Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-02 00:00:00

NOTES OF 'TIE DAY,

Some of our 'contemporaries, we observe, express alai'?
at the United States Government having purchased the.
Island of St. Thomas from the Dutch. Not only, they 10
is the Island of some importance to us as a coaling station'
and emporium for our West India packets, but they reg,r'
it, as one of them expresses it, as "merely a pilot ballio
sent up to facilitate the purchase of Cuba." Some of the
French papers, we perceive, also hint that such is its eb-
ject. The idea, however, is a far-fetched one ; for Culiflg
we believe, is only one-tenth the distance from Florida, olle
of the United States, that this Island of St. Thomas if/1
while between the States and that Island there are no les
than sixty British settlements intervening. St. Thomas
a very small island, being but ten miles long and five broad.
But it has a well-built and fortified tower, commanding' ilt,
excellent harbour, and is already a very active commerci"'
place.

It would be well for Italy if there were less sentimental'
ism in her present case. It is difficult to discover vihsit
Practical advantage even Lombardy is to gain by the ;Jae
war ; and yet, it seems, the ladies of Milan are so over"
flowing with grateful feeling towards the French Emperor'
that they are raising subscriptions to erect a marble mono'
ment in honour of the Empress, which is to be sentimental
inscribed, " The Gratitude and the Hopes of Italy." 6,11;
cannot, but .think that, any , spare cash which the lactic°
Milan may have at their disposal might much more anl3re-
priately be bestowed in alleviating some of the interns.°
misery which the war has occasioned.
Rumours are rife, on the Continent, of the rapid growth
of an intimate, and, under the circumstances, suspicioees.
alliance between France, Russia, and Austria. This is 11°:
the only circumstance which indicates a desire on the par''
of the French Emperor to fortify himself by alliances witb.
which England shall have nothing to do. Austria, however,
it is said, will not have much German sympathy in. any-sole'
alliance, since Germany at large infinitely prefers the friend
ship of England to that of either Russia or France.
--Some
of the Liberal papers. declare that the unseating: a
so many members of their party has produced " An uncoor
fortable sensation ; " more especially as they cannot dell
that the cases of bribery and corruption which have canned
the catastrophes, are exceedingly bad ones. That of Nor-
for dishonesty. At all events, we, can scarcely wich, in particular, it is acknowledged, must have been b 4
_ indeed, - sitting menibo,,,,
actually
on Saturday,since the leading counsel' for the
declaring that It
complain that they should resolve on meeting Con
was impossible to' resist the' evidence of gross corrupti°
servatives with what they were falsely told was .to threw up his brief,
be the Conservative method of tactics. This, per- proved against his clients.
haps, may explain the hazardous eccentricity of A very influential deputation, which waited on Lere
Palmerston and Sir Charles Wood, at Cambridge-house, os
Saturday, on the subject of the Bible in India, did 12'3!
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, who chose the lowest and
obtain much satisfaction. Both the Prime Minister an_,.!
corruptest of audiences, as the cunmunicators of
his admonitory caution to the whole constituencies the Minister for India expressed their desire • for the
of England, to beware of the subtle arts of Conser- advancement of Christianity in. India—as Lord Palmersio
vaiive corruption. Take this as a summons to the said, "even as a matter of policy ;" and the Premier
Radical party, to brush up their own election orga-
raepgpearardedthevehryesitaanjoinousof thatG the deputation should nutnication,
Government aboet it as arisig:
g
nisatiOn, to hunt out the most unscrupulous aents from any disregard of the importance of the question, bey
only trusted to in a crisis, and to strengthen their only on account of the difficulties with which it was gar"'
rounded, in the apprehension of, many eminent Indies
accounts at the bankers ; and the medium of commu-
nication was the most consistent feature in the. authorities. The request of the deputation was; we cani..4i
but think, a very reasonable and moderate, one. They ask
Only it becomes us to ask ,-2
only that the absolute and universal interdict of the Bible
when these pretended Guardians
,t
off to the tread=
the Constitution in Government schools should be removed, so that the local
are taken into custody, and sho
authorities might be able to introduce Bible classes where
mill—when our policemen are in the gutter—who is
they considered that it could be done with propriety and
