The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-06 00:00:00

Government expects them to perform is to conceal and
pastpone the truth when its disclosure may be inconvenient
to the higher servants of the country. Sir John properly'
abstains] from imputing motives. Like the cautiouS
Quaker in the story, he says, " I will not call thee a rogue,
but twelve men shall," And the proofs he lays before the
grand inquest of the nation can only create an impression
that he was sent to the Crimea for little other purpose
than to whitewash men whom the indignant public were
on the point of dealing with, and to fence round " the
system" which was breaking down under the weight of
its own rottenness. That he carried out his mission v ith
undeviating and often painful fidelity Sir John asserts--,
that he reported with extreme moderation and leniency'
to the incapable and negligent officers, all the world
knows. The report, however, was not satisfactory
to " the department," and Mr. F. Peel, the only moo
who let out freely what was passing behind the
scenes, made a speech in the House of Commons,
in which he threw the Commissioners unceremoniously
overboard. There they would have remained, or, perhapg,
would have been fished up, after a few months, and deco•
rated with crosses of the Bath, had Sir John M'Neill been
in the same p,;:jtion as Colonel Tulloch. But that was
not the case, and so .114,7 d Palmerston, in answer to
„ ehallen,e or appeal from Mr.
Gladstone, expressed in
strong terms the entire satisfaction of the Government
with the conduct of the Commissioners, ah 2 freely
acknowledged the advantages which the public service latm•
derived from their proceedings." These words, however,
turned out to be but wind. The " department" paid no
more respect to the Prime Minister than to the Commit
sioners. The Chelsea Whitewashing Board was consti•
ttted, and Colonel Tulloch, being " had up" before it,
was set upoo by Locan, Cardigan, Airoy, little dogs and
all, and worried into a fever. He partly deserved this
fate for having, in the act of submitting himself to the
authority of the board, separated his case in some degree?
trom that of his highoninded chief. Nevertheless, the
honour of both Commissioners, and the credibility of
their report, were in no way scathed by the hostile
attacks of the board, which only succeeded hi eon.;
victing itself before the country of the most scan-
dalous partiality and want of public spirit. That
the proceeding was viewed in the same light, even by
" the department" itself was practically confessed
in the tardy admission of approval of the Commissioners
Report made by Lord Panmure at a dinner at Arbroath?
on the 30th of December last. The report, indeed, wag
true ; but it was not the report that was required—it 11°
not by such services the approbation of a government is td
to be gained. " While I have never," says Sir. J. M‘Neilli
" during a public service of more than forty years, soli-
cited of any minister any favour or reward for myself, I
still considered it my duty, immediately after our report
to Parliament, to bring officiaally to the notice of the
Secretary of State for War the zealous and efficient CO
operation for which I was indebted to myjunior colleague'
Cal. Tulloch, and to solicit a reward for him." The
Earls of Lucan and Cardigan have been rewarded with,
the command of regiments; Quarter Master General
Airey's breast is loaded with orders ; but not a kind word
nor an inch of ribbon could be spared for the men ivii°
made known to the world the deeds by which Ong°
gallant officers earned their high emoluments and honours'
The public knew of this before, but they forgot it. Tbelf
memory has now been jogged by the Liverpool addressi
and it will bo seen, before the Session of Parliament TrlOh
opened yesterday be much older, whether they shall b°
allowed again to sink into oblivion until the Crimea°
Commissioners be vindicated, and the system which thel
have so fully exposed be refor med.

SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION.—The election writ arrived
here this morning (Feb. 4)• The nomination will take
place on Monday nest, and the polling on the followil
day. Sir Edward Butler and Messrs. Weguelin and
Andrews attended large meetings of their respective friend
OR Tuesday evening. These are the last great gathering°
which wilt be held before the election.

SUDDEN DEATH OF COLONEL WYNDHAM.— On Teel/6
afternoon, about three o'clock, Colonel Wyndham, 1//1-1,1,
walking with two ladies near the bridge on the Or—
side of the Serpentine, witnessing the evolutions of the
numerous skaters disporting on the ice, suddenly fell devil'
and expired. The body was removed to his residence
Connaught terrace.

The Earl of Derby entertained at dinner, at his Mans°
in St. James's Square, last evening, the Earl of Chester'
field, Earl of Dartmouth, Earl of Fowls, Earl of Veralst*
Earl Beauchamp, Earl of Egmont, Earl of Portarlingt°
Earl of Erne, Earl of Lanesborough, Earl of Enniskilll
Earl of Darnley, Lord Forester, Lord Dynevor,
Ravens worth, Lord Sondes, Lord Bateman, Lord ,
WI
singham, Lord Feversham, Lord Wy nford and Lend
Cloncurry.

