Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-07 00:00:00

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id it is now already become less certain
Our last advices represent the price of
vheat and flour to have already declined to almost

de Rothsel:

flan ev

The whole affair, in fact, is not only one of un-
r, but even the certainties that they appear
I hurry, on the other side of the Atlantic, to
n to us to be very mistaken views.
The case is correctly stated by the Economist of New
York, when it says,—" The excitement that the food
markets have thus far experienced is factitious.
There are as yet no indications that, for the present
at all events, more food will be wanted in Europe
than their own large crops will supply. The largest
customer for foreign corn in peace or war is, doubt-
less, England, and the price there depends upon the
quantities which France and Europe generally can
spare. This year those countries have a large
surplus, and war operations for the present will
only diminish that surplus, but there' may be after
all as much as will meet the wants of England. The
prices everywhere are unusually low, but some
speculative movement has raised prices in Great
Britain 37c. per bushel, at a season when prices
usually rise, and from prices that have not been
lower in ten years, and which are now far Wow the

in suet

attach to it, see

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. —The Times says that the
chiefs of the Liberal party have decided to move au amend-
ment of the address, as anticipated by Lord Derby. A
division is expected on Friday night. There is, therefore,
the utmost probability that next Monday evening will be
devoted to ministerial explanations. The Times adds, that
Lord Palmerston and Lord J. Russell are agreed that they
have no choice bat to take up the challenge thrown down
by Lord Derby. He appealed to the country on the question
of personal confidence, and, in his own circular, assumes
that this question will be mooted in the House of Com-
mons, in the debate upon the address. This is a challenge
to come forward and show their strength after the new
election..

MEETING OF LIBERAL MEMBERS.-Yesterday afternoon,
at two o'clock, a meeting of Liberal Members of the House
of Commons was held at Willis's-rooms, St. James's, in
accordance with the circular issued by Lord Palmerston,
Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Harting-ton, Mr. S.
Herbert, Mr. 'Radian', and others. The attendance of
members was very large, and it is calculated that from be-
-41 flour tween a quarter to two and a quarter past, upwards of 300
will more members entered. Lord Palmerston, Sir G. Grey, Sir G. C.
if the decline on Lewis, and another member, arrived in a carriage at five
permanent, which is by no minutes before two. His lordship was received with loud
£he last qualifying remark Was applause by the large crowd of persons who had assembled
1. For certainly it was by no means in the street. Lord John Russell came with Baron Meyer

ld, in the carriage of the latter. His lordship
was loudly applauded. Mr. Bright, Mr. Milner Gibson, and
other gentlemen who generally ♦ote with them, walked down
together. Amongst the members present were—Sir R.
Peel, Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Ellice, jun., Mr. F.
Crossley, Sir J. Ramsden, Mr. Horsman, Mr. Puller, Lord
Castlerosse, Sir William Hayter, Mr. Brand, Mr. Coning-
ham, &c. Mr. Roebuck was not seen to enter, but as the
Press were excluded, it was impossible to ascertain whether
the hon. member was in the room. Many inquiries were
made for Mr. Cobden, but the hon. member has not returned
to England.

TILE COURT..
Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the
Prince consort, accompanied by Prince Arthur and the
Princesses Alice, Selena, and Louisa, visited the Royal
Botanical Gardens, in the Regent's Park, on Saturday
morning. In attendance were the Countess of Caledon, the
Hon. Emily Cathcart, Lord Colville, and Captain the Hon.
D. de Ros. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort pre-
sided on Saturday at a meeting of the Council of the Duchy
of Cornwall, held at the Duchy Office, Buckingham-gate,
St. James's Park. There were also present the Keeper of
the Privy Seal, Mr. Whitmore ; the Attorney-General, Mr.
Alexander; the Treasurer, Colonel the Hun. Sir Charles '
Beaumont Phipps; tho Duke of Newcastle; and the
Secretary, Mr. J. R. Gardiner.
The Princess Beatrice took a drive in an open carriage

and four. Her Royal Highness visited the Duchess of
Kent in the afternoon.

The Queen, accompanied by Prince Arthur and the
Princess Alice, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent at Clarence House, St. James's, in the afternoon.
Her Majesty also took a carriage drive, attended by the
Hon. Emily Cathcart, and the Equerries in Waiting.
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, attended by
Captain the Hon. D. de Ros, dined in the evening at the
London Tavern, with the officers of his regiment, the
Grenadier Guards.

