Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-27 00:00:00

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means of employing the regular army to an extent which
I could not otherwise have done. We must also depend
upon those volunteers whose zeal and exertions in
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the matter of drill are beyond all praise. Without
previous drill, their bravery and zeal would be thrown
away. There is not the slightest doubt that if England
were invaded, the whole country would rise like one
man to defend it. " Where is the coward that would
not fight for such a land ?" (Loud cheers.) But, as I
have said, without previous drill, all volunteering efforts
would be useless. I would, therefore, urge upon every
county to keep up its militia, if possible, to the full quota,
and, where volunteer corps exist, to do everything in its
power to maintain them. If those steps are carried out,
depend , upon it you need have no fear of an invasion.
In a country like this occasional difficulties must occur.
An Indian difficulty has just been overcome. We have
now a Chinese difficulty on hand ;, and but for the good
sense and forbearance of Governor Douglas, we should
have an American difficulty also. The only way to
prevent these occurrences is to be always prepared to
meet them. There are other questions connected with
the army, which, considering the official position which
I have held, I should be happy to touch upon, if it be
the general wish of the meeting. (Cheers.) Next,
then, to the efficiency of the army, probably that which
concerns you most is the expense of the army. I have
seen it stated at agricultural meetings, and elsewhere,
that we have very little indeed to show for our money.
The estimates, I acknowledge, are very large ; and I
perfectly admit that, so far as ergo standing armies are
concerned, it is impossible that we should ever compete
with the great Continental military nations, because our
men are raised by voluntary enlistment, while theirs
are raised by conscription. But when we are asked
what we have got to show for our money, it must be
remembered that we have an empire upon which the
sun never sets; that we have possessions and colonies
in every part of the globe, and that ships and troops are
required to protect them. It is impossible, therefore,
scattered as those troops are, to show any vast number
in any one spot; but Sir Erskine Perry, when he spoke
upon this subject, being acquainted with India, might
have recollected that that country was saved by the aid
of 100,000 of her Majesty's troops, whilst we had at the
same time 100,000 in this country, and 42,000 in the
colonies, So also with regard to military works and
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barracks ; you. see very tittle of` them, yet bile expense is
enormous. No person could have entered in the army
estimates with a greater determination to cut them down
to the lowest possible point consistently with their
perfect efficiency than I did ; but I rose from their con-
sideration with the most perfect conviction that, instead
of asking too much from the House of Commons, I could
have, spent a good deal more with advantage to the
country. I was, indeed, obliged to postpone many
works which would have proved economical and highly
beneficial. Under these circumstances, I cannot hold out
to you any hope that either the present or any future
Secretary of State will have it in his power greatly to
reduce the army estimates ; for if you intend to main-
tain yourselves in perfect security, you must keep up
the army to its present strength. I must say that
when I was Secretary of State, I never met with the
slightest check from Parliament in granting any money
which was absolutely necessary for the country, and I
Vas always most grateful for the manner in which the
House of Commons voted money for the services both
of the army and. navy. Another point on which I wish
to touch, is the control which Parliament has over the
money that has been voted by Parliament ; and here I
would remark upon a speech which was made by Mr.
Bright at Wakefield. (A voice—" He has nothing to do
with us.") I only wish to do so in order that I may
disabuse the public mind upon an important question.
(Hear.) Mr. Bright stated at that meeting that over
the money voted by Parliament for the army Parlia-
ment had little or no control. He stated that the Horse
Guards, who spent the £12,000,000, voted in the esti-
mates, was a department altogether separate from and
independent of Parliament ; and he was further pleased
to add—(Cries of " Question."). I have no intention of
making an attack upon Mr. Bright, but I wish to show
that that money is not spent without the control of
Parliament. The control of Parliament' over the money
voted for the army is our great safeguard against a
standing army, and it is, I beheve, a great constitutional
privilege, which I for one should be sorry 'to see dis-
pensed with. I wish to show, therefore that Mr. Bright
is mistaken if 'he supposes that the Horse Guards has
the power of spending a single shilling of that money.
So far from parliament having no control over the
money voted, there are no estimates , laid before parlia-
ment in such detail as the army estimates, down even
to the expense of the clothing of each individual regi-
ment. They are divided into 25 or 26 votes, every one
of which is open to question and discussion; and all I
can say is, that if parliatient does not exercise scrutiny
and control, it is the fault of parliament itself, and not
of the Horse Guards. (Cheers.)

