The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICULARS - FRIDAY,

The vast area of this immense ruin still presents a most
fearful danger, arising from the instability of the en ormous
and lofty walls that still remair, but which have been pro-
nounced, by competent judges, liable at any moment to
crumble to their foundation. Precautions have been taken
to shore up this portion of the walls. Shortly after one
o'clock, the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by
Lord Ranelagh and Colonel Knox, visited the ruins. Mr.
Gye explained most minutely the course the fire had taken,
the description of which his Royal Highness listened to
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architect and surveyor, pronounced that the wall near
which his Royal Highness was standing was unsafe, and
commented
liable to fall at any time ; his Royal Highness, and the
numerous gentlemen who had congregated on the spot,

quickly took the hint, and retired. The Duke of Cam-
baidge remained some time after in canversition with Mr.
Gye, and left shortly before two o'clock. It is rumoured
that an inquiry as to the origin of the fire, will be held by
Mr, Bedford, the coroner, but nothing definite on the sub-
ject is known.

SEIZURE OF A SHIP IN THE MERSEY

STRANGE CONDUCT OF A NAVAL OFFICER

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES,

Sir,—On the sth inst., a new British ship, called the
Agenoria, of 1,025 tons, arrived in our river from St John's,
N. 8., and her captain, with the natural pride of a sailor,
anxious to adorn a noble specimen of British naval archi-
tecture, hoisted a flag—the St. George's cross, with a
coloured border. The border was of such a width as to
perfectly destroy the idea of its being taken for the recog-
nised ensign of any of H.M. ships—in fact, it was a private

signal.
But there happened to be, Mr. Editor, lying in the Bloyne
two of onr Admiralty tug boats, and an officer of one of
them, g 4 dressed in his little brief authority," feeling,
probably, that his lilliputian craft made but little show
amidst the splendid fleet of large merchant ships
in this port, took ire, and with a well-manned boat boarded
the Agenoria, where, with that dictatorial authority that is
synonymous with red tapeism, he peremptorily ordered
down the offending flag, an ensign entirely different to any
thing strictly naval.
The mate in command, (as the captain was on shore
reporting the ship), naturally refused to take his col ours
down, when lo ! the result was astounding : the boat's crew
were ordered to board the ship, and seize the bunting,
which they did with all the alacrity that a county court
bailiff would a pair of topboots, and carried it off as a trophy
of victory.

But this is not all—the naval officer remained on board
till the captain returned, when he cooly informed him that,
on behalf of her Majesty, he was in possession of his ship,
and that he had incurred a penalty of £5OO ; but atter con-
siderable delay left the ship. Now, as an Englishman, and
one who knows something abaut our navy, I submit it to
you and the public, if it is not an unwarrantable interfer-
ence in a port like this, where never a day passes but
similar flags float at the mast heads of our Australian and
other splendid ships ? If these gentlemen are so fond of
hauling down ensigns, let them try their hand in hauling
down the Russian ensigns, that have been flying in their
faces for the last two years in the Baltic, and in that more
patriotic ways show their zeal for the honour of the service ;
perhaps, however, we may see this affair pictured as one of
the achievements of the British navy.—l am, Mr. Editor,
your obedient servant, A SAILOR.

It appears certain that the Pope will be the godfather of
the Imperial infant. The Queen of Sweden be godmother.
EASTERN OOUNTIES RAILWAT.--At the adjourned half--
yearly meeting of the proprietors held on Thursday at the
London Tavern, the chairman (Mr. Waddington, M.P.)
stated that the scrutineers had not yet completed their
examination of the poll, and therefore the meeting must be
further adjourned until Saturday at twelve o'clock. The
meeting
The Earl of Derby entertained at dinner on Wednesday,
then adjourned accordingly to this day.
at his mansion in St. James's-square, the following mem-
bers of the House of Commons :—Sir John Walsh, Sir
William Jolliffe, Sir Joseph Bailey, Sir Frederick Thesi-
ger, Colonel Harcourt, Colonel North, Colonel Somerset,
Colonel Boldero, Colonel Dunne, Captain Bateson, Mr.
Liddell, Mr. Bankes, Mr. 'Henley, Mr. Cole, Mr. Evelyn,
Mr. Bagge, Mr. Du Pre, Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Horsfall,
Mr.iteM. aline, ;Mr. Vausittart, Mr. Cubitt, and Mr. Eliot
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LANCA.STER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.

The half yearly meeting of the shareholders in this
railway was held yesterday, at the London and North
Western station. Lime-street. E. W. Hasell, Esq., chair-