Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-24 00:00:00

It USSIA.

A Russian squadron, consisting of three slrew
corvettes, and four steam gunboats, is in the road-
stead of Copenhagen. The destination of this
squadron is the Amour river.
The Russian screw frigate Askold, of 360-horse
power, carrying 16 guns, and a crew of 470 men,
has arrived at Kiel. Her destination is Japan.
Her commander, Captain UdanowAi, com-nanded
on that station for five years He will be at the
orders of the Russian political agent in the
Japanese waters.

SPAIN.

The fallowing private telcgratia has been re
ceived

MADRID, OCT. 21.

" The convocation of the Cortep, which was to
take place on the 30th October, is postponed to the
31st December.

" Prayers have been offered in all the churches
for the safe deliverance of the Queen."
The Madrid journals of the 17th have arrived.
It was said that the new Cabinet had resolved ,to
display indulgence towards the press, and not to
seize journals except for attacks on the subjects of
religion or morality, or for exciting disturbances;
or for insulting public functionaries ; it was even
supposed that it intended to modify the law on the
press in a liberal spirit. The newspapers were so
delighted at this news that the offices of the Iberia
the Occilente, the Estado, the Discusion, and or
almost all the other political journals, were illu-
minated ; but, at the request of the civil governor,
who thought the demonstratian obj,!ctionable, the
illuminations were extinguished.. All the retiring
Ministers, in grand uniform, had waited on the
'Queen to take leave of her Mejesty, and the Queen
treated 4hern with kindness. On the formation
of the •Min:stry the Ambassadors at London and
Paris were to be changed. Permission had been
sent by telegraph to Count de Reuss (Prim", and
M. Chiefly Rente to return to Spain. It was
considered certain that M. Bustillos would be
the new Minister of Marine. It was reported than
some friends of the retired Ministers had attempted
to persuade the regiments of the garrison to send
deputations without arms to the Queen, a raying her
not ta disrdss the Cabinet, but that, the execution
of the plan had been prevented by the intervention
of the Ciptain General of Madrid. It was said
that a brother of the new President of the Connell
would be appointed CaPtain General of Cuba. "The
last report about General Narvaez was that he
meant to retire to France.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, OCT. .21.

As long as the King remains in the present;
lamentable state in which I am grieved to he
obliged to describe him, I apprehend there will be
no political news for me to report to you apart from
what stands in immediate connexion with this sad
event. Fortunately, there is no urgent question of
foreign poiitics at this moment requiring to be
settled.,, for; according to the discipline of
this Government, it would not be com-
petent for the Minister of Foreign Affairs
to forward any diplomatic despatch on it without
its receiving the King's sanction ble, on
the other hand, there are hundreds of matters con-
nected with the internal administratioe of the
country that have already been waiting for months
in .suspense, the despatch of which is imperatively
necessary to prevent . the large interests of the
country from coming to a standstill. My resent
letters have shswn you that for the last five or six
days, the King's convalescence, though it may not
have absolutely retrograded, has by no means eon
tinned to make that progress which the ,iret
great rally on the 1•Ozh inst. gave promise of. a pro-
mise which was more or :ess fulfilled during the
next few succeeding days. The physicians in
attendance on his Majesty, when called on by the
Minister in Council, on the 10.11 inst., named, as I
have already informed yet', a period of nine days
from the date of the attack as requisite to enable
them to pronounce distinctly upon the turn the
disorder would_ take. Nature, however, settled
the first :grave question,: as to whether the
attack would immediately • lake a fatal turn, by
such a favourable change as set that point at rest.
This change was so favourable as to lead to the
hope that the King's state would admit soon•of its
being suggested tolitueo empower the Prince of
Prussia to administer the affairs of the kingdom in
his name; the -pouviction of the
,physi-ians re-
maining unaltered, in spite,of the sudden improve-
ment that a total withdrawal from business for a
lengthened period will be perfectly indispensable
to his entire recovery. That period, however,
passed over without the King's manifesting the
capacity to entertain so important a question, and
one of a nature so exciting to himself perSonally.
'Oh Saturday last, the 17th. instant, therefore
the physicians were again . summoned by mini-
sters to pronounce as t, the probability of h's
•
Majesty's soda being in a fit sta'a to attend to
this most urgent subject, and, in the event
of their expectations on this pint not being
rerlized, what duration of the present btate
of incapaeity would suffice to enable them to pro
nounce, according to the reqeirements of the Char-
ter, that the King is "ddaernci yerkin lent" (die-
ablt d for a lengthy period) from exercising his func-
'ions. The period the physicians have fixed upon,
as I am credibly assured, ia a fo:tnight from that day
(17:h ins ), so that if within that time the King
should not have so far recovered as to admit of this
subject Leing brought before him, they will at the
expiration of that time feel themselves justified is
pronouncing distinctly his disability for a lengthy
period." In the event of this latter contingenty
supervening the Prince of Prussia will assume the
Regency in virtue cf Art 56 of the Charter, and is
assured beforehand of the assent and approval of
Ministers and the Royal Family of that step •
Should the- King, hoiveYere so far recover his
strength of mind as to entertain the subject, and
consent to empower his brether to rule in his name,
that alternative will be gladly embraced by the
Prince out of respect arid consideration for his bro-
ther, although in the interest both of the. Prince
and the State at large a distinct Regency would be
far preferable. There is, however, aeother contin-
gency, which I poioted out in a former letter, for
which, as far as I have heard, no provision has been
made, and that is, that the King should recover
sufficiently to. admit of the subject being in-
troduced to him, and should then refuse to give
the Prince the requisite authority ; the very act of
introducing theauhject to him, would be a recog-
nition of his capacity to decide upon it, and I:ne-
t-dude for a lengthened period all 'possibility or
propriety pronouncing incapable, even though teat
should Le obvious; and thus the present state of
things which nay be termed political paralysis,
would be prolonged indefiuitely:

