Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-10 00:00:00

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The natural decline of the Reform party of
1832 is facilitated by the very efforts they have
made to maintain themselves- in power. Their
leaders have discredited themselves by repeatedly
making promises which they never fulfilled—by
giving pledges when in opposition, or on the
hustings, or even in the Queen's Speech, which
they never honestly set themselves to redeem.
They have trifled with that high quality of per-
oonal honour and moral integrity so indispensable
to British statesmen. It was not Sir R. Peel's
change of views on the Corn-law, but the breach
of moral integrity by which he sought to effect
his purpose, that disqualified him, even in the
eyes of his firm friend the Duke of "Wellington,
for any longer leading the Conservatives. Views
may be changed, and are changed, from year to
year ; for,political principles must vary in their
'application with the progress and circumstances
of the time. But personal honour and moral in-
tegrity must be ever the *same. And in this
respect how different the Conservative chiefs from
the effete and huxtering leaders of the Liberals.
Everything portends the coming ascendancy of
Constitutionalism in the councils of the nation;
and the leaders of the Conservative party are the
very men to lend to such a cause the lustre of
personal renown. They have the advantage of
years, too, on their side ; for, compared with their
rivals, they are all in the vigour of life and in the
prime of star

?.smanhood. -With the tide thus
rising in their favour, they can afford to wait.
They are strong, and therefore are calm ; they
are patriotic, and will not imitate the self-seeking
factious tactics of their rivals. But their day is
near at hand ; and their triumph will be all the
more glorious inasmuch as it promises to partake
less of the character of a party-victory than of an
ovation offered to them by the whole enlightened
classes of the community.

HONOURS FOR THE FRENCH PRESS.—A recent de-
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Ravin,
director
of the Sleek, and M. Delamarre, director
di f f reon f t
of the Patrie, have been named Commanders of the
Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus ; M. Paulin
Limarac of the Patrie, M. Leon Piee, of the Siecle, and
m. Gueroult, of the Opinione Nationale, to that of
Officer ; and M. Edmond Texier and M. L. Jourdan;. of
the Siecle; Mr. Leonce Dupont, of the Pays, M.
d'Audigier, of the Patric, M. Paulin, of the Illustration
(since dead), and M. Lemoinne and M. St. Ange, of the
...bebats, to that of Knight.

A MONSTER RIVER TROOP STEAMER.—Messrs. Pierce
sanitary
and Co., Stockton, have on the stocks for the Govern-
ment an Indian river steamer of immense proportions.
line Her water is 350 feet; over all, 375 feet; and
breadth, 46 feet. She is by far the largest river steamer
)r
about
attain
t o u
in the world. Her engines are 200 horse power. She
has
and o b
in the Indian river 13 miles an hour. Sleeping berths
every
800 soldiers. Iron beds with galvanzed bottoms. Vene-
tian ventilation all along the sides, and to this the plan
of artificial ventilation by tubes and fanned air, as in the
General Post-office. The fan will be wrought by the engine,
and keep every berth fn a thoroughly sanitary condition.
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suitable l elled withand ta
paddles,anry arrangementand
is hoped
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The decks are to be covered with teak. The vessel will
also be under about four tons of canvas. An awning is
also to be provided for the. whole length of the deck.
The vessel will have two houses, American steamer
fashion on the deck, each about 100 feet long ; also two
hospitals on board. She will be guided alon by two
large patent steering blades. The most wonderful thing
of all is, she will only take two feet of water with all
her stores, fuel, &c., on board, and 800 passengers. She
is flat-bottomed, made fora shallow river. This leviathan
will weigh only about 370 tons. She is a steel vessel.
The plate weighs about 5 lbs. per superficial foot. Her
keel stroke and girder stroke plates 7 lbs. and 16 lbs.
per foot, all others 5 lbs. per foot. The vessel is sup-
ported by two girders running nearly the whole length
of the boat, 300 het, and from them upright and diago-
nal supporters. Her entire. frame work will be coin-
p/eted in about a month, she will then be taken to
vieces and fitted up entirely -.. the Thames, and per-

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