Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-25 00:00:00

TEE GREAT LANDING STAGE.

TO THE EDITOR, OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—So "Humanity;'' in a spirit of philanthropy,
has come forward ,as the champion of the
`. smokers," and the " females of a certain class."
don't 'envy him the thanks and gratitude his
advodacy may win him, of • either class of public
nuisances..

•
"Humanity" evidently wants a "clear stage" for
himself and friends, anti argues that if either one
or; the other should prove obnoxious to any of the
other frequenters of the stage, such parties have
the remedy in their own hands, namely, to
"abandon it" (the stage) to the smokers.and the
females aforesaid—a proposition, that savours
more of selfishness' than any other feeling, except
it be exclusiveness. But he is welcome to his
company.

N " Hum- anitj," accuses Ma and others of a dispo-
sition to "-restrict the liberty of the subject," and
says, speaking of the stage—" It being a public
promenade, and open .to the public in general (he
does not say to the universal public) I therefore can-
not see the slightest reason to prohibit, smoking,
or use any measures to "prohibit the,working and
lower classes (beggars, I suppose, he means) of
availing themselves of its benefit." Exacily so.
It is because I wish the middle, and especially the
" working classes," the full benefit of this delight.
ful marine parade, that I desire the drawbacks
alluded to maybe withdrawn.

With reference to the "liberty of the subject,"
" Humanity" may be aware that a "certain class
of females" are not admissible into the theatres,
nor into certain of our public streets ; neither
should such a moral pestilence be suffered to con=
taminate the precincts of the Great Landing
Stage.—Y9urs, &c A VtsiTuß• •
September 24,1857.

CANADA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sta,—Your remarks upon Canada, in your. paper
of this morning, have attracted the attention of
those who—like myself—have spent much of our
lives there ; and are still intimately connected
with the Colony—and we have all come to the same
conclusion respecting the remarks alluded to.
We shall, in the first place,'out of courtesy,
presume that you may, yourself, have glanced
hurriedly over some of the clonial newspapers,
and may, on the spur of the moment, have
penned the, remarks in question, without
seeking information from some one connected with
the colony, who could have given you more
correct ideas. But, if we are correct in be-
lieving that the. remarks referred to were not
written in your office, but 'contributed," then the
responsibility rests on other shoulders of publish-
ing what, in its assertions, we declare to
be false, and in its tone is dishonest and unworthy
of an Englishman. The passage referred to opens
thus—." The mutiny in the Indian army seems to
have spread to the British forces in Canada." It
is insulting in the highest degree to make such a
remark, and preposterously false in logic,sas no
comparison can be instituted between the Indian
Mutineers and the desertions in Canada, which
arise from the Very simple fact that, by crossing
the lines into the United States, a man gets 8s a
t day in place of Is. •
The attempt to write down Montreal is so very
transparent that the reference to 0 Montreal Frater-
nization with Mutineers" is hardly worth our
notice. There is in Montreal, as in every large
city, a bad " quarter ;" and the lower class of Irish
who inhabit Griffintown are proverbially "-mauvais
sujets," and had been irritate I by the very decides
conduct of Mr. Tryon, of the 38th, who, very
properly, shot one of the "rowdies" who attempted
to interfere with him in the prosecution of his
duty.

Again, you say--
"This is not even yet the worst—bad as it is--
and requires an example to be made. Montreal,
or the rowdy portion of it, and that is nearly the
whole of it, is decidedly as disloyal as she was in
1849, when she issued that celebrated manifesto
sonoerning a peaceable separation from the mother
country."