The Queen paid a visit to the Duchess of Kent in the.
evening. Her Majesty accompanied by the Princess Alice,
honoured the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, with
their presence. Her Majesty was attended by the Countess
of Caledon, Hon. Beatrice Byng, Earl of Verulam, and
Lord Colville.

On Sunday the Queen and Prince Consort, the Princesses
Alice, Helena, and Louisa, the ladies and gentlemen of the
Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine Service
in the private chapel, Buckingham Palace. The Rev.
Dailial Moore, M.A., preached the sermon.
Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, the Princesses Alice
and Helena, and the Duke de Nemours visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent on Sunday. The Duke of
Cambridge called at Clarence House to inquire after the
health of the Royal Duchess. "

The Princess Mary of Cambridge visited Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent on Saturday. The Duke de
Nemours called at Clarence House, St. James's to inquire
after the health of her Royal Highness.

HER MAJESTY'S YACHT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT)
ASHORE.—In consequence of an accident occurring to the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert, by her running ashore early
on Friday morning, in her passage up the Scheldt, her
Royal Highness the Princess Frederick William was
detained many hours, and did not reach Antwerp till about
half-past five o'clock Friday evening. After leaving
Gravesend the yacht encountered a heavy fog off the Mire,
which considerably retarded her progress. At the mouth of
the Scheldt she was boarded by a pilot, who was in charge
of the ship when she went ashore, at a place called Old Kirk.
The Hon. Captain Denman adopted every means to get her
off, but she remained fast. Unfortunately the Admiralty
yacht, Vivid, which had accompanied the royal yacht from
Gravesend, had gone on to Antwerp, and there was no
vessels plying to take on board her Royal Highness P.
Fredtrick. In this dilemma Captain Denman we
shore, and got a mounted express to to
nearest railway station, to be t

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return to the royal ya-cht. The telegraph message was received
about noon. The Vivid proceeded as directed, and about
half-past five returned to Antwerp with her Royal Highness
on board. The Princess, on landing, was most cordially
received.

It is offic

flounced that the Court will

mourning, for the late King of Naples, for tc

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

FLINT MILITIA.—The Royal Flint Rifle Militia are to
assemble for exercise, at Mold, on the 4th July. They are
called for 21 days.

assemble at Ches.ter Castle on the sth July

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LIVERPOOL. —STAR HOTEL. —This place of amusement
has been enlarged and re-decorated, and now forms one of
the prettiest rooms in Liverpool. Harry Jennings's comic
singing is very amusing. Business good. See Era, of
Saturday.
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SOUTH LANCASHIRE AND THE REGISTRATION.—Persons
entitled to vote for members for South Lancashire, whose
names are not upon the register, are reminded by advertise-
men in another column, that all the necessary steps will be
taken, by sending particulars of claim to the South
Lancashire Liberal Registration Society, whose office is at
23, Cable-street.

• WATER COMMITTEE.—The water committee held its
usual weekly meeting at half-past two o'clock, in the Town-
clerk's office, yesterday. Mr. T. L. Hodson presided, and
the other members present were Messrs. Farnworth, Ryley,
Stitt, Bennett, Holme, Woodruff, Mellor, and Earle. The
engineer reported that, the quantity of water received from
Rivington durinc, the week was-66,481,526 gallons;
pumped from the wells, 31,148 282 gallons ; total,
97,629,808 gallons. The proportion of Rivington to well
water was as 66 to 31. Thermometers had been sent
to Rivington, and in future the information required by
the resolution of last week would be supplied. There was
no public business of any importance.
BURIAL BOARD.—The monthly meeting of this board
was held in the Parish-offices, Browulow-hill, at eleven
o'clock, yesterday. The vice-president, Mr. J. R. Jeffery,
presided, and the other members present were—Messrs.
Thornley, Jackson, Woodruff, Bairstow, and Corbally. The
minutes of the last meeting were read ; and it appeared
that subsequent to that meeting the lands' committee had
agreed to purchase, subject to the approval of the board and
the general vestry, ninety-eight acres three roods and
twenty-four perches of land ; and that negociations are still
going on for additional quantities of land. The whole
extent of land -d reauir.

