The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-09 00:00:00

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fro a b'efee experif;o!, to serve virtue in
efftqueirrlyity..,hy ies'it;we COMill'S ;
)t'h'in al/ ring aq,l infolvaP*vtiWv as too often done,
b t in its vpp,r ,swnl4-e shrt ilixt it re-

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quires no CX,iclge'rli'til wifiTee it as re-
pug nein,' hori•i4e: 1 ,Zts;frOsii 2sepresented. Ths
.s/atenie ats here enunciated ,are_j;?i,24-21-a-visiona iy or un-
founded hypot4dsis; 11241a)lpOreed in Mose
scenes' horn, expthwfigatntht (~sclaaiiiti*Aetiel,bf them afords
ins fi!entifiq;fot49,l4,l4-44:414(1444,'iliai:ticalarly would
warn uniititiated-:Vonvh ft9lnt,7A,Rgykkgrvi‘n;nial steps in
iinpression. of vice. ,Let,no,orine)., man a tteinpt to sub-
,lnntioie, by his inerod uclioi lA;;`,ejeo,Ae facts here a'eclarei,
w&re as easy
_foi•i►igfrom a precipice, and
erpPct to 63- up4l.(osr,,hirdPscottlifil (4,l,sitp-135-14. thae he can
take the orim,lty shl,.ant th,serhtilkee his posi-
tion and recover the heights of integrity. •Ffe may, in a
si after longfyea,i piofiation, attain
to smie deg fee :of .ths, 0n0k,44,h,-'getiMerfigNi.;:teigea from ;
bret suchaStsll24lYeAtsi;) iia-fal,!isetatifa'hoot-v;iviii a thou.
o-ous:s. And (12,-:iitlyetirnoistorreofq,it.pon masters
uund, earrplojers,inr 2x' siiNeelii4gtksechentelahothesn to tiniie-
Oessary tempts viii on' 1271060-;;Xl72lTes‘a!ion of
s fp •-,,yoii) the .n a Jil. 4peWZitly for the
en/ay/ireit of their tas'(s, a' th, sane,
ysne that they
, _
tiv,tlllerse' of life.
gott4irePtsitAfitso,4 PrAtte&sge mime' .of a de-
geneating tendency, and follow gegrifgf•ess of vice step
by s'efi, to its 10u.,,28.!-clep:lo4ll:l6.v.,that.tke
.fiesl deviation
is Op! harbinger of tlea' course: Which too often ends in
teniporal ane4Parhaps, eternal rmini-
; LICAR FI PA-c 'TOTING' MAN.,
Thi'_oonAeArnseht of dticioa.S Nils generally induced
by ":at7ove filirsp,W,ji pgithe,theiatrofr n,Mlnions often
P ends a
.9404WolocifiaOiliktiiant uet.ha., sinfortu-
nately malge;4li3
st.itioa, but 1e740-- r---- 1 Izltages over
AU •tit 4?•
tuns and
" fast" ide(t';"it6lll;i 01.:iifiiZ.J#WIciiissiliftti-tabl,y ensues,
which i.annot be restricted or fo'regkiii.i" rTliti.i%At declension
'))6ins in frequenting the public house, the theatre, the
'.°46lri-rocu??4ntfYgli4tqsplioMoViz:Filtre.tort the worst
and most defirs4,o a‘spafgeitis ?WitlittinilOrl4 the 911)Se
g fir itifilltal4.7,lV Man behalf
''"46"'er7.414.7f) 4,§9fd4qedi kifirl4e4lated in those
`4474rePinents' that fascinnt his atfent,:o22;..,?feEy'iy
.appeo•-
''ainle would be so' disgns"ling ankVrept4itieksts to imbne
him with infinite horror of that which nolo ieeins so in-
,
viting anticgiNe,five. . •