This is totally and utterly false. Of all the cities
in her Majesty's dominions there is not one more
loyal than Montreal. If the above was written in
ignorance, we have no doubt you will be glad to
find you were mistaken ; but, if by a corresponient,
we can only entertain contempt for one, who, for
private or corporate ends., c3uld endeavour to cast
a doubt on the loyalty of a Province, or throw a
falao colour on the easily explained desertions of
a few blackguards, at a time when we surely have
more than enough to give us pain and anxiety,
and when none are more devotedly loyal than the
ANGLO-CANADIANS
[We have no hesitation in giving insertion to
the above, leaving to our readers to determine how
far the remarks we made yesterday were justified
by the ample reports we published in the shape
of extracts from the Canadian journals.—ED. N.
TIMES

MRS. ROGERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—ln order that you may be satisfied that I
am sincere and alwus mean what I say, I have
this day taken the liberty of enclosing to you half
a sovereign on behalf of Mrs. Rogers, widow of the
late Captain Rogers, and her fatherless children.
lam a very poor man, otkervhse I would hive
given a larger sum. If every man and every
woman, in Liverpool alone, were to give as much
as I have given, in accordance with their circum-
stances, the sum given would astonish men and
angels. I have been informed that from thirty to
forty thousand men, women, and children gathered
themselv,s together on the morning of the execu-
tion, in order to witness a poor unfortunate
fellow-creature launched into eternity by the
wretched hangman. I trust I shall newer hear it
again boasted on platforms and in pulpits that we
are the envy of surrounding nations; after the
scene at Kirkdale, we ought properly to be called
a nation of barbarians. Suppose an angel of
distinction had been sent to the earth on the
morning in question, and had a courier spirit
assigned to him as a guide, no doubt, when
hovering over Kirkdale, he would have said to his
guide—" You are -ignorant of your business ; you
undertook to conduct me to the earth, and you
have brought me into hell." Doubtless the guide
would have answered him thus—" I have made no
mistake ; this is really the earth, and this vast
multitude are men, women, and children who
rejoice at the slaughter of their fellow-creatures."—
Yours, &c., A WELSHMAN.
Chester, September 23rd, 1857.
[We have received the Post-office order, and will
hand the amount over to the Mercantile Marine
Service Asscciation.]

SWEARING-DT OF THE NEW SHERIFFS OF LONDON AND
MIDDLESEX.—The corporwien of London, having boon
do pived of the sole coeservancy of the river Thames,
under th, Thames Conservancy Act of last session, have
determined on no longer patronising that noble s ream on
civic state occa ions. It has always been the custom, on
the occasion of swearing-in the new sheriffs of Lend, n and
Middles x, and also the 1 ord Mayor, for the civic proces-
ions to take water at London Bridge or Blackfriars, and
proceed thence to Westminster; but on the coining
swearing-i❑ of the sheriffs, that time-honoured practice
will be abandoned. The swealieg-in of the new sheriffs
(Messrs. Lewrence and Allen) on Monday next, wilt pro-
sent a new feature, and be rendered memorable by the
fact that it will be the first time within the reco!lection of
the "oldest iatabitant," ef the sheriffs of London and
Mild esex proceeding to 'Westminster on such au occa-
sion by land ins'ead of water. The procession will be
formed at Guillhall, and from there) proceed, by St.
Paul's, Ludgate-hill, Fleet-street, and the S'rand to West-
rniester-ball, arriving about two o'clock, when the usual
formula of counting hebneils, chopping faggots, adminis-
tering the oaths, &e , 011 be gene thiongb. Ou Lord
Mayor's Day the same conrse will be observed, and the
inhabitants of the West-end will be gratified with a sight
of this pageant at less cost and trouble/ to themselves than
formerly.

--
BOYS' CLOTHINGMA-E WIFH GREAT TA;TX AT LEWIS and

COMPANY'S, Ranelagh•ateet.

