Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-07 00:00:00

HANOVER.

Feb. 6.

Ighe English Qovernment has offered to klan
over :a delay, of thiee months, commencing with
the .16th February, for regulating,. by .general
conferences,. with all parties interested ix the
re.deMption. of the
,_Stadt Pues, has refused to
settle•ithe question -by general conferences; and
proposed a special agreement with England.

THE WAR IN MOROCCO.

We .have been favoured with the following by

private message :

MADRID, Feh. 5.

We (the Spaniards) have taken the Moorish
encampment, seven pieces,of artillery, manytents,
and a great (pantity of effects of war. The
'.~oors have ,had great losses.

MADRID, Feb. '6.

The Queen has,oongratulatd Marshal O'Don-
nell and the Spanish army for the victory
obtained on the 4th instant. In all the provinces
;the news of the victory has been received with
(nthusiasm.
Intelligence from the seat of war states that
'Citmeral Echaque' has entered the valley of,
4n.ggaera, where he destroyed NO cottages, a
qUartlily of cattle, and munitions of war.

The (following appeitied in a portion of Sur
impressjoin of yesterday
_
[REUTER'S TELEGBA.M.]
, Eolikr, Sunday.
The Marqu N
is de Cedore, who replaces . Sampayo
as first secretary to the French embassy, has arrived
here with orders from the Emper6r to General Guyon
to take all measures for the maintenance Of public
srder.
BERLIN,, Feb. 6.
It is stated Frame is disposed to withdraw her troops
from Rome, provided the Pope consents and engages
himself to call in no other foreign troops. ' •
There are no negotiations whatever going on con-
earning the cessation of Venetia. •
The herald's Paris correspondent mentions, as a re-
tort, that the Pope is about to excommunicate King
Victor Emmanuel.

THE BRAZILIAN MAIL.
The letters for Liverpool were despatched at 6.15
this morning.

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THE COMMERCIAL TREATY AND THE
INCOME-T.AX.
„ The Times intimates that Mr, Gladstone will propose
ill income-tax of ninepence in the pound, and ways that
country squires, professional men of all classes, tra
d
e
r
s
%'lllO cannot distinguish vintages, silk weavers who tnk
of Lyons as their natural enemy, and English plock-
nlakers who speak with dread of Paris clocks, require a
Pelt' finished effort of oratory to accommodate them-
selves to the necessity of paying ninepence in the pound
or a change which, at first view, (PP§ I.1(4 ,t,rilrQ them
as being worth the money,

THE WAR IN MOROCCO. --
[REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
• 'Metixin,Feb. 5.
The tamp of the enemy before Tetuan has been-talcen
by the Spaniards, after.a glorious and complete victory.
A number of cannons and tents of the Moors were also
captdred. !-.The surrender of Tetuan is imminent.

FRANCE. fifft
[REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] --11119`1
•
P..uue-Bunday
•

In all the churclies of Paris the priests; by order, of
-tlact Archbishop
,of Paris, read to-day Aellast encyclical
14ter from the Pope. • '
The Archbiilabip has also ordered public prayer to be
offered 'UntiCEaster,, in order that:his holiness may
overcome .the tribulations to ,whieh the church is now
exposed. These last words are taken rroxia the manda-
ment, which was also read 'to-day from. the pulpit.
Yesterday Lord Cowley visited the Ambassador of
Austria, with whom he_had a very,long_conference.
PARIS, Feb. 6,
The Moniteur contains numerous nominations of Sar-
dinian officers to the Legion of Honour,- and announces
that 2,000 military medals haVel.been granted by. the
Frenlch Government to Piedmontese officers and private
soldiers.- . •

•
Orders have beefi received at Brest from the Miniiter
or Marine to discharge all seamen who. have served
three years.
= Further orders have been received to lay up in 'ordi-
nary the screw-ships of the line Wigram and Duquesne,
together with the floating battery Congreve.
The, French Prohibitionists are still- engaged in got,
fing up petitions protesting against the Emperor's
comntercialreforms: - • • . •
A rtew journal has appeared in Paris, devoted to the
advocacy of free trade.
• Trade continues dull in France.
The iromnasters deprecate any fiscal changes until
July, 1861, as they have purchased their supply .of tim-
ber (for ,conversion into chat-coup' at‘a-high price, and
their stock will not be exhausted until the above period.
'The`-silk manufactnrers of Lyons are anticipating a
largutrade with England Under the new system.

