Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-11 00:00:00

sanction of the shareholders. Any one who
knew the policy put forward by the promoters
of the Mersey Conservancy Bill must have been
aware that the litigation would not only be
futile, but ruinously expensive to those who
provoked it. 'We see what has been the result.
Let other companies take warning, or they, too,
may be called upon to receive a half-yearly
dividend at the rate of one per cent. for all
the capital which they chose to invest.

THE Parliamentary Committee appointed by
the House of Commons to consider whether
the Act of 5 & 6 Wm IV., chap. 52, was
applicable to members of that House, have
made their report, and decided in the negative.
Thus Lord Jour's side-wind attempt to enable
Baron ROTHSCHILD to take his seat has again
failed, and he has intimated that he does not
intend to proceed further this Session with the
bill he introduced a few days ago. Such conduct
is nothing less than tampering with the question
of civil and religious liberty—insulting to the
electors of the City of London—and annoying in
the extreme to the Baron, who was induced to
offer himself for re-election on the understanding
that he would certainly be enabled to take his
seat. We are not surprised that the matter has
terminated as it has done.

The Government were apathetic from the
first. They felt no desire to see Baron ROTHS-
CHILD sitting as one of the representatives for
the City of London. It now becomes the duty
of every friend to religious freedom to send an
indignant protest against such ill-judged
intolerance on the part of the House of Peers,
and for the independent members of the House
of Commons to ,vindicate their privileges.
In fact, they must compel the Premier, no
matter who be may be, to struggle with deter-
mination against the pretensions of the House
of Lords. We need not urge, de novo, the Jewish
claims. When the question was before Parlia-
ment, the opponents of the Government Bill
could not advance a single argument to

justify their supposition that the admission
of Jews to the louse of Commons would
unchristianise the Legislature. The idea is pre-
posterous. It proceeds from a narrow-minded
bigotry, worthy only of the recognition of the
dark ages. Perhaps if some of our sainted
Peers and Right Rev, prelates took a lesson
from the daily practices of the leading Jews in
this country, they would lead a life much more
pleasing to the judge of all men, than the deeds
which many of them now perpetrate. The Jews
are loyal ; they are sober, industrious, and
honest ; yea, more, they are benevolent to those
in distress. Could such characters contaminate

the infidel, some of whom now hold and
occupy seats in Parliament. We again protest
against Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S manoeuvres, and
once more ask the people of Great Britain to
take up the matter, and insist upon justice being
done.

Tae 'nines reporter having denied that the Emperor
Napoleon met with any accident before landing at Osborne
on Thursday, the correspondent of the Pose, with whom
the statement originated, repeats it, and adds—" His
Imperial Mpjesty walked with a stick on Friday, but yes-
terday he was able to dispense with this aid, and the slight
superficial wound on 11;s face is now the only indication of
the hurt the Emperor has susteined." The correspon lent
of the _Herald sass—" The fall occurred within a quarter
of a mile of Osborne pier ; the Emperor's person was con-
siderably shaken—his hip bru'sed, his face slightly grezt d,
and his leg injured."

The British awl Irish Magaetic Telegraph Company
have progressed rapidly with the ereetiQn of an overgrcund

line of tele;raph along the highway between Killarney and
Valentia, for the purpose of connecting the existing tele-
graph syste:n with the Atlantic cable at the latter place,
by means of which, under an arrangement entered into
between the Magnetic and Electric Companies, the whole
of the lines in the three kingdoms-10,000 miles in extent
—will be available for the rapid transmission of

Bence b3tween Europe and the American continent. The
line is already completed to G:en Bay, abDut twen:7 miles
from the landing-place of the cable; and it is expected to
be completed through by to-morrow.

THE COURT, &c.

OSBORNE, August 9.—The Queen and Prince Consort,
with the Emperor and Empress of the French, drove out
yesterday afternoon. The Princess Royal and Princess
Alice, accompanied her Majesty, and the ladies and
gentlemen-in-waiting. M. de Persigny and Viscount
Palmerston followed in open carriages. Prince Leiningen
dined with the Queen, and in addition to the illustrious
visitors staying in the house, Captain Salyut, commanding
the French Imperial yacht, and Captain the Hon. J.
Denham had the honour of ileing invited. An evening
party assembled alter dinner, and were shown into a
marquee erected on the lawn. At a quarter before ten
o'clock the Prince Consort entered the marquee, lead-
ing the Empress of the French, the Emperor following
with the Queen; Prince Alfred, Piece Arthur, the
Pdncess Royal,.Princess Alice, Price- s 3 Helena, the Duke
of Cambridge, and Prince Leiningen accompanied her
Majesty, Dancing immediately commenced, and was con-
tintat d till a little before twelve o'clock, when her Majesty
and the royaly part retired. The band of the Royal
M ari4les played during the evening.
THE EMPEROR AND EMPRZSS OF THE FRENCH AT
NEWPORT. —Oa Sunday morning the Emperor and
Empress of the French drove to Newport, and heard mass
in the Roman Catholic chapel there. Their Majesties
were accompanied by Count Persigny and Count Walewski
in one of the Queen's carriages, which was drawn by four
light greys. Taey were followed (in a second carriage,
drawn by four dark greys) by the Princess d'Eseling, the
Countess Walewski, General Rollin, and General Fleury.
The cortege arrived at the chapel at about half-past eleven
o'clock, and was received by the Rev. T. Fryer and the
clergy and acolytes connected with that place of worship.
The chapel, which is dedicated to St. Thomas of Can.
terbury (A Beckett), is a plain neat brick building, capable
of containing about three hundred persons ; and on
either side of its organ are suspended the national flags of
Great Britain, which were presented to the chapel by the
father of her Majesty the Q teen, his late Royal Highness
the Duke of Kent, on the occason of the peace festivities
in 1815. The Rev. Abbe Miot, French priest of St.
Mary's Chapel, Chelsea, who is staying by accident at
Newport, sang mass, and introduced the following prayer
for tha Emperor and his family Deus in cujus manu
i Cult cords Regum, inclina ad preoes liNtrfQ