Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-17 00:00:00

be expected from men embued with the ideas
which nearly overturned the whole of Europe in
1848. The sublime Porte, confident in its rights,
will wait with security the judgment of the Con-
ference of Paris. Le Nord publishes a despatch,
addressed by Prince Gortsehakoff to the Russian
Ambassador at Constantinople. The despatch
states that the Russian Imperial Cabinet, without
declaring itself in any way, either for or against,
the union of the Principalities, entirely reserves its
judgment of the question until tho meeting of the
Conferences of Paris.

Trade in France is nearly at a standstill, with
no prospect of improvement, as long as the
existing rates of discount are maintained. The
rise in these rates, on Wednesday last, lead to a
further depreciation in every kind of goods, and
compelled manufacturers to limit production. A
great number of looms have been stopped at Lyons,
Rouen, &e., &0., and wages have been reduced.
Melbourne advices to the 16:h September are to
hand. We regret to say that trade was extremely
dull, and had been so for some months. Employ-
ment was scarce, but labourers would not accept
lower wages, and a large number of persons were,
consequently, out of work. The receipts of gold
by escort were still very large, much more so than
at the corresponding period last year. Gold was
quoted at 795. per oz., but a decline of S.V. per oz.
was expected. Two. Chinese had been executed
for the murder of a European female,
We are in the receipt of four days later intelli-
gence from the United States by the arrival of the
Europa, which brought 6,500 dollars in specie.
The news—an ample summary of which we publish
—will, in general, be found rather interesting.
'there had been much excitement caused in Balti-
more by that city being placed under martial law
by the Governor of Maryland. The elections were
to take place on Wednesday the 4th inst., and the
Governor wished the Mayor of the city to co-
operate with him to prevent any rioting and undue
intimidation at the polls. The Mayor replied that
the city was under his authority, and, therefore,
he would use his own discretion in the matter,
intimating in pretty plain terms that, if even
rioting, fighting, intimidation, bribery, and cor-
ruption did take place, it was no business of the
Goeernor's. The latter immediately visited Wasla.
ington, had an interview with the Executive,
returned to Baltimore, and issued a proclamation
placing the city under martial law, and calling out
7,000 troops. This proclamation created intense
excitement, so much so that it was feared that a
collision would occur, and at the last moment the
Governor had recalled his proclamation. How the
election ended we do not know as yet. Proclama-
tions seem to be quite a hobby with American
men in office. Two proclamations had been
issued by Governor Walker, of Kansas, dioabling
the votes of two counties in the territory, on the
ground that they were obtained by bribery and
corruption, and that many spurious yobs had been
accepted at the polls. This also created excite-
meat, and such were the loud expressions of dis-
approbation, that the governor found it necessary
to leave Lawrence, the seat of government, for his
personal safety. Two weeks later news from Cali-
fornia, of no greet importance, is to hand by the
Europa. The amount of gold expected from San
Francisco during the nine months ending the Ist
{).:sober, was 32,003,980, dols, against 36,13:1,066
dols, in the same period of the previous year.
A despatch received here, dated Honolulu, Sep-
tember 3, says that Captain Paty's Guano expedi-
tion resu!ted in tal:ing possession of two Islands,
named Leysau and Lecanskey, in the name of
King Kenescharneska, of the Sandwich -Islands.
The two Islands taken by the Captain were covered
with Guano.

BY telegraph we learn that filer Majesty's
Ministers have resolved to call Parliament
together for the despatch of business, and that
at the Cabinet Couucil held yesterday, December
3rd has been selected for that purpose. We are
glad that the Government has felt it their duty to
take the sense of Parliament upon the present
state of the rrnintry, nn nc mo tto1• `inu.•oo,
give us some insight into the aspect of affairs in
India. Indeed, as we have on more than one
occasion stated there should not have been such
a lengthened prorogation, particularly as the
country was never in such an alarming and dis-
couraging position than at the present moment.

The primary cause of the approaching winter
Session of Parliament is owing to the suspension
of the Bank Charter. According to the terms of
the Act, Ministers are bound to obtain, at the
earliest period possible, an Act of Indemnity.
We hope, however, that an Act which his
undoubtedly been the main cause of much of the
commercial difficulties which have occurred of
late will be made, with the least possible delay,
the subject of legislation, and all the monopoly
enjoyed by the Bank of England swept away.
We have often demonstrated in these columns
the inadequacy and mischievous character of the
Bank Charter. We require free trade in Bank-
ing as well as in all the other departments of
commerce. Had we had this, and our merchant
traders been enabled to obtain discounts at
moderate rates. but few of the failures enumerated
in our. publication of Saturday last would have
taken place. We do not suppose that Ministers
will find any difficulty in obtaining the Act of
Indemnity required; at the same time, they must
be prepared to learn that they have despised
with an indifference, almost-bordering upon con-
tempt, the prophetic warnings of the leading
Currency Reformors. This latter class, both in
and out of Parliament, have it in their power to
promote their Banking theories, and thereby ren-
der important service not only to the commercial
portion of the community, but the nation at
large. Although sufficient time has not
elapsed to enable a correct opinion to
be formed as to the probable influence
of the suspension of the Bank Charter, never-
theless, sufficient is known to justify us in saying
that it will be such as to allay fear, and restore
confidence. From all tthe information which we
have gleaned on 'Change, as well as the Man-
chester advices, we are glai to know that al-
ready the various departments of business have
assumed an improving aspect. The cheers
which hailed the announeement of the suspen-
sioncof the Bank Charter, by the merchants and
brokers on the Liverpool Exchange, the better
feeling which took place in the London and
Liverpool produce market, and the expression of ;
returning conlidence contained in our Manches-
ter and Birmingham letters, are all evidences
of the beneficial tendency of the step so long
deferred, but at last adopted, by the Government.
Already we know that houses which have been
hard pressed for money can now get it, and each
day will probably bring increased relief. Taking
all things into consideration, the symptoms ill

