Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-14 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Amen.icarr MAIL.—The Cunard steamer Asia will sail
for New York direct this day with mails and passengers for
the United States: The box at the Post-office will close at
one o'clock, arid finally at two. The ReCeivirig-house on
the Landing-stage will:be open until three p.m., on the
payment of the usual late fee.
CRESCENT CHAPEL LITERARY SOCIETY.—The usual
weekly meeting of the above society was held in the school-
room, William-Henry-street, on Wednesday evening last,
when Mr. Baxter read a very hUmorous paper on "''Snobs
and Snobbery," in which he exposed' the cant and hurnbug

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of society lc the present day.
A MA.N.DizowRED.—A man, named James Prush, be-
longing to the ship C. C. Duncan, in the Stanley-doek, was
'drowned-in the dock. The deceased was seen sober at
twelve o'clock at night, and at half-past two a splash was
heard, when the deceased was seen in the water. He was
got out in three-quarters of an hour, but quite dead.
A. Wan-ray PAIB..—The jockey who "shot a-head " on
the race-course, has been sentenced to three years' imprison-
ment, along with the man who ". iiellighted a tale." The
punishment is quite inadequate, particularly on the latter
offender. The "lady" who loved the "man" in the moon,

has lately beCome a lunatic, as the " man" discovered
another • "lady"
_beyond the " mountains in the moon."

SOUTJ-PEAN 1-lOsPiTAL.—Weekly:Report, May 11,1859 :
Admitted : Accidents and: urgent cases, 59'; medical and
surgical cases upon recommendation, 16 ; total, 75. Dis,
.charged: Cured, 10 ; relieved, 4; irregular, —; died, --; total,
i 4. Attending as - out-patients, 35. Remaining in the
hospital,-52. Treasurer : James Houghton, Esq. Visitors :
D. Clarke, Esq , and J. Andrews, Esq.; Honorary
•thaplain : -Rev. W. Leveson. Physician and surgeon for
the. ensaiing -Week Dr:Camel:6'n and Mr. Nottingham.
'louse surgeons : Mr. John M. Bateson and Mr. C.
Pemberton.

THE AMPHITHEATRE.—This house has beth success-
ful as regards the numbers of its audiences during the. past
week. It has had to contend at once against the sunny
weather and the presence of peculiar popular attractions in
the other'theatre. Nevertheless, the entertainments' at the
Amphitheatre have been-excellent of their kind, and most
attractively varied. Besides Harry Boleno's admirable
company, and 'the troupe of wonderfully trained dogs, the
Amphitheatre now possesses some performers in its regular
company which would be a credit even to a metropolitan
house.
ci SYMPATIIT WITH A VENGEANCE.—" WEL9II ENO-

—We copy the following inscription, which it seems
was engraved on a timepiece presented to Sir W. W. Wynn
and his lady, bytheir tenantry : —" Presented to Sir Watkin
and Lady Williams Wyan by the tenantry residing in the
Wynnstay district, as a mark of their sincere respect and
their sympathy for the destruction of Wynnstay by fire.—
May 9, 1859." The Welsh are an enthusiastic and grateful
people, and the exuberance of their gratitude, in this
instance, goes .entirely with the " fire " and the " de-
struction' of the famous Wynnstay Castle, and not to the
noble owners for the loss of it: • -

EXTRAORDINARY VISITATION. —Yesterday, a worthy
individual, supposed to be an alderman, was proceeding
from the direction of the Town-hall, down Castle-street,
when he was strtWk with an original idea, the force of
which knocked him down' on the flags. He was imme-
diately taken-to his residence, and, on examination, it was
found that the missile had entered the frontal bone over the
right eye, and took a slanting direction, coming out behind
the left. ear. . His attendants are fall of hope as to his
ultimate recovery, as his head had been impervious to any-
thing of the sort heretofore. The miscreantwho perpetrated
the offence is not yet in custody, but Mr. Carlyle, the
" handsothe young detective," is in hot pursuit of him !
" SAFETY IN OUR STREETS."—" rn proportion to the
increase of our commerce of our population the danger of
passing along the thoroughfares rises, and almost in direct
proportion to competition in trade the enlargement of
premises does the risk to human life increase in the
insecurity of buildings." - The above specimen of "fine
writing" is copied literally from a Castle-street contem-
porary. Now Daniel could prophecy, and Joseph interpret,
dreams ; but if either lived at present, and that the one had
all the wise men of Babylon to back him, and the other the
magicians of Egypt, we defy the whole squad-to-unravel the
sentence which is given, points and all, as it appears in
"Print." It is so high and so fine in composition, that our
poor abillity cannot approach it. Will some one tell us
what it is, and the meaning thereof ?
FZ )FESSOR HART.—CLAYTON HALL. —The splendid
-entertainment of the Professor, which he, not inaptly, calls
'" Transparent Magic," still holds sway at this pretty hall.
When there are so many attractions, both in and out of
door; at this fine season, it is a proof that Mr. Hart shows
much imore than common, when he is able to draw such
houses as assemble every night to be delighted with his /
performance. He gains on the public the more he is seen, ,
,Pfterer one sees hits, the desire to witness Jaim