Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-11 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1859

send in particular the French nation." There is no
such squeamishness as this on the -other side of the
Atlantic; and we may depend upon it they are all
the safer for it. Our American contemporaries
consider it patriotic to speak out. They declare
that they " need an increase to the Mediterranean
squadron, which now consists of the Wabash and
the Macedonian only ; and one of the clearest-
headed, readiest, and most energetic naval captains
should be placed in command there "—since that
sea has already become the scene of active naval
operations, and important questions may arise involv-
ing the security of their ships, and the honour of
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their flag.

The endeavour that was made in the House of
Commons the other evening, to bring in a bill to
amend the Foreign Enlistment Act (59 Geo. 3, c. 69)
so• far as it relates to transports and store ships, was
a movement in a similar direction to that in which
the Americans are looking. It appears that the
Shipping Interest of this country is at present
suffering very mach under the 7th section of the
Act, which has an operation in the case quite
different from its original intention. The Act was
passed at the instance of Lord LIVERPOOL'S Govern-
ment in 1819, with the view to prevent the fitting
out of privateers in aid of the revolting colonies of
Spain. So far it was right and proper enough ; but
the provision complained of prevents the equipping of
transport and store ships, and is exciting, in conse-
quence, the greatest uneasiness. Mr. DiGBY SEY-
MOUR, who moved for leave to introduce a measure
to remedy this grievance, stated to the House that
" a, great deal of misunderstanding prevailed as to
the meaning of the proclamation lately issued, which
was intended by Government merely' 'as a warning,
but it did not explain what contraband of war was,
nor what transport and store ships were. What was
not contraband at one time," he went on to show,
"might become so at another, as for instance, the
article of coal, which the Gazette of Vienna had
declared to be contraband. If that be so, a collier
clearing the river Typm under a charter _ from a

foreign Government, is subject at this moment to the
penalty of misdemeanour, and to be indicted under
the Act. The Act had reference to a vessel chartered
by it foreign potentate, but n)t by a private indi-
vidual; but as an individual might be employed by
a foreign Government to charter a vessel, the act was
open to evasion." The hon. member very reasonably
contended, therefore, that our municipal law should
not be more stringent than that of the United States.
and ',other civilised nations which left it to interna-
tional law alone to deal with any breach of the law
of nations. The Shipping Interest of this country,
under its present disadvantages, is not in a condition

admitted, the

to endure such unnecessary restrictions as are thus

impsed

account their inferiority

The case was sinl more forcibly set forth by
another hon. member—Mr. COLLIER, who main-
tained that if our merchants contravened .the law of
nations, they would be dealt with by. the law of
nations, but that it was most inexpedient' to interfere
by a municipal law of our own in a manner in which
otheij nations did not interfere with their shipping ;
since by so doing we inflicted a burden on our ship-
ping from which that of other countries was free:
And surely this is most unjust ; more especially after
having stripped our Shipping Interest of all pro-
tectio'n against the ingenious operation of foreign

transact, moreover, this mere prelude to the great
drama, Napoleon III: has had ta violate the tradition
of his uncle, and to throw upon his picked regiments
the first onset and brunt of the contest. Relying
with generally prophetic sagacity on the strength
and impetuosity of his genius, it is well known that
the first Emperor reserved his Guards to repair the
spiteful tricks which the trusted goddess of his
• destiny, fickle though believed in—" ludum insolentem
ludere pertinax "—might play him. But the warrior
nephew, with all his implicit faith in the " destiny,"
and the name, like a prudent hand, takes security
beforehand against the caprice of his blind patroness,
and uses all his resources to extort even a hard-won
victory. The result is that he is now with a river
in his rear, three formidable strongholds before him,
and 200,000 enemies in his neighbourhood expecting
the arrival of those extraordinary levies which are
at this moment being picked up everywhere from
among the best men of a military nation.
It must be recollected, too, that after all these
exertions of valour —this loss of life, these hard-won
battles, these decimated regiments, and fields red
with blood and carnage after all the swift
enthusiasm of Imperial telegrams, and the imagina-
tive pictures of official bulletins—the Austrians are
just in the advantageous position where, from the
first, the best authorities anticipated they would
have calmly waited the opening of the campaign.
True, in their unexpectedly aggressive plans, they
they have not hitherto shown themselves to very
good advantage ; but with all the blundering of
their first commander, and the constitutional
tardiness of some of the subordinates, they have
inflicted on the enemy a loss equal to their own.
Though they have retreated from the positions upon
which some think they ought never to have ad-
vanced, they are still masters of the impregnable
situation which was always looked forward to as the
great scene of the contest.

