Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-09 00:00:00

CANADA.

A Toronto correspoodt,nt of the New York
Ttiburie speaks of Canadian ciehts. banks, and rail-
ways. ' He sg3s:—
In 1850, Mr. Samuel Gurney, the first bill broker in
England, prophesied future trouble to his country. le
said :

" I more boldly assert that it is ray• judgment that
unless she (England) wholly alters her .course in these
r.•snoets_ bankruptcy will ultimately be the epcnit
have spent trom fitteen to twenty millions sterling per
annum for warlike purposes since the peace of 1815. Had
that money been applied to the discharge of the National
debt, by this time it would have been near:y annihilated
but if our military expenditure be persisted in, and no
reduclon of our National debt take place, at a period of
our history certainly characteriz-NI by vety fair prosperity
and general political calm, how is it to be expected that
the amount of revenue will be• maintained in a time of
adversity, which we must from timcitO time anticipate in
our future history ? Should such an adversity come upon
us, I 'venture to predict that our revenue will not be main-
tained, not the dividend paid, unless more efficient means,
be taken to prevent such a catastrophe in these days of
prosperity and pea Ce.
The Times echoed thr3 opinions, but the rulers of
England forgot them in the Russian, and are not
profiting by them in the Infli4n and China contests.
In Canada, one of our worst difaculties, is a heavy
'debt due abroad; . 3.-

. The writer goes on to say that although there
are only two tniDions pf.people in Canada the
debts to EtOope is very heavy.'iVA a railway in
Canada will divide sixpence out of actual profits in
1857. Their m.inagernent according to their
own accounts, about as Gad hs cap be. The ex-
pos-tire of the'briberies, corruptioa and palpable
trawls of 'railway Managers *here, made a deep
impression upon the minds of the people of Upper
Canada last winter; but it is, almost as ditficalt
to get the Hindoo ani Mohammedan, and the
several castes and armies of India to unite for
their common benefit, as to get French and Eng-
lish Canada to uni7e, except it were their small
managers for sharing the spoils
The viriter conelndes:---- •

Our 'new Church and State Bishop '(Cronyn); is per-
mitted to be consecrated" at Toronto. S) say Lard
Palmerston and thel'Primate of England; and Parsoit
Fuller, a regular speculator in stocks, :tan 's, and
gsdli-
r:ess here and at Wisconsin, Sc.c.; is actively electioneering
fur the (to be) vacant rectory. He has issued a plena
handl i l to the electors, offering to pay the expeoses of
his clerical voters. T.,e berth is wort!, nearly 5,090-dols
a•year. He uses Bishop Strachau's name as his authority
for thus electianeerin2, &e.
Our Governor (Sir E Head) k still amusing himself itt
Europe, and the military officer in co:n'aand of Canada
srcken of as likely to-to to India. It Sir E. Held ac-
tually comes back, it will incliCate, I' think, a fear to
future discord •with the U.lited States, and an enmity to
peaceful reform. He is of all public m 311 the least friendly
to free luititucions, an.l is of tn)lerate cap 1.-city.

