro 6to 20 years.
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I-lOBERT MULLINER,,
tit (sueces,or to GOZST Kc Cn.),
(Late with Wm. Horne, London),
CARRIAGE AND HARNESS It tNUFACTURER,
59 and 41. GREAT CHAItI.O ME-STREET, LIVF:RPOOL,
MAINRIFACTUSAF. OF EVERY DESCUTPTION OF
FASEIIONARI.E CARRIAGES.
ote Agent for the Patent Dioraptes, for which a Prize Medal was
awarded at the Welt Exhibiti,n.
A Great Variety of New and Fashionable CARRIAGES always on
view, which are ready tor Immediate use. Estimates give.: for
repairs.

CARRIAGES TAKEN IN EXCHANGE.
Good Standing on rac,,lerate terms. Carriages sold hp Com-
mission.
Merchants supplied with Carriages for exportation on liberal

t3rnis.

REMOVA.L OF ST JOHN'S MARKET.-
(Fxtract from the Northern Times, Chrlgtmas, 1957.) We
unner,tand that the spirited proprietors of THE BUTTER PL ACe:
have purrchased the Uld Market—and intend taking it down—in
order to erect more extensive premises on its site• The gentle-
men appear to have Inherited all that spirit of enterprise which
Characterised the original ifounders of The .;utter Puce in tle last
Ce .t try

AI HING OF BEAUTY ISA JOY FOR EVES,
as exqu,site remark, which wouid have derived add tional
force from the fact (if it had happened) that the r oet Kes,s, pre-
vi tt6 to writinit that line, had in,mseted the gem of litaography,
now on view in the lower window of Air. John It. Isaac, litho-
gra, he,r, &c., Cagle-street.
A few thousands do exanine it daily, and tilei. after expressing
the ternost surprise at tind,ng BUTTER Czere, they m:;ve on,
muttedog
A THING OF BEAUTY 13 A JOY FOR EVER.

EVEN O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING. Do
K.) you know what Hour that is ? That's the tune (precisely) at
hich "CRS KJ f.'l'E,t loz!ce t up.

NEVER GO TO A THEATRE!
at least never go to that one in Williamson-square, without
remembering that you are within a few yards of a certain pl ace—
fi I'TER Pf.

►"THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT' PLACE
Ma. ICHLLT—to ramain ior the present In "The Butter
Place," and think no more of Parliament until the asxt Election.

MACAULAY'S NEW ZEALANDER.

Extract from his Journal, A.D., 3,,57,—V'er crosaing rages of
Sand, we arrived at the place o do celebrated u the ' Port of
Liverpool." The onl - trace of 'its former greatness was a splendid
rum. which my guide said, had been a FREE LIBSAtIY eND
14US3CM.

4b. ut,a quarter 0: a mile further 01, I notle,-1 a spot where the
"mll'Bl4 '3" yet '.ntruded. It is a rirele of la uri.int grass. bordered
with t.r,etty tie tlowars, which thsy call daisis, primroses, and
BUTT'r.t!UPS. I asked Johu how this delightful hit of earth hao
ea"'l cd the desolation. Tnat, tail he, was "toe" BUTTER
k; E.

THE GEYVAN BAHRY.

Daring the tome the Turkish ves.el lay bere, Arif, the commander,
Was beardtj gay, l/y witchword fwmerig zels, " T flE't 2 IS NO
DZITY BUT ALL ,11, AND 11AHONIET IS HIS ;"
hut for the remainti,rof rayille it shall ur, "THE RE TS NO PORT
Llii& LIVERPOOL. AND ITSPUTTERMAN IS KELLY!"

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11,alwape ,ItioP. RI. Id-
Ni ORE Rc
AENCvRrLsT Es gsi
TES UhNe icrew) A.;
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ttie ordinary Liverpool Butter ; bat in the cabin, they oaiy use
Butter from. a certain well lc,,owri "Piaci."

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Whitater, Whiteheal att., Co.
At ttv,ive o'c.nek, at tte brokers' office, 2, Dale-street, a qa lathy of
Gum Arabic and :alyrabolamt.—rirowne. Hunter and
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Ole Atirgiern

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1857.

THE DAY'S NEWS

The House of Lords sat lest night for about ao
lo)ur, but no business of any importance was tran-

sacted. In answer to a question from the Earl ol
Carnarvon, the Earl of Harrowby admitted tha.

forty persons were confined in one room at Hong
Kmg, but that the room was well ventilated, and
that the prisoners were well accommodated. This
is hardly a creditable explanation of—much less an
e %cause for—the barbarities practised on the poor
Chinese.