Those facile writers, then, who had already
amused themselves by apportioning the provinces
of Lombardy, and arranging, by a stroke of the

pen, the territorial limits of the new Ki

gdom

-of Italy, are as premature as they are ' imaginative
All that the French had suffered yet appeared
.los
with scarcely any appreciable gain ; and we were
disposed to doubt whether the Austrians had
erred in tactics in inflicting upon their enemy this
sanguinary delay. We do not think the soldiers of
either France or Piedmont have gained any confi-
dence from. the closer knowledge of the stubborn
foe they had still to• drive before them. The losses
throughout the campaign have been nearly equal ;

while with a smaller force, it is now universally

Austrians, at Solferino, achieved

greater execution than they suffered. Taking into

think is a most significant fact; and almost warrants

gerous lunatic

abundance, and of superior quality. The hay harvest is
rapidly progressing, the weather being peculiarly favour-
able for operations. We trust to see a full corn harvest
also, as crops look well and promising at this time.
OPEN AIR PREACHING.—Last evening, there was the
usual large gathering of the lower classes of the community
on the piece of waste ground near the Islington flags.
They were harangued by several of the leaders of their
class. Although there was much angry talk amongst
them, and threats were freely banded from one to another,
no actual violence took place. The majority of those
assembled sported orange lillies in their coats, to show to
what class they were connected.

LIVERPOOL ROYAL INPIRMARY.—Return for the week
ending July 9th, 1859. Admitted : in-patients, 41;
out-patients, 34 ; surgical casualties, 40. Discharged :
cured, 33; relieved, and at own request, 22; made out-
patients, 8 ; irregular, 2; dead, 1; remaining in the house,
162. For the ensuing week : Visitors, Messrs. Charles
Wilson, and Laurence Peel, Esqrs. ; physician, Dr. Vose ;
surgeon, Mr. Stubbs; house surgeon, Mr. T. S. Walker ;
junior house surgeon, Mr. J. Allen; chaplain, Rev. H. J.
Garrod, A.B. ; treasurer, Robert Hutchison.

IRON-SHIP BUILDING.—We have again to record the
loss of an iron steamer, the news having arrived of the
stranding of the steam-ship Alma, in the Red Sea. Lord
Lyndhurst in his able speech in the House of Lords, on
Tuesday night, adverted to the Red Sea route as a way that
might be cut off from England and her possessions in the
East. This is only a ratification of the ideas, our corre-
spondent, Mr. John Clare, jun., made use of in his argu-
ments in favour of the Mastodonian steam-ships he has
brought under the attention of Viscount Palmerston's

Cabinet, and which he is now promulgating with the

Government, so that a fleet of steamers of a superior con-
struction, class, and speed, shall be produced in accordance
with his patents and views, on life-preserving principles.—
Mining Journal.

FEARFUL Row IN CHADWICK-STREET.—On Saturday
night, about twelve o'clock, a most fearful disturbance took
place in Chadwick-street, off Great Howard-street, by
which a female named Larkin received such a blow on the

face that she will lose her eyesight, and several other
parties had their heads broken. The row was occasioned
entirely by the police-constable on duty (Davis, 711), who,
from some cause or other, made a most violent attack upon
the female, taking the jug from her hand, and smashing it
on her face. Several parties went to her assistance, and a
general row ensaed, the policeman using his truncheon
indiscriminately upon the heads of all who came in his
way. After a severe struggle the constable was secured,
and placed in the main bridewell, and will this day be
brought before the magistrates. The female and one or
two others are in the Northern Rospital, severely suffering
from the injuries they have received.

