The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-21 00:00:00

Tory opposition in the upper chamber, while the country
apathetic on the question. f- is said that marry
their lordships think that the q.nstion is rather a
politi'ii?n's than a people's questiou ; that even with the
treat t'ody of the former its advocacy is rather head than
heart worl; ; and that with the latter, 011 1' sz are
at least as power:al as new coin iCtiOni. 1 n e,; t usre
these misgivings. Htw far they shaii tat: out v% ell
founded will much depend upon the One ot the debates in
the lower Muse. If we are to succeed, there must be a
greater display of earnestness and heartiness than hss
been manifest for the last few sessions. Sir John
Ramsden, the new Under-Secretary for the War Depart-
ment, made his first official display on the same evening,
in replying to a question about the Whitworth and Enfield
rifles. The modesty, willingness, and candour of his
manner were evidently very welcome to the house, after
the pedantry and the ultra-redtapist reserve of his pre—
decessor; while his sell.possession and the clearness of
what little he had to say augured favourably for his
success on a more important occasion. The kindly cheer
with which all parties in the house are ever ready to
encourage a young man or a young minister who shows
ability without " bumptiousness " was never more kindly
given, nor seemed to say more emphatically, " That young
man will do."

COUNTY COURT • —Mr. J. Blair attended at twelve o'clock
yesterday in the County Court to dispose of applications
for al interim protection, order, and formal business of
a similar eharacter, in the absence of Mr. Pollock, the judge,
whose continuer! illness still renders him unable to resume
his judicial funcions.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—This day an inquest will be held
on the body of a man named Thomas Solan, who received
such a severe burt on the railway, near Warrington, that
after he was brought to the Royal Infirmary, he died trom
the if juries he haul received. The deceased was a labourer,
and his, we tinder tand. left a wife an 4 family.
THE WRIT SUNTIDIC HOLIDAYS.—We would draw our
rea len' attention to the announcements in another column
of the various excursion trains intended to be forwarded
from Liverpool on and after the 25th inst. The well-known
Marcus is the originator of the excursion trains, and his
name is a sufficient guarantee that they will be punctual
to the time of departure and arrival, and that the comfort
of the passengers will be religiously attended to and con.
sidered

SCROIL OF ART—LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE.— The ,Stu-
dents' Works which gained' local" medals at the exam ina-
Cons that were held last year at the various Schoo is of
Art throughout the kingdam, were collected in Lon don
and placed in competition with each other for nrional
medals. And we have the pleasure of stating that a
c,lmmunication has just been received from the Lceds of
the Committee of 0 ,until on Education, intimating th It
one of theca " National" Medals has been awarded to
James Birkmyer, a student in the above school, who took
four medals at the local examination.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO EYRE EVANS, ESQ.—We regret to
state that an accident of rather a serious nature took place
yesterday, to the above gentleman, at St. George's Hall. It
seems that at about one o'clock Mr. Evans was leaving the
small concert room in the hall, when, from some cause, he
fell down two or three steps, and, as we are informed
coming on the hard stone floor on one of his knees, a very
severe injury was sustained—if indeed not a fracture
(which we hope net)—of the limb above the knee joint.
Medical aid was procured as soon as possible, and Mr.
Evans was at once conveyed to his residence. We trust,
however, that he will soon recover.

