Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-21 00:00:00

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of Delizle, fell in with. zeTeral icebergs, a very

unusual circumstance so early, or rather so late,

in the season

After a .protracted inquiry, which was several
times adjourned, the coroner's jury, at a late hour
on Monday night, arrived at a verdict with
regard to the causes which led to the death of
the sufferers who lost their liVes on board the
Great Eastern. Having made a very searching
investigation into all the circumstances of the
case, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
death." They, however, at the same time,
expressed an opinion that the -application of
" taps," in such a connection as that which had
been proved, in relation with apparatus
intended to contain water, subject to the-opera
tion of an elevated temperature, is highly danger-
ous. They also stated their conviction that due

first insfance, such schemes are suggested. Per-
•haps no one will' say that the burdens upon rich
and poor- cannot be more equitably divided, and
many modes of taxation profitably altered. The
Financial Reformers, therefore, have what Mr.
BRIGHT and his political quacks have not, an
antecedent claim upon our attention and our
respect ; nay, if at all possible, upon the co-
operation of all classes. But if the reformer
aims to secure all these, it is necessary that-his
schemes be solid, well-bottomed, moderate enough
caution had not been used by the engineers. to give some hope of overcoming the opposition
A rumour was current in Paris on , Monday of the interested and the scruples of the timid,
afternoon to the effect that the Emperor Napoleon and not aiming at consequences too high or too
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has requested Victor Emmanuel to refuse to the de- distant for the apprehension of common men.
putations from the Legations their request .to be How can we co-operate with a financial revolu-
annexed to Piedmont.
tionist ? How resct a visionar ? and it raises to notice that true representative
pe y How think "of humanity' and ' heir of all its greatness and
An Imperial Decree has been issued, abrogating it worth while, i amid the thousand compli- "
cations of social and national lifer to waste Christian education does; and who, therefore,
privileges— mankind ' itself." This is what
the state of siege in Venice, conditionally on some
unimportant regulations being continued pro- attention upon schemes which fasten upon no- can with reason object to its extension among
visionally for a certain time. thing because they aim at everything, cure every the great body of the people ?
From the frontiers of Morocco, intelligence has evil and achieve every good ? Such - schemes go One of the direct consequences of popular
been received, that the native tribes have made wide of the mark—the y flutter about on golden education, we admit, must he ' the growth of
renewed attacks on the French outposts, and pinions for a Moment, and fall to the ground political power among the people. But then
pillaged and burned a number of French houses. beautiful and useless. What can we do but what a people ! If only educated in this way,
The funeral of Mr. I. K. Brunel, the eminent gaze with a smile of incredulity at the pleasant such a people may . not only be entrusted with
engineer, took place yesterday, in the cemetery Pictures of our local financiers ? What can we say political power, but their being so entrusted must
at Kensal Green. The funeral 'obsequies were to a programme which comprises at once " cheap strengthen incalculably the best foundations of
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attended by a numerous assemblage of members food" and "highlyremunerative wages;" increased society, and make the people the strongest but-
of the Institute of Civil Engineers, and by a large value of realized property, and at the same time, its warks of the State itself. When the poet would:
attendance of other members of the engineering exclusive maintenance of all the burden sof the pourtray his country's most indomitable defences,
profession, all desirous of paying the last tribute State,—which includes diminution of drunken-
he supposes just such a people as this, exclaim--
of respect to one so - distinguished by.works of ness, moral improvement, spread of knowledge, ing,
under the idea of his country's danger,—
ingenuity and grandeur as those undertaken and and practical religion ; andpeace, not only at home, " A virtuous populace shall rise the while,
executed by the late Mr. Brunel. but with all the nations of the world,--which "And stand a wall of fire around our much loved isle.'
An influential meeting was held last night, in promises to give full employment for all able Now, there can be no such " Virtuous populace,,
the School belonging to St. Saviour's Church, in and willing to work ; and while everybody will in a country, so to stand forward in its defence,
this town, for the purpose of hearing and con- be willing, promises that none but the helpless whether as a " wall of fire," or in any other form,
sidering explanations with reference to the much- will be poor ? And not merely' will the new without education. And it is to prepare the-
vexed quiestion Of the proposed abolition of financial scheme tend to this spread of health, hap- people,—even the "populace"—for this or anY
Church-rates. The general tone of the meeting piness, and morality; but we are told that by "the similar patriotic purpose ; to make them virtuous,
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was conciliatory to those who have a conscientious substitution of direct for indirect taxation," and and, as such, true patriots
objection- to the' payment of the rates, while at the "by such means only, are these objects attainable." Christian education, must be had recourse to. -
same
same tine-the indisputable right 'of the Church Surely these men have lighted upon a fifth Gos- No other education,- indeed, would be really
to the rates, both in law and equity, was frankly pel. Are not these the true missionaries of peace
available. Nay,- there would be no idea of edu
cating the people at all, apart from;
and unreservedly asserted. The speeches made and good Will ? - The Millenium must be coming,
were, demonstrative of the facts that the Church when Financial Reformers thus sing of a Paradise which at once suggests and accomplishes it.
of England is essentially the Church of the Regained.. Has that dreary time yet to come, of Well does the writer we have referred to again
his
people; that Dissenting communities, depending which One has asked "Shall we find faith on the declare, that "we cannot- wholly separate this
as ththatatCherlisuctiaamtt
as they do upon the support of their own earth P" Those words must surely have pointed "democratical tendency in society, this law which
immediate congregations, cannot support Places to some mystic period ; and our financial Swe- "is ever bringing the mass more and more for-
of worship in poor districts ; that it is here denbourgs are inaugurating the silent passing " ward andgiving it weight in politics, from Christ-
where. the great efficiency of the Church exists ; of it away. The world must be growing better "ianity ;" still more forcibly adding that "certainly
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and, after
and that the majority" of the' population of the as it. grows older, for these men tell us their " heathenism never did anything of the sort ;''
kingdom is actually in favour of the rates.• As principles are advancing ;
all, the and that "it is disgusting to observe the tone m

-" the winds, and compels you, whether you like it
" or not, to acknowleAge your fellowship with the
"crowd. Do you want to know," it is forcibly
added, " where the favoured and sacred race is : it
"is there,—not confined to a portico or levee, or
"an assembly of notables, or a philosophy, or an
" order ; but residing in what you please to call
" a herd, in a multitude, in the human mass. lt
"allows no fine shrinking from this vulgar herd,
" it jams the fop against the -wall, grinds his up-
" turned nose to the respectful level, it takes the
" breath out of every puppy who thinks himself
" and his set the representatives of human nature,