'TRANGE PROCEEDING ON THE PART OF A " SAINT

On Saturday, a man without any coat, came up to. a large
policeman, who was on duty near the Town-hall, and
addressed him thus :---" I suppose, my good fellow, you
think you arc greater than the Almighty!" The officer
o gaveliim to understaed that he did not entertain such a
in artillery, this we notion, whereon the man said, " Well, I am St. Peter,

take that," at the same time giving the officer a tremendous
blow on the side of the head, which knocked him prostrate
on the ground. The officer got up and grappled-with the
pugilistic representative of the Apostle, but again the latter
prevailed, and knocked down the officer a second time,
roaring out all the while that he was. St. Peter

A strnggle

again followed, but his Saintship required some six or seven
powerful policemen to lodge him in the Main-bridewell•
Of course the unfortunate man turned out to be a dan-

TILE DREADNOUGAT.--Several times, during the past four
years, we have recorded the almost flying passages of that
truly noble and wonderful ship, the Dreadnought, between
this port and New York, and •vise versa. Again we have to
state another extraordinary run of this splendid ship, from
New York to Liverpool, under the command of Captain
Samuels, whose world-renowned fame is combined with the
fainous vessel that he has commanded from her first trip up
to the present time. The uniform success of the Dread-
nought, and the evenness of her voyages, prove two things
—that a sailing ship can be built on principles that insure
success, and that, when such a vessel has a scientific, prudent,
and experienced captain (like Captain Samuels), there can be
no doubt that a combination of both can command success
and nearly combat the elements. The Dreadnought never
had a chance voyage—she has always made her runs in
about the same time, showing clearly that the captain knows
his vessel, and can handle her to his liking —kilsing the work,
as it were, in his own time. Her last passage from New
York here, was accomplished in thirteen days, and, but for
an extraordinary circumstance, she would have made the run
two or three days sooner, thus maintaining the fame of her
own sailing qualities, and the superior abilities of her
respected commander, Captain Samuels. May both long
enjoy their well won reputation.

Mr Wm. Darton, Mrs Curtis and maid, Mr Gerard Terhoe4
Mr Geo. Nasson, Mr Wm. Stuart, Mrs Jason and maid, VI
S. Quick, Mr Jno. Lindsay, Mr James G. Barbour, fit
Surget and man servant, Miss Stout and maid, Dr G. g.
Wortabet, Mr Jno. Payne, Mr Oliver Ankutele, Mr Michael
Able, Mr Francis Hale. From 1/21ifax: —Major Sinai
and lady, Mr C. Romans, Mr T. Kenney, Mr S. Mortat
Mr C. S. Silver, Mr J. M'Murray and lady, Mrs and gi-0
Campbell, Mr and Miss Rankin, Col. F. hurray and lady,
Asst.-Corny. Gen. Napier, Mr Develier, Mr M. Talbot, Re'
Mr Forling, Miss Hatntnond, Miss Smith, Col. Murray'`
man-servant, Mr T. Davis, Mr XPICay.

THE 12TH JULY.—THE ORANGE PROCESSION.—FOr the
last few days a great deal of conversation, amongst certain
classes, has been about the intended Orange procession to•
morrow, and many rumours prevail regarding the proceed-
ings that are expected to take place. It is stated that the
body will meet at the Dingle, outside the borough limit 4
and will proceed in procession to Wavertree, and its locali-
ties. We do not give credence to many stories that are
in circulation relative to the body, but it is to be hoped that
the persons who may join in the absurd demonstration will
do so in a peaceable and sober manner ; and it is strongli
and urgently recommended to other parties not to interfere
with the processionists, but allow them to indulge in their
humour ; for if men chose to abandon their work for a day
to join in an unmeaning exhibition, no one has a right to
interfere to prevent such folly. We trust the peace
will be preserved, although, if credit be given to the
reports afloat, such might not happily be the case. We
understand that Mr. Sellers and Mr. Fowler, the two chief

and efficient heads of the police in the county districts, are
amply prepared with a force of constables sufficient to sup•
press any disturbance, but we earnestly trust that no neces-
sity will arise for legal interference on the occasion. We
understand that the Catholic clergy in the districts alluded
to cautioned their flocks yesterday to keep aloof from the
procession, and to strictly abstain from any word or act that
would give occasion or excuse for anything irritating. It
is stated that a " demonstration" will take place at Birken-
head, but this is not on good authority. Wherever such 3
demonstration may take place, we earnestly hope that there
will be no reason to regret such afterwards. The " grand
masters" of the Orange lodges in the north of Ireland have,
issued orders strictly forbidding any processions this year,
and such an example might be profitably followed here

SOUTHPORT AND ITS ATTRACTIONS. —HANDBOOK TO
SOUTHPORT. =—By David M'Nicoll, M.D. London : Arthur
Hall and Co. ; Liverpool : Howell, Church-street; Soath-'
port : It. Johnson.—lt is not long that wat
lake districts

have had the advantage of guide-books,