CASH AND DEED Boxss.—The next important thing to
the possession of cash is, how (when you have got it) to
keep it safely, either in the counting house or at home.
The same remarks apply to deeds and other valuable d ,cu-
meats. We have seen a large and varied stock of both
these desirable articles, manufactured expressly for Mr.
E. T. Hall, of South John-street, that challenge attention.
These boxes are made on new and admired principles, and
possess patent locks, which defy the ingenuity of any
" pick lock" in the world to open, except with the legiti-
mate key. To merchants, solicitors, and others, these
new safes, on a small scale, must prove valuable indeed.
THE CLIPPER SEIIP DRAGOON, OP THE '`MERSEY LINE"
or AUSTRALIAN PACKETS.—We have already described this
noble ship in detail, and have now to state that she will go
into the river on Saturday, and will sail to her punctual
time on Monday, the 25th. All her berths, we understand,
between decks, accommodating 350 statute adults, are
engaged, and she will take twelve passengers in the chief
cabio, and a large cargo, consisting of upwards of 1,400
tons of valuable merchandise. The regular trader, South
Carolina, is announced as her successor on the 25th June,
and as she is a favourite ship with passengers, no doubt
will be full long before her time. A line which reckons
amongst its fleet such ships as the above—the Eagle
Speed, Pomona, and M,Laed—and as the sailing days are
strictly adhered to, must command its fair share of support,
both from shippers and passengers.
The Queen and Prince Albert, on their approaching
visit to the Art Treasures Exhibition, are not to be the
guests of the Earl of Ellesmere, at Woreley Hall, near
Manchester. The fact is, the noble earl is in too weak a
state of health to welcome the Queen at his patrimo-
nial inheritance, but he has placed his princely seat
entirely at the disposal of her Majesty during the
Queen's visit to that part of the provinces. None of
the Earl of Ellesmere's household will attend on the
royal party, in consequence of the lamented demise of
the late earl placing them in mourning ; and all the
duties, during the visit of the Queen and suite, will
be discharged by her Majesty's own servants. There is
no truth in the rumour which has gained currency that
the Queen and Prince Albert will visit the Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland at Trentham, the ducal seat, in
Staffordshire.
LIBERALITY OP THE UNDERWRITERS TO CAPTAIN
PORTER, OF THE SHIP METEOR.—TiIIS ship, whicn left
the port of Mobile for Liverpool, in July last, touched on
the bar coming out, and was found to make water.
In getting to sea, Captain Porter determined to bear
up for Key West, with ten feet water in her hold,
but being well aware of the notoriety of the place
for its heavy charges and exactions upon crippled ships
when any of the wreckers got hold of them, put himself in
communication with Mr. Welsh, the agen for the New
York Underwriters, and also for the Liverpool Under-
writers' Association, and obtained from him a powerful
steam-pump, belonging to the former body, and with this
set sail on his voyage home. The pump was found very
efficient, the dangerous character of the leak being over-
come by its action, and she eventually arrived safe at this
port; The judicious and praiseworthy conduct of Captain
Porter, throughout this occasion, has called forth the
warm approval of the Underwriters on the ship and cargo.
Yesterday, there was a meeting of these gentlemen in
their committee room, when the sum of 1,000 guineas
was unanimously voted to Captain Porter.

TOE EMPEROR ANT) TIM CABBY.—A. Paris letter in the
Ind ependance of Brussels states that when the Emperor
Napoleon proceeded in a hackney coach to see M Viellard,
the senator ( who has since died), on Saturdiy, he gave the
coachman 100 f. The man, thinking that it was by mis-
take, observed, "Le b.mrgeoise se tromps," and could
scarcely believe his good fortune when he was told that his
fire was the Emperor, and that the money was really
for himself.

When the Grand Duke Costantine went to Vincennes,
they showed him some portable iron embrasures for pro-
tecting the gunners. " You borrowed that idea from 119
Russians," said the Duke. The officer on duty respect-
fully admitted that the French engineers had found it
behind the ramparts of the Green Namelon. T]e Duke
did not appear much delighted with this reply, which
reminds one of Lord Dudley's rdoinder to the Countess
d'Appony, at Vienna. " How badly all you Englishmen
steak French," said the Austrian lady. " Ah," said Lcrd
D., "but you must remember that we have not had the
advantage of having our capital twice occupied by a French
army."—Letter from Paris.

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The Coa;rrter des Etats Unis of New York of the Ist,
states, that as Caussidiere, the well-known republican
refugee, and one of his countrymen, were, at about ten
o'clock, proceeding along Green-street, in that city, they
ware attacked by three men ; they, and especially Caussi.
diere, who is of great strength, defended tfpnaselves
vigorously ; but their assailants uttered a peculiar cry,
and they were suddenly surrounded by ten or twelve
others, who joined in attacking them. In spite, however,
of the terrible odds against them, Caussidiere and his
companion fought desperately, until sorne of the police and
passers-by, attracted by the now of the tumult, arrived,
when the assailants took to fight. The Courier adds,
that Caussidiere was seriously injured.
WHEN WILL =IY SOS BE GAZEtTED ?—This is the sort
of query that any one with good ears may hear at the
Horse Guards two or three dozen times a week. The
necessity for replying involves, as may be supposed, so
great a consumption of the time of the officials that ,•,e
think it passible we shall do no harm if we inform the
anxious applicants of the real state of the case, as far as
our information and conjectures enable us to do so. There
are some 300 names on the Commander-in-Chief's list of
applicants for commissions, who have passed their ex-
aminations. They are selected, as vacancies arise, for
commissions, in the order of their standing--the most
perfect fairness being the rule of choice The appoint-
ments now being made are frem the names of those gentle-
men who passed in April, 1856. About twenty vacancies
are filled up in each month. With these facts before them
gentlemen can calculate their chances. Mr. John Smith,
who may have passed a week ago, will probably be Ensign
or Cornet in August, 18,