" CV? L BONE."—There is a sub;!anc-3 that is often to
be picked up on the share, and oftener to be purchased at
the perfummi shop!, known by the name of kuttle-bone,
anti, when reoced to rwie-, used fir va ions purpose?.
This so-called kuttle-bone is not bone at all, hut a very
wonderful strrcere, consisting almost en'itely of pure
chalk, and having been at one time ilibeddtd Wisely in the
sobstaoce of Rolle departed individual .of the snecies caled
&pia affoinnlis. The " hone " is' indasel Within a m
rn-
brann-ons sac within the holy of the cuttle, by which sac
it is secreteJ, and with which it has no other connection
dropping oit when tlv`animal iS opened. Oa taking ones
of these objects into :he Ira), i's ex=, erne lightness is very
evident, and if it be cJt across and ratomined through a
lens, the cause of the lightness will be p-re ived. The
plate is not solid, bit is formed of a succession of excess- _
ively thin larninm or fl ors of chalk, each cann-c ed with
each by'myriads of tin c.,t imaginable chalk piliors.
When the cu'tle is 1 v:ng, this structure runs through the
entire length of th., ab lumen, bri ,g of cepa' length with it,
and occupving ox-third of its breadth.—Common
Objects of the Sea skore.
FRXDICH COMPARISON BE MN ERN ENO L iND AND, FRANCS.
—An article in the Con tieutionnel t,k3s advantage of the
Belfast riots to draw a tomparisen between our tw r regi-
mens, very much in fdiour of absolutism. We are told that
we have no idea of prevention—trot ws let avers body do•
what he likes, an I allow thirgs to g tt into contusion, and
then, when a g •eat der,' of mischief nas teen dore, bring in
the arm of the State to rectify the disorder, whereas in.
France Government is preventive, and does not allow the
mischief to arise in the fist instance.' Tots is the distinc-
tion between us, involving all the superiority 03 their side
which prevention has over core. Ours is an i-arneg ular
nowieldly, awkward piece of machinery, always gliug
wrong, and reel-airing somebody constantly to step in and
correct this, that, Find tka ether jar, stoprg., i
dis-
order. The individual is everything with us, his rights and
his humours exclusively a tended to, and this liberty is
all very pleasant for a time, but the excess is sure to come
and to require a fo:oible and painful retuodr,. whereas in
i France till Goverriment 'wisely checks the rg its of the
individu in the first instance, and thus forestalls the dis.
rg-ceable necessity of correcting his extravagaLeer,—Tinies.
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YL RD .Y

LIVERPOOL.
BEFOltii Ma. NIANSE,IRLD

ATTEMPT To DEFRAUD THE Ptwc-OFFICE. —3l try
McGrath, a servant in be houso if Mr. 1.1n7;h Costello,
Dubin-street, was 'bought up by dAcctive ctliccr Cozens,
of the G.P.0., on a charge of having attltuteri To defraud
the I:).st-office, and for att-;:ling• two letters- containing
crdtrs, cne for 10.=, the other for 53. The f c-s
of the case wore tires'. Too persons trout Manorhamil;on
were 'oiging at Mr. Crs:€llo's I,otre, on their way to
America, and cot the 18:h Se;,tembcr some friend at the
apace-nani:.d town se::t the orrie,s in question to tl3ma
Ihe fatties bad, however, saikd s-Ane five data b tore the
arrivLd here.. The sender of the o-ders having
discovered that 'he parties had sailed, wrote to the pest-
master, to stop payme-nt of the enters. The prisoner sect a
man to the Post office to get the or,.'ers when lto woe
-stopped, anti t.,.,14! 'from whom he got, them. The prisoner
then told the efficer th tt her siiter s?ns the orders from
DtlVin in a letter to a M,s. Gra lv, 4f Athol-s:reet,
that proved false, and then she said she 4.7.0 t, the orders
frtm a man that came in a boat tot s Ste was
Tern ,rided until the sender of ilia orders could come here.
Vtimitvr ASIAUT,T.S.-Th,cmai it,,v, as a
'" knock -r ab ut the docks," wss ‘:fi,r,ged havie,7,
assaulted a woman named E zahe,th Williams .n, of 11
court, Northampton-street, and also cha.•ged by officer
245, for having assaulted him. 1 f ,male said her has
band was a m,riner, and herself a guvornes,, and oa
Friday ti,;ht she was out on b-,sine,s in 'Vauxhall-rold
when-she was aisaulted by the prisoner; the puttee ( facer
was convex lent anti saw part ef the assault, a,,d on inter-
posieg with the pris,,yrer, he gtmek and picked hint vio'tn'lv.
Mr. W., ck for tree prisoner, produced a witness who
attempted to show that the iss ,ult on the woman was
accidental. brt he f.iltd to do.so. IE3 wrkrghip fined the
prisoner £3 for Batch 455.t2,.t, or it; delatt't of payment two
-InOnths' impris^nrnent

