The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The principal event of the day has been the issue
of Lord Palmerston's address to the electors of
Tiverton. As it was expected that he would in
that manifesto promulgate his views with reference
to the leading topics of the day, and give the public
at large an inkling of what he intended to do,
should he be so fortunate as to gain a majority in
the next House of Commons, it is no wonder that
its publication caused a slight sensation. His
friends as well as foes will be surprised and disap-
pointed at its tone. In a word, it is, as a London
evening cotemporary characterises it—the hoarse
roar of the British Lion, as his lordship typifies
that animal ; rapacious, aggressive, cruel, and un-
generous, very different indeed from the fabled
creature on whose haunches Britannia is thought
to repose. All the writs have been received by the
several constituencies; and the close of the week
will see the termination of the election struggle in
the majority of the cities and boroughs throughout
the United Kingdom. Already 115 cities and
boroughs have fixed their nomination day ;
8 are appointed for to-morrow, 100 for Friday,
6 on Saturday, and 1 on Monday. The
Carlisle nomination is on Thursday ; Huddersfield,
Wigan, and Manchester, on Friday ; Dublin city
on Saturday ; and Glasgow on Monday. With
respect to the Liverpool election we may state,
that the friends of the several candidates
are using every means in their power to effect the
realisation of their hopes and aspirations. Ward
meetings without number, and on b sides,
Liberal and Tory, are being nightly held. In our
columns of to-day will be found the full particulars
of a rather stormy gathering of the Licensed
Victuallers at Hackin's Hey yesterday. Their
object was to consider the merits of each individual
candidate, and take steps for the triumphant return
of the gentlemen selected as those to whom they
could best trust their interests. The meeting was
a very turbulent one. The meeting of the Liberals
at the Park Theatre last night was interrupted
in a most unbecoming manner by the minions of
Messrs. Horsfall and Turner. Such proceedings

6n the part of these gentlemen's supporters do not
say much for their chance of success.
The intelligence from the Continent is not of
much moment to day. In France matters are
quiet, and call for no particular notice. A Paris
com spondent gives some particulars of the cir-
cumstances which led to British steamers forcing
an entrance of the port of Nangasaki, in Japan. It
appears that on the 11th December, the two
after having visited the ports of Simoda
and Hakodadi, presented themselves before Nan-
gasaki, but were refused admission by the gover-
nor, a mandarin of high class. As this refusal
amounted to a breach of the treaty concluded in
1855 between Japan and England, as likewise
between japan and Russia, France, . and the
United States, the two vessels steamed into
the port and placed themselves abreast of
the fortifications of the place, which are strong.
No resistance was, however, offered by the
governor. On the following day the two comman-
ders left their vessels, and marched to the residence
of the governor, at the head of a numerous escort.
The governor refused to see them, but he ac-
quainted the English that any letter would be
forwarded to the Emperor at Jeddo A letter was
consequently despatched to the Emperor, who
received the remonstrances it contained in a
favourable manner, and replied by publishing an
edict on the 26th of January, wherein he gave
orders that in future the three ports mentioned
above shall be opened to the navies of England,
France, Russia, and the United States. The crews
of any foreign vessels are, however, forbidden to
penetrate into the interior of the country, and any
breach of this law will be punished by imprison-
.ment, the period of which is to be fixed by the
Emperor himself.
The German Powers decline the intervention of
the rest of the Great Powers in the quarrel between
Denmark and the German Confederation, on the
ground that the question at issue is a purely
federal one, in which they, as well as the King of
Denmark, act as members of the Confederation.
At the same time we are told that Russia and
France are favourable to Denmark in the affair.

The latest news from Naples speaks of great cum..
mercial projects of the Neapolitan government.
Though not much value can be attached to the
efforts of government in sueh matters, the occupa.
pation is certainly a more profitable one than the
extending of the police departments, and the energy
of the people can be better directed to the same
interests than to secret conspiracies.
The Journal de Rome announces the death, on
Saturday, the 14th instant, of his Excellency
Cardinal Temmaso Riario Sforza The Cardinal
was born at Naples on the Bth of January, 1782.
and was elected a member of the Sacred College
in 1823.

