Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-21 00:00:00

surrender a few remote and perhaps not very
valuable provinces; and such a treaty being once
concluded with a party de facto in possession of such
government as exists, it would of course be held
binding upon all Mexico, and the treaty title thus
obtained would be established by the presence of a
federal army." The only thing that seems likely, at
present, to interfere with the amicable acquisition of
territory, in this way, is the conduct of the filibuster-
ing class, whose lawless incursions upon the domains
of Mexico are inconveniently threatening, and which
might lead to a warfare of a disorganising character.
It cannot, however, but be for the interests of all
parties, that whatever is to be arranged should he
done in unity and peace, rather than by violence and

outrage.
The city of Boston has lately been thrown into
some excitement,—the chess-playing portion of it,
more especially, and which is no small or insignificant
one,—by the presence of a very extraordinary young
chess champion, one Paul Morphv, the winner of
the first prize in the American Chess Congress of
1857. He is a native of New Orleans, and is not
quite twenty-two years old. He has studied for the
bar ; but chess now absorbs all his attention. It is
stated that, "his father being a great lover of chess,
Paul was, at the age of ten years, taught the powers
of the pieces and the laws of the game, and in less
than two years from this date, we find him con-
tending successfully with the mosecompetent players
of the Crescent City. One peculiarity of Paul's play
at this period, while his father and brother constituted
the principal adversaries, caused considerable
merri-
ment, and is related by the Chess Monthly. His
pawns seemed to him a hindrance, and his first work
upon commencing a game was to exchange or sacri-
fice them all, giving free range to his pieces, after
which, with his unimpeded queen, rooks, knights,
and bishops, he began a fierce attack upon his oppo-
nent's forces, which was often valorously maintained
until it resulted in mate." His career as a chess
player has been such as to fix him in the admiration
and envy of all who are devoted to the noble and
most intellectual game ; and he is, even at his
present early age, one of the remarkable men of those
most remarkable times. I learn from the Boston
papers, that " the reception of the distinguished
young gentleman, by the Boston Chess Club was
cordial in the extreme, and the warm welcome ex-
tended has been followed up during the past four
days by a series of attentions as creditable to one
party as they were deserved by the other—the last
of which was the grand banquet at the Revere
House. He has been feted," it is added, "in all
sorts of ways ; has been visited by many of the most
intelligent and influential citizens—but in all has
appeared the modest, unassuming youth that Fame
long since stamped him, and has, we are pleased to
add, won golden opinions from numerous Sir
Huberts." In short, he is evidently become already
one of the heroes of the age, `and one whose name
(in Massachusetts, at any rate, as well as iu Louisiana)
is everywhere a household word. _

The Nicaraguan dispute seems at lengh on the eve
of a settlement, in so far as the United States are at
present concerned. Secretary Floyd is- expected
home in a day or two, if he has not already arrived ;
and Jeraz has left Washington on his return, carry-
ing back with him for alteration Lamar's proposed
treaty, which is now substantially the same as the
Cass-Yrissarri treaty, with modifications which the
United States. Government previously consented to
make with one exception not regarded as vital.
It is confidently expected that the point will be
at once conceded by Nicaragua, who thereby will
engage to employ a necessary force to keep the
transit open and secure; and the United States,
when called upon by her, also agree to furnish force
for that pupose. Whenever an exigency occurs
they may send troops into Nicaragua for the
protection of American property. It is understood
that the British treaty is nearly similar differing
only in one unimportant point. The Mosquito
territory and Honduras dispute will now be easily
adjusted.

It is a very pleasant and proper thing, no doubt, to have
a purpose; but happy is the man who can indulge in the
luxury, now and then, of having none at all ; who can give
over at intervals the steeple-chase of the world and have a
heart-holiday—pass his hand across his brow and wipe out
the wrinkles, and so reverse life's engine and be a boy again.

