The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-11 00:00:00

HISTORIC SOCIETY.

The Literary Section of this Society met last night, in the
grand jury room, St. George's Hall, Mr. J. T. Danson in the
choir.

Among the donations received were—from the Royal
Asiatic Society, London : Journals, volumes from 1849 to
1854; a Desctiptive Catalogue of the Historical MSS. in the
Asiatic and Persian Languages in the Library of the Royal
Asiatic Society, by William H. Morley, M.R.A.5..; Essay on
the Architecture of the Hindus. by Ram Rz, a native judge
in India, 4to, with 48 plates,' 1834 ; Vestiges of ASsyria, with
thre large coloured maps, exhibiting the .remains of AnCient
Nineveh and the Modern Mosul ; from J. T. Danson, Agri-
culture in Cheshire; Five Letters on Farming Agreements,
by a Tenant Farmer, 1855: &c.

Mr. Percy M. Dove exhibited, partly in illustration of his
own paper, two manuscript volumes containing autograph letters
and copies of letters from distinguished persons during the last
sixty or seventy years. Among them were several original
letters from Dr. Franklin, one of which anticipated modern
disceveritv in magnetism and geology. Thera were other
letters fiom Bloomfield, Rogers, Maria Edgeworth, cte.
Mr. Sanson exhibited, on behalf of Mr. P. G. Smith, a
series of twenty photographs of the interior of Sebaetopol,
taken a few days after its capture. They were very beautiful.
Mr. Bloxham exhibited a copy of Cicero's .De Seneetute,
printed and published in Philadelphia in 1745, by Bentimin
Franklin, interesting as a specimen of printing in the United
States a century ago, and as being the first translation of a
classic made in America. It contained also a characteristic
preface of Franklin himself" to the reader.

Mr. Mayer exhibited a large ring, taken off the finger of a
Russian soldier that fell in the Redan; also a Russian helmet
from tha same place.

Dr. Bell, F.S.A., by the hands of Mr. Mayer, an original
addition of " Reynard the fox," printed in 1660, written in the
low German dialect, now almost unintelligible to the readers
of modern or high German. The wood cuts, with which it is
profusely illustrated, are extremely curious, and so applicable
to the text, that they have served as types for most of the
modern editions of that most renowned poem.
The paper of the evening was the continuation of Mr. Percy
M. Dove's paper, " On the unpublished letters of Franklin."

