The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—l am sure you and the public will hear
with regret that a very useful and unpretending
charity in this town is about to he done away with,
viz , " The Ladies' Emigrants' Home." The cause
of this is unavoidable. lam informed from good
authority,. the premises which the ladies held
from the Dock Company (free of Charge) for
several years are now required by them for some
other purpose—and I hear the Dock Company
have done all in their power to find accommoda-
tion for them elsewhere, and have even offered to
build a house for them, but the funds of the
charity are net sufficient to meet the rent required ;
therefore, all must be given up next month. This
is the more to be regretted, as " The Home" was
beginning to.work very well. It is the only thing
of the kind in Liverpool, and but the germ of what
should be on a large scale, and would, when well
known, become self-supporting. Nearly 500
emigrants have been accommodated here for the
last six months, many leaving expressing the
greatest gratitude.
Every one must allow that the public institutions
of Liverpool are admirable—unequalled in the
kingdom, I should say ; but one thing is yet
wanting, viz., an Emigrants' Home. Such an
establishment, well conducted would increase the
emigration from this port ; would make it the
fairest, most honest, as it now is the greatest,
emigration port in the world. Confidence would
be given to the poor ignorant emigrant to come
here, without the fear of being cheated in every
way, which too often they now are ; it would put an
end to the disgraceful scenes which now occur on
the passengers landing from the Irish and Scotch
steamboats. The emigrants are regularly seized
on by runners, lodging-house keepers, &o ,
and often kept by them till the last minute,
not nnfrequent ly getting on board their
sbip as she is being hauled out of the
dock, at the risk of their lives. I could point out
many other advantages of an " Emigrants' Home,"
such as protection to young women, emigrants
being lodged in a healthy situation, instead of some
of the low back streets of Liverpool (where infee-
tious diseases are often engendered), besides
others. But I will not further trespass on your
spa3e ; and I am, sir, your obedient servant,
A WELL-WISHER TO LIVERPOOL AND TO
EMIGRANTS.
Liverpool, March, 1857.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—Yesterday.

EFFORT: MR. COMMISSIONER STEVENSON.

In re JOHN UNwlN.—The bankrupt, baker and flour
dealer of Seacombe, applied, through his solicitor. Mr. E.
Banner, for his certificate. Mr. Fletcher appeared for the
assignees, and offered no opposition. His Honoar granted
a certificate of the first class.

in. re JOHN ALLTREE.—The bankrupt, tailor, of Bascett
street, applied, through his solicitor, Mr. Evans, for his
certificate. Mr. Molesworth appeared for the assignees,
and offered no opposition. His Honour granted a certifi-
cate of the first class.

SECRET SERVICE.—The estimate for "secret service"
for the current year is £32,000, and £lO,OOO is to be voted
",on account."
By the latest dates from Melbourne, viz., to the 16th of
Dec. last, the Oneida, the first steamer of the European
and Australian Mail Company which took out a mail from
this country, had not arrived out at Victoria ; she was
then 58 days nut. She would not have to leave Melbourne
with the homeward mail before the 25th of January.

CONVICTS FOR BERMUDA --1 t is stated th It the govern-
ment is going to send out 500 convicts for Bermuda, and
on Tuesday morning an order from the Horse Guards was
received by the Commandant of Chatham garrison, to
select from the 26th regiment of foot, two officers, one
serjeant, four corporals, and thirty-five privates, to form a
convict guard on board the ship Agra. The troops are to
to embark at D:mtford ou the 14th inst. The guard was
medically inspected yesterday morning .at the garrison
hospital. Captain Elderton, 26th, will take the command
of the guard.
SABBATH DESECRATION IN GLASGOW.-At a meeting of
the Glasgow Tot& Council on Friday, deputations from
the Established and Free Churches waited upon the Lord
Provost, for the purpose of presenting memorials from
their respective Presbyteries, prayiiog for the adoption of
some measure by which the present practice of opening
shops on Sunday could be put- a stop to. It was stated
that the premises of the following are open for business on
Sunday-316 fruiterers and confectioners, 269 traders in
groceries and provisions, 432 sellers of milk, 65 barbers,
105 eating-house keepers, 15 keepers of oyster and fish
stores, 6 news rooms, 32 keepers of pie houses, 34 tobacco-
nists, 99 green grocers, 2 fleshers, 16 managers of clubs,
and 1 stationer. The Lord Provost assured the reverend
deputation, and the other gentlemen, that the sußject woul
have' the most careful consideration of the Council,—
Caledonian Mer-cury.

DEFEAT OF THE PALMERSTONIANS AT

ASHTON.

