Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-28 00:00:00

SCENE IN CONGRESS.

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune, in a letter dated 9th December, describes an
exciting scene in the House of Representatives
Mr. Morris, on' a question of privilege, called atten-
tion to the charge made by Mr. Kellogg, that Mr.
Greeley had had a political interview wii.h Senator
Douglas in the litter's parlour ; and also had-read Mr.
Greeley's denial. Mr. Kellogg replied that Horace
Greeley and Senator Douglas had been put on trial,
and •he (Mr. -Kellogg) gave notice that he would
hereafter prosecute the issue. Mr. Logan said the charge
was made to injure Mr. Douglas—who was the candi-
date for the presidency on the part of the great North-
West—to injure him by associating him with Mr.
Greeley. Mr. L. declared that he would never again
notice Mr. Kellogg, who, he said, when called upon for
proof of his charges, like a spaniel shrank into a corner.
At this point Mr. Kellogg-rose from his seat, and, as if
with hostile intent, advanced towards- Mr. Logan who
put himself into a defensive attitude. Members in the
immediate vicinity seized upon both to restrain them,
and much excitement prevailed throughout the hall:
The clerk called loudly for order, and Messrs. K.'and L.
being widely separated, Mr. Logan continued his remarks,
announcing that he was perfectly cool. Mr. Morris
called for the Sergeant-at-Arms, bat girder was, after a
while, restored. Mr. Taylor took the floor and pro-
ceeded to say that it was time these irritating discus-
sions ceased, and that the representatives of the people
should proceed to an election quietly and decently.
They should have some competent person to preserve
order. After some 'cross-firing relative to applause and
hisses in• the galleries' and' on -the floor, Mr. Logan
pronounced Mr. Kellogg's charge false in every respect.
Mr. M'Clernand produced a letter from Mr. Douglas,
branding the charge as false. Mr. Logan again took
the floor, reprobating the action of the Republican party
in Illinois. Then followed a series of eitieStions and
replies between -Messrs. Ilaskin and Leg-an, *hen Mi.
Stanton obtained the floor, saying that he would yield
it if the House desired to proceed to the election of
a Speaker, provided he could have' the flour 'again.
I This was agreed to, and a vote was taken, standing :
For Mr. Sherman, 110; Mr. Bocock, 88; Mr. Gilmer,
20; scattering, 13." Attempts were made by Mr. Hick-
man to move the plurality rule, but they were declared
out of order, and the House adjourned.

GENTLEMEN FARMER THIEVES.--At the Rochdale ,1
Police-court, on Friday, Henry and John Lumb, and
Joseph and Henry Standevan, of Dean, near Hadders-
field, were, charged with committing- a robbery at the:
mill of Messrs. J., and R. Ashworth, of Belfield, near
Rochdale, and stealing £2O worth of. flannel between
the 19th and 20th of November last. • The mill was.
entered by means of skeleton keys. About the 24th Of;
Neyember the Standevans offered the flannel pieces for
sale to the Lambs, who agreed to buy some of the pieces,:
and then took them to Huddersfield, and sold some of
them. The Standevans, who live on farms belonging:
to themselves, wore•the real thieves. A second charge
was preferred. againtt the Standevans of having stolen
ome iron chisels; but this 'was not sustained. In the
house of the ,Standevans were found upwards of 100
keys for different sized hang locks, and about a dozen for
doors. • In the shippon about 'as many again were
found, The magistrates decided to. commit the Stande-
vans- for stealing the flannel.
THE LONDON PANTOMIMES.—The grand Christmas
annual at, Drury-lane Theatre is by Mr. E. L. Blan-
chard, and is entitled "Jack and the Beanstalk, or Har-
lequin Leap Year, and the Merry Pranks of the Good
Little People." " Puss in Boots" is the subject
of the pantomime at the Royal English' Opera, and
is written by - Mr. J. V. Bridgeman. • At the Hay-
market, Mr. Buckstone brings out " Valentine's Day,"
while Mr. F. Talfourd supplies the Lyceum with
" King Thrushbeard, the Little Pet, and the
Great Passion, or Harlequin Flafiz and the Fairy
Good Humour." The extravaganza at the Olympic is
founded upon Mr. Sheridan Knowles's treatment of the
subject of - " Alfred the Great ;" and for the Adelphi,
Mr. J. H. Byron has written an extravaganza entitled
"The Nymph of.the Lurleyberg, or the Knight of the
Naiades." Mr. Byron also furnishes "Jack the Giant
Killer'? for the Princess's;" and Mr. Talfourd " Tell, and
the.Strike_of the Cantons" 'for the Strand. "Hans, and
and the Golden Goose'' is the subject of the Sadler's
Welk pantomime; "Harlequin Tom Moody, the
Whipper-in," -that of the annual at-Astley's. . •
A COACH PORTER'S. Ciranrry.-.-On Wednesday last
the first distribution of James King's Charity, at St.
James's, Gloucester, took place, and we consider it will
interest our readers to have a short sketch of the
donor. Some forty years ago Janne King *as coach
porter at the Bell Hotel, in this city. He had to
struggle with many difficulties in early life, but by
industry had surmounted them. We need scarcely say
that in days when coaches were in their glory the coach
porter could not be forgotten by the passengers.
From a state of dependence, therefore, James Mil& as
coach porter,. passed into one of abundance, and being of
careful, steady habits, he began to lay by money. At
length he had saved enough to support himself in
plenty and assist those who had befriended him. This,
gave him real pleasure. During many years previous to
his death, which took place in 1855, he liberally sup-
ported charitable, institutions, and' iiishing. to perpetuate
his work of beneficence, he closed his dated April
28, 1853,- with this direction And as to all the
residue and remainder of the monies to arise
from my said real and personal estate and
effects; I direct that the' "sane shall be paid
to- the minister and chnrchwarderis for the time
being ofthe district of St: James's, near-the city, but in
the county of Gloucester,' and to be them hiviated in
the :government fundS, and .held upon the trust h•zfrei'n-
after mentioned (that is to say) upon trust, time to
time, oa St. Thomas's day, every year, for ma-, to pay
and diyicla the interest and dividends thereof unto anil
between thirty of the. pOin'est inhabitants of tha-Ktida
district of St. James who Till not theretotO.;a: have
in seteipt of ipardehial relief, and not coifvleted of • auY
erime."-61ovcater Jouyna4 , • ' • "

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