The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-27 00:00:00

unlace, and entitled to the reward which is sure
to follow an impartial decision.

STATE OF SPAIN —A letter from Madrid, in the
ludependance of Brussele, says :—:" Marshal Concha has
recently made a tour through all the southern provinces
of Spain. On his return here, some few days ago, he
waited on the Queen, and explained to her Majesty all
the dangers which, he declares. threatens the country
and the reigning dynasty in consequence of the system of
palicy at present adopted. Ile supported his remarks by
laying before the Queen letters from influential personages
in the provinces, who believe a revolution to be imminent.
He made her Majesty comprehen.l that it was necessary at
any cost, and without delay, to pursue another course, as
other wise security was not possible. The Queen is said to
have shared in the opinion of the marshal, and to have said—
' Satisfy yourself of the support of O'Donnell, and as soon
as it can possibly he done, I will charge you with the
composition of a new Ministry.' Marshal Cancha
hastened to pay a visit to the Count of Lucena, to whom
he offered, if he would consent to give him his entire
adhesion, the choice of two Ministers and of the captains
general of Madrid, Barcelona, Saragossa, and Seville.
Marshal O'Donnell is inclined to accept these
offers, and I think I may say that in the event of
this project being realised, General Dulce will be
named Captain General of Barcelona. The consort of
the Queen, on learning these details, was rtuch annoyed,
as he sees in Marshal Concha, supported by O'D
an enemy. I cannot pretend to say how far the Queea
will have energy enough to resist his influence. If Mar-
shal Concha be called to to the post of President of the
Council, revolutiOn may be delayed for a little time, but
it must arrive sooner or later. Marshal Concha in power
is the Moderate fraction represented by the Diario Espanol,
which has opposed the Narvaez cabinet since the Mires
loan was contracted. It is a shade more liberal, but not
enough so to satisfy public opinion,"

OUR LIVERFOOL STEAMERS.—A mortifying announce-
ment is made in the Liverpool papers brought by the
steamer Kangaroo. The Liverpool and Philadelphia
Steamship Company state that " owing to the small
quantity of goods which have been offering for Philadel•
phis by steamers, the fortnightly sailings of their vessels
will hereafter take place alternately to New York and
Philadelphia." It is well known that, although we have
had, for some time, an excellent line of swift and safe
steamers plying between this port and Liverpool, our
importers have not used them as they should have done.
Hundreds of tons of goods for Philadelphia are sent by
every steamer for New York, where they have to undergo
the delays of the Custom House and of trans shipment.
This is done partly from habit, acquired when we had no
steamers ; partly, perhaps, for the glory of paying higher
freights on a CAlini or Cunard steamer of no greater
speed, but adorned with side wheels.—Philadelphia
Bulletin.

BArtorr ALDERSON.—We are sorry to announce that
Baron Alderson's illness has assumed such a form that his
chance of recovery is perfectly hopdless. Prayers for the
recovery of the learned judge were offered up on Sunday
in the public service at St. Andrew's, Well's street, Oxford
street, and at St. Mary Magdalene's, Munster square—
churches (of the tractarian order)with which the learned
baron and his family have long beer connected.

THE LATE DUKE OF RUTLAND. —THE mortal remains of
the lamented duke, are to lie in state at Belvoir Castle, this
day and to-morrow. On the following day, the funeral
takes place. The 13.34 of his grace will be interred in the
mausoleum, a short distance from the Castle.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE EARL OF HAREWOOD.—
On Saturday, the Earl of Harewood, accompanied by Mrs.
Wickham, and several other ladies and gentlemen, met the
Bramham Moor hounds at Stockwith, about eight miles
from Harewood House. His lordship, who is 60 years of
age, was riding a young mare of spirit„ In leaping a
fence, the mare's feet became entangled in a sheep net, and
she fll with her noble rider. It is supposed that she must
have plunged while on the ground to release herself from
the net, as, in addition to the injuries suAtined by the fall,
his lordship rdrs,, rcooivod a sovero cut on the right temple.
He was immediately taken up and removed to a neigh-
bouring farmhouse, from whence he was removed to
Harewood House in the afternoon. During Saturday
evenieg, symptoms of an alarming nature exhibited
themselves ; and Dr. Teak, of L eds, recommended that
other medical assistance should be obtained. Sir Ben-
jamin Brodie was accordingly telegraphed for early
yesterday morning, but the reply returned from London
was that Sir Benjamin wa3 indisposed, and could not
accomplish the journey. Air. Cae3ar Hawkins and Mr.
Fergusson were subsequently summoned through the same
electric medium, and Mr. Hawkins arrived by special train
at Leeds last night, from whence he posted to Harewood.
Lord Lascelles, the eldest son of the earl, who resides at
Moore Hill, near Harewood House, has since been in
attendance on his noble father ; and the other members of
the family were summoned from various parts of Lanca-
shire and Cheshire, by special expresses, in the course of
Sunday.

THE STEA.MIEE TYNE.—On Sunday evening, at eight
o'clock, the steam tug Aid returned to Southampton from
the Tyne, now stranded at St. Alban's Head, having on
board Captain Vincent and nearly the whole of the men
under him who hive been endeavouring to fliat the stranded
ship. It appears that, after working at the pumps for
several successive hours, it was fount that the water did
not decrease, and consequently it was supposed there were
other leakages than those at present ascertainel. Except
by half a dozen men left on the spot, the Tyne is for the
present abandoned ; and, shoald the vessel hold together,
a further attempt will ba made when the weather shall have
become more favourable.

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GLASGOW AND CA-
NADA.—We observe that the enterprising firm of Messrs.
Handysides and Henderson are about to open direct steam
communication between the Clyde and the St. Lawrence,
by their Anchor line of screw steam packets. The vessels
of this line are the United Kingdom, the John Bell, and
tho Tempest, and they are to be desdatched at regular
intervals during toe season for Qiebec ani Montreal,—
Glasgow Citizen.

VEXATIOUS LIBEL SUITS.—Mr. Sickles has introduced
a bill in the New York Legislature to prevent vexatious
libel suits, which is as follows :—That in every action for
an alleged libel, the defendant may give proof of intention ;
and unless the plantiff shall prove malice in fact, he shall
recover nothing but his actual damage proved and specially
alleged in the declaration.

An adjudication in bankruptcy has been obtained against
John Paul, the clerk in the City of London U❑ion, charged
with embezeernent, who is dtscribed as a corn and seed
merohaßt of Bedford and St. Mary Axe. It is stated that
this is the third occasion on which Paul has been made a
bankrupt.

It is understood that the whole capital of £lOO,OOO, for
the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, formed
to carry oa the works of Mare and Co., was paid into their
bankers in one day. The facilities of the Limited Liability
Act have thus ;orevented one of the la•gest establishments on
the Thames, %hid) has hitherto afforded employment to a
great Lumber of artisans, from being broken up.

THE FATE OF THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION.—A case has
been for some time before the Cuurt of Session, Sc tland,
in which the questions are whether a naval officer who went
out with the Franklin expedition is dead ! and, if so, when
must he be held ti have died ? The late Adam Fairholme,
who died in May, 1853, left his whole property to his
nephew, James Walter Fairholme, lieutenant in the
Royal Navy, who sailed from Nortbfleet, on board
the Erebus, for the North Seas, in May, 1845, and has
not since been heard of. George Fairholme, another