Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-30 00:00:00

BEFORE MESSRS. J. ATKIN AND HOUGHTON.

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Inspector Byres, of the 'Carriage Department, summoned
Mr. Busby, for carryinc, 24 persons on an omnibus that was
constructed to carry only 20, being only 11 feet 8 inches.
Mr. Busby explained that it was the fault of a conductor
taking a wrong bus, and a fine of lOs only was imposed.
John Clarke, late a seaman -on the ship Martha, sum—
moned the captain, William Scott, for £9 14s wages, alleged
to be due. to him. Mr. Campbell was for the complainant,
and Mr. Bluck for the defendant. The difference in dispute
was £4. 3s 4d, and Mr. Bluck got.the account reduced 30s,
and an order was made for the balance.

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ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY.— The Herald says the present slight
majority for Mr. Gladstone is attributable merely to the
number of his resident supporters, who, as well as the London
electors, are pretty well exhausted. The Marquis of Chandos'
committee, knowing that his lordship's strength is in`the
country generally, have the greatest confidence in the remit!.
The following is the third day's (yesterday) polling :
Gladstone
Chandos 591.
The re-election of Mr. Knatchbull Huggesson, as Junior
Lord of the Treasury, has been opposed at Sandwich;
Close of the poll :

" With the highest respect, and with a cordial welcome
home to.yeur country, I subscribe myself, on behalf of. the
above committee, "ISAAC B. COOKE, Hon. Sec."
Mr. Cobden, in reply, said he was very much obliged to
Mr. Cooke for his kindness. He was not ashamed at the
present time to avow his adhesion to the priociples of peace,
and he might say that any one labouring for the cause of
peace, labouring to maintain peace, for the present
he did not inquire, either Upon that question
or upon any other question, whether the
party with whom I agree so far has any ulterior
object with : which I cannot entirely concur.
If they could not come the whole length with him, he
should he very much obliged indeed for the company of any
one wonid go with him part of the distance. (Hear, bear.)
I think there never was a time when the advocacy of peace ._
appearecltto be more necessary than now. Probably there Noßwi„.
never was a time in the clatter of arms when there was
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less disposition than the present to give those
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principles a fair and candid consideration. But a
time will come and will come before long —when Bolder° •
suffering tax-payers, and when bleeding and disappointed Lord Bury, the ministers"'
nations and nationalities will be, perhaps, better prepared WEST RIDING
to appreciate appreciate the doctrines you advocate, and probably, in friends in 0-
the end, turn to those principles as a means of relief which
they have failed perhaps. to find in the opposite policy. He nal"
said, before that he had heard frequent expressions of
regret in America that the present preparations in England
were so large. He thought there was sonndness in that .
view. His theory was that what was found to be the case
on the Continent, might be found true in our own case, that, Tim Nnw PUISNE JUDGE.—Yesterday, M. Justice
having prepared enormous armaments, there might be Cohie Blackbnrne took his seat in the Court of Queen's
a disposition to try what use could be made of them. But Bench, in Guildhall, and disposed of several cases.
understand him. He was not to be charged with any The town of Clermont Ferrand has been fixed upon by
desire to see England at the mercy or forbearance of any the French government as the principal place of residence
power on earth. He had no hesitation in saying publicly for the superior officers among the Austrian prisoners.
what he had dozens of times said in private conversation, The Journal de la Corse states that upwards of I,ooo>
that he would rather see another national 'debt expended Austrian prisoners are to be sent to Bastia, Calvi, and
in armies than have England for six months Bouifacio. Ajaccio is to receive some of the wounded of
in the occupation of a French army. (Hear, hear.) Aye, the army of Italy..
even if that army came as professed friends. (Hear, hear, Sr. ANNE'S DISPENSARY, AND EYE AND EAR Tersrrru-
and cheers.) But he honoured the gentlemen who in season TION, 13, ROSE-HILL.—NOW patients entered on the books
and out of season advocated the cause of peace. They last week, viz.:—Relieved at the institution, 208-; relieved
should always find him true to the principles he had always at their own dwellings, 44 ; total, 252. Visitors : Messrs..
enunciated. If he had not a religious or a moral repugnance E,
.Watts and George Jordan. Hon. Sec. and Treasurer,
to war he hoped he should have an intellectual Joseph Kitchen, Es q.
abhorrence of it, for it was the most stupid, as well as the THE Loss or Hen MAJESTY'S S
most sinful, of all devices, to arrange the difficulties and despatch, dated the 12th April last, has been received from
disputes of nations. (Cheers.) He was talking the other the govarnor of Victoria, New South Wales, stating that
day to an eminent geologist in Quebec, on the subject of war. the colonial government steamer Victoria had returned to
He said to the gentleman, what would the world say if the Melbourne, after an unsuccessful search for anything to
rival schools ofgeology, those who advocate on the one side the induce the loss .of her Majesty's sloop Sappho in the
