Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-22 00:00:00

THE REFORM BILL.

The following additional notices of amendments appear
in the parliamentary papers :
Mr. Crook, —(Amendments to Lord John Russell's motion
on the Government Reform Bill) : —l. That this house is of
opinion that the present state of the law which permits tits
rich man to have a vote in every county in England, whilst
such privileges arc out of the reach of the operative, is a viola-
tion of the principles of a full, fair, and free representation of
the people, and requires amendment, so that no man shall vete
in more than one constituency. 2. That this house having
decided that a man need not have a property qualification to
be a member of Parliament, is of opinion that a man rrsay
be an elector who has not a property qualification and
this house is prepared to give its sanction to registered resi-
dential manhood suffrage. 3. That this house is of opinion
that every male person of full age, and not subject to aaj
legal incapacity, who is rated to the rates for the relief of
the poor in any county or borough in the United Kingdom,
ought.to be by law entitled to vote for members of Parlia-
ment.

Mr. Rich,—On going into committee on the Representa-
tion of the People Bill, to move, that, in fixinr,b the dis-
franchisement of the smaller boroughs, it is expedic-nt that
the mere amount of population within each borough should
not alone he taken us the test of electoral competency,
that the amount of direct taxation paid by each swat
borough should also be considered..
Mr. Stuart Wortley, As an amendment to the question
for the second reading 'of Representation of the Peeps
Bill,. or on the resolution given notice of by Lord John
Russell, in case of that resolution becoming the main ques-
tion :—That this house having, at the opening of tisa
present session of parliament, in answer to her Majesty's
most gracious speech from the throne, assured hen-
Majesty that they should give to the great sin-
ject of the state of the laws which regulate
the representation of , the people in parliament that
degree of calm and impartial consideration which is
proportionate to the magnitude of the interests invoiced
in the result of their discussions, this house will with
delay proceed to the consideration of the measures laid
before them by her Majesty's responsible advisers ; but this
oindaVtnafrkieg
house is of opinion that no settlement of this qtlesti?ss
will he acceptable to the people, or ondari7
tds
pchreaseranctterb,iwnhirnh dcooiensniniottteperoovridto.,theetersbyfonir
the constitutional distinction between the county as
ebioursoeusghhitsrertt.aogeexs,erfeoirs
etdh
ip preservation etshe retio /I
counties ?f the
ot. freeholdEn
gian frdaman-
Wales, and for a more extensive right of voting therein as
well as for a re-adjustment of the suffrage, and its wi:kr
extension, in cities and boroughs, than is contemplated in
the present bill.

LORD ERNEST VANE TEMPEST COMPLETELY OUTLAW :IL
—At a Sheriff's County Court, specially holden at tree
County-hall, at Lewes, on Thursday, Lord Ernest Vane
Tempest was proclaimed, on a writ of outlawry, to answer
our Lady the Queen for a certain misdemeanour whereof l
is impeached. This is the fifth and last proclamation, tke
nowabeingas
brought c o il e
before
e'
the Malmesbrury
ouAtlaNrvrevy esolptrioncgcsse w
magistrates a few days ago, in which a charge was
against a hitherto-respected dissenting
mg ITm
• brow,*
seduced his servant girl, and then seeking to
of haring
charge another person with her sea to induce her ses
minister denied the facts upon his seduction. The dissent
him was established to the satisfaction
oath.; but the case agaiast
—Devizes Gazette, of the magistra.tm
EARL DE GREY'S OPNews reports a s INION OF CRINOLINE.—The BuiMag
eonversazione of speech of Earl de Grey, in presiding at flee
Tuesday, , In which
the Architectural Exhibition he,
his lordship, after thanking ale
ladies or coming to the meeting, said that the ladies some-
times
might
than address—(a make
e mistakes. It might be rather in dress
ress—(a laugh)—it was more in the point of tb-e
petticoat than of propriety ; he did not at all dispute the.lr
conduct, but ho did not approve of their crinoliam
(Loud laughter.) He candidly confessed that he thought,
the creature was better than the crinoline ; and, old 1-iam
as he was, he thought the woman was a great dr-s1
better than " the whalebone. (Applause and a laugh-)
He was talking of the matter as an architect as an arkti-
(Hear, hear.) He was as much attached to good figurda-
tions as any of the architects present—(cheers) —he knew
what builders called good footings, and he did not like
large feet. (Laughter.) But he did not think Lpyra_iifiii
was a graceful shape. (Roars of laughter.) ThOrefoiva,
he thought that sometimes a little consideration might pre.,
d been n Utz
duce a little advantage in that respect.
in .
He ha
eepg 600 men toi " al-
habit for many years of annually k
tention " for a long time, and then he found that he norm
uttered words which gave more satisfaction than those
which he would now use, hoping the ladies would pucka
or an)
thingtr he said respeers.)
ecting them—" Sit at ease.
f
(L ch
• anhimd talk !'
•

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL of THE CANADA.

[The following appeared in our Second Edition of yesteiday.]