A SPANISH Grandee in Havannah recently asked a
Yankee ship captain, with much bravado, " What would be
done if ten thousand Spanish soldiers should once land in
New York ?" "Well," said the Yankee, "if they behaved
themselves nothing would be done ; but if they didn't
behave, they'd be clapped into the station houses, and sent
over to the Island' to pick oakum." The Grandee walked

Spanish.
Mr. Rotten, the antiquarian bookseller, announces a
" Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words
used at the present day in the Streets of the City of Lon-
don, the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the Houses
of Parliament, the dens of St. Giles's, and the palaces of St.
James's ; " to be preceded by a History of Cant and Vulgar
Language from the time of, Henry VIII., showing its con-
. nection with the Gipsy tongue.
A Gouunx AGE.--" My son," said a philosophical old
gentleman, •" When draymen take the temperance pledge
and the police refuse bribes, when an omnibus half empty
goes the same pace as a full one, when the laws of private
property extend to umbrellas, and when a bachelor in
lodgings finds a shirt without a button off, then thou mayst
chance to find a wife who will not object to travel without
eight-and-twenty packages, and who will show herself
possessed of such angelic self-denial as even to refuse thine
offer of a dress, simply because she thinks that she doesn't
need it."
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Mr.— and Mrs. T. German Reed resumed their entertain-
ment at the Royal Gallery of Illustration last evening
(Monday), after an absence from London of twelve months,
during which period they have made a successful tour in
the provinces. The " Popular Illustrations," with which
the public are already familiar. are now replaced by an
entirely new . series, entitled " The County Assizes," and •.:, •
"Sea-side Sketches," with new:scenery and illustrations by
Messrs. Grieve and Telbin, whose previous efforts, under w,
similar circumstances, have been been quite sufficient to -.1
show that they cannot fail to lend an additional grace to:;-:
.that which will doubtless he intrinsically good.
HASTE TO Tau Fund—Yesterday, in the Sheriff's Court, ..,i
London, before Mr. Kerr, an action was brought against ,
the Society for the Protectiou of Fire and Life, of which .::.
defendant is one of the acting committee. Mr. W. B.
Davies appeared for the plaintiff. This was a running ~:
down case, and plaintiff.and a witness avowed that one of
the society's fire-escapes was driving down Trafalgar-square
at the rate of ten miles an hour, and the person in charge
having lost control over it, was unable to stop it from
running into plaintiff's van and damaging it For the
defence the fire-escape conductor and a police-constable said
the escape. was proceeding to a fire in Oxford. street_
Plaintiff was.galloping round the corner of Trafalgar-square,
and had ho kept near to . the kerb the accident would not
have happened. His Honour said that no evidence had
been adduced to show negligence on the part of the
defendant, without which plaintiff could not. rrcover.
Added to this, it had been sworn that plaintiff was
galloping round the corner, and thus contribnted to his own
damage. It was a sad thing to see such reckless driving,
andof b
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setheisitreetsu without
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corner. Verdict for defendant.
St. Patirti Cathedral.
Full choral service was performed, the prayers being read
by the Rev. Richard Shutte, M. A
oNidoO N,
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generalTi°N - C;r°dl
‘Le rector of High Halden.
and the lessons read by the Rev. B. Morgan Cowie, B.D.
rector of St. Lawrence Jewry. The sermon mi!, preached
by the Rev. C. J. Phipps Eyre, M.A., rector of St. Maryle-
bone, who selected for his text the second • chapter of St.
Paul's First Epistle to the Thessalonians, verse 4—" But
as we were allowed of God to be put '
,n trust with the
Gospel, even so we ' speak, not as please ag men, but God
which trieth our hearts." - He spoke at some length ou
the influence of the Divine life in the 5.,,,.
at of man, and thet.
duty on the part of the clergy of prear' . the Gospel, beiree:
answerable, as they were, for the a
'ling
of the souls 0'17.. :1
men. Their testimony should i dalvationar
I decisive, ands '
unchangeable—determined lid Je bold,
tci: 1
tnat they would
never glory save in the cro- -e the Apots.
Se pressed upon
the consideration of thos' es of Chorls
be
ordained the holy
resolutions of the An ,e about
tas principles for their
guidance in their min' ,ostle
Paul,• r, and warned them agaiest-
the danger of ,--: „eiterial
caieleiilesophies of men with the
sing up the p of censure of
sacred truss
~i ile spoke in terms • ••• .
the icy. ~ euripture. - the carelessness which
• '45 Ol ,of displayedulpit, and
the message of
I to'
tor-malism in delivering .
'rre then
• , many Clc • • ,T.l
T e twill, proceeded with the ordinate)n
i salvation.
yo I service.