The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

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SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1857.

THE DAY'S NEWS.

In the House of Commons last pight, an annuity
OF £l.OOO per annum to the Speaker, the Right
Hon. Sir Charles Shaw Lefevre, was passed without
exciting any conversition, much less a debate.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that the
question of the Transit Dues had been very care-
fully considered by our Minister at Copenhagen,
and by the Ministers of the other Powers interested
in tin.; question. He understood that the settlement
embodied in the treaty about to be signed,
had given satisfaction to all the Powers directly
interested in the transit across Denmark. Sir
- A. Campbell moved that the House at
its rising should adjourn till Monday, that he
might have an opportunity of drawing attention to
the article of the treaty with Persia, whereby Eng-
land abandoned the Protectorate of Persian sub-
jects for the future. He urged that this renounce-
ment should not be acceded to without a similar
movement on the part of other powers. Lord
Palmerston opposed the motion on the ground
.that it would be necessary to sit to day
(Saturday) at one o'clock. He referred to the
Inconvenience of discussing a treaty before ratifi-
cation, but expressed his own opinion in regard to
the renunciation of the protectorate of Persian
subjects, in accordance with the views of Sir A.
Campbell. He said that the Treaty concluded at
Paris would he found to he more advantageous
*than anything likely to be concluded at Constanti-
nople. Sir H. Labouchere stated that from recent
information it appeared that the northern ports of
China was perfectly tranquil. In the Lords, Lord
Clarendon made a statement somewhat similar to

that of Lord Polmerston in the Commons, repeet-
ing the Persian treaty. He added, that the main

features of the new treaty were that Persia should
withdraw her troops from before Herat, that the in-

dependence of Herat should be recognised, that in
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case of differences before Herat with Affghanistan,
Persia should resort to England, that the British
protection of Persian subjects should cease, that
the treaty in regard to the slave trade in Persia for
which would expire in 1862, should be extended
sixteen years from that date, and that there should
be a general amnesty in regard to the proceedings
i❑ the Persian Gulf.

The campaign has commenced in real earnest.
Yesterday, a meeting of the Reform parry was held
at the Royal Hotel, Date street, Ralph Brockle
bank, Esq., in the chair. The meeting was for the
purpose of appointing a committee to secure the
return of Mr. J. C. Ewart as one of the represen-
tatives of the Borough of Liverpool. Among the
speakers we noticed Mr. W. Earle, Mr. J. R.
J Arreys, Mr. C. E. Rawlins, and others. Mr.'
Bathhene moved the first resolution, to the effect
that Mr. Ewart possessed the full confidence of
the meeting, and that they should use every
possible legitimate means to effect his
election. The speech of Mr. Rathbone was in
his usual happy style, he thought that the present
Parliament was one of the worst that had ever
disgraced this kingdom He vindicated Lord
Petlmerston's conduct, and eulogised Mr. ]wart's
Parliamentary career, asserting that it was
through his exertions that the Commons had
moved an address to the Crown, that the
services of Sir John M‘Neill and Colonel
Tulloch in the Crimea might be taken into con-
side] ation for the purpose of adequately rewarding
them. Mr. E C. Rawlins complained that the
Tories should bring out more than one candidate,
seeing that the Liberal party were willing to
forego a contest, and send up the present
representatives. He alluded to the vast change
that had taken place in the list of electors since
1832, there being in 1857 about 8000 persons
entitled to a vote that had not one at that period.
He contended that the majority of these were
liberals, and said that if they were true to their
colours they would triumphantly return Mr. Ewart.
The " Turner Screw" he was afraid would be
used on fully 2,000 electors. Mr. J. R. Jeffery
severely castigated Mr. Turner's presumption in
putting himself forward as a candidate against
their true and tried representative Mr. J. C. Ewart.
The various resolutions were carried with accla-
mation, and it was announced that a public
meeting of Mr. Ewart's friends would be
held at the Amphitheatre on Tuesday night The
Conservatives hell their public meeting in the
same building, at half past twelve on Monday.
One or two ward meetings were held last night
A crowded meeting of electors, in the Music Hall,
Leo 4 wi 11Cid last oveni-og, and it was rescilve4