The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-13 00:00:00

over the kingdom. Even in Ireland the
scenes of turmoil and disorder have been few and
far between, the disturbances and violence exhi-
biting themselves chiefly in those counties where
the unnatural coalitions between the high tories on
one side, and the priests and the mobs upon the
other, were arrayed against some of the most
respectable members of the late parliament. The
session will be necessarily short, giving time for
little more than the necessary business of
the year, and the discussion of the several legal
and social reforms that are so urgently demanded
out of doors. The evening organ of the ministry,
after a careful analysis of the members returned
for the United hilngdona has come to the following
conclusion ;--In England and Wales, ii'iin 4ao
members, we find the Liberals number 288, the
Conservatives, 209; either of these numbers must
be reduced by one, there being a double return
for Huntingdonshire. In Scotland the number
of Liberals is 39, and of Conservatives 14. For
the whole of Great Britain, therefore, the new
House will be divided into 327 Liberals
and 223 Conservatives. In Ireland, although
the elections have not yet quite termi-
nated, they have progressed far enough to
enable us to maks a very close estimate. Of the
[O5 Irish representatives, the Liberals can safely
claim fifty three, or one more than half the
representation. The Tories would number fifty two,
of whom about forty are supporters of Lord Derby,
while twelve (under the name of " Independent
Oppositionists,") divide their allegiance between
that noble lord and the priests. For all purposes
of calculation, however, they come properly under
the head of Tories, the party with which they almost
invariably vote, and the returns would therefore
show 380 Liberals, and 235 Conservatives for
England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland,

It is authoratively announced that Mr J. Evelyn
Denison, M P. for North Nottinghamshire, will be
proposed for speaker on the part of the majority.
Mr Denison, will, of course, have the support of
the Government. There will probably be no oppo-
sition to the elevation of Mr. Denison.

It is now stated positively that the selection of
the Queen has fallen upon the lion. and Rev J. T.
Pelham, rector of Marylebone, for election to the
Bishopric of Norwich, in succession to Dr. Hinds,
who has placed his resignation in the hands of his
Metropolitan, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Locally there is very little news this morning.
On Saturday, the newly constituted Garston Board
of Commissioners held its first meeting. Alderman
Cooper, who was on the late board, has resigned
in consequence of being unable to enforce proper
economy. There are at present two parties on the
board—the expensive and the economical. The
former want to erect offices at an expense of about
£3,000, the use of which would be merely made
by the commissioners at their monthly
meetings. This is considered by many altogether
unnecessary, and we sincerely hope that the
members of the board will pause before they
sanction such an expenditure. Surely there are
many buildings that are suitable for the purposes
of the board. and which could be obtained for a
trifle, when compared with £3,000.
The election of West Derby Guardians for the
ensuing year took place on Saturday.
The continental news, though not important, is
interesting. The latest news from Madrid con-
firms the fact of an active mediation on the part of
England and France between Spain and Mexico.

The news from Switzerland is, that no further
concessions will be granted to Prussia. The tele-
graphic announcement to that effect has a decisive
appearance; and the question, therefore, for Prussia
to settle will be concession or war. The telegraph
probably refers, in particular, to the amount of
indemnification, demanded by the King of Prussia
for giving up the domains. According to our latest
advices, the Prussian demand amounted to
2,000,000 f, while the Swiss offer was below 600,000 f.
In Prussia, that financial controversy which led
to a great defeat and a little victory of the Govern-
ment in the Lower House, is not yet at an end, for
it seems to be very confidently expected that the
Upper House will throw overboard the bill for a❑
increase of the salt tax. What the Government
will do then is difficult to foresee, for they declare
themselves unable to dispense with the money.
At all events the new constitutional experience of
Prussia brings out a very healthy tendency among
the people, namely, not to part with that spare
capital, for which they just now find ample oppor-
tunity of investment in works of commerce and
industry.
The net of railways to be constructed in Algeria,
which was projected for some time, is now described
and detailed by an official report in the Moniteur,
followed by the order for execution.
The question of the colonisation of New Cale-
donia, and the erection of a penal settlement there,
is again mooted in the Government councils of
France. The anxiety of France to emulate rather
than to fight England becomes more and more
evident.

If the Conservative papers of Lombardy are to
be belived the Neapolitan quarrel is in a fair way
of arrangement, a semi-official French envoy being
on his way to Naples with a proposition which
may be acceptable to all the parties. It is added
that this step bas been taken at the suggestion of
the Emperor of Russia.
Telegraphic accounts from Vienna confirm the
departure of the Turkish troops from the Princi-
palities. On the 6th, two battalions marched
across the Wallachian frontier, and took up their
quarters in Roustchouck, in Bulgaria. _ _

Private accounts from Odessa of the 22nd ult
state that Count Strogonoff, Governor General of
New Russia and Bessarabia, had received an
official notification to the effect that the Emperor
would visit the southern provinces of the empire
immediately after the return of Prince Constantine
from abroad.

The screw steamer Royal Charter arrived here
last night from Melbourne. She has been delayed
on her passage by light baffling winds. To morrow
we hope to be enabled to give a synopsis of her log.

THE public of Liverpool, at least the water-
drinking portion of that public, are under obliga-
tions of no ordinary kind to those gentlemen of
the Chemists' Association who have, in the most
praiseworthy manner, voluntarily devoted their
time, their talents, and their means in determin-
ing, by a series of experiments, honestly, fairly,
and impartially conducted, the true qualities of
the water supplied from Rivington, and its
adaptability for dietetic purposes, and the general
requirements of the inhabitants.
That the chemists of Liverpool have amongst
their number men as well qualified to perform
this task as any in the metropolis, or elsewhere,
does not admit of a doubt ; and it is only to be
regretted that the public and the Town Council
have so long been kept in the dark on points of
such vital importance. Most of our readers
will recollect that at a late Council meeting Mr.
PicToN brought forward a motion that samples
of the Rivington water should be submitted to
certain distinguished chemists, for their separate
and independent analysation. This straightfor-
ward and most reasonable proposition was
rejected, like every other tending to elicit truth,
by the dominant Pike faction in the Council,
on the score of economy ! while a ready prepared
report from the pen of Mr. THOMAS SPENCER,
the amateur salaried chemist of the Pikeists, was
at once published in the form of a pamphlet,
placarded on the walls throughout the town, and
advertised in all the local newspapers except the
NORTHERN TIMES. Our constant and deter-
mined opposition to the scheme—our unceasing
and truthful exposures of the juggling and
rascally proceedings connected with it—obtained