The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-07 00:00:00

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THIS EVENING (TuEsDAY), APRIL 7.
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FOR THE
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On which occasion, in addition to the Monodrama, in which Mr.
Thurton will appear as usual, a VOCAL CONCERT will be intro-
duced, assisted by Madame Groebecker, Soprano; Miss Martha
Sims, who has kindly consented to sing "The Merry Sunshine"
and "John Anderson my Jo" • Mrs. Alexander, the eminent
Pianist—Solos, " W nter grim" and " Rosaldine" ; Mr. Keys, Tenor;
and Signor de Brunheldes, Basso Baritone, from Her MaFsty's
Theatre. _

Performance to commence at Eight o'clock.
Admission—Stalls, 2s, Middle Seats, is ; and Rack Seats, 61.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1857. .z 4.„

THE DAY'S NEWS.

By the arrival of the America last evening we
have Boston dates to the 25th ultimo. The news
does not possess much interest or importance.
We learn from Washington that the Hon. John
Bigler of California, is appointed Minister to
Chile. It is stated that a distinguished Southern
statesman will be appointed Governor of
Kansas, in room of Governor Geary, who
had resigned, though it was said that the
new administration would have greatly preferred
that the latter should retain his place. The reason
which he assigned for his resignation—namely, the
failure of the late administration to give him proper
support--was considered scarcely valid. That
Governor Geary's position was very embarrassing
stud very uncomfortable, is beyond doubt. He was

endeavouring zealously and impartially to do his
duty ; and this, as a matter of course, exposed him
to the hatred and hostility of violent, reckless, and
unprincipled men, with whose plans and purposes
it threatened to interfere. But this was the very
reason why he should have retained his place.
Deserting it was precisely what his enemies
desired him to do. He seems now to have bee❑
driven from it by personal fear, or by the con-
sciousness that the right could not be maintained
against the wrong. Governor Geary has been a
soldier, and should have known that the post of
duty is very often the post of danger, and that to
abandon it on that account is dishonourable as
well as weak. The appointment of his succes-
sor is the most important act which President
Buchanan has yet been called on to perform. It is
not a question of geography but of justice ; and
the President owes it to himself, as well as to
Kansas and the country at large, to send as
Governor some man who will be as just and as
impartial as Governor Geary has endeavoured to
be. The Administration had received no news,
and placed no reliance in the rumour that the
United States Ministers, Mr. Bowlin and
Mr. Morse, had demanded their passports from
the New Grenadian Government. The departments
were being overwhelmed with applications, personal
and by mail, for minor appointments, growing out
of a misapprehension of the principle of rotation
which, as a general rule, was only intended to
apply to the large class of offices. An impression very
generally prevailed at Washington, that the amend-
ments made by the Senate on the Dallas-Clarendon
Treaty are of a nature not to be unacceptable to
her Majesty's Government. The clause of Article
IV., which confirms the bona fide grants made
within certain limits by the government of Mos-
quitia, is entirely stricken out ; but the right and
the wrong of this matter concerns speculators, and
unless our government is pledged in any way,
it will scarcely cling to this provision.
By Article IX., the two governments bound
themselves not to consent to any arrange..
meat more favourable to Nicaragua or Costa
Rica, in the event of either of them repudiating
those made. The Senate expurgates this article
also. Does it desire to have the coast clear for
future contingencies ? But the main point, after
all, is the delicate one of slavery in the Bay Islands.
The Senate goes round the special clause in the
separate Treaty made between Great Britain and
Honduras, desirous that the sovereignty of the lat-
ter should be distinctly avowed, but evading the
express conditions on which our government receded
from its occupation. Now that fillibusterism is on
its last legs in Nicaragua, the neutrality laws of
America are to be vindicated. The United States
Commissioner, after many long-protracted exami-
nations and an immense expense of irrelevant
speech-making, has sent Mr. ex. Consul Fabens,
of bombarding notoriety, and a certain
Colonel Bolton, before the Grand Jury. From
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick we learn
that religious differences and political strife are
becoming more and more embittered. In the
former province a sensation has been created by
astounding disclosures or reminiscences, concern-
ing the disloyalty and anti-British feeling of certain
prominent Roman Catholics, now leagued with the
Tory administration. But the whole chapter of
criminations and recriminations is a painful one,
and offers but painful prospects for the future. In
Newfoundland the excitement with respect to the
fishery treaty or convention between England and
France had not abated.