In the House of Commons, last night, severe
notices of motion were given, the most imporcani
one being that of Mr. Horsfall. That gentleman
gave notice that on the 26th of May he should
bring on a " motion for a select committee to
enquire into the organisation and power of the
Board of Trade, with a view to its better adaption
to the requirements of the country. On the same
day Sir John Trelawney will ask leave to bring in
a bill for the abolition of church rates Mr. Moore
will, in a fortnight, propose a bill on the subject of
Tenant Right in Ireland. A petition was pre-
sented by the sheriffs of London in favour of the
abolition of the oath of abjuration. A bill has been
prepared by the Attorney General for Ireland,
having for its aim the assimilation of the Court of
Exchequer Chamber of Ireland to that of England
Toe government do not intend at present to tali,
steps for the collection of agricultural statistics.
at least so said Mr. Lowe last night. The debts of
the King of Oude are to be paid out of the Indian
revenue. Lord Pshrierston stated that the
government are about to station a sufficient force
on both sides of Central America for the protection
of British interests. He explained, at some length,
the position of affairs between the American and
New Grenadian Governments, the latter, " a
government not celebrated for accurate recollection
of obligations, or performance of duties." Lord
Palmerston is of opinion that the Panama govern •
ment ought to guarantee safety to passengers
crossing the isthmus, and seemed to insinuate
that they ought to compensate the Americans for
what is known as the " Panama outrage." There
wls nothing said about Nicaraguan affairs. Mr.
Hardy re•introdueed the bill of last session for
regulating the sale of beer, and Mr. la, cke King
obtained leave to bring in a bill to abolish property
qualifications for members of Parliament. The
crusade against the Liverpool town dues, it seems,
is not to be abandoned without a struggle. Les'
night Mr. Lowe said that as soon as the state of
public business would permit, the Government
intended to bring in a bill on shipping tolls.
A. telegraphic despatch was received at. Birken-
head last evening, to the effect that a select com-
mittee 'of the House of Commons had been ap-
pointed to enquire into the Birkenhead Docks Bills'
The committee consist of Sir James Graham as
chairman ; and Messrs. Phillips, North, Knatch-
bull, and Paget. The committee hold their first,
meeting on Monday next.
There is nothing stirring locally of the least im-
portance, Yesterday the Commissioner of the
Court of Bankruptcy gave judgment in the case of
Hyam Levi. On account of gross and wilful neg.
ligence and carelessness in the bankrupt's books,
his Honour found it necessary to suspend his certi-
ficate for twelve months, without protection, and at
the end of that time to be of the second class.
Ultimately his Honour granted protection fo:
twenty-one days—Mr. Pemberton, who appeared
for the bankrupt, having given notice of appeal.
News from Persia this morning is of a most
extraordinary kind. Simultaneously, almost, with
he intelligence of the third success of our arms,
/he capture of Mohsmmoreh, we have the startling
announcement that both the British commanders,
General Stalker, commanding the land forces, and
Commodore Etheridge, commanding the naval
squadron, have violently put an end to their own

lives. A message received yesterday briefly
mentioned the fact, but it seemed ii. credible, and
was looked on as a blunder of the telegraph; it is,
however, confirmed, with some details, by quasi.
official communications to-day, which we print in
another column. A double catastrophe of this kind
is altogether unparalleled, and unless the causes
are made clear must create a feeling in the public
mind of great doubt and distrust.
Our intelligence from the Continent this morn-
ing is interesting. The return of fine weather in
France bad dispelled the feeling of unpleasantness
indulged in through th late cold winds. All the
ace unts received from the agricultural districts
we, e calculated to remove apprehension as to the
safety of the growing crops. It is said that a number
of promotions in the Legion of Honour are to be
made in favour of the Russian general and officers
in Paris--General Itodtleben, it is sail, will be
named grand officer. It is proposed by
the French government to send a cer
tain number of military attaches to their
various embassies, as is the practice of several
other European pavers. The damage done in the
vine growing dis riots by the late frosts,.is as yet
insignificant. Several the Paris. journals state
that counter orders have been given by the French
government relative to the troops which were
destined for the expedition to China. • One of the
Belgian papers even. goes the length of declaring
that the French troops will not be sent until
Baron Gros has examined the state of the question
personally., and formed an opinion of the force that
might be riquired to support the representations
of France.

The Mexican Ambassador has left Paris . for
Madrid, a circumstance which, it is to be hoped,
indicates that hostilities between Spain. and
Mexico need no longer be apprehended. The
treaty of commerce between Russia and France is
on the eve of ratification.

