Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-28 00:00:00

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

THE INDIA MAILS.
p;;Znday.—The Vepoaul with the
mails from Calcutta 6:2d China arrived here at
eight o'clock this morning. The mails left for
London at ten o'clock am, Passengers, in
Quarantine. for twenty-two hours.

INDIAN NEWS.
MARSEILLES, Feb. 27.--Advices have been re-
ceived from Calcutta to the 22nd January. The
last battle in which Lord Clyde engaged our
enemies in India was fought on the frontiers of
Nepaul. Nana Sahib was repulsed and driven
into the interior, and Jung Bahadoor was charged
to complete the pursuit of the rebels upon his
Own territory. Lord Clyde then returned to
Lucknow, ordered the demolition of most of the
fortresses. in Oude, distributed the troops ampng
the large towns, and made preparations to return
to Europe. Sir Hugh Rose will succeed him as
'commander-in-chief.

Imporis- in -Calcutta active ; exports, none ;
ix eights bad, but hopes were entertained that the
prices of merchandise will return to an accessible
standard.

ACCIDENT TO THE ENGLISH MAIL STEAMER

AT CALMS.
• THREE PASSENGERS DROWNED.
CALAIS, Sunday.—The Royal English Mail
steamer ran foul of the pier in entering our harbour
last night. Some damage was caused by this
.accident to one' of the wheels, by reason of which
the steamer was driven back into the channel, and
three passengers perished, the victims of their
'eagerness to disembark. All the other passengers,
together with the Indian and usual mails, were
landed in' safety. The sea is still running very
high, with violent wind from the north-west.

LORD COWLEY'S ARRIVAL AT VIENNA

VIENNA Feb. 27th.—Lord Cowley, with his
family, and two attaches, arrived here this morn-
ing, at nine o'clock.
It is asserted, that Baron Hess will shortly be
railed to the dignity of Marshall, and in case it
should be found necessary, he will be placed at the
head of the Italian army.

THE EVACUATION OF FOREIGN TROOPS

F ITALY.
PARIS, Sunday.— RTOMhe Moniteur of this morning
-contains the following :—" On the 22nd instant,
Cardinal Antonelli announced to the ambassadors
of France and Austria, that the Pope, believing
his authority strong 'enough to maintain peace in
his dominions, considers his own power sufficient
consequence, his
to warraLt the security of his throne, and that in
evacuatiiii holiness was ready to enter into
arrangements with the powers for the simultaneous
of his territory by the French and
Austrian army
with the least possible delay."

AUSTRIAN FUNDS.
VIENNA, Feb. 26.—A considerable decline has
taken place in all securities to-day. Metalliques
fell more than 10 per cent, and close 74. National
Loan, 76.40. Lombards Venetian, 86. Bank
•Shares, 855.

THE FRENCH FUNDS.
PARIS, Saturday, 7 55 p.m.—Before opening,
Rentes commenced very flat, 67.55, but rose soon after
to 68, in consequence of the speech of Mr. Disraeli
ha. the English Parliament. 1 15 p.m.: The Bourse
Opens very animated, and Rentes 68.35. 3 23 p.m.:
"kb heavy tendency prevails towards close of the
beingßailway
a rise of only 10c. since yesterday. In
."ailway Shares no material change.

SECOND EDITION.

NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, MONDAY, 9 A.M.

DISRUPTION OF T.mINISTRY.

RESIGNATION OF THE ROAM SECRETARY
'AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF

TRADE,

The Morning Herald announces that, in consequence of
some difference- of opinion in the Cabinet, Mr. Walpole
and Mr. Henley hive resigned their office. Mr. Sotheron
Estcourt will succeed Mr. Walpole at the Home Office,
while Lord March will go to the Poor Law Board. Lord
Donoughmore, now Vice-President of the Board of Trade,
will succeed Mr. Henley in that office.
The Times, in making a similar announcement, says
the difference of opinion arose out of the Reform Bill.

THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE REFORM

BILL

The Times appears to have been favoured with some
revelations respecting the Ministerial Reform Bill, which
will be introduced to-night. Ministers, instead of dis-
franchising boroughs according to an arbitrary numerical
standard, have begun by ascertaining what number of
seats are wanted to supply acknowledged deficiencies, and
then obtain the number required and no more by the
process of disfranchisement. To supply this not very
considerable number of seats. they would not require to
have recourse to the extension as proposed by Lord John
Russell; nor yet to the plan of total disfranchisement, so
largely adopted in the first Reform Bill. No borough, it
is believed, will be united with any other, and no borough
will be entirely disfranchised. The schedule of the act will,
in fact, correspond to Schedule B of the original Reform
Bill. From a certain number of the smaller boroughs re-
turning two members a single will be withdrawn, and the
seats thus obtained will be given to the new constituencies,
which it is intended to create. The public, says the
Times, will not be surprised if the ministerial measure
adopts, as a basis of a county franchise, a £lO occupation,
it -will also be proposed to facilitate the voting of
constituencos, largely increased as those of the counties
will be by a system of voting .papers. As regards the
borough franchise, the Times is informed, that the
ministerial bill proposed that the franchise for boroughs
and counties shall be uniform, resting 'on an occupation.
of £lO. While preserving intact as. the basis of the
borough franchise the amount fixed by the first Reform
Bill the ministerial bill seems to extend the, franchise to
persons who, from possession of property in ,the shape of
deposits in Savings Banks, of Stock in the Funds, or of
Railway Shares, may give satisfactory proof of their
fitness to assist in imposing burdenssupon the property
of others. The Times compliments the bill for its
simplicity, and says it is probably as strong as the
Government would be able to carry in the present
temper of the House of Commons and the publib mind.