Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-01 00:00:00

a body on occasion,

re described as a
exhibition, it is pre-
emonstration of "fossil"
" There was exhibited," it is ob.=
the City of. London Tavern the
political and commercial

set of " fossils."

curiosity

served,

mere e

argest collection

fossils-which could be 'got together in these ad-
verse days for political antiquarianism. Ancient
which have -bt-cOme almost unknown to

which had long since ceased to be incarnate,
appeared agaiii for 'tsn6 short hour in the flesh."
Such is the weak, and rfoolish. strain of satire
which the 'nonplussed` journlist is constrained
to_ use=-at least --

ntil lie comes .to the great_fact
of the occasion—that namely, of the meeting having
set-forth a 'series of grievances which cannot possi-
bly be disproved,. and having founded upon.them a
powerful petition to Parliament, to impact ,into
the actual state of British Navigation, and the
causes which ,hare led to• its, present depression,—
an act Of justice which the Times hopes it will
not do; pretending to be "-ashamed of such ludis-
play of ignorance and selfishness at the present
day among men of such social position !" The
truth is, the leading journalis beginning, to,
.find
itself in a rather false Tpo4tion ; and we have no
doubt that this will'be very strongly manifested
vthezi the subject in hand comes to be discussed
by the House of Commons..

The Volunteer'llifk, Movement still maintains
its popularity, or rather its ascendancy in the
public mind. Subscriptions continue to accumu-
late on.behalf of the :Patriotic resolve by which
our countrymen have bound themselves in a
Tdiiiiiirnianifekle pi:Meet-their he-aßliratialiTrait.
determination; evinced in this direction is
obviouSly of the right stamp, and it is fully partici-
pated in by ,itlrranks and elasieg a the.!eolnmuttity.
Those whose period oflife would render active.parti-
Cipatien in reilitaryl sefvii-•e an incongruity, display
an.equal-alacrity withtheir juniors in pushing for-
ward the patriotic -resolution—the noble—the
great—the good7-vie with their humbler fellow-
countrymen in furtherance of that derrionStratioii,
which has for its object the protection of our soil
and i our shores from invasion or insult. Last
night an important meeting was held in the Col-
legiate Institution, at which his .Worship ,the
Mayor_ (Thomas Darnley Anderson, Esq.) pre-i
sided, and at
,which,his respected brother-in-law,!
Thomas Befr'± 1-16Afall, M.P., was also
present. , The meeting was in every respect
a gratifying and an interesting one, and one in
which great enthusiasm was displayed. During;
-the. same_ evening-two_ather meetings, each hay-,
ing a kindred object in view, were also held;
The frrst:tine'of these was ie administration
of the oath of allegiance to the Exchange Com-
pany ; the other, was at Tranmere for the purpose
of organising a pqrpsdin Aliat district.,, -All the
meetings were well attended, and most gratifying
iii their details and results, ample accounts of
whidi will be founA:in our reporting columns.
Yesterd4-'We'lAreueriabled to give brief out=
line óVthe prikeidings which took place at the
great meetingof shipowners and others connected

and nondescript Ministers

is probable that

some will even ask : Why did we turn o

ut Lord