Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-29 00:00:00

!riot at Aldershot.; An affray, which soon assumed
a feirftif aspect, occurred on Siiiiday 'rii4ht,
between,some seldiers of the second battalion of
the 24th regiments and some 'of the Tower Ham-
lets Militia. Ohe life • only, so far as is known,
was lost ;' yet kit for the prompt interposition of
these .in. command.. the result would: doubtless
have been much more deadly. It seems un-
fortunate. that there should often exist a bad

, . feeling_ _ between the regular 'army and the
militia. This affray, it is believed, if not trace.:
able to such a bad feeling, was much aggravated
by its influence, after the 'disturbance began.
At the meeting of The Water Committee, yes-
terday, the quality of the water supplied from
•
Rivington—that questio rexata—was raised. The
answer given by the Water Engineer was in
consonance . with the observation of most resi-
dents in Liverpool. The water supplied is flat
so pellucid as it was . some months ago ; and. it
should be remembered that pure water is an
'essential element of ' social as well as individual
health. Whatever may be the cause of the
impurities, the inhabitants have gooA ground for
-complaining that tha water :they, receive -is inot •
such as was :promised to be supplied by the
extensive and magnificent works, at' Rivington,
and in connection with it:
In a part of our impression yesterday we were
enabled to publish the welcome intelligence, that a
telegraphic commtinication' has been established
across the Mersey. . ,The annoUncenient of this fact
affords us the pleasure of congratulating the
Liverpool people on' both sides of the river—for, in
reality, the inhabitants of both banks are but

one community—on the accomplishment of what
cannot but prove an immense advantage. If it
be true—as the practice has established—that
electric communication is necessary between the
different docks, the construction of a similar
mode of intercourse between the Lancashire and
Cheshire sides of the river cannot be disputed, and
we heartily wish it every success. When we reflect
on the numerous purposes to which it may be bene-
ficially directed; and call to remembrance that
in New York and other cities in America electric
communication is, and has long been, established
between the different fire-stations and other
public departments, by which they can readily
communicate with each other, our surprise is
great that short-distance local telegraphs are izot
in general operation here. The present 'a
beginning and in the right direction.
In to-day's paper we give publicity to a.memo
rial addressed to the Board of
,Trade which, in
effect, recommends the prevention of vessels
anchoring in the direct line between the Landing-
stage and Woodside. Without in the slighest
degree questioning the advantages which
would be 'gained by' the ferrying public--
probably, in a numerical, sense, by much the ma-
jority—it is impossible to divest ourselves of the
knowledge current on belief, that the point in
the river sought to be kept clear from the anchor-
ing of vessels, is about the most,convenient for the
use of those who are desirous of getting their ships
into dock. Undoubtedly everything which can be
done, ought to be and will be effected to lessen
risk and to increase comfort on board the ferry
boats, all of which are well known and established
favourites.! nmy also be well here' to mention
that a rumour has been thrown in our way
to the effect that a "menaorial" to the Birken-
head Commissioners relative to the management
of Woodside Ferry in foggy weather has been
prepared and is in course of receiving signature.
It is intended, so says the rumour, to present this
last-named memorial at the monthly meeting of
the board on Tuesday next.

A LIN C;5l

IF. Louis NAPOLEON'S plan for settling
.the most
perplexing of European questions passes muster
everywhere except among the Ultramontanists,ihe
Will have reason to congratulate himself upon its
full measure of popularity, and also to anticipate its
ultimate success. In fact, if his -proposal should
have won this amount of general favour, the dis-
taste and execration of the Ultramontane sup-
porters of -the Papacy may be taken as an
additional source of confidence. This type of
political Roman,Catholie also represents a special
type. of the human mind, of which, in any given
case, it is always ten hundred to one whether you
can gain the approval—that approval, in theten
hundred and first case, being not worth anything
when you have got it. It is clearly impossible to.
argue with satisfaction on practical subjects with
unpractical men, or to arrive at any useful deci-
sion on politics without going beyond the door of
your study. These men have themselves a notion;
of the intangible character of their speculations,
and would start back from the logical conclusions
of their theories perhaps as much as the more
prudent spectator. But the very impossibility of
their schemes being realised encourages them in
their wildest flights ; for whilst they indulge
their genius in its 'favourite amusement, they ;-are
not troubled with a sense of resposm;ibility and
of the necessity of eaution. OuK only resource,
therefore, is to leave them as much as possible to
themselves, regarding neither,: their praise nor
their • blame. Undue anxior„y manifested about
either, is sure to meet wit:n an insult. They are
engaged in all the gritrd loneliness of the devotee
worshipping their t, idols of the cave ;" any
accent of moderatirsm breaking in upon their soli=-
tude from the outer world draws down only an
anathema.
Men of "'theory are, of course, aIA-ays- rigid and
uncompromising ; and this characteristic gives
them, at first sight, the reputation of a certain
rudr.; honesty and vigour. For instance, all men
consider Mr. BRIGHT, in this country, eminently
k unpractical ; but many were once disposed to
consider him also sincere and truthful beyond
other candidates for popularity. 'Yet, we find,
that Mr. BRIQIIT'S best virtue consists in, hie

