Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-25 00:00:00

MOllB.

THE COURT.

OSBORNE, March 23.—Her Majesty's dinner party. yes-
terday evening included the Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Alice, Lady Fanny Howard, Captain the Hon. J. Denman,
and Colonel F. Seymour.

A Cabinet Council was held at five o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon,.4 the official, residence of the Chancellor. of the
Exchequer, in Downing-street. The Ministers present
were:—The Earl of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli,
the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of
Hardwicke, 14.1 r. Secretary Sotheron-Estcourt, the Earl of
Malmesbury, General Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir John Paking-
ton, and Lord John Manners.
We learn that the Right Hon IV. E. Gladstone, M.P.,
will take the chair at the anniversary dinner of the Royal
Literary Fund, fixed for Wednesday, the 18th of May
next. _ _

The anniversary festival of the Royal General Theatrical
Fund will be held on the 18th of next month, Mr. Charles
Matthews in the chair.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

REV. li. S. BROWN.—the Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown
delivered his lecture on " The Noble Army of Martyrs,"
in the Grange-lane Baptist school-rooms, Birkenhead,
last night. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

InrsH SocuTY.—A meeting of the friends of the Irish
Society was held in the Cornwallis-street school rooms, last
night, the Rev. H. Carpenter presiding. The meeting was
addressed by the Rev. T. A. Bell and the Rev. Mr. Hanlon,
as a deputation' from the society, and a collection was made
in aid. of its funds.

MEETING ON THE OPIUM QDRSTION.—.-A meeting to take-
into consideration. what steps should be taken at the present
time, in reference to the Opium Traffic, was held yesterday,
in the Common Hall, Hackin's Hey, the Rev. C. M.
Birrell in the chair, where it was agreed that ministers of
various denominations should be appealed to, for the
purpose of getting up congregational petitions on Sunday
next, praying for the suppression of this disgraceful traffic.
It was further resolved to hold a public meeting on the
subjßt next week.
GRANGE-ROAD HOME MISSION.--TThe last of the present
course, of lectures in connection with this mission, was
delivered in the school-room, Grange-road, Birkenhead, on
Monday evening, by the Rev. William Binns. The subject
was the " Life and Times of Daniel Defoe." There was
a very good attendance, and in responding to a vote of
thanks, Mr. Binns expressed a hope that, before long,
arrangements would be made for the delivery of a second
course, the first having been in every respect so encouraging.
The chair was taken by Mr. Huxham.
CHURCH INTELLIGENCE. —Among the various ordinations
held on Sunday last was one 'by the Bishop of Chester.
The following were admitted into holy orders :—Deacons :
D. B. Hankin, St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead ; J. H.
Vaudrey, St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead. Priests : R.
Firth, St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead ; T. Humphreys,
St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead ; G. H. Scott, St. Aidan's
College, Birkenhead. The following gentlemen were licensed
to curacies : Revs. W. G. Armitstead, 8.A., to Sandbach ;
H. Harvey, B.A. to Bebbington ; H. S. Davis, 8.A., to
Rostherne • G. F. Dean, LL.B., to St. Michael's, Toxteth-
park ; J. S. Pickles. 8.A., to St. Saviour's, Liverpool; R.
B. Lowe, 8.A., to St. Catherine's, Tranmere ; J. G. Pil-
kington, 8.A., to St. Simon's, Liverpool ; D. B. Hankin,
Liverpool ; G. W. Tucker, to S. Luke's, Crosby.
THE BARON OF BEEF.--The baron of beef alluded to in
our paper of yesterday, and dressed at Morrish's,
barn-street, was on the table, " smoking hot," to the minute
of one o'clock, as announced. There was a regular rush
to the rooms at the time, and every one seemed anxious to
get a cut off it. It was stated by the best judges to be the
finest piece of beef ever seen in Liverpool, and as to the
cooking, it was done to a very turn. The exact weight was
3 cwt. 3 qrs. 22 lbs., altogether 442 lbs., about the largest
baron roasted in Liverpool The operation of roasting in
itself was an interesting one. About one thousand gentlemen
partook of this fine baron, and there was no second opinion
as to the quality and cooking—both gave universal satis-
faction. From one to five o'clock the dining-rooms were
full, and the worthy host received the congratulation of his
numerous visitors for his success on this, as on all other
occasions.