•
POSTPONEMENT' OF THE BUDGET:
The' 'Post say's the Budget is postponed to Thursday
.or Friday. The ,and other journals ,iitention
Thursday hext. - •
The _Paly,News places above anfirnmediate saving
of price in the articles -Of daily consumption; the politi-
cal gain to the country from increased commercial rela-
tions between England 'and France, and warns party
leaders against-the political calamity whiA the creation
of new feelings of alienation and repulsion would cause:
'The Ti'm'es Says, that .too much has already leaked
out, ,and the consequence is-. the wine-cellars are being
cleated 'of all their stocks. Every hogShead of wine
that has 'paid its duty is being sent off to Jersey or'
Guernsey alter diritwing the-drawback,: and 'the. sharp.
wine merchants are clearing the national pocket of all
the Money they:have paid into it for a long time past.
Other commercial interests, • doubtless, taking similar
means fOr 'adapting themselvdS as profitably as possible
to the new course of tbings, every hour'ofdelav, ROW'
that the future ' is .balf indicated; costs"the.Tieasury
thousands of pounds. '

The suspension is announced of. Mr. 3'.. H. Cohn, in
the East India trade, kith liabilities to the amount of
about £50,000. The estate, it is 'feared; will turn out
unsatisfactory.—Times.
The Daily,News contradicts a rumour that the Reform
Bill is to be pOStponecrfor three weeks; and, alluding to
alleged discussions in the Cabinet on the question of
Poliey,, 'it ;challenges Mr.' Disraeli and .Lord
Ddrby to ascertain the 'fact by experiment:
The TinteS announces' that General Saarlett has been
appointed to sucacd Sir George Wetherall, who resigns
the post of Adjutant-General 'on the Ist of April.. It-is,
generally:reported, in military circles, that Sir George'
Wetherall Will take the command in Ireland, but the
Times believes that 'General Sir :George Brawn, some
years his senior, will be recommended by the Corti-
mander-iri-thief as Lord'Seaton's successor.-

IMPERIAL. PARLIAIVIENT.

HOUSE :OF LO RD S.-YESTERDAY.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTEERS.
Lord PiroN, in reply to Lorsryivian,,o4 thgrVl.Cs
but not clothing, would be supplied to the volunteers.
The Government would give every possible assistance to
the organisation of the force, but without depriving it
of its voluntary character.'
-THE FRENCH ANNEXATION.

The Marquis pf,No*.t.k.sY stated the terms of his
motion for to-morrow (this day) for the purpose._of
praying her Majesty to direct the Government to use
their bek:endetiVonrs to prevent the annexation of 'Nice
end Savoy to France.
The Court of Chan.lery Bill was read a second time.
TILE 'FRENCH TREATY OF. COMMERCE.
Earl GRANVILLE, in reply to Lord _Brougham, said that
the Treaty of Commerce would be produced before the
'Budget, •
The Earl of DERBY complained of the delay.
Earl GRANVILLE said that the GOvernment preferred
:that the treaty should not be produced till it could be
discussed.

ST. GEORGE' S-IN-TIIE-EAST.

The Earl of ,VERBY said that to-morrow (this day)
he should call attention to the riots at St. 'George's-in-
the-East.
"Lord BROUGHtX said that
.whatever might be the
conduct of the rector, that of the rioters was most ,dis-
graceful.
Their lordships adjourned at six o'clock..

HOUSE OF COIMONS:-YESTERDAY.

