Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-28 00:00:00

VIE NORTHERN TIMES, TUESDAY, JUNE 28 185

LORD JOHN RUSSELL
ON THE WAR, NEUTRALITY, . AND REFORM,

Yesterday the electors of the City of London met in
Guildhall, to select a candidate to supply the vacancy
occasioned in the representation of the City, by the accession
to office of the Right Hon. Lord John Russell. There
being no opposition to the re-election of his lordship, the
proceedings were reduced to a mere matter of form, and
appeared to excite very little interest. His lordship,
accompanied by his two daughters, arrived shortly before
twelve o'clock, and on entering the hall was greeted with
cheers. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex (Alderman
Hale and Conder) officiated as returning officers, assisted by
Secondary Potter, and Mr. Harker, the chief yeoman crier.
Sir James Duke, Bart., Baron Lionel de Rothschild, and
Mr. R. W. Crawford, the other sitting members for the
City ; Mr. Gregson, M.P., Colonel F. French, M.P., Mr.
J. A. Smith, M.P., and Baron Meyer de Rothschild were
amongst the gentlemen on the platform. The attendance
of electors was not numerous, the body of the hall being
only partially occupied. The usual formalities having been
gone through, the Sheriffs called on the electors to proceed
to the election.

The Lord Mayor proposed the re-election of Lord John
Russell.

Mr. George Moore, a warehouseman, seconded his lord-
ship's nomination, regretting that his lordship had not been

appointed Premier.

Mr. Sheriff Hale having appealed to the electors whether
there was any other candidate to be proposed, a gentleman
on the platform rose apparently for the purpose of making
a speech ; but on being asked whether he meant to propose
any candidate, he replied in the negative, and thereupon the
Sheriff declared Lord John Russell duly elected.

Lord John Russell then presented himself to the electors,
and was received with loud cheers. He said —Gentlemen, I
have to return you my most grateful thanks for the honour
you have done me in returning me for the ninth time as
your representative in Parliament. You are all aware of

the occasion of this election. Lord Derby thought it right
to advise her Majesty to consult the electors of this country
upon the question whether or not they had confidence in his
administration. That challenge was taken up, and it was
decided by the House of Commons that the late administra-
tion had not the confidence of Parliament. According to
constitutional usage, Lord Derby resigned his office into the
hands of the Queen. Her Majesty sent for Lord Palmer-
ston, who was charged with the duty of forming an
administration. (Hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, you may
perhaps remember that I stated to the electors, previous to
the last election, that if the late administration should be
overthrown, I did not think that any administration would
be satisfactory to the country that did not contain a re-
presentation of the various sections of the great Liberal
party which now for some twenty or thirty years have car-

ried the great measures which have signalised that period.
(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, Lord Palmerston has en-
deavoured faithfully to fulfil that task. (Cheers.)
There may be individual dissatisfaction—that it was
impossible to avoid ; but my belief is that, having
endeavoured to perform that task faithfully, he has
presented an administration to the country which will have
the support of the people, and consequently the confidence
of the House of Commons. Gentlemen, there are two
questions which it will become the duty of the present
administration to consider. The first is the present state of
foreign affairs; and, being charged with that department,
while I feel the difficulty and responsibility of the charge, I
feel it likewise incumbent upon me not to go at any length
into that matter. (Hear.) I told you on a former occasion
what I conceived was the deep-seated cause of the present
war. It was not the ambition of one man, of two men, or
of three men, but it was the grievous misgovernment of
Italy, which has lasted now for forty years, and which the
Italian people have at various times endeavoured to throw

off. (Hear, hear.) Well, gentlemen, I should have been

happy had that which I thought perfectly possible been
aceomplished—had the Powers of Italy, together with Prance
and Austria, been able to make an amicable arrangement.

