Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-06 00:00:00

Le, intended to kec

tropean force in India
was•beyond what was necessary, while we had an alarming
deficiency at home. • He warned the House that at the pre-
sent time danger was more rapid than formerly.
Mr-lianoEN said that no course could' be more calculated

AN ;asserted that the

to defeat the,
India than by
there fit an ine

of gettin,

wiete -state.

he country would never bear

a war estiblisiii
adopt was to I
readily extendei

; the proper course :to
tbitshment as could he
and this he contended

was their

ire seven infantry and,
from -India, on whose

me c'ivalry

65,000 effective tro(

After some ohs,
Gilpin,

ations from

Lord PA
sidering th
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observed t

brorce'ont, he was urged' to sema erer ship-of-war to India
as transports, and nosy nothing was talked of but a Channel
Fleet.

The defences 'of th-.3country might be improved, but they
were underated: - In case of invasion, we could brino•
200,000 fighting men into the . _

After some remarks from Colonel Dixon, the motion •of
Sir De Lacy Evans was negatived without a division ; and
the report of ways and means was agreed to.

The East India General Rill-was read a second time.
The Reserve Volunteer Force Seamen's Bill was passed
through committee.
• The Univer city and College Estates Act Amendment Act
Bill was read a second time for the purpose of affirming its
principles, it being understood that no further progress
would be made with it at present.

The Government of India Act Amendment Act Bill pas-
sed through committee.
The Dublin Police Act, as amended, was considered.

The Co'rrupt Practices Prevention Act Continuance Bill
was read a second time. After a piotest from several
members against the Continuance Bills, the Sale of Gas Bill
was read a 'second time. After some discussion the MediCal
Act Amendment Bill was considered. The other orders of
the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at five
minutes past two.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

CARMEN'S STRIKE AT BI RK ENH E A.D. —A strike took place
amongst the Birkenhea'l cabmen on Thursday, and not a
single cab could be obtained in the township. The cause of
this movement was the compulsory adoption of a 6d. fare in
the new scale of rates issued by the local commissioners..
MELANCHOLY DEATH Di DROWNING OF TWO BROTHERS
—An .nquest has been held on the bodies of Edmund Bed-
ford and Joshua- Bedford, one aged 'l4 and the other 11, the
sons of John Bedford, bookkeeper, of Flockton, near Wake-
field.. Last Saturday, at noon, just before dinner, both the
brothers went to Mr. Stansfield's reservoir to fetch water.
Very soon afterwards one of the lads' caps was seen floating
on the surface of the water, and the alarm'being given, the
reservoir was dragged, 'and !-loth bodies were recovered.
There is asst 'of...stone steps that lead down to the water,
but how the youths fell in is not known. A verdict of
" Accidentally drowned" was returned.
PATENT'S SEALED DURING TUE WEEK, ENDING AUGUST
2, 1850.—S B. Eveleigh, "An improved form or con-
strnetion 'of hats, or covering for the head."—S. Xll. Huntly,
Improvements in cooking apparatus."—p. E. Traissinet,
Al A new or improved structure of iron applicable for pav-
ing, flooring, bridges, gratings, girders, and other like pur-
poses."—P. A. J. Dujardin, " Improvementi in the print-
ing apparatus of railway telegraphs."—P.' E. Aimont, Im-
provements in the construction of waggons and other car-
nages for railwayS and ordinary roads, and of apparatuses
connected therewith."—W. S. Booth, " A now or improved
washing machine."—Cominunicated from the Patent Oftees,
4, Clayton-square, Liverpool.
BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTERDAY.—BEFORE MR. COM-.
MISSI ON Elt PERRY. —IN ItE PATRICK 1114 PA RLTN. —This
bankrupt, who carried on business in Scotland-road, as a
milliner, came up on application for his certificate. Mr.
Sandys appeared for the assignees, and urged various grounds
of objection to the-allowance of certificate ; he particularly
alluded to the bankrupt's conduct in having vexatiously de-
fended an action : also to the great discrepancy between the
balance-sheet filed in that court and the schedule sworn to
by him in the insolvent court. Mr. Chilton was heard for
the bankrupt in opposition to the objections of the assigneei.
His Honor afterwards said, in this case, he should suspend
the certificate for three months, without protection ; the
certificate to be of the third class when granted.
CHEAP ExcuitsioNs.,—Many, of our readers will be aware
that, during the present sum er, a new steamer, the Man-
chester, has been engaged in the excursion traffic upon the.
Mersey, and to the various places of interest near to Liver-
pool. We believe this boat, which is of considerable
power and capacity, is owned by one of the large companies
in Liverpool, and that she was built for the-kind of traffic
referred to. Knowing that there is a large excursion busi-
ness to and through Liverpool, and that, so far as the Mer-
sey was concerned, it had only been irregularly attended to,
the owners of the steamer Manchester have been endeavour-
ing to give to such traffic regular and systematic attention ;
in other words, to manage it as a branch of business, and
we are glad to learn that it is answering their expectations.
Those who have availed 'themselves of the trips offered by
the Manchester will not have failed to notice that the
order and care observed in carrying out the wishes of the
proprietors present a new feature in steam-boat excursions.
e
The fares charged, too, are in keeping with the times, and
in
teTexLrepAseNtrsTiil.nocefnTtthEeLe.vEweGoritry u
kAsipnigezclasses more especially ; we
wish
--'We THE this
An Ve are glad to perceive
from our advertising columns, that the Atlantic Telegraph
Company are inviting from inventors and others a competi-
tion of ingenuity, with a view to secure; on the next occa.,
sion, the most suitable cable. Persons having valuable
ideas on the subject are requested to send to the secretary
their suggestions and specimens of the cable they propose, in
order that they may be subjected to examination and experi-
ment of the committee of eminent men, at the head of which
are Mr. R. Stephenson and Professor Wheatstone, who have
,undertaken to conduct their scientific investigations for the
directors of the Atlantic Company. The company are
prepared to duly remunerate those. inventors whose plans
wholly or partially. shall finally be adopted. We under-
stand further that the Atlantic Company are engaged jointly
with her. Majesty's Government in prosecuting a series of the
most important experiments upon the outer covering and
internal composition of telegraph cables, and into the che-
mical composition and enduring qualities respectively of
India rubber and gutta percha as insulators of submarine
lines. These experiments are being carried out by the offi-
cers of the Atlantic Company,
of the Boardany,under of Trade.thesuperintendence of
Mr. Robert Stephenson, Professor Wheatstone, Dr. Miller,
and Captain. Galion, n