Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-17 00:00:00

THE CASE OF Ma. AUCHMUTY GLOVER.

Mr. L'cke -presented a petition from Mr. Auchmuty
Glover, the late member for-Beverley, praying the house
to institute an inquiry into the nature of the qualification
said to have been possessed by that gentleman on the
28th of March, the time of his making and signing the
declaration and qualification at .the election for Beverley.
The Speaker said that, as hf. understood it, the petition
prayed that the house would direct an inquiry before a
select committee, or any other tribunal, as might be con-
sidered proper, to ascertain whether, on the 28th of
March, 1857, the petitioner was possessed of a qualifica-

tion which entitled him to be returned as the member
for Beverley. He (the Speaker) apprehended that that
question was one which the committee of the house had
already decided, and his impression was that the petition
was one which could not be received.

Sir G. Grey said that the decision of the committee
appointed to try such matters was made conclusive.
The petition was accordingly not received.
MR. GLADSTONE AND THE " MORNING POST."

Mr, Gladstone explained that hi the personal statement
which he had made to the house on the previous night he
had used the word " falsehood" with respect to certain
statements which had been made respecting himself,
which might appear to imply wilful falsification. What
he meant to have said was simply that the statements
were untrue.

The Charitable Trusts Act Continuance Bill, the
Mutiny (East India) Bill, and the Parochial School-
masters (Scotland) No. 2 Bill, were all read a third time
and passed.

MILITIA BILL.