The House met at four o'clock.
ILLNESS OF MR. OLADSMONE."-^POSTPeNEMENT OF THE

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
•Ltircl PALmEnsTo* announced that, owing to the illness
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the financial state-
ment would not be made till Fiiday next.
‘Mr. -DLSRXELI 'inquired if the commercial treaty with
France had been ratified, and when it would be laid
Ripon the table.
Lord PAS2OItRSTOiI said that the treaty would be
laid
upon the table on Friday: .
_ - BavrEn. having asked whether :the discussion
would be taken on Friday,
Lord PALMZUSTON said that that would rest with the
Mr. KT,N1314.10E gave notice that, on Thursday, the
; 14th, he would Call attention to the report that a secret
treatraxisted between -France and Sardinia .on the sub-
-1 jeot of Savoy, and: moved for the production of the cor-
respondence on the subject., -
•,) skit lo

In reply, to. Mr.„ltiehards,
Lord tonti RUSSE.LL .said the Government was in
communication with the Government of Hanover for
the redemption of the Stadt Dues.
RECALL OF SIR GEORGE GREY.

In reply to Mi. A: Mills;
Mr. Fournscut" said that the correspondence between
the Colonial-of6ce and. Sir George Grey, relative to the
recall of the latter, would be produced, if moved for, but
not otherwise.
•
• GOVERNMENT SCHOOL-SHIPS.
In reply to 'Mrs Horsfall, • '
Lord C. Nair said that, in pursuance of the recom-
mendations of the Manning
.Committee -school-ships
would be established at our principal ports.
E"L'CLESIASTICAL COMMISSION Iff IREtAND.
Mr. CARDWELI; announced that the bill for the regu-
lation of the ecclesiastical commission in Ireland had
been prepared, and would shortly be introduced.

CMORGE'S-fN-THE-EAST.

Sir G. Ltwis, in reply to Mr. Byng, said that he had
taken all the steps in his power to prevent the dis-
turbances in St. George's-in-the-East, and he did not
intend to go any further lengths.
The Probate and Administration Bill passed through
committee.
The Prisons of Scotland Bill was read a second time,
the Lord-Advocate announcing that he intended here-
after to introduce a more comprehensive measure,
The house adjourned at ten minutes past five,

LOCAL INTELtiGtNCE.