relation to monetary and commercial matters
are just now as encouraging as could be expected.
But these symptoms did not manifest themselves
until the stringent provisions of the Bank Charter
Act were forcibly suspended. For these reasons
we renew our demand that the monetary laws of
this great commercial empire shall be thoroughly
revised, and placed upon that broad and sound
basis which the spirit of the age, and the daily
increasing progress of our stupendous trade and
commerce, alike demand.

Next to the commercial state of the country,
and the adoption of ways and means to mitigate
the distress which is now certain to befall the
poorer classes during the winter, from the want
of employment and the high price of provisions,
it will be the duty of Parliament, in the Session
about to be opened, to take up and consider how,
and in what way, we are to deal with India. In
our remarks of yesterday we showed that, every
thing considered, the mutiny in India had been
so effectually crushed as to leave but little cause
for future anxiety ; and that, if we follow up our
past successes with the same energy and spirit
in subsequent operations, the mutinous Sepoys of
India will, in a short time, become as " wise as
serpents and harmless as doves." The events of
the past year show unmistakeably that the
Government of India, if it is the wish of England
to retain that as part of her vast Colonial Empire,
must take the administration of its public affairs
out of the hands of the East India Company.
Hindostan must be annexed to the British CroWn.
Had this been so, it is not too much to say, that
the recent enzutes, and the terrific atrocities by
which they were followed, would not have
occurred. Be this as it may, it is satisfactory to
know that Ministers will be enabled to meet
Parliament with a most encouraging and satis-
factory recapitulation of the past progress
achieved by the British army in India.
They can tell the nation's representatives, that
with the mere aid of onr military outposts in
A frica, and the Mauritius, we have been enabled
to crush the Indian rebels in all their strolls.-
holds, and open up the way for fresh and decisive
victories. They can point to the annihilation of
the mock King of Delhi, the relief of Lucknow,
the dispersion of a thousand bands of mutinous
Sepoys—the embarkation of 40,000 troops from
the shores of Britain—the general loyalty of the
Indian population, and the gradual decline of
the rebellion, now merely flickering at numerous
points of extensive territory over which it blazed
in July with scorching fury, dealing out death
and destruction, and throwing down, far and
wide, its deficient and ferocious challenges. It
is these gratifying results which enable Govern-
ment to meet Parliament with confidence. On
the two great questions mooted above, may the
deliberations of the Legislature be guided by a
spirit of wisdom, moderation, and good-will. •

WE, yesterday, laid before our readers full
particulars ofthe news brought by the OVerland
Mail. From these details it will have been

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observed that notwithstandinethe-complete occu-
pation of Delhi, and the relief of Lucknovr, the
mutiny was assuming a desperate form in the
Kingdom of Oude. In that portion only of the
British Possessions in India has the people exhi-
bited symptoms of disaffection and rebellion. It
will be perceived that although the garrison at
Lucknow[had been rescued from a terrible fate by
the courageous and distinguished HavEr.ocK and
his truly gallant army, the enemy were undis-
mayed, and hovered around his camp in prodigi-
ous numbers, like an army of vultures, ready to
pounce upon their prey the moment they
obtained a chance. General OUTRAM felt that he
was not in a position to leave Lucknow, owing
to the great number of insurgents who sur-
rounded him on every side. Added to this, he
had-to contend with another serious encumbrance
—the great number of wounded, besides women
and children—upwards of one thousand helpless
beings. General OUTRAM'S intentions were to
relieve the beleaguered city, destroy the enemy'
works as far as possible, and then march back
upon Cawnpore, so as to keep the main road
open until he had obtained large reinforcements,
Ere the complete liberation of Lucknow could be
effected, General OUTRAM required two addi-
tional brigades and some powerful field artillery.
We regret to perceive that General .FlavELocK's
position was very critical ; for, it is alleged, that
he was. surrounded with a hostile population, and
had to provide' for the safety and security of
considerable numbers of woMen and children.
We fear there must have been great lack of
energy, or else reinforcements might have been
forward at Lucknow ere the departure of the
mail. The much vaunted Naval Brigade, and
the powerful sixty-eight pounders, seem too long
in getting to the scene of action —another
corrobative proof that Lord CANNING and his
subordinates are by no means the active and
energetic personages Lord PALMERSTON and his
colleagues would have us believe. Be this as it
may, the news we published yesterday lead us
to believe that the relief of Lucknow is an accom-
plished fact. If that heroic band, a mere handful
in numbers, resisted with complete success the
combined efforts of an immense army of
mutineers, there is little doubt that, with
HAVELOCK and a thousand additional English-
men among them, the defeated Sepoys of Oude
will get a drubbing they little dreamt of. NENA
SAHIB, who still heads the rabble camp of
mutineers, feeling that he was unable to cope
with the English forces, had sent, some fortnicrht
0
or so before Generals NEILL and HAVELOCK
attacked his entrenchment, to the insurrectionary