Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-03 00:00:00

GENERAL PRODUCE

Messrs. Brown, Hunter, & Co., in their circular of
the Ist instant, say :—The past month has been marked
by great dulness in all branches of commerce, and most
of our leading articles of Import have declined in value.
With the exception of the disasters in China, there is
nothing new in the political world ; the Italian
question remains unsettled. At home trade is
in the most prosperous condition, evidenced by
the daily sums invested by the Goversiment Broker on
account of the Savings Banks of this country. The
strike" amongst the artisans seems to be drawing to a
The harvest, which is now all safely housed,
proves to be a fair average one. Reports from the
various parts of the country state that the disease
in the Potato crop has again made its appearance,
which has caused some improvement in the demand
for Rice. The Board of Trade returns, just pub-
lished, show a steady increase in the Export of
British and Irish Manufactures, for the eight months,
ending on the 31st of August, viz.:—£86,405,885,
against £75,596,564 last year, and £84,666,718 at the
same period in 1857. The Stock of the principal
articles of Import, subject to duty, remaining in the
Bonded Warehouses of the -United Kingdom on 31st
August was—Coffee, 10,081 tons ; Cocoa, 1,513 tons ;
Raw Sugar, 91,919 tons ; Rice, 120,417 tons ;
Pepper, 5,495,131 lbs. ; Tea, 62,585,786 lbs.

STEAM SHIPPING

Messrs. Brett and Co., of London, in their circular of
the Ist instant, say :—" Steam Shipping affairs have
undergone little change during the month of September ;
the tendency of the market, however, as regards both
freightage and purchase being, if anything, improving.
Eventually, steamers must participate in the benefits
which result from the growing confidence, in commer-
cial operations. As usual, at this season, there is
considerable demand for steamers for outward cargoes
to Baltic ports, good rates having ruled, and a
few more are still required, but return freights are diffi-
cult to be obtained, even at low terms. From the
Mediterranean, also, the rates are still depressed ; yet
there is a prospect of improvement in this quarter,
more inquiry being now eiperienced for steam
tonnage, on time and voyage charters. We
cannot quote any actual advance in the rates
offered. The sales of Steam-ships in September have
reached a fair average ; comprising, several new vessels
in builders' hands, which have foun& purchasers at the
prices lately current. Some building establishments
have received fresh contracts for new ships ; and further
enquiry for this description of engagements, is felt by
the trade generally. The Winter season being now
near at hand, positive activity, either in freightage,
sales, or contracts for construction, can scarcely be
expected until the turn of the year.

LIVERPOOL COTTO

MARKET.-0 . 1

A rather better feeling se
Market to-day, but prices co
including 20 l'ernambuco at
Maranham at 71d., 150 Eg
Surat at 41d. to 51d., arl
which 3,000 were on specul

ems to prevail in the Cotton
mtinue the same. The sales,
81d., 20 Bahia at 71d.9 50
jpttan at 71d. to 71-d., 2,500
e reported 10,000 bales, of
ation and for export.

LIVERPOOL AGRICULT
s. d. s. d.
Hay, old
Ditto, new
Ditto, clove
Green Clover 0 0 ... 0. 0
Vetches 0 0 ... 0 0
Straw, wheat
Ditto, oat
Ditto, barley
Oats, in straw 0 0 ... 0 0
Potatos, flukes 0 0 ... 0 0

ST. JOHN'S MAR:

s. d. s. d.
Beef Vlb 0 5 0 0 7i
Mutton
Teal
Lamb, fore qr „ 0 6 „ 0 7
„ hind qr „ 0 0 „ 0 0
Fresh Pork . „ 0 si„ I 64
Lobsters
Turbot
Bret ...... „ 0 8„ 0 0
Haddocks ~ 0 6„ 0 8
Salmon
Soles
Cod Fish „ 0 8 „ 0 10
Fresh Butter „ 1 2 „ 1 4
Salt ditto
Grapes, for „ 1 6 „ 2 0
Do. Eng „ 2 6 „ 4 6
Cherries „ 0 0 „ 0 0
Damsons „ 8 6 „ 0 8
Eggs /45 124 6 0 „ 6 6
Peas, V peck 0 0„ 0 0
Potatoes, V peck 0 8„ 1 2
Asparagus, V 100 0 0„ 0 0

MOYDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1859.;

THE DAY'S NEWS

We publish among our advertisements to-day,
the address of Mr. John Shimmin as a candidate
for the continued representation of Vauxhall

Ward in the Town Council, which, we have no

doubt, will be satisfactory to such a majority of
the electors as will insure his triumphant return.
Mr. Shimmin comes forward, as before, entirely
upon public grounds. Had he consulted his own
convenience, and his own private interest, he
would have retired from the municipal duties

which he has been prevailed upon to undertake

but having been urged to resume them by so in-
fluential a body of the constituency, he felt under
an obligation to stand his ground. He has on

this account, we think, increased his claims to
public support ; and we have no doubt, therefore,
that his election will be easily accomplished.
The claims of Mr. George Nickson, who has also
been induced to come forward by an influential
requisition from the electors of St. Ann's Ward,
are deserving of special attention and favour.
Like Mr. Shimmin, he offers himself to the elec-
tors of the ward simply as one disposed to do his
public duty, and as one solicited by them to do so.
The election of Mr. Nickson, like that of Mr.
Shimmin, ought to be a matter on which the
constituency should pride themselves. Mr. Thos.
Woodburn we are also glad to see yielding his
private convenience and personal feelings to a
sense of public duty, has, on the requisition of a
highly respectable body of the constituency,
agreed to be put in nomination for Castle-street
Ward. As, in the previously mentioned cases,
we wish him every success, well qualified and
independent members of Council are peculiarly
wanted at present.
The Liverpool Rifle Corps have set a good
example to their brethren in arms, by calling in
the sacred influences of religion, to sanctify their
organisation as a defensive force. It will be seen
by an account we give elsewhere, that they
attended at Christ Church, Hunter-street, yester-
day afternoon, on which occasion there was a full
choral service, which was followed by an appro-
priate and eloquent sermon by their chaplain, the
Rev. G. W. Twist, the incumbent of the church.
The service was one of unusual musical excellence
—the choir of Christ Church having been ably
assisted by that of St. John the Divine, Fairfield;
and the sermon was one eminently calculated to
produce a deep religious impression upon the
corps, and indeed upon all who had the happiness
to hear it. Let us hope that this example of
calling in the influences of religion, and obtain-
ing the blessing of the Church, will be_generally

followed by the Rifle Corps throughout the

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IF it be true,—as, for our part, we certainly
think it is,—that property has its duties as well

as its rights, there could be no more fitting occa-
sion for the exercise of one of such duties, than
that which Lord DERBY has availed himself of,
as the landlord of an Irish estate in a district of

the country where the horrid crime of assassins

tion was prevalent, and those who are the occu-

pants of his property are vile enough to connive
at it, and throw obstacles in the way of the
assassin's detection ;—thus both defeating the ends

of justice, and perpetuating one of the greatest
curses that can be inflicted upon society. It may

be all very well to talk of the severity of such a

course as that which Lord DERBY, in the per-
formance of so bounden a duty, has found it

incumbent upon him to pursue,—the course,
namely, of ridding his estates of so disreputable

a tenantry,—all very well for propitiating
the lawless and the vicious. There can be
no doubt, whatever, we believe, that the perpe-
trator of the last assassination on that very estate
where the objects of Lord DERBY'S just dis-
pleasure have their several tenancies, is well
known to them ; and by refusing to give any
information respecting him, they place them-
selves in the position of accomplices after the
fact; so that not only can it be no satisfaction

to a landlord to have such a tenantry, but he
owes a duty to society, on public grounds, as
well as the duty that his property more particu-
larly .entails upon him in such a case, to convince
those people that, in a civilised community, no
such disgraceful conduct can ever be tolerated.
There could scarcely be a plainer call, one would
think, to duty on the one hand, and retribution
on the other,—the duty of any landlord not
only marking his sense of such an outrage
upon our common humanity, in the very
way Lord DERBY has done ; and the retribution
which must, in the exercise of such a duty,
be visited upon those who by their conduct have
set at defiance every principle of justice, and
every consideration which, not merely civilisa-
tion, but the ordinary security of life, so clearly
involves.