FRIG:IITFUL AND FATAL EXPLOSION OF GUN-
POWDER.—On Sunday, an explosion of gunpowder
occurred at the house of Mr. Leadbetter, watch and
clock maker, liidsgrove. The explosion, which sacri-
ficed the life of Mrs. Leadbetter,' who is only 26 years
of age, and did considerable damage to the property,
seems to have been the result of ,gross negligence. It
appears that Leadbetter intended to take part in a pigeon-
shooting mate' On Monday morning, and on Saturday,
after the fire had been raked out for the night, fancying
his gunpowder might be damp, he placed the flask
in the .oven of the fire-grate in the back-room; for
the purpose of drying the powder, intending to remove
the flask hefoie the "fire was again lighted in the
grate the next morning. Unfortunately, he forgot that
the powder was in the oven, and, contrary to custom,
the oven was not used that morning for cooking pur-
poses,
.so that nothing occurred to remind him of his
negligence, or to acquaint his wife with the fact of the
ovemmontaining such a dangerous article. Leadbetter
and his wife,eat down to dinner at the usual hour, and
he afterwards went out for the purpose of taking a walk,
leaving his -Wife busily washing the dinner things. She
was engaged in doing this, and apparently
,standing
with her back to the fire' when the powder.:ex-
ploded with' terrific violence. The grate and oven were
shattered to Pieces, and fragments were thrown all
over. the room ; the furniture was knocked about and
damaged ; 'the centre of the ceiling was blown through.
But the 'worst and most mysterious effeet'of the accident
remains to be told. At the onset of the explosion it
would seem that a portion of, gunpowder took a down-
ward direction, it Is thoight, through an opening in
the bottom of the' oven, and got under the fender, which
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that, coming in contact with Mrs. Leadbetter, a little
the clothes and one of the limbs, which instantly dropped
down on the floor,' and fearfully cut and mangled the
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to
amputate' it. The poor creature was not in a condition
*1 bear amputation, and in less than two hours after the
she died.. The child, who was. sleep-
r off from where its mother stood,
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which Judge Terry's name figui
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Broderick, Perley, and Kewen, was also given, in

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full. Broderick —on that occasion, at the breakfast
table of the International Hotel, in San Francisco, said
that Terry (who delivered a speech at the Democratic
State Convention attacking Broderick), did not treat
him well, and that if he had received his deserts the
Vigilance Committee, when they held him (Terry) pri-
soner, would have hung him. He also said that when
in that trouble Terry received his active aid, and his
(Terry's) conduct was a poor return for the services ren-
dered him when he wanted friends. Perley challenged
Broderick, and, as is known, he declined to fight, on
the ground that Perley was an inferior. Soon after,
Broderick announced from the stump that he would
not accept the challenge before the election, but that
after it was over he was ready for any of his enemies.

On Friday morning, the 9th ultimo, Broderick was
waited on by Mr. Calhoun Benham as the friend of
Terry, who delivered a challenge to mortal combat. It
was at once accepted; and it is understood the conditions
agreed on were, that no person except the principals,
seconds, and surgeons were to know of the time or place of
the duel. Broderick and Terry immediately left the city,
a fact which soon became widely known, and caused
the greatest excitement. Expectation was on tiptoe,
and the sole topic of conversation was concerning
the contemplated fight. It seems that a correspon-
dence was opened with the view of settling the diffi-
culty. The report is, that Broderick was ready to give
satisfaction by stating that, although he used the
language complained of on the spur of the moment, and
in the heat of personal debate, such were not the feelings
of his heart. It is said this apology or explanation was
not satisfactory, and a meeting was agreed on to take
place at five o'clock on the morning of the 12th ultimo,
the weapons to be six-shooters. At the appointed time
that morning the parties were on the field, in presence of
about two hundred spectators and several police-officers.
The spot selected, near the Lake House, beyond the
Mission, and in San Francisco county, did not turn out
satisfactory to the seconds, either in consequence of the
nature of the ground or the presence of the police-officers,
who expressed their determination to prevent the duel
taking place. Two other places were examined, when,
at length, the party crossed the line into San Mateo
county, and a little after seven o'clock that morning
fixed on the spot and commenced measuring the ground.
The pyincipals, with their seconds, in a few minutes
took their appointed places. At this moment the Chief
of Police and three officers interfered. One of their
number went up to Broderick and presented a warrant
for his arrest, while another approached Terry. They
denied the authority of the officers to arrest, as they
were out of the limits of San Francisco, but it seems that
the warrant was endorsed by a San Mateo magistrate.
After considerable time spent in deliberation they sur-
rendered themselves, and were liberated on parole.
Messrs. Broderick and Terry then agreed to appear
before the police court, at two o'clock on Monday after-
noon, the 12th ult., the day before the duel. The
result of that proceeding is a matter of little consequence
now, as it did not prevent the hostile meeting.
It is said that Judge Terry resigned his seat on the
bench before leaving Sacramento. His seconds were
Messrs. Calhoun, Benham and Thomas Hayes. Mr.
Broderick's seconds were Messrs. J. C. McKibben and

