The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-07 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY.
The Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock.
Viscount Dungannon gave notice that he would move
(In
InesclaY next that there should be laid on the table a
teIIDY of a memorial from the Protestant Association of
to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, relative to the
coaduct of two magistrates of the county of Kilkenny in a
ease in which persons in the employment of the Irish
'lurch Missionary Society were concerned.

PCIOR-LAWS IN IRELAND.
The tirl of Wicklow presented a petition from the
pear Law Union of Rathdrnm, county of Wicklow,
Yi ng the house to take into consideration measures
e4leulated to lessen the expense incurred in support of
the Poor, by consolidating the poor law unions in Ireland.
• The house then adjourned at a quarter past five o'clock.

ROUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
the Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.

THE BURIAL ACT;.
Sir de Lacy Evans asked if it was intended to introduce
4 blii to am,,nd the Burial Acts, and, if so, whether there
I;as anY objection on the part of the Government that a
ctause, similar to clause 8 of the Burial ,Act for Ireland,
1344 s ea in the year 1853, be introduced therein, securing
certain sacred rights to bury in family vaults in existing
cemeteries.
llr. Massey said that the Burial Acts had been for
same time under the consideration of the government.
If he held office in the new Parliament he should intro-
duce a bill at the earliest opportunity.
-
TUE WEST LONDON UNION.
L
Lord Claud Hamilton asked the President of the Poor
w B a
~ card, whether the deficient accommodation for the
-barsual poor in tle West London Union has been officially
ur,tier his notice.
l'iouverie said he found upon inquiry that there were
1." the union the usual wards, and when they were full, the
lillaPers were sent to Battle-bridge ac described: The
81)ector had made suggestions to the guardians for
Ilt"uring a decent receptacle for the poor, and those sug-
gestions had been adopted. (Hear.)
AMEER ALI MOORAD KHAN.
Sir y'itzroy Kelly asked the President of the Board of
control, whether in the case of the petition presented to
Niaj
n, zesty the Queen by his highness Ameer Ali Moored
n the 13th day of November last, and by her
i:jestY referred to the Board of Commissioners for the
"clirs of India, any decision had been come by the board;
so, on what ground the communication of that
iq is withheld from the petitioner, who is now
London awaiting such decision.
4". V. Smith believed that a communication had been
"ele to the litneer on the subject.

THE LIGHT DUES.
Ewart asked the Vice-President of the Board
; 'rade whether it was intended to make any, and what,
glePther reduction in the light dues levied by the three
Anii,eral lighthouse boards, under the Merchant Shipping
-`, 1854.
Lowe stated that in 1854 the Light Dues for
2,.`4", Scotland, and Ireland were consolidated into
"Ind, and placed under the management of Board of
Ide• The effect of this was to take' off from the dues
„11
h; PPing RlOO,OOO a year. It was intended to construct
teen lighthouses in addition to those already in exist-
r n and the light dues would experience a further
egttetion
of £50,000 a year.

CHURCH RATES.
0 1,2 the motion of Sir W. Clay, the Church Rates Bill
withdrawn, and the order for the second reading
,±tscharged.

THE PERSIAN WAR.
114 b.
NY to Mr. Layard,
per v • Smith said, that notwithstanding the treaty with
VonBl4rhad been signed, the same objection to the produc-
rat:. the payers relating to the war would apply till the
-e4tion of the treaty.

‘•
l[ti a CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS.
sir ll'lver to Sir F. Kelly,
priev'Tectrge Grey said, the present act relating to corrupt
'ees at elections would not expire till August next,
aub. 'cm Would not be time for further legislation on the
Ject during the present Parliament.
TUE PERSIAN AFFAIR AGAIN.
U the motion for the adjournment over Saturday,
tt'• Layarcl again drew attention to the subject of the
,tar With Persia, complaining that parliament had not had
hislPPortunity of discussing the question, and expressing
of ,°l3° that the house would insist upon the production
the Whole or a part of the papers.
kr IT
• V. Smith, in addition to his previous statement
°bser
", that the vote for the expenditure of the war
tnell'd(l
not come under consideration till the new parlia-
;lit had assembled.
l I.*
Gladstone also protested against the proceedings,
they "Leh the house had been prevented from discussing
question.
After some observations from Mr. Whiteside and Sir
tt•
WillouE,,hby, the subject dropped.