Mr. Carmichael, surgeon, of Mexborongh. near Don
caster, is in custody on a charge of using it s'ruments to
procure the abortion of his housekeeper.
THE BATTLE or lin QuAcKs.—.At the :Welt Riding
sessions, Leede, on Thur.day; William Langley Riley,
described as a botanist, was charged wi;h obtaining 5i 61
from Henry Taylor, sinner, Wakefield, with intent to
defraud. The prisoner had cxerci,,ed his calling in that
town as a med'cal botanist, and lived in flashy style He
reptesented to Taylor that he could cure his son of epilepsy.
Taylor asked him if he knew a Mr. Dickril!, of Herne
Bay, vsho also professed to cure the same tr üble. Riley
thereupon represented that he was Doekrill, and that he
aeverthelLims,lf under tin:: came. Upon this the 63 61
was banded to him for the cart: of the lad. Befora the
core could be effec'ed, Langley ad teen put in prison.
The identical D ck-ill now appeand in the witne s box.
and proved that Langley was a different pEr,on from him,—
The berch found Langley-guilty of false pretence, but in
consideration of his having bun already in pol, they gcn.
l_teneeci him to one montb'a imprisonment.

FAREWELL SOIREE TO THE HONOURABLE
NEAL DOW, LAST NIGHT.

A Tea Meeting was held at the Concert Hall, last night,
for the purpose of giving "an opp ztanity to the Alliance
and temperance friends to take a farewell of the Hon.
Neal Dow," and to p esent, through him, " a congratula-
tory address to the American sons of temperance frolt
those of Liverpool." There was a large attendance,—the
body and galleries of the hall being well fillet. Amongst
the gentlemen on the platform were the H m Neal Dow,
Lawrence Heyworth, Samuel Pope, hon. secretary of the
Alliance, F R. Lees, Joseph Thomas, Robert Harvey, Jas
Williqma, T. F. B trker, Thomas Jones, Edgard Mundy,
J. Wilson, J. Finch, William (ratty, J. P. Hen4erson, W.
Carmichael. &c , &c.