THE • LATE DISASTROUS GALES.—The effects of the
late fearful gales are being severely felt in many a home
and counting-house throughout the-realm. The loss of life
has been truly ,calamitous, and had it not been for the
prompt-and valuable services of the lifeboats of the National
Lifeboat InstitUtion, • and those of local bodies, it unques-
tionably would have been unusually great. In too many
instances, _ however, the fury of the storm baffiled every
means which human skill and exertion had devised for the
rescue of human life. We fear that many a poor fellow
during the late gales met with a watery, grave simply
because there were no means whatever not even a lifeboat,
on board his vessel, to help him in his emergency. It is
stated that the lifebeits of the above-named institution
were manned last year by about 3,000 persons, and that
not a single individual was lost from their party, as proved,
in some instances, because their hardy crews were com-
pelled to put on their cork life-jackets before they went
afloat in the boats. We trust that the day is not far
distant when a similar preservation for each man of_a ship's
crew will be deemed by law as amongst the indispensable
equipments of a British vessel. Au average of 800 lives
perish annually from shipwrecks on our coasts, and every-
one-who contributes in' any way to the mitigation of that
lamentable loss of life, is a public benefactor. '
CLAUGHTON ANNUAL MEETING.—The annual meeting of
the ratepayers of the township of Claughton was held on
Wednesday evening, at the Claughton Hotel---Mr. James
Highton, the senior overseer, in the chair. When the pro-
ceedings of the last meeting and the accounts had been road
over, it;was"moved by the Rev. C. A. Graham, and seconded
by Mr. Thomas A. Blythe, " That the following list of sub-
stantial householders be laid before the magistrates, as fit
and proper persons to be appointed to the office of over-
seers for the following year :—Messrs. James Highton,
John H Hind, Benjamin Darbyshire, Henry Whittle,
Thomas W. Tetley, and Thomas Andrews." It was
then moved by the Rev. John Park, and seconded
by Mr. 'Williams, " That the following persons be
nominated to serve the office of assessors for the follow-
ing year :—Messrs. William Scott, William Hind, Thomas
Robinson, George Rae, Edward Thompson,. and Charles
Verelst." A resolution was passed, - authorising the over-
seers to carry out the arrangement with the Birkenhead
Commissioners for the purpose of testing the legality of the
township of Claughton being rated to the county police, on
the understanding that the commissioners bear the over-
seers free of all expenses. A vote of thanks was unani-
mously passed to the late overseers, MesSrs. Jas. Highton
and John H. Hind, for their past valuable services,
especially to Mr. Highton, who had given so much of his
time to the interest of the township at large, and to whom
the ratepayers were very much indebted. A complimentary
vote was also passed to Mr. William Scott, the assistant-
overseer, for the able and efficient manner in which he had
fulfilled the duties of his office.

NA ILTx COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of the
board was held yesterday, Alderman Dover in the chair.
The other members present were—Messrs. R. Sheil, Beck-
with, Anthony, Stitt, Avison, Haydock, Barton, R. Glad-
stone, Hodson Crosthwaite. The following reports were
read : The borough engineer, building surveyor, and
inspector of nuisances, reported various particulars of the
operations in their several departments during the week,
from which it appeared that 85 nuisances, complained of by
the, inhabitants, bad been inspected, and means taken to
remedy them ; 592 houses in the unhealthiest districts, con-
taining 1,900 apartments, and 311 cellars, had been put
under examination, with the view of improving their

sanitary condition ; and 58 lodging - houses had
also been examined and reported upon. Health of
the Town : The medical officers report stated that
the mortality of the borough last week was unusually low,
the deaths from all causes being fewer than in any week of
the previous nine months, and those from zymotic and
typhus less than. in- any week since June, 1857. In the
parish 142 deaths occurred; and in the out-townships 63 ;
total 205, being 30 less than in the previous week, and 41
below the corrected average of the same week of the pre-
ceding ten years. Of 44 deaths from zymotic diseases, 14
were from hooping-cough, '6
from scarlatina, 5 from ery-
sipelas; 3 from measles, 2 from typhus, 1 from diptherea,
from-chicken-pox. Small-pox was fatal.to one adult and
three children ; the deaths from diseases of the lungs were
64, against 79 in the week previous. The death of a child
seven mouths old, in Bedford-street, Toxteth Park, is
certified as paused by " chronic croup and want of proper
attendance. The parents not being able to afford it, and
the parochial authorities refusing. it. With proper
attendance the child would have recovered."
Mr. Shell. said, a copy of the paragraph in the medical
s report, relating. to the death of the child in the
lould he forwarded to the Toxteth board. This was
the board, and the motion was agreed to.

The different reports were then read and confirmed, and
this being the only public business, the board adjournod.