In THE RESOLUTE.
.
donswer to Mr. Evelyn,
to'tr Charles Wood said that the proceedings in regard
DeBerration Resolute had been taken with a view to her
'.

COMMUNICATION WITH IRELAND.
Air' answer to Lord Naas,
1,4,0 r' 'Wilson stated that the Government had not yet
co: able to effect an arrangement in regard to improved
ihrC illtlnication between London and Dublin.
Motion was then agreed to.
THE BUDGET.
means`ue motion for going into committee of ways and
th4r• Disraeli drew attention to the propositions of
the Government in regard to taxation, and stated that
hresolutions which he had proposed would not
tax ave •
His prop Interfered with the balance of direct or indirect
atiQnproposition was to resist any charge in the
tptti
the eroeut of; 1853, which he looked upon as a pledge to
r.vriveellintry, which ought not to be departed from. The
of raco9nt had declined to act upon the solemn opinion
p th Cat Parliament, :and under the circumstances he did
think that they should be called upon to vote new
Als and imposts. • The Budget might be delayed till
as' and that had been done on several occasions.
0 o Chancellor of the Exchequer observed that any
it?" Which might be taken in regard to taxation might be
Probre4 by the new Parliament, and it was necessary to
thn "de for the interim between the dissolution of this and
ti 'return of the succeeding parliament. All that had been
eke was to provide for the deficit occasioned by the
by aetion of the Income Tax from Is 41 to 7d in the pound,
4:54141 addition to the tea and sugar duties. The
tolr3sition was merely to advert the fall of the duties on
stated sugar, and that he considered was justified by the
of the finances.
tour' Thomas Baring said he would not consent to the
ose Proposed ,by Mr. Disraeli, because he believed
44'„tic° reduction in the estimates would take place, and
to le'Ore the effect of a reduction of the revenue would be
a°o a deficit.
After some remarks from Sir H. Willoughby, the house
rit. •
The
nit° committee .
(144, Chancellor of ,the Exchequer proposed to fix thed
thetilf tea at is 91 to the sth of April next, and at is 5
k sth of April, 1858.
(114:* Gladstone proposed, as an amendment, that the
kad should be fixed at is 3d, according to the act of 1853,
urged it upon the attention of the house, on the
Ilat-edlie that that Parliament, in its present state, should
151.°Pose new taxes. The budget of the Chancellor
‘Thitelis'e Exchequer had shown a surplus of, £890,000,
40,11' would be reduced to £500,000 by the
,departure
Tltity- his original intentions in regard to the tea
trf,reitLand a large addition of expenditure would arise
/Itat44le China and Persian wars. Under these circum—
tll he hoped when they came into committee of supply
ha Pliers would agree to a reduction of the expenditure.
txtb-ellreeated the proposition of the:Chancellor of the
%it). elller, and justified his amendment upon the tea
°a the ground that a pledge had ',been given to

merchants that the duty would fall to is 3d afte
the first of April next. After some remarks upon the tea
and sugar duties, he moved, as au amendment to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer's propositions, that both the
tea and sugar duties should remain according as they
were fixed by the Act of 1855.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply to a state-
ment made by Mr. Gladstone, denied that he had deceived
merchants as to the termination of the tea duties, but:had
merely quoted the arrangements—ain :regard to certain
dutie3, in answer to a deputation en the subject of the
income tax.

Lord John nussell said there was no doubt that there
had been injury to trade, from certain duties falling from
year to year ; and he believed that great advantage would
result from a fixed tea duty for the three years before
the fall to one shilling. However, he would not divide
the house against the Chancellor of the Eichequer's
proposal, and could not, therefore, give his vote for the
amendment moved by Mr. Gladstone.

