The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-18 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JANUARY

MANCHESTER MANNERS.—Manchester is the
centre, as we all know, of an enormous manufac-
turing industry. We rejoice to find this great
emporium following the example of Liverpool, in
doing honour to the new American Minister. Only
one thing Manchester lacks—her good manners are
of the scantiest. Manchester has not yet learnt
those little diplomatic arts which constitute the
charm and safeguard of society. Her sincere and
ardent politicians know no reserve, wander at will
over every subject, and spare nothing that militates
against their convictions or their interests. They
are too sincere to be polite, and too out-spoken to
be hospitable. When Mr. Ingersoll accepted their
invitation, he thought, no doubt, that he was about
to witness a repetition of the amenities of Liver-
pool, where, if any of the differences which separate
the institutions of the United States from those of
England were touched upon, it was only either to
compliment our guest at our own expense, or to
show how the two nations, starting from opposite
extremes, had contrived to found governments solid
in their wisdom and durable in their moderation.
Mr. Bright says that it was vain for the Manchester
men to think that they would " do" the American
Minister, but we cannot help suspecting that his
Excellency was considerably "dime," nevertheless;
for, of all topics on which he could be prepared to
hear speeches made, the last which he could have
expected to listen to was an invidious reflection on
the policy of the Government which accredits him
to this country. It was a breach of good manners,
and nothing could be in worse taste.—The Times.

PANIC IN PARIS. A panic on the French
Bourse is causing great alarm in France. The funds
are declining rapidly, in spite of the superhuman
means applied by the government to keep them up.
The Marshal St. Arnaud is said to be unenviably
implicated in certain stock speculations, and his
name is offensive in the ears of his countrymen.
The real name, however, of this individual is Leroy.
He was formerly lieutenant in a regiment serving in
Algiers ; and they who recollect what took place
there may be excused for simply wondering for
what particular merit Lieutenant Leroy was trans-
formed into Marshal St. Arnaud.

THE PEACE AGITATORS.—A Conference of that
Quixotic body, " The Friends of International Ar-
bitration and Peace," is announced for the close of
this month, at Manchester. The list of statesmen
who have promised to contribute their mite to the
general stock of wisdom to be evolved at this meet-
ing contains the illustrious names of George Had-
field, John Bright, Thoma 9 Milner Gibson, R. Cob-
den, Charles Hindley, Edward J. B. Smith,
W. Ewart, Apsley Pellatt, James Kershaw, Joseph
Brotherton, James Bell, John M`Gregor, Joseph
Crook, W. P. Price, Samuel Carter, Frank Crossley,
and Lawrence Heyworth. 'We take it for granted
that Lord John Russell will not absent himself from
such a galaxy of talent, more particularly as it is the
intention of the Conference to lay down for the in-
struction of the Foreign Secretary what ought to be
" our natiosal policy at home and abroad, as it
affects questions of peace and war."—John Bull.

THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER.—That singu-
lar ornament of our Church, Dr. PRINCE LEE,
has lost no time in giving in his formal adhesion
to the Earl of Aberdeen's new theory of " distinc-
tions without differences." The Manchester ban-
quet afforded an opportunity, of which the
Athanasius of latitudinarianism did not fail to
avail himself, for preaching up the new gospel of
the common brotherhood of all creeds, to a pro-
pitious audience. However upon other points
opinions may differ, none can deny that the Bishop
of Manchester had recourse to the most appropriate
method of laying the foundation of that new era in
religion of which he is the Apostle. To compose
religious differences by " drinking a toast " is a
proceeding manift qtly preferable to the antiquated
device of convening synods for dry discussion, and
to " extend the toast to its widest and most
Catholic limits," is a rule infinitely more palatable
than the old-fashioned "quod sewer, quod übique."
Add to this the exemplary humility with which Dr.
Lee "thanked the company for recognizing religion
and all its ministers," meaning thereby the minis-
ters of "all denominations," and he must indeed
be blind, and of a perverse mind, who shall fail to
recognize in the Bishop of Manchester a perfect
pattern of what a successor of the Apostles ought
to be.—John Bull.

FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

Louis Napoleon has at last been made happy by re-
ceiving the usual tokens of recognition from the three
great continental powers. Only Russia avoids the cus-
tomary form, and changes the fraternal style for the more
distant salutation, " My dear friend," a polite affront so
galling to the punctilious mind of M. Drouyn de i'Huys,
that he resigned his place in the cabinet, and was hardly
persuaded to resume it. Austria and Prussia are less
haughty or less nice ; they leave the etiquette of legiti-
macy to be vindicated by the Czar, who so thoroughly
understands it, but show that they are substantially
agreed with him by waiting till his letters are delivered
before presenting theirs.
An opinion gains ground that Louis Napoleon shows
symptoms just now of yielding to the fancied security and
fascination of his wonderful elevation, and of giving him-
self up to those luxurious, expensive, and somewhat peri-
lous enjoyments, for which he has always been said to
have so decided a taste. The luxe and forte of the last
expedition of the court to Compiegne, and the life which
it led there, produced a very decidedly unfavourable effect
even upon the masses ; and now another revel is said to
be projected on a yet more extended scale. The enormous
expenditure of the imperial household, and the costliness
of the style of living of ministers and officials, is already
becoming the object of much remark, and generating that
grudge which the lower orders in France are ever so ready
to entertain against those whom they see able to indulge
in such things. It is with a view, perhaps, of counteract-
ing such feelings, and proving himself still " one of the
people," that Louis Napoleon has shown himself much
and familiarly during the past week. He recently tra-
versed a large portion of the Boulevards, and frequented
parts of the town, driving himself in his usual phreton,
and descended in propria persona into several shops to
make his purchases. The celebrated shop of Taher, dealer
in all sorts of fancy articles, in the Rue de la Pain, was thus
honoured; as was also that of Marquis, the well•known
chocolate dealer of the Passage des Panoramas, in both of
which the imperial orders are said to have been given with a
profusion highly satisfactory to the respective proprietors.
He will be fortunate, however, if such condescensions are
able to counteract the spectacle of Uncle Jerome taking
possession of the Palais Royal, of Prince Murat at the
Elysee, of the Princess Mathilde at the Pavilion Marson
(the old apartments of Queen Amelie), and other strange
tricks of fortune. It is said that something like a defi-
nite refusal has been received from the court of Rome on
the subject of the Pope's visit to Paris, and certain
trifling circumstances which have since taken place are
said to be corroborative of that resolution.
The state of the Bourse has become alarming to the
imperial government, as well as to capitalists. The long
continued daily decline in the prices of the Rentes, so far
from having been checked by the extraordinary efforts of
the government supporters, or by the semi-official calls
in the Constitutionnel for confidence in the Emperor's
administration, has been followed by a fall in the value of
all the government securities far greater than any that
has taken place since the Emperor's return from Corn-
piegne. Bank stock, railway and assurance shares, and
all other investments, partake of the fall, and transactions
for cash are effected on almost any terms.
A line of steam-packets is about to be established be-
tween Nantes and Marseilles, to consist of four vessels of
1,000 tons, and a screw propeller of 90 horse-power. A
boat is to sail every ten days, and touch at Corunna,
Lisbon, Cadiz, Malaga, Barcelona, and Cette.
A hostile meeting took place on Tuesday between
Count Niewerkerque, director of the Museum, and Col.
Edgar Ney. The name of a lady is said to be mixed up
in the affair.