igneous theory ; and those who advocate, on the other side, neighbourhood of Bass's Straits, although each island and
the aqueous theory, were to leave the path of reason and rock in the vicinity of the Straits was examined by the ship.
range themselves in battle array to fight out the question as or boat's, and the 'Victoria was assisted in her search by her
to which was right. What would the world say, but that. Majesty's sloop Elk.
they were a body of madmen, and that they should .be put GREEBA CASTLE ACADEMY, DOUGLAS, ISLE or MAN.—This
under treatment as such ? The time would come, he hoped is the most delightful and beautiful spotany where to be found
it would, and if they were true to their faith as Christians on the lovely island, and is "universally acknowledged to be the
it must come, when the conduct of nations in resorting to healthiest. Few schools can offer so many advantages of
the bloody arbitration of war to settle questions which in situation and coMfort as the above. It will be found in
the end could only be'adjusted by a resort to reason and every respect suitable for the residence and education of the
discussion, would be looked upon with the same abhorrence sons of the gentry.. First-class masters provided for each,
—he meant intellectually—that men would be ashamed of branch of instruction. Prospectuses, with copper-plate
it as reasoning beings, and that the world's opinion would be engraving of the castle, may be had on application. The
strong enough to put under ban, and under restraint, any midsummer vacation will terminate on the 30th July.
nation which should attempt to pursue so stupid a course. Pupils conducted to and from Liverpool by one of the
(Applause.) masters, and to their residences, if required. tts
Two SEAMEN SuiTocaren.—On Monday morning a most
THE LIVERPOOL REFORM CLUB. distressing occurrence took place on board. the barque
A deputation from the Liverpool Reform Club, consisting Malcolm, Captain Thomas Natt, of Newcastle, lying moored
of Messrs. J. Cope, J. Robinson, Thompson, J. Hobbs, J. in one of the tiers off Cookson's Quay, in Shields harbour,
M'Connal, J. M'Kay, and C. Millward, presented the follow- by which two of the crew lost their lives. The barque
ing address : Malcolm arrived in the Tyne from Rochester on Thursday,
and the vessel being infested with vermin it was deemed,
"TO THE RIGHT HON. RICHARD COBDEN, M.P. advisable to " stove it." Consequently, on Saturday night,
" Dear Sir,—Permit the Council and Members of the two charcoal fires were lighted and placed in the hold of the
Liverpool Reform Club to offer their felicitations upon your b„que,tain strict orde y the
safe and opportune return to your native country, during ea-ers at the same time being given b_
that the crew were to sleep. in the house on deck.
your absence from which honours unparalleled have been From some reason or other, however, it appeared that on._
conferred upon you, by your unsought return to Parliament sundav night four of the crew, named ;Tames Laing, James
for the borough of Rochdale,. and the high distinction of Prophet, Henry Jones, and 'William Wright, went from
being appointed one of her Majesty's advisers in the Council the house on deck, aft, and, taking with them a crowbar,
of State, honours which, we trust, you will see your way to wrenched the forecastle hatch off, and went below to sleeps
accept, and we do not doubt that you will for the future be on Monday morning, about 6 o'clock, when the Plata called
as in the past, the consistent advocate of civil, religious; the men up, no answer was given, and some .wrcson went
and commercial freedom. below, when a most distressing spectacle was presented
to
"(Signed on behalf of the Club.) view. Two of the men, Laing and ii'rophet, were lying
"THOS. COPE, Hon. Sec. dead, and the other two appeared tr;be in a dying condition.
"Reform Club, Liverpool, 29th Juue, 1859." Medical assistance-was inamedif:frely sought, and Dr." Coward
Mr. Cobden, in his reply to the above address, urged the Wit speedily in attendanoo., and applied the usual remedies
necessity of united action amongst the working classes, to Jones and.,Wrilb!,; but they still. remain in a very
without which no really good measure of reform could be precarious conditi.Pen. The bodies of: Laing and Prophet
established. Pis sympathies for the cause of progressive have been'rew.tiied by the river police to, the union work-
reform were not yeeakened by his recent experience in house. ',sing
is 17 years of age, and was, a native of
America,ch 12,1"16.'et •.Proihet was 18 years of age, and was a native of
Three cheers were then given for Mr. Coladen,
4-ontrose' ; Jones, who still surTires, 14 24 years of age, and
'were followed by three cheers for -Rochdale, and the is a native of Rochester ; Wright, who is also living, is 20
tatious then retired. years of age, and belongs to .43.104,

Huggesson
Sir J. Ferguson lBO.
Sot rn WILTS.—The Right lion. Sydney Herbert was
returned yesterday without opposition.
BEuPonD.—Mr. Whitbread, the ministerial candidate,
has been returned by a majority of from 60 to 70.
NORWICH.—CIose of the poll :
Bury
Bignold
Boldero
Lord Bury, the ministerial candidate, is consequently elected*
WEST RIDING OF YOKSHIRE.—Some of Stuart Wortley's
friends in the West Riding having taken umbrage at his-
name appearing on the list of Mr. Gladstone's committee,
he has written to defend the course he has taken in giving
his vote to Mr. Gladstone.

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