BATHING AT NEIiBRIGHTON AND

EGREM(AT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES,
aye
Sir,—The many latnentiiblb-accidents that
8 of
at New Brighton-and Egremont, in Consequeneda
the strong current, and there being no safegOr
whatever for bathers, of which a large prel)°-1
are boys, coupled with the fact, of my being all Ave
witness to the following incident; has induced
to address you, and trust that some steps "1-, .-
taken by the authorities to 'prevent Similar
dents in the fUture: Yesterday, at 1.40 P•sl9;ag
was walking along the New Brighton stage °whoa
the steamer, which at that moment arrived, og
my attention was attracted to something bali gy
at -the side of the steamer, causing a peculiar c,.1,0
feeling to, pass over me. Although it looked "":00.
) human form,-yet; in the distance, it might be 'die
strued into a small white sail hanging °cBr,e it
side; but, on. nearer approach, I saw 'at- n
oa
was the body of a drowned youth. • I press-„54:
towards the pay-gale, when I heard a re-tot
proceed from the laughing, joking throng d g
solved the-question—" A school-boy drownenCel
week ago:" I hurried down the slip, and stePfeo
on board tho steamer. A boatman Was sittimitv
the bulwark; near the paddle-whrel, which
body, as he, had let it down into the water agirr-00
but I could just see the head peep as it were slip
er,,,ing
under, and then, with the action of the wat
back again out of sight. The boatman was talso
in a low tone to a fellow-mate. Four °I;1,1),
people pressed forward to see the puor-Y-fle
One, a poor old man, who cast a pale, coldTa
tfal
upon the body, and then turned his thel'olf
gaze toward, the town. A little boy looked the
a fearing, frightened look, rind then jut° sof
boatman's face, as if to see if- there w3' hose
pity or sorrow there for the youth 'ch.-0
body he Was holding in check by the rope, w;flett
he held listlessly in his right hand. TWO gs
were chaffering, and laughing a thoughtless lanNei
if something had touched a tender nerve and t Aa
were trying to get rid of the strange feeling, Der'
old woman was crying. Alas ! poor thitig:
haps she had a son, perchance a good one, ti-tha
sailor. The. rock-bound coast, the stera itf
wreck, the plank with its atom 'of huiti-i0
struggling 'mid the giant' waves for its all, lii`iaelt
life ! A wilt shriek that pierces the dense "J.'
• cloud of night; the only echo is the seagulls 1° -603
ing caw. Poor woman, .she seems to say, T soor
help me !—I shall not be long - not Jong." as is•
a small boat pulling off- from, the shore, the toDe
it commenced to row towards the steatner.Nl4 tDe
approached near enough the, h boatman bande`;`,,i, it
rope-to the occupant of the beat; saying, 6ra'n'og
a long slack, or your oar will not clear it'' (alt-gtta
the body). The man took• the rope, and 100
paying it out, when a wave carried the 1030 'neeti
to the body. The main took up an oar and adva,-fecl
' to the stern to push the body away, . but. 0115'fic'ng
his mind, and laid the_ oar down again, arid getltli°
hold of the steamer's projecting sides, he ere sob'
'boat away from it,-and then let the rope out- be
ing towards the shore; and hairin4 snotired Tore,
commenced to row .the boat towards the
drawing the body after it at some distances, w'it6
kept ascending and descending .with the wave'eet
face down, as if he. had just dropPed into the liis
for a swim, and was in the act of stretching Out 04
arms for the first stroke: So he floated qv
white as alabaster, and black, black .hair• ed,
few that were looking at -first were not incr`T,softt
in numbers, although the other side of theiragty
was crowded, they .being--satisfied with a of
glance, and then moved away, to get rid
of
that peculiar sensation- which the presenc`#.
death always creates. The steamer moved a‘c it
I could see the boat in the distance, the man dis 4
rowing vigorously towards the shore. Th°
alit
wet hair of the youth glistening in the su-;a0
waves, and a crowd of idlers collected on
to
shore, waiting to gaze upon the dead—perehlo
some loved ones—all who will perchance f°',.,„o
sooner than had this youth lived to cheer the 1"
remaining years of age.—Yours, truly, E•S'