Mr. Richardson condemned the pi'actice of perpetually
tampering with duties, unjust to the trades conaerned ;
and, considering that the settlement of 1853 should be ad-
hered te, he was prepared to support Mr. Gladstohe's pro-
position. He also Oc.Mmented upon the system on which
the ditties on sugar were assessed, referring to the diffi-
culty of deciding upon the amount of saccharine matter
contained in any particular kind of sugar.
Mr. Gregson would not oppose the arrangements of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer for one year, but held that
after that time a reduction should take place.
Mr. P. Urquhart, while advocating a reduction of the
estimates, stated his intention of supporting the Govern•
ment in the present proposition respecting the tea and
sugar duties.

Mr. M. Gibson supporte3 the amendment, and believing
that the expenditure might and would be greatly reduced
and that, therefore, there was no necessity for adding
twopence in the pound to the tea duty But that was not
the question merely; it was, in fact, whether or not they
should reserve the policy which they had been years
struggling to maintain.
Mr. Malins was convinced that sliding scales of duties
were prejudicial to commerce, and should have concurred
in a fixed duty for three years ; but at the same time he
did not feel justified in giving his vote against the
Government, and would therefore divide on Mr. Glad-
stone's propositioa.
Mr. L. Heyworth, as an opponent of indirect taxation
supported the amendment.
Mr. Moffat also supported the amendment.

Mr. Horsfall regretted that Lord John Russell had not
moved his amendment to fix the duty at Is 4.1 for the next
three years.

After some remarks from Mr. Laing and Mr. Newdegate,

Mr. Disraeli supported the amendment, observing that
there was not the slightest evidence before them to show
them the necessity for the expenditure estimated, and that
therefore they had no reason to agree to raise any certain
amount of revenue. He looked upon the proposition of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer as a retrograde policy,
calculated to derange the commercial interests
of the country. The amount was trifling in itself,
but he thought the ultimate effect would be to
render indirect taxation intolerable, and to compel a
return to direct taxation. He never would assent in the
last stage of an expiring Parliament to an increase of
taxation, and therefore opposed the proposition of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
In answer to Lord John Russell,

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that if he retained
office till next year, he should feel himself at Tibet ty if he
thought it advisable to increase the tea duty above the
amount fixed by the act of Parliament.

The committee then divided. The numbers were—
For Mr. Gladstone's amendment 125
Against

Majority 62

The Chancellor of the Exchequer's proposition was then
agreed to, as was also the original motion in regard to the
sugar duties, and the resolution reducing the duty on
confectionary from 2id to 21 per pound.
The house then resumed. The other business was
disposed of, and the house adjourned at twelve o'clock.

Al TEMPTED ASSASSINATION ON THE NORTH
LONDON RAILWAY.

A horrible act of attempted assassination took place
late on Thursday night, on the North London or Camden
Town Railway. About nine o'clock, a gentleman named
Stephens took a second class ticket at the terminus of the
line at Hampstead road for Poplar, where he resided,
and got into a second class carriage, about the middle of
the train. He was the only passenger in the carriage at
the time, but as the train was starting, a man in the garb
of a costermonger opened the door of the next compart-
ment of the same carriage and got in, the porter shutting
the door after him. The moment the train Was in motion
the man leant over the compartment and asked Mr.
Stephens if he could oblige him with the time. Mr.
Stephens took out his watch with that object, when, in
an instant, the fellow sprang over the compartment, and
seizing Mr. Stephens by the throat, plunged a knife into
the back of his neck, and then twice into his throat,
inflicting three frightful gashes. Mr. Stephens grappled
with the villain, and shouted out " Murder, murder !"
as loud as he could, and being a very powerful man,
succeeded in getting the better of the fellow for a time, and
got him down, it is supposed, on the seat, and then on the
floor of the carriage, when, from a great loss of blood, Mr.
Stephens became exhausted. The fellow escaped from his
grasp and again plunged the knife (a new butcher's knife
with a bla'le five inches long) into Mr. Stephens'
shoulder, and again into his bosom. By this time
the train had stopped at the Camden road station (only
two minutes is allowed for the trains to travel from Ramp-
stead road to that station), and the porters on the platform
hearing,' as the train passed, faint cries from the carriage
in question; ran up to it, and seeing a man apparently
hurrying out of the carriage door with his face
covered with blood, they stopped him, while others got
into the compartment to ascertain what had occurred.
By the faint glare of the carriage lamp they saw Mr.
Stephens apparently dying, with blood gushing forth
from various wounds. The porters, however, observing his
gestures, secured the man, and calling in the assistance of the
police, handed him over to their custody, and he was con•
veyed to the Camden town station. He there refused to give
his name, or any particulars of his residence or business.
,Nlr. King. the superintendent of the railway, happened
to be in the railway station when Mr. Stephens was
brought in. Several medical gentlemen were imme-
diately summoned, and, having dressed his wound, a
special train was got in readiness, and Mr. Stephens was
at once conveyed to his residence, at Poplar. On
enquiring this morning, the company ascertained that
he was in so critical a state' th it it was dangerous to have
him removed to Marylebone Police court, where the
assassin is to be brought up for examination. There
can be no doubt that plunder was his object in
attacking Mr, Stephens. The knife was found in the
carriage.
Another account states that the prisoner has given the
name of Webb, but this is supposed to he fictitious ; also
that the name of the injured ,perfon is Buckler, and that
he is an assistant to Mr. Willeck, linendraper, High
street, Poplar, The prisoner says he is a sailor, but he
has the appearance of being a butcher.