another whose name we do not know, but probably
either ex-Sheriff Colton, of Yreka, or Mr. John A.
Monroe, of San Francisco."

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ANECDOTE OF CHARLES REAIBLE.—When Charleg
Kemble was supreme at Covent Garden, a tragic drama
was placed before him in- which he discovered much
merit as a literary work, and all necessary capabilities
for producing effect -in action. It had been perused,
also, by Young. and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and they,
too, spoke of it in laudatory terms. Mr. Kemble would
have at once produced it, but the etiquette of the theatre
required that the " reader" (who was himself a play-
wright) shoidd give his opinion. It was placed in his
hands, and his decision was adverse to its being put
upon the stage. Nevertheless, he confessed that it pos-
sessed all the good qualities attributed to it. What,
then, was his objection ? The sentiments were too
elevatedl There was. a risk of
.their
.not being appre-
ciated: He had -always written down to the level of
people's intellects. It was the only safe way. The
reasoning was not deemed conclusive, but the piece wag
returned to the aathor.—Daily _Director and Entr'acte.
SAVINGS BANKS IN SCOTLAND.—A parliamentary
return just issued gives the following facts relative to
the National Security Savings Banks in Scotland :
There are 46 savings. banks in Scotland, the county
having the highest number being Aberdeen, which has
7, while Fife and Forfar have each 4, and Stirling 3.
The following counties are returned as having none,
:—Ayr, Clackmaiman, lladdington, Kinross,
Linlithgow, Orkney and Shetland, Peebles, Suther-
land, and Wigtown. The number of open accounts
in the forty-six banks on the 20th November,
114,735, the total amount owing to deposi-
tors3d. The average rate of interest paid to depositors was
1867 Lt was
she same date having been £1,776,901 70; t
£2 18s. 3d. The average amount of receipts from de-
positors for the year ending 20th November, 1857, was
£3 3s. 6d., and the average amount of payments from
depositors during the same period 'was £5 19,. sd. The
total number of annuities granted by these banks from
their commencement has been 1052, the amount of said
annuities being fq16,853 Bs. Of these 1,052 annuities,
088106s.168ds:
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no fewer than 723 were granted in the county of Edin-
burgh, for a total sum of £11,380 17s. 6d. In the
county of Lanark the number of annuities granted has-
been 116, for a total amount of £2,099 9s. '6d. In
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Guy, of Hamlet-house, Moulshain, whose death we last
f
week recorded, took place on Saturday, with all the
his neighbours, by all of whom, he was esteemed as
an old inhabitant, and by many mourned as a friend. By
his will £2,000 is to be invested, and the income- to be
paid to the incumbent for the time being of St. John's-
Church, Moulsham, upon condition that evening service
is performed there every Sunday, in addition to the
usual morning and afternoon services, and upon
further condition that no pew rents are to be raised for
the purpose of increasing the stipend of the incumbent;
£l,OOO to'be invested, and the income to be applied
according to the direction of the churchwardens of St
John's Church, in repairing, enlarging, that chin* Sce
£l,OOO in like manner to St. Ma's
Church, Chelmsford;
Mary
£BOO to be invested, and the income to be distributed fit.
coals or fuel every New Year's day amongst the necassi:r
tous inhabitants of Chelmsford, but so that one-bag
shall be distributed in Moulsham ; -£2OO to Chelmsford.
Charity. Schoeel ; £2OO to St. John's School 31Cailshairi;
£l,OOO to Essex "Church and Chapel'Building'SocietY;.
£3OO to Essex Clergy. Charity ;- £2OO to- Essex and
Colchester Hospital ; £690 to Asylum for Idiots at
Earlsweod; £5OO to Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum;
£4OO to Society for Propagation of Gospel; £4OO to
Society f6lTroniciting Christian Knowledge; £2OO to
q^bool, Brixton; £3OO to Governesses' Society;
&tit Society. .Amongst ether hequgsts

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