Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-23 00:00:00

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1859

THE DAY'S NEWS.

A proposal has been submitted to the British
Association, at the hands of the Prince Consort,
for the establishment of a " Humboldt foundation
for physical science and travels," in furtherance
of which his Royal Highness has liberally given
a contribution of a hundred pounds. It was ori-

glinted in Germany but there is eveit-probabi-
lity of its' being taken up.warmly by the scientific
portion of our countrymen, as it has already been
most favourably received by the Association.
We have already notified the resolution of the
British Association to have its meeting next year
at Oxford. We further learn, that. Lord Wrot-
tesley will be the President of the Association on
that occasion.. '

It appears that three transport ships have
already been selected to convey troops to Alex-
andria, for the overland route to China,—in addi-
tion to a screw-steamer gun-vessel that has already
left with the first squadron .for that country.
The latest reports about the Italian question
only confound one more and more. Some of them
are called "corrected reports." One of the latter
states that the Count of Flanders (King Leopold's
son) is to have the whole three Italian Duchies. .
We report in our columns to-day an event of
_no unimportant local interest, in giving publicity
to the proceedings connected with the First
Annual Show of horses, cattle, sheep, and other
stock, together with seeds, roots, and implements,
under the auspices of the Wirral Farmers' Club,
which was held yesterday at Rock Ferry. The.
show of stock and produce was good, and so far
as can be judged from the appearance of the
show-yard, and the proceedings at the dinner,
which took place at the close of the exhibition,
there seems good reason to congratulate the
gentlemen who have taken an interest, and no
doubt much trouble, to establish this club, on the
success Which has attended their efforts.-
Further information from the United States
favours the belief that the misunderstanding as to
the island of St. Juan has arisen out of a desire,
on the part of General Harney, to protect the
white settlers from the savages, who were com-
mitting most atrocious murders. Nothing inimi-
cal to the British Government was intended by
such a movement, it is said. If this be so, little
-difficulty appears to stand in the way of an
amicable adjustment of the dispute.
The arrival yesterday. of the Blue Jacket from
Melbourne, with 36,000 ounces of gold and
11,000 sovereigns, is a &attire in the general
business of this port which, without in itself
impuging the arrangements, leads us once more
to regret that the Australian Mail service has
been removed from Liverpool.