Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-15 00:00:00

towards him that dispensation which he himself arro-
gantly and wickedly usurped towards another, his body is
to be dissected, and his soul will abide that judgment
which Divine justice shall decree."

FREE FARKS.—A. few years ago there lived two men of
considerable note, one of whom had an European as well
as an American reputation, who thought alike upon ono
subject—if upon no other, viz., the propriety of suTering
crown lands to be improved by any persons willing to do
so, the laud so improved to become the actual property of
the settler, without other cost than that of his own
labour. The Hon. Daniel Webster and the Hon. John
Neilson were, each in his own way, inclined to place the
wilderness at the disposal of the new corner, without
money and without price. Without labour the wilder
ness could never blossom as the rose ; with labour, the
dreariest wastes would become productive. Such
was the idea common to both of these: eminent men.
could have beta no greater inducement held out for imeni.
gration. A. man without a penny, possessed of nothing
besides his family than health and strength, was to have
the opportunity afforded him of turning his labour to his
own advantage. Every stamp that hi, pulled up, every
fence that he put down, every grain of seed that he put
into the ground, every animal that he reared, and all that
he did, was to have been solely with a view to his own
profit. There was to be no grinding landlord to annoy
him if the season was unpropitious and the crops would
not grow. The first cultivator of the land, he was to have
whatever he could render productive for himself, his hoirs,
and assigus for ever. The land cleared, a man's own labour
was to be surety to the banker and to the merchant for
any sum of money they might advanee for further improve_
ments. Nothing but gross extravagance could alienate an
acre of that land, the first cultivator of which had crea' ed
wants, and given employment to wheelwrights, carriage
makers, and blacksmiths, and the business to the trader
and shipowner. This, it has ever occurred to us, would
have been a wise course to have followed, instead of be-
stowing large tracts of land upon companies, and indeed
upon individuals, who had not the means either of making
roads or of clearing the forest, but it was not pursued. An
acre of land was not obtainable without money. People
might squat upon land if they pleased, at the risk of being
ejected after they had completely established themselves.
The Court-favourite could lay hold of any quantity of
land to keep until some unfortunate fellow was prepared
to squat upon it and improve it, and be turned off as soon
as he had done so. Nobody else could. Now things have
changed. To induce the immigrant to remain in Canada,
Mr. Vankoughuet, the new Minister of Agriculture, offers
fine farms to such as choose to occupy them. The Legis-
lature has ceded so much land to the North Shore
Railroad Compauy as may be necessary to make
a road; and the Government intend to concede so much

land, without charge, as will make wealthy and indepen_
dent settlers along the whole length of the road to make
it pay. Instead of a railroad having to pay for the lan 1
through which a railroad has to pass, as is the case in
England, and must be the cane in all the old well settled
countries, and as the Grand Trunk even has had to do
in Canada, the land over which the North Shore railroad
is to be run is to be made to pay for the road. The
road is to make itself, as the free farm is to make
the farmer. Railroads will attract labour; free farms
near where labour is to be found, will attract farmers ;
farmers will attract artisans; and labourers, farmers, and
artisans together will, by their united exertions, attract
money, and put not a little of it in the public chest, if for
no other object than to show that public lands bartered
only for labour aro neither lost to the state nor given
away.—Quebec Gazette.

THE UNITED STATES STEAMER ERlCSSON.—Accoants
have been received at Lloyd's that a board with " S. Scrip
Ericsson" on it, and several pieces of timber, were picked
up on Wednesday, the 3rd of June, off Baltimore Harbour.
The steam-ship Ericsson is now in the service of the United
States Government, and carries the mails between New
York and Liverpool, and vice versa. She left Liverpool
on the 27th May.
ACCIDENT.—Last evening a child fell from the pielhead
into the river. She had the presence of mind to catch hold of
the chains by which the Landing Stage is moored, to which
she clung until released from her perilous situation.
When taken out she was in a great state of exhaustion,
and was removed to the Receiving House at St. George's
Dock, where restoratives were administered, and she soon
after recovered.

