Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

war with its conquest

" So that' the idea otwa7 once fairly afloat,

we-see how it is calculated to set the w

)le Conti-

nent of Europe in a blaze

Arid now look how; Contemporaneously-with the
spreading abroad of this idea of war; under the
Imperial auspices of France, the warlike prepara-
tions are being- continued. We learn in the first

place, that in every arsenal in France, guns and
storey are on the move to the Mediterranean, and

to Lyons; and` that reinforcements of troops are

instantly arriving from Algeria

The- Govern-

war loan—got it under
the unmistakable declaration of Count CAVOUR,
" We have na intention of remaining silent when

ment of Piedmont has got

Austria, mcr

keS us, and crowds our frontier with
And already, in furtherance of this

her troops

intention, in the cantom of Ticino, and in that of
Valais, Swiss volunteers are being enrolled for

service in the Piedinoutese. camp ; while, at the
same time, we find a demand has been made on

the federal Government by Bavlria, to allow war
steamers on the Lake of Constance. Then, on the
other side, and most naturally, we hear of Austria

on the alert in her own defence. One of the last
items of news from Vienna is that " orders have
been sent to the eastern provinces to purchase

2&,000 horses, and the' terms offered prove that
the Government wants to have possession of the
animals as promptly as possible." Yet Austria
disclaims any hostile intentions, beyond the neces-
sity of the defensive. "Austria," it is officially

intimated,. "is 'sufficiently armed to ward off

attacks against the Imperial sovereignty, but re-
speets, nevertheless, the right of other states to
settle their affairs as they may please." And if
this policy be but faithfully adliered to, France and
Piedmont will certainly be left without excuse for
their hostile demonstrations —to say nothing what-

ever of aggressions

We are inclined, in short, all the more strongly,
the more we hear and see of this war move-
ment, to come to the conclusion which the
Saturdity I?evietv has so forcibly ':expressed,

that even should these menaces come to nought,
and their object be frustrated, there will be
learnt from it this great practical lesson
namely, "that Europe can only be saved from the
horrors of war as long as it is prepared and on its
guird against.the treacherous ambition of a man

who has never hesitated to sacrifice his honour and

his oath to his personal ambition. It is not by
flattery," adds our contemporary, " or adulation
that such a man is to be cajoled—hci can only be
deterred by the clear and un nistakeable proof that
it is not safe for him to be dishonest. In this
point of vi6w, the. sycophancy of our lead'n-,
politicians has*created an immense danger, both for
this country and for Europe. It has gone far to
Inspire the Continental Powers, aril the E nperor
of the French himself, with the belief that we are

afraid of him. Fortunately, the nation has had
some opportunities of disclaiming a servility in
which it had no participation. The mystery of
the Compiegne visit is now reVeakd. The .object
of Louis NAPOLEON was clearly to '-itimate to
Austria that he had the English Liberal party in
Ys pocket. But the guests of Compiegne have
received' a lesson hardly less severe than that
which has been administered to their distinguished
host." And the reflections with which *the article
we are quoting winds up are only, one cannot but
fear, too true, that "a good Channel Fleet will do
more to place the Anglo-French Alliance on a
sound basis than all the equestrian feats of lord
PALMERSTON and Mr. DISRAELI,"—P-Id that "we
may be quite at liberty to trust the good faith of
Louis NAPOLEON when we have no ground to
fear hiS perfidy,"—since as long we are able to
defend' ourselves, he will do us no harni. But, it
is as sagaciously as it is spiritedly added, " we
hope, for the honour of the country, that we shall
hear no more of the sickening. and-fulsome adula-
tiOn a—Man who,' having Waded through
slaughter to a' throne,' is believed by everybody
capable of ' shutting the gates of mercy on Man-
kind,' the moment it suits his selfish interests or
gratifies his criminal ambition: Whatever flatteries
and compliments Louis NAPOLEON may receive
from rival courtiers for his favour, he may: rest
assured :that the English nation with, one_accord
regards the wielding of such a power by such a
man as a greater, cause for danger and alarm" than
the less treacherous insanity of a Red Republic.