On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Mr. Stafford called attention to the necessity which
existed on the part of the Government to ascertain
whether any real difficulty existed in the way of obtainirarig
recruits for her Majesty's service. At the present
moment it was no doubt of the; utmost importance that
every hour of sunshine and daylight should be made use
of in getting in the harvest; and in consequence of the
large quantity of cereals now grown in Ireland, the same
amount of labour was not available for this country as in
former years, but as soon as the harvest was completed
there would be no difficulty in obtaining recruits. The
liberal scale of pensions given to the soldiers at the close,
of the_Crimean war would be a great inducement to men
even of a better class than usual to enlist. There was
also a very general feeling throughout the country that
the soldier would be well provided for and well looked
after. It would not fail to have a beneficial effect if some
reliable assurances were given by the War Office that
every care would be taken of the men during the perilous
and dangerous service on which they embarked ; and he
suggested the desirability of the War Office laying before
the House all the arrangements for clothing, medical
comforts, and hospitals to be provided for the men.
The bill was then passed through committee.
THE CONSOLIDATED FUZID (&PPLOPRIATION) BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.
Mr. Caird called attention to the circumstance of the
vote for the Industrial Museum (Scotland) Bill having
been dropped by the government on a former occasion and
not having been agreed to.
Mr. Fitzroy said that it was probably irregular braise
any question in committee upon a subject not included in
the bill under consideration.
Mr. Gladstone thought the case referred to was an
exceptional one.
Mr. Conolly contended that it was competent for the
committee to entertain the subject.
Mr. Fitzroy declined to enter into any discussion on a
point of order. Ile had stated the rule of procedure, and
called upon the committee to support hi n in his decision.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. Conolly said he would tike the Speaker's' opinion
on the subject on his return to the chair. The committee
agreed to various clauses of the bill, when, in consequence
of some verbal alterations required in the bill,
Mr. Wilson moved that the chairman report progress.
Mr. Caird then proceeded to inquire whether the vote
which had been dropped on a previous night for the
Industrial Museum in S rotten I would be taken up on
another occasion ? The house saw that the sum granted
to Ireland for educational and scientific purposes w is four
times larger than that granted to Scotland ; *bile the
revenue derived from Scotland was much greater than
from Ireland. He hoped, therefore, that the Chancellor
of the Exchequer would place the vote on the orders for
Monday night.
Mr. Hadfield said that he hoped the Chancellor of the
Exchequer would do nothing of the sort. It was most
creditable to Scotland, and was a proof of its prosperity,
that it should receive so little assistance from the Impe-
rial funds. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Gladstone said that he was' afraid it was totally
impossible, and would be very irregular to bring forward
the vote on Monday. So far as he was concerned, he
confessed he was greatly surprised to see such a sum as
£40,000 included in the votes for such a purpose as the
establishing; a museum of the kind in Scotland, but trusted,
that the Government would be prepared to submit a vote
at as early a period as possible in the next session of Par-
liament for the establishment of the museum.
Mr. De Vere deprecated any comparison between the
amount of grants voted to Scotland and Ireland, but said
all parties would unite in granting such sums to any part
of the United)Cingdom which might be considered ne-
eessary.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that this grant
was actually moved in commitee of supply, and an op-
portunity was afforded to any one to express an opinion
on the subject. 'The vote was made with the view of pur-
chasing the site for the erection of the museum. The cost
of the land was £lO,OOO, and it was proposed to take
that amount in the present year, leaving the X4OlOOO for
the erection of the building to future years. A proposal
was made that the quantity of land to be purchased
should be extended, but the Government had determined
not to entertain that proposal. There appeared to be at
the moment when the vote was submitted a feeling in the
comrhittee that some large claims might be made by the
Goverment on account of the expenses of the Indian
mutiny, and the feeling of the committee being not favour
IRISH RING MONEY.—A curious and very valnable specie able to. agreeing to the vote, the Government had thought
men of this money may now be seen at Mr. Tate'v, jewel- it better not to press it forward, While upon this sub-
ler, Patrick-street. It consists of a round solid bar of gold jeet, he would take occasion to state that the great increase
boat nearly into a circle. Its weight is 13i ounces, and it which had taken place in the civil expenditure in almost
was purchased, we are informed, for £ö2 !Gs. Iod. It is every branch had arisen from votes granted for strictly
said to have been felled by a poor man in a quarry near useful services, and for purposes of public and national
Fermoy, but we are left in ignorance as to the settlement - utility. Many of the objects could not be said to be ne-
of the right of g‘ treasure trove." The workmanship is very cessary purposes, but the grants had certainly not been
rude, no attempt having been made, apparentl',
to made for any corrupt or profligate object, Her Majesty's
smoothen or polish the exterior. As to the authenticity Government would fetel it their duty, at as early a period
of this specimen of ring money, we are not sufficiently as possible, tl.7.,dirneLeragh,thrs proposition for the industrial
but at the present period of the
learned to pronounce with certainty, but it seems very mseusslunna noa advantage would arise from attempting to
ma'erially to differ from any pieces of that kind of coin bring ferieard any new vote.
which we ha-ve hitherto seen.--Cork Reporter. Mr. Macartney said that he had voted in opposition to
WRECK OF THE Scexw STEAMER NIGHP..—TENERIFFE, the grant, because he thought that at a time like the
Aug. I.—The screw steamer Niger, from the coast of Africa, present all unnecessary expenditure should be avoided.
which was ashore on a reef south of the Mole on the 12 h At the same lime he coneldered the Government was
of June, has become a total wreck, having broken up into pledged to grant the £40,000 to Scotland whenever it
three pieces, and is now entirely covered at high water, and might be more convenient to advance the money.
but little of the bulwarks visible only at low tide. The Mr. Stewart thought that if £40,000 were to be voted
masts, yards, and sails, some of the iron, rigging, &c., have to Edinburgh, there were several other towns in England
been landed, and only every small portion of her cargo has which would have a right to put forward similar claims.
The Lord Advocate considered that the grant, if made,
been lost, It is possible that there may still be some casts
of plea oil on board. The cargo saved has been shipped would have been one of national advantage, and the
benefits of the museum would not be exclusively confined
per Candace screw steamer for Plymouth ; Retzia and to Edinburgh.
Gnanche, both for Liverpool; and Ettiope_serew steamer )The motion to report progress was withdrawn. The
for Plymouth ; and nine casks .1 palm.
pit are still here, required alteration having been made during the disco-

PROBLEM FOR THE SCIENTIFIC.

TO THE EDITOR OF 711 E NORTHERN TIMM

Some one of your reporters can evidently, when in that
direction inclined, show us poor ignoramuses off a little
waggishly. At the very head and front of the plice
department of your impression of this day, we fiud the
following problem propounded for solution :
Data given—B;rd-street, Mary Reddingt on, and a
mealy potato. Required—the dimensions of a stone,
which had been used to " pink" the forehead of Mary
Wheelan, and which was exactly double the size of the
said potato ?
1 can scarcely believe that your humourous reporter
intended this problem for ordinary capacities. Should
any of your more talented readers, however, feel the
least puzzled, I wou'd strongly recommend such to at
once submit the problem to that miracle, potentially
m:raeulons, invented by Mr. Saxby, and called a " sphero-
graph," for the magical manipulations of which I seriously
think your reporter must have intended it ; for it will
throw up any. result acc.trately in ten, seconds, without
any data being given, and without that nasty bother
inseparable from the use of logarithms and tedious calcu-
lations.—Yours, &e., A. M. D.
Liverpool, August 12, 1a57.