When tea had been partaken of, the chair was taken,
amid load cheers, by LAWaENCa HEYW IRTII, E q.
The Coat: sae, in a few opening remarks, alluded to the
guest of the evening as the first man who had ca'led the
attention of legislatures to the necessity of prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating ligners, which were acknowledged by
all men, and men of all &wee, to be the great source of
all the immoralities wit ch disgrace our common human
nature He Succ.:eded in obtainin IT a law against the sale
of those liquors. It was true that like the tide of all other
movement- which had made themselves suceessful for a
time, its tide had also receded for a time, but the advocates
of that restrictive law did not entertain any fear upon that
account. They knew that the p-ine'p!e which they sustained
—that th prohibion of the sale of intoxicating drinks—
was essential to the progress and well-being of the human
family, and that it must succeed. Tae chairman alluded
to the fact that the Hon. Neel Dow Was ablut t ) 'save this
country immediately. and declared on the pert of the
meeting that he would carry with him the be t wiettes of
all present, for himself, for the succe s of his efforts to
promote the good of mankind. and for the great cause with
which his name was identified (cheers).
Dr. Lre,s was then &led up m to move the first resolu-
tion, wh'eh was as follows: —"That this meeting, in bid-
ding a cordial farewell to the lion. Neal D3W, expresses its
grateful appreciation of his di tioguished and dis-
interested services on behalf of the Temperance
cause, and reel, ds its confidence in the principles
of the p-obibitiory liquor law, and in its increasing
success in the New Englend States." The speaker
advocated the resolution in a lengthened aldrees in the
course of which he entered into a physioolg'cal and
scientific analysis of the principles of total abstinence, the
truth of which he contended was n .w established by all
science and experience, and admitted by every authority
really qualified to pronounce upon the question. Dr. Lees,
also, in the course of his speech referred to the Daily Post,
and at considerable length. and with much vehemence,
replied to an argument used in that j ,urnal, which
quoted Liebig in snppert of the u'ility of alcohol as a
digestive aid ; and recommeadei the NORTHERN TIMES,
which argued so frequently in favour of sanatory reform,
to begin by the advocacy of a moral reform more-imper-
tent than any other.
Mr. SAKI/1M POPE seconded the motion

The resolutim was cirriel by enthusiastic segamAtion.
Mr. :TONES, upon the part of the Sons of Temperanc3
in Liverpool, presented a brief farewell address to the
Iron. NPal Dow.