being troubled .with no sense of- responsibility ;
and, theiefore,:being able-without harm to spin
out ihis theorieS, and dream his dreams for ever.-
He gives 4 the government of the world to
other and_practical men, that he may, with more
freedem and unconstraint; follow, , cheap and
taking ainusenient. At the present moment the
Ultramontanists are doing much the same on the
European stage. They are making a great deal
of noise, and' Stirring up much.fancifur indigna-
tion, and provoking moderate people to think and
say, what very dangerous and dreamy experi-
menters these are! Yet if they really believed it
within their range to remodel" Europe upon their.
own principles, and that all the power: of their
reasoning, and threatening, and persuading,
could avail in its pretended object, an instinctive-.
terror would modify their most sacred ""-convic-
tions." • We do not • suppose for a. moment that-
VEUILL. OT seriously wishes to bring back the
days of "the Pope and' the Emperor," or that:
even the Univers wishes to see a Holy War
;organised against non-Roman Catholic. Europe.
And as for our Irish counter-blasters, we have
no doubt; if they lived in Italy"initead of Ireland;
they Would turn out the noisiest r.eformers of
Now, is it necessary.to review
,the arguments
with which the Ultramontanists successively.
astonish the' reading werld and threaten laboiur
I
for the, censor's scissors in Paris ? Scarcely so.
We know the, course they will take beforehand ;
and in political matters are accustomed to measure
,the-wisdom of a preposition, by anticipating the
measure of disfavour with which .it will be: re-
ceived by Ahern. When the Univers shall be
found muttering its sullen assent, doubt not
there is. something wrong. When. it arrives at
the highest pitch of execration, expect to receive
the._generous support of _all the best and Most
reasonable men Of its own religious profession.
Meanwhile, if we allow theie men the luxury of
their relentlesS but useless theories, we must not
attach too much importance to a mere habit 'and
temper of mind. When they are on their stilts
they are not a whit more worthy our speculative
admiration. They may be left there unmolested
till they shall think it best to come down.;. but
we haVe nothing to do blit make the shortest and
easiest way out of. the 'complications which beset
us in the humbler walk of our ordinary businesS
in- the world. , Fortunately,_ there is always a
practical answer ready for these gentlemen in
their airiest"and haughtieSt'moods. Thus, when

the Univers stigmatises the last proposition of
compromise in the Roman question as the kiss of
Judas, it is enough to answer, that Europe does
not wish to insult the Pope, but that it is very
well content to leave him alone, if he will, or can,
leave it alone. It is open to France to withdraiv
its forces entirely from their false and irregular
position in a foreign country, without incurring
any such charge of hypocritical betrayal as this.
And yet this would be the most fatal course to
the Pope's temporal power that could be devised.
It is the Pope who calls in Roman Catholic
Europe to advise upon his case, not they who
offer advice, or wish to it. Surely it is only
reasonable that he should take their advice with-
out contemptuous reproaches and ungenerous
suspicions. At the worst he is open to take it or
reject it. If France says to him, I cannot longer
assist you to retain the Romagna, but if you like
I will assist you to retain Rome, and between
you and me I think this would be the best
arrangement for all parties, the Pope has no right
to impute worthless motives to the adviser whose
opinion he has asked. Let it never be forgotten
that the Pope's position has not been thrust upon
him from without ; that it is no foreign and
aggressive power he has to be protected from ;
but that the quarrel is between himself and his
f.
subjects, and that it would be quite legitimate

to leave him and them to settle it between them-

selves. Any assistance which shall enable him
to effect a compromise is after all a gratuitous
benefit, to be entertained with consideration if
not accepted with gratit4de.

iBY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNEPI9 TELEGRAPH.]