The intelligence from Australia which we
publish this morning will repay perusal. The
European and Australian steamer European
arrived at Melbourne on the 10th of February,
in 58 days, from Southampton. The mining
intelligence is generally favourable, greater
attention was being paid to agricultural affairs, and
it..is stated the colony would soon be enabled to
expntgrain. The production of gold in Victoria
attcrNl;vlouth Wales was very satisfactory, and
the coinage operations at the Sydney Mint were
increasing The sovereigns coined at this estab-
lishment have been made a legal tender in Ceylon,
the Mauritius, and Hong Kong, and it is hoped
that they would soon be recognised in Victoria and
Adelaide.

The election news which we publish this morn-
ing does not call for comment. The returns will
not be perfect for nearly a fortnight, but the whole
of the English boroughs, with most of the counties,
and very many of the Irish and Scotch constitu-
encies, have now returned members to the new
Parliament. It would appear that out of Mr.
Cobden's majority of 263 on the Chinese motion,
144 have, up to this date, been returned to
the new Parliament, as well as 11 who paired
in favour of the motion, so that the Premier
will have at least 155 opponents to his
Chinese policy without counting any of the
new members. Of those who voted for Mr.
Cobden's motion 84 are without seats, and so are
five who paired in its favour. Among those who
voted against Mr. Cobden similar changes have
occurred, for 53 of them are without
seats in the new Parliament, while 179, to
gether with 13 who paired, have been returned.
Lord Palmerston, it is rumoured, intends
the first night of the coming session to indicate
the general domestic policy of the present govern.
ment. His lordship will doubtless be immediately
pressed to declare himself on the all-important
question of Parliamentary Reform.. It is also
confidently asserted that the Premier has hinted
to Baron Rothschild that, if possible, the Jew
question shall be brought forward in the first
session of the new Parliament as a cabinet measure.
The internal dissensions in the government in
respect to this subject are still, however, great.
The Earl of Harrowby is inexorable. The Earl of
Shaftesbury, who is always consulted by ministers
on any religious subject, has consented to support
a bill for the simple repeal of the abjuration oath,
but refuses to tamper with the oath by leaving out
the words " on the true faith of a Christian."

A most diabolical attempt to murder a wife and
three children, was made by a butcher residing in
Copperas Hill, in this town, yesterday morning, and
we regret to say, that he succeeded in taking the
life of one of his children, whilst the others are in
a precarious state. The culprit has been arrested
It is said he is insane.
The foreign news is not of much moment this
morning. The best authorities represent the
present state of the Neufchatel negociations to be
thus :—That Switzerland has declared her readi.
ness to recognise the right of the King of Prussia
to the title of Prince of Neufchatel, and has
adopted the principle of an indemnification, but
objects to the amount demanded. At the same
time, the Swiss Plenipotentiary urges other
concessions from Prussia, in consequence of
which Count Hatzfeld has again referred to his
Government. The meetings of the Conference
are therefore adjourned for a few days.
From Paris we learn that many more arrests
connected with alleged secret societies, have been
made in the provinces, pursuant to orders sent by
electric telegraph. It is again affirmed, and in the
most positive terms, that M. de Persigny has been
instructed to urge the English government to
expel several refugees, and particularly M. Ledru
Rollin.

A Berlin telegraph informs us that the period of
delay granted by the German Powers to Denmark
is three weeks. This would expire on the 21st of
April. In face of the danger, the Supreme Council
at Copenhagen has assembled, but it is rather an
onimous symptom that none of the German
deputies of Lauenburg were present.
The conflict between the Senate and the Minis-
try in Greece has been terminated by a compro-
mise. The majority of the Senators have rejected
the proposition of Palamides and Christides,
to have the minutes of 'the scandalous sitting
published, of which mention has been made.
Ministerial councils are daily held at the house of
the President of the Council. The Elpis says :
we do not know what they are doing, but they are
certainly smoking, perhaps without fire.
We have news from Teheran of the 4th Feb., but
it simply mentions the arrival of the Ausu•ien
Ambassador—the first reprecentive of his court at
Teheran.
From the East we have intelligence that Riza
Bey. formerly attached to the Turkish embassay at
Paris, has been appointed minister plenipotentiary