But property has its rights, as well as its
duties. And surely an owner of property must
belconsidered to have the privilege of dealing
with his tenantry as he may think proper,—pro-
vided he does not violate those duties which must
accompany his rights,—the duties, not only of
property, but of society. We do not see, indeed,
how it would be possible for a landlord to dis-
charge his duties properly, if he had not such a
privilege. The duties of property are those
which have special regard to the manner in which
such property is appropriated,—including, of
course, how it is tenanted, and what is
the character of the tenantry, no less than
what is their condition. No good landlord
can ever be indifferent either as to the condition
or the character of those who live upon his estates.
It is one of his duties, undoubtedly, to do all in
his power to promote their well-being,—to make
them comfortable, and happy, and prosperous, if
possible, But how can he ever do th if he Li

of the country.
So far, therefore, from Lord DERBY hating'
with any reason, incurred even the displeasure.°
Ireland, he has by his recent conduct as an Irish
1
landlord well entitled himself to the eteres
gratitude of that hitherto distracted portion °f
the United Kingdom. He has taken a step whid

adopted, to drive

only requires to be universally
away that fell demon to whose lingering Ares
almost alone may attributed the still rail°

notging
ng troubles of the Irish people. To saY.
of religion, or morality, or even of WO
to look at the case simply as one of public intere't
and popular necessity, if th.,

perpetrators
of
assassination, or even the malicious inillrer'„d
cattle, or other evil doerp, are not resisted 3-
if
put down by such vigorous means as Lord DER
has had recourse to, there can be no perrll9'ile
and
prosperity—no general happiness in society' ;a.
least of all among an agrarian porlll3ti°v's
So that such an example as that of Lord P°- to
must be followed from one end of the coutllls,
the other,—its principle, at least, univerld i 3
adopted in every condition of life,—if Irelaa
g
really to become worthy of her poet's g 1°—
description, when he calls her—

" Great, glorious, and free ;
First flower of the earth, and first gem of the se3'

ON Saturday we remarked that, With regart:lo-
the question, who is to direct the foreign tv
of the country, Lord JOHN RUSSELL eviaogt
considered it more personal than political 1,,,„a
in a war among European despots S
should maintain a neutral position; that Ito
struggle for nationality, England. should discos'
a sympathy with the rights of peoples; °evil
siderations and maxims which guided sor
MALAIESI3URY'S policy, and which his sueAccoja
openly appropriates. But over and beyoil'
there is a great necessity which the croot
involves ; and that is no less o°oo'
Lord JOHN RUSSELL must be Foreign
estio
ter ! To say the truth, this is a VLord
which we scarcely care to argue. If f ad'
JOHN RUSSELL can induce any set %on,
mirers to bear him up in his harmlessarregess to
he may go on in this dream of personal fitnile to
the end of the chapter. It is not worth 's°
gont
disturb him in his self-complacency. Ile
great
expect such a strange concession from that ate
coole
party which has hitherto ventured to role
with his claims, nor from that ecasicie rta
riE
portion of the nation who have seen
o, only
prosper under Conservative rule. is, that
assurance we care to trouble him nth
this great party are quite prepare' .00, than
much confidence, but with less presume the
in the hands of their
Ws own, to take from him and his e°l3l- and
seals of office at the proper opportilllul; abused
the meantime to watch that they are 11° 0111
allow Lord. JOHN to have the adnilliistra cord
willing to accord
the national policy, and he is.
• ls ;
which
any commendations to his political r 1 'a
his being
he is ready to withdraw immediatelyortablo
superseded in office, To keep himself CO oition
• opP
cut
in his post, and, if possible, diss-i— co
far PAYP'II
and to be coppelled to look
Present possessors.
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of