GRAND CRICKET MATCH.—The grand cricket match, t 0
be played between the Twenty Gentlemen of Liverpool
(with two given) and the Eleven of Al! Vnaland_ wj:11 com-
mence this day in the Royal Cricket Ground, rrinee's
Park, The match will last three days, and at present
there is considerable interest manifest in reference to the
result. The refreshment tent will be supplied by that
Princess of suburban caterers, Mrs. May, of the Lamb
Inn, Wavertree ; and as the weather promises to be
favourable and the sport excellent, a full attendance may
be expected on these beautiful grounds.
LECTURE ON THE TIDES.—On the afternoon of Suturday
last, the Rev. Professor Haughten, of Trinity College,
Dublin, attended at the Sailor's Home for the purpose of
delivering a lecture, on " The Tides in the English and
Irish Channels." The lecturer was attended by Mr.
Graves, Mr. J. Aikin, Mr. W. Rathbone, and other gen.
tlemen of the town. The audience consisted principally
of persons connected with the sea, and for whose special
instruction the lecture was given. At the request of the
meeting, Mr. Tomlinson took the chair, and after a few
introductory remarks, introduced Mr. Haughton. That
gentleman then offerred a few remarks, apologising for
appearing there to deliver a lecture on the tides, knowing
that he was not connected with the sea, but had devoted
much time and attention to the subject, and had had
peculiar facilities for obtaining information on the subject.
Having referred to the various tidal observations which
had been made since 1836 of the two channels, he at once
proceeded to the subject under discussion, and minutely
explained his theory of the ebb and flow of the channels,
which he explained from a number of diagrams. The
lecture was an excee,lingly interesting one to seamen, and
was listened to with the greatest attention. At the
conclusion of the lecture a vote of thanks was voted to
the rev. professor, and duly acknowledged.
LIST OF PASSENGERS PER R.M.S. NIAGARA, FROM Bos-
TON AND HALIFAX FOR LIVERPOOL.—MPS H Brown, daugh-
ter, and grandson, Miss B Hanel, Mr G Scratch
ley, lady, child, infant, and servant, Mr J Bryden and
lady, Mrs Conkling, Miss Conkling, Mr J F F Stahmer
and lady, Mr E Dupasseur and lady, Mrs E N Pratt, Mrs
Waterman, Mr R Medina, lady, two children, and two
servants, Messrs A Wood, Littlejohn, J Baumann, J
Mouton, jun , M Thirbant, L Colombi, Simoner, R
Lexon and son, W Scully and boy, Mrs Colombi and
maid, two Misses Colombi, Messrs C A Roberts, F H
Conkling, Leon Pierre, W J Waterman, Rev Ansel Lee,
T Timpson, Mrs J H Westcott, Miss Timpson, Mrs Lilley,
Miss J Loonie, Messrs J Worsley, J R Coolridge,
W Baker, J Wood and lady, W B Bacon, F H Underwood,
Dr Johnson and lady, Mr John Ross, Jules Hanel, W A
Bullard, G A Brown, Rev Dr Cladicott, R H Neal.
Messrs T C Broadwood, J MacPherson, G Stretton, R H
Allen, C PulLvo, J A Bea, J Ritchie, J Thompson, J
Dufan, Penniman, J Comellas and two sons, M de Cordenus,
J Armat, J Basset, W E Stevens, Lieutenant-Colo 1
Dawkins, Messrs J Garcia, J M Conkey, A Ocklelman, E
Mares, Mrs W B Bacon, F Low, Messrs D Spiedy, J F
Stewart, W M'Keon, A M'Keon, R Jamison, Mrs Addy,
Miss Gillmore, L G Mathon, Messrs H Leversidge, P
Schell, lady, and three children, Herchinroder, D A Jones,
A Moore, S E Smith, J 0 Nixon, Mrs Mitchell, and infant,
Messrs J R Taylor, lady, and and two children, A Person,
A Agnew, J Butler, IV Brinton, W B Poynton, Miss
Stewart, Messrs A D Cohen, A Stevenson, S A Smith, W
Bowes, H Quanten, P Corones, E Babin, M Rueff,
T C Sergeant, M Arnoldi, Mrs Maitland, and two chil-
dren. From Halifax : Mrs A M Eastman, and daughter,
Messrs J Stanford W Young, and lady, Dr R Clark,
Captain Wilkins, lady, three children, and servant, Messrs
Crows, Clementson, Jewett, Scarlett, and Taylor and child.

MR. JOHN BRIOUT.—NTr. John Bright continues to re-
main in Switzerland, and his last letters to his friends we
believe bear the Luserne postmark. If we are not misin-
formed, Mr. Bright may be expected in England within a
few days, and we earnestly hope with restored and invigo-
rate.) health.
CATTLE DISEASE.—We understand that within a few
days past a good number of cattle in the Cacao of Gowrie
have died from the effects of a disease which is called in
the country °'e king," brought on, it is thought, by the
animals eating strong rye grass on newly-sown land.
Perthshire Courier.

A RAILWAY TJ :FONT BLANC.—Among the bills just
passed by the Sardinian Chambers is one for establishing
two new lines of telegraph, one in the island of Sardinia
and one from Annecy to Chamounix. " Next year, there-
fore," says a Turin correspondent, " English ladies and
gentlemen seeking a babble reputation on Mont Blanc will
have the means of announcing to their friends at home
their departure or their return with the rapidity of
thought, and if the wires are placed in communication
with the Egyptian Hall, the British public may profit to
the fullest extent by any novelties that may occur in the
ascent. It is calculated that there are from 10,000 to
12,000 tourists at Chamonix every year, and that will
be aullicient to pay the expense of the telegraph."