The Royal Mail Steamer Canada arrived here yes-
terday morning at two &clock, but it was after four
ere the mails were landed. She brings 67 passengers,
and $200,000 in gold, and 5,0001. in English sove-
ieigns. She sailed from Boston on the 9th inst.
10th March, 9.20 p.m., ten miles east of
Liverpool Light, passed R.M.S. Arabia, bound

11th March, 8.40 a.m., twenty miles east of
Sambro Light, passed M.S.S. Osprey, bound
firm Halifax.

th March, in lat. 43 10 N, lon. 46 53 W, passed

R.M.S. Asia, bound west.
IBth March, in lat. 49 43 N, lon. 23 44 W., at
twee o'clock, a.m., passed a screw steamer, bound
west, supposed to be the Alps.
March 20, 7.20 a.m., off Minehead, met R.M.S.
Persia, bound for New York received from her the
rew and passengers, consisting of 10 of a crew
owl 6 passeno.aers of the brig Agnes, of Glasgow,
from Troon, bound for St. Vincent, West Indies,
which vessel was run foul of and sunk_by the Persia,

the previous night, about 20 miles E.N.E. of Tuskar.
From Washington we learn that the Postmaster-
General of the United States, the Hon. Aaron V.
Brown, died in that city on the evening of the Bth

Mr. M‘Lane, appointed Minister to Mexico, would
eve Washington on the 9th inst. for New Orleans,
Id take the Tennessee, sailing on the 15th instant,
►r Vera Cruz. So desirous_ is the government that

he should be in Mexico without delay, that a tele-
graphic despatch will be sent by the State Depart-

to detain

_ the Tenriesee, should -Mr.
M‘Lane by any chance not be able to reach
New Orleans by the regular day of sail-
ing. Mr. M'Lane goes_ out with discretionary
PD"-

sto recognise and present his credentials to
ver government he may find in a position to
maintain itself, and based on the will of the people.
kis believed he will find the constitutional govern-

went in that position. Still the administration,
-whatever may be the sympathies of our people
towards the liberals, will not interfere with either
party, but will be governed by the existing state of
things. In fact, the administration is careful

ot to take any step to afford European
'owers any pretence for interference. In con-
) of this resolution of the administra-

Senor Mata will return to Mexico in a few days

The question of recognising the constitution-al
government of Mexico is, therefore, transferred from
Washington to Mexico. It is believed that Miramon
-will not be able to take Vera Cruz. General Robles

ith Miramon, in command of the artillery

said Robles has sent orders to dispose of his effects
in Washington, and therefore does not expect to
Informatioa has been received that the
French vessels of war were about to be withdrawn
lkoni Vera Cruz.

return

The Senate had ratified a number of treaties with
the Washington and Oregon Indians ; also the Cass-
Rerran treaty, by a large majority, after amending

t by a provision to the effect that those who have
zot already presented their claims may do so before
few Granada shall take final action on the subject.
treaty provides for the settlement of all claims
use 11cp,i131;n, inebuling those prior to the
General Herran was in Washington

na riot,

ask in return a provision for the settlement of all
iestions in which New Granada is the claimant ;
)ng others, those relating to the transit of mail
the Isthmus, and the tonnage tax.
has proposed liberal terms for settling these in

tatter across

Veto York _Fierald, in relation to the Session

afr Congress just ended, says :—The Thirty-fifth
Olro.ress has finished its miserable career of folly

tegirfaction, and has' dis3olved and dispersed. As
ce expected, the pressure of the heavy business of
he session into the last three days resulted in much
mang-ling in finishing up the regular appropriation
Us. With these short comings on the part of
konaress in re

ference to the domestic machinery of
stkebrovernment, and in regard to the critical inter-
national relations of Mexico and Central America,

her th

President, through the long regular

ea ngressional recess beke him of nine months, can
or cannot avoid the alternative of an extra session, a
few days or a few weeks will probably determine.
All the bills relating to the Post Office Depart-
ment, including some twenty millions of appropria-
tions, fell through for want of time, after the
exhaustion of the session in frivolous debates and
buncombe speeches. And so the immediate question,
whether there shall or not be an extra session, de-
valves upon the Postmaster to answer ; and we sup-
pose that his answer will be : "We shall try to get
an as Mr. Cobb does, upon credit, and upon our
expectations of the next Congress." For all other
purposes, financially, the re-issue of twenty millions
of treasury notes will do ; but in the absence of any
modification of the tariff, to increase the resources of
the treasury, the next Congress will have, as its first
duty, the task of providing for the redemption of a
antruired millions of public debt and deficiencies.
A fire occurred at Memphis, Tenn., on the night
tithe Ist inst., which destroyed half a square on
gain-street, including five newspaper establishments.
The loss is estimated at $150,000.

The trial of the case of the barque Laurens has been
&Immenced at New London. It is a proceeding in
. name of the government to obtain the forfeiture
said barque, lying in the harbour of New London,
en the ground that she was fitting out for a slave
wJage, in violation of the acts of 1794 and 1818.
:}fir. James W. Hannum, of Boston, alleges that he
k. the true and sole owner of the Laurens, denies all
tee allegations of the libel, and demands that the
Nark shall he restored to him.

Letters from the Paraguay fleet contain well-
grounded reasons for the belief that Lopez was
Waking active preparations for the defence of his
)ur difficulty with him should not

mitt it

by negotiation there may be some fighting
to do on hand. Appliances on board the ships for
removing obstructions from the river were very ample.
Paraguav was spoken of as having a good soil for
ss.

le seal(

cultivation or cotton.
Ne have news from Hayti dated at Gonaives and
Part au Prince on the 20th ult., brought from the
oy the brig H. C. Brooks, and from
by the brig Isabel Beurman, arrived

wmer place
Vote latter port

ea Sunda. At.bonaivesa everything was quiet and
trade improving. Port au Prince was quiet, but the
aihabitants were apparently dissatisfied with Geffrard,
rather unpopular there in consequence of his
exports and the power which he
0 exercise, which they presume will

r been n

land on produ

commencin

soon expand to tyranny
A

atch from Nev Orleans, dated th(

1 inst.
,"rh(

from California

ian Francisco
the steamship Golden
mfima with 81,250,000

below w

for. P:

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