_men the board require is about 100 or 120
acres. There was no other public business of any importance.
THE INQUIRY AT TRANAtERE.---Yesterday the inquiry
into the charges brought against Dr. Gorst, in the late
voting matters, as to the adoption of the local government
act, was resumed in the Castle Hotel, Tranmere, before A.
L. Dickens, Esq. A number of witnesses were called in
support of the allegations. The, evidence went to show
that Dr. Gorst had mixed himself up with those who were
in favour of the adoption of the act, and had evinced an
undue partiality towards that party, and that, in almost
all cases, he had employed men who were favourable to the
adoption of the act, and had, in conseqnence, dealt unjustly
to those opposed to it. Several witnesses complained of
not having a voting paper left at their houses, while their
neighbours had. The inquiry was adjourned at seven
o'clock till half-past twelve this day.
EEECTION Or BIRKENHEAD COMMISST^—

--To-day

the annual election of nine commissioners will take place at
the Town-hall, Birkenhead. So far there has been no stir
urexcitement, but we understand that the contest to-day

will be carried on with spirit. The " Ratepayers List " f's
as follows :—Messrs. E. G. Willoughby, Stanton Bailiff,
Thomas Evans, Thomas Gilbertson, William Henderson,
Joseph Peck, Thomas Reeves, Walter Johnston, and William
Ryals. The opposition or " Red List " contains the follow-
ing names :—Messrs. Thomas Bradley, Henry Bell, Charles

Veielst, H. Whittle, William Walker, Thomas Gilbertson,
W. J. Beazley, E. G. Willoughby, and J. S Peck. It will
be seen that three gentlemen are sure of election, being
proposed by both parties, viz., Messrs. J. Peck, E. G.
Willoughby, and Thomas Gilbertson. The poll will open
at eight o'clock this morning, and close at four in the
afternoon.

WATERLOO AND SEA FORTH BOARD or limuam-
monthly meeting of this board was held yesterday evening,
at the Public-office, Waterloo, It. Hougl''- - Esq., in

—The I

ton, jun., ,
—Messrs. ]

the chair. The other members present were
Kelshaw, Thachson, Barrow, Schofield, W
IT. Jones. Mr. Mason, the s

the last meeting. It appeared that the government auditor
had visited the board last week, and

to be repeate

Peter Whi

SUMMOE
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The report from Egremont was satisfactory,
as shawl
that there were rather more than eighty names enterecl,k liplire
of these fifty or sixty would find their own arms.
was a disposition upon the part of the committees of Blr;
kenhead, Oxton, and Claughton, to unite and form tied
company, while those of Rock-ferry and Egremont wantre
to remain separate from th 6 others, inasmuch as they
we„
likely to obtain larger subscriptions than they would be °,Y,
having a general fund. The Chairman thought there co_i't
be little objection to that being done, but the object tian
the Birkenhead people had in view, was to unite all
rti
one. If, however, that could not be done, each rase
had better start themselves, and see how it could be °
on with afterwards. The whole matter would have tohgel
before the Lord-Lieutenant, and he was of opinion t er
he would not be inclined to have small regiments all °,/,;et
the country. A resolution, to the effect that each dleBb"vd
committee pay its own expenses for arms, outfits, &c.;' ;05
that there be a general fund for military expenses. -Ltd be
also agreed that two or more districts may join, an, the
deemed as one district, for the purpose of carrying ,s,
objects contemplated. Thanks were voted to the chairni-
and the meeting separated.
BALFE'S NEW OPERA.—" SATANELLA" AT THE ..-•"" ut
ROTAL.—The Pyne and Harrison Company brought:4
Balfe's new opera, " Satanella," last night before a e,
filled house. This opera has evidently been written lie
cially for the glory of Miss Louisa Pyne, and last nightlsdr,
did ample justice to it by most exquisite vocalisation. gr.
Harrison gave up his original part, Count _Rupert, to oe
3t. Albyn, who acquitted very well, singi.ntgina
Vi" " with the greatest sPlri" 'lll
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a good effect w
_ with Miss P.BllB the
_,—. •• As a . musical effort On first
part of the composer, this appeared on the or of
hearing as the best thing in the opera. The "r°w-01,
Love," so much vaunted, owes its effect to imtruinent3tited
Miss Lanzia was very well received as Lelia, and execi,t.lttie
her music in a very pleasing manner, but with 8 d
hardness of vocalisation. Miss Thirlwall made a very :se
representation of the Princess Stella, and Mr. G. lac)neere
;us than we expected. His vocal P°.a
s.
Aug, in many of the concerted Inrii
. good rough pirate, and Mr. Terot Tiae
one for the little part of Xarl. the
are very well managed, an ,then
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