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Let nif suppoSe the °flee
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ehlio .e. ,;(I,lrts.e
Itce o..itleiritliesof• 31fing2dy(. f
artier'
Or unique
cash,ti';'• •
He is en the ho'; e of '1" A y '4p4
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dreg spirits, with whom he often »rakeS• a night of it.'
Once or twice in these carousels he su klenly finds his
money fail, ; and if he.lis upon hiris' any of his em-
ployer's, he borrows a little'to make it up. PorrOws it, 'of
course. He would not thin7c of being d'shonest would
not' for the world violate the trust eposed in him... He wll
make it 21;?;- to-mor,ow ! • He he-ti plenty, or he can raise
plenty He has lent mo ley to his employe:- b.-fore now, wliy
should he not bar, ow a little at present ? So he borrows
some. Be is in a confess 'el state of mind ;he spends more
than he ,'ntended. On the morrow he is at 71; stand-stil to
replace the I,An_ TIP 10, rows fro,,, a friend to repay _hie
employer, with the full inte•?l,Pit of retrenching in order to
discharge his debt. Well, e harm has been done ; his
conscience is satisfied, his he»tbur safe,' the loan has not
been diseovered, the friendly obligation will be repaid.
.But the friend becomes urgent be_foe /he victim's economy
has amassed Sufficient money ; thertfo c, the la ter must re-
sort to some means'to increase an in'suffident income.
His eihployer's cash meets this requirement, and he pays
his f-iend. , Perhaps, howerer, there is a little overplus
between the amount borrowed and the sum paid ; we will
say, for instance, he appropriates fee --rounds to discharge
a debt-of three pounds ten. ' ViereMdining thirty shillings
is inconside,able ; it is not worth ;while returning so small .
an amount, when he can liquidate the aole loan at once
when he receives his sal try ; besides, he is enabred to make
" another night of it" at a very Mail cost.; The five pounds
are, duly returned at las', but* victim begins to imbibe a •
taste for life ;, and, what's more, he cannot at present satisfy
the claims of tailor and olive tradespeople,.who must ,
consequently wail till next quarter.
His consideration now is how to iffreass incOmf.
Here,. again, is a li tie salving of co ,science ; h 3 ,is surly
Worth 'more than he receives, and if'his-femployers will not
stet justly and' reasonably, why should lie not appropriate
his actual rightsl By Making
.a few Perquisdes, in the
way of overcharging cartage and porterage expenses,
postage stamps, -and--variolS'Otheioitiihik' he is enabled for
awhile to support hisincreased,rate of living, and he satis-
fies his gullible conscience by a complete course of lessons
in sophistry and specious argument.
In the meantinvhispareer in,svice is rapidly progressing
elsewhere. From „ageneral
,gallantry towards the other -
sex, the victim has concentrated his regard ,upat one par-
ticular object. His deluded affestions , have- approached
as near love towards th; frail fatr one as it is possible for
so corrupt a nature to come; and from an occasional visit
•he tioiv can never abstain fr,m her society. Utterly indiffe-
rent to consequences, callous to the promptings of eon- ,
science, a present sensual enjoyment drives the thought of
future retribution fom his mint. The temptress has now
obtained' complete advantage over him ; his affections are
entirely entwined around her, and she uses her power to
the greatest extent. He has "ong coVetedposSession of her
entire regard, and she now persuades him to transport her
to apartments of MS own, where they'live together as man
and wife. Let not this statement startle the fastidious eyei
as being an exceptional or rare case ; I could vante.a hundred
young men who maintain their paramours in ease and opt-
knee. Can they do this upon a limited salary? Will
an income of from £4O to £75 Per. annum enable theM to
support an expenditure of £5 per week? How, then, do
themraise funds for the gratification of such -expensive
luxuries? It must be considered that, idthtingh in keeping,
the temptress requirosa•cSostaat hippkolmoney to enable
her to carry on her little intrigues., which arc still main-
tained despite the victim's monopoly of her. If he demur,
or hesitate en hts liberality, she threatens to expose him,to
his employers,. aid he is thus hurried on to his fate impo-
tent' to extricate or deliver himself. He, therefore, aug-
ments his depredations, which assume an alarming charac.
ter. False entries appear in the office books ; dock and
town dues, drawbackS on small accounts are " doctored ,"
ene robbery is cOmmitted to hide a previous one, and he is
irrevocably and irretrievably lost.
On a sudden the bubble bursts, exposure has taken place,
ruin follows `,• • the teraptress bitakes herself back to_ her for-
mer haunts, the victim is arrested and • con.signed to jail.
The Money is gonei and 0 trial and condemnation are the
results. Wiseacres Make their heads- and Cannot tell what
has become of the world: .theolcgists mourn the universal
depravity of mankind. Friends and relations suffer bitter
and unalloyed angtiish : philanthropists and philosophers
shed tears of sympathy : all are rendered miserable ! Who
are benefitted ? None.

