The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-29 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEWS,

Mr. H. Herbert has been appointed Secretary for
Ireland, so that that question, which has so
bothered the Government, and caused such an
amount of speculation, has at last been set at rest.
Another appointment has been made, Mr. H. Keat-
ing, M.P. for Reading, having been made Solicitor-
General.

In the House of Commons last night, Mr. Roe-
buck moved for a select committee to take into
consideration the relations with the Brazils, and
report thereupon. He contended that his
former assertion, that England bullied the
weak and aided the strong, was fully Lorne out,
and said that the Brazils would supply us with
cotton to such an extent as to render us indepen-
dent of the United States, and urged the house to
grant him a committee of inquiry, which, he
alleged, could d& no harm. Lord Palmerston
opposed the motion, and denied that this country
had taken the course described by Mr. Roebuck.
On the contrary, in great struggles, England had
generally stood alone. He then, at some length,
explained the matter as it at present stood between
the two Governments, and hoped that the motion
would not be pressed. Mr. Disraeli said that the
motion was rather strong for him to support. Lord
J. Russell and other gentlemen followed on the same
side, and Mr. Roebuck pressing the motion, a divi-
sion showed 17 for, and 312 against—the result
being received with much laughter. Sir Charles
Napier moved for a Select Committee to
inquire into the constitution of the Board of
Admiralty. He was of opinion that the present
Board should be abolished, and that the
First Lord should have under him the
Rear-Admiral of Great Britain, who should have
the management of the dockyards, &c. Mr.
Bentinck seconded the motion, and, a division
taking place, there appe?red 33 for and 133 against.
Taking the vote for the motion, we aro only
surprised that it is so large. We should
think that it would make the Government look
a little bit sharper after the Admiralty. Mr.
Moore obtained leave to bring in a bill on Tennant
Right in Ulster. Of course the bill will be
squelched on the second reading, or will be sent
into committee to be rejected. Mr. Roger gave
notice that when the Princes Royal's Annuity Bill
again came before the House, he should
move that if the Princess Royal should
happen to become Queen of Prussia, the
annuity should cease. Mr. Disraeli said that next
week he should ask the Colonial Minister why the
treaty with America, respecting Honduras, &c.,
had not been signed and agreed to by the United
States government.
In the House of Lords last night, their lord-
ships were occupied chiefly in committee on the
Divorce Bill.

The weekly meetings of the Dock and Health
Committees were held yesterday, but no business
of importance was transacted The health of the
town is much better than it was a week or two
ago.
The Floral and Horticultural Society's show
was held at the Botanic Gardens, yesterday. A
full report of the proceedings will be found else-
where. .

The domestic news this morning is unimpor-
tant. The vacancy in the represention of Leeds
is causing some little political interest. Some of
the public in that town seem to think that the
borough should turn their eyes towards those
public men who were defeated at the general
election ; such as Cobden, Bright, and Gibson.
The education question is likely to be brought
into great and additional prominence by the meet-
ings to be held next month under the presidency
of Prince Albert. According to a London cotempo-
of last evening, " these meetings will be entirely of
a congressionvl character, like the philanthropic
meetings held at Brussels ; and we hope they will
not, in any way, be constituted so as to assume the
appearance of a Church or a sectarian character.
The husband of the Queen should only be asked
to preside over deliberations that have a national
aspect." .

As an instance of extreme simplicity, or, ii may
be, of cool assurance, a short correspondence be-
tween Mr. Thomas Johnson, of Newcastle, and
Lord Clarendon, which is printed in the London
papers, is worth a word of notice. The Newcastle
Committee, a self constituted body of gentlemen,
who undertake to investigate foreign affairs, pub-
lished a report a week or so since, setting
forth the official falsifications of Sir Alexander
Burnes's despatches connected with the cala-
mitous Affghanistan expedition. The charge of
mutilating these despatches is in fact a charge
of forgery against the Government of which
the present Prime Minister was a prominent mem-
ber, and• it betrays extreme simplicity in 'Mr.
Johnson to expect Lord Clarendon to furnish him
with an official admission of its truth, for that
is what he asks. On the other hand, it looks
rather odd that a member of the body which pub-
lished the report mentioned, and gave in it the
suppressed portions of the mutilated despatches as
authentic, should immediately afterwards apply to
the Foreign Secretary to know whether they are
authentic or not.
The news from abroad this morning does not call
much attention.
Summary despatches of the Overland Mail have
been received to-day, In India they had com-
menced to hang the military mutineers. Things
remained unchanged in the Canton River, and
distress prevailed in the city. The Emperor had
put a further duty on the importation of opium, A
British frigate had run ashore.
From France we learn that the trial of forty-

four prisoners for belonging to a secret society,
commenced in Paris on Tuesday. The proceed-
ings are not made public. The Siecle affirms that
the policy it has advocated in view of the elections,
encounters the greatest favour in the departments.
The French Government has received despatches
from M. Cochet, French Consul at Zanzibar. It
appears that the difficulty respecting the succession
to the Throne of Muscat has been arranged. It is
said that, in consequence of the intervention of
the French Ambassador at Constantinople, the
Moldavian and Wallachian refugees, who had been
stopped at Rustchuk, have been permitted to return
to their native country.
A letter from Cuba, of the 20th of April, infor:
us that the new organisation of the local army is
going on with great activity. It will he composed
in future of eight regiments and three battalions of
riflemen armed with improved rifles, and of two
regiments of cavalry, together with the other troops
which are now on the spot. The naval force like
wise is to be greatly increased. The island will
thus be enabled to resist by means of its own
resources all the attacks which may be made on
it.