A crowded meeting of the electors and other inha,br
toots of Ashton under- Lyne was convened on Thursday
night in the Ashton Town Hall, for the purpose stated it
the requisition, of expressing their views on the result el.
the debate on the China question, and to
of sympathy with Lord Palmerston, and confide
a &Our;
the vigorofts policy he has pursued during his
tration. The chair was taken by John Ross Coultti
Esq. (mayor of the manor), by whom the meeting
tubo
been convened, The Chairman expressed h°Peeirel
the question to be discussed would receive the thong ere
pass a resolutie;
attention its importance deserved, and that if there ri
differences of opinion, permission would begiven 'tiff,
free and full expression of those differences.
Alderman Mason moved the following resointio°4.
n That this meeting begs to express its grati tide t(Li:r„
Majesty's ministers who took the helm of political 211711
at a critical period, conducted a great war to a suecelsbleb
termination; and exacted the condition of peace vl,bis
was dishonourably attempted to be sent aside; that 4
meeting has seen with feelings of deep regret tbe
decision of the House of Commons against her kles d
government, for declining to disavow the proceeding:lr
her Majesty's servants in China, iu the trying.e,,irctlel
stances in which they were unexpectedly place" f; bef
this meeting believes that the foreign policy (N.O
Majesty's ministers has been characterised by 10_7 the
vigour, and sagacity, and deserves the confide,nce 1700
people of this country." That they might trde:soo
the question in dispute, he would read frond "L"
an extract from the speech of Lord Clarendon "
House of Lords, and Lord Palmerston in the 110000
Commons. Having read these extracts, he referred tom
opposing legal opinions given in the House of nit
by Lord Lyndhurst and Lord Wensleydale; and,beitell
lawyers also in the House of Commons, and e10t".40
since doctors differed, it remained for the people to it-ety
for themselves. Now, England had colonies 19 tiest
zone and on every continent, and it was most ituP,°: tot
that those public servants who were sent out to °oil
parts of the world for the protection of the liees the
property of British subjects should be upheld into,
t xercise of that discretion with which they tnidst,,,it
sarily be invested. He therefore asked them to u'riiriel
the servants they had sent out to such distant
with impartiality and generosity. It had bred sal ietii
Sir John Bowring should have sent home for instruct!, el
Send home! send home 10,000 miles, and a volagnif le
nine weeks, for special instructions ! He would reriebd
that remark by quoting Mr. Cobden—Mr. CobdeOt
had done his very utmost to prevent this great nslietictidoill.,
all its colonies, from having a single frigate, who ha" het'
his utmost to prevent us from having a single shot a 50611
(Hisses.) He had no sooner carried his resolutieo
a
he went whining to her Majesty's ministers-01.4 est
and begged them, with the utmost speed, to se' 000%
frigates and men to defend our countrymen at Hong
and on the coast of China. (Hear, and hisies.)oo)
Cobden should have thought of that before. (hog,
He (Mr. Mason) thought the matter had been, :boil°
and prematurely judged—that at least the accuOu,ieeli
have been heard in their own defence. Ile was el-"'d tO,
I sorry to differ from a public man for whom he hd-0010`
former times the greatest esteem. But the CO° thee
public men was fairly open to criticism. What W°9oo
good in India or China that England had net issi
there? And what was there evil now Wilf°'-,
obiel
not there before ? He was sorry that the World' ,gell
to been represented as a great family, should Pie
so many ut..worthy members; so many who manifesteatcataioe
public view our failings and slier °Ash
sition to hold up earteeu'—ii
een them. We had s
teo,,
rather than conceal or sai'
it(' we did not deny tro
and failings, and vices; hut as
was our duty to conceal them as rna:h possible
agalsl4ol
enemy. (Cries of " No, no.") He .ps...'e" ujoilan.,
garbled statements by which Mr. Cubdeifs • -"P.
supported. Mr. Cobden told them that the Chinese. oaf
system of logic and a system of morals before the at
Aristotle and Socrates, but they wanted to know 7b4e11l
Chinese were in our own day. (Hear, hear.) gr• Otir
in discussing another great public question in last sess;ii ot
the present session, did not go back and
give you '3OlO
what Turkey was in ancient times, but he told the! bsa
Constantinople was to-day.. He (Mr. Mason) wished n°,144
done the same with respect to China. Mr. Mason theree froO
amid frequent cries of " Question," a number of extraboili
Dr. Medhurst's recent work on China, to show the 1i°1.4,be4
and cruelty of the Chinese at the present time. Ile." the
one half cf the sympathy which had been lavished °auto
Chinese was shown on the hard fisted artiz ins of this ,01011,
(Heat.) Ile then went on to say that Lord rsiLtaii,
deserved the gratitude of the country for taking the ue 1,1
be
affairs at a recent critical juncture, and lie should
Lott
' 1,,.
supported. The people themselves were to We for !
or,'
Palmerston did not introduce domestic reforra' Ir
believed what had been said to him by Mr. .04":" u
Bolton, that if the country only let Lord Palalerinoos
