The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-18 00:00:00

—WEEKLY REPORT,
charged: cured, 28

Dead, l

t patients: cured,

Houghton; EN. Visitors, James Ingram, Esq-., and James
Honghton, Esq. Honorary chaplain, Rev. D. T. Barry,
B.A. Physicians and surgeons for the week, Dr.
Cameron, and Dr. Churton. House surgeons, Mr. E. C.
Garland, and Mr. William Townsend.

THE GUANO TRADF.— The London Gazette of Friday
night contains the following notification, da ed the 14th
instant :—" The Queen has been pleased, by licence, dated
20th February, 1856, to grant to John Ord, of Litherland,
late master mariner, Joseph Hindson, and James Renshaw
Hayes, of Liverpool, merchants and brokers, their executors,
administrators, and assigns, the sole and exclusive right for
the term of five years from the date of such licence, to raise
and take away guano and other substances capable of being
used in manuring land, from the three Islands of Jibleea,
Haskie, and Ghnrzoad, in or near the Bay of Kooria Moons,
on the south coast of Arabia, and to construct all such works
or buildings as may be necessary for that purpose, which
said Islands (with the Islands of Halaaneea and Soda) were
formerly part of the dominions of Imaum of Muscat, and
were by his Highness ceded to her Majesty, her heirs and
succeQsors, in full property and Dominion.

. .
CORONER'S INQUESTS.—On Wednesday, the deputy
corner, Francis Horner, Esq., held the following inquests :
He commenced an enquiry into the deaths of L. Darkin
and Michael Kilhorn, two of the poor fellows who were
so dreadfully injured on board the Mail steamer, in the
fearful collision that took place on Sunday morning, the
6th instant, and who died in the Northern Hospital yester-
day from the effects of the injuries. Some formal evi-
dence was given, after which the enquiry was adjourned
to the 23rd inst., the day on which the other inquests are
to be resumed.—On the body of David Morris, a ship-
keeper, who died in consequence of injuries which he
received on Monday fortnight, by falling into the Queen's
Dock, whilst pulling a chain cable. Verdict, " accidental
death."—On the body of Thomas Sprigs, who died in the
Northern Hospital, in consequence of injuries which he
received sby falling from the paddle-box of the steamer
Prince, whilst on her voyage from Dublin to this port on
Monday night last. Verdict, " accidental death."—On
the body of Thomas .M.Donnell, aged 30, who was
knocked down and injured on the race-course, on Thurs-
day last. The deceased received a kick of a horse on the
skull, which fractured it, and from the effects of which he
died. Verdict, "accidental death."—On the body of a
female whose name was not known. The body was found
in' the Formby channel, but decomposition was so far
advanced th it no chance of identity remained. Verdict,
"found drowned."

THE ROYAL OHARTER.—We have already stated the
splendid run made by this truly noble ship, and we are
proud to say that our prophecy of last December, as to
her performance and qualities, has been amply fulfilled.
A. passeneer who came home by the Earl of Sefton, one
of the " White Star " line of packets, states that the
arrival of the Royal Charter at Melbourne on the 16th of
April, after such a rapid and successful run, caused quite
a sensation, not only there, but throughout the colony.
Outside Port Philip Heads Capt. Boyce (the commander
of the Royal Charter), met the Colonial mail steamer
Telegraph, and he at once put the Sydney and Van
Dieman's mails on board her; and she made a rapid run
of forty-six hours, and had both mails distributed in
sixty-one days after their despatch from England. This,
our informant states, created almost a fur°, e, and at
Charter was looked upon almost

with veneration,

There was no case of death on board,
and no sickness whatever. The passengers were in the
best health, and speak of the vessel and of Captain Boyce
in terms amounting to enthusiasm. She was advertised
to sail for Liverpool on the 22nd of May, and if she makes
such a splendid passage as she did ont, she may be
expected in a very few days. This vessel has realised

all that Mr. Bright, jun., spoke of her on her trial trip
last December, when he stated that the company were
•hat a combination of steam and sails would
ish what was so long
The following is
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HOpe on the thirty-Piatth day, a distance of 4,632 knots
from the Eq,iiit‘w, making 2201 knots per day. and was
twenty-one days from the Cape to Melbourne in running
5,469 knots, or 260 per day, the total distance ran
bein 13.320 knots, and the average 2252 knots per day,
or ten and a half miles per hour."