The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-29 00:00:00

inhabitants, and that (when free from colour) the Rivington
water he supplied as necessity. may require it.
The terms of Mr. GODFREY'S notice of motion
reads thus : •

I hereby give you notice that, at the next monthly meet-
ing of the Council, I shall move that it be an instruction to
the Water Committee that the Shipping and inhabitants be
supplied with the Well water from Five A.M. to Noon, and
that the Rivington water be supplied from Noon to Five
for sanitary purposes, fires, &c. _ •

AMUSEMENTS OF THE " ARISTOCRACY " OF NEW YORK.
—Gambling has become a fashionable vice, and has
extended to the ladies. In all the clubs, play, though
forbidden by rule, runs high ; and we have heard of one
Where the aristocratic amusement of -" poker'' being
tabooed, the amateurs at that athletic. exercise met in a
secret- place, detached from the main establishment.
There are, it is said, very exclusive gambling places, where
women play at 'the French ganies, which have ruined
some of the richest ladies in Paris. Notwithstanding all
the efforts to suppress gambling in New York, it increases
privately and publicly; and this fact is the only answer
that can be' made' :to' the often repeated inquiry as 'to
where_does all the ynoney -go to. It goes over the green
cloth and into the pockets of the sharper, who, may be
fOund almost as often in the Fifth avenue as 'on the Five
POinis. The present generation bids fair to exceed in
frivolity and extravagance any that hafi raver preceeded it
since the foundation of the republic. Let it not be forgotten,
that the effeminacy of a people is the surest forerunner of the
decay of a nation.'

PARIS GOSSIP ABOUT VERGER.—Verger remains in his
prison, as calm and collected as ever.' ',His appeal has not
been responded to by the ccurt. There seems to be little
expectation that his petition will be granted, or that even
a respite will be allowed him. People continue to talk,
under their breath, of the strange and indecent scenes
which took place at h's trial. The morbid interest in the
assassin is, of course, as ,great here as it would be in
London. All sorts of artifices are employed in order to
gain possession of his autograph. People send letters to
the officers of the prison, requesting them to obtain a few
lines in the handwriting of the prisoner. His portrait,
too, is much coveted. Several attemps have been made
by young artists to enter the . prison, and sketch his
features ; but they have, of course, been unsuccessful.
A neatlithograph of 'Verger, if the authorities would allow
it to be published, would sell immensely. Those of Mon-
seigneur Sibour are all over Paris, and are of all degrees
of excellence. In one the prelate is represented in the
act of addressing his flock; in another he is demurely
gazing upon vacancy; in a third he is laid out upon his
bier, trappings, finery, and candles about him, quite in a
dramatic way. Of course, none of the portraits resemble
each other, it being the privilege of art, as manifested
under these circumstances, to take as wide a range as
possible over the fields of imagination. If no respite be
granted, the execution of Verger will probably take place
about the end of the month. On these occasions the exact
day of execution is never known until afterwards. False
reports as to the time are, in fact, purposely disseminated
in order to mislead: The Government does not like a
large number of its contented and happy citizens to
assemble in one place at the same moment. It is afraid
of the consequences that might arise.

RENEWAL OF OUR DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ENG-
LAND.—CordiaI and abundant as have been the manifesta-
tions of good and generous feeling on the part of Great
Britain towards this country, on the occasion of the
restoration of the Resolute to her Majesty—and
acceptable as this warm hearted appreciation of American
courtesy and goodwill must prove to the American people
—the recent official announcement made to our Govern-
ment, of the formal renewal of diplomatic relations
between the two countries by the appointment of Mr.
Villiers as British Ambassador at Washington, must
enhance the satisfaction, obliterating as it does every
vestige of unpleasantness which our late international
differences may have occasioned. This welcome to the
men who conveyed the derelict vessel back to those who
had despatched her on a mission of philanthropy and
scientific research ; the graceful courtesy of the worthy
and amiable lady who occupies the most exalted station
in the country ; the assiduous and flattering attentions of
the Government officials ;the private hospitality, and the
honest cheers with, which the British people greeted
our brave sailors, will be remembered long aftre
the Central American Difficulty, the Enlistment
Qaestion, tho Dismissal of. Mr. C.impton,- and the
quarrels of diplomatists, shall have been forgotten.
If it were possible to suggest- any additional mark of
friendship in the acknowletktement of what an English
journal styled the Message of Peace which we sent to our
kindred across the Atlantic, it has been shown us in the most
acceptable form by the British Government, in availing
themselves of this occasion to renew our partially
suspended diplomatic intercourse, and restore the
relations of the two countries to that footing of cordiality
so congenial to their generous feelings and so essential
to their mutual prosperity. The newly appointed
Minister to Washington has had considerable experience,
possesses a high order of talents, and a frank, kindly
disposition, is courteous and affable in manners, and was
honourably distinguished in Parliament as one of those
who brought about the great commercial reforms of 1e46.
Never did a Minister enter upon the duties of his office
under more auspicious circumstances. All matters of
difference and dispute have been happily and satisfactorily
adjusted, and the best and most amicable feeling subsists
between the governments and people of the two countries.
His duties, therefore, will be as grateful as the welcoma
he will receive will be hearty, from all classes of our
community. It may be that he will come in the war
steamer appointed by the -British Admiralty to bring
back Captain Hartstein and his men; but whether this
be so or not, we hope that occasion will be taken to
reciprocate to the officers of the Retribution, when they
reach our shores, the many courtesies shown to the
officers of the Resolute, and that nothing will be left
undone to make their stay in this country agreeable, and
worthy of their complimentary mission.—New York Paper.

THE COLLINS V. THE CUNARD STEAMERS.—The New
York European of the 10th inst., contains a leading article
on the above steamers, in which the following appears :--
" When the Collins steamers were first brought into com-
petition with the Cunarders the latter were comparatively
small, being about 1,800 tons, whilst the former were
over 3,000 tons. Experience proves that a greater speed
can be got from a large steamship than from a small one,
other things being equal. Latterly, however, there has
been a nearer approach to equality in size, the new ships
built for the Cunard line being larger than the old ones.
At one time the Collins steamers were run at full speed,
whereby great loss was sustained by the owners. There
was an extra consumption of coal, and consequently less
room for freight than there ought to have been, and the
wear and tear of the machinery was far above anything
like a fair average. The Collins company, therefore,
made little or no profit, whilst the Cunard company, by
pursuing .a more business-like course, was able to make
satisfactory dividends. An Admiralty regulation pre_
scribed the pressure of steam to be allowed in the British
vessels, but thcAmerican vessels were wholly unrestrained
in that particular. The great object of the captains of
the Collins steamers was to beat the British, especially
on the voyages from Liverpool to New York. The
national vanity was excited, and Mr. Collins and his
associates every now and then appeared .before Congress
for an addition to, the amount which the Government had
agreed to pay him for the carriage of the mails. The
principal ground for this application was that the ships
had been built of a larger size than th: British in. ordcr to
beat them. It was assumed that the national honour was
involved in.the contest, and as the ships were'larger and
more costly than they should have been, having regard to
Mere mercantile considerations, the representatives of the
nation were called upon to ' foot the which was a
pretty large one, the rate of charge being about double
that allowed by the. British Government to the Cunard
company. Congress has paid up for a long time, but is
now getting tired ot
.it. The result is, that the artificial
stimulas being withrawn, the Collins are now run with
more regard to economy and safety ;.they are consequently
finding their true level, and their actual inferiority to the
British can no longer be doubted."