Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-01 00:00:00

LORD ELGIN'S ANTICIPATED MOVEMENT.

We plead guilty to a certsin amount of disappointment
at learning that the new plenipotentiary contemplates a
move North, before what we have been accustomed to
regard as the chief condition of his success be satisfied
in the capture of Canton. We say this, assuming that his
trip means negotiation at some other point or points of
the coast of China; but we have no positive information
regarding his lordship's proceedings ; and if we are to
ust general report, he will perform a sort of grand t our
along the coast, to c,mclude with Japan and some other
minor attractions. We are not disposed to believe this.
The probability is, that Canton would have, been taken
had the troops been her. ; a •,d although we should regret
the commencement of negotiations before we are in occu-
pation of the city, we must not forget that we are at
present without means to our end. We have suffered
confidence in our present premier to feel sure that, how-
ever gravely and diplomatically the intervening time may
be past, we shall not be the less secure in the
end of a removal of the restrictions of which
we complain, no less at Canton than elsewhere.
From the little we have seen and heard of the Earl of
Elgin, too, we augur favourab'y of him as a man of
energy. Experience forbids us to be sanguine about
the advantages to be ga:ned by c )17 es pondence. It may
serve to remove from us, at home, the reproach of not
having exhausted persuasion before we proceeded to
coerce the court of Pekin, and thus, of course, will
strengthen our own Government against the cavil of
its opponents. But we repeat, the best answer to the
objection that we are beginning at the wrong end, is,
undoubtedly, that it is not just now in our power to
commence at any other; and the improvement of our
moral position in the interim, will certainly not hamper
us in the ulterior measures, which will only be too
probably forced upon us. We give tho court of Pekin
one chance more while we clear for action—but we are
clearing for action.—China Mail, July 10.

A KANSAS COMPROMISE.—Some one asked try husband
what answer be would make if the Givernor's people
demanded his army " I would propose a compromise
measure," he said; "keep the rifles, and give them the
contents."—Kansas. By Sara T. L. Robinson.

LUCKY ESCAPZ or A TRIM, WHO S FOLZ £47.-0a Wed-
nesday, a nomber of people, relatives of a family known by
the name cf " John-o'-my-Gronny's," came to the office of
Mr. John Standring, solicitor, Rochdale, for the purpose of
receiving legacies which had been let' to them. A.monget
the rest came one named Joseph Taylor, from Oldham.
This man had nothing to rec ive, but it appears his
presence was necessary. The .egacies were paid, and all
retired. Mr. Standring and a junior clerk also left the
office to get dinner; and the premises were left in the care
of a boy, who had only been with Mr. Standring a few
weeks. In a few minutes Taylor returned, went into Mr.
Standring's private office, and took from the desk eight
sovereigns and a cheque for £39. When Mr. Standring
returned, the boy informed him that Taylor had been into
his office. An examination was made, and the money
missed. Mr. Standring and his j inior eerie instantly set
off in pursuit of the thief, traced him in the di7ection of
Sparth, and thence towards Castle'on Old Mill, to a field
called Stony Field. Here they found Taylor, who hal sat
down in the field, and pretended to sleep. Mr. Standring
instantly charged him with the robbery, and forthwith
insisted on searching hiss, which he did. Taylor then said
he would seek) him pay for that. Nothin; daunted, Mr.
Standring despatched bis clerk t:, the Sudden, for police
officer Bradbury, of the county police. In the interim,
Taylor was kept on the ground by Mr. Standring, who said
to him, '• Now, Taylor, if you'll confess, and produce the
money (which had not been found during the search), I
will let you off." Taylor thereupon confessed, began to
cry, begged to be let off, and rooted up the eight sovereigns
and the cheeps, which he had hid in the field. Just as the
last sovereign was found, the officer elm?, up ; but having
got the money on a promise, Mr. Standring refused to give
him into custody, and so the thief escaped.

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