That, however, was not the case. They are now engaged
these three Powers, Austria, France, and Sardinia—in a
bloody and destructive war. What we may hope fur is,
that the moderation of the successful party, and the
wisdom of the defeated party, may lead, at no
distant interval, to an honourable and satisfactory
peace. (Cheers.) Our duty, gentlemen, is to continue in
that path of neutrality which the whale country has
determined to adopt. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, if there
should not be that moderation, if there should not be that
wisdom of which I have spoken, it is impossible to say how
far this war may extend. or what nations may Lake part in
it. Therefore it behoves this country, for her own security,
for the defence of her own honour and interest, not to
neglect her navy and army, but to be prepared for any
contingency that may arise. (Cheers.) I will repeat that
which I said in the House of Commons, that I shall at all
times be ready to pay my tribute to the late First Lord of
the Board of Admiralty, and to the board which served
under him, for the large increase which they made in the
navy, and their energetic exertions to put it into an effective
state. (Cheers.) Well, gentlemen, such being the state
of our foreign affairs, that which is incumbent upon us in the
first place is vigilance. We must watch every movement
that takes place, and consider what bearing it may
have upon the future. In the next place, whenever
the time shall arrive-and I hope it will soon arrive—
when the belligerents may be disposed to terminate this
destructive contest. it will then be the business of this
country to give such counsels as may lead to a termination
of the war honourable to all parties, and, I must add, a
termination which will afford better hopes for the indepen-
dence and liberty of Italy than it has hitherto been able to
entertain. (Cheers,) Such, gentlemen, is the only expla-
nation I can give with regard to our foreign policy. With
regard to our domestic policy, we shall have to consider,
though not in the present session, the great question of
the amendment of the representation of the people in par-
liament. I have always told you that in my opinion the
extension of the franchise, and the admission of greater
numbers of the people to the enjoyment of the franchise,
will strengthen the institutions of the country, by placing
them on a broader and safer foundation. (Cheers.) How
far that extension should go, in what degree represention
should be transferred from small places to large Communities.
must be a subject of anxious deliberation with the
cabinet. I believe they will consider that question fairly,
and I trust the measure they will produce will be satisfactory
to the country. (Hear.) Gentlemen, I cannot at the present
time enter into any further develop:nent of the policy of the
government. In a very few days that government will
stand before the House of Commons ; and I trust that their
merits will be sufficient to sustain them in the eyes of the
people of this country. (Hear.) As long as they deserve
confidence, I hope they will receive support. I ask nothing
mere for the government of which lam a member. (Hear,
hear) I have only again to return thanks to you for the
confidence you have placed in me - a confidence which I
trust I shall not forfeit on this, as I have not done on any
previous occasion. (Loud cheers.)

On the motion of Lord J. Russell, seconded by Mr. G.
Moore, thanks were voted to the sheriffs, and the proceed-

inns terminated

After the proceedings had terminated, Lord John Russell
proceeded to the warehouse in Cheapside of the firm in
which his seconder, Mr. Moore, is a partner, where a large
crowd assembled on the pavement to greet him on his re-
d election.

DEFEAT OF
MR. W. E. GLADSTONE.

OXFORD, Monday, 5 p.m.—No return has been issued
from Mr. Gladstone's committee.

The committee of the Marquis of Chandos has issued the

following :
Gladstone
Chandos

Majority against the Government Candidate

NEWCASTLE, June 27..—The nomination took place this
day. The Right Hon. T. E. Headlam was proposed by
Dr. Greenhow, and seconded by Mr. Councillor Benson.
William Cuthbert, Esq. (Conservative) was proposed by
J. H. Hinde, Esq., and seconded by Dr. Gregson. P. A
Taylor, Esq., of London (Radical), was proposed by Dr.
Newton, seconded by Mr. Robert Fisher, and supported by
Joseph Cowen, jun., Esq. The show of hands was in
favour of Mr. Headlam. A poll was demanded on behalf of
Mr. Cuthbert. Mr. Taylor retires.

WOLVERIUMPTON.—Mr. Griffiths, the well-known metal
broker, issued a private circular to his influential
friends declining to oppose Sir Richard Bethell at this
present election, alleging as his reason that, as a Liberal,
he cannot throw the apple of discord into the Reform camp
on this occasion. Bat in the event of Sir Richard, that
thorough Reformer, being raised to the peerage, he will
contest the borough. We have no doubt when Mr.
Griffiths offers to represent the independent electors of this
borough ift4 Parliament, he will be returned by a large
majority. Wolverhampton Advertiser. [Yesterday Sir R.
Bothell was returned without opposition.]
Lord J. Russell has been returned for the city of London,
unopposed.

Mr. Milner Gibson was returned, unopposed, yesterday

morning, for Ashton

Lord Palmerston having received a memorial from
Independent Ministers in Wales in favour of non-interven-

tion, replied that her Majesty's Government do not foresee
the probability of any events that would lead them to
depart from their policy of neutrality.

WHY is the freight of a ship like a locomotive ?—because
it makes the car-go.

ALosr..—The commencement and the decline of love both
betray themselves by the embarrassment we feel in finding
ourselves alone.

WITH what "net" is a lady soonest caught ?—A coro-net.
A PIN has a head as well as most authors, and a great
deal more point.

The water that has no taste is pnrest • the air that has
no odour is freshest ; and of all the modifications of manner,
the most generally pleasing is simplicity.
Addison says that the dog has been the companion of man
6,000 years, and has only learned one of his voices ; that is,
to worry his species when he finds him in trouble.
"Why in such a hurry ?" said a man to an acquaintance.
" Sir," be replied, " I have bought a new bonnet for my
wife. and fear the fashion may change before I get home."
We notice _scores of poetic effusions directed to friends
who are in*heaven. Better give poetry of the heart
utterance in words and deeds of kindness to friends upon
earth.