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The same species of embezzlement is practised in. shops as .
in offices, By confederate customers it is easy, to delude
the employers, and sell valuable stock at a nominal. price.
(This
.stock is sold or pawned hy the confederates, who share
the plunder with the assistants, and no cheek is effective"! in
such eases. By giving false change in other "establishments
where no check is kept, large profits The means
are ample if the will be viciously i' dined
Young men, young men, ~ediat a p ecipice most of you
stand on ! Could you foresee the ultimate issue of the
course of dishonesty=-could you unroll the veil of the future
and behold ►he fate you draw upon ✓ourselves, how chary
would vbit he of a single unholy thought inclining to evil
action. Leavings, retribution another life &id& out .r.f
the guesti,A speaking entire 'y " of tho earth earthy," the
cons?guences of a misspent youth ale. horrible and indescri-
bable After years of repentance and contrition, you may,
perhaps, retrieve a portion of your lost position, but it-will
at that time be much easier to continue your downward
course than to retrace false steps. In my next "Leaf" I wia
pUrsur the course of infamy down to tourer-grades, and content
myself now with warning emPloYers, that did they occa-
sionally pay a visit to those scenes of temptation so attractive
. to their employed, it might be the means of preventing much
Evil and Crime.

AMERICA .

ARRIVAL OF Td oT NEER CANADIAN.

The Montreal Ocean Steamship Company's
steamer Canadian arrived in the Mersey yesterday,
atter an excellent passage, with dates from Port-
land (Maine) to the 25th, Boston of the same date,
and New York to the 24th ult.
The steamer America, from L;verpool. reached
Halifax on the 24th, and the City of E linburgh,
from the Clyde, the same day, at New York.
The news is three days later than our previous
advices.
The Nova Scotian House of Assembly has passed
the bill giving to the New York and Newfoundland
Telegraph Company the exclusive privilege for
twenty-five years of landing a submarine telegraph
cable from any part of Europe, on any part of the
shores of Novia Scotia and Cape Breton.
Washington advices of the 24th, state that the
Governorship of Utah has been tendered Maj.
Benj. McCullock, and it i 3 believed that he will
accept the appointment. A letter was on the
way to him requesting his presence in Washington.
The design of the Administration is to pursue a
peaceful policy towards Utah, in order that the
laws tally be executed and the rights of every in-
habitant in the Territory protected v ithout recourse
to arm 3.
The Postmaster-general had concluded a con-
tract with the Panama Railroad Company, to
convey the mails across the Isthmus until the
expiration of the present contracts with the steam-
ship companies, two years hence. The rate is
100,000 dole. per annum.
We observe by New Brunswick PaPeis, that the
candidates for the new legislature have, in almost
every instance, made promises of support to a line
of railway through the St. John's Valley, connect-
ing that province with Canada, in continuation of
the Grand Trunk Eastern Extension.
Our Canadian dates are to the 24th ult. The

Montreal Advertiser says—" We understand that
his Excellency the Governor General will shortly
proceed to England on private business. The
government will be administered in his absence
by General Sir William Eyre, Commander of the
Forces."
The Quebec Mercury, of the 23rd ult., publishes
the following paragraph :—" A. despatch was
yesterday received by one of the city members
from Toronto, to the effect that the special aid in
favour of the North Shore Railroad, demanded by
the members of parliament from this and the
adjoining distriets, has been refused by govern-
ment.
According to the same authority, the Through
Ticket System, originated by Mr. Bidder, in con-
nection with the Grand -Trunk Railway, is com-
mencing to work well. " During the past few
days more than a thousand persons passed through
Hamilton on their westward journey holding
through tickets granted by the agents of the Grand
Trunk. Several hundreds of these came by the
last Canadiaa'sOamer to Portland, and were pro-
ceeding thence, some to various parts of Canada,
but the majority, through Chicago, to Nlinnesota."
At Quebec, on the 23rd' ult., Englishmen and
their descendants celebrated the anniversary.dc-
their Patron Saint in the usual manner. The pro
cession was formed in Great St. James's street,
and proceeded, headed by the Rifle Band to St.
George's Church, where a sermon was preached by
the Rev. Mr. Bond, Chaplain of the St. George's
Society. The procession was afterwards re-formed
and marched through the principal streets. In the
evening the occasion was further celebrated by a
dinner at the St. Lawrence Hall, which, from its
variety and quality, and the taste of the decora-
tions, did every credit to the proprietors of the
establishment. Another party assembled for the
same purpose at Balchin's and what it lacked in
aristocracy, was abundantly atoned for in social
jollity.