Mr Dow came for card to return thanks, and was re-
ceived with the most vehement and enthasi stir accelama-
tion. He said : Mr. Caairman and gentlemen, it is a
matter of great regret to me that upon this occasion, the
last night I can spend in England, I should be under the
necessity of presetting myself before you in such a state of
bodily health as to render it entirely improper, and I had
almost said impossible, for 'mt to address to you any
lengthenel remarks. I feel myself, however cempeled,
in response to the very fleitering a Idrese with which I
have been presented, and in response, alsre to you: kind
news in gettir g up the present meeting to bid me farewell,
to sty a few words before I depart from the shores of
glorious Old Eeglan I. (Cheers) I can assay° you that
I depart from your shores wi h n 3 other fesliog than th it
of reverence for this great and glorious country, ant of love
towards Englishmen, and, I may say, towards English-
women too. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) I have come
into- c tntact with them—it has been my happiness to come
into contact with a great number of them during my
sojourn here. Me di appointment has 'been rot
liu'e in my experience here in Great Britain ; for
my impression. in •eommen with many of my
countrymen, that, on the nart of the Eeglish
people, there was reserve and distance. and scone little
degree of coldness towards stringers who came among
them. On arriving here I expected to reeeiwe kindness
and attention from all classes of the people, especially from
those in the interest of the temperance reform; bat, at the
same time, I supposed that it wold come in the form of
great reserve, and with a great deal of dignity of manner.
But great was my surprise, disappointment, and pleasure
when, at the very first moment of my landing here, ifoutis
myself taken to the hearts of all temperance men, not only
in Liver Pool and Manchestee bat during the who'e
length and breadth of Crest Britain. (Cheers.) I return
to my native country laden with very rich ceperienees of
the kindness, generosity, and hospitality cf the people of
this glorious country, throughout its whole extent, from
north to south, from east to west. Every place I have
been received, especially by the friends of this great and
glorious cause, in a manner which has left an enduring
impression upon my heart and my affections In pissing
through the cenntry I have taken occa ion, and more
especiallyduring the first few weeks of my sojourn, to ex press
my opinion undonb'edly and unhesitatingly that the
Heine Liquor Law was sure and certain for this country.
since I have had feller opportunities of observing the Ev-
ils'i character, and seeing that it posessed all the qualities
which my countryten tare snppe- ed to posses in an
extraordinary degree.-the qualities of energy and pate°.
verence ; indomitable perseverance in the accompli-hment
of any object which the people believe to bo important for
the general interest and especially for the honor and glory
of the country—l fsel sure that the time is-no-, far distant
when the people of Great Britain will be thoroughly con-
vinced that the traffic in intoxicating drinks is entirely
inconsistent with the happiness and pro Tetchy of the
people. and the honor and glory
.of the country. (Lou
cheers.) lam sure the day is not far distant when
the people of Great Britain will feel thus c invincod, re-
garding the trefficin in -,oxisating drink.; and when that traffic
will be entirely stipprete ed. (fear, hear and loud cheers.)
The hon. gentleman then proceeded to say that the only
obstacle to be encoun'ered iu the prosecution of this en-
terprise was the ove-e erring of the prejudice which existed
on the part of large numbers of the people as to the rights
of government in the provinces. He had been surprised to
hear objections from respectable and intelligent men, that
while it would be desirable that g)vernment, if it could
legitimately do so, suppress the traffic in intoxicating
liquors,. yet that the attempt would be an interference with
the rights and Drivilegei of the citizen. Such persons who
()Tired that objection ignored the fact that for many years
the Eng'ish gorernmene bke other free geveremen-s, had
been constantly iuter'ering with many matters relating to
the generahinterests of the people, and involving the very
principle which was involved in the law prohibiting the
traffic in strong drinks. (Hear, hear) It was said,
again, that if the suppression ol the liquor traffic were
accomplished there would be the fear of numbers of persons
being thrown on the parishes who Mete now employe -i in
the cultivation of malt and barley, and in breweries and
distilleries; but, as a set off they should rein Ober that if
the liquor tratlic were suppressed, the .£l2 1,000,000 that
were now annually spent would be drerted into
all the channels of legt.imate trade, and greater
employment era .t, d for the people. (hear, hear,
and cheers ) As fer the people of New Engler' t, he
conli safely and unhesitatingly say, that they were resolved
to pursue this great object so long as a grog shop, either
.openly or secretly. defiled their state. (Cheers.) In
conclusion, he would say, that while his heart was filed
with joy at the prospect of again speedily re visiting his
e.untry, and of a speedy re-uuion with his family, yet that)
feeling was mingled with grief at parting from those
shores and so many English men and women whom he had
learned to love. (Cheers.) He had to say again farewell,
and might God grant in his Pr .vidence that the day was
not very far distant, when this glorious country would bo
relieved from the tremendous evil she was new enduring.
in consequence of the traffic in strong drinks (Applause )
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, after which
the aesemb'y separated.

FISHERIES ON THE Coa.sr.—At the Colc`iecter Oyster
Feast, on Tueully, the mayor made Cie impertant
re-
nouncement that Sir. G. B. Pecht 11, M.P., intends t.tb ing
under the consithratim of Parliament iu the al,pr-ael.irg
session the whole question o! the coos' fititeries of Franca,
which has cf lata years been more or le-a conAec:( d with
the coast industry of our own con rv. I• was also
announced that Mr. Btresford. M.P., will s cool the
p oposition, which Sir G. Kchell intend; to mane on the
suhject.
A Ptcruez room A OuIIHT OF, QUARTER. SESSION 4.—
It has ofteu b co remarked at wu.t an enermous cost
justice is administered in some of th , country districts
holdio.; quarterly session.. A h tier illuerstion seldom;
however, occurs than that afforded by the W-st ading
Sessiors he'd at Kira eabor 094 h on Monday last, The
actual neatly:al business before the toUrt a insisted of cne
pri.o ler, who pleaded guilty to stealing a ah r', value 2-t.
The Wee of the prisoner rendered tte criminal business
nearly nil, atd yet there wt re i t.tterdance at the cool
eight m gistrates, who had traveled an av rage of twelve
rules; forty jurymen, taho had travelled .n average of
twelve milts; ten bartistets—eight fro n Lonclan ; and
twelve officials of the court, who had travelled on an
average -Wave milts each I—Leeds Mercury,