The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-09 00:00:00

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At the broker's Pffice, 30, Exchange-street East, 100 tons
G A Seconds Brimstone.—Alex. S• Macrae.
At half-past one o'clock, at Golding a d Nash's saleroom,
Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, about 1,032 barrels
Damaged Flour, and 9511 barrels Stained Flour.—
John Tomlinson and Son.
.4* For particulars see advertisements in seventh

ANIUSENIEN N, PUBLIC MEETINGS, tec.
Theatre Royal—Piece and Pantomime-7 IY.M.
Royal Nmphithea.tro—:Equestrian Company—'
St. O-orge's lId.11—" The Messiah"-7 "
Royal Colosseum—General Enter'
Llverpool:Acadertiy's
Freemason's Hall—P
Clayton Hall -
Queep'-

-d p.m

p.m.
,aitiment-6 30 p.m.
...,ition-10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Atlery of Anatomy-11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
—aliss Julia St. George-8 p.m.
hall—Organophonic Rind-8 p.m.
...tisop's New Crystal Palace-10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Collegiate Institution—Pablic Meeting-6.30 p.m.
*.* For particulars see advertisements in first page..

ROB.ERT MULLINER,
(Successor to Goa,r & Co.),
(Late with Wm. Home, London),

CARRIAGE AND HARNESS MANUFACTURER,
59 and 61, GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET', LIVERPOOL,
MANUFACTURER OP EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
FASEIIONAR L g CARRIAGES.
Sale Agent for the Patent Dioraples, for which a Prize Medal was

awarded ,a theaGre:ii

A Great Variety of New and Fashionable CARRIAGES alwAys on
whieh are ready for immediate use. Estimates given for
repairs

CARRIAGES TtKEN IN EXCHANGE.
Good Standing on moderate terms. Carriages sold by Com.
mission.
Merchants supplied with Carriages for exportation on liberal
terms.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1857.

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The usual weekly meeting of the Dock Com-
mittee was held yesterday. I t will be seen that
the quarrel between Mr. Bold and Mr. Mansfield
has been patched up by the latter gentleman
making an apology, and stating that his remarks
made on the bench regarding dock fines were made
under a misapprehension A discussion occurred
on a recommendation of the sub-committee, that
1500 should be given in aid of the general
subscription for the relief of the families of the
men who perished by the upsetting of the Point
of Ayr lifeboat off Rhyl, on Sunday last, on the
construction and peculiar properties of life boats
Ultimately, the recommendation of the sub-
committee was adopted. The annual returns of
wrecks, &a., during the past year in the waters
over which the Dock Committee claim jurisdiction
were real, for a synopsis of which we would
direct the reader's attention to another column.
The health of the town continues pretty good.
The number of deaths last week was 236, while the
average for the same week of the previous nine
years was 255, showing a difference of 24 in favour
of last week. Connected with these mortality
returns there was one singular case mentioned by
the Medical Officer at the Health Committee
yesterday, namely, a fatal case of ague, the only
one which has occurred in Liverpool during the
last ten years.
The contests for the vacant seats in Parliament
promise to be rather exciting. The Southampton
election will be a closely contested one, as also will
be that of Greenwich, for which there are at present
three candidate two of whom are military men ;
one, Gen Codr:ngton, at a meeting on Wednesday
night, reiterated his opposition to the ballot, and
again the meeAng made a successful sortie to
&fend that principle. The general had to sustain
a perfect route. There is already a candidate in
the field for Salford, Mr. E. R. Langworthy. Mr.
Wood Esq., is to contest Pontefract, and Mr. A.
W. Kinglake, the author of " Eothea," is a candi-
date fir Newport, Isle of Wight, also an Irish
gentleman of the name of Cook ; both are Liberals
Mr. Charles Seely was a candidate, but he has
withdrawn for two reasons—not to divide the
liberal party, and because his opinions as to the
desirableness of opening places of public recreation
on Sundays offended many of his supporters.
Tt— n n n An, h q; 0f,.., T.. 1,, -
information to that already received in connection
with the murder of Mr. Little. No clue to the
murderer has yet been discovered, and it is even
asserted that the Police authorities have, for the
present, ceased the investigation. This, however,
wo can hardly bring ourselves to plane implicit
reliance upon. A meeting has been held in Dub-
lin, at which measures were taken to raise a
subscription in aid of the mother and
sister of the murdered gentleman. It is
intended to settle 1001. per annum on the mother
to revert to the daughter should she be the sur
vivor. Much gossip and speculation is going on
in Dublin as to who will be selected Bishop of
Cork. A Dublin cotemporary says that it
devolves on the Lord Lieutenant to fill up the
vacancy that has been created ; and we trust his
Excellency will make the selection with exclusive
reference to the welfare of the church. His own
judgment, his sound Protestant feeling, his just
appreciation of ministerial excellence, and fit-
ness for the Episcopal office, would, we have
no doubt, guide him to a right choice. But if
he had any difficulty on this score, the example of
Lord Palmerston in his recent appointments in Eng-
land would relieve him. Those appointments have
been warmly approved by the Protestant corn
munity, and have added greatly to the Premier's
popularity. No one knows better than his Excel
fancy that it is still more important in Ireland than
in England, that able, zealous and faithful ministers
should be appointed to the episcopal office,—men
distinguished for their success as pastors,
their eloquence as preachers, their public spirit,
their practical wisdom, the excellence of their
private character, and the high estimation in which
they are held by the members of the Church
generally. It is reported that the vacant mitre
will be' given either to the Rev. Hamilton
Verschoyle or the Rev. John Greig, of Dublin.
A meeting was held yesterday at Belfast, under
the auspices of the Mayor, to consider what steps
should be adopted for the purpose of having the
income tax reduced from the war rate. The
meeting was crowded to excess, and resolutions
condemnatory of the tax, as it is at present levied,
were unanimously passed.

