Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-20 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEW.

-Our Metropolitan cotemporaries -continue. to
liscant upon -the late news from India. The
majority look upon it as of a most satisfactory
character; and we.areeglad to see that there is no
such thing as British .Sepoyism advoeeeed of late.
We have had some soldiers of sterling merit killed
before Delhi, and it is a sort of relief to notice how
some. of our London friends talk upea that affair.
The Tieic3 of yesterday, atler alluding to the great
slaughter which must have taken place before and
inside the wails of Delhi, iand eulogising the con-
duct of the various-troopinengaged in the conflict,
-says :—" Our Indian Generals, then, we say, are the
proper objects of. the t highest honours. High
honours do not suit our aristocracy alone, though
some may think so.; they. suit these men of the
middle classes also,; they suit them admirably,
suit them perfectly. There is no disproportion,
and:there „will be DO incongruity-; these men have
earned honour well, and they can wear it well.
Nor let us forg,e'; one partisallar honour appropriao
to ,the dead. General .I\7:di' has left a family
behind him. A national.provision for them, and
that -a generous one, is an honour whioh such a
General-can- justly claim.from the tomb. Such a
provision will be an honeur to the dead and to the
living—to him who earned it, and to those who
:receive it, 'The °Thant; our soldiers are the
children of the nation., and their national adoption,
while-it is their necessary. euppert, is .also, by its
associations, their pride and glory—the noblest of
all family escucheons and insignia.
The -subject of Reform is beginning to attract
the,attention of the general public. Al a metro-
politan paper o: yesterday .says—" The public will
study.the details of the Roebuck Ch:nmlar—frona
-which,- however, the member for Sheffield is now
endeavouring to disconnect, his name—and will
judge whether it represents the essential points
of Reform. We are inclioed to accept it, wide iL
compromises and delielenoies, as an approaoh to
the Sf_therlae of an equitable measure ; and are by
no meaue disposed to carp at shortcomings which
may have been. found unavoidable. But in
concert with all earnest Liberals, we reiterate
our protest agndest coospiencies concocted rill
beewaya. ; and we tell Mr. Roebuck and his
colleagues that, if thy would oncey the nation with
them, they must corns forw.at, invite co-operation
from all quarters and classes, nnd do their worls
withcotnags, knowing themselves tel be responsible
to the public. The struggle may be postponed, but
cannot be far disnint ; it is for the people to be pre-'
pared, and for those who pretend to guile them to
act with honour, discretion, and uuwovering
Those who are on the side of the Ministers have
taken alsrtn at the document, and, proiessing
themselves to he Rt.>forrners, have -begun the
task of carneenly counselling the Liberal party
to abandon all !False of satisfactory -change until
the P4rliamsnt and the P.tnnler And they
have a spare Session on hand for :the ample
discussion of a new Reform measure. No
intimation -ie given as to when this spare Session
is likely to dawn; bun as if to it away as far
as possible, observations are made in.reference to
China and -the, Continent which ore likely to
facilitate a culmination of the Tilost•;301i0U8 troubles.
Something is also said about what •Ministers rrilt
really venture to do when Parliament meets—that
is to sty, a possible pr groirnine is mentioned—with
a view of finding outflow tar iZ; be favoured by
public opinion. Fisst, the Book Chkrter Act to be
diseussed and refeened to a Coinneitteo,; -ser,ond,
discussions n Joi;a to be made to burn upon the
bravery of those who have fought, b!ed, suff?red,
„and escaped; and, third, some laV7 changes of the
-officers of the Crown upon which debate -may
,become interatinable. Such is the programme;
and the Royal s:peecht it is proposed, altottl-71 con-
tain not it word ,shout; Reform." We tied a 1 this
4nentioned in the special organ of the Premiere
.and it remains for the country to decide.
A great deal, of course, .will depend upon sole step •
which the Conservative Opposnion will take t and,
with respect to this point,_ ^e can hear nothing but
-vague and very absued rumours. What, for:exam-
pleenan be thought of a statement which has found
its way somewhere that the .12ory party-will -steles.-
Tens to turd ha undivided „attention to eurseney
problems ? It would be much more credibly; to
11..ar that all its energy will :be devoted to die
explicatio:-,,s of the great ;Tulare difficulty. At all
events, the public would be agreeably surprised to
know that tae leviors of the On-position were ore
the eve of making Reform their sp;ecill question
for the new-Session of PariLamont: but tile likel:-
hood 4: rather the other wiy, for Conservatives,
after all, stoutly resist any return to the ancient
democratic institutions of this country.
The usual monthly meeting of the Dock and
Health Committees were held yesterday, but the
proceedings were:of no general importance.
The successful submersion of the telegraph
cable betwe(qi Cagliari and Msiba is announced.
This is a success of some imoortancB just now, as
it will considerably .expedite the dnspetch of the
next telegraph's, and we hope of all future tele-
graoh's from India.
The news from abroad is rather interest
diag to-
ay. Th & e pi:rat:tie gossip in the coetiuental
press afford hopes of a mutual understanding
between the Po s,,ors on the question of the Princi-
palities. Not merely is it essested that reuscia,
Russia, and even France hew' become unanimous,
on the proposed compromise, but the latest infor-
rnwion from Constantinople renders it probable
that Turkey herself will accept it. If
so, the meeting of the Paris conference
will be a mere matter of form, On the
other hand, we are informed that Turkey is arming,
and that the Mahomedan population generally
anticipate war. Turish troops are constaezly
moving towards the Lower Danube. The Sardinian
elections, in whiel; the clerical party anti the ultra
Liberals seem to 13-,•nte extent to conpciate
against the G)vernmen`,, continue, nevertheless
to be in favour of the latter. Count Cavour's
strength rests chiefly ou the great division of
parties in the Turin chambers. For, besides
the clerical and ultra Liberal parties, and the
ministerialists proper, there is the Rattazzi
fraction, or left central, besides a right
central, and a phalanx of strict Conservatives.