The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-02 00:00:00

moment, possessed the authority of doing so,
were intent on carrying out their dark deeds,
that they succumbed so far as to beg for the. favour,
at any price, of being permitted to retain the use
of that water which was the delight of those
who were residents in our town, and the admira-
tion of all who visited it from whatever quarter.
No one was more cognisant of these facts, than
the Water Engineer himself. Yet, on this up-
warranted assumption, he lays the foundation of a
report which occupied nearly four columns
of our impression of yesterday, Who that reads
the memorial of the inhabitants, and knows
their sentiments, is not aware that the end and
aim sought was to retain the supply of spring
water in its integrity and purity, and as the cost
had been incurred in procuring the Rivington
water, then, if by a separate system of pipeage,
or any other means, it could be made available
for the requirements of the inhabitants, so much
the better. Assuredly the promoters of the
memorial, or those who signed it, never dreamed
that they were in any way to be considered as
petitioning for a supply of Pike water. Yet this
is the ground on which the Water Engineer has
based his report. His premises being utterly
fallacious, it naturally follows that the conclu-
sions he has sought to arrive at, and the inferences
he has drawn, are notoriously so. If he thinks
that he can throw dust in the eyes of the rate-
payers by such a ruse, he may be assured that he
will fail. If the Water Committee choose to
accept such a mass of engineering jargon and
sophistry as is contained in his report, as sound
argument, the inhabitants of Liverpool will not—
or we mistake them. At another time we shall
deal more fully with his estimates, plans, &c.

THE NEWFOUNDLAND TREATY.—Apprehension is
felt in some quarters that the treaty recently con-
tracted between Great Britain and France, in
relation to the Newfoundland fisheries, may involve
the United States in trouble. The Washington
correspondent of the New York Evening Post says:—
"An attempt has recently been made IV Mr.
McMaster, of New York, to call the attention of
the government to the injury. which is threatened
to its rights from the concessions made by Great
Britain to France. It is maintained that the
British govorpment, in maldng a treaty excluding
all but French subjects from ports heretofore
accessible to Yankee fishermen, gives away
what does not belong to her, and that it is the
duty of the United States to send a war steamer
at qnce to protect-our fishermen in the exercise
of their rights. In such a case a collision between
France and the United States becomes quite pro-
bable, and those who are prone to patriotic 'suspi-
cion of Great Britain, and I suppose General Cass
is one of them, think her design is to involve us in
a war with Louis Napoleon, which, while it would
injure us, would not interfere with her supply of
cotton, or with the prosperity of her other com-
merce with the United States. SoMe irquiries on
this matter may yet be propounded to minister
Napier. Nevertheless, There is some ground of
.apprehension of collision arising from the attempt
of France to enforce her rights under the treaty,
and the time when the fishing, and possibly the
fighting seaso❑ begins, is not far off."

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.

PROPOSED PUB LI C HOLIDAY

IN LIVEIiPOoL.

Mr. Alderman Dover, will, at the meeting of the
Town Council, on Wednesday next, move the fol-
lowing resolutions, viz :
First—Thlt it is the opinion of this Council it is eesi-
rable that the day appointed fur the ePlebration of her
Majesty's birthday be observed as a public holiday, and
that the Mayer 13. requested to give public notice, recom-
mending the same to the inhabitants.

Second—That a committee he appointed to co-operate
with a committee appointed by the inhabitants, and that
the sam of £5OO be p'acg.d at their disposal, under the
direction of the Mayor, to be expended in such manner as
they may think best calculated to afford amusement to the
inhabitants.

LOSS OF THE ANDREW FOSTER.

COLLISION WITH THE TUSCARORA.

The sh:p Andrew Foster, Captain Williams, which sailed
from New Y rk, on the Ist 'ult., for this port, was run
into, between. Holyhead. and Tuskar, at about midnight
on the 28th ult, by the Tuscarora, from this port to Phila-
delphia, which proceeded on her voyage without apparent
injury. The Andrew Foster shortly af:erwards sank—those
on board, 38 in number, taking to the boats, were picked up
by the schooner, Little Fred, from which they w- re trans-
ferred to the steam tug, Sea king, and landed here last
evening: We may add, that the Tuscarora sailed from
this port for Philadelphia, on Monday last, with upwards
of 430 passengers, which, with the crew, will amount in
the aggregate to nearly 500 soul. We sincerely hope,
that the injury she received was only of a trifling nature,
and that she has been enabled to proceed on her voyage
without endan4ering either ehip, cargo, or passengers.
The Andrew Foster had no passengers, excepting the cap-
tains wife and two children, He had hardly time to save
them before the Andrew Foeer went down head foremost.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.— (Before Mr. Commit-
sioner S;eveeser.)—::n re H. Manwaring.—The bankrupt,
who carried on the business cf a grocer in the Park, applied
yesterday for his certificate. His lioaour granted an
immediate certificate of the second.class.
Conn Nita's IIiQUETS—Tbe Coroner held the fol'owing
inquests yesterday :—On the body of Duncan M'Ginness,
a sailor, who lost his life on board the ship Queen, in
consequence of bring crudied between the anch 1r find the
rail, as reported in our paper of yesterday. Verdict,
" Accidental death."—On the laxly of a child, named
Woodfall, three months old, that was accidentally over-
lain in bed. Verdict accordingly.
MAY DAY.—Yesterday usle.red in the " Merry sweet
month of May," and although it was bright and sunny,
there was a smart sharp wind. The horses belonging to
the several coal, conveying, and other companies, were
decorated according to ancient custom, with ribbons and
other gay trappings, and looked very well, several prc-
ces;iors of vehicles dr,wn by splendid animals took place
through the streets, and h infly a horee in any vehicle,
that was not di corated as usual on May-day.
GitATIFYING COMPLIMENT TO A CAPTAIN.—Mr. James
Alex inter, ship owner, of York Buildings, has received
a Ewer tom Admiral Fitzroy, of the B)ard of Trade,
informing him that the Board have ordered Captain A D.
Wooil to be presented with a magnificent three feet
telescope, ma-!e by adland, "in complimentary acknow-
ledgment of the excellent meteorological register kept by
him whilst in command of the ship Queen Hill." (This
respected commander is in the service of Mr. Alexander,
to whom the Queen belongs, and it must be pleasing to
all parties to find merit so well rewarded.

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE.—Her Majesty's ship
the Cyclops, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam frigate, is com-
missioned for particular service connected with the Trans-
atlantic telegraph cable.
BERLIN, Thursday.—The entire bill remoddling the taxes
upon manufactures has been adopted, by a majority of 187
against 87. The impost upon the shares of public com-
panies was provisionally adopted.
Sr• PETERSBURG, April 24.—1 t is nearly certain that the
new tariff will not be published before the Ist of May
The opening of the navigation, as was contidenly reckoned
on, and very possibly not until the close of the shipping
season. The present tariff will, in this case, remain in
orce as during the two years of the war, though only
provisionally.