Our Continental advic.es inform us that every-
thing about Naple:;, :from its volcanic soil to its
political
and administrative arrangements, seems
to be of a peculiarly explosive nature. A week or
two since, a powder magazine blew up near the
King's palace; now the telegraph announces the
explosion of a Neapolitan man of-war, with a loss
of forty lives.
Notwithstanding the efforts of Lord de Redcliffo,
the Persian Ambassador, Ferau Khan, has left
Constantinople for France. The mail which
brings this news also brings a bare statement of
hostilities having been begun by the English
expedition against Persia:

The Sardinian Chambers were opened on
Wednesday by the King. His speech, which of
course referred to the great topic of Italian liberty,
is said to have excited much enthusiasm in the
Chambers.

The Greek Government asserts that the bligam

(lag() in that kingdom is almost exclusively an

importation from the adjacent Turkish provinces.
The Turks seem unable to keep their treaty
engagements to suppress this curse within their
borders, where, indeed, their power is very weak,
the Mussulman element being sparse in those
provinces.
From Constantinople we learn that, on tho 29th,
they were telegraphically informed that Russia
had consented to the terms proposed by England,
Austria, and Tierkey for the cession of Bolgrad.
The Porte has convoked a Divan to consider the
question of the reorganisation of the Principalities.
Redschid Pacha has concluded a loan with Mr.
Wilkins, representing certain English capitalists,
for 300 millions of francs. It is to bear 6 per cent
interest. Subscriptions are at par.
The political intelligence from France is not of
moment. The delay in the arrival of the French
mails prevent us giving full particulars of
the result of the Paris Conference. The
assassination of the Archbishop of Paris is still
matter of much excitement in that city. The shock
vas so sudden, that people at first were stunned,

as it were ; they were absorbed by the news of thin
occurrence.. If only for relief, they are 01-

turn to other matters. In a day or

subject will begin to grow old
details are given by thP
little is said es to
Those who

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~.. Very few fresh
faris journals, and but
.e probable fate of the murderer.
„peak on this subject are strongly of
.0 that he will not be executed. They say
.flat the mad house of Charenton will, no doubt, be
his future home. That the man's brain has been,
to some extent, super-excited by his studies, and by
brooding upon his wrongs, there seems to be now
no doubt. But that he is mad, many people
believe to he an open question. He is said to
look upon himself as to a martyr who has stained
his soul with a foul deed in order to carry out
his convictions. It would appear, according to a
statement in the Pattie, that his coolness and
deliberation in planning the crime was most extra-
ordinary. That journal says, It appears that his
first project was to assassinate the Archbishop on
his Pontificial throne. For that purpose he pre-
sented himself to the usher who guarded the
entrance to the choir, and told him that every year
he had been in the habit of taking his place dur-
ing the sermon near the stalls of the clergy, and
that he paid the usher for this privilege, He offered
at the same time some money to the attendant,who
refused it, as he was bound. Thus defeated in his
plan, Verger took up his position in front of the
Acrhbishop, intending to strike him as he passed
out by a certain door. But the Archbishop did
not use that means of exit, and so the calculations
of Verger were defeated. He was directly in front
of the Archbishop during the whole of the sermon
and not the slightest emotion was visible on his
countenance. The blow inflicted on the Arch-
bishop proved, on examination, to have penetrated
right to one of the cavities of the heart. This was
discovered during the process of embalming
After the lying in state, the funeral will take place.
It is to be on a grand scale, and at Notre Dame.
The 13th of January is the day fixed.