DEarszss.—lt will be• been by our advertising
columns that Mr. Rackham, of Norwich, one of"the
most eminent aurists of the day, and whose treatment of
the various forms of deafness has been so successful, is
about to visit Liverpool for a week.: 6f7
LAUNCH OF GCN-BOATS 'AT LIVERPOOL—We uni-
derstand that_two of her Majesty's new gthi-vessels, the
Steady, and the Penguin, will be launched- tomorrow,
from Mr. W." C. Miller's building-yard at Toxteth
Dock, at noon. . • -. . •
MARINE DISASTERS.—The Japanese, from Calcutta,
has arrived here, and brings with her the captain and
remainder of, the crew :of the brig Asia, from Bahia to
Queenstown, which was abandoned off the Western
Isles.. Only one man of the. crew -was drowned. - On
the: 3rd of January the Japanese encountered a terrific
gale from the N.W., which shifted' her cargo, carried
away her bulwarks, and at the same time put her fore-
yard over in the water. ' , _
LIVERPOOL EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY,. MOUNT-
PLEASANT.—ConsuIting Surgeon, Hugh Neill, Esq. ;
Surgeons, John Poole, Esq., Dr. R. Hibbert Taylor,
Dr. Nevins; Assistant-Surgeon, T. Bickerton, Esq. ;
Treasurer, J. G. Livingston, 'Esq. Report for week
ending Feb. 4, 1860 :—New eases : Eyes, 81 ; Ears,
34.. 'Prescribed for,,, and received surgical assistance
Eyes, 293; Ears, 126..
CONCERT LAST NIGFIT..—Last night a concert was
given. in' St. George's-hall, in aid of the funds of the
Roman Catholic Industrial Schools, Everton-crescent.
The hall was crowded in every part, and the pregramme,
supported, as it was, by some 'of our first artistes, was
worthy of the patronage .bestoWed, much more, no
doubt, upon the objects to-be promoted 14' the receipts
—those must have answered the expectations of the
managers. Madame and Mr. Weiss, Miss Fanny Hud-
dart, and' Mr. Seymour, sustained their parts with
accustomed success.! Miss Gwynne, a young-lady with
a rich soprano voice, and 'who prmises to be-a most
effective concert singer, Was heard for the fitst time; and
to -great advantage. She was, received with great
acclaim, and deserved it: Mr. Lewis-presided effectively
at the-piano-forte. We never heard the grand organ.
The reception of Miss Fanny Huddart, in that capital
Irish:ballad, "That rogue Reilly," was enthusititi.
SOIREE.—The annual tea meeting in connection with
St. -Peter's Church, Everten, took place last night in
the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. The persons pre-
sent numbered nearly 1,200, and seldom have we wit-
nessed a happier or more'agreeable reunion: The chair
was occupied by the Rev. -S. B. Sutton, incumbent of
St. Peter's, who, in his opening remarks and occasionally
throughout the evening, elicited well-deserved applause
by the rare humour which •he has thelaculty of throw-
ing into his observations at the right time and. place.
Addresses appropriate to the occasion were delivered by
the Rev. Messrs. Moore, King, and Dr. Hunie, The
choir of the church was in attendance and sang a num-
ber of anthems in an excellent manner. The clerk cf the
congregation, Mr. Lunt,*also gave several 'solos, which
he executed admirably, ' among them, "The Village
Blacksmith," by Longfellow, and " The Last Man." by
Campbell, ;were raptureusly. received. • Several ladies,
also belonging 'to the' congregation, came forward and
showed their zeal and public Spirit by singing a number
of spirited pieces. -
LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETV.—The fort-
nightly meeting of this Society was held last night in the
Royal Institution,Colquitt-street; the Rev. H. H. Higgins,
president, occupied the-chair, and the attendance ,of mem
bers was large. The honorary secretary read the minutes
of the last meeting. There were no dotiations presented.
Two snakes were exhibited by' Dr. Thomson, one of the
herpetoetryas Species, caught in ' the sea three miles from
the shore at the island of Trinidad,- Measuring six and
a-half feet in length. It was killed by an oar ; and the
other the Pelamis bicolor, a smaller reptile,, described to
be of a poisonous nature. Some interesting conversation
took place respecting these reptiles. Dr. Collingwood
did not think they were sea reptiles, as, generally spiak-
iug, -the snakes in America were in their nature averse to
•the sea. -This had been tried, arid when thrown int) the
{sea, it was found they would make their way to the land
'again-; and the difficulty thus arose as to whether they
were sea or land snakes. The conversation then dropped.
The chairman called on' J. F. Brockholes, Esq:,-to
read his paper. for..the evening—viz., "'On the' birds
which nest in the neighbourhood." The paper itself
was along but able digest of ;the subject treated of, and
evidently showed that 111 r. Brockholes had employed
much time,-care, and personal labour in his investigal
tions, making-himself a valuable observer of the different'
species of birds which frequent the neighboui.hood of
Liverpool- and the Cheshire side of the Mersey ; and
at the conclusion. of his paper Mr. Brockholes' was
warmly applauded, and an unanimous vote of thanks
was passed to him. • Doctor Edwards then resumed
his; observations on magnetic light. These he ably
illustrated by electrical experiments, which excited con-
siderable interest, and he received the approbation of
the members.--The Secretary stateclthat he had received'
a communication -from the Secretary of- the Polytechnic
Society, intimating that Mr, Fairbairn, -of Manchester,
was to lecture there, to the :Polytechnic Society, 'next
Monday evening, on " Iron Shipbuilding." He' (the
Secretary) thought it would be desirable that the mem-
bers of their society should be present on that occasion.
This was all the business.—Thanks were voted to the
president, and the meeting separated.

