The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-19 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

BANKRUPTS

William Creboo and. John Hay,—tailors, Mount-street
Lambeth, Surrey. • -
Edwin Dennis, licensed brewer and wine merchant, Rick.
mansworth, Herts.

Augustus Fisher, colonial broker, Mincing-lane, London.
1.3-o,,ry Evla P Mann faciwu___ KBrunßwirk-olace
Loompit-hill, Lewisham-road, Deptford, ent.
Robert Jones Williams, linen draper, Birmingham.

A commercial traveller was robbed of 50 sovereigns on
Thursday night by two females in Hanover-street.

A young man named Kirley has absconded from this town,
with upwards of £l5OO, the property of his employers. —A
reward of £2OO have been offered for his apprehension.
THE TYNEMOUTH COMMISSION.--The evidence already
taken before the commission proves very extensive treating,
but no case of bribery has yet been shown.
The Count Walewski, the French Ambassador at St:
James's, has been summoned to France to attend his Imperial
master, but will return in a few days.
Despatches were sent off last night from the Colonial
Office to the Governor-General of Canada.
THE OLD AND NEW CRYSTAL PALACE.—The late Great
Exhibition building contained an area of nearly 800,000
square feet; the New Crystal Palace will contain about
one-fourth more,. or nearly 1,000,000 square feet.
BARBAROUS TREATMENT OF SEAMEN IN THE AMERICAN
SHIP, GREAT WESTERN.—A man named Ford, third-mate
on board the American liner, Great Western, was arrested
last night, for the cruel treatment of Peter Collins, and
Michael Toomy, on the voyage from New York, and brought
to the Northern Hospital, were he was identified by both
men, as one of the parties who had caused their injuries.
He will be confined until the men can appear against him.
The police are also on the look out for the boatswain.
FLIGHT OT THE TREASURER OF A FRIENDLY SOCIETY.
—Considerable excitement has been occasioned in Stirling
by the report that the treasurer of a friendly society had ab-
sconded, carrying with him a large sum of money belonging
to the society. It is stated that the bank-book which the
treasurer had was altogether composed of entries of an im-
proper description, and that the bank with which he pro-
fessed to have an account, disavowed having had any deal-
ings with the society whatever. The defalcations are said to
exceed £3OO.

THE SOUTHAMPTON MAIL PACKETS.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam-ship, Sultan, under the command
of Captain John Weeks, leftlSouthampton on Thursday, with
the mails for the Peninsula. She had on board specie to the
value of £1,200 for Lisbon, a usual cargo, and thirty passen-
gers. The Magdalena (Captain Abbot), belonging to the
Royal Mail Company, also left on Thursday, with the
usual West India Mails. There are on board 125 passen-
gers. The Magdalena has taken specie to the value of
£15,110 for the islands, and a full cargo of French and
English merchandise.
WINTER CIRCUIT OF THE JUDGES FOR LANCASHIRE
AND YORKSHIRE.—On Wednesday the judges who have
been nominated and appointed to proceed and hold the win-
ter circuit of assize of Oyer and Terminer and general goal
delivery for the counties of York and Lancaster finally ap-
pointed the days for opening the commissions at York and
Liverpool, viz., the Itight Henourabie• Mr. Dal on AUL,-
son and the Hon. Mr. Baron Martin, the judges appointed
to hold the assize for Lancashire, fixed Monday, the sth
day of December next, at the Court-house at Liverpool;
and the Hon. Mr. Justice Coleridge and the Hon. Mr.
Justice Wightman, who proceed on the York Circuit,
finally fixed Saturday, the 10th day of December next,
at the Castle, at York, to hold the assize for the city and
county of York. At these assizes no nisi prius cases arc
to betaken, it being confined to criminal business. •
VISIT OF THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY TO THE MAN-
CHESTER INDUSTRIAL AND RAGGED SCHOOLS.-011 Thurs-
day his lordship was conducted over this establishment by
the Rev. Canon Clifton, chairman of the committee, John
Taylor, Esq., hon. secretary, and other friends of the in-
stitution. His lordship carefully inspected the workrooms
schools, printing office, &c., and conversed with several of
the children for some time with great kindness and affabi-
lity. His lordship seemed to be much pleased with the appear-
ance of the children and the general arrangements of the
establishment. The visit occupied about an hour and was
concluded by a most appropriated address to the assembled
school in which his lordship spoke ivith great feeling and
affection, 'and was vociferously 'cheered by the children on
his departure. His lordship left the following remarks in
the visitors' book : —Extremely delighted by the appearance
and manner of the children, by the manifest, care, and dis-
cipline exercised in the school, by the locality in which it
is situated, and by all that I saw and heard, I heartely de-
sire that many such schools be established here and eIse-
where.—SIIAFTESBURY.

SUDDEN DEATILS.—Thomas Hamilton, 60 years of age,
dwelling at Cazneau-street, was found dead in his chair by
the kitchen fire, at seven o'clock on Thursday evening. A
woman residing in the same house had been speaking to
him a very short time before. He had just returned from
an ale-house in the neighbourhood, where it appears he had
drank three glasses of ale.—Mr. Thomas Shortiss, brush
manufacturer, 113, Whitechapel was found dead in his bed
at eight o'clock yesterday morning by his wife. They had
slept together the night before, and the deceased had en-
joyed an unusually good night's, rest. Mrs. Shortiss had
left him at six o'clock to let in the workpeople, and not see
ing him at breakfast at eight o'clock, according to his usual
habit, became alarmed, and went to the bedroom, where she
found him as described. The deceeased had been for many
years subject to epileptic fits. Inquests will be held in both
the above cases this day.