• the la"
THE POPULATION OF VIENNA According 1,0 t capital
census return of the populetion of Vienna, llaarriserj;
c n'ains 579,457 souls, including 20,000 troops In.- z
native;
18 356 foreigners, 210,262 Austria's who are r!/` "ip 41'13
of Vienna. There are 441,161 Roman Cathol
Protestants of the Confession of Augsbarg, 1,293 CalvsGreel,
170 Anglican, 15,116 Jews, 954 members of the 793
Church, and 33 Mussalmans. The capital contains 8,
houses th 89,4 suites of apartments. his
How wi A
CLERGYMAN WAS DUPED.—The Phrifwe Poi $
Daily' News, tells a story of the eeversive dePles
feel
minister, the substance of, which is as follows
eb
months since, a gay, pleasant and accomplished .cr
lady arrived in that city, with her servant, and eag:"10
spacious apartments at the Girard House. She 11'6,00
search of a distant relative, who was entiled to a P°"sesa
of large estates which sae had in. Tease. St3e is
exceedingly rich, and expected an additional forty,' oci
consequence of the recent decease of an unc'e whod eeet
quietly passed into the shades of death, at a good 0136
in the city of Paris. Oa to-king over the newspapevrseve,
Saturday she observed an advertisement that the "'well
would Li:each on the following day. He is antesl
known minister, and is at the head of one of the,, of
fashionable and intelligent congregations in the Olt be
Brotherly Love. She conceived the idea that he taus
sbe
the very person alio was in search of. In a few daYs6tst
called upan him and male known her business. el't her
he was incredulous. His wife, howevcr;cancluded tha 0$
hush and was in error, and on expressing her views, he tee
led into a train of deep medita ion, and finally cam V We a
conclusion that perhaps he was destined to beeor°l339
millionaire without much hard work. The French
etea
and the wife of the reveretil gentlemen now b:ctir
intimate, and in fact, lived high. This cantintlee js
period of severed months. The ciccd; of the pj,Kr
tyere
Texas, all of which seemed to ba well authenticated, feel
eel
closely scanned, and the many friends of thl Reverend iet
his wife congratulated them on their good fortune• itts
one time, on the arrival of the steamer from Euron teat
French lady received a letter, in which it was state." the
in consequence of another death having occurred 10
re 0
family at Paris, some time must necessarily elapee bef°ths'
remittance could be sent on, perhaps not for several mant.
At this announcement she seemed to grieve considers'd
because she could not return the hospitali y in a style 6113 f
to that which had been so kindly extended to llerledid
dint of the most daring effeoatery she finally succee"irto
her applications for small sums of money, rangle9: •rerga
$3O to $2OO. She, in company with several of her adtal_ je
would pay visits to some of the first-class store'of
Chesnut street. Being a rich French lady, in earnriela
with rich ladies of oar city, whose well-known fares the
often been reflected in the mirrors that embefl;slieeb
stores, the worthy attendants endeavoured to ou'alie for
oher in politeness. Arrangenients were finally no..luviifee
the French lady and servant, the Rev,rend and hool% tt to
to go to Texas, in order to settle up the estates, 30
return to Philadelphia and purchase a large and aP•vtifee
mansion on Broad-street, above Brown. A short rate,
previous to this a considerable quantity of silver P' for
silks and satins, were obtained by the French lady'
In
which the Reverend became responsible. While ' visit
all these arrangements the minister almost forget the
the sick and pray with the dying, and at last, wll2oisdi
moment arrived that he and his wife and the French
to be
whore to proceed to Texas, the latter was nowher3
found. Here was, indeed, a dilemma n)t expected,., th
the hope that hal been built up, the visions of gold etelt
had glistened before them, the castles that bad been ere the
the vast estates Ott the Reverend had fallen heir t`:,'neef
many interchanges of hospitality and other rerninis""iire,
and pleasing r: Sections arising therefrom, faded avfa/traiat
a "crimson cloud in the sunset borne." R :ißr3YdeiliQ
were sought, and the Reverend gentleman seceee tv,
treeing her to a car on a western road, and attenlll4 Liao '
seize her and pull her out ; the passengers interpose': eoti
finally be was thrust out of the car, and she went tee;ttoe.
rejoicing. The detectives were brought into rettelsb
hit they were of ne use; the telegraph sent , the
messages, but all to no avail. The facts leaked 011::orell
congregation got to hear it ; the vestry of the -,t
examined into the eulject ; the pastor or rector fertioly,
the subscriber did, when he unexpectedly meta ele;,
in California—' a certain goneness about the s'are.ubea
and such a consternation, such a gossiping as 000' ever
uppertendom, never toile place before, and perh,al"where
will again. Who the accornpli-hed French lady 15,0004'
she came from, or whither she has gone, no one
00,11
She figured in this city for several months, and it weiniseer
a few days since that the facts leakedeut. The nitoeiat°
who was so egregiously duped, paid the several a , tbiet
for which he had become security,' aed it is presume"
he will agree that he paid dearly for his whistle.