BANKRUPTS.

[By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.]

[FRON THE " LONDON GAZETTE " OF LAST INIGTIT
HENRY BLYTON, York Terrace, Ratcliffe, clothier.
JAMES GARRETT YATES, Bristol, grocer.
PJOSIAII WIGLEY, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, fellmonger
and provision dealer.
WILLIAM MARSDEN SAMMON, Stafford, innkeeper.
GEORGE JAS. WIGSTAFF, Whitechapel road, watchmaker.
ALEXANDER SYME, Tonbridge Wells, Kent, stationer and
music seller.
THOMAS IRLAM, Liverpool, broker.
THOMAS HUGHES, Dudley, Worcestershire, innkeeper.
BENJAMIN EDWARDS, Davies street, Oxford street, rope,
line, twine, and sacking dealer.

HENRY CRESSY VANDERPANT, Maddox street, Bond
street, Middlesex, dentist.

JAMES BOOKLESs, Mawort, Cumberland, grocer and tea
dealer.
THomAs,'THOMAS, Cardiff, Glanmorganshire, carpenter
and builder.
THOMAS YOUNGER, (not Young, as advertised in last
Tuesday'sthe younger, Monlovearmouth, Sunder-
land,asoGazette)
n.

PUBLIC OPINION FOR LORD
PALMERSTON.

THE CITY.

On Thursday, an addrez-s, s)liciting Lord Palmerston
to allow himself to be put in nomination for the City, at
the approaching election was set on foot, and in the
course of a short time received.scveral hundred signa-
tures. The sentiment of honest indignation which pre-
vails at the conduct of the coalition has seldom been
equalled ; awl on all sides are heard the strongest
expressions of confidence in Lord Palmerston.

EXITIBITIONS, AMUSEMENTS, 4c.

