Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-05 00:00:00

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tato.,y explanation of the facts, or some over-

Ithe'ming excuse for the motive
all examination of the circumstances, this was, to

Putting aside

84Y the least of it, quite sufficient satisfaction to
any mind that had begun to be troubled in its
aPAroval of Lord DERBY'S consistent life and con-
dnet. Men could at least say, " there was some
reason for it, depend upon it. Wait for Lord
DERny's vindication. Time will surely vindi-

cute our unshaken faith in the purity of his mo-
tives, and the humanity that has dictated his

recent conduct."

Well; that vindication has come. And, as
lisual, we find that the world has lighted on a
mare's nest. A word at first would have set
right all his critics—at least in the sight of a
discerning public—both hasty accusers and doubt-
ful defenders ; and however we may admire that
satisfied consciousness of right which, as ever, has
Withheld Lord DERBY'S lofty spirit from saying
it before, we cannot but be more pleased that—quite
by accident—he has said it now. The critics, from
the Philosophic Times, and all the respectable
renltti.°ll of the English press of whatever political
h,, ents, down to the anxious and intended
ue who so obligingly invited the noble
"Eripi;
°-smootan to a colloquy with Irish vengeance,
and for the love of good manners and chivalry,
t° Permit himself to be killed— are all wide
of the mark, and entirely upon a wrong scent.
The wholesale extermination of Priests and
People dwindles into a notice 'served upon some
eight or ten Persons to change their residence by
Lady-Day next. A notice, not necessarily to be
acted upon, but merely held in terrorem over the
suspected accomplices of a foul and savage mur-
der. A notice given only to put Lord DERBY in
a position to inflict this qualified punishment,
should he find it, after sufficient inquiry and ade-
quate proof, deserved. A notice given at Michael-
kas, because, after that date, the allies of mur-
der and violence would have been able to
snap their fingers at their landlord, and have
'Zaped both technical law and moral justice.
notice which meant nothing but this : " If,
careful inquiry, I am satisfied that you
„ are assisting crime to escape justice, and en-
raging murder with hopes of concealment,
Yo are not worthy, to remain in connection
With
et me, who love justice, and hate murder.
eearity that the murderer and the thief shall
be protected, is the first bond of society, the
4( "SiB of legal protection, the least but most
:/ie essary service due to human and divine justice-
: "louse you for yourselves, deliberately and con-
-Beicusly. See, I give you time for the decision.
kid the law, or rather cease to interfere with

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'loUrse

-. Perform the duties which society
• Poses upon you as an equivalent for the
'nefits she secures you. Pay the service you
°fie to God and man, the Author and the Minister
of
, t
, eternal justice—or else prepare to quit
hat little community of which I am the subor-
"'nate head and the natural guardian, and which
~
!roll can only pollute and corrupt, and may en-
ganger and destroy. Go ! I will have no mur-
gelsers, nor friends and protectors of murderers,
bout me. If I cannot be their legal punisher,
Will not, and I dare not, be their landlord."
1:111' only comment is : All honour to Lord
b:k; clams
I. as an Irish landlord ; and may others of
go, and, in similar circumstances, do
ewise.

114111° authorities connected with the War:Department
coZq decided on making considerable additions to the
fomElefences at Dover, by the extension of the line of
bartleations and the reconstruction of several of the
attii-ues, orders have been received at Chatham for the
of eccltoPany of Royal Engineers, under the command
to etairl G. 11. Gordon, to proceed from that garrison
111,41 over to be employed on the•contemplated works.
4% ALBERT SMITH'S "CHINA."----Mr. Albert Smith
this es his first appearance in public, since his marriage,
eek evening, at the Egyptian-hall, London, when he
er,t kences tke second season of his popular and amusing
ertainment of "China." We see that several
ditrvlties (the result, doubtless, of observations made
a2rN.6114' the talented and versatile Albert's honieymoone,r)
t,,ois. season be added to the piquandies whh ch,,rend
‘3ltuth's " China " quite as popular as his Mont
any:.