Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-30 00:00:00

pressing for full and explicit ansiieri He asserted that
the announcement lately made by the Emperor of the

placing our military anc ,
After some remarks from Mr. UONINGELAM,

ences in an E

icient state

ND3AY Ihe believed that the Emperor of Franc,

meet him in the

e spirit, and reduce our expendit

Lord ASHLEY them 'gilt that we ought to keep up our navy

irrespective of any other country

fr. SCULLX agickl lithetherttie Pope I

Id accept

Df the
is Gov

Eon, and if so, '

lent WE

ions Nvi

Lord RiLMERSTON thought the first part of the questi,
would bti most satisfactorily answered by Mr. Bowyer,_w:

rally regarded as more in the Pope's confideii
Majesty's Government. (Laughter.) If any hall;

)nfederation were formed, with the Pope at its head;
mbt we g!iould have diplomatic relations with the diet wh

itate the organ, as we had with the diet of t

ian confederation ; but the representative
would be entirely independent of the repro

courts of the various powers constituting. the confeder

n. With regard to relations with the Court of Roane,
iuld be recollected that, some years.ago, a bill was pass

r Majesty to enter into diplomatic relation:

)I,lt the House of Lords‘ inserted in it a elan

hibiting Great-Britain from receiving an ecclesiastic

Pope's representative

The Court of Rome consider

stablishineat of diplomatic relation

ad not done so in the case of It

declined to reedy

a ecclesi

he question of Mr. Bentinek; it wou

Government to exp.

its w

lad not happened

would be possible as a.prineiple for Gover

into any agreement with any other power
tical reduction of military and naval establish

the circumstances of Great Britain, h

ition she has to maintain, were widely different

of any other country

.on for going into committee of suppl
AN moved -the following resolution

expmses of completing the works of national deflu
.ojfated. or already in progress, should be met by a fur
,ccially provided for that purpose, independent of fl
usual votes of Parliament." I
iuntry was now absolutely defenceless ; and that, actor, ii
the present system, the fortifications at Woolwich, Por
nd, Alderney, Dover, and other places would take yea
complete. They were admitted to be necessary and
.and they ought to be completed at once. With the
ew, as the expenditure, if incurred now, instead of bein
read over a number 'of years, would be an extraordinsr
Le, he suAested that recourse should be had to a loan, He
mostly drew attention to the practicability of an invasion,
Ld said that although all might hope that war was distant,

pointed out that t

it was their duty at once to make use of the time of peace,
and not lose a day in preparing for such a contingency; and
preserve the country from such a humiliating position of
being constantly in fear of it. .He believed that the arma-
ments df this country were far below a peace establishment,
and he desired to see them at once raised to the minimum
required to guarantee its security.

Mr. S. HERBERT said, when Government first directed its
attention to the defences of the country, public opinion was
adverse to it, but now he was glad to see that a reaction had
taken place. It was true that during a long peace the
defences of the country had been neglected. Government
was fully alive to its duty, and before the suggestion of Sir
de Lacy Evans was made, had taken measures to have
a plan drawn up to meet the case of an invasion.
The army must necessarily be small, but it ought to be effi-
ciently organised as possible and pro'vided with the best
means of defence. He agreed that the fortification of 'dock-
yards and arsenals ought to be completed more rapidly.
The whole country was being surveyed and officers specially
made acquainted with its capabilities of defences.
[LEFT SirriNa.l

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE FETE AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The grand
fete at the Zoological Gardens will be brought to a close to-
night with a great treat for the million. The attendance
yesterday at the fancy fair and poultry show was exceedingly
good. _

FlRE.—Yesterday, a fire broke out in the galley of the
ship Phoebus, now lying in the Queen's-dock. Reels from
the Brunswick-dock were soon brought to the spot, and the
fire was soon got under, without any material damage being
done.