Tue FRRNCII PINE ARTS EkIIIIiITION.—The increasing
number of paintings in this exhibition, marked as "sold,"
testifies quite as convincingly as the attendance of visitors,
to the success whit:lh it has jestly redelVed, Io SC/ small a
compare it would not be easy to find so many paintings
which fi the attention of the visitor, anti keep him before
them while their beauties appear to grow as gradually upon
his eye as do the charms of a quiet natural landscape. By
far the greater number of pictures in this collection are
country scenes, with calm rivers rolling between level
banks, where cattle ate feeding; of harvesters at work.
Troyon's " Cattle returning home—banks of the Seine,"
we have already noticed. ,There is a peaceful natural beauty
about this ewe, with its gentle Owed and haliy distances,
which holds the attention of the gazer far longer than many
of the clamorous struggles for sublimity in which some of
the French school especially delight. Scarcely less worthy of
-attention is a smaller painting by the same hand, "the dom-
ing storm," where a landscape, somewhat similar in general
character, is darkened by heatry and boding thunder clouds.
whose shadow broods over the smooth stream where the
cattle are drinking, awl the surface of Veltich one almost
expects to see momeatarily.rippled: by the plash of rain
drops. Four paintings by Jules Jacques Veyrasset, repre-
senting -incidents in the harvest season, seem tp have the
clear air of autumn actually suffesed through them, and
imbue the gt,nr with their sift influence almost as much i
as a distant harvest plain . n nature might have done.
" The Fountain," by Tournemiae, is one of several well
'executed gastern scenes this artist has contributed. We
have retharke I, in a previous odcasion, the stern grandeur
of Portael's " Simon is the ,Desert," a large picture, in
which,a nutaber of travellers arid camels are .striving, in
startled groups; to shelter thenitelVei before the coming
blast, which a lurid line of light along the edge of the
desert foretells. The distant figure of an Arab,
endeavouring to drag his camel more quickly for-
ward, the forms of man and beast being relieved
against the sky, is perhaps one of. the most effective
iu the whole. A large picture of a Venetian Flower Girl
!by the same hand,-alleugh well painted, we do not equally
admire. Perhaps one of the most charming landscapes in
the cellection is the " Entrance to the Hague," by Pierre
Justen Puvrie. The flat bank of a Dutch canal with its
simple homestead and flower garden, a scene which in
nature many an eye would pass carelessly by, rendered by
this pencil fills the spectator with an unspeakable sense of
quiet beauty, continually unfolding its attractions, and
impressing them more and more upon the mind. Eugene
Isabey's" Morning of the Chase," carries one vividly back
into a lifee of which happily only the brighter colours
remain strongly upon the memory. The merry party of
ladies, cavaliers, horses, and dogs, making what onewouhl
be almost tempted by the life-like character of the picture
to cell noisy preparation for the chase, under the quaint
gables and towers of an old French chateau, seem far more
real and natural to our eyes than many a minutely
painted grouping taken from our own day an.i -
the scenes around us. Tee smaller peiatings of
old heavy-porched and peak-gabled Britanny houses
by the same hand, have as positive a life about than as
the pen of a man of genius of our own day, Nathaniel
Ilawthorne, has -given to his marvelous "House with
the Seven Gables." Another of Isibefs paintings, of a
totally different kind, "The Stiff Breeze," we do not like
so well. Indeed the marine paintings are not the most
successful, or even among the most successful, of this
collection. " Sunshine after a Storm," by Theodore
Gudin, is however, a painting of much beauty. --The effect
of -the misty sunbeams beginning to break through the
haze and spray which envelope the sharp rocks pt ;:sea coast,
around which the storm has scercAy ceaiielho toss the
surges, is singularly striking, but, at the same time, in full
keeping with the aspect of nature. A painting, by Julee
Neel—'' Brest Roads by Moonlight"—although havi ig
much beauty, is somewhat too artistic, and carries the
effect of " a painted ship upon a painted sea,P farther than
ever nature did ; although on a breezeless, moonlit night,
nature does, in such a scene as this, often seem to reverse
the order, and give herself a marvellous likeness
to the creations of art. " The Oberland," by En-
glebardt, " Cattle Descending the M iuntains," by
Auguste Bonheer, and very . many other paint-
ings deserve an amount of attention from the visitor
which we cannot in this notice bestow upon them. liNd,
the few we have mentioned have been selected almost at
random ; not specially named because there were not many
others as much deserving of distinction, but merely taken as
the first happening to occur to us to which the eye of every
visitor ought at some portion of his survey to be carefully
tnrned. .

THE THEATRE.—MR. BARRY SULLIVAN'S ENGAGE-
MENT —This gentleman's benefit took piaci last night, at
the Amph'theatte. when, before a house crowded in every
part, he played " Claude Melnotte," one of his happiest
impersonations, and " Don Caasar de B,z in." During the
week Mr. Sullivan appeared successively as "it chelieu,"
The Stranger," "Evelyn," " Blaylock," and the charae-
ters we have just mentioned. .To•night ha appears as
" Lear." We do not enter into a critical analysis of Mr.
Sullivan's performance of parts in which he has on many
previous occasions won the enthusiastic applause of Liver-
pool audiences; He has established for himself a.position
as a natural, graceful, and versatile actor, which, if not
beyond
.cavil, is quite out of the reach of. any
danger arising from depreciation. In his performances he
has been effectively supported by Miss Marriott, a lady
of decided talent and very rising reputation. That Mr.
Baker was successful in every part he assumed, from
Polonius to Launcilot (yobbo, and that his genuine humour
filled up with life the outlines of every character, without
ever spreading beyond them, we need hardly assure our
readers.