The Spanish Government has announced its
intention to despatch two shipsof‘war to the
Chinese Seas, with au agent specially charged to
conclude a treaty of commerce with the Celestial
Empire as soon as the situation of the country
shall permit it. Piedmont would of course derogate
from her position as one of the civilised progres-
sive nations of the West if she abstained from
having a-finger in the China pie ; so we find that a
Sardinian man-of-war is about to leave Geno.t to
co-operate with the British at Canton.

From Russia we learn thot an official journal

,üblished at Moscow states that an Anl- erican

company has been formed for constructing 2,000
versts of railway from the frontiers of China to
Siberia. No guarantee is demanded, but grants of
land on both sides of the railway, and the permis-
sion to establish one hundred colonies.

The English government, says a Vienna letter,
has communicated to the Austrian Cabinet; through
Sir Hamilton Seymour, the instructions which
it has sent to Sir H: Buiwer, its plenipotentiary i❑
the Principalities ; and the Austrian Cabinet, on
its part, has communicated to the English govern-
ment those despatched to its plenipotentiary, M
Ljehmann.

From 'Constantinople, under date of the 30th
April, we learn that -the whole of the Foreign
Legation have united in representing to the Porte,
the disorders and the insurrection which prevails
at Constantin ople.
Last night's Gazette contains the appointment of
William S,evenson, Esq., to be Governor in and
over the Colony of Mauritius and its D:.-p3n

,encies—also, that her Majesty's birthday wilt

be celebrated on Tuesday the 26th inst. The
death of Vice-Admiral Lard Radszock, C. 8., is
announced.

ON Monday evening, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer brought forward a series of resolu-

tions, having reference to the laws relating to the
establishment and regulation of Savings' Banks.
This is a question of the deepest importance to
all classes of the community ; for the provident
habits of the people—how best to encourage,
notect and reward their de4velopment—can-
not fail to enlist the regard and interest of
every intelligent an .I reflective mind. The
subject has called forth keen and earnest debates
in Parliament and by the press. Public
lecturers, too, have descanted upon the question.
Reports made to Parliament have exposed
the errors and defects of the existing system, as
well as pointed out suggestions for its improve-

ment. AU these are evidences of the strong
hold which the subject has on public attention.
Considering the nature and extent of the abuses
connected with the Savings' Banks of the country,
and the numerous and serious defalcations which
have taken place of late years, we need not feel
surprised that the Chancellor of the Ex.thequer
should so early call upon the new Parliament to
take up the matter, with the view of correcting
every error and mismanagement connected with
the system. The task is a somewhat difficult one,
but we trust that the wisdom of Parliament will
be able to surmount any apparent obstacle, and
to devise such sound and equitable arrangements
as will place the institution of Savings' Banks on
such a footing as will beget the confidence of all
ranks of the community.
Jt is now somewhere about forty years since
Savings' Banks were first established, under
Government sanction and control. Prior to that
about six or seven benevolent institutions had
been in existence, their object being to encourage
'provident habits" among the industrious
classes.

Their guiding principles, so far as
iey are known, were a fair rate of interest,

security of other money than the deposits, respon-
sibility of management—benefit to all concerned
—and to this, we may add, a common sense view
of investment. Sir CHARLES WOOD, in Isso,
then Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced his

Savings' Bank Bill, and during the debate
thereon stated, that in 1804, a society was esta-
blished at Tottenham, where six benevolent
individuals undertook to receive the savings of
the labouring classes, and to pay 5 per cent, for
them, each person being responsible for 1001. ;
if more were deposited than 6001., they were to
have another trustee for every 100/. They
appointed the trustees as they pleased, on condi.
tion of paying the interest on them. The subse-
quent efforts of the Legislature, to systematise
and regulate Savings' Banks. have been not 9,nly
numerous but complicated, so that the laws .in
the subject are a curious, as well as puzzling
study. Not including the Military Savings'
Bank Acts, those passed with reference to the
ordinary Savings' Banks number no less than

fifteen. Five were repealed by 9 Geo. IV., c• 92,
and one by 5 & 6 Wm. IV., c. 57; leaving- no
less than nine Acts in farce at the present time.
But out of these nine, six have repealing clauses
of some kind or other ; the three without such
clauses are merely the continuation Acts for
Ireland. We have, therefore, six working Acts,
each of which has repealing clauses, as if to
puzzle intentionally, and lead astray the unini-
tiated. No wonder that an able and acute
writer in the Law Mayazine and Law Review,
should characterise his efforts "to render intelli-