THE King of Prussia's conduct during the
Russo-Turkish war, was very highly lauded by
all parties, and not without reason, as it tended
very materially to keep bloodshed out of Ger-
many. That the policy of the Court of Berlin
did do this, cannot be denied ; and by it that land,
which has been but too often selected by design-
ing politicians as the arena of continental strife,
was saved from a repetition of the horrors of
former struggles. FREDERICK WILLIAM appears,
however, to think that philanthropy obtained a
mastery over sound judgment, and that the
errors of a step in the wrong direction should be
corrected as quickly as possible ; and, therefore,
he has asked of the petty State of Wurtemburg
a concession which would compromise her with
all the peaceably-disposed countries in Europe. He
seeks to make this little German kingdom the
high-road for his troops to a reactionary battle-
field in the heart of the Continent. The King
of Wurtemburg would willingly grant this
modest request, but, fortunately, his MAJESTY'S
subjects are aware of the dangers which would
inevitably follow such an insane act ; and, as far
as the voice of the people is concerned, the
permission sought has been most peremptorily
refused. The people of Wurtemburg do not
want war in any form ; and if a Prussian army
should enter their territory, or make it their road
to the frontier of Switzerland—a friendly Power
—against whom FREDERICK WILLIAM may
think proper to make war, his army will be tres-
passers on German soil, and their presence on
such a mission will excite the utmost alarm and
hostility.
To Prussian diplomatists the expression of
public opinion may appear a matter of little im.
portance ; and, with the KING'S consent, they will
march an army over the heads of some 2,000,000
Germans, who have entered a solemn and moral
protest against being made parties, in any
degree, to the bellicose exploits of Prussia. If
Switzerland should be attacked from the German
frontier, how is Germany to be kept out of the
contest ? If the Swiss defeat and route the
Prussians, are they not to be allowed to pursue
their enemies through those countries which have
opened their doors to the invader ? If the object
be to regain possession of Neufchatel, why
not ask France to allow a Prussian army
to concentrate on the French side of the offend-
ng Can ton ? Why go through Germany—
the old, the Bourbonists battle field—if Germany
is not to be made to pay the penalty of Prussian
perfidy ? In a single-handed struggle Switzer-
land has nothing to fear from her less united
assailant, but Europe has reason t 3 dread the
complexities which Prussian obstinacy must lead
to. The Bourbonist will see in the threatened
recoil in the current of war and intrigue, a dawn
of the returning light of other days. Imperial
France can scarcely join Prussia, to whose neu-
trality she must ever remain indebted to the
extent of many millions of treasure. Politics,
we are aware, overrule reason, in such cases;
but we have yet to learn that the sequel of events
justifies a disregard of manifest consistency, and
the dictates of matured judgment.
There may be no saying what France will do
when pressed by difficulties ; but the course
England should pursue with respect to the pre-
sent embarrassment, is self-evident. We can
give what advice we please to either side, but
armed intermeddling in the matter is wholly out
of the question. With a Black Sea occupation,
and wars in Persia and China, our hands are
tolerably full, without anything more for the
present. If there is any fighting to be done by
third parties, we must leave the honour to others,
and the KING of PRUSSIA'S seeing all this may
probably account for his being so noisy and con-
tumacious all at once. He has no fleet to lose
except that which—cum poetica licentia, the
King himself may imagine he possesses. He
need not fear England, except we should be
induced, in the interest of France, to appear again
in the Baltic and blockade his ports. Certain
dynastic sympathies might render this impos-
sible. If Switzerland is to be attacked simply
because she is a Republic, the whole despotism of
Europe will be pitted against her, and we shall
witness the most brutal carnage, and her speedy
subjugation. Whether the times are suited to
the execution of such heinous plots remains to be
seen. All reactionary movements are dangerous.
as Spain has to learn, and KING BOMDA has dis-
covered to his cost. The fist t shot fired on the
Swiss hills will be the signal for the downfall of
many petty tyrants, who are now upheld by
foreign bayonets.
Few wars could be devised which would call