If the Empire - is once more proclaimed to be
Peace, it is only because War is finind to be unsafe.
Europe has it in her own hands to determine how
long the Empire shall be Peace—and that will be
just as long as war shall be visibly dangerous for
the Empeior." . .

..G.IXEENNVICIr ELEcrioN.--Ye3terday, the nomination
of candidates for the seat vacated by Mr. Townsend,
took• place.. An immense "crowd assembled beTore the
hustings, and the scene presented was of a most exciting
,description. After the usual forthalities by: Mr. Y.
Chapman, returning affair, Dr. Purvis, of Blackheath,
proposed, and Mr..Lowman Taylor; Seconded,‘Mr: Alder-
man Salomon& as a fit and proper person to represent the
borough in parliament. Mr. Benjamin Cook, of Black-
heath, proposed William 'Angerstein, Esq. Mr. John.
Robert Jolly, of -Woolwich, seconded' the •nomination.
Alderman Salomons; who 'was well received, • said he
fully admitted that there might be some, advantages in
having a local candidate, but' another qualification re-
quired was that of oxperience.. He bad, when formerly
returned, carried the flag of Greenwich to the door . of
the House of Commons, and now he was enabled to take•

his seat. He• confidently appealed' to the electors t
redeem the prose they had made to send him as their

representative

Mr. Anizerstein VMS received with loud

cheers from his suppaters, and tremendous uproar from
the opposite party-. J show of hands was then taken,
and declared in favour of Aldermare Salomon. Tb.e
palling will take praee to-day.

*e,reriortoa

Wit I3'LEC)AL EVIDEN(
a charge heard and lAsposed of. at .ti

e Police Court, on

Generally, we do not comment on dc

ball, who was f6r the d

his soul, he was not, surprised a

place in. the court

Elie present, case

and who said,. "on

anything that tool

however, cannot

be permitted to pass without some noti

were• shortly these.

The facts

C4ptain 11.1‘Clay and Robert Lloyd,

the master and Mate of the ship Merchant i}rince,' were
charged, with haviiag' committed Violent assaults on two
sailorS, named Hunter and Brown, on the high seas. The

aspect of the case, in the first instance, was so serious,
that Mr. Cobb (after the- case was disposed of) stated that
_every: effort had been made in the morning by the
by offering the
complainants money. The complainants, however, felt

defenfints to comprortiFs

the matter,

themselves so aggrieved that 01-4. refused money compen-
.. - -

sation-, and the case was proceeded with.-- In -the tours,
_ _

of the investigation the case took an extraordinary turn.
Mr: Snowball, for the defence, offered to produce
the mate, as a witness for the Captain. Mr. Cobb 'strongly

objected to this course, as the mate was particcps cripaitifs
—which he was to all intents and purpose's, for himself
and the captain_ were charged with' joint and separate

assaults on each of the. men. As far as our experience of
police law goes, the objection Would have been- alloWed in
any criminal court in England, but to the surprise of

every one present, the mate was admitted as a witness
for the captain, and having " done a good turn " for him,
on the same ground! the captain .was admitted as
a witness for the mate, and this proceeding called

forth the expression from Mr. Cobb, (Who Was. for
the, complainants) " that he hoped it would go forth to.

the public

that these, two ruffians had been allowed to,

swear each other out- of a murderous ease of 'assault

It has gone forth to the public, and we have not heard

more general condemnation of any case for a long time
than was expressed yesterday. The grounds on which
the evidence was admitted by the bench seems to us not
only flimsy, but illegal. It was argued that because
the names of the• two defendants were not included
in one ^ summons, that one was a competent

witness for the other. We have frequently seen
persons standing at the criminal bar, who, when pro-
perly discharged, were admitted as witnesses, bat the
justice-made law. of Saturday, is
,rather novel.
Admitting, a man, who is on trial to give evidence for
a person who is charged as a participator and compinion
in the same offence, is-certainly a novelty. • In addition,
we may add, that an application will probably. be made
to the law officers: of the Crown, to escettatn if the
evidence was legally admitted. We shall not anticipate
the resat,