YANKEE PRAYERS. A Boston editor, desirous of paying
a compliment to a minister, who lately officiated in one of
the fashionable chapels, said of his prayers that they were
the best ever addressed to a Boston Audience.
" My family has made a great noise in the world, " said
-a seedy-looking fellow one day among a crowd of loafers.
" Indeed, what remarkable things have they done ?" said a
•bystander. " Why, my father was a drummer, my grand-
father was a trumpeter, and my mother cried oysters."
Loan BuouaTrAikes Wurnsos.—Tt is a current anecdote
about the Edinburgh Reriew that, upon one occasion,
Brougham being in want of money, wrote to Constable for
a thousand pounds, cooly stating that he should soon clear
it off by his writing in the Edinburgh, and that some time
during the said process of " clearing" a number came out,
of which Brougham had written every article hut two.
I may mention that Mr. W. TT. Russell (the "Special
Correspondent") is about to set off for Berne in Switzerland,
in order that he may proceed uninterruptedly with his
account of his Eastern travels and adventures, to he published
by Ront/edge. The work is wanted immediately (Routledge
gives £1.1,00 for the copyright of the volume), and at Berne
there will be no attractions of society or old friends to
w'thdraw the elorent describer from his task.—lnverness
Co Yrier Correspondent.

A Cue. Tors ENCIUNTER. - A lively and ludicrous
combat between a femile physician, MN. Stillwell, and

a regular trowsered doctor, named WNeil, took place
in the streets of De Witt, lowa, a few days ago. The
affair grew out of professional rivalry, the immediate
Provocation being a lengthy article in the village paper
from the pen of the male d'sciple of Fsculapitts, severely
reflecting on the character of his professional sister.
The latter, after a careful diagnosis of the c Ise, decided
that it was one calling for the vionrons application of
a stimulant in the shape of a cowskin. Providing herself
with this article, she hunted up her traducer, and plied him
so assilnously with heavy. doses of. the new therapatical
anent, at remarkably short intervals that the patient, unable
to bear such bald practice, clasped the fair practitioner in
his arms and held her so forcibly and affectionately, that
the eff .rts of the town marshal were necesary to release
her. At the latest necoants both doctor and patient were
doing well. - Neto York Tribune.

DYEING A GALLANT. " Come, I will tell you a story,
not for the sake of the incident, hat fur the illustration;
though even as a story it has its point. You know Gustave
de Marsay. I think." "Le beau Gas'ave; to be sure I
Al). it was inwards of forty years ago !" sighed he,
sorrowfully. "it could not be less. He has been living in
a little Styrian village about that long, seeing and being
seen by none. His adventure was this : Ire was violently
enamoured of a very pretty woman whom he met by
chance in the street, and discovered afterwards to be the
wife of a 'dyer' in the Rue de Marais. Whether she
was disposed to favour his addresses, or acted in concert
with her husband to punish him, is not very easy to say;
the result would incline to the latter supposition. At all
events. she gave him a rendezvous, at which he was
surprised by the dyer himself —a fellow strong as a
Hercules, and of an ungovernable temper. fie rushed
wildly on De Marsay, who defended himself for some time
with his rapier; a false thrust. however, broke the weapon
at, the hilt, and the dyer, springing forward. caught poor
Gustave round the body, and actually carried him off over
his bead, awl plunged him neck and heels into an enormous
tank filled with dye-stuff. How he escaped drowning—
how he issued from the house and ever reached his home,
he was never able to tell. It is more than probable the
consequences of the calamity absorbed and obliterated all
else; for when he awoke next day he discovered that he
was totally changed —his skin from head to foot being dyed
a deep blue. It was in vain that he washed and washed,
boiled himself in hot baths, or essayed a hundred cleansing
remedies, nothing availed in the least - in fact,' many
thought that be came out only bluer than before. The
most learned of the faculty were consulted, the most
distinguished chemists —all in vain. At last a dyer was
sent for, who in an instant recognised the peculiar tint, and
said, Ah, there is hot one man in Paris has the secret of
this colour. and he lives in the Rue de Marais.' Here was
a terrible blow to all hope, and in the di'couragement it
inflicted three long months were passed, De Marsa.y
growing thin and wretched from fretting, and by his
desnowlencv occasions ig his friends the deepest solici-
tude. At length one of his relatives resolved on a bold
step. He went direct to the Rue de Marais, and
demanded to speak with the dyer. It is not very
easy to say how he opened a n,,crociation of such
delicacy ; that be di,' - -.mate tact and

) with

consum..--
skill there can be no doubt, for he so worked on the
dyer's compassion by the picture of a poor young fellow
utterly rained in hi; career, unable to face the world_
to meet his regiment even to appear before the
enemy, being blue ; that the dyer at last confessed his
Pity, hut at the same time cried out, 'What can I do ?
there is
no o•ettintr, it off again." No getting it off again !
"‘t tell me that? exclaimed the wretched

(I 0 V.lll

•
nelrotiator. Impossible ! that's the patent,' said the
other, with ill-dissembled pride, have spent seven years
vertrs in the invention. I only hit upon it last October.
Its grand merit is that it resists all attempts to efface it.'
And do you tell me,' cries the friend, in terror, 'that this
Door fellow mist go down to his grave in that odious—well
I mean TlO offence—in that unholy tint?' 'There is but
one thing in my power. sir." Well, what is it in the name
of Mercy. Out with it, and name your price.' I can
make him a very charming green!- un bean vert, Mon-
" -"Gerald Filverald, The Chevalier,' " ix Ow
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