Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-24 00:00:00

AUGUST 24, 1859.

Jess ctespotic than he has vouchsafed tc
became the head of the Empire." I
regarded as another consequence of t

another illustration of the

Aerate since he

hen, may b

war : and is

.t, that indirect results

Irequently more important than those which directly flow
from, or were intended, by the hostilities in which a mili-

-Mort; that the Italian war. or rP4I-

vox alarm, lars

nfs, must have taught both the Emperors who were

engaged in it some useful lessons;

and let us hope that thei

811hject€ -respectively will not fail to derive many future
benefits therefrom. Should it happily prove so, some-
thing will have been done to atone for the great wrong
that was inflicted by that war upon their several States,
Whose life and treasure were sacrificed therein. We are
quaintly told by the poet that,

. _
" - when doting monarchs

Unsound resolves, their people feel the scourge."

On the occasion we refer to, the " unsound resolves

were those, not, it is true, of " doting,

yet of equally

mischievous monarchs
which doubtless they have inflicted, is now to be

But if the scourge of war.

turned

to the public advantage, although it may be no excuse
for doing evil that good might come, yet, in the order-
ing of Providence, it may work out, inscrutably, great

national improvements, both political and social. -
According to a Prussian journal which professes to

have special sources of information, Lord John Russell
has adopted another item of the
predecessor, Lord Malmesbury

foreign policy 4f his

Lord John was woe

as we all know, to sneer at that policy ; and at no part
of it, probably, more sarcastically than that which had
reference to our diplomacy with Prussia; whereas now,

appears, he has come into it so thoroughly, as to have

sent a new despatch to Berlin, expressing 'a
desire for
perfect unity of sentiment and action between the two
Governments, on the most prominent questions of Euro-
Pean politics ; and thereby, as the Prussian journalist
remarks

" cementing the -good understanding be-.
ween the English and Prussian Cabinets."—

same authority mentions,

that Russia

been delighted with ,this, and hints that an alliance
of a most powerful kind on the part of these three
Powers is not unlikely to be an immediate resu

a consummation under the present state of Europe were
certainly most devoutly to be wished, since it would

create a counterpoise against the influences of the French
131Peror .and his alliances, most conducive to the pre-
servation of peace. Let us hope
gad will not forget, in any such event, that the

that the people of

tiative of it all was taken by a Conservative

11'41°14 and that it is but one of many benefits which
that Administration conferred upon the country.
As it is of the utmost importance that no foul p]2
anY kind should be practised with impunity, a
elections of members of Parliament, whether it be by
bribe
;4 rY or corruption, violence ,or trickery of any kind
" is most satisfactory that the men found g-
%sizes of what is called "bottling a voter

_ • at the late
131117 election, are to receive appropriate punishment,—
"e of them having been sentenced to suffer twelve, and

'lie other nine months' imprisonment. Let us
—,
,w,hilst these penalties will operate as useful lessons to
‘ue offenders, their examples will have a beneficial effect,
not only at Bury but in other constituencies, where it is
often too much the idea, that all is fair at elections,—
Whereas,
that which they call fair is too generally of
e foulest desoription imaginable.
"The last rose of summer left blooming alone" has
found an illustration in one who, although he cannot
be
said to have much of the fragrance or bloom of tb'
beautiful
flower, in his character or composition,
BbPeak, of coarse, politically, not personally,—has yet
IrPlaced in a position to represent it very strikingly.
reader, will understand us when we tell him that
John Russell is at this moment the solitary repre-
Weho ~ dtative of the Cabinet at the' seat of Government,
ewe
..re, although summer still lingers, there are left but
metro of any kind to grace, if not to sweeten, its
—eu°Pelitan dignity and grandeur. Everybody having
gone out of town, the Government themselves, Lord
John
I excepted, have followed the example ; and even his
lordship
is about to go and do likewise, in the wake of
his Royal Mistress, whose annual transit to the High-
, is on the eve of taking place. Tt understood,
nowever, that there is at present no urgent need of
Lord John, or Lord anybody else, at the Foreign. Office ;
the Cabinet action, with respect to Italy, having been
determined upon some time since. After all the
disparaging of, and after the railing at, the foreign
policy of Lord Derby's Ministry, the Palmerston-Russell
Cabinet, we understand, think it " wised, discreetest,
and best," to follow in their footsteps as closely as cir-
cumstances will permit, as being most strictly and safely
',Tordance with the sound and sober public opinion

classes are now really desirous of a more liberal and
extended education than is afforded at the present time,
in the ordinary schools and seminaries so widely•diffused
over the country, so that those practical men to whom
we have before referred, who are eternally boring us
with their most impracticable schemes, may now truly