THE KNIFIL— 1 wicked-leoking fePo Y, named Daniel
ShiAds, was char;c I with s Abed Clt ,r 1 s
The cnmp'akant wentin'o a p it.l c hcuie in Vauxhall Road
to light Ira ripe; t -!e piisoner and 13.)rne oth.r p .rsotas were
there, and nithout any provocation he made a wof a
knife at him, which tilieted a se, i,us w,min 1 on his a m,
and he was makirg auoth-r blow, -that woul I h :ye entered
his abdomen. had not a bystander caught his arns. Mr.
Mansfield a4en the witness if they had any quarrel ? and
be replied he had not spoken tlicee words to the p:isoner.
The prisons r was sent fo: trial.
Foxo,n CE4TIFICATE.—James Tatyis, the sailor who
was remanded Gn a charge of having forged a cortificre,
in order to procure a ship, was brc tight up. Mr. Tyn 'all,
for the Crown, said the beard had decided in eealirg with
the ease in a summary manner. The evidence was the
same as published in our n +per of Wednesday. The
prisoner was fines £5, or in default of payme at, three
months imprisonment. _ _ _

Susinctarre.—Four notorious thieves, named Jo!-n 1
James, William Merrick, Mary Smith, and Anne Mitchell,
were brought. up by Inspect: r Duggan, who said he gtt
them ia brenistre-sneet, and., knowing them to be thieves,
he took them into ,uatenty, and on James he f turd a silver
lever watch, with owner's name. D ,ni 1 Clitistian, and
maker's name, J. Mery-r. He thring'it it the produce of
akaock-d wa robbery, and he asked for a remard, whieh
was gr n.ed.
Cit alto E OF EXTeresiver Swim:me:G.—Francis Kelly,
who was wen ,ecte i with Farrel in the ex easive watch
and gold robbery, and who was committed on that charge,
but who was remended on a charge of beit g concerned
with a gang of swin tiers, was brotreht up. The charge
was preferred by M-. Reay of the Geardie'. S.teietv, who
appeared for the prosecution, rind Mr. Ruby for the prisoner.
Mr. Clough said thecharge was fair being connected with
a gang of swiedlers that ex ends d from the utm st parts of
Engl nd to the ntmos pars of Ireland, and who had oh-
taieed property by false repo sentitio s from all these
(parte; s. rein Reey said he had got 33 boxes et' surgical
iu,trumeas, out of sd, that had been obtained by false
representatiors. He had about 100 letters and abent 50
witntsses. to being forward from all quarters, and the Cost. of
the prosecution would be about £3OO. Mr. Mansfield :
Bat, now, that you have got a man who seems to be a mas-
ter of his art, sou ought not to spare any expetsse
or trouble in such case. Mr. R-ay :We do nit intend to
spare any We expect to get three or foe:. persons who
are connected with this case. Mr. Roby said the only
charge against the prisener w.s in reference to seven filters,
and two boxes of the surgical truments, an Ihe was pre-
pared 'o show how the prisoner came by tliesa arti -.les,
and Mr. Reny had not le own any cennection between these
and the articles alluded to, so far as the prisoner wise con-
cerned. Mr. Reny said here was a pers tn named Kelly
connected with a fietitetus firm. ',tine Asia eea ,
who had ordered goods of the description. The prisoner
was remand d, on the applicatioa of Mr. Reey, who wished
fur time to prepare the case.
WriTERI us —Vnitr !—Patrick Brenna", who keeps an
oyster stall at the Pier-head, charged his sin with having
s'elea a pair of boots tram him. Mr. B tick eves for the
presecetiou, and cn the elm leinant being sworn, he asked
him—Do you keep a stall at the Pier-head ? No, bat the
stall keeps me. Mr. Block :Is the prisoner your son
His mother always a aid so. (Lett I laughter.) Mr
Black : Conn-, sir, don't go on in this way; conduct your-
self with propriety in the court. Witness. I wilt,
if I po-sibly can. [lle kpeared to hare imbibed more
beer than was goad for his standing perpendicularly.]
Mr. Block : "Did the prisons r steal anything from you ?"
"Yee, a pair of boots." Mr. Mein field (ta Mr. Button,
governor of the br.dewell): 'a Is the prisoner known
here?" Mr. Burton: " Yes, he was here. in May last far
stealing a pair of boots fro.n tie father." The father :
" The vary identical pair of boots at present under
consideration—he waked off with these boots seeerel
times." Mr. Block said the cmulainant was a client of
his for some time, and not long aeo he w a p-ssessed of a
hand.Anue property, which he made by his industry. Ile