Mr. Joseph Ewart, M.P., w • ill ask the First Lord of
Treasury this evening, whether it is the intention of fr"f
government to make any recognition of the services
Sir John M'Neill and Colonel Tulloch in the Crifnel°l
On going into committee on the army estimates, Mr.
will move that the reports of Sir John M'Neill $ll
Colonel Tu'loch, and of the Board of General Officers, 1, "s8
taken into consideration, and to move certain resolutO

Among the miscellaneous bills which have passed th
to
Standing Orders is the Mersey Conservancy and o°°-
Bill, and Price's Patent Candle Company (Limited).

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THE TOWN CLOCK.—This model "time keeper" aPP.,„OBO
to have gone on a " spree," for it has not been " at 1101, ja
for some days past. There was a rumour that it g?'00
contact, in some way, with the " Pike," and that the 11 it
has " done it brown" for some time to come; be this Bef
may, the " hand" of lime has ceased to beat near the Mt,
of the Town Hall, but how " long" it may be " atopr
depanent sayeth not.
SAILING OF THE BROUGHTON HALL FOR MEDB0171""r
This fine new vessel, a detailed description of whiebfforr
peared in our paper a short time since, sailed yesterdaidolt
noon, for Melbourne. She had 260 passengers of all Clt tot
whose comforts and convenience were amply provide4of
by Mr. Walthew, the well known and respected map'
and agent. She had also a full and valuable cargo
mixed description. Bon Voyage.
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DESERTING A WIFE AND FAMILY.—A person 3110.'
Stephen Fisher, aged 44, formerly a coach painter,oo
latterly a portrait painter, was brought up by InsPefisi
Wood before Mr. Mansfield, yesterday, on a charge of On is
deserted his wife and five children aboukten months ngcbat
London. The wife became chargeable to the paristi,dor
all inquiry as to the husband failed, until Wedulbitng
when the Inspector went to Crewe' where he arrested
Th
BASES
prisMONEY oner was sCAUTIONent to gaoTOl for
THE threePmUßLlC,onths—...“-
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and particularly the shopkeepars, cannot bo too callti%
0
reference to base coin, a large quantity of which Weil' fO,,
be in circulation. A new dodge has been resorted t,°,,irs,
instead of turning out " bran new" coin, the " smesrtheif,
as the coiners are called by the police, have turned 00
attention to antiquarian researches, and produced ,8/10be
coins of George HI., Ind these pieces are found 000
more easily " put off," as they have a worn, onientli
and silvery appearance, on account of being aPP3roter:,
long in the service. The specimens produced Yob
day, at the Police Court, were what may be called ``g tot!
and such as to decAve many. There were 0000,
persons brought before Mr. Mansfield, charged with Pliodso
these coins, and in each case the prisoners were realise
in order to have a communication with the mint $
rities.
ALLIANCE CLUB BALL.—The annual ball of this the
pectable cub took place on Weinesday evening, !solo':
Assembly Rooms, Great George's street, and was 0;0 0;
by upwards of 120 ladies and gentlemen. It wing
excellent affair, and got up in the best style by the TOr'ition/i
committee, who deserved much credit for their eseea
and the stewards, Messrs. J. Allen, Charles Effi,l3g.;thel
W. H. Thredder, earned the thanks of all
admirable arrangements and polite attention to ece.,so,4M
The refreshments, which were ample and of a re' 13eri
description, were supplied by Mrs. Johnson, of f tbaQ
street, and fully sustained the high reputation lerellitt,
house. There was an excellent band, under the 11,4,04
of Mr. Martin, and Mr. B. Carr was the condactw iflows
of whom received due praise for the gratification, obotl,
they afforded to the company. Dancing comrnenc,,eait 15
nine, and went on merrily until supper, after whin' Itqa
resumed and kept up with animation till nearly nil.to fie
very pleasing to witness such happy reunions, anuipf
that all passed off with eclat, May the club see of 'O,
delightful evenings. The following is a pregratnollatie,eo,
music :—Polka, quadrille, schottische, waltz, ~,
cellarius, galoppe, quadrille, valse redowa, earabanuwee
lancers, schottische, quadrille, varsovienne galoPPerg Oo
waltz, cellarius, quadrille, polka, saraband, lanee'
tische, quadrille, galoppe.