Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-29 00:00:00

CHINA.

CALCUTTA, Nov. 24.
From F. Edmonstone. Esq , Secretary to the Government

of India.

Political intelligence ex Alma, Sticz, Dec. 22.—General
Ashburnhao, was to leave China in the Ava, and an attack
on Canton was contemplated to take place in a few days
after the steamer should have arrived from Aden by the
Ajdaha, the Alma having broken her main shaft.
MALTA, DEC 27.
The steamer Vectis arrived here last night at half-past
Eleven. P. G. MONTANARO,

The Medical Gaza'le of Lisbon asFerts that all the per-
sons of that city who reside in houses lighted by fits have
escaped the yellow fever. _

V is a good sign to see a woman dressed with taste and
neatness ; it's a had sign to sce her husiand sued far her
foolery, gems and jewellery.
Are AGED MINIS rEft.—The obituary of the Bath Chronicle
of Thursday announces the death of th- 11,,f. Dr. Tatty,
of Bath, at the advanced age of 101. He had bees rector
of Etchinghain, Sussex, for sixty-five years.
THE ,ICACOLE BALL AT BRISTOL.—From what we can
learn there will he a very lair balance to haud over to
poor Mrs. Seseole (100 or so) from the proceeds of this
affsir. ']`nets were 461 persons present, and the
Dike of Beaufoit and others took several tickets that were
float Esed. —Bristol Mercury.

RETIREMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF IHE SUREET SES -
sioN-s.—Cla Thursday, in c.msfqience of the proposed
retirement of Mr. Puckle, who has been for more than
eighteen years chairman of the ,Surrey Session, Mr. 'Alley,
tl,e senior barrister, read an address expressive of the
respect and good wishes of the bar, the bench, and the
clerk of the peace, for which Mr. Puckle returned thanks
in a few'cardial worth..
ANCTH ER D :,FAULTI NG RATE COLLECTOR IN NORTE!
SHIELDS. —On Thursday, much excitement was caused in
NorLh Shields, by a notice issued by the finance committee
of the corporation of that town, that they had suspended
John Stobbs, one of the coilectors of the municipal rates,
and warning the ratepayers not to pay him any money.
Tha committee are said inquiripg into S,',obbs's accounts,
and the amount of his defalcations has not yet been ascer-
tained ; but it is thought th it they will not exceed £2OO.
T IC VACANCY ON THE IRISH BE announcement
has yet appeared as to the new juke, and all sorts of guesses
are made on the point. It seems to be generally belieced
that Mr. Fitzgerald will accept the p'ace. The ages of the
Irish judges are such that other appointments must, in the
nature of things, soua .claim attention. Chief Justice
Laroy is 83, Judge Perrin 82, Judge Moore a few years
lass, Mr. Justice Ball is 70, and Baron Richards orer that
age. Judge Pennefather, the oldest of all, has reached
86, and, notwithstanding his physical infirmities, is ono of
the clearest intellects on the bench !

BRRANGED AND BONAPARTE.—My admiration for Bans-
parte (says Beranger) did not prevent me from often
treating him as a college-man. Paoli had seen through
this. He was, in many respects, ona of Plutarch's heroes,
and he will, therefore, !main, I hope, toe last and perhaps
the greatest man of the old world, which he was ao fond of
reconstituting—after his own Eshiou, however. Alas !
nothing is s.) unlucky as to struggle with a new world.
Napoleoa succ❑mbed in the attempt. In 1815 he wro'e to
the Regent of England that he.eama, lika Thetnistoelts
sit dow❑ at the British hearth ! In 1841 we treated
Napoleon according to his own taste. Although it was
publicly known that his remains were in a state of mira-
culous preservation, the journals and the authorities would
persist in talkiag of the ashes of Napoleon ;' and soldiers
bearing this expression often repeated. exclaimed, voyezi
sea gredins i'avaienerulei"