" Othello's occu

F 4 11;11PV wifh cilon+

education. The middl

correct in principle, but,
different matter, perfect

and, saying so.

examinations are not only

nearly perfect as a human instit
alike beneficial to tea

do, an immediate and

practice, at least as

ion can be. They are

er and pupil, providing, as they
tine stimulus to both, and an
But whilst, in the

honourable reward in prospectiv
case of the teacher, the effect

subsides as soon as the

occasion is gone, its influence on the pupil being more
ardent will necessarily be more permanent, and effect
greater good. Still, though the influence and teaching
of these examinations is, on the wliole, decidedly good,

mot have a cheering or encouraging effect; and this

in the present examinations a very large class, consists
of the unsuccessful candidates. But even the failure of

;eachers

be made a blessing, instead of a source of discourage-

meat and reproof, as is too often at present the case.
The proper way to deal with such boys is by
a judicious lenity. Oh ! think you that the young
heart can be reached by harshness ? If such is your
conviction, ye learned pedagogues, your wisdom has led

you far astray. There are streams, under-currents, in
the heart of man, which the leads of his philosophy will
never fathom, nor the preciseness of his mathematics
ever appreciate. There are delicate strings in the lyre
of our affections, which, clashed by the rough, untutored
hand, will discordantly strike the ear in painful accents ;
but those strings, swept by the delicate hand of kind-
ness, will not fail to emit sounds of angelic sweetness- We
hope, therefore, this large and important class of candi-
dates will meet with due kindness and attention. We are
glad to notice that Liverpool has maintained its pre-
eminent position amongst the provincial centres of ex-
will be remembered, the first

amination. I

,mt year, it

[sion were carried

prizes in both the senior and junior
off by candidates from Liverpool and its neighbour-
hood ; and this year we can report still greater successes.
Altogether, the result has exceeded the most sanguin
expectations of its projectors, and will undoubtedly ex(
cise an important and benefie;-'
Aralms- I in this country.

influence on education

THE LATEST NEWS

INDIA AND CHINA

august 23rd

The Austrian Lloyd's steamer has arrived with

the following advices

TA, July 16th

A strong police force has been stationed on the
frontiers of Oude, in order to prevent a possible
inroad of rebels into that country.

A large number of the late East India Com-
pany's European troops are taking their dis-
charges. Government has chartered two vessels
for the conveyance of 1,200 of these soldiers, who
return to Europe.

The ex-Kind of Oude has been set at liberty

HONG KONG, July sth.
A strong English squadron has been collected
>chulnitzer, in order to ekeort the Ambassadors

proceeding up the river

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CALCUTTA, July 16.—Imported goods have declined.
Exports more considerable. Freights flat. Exchange
on London, 24 to 21.
MADRAS, July 22.—Exchange on London, 21 to
21_

HONG KONG, July s.—Freights unaltered. Exchange
on London, 4s. 7d. to 4s. 10d.
CANTON, July 3.—Exports unimportant. English
goods were neglected.
SHANGHAI, June 25.—The prices of silk have gone
down. Tea, little doing. Exchange on London, 6s.
51d. to 6s. 61d. Freights for silk, £4 to £4 10s. ; for
tea, £2 to £2 10s.

FRANCE

PARIS, Tuesday, 12 p.m

Dulnes4 prevails on the Paris Bourse ; Rentes
opened at 68 85, showing no change since yester-
day. 325 p.m.: Rentes have experienced some
improvement, and close at 69 10, showing a rise
of -I since yesterday.

MARSEILLES, Tuesday

Letters received here to-day from Tangiers state
that the Emperor of Morocco is seriously ill, and
the English physician has been summoned in great
haste. Fears are entertained. of disturbances
taking place in case of his death.

SWITZERLAND.

BERNE, Tuesday

The favourable results of the conference are
confirmed. Yesterday, there was no conference,
but M. Desambrois paid a visit to Count Colloredo
and,M. De Bourquency.

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