Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-30 00:00:00

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territory of Prussia, one of the

The Tiiites reports that England will he repres
the Congress by Lord Malmesbury, assisted
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assisted by "Al. Drouyn de L'lluys,

The Daily News;ays, the speech of Sir James Graham,
on Monday night, was the most damaging that has yet been
made against the Government Reform Bill, and calculated
to gain many waverers.

MAIL NE-;.VS. - The Calcutta and China mails, via Mar-
seilles, wfll be delivered in London on

Vednesday morning,

The Cape Royal mail steamer D;

arrived at -Plymouth
Bay February 21; St.

yesterday morning. She left Tabl(
Helena, March 3 ; Ascension, March 6. At -the Cape
prosperity was general. Peace had been maintained along
the froi. Ver.

POPULATION, REVENUE, AND REPRESENTATION. --- A
Parliamentary return to the motion of Mr. Dunlop, issued
yesterday morning, shows that last year the estimated popu-
lation of England was 19,853,610, and the amount of taxa-
tion, 49,063,7321; of Scotland, 3,139,860 ; taxation,
7,216,3581; and of Ireland, 6,020,423; taxation, 6,428,4761.
It also shows that if the 654 members of the House. of
Commons were allotted to each of these divisions of the
United Kingdom proportionately to the population of each,
England would have 447, Scotland 71, and Ireland 136 ; if
proportionately to taxation, England would have 514,
Scotland 74, and Ireland 66 ; if the both combined, Eng-
land would have 480, Scotland 73, and Ireland 101.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE ENGINEER " WHO'S WANTED."-Up to a late hour
last night, Buchanan, the chief engineer of the Bogota,
charged with murder on the high seas, had not surrendered
himself ; nor have the police any notion of his whereabouts.

To SHIPPERS AND EXPORTERS.—A. most profitable
article of export, to warm climates especially, are the Self-
cleansing Charcoal Filters, patented by Messrs. Saunders
and Co., of 16, Parker-street, Liverpool—in fact they are
invaluable wherever there is bad water. S. and Co. allow
a liberal discount on export and wholesale orders.
THE NEAPOLITAN EXILES.—Our readers will be glad to
learn that a movement is being made in Liverpool for the
purpose of aiding the necessities of the Neapolitan exiles
By an advertisement in another column, it will be seen that
a meeting will be held in the Council Chamber to-

norrow

(Thursday), to consider the propriety of originating a
subscription, which we have no doubt will be well attended,
and the appeal liberally responded to.

LECTURE ON OPIUM.—Last night, R. Martin, Esq., M.D.,
delivered a lecture iw the Tuckerman's Institute, on the
subject of opium. Professor Griffith's occupied the chair.
There were also present the Rev. Mr. Steinthal, 41 men and
boys, and 10 females. The lecturer proceeded to view the
trade in opium between the English and Chinese, and
dwelt upon. its injurious effects upon the people who con-
sumed it. He laid great blame to the English people for
carrying on the trade The lecture was ably handled, but
did not prove very interesting, which was evident from
occasional " yawns" and nods throughout the room.
EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, 126, top of Mount
Pleasant.—Weekly Report.—Eye Department : New
patients admitted in the week ending March 26th,
90 ; patients prescribed for, and who have received
surgical assistance, 379. Ear Department : New
patients admitted in the week ending March 26th,
30 ; patients prescribed for, and who have received sur-
gical assistance, 134. Consultinc, Surgeon : Hugh
Neill, Esq. Surgeons : John Poole, Esq., Dr. R. Hibbert
Taylor, and Dr. Nevins. Assistant-Surgeon : Thomas
Bickerton, Esq. Treasurer : J. G. Livingston, Esq.

THE MANAGEAENT OF ST. JOHN'S MARKET.-A spe-
cial meeting of the markets committee was held yesterday
morning, to investigate the duties, conduct, and services of
Mr. Luya, superintendent of St. John's Market. Mr.
Johnson presided; and there were also present—Messrs.
Beckwith, Woodruff, Ridley, Bowring, Chilton, Shimmin,
and Haydock. It was resolved that reporters be not
admitted, as it was considered unfair to allow the inquiry
to be published before it was completed. Mr. Luya and
Mr. Radcliffe, one of the collectors, were examined, and the
committee adjourned until this morning, at eleven o'clock,
after a sitting of three hours and a half.
A REPOSITORY SALE OF WORK will be held on Easter
Monday and Tuesday, for the benefit of the National
Schools of Christ Church, Hunter-street. Further parti-
culars will be duly announced. Contributions are respect-
fully solicited, and will be thankfully received by the
following members of the ladies' committee : -Mrs. Bous-
field, 53, Shaw-street ; Mrs. Blundell, 27, Everton-terrace ;
Mrs. Cauty, 33, Norton-street ; Mrs. Crosthwaite, 124,
Islington ; Mrs. H. J. Hindley, 3, Grecian-terrace, Ever-
ton ; Mrs. T. L. Hodson, 41, Islington ; Mrs. Martin, 116,
Finch-street ; Mrs. Osborn, 17, Earl-street, St. Paul's-
square ; Mrs. T. K. Twist, 72, Huskisson-street ; Miss
Yeoward, 23, Stafford-street.

GARSTON BOARD OF HEALTH.—The annual meeting of
this, board was held yesterday, at the Public-office, Mr.
Alderman Cooper in the chair. The other members present
were—Messrs. Chidson, Challoner, M'lntire, Tinne, and
Watts. The minutes of the last day's proceedings, together
with the report of such committees, &c.,'were read and con-
firmed. The Law-clerk reported that the action which had
been brought against the board by Mr. Leland, had been
withdrawn, at least for the present. It was reported to the
board that Mr. Bevan, an active and respected member of
the board, had died since the last meeting. It was agreed
to transmit a resolution of condolence to his family, expres-
sive of the sympathy of the board on his loss. The routine
business was then transacted, and the board adjourned.
MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S
MEETING AT LIVERPOOL, FOR 1859.—Yesterday forenoon, a
meeting of the Liverpool committee of this society was held
at the Town Hall, his Worship the Mayor in the chair.
Mr. T. B. Ryder, the honorary secretary, read the pro-
ceedings of the last meeting of the committee, and then
stated that the subscriptions amount now to £3BB 4s, and,
with what he had to receive, the whole would amount to
£4OO the present, which was doing very well, so far,
but he hoped they would do much better. The above
included £5O from the Earl of Derby. It was resolved to
advertise the proceedings in the morning and some of the
weekly papers, and then the meeting adjourned. [This
subject is well worth attention, as the exhibition will be an
interesting one, and will be held at Liverpool on the Bth
and 9th September, in this year.]
A VERY" BARBARP-OUS CASE. —At the Police-court,
yesterday, before Mr. Mansfield, James M'Caul, a barber,
in Vauxhall-road, was charged with having seriously
cut and wounded Sarah Gardiner, the wife of
amother barber, at No. 159, in the same road.
It appeared that, some time ago. the prisoner