takeably know what was wished, he was a man wl,l„ra," sri
the moral courage to carry these wishes out. (o He
hisses.) Mr. Halliwell of Lees, seconded the motion"
known Dr. Bowring in his younger days had witnesl-0
glow of benevolence which lit up his countenance wing thi,
assisted at. a meeting
.thirty years ago to protest Isicat; golly
oppression of Poland. and he could not believe 111„, jade
of the atrocities now ascribed to him. He thought tu
1109
go •
ment had been hasty; but it was party spirit. Mr. 001,
of Fairfield, moved the following amendment, whichA
ported in a feW observations, in which he announce" jaggi"
as belonging to the non-meddling party:— announced
from the part conduct of Lord Palmerston .
he first became secretary for foreign affairs' teiolole`_,
as his general policy since he became prioie ;Or,
during which period he has uniformly opposed everird to /110
at reform and every 'eduction of taxation subnaitietoilli
House of Commons, in the judgment of this meeting el
entitled to the confidence of the people of this gre sesol'A,
mercial country." Mr. Alfred Andrew seconded thdetbe
ment. He denied that Lord Palmerston deserve Oh rd
fidence which some seemed disposed to repose lo OA
referred to his opposition to reform, &c. referred 010
bfl;
Lord Palmerston's conduct with respect to Id ogarnY;
patriot had been so recently welcomed in that vetioioloi
(loud cheers) —and to his hasty and unc°n„sblie.
recognition of the President of the French ger" dolti
to j
he had shot down the liberties he had sworn
Mr. W. Aitken supperted the amendment. /930i8
that an extension of commerce and intereetoo,4o7o
the various countries of the world was both nee! fierce
desirable, but that it was' known quite well that led. ;6
could rot be obtained with China unless it were f° secOrtio
voice : "We have no right to force it.") The Obiaeoos
was at if
present isolated from the rest of the great Otifri
earth and what would be the effect to this coun'reet to
United Sates were the same ? It was for the rote pelleuv
benefit of the Chinese that they should be ,GOcn'ilear:lol
have intercourse with England---(loud hisses, and 03ighlbosi.
and it was for the interest of Eaglaud too that ‘ce tads oh
investment for our capital and employment for ef seei;.tto
(Loud cheers) We had a right to go to any part °A rliartto
and live in any country we chose. We had as °I?-ioitlucco%
China as the Chinese—(hisses) —for nowhere viss;'''beetit
one eart'cular people a particular track of earth hsu Apes
He concluded by reading a letter which recentlY %bine
the Times, detailing the cruelties practised by thegt lybritg
a French missionary. Mr. Cockburn,__ of d-a ea of
alderman, supported the amendment. Re w°u-oeltrogplestoi
people should be so anxious to trade with thmet .t i 0
called barbarous and cruel. (Hear.) And to bin:lid. blyto
that forcing into China, on the ground that "rcipl el
"
much right to China as tile Chinese, was like filesail°oo
a person's private house. And the . present inter° the
proceeding was not the way to increase 2,.° hiddiq 14:
with China. Already bad decrees been issued I°r7oolll'„of
trade with England, and the consequence aeonsea
that Russia would get the trade by way of th6l, d te°,,eti
Siberia. He believed the late Russian war, ton' bad
Siberia. 1
in loss of blood and treasure to England, but in,""cresilito
Russia. And, while so much was said about the cic'_.4lo
the Chinese, he thought they should look at lioinel;
mind that as late as 1347, half a million of theo"adeoti° fibs
were deliberately murdered. (Hear, and cries of,` d tb.
The questions were what had been gaiaenesd bitisl!l
bombardment of Canton ? and what had been ga bad dolt
policy of Lord Palmerston ? Ho thought if theft," force °toil,
to force their trade upon China, they had a right caeri
cloth into Russia, and their manufactures rut" iftoe, tb°,
country. And he would ask them if they were likeur'decmiseoes
the cernmerce of this country with China by,n'grJolii jcji
nives and children of the inhabitants. (Hear*/ ferofecl-t
llarrop referred to the bombardment of Grow"'a 00-
no redress had been obtained because America wa 000000'
nation; and contrasted the conduct of the Britishagat 6'014
in that affair with the conduct recently disPlaYeripiegr/.14'
Mr. James Lees supported the motion: 1101:ei tbs.(
much confusion, supported the amendment. 1"„-ppor,'„00":1
Stephens, whow ould scarcely obtain a hearing, 86,stoPsi 011;
motion, amid great confusion and manY ulaniadisePi ba
impatience. The Chairman then put the °leo- Ole's; th+
motion to the meeting, and declared the motion
rai tb
it was the impression of many on the Plat
amendment was carried by a large majority.

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The new Roman Catholic titular bishoP - , itf, ,0
young prelate, being only thirty years of age; thP..,O 'to
letter from Berlin of March 9th A state ..ag 11"../9
-alert,. ow'
Meyerbeer, the celebrated composer, is ' onoa" AO
attack of ophthalmia, which causes great t'''
his friends. f the 13t111?
THE BITTERN.—Mr. Duncan Maclareu, ° one of 060
Linen Company Bank, Kingussie, lately. sli°t r 11%0'
very rare birds on the farm of Invertronue, oearegetil
Mr. Maclaren has got the bird stuffed Nr P
Inverness Courier.

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