The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-29 00:00:00

2,850.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT. 1001'
We understand—the account reaching us just as. to 11
going to press, we have not had time to enquire 00 t
ticulars—that a fearful accident occurred last uigilh of ofl
East Lancashire railway, which resulted in the deat
of the drivers of the train and a feinale passenger•
were injured.

The Cabinet Council sat three hours and ay.
on Saturday. t Isl 4
The Melbourne papers announce that an electric ineng
was about to be commenced from that town to Gee'''
the Heads. The expense, it was expected, would n°t
£7OOO. 05/6
GALE ON THE CORNISH COAST.—There was a selere 01/e
on the Cornish coast on Thursday and Friday lest. 0
British vessel was wrecked, and one French schooncr'„fi
A CONVENT IN BELFAST.—The News _Letter saYsei f:
stated ft at a house in Donegal-square is being fitt orpreA
the reception of a Romish sisterhood. If this runleitir"
correct, the spectacle of a convent established in Dem-
_4l
be for the first time witnessed. Ps
,•01
MORTALITY ON BOARD EMIGRANT Sures.—The
,0
York papers received on Sunday night, announce t_4o"
of the following vessels at that port, with elninjesr
board : Passengers. 11
Ship Centurion, Coombs, Liverpool 378 25
„ Statesman, Watts, Antwerp, 272 /
„ Vancluse, Hewes, Havre, 288 76
~ American Union, Kelly, Liverpnol 629 ;7.1
„ Guttenburg, Visser, Hamburg 296
Bark Sea Duck, Porter, Antwerp 170
„ N. Y. Packet, Wittenhoven, Antwerp 244
~ Satellite, Amesbury, Havre 196 4
• Total 2,473 be rt
ENLISTING A TURKISH SOLDIER.—AS BOOR Rs fr
read the precepts, he is asked by the minister "ale Po
"Will you faithfully fulfil these duties, and will rtecola
the chief of Islam, or not ?" If he says, " Yes," ne 6'l :I;
a soldier at once; but in case he alleges he is n°'‘
ciently advanced, or has not strength enough t° OtorS,
fully with this solemn obligation, he is allowed to 1,0 coPo
peace to his own home. To the common soldier lie ss,,j
tents of the prayers are read by the Imaum. IfaboOspl:
" Yes," he leaps over a drawn scimitar, lying vi-ehes,.";
scabbard on the floor • and this formality renders „"t irof
gation indissoluble. 'Before the soldier quits the ,sP"bost,t,i,
this takes place, the Seraskier calls aloud to t°4.etbe
military going out to join the army, "Children °' bat u'io
tan, go forth to the war, to victory or to death ;doto
there be no shameful retreat. Whosoever aheilthe
colours shall lose his life, by this sword. This is
of God and his Prophet !"—Vienna Tremden
TRIAL OF GRIFFITHS'S SCREW ON THE VALDINI"L,'‘ pse
DAY..—Yesterday. the Pacific Steam Navigation
steamer Valdivia went out to sea for a trial trip, ,iIG of
since her arrived at this port, been fitted with ono tor' et
fiths's patent screws. There were several of the dirS ot1:0,
the company, and many gentlemen connected w7cir
steam companies, on board, all of whom expressed tidieiao
tire satisfaction at the result of the trial. The Pn. a °N.,
an iron screw steamer, of about 800 tons moister, -1,13 d ed
130-horse power. She was built by Messrs. vCaird efoisfo,
of Greenock, and on her trial trip on the Clyde 511: 40 001
a speed of 101 knots per hour, the engines makinr.
lutions per minute. Since coming to Liverpool ~ortro
been loadedwith cargo, and 260 tons of coal, and 01.20i'tt
thy-
yesterday she was carrying 100 tons more dead-weldisacl`:',lleo
her estimated capacity. Notwithstdnding these, cagliDe
tages, she accomplished 101 knots per hour, Were oa,,
making 36 revolutions per minute, and the presser Fax of
boilers being only 101bs. to the square inch. -11-r..psr4fl
total absence of all unpleasant vibration in the aDeoriiis',.
the vessel, so noticeable in vessels fitted with theo achlo
screw. The result of this trip, therefore, showed Jed 00.
tar for vessels having engines constr:Tolotio,cer,
this principle, both in speed and , other
And, as the Valdivia has multiplY'l3,7n forfoar
the revolution of the screw itself would be s'bot
reduced. The Valdivia remained outside !de of othe
hours, and on her return trip, a trial was ni'„..ol. tf
anthracite fuel, which answered remarkably;i, fec"ore
vessel was repeatedly tried going astern, provir.inellyoo,
„i6c
with which her motive principle acts in that dire Loa rs(tio
may add, all the vessels (six) of the Australian
namely' add
Co.'s line are being fitted with Griffith's screw, cilatiet, i$
Kangaroo, _Etneu, Dinormis, Black Swan, . q ofoce of
Pelican. We have seen at Mr. Hamilton LairdA of 00 one
Exchange-street West, a beautiful silver modeto the tell
Griffiths's two-bladed feathering screws, similqa
eto.
fat
fitted in the model of Her Majesty's yacht
sent to the Emperor of Russia. The pPc 6ereWbo¢
to be fitted to some of the Russian navy