Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-07 00:00:00

INDISPOSITION OF MR. GLADSTONE.

Most unfortunately, says the 3forning Herald, at this
important juncture of public business the Right Hon:
the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been assailed by a
severe cold, coupled by influenza,, which will preclude
him,from attendance to public business for a few days.
Since the Cabinet Cothicil on Friday, Mr. Gladstone has
been in a weak state, .and been confined to his chaniber.'
The bulletin issued yesterday morning we supply
" Mr. Gladstone has passed a good night, and is better
this morning, the chest being relieved in a.measure."
Dr. Ferguson was in attendance twice yesterday, and
at a late hour last evening the right hon. gentleman was
pronounced to be rather better, and progressing as fa-
vourably as could be desired. he enunent medical men
in attendance on Mr. Gladstone imperatively demand a
relaxation from all business fora day or two, and hope
he will be so far recovered on Thursday as to be able to
attend tolis 'official duties in the House of Commons
that evening.
In consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Gladstone,
there were a.great many inquiries yesterday at the right
hon. gentleman's official residence in Downing-street.
Among those who called personally were Lord John
Russell, Lord Palmerstoni'Lerd Henry Gordon Lennox,
the.Duko of Somerset, Earl Stanhope, Earl St. Germans,
the Right Hon. the Speaker of the Rouse of 'Commons,,
the Right 'Hon. Edward'Ellice, the:Right' Hon. Sir
James Graham, the Right Hon. EdWard Cardwell, the
Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert, Lord Clarence Paget, Sir iValter Jrtthes, &c.
The &lobe of last night Says :—We are authorised in
stating that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has passed
a good night; and is considerably better this aftenwon:

• LOCH ' KATRINE IN GLASHOW..-I'•LOCh Katrine water
is now furnished to all the districts of Glasgow lying to
the north and west of Buchanan-street, and the abun-
dance and force of the supply is telling very beneficially.
In some of the high levels of the city, such as Peel-ter-
race, Ganrethill, for instance, the inhabitants had only
an intermittant supply, and that during the night. Now
Loch Katrine flows in perpetually in ample volume. The
fluid is still a little milky, caused by the mud and debris
not having settled down, but this will soon pass away.—
Glasgow Herald.
DEATH OF A CLERICAL DIGGER.—A clergyman of
the Church of England, of the name of Wm. Edward
Pierson, formerly holding a benefice in Yorkshire, was
burned to ,death at Maryborough a short timeignee.,
The urtfortunate man had forfeited his position at hiiine,
it appears, by his intemperate habits, and was digging
at Maryborough for his subsistence. His habits here
were of a dissipated nature, and having gone to bed
one night after drinking to 'excess, the curtains caught.
fire, and before he eould be rescued he was so severely
burnt that he was dragged cat quite dead.--Melbottioe
Herald.
A LARGE SHIP WRECKED NEAR THE SOUTH FORE-
LAND.—The splendid ship Earl of Eglinton, 1,300'
tons register, bound •to 'Calcutta, from London, with
2,000 tons of Government stores, has been wrecked in
St. Margaret Bay; near the South Foreland. 'She had
proceeded down Channel as far as Brighton, when
she encountered the gale in the early part of the week,
and, in running back, and endeavouring to make the
Downs, snow falling at the time, went ashore in the
bay, and every effort failed in getting her of. •Numer-
ous tuggers were engaged to save the 'cargo. One of
them, full of goods, in being towed to Ramsgate, got
swamped, and a boatman, named Field, was drowned.
The last accounts, received on Saturday, from the wreck
state that the ship is full of water, and was expected to
go to pieces. She was the property of Mr. Mitchell,- an
extensive shipowner of Glasgow, who, on the same day,
lost another fine ship, of 1300 tons, called the Ann
Mitchell, bound to Bombay, from Liverpool. She
struck on the Arklow Bank, on the coast.of Ireland, and
very shortly went to pieces, the crew having barely time
to escape in the boats. They were picked up, and
safely landed at Milford. The losses will prove very
heavy. -
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND AUSTRALIA.—It will be seen by the resolutions
which Mr. Forster is to move in the Assembly, that New
South Wales is in the first instance asked to pay £9,625
per annum towards the proposed submarine telegraph
-from Moreton Bay to East Java. ' This subsidy is to
be reduced to £7,700 by the contributions* of the'
minor colonies. Victoria is to contribute £25,376—
also' to be reduced to £20,300 in the same manner.
The 'whole subsidy 'asked for is, therefore; £35,000;
and in distributing the contributions of the several c01t)...
nies,.-the proportions in which they contribute towards.
the postal subsidy have been preserved. Thus New
South Wales will contribute 22 per cent., and Victoria
68. per cent, of the whole amount, though in-the first
instance the contributions of these two colonies are fixed-
at 271 per cent., and 724 per cent. respectively, so that
the Company should deal with them alone, 'eaang New
South Wales and Victoria to deal with the minor colo-
nies. 27/ bears the same proportion to 721 as does 22 to 58.,
Western Australia cannot be asked to contribute. Her
share, however, is less than .1 per cent. towards the postal
Subsidy. The share of New Zealand towards the
same is 5 11-16. It would appear equitable that the
new colony of Queensland should take upon herself
the whole share of Western Australia, and half the
share of New Zealand, which will only 1 e brought
within six days of London by the telegraph terminat-
ing at Moreton Bay. The term of 50 years during.
which the subsidy is to continue, is taken from the
duration of the guarantee granted to the Red Sea and
Indian line by the Imperial Government. We are also
authorised to state that the figure of £35,000 has been
calculated with a view of leaving about .2 per cent. as a
dividend upon the estimated outlay (420,000), after
paying the working expenses of the line, wh'c'i, after
careful investigation, have been fixed at £20,000 a year.
It will be observed with satisfaction that the payment of
the subsidy is made conditional upon the efficient work-
'ing of the line, ceasing if it ceases to work,—Sidney
Morning Herald,