THE ITALIAN OPERA.-It is scarcely necessary to remind
the public that the opera company opens its series. of per-
formances on Monday night. " Don Giovanni," in which,
upon the last occ3sion, they were most successful, will be
repeated that n'ght, and we shall again hare an opportunity
of seeing Madame Grisi display dramatic powers, which
time has not yet impaired. The cast is in every respect
the same as on the last occasion, Madame G.ssier, being
Zerlina, M. Gassier Don Giovanni, and Herr Formes
displaying his noble voice to full effect in the music of
Leporello. On Tuesday night Lucia de Lammermuir will
be performed, when Mr. Croft will make his debut as
Edgardo, Madame Gassier being Lucia.
WYMAN'S, QUERN'S HALL—This ball goes bravely on
—the crowds that visit it nightly, as we have already said,
prove that our prophecy of this entertainment turned out
corree, and the public have to thank Mr. Hoffman for
prolonging his stay, and the re-engagement of Miss Gaskill.
The whole is now so perfect, that nothing in Liverpool can
vie with it.

MISS CATHERINE HAYES.

ST. GEORGE'S HALL, CONCERT LAST NIGHT.

This miscellaneous concert was given with a view to
introduce once more to the people their great favourite,
Miss Catherine Hayes. There was nothing remarkable in
the entertainment, beyond the very ordinary selection of
music, and the very spiritless manner in which it was,
generally speaking, performed. Miss. Hayes sang some
morceaux from Italian opera with excellent effect, and
displayed all her vocal facility—but as we have had
before to remark, ballad singing is not her forte—that her
mind dwells chiefly in her Italian experience continually
becomes visible in the introduction of ornamentation of
the most florid character, that ill suits the simplicity and
evenness of the ballad—however, the tumult of applause
which followed each effort may deceive Miss Hayes, and
thus, perhaps, she is justified in the habit of singing what
does not accord with her gifts. But the " judicious " must
grieve at the display. The other vocalists were Mr. Allan
Irving, Mr. Charles Braham, and Mademoiselle Corelli
(who, by the way, pronounces Scotch with great purity for
a foreimer). The former gentleman sang with taste and
feeling; he has a beautiful voice, and has all the apprecia-
tion and skill to become high in his profession. Of the two
latter it were an ungrateful task to speak. Mr. Braham
has mistaken his vocation, his tone and style have faults
which it will be difficult to correct; and a deficiency in taste
is rarely irradicated even by time. How any gentleman
having the advantages Mr. Braham has possessed conid
come and tell us that " Britanniar mourns'' we cannot
unders• and. He also introduced into that battered old song
the " Bay of Biscay " " new effects " more striking than
agreeable,—that we have hitherto heard only in burlesque.
Mr. G. A. Osborne, a pianist and composer of high merit,
must have been surprised and chagrined at his position
as the conductor (which. as to labour, is no sinecure) of
such a performance. He delighted the audience with two
pianoforte solos, which, with the exception of one or two
bf Miss Hayes' vocal efforts, were the only artistic matters
of the night. We trust there may be solid advantages
arising from the conductorship that would compensate
Mr. Osborne for his sufferings as an artist. The hall
was well filled in all parts, except the reserved seats.

On Wednesday, at a meeting of the Town Council of
Wakefield, a letter was read from Mr. Heron, town clerk
of Manchester, calling attention to the bill for consolidating
the Liverpool and Birkenhead docks. A petition in favour
of the bill was carried unanimously.
ATTEMPT AT SELF. DESTRUCTION.--Yesterday morning
an attempt was made by a young woman, residing in Upper
Duke street, to poison herself. There is some mystery
about the affair, but, in order not to cause unnecessary pain
to any one, we at present forbear de. ailing the rumours we
have heard. The young woman lies at present in the
Southern Hospital,