The Judgeship of the Court of Record for the Hundred
of Salford, vacated on the appointment of Mr. Segar to the
office of Judge of the County Court, held at Preston, has
been conferred by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
on Mr. Stamford Raffles, of the Northern Circiiit. [Mr.
Raines is son of Dr. Raffles, of this town, and' nephew of
the late Sir Stamford Raffles, the celebiatest painter.]
SUDDEN DEATR.—EarIy yesterday MOTHI4S a young
man named Andrew Kenny, aged twenty-four,' a porter, of
very steady habits, died suddenly at his' rodgings in. Ming-
ton-square. He went to bed perfectly well about eleven
o'clock on Thursday 'evening, and shortly after twelve he
called for his mother, and' said " make up your mind, I am
gone." About one o'clock he fell into a sleep nsa! snored
ver3rmuch, arid a little before four died' in the 'arms of the'
woman with whom holodged.
CAUTION TO THE PUBLlC.—Police=constabk James John-
ston, stationed at Holt, Denbighshire, on the 28th instant,
apprehended Joseph Johnston and William' Webster for
passing base coin, in the form of half4rowns. The active
constable found on their personseventeen counterfeits of the
description referred to. Mitch credit is due to Johnston for
his 'vigilance in detecting the: offenders ; andi we would
caution the public to be on their guard in scrutinizing money
of the description referred to.
On Thursday last, the 28th' inst., the Claremont Literary,
Association held its annual! pic-nic," when the'merahers and
their lady friends left Liverpool; by the eight-o'clock boat,
for Mostyn, and, after a pleasant sail; spent the, early part
of the day in the magnificent grounds of Neap-park,
which, though contrary to custom, his fordskip, true, to•
the hereditary hospitality of the name, generously threw
open for the occasion ; afterwards proceeding, via rail,
to Holywell, and duly recognising, and' sonic of the party
satisfactorily testing, the manifold qualitiestlint have gained
such a name, and' 'so many cratchy relies, to far-famed
St. Winifred's Well ; arid' all, unanimously, doing homage
to the 'more substantiat fare of thegooal old town.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.— (Bejore Mr. Commissioner Perry.)
—ln • Re. THOMAS lIEDOCOCIC.—ThiS, bankrupt, a painter,
plumber, and paper-hanger, at Sic 'Helens, came up on
application for his certificate. Mr. Rymer, who attended
for Mr. liretherton, was not instructed by the assignees to
offer any opposition. His. Honour said the bankrupt Might
take a, second class certificate, lit Re Edward' Edwards.
The bankrupt, who was an ironmaster at Wrexham, also
applied for a certificate. ' Mr. Evans, for the assignees,
I expressed their entire satisfaction with the, bankrupt's
conduct. His Honour said he saw no reason why the
bankrupt should not have a first-class certificate, which was
accordingly granted him. in Re Joseph Burrows. The
bankrupt was a tailor and draper at Woolton. ThiS was
the adjourned last examination. , Mr. Sandys, for the
assignees, examined the bankrupt and his sons with reference
to the accounts, which were considered unsatisfactory. Mr.
Dodge was board in support of the bankrupt, and he Was
afterwards allowed to pass. The certificate sitting was
appointed for the 26th August. • •
THE ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE DISTRICT INFIRMARY.—
Yesterday, (Friday,) the first stone of this building was laid
by the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibsen, M,Pt- A pro-
cession, -attended by the authorities, tradesmen, and different
societies of the district, walked from the town-hall to the
site 'of the new building. The design of the building 'is
based upon a supposed outlay' of. tl0;600, but the first
outlay is not to exceed £6,000, and then are- to 1
storeys only. Thirty competitors sent in do--
of Mr. Joseph Lindley, architect; '
gained the . first premium of '
building is'favourablv ,•"-•
long ; the

,- two
...gns, and that
Ashton-under-,l,yne,
.
' 280 feet
. l .‘ • ' , :
....ti,liateCt• •"2 tie main fro: at Is _
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, '...u.st end befune for th 6 male pati, mt.4.and the
lyi.h;
east witt for the females: The; wail& are two st pre r . ; lf
feet, and fifteen fc,k,t high ; arid ewh
~ :'v9- The ay3port 'of the
.
i a
interrial for Are eiity .f:oct 'by twenty_gif '`. and lien-
beds, giving in.a/fe tp,„n 2.000
cubic
fo:vi.aorfdaiw.rilsli)ea, '3l,l,4tl,:_iinetacebe,
bed... The ,4
.rartifPl/ ' ventilation- -will
Ju :•ble
nadartegcl' 14,4).*161E7m671v.i.e'n°t—tilation will be as nearly as • ti
, nose, '4,
Ifeki ~- - 40 each ward is attached a bathroom r . -
—arse's room, &c.
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