TILE LATEST NEWS.
FRANCE. 2,6biez?fiz

.110i1u..
• THE MYSTERIOUS j'AMICHI;EIf:I!2..-

The proverbial caution of the Journal des De.
bats caused its opinion on the pamphlet to be an-
ticipated with some interest ; and .yesterday it
declared itself entirely in favour-of Italian inde.:
pendence, and against the temporal government
of the Pope. As to the Congress, it can do no-
thing better than ratify what .the Italians have
done. ;1 i iI A 'I J.ll/

..ornoit `,fts
THE FRENCH FUNDS..
PARIS, Dec. 28.
12.5 P.M.—Rentes open at 69t. 700., with a
• d,

tendency to a further decline.
3.20 P.M.—Rentes, after touching. 69f. 55c.,
have partially recovered, and close at 69f. 70c.;
being a decline of nearly I per cent. since yester-
day.
CALCUTTA AND CHINA

MAILS.
MARSEILLES, Dec. 28.
The Calcutta acid Chi-na mails have arrived,
and left for London at 10 a.m. The letters will
be delivered in London on Friday.ttext,
The following appeared m a part of our
impression of yesterday :
AUSTRALIAN MAIL. •
The November mails from Australia' reached Aden on
the 18th instant. The light portion is expected in
London about Wednesday next, and the heavy about
the 12th of-January.
AUSTRIA.
DISAJTER'S TELEGRAM.]
WeduCSdAY.—Accordiag t 9 a telegram re-

Tinigdftk, December 29, -18591.

ceived by Count Rechberg froni.Pritce Metternich,
Count Walewski has declarecLto the Diplomatic corps,
in Paris, that, as loug as he remains at/the head of the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, ,the
,pa'mphl'et, Le Pape et
le Cowes, should not be considered as the programme
of .the French Ministry..,
The Austrian Post condemns the Paris pamphlet on
the ground' that it is ,a complete abandonment of the
policy which that journal has attributed to France sine
the day of Villafranca. .
The Vienna Gazette looks on it as a direct menace for
Austria, and exclaims :—" If Austria has' no longer air!
rights in Italy, none exist anyythere for anybody."
•The two 'Finance Commissions 'at Vienna have pro-
posed to reduce the ordinary budget, of the army to
150,000,000 francs, which would be diminishing the
effective of the land troops by one-half.

FRANCE.
[nEtTER' 9. TELEGRAM.]
PARIS, Wednesday.—The Emperor will proceed to
morrow to Fontainebleau, where his Majesty will eat
two days. There will be a grand hunting. party, an°
Prince Metternich is among-the persons invited,

ITALY.
The Milan Gazette announces that the ex-Duke 9f
Modena has advanced. with his troops towards the
frontiers of his former States. Part of his army i'
already at a frontier town.
The communal and provincial elections in Piedmont
are to take ,place on the 7th Jauuary ; those of Low:
bardy somewhat later, the preliminary operations I"'
being'yet completed. The political elections will not tok,'
place until February.

AMERICA: •
QUEENSTOWN, WEDNESDAY
The:Anglo-Saxon (s), which left Portland at 5 pull
on the 17th instant,- arrived here and proceeded ter
Liverpool at -12 mida'ght. She landed 7 passenger
and 13 bags of letters. -
The Nova Scotian arrived out on the 15th : Bren 101"
at New York same evening.
Political news unimportant. No Speaker elected.
General •Seott!s mission .satisfictory,to Government,
though not all that Government wishes. He has made
temporary arrangements 'entirely satisfactory to English
authorities. The remainder of Harper's Ferry prisone'4'
were executed 'on Satiirday. All now quiet. .
COMMERCIAL.
f' MOEILE, Dec. 15.—Sales of Cotton 1,500. The tui'l
in favOur of buyers. Middling 104 e.
XEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15.--Cotton unchanged. Saki
to-day 10,500. Corn advanced t• 90c. Exchange o't
New York -1 to 2. per cent: •
IT SAVANNA, Dec. 15.--Cotton unchanged. Salo,
to-day, 380 bales. Of week, "7,750. Receipts of week;.
19,000 bales, against 15,750 last year. Receipts at ail
Southern ports, 251,389 bales. Stock here, 73,38°
bales.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—:Cotton, . better; 1,60 a
bales Middling Uplands, 11-t-c. , Flour steady ; to"
Western dull.. - Wheat dull; sales trifling. Oats form'
Beef steady. Pork dull and heavy. Lard heavic•
Coffee firm. Sugar buoyant. Molasses , firm. Spirittg
.
of turpentine steady. "Rosin quiet. 'lron quiet ; Scotch
Pig, $24 to $25. Tobacco in . fair demand. Taller
steady. Freights to Liverpool steady. Cotton, ls. 2d'
Flour, 2s. 3d.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The Tunes correspondent complains- of the 'conduct
of the. United States authorities on the Island of
San Juan, both civil and military. They ;bat!!
been guilty of many petty acts calculated to. annoy Ow
British authorities and subjects. For instance—soul&
American usurped the authority of-collector of custarat
seized• the baggage •of Major de ,Courcy, the Engle
stipendiary magistrate, resident on the island, on tl
6ccasion of his return from a trip of official business. 0,
the baggage was only restored at the instance of Calm'.
Prevost, in command of her Majesty's. ship Satellite..
This outrage was perpetrated under colour of the exe.„_L-Izi
sive sovereignty, assumed on the - first landing of UK
American forces. - .- '
Other instances are mentioned. The. American 0
cers carried out reluctantly, and with great amertitP
the orders of Harney. General Scott arrived early 0!
November. He first proposed a joint military 0017
potion; but this was declined by the British Govern,°...„-r
Who suggested a joint civil occupation ;
General Scott. rejected. Good feeling :was diaPlalbe.
on both sides: Generil Seott finally removed.from
Island all the troops except Captain Picket's cumg%
of fifty men, which were the first that landed..
fpm
British Governor was without instructions se
home on. November 10. He expressed a hope thal.
we had never landed a man the American evacuation
would be complete, but General Scott would not so 7
to this. .