It is stated that the estate of Messrs Palmer and Gre, ne,
of the Lichfield Bank, will prove less unsatisfactory than
bad been anticipated, and that a realisation of I 2s 6d in the
pound is considered probable.
EMANCIPATION OF THE JEWS.—We have good reason for
believing that Mr. Milner Gibson will, soon after the re•
assembling of parliament, move for leave to bring in a
bill for the repeal of the oath of abjuration.—Morning
Advertiser.
Mr. Patrick M'Mahon, M.P. for Wexford, a native of
the County Limerick, and far some years a reporter on the
London press, bas cut the Tenant League and refused to
attend their meetings, having, he says, to pursue his pro-
fession in England.—Litnerich Chronicle.
GALWAY HARBOUR OP REFUGE,—On Tuesday a depu-
tation from Galway, headed by Mr. M. J. Blake, M.P.,
and Mr. A. O'Flahcrty, N.P., waited on Mr. Horsman,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, on the subject of constructing a
harbour of refuge at Galway, chiefly with the aid of convict
labour. Mr. Horeman went very fitly into the matter,
and promised that he would give it particular attention.
Mr. Peter Benson Maxwell, of the English common law
har, has been appointed to the vacant recordership of
Penang. The salary is, we believe, £2.000 a-year, with a
chance of ultimate promotion to the bench of the Superior
Courts in India. Mr. Maxwell was one of the commis-
sioners selected by the Duke of Newcastle in the autumn
of 1854, to inquire into the state of the hospitals at
Scutari.
The assistant-barristership conferred on Sir Colman
O'Loghlen, Bart., is that of Carlow, and not of Wexford,
as originally supposed ; Mr. Andrews, Q.C. having been
transferred to the latter fom Carlow, on the elevation of
Mr. Sausse to the Bombay bench. The first intimation
whith Sir Colman received of the favour intended for him-
self, was conveyed in a courteous note from the Earl of
Carlisle himself,
ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT.--The sale of the extensive
estates of the Earl of Miltown, situated in the counties of
Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Meath, Louth, and the Ring's
County, was commenced on Tuesday, and eighty lots out of
120 into which the property has been subdivided, were
disposed of. The greater number of the lots sold consisted
of head rents, of small amount, in the city of Dublin ; and
the produce of the day's sales was about £65,000.
ANOTHER FIRE AT BELPAST,-011 Tuesday, about half-
past one o'clock, a fire broke out in the platters occupied
by Cap.ain Taylor, of the Cheshire Militia, in the hutments
erected in the Barrack-square, Belfast. The fire which, it
is said, originated in the over-heating of a stove-pipe,
quickly spread to the woad work of the hut, and in a very
brief period the flames had reached to an alarming extent.
Captain Taylor, being indisposed, was confined to bed, and
he was obliged to be brought out by his servant. The men
of the Cheshire and North Dawn Regiments were promptly
present, and the barrack engine having also been brought
out, they commenced vigorously to exert themselves to stop
the progress of the devouring element. However, a con-
siderable destruction of property was caused, and we have
heard that bank notes to a large amount, which Captain
Taylor had in his escritoire, were consumed—some totally,
others partially,—Belfast _Daily Mercgry.
THE RITGELEY POISONING CASE--Theio is every rea-
son to suppose that, in addition to the cases in which
Palmer appears to have been so successful, he entertained
designs of a similar !character with regard to four or five
gentlemen with whom he had money transactions, and
who are now residing in London, Manchester, Newcastle,
Cambridge, and Nottingham. His modus cperandt seems.
to have been to invite his intended victims to pay him a
friendly visit, for two or three days, at a time when: he
knew they would have a considerable sum of money about
them; and, had they accepted the invitation, there can be
very little doubt what the end would have been. A
thorough and searching investigation is proceeding, and
though the evidence in each of the above cases may not be
strong enough to establigh a criminal charge, the dis-
coveries which are being brought to light, will be of no
small value as a collateral corroboration of, those points
which can be more clearly and circumstantially proved.
THE ALLEGED .MURDER AT NEWCASTLE-ON-.TYNE.—
The inquest on the body of Hannah Beardmore, the wife
of Joseph Henry Beardsmore, of the Railway Arcade Hotel,
Newcastle-on-Tyne, terminated on Tuesday evening. Robert
Edwards, a sailor, residing at Tester's-court, Boston,
LincOlnehire, and who slept at the hotel' on the night in
question, was examined, but failed to • throw any further
light on the transaction. Tie went down into the passage
after hearing the crash of glass, and saw the deceased lying
in the passaee. Beardsmore was standing by,,and deceased
said, "Take him away—he has shoved me out of the
window." Beardsmore made no reply. It will be remem-
bered that One of the policemen stated that when Beards-
more was charged by
his wife Vith having thrown her out
of the window he stated that he hadscaught Barron and her
on the stairs together. Mr. Barron said there was no
ground for that statement. The coroner told the jury that
if to escape her husband's violence the deteased had gone to
the window, and either thrown herself out, or overbalanced
herself and fallen out, he would be held guilty of man-
slaughter; but if he had ,thrown her out, that of course
would be murder. The jury returned a unanimous verdict
that Beardsmore was guilty of manslaughter. He is at
Present Out ott bail to appear before the magistrates.

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DOCX COMMITTEE.—YEsitnnAT

The usual weekly meeting of the dock committee was
held at one o'clock yesterday, Charles Turner, Esq , in
the chair' The other members present were, Messrs.
Shand, Palmer, Robinson, Gregson, Chaloner, Roun-
th%vaite, James Holme, Barber, Holden, Littledale,
Monde'', Anderson, Hubback, William Rathbone, jun.,
Rankin, Smith, and Robertson Gladstone.
The sub-committee of works recommended that a
por:ion of ground on the Harrington estate, eastward of
the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Miller, be let to those
gentlemen, at 9d per square yard per annum, subject to
removal at three months' notice at any time, and a right
of road to be reserved.
Plans were produced for a residence for the superin-
tendent of the Stanley-dock warehouse, at the east
boundary wall of Branaley-Moore.dock, at an estimated
cost of £BOO.

The annual return was presented of the casualties in
-which the lifeboats had rendered service, and the
number of vessels which had passed through the
channel, in and out, during the past year. It appeared
that the number of vessels which had passed through
the Rock channel in 1855, was 13,351 in and
out. The number in 1854 was 14,513, being
a decrease of 1,162. The number which
passed through the Victoria Land north channels
inwar,ls during 1855, was 19,756, and outwards 20,600,
in all, 40,356. During 1854 the numbers were 37,143,
The number of vessels assisted in 1853 were ten, lives
saved twenty. one, against twenty-six vessels assisted iu
1854, and 195 lives saved.

Mr. Barber asked if every fi-hing vessel or steam-tug
which passed in and out was recorded.

Mr. Littledale said, Lieut. Lard informed him, that
every vessel was recorded, exoept the river boats : steam-
tugs were recorded.

Mr. Barber said it was a very vague return.
It was recommended that Thomas Abernethy, who
had been master of the Crosby light ship, be appointed
keeper of the Formby lighthouse.
It was agreed that Joseph Steele, at present one of the
keepers of the weighinr, materials, be appointed assist-
ance to the superintendent of the timber quays, in the
Hnskisson Dock.

Advertisements were ordered for the usual supply of
clothing, for the dock gatemen and others.

The vacancies in the works, and master-porters sub-
cotnalittees, caused by the resignation of Mr. Steele,
were filled up by the appointment of Mr. W. Rathbone,