'Pans-Ovietign 'ANVJPIOO suing 4,94,1501°°
lu va4 AUleAkt 1==.1.1 sAon ONIILLOUJ

IN AND

LIVERPOOL

la.iistt did.

51 WRIGHT, KELSO & CO..

Via:) z'oxers taros..
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The SUBSCRIBERS issue Weekly (on Friday)
..t.„ • ,
*4 a PRINTED LIST, with full particulars of the SHIPS
, ~, new and old) and STEAMERS they have ton SALE,
both in Liverpool and the Outports, from 50 to 1,500
Star,_, tons: and llonthly a retorn of Sales made, State of
guil„,7l, which ally be had On application. J N.B.—Contractors
Ing Iron Ships and Steamers;
trolters fo CURRY, KELLOCK & CO.,
7he Purchase and Sale of Ships, Ship Valuers, and
.)Pointed
ettudiam
._ Jokers to the High Court of Admiralty, Weimer-
6. Water-street, Liverpool.
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'',\ CUNARD, WILSON & CO.,
it ,i-i,-t 5, Yoßx Etumnizras, LIVERPOOL

AND
, CUNARD, AUSTEN & CO.,
59, FENCHURCH-STB.BET, LONDON,
tliaxpi.i„.‘ (Late Cunard, Brett ect Austen)
"Q r•OR Tag PURCHASE AND SALE OF
uips, 8I1) VALUERS, &c.,

- ROBERT A. MUNN & Co.,
ilaZ. (Late Cunard; Munn, & Co.))
,":"'\
ci,,B,R O..RERS Fos .111-D dALE OF SHIPS,
Qz-zAziERS, &c., AND SHIP VALUERS,
4z,
3) YORE-BUILDINGS, Dera.anturr,
......._

