The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-24 00:00:00

THE COURT.

OSBORNE, July 22.—The Queen and Prince Albert, with
the Prince and Princess of Prussia, drove to Carisbrook
Castle, yesterday afternoon. Vice-Admiral Sir George
Seymour, Commander-in-chief at Portsmouth, arrivel on
a visit to her Majesty.

THE CANDACE.—From Ptymouth we learn that the Royal
African mail steamer Candace arrived there from this port
in fifty hours, after experiencing thick weather, which led
to detention, and interfered with her progress during the

passage,

The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William
Thomas Dennison, Knight, R.E., Captain-General and
Governor-in-Chief in and over the colony of New South
Wales, and of Rear-Admiral Charles Elliot, Governor
and Commander-in-Chief in and over the island of
Trinidad, to be Knights Commanders of the Most ll^nour-
able Order of the Bath.

THE SCREW STEAMER ZEBRA.—lntelligence has reached
from Falmouth, stating that the screw steamer Zebra, while
on her passage from Havre to this port, was stranded at,
six o'clock on Tuesday morning, during a dense fog, on the
Lizard Point. We are happy to add that the passengers
and crew have been landed in safety. Every exertion is
being made to save the cargo, but the success of those efforts
is question lble as the ship is full of water.

RAILWAY REFORM ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of the
friends of this movement was held yesterday, at the London
Tavern, Mr. Matins in the chair. It was decided, after an
able address from the chairman, to prepare a memorial to
both Houses of Parliament, for the purpose of insuring
enactments for enforcing uniformity of railway accounts ;
to subject the votes of proprietors to the forty-first clause of
the New Joint Stock Act, which requires the shareholders
to have had stock in their possession, before voting at
any meeting. Further, to give two-thirds, or three-fifths,
of the shareholders at those public meetings power to
call in a public auditor, where the half yearly
accounts of the directors shall have been rejected, and to
give the same majority of shareholders the privilege of
turning out any director whom they may consider to have
misconducted himself. Many of the shareholders present
said that the chairman and his brother committeemen were
entitled to the thanks of the whole railway world, for
having, by their exertions and ability, procured the reduc-
tion of the proxy stamp of two shillings and sixpence to one
shilling. The greatest unanimity prevailed, and a strong
determination was expressed to pursue the movement with

vigour.

ST. GEORGE'S HALL CONCERT-Room.— It will be seen
by an advertisement in another column, that the inaugura-
tion concert will take place in the concert-room of St.
George's Hall, under the direction of Messrs. Cramer, Beale
and Co., on Friday the sth of September. The chief
vocalists will be Madame Alboni, Clara Novello, Mr. Sims
Reeves, and Mr. J. L. Hatton.

DISSOLUTIONS or PARTNERSHIP.—G. Artingstall and W.
R. Dell, Latchford, Cheshire, wireworkers. R. Lakin, and
S. W. Sextan, Manchester, woodbenders. J. Radcliffe and
J. Winchester, Liverpool, tailors. J. W. Flamank and M.
B. H. Williams, Liverpool, garancine manufacturers. J.
Feeny and T. Kay, Liverpool, shipatore dealers. H. Maden
and J. White, Manchester, commission agents. W. Ellison
and W. Eddison, Bradford, Yorkshire, land agents.

SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL.—WEEKLY REPORT.
JULY 23rd, 1856.—1 n patients :—Discharged : cured, 14;
relieved, 1; at own request, 2 ; irregular, 0. Dead, 0 ;
entered, 20 ; under treatment, 60. Out patients : cured,
44; entered, 40 ; under treatment, 35. Treasurer, James
Houghton, Esq. Visitors, James Ingram, Esq., and James
Houghton, Esq. Honorary chaplain, Rev. D. T. Barry,
B.A. Physicians and surgeons for the week, Dr.
Cameron, and Mr. Minshall. House surgeons, Mr. E. C.
Garland, and Mr. William Townsend.

THE CHARGE OF MURDER AT TRANMERE.-011 Wednes-
day, Hugh Parry, who has been for some time in the custody
of the police on the charge of having been instrumental in
causing the death of his sister, Mrs. Mary Jane Lomax,
was again brought up before Mr. Bryant, the presiding
magistrate at the Birkenhead po ice court. Mr. B-ethertnn
appeared to watch the case on behalf of the accused. In
answer to the magistrate, police constable Davis said he had
no evidence to offer in addition to that given before the
coroner. (This evidence was published at full length in
this journal at the time of the inquest) The magistrate
ordered Parry to be discharged from custody.
LAUNCH OF A SPLENDID IRON SCREW STEAMER.—It
was only on Friday that we gave a full account of the
launch of the largest oak-built vessel ever constructed
in Belfast, and to day we have the pleasure of recording
the launch of, we believe, the largest iron steamer ever
built here, which took place yesterday morning, from
Queen's Island. At five minutes to eleven o'clock
" daggers" were knocked away, and the naming ceremony
was performed by Miss Spence, sister-in-law to the
builder, whilst the vessel glided beautifully into the
river. She is called the Circassian, and presents a very
fine appearance. The length of the keel and fore-rake
is about 256 feet, the breadth of the beam is 391 feet,
and the depth of the hold 23 feet. The tonnage is
nearly 2,000 register. She will be fitted up with engines
of 350 horse power, from the establishment of the well
known engineers, Messrs. Randolph, Elder and Co., of
the Clyde' who constructed the engines of the Khersonese.
Messrs. Taylor, Johnson, and Alexander, of Dublin and
Liverpool, are the proprietors of this flue steamer. They
purpose employing her, we understand, in the Australian
mail packet line.—Belfast News Letter.