The death of Lord Hastings is announced.
A movement is on foot for a submarine cable 11....",01°
the 30 miles between Land's End and the Scilly.
which would then be a port of call for ships arriving
the Channel for orders.
The Horning Post publishes official correspande,nhet
on the case of the crew of the Princess Royal.
Admiralty severely censures Captain Baillie, and- n'tt
;`,14
butes to hi& conduct the mutinous occurrences, OIL b 0
his- ship.
AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ANGLO-SAXON.-
ill'
The Anglo-Saxon arrived at two- &block, t
morning in the Mersey. She brings-35 cabin 9-11
72 steerage passengers. She has no specie
freight.
LIST OF PASSENGERS PER S.S.
Hon. Mr. Caryon, Major Aylmer, Captain Cowi.fiutto,
Captain Palmer, Captain Luard, Lieutenant D.O,
Lieutenant Palmer, Miss Kiddy ; William llobb39,,.,,'Jkiet
Esct., lady, and child; Dr. Ardagh, Messrs. Rossy,l,7,bie,
Whitehead, Gormley, Kemp, Hean, Samson, 31-„Tieldp
Evans, sen., Evans, jun., Meek, Thomson, .t;rior.
Hamilton, Morrison, Hutchison, Boultou, Foster,
Jabor, Moore, Liefchild, Davies.

HARViTCH AND THE GOPIiENMENT.r—if Yant'll'etar
ttohadrellapo::::•ga community induce them to e11°19.011010
selves to be placed in a ridiculous position aa ry° of
neighbouring communities, and then you will be 4111/-..,„ut
the suicidal course of not carinktiey-
maintaining their place in the country to wili:e!A
belong. This M p n being iougachiavellian laear'" out
by the present Government with respect to such ho bore,
as they intend to scratch out of the political' sPaciai*
and we cannot r—Tliaps do better than warn; p whichr: it
of ;the More than asnally insidious manner i, ugh
is being pursued. Let us take, for instance, the' ireax,
of Harwich. That town has, during, 'the le'4;blroiv•
shown signs of political vitality. Its inhabitants beeo
ing off r the incubus of landlordism,which,„hlsorra•
crushing them for so long a period, returned a
tire Member, and recently elected a mapritr °' re'
vatives to their corporation. How was. this peP of its
etion to be counteracted ? Simply thus. One of the
representatives in the present parliament is the
.sti del
present Lord Chancellor, and it will be the Palwr.frao"
of the Hon. W. F. Campbell to vote for theeple
chisement of the borough he represents, on the too
that it' IS better to have his father LordsCihbeinte::roclooers:
himself member for Harwich. But how is this t? tier;
without Offending his constituents? Why, hY s° that
them wifh anything in the way of representation_ so tile
will c ordially sign a round robin to be disfranchisgwoegor. t°
Hon.W: F. Campbell gets his papa, the Lord Cho!' . welt
promote, as magistrates of the boroughs,
maker, a retired master of a barge, ‘10.141 a 5 tO girl
chant's foreman. We really regret having' ~„iitiee,
credit to the once liberal Jack Campbell for
amid it •
dodge of so low a scale ; yet, how can 't.of
He eannot urge that the borough is :in walat,i,d
dent magistrates for a population
bg ioAfeds :ris
said
sn
position,,
g tthheahrt
the necessity
beingntdh there
rsea
ewl
the post. Then why go down to reer"a nho
partisans of a second-class order ? The rel'rrtist,
of a barge is merely known as a youthful Col for iisr; r
nominated Mr. Campbell at his first eleetirmitig the
a the
with, and startled the constituents by an i., A
nra
oedt
fy,
infaioonturetraofteinrmseyconerninefasbciieitrt:rlieyeitt,o4oti,
orcuii_ottio;flicetothriit
Mr. Campbell would vote for univcrsai cell or
abolition of the House of Lords. The biTlphoe'tbe
man of similar stamp. In fact, the LO not °ply
has done nothing more or less than hasu_w, the .111 g the
bench of magistrates at Harwich, but a acosia
trates of every town in. this litic
office in order to serva a. corrupt po
Ipswich trrfrne, country,' bYsi. par?"'