Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

ing out," which would most materially aid the'
cause, of national defence and pretection, if .they
had ne individual aptitude fel Military service'.
It is, however, this very ""forking out," as he.
terms it, which JOHN BRIGHT, and the cheese-par'
ing Manchester party, do not like ; and, rather
than undergo the patriotic process, they vc 010
state, and reduce our naval and military armaments
and forces.- It. is well known that England
enormously rich, and the amount of the increased`
income-tax paid by the agricultural and 11401-
facturing interests of this country, was a sillu
much larger than would be sufficient to keep
an efficient force, without any reduction.
of the personal comforts of the communitr"
The inference, therefore, is very just, that
we ought not to pay our soldiers and sailors
grudgingly; and certainly, not to lay out 4°ll
our defences with a mean, niggard, penurioc'
and miserly hand, less than is required to afford
us security and protection; The remark of Lord
be
PALMERSTON to Mr. BRIGHT will, doubtless
the recollection of most of our readers. Ili°
lordship said he believed the •-member for Of;
mingham made everything so much a matter
leave our national defences in an inefficient
s. d., that he would make it a-subject of cal°.
lation whether it would cost less to admit all
invading force to take possession of the cotelti
or to have a force established to resist it ; and 0,
which ever side the balance fell, he felt convinced
the hon. member, being devoid of any patriotilli
or loyalty, would decide in favour of that whica
would cost least. And yet, with such an Orli%
as this, Lord PALMERSTON woos and accepts °
support of JOHN BRIGHT and his party of thirty
the estimated number which he sways, litti
into which he has inspired his democratic °I

republican principles.
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Happily, however, the country is not disr
to take the same paltry and unpatriotic cieß
ro,
as the Manchester politicians, and verb' Pre,
perly insists on carrying out those Pea
parations which were so wisely initiatri
by Sir JOHN PAKINGT ON, when First 1)°0,,
of the Admiralty. The question is not lej
therefore, whether money is• to be dec°
to the purpose of placing our national defence'be
a proper, condition, but rather how it is t° 04
best spent, so as to realise what we' desire. t/13
this point. there may be, as indeed there are'lle
variety of opinions, especially with regard to elf
most important branch of the Service, anejsciti
the Navy. The generation is fast passing 3-.
of which any can tell us they were present at INO, t„
aye
soN's greatest victories ; they are &rill ill
away like the heroes of Waterloo.; and time The
_
soon consign them "all to the past, as it he
to
companions of RODNEY and BENBOW. We ilitictt
respect the experience and advice i'vbiell
trr
surviving veterans may have to giv°' and
trir
measures they may prnpose ; and yet the in
the
auction of steam has changed so much few
character of modern warfare within the last.ii'd;
'-
years, that it need not appear captious if coc
counsel is not unhesitatingly followed bY ii
younger in the Service. From the most cr'tiso
state of politics in Europe, consequent, ill
of
small degree, upon the very unsettled. conditi"
Central Italy, produced by the Franco-Sardsi e
campaign, an uneasiness pervades this eOll6OO
more and more, concerning our foreign re hat
And it is readily admitted on all sides, t
'
prevent war, it is necessary we should
ourselves to be in a condition to wage it.
rypS
The system of manning the Navy, has °cc pro'
over again, been considered defective. The
posed plan of a naval reserve, brought lord
session by Lord CLARENCE PAGET, it i 5 00411
will be cumbrous and difficult to work, 311131,10
it looks so well and feasible on paPer. 11leto
Of only providing a crew when one shiP
commissioned to relieve another, is the lainst e'e
sive that can be adopted in such a tlecebei°
Suppose one ship to be in the process e`r yet
ea
manned, while another is being reliec-
f CHARLES NAPIER draws this picture <o
working working of our present system,—" When yod
" den augmentation of the navy is requi be
" ships are commissioned, the mar e 4,
oI tile
.
" and officers are appointed, and Par"wite:,.
" petty officers and idlers are obtained' faiir
" much difficulty. In this state the shiP of tho
" months, having the most expensive Partial it:t
" crew on board. Thus we have 013 6 Di
" commission ; one with a full crew e° ef'
" waiting to be relieved, and another, 114110 /'°
r li* ;
" haps a third of her crew waiting 0-tae or
correct this absurd state of affairs, the 11/- VIS
•
serve has been created, but Sir CITABLE cfrodi.
does not think this measure will roc'
letell'oo it
And perhaps it may not meet it so cowl) t
exactly, as we could wish,—yet we In'is gislll/:.
as a step in the right direction. The 00 r,
Admiral is inclined to think the reserNil'e ten jbegun by enlisting men who have bee ,en
in actual service, and that after other " lit; •'./
service, they should be entitled to a pea"
however, to be called upon for further sesbe
o
her ,tofl.
capable, and required. These and °t he
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tions will need the most careful c°ll6l Oety
But then, after all, we must have tlie e
ment fully alive to the vital importillickhe r°
subject, and sufficiently strong to secure cal ~t
fidence of Parliament to enable them t°
it efficiently.

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LIVERPOOL SHIPPING.—The followingailnia colltl
the number and tonnage of ships reporte,„ viitb
cleared outwards at this port, as compare
londing periods last year :

.4.....;u vutwarnS at tnis poiL, ,
ponding periods last year : '''' .
, p oirill''‘t Prn
REPORTED INWARDS. CLEAR ,00 1' '-'
a d IZ. '.'''.
W'k ended From Ist Jan. WI, ended Oct,
Oct. 29, to Oct. -, 29th 00.4,
1859. 29th Oct. 1859. 18511_
...40,3
I____
. Ships. 0 ,
S'ps Tons. Ships. Tons.. S'ps Tons
____..— Ip.,
----
--------- ------ ----.:: 4322 ,',
1859 65 35,992 4,665 2,007,490 80 38,3,1.3 3_05 ' s,
1858 92 37,198 3,745 1,966,664 84 11,9"
_2---- 2r
337 ~,
Inc. . . . 320 1 40,826 ..• •" ~
4 3,559
Dec 27 1,266 . J.,,