Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-12 00:00:00

THE WAR QUESTION,

The Times entertains no doubt that war was intended
by the Emperor Napoleon ; and as it seems to be felt on
all hands that Europe has at least received a respite from
this imminent danger, it urges that Austria should now
do something for the promotion of peace, especially as
Sardinia has just rendered homage to public opinion in
the circular issued by Count Cavour. Let Austria now
issue her diplomatic circular, disclaiming any interest in
the misgovernment of Central and Southern Italy, expres-
sing her willingness to discuss peaceably the occupation
of the Legations, and to arrange freely and fairly with
France on measures necessary in order to restore those
countries to a moderate degree of good government.
It is reported on the Continent that the Emperor of
the French has in some way or other pledged himself to
the English Government not to attack Austria as long as
that Power remains on the defensive.

The Journal des Debats regards the pacific speech of
the Count de Mornv, as a more trustworthy interpreta-
tion of that delivered by the Emperor, than the articles
of those journals which clamour for war.
The most violent article which has been published on
the subject of existing difficulties, appears in the Sleek,
which demands war, not in the cause of Italian inde-
pendence, but in endeavouring to obtain the revisal of
treaties, the existence of which perpetuates the recollec-
tion of our greatest disaster and which were signed
under the oppression of 1,200,000 foreign soldiers.
The Dioniteur de la Flotte says, that submarine naviga-
tion is likely one day to influence the balance of naval
power of the different countries. It. would not matter
that an enemy were master of the sea—as, were a certain
number of submarine vessels of small tonnatre and
draught, which could be run on land and sacrificed, to
be collected, a considerable amount of stores might be
landed in a short time ; men could disembark with
rapidity from ordinary steam-ships. It is warlike stores
which require time.
The semi-official Prussian Gazette defends the Govern-
ment from a charge of neglecting the army, and says it
has been always kept on a footincr to support the position
of Prussia as a great European power. The budget of
the army for 1859 shews a total increase of expenses, as
compared with the preceding year, of 800,000 thalers ;
and. in addition, there has beraxt demanded a spo,ciat credit
of 1163(i vQQ tialers. '

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.--FRIDAY.
The Earl of Leitrim moved for some returns respecting
recent assassinations in Ireland.
Lord Dungannon appealed to the .noble lord not to
press his motion, which, after some conversation, Ras
withdrawn.
Earl Grey asked some questions respecting the militia&
and made some severe remarks on the organisation
of
that force, which was kept up at a great expense, and Pe`
was never sufficiently efficient to render adequate services
to the country.
After some remarks in defence of the militia from the,
Earl of Granville and Lord Derby the subject dropPeul.
and
The House. adjourned at 6.30 p.m:

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAT.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. Samuelson took" the oaths arid his seat for

Banbury

NOTICE OF MOTION.
Lord Stanley gave notice that on Monday he shouli
ask leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Secretary 0,
State and Council of India to raise money in the rultea
Kingdom for Indian service.

THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
Lord • Elcho asked the Chancellor .of
,the Exchequer
whether her Majesty's government have come to ull
determination as to the enlargement of, the Briti
Museum, or, the arrangement and distribution of its
heterog,eneous collection.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the subject
was now under the consideration of government.

MANUFACTURE OF SPIRITS.
Mr. Ilassard asked the, Chancellor of Exchequer if it
is his intention to propose- that any reduction shall 1!8
made in the duty now paya')le on spirits manufactured at
Ireland.

The Chancellor of Exchequer said that he had
The increase adopted last year had
worked excedingly well, and had led to no illicit distills
tion, RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
Mr. Bentinek a3kcd the President of the Board of
trade whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's 0°;
vernment to intro:hie° any measure during the preset'
session founded on the report of the select committee oo

sucti intention

railway accidents. -
Mr. Henley s tid that many of the suggestions of OS
committee were of great value, but it was not intesde
to form a bill on its report. Those suggestions would be
embodied in a general measure.

I'RE-PAID LETTEI

On the motion for adjournment till Monday,
Mr. Rich called attention to the order of:the re;
master-General on the 29th of last month, directing that
all letters on and after the 10th of this month, if not pr'r
paid, should be opened by Post-office authorities, and t°s
ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what provision
have been made thenceforth to guarantee the inviolabilit!
of letters sent through the Post-office ?He trusted that
the order would be rescinded, as it would be found
inconvenient if not impracticable. •
Sir F. Northcote said that the order was adoPteta
purely for the convenielce of the public. The ros j
office revenue would suffer by it. The regulation lae
fully approved- by Mr. Rowland Hill, part of wh° 11
original plan was the compulsory pre-payment of
letters, the greater number of unpaid letters, were eith'
advertisements, or sent for purpose of annoyance, and
consequence many persons refused all such letters. 5
this means some letters of consequence were refus
and some inconvenience was occasioned thereby, which Id
was the object of the present order to remedy. But if
523,000,000 of letters sent through the post-office, 011.,;,
2i million were unpaid. Prepayment was already e°l
pulsory to our colonies, and to the United States au
Spain. In these instances' it had been found to Or
The plan, though it might cause some inconve,u'; ;
ence till people were used to it, at all events deserve°.
trial. On that day, the first on which the new regulutl°3l
came into force, only one-third more letters than 10.1,,
had been sent to the dead letter office: to the inYlO;
lability of the contents of the letters, no less than v
letters had hitherto been daily opened at the dead letthe,
office, and no violation of secresy had taken place. rf"t'o
plan would be modified or abandoned if it was fount'
work disadvantageously to the public.