It is said, that the President of the Republic of
New Granada is disposed to an arrangement, of
which the principal condition consists in declaring
all the porta on the Isthmus of Panama free ports
under the guarantee of the Western Powers, Great
Britain and France

Lord Palmerston, in the House of Commons,
announced last night that the Neufchatel difficulty
had been settled, both the authorities of Switzer-
land and the King of Prussia having agreed to the
decision arrived at by the Paris conference. A
Paris letter states that at the signing of the Neuf-
chatel treaty, the article relative to the indemnity
was struck out at the King of Prussia's own
request,

A telegraphic despat(th. from Ancona re-affirms
that a meeting will take place at Pesaro, between
the Pope and the Austrian Archduke Maximilian,
Governor General of the Lombardo Venetian
kingdom.
Our Constantinople advices are to the effect that
France, Prussia, Russia, and Sardinia have given
instructions to their representatives at Constanti-
nople, touching the arbitrary acts which have
occurred in Moldavia. A collective note has been
communicated to the Porte, and is energetically
supported by the French and Russian Ambassa-
dors. M. de Thouvenel (lid not omit to represent
the discontent of the French Government, whose
sentiments on those points have already appeared
in the Moniteur, and the langnage of.M. Boutenieff
is animated and decided.

Spain continues very excited. The differences
in the Senate are extending, and it is said the bad
blood they generate is looked upon with satisfac-
tion by the Liberal party, who see an increase of
their own strength in the division of their enemies,
and with uneasiness by the Palace, which would
fain witness the consolidation of an ultra-Conserva-
tive Ministry, and will certainly not have recourse
to O'Donnell, save at the very last extremity. The
Bravo Murillo party is strong in the Congress,
and there are reports of its intended
opposition to government, and of probable im-
portant debates in the Liwer Chamber. It was
hoped that the opening of the Chambers would
clear up the situation a ►ittle, I•nt as yet--and they
have now sat for three weeks—if seems but to have
rendered confusion worse confounded. The Con
press has done literally nothing, and the whole
time of the Senate has been wasted in tedious
formalities, and undignified squabbles.
As will be seen by our report of the proceedings
of the Birkenhead Gas and Water Committee yes-
terday, that a decision has been come to. After
a very effective speech by Mr. Calvert, Q.C., in
opposition to the bill, the committee room was
cleared, and the committee deliberated about fifteen
minutes, when the chairman stated that the com-
mittee were of opinionthat the preamble of the bill
was not proven.

MR. SAMUEL HOLME loves the liberty of the
Press. " Let the • Press have full liberty,"
exclaims the worthy Alderman' But he loves
that liberty only in name, or so long as he can
enjoy its advantages and assistance. If Ml'.
HOLME loves the liberty of the Press, he also loves
to abuse it. The attack he made upon this journal
in the Council Chamber on Wednesday was as
personally coarse and unprovoked as it was mean
and contemptible. Had we been the crouching
sycophants the worthy Alderman some time since
mistook us for, we should long since have followed
the example of some of his proteges, who have
sacrificed the public interest for private
gain or personal advancement. We were first
flattered, then intimidated, and now we
are to be extinguished by malignant slan-
der. We despised the one, nitied the spirit
that dictated the second, and will in charity
forget and forgive the third.
We have, however, a word or two to say about
the consistency of Mr. SAMUEL HOLME. We have
before us a letter of his, in which he says—"
am not aware that I am personally known to you.
I am a subscriber to your paper, which I receive
early every morning, and I candidly tell you,
that although I don't 4gree with you on many
political subjects, nor on some local questions, I admire
the spirit, intelligence, and energy which I find in its
pages." Such was the introduction of a letter from
Mr. SAMUEL HOLME to the editor of this paper,
when he sought to fasten his tibumbscrew upon
this journal, as he had previously successfully
done upon others. But the attempt failed.
We preserved our independence, and pursued our
own course, fearlessly, but, we trust, honestly.
Flattery having failed to bring us within the
operation of the worthy Alderman's shackles, we
were next to be intimidated. Mr. HOLME
wrote us withdrawing his name from our
Subscription List. The request was com-
plied with, but no change in the tone or
principles of the paper followed. Now, Mr.
HOLME charges our chief editor " as a discarded
servant of the Corporation, who passed his last
Sunday in bridewell." This infamous falsehood
may live for a time. It will serve as a
monument to mark the extreme folly and
malignant feeling of its author ; but it Ivill
fail to change the principles upon which the
NORTHERN TIMES is conducted, and which have
hitherto called forth the commendation of our cor-
porate slanderer. Ma3it less will it exercise any
influence in silencing the agitation on the Pike, or
satisfy the public as to the purity of the Rivington
bog wash. The only means by which this can be
accomplished is by aeceeding to the wishes of the
people of Liverpool, by restoring the red sand stone
water, as it existed previous to the second of
January last.

Mr. Holme may, in the plentitude of his power,
glory in having been successful in reducing to beg-
gary one of th' most faithful servants the Corporation
ever possessed, but who was too honest to be made
a tool, to deceive the public, on the water supply,
and he may gloat over the fact of his having unfor-
tunately
spent a night in Bridewell, consequent
upon
proceedings which were as . unconstitutional
as they were unwarrantable, and of which more
will be heard hereafter ; but he'has no right—nor
shall we permit him—to ascribe the Editor-