The Duchess Regent of Parma, in order to
facilitate the use of the telegraph in her States,
has decreed that the price of despatches in the
interior shall be notably reduced.
It is rumoured that an unusual number of
Russian troops are now posted on the Austrian
frontier. On the Prussian frontier there are only
as many Russian soldiers as are necessary to guard
it.

An article, from an official pen, appears in an
Austrian print, which calls for notice, au it accuses
the Russian Government of ingratitude towards
the King of Naples, " who is now undergoing
punishment" for the sympathy which he displayed
for the Emperor Nicholas during the Ivan The
Governmental writer says The Russian envoy
at Naples professes to be the friend of the Court of
Naples, and gives it the benefit of his advice, but
the Russian Minister at Turin, and the members
of the Imperial family residing at Nice, openly
approve of the policy of Sardinia. Now it is
evident that if ever the policy of Sardinia should
get the upper hand in Italy, the dynasty which
at present reigns over the Two Sicilies would
be in -imminent danger. The state of things
in Naples becomes worse and worse, and as long
as the diplomatic relations between that kingdom
and the great maritime powers are interrupted,
there is no chance of improvement. We do not
doubt that the intentions of England and France
were good when they pronounced the international

measure may perhaps be much greater than was
intended.

The news from Spain is of little importance. It
is certain that the Duke of Alba has ceased to be a
member of the Ayuntamiento. The report that
the Duke of Medina Celi and his other colleagues
had also resigned is not confirmed. Certain cir
cumstances said to be connected with the Duke of
Alba's resignation of his municipal honours have
given rise to a good deal of conversation and to
some scandal in Madrid.

The Brazil mails arrived at Southampton yes-
terday in the steamer Tamar. A full resume of
the news will be found in another column. It was
believed at Rio Janeiro Cita before many weeks
were over there would be a change of ministry.
That dreadful plague, the yellow fever, was very
prevalent at Rio Janeiro and Bahia, principally
among the shipping. Business, generally, was
brisk.

The Peninsular mails also arrived at South-
ampton yesterday, but there is no news of the least
interest or importance.

LORD PALMERSTON has issued his address to
,he electors of Tiverton, and for reasons best

known to himself, confined its publication to one
or two of the Metropolitan journals. It has
been issued forth to the world in the columns of
the leading journal" with a pomp and a parade
worthier of a better cause and a greater man.
The Times, which writes more in the spirit of a
paid advocate than the impartial commentator
upon the political occurtiences of the day, seems

to forget that the reasons and sentiments of the
PREMIER are fallacious, and cannot by any means
raise him in the estimation of the public at large.

Under the circumstances which caused the
dissolution of Parliament, and the fact that the
Government has appealed to the country for the
purpose of retaining office, as well as to inflict a
pecuniary penalty upon all who voted for Mr.
COBDEN'S motion, it was to be expected that
Lord PALMERSTON'S election address should be
anxiously looked for. Until it made its appear-
ance nothing definite as to his future policy could
be relied upon. We have it now before us. It
is only a'second edition of his after-dinner speech
at the Mansion-house, on Friday, which we
commented upon yesterday. It contains the
same amount of self praise as did that oration—
talks of " insolent barbarians," " violation of the

"British flag," " broken treaty engagements,"
Chinese " murder, assassination, and poisons,"
and then naively appeals to British honour, chi-
valry, glory, and what not, if all these thins are
to be tolerated. What is all this but political
claptrap—nothing more nor less than inciting the
handful of electors at Tiverton to raise the shout
of " PALM ERSTON for ever !" and pin their politi-
cal faith, and through them the electors of the
United Kingdom, to the sleeve of a Statesman
whose chief glory is that of pugnacious interfer-
ence in the affairs of other countries.

The address, which we print in another
column, commences by narrowing the issue
of the present election to a choice between
himself as Premier, and " that aggregation of
"discordant elements by whose combined actions
" on a late occasion, a vote of censure was passed
" upon Her MAJESTY'S Government." The
House of Commons, by their late vote on the

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