gave his daughter, at her marriage, a short time since,
£lOO ; but that, with other proeecy, in correct fence of
beer an I d'Jnitsie broils, all disappeared. Here the
prisoner isaide a vow that, if he were let oat, he would at
once enlist, and 0..) out •o fight the engines. The father:
•• Oh, you lictef before, and I bougut you out." The
prisoner was discharge d.
CAUTION Ti S.aleins.—E]ward Lowe, Henry W tod,
Samuel Miller, F. eieric'e Mar- ov. Charles Sinclair,
Joseph Revell, William Williems. William Celine John
J. Dowd, and Tuonaas Dinghies, stilts,belonging to the
;Australian ship Sarah Anne, were brought up by detective_
officer Horne, on a charge, br Captain Shaw, the
commander of the vessel, fer refacing to proceed to sea,
according t y the articles signed by them. Mr. Bluck said he
appear ea for Messrs. Fernie, Brother, and C ..,the owners of
the ship; to camp'ain of the conduct of the prisoners. Tne
vessel should have sailed oa Tuesday, and was now in the
river, with a steam-tug at her side waiting, at great
expense, to take her down the river on her voyage to
Melbourne, bet at the last na meat the p.isoners refuted
to go, and seven others who signed articles did not come on
board at all. The ship was a fine and desirable one to sail
in; the prisoners did not object to her ; they did clot
object to Captain Shaw, but they alleged that they did not
like the chief 0135 c r. He would prove this ease, arts press
for a heavy penalty ; not on'y for the purpose of cautioning
-oiler men from acting in such an illegal and outragelus
manner, but to save merchants the expense and great
inc nvrni:nce to
_which such. c4iiduct subjected them.
I'm refused to go at the last instant —when the ship was
actually in tow of a steam-tug, and great ditEcull arose
in getting another crew to supply their place. Horne was
the a sworn, and said the prisoners refused to soil with the
'chief officer of the ship. Ile asked them why they refusel
to goiwiela him,-ant they said
,he cursed and swore at theta.
Mr. Gluck : That is not very uncommon at sea. Mr.
Mansfield:- But it is veryimproper—it gives bad example,
and leads todisorganation—it is an ill practice and should
not be allowed any place, more particulaev on ship
board. Captain Shaw and other w:tiesses were examine ,
and pored the case as epened by Mr. Block. The men
made various s atements Alta how the chief mate cursed at
along with the b.mtswain, and threatened to do for
them when out at sea. This was denied, aed his worship
sentenced the crisoners to ten weeks, hard about-.
BWORE MESSRS. 5. 1101.1111 AIM SURD!.
DIEVRAC,FUL CONDUCT ON THE PAItT OF A 6110FILEFFER.
—Robert E d tile, staymaker, miliner and draper, carry-
ing on business in Bt ruin-street, was summoned by Mrs.
Eliz ibeth Moss, a respectable looking, rather eßidieurelly,
female, under the fa lowing circumstance. l,ir.
appeared for the complainant, and the whole case will b
e
found in his statement, which wes as ad!"
the nominal charge was for detaining 23 pair of stays, the
property of his client, but he mist menion other matters
which certainly would become the source of inv,stig,atiou be-.
tore another tribunal. This lady came from London a few
days ag-, with a large quantity of goods, including a con-
siderable quantity and variety of stays. She ietendft,l
openirg a shop, ant going into buein se in Liverpool, but
not finding one to suit her she reeilved to return to Lon- I
den. Nu: wishing to take back all the goo !a, she offered I
the defendant some stays for Isl. , ant after so ne time a
bargain was made, a rd. she set ikm f £l5 153. what
cost bar £25. She suffered the loss 'tallier than take
Clear back. .Th defendant himself male out the invoice,
counted the goods over his counter., and wanted to get five
per ce.t. off. This the c implainant refused to give, but
he stopped one front icr. S'.e gave a receipt and
went away. Tale was at half-past ton in the morning.
About ttrelne, he sent a im.:Esaga to her to call ag i t, and
she did so. go ,hen said be bad paid her 10s. too much,
but she prOtested against it. Ilowevee, rather than have
any altercation, she gave it to him. Aeout seven in the
evening he sent a srnp-girl to her, sa9ieer he wanted to
kurcb.se more goods from her. She gave the girl twenty