_ -
LECTURE AT HOPE-HALL.—A lecture was delivered
last night at this hall, by the Rev. 'William Stokes, of
Manchester, on " The necessity and practicability of a
Congress of 'Nations." The attendance'was very meagre.
After descanting Upon the' besneficial results which would
probably accrue from a permanent, Congress of Nations,
the lecturer proceeded, in the first place; to establish the
necessity of such an institUtion. War, he said, was
merely an appeal to strength, and the result of such an
appeal wasp therefore, as likely to be on the side of op-
pression as• on 'that of justice.' Reason should, in
all cases, be preferred to brute force.* The issue of
war would necessarily be unsatisfactory to one of the
engaging parti6s, and upon some' frivolous pretence
another war would be commenced. ' That the war
system was ruinously expensive he considered none could
doubt, and therefore upon ' principles of economy a
Congress would be infinitely preferable. By war, or
foolish suspicions thereof, we had seen in the present
day thousands of young men turning away from the
industrious pursuits of life to adopt the harlequin dress
and perform the pantomime evolutions of a volunteer
rifleman. He contended at great length in demonstrat-
ing the practicability of such a Congress. It would
merely have to do with the ' relative rights of nations,
and would not interfere with the government of inde-
-pendent states. Considering
.the many eminent poli-
ticians of our day, men possessing the full confidence of
their nations, he thought there would be no doubt con-
cerning the practicability of a Congress. He would
have the Congress constituted entirely of civilians, and
on no account should military men be admitted, unless
they had resigned the profession of arms. If this
scheme were carried out, he had no doubt that the hor-
rors of war would be averted, and the blessings of
peace 'be enjoyed by the nations of the earth.
W.CTER Commirreu.—The weekly meeting of the
Water Committee was held at the Town-hall yesterday
afternoon, Mr. T. L. Hodgson in the chair. The other
members present were—Messrs. Rae, Farnworth, Earle,
Bennett, Estill, Jeffery, Beloe, and Crellin.—Mr. Duncan
reported that the depths of water in the several reservoirs,
under their respective overflows, was on the morning of
Saturday Last as follows :—Roddlesworth, 6 feet; Rake,
6 feet 3 inates • Anglezark, 3 feet 10 inches; Rivington,
1 foot 71 inches; Prescot, No, 1, 4 inches ; do., No. 2,
2 feet 11 inch. The quantity of water received from
Rivington during last week was 0,006,304 gallons, and
there was pumped from the wells 28,432,935 gallons ;'
total supply, 96,439,239 gallons.—The clerk read a let-
ter from Mr. Melly, stating that spring taps were being
placed on some of the drinking fountains outside of the
borough. lie hoped those taps would be' removed; and
that a continuous supply, for which he was willing to
pay, would be given. —ln answer to Mr. Jeffery,
the Chairman said there was no resolution on the books
of the committee, ordering the fixing of these taps; but
he believed it was pretty generally understood that they
should be tried outside the borough as an experiment.
—On the motion of Mr. Bennett, seconded by Mr.
Jeffery, it was resolved that the spring taps which had
been affixed to Mr. Melly's fountains should be removed,
' and the continuous supply renewed.—The question of
effecting an insurance to the extent of £6OO in the
Queen office, again came before the committee. The
question raised by Mr. Crellin last week had been
settled at the last meeting of the Council, where the
town-clerk stated that the Municipal Act precluded
members of the Council from entering into contracts
with the Corporation; but an exception was made in
cases where-members of the Council were shareholders
in gas, water, or insurance companies. On the motion
of Alderman Bennett, seconded by Mr. Jeffery, it was
ordered that the insurance should be effected with the
Queen office. This was the whole of the general business
. before the committee,