safety. An explanation was extorted, Si from r Charles_
Wood which, could it be relied upon, would still be in Ir -
to hold the official truncheon: qui's custoaeet custodes?
We knew that if Liberals had not been factious in
force
edsats notisfac forbid the
formation satisfactory, to the effect t
of
that" the interdict nowt
the House, Lord . DERBY, and,
. his now justified does
classes, or the reading of the Bible itself:eilnunttyschßololoT
house, as an historical book; but "without reselling
' theta oe'
Foreign Minister, had been still in office. We begin
to find that had Liberals in the country been honest, trines of the Christian religion.", - This, however, is the
Lord PALWERSTON had been still pining under the. main point of all. The Bible, to be of any use, must tato
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" cold shade," and Lord JOHN the_ doctrines of the. Christian religion. _ Sc thatrin-f041;"
although the Bible lila RUSSELL still repent-',
ing his mistakes at Yienna, instead of meditating their • Y
be there, the. religion of the -Biblet
repetition at Zurich.
is prohibited from being inculcated ! We are awaile'that.o
great caution is necessary in interfering in this' or any othcC-
The Liberal papers will be troubled with short way/ with the religious superstitions of the Hindoos ; but it,
They will forget their tone of objurgation does seem; too bad to prohibit even inch' voluntary, recourace-
to Christian instruction, aq the deputation in question asked':
Oh months' agotheir lofty reproathes—Ltheir
for, at thdsliiiids'of a Christian Government. : 'grime laments that, through the possession of
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Government influence by the Conservatives, perhaps THE SICKLES TRAGEDY. -This tragedy, with which the
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• the best interests
of the country
' lay at the mercy of people of England, as well as those of the 'United Statot.
the basest and moat venal designs. Liboridisia was were -sonie short time Since surfeited to a. degree orin iiiieif
going through a new phase. It gained an immense
amount of. political capital through an
high .morality, It opposed' nothing to the unscru-
sperate and despairing-
faction," but the triple armour of' • ' '
quarrel
• ef `The him " who hath. h
jus . e only means of resistance
:Conservative party
"lock ?d up in steel" —that •
illated, with gold—were_ ' ' has now b9como something very like a 'far* although, it,
' must be admitted, a tragi-comic one. Mr. Sickles, the is-
affectation of lured husband, who killed the pa,-,,,raottr of his faithless wife'
'in ti.l-0 streets' of Washington, in revenge for his 4;41:1012°°"/ '
- has actuaillta-ken back the frail lady to his arms ago'''. •
. This circumstance has excited great indignation and disgu4 is
who stood b h* . aCr •
ce to the mainuc°hllgsteonstnoc"y sinVde.ldtnvalotifOun S.;:;ing his trial' for :Ler.
--that is, He has, Foreover, • committed the indis' cree4.aot of *4E4:
.political - honour aiid upon hinete Vindicate his cogduct, in a letter to one Of .tba.
,consi.,tent principle. .4‘ If we Perish, let political ; 11:
e-w York ''o- anials, in which hesays :—" lam prepared 0
i - --.441 with us.. Our Ultimate •",--' ', : :,..tend what I have, done before the only tribunals 1
0 virtue in-_ . - .4iimph -is .recognise as having the slightest claim to jurisdiction-,
"certain, for the msZize of
.honesty and justice is lover the subjeCt—my own conscience and the bar of '
.. . _ a'- ;Heaved. I am net- -aware of any statute, or code of
"naver- defeath4.". • ' . • , , ,•
There Ins a sorb ofplausibility, indeed, in. -the morals,- which makes it infamous to forgive a woman
. ,iT nor is !iti'' usual 40- make- our domestic life a subject of
suspicions, A • PurtY just Short of a - few vOtei to
,'consultation witk.friends, no matter -bow near and tea
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—and even

Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, whose dreams have been tor-
mented by Mr. OSBORNE'S political ghost ever since
the fatal poll, may sleep in peace. Let us' not be too
hard upon the Liberals. Did not the country re-
sound with warnings of the tactics by which their

rivals were to regain -a lost and half-returning supre-
macy, and can they be blamed for taking the hint ?
As they'were forewarned, can they be condemned
for forearining themselves P Perhaps they were

jealous at the prospect of defeat by tho very weapon
which they prided themselves on considerable
dexterity in the use of; they were offended that
an arrow should be taken out of their own quiver.
Mind, we are not imputing these motives; we are

only concerning ourselves to find them an excuse:,

mendacious scheme.

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