THE FOREIGN OFFICE.
Lord J. Manners, in reply to Mr. Tite, entered into
explanations respecting the new Foreign Office.
Sir B. Hall commented on the selection of the till
competitor as architect of the new building, the first
second having been passed over.
After some observations from Mr. B. Hope, .3".
Conyingham, and Colonel Thompson,
Lord Palmerston ridiculed the reason given Ori
choosing. Mr. Scott as architect, because he was secc'vr
on several competitions; they might as well put a race_
first because he ran second in two heats. He objected
the Gothic style as barbarous, while it was also out,oir
date. Another style might be adopted, more fit for
a

After some observations from Mr. Bentinck, the sub

ject dropped

NATIVE PRINCES IN INDIA.
Mr. V. Smith, in asking the Secretary of State fctif
India whether any reward or mark of honour had be
conferred upon those Native Princes, or their Minister!:
who have proved faithful to her Majesty during the 11
called attention generally to the policy t4l/

facility of conciliating the natives in. India. - •
hiA
Lord Stanley enumerated several instances in iv ,0
honourable mention and more substantial rewards ;cf
been given to the Native Princes. It would be the po7
of the Indian Government to grant both rewards
marks of honour on proper occasions.

THE VIRAGO.
Mr. Buxton asked the First Lord of the Adn3o4
whether he had received any explanation of the eoad6-0
of Captain .Dunn, of her Majesty's sloop Virago, who et
the Czar, screw steam-ship, go ashore off the Lizar"„',l6
2.15 on Thursday, Jan. 22, but continued his e())10
without making any attempt to succour the crew, twenon
of whom perished, besides the master and his wife, '[tle
,
the ground, as he alleged, that he thought very ""
assistance could be rendered. -

Sir J. Pakington replied that the Admiralty had can
inquiry to be made. Three officers at Falmouth had v,e,.0
appointed for that purpose, and had reported that C.111"-of
Dunn could not, without risk, or with any chancel be
success, have stopped to give assistance to the Czar.
Admiralty were not satisfied on the subject, and belies,
that Captain Dunn ought, at all events, to have encle

vowed to render someass'istanc(

djournment till Monday was the°

The motion for

agreed to

OCCASIONAL FORMS OF PRATE]
The Occasional Forms of Prayer Bill p

ssed thrall'

committee

THE TITLE AND LANDED ESTATES BILL. e
The Solicitor-General moved for leave to introducoe
bill to simplify the bill to title and landed estates•
iota
compared the expense and difficulty of transferring • ro-
with the cheapness and care of transferring other pad
perty, and observed on the increase in the value of to
which' such a measure would produce. By the 13:.:'01
curt was to be established, to which those who w'oll
to create an indefeasible title to their estates, mast aPleb
to the Court after twelve month's delay, during whita,
full publicity was to be given to the application. .001
vertisements and otherwise could grant a provis:fee
title, and after three months' further delay, an illuetifo
sible title. The court would be presided over bYboo
judges, whose qualifications would either be to olio
practised for 10 years as conveyancers, and for a cer,tes
number of years as judges of the encumbered es-
.

court in Ireland. -
Sir It. Bethell expressed his high admiration of

measure

on
After some apprroving observations from Mr. •- n
ia, I
Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Matins, and Mr. Tiadfie
was introduced and read a first time.

REGISTRY OF LANDED rill
The Solicitor-General further obtainedESTATES. leave to b 5
in a bill to establish a registry of landed estates.

ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. bill
Mr. Walpole obtained leave to introduce a JO'
amend the act relating to the ecclesiastical commis:oc.
The House then adjourned at a quarter to ten de

THE COURT. 'ant
WINDFOR CASTLE, Feb. 10.—Her Majesty's arch'
party yesterday included the Princess Alice, the 4-„fortP
bishop of Canterbury, the Duke and Duchess of 13e Asti,
the Earl of Carlisle, the Right ?lon. H. and Lad"'
Labouchere, Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles PhiPlnelteri
the Hon. Mrs. Biddulph ; also the Duchess of,f,loo'
land, who arrived on a visit in the afternoon. The be
of the Grenadier Guards played during dinner 3 driej
dinner the Windsor and Eton Royal Glee and 0,
Union had the honour of singing before her Mnje,,6-cfalnl:
guests. Altos—Messrs. Knowles Marriott, an"
Tenors—Messrs. Dysen and Whiffen ; Basses', "tv 0
Bridgewater, Barnby, and Lambert. Her Mar3-' ' tett
the Prince Consort 'inspected yesterday Oil
horses which have lately arrived as a present fr°
Sultan of Morocco to the Queen. aftern th

il3
EL MAIL NEW—The Alhambra, with the 10'
Lisbon, and the Avon's mails from the Brazils: lorfolil
Southampton yester day (Friday) at noon. Toe r
from Melbourne in seventy-four days, landed.. $"
l
and passengers at Falmouth, on Thursday •
brings on freight 7,00 Q Qtnees of gold.