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
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g.1:.;".* \ „„ TONGE & C 0 .
N‘ ilfr' "-)nOKERS FOR THE SALE AND PUR-
OIND CHASE OF SHIPS,
ttglrE-. AUCTIONEERS AND SHIP VALUERS,.
I, Rit'xit,MOVED TO MIDDLETON BUILDINGS,
---------_zortt) STREET (comer of Water Street).
ij.,,,
„I) AT 0 N AND M `-N°) FOR1
a ,6IIIP BROKERS, AND BROKERS
' -- Fiji E SALE AND PURCHASE OiSHIPS,
17 3 WATER STREET,
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__,'''..4\-_------ $-..1. 11;;..ate, fretbt or erbarter.
v.,, -;: .
''-'71% .4•,\ I' Oa SALE OZt WI AItTER, ihe fille
' \
1., A er,w-steamer KANGA.,,OO, las . just been
IN :114. th9.roilghiy overhauled; 290 tons reps er; length
4 53'4,3 . 4 160 ieet, breaithfeet 3-Iot' a ; depth 12
t:'o ttt!, 4,11c1 o'n , both by Smith and Rogers, on tip Clyde,
k light
~1,,e en,."l,l)ecton will be fOund- nearly as good 83 new ; has
rt,_,pu,raft, i.;7l4,c_s of 3o horse power each, carries a large targo upon
%,`,,,lcqr ur h.e-r‘gged, well found in storLs of every demur' 6-
,eet... forthe -r particulars apply to CUNARD, WILSON, & CO.,
4 h Pareliase and Sale of Ships, 5, York-bn ldings, Dale-
tlii.,s.....Thil
11% t'bicer4.our (1?201 is now on a voyage, and may be expected n
, to prii•oi•vail,ittnclast,of
bSaleer n a Cihairreir;: the owners would
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' "WHiTE STAR" LINE.
3.......'1i: .I.° 1b ---
..f.„ e Consignment of H. T• Witsow, & Co. --
II Ti sail on the 28:h Instant, T
'D 1 R E n .
':44., ' FORTho PBplYenipirlNAE 1Y 13 years Ship
4,4.
rl,•ti,,
jos.
EliliiELwENia.D..o,UcGoniLAmSs,rcler.
tle,.k'4stl,lll);2l' register, 839 t 113. This beautiful Clipp:r Is oneoonf the
11011;(031'. s a daat, and has very sunerior ai.co nmoda 1
tor'''lL be d 4 '''•rY considera•)le portion of her cargo being se tired, •
tore,. eiPatched as ab-va. Loading in the Salthon estlO;;lt.
~,ft-ight or passage, apply to
4. he A,
1 CiiCHAMBERS.IL T. WILSON AND CAMBERS. ..
PPer Ship TELEUR Ira will succeed the ab.ve.
111 E i NS-StiG s
ILItrE at, E MONEY £l4 kND UPWARDS-
II,s, OOL " LINE oF AU3TRALIAN PACKETS,
P ••131 ON TIE 7Ttt OF EACH MON-17,
04,84 A.
"11g P FOR MELBOURNE, .
'l"aniters 14 steam to
.all ports in Austrara vnd Tat-
,z..
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,z. .\, shins. mania at Ship's expense.
Cantel'n 3. LTOO S. To :ail.
" MERLIN....•. Bo &LASE .. • . 2700.. ..Oct. 7-
'1
1. I'ULLODEN.•:•••• •:: .: Blows
.w.... 3500.... Nov. 7•
sZtloii:. l 8R1DE,,•,.::: .... Maapuv... .. 3500 :...Dec. 7.
4
t,„kllo4l3fear4Po%ing this old established and
,fa:onri.e line are-
Psi;Atra ')l* heir sailing qualities, and the sifaty with which pas
6,1,1)00,4' u'xn conveyed to their destination. .
tr. am tni houses on deck are fitted u:, as First and second
,ie ttir,, -y acious and lofty 'tween decks are appropriated
qa,. me' chins and' steera,e passengrs.
\•er,, 4" is eat LnoWn as ar^ o'er traler, and has invariably
ppl, ~ olccetsfia rassa,res .-
". ••° the owners, Messrs. P. Magee /tad J. Livingston, or to
JAIIE3 M. WALTHEW;
• ~, Loading East Sick, Salthnuse Dick.
'l' 4b
, Sail pos tively on the Ist of October.
CRO" 'SAGE MONEY £ll AND UPWARDS.
S3LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS.
ii:
~..„ FOR MELBOURNE.
- •
The Splendid first-class Ship -
Is% ..„__ . .TU R 0 N,. 'alit° s btpoi, Thomas Tatsox, Commander taki etPrese".9n, A 1 at Lloyd's. and newly coppered. Has been
1144 a as 11-1 Y ior the itustralan Passenger Trade; is expected to
1414 %an an " a Passage as any ship at present on the berth, and
sn4fAter:PeriOr aeco,
1110 'Minns fr iLst, second, and third class
.reight Or adietary
'4.11y, 017. For r
by letter, to P sage, scales, &c., apply per-

17, Water-street, Liverpool.