Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-17 00:00:00

IMPORTANT MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Ye, erday afternoon, a meeting of members of the
House of Commons favourable to the principle of the
Parliamentary Oaths Bill, was held at the King's Arms
Hotel, Palace-yard, to take into consideration the rejec-
tion of that measure by the House of Lords. The notice
calling the meeting was signed by a large number of the
Liberal party. The Right. Hon. A. Horsman was called
on to preside. He said the Liberal party were bound not
to rest until they had shown their determination to carry
out their conviction that all disability on account
of religion was nothing but persecution. Mr. M. Milner
moved that Mr. Dillwyn be requested to postpone his
motion until Lord John Russell's bill had been disposed
of. Sir J. Graham spoke at considerable length in favour
of Lord John Russell's bill. Mr. Dillwyn said he was
willing to postpone his motion, but could not support that
of Lord John Russell. Mr. Roebuck preferred the reso-
lution of Mr. Dillwyn to that of Lord John Russell,
because he was not desirous that the House of Commons
should be trampled under foot by the House of Lords.
Towards the close of the proceedings a resolution was
placed in Mr. Roebuck's hands, to the effect, that the
failure of the whole of the Cabinet in the House of Lords
to vote upon the measure, had caused the greatest pain
and disappointment to the Liberal party. Mr. Byng
seconded this resolution ; and it was agreed to appoint a
deputation to wait on Lord Palmerston. The meeting
then adjourned till Tuesday.

REDUCTION or to BANK RATE or DISCOUNT.

Yesterday, the directors of the Bank of England
towered their minimum rate of discount from 6 to 51 per
cent. This measure had been anticipated in the Stock
Exchange, and failed to stop the fall in the Funds.

The Rev. Charles H. Banning, of Trinity College,
Dublin, and ex-scholar of St. Aidan's Theological Col-
lege, Birkenhead, youngest son of Mr. Joseph Banning,
of the Liverpool Post-office, after his ordination on
Sunday last, by the Lord Bishop of Durham, in the
chapel of the pa,ace at Bishop Auckland, was licensed
to the stipendiary curacy of the parish church of St.
Mary's, Gatesbead, upon the nomination of the Rev. J.
Davies, D.D., Hon. Canon of Durham, Rector.
ToxTRTIT PARK,—The following Eighteen gentlemen
have been elected the first Board of Guardians for admin-
istering the laws relating to the relief of the poor, under
the order recently issued by the Poor Law Board, for
separating Toxteth Park from the West Derby Union,
viz :—Messrs G. H. Horsfall, W. H. Olden, J. M‘Nieoll,
W. Leyland, J. Harrison' S. Siddeley, J. Lord, George
W. Ewing. H. S. A'pases, W. B. Jones, T. Robinson, E.
Mercer, Alexander Miller, J. Briscoe, A. Greenwood,
J. Wilson, A. Pickup, and Chas. Batten,
We-deem it right to call the attention of our readers to
an advertisement in our columns of to-day, of a new Life
Assurance Office, under the title of the tleeen's Life Assur-
ance and Annuity Company, and our object in doing so is
to draw attention to the fact of there not being in this large
and important town a chief office of a purely Life Assur-
ance Company. We firmly believe that if the institution
in question cause the principles of Life Assurance to be
made extensively known in this town, it should meet with
the success which, it will be apparent to every thinking
man, ought to be the result of an object so beneficial to the
interests of all classes. We are glad to observe that the
directory is composed of names so well known, and we
wish the company success.
IMPORTANT TO MARINIRS.-oapt. William Black, of
the brig Walter Baine of Greenock, arrived here from
Barbadoes on Sunday, reports that, exactly at noon of the
10th instant, in lat. 51 deg. 21 m. N., long. 41 deg. 10 m.
W., by dead reckoning, he passed Aitken's Rock, the
position of which is marked in the chart as doubtful. It
has only been seen twice, and Captain Black thinks it
may not be visible except during the lowest ebbs of
spring tides. When he passed, it was 12 feet above water,
and the sea was breaking ebout 200 feet from it. It
was seen from the deck for about 20 minutes, the
vessel being then sailing at the rate of six knots an
hour. It bears exactly S.E. by E. E. from Tory
Island. This information is very important as a few
years ago two Government vessels were sent to sweep for
this roek, and did so, bat were unsuccessful.—Greenock
Advertiser. —[We have been assured by a person of nauti-
cal experience that Aitken's Rock is not in 100. 41 west
as above stated, and that this must be either a mistake
on the part of the writer, or a misprint. In a matter of
so much importance as the position of this rock, would it
not be worth inquiring when Captain Black had the
last observation from his chronometer before seeing the
rock to which he refers ? We expect that some of our
nautical friends will come out more fully on this im-
portant subject.]
VISIT OF THE ARCILEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.—On Tuesday
next, the Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and
Ireland will commence to hold its annual meeting in the
neighbouring city of Chester. It is expected that the
attendance will be unusually large, owing to the additional
attraction of the Arts Treasure's Exhibition at Manches•
ter. Lord Talbot de Malahide is president, and in the
section of history the Lord Bishop of Chester will act as
chairman ; in that of antiquities Edwin hrnest, Esq.,
D.C.L. ; and in architrcture, Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart.
The annual banquet of the Institute will take place on
Wednesday, on which occasion the members of our local
Historic Society are invited to be present, and te,,,
part in the examination of Chester antiquiti,„ in
the afternoon. On Thursday, the merahts":„ will
visit the Exhibition at Manchester. r.:)n Satur-
day, the 25th, they will visit Liverp.-191, by the spe-
cial invitation of the Historic SoeietT, f..,t Lancashire and
a -
Cheshire. At eleven a.m. they w
'inspect the town and
docks from the river, after which, the strangers will pro-
ceed to Speke-hall, in compliancr, with the invitation of
Richard Watt, Esq. On their return, they will visit St.
George's-hall, the Derby Mur,eum, Mr. Mayer's Museum,
and other points of interest. At eigb o'clock, the members
of the Historic Society, tbt visitrrs;
t
and a large number of
invited fge,Sts, will usseillite at a eonversazione in the
rooms, of the Town-hall.,
kt-,,aly granted for thP, which our chief magistrate has
purpose. It is expected that an
unusual large nutol.Jer of the nobility will be present at
Chester and Li;erpool on this occasion.

IMPE RIAL PARLIAMENT•

(By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUURSDAY.
Their LordsLins met at five o'clock.
mAN,:u. POSITION OF INDIA.

The Earl of Ellenborono .again expressed distrust as
to the financial position of Inn;.?, and stated his opinion
that the freight of transports for the tiOnveyance of troops
should be paid here instead of ia
Earl Granville refkated his former statement, that the
funds in the hands of the Indian Government were suffi-
cient to meet any emergency that might arise.
After a brief conversation, the subject dropped.
MISCRLLANBOUS BILLS.

The Great Northern Railway Capital Bill was read a
third time and passed.
The Prisoners Removal Bill, and the Turnpike Trusts
(Ireland) Bill, were read a second time.
The Representative Peers (Ireland) Bill, the Crowded
Dwellings Prevention Bill, the Joint Stock Companies
Bill, and the Registration of Long Leases (Scotland) Bill
went through committee.