Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-17 00:00:00

amongst those classes from whom your representative!,
are chiefly chosen. They know perfectly well that if
ever there grows up between England and France the
commercial- dependence and unity which now exist!
between England and the United States, that then it
will not be in the hands of Prinie Ministers, or F6reio
Secretaries, or diplomatists, or intriguers of any kind to
provoke disunion, and ultimately bring about war
between the two countries. We are threatening, by
this treaty, to cut down the tree in whose branches all
those unclean birds are lodged—(cheers)—and that is
precisely the reason why those whose whole aim in 1.4,e.
is patronage, salary, expenditure, taxation —that
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precisely the reason why all those look coldly upon this:
treaty ; and if they dared to declare openly enmity to fr 3
we should find the opposition to it difficult to overcome.,
We are glad to think that. a notion so petty an'
malignant can only find place in the breast of the
member for Birmingham. It is by.the constant
utterance of these base insinuations in his speeches
to popular audiences, while he carefully avoids
them- in the House of Commons :that he does
more than by any other means to. widen the
breach between himself and almost all other
public men, and brings discredit on the class front
which he springs.---Manchester Guardian.

MINISTERIAL SKETCHES.

At. a Conservative demonstration at Reading'
on Wednesday, Captain Vernon, M.P., gave the
following sketches of some of'the more prominent
members of the present Ministry :
Now let us see what they were famous for'
The Duke of Newcastle was famous for having
brought ruin and disaster on the Crimean caul;
paign, costing thousands of lives and millions
money, for which he was even denounced by his
present colleagues, and, as the Jonah of their
cabinet, thrown-overboard to be swallowed by the
whale of public indignation. (Laughter.) The-
Duke of Somerset was famous for possessing
a temper and disposition that peculiarly unfitted_
him for dealing with the high-spirited naval-
officers over whom he was called upon to preside.
(Hear, hear.) The Duke of Argyll was famous
forwell, he hardly knew what--unless it wa-5,
on account of his having descended from that
philanthropic nobleman who first introduced mile-
stones into Scotland—(laughter)—articles which
his bewildered but grateful countrymen imagined
were intended more for personal use than the
measurement of distance—(increased laughter)
for they exclaimed, whilst utilising the wave'
nience, in order to allay cuticular irritation—
" God bless the Duke of Argyll,
Who has set up scratching posts at every mile."
(Shouts of laughter.) Earl Granville was famotls
for having so little known himself and his melt e4ci
to have believed that Lord PalmerSton and Le.r„
Jdhn Russell would have served under him. 7
'attempting to carry out this notable pre.ke;
he became practically acquainted with ti-'3/
mysterious condition attached to the laws e;
gravitation which is exhibited when au iew;
vidual endeavours to seat himself between tscs
stools. (Laughter.) The Earl of Elgin 181,
famous for having been sent to China, Nv,hefe'
he was wanted, and having gone to India, where
he was not wanted ; and where, hoping ~at
remain, Lord Canning instructed him in T'w."l,
abstrfise branch of arithmetic notlo be found ,10
Cocker, called " reckoning without your host'
(Laughter.) Of the two noble' lords; Palmerston
and John Russell, it was only necessary' La
say that each was famous for having betrge,
the other. He might, indeed, say that th%.
relied on each other with mutual distrust
loved each other with political hate. (11e1;-
hear.) As to the famous qualifications .of t a
three baronets to whom he had alluded, he °ere
only quote the Liberal press, which knew Oleo
about them, perhaps, than he did. That Pre
had called them " the three incapahleajo
(Laughter). One of them had been shelved re
the House of Lords. They would hear ne 131°
of Sir Benjamin Hall-- .
"Ile foamed a patriot, to subside a peer.", .ogB
And now came Gladstone, famous for many est
—famous for voting for Conservatives on the gibe-
division, and straightway taking office with L the
rals ; thus giving a familiar illustration 0f,.0.0
questionable operation of " running with the :for
and hunting with the hounds." He is faul°l4.; rag
a mind: so nicely balanced that a scruple rot
the scale either way—famous for powers orf
soning so acute that he eau argue himsel oat
.his own. convictions ; and, now raisedlist
the very pinnacle of fame by a budget king
fritters away two millions and a half, not in te:es of
off the tax from tea and sugar, the necessarwi. Ist
the poor, but in bribing Radical interests, ,11_,.%f..
he holds before the labourer the chance of
tacked
"
penny newspaper and tho prospect of
e-
malt and. hops, composing the poor num ~.eneh
rage, in order to enable him to drink
paper coach—(laughter)—a budget thaat a,ritstabeeks.
giemnpiots—t,
order to give unreciprocated advantages to V rane
miler
e
order ,
(hear, hear)—to France, whose aggressive to
nlatrhete when he can get
and dangerous proximity have in time of I)..au,_
added millions to our frightful war expendi,,u.us
—a budget that on the one hand takes millions
for war preparations made imperative by France,
an inglorious security. All he could say was,;
that they might look upon Mr. Gladstone,
exclaim—
I I
-on, he would
—(laughter and 'cheers). In conelr
these things.
ask them to " ponder
" Oh! shame, where is thy blush
'"he
the budget
inco lie -a tt_a-9.:( liar;

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PROPOSAL FOR AN INSTITUTION OF
DEACONESSES.

We find the following letter in yesterday's
Times, from our respected townsman, the Rev.
S. Howson, of the Collegiate Institution, on tile
subject of Deaconesses, with the view to ." estab-
lish in earnest an organised system of parochial
female labour." Mr. Howson's proposal well de-
serves the serious consideration both of the clergy
and laity of such a town as Liverpool. We believe
there are several such institutions in London and
elsewhere, the success" of which has been most
satisfactory :

." TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—l see in your impression .of
letter from
Lady Georgiana Fullerton, inviting
subscriptions in support of the Sisters of Choill
_who- are established in London. I think it 151
hardly to be expected that even very liberae
.members of a Protestant community will de
are
their contributions to those who not only ar._
Roman Catholics, but by their gentleness, tbeier
patience, their admirable self-denial, are lie
most persuasive preachers of Roman Cathodo
to-day
doctrines and practices. But the letter InaY., it
signal service to the Church of England, 1.1„,
induces-smile of us to lay aside our frivolouspi,uo
judices and traditional party spirit, and begin „I'f
establish in earnest au organized system word
parochial female labour. In using the vy
" deaconess" I translate literally from the Gre.no.
Testament (Rom. xvi., 1), and I mean soniethio _
contrasted with the desultory lady visitorv:
the one hand,- and the member of a
sisterhood on the other. If any doubt wheP_rii
such an institution can be PrOtestant, let them
go to Kaiserwerth, on the Rhine. If any doubt
whether it is needed, let them praeticallyf
si
the!'
the social facts of our large towns. If a LI 'w„
reference to the Bible is required, let those
'n connec
can read Greek study 1 Tim., iii. 11,
bedieat
our 0
tion with the context, —I am, Sir, y
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Feb. 14.
Collegiate Institution, Liverpoo raysteri.i.uer